[00:00:02] GOOD EVENING. IT IS JUNE 22ND, [I. Call to Order] 2026, AT 6 P.M., AND I WILL CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I 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. WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? DR. HANSEN. PRESENT. MR. HIBBS. HERE. MS. LEE. PRESENT. MR. MYERS. HERE. MR. MICHELSON. HERE. MR. MILLER. HERE. DR. SUPIAT. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? [IV. Approval of Agenda] SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA, SAY AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF [V. Citizen Input ] DIRECTORS INVITES INDIVIDUALS OR DELEGATIONS TO COME FORTH AND SPEAK ON ANY ISSUE RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON TODAY'S AGENDA. CITIZEN INPUT ON ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF THE DISCUSSION OF EACH AGENDA ITEM. EACH CITIZEN SIGNED UP FOR TO SPEAK WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES. IS THERE ANYONE FOR CITIZEN INPUT? YES. IS IT JJ STONE? YES. MR. STONE, PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STATE YOUR ADDRESS AND... I AM JJ STONE. I HAVE BEEN A PERSON LIVING HERE IN SIOUX CITY FOR ALMOST ALL MY LIFE. I'VE HAD A GREAT CAREER. BUT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, AS A PERSON OF DISABILITY, I'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON A PART-TIME LEVEL MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE BECAUSE OF MY DISABILITY. AND IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A FEW CHANGES IN THE WAY THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY WORK NOW. NOW, EVEN FOR MYSELF, I DID ABOUT 26 YEARS OF RADIO AND TV BROADCASTING, AND IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, I HAD TO STOP DOING IT TO KEEP BENEFITS. SO THE REASON I WAS TALKING WITH LESLIE, AND I THINK SHE TALKED TO THE CURRICULUM DIRECTOR, ABOUT AN IDEA THAT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR FUTURE PEOPLE IN CASE THIS ISSUE CONTINUES. THE REASON FOR THAT, EVEN MY YEARS IN RADIO, I USED TO BE AT KWIT. I WAS AT K-295 MANY, MANY YEARS. AND NOW IT'S, IF I MAKE MORE THAN $50, I WILL LOSE FOOD BENEFITS. I WILL LOSE BENEFITS OF MEDICATIONS. SO I ACTUALLY HAD TO QUIT DOING MY WORK FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. AND I JUST KIND OF CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF BRINGING THIS ATTENTION AND MAYBE HAVING YOU GUYS BRING IT TO PEOPLE OF DISABILITY OR SPECIAL EDUCATION TO BE READY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR DEPRESSION OF MINE THAT I FOUGHT PRETTY HARD GETTING A DEGREE, BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION AND BROADCASTING. AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN DO IT. SO THAT'S WHY I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF LET'S START TEACHING THE KIDS, YOUNG ONES, NOW. BECAUSE EVEN RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THAT LEGISLATURE ARE WORKING ON POSSIBLY TRYING TO BRING IN WORK WITHOUT WORRY. BUT THAT'S ALSO BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW THE AREAS TO GO OR WHAT YOU THINK, BUT I'M LIKE, I'M LOOKING AT THE WHOLE ENTIRE TABLE HERE. ALL OF YOU PROBABLY HAD YOUR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS TELL YOU THE CLASS OF SEWING BACK IN THE DAY. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A GOOD CLASS FOR A STUDENT WHO'S TRYING TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY ON DISABILITY. PROBABLY NOT, I'M JUST BRINGING THIS UP AS AN EXAMPLE TO YOU GUYS. OR EVEN COOKING CLASSES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. EVEN DEFINITELY BRINGING IN A CLASS OF SIGN LANGUAGE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT, ESPECIALLY BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE OF DISABILITY. BUT AGAIN, I'M JUST WALKING IN HERE AND TALKING TO YOU GUYS TO BRING THIS SPARK TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW, HERE IN SIOUX CITY, IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT ME, BUT LIKE I SAID, IT IS A BIG EFFECT [00:05:08] AND IS VERY DEPRESSING. BECAUSE I FOUGHT PRETTY HARD, I HAVE A DISABILITY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOU GUYS TO YOUR ATTENTION AND MAYBE START WORKING ON THIS. THANK YOU. MR. VANDERLOO, WOULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN JUST LOOK INTO AND JUST SEE IF THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY THERE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE COURSES AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL, BUT WE'D BE HAPPY TO DIG INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. THANK YOU AGAIN. [VI. Consent Action Item(s) ] THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOW. BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 8, 23... FINANCE REPORT, PATTY BLANKENSHIP. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? BOARD MEMBERS, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AND NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE APPROVED. [VII. Board Committee Reports] NEXT IS BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS. CAN ALL BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE READY TO REPORT, OR DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? YEAH. BOB AND I. WELCOME. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GLAD TO BE HERE FOR THE FIRST FULL MEETING. BOB AND I HAD A GOOD COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THERE WAS A FEW THINGS GOING ON, BUT I THINK ALL IN ALL WE'RE DOING OKAY. OBVIOUSLY, I'M STILL NEW, SO I'M STILL LEARNING THE ROPES, BUT I'M EAGER TO GET IN THERE AND GET MY HANDS DIRTY AND GET TO WORK. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH, AND WE COULD CONTINUE THAT WAY. DIRECTOR HANSON. THE FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MET MANY OF THE ACTION, WELL, ALL THE ACTION ITEMS ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE'S ACTIONS ARE HAVING ON OUR SCHOOL FINANCES. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE RUNNING A DEFICIT BUDGET, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE. THE STATE LEGISLATURE AT THE, I WANT TO KIND OF CALL IT THE 11TH HOUR, PASSED A BILL THAT'S GOING TO SWEEP ADDITIONAL FUNDS AWAY FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE SAVE FUNDS, WHICH ARE THE PENNY TAX THAT WAS ORIGINALLY BEGUN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. I'M GOING TO CALL IT BEING ROBBED, BECAUSE I TRULY THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS. WHEN IT WAS PUT IN PLACE, IT HAD A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE, AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS DECIDED TO SWEEP 30% OF THOSE FUNDS, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT. I THINK MS. DIRECTOR MYERS CAN PROBABLY GIVE US A FIGURE, OR PATTY PROBABLY COULD HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THAT MEANS TO SIOUX CITY SCHOOLS, BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANT. AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATURES, BOTH THE STATE SENATORS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND LET THEM KNOW HOW THAT'S IMPACTING US HERE. WHILE IT WAS DESIGNATED TO REDUCE YOUR PROPERTY TAX, THAT'S GOING TO BE SHORT-LIVED, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN FUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHOUT TAX DOLLARS TO DO THAT. AND SO PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WHAT WE DO HERE. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR MYERS? YES, JUST VERY SIMPLY, THE LEGISLATURE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF SALES TAX FUNDS THAT ARE GOING FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FROM 7% TO 25% OVER FOUR YEARS. I FIGURE THAT'LL, I GUESS, IS THAT IT'LL PROBABLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT WE CAN GENERATE FROM OUR SALES TAX FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHETHER IT'S THE HIGH SCHOOLS OR WHATEVER SCHOOLS, BY ABOUT $30 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD BEEN SOMEWHAT OPTIMISTIC BEFORE I HAD NOT INCLUDED IN MY ANALYSIS THE EFFECT OF CHANGING A REVENUE SOURCE IN MIDSTREAM. THERE ARE OVER 100 IOWA SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE ON A WATCH LIST FOR WHETHER OR NOT THEIR SALES TAX CAN PAY THE [00:10:04] DEBT THAT'S OUTSTANDING. THAT'S, OF COURSE, UNFORTUNATE FOR THOSE DISTRICTS, BUT IT'S ALSO UNFORTUNATE FOR US, BECAUSE WE'RE PLANNING ON ISSUING DEBT SOMETIME FOR WHATEVER BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS WE DECIDE TO BE APPROPRIATE. AND WE, AT THIS POINT, ARE NOT REALLY SURE HOW WELL-RECEIVED SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS WILL BE IN THE MARKET WHEN THE LEGISLATURE JUST CHANGES FUNDING STREAMS AT THE DROP OF A HAT. THAT'S ALL. WE DID CLOSE THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE NEWEST COMMITTEE, THE FACILITIES STRATEGY COMMITTEE. WE HAVE OVER 20 APPLICANTS. WE'RE TARGETING ABOUT 13 TO 15 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THAT. MR. VANDERLOO AND I WILL BE GOING THROUGH THAT LIST THIS WEDNESDAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE START SETTING UP INTERVIEWS AND WE BRING THAT COMMITTEE FORWARD. AGAIN, THAT IS A COMMITTEE THAT IS LOOKING TO START PROBABLY IN THE AUGUST TIME FRAME AND REALLY GIVE US SOME COMMUNITY DIRECTION, BECAUSE THERE ARE GOING TO BE TAX IMPLICATIONS TO WHAT WE DO IN THIS DISTRICT AS FAR AS NEW BUILDINGS, REMODELING BUILDINGS, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO THIS IS REALLY A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVE, AND WE WILL GIVE ANOTHER UPDATE IN THE MONTH OF JULY AND WHERE WE'RE MOVING WITH THAT. THANK YOU. MR. MCCLENDON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NOPE. OKAY. I DO WANT TO SAY, DIRECTORS, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMITTEE WORK AND SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM AS NEEDED. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, AND I DO APPRECIATE OUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR ENGAGING WITH US. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. MR. VANDERLOO AND I HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I ASKED HOW HE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING, AND HE TOLD ME HE FELT GOOD ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. [VIII. Future Meetings] NOW WE WILL GO INTO FUTURE MEETINGS. IT IS THE LISTING OF OUR FUTURE MEETINGS ARE ALL ON OUR AGENDA, SO I WILL ASK THAT YOU JUST ADHERE TO THAT MEETING AGENDA LISTING. AND THEN WE WILL GO ON TO THE [IX. Interim Superintendent’s Report] INTERN SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. MR. VANDERLOO. THANK YOU. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THINGS HAVE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME ACTIVITY GOING ON. OUR HIGH SCHOOLS STILL HAVE SUMMER SCHOOL. WE'LL BE WRAPPING UP AT THE END OF THE WEEK AT ALL THREE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I DID ATTEND THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION MEETING LAST WEEK TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THAT COMMITTEE AND SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING IN THE NEXT YEAR. MET WITH THE CITY ABOUT THE PURCHASING OF ONE OF OUR CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY HOMES AND THE PLACEMENT OF THAT SOMETIME THIS SUMMER. HAD THE STATEWIDE SUPERINTENDENTS MEETING LAST WEEK. MET WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME LEADERSHIP TEAM ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND SOME POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THOSE PROGRAMS. AND WE HAD THE SALES TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DIRECTOR MYERS JUST ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOLLOW-UP SUMMARIES THAT YOU GIVE TO THE BOARD SO THAT WE ALL GET THAT SAME INFORMATION. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. [X.A. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey ] ALL RIGHT. MS. KASKY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, MS. KASKY WAS REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY AT THE CHAMBER GOLF OUTING TODAY. SO SHE'S COMING STRAIGHT OFF THE COURSE. SO THANK YOU, MS. KASKY, FOR DOING THAT. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE HAT. DID YOU BRING YOUR SCORECARD? I DIDN'T, BUT WE WERE 13 UNDER, SO. FAIRLY WELL. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE THE HR REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU FOR REVIEW. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THERE. THERE ARE A COUPLE ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS THAT I DO KNOW THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THROUGH. SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. TODD UP TO TALK THROUGH HIS, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE MORE. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR POSITION WAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE OF ACTIVITIES. WE HAD SEVEN CANDIDATES, FOUR INTERNAL, THREE EXTERNAL. I SCREENED THEM. I CALLED ALL FOUR INTERNAL CANDIDATES TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THE ACTIVITIES PART. TWO WERE, TWO WERE NOT. THE EXTERNAL, I LOOKED AT THEIR BACKGROUND. HAD THEY BEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL? HAD THEY HAD EXPERIENCE? AND THEIR JOB STABILITY. AND THEN OUR INTERVIEW TEAM, [00:15:01] WE HAD COACHES, A PARENT, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND THE SECRETARY INVOLVED. WE HAD 22 QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE OTHER POSITIONS THAT YOU SEE ON THERE ARE THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY POSITION. AND SO WE HAD FIVE CANDIDATES IN TOTAL FOR THAT POSITION. THERE WERE TWO INTERNAL CANDIDATES AND THREE EXTERNAL CANDIDATES. ALL FIVE OF THOSE CANDIDATES WERE INTERVIEWED, AND THEY WERE INTERVIEWED BY THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE LEAD TEAM, SO THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE OF THAT. I FACILITATED THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS, AND WE HAD A TOTAL NUMBER OF EIGHT QUESTIONS THAT WERE ON THAT APPLICATION FOR THAT ONE POSITION. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE, WHAT WE HAVE TITLED THE ADMINISTRATOR ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT POSITION. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT POSITION AS A NEW POSITION. THE REASON FOR THAT ON THE HR REPORT IS SO THAT PATTY AND HER TEAM CAN HAVE THAT AS A POSITION CONTROL FACTOR FOR IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT IN POSITION CONTROL. AND SO WE ALSO, WE ASKED FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED THAT WOULD BE ADMINISTRATOR LEVEL FOR THAT POSITION. AND WE HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT STEPPED FORWARD AND DID LETTERS OF INTENT OR INTEREST FOR THAT POSITION. AND AGAIN, THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT WAS ON THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE OF THINGS LOOKED AT ALL OF THOSE AND THEN RATED THOSE CANDIDATES TOGETHER. WE DID NOT DO OFFICIAL IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE INTERNAL WITH US. AND SO THAT WOULD BE HOW WE CAME TO THE DECISION WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT POSITION. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU WANT TO TELL US WHAT THAT POSITION, WHAT IT IS? SO WE ARE NOT FILLING THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION AS OF THIS YEAR. AND SO THAT POSITION, THE ADMINISTRATOR ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, WILL HELP SUPPORT THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM IN TERMS OF WHAT'S NEEDED WITHIN THAT ROLE AND THE DUTIES THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THAT ROLE OUTSIDE OF WHAT'S REQUIRED FROM A SUPERINTENDENT LICENSE. SO ANYTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SUPERINTENDENT LICENSE, THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL NOT BE DOING. BUT ANYTHING REGARDING AT-RISK REPORTING, STATE REPORTING, THINGS LIKE THAT, WILL BE DUTIES THAT THIS PERSON WILL OVERSEE. BOARD MEMBERS, WE'VE HEARD THE HR REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. PRESIDENT LEE, I DON'T HAVE IT LISTED DOWN THAT WE HAVE A MOTION YET. IF WE COULD GET A MOTION IN A SECOND. I'M SORRY. I WAS READY TO ROCK AND ROLL. OH, I HAD A 7.30 TEA TIME. SORRY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE HR REPORT? SO MOVED. SECOND. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. AND I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. DR. HANSEN, JOHN, AND BOBBY. ONE NAY, AND THEN YOU HAD TWO NAY. I'M SORRY, ONE ABSTENTION. ...BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSION LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS IN DISCUSSION SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THIS VOTE. WE DO HAVE SOME PRESSING ITEMS ON THE VOTE, ON THE HR REPORT THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SOME THINGS DIFFERENT, AND I ABSTAIN FROM THAT VOTE, BECAUSE I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE THAT DECISION ON HOW WE GO. SO, DIRECTOR MICHELSON. [00:20:05] ALL RIGHT. IT'S, I HAVEN'T MADE IT A BIG SECRET THAT I FEEL LIKE THAT THERE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE OUR BOARD IS OVERSTEPPING. AND LET ME READ THIS. WHAT IS THIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE HR REPORT? OH, YEAH. OKAY. AS A BOARD MEMBER, I WILL RECOGNIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD. THERE'S A BUNCH OF THEM. LET ME SKIP TO THIS ONE. I WILL VOTE TO EMPLOY EMPLOYEES AFTER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE OUT OF OUR LANE BY NOT, WE'RE TRIPPING THESE GUYS FROM BEHIND. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. THIS IS, THIS IS OUT OF BOUNDS. IT'S NOT OUR PURVIEW. WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS? IT MEANS THAT WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT AS A BOARD, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SUCH. AS A BOARD, WE HAVE PUT OURSELVES HERE. AND NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET OURSELVES OUT. THAT MAKES ZERO SENSE TO ME. I, I, I DON'T GET IT. THIS SHOULD BE SIMPLE. WE PUT SOMEBODY IN PLACE TO BE THE SUPERINTENDENT. AND THEN WE DON'T LET THEM BE THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE PUT OUR ADMINISTRATORS IN A PLACE TO ADMINISTRATE. AND WE DON'T ALLOW THEM TO ADMINISTRATE. COLLECTIVELY, AT THIS BOARD RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON UP HERE WHO'S EVER WORKED IN THIS SITUATION BEFORE. I, IT BEGS EXPLANATION. I'LL STOP. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? I GUESS I WOULD, IN, IN THE SPIRIT OF TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AND FIGURE OUT WHERE THERE IS OPPOSITION, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR COUNCIL, CAN WE DISAGGREGATE THE REPORT AND TAKE IT PAGE BY PAGE IN ORDER TO MOVE AHEAD? IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE THE REPORT PAGE BY PAGE RATHER THAN APPROVE OR ACCEPT IT AS A WHOLE? I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO IT. THANK YOU. IN THAT CASE, I'M, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. I GUESS I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW, MY UNDERSTANDING IS WITHOUT APPROVAL TODAY, THE NEW HIRES ARE NOT OFFICIALLY HIRED. SO I SEE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM, A COUPLE AT LEAST, THREE THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN JULY 1ST. THEY WOULD NOT, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BEGIN. THE OTHERS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE LATER START DATES. I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR MICHELSON THAT THAT PUTS US IN A, IT PUTS OUR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM IN A VERY TOUGH POSITION. AND, YEAH, I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT THERE AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT IT'S ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACTS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. MR. VANDERLOO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE AS WELL. ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACTS EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH. SO IF WE WAIT TILL JULY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 60 SOME PRINCIPLES WITHOUT CONTRACTS, WITHOUT ANYTHING, BECAUSE THEY ALL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR LEGAL ADVICE. IF, IF SOMEBODY ABSTAINS, ARE THEY NOT, ARE THEY NOT REMOVED FROM THE TOTAL, SO THERE WILL STILL BE A MAJORITY OF 3-2 BECAUSE OF THE ONE PERSON ABSTAINING? THE MAJORITY IS BASED UPON WHO IS PRESENT. YEAH, TO HAVE THE QUORUM, I GUESS I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOMEBODY ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE, THAT THEY'RE REMOVED FROM THE TOTAL TO GET [00:25:02] TO THE MAJORITY, NOT TO GET TO THE QUORUM. WE HAVE A QUORUM. ONE ABSTAINS, SO THE TOTAL IS 5 AND 3-2 WOULD, WOULD BE A PASSING VOTE, IS MY UNDERSTANDING. IS THERE ANY CHANCE WE CAN REVIEW AND FIND THAT OUT TONIGHT, JUST SO WE DON'T HAVE 60 SOME PRINCIPLES WITHOUT CONTRACTS ON? LET ME, LET ME JUST, LET ME CLARIFY. THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THE REPORT THAT I FULLY SUPPORT. THERE IS A PORTION OF THE REPORT THAT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH. THE ATTENTION ON MY POSITION IS ONLY BECAUSE, AND I'VE SHARED MY, I'VE SHARED THAT CONCERN WITH YOU, MR. VANDERLOO, NOT TO IMPACT THE ENTIRETY OF US MOVING FORWARD, AND I BELIEVE THAT I AM LETTING YOU DO YOUR JOB. I DO KNOW THAT THIS PUTS YOU IN A COMPROMISING POSITION, AND IT PUTS OUR DISTRICT IN A COMPROMISING POSITION TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. MR. MICHELSON, YES. IS THERE, CAN WE REVOTE? CAN WE RUN THROUGH IT AGAIN AND SEE IF THAT CHANGES ANYTHING? YOU'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS FOR ME, DON'T YOU? CAN, UH, CAN WE, UH, TAKE A RECESS WHILE, UH... WE CERTAINLY CAN TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. BOARD MEMBERS, AFTER, UM, FURTHER DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION, I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MY VOTE TO SUPPORT THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE HR REPORT AND, AS PRESENTED. HOWEVER, GOING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER PUTTING OUR HR REPORTS IN A CATEGORIZED POSITION SO THAT WE CAN VOTE ON THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE HR REPORT AND NOT HAVE IT AS A COLLECTIVE REPORT. I HAVE SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH OUR HR DIRECTOR, MS. KASKY. I'VE ALSO SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH MR. VANDERLOO AND, UM, HAD, AND HAD A DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL ON THAT WOULD BE THE REQUEST THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SEE COMING FORTH WITH HR REPORTS. KNOWING THIS, BOARD MEMBERS, THAT WHEN THAT REPORT COMES FORTH, AS I HAVE ASKED, WE ARE VOTING ON POSITIONS, NOT PERSONNEL. I NEED TO SAY IT'S POSITION, NOT PERSONNEL. SO, I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS BOARD MEMBERS, THAT ASKING FOR THAT REPORT TO COME, ITEMIZED, IF YOU WILL, WE ARE VOTING ON THE POSITION, NOT PERSONNEL. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU TAKE THIS MIC, PLEASE? THANK YOU. I'M NOT TRYING TO CORRECT, BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY VOTING BECAUSE BEFORE YOU WERE NOT VOTING. THE EXTENSION IS NOT A VOTE. THAT'S RIGHT. THE EXTENT, MY EXTENSION WAS NOT A VOTE. SO, I'M TAKING THE POSITION TO CAST MY VOTE AS A YAY, WHICH THE MAJORITY OF OUR, OF OUR BOARD WOULD BE FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THAT CORRECTION. I APPRECIATE THAT. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? JUST RE-VOTE. PRESIDENT LEE, DO YOU MIND IF WE JUST DO KIND OF A ROLL CALL VOTE AGAIN, JUST TO PUT THE RECORD? THANK YOU. YEP. THIS IS TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT. DR. HANSON? YES. MR. HIBBS? NO. MS. LEE? YES. MR. MYERS? AYE. MR. MICHELSON? YES. MR. MILLER? NO. DR. SUBIYAK'S NOT HERE, SO. 4-2. 4-2. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU, MS. KASKY AND MR. VANDERLOO FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [X.B. Specialty School Status Recommendation for Nodland-Sunnyside – Jarod Mozer ] AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE SPECIALTY SCHOOLS. RECOMMENDATION FROM MADELINE SUNDAYSIDE BY MR. MOSER. [00:30:01] ALL RIGHT. SORRY, AM I A LITTLE LOUD? I HAVE MR. TAYLOR WITH ME TONIGHT, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO TALK THROUGH A PROPOSAL FOR NODLIN SUNNYSIDE. THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF NODLIN SUNNYSIDE, IF YOU WANT TO, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE. WE'LL START RIGHT THERE. WE WERE GOING TO BRING NODLIN SUNNYSIDE AS A PROPOSAL THIS FALL TO POSSIBLY CONTINUE, AND TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DISCONTINUATION AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THE REASONS BEHIND THAT ARE THAT THE STAFF SURVEY RESULTS WEREN'T INDICATIVE OF TRULY WHAT WE THOUGHT, AND MR. TAYLOR WILL ELABORATE ON THAT, AND THEN ALSO THE COST TO FULLY FUND THE IB PROGRAM ON AN ONGOING BASIS. SO A COUPLE OF NUMBERS THAT I JUST WANT TO SHARE, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK TO THIS POINT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD THESE NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT IN THE LAST PRESENTATION. SO THESE ARE THE TRENDS IN THE ENROLLMENT DATA, AND YOU CAN SEE 2017, 18 TO THIS YEAR, THERE'S A 12-STUDENT DIFFERENCE IN ENROLLMENT AT NODLIN SUNNYSIDE. THE TRANSFER REQUEST DATA BY SPECIALTY STATUS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE HAD ONE OUT OF 477, AND THEN THE OPEN ENROLLMENT IN IS 23, THE OPEN ENROLLMENT OUT IS 45. SO THAT'S THE ATTENDANCE DATA. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THE PARENT SURVEY DATA RELATED TO THE BUILDING JUST BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT WASN'T IN THE LAST PRESENTATION, AND I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM SHARING WHAT I HAVE. SO THERE WERE 69 PARENTS THAT PARTICIPATED, PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, AND, AGAIN, 65% KNEW THE SPECIALTY STATUS, 25% SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW LEARNING WAS DIFFERENT, AND THEN 43% SAID THAT LEARNING WAS IMPROVED BECAUSE OF THE SPECIALTY STATUS, ALL RIGHT? AND THEN THE FINAL STAFF SURVEY QUESTION THAT WE ASKED, AND THEN I'LL LET MR. TAYLOR SPEAK A LITTLE BIT, WAS CHOOSING IF THEY'D LIKE TO CONTINUE, AND WE DID THIS IN APRIL, AND AFTER THAT, MR. TAYLOR WENT BACK AND HE MET WITH HIS BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND THEY STARTED TO WORK ON THAT PROPOSAL. THEY STARTED TO MAKE THAT PLAN OF WHAT WOULD THIS LOOK LIKE FROM A GOAL-SETTING STANDPOINT, WHAT WOULD THIS LOOK LIKE FROM A WORK STANDPOINT, AND IS IT DOABLE, IS IT MANAGEABLE, AND THEN DOES THE BUDGET EXIST TO DO THIS WORK? AND I'M GOING TO LET MR. TAYLOR SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT CONVERSATION AND WHY WE ENDED UP HERE TONIGHT WITH THE PROPOSAL TO DISCONTINUE. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER HERE TO MR. TAYLOR. PERFECT. SORRY, I'M SHORT. YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO THANKS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT. I SPOKE TO MANY OF YOU ALREADY IN SUBCOMMITTEES. AND SO WITH OUR SURVEY, THERE WAS 31 STAFF MEMBERS THAT RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY. WE DID THIS DURING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THERE'S 35 ALL IN TOTAL IN BOTH OF OUR BUILDINGS, CERTIFIED TEACHERS. AND SO 31 COMPLETED IT. THERE WERE 14 TEACHERS THAT SAID THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE IV STATUS. SEVEN OF THOSE ARE CLASSROOM TEACHERS. SEVEN OF THOSE ARE SPECIALIST TEACHERS. TWO SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, TWO SPECIAL TEACHERS, AN ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST, TIER ONE COORDINATOR, AND OUR COUNSELOR. WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF PURSUING THIS. TWO OF THE PEOPLE THAT SAID THIS AT THAT TIME ACTUALLY HAVE TAKEN OTHER POSITIONS. SO IT'S DOWN TO REALLY FIVE NOW THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTING IT NEXT YEAR. AND THEN THERE WERE 17 TEACHERS THAT DID NOT INDICATE A DESIRE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT. AND SO OUT OF THOSE 17, 15 OF THOSE ARE CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE BULK OF THE WORK. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE CREATING OUR UNITS AND SEEING HOW IT ALIGNS WITH OUR, SEEING HOW OUR SCIENCE CAN WORK WITH OUR LITERACY AND HOW OUR SOCIAL STUDIES CAN WORK WITH ALL OF IT AND MATH. AND SO 15 CLASSROOM TEACHERS SAID NO, PE, AND ONE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER. SO THAT'S WHY IT WASN'T BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE. IT WAS PRETTY WELL A 50-50 KIND OF APPROVAL OR TO DISCONTINUE. AND SO BREAKING IT DOWN BY THIS AND THEN GOING BACK WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE STARTED TO TALK THROUGH NUMBERS AND WHAT THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO CONTINUE WITH THIS IB PROGRAM. AND SO THERE IS, TO FULLY FUND THE IB PROGRAM, WHICH THIS IS NOT, THIS AMOUNT OF DOLLARS HAS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I SHOULD BE, I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT. SO WE ASKED FOR $1,000 PER SCHOOL WITH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOKS OF HOW WE CAN CONNECT OUR SCIENCE WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING IN LITERACY. SOME OF IT IS SOME MATERIALS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR SOME UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE CREATING. AND SO $1,000 WAS KIND OF AN ESTIMATE FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE. STAFFING-WISE, $100,000 FOR AN IB COORDINATOR. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A TIER 1 COORDINATOR WHO FULFILLS THIS [00:35:01] ROLE AS AN IB COORDINATOR. THIS TIER 1 COORDINATOR SUPPORTS NODLIN, SUNNYSIDE, PERRY CREEK, AND UNITY. SO SHE'S AT FOUR DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. THE IB, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR PAPERWORK AND LOOK AT OUR STAFFING AND LOOK AT OUR IB COORDINATOR'S ROLE AND RELEASE TIME AND ALL OF THAT. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE APPROVAL OF WHAT OUR CURRENT SITUATION IS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW SHE WOULD HAVE HER ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS. AND THEN IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE OFFER A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. THAT'S PART OF THE PYP PROGRAM, WHICH IS PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM. AND SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A SPANISH TEACHER. IT'S ABOUT $50,000 BECAUSE WE GOT HER HALF-TIME AT NODLIN, SUNNYSIDE. PERRY CREEK ALSO HAD HER HALF-THE-TIME AT THEIR BUILDING. AND THEN THERE'S A SOFTWARE PROGRAM CALLED TADL. AND THIS IS A PLATFORM THAT WE USE TO HOUSE ALL OF OUR UNITS OF STUDY. THOSE ARE ALL OF THE LESSONS THAT WE DO. ALSO WITHIN THAT IS OUR PORTFOLIO. IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT STUDENTS HAVE A PORTFOLIO. DOES IT HAVE TO BE ON THIS PLATFORM? ABSOLUTELY NOT. IT CAN BE PAPER VERSION. BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE FROM THE START OF KINDERGARTEN AND THEY STAY WITH THE STUDENT UNTIL THEY WOULD LEAVE OUR PROGRAM. INCLUDING IN THOSE ARE PIECES OF WORK FROM ART, FROM MUSIC, FROM PE, FROM ALL OF THEIR GRADE LEVELS. AND SO TADL ALLOWS YOU TO DO THAT. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, IT'S GOING TO SAVE IT AND YOU CAN INPUT IMAGES AND YOU CAN INPUT DOCUMENTS WHEREVER YOU ARE. AND IT STAYS WITH THE STUDENT FOR AS LONG AS THEY'RE WITH US. IT AUTOMATICALLY ROLLS OVER FROM OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. SO ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THE ANNUAL COST. THIS IS ONE THING THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS PAID FOR. IT'S $9,540 PER SCHOOL. SO ROUGHLY $20,000 FOR BOTH OF OUR SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE DOING THIS NEXT YEAR. THIS IS DUE IN SEPTEMBER. THAT'S WHY RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING THIS FORWARD. BECAUSE IF WE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN, IT'S ALMOST TOO LATE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR PATH MOVING FORWARD FOR THIS 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. SO THE ANNUAL FEE IS A REQUIREMENT. IT'S ALSO A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL OF OUR CERTIFIED TEACHERS RECEIVE CATEGORY 1 TRAINING. AND CATEGORY 1 TRAINING IN THIS INSTANCE IS WHEN THEY GO TO A TRAINING THAT'S OFF-SITE LOCATION, OKAY, WITH OTHER IB EDUCATORS. WE ESTIMATED HERE THERE ARE NINE STAFF MEMBERS CURRENTLY IN OUR BUILDING THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TRAINED. THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD COST AT A MINIMUM FOR THEM TO GO TO THAT TRAINING AT AN OFF-SITE LOCATION. AND THEN THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR SOME ONGOING PD. AND THIS ALLOWS FOR ONE TEACHER FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL TO GO TO AN OFF-SITE LOCATION FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ONGOING SUPPORT. THE EVALUATION IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE WOULD BE DUE FOR EVALUATION IN THE 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR. IT IS A COST OF $4,000 FOR THAT. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PAYING FOR THEM TO COME IN AND TO EVALUATE US, FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE, FOR THEM TO MEET WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD, FOR THEM TO MEET WITH PARENTS. OUR TEACHERS LOOK AT ALL OF OUR RESOURCES, OUR MATERIALS, ALL OF OUR UNITS, AND REALLY LET US KNOW WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY STRENGTHS OF OURS AND WHAT MIGHT BE SOME WEAKNESSES OR THINGS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO IMPROVE. SO THAT TOTAL COST TO FULLY FUND THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE IS $277,580. THERE'S ALSO A PARTIALLY FUND OPTION, WHICH THE INSTRUCTION MATERIALS IS THE SAME, THE IB COORDINATOR IS THE SAME. AND WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THE SPANISH TEACHER IS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE HER HALF THE TIME. SHE WOULD GO AND SUPPORT A MIDDLE SCHOOL OR A HIGH SCHOOL OR SOME OTHER POSITION IN THE DISTRICT FOR THAT OTHER HALF-TIME PART OF HER DAY. TOTTLE IS STILL THE SAME. THE ANNUAL FEE IS STILL THE SAME. WHAT CHANGES HERE IS THE CATEGORY 1 TRAINING. SO INSTEAD OF GOING TO AN OFF-SITE LOCATION, OUR TEACHERS WOULD GET ON A LAPTOP AND ENGAGE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THEIR COMPUTER. THIS DOES NOT PAY. THIS DOES NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE AMOUNT TO PAY FOR A SUBSTITUTE IF THOSE HAPPEN DURING THE SCHOOL DAY OR IF THEY'RE AFTER HOURS PAYING OUR STAFF MEMBERS FOR ATTENDING THEM OUTSIDE OF THEIR SCHOOL DAY. AND THEN THE $2,700 IS LESS BECAUSE SAME THING. ONE PERSON FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL WOULD ATTEND A SESSION ONLINE AT THEIR COMPUTER. EVALUATION IS STILL $4,000. SO IT CUTS IT DOWN BY $77,000 OR SO. THE MAJORITY OF THAT HAS COME FROM THE SPANISH TEACHING POSITION AND THEN THE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SO THE REASONS FOR THE COST, LIKE I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, I MENTIONED THESE THINGS, REQUIRES A DESIGNATED COORDINATOR. THE SCHOOL ENSURES THAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE, THAT WE HAVE THE SCHOOL FUNDS AND ALLOCATES RESOURCES THAT SUSTAIN AND FURTHER OUR DEVELOPMENT. THE ANNUAL FEE AND FOLLOWING AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD BE IN 27-28 EVALUATION EVERY FIVE YEARS. [00:40:02] THE DIFFERENCES I TALKED ABOUT ALREADY. THE EVALUATION, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S WHERE THEY COME IN. SO PART OF THE ANNUAL FEE IS WE WORK CLOSELY WITH SOMEONE FROM THE IB TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CURRENT ON THEIR PRACTICES AND STANDARDS IS WHAT THEY CALL THAT. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE KNOW THE NEWEST CONNECTIONS THAT THEY HAVE OR THAT THEY'RE MAKING. AND SO WE WORK WITH AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE IB. IT ALSO PAYS FOR THEM TO COME TO OUR BUILDING TO TELL US THE STRENGTHS THAT WE HAVE, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO IMPROVE, SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION AFTER, YOU KNOW, OH, GO AHEAD. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE SPECIALTY STATUS AT NOTLAND SUNNYSIDE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND WE'D LOVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS NOT EQUITABLE WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE OTHER ELEMENTARIES? PUTTING $280,000 INTO ONE SCHOOL. THE OTHER ELEMENTARIES DO NOT HAVE THIS PROGRAM. OKAY. WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS CAUSES TEACHERS MORE WORK? ALL RIGHT, MR. TAYLOR. YES, I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAUSES SOME MORE WORK FOR OUR TEACHERS TO DO. YOU KNOW, WE KEEP PILING THINGS ON INSTEAD OF TAKING SOME THINGS OFF, AND THIS IS ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THEM WITH THE NEW LITERACY, WITH THE NEW MATH THAT'S COMING, THE SCIENCE ASSOCIATES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT WE HAVE HALF-HEARTEDLY IMPLEMENTED THIS PROGRAM? CAN YOU DEFINE HALF-HEARTEDLY? DID WE EXECUTE 100% IN THIS PROGRAM IN THE LAST TWO YEARS? THE LAST TWO YEARS, NO. BEFORE THAT, YES. AND WHY IS THAT? THESE NUMBERS, THE BUDGET WASN'T ALLOCATED FOR THAT. DID YOU COME AND ASK THIS BOARD FOR THOSE DOLLARS PREVIOUSLY? NO, I DID NOT. SO, TO ME, THIS IS A MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE MISSED OUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DESTINATION DISTRICT, THIS ISN'T WHAT DEFINES US OR DOESN'T DEFINE US, WHETHER WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM OR NOT HAVE THIS PROGRAM. I THINK IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE BOARD FOR YOU TO COME AND TELL US THAT IT COSTS TOO MUCH MONEY, SO YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS PROGRAM ANYMORE. I THINK THAT YOU COME AND YOU ASK US FOR MONEY, NOT JUST YOU, JARED. BUT LEADERSHIP ASKS US FOR MONEY FOR NEW PROGRAMS ALL THE TIME, FOR NEW FUNDING FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF AN IMPLEMENTATION. SO, WHEN WE HEAR FROM TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF THAT SAYS, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GO AWAY, IT'S THE FLAVOR OF THE DAY, GETTING RID OF THIS PROGRAM, KNOWING THAT WE HAVEN'T EXECUTED ON IT 100% OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, REINFORCES THAT PERCEPTION OUT THERE. AND SO, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO GO AWAY, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT QUIT ASKING US FOR MONEY IF YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO EXECUTE 100%. I WOULD AGREE. THAT'S A GENERIC KIND OF STATEMENT. THANK YOU. MR. MYERS. I WOULD SIMPLY NOTE THAT IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUDGETED EXPENDITURES HAVE EXCEEDED REVENUE. WITH SOME ADDITIONS, WE HAD THE THREE POSITIONS IN NODLAND-SUNNYSIDE THAT WE ADDED, BUT THOSE ARE VERY RARE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO FUND, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE SEEING OTHER COSTS, SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ELL, GOING FROM A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO ABOUT SIX. AND THERE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT FUTURE BUDGETS, OPERATING BUDGETS, ARE GOING TO BE HAPPIER THAN WHAT WE SEE TODAY. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR HANSON. I DON'T THINK IT'S A SURPRISE TO YOU THAT I WAS NOT EXTREMELY EXCITED WHEN THE DISCONTINUATION OF ANY OF THE SPECIAL SUIT STATUS CAME UP BEFORE US. I'M PRETTY TRANSPARENT THAT WAY, WHICH SEES WHAT YOU GET WITH ME. THE REASON FOR THAT IS MUCH OF WHAT DIRECTOR MILLER SHARED, THE IDEA OF DESTINATION DISTRICT. AND IT'S BECOME CLEAR TO ME OVER THE LAST MONTH OR TWO THAT WHEN THE FOLKS UP HERE TALK ABOUT DESTINATION DISTRICT, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S THE SAME UNDERSTANDING THAT ACROSS THE EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHEN I SAY DESTINATION DISTRICT, PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS OFFENSIVELY, I'M NOT REFERRING TO A DESTINATION [00:45:01] FOR EMPLOYEES. I'M TALKING ABOUT A DESTINATION WHERE FAMILIES WANT TO SEND THEIR STUDENTS TO US, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME DISTRICT. THAT'S WHAT A DESTINATION DISTRICT IS THAT I'M REFERRING TO. I DO WANT TO MAINTAIN AND RETAIN EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS HERE AS WELL. SO I THINK WE'VE ALREADY ACHIEVED THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE REMARKABLE STAFF AT ALL LEVELS. AND SO I FEEL LIKE WE ARE A DESTINATION IN THAT REGARD. I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO FOCUS ON HOW DO WE BECOME A DESTINATION FOR STUDENTS AND FOR PARENTS TO SEND THEIR STUDENTS HERE. TO WHAT MR. MEYER SAYS, I THINK WE'RE A DESTINATION DISTRICT FOR SPECIAL ED AND ELL. IT SADDENS ME THAT WE CANNOT FIND THE FUNDS TO BE STELLAR IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL. I DO KNOW THAT YOU COMMITTED THAT TAKING THIS EXTRA WORK AWAY FROM TEACHERS, BECAUSE I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR MICHELSON, THAT WE DON'T WANT TO PUT A BURDEN ON TEACHERS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IF WE DON'T HAVE TO. AND SO THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU SHARED WITH US IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOUR TEST SCORES GO THROUGH THE ROOF. I THINK THAT DOES LEAD US TOWARDS THAT DESTINATION DISTRICT. AND SO YOU'RE WALKING A FINE LINE, I THINK, IN TRYING TO BALANCE ALL THESE THINGS. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. I DO WANT TO ALSO ECHO WHAT DIRECTOR MILLER SAID, IN THAT IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU DO SEE OUT THERE THAT ARE NEW AND DIFFERENT AND THAT YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT FOR, COME AND ASK US, BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ON THAT TEAM. I WANT TO BE BEHIND YOU SAYING, LET'S DO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. TAYLOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN FRONT OF US. AND YOU AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS, AND I'VE MET WITH YOU AND JARED AND MR. VANDERLOO AS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECOMMENDATION. DIRECTOR HANSON, THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING DESTINATION DISTRICT, BECAUSE I THINK COLLECTIVELY AS A BOARD, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THROWN OUT THERE. WE JUST HAVEN'T REALLY EXPLAINED WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. NOT THAT THERE'S NOT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT REALLY IT IS. IT'S WHY WOULD YOU WANT BRINGING YOUR KIDS TO OUR DISTRICT, BUT ALSO SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AS WE CONTINUE TO BRING FORTH A QUALITY EDUCATION. I WILL SAY THIS, THAT I DO THINK THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING HARD. AND MR. TERRY, YOU AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION. I ASKED THE QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU GOT GOING ON? AND YOU JUST BLURTED OUT FIVE THINGS. I MEAN, EVEN THIS EVENING YOU SHARED THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON AND THAT WE'VE ASKED OUR TEACHERS TO DO. SO I WOULD PUSH BACK ON THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING, BUT THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. I'M HEARING THAT WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON, AND WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING INTENTIONAL AND THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR TEAM AS WE ARE EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS IN YOUR SCHOOLS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BRING THIS BACK TO US SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A MORE CLEAR DECISION AND MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. MUCH APPRECIATED. BOARD MEMBERS, ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ASK? IF NOT, THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE DISCONTINUATION OF SPECIALTY STATUS FOR NODLIN AND SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE PHYSICAL YEAR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE MOST WELCOME. MR. MOSHER, YOU'RE STILL UP? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR. THE NEXT ITEM IS [X.C. Benchmark Advance – Jarod Mozer ] FOR BENCHMARK ADVANCE, AND IT'S A PURCHASE FOR DECODABLES FOR ALL THE ELEMENTARIES IN THE DISTRICT. AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW IS, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT WE WOULD LOSE SOME FUNDING BECAUSE THE NON-PUBLICS DIDN'T SPEND ALL THEIR FUNDING. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT THIS YEAR. AS OF LAST WEEK, THERE WAS ABOUT $60,000 LEFT THAT THE NON-PUBLICS HADN'T SPENT. AND IF THEY DON'T SPEND THAT, IT COMES BACK TO OUR ACCOUNT. BUT IF WE'RE ALREADY CARRYING OVER THE MAXIMUM, WHICH WE ARE, TO PROTECT OUR SALARIES, THEN IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE STATE AND IT'S LOST. SO IF YOU APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT SAYS PENDING THAT THE MONEY EXISTS FROM THE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOT PAYING. SO I WOULD CHECK THAT TOMORROW WITH PATTY AND FINANCE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GO THROUGH AN ORDER, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. [00:50:02] SO, AGAIN, TRYING TO BE INTENTIONAL WITH UNFORESEEN MONEY THAT COMES TO US AT THE 11TH HOUR. SO, QUESTIONS? OH, YEAH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO... SO MOVED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. NOW, JARED'S QUESTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I PROBABLY ASKED THIS BEFORE, BUT I JUST CAME BACK FROM VACATION, SO I'M GOING TO PLAY IT ON VACATION BREAK. IS THIS A TOOL THAT WE'RE ALREADY USING AND THIS WOULD EXPAND THE USE OF IT? YEAH, WE'RE ALREADY USING BENCHMARK, AND THESE ARE THE SPECIFIC DECODABLES THAT GO ALONG AND SUPPORT THE TIER 1 INSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. HOW WELL IS IT GOING? IT'S GOING WELL. I MEAN, WE JUST MADE... WE LOOKED AT OUR LAST YEAR'S SCORES, AND WE'RE UP AGAIN, SO FOR LITERACY AND MATH, ACTUALLY. SO... ANY OTHER? MR. MEYER? I'D SIMPLY LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INNOVATION AND AGGRESSIVENESS IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO US. NOT EVERYBODY WOULD. I'M GLAD YOU DID. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR. MOSIER. AND YOU ARE STILL [X.D. Math Kickstart Intervention – Jarod Mozer ] ON THE AGENDA. I AM. SO I TRY TO... SO, AGAIN, TRYING TO FOCUS WITH THOSE DOLLARS THAT ARE LEFT ON MATH AND LITERACY, WORKING WITH OUR CIA DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WE NEED. THESE ARE THE MATH INTERVENTION KITS THAT WE STARTED TO USE THIS LAST YEAR AS A DISTRICT. WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PURCHASE THEM FOR EVERY BUILDING. SO, AGAIN, IF THE NONPUBLICS DON'T SPEND THE MONEY RATHER THAN LOSE IT, THIS WOULD BE AN AVENUE TO GET SOME INTERVENTION MATERIALS FOR OUR BUILDINGS. WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WE LACK MATH INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AT THE ELEMENTARY RIGHT NOW. SO... BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MATH KICKSTART INTERVENTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR HANSON? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE FOR ANYONE WATCHING BECAUSE WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION, THE CIA IS CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT. WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING NEFARIOUS HERE, SO... AND, AGAIN, IF THE MONEY DOESN'T EXIST, WHEN I CHECK TOMORROW, I'M NOT GOING TO ORDER THESE. I JUST... I BELIEVE, THOUGH, THAT IT DOES, SO... DIRECTOR MILLER. SO, MR. MOSER, YOU JUST SAID THAT WE DO NOT HAVE GOOD INTERVENTIONS IN MATH IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO AMEND YOUR STATEMENT TO SAY THAT YOU WILL ORDER THESE SO WE HAVE THE TOOLS FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHETHER YOU HAVE THE FUNDING OR NOT TOMORROW. I WILL ORDER THEM AND USE NEXT YEAR'S FUNDING IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TOMORROW. HOW ABOUT THAT? AND WE ARE WORKING TO GROW OUR MATH INTERVENTIONS. VICKI VAN DYKE'S DONE SOME REALLY GOOD WORK WITH OUR BUILDINGS AND OUR TEACHER LEADERS AND THEIR ADMIN ON THAT, AND WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I MEAN, WE'RE UP, AGAIN, A PERCENT FROM LAST SPRING. YOU KNOW, LAST SPRING COMPARED TO THIS SPRING, WE'RE UP 1%, SO THAT'S A YEAR'S GROWTH. BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN MATH, AND I THINK THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT TRANSITION AND MAKING THAT AN EQUAL PRIORITY. SO I WILL DEFINITELY ADDRESS WHAT I SAID TO THAT. THANK YOU. MR. MOSHER, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. SO AS WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE REMOVAL OF THESE SPECIALTY SCHOOLS, WE CAN PUT MORE OF AN EMPHASIS IN MATH AND, I MEAN, JUST THE BASICS, RIGHT? READING, WRITING. AND TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT, THAT'S WHERE OUR EMPHASIS HAS BEEN. IT'S BEEN ON LITERACY. IT'S BEEN ON MATH. IT'S BEEN ON POSITIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS AND TIERED SUPPORTS THROUGH CHARACTER STRONG. THAT'S REALLY BEEN A LOT OF OUR FOCAL POINT AT THE ELEMENTARY, SO. WITH THOSE FOCAL POINTS, THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO WHY THE SPECIALTY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE. YEAH, THAT AND A LOT OF THE EXPECTATIONS FROM THE STATE HAVE BEEN, NOT TO REITERATE WHAT I THINK IT WAS DIRECTOR HANSEN SAID, BUT IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING, AND WE JUST GOT NEW LEGISLATION, AND THERE'S SOME REALLY CHALLENGING LEGISLATION FOR NEXT YEAR, SO NOT TO GET OFF TOPIC, BUT. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. [X.E. Lutheran Services in Iowa – CAPP Program MOU – Amy Denney ] THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. DENNY, YOU'RE UP. [00:55:09] GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I HAVE A CONTRACT, AN MOU TO BRING TO YOU FOR THE LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA, THE CAPP PROGRAM. IT'S THE COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM, AND THEY WANT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY FOR ADOLESCENTS, AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THEM FOR PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEARS, AND THEIR GRANT IS DUE TOMORROW. THEY JUST BROUGHT THIS TO US, SO JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN SITTING ON IT, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO HEAR YOUR DECISION. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA REGARDING THE CAPP PROGRAM FOR THE 26-27 AND 27-28 SCHOOL YEARS. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THEIR MOTION? ALL MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. [X.F. Abante Marketing/Absolute Screen Art Web Store Agreement – Leslie Heying ] NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU FOR NOT SITTING ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. LESLIE? GOOD EVENING. I'M BRINGING FORTH AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ABANTE MARKETING AND ABSOLUTE SCREEN ART FOR AN APPAREL STORE. WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR HERE IN THE DISTRICT. IT'S A REALLY GOOD SATISFIER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IT. IT'S A NO-COST AGREEMENT TO THE DISTRICT AS LONG AS WE MEET OR EXCEED $1,000 IN SALES. LAST YEAR, WE SOLD $3,400 WORTH OF APPAREL, AND THAT'S BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS THAT WE'VE DONE THIS. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MOTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE AGREEMENT WITH ABANTE MARKETING? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY. HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, LESLIE. [X.G. FY27 Software Contracts – Chad Fengel ] ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THIS SOFTWARE RENEWAL, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HELPED WORK ON THIS TO PUT ALL THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT THIS TO YOU. STACEY BLOOM, KATIE BENSON, JAMIE BRADFIELD, BECKY SHEETS, CORAL OLSON, OUR TEACHER LIBRARIANS, KATE, EMILY, CHRIS, AND JAMIE, AMY AND PATTY HELPED DO ALL THIS. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T BRING, AND I PROBABLY MISS SOME PEOPLE, BUT TO BRING THEIR NAMES OUT ON THIS, WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TODAY. IT'S THE REQUEST TO RENEW OR REPLACE OF SOFTWARE LICENSES USED IN THE DISTRICT. WE STARTED THIS PROCESS OF THROWING THEM ALL TOGETHER ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, AND EVERY YEAR OUR PLAN IS TO TRY AND GATHER MORE IN THE NET SO THAT WE CAN BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT TO THE BOARD OF WHAT IT COSTS TO RUN THIS ORGANIZATION. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVING EVERYTHING HERE. WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF LINING EVERYTHING UP SO IT HAS A START DATE WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR, WHICH MAKES LIFE FOR PATTY AND FINANCE MUCH EASIER AS THEY MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS LINING UP. SO YOU HAVE AN ATTACHMENT THAT GOES WITH IT. I'LL KIND OF SUMMARIZE A LITTLE BIT. I CAN STOP AT ANY POINT IN TIME TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE SOFTWARE, AND IF I CAN'T ANSWER IT, I'LL PHONE A FRIEND TO ONE OF MY DIRECTORS HERE THAT IS THE OWNERSHIP OF THOSE AREAS. THE FIRST GROUP YOU SEE HERE IS, ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO USE THE ACRONYM OF CIA BECAUSE IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO SAY, DR. HANSON. I CAN'T. I STUMBLE ON ALL THOSE WORDS IN THERE. BUT AT THE NET, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS A 3.5% INCREASE. LET ME PREFACE THAT WITH SAYING THAT INDUSTRY IS RUNNING ANYWHERE FROM 7% TO 15% INCREASES ON SOFTWARE. THE NEXT ONE DOWN IS PART OF CIA AND IS PAID OUT OF THE AT-RISK BUCKET. IT DOES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A JUMP BECAUSE WE REPLACED EDGENUITY WITH SUBJECT.COM. I BELIEVE YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT THAT BEFORE, HOW ENTHUSED THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS ARE TO BE USING THAT DIFFERENT PLATFORM. WE THINK IT'S GOING TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN A MUCH BETTER WAY WITH THE UP-TO-DATE VIDEOS THAT THEY HAVE. AND SO WE DECIDED TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT ONE. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS IREADY. AND THAT ONE, I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT ONE HAD THE INCREASE. I DON'T KNOW IF AMY CAN HELP ME ON THAT ONE OR NOT. YES, IT WAS AN INCREASE BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SCREENING [01:00:01] MEASURES IN PLACE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THIS IS JUST FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. ELEMENTARY YOU PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR, BUT THIS IS JUST FOR GRADES 6 THROUGH 8. SO WE'RE ADDING SUBSCRIPTIONS. YES. THAT'S WHY THE INCREASE. THE NEXT GROUP WOULD BE COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH CAME OUT TO BE A 3.3% INCREASE. AND THEN FINANCE HAD A 5.9% INCREASE. THAT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE TIME CLOCK HAS STAIR-STEPPED US UP WHEN OUR INITIAL NEGOTIATIONS IT WAS A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT AND EVERY YEAR THEY'RE TAKING THIS UP AGGRESSIVELY TO TRY AND GET US TO MARKET ON THAT ONE. HR IS NEXT, EXCUSE ME, WITH A 4.9% INCREASE. THE NEXT GROUP WAS OUR TEACHER LIBRARIANS AND THEY JUST DID AN AWESOME JOB. LAST YEAR, IF YOU RECALL, WE TOOK OVER GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT ALL THIS SOFTWARE OURSELVES INSTEAD OF GETTING IT FROM THE AEA. AND SO THEY HAD TO VET ALL THIS STUFF, MAKE DECISIONS OF WHAT WE NEEDED. AND THEN AFTER THEY GOT CLOSE TO THE YEAR ONE THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THE DECISIONS WE MADE WERE GOOD, CHANGE THE NUMBER OF LICENSES OR CHANGE IT OUT WITH A DIFFERENT PIECE OF SOFTWARE. AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 1.4% INCREASE. SO BASICALLY THAT WAS ALMOST EVEN UP. SO THAT GROUP DID A GREAT JOB OF GOING THROUGH WHAT WE NEED AND GETTING WHAT'S BEST FOR THE DISTRICT. THE NEXT ONES ARE UNDER O&M AND THEY HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE. THEN THERE'S TECHNOLOGY WHERE WE HAD A 3.7% INCREASE. AND WE'VE ALSO ADDED THIS YEAR WE HAD EWOC WHICH WE PUT UNDER ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S OUR WALKTHROUGH TOOL. ELL AND LEARNING SUPPORTS ARE NEW TO OUR GROUP THIS YEAR. WE'RE HOPING TO PULL EVERYTHING IN. BOTH OF THOSE ACTUALLY WENT DOWN FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. SO OVERALL IT WAS A 7.4% INCREASE WHICH EQUATES TO $170,000. ALL OF THESE INCREASES WILL BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL'S AREA'S GENERAL FUND. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. WE WILL ABSORB THAT AND DO MORE WITH LESS. YOU'RE ON A ROLL. I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN I COULD END THIS UP. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY OR WAS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF THE 2027 SOFTWARE CONTRACTS? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST VERY QUICKLY I WANT TO THANK YOU CHAD AND THE STAFF FOR GOING THROUGH THE SOFTWARE AND FIGURING OUT WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT WE DON'T AND DOING THAT EVERY YEAR THAT'S A LOT OF WORK. THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT GOING INTO IT HOW THINGS FIT TOGETHER INSTEAD OF JUST INCREMENTALLY YOU KNOW WE HAD IT LAST YEAR WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT AND THANK YOU THANKS STAFF FOR THAT. THANK YOU DIRECTOR MEYER FOR SAYING THAT. I AGREE. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE TEAM THAT HELPED YOU GET TO THIS POINT SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SHANICE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? [X.H. Contracts for Board Approval – Jim Vanderloo / Jarod Mozer ] NONE? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEP. ALL RIGHT. MR. BENIN MOSIER. SO I HAVE THE CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL. THERE'S TWO FROM EAST HIGH FOR MOTOR COACHES. THEY'RE WORKING TO GET THEIR STUFF LINED UP FOR FOOTBALL GAMES AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS FOR THE NORTH HIGH HOMECOMING PARADE NEXT YEAR AND IT'S AN AGREEMENT WITH SIOUX CITY PARKS AND REC. BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. MOSIER, JUST FOR THE POINT OF CLARITY, WE ONLY HAVE NORTH HIGH'S PARADE REQUEST IN, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT MORE WILL COME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT AHEAD RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I CAN'T EVEN TALK. EXCUSE ME. [X.I. Facility Rental Agreements – Jim Vanderloo / Jarod Mozer ] THERE ARE NO NO'S, SO THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FACILITIES AGREEMENT. SO IT'S A RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH WESTSIDE CONNECTION TO USE THE WEST HIGH TRACK FOR TRACK PRACTICE ON JUNE 13TH, WHICH HAPPENED. SO IF WE VOTE NO, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF YOUR POCKET. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO, I GUESS. SOMEBODY. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THE ALREADY PASSED EVENT FOR THE FACILITIES RENTAL [01:05:01] AGREEMENT? I'LL MOVE IT. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THE MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. [X.J. Second & Final Reading of Board Policies – Jim Vanderloo] THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. MR. VANDERLOO. SO THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THESE BOARD POLICIES. WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE BOARD POLICIES THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. LET'S GET A MOTION FIRST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED BOARD POLICIES? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. [X.K. First Reading of Board Policies – Jim Vanderloo] NO OPPOSITION? THE MOTION PASSES. MR. VANDERLOO. THIS IS THE LIST OF FIRST READINGS, SO THEY'LL BE HERE THIS BOARD MEETING AND THE NEXT ONE FIRST READING FOR THESE BOARD POLICIES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED BOARD POLICIES FOR THE FIRST READING? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A FIRST AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. [X.L. Open Enrollment Request – Jim Vanderloo ] NO OPPOSITION? THE MOTION PASSES. MR. VANDERLOO. AND THE LAST THING OF THE EVENING, OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST. I'M ASKING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DENY THE OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST FOR STUDENT A TO OPEN AND ROLL OUT DUE TO APPLICATION FILED LATE AND NO GOOD CAUSE. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DENY OF THE OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST FOR STUDENT A? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR MILLER. MR. VANDERLOO, CAN YOU CLARIFY ENROLLMENT OUT OF THE DISTRICT OR OUT OF THEIR EXISTING SCHOOL INTO ANOTHER SIOUX CITY SCHOOL? OUT OF THE DISTRICT. WITHIN DISTRICT WOULD JUST BE A TRANSFER. OPEN ENROLLMENT WOULD BE OUT OF THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU. YEP. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. [Additional Item] ... AND NO OPPOSITION. BOARD MEMBERS, I'M GOING TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE. MS. DR. DORA YOUNG, COULD YOU PLEASE COME TO THE STAND? YOU CAN GO WHEREVER YOU'D LIKE, MY FRIEND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU IN YOUR NEW ROLE AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BISHOP HILLAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT HOW THEY SAY IT? CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY, WHICH INCLUDES BISHOP HILLAN AND SEVERAL OTHER SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO THE WORK IN SUPPORTING THE PREDECESSOR THAT WILL BE WORKING IN YOUR CAPACITY. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, WE GIVE YOU THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ANYTHING. SAY SOMETHING. I DO. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WHILE I WORK HERE AT THE DISTRICT, EVERYBODY, ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS HERE, MEMBERS OF THE DLT WHO HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME. I FELT VERY WELCOME WHEN I CAME TO SIOUX CITY AND I ALWAYS FELT SUPPORTED BY EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE THAT. OBVIOUSLY, AS A MINORITY WOMAN, I ALWAYS FEAR MY NEXT STEPS BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WHAT IT IS. BUT HERE IN SIOUX CITY, I ALWAYS FELT EMBRACED, SUPPORTED, RESPECTED. I FELT LIKE MY INPUT WAS ALWAYS VALIDATED BY THE INDIVIDUALS THAT I SHARED WITH AND THEY ALSO HELPED ME GROW AS A PROFESSIONAL BY CHALLENGING ME AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD ANYBODY ELSE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SAME WITH THE BOARD, ALWAYS SUPPORTING THE WORK WE DO. WE ALWAYS HAVE CHALLENGING DECISIONS TO MAKE, DIFFICULT THINGS THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE WORK WE DO, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT IN EVERYTHING THAT I DID, I ALWAYS FELT THAT I WAS SUPPORTED AND WHEN I WAS CHALLENGED, I THINK THAT WAS FAIR. THE CHALLENGE WAS FAIR TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. I THANK EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE OUR WORK TOGETHER AS I TAKE THIS NEW POSITION WITH THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY AND VERY EXCITED TO DO THAT, BUT I LEAVE SIOUX CITY WITH A BROKEN HEART IN A WAY BECAUSE I ENJOY MY WORK HERE VERY MUCH. I DON'T LEAVE BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE WITH ANYONE, EITHER BECAUSE THERE'S MY NEXT STEP IN MY CAREER AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. BUT YEAH, VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW WE CAN COME TOGETHER, THE NEW LEGISLATIONS THAT COME THAT CONTINUE TO REDUCE THE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FUNDING AND ALL THOSE THINGS. I THINK THAT WILL GIVE US A GOOD RANGE FOR WORK TOGETHER AS WE MOVE ON TO REALLY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IN SIOUX CITY, WHICH IS OUR MAIN [01:10:01] GOAL. THE YOUTH, THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN SIOUX CITY, REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER SCHOOL THEY ATTEND, WE WANT THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND ALL YOU DO AS WELL FOR THE DISTRICT, VERY IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.