All right, I've got straight up 7 o' April 27th, 2026 call to order school board meeting and Shannon is absent this evening. 3.0 is the open forum. I do not receive
any uh requests for public comments this evening. So, we move on to 4.0. The approval of the agenda. We do have a couple that uh couple of things. So on the consent agenda and be under contracts
for J Tren. So that is the psychology services for the district schools schools
this next coming school year. And then on 16 which is the garbage and service contracts. Just a type over there. Um says exhibit 12 up there and it says exhibit 10
12. Is there anything else that needs to be added? >> Yes. >> Okay. The special board meeting that was held 14 April exhibit 2 changed the from whoever actually made a
motion to not I think she did. Anything else on the further additions? I'll take a motion to approve of those three changes
by Scott by Danny. Any further discussion hearing? None. All those in favor. Motion carries. 5.0 is the approval of the minutes. So as Danny has just pointed out
change first to the motion to there any other changes to those minutes hearing none I'll take a motion to approve that change
by Danny second hearing none all those in favor motion carries 6.0 is the music program. So, Chad, go ahead. >> Good evening. So, I don't have a sheet for you. Our uh AV contractor was here
today and we were doing punchless stuff. So, that was good, but took away my extra time to make you a flyer. So, um I'm here on behalf of the Vanquoir um for a possible tour in March of 2027 and we're looking at going to Nashville. So
we're looking for your blessing um for this uh tour include both the high school band and choir students all have the option to go um the way it's designed is that we would leave on a Tuesday evening be back on a Saturday. So and at the end of the quarter so
Friday there's no instruction so it' be two student days. Um in past there's been tours that have been approved that missed you know four or five days. So we're trying to do our best to keep kids in school of course. Um that's the first and foremost uh goal in high school. Um
and we're going to doing a lot of different things. I could give you the laundry list if you'd like, but everything from um the grand old to line dancing as well as performances for the students as well as a master class at our university all down there in
Nashville, which is a hub of music recording and a lot of history there for our country. So, um, a lot of great things we, uh, presented to the kids last week just with, you know, saying we need school approval yet, but they were super excited about it and they're
starting to, uh, clamor and get excited about that for next year. So, um, any questions? >> Is there any requirements that they're meeting all their academic requirements before going on this trip? >> Um, I mean, I guess we haven't set those
parameters, but it is, you know, eligibility. We didn't definitely, you know, that would be a it's a little hard when they're pay, you know, they pay they've invested, you know, money into it, but also to your point, yeah, if they're failing a class, they shouldn't be missing more instruction, right?
>> So, we hope that that's not the case, but we're doing our power to help them. >> How much is it going to cost? >> Uh, we've got the cap at $1,000 per student, and we hope we can do some, too. lower that. You know, it's but it's, you
know, everything costs more every day. Um, doing our best to we can help kids where we can help them, but giving them enough time here to put away some money this summer and next fall. Uh, we'd love to have a thousand%
participation. That's not a reality. Um, but if we can have uh we'd love to take two buses down there, but if we can fill one, that was also um for our kids. >> So, does the school pay for any of that thousand?
>> Uh, there's no financial contribution from the school district. No, this is from the kids and their parents and some fundraising, but um I I'll say personally I dislike fundraising. It's it's a hard thing. I just that's not my favorite thing to do. We do a little bit
of it is an opportunity. Um but we do also like to offer items where we um offer our music, you know, and then we don't for concerts, but maybe an extra event or two next year where we do some special music for our community. Um, and some outreach and those kind of things
and maybe we can have some contributions that way. >> Yeah. So if you guys just good with it, I'll do a motion. >> Sit down. >> Thank you.
I'll take a motion to approve a band choir trip for 2027 to Nashville. Motion by second by Matt. Any further discussion?
Hearing none. All those in favor? I post Motion carries approved. >> All right. 7.0 was the honors and recognitions for the audience. I can speak to that. Um the board may
remember last year. It was the first time we did this, but there is a new program that we have through the Merbed um that is called the Unstoppable Games. And essentially it's a it's a really
cool program of of of competitive games put on um specifically for students with specific special needs and um kids who attended last year had an amazing experience. Um and it's happening again
this year. So we've invited some of our special education teachers to speak to this. Um, and this kind of falls in the recognitions area because to make something like this happen, it um, it's a Mervet sponsored event, but it does require it doesn't happen without our
special ed staff kicking in the extra effort to do all the organizing and determining the students who can attend and and making sure that their needs are covered and transportation, all these pieces. And so, I'll let Morgan go ahead and tell you a little more about it. Yeah, like Scott said, that's coming up
this Wednesday at SMSU and Marshall. It's a high energy day of adaptive events for our special needs students in grade 3 through 12. Um there are eight activities that come on that day. Um it's relay races, soccerers, lawn jobs,
javelin throws. Um it it celebrates inclusion and teamwork and kind of brings all these students together to celebrate their unique differences. Um this year lack of bringing 19 students total. It's Appleton Milin's first time going. And we're bringing four of our
students. Um, so it should be fun. Um, it's a great opportunity for them to build confidence, um, experience success, and show that every ability is truly a superpower. Um, I also would like to add that if anyone wanted to watch, the opening ceremony will be live streamed on the MVT Unstoppable Games
Facebook at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. So, thank you. >> Thank you. And I would just like to recognize our special education staff and um and also the mer red staff and specifically Brandon Ramo who organized
this the first time and has the person who dream this up and made it a reality. So thank you to all those people. student council here this evening. Then we'll go to our live update.
Good evening. Just go over some updates. was kind of the last time was figure it out. And at that time we were working on the intercom system high school. I thought it went really well before school started.
Really not any headaches or anything like that. We maybe identified a couple areas in the kitchen where it needs additional boost for a couple dishwasher. The other half of that was kind of going
through like my inventory if you will that way. Alongside that, I built a tool that will take my different spreadsheets, put it together into a system, really get us some good data on
life devices, serial numbers, pull everything together, what everything is in our system. So hopefully that's something I can wrap up this summer and all this stuff in there. So use the AI tool to build my own
platform on that. So I can take reports and vendors reports take multiple systems include all of them and actually have some useful data to make some decisions on budget wise as we move forward. uh started off this year
the AI world has really changed things in the IT world every profession I guess if you will uh some of the things that I've been able to do to increase efficiencies we had like a student checkout system when student leaves
there's a paper form where everyone had to sign their names so I took that moved it all over Google Docs when student leaves page just hits the bottom and emails it all the students to tell the teachers they get they can all go in on one
common document piece of paper on the building some other tools some automation tools for creating accounts just been really help moving towards the 26th 27th school year lots of
projects going on the biggest one is our VMware virtualization software that runs all the stuff our servers run. There's a company called Broadcom bought out VMware
taken and just eliminated all the educational discounts. Two years ago, our cost for license was 5,500. In the middle of the year in December, they raised our price 18,000. Looking to next year, December when we
December 31st, it's projected to be almost $40,000. >> So, >> yeah, seriously. And this is this is industrywide. It's not affecting us. It's not negotiations. It's it's they're just they want large customers only and they're pushing
smaller clients off so they can raise the price on the bigger customers and have less headaches. So, uh worked with Mr. Good part of the winter here. Uh we have a solution. It's called Proxmox. It's a open-source solution. It's something I've used before. There's over
1.5 million installs. There's support for it. So, what I'm going to do over the summer, I'm going to take our system, convert it to the Prox Monox, and the only additional support. So, we'll go from $40,000 to like $3,000
cost moving forward. So, it's it's a huge headache. Um there's some other solutions out there that we can go forward, but this is the most effective solution very comfortable. So, we should be
the other thing that's affected by AI is memory chips. It's almost like CO all over again. Like the costs of Chrome devices skyrocketed. The cost of service skyrocketed. I was able to book our Chromebook replacements in March
at the March price for next year. So we were able to secure those quotes for in March $300 for device. July is going to be over $400. that much increase
there's a lot moving in the hardware world just due to that AI world next thing is our firewall is on its fifth year that's max firewalls we got
funding coming so firewall the last thing I need to wrap up before July would be the go integration for a software So there's a a full docket the VMware conversion
probably most of the work will happen in the summer might be a few things that won't be moved over but I haven't question you need always. >> There you go. You going to ask for help? Do you have
somebody qualified that we can contract to help you? >> You know, in in the summer is probably my busiest time. We've been able to utilize when comes in like when we're ready to open
those up. They help me go through I would say maybe like a student help or something throughout the summer. looking for internship or anything like that. Long as you think it's big bang for your buck. Otherwise, is there somebody in
contract that has to help you make your job easier? And if so, can we get a cost? >> The only other question I had was and and I and I think this has been talked about in the past, but Wi-Fi
availability during events and and having ability for guest Wi-Fi or students to do their homework, other things during, you know, sporting events, other types of items. Is that
something that we can get into or >> Sure. Yeah, you're interested. Soy. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, yeah. So, there there is a Wi-Fi access point in the gym that I guess it was originally designed for
like staff devices, classroom activities. Uh handles about maybe 100 people on one Wi-Fi access point. So if you want to look at I can certainly put some numbers together and see what it cost probably two solid access points
additional there many people otherwise what happens is people's connections start dropping complaints like hey my not working yeah something interested
>> I know I mean it's very beneficial when we go to other places log on whatever homework. >> Yeah. Just take a couple wires and a couple more questions.
>> Okay. Um we have officially elected our officers for next four years. Um our president will will be Our vice president is Casey Tweet. Our secretary/treasurer is Brooklyn.
Our junior representative is Chloe France. And our sophomore rep is our teacher appreciation breakfast will be held next Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00 a.m. in the area. Our
party will be Saturday, May 16th for all active members of the students. >> Moving on to 10.0 is the acceptance of gifts and donations for tonight. Thank you to Cargill by
any discussion hearing none. All those in favor I post carries 11.0 is the financials. Drew unfortunately not able to be with us tonight. So you can look through the usual
reports that he presents investments people served. >> Yeah. I mean the uh if you look at the you know where we're at in budget things are tracking the way we want them to as expected. The one that that Drew and I did want to point out though is uh we're
up six more students this month from the pre previous month putting us at approximately 30 students well not approximately plus 30 students over budgeted which is a a nice place to be. So very thankful for welcome home.
Sorry. >> All right. 12.0 is the uh payment bills in place for the month. Make a motion to approve the April 26 board bills of $158,421.20, March 26 manual checks of $46,179.54, and the April 26 construction bills of
$59,223.93 for grand total of $263,82467. >> Okay, got a motion by Scott. Second, second by Matt. Any discussion on bills and plans for tomorrow? Hearing none. All those in favor? >> Motion carries. 13.0 is the consent
agenda. Uh so on this month, it looks like we hired a whole bunch of people, but it's actually summer success is that second uh spot there. So summer school. And then of course we have that contract with J
for his services or anyone within his group is 39,900 per year. What was that for? >> Schools school psychology and I I can speak to that. Um all
districts requires a school psychologist. um one or more school psychologists. School sites are in really short demand or sorry really short availability right now. Um most colleges don't uh even have
a program anymore. Um I know people who have had to go as far as Washington state to get into an acceptable program. Um we've been fortunate enough and this actually goes back to I think it was Ellen Worth last year we stumbled across Jay Tran Hill who's been fantastic for
us. provides that service on a contract basis. Uh he's kept his fees the exact same since uh you know the last two years and then this year. So um it's a lifesaver for us because I think we really struggle to hire it.
>> So that's just the summer is that the whole year was 39,900. >> That's the whole year. He's he's been with us uh you know the last this is this coming year will be his whole year. So 26 27 school year
>> and he does fantast. that's listed on questions on motion to approve. Any further discussion? None. All those in favor? Motion carries. 14.0 is to solicit bids
for the high school gym bleachers. So, competition gym. So, this again is using some of that referendum. that is left over. The bleaches that we currently have are
original, so they are old. Um, and unfortunately, we're not so buildings and grounds is moving that up to the board to to ask for that approval to send out bids
for 14 and 15 are just bids. So it's not like >> until we figure out we're not buying them or anything by any further discussion hearing none. All those in favor
>> I post motion carries. Another project that was um we're looking at with those same referendum dollars plus some interests um is to update the wait room. Um
currently the weight room's got stuff and other areas. Um, so looking for some companies to give us a bid on what new equipment, all the same type of
equipment, you know, something that's more up to date than what we got. Um, again, to Ken's point, this is just to get solicitation. So, what's out there? How much cost to add to quite a lot
I'll take a motion to approve that solicitation. Motion by any further discussion hearing none. All those in favor 16 is the garbage and recycling
contracts. Again, that's exhibit 12. sanitation very pricing with us. >> There's no questions on that bid. I'll take a motion to approve by Scott discussion
hearing none. All those in favor 17.0 is the second reading of policy number 523 that we talked through in the March meeting. So if you look at exhibit 13, and this
was brought up in a previous meeting when it was uh just a reading, but there are a number of policies that apply to either staff or students. Um and the purpose of of this is to basically draw attention to the fact that you know
their harassment policy is it applies to staff, the harassment also applies to students. And so that's the purpose behind this. It just basically denotes that when it comes to chemical use, harassment, violence, tobacco free environment,
those apply to staff and student. Is that anything to add? Any changes, thoughts, questions? by Scott. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor 18.0 is um to recommend tenure for
probationary teachers that you see listed there. Six this year. Motion to approve motion by Scott by Matt. Any further discussion?
Hearing none. All those in favor? I motion carries 19.0 is to continue the contract with the probationary teachers. So these are ones that are not eligible for tenure yet, but we want them to continue on
individuals listed by second by Matt. Any further discussion? All those in favor too. I just like to draw attention to this. We did this last year as well, but you know, um moving to tenure with an employee is is a noteworthy thing. And I
just want to point it out, you know, because that's that's a basically us saying, you know, you you've proven yourself to us and we want to have a longterm commitment with you as a part of our district. And so just want to say congratulations to those people who have
got that approved today. >> Moving on to the leaders report. Marine or Scott? >> I do a couple things. Number one, um just a kind of a circle back to the flex scheduling discussion we had last time.
I did meet with students the other day. Um kind of inform them, walk through the process. Um for some feedback on a survey that I created in terms of what are some ideas that they would find beneficial for that flex time. So that deadline was today. I had not had a
chance to look through that, but um received a little bit of feedback from kids a bunch and stuff that seem they seem pretty excited about the opportunity. Um also the career pathways, there's a visual in front of you. I I do want to thank Miranda Eson who's worked right along with me. Um I
think I challenged her technology skills. Um, she said she was glad to be done. She She's getting her administrative license, so she's she said she's happy to be done working on this with me. >> I did not say that. >> Well, okay, maybe I'm reading between the lines. Um, but anyway, this is this
is a I'd say a pretty close um final component here. you can read it a little bit better and obviously if you can imagine it enlarged um quite a bit but this is essentially all of the classes that we offer at Lacaro Valley um embedded into the career pathways areas
so that kids can kind of get a look at this and then what I do hope to do is electronically um piggybacking off of this put some potential career options on a link from our website that kids can get into and say okay if I want to go into nursing or
or whatever um we can we can give them a few little extra components there. So, I think when it's all said and done, it'll be a great piece. But I want to thank Miranda for her her work and um assistance with this. Any questions on that?
You can read it a little bit better than the last one. I think on your um your survey and your results, will you share that with us >> on the on the flex? >> Yeah, I sure can. Y >> yeah, we're just looking for um idea. So
you you're curious in what they're >> just what their ideas are today. >> Yep. >> Um and then the last thing, uh we were scheduled to have a mock crash today out here from the National Honor Society. Obviously with the weather that got postponed, we're looking at temporarily
trying to reschedule it for early next week, but it's it's something we do every few years and we're due and it's a pretty powerful experience typically. Um, and I think good practice for our local EMT services, etc. So, uh, and
then lastly, I just want to we're we're nearing the completion this week of NCA testing. So, um, thanks to Marine and all of our teachers for the leg work on that. Um, it's a it's a stressful time. It's kind of the buildup for a lot of work that's been done throughout the year. So, I'm hoping that we can see
some exciting growth and results from that. >> That's all I have. >> You stole my thunder. Talk about MCA, but stolen. >> Um, just a reminder though that the reading results are not available on
demand. They will not be available until fall 2026. So, that's one piece that will hold us back a little bit when we're setting goals for next year. Um, math results are on demand. So, we have
access to those right now. We only have two outstanding assessments, one reading, one math due to an attendance issue last week and we'll start science tomorrow. >> Why is the reading not available? >> Yep. So the ELA standards were new, the
English language arts standards were new this year and so the MCA is a new assessment to align with those new standards and MD has not set the performance level
for the stand or for the assessment. >> So they'll work on that this summer and they have everything ready to rock and roll. >> I had it done yesterday. Well, wouldn't you think? Yes. >> Did we test for science?
>> This starts tomorrow. >> Science starts tomorrow. Yep. >> And those will be readily available as well. >> Correct. If you recall last year, those were not readily available, but yes, they will. Uh
retraction, it takes about an hour. So, not like right away, but it takes a little bit of time. So we can expect to see some at the next school board meeting on our map and our science. >> So we can share those publicly. >> They're embargoed. The results are
embargoed. Like I could if Miranda said I want to see how my child did. I could share that with her ch with her, but I can't share in a public forum. >> So you can't even share this just the averages for the
>> Oh, I could do that. I'm not concerned about the individual. >> Yeah, we can do generics. >> It would surprise me, but >> well that >> they're just not official results until correct. >> Until they're officially released,
>> it's usually August when they officially take the embargo off. >> But yes, I can I will percentages for you. >> Yes, >> the only things I have to add in addition would just be um you know as
we're doing a for preparing for superintendent search um our district leaders have identified um reps from the district building leaders at Minnesota and 70 etc um to be feedback providers
for that process. So that's all and ready to go. Um, also just wanted to give a a update on the SRO. It's been fantastic having those guys in the building and they've already proven to be very useful. I think Scott probably could speak to that more than I can, but
uh it's it's also been great to see them interacting with kids and present during arrivals and dismissals and things like that. So, um, we'll continue to give you updates as we get going, but it's it's been a good thing. So they're outside
when the buses are showing out and whatever. >> They're typically here on site. I would say sometimes it's outside, sometimes it's >> Yeah. I mean I they're seeing kids right when they're here and it's not full time right now, but they're passing time, lunchroom, you know, breakfast. They are
visible. Both of them do have done an outstanding job. >> And that's cool. But I'm also more worried about the wouldbees out in the parking lot or the ones out driving around, you know what I I think the students it's great. >> Yeah. >> But having that presence out there is
kind of what we're doing to push, right? Like we don't want to be an easy target. >> That's what I've been kind of trying to message. >> I would say the majority of the days that they are here on site, they're outside. They're just not full time.
>> No, I get that. >> I'd say even before they were here, they were parked out there quite frequently. Yes. City part of it. looking that way or looking that way or maybe looking this way. I don't know. But being dismounted out there with the
kids is what I kind of was asking. Thank you. Uh just one last thing before we adjourn. May is going to be t busy. Um, so we have those uh special meetings
coming up. So, Monday, May 4th at 7:30. Um, Wednesday, May 13th at 7:30 a.m. again. Um, Friday will be the interview day. So, Friday, May 15th. Um, that'll be an all day event at in the STEM lab.
Um, and then if we do need a second round, we've we put that for Saturday, May 16th. And then um with hopeful uh ability to approve the contract uh already on May
18th as well contract is not ready for approval that meeting will get those in mind. >> Just for your awareness there chair Friday I can be there until roughly
around 3:00 in the afternoon and I have no intention of being on Saturday. All right. Anything else for tonight? Um just a reminder for if you haven't done so already, just turn in your
scholars donation. Thank you. I think it would be good just to publicly say that we're not like we're not rushing into a a superintendent with these dates, right? Like there has to be
somebody that fits the bill to select those dates, not just none of the candidates are on searching. Anything else for
a motion to >> I so move motion by sir Danny I'll second by all those in favor I post motion carries
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