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Part 1 (Video ID: gKLM-Lk6lv4):
- 00:00:09: Meeting Called to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
- 00:01:36: Recognizing St. Francis District's Retiring Employees
- 00:06:07: Consideration of Visitors: Introduction by Jack Humphrey
- 00:07:27: Consideration of Visitors: Barb Anderson Mental Health Awareness
- 00:09:19: Consideration of Visitors: Aiden Carlson Varsity Wrestling Position
- 00:11:21: Approval of Consent Agenda Items and Clarification
- 00:14:16: High School Student Council Update - Senior Sunset
- 00:16:22: Administration Report: Funding, Closures, Graduations, and More
- 00:27:27: Action Item: Approval of Principal Work Agreement
- 00:28:13: Action Item: Approval of Unaffiliated Work Agreement
- 00:30:12: Action Item: Minnesota State High School League Membership
- 00:47:56: Action Item: Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey Approval
- 00:54:26: Upcoming Meetings, School Board Member Reports, Adjournment


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It is 6:30. I call this regular meeting to order. Uh, please rise for the 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

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Good evening, uh, fellow schoolboard members, district staff, and community members. As a reminder to us all, the mission of St. Francis is to equip all

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students with the knowledge and skills to empower them to achieve their dreams and full potential while becoming responsible citizens in a dynamic world. Our first item for tonight's agenda is the adoption of the agenda. Are there any questions prior to a motion being

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made on the agenda before you see no questions? Is there a call motion for the May 26, 2026 meeting agenda? >> So move. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Sher. Any discussion on that motion?

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Seeing no discussion, all in favor signify by saying I and raising your hand. >> Motion prevails 6 to zero. Our next agenda item is the Saint Award. Uh tonight's a big one. The Saint Award

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was established to publicly recognize St. Francis area school staff, students, and community members at a schoolboard meeting to highlight the positive and impactful work happening in the district. A listing of past STAR award recipients can be found on the school

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board's website. Today's STAR awards are presented to district's employees who have retired during the last year or will be retiring at the conclusion of this school year. There are 26 retirees uh who have collectively dedicated a

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total of 513 years of service uh to our district. On behalf of the St. Francis Area School Board, the superintendent, and all district staff, we thank you for your dedicated service to students, families, and the community. The compassion and commitment in which you

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did your job has made a lasting difference. Uh when I call your name, please come forward. We will do a photo with everyone and the school board after I get through everyone's name. Uh, first off, Larry Dean Armstrong,

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32 years of service. Alice Balance, 32 years of service. Richard Blair, six years of service. Patrick Burns, three years of service. Caleb Bazelle, 24 years of service. Sher Campbell, four

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years of service. Gerilyn Carta, 15 years of service. Christine Carrian, 24 years of service. Kimberly Ericson, eight years of service. Janelle Greek, 29 years of service. Dolores Hanowski,

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34 years of service. Angie Highland, 19 years of service. Ivon Lahi, 27 years of service. Lisa Mclung, 19 years of service. Michelle Wongan, 33 years of service. Lynn Moore, 19 years of

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service. Libby Nunel, 12 years of service. Tammy Robinette, 27 years of service. James Ruby, three years of service. Linda Shenean, 12 years of service. Robin Smith, 13 years of service. Jill

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Tay, 12 years of service. Shelley Tradewell, 20 years of service. Amy Vincent, 28 years of service. And Vicky Whittle, 30 years of service. enough. I stand in front.

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Hold on. More. All right. Congratulations again. And one last time, please join me in thanking all the retirees for sharing their time and talent with the students of our district. All right. Our next uh agenda item is

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consideration of visitors. We have three uh consideration of visitors for tonight. We'll allow five minutes per speaker. Uh again, a reminder that uh the board takes no action on consideration of visitors. Uh the superintendent or myself may respond to

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any comments as appropriate. Our first speaker for tonight is Jack Humphrey. Jack, >> good evening school board. I know I'm speaking a little bit early, but that is because of the fact that I will not be speaking further later tonight. I

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remember last week Mr. Shonrock told me at senior sunset that he was excited to hear my final report to the school board. And honestly, I can't think of any better final speech for myself at a schoolboard meeting than one where I'm passing the torch. I'm excited and I'm very thankful for the opportunities that you've provided me over the past four

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years as a student schoolboard representative. And I'm happy to say that we do have the probability and we have the ability to pass this torch to a very successful and great group of kids. Today, Sydney Fear will instead be presenting the speech. She is not only a great leader in student council, but

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she's also a section runner up in debate in the state qualifier. So, little brag there, but otherwise, I'm happy to know that we are in great hands with our future. And I'm thankful for all the opportunities that you've provided for me. and I sincerely thank you for these past 13 years of education and these

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past four years sharing a table with those of you at the seats. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Jack. Our next speaker is Barb Anderson. Um I just uh dropped off before the meeting gave you each a little card about mental health awareness and a

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little notepad to remind us there's a mental wellness campaign for no county and we have a walk over here. We've already done that and there's a lot of things that go on, but I just want to bring that forward to the whole community. And as we get ready to

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celebrate Pioneer Days, these events, um, Pioneer Days, recognizing teachers, all these things help in creating a better community and a community that's more aware of the need for mental

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wellness. people when they connect with each other that helps mental wellness all the way around. So if we keep doing that with our students, with our community, um we will keep being a successful community and a positive community. So it's just a matter of yes,

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they set aside May as a mental health awareness month, but it's really every day and to appreciate that of all the variabilities that that involves for so many different people. Many times it's not something you see physically, but

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it's hidden, but it's there. And um so for all of us as a healthier community, just bring that forward to everyone. Thank you. Thank you, Barb. Our next speaker is Aiden Carlson. Aiden, I'll start by saying just thank you guys

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for allowing me to come off the top. Um, tonight I'm going to be talking about the head varsity position for wrestling. Um, first off, I I uh, as many of you probably know, I grew up wrestling in the program, right? And I came back uh, these following two years um, as a

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varsity assistant coach. Um, I just think that uh, the boy here deserved a fair chance at the job title. not only was he coached for me for two years. Um, honestly, probably the best

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coach I've had in those two years, wrestled with me every day. Um, just did everything he could possibly do to, uh, you know, help me and help the program. Um, but also coaching with him these last two years, I realized how much, you know, he has to give to this program

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and, um, yeah, things he's, you know, he showed me last year. I I haven't seen anybody do for a program, uh, St. program just going out of his way for, you know, the kids and showing the care that, you know, he really did. Broke a foot and still was there every day. I

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think he missed one day off a broken ankle. Um, uh, yeah, I just think that he deserves a fair chance. And I feel like if there's anybody that has something to say about it, it should be somebody that grew up wrestling in the program and also coming back as a coach. I think

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that um you know come coming for me it it means the most and um I think a lot of our wrestlers are are on the same page as me talking with them and um you know I got nothing but good things to say about everybody in that program and

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and uh I just want him to have a fair chance. It's pretty much it. Thank you guys. Thank you, Aiden. Uh, thank you to all that spoke tonight. We appreciate the engagement from our community. Our next agenda item for tonight is consent

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agenda. There are four items on tonight's uh consent agenda. It will be a roll call vote. Are there any questions or requests to remove any item before we hear a motion? So just in the paperwork it says there's

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two students going here just wonder going or if it's just that one So, uh, one of the students is my son, Jack. Um, and then one of the students is a good friend of ours, Jack's best friend, Skyler. They both qualify for

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this nationals. Um, how it happened, it it does seem a little funky after you and I talked about it with one chat room and two students. I know we don't like oneonone stuff, but there's actually, this is how it's listed according to the school. Um, here Jack's mom or my wife

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Jack's mom will be attending. I probably will be attending. Skyler's at least mom is attending. It's just those things aren't listed on this because I don't know if they're not asking approval for, you know, the parents to go. And then also we're on the Airbnb like we have

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been in the past couple years doing things like this just for clarification. So there's I mean there's one school chat room I guess but then there's two students but then there's two or three parents at least uh here

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>> just for transparency in case anyone >> and I appreciate the new method of references superintendent um I I noticed in DECA that I was here 45 60 days and that's kind of a business But maybe

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speech and debate. We got a little bit of color there. You know, takes a little bit of time to get paperwork together. So, I appreciate what you did there. >> Okay. Thank you. Is there a call motion to approve the consent agenda?

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>> Thank you, Mr. Orin. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Shock. Any discussion on that motion? See no discussion. This will be a roll call vote signify by saying I or Mr. Albert >> I. >> Mr. Shock I.

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>> Mr. Barts >> I. >> Mr. W. >> I. >> Miss West >> I. I'm as well. Motion prevails six to zero. Thank you. As we move forward into information reports again just for a quick reminder your questions till the

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end of the report if you can. Agenda item uh 61 is the St. Francis High School student council update. Sydney Furk is up with us tonight to provide us an update. Good evening, school board cabinet superintendent Anderson and the

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community both here to and tuning in online. I am Sydney Furick representing St. Francis High School student council who are once again very appreciative of this opportunity to speak and represent ourselves at this school board meeting. Today I'm here to celebrate the successful event we had last week. With

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that being our celebration of the class of 2026 at senior sunset on May 19th. There's speeches from April Scandinavia and Miss Vincent, food trucks, yearbook distribution for seniors, and many more fun activities such as inflatables to

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celebrate their time here at St. Francis High School. All in it was all in all it was a great event with nearly 200 seniors coming out to the football field and a great way to wrap up our year here at St. Francis High

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School Student Council. Finally, we would like to congratulate the class of 2026 graduates. Thank you. >> Thank you, Sydney. Is there any questions for Sydney? >> Mr. Cindy, uh, if you could perhaps

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introduce yourself, just saying, uh, what grade you're in, what your interests are at, school, that kind of thing. >> Uh, I'm a ninth grader. I do debate and student council along with show.

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>> Perfect. >> Nice job tonight. Thank you so much. We look forward to having you as part of the board moving forward. >> Permission to be excused. >> You bet. And you do not have to stay for the whole meeting. Yeah, you can read. >> All right, our next agenda item is a

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admin report. Mr. Anderson. >> All right, just a few things. Uh first of all, you may have read the the great news about some state federal funding. The east east city of East Bellow helps here and for a water treatment plant and

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water tower in East Be right now. They secured seven or six million worth of grant dollars. Uh now we are hoping that we will be able to secure another 4.5 million during the next session. uh because that four and a half million

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would help finish the project and provide you know water to our two elementary schools on the east side. So we still have one more step in the process. Uh but we're confident that uh we'll be able to get that locked in. I

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want to thank a few people. First of all, Matt look who's the city administrator at East Bethl. he um communicated with us about the need for the schools and I know use the the letter that we uh wrote uh to help

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secure the funding. Uh the others that I'll I'll highlight, US House Representative Tom Emmer, State Representative Peggy Scott, State Senator Calvar, uh and then two others who were capital investment committee chairs, first state

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representative Mary Franson, and state senator Karen. So uh they uh represented us well uh in terms of securing that funding and we look forward to further engagement next year.

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The next area I'll highlight isn't such great news. Uh the uh we've had two residential school facilities uh in our uh school district. Uh one is called Crossroads Bar None. It's the one just

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south on 47. uh and they've been in existence for uh decades here. Uh the other was uh operated by Nexus uh and the facility was called Crossroads East. That's over by our savior Lutheran

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church uh in um in our place near East Apple and uh they both closed unexpectedly uh literally a week ago and or within the last week and so of course that has first it's it's terrible news for the

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people being served there. students really need help and uh so it's sad that you know they're going to be displaced, they're going to be moved into other facilities and being served by other school districts. Uh there are also

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ramifications to our staff and so led by Mr. Nelson, we are working on a plan to see how they fit in uh for next year. Uh but there are some uh impacts uh on our staffing and we are ever since we heard

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the first news literally within um a few hours we were starting to meet and gone over several versions. So more of that to come. You know we still have some information to sort out but that was really sad news. Uh you can see the uh

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three different uh graduation ceremonies we like to highlight. First of all, on May 28th at 6 PM, the American Indian Education Summer Gathering and Graduation Ceremony will be held uh at the St. Francis High School. It is a

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great event. Um I've done in previous years uh and it's really special uh to honor um and recognize our students uh who are American Indian who are graduating. So, if you could possibly be there, it's well worth it. It's a really

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special moment. Uh we also have two other special moments. Uh Saints Academy graduation is on June 3rd at 5:00 pm at the um Learning Center and the St. Francis High School graduation ceremony

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is on the 5th at 7 p.m. So look forward to having everyone present for that. Oh, I'll keep going. Sorry. Okay, I missed the cue there.

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Uh, we have a a 10th grader, Alexa, who earned a place on the United States Olympic team for synchronized figure skating. and she won a recently won a silver medal uh at a competition in

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Poland and a bronze medal at the US Synchronized uh skating national championships as a member as a member of the Northern Junior team. Uh so we want to congratulate her on her success so far and wish her good luck uh in the

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Olympics. Doesn't happen too often when we have Olympians had it in the recent past. Uh and then finally, I want to point out that the facilities committee uh did open bids for the parking lot uh which is being funded with abatement

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bonds and they are awarding or they're recommending Miy excavation for the work. So I'm sure we'll be sharing more information about that in the future. We did did open just today. That's all I have.

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>> Any questions for Mr. So easy to try and reopen work on your plate. Do they have any information? >> Yeah, I'm glad you asked that question because there is a difference between the two sites. First, they're operated by completely different entities.

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>> Yeah, just random, >> right? And the school district's responsibility or accountability is that we provide educational services in both sites. So that's our only role. It's operated by two other entities. Uh the one in on the eastern side of the

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district, Crossroads East, which is run by Nexus, is temporarily closed and that's what you're referring to. Uh we do not have a timeline but we are operating under the assumption that it is closed for a relatively long period of time because you know they have to

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meet certain standards if they're going to reopen and that will take time not only to develop their action plan but then also be monitored by the state. You know it could be several months or years um if it opens again. So but right now

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it's temporarily closed. Uh the other site um which we call crossroads bar none again south on 47 uh is uh what they call permanently closed. >> Mr. So how many students and students

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from our district are staffed? >> Yeah. So the the student numbers really fluctuate a lot literally week by week >> and I think there were seven these are rough workers you know

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about seven kids at crossroads bar none but we've had up to 30 you know in the past and maybe even more years and years ago especially when they were being transported next door for school uh at Crossroads East I think it was about 15

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at the end 15 or so. Uh and so I'm not aware how many were our residents. Uh it's either none or one, you know, very small amount and again that fluctuates.

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And then uh as far as staff members, you know, we have a lot of regular teachers. We have some teachers who teach in one site but they provide learning um online learning at the other site. Uh so I would say it's somewhere between 10 and

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15 staff members. That'd be regular teachers, special ed teachers, behavior interventionists, uh an intake coordinator as well as an administrator. >> Any other questions? Sure. >> No, I'll I'll just mention that briefly.

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Uh, thanks again, Rob. Uh, we have a what we call a CERP, cardio emergency response plan that is required by the state uh sometime during the next school year. you know, every school district and state has to have

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this plan uh that that's initiated. And so, we developed a rough draft of a plan that I shared, you know, the board packet. Now, sure enough, the day we posted the board packet, we received notice from the state and they have an

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updated guidance document as far as what should be included. And so I'm really not going to highlight the details in the plan because we need time to kind of reconcile what they had or what we developed based on previous guidance

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with what's being, you know, suggested now. And so we'll bring that back sometime this summer um after we thoroughly review the changes and um presented again to the board. Uh but I appreciate your feedback. We have some

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questions um about placement of AD devices and questions about what should be included in terms of CPR checking pulse and those kinds of things and so we'll take those into account. Uh if there if you do have a chance to read through it, please shoot me an email if

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you have questions or concerns. Uh because Alman Holly Coy and I will be meeting I think this week actually to start the process of advising the plan or comments. >> Okay. Uh two quick comments. Did have a

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conversation with Senator Bar, one of the authors for that one. uh he is eager to keep us uh part of the conversation as language is developed for that last 4.4 4.5 million uh which would include the hookup. So uh he's excited to have us on

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board and to work with us on some of that and then a reminder to all schoolboard members to reply to the requests for those three graduation ceremonies. These new planets just make sure if you have please reply to those emails.

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All right. Yeah. >> So, we've received ALC and the high school as far as Okay. No. >> Okay. Uh, next agenda item are our

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action item 7.1. The first one is approval of the principal work agreement for 25 to 27. Mr. Nelson is here to answer any questions or any of the committee members. Are there any questions prior to the motion being approved?

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Seeing no questions, is there a call motion for approval of the 25 to 27 work agreement as present? So move. Thank you, Mr. Or is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Shark. Any discussion on

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that motion? Seeing no discussion, all in favor signify by saying I and raising your hand. >> I motion pre60. Thank you. Next agenda item 7.2 approval of the unaffiliated work agreement for

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25 to 27. Again, Brandon is here to answer any questions or anyone that was part of that negotiation team. Uh we will need a motion to approve that. Are there any questions prior to the motion? No questions. Is there a motion to approve the unaffiliated work agreement

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for 2527 as presented? >> So, >> thank you, Miss West. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Any discussion on that motion, Mr. So, I've been here 10 years and I'm

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still trying to figure out how to still grasp my head around it. Um, but as far as the ads compensation, there's language in there about

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supervising football games and other events that's different than schedule C and D. um for me having the ad there versus somebody else I think is more valuable I think it should be compensated at

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least at the same rate I look into that so I think in the future we should look into the compensation for those Mr. did you get that comment I know Mr. Sean, I shared that before with you as

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well. So, thank you for bringing that up. I think the team has it for you. There's a bunch of them. So, thank you for all. >> Okay. Uh I will be abstaining from this vote. Uh so, anyone that's in favor of

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the motion will be signified by saying I. Uh raise your hand first. If I say I raise your hand I >> motion prevails five is here. Thank you. Uh 7.3

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resolution for continue membership in the Minnesota State High School League for 2627. Uh Mr. Anderson can answer any questions if you have them. We will need a motion to approve that resolution. This is a resolution so we will be doing a roll call vote. Are there any questions prior

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to the motion be made? No questions there. Call a motion for approval of the Minnesota State High School League membership for 2627. >> Thank you, Mr. Shrock. Is there a second? >> Second.

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>> Thank you. Any discussion on that motion? Mr. Shore. Not really a discussion, just a comment. I just working with US sometimes like pulling your teeth up. I wish it was another option, but this is the only option, but

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I wish they would work more with the school boards in this state and not try everything. That's just my soap box. Thank you, Mr. >> Do we know how much

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cost? >> No. Uh for the last two or three years, it's been literally in the hundreds of dollars uh because they redistribute money back to school districts. Uh we will not know the the actual amount for this year until probably July, maybe

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August, but I anticipate it'll be a low amount once again. >> So, we're being asked to approve something and we don't have a value for it. So, it's opened. So they can throw any rest and are we going to put a ceiling on up to

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>> Yeah. What we've done in the past is we approve the resolution uh up and then with a caveat that you know it needed to be blow $10,000 for a year or something like that. I can't remember for sure it was 10,000 or

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a different amount but we have done that in the past. Any other questions? Is there any work towards resolution on getting those numbers ahead of time or are we just working on a budget that

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it's the same? I think >> as far as the >> Yeah, I'm confident that it's going to be >> probably hundreds if not or maybe a thousand or two. >> So, we could certainly put a cap on

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eight or 10,000 and I'd be confident. >> Sure. >> I know two or three years ago I reached out to the state high school to to ask them those questions or justification or better understanding about why and uh it

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was challenging to go through all the polit or I shouldn't say politics the bureaucracy of getting some of that information. I think over the last year or two they've done somewhat better in terms of transparency but I think you

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know we'd like more >> I think they do a good job they only >> I remember boy I can't remember what for sure it was maybe 10 years ago or something they uh had a really tough

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financial year and they raised their rates considerably that year to kind of catch up with the budget situation and uh I'll tell you what they received a lot of flack and school boards like St. Francis and where I worked at the

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time really raised concerns and I think made some positive changes in terms of how they do their business. Uh theoretically that could happen again, but if that did happen again, I'm very confident that even more people would

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become involved and it could lead to some legislative action as well. >> I'd like to add um a ceiling onto this of 2500. >> You'd like to amend the motion? >> Yes, I'd like to amend the motion to say

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a up to $2500. >> Is there a second for that discussion? Is that a second discussion? >> Second that. >> Thank you. Second that. Now we open up for discussion limit. Mr. >> I completely agree. there should be a

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ceiling, but I think we should look at past past practice because I take an average because I think there's an automatic trigger if you're not part of this ML uh whatever it is to um it then kicks

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our all of our programs out. And so I don't know if 25 I agree with you either should I I hate voting on things that we don't know about but it's I don't know if $2500 is if that's off of past practice or if that's good research then you feel confident that that'll at least

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cover kind of recently. I'd hate to see someone tripped up was like $3,000. >> Yeah. I don't disagree. is just let's say back at $4,000 because there's just no other option out

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here. This is the only we want our kids to participate. This is the only option to $50,000. We basically have to pay if we want our kids to participate. I know we don't know the number, but it

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just isn't enough. M I see number 15,000. Everyone's voting on a cap of 15,000. And I'm not trying to say right 15,000 because it very well might be 2500, but I just want to make sure that like, you know, 2500 is a lot

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of money for a piece of, but it's not a lot of money for a car. So, I want to make sure we're in the right range of what we're talking about so we don't automatically trigger or something. >> Vanessa's gonna is looking for the motion from last year. There was not a capital >> the year before.

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>> Yeah. Again, my recollection is that we had it was a high amount right after CO uh they were trying to make up the funds that they didn't have from state government attendance, those types of things. Uh and yeah, we set a cap. It was 10 the first year and I think higher

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was >> I know that in two years ago the cap was $10,000 >> and Carson or Mr. list. There's justification as to why we're doing it now, correct? >> Yeah. I mean, it wouldn't have to be a

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fifth meeting necessarily, but we need to do it before school year is out and we won't likely will not have those dollar amounts when we're supposed to buy. >> Mr. Chair, do you know the number what

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it was the last two years? the actual cost. >> I'm digging right now. >> Yeah, there's there's like a per school fee fe per school amount and then per student athlete amount or student count.

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Uh but it's it's it's a small number. Well, it's um and again it's up to the board to decide, but like you said, Mr. Shrock, it comes back as 3500, you know, should be after the deadline.

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Um and second, we would advocate very strongly to approve it. If it came back at eight or $10,000, it would be a strong recommendation to approve it because if we don't approve it, we're going to lose

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dozens and dozens and dozens of PS. We don't want to save 2,000 or $10,000 and lose hundreds of thousand dollar. That's my real

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resolution. So, we're glad to take roll call. Any other discussion on that current motion? Okay. The current motion that's on the table is an amendment uh to approve the resolution for 2627 membership to the

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Minnesota State High School League with a cap of 2500. We will do a roll call vote on this. If you are in favor? >> Yep. If you are in favor, I if you are opposed, nay. Mr.

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Nay. >> Mr. Shoner. >> Nay. >> Mr. B. >> Nay. >> Mr. Working. >> Nay. >> Miss West. >> Nay. >> And I may as well. That amendment fails.

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Is there a another motion to approve resolution for the 26 27 state high school? >> Good. Now we can just the resolution. Y. >> All right. So, the motion that's still left on the table is just the approval

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of the resolution for the state high school lead 26.7 membership with no cap. Is there any discussion on that motion and we'll continue discussion? >> So, it makes sense to raise it to 10 15.

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Everybody feel better about that? I would vote for that. I'm not I'm not against this. I think this is ridiculous. This is voting on things. >> Yeah. This is the lack of transparency and like hubris that the government has.

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I mean, you come in and that's just ridiculous. And again, this is why we don't need I I'm not going to support it at a low amount because I don't want our kids like everyone who's here for sports and other activities to have nowhere to go

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or anywhere to compete for fun. Um I share the concern that I think it can be triggered at 2500. 2500 on alone. I mean that's that's no money. That's no money. So I I I'm very concerned for the good of the entire

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history that we brought that and that I would be more comfortable that like that's what we've done in mass practice. >> Is that just discussion or >> I'd like to make an amendment that practice. >> Okay. Uh there is a motion to amend the

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resolution to cap it at 10,000 by Mr. Humphrey. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Any discussion on the amendment to cap 10,000. Mr. We can't not do it.

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This is the only option. We have a monopoly over us and doesn't matter what it is. We don't have a massive Any

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other discussion on that motion? Mr. >> At the same point and you're a man of principal. I know it's how you live your life and I know you're also financially responsible. Um I mean obviously we're here. So I'm voting for it. um because

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I'm confident in the past practice and uh I don't kind of know till as far as my message being sent I guess. So I'm not but that's something

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>> Mr. They can't figure out what the fees are. There's a meeting next week that I will be going to. All right. No other discussion on that motion. So, the current motion is approval of the 2627

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Minnesota State High School League uh membership with a cap of $10,000. Uh if you approve, roll call signify by saying I. N. If you oppose, Mr. Mr. Sher M

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>> Mr. Hi >> Miss West >> n I have an I as well. However, we are inside the motion does not prevail. because we are vote because we do not

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have a uh there's one board member that is absent tonight. So, we do not have a member and we need a majority. >> We need a majority for this resolution. So, um we have two options. We can continue to discuss or Mr. Superintendent, uh, do we have to have

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this finalized at this meeting or can it wait till our next meeting? >> My understanding is that we can do it in June. >> Great. So, if the board is good with that, we will move this agenda to June. You've got a board meeting that you're attending, but hopefully you can pull some numbers out of project.

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>> You know, if I could just add one more thing. um you know one and I'm not trying to sway anything like let's let's talk about it but u suppose that u we did approve a cap of 10,000

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or even no cap and the rates come in $30,000 and we're all unhappy about it that won't happen unless it did you know we could make a decision as a board just not to participate in activities you

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know really at any time I would never recommend that, don't get me wrong, but there is that because if you don't approve the resolution, we're not going to have those activities. So, I mean, there is a another way of finessing this. Um, but again, I think it's better

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to wait until June to to talk about it. So this stays tied, but it still stays on today's docket unless someone suggests that we move it. So can we go around it again without a cap? >> You want to make a motion for that?

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Absolutely. >> Well, I mean that's exactly what we just did, right? >> Yeah. >> Right. And now it's still sitting on the docket and unless there's an amendment to add to a cap, we still have to vote on it. >> Yeah. Motion on the table is still the no cap.

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>> Okay, let's move forward on that. >> Okay, discussion on that motion still. >> So then you can't vote on it. Just if it does fail, whoever votes against it, you have to bring it back up. As you go forward, you

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can't break that. Yes. Rules rule rules. Okay. Any other discussion on the motion to approve the resolution for 2627?

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All right. Again, a roll call vote. Mr. Humphrey, this is going to happen. Okay. Um, >> Mr. Sher, >> Mr. B. >> I >> Mr. Or

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>> I >> Miss West. >> No. >> And I as well. Motion prevails. >> Resolution. >> Sydney was still here. She would have told us, I'm sure, about, you know, the the need to bring back the voting at the time. She seems to let she know that

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you're procedure. >> And Mr. Shro, I'm sure you're still going to bring this up at that meeting as this is annual discussion of this board. Thank you. >> All right. Next agenda item uh action item is 7.4 approval of the Minnesota

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Youth Tobacco Survey. Superintendent Anderson is available to answer any questions. Yeah. So, I think the background information provides the rationale for the request, but I'll just highlight a couple things. First of all, if it's approved, uh, Miss Shing will uh give

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the survey, the digital survey to two health classes in 10th grade. So, about 60 kids, 60 10th graders would take the survey. So, I do have a copy of the survey here, you know, if you want to look through it. uh we didn't hand it

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out because it does say please do not distribute but you know we'll keep a copy for anyone in the public to look at you know also in our board packet and uh the reason that this has been an issue is that when I first started here four

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nearly four years ago uh there were some significant questions about um the administration of surveys some that were locally developed and one called the Minnesota student survey And because of that discussion,

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uh I or we really um really changed how we handle things and uh came up uh with a pretty strict policy as far as when we did surveys. And so part of that procedure

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uh indicates that you know if there are questions of a sensitive nature such as some of them that are included in the survey that I would have the option of asking the school board for approval of the survey and you know I could have changed the

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procedure you know last week before posting it but I didn't think that was right. um like said for review by the school board or something like that, but the procedure currently says approval and so that's why it's on the docket. I just want to be transparent about how

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that transpired. >> Okay. Prior to a motion, are there any questions about the survey or anything that the superintendent presented? as as a student's progressing through the survey, can they skip or do they have to fully complete the survey?

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>> Yeah, I did not answer that question specifically, but you know, I'm very confident that they can just skip the questions entirely. >> Mr. So other people not every

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I know that's what Amanda said. um she uses survey results, you know, from Minnesota schools in her health classes and so she she suggested doing this survey so that at least our students can participate better understand the

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survey. Uh, one thing it is anonymous keep track of who says what on the survey. That's really important. That's something that I check with the state on make sure that was the case. And um, also we do not get a

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summary report for what St. Francis area students said in the survey. It really goes into the statewide database and we get statewide results. Uh, and for me that's kind of important because if you're only surveying, let's say, 60

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kids, um, you know, there could be some judgments made just on St. Francis and and we don't want that, you know, but we're we're we're good with looking at the state results because our kids,

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we should just let them smoke. Um, but it's very important to notice that we have an opt form. So, I appreciate that as somebody who kind of doesn't like this stuff, but there's a parent opt.

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So, if it's a random and they just pick 60 students, um what's a time frame for a parent if they don't want their student to participate in this um survey, what's that time frame to look like in the off

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chance that their student would be the one required to participate in this? >> Yeah. And uh I think the randomness comes in of the school that's that was selected to participate. And so, Amanda, you know, identified that it would be the three health classes of 10th

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graders. If it had been a different trimester, then he had been four health classes or two health classes. Um, but everyone in those health classes will be given the chance to. So, uh, the turnaround time, you know,

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obviously if this is approved tonight, then um, you know, will be sent to parents, you know, so they have the right to opt out. And you know, I'm sure that uh you know, the deadline will be the day before before the survey is administered. Uh

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and that would have to be next week's Wednesday. >> Generally, that's the case. I did not check in this particular instance. Any other questions about the survey before a motion is made?

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All right, seeing none, is there a motion to approve the Minnesota youth tobacco survey as presented and recommended by Evan? >> So moved. Mr. Wing, is there a second? Mr. Sh, any discussion on that motion?

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No discussion on the motion. If you are in favor, signify by saying I and raising your hand. If you are opposed, signify by saying nay and raising your hand. >> Nay. >> Motion prevails 5 to one. Thank you.

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>> Right. Uh, next agenda item is eight upcoming meetings and prey topics. Are there any questions or comments about any upcoming meetings? topics that you see. >> I didn't see the behavior updates on it.

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>> Do we have updates on meetings? >> Yeah, that's usual for the second meeting in June. >> Okay. And uh the reason it's a second meeting is well first we're still wrapping up the school year and I I want year end results for behavior and uh the

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district leadership team is meeting uh during the second week of June. So we look at that data talk about strategies or other changes that we're going to be making. And so I thought that the second meeting June would be good for that.

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Thank you. Any other questions? Okay. Next uh agenda item is school board member reports. Let's start with Mr. Sh. It's been fun watching you grow up all these years. You feel amazing when you get up there

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and you just talk and talk and talk. I sure know. You're going to go and do amazing things. Other than that, looking forward to

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graduation next week and enjoy the last six days. Thank you. Sure. This is not specifically about my experience in the district. I had a

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daughter Ty 21 graduate and I have J graduating right now. And I guess it's just a word of parents and stuff. Um, you know, as a school board member, we always hear complaints. We always hear complaints. And I've always said, you know, my kids in your class, what are we

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missing here? And I think it's not just for sitting back and letting it happen. If you're okay with that, you're going to get whatever is served you. So, I would highly encourage people to be involved in their kids education both in

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school and out of school. Read to your kid before your kids even born. Start reading and never stop reading them. That carries you so far. um you know, show up, go to conferences, go to activities that your kids are in, put your kids in activities, uh go to other

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kids activities, drive them, pick them up, all these things that most people are doing. But if you're having a hard time in this district, ask someone who's got it figured out. And there are plenty of us because there are a lot of people doing really good things here, employees and students. It amazes me and uh I'm

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living proof of that. Uh nothing special here. Just two extremely special kids and they went through the same school district that um you know uh everyone else is going through and and I know there's a lot of these great success stories out there. So I would

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just highly encourage the family structure, the parent, the guardians, whatever it is to show up and do your part. It goes by a flash and uh 18 years is gone and it's just uh that happens. So, I'm impressed with what we have in

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place. Um, it's been a successful ride. We both looking forward to seeing the next step, but I got you know, you really uh place what happens to you and how you react to it. And so, uh, do your

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part and uh, you'll have a good experience like I had a good experience with both of my kids. So, and a lot of that is also my kid and a lot of that's our family, but then a lot of that's the institution. So all three of those legs of that stool need to show up in order for the whole thing to work. So just

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like to say that thank you Mr. M. >> Uh I just wanted to give a shout out to Samantha Mass on the work she did on scholarship night. I thought it was very nice and very well attended and nice

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celebration for our seniors. Pleasure to work. Uh I just want to start by saying uh good luck to the boys varsity golf team. There's a couple participating in sections tomorrow up in Hley. I wish them the best of luck. I just want to

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say thank you to Miss Kibby for letting me come and Jess come and hang out for field day. I last Friday was it or whatever. I don't know. My days are all blended together. Um kids it's like field day. Kids play and do all kind of

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events. So we were there most of the day watching them with the third and fifth graders and it was just an awesome event. Um participated in the uh principal negotiation. I want to say thank you to the people that were involved in that. It was one of the more

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pleasant negotiations that I've ever experienced. Um so thank you for that. Uh Jack, appreciate you, sir. Um it's been a pleasure getting to know you. Um I'd really like to meet your parents and get to know them a little better. Uh, I was thinking maybe I could come up with

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Chris and see if they wanted to teach a parenting class through community education to kind of uh help our community raise young adults like yourself. So, good luck. Appreciate that. Um, and then again, thank you to the Tyrese. Awesome. 500 plus years of

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service. I'm sure Nate's got more to say about it, but it's it's awesome to be a part of that. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you for How many graduates do we have this year? >> It's about 300. I don't know the specific number.

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>> Well, congratulations to all our high school graduates and all the best welcome and features. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh for my report tonight, we did have our first negotiation session with program supervisors. Went well. I think we have

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the next one on the books uh for that as well. Uh Mr. Mr. Shark mentioned the end of the school year's coming up. So, the next time that we meet as a board will be uh after the school year. So, excited to see that process go through. Uh and want to thank all the staff for getting

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us to this point. Uh and then also just wanted to thank all of the staff members that participated in every event that happened on Friday across the district. It was not a um easy day across the district and I think our staff stepped up accordingly and did the right things

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and communication went out timely and accurately to all of our families. So thank you to all of you that supported that as we went forward. Uh that is it for me. Our next I want to echo the thanks to the Jack.

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I'm excited for the administrator and of course the right. >> All right, our next agenda item is adjourned and are there any questions for our approval to be made? No questions. Is there a call motion to adjourn the meeting? >> So move.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Working. Is there a second? >> Second, you miss. Any discussion on that motion? Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying I and raising your hand. I motion prevails 6

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