All right. I'll call the April 13, 2026 meeting of the glycole school board to order. Please join me in the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Gentlemen, will you please take roll call? >> Yes. Um Jamie >> present. Randy, >> Kayla >> present >> myself present. Jason >> present. >> Alicia,
>> she's absent tonight. >> Thank you, John. And um do I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> Motion by Kayla. Do I have a second? >> Second by Randy to approve the agenda. All in favor, please indicate by saying I.
>> I post same sign. Motion carries. Announcements. The next regular school board meeting will be on Monday, May 11th, 2026 at 6 PM in the GSL High School community room 443 444. Acknowledgements. We have an acknowledgement. >> I would just like to acknowledge the uh
knowledgeable team. They came back with a seventh place finish at state. So, congratulations to them. Uh and um also I think over the last couple of you know Mr. Yepson is here. We had our band and our choir that did very well at their uh contest. Uh, and then I want to send out the sympathies to the family of of
Darlene Makin who was a longtime bus driver for GSL and her family. So, her passing soul sending out our our sympathies. >> Thank you, Chris. Any other acknowledgements at this time? All right. Hearing none, is there any
public input related to the agenda? Going once. Uh, second call for public input relating to the agenda. and third call. Thank you. At this time, we have reports and presentations. I'll have uh Mr. Yepson, are you ready to go?
>> Sure. >> All right. He wants to talk to us about the abandoned choir trip that just went on and all right. I'm Mr. Gibson, 7th through 12 band director of GSL. I've been here 15 years. Uh we took a music trip to
Florida a couple weeks ago and this is part of an every other year pattern that GSL has been on since about the 1980s and my seventh trip um as an instructor in this district. We had a wonderful wellplanned experience. Um we had performances by the bandit choir at the
Universal CityWalk Lagoon stage. We had a number of other activities. Um, our goal for each trip, and I tell the students before this leave, before we leave, is that our goal for each trip is for it to be a better and more positive experience than each previous trip. And that mission was definitely accomplished
by our students. Our GSL music students were respectful. They remained positive at all times. They showed flexibility, which is something you have to do on a trip like this. Um, we received numerous positive reports from people we interacted with.
One of our bus drivers told me one day that he goes, "I don't drive school trips anymore, but I get a choice when I see who's going and I saw it was Glen Silver Lake." He said, "I've taken you guys places before." And he said, "I saw that and I thought, I'm going to go on this trip cuz I know what's going to be
like and I know how these students are going to be." Um, our travel agent came out of retirement to do this trip. Thankfully for me, um, when we went to New Orleans in 20 24, she said that was our last trip. And then I called her about a year ago and I
said, "You got one more in yet?" And she said, "Well, you guys are so easy to take places." Yes, we'll do that. So, um, our students, they represent GSL and basically their age group and young people everywhere are really well represented by these people. And I
believe the um this expectation of excellent behavior in all areas is something that we demand of our students in the music department. Um and it creates these type of of young people that we have and we should strive to make decisions in the school district
that ensure that as many students as possible are involved in the music program in the future for this and other opportunities. So on behalf of the students, myself and Mrs. Lofrren and the chaperons and adults and all the families of the students. I want to
thank the school board for approving our trip that we took and we successfully returned from a couple weeks ago. >> Thanks, Peter. I think I got an email for the next one. >> Is that was the fundraising email? Yeah.
Already >> never stop. >> How many students did you take? >> We took 60. >> Sorry. We had 63 students on this trip, which is it's it's a significantly lower
number than than some past trips. Um I don't know the reason that it's lower. Um I have a few theories as to but they you know it's an optional trip. It was an expensive trip. Um costs definitely have gone up on everything. But the
students that did choose to go did did they did great for us and they and they all had a good time. So, >> thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. At this time, we have uh Dasher. We have Mike Nelson here with
Dasher and John Templan from Dasher. >> Thank you. Uh again, my name is Mike Nelson, president, owner of Dasher Management, and I appreciate the opportunity to come to you guys annually and just just express my gratitude and thanks for uh allowing us to work with
you. We've worked here for the district um somewhere around 20 years and we've had all the things that can happen in relationships over 20 years, but we've been really lucky to work with some great people. John is a really good group of people that he's put together
and I think they're doing a good job and just very pleased and thankful of all of them. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. Otherwise, that's all I have. >> How staff have you been going lately, Mike? I know that was an issue a couple
years ago. And it's um been you've been able to keep a good group or is it not a good group, but enough people? And >> Chris and Patricia and I were just meeting discussing that recently. We do still deal with some challenge. We have an opening right now for a first shift custodian, maintenance custodian. So,
someone knows someone sending John's way. But overall, and I probably shouldn't say this now, but we've been very we've been very lucky overall. And again, two years plus that John's been here, he's put together a group,
just very lucky. >> Okay. Any questions for John? >> Not really a question, but just an opportunity to thank you guys for the work that you have done up at uh Silver
Lake at the Lakeside Building. with the flooding that we had up there and the work the extra work the above and beyond work that needed to be done to kind of put it back together again in such a condensed short period of time. So, I just want to thank Dasher and thank John and and the entire crew for the
additional work that they did in helping to coordinate outside services and extra help and stuff. And then when the outside services were done and kind of out of the way, obviously there was still stuff to do and and it didn't get um it didn't
get uh completed by all the outside services. They did what they needed to do, but then of course it still isn't done. And so then you guys kind of put the cherry on the top at least for right now till we get into summertime. So thank you. >> Well, thank you for saying that and
share it with those appropriate. Thanks. All right, we'll move on to administrator and committee reports. At this time, we have the director of finance. >> Thanks, Lisa. Um, just a little update. Um, I continue to work on the FY27 budget. Um, I'm also currently hoping by
the end of the month. Um, I've been putting together um a projection a budget projection model that will show kind of the next three to four years. Um, others has um a worksheet. um other districts have used
it, so I connected with them. So that way that's something maybe we can start using for the future to look at where we're going. Um if when going for vote, we can put dollar amounts in there. It'll project what we would be at and stuff. So I think this will help us look at when going for a vote what we should
kind of really ask for. Um we had a health insurance committee meeting. Um again, there's no change to dental or vision. Life there was a decrease of 0.07 cents. Um in LTD there is a decrease of 0.02 cents. Um health insurance that is on the agenda. So I
will talk about that once we come to that agenda item for more discussion. Any questions for >> all right hearing none principal reports. Mr. Butler. >> Good evening. Thank you Jason. Um Joey
and I are going to um each participate in this report. So, you've got that written sheet in front of you and and we'll do some of the highlights. Um we uh we talked a little bit about Minnesota Reading Corps and Minnesota Math Corps. Um it looks like both of our
um Minnesota Reading Corp tutors are going to be returning, which is a benefit to to all of our kids at Lincoln and Lakeside. And um MRC and and we are we're both recruiting for math. So, this will be a new endeavor and we're hoping
that that uh recruiting period is successful. Um, we have a a breakdown of the new title numbers. Um, our title budget, you can see a slight reduction. Um, this year in parenthesis, next year is the
first number. Um and again just as a reminder, title one is direct service to students. Title two is professional development and um title three is um English learners. So and once again we are going to transfer our title four money into
title three resulting in that total so we can um support the staff member at Lakeside Elementary. I will go uh over to the back. Um I'll highlight some of those items of the school community partnership. Um, one I
want to point out, um, our district has, um, has historically hosted a, um, regional DHH identity event, and we don't host it on site, but, um, our DHH teachers plan that. We provide the transportation and bring a bunch of kids
throughout the region out to Redwood Falls for the day. So, I I really appreciate all involved with with that. You can see um near the bottom graduations are set at at both buildings. Um we're we're working with parents right now on input for student
placement. And you can see our up-to-date uh registration numbers for kindergarten for next year. What uh what questions do you have? >> Bill, just a clarification. the regional DHH identity event. Is that deaf and
heart of hearing? For instance, we're Since we're in the world of acronyms. >> My apologies for the acronym. Yes. Deaf and heart of hearing. Yes. >> Okay. I just wanted to kind of clarify to make sure that I was on the right page too because in education we are in a world of acronyms, but for those folks that don't live it day in and day like
we do and sometimes acronyms are multiple things. So, thank you for that. And one quick clarification question too or not a clarification but um for the Minnesota Reading Corps when we go recruiting what does that look like in the world of reading core? Is it is it a
posting like we do for a different position or how does it look when we go out recruiting for that? Thank you Bill. >> So Americaore will do the postings on their website. Um what we will do at the local level a lot of it is word of mouth
local businesses flyers which Americanore will provide for us. So trying to get somebody local a student a retire it can it can really be anybody who's a good fit and I know that will be a challenge because it's new. Um but I
I'm really hopeful we can get uh two more members in in our buildings. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. I will start at the top. Um, Lakeside continues to work with Adam Gregory and Compass Learning. Um, we did a compreh comprehensive needs analysis earlier
this year and continue on through that all of the six different stages that go along with that. Um, it's been a great learning process. We've done it a few times and we continue to learn each time. um which leads right into our MCA testing that will begin actually next
week. Lakeside will do math and reading assessment over two weeks and then the science assessment will come May 4th through 6 or take a couple of days. Hopefully no more water challenges or any other challenges that we can't um
anticipate that would impact any of those events. Our gym is fully functioning. Um, which is a huge celebration and that actually is on the back of the page for a celebration. Um, we are so grateful to uh Marco and Beth
who have been our head our custodians at Lakeside along with John and all of the work that they put into it and I want to thank Trisha as well as Chris. Um, a lot of extra effort from everybody to make that space and our building what it is now. if you haven't had an opportunity
to come and see it. It's beautiful and I kind of tease with the kids because it's so beautiful that I want to lay on the floor and do a snow angel in it because it is just absolutely beautiful when you see it. Um I've been able to take photos all along the way of progression and
help the students and myself learn a lot about construction and what it takes to make a gym um be as magnificent as it is. And we look forward to um getting bleachers in the fall. Uh we do anticipate having our our concert the spring concert in the gym as well as our
sixth grade graduation so the kids are utilizing the space fully. Um and a a huge shout out to the city of Silver Lake for allowing us to use their auditorium during the time. Um and 4.0 for transporting our students back and forth. Adjustments for our teachers as
Mrs. perhaps who's in the audience can certainly attest to everybody made some we had to adjust our our schedule but um one thing you can say about teachers is that they are flexible and they were very flexible and willing to work with
us and support it. So it was a good experience for all of us even though I don't really want to do it again ever. >> Any questions or myself? >> Well, I was surprised when I saw pictures that the kids were allowed to wear shoes. socks or stocking feet.
>> Socks and stocking feet. Yeah. >> Thanks for the pictures. >> I contemplated in the conversation with myself. Probably not. >> All right, Mr. Foss. Good evening. So, a lot of the stuff I'm going to talk about today um I talked about last month, uh as well because we're getting into the
heart of testing season, which is big here, prom, which is big here, and then rightly graduation. Um the state testing schedule uh began on March 2nd. Um and it goes all the way through May 8th, which that's kind of deceiving because May 8th is the end of the MCA science
test. As far as GSL's specific testing schedule, we start tomorrow. We have two half days that we're going to be utilizing. Um tomorrow we will test all students in grades 7, 8, 10, and 11. Um the beginning part of our day will be a normal day. Students will have hours 1,
2, 3, and 4, which gets us through lunch. After lunch, seniors are able to go home if they have transportation and they so choose. Um, if they want to stay here, we do have a place for them where they can work on missing assignments or we do have activities planned for our freshmen that we can put them in as
well. Um, on April 22nd, it's the same half-day testing schedule except instead of doing hours 1, 2, 3, and four, we'll do hours five, six, seven, and then four. Again, we base our lunches off a fourth hour. So that way the students
don't have a shortened time frame where they only have 20 minutes in a class where it's hard to accomplish something. Um they do get all of their classes when they come in at the full length. Um and again, we will have an activity that afternoon for our 9th graders and any seniors um that stay. The only
difference there would be 11th graders in the afternoon of April 22nd are also able to go home if they have transportation. And that's just based off of what MCA tests 11th graders need to take. Um ACT, we had our ACT test last week on April 7th. We had 43
students test. That is a lot lower than what we've had here uh since I've been at GSL. Um there's a couple of reasons for that, but I think the biggest one is a lot of universities aren't necessarily looking at ACT the same way that they did eight years ago when I came here. Um but testing went very well. Uh Britney
Schmidt and Sarah Beckman uh were the two that oversaw that. Um, prom is coming up here on April 22nd. We have our grand march at GSL and then dinner and dance at the Crow River Winery. Special thanks again, I know I've said it before, board meetings, but to Emily Gersza and Warman Hanky, um, because
they're planning it and I'm not, so I'm very thankful for that. Um, along those lines, next week is also our spring jam, which leads up to prom, which is new this year. Um, Winterfest kind of continued to get pushed back, pushed back, pushed back um, throughout
this winter. Um, so Emily and Morgan had come to me with the idea, what if we do spring jam leading up to our prom, we can kind of build into it. Um, it is a little bit of a modified uh, spring jam because we do have testing one of those days in there. We don't have any dress up days or activities on that that half
day for testing. Um, but I do think it builds a little bit of excitement around prom. And we really truly do kick that off with a junior high dance this Friday, which believe it or not, those junior high students have as much excitement for their dance as prom for our senior high kids. I have a seventh grader at home uh who can tell you that
directly. Um so that will be this Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. That's put on by Chelsea Pay. So thank you to Morgan, Emily, and Chelsea for their planning on that. Um, summer school letters are going out to current 9th, 10th, and 11th
graders who qualify, which basically means they're credit deficient. They need to make up credits during the summer. Um, the reason letters have not gone out yet is number one, we need to identify specifically which credits they need, uh, which we pretty much have done right now. And then also determining what budget do we have in place for
that. In the past, we've had ESR dollars through COVID that we could use. Um before dollars through COVID, we had targeted services monies that we could use when we partnered with Wonia public schools. Um just kind of figuring out what that looks like. I know Bill and I have been working with uh our
cooperative and with Won Public Schools to figure out what that funding looks like. Um we should have a pretty good idea here tomorrow or Wednesday and the letters will go out next week to those students at my level. Um, and then lastly, and it's crazy to think about it, but graduation is going to be May
29th at 7 PM. The senior letter um will be going out uh Monday, next week, a week from today, to all seniors and their parents talking about uh the ceremony, when they need to be at the school. It'll talk about senior breakfast, um kind of all the things
that they need to know as far as graduation as we get close to the end of the school year. What questions do you have for me? Matt, when you were mentioning um freshman and sophom or excuse me, seniors um during MCA testing that they
can either stay here and participate in some activities or they can be off campus, go home, whatever the case may be, do they identify and sign up letting you know what they're doing earlier or is it the day of or how how do we know
where these kids are as far as accountability of for them or of them because like you mentioned it'll be after lunch. So of course attendance will be taken in the morning. Yep. >> But then when it's comes to the afternoon how does that look? >> So all students who are in the building
all freshman will go to the purple gym and all seniors who have not left for the day will also be in the purple gym. From there, we'll kind of take attendance on who we have. And this is also I have two activities planned and we're either going to do all the group one activity on the 14th and all the
group another activity on the 22nd. I do anticipate many of our freshmen not being here tomorrow afternoon. Um, so I'm kind of basing on do we have a 100 students where we need to split them or do we have 40 students where we can do it as a group. So attendance will be taken when we go to the purple gym after
fourth hour. So they'll be accounted for here throughout the day and then when they come basically like that would be their attendance or fifth hour. They're either there and we mark them or they have left for the day. >> Do they know in advance what those activities are that you have planned? >> Vaguely. One's going to be a physical
activity that works on some team building activities where we basically talk about you can't accomplish one thing on your own. The other activity is like a social emotional social skills lesson where we would watch movie and we talk about what that looks like. So, um, actually the the movie that I want to
use is Pursuit of Happiness. Um, which fortunately for me, I'm old enough that most kids probably don't know what that movie is anymore. Um, when I was teaching, I did a whole week-long lesson on Pursuit of Happiness or we broke it apart. Um, I haven't given out those specific details to the community just
because I don't want kids to go, "Well, we're watching this movie. I'm not going to be there." I do find a lot of value in it. Um but for those of you that are watching um that's that's the plan. >> And and then um how how is the family
involved in that decision of whether they're staying or whether they're going? >> I just had an email. So I sent out um MCA test and stuff yesterday and I sent it out again today. Um I've gotten a couple emails from parents and they asked specifically I'll give them the
answers and this is what it is. Um, basically what I've said is if your child is not going to be in school, just like any other school day, you have to let the office know. Otherwise, they're going to be marked unexcused. Um, those students who are testing, so students in seven, eight, uh, 10, and 11, they
either have to have opted out or they're going to be accounted for the whole day because they're testing anyways. And the opt outs, we already know. We have those on hand. Um, I don't anticipate any opt out forms coming in the day of test. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Any
other questions for Mr. Boss? Hearing none. Superintendent report. >> Thank you and good evening everybody. I just want to a couple of things. Want to say thank you to all the people that came to our uh GSL Community Schools Career Expo. Uh we held that on the 2nd of April right before our our little tea
break. Um it was well attended. Our kids did a great job of of going through all the different vendors and learning about all the different careers. Uh and and obviously again saying thank you to our vendors because it's not possible without them showing up and they did a great job. A special thank you to
Chartwells because they provide lunch which is also part of the the incentive I think for some of the vendors or thank you but they always love the meal um because of of the you know part of the thing. They come in here for a couple of hours. They talk about their careers, the different things that they do, and
then they come and get a great lunch and they've uh people have said come for the lunch, right? Because it's it's so good. So, thank you to Chuck Wells for that. Um the next couple of things, just talking a little bit about the budget process. Um we've got Jeff Cely
scheduled for the 27th of April at 5:00 here in the community room to talk a little bit about the process of the operating levy. Uh we'll obviously send you guys reminders of that uh to come to that work session for that. Um and and you'll be able to learn a little bit
more about uh the process and the dates and those types of things. And and then in that world of budgets, you know, we're still kind of going through the the process of gathering information on on our budgets um and where that goes through and and finding that balance. And so, um, we'll learn a little bit
more about that night and and give you a little bit more information on some of the things that that we're looking at. Um, and and hopefully after that night, we have even a little bit better plan of of where we're going and what we're doing in terms of of getting to our budget number. Um, so please mark your
calendar for that. And, uh, we'll we'll continue to update you guys as we go along with with the process. So, >> what time? >> Five o'clock. So, it's a little earlier, but that's Jeff's schedule of what he requested, so we kind of look at that.
>> All right. Any other questions for Superintendent Sanju? All right. Are there any committee reports tonight? None. All right. We'll move on to approved consent agenda. Action item inclusion number one. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda?
>> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Randy. You have a second. >> Second by Kaylin to approve the consent agenda. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. No old business at this time. So, we'll get
into new business. Uh item A, donations received, information only. Uh the following donations were accepted with appreciation. Again, a nice long list uh given all to dance team, softball, cabinets for the auditorium, after prom party or after prom snack program,
junior high STEM, fourth grade field trip, and fifth grade field trip. So, thank you all to those uh donators that donated this month to our school. Item A, closeup request for 2627 action item. Closeup coordinator Paul Liy asked
for approval of the 2627 closeup trip to Washington DC. The trip dates will be March 14th through the 19th, 2027. The participants in the program will cover all costs through the private funds, fundraisers, or donation. Superintendent Sanji recommends approval of the trip.
Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Motion by John. Do you have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Randy. Any questions? I know Paul's not here, but pretty standard every year. >> Yep. They This happens every year. They uh they take their trip, they have a
wonderful trip, and then the next month, Paul has the request for the next one on the on the agenda. >> Yep. All right. I have a motion by John, second by Randy to approve the close-up trip for Washington DC during the 27th school year. The dates for the trip will be March 19th through the or excuse me,
March 14th through the 19th, 2027. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. I oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Item B, achievement and integration plan action item closure number two. Superintendent Sanji recommends approving the achievement and
integration plan from July 1, 2026 to June 30th, 2029. GSL and Civic East District will be partnering with this plan. I'll take a motion at this time and then we'll give some more information. Got a motion.
>> Randy, have a second. by >> so just to kind of give you an update again. We talked a little bit about the the NI plan here. Um you know, we didn't qualify as the host, I'll use that word. Uh and so we did reach out to other
districts and and and it lined up really nice that Simply East is also starting and redoing theirs where they are kind of the host. Uh and so because we're a neighboring district, we can partner with them. And they said, "Yep, we are
more than willing to to do that." And and by going with Sibly East and because of where they're at with their timeline, we'll get three years. So if we would have gone to a different school, like one of the schools that we reached out to is Lester Prairie, but they're in the middle of their ANI plan. And so we
would have only had I think one year with them before you had to redo this all. And so it worked out. Um, basically, uh, the people at the state worked with Dan. Um, they they have a the plan is very similar to the ones that we've had in the past and, um, we're we're ready to move forward with
it. So, um, officially the board needs to approve it. So, that's why it's in front of you, but uh, we're ready to get this started and, uh, and have it happen here for another three years. >> All right. This is funded all through from the state.
>> From the state, correct? Yep. That's it. All right. Any other questions? All right. I have a motion by Randy, second by Kayla to approve the achievement and integration plan from July 1, 2026 to June 30th, 2029. All in
favor, please indicate by saying I >> I post same sign. Motion carries. That's very good. Good timing, good everything with that. So um item C, achievement integration 2627 budget action item. Superintendent Sanjay
recommends approving the 2627 achievement and integration budget. The total proposed budget is $154,611. Got a motion. >> Motion by Kayla. Do I have a second? >> Second. Second by John
to approve the 2627 achievement integration budget for $154,611. Do I have any questions? >> Just so you guys know, even though we're not the host, Dan will still be the ANI coordinator for GSL. So, next month
we'll be bringing his contract back again for approval. Um, because we levied this year, we did the full amount. So, that's how we're getting the 154,000. So that's going to cover Dan's salary. Um, currently we have two ANIs, but
we're able to cover another um, pair of salary with that for that extra help. So we will be able to cover three pairs with that. >> Thanks for that, Trisha. >> And when is that levy good for?
>> Um, so that one is for FY our FY27. So we'll have to we need to renew it every year. We never done it, levied it for it. The levy amount was 36,000. >> Um, when we first became ANI
eligible, we were told that you didn't have to levy for it and you would get the full state and found out that that was not true. So that's why um when at truth of taxation when I brought it up to do the full levy to include um the A and I this way we get the full state and
it covers everything. So there's obviously that little piece that's from our taxpayers, but it's, you know, 36 spread out through ever. It's a fairly small amount. You know, from an individual taxpayer standpoint, and it obviously is such a good program, it
makes sense to do. So this budget amount is that the entire budget or is that just GSL's portion of the budget and Sibly East being the host have an additional component to the budget?
>> This is just GSL's budget. Sibly East will have their own. >> Y >> the reason when we did it with Hutch, Hutch didn't want to have a coordinator and made Dan do it all. So then we had an agreement that they would pay us the money that was in the plan. Sibly East
has a coordinator. They also want GSL to have a coordinator. So that's why the budget's a little bit more. >> So there will be two coordinators. We have three pair as you mentioned that that are funded from this part of the budget. >> Their part of the budget meaning Sibly East
>> that's their own. They worry about their own budget dollars. Do we not? So they'll have their coordinator, we'll have our coordinator, we'll have our three paras. >> Yep. >> What else are they getting with their
budget? And do we get any services or benefits from any portion of their budget? >> No. >> So our parents will only service our students and whatever they're budgeting for and whatever they're spending it on is for theirs.
>> Yep. and the activities or things that they do will be integrated and together. So that's part of where the partnership comes in, >> right? And that's I guess what I was trying to understand is when the activity when we come together for the activities
staffing wise it's still separated and for those activities our budget provides the opportunity for those activities even though they're jointly done. >> Correct. because you have to jointly do them so that the kids get the
opportunity, right? >> So currently like um fifth eighth grade went to MSU college and we build Hutch for their students and then Hutch pays us back. So they have to work it in their budget and then they pay us back. We just try to get always the tickets and everything together so that way it
looks like a bigger group. Um same thing with fifth grade and second grade when they go on their field trips. GSL will pay for it, but the consent gets invoiced and pays us back for that. >> So with two coordinators, how are decisions made as far as the
activities? Is it the host that decides it and then we go along with that? I mean, how do the coordinators I mean, you know, cooks in the kitchen. You've got two coordinators, one from Sid Least and one from GSL. How do how does that look? And
maybe that's a reason to have, you know, Dan here to kind of talk about it or if somebody can talk about how it's going. >> Yeah, I think what what happened is um they they worked together on the plan and then what Sibly East was doing. I think we're kind of stepping in and just
kind of helping or going with them during some of those activities. So I don't think there's any, you know, issues going back and forth with trying to find out these activities and if they work together with it. >> No. This one's actually in the plan. So, it says like fine arts and theater. So,
kind of says what they're going to do. Um, and then the next part with um activities, it kind of says already about their Bridgewater career fair. Um, so it's kind of already stated in the plan what they're going to do. >> Okay? And those plans have to get submitted to the state
>> for approval >> for approval to say, "Hey, here's what we're doing." And then it comes back to you guys. So, all this has been approved by the state. So, how is it that Sibly East can tell us?
Is it because they're the host, but they can tell us how we spend our portion of the budget? Meaning, why is it that they feel that we need a coordinator in addition to the coordinator that they have?
>> So, we have a budget of 154. You don't need to have a coordinator. No, but I think it benefits GSL because of the >> the things that the coordinator is doing. He's meeting with a lot of individual kids >> making sure that we don't have that kind of stuff. And so who wanted to have this
person there and that's how we wrote the plan and then that's it. But Sibly East is not saying you do this or you do that. That's a collaborative effort to >> because Hutch could have had a coordinator. Hutch chose not to do it
and put it all on Dan. >> I I guess I was just hearing two different things. I was hearing Sibly East told us that we needed to have a coordinator in addition to theirs. I maybe misunderstood. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't think there was a need. >> No, >> that's that's I'm sorry if I misunderstood what was said, but that's
what I thought I heard. >> Okay. Um, we have a motion by Kayla, second by John to approve the 2026 27 achievement and integration budget 154 $154,000654,611. All in favor, please indicate by saying
I. >> Oppos same sign. Motion carries. Then indeed, approve revision of the 2627 school calendar action item closure number three. Superintendent Sanji recommends approving the revision below
to the 26 27th school calendar. Spring conference change uh date change February 2nd and 4th. Previously was February 9th and 11th. Um do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Motion by Jamie. >> Second. >> Second by Kayla.
Any comments on this? since was for just it felt better with a try or something like that. >> Yeah, they just wanted to have it a week earlier. >> They just wanted another week earlier. Okay. All right. All right. So, motion by Jamie, second by Kayla to approve the
2627 uh school calendar revision. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I question that. Pain sign. Motion carries. Item E, approve academic dean job description and posting action item inclusion number four. Superintendent
Sanji recommends approving the job description and posting of the academic dean position. Do I have a motion? >> Have a motion by Kila. Uh, do I have a second? I'll make that second. Um, any comments or questions?
So we we had a school counselor, right, and she resigned. And so basically, Mr. Cross came to me and he can comment on a little bit of this as well, is to take a look at this opportunity to to replace to see if we can get, you know, a
broader net of people. Um, and so obviously with that said, um, this is going to be a new position. Um there's new requirements, there's new uh lensure um in terms of of of what we can do and
this allows um you know staff or or people that have a teaching degree to be eligible to to do this position. So your casting has not put a bigger net to try to get more people. So you want >> Yeah, I mean that's that's essentially
what Chris just said. Um, my first and foremost, I want a counselor in this position. It's it's what we've had, but I do know that finding counselors are difficult. Um, and anytime we have an individual that moves on, that principal usually calls for a reference check. And
I always ask the question, how many other applicants did you have? Did you have any quality applicants that maybe didn't quite make the, you know, what would be a good fit for you that I could reach out to? Um, and where Britney ended up going, I had asked that principal and they had said that I think
they had four applicants. And although you can find a lot of quality and and not a lot of quantity, um, it's just it really limits what you're able to do. Um when I was at ASO um they had an issue where both counselors left at the same
time and they they had the same conversation of we want to get as many applicants as we can to see who we could bring in, you know, regardless of lure to see if they would be a good fit. And you know, at that time, which has now been nine years, they they replaced uh
two counselors to a counselor and an academic dean. And they still have that model today and it's worked very very well with them. So, um, before even kind of looking at this and having the conversation with Chris, I had talked to their principal at this time who came in the same year I came here, asked them how it had worked, any issues they had
had. Um, and I had put this job description together based on kind of what our counselor currently does minus the social emotional side of it or mental health side of it. Um, again, my goal is to get a counselor in this position, but I'm also going to tell
you, um, I had 20 plus applicants for it, and I had three that had a counseling license. So, um, obviously there's certain things that we're looking through the interview process. It's going to be a good fit for this team. But it now opens it up for teachers that have been in the secondary
level for five plus years, who have a strong understanding of scheduling, understanding of PSO, or are willing to learn those things. um I get to now interview, you know, or pick from a pool of 20 candidates as opposed to three, which I think is a good thing. Um we'll
see where that goes, but that was the whole idea in in rebranding this was just to try and get more candidates to apply. Matt, what happens to the social emotional piece that had been um done by the counselor if if we get a candidate
that has a counseling background, does that social emotional piece stay within the job description of the academic dean or do you see those responsibilities of social emotional support going elsewhere?
>> So, it's a good question. Um, and what I would tell you, you know, when you, it's kind of like an onion. There's a lot of layers to this. Um, anytime you deal with with students that come down in any aspect that they're in the office. So, like if I deal with a student who comes
out and had a behavior in class and now there might be a consequence, there's some, and I'm going to say counseling that goes along with it because mom and dad might be mad, the kid might be emotional because there's consequences. Same thing with an academic dean, right? Like if we change it from a counselor to
more of an academic dean where they're talking about PSO classes, they're talking about credits for graduation. And you know, the scenario could be a student's in PSO and ends up withdrawing or doesn't pass the class and now it was required for graduation and it's May 15th and we get that transcript, which
is a very real scenario and has been every year I've been here. Although there's not social emotional things necessarily attached to that, there's going to be when you have the conversation of, hey, you're now credit deficient for graduation that's going to happen in two weeks and we need to put a plan together. So, you know, when you
ask the question of where does that social emotional stuff or where does that counseling go? The answer is it kind of spreads across the office. We all handle that um in our own roles. where where I get a little bit more concerned with when it comes to social,
emotional, mental health is if we have a student who's struggling um you know that that needs maybe some hospitalization or needs somebody to contact law enforcement to come in and work with to hey, do you need hospitalization here? Those types of things I wouldn't necessarily put on an
academic dean. That would now go to Whitney who's still in the counseling role. I did have a conversation with Trinity Logan who's our social worker. Um, and she's talked to me about coming up with groups that are more proactive. Right now, she meets with students who are mostly on on IEPs. Um, and she's
like, I think I can rework my schedule to try and do a group week where I meet some students who are um not necessarily would be in my office, but I'm proactive when they need me. Um, so it does spread it out a little bit based on what we have. But again, this goes back to the original statement of I want to hire a
counselor. I just need to see I need to see more applicants. So, I don't know if that answered your question. >> It does. And I mean, I think you you hit the nail on the head with your your final statement of the social emotional piece for the nonacademic part. You know, an academic dean obviously in the
title itself has the word academic. But within the realm of a counselor, there is the social emotional piece beyond the academic part. And what emotions are going on with a student beyond the academic part that may be causing or or
a component of the social emotional um concerns or issues that the student has. So you address that in your second part of the comment of what your concern is is exactly where I'm coming from with my intent in the question. And you're
you're absolutely right in casting that broad um net and hopefully being able to still net a counselor that has a title of academic dean but has the background of the counseling that can support a
student and a family with social emotional needs. um beyond just the needs being caused by or triggered by the academic part or PSO for that matter like you mentioned >> and and this is something um obviously
Whitney is still here and Whitney's been a counselor here for I think this is her 10th year. I've worked really really closely with her and you know it's something where I didn't want her to feel like hey I'm changing this and we're dumping on you and now you get all of this. It's Whitney. I'm truly trying
to do this to get the best candidate we have here. And you know, her and I sat down. We looked at all the all the applications today together. And she's going to be that number one throughout this process because it truly is going to be, you know, it's been Whitney and Britney. So hopefully the names don't rhyme next year because that was kind of
a confusing thing for the last 5 years, but um she's going to be the one that has a lot of say in this and and she's been brought along this entire process. So that's a great question. Um Jamie and one that Whitney had right away too. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. Any other questions?
There's a motion by Kayla, a second by Jason uh to approve the academic dean job description and posting. All please indicate by saying I >> I post same sign. Motion carries. Item F GSL memorandum of understanding action
item and closure number five. Superintendent Sanju recommends approval of theou between gsl and education Minnesota gsl for phase two of the read act. I have a motion motion motion by Randy. Do you have a second? >> Second
>> by Kayn. Any comments or questions on this for anyone? >> Well, I'll just start with uh this is obviously the second phase two. So, this is our 7th through 12th grade and I think there's eight staff members. uh they go through the the basically the uh
the readact training. Uh I believe that this training is around 20 hours or so. So conceptually it's the same type of thing that we did with our elementary staff. They're they're just doing a different program once the program called again. Um uh
I should know this. >> I should too what we did for >> Nigh House. >> It's the Nigh House training. Yes, which is an approved training from the state. Uh I think it takes about 20 hours. Uh but with it being eight staff members
verse your whole entire elementary staff, you didn't have to go through the process of adjusting the calendar and things like that. And so um we we basically came up with this MOU similar to the one that we have uh in concepts that we had before and um ready to get
things started here after when we start the new school year. All right. Any other questions on this or comments? >> When phase two is completed, will we have everyone trained
that qualifies and or we as a district feel need to be? >> Yes, we should be done until things change on us >> or with the exception of hiring new people or something like that, >> which has always been part of the problem with this whole process. But
answer. Yes. >> So, um there's still dollars that are aotted for this from the state. That's the money that we're using to accomplish that we used to accomplish phase one that we're now using to complete phase
two. Um does that then use up the money that we've been allotted or is there still additional money that we have in that? I don't know if I call it a >> I think it's pretty much gone.
>> Yeah. So, it's the redact money that we've received, funds that we received. Um that actually was used up about no October phase. What's unit six, unit five? Um so, we've been using staff
development, which we've had budgeted in um already last year for the rest of the K through six or until they were done with their unit in January. that was already budgeted in last year. I need to use a compensatory or not compensator staff development and then this will also use a staff development which should come.
>> Okay. So, this isn't using the redact dollars anymore. It is our staff development dollars that are being used for phase >> and so any additional training that needs to happen development would continue to be our responsibility. Well, and if you remember,
>> I want to say >> get more additional dollars to save. >> And if you remember, we did a much broader scope of staff than than you had to. Um, and then when this first came out, it was a much broader group of
staff that you had to, but that shrank. And so we we basically um came down to these eight staff members that are basically a part of our English department to get this knowledge and um meeting those requirements. Yeah, staff development is always
important and whether we're getting money allotted and it's um given by the state with mandates or not or if we're using our own staff development dollars, investing in our staff and and developing them is obviously important
and a successful thing to do as a district. I just think it's important that we realize that the the dollars that we're spending in this phase are coming from us versus traditional state dollars. Um just as we're talking budget stuff in general.
>> Right. >> Right. Thank you. All right. Any other questions? Motion by Ry, second by Kayla to approve the memorandum of understanding for phase two of the React. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I. I
>> post same sign. Motion carries. NMG Health Insurance bids action item. The district insurance committee has met to review the HITA bid process. Bid process has been completed and and the second and final offers were also received.
Insurance committee has met and reviewed the bids and uh the correlating data that supplement these bids. The committee recommends leaving Blue Cross Blue Shield and accepting the proposal for the Minnesota Health Conor Con consort consortium with the Medica being
the provider at 19.9% increase. Director of finance will provide additional information. >> Thank you. Um I put everybody on the table. So we did receive um proposals first from
Blue Cross who is our current provider health partners Medicaid PE PIP and M Minnesota Health Corium which is MHC. Um when we got those bids, we decided to go out for best in final. Um Minnesota or
Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield first was 39.7, best in final 29.5. Health Partners first was 24.2, best and final 26. MHC 19.8% 8% best and final 19.9
um Medicare standalone 22.9 to 19.5 and then PEEP 29.3% best and final was no change. Um so we met as a committee and um we looked at the two lower um
percentages of the best and final which was the Minnesota health portion and then Medicaid standalone. Um we talked for quite a while. John was there. Um a lot of emails between trying to set up another email or meeting. It
didn't work out. It's a lot of more. Um when I went out to the committee union committee members, which is two from um 284 PAR group and two from the teachers union, it was at a split. When it comes to be at a split or the final decision, it comes down to Ed
Minnesota and those two are at a split. what do you do? So, I reached out to others um and emailed the committee back going again, you know, we're at a split. What should we do? We want to do a survey to the members that are on the insurance committee or insurance or our
insurance. Um do we include the other committee members, which would be me, John, and Chris. Um or do we make the board decide which one to choose? Um, I got two responses back and they both said either include the other committees or have the board decide. I reached out
to John. We had a conversation. Um, the biggest thing about the two um, proposals that we received for best and final on the first page when you're looking at MHC, the Minnesota Healthcore Healthcare Consortium,
um, it's a 19.9% and that's that percentage is spread out evenly between all three plans. So, it's not penalizing somebody if they take a different plan or not. It's all spread out. The difference between the two on the second page of Medicaid Medicica in the yellow,
you're going to see the percentages do not spread out evenly between the plans. So, now you're penalizing somebody for taking a different um plan. Their percent is 19.5. So, it is a $7,000
difference between the two. Um, that goes on to the employee for the district. Um, called John again, kind of went through everything one more time. Um, talked to our insurance agent who does the hit a bid process for us. Um,
neither of them have a second year cap, so we'll have to go through the process again. Um, the one thing that MHC does and why after talking with John, we kind of are bringing that as the recommendation is we're part of a pool.
So, your percentage is based on the pool. With Medicaid, it looks at GSL as a whole and we're seeing what it did when Blue Cross Blue Shield of going from 39.7% and then 29.5%.
What could the effects be next year when we go up for bids again when they're looking just as GSL? Historically, um the plans have always been where the percentage is um evenly distributed between the plans where it's not one plan it has a less percentage,
one another plan has a higher percentage. Um so it's a very hard decision to make um looking at it as a whole. Um but this is why um we have brought the MHC Medicaid provider increased too.
>> And if you remember uh few years ago when the district ultimately went out of the healthcare or the pool from the cooperative and on their own, it was because of a really good deal and it made sense to do that. But that was one
of the fears of leaving the big pool was to be on your own. And then what happens to that after so many years of of that, you know, the the increases that are just happening out there are are just really really difficult because
they are so high. Um and so whether that's a good thing, bad thing, but going back to a pool, you know, you kind of knock on wood and you hope long term that this will help,
right? I mean that that's the hope. Um and I don't fault the district for you know because it was such a significant inc I mean better deal to do what we did here several years ago. Um but again that's where what happens when when
you're on your own a little bit. Some of those increases can can be pretty significant. >> I have a lot of questions. Um do we know where the majority of people fall as far as plan wise? >> Yes. I label I guess you could label them.
>> Yes. So that's on your sheet. >> Okay. >> So if you look underneath the cost um um about the second box down, it says employee only e and family and then total enrollment. Plan one is going to
be your $5,000 plan. Plan two is your 4,000. Plan three is your 2,000. So when you look at it, majority of our employees are on plan one, the 5,000 plan. >> Okay. So the increase right now goes to
the employee except for >> So all increases would go towards the employee except for if anybody that's on a separate contract that doesn't use their full insurance benefit. >> So like admin for instance, right? We
pay a certain dollar amount, right? Correct. So, is that increasing as well? Does that get the automatic 22% increase or does that dollar amount just stay with >> that dollar amount stays set? Correct. >> What's in the contract currently? >> Correct. Okay.
>> And then just to make sure I heard this right, Ed Minnesota opted not to do a a survey to their people. >> Correct. Okay. I just want to make sure when it comes time for negotiations that I understand,
>> you know, yes, the decision is ultimately being put on the committee and the board to determine what their health insurance is. I want to make sure got that correct. >> Yep. >> This is the first time I've been on this committee the whole time for all the my whole ten hearing. This usually
committee is unanimous. You know, they we we look at things and and you know, I'm a board member. I'm not I don't have skin in the game so to speak. So I I just there as a representative and um you know it's never been any history is just that this year with the increase
being a little more substantial plus the opportunity of the the consortium and also the blue cross blue shield blue cross blue shield is just looking at gsl entire you know we have a lot of um usage if I don't know if that's the best
word for it >> claims >> um claims you know they look at those claims They look how much they how much gross they take in, how much they paid out, and then they determine what their next year is going to be where if we go to consortium, we we have a bigger pool
and we're trying what Trisha I guess is maybe and correct me if I'm wrong, we're trying to broaden the numbers, so to speak, so in a couple years that hopefully we can wash some of that our big big um usage out or claims out with
people who don't have so many claims. And you know, when you go down, it all depends on what stage in life you're in. I if that makes sense. But if you're younger and you're um single and you don't have a family, a lot of, you know, they don't want a lot of money taken out
of their check, you know, $5,000 deductible is acceptable. older you get, you know, you and if you have especially if you're dealing with medications, you know, I can understand, you know, you have you wanted a lower deductible because sometimes they meet
their deductible just for the prescriptions in one month. Some of the staff members that I talked to, you know, they use up their prescription, their prescriptions are one month or a month and a half. They're already using up their deductible. So, um, it all
depends on what stage in life, no matter which way we look at it. Um, and Trisha's shaking her head here, but she knows exactly where you're darn if you do and you're darn if you don't. But in the end, I think we're looking for the best solution for the best for most
people. >> Thanks, John. >> Yeah, it kind of sucks. I remember back to the days before 2008, 2007. It still cost a lot of money, but the coverage was good. Now it costs a lot of money and the coverage
isn't very good. So anyway, all right. Thanks everybody for their information. Do we have anything any other comments or questions? All right. Do I have a motion? >> Motion by John. Do I have a second? >> Second.
>> Second by Randy. do accept the health insurance bid from Minnesota health care for the 26 27th school year. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. I post same sign. Motion carries. Item H non-renewals
action item is the recommendation of the superintendent of of schools to non-renewal the following probationary teachers. Carrie Shun 1.0 FT ECSE teacher. Lily Yorkie 1.0 FD fax uh
teacher Brian Sherbany uh 1.0 >> Brian, excuse me. Bren Sherbany uh 1.0 FT special ed teacher uh Chelsea Chelsea >> Chelsea >> Chelsea Aen 1.0 FTE ADS
teacher Lorie Schwarz 1.0 FTE fied health teacher Stephanie War.8 8 FDA speech teacher and Martinez 4 FDA ESL E teacher. Um before we go through each one, do you any have any comments or questions on any of this?
>> And remember this is part of the process that we do each year when we go in the beginning of the year and in the summertime when we're trying to find and hire people every once in a while they have to go through a process of getting a an OFP or they have a different tier. And because they have that they ultimately at the end of the year have
to go through this process. Um and then you know we hope that they either gain lure that's another thing that they can do to eliminate themsel from this um or you go through this process again. One quick
one quick correction under Lily Gerky instead of fax FACS isn't its FACS for family and consumer science. Correct. So just you know just a correction I guess in the minutes.
All right, John, are you there ready? >> Yep. >> All right. Uh, each motion is to be adopted by a majority roll call vote. Do I have a motion for the first one for Carrie Shu? >> So move. >> Motion by John. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Randy. Uh, to nonrenew Carrie
Shoot 1.0 FTE at the end of the 2526 school year. Uh, John, will you please take a roll call? >> Please signify four or against for all the following, please. Jamie >> four, >> Randy >> four, Jayla >> myself, John four, Jason
>> four. >> Alicia is not here. >> Thank you. Um, do I have a motion for Lily Urky? >> A motion by Kayla. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Randy to not renew Lily 1.0 FTE at the end of the 2526 school year.
>> Peter again same procedure. John four, Jamie four, >> Alicia not here. Randy >> four, >> Kayla >> four, >> Jason >> four. Next item uh for Bin Shirby. Have a motion.
Motion by Kayla. Do you have a second? I'll make a second to nonrenew uh Bin Tony for 1.0 FTE at the end of the 2526 school year. Randy >> four. >> John myself four. Jason >> four.
>> Jamie four. Alicia is not here. Kayla >> four. >> Thank you. Um do I have a motion for Chelsea Pocket? >> I'll make that motion. >> Motion by Randy. Do you have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Kayn to not renew Chelsea Pocket 1.0 FTE at the end of the 2526 school year.
>> Alicia is not here. Jason >> four. >> Randy four. >> Kayla >> four. >> Jamie four. Myself four. Uh, do I have a motion for Lorie Schwarz? So move. >> Motion by John. Got a second. >> Second.
>> Second by Randy 29 renews 1.0 FDA at the end of the school year. >> Caleb >> four. >> Alicia is not here. John four. Jason >> four. >> Randy four. Jamie >> four. >> Do we have a motion for 70?
>> Motion by Jamie. Do I have a second? >> Second. Second by Kayn Stephanie worm8 FD at the end of the school year. >> Jason >> four >> Kayla >> four >> Jamie >> four Alicia is not here to myself for Randy >> four.
>> Thank you. I have a motion for Olivia Martinez. >> So move by Kayla do I have a second? >> Second >> second by Jamie two not renewing Olivia Martinez 4 FD at the end of the school year. Jamie >> four. >> Randy >> four.
>> Caleb >> four. >> Myself four. Jason >> four. >> Alicia is not here. >> Thank you. All right. IMJ first reading policies action item is the recommendation of the policy committee to bring back uh the
following policies for adoption at the next school board meeting. 205 open meeting and closed meetings. 208 develop development adoption and implementation of policies. 209 code of ethics. 210 conflict the interest school board members 301 uh school district
administration 302 superintendent 303 superintendent selection 304 superintendent contract duties and evaluation 305 policy and implementation um 30
6 administration code of ethics do I have a motion so move >> motion by John do a second >> second by Randy to bring back apologies listed above for adoption at the next school board meeting. All in favor, please indicate by saying I.
>> I oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. The following uh item K. The following policies received their first reading at the March 10th board meeting. It is the recommendation of the policy committee, directors Gors and Luckard and the superintendent of schools to adopt these policies. Do I have a motion?
>> I'll make a motion. John, do you have a second? >> Sure. So I got a motion by Jason, a second by John to adopt the policies listed above. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. >> I post sign.
Uh item L. Is there any miscellaneous at this time? Hearing none. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion by Kayla. Do I have a second? I'll make that second. to adjourn at 7:09 p.m. All in favor, please indicate by
saying I. >> I. >> I.