All rise for the pledge of allegiance, please. 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.
>> Roll call. I'm happy to report. Is everyone present tonight? So that's wonderful. Make mention of that. We have an agenda in front of us this evening. Mr. Mayock, are there any additions or corrections to the agenda? >> Well, the agenda should be all all set,
ready to go. >> Great. I would entertain a motion to approve the agenda. >> I make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Motion made by Miss Tyer, seconded by Miss Urky to approve the agenda as presented. All in favor say I. >> I
>> opposed. Motion carries. Happy to have you join us this evening, Mr. Mach. Um we will start with you and your report >> and I will turn it over to our admin
team. Uh Dr. Meyer is out today. She was ill unless she's standing there. But uh so I guess the order would be according to the slideshow. >> All right. Thank you. >> Yeah.
>> And secondary >> secondary Mr. Burn, welcome. >> Well, thank you. Um right now we're kind of in a low in between fall seasons, winter seasons. Uh we finished up first quarter third and second quarter and
actually we're starting to um take a look at registration and um what we're going to offer, what classes we can offer, um some numbers, things of that. Um and then we're also having um discussions about our daily schedule is
is what we have right now, what is best, and if not, what can we do to make it better? Um there there's some things out there that we need to come up with a time to be able to have interventions according to read act. Um I think there's a time we can inter get those
interjected into a schedule. Um so our schedule next year may look just a little bit different than your our seven period day we have right now. Um either beginning or end probably four days a week. So we can we can use that time to help kids. Um use it for some social
emotional learning. Uh use it for homework, use it for for make up tests, use it for many different things, but um we are in the the infancy discussion of that to see what we can do better there. Um like I said, the winter activities
are beginning mid quarter. It will be December 5th before I see you again. And there's also a holiday concert um in the high school on December 8th. Questions? Thank you.
>> And following along who's next and >> Oh, wait. >> Oh, she's making >> Oh, she was trying to My apolog. >> Oh, you're just fine. Welcome, Mac.
>> Don't pick on her or I'll say bad things to you. >> We have a very large respect for you, Miss Bentley. I hope you're having a great day. >> All right, community ed. We have a lot of fun stuff coming up here pretty soon.
Um, we have our preschool concerts on Tuesday and Thursday, December 2nd and 4th. That's in the evenings. We always get a fantastic turnout for those. Um, preschoolers have been practicing really hard for our concerts. Our last session of ECF for this fall is tomorrow
evening. Otherwise, um, youth arrangement, we have after school Lego club, art club still going on. School age care, we have, um, partnered with Wasa County 4. um they are going to start coming in once a month beginning
in December for um probably about an hour and a half to over activity with the kids after school. Right now it's just because it's just with Zika County, we're only going to be doing it in Richland. So um after we probably get one or two months under our belt for
that, I'm going to contact whoever I need to to see if we can set up the same thing with Steel County for 4 over in this building. Otherwise, uh, youth recreation. We had the youth basketball tournament on Saturday at the secondary
school. That went very well. Um, lots of teams, lots of people participated in it. Looks like the kids had a lot of fun. Um, youth dance program, we have a recital coming up on December 6th in the morning um, in this building as well.
We've got um, pickup basketball going strong, men's volleyball, open gym. We have that Wednesday nights. Otherwise, um, hour is our fitness program with Emily Schultz. We have walkers starting to come into the building now because it's getting cool outside. And then
cookies with Santa is also coming up on November 29th. So that Thanksgiving um Saturday. That's what we have coming up so far. Any questions about anything? >> All right. Awesome. Thanks, guys. >> Thank you.
And now, Miss Peterson, please. >> Thanks for joining us. request. >> Looked at it earlier. >> Yeah, >> it's on the agenda. >> I know. So these are last year's goals that were
set by Mr. Tupex and the admin team and so I am just reporting on the data that I collected and the results from that. So there are five goal areas and each one of those goal areas has individual specific school goals and I'll go over
all of those individually. So the first goal area is children are ready for school. There are two sub goals in this one. The first one says by September of 24 and continuing continuing annually after 80% of NRG kindergarteners will have attended a
preschool. So what I did is I looked at the kindergarteners and if they had attended any preschool whatsoever um we counted that as part of the percentage. So out of the 51 kindergarteners 44 attended some kind of a preschools for 86%.
that is above 80 that was a goal met. The second one was that there's going to be an increase in the number of students within our district boundaries that are attending NRG preschool as compared to the previous year. So two years ago um
it would have had 61 kindergarters so a little bit larger group of kiddos. 70% of those attended NRE preschool programming. Last year in 2024, we had 51 kindergarters and 39 of them attended
NRG ones for 76%. So we did increase our locally um ran programming by 6%. So that is also a goal met. Two, preparing students to be lifelong learners. The goal was 50% of our prek all the way through 12th grade students
will enroll in an extracurricular activity longer than one week. So the breakdown was at the elementary we have 55% of our students that participated and at the secondary level 67. So for a total of 61% of our students that is a
mat. Manchester is the um >> majority of that sports >> at the high school level. I'd say maybe twothirds. You got to think about yearbook, >> um you know, student council,
one act plays, all of the different clubs that are available to kiddos. All of that I put into account >> and we just tally. >> Yep. Knowledgeable. It's not a sport, but that's definitely a piece of the puzzle. FFA is part of that. It's a big
program. Their third goal is that all racial and economic achievement gaps between students are closed. The goal was that the gap between free and reduced and special ed students and the nonfree and reduced and non-special ed students would be reduced at a rate
equal to or greater than the state average measured by MCA math and reading. So these numbers are a little bit trickier to read. The top line is NRG. The bottom is the state. So two years ago there was a non free and reduced
points. Free and reduced points for a gap of 10.4 points. That's the gap in between. So I know the production gap. Last year we only had a 7.6 point gap between the two school or between the two areas. So
we did decrease our number by 2.8. The state only decrease their number by.3. So we did reduce more than they did. So that's a goal met. But there's four areas for free and reduced non-free and
reduced math. Two years ago the gap was 22 points between those two areas. Last year it was 15 points between those two areas. We did reduce our gap by 6.8 points. The state only reduced theirs by 0.9. So we
definitely surpassed them. So that was another area that was met. And then we have the special education population. So the non-special education population two years ago was at this
number. The special education population was at this number for a gap of about 28.3 points. Last year that gap did decrease by8. Okay, so it's still a large gap but we did decrease a little bit. The state
decrease by 7. We decreased one tenth more than them. So that's still performing better than the state. So that's a met. If you look at the math for sped and nonsped students, two years ago the gap
was 29.9 points between those areas. it went down to 29.2 for um we did we did shrink our gap by.7 but the state shrunk their gap by 1.0. So we did not shrink our gap greater
than the state did. So that one's not met. So overall I have to count this one as not met because one of those areas did not meet the criteria. The fourth is that all students are ready for career college by June of 25.
100% of 12th grade students will create their personal plan in major clarity career and college readiness platform. And when speaking with Liz, she said that they all had an account created, but not all of them were good at
updating it and keeping it up to date. So, that one's an And the fifth one has three different bullet points, and that's that all students graduate from high school. This one is tricky because 2025 data is
not on the MTE report card yet. So, I looked at it a little bit more historically and kind of called it a multi-year goal. And so two years ago, um, the four-year graduation rate, so it looks at like 2020 students, did they
graduate? 2020 9th graders, how many of those nth graders graduated in a perfect four years? And our percentage was 84.8%. 2021 9th graders, if they graduated in
that perfect four years, we're at 95%. So that was a big increase from 2020 to 2021. This one is an ontrack. If it's a multi-year, it's either on track or not on track. The next one is a sevenyear
graduation rate. This is from 2017 9th graders and 2018 nth graders. So if you look at 20 um this would be the 2017 nth graders. And if they didn't graduate in a perfect four years, did they take a
little bit longer than four years to graduate? That would be that 94%. And that one went down to 88. And if they were 2017 nth graders and 2018 nth graders, you got to remember that CO was
in there, too. So that's a big part of it. That would have been 10th graders maybe when CO hit. So that graduation, but that one did not. um was not on track. And the third piece of this one was that
there will be an increase in the percentage of NHD students that have been enrolled for all of 9, 10, 11, and 12 as compared to prior years. So I looked at 2024 graduates and tried to figure out how many of those graduates have been with us in person all four
years. So out of those 67 graduates and 24, 56 we had all the way from 9th grade in person through. So that's 83.5%. Last year's graduates, there were 63 graduates. 51 of them we had had in
person for all four of those years. That is a decrease in our percentage. So that was not met. So then I put it on a little spreadsheet so you can see all of those individual goal areas. We have four goals that were met or are on track and four that were
not met or not on track. Have questions on the results? >> Mr. Mayhawk, do these need to be voted to be accepted so that I can submit the report or not? >> Yeah, we have that as an action item later on in the agenda.
>> Sounds good. >> Close that one out and open the next one. And you might need to ask for access for the next one. new goals for this school year. The five areas have not changed. So, those five areas are staying consistent,
which is nice. All children ready for school. We still have the overall preschool programming and the locally ran programming. So our goal is that 80% of our kindergarten students will have some kind of preschool programming before they come to us.
The second part of that is we want 70% of our students or higher to be at a locally ran NHG preschool program. Second goal area that preparing students to lifelong learners. We kept that exact same one from before that we really want
to encourage at least 50% or more of our students to be in an extracurricular activity outside of the school day. Three, instead of saying reduced at the rate equal or greater to, we left it that the score gap between the free free and
reduced and special education and the nonf free and reduced special education will be less than the state score gap as measured by the MCA math and reading scores. We want our students to perform higher than the state.
The fourth one, career college. Um, we did leave that goal the same and we will make sure that we put into place a few different checkpoints for those seniors so that they can um report what some of their goals are whether they're going into a career or college. So, we can
help them navigate that system a little bit better as seniors. So, that one does not change. And the fifth one, um, we were tracking those ninth graders, the ones that we had control over, the ones that we see in person and
have access to on a daily basis. We want those kids that we know are ninth graders that stay with us all four years to say that if we have them all four years, we want 95% or better of those students to graduate. >> I think we've talked about that in the
past. Just object here to that fouryear and that sevenyear rate. If they start with us, that's a very goofy calculation that if they start with us in ninth grade >> and then leave at any point, they are included in our graduation rate.
>> And so this one in particular, we want to be in control of the goal. And again, if they they leave us um we have no control of that student. So uh we felt this way gave us more control of those
students um or at least control of the outcome of those students and 95% would be basically two students um that would not so we we felt pretty good that we would
be able to obtain that. We're shooting for 100% obviously, but 95% is a high rate and you think that's pretty obtainable. >> Those are the five goal areas. >> I had a question. Um, you know, when
Grant was talking about maybe looking at the possibility of changing schedules and things like that for interventions, are those some of the action steps that you guys have brainstormed about to help bring these goals to
>> that could be like the free like the free and reduced special education population that maybe aren't um well special education population is getting serviced, but there's a lot of free and reduced students who are not getting that extra scoop of help once they go from elementary to
secondary. And maybe that's a way that that can get built into the programming. >> And then say for instance for the preschool and having more kids come to our school, what steps do they have in place to possibly bring that goal
>> to recruit kiddos? Yeah. >> Into preschool program. >> Whatever. >> Macy sends out >> registration. Yep. We send out registration information. It's in our book. Um, short of going and um direct
calling students and family direct calling families. Um, you know, trying to catch them at different events that we have. Uh, we haven't done a whole lot of that yet. Um, there's always going to be some kiddos that just, you know, their parents or families just don't
want them in preschool at that age. But there are some things that we haven't done yet that we can, you know, definitely um put into our recruitment um I guess not policies, but um just how we recruit kids and see if we can't get a
few more um scholarships and letting families know that we offer scholarships. That would be a big one, too. >> Thanks. >> Any other questions? I have a question about the free and reduced population
that now that the lunch program has changed in the state, do we feel we have an accurate number of what that actually is in our district as far as how do you is there any incentive for >> people to come forward and really sign
up? I always worry that so much of our decision making is referred to >> as free and reduced and I I always question the accuracy of that number and I again this is out of your control. I'm not saying but do you have a comfort
level on that or maybe that's a question for someone else? Everybody point at everyone else maybe there is no answer. >> No, I think that's a good point. Um obviously we still have a free and reduced number and and the vast majority
of that number is determined by the um direct certification that >> the families or students that are receiving services from the county are automatically >> okay >> receiving free and reduced lunch. We
still have our education benefits form that uh we ask families to fill out, but um that's to your point even harder to collect >> from families >> income too. But on on this report, as it
always has been, they're looking for that diversity. And those aren't really our our biggest diversity points that we have is our special ed and our free and reduced lunch students. So we're we're still kind of, you know, forced would be
the the word to to use those two uh gauges is the the best or the largest group of students that we have that are diverse of one another if that makes sense.
>> Yeah, it's an answer. >> Are we allowed to even send out and we can give them the paper forms yet? I mean, >> it's on JMC and Sarah. Sarah sits at a table at both >> buildings. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And it's on the website after July
1st. >> Yeah. >> But there's no incentive for family like >> I don't get like a benefit for filling it out with the school. >> Yeah, that's right. >> Yeah. >> Like telling everyone to fill it out that it helps us as a district, >> right?
>> Yeah. That's a, you know, >> well, the families do benefit actually if if we u the summer lunch program is based on >> the the number of is it 50% I believe we
have to qualify once we qualify that we're in like a fiveyear window and is it we're going on year four of that and if they would look at our numbers now we won't qualify for the free lunch our summer lunch program and
if the numbers remain where they are and in part that's because we're not receiving the the paper education benefits forms. Um the summer what's it called? the fund Sun Bucks the summer EVT
program um is also um the direct search receive that what is it $120 per student for reimbursement or the um card
that if the families fill and qualify out the head's benefit paperwork they would qualify for that summer program besides the summer lunch program. So, there are a couple things that way, but
for the most part, it is a program that the school district benefits from rather than the families benefit from. >> Do the parents know that when they fill that form out? >> Yeah. Yeah, that's >> loud and clear, but it doesn't
necessarily um connect the dots. families or people don't connect the dots on that. >> Yeah. Extra funding too >> as we get, you know, I think we have to we do make that loud and clear, but especially with the summer lunch program,
that's going to be a big if that one does go away. There's a lot of kids that come in and get those meals. >> We can we can question the whole logic behind the free and use the budget, but we're not in this boat alone. Every school >> Oh, yeah. Yeah.
>> So, that that's some in my mind that's somewhat of an equalization factor. >> Everyone has the same thing. >> Good point. >> All right. Thank you again. >> Thank you, Andra. >> All right. And
how are we? I got three things I'll report on the end of the admin administration or superintendent report. Um, we continue to talk with Southwest Metro and we did learn after our buildings and grounds meeting that JWP
is looking at moving out of Southwest Metro and joining up with um another ed collaboration out of St. Peter. And so uh Dr. Horton is working on some financial packages, what that would look
like and how that would impact the three remaining districts, ourselves, WM and and WASA. And so, um, talking with Dr. Horton, we probably have to get together here in uh early January
uh before a January board meeting to decide if we want to remain associate members and we want to make a commitment then to the um Morristown building purchase. So what I'm proposing to the board is have um
Dr. Horton join join our January organizational meeting and uh include the conversation about Southwest Metro and the Morristown facility and all the different questions
that go along with that levy. If you're okay with that, that's scheduled on Monday, January 5th. So that's typically a very short meeting half hour and we probably extend that by half hour or more if that works with everyone's
schedule >> 5:30 or 6. >> We usually start that one at 5:30 also. >> Is that correct, Mr. M? >> Yeah, it's right here. >> Yeah, right. >> Is he prime?
>> Yeah. prime rib for dinner, >> right? >> Thank you. Thank you. >> You should ask for that. >> I was offer that was a question.
>> I was Yeah, I was asking if you were providing that >> must be that connection. It sounded like an offer. >> Very bad. Um, I also wanted to mention here at the uh public forum, the public
meeting just to uh I added in the newsletter that the administrative team did put out a survey for our uh staff just on uh what's taking place as far as student mental health and what's being done with mental health as far as
lessons being taught, conversations being had within the classroom, within the uh co-curricular extra curricular any type of uh uh contact or connections that we have with students. Um, we got those results back and we put together a
a three and then kind of the recommendations that the administrative team would move forward with and um that's kind of our action plan and looking at implementing the different recommendations that we have and
probably the I would say the number one recommendation that we have would be just to continue to look at different professional development opportunities staff development opportunities for our staff to be um more comfortable, more
aware, more knowledgeable on mental health issues. Uh recognizing signs and uh um warnings, dealing with student mental health issues. And so Dr. Meyer
and Mr. Berg are working on different things with our student support team. Uh Mr. B Grant has lined up a public speaker to come uh for a student assembly. I think he has that scheduled or I know he has that scheduled for this
spring in April um to come in and and uh speak with our students. So um so you're aware if you have seen the newsletter and saw that information and I guess just again have that announced here at
our board meeting as well. And then the last thing here on my uh report and it pertains to our agenda item number seven. As we look at some future dates here, uh we do have our December meeting scheduled for New
Richland. We have our truth and taxation meeting at 6, then our regular meeting at 6:30 in New Richland. And that is the same night that our elementary Christmas concert is taking place in Ellenale. So I propose uh changing the location of
our December meeting, moving it to Ellenale, so that way we can just be around and be present. I think the concert does start at 6:00, the same time as our truth and taxation meeting starts, but if we get here early, we can
greet parents and grandparents as they're coming in. we could start our meeting and then once the our regular board session is over then we could anyone that's interested in building an enable could pop in and and catch the last part of the Christmas concert. So
if uh if we have to make a public announcement on that or make a a change >> that information that you have coming up here >> if you're interested in doing that I'd make that proposal here >> for consideration. Um, I think uh with a
little help from Carla here, I think with the truth and taxation being advertised as being at the Nicholand secondary site, >> I think we are legally bound to >> are we?
>> I believe that is is accurate. Yes, I appreciate your efforts to >> those business people are that stingy and that >> I think when uh No, I don't want to blame that on Carla. I think that is probably >> Carla.
I'll take that one for Carla. I appreciate her pointing out the fact that I and I do >> uh believe that that is I think it it's on the tax statements that that state >> the tax state right and said come to
Richland if you have a problem with this and that would be a very big conflict if >> that's so uh as much as we'd like to participate and and if there are people interested in in being at this concert we apologize for that. make the right
choice on what you need to do that evening. But the truth in taxation >> point I didn't think of that tax that was advertised either. >> So I appreciate that that thought behind it but I I think out of >> thank you legalities we will remain in
Richland for next for next month. >> I think it worked last year that it happened like that. >> It maybe did. >> It did. I think so. >> It's not like we've done it. >> Sure. That concert has worked before. I know. >> Yeah. >> Maybe that was in spring. Maybe not the
winter concert. Regardless, we've been around in here for one of my tickets. >> Could be. So, >> I appreciate that though. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. So, just so we're clear and the record is straight, next month's
meeting will be on in Richland as stated and the truth and taxation will be at 6 pm. So, Um, thank you everyone for your report there in the administrative reports. Are there any board member comments this evening?
>> Um, first off, I would like to thank Macy um for her awesome community activity for Halloween like you always. Um, I was able to stop up there for a couple minutes briefly, but it was amazing and the community seemed to be
having a really great time. So, I just want to thank you again for hosting that. Hi. Thank you again for hosting that. It It's a big deal to the community. And so, um I also want to congratulate the parliamentary team for
FFA for taking first place. I hear they rocked it. I'm so proud of them. So, I wanted to bring that up. >> Anyone else? I would just like to give a shout out to our entire staff um in light of the
recent tragedy within the school district of losing a student. Um some of the things I I noticed with staff going up and above um really was impressive and I think I speak for the entire board
of how that was handled and uh Mr. Ber I saw greeting students off the school bus paras I mean the school came together as a community and uh it it didn't go unnoticed I think so um the it was very
impressive of how that was all handled so thank you again on behalf of the school board for for all you did no one can be prepared for that and I thought you did a fantastic job so thank Anything
else? Um, we kind of covered number seven here, but the truth and taxation meeting will be Monday, December 15th at the secondary school media center at 6 p.m. Uh, the next regular board me meeting
will follow that at 6:30 p.m. And then that organizational meeting we touched on briefly about uh, January 5th there at 5:30 p.m. So, takes us to the consent agenda. And Mr. May would you introduce that please? >> Yeah. Our normal disclaimer for our
consent agenda is that the board has been provided with background material for each item or we have pre previously discussed it. These items will be acted upon with one vote without discussion. If a board member wishes to discuss any
of these items, we will remove it from the consent agenda and vote on it separately. But before we get to that agenda, we'll recognize the donations from this month. We've had a uh a $30 donation from Lavoy Ednet for our reach,
the thank you notes. The Ellenale Community Action Group made a $4,080 donation for our color run. The Wasika County Corn and Soybean Growers made a $500 donation for the National FFA Convention.
Uh, NRH PTO had a $47497.33 donation for Gopher Middle School recess and our HG track boosters and a $3,35 donation for the high jump pit covers. NRG basketball
boosters had a $1,2396 donation for new basketballs. That brings our donations up to $9,651.39 for a total year-to date of $52,25110 of donations to our school district. And with that information, I'd ask for your
approval on the consent agenda. >> I'll move to approve the consent agenda items as presented. >> Second. >> Motion made by Miss D. Cruz, second by Miss Tyer to approve the consent agenda as presented. All in favor say I.
>> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Uh we have the results of the 2425 comprehensive achievement and civic readiness goals. Or am I that was back in the report
section, right? We've gone over them. So we'll move >> I didn't put those into the action items. I just put them >> Oh, okay. Was that back to the approving them? Is that where you'd like to approve them? What we've already been
>> that was based on during your part there. And again, that's just a a yearly requirement. >> And will submit those to MDE and as you saw in that report that many of them were met, some of them were very close
to being met. And we need to have the board action that the goals were presented to you. Sure. In order to submit that at the state. >> Appreciate that. >> No. Um, it's actually Well, yeah, it is
an idea. >> It's not. >> So, let's start with the 2425 comprehensive achievement and civic readiness goals. >> Yes. I'll entertain a motion to approve those as presented. Please.
>> I'll move to approve the 2425 comprehensive achievement and civic readiness goals as presented. >> Second. >> Is that you? >> All right. Motion made by Mr. Shonrock,
seconded by Missy to approve the results of the 2425 comprehensive achievement and civic readiness goals. Are there any further questions? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. And then moving
on to the goals set for 2526. Uh the comprehensive achievement and civic readiness goals. >> Uh I'll move to approve the 2526 comprehensive achievement and civic readiness goals. >> Second. >> Motion made by Miss D. L Cruz, seconded
by Miss Tyer to approve the comprehensive achievement and civic readiness goals as presented. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> Opposed? Motion carries.
Uh we have a uh extended field trip before us this evening uh for the 10th through 12th grade Spanish Costa Rica trip. Uh, I don't believe Miss Olson was able to join us this evening, but Mr. Mayak, do you have some
information or anything on that? >> Yeah. Uh, just the same Costa Rica trip that uh, she has been running for a number of years. Uh, the paperwork has been submitted. She submitted that on time. I don't have that with me in front
of me. Mr. Bur, I don't know if you had that with you. >> It's linked. >> It's linked. >> Yeah, it's linked. Yeah, >> she'll be conducting some some fundraising. The part that I was looking for was just
basically the cost that um Jody has been doing it the same way I believe since uh since she started that she does have the requirements for uh the chaperones in place. Um as a chaperone in the last
trip we do the chaperones are expected to contribute financially. We do pay for a portion or we do pay for the trip and a portion of the trip ourselves. Um the cost for the students is not increased. So the shaper rooms can go
for free. So um it's a uh a trip that's well worth the the uh the experience. said it's a a once in a-lifetime opportunity for the students to have that uh uh opportunity.
For the most part on all the trips that I've been, they all been, you know, personal vacation type things and we just do what we want and when we want. Being on a trip of this sort where there was a schedule that was up early and and gone late, we were wondering how that
would be quite a bit of a change for compared to our personal trips. And it was uh it was fantastic to cram everything that you cram into those 10 days. Um was well worth every moment and
the opportunity to see all the different things and experience all the different culture and food and sites. It's uh well worth it. So I would definitely give my thumbs up and approval and ask for your
approval as a board. And I'll let Brad had anything that he would like to add to that. >> No, I think you had everything there. Plus, you were on a trip once before, so that >> Grant, is it fair to ask, do you have any projection of how many students you
project participating or again, I know it's tough without >> There was What did you have that went last time, Mike? >> I believe there was 42 total. Okay. Um >> yeah so upper 30s low 40s
>> and if I am understanding this right it's every what three four year or >> every other year >> um with co and then >> sure >> some of the u issues that were had the last trip and all the weather issues and
the layover in Miami that >> okay now I'm remembering it >> I think there was a threeyear delay in that trip, but >> I I thought the plan was every other year, every two years. >> Okay, thank you. >> Is there is there a maximum number of
students that will can participate in the group? Is there a cap on it or it's open to anybody and whatever signs up as long as the chaperones are met, we're good to go? >> Okay, good. I believe there's a magical
number. Once you get into that low 40s, uh, including the chaperones, then you can be big enough where you don't have to, uh, combined with another school district. >> Okay? >> If we would have stayed in that mid30s or low 30s, then we could have
potentially joined up with another group. And so, it's always obviously nice to just kind of be with ourselves. Um, so no, I I think once you get to that uh there would be a cap on it, but
I suppose if you get into that 50s or 60s, then the same thing could happen where you could still join up with another group. Uh, and if you're going to have the need for two buses and one of them's half full, then they might
partner you up with someone. So, I wouldn't say there's a cap, but They always do look at maximizing buses and tours and everything else like that. >> Thank you.
>> Any other questions? Otherwise, I would entertain a motion to approve that extended field trip. >> Make a motion to approve the extended field trip to Costa Rica for the 10th through 12th grade Spanish students as presented. >> Second. Motion made by Miss Urky,
seconded by Miss Tyer to approve the extended field trip for 10th through 12th grade Spanish Costa Rica or Spanish students. Any further questions? >> All in favor say I. I. >> I. >> Opposed.
Motion carries. We have before us a resolution declaring surplus property and authorizing the sale by sealed bid. Mr. Mayock, please. Now, this is the sale of the the garage from our purchase of the Broadway uh property. And this is
just to safeguard ourselves and make sure that uh we're doing everything properly that uh it again it is property and we don't have a use for that garage now that we own it. And so um it's given
me the authority as superintendent to to uh sell it via CL bids. There be a motion to approve that. Please >> I'll move the resolution declaring surplus property and authorizing sale by
sealed bids. >> Second. >> Motion made by Mr. Shrock seconded by Missy to approve the resolution declaring surplus property and authorizing sale by sealed bid. Any further discussion? All in favor say I.
>> Opposed. >> Motion carries. We have the first reading of policy 902B, public use of outdoor school facilities. Mr. Mak, please. We do have a policy 902 which is dealing with uh the district or school
facilities. And when the uh school or the board polic policy committee met, I introduced the idea of uh including the outdoor school facilities, which would obviously include any of the playground equipment, uh the ball
fields, anything like that. if we had a group of uh probably more than likely local a local group that wanted to come in and and use our outdoor equipment. Um if you think of the playground set or
the the football field that we would have some sort of safeguard in place that would say obviously since it is taxpayer property that the community has a right to use that equipment in those areas. But this policy is put into place
that says during the school day, obviously the school and the our programs have um first right at that equipment and anyone else using it during the school day. um can be using
it in disrupting the the normal flow of the school day and and uh that we would be have first rights to that and we would have certain expectations that they're not destroying anything or using
motorized carts or vehicles on the school grounds. Under number three, restrictions letter A, >> the second word should be use and not us. >> Sorry,
>> just a little grammar correction. >> S if you would make a note of that and we can make that change. >> Yep. >> I think it's a great idea to have that area covered also. It's always great to be able to refer back to the policy. So,
>> be prepared for >> something simple that we don't really think about, but >> right, >> let's have it in place. >> Thank you to everyone involved in getting that done. So, >> so again, the process for a policy like this is uh we're just will be the the
first reading. This gives you a month to look it over. gives the the the public a month to understand that this this provision or this change is out there and then at a December meeting we would add this back as reading two and this is
then when it would become the official policy. So >> perfect. All right. No action really needed on that then or approve the first reading. >> I think we would approve the first reading that it's All right.
>> It's been brought to the board. You've acknowledged it and we're going to move forward with the policy addition. >> Okay. >> Would entertain a motion to do that. Then >> motion to approve the first reading of a policy 902B, public use of outdoor
school facilities. >> Second. >> Motion made by Miss Urky, seconded by Miss Tyer to approve the first reading of policy 902B, public use of outdoor school facilities. Any further questions? All in favor say I.
>> Opposed. Motion carries. Last month we had a pretty detailed conversation about our uh 25 board audit. This month we are asked to approve it. Do we have any additional
information on that or corrections to it? No. No, I think everything was just finalized. The papers or whatnot that was uh holding up the process have been
completed or came in and no numbers have been changed. Everything remains the same as presented last month. >> Carla, would you like to add anything? >> Yeah, he what he said is correct. Um but it's still missing this uh single audit
piece. So what happened was um they were ready to have it approved in October. >> Um but as they waited and the government was going through what they did um they said well we're going to present a draft hopefully by November we'll be
completely wrapped. Um a couple weeks ago then before the government had opened up again they said well we we can't keep holding we have to wrap at least this portion up as they
guidance on the federal portion. So, we have to go through what's called a single audit because we received over 750,000 in federal money last year. Um, that threshold's going up to a million now, but if you were if your fiscal year ran the way ours did, it was still 750.
And you know, we thought we would be done with that because the car's money, all the COVID, all that dropped off, but thankfully, uh, Macy and Angie here went out and fought found that security grant that was close to 200,000.
So, with that, then we still go through what's called a single audit. So, that piece is yet to come. Uh, hopefully now they're getting what they need to know, but that deadline was extended. But, so this is just the regular audit portion you are approving.
>> Do we vote then later to approve the single? >> Correct. >> Okay. >> In a separate never before seen but that is what we will do. Good question. >> Okay. >> Great. Everyone understand that?
So, we would entertain a motion to approve the uh 25 board approved audit as presented last month. Actually, >> so moved. >> Second.
>> Motion made by Miss Urky, seconded by Mr. Shonrock to approve the fisc year 25 board approved audit. Any further questions? All in favor say I. >> Opposed.
>> Motion carries. And lastly, we have a resolution to combine polling places. Uh Sarah, I don't mean to put you on the spot. Is this for next year's election? I suppose is that >> this is something that is supposed to be done annually like you're having
election >> or not. >> Okay, great. >> Appreciate you bringing that before us and Mike and I discussed that a little bit. We were unsure of how that worked and but it is an annual >> requirement. Great.
>> Rick, you're doing it for next year. So, it's possible by next year there will be something going on. So, it just said because I Yeah. >> Do we have to do this? >> Yeah.
>> Appreciate it. >> In next year there will be something going on. >> There will be an election. >> Yeah. So anyway, okay. Anyone care to make that motion?
Make a motion to approve the resolution to combine polling places as presented. >> Second. >> Motion made by Miss Urky, seconded by Miss Tyer to approve the resolution to combine polling places. Any further questions?
All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. That concludes our business for the evening. I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. annoying.
>> Motion made by Mr. Shonrock, seconded by Missy to adjourn. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> Motion carries. We are journed.