[I. Call to Order] [00:00:04] GOOD EVENING. IT IS JULY 20, 2026, AT 6:01PM, I NOW CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. SHENICE, PLEASE CALL ROLL. DR. HANSON? MR. HIBBS. HERE. MS. LEE. MR. MEYERS. HERE. MR. MICHAELSON. HERE. MR. MILLER. HERE. DR. SUPIOT. HERE. [IV. Approval of Agenda] BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SO, MOVED. SECOND BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT HERE. CAN I GO? YEP. I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S NOTICED THAT THE FORMAT FOR THE HR REPORT HAS CHANGED AND IS, I GUESS, MORE DELINEATED WOULD BE THE CORRECT WORD. COULD YOU. EARL, COULD YOU EXPLAIN, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS AND WHAT WE GOT GOING ON THERE, BECAUSE THAT DOES LOOK A LOT VERY DIFFERENT. YEAH, I WILL START AND THEN MR. VAN DER LU CAN PIPE IN IF HE WANTS TO ADD ANY COLOR TO IT. SO OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE ASKED FOR THE HR REPORT TO BE BROKEN OUT SO WE CAN VOTE ON A PAGE OR EXCLUDE A PAGE IF WE NEED TO AND CONTINUE ON WITH THE REST OF THE HR REPORT. AND SO THE INTENT ON THIS, BOBBY AND THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS REALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEPARATE OUT CATEGORIES AND FUNCTIONS AND KEEP THE HR REPORT MOVING. AND IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF HICCUP, AGAIN, WE ONLY TALK ABOUT POSITIONS. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE HR REPORT. BUT IF WE'VE GOT A CONFLICT WITH ONE OF THE POSITIONS, WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT DELAYING THE WHOLE THING. I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT IT, AND I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE. I NOTICED THAT WHEN THEY WERE SEPARATED, LIKE CLASSIFIED CERTIFIED SUPPORT STAFF CHANGES, THOSE ARE ALL GROUPED. I NOTICED THAT THE NEW HIRES FOR ADMINISTRATORS WERE PUT IN SEPARATELY. IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM GROUPED LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. SO, WHEN WE. I THINK WE SEPARATED OUT THE NEW HIRES FOR ADMINISTRATION A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THAT IS SO THAT THE HIRING ADMINISTRATOR COULD COME UP AND TALK ABOUT HOW. HOW THEY MADE THEIR SELECTION, HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY HAD APPLIED, WHETHER THOSE WERE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL. AND SO WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION AGAIN ABOUT THE POSITION, NOT ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS SELECTED ON THAT. SO THAT HAS BEEN DONE A WHILE AGO. SO WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS TONIGHT, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS TONIGHT, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD JUST AGREE TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT IN WHOLE, OR ARE WE GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE POSITION BY POSITION? SO, LIKE, ARE WE GOING TO TALK ARE WE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON 2A, 2B, ET CETERA, ET CETERA? WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY WILL CALL OUT THE QUESTION AND WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT PAGE. THANKS. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH AND APPROVE EACH ONE OF THESE PAGES. IT IS ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD THAT WAY. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. CITIZEN INPUT. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVITES INDIVIDUALS OR DELEGATIONS TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ISSUES RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. CITIZEN INPUT OR ON ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF THE DISCUSSION OF EACH ITEM. SHANICE, DO WE HAVE ANY. OKAY. ITEM. CONSENT [VI. Consent Action Item(s)] ACTION ITEMS? THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 22, 2026. MR. VANDERLIU, FINANCE REPORT. PATTY BLANKENSHIP. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS? SO MOVED. SECOND. IS THERE ANY. ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE APPROVED. [VII. Board Committee Reports] BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS. ANY BOARD MEMBERS THAT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR COMMITTEES FOR FINANCE? I THINK YOU CAN SEE WE WERE PRETTY BUSY WITH THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, SO NOTHING IN THE DISTRICT. JUST KIND OF GIVE EVERYBODY A HEADS UP. [00:05:03] THE BUILDING COMMITTEE THAT WE ARE GETTING TOGETHER. I WAS ABLE TO GET IN ON QUITE A FEW OF THE INTERVIEWS. ONLY ONE OR TWO I MISSED. BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF CITIZENS OUT THERE THAT ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER. HOPEFULLY, WE CAN WORK THROUGH THE LIST AND GET TO THE ONES THAT WE'D LIKE TO SELECT AND GET THIS COMMITTEE ROLLING. AGREED. AND, JEB, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ASSISTANCE THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THAT. I THINK THAT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE DONE WITH ALMOST ALL INTERVIEWS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE. WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE CATEGORIES OPEN. STILL, THAT WE WILL DO. RECRUITMENT ON. THE CURRENT GOAL IS TO HIRE AN EXTERNAL FACILITATOR AND EITHER KICKOFF THAT COMMITTEE IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, DEPENDING ON WHAT SCHEDULES ALLOW. BUT REALLY, TO GET GOING ON WHAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED AND HAVING THAT COMMITTEE TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS TO THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT. [VIII. Future Meetings] FUTURE MEETINGS, YOU CAN SEE THEM [IX. Interim Superintendent’s Report] ON THE AGENDA. AND WE WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD. INTERIM SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. MR. VANDERLOO. THANK YOU. SO I DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS. FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS WITH SUMMER SCHOOL, OUR STUDENTS COMPLETED 281 CREDITS AND WE HAD SEVEN ADDITIONAL STUDENTS GRADUATE AT THE END OF JUNE BASED ON OUR SUMMER SCHOOL. SO THAT'S A HUGE SUCCESS. OUR DLT TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NUMBER OF WITH A NUMBER OF AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH ALL THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED OVER THIS LAST YEAR. AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THEM SAID AND WE'LL BRING THOSE FORWARD TO THE BOARD AS WE GET MORE GUIDANCE. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ED OLLER'S LAW FIRM, IOWA SCHOOL FINANCE, SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND THE UEN SUPERINTENDENTS AND DIRECTORS. THEY'VE ALL HOSTED WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS AGAIN PREPARING US FOR ALL THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED. OUR HIRING, IF YOU NOTICE ON OUR BOARD AGENDA, OUR HIRING HAS HAD A HUGE SUCCESS THIS SUMMER, BUT YET WE STILL HAVE A SHORTAGE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE. BESIDES THOSE TWO CATEGORIES, WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND WE STILL HAVE A MONTH BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. SO WE FEEL LIKE IF WE PUSH HARD, WE'RE GOING TO FIND A FEW MORE SPECIAL ED TEACHERS AND SOME INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS. BUT THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO CATEGORIES RIGHT NOW THAT WE PROBABLY WILL START THE YEAR WITHOUT THEM BEING COMPLETELY FILLED. WE ARE WORKING WITH A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE INCLUDING DIRECTOR MYERS AND RON KOCH AND CHAD FINJOL REGARDING OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. NOT FACILITIES, BUT THE ACTUAL MAINTENANCE OF OUR FACILITIES AND THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE. THERE'S CLEARLY SOME WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND SO WE'RE CREATING A FIVE YEAR PLAN WITH THAT. NEXT MONDAY WE HAVE THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION SHOWING UP FOR A WORK SESSION WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE GOVERNANCE MODEL AND TO SET OUR DISTRICT, OUR BOARD PRIORITIES FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. SO NEXT MONDAY FROM 12 TO 2, I BELIEVE. AND THEN I'M EXCITED THAT WE HIRED OUR FIRST COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR WITHIN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THAT WILL COME FORTH ON HL REPORT TONIGHT. BUT THAT'S AN EXCITING HIRE FOR US IN THE DISTRICT. SO [X.A. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey] WITH THAT, TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MR. MILLER. THANK YOU. ITEMS OF PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION. HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT MS. CASKEY, BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING HUMAN RESOURCE REPORTS? I'LL MOVED. SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I DO KNOW THAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR PRESENTATIONS AND SO I DO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATORS HERE THAT DO HAVE ADMINISTRATOR HIRES. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME UP, I WILL INTRODUCE EACH ONE OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN WE WILL TALK ON THOSE. SO THE FIRST ONE ACTUALLY ON THE FIRST PAGE IS OUR POSITION AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND I WILL LET MRS. REICHEN TALK ABOUT IT. BUT IT IS RESTRUCTURING HOW THAT POSITION IS GOING TO BE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO IF YOU WANT TO TALK ON THAT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO WE HAVE BEEN CONVENING THE TEACHERS THAT BELONG TO THE WEST HIGH BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM SINCE THE VACANCY WAS CREATED AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. AND THOSE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN REVIEWING APPLICANTS AS THEY'VE COME IN FOR THAT POSITION. AND AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION THAT A GROUP OF TEACHERS HAVE, HAS RECOMMENDED, AS JIM HAS SHARED WITH YOU ALL IN THE BOARD REPORT, THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AN INTERIM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TO SUPPORT THE WEST HIGH ADMINISTRATION TEAM FILLING OUT A FOUR PERSON TEAM FOR THE 2026, 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. ALONG THAT TIME THEY'LL CONTINUE TO REVIEW PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES AND CONSIDER THOSE APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2728 SCHOOL YEAR. AND WITH THAT, WE THEN TOOK THAT TO JIM AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, AN EMAIL WAS SENT BY MYSELF TO THE WEST HIGH STAFF AND TO DISTRICT STAFF, INCLUDING [00:10:04] OUR TIER ONE COORDINATORS AND OUR CURRICULUM FACILITATORS, ASKING FOR INTEREST FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE IN THAT ONE YEAR INTERIM RULE FOR WEST HIGH SCHOOL. AND UPON THAT INTEREST TO EMAIL ME BACK WITH THEIR INTEREST. WE HAD FOUR INTERESTED KIDS CANDIDATES FOR THAT INTERIM YEAR POSITION. AND AFTER REVIEWING THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THEIR CERTIFICATIONS, WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT I BELIEVE I'LL TALK ABOUT AT 2D. OKAY, SO THEN I'M GOING TO SKIP DOWN TO 2D. SO AFTER REVIEWING FOUR CANDIDATES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE POSITION, WE HAVE CHOSEN THE RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE TO MOVE FORWARD BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THEIR CERTIFICATION AND HOW THEY CAN COMPLEMENT THE CURRENT SCOPE SKILL SET OF THE THREE EXISTING ADMINISTRATORS ON THE WEST HIGH TEAM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT THAT? SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT EXPERIENCE, HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DO THEY HAVE AND SHARE THE DETAILS, PLEASE. CAN I SPEAK. I'M JUST. BECAUSE THIS IS NEW TO ME. SPEAK TO SPECIFICS ON A PERSON'S EXPERIENCE, IS THAT RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. DON'T TALK ABOUT THEIR PERFORMANCE. THANK YOU. JUST THEIR EXPERIENCE. HOW MANY YEARS, HOW MANY YEARS HAVE THEY BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT? WERE THEY INSIDE? WERE THEY OUTSIDE? SURE. SO THIS PARTICULAR CANDIDATE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TONIGHT HAS 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. NINE OF THOSE WERE AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN MOST RECENTLY THEY HAVE SERVED ALL SIX SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS A TIER 1 COORDINATOR. DURING MY TIME WHEN I WAS SUPPORTING THE ESC THIS SPRING, WHILE JIM WAS TRANSITIONING INTO THAT INTERIM ROLE, THIS PARTICULAR CANDIDATE HAD ALSO BEEN SUPPORTING WEST HIGH ON THE DAYS WHEN I WAS DOWN AT THE ESCAPE. THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR PROCESSES, ESPECIALLY OUR BUILDING CULTURE AND CLIMATE AND OUR FAMILIES AND STRUCTURES. AND AGAIN, IT REALLY DOES COMPLEMENT OUR CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM SKILL SETS AS THEY MOVE IN. AND THEY ALSO HAVE THAT ADMINISTRATIVE DEGREE. SOME OF OUR CANDIDATES DID NOT HAVE THAT CERTIFICATION. AND WITHOUT THAT THERE IS NOT AN ABILITY TO ASSIST WITH STUDENT SUPPORT WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGN DISCIPLINARY RELATED MATTERS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ALSO EVALUATIONS OF OTHER STAFF. WITHOUT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE DEGREE, THEY CAN'T. THIS PARTICULAR CANDIDATE HAS THAT PARTICULAR CERTIFICATION TOO. SO WE FELT THAT IT WAS THE BEST FIT FOR THIS ONE YEAR INTERIM POSITION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM. THANKS BOARD MEMBERS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE 2A WHICH IS THE EAST HIGH SCHOOL POSITION. HELLO, I'M RICHARD TODD. WE HAD AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POSITION OPEN. WE HAD 14 APPLICANTS. THE APPLICANTS WERE SCREENED THROUGH JOB STABILITY, HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND PLC EXPERIENCE. WHAT DID OUR INTERVIEW TEAM LOOK LIKE? IT HAD TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, THE SECRETARY AND A DISTRICT LEADER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND WE HAD 18 QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S NOT A CATCH UP, I PROMISE. OUT OF CURIOSITY. OUT OF THE 14 APPLICANTS WERE INTERNAL CANDIDATES, EXTERNAL CANDIDATES, AND MEEKS. THERE WERE FIVE INTERNAL, NINE EXTERNAL CANDIDATES. AWESOME. I'M JUST. I KEEP POINTING AT THIS BECAUSE THERE IS THIS PERCEPTION THAT NOBODY WANTS TO WORK IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP POINTING THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WANT TO COME INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT THANK YOU. OKAY. 2B IS THE OTHER WEST. THE OTHER WEST HIGH SCHOOL POSITION. REBECCA REEKIN, BACK AGAIN. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE WEST HIGH TEAM IN FACILITATING THEIR INTERVIEWS FOR THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL VACANCY THAT WE HAD. AND WE HAD A GREAT NUMBER OF INTEREST IN THIS PARTICULAR POSITION. WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF INTERESTED PARTIES. WE HAD 16 APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION. A PART OF THAT PROCESS WAS REVIEWING THOSE APPLICATIONS AS WE CONSIDERED WHO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INTERVIEWS WITH AND LOOKING AT AGAIN. THEIR CERTIFICATIONS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE LED THE TEAM TO CONDUCT SEVEN INTERVIEWS. THE INTERVIEW TEAM WAS CONSISTENT OF TWO ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS RETURNING TO WEST HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, FIVE TEACHERS THAT SERVE ON THE [00:15:01] BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM. AND THEN WE ALSO INVITED IN FIVE SPONSORS AND COACHES WHO SERVE IN THAT ROLE WITHIN OUR ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT. AND. AND TWO OF THOSE PARTICULAR COACHES ARE ALSO PARENTS THAT HAVE EITHER A STUDENT CURRENTLY AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL OR A PART OF OUR WESTSIDE FEEDER PROGRAM. SO I FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS. AND WE ASKED 12 QUESTIONS OF THE CANDIDATES BEFORE WE CAME TO THE CANDIDATE OF RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT. DO YOU KNOW INTERNAL, EXTERNAL YES. ABOUT HALF OF THEM WERE EXTERNAL AND HALF WERE INTERNAL. I WANT TO SAY OUT OF THE 16, BECAUSE WE HAD TWO COME IN LATE. I THINK THERE WERE SEVEN EXTERNAL AND OR SIX EXTERNAL AND SEVEN INTERNAL. AND OF THOSE SEVEN INTERVIEWED, WERE THOSE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL? THERE WERE TWO INTERNAL OR TWO EXTERNAL. SORRY, I DIDN'T HAVE THAT WROTE DOWN IN MY PAPER. SO I'M GOING BACK FROM MEMORY. AND THEN WE HAD FIVE INTERNAL CAN. AND THE CHOSEN CANDIDATE WAS ONE OF THE EXTERNAL CANDIDATES SUPPORTING CHRISTIAN STATEMENT FROM BEFORE BOARD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? YOU'RE STILL MY QUESTION, SO THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TO SEE IS OUR NORTH MIDDLE POSITION. CHRIS KOCH. THE POSITION THAT WE HIRED FOR IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. THERE WERE 10 APPLICANTS AND FIVE WERE INTERVIEWED. THE SCREENING PROCESS WERE THE ALL WERE INTERNAL CANDIDATES THAT WE HAD ALL HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. OUR INTERVIEW TEAM WAS. CONSISTED OF TEAM LEADERS AND THEN A VARIETY OF CONTENT AREAS AND GRADE LEVELS. AND THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS WAS 12. ANY QUESTIONS? SAME QUESTION. HOW MANY EXTERNAL? HOW MANY INTERNAL? YEP. SO THERE WERE SIX. ONE CAME IN LATE, BUT SIX INTERNAL. WE INTERVIEWED FIVE. TEN TOTAL. SIX INTERNAL. ALL FIVE WERE INTERNAL IS WHAT YOU SAID, RIGHT, THAT YOU INTERVIEWED. GOTCHA. SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. THANK YOU, BOARD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YEP. I WAS GONNA SAY WE DO NEED TO DO 2E AS WELL. SO WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED 2D. WITH THE NUMBER ONE ITEM, 2E. I HAD AGAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE NORTH MIDDLE TEAM TO HELP FACILITATE THEIR INTERVIEWS FOR THE HEAD PRINCIPAL POSITION AT NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAD SEVEN APPLICANTS. OUT OF THOSE SEVEN, SIX WERE EXTERNAL AND ONE WAS INTERNAL. AFTER REVIEWING APPLICATION MATERIALS AND CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEWS OF 10 QUESTIONS, THE INTERVIEW TEAM CONSISTED OF CONSISTED OF ONE OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS RETURNING AND THEN FIVE NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS. WE ASKED 10 QUESTIONS OF THE CANDIDATES AND MOVED FORWARD WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT. WAS THAT AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL? THAT WAS THE INTERNAL CANDIDATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHANICE. [X.B. State of Iowa Department of Administrative Services – Barb Caskey] IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. ITEM B, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. MS. GASKEY, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE UPDATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THE DISTRICT'S 403B RETIREMENT INVESTORS CLUB PLAN? ALMOST. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [X.C. Lamar Advertising – Leslie Heying/ Barb Caskey] SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES. LAMAR ADVERTISING. LESLIE HAYNE AND BARB KASKY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING WITH LAMAR ADVERTISING FOR $23,600? SO MOVED. SECOND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES ASKING YOU'RE [X.D. Amplified Digital Advertising – Leslie Heying/ Barb Caskey] ON A ROLL TONIGHT. ITEM D, AMPLIFY DIGITAL ADVERTISING. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE DIGITAL ADVERTISING WITH AMPLIFY DIGITAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,000? SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. I'M NOT CATCHING MS. KAYEFSKI OFF GUARD BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY ASKED IT. SO WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE FIRST PART OF THAT CONTRACT, THE ONE THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGETS CAREER FAIRS FOR THE PUBLIC? YES. SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING. WHAT WE'VE TALKED WITH OUR DIGITAL ADVERTISING COMPANY IS TO ASSIST WITH OUR CAREER FAIRS [00:20:02] AS WELL AS THE DIGITAL SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING FOR US. AND SO WHAT THIS CONTRACT WILL DO WILL ALLOW US TO PUT A GEO FENCE AROUND DIFFERENT CAREER FAIRS. SO WHEN WE, WHEN WE GO, ANYONE THAT IS TARGETED TO WALKING INSIDE OF THAT GEOFENCE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE OUR RECRUITMENT MATERIAL AND THEY WILL SPECIFICALLY FOLLOW EDUCATION SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS. SO THE IDEA WOULD BE IF WE CANNOT EITHER ONE MAKE IT TO A CAREER FAIR, BUT WE STILL WANT TO HAVE SOME PRESENCE IN IT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE THESE DOLLARS IN ORDER TO PUSH THAT SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DO GO TO THE CAREER FAIR. THE OTHER IDEA BEHIND IT AS WELL IS IF WE HAVE A LARGE CAREER FAIR, SUCH AS THE ONE IN SOUTH DAKOTA THAT HAS FOUR DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES THAT ATTEND IT, WE WANT TO BE PRESENT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SEE OUR RECRUITMENT MATERIAL SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE CAN'T TOUCH EVERY SINGLE PERSON. I WISH WE COULD, BUT THAT THIS WILL HELP ASSIST US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN FRONT OF THOSE NEW GRADS. SO, MS. KASKE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE SECOND HALF OF THE CONTRACT? SECOND HALF OF THE CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ANNUALLY WITH DIGITAL AMPLIFIED. SO WE WORK ON ANYTHING WITH THE PPC THAT YOU SEE THERE IS PAY PER CLICK. AND SO WHAT THEY DO FOR US IS THEY GET OUR ADVERTISING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA ASPECT, WHETHER THAT'S ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES OR IF THAT'S. THEY DO ACTUALLY DO SOME TARGETED AROUND THE COMMUNITY AREAS FOR US AS WELL WITH VISUAL ELECTRONIC BOARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TOO FOR US. AND SO THIS WILL BE EVERY TIME SOMEONE SEES OUR INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY, IT'S COMING FROM THIS CONTRACT. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CLICKS, MY QUESTION FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD IS WHEN THINGS ARE COMING TO THE BOARD AND WE ARE ASKED FOR DOLLARS, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT? SO CLICKS IS NOT A RETURN. A HIGHER IS THE RETURN, RIGHT? YOU ARE RIGHT. AND SO, DIRECTOR LEE ACTUALLY ASKED THAT QUESTION DURING THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND WHAT I EXPLAINED IS, UNFORTUNATELY, AND CHAD CAN ACTUALLY ALLUDE TO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, OUR SYSTEMS ARE A LITTLE LIMITED WHEN IT COMES TO THE WAY THAT THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER. SO WE CAN TELL EXACTLY HOW MANY GET ATTRACTED TO OUR PAGE, BUT IF THEY. WE CAN'T TELL IF THEY ACTUALLY CLICK THAT APPLY BUTTON. BUT THE ROI THAT I CAN SHARE TONIGHT IS THAT LESLIE HAS SHARED THAT OUR CAREERS PAGE TRAFFIC HAS GONE UP 25% WITH OUR VERY TARGETED PLANS THAT WE PUT THROUGH WITH DIGITAL. WE TRY TO ATTRACT NEW GRADS AT THE TIME THAT THEY'RE GRADUATING. SO THE COUPLE MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR GRADUATION, IF IT'S NOT A NEW GRAD SEASON, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK REGARDING OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE A PART OF OUR RECRUITMENT MATERIAL TOO. YOU'LL HEAR CALLED A CAROUSEL AD. AND SO THEY HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEDIAS THAT THEY'LL PUT UPON WITH THIS SOCIAL AS WELL. SO I AM, I DO HAVE. LESLIE AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A PRESENTATION FOR YOU FOR WHAT WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR. WITH WHAT WE DO HAVE BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS GREAT AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT AT MY FINGERTIPS TONIGHT. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO BRING THAT BACK AND SHARE THAT WITH YOU. I THINK WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO LOOK AT OUR TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE MOST HIRING COMPANIES CAN FIGURE OUT HOW MANY CLICKS TURNED INTO HIRES. AND SO WHETHER THAT'S A LIMITATION WITH OUR HR SOFTWARE OR THE APPLICATION INTERFACE THAT'S WRITTEN BETWEEN THE ADVERTISING AND OUR HR RECRUITING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY HAS COME A LONG WAYS AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THIS. SO TO BE ABLE TO TRACK THAT CLICK ON THAT BUTTON WOULD REQUIRE A CODE TO BE PUT ON THAT PAGE AND POWERSCHOOL WILL NOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. CAN I COME A LONG WAY? WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT. CAN I. CAN I POINT THAT THERE MAY BE AN EASIER ANSWER TO THIS IN OUR APPLICATION FORM? IS THERE A QUESTION THAT ASKS HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT? YES, ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS A MANDATORY FIELD THAT I, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. IT CAN BE. IF IT'S NOT SO WE CAN MAKE. WE MAKE IT MANDATORY. WE WANT TO KNOW, AT LEAST THROUGH THAT FORM WE ACTUALLY. SO JUST AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR POSITION, I CAN TELL SPECIFICALLY THAT OUR DIGITAL PUSH THAT WE PUT WITH IT, THAT IS WHERE THIS INDIVIDUAL CAME FROM, WAS BECAUSE OF THAT. AND SO BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE PUT ON HER APPLICATION, IT'S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THAT OUT AND TO FILL IT OUT CORRECTLY, BUT IT IS AN AVENUE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PULL SOME ANALYTICS FROM. YEAH, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE GETTING A FIGHT ABOUT THIS. I'M JUST SAYING THAT IF THERE IS AN APPLICATION FORM AND WE CAN MAKE A FEEL MANDATORY, THAT WILL GIVE US AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, A 50% CHANCE OF GETTING THAT INFORMATION IN AND WE DON'T HAVE TO CODE ANYTHING OR VERY LITTLE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SO NAY. NAY. MOTION PASSES. ITEM E 2026, 2027, PARENT GUARDIAN AND [X.E. 2026-2027 Parent/ Guardian and Student Handbook – Leslie Heying] STUDENT HEAD HANDBOOK. MS. HAYNE IS NOT HERE. DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS? JIM? WE DO NOT HAVE. AND SHE'S MISSING. IS OUT OF THE DISTRICT TODAY. BUT I CAN EXPLAIN. THIS IS A PARENT STUDENT GUARDIAN HANDBOOK THAT MUST BE SIGNED OFF ON DURING THE ONLINE VERIFICATION PROCESS FOR EVERY PARENT WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. THEY MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THROUGH A CHECKBOX [00:25:02] THAT THEY'VE READ THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR BOARD POLICIES, ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES WITHIN ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS SO OUR PARENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEIR STUDENTS, THEIR RIGHTS AND ALL OF OUR POLICIES THAT PERTAIN TO STUDENT RIGHTS AND SO ON THROUGH OUR POLICY. I DO HAVE A HARD COPY, BUT IT'S ALSO IN YOUR PACKET. IT'S QUITE LENGTHY, BUT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER UNTIL A PARENT VERIFIES THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THAT HANDBOOK. AND WE DO UPDATE IT EVERY YEAR WITH NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. AND SO THIS IS THE NEW 2627 UPDATED VERSION THAT WILL BE PUT OUT ON. ON THE ONLINE VERIFICATION STARTING ON AUGUST 5TH. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I KNOW THAT THAT HANDBOOK IS AVAILABLE TO BE TRANSLATED IN OUR WEBSITE. RIGHT. YOU CAN CLICK THROUGH IT AND TRANSLATE IT IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES WHEN PARENTS HAVE TO. I HONESTLY DON'T REMEMBER WHEN PARENTS HAVE TO SIGN THAT THEY'VE READ THE WHOLE SCENE, WHICH I. I'M THE FIRST TO SAY THAT I'M A PARENT AND I HAVEN'T READ THE WHOLE THING. DO THEY HAVE IMMEDIATELY ABILITY TO ALSO GET A TRANSLATED VERSION IF THEY NEED TO? YEAH, I THINK IF YOU HAVE YOUR BROWSER SET TO YOUR. TO THE LANGUAGE, IT'LL PUT IT IN THE BROWSER IN THAT LANGUAGE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE TRANSLATION. OKAY. AND WHEN THAT TRANSLATION HAPPENS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION OR IS IT CREATED TRANSLATION BY US? IT'S LIKE GOOGLE DOES A TRANSLATION. SO IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY, BUT IT USUALLY COMES UP AND HAS IT. AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY AN AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE BASICALLY WE'RE MAKING PARENTS SIGN WHERE IT'S AKIN TO A LEGAL DOCUMENT AND A LEGAL CONTRACT IN BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND THE DISTRICT. AND WE ARE RELYING ON AN AI GENERATED TRANSLATION TO TRANSLATE OUR LEGAL DOCUMENT. I'M NOT 100% SURE THAT GOOGLE TRANSLATE OR AS GOOD AS IT IS AND I WORK WITH IT. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WE HAVE TOP SEVEN. I THINK LANGUAGES ARE. IT'S IN THAT FORMAT, BUT WE CAN GET THE EXACT ANSWER FOR YOU. YEAH. AGAIN, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE MODIFYING THE LANGUAGE TO THAT TRANSLATION AND WHAT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YEP. THANK YOU. SHOULDN'T YOU SEND A CITIZEN INPUT? THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE 2026. 2027 PARENT, GUARDIAN, AND STUDENT HANDBOOK [X.F. Amendment to the Contract for Transfer of State AEA Special Education Funding between the SCCSD and the NWAEA – Jim Vanderloo] ITEM AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR TRANSFER OF STATE AEA SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE NORTHWEST AREA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. MR. VANDERLOO, NOTHING HAS CHANGED HERE IN JUST THE TIMING OF HOW WE. HOW OFTEN WE DISPERSE THAT MONEY. IT USED TO BE MONTHLY. AND LEGISLATION HAS CHANGED AND NOW IT HAPPENS QUARTERLY. SO, WE HAD TO ADAPT THIS CONTRACT. SO WE'LL EXCHANGE MONEY WITH THE AEA EVERY QUARTER. AND THIS IS THE 90% OF THE MONEY ALLOCATED TO US FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND IEP STUDENTS. AND SO, IT'S SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH TRANSFER HANDS. IT'LL JUST HAPPEN FOUR TIMES A YEAR INSTEAD OF MONTHLY. BOARD. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM G, [X.G. Cambium Assessment ELPA21 – Amy Denney] CAMBIUM ASSESSMENT ELP A21. MS. DENNY. AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING HER, JAMES KLEIN'S ADMINISTRATOR ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. WE MAY GO THROUGH SOME THINGS OR QUESTIONS OR. WELL, LET'S. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF ELPA 21 TO CAN BE AN ASSESSMENT FOR 2025, 2026 SCHOOL YEAR FOR $123,863.50 AS WELL AS APPROVE THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $127,500 FOR THE 2026. 2027 SCHOOL YEAR? I'LL MOVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK. THANK YOU, SHANICE. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE [X.H. Imagine Learning – Amy Denney] MOTION PASSES. ITEM H. IMAGINE LEARNING. I ASSUME YOU'RE MISSED ANY AGAIN. YES, SIR. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE WITH IMAGINE LEARNING FOR $1700 FOR THE 2026, 2027 SCHOOL YEAR? I'LL MOVE SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [X.I. Iowa Testing Program – Amy Denney] THE MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ITEM I, IOWA TESTING PROGRAM. [00:30:01] IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 2026, 2027 ISASP IOWA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENT PROGRESS FOR GRADES 3 THROUGH 11 AT THE ASSESSED COST BY ISASP. THE AMOUNT ESTIMATED FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR IS $106,250 DOLLARS. SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE STATE OF IOWA FORCE US TO TEST OUR STUDENTS FOR AND ON TOP OF THAT THEY FORCE US TO PAY FOR IT. WHICH IS. I'M. I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S RIDICULOUS. I COME FROM A COUNTRY WITH THAT HAS ONE FINAL ASSESSMENT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS A STANDARDIZED FOR EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO GO INTO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS DON'T PAY FOR IT. YOU PAY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL EXAM PER EXAM THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NUTS. THANK YOU. SO EVERYONE PLEASE WRITE YOUR LEGISLATURES. AND CHRISTIAN, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING UP LANDSAM KEYS. GOOD WORK ON THAT. ALL THOSE CITIZEN INPUT. SHANICE. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE [X.J. Renaissance – Amy Denney] ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES. 50 RENAISSANCE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF K THROUGH SIX FASTBRIDGE MATHEMATICS RESOURCES FROM RENAISSANCE FOR THE 20262027 SCHOOL YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $8571.75? SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE? IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. 50 ITEM K THE ART OF [X.K. The Art of Education University – FLEX – Amy Denney] EDUCATION UNIVERSITY FLEX. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FLEX CURRICULUM RESOURCES FROM THE ART OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY FOR THE 2026 THROUGH 2020, 2031 SCHOOL YEARS WERE $104,405.80. SENSE. I'LL MOVE. SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE? IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSED IS 50 THE ART [X.L. The Art of Education University – PRO – Amy Denney] OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY. PRO. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF PRO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES FROM THE ART OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY FOR THE 2026 THROUGH 2031 SCHOOL YEARS FOR $77,406.08. SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SINCE NOBODY ELSE IS ASKING, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE NOW BETWEEN PRO AND FLEX? THE PRO, WHICH IS THE SECOND ONE IS MORE OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE OTHER ONE, THE FIRST ONE, THE FLEX IS MORE THE CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR THE STUDENTS. SHANICE. ANY CITIZEN INPUT BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [X.M. Preschool Initiative Agreements – Jarod Mozer/ Amber Hannah] MOTION PASSES. 50 ITEM M PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE AGREEMENTS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH COMMUNITY AGENCY LISTED FOR THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL SERVICES FOR 4 YEAR OLDS? IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY'S PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE AGREEMENT. SECOND. OKAY. BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A COMMENT. I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, BUT I ALSO SERVE IN THE MARY J. TRIA COMMUNITY HOUSE BOARD WHICH IS PART OF THE SCHOOL PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE. SO I'M GONNA ABSTAIN. AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS IT. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? SORRY, BOARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES. 40 WITH ONE ABSTENTION. PRESCHOOL [X.N. Preschool Rental Agreements – Jarod Mozer/ Amber Hannah] RENTAL AGREEMENTS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH COMMUNITY AGENCY LISTED FOR THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL SERVICES FOR 4 YEAR OLDS? THE TOTAL RENT THAT WOULD BE PAID BY THESE PROVIDERS TO THE DISTRICT WOULD BE $23,200. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [X.O. New Copier Equipment and Lease Agreement – Chad Fengel] THE MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO NEW COPIER EQUIPMENT AND LEASE [00:35:01] AGREEMENT. MR. FINGAL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LEASE OF 102 COPIERS FROM ACCESS SYSTEMS OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA UNDER A 60 MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT AT $9,751.07 PER MONTH FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $585,064.20? SO MOVED. SECOND. BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, CHAD. MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS. IS THIS. ARE WE REPLACING 102? CORRECT? CORRECT. SO WE'VE GOT 102 IN THE FLEET RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE SWAPPING THEM OUT FOR. FOR NEWER NEW MACHINES THAT ARE ALSO. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN RIGHT SIZED FOR THE AMOUNT OF PAGES THAT WE'RE PRINTING IN THAT AREA. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT WE ARE ADDING THE CAPABILITY TO TRACK THE NUMBER OF PAGES AND THE ABILITY TO LIKE SAY THAT YOU SENT IT TO PRINT. IT DOESN'T PRINT RIGHT AWAY. YOU GO TO THE BUILDING AND YOU CAN TAP THE MACHINE AND IT WILL PRINT IT THERE. THE IDEA THERE IS TO CUT DOWN ON UNNECESSARY PRINTING THAT YOU SEND IT OOPS. AND IT PRINTED RIGHT AWAY. ALSO GET OUR ARMS AROUND WHAT'S BEING PRINTED. SO IF THERE'S A CASE WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY PRINTING LIKE SOME OF THESE SCHOOL RESOURCES, THERE'S BETTER WAYS OF DOING THAT THAT ARE MORE ECONOMICAL. WE DON'T HAVE THAT METHOD RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO RIGHT. SIZE THE FLEET FOR THE NEXT LEASE AS WELL. SO CHAD, THEN THE FOLLOW UP TO THAT IS. IS THE EXPECTED COST TO GO UP OR DOWN OVER THE NEXT SIX OR 60 MONTHS? YES, I WOULD SAY GO DOWN. BECAUSE THE WHOLE IDEA, DR. MILLER, IS TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND WHAT'S BEING PRINTED SO THAT WE CAN FIND BETTER WAYS IF IT IS NEEDED. OR ELIMINATE STUFF THAT'S BEING PRINTED THAT DOESN'T NEED. AND THEN CUT DOWN ON THE, ON THE ACCIDENTS WHERE SOMEONE SENDS 100 PAGES ON ACCIDENT AND IT PRINTS RIGHT AWAY. WELL, NOW YOU'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY TELL IT TO PRINT AND YOU CAN SAY, OH, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED AND YOU CAN DELETE IT. SO MY, MY GUT FEELING IS TELLING THAT THE NEXT LEASE WILL BE DOWN BECAUSE WE WON'T NEED AS MANY OR AS BIG. ARE YOU USING FOLLOW MY PRINT TYPE OF SOFTWARE? ARE USING WHAT? FOLLOW MY PRINT TYPE OF PAPER CUT? PAPER CUT? YEP. OKAY. IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS. WE USE PAPERCUT RIGHT NOW AND IT'S OKAY. THIS IS A HIGHER LICENSE THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT TYPE OF STUFF. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [X.P. FY27 Contract for Transportation Services Between the SCCSD and SRTS – Ron Koch] THE MOTION PASSES. 50 YEAR 27 CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SRT? YES. MR. KOCH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SIOUX LAND REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR? I MOVE SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION [X.Q. North Middle School Roof Renovation Project – Ron Koch] PASSES. FIVE ZERO NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOF RENOVATION PROJECT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DESIGN PROPOSAL BY CMBA ARCHITECTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,500 FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGNS FOR NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL'S ROOFING RENOVATION? SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST ASK YOU, EARL, SINCE WE'RE ON THE BUILDING OR INTERVIEWING FOR THE BUILDING COMMISSION, IS THIS, HOW IS THIS GOING TO TIE BACK INTO THAT SAME COMMITTEE? IS THAT GOING TO. I WOULD SAY THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE NOT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THAT COMMITTEE AND SO THIS WOULD BE A DELAYED RESPONSE ANYWAY FROM A COMMITTEE WORK PERSPECTIVE. WE DO KNOW THAT THE ROOF NEEDS WORK AND SO THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE INITIATIVES AT THE MOMENT. THANK YOU. THE INTENT WAS THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE THAT'S BEING FORMED WOULD HANDLE LARGER PROJECTS LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOLS WHERE WE WOULD CONTINUE TO DO MAINTENANCE AS MAINTENANCE COMES ALONG AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT. BUT MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS, DID WE GO OUT FOR BID ON THIS TO OR ARE WE JUST ACCEPTING THAT CMBA DOES A LOT OF WORK FOR US AND WE'RE GOING TO PAY THEM TO DO IT. I BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE DID HERE WAS BECAUSE THEY DID THE WORK ON. I BELIEVE IT WAS WEST MIDDLE AND EAST MIDDLE. WE JUST KIND OF WAS A CONTINUATION OF THAT. FROM WHAT I GATHERED WAS THAT THEY HAD ALREADY HAD BEEN LOOKING AT THAT. SO WE JUST CONTINUE WITH THAT ON WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR WITH THIS LAST PROJECT. SO, MR. VANDERLOO AND MS. BLANKENSHIP, I THINK THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THESE AND THE COST THAT THAT ARE COMING AT US, THAT WE TAKE A LOOK, STEP BACK, MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE TO SAY, SHOULD WE TAKE THIS BACK AND REBID? SO EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODY'S DONE WORK FOR US IN THE PAST, MAYBE THERE'S A DIFFERENT OPTION FOR US MOVING FORWARD. [00:40:01] SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. 5 0. ITEM R [X.R. School Bus Donation to the Sioux City Fire Department – Ron Koch] SCHOOL BUS DONATION TO THE SIOUX CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DONATION AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT OF A SCHOOL BUS TO THE SIOUX CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR TRAINING PURPOSES? SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I AM JUST DYING TO KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO BURN IT. WE WERE PRETTY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO THIS BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF THE EPA. AND SO REALLY RIGHT AWAY, ONE OF THE GUYS FROM THE FRONT OF THE BACK, ONE OF THE DIESEL MECHANICS CAME IN AND SAID, HEY, I HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE ONE OF THESE TO HELP SUPPORT THE FIREMEN AND HELP BE PART OF THAT IN THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY BURNING INVOLVED. YOU NEVER KNOW. BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY NICE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP THING THAT WE CAN DO WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BUT ALSO, I THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY COOL IDEA. I MEAN, THE MATERIAL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA WILL BE RIGHT THERE. YES. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. SO, RON, DO YOU KNOW, IF WE DIDN'T DONATE IT, WHAT WOULD BE OUR EXPENSIVE DISPOSING OF THIS? YOU KNOW, I THINK PROBABLY WHAT. HOW WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY DONE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO EITHER BE PERMANENTLY REMOVED AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY MONEY TO HAVE SOMEONE MOVE THAT OUT OR MAYBE PUT IT OUT TO DOT GOV TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY. IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE COULD GET SOME SCRAP OUT OF IT. SO AFTER TALKING WITH A FEW OF THE PEOPLE DOWN THERE, I REALLY FELT LIKE THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD OPTION FOR US BECAUSE THOSE WERE THE THREE OPTIONS IS TRY TO SCRAP IT OR SELL IT OR REMOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE AT OUR COST OR BE ABLE TO DONATE ONE OF THOSE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A FEW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT WITH. BUT THIS WAS ONE WE THOUGHT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP TYPE OF THING AND. AND BE PARTNERS WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND GET SOME OF THAT GOOD SOCIAL MEDIA. POSITIVE. ALL RIGHT, SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [X.S. West and North Pool Project – Ron Koch] THE MOTION PASSES. 50 WEST AND NORTH POOL PROJECTS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER TO INCLUDE REPLACING PLUMBING PIPING IN THE BASEMENT OF WEST HIGH SCHOOL FROM L AND L BUILDERS FOR THE WEST AND NORTH POOL PROJECT? SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE? IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSED. IS FIVE ZERO [X.T. West High Track Repairs – Ron Koch] ITEM T WEST HIGH TRACK REPAIRS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLAN SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES, INCLUDING DESIGN FEES PROVIDED BY BACON CREEK DESIGN FOR $202,818 FOR WEST HIGH TRACK REPAIRS? SO MOVED. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [X.U. Contracts for Board Approval – Rebecca Rieken/ Jarod Mozer] MOTION PASSES. 50 ITEM U CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES? SORRY. IT'S TIME FOR MY DAUGHTER. TIME TO WAKE UP. NO, IT'S TIME. MY DAUGHTER HAS SURGERY AND SHE'S. SHE NEEDS TO TAKE HER MEDICINE. I TRY TO REMIND HER. SORRY. YOU CAN STEP OUT AND REMIND HER, BOBBY. YOU SHOULD. SO. I DON'T KNOW THAT I GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND. I DON'T KNOW THAT I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES? I MOVE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? BOARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. 50 ITEM B FACILITY RENTAL [X.V. Facility Rental Agreement – Rebecca Rieken/ Jarod Mozer] AGREEMENT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE FACILITY RENTAL CONTRACT? SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. 5 0. SECOND AND FINAL READING [X.W. Second & Final Reading of Board Policies – Jim Vanderloo] OF BOARD POLICIES, MR. VANDERLOO? BOARD POLICIES. 200.3 TO A 1.3 TO A 1.4. 400 AND 204.15. 603.2. 603.11 AND 800.1. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED BOARD POLICIES FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING? SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD. ANY DISCUSSION, SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT BOARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [00:45:02] ALL THOSE WHO ARE. [X.X. Open Enrollment Request – Jim Vanderloo] MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO, ITEM X, OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST. MR. VANDERLOO, IS THERE A MOTION TO DENY THE OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST FOR STUDENT A TO OPEN ENROLL OUT OF THE DISTRICT DUE TO APPLICATION FILED LATE WITH NO GOOD CAUSE. SO MOVED. SECOND BOARD, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES. 5 0. FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING RECORD TIME. BOARD, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.