6:00. Please rise for the flag. 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. will the district in partnership with the community mission of build school district is to educate individuals in an environment of trust and respect so they become
self-directed responsible [Music] and we have a do agenda 9.12 or 92 a resolution and shall be just go in from the city. So in the door
she's so report and that 9.12 is also Yeah, you got it later today. I'm sorry. Yeah, just wanted the original agenda that went out. We just wanted to make sure that you guys got this is the updated now with that which you did get
but do agenda as none. All those favor Michelle, [Music] I'm a parent of a child who was a student here up until a few weeks ago. However, this is our district and these
are this is the district that we pay taxes to. We have some major concerns about communication, discipline policies and how and when these are enforced and who is enforcing them. We believe there needs to be a change communication, collaboration and discipline and to positively and effectively execute that
there needs to be a change within the policies and possibly. And the example, an example is a child being punched in the stomach so hard for a woman gathered. It went on a Thursday, Sunday night was discovered, and an apology letter from another student.
After further checking, both parties were sent to the office where someone administration was handling it. Yet, no one notified the parent of who was punched. The impact of all the documentation that you have in front of you,
it has led to the impact of all the document behaviors that I have passed out has resulted in the child living in constant constant state of fight or flight and so many tears, weeks of nausea and upset stomach from nerds. I believe the current system is failing
their students. My husband used to be a proud DGF alumni and this is our district and the district that we pay taxes to and the district that we need to have access to, but we need to have a safe learning environment and we should feel confident in our safety and leadership effectively communicating and
collaborating with all members within the district. It doesn't seem like things have been taken seriously for us, which is why we are coming to the board today in hopes for positive change. Thank you. round recognition. Um, just a couple things that I got to
share with number one, we had homecarnation this afternoon. So, congratulations to Randy. So, congratulations to them. Also, the solar panel ceremony. Um
sent down and said it went very well. Um and want to thank really it wasn't me I was part of it. Yes. But she says thank Chase did a lot of that work. Also, thank you to custodians and maint is being on top of the things at the
site and for always keeping up with our requests. Some um putting carts together, moving equipment and room to help put down tables for inside recess and they're very much appreciated. There is a lot that goes on every morning in
elementary. Um, I ran into a new staff from like a heard another lady who had not been here last year and very positive things to say about working in our schools that everyone was very welcoming and friendly
and like excited to learn what they were teaching them. So she was very happy to be here and also the um I've had the opportunity to witness both uh in my professional and personal life the pickup lane uh
situation in Dilbert and uh I've been to lots of traffic things in my career and those ladies do an amazing job keeping kids safe on the sidewalk if they were riding their bikes being a little unsafe um to reminding people to walk across
the street. um both adults and children um safely making sure that they're watching for cars and then getting parents in and out as quickly as possible in a safe. Very remarkable job. I'm sure they
are fun to watch. Yeah. And they they have music out there and they have costumes and they were not not finished by the rain. I was disappointed that my pants were soaked uh in my but they took it a lot better than I had
the other. All right, we will move on to number six reports. We'll start with middle school. All right. Um, just three weeks in, but uh, school year's off to a good start. Um, kids have been very good. We've had
a few issues here and there. It's gone really well. Um, one thing we're still working on, we're still down. Uh, we hired up there on Friday, so you can start to double the weeks. And even after that hire, we still need to have at least one more.
So, That's uh we've been working on it. We've been trying. We've had the interviews that we schedu and we talked to people. We're letting them know it's it's on one of our main things we want to do because we want to support them as much as we can. It's a
process to try to do that. Interventions this year, uh we did some changes with that. um for fifth and sixth grade. They have a dedicated time now. So, the teachers will be involved as well as our three interventionists and they've been doing the screening um
up until now. And today is actually the first day where we got to start with the intervention piece itself. So, it's been a while to get there. Last year it was after NBA before we got started with the interventions and this year kind of streamlined more. So, three weeks in,
we're in pretty good shape. Little frustrations there too because the teachers are ready to roll. We know our kids. We want to get going, but we need to do our diligence and do the screening and know exactly where the students are at. So, um we are getting started with that. And that wind
that is part of win time. Yes. Exactly. will be covered with that. Our parents identified if there is an intervention needed. What's that? Our parents told us there's an intervention needed. If they are getting pulled out where it's, you know, it's not during that win
time, then we'll notify them, but everybody's getting it. So, it's just like the extension of their math and the reading class. Everybody will be in the same thing. So, everybody's getting it. And we did add another intervention interventionist this year. So we have
three and we expanded it to seventh and eighth grade. Last year we had two for two grades. Now we have three for four grades. So how do we cover that? So we created a student success class that these students are in and then parents were notified if they wanted their child
in that class or not. And it's still evolving. We have identified some kids that would be moving into that. So that's first period and seventh eighth graders in there. So uh they are getting the reading and and math help that they need. Last year we didn't have that. So
how do we make it work with the three and then adding two grades. So that was the best we can do it. And then there is some time in the intervention schedule too throughout the day where they will be able to pull higher need kids if they need to. And at that point then if those kids are identified we will be sending
out letter to those parents. Um would that place specials then? They could get pulled out of we wouldn't pull out of court. Yes. And that's and then it's placed
ination class that we are missing up on some of the um last year we put in the handbook that uh our students in seventh and eighth grade need to pass their core classes in order to graduate from DGF. So, we had a few
kids that that affected this year. We had a couple kids that have actually repeat. They failed all four of their cores and we're not doing them any justice to move on if they don't have the background knowledge. So, we do have a couple there. Uh we have some kids
that are taking in place of an elective class. Now, they may be an eighth grader taking a seventh grade math class or they have maybe a freshman taking an English class. So, we do have some kids and it's uh opened some eyes to some kids and and we heard from some of them,
well, I'm going to pass because I don't want to have to do that. And we met with some parents, too, and we came up with a plan on how we could get them there. And um summer school is always an option. These kids that are doing this, they chose not to go to summer school, so
there are options out there for them. But you get to be a junior or senior and you flunk that eighth grade math class, it's not going away. We are responsible to pass that and we've made that clear and I think going forward I think we're going to see a lot less with kids having
to repeat those because we are serious about it and our teachers will get you through if you put in the effort it's kind of the first year of it so I think there's more than there will be um student planners first year with that
um seems to be going good some grumbling about we got eight passes and this type of say, well, eight passes for, you know, if you're always going to the bathroom or that class type thing, but you're going by where you come to the office, you're doing that, that's not counted against their eight passes. So,
there was a lot of But, I mean, them kids are watching it because they don't want to use up those passes right away and stuff, but they have to have those planners with them. And we're getting better. You know, teachers are, okay, make sure you write this in your plan and stuff like that. I think as that
goes on too, fifth graders, you know, they're going to be used to it next year and it'll just keep getting better. High school's using the planners as well. So, I think once kids get trained in and this is part of it, it's much better. Few growing pains with it is the first year we do, I think it's going to be
successful. And then the other thing is, you know, we with the budget cuts in the state, you know, Katie got moved over to the elementary this year and um just want to give a shout out to everybody. You know, Joe and I have picked up some duties, too, but uh especially our admin
assistants. They've been fantastic picking those things up. Our counselors have taken on the lead with the truency part of it. Um Sarah's picked up the Rebel Pride winner stuff and Janet Andrea has done a
fantastic pick there. It's just, you know, I'm not going to say we're not going to miss a beat without her here because she was fantastic here. But those people have been wonderful and everybody else got a little bit more this year
that really appreciate those guys. Joe and I don't have that middle person because you know she had her fingers in the high school and middle school she could bring that's the kind of a little bit it's working well so far and yeah just appreciate those people because
they really stepped up but that's the big change is with that intervention stuff part of the read to make it work that's success they'll get some functional skills in our classroom
organization at the risk of this being an embarrassing motion when we say pass do we mean not enough right yeah And I mean stupid
and it's just the four core subjects too. I'll reiterate a little bit of what Ken said. We've got some fantastic people that are working with us. So, they're not they're not letting us fail. So, we're actually we're in a pretty good
spot. Uh over the last weekend, we had a hiccup as you all know, but by and large, our student body and I think everyone inside these buildings were we've had a great start to the year. Uh the planners, like I said, I was to be
honest with you skeptical on them. High school kids taking a planner. It's been pretty well received. They hallways are clear. Um I mean we're in and out of the hallways. We're seeing our staff a lot more out in the hallways, which is
something that we both wanted um just to help. And it's it's been great so far. Little early yet to to tell, but it's definitely head in the right direction. this time compared to last time we are down a lot when it
comes to tardies and the attendance fees um and just hallway traffic in general. So that was kind of nice to see. Uh a couple things we got student staff days. Last year we did one every quarter where we tried to get the students to compete with the staff and amongst the
classes. It went well. It's kind of a way for us to let our guard down, create those relationships with kids. um we're real people and and uh just overall just rapport from staff down to students. So I think we're going to start again in
October with the Rebel Olympics where we just do competitions and stuff and it's a it's an afternoon that we do we do an alternate schedule so we still get all of our classes but that was very well received and um they did a nice job with with all four things last year. Senior
College Collaborative. Uh we're actually hosting an application day where we bring all the kids in and they apply to different colleges so we can get it done. We can help them with it. Uh our counselors have went ahead and invited multiple schools to join us. So we are going to have we're going to be the site
where a lot of schools are coming to us destination school if you wanted and I agree with you. So we're bringing them onto our campus and doing that. Uh, we met with MSUM. Uh, uh, Michael Bisco and I met with their
head of their admission and we got them to put in writing any student from DGF that goes to MSUM will be granted a $3,000 scholarship towards their housing for the first year, which is great. They
also have any student 3.7 or above will be put in a pool where they can compete. um as long as they have a 3.7 for any scholarship from seven to 48,000. So anything from just a little bit to override. So there's only there'll be
300 interviews total and we're guaranteed x amount seats at that table. So it's not able to get something but for those students that are 37 and above it's it's pretty it's a pretty good opportunity. So go through that interview process.
attendance. We still have a few axes in the forest, but other than that, we're it's the same five, six that we're working with, getting to know them. Okay, what do we need to do? You know, just some kids that just school is not their thing. So, all right, what pathway can we put you
on? How can we steer you in the right direction? What supports do you need? It is down quite a bit from last year. We just had our attendance meeting this morning. Um, as far as referrals to the county versus things that we're going to handle in-house, we're we're doing a lot more in-house. It's It's not amazing,
but it's much better than than the position that we're at last year. ALP solid serving kids. We got right around the same amount of numbers. We've got a few older than average. Um, but we're serving outside of these walls and outside the regular school base. So
excited for those students that um decided that they it was important to them. So, we're still able to serve them. So, I think that's um to have them come back and say, "Okay, what can I do? You know, I didn't do it this
were able to to help them." Uh Kent and I have had a couple, we've had one fire drill and one hallway closure, and I think our fire drill clear. And yeah, we cheat on that. We waited for them to get back to us. It
was 236. So that was good. We eliminated one of the spots. So from five different spots down the floor and we were able to they all radioed in and so that was good. Homecoming's up and running. Um like Shannon mentioned, we had
coordination. We've got a bunch of uh different days planned as you know and activities for the kids culminating with the football game on Friday. Other than that questions,
I do have a question about the piece. You talked about us dealing with more of it in house versus sending it to the county. Um, but I know from experience that referrals to the county or that information must be passed in a very timely manner because otherwise they
lose track. Um, and there are those statuto requirements. So we still have three days, seven days, we still do that sending all of those letters and that those ones that meet that threshold are still going for interventions versus
sending them to their um after school program. Yeah, great question. Yeah, so they still get the three and 70 letters. What we do is we we have a list of our students that are I won't say at risk but ones that are at the target on the bubble and we
go through we went through several of them today and we rate them basically one through five and anything at a three or more is it's home. It's the intervention pieces of the county. The ones and the twos are okay. They've
shown a trend of they've been tardy for a couple classes. All right. It's not holy cow. Let's let's bring them in. Let's have a chat with them. So, we can That's what I mean by in house. Yeah. Yeah. The earlier the ones that have Okay. Approve and track. They're gone. They're you know, then it's like,
yeah, we got to have a a meeting. We invite the parents in, try to put together a plan, and then ultimately the next step is, you know, they're going to get a letter. We try to stay on top of it as as best we can. I just know that the county's process is
extremely slow and delayed. Correct. Oh, yeah. It's okay. If we don't turn them in until December, it will be made before they send it to the judge. There's nothing the judge can do until the next Right. If we turn him in now, we're lucky after the holidays.
That was uh that was a hey, what about us and making them come to the table and give us something? Um I'm in the works. I'm trying to reach out to like the valley cities of the world and and just other institutions too that um MSU is
offering this. We can do it. So at least when when kids are filling out their application, well, I really wanted to go be an elementary teacher. Well, Valley City is probably, you know, more in line than um NDSU, but what can we offer them? Yeah, Valley City, they can do
this. So MSU has at least committed to this. It's not quite the promise that the Morhead students have, but at least it's something. And then we'll just see who else would be on board. And um Concordia is a little bit unique in the fact of, you know, they've got their
their promise. But they're more of an individual basis, too. If you actually sit down with Concordia, they'll kind of work with you on a case by case basis. But if we can just the more institutions uh that we can get that will you know guarantee something for our kids I think
gives us a little bit more here you go and then we've got something that um we're trying to expand our our job placement and get some of these kids that just want to work. Okay. Well, how can we help them too? That's a conversation realistically that we might
be having later like okay what can we do with um John Deere or you know any of these um places that the kids have an interest and then of course the text and the trade. So, we're trying. We've got, you know,
a lot of different pathways and the cell phones. How's that going? I've heard mixed reviews from staff and students as far as like uh my understanding was that students weren't supposed to have cell phones except for during the lunch periods and there's potential that
students are using their phones if all they had to do is deal with students. I'd be stealing money from the district because it would be easy then. Um, some conversations have been had and sometimes we're our own worst enemy and
left hand doesn't talk to the right hand. So, we're not and I called them on our last our last staff. We're not very consistent and what it does is it kind of gets the staff against each other. Uh, I don't have a lot of we don't have a lot of cell phones in our office which
means that we're not getting any writeups with it. But to say I'm one teacher at the end of the hour is letting them use and the other ones are going straight through. Yeah, that's the one thing that we've got to clean up so we don't have those inconsistencies.
But in general, um they have the tools where our policy works where we don't have to lock them up at the beginning of the day. So yeah, that's a work in progress.
Any other questions? You sure? All right. [Music] Thanks for I didn't hold up the meeting too much. So, um, thanks for waiting for me. Um, I'm just gonna present. Do you have an opportunity to refinance some of
your debt for savings? So, we're at the point where we're just kind of dead in the market right now to give you a good estimate. We'll sell those bonds in October. You can lock them on lower interest rate overall. So, um you have the pre-sale report hopefully in front
of you. Um so, this is the information item. The action item that you'll take is uh the resolution of intent to issue bonds. And then there's also a resolution.
You guys just got the resolution. So, okay. So, the resolution was shared with and I know we talked about briefly at the budget. Uh, no, at the last board meeting. Do you have questions? I do have I have two copies. There's not too much
in there that I can't just speak to. Right. So overall, this is the 2020 issue. So this is your big building bond um from the I believe the 2019 election and we're just going to refinance a portion of it. So each year you have um
maturities and each one of those is tagged with an interest rate and so we're going to take um a section of those that have a little bit higher interest rates um and refund those. Leave the other funds alone until the market looks a little bit better overall. We're looking at about a half a million dollar savings over the term
that we're re um uh issuing for um for those maturities through 34. Uh the unique part about the way school finance works in Minnesota is that it's this is for debt service and debt service alone. You cannot take that savings of 500,000
and allocate it to your budget. Um you have to return it to the taxpayers. So it is strictly savings for the taxpayers. We're not refinancing an extended term. It is a simple refunding for those maturities. So um so the
timeline is uh just get to that part of it. The timeline overall is you'll authorize the issuance to um uh issue those bonds today. We'll go through the whole process to issue again. So we'll
take these out um for the investors to review in the public marketplace and that requires putting together an official statement and we'll work with you and Marcus and Shannon on that. um we'll have a conference with the rating agency um and make sure you have your
underlying rating in place again and then um we'll go out to bid on October 27th and then you'll have those funds available to refinance in um or to pay off the old one on November 29th. So um
it's a simple thing in the overall marketplace. Uh it's sort of interesting in the way that the market is right now is that we are exchanging 4% coupons for 5% coupons. But um that's what investors want right now. So in order to get those
5% coupons, we're going to get um about a $1.2 million premium. That's what we're anticipated to get. So that overall you'll still save the maturities that you have outstanding and replace those with lower maturities or less debt
overall. So um that's why you produce your 400,000 or $500,000 in savings and again savings to taxpayers. So not interrupting at all what you were asking taxpayers for in terms of operations, but really trying to be fiscally sound
in any way that you can and and capture these things. So one of the things because I've been asking a lot of questions of Shelby and Marcus is that now this would be called the 2025
this notice. So when we have the 2018 and the 2020 mods for the building now we're taking 12 million 12.7 million of that to do this reissuance so we can get that 400
days in 49 yeah um so that 125 just so if you see that on the books I just want to make Because as the audit comes through in the future, you'll see a 2019. This is what I just want for you guys
when you see it in the future. Like what did we do there? Yep. And you'll still have the 2020 outstanding with the remainder of those maturities um through 41. It's 35 through 41. That'll stay on the 2020. You can always remind us that if the
market um adjusts further at that time and so that'll be the 2020 cut and and then the 2025 Yeah. So um each bond when it's issued uh you're ensuring to the bond holders
or the investors that they'll get to hold your bonds for a certain period of time. Um and that time that is up for the investors know as of 2126 you can refinance you have the option um as the issuer to refinance those. So
this is really the first opportunity that we have to refinance that debt um and you can re to be considered current. You can do it 90 days. So November 20th puts us within 90 days of that. If you wait longer, you would be paying on
those that higher interest rate when you could have been like. So the the true interest rate once you take into account the premium uh you're anticipating a 3.1% interest rate on this.
[Music] uh when it was issued. So then you sort of begin to break out which maturity and that's where it sort of gets a little um so each maturity had a 4%. Now it has a
5% but you have a premium which is lowering how much debt you have overall. So you're paying so it's sort of offsetting to higher interest rate overall. The term are the term is
so when you issued in 2020 the final maturity was 2141. So the 2020 will now hold maturities 2035 through 2041 and the 2025A this one
that we'll refinance has the 27 to 34 each year. you sound a little like me because I was asking a lot of the same questions Marcus was asking questions like okay this is getting I don't know if it's beyond me but it's really neat and it's
a lot so I was trying to understand it too refinance and we've all done our own little refinance but it's different and so it's trying to understand the differences too so just really appreciate and look through it says no that looks good what it's doing
you correct for the next five years. It's going to be basically a $60,000 savings to our tax roughly tax,000. Yeah. All it's just
so that voter approved your tax statement is broken up into so it's a school taxes voter approved non voter approved. So in that voter approved is your school building bond but should everything pass in November it will also
have the operating. So it's it's taxes. There are fees associated with the refund finance and those come out of the bond issues. So the savings that 490 is a net of the um the cost of issuance the
cost of issuance we're estimating at 110,000 and so that includes our fee the rating fee uh the bond attorney fee and then there's some county fees as well as um you have to pay we estimated 500 to
hold the funds in between when you sell and when you close and then pay off funds. So there's a program involved with that. Any other questions? So before Shelby walks away and runs off into the sunset, Shelby, we we have
every other resolution um to have you guys and connections. So this was that 9.12 and I just want to say so this is us working with Shel. Shelby, is there anything you want to share on that before you go? If you guys have questions about that, I just want
to make sure doesn't have to stay here and asking me at the end. So, if you have questions or concerns, it's just here's what's nice for Marcus and I working with others is that we are in pretty much constant contact. We're
constantly evaluating where we're at. What we just talked about with this issue in real time. Um, but I just appreciate what we've had with them. Um, and what we've been able to say and communications with and so this was an
easy decision too from a so that's why this is here. Yeah. So you're already required to have a pay agent because you participate in the credit program. So your resolution tonight authorizes the issue of the
bonds and um participation in the credit enhancement program. The credit enhancement program is essentially like an insurance program that the state offers for free. Um saying to the investors out there that if a district can't pay their principal and interest
that the state will step in and pay it. So an investor out there not only sees the credit quality of their district but also sees that the state of Minnesota rated AAA is also back. Um as part of that program they require you to have a
paying agent and so this would just be all those services. Is there other options like well we already are in one and this is a better rate. So that's
saying okay [Music] plus the fact of our relationship and yeah that's we do have the right now this is a better way it's a flat fee for each issue and I
think you have questions to stick around for anything. I do appreciate you driving up here. I really I didn't I didn't think you were going to. Thank you. I just
but as him and I visited today he just said he just appreciates you and Jen as well and your team just as he has questions other questions but other things other than this and I've had the fortune in my last
school district we've had within the past Marcus app Marcus appreciates the communication. I really wanted to say thank you. Well, feeling is mutual. We certainly um
appreciate our relationship. Thank you. Thank you. report [Music] the last meeting. some old budget cut and this is sort of an old
item as we discussed this previous [Music] staff and other items to reduce the budget upcoming negotiations. Uh we have certified negotiations which
were approved. The contract certified staff was approved in the last 14 staff. We will be in negotiations this spring in the admin last week and we
hope to have more there and thanks to everyone that did too. Um I think that well um for rebels website. So if you look at the website on the um our web page
um make sure you go out there take a look at that helpful information for date. Um just an update. We did receive the function extend date. We mentioned it at the last board meeting. So that was an important
um important stream of income for us. The audit um the audit is coming. I think you said it was next week probably started last weekend. Yeah. And so sometimes the auditors will reach out to me. They did reach out to
me. Um I think they reach out to me just about every year. So, I don't know what I've done, but any um they probably won't reach out to you, but if you do, they usually just ask questions and sort of
the next budget. So, that's any questions. All right, we'll go on to school started things. So teachers and various positions to cover
some resations here and they're also in the middle of their audits deep back put some their numbers are about where they expect them to be above even with last
year's at this point in time potentially some other referrals that might those numbers a little bit but they are feeling pretty good where they're sitting a little bit yeah I guess the number one recap um um
was hoping for better attendance just um good news or bad news you know we have not so many people answer questions answer that we have five to go with
again in October sometime so absentee The voting is started last Friday. So that will go until right before the week before I believe um the report. So that happens in the district office that one thing I need to
say that's been a little confusing. Minnesota voting it's it's early voting in that yes you can come in early vote but there's no machines. This is how Minnesota does it. You have to actually fill out the absentee ballot information
first. You got to confirm that you are who you say you are and that kind of stuff just like you would do anywhere else. When you vote, you go in, you have a spot where you can go in and you can vote. Then you hold your ballot up. You have to put it in an envelope and you
seal it. Then it goes another one and then it gets locked up. And then the uh board judge the judge's board that then they will come in and they're but we won't know what early voting is and how
that went. So it's early voting by absentee. You got to fill that confusion. People come in and just say that's not how it works in Minnesota. So we just want to make sure we clarify that. Um the other thing is we won't
know how these votes are for us or not until November 4. So it's not like we get kind of a sneak peek. We don't we get no information. So I just want to make sure people understand that they have to fill out the absentee ballot information prior to
ever coming to the district office or is that information at the Thank you. It's at the district office. They have to do that first and then they go and then we give them they can that's how we get a ballot and we have to go through all that identify and I went through that training
so somebody shows up here first go they don't anyway it's a little bit more of a process so I don't want people to think just buzz in market And wait, it's going to take you a little bit
longer than that. That's what I wanted to say on the wall on the windows for parents to walk in to do that. So you know that I know there the district office that right now we're kind of making sure
people don't come in the building in the morning or at night. Do we have communication there somewhere that? It's a good point. We do not. uh you can only come indoor once so the elementary office knows that they're going to come in. If anybody's here to vote, they're going to want
um we have a message going out tomorrow. Uh Tracy will be sending out talking about this absent ball in Minnesota and so where they're going to do it. That's a good point on that. Yeah. So they know
the right spot. Yeah. You know, it's the district that says the address that has all that, but I think the sign would be a good idea. It also might prompt other people to stop. Yeah.
Anyway, so I just wanted to talk about public meetings. The questions have been good. The feedback and forth um has gone well. Um, again, like I said, we're going to look for an October date. Um, so if the board, and I I know a few of
you already shared, that's a good idea. If the board feels we should have something that look at the calendar, try to figure out some dates and we might share with you guys, hey, this is a little bit of a heads up on it. And then
I think what will happen um is we have the meeting here in this middle if you will and have it in the easy to present. It's also easy to that's our plan that Tracy said.
So So this one goes through social media for sure. That's okay. I know social media and I don't think it's because just inundate people. I know it's social media. I know it's on your website.
I can ask I don't yet alluded to the audit earlier meeting it was last week obviously doesn't get done they were on location last week and did a bunch of it
from was there on Wednesday yeah and him and I chatted for a while. He was trying to get some preliminary didn't want to share too much because he said there's a lot of other receivables we're working through. So he said he just feel comfortable giving you a guest
by 50. That's what he said. So he said uh when Marcus said right around 170ish I mean the hole he said you know based on what he seen he's not going to think that we'll see here
and again if you get question David did get a call I don't know if anybody else did but question I do I just wanted to make sure to our situation that we had.
Um it just I can't tell you how much it gave me peace when I visit with staff to tell them it's okay. It was good. I knew it right away because of communications I had with market.
I had multiple conversations over the weekend that just said, "Oh, okay. We're fine. We're good. Fine. They took care of." And so I just again just because it's the number one number one Yeah. number one issue for
Superintendent is how how are we doing? Are we doing it right? Are we doing what we're supposed to? You know, it's this constant evaluation of our team, our group, our communication. It's just constant challenge. Just have problems
with it. Community risk assessment that was last Friday. Chase and I attended it. And really what that whole meeting was at the law enforcement center was to find out they want to know how they're doing.
Um, so they took us to a bunch of scenarios. Um, and then we had a survey and the survey results they're going to get back and then they're going to basically grade themselves based on the survey is, hey, are you prepared for fire
in the in the Morehead and Clay County? If there was a significant trailer fire, would we be okay? If there was hazardous material release, if there was a derailment, a pandemic, a pipeline accident, a prolonged
power failure, a kind of thunderstorms, winter blizzards, how do we feel as a public school? I want you to look into your lens. Do you feel the county taking care of the roads? Do you feel the counties, you know, in all these different emergency situations? Do we
feel we have the supports in place for the county and the cities to take care of our people, our students, our school? And so it was really it was really good conversation. And then I mean just about think about county and all their different departments were there police
county police or sheriff's department I should say cities representative of county. So human doll might answer some questions a little bit different than Morehead, right? But that was identified then. So they say feels good. Morehead
maybe not vice versa any flood mores [Music] are back. So that's what that was. And um before I go to questions, I do want to say you guys all have
um and we said last two thank you board members. I appreciate all you doing and all the questions I give you and whatot you're just always there. Thank you questions. Is there talk of
any kind of schoolwide drills that discussed sheriff's office? Yep. Um we have our drills that are
required um with English. We don't have so uh you guys here trying to remember they did walk through our building then in an kind of
they didn't do it but you know what I mean and then just talked about if they're here they kind of evaluated our building was it done we used it as our um it's we call it force force training um where we're using simmunition and we gear up
differently uh for that um so that we can see what the school looks like and look at the layout. So we try to target each of the different school within the county so that um as deputies we've seen the building we understand we can understand how that would look. Um the
active threat drills um are no different than um the lockdown drills that we use currently. those processes would still be in place. Uh there's no data that suggests that it's beneficial for us to
bring uh airsoft guns or uh we have one that we can use with the teachers that have like little Nerf bullets. They're like those little round pellet looking ones. Um we've done those in schools through our Cascade Unified School response protocols. Um come into schools and work with staff in that manner. Um
but we would never advocate um to doing that with students um present. Um so typically Val or the SRO presents all of that information um prior to the start of the school year to kind of give a refresher. Um and then she's available
should there be any additional questions, comments, concerns uh for each classroom specific. Um because it's hard to stand in one area talk about two different buildings and you know looking at each classroom it's going to look different. um on what your response is
going to be. So the students practice through those hallway closures, lockdowns, um all of those kinds of things. Yeah. And so but if you're saying they did that when the buildings weren't finished. Yeah. They but they have so so kind of
back to Nicole said that was here and so she has all the maps and they have all the information on the sheriff and his team of lieutenants. We have them real time. Like if I click if I look at my map, I'm getting sent to BGF schools. There's a little button that I can click real time, it'll pull up a full interior
map of the building. Um, entrances, exits, room numbers, all that. So, if I need to go to room 137, help me out because I have absolutely zero idea 137 right now. Zero. But if I pull up my map, it's going to tell me exactly where that is. Um and our emergency management
system has worked really well with the fire department because they're much more um advanced in that and they they've been doing that for decades getting floor plans because of active fires in large buildings. Um so the firemen have always had access to that. Uh but law enforcement was a little
behind the eightball there. Um so now we've kind of picked up where they've led the charge. And I will I'm sorry. Okay. And I will say this that the Glendon Fire Department has come in after the building was completed and they walked through the entire building with their
fire chief and their their volunteer, but they walked our building and they asked the facility questions and they know where everything is at located. they did the same thing and go on. So, um I guess my conversation with the Klay County Sheriff's Department, I feel real confident that they know exactly what
they need to do and they do have the live map live maps, but they have the upto-ate maps from that so they can access it. So, um but the long drill is a long drill and and I guess that's what I was told too that that's your process.
That's what we do. And we would never I say never um it's not recommended to do any of these uh you know active shooter type things with law enforcement when certain building obviously we don't want to scare anybody and uh that's kind of
the thought process there. Okay. when we do lockown depends on what your situation is. If it's a lockdown due to a medical situation or an high rate parents that has nothing to do with the students or an active threat situation that is a
very appropriate place for us to remain in place. The doors can be locked and the um class can resume as normal. It would really depend on real-time information and that's why um the current recommendations are that you
provide real time real information. If you have an active threat um if somebody is seeking violence means whether it's by their hands or with a weapon of any kind. Um if it's Nicole Reno, they should put on the intercom for the whole school to hear that Nicole Reno is very
upset. She's trying to do harm to people wearing a picture of jeans. like that real information if we have that should be advocated and addressed to anybody and everybody um in and out of the school building um as quickly as we can. And the one thing that's changed is the
language. So anytime you hear lockown now in a building, it's a it is a active problem. Otherwise, it's called a hallway closure. And the reason is is a couple years ago you remember we had the incident in the city of Delt
and we went into a stop lock down. Well, nobody heard stop. All they heard was lock down and explode day. So it just creates a lot of stress and so now the language anytime you're locked down now it is a legit lockown situation.
Otherwise it's going to be a hallway closure. hallway emergency could be some in the middle school. Nobody closure means you just stay in your room. You're safe in your room. continue
to teach education, but you're not allowed to leave the room until it is over because there could be a seizure in the hallway and we don't need kids, you know, just that's what less stress or panic throughout the school
makes. Yeah, that's I mean, yeah, it's what it is, right? And it goes back to that plain language so that everybody understands what's happening. So that if a visitor or you know a substitute teacher who maybe only
subs once every few months comes in they can better understand the language and if they serve in both Morhead and Holly or Uland or whatever that should be common language across both Cass and Clay County schools so that that that information and that expectation is
consistent. Any other questions for [Music] the regular meeting September 2025? All those favor number eight consent agenda.
8.1 approved the bill for September 2025 in the amount of 264,984. I'll second question on number 9.1.
This is to approve the preliminary tax. Any questions? This is just [Music] something other than we're going out for referendum.
Any other questions? All say I motion carries 2025 2026. [Music] This is the first reading. We haven't
heard anything back from anybody, but they haven't heard anything. Yeah. Yeah. Right. Which also if you look at their
position, they're good in their position because the first position question. This is a motion to approve resolution. This resolution license for the November
4th, 2025 school district [Music] failed school district additional election as they vacated
community Thomas Blake, Cheryl, any questions or discussion? Do we need that many? We were told we had three at each site
and yeah, three or four. Yeah, it's they usually have it all broken down like when you get there, they have people for each part of the alphabet and then they have somebody at the machine and somebody like with the stickers, I think, somebody has pens. So, I mean,
they they have a welloiled machine and it's a very job. So, thank you to all these people. There a lot of I will get the Dworth one and a lot of these people have been there for many many years and um they do a remarkable job.
They do. And then Dorth also church also has a more vote and has a because people that live in the city more school district residents. So
that's that's one how does that part [Music] Um and so asking probably every other [Music] couple [Music]
and then we did I did not mean to [Music] fair. Any other questions? I resolution
9.4 motion by second. Any questions? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I approve the certified class.
Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. And this the next two are resolutions from our board to MSBA. Please add this to your platform and have it as part of a legislative
platform by MSBA whether they adopt it or not. It's just again it's just these are things that we're going to need in the future eventually and I'd like to have that discussion.
I've had conversations with MSB and their lobby group so they know this is coming from us and they said that would be good. The reason we're doing it today is they do need to have it before October or early October and that's before our
next meeting. Um whereas facilities program was created to provide school districts with reliable funding community safe and functional facilities. And whereas legislation
year 2027 and beyond extended eligible LTF expenditures include repair and replacement projects recognizing groups and preserving school infrastructure and ensuring student safety. And whereas the same logic
applies to school boilers. And whereas boiler replacement and modernization often represent significant capital costs. And whereas failure to properly maintain boilers jeopardize facility operations and whereas allowing boilers to be financed in the same manner under the LPM law
would ensure district have equal access to fund maintain systems. Now therefore be resolved that the bill school board urges the Minnesota school board association to advocate for legislative amendments of statutes section 123595
to explicitly include boiler replacement modernization projects passing $100,000 more per site as eligible uses of long-term facility maintenance projects be required as it grows to include the maintenance and replacement schedule in their 10-year facility plan
approved by the school board and the commissioner of education results necessary for Minnesota school district to maintain safe and energy Consistent with the fundamental expectations. [Laughter]
Are there other districts the same? Yep. So like last year last year we talked about the rough and I I had testified the year before and and so this was a question we started bringing up with others saying hey how's your oh gosh I
don't know I'm a little nervous but when they said let's have the same conversation with them in this pilers just like it's interesting last week he's lobbyist M uh quite a bit
and they allow for HVAC, they allow for indoor air quality and I go so so they have boilers. I said I can't find that anymore. Well, they don't. But he said but boilers so light for light conversation. You ever heard this?
So boiler for boiler. Well, I said we're talking hundreds of thousands of dollars. And then they're saying, "Well, is it part of Well, I guess it's not part of the HA. I said, "Well, it is because it's tied to it." So, boilers not is not explicitly listed anywhere and that's why we want to get it listed
in. So, I did have talked to other districts too. Well, they have to point out that therefor I can't I can't say that for sure. Um, uh, MSBA when I met with them, they said get board resolution so we can get this.
So, then their board MSBA would say, why would we have that? Nobody's even asked for it. Now they have yes we have somebody's ass you know what I mean so yeah it's a good point but um our boilers I had to chase today
we may get along here for a while but if we don't start this rolling I can see us getting stuck with this I'd rather have it set up so we can do this if we need it and that's the other reason set up for success let's setting us up for success trying to be
ahead, right? Anticipating once we know what's coming. Any other questions or discussion? Then we'll go by roll. I resolution 9.7 legislation
legislative resolution. as presented. Uh whereas fund reallocation authority provision would enable district transfer restricted but non fally funds between internally restricted operating funds for resolutions thereby authority
without requiring additional state and where transfer does not state taxation and whereas input of consultable
and protected for results districts [Music] and do motion. Motion by Detroit. Any questions or discussion? This is basically the same resolution we
sent last year. They ask me when I talk at least two schools that are doing the same things. You have a question. Hi Nicole. Hi David. Hi Britney. Hi Angela. Hi.
Resolution pass. This is approved donation of the resolution. resolution. Whereas law requires school districts to buy real personal property maintain
property for the benefit of citizens by the donor. Nothing here shall such acceptance or use and whereas such acceptance shall be by resolution of the government. Therefore give school support
public schools attend school district from Steve and a techn and piano for the high school department from Cindy and Kyle for the high school rebels fishing
the high school. Thank you to all the wonderful. Any other questions? Hi. Hi David. Hi Britney. Hi Mahel. 9.9 resolution of 10. [Music]
Okay. Okay. This is the resolution and this is in your packet the resolution the intention of the school board to issue general obligation school building refunding series 2025 in the principal
approximately 125 taking other action with respect to result by the school board district number 2164 county Minnesota as follows Um it is hereby important
that they special meeting election on November 5th 2019 voters of the district is district max 31435000 on February 11th 2020 the district issued it general obligation building
original principle 930 million $50,000 for the acting better site facility including construction facility sites related to the upgrading of the model of all school facility
updating improving security,400 which 855,000 subject on February 1st 26. The district is authorized by the act
of the act issue and sellation bonds outstanding bonds when determinable cost district is general obligation school building in the rental approximately 12200 5,000 pursuant to the act including section
475.67 67 optionally redeem district hereby governance deposit with the payment bonds for any success payment three days prior to and sufficient to notify the table
for any direct commission to business days prior to the date that payment is due on the bond. district understands that as a result by the provisions of the credit as long as in this district comprehend
for business department and associates to serve as district municipal advisect to the sale for it by section 475 [Music]
other than board shall [Music] board assistant district authorized to assist district and award the sale of bonds on behalf of the district after receiving the written
proposal and assist the district The final official statement charter is authorized to act as council of the district and assist in preparation of district such. Any questions or discussion
reading? All right. Questions or discussion? We'll go by rollion. Okay. This is nonis. [Music] [Laughter]
All right. Hearing none. All those in favor say I motion carries 9.1. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none opposes
[Music] corporation connection with certain district 8.845 84 million obligation facility December 30 million
general obligation school building district where applications were registered in the name of company New York and BTC access for the application
whereas board needs to be necessary desirable and the issue service obligations. Now therefore the issuer of the court district does resolve that section one principal and interest on
the obligation shall be paid by the bond service corporation hereby appointed as the issuer of the register of fiscal pursolution [Music] the fiscal agency agreement a shall substantially tax
approved and the shall experience [Applause] and associates and associates provide notice of the agent and to issue a material event notice regarding regarding the fund in terms of
giving respect by the security. All right. Do I have a motion by any questions or discussion? Hearing none. meeting Monday
center. Following that facilities at the same number to Do I have a motion? Do I have a second?
Second. Second by any question? None. All those favor.