like to call to order the school board organizational meeting for January 5, 2026. Tiffany, can you please do the role? >> Zik >> here. >> Peterson >> here. >> Smith >> here. >> Alders >> here. >> Johnson >> here. >> Here. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Good evening everybody. Um, and for those who don't know, Sha and Brian had other commitments tonight, so they will not be here. Uh, next on our agenda is the oath of office and uh, Dr. Re to that. >> I am. Uh, it's one thing we we've done uh, as a matter of practice with the start of a new calendar year. The first part of this I'm going to say a few things about the uh school member oath of school board member oath of office and then uh partway through I'll ask you to uh stand and then uh repeat uh repeat a couple of things after me. So school board member oath of office um it's an honor that uh you were willing to serve to guide the education of our community's children. As you recite the oath of office, you assume a tremendous responsibility as a director of our school district with the duties empowered by the Minnesota legislature. This power puts you and the other members of our school board in the position of being both morally and legally responsible for equitable quality education of every student in the district. In carrying out this responsibility, you'll be asked to fulfill the roles of vision, structure, accountability, and advocacy. In providing vision, the board with extensive participation of the community envisions the community's educational future, and then formulates the goals, defines the outcomes, and sets the course for the public schools. To achieve the vision, the board establishes a structure and creates an environment designed to ensure all students the opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework. Because as a board, we must be accountable to the community. We must ensure continuous assessment of student achievement and all conditions affecting the education of our children. As board members, we serve as education's key advocate on behalf of students and our community schools to advance the vision for our schools. Furthermore, we must strive to work together with district leadership and staff to lead the district toward fulfilling the vision we have created, fostering excellence for every student in the areas of academic skills and knowledge, citizenship, and personal development. Now, if you would please stand and then repeat the following after me. I swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of this state. I swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the state [snorts] >> and that I will faithfully discharge >> I will not faithfully discharge >> the duties of the office of school board member >> the duties of the office of school board member >> of independent school district number 720 >> of independent school district number 720 >> to the best of my judgment and ability to the best of my judgment and ability. >> Thank you. Thank you for your service to our school community. >> Thank you, Dr. Chair Smith, if I might add. Um, board members can sign that at the end. I will make sure that there's the final signature on there and copies. >> Thank you. Uh, next on our agenda is item four, consideration of the agenda as presented. >> So move second. Have a >> motion by Brophy and a second by Aldridge. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Next on our agenda is item five, public comment. This is the 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 schoolboard business. We allocate a total of 15 minutes for public comment at this meeting. Each individual speaker may speak for up to 2.5 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 this evening's meeting. We will move on to the next item on the agenda. Uh, next on our agenda is item five, organizational meeting items, beginning with item 6.1, election of school board officers. Um, and then just to give everybody uh some background on on how we're going to do this. Um, I think I I actually did this uh wrong last year. Um, anybody can nominate you can nominate anybody a school any school board member for position including yourself. you can self-nominate. A nomination does not require a second. Um, and so we can have more than one nomination. If there's more than one, we we will vote. We'll do we um unless there's objection, we'll just go around and have a voice vote for who you who you wish to vote for. Um, I guess I guess we just say, you know, if there's two people, say um, you know, all those who want this person say I. I think it's easier just to go around and say the name of who you want. That way it's clear and we don't have to have a division and you know so we'll just do it, you know, one at a time if there's more than one person. If there's not more than one person, I will call uh two more times for any more nominations for that position. Um and then nominations will be called then I'll say nominations are closed. If only one person has been nominated, we will say they they have been selected by acclamation. Um, I say I declare they are elected by acclamation. Um, I think that's really it. Uh, if if you think nominations have been closed too soon, you can you can say no. I want to open nominations up again. Um, we've got rules in place for that. Um, but uh, we'll we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Any question on the process? Okay. Uh so item 6.1A is the election of the office of chair and I would like to begin by nominating Christy Peterson as chair. Are there any other nominations for chair? Are there any other nominations for chair? Nominations are closed. I hereby declare that Christy Peterson is elected by acclamation for the position of chair. Congratulations. Would you like to switch places or >> I don't think we need um so before we move to the election of the vice chair um position, I just want to thank Jeff for his two years of service as chair and previous to that um a few years as vice chair to this board. I know the time that it takes to be in that position and I just appreciate all the time and dedication that you put towards it couple elections in there that require a lot of work negotiations on top of it. So I just want to thank you for district. >> Thank you. So we will move to then uh the election of the office of vice chair and I would ask for nominations for that position. >> Well I would like to nominate Tim. All right. So we have uh Tim Brophy as nominated for vice chair. Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Seeing none, nominations are closed. And by acclamation, Tim has been elected to the position of vice chair. Congratulations. >> The next office election um or election of office for treasure. I would open up nominations for that position. >> I would like to nominate Nick Cynic for treasure. >> We have Nick Civic nominated for position. treasure. Are there any other nominations? >> I would like to nominate myself. Okay. So, we have Caroline Valdez also nominated for the position of treasure. Are there any other nominations? For the position of treasur? All right, seeing none, then the nominations are closed and we have two people nominated for treasur. So, I guess before we go to vote, I would give an opportunity for you to if you want to say anything about why you want the position or anything like that, if you want to make any comments before we vote, you're more than welcome to do that. We'll start with Nick since you were the first nominee. >> [clears throat] >> um just being part of the facility and finance commission for the committee this last year. I felt it was a role that that uh that I enjoyed and felt like I had some insight to and um have had some conversations with the finance team to sometimes use a little bit of my insurance background as well some of our property casualty decisions going forward. So, and I'm willing to do that whether I'm Well, I held the officer position for clerk last year and I really enjoyed that role and for me it's about growth and I wanted to do the treasurer role. Um, I've been on the prison committee and I just thought this was a great opportunity. >> All right. So then we will um go around and uh we can keep track of the votes. That would be great. And we will since we have both of the nominees sitting right next to me, we'll start on the other end of the table and we'll start with you. >> Sure. And uh in that spirit of growth and certainly Caroline it's no reflection of the role that you assumed uh I know we did the handoff last year uh but you know offering particularly our school members the opportunity to be involved and engaged I would vote for Nick >> gosh [clears throat] uh it really can be quite tough for me like I mean I trust both of you and um so just to make it difficult I'll say Caroline >> Joe >> I nominated Nick so I'll stick with stick with that >> uh having worked with with Nick for a year on the finance committee I've been impressed with his uh his work there and I think he's very qualified so I vote for Nick >> and I also um support Nick in this role from the perspective of just the business acument that he brings to table with having his own business insurance industry and also being on the finance committee last year in this too. Um well um to me you could vote for well um then you know I would vote for >> then I'll vote for Caroline [laughter] that's classy not all elections could work this [laughter] chair [clears throat] pet that is two for Caroline and five for >> so um by vote of five to two and Nick will be the treasurer for the next year. Congratulations. >> And the last election of officer uh position is the clerk position and I would open up nominations for that role. >> I would nominate Caroline clerk. >> Are there any other nominations? >> Any other nomations? Seeing none, nominations are closed. And by acclamation, um Caroline Valdez is elected to the role of the clerk for the court. Thank you for everyone for your willingness to step up and serve in those positions. 6.2 on the agenda is the uh compensation amounts for um the school board members for our school district. You can see the compensation is listed there of $4,500 per year with an additional $500 stipen for officers. I'll just say that um this is something we've discussed every year. I know this is the eighth year I've been on the board. It has not changed. I'm not advocating for it to change and state that we're in. You know, just making some budget cuts and things like that. I think it would be in our best interest to stay at 4500. However, I do It is something that we should monitor um as time goes on into the future. Um the opportunity to make an adjustment because I know that the role of the board is uh becoming more and more involved from a time perspective and our time is very valuable as well. So I do think that my personal opinion on it is that um something that we should keep an eye on for the future making a change. When that is I don't know whenever it would make sense to do that. >> Chris, do you have a purview from MSBA or terms of metro districts or is there an average of where Shaki falls within that space? >> I don't think there's really an average. However, um I know we looked at it a few years ago. I do believe we are on the lower end of marketing districts. Um there was something that was brought forward at the delegate assembly that did not pass um that had information as far as what other districts approximately get. And I mean it's all over the board. A lot of it is ranging in size of the district. Um, at one point we did a few years ago we went to a periphery do that >> but because it's more paperwork and probably pain in the butt for our finance department. I think we wanted to just I know every year that we we talk about you know just leaving it out there for the future if we ever need to um back to that just in case >> right I think in the past we've also evaluated your point as well in July so anyway unless somebody feels differently or has a different opinion about agree. [clears throat] >> I mean, just how long did you say it's been? >> I've been on the board for eight years and it hasn't changed since I've been here. >> I've got a neighboring district that was a recent increase. >> I do think that participation >> I do think that boards have increased their their statements a little bit just because of the amount of time and effort that it's taking. family and other things, but I just have a really hard time doing it when we just last meeting [clears throat] >> and MSBA does not track whatso compensation is. So, it's kind of a contact with the boards to figure out what their popping in my head is some sort of increase that's equal or equivalent to what we're doing with our staff, you know, so that it's not something two or three. Yeah, at that general I think that approach feels more fair than just like saying >> I'm sure we would come up with some other fair process, but it looks uh it feels more fair to like our constituents and such if it just like goes up by one and a half% in a year or something instead of 10% jump, right? And then Yeah. So then it goes up by 10, but then people don't know that it hasn't come up in the years. So based on that, we'll put the board to the future. While you while you were talking, I did make a note on my next check-in, which is Wednesday with Ke to do a survey of the same comparable districts that we use for other bargaining groups. Just as some information, >> well, as newly elected chair Peterson just said, uh, you know, districts have maybe different meeting cadences will be generally twice a month. Maybe some districts are less frequent than that or committee assignments. And I don't know that necessarily the size of the district, you know, a smaller district might be there's more, you know, requirement or involvement, you know, so but I think it'd be good just to have some context. ask the question relative to the metro districts. I know that some districts will have an additional negotiations potentially, but that's the only difference. We have a motion by Roie and a second by Zik further discussion. Seeing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. 6.3 is the clerk, treasurer, and chair as signers on checks issued by the school district. >> Not that I'm not the treasure anymore. Fantastic. [laughter] Sign every check >> or not. >> Should you turn into your madness? >> All right. Any uh discussion on that? I will need a motion. >> So move second. >> Have a motion by Roie and a second by Aldridge to approve the clerk treasure and chair assigners on checks issued by the district. Any discussion? >> Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I oppose. >> Motion carries 6.4. Something similar. The use of similar signatures by the clerk, treasur, and chair as when signing checks issued by the school. See, now this is the one I was supposed to talk about. This is the one I think just should be signatures and not how many checks thousands should know this. But yeah, as somebody who used to have to sign checks every once in a while, it is a pain to do it like fine. So I will make a motion to approve this second. We have a motion by Alders and a second by Smith to approve the use of faximile signatures by the clerk, treasur and chair when signing checks by district. >> All those in favor say I. >> Oppos. Motion carries. 6.5 is a designation of the official depositories for school district funds. You'll see listed in an order book the uh different banks and funds where we have um funds hotel bank old national bank um Minnesota school district liquid asset fund plus or you might hear that as mislab trust via associated bank the trust transactions US bank wells Fargo and Harris >> second a motion by Roie and a second by Valdes to approve the official depositories for school district funds. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> Oppose. Motion carries. 6.6 is a designation of the director of finance and operations or the designate to deposit and or invest any surplus funds by the district. >> Make a motion to approve. Second motion. in a second by Smith to designate the director of finance and operations to deposit and invest surplus funds. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I post. Motion carries. 6.7 is a designation of PMA Securities LLC as a district's municipal financial advisor. by Smith and a second by Valdez. Is this the second year we've used them? >> It's at least two. It might be three. >> They've done a great job. >> Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos? Motion carries. 6.8 8 is the authorization of the director of finance and operations or designate to make electric electronic fund transfers DFTs on behalf of the school district. I'll make a motion to approve a motion by Aldridge second by Smith to authorize director of finance and operations to make the EMT um transfers on behalf of the school district. Any further discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Motion carries. 6.9 authorizes the superintendent or the designate as having the authority after informing the school board as to such actions to enter contracts and approve payments on behalf of the school district. >> So a motion by a second by Valdez. I just have one question on that. Now that we have a polic place. How does this fit into that policy of contracts exceeding the dollar amount last? >> Um, this would be it is different. Um, this is we're always going to do it within the bounds of our policy and within the bounds of state law. This is more there are a number of things that come up. Most of these are pretty trivial uh where we need to pay a bill or we need to you know we've got uh well just today there are two colleges reaching out to do student teaching agreements and so there are number of things like that. Um and yeah we're still is it policy 711 or 701 maybe 715 that's coming up. We haven't that's on the February 23rd board meeting. So something like that, we're going to do exactly what it says in there with the different amounts with bids and quotes, but they're just sometimes things are timely or you need to do that. But typically, yeah, we're not talking about large purchases or things like that. >> And then also it says or that would be your authority given to anybody else. >> Yes. And as we talk about student teacher, we were just talking about that today, so it's fresh in my mind. That was one where I think we've got a variety of folks. We're going to talk about our process and make sure they're all going to one place and most likely be through our human resources department as well. The design for that because they're the ones who work with the teachers and set the time up and all those other kind of quasi employment type things when somebody's student teaching in their district. Just point. So I hear you said Dr. HR in the moment. This would be different than a long-term contract with a call provider service that would not necessarily flow through this kind of policy or is there a threshold that we need to discuss? No, I think only if you know there was something like that approved by the board or you know I'm trying to think what it might be health insurance or beneficiary or different things where the board might approve and then eventually they do all the paperwork they would bring that paper into and I was think maybe it's not even you know terms of it could be long service any of these other types of things where it's not it's not necessarily classroom specific Any other questions or discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Motion carries. [clears throat] >> 6.10. Having no local newspaper, the designation of the website for Shak Public Schools will be the record of public notices and of board information or meeting information. >> Second. A motion by Smith and second by Johnson. Any further discussion? >> And question. I think there was some policy at the state level that affords this opportunity for us to designate the school website in the absence of a paper. >> Are we not allowed to publish that until this meeting until this approval each year? Is that part of the process? because I was just looking this weekend just quickly at the website find it looking on their own spot. >> Well, and in years past we would have designated papers local paper as that source given that that entity doesn't exist. We are required because of public meeting law to publish our meeting and then the same thing and we're simply saying in the absence of another service we're designating our website >> and the state legislature gave us that um opportunity to publish on our website a couple years ago because we lost all our newspapers in the southwest metro. There were seven school districts that were exempted. Um, and I do believe that that is coming to an end and we're working on August. So, this could come back if the law I suppose doesn't change. So, then we have to go back to the drawing board. But not >> as of today. Sorry. motion and a second. >> Um, any further discussion? >> Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. 6.11 is a designation of the front window at 1200 Shaki town square [clears throat] or district office as the official posting place for regular and special meeting notices. >> So second. We have a motion by Ro and a second by the board Aldridge. Um any further discussion? See none. All those in favor say I. >> Oppos. Motion carries. 6.12 is the designation of Squires Wallsburgger and Mace as the school district's primary law firm. Um and this gives the authorization to the board chair and superintendent or design as is authorized to contact the attorney on behalf of the school district. >> Motion by Smith and a second by Vald. Any further discussion? >> See none. All those in favor say I. >> I. Motion carries. 6.13 is a designation of a superintendent design design learning teaching and equity department finance and grant specialist Alison Johnson as the education identity and access management EDM security manager >> should we really have her name in this but if she leaves in two months >> we come to the board come back >> because it's possible we might not rehire that position might be different as well So we would come back. >> So as you can see this gives um manages user accounts and authorization to secure website systems for the Minnesota Department of Education, Pelby and P20W Sled and Eldion by Aldridge and a second by Johnson to approve the Alison Johnson as a security manager further discussion. All those in favor say I. >> I motion carries. >> Sher Peterson. >> Yes. >> Just a note on 6.13. Uh we did remove we we thought we were doing we thought we were having efficiency in past years uh where the superintendent is typically approved as the Iowa which is part of this and then what we've run into every year is they want us to do that for the new fiscal year starting July 1. So we did remove that approval uh because we did it in June through June 30th of 26 and so we'll do that in June from now on. It turned out that that was not actually greater efficiency. We were then doing it twice per year. Um, so in case anybody's wondering where that Iowa approval went, it's on the June agenda already. >> Yeah, it's pretty exciting. >> 6.14 is the adoption of the online district policy library. Yeah, I'll >> rather have the three. >> We have a motion by Johnson and a second by uh Zedic. Any further discussion? >> See none. All those in favor say I. >> I. Oppos. Motion carries. 6.15 The automatic rescheduling of a school board work session or regular meeting that is postponed on short notice due to weather or other serious events from Monday to two days later on Wednesday at the same start time. >> So last year instead of two days later we had two business days later just in case there was a a holiday or a day that we're not able to meet. You know, I know that I was more curious about Junth last year, which I believe is a Friday this year. Um, but that always come up. There could be a a Wednesday holiday. I don't think there is this year. I should have >> changing. So, it does say business just >> uh it does not say business as far as moving it to business days. It just says two days later. >> It's interesting the different copies have different language because >> shar Peterson I believe I would have had an issue when I put it in board book and what Dr. Evan has in the rule docu which does not Wednesday. So I can remove or make a note in the board to remove the word Wednesday to match this. >> Okay. >> Yes. The Google doc says two business. >> Sorry. >> No, I should have it right. [laughter] >> Any further discussion? She's still >> I will make a motion to uh approve changing it to business days later and removing the ter might be correct there. So, we have um a motion to automatically reschedule a schoolboard work session or regular meeting that's postponed on short notice due to weather or other serious event from Monday to two business days later at the same time. Any further discussion? >> All those in favor say I. I >> opposed. Motion carries. 6.16 the IRS mileage rate as the mileage reimbursement rate for ISD 720 of 7.725 cents per mile. We have a motion by Smith and a second by Johnson to approve the 26 IRS rate. Any further discussion? >> Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. The last item is 6.17 and that is the acceptance of the 2026 school board meeting calendar of work sessions, regular meetings, retreats, professional development and committee meetings. And I believe there is a copy of that in front of you in your packet and I believe didn't we already approve this? >> Do we need to approve it again? We have in the past just where you might have new board members things like that. We had this discussion put in the agenda whether we needed to or not but prefer not in the future we can adjust safe versus sorry >> I'll make a motion to approve >> second a motion by a second by Smith to approve the 2026 calendar as presented. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos? Motion carries. So now we will move to item seven on the agenda which is the organizational meetingformational item and we will have more discussion on this during our board development portion of our meeting. Um I believe um chair Smith um received some feedback from everybody as far as committee assignments for next year and there should also be a draft in front of you of what is being proposed. The only thing that I will say is we will not finalize these at the January 26th meeting because that is our joint school district and county meeting that night. It will be at the February board meeting. >> Based based on that >> based on that, Chair Peterson, I would say if we if we can agree tonight, I would say we can make this action item approved tonight. >> We want to have a discussion now then as far as what has been proposed in front of you. I'd be happy to start the discussion. >> Um so if you look at the um the document in front of you and it it's print on both sides. So um so we'll start with the standing committee assignments. Um the highlights are the noticeable changes. Um and so we'll see starting with finance and facilities. Um Christy is replacing me uh because as as the chair um and Nick is be is as the schoolboard chair and Nick is moving to the position of chair for finance and facilities because he's now the treasurer and then Joe will remain as the uh the resident expert to uh to help succession planning. Um and then for policy policy is unchanged. Uh personnel uh Christy is moving off personnel and Tim is moving on. Grant now this is all proposed. So I'm I'm just going through this but we can discuss if anybody would like changes. Um and then um because Caroline is already the chair of community community engagement, I um put myself as the chair for personnel. Um um but Caroline and I have both been on there I think the same amount of time on personnel. So um but Tim expressed interest in being on personnel and then community engagement. Um because Nick is moving to finance um I put myself on community engagement uh because I I've not done that before and I have interest in doing that. Um any discussion on the uh standing committees? Anybody want changes or want to discuss that anymore? All right. Hearing none, we'll move on to liaison assignments. Now, I'll say as as a preface that I took this off of the schoolboard website to start and I don't know that that was fully updated from the the starting positions. So, if you see a gross error, please point that out. Um but uh um I'll bring your attention to the highlighted items. I swapped Nick and myself. Um Nick was the AM AMSD uh liaison or was listed as the AMSD liaison. Um and uh moved Nick to the citizens financial advisory committee uh now that he is treasurer. Um and um I had been on I had been the AMSD liaison before. I'm happy to do it again. So, I just swapped those and then um let's see that kind of line up there. >> Yeah, I didn't realize. Sorry that >> No, no worries. So, um Southwest Metro, we've got Christie continuing in that role. That's not a highlighted item, but on the back, that's where Chad Johnson is the alternate. So, that's where that lines up. And then um citizens financial advisory committee. I listed Joe as an alternate. We didn't previously have an alternate for that, but I thought Joe could be an alternate to help Nick kind of transition into that role just if there was any any issue or questions on that. Um I think everything else is unchanged. So if you see an obvious mistake here, please point that out. And then that leaves the the last two positions which are new, the special education advisory committee and the ad hoc work committee. And Dr. Redmond, do you want to describe those if you [clears throat] could? Uh, well, special education advisory committee is just a district-wide committee that needs a board member to to serve on that. That's just good practice. the uh ad hoc work committee that if you remember that uh had to do with Pearson uh and the programming there that uh you know we we uh made some changes to our school calendar uh they worked very well K12 uh and then ran into just a whole lot of questions things to discuss as we put uh kind of the parameters of the systems in place at Pearson uh and so looking for a school board member U when we approved that one-year for Pearson, we said we're going to have a committee this year that's going to look at the operations of our early learning and the other programs at Pearson. So looking for a board member who would have have an interest for each of those >> question. How many times among board does special education advisory committee meet? I'm curious about that. Yeah, I'm trying to catch Jim's eyes. >> I think it's quarterly, but I'm making that up. I'm being honest, but [clears throat] I think it's throughout the quarterly. >> That was my thinking as well. >> Was hoping you wouldn't catch my eye. >> Sorry, I noticed you kind of tucked [snorts] in there. You know, the one that's not on here that kind of came up during our board meetings was the achievement integration committee that is needed to put a three-year plan together. Um I don't know if that's one that should be added as a liaison. I' I've been serving on because I live with another board member that expressed interest in doing it. So, but I don't know if that needs to be if that's once every three years, that's kind of a one time thing or if it really does need to be that would that's one that just popped into my head five minutes ago looking at this. >> Yeah, that's probably we should probably [clears throat] label it for ad hoc this year because it really is every third year where they have to redo the plan where the committee's meeting like that. But I you know so I think having an ANI you know ad hoc committee for 202 2026 makes sense and you've already been in essence starting this I think you've had how many meetings? one meeting >> unless somebody else wants to jump in and go, but there wasn't anybody that had expressed interest and so I do meet during the day >> and then looking at the Pearson the work group the over um looking to meet uh this is what what's been laid out uh in partnership with SEA our teachers union committee looking to meet uh you know at least monthly January through August uh September through October um going back and soliciting more teacher feedback uh to finalize things by November and bring that into the uh the negotiations process. So we could have it up and running for the 2028 school year. Would there be an ability to have members of that nature? >> Yeah, I would suggest just the way we wrote it. at theou we certainly could have a a committee meeting or a committee member in an alternate if that makes you know that would accomplish the goal you're seeking >> kind like we did southwest metro so there's been a couple times where has gone on time I had surgery so many special members I do chair Peterson, I do have it on the screen, so it'll help with some of the printing issues if it's easier for anyone to see. Thank you. >> I'm I'm happy to participate in either either of the groups. >> I'm interested in special education if anybody else is interested. Looking through calendars, I'm 90% sure it's quarterly. >> Okay. I see one coming up and there's more in April. So that like one in the next two weeks >> and they're usually in the afternoon or >> these are from 5 to 6. >> Perfect. >> I'll volunteer for the calendar. >> Take up the one. See if you want to let that one go. [clears throat] >> All right. Well, we have every position filled. Um any >> is it accurate? I guess maybe that's the next thing is is it accurate since the website was soon outdated. Um are the what's listed here? Is it correct? I can say minor. for both of them or no which one is well and I know >> I was say we need an alternate And I'm happy if anyone else is interested in the district council. It's a great changes in the space. I actually I my first year on the board I was on that and I found that committee to be very I love it. >> Yeah. I almost wish it would be more but doing school but I and I'm offering it more so if anyone has interest since I don't have any other ones I'll and I know they only like two three times a year. >> Yeah. >> I'll I can do that. as a regular number or as I'll be regular. >> Okay. >> And I will say that if anybody is interested in doing Southwest Metro, um that is one that probably needs a um a longer runway from a transition standpoint versus just tonight. um just because of the dynamics there and it's a whole another board and know if knowing that there is somebody that would want to transition into that on a regular basis that's something that we probably should have discussion starting maybe in October because we get like right now it's hard for me to transition out of it because I'm involved in a lot of things that are coming down the pike and just it would be really hard for me to not show up at the next meeting when they expect me to as their chair. >> I don't know about the chair today. I'm the chair. >> So then are there any other questions, concerns about what Jeff has presented with and the updates that have been made to the committees and the liaison? >> Well, the Pearson Tiffany, you make that Pearson. It's Pearson workg groupoup. It's more than the calendar. That was kind of what started it. But there there's a lot of uh in terms of work time and things like that and prep periods and lots of stuff. So it's it's really more comprehensive in nature than calendar. And that separate >> now that we've got volunteers. I'll say that >> and that's from that's really the >> that's not really PTO because it's not I'm still part of that group. >> Yes, that's different. >> That's that's a >> parent support group. Yeah. No, this is a temporary work group just to uh >> really look deeply at all the systems and operations. There were just a number of questions that came up looking at implementing that calendar change that that's why we put that together for next school year. All right, let's operate that way. But let's take calendar year 26 to really look at how we want to operate, you know, after that expires in here. All right. So, we have this on the agenda as anformational item, not as a action item. >> So, this is where Robert is coming. >> Well, this is going to be fun. >> Yeah. >> Um, we've already approved the agenda as well. Otherwise, I was going to say we could move this to to the uh we can't do it during >> um so maybe what Okay, maybe just I'm just going to throw this out there as an idea. If everybody's okay and comfortable with this and knows that this is what it's going to be, do we have to have it voted on tonight? Can we do it in February knowing that this is what it's going to be? I guess I I'd be comfortable with it, but I guess we're we're all in an acting role in those positions. And we could make a motion to edit the agenda that we previously approved. We have to agree to that >> and then change according to Terry Mor. But you have to vote to say we essentially unapprove our motion for the agenda changes to an action item and then approve that before we vote on the item. I So, here's a recommendation. Here's a recommendation. Um, somebody can make a motion to um change this, I believe, from anformational item to an action item on the agenda. >> Second, approve and then we come back and vote on >> the comfortable with that. Then so I will make a motion to change uh item 7.1 from information to action. Second. >> We have a motion by Roie and a second by Johnson to change 7.1 on the agenda after discussion to approval of the committee appointments for 2026 as presented. Any further discussion? >> And so we're voting on >> just changing it from info to action. >> Thank you. >> Seeing no discussion, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. >> Motion carries. All right. So now we have changed it to the item to an action item. So then I would be looking for a motion to approve the committee appointments as discussed and updated presented on the screen. >> Okay. Motion to approve. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Valdez and a second by Smith. Any further discussion? >> Just to be clear, the the source of truth that we're voting on is what's on the screen right now. >> And then Tiffany will send out a sheet. >> Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos? Motion carries. So then we have one action item, item eight on the agenda, which is the memorandum of understanding with the education association. I'll turn it over to Dr. Back to the right place here. Um, this is a a really minor issue. This is one of those things that got passed in state law that uh basically said you have to have an agreement with your uh collective bargaining group, your teachers in your school district to hold school on certain holidays. We're not saying the memorandum of understanding is not saying that we're going to do that. We're we're going to uh follow our school calendars as they've been previously approved, but we do on occasion uh offer uh school on some of the dates that are mentioned in there. So, this is just a new state law that basically said, hey, you have to you have to have this in your collective bargaining. So, we did not know that when we were doing either side that was a new state law doing the teacher agreement. So we put together an MU which meant to have on a previous board agend So apologize for that. A quick question and maybe they're usually exclusive. So if you conduct school on one of these days, could you also potentially have so emergency board meeting available? We typically would have a board meeting or school business meeting. If you do school, you also >> this law was only for the conduct of school. >> Yeah. The other I think we'd have to, you know, we can get guidance. You just mentioned Terry Moro and others at MSP if we truly needed an emergency meeting of a school board, some kind of natural disaster, something like that. Um, typically we we could do that. >> That's indep that's independent of this. This was just I'm not. It's just I'm going with this is what is in terms of the law. Just we're just complying with the new laws. It's Lincoln and Washington's birthday. President's Day because Lincoln is the 12th in Washington the 22nd as part. >> That's a good good point. Yeah. >> President's Day is usually the third Monday of February. Why are you doing that? >> I'm not I did not write this law. Um but that is part of the reason why we had probably conducted well depending except when they so five out of seven days or something those the actual birthdays would fall on school days. So that's part of the reason for this. >> I'm also going to mimic the apostrophe on Veterans Day. I didn't even see that. So basically we are doing this ML because of the state change in the statute in the state law. >> Yep. That is my understanding. I don't think it changes anything about how we do business. We continue to operate with our school calendar. our teachers union brought this to our attention that hey there's a law that probably better to comply with it than not. >> So does this then impact our other bargaining groups as well? I know this is the teachers but then I would think this will be applicable to other marketing groups. >> I'd have to I haven't looked at the statute now in a while. Um it will because we can you know we'll be operating school. I think it was just you had to have a collective bar teacher association with what was in the laws by if I remember correctly. This was not a this was not a high on the uh the list of really important things but it was one that just might as well take care of it and be in compliance with >> well and the language is really subtle the word may not not Yeah, it is a it doesn't force the district to make change the calendar as a result of this and the law does specifically call on teachers and no other. >> Yeah, taking a peek at it. >> Thank you. That was >> all right. So, this is an action item. So I would entertain a motion um to approve the memorandum of understanding what has discussed. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Have a motion by Roie and a second by Smith. Any further discussion? >> Seeing all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Motion carries. So then you will see item nine on our agenda would be our upcoming meetings and important dates. Uh 9.1 is the MSBA annual conference which I believe we'll talk about in our board development. Um I'm just going to call out for everyone's calendars, please note that January 26th, which is our next board meeting, is a joint meeting um that will be held at the Scott County Government Center. Um it's joint meeting with Scott County. I don't know how many of us were on the board last time we did this. All of us here >> some of us have disease. >> Okay. So I I think it's a great opportunity and have great discussions on a lot of things that we collaborate on. And so um >> you know the room >> or the floor I kind of remember where it was. >> It's for you going through licensing which I said the east end of the building you go through licensing there's a stairwell and it's right up in the top of that >> yeah it's their boardroom >> I'm guessing it's six is that correct >> right more information will come about it so watch your email >> Jim did you have a start time on that >> the invitation that I have says 6 to 8:30. Um we have a meeting tomorrow at noon, myself, um Tiffany will be there and then the co-presenters. We've got a format set up where we have uh school district representatives and Scott County representatives who will co-present on different partnerships that we have from everything from trusty to the baby detectors that are in our schools to um student mental health um the the birth of three child find with the attempt to get the early childhood screenings done sooner and then we'll also discuss truency. So, um, there's at least one person from our district who will be attending on each topic tomorrow, one person from the county, and then they'll have some work time to start putting together slide decks for the 26th. >> And I'm assuming this is going to function like we did last time where we have to call the meeting to order, the county calls the meeting to order as our separate, and then we have to adjourn like we would a normal business meeting. >> Sure. >> That's my understanding. But that's why I'm going to hold the time tomorrow to ask some of those minor questions. >> That's why we did it last time. >> Yeah. >> And I guess my comment Jim thanks for all the effort we thus far to the extent possible. I know it sounds like an action pack agenda that window but if we can involve our students golf so they have a place I think that would be volume just in terms of work that they do. >> All right. Um, with that, I know we have a full um action packed for development section, so I move this along for that. Um, anything else in regards to upcoming meetings or important dates? There are none. I would entertain a motion to shove. Second >> motion by Roie and a second by Aldridge. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I.