We will call the meeting to order. All members are present >> except for Ron. Jesse, can you catch the door for you? >> Um, we will start with there was no additions to the agenda. >> Correct. Move to approval of the agenda.
>> I move to approve the agenda. >> I'll second motion by Gerald, second by Cheryl. All in favor? I I >> any opposed hearing? None. Motion carries. There are no public comment. So, we will move on to the consent agenda.
>> Cheryl, would you like to start with bills? I came in and uh checked the bills and um everything was pretty much normal. I see they checked out the fire alarms and evidently fix fixed the glitch. hopefully
>> keeping our fingers crossed >> and some bills for the softball and baseball teams. Other than that, everything was pretty much normal. Uh personnel-wise, you'll see some um some uh hires for uh upcoming year and
for coach changes. Um there was just a revision to a retirement date which doesn't affect anything for our planning purposes. Um, and then I do want to call your attention to the donations today. Um, so I am going to get the right tab
open and then I'll share this document so everybody can take a look at it. Uh, you will see some uh donations. Again, our our our booster club, the the um Payneesville Bulldog booster club, um has supported both our football and
baseball with uh uniforms. We've also had um you know, if you remember, we've had um some basketball uniforms and and it's just been really a nice support. Uh we do have a cycle. So the obviously our football jerseys um costs more than than
that dollar amount, but they supplemented what uh what the cycle um did not support. And the other thing I do want to just call out is um the recognition of the um the Dick Dylan the Frank SAI and Dick Dylan charitable
fund. Um that commitment has been an ongoing commitment. You'll see two dollar amounts there. Um, one, the 204 $24,413 um is the fund that goes to our career and technical education programming and
it really is um a commitment to maintain the CTE programming and opportunities that our students have. Um, and it's just a a an amazing um consideration that our district receives annually. So, um just again a thank you uh because
that's just a it was an absolutely um uh thoughtful planning and and it's really been to the benefit of our students. Uh the dollars for scholars um that is really um allocated to that
check goes directly to dollars for scholars and then it is awarded to our students um on at graduation time. Um, and then I I just want to acknowledge the Paynesville FFA alumni um deposited their money for the uh water permit and
the electric uh bill for the FFA plot. So, I just wanted to call out those donations and again say thank you um to our community members and our booster clubs and um our the people who really
think about our school that support our students. So, thank you to the community and that's what I would have for the consent agenda. Any questions? Hearing none, looking for a motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Bruce.
>> I'll second. >> Second by Jacob. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, motion carries. Moving on to communication items. Okay. Uh, administratively, I've got a few updates for you today.
So, uh, the first full week of May is always teacher appreciation month or teacher appreciation week. I know we'll celebrate that formally and acknowledge and um at the end of May, but it's kind of a nice uh because it sneaks up at the beginning of May just to have a a little
preemptive uh notice for our teacher appreciation week that's coming up next week. Um, we also celebrated administrative assistance day. We're going to acknowledge that later, but uh I do want to just uh call out the support that we receive from our administrative assistants. They make our
lives much easier, much more convenient, and uh really they are the face of our of our organization when people walk into the office, when kids start their day. Um so just a thank you to our administrative assistants. Um an enrollment update. I wanted to
just bring you up to speed on our kindergarten numbers. Um currently our enrollment status for kindergarten is 50 students. Um this is where we budgeted and you'll see the section aotment that's coming up later. We had kind of planned for 50. Um
phone calls were made to p uh families and we really did take into consideration that some people just need we need to be making phone calls and our staff did that. And um through that process, we did learn that 10 different families have moved out of the Payneesville area. And uh we are waiting
for um confirmation for six families. Um otherwise uh that's we've had we've just had that fluctuant change from where our enrollment started. So we're sitting right now where we were kind of anticipating to be. So it'd be wonderful if those six families decided to come on
board. That would be that would be a bonus from where we were in the planning perspective. Um, I also wanted to share just some additional data that I've been asked to to gather in in various different forms. And I thought that as a the board you might like to know this information. And
so um the first thing I want I was um digging into are what our homeschool enrollment numbers are. And uh so what you'll see is over the course of 20 from 2122 we were at 61 students. Um last year 2425 you'll see that we were at our
high of 78 and this year we're down to 72 families um or students that are that are homeschooled. Um just a reminder I did not report here and I didn't um I can gather this additional data too but um those students do have the
opportunity to be sharime students which means that they might come and participate in a foreign language class or a band class or um a high level a highle math class if they wanted to take those classes here. And so, um, that number is not reflected in that, but
that's just kind of the the homeschool numbers, uh, for our community. Um, and then, uh, we also have looked at this chart a couple of different times. This is our open enrollment in and out. So, the first column are Paynesville resident students that are attending
elsewhere. So, they are open enrolling out of the school district. And so um and then in this opposite column are the students that are from that other school district open enrolling in and then you'll see our net change. Okay. So you
will see that we have a net loss to Eden Valley Watkins but then you will see that we have a net gain to New London Spicer. Okay. So you you kind of see how to read that chart. Um so cumulatively you can see that you know Eden Valley Watkins Raori BBE Albany New London
Spicer um ACGC those tend to be our our most fluctuant student body changes. Um Melrose we gain students from we haven't had lost students to Melrose. Um, and
then, uh, some of these, um, other, um, oneoffs are a little bit hard to, um, there's generally some circumstances. Um, most kids don't live in Payneesville and then drive all the
way to Delco on a daily basis. Um, but you'll see that there are just some of those one-offs. The bottom, the bottom line is what is our net loss and our net gain? and we have a a net loss of two students over this last school year. >> Okay. So, it's something that we
continue to keep track of and there's been some years where we've had net gains. There's and other years that we've had more loss and this one where we're sitting is at at a loss. >> I don't remember seeing it broken down that well before. That's really nice.
then it tells us it's more of a story when certain schools are taking our students, but when we're pulling out a new London Spicer, that's that's a pretty big number. >> And so I think I I think it it's important to look at everything. Um the
other piece that I do want to call out is that we do have 19 students that are attending virtual schools. Um so at a ver variety of of um platforms, they are taking classes virtually. Um and then um these other three, the West Central uh education district alternative learning
center um or the West Central Ed um anything that would be a placement in like care and treatment. Um generally those are are scenarios where we've made arrangements to have students placed there. So it's not always just a matter of a a family making a choice to attend
elsewhere. So, um they're counted in here, but they they're given that asterisk because they're not always um just like by choice open enrolled. So, it's not really comparing apples to apples. Um and then um preschool is not included in these calculations. Okay.
So, I just wanted to share that information because it's um I was actually it was a legislator who had asked me some questions about our homeschooling and so I wanted to gather that information and I thought it would be helpful just as a point of reference for the board as well.
So, uh, that's what I have for, uh, my administrative report. Um, if there are any questions on the revenues or expenditures, those were loaded into the agenda, and I haven't had any questions or anything odd that was showing in those, but, um, I would then turn it back to you for committee.
>> Okay. Um, moving on to the committee organizational report. I don't believe there was any >> I don't think staff development didn't meet tomorrow. >> Okay. And then moving on to the student
representative briefly. >> Um for NHS and SAD, they're just basically wrapping up their end of the year activities. There's not much really going on. For student council, we're planning and getting ready for the fun in the Sunday. And then fresh we went to state and one of our teams did get top
five and then in that team someone got second or third out of the whole state and then we're getting ready for banquetss. We'll find out new officers and get all our awards. >> Thank you. >> There is no old business. Moving on to
new business. Principles association masters agreement. also the negotiations with the principles and I'll I'll turn it over to board members if you have questions but um very minimal changes there was a one and a half% on the
salary schedule um but beyond that there was minimal changes contractually to the principal's master agreement >> looking for a motion >> make a motion to uh approve the master agreement >> motion by Gerald second >> second by Thomas all in favor
>> any opposed hearing none. Motion passes. Moving on to the class of 2026. >> So, I just am going to I I want to call out one thing that um was kind of a highlight for me this year. Um I
it's getting to be enough years since my kids were in school that I don't feel like I know the students as well as I used to. Um, and so this year I tried something new and it was really uh it was I'm still smiling because it was just a highlight of my September. I
invited each one of our seniors in and just asked them what are you excited about and uh and what are you looking forward to doing after school um when you graduate? And um it was just a really fun opportunity to meet with all 70 of these kids. Um I there were a
couple that I missed. However, it was really fun. Even for the kids who um are not here every day and they are taking most of their classes online or um off campus, they still came in to meet with me. It just made me giddy. It was so
fun. So, I'm just really excited to share with you the class of 2026. And uh it's really going to be a fun day to celebrate them on May 22nd. Um, we do have two students who graduated early and so a special shout out and
congratulations to Olivia and to Sam. Um, but uh, these are our graduates for this school year. >> That was a really good idea to invite them in. >> It was fun. >> Yeah. But sometimes sometimes they don't
get a chance to to visit with somebody out of their normal going to school. And I've heard of superintendent doing that >> over the years where they would invite them in for whatever it be. And I just
never thought about it this before graduation. I think that was a great idea. >> It was just it was fun. So it'll be fun to I did tell them I I I can genuinely and I um when they walk across the stage and I say congratulations, I know what
I'm congratulating them for. I know what they're excited about. So >> yeah. So, congratulations to our class of 2026 and uh you'll need a motion on that one. Y >> make a motion >> by Thomas. I'll second by Cheryl. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Hearing none. Motion
passes. Moving on to the 2627 budget section information. So, this is just a review um of the information that I shared at a work session. Uh this will be to really look for the approval of the sections. Um I'm going to make it
just a little bit bigger for uh individuals to see too. But uh this really is as I mentioned this is kind of where we were planning um is our 50 students and then um so what we are recommending for budget adoption is is
three sections of kindergarten and then three sections throughout the rest of the school. So we would have a total of 39 sections. Looking for a motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve the sections as presented. >> Motion by Jacob.
>> Second. >> Second by Gerald. All in favor? >> I. >> Any any opposed? >> Hearing none. Motion carries. Sorry. So moving on to the adult basic education glacial lakes in
>> so oftent times this is in our um our May meeting but we received this document so we just decided to put it on. Um we are part of the adult basic ed one of the requirements is that we offer um adult basic education programming through our community um uh program and
we do that through a consortium and that's uh this is the agreement for us to be part of that consortium. It's been year-over-year and there are no changes, but it is um the agreement to be part of that adult basic education consortium.
>> I'll make a motion to approve the lakes lakes adult basic education agreement as presented. >> Option by Cheryl, >> second, >> second by Thomas. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, motion carries. Moving on to the employee appreciation.
Uh so this is just the call out of our administrative per administrative professionals day which was April 22nd. So again Cassandra is at the secondary um as is Jen Wellie Mickey um our payroll and benefits specialist Amy span
here at the elementary Miranda um here supporting the board and myself and Mel supporting community education. So, a special thanks and shout out to our administrative professionals. >> Moving on to the review upcoming meetings.
>> Couple things I just would like to call out to the board's attention. Um, May 12th is our work session uh at 1:30 in the afternoon. So, that's a a a midday meeting and then it's going to sneak right up on us, but it's going to sneak
right up on us. May 22nd is graduation. Um, so we don't have another board meeting before graduation. I presume Jesse will be sending you directions as to what you would like to do, but um uh in years past, you've arrived at about an hour early and graduation is scheduled for 7 p.m. So, I would assume
about six o'clock. But watch for communication from Mr. Rasmmanson. All right. Um looking for a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Thomas. I'll >> second. >> Second by Jacob. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Fearing none, we are ajourned.