All right, it's 6:00. I'm going to call the meeting to order. All members are accounted for. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance 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. >> I have no additions to the agenda. Jeff, do you have any additions to the agenda? >> Uh, I do not. >> I would look for a motion to the agenda. >> I'll make a motion. speed on the motion. >> I'll second
>> Jolyn on the second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I oppose. Motion carries. >> All right. Central presenters for tonight. We have Mr. Stevens with our
NCA results. >> And I've got the presentation here. Do you want a microphone or do you have a big boy voice? I don't really want one. Okay. >> You don't want one? >> Not really. Okay. Uh, so last year I
started adding instead of just MCA, I kind of called the assessment presentation where we added some ACT information and AP information. So I did the same thing on this one. Um, so the first like half bit about MCA results and then I get to a couple of those other things. You go to the next slide, Jeff. So just some uh high overview
things of the MCAs from just as the spring of this past year in 2024. Uh locally we saw almost a fivepoint jump in reading in terms of percent proficient. We saw a slight decrease in math and the science results haven't been released yet for us to be able to
talk about. Uh Mr. Hodgees and I can individually look at scores but we can't talk about them yet essentially. Um and they haven't even they've made us do the math. So if we want to figure out how many% proficient they have, we have to individually count all the kids that are
in each of the categories. So it'll still be probably a couple weeks before those are publicly available to be talked about. Yeah. Um so for tonight let me just have the maximum reading results. Um statewide slight decrease in both reading and math. So we saw a jump
in reading. State saw a decrease in reading. We saw a slight decrease in math. State also saw a slight decrease in math. Um same thing with the science. Um opt outs are not included in these adults. So we have some students in the different grade levels that them and their parents decide for whatever reason
to adopt out of the MCAS. Those are not included in these results. So they don't count negatively against us for the purposes of what we're looking at tonight. Um and MTAS results are not included either. Those are tests that are taken in the spring as well. Uh in a way similar to the MC is testing some of the same concepts but they're for
students that are uh they like cognitively linked so they have a different test set up for them. Um, and in the spring, just so you know, too, the order that we do them is do the MCA reading first, then the math, then the science. And for a couple of the grades, that's a big deal because fifth and
eighth grade get both pretty much all three, science, math, and reading. Next slide, Jeff. Uh, some of the information from tonight, you can pull publicly from the Minnesota Report Card website. Um if you if you
ever wanted to look up really any district in the state, any specific school if you wanted to dig down that way even um or grade level, you can just, you know, go to Google, type the Minnesota report card, click on the first site and kind of navigate that. Um building goals, staff development, they're tailing some the needs
identified by the principles, the staff development committee and the PLC's. Uh Mr. and I just got done with the, you know, the district advisory committee this afternoon where we talked about from last year our reading goals that we had set and I'll set reading goals again for this year um for 5% growth again and
the percent proficient. Uh and then end of August, beginning of September each year we individual student reports that come to the districts that are just like single pages that will get sent home to families soon. So that we'll have it will show the level that the students at
and then we'll have it slightly broken up into like the strands to increase each of the students. So instead of just knowing that they met or exceeded or did not meet within reading, it can it breaks it up into a little bit of well with related to comprehension they did this well related to vocabulary they did
this well. Those things go ahead. So for our reading scores um compared to other districts uh I will say overall uh compared to other districts in the state of Paul did uh quite well again um in comparison to other districts that touch
us. Good video and Northfield outpaced us in reading but we outpace the other districts as well as the state. You can see and in a couple slides I have the raw data as well that will show the numbers. That's the reading math. uh we face everybody that is around us including
the state we did quite well there and then here's like I said the rod hat so you can see just moving down there you got state on the top for reading and math cannonballs and then so on and so forth as you go down again that read number is off the top of my head I think
it was a I said almost 5 point jump I think it was like a 4.8% 8% jump that we reached as a district. Um math was it went from I want to say 51.1 down to 50.9 something that was a slight
decrease. Um still above the state average by a fair amount there. I'll get both those numbers fall. They're about 5.5 the state average. So the next couple slides show the reading the map. Again I don't have anything for the science yet. um showing kind of the cohort as you go through so
you can uh I got them color coded so you can see it as they go from third to fourth to fifth etc. Uh at the bottom of the reading you'll notice uh it skips a grade reading goes 3 4 5 6 7 8 and then 10 math goes 3 through 8 and then grade 11. So at the bottom of each of those
you can see that there's a little bit of a jump. So the the color doesn't diagonally go down the whole way because they they don't take it in ninth grade for reading and then they don't take in ninth or 10th grade for math. So for that's the individual grades
there for reading and those are the individual grades there for math. So you can see the 2025 numbers themselves and then with the exception of third grade because that's the first year that they take it. You can see the year before the years before I should
say uh ACT uh the ACT data that is available is one year behind the state it's one year behind um in terms of compiling all the data. Uh so for this is for the class of 2024
the statewide ACT composite average was 20.55 mechanical ACT composite average was 20.35. So very close likely question a couple questions within there that are different. So that basically at the state average and then I've got the ACT trend there for the last um six years
total there of camera falls being right around the state average uh this year and 2022 slightly below otherwise all another year slightly above the state average for the ACT taken by the juniors and Mr. because that was done on paper
again this past spring. Right. >> Correct. >> But it's going to maybe switch to online this spring. >> Online. >> Online. >> Uh AP the advanced placement classes that we have in the high school. Um, these are classes where students take them at a pretty advanced um, level of
rigor and they can choose to take a test in the spring and they don't have to take the test, but if they choose to take the test, they can earn college credit depending on the score that they get. In general, a score of three will get you college credit at a public institution. Um, sometimes it's four if
especially if you're looking at a private college. um 69 total students took an AP exam this past spring and of a total of 82 exams because we have some students that take two or three different AP classes or AP exams. 54
scores of those 82 were at a three or higher. So about 66% scored a three or higher which is comparable with last year and overall I think a really good score. uh and 46 total students had a score of three or
higher on at least one of the exams. So it means 46 total students last year likely earned college credit by taking at least one some of them passing two or three exams but 46 total students earn some sort of college credit. Um I don't have all the data for the KIPP tests but
KIPP is college level examination program. Uh those are some tests that we started doing two two school years ago. >> Last year. >> Okay. Yeah. So this is our second year this past spring doing the club test. Um Josh Olsen had some doing for uh
psychology, sociology and then US history one and US history 2 depending on you know timing of the years there. And then Amanda Thompson also had some taking for biology. Um and I know for sure there are some kids that pass and earn college credit that way as well. I
don't have all the numbers. Clip isn't quite as easy to look up for a variety of reasons. And the teachers don't even really get an update. The students get their result and the students find out instantly. It's a multiple choice test. So, they find out instantly if they pass or not and if they earn college credit. Um, but they might pass with a perfect
score. They might be super excited, but they just walk out of the testing room and go and they don't tell. And we don't really get that result. We can look it up, but there's a lot that it takes to dig into finding those results, including access code that we haven't received yet this year that Mr. Haj and I were trying to find recently, and we
we haven't received that yet. So, um, in general, there were I know a bunch of students that did pass test as well for those various subjects. >> Remind me what that stands for again. >> College level examination program. >> Does that compete with the credit they
get for AP or is that Why why is the exception to do AP? >> So, there are some that do both. So, for example, if you were taking Miss Thompson's uh AP biology class, you could take the AP test, but then you you won't know your results from AP till mid
July, beginning of July. KIPP, you'll know right away. Um, and there are a lot of colleges that, let's say you ended up passing them both, you could get three college credits for biology. So you might not have to pick if you're going into something non science related you might not have to take biology and college then but you also could use
those other three if you pass through both and it might count as just a general you know elective course in college. So you have six total credits three county science three general elective credits. There are some that do both there are some that do one or the other. There are some students that do
self-study and take um on their own. Uh we I think it was two years ago too that we became a testing site. So we offer that here. Students can take that here. Um there are some students that know that and they don't take an AP class. They take a regular US history with Josh
Olster or regular biology with accounting, not AP. But those teachers sometimes even talk to those students and say, "Hey, you're doing really well in this course. I've got some study materials here for you. If you want, we can kind of work throughout the year, kind of prepare you for that exam. And
there are some that do that as well. It might not even be an AP class, but they take the class. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Y is that it? >> Any other questions? >> I don't think I really have a question, but it's more or less a comment. Uh kind
of looking back at uh some of the scores and comparing them to some of the other schools. Uh, if I remember going back on our levy presentation on two of the schools that
are underneath us for funding, it also seems like they have lower scores as well. So, um, basically just kind of highlighting that in a way just making a comment about that.
I'm I'm assuming that uh you would agree that by making different cuts would possibly change our scores in these areas as well. >> Yeah. >> Or it definitely won't help improve >> right. And to Clinton's point, I always I
always like looking at this. I like looking at Northfield because they always uh they pass every levy ever and they invest heavily in education and and math. we're outpacing them and right, you know, in the top three with with reading. I think that's that's pretty
important. Um, I don't always compare them to our demographic at kids and and whatnot, but uh we certainly know they invest in education and to be right there with them, I think, is pretty. >> I did have a question on um so all good
things. The one thing I just that jumps off the page to me is the sixth graders um and and what I see here is Jeff, can you go back to this graph? >> Yeah. >> In either math or reading and I just, you know, if I look back, they're probably first or second grade during
co, >> right? So they're >> Yeah. >> So I I just see their score being a little lower in reading and and a jump in math. And is that the correlation there? Do we think that that
when they were in second or first grade they were mostly affected by CO potentially? And I I think there's some of that because you know there were some students during that time that you know when we between Thanksgiving and shortly
after Christmas we miss during that time period. I think there's probably some of that doing that school on Fridays. Um it changes the education for everything during that time. that could definitely be part of it. Um some of our grade levels right now when you got the last
few years you're looking at like the middle school ages roughly like fourth grade some of those big grade levels um having some of them at three sections for some reason whether it was in elementary set three sections
um that that doesn't help either 30 bodies trying to whatever And then it's sorry, last one. Um, and maybe I missed it on here, but the ACTs are are kids taking ACTs as much as they once did. Is it flat? Is it going down?
I know. They have to pay for it now, right? Don't >> No. Uh, students, uh, did it take days starting this coming year? Last year was we passed that. So uh after co
postsecondary institutions a lot of them uh put a pause on using the ACT as a admissions criteria. So I most of them still use that to determine age like scholarships and things like that but they don't necessarily use that as a
determin determining factor getting in. Um and when they started doing that, we started seeing our numbers of participation basically decline pretty rapidly. So we graduated approximately 80 kids last year and I think there were
like mid50s of those kids actually. So um we're seeing fewer kids take it uh than we did have. >> Sure. I was just going to say the AP classes I know um I've been told by my daughter at
one point that um they're very challenging. Um get kind of got to prep for college classes and test taking when it comes to college. So >> yeah, the not easy to pass. You can think of an AP class like taking uh like
AP calculus is taking first semester college calculus spread out over the course of the year in high school. >> So it is it is the curriculum is a college level college class. >> And it's nice that they can walk into college with credits.
>> Y and the club is even even adding more to that. For example, in US history, if a kid gets a three or higher on the AP US history exam, that's potentially three credits. They could also earn three credits um passing the first
semester club and the second semester club. So, um that's one where you could get nine college credits walking out of high school. >> It's a shout out to our teachers. >> Yes. >> Yeah. I just have a comment on that. Thank you for compiling this data. I
think it's a journey to look at all in one place and you know I appreciate proud to say I can go to this district for sure. Any other questions? >> All right. Thank you. We'll move on to public input. Is there
anyone that would like to speak to the board? All right, I will close public input. Moving on. Consideration to approve the finance report. Josh, you help us with that? >> Yeah. >> So, we get the capital worksheet. Um,
all the funds in district area. Um, so we're looking at cash balance on top is not only general fund, but also food service and community service and whatnot. Uh nothing gets real exciting at this time of year. Uh other than uh received the bus lease number seven
there that's the third three payments paid off. So that bus is now paid off by the district. Uh you see the normal ins and outs during the month of payroll payroll taxes. The ideas payments are the payments from state of Minnesota
state that comes in from the re system of the district for from the state for the district. Um what you see now at the end of October and beginning of November are now the second half of our property taxes. Uh they come in two waves. Um they have estimates in there.
Now we usually don't get the actual amounts from the counties until generally they were going to release the wires. So just a couple days before receive them. So they have placeholders in there as the estimates for the county and the county taxes. Uh obviously the line shares what our county is
school districts. Um I think a little bit further the last clean up for taxes will happen in that first part of December. Uh and then at that point we'll receive all of the calendar year 2025 property taxes
from the first county. Um the one thing to highlight you see that it started out at the top $4 million in cash now with 2.3 at the end of December. Uh sold out quickly as they have uh things. Uh the important part to realize or not is that
we do stay positive tax throughout the fiscal year and have no need for borrowing. Um if there any questions you can certainly answer what we have that um section >> yeah push back until here.
Um so that would also be part of that cash balance is the fund we received for the bond for the growth replacement. The section will happen in the This be the east end of the high school kind of the last section of the oldest part being
repaired. Um we keep getting pushed back a little bit as that crew will come out to do the work but should be at the end of uh September October hopefully complete. Um the not ideal part that happens during school
noise but they do their best to try to limit some of that and it is not as will be either. Any other questions for Josh? If not, I'd look for a motion to approve the finance board. >> I'll move Luke on the motion.
Second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I oppose. Motion carries. Consent agenda. Note items under the consent agenda are
considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. In the event the board member wants to discuss any item, it will be removed from the consent agenda for separate action. Chester, could you please read the resolution for acceptance of gifts?
>> Yes, I would. We have $2,875 from CFYA for softball, $30 from Ken and Pam Pagel for snacks for the elementary, $60 from Ariana Garrick for snacks for the elementary,
$4,56958 from the Ed Foundation for books for special ed from Miss Branson, $375 from the Ed Foundation for CPR certificates for Miss Schwei, $800 from the Ed Foundation from
for a yearbook camera for Miss Schwarz, $4,883.39 from the Ed Foundation for a clay unit kil for Miss Schlleet, $68146 from the Ed Foundation for STEM materials for Miss O'Brien, and $892 or
$89210 from the Ed Foundation for Prodigy membership for Miss Cleaver. And I do thank all of our generous donors for this money. I just want to point out all of these donations that came from that foundation for those folks that went to
the poker social over the weekend. This is it. This is a perfect example of um where that money goes and how we get it. And so we just we thank the Ed Foundation immensely. >> Absolutely. Thank you. Anyone uh need anything else discussed
further in the consent agenda? If not, I would look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. I'll make a motion. >> Motion second. Move on the second. Any other discussion?
All in favor say I. >> I oppose. Motion carries. Administrative reports. We will move to Mr. Strauss. anything you'd like to add?
>> Uh just that in the comments amplify our new literacy curriculum getting implemented for 5. Uh it's going well. Uh teachers are doing a great job with it. It is a lot. Um it's the stamina of both the teachers and the students um
needs to be built up a little bit because it's it's just more than what we're used to. Um which is taking some YouTube, but our teachers are doing a great job with it. I've been in uh all the classrooms at some point seeing some portion of a lesson and I think they're all doing a great job with it. Um but
just this whole especially right away figuring out how everything fits together within the curriculum cuz as much as they prepare in the summer as much as they work at night once you're actually doing it just for the very first time ever fit together a little different. So um it's been a lot for
them but they're doing a great job. just kind of want to give a shout out to these five teachers. >> All right. Thank you. Uh Mr. Hodes, anything you'd like to add to your report? >> Just like to highlight that uh we have another National Merit semi-finalist,
which is a huge deal. Um that's a that's a really big win in education. So, congratulations to Charles Dick um becoming a a semi finalist. Uh and good luck with him moving on. Um I believe uh Grady Myers was also a recommended
student for his score on the PSA as well. So congratulations to that. Again, it just shows the great things we're doing. >> Right. >> Absolutely. Thanks for sharing. >> Uh community and activities department. >> Anything just want to share that we had
our first community advisory council meeting last week. uh it was not well attended by our group but uh we still had a good discussion on the list. We'll be working on getting better attendance for our November meeting.
Um, we did reach out. I did have a uh reach out to ABC and uh later be part of our we can help with the participation. >> All right. Let me know. >> One question on joining. Is that would
that be for next year or >> Yes. So we tenatively our fall schedules are not have not been approved yet but we have them for our conference with Red Lake already in there. Uh we need six uh votes to
approve them and currently has five head of maintenance Mr. Johnson. anything you'd like to >> just kind of elaborate on what Josh talk about with the road. We just keep getting pushed back. As we all know, we've had a pretty wet summer. Um they're pushed back, but they're going
to get here. It's actually kind of going to work out for our 3. I think I'm going to try to get us to kind of go over our NBA break um with that like that's the kind of schedule right now. Um so they can show up a week before NBA work, you know, those three days of school and
then they're off. So >> hopefully that works out that way. Um, other than that, just been busy running around doing the basic things around here. That was something to fix. >> No comment. All right. >> S report. >> Yeah.
>> Yes. Um, did you know that September is members of the school board recognition month? And so, um, you guys are our guiding light for student success. Uh, September is Minnesota. This is the first release Minnesota school board recognition
month. A time to honor the dedicated men and women who serve as the guiding student success in our public schools throughout the state and right here in Canon Falls Area School. Schoolboard members serve countless hours to ensure our students have access to high quality learning, extracurricular opportunities,
and a public education system that helps them thrive. These public servants are chosen by their communities to govern local schools, manage multi-million dollar budgets, and make decisions that directly impact the future of our students and families. in Can Falls area schools. Our board oversees a budget,
supports over,00 preK through 12 students, reads roughly or leads roughly 200 employees, and stewards four district buildings with significant responsibility they approach with care, integrity, and a deep commitment to service. Schoolboard
members don't seek the spotlight, but they play a critical civic role. They help set the vision for our school, shape educational priorities, and make tough decisions. often after extensive deliberation and study. From improving curriculum to maintaining school facilities and navigating state and
federal laws, their leadership touches every corner of our school system. Their efforts often go unseen, but their impact is felt in every classroom, every program, and every student success story. This month and every month, we encourage our community to say thank you to these dedicated individuals. Their
service makes local control of public education possible, and their leadership helps shape the future of our schools and community. We proudly recognize the members of the Canon Falls area school board for their service and commitment. Clinton Chopquist, Luke Winshell, Jolan
Williams, Randy Shogum, Jody Strain, and Keith Swinson. Thank you guys for your service and dedication. To learn more about the work of our school board, please visit our website. On behalf of the school board association and in honor of Minnesota school recognition,
thank you for your service to Minnesota public schools and being a guiding light for student success. So you going to write that yourself? >> It was impressive and impressed everything. >> I would have took a lot more to the
heart if it was good. >> All right. >> Sincerely though, thank you guys for your >> Well, you got anything else on your report? >> I don't besides the action. All right. Then we will move on to action action items. I guess this first one's really
not an action item. I don't you want to read that or >> Sure, I can read that. Um Lori put this one up. Lori, wave to us in the back there. Summer business 2025 summer food program recap. We are so proud to share that in the 2025 summer food program, we served
an incredible 12,245 meals over the course of 46 days. This outstanding student achievement was made possible through the hard work, dedication, and teamwork of our amazing nutrition services staff. Amen to that. Their commitment ensured that children in our community had access to
nutritious meals all summer long. This was a true success thanks to them and to all the students and families who supported our meal program. Please take a moment to show your appreciation and say thank you lunch lady today. >> Absolutely.
>> I'll just comment that too. That's been one of the the food program has been one thing that to me has been pretty important and I wanted to kind of see overhaul but unfortunately with limited funds we haven't had a chance to do that but through Lor's work and the grants and time she puts in we've we've made
strides in a way that hasn't cost the district a ton of money. Um this is just really cool. Um so thank you Lori for being able to get this done. All right. First action item, consideration
to approve the 25 to 27 teachers master agreement. >> Are you talking this? >> I guess I can talk on this one. Uh, I guess I'll start off by saying uh usually teacher negotiations aren't the
probably the greatest experience all the time. Um, I will say this time it was it it went very well. Uh, we got something settled in two meetings which I'm told that I don't know if that's ever happened or it's been a very long time
since that happened. >> Since I've been here, it has not happened that quickly. I would say it's been 10 to 12 meetings. Um, I've been in other districts where we've had short, but this is a very good experience for sure. Uh I appreciate the uh
the urgency uh from both parties uh and the willingness to to come to an agreement so quick uh through good dialogue. Um neither parties I don't think wanted to drag this out. Uh didn't want this to be a distraction uh during not only just
during the year but also coming into a ley vote. Um so I will just commend all parties involved. Uh it went it went very well. So I guess what I'll just share uh
is for what we came up with was a salary schedule increase for the year 25 uh 26 of 1.5%. And for 26 to 27 year uh 925%.
So that ends up uh being about a total of two and a half. So there's not much else I really have to add about that. Unless Luke, if you have any comments about it or >> No, I agree kind of what you said. It's
my first time going through negotiations or being in the meetings. um uh like wasn't uh I was braced for uh conflict and whatever that was going to look like. Um just because I know um you know both sides are advocating for each other
and we all want to meet in the middle. I was really impressed with with the work that uh Josh and Jeff and Clinton had put in to get to a spot where we >> Yep. and and come to a spot where um we felt like we were being as fair as we
could with the limitations that we had and and credit to uh the union themselves for for hearing us out and understanding where we're coming from. Um I think it was I was impressed. Um and a lot of my work was put in um by
both sides and it was very smooth. >> Any questions for me? If not, I would look for a motion to approve the 25 to 27 teachers master degree. >> I'll make motion. >> Join on the motion.
>> Joey on the second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos? Motion carries. consideration to approve the assurance of compliance equity laws.
>> Yeah. Each year uh the board needs to approve uh the assurance of compliance of each of these laws that we are following these laws um that go from like for example the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through the Age Discrimination Act
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 73 uh through um Minnesota Human Rights Act, the Minnesota statutes that deal with discrimination and athletic programs,
um, IEP planning. Um, basically that we are not being discriminatory here at school and I can assure you that we are following these policies. So, I just need your approval on these and we will get back up to the state.
Any questions about Jeff? >> If not, I look for a motion to approve the assurance of compliance equity laws. Rand on the second. Any other discussion?
All in favor say I. I >> oppose. Motion carries. Consideration to approve the 2526 MRA membership. >> Uh last year we uh took MA on as trial
membership. Uh for the last many years we've been in C as our advocate at the state capital and C is schools for equity and education. Um I am recommending that we move to MA membership full-time with your blessing
uh from the board and we will um move away from C and I want to speak your input that you may have toward that but I recommend we move toward membership. >> I think only one of us was able to make it last year so Jill and uh I mean we
have another conference coming up that I think a few more of us are going. Is there any comments that you'd like to make to win at all? Honestly, when we went last fall, it was very eye opening. I think super super helpful. Um, because MRE is more dedicated to rule schools.
Um, so a lot of the sessions that we went to, a lot of like the talking points and stuff was really really geared towards our stuff. All of the struggles that we go through and all the struggles that the other rule schools kind of go through. Um, so I think that was immensely helpful. It was there was
a lot of good information. There was I think it was good. It's a good partnership to have. So, I'm excited that for you guys that are going this go wrong. I think it'll be good. You guys like it. Any other questions
or comments? If not, I'd approve the 2526 MREA membership. I'll make the motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> Look on the motion. Joe Lynn on the second. Any other discussion?
All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Motion carries. Consideration to approve the fiscal year 27 proposed levy. >> Uh this is the initial levy. Uh the final levy will not be set until the
truth and taxation meeting in December. Um and I'm sorry, what was Oh, the truth and taxation is Lori. Do we have a date for that? Is it December 17th, >> 16th? >> December 16th, whatever that Monday is.
It'll be during our regularly scheduled board meeting. Uh, but tonight the board needs to approve um the preliminary levy and the proposed levy is slated to actually drop if I can find the sheet there. December 15th
>> 15th December 15th. We'll make sure we get that correctly. Uh the levy is actually slated to drop by 2.49% uh at the final one. Um if obviously we
pass the operating levy, that number would change uh for the final levy. But as of right now, I need uh uh the school board to approve authorizing a max levy because the levy sheet will change between now and the final levy
um in December. And You can always go down in your levy, but you can you can't go up after tonight's meeting. So, school board can be authorized the maximum at this point. That means
you are authorized to local taxpayer. The other portion that we've seen is state aid which is all um slight decrease genally mostly attributed to some enrollment but uh everything that is up to date is in
there. So things like LTFM that servicing those items are inside of this. But by proving the max it allows there to be some change there numbers are finalized for ADM membership which really drives all school funding. Um as
well as some clean up things or debt service or anything from community that allows that plan to happen before taxation. Um not to be alarmed there is a larger decrease in uh there's a heavy lever
aid levy mix uh while the value was found in the aid portion there funding stays neutral so then with debt service um they collect 105% uh with debt uh
assuming there's going to be some money for taxes generally in our community uh we again having debt excess uh those funds then go back to taxpayers. So often times you'll see a little e and flow with our debt service. We might have increase one year uh and then a
decrease as they take back some fun taxpayers which is kind of helping um not only the schools finances but the taxpayers in general county. Um whereas generally what we see $22,000 over $3 million budget is really not a whole lot
change really as Mr. Samson said um significant change passes and that would all be taxation at that time. >> Yeah. One question to your point because
I I got a question the other day from the community regarding the levy we're going out for. When when the county collects taxes in excess and then it goes back, what does that how does that look like for an individual when they look at their taxes they're paying in
and then how how do they get where does that come back? >> Yeah. So >> perfect question all the county taxes. Uh but when we search fire levy and city tax go down because we have that excess
decrease that levy that just means that we're levying less that year. So the individual tax they would see less of a tax for the school district than their tax state on the year where we had an increase they say about 7% then
protected more I don't know actually pull out and I think sometimes that finances um but what essentially happens is what we levy is a decrease that would impact
the school portion levy taxation >> which which may be hidden by the county or the city increases. >> Correct. >> Specifically on the school important part when we look at our property tax statements the county the city and the
school um important you look at those what really is the priority increase sometimes you see look at my huge or large property tax increase um but really important to certain which sections that's coming from. It's really
on the school. So that I can say yes or no to the city built it. Um, so it's really important to look at. >> Any other questions for either Josh or Jeff?
If not, I would look for a motion and I'd like to know for what month if it's for the max or >> I would recommend the max to reiterate that. >> I'll make a motion for the max
on the second. Motion is made to the maximum of outlet. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I oppose. Motion carries. Consideration to approve the Hback
grant. So, the state of Minnesota has uh a grant uh this year and um well, there's more than one grant obviously, but one of the ones that we want to apply for is that we can apply for up to $50,000 per building of matching grant
dollars. So, we can get $100,000 worth of HVAC work done uh in each of our buildings uh for the cost of $50,000. and we can uh plan for that through our LTFN funds uh that we currently get from the state. So, we would be basically
doubling that amount. Uh we pay $50,000 per building and $100,000 worth of work that would be needed to be done. Stephen uh Johnson has been uh working on applying for that and working with the state connect guy with that. Uh but we
do need your approval for us to apply for that grant as part of one of the steps there. Does the grant does that money have to be spent within a certain time frame? >> Uh the we have to apply for it by uh the
end of this uh calendar year by December 31st I believe if I remember correctly but we could spend that money over three different fiscal years if we want to spread that out. >> Does the CCC count as a third building?
>> It does. Um, we got to be able to figure out where we're at with that watch. >> Just pull, you know, it's a matching, right? So, whatever we spend on there, it's kind of, you know, they're matching it. So, if we spend 50, we're going to spend 50, do we want to spend 50 on it, >> right?
>> You know, so that's that's where we're at with that that we haven't really talked about any of that down at the CCC. Um, we're mostly looking at doing that up here and then down at the elementary. Um, our systems are a little older. um 20 some years on some old. So, we're going to do a lot of
reconditioning, which this grand will help with that. So, that's a lot of time and a lot of um energy um as far as manpower. You got to be on the computer, you got two guys out the out on the roof or in in the school
finding these different units, making sure everything's matching up right, the airflow's going good, you know, um camps are running right. So it's going to make us a lot lot better efficiency factor in the school. So it's going to save us a lot of money in the long run as well once they get that all tuned up. So
that's pretty cool that they allow that to happen through that cuz I mean we are sitting pretty good around here with um you know air conditioning and heating and our chillers are looking pretty good. We did some fixing on that last year. So um it really also we can do a little preconditioning with everything
down there like the thermostats, the sensors, our computer programs that run everything. Um, so it's a really cool grant. I think I think state we're doing something right here. >> Does this partic Sorry, does this particular grant have to be spent in like one lump sum type thing? Like just
is it has to all go for like one bill or can we split up like a couple different projects? >> Correct. Yeah, it kind of however we want. Um, they just match the dollar amount. Um, as long as it's an approved >> awesome fix and I've already run through with Charlie Schneider through the state of Minnesota on our ideas of some things
that one of them off here would be We're going to um revamp our hot water system. We got hot water heaters in here that are from 2009. Um so we're fixing on these things and they're not very energy efficient anymore. So we got these nice big energy efficient boilers. So we're going to match that with a plate boiler
that's going to control all our hot water. So be a lot more energy efficient. So you're throwing a dollar out, but you're also going to be getting back over the long run. And my my last question would be to pile on to the CCC is the bus garage that that that
building is is what it is and you know I don't know that just keep it on the radar. >> Yeah. No, I mean I I'd love to spend some money down at that bus ride for a long time. Um we're just it's it's almost at the point of not spending any more money on it and just kind of maybe
start some somewhere new eventually. But, you know, as our levy is saying, we don't we don't have the money for that right now. I wish we did. Um, we're very fortunate. We park our buses inside first off. Um, so that's a plus. They they may not look nice down there, but
they do keep the weather off of all of our buses. Um, so yes, that's all in the back of my head. We do have four buildings in this district that, you know, two of them are well kept and two of them are, you know, starting to see that we're running out of money here and
we need some more kids and um help us out a little bit that way. So, >> thank you. >> I know one million is this segmented to get additional specific for the high school, middle school, and
elementary or do you have to go by the building structure? physical. >> Hey, sounds like a great idea. >> Any other questions? Not I'd look for a motion to approve the HVAC grant. >> I'll make a motion.
>> Join on the motion. I'll second on the second. Any other discussion? Thank you to whoever found that. >> Absolutely. >> All in favor say I. >> I oppose.
>> Motion carries. >> All right, we've come to the end of the meeting. Uh someformational items. the next uh school board meeting, October 13th, we will be back in the boardroom right at 6:00. If there's nothing anyone else has to
add >> Oh, that is the next public meeting. I thought that was later in the 13th. >> Oh, it is. Okay, never mind. We will be back here in the auditorium. All right. If no one has anything else,
I'd look for a motion to adjourn. I'll make motion to just one. So, I'll second it. On the motion, Luke on the second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I.
Oppos. Motion carries. Thank you everyone.