Is it coming out now? >> Yep. And the date. >> Any committee meetings? You had committee meetings in the last >> Sure. [clears throat] >> since our last meeting. >> Hang on. How did you start? I just did something.
>> Oh, you ready? >> Yep. And just let you know when you get done, I have the items. I'll tell you what. Okay. >> All right. >> Yep. It's all in. Good to go. Okay. >> Welcome everyone to the board meeting. It is 700 p.m. Please rise for the
pledge of allegiance. >> I [clears throat] aliance 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.
>> [clears throat] >> First is roll call. Dave, do you have any questions on attendance? >> Nope. >> Okay. Then we'll move on to the agenda approval. Mr. McMy, do you have any changes? >> Yeah, I just went through here just to let you know one um kind of take care
item. I put the action items below each action item below it is. So I think it was consistent with what it was before when I talked to better. So I got that where before and the one I sent out it might have been both ways cuz it looked like it was above but see it's below now
and then >> sorry do your thing activate. Turn it off there. Turn it back on. >> Turn off now we're good that way. Um, two things. And then on letter L where
it's the support staff agreement. There's two items that we need to add to it. Two more bullet points. Uh, one of them would be page 13. We're going to remove parts of subdivision one and two where it uses
the word where there's bus driver verbiage because the bus driver parts been pulled. So that's one of them. Page 13, remove parts of subdivision one and two where there is bus driver verbage. And then the second bullet
point on schedule A and B, we're going to remove the words bus driver, mechanic, and type three driver because they all refer to that 4.0 is now the provider. All money is paid through a contract with them. So all bus driver items as we find them will get removed.
If we missed any, we'll bring it back to the August meeting. So those would be those two items. And and we found one little click thing when we were discovering moving Brian stuff to mine. Um if you go down your stuff uh write down your numbers on your
agenda, all of a sudden it had discussed items is number eight when it should have been the 11 and then your adjourn should be number 12 just so you have some clean up there. And so we're getting it all straightened out. So thank you for being patient as
we kind of get everything moved there. So those were the items I had for you. Okay. >> All right. So, I'm looking for a motion to approve the agenda. >> Make a motion to approve. >> Okay. There's a motion. Is there a second? I'll second it. Okay. There's a motion and a second. Any further
discussion? All in favor say I. I. Opposed. >> Motion passes 7 to zero. Next up is open forum. Um rules for open forum. 3 minutes per speaker. Open forum shall not take more than a total of 15
minutes. No complaints about individual staff members, about students, or about other persons are permitted. All presenters will conduct their business in a manner that meets community standards for decorum. The board will not take action on items presented in an open forum. Mike, did anyone sign up for
open forum with you? >> Okay. Would anybody like to speak? >> No. All right. Then we will move on to the consent agenda. Does anyone need anything pulled from the consent agenda and placed later in the agenda for
further discussion? >> I would like item L >> for more discussion later. >> Okay. >> That's the item on the >> Yep. >> Indian education parent bylaws.
>> I don't know what the bylaws are. >> Okay. All right. So Dave would like L moved to later in the agenda. So we will move that to the very end before we adjourn. Any other
items that you want pulled? Okay. Um so then I am looking for a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I move that. >> Council approved. Okay, there's a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I.
>> I. >> Opposed? Motion passes seven to zero. Okay. Toggles on crazy. >> Then we are to the bills.
If you have any questions on the bills, please state the page number and bill number. Does anyone have any questions? >> No. >> Okay. Then we're looking for a motion to pay the bills. >> Make a motion. >> All right. There's a motion. Is there a
second? A second. There's a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Opposed. >> Motion passes seven to zero. We're moving along to reports. So, first up is the superintendence report. Go
ahead, Mr. McNei. >> Thank you everybody for uh first time here at an actual on this side of the table. So, Superintendent Hankley. Um it's been a real cool week [laughter] as we're sweating it out here. Um so, I just wanted to thank you uh for having
me here and welcome to the district. I've got to chat with quite a few people and quite a few people that kind of keep pushing out because we're in the in the district office. We're short on one so we're kind of been take care of personnel things inside right now. So, but I've got to meet and uh we'll
continue meeting with quite a few of the constituents uh inside and out including the uh corn and clover on Friday when it'll only be 90 and not 95. So, that should be perfect. So, um thank you for that. So have me here. Um just want to
let you know I just kind of put it right now for a list of meetings that uh I'll be attending or have attended so far this month. You can see that all the time if you have my plan is then at those meetings when the month's done and come to August that we'll have any kind of you know if it's not just training
like ARC was a little update of what's you know come out of the meetings um as as needed and as appropriate. So, um, then again, I have a board committee meeting with SCRED. I really have absolutely no clue what that one is yet because I had not been there yet. U, I
went to one of their meetings, but it was something different. They were like, but later in the meeting. So, um, and then I did find one thing here that I wanted to get you. So, the annual districtwide attendance board. Now, I used to have I think way years all the way till like 2009. I shortened it down
to basically like the last, you know, handful plus years. and uh worked with Jennifer upstairs and actually then broke down a little building breakdown your attendance which if you look consistently is hanging in that low 90 some percentile um that seems to be a
very consistent thing at this district. Of course, the goal is always to grade it higher, but um based off my experience in most districts, you are pretty much right on because I did it at the Rock for 4 years and we were all pretty much between 89 and 94 pretty
every almost every month in every building. It just did not change. So, I'm assuming that uh not being a statistician that way, that's probably just human sickness and whatever it may be that takes place or people just are staying in the air conditioning today.
So, um, the goal then at the report as I kind of learn what Brian did and then maybe what the board likes to see and what things in my experience I've had when I've had more than eight days to be here, um, is to, you know, start tackling a few more of those um, issues and items, especially during the school
year when actually the kids and staff are here because I really have not got to meet, I think, two staff members besides Pam up in and community yet. So, so I just wanted to thank you for having me here and turn it back over to you. >> Anybody Anybody have any questions? First of all,
>> I do have a comment. >> Um, I'm just wondering for um next month's meeting, would it be possible to get an update on how the daycare is doing in terms of whether it's a net income or net loss year to date? I'm
just wondering how that's affecting our finances. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I actually meet with uh Virgin Army meet with Sarah here >> tomorrow. >> Is it tomorrow? Wow. Yeah. Yes. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Anything else from anybody else? >> Any other questions for Mr. Okay. Then we will move on to communications. Don't believe we had any communications. Okay. So then we will move on to the
budget calendar and unfinished business. Mr. Did you have any information you would like to highlight or any action items? >> Nothing right now. Again, we just haven't had the time to sit down and really back anything out with the with the budget and the calendar. Um, we are
just to give you one note that we are going to be switching over from Skyward to Smart. Um, so that wanted to ask the the board's patience when you transfer a program like this. Notice that last year stuff was all in sky skyward and then
this new stuff has got to be all put into smart. So there's going to be some gaps we have to fill in as we go and we work with Arc on that. Note that the goal then is be by January when the audit is done and Skyward has kind of
been pushed out of the way that our goal is to then have all of our transfer stuff over to Smart moving. And I've worked with smart before for in each of my districts for many years. So it'll be once Bridget and Julie and whoever get
up on that it it'll start flowing. So give it some time. If you have questions or you see something missing, always note that. But we're going to be working closely with art to make sure everything gets done properly and our people are trained properly. So go ahead. >> All right. I do just want to I was going
to do it at the end of um the superintendent's report, but um if you have not set up your meetings with Mr. McNeli already um just to meet one-on-one. I don't know who has or hasn't. If you haven't um just please reach out to him whenever it works for you guys, just a one-on-one meet and
greet. >> It would be great if before you leave tonight if I could find a way just to talk with you for just a minute and just look at the calendar. So, so I think I've gotten one, two, three, three done, one coming, and so the other three of you would be be great to get that set up
tonight. So, thank you. >> Okay. Yep. All right. And then we will move on to new business. First is Jaguar Pride. Thank you to the following businesses for donating towards the Hley Finlesen High School track team. DIT, Toby's, and Walmart. Congratulations to
HFHS trap team members Carly Kman for second place, Novice Girl, the JB team for second place, and Novice team for third. And we will move on to the sale of Schaefer Park to the city of Finison. So just note on a link on there, um
worked with the city real quickly. uh they have been taken care and it's been under their jurisdiction. Of course, I don't know the historical, but I got to work with Heather and then the gentleman came over and talked with a couple that they pretty much it's been under their care
for as far as everybody knows forever. And so, um talked with them and their legal counsel that if we make a sale to them for a dollar is kind of the part then they will take care of all the fees. So if you I'm recommending your approval for that so that then I can get
a call to them tomorrow and they will get that process going. They've already been doing the gazebo I guess what last week or last weekend. So it's really under there and under their care. So I would recommend that's nice people to talk with us. Of course
we're giving them some for >> Yeah. So that's an action item. Correct. So, we need board approval to um go ahead with that transfer. Are there any questions on that?
I'm looking for a motion to approve. >> Okay, there's a motion. Is there a second? >> A second. >> Okay, a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Motion passes 70.
>> Next up is meeting details. Uh yeah. So I mean obviously a new and I want to respect the board's time and schedule because I don't know your work schedules and times and so forth, but I also wanted to bring to a light uh the staff that come to do reports and so
forth, you know, during the night and day. They're here all day and then they come at night. you know, looking at is there a possibility at least on the discussion of of moving the meetings up a little earlier so there's not so much of a gap. Um, again, I don't know your
schedules. Also, I know if you have kids that are maybe in the district and in advance a lot of times if you're like say in a varsity sport, you're probably playing around 7:00 7:30 and that does take way possibly personally you. I know that's not why we're here, but um just wanted to kind of get a discussion in
here. So, but again, it's up to you how we choose to do it and [clears throat] just look forward to listening. >> Does anybody have any input or feedback on possibly moving meeting times from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 or 6?
>> Yes, I like the 7:00, but I I could work the other end in one, but >> Okay. I'm going to be able to do like February six will be pushing it especially some time
some months out of the year. That's a difficult one. >> Yeah, >> I would think 5:30 be like supper time for a lot of people or close to supper time. Maybe 6 that could be flexible for 6:00 if we needed to move it. Or
>> what about even 6:30? You can move it a little. It's >> kind of a mediation in between. >> I prefer seven just because of my work schedule, but I mean I'm a bit flexible, too. So
feel like no matter what time it is, something. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> I personally don't have a strong opinion either way. So, I I I would like it to stay at 6:30 or 7, but I mean, I get what you're saying about
staff coming in. [clears throat] Um, always look at this. It's a good discussion point out because you have the right to always make a change. Something might come in the community where you need to. So,
>> y looks like right now saying just right now, we'll kind of hold it there. something comes up, you can always bring a discussion. Usually January is a good time to discuss it again when if well there's no election this year, but if you have new board members getting sworn in, that's always a good time meetings, too. So,
>> thank you for letting me just hear what is going. That's always appreciated. >> Thank you for bringing the idea forward. Okay. So, at this point, we'll we'll stick with 7:00 p.m. second Monday of the month. All right. Then we have board reports and education schedule for 2026
to 27 to just look over and discuss >> and and I met with Heather and then talked a little then with the principles and we had looked at possibly different uh set of times on there but um decided that's probably not a good thing right
now to make a change. The only item I want to make sure that you see on um like a board report sign is then we remove the transportation report. Anything that comes on it from 4.0 then would come through me in the superintendent report because they're
all like they moved into a vendor situation. >> Um and we will you usually will see something like that come on my updates on a weekly update or my you know obviously at this report especially after I've worked with 4.0 know before the goal to me is always we get to early
October after you've had a month of adjusting your schedule and all the hecticness that goes with September is to get a report to them on how things stand and there's changes and just to let you know where it's at and of course if the kids are, you know, showing up where they're supposed to and so forth.
It'll be new to them. So, um I'm sure Bruce will keep them on on track there. And I would like, you know, the board to be updated around like that November board meeting because our um annual DOT inspections are in October. So then if
the board can just be updated about um still receiving those DOT reports so that we can all be aware of how that transition is happening. And um so I would expect like November to probably hear something too of how that inspection went. And
>> and I met with 4.0 as I before and we talked that they're going to communicate everything to me on that because that was a big priority there. So, thank you. >> I will do that. >> Any other further discussion on
this? Can we look at the board policy review cycle for 2026 in 2027? This one I probably have a little more to say to you guys on that one and it's just this comes from my experience of
working with board policies. Um, and I did this uh in Lester Prairie Barn and we we went to a what's called like a three-year cycle and really hit it in the spring and then to be approved, you know, by June at June and or July depending on readings where then it took
a look at the 100s to 300s one year, then the 400s to 600s the second year and then cycled into the 7 and 900s the third year. So not remember that MSBA if they or the legislature if they put a mandate or a
change to it and said then that's one of those things that you look at the bottom where you know you still bring that forth uh depending if it needs the readings or not usually it's pretty small changes and then the mandated ones um which I haven't had a good chance but they to get into that yet um I would
bring those ones to you in August here coming up and then look at the rest of them as you look at all of them on the cycle. to basically run in the spring. So like a March, April, May or April, May, June, you know, if you have to go through the readings and discussions and so forth,
that's uh to me always a very good time. Um I know your cycle is pretty much like so many every month and I'm just going to get when I saw that I'm like, "Oh, that's going to be pretty rough in the first 3 4 months to to have the time to do that." Especially right now as we're trying to get the two offices all set up
personnel wise. So, I'm asking that you questions or thoughts on that would be great, but I would love to look at a three-year cycle like that. Um, and that's really coming from my experience in the other district. So, it worked well. Um, I'll give you this board sign
and appreciative was they didn't have to be, you know, excited by all that policy stuff. Yeah. All the time every month cuz I know that's the that's your favorite reading. So, >> so just >> so you're saying we do 400 to 600 all in
one meeting. >> What's that? >> We do the 400s 500 >> spring. So I would do all the reviews over the spring. So yeah. Yep. So you would come in. So let's just say there was no changes cuz that's what a lot of them are going to have if MSBA doesn't do any. So all the mandated ones, let's just say there's five 400s, two 500s,
and few. They're going to get still taken care of. But you're the ones you have to mandate in August. this year, try to move to, you know, July next year. Um, and then this coming spring, I would hit the 100s through 300s. That gives me usually after January and
everything's get situated, a chance to really start looking at them all, make any changes, and then bring them to you. Yep. you would have a thing where in March or April that all the 100, 200s and 300s would be presented with any changes and then andor if they have you know
mandates cuz it is a you know new legislative year so you never know what's coming um that that you would have any changes coming there and then if there's readings of course you need the two months for the readings and then move forward. Yeah, >> that's just a lot. [laughter]
>> Yes, it is. But I'll give you this, my experience, it's a lot better than doing them every month because when I was a lister, they had that at first and they changed it. First, we had a policy committee and they really appreciated because then we only had to get together like two or three times and not every single month. I'm not I'm not used to
not having a policy committee that it's usually me and two board members and usually the principal that would sit down and do this. So, this is a first for me when I don't have that kind of committee in place. So, um, I got to have some time to do it. And I know right now it's it's just not going to happen right now in July, August to get
going like that. So, you're all right. It is a lot and it's not exciting. So, but I found it works better than doing a monthly read of about 10, 15, whatever it ends up being. Yeah, some of the
numbers are pretty. I mean, you get to those student ones and there's a lot. Mhm. >> The four five 600s are the best, right? >> Mhm. >> Is that good to chancing if that's something you guys? >> Are there any questions or discussion or
concerns about um the proposed board policy review cycle of going every 3 years instead of >> they've all been every 3 years. We've always reviewed every policy for three years. Correct. And now we're just
You're just talking doing them at a chunk instead. >> We've done them annually. >> Yeah. Look. Yeah. According to that, >> no, every three we've reviewed policies every every policy gets reviewed every 3 years. >> Every 3 years. >> So then why does this thing say annual review of all policies and approval?
That's that's what Brian's thing. I'm like And then I started looking at the list. Now it's not all of them as we discovered earlier. >> Yeah. And then there's like specific meetings like if we um where some meetings we have like four or five to look at but then some months we don't have any to look at.
>> How did you know which ones you chose? That's the part I look at too is cuz I'm looking at his list. He says approve all board policies annually and I'm thinking that means every one of them is going to get approved this year. >> I thought that's a lot of policies to go through in one year.
>> Can we wait till August to make this decision that >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's better. >> Figure out what his what the previous system >> Yeah, cuz if you look at his layout on what it is, I'm like >> he's doing like sever, you know, two handfuls every month. I'm like, >> no, cuz we've only had like
>> Yeah, if we can just ask him, Brian, your thing says annually every policy. And I'm like, >> no, it was every 3 years. I I know that because at the last at our election, it got brought up >> about how often they were reviewed. So I know that it's every policy gets
reviewed every 3 years. >> So what >> so I don't know what I don't know what the cycle >> why that was on there like that. If >> you click on that link you can see it just starts listing every month and I'm like >> oh boy, >> but as we discovered earlier um
>> it's not every one of them, but it says approve all of them annually. Okay, that would be great to do that cuz I can get a chance to call Brian up and say >> approve the ones in this year's cycle annual, you know, like >> So, you're thinking that Steve just took certain ones, correct? And
>> okay, so I'm still going to go and then I appreciate that information. That helps a lot. >> It'd be great to keep in the numbers like that because if you look at the numbers, his it's all over there. No, you're it makes sense to keep it in some kind of >> Yeah, even though I know the four, five fives, and sixes are ones, but
>> Okay, I will I will definitely uh >> So, if we can just table Do you need a motion to just kind of just keep it as is until next month and then bring? Yeah, we could we could act on the board reports and education schedule
>> um that he presented before this one about um >> and then we could table this part. >> That would be great. Yeah, that would be great to get clarification and >> maybe come with an entire plan put there based on >> Okay.
>> Yep. >> So, >> yeah, I know it's every 3 years, not every >> not every policy every year. people. >> So, the wording is probably just wasn't correct. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I would be looking for a motion to approve the board reports and
education schedule for 2026 2027. >> Table the board policy >> and table the board policy review cycle for 2026 to 27 until August. >> Thank you.
>> I'll make a motion. >> Okay. There's a motion and a second. >> Any further discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. >> Motion passes 7 to zero. [clears throat] >> All right. So then we are moving on to
our committees. Um we do not have a committee policy. The superintendent can draft a policy if the board wishes to have a policy on committees. Past practice is that board members request committees and the board chair appoints members to each
committee. Are there any questions about the committees? I guess we want to look at that committee list. I know we just talked about committees not that long ago, but um so we will have because sometimes I lose
track of some of the committees. U Mr. I don't think we sent out like reminders on a page. You got these committees coming up cuz I know I'm in this track. I don't always remember. >> Couple of them I get outside, but
>> actually thinking about that maybe look at the schedule to kind of give you a better idea too that I can just maybe share my Google Drive so if you ever have to reference it. But I will definitely look at the reminders. Okay. >> Um, David, we don't have the negotiation meetings coming up right now. So, I
guess there >> I think we just finished our last one, so we should be good for a little while. >> And it is essentially expected that if you're on the committees, you will be attending them. >> Correct. [clears throat] Okay. >> Yeah.
So, are there any questions about committees now? I guess >> no changes on the present ones that are shared on that link. >> Does anybody want to make any changes or um
>> we just did this? >> We talked in January. >> Yeah. >> So it's very recent. So it should be >> in January. So we probably don't need to take action on it. I would recommend if you just start in January not to make a
change then timed even >> yeah complete a cycle even on that. So >> then we won't take action on committees tonight then. >> Well you could take action just that you're going to stay with but you are okay. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> So you had a policy committee at some of the other schools. >> I always had a policy committee. Yeah. >> What did that look like? just you know so we would set up meetings as appropriate to for example with the mandated and
annual policies you kind of do a summary review usually there wasn't much change unless NSBA made a you know recommended change cuz they have legal counsel go through that for you um and then we would have depending now it's been times have been
different so I found earlier spring or in the summer is better because then I just it worked out the just cuz the fall was so busy for schools. Um then you would get together. Usually we'd set up a kind of a meeting
in uh late fall just to make sure that we're got our schedules and everybody's got you know our plan for the committee and then we would just attack it in the usually March or April where then we had a meeting. They would we try to shorten policy committee cuz policy is not
exciting. Um but if there was major changes on a review hadn't done it for example that was the hard part like Ann Barnum um they had 50% of the policy they hadn't touched in at least like 7 8 years and so it was it was a time consumer there the pandemic
made it hard of course um but otherwise once we got that and we started up on the next cycle on there it was it became like an hour meeting each month just to to make sure we had cuz you need more I always you need more than like one set
of eyes cuz I'm only going to see certain things. You might see something, you might see something. Um, and plus you guys have more historical context early like this. But my recommendation is never to vary from MSBA's stuff because once you do that legally, you open yourself to lots of liability. You
start, you know, as I would say in this case, hleyizing it or whatever you want to do, you know, you kind of make it open yourself up to to gray areas that MSBA does not recommend to open yourself up legally. unless you have a material. So, it just was that way. So, I mean,
it's something I think would be then maybe a good discussion as we move through the year. I want to throw you guys off on that and take a look on that. Give me a chance to get my feet under me with everything else on protocol here. And then that'd be I think a great discussion maybe come January and say, you know, do we want to
go down that line? Um, but again, no election this year. So, this be just a discussion with this voting hand. I could do that if that's something you want to do. I will say that we um at my daytime job we do have a polic and procedure review
committee and it is very helpful because you have different people who can come in depending on the topics who can speak to um speak to each policy like if it's something that they have more knowledge base on um and you have more people to
give input to. So I find it >> the principles are good for a lot of those student items. That's where that comes into play because they're hands on now. >> So then you have the review and then the policies then are still sent to the board for all of their >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The the committee's
job is to get everything ready and just for example that let's say you were on the committee on that then we've gone through the review. You'd always hope that because you've been on the committee you would be the ones recommend you know you've got that stay. So if any of these other people have questions they can go to you or you know
you too because you were you know involved in that. And again, usually there's a principal on there because of the especially with the four, five, 600s when you get into student items and then uh you get into, you know, usually you get a you try to get a staff member or too, but that's pretty tough with our
schedules. You know, they don't want to be here an extra hour or two after school, but that's that's kind of what it's been. So, she's right on with it. It just gets you a different perspective. And I always think more eyes. Yeah. So, >> and that is one I would like to be on because you knew I think it would be
really difficult on that one. I would volunteer. Let's try it out. >> You heard it guys and gals. You heard it. [laughter] >> Jamie is volunteering. >> So maybe even come to the August time, I can note that down as a possibility to
look at uh what a policy committee would look like and you can involve it and change it. I mean, it doesn't mean you're you're stuck on that, but I can definitely do that for August. And I didn't know she volunteered. Okay, I will I will add that to the
August discussion of that layout of the policies too. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Okay, so I'm looking for a motion to leave committees as presented at this time.
I'll make a motion. I'll second. [clears throat] Okay, motion in the second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I opposed. Motion passes 7 to zero. All right. Then we are moving on to um
the recommended fees for the 2026 2027 school year. Um disclaimer, Brian put this together um for Mike. So Mike has, >> you know, just we're going to recommend what we currently are at. Um
Bridget is here to help with any questions if she's able. Um but yeah, you can see looking at the fees what what we currently are at um kind of what local averages are and then what Mr.
McNelte is recommending to have the policies at this year. So, um, any questions or discussion about any of these policies that you see or fees, I mean,
I'm sorry. >> So, these are all recommendations from a previous superintendent. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Just haven't had the time to to go. This this would be a thing to review during the coming year. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And he hasn't had time to meet with our
activities director regarding like the sports and stuff. So, um >> she would definitely be a big part of that, >> but we can definitely discuss it if you anybody feels like the only thing I would sit wondering
about adding is on admission to events. Um I believe it was Mr. Lip was here about giving subs some kind of incentive. I'm wondering if after because is after 10 times of subbing they get an increase.
>> After 10 times of subbing, could they also get free admission to events? >> I've got something coming up that a little bit. [laughter] >> Never mind. >> We like the way you think, but it's coming up next. >> It's coming up in a few.
>> Keep that thought. >> Okay, I'll keep and I don't know how important it is. under the six the hockey co-op sports um section um there was one um in gymnastics this year. So it says there was no gym did not have
any gymnastic athletes. We did not. >> There was one >> gymnastics. There was one gymnast. >> It was under Can I ask this? Was it under the same? Um she rolled she rolled with the
wrestlers down and they dropped off the wrestlers and they dropped her off in her city. >> So >> you just got to look up the costically the same. >> No, but there was >> I don't know it was it would just be the
additional miles from Pine City to something. I just didn't want to miss that one. >> Yeah, >> I will look into that further if we have to add something else and bring that back in August too if there was something. >> Yeah. >> Well, there
>> it wouldn't change our don't know enough about what Ryan you guys set up. So, let's see. Um, >> athletic feast. >> So, it still be up to $1,000. >> Yeah. So, yeah, it wouldn't um It's just
saying that there wasn't anybody, >> but we should should say there was one gymnastic athlete is what it should say. >> Yeah. I just didn't want >> You got her. >> So, we needed Please acknowledge that it's okay. >> Thank you for that. >> Yeah, it's not a big thing. I just never
that is a big thing to to the gym. So >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> So um >> yeah, I just didn't I don't think there was monetary cost to it um to get credit.
So are there any questions about the proposed fees that have been presented? And we're looking to for a motion to accept the fees as presented for the 2026 2027 school year.
>> There's a motion. Is there a second? Second. There's a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. 720. Then we will move on to the mileage
rate. It went up. The gas went up. You figure it went up. Less gas was done. I can't see. It might jump again sometime during the year. So, but when bridge and I look, this was what we found last uh last week. So,
recommend just staying with that and the changes we will bring it to your attention. >> Any questions about the mileage rate as presented? Okay. And I'm looking for a motion to continue with the IRS rate, which is now
72.5 cents per mile. >> So, is this the federal IRS or is this the Minnesota? >> Yeah, it's the feds. >> They just accept it. >> Is the bed. >> Did you make a motion, Dave?
>> Okay, I'll second. I think it's just one. >> Oh, I would have loved that reimbursement. I was traveling so much work. Never I was never even close to that. So that's why I was curious. >> So I thought it was state that I was
reimbured. >> So we have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion passes 70. [clears throat]
Now we will move on to the substitute teacher pay. >> Okay. So when I was here in May, you had a uh young gentleman staff members >> um talk about with the sub you know other incentives as you kind of
mentioned there Angel. Um so that's one of the items I would like a little time to have discussions with like our ad or principles and others to take what he did. I know that you guys acknowledge that and I think that would be a great thing cuz I know from my experience that
getting subs and finding subs to come in at any level of anybody is really difficult. So it' be great to have a chance just to talk everybody see what other type of zenos you talk about with activity events that's usually popular one but we know for some people that's
not. So I wanted to explore all the different areas of what we could look at there. You know like use of the u you know the new community center somebody who may not go to events but likes to walk in the winter time for example that would be some great things to do so I can speak with Pam on that one and love
to bring something back to you guys in August. uh if I can get a hold of everybody by then. I'm hoping so. But it is July, so I have a lot of them on vacation, but um want to have it by I guess to at least something in place and can always explore that more so that when the school year starts uh I can
advertise that. So that's what I'm recommending for right now and I'd appreciate a four or five weeks of time. >> Yeah. And I I I'm sure that I think there's already some sort of incentives for high school subs. is that maybe I'm
wrong, but I know he was speaking specific to elementary subs because they fight so much with I mean all subs we were fighting with local districts. Um but yeah, trying to put something together for those elementary subs as well. >> Yeah, you're right. Spoke specific
>> specific to that. But he, you know, he's in the elementary, but I think having something in place for both, you know, all of our schools if there isn't something already is a good idea. and some of the um just some of the ideas that he brought forward or just having
some perks and benefits maybe free discounted rates to steps for the fitness center or the walking track and then um some sort of like athletic package. So, >> and if you guys have any other ideas that just come to your head or people ever mention just, you know, um shoot me
a text or an email or one go back just say like or stop and say this is what I heard. I guess uh like the more ideas [clears throat] the better. doesn't mean we have to do them all because that's a lot. But >> would mileage be a good perk for him? Is that too much over time with the other increase?
>> Something you can explore it cuz referees usually like the referee associations have that built in. One thing right there is that we'd have to maybe limit it cuz if they move away, well, I'm moving another 30 miles. Well,
then you're stuck. stuff like that. That would be my only caution there. That doesn't usually happen cuz if they move away, they're not going to come south. But >> yeah, maybe some somewhere closer, but maybe it would >> attract them to come here rather than somewhere else local if that was >> I'll explore that. I don't know. I
haven't heard that one too much in the subs, but that >> vote it down. That sounds good. Yeah. Say, do you have any other ideas there? All ideas are good. >> Is this the rate of the same for the elementary as high school?
Bridget, can you answer that right now? I would assume it is. No, >> I think there was different incentives for high school versus elementary. >> No, but for the pay it's the same, but I mean like they had >> Yeah. And I maybe I thought I was
talking to somebody that had said that, but I could have misspoke. So, I'm just Yeah. Um, I think we should have if there's not already something in place for all schools, we should >> Yeah, it should be the same. should be you don't usually it's like a teacher in the union contract though they
>> applies to all >> Austin did talk about the um difficulty with like having to leave for sports because the high school has problems and so a lot of times they help each other out and um adjusting probably that way is you don't have that as much in the elementary school and so that was a
bigger barrier in elementary school than it was in high school but >> I don't know if that's >> out of curiosity Because like me, do you have a lot of elementary teachers that coach? >> It's just that's usually the lower amount. Actually, usually have one nowadays usually the coaches come from
the community now. So a couple >> Okay. >> I'll find out from her of course. She'll know that. >> Yeah. And if you wouldn't mind bringing that back for August um to discuss more. >> That would be great. We'll do that. Hi.
>> I was on a conference with resource training and solutions um [clears throat] last week and one of their guest speakers talked about instead of calling them subs because there's kind of a thing with subs they call them guest teachers. >> Oh politically correct.
>> I thought but I mean instead of a sub coming in it's a guest. You have a guest coming in >> especially for students >> right? No that's what I mean like the teachers can say how they think of it. >> Yes. instead of a sub coming in, you have a guest coming in for the day and kids might act a little
>> I I just thought it was really interesting like >> make it sound a little more exciting that that stigma there's if you have stuff coming in the kids will put on that all right we got them >> right [laughter] >> I don't know I just thought it was interesting how it is >> the psychology behind
>> it if we call them yes if >> it works it >> anyway >> yeah I just think we think about it you teach when I math and you know if one of the bankers or somebody do the finance section you call them to guess >> and usually the kids were nicer so
probably is a psychology thing of it [clears throat] >> all right so we will move on to the lunch breakfast rate I believe that you requesting to table that till August
>> and my thought here is this is based and I we've dealt with this for the last few years everywhere um they haven't been even releasing last year. I mean, just going to give you a rocker. We call them up on the Thursday before school start and the lady goes, "Well, they just hadn't sent that out." But, um, yeah,
she gave us ours that Thursday before they were ready. And the districts next to us didn't even get that. So, we called them up and said to call them. So, MD was not on that. So, I'd like to move docs. I pretty darn sure they're not going to have ready. They just don't have the people to get that ready. But
then come August then we would look to then make an approval that whatever that MD releases probably the week before school starts and this year it's earlier because Labor Day is later start earlier um that we we go with that there. So just give them a
chance to uh sharpen their tools but my experience is they won't have it ready so we'll just be approving whatever they send us in in August. So little delay there. It' be good. >> We'll wait until August to see if the state releases their updates. If nothing
is released by the August meeting, then we can adopt a cost that we're will reflect the state's update whenever it's released. >> Just hoping they make it like 508 because they're getting rid of pennies. So if they go to 508, we're going to just shake our heads. >> Yeah. [laughter]
>> Just doesn't work. I'd assume it's going to go up something. >> All right. So then we will move on to um employee board member meal reimbursements. Um recommending reimbursements remain
the same. Yeah. Sorry to choice at that. So the >> are they remaining the same or they >> That's what I'm looking like. No. >> Do you know Bridget? >> Which one? Oh. Oh, that's not >> that. If you look at that,
>> these were last raised in 202526 >> to be in line. So, we are looking to raise these. Correct. >> This is just worded a little different. >> So, Brian, where were they raised? >> It says recommended reimbursements remain the same. >> Yeah, that's why they were raised last year. >> They were raised in 2025 26, but to be
in line with comparables, the following changes are recommended. So, $10 up from 9 [clears throat] for breakfast, $15 up from 12 for lunch. Those were updated last year >> to the 10, 15, and 20. >> Yes. So that's the correct.
>> So they are it is remaining the same. That wording should have been where >> so it shouldn't say changes. The following is still recommended to keep breakfast at $10, lunch at $15, and dinner at $20. >> Thank you for that, Bridget. >> So are there any questions about the
employee board member meal reimbursements that have been presented? Okay. Then I'm looking for a motion to accept the employee board member meal reimbursement. Motion second. Okay. There's a motion and a second. Any discussion?
>> All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. >> Motion passes 7 to zero. And we will move on to school board compensation. >> That's probably all good discussion for you. I I don't know if you're passed on history, so I'm going by what Ryan
>> has there, which was looks like what was second. >> No, no changes are recommended. >> I do have a question though. Under number two, if a regular meeting is missed, board members are still paid. >> Yes, I was
>> thinking that same too. So, I would support removing that too >> that Yes, we talked about it earlier. So um so I >> sure >> yeah if you miss a if a cuz currently it
says a regular meeting missed they we would get paid $20. >> What was the rale for that? >> I'm not sure. Um I was really confused. I was just like I knew I probably don't know the rational I always said as this is my take on it
as a as a professional and a board member say we're not professional. They seem like famous, they get paid still. But >> if you know if you It's like if I'm to what I'm supposed to Yeah. If I'm to you have like extra
compensation for uh overseeing activity events and you have like 10 and I don't make it, I shouldn't get paid if I'm not there. Um we have sick days built in for like our contracts and agreements, but board members don't have that in there. So my part is unless that was something that
was under like a contract agreement. My recommendation and and personal slash professional opinion is that you shouldn't get paid if you're not doing the work. Like if I don't do my work eventually I won't be here anymore. >> Um that's mine to you guys but it is a complete discussion on your part and I
have not actually seen that before. So >> maybe the 20 is because you read things all month long >> whereas uh so you're active you're not at the meeting but you mean that you're uh all month long shutdown
you know >> maybe that's where it comes from. >> But even if you're not physically present there's options to >> and you would still essentially be present. So I guess for me if you're not
able to attend in one of those two options then I don't think you should be personally because then we're not doing our service to the community. I think the rationale was like Dave
says, you're still doing something hopefully if you're not attending a meeting, but um I agreed if you don't show up, I don't think you should get paid. So, >> especially since there is now a option
when this was put in, there probably wasn't that that option. Yeah. >> So you're that would sense but um >> yeah they have loosened their thing on that since the pandmic that's pretty much
>> any other further discussion. Um any anyone else have any thoughts on officer pay meeting pay. What do we decide then on the regular meeting missed zero? >> Yeah, we can't. Well, we'll have a motion, but I just want to make sure
there's no other questions or comments on any [clears throat] on anything else. One of my one of my thoughts are um you know a person may have to miss a day of work to attend a schoolboard meeting because not everybody
who might be interested in becoming or running for a school board position has a job that's during the day and they're off on the second Monday of the month by 700 p.m. Some people might have a job where they're working the evening shift and they would have to take a day
off to attend the schoolboard meeting. And I'm looking at it just from a minimum wage point of view. Minnesota minimum wage is 1141 times 8 hours in a day. It's $9128. So, I look at I look at it from the
perspective of how do we not eliminate a subset of people who would be interested in being a school board member but can't afford to put their name on the ballot. So, I'm thinking if it was $91, let's say, maybe more people would be willing
to put their name in the hat to run for school board if they knew they wouldn't take a loss on their income. Because let's face it, times are tough and maybe there's people who can't afford to lose a day's wages. That's how I look at it.
And not everybody's a business owner or a retiree. >> Well, I for us some some of the months I have to have extra staff hired for me to attend. And again, I do feel that it's a
service to the community. I would bet it in that respect more so than getting paid. So like when I saw that there was a misleading of $20, I might have missed one to I don't know in my time here. I didn't follow my you know to see that I
I was paid and I wouldn't have wanted that. Um and I think on this last school board cycle we had wasn't there like 13 candidates. So that doesn't seem like that's a factor.
>> I have a man thinking that it was an oner position. >> Yeah. Initially I did too versus that you're actually getting paid and that was it was looking at it from the service position of it. >> Yeah. Know and if there are if we do have concerns about finances that would
be one way that the school board can give back to the school by keeping the rate of reimbursement at 60 versus increasing it to 91. I I see it as how do we how do we get the widest range
of candidates uh who are willing to run and who wouldn't eliminate themselves because I can't afford to take the second Monday of the month off. I need that I need to work 40 hours a week. I can't lose 8 hours. And they don't look at it from the
perspective of volunteering because they can't afford it. But they are in a way volunteering because there's a lot of stuff they do at home. >> Have you ever had that community feedback? >> Um, no. But I'm just thinking outside
the box. You know, when it's election cycle time, I'm thinking what some years we don't see as many candidates as we did did in the last election cycle. And I'm thinking, how can we ensure we're getting the deepest, widest subset of candidates running?
And I think on the last election cycle, maybe there was an issue that was near and dear to a lot of people's heart and maybe that's why we saw more candidates. My thought with that, Toby, and I see where you're coming from and I hear that, but if
if that one meeting a month will be hard for some people to make it to if you're just thinking about that one meeting a month, you also have to take into consideration the committee meetings. And there's a lot of committee meetings that have to happen. And we're
all responsible to show up for our committee meetings. And I think we all we all should be aware when we run for this elected position what is expected
of us and what we are signing ourselves up for with the community. So I just want to keep in mind too it's not just one meeting a month. It's also your committees and all of those things
that that meet. So, if it's a time off issue, I think just being aware of of what you're signing up for before you run for election is is important because it is a public service and I personally would not ever
want to be paid more than what's already been agreed upon. It might be a good idea like so if somebody is looking at running for the board to communicate that
>> cuz I mean how many of us newer folks started and didn't really realize what we were getting into you know with faties and stuff like that. >> Better educate the people when it's like so not this year cuz there is none but the following summer really. Okay. I I
would be curious to know what if Pine City Board members get paid. They're a very comparable school district right down the road. Says there's 21 schools that report it. I don't know where those were from, but the average is where that one is from.
I mean, you look at >> Yeah. >> But they're taking in that annual. >> So, personally, I'm fine staying as it is and then just giving any extra pay back to the district to help out the budget. >> Okay. So, I would be looking for a
motion to approve the schoolboard compensation um with any adjustments that anybody would like to be made if we wanted to
take out the misweening pay or [clears throat] um different motion. So, I'm just looking for a motion. >> Motion to drop the $20 zero. If you miss a meeting, it's zero. Otherwise, the rest of it looks fine to me.
>> Okay. So, your motion is to remove the $20 regular meeting, miss pay, and all other terms are the same. >> Okay. So, we have a motion. Second. Is there a second? Okay. There's
a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Is there any chance this could be referred to next month to see what Pine City board members get paid? >> We already have a motion and we already have a second.
>> So, we have to move forward with that. Let's see if this motion passes, >> right? Is that what we have to Yeah. This passes. Okay. If >> it doesn't, then we can Okay. So, the motion is to approve
as presented taking off the regular meeting missed pay of $20. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. >> Opposed. >> Okay, so we will do roll call. Dave,
>> yes. >> Jamie, >> yes. >> Janelle, >> yes. >> Leo, >> yes. >> Heather, yes. Angela, >> yes. >> Toby, >> no. Okay. >> All right. So, motion passes 6 to one. So because that motion passed, can we
move on? Is that correct? Yeah. >> All right. >> So then we move on to the official newspaper. Did I miss something? >> No, you're good. >> Okay, >> I take it. It's your local probably most newspapers.
>> The only paper we have in the area, >> North Pine County News. >> Take it. That's Brian. let me know. I don't have much for options there anywhere. >> So then I'm looking for a motion to um continue with the North Pine County News
as the official paper for the 2026 27 school year. >> I'll make the motion. >> Okay, there's a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. There's a motion and a second. Any [clears throat] discussion? >> All in favor say I. I. Opposed.
>> Motion passes 7 to zero. Moving on to the support staff agreement. Right. >> So just to note that member there's two bullet points that were added that I gave you at the beginning of the agenda. So I'll just go through it um in your
link then what I did is uh put in there if it's orange highlighted and strike through so you can see where the change was and if it's green that was would be would be added. Um so if you click on that that is updated with those two parts in there. um in this case it would
have been orange on on one of the parts that we were going to remove. So um just to go through that again uh and I'll give it to you a little context of this. Um uh I got to meet with uh Mike Orbin who's the district attorney regarding a
couple of things. I talked to him about one of the things after we're done about the agreement not being a contract and a couple of things for him. just wanted to get his take on that because I was new to this agreement and it's not a new contract and I just asked him the question about changes like that that
are going in is is there any protocol that he knows uh that should be different because my experience was no when it's an agreement and we agreed and concurred and so just wanted to give you that little context for your uh your
decision or thoughts here. So changing the word handbook to agreement. Um because in on the title of it says agreement and then there's a spot on page five where it says changing it's handbook. That means handbook would be on the front. So just changing that minor one.
um adding the subdivision 4 um when we got when I saw that wasn't there and I had Ryan he goes well I didn't remove it then realized yeah he had done it and um just to me this is protecting the district itself and the
boy knows that that if they're going to be going out and they >> open >> Oh yeah yeah yeah I can do that here >> sorry I should have noticed that an hour ago >> let's go here.
Get down there. There we go. And okay, here. She moved. You're right. So, you moved it off the screen here, didn't you? >> Yeah. >> I got to move it back on. Did you put it below or to the side? >> To the right.
>> Maybe this is a bad idea. >> No. Yeah, cuz I can't see mirroring. >> Yeah. Normally, we have it up there. some people. >> Yeah, we had troubles with this cuz this new computer wasn't allowing us to put. So, hold on. Give it one more try.
And oh, I'm trying to guess where it's at. I'm moving the cursor over there. Trying to guess. >> Oh, it's at the top. >> Yeah, >> we were having some technical difficulties before. >> Yeah. And then we had to call Michelle and we had set it up on this computer yet. So, it's >> Yeah, it's not.
>> So, apologies. >> It's not letting me grab it for some reason. So, you want to give it a shot? And you imagine you were the one who moved it. So, I'm trying here. I'm guessing, of course, it >> Yeah. [laughter]
And while she does that, I'll just just speak to the words I've been seeking. And then so, uh, two weeks notice, of course, she fought it. Why do you do that so fast? [laughter] I'm sitting there trying everywhere. Pull, pull, pull. Yeah. All right. Well, better get to it then.
>> Yes. Thank you so much. That So there's the first one. Just go. You can see across the orange for some reason zapped up there, but it's a green in his agreement there. I'll go to just getting working. There's the um subdivision 4, which was in the previous agreement.
Brian said he didn't think he took it out, but it was. And then but in the other one, it wasn't. And the attorney said this is a very good one to have because it does protect the district. So the staff members going out, they give you ample notice. You have a chance to
of course advertise and possibly replace within that time. So they can't just come in tomorrow, walk out and then you pay them all that time cuz now you're stuck with a you know position. So that's that one right there and that's in green. And then we'll just keep
scrolling down. So there's the orange and green as it's supposed to be. So, if you look on that one right there, um, it was the word teachers and this is for sports staff. So, I'm sure that was just a finger air typo that you see pop in. So, nothing
contextual there. Let's see. And then we got to work our way down for a while. Should be coming here pretty quick. Yeah, there we go. Going over.
So if you look at the the words, this was one of the ones if you look on um the subdivision subdivision one and two that additional bullet point we put on. Um this is where the bus drivers are alluded to again here. And of course
that is no longer relevant to this agreement is we are contract 4.0. And now we should have a bunch coming right here. Here there's another one that um this is the word take out the words today I think in that was just a
type of reminder um it's just deducted and then it says of course after that the the actual amount of days nothing there and then here is the two schedule ones where the drivers one that was added on on both this schedule and
the next schedule are eliminated there the high school assistant, administrative assistant, which was moved down for one particular person, and it that person is no longer here. So, it's moved back into what um the the five range five because that's where it
starts at. And then, of course, the we look at the um other one, the head cook one, which be removed, and I'll get to that. So, uh, we have a person who was accepted, but wanted to go outside and be in an
exemptive way cuz she's going to have managerial and financial decisions to make and the schedule doesn't always work great for it can be very sporadic. So, she can have some longer period of time and exempt that that also removes the overtime possibilities on there. Um
I have presented that to her and to the um negotiations committee kind of threw that out there to them to Heather how that works and my recommendation is then to remove that and then in August I would bring uh we just did this at the
end of last week and got it finalized. So I didn't have time to get a contract uh thing ready for this one without enough information that I needed and so cuz we're still trying to find all the blinds and stuff. So, so I would be bringing her contract in August to you.
Um, all the benefits and stuff follow along. So, it' be very similar to Bridget's. She's got her layout of her pay and so forth there and then everything alludes to the rest of this agreement. And, uh, we were just doing it for one year, an evaluation of the position and of her, and then the
possibility of moving that to, you know, a two-year contract depending on, of course, we need a negotiation team there and adding that in. So, um she's aware of all that. Um she did say verbally she'd accept if the board um approves that and we don't need to do it to
August. Uh the reason we didn't rush to get it is because she doesn't start until the end of August anyways. Right now she is hasn't done this custodial work. So, and her switching to exempt would not change. So, be 185day contract. So, come the summertime, she
will still do that. There's the 7 days extra on the end of the school year. And then there's the eight days extra have to do with the summer schools. So that one counts for uh that time also. So she has those extra days to do reports and get all the ordering and get things in here. That's why that one's removed just
for content. So and that should cover every one of them I think. Did I miss any of them? Anybody let me know >> I'm just taking it that the other >> I can't see that small. There is the actual board one again. Okay, thank you for putting that there.
So, I'll hold it here until if anybody has any questions. >> Are there any questions um for discussions about the support staff and I'm looking for a motion to accept the support staff agreement as
presented? >> I'll move that. There's a motion. Is there a second? >> Motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion passes 7 to zero.
Then we will move on to the discussion items. First up is the Upper Lakes food agreement. >> Yeah, you guys approved an agreement. You know, they they pretty much run the as they call it the 35 corridor up and down here. Um I'm familiar with that cuz
I'm most part of that too. Um and in the agreement it is it says that if you look at the second um sentence on there right there uh agreements are written as ongoing unless the district withdraws. And so just wanted to make you guys
aware of that that uh the recommendation and chatting with uh Bridget and then Brian previously that we we discontinued. So just wanted to make sure you're aware of that. Yeah. And then oops sorry that was it for
yeah so there's just discussion we want to okay so then we will move on to discussion of board reach board retreat and strategic plan for the Hley Benson school district >> and I'll just allude to my part when I was interviewing for the position one of the things that we didn't get obviously
into the heavy discussion of that because that's not an appropriate time that um one of the things I looked at is you know Todd mentioned our strategic plan. So, I'm bringing an idea to the board. Um the I should say some of the reasoning I
think that a plan is very appropriate is um one for example, it helps out. Let's say let's just use the tech department as an example. when they put together their tech plan, the board has more of a strategic plan and you get into such areas as you know technology which is
pretty much in everything safety and security um curriculum because it's utilized you know quite often there that a board strategic plan helps u helps the techni side so that in this case that would be Mike and Michelle you know kind of Mike would be the lead there that
would just be an example of what it does well and from the district standpoint um you know how you guys want to do it that it's up to you something that I will look into. Um but I know when it comes to a board
retreat and intend to work on a strategic plan that would involve all seven of you. So um that's one of the things you have to look at is finding the time and dates that would make it work. Usually, I know you guys had discussion about little of everything to do with the pain and the time, but um
that usually means you're going to uh you know have to put away some time particularly maybe like 3 4 hours in an afternoon where of course that affects your work which I know that was discussion earlier. So, um just to note that usually there there I mean MSP I know does them and you mentioned
somebody I think you mentioned it or one or two did. Um I know uh there's a group called Teamworks that does them. They're all very similar in terms of how they operate it. Usually like an outside group coming in because it allows us to then focus on the district where you know if I or somebody else is trying to
run it then you're not actually focusing because you're just organizing gathering the data. So wanted to get that discussion going. I don't know the historical part too much on that. I chatted a little bit with Heather just early before we got going here but we got technology has taken president. So, um,
>> wanted to get your feedback and thoughts of the possibilities of looking to set that up or get you the information for that for this coming school. >> So, I think right now based on I would their schedules would probably be falling. I can't see them having any time, you know, oh, can you do it in
August? I doubt it. I'm sure that my experience is they need at least a few months to look at their schedules cuz a lot of districts will do it in the summertime into the fall uh depending on what the board's decid. And I had shared with Mike earlier that
and like we had talked about it Jamie before your time a few years ago about having a board retreat. It we just it never happened because of timing. So it had been discussed a few years ago but not since then because
>> just the timing constraints of seven people it's hard to so I always look at the importance that I think it's important um and you may think so in the time still as presidents but um you guys have not had one in place as far as I was told by Brian
>> a strategic plan. >> Yes. No. Okay. That's what he gave me, but I don't know all his how far his historical stuff goes back. I know he's going to quite a while the district. >> Okay. >> So, I like the idea. So, I would >> I would
at least. So I guess when you discuss I would ask that >> my part would be to obviously you got agreed but I could bring back is I can contact MSBA. Um I know Ry is one of the guys I think he works for teamworks and I and I can
reach out obviously to some of the people I know that have done them and just get some cost and time frames for you before you truly have to make a decision. I would then look to share that out maybe in one of my weekly updates for you guys so you guys chance to think about it, you know, and and
maybe bring it in August too. But I just first want to see if for seven of you if that's something that you guys want me to go and visit. >> Yeah, >> I think it was a better board. >> I think if we do do it, we have to have a commitment from all seven.
>> Yeah, that is Yeah, that's that's always something you have to have, right? And I know that's what that's been the time thing has been straight. >> Would would you like us to commit before you to
>> I can gather the information without doing too much leg work. So I mean I in the next week or two probably give me two weeks cuz this rest this week we're pitch unemployment stuff all these little things in the office done. Um, but I can put like feelers out, find some information to you and just try to
share if it comes this week because I can do it tomorrow. Won't take you five minutes to send this out. >> Um, gather that and then I can at least just share with you. >> Y >> and then if you guys have any inputs to give you a chance to think if you get it back to me. Um, and then I think come
back in August again because because um, I can give them exacts how much time, you know, because they're going to say, "Well, you can do a full day retreats, you can do two-day retreats, there's half day retreats depending how detailed you want to get." >> My experience with the strategic plan one is usually it'll be at least one
day, but it'll be like two half days because you're going to go then come back another week or two or three later and then finish it up because you've had a chance to do some leg work. They've had a chance to do some work. Um, but I can get all that information for you. So, like it comes by and it's, you know,
it's just the minimum anybody says is 3 days, that's probably going to be pretty rough. But if they do like two and a half days and it really comes out to how detailed you guys want to go, but it is Leo York, right, that it does take a commitment from all in this case seven board members. Um I know when we were at
Rockford we had to delay it from um the first year because of one of the people's she was a travel she works at travel then she couldn't um and then you delayed it till the spring so that that's just we'll make it work but I'll bring information. Is that okay with
>> Are there any like memberships that we already pay dues for that? >> Not for that because that's probably on like MSB you pay, you know, that's more for your policies and they're like, you know, they take care of it. I mean, you can do almost advertising with them too, >> but none of the none of the groups have
that built in. That's always a side one because usually it takes one of their specialists um who just does that part and works with the boards. So >> and then as part of that with the strategic planning obviously insight is
helpful. So would that also include like leadership within the school? So you know principles or um >> usually we didn't involve there um that there's different types of retreats you
could do that be more to me that'd be more down a more administrative level one. Um I don't know for sure that they all do that, but I know for example the group we work with at Rockford, um it was just the board and the
superintendent on this one. We had some input when they had a they had about a 3we break where then the superintendent had to come get some information from like operations, finance, he got some of that stuff that they wanted. So the principles had to get some information
too and then they brought it back. But the it was a board set involve with with input from that during the meantime. So >> which is what I was getting that is which is what I would like to see cuz >> I would like to hear input from
leadership >> and I can ask that in with uh I know the two I know for sure I'm reach out I can reach out to some other people but I must be in teamworks is the one I have been familiar with. I can reach out to ask them what is your you know there's
different levels and I can ask them how extensive >> they don't resource that I don't I haven't heard of resource training does that at all do they have to >> yeah yeah [laughter] I haven't heard that that on there but again you never know because people are trying to branch
out into the niche so um >> I just looking for I mean I can do this where I can just get all that information from you and share it as soon as possible and obviously then we can have bigger discussion in August, but that works for this group. >> Yep. I think that's what we'll go with.
>> Good. >> Just from there. >> Thank you. I thank you for that. Go ahead. >> One last thing. Um, since I know we're next to a journ is a lot of times we'll do committee updates. >> Do you want to do any of those committee updates?
>> When is added on >> or it can be added on to August? like it's so the only reason I did is cuz I just had some good ones with >> I just followed Brian's template he gave me but I mean >> it normally is on there so I'm not sure >> yeah this is the one that Bridget and I got from him so
>> this template I didn't see any of that but I would that is a question I would love to ask cuz usually you look at the the next meetings the committee updates and the meetings you approve all those >> yeah that's why I was like oh man do I have any meetings coming up that I don't know about >> yes we it normally is on I'm not sure
what what happened. >> That takes my little note right here. So, I'm going to s that down. Thank you for that. [clears throat] >> Remind me tomorrow. I can look back at the board agenda. >> Well, we found him today. Um Michelle, I went up there to Michelle and and we got
a hold of Brian and we discovered where things were. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Cuz we couldn't find them. >> And so now we have a better idea. That's where I got a cup that he had shared this template way back in June sometimes. >> We couldn't find out any of last year's
meetings and we got it all set now. So, but it wasn't on there. This the one he shared with us was that was not on there. So, >> I don't see it on last year's though either in June or July. Sorry. >> There's not many committee. >> It's not on there. What would you
>> I did, but I [laughter] mean, well, cuz could we also add on you with resource training and solutions like any updates cuz now cuz that wouldn't be on there. >> And like I think Dave, you just done the MSHs one. That would be something just an update that's been done.
>> Yeah, >> I think we just took care of that today. So, you know, >> yeah, usually it's my take that you have on there. If there's none, there's none. Maybe that's why he admitted it. Um but it always have a section at the end before adjournment of that and then of course the uh any of the meeting the
next meeting is you know in this case August 10th is it the 10th or was it? >> Yeah. Thank you. Yep. >> That that would be also on there just information. So I can add that to all the upcoming meetings regardless. >> Okay.
>> Okay. Then we just have the um Indian education parent bylaws that were moved from the consent agenda at the beginning of the meeting to now. >> Dave, I like to see what those bylaws are.
It's a mystery to me. >> I did look on the website today to see if I could find them and I could not find them on the website. So maybe Mike if you're able to find those bylaws so we could just see what they are. >> We have a a pack representative in the
district. Correct. >> Yes. >> I remember meeting her when I got the tour real briefly. So >> yeah, >> I will have to reach out and somebody tell me >> Bruce Williams would probably have it too. >> Bruce Williams. >> Bruce Williams. >> Otherwise it's Angela, right? >> Yes.
>> Angela. >> Natrius. Matrius. Yeah, >> thank you for that cuz that's it. I'll I'll type it. It'll pop up emails. >> Yeah. >> All right. I'll send that find that stuff out for you cuz I would that's on my list to come up to try to meet with
everybody and understand the whole setup and that anyways cuz obviously this district there's a very high percentage of of >> y able to get those if you just want to attach it in our Friday update so we can all look at it and then we could discuss
it in um August and approve it at that time. >> You bet. Thank you very much for that. Yeah, me too. Thank you, Dave, for bringing that to our attention. >> Should be the last item.
>> So, we have reached the end of our agenda. >> If you if you want, [laughter] >> do you want to talk about scrap? >> Sure. >> Okay. So um just bec and the only reason why I vote is because at the last
meeting u the scratch budget was approved. So that's the only reason why I wanted to say it. So, um, just background, SCRED covers six districts, six member districts. Um, and in the past, SCRD has used their fund
balance to lower some of the bills. Um, which there wasn't that added fund balance now this year. So, SCRD um, the superintendent operation committee and the governing board kind of set up that budget. So the budget that was approved
for next year overall there was a 2.64% increase. Um and so for the Hinckley district what our total bill was $66,974 but of that 71% is reimburseable.
So, the reimburseable uh special education amounts was $52,648. Um, and so there's a significant amount of that that is reimburseable. I know that um they were going to be attending some meetings because some
districts had a little bit of a higher reimburseable rate than what we did. So, they were actually going to be meeting with the state and about how to increase those reimburseable costs to the districts that are a little bit lower than some of the other ones. So, that
was kind of it. Short and sweet. >> You're a spread representative. >> That would be me. So, you can come with me. >> I'd be with him coming up the end of this month. There's a spread retreat. >> Yep. That's for all my >> Mhm.
I'm pretty sure there all right if there's nothing else we have reached the end of our agenda. So I'm looking for a motion to adjourn. >> I'll make the motion. There's a motion. Is there a second? >> Second.
>> Motion or a second? Any discussion? All in favor say I. Um, meeting is adjourned at 8:26 on my computer, which is normally not >> mine. >> Mine says 828. >> Yeah, mine says 828, too. So, >> okay. 82. But
>> yours is upstairs. >> Yeah. All this stuff. [clears throat]