great uh welcome to this evening's meeting we're going to start with our evening's recognition for the Minnesota State uh honors choir and with that I'm going to turn it over superintendent F okay so 15 students from across the district were selected to participate in the prestigious Minnesota state honors choir each year seven special honor choirs are organized by the American Coral Directors Association of Minnesota to provide enriched singing opportunities for students in grades 4 through 10 more than 2,000 of students audition for placement into the program with about half being selected tonight I have and railan help me with your last name here railan uh beru beru come on up okay Vivian Holden come on up just London Johnson Nora lecher Wyatt Moser Sienna Ona Cal Crudo and Vincent V vac is that close yes all right that was nice Allison told me I had to do this I can't couldn't say the name right so awesome job guys uh you want to give a round of applause and and I also want to mention a couple of their teachers Tony Wrangle and Megan Hy where are you Meg there you are be G and talk a little bit about the experience okay go ahead um so when Miss Hy was talking about it I was like hey I should try something new and sign up and I saw all these people like accepted and I was like oh I don't think I would get accepted and when I did I was so shocked awesome that's awesome somebody else want to say something yeah go ahead uh this is my second year in acda and um really it's an amazing experience we're in a Big Concert Hall rehearsal space for like 8 hours uh for one day with like 400 people um and you just sing almost completely nonstop sounds sounds terrible and yeah it really truly is a great experience where do you saying where what is the performance hall that you where are you um so last year we were at St Andrew's Church um I can't remember this year this year it's St Michael alberi okay okay okay and are there students from all over the metro area all over the state you over Minnesota all over Minnesota okay wow so this is really prestigious to be you know to be chosen for this right wow can you all say what school you're from uh Still Water Middle School the elementary middle school home turf for most yeah that aounds any other questions from board members no this is a question would you guys do this again would you try it again next year how how many of you have done this before got one over there just two two and what's your name Sienna okay si si welcome is this your first year doing the All State yes it is what song are you going to sing for us tonight and with that I think we're done yeah do you want to get a picture sure let's get a picture you guys can come up if you want to take got cameras you want to come take that's fine parents take pictures all right well congratulations and thank you guys for coming in thanks for coming in I was right thank you let me get my recorder out for all right next we're going to we're going to move on to public comment um while people are moving out I'll read the expectations and we'll call people up um the school board encourages Community input while comments and questions are welcomed law prohibits the board from discussing concerns about individual employees or students in a public meeting the board will not deliberate discuss or engage in conversation with speakers however the board may ask Administration to review the concerns presented speakers must present their testimony in a respectful manner vulgarity character attacks malice or specific complaints identifying staff or students by name or implication will not be per permitted we will stop the proceedings immediately if employee or student privacy issues are raised and direct the speaker to forward comments regarding individual employees or students to the superintendent um there's a three minute timer and director Hawker here will have the the cards and we'll kind of alert you when the time is up sorry my um talk right here yes and you'll come right here uh our first Speaker tonight is Camy kirkson welcome thank you my name is Camy Kiron from Stillwater I'm just gonna turn this thanks I have three talk loud okay I have three kids in the district a ninth grader who is a successful student nearly entirely due to gate a thriving seventh grade student and a fifth grader attending Anderson Elementary in the mainstream classroom 10 years ago we moved into the district because of the reputation of this school system and all that it offers today I have several questions for the board and Dr Funk that I would please ask you to research and review over the next few weeks with all respect how are you even calling gate a choice program and comparing it to Amigos unidos Spanish Immersion is a choice it's a lottery program no qualification is needed whatsoever gate is a research-backed needs-based program that students are required to test into you have to qualify and IT services a specific need gate is not a choice there is abundant research that gifted brains are different than non-gifted in different in gifted kids than non-gifted kids many develop socially and emotionally slower than their peers thus moving them up a grade moving them up a gr grade level is usually not the answer gifted programs provide close relationships between specialty trained teachers who meet these gaps positive student teacher relationships create a supportive nurturing environment that enhances the school climate by reducing aggression and promoting safety do you know that South South Washington County starts a gifted program in third grade and imig starts one in second grade what is our District's long-term plan to service gifted students have we considered supporting gate within the $175 million Bond or Community voted to pass in November part of which was earmarked for the Oakland building have we considered opening up an Oakland gate site to capture the southern district it appears that this would require at minimum shifting one teacher and the use of one Oakland classroom if the potential transportation change is enacted it devalues gate this if this is due to cost savings how much exactly is the The District budget saving by this Transportation proposal and where will the funds be reallocated how is this more fair the strongest impact would hit the two parent Working Families single parents and lowincome gate families eliminating busing for SMS zoned kids will create disparity what plan do you have in place for kids who can't get to gate in the fall and are remediated to a mainstream classroom yet ready to take algebra in fifth grade which does happen I can tell you what my my third grader did at Anderson Elementary prior to gate he made paper airplanes on an almost daily basis and flew them around the classroom if gifted kids can't reach their potential behavior issues and poor learning habits emerge this vacancy and learning negatively impacts the students sitting around them in class and Carries high school and college academics I'm so thankful for gate and our passionate gate teachers our kids need a school bus which they can access from home and go straight to school let's not disband our gifted kids let's watch them Thrive thank you our next speaker this evening is Anna Zeno Anna Zeno am I pronouncing that right I just didn't hear you good evening my name is Anna zenko I am the parent of a second grader at Anderson Elementary and a fifth grader at in the gate program here at SMS I'm here to talk to you tonight about the proposal to cut busing for gate students on the southern end of our district like many families my household is one where both parents work full-time like many families we would be directly impacted by these proposed budget cuts and may need to make some really difficult decisions if this budget cut is approved the main thing I want to focus on tonight is equal education opportunity District policy 102 states that the policy of the school district is to provide equal educational opportunity for all students this is I think a foundational policy it's a really simple straightforward sentence without any car vs there's no asteris that exempts certain programs or there's no conditions and I think the board would agree that this is to be one of our guiding principles as a school district as our school board our community entrusts you to not only set these policies but to ensure that they are implemented even when this may be hard I would ask that you take a really careful look at whether this budget cut truly meets your policy standard for equal educational opportunity here in Stillwater we have a districtwide Criterion based admission program to gate consistent with your statutory requirements we have set clear standards for admission into the program based on multiple objective factors so from an equality standpoint we're doing well uh kid a from Rutherford has just as much of a chance to participate as kid be from Afton Lakeland as long as they both meet the admission standard but consider this busing change kids K's opportunity to participate doesn't change at all but now kid be just because of his address faces a whole new and potentially significant obstacle to participation the opportunity to participate is no longer equal there is no longer an equal Educational Opportunity as between kid a and kid B I know that gate parents have been pretty vocal since this cut has announced was announced and I I note that there are a bunch of parents here today that are concerned about this issue this is because we sincerely believe that this will present a very real barrier to participation for some otherwise qualifying kids and we know how important the gate program is to educational outcomes for our kids gate challenges them it keeps them engaged it builds their self-esteem it teaches them how to face adversity if that's not an educational opportunity worth protecting I don't know what is budget cuts are hard we acknowledge that they require sacrifice but please remember your role as the guardian of our guiding principles and think twice when it comes to sacrificing meaningful educational opportunities for our kids thank you next speaker this evening is Katie Gunderson hi my name is Katie Gunderson and I'm here tonight to Advocate against the proposal to switch to a hub Transportation model for G students in the Oakland portion of our district this decision if implemented would have far-reaching consequences for families and Young Learners while striking at the heart of our commitment to equity and access in education as a third grader one of my twin daughters tested into the gate program and we made the difficult decision to separate her from her sister to enroll we made this Choice after hearing program administrators share how gate students possess unique talents abilities and potential that must be nurtured and cultivated to ensure their future success and contributions to society however their gifts often come with specific needs and challenges that must be addressed with care and attention through programs like gate busing near students home serves as a critical Lifeline for many families in our community while some people hold the misconception that gate students only come from wealthy or privileged families they are wrong removing Equitable reasonable access to busing prevents students and families who may perform shift work and are unable to flex their schedule to a less than eight hour workday whether they have to drive students to a hub or directly to school skids with kids with hardworking parents who do not have means resources or reliable personal Transportation would be eliminated from the opportunity to attend the program that would help them succeed to their full potential depriving all students of the benefits of a diverse and inclusive learning environment decisions like this can cause a form of socioeconomic segregation I did the math on how much it would cost my family to drive my daughter to Stillwater Middle School from our home in Lake Elmo every day using the IRS reimbursement rate of 67 cents per mile 165 days of school required by the state of Minnesota and the mileage to and from our home to Stillwater Middle School twice daily the amount is nearly $4,000 this is not a reasonable burden for a district to pass on to individual families for a program they have told parents is absolutely necessary for their Student Success and well-being this proposal takes the district's Financial challenges and passes them on to individual families in the district which is especially impactful to those who may not have the resources to support their child with this very significant investment of time and dollars that Hub Transportation or personal transportation to still water Middle School requires I respectfully request the school board to reconsider this proposal and to recognize the invaluable role that busing for gifted students plays in ensuring Equity access and excellence in education thank you thank you our next speaker is evangelene Gunderson good evening I go to Stillwater Middle School and tonight I'm here as a seventh grade student and a passionate advocate for gate students as we reflect on the values of the star school district equality a safe and accessible learning environment and the pursuit of our fullest potential it becomes evident that these principles must extend to every student including those in the gate program let's look into each value starting with equality well it's true that many of us in the gate program Excel academically it's essential to recognize that access to resources and opportunities is fundamental to Our Success yet a significant percentage of gate students including myself face the idea of losing direct busing next year how can we claim to uphold principles of equality when some students are denied access to Transportation simply because of their program participation and their zip code we look at every student equally but in this decision is the school board looking at us equ equally as for the second value a safe and accessible learning environment I can personally relate to the amazing transformative impacts of the gate program on students leaving behind my twin sister to pursue this opportunity was a big and scary decision for a third grader however I found the idea that I could be where I belong in a program that provide not only intellectual challenges but also a support of community where I could Thrive be challenged and more importantly be myself to be a great thing finally let's consider the third value achieving our full potential the gate program has empowered me to push boundaries and pursue ambitious goals from building a submarine to tackling advanced math courses I've been given the tools to charart a course for success in middle school high school and Beyond however despite the program's numerous benefits the issue of busing for Woodburry Aton and Lake Elma students remains unresolved as someone who has been a part of the inconvenience and strain of daily driving due to the pandemic I urge you all to consider the long-term implications for students and families every child deserves the opportunity to access their education which is why this is such a large issue I beg you to take action let us uphold the values of this school district by giving every child no matter their school busing thank you for your attention and consideration on this matter which impacts not just individuals but our entire Community thank next is Katherine majeski good evening I'm Katie maesi my daughter who is in third grade at Lake Elmo Elementary was invited to participate in the gate program I was disappointed to learn of the obligation for families outside of the Stillwater Middle School busing Zone to provide transportation for their children either to Hubs or directly to the school this decision creates disparity and inequity for families in the southern portion of the district I am particularly concerned for families of lower socioeconomic status and other protected groups who may not have the resources to provide this in some countries such as Italy gifted and talented programming is considered special education by law although gate may not be qualified by law as special education in the US students are invited to gifted and talting programming based upon their unique talents and needs my daughter's teacher has shared with me my daughter's struggles to engage in typical classroom activities other gate parents have expressed that their children were disinterested disengaged exhibiting disruptive behaviors and struggled to form friendships in their Early Elementary Years yet went on to flourish in the gate program with Improvement in motivation attention and self-esteem for families who have experienced this they do not consider gate optional programming therefore a strong argument can be made that gate programming is special education for children on the other end of the spectrum communication I have received from the board and others attempting to justify this decision compared it to the Spanish Immersion programming for which busing is not included any family may apply for and participate in this program whereas gate is By Invitation Only based upon the unique talents and needs of the students therefore Spanish Immersion is optional in a much different sense and should not be compared they have also identified clustering as a solution for families in the southern portion of the district who are unable to transport their children to gate as identified in the March 2023 school board meeting in which the gate program was evaluated moving gifted children to clusters and classrooms has many drawbacks District director of teaching and learning Dr Caleb Drexler Booth said there is no replacement for the level of services that happens at gate 45 that cannot be replicated building by building by having students congregated in one place we are able to maximize resources and meet learning needs 74% of gate parents recommend this program whereas only 50% of families with children in cluster groups would recommend this approach a survey among gate parents was recently completed indicating that 88% of parents in the southern portion of the district rated their level of hardship as a result of the district's busing decision as moderate or severe some parents have discussed needing to change jobs others have discussed removing their children from the district and enrolling them in another program more conveniently located in proximity to their home or workplace many have commented that the proposition of hubs yields little or no utility for families for whom the timing of the beginning and end of of the school dat does not align with their work schedules I sincerely hope that the school board will reconsider their decision to remove gate busing from the southern portion of the district and ensure continued Equitable access for All Families thank you all right our next speaker is Erica is it saski thank you hello um my name is Erica sasy and I have a son who was in cluster classes last year at Anderson um and was invited this year to attend gate at Stillwater Middle as a fifth grader I'm here tonight to talk about how removing busing and converting to hubs for the southern district families of gate will affect my family and likely others I work out of the home and while the morning hours may be workable now the afternoon hours are nearly impossible and with the proposed time changes in the coming years this could potentially be impossible on both ends leaving little option other than pulling my son from the gate program at Stillwater Middle and having him attend his designated boundary School where the only option are the Clusters which is known to be inferior in comparison taking away busing from the southern district families leaves little option for the parents who work out of the home to give our children in the northern part of the district easier access to a more preferential program and then give our children in the southern part of the district limited access to that same program is not fair and Equitable for all of our kids across the district also as already discussed gate is being referred to as a choice program this is difficult for me to understand because it's not a choice for my son it's necessary for both his academic and social success when he attended Anderson he was continuously getting into trouble sent out of the room whether it was for talking to others moving in his chair walking around the room because he completed his work and was bored the teachers all tried to help him give him more tasks pull him into the Green Room give him fidgets none of which worked very long we had multiple meetings with staff about him and what to do and I was really getting concerned he was going to be labeled as the bad kid because nothing really worked he went from the kid that loved school and had friends to the kid that was sad to go to school frustrated that he was always getting into trouble and losing friends but then he was invited to gate since he's been in Gate he enjoys school again he's excited to tell me about his days when he comes home he has more friends now than he ever did before and they understand him because they're like him these kids had to meet certain criteria to be considered and invited to be in the program now you're limiting or potentially taking away that needed educational structuring I just asked the board members to please reconsider converting busing to a hub option for the families in the southern portion of the district thank you for your time thank thank [Applause] you our next speaker is Tim dhy good evening um thank you all for being here I appreciate it I acknowledge that uh these type of meetings are not always the most fun thing for you all and you're dealing with parents who maybe aren't the happiest with a certain decision you've had to make um uh I have a leadership position for my five day a week job and I recognize that we don't always have to get to make decisions that make everybody happy um a lot of times when I'm faced with a tough decision I try to step back and look at the perspective of everybody that is involved in a decision and I think tonight uh as I've heard others very eloquently speak they're asking the same thing and and that's what I'm asking as well is is for maybe a little bit different perspective out of you all and and um I didn't have an intention of coming here to speak to the board until the latest email uh by superintendent Funk and I felt like a few things in there did not ring true to me and I felt like maybe uh he and and therefore you guys as the school board could hear us out and uh my counterparts and fellow parents have spoken very well on it but certainly the the most important one I think is the difference between a need and a choice and um I would agree with my two children who are in the gate program I have a seventh grader and a fifth grader in the gate program and both of them uh didn't ask to be born the way they are they just were and I think the majority of us who are parents of gate kids would say from day one they've been a little bit different and the gate program has allowed them to light up in a way that uh I didn't know they could I thought they likeed school before until they started going to gate and then I went wow they really actually can love school and it was a different thing um I I've been uh so that being said I I just encourage you to rethink is it a is it a need or is it a want um for us it's a need and I would ask you to reconsider I think what is a a choice for the Spanish immersing program uh to me is most definitely a choice what language your kid speaks at school is a choice how they were born is not um I have heard people talk about is gate programming a um something for the wealthy and privileged to me if you change how people are bust in the district based on where you live you make it something for the wealthy and privileged you make it something where only the people who can figure it out financially to take time off of work to get kids where they need to be at the time they need to be there to fit the school bus schedule then it does become those who are less privileged uh are unable to participate in that so right now the way it is I do believe it's Equitable um and and from a budget perspective I know I'm basically out of time but I'll just say I I would encourage you to rethink in the 10 years that I've been a resident of this County um every year on average I went back and did the math taxes have gone up 7% every year uh income's gone up 1.6 and I don't see how our budget can be shrunk that dramatically where we can't figure this out so I'd encourage you to find pinches in other places thank you thank you [Applause] all right that concludes our public comment uh Joan um I'm going to call this meeting to order and roll call please director hacker here director kelber here director La here director Petri here director cor here here here great let's stand for the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with libery and justice for all all right I'm going to make a motion to approve tonight's agenda can I get a second so moved great director theander with the second all those in favor of approving tonight's agenda raise your hand and say I I I opposed agenda passes unanimously all right um we're going to move on to our student report perfect I'll start today so um we think everyone at school is super excited for spring break this week the nice break of class will be super nice um and also something that I love to talk about every year is our polar PL at SN water which is April 10th this year and we do it at the high school during the day um so it's something we do to support Special Olympics and all of its athletes and um a certain amount of the money we get from The Polar Plunge comes back to our Stater trust club which is about Unified sports and yeah so that's something I always love to plug and encourage people to donate and sign up and do how do you sign up just I mean is it anyone that can sign up or donate or how it's typically anyone can donate but typically the people that do it the most are anyone at the high school because that's where it's located during the day um but we have QR codes all around the school we have I I made a slideshow and sent it out to all of our fifth hours at the high school um yeah so stuff like that is it on the website or maybe we could put something out there for donations or Chris I don't know where Chris is but maybe we could look at something like that yeah for sure just to maximize maybe our superintendent wants to do the Fuller pun just keep talking so move don't give him any ideas great um in addition the bipac union has been very very busy we have a team that's working on the passing time music there's was a little trouble with that because uh it has been that you need a CD youit burn it CD to play music during passing time and that was a concern uh for students as the passing time music was not representative of the different students at our school so uh we are on it we are switching that and getting into a point where you can plug in a phone with an ox cord and play music so we'll have a general playlist that's representative representative of all students and then each month uh in celebration of that month like February is uh Black History Month you play music from that culture so that's what we're working on with the passing time music and in addition we have a team working on flags in our school so another big thing is visually how the high school uh celebrates culture um so we've we've gone around we've evaluated the school on uh a generalized rubric on to what extent we are celebrating culture and inviting and welcoming our students in so uh one way we are accomplishing that goal is through the addition of flags we sent out a Google form to all students and we got I think over 160 responses with 75 different Flags uh that they'd like to see at our school and that's a pro we are currently working on um and it's kind of just in the beginning phases now but I think that will start to get some of those flags up by early spring April U so very excited about that we are also looking to have a United council meeting soon which has significantly expanded the role this spring with recent events there are more clubs that are a part of it um more students that are engaged and the role with Administration has expanded as well and I would of course like to welcome any member here to participate in those meetings as well as I think that that connection and communication network is really important to students and the administrators when are those meetings um right now they're about once a month they're not structured and scheduled out super far in advance um that's something we are working on because meeting times has been difficult um but that's definitely something we're trying to get more consistent with um but I I can definitely communicate send yeah that would be great to send those to Joan and we have a calendar that we can do everything I think this Thursday I was going to try to confirm a date and I can give that to everyone and student council has also uh started communicating on block scheduling we have some feedback from student council and then fifth hour classes um have filled out information and they've given their feedback as well so we're starting to get into uh the block scheduling conversation great and I think that's a future study session I think in April or early May so that'll be great to have you guys there for that thank you very much lots of work that you guys are doing so thank you very much this has been nice to see a lot bringing all the students together in your work it's really appreciated great and we'll move on to our superintendent report uh first thing I'd like to know tonight is uh just mentioned uh Anders angstrom who did a great job for us uh part of Valley access um recording the meetings for this this uh this school year um and Anders unfortunately lost his life a few weeks ago and uh just our thoughts are with with him and his family and I'd like to just take a moment of silence uh in Memorial thank you uh so as far as my report tonight uh first thing we have some really good news uh we closed on the Lake Elmo land this morning so uh don't know I think you're all aware but I don't know if the public is but we needed four fifths of the Lake Elmo city council to approve uh sewer and water for the new school and to rezone for it to be a school and we uh were successful in that and so we were able to close on the piece of property this morning so that's great news and hopefully we will start doing some earth work next fall in preparation um for uh opening in in Fall of 26 and I know I would there were a couple board members at that meeting but I want to thank you and Mark and your team for being there and the really valuable information you provided to the the council and to the community members who came in and and spoke on behalf of the district and the importance of the school so thank you for all your work and effort and to the council for seeing the value in having a school in their community and partnering with the district so thank you thank you so the other thing I want to talk about tonight uh and this is my least favorite time of year um because it's usually March or April is when we have to make Staffing adjustments for the upcoming school year and you know I think we heard a lot of great speakers tonight uh speaking passionately about uh our GATE program um and and you know the plan for the budget for next year is to um shift to a hub model for for gate and we don't we're not making that recommendation easily or or not understanding we we're seeing and I'm appreciative of the impact we got from from our uh families tonight and I think our student speaker was did an excellent job however you know when I came here July of uh 2022 I realized that our district had had some turmoil over time so just to give a little bit of perspective um since 2019 we have had five Finance directors within still water and with five Finance directors come Finance directors coming and going uh our budget has not been our strength and um we have a great Finance director in in Mar SCH here right now and Marie is stabilizing the ship but we are at a 1% fund balance we are 1% away uh of of going into statutory operating debt where the state would take over um our financial decisions for the school district and so we are having to make recommendations that are difficult to the to the board to keep our head above water as part of that tonight you know we heard about the concerns about the The Gate transportation and I will tell you that I've been a superintendent for a very long time tonight we are impacting more teachers than I ever have in my life so tonight in a in a resolution here coming for for forward in a few minutes 37 teachers will lose their jobs tonight for for the following school year all right so people's per professional lives are being impacted not all of them are budget cuts there are some other for performance reasons um but there are 37 lives that are being impacted in addition to that we have a number of other teachers who are going to have to be shifting from what they teach to um teach another grade level or another subject these decisions are not easy uh but it's my responsibility to make sure we have a balanced budget moving forward working with the team that we have and that's what we're doing here and uh it's not easy uh but we have to get out of this downward spiral that the district's been in financially for a number of years and uh um so I don't make any of these recommendations uh from a budget angle um they're not easy decisions I just want to be clear about that and so that's really my my report tonight right thank you very much um I don't I don't typically do this but we had a tremendous amount of speakers tonight um on the Gate transportation and so I wanted to provide a little bit of background um to the community who may be listening saying why are you doing this because certainly the speakers were eloquent the student in particular did a wonderful job and I love seeing the students come and speak to us um but I do think that there's perspective that might be missing from this conversation and as a community member I sat and would watch a lot of budget cut conversations and maybe people here um other than me did too and it was always a line item by line item like let's talk about it let's cut it no discussion on the total system and the impact on the system no discussion how it impacts the mission of the district the vision the Strategic objectives um and I have appreciated our new approach to Priority based budgeting and to a systemwide analysis of what what we do why we do it and how we can be more efficient and how we can be consistent across the services that we're offering and I think that this is kind of that first year that we're really doing this that there it's there's a presentation where the superintendent manages the budget um the board is certainly able to voice concerns where we feel like priorities and his decisions aren't aligning um but the board did not do that this time so I just want to make sure that there's information out there that there is no decision per se before the board um um no one really had any kind of comment to the superintendent's um priorities and he certainly did that in conjunction with staff across every level um I also want to acknowledge that superintendent Funk sent out a really helpful email to gate families that not everyone in the community has access to and I just kind of wanted to highlight a few of those points um gate has been in existence since 2008 um and in 2017 is when we provided transportation for um across the district and I again remember being a part of the community and it definitely wasn't um a discussion of an equity issue at the time um and it was designed to be more inclusive of the program I think that over time though what we have seen is that there really isn't a lot of diversity in the program um in fact and superintendent correct me if I'm wrong there are no free and reduced lunch families correct in that program um so despite the district's best efforts now for 10 years in providing Transportation um we haven't been able to diversify the program and I know the the program requirements are up to the district what they identify and I would I would ask the superintendent to be working with um the gate families what is I think that there were some great things that brought up what are the long-term plans um a lot of very valuable questions to be asked how do we strengthen the cluster program which did come up as falling short in our special program evaluation those are things that perhaps could come back to the board with more information on what is being done within gate to strengthen those cluster programs um and I guess I just also want to emphasize that transportation is a struggle we are $1.9 million over budget on transportation and we spend a cons millions of dollars on Transportation so it's it's a very expensive Endeavor I think we on gate running the three routes from the south to Stillwater Middle um is over 240,000 that's two and a you know two and a half teachers two teachers and a few pairs I mean to put it in perspective so the funding that we get from the state is about $13 per student so I guess what I would also ask the speakers that had some really valid points tonight about student needs is to Advocate legislatively um I think that there's opportunity to partner to better fund the needs of um gifted and talented children beyond the $13 that the district currently receives um so I guess I just if they were still in this room I would I would advocate for them to do that um I know that these decisions are really hard and I absolutely I know I speak for everyone on the board that we acknowledge the impact um but it is Our obligation to be consistent in how we treat special programming in the district and to pick kind of one program that we transport door Todo and one that we don't um people could make the argument that we are disenfranchising Northern families because our Amigos unidos program is in the South so it's a very fine line and for the board I think what we discussed in several meetings over the last year and a half have been the imperative need to be consistent in the way that we treat our programs um and so I guess I just wanted to provide a little bit of that background um and for both the families that spoke tonight for the community that might be listening and we certainly want to improve um and address questions that were asked tonight in the longterm um um goals of the program so I guess I just want to say that I acknowledge the impact and these decisions are very difficult and they're not ideal and nobody nobody likes making these decisions so that was it that's all I have tonight thank you okay um we are going to move into the consent agenda tonight the consent agenda is items a through H is there a motion to approve tonight's consent agenda Dr porny makes the motion second second great we have a motion and a second all those in favor raise your hand and say I I I opposed motion passes all right we are on strategic Direction C which is utilize systems and align resources in an efficient manner to support learning and our first item is budget revision for 2324 welcome Marie good evening so before you this evening is uh the 2023 24 budget revision and I will go through the presentation and then pause for any questions um on the different areas of the budget so um again uh presenting the revision um for approval this evening as part of of the audit always they look for the approval by the board um so again this this uh graph here before you shows uh the First Column is the adopted budget and again that was back uh last June uh what we uh began the year with the middle column is the revisions um to the different funds and then the revised budgets on the right hand side and I'm going to to walk you through the changes in the next few slides of what's taken place again since um 9 months ago so there's there's been some uh different changes um you can see some of the most significant ones are in our construction and Debt Service as you are aware um we've had some changes in January um so with that Jon if you could just flip we'll we'll walk through these changes and this is on the revenue side um the first first one being our general fund um I've made some adjustments to our state revenue um this is including our basic formula um sped and cross subsidy uh one of the uh larger changes here uh we don't necessarily count all the gifts in our um our our donation Revenue up front because it the activity comes throughout the year so that is one of the larger areas here um is we're reflecting current projections and activity that's taken place over the last 9 months so that's one of the larger areas here um the other area is now that the legislative changes have taken place trying to reconcile that all um the past year and making sure those areas are in the right um Cate categorical funding sources we also had um an increase in our enrollment so making sure that that is up uh and reflected in our current budget uh in the food service area um we have seen a slight increase in our overall Revenue um for the national school lunch program um you know that was a legislative change um we've had some other changes in you know School breakfast summer food program uh slight uh change in the supply chain assistance and alicart sales also so just some changes there in Food Service community service fund I think the one thing that I'll highlight the most here is they have a Federal grant for school Age Care um and that that's one of the the larger changes here um along with adult basic Ed um and the community ed programming overall there's been some um other decreases to School Readiness and early childhood screening um but overall uh the fund um is seeing an increase now um and um that's been a change since previous years um when we were in uh the uh pandemic so they are coming back building construction um has seen activity um we sold the bonds in January so you will see the school building Bond and facility maintenance Bond activity so the proceeds and interest will be going in the separate funding source separate from the general fund um we we track all of that um and the interest separately so you will see that being reported there in what we call fund six so that is uh recording that activity and then on the next thank you Joan this slide uh we had a third piece of the bond activ and that was the refunding bonds and with those we put those in Debt Service uh for escrow and um that escrow payment was made in February so it was money in and money out for the 2015 uh Bond refunding activity how much did that save us when we refunded what was that a couple I think it was a couple million to taxers was 3 million that went back to taxpayers yes and that will show up on the Levy in a future Levy and then um last but not least on the revenue side is the custodial trust fund again that's for scholarship activity uh the district uh does not make the decisions on those it's more of a flow through and we are the trust holders um or what we call custodial on that and so it is more of we just manage uh the Trust on behalf of the scholarships so again that's the activity there um on the expenditure side um you will see again uh that middle column the activity there and uh the revised budgets the rightand side um and I'll walk through again um what we always look for in the general fund side is the balanced revenue and expense and I'll explain um on the expenditure side the um the changes there so next slide so on the general fund side um we had some staffing changes or allocations uh due to enrollment um again last fall as uh enrollment changed from our original projection uh last spring when we were doing the budget um we allocated some more um Staffing due to class size um again program support um we had added a position or two to um support sped um and you know security so there's there's some different positions um within the budget that we had added since our uh preliminary or adopted budget um also there we had made some uh ltfm adjustments for projects um in in addition to Grant activities so you budget the revenue you also budget the expenditure side for the grants so overall it's about $1.9 million we're also using restricted operating Capital fund balance for our projects again that's for some of the uh residual projects we still have also for equipment so uh you'll see there about $1.7 million so something like the AL the alc the yes mostly correct so if you pull that $1.6 million off the expenditure side in your general fund we have a balanced revenue and expenditure side um to our general fund so we have a balanced budget we are not using any of our unassigned fund balance we are staying at this time at the 1% um and right now that that is uh a projection however we've we are hoping um I am looking at what we have for activity uh we're hoping that um maintains at the 1% um you know we've had um some changes there with Staffing but everything is in this current budget for projections um for what we've um had for negotiations and and all of that so all of our staffing is accounted for um in the Food Service fund uh you'll see that um there is a decrease in the expenditures again um some of those expenditures because um of the national school lunch program are being covered uh next slide um adjustments in the community service fund again uh with the school Age Care expenditures uh with the grant um and then some of the Community Education programming um again it's um again follows the flow of um the increases in the revenue and then the building construction fund uh we're not using that all um the whole entire Bond activity this will be uh planned as needed there's a cash flow schedule for the projects and so uh we will be coming with uh revisions to the budget as necessary right now what's in there um is some of the scheduled projects through the end of June this fiscal year along with the land purchase that just took place um and we uh did that this morning and finalized that so that is all built in uh this year's budget and then the last slide here again the escrow activity so that payment did go out in February so so that's accounted for here and then the custodial fund for the projected scholarship activity um and those changes so again that is um what's before you this evening is um to have everything updated for the 2023 24 budget which will be the the basically the Baseline for what we will bring forward to you next month for our fiscal year 25 budget we wanted to get this before you so that we can then um start coordinating and um bringing forward to the board a more updated uh fiscal 25 budget with some of the activity that you saw previously um for those fiscal 25 priority based budgeting items so that is uh before you for approval this evening thank you um is there a motion before have any questions or discuss great is there a second Dr Lower all those in um well first questions comments discussion I guess for me the only thing I wanted to say was um we for those at home and this does actually also relate to the public comment this evening we talk a lot about 1% fund balance and I think I should just point out our policy is 5% the board is under its own policy so it's a focus of this board a focus of administration um and so we we appreciate all these efforts and in the detail and the frequency that you're coming back to us with this information because it's a high priority and um and causing us to make diffic you know difficult decisions but that are necessary for the health and long-term well-being of the district any other comments yes I would say just grateful for the work you're doing and providing some stability to the finances of the district so thank you thank you yes um yeah I just want to Echo that thank you you I know that there was a lot of of hard work that went into you know coming up with this this summary um so can you just tell us how you know what sort of a schedule we're going to be on now in terms of um you know I know this is not a funding year at the legislature so at least that you know you won't be just waiting until the last minute to see what's going to happen but correct so what what sort of a schedule can we expect this year yes you'll be getting a budget update next month and and then we will continue to bring you um updates um through May and then a final um budget summary um you'll get the book um probably earlier because we don't have um there we have a lot of um information already that we've put together with our priority based budgeting um it's compiling that information now that we have our our budget rision so um next month we will put together um our initial um budget update for the board so so yeah really two pieces here so I think in April here you're going to start to see here's our you know initial projections for budget for next year and then we'll close out this budget and then at the end of June we have to establish that budget for 24 25 so but I think you're going Head Start look at that uh here probably the regular business meeting in April and I'm assuming with some of the mandates that we've been talking about legislatively that we're tracking those costs and those obligations and sharing those with legislators and I know you're very good at doing that keeping those lines of communication open because that's a huge question mark when we're trying to build the fund balance Y and the other um the other item I just always want to say is and I get this question from time to time in the community and maybe my fellow directors do as well um why you know why are we priority based budgeting and cutting if we just passed a bond and I just want to say the bonds are for building and we they cannot be applied they're restricted funding they cannot be applied towards teacher salaries anything in the learning curric you mean anything like that correct correct correct and I think as Joan pulls that back up I think that's why the approach I took to the the slides is the different buckets um that you have in the presentation just shows the different funds and that that Top Line where you're looking at your general fund is separate from the other funding sources and so it's it's they're very restricted funding sources and what you can utilize those funds for by law and of course we're extremely grateful for the support that we've had for the community on the bond um and renewing our um our Levy and passing a tech Levy um but I've said this before and I know that there were had been people at the board at the time of that Levy um we had cut 7 million we passed a levy that was giving us if we passed the tech Levy 2 million could be applied to the general fund in savings that were coming off the books for technology but that left us with $5 million that we had still cut from the old Levy that we renewed so we kind of knew when we were passing it you know it was we were hoping to maintain and thinking we could end up cutting and inflation has hit everyone hard something we didn't really know at the time was coming so I I think that context of the bigger picture is sometimes helpful for people where why we are where we are today and how we're going to turn that ship around and and get to a better place so thank you because you're a huge part of that so thank you and I also want to just give um thanks to the team behind me and also the finance team they've been very supportive in getting this work done yes they are great great any um we have a motion in a second if there are no other questions um all those in favor of approving tonight's document raise your hand and say I I I oppos motion passes unanimously thank you Mar appreciate it and now we have 23 to 25 St Croy Education Association Master contract welcome Chris hello before she starts I want to kind of lay the table you know last year we heard about uh historic funding coming out of the legislature and what we have seen is historic settlements as a result um I think if people who've been in education a long time you can ask them to go back 30 years I don't think we've seen settlements life this in 30 years um and you know I think for a long time as a superintendent you would expect to see at most 2% 2% 2% that's been kind of the norm it kind of has match what's been coming out of the legislature and so between the the the 4% and the 2% and the the uh um special education cross subsidy the E cross sub subsidy um we got a lot of good funding this past year and so organizations throughout the state realized that and um you know what you're going to have Chris is going to show you here is uh um what we're doing locally she's going to show you the uh the settlement and then I think you've got a few comparisons for them to give the board an idea of where other districts have settled in our area so I'll just turn over to you all right well I appreciate your time board members um as I begin I want to First offer my sincere appreciation and acknowledgement of the hours and hours in time and work that have brought us to this agreement um from the sea Tony and Brandon Darby Jason Stacy and Aaron from the district Mike and Marie um and also to the board members who supported us and kept us on track throughout this process um so if we go to the slides um so for the salary schedule we're looking at 4% uh year one but that's effective uh Fe uary 15 um steps are are effective 71 uh 4 and a half% in year two effective 71 of 24 steps also um we eliminated three steps from the salary schedule which will compress it a bit and that'll happen in year two um medical insurance um I think most of you are familiar with that we've eliminated the gold plan we're going to maintain our current contribution for 2425 and then we will be increasing the Viba um contribution to match the deductible um longevity pay is a new item um so that is capped at 21,000 for this year and that's just the retirees and U folks who are resigning this year um and then for year two the cap is 229,000 um so what that boils down to this year is about a $65 uh sorry an $83 um per year amount um there are 252 years that were paying for out of about um I think I have nine people this year and then next year um it'll be 141 folks who are eligible and that's about 3,480 years that we're paying for and that'll be about $65 a year so with this what you're talking and I because I think that that can be confusing to people who aren't I mean they could be thinking about it as an individual is getting 21,000 or an individual is getting 229,000 this is like the total cost to the district to provide this benefit y right okay over x amount so St SCA member over a certain amount of years correct y y so there's nine people getting it projected as of right now maybe up to 14 and then for next year how many about 141 that's what that's the difference y um we also increased theth Healthcare Savings Plan contribution from 1343 to, 1500 and then that's indexed to the salary schedule um going forward and that changes for both years one and two um and then the speech therapists um they earn their ccc's and um so we're going to uh stien them $1,500 and that will start in year two so for the board we receive third-party billing for services that our speech therapists provide and so they will provide a service they'll do some extra paperwork we can submit that to the federal government for reimbursement so that is a funding mechanism that we have for the district that helps us and so the fact that we have these folks on staff who are doing their jobs but then we're asking them to do some little bit more uh to help us get reimbursed from the federal government um where that that's what that sement is for so any questions about our settlement okay um so just for reference um we pulled some comparables so um just salary and insurance is kind of all we really looked at um Centennial settled at four and a quarter and four with steps um and then 4% increase to Insurance in both years Monami settled at 3 and six with steps um and then a 7 and A2 and a a 10% increase in Insurance 7 and a half year 1 10% year two for their insurance mountains view settled at uh 6 and 10 U with steps uh no change to insurance for those folks South Washington settled at five and six um with steps they did an 8% in year 1 and a 10% in year two for insurance increases and then Whitebear Lake did three and three with steps and then 5% in year one for insurance and two and a half um in year two um just for reference the Metro average over year one is about 4.3 4.13% um and the year two Metro average is about 4.1% so we're kind of ring at that average basically when you can buy in the two yep and if I'm correct White Bear Lake did they settle before that they settled early like last Summer Okay so before they were they were one of the first and then some really big ones came in later okay and then that kind of influence a lot of other okay settlements thank you for those so I I also just want to say thanks to the uh to the negotiators who recognized I mean they're they're in a box just like the district is and there's these significant settlements going on around us but they did realize that we are tight was a fun balance in year one of you know 1% and so um I think how we structured it you know but the fact that y we our our teachers are going to be getting a 4% increase um but they're we're not doing it till halfway through the year so that it helps relief some of the burden on the school district and uh we're really appreciative of that so and if I can comment just a little bit further um you know while there were certainly impassioned moments uh throughout the negotiation process um our work together was really defined um by our mutual respect for each other and our collegial and collaborative approach um and I think we've set the bar um for future negotiations and as much as it you know sort of pains me to say it I look forward to the next round I'm just glad for the break well and I know um having a new team in place with yourself and Marie and now Chris um I we the board feels very optimistic where this is headed we've got um you you know leadership on the other side of the table that sees the system needs identifies the students needs and um the health and wellbeing of our district being Paramount so um we just appreciate it all the work that every one of you have done because it's a lot of hours a lot of hours a lot more than the hours we put in here so thank you very much to everyone involved anyone else um I just want to say also I'm I am so so grateful to sccea for what has come before us tonight um I read the Star Tribune in the Pioneer Press every day and Ma manaly what what is happening in some of the other districts in the in the in the Metro is quite astounding um some of the some of the urban districts are you know they have $100 million deficits and they're still paying out you know know big increases to their teachers and I mean I think all teachers deserve a gigantic sum of money I mean they do they do the Lord's work and but I so appreciate sccea recognizing where we are right now we're coming out of this time of instability that ended up being you know ended up with us with a 1% fund balance and nobody wants to see us um founder and I I just truly appreciate you know the you know where we I mean this is what we ended up with is kind of the average of the state right and um I mean I'm I'm glad that there was that that recognition that we're in a we're in a bit of a financial bind right now so I appreciate it and again I cannot stress enough I know Marie and her Finance team did a significant ific amount of work um kind of telling that story and really communicating information and um and yourself included in that so certainly thank you to to everyone involved in the process just one Dr Petri covered a lot of what I was going to say but um I just wanted to also thank our Echo the thanks for our team um having worked on the negotiations team last time with director Petri um being kind of out of the room this time and having the more regular updates and the information that was brought to us and the conversations that we had in in multiple close sessions um were super informative and having been in the room and now out of the room I felt like the board as a whole was on a much better um level in understanding all the work that was going on um and we so I so appreciate the hours upon hours that you guys spent um talking and I have great respect for our sea leadership um and the negotiations team that is a lot of work that those folks put in um in representing all of the teachers in our district so um thanks to them and all their work and to our negotiations team um I feel like our board is in a really good spot in supporting this thank you great all right so um we are approving this I don't do we have a motion in a second no I I'll move to approve okay haer with the motion to approve second Dr kelberg with the second all those in favor raise your hand and say I I I oppose motion passes unanimously thank you very much Chris all right um next item you're staying for it maybe Staffing adjustments that was the fun part of your job not as much fun um so I guess I'm a little unsure are we reading through this or so what what I would recommend is we have a member make a motion second and then you don't I don't think you need to read every single person On's name up there you can just read the screen and um I will make a motion to approve is there a second I'm sorry I didn't see you Dr for rning with the second um do you do you want to say anything before we vote or I would just I would read the first the top in the first per paragraph or or the first couple paragraphs there okay and then we'll go from there um Minnesota statute section 122a point4 subdivision 5 states that first three consecutive years of a teacher first teaching experience in Minnesota in a single district is deemed to be a prob probationary period of employment and the probationary period in each district in which the teacher is thereafter employed is one year and whereas Minnesota statute section 122 a.40 subdivision 5 further states that any annual contract with a probationary teacher may or may not be renewed as the school board shall see fit provided that the board gives the teacher written notice of the non-renewal before July 1st okay so essentially you have a resolution in front of you tonight non-renewing 37 teachers um whose names are on the screen and we've had a motion and a so to you for discussion great um are there any questions obviously it's not a fun place to be um but um with that I'm going to call the vote all those in favor raise your hand isn't it it's roll call oh it's a roll call I'm sorry you're right okay yes director kelber yes dor La yes director Petri yes yes yes yes thank you thank you all right now we're moving on to policy we have several policies for a first reading um we bring in Paul H Paul welcome good evening good evening I'll let you I'll turn it over to you to update the board yes it's a pleasure so so tonight we're going to review uh several policies for our first reading um they were provided in your your packets and I know it's uh there's a lot to them and it uh with those pieces but um I know you've had opportunity now but you'll have another opportunity following the first reading to kind of dig into those policies that you might want to um and then ask any questions or address questions to myself or anyone on the policy committee um and we'll prepare those for a second reading coming up at the next board meeting I just want Paul can I just interrup I just want to say just to update the board because we're having just a casual conversation here Paul has just taken over policy and I just want to tell the board that um I know Bev and myself and Katie are very appreciative of the way he's organizing this it's very constructive we had um wonderful discussion on this and so um we have already met and convened in committee on what you're seeing tonight but um you're doing a great job so far I know it's only been two meetings but just wanted to put that out there for you so we're jumping in well and with that in mind as you kind of look through these just the the committee um kind of looks at we're looking really at three priorities as we're moving forward um one is looking at policy alignment and consolidation so you'll see in some of these readings that these are policies that um and and some of the where we're going to do some revoking of policies is getting ready rid of redundancy and also um looking at consolidating policies that are um already talked about in other newer policies that some are outdated the second one is really the second area that we're focusing in on is is kind of mandatory policies and or policies that have legal requirements in them them where we're kind of out of kind of compliance somewhat we're we're a little bit behind so we're centering in on those particular policies so you'll see us a little bit of jumping around there and then we will also jump into any high priority policies that are may be very timely because of something that might be going on in the district or of a high interest to a board member we'll jump in to look at those as well so with that in mind we'll just go start with the first reading and please uh jump in with anything um that you might um want to add um with that so the first the first policy we're looking at for our first reading is uh [Music] 203.27 that to be in policy so that there's consistency in how board meetings are run so that's the highlights there and we can move on to Les there's any discussion uh okay um policy 305 is policy implementation um this is a little bit of a revision um and it's um aligned directly with mba's recommend amended policy um and so you'll see that piece there um with that so I what did that change no okay we we've got a verbal change we're going to make to that are you okay for the second reading okay for the second reading yep okay that sounds good so we can move on to 306 this is similar in that it's a u uh a revision and an alignment to an msba uh policy um it's it's really kind of getting rid of um some redundancy um within that policy that that has been updated to the new policy there this is based on the msba model policy absolutely yeah it's it's directly related and updated with that U revision that msba has made since it was in 2023 and this was last reviewed in 2018 so it has the new language okay okay 413 uh harassment and violence this policy um is going to replace and we'll get to when we look at the what we're revoking um but our policy Sr 1.10 that's about was last revised about 20 years ago so it's it's been long due um and the actually the the SR 1.1 was pretty straightforward very short msba over time has developed a much more robust policy um that meets the actual um statutory requirements and this is a mandatory policy this is one that we kind of talked about that um really will help support our requirements under harassment and violence with updated um information and this one actually does come with a form correct is filled out I think there's the next next item on there's the form I think oh perfect y yep so that comes with a recommended form and you'll see that um here and this is on our website M yep okay it's available with the policy um and good for the community to know that that form's out there that if they need to access it they can gets emailed to the correct parties um in the district office and gets followed up on yep yep exactly and uh yeah and the form was very similar to what we had in place but it adds a little bit more of um some of the different areas in which are covered by the policy so that's the form our next one that we can look at is uh policy 416 drug alcohol and and Cannabis Testing um we do have a current 416 um what what this policy does is in the revision by msba it adds all the language regarding cannabis so if you review the the um the policy as you go through it the sections that deal directly with cannabis are the added sections that don't exist currently in our 416 um that's all based on on all the new legislative components regarding the legalization of cannabis and and how that is to be uh reviewed by the school district um this one also has a form that goes with it and you'll see that there um so it is the our recommendation that and um that these forms be used um when there's any um concerns or violations with drug alcohol or cannabis and it lays out our testing policies and procedures um for staff and um and contractors and people that uh do business with so there's different for bus drivers who are contractors versus somebody who may have a type-c license driving kids correct Y and yeah you see those multiple forms um that would be um reviewed in that situation so those are also available so then we would be implied task of course is to get with our bus company and make sure that they're yep complying with our policy exactly yep so 417 um similar to these a couple of those other ones this one replaces an old uh policy Sr 1.7 um uh with a newer language that one again is quite old um this is there's quite a bit of additional information this is a more robust policy it's aligned with msba and and certainly meets our um legal requirements um regarding that there was a question around about um section c C3 where it states searches of school district officials in connection with searches by School District officials in connection with the use position Cession or transfer of alcohol or Controlled Substances will be conducted in accordance with the school board um policies and so that policy is outlined in our policy 502 which we have and it's adopted um which which is directly around search of students and property so so this is telling us we need to be consistent with 502 y y okay um 52 six hazing prohibition um the again this is replacing Sr 1.10 which included hazing in that old policy um and so again more robust um is more clearly outlined more up to date with the current regulations and requirements and and statutes for um any type of uh hazing incidences and and C outlining that we prohibit any type of hazing within the district so so that's one for you to consider as well and then um 528 student parental family and marital status non-discrimination this is a new policy um by msba um that um meets some legal requirements that that are out there in statute um so it's fairly um straightforward um and we would recommend consideration of adopting this as a as a policy within the district so that kind of concludes the first readings um and so um when you can't sleep at night and you want to start reading something and then you have all the feedback for us you can send it to Paul and Joan um yep absolutely can be incorporated certainly welcome that do we make these meetings sound fun for you for next year everyone's clamoring to get on policy committee right they are you kind of went through the revoke the revation so many of them I did so um we can do we do ask order um the do we do a each one singly we last time we did it all at once I would recommend you go through them and then do a motion to revoke them all okay okay so what you'll see um so policy 102 so Mo most of these policies are either redundant um or they're covered by under policies so again it's that as I in that kind of that opening talked about that um initiative that we're working on so the first one is uh 102.1 um I think the committee and the administration um recommends revoking it's really covered under 102 um the equal education opportunity that is a policy policy that we have also aligns with msba policy so this one is kind of short but um kind of redundant there the next one 103.1 um is very similar um the the really the the policy 103 covers um how these concerns and resolution and appeals are are done within the district under 103 which is titled complaints and student employee parents and other um outlines that in in 103 so this again is redundant um hasn't been reviewed since 2003 so it's 20 years old um and so 103 is a much more updated revised covers that um the next one is 20.6 um again this one is covered in policy 201 um last revised in 2016 um there's also policy um 206 which talks about public participation with the board um and and covers um some of this the same areas of of this policy so it's uh we we feel it's redundant and not needed um to be updated 215 um board resonation and vacancy this policy is um again redundant and not needed because the language is in statute and um I know it was the the feeling of the board and I think the superintendent that we are obligated to follow the statutory requirements in this situation and so a policy can't override that so it was felt I think the recommendation is to revoke this policy and um certainly align with what the statutory requirements are if this situation ever comes up and they may be changing you know I there's a there's a bill in the legislature that I testified about um last week that may change the the length of term for somebody who's been appointed um to the next general election so that's good if we don't have this policy then we don't have to update it because the law will be changing right exactly a quick question um so we're revoking this policy but we have a procedure to support the statute yes we perfect yep thank you and just so I mean the board would always reach out to the board chair reach out to the superintendent let them know and we and super would walk you through the process legislatively to and how to comply okay thank you so then we have Sr 1.7 um as we talked about earlier that's the reference earlier that that's being replaced with 417 that we did our first reading uh earlier today on um covers this old um old policy and then we have Sr 1.10 again as you see last revised in 2003 this one also is um replaced by 413 and 526 that we reviewed uh earlier in a first reading with with the Hazen component so so what's with the SR any idea requir it's okay it's the old system before my time W yeah old numbering system so so that covers the recommendations for revocation of those policies any questions on the revocation is an action item tonight so are there um there's any questions for Paul otherwise I can take um a motion to revoke motion great you make the motion to revoke is there second second great so there's one motion this is for policies 102 2.1 103.1 20.6 215 sr110 and sr17 any comments questions okay all those in favor of revoking those policies raise your hand and say I I opposed policies rol thank you great thank and with that if there unless there's anything else we're adjourn thank you right you