All right, at 6 o'clock, I'm going to call the meeting to order. All board members are accounted for. I'd like you to please rise 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. All right. I don't have any uh additions to the agenda. You have any suggestions? All right. We have a very light agenda tonight. So I will look for a motion for
agenda. Show I move to the agenda. >> I'll second it. >> Move with motion Julen on a second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I. Oppose. Motion carries.
We have no scheduled presenters tonight. We will move on to school school school board committee reports. Uh anyone have anything that they would like to share? >> I was at the district advisory um and just they kind of basically are
qu prolonging things and moving things out because of finance reasons. Um, basically the levy won't make it better, but at least make it not make it worse. So, kind of the status there.
There's an ed foundation meeting um the end of September um just discussing the fulkar social. Thank you to everyone that attended that. It was well attended and um I don't have numbers yet as far as um what was brought in from that, but
it was it was good. It was well intended. So, thank you to everyone in the community for that. Um and then just a reminder that November is giving max day that on your calendar meeting. I was at the community ed meeting. Um we
have a new ECF uh coordinator coming. So, that's exciting. Um they also just kind of came out with a new like little dribblers camp um which is kind of appealing to the younger elementary kiddos uh for basketball stuff which they didn't do previously. So that's up
for them. Um the community ed is still kind of looking into um the concept of wraparound care and doing more research into that and we talking about their daycarees in the community. Um we just kind of trying to work with that. Um, as for um, Canon Kids, it looks like
they're at 172 uh, current students and there were 20 brand new ones um, that came in. So, awesome on that front. Um, let's see what else. Um, and then it looks like for preschoolers,
we have 95 now. Um, we took in just a couple more extra. We had two families on a wait list and three asking for information. Um, So that's awesome as well. Um currently there's about 18 kiddos in each room um at that age range, preschool level. So which is
which is a larger number for that age. Um my other one I was at the marketing meeting um which is us just kind of working with social media um and um trying to you know re people in get um people from the
outside coming in looking at us. Um in the last year we are up 37% um from last year people clicking on us if you will um online and social media. So that's awesome. Um we talked about kind of stretching our range like our
geo map um to go maybe a little farther kind of maybe a piece to some folks in Rochester you know um that kind of are leaving the bigger communities to come to the smaller communities. Um so it's beneficial for us. Um, what's
anything else? >> Thank you for that. Uh, we can move on. Consent agenda. Items under the consent agenda are considered routine and will be act 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. I
only have one one uh action item on there. I I would like to make an announcement before you guys do this. Um Nichollet Hearni is retiring from our district, but lucky for us were able to rehire her
as a retired uh teaching staff. And so, uh one, uh thank you for your years of service and two, welcome back. >> Well, retired. >> Yes. Um, but I just want to make sure
that you guys aware of that that um I'm sure Nichollet may not be with us, you know, maybe after this year. We don't know. We're still negotiating about that. So, we'll have to see where it goes. But, thank you for your time to put in.
>> I'll look for a motion to approve. [Music] >> I'm going to go with Pete on the motion. I'll second >> Randy on the second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I oppose.
>> Motion carries. And we're going to move on to administrative board reports. Uh Joan, I meant to talk to you about this ahead of time, but I didn't do that. Uh, could you
>> read the student representative report from uh Abby, please? >> I would love nothing more. Um, homecoming week summary. Looks like Aby's got a little summary here on it. It says, "Homecoming took place during the second week of school and was filled with fun activities and school spirit. The week started on Sunday with powder
club football games. The sophomores defeated the freshman 28 to zero and the juniors beat seniors six to zero. On Monday, the homecoming coordination was held. Eight couple were recognized and sorry apologize for the last name. Was how do you pronounce that last name?
Um and James Seth who were crowned homecoming king and queen. Thursday featured a senior picnic at East Side Park followed by a visit to elementary school Petfest where students helped spread homecoming excitement. The week ended on Friday with more spiritfilled events. The senior boys meet both the
junior boys and the teachers in powderpuff volleyball. The day wrapped up with a pep fest to bring everyone together and get everyone excited for the football game. Although the team lost, the week was full of pride and everyone um had fun. It looks like there's an athletics update as well as
fall sports near the end of their season. Several teams are doing well in section play. Girls tennis has finished team sections and took second place and is now competing individual matches. Boys soccer has ended its season after a recent loss. Girls soccer earned the
number one seed and will play in the section championship on Tuesday in Austin. Volleyball and football are both doing well in their seasons and have one game left before starting sectionals. Abby. >> All right. Thank you for that and thank
you Abby for preparing that. Uh we'll move on to elementary school report. Uh Mr. trails. >> Not bad. [Music] September. The walk school I had on there was was
crisp morning, but some boys local police departments that I just want to. [Music] >> Thank you. Um,
Mr. Hodgers is not here tonight and Uh Rene's not either. So Mr. Johnson's not either. We're going to move right ahead to suit report. >> Yes. Um besides the action items in there, I do have some progress listed on
the soup goals from earlier uh in the year and those are as written there. You guys have any questions about that? Uh for the performance goals? Uh timeline for review of the midy year
I believe is when February. >> February. >> February. Yep. So we'll do uh as we normally do the the midyear review in February, but these are some action items that we've been working on since the beginning of this.
Other than that, unless you have questions, that's all we got. Questions for John? All right, we'll move on to public input. If anyone like would like to speak to the board, we will close public input.
Action items. New business. Consideration to approve a humanities trip to Italy June of 2027, Venice, Florence, Aisi, and Rome with towns in between. Students must successfully complete the humanities
course to participate. This is offered to juniors and seniors. And the chaperones are Nichollet Herky and Holly Win, who have been traveling with students abroad since 2008. Nichollet, would you like to share about this trip? Sure. Um, as you read, you
probably this trip has um happened way before I was there. Mr. Kale and Mr. um had actually um anyhow it's been um tradition that uh
the kids successfully they have an opportunity to sign up for so we just back on Zoom from a trip. It was just absolutely fantastic. Um, I'm always so proud of our kids because they study very hard and they
know a lot of things by the time they get there um more than the average high school students and sometimes um I've been asked how do you get your kids to um dress so nice and um know so much
about uh what they're looking at. So, we're looking at another trip uh next year. >> How many students are you hoping for? >> Um this last time we had a group of 15. We had two um moms that were there. Um
I've had as large as 36. So it all depends on how many students sign up and how many um >> tried to do some fundraising for the trip to kind of keep the cost down. >> Um yeah, we did a lot of fundraising last year. We usually um used to do a
humanity stand, but that doesn't happen anymore. Um concession standing students aren't as interested in raising money anymore. They'd rather um be able to have their parents pay for it or have a job outside of school.
How much does it cost? >> So, who Yeah. How much will it cost? And who pays for that? Actually, does the school pay for that? >> The trip, right? >> Okay. I know there's been some rumors. I mean, you know, hard for any rumors to be out in the community, but >> yeah, >> that's where I was going to announce
that before we voted that because sometimes there the way things are reported, it's uh very conflicting in the paper at times that uh uh yes, this is 100% paid for by the students and their families. The the school does not fund.
>> Yes, absolutely. Um, it's I looked at what the original cost was back in 2008 and it was like 3800. It's up to about 51 right now. So, $5,100. Um, part of the reason why as it is is
because we do a custom tour and that means that the tour is based on what we teach in class. So, um I have very specific things that you want to see because we >> Sure. >> I know it's a great opportunity. My
daughter had me back at last. So, and there's a lot of alumni that are in their 40s and 50s that have done this trip that you >> Thank you for the willingness to go and take a trip.
You're welcome. >> Thanks. Providing a great opportunity for for our guests. >> Any other questions? >> Any other questions or concern? Mr. >> Not, I will look for a motion to approve the amenity script to Italy for the June
of 2027. >> I'll make I'll give it to Jody. I'll second it then. Joel in on the second. Any other discussion? All in favor say
I. I. Oppose. Motion carries. Consideration to approve the resolution to amend and restate the Mid America administrative and retirement solution health reimbursement arrangement.
Josh Josh um it's for the contracts that have access to the H plan uh is no cost subdist option allows for that invested in the H to self-direct their funds that
they have if you're not invested yet we will be able to move those funds but by doing this allow some given that uh option to be able to have more flexibility in how they resonate their funds. Again, no cost to the district.
There's a board chair that moves to an H. That's the one that's out of our hands. The world also does have to. >> Any questions for Josh on that? If not, I would look for a motion to approve.
>> Luke on the motion. >> Pete on the second. >> Any other discussion? [Music] >> That's great. >> Alert whenever you can't remember. Um
whereas Independent School District 252 has established and adopted the Mid American Administration and retirement solutions of health reimbursement arrangement for the benefits of its eligible employees and their dependents. Um
whereas a section of the plan entitled plan amendments reserves the right of the employer to amend the plan at any time and in full or part as long as participants are notified that any amendment does not adversely affect the rights of ex existing participants and to make changes imposed by the internal revenue service without notice
participants. Am I looking for a yes or no vote on these? >> Yes. >> So I will take a yes or no from Pete. >> Yes. >> Myself yes. Luke >> yes. >> Clinton. >> Yes. Randy, yes. Jody, >> yes. >> All right. Um, number three,
consideration to update policy 707, transportation of public school students. Uh this basically the the change in our uh MSBA 707 policy basically is to state that we
will follow and uh and go along with the GCED policy when it comes to transporting students to uh care and treatment facilities. uh we have the right to set the distance or the amount of travel that we send
kids to and GCED is looking at changing the policy to 60 miles total. Uh in years past, if parents requested that we could or that they wanted to take their child to care and treatment in Duth,
then we had to transport them to daily. >> And so it sets a boundary around how much the school districts, especially the ones within GCP, uh would be uh sending those throughout.
So, it's basically 60 mi from this facility here in a circle is where we would go and there's probably two or three different options within that circle. Obviously, if you go down to Lake City, who's also a part of GCD, those options may change
still 60 miles. And if the policy changes at GCD for whatever reason, whether it needs to shrink or whether it margins a little bit, then it would affect all six districts. So really that's the only change is to our policy by saying that we are following the GCD
model for that part. >> 60 miles one way. >> Yep. >> Daily >> could be drop off and take off. >> All right. Any other questions for Jeff on that?
If not, I would look for a motion to approve uh to update the policy 707 transportation of public school students. >> I'll make motion on a motion. I'll second
J on the second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I oppos. All right, that's the that will do it for today. Uh, one thing I wanted to add is we are going to have one more uh
public presentation for the levy that was not originally planned. We are going to have one on the May of the 28th uh 6:00 and we will be providing child care as well for anyone any uh families
that would like to come. So other than that, there's nothing anyone else want has to add. I will look for a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to move on motion. Second
on the second. All in favor say I. >> Oppose. Thank you everyone.