all right good evening everyone I'd like to welcome everybody and call to order the Joint School Board Roseville city council meeting for Tuesday August 20th um I'd like to personally say welcome to Mayor Dan row city manager P tudon Patrick trudon sorry uh city council members I think what we should do is probably just have some initial introductions uh how about uh role title um maybe how long you've been either with the the council or the school district Todd Anderson chair of the rosev school board I'm entering my third term so this is my ninth year at the roseva school board I'm happy to be here and I'm happy you guys could be here so I'll just say hello again Jenny L superintendent beginning my fourth here really happy that we can spend time together this evening I am Manis Clark I'm in my first term my third year hello I'm Kitty Goggins and my my 19th year on the school board um Curtis Johnson I'm in my seventh year on the school board Mike bogeski also no ninth year nth year ninth year thank you hi uh Rose Chu and this is my fifth year second ter Jason netton I am finishing my 12th year hi I'm Robin schroer um I'm in my second year and I'm Wayne gra I'm in my second term sixth year jul St I'm in my fourth year I guess of my first year and Pat trudon city manager been with the city 17 years and 11 as a city manager 11 yeah and I'm Dan Ro I'm the mayor uh Roseville and I've been in that role uh for approximately 14 years I believe that's right and then four years before that on the council glad to be here wonderful thank you uh we're going to start things off with the review of the Ros valerious schools in the city of rosille Partnerships I think it's great that every few years we get together and reaffirm some of the Partnerships that we have between the city and the school so yeah and our plan tonight was uh thank you to Pat and your team and the schools our team over here we just work together and review all the existing Partnerships and we're really looking we didn't think it was necessary to read each partnership line item but we would simply open it up for discussion so if there's any questions either from the the board or the council we're happy to entertain those or ideas that for uh growth or opportunities that we haven't discovered anybody would like to things off and if not we will I mean we'll have we'll pause and have time for questions but we do have some presentations that may lend to questions as well we'll be talking about our partnership with the Police Department District Safety and Security team we'll be reviewing Our Community Education overlap and partnership supporting the city and School District as well as our uh not new anymore Community advisory committee here in the in the city so those are three items that we will discuss say something I I right over this list um and I I think it's a tremendous service to our community that this list exists and we do these things uh some of these things have changed over time some of them grown and I think we should absolutely be always looking for ways to do more things together um it maximize the dollar for the taxpayer opens up new opportunities for people we serve jointly um and people we don't serve jointly but are part of our broader community so um I think this list is an important um understanding big picture of what it means when people work together and in of saying this is my sandbox and this is your sandbox and this will be posted for the community as well toie would it make sense to also post that on the city website so that you folks get credit for all the work that the city is doing with the school district think that make sense I think that's really helpful because uh there's a lot of confusion in the public of who's doing what with the school and I've had people tell me different things this was very helpful to see the list in one place because I have asked Pat about some things individually but this is a very helpful document I think for the community it would be good for them to have that available yeah I what as I went through it I was impressed because I didn't even realize how extensive it was and it it wasn't even the big things the big things we know about it's all the little things it's all the little things with the clubs and the parking lot use and the booster this and the sports that and just all the interdigitation that goes on between us and in the city was very impressive so yeah if anyone's watching I would encourage you to go to the site once it's posted just kind of look at it because I think you'd you'd also just be proud I think of how how we work together and I think as commissioner or council member Eton said it you know it's the best and most effective use of of the tax dollars and of the interest of all of our community whether they're attached as part of Roseville or part of the school district I wanted to add last year when we were doing our envisioning um and we had all of our um events and such so many of the community members mentioned our two entities in tandem not realizing where there's a line and I think it's helpful that there isn't always necessarily aign as you say sandbox but also to have people understand they just know they want it different or they know they want it fixed they don't necessarily want to have to go to you and then to us and make that decision and so I think it's good that we maintain that open Communication in creating those relationships because really at the end of the day most of our um the people that we serve aren't probably well suited to be here um they don't have the the confidence and the knowledge to be here to Advocate on their own so if we can do that as a collaborative issue um I think that it it speaks so much more when people say well we don't have this but I think if we know what other resources how we can also tap on them um it makes us better ambassadors collectively you I totally agree with that right because from a citizen or a resident or a parent in the school district they would like certain things met a need or a goal I mean this is one that done I mean whoever do it is almost less important so if we know that right if we know this ah wait I do know that this partnership exists or we could work with um the city on this or the city can work with the district on this for them if we solve their their need their problem that they are facing that's what people want that's what people want so I think that's something to really pay attention to that's ultimately the goal right that's why we're doing the work that we do uh just from a different like we are centering on student learning but it's impacting families it's impacting communities and you're talking about the residents of Roseville so um so really thinking of that is is from that human centered way right then it's like yeah just just SOL let's solve the problem let's figure let's figure this out so really appreciate this list too yeah and it's not just you know students in terms of young people in the community it's also uh programs for seniors the wheels which talked about earlier in the meeting all those things I know that the city help's partner on that as well um and and so we're serving the broad range the community and there's definitely I like it because there there are things that that that either you're you know legally or legislatively tasked to do or things that you've sort of Taken on as a school district that are things that then the city doesn't have to do and that's not necessarily the way I mean to say it but I but it's a way of of recognizing that we all are trying to contribute towards the betterment of the community in the ways that we can and and so those Partnerships just strengthen uh those ways we can actually work together on it uh the one thing that I was talking a little bit with Pat about the other day and reflecting on this meeting is is um some of the long-term Arrangements that are out there that have been in place for a while and you know may have a term associated with them and need to be uh relook at at some point in the future I think it makes sense to pay attention to the timing on those so that we can start those conversations between our two entities well in advance of those time frames so that we're not in a position where we realize oh my gosh you know if we don't do something in two weeks there's no lease on the on the the gymnasium or something like that you know we want to make sure that we're we're kind of keeping on top of those things so I think that this kind of list really helps us have that Focus as well to make sure that we're not letting anything slip as we're working together in all these areas to that point um Community Education is all over this list and glad we're going to be hearing from our director of Community Education a little bit later yes I was just going to ask if currently our various Department areas that are of similar responsibility are they able to work together to see those energy are do we have that kind of systemic connections uh for example in the equity area I understand there's some being connections built but in all the different areas are there any areas that are opportunities for us we may not see an opportunity yet but if we could get our individuals uh responsible for those areas because we think about it I mean 50% of our students come from Roseville and we serve 90% of the students in Roseville I mean I know it's not a exact match but that's a pretty U significant match I I would just add that Beyond just the contractual things we have in place is the relationships that we've had established for many years so obviously there's a strong relationship between the police and fire and School administration Jenny and I meet on a basis I know the park and wck and Community ad talk monthly if not weekly often times and talk about programs and facilities and stuff so I think we have a lot of great um strengths right now those can't be taken for granted they have to be nurtured certainly but I think uh we have great people in place and we're all have the common goal of serving the community so we'll keep certainly keep that in mind but those are really important just as important as the other um Arrangements that we do have in place I'd offer upt that that could be our next meeting item is to think about those extensions where we possibly could be missing y absolutely and just one more thing um I I I just wanted to um also point out um as far as Communications are concerned um to to thank you guys for um participating in our quarterly um local elected meetings um uh Roseville has always had city council has always had a representation and frankly that that's how we get to learn about the things that you're doing and you get to hear the things that we're doing we go wait wait a minute hold wait we we there there's something we can work together and there have been a number of times where that's happened um and so that's just another thing that I I think I want to make sure that um are U people out there who are watching know that you know no we actually we do talk to each other you know on a fairly regular basis so thanks for that and that's a great Point too because actually that covers all of the communities that are within the district too besides Roseville and so we we get to see the elected officials across our neighboring communities as well so it's kind of there's a lot of synergy going on there in those meetings yeah maybe just just to call that out because some people might not realize that we serve seven communities so in addition to Roseville we have Falcon Heights Arden Hills Maplewood Little Canada ol of Lauderdale and sheview so seven communities that we in either in hall or in part their students come to us and I know in many of those cases even you and in Roseville have worked for example like the middle school is in physically in Little Canada and yet you and we and they worked out the SRO kind of relationship so I think it's just as beneficial to us that you are also very good at working with your fellow city council members at the other six communities besides Roseville that we serve so yeah it gets back to what you were saying Julie it is very complicated sometimes who is jurisdiction where is the line because the maps just do not align well at all yeah and yet the more transparent you can be right I think it's a there a bit of Education piece because until I you know as a longtime educator until I just serve from the school board and then serving on the Ramsey County uh lead of local local government like I'm like oh my goodness all these things that like make the city run right and school schools are part of that Community right and then we have our own quarterly focus on the so all that entities working together is kind of amazing and the more we can be transparent to the to to our constituents out there the better we understand oh wow there are different we we all do different things but with very very clear idea of serving the community right so yeah right you know I was thinking about different things that we could work together on and I was thinking we just had an event um on Saturday with the rice larpenter Alliance and of course that's multiple cities and I was thinking wouldn't that be a great opportunity for some of the students to be involved in in that type of a thing and that's multiple cities and and then having the education piece in there so I thought that might be an interesting one for us to put on the list for a future um thing to look at just so you know the good pelas has sung the last two years Christmas Caroline or Caroline um at at the winter warmer there so yeah in Maplewood in [Laughter] Maple that is a good point the rice and larpenter area does include a chunk of Maplewood which is definitely in the district districts good point and there are students definitely participating from the St Paul side of things that are uh through some of the the St Paul programs uh that they volunteer to help with some of the planning and exec tion of those events and other things that the the alliance does so it's an example of something outside of kind of what we do normally there's this other entity and there's ways to tie into that as well and I'd just like to add sometimes there are Charter and other schools that are at that event and I know that um in this day and age you have to you have to recruit people even to public schools and so um it's probably not a bad idea to to take advantage of that opportunity to tell families about the resource we have I know on Saturday at the race arender Alliance there was a big dance group from Community School of Excellence and um so many opportunities to um to Showcase other things that are going on it's really just a matter of band with on the part of the teachers and the advisers and everything else but there are I think a lot of opportunities to get our students out in front of maybe not just people who live within this boundary but um nearby who maybe would um who often opt for our schools thank you all right um as we get into some of these presentations other questions will come up we see some other examples of synergy and Partnerships um we will move on to the roseval area schools district Safety and Security committee thank you welcome good evening everyone uh I'm Melissa Sonic I to serve last three years I've served as assistant superintendent we had some title changes this year so that's shifting to associate thank you Jason um and so I'll kick us off and then I'll turn it over to um our executive director of Community Education Cindy arson to talk a little bit more uh I appreciate the opportunity this evening to share an update on Safety and Security in Roseville area schools as well as our collaboration with Roseville Police Department and more specifically with our school resource officers so the purpose of the district Safety and Security team as you can see here is to keep our students safe and secure and to create alignment and support for site-based school safety the district Safety and Security team is made up of a diverse group of a lot of stakeholders as you can see we include families teachers counselors nurses administrators community members and local agencies uh we meet roughly four times a year and this group really serves as an advisory committee um in addition to our district Safety and Security team each building also has an emergency response team that meets regularly to discuss and review Safety and Security for each of our sites I'd like to highlight Our Community Partnerships that are on our district Safety and Security team including representation from the Roseville Police Department and the Roseville Fire Department I'd also like to give a special thank you to board chair Anderson for his time energy and passion and service on the district Safety and Security team we just couldn't have a better advocate so we have a two prong I did want to point out too at the top of the list was students yes yes that was intentional on your part yes absolutely uh we have a two-pronged approach to Safety in Roseville area schools one is what you would think as like traditional Safety and Security and then the other is around violence prevention so traditional Safety and Security really starts with our district Safety and Security team the dsst as we call it serves as an umbrella for school building emergency response teams we also in addition to those teams have a district crisis consultation and support team the purpose or the function of that team is a little bit different it's to provide um consultation support um districtwide so they can be deployed to any school really at any time um in the event of a crisis traditional Safety and Security also focuses on some of the things that you see listed here for example each school has school safety plans that are updated each fall the standard response protocols that were introduced last year um in partnership with our school resource officers include new practices for lockdowns so they include different protocols including things like a hold a secure lockdown evacuate and shelter um the purpose of a hold can be for a medical emergency or it could be for a fight but it could also be for a need for privacy right um a secure is used when there is a threat outside the building and a lockdown is used when there is an active threat inside the building you may remember we used to use lock out and lock down and they were just too similar and it would just confuse people so these new protocols have kind of like let some of the air out of the balloon in terms of um students know what to expect and staff know what to expect and we've done lots of communication with families so we're hoping families kind of know what to expect as well traditional Safety and Security also includes secure interes Partnerships with law enforcement lockdown buttons in each office and more we're also focusing on violence prevention so the premise of the violence prevention project is that the road the violence is long so let's build more off off ramps and the violence prevention project um is a research center that is a nonpartisan nonprofit that is dedicated and they're local um it's dedicated to reducing violence through research that is both accessible and really that's geared towards action so violence prevention focuses on things like social and emotional learning right it's teaching students about things like self-awareness self-management um relationship skills and responsible decision- making it also includes screening for social emotional behaviors and Anonymous Reporting System some of you may be familiar with the anonymous reporting system that we have at Rams Roseville area Middle School and Raz Roseville area high school that is the see it hear it report it form that we use with students and families violence prevention also focuses on trusting relationships between student staff and administrators violence prevention um for us also included a six-part training for principles and administrators on violence prevention and includes um Crisis Prevention response and deescalation um that work is continued and this fall there will be crisis response and deescalation training at each School provided by our executive director of student services Nita Thomas and her team as well so this work is ongoing uh another Focus area in in this is Project hope uh project hope is an alternative 45-day placement in Li of expulsion that really serves as an intense intervention to support students in getting back on track project hope includes individual support for students from counselors from social workers uh student support supervisors cultural Liaisons teachers and more and it's really us trying to wrap our arms around students to help them um to get back on track and then return to their school Community I'll also note there are no quick fixes to system social problems so we kind of think of these layers of Safety and Security and violence prevention and areas of focus like swiss cheese um as with Swiss cheese there's holes but if you layer the slices on top of one another the holes start to get covered up right so layering imperfect systems holistically is really the only way to prevent violence uh so with that let's transition to talk a little bit about school resource officers uh we currently have two school resource officers in Roseville area schools uh new this year supporting all of our schools but more specifically Rams is Officer Kevin Johnson and returning to Raz is Officer um Abdi wami who's also I believe in attendence uh so I'll start by sharing a little bit of an overview around how do school resource officers spend their time SRO provide Mental Health crisis support in collaboration with School administration as well as social workers counselors and psychologists they connect staff with resources the city and the county provide to better support our students and families they they also focus on building positive and trusting relationships with students families and staff and based on the relationships that they build at times we even receive information before a situation um um arises that really requires Sr involvement so it's a really proactive approach SRO also serve as Educators and um Lea to families they assist and they can share resources on issues that families be fa may be facing um interacting with child protected services or outside school issues and they also continue that support outside of the school year and all year long they also coordinate response and collaboration with Administration when there are safety concerns and we really are a team and not just the high school and middle school um but as a district as well I appreciated the conversation earlier around working with counterparts um I personally work frequently with my counter Parts I'm Lieutenant Jennifer Ing and Sergeant detective Jeff Lopez and we're in relationship and work together in efforts to be good for kids and to be good for our community and while the work that we do isn't always fun um especially if it's late at night or on a holiday um working with the two of them really is fun so those relationships matter I'll also share a little bit more about like what is the day-to-day look like for a school resource officer and how they actually build those relationships they really try to be proactive in educating and developing relationships some of the ways that they do that incl include listening and connecting to students um it's those funny stories that you have in the hallway right like hearing a student tell you that their dog ate their ear their airpod right which is true story that did happen um sros are out in the hallways um and they really aim to be as visible as possible so they're connecting with kids a lot during passing time um passing time are the minutes that students have to walk in between to their classes during lunch and arrivals and dismissals uh throughout the years they've also mentored students in um Avid and the relationships that are built in school also really transfer over to assist with calls for service on the street or in Patrol so maybe if there's a runaway or de-escalating um students for patrol issue or for patrol officers as well as previously mentioned our school resource officers serve on our district emergency response team they also help to supply our school food shelf and provide resources like gift cards and supplies to students and families that are impacted by poverty and can also connect them to organizations that can provide shelter so for example um the housing Navigator um that you have in the city um Making Connections like that to again really serve families and students uh they lead activities like Raiders against destructive decisions rad and explorers they also host breaking down barriers events that I think some folks in the space have attended um with the Roseville Police Department they're guest speakers in classrooms during career day they talk about careers in law enforcement and health class they talk to students about education and the risks of vaping and underage drinking and they also do welfare and checks um checks in students that are in the city or outside the city um for um adults and family members as well so there's adult Crisis Support and there's um children Crisis Support as well uh something else that we can share a little bit more about is our school resource officers also really collaborate with our staff they provide professional advice to students and staff who are maybe uncomfortable or uncertain if they should call 911 to make a report or make a report for personal matters uh they coordinate with other law enforcement and First Responders to minimize the interruptions in the learning environment when a response is necessary one thing about First Responders that I've learned too is with police and fire and Medics is that everybody wants to help right so when you call you have people coming from all over the city and county which can create a scene and can also be a distraction for students so to really minimize those interruptions our Sr can collaborate with School administration to figure out what resources we need and where we need them and then coordinate with outside agencies for those resources they also participate in educational conversations with students and staff that serve to prevent criminal activity um and once potential criminal conduct has been identified by Administration the potential Avenue and the potential Avenue if the behavior continues um they also understand that kids are our kids and they make mistakes and one of their first jobs is really to teach uh they provide constant and necessary updates uh if able to Administration in regards to criminal investigations involving a student uh they provide Administration necessary information regarding incidents in the community um especially if it's significant that might affect the school or that is near the school they provide information about the resources in the police department and they provide security at events in which the administration requests police attendance so that includes things like prom graduation or athletic events um last thing I'll share about how we work with our sros is just continua or collaborating with staff continued officers provide casual and one-on-one career advice to those interested in law enforcement criminal justice or other careers uh they make Child Protection assessments and reports they conduct threat assessments they consult in um making decision around what is the best Avenue for students who are under the influence uh they determine needs for students in crisis and that includes both long-term short-term Hospital say evaluation and a medical hold they are on scene to resp respond immediately to emergencies affecting health and safety and they provide Administration with necessary information relevant to health safety and the learning environment of students and their families that would otherwise not be accessible due to data um privacy laws so you can see there's many um many different examples of how we partner and work together with both the schools and the city to really serve our community and working in Partnership because we have the same goals right so with that I will turn it over to our executive director comp a comment in addition to that I'll you know this is not just a job description um I think what we've seen an officer wors on me and I've not met the newer person but um what you all and what the chief has given to us are are people who are perfect for this role they don't only have the technical and the formal training of being excellent police officers they care about these kids it's a special thing it's a special attitude it's a special mindset mhm um that passion comes through so whatever you've done and however you've gotten the pipeline to get these officers into the department and be able to share them with us please keep it up because as a board we're on record of of really you know totally 100% commitment to this program as as uh as she said we we see this as you know where the rubber hits throat it's if if if a student if the officer sees a student has Mator is about to make a bad choice it's really to help them alter that choice it's not to like get them for making a bad choice and that's why I think it's different here and we see it all very positively compared to some areas of the country where this is very controversial much more controversial topic so thank you thank you uh that's it just wanted to throw that I I do want to say that I think we've got a long tradition in rosille Police Department of excellent people as SRO is going back I think actually uh Jen was a school resource officer at one point in her career so uh that just kind of it says a the type of people that we hire in the first place to be officers in our department uh and the focus we've really had in that and from the leadership uh you know all all through uh the organization but then also the special folks that we that we are able to have as SRO in our in our department is is fantastic um I did want to also just note on a separate note but kind of related to this conversation uh in uh lake is in on these discussions it's not just Roseville that's looking at these sort of Youth violence prevention issues uh actually there's a group convened uh by the Rams county attorney's office that meets uh I think bimonthly on on a zoom call and we've really it's been interesting as a city official to sort of hear the school perspective and how that sort of that intelligence from the sro's comes to the administration and can work within law enforcement to help make sure that that situations are dealt with with before they become much more uh serious um and and that if if it's if it's an issue where a family is in need of some kind of resources those connections can be made as well uh and so the model is really kind of out there Beyond just Roseville but I think in this District we're we're doing and have a tradition as as I noted of doing a fantastic job so it's it's good to see that there's sort of that full picture being developed and and certainly the resources that the county attorney's office is looking at and has actually obtained funding from the legis ISL for is how to work with young people in an effective way where they can be maybe brought out of a bad situation but not sort of put in uh another bad situation of some sort of institution that doesn't serve their their well-being well and so it's it's nice to see sort of that holistic and and in that large package approach that everybody is taking in this area so I did want to for the benefit of the public highlight that as well because I think that's you know in addition to what we're doing here there is a bigger look in this in this region and in this County specifically at these issues with young people and and how can we make every you know make things better for everyone involved and the families especially also as a licensed teacher I'd like to add um from the start of my teaching career to the end of my teaching career the mental health uh crisis uh in youth across the board the changes in mental health concerns and I think it's really important for the people of the public to understand that this is not we're not a bad school district we're not an inner city school district with a with a stigma this is everywhere this is um we're addressing a systemic problem that has been across the board and to think that another school district doesn't need this is quite fanciful I mean it really does need to be happening and so I appreciate that dedication to it but I also think it's important for our citizens to know it's not a sign of a a detriment or a um a a failing on the part of the people that we bring into our doors every day but it's actually a sign of um admitting that we need assistance to grow and build bigger people and better individuals and I appreciate that we're offer offering this opportunity for kids who maybe don't have those Role Models at home or don't have the advocate um at home who continue to see that in so many it's that swiss cheese again if they fall through one level maybe they're going to get built up and held up in another but I just think it's important for the general public to understand that this is um it's not maybe not what we had in experienced as an SRO growing up in your school where they just stood holding their guns and just kind of like made sure nobody got in fights in the hall this is a really important highlight of it's so much more about the whole student it's the whole person as Rose mentioned it's the whole package and their family every child is part of a system and and we're building a system and so I appreciate that and I appreciate that we continue to be able to focus on this program and and as someone who's been a teacher in a really affluent School District um they didn't see this focus and I see this as a real positive of ours and of building a little bit on that is around the mental health elements and as the um Rose police department has been integrating and and building in more mental health types of supports is there any further opportunities between the school district and in the city to um leverage some of that Resources with youth it's just a question as we're proceeding um U going forward that that might be something for further discussion or maybe you have some thoughts on it already yeah I can share my initial reaction to like one of the things that's interesting is sometimes the city has resources that we don't even like most people don't know about right so in working in partnership with Lieutenant Ang we had a um situation um and I called her for some guidance she was like yeah I'll send over our um youth um sexual abuse specialist and I was like I didn't even know you had something like that right so it's those it's the I think the key is the relationships and then the communication right because that's where um there's specialty um areas that can really serve our students well or another example I had a student who did ask me to coign a lease with her and I was like well I can't do that um former student but I can connect you with the housing Navigator in from the City of Roseville right so like it's it's the communication and the relationships that I think are really important well and definitely these are between the social workers and the housing Navigator these are positions that are not currently Levy funded by the city and so we are always looking for creative ways to be able to support them we very we're very grateful for the support we had from Ramsey County on the social workers for the last couple years that's ending at the end of this year uh so we're already planning for how that's going to happen so we don't lose that that important service in the community uh but certainly if if folks in the education were World know of opportunities for funding that that could be used to help put all the pieces together to make sure those positions stay in place and that we can take advantage of those and and use those for our community we're certainly you know all ears for that or if there are ways we can support you know what the district is doing or the district can support what we're doing in terms of those opportunities but I think the other piece of it is that that um those resources are all about collaboration once again with different levels of government with different nonprofits and entities uh it is important that we have all those connections and and make them work as as well as we can for people because it's it's not able to be done by one school district or one city you know by ourselves it's definitely about you know how we how we keep those connections working for everybody I just wanted to say when you were talking about the officers in the police department Erica shider Chief won't say this because she's very modest but it's intentional how she does this it's in her hiring practice and I've talked to her extensively how do you why do we not have the problems you see on TV not that it couldn't happen in Roseville I'm not saying that but it's because of her intentional hiring the way she does it and the process she goes through she gave me examples of officers that were hired in other cities that Roseville did not hire because of things in their past that we did not want to have come up as a problem in Roseville um the other thing in collaboration I know that um the city um helps support Northeast Youth and family services and that's a mental health uh care that gives families and the students uh support and so I just wanted to give a shout out to that from the city because I've been their chair for the last two years and it's been a a struggle but I think we're really on our feet now and working well together and Ms viiew has added Roseville as NFS into their system and so as white Bears I was just going to mention back to the SRO it's been a long partnership and we really appreciate the school district's willingness um I know we had a community conversation about it a couple years ago and really kind of refocused on why we're doing it and we came to um the conclusion that it was good for everybody um certainly want to acknowledge last year was a little rocky with the legislative um impacts on there and I want to personally thanks Jenny and Melissa uh for your patience and your grace and the board for as we waited for that to be sorted out so I'm glad we're in a much better place but uh those were some tough conversations and trying to figure out what's next and but I really appreciate the working with all of you cuz we made it better um so thank you for that and thank you for the flexibility you were still present for us when we needed you very generous I also um you mentioned the community commitments that we made a few years back that many of our board members who were here were a part of and as we onboard um new school resource officers we bring those out every year um and review them and I think something else that makes the partnership powerful and you kind of spoke to it too is you know we're all a part of systems whether it's cities or schools that have historically caused racial harm right and so we need to make sure that we're living into our values and not we're not perpetuating that harm and so again that's where a really strategic kind of launching takes place um in partnership with our school resource officers um the police department um and our Administration and myself to really make sure we're building relationships we're all on the same page um and that we're reviewing those commitments that we made with our community so we live into those and we've said many times on the Safety and Security team that our kids are coming from from all these communities you know with just the world's problems on their shoulders you know I just and it's um I look at Abdi and I look at Kevin you know way more than just officers the year form but that they are Educators we've got some additional set of Educators for us for our kids um so I I appreciate everything that they do so I did want to just make one point too before we switch topics here because we do want to hear about Community Education as well um I think there was uh within the last year there was the the incident that was at the high school and then it was at the Harmar mall and um I I think you know a lot of things uh went well about how everybody handled that uh one of the things that's probably sort of an after incident aspect of it was to figure out to make sure that that the communic the language that's used in the communication from the district as well as the the police department coincides it's not that there was a conflict I don't think anybody had different motives or anything like that I'm not accusing anybody of anything along those lines but I think what it did do was it created um the perception amongst the media people covering it that there was sort of different points of view um and and that was not something that anybody intended and certainly we were all on the same page and we worked great together through that whole incident but it was just one of those things where you go oh yeah that's another aspect of how we handle these things that we want to make sure that there's those conversations going on as to making sure that there's not something that can be sort of it's always hard to second guess things but you know to make sure that the message is clear you know coming from both entities so there isn't that opportunity for that that nuanced or missed interpretation especially on the part of uh folks in the media who may be looking for sensationalism to take advantage of so just just a note that you know I think we're all aware of that but for the benefit of the public I did want to mention it as well yeah we want to absolutely communicate in ways that build trust I I would make the final point I think Julie you mentioned this is that there is a movement nationally right where where where uh that we want people want to get rid of Sr but that's a a a kind of a different way of how sro's are used in schools so I think how do so communication is key right changing that narrative changing the understanding of how the SRO relationships that we have and their role it just it's just so different and so so that we don't kind of perpetuate that that that that racial harm that has been done before um so so it's just something I've always thinking about how how do this story get shared in a way that is almost um um um contribute to a different narrative about the relationship with police right the relationship of community relationship collaboration um so it's just something to think about from a communication standpoint because you know there is a whole movement out there um that say no as at all like period right without actually understand the Nuance of how we do it Nuance of what what it take in terms of training collaboration and Community involvement and student involvement right their voice matter too and I remember those conversation we had so so I think it's just something I'm very interested in how do we how do we do that how do we do that to communicate that a different narrative we also communicate differently a little bit as a district Safety and Security team I'm uh starting my fourth year in this role and the first um the I think it was our second year we started communicating maybe like four messages a year and then last year it became twice a month like bi-weekly so um K and I partner on sending out those Communications and then also like asking families what do you want to hear about so there was a survey that went out last spring there was sometimes when you do a survey there's like themes that bubble to the top and sometimes it's more of just like um different ideas right so we've been pulling some of those themes and that will be continued on this year as well and just to the point last thing I'm going to say this uh about the communication and the narrative and the story is I think that there's great opportunities for us in sort of the the city sector uh for you in the education sector and for uh uh Public Safety folks in their sectors to get the success stories out there because I think that is what people are looking to understand is is what works and uh and just from a whole host of other areas that we've been involved in anytime you tell a success story people's ears perk up that gets attention and people start you know borrowing what you're doing and that's what we want to see out there so um I I just kind of made a note to Pat that in our sphere will work on that and and I think that that was a great Point Rose to to do it kind of across the board I'd just like to add though as a teacher it the their students are more violent and they have more trauma so like it is that is at the same time there are people saying we don't want these SRO students have much higher needs Jason knows this as a teacher as well there are students there are Elementary School teachers who are done they're frustrated they can't take the behaviors anymore and so I I just think it it's not just one school it's not just one place it's at the fancy private schools and it's at the charter schools and it's at the public schools and everywhere else it's everywhere and it's a systemic issue across the board so I just think I I understand but I I again I applaud that unique way of doing things but I don't think always when people say oh teachers are leaving because they don't get paid well enough well there's other things they've never gotten paid that great but the things that are getting teachers to leave the the classroom is um is this you know violence from within and without you know to to have to expect to put your own life on the line and you know if there was a something coming externally and also to jeopardize your own mental health because of the traumas in families so I think any resource we can offer and the success stories but even if it's not just like a great success story those little things if you can just kind of like write it on a little paper and shove it you know this is the day when you need to know but I do hope that individual teachers know too like a second grade teacher at Falcon Heights knows that somehow they're feeling supported as much as someone at at Rams or you know just like that there are individual teachers who know how to tap into these SRO resources and can see those things make positive impact in their classrooms yeah something that really resonates with me is I um was reading something around um CO as like Collective trauma that folks experience and there's two basic human responses like fight or flight so flight is absenteeism right I'm just not going to go which we're seeing that nationally um and then fight right so I think it's that um one of the things that I I spoke to earlier that I I do feel um will be more proactive is that training around crisis response and deescalation are there ways we can deescalate before um it does escalate uh and students usually don't go up to a staff member and kind of ask like hey you trained in deescalation right um and so I'm really impressed with the work of of D executive director Thomas and her team that will be Rippling out across our district as well thank you good discussion thank you Melissa I think we will transition to Our Community Education presentation all right dor of Community Education Cindy Aron thank Cindy Aron director of Community Education um we're going to jump in um and I'm going to talk about how we serve our community and so you all have in front of you kind of this form that's up on the screen too but it's a little bit easier to read in front of you um I'd first just like to talk about adult basic education so adult basic education uh we provide diplomas and learning English we gain uh career skills we earn computer certifications it's no cost to uh the students um we serve about 630 students each year and we graduate between 40 and 50 students a year as well um so that's one of the services that we provide our community as we jump over to Adult Enrichment we provide lots of classes um many you all probably received that that catalog in the mail that has all those Mass amounts of classes of course our our most popular are art and cooking and fitness still they've been that way for the last 20 years they still are that way now um we do um offer about 700 classes um and we have 5,000 participants who register for those classes so that's a lot of people right and and if you haven't done it yet make sure you stop at the store down here on the first floor to buy some things that have been made and put together by y community members as part of those programs or individually so is it open right now probably not have to come back do that you want a Shaw or you want really good stuff down there that's right we also have Aquatics we have two swimming pools in Roseberry schools we have one at Parkview and we have one at this building on betua um we offer everything from Fitness classes to pool parties to our youth classes but I think the the biggest thing is that we have about a thousand uh students youth lessons um that we provide each year so that's a lot of swim lessons for our kids for safety right um as you move over to community events we have a plethora of community events that really are about just engaging the community similar to many things that first effect does too um we did just have the Extravaganza that was talked about earlier today in partnership with d good Roseville um we had over 800 participants come to that and that was really just about giving back to the community right we had food trucks and and ice cream and activities and games um and it's just a good Community event uh another example is that we had a puzzle paloa uh we've had it for a few years but last year we had 35 teams um four people on a team it's like a it really is a Time timed puzzle activity again just a fun way to get people to come together to have some good experiences and I'd like to say that the winning teams do it in under 20 minutes just because that's a fun fact it's really fast really fast wow wow um Early Childhood clearly is a really big piece that we do we have Early Childhood family Ed so those are parent um parent child classes we have a toy lending library we have prek we have roughly 325 students register in our prek program um and then we we have screening as well and we screen about 530 students between three and five each year as well in the area so um as we move down to facilities right we have many facilities and Roseberry schools that we rent out um we have over like 50 different groups that we rent out to some are one time some are 129 times for the year so it's kind of a vast majority there too um we'll move over to out of school time because that's a pretty big program that we do as well uh friendship connection is our school Age Care Program um we're open at uh 6 o'clock uh 6:30 I'm sorry and we close at 6 o'clock uh we're we're open on non-school days as well we have 800 students that are part of that program so again that's a big need in our effort that we serve um summer Discovery and targeted services are academic support program so that's that extra scoop of math and reading support that some of our students need um Unity Center is a 21st century grant program that we wrote that's at four of our schools it's a free after school program for fourth through e8th graders um that happens at Central Park ederton Haram Bay and Rosary Middle School um and then lastly we have youth enrichment and we offer many youth enrichment classes across all of our schools um I think in throughout a school year we offer over like 550 classes so again just trying to look at opportunities and availability and how do we get students access to enrichment opportunities some of the opportunities that I talked about were fee based and some of them are free um and then lastly we have our senior programs and you know we do everything from we have a lounge downstairs to classes to support groups to um card groups but I think the the kind of thing I feel the most proud of is our meals on Wheel program right we serve over 630 meals a week um and it is only growing as well um we did get some additional funding which is always helpful as well but our our kitchen downstairs actually makes those meals and so we're one of the only areas in uh we're one of the only programs in the area that actually serves hot meals still many serve cold or frozen so um yeah just another like proud moment so that's like a really big General overview um but I did just want to kind of give it in that kind of way to allow you to then ask questions if you had any more specifics um first thank you you um and ju just curious are are is the Meals on Wheels program still looking for people to volunteer to a great toille residents so we have about 430 volunteers that actually drive meals regularly we work with churches and businesses to actually kind of do it it works best in that format because they kind of take a day out of the month that they then say we'll find enough volunteers but after covid our volunteer base actually has decreased so that's a great plug for if you are interested in helping getting meals out to families driving um yes we definitely could use that thank you and and and it is a it's a great opportunity I've done it twice loved it full time it is really fun it's actually just a it's fun um actually thank you for this and I've I've done a lot of this one with my kids were in the Friendship connection and the one thing about like The Adult Enrichment actually found those are really good Community Builders because we we'd go there and there's different ages and different people from different parts of the community and it's really great um time to get to know some of the people in your community even more so and it's you not only learning something new you're getting to meet all these people and I just wanted to expand on the volunteer thing is there any other areas that you're looking for volunteers other than the Meals on Wheels I mean that's a that's a great piece I think as a part of our district we're always looking for volunteers we're looking for very both specific things and Broad things and I think we're we're actually talking about that right now too on how we can make that an easier way to connect and find out what those opportunities are so that's actually something as a district we talking about right now excellent I was wondering are there any um kind of restrictions on who can participate is it you need to live within the district or you can we don't have any because we serve seven communities right we we are just happy that you're interested in in participating for some of our programs like school age care you do have to attend the building that programs in there are a few things but some of the enrichment things are just open and are there ever any like child care or any um things like that for any of the adult programming so that people might be able to participate do you ever have any child care anything like that I'm just thinking this is me thinking um yeah um yes we do it's not always consistent but sometimes we do have opportunities and it's one of the questions we ask actually when we survey like what's what what are barriers for you not participating in experiences so that we can try to meet those needs too okay [Music] yeah I I do have a question sorry um for for the cooking I I've pulled this up on my on my phone U for the cooking classes are are those held at Roseville area high school and if they are are they held in um our brand truly best kitchens in on the planet yes um we do we do work with uh Rosary High School staff and uh the principal to make sure that um we have access to those spaces because they're beautiful spaces that our community should see as well and then we make sure that we leave them so prein that um that relationship continues so well just again to remind our community it was the the the levy that you approved a few years ago that allowed us to construct those kitchens and there are multiple there there are three there's three there's a there's a demonstration kitchen where literally um you know giant cameras big um screen and everyone can sit and actually watch what um the uh the chef is doing um and and and not get splashed or anything um we have an industrial kitchen for people who want to be chefs and then we have a what want to call my a residential kitchen okay for the folks who just want to be able to you know make dinner um and so our our kids um get to use all of those and they're very cool if you've not had the opportunity to come and look at them they're even better in person are you offering are you offering a teacher I I I delicious in person I I do have a few things that I I I do have beautiful spaces at Ros high school and we do try to work with the teachers to actually get them to teach classes because they're the most familiar with those spaces and it's really exciting for students to go home and say Hey you can actually take this class too come come back into do it so we do work really hard to um offer some of those opportunities as well this is perhaps a very naive question but I know that a number of these um services that are offered by the school district some communities are offered by the city and I was wondering if there's any resources that a city has access to that the school district doesn't and could we work together in that kind of situation that you keep asking I see this ke yes I think that that is something actually that we meet with on a pretty regular basis to try to um capitalize on what's Happening are we seeing too many opportunities in the same area are we seeing over saturation right now we don't so like we just kind of go with as many opportunities as possible is what I'd say yeah it's probably reasonable to say that that um we don't have any resources that we don't know about you know but I didn't know if you had a city the combining of efforts is yeah exactly we but we I mean do that yeah we do that right like the and I think we wrote this in the Partnerships agreement we have tennis courts back here um that we're not doing well and um pickle ball was really growing and so you turned Evergreen into pickle ball courts and resurface these tennis courts to to again that's like one of those moments that we said let's work together how do we how do we create more opportunities right I did note that the booklet which was always the yes is now separate yes and um why yeah yeah um we again met on that um talked a lot about it our timelines are not the same timeline so because of that what happened is that we both of us had to like not create optimal timelines for our programs on there's there's lots of research on shelf life and on how many brochures are coming out and so we said let's try it different right so that we could really serve our programs the best we could well and could get back to something you alluded to even earlier Julie again which is the the constituencies in the jurisdiction so if we have a cooking class we're well welcoming to anyone from any of these communities to come if if the city is paying for supporting a class if you guys are okay with Arden Hills residents and Lauderdale residents and shy residents coming in we're happy too so we just we may be more broader in what we can fund because ultimately we're paying for those resources to be delivered for that broader Community with you you'd have to determine if you wanted some kind of limit or whatever if you if you're open to that so I think that's one of the just realities that you guys would want to look at well I mean it's not that that wasn't somewhat confusing anyway cuz like you know you flipped it over and it was one thing and then you know it was like a game and so I think it was easy for people to miss that it it was too completely separate sets of ideas um I just noted that you know I throw it on the table I haven't looked at it in a long time really inside um not going to lie but I was like oh there's another one so you know in those all those nights when I'm just looking for something to do which hasn't happened in a while um but I do appreciate I think it's really good because then it's more opportunity like you said that's a great point about the timeline thank you I think Matt Johnson wanted to poke in and talk about collaborations or I you were like wiggling I just want to but yeah director arnson and I talk very regularly and um it's anud observation council member St but we um that were there was no acrimony in that decision in fact the opposite it was it was an attempt to best serve our both of our groups and we realize often they're the same folks um the other thing that we're always very very conscious of is ensuring that we aren't duplicating Service as Cindy talked about um and we're complimenting each other so you know we're very strong in facilitating Our Youth Athletic associations and they are very strong in the after school care and you know they have so we work very regularly on on making sure that we complimenting each other and not competing and I think to tag on the back of the comment she made um right now we're both kind of stuff to the gills and so we don't have to deal with competing because the great example is the dance you offered you know we had offered a sweetheart dance for a number of years that we had a long wait list um they offered one this year and now we were just able to accommodate more people that was a wonderful thing and so we didn't view it as competing we viewed it as sort of working collaboratively to make sure that we're serving the community three thank you all right thank you so much thank you all for your leadership thank you all right um final item for this um uh uh meeting uh the roseval area schools Community advisory committee overview welcome to the table welcome Kathy I don't know it was my oversight we typically honor guests at the table and put them first on the agenda so thank you for your patience no Cassie for sure it's all very interesting before we get started and I'll let you introduce yourself too but I also want to give a shout out to Mike Gregory in the space who's been here the entire meeting and is such another Community organizer and a huge supporter of all we do and I just want to honor you and thank you for being here move the microphone is to Tad closer to you okay and so I'll just Begin by again thanking Kathy ront again do good rosville huge Community organizing your energy and Leadership is so very appreciated by Me by the entire district and I'm excited to share this partnership with the city if you want to introduce yourself um my name is Kathy ront I'm from do good Roseville where uh um all volunteer nonprofit in the community we've been around since 2015 never thought it would last that long but it's getting it's just growing bigger and bigger um and I'm happy to be here today and we've done lots of things we partner with the city in our juneth event which is a massive event and we're so pleased with the outcome of that one and then we've been doing a lot of things with um Roseville are schools and we've just kind of more formalized that a little bit more with Jenny I in the last year so excellent so we put together a real small slideshow and this is a casual presentation again just focused on discussion so this past year we really focused on growing Our Community Partnerships as you can see our Civic organizations Faith communities in the area nonprofit organizations businesses and now we'd like to extend our partnership with the city as well and go ahead um the membership um the for this group it's grows it kind of es and flows with different people coming in out but it's parents and guardians from the schools it's community members school and District leadership representative from various organizations and staff from the City of Roseville and Pat you could probably you know all the members here so you're a part of the committee yeah I know Jan gunlock I think Carrie W Antonio is a part of it Tom pitel Tom pitzel thank you I think fire representation do so the city the city is well represented and if you'd like to grow that participation just please let me know so thank you for that I'll start with the vision development uh superintendent seoli when we were working through Co began a road map to return pandemic response um really seeking input around the safety of the children and the staff in schools in Co and how we were making decisions and we needed medical expertise in that space and resources that the schools didn't have uh by then I began uh my superintendency the 2122 school year and we were still working through some hybrid learning and continuing to work through Co so that was a part of every meeting that discussion but also we really transitioned into the goal was to pull back the curtains and try to be as transparent as we can in terms of school decision making really opening up to our community and so we present every single Cabinet member presented in their Department how we work through our various processes and then we transition to the 2223 school year in terms of do you want to take that one k um we just that one was where so at that point we had an idea we're learning everything that the school district did because there's so many things that so many aspects of it that you don't appreciate as a community member so understanding what all those aspects of it were and in those meetings and talking with others other people that were part of it um in particular Kurt Stockford from the the Roseville Lions it's like you know I know things and Kurt knows things and he knows people and I know people and you know everyone we realize that we all knew a lot and we all knew a lot of people but we didn't know them in commment so it was really inefficient just thinking of a community how inefficient that is that you know if they talk to me they get one name they talk to Kurt they get someone else's name they talk to Julie they get someone else's name so we decided that we would focus um last year on talking about those different Partnerships so we focused first on businesses we our first meeting was just pulling together a spreadsheet which I love dearly of all the businesses that impact the school district and so I think there were like 331 different businesses that we came up with that are doing different things from providing scholarships to um helping with the career resource career resources navigation to donations to different things so looking at what those businesses were and from that we can go like oh well some businesses do fundraisers maybe we can encourage other businesses to do that so understanding and looking at the business relationships helps us figure out how we can EXP beyond that and then we started talking about our faith faith communities in the in the um in the in the community which are really impactful in in what our schools are doing and from that you know realizing what the different Faith communities are doing within with to help the schools and also helping the community from you know tutoring opportunities to providing donations to having spaces and things so looked at Faith communities and then the last meeting that we had focused on service organizations so that's when we brought together the Lions the guas the rotary the Optimus and am I forgetting someone probably am I forgetting someone yeah haven't forbid I forget somebody so just talking about those those different organizations and what impact they're having and when you're in a meeting and you're talking and you're going oh Kanas is doing that oh Lions is doing that you start to realize what other what the possibilities are and where we can partner together and be stronger so that was what we focused on last year and this year based on the um the requests from the people that were in the meetings were saying well now we know what people are already doing but what are the needs of the schools like what are how do we focus and understand that and start to be more actionable so this year we're focusing we'll be starting in our first meeting is in October um we're going to be focusing on school needs focusing on certain topics um basically with kind of with basic needs so we want to talk about kind of the social needs like what about a topic on food in security what's happening for food andsecurity with the schools and within the community and within the city so and how can what's the need where what's already been done where are the gaps where can we fill those gaps another one we talked about is talking about um homelessness or highly mobile families so what you know we know we've got this housing Navigator and the social workers at the city you know but understanding that full picture so again there's Partnerships happening there but how can we extend those partnership or where where might some of the gaps be and then we were talking about maybe um talking about employment because there's so much that schools are doing with um the career Navigators and helping students find internships and things like that what more can we do with that or even understanding where some of the gaps are where some of the things you know like understanding families that are working you know living paycheck to paycheck and what that means so those are the three topics we've thought of so far but in our October um 9th meeting October 9th meeting um we're going to open up to the group to see what other needs that they want to talk about so super super excited I mean I think we're I think we've got some really good things coming out of the group one thing in particular Mike being here you know like do good Rosell and St and the Roseville Optimist group are working really closely together on how we can do more things so I've already seen examples I think we have other examples of Partnerships yeah we do have some examples and just thank you Kathy too I forgot to see we are officially co-chairing we had last year and we'll continue to do so so just acknowledgement that it is community grounded in nature and I know that our board we can have three people serve as a time and we almost always have the full three members very actively engaged uh discussions and and I want to thank the community as well because when we ended that year three they were thank you so much for again opening and sharing with us now what can we do right they want it to be action oriented and they are the community is so generous and I'm sure the city sees that as well uh and so we're just looking to identify the needs identify the partnership and then put it into action this year and I think Kathy you were going to start with the first example um yeah here's some of the some of the things that have come out of it um as I mentioned when we talked with the faith communities and we knew that we found out that Central Park um Central rosille Lutheran is actually doing a tutoring program at Central Park Elementary they have got 17 Reading tutors that have been there for a number of years and the relationships that's been established with that with the schools and from that we know that at least one or two um other um church at Faith communities are talking about doing that I know has been working with um St Michaels maybe hoping to get some tutoring into to brim Hall so again it was one of the things where Mike was in the room he heard what Roseville Lutheran was doing and said well maybe we can do that too and I know I've got another there's another Faith Community that's trying to figure out how they can make that happen so it's those ideas that generate being in the room generates ideas um yeah the next example would be we do have a RZ career Navigator her name is Bren McConnell and she engages in many different speaking opportunities and one example of a partnership is with moff construction here in Roseville they actually sponsored courses at Roseville area high school because each course costs a certain dollar amount in terms of our FTE uh and they also sponsored building a small house they have done so much for the Roseville area schools and then we're also beginning it connects to the next one the mentoring program that Bren is also involved in the Optimus Club has really stepped up in terms of providing mentoring and providing that career Cafe experience for our students that has has been me mentioned a couple times and we have a meeting in October already set to try to expand that partnership through the middle level as well grade 7 through 12 and then one other example that's come out of it is as I mentioned the businesses and what people are doing or where we're getting money for the schools with scholarships and looking over what the scholarships are realizing sometimes they're really pretty easy to do a scholarship there's one can't remember the name it's a kindness scholarship all you have to do is docu you know State some area of of kind active kindness that you did and so talking about the fact that you know scholarships don't have to be this endowed fund where you've got $100,000 going in and you're going to fund it for your lifetime it can be as simple as I happen to have money this year I could do a scholarship this year and I know we' talked with the allian is already funding um based on that is going to be funding a scholarship this year so it's those it's the the excitement that I get out of it the reason I love these meetings is because I love I love nothing better than a good idea and I love it when someone has a good idea and then someone takes it and runs with it and someone else does or does a variation of that that is what that is what floats do good rosell's boat in all cases and so I'm just really excited for the partnership um with the schools that we can do that and we can make these things happen I think our final slide really wraps it up nicely and your energy is so contagious right so we've we've really focused in around we we it feels like if you're trying to help everyone you help no one in a sense so we dialed it down and created a subcommittee this year to help our Title One schools and F focusing in on the elementary level so in Roseville area that's where the majority of the students qualify for educational benefits be Little Canada elementary harbe elementary Central Park Elementary and ederton Elementary so we just had another meeting this morning Mike and Kathy were both present along with the school principls um and we talked about identifying these needs that Kathy had already mentioned the highly mobile family needs food insecurity and then literacy how can we provide support that students deserve in terms of accessing so that all students can read at grade level um and then we were just going to open it up for discussion and other any other ideas and as far as the title on schools I just want to point out that one of the things that dug Rose Bill based on all this has decided to do is we created a we always have the you know there's friends all the parks right there's always these friends groups so we decided we were going to create our own friends group so we created we created friends of Central Park Elementary so we're going to focus our efforts our do good Rosevelt efforts this year kind of piloting it to have events volunteer events that we can do with the school it's mostly starting out initially partnering with the teach things we can do for teachers so the week before the school starts we have volunteers coming in to help the teachers prep their classrooms um and so we're focusing on trying to find volunteers because the idea being that if you go to a school you'll be more engaged at the school right and I don't have kids but once they at Central Park Elementary like I'm all in for Central Park and so we think by doing these volunteer Events maybe can start building a community to surround the school and be there for the when the school needs things so if we have a friends of Central Park Elementary then maybe we can do a friends of harami and a friends of Little Canada ele Canada Elementary with that idea of just bringing I truly believe with every answer of my being that people in our community are really giving and caring and if they know what the needs are they will step up so it's just finding those opportunities and making those available well said thank you so does it SP any questions or ideas I have a question about about um when you're speaking of scholarships did you ever do a kind of list of the scholarships that are available because I know like the League of Women Voters has a scholarship available and I know we're all many of us are members there and uh I I don't know if they get very many applicants cu the word doesn't always get out very far I don't know I know that there I have seen a list I don't know if it's generally available what that list is but we're working kind of on a flyer that would say here's what you here's some of the elements here's some examples of what people have done and how simple or complex they can be so um I think we can do more and we can always work on more Outreach in terms of advertising those opportunities we're same with the Optimus Club when there's Awards or essays that need to be written in things we'll try to build that into the curriculum or into classes though it's not an extra for kids who may be short on time anyway who are in need of scholarship ship so definitely keep that on our radar thank you yeah in terms of scholarship I know like I think the credit union may also have scholarships for going to college send my way yeah I'm trying to remember I mean because I remember getting it right and so it's like I who knows about this so it might be interesting to have that list right if we know that list cuz they are they are very much in the community I know they support other things in Roseville we have a lot of banks yeah banks will be yeah banks will be another one right because they like to say that they are supporting um a sport or scholarship and and things like that it's like PE helping people realize how simple it can be to give a one-year scholarship you have money this year you can give it this year you know doesn't mean you have to continue the next year great if you can but but you don't have to that shouldn't be a barrier to doing it this year because you don't know what next year is going to look like so help kind of using this group to kind of get that information out and how we can publicize it more publicly to get more more support and again more the community buying into you know providing scholarships for students and for everyone at the table and the community listening as well if it's I don't know who to contact please feel free to always contact myself I can I can always be the point person supporting the school district and distribute those opportunities so please don't hesitate to reach out with a name or resource or contact and I can do the leg work behind that thank you unless Kathy beats me to it well I would just like to encourage other um I feel like uh ter Dermatology has really taken the lead on a lot of this and they recently um so if you're if you cancel late on your appointment you get charge $50 and that $50 is told right up front if you cancel with or you don't show up for your appointment that money is going this month to our Roseville Fire and police and they um vary what that is going to be and it has been um um various nonprofits in the area they're just right on um you know seeing um on Fairview there but you know Finding if there's other companies like that who want to sponsor you know they'll have toy drives in their in their hallway and it's usually something right in the neighborhood and really appreciate that and you know I'm sure they would be willing to kind of tell us how they go about doing that but I it's such a great example and such a great Kathy well and can and there and like all the business fund that businesses I know one that comes top of mine is Parkview I mean Parkway Pizza does almost every day their money is going to some school and true and I was sharing with a after hearing about that it was like someone I know was worked for a small little a small little retail firm and they said oh we're really busy till the end of the year and then we're not so busy I'm like well have you thought about maybe doing a fundraiser for the schools in January and February to get you know people into your store and you give a percentage of the profits like th making helping businesses understand that those opportunities are available and those are ways of doing it or or thinking of things of where you know businesses knowing like what their what their sweet spot is the thing that they love Joe Sporting Goods was one of my favorite presentations he was all over the idea of Joe Sporting Good bringing at one of their events at harambe and they had a pool and the first year they had fake fish and then they had real fish into great detail about the fish but that was something like it was their sweet spot knowing that and it was a passion and it was able to find a way to inte integrate that in the schools so looking at other businesses and what things they really are F passionate about and how those things can be brought into the schools I think is something that we can really extend and go beyond go go much further within our community so I'm wondering how how does this effort connect to the ptas if in the different schools this as I'm you know sometime sometime I go to the ptas and they have they are talking about how to support the community they are also working on events and needs and some of the staff there have major connections to some the businesses like that sweet spot right like I think well some of the schools have stronger Connections in the other schools that's the thing that's why we want back to that sliced cheese approach really if we focus on our title schools providing maybe in some communities that are more economically advantaged providing supports to school we would like to provide that support as a second scoop to our title schools yeah so maybe he's connecting with the PT of those schools as a start right to see where because you know that's a capacity too and so if they know that there's a larger group um kind of behind them too right that might be a really great thing um I'd like to actually um with um build on what Rose was just talking about it's actually so some of us don't have kids in the school systems anymore and a lot of us have connections with businesses and other organizations and other nonprofits and so if people are looking for opportunities where do you look look I mean so if if you I mean you talk about all these different places but is there do you have a website or a place where say you want to direct people to well that's kind of that's kind of what we're we're working on it on that because yeah to know so that there is I want that's what I think is really important so that someone said I've thought about a scholarship where could I go and so like a page where and even listing out what the business needs are what the school needs are cuz some of them have projects like I they want an outdoor classroom at Central Park Elementary well maybe there's a business that would love to love to fund that one thing and bring their employees in as volunteers so it's it's figuring out now we did have the schools go through all the schools um went through and listed out kind of a spreadsheet of what their needs were now what do we do with that need we're kind of we're kind of going through that spreadsheet now and kind of figuring out what it is what we can do with it so in the meanwhile then if say we have people that want to connect would that be you then okay I just and well actually you may want to have a big stack of cards you want to hand us so we can actually get the word out okay and what I what I will add just the something that we're working on now and this is in partnership with the Optimus Roseville area Optimus Club is that um we know we know that there are businesses that because I know this from juneth where they're like this year by the end of the year you have to tell your businesses that you want sponsorship for next year and we also know that there's a lot of businesses that have I just got a phone call today it was amazing someone had money to give I'm like money you money money she had to spend by the end of the year and I know there are other businesses that have that on their budget they have money left over in their budget year so what we want we're working on is we want to send out a letter to businesses that we can to get have them to ask if they have money in their budget that they want and we have ideas for that and so if you have any ideas of any businesses that we could share that letter with I would love that I would love that list we're working on the list right now so um because there are lots of opportunities there's lots of things and businesses I mean I know again I know businesses would love to do these things if they just knew what they were I just really believe that that's the connection we need is they they have the means and and the schools have the wants and we have to find a way that they understand that from each other y wouldn't that be nice if Ros could add it to somewhere on their City website too their award-winning City website give us a list list what what was that I didn't miss that the link the link we'll make that a priority we'll talk about that great so I have a question it's almost Logistics but I was just thinking about how this also connect with the foundation because sometimes if you have people have money but you but you don't quite know how to distribute yet like what is the mechanism right so that a business can say we want to support some general fund like uh some General uh donor advice fund or something right with the foundation then that fund could then figure this out in the in the in a couple months later right because sometime you you don't know that but they they have something to give so I'm just thinking of that mechanism of doing that this is end of the year I want to give something but you know well that's it we're ready we're ready we're ready to take money end of the year we'll find places for it um so business I'm sorry so if you have any other IDE on what we could do or what what you think people would like to see or what format they'd like to see that in that would be great I'd love to have a conversation with you about right exactly and it's and again it's not just about the money it's about um you know skill sets it's about you know so that's what kind of tied into the volunteer piece too so so it's kind of the you know when you talk about the needs it's obviously money is always a good thing but then a lot of times um um businesses and organizations they have um volunteer hours that they get paid to do and so if they know what's available then then you have that Resource as well and really you would say for the businesses it's working with the Bren McConnell on the career Navigator things I mean even even at Rams at the middle school they have our career first they need people they talking to it and they need like like the opom is doing with mentorships and with there's such a need there and finding internships within those businesses like what opportunities they might they have for an internship um those things are really important so there's lots of different things that could happen and it really is just getting the message out there on what all those things are so exactly i' just also like to add as someone who successfully won three donors choose um different projects over time so that's where as a teacher you put a project out and you have a big steep overhead and an admin fee and you have to pay full price for these items but you beg your friends and family to help pay in once in a while someone you don't know will step in and assist and then you get these items for your classroom um it really is kind of demeaning and demoralizing if you just sit there and your project doesn't get funded for a long time and and I I really appreciate that it takes a bit of that off of an individual teacher and so I think there's an opportunity to maybe step in and do some of those be some of those projects without having the teachers to go out to this National Organization so it seems like there might be some opportunities there to where people well you know come to do good Rosal because right now if you looked at our latest newsletter we were trying to collect um the casets for the the Avid kids in the elementary school we knew that there was a need with new students to have those casets so we were collecting those um through dug good Rosell so oftentimes in our newsletter not to promote it but the dug roswell.com um we those things that we're working on that we know are happening and the volunteer opportunities those are in our newsletter and stuff so that's kind of because they're more community-based and there's things that I've worked on with you know with the principal at Central Park Elementary those things are in our newsletter and are active right now so that's one place that we're willing to share information that I have some control over that so I can make those things happen pretty quickly um so that gives me you know more ideas that doing things for businesses maybe another page related to businesses and all the things that they could do at the end of the year maybe that needs to be in the newsletter it's the next newsletter so I think we have some clear to-dos in next step really appreciate the feedback I have one more idea I just want to throw is something I did when I was in Minneapolis public school and this is like in my w house I'm got excited about this um so we call it um we just make make the name up academic Community academic Summit and so the idea is to build the capacity of volunteers and parents youth workers to um to understand better what what are the latest in how you teach reading or math math was a big one and and many of the district um Specialists uh in a different area love to do that Summit because they get to share with the community this is this is how you could actually help a kid read or help a kid do math because it's very different than the way you learn it so so it became a you know we put the word academic in there as a way to build capacity of the volunteers than anybody working with the with the students to understand a bit better and it was very successful probably we did it for like several years several years there was a demand of people wanting to learn more about how to help right how how to help well and when you bring up volunteers again I'm going to go there that one of the thing one of the barriers to that is you need someone to manage the volunteers and there isn't a volunteer coordinator for the school so we've got how many seniors in this community that would volunteer if they businesses that would know but even just the simple things that I'm doing with with Central Park Elementary where I'm saying oh we're just going to come in and we'll help your teachers well I'm doing a sign up she's doing a sign up the day we get there someone at the school has to tell somebody where they're going in the school so so those free volunteers come with a great cost and so with we're looking for fund one of the things we're trying to fund in the next year is a volunteer coordinator for the school district because you know there's things that if we could do it at one school we could start you know like what what's the big one Lunch Buddies they want to do lunch buddies well we can't just you know start sending we volunteers into the lunch rooms with students someone needs to talk to them and you know do some onboarding with the volunteers and manage that like I know with the um with Central with Roseville Lutheran and they're tutoring at Central Park Elementary there's someone at Roseville Lutheran there's someone at Central Park they work together and after everyone the tutoring sessions they go out and they meet and they talk the volunteers go out and meet and talk about what their experience is so there's a lot of there's I mean I love volunteers and people want to volunteer but I just appreciate that there's such a cost to that and we need someone to manage that so that would be something that high on my wish list from my perspective on the things we want to do is to be able to fund a volunteer coordinator for the schools that would be that would make such a difference in the fact that we could increase capacity at all the schools and we could start out with simple things like you know if we just are helping the teachers on one level and then when we start going and you know doing the direct um volunteering with students is another whole level of volunteering but there's so many things that we could do I mean there's 15 teachers are looking for support at just at Central Park Elementary 15 teachers have signed up wanting support to help prepare their classrooms of week before school so that's like 15 volunteers I'm managing it Becky's man we're doing that together um but you know we don't have the capacity to do that on an ongoing basis so that would be my my appeal to businesses if someone or if there's some way we can find to volunteer to have a volunteer coordinator for the city you know I know that I mean for the schools like half for the city so more to come it might make the superintendent job a little easier to thank you Kathy thank you Dr L for your leadership and stewardship around this energy is just thank you guys thank you so much thank you um I think that about wraps it up uh I really want to say again thank you to the city it was so great to have you guys here I think I saw the agenda from 2017 or the last joint session it's been seven years I I prefer we don't wait another seven years I we need to do this every year but I think this was beneficial I think there's so many synergies and Partnerships that we talked about um this evening and I just I think we need to do this again really apprciate and I think and I'll make a directed I want there's a directed thing I want to say here too I think that um what I appreciate both as a resident of rooseville the city and a member of the board is uh the rosille city council's commitment to its community and to the students and the kids I think you see what we see that the the the number one the top number one reason why families choose to either stay in or move to a community is the strength of the schools I I don't think that can be debated you got the parks I was going to say might the right but well and you know as you know close number two before close number two before I joined the board as you know I was for almost eight years and and chair of the Planning Commission for the city so I've worked with you guys a lot and with with Jason a little bit with you I think came on um so yeah so I think I appreciate that that uh that you know the community is at the heart of all you guys do and and we benefit from that as well and the directed thing is I just want to particularly thank Jason because whenever we have the next joint meeting he won't be part of it because I know you've chosen not to stand for reelection so just thank you for your years of service as you roll off at the end of this year at the end of your term uh just individually for your time and your effort and your thoughtfulness as being part of the council so thank you thank you Mike and as a parent thank yes that's right yeah absolutely yeah yeah one little quick housekeeping item uh I don't know that we've ever had a joint picture so can we please our Communications kri Ido would like to just take a couple um pictures please if you could bring your personal items District staff will be quickly rearranging this room for an early morning staff development session so we're going to be moving and shaking here