School Board Business Meeting - January 16, 2025
1.0 Call to Order: Roll Call 2.0 Pledge of Allegiance 3.0 Approval of Agenda 4.0 Comments to the Board: At this time, individuals may speak to the School Board on any item relating to South Washington County Schools. The Board will not respond to or discuss your comments. Character abuse or specific complaints identifying staff, students or task force members will not be permitted. The Superintendent may be asked to prepare a response to your concerns. The comments to the board period will be held open for up to thirty (30) minutes in total. Each speaker is permitted to speak for up to three (3) minutes in total. The School Board will allow up to three (3) speakers per topic. At three minutes, the microphone will be turned off and we will move on to the next speaker or next agenda item. 5.0 Student District Ambassadors 6.0 Consent Items: All consent items are considered routine and non-controversial by the School Board and will be approved by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. Prior to this meeting, Board members have had the opportunity to review each of these items and may request that any item be moved to the Action Items for individual consideration. 6.1 Retirements, Resignations and Terminations 6.2 Leaves of Absence 6.3 New Employees/Change of Status 6.4 Electronic Fund Transfers 6.5 Resolution to Accept Gifts 6.6 December 12, 2024 School Board Business Meeting Minutes 6.7 January 2, 2025 School Board Business Meeting Minutes 6.8 January 2, 2025 School Board Workshop Meeting Minutes 6.9 November Cash Disbursements 6.10 December Cash Disbursements 6.11 Bid for Oltman Middle School Addition and Renovation Projects - Updated 6.12 Bid for East Ridge High School 6.13 Extended Field Trips 6.14 Student Teaching Agreement 6.15 Bids for Park High School 7.0 Information Items: None. 8.0 Action Items: 8.1 Sale of Certificates of Participation, Series 2025A Kris Blackburn, Director of Business Services 8.2 FY 2023-24 Audit Results Kris Blackburn, Director of Business Services 8.3 Board Committees for 2025 Katie Schwartz, School Board Chair 8.4 Proposed Policy Changes Julie Nielsen, Superintendent 9.0 Superintendent Report 10.0 Future Meeting Dates: February 6, 2025 - School Board Workshop Meeting (DSC/6:00p.m.) February 20, 2025 - School Board Business Meeting (DSC/6:00p.m.) 11.0 Adjournment
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Student District Ambassadors Program
School District Financing and Capital Projects
Annual Financial Audit Review
Board Committee Assignments for 2025
School Board Policy Updates, particularly Policy 102
Superintendent's Report and Upcoming Events
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“we're mentioning that we're financing the acquisition and remodeling of the existing building to provide instructional services for students in the special education transition program and consolidating that program so that's going to gain some efficiencies there which is great”
“we were able to issue a lower debt amount and still Finance the amount that you need for your project costs so you'll see that we are issuing 8,980,000 and the board I believe had authorized up to 9,445,000 so we're under that amount”
“the true interest cost of 4.03% is lower than the 4.33 which we were estimating about a month ago so we were glad to see the interest rate come in lower than that estimate and as a result of that the principal and interest pay pays are almost $300,000 less than we were estimating a year ago”
“Credit strengths of the districts the strong local economy with above average resident income and full value per capita growing enrollment they see as a strength strong local support for Education through voter approved debt and operating levies”
“Credit challenges they still are um watching that fund balance and saying that it's improved but remains and I think it's slightly below we think we're right on the edge but um slightly below the a medians capacity challenges of course giving um growing enrollment which you're addressing”
“this policy uh in no uncertain terms opens a door to uh persons with male genes and male anatomy uh into women's sports in the school district as well as women's locker rooms”
“I place at a higher priority uh the feelings of safety that our female students are required and uh need to have”
“I think it's prudent for us as a district to maybe pull this back and and fully understand what this means and what type of risk this brings to our district”
“at that time neither of you mentioned any issues with this policy... you also did not mention having any issues prior to that board meeting”