calling the meeting of the independent school district 204 uh to order this evening. We do have a quorum of board members. Uh Chair Torlson is out of town and has asked me to step in tonight as um interim to what I'm just this this
particular school board meeting and we will start by uh with our pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right, we'll start with taking a motion for approval of agenda. I'll make a motion. >> All right. Thank you, Patrick. And a second. >> Second. >> All right. Thank you, Eric. Any
discussion on the agenda? >> Hearing none. All in favor of approval of agenda, state. I >> I same sign. Motion carries. Well, on to communications. Uh we welcome our FCCLA
uh student uh and Leo and uh Leo club members here this evening. Some are still coming from practices. Okay. Hi, I'm Ria Olsen and I'm your chapter president-elect. You're presenting with me today. >> Hello, my name is Lana and I'm the vice
president of public relations. >> I'm Stella and I'm an area officer secretary. >> I'm Brenley. I'm our FCCLA president. Um, we wanted to start this out with giving a thank you to our superintendent and we have an FCCLA sweatshirt forward.
>> I love it. >> Oh, you guys. >> Okay, so we just want to kind of tell you guys about what we've been doing and kind of what we do throughout most of our years, what we've done this past year. First, starting off, as you see, there's a lamp and some sparkles going on on that picture. Our chapter theme
this year is whole new world of possibilities with FCCLA. So we came up with this at our chapter officer training together back in the spring and yeah that's our theme for this year. All righty. So what is FCCA? FCCA is the
family career and community leaders of America. It's a national career and technical student organization and our primary focuses are going to be on family career leadership development and service projects. So as some of you guys know we are part of the LEO club that is leadership
experience and opportunities. It is part of the Lions club and we do a lot of leadership development and community service. Um our main focus areas are leadership development and community service but also global networking and again we're part of the KM lines.
Oops, I hit end. It's right next to next, of course. There we go. This one. Why do we matter so much at our school? Well, as you can see, we have a pretty good group of officers and there are a lot more of us that just could not make
it tonight. But there's quite a few very involved students at Kassen and we're important because we build leadership skills. And another really big one that I'm assuming you parents would like to hear is that we prepare for future careers. There's a lot of different things like our star projects and it really helps students prepare for the
future and we're also a CTSL student technical student tech career technical student organization. So we just help students get prepared for the future and we do a lot of teamwork and community service stuff too. So that helps.
>> Our KMSCLA chapter is very active with a strong officer team. We have a lot of partners such as the KM Lions, PTA, Salvation Army, and FA and Action, KM Car. We do a lot of fundraisers with them. Our
leadership development is very strong in FCCLA and I had a really great experience at this past year's national leadership conference where I ran for national office and I got to learn a lot of great skills like professional development and a lot of skills that will help me in career interviews and
job. Sorry, >> just tell them Dia you're running from volleyball. Um, I think Dileia pretty much sum summarizes a lot of that stuff and then I think on the next slide there was I don't know I maybe I didn't see the
updated one but a lot of the leadership development like what she said and what Ry is also going on. It helps build our future leaders of America which is what we are trying to do here and it builds strong leaders for the school. So I wasn't at this one but I believe Ray was
so she'll talk about it. Yeah, me and Dileia and Stella were there. Dileia and I are state officers for the state of Minnesota. So, there's a group of 10 students that kind of help get the show going and we were here and we helped facilitate different workshops for a bunch of students to do and a lot of very fun activities. As you can see, I
think that's Dileia on stage in that picture doing Dancing Queen and we just help the officers build their specific position. So, like a region officer is going to have different areas that they need to focus on versus a chapter officer or a state officer. So we help them build those skills and a lot of
teamwork stuff. The other area officers and I at leadership camp, we came together to p plan the fall meeting that will be held this October. The national leadership meeting is a great opportunity to create connections with other FCCLA members and get insight
on how other states run their operations and get ideas for your own state and what we can do at our state conference. So also at our national leadership meeting um we brought back a lot of new ideas and also as we know our national
officer candidate was Dia um there was state officer training with Rehea and Oliver which is he's not here today. Um there was a lot we had um a red talk presenter group which is like big thing
and also our content creator member Rya And yeah, we also had 15 star event competitors which is really great for our chapter officer training. Um we had a little officer retreat and then we also had the planning session which is also where we came up with our um theme
for this year which was in the spring. Then we also had another chapter officer meeting this earlier this like last week or what something around there. Um, we basically just plan out our responsibility and our communication system that we're going to have this year. And then we focus a lot on our
teamwork and our officer responsibilities. So like the picture where we're all laughing, that was that's a story to be told. So I'm not going to read off every name because that would take a while and get pretty boring. But as you can see, we have a very involved crew. We have a lot
of officers um throughout just our chapter officers. we have a good group and then middle school we have a team. They don't have specific positions but they have a small group of kids that just kind of get a feel for a leadership role and they help the middle school facilitate different events. And then
state and region officers, we have a good chunk of area officers. Stella is our secretary. Dileia is the vice president of partnerships for our state and I am the representative to the board of directors for the state. So we have a really good group here. Okay. So, we have a lot of events and projects that we have planned for this
upcoming year. Um, a lot of community service ones, specifically the food drive, which has been very helpful in the past. Uh, Salvation Army bell ringing, uh, bingo at Prairie Meadows, and Souls for Souls. For school spirit, we are part of the
homecoming parade alo also with tailgating. For fundraisers, we've done bingo nights and we're doing Mayo Civic Center and taco nights. This just helps us to um have everyone be able to as many people as we can come to the next leadership meeting either in state or
nationals. We have traditions FCCLA week that's within our school. We do a bunch of fun activities during the week to get more people to know about it. also adopted family and comments versus cancer. And then also we do have a lot of fun team building activities. FCCLA
helps students in many ways such as gaining confidence um building strong connections with peers from all over, preparing for um the future, developing lifelong connections, and making a positive difference. FCCLA has a great impact on students
that way throughout high school and college and in our own careers and our home lives. We learned a lot of family skills like fax classes that we take at our schools and we learned a lot of leadership skills. Another big impact is connections and
friendships. I know that at our national leadership meeting we became really close with a lot of the southern states. So friends that you wouldn't necessarily make if you hadn't gone to those certain events. And then also just friends from different schools. So we have a bunch of people that we know from like just the southeast area that we wouldn't meet
through sports or anything else like that. Thank you guys for listening. Let us know if you have any questions. And I also want to give a big thank you to the Lions Club. You guys are a very big help to us. And thank you for being here tonight. board members opening up for questions
or comments of FCCLA or even our alliance. This this may not be a big deal, but back in the day it was called FLA and I was a member and I remember it being one of the best things I ever did. So, good job for picking a great organization
that's going to serve you well in the future. You should be very proud of yourselves and thank you for the sweatshirt. I just want to say thank you for that whole presentation. I think it's so fun to learn about everything you guys are doing and how you're contributing in a positive way and leaving here wherever
you guys end up. I'm sure that that will continue and you'll bring those skills with you. It's very impressive. So, thank you. >> I also just wanted to say thank you for telling us all of that. I think that was really informational and I'm just really impressed by um your presentation and by
everything that you're doing in our community. Um I did have a question. I I heard a few times people mentioned star projects. Can you explain more what that is? >> Yeah. So basically basically STAR project stands for students taking action with recognition.
And for example this past year I made a hypothetical business plan with two other people in my grade and we presented this hypothetical doughut shop that was going to help within our community. And it ranges a lot. You can do parliamentary procedure or you can do
baking and wellness. You can do nutrition. You can do anything across the board basically. I think we have over 30 to choose from. There's a lot of them. And Rea is not saying, but she did place third at nationals this year. That was a huge accomplishment.
>> I would also like to add for the star events, it's just an amazing opportunity for students to get more comfortable with public speaking and also taking action in their own interests and what they want to do with their future. My star event was also creating my own business and I created uh it was called
Bloom and Brew and it was a coffee shop and a flower shop al together kind of like a cafe of key. Anyone knows where that is? >> But I think it was just a great opportunity to get more involved with FCCLA and practice more of my public speaking and getting comfortable around
larger groups of people. >> Thank you. I think one of the most wonderful things about SECLA is the engagement within our community. So we have such strong support from our alliance club here. We have exceptional uh staff who support
SECLA to give students opportunities and then for students to be able to engage in it. I had a um former KM I guess she's an alum now who was very involved in SCA and as you hit on at the end public speaking is probably one of the
things that she learned um so much in this organization and it'll be something that will carry you indefinitely in the future. >> Thank you so much. Thank you to SEC. Thank you to our Lions Club for continuing to support uh this organization year after year. It means
so much both to our school district um and our students. >> Thank you. >> With that, we'll move on to 3.2. Consider a resolution for acceptance of grants. >> I, Kate Ryan, introduce the following
resolution to accept and move for its adoption. Whereas Rochester Area Foundation has generously offered to donate $5,000 to KMCE for Imagination Library. Whereas KM Girls Softball Booster has generously offered to donate
$3,000 for a coaching stipend. Whereas BB Plumbing and Heating has generously offered to donate $2,000 for JH boys soccer uniforms. Whereas Mary Ellen Ganga Jang has generously offered to
donate $125 to KMHs Comet Pantry. Whereas an anonymous donor has generously offered to donate $30 for a KMCE Little Comet sponsorship. Whereas Rob Thompson has
generously offered to donate $460 to CAM schools. Whereas Pineriidge Electric has generously offered to donate $355.86 materials to add a four square playground at KMMS. Thank you. Is there a second?
>> A second. We um have a second for the motion um to or for the motion of adoption um for the resolution. Therefore, be it resolved by the council meal school board to gratefully accept these gifts and grants
total at $10,970. Do we have a motion to approve? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. >> Motion carries. All right. With that, we'll move on to 3.3 board committee reports. Uh there
was no public input this evening. So, moving on to it looks like the only um group that has met has been policy. So, Erin and I will give the update. There is a laundry list of policies if you didn't have some good nighttime
rating over the past few days um that are up for first um approval tonight. Um I think everything in there for the most part was either statute driven, it was MSBA
recommendation driven um or we have seen um just as a on a three-year rotation. Were there any specific questions about policy? I'll pull out my notes and we can go through them in particular. All right. Well, if there are no
questions on the first reading of the policies, we won't dive in any further than um but again, if you have questions before the second reading, please let Mark or I know we went through all of those again last week.
Any other board committee reports that should be shared this evening? Yeah, I wanted to speak on Zed. We'll be meeting this Thursday. Um, and in September, I won't be available uh for the meeting. So, Elizabeth has kindly offered to go to that meeting. So, I'll
be sure to fill her in on Thursday's meeting, and then she'll bring back the report after September 18th's meeting. Thank you for all right, with nothing else for board committee reports, we'll move on to 3.4
Superintendent Communications. Um, yeah, we are going to go with a new format. You'll see everyone's report coming in. We took what you said and we valued it a lot. We're going to make sure that it's one page so that when you go through all of the, you know, things.
It doesn't take you hours to read through all the agendas. We also are going to really focus on our um strategic plan and those core values which are student excellence, collaboration, relationships, innovation, and inclusion. And I won't bore you by reading through this. Um, we
are going to attempt to attach this to the agendas. I think it's important for our community to see that ahead of time. Um, so if we're asking all the other leadership team to make sure it's in there on Wednesday, I'd like to do the same. That way if you have something I'm either missing, you know, we can always bring it up at a board meeting, but
you'll have that communication. Um, but a special shout out definitely to our elementary school. I mean, to be chosen to be one of the top schools implementing um PBIS, this is a pretty remarkable thing. If you think about it, there's 324 school districts in the
state and multiple schools within each of those districts and were selected to be one of them. Hats off to the elementary school. I know Courtney Free isn't here anymore, but I think she deserves a shout out along with her entire team. Um, back to school update. You can about imagine we are all flying
around like crazy. It's like, oh my goodness gracious, there's it seems like everything's going well and then August hits and there's just so much to do. Um, I have noticed something that I think is worth celebrating. People come back to KM. Our applicants are graduates of this
amazing school. And I don't know why that makes me so proud. I put an example in here. We couldn't find a school nurse, but then someone feels strongly about coming back to their community and serving our school. And I don't know why. I just find that so remarkable that we educate our kids. They go out do
great things, but then they eventually want to come back here and raise their families. So, I just added that under relationships. I think that's something I haven't seen in every district I've been in. So, I'm really proud of that. Under innovation, I had to add our new strategic plan. You guys worked on it for over a year. We talked about it at
our leadership retreat. Um, we actually had a really good time. Uh we went to Oxbow Park, you know, just got a a room over there, took some, you know, walk at lunchtime and just did a lot of collaboration and a lot of work. We talked about our why a lot and why we want to lead and it was really, really
powerful. And I'm going to bring that back to our all school um event that'll happen on August 28th. So, I am really impressed with our leadership team doing great things. And then looking ahead, I just thought if it's not on your radar, make sure you know homecoming week is that September 22 through 26. It's a
week full of a million things. So get it on your calendar. Don't make any other plans. It's homecoming week. So that's all I've got. >> Any other questions or comments regarding superintendent communications? >> I I I would like to say it's nice to see
that your presence out in the community. a lot of pictures, a lot of places you've been and u some of the things that I haven't been able to see. It's nice that see that you're tapping into that. >> Good. I'm glad you like that because I like that. >> I think making relationships for real
and not through an email or something like that. You know, kind of last night you were walking and drive by you and you know, those are the kind of conversations you can have with people in the community that seem genuine. So, thank you for appreciating that because I love doing
Right. Thank you also for modeling the uh values and presenting your report in that way. I think it aligns perfectly with how it should scale throughout the school district. So I I loved this format.
>> It was great and insightful and hopefully um others in our community click on it and read it as well. >> I think so. All right, we will move on to 3.5. Personnel isformational items only. And with that, we will move on to our
consent agenda. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> Thank you, Kate. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Great. Thank you, Patrick. All those in favor of approval of the consent agenda, say I.
All those opposed same sign. Motion carries. Right. We are on to our discussion item for this evening is recording of the board uh meetings. So our current policy is that the board records all regular school board
meetings which we are in this evening. And so I'll just open up the floor for discussion. >> I can start. I think it's valuable and um important for transparency sake to just change our
policy to recording all of our public meetings. Um that way it's very inclusive of the public and nobody misses any action items we take or items that may be of particular interest to them in the community. It's also a great way for us to connect with community.
Um because everyone is busy, especially parents of students. We want to encourage their participation at different sporting events and not a lot of times people are able to get here for sometimes two or three hours that we like to hang out together. So, it's nice
to have that reference um to go back to um I would agree with Kate. I I just think that it's really important that we build the relationship with the community and I think that we need to do that by being transparent. Um so I think that recording all meetings and um again
to just working parents, busy families, it's hard to get here for meetings. Um even and when I was on vacation at our last meeting, I was able to go back and well, I read the notes and stuff, but just being able to reference things like that like would be able to to open it up
more. I'd just like to throw out a perspective um just from my experience in the past. Um in previous board meeting, I mean prior to me even being on the board, when I would come to a board meeting that
wasn't recorded or televised or any of the like the dialogue at the board table was just very open and honest and people were more willing vulnerable in asking a silly question or you know further insight into said issue that was being
discussed and one thing that is one thing that has changed since they have been recorded now is that conversation has really subsided people are really calculated in how they talk and things because they don't want to sound silly
or ask a dumb question so I would say that's one thing that the board has lost in that process. >> The only thing that I would add to that, I I kind of see that point and I I think also that it it allows them to be more
uh the community to be more interactive with our board meetings when they're here versus when they're listening online. And I think that's important. I I would like to see that more than necessary. every meeting. Um because I think that's
more important to see it for themselves than just that's just my opinion. With all due respect, what would you say to people that don't feel comfortable driving at night or cannot get here due to transportation or other
um other things where they're not able to physically be here? >> Uh I would, you know, I I can't speak to that because I don't have those issues. So, uh I I I understand where you're coming from. Yeah, that might be
something, but I bet that's a very select few versus the people that could be here and be in person. Um I understand that. I don't disagree. Either way, it doesn't bother me if we record them because I'm we're going to do what's right for Cass Manderville
School anyway. That's the way I feel about it. But um I do see both sides of it. Uh the point of it is that I'd like to see more interaction with the people uh to to come in and be a part of the
and listen. And I just think that would be more of that. And then on Patrick's part, we can be more free and be open and say what we really feel. a lot of times. That's just my take. >> I I think just in the sake of
transparency, I I wouldn't mind them all being recorded and um anybody has access to them. Nobody can question what happened or what was said. Um especially, you know, in the future if we are, you know, trying to raise a new bond or referendum, you know, people are going to want I think there's going to
be more interest and there's going to be more people who can't come or want to know what's going on. um gives me a chance to at least have that access to that information. >> I also think um I actually have seen a behavior shift too, but in a very good way that I've appreciated more of a
formal professional tone at the board table. when we've been recording. Previously, when we didn't record, there was a lot of public pressure to record and the union spent a long time recording for us, which gained a lot of public interest, which weren't that exciting of meeting. So, by just being
transparent and putting it out what our meetings actually are. Um, they're usually not eventful. Usually, it's very procedural. are going through things that um were required by law to go through. And unless something is of particular interest, there aren't a lot of people that show up. Um previous to
wanting to be on the board, Eric, I didn't see you show up to meetings. We don't have attendance often unless there is a hot topic on the board table. even in forums the schoolboard members who are or the um people running
especially before we're only watching online options and weren't physically coming to a board meeting. So I don't think that expectation is appropriate of our community. It's just not something we see and we can't force that. other discussion or thoughts from the
board. >> Just for clarity purposes, when you say um the all the meetings, do you also mean work sessions? Because there's some confusion there whether it's a special meeting, a regular meeting, or a work session. I would just love to hear some
clarity on that. I know we're not taking a vote tonight, but that would help because I think there's people that get confused when we say record a meeting. We don't always mean work session. Do we Some of those can be four or five hours. You know, when you guys were working on the strategic plan, um we have
capabilities now to do that, but is that the intent when I hear this conversation? >> No, not mine individually. I we don't really do a lot of work sessions. We did a lot to hire a new superintendent, but I would view work sessions more as like
committee meetings where you're doing a lot of the work um and not so much as the formal special or regular meetings where we're actually taking items or action on items and everyone else speak. I would agree with that as well.
I think this is I mean that's what I consider the work sessions are outside of the field of study. So >> does that help? >> It does. So again, this is just a discussion item um this evening and so
turn that back over to superintendent um to bring forward um in the future. All right, with that we'll move on to 6.2, our new business. And these are the first readings of the policies um that
we discussed previously. And if you have any concern as you read through all of those or go back through them again, please reach out to our policy committee. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Did I miss six point? I did. >> I missed that first action item. Thank
you for catching me on that. Um, six point. I guess I might have practiced that. Uh, 6.1. Our first action item is old business approve the KM schoolboard handbook. So, this handbook um I think the overcast has seen a number of times. I think it's been through our policy
committee more than once um to review and I think it's going to be a great tool uh for both board to lay out um our guidelines and policies to follow um but also for future board members as we on board a new board member in January as
well. So, with that um I'll take a motion to approve the C school board handbook. I'm sorry. Did you make a motion or >> I'll take a motion. >> Okay. Um, I'll make a motion to approve the came school. >> We have a motion. Is there a second?
>> I'll second. >> All right. Is there any discussion before we go? >> I just wanted to thank the committee that went through this so thoroughly and then all of Carlin's hard work to put this together. I think it's going to be super helpful moving forward. especially
in January when we welcome a new school board member. >> With that, all those in favor of approval of the CAM school board handbook say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Same sign. Motion carries. >> All right. Now, jumping back to new
business. I forg. So again, I think um we've covered that those are first read and we can move on to approving the building handbooks which is 6.2.2. take a motion to for approval.
>> So move. >> Thank you, Kate. There's a motion. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Any discussion on the hands? Hearing none, we'll make a motion. Uh we have a motion and a second on the floor to approve. All those in favor of
approval of 6.2.2 building handbooks for the school year 2526. State I >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. We're on to 6.2.3. Approval of the foster care transportation
agreement. Anything superintendent that you'd like to state on this? >> This is a pretty This is a very standard No, >> this is a very standard agreement. Um, we do have one board member that'll be abstaining. um she has a contract with
um this company and just to not have any chance of overlap we're going to ask her to abstain but there's nothing new in this just our transportation agreement with our foster care um students. >> All right. Do we have a motion uh for approval of our foster care
transportation agreement? >> So moved. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. motion and a second on the floor. Any discussion? Hearing none. Uh all those in favor of
approval of the foster care transportation agreement state I. >> I. All those opposed, same sign. And then we're recording one abstension as well for this evening. Right. And our item 6.2.4 for approval
of our student lunch price increases for the 2526 school year. Bob, did you have any comments you'd like to make regarding that? >> Not really. It's just um a formality that we need to keep that adult meal price above that certain threshold so
that student meals aren't subsidizing the adults. So, we're recommending a 5% increase on both the breakfast and adult lunches. And the student lunches again will be free this year by the state.
>> All right. Do we have a motion to approve the 5 cent increase for uh the 2526 school year? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Patrick. Is there a second? >> Yes, sir. >> Any further discussion on the adult and
student lunch prices? All those in favor state I. >> I. All those opposed, same sign. And thank you also for pointing out that the student lunch will be free to all students again this year.
>> And breakfast. All right. We are on toformational items. Our next regular school board meeting is September. Our special school board meeting is September 8th and our regular school board meeting on Monday, September 22nd.
that I'll take a motion to adjurnn >> and a second. >> I'll second. >> All those in favor of say I. >> I. All opposed. >> We are ajourned. Thank you everyone. Have a wonderful evening.
>> Did you see the arm? >> It's such a great organization. >> Thank you. Oh, I didn't even notice. >> Oh my god, that's so cool.