I'd like to call to order the Shaky Public Schools regular uh board meeting for March 23rd. Could you please do the role? >> Z >> here. >> Valdez >> here. >> Roofy >> here. >> Peterson >> here. >> Aldridge. >> Johnson >> here. >> Smith >> here. Sea >> here and B >> here. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. It's great to see a lot of people here tonight and I know we have a lot of recognitions for our students and their awesome success. So, we're going to jump right into our Saber Pride and our first item is our winter athletics and upcoming spring news and I would welcome Matt Hansen, our athletic director. All right. So, we have a couple groups that we're going to introduce tonight and congratulate them on a great season. And we're going to start with boys swim and dive. So, we'll have our head coach and our state athlete come forward. So, coach Alex Craft. >> Hi guys. Where do you want me to run to the middle? >> Kind of right there. Perfect. Awesome. I'm going to stay out of the circle here. So, um, luckily this year we were able to go, um, play sport in our conference, uh, thanks to our senior here. We'll get more details with him later. Um, out of nine teams, we we took fourth. We went six and three. Um, with the help of 24 awesome athletes. Um, so we went on to the JV conference with eight of our athletes. Uh, we saw best times and big drops out of all of them, which was awesome to see out of our younger group. Um and then we went on to sections. Um we took the remaining athletes over to sections and um Charlie was able to step up in all of his races um to help us succeed as much as we could at sections. um he was able to compete in the 100 free in the 100 breaststroke um there and he qualified for state um you have to qualify to finals in sections to be the top 16 and then to get the state cut you need to swim fast enough that um Minnesota State High School League provides you need to do that at finals so if you didn't realize you didn't do in finals you don't get to go um Charlie did that in both of those events um moving on to state um and I I don't know what's happening with swimming, but it just keeps getting way fast. Like all of a sudden, the top 16 times five years ago don't even make finals now. And Charlie was able to make finals in the 100 breaststroke. Um where in prelims he set our school record. It's been up for 17 years since 2009. Um so one of our longest standing one, in fact, it is the second longest standing one. I think >> tour I am 20 minutes before probably. go events. It was the same meet. Um fantastic swimmer in the past. Um it's now Charlie's. So it's pretty awesome. He qualified um tied for ninth um going into in the finals here. Um and then he actually has the second fastest time in program history as well. Um just adding just a few tens in finals, but overall he placed 11th um at the state meet, which is the fastest I've ever seen. Um of course he was at state last year in that event and he would have been top eight prior to that. So, I don't know what happened this year, but super happy that Charlie was able to get some big cuts and represent our team. Um, we're going to miss Charlie a lot. His hard work and dedication to the sport has helped prepare um not only for our team for the spot, but also for the accomplishments that he's already currently gotten, and it's going to propel him forward as he serves um in the Navy here in coming uh chief 20 June. Wow. Not even fall. >> So, yeah, that's all I have. Thank you guys. >> Oh yeah. >> Well done. Okay. One more. I get a postcard. >> Congrats. Thank you. Okay, our next group we're going to recognize is our adaptive floor hockey team and right up in front. Yep. And then coach Matt Iverson. Let's say a little bit about our team. You guys want to keep going all the way by the TV? All right, we are the Southern Stars. We are the adaptive floor hockey team. Um, we're cooperative also with Prior Lake, but this is the, uh, shock contingent here. We had an awesome season. We took some huge steps forward. We played really well as a team. Uh, some great teamwork. And, uh, as you can tell by some of our sweatshirts, it was our first time to state this year. So, we are really excited about that. We played really well at state. Uh took on some really good teams. Um saw some really good competition and we, you know, we stuck together. We played really well. We ended up getting uh second place in the consolation uh bracket, but some great experiences uh and some great memories alto together and some some good um future seasons to look forward to. So the southern stars, you want to introduce everybody? >> Oh, sure. Uh this is Fritz here. He is one of the student managers. We have Gavin Remmers. We have Auggier, another student manager. We have Bryce Larson, Isaac Indrabo, Kelly Wro, and Michaela Dennis. Those are your southern fancy certificates. >> The deer get you guys next. Well done. I like the sendoff at the high school. I was there that day. That was a good turnout. >> People cheering. >> Get everybody in here. >> There we go. Great. Congratulations. Okay. >> And then our last group is our wrestling team. And we'll grab them here in a second. Great. >> All right. >> Our head wrestling coach, Alex Van Krel, will have a few things to say. Head wrestling. How's it going everyone? >> You just sitting up here. Oh, cool. Uh, I'm Alex Mcrelin, coach K. I just finished my fifth year here at Shock B. Um, unfortunately, a bunch of our wrestlers are practicing tonight. So, uh, I don't know if it's unfortunate, it's fortunate, but I tell myself, so we're missing a good crew. Um, we got on this side, we got Kale, Long, Ethan, and Emma, no Wagner, and Kyler. And then we had Sophie, Jazz, and Asia. Uh these were our three girls that went to state. All four of our guys over here went to state. Um we had state finalist with Ethan and then we had undefeated state champ with Kyler this year. Um we also had Sophie who placed fifth place this year. So really successful year. Uh I I it's been it's been tough since the season's ended cuz I I really enjoyed my senior group a lot. Uh and and we were able to achieve some great things. We ended up taking second in state. uh ended up being ranked 40th in the nation, which was was a big deal for our program. But, you know, above that, it was it was really a family atmosphere this year. Um, and we felt the love and the support from the community. Uh, I love coaching here and I love getting to be with the kids and I love being able to talk to different members of the community. So, um, you know, just really proud of my my crew for what they did and and super excited to follow some of our seniors. Some of them are wrestling in college. I know Sophie and Kyler wrestling in college and really excited about the kids that we're bringing back as well next year. So, thank you guys for everything. >> Thanks. from the 215. >> Congrats. Congrats. >> All right. So, as you can see with our uh state athletes, it was a a wonderful winter for those uh individuals and those teams uh especially the adaptive going for the first time only in a in a couple years of our existence. So, uh really cool for them. Uh moving on, we did have some co-ops uh this year again. So, our Nordic and our adapted teams, they both co-op with uh Burnsville. And uh another just an opportunity to give kids an experience that uh we're not able to provide as as of uh this time we had five adapted skiers. So adapted skiing for alpine also joins Richfield this year. So we're BSR when it comes to adapted. So um but we had five alpine skiers this year and then it's just Burnsville and Shakabe for the NOR side of things and we have eight skiers this year. So, uh, opportunities for kids to to participate, which is fantastic. And then, uh, our final winter co-op is in gymnastics. So, this is a co-op with Prior Lake and Jordan for gymnastics. Uh, it's a little bit of a work in progress. Uh, but we do had or we did have two athletes compete, one being uh, Gia Wilson, and Gia actually competed at the state tournament. uh the team went as a whole and so she was able to participate in the uneven bars and the balance beam at the state tournament. So, and she's just a seventh grader at East. So, very cool and hopefully it'll be many more years for Gia and a few others to participate on the gymnastics side. >> Matt, is that the first time we've had a student athlete from Shock participate gymnastics? >> In gymnastics. Yep. Yep. Very cool. Uh and as we're moving on, our dance team, so as we've discussed in the past, uh the South Suburban Conference and our section is very tough in dance. Um we had as high finish of sixth place in the conference a few times this year, uh which is the highest finish we've had uh in our dances history in the conference. Uh in the postseason, we finished in 10th in both the high kick and the Jazz division. Uh so just a little bit uh lower than we had last year, but uh a good group of seniors we had this year. Coach Sam and her staff do a wonderful job. Uh we're looking for a little bit more growth next year, a little bit higher finishes for our dance team, but again, a nice season for our dance team. Uh in girls basketball, they finished 11 and 16 uh overall and 8 and 8 in a very competitive South Suburban Conference. That was also good for sixth place. Uh they earned the five seed in the section tournament and played at Prior Lake uh for their opening round game. Unfortunately, uh it was a very competitive game, but we uh lost by just a few at the end. This was coach Alex Davis's first year um as the head coach. Uh what I noticed this year is our girls played very hard. We were led by seniors Satie Hall and Izzy Runk. Uh this this season also included a six-game winning streak. Uh in that six-game winning streak, we took down two of the top 10 teams, one being East View, and then uh if anybody was at home when we faced Rosemont, who ended up being the state champions this year, we beat him uh by a point at the very end. So, it was a successful season for Coach Davis in his first one. A lot of positives. Um and we're looking for uh another opportunity for them to get better next year as we continue on. Uh boys, we were 7 and 20 this year. We were uh 6 and 12 in the conference. That was a seventh place finish. Um it was a very talented younger group. So our juniors led our team this year, including Luke Schroeder, Blake Benton, and Jay Courts. Um unfortunately, the 7 and 20 was one of the records that wasn't our best in the last eight years. However, we lost uh a number of games, six of them actually, by five points or less. So, it could have been a little bit of a different season if we would have uh scored a few more points in each of those games. But what I will say is uh you kind of see how a team is if how they're playing at the very end of the year. And so, uh Chaz is actually playing in the state tournament tomorrow. That was our first round matchup in the section tournament. We were leading by nine at half. So, um you know, still played hard all the way till the end. Uh maybe just didn't get the buckets at the right time. So, we bounced we should have a bounce back year next year with quite a few of those juniors coming back. That's boys basketball. Uh our girls hockey team, uh we had a little bit of a struggle this year. Um we were 124 and one. So, our lone win came in the Marshall tournament over Pine City. Uh but again, it shows the depth of our conference in our section. So, there's seven teams in our section and even though having just one win, we got the six seed. So, we didn't get the seven seed and we traveled to Eden Prairie. Uh it might have been our best game of our season at the very end. Uh we had a lead after the first period. Um if you understand hockey, we were up uh one- nothing, then down 2-1. We ended up giving up three short-handed goals, which is very tough to do. Um and then we end up losing four to two. But you know, if you get a bounce one way or the other, you're talking about um a team that was well over 500 and playing all the way through the end with that with that game. Um we were informed uh just this past week that Coach Gman's going to uh step away from the team. So we're going to be looking for a new coach this upcoming season. Um but we're led by a good group of juniors and sophomores um that are returning. So Morgan Berg, Jaylen Miner, uh Sage Stevener, Jaylen and Sage are both ninth graders and then junior live to check. So we look to have a bounceback season for our girls next year uh under some new leadership. And then our final uh group um arguably our most successful group that didn't make a state tournament this year um and that was our boys hockey team. They had another outstanding season. They were 22 and5 overall. They were 14-0 in the South Suburban Conference. Um this was the third straight year we've won the conference. Um what's remarkable about this team is over the last three years they were 44-2 in South Suburban Conference play which is absolutely outstanding. Um, coach Kelvin Simon again brought some great leadership to the position. Uh, the guys played great all year. Um, as we heard last year at this time, we had some dream state, we had hockey day, we had state tournament. It was just a lot of stuff going on. We didn't quite make uh, you know, the goal of getting back to the X, but another outstanding season. Uh, our seniors led the way. Uh, Carson Steinoff finished his fifth year as a varsity player, which is pretty remarkable. uh Cooper Seager and then our goalie Nick Houston. So, uh just a really fun season for our boys. Unfortunately, didn't get quite to the end. Uh but they did have a great year and as I just had our postseason meeting with Coach Simon, um you know, a lot of really good young players coming up. So, the hope is just to kind of continue going the path we've gone. So, that is uh the wrap that I have and willing to take any questions if you have them. We're going to do. All right. Thank you. Thanks. >> Our next Saber Pride item tonight is a uh student school board saber pride spotlight. And tonight that is on Soundfest. And I'm going to have Sha and Brian come up with your guests and presents. Good afternoon, members of the board, Chip Peterson. Today's Saber Pride looks a little bit different because I are actually on the opposite side of the table, but today we're joined with representatives from two bands, Saturday Lights Out and Back to Mars, both who performed and hosted Shockby Soundfest. Um, I'll hand it off to Shauna to give a little bit of a brief about what Shaki Soundfest is, but then other than that, we'll introduce our representatives and we'll have them speak more about what their experience was like. >> Thank you, Brian. So, the idea for Soundfest was developed during band rehearsals at the high school and we had students collaborate with Mr. Brown, the activities director, um, to organize the event. and songfest took place on January 30th and the entire goal was to showcase and celebrate student talent and community among local. So to start we have the two co-host of Soundfest Alamaki and he tourist and uh how did soundfest come about? So soundfest and so shaki high school I don't think as far as has never had an event like this before. So we as a band we wanted to focus on bringing local bands together and give a platform for them to share their music because we don't really host events like this and so we as a band ideas like so we wanted a place for bands to do that. We tried to make it easy and accessible and someplace for all of all levels to play. And that landed on this and after talking with our activities director, we figured that we could turn this passion project into like an actual real life event. And we didn't really know what to expect our first time, but it became sess. And then our next question is what was the planning that went into sound test and some challenges that you faced? >> Yeah, in terms of planning um we had a date on the calendar for the show in October I want to say. So you really got into things in November and it ended up being three months of planning where we were um putting out marketing to try to get as many students as possible who are musicians to come together and play for the show. We wanted to market it as something that was even if you didn't have a band or a musical group to play with, anyone who played a musical instrument and was interested in playing, we could put bands together, we could make it happen if they want to play the show. So, the first step was just putting that out there, having some information meetings and seeing who might be interested. Um, that all took place throughout December um until we had our final lineup um into January. Um, and we did end up finding nine different groups of Shby High School interested in playing. So, we hosted these nine groups who were each playing up to three songs. Um, it was all student bands except for one band of Sheen High School teachers. I ended up playing a couple rock songs. Um, yeah, it was overall a success because we weren't sure how many bands would be or how many people would be interested in playing this type of show, but we were really uh glad to see there was a lot of interest for um putting this together and coming out and playing this type of show. Um, once we had the date on the calendar and we got all the bands, uh, it went from there into collaborating with our sound guy, Shark High School, Bob Cole. He was amazing in this. He put in a couple really long days, um, leading all the way up to the Thursday and Friday of the actual show. We had a dress rehearsal on Thursday and a show on Friday. And Bob Cole was putting in 12-hour days, setting up all his equipment that was personally his from the high school. Um, and yeah, it ended up being uh a long three months of prep, but uh I think everything went smoothly from start to finish. >> And then we also have my good friend, but also lead performer of Tamar is Nathan Nava just to share his experience about performing at Soundfest. >> Yes. So Nathan um so I think a good challenge that happened because of um Soundfest was trying to find a sound with my band. So half of the band was split into we were two different groups but our bands didn't end up working. So we ended up connecting together and we reached out with each other and we're like we should just form a band together and that's how we came apart or came together. Um and it was only two to three weeks before some of this happened. So it really was a struggle to become you know find our sound like good quality music but I think after just like becoming getting to know each other and becoming good friends um we did eventually find our sound and we're just like really grateful that because of this that we're able to become a band. We have like more events coming up this summer. So, we're just really grateful that South has happened. I'd also like to highlight that the rest of the members from Max to Mars are sitting in the audience right now. So, just shout out to them. But we also have our last slide just to highlight what successes that we saw during Soundfest. And I'll hand it off to go over that. So in total, like with all the work just combined, we raised over $700 and all the proceeds went back to the Foundation, which is a local home band program that focuses on putting instruments in the hands of students who can't afford it or can't have access to those. And it was all students, friends, family members who came in which I'm really happy that means like pusher marketing. We get a lot of positive feedback on seen on the sides in the school of some of the videos for Sunfest playing and some of the things going on Instagram and we had a lot of lot of very positive and very kind after the show. People said that it was fun and they wanted to see it again. So, we're excited to see that grow. >> Yeah. Um I think overall it was a huge success. I had people who came to the show as well as people who uh performed in the show reach out and said they just overlaid a really positive experience. Um and we've actually been looking into expanding this into another show. Um we had three juniors at the high school reach out and said that they'd be interested in um carrying on a similar show next year. And we are currently looking into actually plan another show for the end of this year. Uh we have a date on the calendar. It would be on May 29th um the last Friday in May. And we're currently, we have the date on the calendar, but in the early stages of planning that to see if that would be a possibility to have another similar show, possibly outdoors. Um, and we're looking into different financial resources or ways to um expand the show and get new equipment, everything like that to try to make it even more of a a production. >> Thank you guys for sharing. We don't have another slide, but we can open the floor to any questions to any of the bands that you guys have. >> I should have grabbed a guitar with >> It's awesome. I'd like to hear that it's going to be an annual tradition actually. That's what I was going to be. We have this new amphitheater, too. We can maybe future. >> That's awesome, right? So besides Back to Mars, are there any other bands that came out of the show that are still going to keep playing? >> Yes, we actually had one band that formed just for the show, this band called Gutterball. That was some of our friends that we went through band um that wasn't a group beforehand and they formed for this show and they I know they've been looking into doing other things, doing gigs and stuff like that. So that was one thing I was really happy to see was like there was this group that came together just for this show and is now kind of their own thing. And I will say like I've talked to some of the teachers like who participated in the band after the event and they've been saying that like they haven't you know touched the instrument in years and years and it's just kind of been like a new like new life to playing instruments again. They can actually come join new bands and they're kind of like interesting doing music in the future. does slicing for the teachers. So they get something cool. >> Wait, I have a question. Is Replay Foundation is that local to Shak? >> Yeah, it was um from our own program. >> Yeah, it's run by the Shak banders, but it's just like it's a chair that they um work through to Yeah. like work with getting local students. So, does that include like fifth grade, sixth grade? >> Yes. >> Yeah. I admire the creativity and to start, you know, with a a blank canvas and pull together all of the planning you said behind the scenes. Uh, just really well done. Our next item on the agenda is the consideration of the agenda as presented. >> So move by >> second >> second by Smith. Any further discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Item five is our public comment portion of our meeting. This is a time where members of the public can participate in the meeting without being part of the meeting agenda. A member of the public may address the board on an agenda topic or on another topic pertaining to the school board business. We allocate a total of 15 minutes for public comment at this meeting. Each individual speaker may speak for up to two and a half minutes. The sign up for public comment has been conducted online and in person prior to this evening's meeting. No one has signed up for public comment prior to tonight's meeting. So, we will move on to the next item on our agenda, which would be item six, and that is our consent items. You can see we have some personnel items, our minutes from our last meeting, and then our bills of authorization to pay them, our wires, and then there's also a field trip request for the Young Enterprising Women National Conference. >> I'll make a motion to approve. I'll second that. Motion by Smith and a second by Finnick. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Carries. Item seven is our list of donations. Tonight we have another nice list of donations from uh many different community partners and families in our district. So we appreciate their generosity for our district and to help support so many programs and our students in China. And Madam Chair, if I just want to make a comment, I'm just looking at Scott County and you know, you talk about recycling and composting and also how that environmental impact is being brought to life by acting that out and the school itself. Great opportunity to appreciate generosity. >> There questions. >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> I'll second motion by Bruffy and a second by to approve the donation as presented. Any further discussion? >> Tiffany, could you please do a roll? >> Zic. Yes. >> Valdez. >> Yes. >> Broy. >> Yes. >> Peterson. >> Yes. >> Johnson. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Item eight is anformational item tonight. Uh we have our student environmental work plans update. And here tonight to present is Ed Loyal who is a Shaki High School educator and he has with him some high school students as well. Welcome. >> So if you guys remember can greenep school I kind of occupy many hats. Greenstep schools sun club advisor and then we have our pathways inside a science and technology where I'm part of I teach the environmental solution class which is a capstone where they have to choose something and kind of work on it for a solid nine weeks. They present on Wednesday, this Wednesday at 3:00. If you guys want to come and see them, more than welcome. Great thing tonight is I have two of them in class, plus then Issha is in Sun Club and they're also the presidents of Sunub. So, it's kind of the best of both worlds where we have it going. So, it's working really well. If you guys remember a few years back, we were the first school to really get on board with this and then Addy last year got us fully committed and on and these guys are just running with the real big ideas this year. So questions on green step and how the sun club and all these different things are you guys good with that. So if you're looking at what we're doing, we kind of try to focus on three projects and the first one is going to talk about it called Avenue of the Graduates, which I think is a pretty cool idea. And just to say just a big thank you that at Zean, Jim is kind of my main go-to guy. When these capstone projects come up, kids are looking for something to work with. That's the major. It's the only way you can get an A is if you do something actionbased. So it's really nice school district steps up and works with kids. So I think you'll see that in these next couple of videos. >> So hi everyone, I'm Misha. So with the avenue of graduates, we really wanted to give students the opportunity to put down the roots into the school before branching off into the world and then doing this while also promoting environmental awareness. So with this initiative, we wanted students to donate a class tree when they're graduating. So with this one, we have some connections with Macy's. So we're able to get a discounted price on the tree. And so our plan for getting money, we're looking at around few grand for the cost of buying the tree as well as installation. So during cap and gown pickup, we're hoping to set up some payment ter terminals through um Brown, the activities director. And then yeah, that's what we're working on so far. >> You guys look up here kind of as you enter into this area. I don't know about you, but I love colleges that kind of adorn their streets with majestic trees. And that's kind of our vision where we'd like to see every class kind of really go through and it becomes just the norm to say cap and gown. Here's 10 bucks, five bucks, whatever. And it's amazing what you can do when you ask it. And I think our next is a good example. You guys have any questions for each or >> is this available for agencies? >> Yes. >> Yes. We've been working on this project, I think, for four years. So, it's kind of cool to see it come full circle now. So, fourth grade day is another big thing that we incorporate into the whole concept. I I think you guys know enough about that. And it's going to have a hopefully we're also partnering with Michaela Larbo Foundation. If you remember them, they're they're going to sponsor and cover the cost of our canoes this year, which is a $2,500 cost savings to us. So I think it's great to work with them and carry on Michaela's legacy. And then our next one, Alex is going to speak to this tremendously successful capstone project as well as working through Sun. >> Hello everyone. I'm Alex and I am an H2O for life fellowship outside of school and therefore I started a walk for water project in my environmental solutions class. And a walk for water is where the students carry water jugs and I gave lessons about the global water crisis. And this teaches the students empathy and more about the global water crisis. There are a lot of issues that we look at through the news and on social media. And since the beginning of the year, something that we think about is how can we think globally while acting locally? And I kind of gave students the chance to act on this. So when they participated in the walk for water, they donated to affordable well that we're sponsoring in South Sudan because South Sudan faces one of the world's largest humanitarian crisis and um another thing locally issue is the earlier in the year students were felt they had to stay at home isolated families so we're sponsoring a boro well else we're providing aid for students in South Sudan and then the water jugs are donated to those families and we provide paid for families here in Chaki as well. And we raised over $1,700 or not, yeah, $1,700 for the school in South Sudan. >> Our goal was 1,500. So I think what happens with that organization, I think schools around the country kind of contribute as much as they can till the projects get, you know, completely done. So, so it was really cool to see this. She went to how many different presentations did you do? I don't know like >> close to 18 different you know to different clubs different classes teachers were saying yes and then kids would come in and donate and that's all student fund so that was outstanding to see that our final idea is this which I think is really exciting because it's a real need we need at the high school to be honest with you and then partnering with the tribe I think just kind of lends hand in hand especially with that envirment environmental pathway and Macy's is going to talk about this. >> Hello, my name is Macy and I've worked through Sun Club and my environmental solutions class to trying to organize an event uh a prescribed or a live prairie burn for our prairie patch at the high school. Um it's in dire need of some maintenance. We need it um cleared out. So a burn would be a great demonstration of a practice that the Chuck Middleton soup community does on their own prairies. And so this event would serve as kind of a field trip for our environmental science pathway um to get outside and watch the burn happen and connect students with our local tribe as well. So with your approval, I think it gives a really good opportunity. >> Part of the action step is they have to reach out, contact an organization. So when I told her to contact the tribe with this, there was tons of emails back and forth. So it was really exciting when the tribe is willing to do this. And I think the legal papers have been passed on to you guys. Do you have any questions on this concept? We've been working with Ed and Jim and Redmond's involved with this. So, >> I got to participate when you're putting the board agenda together. I've had the privilege of being part of a control board. I was so advised that I'm not allowed to have the matches when you guys do this. >> If he's anywhere near your prescribed burn, please stop. >> Yeah. And we've got that we do an action item next on the agenda to approve that prescribed burn. I mean, ideally the stuff you just envisioned. So, we're going to have Mr. Hoffman's classes, mine. So, everybody in that pathway, I'm hoping and we're working on this. And the cool thing is Macy, and this is that's why it had to overlap into some club. So, she ends a quarter, but she's willing to work into fourth quarter with this. So, you know, I think it's going to be a neat thing where all those classes can maybe go up to the upper commons. I'm hoping that the tribe will give us an environmental kind of background. I don't know about you guys, but the way we use fire is to suppress it. They're going to take a very different look at that probably and looking at what indigenous cultures do. So, I think it would be good for our students to hear that concept and that divide that kind of exists and then march them down and probably watch, you know, kids and fire. Woo! You know, it'll be kind of exciting that way. So, >> chair Peterson. >> Yeah. No, >> I just want to say, you know, the thanks to Mr. Lazelle. This is a really well thoughtout project. It's student driven. Um it was great to go over to the high school about 10 days ago, see what they're looking at doing, talking about the precautions they have in place, and it's just a a really wellthoughtout event and a and a wonderful opportunity to help our prairie and educate our kids. So, thank you, Mr. Lizelle, and thank you to all of our students. >> You guys have any other questions? Questions? Just one last call. I'm sorry. Um, I think it's just really cool to see all of you guys um, my peers just so um, passionate about something and actually acting on that passion. So, I applaud all of you guys cuz this is really cool and I can't wait to hopefully donate for the class of 2027. There you go. >> I was just going to ask so this forc is this something that we would be doing every year then? No, it's it's really more of a three to five years. Every three to five years. >> Okay. >> What's your famous statement? Your famous line. >> Um, it's like >> Yeah, it's kind of thinking of fire as something medicinal for the land rather than something. So we're it's really out of like the plants we put in there, you know, we've been crowded out by a lot of other faster growing weeds and everything. So it'll be a good thing to do. I'd also say I'm really impressed with all three of you, the amount of extra effort and that you guys put into doing these things. Not every student goes above and beyond. It's also great to see one of our great educators that had to deal with me back in the day. >> Should we get matches or >> any other questions for the group? Otherwise, we will move to our action item. >> All right. Thanks for the information and being here tonight. We appreciate it. So we are going to move to the action item which is 9.1 on our agenda and that is our prescribed firm. Um and Ed I don't know if there's anything else that you want to share um in regards to the agreement that's in our packet tonight. The great thing is I really try to let Macy run the front, but the meeting with Jim and Ed and sitting down to make sure everybody feels good with that and then just having to know that the tribe does this quite frequently and this is a huge part of kind of their teaching plan. So I'm feeling confident that this is a good thing for all students to kind of hear and see as the world becomes a little warmer. So >> I just have a couple of questions. Are we going to put any sort of communication out on our social media channels or anything that this is happening so the community doesn't get excited when they see smoke coming from the high school? >> And in addition to that, Karen Christian Center security coordinator will also be a part of this just to make sure that everything is is taken care of. He's already been informed and looking forward to it. >> Do you have a date set for this? We're thinking the first Friday of the fourth quarter which would be April 10th I believe but subject to change obviously we need to look at what >> she's going to be coordinating with their department. We'll just see how much time they need and I think we'll make sure it's a good day to do something like that. Chair Peterson, if I might really appreciate the work of all of this and and you'll notice on the document that uh the leadership council at Chuck Manowakan and Sue community has approved this already and so again I think it's just just great and I I love what Mr. Loyal does and our students and empowers them and uh you know doing real life activities and so that part is already you know they've signed off and we're just you know the next step is for our school board and it's certainly something that uh Mr. Clausich and I absolutely, you know, support and recommend approval. Really, really good work all the way around. >> Questions? >> This is an action item. So, I would entertain a motion to approve. >> So, move second. >> A motion by a second by Johnson. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. I >> oppos. Motion carries. Thank you again for being here. Appreciate all the work that you're doing. >> Yes. Thank you for your support. >> It's going to get kind of lonely now. >> David and Keith back there. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> That was the last. >> All right. Back to someformational items tonight. Item 10.1 is our student school board um for 2627 and 2728 school years and Tiffany is going to present on that topic. >> I'll present from here if that's okay. Chair >> I want you at the table. >> Okay. Um first I want to make sure that we give proper due ahead of time but Shaa I know you've been doing all sorts of college interviews and your next journey is approaching which means we have to plan ahead even though it's strange to talk about it while you're right in front of us because you're very much with us until uh that transition period in June July. Uh but we do have to make sure that our current sophomores that we have an opportunity to interview and have folks apply to be alongside Brian for his senior year. So we are presently in that process. So the only item that I'm sharing with you today from an information perspective is that we are in the thick of it. Uh some of the changes that we've made is we do have a longer application period so that there can uh be some additional outreach at the schools. I know we've talked with Brian and Shaie about things they can do with Mr. Puliki and also expanding well beyond uh presentations and human services academy. Uh obviously it's open to any sophomore but finding ways that we can make sure that it's not just certainmies that maybe gravitates that it's an opportunity uh for everyone. So that current period is open. The interviews are set for May 7th at this time. Our interview panel, we've been consistent with chair, vice chair, and usually a representative from the personnel committee alongside uh the future senior student board member uh myself and Dr. Redmond. So that is the plan as well here. Um and then the recommendation would come to you all on Monday, May 11th. And then we have our celebrations accordingly. And our hope is that we have a plethora of applicants and uh you'll see some of the questions and the uh application that's listed on here. And what we're really trying to do too every year is make sure through Sha, Brian, and others that our students understand the commitment, the opportunity, and really feel energized about what this opportunity can bring. So again, just information for this group since this would be an individual sitting alongside you all. So I'm happy to answer any questions and obviously if John want to add anything or Dr. Please do >> how many years have you been doing this? >> Over the years, >> oh I have it right here. May 16th, 2022. >> Okay. >> I didn't know it was right under >> how many applicants do we usually get in the past? >> Uh, it's varied. >> Is it? >> Yeah, it has varied. So, and I think a lot of that again, we've extended the opportunity for that window because it's tough when you're ending the quarter and you have spring break and it's always been around that period. So, we extended that and then are looking at some more grassroot opportunities to share with students. And I do commend Brian and Sha for presenting to younger groups at the middle school so that when they come up to the high school, this should be something that's well known. And I know in a couple AVID classes there was a few that said you'll see me. So may not be Brian and Sha that'll see them, but I think this crew will. >> Madam Chair, if I may, and I don't want to put our student schoolboard members, you know, in the hot seat through those presentations. So Shonda, if you would say, you know, what's one takeaway from the last two years where you would advocate for a student school representative role? What's been some of the highlights? And >> um >> if you want to hold that for, you know, another meeting, please don't feel ahead. >> No, I would say it's it's really hard to be an administr like part of the administrative team or sit on the board because like teachers, students that are constantly on in school like working with all of like school issues and they know what's happening like on the ground 247 and it's hard to like get their perspective. And so it's been it's been a privilege to like be kind of like a bridge in the middle and advocate even to like students like it's it's really hard for students to know what's going on in school board means like for example the prescribed burnish like I doubt many students outside of this class know about this happening in April. Um, so like I think it's a privilege to be in this be in this position, get to like advocate, go back and forth and start conversations between students, teachers, and board members and admin. And I've learned a lot over the past few years. Like I can't believe a year has already passed since Brian's interview. That's crazy. Um, I think this is one of the experiences that I will definitely take that will definitely be at the top of my mind when I go to college. Um, it's just it's just been really cool and the opportunity to like go and talk to my teachers before school like the excuse to like talk to their board meetings and like sit and listen to their thoughts and obviously network with everybody in this room. Um, it's been cool. >> Any questions on the process for um selection of our next student school board member for next year? Thank you, Tiffany. >> Next, we have on our agenda item 10.2, which is our monthly budget update. And tonight, we have David Draasco, our director of finance and operations, present. >> Good evening. Uh, first one to present is our finance summary for February. Um, it's of the general fund. If you look, our state, make it slightly bigger. Our state aids are right on par with previous fiscal years at 47.08%. Our federal revenues um are also in line with previous fiscal years with current fiscal year at 15.42%. Property taxes are also still sitting at the 77.02% that you had seen in January. um we do have those additional resonant deferred revenue. We will reconcile that at the end of the fiscal year when the state county puts out form 51. So we will recognize 100% of our levy funds. Um local fees, interest um is at 57.97% which is slightly below previous fiscal years. This is due to an MDE change how we recognize um EL revenues. Um you'll also see the offset of that in the expense codes for other as we get to that um salary. So in total revenues are at 52.9% of fiscal year which is just slightly below by 2% of previous fiscal year or 1 1.2% of previous fiscal year. Salary and wages are right on par at 56.63%. Um employee benefits also in line with previous fiscal years at 56.8. 83%. Purchaser services are following in line as previous fiscal years. This current fiscal year is at 54.74%. Supplies are at 81.98 which is slightly higher than previous fiscal years. I still have no concern with our supplies at this moment. Um equipment at is at sorry supplies is at 73.1%. That's one5% my um and equipment is at 81.9%. Um other expenditures are at 17.81. This is the offset of that journal entry for the EL. So once we get to the end of the fiscal year, we'll make that journal entry. So the offset is this expenditure. So you'll see that increase and that like I said that is due to an MDE change. um and implemented last fiscal year. So in total expenditures are at 57.96% as of February. >> Any questions for David? >> If I may. Uh David with the the federal draws there's a there's a rhythm in which you that those revenues you can only draw a certain portion of that through the course of is that correct? >> That is correct. As you expend those funds then so you have to spend them before you can draw them. So, and usually most districts do it quarterly. >> Yeah. And I and I recall this just you from your federal session as well. There was some uncertainty in terms of availability of that funding. Any concerns with the federal revenues at this point? >> No, I have no concern for this fiscal year. Um, we always budget conservatively for next fiscal year, which most districts reduce the federal revenues by 5% of what they're receiving in the current fiscal year. I don't have a concern for next fiscal year. I think we'll still see them relatively the same. Thank you. >> Questions budget. Thank you for that update. We're going to move to uh action items. Item 11.1 is our payroll plan and David's going to stay and present on that as well. >> All right. Bringing this the payroll action plan. Um kind of to give you the why and the background of it. Our current payroll structure is a 26 pay. This has led some salary employees being paid before the work is completed. We have called this payroll creep. Um it is a payroll cycle shift out of alignment with actual work year and state statutes. Um it gradually occurred over time. The misalignment is currently at 13 days ahead with the gap increasing approximately 5 days every four years. Uh this will continue to grow above interest. the the plan solution is a permanent one-time correction um which will realign the barrel cycle implemented over the gradually over the next two fiscal years. Um important clarifications, this is not a cost uh not a cost savings measure and the annual salaries or hourly rates will not change along the total benefit cost will remain the same. The what uh in this slide will explain the play the payroll plan and clarifying what is changing and not review timing for pay pay amounts and deductions high level of internal communications and planning efforts along with at the end seek board approval to move forward the action of the payroll plan as of July 1st 2026. Uh FY226 as I said earlier is a 26 pay period. This is bi-weekly. Um the 26 27 will be the alignment year. We will change that to a 27 pay. This will help prevent a possible 20 22 to 28 day leg and be changing from a 26 to a 24 pay. Health and dental deductions will remain the same for this fiscal year at 26 paychecks and 403b and pension contributions remain uh will be adjusted to 27 paychecks. The 27th 28th will be the new payroll cycle which will be a 24 pay. The first paycheck will either be the 15th or September 15th depending on what pay what group you fall in. Um all employees which are salary, hourly and part-time will be paid on the 15th and the last day of each month. What is changing? Uh what's changing is the number of checks. We have 27 checks in 2627 and 24 checks in 2728. The gross pay per check will be increased thus because of the reduction of checks in FY2728. Per paycheck deductions will stay the same for FY27 but will be reduced to 24 checks in FY2728. Uh fixed monthly payment dates will be the 15th and the last day of the month. exceptions will be if the 15th or the last day of the month falls on a holiday or weekend, it will move to a a working date beforehand. Um what is not changing? Totally total annual salary, employment contract status, elig benefit eligibility, overtime rules and retirement contributions. The transition period is 2627. Um one time adjustment to align the fiscal years. Uh the 27th pay will be added. Um this 27th pay will only include FICA, Medicare, TRA along with the 403 and 457 contributions. It also may include shorten or prorated pay period timing change only not a reduction in pay for the fiscal year. Annual benefit cost will remain the same. 2728 deductions recalculated over 24 pay. And just an example, as you see, the 26 pay is $49,362 over a 20 pay 24 pay schedule $534.75. Here's just a quick what this pay schedule would look like. So you can see on the very far left column um for July through June staff, we are at 26 pay. 2627 would be that additional 27th pay on 625 2027 which would help with the lay gap for those 22 to 28 days. The next paycheck for 2728 would align perfectly on 7:15. And then the one on the far right is from September through August, which that 23rd uh is still that additional 27th pay really um to align us starting July 15, 2027. So now you can see both of them start at that nice date of July 15, 2027. And once we make that adjustment, we won't have to adjust payroll for future fiscal years. Um the next slide is for hourly staff just kind of to show you where the time period falls and what pay what pay date that would fall on. So as you can see that 27 pay would be for custodians and other hourly staff. Some are only September through the middle of June because they have the summers off. So that 62527 would be their 27th pay. Uh this was implemented and prepared with multiple uh groups and collaboratively put together. So it included human resources, payroll team, finance department, communications department, the sea president, uh collective bargaining units, superintendent office, and district leadership and building and administration. Uh board action next steps. Uh the district will implement a one-time alignment year and will transition the payroll to the current schedule to align sorry to the current schedule to align the schedule. Uh staff communications before implementation. Employees will receive an updated payroll calendar, details on the transition year, optional budget guid guidance and individualized examples upon request to help with that. Uh staff have no action uh required from employees at this time and recommended the schoolboard action to approve the plan as presented. Any questions? >> I guess a question. Is it more advantageous to go to a 24 versus I know you're doing the 27 to kind of rectify it, but why would you guys stay at the 27? >> Well, the 27 that would be out of alignment there. So that would cause the same issue as what 26 is causing that that alignment gap. we would see a role for it every year. So then we'd have to adjust payroll every year where the 24 pay would always be the 15th and the last day of the month or if like I said if it fell on a holiday then it would be the first work to pay for I believe you mentioned the state statute. So when you're out of alignment and potentially advanced paying educators you're out of compliance with state statute. Is that >> that is correct? Yeah. Yeah, we're paying them ahead of time before they have worked and also it it has caused issue where say we paid ahead of time employee leaves the district we have to recoup those that's a difficult conversation I'm sure uh in one followup question you did mention the collaboration I certainly applaud what we've done larger group is do you feel confident in terms of the communication with you know the educators that they understand this is coming and the why behind it? Yeah, we've worked with each union. I mean, Keith in our HR group has worked with each union with we've worked hand in hand with Dale as I've worked through this process and he's put together presentations for a teacher. >> So, just anticipating some questions, but >> certainly again, thank you for your effort. Appreciate it. >> We talked about this in finance tonight as well. Um, and I believe you mentioned there's just a handful of districts that are >> Yep. There's only truly two districts that are doing a 26 pay at this point. Everyone has converted to a 24 pay. And when I was working on this, I had reached out to a colleague at my previous district and she had converted. She knew exactly what I was talking about when I said, "Well, have you ever heard of 26 pay?" And she said, "Payroll." So, she knew exactly what I was talking about. So, I was able to chitchat with her and she was there for 25 years as the payroll manager. >> Yeah. Just to piggy back on that, we did talk quite extensively about this earlier today. And communication we all agree was key to this because this is a a thing that it's good for our staff eventually like actually more reliable for those that are budgeting knowing that we're going to get a check on the 15th at the end of the month whereas we currently have it. It might be the 5th or 20th or whatever. So that's a good thing for everybody involved. comment would just be thank you to a whole bunch of people listed there. This isn't uh you know this isn't like oh my gosh uh you know this is something we thought of. This is one of those challenges that's existed for a bit and took a few months of time and effort to dig in, understand it well and lots and lots of people are, you know, our finance team, our HR team, Dale Anderson of SEA, our teachers union, lots and lots of other folks and so just really really appreciate the work. And then you've hit on that. moving forward. It's, you know, just really uh, you know, we've got good plans in place in terms of communication, but it's uh, you know, want to make sure that people know know what's happening moving forward, but we certainly recommend approval. And it will be nice in the 27 28 year school year to join the vast vast majority of school districts who are on a 24 pay period system. I I'm already looking forward to that. I think our folks doing payroll and some of those things and like Nick mentioned, I think our employees when you know the exact dates you're going to be paid on and they're the same month after month after month, it does help to organize and plan better. So, it's the right thing to do and just really appreciate all the uh the really good work that that's gone into this to this point. So, >> any other questions? Seeing none, this is an action item. So I would entertain a motion to approve the pay plan as presented. >> So move second. We >> have a motion by Ro and a second by S. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I motion carries. Thank you again. >> Thank you. >> 11.2 2 on the agenda is the MSAOU for the teacher apprenticeship and here for that is Keith Frey, our director of human resources. >> Good evening. Um, Shock Community Public Schools has entered into a agreement with our um PAR bargaining unit to we need thisou and to participate in a apprenticeship program. Um because we actually have uh written into the apprenticeship program like when folks are entering into this program they get a dollar more an hour. So you'll kind of see that in theou um we've talked with you know with that group they're in agreement they're excited because the people that will be most likely be in that program would be our pair of professional workers. So that's the extent of it. If you have any other questions if you have any answer. >> So Keith is this um so this is part of just reading through this through Mano State. Um and is this was this part of a grant program? >> Yeah, it's well it's part of a statewide program with various um organizations that are kind of conglomerates of different school districts. Um this is bright works that we're working with. Um they created this program and they invited us to participate. So um it's a lot of sped lure which of course we need. So we decided to enter into it. This like I said this is one of the phases of being able to get anou so that our parking unit is you know on board with what we're going to do. >> Yeah. Southwest Metro was in in a program like this as well. >> Yeah, I think they're already there. >> Well, that was my comment for those mistakes. So, >> but it just seems like a great opportunity questions. Motion by Smith. Any further discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> I post motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. And I think we're staying here for the next item which is the principal contract 11.3 on our agenda. And so this is the last group that we have a contract with in this cycle which is the 25 27 school years the principles. Um this is the same um percentage MSBA calculation total settlement that we had with the teachers. Uh you can see the breakdown here. The little difference here is this group in year two wanted to have a little more equal distribution of the funds that are created in year two to sort of set to create some more acceptable gaps between varied positions. So they're going to do that uh the first year because so much of it is gone and put 11 or zero% in that year and then um increase of 11% in the district's contribution the second year which if you add that together what happened to the teachers that was three and then 8% so it's matching that that number in terms of contribution to health insurance. So any questions you have, we'd be happy to answer. >> No questions on the principal contract. Motion to >> approve. So motion by Smith and second by any further questions. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Car. >> Thank you, Pete. >> Next on the agenda is um item 12, which will be our community reports and other information. And tonight, we'll start with uh Nick. >> All right. Um been a couple weeks here. So, we had the finance and facilities meeting prior to this, which covered a lot of the things that we talked about tonight. Um, also had the U community ed community meeting last Tuesday and we covered a lot of the great opportunities and things that Ed's got coming up including um logos and things like that for the Saber uh care that's coming up here. So that we'll see some of that here coming forward soon. Spent a little time at the capital last week too. Um we were there hoping to uh talk to some legislators and get it in front of some folks about uh some potential change in professional development for teachers and lender and got to learn that whole um process a little better and maybe some of the pitfalls of our current legislative process but always good to be at the capital and start to to rub some elbows of folks that might help us at the district level as well. I don't have any um updates coming out personnel and then also um community engagement in April >> similar I said to Thursday so I would defer >> giving finance tonight um I attended the COSPA conference last week um with MSBA um unfortunately the wizard returned us back a day early. Otherwise, we didn't know when he would get home. So, we ended up missing a day at the conference. But um it's always great to um join colleagues from across the US um learning different things of how how school districts are doing things. Um there was a CASPA's attendance continues to grow. Um, I think there was a 11 or 12% increase in attendance this year, which was great. Um, and there was a a fairly large contingent of school board members from Minnesota that were there in attendance. Sock Rapids was one that had I think they had four or five board members that were there. Um, one of them, uh, Elk River also had several school board members that were in attendance. Um and then obviously there were members from the meeting board as well that were in attendance. And then Saturday before we made a dash to the airport, um I was part of a presentation that Southwest Metro gave on our strategic plan process and the use of technology to speed up that piece. So, like Nick, I was also at the Capitol last week on Wednesday um testifying on a compensatory revenue bill in the Senate on behalf of MSBA. Um so that um has been heard in the Senate. I don't believe it's been heard in the House yet, but that is a finance bill, which means that they've got a little bit more time for it to be heard. Um the policy deadline I believe is Friday of this week. So um the omnibus bill for education policy in the Senate is available and I can't remember if they were talking about it today or if that's tomorrow. Um but there will be some discussions. I um I think the only big thing that stood out to me in that was the cell phone policy that is in there. That would be a change for districts. It would be a ban um through 8th grade, including smartwatches. And then 9 through 12 um had some changes as well. It wasn't a complete ban, but there were some more streaming things put on it. So, I don't know where that's going to go. Um still a long ways to go in the session yet. So lots of things can change and then um Southwest Metro board meeting last Tuesday night. >> Um yeah, nothing for me except I was just going to ask Tiffany, do do you have the link to that that we you shared last time of like the event list or is that not ready to share yet? >> It's in the board book. >> Oh there It's master board engagement calendar I think. >> Yes. >> Um yeah uh like uh like Tim said I had the the Pearson advisory council meeting on Thursday and um it was my first time going and I'm also in the the Pearson working group that was presented here at the last schoolboard meeting. Um we had another meeting for that too. But um so learning a lot about early childhood development. We had a presentation during that meeting from Colleen Wmco who's a teacher of three-year-olds at Pearson. And um it was just great. She she just talked about her day, you know, what what they teach. Um and it just really impressed upon me that, you know, these are licensed teachers. This is not a daycare. And uh it's just really impressive what they do there. Um, some of their goals are, uh, you know, independence, agency, interaction, friendships, taking turns, and conflict resolution, which, you know, you think about that for three-year-olds, and it's like, you know, there's there's, you know, 24 year olds who still need to work on some of those things. So, that's awesome that they're working on that with three-year-olds. Um, and then the group there, the the parents that participated there, you know, were um, you know, kind of similar to a PTO. They're just really engaged in, you know, how do we how do we make things better? Uh they're talking about fundraisers and they're talking about doing like a spirit week and an end of year event. Um so yeah, it's just a just a great meeting uh to be part of. Um and then the work group um it was really just kind of continuation of the last meeting that was presented here. There there weren't any like new conclusions, but um the uh the subgroups like I'm participating in the special ed subgroup. They're going to have separate meetings before the next large group meeting. And so I'll be uh April 14 with the this subgroup for Pearson. That's all I have. >> Um you question >> um nothing. Actually, I won't say that. I actually do have something to share. So, I think it was the board meeting on the development meeting that I missed on the 9th. Um, I was actually in St. Cloud for HOSA. We have a 3-day state leadership conference and HOSA is a student led organization where students can compete in over 70 competitive competitive events which range from kind of the skill base like home health aid to knowledge based to like medical spelling um which is really cool. Unfortunately, I didn't place, but I did run to become a Minnesota HOSA state officer, which is a really, I guess, like high prestige in the Minnesota Hoso world. And this year, I think only six students were um elected and I was one of those six. So, >> congratulations. >> Thank you. Um, and with this role, I get to just be kind of like the head and one of the, I guess, driving forces in helping Minnesota HSA grow. And I have so many opportunities just to expand leadership. Um the week after spring break, I think there's a day where I get to go to the capital to advocate for HOSA itself, but also student technical and service organizations. And then later in September or later in June, I get to go to Indianapolis to go to the international conference for HOSA. And then in September, I get to go to Washington DC to go to the capitol and meet all the other state officers from the different states and also different territories. Um, and yeah, that's my >> and you're saying that's more distinguished for being on the Shaki school board. Just want to clarify. >> I'm just kidding. That's excellent. And congratulations again on being >> Thank you. Okay, that reminded me on March 9th. Um, so my sister, she's in sixth grade. She's doing n she's competing in the national history contest for the first time this year. And she and I, we both made it to the same contest. I feel as if I'm much more excited about her project than I am about mine or that she is about hers. Um her so her topic is on Kio Jin who was a Chinese feminist in theQing dynasty and she wrote a whole bunch of like poetry and like pros that has like made it to the limelight today and so she has this performance where she like gets up and she like presents a whole bunch of things and um she's amazing. uh my documentary I'm collaborating with the Shaki Robinson community on my project it's on the Indian child welfare act but specifically um how there's been a lack of reform historically in the world of family sovereignty both locally in Minnesota and also like nationwide and it's been very eye opening the research I've done so I'm very grateful for their research support for making this and so the state contest is in April um top two at state make it international that I made it to nationals last year and DC um was amazing. Maybe I'll get to go again and my sister can compete hopefully. Um so yeah, that's like the history of otherwise I've been competing with Brian and speeches which has been good. I've had a good season so far >> competing against Brian. >> No, I'd also like to add that Shaa for a good while. Was it 5B or 6B? I don't remember. But Sha won, I think, a good at least like five tournaments in a row and she's like definitely made a name for herself. When you see her on the list of who's in what round, like they're all so scared of Sha. >> What category are you in this year? >> I'm I'm still doing discussion. So that's the one you watched last year. >> I don't know. The one you watched, there wasn't like a lot of spice in it. It was just like a trouble. >> Like discussion can get pretty intense. >> I don't know. I thought it was pretty good. Unfortunately, I won't be at the state contest this year because I also did make the Coca-Cola scholarship. So, I'll be in Atlanta that weekend. >> Um, a sad contest, but I am really I don't really have any school related. I I I saw the pure and committed conversations and unfortunately my birthday is on that Thursday and I'm like I think my friends are planning a surprise for me. That could be surprising either way. >> All right, Jim. >> Yeah. Um, I want to congratulate the high school uh culinary team. They finished second for the second year in a row at the state uh prostrart uh state uh competition. So now we've had a team for three years. We have one state championship and two runner-up finishes. So um Stephanie's and Heather Bombach do an amazing job and the the students are just so much fun to watch as they prepare dishes. And then um as Sha mentioned um Thursday is the caring and committed conversation at the link center in Prior Lake. And I um can share with you the exact time, but people are always welcome to to stop by and see what our students are up to. But Bri and his team will be there uh roughly from uh 10 to 10 to 12:30. And uh definitely something I'm hoping to to go and listen to what's on the minds of our students. It's always fun. No, I just have a full page of notes of things I'm excited for us to cover more. So other you'll see that forthcoming, but I don't have anything interesting. >> David, >> nothing. I'm just waiting my for my family to come back from Florida. I'm only in my house silent. >> I miss the chaos. Every time I think I'm kind of getting my life together and doing all right, we bring in a bunch of students and I listen to these guys and boy, I got a lot of work to do to to get better. Now, I just I really really appreciate just listening and seeing our students and the great things they're doing and just applaud their efforts. It's uh it's fantastic. >> It is. All right. Um item 13 on our agenda would be our upcoming meetings and important dates. There's a whole long list of things in April that will be coming up as far as appreciation days or recognition days. Um, and then that is we also have the master board engagement calendar which Tiffany has up on the screen right now. Um, just a reminder to uh take a look to see if there's something that you can attend that works works in your uh schedule. really glad that you've crossed off some things because I've looked at them. I'm like, "Oh, I should go to that whole that's passed. Never mind." So, and there's uh tabs for each month. So, don't forget to click through the different tabs as well. Peterson, if I could add, board members do have edit access to be able to self select here. If you are going, I do the best I can if you're accepting an invite, but this would be the best way to let your peers know or if you can't get in here, just copy me in an email. We'll make sure that we do that. And there are updates usually every month. If there's something that's significant that could be missed, I'll make sure that goes in the wrapping. This is a great. So, our next board meeting uh is on April 13th. That is a work session with a personnel committee meeting prior to that. On the 20th of April, there's a community engagement committee. And then 27th, there's a finance facilities committee meeting in advance of the school board business meeting. Anything else for Seeing none, I would see any motion to move. >> Second. >> We have a motion by a second by further discussion. Seeing none, all those in favor say I.