X. Interim Superintendent's Report

[XI.B.Discussion of Proposed Early Retirement Incentive Plan for Certified Administrators – Action on Proposed Early Retirement Incentive Plan for Certified Administrators – President Lee ]

FOR CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATORS.

ACTION ON PROPOSAL, EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLAN FOR CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATORS-- BOARD MEMBERS, YOU ALL RECEIVED, AND IT IS IN THE PACKET, THE PROPOSAL FOR EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLANS.

I AM GOING TO FIRST ASK THAT YOU-- LET'S GO INTO IS THERE A MOTION, AND THEN WE'LL GET A SECOND.

WE'LL GO INTO DISCUSSION.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I'LL MOVE.

TREYLA LEE: SECOND? EARL MILLER: SECOND.

TREYLA LEE: NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? BOB MICHAELSON: A LITTLE BIT.

TREYLA LEE: OK, [INAUDIBLE].

BOB MICHAELSON: IN THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS TO PASS, IT SAID THAT THE PERSON HAD TO BE IN THE DISTRICT AS AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR 30 YEARS, I BELIEVE, AND THE AGE OF 55.

IS THAT THE WORDING YOU WANT? TREYLA LEE: ACTUALLY, IT WAS UPDATED.

THERE WAS A NEW-- THERE WAS AN UPDATED STATEMENT THAT WENT OUT EARLY THIS MORNING-- WELL, LIKE 11:30 OR NOON THIS AFTERNOON.

BOB MICHAELSON: 11:30.

TREYLA LEE: THAT'S RIGHT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SO WE MADE THAT MODIFICATION.

AND DO YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU, SEANIECE, TOO? I DON'T HAVE IT PULLED UP.

CYNDI HANSON: I'VE GOT IT OPEN.

TREYLA LEE: YOU DO? CYNDI HANSON: IT'S IN THE PACKET.

IT'S UPDATED IN THE PACKET.

I LOOKED AT IT, BUT IF YOU-- EARL MILLER: THAT'S FINE.

IT STATES, "HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST 30 YEARS OF TOTAL SERVICE IN THE DISTRICT AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT, SO SERVICE.

BOB MICHAELSON: I'M GOOD WITH IT THEN.

TREYLA LEE: IT WAS CHANGED.

SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? BOARD MEMBERS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

BOB MICHAELSON: AYE.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: AYE.

TREYLA LEE: ALL OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.

THE MOTION PASSES.

EARL MILLER: MAY I ASK A QUESTION? TREYLA LEE: YES, DIRECTOR.

EARL MILLER: SO THE BLANKS ARE LEFT OPEN.

AND BECAUSE IT PASSED TONIGHT, CAN WE START THAT OPENING TOMORROW AT NOON? IS THAT OK, THE TWO BLANKS ABOUT THE DATE AND THE TIME THAT IT STARTS? I DO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD, IN FAIRNESS TO ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS WHO WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, THE SOONER WE CAN GET THIS IN FRONT OF THEM AND THE SOONER IT WOULD HELP EVERYONE.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT THIS BE EFFECTIVE TOMORROW OR TONIGHT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.

IT'S JUST THE BLANKS WERE LEFT EMPTY FOR YOU TO FILL IN.

TREYLA LEE: SURE.

BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY-- EARL MILLER: I'M GOOD WITH STARTING IT TOMORROW.

TYPICALLY, WHEN WE ASK TEACHERS OR ANYBODY FOR EARLY RETIREMENT COMMITMENT, IT'S JANUARY 15.

IS THAT THE CLOSING?

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TREYLA LEE: UH-HUH.

EARL MILLER: AND SO WE WOULD DO THE SAME FOR THIS.

SPEAKER 3: THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS DOCUMENT GIVES 45 DAYS.

SO IF WE OPEN IT TOMORROW, IT GIVES THE ADMINISTRATOR 45 DAYS.

THERE'LL BE NO ACTION FOR 45 DAYS AND THEN ANOTHER SEVEN DAYS AFTER THAT.

AND IF SOMEBODY IN THE BOARD CHOOSES TO TAKE SOMETHING BEYOND THAT DATE, THAT'S THE BOARD'S DECISION.

BUT IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE'S INTENTIONS IN FRONT OF US, THE SOONER THE BETTER FOR THE DISTRICT.

SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY DEAD END ANYTHING, BUT IT DOES SAY THAT EVERYTHING HOLDS OFF FOR AT LEAST 45 DAYS BEFORE ANY ACTION BY THE BOARD.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: DO YOU WANT A MOTION TO INDICATE THAT? TREYLA LEE: BEFORE WE GO INTO MOTION, IS THERE ANY INPUT THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT THAT WAS-- BOB MICHAELSON: I WOULD JUST AGREE WITH IT THAT THE SOONER WE DO THIS, THE BETTER IT IS.

THAT WAY THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ON THEIR END-- SO I WOULD AGREE WITH JIM TO SAY THAT THE SOONER WE DO THIS, THE BETTER, SO WE CAN GET THAT IN FRONT OF THEM.

TREYLA LEE: WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACTION ITEM 2-- OR THE DATE-- I'M SORRY THE DATE WAS ON THERE.

I DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF ME.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T.

SPEAKER 3: THERE'S NO DATE ON IT.

IT LEFT BLANK FOR THE BOARD TO DECIDE.

AND I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER STARTING IT TOMORROW.

THEY STILL HAVE TO WAIT 45 DAYS BEFORE ANY ACTION AND THEN ANOTHER SEVEN AFTER THAT.

SO WE'RE UP TO 52 DAYS BEFORE ANYTHING CAN ACTUALLY BE FINALIZED.

TREYLA LEE: DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION, OR CAN WE JUST SAY WE NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION? BOARD MEMBER: SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

TREYLA LEE: SO NOW WE'LL ASK FOR A MOTION FOR-- CYNDI HANSON: DID WE ALREADY VOTE ON IT, THOUGH? TREYLA LEE: SO WE'D HAVE TO VOTE ON-- WE'D HAVE TO HAVE-- CYNDI HANSON: IT'S A NEW MOTION.

TREYLA LEE: --A MOTION THEN? YES? BOARD MEMBER: DID YOU TAKE THE VOTE ON-- OH, WE DID? TREYLA LEE: YES, WE DID.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW MOTION.

CYNDI HANSON: I WILL MOVE THAT WE OPEN THE APPROVED EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLAN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES AS OF OCTOBER 27, 2026.

TREYLA LEE: CAN I GET A SECOND? CYNDI HANSON: 8:00 AM.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I'LL SECOND.

BOB MICHAELSON: DO YOU HAVE A TIME? CYNDI HANSON: 8:00 AM.

TREYLA LEE: AM.

CYNDI HANSON: 8:00 AM.

EARL MILLER: 8:00 AM.

TREYLA LEE: 8 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

CYNDI HANSON: 08:00.

EARL MILLER: TOMORROW.

[LAUGHTER] BOARD MEMBER: GOT IT.

TREYLA LEE: I MEAN, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR-- ANY CITIZEN INPUT AT THIS POINT? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

BOARD MEMBERS: AYE.

TREYLA LEE: HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES.

SO JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, YOU HAD TWO MOTIONS ON THAT ITEM.

AND YOU'VE GOT THEM BOTH.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: THERE WAS TWO MOTIONS.

TREYLA LEE: GOTCHA.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

MS. CASKEY.

[XI.C. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey Board Priority: Staff Recruitment and Retention ]

BARBARA CASKEY: HERE FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

RECOMMENDATION IS JUST TO APPROVE THE REPORT, BUT I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT? CYNDI HANSON: SO MOVED.

BOARD MEMBER: SECOND.

TREYLA LEE: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

CYNDI HANSON: AYE.

BOARD MEMBER: AYE.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: AYE.

TREYLA LEE: HEARING NO [INAUDIBLE], THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

BARBARA CASKEY: AND I ACTUALLY HAVE THE NEXT ONE TOO.

SO THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCIES,

[XI.D. AESA (Association of Educational Service Agencies) – Barb Caskey Board Priority: Staff Recruitment and Retention]

THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH AESA, WHICH CAME AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM DIRECTOR HANSON.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR AESA FOR $19,500? BOB MICHAELSON: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS YET? TREYLA LEE: NOT YET.

I NEED A MOTION.

CYNDI HANSON: SO MOVED.

EARL MILLER: SECOND.

TREYLA LEE: NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? BOB MICHAELSON: YES.

TREYLA LEE: MICHAELSON.

BOB MICHAELSON: SO TO BE CLEAR, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE PAYING SOMEBODY $19,500 TO HELP US FIND AN O&M LEADER.

IS THAT CORRECT? BARBARA CASKEY: YES.

TREYLA LEE: MS. CASKEY, DO YOU WANT TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ON WHY WE ARE GOING THIS ROUTE? BARBARA CASKEY: THE O&M DIRECTOR WAS VACATED IN JUNE.

POSITION HAS BEEN POSTED SINCE JUNE.

WE DO HAVE SEVERAL CANDIDATES, BUT IT'S BEEN THE GUIDANCE FROM THE LEADERSHIP TEAM HERE, THE DIRECTORS, TO GO THROUGH A FIRM IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR OUR POSITION.

THE POSITION ITSELF IS A UNIQUE POSITION, AS I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW.

BUT IT NEEDS A LOT OF LEADERSHIP, AS IT OVERSEES TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SERVICE, THE TRADES, AND THEN OUR EST POSITIONS AS WELL.

AND IT ALSO NEEDS TO HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRADES INFORMATION BUT THEN ALSO TO HAVE SOME FINANCIAL BUDGETARY TYPE EXPERTISE AS WELL.

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BOB MICHAELSON: DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SOME-- I'M SORRY.

TREYLA LEE: NO, GO AHEAD.

BOB MICHAELSON: DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SOME GOOD CANDIDATES? BARBAR CASKEY: I POTENTIALLY THINK I MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE.

BOB MICHAELSON: HERE'S WHERE MY CONFUSION LIES.

WE ARE HAVING BARB AND LESLIE AND CINDY AND SEANIECE HELP US GET A SUPERINTENDENT.

BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY SOMEBODY JUST SHY OF $20,000 TO HELP THE SAME PEOPLE FIND AN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR.

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME PUTTING THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO CAN HELP ME WITH THAT? BECAUSE THAT IS ILLOGICAL TO ME, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THEM DO-- THEY'RE GOING OUT TO GET A SUPERINTENDENT FOR US BUT NOT AN O&M GUY.

AND JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, IF WE DO END UP APPROVING THIS TONIGHT WILL-- BARB, DO YOU KNOW? WILL YOU BE SENDING YOUR CANDIDATES TO THE COMPANY? BARBARA CASKEY: MHM.

THAT WAS MY PLAN.

TREYLA LEE: I WILL ECHO YOUR CONCERN BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME DISCUSSION WITH MR. VANDERLOO AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS POSITION.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE DID NOT-- I WAS NOT AWARE THAT WE HAD ANY CANDIDATES THAT WERE PROMISING CANDIDATES.

I KNEW THAT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW AT THAT POINT TO WHERE THE CANDIDATES LIE.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE JUNE.

AND THERE WERE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE ASKED FOR US TO USE A SEARCH FIRM IN JULY.

AND HERE WE ARE IN OCTOBER, WELL, NOVEMBER ESSENTIALLY.

AND WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CANDIDATES AT THE TIME WHEN THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD ASKED FOR THAT.

THEY HAD ASKED FOR US TO LOOK FOR A FIRM-- UTILIZE A FIRM TO HELP FILL THIS POSITION.

AND THAT REQUEST WAS NOT MANIFESTED UNTIL JUST RECENTLY WHEN WE FOUND THIS FIRM.

DIRECTOR MILLER AND DIRECTOR HANSON EARL MILLER: I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR BUSINESSES TO USE SEARCH FIRMS FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS THAT ARE HARD TO FILL.

THERE ARE RECRUITERS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN RECRUIT 90%, 95%.

AND THEN THERE IS A UNIQUE 5% TO 10% SKILL SET THAT IS NOT THE COMMON JOB DESCRIPTION.

AND WHAT WE DO FROM AN O&M PERSPECTIVE IS NOT COMMON.

AND WE DID NOT HAVE A FLOOD OF APPLICATIONS OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES PREVIOUSLY.

I WOULD SAY, BOBBY, THOUGH, THAT I ECHO.

AND SO DOING THIS FOR FIVE MONTHS AND NOT HAVING SUCCESS IS NOT WHAT OUR GOAL WAS.

AND THAT'S WHY A FEW OF US RECOMMENDED A SEARCH FIRM FOR A SPECIFIC JOB SEARCH THAT IS OUTSIDE OF OUR EXPERTISE AND OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS TO DATE.

IF WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CANDIDATES THAT ARE VALID, AND I KNEW SOMEBODY WAS COMING IN FROM OUT OF STATE A MONTH AND A HALF AGO OR TWO MONTHS AGO, IF THAT'S STILL ONE OF THE TWO OR WHATEVER YOU MIGHT HAVE, THAT'S NOT MOVING AS FAST AS IT SHOULD MOVE AS WELL.

SO I WOULD SAY, LET'S FINISH THOSE UP.

OR LET'S GET THE DISCLOSURE OUT THERE THAT SAYS IF WE HIRE ONE OF THOSE TWO PEOPLE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY THE $19,500.

IF THOSE TWO PEOPLE DON'T PAN OUT, THOUGH, THEN IT'S FAIR GAME TO HIRE THIS RECRUITING FIRM TO DO THE SEARCH FOR US.

THAT WOULD BE MY TAKE ON IT.

I DON'T WANT TO THROW AWAY $19,500, BUT LET'S USE IT IF WE NEED TO.

TREYLA LEE: DIRECTOR HANSON.

YOU CAN AFTER.

BOB MICHAELSON: SORRY.

TREYLA LEE: THAT'S OK.

BARBARA CASKEY: MUCH OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY HAS BEEN SAID.

TO ME, USING A SEARCH FIRM ISN'T SO MUCH ABOUT THE LEVEL OF POSITION AS MUCH AS IT IS THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF APPLICATIONS COMING IN.

AND SO, YES, WHEN I SUGGESTED THIS, IT WAS AT A TIME THAT I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD ANY ONE MEETING.

THE MINIMUM CALLS AT THAT TIME HAD APPLIED.

SO IT DOES SOUND LIKE THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED, WHICH HAS SURPRISED ME.

A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, I THINK, AS FAR AS RECRUITING EFFORTS IN MANY POSITIONS.

SO I WOULD ALSO ECHO, IF WE'VE GOT SOME QUALIFIED ONES TO LOOK AT AND CONSIDER, PERHAPS WE PRESS THE PAUSE BUTTON ON THIS AS WELL.

TREYLA LEE: DIRECTOR MICHAELSON.

BOB MICHAELSON: YOU JUST SAID WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

AT LEAST IF BARB HAS GONE TO ALL THE WORK OF GETTING VIABLE CANDIDATES, TWO AT A MINIMUM, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULDN'T.

FOUR, FOUR VIABLE CANDIDATES.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULDN'T LET HER JUST FINISH DOING HER JOB.

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SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT IT.

TREYLA LEE: MS. CASKEY, DID YOU LET-- I MEAN, YOUR RECOMMENDATION, WERE YOU FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD, OR DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE TO ADD TO THAT? BARBARA CASKEY: NO, THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I'M AT WITH EVERYTHING.

SO I HAVE HAD THEM WITHIN, I WANT TO SAY-- IF I HAD TO GUESS, IT'S BEEN WITHIN THE LAST 45 DAYS IS MORE SO WHEN THESE CANDIDATES HAVE COME THROUGH.

I'VE LOOKED AT THEM KNOWING THAT THE SEARCH FIRM HAS BEEN THE RECOMMENDED ROUTE.

AND SO I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AND KEEPING THEM AS UP TO SPEED.

WE'VE ACTUALLY GIVEN A TOUR TO ONE, JUST SO THAT WAY WE COULD KEEP THEM MOVING IN OUR CIRCLE TO KEEP THEM INTERESTED.

SO I JUST WASN'T SURE WHICH DIRECTION FOR SURE.

TREYLA LEE: DIRECTOR SUPIOT.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I'M NOT SURE WHY WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD LEVEL SINCE OUR ONLY EMPLOYEE IS THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH NOT HAVING SPECIFIC SYSTEMS IN PLACE AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE THAT SPELL OUT ALL THE STEPS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE.

I THINK THAT WE EITHER HIRE A FIRM EVERY TIME THAT WE TRY TO FILL A CABINET POSITION, OR WE POST IT, AND THEN WE HAVE A PARTICULAR ALLOCATED TIME TO GET VIABLE CANDIDATES.

AND AFTER THAT, IT TRIGGERS HIRING A FIRM.

BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE A SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT DOESN'T MAKE US HAVE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ON THE TABLE SINCE WE ARE REALLY-- AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE NOT HIRING THIS PERSON.

WE'RE APPROVING THE PROCESS.

SO I WILL SAY THAT I THINK WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SPELL-OUT SYSTEM IN PLACE.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A SPELL-OUT SYSTEM IN PLACE, WHERE CABINET MEMBERS' POSITIONS ARE FIRST ANNOUNCED IN OUR SITE.

AND THEN, IF WE DON'T HAVE A VIABLE POOL OF CANDIDATES, AFTER A WHILE, IT AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERS COMING TO THE BOARD TO SHOULDER THE MONEY FOR A SEARCH.

AND THEN WE WILL NOT HAVE THIS LAST-MINUTE CONVERSATIONS.

SORRY IF I SOUND ANNOYED.

I'M EXTREMELY TIRED TODAY.

BUT I THINK IT'S A QUESTION OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR PROCESS IN THE FUTURE FOR THE DISTRICT IS MORE STREAMLINED.

TREYLA LEE: WELL, I THINK-- THANK YOU FOR THAT-- BECAUSE THERE WAS DOLLAR AMOUNT ASSOCIATED TO THIS, IT HAD TO COME TO THE BOARD FOR US TO APPROVE WHETHER WE WOULD USE A SEARCH FIRM OR NOT, NOT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET INTO THE WEEDS OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT JUST BECAUSE OF THAT MONEY THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR THAT.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL OF THIS CONTRACT FOR AESA, SAY AYE.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I THINK WE HAVE-- EARL MILLER: PRESIDENT LEE.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: --THAT WE WERE GOING TO LOOK TO THE [INAUDIBLE] CANDIDATE.

CYNDI HANSON: BUT THE MOTION ON-- TREYLA LEE: THE VOTE, WE STILL HAVE TO-- CYNDI HANSON: THE MOTION ON THE TABLE-- TREYLA LEE: --VOTE IT UP OR DOWN.

SO WE JUST HAVE TO VOTE THIS UP OR DOWN.

AND THEN, ONCE WE VOTE THIS UP OR DOWN, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

CYNDI HANSON: MAKES SENSE.

TREYLA LEE: THE QUESTION ON THE FLOOR, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

BOARD MEMBERS: NAY.

TREYLA LEE: THE MOTION FAILS.

THANK YOU, MS. CASKEY.

BARBARA CASKEY: THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER: [INAUDIBLE] CYNDI HANSON: NO, THERE'S NO--

[XI.E. Distribution of Education Support Personnel State Funding – Jim Vanderloo Board Priority: Staff Recruitment and Retention ]

TREYLA LEE: ALL RIGHT, MR. VANDERLOO.

JIM VANDERLOO: SO THIS IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL STATE FUNDING.

THIS MONEY COMES STRAIGHT FROM THE STATE AND IS ALLOCATED TO OUR PARAS.

ON THOSE THAT ARE PAID ON AN HOURLY BASIS, THE AMOUNT GIVEN THIS YEAR IS ROUGHLY HALF OF WHAT WAS GIVEN LAST YEAR.

AND SO WE USE THE SAME FORMULA, AS YOU CAN SEE, $75 FOR THOSE HIRE DATE OF 7/1 OF '26 OR AFTER $150 FOR THOSE BETWEEN 7/1/21 TO 6/30/26 AND $333 FOR THOSE 7/1 OF '21 OR BEFORE 7/1 OF '21.

SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO THOSE PEOPLE.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL STATE FUNDING? CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I MOVE.

BOB MICHAELSON: SECOND.

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TREYLA LEE: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? SEANIECE HEILMAN: NO.

TREYLA LEE: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

BOARD MEMBERS: AYE.

TREYLA LEE: HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

[XI.F. Title I Update – Jarod Mozer Board Priority: Student Achievement/ Continuous Academic Improvement for All Students ]

MR. MOSER.

MR. MOSER: SO I HAVE THE TITLE IA UPDATE FOR 2026, I ALWAYS TRY TO BRING THIS TO YOU GUYS IN OCTOBER, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF OUR ALLOCATION.

WE RECEIVE IT, SEEMS LIKE, A LITTLE BIT LATER EACH YEAR.

THIS YEAR WAS ABOUT MID-SEPTEMBER, WHICH DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO PLAN.

BUT IN THE OVERVIEW HERE, I'LL GO THROUGH THE HISTORY OF TITLE I, THE SCHOOLS THAT WE SERVE AND THE BUDGET AND SOME OF THE SHIFTS OVER THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.

AND I'LL GLADLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

SO TITLE PART A IS REALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN OUR BUILDINGS, WHERE WE HAVE A HIGH ENOUGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.

IT'S TO SUPPORT THOSE AT-RISK STUDENTS BOTH ACADEMICALLY, BEHAVIORALLY.

IT'S THAT EXTRA SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

SO IT'S FEDERAL MONEY, NOT STATE MONEY.

IT COMES TO THE STATE.

STATE KIND OF DOES THEIR LITTLE FORMULA WITH IT, AND THEN WE GET IT.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE TO SERVE BUILDINGS THAT ARE 75% FREE AND REDUCED.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

WE HAVE A CHOICE TO SERVE BUILDINGS THAT ARE 35% FREE AND REDUCED AND OVER.

IF YOU REMEMBER, IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE MOVED TO SERVING ALL BUILDINGS THAT ARE OVER 65% FREE AND REDUCED.

IF A BUILDING IS BELOW THAT FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD IN A ROW, WE WOULD CEASE SUPPORTS.

AND THE REASON BEHIND THAT WAS WE WERE-- I DON'T HAVE A BETTER WORD.

WE YO-YOED SOME STAFF AROUND, IT SEEMED LIKE, EVERY YEAR FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING.

IF YOU REMEMBER GOING WAY BACK, WE'D HAVE BUILDINGS, HAVE IT ONE YEAR.

THE NEXT YEAR WE DIDN'T.

AND THEN THEY'D HAVE IT AGAIN THE NEXT YEAR.

AND WE JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS BEST FOR KIDS OR OUR STAFF.

HERE'S THE SCHOOLS THAT WE CURRENTLY SERVE THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S A MIX OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THEN WE ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO-- OR EQUITABLE SERVICES, IT'S CALLED, TO STUDENTS AT BISHOP HEELAN, ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN, SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN, THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME, AND ROSECRANCE JACKSON.

SO BOYS AND GIRLS HOME GETS OUR NEGLECTED DOLLARS, WHICH IS ALSO TITLE I. AND THEN ROSECRANCE GETS OUR-- NOT NEGLECTED.

WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT.

THANK YOU.

DON'T USE THAT WORD IN MY EVERYDAY LANGUAGE.

BUT THAT'S THE MONEYS CALLED.

THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS JUST WHAT DO WE DO WITH THAT MONEY, BASICALLY.

I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IT ALMOST 100% FUND SALARIES FOR TEACHERS IS WHAT WE'RE USING IT ON, SO 53 STAFF TOTAL BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND, AGAIN, PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON MATH AND LITERACY SUPPORTS.

WE DO HAVE RESEARCH-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WE'VE PURCHASED WITH THAT FUNDING.

AND A BIG PART OF ALL TITLE FUNDING IS THAT IT HAS TO BE SUPPLEMENTAL.

IT CANNOT SUPPLANT CORE INSTRUCTION.

SO YOU CAN'T PAY FOR CORE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR READING OR MATH WITH IT.

YOU CAN'T PAY FOR GENERAL ED CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH IT.

THAT WOULD BE AGAINST THE PROVISION.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS THAT ATTEND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SO THE ALLOCATION THIS YEAR IS A LITTLE OVER $5 MILLION.

AND THAT'S THE FAR LEFT HAND BOX.

AND IT'S DOWN FROM LAST YEAR BY $120,000.

THIS IS THE PART WHERE WE'VE BEEN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

SO YOU CAN CARRY OVER A MAXIMUM OF 15% EACH YEAR.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO THIS LAST YEAR WE CARRIED OVER $752,000.

SO IT PUTS OUR TOTAL ALLOCATION THIS YEAR AT $5.7 MILLION.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT HERE IN A SECOND.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION TO KNOW-- AGAIN, WE MET THE 15% THRESHOLD TO CARRY OVER LAST YEAR.

OUR CURRENT ALLOCATION'S A LITTLE OVER $5 MILLION.

OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS THIS YEAR FOR OUR STAFF THAT WE FUND OUT OF TITLE I ARE $4.9 MILLION.

SO WITHOUT THE CARRYOVER AND HAVING SOME CONTROL OF THAT MONEY, BASICALLY BEING A LITTLE IRRESPONSIBLE, WE WOULD BE IN A TIGHT SPOT RIGHT NOW.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT.

IT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR EYES ON OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE, HERE'S THE ALLOCATION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THE BLUE IS THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION.

THE BRIGHT ORANGE IS THE CARRYOVER.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE STEADILY GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, SO JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.

AND WE'RE VERY AWARE.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO, AGAIN, BE FISCALLY

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RESPONSIBLE WITH THAT MONEY SO WE'RE NOT IN A TIGHT SPOT COME NEXT YEAR.

ONE OTHER THING, THOUGH, I WILL SAY IS BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION KEEPS GOING DOWN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN A SPOT THIS YEAR TO CARRY OVER 15%.

WITH HAVING TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR NON-PUBLIC, THERE'S SOME REQUIRED SET-ASIDES I'LL SHOW YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOOTING MORE AT 10% OR 11%.

AND THAT'S JUST WHAT WE CAN DO.

HERE'S YOUR STAFF COST OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.

WE'VE BEEN PRETTY FLAT.

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE WERE UP.

THEN WE WERE DOWN.

WE'RE GOING BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AGAIN.

WE HAVE NOT ADDED STAFF.

SO IF THAT'S A WONDER, WE HAVE NOT.

IN THE FOUR YEARS I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION, WE HAVE NOT ADDED STAFF.

SO THAT'S JUST AGING OF THE SALARY SCHEDULE.

SOME PEOPLE RETIRED OR MOVED OUT OF POSITIONS.

AND PEOPLE THAT STEPPED INTO THE TITLE POSITIONS DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME SENIORITY AND PAY.

AND THEN HERE'S THE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SET ASIDE.

SO AGAIN, OUT OF THAT ALLOCATION, WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE SERVICES TO THE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WE DO NOT GET TO SET THAT AMOUNT.

THE STATE SETS THAT AMOUNT FOR US.

SO THIS YEAR THAT'S $289,000 DIVIDED BETWEEN BISHOP HEELAN, SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN, AND ST. PAUL'S.

AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW THEY QUALIFY, JUST A REMINDER, THEY'RE A PART OF THE FEDERAL LUNCH PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S HOW THEY QUALIFY.

LOCAL NEGLECTED DOLLARS, THOSE ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE CRITTENTON CENTER AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME.

THE REASON YOU DIDN'T SEE CRITTENTON CENTER EARLIER, CRITTENTON CENTER ACTUALLY RECEIVED THEIR NEGLECTED DOLLARS PREVIOUSLY THROUGH THE AEA.

AND THEN WHEN THE STATE WAS UPROOTING THE AEA-- AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT WITH THAT OR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

BUT THEY BASICALLY SAID THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEEDED TO OVERSEE THAT NEGLECTED MONEY AS WELL.

SO YOU'LL SEE A 28E AGREEMENT IN THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

AND IT'S BASICALLY, WE OVERSEE THE MONEY THAT GOES THROUGH THE AEA AND GOES THROUGH US.

IT'S A UNIQUE DEAL.

HOMELESS SET-ASIDE, THAT'S BASICALLY TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR HOMELESS STUDENTS.

AND WE'RE RIGHT ONLINE WITH THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS STUDENTS WE'VE HAD IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

AND THE 20,000 HAS SUFFICED.

THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO THAT NUMBER.

AND THEN PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, BECAUSE OF OUR DISTRICT SIZE, WE ALSO DON'T GET TO SET THAT SET-ASIDE.

THE STATE SETS THAT FOR US.

THE ONE THING WE DO GET TO DECIDE IS HOW WE DISPERSE THAT MONEY TO OUR QUALIFYING BUILDINGS.

AND I'LL JUST TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE DISPERSE IT BY OUR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.

SO THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TOTAL AND THEN HOW MANY IN EACH BUILDING, THAT DETERMINES WHAT PERCENT OF THAT $52,000 THEY GET.

AND THEN OUR GOAL FOR CARRYOVER THIS YEAR IS RIGHT AT $500,000.

SO JUST SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT I THOUGHT THE BOARD MIGHT FIND ENTERTAINING-- THE STATE THIS YEAR IS ALLOWING NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CARRY OVER THEIR FUNDING AGAIN.

THEY HAVEN'T FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

AND THIS WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR 15% CARRYOVER.

IT COUNTS TOWARDS OUR 15%.

I ACTUALLY HAVE EMAIL EXCHANGES WITH THE STATE THAT THIS IS TO INCREASE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THE NON-PUBLIC SPEND THEIR MONEY.

THE EXACT WORDS FROM THE STATE WERE, "WE WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY." SO I WILL DO THAT, JUST THOUGHT YOU GUYS MIGHT FIND THAT INTERESTING.

AND THEN, LAST YEAR 4.61% OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT WERE AT THE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND THIS YEAR IT'S 4.89%.

SO THEY'RE NOT REALLY UP.

IT'S PRETTY FLAT.

SO I THOUGHT THOSE WOULD BE SOME INTERESTING POINTS OF INFORMATION.

SO I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REPORT.

AND AGAIN, I'LL GLADLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

DIRECTOR SUPIOT.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I'M SURE I UNDERSTOOD THIS INCORRECTLY BECAUSE ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE.

THE STATE ALLOWS NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CARRY OVER UP TO 15%.

MR. MOSER: NO, THEY CAN CARRY OVER MONEY NOW, BUT IT COUNTS TOWARDS OUR 15%.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: THEY CAN CARRY OVER.

MR. MOSER: THEY CAN NOW.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: LEGALLY THEY ARE ABLE TO DO IT.

MR. MOSER: YES.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: SO IT IS UP TO US-- MR. MOSER: --TO MAKE SURE THEY SPEND THE MONEY.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: FORCE THEM TO USE THE MONEY? MR. MOSER: YES.

WE OVERSEE THEIR MONEY.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: BUT THEY LEGALLY ARE ABLE TO DO IT.

MR. MOSER: YES, AND THEY CAN SUBMIT A PLAN.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: WHAT IS IS THE FORCING MECHANISM IN ALL IN THIS THING? MR. MOSER: BECAUSE IT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS US.

IF THEY CARRY OVER MONEY, IT GOES AGAINST OUR CARRYOVER.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: GOTCHA.

IT IMPACTS US, NOT THEM.

MR. MOSER: CORRECT.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENFORCE IT ON THEM? MR. MOSER: WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY SPEND THE MONEY.

THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE CAN DO.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: HOW? MR. MOSER: WE CAN ALWAYS PURCHASE BOOKS.

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SO EVERYTHING THAT WE BUY FOR THEM IS ACTUALLY THROUGH US.

IT'S IN OUR NAME.

AS LONG AS IT'S AN EQUITABLE SERVICE TO WHAT WE ARE PROVIDING OUR OWN STUDENTS, WE CAN PURCHASE IT.

SO IN THE END, IF WE HAVE MONEY LEFT-- IN THE PAST-- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER JUNE-- I WOULD BRING BUDGET THINGS AT THE VERY END BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SPEND LIKE $30,000, AND WE WERE GOING TO SPEND IT OR LOSE IT.

WE WILL JUST SPEND THAT FOR THEM NOW.

BOOKS, EVERYBODY.

BOOKS CAN ALWAYS HELP.

TREYLA LEE: HANSON.

CYNDI HANSON: SIMILAR QUESTION LINE, SO THE STATE IS ASKING US TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT MONITOR AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS? MR. MOSER: CORRECT, AND THAT IS FINANCE DEPARTMENT, YES.

CYNDI HANSON: AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR ALLOCATION DO WE GET TO CHARGE TO INDIRECT SERVICES IN ORDER TO PERFORM THAT ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION? MR. MOSER: NONE THAT I'M AWARE OF.

CYNDI HANSON: THANK YOU.

AND I WOULD JUST ASK ALL OF THOSE LISTENING THAT ARE TAXPAYERS TO PLEASE REMEMBER THIS AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE COMES INTO SESSION IN JANUARY.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: CAN I ADD SOMETHING? TREYLA LEE: YES, DIRECTOR SUPIOT.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT WAS IN THE SAME PROCESS FOR THIS AND FOR AN ACTION ITEM LATER IN THE AGENDA.

I WILL ENCOURAGE OUR TEAM TO START TRACKING THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THAT WE SPEND ADMINISTRATING FOR OTHERS SO WE CAN HAVE, IF ANYTHING, A FICTIONAL BILL TO SHOW THE PUBLIC HOW MUCH MONEY IN TERMS OF TIME WE ARE USING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

TREYLA LEE: DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? MR. MOSER: SO FAR, BECAUSE WE'RE TO OCTOBER 15 WHEN EVERYTHING'S DUE A LOT-- CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: BUT SINCE TIME IS MONEY, AND I THINK-- MR. MOSER: AND THAT'S NOT A LOT OF DAYS.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: AND I KNOW THAT NOBODY'S GOING TO GIVE US THAT MONEY.

BUT MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SHOW THE PUBLIC THAT IT'S IMPACTING US IN A VERY TANGIBLE WAY.

THANK YOU.

MR. MOSER: THANKS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TREYLA LEE: SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? SEANIECE HEILMAN: [INAUDIBLE] TREYLA LEE: THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE TITLE IA BUDGET UPDATE.

THANK YOU, MR. MOSER.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, MS. BLANKENSHIP AND VANDERLOO.

[XI.G. FY28 Budget Guiding Principles – Jim Vanderloo/ Patty Blankenship Board Priorities: Financial Health, Student Achievement/Continuous Academic Improvement for All Students, Special Education Program Implementation and Refinement, English Language Learners and Dual Language Program Implementation and Refinement, Staff Recruitment and Retention]

JIM VANDERLOO: SO THIS IS THE FISCAL YEAR '28 BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING AS WE WALK OUR WAY INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE FOR THIS YEAR.

AND, PATTY, IF YOU WANT ME TO-- PATTY BLANKENSHIP: YOU GO.

JIM VANDERLOO: SO AS YOU CAN SEE, NUMBER ONE, WE'LL PLAN THE BUDGET WITH A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGY.

THE CASH POSITION OF THE DISTRICT SHALL REMAIN AT 20% OR GREATER.

AND THE SPENDING AUTHORITY POSITION OF THE DISTRICT SHALL NOT DECREASE BELOW 20%.

TWO, A SUSTAINABLE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET IS A PRIORITY.

THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET WILL BE DEVELOPED USING NO MORE THAN 3.5% OF THE SPENDING AUTHORITY RESERVE BALANCE.

NUMBER THREE, ANY PROPOSED NEW PROGRAMS OR PROGRAM EXPANSION WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.

AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE CONSIDERED.

THE COST SAVINGS RELATED TO PROGRAM ELIMINATIONS OR MATERIAL REDUCTIONS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.

AND NUMBER FOUR, OUR STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS WILL BE HIGHLY CONSIDERED IN THIS PROCESS.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR '28 BUDGETARY GUIDELINE PRINCIPLES? CYNDI HANSON: SO MOVED.

JOHN MEYERS: SECOND.

TREYLA LEE: IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEANIECE, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

BOARD MEMBERS: AYE.

TREYLA LEE: HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING.

[XI.H. Resolution to Consider Approving Transfer of Funds to the Flexibility Account Within the General Fund and Setting Hearing on Proposed Resolution Approving Expenditure of Funds in the Flexibility Account – Patty Blankenship Board Priorities: Financial Health, Student Achievement/Continuous Academic Improvement for All Students ]

SO THIS IS MS. BLANKENSHIP.

PATTY BLANKENSHIP: SO THIS IS A BOARD RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.

ALONG WITH THAT, WE'D HAVE TO SET A HEARING ON THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXPENDITURES OF THE FUNDS IN THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST-- I THINK MAYBE THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR WHERE IOWA CODE PERMITS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE DISTRICT TO TRANSFER UNUSED AND UNOBLIGATED CATEGORICAL FUNDING TO THE DISTRICTS FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT.

WHEN WE DO THAT, WHEN YOU MOVE IT TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT, IT BASICALLY UNRESTRICTS THOSE DOLLARS.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO TRANSFER THE JUNE 30, 2026 TEACHER LEADERSHIP SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE OF A LITTLE OVER $3.2 MILLION TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT.

THIS WOULD BASICALLY BE USED TO FUND

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THE SIXTH GRADE READING TEACHERS AND OTHER CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

I THINK THAT $3.2 MILLION IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THE SIXTH GRADE READING TEACHER COSTS.

SO IT WOULD JUST BE USED TO FUND OTHER CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

SO TO DO THIS, WE HAVE TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION.

AND THEN, AT THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER, WE'D HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT.

AND THEN, AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, IN THE ACTION PART OF THE BOARD MEETING, YOU WOULD THEN PASS ANOTHER RESOLUTION ALLOWING EXPENDITURES FROM THAT FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF $3,220,557.04 OF TEACHER LEADERSHIP SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT AND THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 23, 2026 ON THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO EXPEND FUNDS FROM THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT ON MIDDLE SCHOOL READING TEACHERS, THEIR SALARIES AND BENEFITS, AND ANY OTHER GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND SETTING HEARING ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION APPROVING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT? JOHN MEYERS: SO MOVED.

TREYLA LEE: IS THERE A SECOND? CYNDI HANSON: SECOND.

TREYLA LEE: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AUDIENCE: COULD YOU SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT IT WOULD BE AT 6 O'CLOCK PM PUBLIC HEARING? TREYLA LEE: TELL ME THE DATE AGAIN, 6 O'CLOCK PM.

PATTY BLANKENSHIP: NOVEMBER 23, 2026 AT 6:00 PM.

AUDIENCE: [INAUDIBLE] IT'S WITHIN THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PROVIDED.

SO I BELIEVE BY ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION, IT'S COVERED IN THAT.

IT SHOULD HAVE THE DATE AND TIME.

TREYLA LEE: IT'S IN THE-- AUDIENCE: WITHIN THE RESOLUTION ITSELF, I THINK, ON THE SECOND PAGE, IT HAS THE DATE AND THE TIME.

PATTY BLANKENSHIP: THE RESOLUTION IS A PAGE AND A HALF ACTUALLY.

TREYLA LEE: SO ARE YOU ASKING ME-- BOARD MEMBER: YOU'RE SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING.

TREYLA LEE: SO TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WANT ME TO STATE THE DATE, WHICH WOULD BE NOVEMBER 23, 2026 AT 6 O'CLOCK PM? THAT IS THE SETTING OF THE HEARING FOR THE PROPOSAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? SEANIECE HEILMAN: NO.

TREYLA LEE: SEANIECE, WILL YOU DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? SEANIECE HEILMAN: YEP.

DR. HANSON.

CYNDI HANSON: YES.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: MR. HIBBS.

JEBEDIAH HIBBS: YES.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: MS. LEE.

TREYLA LEE: YES.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: MR.MEYERS.

JOHN MEYERS: AYE.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: MR. MICHAELSON.

BOB MICHAELSON: YES.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: MR. MILLER.

EARL MILLER: YES.

SEANIECE HEILMAN: DR. SUPIOT.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: YES.

TREYLA LEE: THE MOTION PASSES, AND I DECLARE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

THANK YOU.

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, MR. CLINE AND MS. DENNEY--

[XI.I. Public Charter School – Amy Denney/ James Cline Board Priority: Student Achievement/ Continuous Academic Improvement for All Students]

JAMES CLINE: GOOD EVENING.

NO ACTION IS NEEDED.

THIS IS JUST MORE OF A LET YOU KNOW ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO NOT PURSUE THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION.

SO WE'RE GOING TO OFFICIALLY PULL THAT OUT TOMORROW PENDING YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TONIGHT.

WE'VE JUST FOUND A BETTER WAY WITHIN OUR OWN SCHOOL TO DO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TO SET UP A NEW DISTRICT.

AND AS MR. HIBBS SAID THE OTHER DAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE US YOUR RESUME ANYMORE EITHER.

WE DON'T NEED THAT.

WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE THINGS.

SO WE STARTED MEETING.

WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS.

WE'VE TALKED TO THE STATE ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

AND ALL THINGS SEEM FORWARD.

WE HAVE A MEETING SET WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO FORWARD THIS AND GET GOING WITH THIS TO DO THE CORE-ONLY DIPLOMA FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

MONEY WISE, IT SHOULD PAY FOR ITSELF WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, NOT HIRING ANY NEW STAFF EITHER.

ANYTHING TO ADD? BOARD MEMBER: NOPE.

BOARD MEMBER: NO.

JAMES CLINE: ANY QUESTIONS? TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? MY ONLY COMMENT, AGAIN, IS IT IS DISTURBING THAT WE HAD TO SPEND THE TIME AND ENERGY TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO SERVE OUR KIDS, OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE DISTRICT, THROUGH A CORE-ONLY MEASURE.

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE DIDN'T SEE THAT AS AN OPTION PRIOR TO.

BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULDN'T GO THIS RESOURCE.

I JUST STILL STRUGGLE WITH WHY WE COULDN'T FIND THAT OUT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.

AND I'M NOT JUSTIFYING ANYTHING, BUT I DO THINK THAT WHEN YOU GO INTO SOME KIND OF PROJECT, YOU START ASKING QUESTIONS AND FINDING ANSWERS THAT YOU DIDN'T ANTICIPATE.

AND THAT CAN LEAD TO A-HA MOMENTS.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT REQUIRED A LOT OF WORK JUST TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION ORIGINALLY.

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SO I THINK THAT PROCESS IN ITSELF CAN POTENTIALLY BRING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND IDEAS TO THE TABLE THAT OTHERWISE WILL BE NOT BEING CONSIDERED BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT SPECIFIC WORK FOR THAT SPECIFIC MOMENT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT'S A POSSIBILITY TOO.

TREYLA LEE: NO, I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I HAD THAT SAME DISCUSSION WITH MS. DENNEY AND MR. CLINE AS WELL.

SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? HEARING NONE.

THANK YOU ALL.

MS. DENNEY.

[IX.J. Solution Tree – Amy Denney Board Priority: Student Achievement/ Continuous Academic Improvement for All Students]

AMY A. DENNEY: I'M COMING FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH SOLUTION TREE FOR $7,500 FOR BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE '26-'27 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE TO WORK TO SUPPORT OUR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND THIS IS IN THE AREA OF TITLE II.

SO MR. MOSER SUPPORTS TITLE I, AND I SUPPORT TITLE II.

AND SO THIS IS PART OF THAT WORK.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE FOR SOLUTION TREE FOR $7,500 FOR BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE '26-'27 SCHOOL YEAR.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I'LL MOVE.

EARL MILLER: SECOND.

TREYLA LEE: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR MILLER.

EARL MILLER: MS. DENNEY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY WE NEED TO DO THIS FOR BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND NOT THE OTHER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS? AMY A. DENNEY: IT IS ALL OF THEIR SCHOOLS.

DIFFERENT TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE PARTICIPATING IN IT IN THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES.

SO THERE ARE POCKETS OF ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS FROM MULTIPLE SCHOOLS WITHIN THE BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' SCOPE OF SERVICES.

EARL MILLER: HOW ABOUT SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL? AMY A. DENNEY: SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN NO.

THEY ARE NOT USING THEIR MONEY TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION.

THEY ARE USING THEIR MONEY TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

AND I WILL PROBABLY BE BRINGING THAT AT A FUTURE MEETING.

EARL MILLER: THANK YOU.

AMY A. DENNEY: AS WELL AS ST. PAUL LUTHERAN.

THEY'RE GOING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AS WELL.

TREYLA LEE: DIRECTOR SUPIOT.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: CYNDI, DO YOU WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION, OR I DO? CYNDI HANSON: GO FOR IT.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU SPEND ADMINISTRATING THIS MONEY? AMY A. DENNEY: THE SAME AMOUNT AS MR. MOSER.

CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I WILL RECOMMEND THAT WE START TRACKING THAT.

AMY A. DENNEY: NOTED.

TREYLA LEE: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS? SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? SEANIECE HEILMAN: I'LL JUST SAY IT'S DISTURBING THAT WE HAVE TO DO PRIVATE SCHOOL WORK.

IT'S JUST DISTURBING TO HEAR THAT REPEATEDLY AND NOT BE REWARDED FOR THAT.

SO I'M HEARING NO CITIZEN INPUT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

BOARD MEMBERS: AYE.

TREYLA LEE: HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS: THANK YOU.

TREYLA LEE: ABSTENTION, DIRECTOR MICHAELSON.

EARL MILLER: CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL,

[IX.K.Contracts for Board Approval – Rebecca Rieken/ Jarod Mozer Board Priority: Student Achievement/ Continuous Academic Improvement for All Students ]

THERE'S TWO NO-COST ONES.

THE FIRST ONE'S WAYNE STATE PRACTICUM STUDENT.

THE SECOND ONE'S THAT 2080 AGREEMENT THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S SO THE NEGLECTED DOLLARS CAN FLOW THROUGH US THROUGH THE AEA BACK TO THE CRITTENTON CENTER.

SO IT'S STATE REQUIREMENT.

WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE.

AND THEN THERE'S ONE ON THE COST FRONT THAT I KNOW-- I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT COSTUMES, BUT IT'S COSTUMES FOR-- WE'RE CONTRACTING FOR COSTUMES FOR A PLAY.

DID I SAY IT RIGHT? BOARD MEMBER: YEAH, NORTH HIGH.

EARL MILLER: NORTH HIGH'S PLAY.

COME OUT AND SEE IT.

TREYLA LEE: BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES? CHRISTIAN SUPIOT PÉREZ: I'LL MOVE.

BOARD MEMBER: SECOND.