All right. And I'll call the regular school board meeting for Forest Lake Area Schools, Thursday, June 25th, back to order. Member clerk, please take the roll call of attendance. >> Okay. Member Reveline >> here. >> Member Antonson is here. Member Tyson >> here. >> Member Christensen >> here. Member Corkran >> here and member Castle >> here. >> Everybody's here. >> All right. Apologies for the audio issue. It sounds like we've got that corrected. We will go back to green cards and due to the issue I will again welcome former chair Rob Raffiel. >> Say it again. Rob. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Yes. Very articulate the first time. No pressure to repeat. >> Rael Scandia resident have three kids have gone to the school district board and superintendent Massie. I just wanted to come up here tonight and just express my thank you to Superintendent Massie for your work in this district. I think as we go around this district that, you know, I drive by the school, I look at the different things, there's this outward appearance of our district that you've had a critical effect on when we look at the stadium and we look at how like even when you were principal, how you helped develop the high school and build that out. I mean, there's a real sense of pride in this community that you've been at the heart of in this district, but I think there's that outward appearance, but there's also what I was able to see as a board member that what an effect you had on the academics and the way we do learning in this district, which is just critical for our kids. And so if you look at like uh the the career pathways, I was at my uh my daughter just got married and I was talking to one of her friends and she's a a nurse that she came through this high school. She was able to pick a thread that she liked and later became a career. I see so many of Erica's friends who are like that and really got their start in the high school. And Superintendent Massie, the reason I feel so strongly about this because I have seen how your passion, your intelligence, and your drive have worked together in this district to take those ideas about how you build a school system around student learning and you drive it down to the principles and the teachers and everyone's working together to make sure those kids get an education that when they leave these doors, they've really got something important. And uh so again, I just want to say thank you for all your work. I've seen it firsthand. I'm so proud of what you were able to to get done in this district, but what we are all able to get done in this district through your leadership. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Rob. All right. Thank you, MR. [applause] >> All right. Next is Claire L. He said the exact same thing. [laughter] Uh, good evening, Dr. Massie and board members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. Um, I'm here to thank Dr. Massie for his service. Um, and like most people here, I'm here to say congratulations on retiring from the district and extend a heartfelt thank you for his leadership uh, for nearly a decade. Um when I first when I ran for re-election for the Wyoming City Council in 2018, uh I was teaching at Lynwood Elementary and one morning Dr. Massie stopped by um to my classroom before students arrived to ask how my campaign was going and whether or not I had a formidable opponent. In my head, I thought, well, I have some opinions about that. Um but I think what I said was, "Thanks for asking. I think it's going okay or something similarly motan." It meant a lot to me because it signaled an awareness of community happenings and that it was worth the time and effort to check with a staff member about something non-school-related. Not all superintendents take the time and effort to get into classrooms and have conversations with students and staff. Spending time in schools constructively engaging is an example to follow not just for administrators but for board members as well. As a former staff member, parent and a community member, I haven't always agreed with the decisions made at the DO level. I can think of a few commutes that really I think should have been inclement weather days. Um, but it's always been very clear that Dr. Massie has led the district with values that every schoolboard member here should have today or that every schoolboard member should embrace. Honesty, integrity, patience, and respect. And I can't imagine that was always easy. He has left a lot to be learned about common sense approach and respect for the rules. Both of which ensure that the district is healthy and the students have access to things that they need in order to achieve academically. Change is hard. And while we sometimes get change that we didn't ask for, we are a better district and in a better position to provide our students what they deserve. A first class education with a huge array of academic opportunities. And while Dr. Dr. Massie has always given credit to the entire district staff for what our students have, it really does take someone in a leadership position to set the tone of progress and responsiveness. Thank you, Dr. Massie. >> Thank you. [applause] >> [applause] >> Thank you, Claire. Um, last on the list here is Andy S. Good evening. My my name is Andy Stokey. I'm a dean of students at the high school. I live in Wyoming. I have one graduate and I will have two boys in the high school this year. Um, I just came to say again a couple thanks to Dr. Massie. Um it's been a long time and I just want to say when I was ready for a career change um many years ago um wanted to be a dean and I know you and I met several times. It was a process and there were times you told me information that wasn't always easy or fun for me to hear but that's how growth occurs. It's not hearing what you're great at or the easy stuff. It's hearing what you need what you can get better at or how I could work harder. and I really took that to heart and I really appreciate that you gave me a shot and I absolutely love being a dean. Every day is different. I feel really lucky to be at the high school. It's just a great energy in that place. So, thank you again for giving me that we all need someone to give us that opportunity. So, thank you. Um on a little bit bigger like macro level, I was fortunate you and I overlay we got to work on negotiations. You were uh on the district team. I was on the teacher team and I think we did four contracts I think. Um, and that the phrase good faith, a good faith negotiator kind of gets thrown around. You led by good faith. And so even when we disagreed, it was never disagreeable or personal. And we got along and I thought these last couple contracts we made a lot of progress. And I think it just we want you wanted to truly make teachers lives better. And I really feel we've done that. And I always felt like you've always had our backs. Like you understand what it's like to be in the classroom. And so I think from that level, I just want to say thanks for your leadership and you've I think it was was a tremendous um opportunity for me to kind of be a part of that process and see how things work. So I thank you for your leadership. And then thirdly, I am also a parent in the district and I will have two kids, my last two uh in the high school. And I can only imagine there's a lot of things I know, but there's so many things I have no idea what you're doing because you can't tell us those things. And I just want to say as a parent, thanks for keeping helping keep my kids safe and all the other thousands of kids that um you oversee and fighting for resources at the state capital and in the community and fighting for programs. Uh my oldest left with the tools. she's in college and my other two I will will leave similarly ready to go for the next part of their lives. So I just I can't just say thank you thank you enough. I can only imagine how hard you know it's not a fun job to me on the outside but I know you loved it and you gave so much. I just hope you made a difference. I hope you know that and uh you'll be missed and and good luck. >> Thank you. [applause] Thank you, Andy. Um, I don't have any additional green cards, but I would like to open up the floor if anybody else would like to speak. >> Come on, Jeff. >> Former Chair Peterson. >> I know he does want to [clears throat] schoolboard Superintendent Massie. Uh it was my honor to serve on this board and underneath uh all with all of you and during Superintendent Massiey's tenure. Uh I had the pleasure of being there during the process of hiring Dr. Massie and um it was a long arduous process but he was clearly the top candidate. Um and I now in hindsight know we made an absolutely excellent choice. Uh that process was arduous and long, but uh it worked out very well. Um we accomplished a lot together uh on that board. We passed a levy for the first time in a long time. We passed a bond. Um we remodeled the district both inside and out. And your leadership through all of that process was nothing short of impressive. We uh as a board and and collectively uh with staff went through very tough uh negotiations um difficult budgeting cycles and came out on top. Uh we survived CO. We did so with more days in school than [cough] almost any other district in the state and we should be proud of that. And um I'm very proud that we did manage to pull off the athletic facility which took some very uh very opportunistic budgeting. >> Um and and but but we got it done and holding, you know, so the first track meet out there in 30 years. Uh seeing all of the families come to our community, seeing the businesses thrive and all of the the joy that brought uh the the plan. Um, going forward, I I hope that the board currently uh has the foresight and and the guidance and that we had with Dr. Massie and that we uh that you guys are able to accomplish as much because it it's unbelievable what we accomplished in this district over the last decade. So, thank you. >> Thank you, JOHN. APPRECIATE IT. [applause] >> [applause] >> THANK YOU, JEFF. Would anybody else like to speak? >> All right, seeing none, we will pivot to student achievement. I'd like to welcome Force Lake Area High School Principal Caldwell, >> Dr. Massie, Chair Revline, and the rest of school board. always an honor to be here. Um, tonight I have the fabulous opportunity to introduce my industrial ed >> department. Um, they are one leg of our of our career pathways. Um, a lot of people would say this is the class that people go to when they don't want to do academics. I would say just the opposite. The reading level, the rigor, the mathematics, the planning, and all of the things that these gentlemen work with our kids every day is second to none. Um, I'm going to hand it off to them. They're going to go through each leg of our industrial ed department. I've promised them that they each get three to four minutes. Let's hold our questions till the end [laughter] because my fear is this one could go long. But if we can let these guys get through their presentation, then we'd be happy to open it up for for questions. So with that, I'm going to hand it off to Mr. Kelly again. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Principal Caldwell. Good evening, school board, Dr. Massie, and guests. Clicker. Right on. Um, so I prepared a little thing here and again I'll I'll try to uh try to hold it to that two to four minute time range here. >> Excuse me. Jim, you want to grab that light on that one? [clears throat] [laughter] >> Um, I'm proud to share with you a glimpse into the dynamic hands-on learning taking place in our industrial technology courses. Personally, I teach the engineering and architecture courses, so that's what I'm going to share with you um, tonight. Where do I aim this thing? >> Okay. So, we'll start with 9th grade engineering and our intro to CAD classes, which are grades 9 through 12. Um, our journey begins with the 9th grade engineering and intro to CAD classes. Here the students take their first steps into digital digital design, moving from basic software commands to tangible creative outputs. In AutoCAD, they mastered precision 2D drawing to create laser engraved projects. And then they step into Solid Works where they learn the fundamentals of 3D modeling, transitioning from simple parts to building assemblies and 3D printing. Um, as they progress through toy trains, Lego vehicles, and Lego figures, Lego people, they create little Lego people. Um, they foster independence, creativity, and early time management. So, what you're seeing here are just some of the Lego vehicles that they create. I give them the sizes and then they pick um Lego vehicles. And then this is our intro to CAD slide here. And I'll just move to this picture here. So there's the Lego figure on the upper on the left side and then we have the trains on the right hand side. So once they progress through the ninth grade classes into the intro to CAD classes, these are just some of the capstone projects that they produce. The next level class, our second level class, engineering one pictures here. And then engineering one, where the technical rigor is accelerated for students grades 10 through 12. This is a concurrent enrollment course through Pine Techch Community College, allowing our students to earn three elective credits. Um, at this level, students use college level Solid Works curriculum to tackle sophisticated engineering logic, learning how to precisely dimension parts, accounting for tolerances, and create industry standard drawings, which would be the one on the lower right hand side there. At the completion of the college level curriculum, students work on student choice projects. Some projects requiring require modeling numerous individual parts demanding initiative mechanical problem solving skills and time management. So you can see just two of the projects that some of the students have done in the past there. Our last class that I offer the engineering two which is grades 10 through 12. Uh here's where the paradigm shifts from individual excellence to complex group dynamics. In this course, students leverage their solid works and AutoCAD skills to work collectively on a single capstone project. On the screen, you can see an example of this. This is a marble maze, marbler run project that uh we created this year. Um the structural framework was designed in solid works. So that is what they created in Solid Works. They revised it in AutoCAD to be cut on the laser engraver. So Solid Works is 3D. The laser engraver is two-dimensional. And then they switched their thinking back to three-dimensional spatial design to assemble it. The project required high level proof of concept thinking, collaborative troubleshooting, and teamwork that directly mirrors real world application. By bringing the theory, By bringing classroom theory with industry level software and collaborative industry practices, we are truly empowering our students to become the innovators of tomorrow. >> Thank you for your support. >> Thank you. >> And am I Joe? >> Okay, I guess I'm Joe Letco tonight, too. [laughter] So, um Joel Leco teaches our carpentry classes. Uh 9th grade carpentry and then a carpentry 1 and a carpentry 2 class. Um 9th grade carpentry, the students build this model cabin that you see right here. And they use the Gant chart timeline. Uh what that is is it explains what has to be done, when it has to be done, and the timeline. So that's the horizontal chart that you're seeing there. And you can see on the left hand side everything that they discuss as they build this model cabin. Um at the completion of the model cabin, some of the students uh 3D print components, for example, deciding the windows and then the roofing materials. So they go through all of that with that little 3D model design. There's just some pictures of the cabin there. um carpentry 1 um the students some students coming into carpentry 1 have not taken the ninth grade class so they're brand new to the carpentry shop. So what Mr. Leco does with some of them and some of them have maybe never had a carpentry class or a class with power tools. So what he does with them is his emphasis on safety and then they do measure measurement and accuracy and they create that camping chair and then they're allowed to laser engrave an image on the chair. Um once they have finished that project, they move into their larger uh project. It's a group project. Usually there's six to eight kids or so on one of those. Um it's either a deer blind, a shed, um or an ice house. And I got some numbers from Mr. Letco. We auctioned off two saunas this year, six ice houses, and two hunting blinds. So we haven't seen the saunas yet, but those are coming up here. in a second. Um, carpentry 2, that is our capstone class for the students who have decided to continue their their career through carpentry 1. Um, projects that have been built in the past. You can see saunas, the coffee kiosk, which will be delivered to Scandia shortly. Um, a ticket booth in the past that was that's at the Alolan threshing show. Um we've made a ticket booth and in previous years we've done a house. Uh the last sentence they're hoping to bring back the house project as it provides a great experience and that is um I believe that's in the works in the district here. So uh there's just a picture of the sauna and then the coffee kiosk that is going to scan you. >> Hello. Um I'm Mike Bodet. I'm from Wyoming, have three kids that went through the district. Um, couldn't be happier. One of them, my oldest, is a microbiologist. My son does HVAC and my daughter's doing pretty well at Sentry right now. She doesn't know where she wants to go. So, she did receive or they all did receive uh good education and were able to figure out what they wanted to do. So, like say thank you for that. First of all, um I'm I do electronics and wood shop. Uh we're just trying to get the electronics back up and going again. Um so this was the the first year after some years off. Um I wasn't quite sure how to approach it. So I approached it. What don't I know about electronics? And the first thing was reading a schematic. So we worked a lot on schematics. We go into Tinkercad. And so there's a schematic on the left and they would build that on a computer in Tinkercad and we would just progressively add more components and then they would apply that uh the operation game is just a uh series wiring and you remember the operation game the the negative is hooked up to the tweezers and when that touches the the metal wire it goes off. And then the last project they had to come up with an interactive toy for three to five year olds and they had to wire that in parallel so that everything would work independently. So it wasn't in series and that took quite a while. So there's a red button, a red light, yellow, green, blue onoff switch. There's a potentiometer that spins uh a piece on there and then there's a pen that you touch and it lights up. Um so we just had a meeting with a supplier because we do have electronics 2 next year also and so we're hoping that that will provide a lot of good uh curriculum for the students. the woods portion. Uh we start off with ninth grade. We do two two projects. The first one is just a name plate. It's literally just to get a measuring table saw and uh miter saw and then they would burn their name. And the kids go crazy for the wood burners. It you [laughter] can have the wildest kid and when they get that in their hand, they just calm right down. Um and then they progress to a [clears throat] side table. It's choice. So, they get to decide what they want to wood burn as long as it's school appropriate. I I did have a student bring a note in and I said, "No, you still can't do that." Um, pretty straightforward, but we use uh pocket hole jigs, which are fairly common in joinery. Now, for furniture, we do glue ups. Um, give most of the tools in in the shop. Not all of them, but most of them. In cabinet one, we have the nightstand. It's a little small for beds nowadays, but it does cover everything that they need to know to take cabinet 2 when they get to design their own project. Dos, rabbits, uh you got rails and styles for the doors. You've got we use panel doors, hinges, um towek kick. So, all of that is in cabinets. I just got done building cabinets for my daughter, two dressers, and I that's what I use. um cabinet two choice project. So these are some more advanced kids. The one on the right was just a bookcase and the one on the left was a dog kennel. Um that was probably the best student I've ever had. She's entering the carpenters union. >> Um so really really proud of her. Um she put in a lot of time and very very creative. One thing I would like to say is at least in my shop and I Carl's shop, mistakes get made and that's okay. Part of the critical thinking is how do we fix it without throwing this whole thing out and it's hard. It's really hard for these kids to try and come up with solutions um when they do make a mistake. And it's really valuable because if anybody's ever built anything, I make mistakes all the time. just how do you hide it? >> And so that's I think a really important skill that they learned and I think you're up. >> All right. [sighs] >> Thanks for letting us be here for this. Uh we really do appreciate it. Um all the projects that our students do and we're happy to showcase it. So I'm M. Mitchell. I teach welding fabricating at high school. Um it's I'm only my fourth year teaching. I come from a non-traditional background. I come from a welding background. So I did that for 16 years in industry. So altogether I have like 21 years of welding uh skills. So it's kind of fun just to get in here and get the kids going, get them welding and um just dive into these projects. So it's fun having that background so I can help problem solve. Like we're talking about like imperfections in projects. I know how to fix some of those. I let them stumble a little bit. Let them look at the problems. um and see if they can solve it first because like I tell them, I don't give my three-year-old the answer, so I'm not gonna give them the answer right away either. So, it's fun seeing them struggle. They just want to come up and say, "How do I fix this?" And you just tell them, "Figure it out. Think about it." So, I think that critical thinking is super important. Um so, metals one, two, and three, we combine a lot of this stuff. I mean, it it flows. Some students will do a metals one, they don't get it done. We actually continue project into metals 2 and into three. Um the picture on the left hand side there, that's a smoker box that we're making for a 250gallon meat smoker. Um didn't finish it at the this year, but um we're going to we'll get it done. And then um the other one on the right is a couple of students that are in my metal street that wanted to make a fire pit uh for the metal street project. And things that they don't realize is it looks good on paper until you start welding and you realize there's I should have done the numbers but there's a couple hundred feet of weld in there internal and external. So sometimes crash course for them to figure that out but they want to do it and I back them and then I mean they they get through they push through it. So it's pretty fun. Um the project on the left is a new one that we're doing this year. This student went above and beyond uh with the project. We actually did some crosscurricular work. So he did some of the 3D printing and the design in Nicholls class, but uh what you're looking at is a metal hammer. So it starts out as like 1in round stock. You put it on the lathe. Um there's a set of blueprints they have to follow which you know we try to get things within thickness of human hair when it comes to tolerances on it. So, we machine it, we knurl the handle, we thread and tap it, and he decided he wanted to do a brass hammer head as well. Um, and then a meat tenderizer, which isn't pictured in there. Um, but I mean, that's one of the projects that we have here. I mean, it's they dive into they really they really get into it. They don't realize that they like math and measurement until they start with something like this. So these projects I think are super important to have that conversation of they might hate math but then you let them know like how much you do in the classroom and they're like I suppose [laughter] um on the right is just a student welding. We go over the fundamentals and basics of how to start a welder. you know, ferrris metal, non-ferris metal, um the types of positions to weld into, um the right choice of wire, thickness, um and they learn that metal is hot, it throws sparks, and uh it can burn them. You know, it's it's a life skill. I think that uh they still they're scared at first. Doesn't matter who the student is, but then they warm up to it pretty quick and they actually I got to stop them sometimes. It's like they keep burning through material. It's like, okay, the next person needs to get in the ball. They got their turn. Um, student on the left is inside of that meat smoker doing some internal welds. So, we go over all the safety stuff, right? They have on their jacket, safety gloves, and the proper stuff to wear. I'm always over there with them, but they don't care if they get dirty. I think they wear it as pride. So, they leave class and I'm like, parents are pissed that it's [laughter] dirty. Um, but they're like, I don't care. So they they there are students that love to work in the heat, sweat it out. Uh they have a blast. And then the one on the right, the picture is a fire pit that we did. You know, I I try to always encompass the Forest Lake logo and stuff because I take pride in the stuff that we do here. >> So it's always good when we put out the community and get everybody else talking about some of the fun things that we do in the classroom. >> Uh I Yeah, I appreciate it. >> Wow. >> All right. Before we pivot to questions, do you want to talk about any of the uh items that you brought along first? >> Yeah. Uh since I'm up here, I'll briefly talk about some of that. >> Yeah. So, this is a new one that we're doing this year in the trades camp. Um you're also going to do this next year for medals one. So, it is a um bean bag. >> Wow. >> I've got to bring the pens in with me, but >> that's cool. Um, they go over how to cut ground stock metal, how to bend stuff on the iron worker, hold specific dimensions, >> how heat transfer works, uh, with welding, how to run a grinder. Um, there's a significant amount of actually tools that we use in the classroom to build this. So, it covers our basics. So, that way the students get a quick understanding how everything works uh before we start diving into like heavier projects in the classroom. Um, this is a bird feeder that belongs definitely on a pole. It [laughter] is significantly heavier than I was expecting when we started getting involved in this project. But, >> uh, [laughter] it's aggressive, not going to lie. >> Looks really thick and heavy. >> But I mean, these are we get this is a student that comes to school for the class, right? So, he's always in the room. Want to always be in the room to work on it. Um, got to boot them out. Bunch, they want to come in. just like no, >> you know what I mean? Like sometimes sometimes I let him in, but uh just wanted to stay after and keep things going with that house. >> Um another student >> uh that that's just like in Mel, they can get creative and if there's downtime, I always let them know if they can lean, they can clean. No student wants to clean, so they're going to work on projects. >> So, uh that's just our regular TIG welding rod. They use a drill to like spiral it up like that. Um, and then he just he just went off of what felt right to him to make that. So, >> I didn't I just let him go. I had nothing to do with any of that design. That was stupid. >> Wow. >> Um, >> we do have a plasma table at the school, >> which most you probably seen before as well. But, I mean, we do like little projects, you know, just like an American flag. We have uh a lot of students that love to do these little things in there as well. I mean, it's not much student work, but it's a tangible item, which is super important to a lot of these students to like take things and touch them. So, uh, real cool thing. And then, uh, lastly, this is just a drink coaster. So, this was designed a couple years ago. Um, the crosscurricular works class. So, a lot of design happens in there. Um, and then they go into my classroom and then we get a CNC machine and then that's when they realize some things don't work the way on a drawing as it does in the actual machine. So they have to go back and forth and do a lot of problem solving. So it's really fun when they they figure it out and then they want to go show another teacher like can go at this or go show or nichls. So it's like of course. So they they really take pride in showing off a lot of the stuff that they do in our classrooms. Yeah. So that's >> Did you want to talk about the marbles a little bit more? >> Yeah. This was the marble maze marble run project. Um when we decided to do this project, I sat down with the students. There was 24 students. This is actually made up of engineering 2 students and engineering design students. So there's actually two classes in that group and it was about half and half. Um when we started this project um marble maze marble run uh we decided that the main media was going to be this this 8 inch hardboard um so that's what they had to make it out of but they could 3D print one major item so in this case it's the yellow slide or on this one it's the little loop-de-loop for the marble to go down. Um they it had to do five things. The marble had to change directions five times and it had to have a raise in elevation. Again, we sat down as a class when we started this project and said, "Hey, how are we going to do this?" So, you can see on this jump right here, that's their raise and elevation. Um, on this one, their raisin elevation here is the little loop-de-loop, the little spiral loop-de-loop down here. So, um, when the students worked on this, they could use the wood media, they could 3D print one major piece, they could use construction paper, some students used magnets, some students used um a little electric motor that actually made things spin. Other students used a um like a syringe and they moved the marble with a syringe because you were not allowed to touch the marble once it got started. You couldn't touch the marble. You couldn't pick the marble up and put it back at the beginning. The marble had to get to the top somehow, do its five things, have a raise and elevation, and then had to get back to the start again. They couldn't actually physically pick it up. So, in looking at this, they went from 3D design on Solid Works, which was pretty easy for them. They started designing it on Solid Works, and that's the image you saw. But then they realized, I have to use flat pieces of wood. So, how do I get curves and things like that into a flat piece of wood? And that was the hard part because then we had to take it to the laser engraver and cut it out. So, we had to go 3D to 2D and then back to 3D again to assemble it. And some of the students, you can see they actually part of their assembly process. They included, you can see the assembly here for the steps going down. They actually made little cutouts, little Morris tenon joints to actually put it together. Some students glued it, but some students actually made the little joints and everything just sticks together. This one's designed after Mario Brothers right here. So, that's kind of the way. >> Very cool. >> Very cool. >> That's great. Thank Thank you for that. Does anybody have any questions, comments? >> Wow. I do. >> Remember Tyson? >> I really wanted one of those saunas, but [laughter] my husband said no. But they were spectacular. I was sharing them on Facebook and people were commenting who makes these, where is this made? So, just kudos to all the things we do. I think it's just fascinating how our industrial tech is just growing. And I did meet a welder recently. I think he was a 10th grader and he he was telling me, "It's really not that hot, Gail." I'm like, "Okay, [laughter] it just looks like it is." So, like you said, they wear the proper attire and they they know all the safety precautions. Do you feel like how many are in your class for welding? >> Um, we like to c class at 25 each section just because of safety measures. >> Okay. >> Um, but it I don't remember the exact numbers. There's a lot of students that try getting in. They let me know like how's it going to be for next year. So, it's >> it's always a super busy class >> and it's it's grown. It's growing. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yep. Over the years, it's gone up. I wish I had the numbers, but I know >> um Yes. It's not toot my own horn, but I know since I've been there, the numbers have gotten better. I just I bring a different drive and passion with it cuz it's all I've done my whole life. So, it's not a job to me. It's something I love to do because I I still own a business and wealth outside of school. So, it's just it's fun. >> Yeah. And I love how you talked about the tangible items and how proud they are to have that and to go show them off and bring them home and talk about what they've done. I mean, that just gives gives them so much pride and growth in what they're learning and doing. >> Yeah. >> So, thank you for all you do. I know the curriculum committee, we when I've been on that, we go for a visit over there and it's always just fascinating to me all the things and areas that are covered and [clears throat] and uh in that department. It's a lot. Yeah, it's a lot. And then do you do we have a how many laser printers do we have now? >> Laser engravers or >> 3D printers? >> 3D printers. I mean, >> uh there's 12 in my room and there are two in the car room with Mr. Leco so he can 3D print stuff like that. >> And are those enough? >> Never. [laughter] >> Never enough. if [clears throat] they if one goes down, which they do >> um all all things great on all of our classes and um you don't have time to fix it until after school or before school the next day. So, it's it's always nice to have to have the extras. >> But let us know if we can help. >> Well said. There's there's always a need for more. I think it's a space issue in some classrooms. I suppose it is. We'd always love to have some more. Okay. And I know the Polaris Foundation gave us uh the big >> the CNC. >> Yes. >> CNC mill. >> My laser engraver was part of that. >> That's so generous. Well, thank you for all you do. It's just amazing to me. >> Member Christensen. >> Well, I just wanted to say uh we have three of those little tables with the wood burn thing at my house and one nightstand. [laughter] >> Um but maybe Mr. Caldwell or uh Dr. Massie, you could talk a little bit about how unique this is uh as far as other high schools and um you know this is part of the career um different classes that we offer. So if you could talk >> definitely fits into our career pathway work which I would say we're leading the metro in that >> in that work. We've gone from teaching kids skills that they can use in their garage with a conversation about what you can do in industry to really having the industry skills drive what they're doing. Other schools are always asking how did you do this? How did you do this? But we did it because we never thought. >> Um that was the biggest thing is this district and the school board has always supported our industrial tech program. Dr. Massie did when he was there and that continued. Um and the other thing is that pendulum that we aren't just college anymore. We're college and career. Yes. We're employed. We're enlisted. Um we're in school and those are the things that we do. Kids have choices and and other schools emulate try to emulate what we do. They don't have the space we have. >> And part of that is a huge thanks to this community that we were able to touch all of those spaces and get them up to speed and the grants and things that Mike and Molly leave and help push that forward not just in industrial tech but our other CT areas. >> Thank you. Yeah, >> member Corker. >> Um I know a lot of the slides you said 10th through 12th. Did the ninth grade get to be involved in your classes as well? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> I know you have a ninth grade. >> Is it engineering? >> Nth grade. >> Okay. >> There's the nth grade carpentry. >> Okay. >> Um and then we split ninth grade woods and metal. So half the semester they do woods and then we switch at the quarter. >> Okay. >> Um which we really like because they get we get two for one. they take both both of them before >> and then they can kind of choose as they go on to the advanced courses. But >> so it would be really interesting to know how many students like start their career here and like actually go to like finish and go to and further that. Do I mean did they do you have any numbers that track that? >> Well, I'm just curious. [laughter] Yeah, I mean I'd be interested to know because it gives them so it's great that we give kids an opportunity to try things they probably never would have even thought that they would enjoy. And then at our school district we have every opportunity. Sorry. Um that we give them things that like oh maybe that sounds interesting. A friend talks them into it and gives it a try and and it might be something that they fall in love with and it's their career. And having that college I mean have a Pine Tech coordination too that gives them such I mean that's also a great opportunity to have I mean a lot of them have I mean they I you said three credits right so can they have how how many did like the average student in your classes do they have like how many do they take and I mean do you guys have all that data I'd be curious to know >> that's normally in the presentation that I do this time of the year. >> Okay just curious >> but we decided to go a different route this year. >> Okay. Sorry, I have a lot of like this is just very intriguing to me. >> I'm happy to share with you. >> Well, thank you. Yeah, I work at architectural firms, so I'm like this is really great for me to see how this all works and uh and get to know some of the young people we have in our office now and how their brains kind of work. So, it's been really interesting to they're so creative and they have such passion for for the business. So, but thank you. This is a great presentation. All right, I'm >> going to go ahead and ask Mr. Caldwell to please send us at least to me as well. Maybe the entire board would like to see that uh those numbers that member Corkran is asking about. I'd love to see that too. >> I know for you know in our family this is this opportunity within our schools has made >> it's just kind of what helps get them there sometimes like you had said too. Um >> so and I I love I absolutely love how much uh realw world stuff you guys are doing. It brings in math and and art also art into your creations that you're doing and I just think it's you know Mr. Raphael was up here talking about it earlier like not all the kids across the metro get this opportunity. And I remember being at that MSBA um conference when you were presenting and the people in that room just after your presentation and they were just right up there asking how could we do this? How do you do it? How did you make it happen? And I think it's just amazing. >> Yeah. So, thank you for coming here tonight and showing us. >> Yeah, it's great. And it's nice to see your faces because my my son has been in every single one of your rooms. So now I know who you are. [laughter] >> Member Castle. >> I've been in manufacturing all my life and I I'm interested in how the the cutouts were done on this. >> Yeah. >> Was it a plasma table? >> Yep. Yep. Uh I think in 2018 the school got a grant for the plasma table which uh the manufacturer is actually in Scandia the Starlabs. So it's nice to have a local maybe here. >> I work for him for a little bit. >> Y >> um so [clears throat] and I would be interested if I could talk him into donating the tables. He makes tables in all different sizes >> and they are they're the top of the line. >> Yep. And uh the one we got that's always it's always busy. I mean again like we talked about equipment. Sorry. Uh we talk about equipment and uh yeah that's one of the things you know we have not saying we need a lot of glass tables or you know what I mean? But once that goes down I'm usually the one trying to figure it out. You know what I mean? Just because it's it's hard sometimes to get support you know from like texts or whatever. So there's a lot of like figuring out on things we got to do. you know, a welder goes down there's from 54 and then you know it's like lathes or CNC machines there's numbers [clears throat] because of those things are super expensive you know I mean but we have kids always turning material in the lathe and it keeps them busy so uh more than >> so uh the two problems you had with the amount of welding rod you needed or that was taken by a project and the weight of this uh B bird house. >> Yeah, >> this would be another uh opportunity for the math to take the specific gravity of the metal and then the thickness and then the area of each piece >> and add that all up and they would be able to get a pretty good ballpark estimate of >> and then the welding rod depending on your skill. >> Yeah. >> Because the best welders won't use a lot >> because it'll be nice and smooth and >> Yeah, we have some use quite a bit. [laughter] And then and then the ones the the learners um I took hot metals and everything when I was in high school and >> so I did some welding and you know you bend it over until something breaks and it shouldn't be the weld and all these things >> and so the I wasn't that great. I had a big old bead so it probably used twice as much welding rod as the next guy. That would be another estimate math opportunity for for the student to take that >> Yeah. >> guess before they put it together. >> Yeah. You have a student that says he's working on his dad's truck welding. You know, it's another piece that brings it into the home where you know you got family >> room that we're getting set up for that. Um, and then there's for the two we just looked at a program. Um, it's more computer-based, but there's projects in there. We just haven't got our hands on yet. We just had a meeting uh yesterday about it. So, I'm hoping to get a look at it next week. That'll be more the same. And that one, there's different ways we can go. um we can keep it, you know, straight down to the the course outline or we can venture off with your approval um into more of a manufacturing um fixing man parts and manufacturing like one of the avenues is HVAC. >> So there would be it would be you would get your base knowledge and then you would branch off into hey this is everything that you would have to know for HVAC. And I know that's one of them. Like I said, we didn't get to see all of it. So, there's other avenues that you can go. >> So, are you looking at uh interfacing the computer with circuits so you could write a program and like turn something on and off or >> I'm not sure how this is going to work yet. I I I know it works on Chromebooks. I I think they're little labs that are set up for a lot of it, but there's got your base knowledge that you're going to learn and then I think it's little labs on different components and how they work. And then you can build a circuit on the computer or a breadboard. I know from doing it this year, the kids want breadboards. >> Mhm. >> They they want they want to see the actual light out of the buzzer buzz. >> Yep. >> Rather than computers, [clears throat] >> which I'm all for, too. >> Yeah. I took a master course from NRI that it's defunct but it was the home home study course. >> Okay. >> And at the time you got a Tandy Model 3 and built circuits and had a you know seven segment LED and you write the program and and all stuff. So it might come into computer area also. So I don't know if that would be a joint project with that type of class or whether you could do that >> just in your in your class by itself. But um there are ways to and the I'm thinking about the entrepreneurial aspect of the students where they invent things and they solve problems that you know they come up with an idea and oh I I could use this you know how do I how do I make my So on that choice project that I had where it was their final project where they had to have eight basic interactions which was like a button and a light and they had to come up with two different things on their own and the things that they came up with you know potentiometer. We didn't go over that. They had researched that on their own. A lot of them went the Arduino route and they were programming Arduinos which I've never done. Um, and they were making were making things happen that were that were really cool. >> Mhm. >> Um, you know, quite honestly, some of that is beyond me with the Arduinos. >> Yep. >> Um, but boy, the kids just dive into it and they just took off on it. >> Yeah. I got a couple Raspberry Pies, so it's And >> those are a step up, right? >> They have a whole input output and everything. So, it's it's all right there, you know. But [clears throat] >> pretty cool. >> Yeah. >> Thank you very much. >> Well, I'd like to thank you guys for coming in. Like member Christensen here, I I have many of these projects floating around my own house, my own garage. And my kids have benefited greatly uh from taking your classes. And I like one of the things I like to highlight is my son does uh uh 3D animation now. That's what he's going to college for. he got kind of an introduction to 3D modeling and 3D printing and in some of these classes as well as some of the work that he did at home. So, it's interesting to see how this carries over into other aspects of life. You you don't think that you're going to be um doing animation for Toy Story because you took an industrial tech class, but uh that's the reality of it. It's the same concepts, the same ideas. Um, one of the other things I was going to mention too is we we talk about how a lot where this is a career and technical, but I look at it just as much as life skills. These are things that uh, you know, as you as you grow up and you enter life, you're doing these things in your garage, you're doing them in your driveway. Uh, you know, my day job has nothing to do with welding, but I can lie in my back in my driveway and weld an exhaust together because something broke on my daughter's truck. Um, and that's an important skill to have as well. So, it it's great that we have these opportunities here for students. And to to kind of dovetail off of that, I'm not going to put you on the spot here tonight, but please brainstorm this uh this question I have for you. Other than unlimited funding, because that's the easy answer here, is how can the board better support these programs? How can we help you guys grow this department? and uh what what type of support can we offer to you so that you can help you know keep servicing our students in the way that you've done it before that you've been able to so far. Um so so definitely nothing for this evening but please reach out to us and let us know and we can keep considerate or keep that in in mind as we build out things like our strategic plan uh that's coming up over the next few weeks. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you very much for coming in. these left here. Should we pick them up? >> Come pick them up tomorrow. >> Yeah, just leave them. >> I think you can just then if you're okay with that. Okay, >> great. Look at him. >> Oh, I just I have one more [laughter] question. I >> Sorry, don't run away. I don't have any clue what an Arduino is. Can or whatever you just said. I mean, I feel like >> it's kind of a small computer. >> Oh, they make a small computer. >> Yes, they So, a Raspberry Pi is about like this and about this thick. >> Okay. And uh they depending on what they are. Mine runs on Linux but um there is a Windows >> they were dealing with. >> So they making their own little flash certain order to the beat of a song and it was >> wow. >> Yeah. There was a whole package uh for these small computers. Um >> and of course being younger they really know it. Well, I was just saying in the listening session, I said my, you know, well, the current 10th grader is already knows more about technology and all this stuff than I'm ever going to know in this lifetime. So, yeah. Thank you again. Yeah, >> thank you guys for coming. [applause] [applause] >> All right. Do we have anything for positive happenings this week? Have we even Well, I was going to ask if we've even talked about >> the graduation and awards ceremony and I can't remember. I don't think we have brought our first board meeting. >> Yeah. Well, with the Yeah. So, >> lots going on. >> Um >> anyways, you member Christensen. >> Oh, well, I was just going to say um there's so many too many things to list. Um but I am just always very thankful that that we got through prom and um graduation with no incidents and everyone is home safe and um always very grateful for that and always on minds of parents this time of year. Um and again the graduation ceremony we just made it before the rain so that was really fantastic. Um and so many things I'm not even going to list because I'm going to forget everything but since Lisa Peterson is here I want to recognize her. She um uh was in charge of the parent all night party for years >> years >> and um I believe she's stepping aside and passing the baton. But um that is a really important event and it's all run by volunteers and people in the community donate and parents volunteer to work that and provide a safe environment where kids can have fun. and they have like a hypnotist and blackjack and all this kind of really fun stuff to attract the kids and great prizes so that the kids will want to stay and be safe uh on the night of commencement. So, thank you Lisa and [clears throat] Jeff has helped as well, but >> well, thank you. It's a great place. I didn't know that. >> Do we have anything else for positive happenings? >> Oh, remember Tyson? Go >> ahead, Julie. >> Oh, I'm just going to say graduation was phenomenal. A beautiful night and it's great that we beat the rain. Um, and we went out after for a little bit and got to see a lot of the staff out and everybody's in such great spirits that night. It's such a great night of celebration. And yeah, Lisa's that all night party has been a great event for many years. And I I usually volunteer and I'm sorry I didn't this year, but I know she was short, really short staffed this year. So, people hopefully will step up and and step up for next year because it is an it's a great night for our for our students and I can't imagine not having it. >> So, people need to step up. So, um, but thank you. And I I don't know if they're saying >> there's so many things. >> There's so many things. Awards night, I mean, Hall of Fame, everything was just it's been such a busy couple months, but, um, but yeah, beautiful night for graduation. We're so lucky we didn't have to go into the gym, even though we do have air conditioning now. So, thank you, Chrissy Ramburg. I have finally have air conditioning, even though we didn't have to take advantage of it. So, thank you, >> member Tyson. >> Yeah. I just want to add a couple of things about the commencement ceremony. Um, Mr. Caldwell's speech was just so incredible and touching and I am always so impressed how um he gets to know that grade level and so does the superintendent and they speak to what what that grade level has been through, what they're about, what their style was for learning and I just love that. And Dr. Massie, you being the speaker, >> your whole video, the music, all the words you shared were just incredible. And it I had parents afterward tell me that it meant so much to them that you were the class speaker. And um we always get some good selfies after, but we had to watch for the rain. >> Um I also wanted to mention that the student speakers were outstanding, and they always are. I just love to hear their words and their take and their views on how their class class grew up all those years. And I want to say that coming across the stage, it was a super um just funloving, respectful, they always are, but just they had a great vibe when they came across the stage. Wouldn't you agree that they it's just humbling for me to see them in that moment and hand them their diploma? that this grade level just had a really really fun vibe. So >> I think it was the loudest I I mean it's always loud cheered for but that wasn't I think the loudest graduating class as far as cheering for almost every person. That was that was really >> a memorable for me. I mean usually some cheering but I think almost every single person there was huge cheering for everyone which was great. >> Anyway, and thanks to the Petersons. Um I think it's been great having it out at Stars and Strikes. I don't know how many years it's been there now, but back in the day, we used to decorate the old Southwest Junior High's lots of crepe paper. But >> anyway, thank you for all you do. That's huge undertaking. So, thank you for that. >> Well, add to the graduation notes, too. It was exciting to have a former board member there to give their uh diploma to their child. That was it was nice to see that policy get implemented and enacted and um that's always it's such a neat experience to give a diploma to your own kid that that was fun. >> You have anything else for positive happenings? >> Oh yeah. I have a couple things to add. I mean I didn't know before becoming a board member how cool it actually would be to be there to hand out diplomas to to students. So I really just have come to greatly appreciate that. um that activity that we get to participate in. I really got a kick out of um the kiddo who stepped down and dug in his under his gown and threw up a big giant wad of money. I was wondering if that meant he had a bet somewhere along the way. Somebody told him he'd never graduate and he did it. But whatever it was, it was fun to see all the energy like you were talking about. Um and I got to go with Dr. Massie. Yeah. And um attended the community school's graduation. It was a very hot. We were luckily sitting in the shade, but that was lovely. And it was really [clears throat] neat to see the just small, tight-knit community of students and the teachers all there. They're very um close and I really appreciate it getting to see that up close and personal. And the same theme followed when we went over to then the STEP program. >> Um I learned that there was only one graduate because they've now are doing it at different times throughout the year. But it was again just a very tight-knit um close, caring community within that building and the families and the kids, the students. Um and I was just really glad I got to attend that with you. >> Thank you. um along with the awards ceremony this year and graduation in general. So yeah, >> I think that's it for me. Yeah. >> Thank you. Do we have anything else for positive happenings? All right, that will move us to reports. Uh does anybody have anything for workshops and conferences? It's not exactly that time of year. City of Forest Lake, member Christensen or member Tyson? >> Uh no comments at this time. I just want to add that the city started their own farmers market which is new this year and it's every Saturday from 8 to 12 at city hall. Um so people can attend there. I heard there's about 15 vendors. So >> is it is it outside or inside? >> And it's outside. >> Outside. Outside. Um Arts in the Park. It was community band night. Um I couldn't go but I heard that people really enjoyed that. Um we also know upcoming is the Fourth of July parade. So, we want to thank the committee for planning that awesome parade in our city [clears throat] and to FLPD, the Forest Lake Police Department. It's a big job and undertaking keeping everybody safe and keeping the event running smoothly. So, I just want to give them a shout out. And um that concludes my report on city of Forest Lake. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um the next thing on the agenda is MSBA. And I'll first ask member Tyson, do you have anything from MSBA? I do have an update and f I first want to mention the kids rise um that is coming along quite well. The state plans to be at the state fair and have the booth that's coming along and being planned. Um they're actually talking to um our principal Neil Fox seeing if he can come out and do some some small participation in talking about public schools and bring along his son as well. But I want to just uh repeat that the permanent school fund is going to be on the ballot for November 3rd, 2026. I've talked about that before. It means money for schools, no taxes involved. So there's a committee now formed, the coalition on um the permanent school fund. They met on June 11th. So they're going to establish some type of leadership. They're going to establish the messaging. I know member Christensen has asked about the me the messaging. So all those communications will be coming out as they need and tools for us to start spreading the word and the I have talked about how it's got to be amended as well to raise that amount for revenue that'll come out because it's been at like two something and it's superintendent Massie can correct me because I don't have that number in front of me but it'll be raised so it has to be amended as well. So just >> yeah, they're going to draw in um dividends and other interests to expand the dollars that go out. So >> because this money has sat there and [clears throat] grown and grown and grown. So now they're trying to um amend it and pair it down and start giving this money out to school and schools in bigger amounts. >> So that concludes my report. >> All right. Thank you, Member Tyson. And then I'll pivot to uh Member Corkran for an update on the MSBA strategic plan work. >> Yes. Um, I actually uh sent a email to um Gail Gilman. Um, I'm not sure if everyone's completed their questionnaire. I I think I gave it till yesterday. >> Um, I haven't double checked. So, um, it was didn't take too long. Just a few minutes. It was, you know, was >> it was good insight to how you feel about things and I liked it was easy to fill out. Um, so I will follow up with her and I actually talked to uh, Director Jacobson today. Um, I did send him when Tessa asked me about that, I did send him the actual questionnaire and I did speak to him about filling that out in early but early in the next couple weeks. So then um I will she said 6 weeks. So I was kind of thinking we would look at middle of August, >> okay, >> to get together um to go over the results and kind of have a plan. Then of course the strategic plan should follow after that after we kind of come together and work through some of those questions. Just wondering if it'd be better to have a week night because weekends in the summer are very valuable and we don't want to give them up. I feel like, you know, people are traveling, they're at their cabins, things like that. So maybe a week night would work best for people. So maybe I can do an email, send it out, kind of figure out what would work for people so we can let Gail know. >> Could we coordinate it with a board meeting? >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> maybe do it. >> Yeah. Do you want to do it Thursday night or right before? >> I think we did that initially. >> Okay. Yeah. So, I'll do that. >> Let's look. Yeah. Let's look at the schedule and see what's available and try to coordinate. >> She's willing to work with us. But she does go out like 6 weeks. She's really busy. So, um by middle of August probably then would probably work. >> Sure. >> Yeah. As soon as she's available. Yeah. We can try to get it on our agenda. >> Okay. Sounds good. >> And then we'll we can either do it as part of a board meeting or right before or right after. >> Yeah. So, I think she said like an hour and a half to two hours is what she was kind of originally saying to do a plan. And of course by then Director Jacobson, Superintendent Jacobson soon to be um will have it completed and also it'll be part of ours. So >> Okay, great. >> Thank you so much for that update. >> Yeah. >> Does anybody have any questions for me on that? >> If if the if somebody did not fill that out or can they still do it? Thought it's okay, fine. >> Yeah, I just kind of want to get it to have a date. So we will if you're still not done even the next few days it would be great and I don't think it takes a lot for her to compile that information. So >> okay. >> All right. Thank you. >> Um brings us to the consent agenda. Does anybody have any items in the consent agenda they like to pull? >> All right. If not I would entertain a motion to approve items one uh 7.1 through 7.4. >> So moved. Second. >> Okay. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. Those opposed. Okay. Okay, that motion carries. And with that action this evening, we have um authorized the transfer of Katie Loren to our new director of teaching and learning. So, for what is likely the final time, I'll welcome Director Jacobson to the podium. Uh he'll have a different title the next time we presents to the board. >> Yeah. Well, thank you uh [clears throat] President, members of the board, >> Dr. Massie, uh, I am honored to stand before you tonight and introduce not only to you, but to those people, those watching at home, uh, somebody who's been a huge key cog in our teaching and learning department for a number of years. Her name is Katie Lorren. Katie has been working feverishly behind the scenes ever since I've been in this role to pull off things that we did not think were possible. She has done all of our redact coordination over the last few years. Uh making sure that every teacher is in the right spot for the right training is compensated the right way. Um fielding all sorts of moving uh details or changing details from the state level uh tracking those and absorbing them into our system and into our plan and keeping people communicated with. She has uh organized and coordinated conversations across our entire leadership team and how we support students in our system at all levels who need more time or ready for something more. She has really spearheaded the introduction of a brand new data dashboard in our district, creating a lot of those dashboards. She's provided instructional leadership for our coaches, uh for our administrators, for curriculum review. Um, you might not all all know her yet as well as uh as some of some of us do, but I think that you're going to be really impressed over the next couple of years. She is highly respected highly respected by the teachers of this district and she's also highly respected by the administrators in this district. And so, uh, we interviewed a strong slate of candidates for director of teaching and learning. Uh Katie had distinguished herself before those interviews started and she only separated herself during the process. And so I'd like to introduce Katie Lens as uh the new director OF [applause] Thank you, Dr. Massie, board chair, board members. I'm really excited about the opportunity. Um it's an honor. I'm really looking forward to. I've been in our system in our district for almost 20 years. Um, as Jake had said, eight of them have been with our teaching and learning team, specifically the last five as a teaching and learning coordinator alongside um, JP. So, outside of work, my husband and I have two middle school kids. So, we are rocking and rolling all of the middle school things. Um, like to spend time with family. Um, yeah. So, thank you. Um, I'm looking forward to it. Thanks for the space and allowing me to introduce myself and I'm excited to continue to serve um our students and families and and staff here at Forest Lake. >> Of course. Yeah. Thank Thank you for being here tonight and congratulations on the promotion. Uh, you know, one of the one of the concerns I I think I shared with a lot of people when I was going through the the superintendent process was when you have such a great leader in a role, you want to promote that leader. And I'm speaking of Mr. Jacobson, of course, but uh one of the things you get concerned about is the vacuum that you create there. And um after having a couple of discussions with Director Jacobson and knowing a little bit about your work over the years, I'm confident that the vacuum will be filled just fine and that uh you're going to do great in this role. So congratulations. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Way to go. >> Thanks. >> All right. Thank you. >> Welcome member Tyson. >> Yeah. I just want to say uh congratulations. And I've been on curriculum committee a lot over the years, many many times. and [clears throat] you're just so impressive how you explain high level and complicated things to [clears throat] the group and I've always really appreciated that and how you're just calm and smart and you just do a great job with all the people on that committee when I've been in there so many times. So, thank you. >> Welcome and congrats. >> Yeah, >> thank you. I was just going to say um you know Forest Lake's been blessed to have really great internal candidates over the years for many different roles and I'm thankful that you know that you wanted the position that and you you're just a great one to step into the role because you don't have a big learn I mean you have a learning curve but you've also been in that role for quite a long time. So it's a great opportunity and we're so thankful. So welcome >> member Castle. >> And now there will be a vacuum from the [laughter] position that you and you get to delegate now for the things that you have been doing to other people. A little different challenge, but I'm sure you can do it. >> It's wonderful. >> All right. Congratulations again. Thank you for being here this evening. >> Look to see a lot more OF YOU NOW. >> [applause] >> ALL RIGHT, WE WILL PIVOT TO DONATIONS. Member Castle. Okay. So, we have a $23,32168 uh from the Forest Lake Boys Hockey Booster Club to the 2526 Hockey Coaches booster paid for the Forest Lake Area High School. $13,27455 from the Forest Lake boys lacrosse booster club to the high school 2526 lacrosse coaches booster paid $2,67 two $2,66745 from the Forest Lake girls track and field booster club to the high school track uniforms. uh $1,500 from Midco Foundation to the Community School Outdoor Rec project, $1,384 from the FVE PTA to the FVE Transportation for Field Trips, $92 from the Forest Lake Boys Lacrosse Booster Cup Club to the High School Coach Bus to Grand Rapids, $500 from Feifer Chiropractic to the FLACE Forest Lake Marching Band and Color Guard. $500 from Drollen Family Foundation to the Flacce Forest Lake Marching Band and Color Guard. $500 from Amer Prize Financial, David J. Doulson to the same Forest Lake ACC Forest Lake marching band and color guard. $200 from Peterson Companies to the for forest lake marching band and flag corps. $300 in valued goods from Tom Herman to the Forest League music department 1972 Hort Horton Cornet and Micstand totaling 45,000 $1117 in total monies and goods donated. >> Wow. >> And I recommend that we accept these donations with gratitude. So moved. >> Second. >> All right, we have a motion, a second. Is there any discussion? [clears throat] >> Just it's June and school's out and so much so grateful for all these donations >> that continue. We're disposed. >> Yes. Thank you. >> All right. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed. All right. The motion carries. Um that brings us to 8.2 schoolboard vacancy discussion of next steps. Um, so I guess a quick summary, uh, we we still don't have a seventh member. Uh, we have a legal obligation to at least attempt to fill that vacancy. So, I'd open it up for discussion on um what the board would like to do to uh to get that filled. Member, >> can I um direct the question to Dr. Massie? I know there something about the 90-day rule that we had talked about. Can you explain that a little bit to us? >> Yeah. So the statute is pretty clear one and we've talked a lot about this at the board table that the board must >> fill the vacancy. They don't get to decide we're good with the six member board. They got to make an effort. >> Also in the statute is a provision that indicates that if the res the board resignation were to occur within 90 days of the election, the board would not have an obligation to fill the vacancy too close to the election days. So in speaking with legal counsel they've indicated that once the board gets within 90 days of the election that clause is certainly met as well along with the must provision. So we're still outside that 90 days and I think the guidance from legal counsel would be that the board continue to make an effort to fill the vacancy at least until you're within that 90-day window. >> Do we [clears throat] know what the 90-day window is? We figured out it is >> it'd be August I don't know the election date the >> November >> 4th 5th >> the 3rd right >> August 3rd >> November 3rd oh so we have till August 3rd >> okay >> go ahead or you going to go ahead >> member Tyson go ahead >> just waiting so I'd like to propose that we do it a little different this time that we stay away from talking about people in public meeting. Um, that can be an ethics issue. Um, we don't want to be disparaging anybody in public. That can be damaging to people's reputation. So, I'd like to propose that we um maybe the six of us uh sent individually send to the chair or the vice chair five criteria that we think are the most important whether it be governance um lives in the district, whatever those things can be to us as individuals. And then they can correlate those or correlate them to which ones are similar, which ones aren't. And then we stick to those objectives and maybe that will help us not veer off and talk um about individuals. We'll get the submissions. We'll have the interviews and then we [clears throat] follow those criteria and those objectives. So you are you talking about blinding who they are when we discuss the our preferred candidates or I well I'm just saying that much like the um interviews for the superintendent. We don't talk a lot about the individuals. It's all meant to be positive. We don't um have to go into any great depth because we already have all the papers that they submitted. then they go through their formal interview. So I think it would be helpful if we establish some criteria >> that's important to all of us so that we can stick to those objectives. >> Okay. >> Like our our attributes or what we really what we did the superintendent what we thought was the most important things. Right. >> Right. The superintendent. >> So do we we need to put another ad in the paper? I'm assuming. >> Yeah. I think we'd have to start with an application process here. And I guess I would propose that we carry it out similar to what we've done before where we give about a month for applications. That would put uh >> I think that might be a little much. >> Well, that would be July 24th. >> We are done by >> um we we have a limited number of meetings here. We have a meeting on the the 16th. >> Yeah. >> And then we meet again on August 6th. >> Okay. Because the 3rd is our last date that August 3rd. >> Yeah. So if we want to make an attempt, >> we would have to discuss and decide vote. >> So the 16th is our meeting, right? >> Yeah. We we could make an appointment on the 6th though. >> Then that person would become a board member on or approximately around September 5th. I think is 30 days. >> Yes. >> Um there's the 31st. Yeah. So it' be the 5th of September they become an eligible board member. I think that would >> castle. Yeah. >> Um I would submit that even though the obligation might disappear after a while, I would still recommend that we pursue even if that >> the 90 days >> obligation does not exist anymore. So, you want to put in the when would you put the date in, member chair for the applications to be in by? >> Can you talk a little louder, member Cork? >> Oh, I'm I was asking the date for the applications. >> Okay. Yeah. >> If if we did 30 days, they would be due on Friday the July 24th. That would give uh it would give your yourself member Corker and I about a week and a half to two weeks to discuss the the rubric or or the the criteria that member Tyson is recommending and then we could discuss that >> we do >> that rubric on the 6th perhaps on the the 16th we'd have to compile what that rubric might look like we need to do in a public meeting. Um, but that gives us almost three weeks, well, it gives us exactly three weeks to kind of decide what we want to use for those criteria and figure out exactly how we want to go about that process. >> Okay. >> Does that does that seem reasonable? >> Sounds good. But one question to clar clarification. Did you say the 16th of August, the 6th day and the 16th? >> Oh, it would be the July 16th meeting. We would we would >> set the criteria for that rubric however we were going to put that together >> and then August 6th. >> Yeah. >> August 6th. >> Yep. Member Antonson. >> I would like to add on specifically to that discussion meeting the rubric what you're talking about that we decide then as opposed to at the moment we're trying to figure it out how we're going to move around the table and vote or >> make our preferences known. We can talk about that on the 16th then when we talk about the rubric and and then have how we're going to coordinate that. >> Yeah. And I know MSBA has a model rubric for this exact situation. Perhaps we could utilize that. >> Um we can put the scoring together and uh >> just like with the superintendent selection process, the the rubric's intended to help us reach a decision, but of course we have to have that final resolution get passed and approved as well. So [clears throat] >> Okay. Do you want to send that out to all of us member chair? >> MSBA rubric. >> Um, yeah, I can point that. >> I also state the fact of the criteria by the July 16th meeting like our top whatever the top criteria or attributes or >> Yeah, >> whatever. >> I I think what I'll try to do, Member Tyson, too, is I'm sure we can get that added. I I believe that's a public document, so I think we can get it added to the proposed agenda for the 16th. So we all have a copy of it, the public has a chance to to see it. >> Um, anybody who might be applying could then uh see the uh see the criteria that are going to be used at least for the discussion. Uh, >> okay. >> Gosh. We propose a motion to open applications using the exact same application that we used in the last process. Um that would be due at close of business on July 24th. >> So moved. >> Second. >> The earliest I've given add in the paper from today is July 2nd. >> Oh, [clears throat] >> I think that still gives them one that that's still three over three weeks. >> Yes. Yeah. Thank you for that. Put on our website. >> Okay. This is good. >> Okay. >> All right. We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? All right. Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed. All right. The motion carries. >> Um, which brings us to item 8.3, uh, long-term facilities maintenance plan for Lake Area Schools. Director Remberg. >> Thank you much. Good evening, board. Um, I'm here to talk about It's okay. We'll pause for a second. Um the long-term facility maintenance uh plan for uh Forest Lake area schools. We had the expenditure and the revenue plan. This plan is uh well talked about in the buildings and grounds and then reported to the board uh from that committee on a monthly basis. So we know the upcoming projects um this summer Wyoming uh is going on along with the maintenance building, roofing and then next two summers will be forest view um which again more has uh HVAC work but also um components of the flooring and windows and all of that. Um after that we're kind of in a review phase again. So we kind of get those projects laid out uh five or six at a time and then come back around. So after that we'll be able to come back around and look at that. Uh again, Forests Lake Area Schools is in a great position um being a 1A or all facilities district to be able to um keep up on the maintenance in a way that we had not before the 2015 um bond issuance. So very excited about that work and um again just like your household needing to make sure that all of our components are in good working order. So with that administration, we recommend approval of the uh LTFM plan. >> Move to approve a three. >> Second. >> Our motion and a second. Are there any questions or discussion on this topic? >> All right. With that, uh, member clerk, please take a roll call. >> Okay. Okay. Member Christensen, >> I. >> Member Castle, >> I. >> Member Tyson, >> I. >> Member Corkran, >> I. >> Member Reveline, >> I. >> And member Johnson votes I. The eyes have it. >> All right. 8.4. I will again welcome member Ryberg. I adopt the 2026 to 2027 budget. >> The um I wanted to take a little bit of time tonight. I know that we did this last time uh but it's a really important budget and I just want to make sure um you know full transparency um to the public and making sure that understanding um you know some deficit spending um in the models that we have and so um I just want to go over and have it in writing um you know in the presentation um I talked about it last time but again just that long-term facility maintenance adjustment um so we know that when we get to the slide that has the numbers on it we're going to see that our revenue is under our expenditures. And a lot of times you would say, "Oh no, we're going to deficit spend, which means the next year we're going to double double that deficit spend double and and things like that." But that's not what's happening at all. Um what's happening is in 2022, uh we became a one-year all facilities district, which allows us again with what we just approved, uh to do those projects that we need to maintain our long-term facility maintenance needs. And so when we did that, however, uh our fund balance was actually negative $2.1 million in that year. And that's because um in that project, you can do big projects and go negative. It's a restricted fund balance. So it works out fine um to be able to be negative. However, when you become a 1A district, what it means is that you have to spend all of your levy dollars before you can go spend those bond dollars that you're able uh to get and utilize. And so with that, you can't just take the dollars that we had planned and levied for and put them towards the deficit. You have to do it a different way. And so that's what we worked um with Aaylor's on our municipal advisors. We worked with MDE to say, "Please just make the exception. Let us use the dollars in the levy to do this." And their answer was no. The levy timeline just does not align with [clears throat] the um funds. So this problem came to be. we had already levied um two years before for what that long-term facility maintenance would look like. And so what we had to do was um get an adjustment. So we had to take the money in and then not spend it and we didn't. And then we held it and we've talked about that big fund balance, that big swing when we went from 362 all the way up um to several million. And so that big swing coming and now again being at 11. But again, I'm saying that our number of unassigned is only seven, you know. So that adjustment coming through and being able to do that. So again, that adjustment because the levy's two years behind is going to come in FY27. So a long drawn up drawn off process that we talked a lot about. Um, and again something that we really wish we could have avoided, but the way the statutes are written, we couldn't. Um, so again, because we were negative, we had to fix that and we had to get the money in and now they're going to take it away and we held it, got some good interest, so we got a bonus there, but um, they they're going to come back and take it. So we knew that we didn't spend it or anything. It's there. It's ready to be taken in FY27. So you'll see the negative budget adjustment, the slides I'm going to go through on the revenue side. So again, we're going to get less LTFM revenue and we're going to have higher expenditures. Um, and that's what's going to create that fund balance going out the door. Um, structurally without the LTFM, it's a balanced budget. So, um, that's what we're presenting in that. Um, and the projected fund balance at the end of FY27, um, is around the $7 million. So that's just want to again go over that and make sure that people are understanding that when we look at this slide and we see the difference there that it is okay that our revenue is under expenditures because that that is due to the adjustment in revenue because they're taking away [clears throat] >> that Chrissy we have to show on the expenditure side. >> Yep. Yep. And we still show the full expenditures. So that's how that happens. Um, again, other programming, food service, um, just minor there in spendown. Um, and again, those rates weren't in there, so that's fine. Um, community ed has a $3 million fund balance. So, again, fine that we're in that area. Construction, um, has about a $15 million fund balance. So, again, we're going to evaluate. Typically, we sell bonds. I talked about this every two years. So, this would be a year that we would sell them. We've been doing really good on projects. So, we're really in that phase with AERS to see if we're going to sell this year or just wait. Um, so that's good news. Um, and also, um, debt service again, um, utilizing a little bit of that 105% um, to pay some of those, um, in both of those areas this year, and that also helps with the levies. So, again, overall, um, I totally understand that revenue expenditures, you know, are are under, but in all those areas, fund balance is there to support all of this. And again, not anything negative in what we're presenting in that budget. So, um I did last time go through these uh the more specifics within that and again that LTFM adjustments coming through our increases um to the per pupil funding came through which was really great uh again uh index to inflation which really helped school districts with predictability uh in our per pupil ratio. A loss of only 67 students versus the hundred we were doing. another great thing for Forest Lake area schools. Um the reduction in compensatory was not so great. Um but again, we've been um accounting for that, looking for that to come. Summer unemployment also no longer funded. So getting into that unfunded mandate world. Um and then interest revenue um because we're having that money go out, we just know we're going to make less interest when we're not holding on to that. But again, we got to for several years make some really good money on that. Um expenditure-wise, again, removal of the um FY25 items that we didn't get finished up, all those projects that we had to shift over. So, uh we knew our fund balance was a little bit higher um because of that was going to get taken out this year. Salary and benefits adjustments um along with right sizing balanced out to about $800,000. Um severance expense will be going down. Um we do have our last um full package um people headed um retiring this year. So that's uh good for them but um a lot of knowledge walking out the door too. Reduction in read uh training um and then reduction in equipment purchase. So that brings down on the expenditure side. Um so that's the general fund. Again, food service, we're going to watch that rate. Typically it will go up. Um the reimbursement rate from the feds will come through later this summer. um stable staffing in that area and then we'll do the revision as we do um with all of our budgets and uh same thing community ed will um again great programming that people continue to love. So um doing good and going up in both the revenue and expenditures tied to uh additional program offerings and minor spend down to their fund balance. Uh construction talking about if we're going to sell um bonds or not. I didn't put that in there because I I just don't know that we're going to need to. And then again the Wyoming projects that we just went over um and debt service talking about the 105% um on those payments. So overall those are the budget numbers. With that administration would recommend approval. >> Thank you Director and Brigetti. It's a good reminder that accounting is as much art as it is math. >> Creative account. >> Does anybody have any questions before we move to a motion? [clears throat] >> I would just like to say thank you for doing this again. Um, I had questions cuz it anyway in talking with Mr. Massie and and your ability to come in here and explain it again is helpful. So, thank you, >> member Castle. >> Um, so there's the unassigned and the assigned. None of that would make any difference on what happened. >> Restrict. Yeah, correct. the the LTM was in a restricted fund balance which is why um it was negative. So yeah, that I mean that part did make a big difference but there wouldn't have been a difference between assigned and unassigned. Yep. >> Thank you. >> Member Tyson. >> Yeah. So I just want to thank you Director Chrissy. I'm just going to call you that [laughter] because you are amazing at explaining things and that's why I've gotten to this point where I can just really wrap my head around stuff because of your expertise in this area and all you do and your listeners tell me the same thing. Wow, I can really understand that when she talks [clears throat] about it and talks about the budget. So, thank you so much. Um, it is complicated. I remember back when we were like praying to get into all facilities become a 1A and we finally made it but it does complicate things a little. So thank you for all you do. >> Member Christensen >> I have another question getting back to something that member Tyson said [clears throat] earlier. So the the the the thing that's on the ballot blanket on the exact word. So if that passes Yeah. the the school funding which will bump up a little bit. What what does that what would that look like or when would that be effective or >> uh it's on the ballot this year so I'm not it would >> be 28 >> I was going to say 28 was the yeah >> so there would be 28 obviously it could pass or it could not pass and that would factor into what we're okay >> yep >> thank you hoping pass >> yeah it'll be on the ballot I'm sure as to when the effective date >> yeah thank you >> member >> so I just want to echo member Tyson's words Dr. Renburg ID um that yeah you you speak in plain like plain language because it is a really complicated school district funding is very complicated like you said how many pages I mean you print out it could be hundreds of page whatever so you make it simplified and I really appreciate it as well and so does the finance committee thank you >> all right I entertain a motion to approve as presented >> move to approve 84 second >> okay we have a motion a second any discussion Seeing none. Member clerk. >> Okay. [clears throat] Excuse me. Member Tyson. >> I. >> Member Reveline. >> I. >> Member Castle. >> I. >> Member Christensen. >> I. >> Member Antonson votes I. And member Corkran. >> I. And the eyes have it. >> All right. Thank you. I see no new business on the agenda which will bring us to the superintendent report. Dr. Massie. >> Thank you very much. My final days as superintendent of Foresake Area Schools are approaching and I'm overwhelmed with pride as I reflect on the state of our school district. I'm wise enough to know that none of the success and accomplishments I have been a part of over the last nine years are because of me. This school district is blessed with amazing educators and staff in every realm who make the system work for students and their families. I would need an hour to cover all the amazing things that have taken place within the within the Forest Lake area schools over the past decade. Perhaps most importantly, in 2018, the community approved a significant increase in the district's operating referendum. This support has lowered class sizes, particularly in the early grades, improved wages for teachers and staff, restored the critical work of teaching and learning, and improved the district's financial footing. This levy was extended for the same terms for an additional eight years in January 2025 and will serve as the financial bedrock of the district for years to come. Recovering from learning loss experienced during the pandemic is hard. I am proud to share that student learning has rebounded with more students graduating from high school now more than in any time in the last 10 years. Furthermore, we are seeing some of the highest ACT and ADV advanced placement scores. And when we look at our fast data, students continue to grow and learn at accelerated rates. After a decade of declining student enrollment, we are now seeing stable enrollment. This specifically, this is specifically noteworthy given the fact that the district and the state are seeing declining birth rates. Students are enrolling from other districts, charter schools, and home schools at record rates. Students and families tell us that they are choosing Forest Lake Area Schools because of the high quality instruction students receive and the endless options students have, especially at the middle and high school level. Student academic growth, as measured by fast assessments, is steady and impressive. Early in 2019, I assembled a community and staff task force to study ways the district could upgrade the high school athletic complex. At the time, we had a running track that was unstable and unsafe and a grass field that was in disrepair for more than half the school year due to overuse. Utilizing new funding mechanisms and taking advantage of expiring debt, capital debt, we are able to construct one of the best school athletic complexes in the state without raising taxes on our residents. >> As I turn over leadership to JP Jacobson, I am proud of the fact that the district is on very on very strong financial footing. Our job is to allocate resources to serve the mission of educating all students and provi providing dynamic opportunities for students to grow and succeed. We do this best when we utilize resources efficiently and with a sense of stewardship. I am part of a much larger system and I consider myself blessed to have served in this role. I have had a front row seat or maybe it's more apt to say I've had a seat on the bus to see the absolutely amazing work, love, and commitment of staff across the district. I've seen incredible educators move students forward, provide incredible learning experiences for students, lift students up. Lift students up when they struggle and celebrate their success as if they were their own kids. I have watched school staff and district administrators lead with courage, innovation, and pure determination to make our schools and the district the best place possible for students and educators. I have ridden on school buses and seen firsthand bus drivers greet students who are still half asleep and they drive with immense care and get students to school safely. I know of countless stories of food service staff who made sure that every student was fed even if they did not have funds to pay for their meal. The pride in what is prepared and served in our kitchens should make us all proud. I have watched custodians and ground staff care for our buildings as if they were their own homes. And I have watched nurses care for sick students with love and care. Win or lose, I have watched coaches and music and theater directors beam with excitement and joy at the performance of their students. I have been blessed to work along two amazing administrative assistants, Connie Ramberg and Joy Mount. [snorts] You have made this job more manageable. Your skills and attention to detail has been greatly appreciated. Thank you. I would like to thank the boards I've worked with over the the years who have put their trust in me. Your bold, selfless, courageous leadership and service to our students and community is a gift. To our administrative team, we have done amazing work. Amazing work together. And I thank you for your partnership and friendship. I [snorts] have been blessed with three contracts and a career that has filled my heart beyond anything I could have imagined. Thank you for letting me occupy the superintendent seat and to walk the halls of our schools over these nine years, cheering on student hard work and success. The job has been a true blessing to me. I [snorts] have been joined on this journey by my wife Kate and my three boys. You have weathered the ups and downs along with me. and I am forever grateful for each of you. [snorts] Thank you for your patience and understanding, your unending encouragement. I love you. Forest Lake Area Schools is a premier district. I stated during my commencement address that I have served as the superintendent of one of the greatest districts in the nation. This is a true statement. We have incredible educators and staff who are skillful and who care deeply for students. You have selected a talented person in JP Jacobson who will continue to move the district forward. JP, I would wish you all the success in the world. [snorts] Serving as superintendent has been one of my greatest honors. I'm humbled by the work we have done together. [snorts] We can all be proud of the opportunities this great district provides for our students. And this concludes my reading. [laughter] [applause] [applause] >> [applause] >> Thank you, Dr. Massie. [snorts] >> Anybody have any questions or comments? >> Christensen, >> I just have a short comment. I just want to um say thank you to Dr. Massie. He's been a mentor to me and to so many others. He has really taught me a lot of things. Um and I could go on about a lot of things, but I think [snorts] about Dr. Massie, I think about just integrity. Such strong integrity through, you know, all that the board has, all that we've kind of uh put each other and him through these last two years. He leads with integrity, respect, trust. I mean, if Dr. Massie tells you something ID tells you something about the budget, it is true and you can take that to heart. You don't have to question it. He's also incredibly humble and um I'll miss seeing him by surprise in the cafeteria. Sometimes he just shows up uh and and that is really fun. And the kids just love to see him and you can tell when he comes into those schools the kids, oh, who's that? Who's that? you know, and he'll talk to him. And I mean, >> I was called Mr. President of the School. [laughter] >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> And I want to recognize Joy and um we're going to miss her and >> you know, she's always there to cheerfully answer your question and uh answers the phone. And again, we put her through a lot, you know, with the minutes and [snorts] recognizing who said what or seconded it or whatever. and she's just um sitting back there. Again, you can trust her. Integrity, respect. I think that comes from the top. You know, when your leader leads with integrity and respect, it just comes right down to everybody else underneath you. So, thank you, >> member Tyson. >> Well, I'm going to thank Joy [clears throat] first. Joy, we're going to miss you so much. I remember when um Steve said, "Gail, can you help with the interviews?" I didn't know who was in the pot or who was being considered, but you're a gem and everything you do, everything you've been through, [snorts] printing off, reprinting new minutes, old minutes, I mean, I would say, "Joy, take tomorrow off." And Steve would be like, "Gail, but you work hard and we appreciate you so much." So, [snorts] Steve, I wrote you a letter to become superintendent of the year, which I'm not going to read cuz I get really sad because I really wanted you to have that. [snorts] The timing wasn't right. But I'm going to pull it together and read this. [snorts] So, thank you for your unwavering dedication throughout the years. Never have I experienced such a tireless dedication. I mean, your car is like parked there all the time. I don't know if it ever if you ever go home some nights, but you know, COVID, busing, weather, I mean, all the things that we've accomplished in this district that you mentioned, becoming the premier district that we are in Forest Lake is has been a lot of your heavy lifting and your ability to [snorts] build relationships and bring people together and get that diversity of thought, which we really needed in our district. And I so thank you for that. But it's your integrity, as member Christensen said, your vision and your caring ways. If I had a quarter for every time a parent would say, he really cares. He really listened. He really understood what I was saying and he hope he helped me. It was like, yeah, that's Steve. That's Superintendent Massie. [snorts] But you have earned a welldeserved retirement and I know it's going to be filled with joy and adventure and golf and lots of fun. I hope I know. But I love that you're going to get time to spend with your cherished loved ones, your granddaughter, and all of your family. So I just thank you from the bottom of my heart for having been on the board with you at the helm. Thank you. Thank you. >> Wow, member >> Corkran. >> Okay. Well, you guys are such great speakers. I kind of stumble a bit, but um I remember when we hired Dr. Massie Bear, superintendent. I remember his presentation being just it was just a wow moment for me. I knew him for many years before that, but I had not seen I seen him present like that. And I think that was such a pivotal moment in the future for our district. I just felt like that was that was the great was the right option. It was the right time. Everything was just great. And I believe you actually were sick that night. I think you had a cold and he actually persevered through that and still was a phenomenal presenter as always. Um, so as I say, I've known you a long time. You've been in our district for many years. You kind of went up the ranks and a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and and you finished your career at the top. And all that knowledge, we're going to be missing that. that is uh and the relationships that you've built and you've built a great team. A leader is only as good as their team as we all know school board members, directors, things people that you surround yourself with and that's what makes you such a good leader. So yeah, the integ the word integrity I wrote many times and you're leaving a legacy behind you of the compassion and integrity that you've always shown to be a superintendent and you have brought our district and our communities together with your open door policies, parent involvement. I mean, it's just [snorts] amazing what you've done. And even when you talk in in other communities now, I mean, the respect that I've seen grow when we talk about Forest Lake Area Schools is totally different than it used to be when I first moved here to what it is today. I mean, that only comes from the top leadership. So, I do appreciate everything you've done and and I've been on this board a long time. I've been blessed to work with many great superintendents, but I'm going to miss you the most. you were the most I mean just the you always have you're always the quick call back the communications that you've given and always your leadership and direction are going to be greatly missed because you've always helped me a lot through the years so kept me kept me when I've lost my cool a few times and I do appreciate that I've only done it a few times but I do appreciate your calm ways and um it's very appreciated so best of luck in your retirement enjoy your grandchildren and your boys and your beautiful wife Kate. Um, you're going to have a wonderful time. >> But thank you. >> Appreciate it. >> Mhm. [snorts and clears throat] >> Remember? >> Sure. >> Okay. So, all right. Um, just I have a little something here I wrote down and of course it's a mess, so just bear with me. Um, in a large part, it was my first personal encounter with Dr. Matthew in a listening session that led me to my current seat of privilege with the opportunity to publicly express my sincere gratitude and recognize the impact he has made on not only myself but more importantly our district and especially the students. Going back to what numerous people have said here tonight and I think it bears repeating because we had the whole presentation that we had tonight from Mr. Caldwell and the teachers at our high school. I understand how your work over the years to not only protect but grow and expand career and technical pathways and academic pathways for students has undoubtedly fostered success for thousands of students who without Dr. Massiey's foresight would not have had access to numerous experiences to help them better navigate their future. I also want to thank you more specifically for recently after numerous conversations organizing and collaborating and putting together that bullying prevention working group. I look forward to maybe more on that with um director Jacob or superintendent to be Jacobson over there and I think that's important ongoing work and I appreciate you having done that. During my short time on the board I have greatly appreciated Dr. Massiey's open door policy and his prompt responsiveness to the majority of my questions as well as his willingness to look further into something when necessary. With patience and grace, you have helped me realize that it is okay to keep asking the questions numerous times more than once and for that my apologies. Uh Dr. Dr. Massie possesses a depth of knowledge across the many facets of our complex education system, and he navigates the strategic nuances with an easy precision. As someone whose lived experience includes having stepped out of my comfort zone many times, whether navigating separate eight separate school settings before graduating high school or multiple job changes through my career, I can empathize with you and the changes that you're facing here. Um, the coach in me would say, "Do it scared." The nurse in me says, "Keep breathing." And in the words of, uh, arguably the goat of golf, Jack Nicholas, who says, "Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries, the course and yourself." I wish you well and thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Member Castle. So along with everything that's already been said, there's also the aspect of being humble and you easily pass on the accolades to those that you direct. But without the impetus that you provide, many of that would not happen. Thank you. All right. So, the challenge of going last, need to digest everything that was just said and and try not to be repetitive. Um, thought about a lot about what I was going to say here tonight and how to convey it. And, um, like former chair Raphael, I decided to kind of wing it and just kind of see what the moment brought. And one of the things that came to mind here is that uh at your retirement party, you had those cards on the table that we most of us that were there went and filled out. And one of the questions was what's your fondest memory, Dr. Massie? And I haven't worked with you for for too long. I I had some interactions with you before I was on the board, but uh I don't know if you remember this, you had a lot of cards that night, but the thing I wrote down was maybe a little strange. I said, you know, our first meeting when I first decided to run for board and I don't know if you remember that that day, but I came into your office and I sat down and Dr. M think about running for school board and you said, great, what do you need to know? What do you want to know? And I said, gosh, I want to dig into the strategic plan. and we sat down and we dug into the strategic plan and we looked at it and it just seems fitting with everything that's going on right now at the board here. And the thing that came over me in that that interaction that we had wasn't the nuances of the strategic plan or the the specific items that that we succeeded with or like what needed to come next. It was just your your passion for students. And that's what convinced me, hey, I I want to be part of this. I want to be part of this board and yep, I'm all in. I'm going to going to try to run. We're going to see what the public thinks about uh what kind of contributions I can make. And uh because we share that we share that strong passion for student success. And I think that's what struck a chord with me so much. And um I I really appreciate that cuz when you lead with that passion for students, that's where all the positive things that we've discussed here tonight, that that's where they come from is that that intent of of wanting to to drive students forward and set them up for their future. And it's obvious to me that you you led your entire career that way. >> And I wish you the very best in retirement. >> Appreciate it. >> Thank you. And can I just say one more thing? I didn't I didn't mention Joy. I I was remissed to mention Joy. Sorry. Thank you, Joy, for all your work and all the times I've asked you to print things for me and help me out and I do appreciate it. And I want to welcome is it Rebecca Jerkovich. >> Becca Becky Jerkovich. Welcome to the district. >> Thank you. >> So yeah, I just wanted to make sure I mentioned that. And we'll miss you, Joy. Thank you for always having that smile on your face. No matter what, you you keep calm when a lot of us don't feel it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> We don't know how you do it sometimes. [laughter] >> Thank you very much. >> All right, listen. >> You have to do it right now. Yes. >> Mhm. >> Ditto. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> And welcome. >> Congratulations. Look forward to working with you next week. >> All right. We will review calendar dates. The only one I've got circled here is uh our next board meeting at July 16th at 5:00 p.m. We already have some proposed agenda items for that one. >> Um with that, I will make a motion to adjurnn. >> So second motion to second. Any discussion? >> Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed. All right, we are done.