with a roll call, please. Carter, he here. Moore here. Thomas here. Odin here. Here, White >> here. >> Okay. At this time, we would like to welcome visitors as part of our public forum. Anyone would like to speak. How's your chance? Be quiet in the gallery. We will move on to approve the agenda. Motion to approve. Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second to approve the agenda. Any discussion? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Same sign. We have an agenda. Next item is approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion to approve. Second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the minutes of the meeting. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I >> I post same sign. Minutes have been approved. >> Old business. I don't think we have any old business. >> We are ready for new business. Item eight. We have a student representative. >> So we have a whole bunch of student representatives ready to take a few different things to share. >> Oh man, they got hardware. We need to move the table. >> Yeah. >> Hello, I'm Emry Hawkins from the Centerville High School. I'm B from Law School >> and we are from the student council and we're just here to update you about some things going on in the school right now. >> Uh so we did the lock in a couple weeks ago. So we stayed like not stayed overnight but from 8 to 4 the night before and basically we like just worked together and decorated the whole high school and like played games and activities and it was pretty fun and everybody loved it. >> Our student council has been raising money for Operation Santa. It's a fundraiser that we do every year. And this year we were we raised $1,200 with a soup supper and selling pies. >> So Mrs. Mayber's class is having a um >> like like a festive week for us the last week before break. >> So they're doing like dress up days for everyone. Yeah. >> Um the wrestling girls won their first duel. So that's a pretty big accomplishment. Um, so Malachi Rice broke the record for uh points in a game with 50 and before that he broke it with 49 and then he broke his new record with 50 the next day. So yeah, >> and the basketball team also has broke a record for um I think it was 101 the original record was and now it's 103 the most points scored in the game. Basically just everyone's looking forward to Christmas break and get a lot of work done then. But >> yeah, basically all >> Oh, do you want to hear the dress? >> We have stocking day. Wear a pair of holiday socks or Santa hat. Holiday character. Copycat. Dress up as a character. Twin with a friend. Deck the halls. Be festive. Wear red or green. Baby, it's cold outside. Wear an ugly sweater. And night before Christmas, wear your PJs, which I think everybody looks forward to. >> Sounds like fun. >> Oh, yeah. Always. >> One more question. How do you get in on this pie thing? >> Well, I'm sure we can put you on the list. >> Okay. >> Got left out over the years. all my life and burn out. >> Okay. >> I thought you were always >> falling. Is it like a pie eating contest? >> No, the staff gets to like sign up for different flavors of pies for them >> and they get to buy. >> It's a fundraiser. They're selling the pies. >> So like Sophie's bake me an apple pie. I'm sure we could set up something for someone to have a fight in context. >> Maybe like people could put the pilot into his face. >> Yeah, that'd be a good >> fun. This is getting better. >> Is there not a wrap somebody up in wrapping paper or something like that? >> There is. Maybe you need I know that we're having games on that holiday week. >> You think about paper? >> Yeah. Yeah. So, you can't get your arms out. One of the things is like decorating a staff member like the tree. So I'm sure they decorated like Christmas put the star on top of that one. >> This celery good. Any other questions? >> We have some other representatives here. >> Thank you guys. >> Thanks guys. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, I I asked the dance team to come tonight. Uh, anyone want to talk on your behalf? So, they had a very competitive Thursday and Friday in De Moine last week. Um, somebody want to explain all the great things you did? >> Uh, yeah. Okay. So, Thursday we competed um our lyrical dance and we got first in the state. So, class two lyrical we got first. And then Friday we did our jazz dance in the morning and we did our hip-hop dance in the afternoon or more towards dinner time. And then we got second in class five. Is that what five for? >> Yeah. And then our soloist Kennedy got sixth in the state in our class two solo class. So many different classes. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Um, we have a basketball game performance coming up soon, too, that we're gonna perform, I think, lyrical at. >> Yes. >> January 22nd. >> Yeah. >> Which which one are you guys the public school state champions of? >> Jazz. >> Jazz. >> That's right. So, they they came back two time state champs. Where's >> That's pretty awesome to be state champions. We're really proud of you. >> Really proud. Yeah. >> What was the what was the schedule like those two? >> Um it was really crazy. So like leading up to it with the 2our delay which was really nice. Um we didn't have to get up as early but leading up to it we normally get up around like 5:45 6 and I practice at 6:15 at Lake View. Um the day of uh the Thursday wasn't as bad. Ken just danced at 11:00. Then we didn't dance again until like 4:30. But then Friday we all got up at 6:30 to get ready >> and we didn't get to the hotel at 11:00. >> Yeah. the awards are super long. >> Um, and then we had this huge break after jazz. It was like a couple hours, so we went and shopped and watched and all that. And then we came back and danced again. And then we didn't get out of there until like midnight. >> So, we didn't even get home until like 1:45 about 2 a.m. >> A long day. Friday. >> Yeah. >> But so worth it. >> And we're super proud of these girls. >> They put a lot of um hard work into this season and it makes me so emotional. But yeah, we're just proud of it. >> It was not too much of an inconvenience. We'd love to get a picture with the girls and the board. Um, so if the girls you want to slide down behind them, >> maybe you guys can scoot that way. >> Everybody kind of Just for you, >> for you. >> You don't want to be in it. in it window beside Mark because the others are on the table. >> Oh, right. >> The other two are showing. >> I don't know. Okay, here we go. One, two, three. >> Awesome. Thanks, girls. >> She's at work. We just actually says a lot about Thank you guys. >> Thank you. Okay, we are ready for an update from the college and career transition counselor, Miss Jill Whistler. >> Hi guys. Sorry. I'm just here to present about my position as a college career counselor. Um I have tried to be here at least once a year um since I started just to kind of overview the position and highlight new things coming up. So I wanted to put together some handouts for all of you and pass it down. Um so especially with your board members just having you guys on board with what I'm doing and understanding the position in total. So um if you didn't know I'm CCT not only for Centerville but also for Maria. So I serve my school district on Mondays and then I'm in central in the counseling office Tuesday and Thursday. Um and before I forget my supervisor also here she routinely comes to the school board meetings in case there's any questions about position. Um so I just wanted to put together like an overview of this but also give some concrete examples and some data about how the physician is working. Um my first year at Somerville was oh gosh 2020 fall of 2023. So I started that school year. Um so the first graduating class was 2024 that I worked with. Um these positions were started by the Iowa Department of Education. So on this first page I just wanted to show that the department that expects um in terms of roles and responsibilities for CCTC's. Um, in terms of my team at Indian Hills though, I just wanted to show I'm a team a team member of eight women. Um, we serve basically how many schools? >> 14. >> 14 schools within our 10 county area of Indian Hill. So there's a snapshot um on there, but then the other schools that have um that come through and assisting programs. So I wanted to kind of overview more specifically my role at CHS. Um so on the the third page really my day consists of a lot of different things. Um but really the goal of my position is to support specifically juniors and seniors. I work most commonly with seniors um with their process in exploring careers um whether that be going to college um the military any sort of apprenticeships or trades. Um, some of our students need to graduate and get a job in the workforce. So, really just helping them decide what option is best for them after high school and navigating the processes and making that goal happen. Um, so I would say the majority of my day is meeting with students individually. So whether that just be exploring careers or researching programs to go into, how to actually pay for those programs. So things like FA, scholarships, different grant opportunities. Um, today I have a student graduating a semester. So, we're going through a like resume creation, a cover letter, actually applying for jobs. Um, so depending what they need is really where we meet them at during those one-on-one meetings. Um, from there, a big part of my responsibility at CHS is to expose students to career pathways. So, there's a common phrase in the college and career readiness goals, you can't be what you can't see. So, I think a big part of my job is just advocating what kind of opportunities exist. A lot of research shows us that students decide what they're going to be based off of what mom and dad or local do. Um, so there's a lot of pathways that they just don't know. Um, so what comes with that is coordinating things like career guest speakers, um, taking them to field trips, whether that be college visits, training centers, um, college or career fairs. Um, I also help with sort of event coordination. So, we have like a financial aid fair that we do different fast to showcase how students can actually pay for college programs or trade school programs. Um, we started the college and career fair here, which I'll highlight later. Um, and I also help with application day, which is an event that basically allows students to come in and get help, whether that be for college, apprenticeships, the workforce, whatever. So um that's a big chunk of my job is is taking them places but also bringing the community in to highlight different opportunities. Um I also facilitate facilitate a lot of the concurrent enrollment efforts. So as an employee of Indian Hills um students come to myself for Robin Surgeon to enroll in classes um figure out what's going to work best for their schedule in terms of transfer pathways um what academy programs we offer here in Hills. So really just trying to to see what opportunities exist but making sure it's fit at the same time. Um I have a big hand with working in our with our local scholarships. So I'm the one kind of promoting those updating our website so families have access to those creating events like our scholarship essay workshop that we hosted actually last week. Uh one of our big partnerships within that was um the central community to schools foundation. Um Anita shared with me last week that they've seen their scholarship applications double since this position started. So you >> what? >> You have really good attendance. >> I think we have like 32. So we're doing a little >> um so that's a big piece of making sure students know what's out there in terms of paying for this. I've also helped some local community members create um scholarships. So ABC's family decided to get a memorial scholarship. I help them throughout that process. Um and then at CHS I also contribute to the gear up and the decap teams which kind of leads me into the next page. So per the state department of education we have to make sure that students at CHS how they're exploring careers in terms of like reflecting on their own um skills and what they are good at um what they're knowledgeable at and what they want to do. um researching careers that align to those and then making sure that they're exposed to those career pathways and also have a set plan for exploring them and also making that decision a reality. Um so I just included what IP and DAP is which is district and academic committing. Um which I think this CCT position really aligns with. Um and yes, it's a requirement but it's also I think a responsibility of us to make sure students know what they want to do after their time at CHS. Um, so like I can say all of that, but I think seeing um just the numbers on paper, but also some pictures to go along with kind of the narrative of what I'm explaining to you. Um, since I started this position in fall 2023, we've had over 400 students attend field trips that I planned. Um, so that's going to be going to places like Indian Hills Community College, different state universities. We also do go to places like the construction trades expo that highlights registered apprenticeships, Midwest Line College, building a future conference. So really trying to take them to opportunities that highlight all career paths, not just college if that's what they would like to do. >> Um our school day events can really be broken down and mention application day. So you can see the first two pictures there. Um students actually working on applications, getting help getting those done. Um, we have our scholarship essay workshop which I mentioned earlier. Um, I also bring in career guest speakers which you can see in the last four pictures or so. Um, what's been fun about that is getting community members into our building and highlighting different career paths within our local area. Um, and we also do things called lunch. So whether that means talking about registered apprenticeships or how fast works or volunteering packed, I just set up a table at lunch and kind of showcase different opportunities for them to do. Um, I want to include there's some flyers for different events that we have um outside of school hours. So, a lot of it focuses on financial aid um and how families can either plan or be a part of that process of getting uh different training programs paid for. So, whether that's our financial aid fair or juniors having college um or like our fastmates, we have three of them so far this year. Um those are things that I do outside of regular school day hours. Um something that I really wanted to highlight and honest is I don't want to say them the proudest but our CHS college and career fair. Um this is last year was the second year that we hosted that and we had over 90 tables represented at CHS. So like I mentioned if students can't see it they can't be it. So we are bringing in on the next few pages you can see the list of attendees from last year. So 90 different career paths whether that be military apprenticeships we had different colleges or technical programs represented um and even students um looking at you know getting into the workforce right away. Some of these pictures I specifically included like Gabe Arvagast last year talking to April Flynn. He was able to print a resume and network himself get an internship at Rock and Roll Water. He's finishing his two-year degree and they've said we want to hire you and and pay for the rest of your bachelor's. So there connections and some real partnerships being built just with that career fair. And that's definitely something that's been awesome to see our community buy into. Do you have a date for that for next year? I think we're shooting it's the day before spring break of that March 29th >> I think around that area and I normally come in and and say hey this is the plan. One of the focuses last year was making sure students understood the concept of networking. Um so we went and had lessons in every single English class. um just teaching them how to present themselves and ask questions and you know the impact of making a good impression which a lot of the attendees last year said they were impressed with CS students and their ability to have those conversations and ask questions. So um definitely kudos to our kids. They did a really good job. Um the last thing I just wanted to show like I always have a month by month of what events or you know field trips or things that students can be a part of. So, we have our workshop. We'll have the financial aid fair um this Wednesday, uh Thursday. That would be an example of like those day-to-day activities that they can be a part of. So, I'm pulling all Indian Hill students and making sure we have uh that scholarship application for them done. Um and something I'm really looking forward to. This is the second year I've brought in past graduates, so seniors that graduated this last May, um to talk about their experience in college so far. And what's been really fun about that is just You can tell a student a million things as an adult, but as soon as they hear it from their peer, it's more impactful. So whether that be like I had this in Maria a few weeks ago and somebody said, "Well, piece of advice is you got to get together because your mom's not going to be there, right?" So it can be like very serious like take these classes or just like, you know, here advice of what to expect. So I'm looking forward to that. I think we have nine or 10 students coming back. So, um, any questions on those things before I don't want to say ramble on data, but present some data? No. Okay. If if it is, pause me. Um, so all of this is great. I mean, you know, the pictures are awesome. You see the community involvement, but I think considering like what is the impact of these services and these events and these exposure activities. Um when I started one of the big things within our grant system is setting goals that are based around data. Um and so the postsecary writing this report is published by our Iowa workforce development and the Iowa board of regents. They collaborate on this to show the outcomes of students and their longevity after high school. So as we look at this chart, the last year that data was collected was 2024. So, I'm going to break down the top line is once our seniors in May are about to graduate, we always call them about what their intentions are after high school. So, what are their plans? Are they going to community college or a trade or a four-year, a military, so on so forth. So, this top line represents the percentage of our graduating classes that say they're going on to some sort of post-secary training certification. They're continuing their education of some sort. Um the next line down in the light the lighter blue color would show if they actually enrolled within that program in a year. So as you can see the class of 2023 so that would be the year before I started um 59% said hey I'm going to go to Indian Hills or University of Iowa or two apprenticeship but only 37% of those actually enrolled within a year after graduation. Um, a big issue I think we see in college and career is that we can prepare them as much as we want, but it's actually making sure they get there, right? Um, the gray line after that shows if they persisted for a second year within that program. and then every six years. So, we'll be waiting for data um for a while, but as of 2018, um you can see that 67% of that class said they would have a an enrollment of some kind, but only 36% actually completed that certificate training degree within six years. So, there's a huge gap within what kids say they want to do and if they're actually getting it done once their time is over at CHS. So, I wanted to show you this just as like an overall outlook of where we're at as a district in terms of graduates completing certifications after high school or degrees. Um, so you can see within 2021 to 2023, the average of of CHS grads actually enrolling was 49% and our last data point was 36% actually completing that. Um, the next page I just wanted to show you guys some comparable numbers of our neighboring districts. You can see that Alia um their average intention for the last three years of data was 63%. And their actual completion was 48. Um Moravia School District was 51 and their um actual completion of the last gather year data from 2018 is 47. So I just want to put that out there to show that there's definitely work to be done and these exposure activities and in my mind and what the data I'm going to present in the next few pages, it's working. Um, so any questions about that? Sorry, I know there's a lot of numbers. I'm sorry. I'm not trying to be too long. >> You're doing great. >> Well, Mike told me on the way in only three to five minutes. >> She's pretty scary, so >> I got a twist on her. >> Um, so I wanted to turn as as a grant position of any kind, you need to collect data to show what is going on with the work that you think you're doing. um because I can show you all these pictures and these events and it looks great, but we have to make sure there's an actual impact being had from those. Um so each year I start the year off the seniors by basically pulling them of like, hey, what are your plans? What are you thinking? Um and there's a breakdown of really a range of I have absolutely no idea to I want to pursue a four-year degree. So, the options um that I present to them is you're unsure, community college, you're thinking of four-year college, a trade or apprenticeship, or you're headed straight into the workforce. So, getting a job after high school. Um when I first started in 2023, that fall, um something that's really stood out to me in the past three years of this position is the amount of unsure students walking into their senior year. So, in 2023, we had almost 29% of our seniors saying they had no clue what they wanted to do. Um this year we had 12 almost 13% of those. So we've really reduced that number of students having no clue what their options are or what they would like to do. Um we've seen a growth in our community college um secondary plans and then also the four-year college um portion of this has has significantly changed as well. Um and I I would just like to go on record and say I'm not pushing just a fouryear degree. I think that this is having more knowledge into what their options are, not only with the degree paths and career paths, but understanding the financial aid that goes out. Um, a lot of my work is focused around FAFSA and scholarships and making sure they they're aware that you don't have to go into major debt to start degree, but there's a lot of opportunities. Um, so the next I kind of show our faculty completion. Um so in 2023 each year this the state department in that postsecondary readiness report shows our percentage of FAFSA completion per class. So they have until FAFSA from FAFSA opening in October until the September of when they should be enrolling in school to to get that FAFSA done and have it count towards this percentage. So the graduating class before I started they um had an end percentage of completion of 41%. 2024 would have been the first class that I would have worked with to get facet completion numbers up. Um so that raised 47% um 2025 grads were 49. I would really like to make a note though that we had a lot of kids go into registered apprenticeships or programs that didn't accept FAFSA like Missouri Welding Institute, Midwest Line College. So I can see that that number would have been higher but they just didn't need that funding. Just want to put that out there. Um, something I'm very proud of, last week, we get state reports weekly of how our FA completion is going. Um, as of December 4th, so fast being open for two months only, we've surpassed what 2023 has done. So, as as I look at the senior roster, I really think we're going to be sitting around 60% completion, which is the stable goal for districts. So, that one's a big one. That's a win. Um the last piece of data that I just want to show is our post secondary intent versus role map and sorry. So thinking back to that graph of what do kids say they want to do and did they actually get there um from the postsecary writing report our 2023 grads 59% said they wanted to attend 37% actually enrolled within a year. Um my grant follows these students into their summer and actually into their first year after high school. So, I'm still checking in, making sure they don't need support or getting their FAFSA done. I would say a lot of my summer efforts are still sitting down with families, getting them done, making sure they make it to orientation. Um, you know, helping them with you said you wanted this, you're actually going to do it. It's a lot of time. Um, so what I've gathered, and again, this is just personal data. We'll see what the state has to say with when that report is released. Um but 2024 we had 62% of grads say they wanted some sort of focus co training certification education from what I can gather I think 53% of those graduates actually did that so we gave numbers within who was actually enrolling into institutions um 2025 so this would be last year's class um 72% said they had an intent to enroll and from what I can tell about 59% of the graduates actually did so we're seeing some gains within students actually making these appointments happen. Any questions on that? Okay. Um I don't need to go over these but I I I guess ending any kind of presentation you guys there's always a thought of like what comes next in this position because the data is showing and I can see the future changing that we've definitely made some gains within our college and career guidance. Um, myself, I think a huge goal for this year, switching into semester 2 is starting to work with juniors so they feel even more confident. Not to say that I haven't been, but intentionally having one-on-one meetings, doing some more exploration opportunities or field trips. Um, and also I want to implement something called junior match week where they're looking at their career assessments and actually seeing the programs that match to those. So that's a goal for second semester. Um, another goal of mine is to increase that rate of postsecary enrollment. So, we see that intent writing, but how do we make sure that they get there? Um, and that comes back to a lot of spring orientation assistance. So, sitting down with seniors in the spring of their senior year and saying, "Hey, have you gotten an email from Iowa? What date do you need to go? What are your options? What's your plan?" But also those are not offers. So, making sure that throughout the summer there's still conversations being had. Um the third goal that I see with this I since this position I've been here I've worked very I would say handinhand with April Maldonado at our ACC for alternative high school. Um I would like to have a consistent calendar over there and kind of as needed they're about my system but the work with those students um I would say that they are like top tier and one-on-one support. So I would really like to implement some sort of more consistency with the services that we're offering there. Um, I know our DECAP, so that district career academic plan, I can do more on my end to make sure that we're meeting the expectations and the requirements that the state is wanting from us. Um, I'm on that team and I think that I can align my programming even more so to make sure that we're meeting what the state wants. And then the last part, um, this is kind of a goal for this year, we'll see if it still happens, is establishing a college and career advisory board. Um, so my colleague Wanita in the TAMA does this. Basically, she has staff members from the school and community members from different industries sit down at a table quarterly and just say, "Hey, this is what our efforts are. Where do you think we're missing the mark? What do you think we should do? And this is areas in which you could support making that happen." So, I would love to see that establish too. That was a lot. I'm sorry that I just wanted to be here and with new board members, but also this is just a position that, you know, it does a lot, but when I say college and career advising, I'm not sure if we know what that means or or now that it's year three, we're releasing the data, how it's impacting our students. >> So, where does funding for your program come from? >> So, funding, I'm going to right now I'm on a grant um through Indian Hills. Um this is why we're in also it's operational sharing dollars if the grant was to sustain from here. So do you want to speak on that? No. >> Yeah that so um these positions um were started as grant funding and so this is the third year of the grant um for this uh particular position. So, um yeah, just kind of um looking at some different opportunities moving forward, but um it is currently grant funded um through July. >> We're kind of we have a meeting I think we're meeting with you tomorrow. Is that right? Yeah. So, we're kind of going to explore some options with them, too. Even though we have a pretty big budget shortfall this year, we think this is important enough that we want to figure out how to fit it into our budget moving forward. So, we've we've started to look at a lot of different options and let's see what Indian Hills has to offer tomorrow. So, hopefully we find a good solution sooner than later. Um because it's a big deal for our kids. >> Joe, I just been in the schools a lot and seeing the kids in your office and throughout the day and just it has made a difference. I see it as making a difference when I go into the schools. It's it's made a huge difference. So, thank you for what you do. My question would be how do you work in conjunction with our hijack program? >> That's something that I could have added to their goals. So a lot of well this was Elizabeth Parker's last year was her first year and she at that point was working with nth and 10th graders and my program was 11th and 12th. I know she has a section of Jag. So the 12th is that for next semester this year. So in my mind like I had an appointment with a student last week and he's definitely workforce bound and I emailed Elizabeth and said hey do you have any more industry tours want to see these factors. So I think there could be more points of collaboration with it but I know she's a resource trying to get these students exposed to different things and she's never said no to taking them along with her even if they're not involved in class. So yeah but I mean the goals of the goals of this are like this. So I think there's definitely more room for collaboration. Um, but to be honest with you, having her in 9th, 10th, it almost feeds perfectly into the work that I do with them 11 12th, right? Because she does a lot of that career assessment and exploration piece because truthfully, by the time they get to the end of their 12 or 11th grade year into their 12th, I'm not saying every student has to have it figured out, but they should at least know what they're interested in, would they be good at it, what the options are for pursuing that. I think she does great work and making sure that the kids in her class have opportunities to explore it. >> Very good. Any other questions or comments? >> Well done. >> Was it five minutes? >> Don't let him intimidate. >> Oddly enough, I'm not I don't know. Good job. >> Good job. Thank you. Thank you. >> We are ready for the approval of summer projects. >> Okay. Uh so these first two documents, um the second document is a picture of what our home football bleachers look like. Now, um this blueprint is what we're um planning to uh try and advertise to accept bids for. So that's what we we've taken it to you today for. Um the uh top right of this blueprint kind of looks like how it is now. Um but the bottom right picture of that blueprint is what it will be once it's finished. Um this this renovation is basically just bringing it up to ADA compliant code. Um something I've been working on for about three years now. I've never been able to get it all the way, but here we are. Um we uh basically have a couple of changes you may notice. Uh we are adding we are widening the um the uh steps on either side of the bleachers and then we're adding handrails up the middle middle aisles. Um also including um 12 handicap spots down below. That's a uh big need. Um I believe I've been hearing a lot about um the steps down on the um west side which would be the concession stand side or we'll now be facing the concession stand and then instead of going towards the grass um and then we'll be we will be adding a ADA compliant ramp on the east side. Um there's a lot more that goes into it, but the the uh retaining not necessarily the retaining wall, but the guard rail on the outside will now be chain link. They look more a lot more like the visitor side than they do now. Cuz right now the u spaces in between the spokes of our um handrails and guardrails are not code compliant. They're way too spread out. They're too too much of a gap. Um, so the chain length will decrease that greatly. Um, it' be a lot more appealing and it'll be a lot better for our sports. Um, if you have any questions on that, I can answer that. But the last document is a uh to uh remove and replace the uh classroom cabinetry in the south wing at Howard Middle School. Um, I think it's eight classrooms. Um, and this was the uh best bid we received for that. >> Those of you that are directionally challenged like me, that's the eighth grade lane. >> Yeah. I don't know what they call it anymore. So, I just call it north and south. >> So, looking at the um drawing for the blue chair, >> Mhm. Um, is there a change to the press box or am I just >> No, the they the gaps around it. Currently, there is like next to where the uh guard rails attached to the to the press box, there are some gaps there that we are going to tighten up because they are hazards as of right now. Um, but the press box is staying alone. The only modifications we'll make in major steps to the press box, but the press box will be will remain intact. >> Okay. So, it's not a major >> no nothing really happened because we there's a lot of this stuff we could have done over time ourselves. But the thing with these is like if we were to touch the press box, we have to bring up to code 100%. Which would involve adding an elevator. You can imagine how expensive that would be. Um, like if we were to add some type of extra spokes in this guard rail on the outside of bleachers, we would have to bring the entire bleacher section of the coat. So, we haven't done anything ourselves in the past until we get to this point. We can do it all at once. >> So, um, the visitors, they don't have they won't you're not including any kind of um >> changes to theirs. >> Yeah. >> No, no, because theirs were brand new three or four years ago. >> Okay. We redid the whole field. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. Yeah, I can see that the handicapping is needed. >> Yes, very much. >> Start that before now. >> Mhm. >> Good job. I know you worked on this for quite a while. So, good job. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Kind of the last piece of the puzzle down there, isn't it? >> Yes. Yes, it is. Well, there's there's always more. >> Oh, yeah. I know when we did the field and we, you know, the track upgraded and >> we knew we had handicap accessible on the south side or the visitor side. >> We knew there was an issue with the I guess the home side. I've had quite a few people yelling at me about it over the last three years. >> I've been I've been trying been working hard just when I just about get there some legalities issues pop up and I can't do it that way. I got to go do it this way. But this is right in the threshold of estimated where we think the money will come in at that we don't have to do high-end competitive bidding but we just have to advertise for competitive bids in the newspaper. >> Very good sir. >> Is this it for the summer projects though? >> No. >> This is it for now. There's a few other things I can um as of right now I'm looking at um there's a few because this that point project will take up a majority of it. I'm estimating the bleacher project coming in about 190. >> Um then I plan on replacing I want to replace the uh gym doors inside of Lakeview. The wooden doors in the closets. Uh we have a lot of problems with those um swelling >> during the summer and winter. Um so I want to replace them with metal doors. um that comes in about 11. That was the estimate I got. But with something like that, monthto month, the price changes constantly. So, closer towards the end of spring, I'll bring another estimate to you guys so it'll be more accurate. Um and then plan on replacing another uh heat pump in the science wing. Um and then whatever else comes up between now and then. But and then personally, we plan on doing my team um things that I don't necessarily need to bid out for. We plan on doing a lot of work to the preschool. Um I still have to get the logistics in place and how I can officially do it, but I plan to um replace the ceiling tile and paint grid um because it's really yellow as it is right now. Um so I plan on doing that. Um plan on replacing the code base in the hallways. The classrooms were had newer code base within the last two years. replace the carpet. Um we're still in the process of replacing the out outlets and light switches um to an updated um child protected outlets. Um but then I was talking with Lockeridge and they um Alliance has this grant in place. I haven't even told Mark about this. Just kind of came up within the last couple weeks. They have a grant that you can replace current light fixtures because this could go to multiple buildings, but I think we're going to start with the preschool. Um, one for one with LED light fixtures, brand new light fixtures for it could be it literally Walkeridge just has to sell them to me for at least a dollar. So, I could replace all of their light fixtures. I just counted them up the other day. I think there's 116 light fixtures in pre at the preschool. I could potentially replace them all for $116 to brand new LED light fixtures. Um, so I plan on trying to do that and trying to upgrade a few things here and there throughout. I know one of the other things I might try and do and budget that into this summer is the I don't know which wing it's called, but the north wing at the at Hower. Um, they have some very old uh light fixtures in the classrooms and I'd like to be able to get them inseted into this into the ceiling like the rest of the district is. Um, so that's something I'm going to try and do. And then we did get a new surprise last week. While it is a summer project, it does impact our our ple uh funds a little bit potentially. Um can you kind of explain what happened with >> Yeah, we had a we've had a few problems with the uh AC or the air handler for the auditorium over the last month or so. And I've been working with Base Point, who was our um automation controls person um to try and it's been tripping out on a stat. Basically, it's been freezing up. So, because the heat the heat coil isn't hasn't been enabling. Well, for some reason, the I think it was Friday, the uh heating coil burst, which is not good. That's the worst possible thing that could possibly happen because this coil is literally the length of a pickup truck, as high as a pickup truck, and about 8 in wide. It's a very big unit. to replace something like that. And that's the first winger tech I had out there. So that's probably what you're going to have to do. Um, so I'm sitting here looking at like six zeros and because just going in just installing it would probably be 30 40 grand just removing duct work, stuff like that. But I had a different um more experienced winger tech out there today and they think they can repair the existing one that's there. So could save quite a bit of money. Um, but no line as of yet of when the heat was worked, but I don't think it's the end of the world for the auditorium because every complaint I ever get is it's too hot in there. >> So, so it's it's sitting right now, even with the temperatures being I think what it was around 20 today, it was sitting at 60° in there. >> So, by the time you get 800 people in there, it'll be 65 67. So, um it'll be bearable. So, it's it'll it'll be fine for a while, but we're we'll get that fixed as we go. >> So, just a little bit of extra info there. >> Come to my house and >> I don't know. I'm not I'm not an HVAC guru, but I've learned a lot because we have so many problems. Um, >> but >> Well, thank you. You're you're on it. >> Trying. >> Yep. >> Any questions or comments? Good work, >> sir. >> Yeah. >> Make a motion to approve the summer. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the projects as presented. >> Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Those same sign. You are approved, sir. Thank you. early graduates. J, >> do you have anything you'd like to add about the early graduates list? >> No, just that uh by semester those students will have to all the expectations and if not they won't they'll have to complete it next semester, but they're all on pace to do so by January 15th, which is the end of our second our first semester. >> So, it'll be pending completion though. >> Correct. Correct. >> It's noted there. are the ones that are already finished. A few of them are already completed. >> Some of them are still working between now and then. And that's not abnormal. I mean, they're if they're in a class right now, they've got to successfully complete that. So, makes sense. >> Any questions? >> Are any of these from the alternative? >> Yes, I would assume >> the ones that are already completed. >> Okay. Um and a few of those others as well. There are there are some mixed in in there. >> There's a motion to approve pending requirements for >> second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the early graduates and completion. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Oppose. same time they are approved. Next item is to approve the SBRC request for allowable growth and supplemental aid for the late open env. >> Okay, so >> this is a hard one. >> I'm going to try to explain this. So um all open enrolled out students we have to pay other districts for. So right now um we will pay for the students are open funing for enrollment is one year behind. So, there are some students that were not counted on last year's um certified enrollment that we now have to pay other districts for and we haven't received the funding yet for it. So every year we can um ask the SBRC for that um supplemental aid with those students and it's 22.9 students this year which is $195,457 for the authority and we are asking that you approve that so that we can request that. >> Does that make sense? So basically we don't get money for them >> but we have to pay >> but we pay money out for them. >> That's what that boils down to. >> Got to love it. >> Got to love it. >> That's the right facial expression for it to be honest. >> So So let's say a student moved in last year in December. So they weren't counted on certified enrollment. So this year >> we're not getting the money for them yet. So but we have to pay for that because they open enrolled and we have to pay on tonight. >> It's all because our money our funding comes in rear and a year a year again it rears. That's the problem. >> So we want the authority on our end balance for that money that we have to pay out ahead of time. So will we ever get the money for that or >> Okay. Okay. You did say that. Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second to approve the SBRC request. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Same sign. We got it. approve the SBRC request for allowable growth and supplemental aid for EL instruction beyond five years. >> So, this is pretty similar. Um, it's $3,362 for this amount. >> It's for this students that would go beyond five years that we because of our funding is one year behind it. So, that makes sense. And I think she doesn't. >> So there were two intermediate. So you get 21 waiting and then we didn't have any intensive and that gets a higher 26 >> requests do each year. >> Any questions? >> Second. We have a motion to second to approve the SBI request to allow approve of supplemental aid. Any further discussion? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Same sign. >> Moving on to item G, approval of the non-certified snow day. So last year we brought this to the board after we'd had some snow days and we ended up in a position where so we're allowed by the state five virtual days of instruction uh to use as replacements for snow days so that we don't have to go all the way into June and we brought it to the board to talk about this after some people had already worked makeup days for snow days. This is the like associates and secretaries and folks like that who are paid based on the hours that they work not a salary. Um and we I think I think we had done three days last year that we um we forgave and and our request would be that we forgive three days again this year for those folks so that we don't have to hold them accountable for working over spring break the whole time or or working five days past the end of the school year to make that time up. And this is for a small group of folks, the classroom associates, secretaries, folks kind of that nature. Um, uh, unfortunately for our custodians, we still need them in on those days. Um, so it wouldn't apply to those those teams. I think we did include bus drivers in it last >> bus drivers and cafeteria. >> Yeah. So, this is just to make sure everybody stays whole and that we can make sure if we're going to say it's unsafe to be out and about, that for the most part, we're letting all those people do that. for teachers. What we do, I'm trying to remember. So, principal, somebody remind me if I say something wrong here. I think we've got them set up. There's like a an half hour or 45 minute long building meeting uh that they do virtually. um they have a certain number of hours in the afternoon they're supposed to do office hours where if they receive an email they should respond to a parent within a quick amount of time on the on the snow packet work and then they have to prepare the either Google classroom I think in the case of high school in a lot of cases or a snow packet at the other levels so students have that instructional material we're given um instead of our full amount of time for a snow day the state gives us credit for five hours I think it is we get 30 total hours so it's six 30 total hours for the five days. So, six hours. Um, so it's a little bit less, but it does allow us to not have to just tack days on to the end. People really don't like going to June. >> It does not go well. >> So, we would just ask that the board would consider uh forgiving three days should they be used. Knock on wood. Maybe none of these snowtorms ever hit all season and we don't need to use them. But forgive the three days if the snow days would happen. >> Motion to approve. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second to approve snow day lead. Any further discussion? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Those saying. Item eight, update on the SCAK school improvement advisory committee process. Tell me about that. >> Yeah. Hey, I just want to make sure I touch base with all of you. We typically have at least the years that I've been in district on our SCAK meeting in the fall. Uh so a school school improvement advisory committee is a required committee in Iowa code to to set certain goals for the school and to talk about certain activities within the school to help to help make improvements, right? um with the legislation that we're all doing that training for next next week or the week after I think which day that is but >> okay there we go. So the same rule actually applies to the SCAK committee and the SCAK committee has to include community members and parents and the training is uh according to IPIB a minimum of one hour. Uh legislators have shared that they plan to do a language cleanup of that law during this session. So as an administrative team, mostly Julie and I talk, we want to push our SCAK meeting to the spring because it's just required to be done before the end of the fiscal year so that maybe we don't have to ask parents to sit through an hourong train and sunshine laws. Uh and then we talked about SCAK. Uh so we just want to give you an update because typically you would see that this time of year. Um and we have I mean because I think we got two board members or three board members on SCIA too. Um so we'll just our plan is sometime in March we think they should probably have things wrapped up and we can not make those people sit through that. Um that's really the only update just tell you legal limbo. >> All right. >> Any questions about the update? >> We're moving on to uh personnel business procedures. Wait, I take these as a group. I should have something. Okay, we have a motion to approve the personnel. >> Any further we need a second. >> We got a second. Any further discussion requests? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All. We're down to item seven, financial reports. I have a motion to approve. reports. >> Second. >> We got a second. Any further discuss discussion or questions? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Good. Superintendent report. Hey, I'm gonna sound kind of polyiana here because I just want to talk about a whole bunch of cool things that have happened that you've probably read about on Facebook, but we've got a lot to be proud of with our kids in district in the last few weeks here. U starting with our our dance team being state champions in lyrical. Um our basketball team, boys basketball team, as you heard, breaking their scoring record and then an individual breaking the record and again breaking it. Um our girls basketball team was doing quite well. Um, our swimming team had some high finishes uh at their recent uh dual meet. Uh, our JV team I think placed uh was one of the things I can't remember what the placing was for that. Our girls wrestling having enough uh players to win their first duel which I think is a really awesome piece. This weekend we'll be hosting a large robotics competition at hour uh for middle school and high school teams uh that Mitchell organizes that. That's a really cool event that not a lot of schools have. And then we get to start uh we'll we'll receive our trial for month trial in the next couple weeks and get rolling for that. So, uh another great uh month for center get to be involved in all sorts of different activities that you wouldn't typically get in a two-way school. So, we're really proud of them to do all these things. >> You might have left out that for the first time in a long time, we had a couple students make opus. >> Oh gosh, I did. you say cuz your child is involved, but that's definitely commendable. >> Yeah. So, Opus is middle school essentially. Um, so we got a couple couple young men male singers uh on the up and up there. Um, the other little guy is a he's not the biggest guy, but he's got a nice little voice. So, >> Abel Thompson and Taylor >> and Mr. McCutchen is the one who really identified them represented. Got them all acknowledged and >> and that is an amazing concert. If you ever if you're ever interested in vocal music, going to watching the Opus Honor Choir for middle school kids, uh it sounds like a like a grown-up choir. It's amazing. >> So, yeah, thanks for mentioning that. Yeah. >> Any questions on the superintendent? >> We're down to school board takeaways. Who's going first? I felt this was a lot less stressful. >> That was much. >> Anything else? >> Let's just keep on. >> Yes, that was >> Who's next? >> I'll go next. Um I appreciated um having the dance team come in. I had seen it on Facebook and uh it was nice to be able to congratulate him in person. I know they put on a lot of early mornings to get that practice in. So that's not an easy thing to expect of a teenage girl. So um also I appreciated the um time to listen to the Joe's position. So, not that I haven't heard most of that. Anyway, I'm glad you guys got a chance to listen to >> I think it's great having our student representatives come in and share the things that they're doing and what's going on in the buildings. >> Have we met since the convention? >> This I think is the first time since convention. >> Okay. So, a few weeks ago, we had the state schoolboard convention and it was very good again. Um, just a lot of good takeaways from that and it's fun to give it a go and kind of team bonding time too as well. But I want I brought with me tonight this I picked this up there. I don't know. >> I think we have some of those. >> Anyway, >> I think this is basically where our funding comes from, >> where the where it comes from, what fund it's in, what it can be spent on, and I think this would be really important >> for people to see >> because a lot of times people don't understand, okay, well, we have money for this, but not for this, right? >> And so, there's a lot of, you know, misunderstandings there. So, I think this would be a really good thing to share in some way. >> That's good. Yeah. >> Um, and I also want to give a shout out to Aaron because boy, what a job. You know, we all have our card, but it just seems like it's always And Aaron is just he's on it. >> Very true. >> And he's a tough man. So there you are. >> Yeah. >> A crew for the snow removal and everything. Great job. That was lot to take care of on a Monday morning back. So, but uh also want to if you haven't had the chance to look at Lake View and the middle school, >> the staff and students, what they've done for the decoration, it's it's pretty cool. >> So, good job for them. >> I heard about that. >> No, no fire code broken at all. There is no fire code broken because we're all following Aaron's rules. >> My I guess I'm last with the takeaway. First of all, u >> I I too did appreciate Jill Whistler's report. uh as a member of the Sagal Community School Foundation, they just talk about how our applications of course the numbers have gone up and the applications are so much better in that they seem to get a much better sense of who those kids are and what they need and how we can help. So yeah, that that's it's good to have like this. Uh the uh but yeah, it I think I don't know what you're going to do in this meeting, but we >> miracles is our goal. >> That that would be just fine. A miracle would work for me. >> Yeah. But I I think that uh and and I've said many many times being in education as many years as I have, I don't care what kind of program you got, >> it comes down to that person every time, >> you know, and Jill's the right person for that job right now. I can tell you >> and I did tell her she had three problems. >> She owes you some little pressure on it. >> The last one last comment was uh I saw in our financial report that the esports team got new shirts. >> Sure did. >> And they're looking at the uh state tournament again, right? >> I'm hoping so with the team that we're building right now. >> Yeah. Yeah. Got to get a few more recruited. Yeah. I'm confident. >> His band showed up. Yeah. >> He's good. >> I told you. >> I told you he was good. >> For a program I didn't want anything to do with, I am a big supporter. >> I'm glad how far we've came. Our room is awesome. Kids love it. So, >> thank you very much. >> Anything else? >> That'd be awesome. That is the most >> there. I need to empty out my bag that I have there. >> Yeah, >> it's finance.com. >> Yeah, I said >> I'll email and then I'll have paper puppies. >> That's the group that was in my email this week, by the way, too. I talked about his this week, didn't I? My email. So, yeah, that's the one >> the famous Over the last eight years, I've lots of finance things and that summarizes really school for >> Motion to >> We have a motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> We have a second. All those in favor signify by saying I. We are.