Welcome to all of our visitors today. Um, we will be looking for a motion for approval of the agenda. Um
yeah, it's the only question that I had was um maybe and maybe we can just have a little bit of discussion when we get to that point on um on 8.1 just why that's a was a three-year extended leave
versus um the other option. And there's probably a good explanation. I'm sure there's a good explanation for that. I just don't have that info right away. Does everybody feel like they got enough time to look over the 8.2 and 8.3?
>> So, it was 8.3 I read last night, right? Yeah, that was the one that was sent yesterday. >> Earlier this morning. The other one I I didn't get a chance to read prior to make a motion to approve the agenda.
One second. >> All right. Motion and a second uh to approve the agenda. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. All oppose. Same sign. Motion
carries. Consent agenda. Um so in the consent agenda today was a meeting or excuse me minutes from the regular meeting on the 16th. Uh minutes from the special meeting on the 30th. Uses from our special meeting on April 8th. Payroll checks and direct deposit finance checks and wires fund balance
reports and revenue report and bonds. Make a motion to approve consent agenda. >> Have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> All oppose same sign. 4.0 public comments. All right. 5.0 st student staff and constituent reports. Um we will start with our high school student council. Um, this is
a recap of all the stuff we've been doing over the past couple months for student council. >> Who are you? >> No, I am no. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Sorry.
>> Yep. Okay. Here. >> I take it over again. >> Take it back. >> Take it back. >> Okay. We had our blood drive on March 11th and before this we had a meeting with Katie from Vital. uh she showed us a video that was just
kind of talking about more ways like to get our like school and the staff included on this and we just like we had we've had like problems in the past not being able to fill out all the slots and stuff but she gave us more ways and we
came like on Friday a bunch we went to ramp ups and shared like what we learned from that and then we were able to fill out all 47 of our slots and 30 people. 38 people were able to donate and 40 blood products were collected. Uh 10
people volunteered for the first time and all donors got free t-shirts and cookies. So, okay. We also had our spring summit on March 18th. We went to East Grand Forest for that and we had three Boston High
School students running for positions on the Northwest Division board. All three got voted on as Lily Nelson as president, Emma Heler as secretary, and Addison as representative. So Lillian is the president. So that means we have to
host the fall summit coming in 2026. and the three of them will be attending a planning meeting on the 29th just to go over the new activities for the next fall. Okay. And then um we hosted a mental
health day on March 19th for half the day and we split all the kids into classrooms based on what they signed up for. So Lilia Nelson sent like a signup sheet or something that they could pick from and you could do a watching movie
board/card games, computer games and gym time. Uh this came out as a great success as all the kids seem to have like a lot of fun and then it gave students an opportunity to recharge after a long school year which was really needed. Uh
this Sunday was also allowed students to connect with more people as each room held a mixture of ages and grades. Uh that day was also free cone day. So most of the teachers took their class over to Dairy Queen and let them get their free cone was very nice.
>> Um the uh after the mental health day that day we dance which we past couple years. Uh we had a great turnout. Uh, fun thing we added was that anybody that donated blood got into the dance for free. Um, we also did our usual bring a
food shelf item get in for half price. We collected two large boxes of food shelf donations that we brought to Lo and Fishes a few weeks ago. Huge thanks to Nord for donating over again this year. And then looking ahead to next year, um
we will be posting the 2627 student council applications in the next few weeks. So then people who haven't been on student council, they can have the opportunity to try to get on to it. Um we'll also be doing our student council information booths before school next
week. We started this last year so then people kind of knew what was going on and what's what's it about to be in student council and what you all can do and all the opportunities you can take. Um and this will help us get more
students involved and interested in filling out an application. Is >> that it? >> That's it. >> Any questions? Have we maybe you guys know maybe you have to phone a friend but have we had
three officers before? >> No, I don't think so. >> Seems pretty impressive. >> Very seven total. >> Okay. You said we have to host. I think we get to host. >> Yeah. >> Semantics, but >> yeah.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, elementary student leaders, the floor is yours. >> Elementary student, please. >> My name is Hel. My name is Marino O'Shea. >> My name is Mason Daniel. And we are all in sixth grade.
>> Our positive performance topic for this month is gratitude. >> Gratitude means taking the time to stop and notice all the good things in your life. >> This is the poster that you'll find in our hallways or to know a kid who already got one at the school.
Gratitude also means feeling thankful for the things in our lives. >> We can be thankful for our family, our friends, our pets, our home, even a sunny day, and more. >> We gave the teachers and students a positive pickle bar so they can reach in
and grab a pickle to start every morning. Write a positive message to practice gratitude. >> That is one of the positive pickles. And here is another positive pickle. This is what the front will look like. This is what the inside was. And one of the quotes is, "My kindness helps like the
way for others." That is the jar that we gave. This is also the jar. In the jar, they got 60 pickles, a bracelet, and this is the front side of the bracelet. And then the back says, "Always around to remind you,
you're a big deal." And so every day they can open it up, grab this picker, grab one out, read it, and then put it on. So it's kind of like a safe. The teacher's response is, "Love this.
Love this idea. So fun. I want to have a new student draw out one every day and take it home." What my teacher does, Mrs. Gort, she takes one out and puts it on one of those stands. >> What my teacher, Mr. Wolf, does it take
out five a day and then he'll read them all and then he'll put it on the stand. We got a generous donation. So, here is what we're going to do with the >> We are going to have a freeze day Friday party on Friday, May 1st.
What a freezy Friday party is. A freezy Friday party is when you buy freezies for the whole school and give them to the students at recess. >> The freezy Friday plan is we are going to go to the store and buy a lot of freezies. Then we are going to use the tree trolley to bring the fuses to the
playground. We are going to have people by the tree trolley to top to cut off the tops of the fuses. Then the student leaders are going to pass out the fuses to the kids on the playground. >> We have one more fun thing to play. >> Spring dress up days. We the best of things that we have are
rainbow day, lemonade day, beach day, day, and heat day. This is the poster that you'll find around the school and it is May 4th through 8th. >> Thank you.
>> Does anybody have any questions? I think last Friday was freezing Friday day. >> Hopefully we get some warm weather on freezy Friday. >> All right. Thank you guys. 5.3 Sarah Stein Runner
>> guys want to take our kids on a little trip. I mean it's pretty epic. Um, I want to take this year's um this year's eighth and ninth letters to Italy
and Greece in the summer of 2028, so a little over two years from now. Um, it's a I' I've taken this trip before. I took 26 students in five room in 2017. And it was I I traveled twice with students um
in 2013, it was a it was great. Um but when I took this tour in 2017, it was just so much better. It was there's literally nothing I would change about it. Um we would fly into Rome um one day
one. Day two it just they kind of hit the ground running. We go to Spanish Steps, Trevy Fountain, the Pantheon, um, Piaza Nona, just lots of action on that first day to um, keeping them on their feet with jet leg. Um, the next day is
the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and then the following day, I was really happy to see that they plan an entire day at the Vatican. So, we do Vatican Museum, Cistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, that type of thing. Um, and then the following day we leave Rome, go a little
bit south along the coast of the Sarrento region where we go out to um the island of Capri. It's this spectacularly beautiful little island. Um, and we'll go on a little boat that goes into some grotto there. Um, it's very fond, very beautiful. Um, and then
we go into Pompei. Um, so we see the ruins there that were covered in ashes by Mount Vuvius a couple thousand years ago. It's pretty amazing. Um, and then we take an overnight ferry over to Petras in um in Greece where we
go to Delelfi. Um, it's a very important archaeological site to Greek culture, Greek civilization there. Um, and then we go into Athens and have a Greek dinner in the um, the Placa, which is the it's kind of the ancient city center
there. Um, and then they do a treasure hunt there, which is very fun for the kids. And then I wanted to do the um, Greek island excursion um, extension onto it. We did that in 2017 where we kind of essentially go on an island hop.
Um, we go to Mkos, we go to Santorini. Santorini is where those little white buildings are built into the side of the cliff with the blue domes. Um, Patmos Island where we visit the monastery of St. John, which is a biblical um site, very important biblical site. And then
the island of Cree with the palace of Nos there for Menow and culture. And then we end with our last day in Athens for the Parthonon and um the temple of Athena Nikke Olympic sites Athens citywalk before
coming home. Um there any questions on the itinerary there at all? Pretty amazing. Um, the reason why I planned it out two years is it gets um gives the families time to put the funds together. It is
quoted at $6,119. That is with the $300 early registration fee. um that fee is it would go up $300 after May 21st, I believe it is. Um if you go on the monthly payment p plan,
that is $242 a month. Um yeah, that's kind of the cost of it. Um any questions at all? >> Open to home all kids. Um, this year's eighth and nth graders who have taken
art one, that would be before their summer their junior and senior year. I do not want to travel with graduated figures. >> Fair. >> Been there, done that. >> How many students are you anticipating?
Have you taken the rough? I'm sure >> I've talked to some ninth graders. Of course, they're excited about it. Um, but I had 26 in 2017. But I don't I don't know don't know what to anticipate. The cost is staff time. I think was about 5,700. I was actually
surprised that it hadn't gone up more than what it was or what it had. Um >> was like the same last time. >> It's actually a day longer. >> What support do you need from the school? I mean, I think the only thing that I've
asked for in the past and that I'm anticipating now is just busing to Minneapolis to the airport >> to >> the families ended up actually take deciding to um do a chartered bus last time. I don't know if that will be the
case but in 2017 we ended up taking what >> natural natural >> what's this piece where it says earn high school credit that >> is anything you've ever explored >> I have not I have not my understanding
is it is after the trip but that's about all I know about it >> I had a question about the the Spanish trip. I and I did talk to Margarite about it. Um she is not going to ask for another trip or really even start
thinking about another trip until she gets back from the one she's taking in um November. Um you know, if this were approved and she were to be taking that, they'd be four and a half months apart. Um but I don't know if that's that's an
issue, but I just wanted to be transparent about that that Margarine is is planning on probably taking another trip that November as well. Um, but I I want to go in the summer. I am not wanting to go during the school year. So, they will always be trips that
are close together. >> You work did you work with World's Drag last time? >> No, actually I went with I was with EF and I contacted them um this time. they had drastically changed the um the island cruise at the end and I that was
the one part that I absolutely did not want to change because I was just so pleasantly surprised by it. So then I kind of went back and forth between EF and um World Strides and their island adventure was just aligned much more closely and EF ended
up being closer to that $7,000 mark. I I don't know anything. I'm not sure. >> We have they have merged with explorica and we have gone with explor. Yeah. But they they are combined now.
>> That was the last time they >> I I don't know. I think it was I think it was >> that the one before that when this would have been >> I don't know that >> I did talk to somebody that had actually
switched from um to and was happy with the transition essentially six of one half a dozen of the other. I appreciate your thoughtfulness as far as two years in advance for purposes. >> Yeah.
>> And um it's unique going during the summer as well. And I believe it's a tremendous opportunity for for anybody that can like take advantage. >> It's like a bucket list trip right here. >> Well, it it does end up being the
triple. It does. >> Just a little bum. >> It's amazing. It's an amazing trip. I I really there were I came back from that one and I I said there there is nothing I could change about that trip. It was really really perfect. It was
just fast enough that they had it down. This this sounds almost exactly like it. And in talking with world strides, it sounds like it. >> So the students that would be going have already completed art fun. >> I would like them to be yes completed.
in the next two years or right now they are >> in the next two years. >> In the next two years >> many of I anticipate many of them. >> Okay. Cool. >> Sounds really exciting. >> Second. The only further discussion I
have is my kids won't be old enough, so you got to do another one at some point. So, >> yes. Um, any other further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. All post saying sign.
>> That's so much fun. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> So, moving into 6.0, finance. Uh, 6.1 accept not accept donations to the school district. Um as in previous
meetings um we have them listed as um below and we'll approve them as one. Look like we have a donation from over Nelson to the book fair and from the foster alliance for some health supplies
that for the health class. >> I am not sure. >> I'll make a motion to approve the donations. Second >> motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, we'll have a roll call vote. Director Dupong,
>> yes. >> Director Christian, >> yes. >> Dr. Marcus, >> yes. >> Director Munter, >> yes. >> Director Nelson, >> yes. >> Director, yes. All right, 7.0 reports. We'll start with the elementary principal report.
>> Yeah. Uh item number one, you can see we're up uh four students K through six and overall we're up uh what eight students um from the last from last month which is a good thing. And actually
we're starting another student uh Wednesday of this week. We can add one more. It's >> the best fundraiser we have. >> Yes. Yeah. Any questions on enrollment day? Okay, this
is an update on MCA testing. Uh we're on the tail end of our testing. We'll complete uh hopefully by the end of next week and then we'll have an opportunity for any makeup right at the end of May. But so far so good in the area of testing. Uh one thing to note, usually
we can get on demand reports basically instant scores uh and we have over the past years. of going from MCA3 to MCA4 in reading this year. Last year it was science. Uh you're not able to get those on demand reports or scores
after they're done testing. We are able to do that with math. And what I mean by that, it's usually an hour after they test that you can get a preliminary result. Um so uh so far things are looking looking really good. So, we'll
continue to hope uh that we can just finish strong. Uh big thank you out to the teachers. They put in a lot of time and effort in this. Um I wish I could tell them not to be so stressed about it because I am not stressed about it because that mean that's one one moment
in time I try to encourage them look at growth from the beginning to where they're at now with each student and but that's what the public gets to hear and see. So, but uh they're doing a great job. So, thank you to all the students and staff for all their hard work and
we'll finish strong here in the next couple weeks. We also have some uh fast bridge testing that will take place. Actually, the windows open now. I didn't have that part of my report, but that's another testing update. That's our our
district uh assessment tool that we use FastBridge in the areas of reading and math. So, we are on a our fourth benchmark test. So we'll complete that uh over the course of the next four weeks. Um that's is good data for us to use looking at instruction, looking at
curriculum. Um valuable stuff and then also and uh probably most uses for interventions. So that was a quick testing update. I'd like to thank uh the third graders for their musical. Um if any of you attended
uh this year's musical, those rats, it was April 7th, 8th, and 9th. Um, big thank you to Mrs. K. Um, students were great. Uh, it was a great performance they put on. They put on three shows, I believe. Uh, I think it was four. Can't
remember off the top of my head. I know I was on every one of them, but uh, it they do a great job in such a short amount of time and a lot of that is a credit to Mrs. K, uh, the students, but also the classroom teachers involved. It's a commitment. when stuff like that
goes on, there's practices, interruptions of the schedule. Um, but it was great. It was a great performance. Uh, item number four, we had April 14th staff in service and and that was the same for the elementary and high school.
So, it's attached there if you want to under there. Uh, some valuable time uh working in small groups with certain individuals, certain staff. Um it also provided time for our paras to uh complete their second session of literacy training. That's a part of
readact. Every par had had to complete that training. It's eight hours. So we had the second session of four hours. They completed it. Uh we have a few that need to do some uh makeup because they weren't able to attend. But we'll complete that uh here in the next month.
Um it was just a good day. It's always good to have time to sit uh I know Mr. Jarski and I worked with our title teachers and high school English and some support staff in regards to CAP
read basics. What that is is a a testing tool screening tool for dyslexia. That is a requirement of the read act which we've implemented and we'll be testing that in the next month. So, a lot of
testing going on. Um, other than that, I have item number five, important dates. One error there. If you go down the bat and choir, it's April 28th, not May 28th. Uh, but you can see the list of things that are
going on. This is just a small snippet of what's going on. I try to include what's going on from our April leading to May. Um, but a lot of big things going on. Um, and the last one, May 19th, uh, is our sixth grade promotion.
And I'm looking for a volunteer, Alison. >> Yes. Yes. >> Okay. I was going to say, you got this one. I got the next two. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, you can see there we have uh our Friday school ends uh this coming
Friday. We had a state statewide tornado drill last Thursday. Um band choir concert, elementary track and field, sixth grade farm safety. Very busy month coming up for sixth grade, but a lot of
exciting things. Then sixth grade class trip, and then yeah, our sixth grade promotion. So I will follow up on all these events at our main meeting. Any questions? Thank you.
>> All right. High school principal report. Mr. Darkski. >> Uh starting out of course with the attendance report. You see we're down one student from last month. Probably uh obviously with just a month
left to go here, I would imagine our members will stay where they're at. Um so congratulations. Obviously, our knowledgeable team, they are back-to-back state champions. Um, I mean, kudos to them as well as, of
course, the coaches. You know, our kids put a lot of time in even in the offseason with prepping for knowledge bowl and so obviously they went to the state tournament on a mission. So, uh, speech team, they were crowned
subsection champions and then they ended up finishing second in the section overall. uh FFA members are off to state competition. They left yesterday and there is I I counted correctly I think 32 of them.
So a lot of representation in in the spring tournament time on the testing uh MCA testing again we will be wrapping that up within the last week of the month here. Um most of that
is moving along as it should be. Uh that last week of the month is typically catching those kids who um maybe still have a little bit of testing they needed to do because of maybe being absent or what have you. So but uh just want to give some kudos to Kathy Carlen because
as you know she is the one that monitors those tests during our test time. Uh ACT testing bit of a typo in there. We were supposed to host that on Tuesday this week. Um because of our kids being in FFA and
such, we pushed that into Thursday. And so there's 18 juniors that are registered to take the ACT. And then as Dan mentioned, the fast bridge, uh that window is also open again. And so up here at the high school, Taylor will be using it for the
uh English courses 9 through 11. And then Jonathan is also going to start using it in his freshman uh algebra class as well. So uh it's one of those things where it's not costing the district any additional money because we've already paid for the seat uh for
those freshman kids in English. So just transfers over. So he's wanting to utilize it from the standpoint of again interventions and such. Um, as far as our master schedule, some of the progress being made there. Um, it's taken a little bit of time just
because of some of the, you know, impact of chasing of changing of puh personnel and such. But I think we've kind of reached a point of preliminary schedule and we're just going to kind of run it through and see through synergy. you can see like how
accurate it's going to be, how many uh kids would be displaced if you didn't, you know, because of the the way all the classes align and such. So, trial and error, but uh this year is the first year that I've really been active with Becky and and putting that together and
just watching how she does that. And uh it is amazing to watch her do that work because I would suggest something and she's like, "Yep, that would work." work and then the next time I'd suggest something, she'd be like, "No, because that's going to impact way over here and how that's going to go." And I mean, she
just she's thinking four steps ahead and I'm trying to take a baby step with it. So, she just does a very good job with that master schedule. Um, some of the upcoming events and items, uh, representative from Minnesota School Safety will be here on Wednesday.
So, Dan and I will meet with her. she will go through both of our buildings and do a safety audit. And so we'll have some of that information report back. Uh we'll report that back immediately to Mr. South of course and then to the
board in May. Uh the high school we are hosting the uh honor band and choir and that's this coming Friday the 24th. Uh if you remember back three years ago, we were the host site of that and so it's
the selected members from the area schools uh both band and choir. So um the one thing that uh we just pinned down that's not noted on here is also Friday morning we'll do a pep fest for
speech uh knowledge bowl and FFA. So, we'll get that rolling about 8:30 and try and get that finished up shortly after 9 so that as these students from other school districts are arriving, we can roll into that. Academic banquet
is set for Monday the 27th and then Saturday, May 2nd is prom. >> Did you make the assignments board members properly yet >> for for prom? Yeah. Somebody's got to take my spot this year. It's uh I think that's the way it works.
anybody who's not here. >> So, and then lastly, just a couple of student spotlights. I want to congratulate Anna and Edward. As you can see, she took first out of 38 uh in competition for the drawing category. They were at a competition over in
Bumiji a couple weeks back. And then lastly, I've listed uh how our top candidates finished out with the uh section speech tournament that we hosted here on the 14th. We got quite a few students going out to
uh say speech questions. >> All right. Thank you. >> All right. Superintendent. >> Yeah. New bus has arrived. 14 passenger mini bus uh has arrived and um it's um
>> comfy. Works good. >> Has it been in use? Right. Okay. Um, so that's a great addition to our fleet of vehicles that we have at our disposal. Um, on that note of of busing, uh, we have some major concern um, regarding
next year staffing of our, as you know, we have six bus routes. Two of them are, um, provided to us by Stein busing. Now, we just had some real loose introductory discussions about what would it mean and and more importantly or as importantly,
what would it cost um if if a company like Stein would take it over if we were to go in that and and this was just for us to get some ideas and they're going to throw some some ideas back to us. If we were to decide to further this
discussion, um believe strongly that we would would bid this out because there are some other providers out there as well besides Stein. Um but not sure yet. Um you know where your comfort is where we just want to be able to provide you some
scenarios. Um and really what's driving this more than anything is our concern for us to be able to staff our needs next year with our own people. Um Jake and I uh shared the podium uh last t Thursday
week ago tomorrow I guess uh gave a staff update um regarding a number of things there that you see uh in front of you. Um in the packet is my letter of resignation for uh to be acted on tonight. Um, I'm under contract to the
30th of June and plan to honor that unless you uh choose to to do something different with the new person coming on. I'm open to any discussion regarding that. Um, I will not probably be working all those days, um, take some vacation,
etc., but will be available to, uh, act on behalf of the district with any signatures or official duties that would need to be done by a superintendent. And I think by statute, not sure on the transition piece, but I think by statute, the district is
mandated to have a um superintendent on file. Um and I'd be willing and wanting to stay and honor my contract. Um we are working with the service co-op on insurance. Um preliminary is that our
insurance costs are going to go up. We're looking at some different options there for us. Uh everyone's insurance is going up. And um the the co-op is helping us to look at what options we have to keep the up as low as possible.
Um which is which is incredible the costs associated with insurance right now. And then just um maybe just noteworthy more than anything um I've had people reach out
about our superintendent position and there seems to be some genuine interest of people. I know that the position now is posted and officially that will come through that, but I can tell you unofficially that I've had conversations with a few people and um they're good
people and um they seem to have a sincere interest um in pursuing the position. So, that's good news. That's all I have. question. So, what what percentage increase we
talking about for insurance? >> We haven't really gotten that yet. Um, but it's >> it's going to be >> large increase. >> Well, I mean, last year we were 18, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Um, and >> this for health insurance, >> correct? Y.
>> Yeah. So I just wonder at what point do we just here's staff here here here's the portion selfinsure if you want to
>> I don't know that's a huge chunk of money that >> oh my gosh yeah >> keeps need to be increased every single year >> so they spoke just generally at a at a insurance meeting did did you attend >> I believe so if you're talking about the same one yeah Yeah,
>> April and Maddie attended where the service co-op just spoke in more generalities, but I mean they without being specific, they said everybody's insurance is going to be going up
and you know it's all based on your use or your claims. So if you're a district that has a year of higher claims and your probably your percentage is going to be higher. >> So I don't know how insurance works.
Isn't insurance supposed to protect you against the claims? >> Right. >> Yeah. >> But if you have them then they charge you more. >> Yeah. >> Really like you to pay the premiums and never use it. >> As long as everybody raises it, they're fine. >> Yeah.
>> So, but we'll have more to come on that. Any other questions, Mr. S? Moving down into 8.0 personnel. So 8.1 is approved not approved threeear extended leave of absence. >> I can speak to that. I'd be happy to speak to that and and there was no
intention to hoodwink anybody. Um so the the personnel committee uh saw that the proposals from the individuals that we potentially are going to approve tonight for the separation agreements. Um and in that particular
um agreement for Kristen Perry um the new retirement rule is 60 at least 60 years of age and at least 30 years of service. So her um Kristen currently has 29 years of service and so her request to the
district was in essence to and I'll put in air quotes by her last year of service to get her to 30 years in order for TR to accept that purchase on behalf of Kristen. She has to still be a part
of the school district. She cannot be retired into somebody on the street that we're buying this for. So she has to be still involved with TRA, teachers retirement. So to do that in essence, what she's getting would or what she needs to have
is be on leave of absence to get that 30th year. So next year would be a year leave of absence for her. at the end of next year is when she would officially retire and begin to draw her uh well, she can draw her retirement anytime
after her 30th year and age 60. I'm not going to suggest tonight that I know her age, but I do, but I'm not going to tell you. So, that'll be up to her to decide when she begins to draw, but she will qualify because she'll have 30 years of service. Sure. >> So, that's the need for the leave. So,
we would what we're requesting tonight and what we're recommending tonight is that we approve approve the leave and it says a three-year leave. I'm not trying to put Matty on the spot, but there is a requirement by TRA that
the leave is up to three years and within that three years, any employee has option to retire. The agreements that we've put in place at the beest of our attorney assures that after that year by signing
it, Kristen has agreed to retire at the end of next year, but that she would not seek to come back to the district at the end of next year. All that's legally in place with a couple documents. Um, so that's the need
for the leave of absence and I apologize for not bringing you more up to speed on that prior to tonight's meeting. Um, we were literally working on language because we certainly want to protect Kristen as well and so that there's no mishap with TRA. TRA is very particular
on how things happen. Uh the good news is our attorney at Peton um is up on it as well and she was able to make sure that all the documents made sense and aligned to protect both the district and to protect Christian's ability to
retire. >> So this is I think last month at this meeting you had kind of mentioned that she was working with some TR reps and we were working with and this is kind of what came up. >> This is what came of it. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah.
And the general separation >> agreed >> proposal or that Christian brought and what the and and what the um what the personnel committee agreed to is still intact. >> Sure. >> Yeah.
>> This piece allow her to do what she want >> and that'll be represented in 8.2. So yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. So if there's comfort with that, I would ask that that be a motion
tonight. >> Make a motion to approve the threeear extended leave of absence for Christ. >> I'll second. >> All right. Have a motion and a second on the floor. Is there any further discussion
regarding that three-year extended leave of absence? All right. So, be another roll call vote. Director Dupon, >> yes. >> Director Christristen, >> yes. >> Director Marcus, >> yes. >> Dr. Munter, >> yes. >> Director Nelson, >> yes. >> Dr. Bosler,
>> yes. >> Um, just point of information there, Chair, Mr. Chair, the um there's a document that needs to be signed tonight as well on behalf of the school district. >> Okay. And they will be in the other room. I left all of them.
>> They're all in the cop. There's multiple copies. So everybody has to be original signatures. So everybody gets a copy. >> Gotcha. >> Yep. >> Okay. All right. 8.2. Um, approve not approve the separation for Christian Perry High
School science teacher. Again, I might be repeating myself and I'll be very brief, but um how how we came to this for the rest of the board that wasn't on the personnel committee is I put out an email to all staff saying if you have interest in
separating from the district, please contact me. That was probably February, well couple months ago probably now. Um a few people did reach out to me. We talked about some options to formalize
their request. Brought it be we scheduled the personnel committee meeting to hear that uh those personal or those formal requests and the personnel committee uh approved those um excuse me approved two of them.
>> Right. And um those are the two that are in front of you tonight. We're not planning to backfill this position >> um right now just in a couple periods a day is all >> for for Mrs. Perry.
>> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Will be able to pay into her VBO account. She doesn't have district issued health insurance policy. >> She will be able to Yeah. >> Is that >> she still has under the retirement portion of it or whatever?
>> Yep. >> Yeah. That's in the MOU. >> Yeah. I know we've run into it, but they're current >> that don't have insurance. >> They don't have insurance. So, >> yeah, she has >> Make sure we're cover. >> Yep. >> So, she'll be paying her insurance.
>> She'll be paying We will not be contributing to the insurance. Correct. >> Yep. >> She'll use it to buy insurance. Y >> to purchase the Cobra or whatever. Yep. >> Correct. No contribution to the insurance.
Make a motion to approve the separation for Christ. Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, another roll call vote. Dr. Dupon, >> yes. >> Dr. Christristen,
>> yes. Yes, >> Dr. Munter. >> Yes, >> Dr. Nelson. >> Yes, >> yes. >> All right. 8.3 approved not on approved separation for Jody Guten, preschool business teacher. >> Of course, it came to us the same way
that Kristen's um came to us. Uh personnel committee saw it, acted on that to support it as presented by Miss Student. Um, hers is is um pretty straightforward and
um the committee is recommending that it be paid off entirely in the first year of for the next fiscal year and then that position is not proposed to not be filled as well. >> Any calculations of savings to the
district after um >> yeah we have some um calculations on that that's a little bit murky at we know for sure um what we have to do in
science because of the others yeah we'll be bringing we can bring that whole staffing piece of savings projected savings to you um I bring it to the work session even later good >> yeah I have no idea Yep.
I have a scratch sheet on my desk right now, but I'll formalize it. >> Make a motion to approve the separation for second. >> All right, we have a motion in a second. Is there any further discussion?
Hearing none, another roll call vote. Director Dupon, >> yes. >> Dr. Kristen, >> yes. >> Dr. Marcus, >> yes. >> Dr. Munter, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Dr. Bosler, >> yes. >> All right. 8.4 tenure of teachers. 8.4.1
approved not approved. Tenure of band teacher Anders W. >> Mr. Jackson, any comment? >> Just so we've seen a lot of growth through the last three years. Um and just talking with Miss Keski as well,
you know, works with them on the daily. She's also made those comments numerous times that uh really grown as a instructor and things of such. So fully recommend tenure. >> Yeah. >> Yep.
>> I make a motion to the tenure. >> All right. Motion second. Is there any further discussion hearing? None. Director Deong, >> yes. >> Dr. Christristen, >> yes. >> Dr. Marcus, >> yes. >> Director Munter, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Rosler,
>> yes. 8.4.2 Approve not approved tenure of elementary teacher Joseph Woods. >> It's my recommendation, I suppose.
No, Joe has done a great job uh growing as a teacher every year. Um shown some diversity because we move some grades around. Um just a good addition uh to Models Elementary in our district. >> I'll make a motion to approve for Joseph
Woods. >> I'll second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? >> I'll make a quick statement on Joe's. I actually used one of his videos on being clear. He had a video he did last year on being very clear about directions.
Was the peanut butter video if you seen that? >> Yeah. >> I actually used that at my work even >> and I showed that to to employees on the railroad about the value of that. So >> royalties checks in. >> All right. Director Dupon.
>> Yes. >> Dristen. >> Yes. >> Dr. Marcus. >> Yes. >> Director Munter. >> Yes. Director Nelson, >> yes. >> Dr. Bosler, >> yes. >> All right. 8.4.3 approved, not approved, tenure of construction careers teacher
Anthony Scoutton. >> Done. >> Yep. Obviously, same thing. My recommendation. Um, I have been in his class a lot this year and have noticed that the level of rigor is is up
tremendously. um expectations, work ethic of our kids, all things. I mean, he's he's brought some real good direction for that program and uh strongly support his tenure. >> Point note for him um because he came to
us with tenure, he he is offered tenure after one year with us. The other two individuals came to us without tenure. So, hence u they get it after their third year. I'll make a motion on this one. >> Second.
>> All right. Any further discussion? >> All right. Director Deong, >> yes. >> Dr. Piston, >> yes. >> Dr. Marcus, >> yes. >> Dr. Munter, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Director Bosler, >> yes. This one I don't like, but we'll do it
anyway. All right. 8.5 approve not approved resignation of industrial technology teacher Mila Donovan. >> Mila has um um interviewed and been offered a
position at another district and has accepted that position and I believe their board has even acted on it. I'm not positive of that. But nonetheless, she has asked um to uh to resign from her position with Fox Public Schools
effective at the end of the school year. >> Obviously, I think everybody's aware of the value that she brought to the district and how she took some brought back FFA and brought it from nothing to where it is now. you know, I be honest, I never was
involved in FFA and didn't even know what it was until it started here. And um seeing that involvement from the kids has been really cool. Um so >> I think what's excuse me, I think what's interesting and what I appreciate so
much is um I think over the years we all have a picture of what FFA is a little bit. >> Yeah. and um she has just brought that forefront for our entire community, but she's done it with a cross-section of kids
>> that you may not think of when you think of FFA, if that's fair, and I'm not trying to >> to stereotype it, but um you just look at the list Don added of 36 kids that are down at state right now. It's >> it's every type of >> It's not all farm families.
>> No, for sure. Um, and as Don talked about registration, um, we're just overflowing in those classes to the point of we can't take them all at and they're our younger kids are having to wait a year to take some
of our classes. >> Well, the program is pretty cool, too, right? What's that? Summer program is pretty cool, too. >> So, this will be a really important hire for us >> for sure. >> The other thing I like is the the alumni portion.
the community, myself included, should be far more involved in the school and know what's going on. And >> I think that's brought a lot of attention that way where people Yeah. >> She's done a great job in viving the program and we appreciate the work that she's done.
>> Dog on is where she lives. She lives too far from here and too close to >> I can't I'm not even saying the other district. Right. >> We don't know. We know. That's why I said I don't like it. >> Many many of us have sent her different
opportunities for little farm acreages have been for sale around the area. Didn't find the right one. We aren't in sales apparently. But I will make the motion to approve the resignation
with many thanks for all of her service and her time here. >> I will second. >> There any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. I.
>> All oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Moving down 8.6. Approve not approve posting that job. Yeah, >> with the result of 8.5, we need 8.6. >> Yes, >> we need that one >> and we want to get it out tomorrow.
>> Yes, I'll make that motion. >> Gotcha. >> Any further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say goodbye by saying I. >> I oppose. Same sign. >> This next one will be a real race. >> I know, man. >> Everybody 8.7 approved, not approved. resignation
of superintendent silk. >> I don't I don't know if you get too second. >> Any favorite stories? >> That's for the afternoon. >> Oh jeez. Todd, thank thank you for the your bet.
>> Yeah, I thought I thought you did a good job and happy for other opportunities for you, too. >> Appreciate that. Thank you. >> Came green and leaving experienced a little bit anyway. >> Yeah. Well, I said it just very briefly in my nationial there. I thank you for
the opportunity. It's came at a time in my career when this was kind of the last step in education for what this position and um I couldn't have had a better place to to come in green and and grow in my in my
profession and uh in this role. And so I thank you for the support and the opportunity. And um I leave with mix emotion but nonetheless a decision that I've made and I'm at peace with and uh looking to move down the road just move
it west symmetry in the career. >> Yes. >> I'll make the motion to accept the resignation letter. >> I will second. >> All right. We have a motion in a second. Is there any further discussion?
Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. All oppose saying sign. >> Motion carries. >> All right. 10.1. Um discussion on including staff representation in superintendent
interview process. Um, so I received an email um from Sierra Gilbertson um kind of asking what our thought process was on um involving um some staff members and on the interview
process um just for you know some insight into you some different insights on what would go on in in the buildings from a staff perspective. Um then I um reached out to Dean and it does sound like that at least in recent history has
been um how things have been um managed as well. Um so I guess that would be the discussion is you want to continue with that. I think that would serve um a lot of value um
for for us to take some input from a couple of staff members kind of listening to the interviews as well. Obviously the final decision rests with the board. Um the staff members that would be consulting would not have a vote in the process. It would be a seven but
>> just like anybody else that particip or comes to the interviews they can >> an open meeting the interview processes. So I mean they're they're more than welcome to be there. Um trying to remember in the past I believe we did
they were we welcomed anyone to share their thoughts opinions during the interview process and I believe they'd be more than welcome to do that primary our discussion since it's an open meeting. So >> did can I ask did did you have any handpicked when when I went through the
process like you knew that these seven people were going to be there? >> I don't believe we did. Did we? >> Yes. >> I was I was you guys picked them didn't you? I don't think we >> it was by they it was from department also. >> I don't think the board
>> the board them we let the the >> you guys selected representatives to >> selected them. So >> yeah we had >> no input on it. So >> yeah and I mean teaching staff then there was like uh ad administrative
assistance then there was custodial I think it was certain all the departments that were >> represent and I don't believe the board had any input on that >> no it's just >> just a cross-section of staff to sit in there >> I don't see why we wouldn't
>> right >> and did they have a opportunity then to voice >> yeah they were able to voice during open discussions that they were recognized >> at the open meeting. >> Okay. >> I think that I think that process I
think you want that opportunity for >> I don't know why we wouldn't do it. >> Yeah. >> Right. This is on the agenda because this is my first time going through it and I didn't know. So >> thank you Maddie. you want to I don't know reach back out to Sierra and let
her know and >> how did we do it last time that ended for custodial because they really don't have >> our facilities it was something >> I think it was our head facilities person that was there >> so James >> I have the information somewhere I can't
remember >> okay I think fair enough to ask two principles to communicate want to reach out to your staff and see who's interested in attending >> and I can certainly send something out to him
>> and make that invite. Um we meet administratively on Thursday. Um we can discuss it there to make sure that it's communicated to everyone. >> Um you know certainly Sierra will take care of the teachers but we'll make sure
the parents are communicated with us in some way shape or form. Sure. Okay. >> And parents and other. >> Yeah. >> And just for my information, May 15th.
>> No. >> What's the first day of interviews? >> 11th. >> May 11th. >> 11th. >> 11, 13th, and 15th. >> 11th. >> And what time on the 11th? >> Five. >> Five. Maddy's got >> 5:00 PM are the interviews. Um our
special board meeting to go through candidates would be the 4th at 6. >> Okay. >> The week before the interview information will get out easily. >> Okay, sounds good. >> Do you need a motion? >> No, that's just a discussion.
>> Okay, good. >> Yeah. >> All right. Uh 11.0 reports. Um guess we had a finance committee meeting on >> last Wednesday
um kind of we went had a little discussion with um IC and Baird um much like the conversation and and you know a little more superficial than the conversation that we'll that we'll have on Wednesday at the work session
>> um regarding um some different options as far as operating um and building projects. They tweaked a couple things since our meeting on Wednesday. I I just saw a rough draft of it today. They're finalizing it, but they'll be ready for Wednesday. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Um and that was basically the the
gist of that one. So, the the whole board will see what we saw and more coming on Wednesday night. Is there any other committees that met since last? I was not.
We did not have any uh standing meetings this month or >> last month I guess. >> So it sounds like >> the next month we'll probably have a few with transportation at least. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. Okay. Any additional comments? Okay. Uh 13.0 we've got the meeting schedule coming up. Um I said we've got the work session on Wednesday at 6 o'clock. Um, and then we've got our slew of special board meetings to do with superintendent search.
And then the next regular board meeting, um, is May 18th at 6 p.m. right back here. >> So, we're standing meetings on this Wednesday. We're not going to have we're just doing the work one that transportation and Okay.
>> Yes. Just the work session. That's Yeah, good. That's good question. Thank you for inviting me. Yes. I can call >> um and just the next meeting you know is the Monday of the week the last week of
school graduation on 22nd. Have you gotten with the board what you need from who's coming information who's going to be there yet? >> Okay. It's just a matter of who's going to be what. >> Okay. Y >> sounds good.
>> It's it's so early for graduate. I mean, usually after graduation, you have 2 or 3 days left in May and then it's June. >> Mhm. >> 9 days after graduation before June. >> Well, that's all
a long time. >> All right. Are we looking for a motion to adjourn? >> So moved. >> We have a motion in a second. We are adjourned at 708. >> I think so. Alison signs one