00:00:07,130	President of the Bismarck school board, it’s 5:15 on Monday, July 14th. I call this meeting to order. Welcome and thank you to everybody for joining us both tonight, um, here at the City Building’s Tom Baker Room or online. You can find our agenda under the school board tab at Bismarckschools.org.

00:00:29,670	Dr Sher, could you please call the roll, please. Here Mr. Hager. Here. Mr. Lee, here, Mrs. Peterson. Here. Miss Presky. He Ms. Presky, thanks for calling in to be with us tonight. We’re out on a work trip. We should certainly appreciate it. Dr Sher, please note that, uh, all board members are present and accounted for.

00:00:48,900	Dr Fos now, would you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Right States And Pro San One Thank you, Dr Fasno. Item 1C is the BPS mission vision and values, the BPS mission is to empower every learner to thrive.

00:01:34,470	The BPS vision states together are strong relationships build inclusive, collaborative and innovative environments that create agency and inspire a passion for learning, excellence, and discovery. The BPS values are inclusion, excellence, innovation, and leadership. You can also find a link in the agenda to the BPS strategic plan. Item 2 is to adopt the agenda. What are the wishes of the board? Mr. Lee. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that we adopt the agenda.

00:01:50,800	Second. We have a motion in a second. Any discussion? Dr Scherger yes, Lee, yes. Peterson. Yes. Presky? Yes. Yes, motion passes. Item 3 on the agenda is the reorganization of the 25, 26 school board.

00:02:13,270	We’re at the end of a year and moving into a new one, so item 3A is the election of 25, 26 officers for the Bismarck Public School Board. What are the wishes of the board or any discussion? Mr. Lee Mr.

00:02:33,670	President, I would move to nominate Josh Hager for the position of President of the Bismarck School Board for the 2025, 2026 term, and I would point out that he is dressed presidentially, almost identical to you, so. Thank you for that, Mr. Lee. We have a motion. I would and I would just like to thank you, um, President Eastgate, for your service. Um, you served for 2 years, kind of onboarding or Dr F Fassnot, and you know, so that would uh.

00:02:51,830	Maintain some continuity between the two years, so just appreciate that extra year of service, um, from you at this time and again, second the nomination of Josh. Thank you very much, Ms. Peterson. It was a heavy lift bringing Dr Fos not along, um, it’s a joke. Great job, Dr Fassna. Uh, Mr.

00:03:08,230	Hager, do you accept the nomination? I guess maybe I should start with that. I, I do. Thanks. Fantastic. Mr. Hager’s been vice president for the last 2 years.

00:03:20,470	He’ll do a phenomenal job leading our board, and it’s been a pleasure and an honor to serve in this seat, uh, with you board members, so thanks a lot for having me, um, it’s been a, like I said, just an honor to serve both the board and the community, so I appreciate you guys. With that, uh, Dr Sher, the roll please. Lee? Yes. Peterson? Yes. Presky. Yes. Hager? Yes, he’s good.

00:03:39,700	Yes, motion passes and we’ll take just a moment here to put President Hagar in the seat and then we’ll be looking at bringing on the vice president. Oh I’m not sure what’s going on with the Oh It’s like said I don’t know what’s going on traffic control. Kind of left a mess.

00:04:03,770	I see that my water really, really perspired Dan sweat. Yeah It’s tough being the president. Gosh, I might be Josh Hager. Um Hello? Got you. We’re back now. Um, First, before I open it up for the vice. President position I just wanna kind of jump on the coattails of Ms. Peterson and thank you, Mr.

00:04:36,230	Eastgate, for the last 2 years. It, it’s If you, if you watch online and you watch the school board meetings, and this is the only interaction you, you, you see us have. I, I just want you to know that. Both Mr. Eastgate, Mr.

00:04:54,430	Lee, prior to him, they spent an awful lot of time, um, working with the superintendent that. tends to go unnoticed, so just want to thank you for the last two years and all the, the hard work and time and effort that you put in it goes, doesn’t go unnoticed by us board members, that’s for sure. So thank you, Mr. Eastgate. Thank you.

00:05:11,500	Um With that, I would open up for nominations for vice president. Mysteryski. Yeah, President Hager, um, She’s not here to defend herself, but I would nominate Ms. Daniel Presky to be the vice president of the Bismarck School Board. I’m 2nd We have a motion and a second Miss Presky, um, would you accept the, the nomination. Yes, I’m honored.

00:05:33,470	Thank you. OK, Dr Sher, we have a motion in a second. Eastgate? Yes. Lee? Yes. Peterson? Yes. Presky? Yeah. Edgar, yes. Congratulations, Miss Presky. Uh, with that, that brings us down to, Item 4, public comment.

00:06:05,430	The board recognizes the central role parents play in the education of their children and supports active parent involvement in the education process. The board’s practice of public comment reflects an alliance with policy BCBA in the spirit of its intent for classroom issues, it’s best to follow the chain of command. Teacher, principal, assistant superintendent. Superintendent Uh, for district issues, please reach out to Dr Faust.

00:06:25,900	If you do speak tonight, we simply ask that you be responsible, be helpful, and be respectful. Our BPS students deserve to have adults model expectations that we have for them.

00:06:43,530	Groups are to select one spokesperson for individuals will be limited to no more than 4 minutes and will be notified with 30 seconds remaining to conclude their remarks. The board will not debate issues as presented, but will take such matters under advisement. With that, please stand and approach the podium if you wish to speak tonight. OK, see no one with that. Public comment is closed. Item 5, monitoring district operations. E1, global. Operational expectations.

00:07:13,370	Dr F Fassn Um, good afternoon, board members. Um, before I share with you what we wanted to, uh, this evening. I would also like to say thank you. Thank you, Mr. Eastgate, um, for 2 good years. It’s been a pleasure to learn from you and learn about BPS from you, and I look forward to working with Mr.

00:07:31,600	Hagen and the rest of you as uh uh continues, but, uh, um, thank you very much. It’s been a good, a good time, a good relationship, so I appreciate that. So, um, on to OE1 global operations expectations that reporters provided to you.

00:07:52,230	This one outlines simply that the superintendent should not cause, allow, or fail to take reasonable measures to prevent any Practice, activity, decision, or organizational condition that is unlawful, unethical, unsafe, disrespectful, imprudent or a violation of policy and dangers the district public image, um, I am proud to say, uh, we are recommending this is in compliance.

00:08:13,770	I would firmly stand not only for my team but myself in saying, I do my very best to follow the law and policy every single day, um, except when I probably speed down the interstate, I know I’m willfully breaking up, but as far as inside the job, I’m willfully following the law and policy all the time.

00:08:30,770	I do hope that you see that I do my very best to work in an ethical manner every single day that I come to the job, um, ensuring a safe environment, uh, as much as possible for students and our staff, um, I also want to say to demonstrate the, the respect.

00:08:49,300	aspect of this, we don’t really talk about it in the, in the, um, evidence, but I think the dignity index we just talked about learning about that, the school boards convention a couple of years ago.

00:09:08,500	I think that is paramount to a good evidence that we’re trying to lead and respond to all those people that we encounter and BPS every day with dignity and how we, we treat them, but I also believe I’m prudent and resourceful when needed, and uphold a positive image for BPS. Hopefully. when you see my team or myself in front of a camera out representing the district, you say, OK, that’s the image that we expect BPS to be held like and uh do that.

00:09:25,600	So in regard to 1.1, um, and, um, this report, we find it in compliance and I’ve provided the evidence for you, so I’d stand for any questions you have. Board members. Ms. Peterson.

00:09:46,430	Uh, I don’t have any questions, but I do want to point out, and I thought, you know, obviously this, this particular report is talking about, you know, following the law, but I really do wanna highlight the indicator and the evidence under, oh gosh, now I gotta find the actual indicator indicator 3 that talked about, um, just the fact that we have 79% of our respondents strongly agreed, agreed, or somewhat

00:10:05,100	agreed with the direction of the district and so in a year where we um undertook, you know, kind of the updating of the strategic plan, um, lots of different changes and some major things that we are are doing.

00:10:22,200	I think that that is a, a strong indicator indeed, so I thought that was, um, A really, a really good indicator and uh piece of evidence that then also then highlights that, yeah, I think we are.

00:10:43,030	We see that you and your team are following the policies, um, have strong policies that not only are that that drive our processes within coherent governance, but we know that you guys have your uh operational handbooks and things like that that I think are always kind of in continuous improvements, but also that you guys strive to to pass every single day. So, um, with that, I would move that with respect to OE1 global operational expectation taken as a whole that we would find um the district in compliance.

00:11:04,400	We have a motion. So we have a motion in the second. See another comment, uh, Dr Sher. Lee? Yes. Peterson. Yes. Presky. Yes. I ate? Yes, Hager, yes. And to be OE2 emer emergency Superintendent succession, Dr, yeah, for OE2, this is pretty straightforward.

00:11:33,230	You should designate at least one of our executive staff members to be familiar with the board’s governance process and then really this boils down to making sure that we have a process in place in case for some reason I depart or there’s a vacancy in my position and how we’re going to address that, which that evidence is provided to you, that’s kind of in

00:11:48,700	policy how that decision making matrix is used, so we provide that to you. And then each year I give to you, um, in August, kind of like who is my direct successor.

00:12:05,170	I appoint either one of the assistant superintendents as the first role in that, even though I have two assistants, they do brilliantly. I will identify one that to hold that role, um, which I do annually for you. And then you’ll also have as a bit of evidence to, uh, today, um, our organizational charts, so you can see how I organize my team and their roles. So I believe that satisfies the expectations of this policy.

00:12:25,030	Board members. Mr. Lee, Mr. President, uh. With that, I would, in respect to OE2 emergency Superintendent succession, I would move that the board, I accept the report as fully compliant. I would second Do we have a motion in a second. Peterson Yes. Presky? Yes. Eskate? Yes. Lee? Yes. Hager. Yes. Right.

00:13:02,900	Item 6 matters reserved for board actions. The 25, 26 board appointments. Dr Fasst, do you want to give a little background on, on that? Yeah. Yeah, you bet. Um, Sorry, yes, I will, uh, President Hagar, sorry I stumbled there for a second.

00:13:21,370	I gotta get used to that new vernacular, um, President Hagar, members of the board, what we provided to you is just an outline of a simple motion we provided a list first a listing of all the positions inside of my team and throughout the district that hold um designated roles like you’re in charge of federal funds or you are the CLSD coordinator and no, so we’ve

00:13:39,030	listed those of where they are present. And then in bold, you have items 1 through, I think. Now is 27 of what we’re recommending for those positions, I think we did make one change today because that was my mistake, um, for Um, Miss, uh, item 7, board member

00:14:00,630	Peterson for 2, year 2 of a 3-year appointment in Korea board I think your original document had been in there and that was a mistake. We actually made that mistake last year as well. So we replicated the mistake but corrected it today.

00:14:14,430	So that’s the only correction we have since it was first sent to you, but, um, there are some other appointments, but I believe it’d be best for you to address those maybe in your workshop and how the board wants to handle those appointments. These are a lot aside from the Korea position or a lot of the non board member positions, so. Thank you, Dr Parson. Uh, members, Ms.

00:14:33,730	Peterson. I would move that we would appoint authorized representatives, designees, and authorizations as listed in recommendations 1 through 27 as listed. Second, We have a motioned a second Dr Sher. Tresky. Yes. Yes. Lee, yes, Peterson. Yes. Hager. Yes. Uh, item B, administrative policy. Personal electronic communication devices.

00:15:01,970	Uh, so board members, I kind of provide to you and I will, um, we’re having some technical issues with our website and getting some things posted to the, to the agenda.

00:15:17,430	So once we can get that rectified, I’ll share these notes with the general public so they can see him and have access to them, so my apologies, um, but I’d just like to read a section of these so it’s on the record so people can hear it as this has been a large discussion in the district as far as the change in legislation in this, in this policy, so if you Are OK with

00:15:32,030	it. I’ll just read a a few comments, uh, for the sake of the listening audience. So, um, the BPS leadership team building principles and I are presenting for your review tonight a proposed revision to administrative policy FFI, which is personal electronic communication devices.

00:15:52,170	Uh, this proposed policy replaced our current FFI student responsible use. So that’s been expanded over time, um, in uh we’re revising our, our presently, um, our present policy that really was confined just our devices, not their personal electronic devices.

00:16:11,370	Well, this is not customary for administrative policies to come before the school board, as they are typically maintained and revised by my team in accordance with the coherent governance policy. We are bringing this policy forward because of its significant importance and desire by you to have the school board provide their thoughts and affirmation of the proposed policy.

00:16:29,230	So background and just some legislative context that proposes revision is uh prompted by the passage of Senate Bill 2354, which was signed into law by the governor on May 2nd to 25. This bill alongside the earlier House Bill 1160, uh, initially aimed to limit student access to personal electronic devices during instructional time, uh, throughout the legislative process, both bills were hog house, meaning their context was significantly amended,

00:16:49,870	ultimately resulting in a requirement that districts restrict student use. Personal advices from Bell to Bell during the school day. Uh, this new policy is grounded in the model policy released by the North Coast School Boards Association, uh, which we did have to wait for until mid June,

00:17:04,770	um, to get their model policy to work this up for you and the community. Following its release, BPS convened a working group consisting of elementary and secondary principals, our representatives from the student support services, which would be, um, special ed for those that aren’t familiar. Our instructional leadership team, uh, LDI, so.

00:17:24,600	Um, dealing with, um, teaching and learning and then representatives from HR, um, this group, uh, reviewed the school board’s draft policy discussed prevent potential modifications and crafted the version being presented to you tonight. Um, after that, we did want to get input after we’d had the initial revision.

00:17:42,700	We did want to seek input from our patrons, our parents, so we did post their proposed uh policy that you have in front of you out to parents electronically. We sent that out.

00:17:58,400	Um, so to further inform our process, we shared this policy with families on July 1, including direct links to the legislation and an invitation to complete a short survey along with a link to the proposed policy. The survey yielded 950. 3 responses, um, key findings included, um, 83.4% of respondents agreed that the proposed policy aligned with the intent of legislation.

00:18:21,670	We specifically asked them, you look at our policy, review the legislation, make sure that we’re meeting the intent of the policy or of the legislation, um, parents are also asked to share what they supported in the policy and then what concerns they had this open-ended response. I did have analyzed using a help from AI, so please don’t give that.

00:18:37,600	all to me. I did use AI as an assistant tool to to provide summary of those 900 plus um responses. Key themes that came out of there were, um, one, Clarity for emergency contact protocols, um, parents wanted reassurance that they can contact their child in urgent situations, and that a

00:18:56,830	transparent process was in place. I think that’s a concern. I’d also say that concern was addressed during um legislative testimony, it was testimony by North. Dakota Emergency Management that honestly sometimes during emergency situations, cell phones are a hindrance to response by emergency services when something like an active shooter or a large disaster could happen, those systems

00:19:22,570	become inundated by the sheer number of cell phone messages and phone calls, and they testified that Cerrian could be inhibiting to their response in a timely fashion. I would also say we will put out some additional guidance to parents, as I’ll mention in here.

00:19:39,570	in just a second to help reassure them like here’s going to be our process, so we can address one of these, uh, one of these themes that came from our feedback from the survey.

00:19:57,200	A second theme that came back from the survey was establishing a clear process for accommodations, um, the legislation does provide, um, opportunity for students to use a personal device if due to medical needs an IEP or 504 plan, um, requires them to have access to their device. We are presently working on those processes now and how that could be accommodated by families, um, through the 504 IEP process.

00:20:15,030	So, um, we’ve heard that one and are presently working on that concern. again voiced by our parents, um, third theme was, um, consider tiered flexibility at the secondary level.

00:20:37,230	There were several responses, um, in the survey and you have a part of this attachment, some of the, the direct comments from parents, um, like, They, they just wanted to have, um, Allowing more flexibility at the high school as compared to elementary level, um, flexibility during lunch hour and not, and I would, um, all those parents that kind of shared that similar thought. I would encourage you to go to legislation and look at it.

00:20:59,730	The, the legislation is, um, is a prohibition from using their personal cellular devices or communication devices bell to bell, so bell to bell just for clarity is your morning bell to your afternoon bell or whenever you leave arrive at school or or leave school because it’s a high school kid could come and leave at different times.

00:21:15,670	So, um, while you’re on property Bell to Bell is morning to afternoon, not your classroom bill, OK? So we’re, we’re clear, and that’s in the legislation directly. Um. The 4th uh concern or key theme from the survey was standardized enforcement and communication.

00:21:34,970	Uh, my team is presently working on that right now, um, particularly at the secondary level, as you’re well aware at the elementary level last year, kids could not have their cell phones with them. So that was not really a change. So this is not really a change for our elementary kids. Middle school last year, the requirement was you had to keep your cellular device or your communication device in your locker.

00:21:51,530	So that really we don’t foresee a lot of. conversion for kids. It’ll be at the high school level, um, I do, we are working with our secondary school leaders to create uniform, um, Uh, not only communication, but an FAQ document to help inform parents and kids what what those expectations are, but then

00:22:10,770	uniform, um, Uh, behavioral consequences. So if you violate the cellphone, um, policy. What’s the first offense? What’s the second offense? What’s the 3rd offense look like? So we’re a little, we’re very tight in the application of this policy across all three high schools.

00:22:30,600	So we want to be consistent, so you say, well, we don’t want you to say that X kid gets in extreme trouble in school A, but gets a lenient approach in Scooby or trying to be as consistent as possible. I will say, please remember board members. And public that this is going to be implemented by hundreds of staff members.

00:22:50,700	OK, this is not just one person roaming the hallways and forcing cell phone policy. We’re putting that on all of our professionals to do that. And I, I would, um, say because of some of the exemptions because if I have a diabetic knee, so I need to track my insulin and I need to do that.

00:23:05,230	And so I need to have a phone with me. I, I do think there, there is opportunity for some confusion to say, I can have a phone, but Mr. Lee can’t and, and access it.

00:23:21,600	So we’re going to try to navigate that the best we can, but we’re gonna, we’re gonna work through that because that’s what the legislation asks us to do, and there are legitimate reasons kids have this tool with them for reasons like that, so we’ll, we’ll continue to work on that. And then lastly, publishing a public facing FAQ.

00:23:41,000	There was just enough of questions from our parents about um the implementation, the consequences, how it’s going to be, um, carried out in our schools that we just thought we need to be forthright, early, we’re shooting for early August to have something out to parents and students, so they know it’s coming.

00:23:55,800	It is already in all their students’ handbooks already because we had to go to press, we had to go to publication really early with those, but we are saying. Students, please reference the policy here. You can find it, and then we’re updating the policy electronically so they can get the newest version, um, so we’re, we’re trying to do our best to communicate that.

00:24:15,030	So I guess, um, if I can conclude, um, my personal reflections, as you know, several of our BPS leaders and I were active in conversations throughout this process. I want to extend my, um, thanks to Representative Jim Jones from West Fargo and Senator Michele Axman, who is with us this evening, um, from Bismarck and the governor’s office.

00:24:31,100	engaging us as leaders to have a dialogue about this policy and how we could implement it and seeking our feedback. I remain a firm believer that reducing distractions in the classroom is a good thing.

00:24:51,370	Um, we are too distracted by these, and I would say, um, not just our children, us too, we as a human, humans are too distracted by these devices. Um, so, um, I do appreciate where the intent of the bill is.

00:25:12,170	There are pervasive distraction, not just impacting students but us as well, and we must work to build those skills in our kids, so they know how to navigate these devices as tools in their adult life. Well, I had hoped the legislation that would allow a more gradual and developmental approach, one that helps students build those responsible, uh, use skills over time. I do support the new law at this moment, the risk of distraction and its consequences to a student’s learning outweigh the benefits of unrestricted access.

00:25:30,830	So our young people deserve an environment that allows them to be fully present and learn, and I hope you see that in the policy we’ve presented to you. So I stand for any questions you have. Board members. Mysteryscape.

00:25:50,630	Not so much questions today, Dr Fassnacht, but just some comments just to, first of all, I I support and um. But also reiterate what you mentioned that I, I very much support the, the spirit of the law.

00:26:02,570	And I think it’s important, you know, I was at a family dinner just this last week with a number of nieces and nephews and my own 3 secondary students asking a lot of questions about the policy. And I, I just think it’s important to remember it, it is state law, um, and so now a school districts did our job as school board and as the central office to, to enact it. And I agree with you too.

00:26:16,870	I think less distractions is better. Like I, I spend enough time in high schools and middle schools to see, you know, I, I want to get kids out of the earbuds and, and focusing on people around them and their teachers, um, I’d also like to give credit though to our educators that already have been doing a great job.

00:26:29,870	Um, I did a school visit Legacy High School this year and Mr. Tom Schmidt was really quick to give credit to Mr. Reel. Simi, who’s their feeder of middle school and saying that our kids have got, they respond to their teachers and getting their phones put away their respectful about when they use

00:26:44,070	them. Um, so, Bismarck really, we have good practices already going on. It’s just going to be, I would say we’re doubling down on some of those, and that’s where I, I do appreciate, uh, a more less distractions in the classroom and in the hallways for that matter too.

00:26:58,970	I do think our educational places should be places where kids are learning and not just the 2 + 2 equals 4, but how we handle each other socially and everything else as well.

00:27:11,270	Um, at the same time, I, I just hope our community also understands and gives grace to our educators because we’re asking our educators to do a lot with this, a lot more than, um, frankly, and, and I’m, I’m guilty of this as well, not always being as strong about it at home, and yet we’re asking educators to do that. So that’s a big lift for our teachers, it is.

00:27:23,170	And, and so I just think those are some points that we need to make sure that as we enter into it, it’s, even though we’ve had some of these good practices going on, it is a new policy. It it’s a new, it’s a new law anyway.

00:27:35,000	Um, and just so that, you know, we We all need to do our best, put our best foot forward to do the, the best with this bill as we can. Thanks. Thanks, Mr. Eastgate, uh, well said. So Dr, Dr F Fass, you’re looking for uh an emotion.

00:27:53,000	An approval on this? I, I, unlike most administrative policies, you don’t have to, but I would be OK with that tonight. I think it would be good for the board to weigh in and provide additional support to, as you said, it’s law, but it’s a new policy and we are all in support, hopefully so. OK. I would entertain emotion. Let’s see if I can craft one.

00:28:16,900	I would move that we would approve the recommendation to of FFI Personal electronic communication devices policy. Second Dr Sher, we have a motion in a second. Eastgate? Yes, Lee, yes. Peterson? Yes. Presky. Yes. Hager, yes. Motion passes. Thank you. Thanks, Dr Frostnot. Uh, item 7, the consent to agenda, what are the wishes of the board? Mr. Lee, Mr.

00:28:50,000	President, just to comment, um, real quick, it’s always tough when you see these resignations, and there’s always losing good people, um, uh, there’s a couple of them that I know personally, uh, worked with a little bit, uh, one of them, uh, it’s not surprising, um, uh, Nate Simmons, uh, Simmons is old.

00:29:07,670	He should have been out of the game years ago. Only he and my brother will recognize that reference, but he was one of our BPS kids, uh, Century grad, um, great young man, uh. wish him the best in the future.

00:29:25,170	And then, of course, our, our very own Doctorabby Rabenberg, uh, who certainly has left her mark as a principal, uh, at Horizon and most recently Prairie Rose, but she also held the CTE expansion, uh, portfolio, which was incredibly important work for the district and the board, um, she’s an exceptional grant writer, um, bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars to BPS benefiting our

00:29:42,830	kids, um. So the voyage she will leave is not lost on me. Uh, I was looking through this. She came to us from Des Moines, uh, to take the helmet horizon, and she leaves us for Des Moines to take the helm at Horizon. An elementary school in Johnston, Iowa.

00:30:00,970	So, I believe, but best wishes to her and all the resignees. Mystery ski. I didn’t, I, I should be paying attention. Mr. Lee made a motion there or not, but I would move to approve the consent agenda. And I would 2 OK, we have a motion in a second. Dr Schr. Lee Peterson.

00:30:23,470	Yes. Presky. Yes. Eastgate, yes, Hager. Yes Uh, item 8 Superintendent’s report, major projects, I don’t have too much tonight. Uh, I’d like to talk to you about sometime about title and federal funds, but I’m not prepared to do that this tonight, but I think that’s an ongoing conversation

00:30:44,470	and we talked about that in the media here in the next couple of days. So, um, I will defer to Dr Scher and the Major Projects Report. All right. Thank you, Dr F Fast, President Hager, members of the board tonight, just a quick update on the Silver ranch.

00:30:58,200	Hopefully by the next time I report out on this phase one, we’ll have students in that building, uh, you could see a few pictures there, I remember a majority of the north part of that building will be shelled out, uh, the south side will be complete, so they are getting ready to tile and finish sheetrock, we’re

00:31:15,330	putting our staff actually is putting in a partition wall in the in in the industry training rooms, all the site concrete is done. Um, a lot of the landscaping, um, has been completed like for example, the boulevards are done, but now we’ll have the site, um, we’ve continued to meet with our

00:31:32,400	donors. For example, we met with RDO again last week to really nail down kind of what they’re looking for as part of their sponsorship and for those of you out there that are excited about workforce development and the future of workers in our state we still need more donors, so that’s,

00:31:49,530	that was just a little plea for some sort of money. So with that I’d answer, also have the financials for the building fund included for you and I would answer any questions the board would have on the Silver ranch Career Academy. Board members, any comments? questions. OK. Thanks, Dr Cher.

00:32:10,200	Um, item 9. Yes we’ve exhausted, uh, all the agenda items have been considered. I declare this