[I. Call to Order]
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          I NOW CALL THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER. 
          MAY WE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          JANICE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? DR. HANSEN? MS. LEE? YES. 
          MR. MYERS? HERE. 
          MR. MICHELSON? HERE. 
          MR. MILLER? HERE. 
          DR. SUPIAT? HERE. 
          [IV. Approval of Agenda]
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SO MOVED. SECOND. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. NO OPPOSITION. 
          THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. 
          [V. Citizen Input ]
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVITES INDIVIDUALS OR DELEGATIONS TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK ON ANY ISSUE RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. 
          CITIZEN INPUT ON ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME OF THE DISCUSSION OF EACH AGENDA ITEM. 
          EACH CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES EACH. 
          SHANICE, ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS' INPUT? YES. MIKE WHITLOCK. 
          IT'S A LITTLE LOW, SORRY. 
          I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET FIVE MINUTES. SO, THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE LONG, BUT I'LL TRY TO DO IT AS FAST AS I CAN, OKAY? HOLD ON A SECOND. 
          SHANICE, HOW MANY CITIZENS DO WE HAVE? JUST FOR THE CITIZEN INPUT PORTION, ONE. 
          WE'LL GRANT FIVE. 
          WHEN I READ THIS, IT WAS ABOUT FOUR MINUTES AT HOME. 
          DON'T WORRY. WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE. 
          GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIKE WHITLOCK. 
          WHILE I AM A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT, TONIGHT I'M HERE TO SPEAK AS A PARENT OF THREE KIDS IN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE BLATANT DISRESPECT AND INEQUALITIES THEY'VE FACED AS STUDENTS OF IRVING ELEMENTARY. 
          I'M AWARE THAT MOST OF YOU WERE NOT ON THIS BOARD WHEN A LOT OF THIS DISRESPECT HAPPENED. 
          THAT IS WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT, TO HELP EDUCATE YOU ON WHAT THIS DISTRICT HAS DONE TO THE IRVING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN THE PAST. 
          I KNOW MR. GREENWELL'S BEEN DOWN HERE TELLING YOU HOW MY STUDENTS' SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT BE FUNDED ANYMORE FOR DUAL LANGUAGE. SO, I ASK, DO WE KNOW THE FUNDING IRVING USES THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS? IRVING DOES NOT HAVE EXTRA STAFFING FOR THEIR PROGRAM, MEANING THEY HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF TEACHERS AS OTHER SCHOOLS. THEY HAVE A PROGRAM IN SPANISH CALLED AMIRA THAT COSTS AROUND $20,000 A YEAR. 
          THEY ALSO USE CONSUMABLES FOR THEIR READING PROGRAM BENCHMARK THAT COST A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE. 
          THAT IS LESS THAN $25,000 A YEAR FOR A PROGRAM THAT HAS AND CONTINUES TO BENEFIT HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EVERY YEAR. 
          DURING THE LAST PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, THIS BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED $47,450 FOR STYLUS PENS IN THE BUDGET. IF WE HAVE DISPOSABLE MONEY TO REPLACE OUR FINGERS WITH PENS FOR TOUCHSCREENS, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE HALF THAT AMOUNT TO BENEFIT HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS. 
          WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO IRVING THE PAST TEN YEARS WOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN TO A NODLIN OR A SUNNYSIDE. 
          WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARD REDREW THESE BOUNDARY LINES IN 2021, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE NORTH MIDDLE HAD TOO MANY STUDENTS. ACCORDING TO THE IOWA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PROFILE, THE NUMBERS FOR NORTH MIDDLE HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT. DESPITE A SPIKE IN 2021, THE NUMBERS ARE ALL WITHIN 100 STUDENTS. 
          SO, I ASK, TOO MANY OF WHAT KIND OF STUDENTS? THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE. THIS DISTRICT HAS DESTROYED THE RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY OF IRVING FOR WHAT? SO, YOU COULD HAVE ONE OR TWO LESS KIDS IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM. 
          YOU SEND MY KIDS AND THEIR FRIENDS TO EAST MIDDLE, WHICH IS 5.6 MILES AWAY, WHILE NORTH MIDDLE IS 3.9 MILES AWAY AND WEST MIDDLE IS 3.8. YOU WILL SAY THAT WE ARE ONLY AN EAST AND WEST FEEDER. WHILE THAT MAY BE TECHNICALLY TRUE DUE TO YOUR NEW LINES, IRVING SENDS OVER HALF HIS STUDENTS TO NORTH MIDDLE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THAT MEANS THESE STUDENTS GET SPLIT TO ALL THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. 
          THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER SCHOOL. YOU MANIPULATED PARENTS WHO LACK THE POWER OF VOICE AND WHO BATTLE LANGUAGE BARRIERS. YOU ALSO CHERRY-PICK WHICH TRANSFERS TO ALLOW. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY IN THESE APPROVALS. IT IS A WHO-DO-YOU-KNOW SCENARIO. WHEN YOU REDREW THE LINES, AN EMAIL WENT OUT TO PARENTS FROM DR. GOSMAN ON JANUARY 27, 2021, WHO WAS OUR SUPERINTENDENT AT THE TIME. IT STATED, AND I QUOTE, "THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION WITH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. SINCE THE IRVING DUAL LANGUAGE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL NOW ATTEND MORE THAN ONE SECONDARY SCHOOL, THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED TO MORE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THEREBY INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS." THIS NEVER HAPPENED. MY OLDEST CHILD, AND NOW MY DAUGHTER, ARE GOING THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL 
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WITHOUT ANY SPANISH, AS ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS. WE DON'T ACCEPT EXCUSES FROM OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARE MISSING WORK OR HAVE BEHAVIOR ISSUES, AND AS A PARENT, I DON'T ACCEPT EXCUSES FROM THIS DISTRICT EITHER. 
          THERE ARE WAYS TO FILL THE POSITIONS. YOU CHOOSE NOT TO USE THOSE OPTIONS. 
          THE EXCUSES US PARENTS HAVE HEARD FROM THE DISTRICT ARE NOT OUR PROBLEM. THEY ARE YOURS. 
          MR. VANDERLOO, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN SOME OF THESE MEETINGS WITH US PARENTS DOWN IN THIS BUILDING. YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF TEARING OUR COMMUNITY APART, AND THIS DISTRICT FLAT OUT LIED TO US, AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. DO YOUR JOB, FULFILL THE PROMISES THAT WERE MADE, AND GET DUAL LANGUAGE INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THERE SEEMS TO BE PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT THAT ARE HOLDING PERSONAL GRUDGES AGAINST IRVING AND USING THEM TO FUEL THEIR DECISIONS. TAKE NORTH HIGH GRADUATION, FOR EXAMPLE. I WENT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND WIFE TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM. WHILE THERE, I COUNTED THE NUMBER OF IRVING STUDENTS WALKING AND RECEIVING THEIR DIPLOMA. 
          I DON'T KNOW THEM ALL OR REMEMBER THEM, BUT I COUNTED AT LEAST 60. IF YOU DO THE MATH, THAT IS ROUGHLY 20% OF THE GRADUATING CLASS. YET, THEIR PRINCIPAL WAS NOT ON STAGE WITH THEM. THE PERRY CREEK, BRYANT, AND LEEDS PRINCIPALS WERE THERE. 
          NONE OF THESE PEOPLE WERE THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS OF THESE STUDENTS. THE ONE PRINCIPAL WHO WAS, MARIA WAYLESS, WAS NOT INVITED TO BE THERE FOR HER STUDENTS. I KNOW THIS DISTRICT WILL SAY ONLY THE FEEDER SCHOOLS ARE INVITED. THESE STUDENTS DESERVE TO CELEBRATE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH SOMEONE WHO LOVES THEM AND HAS FAITH IN THEM AND WAS THERE WITH THEM AT THE START OF THEIR JOURNEY. THIS DISTRICT NEEDS TO STOP LETTING GRUDGES AND PERSONAL FEELINGS AFFECT THEM FROM DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR ALL STUDENTS, NOT JUST THE STUDENTS THAT THIS DISTRICT MEMBERS HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN. I'LL SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN TO A NOWLIN OR A SUNNYSIDE, SO STOP DOING IT TO US. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. JANICE, ANY OTHER? 
          [VI. Consent Action Item(s)]
THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE THE FOLLOWING: BOARD MEETING MEETINGS FOR MAY 11, 2026, MAY 21, 2026, AND JUNE 1, 2026, BY JIM VANDERLOO, AND THEN THE FINANCIAL REPORT, PATTY BLANKENSHIP. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ACTION ITEMS? SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. THE HEARING 
          [VII.A. Elwood Olson Stadium Water Runoff Easement and Agreement – Tim Paul]
FOR ELWOOD-OLSON STADIUM WATER RUNOFF ASSESSMENT EASEMENT AND AGREEMENT BY TIM PAUL. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD SINCE MY LAST PRESENTATION. 
          NOTICE WAS PROVIDED THAT A HEARING WOULD BE HELD AT 6:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER, 627 4TH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ON THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026, TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE ELWOOD-OLSON STADIUM WATER RUNOFF EASEMENT AND AGREEMENT. ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR AND FILE OBJECTIONS, AND ANY INFORMATION FOR THE ADJUST, FOR OR ADJUST... 
          AGAINST THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE ELWOOD-OLSON STADIUM WATER RUNOFF EASEMENT AND AGREEMENT, WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS THE MATTER OF RECORD. 
          JANICE, IS THERE ANY INPUT ON THIS HEARING? THERE IS NOT. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE POST-CONSTRUCTION STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SIOUX CITY AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AT ELWOOD-OLSON STADIUM? SO, MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. 
          [VIII. Board Committee Reports]
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS. BOARD MEMBERS, ANYONE HAVE A REPORT OR UPDATE FROM ANY COMMITTEES? I HAVE ONE THAT CAN BE LABELED FINANCE. 
          ON FRIDAY, I ATTENDED A MEETING AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHERE THEY HAD A LEGISLATIVE WRAP UP TO THE WIDE VARIETY OF ITEMS DISCUSSED. THE CHAMBER PRINTED UP SOME INFORMATION, WHICH I'VE GIVEN TO SHANICE, AND SHOULD ANY BOARD MEMBER WANT IT, 
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SHANICE, YOU CAN GET THEM FROM SHANICE. THE MATTER THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO THE DISTRICT AND TO FINANCE IS THE FUNDING OF LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX, OR WHAT USED TO BE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX, NOW SCHOOL SALES TAX. 
          THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED A REDUCTION IN LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX AVAILABLE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SALES TAX ALLOCATED TO PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FROM SEVEN PERCENT TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT. THAT CHANGE WILL OCCUR OVER FOUR YEARS, SO THAT'S ROUGHLY FOUR TO FIVE PERCENT PER YEAR. 
          MY ESTIMATE, AND IT'S AN OFF-THE-CUFF ESTIMATE, IS THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY COST US ABOUT 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE AMOUNT THAT WE CAN CAPITALIZE. 
          AT THE MEETING, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN FROM CLINGER WHO SAID THAT THE IOWA ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTORS ESTIMATED THAT STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE ACTION WILL PULL ABOUT 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FUNDING OF SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF IOWA. THAT IS A LOT. THE LEGISLATORS IN THAT DIALOGUE SEEMED SURPRISED AT THAT. THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED AT THE 30 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT THEY WERE AT 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS STATEWIDE. THAT'S INFORMATIONAL, AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. 
          OH, AND REPRESENTATIVE HENDERSON WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ME SOME SUMMARY OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DID DURING THE LAST YEAR. I PROVIDED THAT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND HE CAN PROVIDE IT TO STAFF PEOPLE WHO CAN DO BETTER THAN I AT FIGURING OUT WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO DO IT. 
          THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COMMITTEE..? 
          [IX. Future Meetings]
FOR FUTURE MEETINGS, PLEASE REFER TO THE AGENDA AS LISTED. NEXT, 
          [X. Interim Superintendent's Report]
WE'LL HAVE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. YES, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING: WE DID HAVE OUR THREE GRADUATIONS FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OUR ADMINISTRATION, TEACHERS, AND STAFF. ALL THREE WERE VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND WELL RUN. I ALSO ATTENDED THE LIFE ACADEMY GRADUATION HERE TWO WEEKS AGO AS WELL. THE UEN SUPERINTENDENT AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT MEETINGS TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK. THE NIGHT AT THE ACADEMIES EVENT WAS VERY WELL RUN. MR. KILBURN AND YOUR TEAM AT THE CAREER ACADEMY, REPRESENTING OUR STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE CAREER ACADEMY. I ATTENDED THE MIRT GRANT PRESENTATION WHERE PAT TOBIN AND HER TEAM RECEIVED A TWENTY-FIVE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR GRANT FOR INSTRUMENTS FOR FIFTH GRADERS, WHICH WAS GREAT TO SEE. I ALSO ATTENDED A DUAL LANGUAGE TASK FORCE MEETING AT IRVING LAST WEEK WHERE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH WAYS TO MOVE THAT DUAL LANGUAGE INTO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS STARTING THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS WEEK WE HAVE STUDENT-CENTERED COACHING FOR ALL OF OUR COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DISTRICT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND THEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THIS WEEK WE HAVE THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR ALL OF OUR BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAMS. SO, A BUSY WEEK FOR US AS WE FINISH OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU. 
          MR. VANDERLOO, WAS THE MEETING WITH DUAL LANGUAGE WERE THERE BOARD MEMBERS IN IT? YEAH, CHRISTIAN WAS PART OF THAT. 
          OKAY. OKAY. AND WE HAVE DATES THAT THEY ARE COMING UP MOVING IT FORWARD, SO... AND THEN ALSO, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, THE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THEY'RE HAVING THAT ROUNDTABLE. 
          CORRECT. ARE YOU ATTENDING THAT? I'M NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ON THAT DATE, BUT I BELIEVE WE'RE SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND ON THAT ONE. OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD SOMEBODY THERE. OKAY, PERFECT. 
          ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. VANDERLOO? HEARING NONE, THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, NEXT 
          [XI.A. Approval of Resignation and Release Agreement – President Lee]
ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS OF PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION, AND IT'S APPROVAL OF A RESIGNATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESIGNATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. 
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BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION? I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE. 
          DENISE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. OKAY. 
          MISS LEE? MR. MYERS? YES. MR. MICHELSON? YOU NOTED THAT YOU ABSTAINED. MR MILLER? NO. DR. SUPIAK? YES. 
          THAT PASSES THREE TO ONE. 
          I WAS TRYING TO KEEP TALLY. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOTION PASSES. HUMAN RESOURCE 
          [XI.B. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey]
REPORT. MISS CASSIE? I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 
          AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, THOUGH, WE DO HAVE AN ADMINISTRATOR HIRE, SO WE HAVE PREPARED THE HEAD HIRING SUPERVISOR FOR THAT. 
          SO, AMBER HERE IS GOING TO COME UP AND TALK THROUGH HER PROCESS FOR HER ADMINISTRATIVE HIRE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING. GOOD. GOOD SO, JUST WANTED TO SHARE, WE HAD FIVE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES THAT APPLIED FOR THE POSITION. WE SELECTED CANDIDATES, AND "WE" IS DEFINED AS MR. MOSHER AND I. WE WENT THROUGH APPLICATIONS. WE SELECTED CANDIDATES THAT HAD EDUCATIONAL AND/OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD. 
          WE INTERVIEWED A TOTAL OF THREE CANDIDATES. WE HAD THREE BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE, AND WE HAD A TOTAL OF TEN QUESTIONS. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I HAVE. OKAY. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, AND I CALLED YOU A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TODAY BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THIS RIGHT. 
          SO, WE ARE NOT HIRING, OR ARE WE PUTTING OUT A SEARCH FOR AN ASSOCIATE SUPER. 
          AT THIS TIME THAT IS NOT THE PLAN. ARE WE PUTTING OUT A SEARCH FOR A DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES? NO. THAT POSITION IS BEING RESTRUCTURED. 
          OKAY, SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO GET TO. SO, THE RESTRUCTURING, RIGHT? THREE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH TWO, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SPREAD OUT THE DUTIES AMONGST OTHERS. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? I DO THINK THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL PLAN IN PLACE FOR THAT. I THINK AFTER THIS MEETING, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THINGS, THAT THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. 
          BUT ULTIMATELY, WE DO HAVE TWO DIRECTOR POSITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MERGED INTO ONE, WITH SOME DUTIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PEELED OFF INTO A COORDINATOR-LEVEL POSITION. 
          YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION RIGHT NOW, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE TAKING ON EXTRA DUTIES, WILL THEY BE COMPENSATED FOR THOSE? AT THIS TIME, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I'M AWARE OF. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RAND ALLEY, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. WE ARE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING SOME OF THE CONCERNS OR SOME OF THE STATEMENTS YOU JUST MADE, RIGHT, DIRECTOR? AND I BELIEVE YOU'LL SEE SOME PROGRESS MOVING FORWARD PRETTY QUICKLY. 
          THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I DO. THIS BOARD REPORT BOTHERED ME, AND I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS, OR I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS HR REPORT. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS TOUGH TO SEE TIM LEAVING. IT WAS TOUGH TO SEE DORA LEAVING. IT WAS TOUGH TO SEE ANGELA LEAVING. A YEAR AGO RIGHT NOW, WE WERE SITTING WITH A FULL CABINET. WE WERE CELEBRATING THREE YEARS OF GROWTH IN MATH CONSECUTIVELY, THREE YEARS OF GROWTH IN READING CONSECUTIVELY. I BELIEVE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE WERE CELEBRATING THE FACT THAT EVERY SCHOOL BUILDING IN THE DISTRICT HAD IMPROVED OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. 
          SEEING THAT KIND OF TALENT GO OUT THE DOOR IS TOUGH. I CAN'T BELIEVE I THINK IT'S FAIR FOR ME TO SAY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING, FOR IN PART OR IN FULL MR. MICHELSON, I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU FOR JUST ONE MOMENT, OKAY? ONCE WE HAVE THE MOTION AND THE 
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SECOND, AND WE HAVE DISCUSSION, THEN I WILL LET YOU FINISH, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S TIME FOR DISCUSSION. OH, I THOUGHT THAT'S WHERE WE WERE. SORRY. 
          OKAY. SO, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE HR REPORT? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. NOW DISCUSSION. 
          OKAY, SORRY. I DIDN'T, BUT, YOU KNOW, JEB JUST GOT SIGNED ON TO THE BOARD TODAY, AND HE SAID SOMETHING DURING HIS YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO START OVER, A FRESH START. 
          BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SEE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED, IN MY VIEW, SOME OF THESE LOSSES. I THINK EXIT INTERVIEWS WOULD BE REVEALING. I THINK THAT SOME OF THESE LOSSES, LIKE I SAID, IN PART OR IN FULL, HAVE TO DO WITH THE TONE AND TENOR OF THE CURRENT BOARD. I DON'T THINK THAT LIKE I SAID, EXIT INTERVIEWS WOULD BE REVEALING. 
          NOBODY SITTING UP HERE HAS THE EXPERTISE OR THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO MICROMANAGE THE PEOPLE I BELIEVE WHO ARE EXPERTS, OR TO DOUBT AND/OR DISMISS THEIR WORK. I THINK IT'S SUFFOCATING. I'VE BARTENDED FOR 40 YEARS, AND IN THE BAR, I'VE HAD PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY FOR 25 OR 30 YEARS. BECAUSE THEY SHOW UP AT THE BAR DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN RUN ONE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT I THINK THAT, AS A BOARD, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY WHERE WE BELONG. I KEEP HEARING THIS. I KEEP HEARING BUSINESS YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BUSINESS AS USUAL ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD, THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR CABINET AND WHAT THEY HAVE SHARED WITH AND HAVE GOTTEN OVER TO OUR STAFF. AGAIN, THREE YEARS CONSECUTIVE OF MATH AND READING IMPROVEMENT. I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SCHOOL, WHAT DO WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO DO? WE WANT THEM TO LEARN TO READ AND WRITE BETTER. 
          THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. I KEEP HEARING WE NEED A NEW VISION, AND THIS DOES THIS IS PART OF HUMAN RESOURCES, I BELIEVE. 
          AND MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT MIGHT IT BE? RIGHT? I DON'T FEEL THE DIRECTION, AND MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A SUPERINTENDENT. I KNOW, AS A BOARD MEMBER, WE'RE ONLY ONE-SEVENTH THE BOSS OF ONE PERSON. 
          AND SO, FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, FOR A LARGE PART OF THIS YEAR, WE HAVEN'T BEEN THE BOSS OF ANYBODY. 
          BUT YET WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, AND WE'VE SEEN SOME PEOPLE GOING AWAY. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANYTHING MORE FRIGHTENING THAN A BOARD MEMBER WITH AN IDEA. WE SHOULDN'T BE THE IDEA PEOPLE. 
          THE IDEA PEOPLE, I BELIEVE, ARE ON THE SIDES OVER HERE. 
          AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB MOVING FORWARD. 
          LIKE JEB SAID, A KIND OF A FRESH START. PUT THE PAST IN THE PAST. PUT IT WHERE IT BELONGS. WHEN THE BOARD HAS STAYED OUT OF THE WAY, OVER THE COURSE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS, WHEN THE BOARD HAS STAYED OUT OF THE WAY, WE HAVE SEEN IMPRESSIVE RESULTS. AND I DON'T WANT US TO FORGET THAT. 
          HOPEFULLY, WE'VE LEARNED FROM WHAT WE'VE DONE THAT OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS DO AFFECT OUR STAFF AND THAT WE NEED TO STOP PRIORITIZING OUR PERSONAL FEELINGS OVER OUR STUDENTS' SUCCESS. 
          AND I THINK THAT, TO A DEGREE, HAS HAPPENED. 
          AGAIN, ALL MY OPINION. WE KEEP SAYING THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE CULTURE AND CLIMATE, AND I BELIEVE THAT STARTS RIGHT UP HERE. AND THAT'S IT. I WANTED TO GET THAT OUT. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION THAT THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? WELL, I, FOR ONE, APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. AND I WILL ALSO SAY THAT I DO THINK THAT THE CURRENT TONE OR TENOR OF THE CURRENT BOARD HAS CHANGED. AND I THINK IT'S CHANGED BECAUSE WE HAVE GIVEN BOARD MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE OWNERSHIP AND PLAY VITAL PARTS IN THE STRENGTHS OF THEIR TALENTS THAT THEY HOLD AND POSSESS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I THINK THERE'S GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AND NOT HAVE BUSINESS AS USUAL, A NEW SLATE, AND NOT REFLECT ON ALL THE THINGS OF THE PAST 
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THAT WERE MENTIONED, BUT GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND TO WORK IN OUR RESPECTIVE AREAS TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE BOARD, KEEPING IN MIND THAT STUDENTS ARE FIRST, AND WORKING WITH OUR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS CABINET. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT, ASKING THE DIRECTORS TO BE A VITAL VOICE AND BE A PART OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS HAS BEEN A PIVOTAL CHANGE. INSTEAD OF SITTING AT THE DESK AND GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND BEFORE US AND PRESENT THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT BE IN A POSITION WHERE THERE'S ONE VOICE SPEAKING FOR THE MASS, BUT GIVING ALL THE DIRECTORS THAT OWN A STAKE IN HOW WE RUN AND OPERATE TO BE THE VOICE, EVEN IF IT'S JUST STANDING BEFORE US TO SAY, THIS IS MY ITEM OF DISCUSSION, AND TO SHOW THAT WE'RE NOT THE BIG BAD WOLF HERE. WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW COLLABORATION AND WORK TOGETHER. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT, I APPRECIATE YOUR OPINION, AND THERE'S SEVEN OF THOSE OPINIONS, AND WE ALL ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MR. HEBS JOIN US UP HERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT AS WELL. 
          FURTHERMORE, I WOULD SAY THAT THE VISION OF THIS BOARD IS NEEDING TO BE CLEARLY DEFINED, AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT MR. VANDERLOO AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING EARNESTLY TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MOVE THAT FORWARD AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ON ONE ACCORD. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES IN OUR BOARD AS WELL AS IN OUR CABINET, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SUCH. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL LEAN TO THE FLOOR FOR ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. 
          WITH THAT BEING SAID, BOARD MEMBERS, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          ALL OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? NO. 
          OKAY. SO WE HAVE SHANICE, WE HAVE FOUR. FOUR YAYS, ONE NO. 
          THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MS. KASKY. PATTY BLANKENSHIP. 
          [XI.C. FY26 Protective & Safety Equipment Resolution – Patty Blankenship]
OKAY, MY FIRST ITEM IS THE FY26 PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT RESOLUTION. THIS IS AN ANNUAL RESOLUTION THAT WE MAKE AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU ALLOW US TO TRANSFER $15,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THIS IS ALLOWED BY IOWA CODE BY BOARD RESOLUTION, AND IT'S $5,000 PER HIGH SCHOOL. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FY26 PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT FUNDING RESOLUTION? THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF $15,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND FOR EXPENDITURES THAT OCCUR BETWEEN JULY 1ST, 2025, AND JUNE 30TH, 2026, FOR PURCHASES OR RECONDITIONING OF PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETICS. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION? DENISE, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? DENISE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS VOTE? MS. LEE? YES. MR. MYERS? AYE. MR. MICHELSON? YES. MR. MILLER? YES. DR. SUPIAK? YES. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK 
          [XI.D. FY27 Break Fix Insurance Program Renewal – Patty Blankenship   ]
YOU, PAT. OKAY, SO MY NEXT ITEM IS FY27 BREAK-FIX INSURANCE PROGRAM RENEWAL. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR MANY YEARS WHERE WE'VE SHIFTED THE COST OF THE INSURANCE TO THE MANAGEMENT FUND FROM THE GENERAL FUND. AND THIS YEAR, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE GO WITH SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS AGAIN. THE ESTIMATED PREMIUM IS $1.6 MILLION. WE THINK THEY 
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WERE ESTIMATING THAT THIS WILL SAVE THE GENERAL FUND ABOUT $1.2 MILLION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY. AND I THINK IT'S WHAT WAS THE INCREASE? DO YOU KNOW THAT? IT'S A 3% INCREASE. 3% INCREASE ON THE BREAK-FIX. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE BREAK-FIX INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR FY27 WITH SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS, SU, FOR AN ANNUAL PREMIUM COST OF $1,600,699? I'M MOVED. 
          SECOND. THANK YOU. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. 
          [XI.E. Acceptance of Property/Casualty & Workers’ Compensation Insurance Renewal  Patty Blankenship]
PATTY? OKAY, SO THIS NEXT ONE IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE RENEWAL. AT THE TOP OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES, THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY, THIS IS ACTUALLY A 10.3% DECREASE FROM THE 25-26 PREMIUMS. THE PROPERTY VALUES WERE INCREASED BY 2.9%. THE DEDUCTIBLE WAS LOWERED FROM $100,000 TO $75,000. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PACKAGE PREMIUM WOULD BE ALMOST $2.3 MILLION. THE SECOND PART IS THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION. THESE ARE ALL THROUGH IPSIP WITH THE INSURANCE CARRIER. AND THEN, THE WORK COMP IS ALSO, THAT IS AN INCREASE OF 11.6%. 
          THE PREMIUM IS $1.2 MILLION VERSUS ABOUT $1.1 FOR THE PRIOR YEAR. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THESE TWO TOGETHER, IT'S A 3.9% OVERALL DECREASE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECCOMENDATION TO RENEW THE PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE, AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE WITH THE IOWA PUBLIC SCHOOLS INSURANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS IPSIP. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY, AND 
          [XI.F. Acceptance of Student Participant Accident and Catastrophic Coverage – Patty Blankenship]
THEN THE FINAL ONE IS ACCEPTANCE OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPANT ACCIDENT, AND CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE. THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE STAYING THE SAME. THE ANNUAL PREMIUM IS $8,922, THE SAME AS IT WAS IN FY26. ALL OF THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT FUND. 
          SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM GALLAGHER STUDENT HEALTH AND SPECIAL RISK FOR STUDENT PARTICIPANT ACCIDENT AND CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE FOR $8,922. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS MOTION? SO MOVED. AND THERE'S A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, PATTY. 
          [XI.G. Central Kitchen Food Service Agreements for Nutrition Services – Tim Paul/ Rich Luze]
MR. PAUL. 
          THANK YOU, PRESIDENT LEE. 
          TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL. I KNOW RICH HAS WORKED HARD ON GETTING THESE CONTRACTS AND KEEPING THESE GOING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. 
          I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THAT. 
          WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT IS TO PROVIDE NUTRITION SERVICES TO THESE VARIOUS ENTITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 
          THESE AGREEMENTS ARE ALSO A REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND. 
          SO WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THOSE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR. 
          THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENTS FOR THE NUTRITION SERVICES? I'LL MOVE. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. 
          HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. 
          THANK YOU, MR. PAUL. HI. HEY, 
          [XI.H. Career & Technical Education Advisory Committee – Eric Kilburn]
IT WORKED. LOOK AT THAT. NICE JOB, MR. FENGEL. SO MY NAME IS ERIC KILBURN, PRINCIPAL OF SIOUX CITY CAREER ACADEMY, AND I HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF SHARING WITH YOU THE DISTRICT'S CAREER AND ACADEMIC PLAN. YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A 30-PAGE PACKET THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY MICHELLE HOKE, WHO IS OUR CAREER ACADEMY COUNSELOR, AND SHE WORKS WITH THE SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS AND PRINCIPALS AT THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO SHE PUT THIS TOGETHER OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, AND WE PRESENT IT TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP, AND WE KIND OF GET A GRADE ON THAT. BUT AS A PART OF THAT, WE'RE OBLIGATED IT IS A PART OF OUR SUBMISSION TO PRESENT 
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TO THE BOARD ONCE PER YEAR. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. THE DISTRICT CAREER AND ACADEMIC PLAN IS A ROADMAP FOR US TO FOLLOW THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES, AND THEN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          THAT'S THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT. I PROMISE I WILL BE AS BRIEF AS I CAN, BUT THERE ARE A FEW KEY PLAYERS THAT I WANT TO MAKE YOU GUYS AWARE OF. 
          WAIT, HOW MANY SLIDES IS THIS? IT'S ONLY LIKE NINE. OH, THAT'S PERFECT. YEAH. I'M GOING TO TAKE LIKE FIVE SECONDS PER SLIDE, EXCEPT ONE. I WANT TO DWELL ON ONE SLIDE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY COOL. SO WE'RE LED BY MACKENZIE HEISEROTH, WHICH IS OUR CURRICULUM FACILITATOR, OUR COUNSELOR MICHELLE HOKE, AN AMAZING GROUP OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND STRONG INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. WE'RE INFORMED BY ABOUT 100-PLUS INDIVIDUALS. 
          ABOUT HALF OF THEM LIVE IN DISTRICT, BUT THE OTHER HALF ARE INDUSTRY PARTNERS. AND THOSE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AND I'VE SAID IT 100 TIMES, AND I'LL SAY IT ANOTHER HUNDRED, THEY'RE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CAREER ACADEMY AND TO THE WORK THAT WE DO. I WANT TO TOUCH BRIEFLY ON A PROGRAM CALLED ZELLO. 
          ZELLO INFORMS OUR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. AND SO, IN EIGHTH GRADE, WE FORCE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO FILL OUT WHAT'S CALLED AN INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER AND ACADEMIC PLAN. THEY BUILD A FOUR-YEAR ROADMAP FOR THEIR SUCCESS, NOT JUST FOR THE CAREER ACADEMY, BUT FOR ALL OF THEIR COURSES. THEY BUILD IT OUT SO THEY CAN ENVISION IT FOUR YEARS OUT. 
          THEY TAKE A LOOK AT THINGS LIKE WHAT I MIGHT WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP, AND WHAT ARE MY HOPES AND DREAMS? WHAT ARE MY ASPIRATIONS? BUT WHAT ARE MY THINGS THAT I'M REALLY GOOD AT, AND WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT I'M NOT SO GOOD AT? AND THEY HELP THAT INFORM IT. 
          SO THAT'S THAT PROGRAM CALLED ZELLO. ZELLO INFORMS THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, WHO HELP THEM THEN REGISTER FOR CLASSES. THERE'S A TON OF OTHER WORK THAT KIDS CAN DO ON ZELLO, BUT THAT'S THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT. 
          SO OUR IMPACTS ACROSS THIS DISTRICT ARE CREATIVE, VERTICALLY ALIGNED CTE. SO WE BEGIN IN FIFTH GRADE WITH FIFTH ON FOURTH. AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS IS A PRIORITY. 
          IT'S PINNACLE TO WHAT WE DO: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES, CELEBRATING OUR STUDENT WORK, INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, AND CREATING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR KIDS SO THEY RETURN RIGHT BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE WENDY BRYCE SHARED RECENTLY THAT I THINK THERE ARE 46 CURRENT EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS, THAT WENT THROUGH HER PROGRAM IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO. 
          SO, AND THAT'S NOT JUST FOR HER PROGRAM, BUT IT'S THE MOST TELLING BECAUSE THEY'RE EDUCATORS, THEY'RE TEACHERS. 
          WE ALSO HAVE FOLKS WORKING OUT IN THE HOSPITAL, UNITYPOINT, I THINK TO THE TUNE OF HUNDREDS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH A HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM, AND SO MANY MORE THAT HAVE GONE FROM HOPKINS AND OUR TRADES FACILITY. SO GROW YOUR OWN IS A HUGE DEAL TO US. THIS IS THE SLIDE I WANT TO DWELL ON BECAUSE I HAD A HUNCH, SO I REACHED OUT TO MAGGIE ELGERT, ONE OF OUR CURRICULUM FACILITATORS, AND I SAID, "HEY, CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE KIDS WHO TOOK A CAREER ACADEMY COURSE THIS PAST YEAR AND THEIR ISASP SCORES, SPECIFICALLY THEIR MATH ISASP SCORES? BECAUSE MR. VANDERLOO SAID, 'YOU'VE GOT TO BUILD A GOAL FOR YOURSELF, AND YOU BETTER HIT IT.'" I SAID, "YES, SIR." AND I DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB, I THINK, BUT IT WASN'T JUST ME, OBVIOUSLY. IT WAS A TON OF PEOPLE THAT WORKED REALLY HARD. 
          SO WE SAID, "LET'S HELP OUR HIGH SCHOOLS REALIZE THEIR MATH GOALS." AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A VERY HARD LOOK AT THE RED AND THE GREEN LINES. 
          THE FIRST SET IS NINTH GRADE. 
          STUDENTS THAT TOOK A CAREER ACADEMY COURSE SCORED, ON AVERAGE, A 613 IN MATH. 
          STUDENTS THAT DID NOT TAKE A CAREER ACADEMY COURSE SCORED A 525. I WANT YOU TO FLUSH THE NINTH-GRADE SCORES BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY 23 STUDENTS, BECAUSE IT'S STATISTICALLY NOT SIGNIFICANT, RIGHT? BUT I DO WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE 10TH-GRADE SCORES, AND I REALLY WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE 11TH-GRADE SCORES, THOSE JUNIOR SCORES. SO THE RED LINE, AGAIN, IS STUDENTS THAT TOOK A CAREER ACADEMY COURSE JUST THIS PAST YEAR. ON AVERAGE, THEY SCORED A 577. STUDENTS THAT DID NOT TAKE A CAREER ACADEMY COURSE SCORED A 560. 
          NOW I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BLUE LINE. ALL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT SCORED HIGHER BECAUSE A CAREER ACADEMY EXISTS. WHETHER THEY TOOK A CAREER ACADEMY COURSE OR NOT, OUR SCORES WENT UP BECAUSE A CAREER ACADEMY EXISTS FOR KIDS. AND I THINK THAT'S VERY TELLING. IT'S VERY TELLING OF THE KIND OF WORK THAT THE CAREER ACADEMY DOES FOR STUDENTS, THAT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ISN'T JUST SOMETHING WE DO. IT'S ACTUALLY STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IN THE AREA OF MATH. I DID NOT GATHER FOR YOU ENGLISH OR SCIENCE. MY HUNCH IS THAT IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ASKED MYSELF WAS, "WELL, YEAH, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE SMART KIDS TAKE CAREER ACADEMY COURSES." AND ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT TRUE. WE'RE OVERREPRESENTED IN IEP AND EL POPULATION. 
          WE'RE JUST SLIGHTLY OVERREPRESENTED IN THOSE POPULATIONS IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE IN THOSE TWO INDICATOR POPULATIONS. SO I THINK THAT'S SUCH A CELEBRATION. I THINK IT'S A HUGE, HUGE DEAL, OF THE WORK THAT WE DO AT THE CAREER ACADEMY AND THE WORK THAT IT'S DONE FOR KIDS. SO HERE IS OUR FOCUS MOVING 
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FORWARD. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACT AS PARTNERS TO OUR CORE TEACHERS. THEY'RE THE ONES DOING THE HARD WORK, AND THEY ARE THE REASONS THAT KIDS CAN COME TO THE CAREER ACADEMY, RIGHT? IF NOT FOR THE FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER, THEY DON'T GET TO COME TO THE CAREER ACADEMY, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE BUILDINGS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE A BIG PART OF WHAT THE CAREER ACADEMY DOES. BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIVE THERE DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT A PART OF THE CAREER ACADEMY. 
          ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN PARENTS THAT'S THE $64,000 QUESTION, I THINK, FOR ALL SECONDARY IS HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO ENGAGE PARENTS IN THE PROCESS? SHIFTING PATHWAYS AND COURSES TO MEET CRITICAL NEED AREAS, THIS IS ALWAYS A STICKY SITUATION, RIGHT? SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING KIDS' NEEDS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING INDUSTRY NEEDS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FIND TEACHERS TO TEACH THOSE THINGS. AND THAT LAST THING HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY TOUGH. SO RECRUITING SKILLED TEACHERS TO LEAD THE NEXT-GENERATION WORKFORCE IS ALWAYS REALLY A HUGE PRIORITY FOR US. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ON THAT ONE? YES, SIR? MILLER? I ALSO HAVE ONE. 
          ERIC, CAN YOU GO BACK UP A FEW SLIDES? I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO INTERRUPT US AS YOU WENT OR WAIT. A COUPLE MORE, PLEASE. RIGHT THERE. YEP. SO DO WE SHARE THOSE ZELLO PLANS, OUTCOMES, WITH PARENTS? YES. 
          SO, GOOD QUESTION. 
          AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE PUSH A BUTTON THAT SAYS, HEY, WELCOME TO ZELLO. YOUR KID'S PLAN IS BUILT ON ZELLO. 
          WE'D LOVE YOU TO APPROVE OF IT. WE HAVE PRETTY LOW NUMBERS OF PARENTS THAT ACTUALLY GO IN THERE AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THEIR STUDENT'S PLAN, THEIR FOUR-YEAR PLAN. 
          BUT WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SHIFTING HOW WE DO REGISTRATION IN ORDER TO BOOST THOSE NUMBERS. AND HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN USING ZELLO? THIS IS OUR SECOND FULL YEAR. OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU SEVERAL QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE CAREER ACADEMY IS IMPORTANT TO ME. HOW MANY OF OUR KIDS START A PROGRAM AND STICK WITH THAT PROGRAM WHILE THEY'RE IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AND THEN PASS HIGH SCHOOL WITHOUT CHANGING PROGRAMS? YEAH. SO IN THE FIRST QUESTION, THAT'S CALLED CONCENTRATORS, AND IT'S ROUGHLY 60% OF OUR STUDENTS STAY IN THE PATHWAY THAT THEY STARTED. 
          SO HEALTH SCIENCE IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE. 
          MOST OF THE STUDENTS THAT START IN HEALTH SCIENCE STAY IN HEALTH SCIENCE. WE HAVE SOME JUMPERS. SO FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE IS ONE THAT THEY TEND TO FLIP-FLOP A LITTLE BIT IN AND OUT OF. EDUCATION KIND OF GOES ALONG WITH THAT. 
          BUT 60% ARE CONCENTRATORS. THE SECOND QUESTION, WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR YOU THERE, AND WE'VE TRIED REALLY HARD TO FIGURE THAT OUT. HOW MANY KIDS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY DOING THE JOB THAT THEY TOOK PATHWAY COURSES FOR? WE JUST STARTED KIND OF ASKING OUR TEACHERS TO TRACK THAT. SO, LIKE WENDY BRYCE AND TERRY GARDNER AND COURTNEY GREEN ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THESE KIDS FIVE YEARS LATER. 
          BUT THERE'S NO REAL EASY WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING OTHER THAN FACEBOOK, WHICH IS KIND OF AN UNRELIABLE SOURCE. AND THEN WHAT PROGRAMS WERE THOSE 23 FRESHMEN IN THAT SCORED THE 613? ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND A LITTLE BIT OF HEALTH SCIENCE. AND THEN I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT BE POPULAR. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WE HAVE THE REALLY SMART KIDS IN THOSE PROGRAMS, BUT WE HAVE I DON'T KNOW YOUR WORDS EXACTLY BUT WE HAVE MORE IEP AND ELL KIDS THAN THE REST OF THE DISTRICT. I WILL SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS AN IEP OR IS ELL DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT REALLY SMART. 
          THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. AND WE WERE JUST IN D.C., AND WE HEARD A LEGISLATOR KIND OF SAY THE SAME THING, AND IT'S NOT OKAY WITH THOSE OF US WHO HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE IEPS AND ELL. I AM A FATHER OF A CHILD WITH A 504, AND SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME RETHINK MY WORDS A LITTLE BIT BETTER THERE. I APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. JUST ONE QUESTION, ERIC. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE GRAPH THAT HAS THE SCORES? YES, SIR. SO, WELL, JUST TAKE 11TH GRADE. SOMEBODY GETS A 577 AND A 560. THAT'S A TEST WITH HOW MANY QUESTIONS ON IT? YEAH, SO THESE ARE JUST RAW SCALE SCORES. AMY DENNY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT WITH THIS. SO ISASP THEY JUST CHANGED IT AGAIN AND SO I BELIEVE IT TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE NATURE OF 60 TO 80 QUESTIONS. I DON'T YEAH, HELP ME OUT HERE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE IN DES MOINES THIS WEEK REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT 
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BECAUSE THE STATE HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE SCALE SCORE, BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY INCREASED THE TEST QUESTIONS SO GREATLY. SO WE WON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE SCALE SCORE MEANS UNTIL PROBABLY OCTOBER, AUGUST, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN AUGUST AND OCTOBER. WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS, IF IT WAS A 100-QUESTION TEST AND I GOT A 577, DOES THAT MEAN I'VE GOT 85 QUESTIONS RIGHT? AND HOW MANY LESS, YOU KNOW, 560? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DOES THAT GET 83 RIGHT? OH, SORRY. THERE'S A COMPLICATED TECHNICAL GUIDE TO THAT, AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. IT'S ALSO THE TYPE OF QUESTION, THE COMPLEXITY OF THE QUESTION. THEY'RE ALL GRADE-LEVEL APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS, SO THEY DON'T TEST ABOVE OR BELOW GRADE LEVEL. 
          HOWEVER, THE QUESTIONS ARE WEIGHTED DIFFERENTLY, AND THEN THERE'S A TECHNICAL GUIDE THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I GUESS THE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION WILL I'M LOUD ENOUGH THAT I DON'T NEED A MIC, BUT FOR PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET I THINK THE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION WILL BE, HOW SIGNIFICANT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 577 AND 560 IS, RIGHT? BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW YET. I THINK THAT'S WHAT BOBBY WAS TRYING TO GET TO. I APOLOGIZE. IT IS SIGNIFICANT. SO THAT IS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND SIGNIFICANT DATA, AND I AM ALREADY ANXIOUS TO LOOK AT OUR ELA AND SCIENCE DATA AS WELL. SO, YES. 
          AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          IT SOUNDS LIKE HAVING A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE MATH IS GOING TO BE APPLIED TO MAKES AN IMPACT ON HOW THE STUDENTS DO. 
          SURPRISE ME NOT. A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE "WE'RE STILL WORKING HARD ON" SLIDE, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S YOUR YEAH, MY VERSION THE VERSION THAT WE HAVE IN THE AGENDA IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TO YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. 
          IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. 
          COMMUNICATING THE VALUE OF THE ACADEMIC MODEL TO OUR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL CORE TEACHERS. I JUST, LIKE DIRECTOR MILLER HAS SAID, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE CAREER ACADEMY IS VERY IMPORTANT. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE I CHOSE ACADEMIA BUT I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT GO INTO PLUMBING, CARPENTRY, ET CETERA. AND I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY VALUABLE. 
          I WILL MENTION THAT THIS IDEA THAT KIDS THAT GO INTO MORE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS ARE NOT AS SMART HAPPENS ACROSS COUNTRIES AND, I MEAN, INTERNATIONAL LINES, RIGHT? I COME FROM A COUNTRY THAT HAS PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, AND THERE IS ALSO THIS STIGMA THAT KIDS THAT GO TO PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS ARE NOT AS SMART, OR THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO DO SMART THINGS. SO I THINK IT IS THE ROLE OF EVERYBODY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND TO TELL THEM THAT ALL OPTIONS ARE VALID AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ON HOW THE BOARD CAN HELP YOU PROJECT THAT INTO OUR TEACHERS, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. THANK YOU. AND I WILL JUST POINT OUT THE SHIFTING PATHWAYS AND COURSES TO MEET CRITICAL NEED AREAS. 
          AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC ARE ALWAYS THINKING, "WHY ARE SCHOOLS NOT TEACHING WHAT WE NEED NOW?" RIGHT? AND THE REALITY IS AND I DON'T KNOW IF A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT ACADEMIA AND SCHOOLING ARE ALWAYS GOING TO MOVE SLOWER THAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU NEED TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES IN THE CURRICULUM THAT YOU DON'T SEE UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR, OR IN TWO YEARS, OR EVEN THREE YEARS, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS IT. SO I KNOW THAT IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO KEEP UP, RIGHT? AND WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE PLAYING CATCH-UP, RIGHT? IT'S THE DOOM OF EDUCATION. BUT ALSO, IT SHOULD BE, RIGHT? WE NEED TO TAKE THINGS SLOWER IN ORDER TO REALIZE, IS THIS A FAD, RIGHT? IS THIS A FASHION, OR IS IT ACTUALLY HERE TO STAY? SO I KNOW IT'S HARD, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE DOING YOUR 
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BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. SO WHEN YOU SAID THE REGIONAL PARTNERS, IS THAT LIKE A MIDWEST REGION? SO WE'RE PART OF WHAT'S CALLED RPP 12, REGIONAL PLANNING PARTNERSHIP. THERE ARE 12 SCHOOLS, ESSENTIALLY, THAT GET TOGETHER IN THE SAME REGION. IT'S A CONGLOMERATION OF PERKINS GRANT-FUNDED SCHOOLS. AND SO, TO USE PERKINS GRANT FUNDING, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP IN ORDER TO SAY, ARE WE USING THIS EFFECTIVELY, APPROPRIATELY, AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF? AND THEN THE SCHOOLS COLLABORATE ON NOT ONLY THE FUNDING BUT ON THEIR PLANS. AND THE REGION IS BASICALLY A BIG BUBBLE AROUND SIOUX CITY. BUT IT'S IN IOWA. CORRECT. YEAH, NORTHWEST REGION. NORTHWEST REGION. OKAY, OKAY. AND THEN, SO WITH ZELLO AND I SAY THAT, ZELLO? ZELLO? LIKE JELL-O EXCEPT X? SO THAT IS AN EMAIL PROMPT? WE SEND THAT EMAIL OUT, AND THEN THE PARENTS GET THAT? THERE'S NOT A DIRECT CONTACT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO IT'S A SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT EVERY STAFF MEMBER HAS ACCESS TO, AND EVERY CHILD, EIGHTH GRADE ON, IS ENTERED INTO. PARENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. 
          THE PARTICIPATION RATE IS JUST NOT VERY HIGH. IS IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A DIRECT POINT OF CONTACT? I MEAN, HISTORICALLY, I GET IT. IT'S EASIER TO SEND THE EMAIL TO SAY, "WE CAPTURED 1,000 PEOPLE AND 50 REPLIED." AND WE TAKE THAT HUMAN CONNECTION OUT TO REALLY HELP PUSH THIS. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENTLY AND PERSONALIZE THAT FROM A REGISTRATION STANDPOINT? I LOVE THE QUESTION. PARENT ENGAGEMENT IS JUST TOUGH. THE BEST APPROACH I'VE EVER FOUND IS GOING TO THEIR HOUSE. AND I DID THAT. IT JUST TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF MONEY. WE SEND OUT A PAPER COPY OF THEIR REGISTRATION, AND I THINK OUR PARTICIPATION RATE IN THAT IS SUB-10%. SO EVEN HARD COPIES, WE HAVE TO RELY ON KIDS TO GET A PIECE OF PAPER HOME. THAT WORKS IN FOURTH GRADE, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK SO MUCH IN NINTH GRADE OR TENTH GRADE. 
          SO EVEN A HARD COPY IS SOMEWHAT INEFFECTIVE. SO AN EMAIL BLAST IS INEFFECTIVE. LESLIE HELPED ME WITH THE INITIAL PUSH FOR ZELLO A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 
          THAT WAS PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST CELEBRATION RIGHT THERE, WAS THE INITIAL PUSH. BUT AFTER THAT, YEAH, WE'VE STRUGGLED A LITTLE BIT. 
          WHEN KIDS REGISTER FOR SCHOOL, IS THAT JUST AN ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION? YES. 
          OKAY. YEP. SO EVERY STUDENT MEETS WITH THEIR COUNSELOR INDIVIDUALLY TO PLAN OUT THEIR NEXT YEAR'S CLASSES. 
          THEY ARE INFORMED BY ZELLO CURRENTLY. SO ZELLO HAS THEIR FOUR-YEAR PLAN. SO A KID KIND OF HAS AN IDEA OF WHAT THEIR NEXT YEAR'S COURSES WANT TO BE, AND THEN THE COUNSELOR KIND OF LOCKS IT IN. THERE'S STILL A DISCONNECT? YES. I THINK THAT'S FAIR TO SAY. YEP. AND THEN I WASN'T AS CONCERNED ABOUT THE IEP PART, BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN YOU SAY OVERPOPULATED WITH IEP? YEAH. A PROPORTIONATE NUMBER... 
          I SHOULD JUST SAY, A PROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTEND CAREER ACADEMY CLASSES. WE'RE NOT LOCKING ANYBODY OUT. I ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THAT. SO I WANT OUR LANGUAGE LEARNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREER ACADEMY. I WANT OUR STUDENTS WITH AN IEP OR A 504 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREER ACADEMY. AND I WATCH THAT VERY CAREFULLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT LOCKING STUDENTS OUT. 
          AND SO WHEN I SAY WE'RE SLIGHTLY OVER-PROPORTIONATE FOR THE DISTRICT, IT JUST MEANS THAT IF NORTH HIGH HAS X NUMBER OF EL LEARNERS, THEN THE CAREER ACADEMY SHOULD HAVE X NUMBER OF EL LEARNERS. AND SO WE DO. 
          YEP. IT'S SOMETHING I MONITOR. 
          OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          YEAH, NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. 
          SO THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN HAD. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO ACCEPT THIS, TO APPROVE THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVISORY WE DIDN'T THE ADVISORY BOARD IS A PART OF THE DCAP. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT ISN'T. I RAN THROUGH THAT SUPER QUICK. 
          OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT? I MOVE. 
          SECOND. OKAY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. 
          [00:55:01]
NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE DISTRICT CAREER AND ACADEMIC PLAN. THANK YOU. 
          [XI.I. Contract between Western Iowa Tech Community College and the SCCSD – Eric Kilburn  ]
THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA. 
          ERIC. YES, MA'AM. 
          SO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH WESTERN IOWA TECH IS CALLED CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE STATE LEGISLATES. AND SO WE AGREE TO PARTNER WITH WESTERN IOWA TECH FOR OUR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT CLASSES. THE CONTRACT IS AN AGREEMENT ABOUT WHICH CLASSES THEY WILL TEACH AND WHICH CLASSES WE WILL OFFER ON CAMPUS. NO REALLY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THAT. OKAY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. WESTERN IOWA TECH THAT'S OKAY. WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT FOR COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE 2026 27 SCHOOL YEAR. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. 
          OKAY. DISCUSSION, MR. MICHELSON? JUST ONE QUESTION, ERIC. SO THE CLASSES THAT THE KIDS TAKE, THE COLLEGE-LEVEL CLASSES THAT THEY TAKE, DO THEY TRANSFER TO ANY COLLEGE, ANY UNIVERSITY? MOST OF THEM DO, YES. ARE THEY TWO-CREDIT OR THREE-CREDIT? DEPENDS ON THE COURSE. 
          THANKS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. ERIC, CAN YOU TELL US THE PERCENTAGE OF ONLINE CLASSES VERSUS ON-SITE CLASSES? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU A NUMBER. THE NEXT NUMBER THAT I WANT IS HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE CLASSES VERSUS ON-SITE CLASSES. AND THEN I WANT TO KNOW THE SUCCESS RATE IN ONLINE VERSUS ON-SITE FOR THOSE STUDENTS. I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. I THINK MOST OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE GOTTEN IS THAT THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE LEARNING ANYTHING IN THE ONLINE WIT CLASSES. AND IF THAT'S TRUE, WE SHOULD NOT BE MOVING THAT FORWARD. I'LL GET THOSE NUMBERS FOR YOU. I'M A PROPONENT OF DUAL ENROLLMENT AND COLLEGE CREDIT, ABSOLUTELY. BUT OUR KIDS SHOULD BE LEARNING SOMETHING NO MATTER WHERE THEY'RE SO, AND MAYBE MR. VANDERLOO CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS, I BELIEVE WE'RE REQUIRED TO OFFER I BELIEVE THAT STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO DECIDE THEIR OPTION. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DICTATE THAT. NOW, WE CAN ENCOURAGE AND INFORM, AND I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN THEN I THINK WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE AND INFORM PARENTS THAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE PROBABLY NOT LEARNING AS MUCH AS THEY NEED TO IN AN ONLINE CLASS. I THINK WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB WITH THAT, YES. AND I WILL GET YOU THOSE NUMBERS. I'M GOING TO CAVEAT THAT COMMENT. SO WE KNOW ACROSS THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND I'M GOING TO USE MY EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THIS WE KNOW ACROSS THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT ONLINE INSTRUCTION OVERALL IS LESS EFFICIENT AS IN-PERSON WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT MAKES A HUGE IMPACT ON A STUDENT BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO TAKE COURSES AT A COLLEGE LEVEL WHILE BEING IN SCHOOL. SO I WILL SAY THAT THE WALLET MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT, EDUCATIONALLY, I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF IN-PERSON CLASSES, AND I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF ONLINE CLASSES. BUT I WILL MAKE MY KIDS TAKE ONLINE CLASSES TO LOWER THEIR BILLS IN THE LONG RUN, RIGHT? CAN WE, OR SHOULD WE, EXPECT THAT THE PARTNER THAT WE HAVE IN ONLINE COURSES LOOKS AT THE QUALITY OF THEIR COURSES AND TELLS US WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR COURSES? ABSOLUTELY. I THINK IT'S AN EQUITY ISSUE IF WE START SAYING FROM HERE, FROM THE BOARD, WE ARE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TAKING ONLINE CLASSES THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION. BUT, YEAH, WE KNOW STATISTICALLY THAT ONLINE INSTRUCTION IS NOT AS EFFICIENT AS HANDS-ON, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. 
          DIRECTOR SUPIAK, YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF WESTERN IOWA TECH. YOU'RE JUST SPEAKING IN GENERAL. OH, I DON'T EVEN WORK FOR WESTERN IOWA TECH ANYMORE, SO I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. THANK YOU. MR. VANDERLOO? YEAH. I KNOW I'M ERIC'S DAD. I'M SURE WE'LL COME BACK AND SAY THAT THE FAILURE RATE WITH ONLINE CLASSES IS MUCH HIGHER THAN FACE-TO-FACE. 
          THE BEST PLACE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES IS IN FRONT OF OUR TEACHERS. WHETHER IT'S A COLLEGE COURSE OR A HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE, STUDENTS ARE WAY MORE SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY'RE SITTING IN FRONT OF OUR OWN TEACHERS LEARNING. 
          SO, BUT WE DO HAVE TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY. WE DON'T HAVE TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY WE PROVIDE, BUT WE DO OPEN THE DOOR QUITE WIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS 
          [01:00:01]
TO TAKE THOSE. AND THERE ARE CERTAIN COURSES THAT HAVE MUCH HIGHER FAILURE RATES. BUT, AGAIN, IN FRONT OF OUR TEACHERS IS ALWAYS THE BEST PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SHANICE, CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          [XI.J. CNOS Sports Medicine and Athletic Training – BJ Koch]
CNOS SPORTS MEDICINE AND ATHLETIC TRAINING. I'M MOSTLY JUST ENJOYING THE AIR CONDITIONING BEFORE I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE JV BASEBALL GAME. SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT IF WE WANT. 
          BUT THIS CNOS CONTRACT IS ONE WE'VE HAD WITH THE DISTRICT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH US. THEY PROVIDE ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO ALL THREE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THIS IS JUST A RENEWAL ON THAT, A NEW THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT. 
          ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH CNOS SPORTS MEDICINE AND ATHLETIC TRAINING IN THE AMOUNT OF $115,300 FOR THE YEAR OF '27, $118,800 FOR YEAR '28, AND $122,300 FOR THE YEAR OF '29? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. BJ, HOW MANY HOURS DO WE GET FOR THAT $115,000? AND WHAT ARE THEY TRULY DOING FOR US? THAT'S IN THE CONTRACT THERE. I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. 
          BUT IT'S DIFFERENT HOURS DURING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO DURING THE SUMMER HOURS, IT'S QUITE A BIT LESS. THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH CLINIC TIME OR TRAINING ROOM TIME, AND THEY'RE ONLY ATTENDING HOME BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL GAMES AT THIS POINT. SO I BELIEVE IN THE SUMMER IT'S AROUND 20 HOURS A WEEK THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING. DURING THE FALL, IT'S MORE. THEY PROVIDE AT ALL THE PRACTICES FOR FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL WITH CONTACT. THEY HAVE CLINIC HOURS, AND THEN THEY GO TO ALL HOME AND AWAY FOOTBALL, AS WELL AS THE HOME VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALLS', ALL HOME EVENT DURING THE WINTER SEASON. 
          FOR WRESTLING AND BASKETBALL AS WELL. SO IT'S KIND OF A DIFFERENT SCALE. 
          I FORGOT THAT SHEET ON MY DESK, BUT IT'S SIMILAR HOURS TO WHAT IT'S BEEN IN THAT CONTRACT. 
          SO BETWEEN, I THINK IT'S BETWEEN LIKE 35 IS THE HIGH END AND 20 IS THE LOW, DEPENDING ON THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SEASON. 
          DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES. 
          [XI.K. Agreement between the Boys and Girls Home and the SCCSD – Amy Denney ]
THANK YOU. 
          AND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN, OH, AMY, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A BOOK, DON'T YOU? I JUST LOVE THIS. 
          YES. 
          SO I HAVE A FEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGS AND AGREEMENTS. 
          SO THE FIRST IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          THIS IS CONSISTENT TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. 
          THEY DO PROVIDE SERVICES TO STUDENTS. 
          WHEN THEY ATTEND THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME, THEY RECEIVE THE AMOUNT PER DAY. 
          IT'S A PER DIEM RATE FOR THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT THEY ARE ATTENDING BOYS AND GIRLS HOME. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME, THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND NORTHWEST AREA EDUCATION AGENCY FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR? SO MOVED. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          [XI.L. Agreement Between the Rosecrance Jackson Centers, Inc. and the Sioux City Community School District – Amy Denney  ]
AYE. 
          HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES. 
          MS. DENNY? THE NEXT ITEM IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROSECRANS JACKSON CENTER AND THE DISTRICT. AGAIN, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE SERVICES THAT BOYS AND GIRLS HOME PROVIDES. THEY ARE PROVIDING TEAMMATE SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE NEEDING THAT, AND WE, IN TURN, PAY THEM ON A PER DIEM BASIS WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING THEIR FACILITY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ROSECRANCE JACKSON CENTERS, INC. AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          [XI.M. MOU between Sanford Center and the SCCSD – Amy Denney]
AYE. OPPOSITION? THE MOTION PASSES. MS. DENNY? THE NEXT ITEM IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SANFORD CENTER AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THIS IS THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT THAT WE APPROVED LAST YEAR FOR THEM. IT IS FOR OUTREACH WORKERS FOR $55,000 TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 
          [01:05:02]
BETWEEN THE SANFORD CENTER AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR OUTREACH WORKERS FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR FOR $55,000? SO MOVED. SECOND. 
          SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. DO WE GET INFORMATION BACK FROM THE SANFORD CENTER ON THE RESULTS, OR DO WE HEAR ANY KIND OF UPDATE? SO OUR PRINCIPALS OVERSEE THAT WITH REGARDS TO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTED, AS WELL AS THE STAFF WHO ARE WORKING WITH THEM. SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT DATA PER SE. I THINK THAT WE COLLECT ANY DATA, OR HAVE FOR YEARS, THAT I'M AWARE OF. BUT I KNOW THAT WE ARE IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE BEING SUPPORTED IN THE WAYS THAT THEY NEED. THEY MUST COLLECT DATA. I BELIEVE THEY COLLECT DATA, BUT IT DOES NOT COME BACK TO US. OH, YEAH. 
          OKAY. ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THE 
          [XI.N. MOU between SHIP and the SCCSD – Amy Denney]
MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ONE MORE. MY FINAL ITEM IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SIOUXLAND HUMAN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS IS FOR THEM TO PROVIDE BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR OUR STUDENTS. THEY PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH TEACHERS FOR OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
          SO THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO SUPPORT THIS IS $148,000. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SIOUXLAND HUMAN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR BEYOND THE BELL BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $148,000? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY CITIZEN INPUT? BOARD MEMBER? YES. SO, AMY, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE LAST MEETING. 
          THE REASON WHY WE'RE AMENDING THE COST IS BECAUSE BEYOND THE BELL'S STATE FUNDING HAS LOWERED. RIGHT. 
          CORRECT. THEY ARE NOT RECEIVING AS MUCH FUNDING AS THEY PREVIOUSLY DID. 
          FROM THE STATE? CORRECT. OKAY. 
          I JUST WANT TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THIS DISTRICT DOES IN SUPPORTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE KIDS, RIGHT? AND AT SEVERAL LEVELS, RIGHT? IN INSTRUCTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT PICK UP THEIR KIDS AT THE TIME THAT THEY ARE DONE WITH US. AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST. I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR HANSON LOVES TO TALK ABOUT BEING A DESTINATION DISTRICT, RIGHT? AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB IN TELLING THE PUBLIC WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE NOT JUST KEEPING THE KIDS, QUOTE-UNQUOTE, FROM EIGHT TO THREE, RIGHT? WE ARE PROVIDING AS MUCH SERVICE AS WE CAN BEFORE AND AFTER, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT SHOULD SEND THEIR KIDS TO US. SO, ANYWAY, THANK YOU. AND THAT IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE STATE KEEPS PULLING MONEY AWAY FROM US. 
          ALL RIGHT. I'M DONE. THANK YOU. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, DID WE ALL IN FAVOR? WE DID. DID IT? NO. 
          DID IT? DID IT? NO. HE DIDN'T VOTE. CHRISTIAN DIDN'T. 
          CHRISTIAN INTERRUPTED. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M A TROUBLEMAKER. YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW. I ALREADY TOLD YOU I KNOW. I SHOULD KNOW BETTER. 
          [XI.O. Bluum USA, Inc. – Kim Neal]
KIM. MS. NEAL. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE THREE ITEMS TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. THE FIRST ONE IS AN AGREEMENT WITH BLOOM USA, AND THIS IS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S EFFORTS TO CONTINUALLY UPGRADE OUR TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THIS ONE JUST HAPPENS TO BE SPECIFIC TO SOME OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, WHICH IS WHY IT IS A SEPARATE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SO THESE PARTICULAR TVS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING TO PURCHASE ARE INTERACTIVE TVS. IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD SMART BOARDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, BUT AS THOSE HAVE KIND OF AGED OUT AND WE'RE REPLACING THEM, 
          [01:10:02]
WE HAVE SOME CLASSROOMS WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE STILL VERY, VERY INTERACTIVE AND LIKE THAT PIECE. SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNICATE WITH US USING THAT MODALITY. 
          SO WE ARE ASKING THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THAT ENDEAVOR AND PURCHASE SIX ADDITIONAL 65-INCH Q-PRO SERIES 4K LED MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAYS. THESE COME WITH STANDS AS A PART OF THIS QUOTE AS WELL. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF THIS VENTURE, AND IN ABOUT TWO MORE YEARS, WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS THAT NEED THESE TELEVISIONS EQUIPPED. THIS IS FOR THE AMOUNT OF $12,212.16. 
          CORRECT, YES. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. 
          [XI.P. Crisis Prevention Institute – Kim Neal]
NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. MS. NEAL? NEXT ITEM THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS AN AGREEMENT. IT'S ACTUALLY JUST AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A CHANGE IN HOW WE ARE DOING SOME OF OUR TRAINING THROUGH THE CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUTE. 
          THAT IS THE TRAINING THAT WE UTILIZE WHEN WE DO TRAINING REQUIRED BY THE STATE FOR HOW TO HOLD AND DE-ESCALATE STUDENTS IN THE EVENT THAT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. WE HAVE CHANGED THE MODEL WHERE WE DO OUR ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING WITH STAFF TO A BLENDED MODEL, AND THAT HAS JUST CHANGED THE PRICING STRUCTURE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE BOARD AWARE THAT THE PRICING STRUCTURE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR THAT. WE DID THE FIRST RUN WITH THIS NEW BLENDED MODEL THAT WE'RE UTILIZING. WE DID FOUR TRAININGS ON THAT LAST WEEK. 
          THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN VERY GOOD. AS WE GET MORE COMFORTABLE IN TRAINING THIS NEW METHOD, WE ANTICIPATE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET MORE PEOPLE THROUGH TRAINING IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PIECES OF FEEDBACK THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, THAT IT WAS TAKING A LONG TIME FOR PEOPLE TO GET THIS PIECE OF TRAINING. SO WE ARE JUST WORKING TO IMPROVE THAT AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE BOARD AWARE THAT THE PRICING IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. 
          THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE CHANGE IN THE TRAINING MODEL AND THE COST AS FOLLOWS. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU SEE THAT COST CHANGE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT? AND WE DON'T NEED A VOTE ON THAT, PRESIDENT LEE. IT'S JUST AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES IT. 
          BUT IT CHANGES, HUH? YOU GET TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. IS IT READY? OKAY. YEAH, IT MENTIONS JUST 
          [XI.Q. STAR Autism Support – Kim Neal]
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. MS. NEAL, YOU'RE STILL ON DECK. YEP. AND THE LAST ITEM I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING IS AN AGREEMENT WITH STAR AUTISM SUPPORT. THAT IS A VENDOR THAT WE UTILIZE TO PURCHASE MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS WHO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES. WE ARE ADDING A COUPLE OF CLASSROOMS THAT OFFER THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE NEED TO PURCHASE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES. AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ALSO TO INCLUDE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT OF THAT BECAUSE OUR, WE HAVE NEW TEACHERS COMING ON BOARD TOO AND WE WANT TO MAKE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE MATERIALS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. 
          SO WE ARE ASKING THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM STAR AUTISM SUPPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,185. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. OPPOSITION? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          [XI.R. Sioux City Transit Bus Tickets – Dr. Dora Jung]
CITY TRANSIT BUS TICKETS? DR. 
          DORA? I'M FILLING IN FOR MY COLLEAGUE TONIGHT, DR. 
          YOUNG. YOU LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. OKAY. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE EVERY YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT, WHERE WE'VE OFFERED TRANSPORTATION TO STUDENTS THAT ARE MIGRATORY, HOMELESS, FOSTER CARE, OR AT RISK. THIS MONEY IS USED TO PURCHASE BUS TICKETS FOR THEM AND PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION IF THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE WOULD OFFER TO STUDENTS THAT WOULD FALL INTO THE WALK ZONE OR OUTSIDE OF THE WALK ZONE. SO THIS $100,000 WILL HELP COVER THAT. 
          SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT ON THAT. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. 
          [01:15:02]
SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE 
          [XI.S. Fire Alarm and Detection Equipment Inspections – Tim Paul]
OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. THIS IS FOR ONGOING FIRE ALARM INSPECTIONS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT BUILDINGS. THIS IS ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS COVERED UNDER THIS INSPECTION. THIS WOULD BE PART OF THIS SUMMER, AND THEN IT'S A SEMI-ANNUAL TEST, SO THE SECOND PART OF IT WOULD BE WE TRY TO GET THEM IN DURING CHRISTMAS, OR EXCUSE ME, HOLIDAY BREAK AND HAVE THEM COME IN TO DO THAT. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL WITH THOMPSON SOLUTION GROUP, WHICH IS THE FIRE ALARM PROVIDER THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THOMPSON FOR THE DISTRICT'S ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS? SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, 
          [XI.T. FY26 Maintenance Agreement with Mammoth Sports Construction – Tim Paul  ]
SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. THE NEXT ONE ON THE LIST IS A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH MAMMOTH SPORTS CONSTRUCTION. 
          THIS AGREEMENT IS THROUGH MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY AND MAMMOTH SPORTS. THERE IS NO COST TO THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          THIS IS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ON THE TURF FOR THE BASEBALL FIELD AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE JUST, AS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, REQUIRED TO SIGN THAT AGREEMENT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. TIM, I DON'T REMEMBER. 
          IS THIS AN EIGHT-YEAR CONTRACT THAT WE'RE COMMITTING TO? IT IS AN EIGHT-YEAR. YEP. THANK YOU. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [XI.U. FY27 Contract for Propane Filling Station and Annual Propane Purchase Price Agreement - Tim Paul]
MOVING ON TO THE PROPANE FILLING STATION AND OUR ANNUAL PROPANE PURCHASE. THIS AGREEMENT IS WITH NEW CENTURY OUT OF GRINNELL, IOWA. THEY PROVIDE OUR FILLING STATION TO US AT NO COST, AND PART OF THAT AGREEMENT IS THAT WE PURCHASE PROPANE THROUGH THEM. WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PURCHASE OF PROPANE THIS YEAR, AND THAT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE PURCHASED, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THREE ADDITIONAL PROPANE BUSES. 
          SO WE WILL HAVE A FLEET OF NINE PROPANE BUSES IN OUR FLEET, AND THIS SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH FUEL FOR THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ONE-YEAR NO-COST AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEW CENTURY FS OF GIRNELL, IOWA, FOR THE PROPANE? (INAUDIBLE) UP FOR 40,000 GALLONS FOR FY27. 
          SO MOVED. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. YES. OUT OF CURIOSITY, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS, WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF OUR FLEET IN TERMS OF WE HAVE PROPANE, WE HAVE ELECTRIC, AND GAS? YES. ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR FLEET IS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE NON-DIESEL. 
          NON-DIESEL, YEAH. YEAH, OKAY. 
          ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR FLEET WILL BE NON-DIESEL FOR THE 2026 27 SCHOOL YEAR. 
          OKAY. AND FROM THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC BUT WHAT ARE THE MOST COST-EFFICIENT BUSES? RIGHT NOW, WITH THE COST OF DIESEL I BELIEVE OUR LAST FILL OF DIESEL WAS $4.50 A GALLON THE ELECTRIC BUSES ARE EXCELLING OVER THOSE, WITH A CLOSE SECOND BEING THE PROPANE. 
          AND I CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE GAS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THOSE IN OUR FLEET YET. OKAY. SO I HEARD THAT YOU'RE A BIG FAN OF THE ELECTRIC ONES IN TERMS OF COST, BUT MAYBE I'M WRONG. 
          THEY HAVE BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL IN TERMS OF COST TO US, AND I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEM TO THE DISTRICT. 
          SO YES, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. AWESOME. I'M ASKING THIS, YES, TO PUT IT IN THE RECORD BECAUSE I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED WHEN YOU GUYS WERE BUYING ELECTRIC BUSES. AND OUR DRIVERS LOVE THEM, SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED. 
          THEY HAVE COMMENTED HOW MUCH THE NOISE REDUCTION ON THE BUSES HAS GONE DOWN SINCE WE'VE GONE TO THE EV BUSES, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. I'VE HEARD THAT THAT MEANS THAT THE KIDS ARE ALSO SCREAMING LESS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO SCREAM OVER THE MOTOR. THAT IS THE TRUTH, YES. YEAH. 
          AWESOME. OKAY. THANK YOU, TIM. YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          THERE'S NO CITIZEN INPUT? BOARD MEMBERS, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. 
          [XI.V. FY27 Contract for Transportation Services Between the Sioux City Community School District and Elevate Transport LLC – Tim Paul]
HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES. TIM? THE NEXT ONE I HAVE IS FOR ELEVATE TRANSPORTATION. THAT MIGHT SOUND UNFAMILIAR 
          [01:20:02]
TO YOU, BUT WHAT IT IS IS D&Z TRANSPORTATION. THEY WERE ACQUIRED LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR THEIR NAME HAS CHANGED TO ELEVATE TRANSPORTATION. 
          THEY DO SOME OF THE ONE-OFF TRANSPORTATIONS FOR US THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FOR OUR SPECIAL-NEEDS STUDENTS, AND THIS IS FOR AN EXTENSION OF THAT CONTRACT THROUGH THE 2026 27 SCHOOL YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION? SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YES. 
          MR. PAUL, I THINK LAST YEAR WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THE KIDS NOT BEING PICKED UP AND SOME OF OUR STUDENTS MISSING CLASSES BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE RELIABLE SERVICES FOR THEM. HAS THAT IMPROVED OVER THE LAST YEAR? YEAH. THE BENEFIT OF THE OWNERSHIP AND THE GROWTH OF ELEVATE HAS BENEFITED US QUITE A BIT IN THAT AREA. 
          THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS ALSO STUDENTS WITH HIGH MOBILITY ISSUES, RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. THANK YOU. 
          ONCE AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT THE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT ARE ABLE TO ACCESS OUR SERVICES. YES. 
          ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [XI.W. Schumacher Elevator Safety Test Agreement – Tim Paul]
MR. PAUL? AND THE LAST ONE I HAVE THIS EVENING IS THROUGH SCHUMACHER ELEVATOR TO PERFORM SAFETY TESTS THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR DISTRICT ELEVATORS FOR A COST OF $9,950. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          [XI.X. Classroom Technology – TV – Chad Fengel]
AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. 
          THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR. PAUL. 
          CHAD? ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ONE ON HERE SAYS CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY. IT REALLY FALLS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF LIFE CYCLE. THIS WOULD BE THE LIFE CYCLE OF OUR PROJECTORS IN OUR CLASSROOMS, AND OUR RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE TVS GIVE A BETTER-QUALITY PICTURE FOR THE STUDENTS. WE DID GO OUT FOR RFP ON THIS. THERE WERE FOUR COMPANIES THAT CAME BACK, WITH FLANS ELECTRONICS BEING THE CHEAPEST. SO THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS TO PURCHASE 190 LG TVS FROM FLANS FOR A TOTAL COST OF $102,220. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PURCHASE? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [XI.Y. FY26 iPad Life Cycle Purchase – Chad Fengel ]
THERE'S NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. THE NEXT ONE IS ALSO A LIFE CYCLE OF THE IPADS. SO AS THEY GET TO A CERTAIN AGE, WE CYCLE THEM OUT. THIS WOULD BE 650 APPLE IPADS AT THE PRICE OF $324 EACH, AND THEN WE ALSO PURCHASE HEADPHONE JACKS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE HEADPHONES THAT WE HAVE. APPLE HAS CHANGED THE IPAD, SO IT'S GOT A DIFFERENT PORT ON THE BOTTOM. BUT WE BUY THESE ADAPTERS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE 9MM HEADPHONES THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE INVESTED IN. 
          AND THOSE ARE AT A PRICE OF $9 EACH. SO THE TOTAL IS $216,450. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIFE-CYCLE PURCHASE FOR IPADS? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION. 
          OKAY. DIRECTOR SUPIAK? AND THEN DIRECTOR MILLER. WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE ONES THAT WE ARE DECOMMISSIONING? SO, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, SOMETIMES WE'LL USE THEM. 
          FOR INSTANCE, WE COULD PUT THEM IN FOR A TIME-CLOCK TYPE MACHINE FOR PEOPLE TO PUNCH IN, BUT WE SEND THEM OUT TO BE RECYCLED. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE COULD NOT RESELL THEM? WE CAN POST THEM ON GOVDEALS AND SELL THEM THAT WAY. OKAY. RECYCLE, WE DO GET MONEY BACK FOR THEM. OKAY. 
          DIRECTOR MILLER? HEADPHONES AND BUYING ADAPTERS AT $9 EACH VERSUS HEADPHONES. WHY DON'T WE JUST BUY INEXPENSIVE HEADPHONES FOR THEM TO USE? SO SOME OF THESE HEADPHONES ARE ACTUALLY PURCHASED BY PARENTS AS PART OF THE LIST OF SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR. AND SO THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CONTINUE TO USE THOSE THAT THEY HAD PURCHASED. 
          OKAY. ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [XI.Z. FY27 E-Rate (Category 2) – Chad Fengel]
          [01:25:01]
NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT, E-RATE. E-RATE. 
          SO THIS IS CATEGORY 2. THIS IS THE GRANT THAT I BROUGHT TO YOU A MONTH OR SO AGO. NOW THIS IS ACTUALLY APPROVED TO PURCHASE THE SWITCHES THAT WE ARE REPLACING. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $691,190.09, BUT THE DISTRICT'S PORTION OF THAT IS $103,678.51. THIS IS PHASE 3 OF A THREE-PHASE PROJECT. SO AT THE END OF THIS PHASE, WE WILL HAVE REPLACED ALL OF OUR NETWORK SWITCHES WITH NEWER ONES, UPGRADING THE SECURITY AND THE THROUGHPUT FOR OUR STUDENTS. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE E-RATE PURCHASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. AYE. OH, I'M SORRY. I NEED 
          [XI.AA. FY27 E-Rate (Category 2) UPS – Chad Fengel]
TO TURN THE PAGE. 
          SORRY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THIS ONE IS ALSO CATEGORY 2 E-RATE, SO WE ONLY PAY A PORTION OF IT. SO THIS IS FOR UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES SO THAT WE CAN PUT THEM IN OUR MAIN CLOSETS TO PROTECT, AND AT LEAST KEEP, THE MAIN BUILDING SERVER AND THE MAIN SWITCHES UP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN THE CASE OF A POWER OUTAGE. WE'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES. IT ALSO WILL SUPPLY POWER TO THE IMON NETWORK. WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THOSE ROUTERS NOT COMING BACK ONLINE PROPERLY BECAUSE THE POWER SUPPLIES ARE FAILING THAT THEY PROVIDED US, AND THEY NO LONGER PROVIDE THOSE TO US. 
          THE PRICE TO THE DISTRICT WOULD BE $35,550.42. ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY. THAT'S COVERED BY E-RATE. OURS IS $6,272.60. 
          CAN'T READ. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS E-RATE PROPOSAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN'S INPUT? 
          [XI.AB.  Switch Replacement – Phase 3 Non-Erate – Chad Fengel]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST ONE IS TO FINISH PHASE 3 OF THE SWITCHES. THESE ARE FOR LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER E-RATE. SO IF A STUDENT ISN'T BEING INSTRUCTED THERE, WE CAN'T FILE FOR E-RATE ON THEM. THIS IS TO ACTUALLY PUT NEW SWITCHES IN WHAT WE CALL THE COLO, WHICH IS THE MAIN LOCATION UP ON NEBRASKA STREET WITH IMON. 
          SO, IN THE PAST, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, THOSE LOCATIONS HAVE GOTTEN HAND-ME-DOWNS. THE SWITCHES THEY HAVE ARE AGED ANYWHERE FROM FOUR TO FIVE YEARS BY THE TIME THEY GET THEM. WE ARE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO PUT NEW SWITCHES AND NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THERE TO UPGRADE THE SECURITY OF OUR NETWORK. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SWITCH REPLACEMENT? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          [XI.AC.  Secondary and Elementary Classrooms Furniture Purchase – Jim Vanderloo]
AYE. NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. MR. VANDERLOO? SO, BASICALLY, IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD FURNITURE THAT WE'VE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SECONDARY BUILDINGS, AND NOW THAT OUR ELEMENTARY BUILDINGS HAVE ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS BEING ADDED THIS YEAR, PRIMARILY SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, WE HAVE DIVIDED THE RESOURCES. 
          SO K 12, WE'VE IDENTIFIED CLASSROOMS THAT NEEDED NEW FURNITURE, MOST OF THOSE PRIMARILY BEING SECONDARY BUILDINGS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF OUR BUILDINGS. BUT WE HAVE ADDED I CAN'T REMEMBER, HOW MANY ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS, JARED? SO I BELIEVE WE'RE ADDING EIGHT ROOMS. DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT? AND THEY'RE SPECIAL EDUCATION ROOMS, SO THAT'S WHERE THE FURNITURE NEED COMES FROM. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FURNITURE QUOTES? I MOVE. 
          SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? 
          [XI.AD.  Contracts for Board Approval – Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. THE MOTION PASSES. 
          CONTRACTS AND BOARD APPROVAL. 
          JIM AND JARED? YEAH. SO WE HAVE ONE FOR OPERA IOWA. OUR THIRD- THROUGH FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS GO TO THAT IN TOWN EVERY YEAR. 
          IT'S THROUGH THE MUSIC PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH ROSECRANCE JACKSON. THEY'RE BUYING AN ANNUITY WITH FLOW-THROUGH MONEY. AND THEN ALLIE HEARN AND MORNINGSIDE COACHING THAT'S FOR A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO PROVIDE. AND THERE'S A DJ. 
          DJ STOVETOP AT NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK IT'S THE DJ. 
          I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIS WORK. AND THEN THERE'S AN AGREEMENT WITH MOTOR COACHES AND WEST MIDDLE CHARTER BUS TO ADVENTURELAND. 
          I'D GO WITH DJ STOVETOP. I MOVE 
          [01:30:01]
TO ACCEPT ALL THE CONTRACTS. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. AYE. THE MOTION PASSES. 
          [XI.AE.  Facility Rental Agreement – Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]
NO OPPOSITION. 
          FACILITY, OH, I'M SORRY. 
          NOPE, GO FOR IT. FACILITY RENTALS, THERE'S JUST ONE AND IT'S WHERE SUNNY BROOK CHURCH AND IT'S FREE BECAUSE THEY ALLOW US TO USE FOR FREE AS WELL. BOARD MEMBER IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS FACILITY'S AGREEMENT? SO MOVED. SECOND. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, EXCUSE ME, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN'S INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, KINDLY SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [XI.AF. First Reading of Board Policies – Jim Vanderloo]
MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. 
          MR. VANDERLOO. AS YOU CAN SEE THOSE ARE ALL FIRST READINGS OF BOARD POLICIES THAT WERE AT THE LAST BOARD POLICY MEETING. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE (INAUDIBLE). I MOVE. ANY SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YES. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DO ADDITIONAL WORK ON THE NEPOTISM POLICY OR CREATE A SUPPLEMENTAL POLICY FOR THE NEPOTISM POLICY. AND I THINK THAT ONE SHOULD BE PULLED OUT OF THEFIRST READING UNTIL WE GET THAT WORK DONE. I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. THAT'S AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART. WE DISCUSSED THAT AT THE LAST POLICY MEETING AS WELL. 
          SO, WE NEED TO AMMEND. WE WILL AMMEND THE MOTION TO ACCEPT ALL THE POLICIES LISTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NEPOTISM POLICY. IS THE PERSON THAT MADE THE MOTION OKAY WITH THAT? YES. 
          THE SECOND IS TOO. SO, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR SO WE'LL DO A FIRST AND A SECOND TO AMMEND THE MAIN MOTION BY REMOVING THE NEPOTISM POLICY FROM THAT. SO, IF THERE'S A FIRST FOR THAT...THERE WAS A FIRST AND SECOND. THE SAME PEOPLE THAT FIRST AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE MOTION TO GO INTO DISCUSSION, WERE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO MAKE THE CHANGE. DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR MYER. NOW WE'RE BOTH ON THE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THAT, CORRECT? YOU ALMOST MISPRONOUNCE MY LAST NAME. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION CARRIES. 
          NOW WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION. OH, THE MAIN MOTION TO ACCEPT TO ACCEPT THE POLICIES AS PRESENTED. OR AN AMENDMENT? SO IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE. 
          SECOND? SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? (INAUDIBLE). SO, WILL JUST BE CALLING FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          ALL THESE EXPERTS IN (INAUDIBLE) OF ORDER. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOOD MR. MORRIS? KIND OF STUFF USE TO GO THRU ALL THAT. ALL RIGHT, MR. 
          [XI.AG.  Open Enrollment Request – Jim Vanderloo  ]
VANDERLOO. MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO DENY TO AN OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST FOR STUDENT A TO OPEN ENROLL OUT OF THE DISTRICT DUE TO THE APPLICATION FILED LATE AND IT DOES NOT MEET PERVASIVE HARASSMENT CRITERIA. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST DENIAL. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN'S REQUEST. THERE IS. 
          CHRISTINE GRALIER. IF SHE'S NOT HERE, THEN NONE. THERE IS NOT 
          [01:35:06]
CITIZEN'S INPUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY YEAH. ANY OPPOSITION, 
          [XI.AH.  Open Enrollment Request – Jim Vanderloo]
THEN OKAY, THE MOTION PASSES. 
          THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. THE SECOND OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DENIES THE OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST FOR STUDENT B TO OPEN ENROLL OUT DUE TO THE APPLICATION BEING FILED LATE AND NOT MEETING PERVASIVE HARASSMENT CRITERIA. SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? 
          [XII. Oath of Office for Newly Appointed Board Member]
THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE OATH OF OFFICER. 
          BEFORE WE DO THAT, I DO WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE. 
          DIRECTOR MICHELSON MENTIONED THAT MR. PAUL WILL BE LEAVING OUR DISTRICT. WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE PODIUM, SIR? I PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE DEDICATION AND TIME THAT YOU HAVE SPENT IN THE DISTRICT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT WITH ME TO EDUCATE ME ON VARIOUS AREAS OF OF YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT YOU LED AND TOOK OWNERSHIP OF. IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. IT IS NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTED. AND I STILL THINK THERE SHOULD BE THREE OF YOU IN THAT AREA, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER ISSUE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND TO THANK YOU AND WISH YOU THE VERY, VERY BEST, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST BOARD MEETING WITH US THIS MONTH. IS THAT RIGHT? YOU'RE LEAVING ON THE 15TH? YES. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING OR MAKE A COMMENT? I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR AND ABILITY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND BOARD OF THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. IT HAS BEEN TRULY AN HONOR, AND I'VE JUST ENJOYED SEEING ALL THE THE THE FACES AND EVERYBODY THAT'S THIS ROOM IMPACTS ON A DAILY BASIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WORK CONTINUING. AND YOU'LL BE BACK TO HAND OUT MORE GRADUATIONS. I'LL BE BACK FOR THE NEXT ONE AT LEAST. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL GO INTO THE OATH OF OFFICE OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER. 
          PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. 
          PLEASE FOLLOW THE OATH AS I READ IT: 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 DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTIES OF WOODBURY AND PLYMOUTH AND THE STATE OF IOWA, AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I DO. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? YOU GOT THE FIRST ONE. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. 
          THE MOTION PASSES.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.