I think it's time. >> I'd like to call the meeting to order with a roll call, please. >> Burger >> here. >> Carter >> here. >> Johnson >> here. >> Moore >> here. >> Thomas >> here. >> We'd like to welcome all the visitors and this is our time for anyone would like to address the board during this time. Very quiet. We'll move on to item three, approval of the agenda. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the agenda. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Post same sign. We have approved. Approved minutes of the previous meeting. >> Motion to approve. I second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. All those in favor signify by saying I. post and sign. Old business, approval of the weighted vote for director of district number two for the Aea board of directors. I think we got her rather stellar. Yeah, this was a table item from the last meeting. So, that's why it's business here. Um, I apologize. The first one you received was the wrong person. Uh, admittedly, when I got the email from Nathan, I thought, "Oh, I'll get that out to everybody right away." And then Lisa said, "Hey, you realize that's not the same name as our balance." So, uh, we asked Nathan for additional information. Um, I think he's had a pretty busy week, so I texted him today, said, "Hey, I don't don't have that yet. Can I get that?" And he sent this to us. >> I so move we approve Shel Morgan, Miss Director. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I same sign. I >> She is voted. You opposed. Okay. Uh we are ready to adjourn to the meeting. >> Motion to >> second. >> Motion and a second to adjurnn. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Oppos same sign. We are adjourned. That brings us to the next agenda. Thank you for >> stick around. >> We have ordered some >> and we I think we get that problem. Good luck. >> Your name is Thank you for running >> and our thank you board members. Uh we have we do have metal placards on the way for you but for now we have paper for you wherever you need to sit. >> We can always do a big shake up on seating on the next meeting too. So sit where you like >> it is cold there. Yes. And Lisa has >> Lisa has a special piece of carpet we can always put down over that immediately for anybody. >> And Marshall, there's a little hook on the bottom of that for your purse right behind you. >> My man bag. So I must say that uh someone challenged me with four women on the board. I said I grew up with five sisters. This is going to be easy. So >> the oldest >> I think the board secretary has the meeting. >> I'm going to call the board meeting the organizational meeting to order with a roll call. >> Carter >> here. >> Catherine here. Moore >> here. >> Bowden here. Thomas >> here. >> Whistler >> here. >> White here. Okay. Um, so the oath of office to the elected members. If you guys want to stand up and raise your hand as well. Do you solidly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa and that you will faithfully and impartially to the best of your ability discharge the duties of the office of board members for the Centerville Community School District as now and hereafter required by law. >> I will. >> So the next item is the election of president and vice president. So I will take any nominations for president. I nominate Max for president. >> I would second that. >> Is that you? Yes. Okay. Sorry, I didn't know everybody's voice yet. Are there any other nominations? Okay. So hearing none. All those in favor of Mike Thomas as board president say I. >> I. >> Those opposed same time. >> Okay. So Mike the >> next is we will be taking nominations from vice president. >> Nominate Derek Carter. >> Second. >> Okay. We have a nomination and a second. Do we have any other nominations >> hearing? None. All those in favor of Derek Carter for vice president signify by saying I. >> Same sign. >> You're in. Minister, >> president and vice president. >> We got to do this. Do you solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa and that you will faithfully and partially to the best of your ability discharge the duties of the office of board president and vice president for the Centerville Community School District as now and hereafter required by law. >> I will I will >> at this point we are ready to welcome visitors as public forum. Anyone like to address the board as? Seeing none, next item is approval of the agenda. To approve second, we have a motion and a second to approve the agenda. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Same sign. Motion. The agenda has been approved. At this point, we are ready to move to closed session. And I think there's something we read for that. >> Do we want to we make a motion to part of here? Now that we've approved the agenda, >> we've already approved the agenda. >> I can give her a comfortable place to sit in the meantime. Um, I'll make sure that you have a good place to be. >> Okay. So, at this >> I think with the board's agreement, we could probably go back to the approval of the agenda item if there was something that you wanted to address. So, you want to make it make a motion approval. >> Yeah. I'd like to make a motion to the approval. >> Amend the approval to move item a student representative under new business ahead of our first close session. Anything else to stay as we have a motion to move item A. I'll make a motion to move item A. >> Okay. So, we have a second. Any further discussion? All those in favor of moving item A to up to item ahead of item uh seven. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Oppos. Same sign. >> We are moving. Student representative, you're up. >> Thank you. I'm back. >> Hi, Miss. >> Oh, so like for student council this year, we're doing some added groups like our representatives this year and she's having students like come in each month. So, I'm covering for today. >> Yes. >> Yeah. I wasn't planning on being here last night, but here I am. >> Welcome back. >> Welcome back. Okay. So, for Operation Stand up fundraiser this year, we are hosting a dodgeball tournament this Friday, November 21st, and we'll have a free will soup dinner afterwards. And then on that same Friday after the soup dinner, we're hosting a walk-in for our student council. like all the students will stay inside the high school um from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. I don't know all the details on it, but we'll be like working on upcoming events and decorating the school and playing like Christmas themed games. So, I hope it's fun. We'll see. And then basketball season starting up. And that's about all I have right now. and questions. >> Good to see you. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> All right, we are item ready for item seven, close session. I think we have to ask go to close session. >> That needs to be the as it's written in your agenda. Okay. Any commission to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law 21.5 second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Roll call. Vote. >> Carter, >> yes. >> Catherine, >> yes. Moore, >> yes. >> Bowden, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> yes. >> Yes. White, >> leave. Motion to approve action item A on action on late file open enrollment application. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the open enrollment request. >> Roll call vote. >> Carter, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Moore, >> no. >> Oden, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> no. >> Whistler, >> no. Yes. >> Good luck to you. >> Thank you. >> See you guys. Thank you. >> What's that? We do this. >> Oh, yeah. We'll take a short recess before our >> recess is what got us in today for time. It's a hot trial thing. Judges working on a lot of recesses. These kids have played plenty. Let's get them in there and do some trial. sidewalk. >> That's coming. >> Okay. The bathroom or you know >> you know these are the hard ones. >> Yeah. There's never >> we are. Yep. And we're in even on recess because we're all gathered. >> Sorry. I I guess just like I was a task master. I'm a taskmaster. Very nice. >> Kind of the no fun police sometimes. >> She didn't go home. The water isn't very cold here. That could be >> no ice available. >> Okay. >> No, I thought about getting one. >> Yeah, I might make my team happy with >> refrigerators. Well, she's back. >> Were you waiting on me? >> Yes. We thought maybe you went home to get it. >> I thought we were taking the right. >> We did, but now it's over. >> Read the paper. >> Uh, are we ready to bring those folks back? >> Okay. So, we need a motion to go into close session. >> Well, we're coming back from recess first, right? >> Right. We're back from recess. And would someone like to make a motion to go into close session? Motion to go into close session to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or law confidential pursuit section 21.5 subsection subsection. Second >> Carter. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Thomas. >> Yes. >> Whistler. >> Yes. White. >> Yes. We might want to get our Thank you. >> Okay. So, we are back in regular session. Motion to approve item eight, section A, consideration action on Lake. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? We will call for a roll call vote. >> Carter, >> yes. >> Efron, >> yes. >> Moore, >> no. >> Odin, >> yes. >> Thomas, >> no. No. >> What? >> Yes. >> We are down to approval of the board meeting dates and times in your packet. always a little wiggle room once in a while, but that pretty much follow that. >> Could I have a copy? I mean, I cannot get my computer to print my email. Can I please have a hard copy of that whenever >> 15 seconds? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the board meeting dates and times. >> Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I post same sign. We have >> appointment and approval of board members to groups or committees. >> Who isn't excited to join some more committees? This is your chance right here. We have a few fun ones. I promise. >> So, we probably need one more person on negotiations than we have with both Kevin and Tim exiting. Um >> generally >> I would I would do that negotiations last year. >> Yeah weird. >> I would I would like to be on the Centerville Foundation board of directors. >> Um we could use another member to the foundation group. Um we they typically prefer for us to have two members on the foundation. Anybody would be interested. Here's the beauty of it. It is a very infrequent meeting schedule. It's about I think it's quarterly. >> So okay I'm sorry. Um so Mike Thomas and Whistler on the foundation. >> That's correct. >> And then what was negotiations? Mike Thomas at Carter. >> Third. >> We can. We I I can't remember why we did three before. Um >> I feel like my first couple years we did two, but I could be wrong. We could add a third. We just can't do four, >> right? >> Anybody? >> I would be happy to be on that. >> Okay. >> We do need a new person for county conference board. Let me tell you how wonderful this is. I think it's met once in the four years that I've been at district. Is that right? Um, and I think it was a very short, hey, we have the county conference board. Um, so if somebody's looking for an easy one to be on, >> what is that? What is it? >> That's a great question. I don't even know that I can totally tell you. I believe volunteering if >> I believe that uh it's something with the county supervisors, but then also I think they put I want to say there's somebody from the city on it. Us. And there might be an Indian Hills person on that committee too, I think. >> Yeah. Clean the hog barns. I don't think it's that >> I'll be on that. >> Thank you. >> Carol's got that one. All right. >> Pretty easy one. >> I think the school improvement committee was pretty easy, too. >> Nobody. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> But we need somebody. >> We can have we can have a third on that one if we'd like. And that one would be people that we'll invite to SCAK meetings and and look for some thoughts on that. So, anybody interested in that? I'm trying to I feel like every time I look at a person, they're like, "Are you telling me you want me to do this?" You do what you want to do. I'm not trying to pressure anybody. >> I'm an eating. It would be during the workday. >> No, it'll be in the We'll do it. >> Yeah. >> One or two a year usually, depending on how much we have um to do. >> And I'm not someone that wants that. I think that sounds like a ringing endorsement to me. >> I don't need to be on it if there's something. Did you get something? You guys are doing great. >> Okay, you're okay. You're you're good. Don't worry. Well, each year we'll have a chance to talk through this. So, >> good reflection. >> Thank you very ADLN. Yeah, I don't even know what that is. >> Hasn't hasn't met too much. >> But there's a lot of things I don't get invited to. So, >> I'll I'll take >> We can follow up to make sure we're getting the invitation for you. >> Okay. >> So, do we have to approve that though? Yes. >> So, anyone like to make a motion to approve those? >> So, moved. Second motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Oppos same sign. You're in. Approve the board attorney and chief negotiator. I think that was in your packet. >> And so this is retaining uh Daniel Hayfield with all um who has been our attorney for a number of years. Aaron Hilgus uh retained as our chief negotiator who seemed to have had a pretty good relationship with with our association and his meetings and uh Nicole Cox as a local attorney uh for some for local items. Motion >> to approve motion second. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I post same sign approved. We are down to Okay guys, last page is going to go fast. Hang on. Approve the snow removal bid. We only have one motion to approve. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Approval of classroom clinic software license agreement. >> Okay. Um I apologize. I'm going to slow you down just a slight bit on this last page on this one. This is a program that uh actually our administrative team had found at the school administrators of Iowa conference. Uh and it provides uh teleaalth counseling. We've we don't have a lot of counseling resources in our community for students particularly with major behavioral or mental health needs. Um and this is a a tool that's being used by a number of schools in the state right now. Um, we actually are getting on using grant funding. They have some grant funding from the state that can cover a half a block of of a mental health uh professionals. I can't remember. I think it's like 12 12 times that we'll get uh for our students with this uh free of free of charge to the district um based on some of our demographic needs here in the area. So, something that we're pretty excited to add. Uh, I think if we could add three or four full-time therapists, we'd probably be money ahead. Um, but this gives us something to get a little bit closer. >> Any questions? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second to approve the classroom clinic software license agreement. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Saying sign. >> Thank you. Item G, approval of the K12 Mau English for second language. Jordan, >> uh, this is just an annual report that we, um, ask you to approve. Um, and there's not a lot of changes. Uh, we currently are um sharing a teacher of uh, our ELLL plan through the A.E.A. with some of our AA dollars um because our ELLL teacher had left at the end of last year. Um it's going really well and so we decided to make a few of those changes in that plan. But that is the biggest change is just how we're getting the services. >> Any questions? >> Entertain a motion. >> Second. >> Motion and a second. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I >> oppose saying sign. Item H. approval of the building and the addendum. >> Yeah. So, this is actually kind of a returning item for those who have been on the board for a few years. I can't remember what year uh we had looked at this matrix the first time. Uh this is something actually that um I had used over in Burlington in my buildings and uh we brought in a few years ago to talk with administratively. uh brought it back out uh in light of some student behavioral needs uh in district um recently and we are asking to add this as an addendum for the remainder of the year to handbooks that we pass out uh whenever a new student would join us and in a way also making that kind of reup as the law of the land. So what this matrix does is it it takes uh certain student behaviors uh that we may run into uh over the course of a day or a week and gives some example consequences and restitutions and helps us to know uh the correct staff that should be responsible. And my hope is that in uh making that a little bit tighter and a little bit more unified uh that we all have each other's backup on on some of those needs as we go. Um it's a non-exhaustive list because um uh I think what how do they say if you make a plan foolproof they'll make make a better fool or something like that. So I will tell you there's probably behaviors on there that a kid could think of that uh that aren't on this list and and there will be some need for some professional judgment in those cases. Um but this gives at least an outline at least some idea of for this style of behavior. this is kind of what we can expect to see um occurring and and something that we can share with parents when we're when we're issuing discipline regarding behavior. >> Um so is is this in place currently? >> It's something that we worked on a few years ago. We needed to to re uh kind of re-up this with our team. That's why we brought it out at our um one of our recent I don't think it was the last one, maybe the one before administrative team meeting just to readress this and make sure that we're all training our eye on the same plan here. >> Okay. So, um gosh, I have a lot of questions. Okay, well >> I'm just looking through here answering some of them. So, there are different responsible staff, >> right? >> So, is this documented then or how is this place, you know, let's say it comes to me. Let's say I'm the principal and it comes to me. >> Do I have to enter this information into something? >> So, each of our buildings has a behavioral referral process. And I think along with this, there really needs to be continued work on solidifying that process. Moving to Infinite Campus from Power School has sort of changed what that looks like, entering it into our student information system. uh but trying to make it where certainly behaviors you see at an elementary school are different than behaviors you see at a high school, right? So you may see at an elementary school a student will in the fight or flight responses fight, flight or freeze, right? May tend more towards freeze or fight because flight is very challenging whereas at a high school you may see somebody who's particularly explosive walking out of a building. Um so there still is some within this recognizing the age of the students which the state law uh that calls for progressive discipline and actually this is a desk audit item for this year too. So this will be something that we can apply to desk audit in December. I think that's due, right? Yeah. Um so um you know it's still it talks about age appropriate discipline. Um you have kindergartener uh who you know maybe pushes somebody or something might have a little different discipline than a 12th grader who does the same thing. >> I'm just wondering like some of these I see you know repeat offense as I'm just like who's keeping track of this? >> Right. Yeah. Well, I think that comes through the referral process, right? And and if a teacher is saying um so like for example, generally we're saying classroom teacher at level one, right? So like I called, you know, I called Bobby mean names a number of times in the classroom. Um I can make a note on my referral that, you know, this has been a couple periods in a row or, you know, reading and math class and give that to the principal. Um, you know, as you see, there's a variety of consequences, interventions and restitutions that can be used. And I would think if it were something, you know, smaller, um, that would probably call for a smaller discipline. Um, spreading rumors is a great example of where if it's a first grader spreading a rumor, that's totally different than an eighth grader spreading a rumor. And I think while spreading rumors is in level one on this, it really becomes harassment which is an an escalated level when you think that it's having an impact on that student when it's gaining traction. So there are a lot of things that what we what you call it probably makes an impact on what you do with it too. >> Um >> I think this has the ability to be very very misleading. >> Sure. >> And that's why I'm ask for example uh level four. >> Mhm. >> Um endangering yourself and others with unsafe actions. >> That consequence would be an out of school suspension, >> right? >> But it's not always. >> That's fair. >> So that's why it's an example consequence because I think in everything you have to recognize there's professional judgment that has to be used. However, the state is calling for all schools to have listed a progressive discipline plan. And this is a similar outline to what a lot of districts will use. asterisk. So, >> yeah, >> you you could do it with asterisks and you're right, IEP and 504s definitely impact things differently uh in the law. Unfortunately, you got to do a little digging on that this weekend as you shared and uh for example, if you have a student with an IEP, um you cannot spend beyond 10 days without a manifestation determination meeting. Um that is a right that's inherent in an IEP. Um, and so once you would reach that 10th day, you have to hold that manifestation determination. And if it is determined to be a manifestation of, for example, a behavior oppositional defiance maybe that leads to a person getting a behavior IEP, you're procluded from using suspical suspension at that point. However, that will trigger and this is when we start talking about IEP process and what we do to help students with behavior needs. that should also trigger and will also trigger conversations about whether the and you said this at some point to me the least restrictive environment is actually appropriate for that child. So it's really important as we look at that when we realize that we have a student with a a behavior need and a behavior disability like oppositional compliance that we're looking at is the least restrictive environment truly 100% genet instruction and often that's the answer to that is no. Um, and I'm not going to say that for every kid that's the case. There may be a kid with that that it is perfectly acceptable, but often it's probably going to be somewhere between 100 and 0% depending on where the IEP team finds that to be. Does that make sense to what you're saying or? >> Yeah, I understand it. But that pissed off parent that's >> has something going on with their kids in school. But these but these are just >> guidelines. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. There's not a straight line through here. >> Unfortunately, that's okay. >> No, go ahead. >> Unfortunately, that is just kind of the way that I work. I'm sure the same is true sometimes even in police work that there's not always a straight line, >> unfortunately. >> And I, you know, I I'm asking questions. I I mean, I get it. I'm I'm an educator. But um I know there's parents watching. Yeah. Tonight, >> you know, and and I'm clarifying for them. >> Thank you. >> More more than myself. >> But I think >> so. Thank you for explaining. >> Yeah. And the reason that our matrix has separate areas for it, consequence and intervention restitution is is highly important. Um, consequence is what we're going to do to you in order to make sure that everyone else is taken care of. Intervention and restitution is what we're going to do for you to help you avoid reoffending because our ultimate goal is to make sure that all students are successful. And while we have to do something to you for what you've done to disrupt the learning of your peers, to disrupt the classroom, to to change the decorum of our school, we also need to recognize that we have a responsibility to educate you and that we have to figure out what we're going to do on the back end. And I will tell you that work is messy. Uh the restitution intervention work is very messy and it takes a lot of time. Um, and it takes a lot of work between uh we we do have really good ADA staff to come in and support us. Uh, it's sometimes it's easy for people at school at uh they call us LEAs, the local schools. Uh, it's easy for the local school to dunk on the AA folks and think that they're an issue, but we really do have some caring individuals that come in and spend a lot of time working with our team. Julie spends a lot of time with our principles working on uh individual student needs. I'll tell you um I I'll go out and spend time with our principles as well. Uh we will collaborate as a team around uh things that have worked with students in the past and we're continuing to find ways to train our counselors and our student adviserss and our RNRs. Teach to heal was a new tool we were bringing in for some of those I don't want to say extra people, those very important people that aren't necessarily in the classroom all the time in order to give them a set of skills to help support those kids. And I think that's developing pretty well, but it still has a ways to go. We're still in year one. And um famously, I think they told our whole state, what did they say? Was it five years they took us? >> Three to three to five. >> Three to five years they told us it takes to really get it. Um now that being said, I think we've got two wonderful people in those RNR positions uh that we approved. I think that was this summer that we approved the RNR positions um who have have really taken the training to heart and and have good tools for that. Um, and we'll continue to look to add add to that mix. I think we've got plans to train some additional people this summer and and those interventions um kind of widen our net a little further. Our principal reach got that training too this and and Julie and I as well this summer. That was a long-winded answer to a short question. Did I get the right points though? >> My question would be why a violence staff is at a level three and not a level four. >> Okay. Yeah, let's take a look at that. So, uh, that's a Yeah. Okay. Yeah, that's a fair question. We could certainly make a motion to approve that as a level four instead. I think to amend that, I think that'd be perfectly fine. Um, I'm glad you caught that because that one doesn't resonate right for me there either. I would agree. I wonder if it's because of the verbal threats of violence being there. I think maybe that kind of >> but I agree that that's saying violence. Yeah. No, I would agree with that. I think that probably belongs in level four. >> Um and I think it's again as we talk about overlapping items, right? It's probably the same as endangering self and others actions, right? Um, so, >> so then if you look at level five where it says the first bullet point, physical violence causing serious bodily injury, does that imply only the students or since it doesn't say could it be anybody? >> No. And that's actually um that's actually a a legally based term um because that allows us to do something different sometimes with um students with IEPs based on behavior. Um so the reason that exact language is there at level five is that uh there are certain standards in the law case law that has supported the ability of certain major injuries that impact a uh a life activity for an individual uh to use what's called an interim alternative educational setting an AES that allows you to put a student in a 45day uh period away from uh peers and staff. Um, so that language is actually specifically there for the purpose of giving us that tool um should we should we need it ever. >> But it could it could be towards a student or staff. >> Yeah, it could be any. >> Sorry, I didn't answer that. >> No, that's we got it. >> So, we're going to move the >> the violence. Yeah. >> Level three down to level that that item down to level four. >> Yeah. Yep. >> Good point. that on there. >> And I can't believe I missed that. I'm I appreciate it. >> Anything else? Any other ideas, suggestions, changes >> as we continue to work on um interventions that we're trying to get learned for all of our counseling staff and everything. There may be each year where we want as we approve handbooks since this will now be a part of the handbook where we can approve additions to those potential interventions and restitutions. I think unfortunately this is an area that every school in the United States is learning right now and and uh making gains on and continuing to train with. >> Motion to approve the changes made. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second to approve it as presented with changes. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Same sign. >> We're in item, discussion of mandatory board training date. Thank you. Um, so these are the dates that I had emailed. Uh, I think it was two weeks ago. Uh, initially just wanting to touch base. So everyone who was elected this this time through was required by law um to um engage in uh the certain approved by IPIB the Iowa Public Information Board uh training regarding open meetings and public records. I am confident that it is going to be absolutely enthralling. I I almost guarantee it. Um uh yeah I but I will say I think the allers um webinars that or IASB/allers's webinars that are discussed in this one are probably going to be better than there supposedly some modules going to come out to be able to complete and you have to take a certain amount of hours for it. This would probably be more entertaining and moreformational than the other options that are going to come up. So, um, if it would be possible to synchronize our calendars and pick one of these dates, um, you know, maybe, like I said in my email before, maybe we do a little Christmas cookie share and and watch some open meetings and it'll be it'll be >> um, we don't have to sit carols. Um, I didn't know uh if any of those dates would work for >> any companies this week. The timing was so perfect, but Unfortunately, my grandson is playing football. >> Good luck. The keynote on I think it's Thursday. >> That sounds right. >> That is the >> Yeah, they had they have that there. Yeah, that's right. Um, and in this case, I I understand, I don't know for a fact, but in conversation with people who are kind of on the ancillary of the people that have prepared this, it sounds like there will be some turn of talk time possibly in these sessions, which could be kind of nice for us because we've got three new people coming in and trying to norm. this could be a good opportunity for us to kind of have that conversation and it would be uh one of the rarely used tools that we have a work session which I'm not great at giving those because usually we want business. Um I didn't know if the 4th or the 18th might be a possibility for the people in here uh to look at it same time as a board meeting. They they have these scheduled 5:30 to 7. I would anticipate they'll take the full hour and a half. This was November >> uh December 4th or December 18th. Um >> I couldn't do >> 18, >> right? Yeah. You're one of the >> one of the lucky few >> 18th that work for you? be nice and Christmasy in there. >> 5:30. >> What's that? >> Yep. We'll email out with that. Yep. >> 5:30. >> Okay. >> Thank you. I really appreciate >> our personal log on to the webinar. >> Um I was kind of thinking we would come together for it because technically we have to post it even if you log on to the webinar. >> If somebody's out of town or something and needs to get a link, we can certainly send a link to you. But I thought with a potential turn and talk, it might be nice to to be together for that. But we can send a link if anybody I know that's close to the holiday there. >> All right. >> We're ready. >> I need it on that one. >> Item J, review of certified enrollment. >> I just put the actual numbers in there. Mark already talked about it. Just um let's go to I'm sorry. They're in their back. The second page is actually the one that summer. >> So there for enrollment, there's usually two numbers that we really talk about and that's actual enrollment which is line seven. Um, I've tried to highlight those and you'll see that we're uh minus 57 with that >> what you will. Um, >> and that lines up with that list that we had kind of talked about of the move outs and everything too last year. >> Yeah. And then um I don't you use the terms in seats. >> Yes. That would be um the one that says total school age students provided instructional program services by your district. So that's 53. Um good something good though is that our open actually it's a that shows a minus 1.2 that means we actually gained that. So um we had those to be really large in the past. So, >> and then in increased by 2.2. So, the reason that it gives you points on this, by the way, is for some students like ELLL, um, special education, uh, home school, >> actually up there at the top. >> Oh, go. >> Um, >> so if you're dual enrolled, K through eight or 9 through 12 enrolled for activity program, that's a 0.1. And then homeschool assistance K through 12, that's three. So that's why like Barb said they're are not whole numbers. I know that's confusing. >> We we didn't split any kids in half and share them that way. >> That just means that we get like.3 of that amount of money from the state. That's what that is. So if you're dual enrolled just for one activity, we only get 0.1 of the monies. Um, does anybody have any questions about that page? I mean, it's pretty self-explanatory of where we're at at this time. Um, another number that's not included in the actual enrollment is um preschool. That's um we get separate categorical money for that. So, um downg six for that, which is actually 12 students because um we only get half for preschool half the money. And then the other page was just kind of I've been asked before um on the open and rolled in and the open rolled out just like a breakdown of that. So I just kind of put that on there so that you could see from one year to the next. >> And we have a tool that we built. What we didn't want to do was have our three new folks we felt like they were being fed through through a fire hose. So, like we didn't want to bring a whole ton of facts and figures to you, but at some point in December or January, we have uh two tools that we'll plan to share with you. One is our enrollment projection tool that we've built uh which is based on county live births and um a linear progression of students who have the amount of students who have typically moved away from our district in a given year. in order to kind of show you the the trend and the potential future enrollment u for the district uh which has been I mean so far kind of matched up pretty well. Unfortunately the state's predictions don't account for uh migration between Iowa towns. They just account for um live births as a county. Um but then also and and probably more preiently I suppose uh will be um we have a 5-year financial uh forecast tool that we use. Um Lisa and I spend hours every month probably I'd say uh working through that and we've kind of plugged some of these numbers in. The good news I will tell you is that while okay the bad news is while we will still need to watch our fees and Q's financially and and we may have to use attrition again this year our hope is that it shouldn't be uh as bad because we've really been on the front end of it predicting an enrollment drop off due to smaller incoming kindergarten classes. So we've been trying to stay ahead of our cost savings so that we shouldn't have it as bad as we would have um otherwise. It would be about a $420,000 cut we would need to make based on this enrollment change, but we've gotten ahead of schedule based on knowing this was coming. Um, so that'll be fun. And a lot of data and statistics, which you will learn about me. I love data and statistics and board policy because I'm a nerd. >> It's true. >> That really only tells half the story. >> Yeah, that's all it is. Yeah. So for the new people, certified enrollment is on October 1st. Yeah. And then it's certified to this day on October 15th. So that's why you get the information now, not at the like start of the school. So >> we just did special education count recently. So that information will be solidified soon too. >> Any other questions? Okay, we're down to item K. For the new folks, we normally take all of these resations, transfers, employment contracts, volunteer agreements, and sports official contracts as one item. If there's someone or something in here you would like to pull out, you just announcement that I'd like to pull this out and consider it separately, and we'll do that without a problem. But if uh if you're okay. Generally, someone says motion to approve all the personal business procedures. So, at this time for the new folks, is there anyone or anything in there you would like to pull out? >> Well, you also have on your table one. >> Yes. >> Like in the past, you know, if somebody's retiring after, you know, 30 years, we might pull that one out so we can give them a little extra shout out. Yeah, >> lots of several reasons we did that. >> So, >> and there are two in there that you wouldn't normally see that were errors on my part. So, I just wanted to make sure I said that. Um, >> contract. >> Yeah. Tyler Morgan um he on my spreadsheet my I messed up a cell and he needs to we need to make sure that he needs to state minimum. So, I caught that and hopefully he's going to be happy about that. But, um, and then the second one was, uh, Crystal Johnson. Um, I'm sorry, Bronson. Um, something happened last year and she was on the wrong step. So, this year's step is she's on the right step. Now, if we correct it with this contract, >> the good news is a state report actually did something and useful, which is maybe the first time I've ever heard that. And uh catching Mr. Morgan's um contract being under what it should be uh was something that came from the fall bed staff um report. So kind of nice to see a state report do something useful for once. >> Motion to approve personal business as presented. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second to approve personal business procedures. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying >> I. >> Saying sign. Financial reports. >> I don't think there's anything too odd to share. >> It always looked a little overwhelming for me in the beginning. Lots of big numbers. >> Yeah. Financial reports are normally our the cash report, any the bills, um any PDM that we're paying for staff members that aren't that are above can be on our contract other than just normal like working, you know, late a few times. Um, and that is and any bills on the table that we bring on the table, which means that they just didn't get in the packet and we entered them and we brought them to you and put them on the table. >> One of the cool things that does happen on a financial report sometimes is just people read their packet uh when they get them on Friday. Sometimes they'll shoot me a text, which you all are welcome to do, by the way, and say, "Hey, what the heck is blah blah blah blah blah." And then we can kind of talk about something going in the district, which is kind of kind of a nice thing. Uh because sometimes I think we get a little with blinders and we think well duh that's such and such but um somebody kind of coming in and looking at it from a different lens really helps. Um and that gives me a chance to talk to you. So don't ever hesitate if you are confused or or just wondering what something is. Um shoot me a text. Um I like I'm kind of boring on the weekend so I'm happy to help out. >> And we always have the invoices available to anybody that wants to look at them. So lake view is like >> huge but you know >> most students and >> facilities and >> what's avenue county dayare that is kids world that's their official name so we're giving money to kids world >> we have an agreement with kids world yeah good question see this is great um we have an agreement with kids world for the uh the 40-year-old statewide voluntary 40-year-old preschool program. So, we have slots at their building and slots in our building, too. Um, so that's our payment for students that we have in in their slots right now. Um, if that makes sense. >> So, they're they're an official partner. And maybe I should have looked at Julie because she's going to say it so much better. >> Um, >> well, you're thinking, yes, >> they've been our community partners since school um since the start of statewide preschool. So, it's been an ongoing thing. >> We can't discuss that now, but >> good question. >> Welcome aboard. >> Any other questions? >> Motion to make the bills. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second approve the financial reports. Any discussion or further questions? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Same sign. >> We are down to the fun part. The superintendent report. >> I don't know that it's always very fun and I only have a few things because I don't want to take up a lot more of your time. Um, one went up to De Mo for the state committee on the health trainings. I'm happy to report that I feel like I feel like and we'll find out if it's true that the educators on the group, we made our case very strong for making the trainings less time inensive for our teachers. Um, in fact, the what I said at one point to the the gathered folks was um we're asking these people to do a lot for kids. I think we can respect them enough to not put a timer on uh bloodborne pathogens that says it takes you three minutes to read four paragraphs. Um I might have been a little out of order there. Not too bad. But um I do think that it's important that we reduce that time. So I I hope that the recommendation that the DE folks put together for us based on our feedback will be to reduce the burden on teachers. I hope uh we got some good news actually that came by way of Nathan Wood. the chief of Great Prairie AEA, he uh called me last week, I think that was, and said, "Hey, before you submit your operational sharing, uh we need to look at we share one of his staff members a day a week for uh workplace learning." What is that called, Julie? >> Work-based learning. >> Yeah, just work work based learning. And it actually qualifies for sharing dollars with the state. So, we were able to add an additional two two FTE in sharing dollars beyond what we had expected for this year. So that'll be approximately $16,000 more than we had expected just because he kind of came up with this good idea to encourage districts to use that. We weren't sure if it would qualify, but it sounds like it's gone through the state folks just fine. Um I continue to do a lot of work on uh student supports and IEP supports right now. That's been a lot of my work for the last couple weeks and and looks to be the next couple weeks on the leadup to Christmas. Um, so if if I'm not in the office and you need something, the gals can text me and I'm I'm happy to uh respond, but I'll probably be be out in buildings a lot on that. Um, and today I had a nice opportunity to go with our middle school mock trial students. Uh, I think there was a little over 20 students involved in that. Um, and it was adorable because they're all wearing suits and everything and it's great and it was a really good experience to go there with them. So, I'm really hoping uh when they get the results that it turns out the way they'd like. Um, thank you. That's really helpful. >> Okay, we are down to what we call board member takeaways. This was started by Kevin Whiskus. And basically it's each board member uh can tell maybe something that they've learned at the meeting, maybe something that they have more questions about, something they would like to explore further in the next meeting, or it could be something that just they just thought of that they'd like to explore in a future meeting. And so we just uh kind of take turns to do that. And Carol He always likes to go first. >> Oh gosh, there's so much tonight and >> that was an easy one. >> I know. >> I usually take notes. You know what I'm going to share and >> welcome members and for their service. Uh looking forward to the board commission this week. So looks like there's some good stuff that I'm sure we can bring back. I got I got >> By the way, there's a there's a an exhibit hall, and I think there's kind of a challenge to collect as many pens as possible. >> You can join in on the fun. >> I've never seen a shopping cart, but I expect to see Carol and I >> Yeah, we do. >> I'll see if I can find a picture. Don't worry about it. >> Who's next? >> I'll go. Um, again, welcome to the board. Typically, we don't repeat each other, but um there's going to be a lot. Um I, you know, I got I filled a vacancy. Um so, I had my two-year trial offer and then I decided to continue my subscription. So it does take it does take time to to get in and understand their acronyms to try to say don't use the acronyms in the meeting. >> You can't beat that out of professional educators. >> If you got question any of us, you know, reach out to any of us. I mean that's we're all seven individual people. We don't aren't always going to agree, but that's what makes it fun and hear each other and do the district and again Ford. Looking forward to it all this year. >> I am certified. >> Let's make sure there's no cars in the line. >> I look forward to the paper with this. >> I can't remember when we get there. >> Yeah. And there's a there's an app that you can do to look at the schedule, too. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I think I might have >> um I am excited to be on the board. Um I appreciate you guys taking time explaining things to us while we get up to I'm also looking forward to the conference this week. >> Um I appreciate all of your input tonight and um times was a bit overwhelming. Um I do think that I would like to pick up a paper packet on Friday if that's possible. Um I'm more of a paper person. Uh and um I like I said I appreciate you all being here uh taking your time and I look forward to um being of some sort of service here. So okay I appreciate all you guys have done. I did not know there was this much went into this as there is. So it's a lot. So >> to be thrown in pretty >> it it's a uh it's a really hard job. Tonight was a hard night, but it's also a very rewarding job in that you get to make some decisions that count and there's a lot of sort of decisions that are already made. Okay? There's just a lot of things we don't get to change. Um, but uh like the other said, look forward to working with you folks. Um, the one other thing I did want to say was, uh, I was a part of the veterans assembly and I can tell you that is the best bunch of kids. I swear nobody said a peep unless they were asked to u but no they were excellent very well behaved u and I've done that I mean been there several years and it's like that every year I don't know how they pull that off but uh it was it was a very a very good experience and I hope we continue to do that at this Motion to hear. >> Second. >> Motion and a second to adjourn. All those in favor signify by saying I.