Yes. All right, roll call of school board members. Everyone's here except for Perkowitz. We have a quorum, so we'll keep going. Uh 4.0 is to approve the agenda and I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. >> Any questions or discussion on the agenda?
All those in favor of approving the agenda say I. >> I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 5.0 is communication reports and we'll start with the finance update. >> Well, good evening everybody. >> Good evening. >> Great. Um, not too much new again to
report. We're at that time of the year where things kind of stay level. Um just to note on the um budget to actual report, we're looking at the revenues on the first page for our state revenues, we're working really hard to um maximize
those revenue sources, make sure that we are getting everything that we're entitled to. So we have been going through that in depth and we will continue to do that um over the next couple months until the end of the year actually. So >> is there any worry about that? >> No, not too much. We just want we're not
going to go down. We want to just make sure we're getting everything that that we're entitled to. >> And then um we'll also look at that a little bit more later on in the meeting regarding our next year's budget. But >> um then same section, we're going to look at the local and other um that the
big difference there is um we've exceeded the projected revenue and that's partially because that's where all of our donations sit and they are not necessarily a a budgeted line item. So, um, we've been very blessed that way this year.
Um, that's all I had on that page. Any questions there? Um, second page. Um, we are moving along in the right direction there as well. Nothing new to report. Um, any questions there?
And then finally, the treasur's report. Um, as always, look at this very closely, monitor very closely each month where we stand. um we are down. It's not an unknown fact. Um we're about sitting right around the 1.2 which is very much
in correlation of where we are going to be sitting at the end of the year. So it it it's nice to know that well I shouldn't say nice to know but like um that it hasn't fluctuated either direction. >> So but that's all I had to report.
>> Any questions for Carla? >> Thank you. >> You 5.2 two is administration and department head reports and we'll start with Superintendent Grover. >> Okay. Um again, as always, no specific order. Um keeping you in the loop as far as Nexus um had their first community
task force meeting on last Wednesday. Um it was a good meeting, good show up. It went a lot longer than um projected. It went almost four hours. I was there um I had to go to the cities. I left about 7:30. Sierra and Melissa um continued
on. Um, and Rob and I have talked. I mean, it's one thing to go an extra 15 minutes, half hour. I mean, just I mean, to me, it should have been cut at some point going, "Hey, we we appreciate the conversation. It was good conversation." Um, they did a tour at the end that I've heard a lot of good things about, you
know, explaining there isn't much room. Um, and again, it was a good meeting. I've gotten out a lot of, but I just went, you know, if we have to have an extra meeting, we have an extra meeting. But um again we have our um what they say second and final one on the 8th. Um so um again hope hope for good
participation. They will go through the the survey which will then also be coming to the board. It the closing of the community survey survey I think is today. I um um so I don't have a timeline exactly. Um but I know it'll be available by then. they now take and
they'll give it some time because mail like they'll take for about a week if ballots are still coming to make sure they get everything. Um I think we were pushing close to 500 responses and again I don't know what percent that is. I don't have a number of how many you know
possible for the district. Um so anyway, I'll I'll keep you in the loop when that's coming but um moving along. Um just wanted to highlight we're going to be down two bus positions um if we're not already there. Um we have one person going back to work sooner than normal.
Um and then we have we have one um resignation. So um Cody's working very diligently to reduce a bus route. Um we'd kind of gone down this route this fall or early winter on trying to figure out a way to do it. It's going to raise
some of the loads if that's what you want to call it, but we just can't operate with two down the rest of the year. and then you start having someone that's out and we can't get a sub or whatever. So, um we'll keep you in the loop before it happens. We'll obviously
um you know, PR it. It's not going to affect every route or whatever, but I don't have another option as long as we can make it work. Um so, just throwing that out there. And then, um we will talk more about the budget in the near
future, you know, as the night goes on. And that's the last piece that I think I'll leave that for for then. That works. Any committee reports? >> No. >> Okay. >> 6.0 is uh to approve the consent agenda. So, I'll move to approve. >> Okay.
>> Good. Any questions or discussion on the consent agenda? Okay. All those in favor of approving the consent agenda say I. >> I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 7.0 is for citizens to speak and I don't
see any. So 8.0 is district business. 8.1 is to approve fiscal year 27 budget um as presented and attached in board book. So we'll uh take a motion and a second and then we'll discuss.
>> Yep. >> A second. >> All right, let's discuss. Okay. So, um if you're looking at what's in the um on the board agenda, again, for the most part, very similar to what you saw, there again have been some
adjustments um and will continue to be some adjustments. Um the corresponding sheet that goes with it is is trying to do and and we did this last year to give kind of a little background what's in, what's maybe not in type deal. um going to be very honest the it's being built
on 194 kids exactly where we're at right now and again a little bit behind that um I mean it' be easy to drop at 10 15 um I guess I'm going to hope and pray we stay where we're at now the group going out is 140 kids graduating the group
coming in obviously we don't know exactly what our kindergarten is but that would be 120 kids plus our super K which is rough Well, it's 18 right this year. Um, so we think the 140 is a legitimate number. Okay. But I I just
want the group to know it's it's not um you know, the safe would be to drop it to 20 kids or something 15, but again that's another 150 200 thou you know. So again that's built on we put the actual
um numbers below there. um again what's built in there and again when you see VPK at 60 keep in mind we get 06 on a kid so that's run 100 kids five sections like we are this year that's a four-year-old preschool program that's
why it's at 60 kids if you count heads it's it's roughly 100 okay so um ECSE it's more than 20 kids that we serve but we get a minimum of a 28 for every kid so it might be 50 kids I don't know exactly what the math But again, it's a
it's a fair projection. And then our, you know, K12 is is is built there again on the FTE. Um, compensatory is in at the number that the state is saying we'll be at right now. And again, if you
listen to legislative, it could change, but I don't know what else to go on with. They they put out a run, if you will. Again, there's talk of hold harmless because more districts are losing than are we're actually a winner. We lost last year when we were supposed to win if you recall. So I don't know
what else to do other than go with what they have. Um again, can it change? Definitely can change. Again, food service um for the most part is, you know, it is holding its own. Um but again, money generated in food service is not going to help the general fund.
And and just so you're aware, like they're getting tables or working on we're going to spend some money. The reserve is growing in food service, which is okay, but let's get some new tables, some some equipment. Again, there's there's plent, but again, that can't go for can't pay for a teacher.
You know, it is what it is. Um, under the expenses technology, um, we're keeping student devices in there, but if if you look down a ways, we're going to hold back like teacher devices for next year. And it doesn't mean there could be a few that need to be bought, but for the most part, um, and again, I'm not
throwing Jason under the bus or or Jill, but we think we can manage a year. You can't go five years. You know, devices will um the same with the we're removing the bus SUV line item that we have in, we can do it for a year or so, but again, eventually you can't go six
years. We'll end up, you know, things piling up. Um and again um mentioned that the VPK the the MARS we don't have an exact number but it's going to bring us up around the 200,000. Um yeah, so again looking at your and again
I just added this way I mean we're 1.5 in the hole if you go for next year the projection and so um obviously I mean we're presenting and from this point forward it'll keep adjusting you know as the legislature adjusts things as we you
know find new things but the challenge is we have to move forward and we can't run I don't care if it's a million dollars we can't drop another million dollars and so we need a a starting point for a budget to be approved and again it can be revised once 10 times
whatever but then the piece that does not necessarily have to be approved but that I need direction from is what we want for a target for reductions okay and the the process which I would propose would be we take a target from
this meeting we will continue mean when I say we administration looking at and coming up with ideas that I would first like to then bring to the finance committee okay from the board to to run some things past because again reductions are not fun they're they're
the toughest thing on morale that there are but on the other hand like you say we can't well I shouldn't say can't you could operate and eat it all but if you notice you'll end up roughly around 900,000 in reserve and again not enough
and it's still going down a little bit if everything held true. We're hoping we can bring things up a little bit. We have some money, like I said, for online. We're we're trying to get some of that back. Some of that's built in here. Maybe it's a little more and it'll come up. Um, and so bring it to the
finance, assuming that group's okay. Then the actual recommendations would come to the board as a whole. Um, not actual names, but you know, for instance, if we're going to, and again, We're going to cut my position half. That recommendation would come to the
board. Okay. Okay. Obviously, yeah, if you say a certain position, you may know who did if we're cutting and again randomly pick some grade cutting a section that doesn't have a name attached at that point. We would then go through the stranding process to figure
out who it is. Um, and again, same with if there's some par reductions. If there's whatever group you want to go, we would come to the board with here's our list to make up whatever and get us to that number. Okay? If it's if it's a sport, if it's an extracurricular, if
it's a cleaning person, if it's whatever, because everything's on the board, so to speak. And so tonight is to approve this, but then we need a direction of a number. And I guess I I I will throw it out there. I
think you should we should shoot for 800,000 and I'm not going to say it's going to be easy. I mean 100,000 is not easy because every position is a person and there but on the other hand um if we don't if we don't do everything we can
it it has a domino effect because even if we go for bonds down the road our bond rating is going to get worse as our as our reserve is down and so then it costs more to do do that business you know and so we we need to stay as close
as we can to our you know um our are our 8% which we're slightly below already. And so like I say um maybe we can get to 800, maybe we can't, but that's going to be the board to push on us to bring recommendations. And like I say, the
worst thing that could happen, and that's why I want to use the finance committee if there's a different committee the board would like is I don't want to bring something and then have it completely turned down to be honest, you know, because otherwise we'll bring you 2 million worth of reductions and you you know, and that's I don't think it's admin's job to bring
and again none of them are going to be um popular or what we want. I mean, I want our class your class sizes are very nice right now. Our class sizes are very nice right now, but again, class sizes are going to affect. I think admin is going to get affected. I think, you know,
everything's going to have to take to a certain extent. So, I don't know if you have questions or like I say, we're not going to get into specifics right now of hey, I think this position or that, but um we need the direction and we need to kind of
move, you know, the process has to be done if we're going to do depending on who gets reduced by the end of April for the most part. So you So we're 1.5 in the red approximately >> 1.15 >> 1.15 and you're asking for well you're
recommending an $800,000 cut and I What would be the reason not to do the full cut because the cuts would be too deep? >> Well, and again I'm not I'm c cautiously optimistic that we can come in a little better. Okay. >> You know, because we're we're even even
on the say the 2.1, you know, that's that's still settling this year now. And again it could when I mentioned to Lynn you know take like you know fuel right now you know it's high you know how long things go you know so I mean every cost
is not um the again 800 900 going to be freaking tough and it's going to hurt um on the on the flip side you know I would feel a little and again this is keep in mind this is not um you know
we're going to talk operating levy here probably down the road. But again, we're pulling back 400 plus thousand right now, you know. So, I mean, you know, even if we had talked roughly a $500,000 operating levy, that doesn't change anything if we do. I mean, for most part
these cuts and now you could kind of bring back, like I say, someday you got to buy a bus again. >> Yeah. >> Unless we get out of the busing business or some, you know, but then there's costs with outsourcing, too. So, I mean, it's it's you don't want to go too far,
you know, and and like you say, if we cut 1.15 and all of a sudden things come out better, I mean, obviously that's not a bad thing. I mean, it's not going to come out a million dollars swing the other way. I mean, I'll uh I'll bet my job on it, so to speak. You know, could it come out a little bit better? Yeah.
Could it come out a little bit worse? Yeah. like you say and it's um before we I guess my thought we're going to cut to the bone so to speak but before you really go >> through the bone >> you know let's get through this and
maybe ask the community what they'll do you know >> sure >> um and obviously yeah wish we would have seen five years ago you know coming and you know but it just whether people believe or not >> so again that's that's the number I'm throwing out and again if you say seven if you say nine that's where we're going
to start coming, you know, >> to do the fall. I think it's for for the goal. I think it's a good exercise for the finance committee to really look at everything closely having just gone through a 4.4 project just like this. Um maybe we hit
it, maybe we don't. But >> yeah, and just and again, not that it matters. I mean, misery, I'm not going to say likes. No, but and I'm just throwing out and I I shared this with um Lynn earlier. I mean, Rock Ridge 2.7 today came out. Hibbings multi-million.
Grand Rapids is 1.2. Lake Superior is 600. I mean, you can go down every day there's a different one in the paper. Then you get into the metro and and they're not comparable schools. I mean, when you have 23rd, but again, there there's a ton. I mean, and well, I mean, there are some that are not. I
mean, um, there's one four 4.2 million. Fairbolt is a million. Yeah. you know, Morehead, they did 4 million or something last year and got 4 point something in a levy ongoing. Um they had to do about 800,000 in adjustments and again quite a bit
bigger. I don't know exactly double triple but again um Biji 2.7 you know I mean we're not alone. So I mean like I say I mean we can >> yeah and it's I have just found that it's a good exercise. I don't maybe we
won't hit it like maybe we won't reach the goal of the >> only thing I guess I the only place I guess I caution a little is you know if we do like you say 1.2 to whatever it is. And then there's 400,000. I'm just throwing a number that's not accepted or
or done. That becomes public, you know, and and and I'm just going to we're not cutting. We need a tech person. But what I'm getting is some things can't be hidden. If we Yeah. You know, and that's where it really hurts if we're not going to actually do it to put someone out there because like I say, some things
are hidden. If I said we're going to cut three teachers and I'm just using elementary right now, no one knows who that is. Could the first thing you report just be the number you think you can reach? No position. >> You can, but when they get into certain positions, there's only one or two. >> We don't need to hear positions, right? >> Okay. I mean, that's that's
>> Yeah, I think that's fair. I mean, we could take a look at it like recommendations are and what that would look like and what the re or what it would look like with the 1.15 cut, you know, or 1.2 cut or whatever it is. We could just look at it through and have it through the finance committee take a
look and be like, that's reasonable, that's not reasonable. Yeah, because if it's going to come to the whole board because what what happens is our next meeting is the first one in April which >> I I think we need to approve. Yes. At that point whether we do another meeting in between that's I'm just asking the
whole board because then at the last meeting would be the actual people you know and they have to have time to if it's someone that needs a hearing or whatever to work through. If it's non continuing contract it could be later but you know if it happens to be someone that has rights we have to get it done
in April. Um, so yeah, we can I mean we can do that. Um, and again, like I say, >> far as I'm concerned, everything is on the table >> and that's Yeah, it's not fun. >> Is that so reasonable to
>> Is that enough time to come >> to the finance committee and let the finance committee decide from there what is reasonable to bring to us? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So Amanda asked if there's enough time. I I think and again >> well and and again I'm not going to
speak for the group. We're meeting on Thursday. Um we've I've worked on a bunch of it and again we're going to need to get behind closed doors and and claw and work as a group and again um they're aware. Um yeah, it's we'll see
where we can come. I mean, if we need more time, we'll have to go. But it's not, like I said, we've been working and throwing some ideas around. And unfortunately, like I said, 75 to 80% of education is people. And so,
unfortunately, um, you know, and certain things, and I'm just going to be realistic, you know, you're not going to cut, you know, cutting food service doesn't do anything for us right now. You know, because like I say, that's their own reserved. I mean, if that was
going in the tanking, different story, but the same thing with, you know, certain activities probably. I mean, I'm just throwing it out. You gonna cut basketball? Probably not, right? I I I mean, you know, so I mean, certain things aren't on the table. >> How many or how much each activity costs
that it's charged? >> Yeah. I mean, there's cost to it. And again, there's participation rates and and yeah, everything's out. >> That'd be interesting to see how much each costs and how much each generates. >> Can we meet as a finite I mean I'm just trying to keep this going but can we meet as a finance committee next Tuesday
then >> the 31st >> probably I can meet this week too >> I can't guess >> well we're not we're meeting on Thursday so I um sorry let me just find your calendar >> sure
>> anytime after 9 >> Tuesday the 1st is or 31st >> 31st Yeah, >> because then that should give us plenty of time to talk about what we're going to bring to the board on the 7th. Right. That's the right date. >> And it gives us time. If we want another
finance meeting, we could have another finance meeting. Is there >> any way you could do Wednesday or is Wednesday back? >> Um, I can do Wednesday. Well, >> it's a little tough. >> Oh, wait. Tuesday's tough for you.
>> Tuesday Monday or Wednesday is better. Either >> I can do Monday. >> I literally have nothing. >> Like Monday afternoon. >> You tell me. I mean, anything can work on Monday. >> 4:00 Monday. >> Sure. >> Does that work?
>> Perfect. >> Can I put this out there? I don't know if you had this planned or not, but can we um pause on posting any positions until this is through so we could do reassignments rather than >> Yep. >> And so and and if you'll note well well
certain things have been posted, nothing's been brought to you such as assistant principal um there's a science position because of possible movement. Um you'll notice the social worker that resigned um has not been posted now. And again, this was even thought about, you
know, on the one we hired last week because it's being the access money. You know, it's a one for one. So, I mean, we have the one position in place. We weren't able to fill the one. So, that's why we were comfortable last board meeting hiring position is the most part
it's not it's going to be grant funded. So, yeah, I mean, I don't see hiring anything now until, you know, this works its way out. Yeah. Everybody okay with the plan?
>> Yeah. >> So we have a motion and a second. So all those who move to approve the fiscal year 27 budget say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. 8.2 is to
accept donations to the school district. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to accept the following donations. A donation from Taran Kelly to CMS for Outsiders Day in the amount of $100. Donation from the Blue Line Club
um to Huddle for Huddle the amount of $4,000. Donation from Brockman Fieldman Endment Endment to CMS for knowledgeable amount of $4,464. A donation from County Carlton to CMS
for suicide prevention in the amount of $500. Total donations today $9,00064 or $9,64. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any questions or discussion on the donations?
>> Okay. All those in favor of accepting the donations say I. >> I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 9.0 is payment of claims and accounts. I'll make the motion to approve the K12 bills 131 320 through131410
in the amount of $425,7469. >> A second. >> Any questions or discussion? Okay. All those in favor of approving the payment of claims and accounts say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. 10.0. We're
on to board member comments. >> Yeah. Yes, absolutely. >> We had that Lion Heart presentator. >> Yes. >> Uh it was a lot of singing, a lot of some dancing movement, whatever. Cool stuff. While this guy was up there doing
his thing, all the things he was also painting, which was kind of cool. Um he moved it around different ways, whatever else. And and then at the end, he ended up turning it this way >> and becomes a lion, right? You look at it. So everything has a meaning to it.
He was he was called a uh he had a heart of a lion. That's why black when he was a kid that's why he uh he that's how this whole thing came about the 50 cent came about one time he was singing on street corner somebody put 50 cents in the bucket for him. So a lot of things that have different meanings. So um kind
of a cool thing. >> Yeah. >> You remember seeing pink where they turn it one way or the other. For for the most part it was just kind of slapping slapping paint on there and doing different things but then you turn like this and was pretty cool. So uh middle school got one. We got one and we're gonna put ours in the cafeteria. So,
yeah, very cool. Uh, every one of the kids that came out thought it was very good. >> Yeah, I heard it was great. >> My juniors and seniors were a little bit like being juniors and seniors to start with. Uh, but then once they came out, they're like, "Yeah, this was pretty cool." So, so yeah. Anyway, I just want
to show you that. So, that's >> Thank you. >> Michael. >> Cool. >> All right, Matt, I'll start with you for board member. Okay, Lindsay. >> Uh, no comments tonight. >> Yeah, Manda. >> Um, I have a few. Um,
did we decide that uh school store makeup day was going to be on the 6th or not or what has been decided? >> Talk about that. >> Good one to uh the plan right now because it is a makeup day. We're under hours and I can't recommend to the board and it's
the senior group that falls under hours. You've had a makeup day. I know you've gotten some emails or or communication. It's on the calendar and so I mean I >> Is there any other day that we could choose besides the Easter weekend? >> Well, the problem is any day I mean that that's why you put just like on next
year's there's makeup days on there. I mean I don't know how else to say it. You know someone said what about today as the inservice while we had 15 speakers coming this people need it for Yeah. You know same thing people have things planned. I mean, if you know, once activities get going, you
know, we don't I mean, I'm just crossing my fingers you don't have another snow day, right? >> We're still in March. April's not unheard of to having something. >> We had one in May. So, I mean, the only other option I have is even doing graduation >> and kids have to come back to turn their
books in, you know, seniors this and that and they get their diploma that I mean, we'd still do formal graduation on Friday, whatever the date is, but I don't know how else without having more of a cushion to, you know, I mean, you know, spring sports get, you know, I
don't >> that's why we put them in there like that so that they're known that they possibly be made up. >> So, yeah. I mean, >> it's not ideal, but we've had to do >> It's not ideal. No, it's not. But >> sorry, I forgot that was supposed to miss the day. >> So, I mean, unless you direct us
differently. I mean, I've never went under hours. I mean, theoretically, it's in statute the number of hours and I'm guessing you lose pay. I mean, I haven't >> I don't think we should lose pay. >> Well, I mean, I don't know what else other you know, like I say, so I mean, I think >> And the seniors are not getting off a
week early this year. No, they they they get out what uh they're done that they're done. The kids come back, you know, Monday, Tuesday or Tuesday, Wednesday, third, you know. So, yeah, they're >> two and a half days. >> But I mean, we can't change graduation. >> Yeah. Is it just the high school that
needs to make up the hours then essentially? >> Well, essentially it's the seniors because like the well what because they're out those three days before, but again, you know, teachers are short today. I I mean it's just you're contractually the seniors are the ones
that are short hours. >> Would the teachers be short their hours or no? >> Well, >> contractually everyone needs a workday technically, you know. >> Okay. So, >> because then like couldn't the seniors just go one extra day instead of getting three days out early or no? Or is that
you can't do that? You can't just have one school go. >> I'm not saying you can't like I say adjust the calendar, but like I said, what happens? We have another date. you know, we may have to, and I'm just throwing out that's the only thing I can come up with is, you know, say we graduated that Friday would be to say,
"Yeah, you we go through Friday, books will be collected, kids will come, seniors on Tuesday, because isn't that Monday Memorial?" I'm guessing. >> Um, >> and then they actually get their formal diploma. You know, they'd all graduated all look, you know, to make that day up and make them, you know, again, I'm
just, >> you've lost days in April before, >> you know, so to not make this one and not plan to have this one. I'm >> because if we don't do this one and then we have a like April 20th is another snow day, then you're down two days. Now, what do you do?
>> I think it's not ideal. No, everybody likes Easter Monday, but >> to be fair, >> it's already there. >> It's there. And that's why we did, that's why the calendar committee did it. >> And I think going forward, and again, every year's different, you know, just like not having, you know, the
sophomores, junior, seniors start, and I know Brian's a fan of it. There's a day, you know, if everyone started not having just the what do you call freshman, you know, >> soft start or whatever. If we would have done that and I'm just throwing it out and you'd have another date this >> you know and again it's nice way to
start but is it something we want to continue and again doesn't have to be solved tonight but things like that so that we have a couple cushion >> or having some later makeup days you know in May or so you know somehow but >> if people have travel plans do your
travel plans >> I mean it's Easter Monday and I'm but that's not technically a holiday for maybe a lot of people but I'm not real And it's not like Christmas Eve or something like that. I think it is what it is. It's a day that we can have school and we should have school.
>> That's why the committee talks about it and then they vote on it and talk about it and then bring it to us. I think it's already been kind of >> it's already been vetted. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And then the next thing I have is just bringing up um the family resource center. Um the contract I think is
renewed in September. Um just throwing it out there. I don't think we should renew it. We should look at that. It was maybe mentioned for using it for the district at a meeting recently and I think that's a good idea. >> I didn't hear what you said. Why? >> Oh, um the family resource center. >> Yeah.
>> Not renewing their contract in September. >> Why? >> To use it maybe for a temporary level four facility or literally use it for the district to help the district more than to help other >> You mean use the space? >> Yeah, use the space. Um and not renew the contract. They don't generate any
revenue. I mean, it's good for the community. Yes. But we also need a place for the students. So I wanted to throw that out there now. >> Yeah. >> For September. >> That's what I have. Also with the busing, I think we really should look at
kids close to the school >> on >> not riding buses. >> And I think that's a long term. Yeah. You know, >> yeah. But I don't feel like we're gonna hire a lot of bus drivers to be able to. >> I think, you know, in asking the community to support something that may
be, you know, we don't have to. I mean, two miles from the the district from the buildings. >> Um, but maybe putting something together, figuring out what it would do, you know, if we went a half mile radius. And again, each elementaries are different than high school and so on. Um, but we can look at what we think we
can save, you know, no different than >> there's a there's a variety of things that Yeah. You know, from four days school week to Yeah. You know, >> um reducing more activity. Yeah. You know, again, and everything's good. >> That's the tough part. It's not that we
don't support staff, programs, everything, but we're going to need some help >> long term if we keep everything as is. >> Yeah. Just wanted to bring those things to attention. Does that become an equity thing like no rural buses if we exclude people? >> No. No, you you're not going to do no
rural, you know, like I say, I think you can get by on certain days doing remote stops, but >> I mean transport within two miles of school. >> But that being said, certain grade levels like I'm going to say you I'm pointing at this elementary. I don't
think to cross this highway that age they would say no that even if it's within your two-mile distance you're going to have to go for th that group of kids. Now, high school kids, you probably go two miles and you're not transporting anything. But again, that becomes a bigger conversation of, you
know, or maybe go a mile or or a half mile >> stretching and it would reduce, you know, >> it would I think >> well, but again, it puts more on families and are families willing to step up and and help where we need help. Maybe that continues.
>> But if we change the rules, they really don't have a choice. >> No, they don't. But I would rather ask the community for some more help. Like you don't have an operating levy. >> Yeah. >> You know, ask for some help. And if not, >> then what we have to do, >> I guess where I'm at. >> Yeah.
>> Board has the final say. >> Yeah. >> Like I already said, >> that's all I got. >> Okay. I don't have anything either. Um, thank you for the donations. Just sec or reiterate that. But the next meeting of
the board of education is scheduled. Oh, I thought it was the 7th. My bad. It's April 13th, 2026, 5:30 in this room. So 12.0 is to adjourn the regular meeting and I'll move to approve. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any questions or discussion on
adjourning? >> Okay. All those in favor say I. I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you everybody.