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>> What you want? >> What's that? >> Which one? Are >> we good? >> We're good. All right. Call the meeting to order. 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. Part of our introduction, we'll read the district mission statement.
I think we're good. >> Should I just leave it on? >> In partnership with the communities, the mission of the Dworth who lived in Felton School District is to educate individuals in an environment of trust and respect so they become self-directed, responsible lifelong
learners. Oh, we have everyone here except for Laura. Also we have present is um Marcus Tracy and no visitors.
We have changes to the agenda. >> We do not. No, we do not. Do I have a motion to approve the second? >> Second. >> Second by. Any questions or discussion? >> Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
>> I. I post motion carries. On to number five, public comments and rebel recognition. >> Well, I got a I got a bunch tonight. >> All right. >> Bunch of rebel recognition. If you guys have been watching the news or reading the paper, there's a few pretty neat things. Uh we'll start out with senior
uh Ronan John got his Eagle Scout project. It was building that chessboard in that park in Morgan. Had a deal on WDY. So, congratulations to him on his Eagle Scout. Um, also I think the informum we have um Aubrey Lambert a
junior at NGM. She is joining the Minnesota Youth Council and she's going to be on the board and she's going to represent Minnesota's congressional district 7. See for me say on the council and it covers the majority of western Minnesota. She hopes to bring world views to issues uh the council can
take on. Ellie Boyd thousand digs the other night. So congratulations Die. And then Alex Mather got put up for the 2025 chapter facilities award of excellence. Out of five chapters he was chosen as the list chapters. So Alex was selected
and congratulations to him. Uh the award recognizes facility staff uh that are not management who demonstrate outstanding dedication, exceptional service and unwavering commitment to maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for everyone who enters their school. So Chase had put him up
for that and he was the winner of the western. So congrats to Alex. So >> he always does it with a smile. >> Always. Yeah. >> Yep. No matter what's going on, he's always smiling. So congrats to all those people. And awesome. >> Yeah, it is. >> Rebel recognition.
>> Little shout out to all the teachers, staff, and everybody here at conferences today and tomorrow. We're on the home stretch of the much needed NEA break. And I know it's going to be a marathon for all staff the next couple days. So, just thank you for all the extra work that you're putting in um to keep our
families up to date on health. >> Any other go on to reports? We'll start with 6.1 business manager. Thanks for having me again. Um First, we'll just go over the summary that we have showing the board bills for
this last few weeks. Um, there was really nothing unusual in the last few weeks. Um, it stretched over a 3 week period rather than two weeks, but the amount wasn't really unusual. There
was just a lot of them, a lot of individual checks. Um, so as far as how September went, uh, you can see the revenues there. Um, this pay like in the this one had some
pay for some revenues for this year and last year. So they kind of are paying off some receivables for last year. So with these first couple months with August and September especially, they they're probably they help us get ahead a little bit on the revenues um, just
because we might not have as many expenses, but they're paying off some receipt fulls and they've given us some revenue to kind of get a little ahead of the expenses that will be coming now that teachers and all the other staff are getting fully paid. Um, as far as payroll, this is close to consider what
it's going to be going forward, but in September, we did have only one pay period for non-certified. Uh but the certified teachers did get, you know, two pay periods now. So it's closer to in line with what we're going to see the rest of the year, but still
that one pay period and that that'll add to the total. Um and then yeah, like I said, as far as the summary, you're looking at a surplus just because there is going to be a little more revenue um in these first couple compared to
expenses. any questions as far as that and as far as the revenues and how it's broken out? They do, you know, direct us as to how they're going to be broken out between funds. So, fund one, they'll tell us that, you know, a lot of the gen there.
Um, fund seven, that's going to be just kind of keeping us uh in line with our the money we need to pay the bond bills going forward. Any questions?
>> How does that compare against we look at prior year like last September we looked at last week this time? I mean similar. >> Yeah, I would say it's comparable just because um if you were to look at like our ideas payments is where they come
from in on the data reports and analytics. Typically the 931 is, you know, it's going to have a decent amount for this year's uh revenue and then it's going to pay off some of last year's because
huge swings in in we do have swings, but yeah, there's not too much. >> Yeah. And then there's going to be variations if our debt payments were a lot different, but those are kind of
last year. like fun. That's um then we can go on to the uh budget to actual comparison. So that uh I think one of the things that we might have to that we have to look at is we do
have a percentage that's below what we would expect. So 14.6 compared to the 17. But I think that does have to do with that pay period kind of not pulling in September doesn't have two pay periods for the non-certified. So we
might have to look at adjusting those percentages now that the last two years we have had normal in the past we did have the non-certified get fully paid in September but when we went to time sheets or away from time sheets to punch
it in this has changed. So I mean last we were showing 15 and a half. This year we're showing 14 and a half. So we're doing better with our, you know, budget to actual, but that's kind of why it's not at 17,
but we didn't really have anything unusual in September. Any questions? any any so one thing uh the audit is not done obviously yet but that report will come in November um anything you want to share with that or maybe not yet at this
time or what do you think >> yeah I haven't really heard back too much I think they're in the review phase right now so I wouldn't want to say whether I don't think there's going to be anything unusual that comes up but I guess I'm not too comfortable We'll say the number.
>> No, that's if we say it's a public meeting and then it comes out a little different. We want to make sure we're >> in line with the auditors. It is what it is. So, >> but the audit is happening. >> All right. We'll go on to 6.2. Uh,
activities director report. >> All right. Um, I just thought I'd do a fall activity recap. I'm not going to go through all of that. here just with numbers how the numbers um of activity of athletes um football one of the biggest things is
with our seventh and eighth grade we tried something different this year um and I'm waiting this last day of the season is actually today um and so I'm waiting to hear how it went from my coaches I've had some informal conversations with them about it but um
it was different all the each team each grade I should say got 10 games uh but one team and so four of the games were combined. It was a lot of kids like 34 32 um on one team and then each and six
of the games were split into two teams so that they got three games each. Um so it saved us a lot of money and so that's one of the reasons we did it. Another reason would be um last year our current eighth graders were in the FM league and
we were put in the B Well, there's A and there's B. We went into the B and we kind of dominated that, but if we were in the A, we think we would have gotten pretty destroyed. Um, and likely injured, too. I mean, you're you're playing Morehead, you're playing the
Fargo teams, you're playing big schools. Um, and so that and they made a rule, and it's not just because of us, but they made a rule that if you're in there with one team, you have to be in the A League. So, if you're not in that, it's hard to find games. You can't just find two two full teams of football. It's not
like other sports where you can you shouldn't play multiple games a week. I mean, I know Troy has a kid um in middle school, too. And there was one week last week. There's three games. Now, not every kid played all three games, but that's a that's a lot of football games. So, it's just it's hard to find games.
So, I'm curious to see how this worked out if this is something we'll look at doing in the future if these numbers continue. So, yeah. Um, volleyball. The biggest thing this year, we had illegal jerseys. Um, as did most of the state, and it was
a big deal. I didn't even show this with Shannon yet, but the Minnesota State High School League sent out an email last week, uh, basically apologizing and saying they're not going to have they're not going to enforce it anymore this year. Um, and going to give all teams another year. So, we were fine and we
figured it out. It was, but like football teams, it was a big deal for them. Um, so it all kind of worked out. But next year our we should be replacing those if everything goes well. We should be replacing those jerseys anyway. So it'll
be talking point. Um and then there's other numbers down there to go follow those with you. Um looking forward to winter activities. We have some new coaches. Um so that's exciting. Still looking for a skills basketball coach. Um other new coaches
are listed tonight. you'll be there's uh two resolutions to approve me applying for two grants to the Minnesota State High School League. The first one is uh the names are grant A and grant B. Very basic names, but the grant A um is
basically based on uh students who are participating in MSHSL activities and on free and reused lunch. Um, and you can apply, you can ask for a certain amount. Um, and if we were granted that, it would help offset student debate room costs as well as the tuition assistance
we provide for students being in activities. Grant B is a grant that assists districts with costs related to health and safety, leadership, and transportation barriers. So, we always do this late bus um, and it goes to Bill
B. And then we also started doing it to Pelton and Bath now, too. and it's expensive. So, one of the things that we or that I want to apply for is just to get recoup some of that money. We do charge students. It's 30 30 25
I don't remember at that point um for a season, but obviously buses are so yeah, we'll see if we get some of those online ticketing update. Uh I think it's been going really well. The first couple games were definitely
people were learning. Um, but now like uh Sarah, I went all email the ad ahead of time a week out for all the activities coming up. Hey, please get us out. We're online only. Volleyball has been seamless. Honestly, there has been like no issues at volleyball games. Um, they also use those for our tournaments.
Tessa runs three volleyball tournaments in September, beginning of October. And it's really nice because I could just pull up the report and see how much that tournament made, which was really nice. So, we use the online ticketing for that as well. um we will be able to we will be able to
use less ticket takers now this winter I think now that things are kind of rolling um it can go pretty quick and during sections go van is what the section is using so that won't be anything new we will definitely be hosting events this year this fall um
for football and volleyball and so that'll be nothing new for our fans which is nice looking forward to next year um all our fall schedules for next I have all of them done. Um, weird thing next year and people are going to think like I'm being
crazy, but everything is a week later because of Labor Day. So, like typically football, like this is our last regular season week of football. Next year there's a regular season football game the week after a meeting and everything is just a week later. And so, it's just going to be a weird year. People aren't
going to be used to it. Um, just a heads up. Uh, See anything else? I just have some other notes on there. Record boards. Um they're on their way. Well, they're in production, I should say. I don't think they're quite on
their way yet. I'm out of shipping, but uh we worked with Sford and they are purchasing us record boards. So, we will have them all in the hallway. Don't exactly where know where yet. I like to see exactly how it will look. But that will be awesome. So, I'm really excited about that.
I have a question for one >> with that online ticketing thing. >> Yeah. Will we be able to pull data from that like how many students came to each >> like for every single event that would be >> Yeah. Cool. I'd be interested in looking at that. That's >> Yeah. Which is nice because in the past
just with the ticket you can never you have no idea like how many kids are at this game. Yeah. You don't >> how many season passes were used and purchased and all that stuff. >> I did some of that stuff to show you guys. I'm like >> give it a year. Right. I'm curious.
>> No, it is. It is. It's like the click of a button. It's so easy to use. >> Yeah. I like that it's easily like tracks data for us too. Not just like a seamless with cash thing. But >> yeah, for sure. >> Cool. Thanks. >> Has there been much frustration?
>> Um I mean, typically there's maybe somebody from an opposing team that's frustrated, but then they find out they're usually free if they're older than do. So, they're honestly like I don't that's honestly how I feel usually and they like that we take cards and how
you know you don't have to buy it on your phone the ticket on your we will take a car out the door which I think has avoided a lot of those frustrations. I feel like there would be a lot more if we did just take a car. >> Did you fill the girls basketball positions? Um, we are for high school.
>> Yeah. >> Just C. Girls basketball. We're looking for >> ninth grade, right? >> Ninth grade. So, we filled the JB. John Dear is up to JB. So, we're looking for C now. >> There'll be four levels of that. >> Four teams. Just the three. Okay.
>> C JB varsity. Yeah. And a lot a lot of teams, the C team here kind of gets the shaft and we try to fill it with other games, but a lot of schools now don't have a C girls basketball team. One of the few Yeah. Yeah, >> like volleyball was I saw this year too. >> Yeah, and we're we're different in volleyball trips. We have four levels of
volleyball. So, >> yeah, >> one more question. >> Yeah, >> the fall play can participate in that. >> Uh 712 can. Okay. >> Um but t typically 9 through 12 are the ones that get the rules.
>> There's sometimes there's middle school. >> Yeah, there's sometimes they will do a middle school and they isn't doing one this year that I know of unless he's going to do one later. But um yeah, >> one thing I will say too, so she talked about the weird next year and in the schedule is going to be a little wonky.
I did bring it up again last week when I met with the union leadership uh about next year's calendar. If there's any thought at all of going early because of how it falls this year, I want to talk about that right away. So they were going to talk their to their executive counsel as well because they said those
are things we got to get taken care of sooner than later which for you did you hear much of that with ads are any other schools doing it that you're aware of? Well, I mean, I think Morehead is I don't know. >> Okay. I haven't heard that they're doing >> Yeah. I Because I think the state said you can.
>> Yes. The state has allowed it for said you can start earlier just because >> like September 2nd, I think because it's the 8th >> first. September 1st would be the Monday before. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Because the labor uh Labor Day now is like >> seventh. Yeah. Some It's like the next
week. So, you can start in September if you want to. Um I so I brought it up to them again. I brought it up this summer actually with them saying hey this is going to be a possibility and then now I visit with them again. I said we just need to make some decisions because I got to bring it to the board too and say
is should we do this or not >> and I want to like glad talk to Brooke about that just like with coaches because that will impact like they always do like two weeks of like two day practices now they have workshops one of those weeks so I just want to be able to have those conversations with them like you'd have a morning and an even it
would just look different whatever that may be but >> yeah have you heard I'm sorry have you heard from Okay they think >> much of I do that. >> I haven't, but I had a conference meeting coming up next the week, next week.
>> I I think that's going to kind of start to happen now. Like it's time for schools, you know, we try to make it in February before it's going to with this tweak potentially. I think schools are kind of like us. I I want to get this going now so we kind of know or we make a decision early so all the activities
that may be affected, we have time to plan for it hopefully. So, okay. Just wanted to see what other people were saying. kind of on the track of calendar. I I think in the past there was a calendar committee and now I don't think there is. Maybe that would be something to consider again being as this is like a unique situation.
>> That's why I asked them to bring it to their full council. >> Sure. >> Just because they already meet with them. So I asked those two I said can you bring it to your council and whatever and I said we can meet as a council with >> their full membership. >> They're no their executive council for their membership. >> Okay. >> And I just because they had a meeting
after I met with them. I said, "Please bring the calendar to them and see what they think." So, let's get input from everybody there. So, yeah, we'll see what they say after that. >> I do have one question >> with the gold fan statistics. Um, are you able to pull enough data to um approach a conversation with like Jason
McCoy to see if there's something where we could recoup some of those costs for um the number of students that come to the games um and use that fund to use as an activity. um it was sponsored by this
um grant is free student passes. I think that would increase our number of um kiddos going to games. Um and I also thought that it is it is I agree. Um but from my understanding that attendance to some of those other one-day events are
pretty limited. So, as opposed to spending money on a DJ and bounce houses or whatever, kids could have something to do multiple days a week or at least have the option to do that. >> That's easy. Like, I can pull it up on my phone and see how many student activity passes have been. >> Sure.
>> I just like 12,000ish dollars worth. >> Okay. >> Because I just think that would might be a good use of the Jason McCoy grant. I know it's not called the Jason McCoy grant, but that's how I think of it. >> Year of that grant, right, unfortunately. >> Yeah. But they I know other schools have
continued. >> Y >> because when I was in Holly they used it and >> then it looked a little different but they still got a lot of grant money from it. >> Just something to think about. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions for
>> 6.3 early childhood. >> All right. uh put something at your spot. But overall for early childhood this fall, it's um very busy. We have um technically six classrooms, we have four school readiness rooms and two tots
rooms. Um of the school readiness kiddos, we have 66 of those 79 that are full-time. Um they're coming Monday through Friday, uh the part- timerrs, we have 13 and they come Monday, Wednesday, Friday for just the mornings. Um what
that the 19.75 or the 16.5 just means um overall if we have um all of those kiddos there and kind of intermixed together those school readiness classes are running at a ratio of like 19.75 kids per room. Um on the days that the
part- timerrs are not there they're running at about 16.5 kids per room. Um tots with that we have 28 kids. Um what we try to do there is on the days that the tots kiddos come the part-time kids
um we primarily put those tots kids with Allison um after their morning meeting um and then we kind of keep the ratios at um SV will have 18 and Allison will have 10 um so that it's um just a
smaller group with with one um individual. Um, with that said, when you look down at our staffing overall, each school readiness class has a teacher, a parah, and a sped parah. Um, we
strategically put all of our sped kiddos and we spread them out based on need into each classroom um just so that it made it a little bit more um efficient in the classrooms and a better setting for all kids. For the tots, you'll see that we have a teacher, we have pair of
professionals plural, and sped paras just because with our tots kiddos right now, um, and our school readiness kids, we have probably, um, 18 19 kids right now that are sped identified. They could be receiving speech services, pair of
one-on-one support, or additional um, services that they need. We're also in the process right now of evaluating another six students. Um today I and Shelley um our ECSE teacher sped teacher, we met with four families just
today um just to look at um needs that we see in the classrooms. Um we have um you know some students right now when you think that they're coming in at three and they turn three in August, they're a very young three. Um so some
of them not being exposed to daycare um any um setting that would allow them to share to walk in a line. Just some of those um basic skills. Um some of that we see we probably right now would probably have about four or five
students that are just eloping and running from the room. Um so we are um really identifying those students, trying to see what we can do to offer support um and working closely with families to see how can we get in and do
an evaluation. Um and like I said to um Lake Agassy is yes, we're going to identify them and offer them support, but we also need to recognize that they will need PAR support. Um, so just so you know that you will get that bill,
you know, so we're just making sure that we are um g, you know, we can put on paper an IEP, but if we can do that, we also need to follow up with adding those services. So um, that that's about 24 or 25% of our student population in early
childhood would be receiving sped services. So be it speech, ECSE, anything like that. Um those numbers are higher right now. The the the good thing to that is they're getting into our program at three or four so that we can
meet their needs um offer those services so that hopefully by the time they get through tots or school readiness, then we're going to see some of those services dissipate and um they'll be better prepared for kindergarten. That's how we look at it. Um, so just just know
that um we are doing evaluations all the time. >> Do you think it's really a spec need or is it just because they're not exposed to the things you said before? You know, >> I think it's a mix, Britney. Um, I really do. Um, some of the students that
we see that are coming in, they tried to get into our program last year, but you only have so much space, right? Um, and we do see that we are getting more of the Head Start kiddos. Um, sometimes that they might be have more higher
needs and our staff will go over there and kind of service some of those students that they truly have come back to our team and said, "We feel that this DGF family would benefit by coming to early childhood versus going to Head
Start because they can get this, this, this, and this through us." So, um those are some of those kids. Some of those um students that we see now this year that we have never seen last year. Um some of them have come from Head Start. Um Head
Start right now has a waiting list. DGF we have a waiting list. Um we can't add any more kids to these classes. Um or we might be looking for teachers, you know. Um, and I and I would truly say this is a a good I don't want to say
problem, but a good problem to have. I mean, we're sitting at 107 kids in preschool. Um, and you know, when you look at like school readiness, I I would I would venture to say if I had four or five of the school readiness teachers, they they would probably say to me, Tracy, we really could have had five
sections in school readiness. Yeah, I know. Um but you know, we're making do with what we have. Um and if you know, some of these students um decide to stay on another year in school readiness because they
came in so young um they could be probably doing three years uh four years of preschool um just because of their age. Um so anyway, but those overall are are where we're sitting. And again, um,
for school readiness, I mean, this year, um, we have really, really worked hard on trying to identify those students that possibly might need some individualized instruction. Um, our teachers are phenomenal about communicating on things that are um that
they're seeing patterns on. um just even just the four families that we met with today, we have either spoken with them on the phone multiple times or we've had more than one meeting with them and we're really almost a month into school. Um but it is truly some of
our students have started out full-time at three years old not being exposed to anything. Some of them it's too much. So, we've had a couple students where we've literally backed off and said, "Instead of five full days, let's go back to three full days or three half
days." Some kiddos, we find that when they get to lunchtime, they're done. They're tired. We have some kiddos that they're tired and they don't want to wake up. They don't want to get up from nap. Um, so some of those families we've worked with and said, "Okay, let's go back to three half days, three
mornings." Um, and like for example, some of our tots kiddos, they might now be just coming instead of like normal part-time two two days a week, um, half days, they might be coming three days in the morning and they go home at lunchtime just so that we can see some
growth and we can see them learn to walk from the green space across the street holding the rope. Um, here to the lunchroom. Um, it's just those little milestones or lot of loping from the room. Um and um
you know they these teachers have their tennis shoes on and they're they're going I'll tell you. But lots of conversations with right will with these families. Um and I would say that um they would agree that you know we're trying to be very diligent on the communication. Um tots again
um we're utiliz I mean in our tots room right now I would say we probably have we have two part-time paras in there that kind of share a spot but we also have a sub that we've identified that you just need to be available for us and
it's just that consistency for kids. So if you walk in the tots and you're looking around it's you know because we need that pair of support but what we've done is we've split them now we have them in two different rooms. so it's not overwhelming even for the child. Um,
additional highlights for us are um all of our teachers now have that high school training which that curriculum training two of them just finished it this year this summer. Um so we got those done um but we're really collaborating with with SPED. Um that is
a a daily regular conversation with them on what we can do to meet the needs of all of our diverse students. Um and again 18 right now and six more being evaluated. Um and I anticipate probably two or three of them ending up with an
IEP. Um so and the other three it's just learning that the behavior you need to demonstrate in the classroom. Um we do have a waiting list right now and I would say three what that means is three have actually gone out there and signed up. there's more that have called and
they said, "Well, we're not going to sign up or even request to be in until we know there's a spot." So, that number could be higher. Um, again, professional development, we are adding with Lake Agassy and adding four additional
two-hour blocks um of training um down at Lake Agassy with all of our other paras in the district. Um, making sure our staff go to that. Um, community outreach for us. We continue to identify students that might be benefiting from
our program. I know Heidi Hunter is just a phenomenal advocate for any kid that needs some speech um speech needs. Um, does a great job with that. Shelley Eldinger, top-notch sped teacher um um for our program that came from Lake ABC. So does
a great great job just getting families to really buy into an IEP. You know, people think special ed, my students identified, but you know, the the the message that we're sharing is the sooner they get into our program, the sooner we can provide services to allow them to
grow and maybe get off that IEP. Um so that's kind of been how we've been um messaging that communication with our families. Um, we've had lots of screenings um, this fall. Uh, we do all of them, even kids that are in kindergarten that haven't been screened.
We probably have about 12 in kindergarten that we prioritize. We need them screened. We probably had about 40 when we started the year. That means that they probably didn't come here. They weren't in any of our programs. So, we're trying to do clean up on those.
Um, and we have 12 13 that it's been hard to get them in here. even though they're in the room, we need their consent to do the screening. So, we're we're working on that. Um, we did do a field trip to for all of our preschool kids if they wanted to go, they could ride the bus to Pumpkin Patch. So, that
was last week. Um, as we look ahead, uh, we decided that as a team that we did not feel preschool was it was appropriate for us to do uh, conferences in October. Some kids only coming two mornings a week. we needed to really get
to know those kiddos. So, um preschool staff have really, you know, emphasized we need to do ours in November. So, ours our move back to November, just so you know that. Um and that's been on the calendar. Um the folks updated that for us. Um and just trying to continue to
collaborate with our kindergarten teachers so that they can see those screenings to see um what's happening to those kids in their classroom so that um they can offer the support on their end as well. We're already identifying March 16th of next year as the day we open
registration for preschool. Again, I know the team has already been talking about what makes sense next year for um like especially our tots program. Do we um offer five full days a week? And my
my message is families want that. Families need to have that option. Um and I would still recommend time for our part-timers because they can choose if they want to come two mornings or three mornings. We might offer our three three
morning a week session. Um but we'll come back with more recommendations one to our advisory council after I've kind of finalized it with our team um so that we can make that decision and recommendation um probably January or February. Um
also um working with Chase a little bit. We are utilizing that if you drive by the west side of the elementary for our playground. Um but our staff say it'd be nice to have some little bit of wind coverage around there with the wind. Um Chase is looking into that. Not I mean I said if it's a lot of money, don't worry
about it. We'll bundle up, right? Um but he's looking at maybe some f uh fabric like there is along the playground um to see if that's a possibility. Um another thing that is uh that we've done this year is our gross motor room for all of
our kids to off energy. Um, on those rainy days, we have a schedule so that all five classes have somewhere to go on a rainy day. So, when they're supposed to be outside for recess, they all know that there's five rooms and we have a schedule so they all get that movement.
Um, but our gross motor room is, for some of you that might not know, is up in the art room. So, we have it kind of divided off and um, the kids that want to ride with scooters, they're on the tile. And so, it's been um, it's worked well. Um, and lastly, I would just say
ECF. We have that going every Tuesday night. So, families are enrolled in that. Um, that's uh held by Mel Megan. She um has taught for us for a few years. So, she's doing that on Tuesday nights. So, but preschool is very, very,
very busy. It's a good busy. So, I chuckle. Some teachers, you'll see we use Edgie Climber, like a a system where if there's a behavior, you can enter it or whatever. I chuckle when I see three-year-old sent to the principal's office, sent to the I say, "Okay, I
don't know if that's working. Maybe let's go for a walk." Um, but yeah, it's it's a it's a good busy when you see all those little faces in the hallway. Well, they're building lots of wonderful relationships. I um am out doing either a morning patrol or morning
drop off with my kids and also in the afternoons and uh when I can make it to the Del site and a lot of those little preschoolers are running out giving hugs or super excited to get here and give hugs to the staff um more happy. So I think at the detriment to their mothers
that they're you know so excited to come to school and not maybe be my mom but um I know that feeling. >> Yeah. You know, and one thing we transitioned, and I probably shared this before, but is they all used to sit on a bench in the railroad. And I'll tell you, if you walk in there with 107 kids,
it's loud. So, we moved them all into the depot and it's just made them, it's just so much better. It's better for them. If some of them are runners and they're running, at least they can run in the gym, you know? So, it's been a good transition. >> So, >> seems like it's going very well.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. But, you know, when you got a good team, um, they all step up at any time to help out and so, um, makes my job a lot easier. >> Any questions? >> I just want to say I'm happy with the numbers, too, because it kind of gives
us, as we talked about the the daycare and the kids care and now what we're doing here with the tots and the school readiness and all that. It just gives us a little bit more of a heads up to what's coming. Okay, those numbers are solid. They're good. That gives us some peace into next year. Um, so which is
for me a big Yeah. >> Well, talking to a couple of the teachers, um, the younger grade teachers at some sporting events, they've mentioned how they can tell which kids have gone through our program and understand and have a good idea of what our school looks like, what the Rebel
Way looks like, um, because they're having less of those behaviors in the classroom uh, in that kindergarten and first grade levels uh, than they had seen previously. still other problems, I'm sure. But, um, some of those following the line, understanding where
the lunchroom is and all of those little pieces, um, they said they were seeing less of that. >> Yeah. But I would say too, um, a huge shout out this year was a change for us as now all of our preschool paras teachers all ex with the exception of
sped paras, they all go to lunch at the same time. Um, so now, um, Shannon Noak, her staff are assigned a table. So when we walk in there with preschoolers, you walk in and you sit at your table and your plate is there ready for you. And
our sped pair, a sped pair from each one of our rooms is at their table, but Shannon Noak also has a sped or has a lunch lady at each table monitoring. And so I mean, it's made the scheduling a
lot better. Um, and it's been just a big support for all of us to to have them in there. So, kudos to her on that, too. >> Any other questions for Tracy? >> All right. Thanks. >> All right. On to 6.4 board committee
reports versus personnel and do this. Um we had a long discussion about um consent agenda or coaching.
And um right now it's just worth noting that you hopefully you had a chance to read that that um head coach has a right to have any decision made on them within 60 days of the end of the season. And so
Um we talked a little bit about are we really approving them or are we just getting sort of notification we're not really approving them like we do uh normal um hires and I guess we don't do that with teachers every year that they're
you know on the or on the contract um but trying to set up process with evaluations due from the uh activities director to the superintendent within 30 days at the end of the season and the superintendent what recommendations for
renewal from the athic campus director. >> Just uh to play off of that, I met with Katie the following day and so she has it all in her calendar. So it'll all be done in that within that 30 days. So then there's another 30 days if anything had to be different decision needed to be made regarding the coach. So she'll
have it all wrapped up done within 30 days and then if she comes to me and says Shannon's probably not our person for this or I've had a lot of issues with Shannon and so I'd like to recommend that they get put on an improvement plan where Shannon gets we're going to ask him to step down because we've had this conversation
before as a board we still have 30 days to act on that if we need to. Okay. All right. We also talked about negotiations. Upcoming negotiations will be with the non-certified group and Shannon's been working a little bit with them. Well, been working with them a
little bit over the past year, I guess, but um we're looking probably to start that in 2026 most likely. Current staffing needs um playground supervisor, middle school,
um one or two pairs, high school and food service um looking for us up and of course that this was two and a half weeks ago. >> Yeah. And so some things have happened since then and there's been some interviews I know since then too. So I
think even as we look at um our board action tonight there's some those people that have been since that meeting. >> Yep. Yep. >> Any questions on the personnel? Did I get everything for the most part?
Yeah, the other group is so it's the non-certified and then the administration too. The school admin uh contracts will be sometime this spring. >> Oh yeah, that's right. Yep. Um okay, we'll go on to uh board report for the
wellness committee. >> Yeah, we had a first really good meeting of the school year. Not a whole lot to report in yet because kids are getting situated and stuff. Um just wanted to a minute. Again, I know Shannon talked about it at the top, but to thank
Aubrey. She's also part of the wellness committee. So, um, really engaged, very insightful, provides a lot of good insight into what's going on to the school from the students perspective. So, thanks and congratulations again to Aubrey. Um, lots of good conversation
around the positive community norms and the grant associated with that. Um, so it's good to see a lot of positive um, change with vaping and all those conversations. So that's really great to see. Um, and then a lot of really positive things to say about Shannon and
our food services program. Um, it seems we have one of the best in the state. So again, thanks again to Shannon for all of her work. >> Any questions for the wellness committee? >> All right, we'll go on 6.5. Superintendent
All right. Uh, first one on there is MSBA conference is January 16th and 17th. >> January 15th and 16th. >> Like Brook said, 15 and 16, not the 16th and 17th. So January 15th and 16th, if
that is something that works for you or you're able to attend that with us, that would be great. Um, our mention to registration opens next week, so the earlier the better to And it is >> tons of time.
>> It is a um it's a good opportunity to learn new things of course, but then just also to get to know board members better. And I I really enjoyed it. Um and and so the ne so there's a couple
more items here, but I'll skip right to letter C, which is land swap. Um this is with uh our school district and Morhead school district. some of the swapping's been going on. Tonight in our uh facilities and transportation committee meeting, we'll talk more in depth about
it. But the reason I bring it up now is because MSBA's conference uh Brandon Lunick and I met with the county last week to talk about those um sections that are still not swapped, what the difference is in those dollars and whatnot. Ellers has the numbers for both
districts and the impact it'll have on us and or on Morehead's public or Morhead's district. And at the MSBA conference, we were hoping whoever Morehead has down as schoolboard members and whoever we have down as schoolboard members, we can have a little informal
conversation with Ellers. They could kind of walk us through those digits and kind of where we're at and anything where they feel there's some recommendations potentially there. And again, it's nothing No decisions are being made, but it's just to kind of break the ice, get so they get to hear
us a little bit, we get to hear them. Uh, Ellers gives us the actual numbers and so I don't know, hopefully we can slowly work towards a timeline of when this could potenti potentially happen. So, okay. So, I kind of skipped uh B community meeting. So, we did have our
community meeting last week, Tuesday. >> Um, it was better attended. Um, I would say there was about 30ish people there. Um, probably 10 to 15 staff and board members. Maybe if you guys you guys were there and then maybe the other half was
public. So, uh, good questions. Uh, I wish the place could be packed. Uh, and the only reason I say that is I want to hear everything, right? And so we have to answer people. Um, because obviously there's questions out there. We know that. I want to be able to answer them.
And if I can't answer them, I need to be able to go find that answer so I can, you know, they get to make a decision still because we don't always like the answers we get. I get that. But I just want them to be informed and understand why we're even asking, right? Um it's so
important. Um so they at least have the knowledge, right? We always say we want to vote or you want to make a decision based on being informed and educated. So anyway, it was positive. I don't know if anybody that was there wants to share a little bit about it or not. >> One one thing was that I know there's a
couple people that were asked that asked questions or whatever and I did get after the fact or here this week whoever got brought up how you know we followed up with them. So that was it was really nice to hear that it was followed up on some questions or whatever. So I appreciate that from you and your team
or whatever that uh did that. >> Yeah. Yeah. And we're still working on one thing. So a lot of questions about open enrollment. uh we answered some of that there. There were some that um we had to dig in a little deeper and so that's what Marcus and I are still working on. Um because it does affect
other things and I just want to make sure I have all that information before I uh do visit but I did respond to the a couple of them right away. Yeah. I would say largely I I didn't get a chance to attend, but largely I've heard very positive things. Um and at least in my
um social media world, I've only seen positive comments and sharing our you know the look look at this website to get information and kind of pushing that piece. Uh vote yes for our kids. A lot of uh very positive
feedback from our community. So, I'm happy to hear that there's been a lot of support um and understanding because they had even recaped some of the information that they had learned either through the website or conversations. Um so, at least people are getting informed
and I feel like even if they aren't attending those meetings or at least talking to others who maybe have attended the meetings or looked at the website, I don't know how much um activity we've seen on the website itself. >> It's upticking for sure. We had that meeting this morning. It is uh each
month it's gotten substantially more and already this month uh we're almost at 300. Last month we had a total of 600 by the end. They think it's really it's definitely upticked which again is information right and so people are at least going out to that. So yeah.
>> Yeah. So that's yeah I mean I just >> the being informed is really important and I just really have seen a lot of that information and not just like a share but a recap of some sort of what they found was pertinent information. So
>> yeah thank you. >> No good. Yeah. >> Out of the medium I came out of the meeting feeling good. I felt like the overall positive or the overall feeling was very positive which I thought was really good. Um, I also just wanted to say like
no stone was unturned in notifying people that the meeting was happening. Like the phone calls, the emails, like you all went above and beyond just to make sure that everybody knew the date, the time, the location of that meeting, which is wonderful because now
the opportunity was there multiple times and the website is also available. Um, so anyway, just to thank you for all the work and all you're putting into One piece of information I think brought this up too. Um, in the agriculture
community, there's a little bit of confusion about how agricultural property will be taxed or would be taxed if it is just, you know, the one your homestead and one acre, not your entire farmland. So, there's still a little bit of confusion, I think, out there or
concern amongst some. And I I think that message probably started to get out there that no, we're not talking about um a capital levy referendum where that would affect the entire
agricultural real estate. It's just you know one acre in your home. >> Yeah. And just just to play off all of that, um at our meeting this morning, we talked about um what is it going to be like now, you know, the last few weeks here now before um the actual vote,
right? And uh we're going to do an FAQ here. I'm either going to send that out, it'll go tomorrow or Wednesday, just frequently asked questions and doing that. We're going to hit a little open enrollment stuff so that can hit. And we're also going to hit that eggplant tax thing. just another reminder, you
know, you know, it's kind of like if you're like me, I got to hear it three or four times and hey honey, I remember now. But and I it's just we're all busy, right? And and and Angel, thanks for saying what you said to because I just want to make sure that people have that
opportunity, right? And they get to choose. It didn't work that night. It didn't do this. There's a place they could watch the video if they wanted. We have it posted on our website. I mean, it's not very riveting, but you can watch it if you really want to know, right? And so I just want people to be informed and so hopefully those that
want to are I guess I guess it's the only other way I can say it probably. >> Yeah. My wife asked me if I was going to the meeting. So if my wife knew about it like I got beef information. So she's telling me that you going to the meeting. >> Yeah. So anyway, that that was I guess
was good and and right now we're not planning to have another one. We did discuss that this morning if it would be advantageous. We're going to do some more directed messaging, not just on social media. It's going to go to our uh entire district just like we would if it was a late start. We're just going to
have a push once a week, just a reminder. And then here's some information. Just a reminder, and here's some other information. So, we're going to hopefully answer a few of those questions that might be outlined still. And just reminding people, here's your opportunity. >> For anybody that is listening, that
calculator is super slick. So, if there's any questions on what is this going to asked me. The calculator tells you everything you need to know. So, just take a minute, look at your land, see what it is, go do the calculation. >> Right. Right. And it is. I mean, I even
figured it out, right? So, I mean, it is it is super easy. It is >> user friendly. Yes. >> Yeah. So, that's nice. It's the other way to make this uh informative and real, right? So, you can find Yeah. Um the staff survey. So, I sent that out to staff just saying, you know, what are
you hearing? What are your concerns? uh what are your questions, statements, anything goes. And so last week I was able to meet with the elementary staff. I met with the middle school staff. Tomorrow morning I meet here with the high school staff to go through things that were shared um anonymously with me
and so it was good. So then I went through it and I answered those questions. When I met with the elementary and the middle school um I asked them there too if you have something different that you know if you don't feel comfortable in the crowd I get it. That's that is still available. go in there and say you're anonymous.
That's fine. If you want to have a conversation with me and ask me questions, ask me. I I just want just want everybody to know. And so sound like a broken record, but it's true. That's just what I want. So anyway, whatever you decide after that is up to you. The one thing I added a little
before questions is uh somebody metro Angel Pangela just did about Shannon and food service. And so we are getting our milk from Finn Farms out of Managa. Shannon and I are going to their farm on Friday. So during me, her and I are gonna take a little trip over to Managa
and meet the family and see how they do it. So it'll be kind of fun. It'll be neat. And we'll get some pictures or whatever just so >> I know what are where our milk's coming from, I guess. So that' be cool. >> Yeah. So that's it. Questions for me if there are any.
>> All right, we'll go on to number seven minutes. approve the regular meeting on September 22nd, 2025. Do I have a motion? So motion by Nicole, our second by Troy. Any questions or discussion?
Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I post. Motion prepares. Item number eight, consent agenda. Um, this is motion to approve the bills for October 2025 in the amount of >> $231,64145.
>> Uh, the treasur's monthly budget report uh approved file for audit. Uh, it's in your packet. Resignations to approve the resignation of Sheila Mut House Parrofessional effective October 15, 2025 and approve the resignation of Don Hayes
Food Service effective October 15, 2025. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Motion by Nicole. I have a second. Second by Troy. Any questions or discussion? >> Thank you to um Sheila and Don for their service to our community. Uh I don't
know Don personally, but I have worked with Sheila before and she's uh super fabulous and she has scooped up some of the senior boys too to get involved with the special ed kids and uh getting them involved in their community in different ways. So she'll be missed
hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I post. Motion carries on new and unfinished business 9.1. Uh a motion to approve the second reading of the 2025 2026 certified senior request that's in
your packet. Do I have a motion? >> Motion by Britney. Do I have a second? >> Second by Micah. Any questions or discussion? >> How often will that list be revisited or like if there's obviously it'll be a year change, but if there are any
changes beyond that, how does that work? Now that's >> Yeah. If there's if some teacher sees it and has a question. >> Yep. So they have they've had it for a while. Teachers had it. So then if there were any questions, they would have
asked us and they know we had one reading. Then we say, "Hey, you still got two weeks. Is there any concerns?" And they didn't they there was nothing we got from them. So it'll stay this way and then next year if there were changes that happened between now and then, it'll be updated. Yeah. Does that make sense?
>> Yeah. There's just no opportunity like the teacher. It just slipped their mind and that's I'm just curious. No, >> it's a good question. No, it it does get sent out to them and then if it slips their mind, yeah, I guess they get a month basically to tell us >> and then if not then they get one year to
>> I don't think there's much discrepancy like >> in your certification area and when your license expires like >> yeah the only thing sometimes is gee I thought I was hired before Britney we were hired the same year but the day you
know sometimes there's some of that but >> usually >> as well like you know if you are teaching private school some of those conversations too right so things that are not as clear >> in the in in the reporting those types of things is what I was curious >> oh I see what you said yeah in seniority
it's just hire date here >> so that's what this list is >> yes >> so it's not like how many years did we give Britney experience no it doesn't matter for us she was hired on this day so if I was hired before her but she's got way more experience I still was before her that makes good question
>> no but it's fair Any other questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. >> I. Motion carries. On to 9.2. This is approved non-certified contract for JC Mickelson pair professional class 2 step
two effective October 6, 2025. Do I have a motion by >> any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. Motion carries. On 9.3, this is to
approve the non-certified contract for Christina Meta food service class one step one effective September 29th, 2025. Do I have a motion? >> Motion by Nicole. Do I have a second? >> Second by Angela. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in
favor say I. >> I opposed. Motion carries. On to 9.4. This is to approve the resolution for a 4A grant to the Minnesota State High School League Foundation. 4AM grant u talked about this but
whereas the Minnesota State High School League Foundation was for provide the support for the Minnesota High School youth to participate in athletics and fine arts and governing board of DGF recognizes the value of student participation in these activities. Whereas Minnesota State High School League Foundation is offering grants and
funding to assist schools and recognizing promoting funding extracurricular participation by high school students in athletic and fine arts programs. Therefore, being resolved, the governing board school supports the school's application to New State High School League Foundation for a 4-day grant to offset offset student
activities. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion by second. >> All right. Any questions or discussion? Not resolution. We'll go by roll call. >> Hi.
>> Hi. >> Hi. >> Britney. >> Hi. >> M. >> Hi. >> Angela. >> Hi. >> Resolution pass 9.5. This is to approve the resolution for a form grant to an associate high school league. Largely the language here
is almost identical. And um I'll just read the therefore. Therefore, it may be resolved that the governing board with Delton School supports the school's application to the Minnesota State High School Lake Foundation for a formal B grant. >> Do I um any questions or do we have a
motion? >> Motion by Nicole. I have a second. >> Second by any questions or hearing none call Troy. Hi, >> Nicole. Hi, >> David. Fine.
Mike, >> you had a trick question there to yourself. Resolution passes the speaker for sure. Okay. >> All right. 9.6. This is to approve the non-certified contract for Allison France for a professional plastic set
pre- effective October 7th, 20. I have a motion. Motion by Troy. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by M. Any questions or discussion? >> Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Oppos. Motion carries. On 9.7, this
is to prove the non-certified contract for Brandon Peru for class 2, step one, effective October 8th, 2025. I have a motion. >> A motion. >> Motion by Britney. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Nicole. Any questions or discussion?
Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. Oppos. Motion carries. 9.8. This is uh to approve the the donations in our packet as presented. I will get
whereas Minnesota state statute uh provides the board can receive items of benefit to the district for the purpose uh presented and implies the same for the purpose designated. Um the board may act as trustee of any
trust for the benefit of the district for the pupils thereof including trust and uh to provide pupils with district with advanced education after completion of high school and the advancement of education and whereas Minnesota statute 465.03 provides any city council school
district town may accept a grant or devise of real personal property and maintain such property for the benefit of the citizens accordance with the terms prescribed by the donor. Nothing herein shall authorize such acceptance or use for religious or secretary purposes. And whereas every such acceptance shall be by resolution of the
governing body adopted by twothirds majority of its members expressing such terms in full. Therefore be resolved that school board bills independent school district 164 grateful accepts the following donations as identified below. The donations are from
Caboose on the loose in the amount of $500 for DGF from cross country and from Shields in the amount of $3,000 worth of winter gear for elementary students. Do I have a motion? >> Motion by Nicole second by Britney.
>> All right. Any questions or discussion? >> Didn't we not approve the caboose on the loose one last meeting? >> I think it's just another >> So they forgot to give us the money last year. So they gave us the money from last year first and then we just received the donation for this year's
once they finished up all the stuff. >> There was an oversight for last year. >> So good memory. >> Yeah. No kidding. >> Yeah. Good job. >> Good memory. >> Yes. >> Part of girls and so I know it's like an annual thing. So I was like seems weird. I remember that last meeting. So
>> well we thank them and we feel for their generosity for sure. Any other questions or discussion? None. Roll call. Troy. >> Hi. >> Nicole. >> Hi. >> Dave. >> Hi. >> Britney. >> Hi. >> Hi.
>> Angela. >> Resolution. >> Resolution pass. >> All right. We'll move on to 9.9. This is to approve the non-certified contract for Carly Steinfeld Professional Plast Step Five effective October 27th, 205.
Do I have a motion? Motion B. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Angela. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. Both. Motion carries. On number 10, board comments, future agenda items.
Next board meeting is Monday, October 27th, 2025 here at 6 o'clock at the BGF community room. And the policies committee meeting 10.2 two here will follow the school board meeting in the same site here in the DGF community
room. All right, on to number 11. This is a motion to approve the regular meeting of the Dworth Clinton Feld School Board adjourn minutes. >> Motion by Nicole. Do I have a second? >> Second by Angela. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in
favor say I. I motion carry meeting is my next