00:00:06,300	Good Evening. I’m Dan Eastgate, president of the Bismarck School board, It’s 515 on Monday. May 13th. I call this meeting to order. Welcome to those of you who are joining us both here and also online, you can find our agenda and follow along under the school board tab at Bismarck, schools.org.

00:00:24,500	Mr share what you call the roll, please. Mr. Eastgate. Here. Mr. Hager here, Mr Lee here, Mrs Peterson here, Miss preskey All board members are president accounted for Dr Foz, Would you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Because Right? I see. The Item one C, the BPS mission vision and values.

00:01:06,230	The BPS mission is to empower every learner to thrive, the BPS vision states together our strong relationships building, 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 also find a link in the agenda to the BPS strategic plan. Item two is to adopt the agenda.

00:01:27,300	What are the wishes of the board. Of that we adopt the agenda. I’ll F. You have a note. I would like to add one thing if it’s all right with you and your motion to add into my section for superintends report, uh, register a review of the last final week of school’s activities. Thank you for that Dr.

00:01:49,430	sn I do recall you mentioning that board members with that information? What, would you like to do? I would second with the, uh, Miss preskey motion? OK we have a motion in a second. Any discussion. Mister share the role, please. Hager Lee Peterson. Preskey Eastgate? Yes. Item three focus on success. Three, a social studies pre K through 12 alignment Dr. FSN.

00:02:16,570	I believe you have some presenters tonight. Uh, we do have four wonderful presenters here tonight. I’m going to introduce the first, uh, Miss Lisa Simmons and let her and, um, introduce the rest of our team, but they’re gonna provide some insights tonight on recent national social studies conference they attended and provide some, um information

00:02:35,000	about K through 12 sus alignment. Thank you, Ms Simmons welcome. Hi there. I’m Lisa Simmons with the learning design and innovation team, and, um, we’re here to just celebrate the This group of teachers were able to attend the National Council of Social Studies conference in Nashville this year, and they’d like to share some of their learning.

00:02:56,730	They were very excited and some pre K 12 alignment that we’ve been working on. So. Um you’ll see some of the bullets on on the slide deck show a few of the things they’ll be discussing, but I’ll let them talk and I’ll introduce first we Shannon Sorenson from Century High School, and then we’ll have Jeremy Schafer from

00:03:15,370	Walker Middle School, and Taylor Wetstein, who teaches sixth grade at our fifth grade at Elkridge Elementary, so OK? Good evening. I’m Shannon Sorenson. Uh, I Teach, Uh, history government, a P government dual credit. Um all the things social studies at, uh, century High School.

00:03:39,430	I have a masters in teaching American history and government and so history and government are my content specialties. Um most of my masters was based in primary source documents so I can get really immersed in that content, and I’m always looking for ways. Um, you know, when my content level um is up here? How, Can. I make that achievable.

00:03:57,530	For the kids, and so I look for opportunities like this to find ways to engage students and so my focus we had, um, attended. Um, uh, a social studies event, uh, within our district, and we had surveyed some of our colleagues and asked them what kinds of things would you like us to look for? While? We’re at the convention and many of them

00:04:14,700	wanted in addition to myself and my district, um, professional growth goal it look for engagement strategies. How. Do. We make this something that students can get more involved in their learning. On inquiry and doing something with this content knowledge, So. That was my focus.

00:04:33,900	Um, I have a few personal benefits that I gained from it. Um as a, um, lifelong learner. I’m always looking for those opportunities, and I am a James Madison fellow, And. So. Um I studied through that national program and, uh, through that opportunity, I met other teachers and colleagues from all over the nation studied with them continued my masters with them, and so

00:04:53,100	opportunities like this to go to N CS SS. Uh, gave me a chance to reconnect with those national colleagues and, um, continue to have conversations about what they’re doing in various states and and bring our learning back together. Uh, And, so that’s a personal benefit.

00:05:11,870	It inspires me re energizes me because you know, as we all know that sometimes teaching can get to be a grind. And so it kind of renews your passion, Uh, for your subject, And. So. That was fun because the entire um atmosphere is all social studies. Teachers who love what they do. So. It re energizes that passion.

00:05:30,000	Um and then we had a fellow’s breakfast and so all of the fellows from around the nation joined in, and that’s what you’re seeing here. Some of my, um colleagues, uh, that I attended. Um, the fellowship with at Georgetown as well as um, through my studies at Ashland University.

00:05:48,030	Uh and then one of the biggest, uh, surprising benefits for me was the opportunity. We were all kind of nervous as we took off. Um, because we didn’t know each other. The four of us didn’t uh and so to embark on this journey together without knowing each other was a little bit nerve wracking, but we all kind of came away with, um, the benefit of getting to

00:06:03,570	understand what it’s like for social studies at the elementary level, Uh, the middle school level and so the content creation or connections, and, um, uh, connection to our feeders that we made.

00:06:25,070	Those were some of the most valuable discussions in time spent together, uh, understanding the difficulties at each level and What they needed from us, Um what they were looking for, Um elementary really opened our eyes to kind of the kinds of things that they dealt with. Um, if you wanna go to the next slide Uh, as far as student benefits.

00:06:44,170	Um, clearly that’s the goal, right? How, can we benefit our students and connect, um to the content better? And. So? Uh, I attended various seminars. The way It’s broken out you you pick and choose, uh, the sessions that you wanna go to, and so I was looking for those engagement opportunities, and, uh, I went to things like flash debates.

00:07:03,430	Um, hexagonal thinking, um, various social studies resources that I could bring into my classroom and So. Uh, some of the strategies I incorporated immediately because they were they immersed the teachers right and the experience themselves. They didn’t just throw knowledge at you. I actually got to participate. And. So.

00:07:21,500	Um, I hadn’t had it planned, but I came back to my classroom one day and I was not loving the way the lesson was going. I had the same one or two students talking all the time and instantly I went back to the flash debate We did in Nashville and I, um, kind of switched and incorporated it and at the end of the year when I pulled my students Things that they liked.

00:07:36,970	It was those strategies that I brought home with me. The. Other thing it did was I haven’t maybe incorporated hexagonal thinking right into my classroom yet, but it inspired, um some other activities. How? How, could I use that same type of thinking to make a lesson that I already do better. And. So you’re seeing, um, on the right there.

00:07:56,170	Some students engaged in, um the study of the Constitution. They have pocket constitutions in front of them. They’re building separation of powers. Charts. Um And so then they’re doing that note building. Um, kind of continuing to go back and adding, Uh, information about the various branches and the roles that they played.

00:08:16,500	Uh and they use that throughout the rest of their Constitution unit. So. Um it, it create required more activity and more critical thinking within that, and then you also see, um it benefited our staff. And, So. I brought this learning back. And I did, um, a PLC um Instruction, um, So you’re seeing on the left. Mrs.

00:08:38,930	Pullman’s in some, uh, Christmas attire because it happened to be a Christmas theme day that day. Um, but what you’re seeing there is our staff PLC actually immersing in a flash debate and the cool thing about that was that they’re all different content level teachers, so not only does it benefit social studies teachers, um some of those

00:08:56,500	English teachers took my strategies and figured out how to incorporate them right into their classrooms. Uh, and then reported back at how much better it made.

00:09:14,100	Lessons, um and still an animal farm, which is a social studies content book, but that was kind of cool, Um, to see other contents and I was supposed to present at the district level as well. But. I had covid And so Lisa had to go that one on her own. Um, but we did take this stuff and share it with our colleagues, which was cool. So. We had personal, um student and staff benefits out of the high school level. Thank you.

00:09:34,430	Good evening members of the board and district leadership team. I’m Jeremy Schafer from Walker Middle school. Finishing My 19th year. Um, I was very excited to go to the National Council for social studies because it is my return to Social days this year after teaching a different content for many years, and so my focus, there was kind of on the literacy and improving literacy

00:09:49,600	for students in all content areas with a focus on vocabulary as well. So one of my some of my favorite learning from the conference, um, regarded visual literacy so often, we’ll use images with students and we sometimes don’t go beyond that.

00:10:05,900	We want students to dig a little bit deeper, so kind of using those four different steps to get students to really take in these photos and images that have historical context and makes some connections to them.

00:10:21,930	Um, the most powerful session I went to was on REL students, and how can we connect with them as a teacher? We know we’re having more and more students with that are do not speak English as their native language in our classrooms, and I really wanna make some connection with them and help social make sense to them, So that was a wonderful learning that really has amped up my vocabulary. We know that So is a heavy vocabulary content area as well. So.

00:10:36,900	I wanted to take away as much as I could to help those students as well. Another big kind of eye opening thing to me, too, was the use of the term ML Multilingual, which really empowers that learner and shows all of us that those learners speak more than one language, which is most more than most of us as well.

00:10:53,430	So that really was a powerful thing. And. Then. Another cool takeaway was just the use of graphic novels in the classroom, too, which we often associate novels with the English class. But how can we really Improve that literacy across all content areas. We just want to express my gratitude.

00:11:09,630	I was so grateful to go to a national conference. Um, that doesn’t happen very often. So thank you to the district for providing that opportunity and just to echo what Shannon and Lisa were saying, too, to be able to. Throw ideas back and forth with these three new friends that I made at this conference was awesome, um, coming from different areas in our district.

00:11:27,200	Different grade levels, different positions. It was just such a beneficial learning experience, So. I’m grateful for that. Thank you. Thank you, Mr Shafer. Uh Taylor Weisstein fifth grade at Elk Ridge, um, social studies at at elementary level looks a little bit different for me than it does for these guys.

00:11:46,830	Um, so I’m just here to kind of discuss the benefits. Of attending that national social studies conference for all teachers, but particularly for elementary school teachers. Um this conference is so cool in the way that it offers these workshops and you get to choose areas that you want to go see and get stronger at, um, with their breakout sessions, and so,

00:12:06,030	um, by participating I was able to bring back a lot of valuable insights to share with my colleagues but also at the district level. Um, that can help Foster a culture of continuous improvement for our district’s curriculum, which I think is really important. Especially in the social studies area.

00:12:25,500	Um, attending these conferences reinforces the importance of knowledge building subjects like social studies, and we understand that the background knowledge in various topics aid students in their reading comprehension and can help boost those reading scores because they’re understanding of the content helps them understand the way the world works.

00:12:43,370	Um, throughout this conference I was able to attend many learning sessions and one of the sessions I loved most was about using pic Picture books and trade books to provide Platforms for students and open windows into situations that we don’t necessarily live ourselves but can help us understand, Um other experiences. I also learned about fostering local, uh, history inquiry through partnerships with historical societies and colleges.

00:13:06,570	And I think that’s one of the things I was most interested in and want to, um, work on more at the district level. Um, I learned how schools across the country Have implemented partnerships and are able to integrate primary sources into all their lessons and foster more community involvement.

00:13:28,830	Um, and by embracing these opportunities, we can increase our ability to develop impactful lessons that can resonate with students but also deepen their understanding of the community. We live in our community, um, and its history and so I loved attending the national social Studies convention.

00:13:47,330	Um, I did make two new friends, Uh and it was so powerful to be able to hear about Studies at the middle and high school level and really, um, refocus the fact that at an elementary level I can be teaching this content area, Maybe not to the extent that they are, um, but I can get them to dip their toe in and maybe, uh, Develop a passion for the social studies content,

00:14:08,200	so Thank you Awesome. Thanks, Mrs Wetstein. Board members. Thank you so much for that presentation tonight from all four of our educators here, Uh, board members any questions or comments for our focus on success? Mr lee. Thank you, President eastgate? Uh, I just love that.

00:14:28,930	You know you had elementary, middle school and high school represented and that you all went on the same trip and that you built this friendship, which is awesome, and you can bounce things off of each other. It’s so so cool. Miss Sorenson had a great quote. Sometimes teaching can be a grind. I think that’s the understatement of the year, especially this time of year.

00:14:45,830	So, um, content connections to feeders. Uh, it’s kind of what we’ve been talking about that alignment. Um, just just fantastic. So. It sounded like a wonderful trip. Um, I The Mr Schafer, the ML. That’s. That’s so cool.

00:15:02,970	I thought that all the time these young kids, uh in EL they they already know two or three languages and they’re learning English, right? And so they’re they’ve got this fantastic capacity, uh, to learn and to to speak languages. So I. I. Just think that’s so neat so well done. Thank you all for presenting Thank you. Board member Lee. Board members any other questions or comments? Well, thank you all very much. So, much for the presentation.

00:15:22,730	It’s exciting. I like hearing about when we have literature, uh, being brought into the history that how well those two can go together with animal farm? Um and certainly any time a pocket constitution is referenced. Thanks to Mr. Perry Lee. Um I still have one of those somewhere on my bookshelf. So.

00:15:36,270	Thank you very much to all of you for what you do for our kids Appreciate it. Dr. fsn anything else on that focus on success? I know, sometimes I move on a little quick. Thank you for bringing in our social studies, educators? Moving on in our agenda. We have Item four. It’s public comment.

00:16:00,200	The board recognized the central role that parents play in the education of their Children and support active parent involvement in the educational process. The board’s practice. A public comment reflects and aligns with policy BC B A and the spirit of its intent for class classroom issues. It’s best to follow the chain of command.

00:16:17,130	Discuss with the teacher and the principal assistant superintendent and ultimately the superintendent. For all district wide issues. Please reach out to Dr. Fn’s office. Dr. F and I do believe that we had a couple of responses that you had from, uh, last meetings. Public comment. I do thank you, President eastgate, So. I have two parts.

00:16:35,700	I’m gonna address one now and I will reference one That’s coming up later in the agenda. The, First one was dealing with a policy. D ebb staff conflict of interest that was part of the discussion from the, uh, State auditor and we took a couple of questions about that from the podium, So I just prepared a statement.

00:16:51,330	I’ll read it just to make sure and clarity I answered. Correctly, So in response to inquiries regarding the revised conflict of interest policy under DB, DEBB, uh, we wish and I guess I left with the need to clarify the procedural adjustments because we talked about the the, um, policy adjustment, but we really weren’t very clear in

00:17:10,900	our explanation about the procedural adjustment. So. Um during our previous meeting, Uh, Mr. She and I outlined the new annual declaration process mandated for individuals designated as administrators within our HR system, and that’s who we’re going to app.

00:17:30,970	That change to, um this group has specifically chosen, uh because they possess the authority to approve purchases and contracts, which was the point of the of of how we could, um, perform better, which presents potential conflict of interest. So. The process overview is like we said they will do the annual declaration. All administrators are required to complete the conflict of interest declaration annually online. These declarations are submitted online.

00:17:52,630	As I said to our Human resource department. Than the part we didn’t cover is then what do we do with those? How? Do? We handle those so review and action any conflicts disclosed to these declarations are subsequently reviewed by either Mr or myself, and we do separate those based on where we’re not in conflict, so things that are in his

00:18:11,330	department. I would review things that are squarely my department. He’ll have a set of eyes on. Um they are we’re responsible, determining whether a significant conflict exists. And if so, taking, um appropriate. Measures to mitigate it.

00:18:30,970	Can’t say We’ll always reduce it to a elimination, but we’ll take steps to mitigate it as much as possible. Um, we hope this explanation provides a clear understanding of how we’re going to use that annual process that we talked about the last meeting. Perfect. OK thanks very much. And for OE three treatment of the community. That was, I.

00:18:49,630	Think Alice, who came up to the podium and asked that question about that. I have that in your action items tonight. OK? Look forward to hearing about that one, too. Thanks very much. Dr.. Uh, for anybody else 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 the expectations that we have for them.

00:19:06,330	Groups are urged to select one spokesperson. Individuals will be limited no more than four minutes. It 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 approach to the podium if you’d like to speak tonight.

00:19:27,100	See down in public comment is now closed. Item five is the monitor district operations. Five. A is R 2.1 academic achievement social studies, Dr Foss, and for this, I will, um invite Dr. Johnson to the podium to share a report. Good evening, Dr. Johnson.

00:19:59,100	Uh, thank you, President eastgate members of board, You know there’s a lot of wisdom in the room and across our district, and I think that that’s one of the great things that we get to highlight. Uh, the collaboration. I love that people are making friends still, you know, I need to make some new friends too. But.

00:20:12,370	Um, I think that that’s one of the benefits that we don’t always talk about with professional learning is you’re going. You’re engaging in that, but all of a sudden, we’re coming back and we’re getting these relationships across feeders and across grade levels, And. So. Um sometimes you can’t buy that. You can’t put a price. On that, But yet it leads to a lot of things that come home, So.

00:20:26,930	Thank you for all that and Lisa, your team as well as the other teachers that they represent to and again. We try to rotate around that work as well. Um, my pleasure to be able to talk about, uh, social studies and academic results.

00:20:43,900	We do, uh, Just ask a little bit of a reminder that some of these cross over with the EL a because remember backwards mapping at some point in time we did that work as a as a board and looking at the the reading is really the key that shows the Success of likelihood that students are going to be successful in, um in college. And.

00:21:00,570	So that’s how the AC T is built to be a predictor. And. So some of that we include here in the social studies as well as then the reading and the more language arts. Technical side of that occurs in the English language arts report, which you’ve already had this year. So again.

00:21:19,570	Um, we present this as making reasonable progress with exception and, um There were eight indicators of five of them. We demonstrated regional progress to demonstrating making reasonable pro progress with exception and one fail and make progress. We also had, uh two at the end, which will will address that we moved. Um prior, So. Um as we take a look.

00:21:41,670	Um, I’ll just kind of, uh, go through this, uh quickly for you. Um, but we took a look at the indicator one and again. That’s that AC T. Results and again last time I spoke to that, so I’m not gonna reiterate it too much, but again, we have required all of our students to take the AC T.

00:21:59,630	We talked about that with Miss Peterson and the learning excellence, Uh, Committee and with our community So again, we’re comparing a Group of all of our students, compared to a group of some of other districts. If. That’s, uh, understandable In terms of that we require all of our juniors to take. Therefore. Almost.

00:22:19,430	Everyone is taking the test where some other districts some people may be choosing not to take the AC T at all. So when we beat them when one out of 8 to 9 depending upon Mr she said the calculation works. Um, you know, one in 8 to 9 students goes to Bismarck as well.

00:22:34,130	So when we’re out, beating the state, we’re out, beating ourselves as well as out, beating. A different demographic, perhaps, but again, still a great goal and we were able to achieve that there. Um, as we look at this, uh, indicator two. I’d asked to be submitted with this correction. Mister eastgate and members of the board. My apologies.

00:22:51,670	Um part of it is we’ve gone through just a little bit of how do we present the data? And? So when I brought over the second, um part you’ll notice that the first part, says cohort data and the second part, says all students and when I brought that chart over, I forgot to make the correction of the target.

00:23:06,130	To be reflecting the wishes of the board last year about the 65% and so again, we can bring it used to be 80% was kind of the goal and that was really like that long term tenure, lofty type goal and maybe was never going to be attainable.

00:23:21,470	But like it was that stretch goal and we we looked at our data We said. Hey, we need to bring the sum 65. So. What cohort data means that we have a kind of description there, but it’s that these students when they were in second grade, and they took the test. That’s why it’s 934. That means that Next year. How.

00:23:39,730	Many were still our students and each year each year each year. That’s why it kind of goes down. So of those 720. Only 720 of the original 934 students were still in our system. But if you drop down, you see that there was 968 students Because.

00:24:00,300	At that time we had 200 some more So, like my eldest daughter joined in third grade when we moved here 10 years ago where my youngest daughter was a kindergarten and has always been part of the system. So there’s just an example where my eldest might not have been included in that cohort data because she wasn’t there the whole time, but she was one of the all students right.

00:24:16,970	So again. We just bring it because we have a responsibility of educating all student. No matter what the reason for joining our lovely community and entering our schools, But. We also wanted to sometimes take a look at when you are part of our system.

00:24:34,670	How does that look and how are we doing with those students that have been in that continuous learning for multiple years? So that’s the reason for that. So again. My apologies if you would consider when you’re making a recommendation to have that target, be not 80% on that second graph where it says all student data underneath Indicator two, but to have 65% as that would be the same

00:24:52,700	percentage that we had indicated there again. My apologies. An indicator. Three. We looked at the map growth, so the other two were dealing with proficiency. That just means you’re either pro professional or you’re not. You’re hitting that target grade level. By cohort in target grade level by all students so you can be proficient.

00:25:13,630	And you can be making growth or you can be You know to being proficient and making growth and being proficient, not making growth. So, then this looks at just growth, and that isn’t very individualized Score.

00:25:30,630	So if you’re a high flyer, there’s still an expected growth from where you are to where we want you to grow by the end of the year and same thing if you’re struggling or middle of the road, so that’s very individualized. And with that we marked ourselves failing because we saw several areas where we were concerned that we weren’t getting that same amount of growth. Now we’ve talked about this in the past.

00:25:47,100	Some of what we feel like we’re still a little bit catching up with us A little bit of the covid effect because we came out of it and all of a sudden, maybe things weren’t quite as good. It made it easier to make some growth.

00:26:00,200	And then all of a sudden, it’s tougher to make known to each year be making that same amount of growth that we we had maybe seen the previous year. But again, um We’d ask you to also remember that nationally speaking the data. This test is designed that only 50% of students should be marked.

00:26:19,770	And it’s Ren nom, which is a fancy way of saying they keep changing the numbers on you to try to keep it so that only 50% of the kids make growth or not. So we’ve always said a little bit of that stretch goal to be 55%. But yet, realistically, that’s really hard to do. But. Hey, challenge accepted and that’s what we expect and want and desire.

00:26:36,770	So that when you see there, there’s a few numbers that are closely to to 50%. But again. Sometimes we’re a little off on that, too. But again. We did not feel that we were making adequate progress. We felt that that’s an area that we need to address.

00:26:52,270	And I think, as you heard from several of the social studies members really looking at how literacy in the content areas is unfolding, and I know, uh, Jeremy, his background as a reading teacher very much so it gets to double down that so the walk The kids are definitely very lucky with that expertise to live in both those worlds.

00:27:06,630	But again, we To learn, and that’s part of how we get exposed to that content. Same, then an indicator four is really then looking at our subgroups and again. It’s very seldom if you’re failing to make it overall, would you actually be making it, Um in those subgroups, and thus that’s where you see that playing out to we see some

00:27:23,570	subgroups a little bit higher than that 50%, but most of them were below that mark, and so that’s an area of concern as we dial in, and we talked about the eel or the ML Multilingual students, for example, trying to dive in and how can they be making that growth and what Do to support those learners needs.

00:27:42,970	Um and so again, it’s just sometimes just taking different angles. You know of looking at the same, um, piece of data, the same group of data helps us have different conversations that ultimately boils down to someone’s son, Someone’s daughter, Someone’s grandson. Granddaughter etcetera.

00:28:02,830	It’s a real student, and that’s what the teachers do behind the scenes is, yes, they look at this to have conversations, but ultimately then look for them about how they can reach each of our students. So Um, that being said. Indicator five. We mark, making a reasonable progress, and he sees on that data, uh, drifting up in the right direction.

00:28:19,830	We also know that that is an area where we had talked and alluded to that The pre AC T is kind of going away, so we’ll have some different data recommendations there, um, in Indicator, six, some classroom based scores. Some of those are from again.

00:28:38,000	We didn’t have standard space grading at the Middle school this past year, but this is actually reporting the previous years data. And, So that’s why we do have some data. But we also know that we did raise to that. 95% You see a few areas there. So in the kindergarten. We’re not doing a bad job. We. Just. We’re doing a fantastic job, So. We raised the bar.

00:28:53,100	So it’s um Mr. Lee knows a little bit more about this than I, but like it’s kind of like the high jump in some of those things like when you when you hit the bar, you raise it a couple inches and see if you can stretch yourself so I’ll I.

00:29:05,800	I believe that’s kind of what you’re seeing here. And so again, we marked it Making reason progress with exception, But. We know that, um, in that area for for certain is an area where we did raise the bar, um, to be at 95%, even though it had previously probably existed around that 80 to 85% and then eighth grade is an area where

00:29:24,030	you know Um, we need to continue to look at that. And and maybe do a little bit better. Um, but in there, um that’s where the PLC start to have conversations about which concepts our kids not getting.

00:29:38,830	Um you live in some of the end of the report that I haven’t quite got to but talking about student friendly scores and proficiency skills. How do we end up communicating with like, what does that really mean? To understand the standard, so we look at Standard seven. We know that our students are required to pass the civics exam in order to graduate, and so we Right at that 100%. Sometimes.

00:29:57,630	That’s hard to get that exact number based upon, um some individual IP waivers or what? Not, but we with confidence, believe that every kid who’s graduating is meeting the letter. That Law, Um and they sometimes take that assessment. Multiple years. Um, I Think my youngest who’s a freshman just took a a civics exam too.

00:30:17,430	So again, We have multiple opportunities to do that, and our students do well. That’s very equivalent to the national civics exam or if We were to become a citizen, so it’s kind of some basic understanding of government in US history. As. We, Uh, take a look there again.

00:30:33,330	This is one of the areas that’s a little bit higher but again, remember, there’s only three years of social studies that is required, so we do tend to be above but I know Dr. Faran and some other board members have raised that for a expecting kids to go above and beyond, in every single thing. What’s a reasonable percentage.

00:30:49,830	But again, If if we’re trending around the 60%, then maybe that’s the mark that we want. But again. We want each individual student with their parents and the input to be making what is their right decision, whether that’s AC Recourse and other music other, uh, science or another English class. Um, that intends to support them, But.

00:31:09,030	We continue to see nearly two thirds of our students going above and beyond the required social studies courses so again, as Dr, Farsad says, that’s individualized learning kids making choices about where they want to spend their time and energy. Lastly. What I ask you to consider an indicator nine demonstrate global awareness.

00:31:32,030	In indicator 10 knowing and practicing the duties, responsibilities and rights of citizenship in the Democratic society. We had had these previously for the public. I know the board kinda understands in another results that was about citizen citizenship, and we kind of looked at that, and we looked at the overlap with what we’re looking with, Um, student behavior and student uh, personal development and we kind of took these and we we

00:31:49,100	took them meshed them with the social studies results, but we haven’t necessarily determined the best. To authentically try to measure these two. So at this point, um We don’t necessarily have a great, um Means to assess and determine that, but it is something that we could work on. But. Our recommendation would be for Dr.

00:32:10,970	fad and you the board members during your summer workshop retreat. Um as you’re looking at coherent governance and these indicators to just, uh what might you want as a recommendation or direction to give us to be able to have people engage in this work, Or are we measuring in in a different way that you feel

00:32:29,700	comfortable with? Um so that’s again just for future thought. Lastly on the last page has a bunch of words and I won’t hit them all. But I just want you to know there’s some parallel work. Uh, the Simmons and, um the other teachers that are part of guiding coalitions come together They all develop skills.

00:32:49,930	Our teachers create unit plans Just. Wanna be clear again. We hit this several times. In Bismarck public schools We fall in North Dakota State standards, Many of our teachers. Some of them may be here, participate in developing and defining what those North Dakota standards are for each subject area.

00:33:10,030	Based upon those standards, those outcomes those, uh, knowledge, skills and understanding. We then have our teachers engage collaboratively as well as with that professional autonomy being tight on the standard about how can we develop different means and ways in which units and how I might attack it is slightly different than another to And engaging, Um Educational environment for our students. So again.

00:33:30,570	Those lessons are designed around those scales. We heard about them engaging in some national, uh, social studies conferences. Um, we think that it’s really important to understand that all this work allows us to engage in professional learning as professionals as educators that are constantly striving to hone their craft.

00:33:54,030	Um and we we participate in literacy being It means and as an old social studies teacher, I’ll just say, you know, prior to World War two most places taught humanities. And Humanities was really that wrapping and weaving of, uh, English language arts, social studies.

00:34:15,470	Um, you’d have sometimes obviously music, the arts and even sometimes some world languages like wrapped in there as people explored so again, this isn’t a stretch, but it’s rather a way for us to just know that we’re learning and we can become better readers and we can become better critical thinkers in a wide variety of, uh, lenses as we go through learning our social studies content Standards. So again.

00:34:32,530	That is I think the right work and, um, I’m glad that our teachers are leading and engaging and also able to share that with one another as well as other districts.

00:34:50,030	So at this point in time, I would, uh Stand with the one recommendation I had for you, Uh, for your consideration at the board workshop this summer around, uh, Indicators nine and 10 and I’d stand for any other questions you have at this time. Thanks for the presentation. Dr. johnson I. I have a question just to be this off. I. See a A Sorry guys, I’ll. Get over there too, Um, indicator four. I’m just curious, So it’s possible you mentioned this Dr.

00:35:06,270	Johnson. If. That’s the case. I apologize, but, um Kids students fall under more than one category. So, for instance, Um, somebody who’s being Uh, let’s say that student with disabilities, uh, it’s a male. Obviously. The male female is gonna have a breakdown.

00:35:26,000	But, then the economically disadvantaged, For instance the economically disadvantaged are going to take from all the different subgroups. Is that correct? Right, so like if there was 1000 kids, we might actually have 1400 kids categorized because I hit two or three. Sure making sure I’m tracking that, OK, And.

00:35:45,100	Then I just wonder like I Look at spring 2122 Every single group improved but won and they still stayed within the green. What. We would call the green level right where they’ve increased better increased. Um, so one of them just came down. Y’all came down slightly, but the rest of them increased. As. We.

00:36:03,330	Look at how like as we’re gathering this data are we looking at what went on in spring of 2122 that maybe, like, you know, Is there a pattern there. Is there something we’re doing different the district. Is there some different. I don’t know if it would be different content. It would be a different style. So.

00:36:20,900	I’m gonna give you what I think is the real answer, And, and it’s maybe not as, um, crazy to complicate it, So Just, Follow me Winter 1920. We don’t have spring data then because That’s when Covid and we shut down March 13th, I believe Um And. So, then the next year for that first semester, our secondary students only came, um every other day for the first semester, and our elementary students missed out on.

00:36:42,770	Um, I believe it was the first about five or four weeks and then at the end of September, we brought them all back and there we still had some of that. Uh, if you were, uh near contact, then you’re out for three weeks. If.

00:36:59,370	You happened your family, so there are some cases where students end up missing a lot of time in a brief window, so we know That disruption. We know attendance and just showing up and being able to have exposure matters so much, So following me is so that’s that’s 21 to 20 to 21. So again. We’re coming off Covid. We missed some time. Maybe I’m doing all right. Maybe.

00:37:16,000	I’m making growth Now. I’m back in more normal school during 21 to 22 the whole year, so I maybe didn’t make as much natural growth because of this disruption for the last year and a quarter through covid, And then that Every other day, plus all the near contact and now I’m in school five days a

00:37:33,870	week. Yeah with the teacher and but because it’s about growth I might have been behind because I just had some gaps I sometimes say, like Swiss cheese curriculum, There’s little holes. It’s mostly there, but there’s a few little holes, so we’re plugging up those holes.

00:37:52,230	Our students are growing, They’re hitting their expected growth because they’re now engaged in learning, and it’s easier to make that growth because of the disruptions that maybe threw them off That trajectory. Maybe looking at it is like when your kids, you know, little four year old and they’re like they’re gonna be 6 ft. And then all of a sudden, you know.

00:38:05,000	Well, now you’re inter. Be 5 ft eight and then OK, now I hit a growth spurt. Now. I’m back on track, So. That’s what I think really occurred there and then it comes to now you made a lot of growth. It’s tough to maintain that same amount of growth because now I’m testing at a higher level.

00:38:22,670	So that’s uh, President Eastgate. What. I believe in the team in our reflections at a district level have attributed that a large scale big picture data. Perfect I. I was like a reaffirmation that in person learning is What’s best for kids, So. That’s why we’re designed that way. That’s great. I appreciate that, Um, board members, uh, board member, hager.

00:38:44,970	Thanks president eastgate just to before I. I have a question before I ask that I’ve noticed a similar pattern in some of our other reports, too, is you see that as as Dr. Johnson has has talked about is that growth? It’s tough to to maintain that curve, so it isn’t just this subject material that I’ve.

00:38:58,330	I’ve noticed that pattern as well. Um, I do have a question and it does involve Indicator four and Indicator three. So as I. Look at our targeted percentage. We have 55% in three and 54. Um does that seem I. Guess question for Dr. Johnson.

00:39:19,370	Does it seem seem kind of inconsistent to have 55 for that. One Indicator three and then 50 for four kind of measuring essentially the the same groups just categorized differently.

00:39:43,100	So The rationale behind it the time, Uh, board member Hager is that we had been seeing some good growth and that we knew that 50% is the national norm, but we wanted to kind of hold a little bit higher standard, but I think it had been 60% or something prior, and that was a little maybe too far, you know, But, if we’re setting these stretch goals, we want to have that you can see that there’s a number that are close. And. Then you look back a couple years.

00:39:57,300	Hey, maybe we achieved it. So that’s at the time. Why. We selected 55. And so that would have been done probably two years ago, and we didn’t change those for this last year. And.

00:40:17,830	Then why? Maybe you see, the 50% is we know that when you start getting into some of these subgroups, it’s really hard again nationally with Some of the subgroups to be able to overcome or or out kick. What is expected, Um Pacing. And, So. There’s where we rested with looking at our current data that we didn’t have too many of them that covered above a 50% at the time.

00:40:37,630	So really, we’ve We’re trying to make the recommendation based upon the data and trends where it’s not quite there at 50%. Let’s get consistent there before we’d add that stretch to 55, where on Indicator three as you point out, we had kind of been up there a little bit more. And, So. We were like that’s more of an achievable.

00:40:56,230	Um Growth, at least that that was the rationale with the team’s recommendation at the time. Be Peterson. Alright. Thanks, President eastgate Dr. johnson. I Think you’ve kind of reiterated a couple of different times that I think there’s all the more reason to continue to re evaluate these indicators. Not only with your indicators, nine and 10, but at the at the board retreat.

00:41:18,770	I know there were There were some conversations, um, about assessment that are gonna play in here. There’s conversations about whether these, um the amount of indicators I think based on the teachers presentations as well as some of Is we? You clearly see a link between reading and social studies and those types of pieces so they could I think

00:41:41,800	that just as more of a a notice than anything else that we can really think through about what this particular indicator is really measuring, Um so that we don’t get the double up on EL A and literacy and or Excuse Me, Um, social studies as well as making sure those citizenships pieces are there.

00:41:59,830	Um, but I wanted to take this opportunity, too, because you referenced the Learning Excellence Committee and some of the Foundations and, um, we’ve talked about as a board different ways to present some of the the things that were happening in those committees, But I thought this might be a good opportunity to talk about that when um Dr.

00:42:16,500	johnson mentioned that with the AC T, one of our students has taken it because it was used as a an accountability indicator for the state, and that’s no longer going to be the option. What.

00:42:33,570	I was really pleased that the committee came out with is that it will still be offered to every student, but there’s a couple of other Assessments that will also be offered if they are more appropriate, so I’m excited to to present more about what that might look like so that all students still get the opportunity to be exposed to the AC T, But. There might also be some that are more appropriate.

00:42:51,230	Um Com, depending on what? What they’re learning pathway is going to look like the la the actual question that I have for you. Dr. johnson. Sorry. That was a lot of, uh, other things is that We talked a little bit about PLCs and what’s happening at the local schools.

00:43:08,270	The? Um, the presenters talked a lot about the just the the way they were really able to connect to elementary secondary, um, elementary, middle and high school and I’m just wondering, I think I’ve asked this before, but I wanted to ask. Ask it publicly. What is the process.

00:43:28,070	These indicators are obviously something that you share with us regularly on on our schedule, but do do the teachers in those individual PLCs. Are they aware of these? Are. They is everybody swimming in the same direction or is this kind of just for our eyes? Only. I’m just wondering what that process is for the social studies teachers.

00:43:46,630	Do they know that that you’re that this is the results indicator and how How does that approach happen? So. I would, uh, answer that, saying that I think the reality is there may be some things that they’re aware of, and some things that are not and, um How is that defensible? Um Great question. So. I’m Gonna answer Why. It’s defensible.

00:44:05,830	I think the reality is that we try to work with whatever data is most relevant to teachers and so at some level the teachers care most about like, if you’re using map, and I know elementary triangulates data, so they’re using some other like Ames Web and some other data points there and same kind of curly. If students are on IP or other um, you know, individual learning goals.

00:44:24,170	Uh, so then there’s this conversation, and so what’s most relevant, OK? Yeah, that matters. That’s what we’re trying Bring to you is like larger, bigger picture that being said the other half of this, though it sounds like it’s we’ve been through a couple of transitions, but at the time with going to koho governance, the idea was.

00:44:40,700	We’re doing this at the board level. Then. We. Gotta get alignment on Central office and then we got to go down to the building level leadership. To understand really the complexity of how this is cascading to now, which bits and pieces do we need to as principles and instructional coaches work with our teacher

00:45:00,300	leaders who are in the trenches working with that? And? Likewise, How does that Reverse cascade up like what’s the most relevant data and conversations that can be brought up there as well as then? Kinda.

00:45:19,630	Keep looking at Lisa like there’s this other side of these guiding coalitions that are coming together, and they’re talking about this isn’t quite the right standards that needs to be emphasized. So. There’s kind of these feedback loops that exist and part of that.

00:45:34,130	Is that so the answer is yes, we’re actually we kind of got derailed and I could being honest because of Covid and because of some changeover in leadership, we’ve we’ve done a little bit of work and a little bit of work, and it hasn’t gotten to that same level where everyone’s just reciting what the But I I think that that also begs the question of Narrowing the scope, perhaps as a board of which measures do we want to measure But? I would I would also say that I don’t

00:45:51,730	think that teachers are looking at data that’s not the same data that we’re looking at. It’s just we might be looking at it at a little zoomed out picture and see how the The blocks are linked together from a more, um Broader, holistic perspective, but I think if you went to Jeremy and said, what

00:46:09,900	data does he care most about? He’d zoom in on the data that is reflected in here. It’s just he looks at it much more granular level. Well.

00:46:26,330	These are my students, and this is generally what this class and what this individual Is struggling with and then we just cascade and we just look at it a different way. Guys can shake your head the other direction If, that’s you know things President East Gate. If I can continue. I think that was actually the answer? I was thinking you’d say, and also hoping you’d say, because I think as we as a board. Look at it.

00:46:42,830	I think we want to be really, um, cognizant of all of those things that you mentioned, making sure that it’s relevant to us and and really looking at that zoomed out picture, but also something that does work the opposite way and make sure that it does become something that everybody is.

00:46:59,370	It’s a double feedback loop, hopefully as well as maybe that third angle too, of like, not only can individual teachers bring it forward, but we want those individual reps to come together and as a guiding coalition, be another side of voice. Thank you. Remember Lee Thank you, President Eastgate, I, you know kind of talking about it.

00:47:17,500	I feel like I feel like we’re coming out of the Covid cloud. Right. Um, things feel more normal, But then you’re reminded that it lives eternally in the data, and that’s gonna kind of stinks, But but it’s good to keep in mind as we look at those numbers and, uh and, uh, I think you’re spot on, you know, it’s it’s the the best case for

00:47:31,970	in person learning and how we do school is is those numbers, so hopefully we don’t ever forget that, um look, you know BPS isn’t Isn’t perfect. Um, and it feels like as a board member. Sometimes. You know we come. We come under fire, right. But as a as a former BPS student.

00:47:50,630	Uh, a parent, uh, and a board member. I know we do a lot of great things and many of our kids go on to do remarkable things, remarkable things and I do want to highlight a little bit of that. Because. This is the, uh I was reminded.

00:48:05,030	This is the last meeting before graduation, so I have to touch a little bit on on student achievement. Um, there were as far as I know, I’m gonna fact check this, but There were three perfect scores on the AC T one from each high school of the juniors this year. Yeah, which is which is amazing, that is so cool that it was high school was represented.

00:48:21,870	Um, we didn’t plan that, did we? Because? That’ll be the next question, uh, was taking no, We did not plan that so, but really cool. It was really cool. And, then another thing. Uh, because of my ties to BS C with my wife working there.

00:48:40,800	Uh, I’m Gonna throw this to to Mr Coons, but I believe we have Students, earning an associate’s degree. I’ve already earned it from BS C, five, walked in the ceremony. So that’s that that fruition of the dual credits and and kind of how that’s coming together.

00:48:55,770	But Think about that, you know 10 kids who have their associates degree and they haven’t even walked across and we haven’t handed them their diploma from BPS yet two year head start amazing. There’s some great things going on in this district, and it’s and it’s just really cool and I realize we had a pilot at legacy. So. Yeah, it’s a little legacy heavy, but we’re gonna catch up at all our high school.

00:49:11,230	And just so proud of that Those are some just some remarkable things that that BPS does. So I had to get that off my chest. Thank you That’s great Thanks for bringing all that up. That’s really good stuff. Remember preskey.

00:49:28,900	Thank you for that? That is I think that really does bring it all together about? Um you know you we we can sit and dwell on a lot of those numbers, but there’s some really great, um, shining moments that are happening. Um, I. Guess what I was when I was listening to the conversation between, Um you and board member Peterson.

00:49:51,900	I guess to summarize my thought on this is that While we take in this report and see the results? The work doesn’t end there. Like. So then the results. Go back to to the team and you say, Look, we’re failing to meet progress in these two areas. What do we need to do I mean, I’m really simplifying it there, but Essentially. The work doesn’t stop. We received the report.

00:50:16,230	We’re accepting it, but The work continues on your end. Absolutely, Miss preskey and, um, what I would say. Is that remember, we also to just have coherent data are looking at last year’s data. And.

00:50:39,870	We didn’t wait to start looking Teachers are constantly looking at the most recent data that they can find, and so again, that process goes on no matter what I think to the level that social studies is, um, highlighted, uh, as an old socialized teacher. I. Always talk about what? So. What’s the purpose. I want you to be jury ready and citizenship ready? Because. Hopefully as they graduate.

00:50:58,970	Is that someone who I would want to be on a jury. If I for the unfortunate reason came in front of a jury and I hope that no matter where people fall that they are an informed citizen, and if we do that, they’re a citizen of our school, Our community, our state and our nation.

00:51:16,100	And if we’ve done that job, right? We Learn facts. We talk about different topics is just a lens or a means to get these deeper understandings. About. What? We hope that all of our young men and women are as they, um, maybe our future board members. Or. Maybe as, uh, Mr, Li indicated. And, Mr East skin.

00:51:35,370	I think we got a few of you guys here, but we realized that that is not just something that simply done But. It’s. It’s really a large commitment, long term and again an informed citizenship. Is what? Uh, I think we’re after.

00:51:54,570	And? Uh, we know that that helps equip young men and women to be ready for the next step of their journey, No matter what path they choose. And. Yes. We. Do not let that just sit there as an autopsy, so to speak, But. It’s really that living breathing and part of it is just chunked when you’re talking with teachers if it’s in a 45 minute prep period.

00:52:12,270	You see that professional learning community? We’re not going to go into all the nuances, But what’s the most relevant data right now that we need to have a conversation about where kids struggling with standards right now, Where. Do. We see great opportunity for growth or what have you done? And? How. Do. I learn that trick of the trade because your students are doing really well on this concept minor struggling. And. So.

00:52:28,170	That’s some of the conversation that goes on and again. This is just a little bit more a reflection. But. We didn’t like. Wait for this before. Now, we’re gonna take action. For the Peterson and I. Think with that, um, and with respect to not only our two academic achievements, social studies, but also the edit that, um Dr.

00:52:48,670	Johnson recommended with that 80% on Whatever indicator that was indicator for indicator in the 2nd 180 with 80% and butchering this, darren With respect to our two academic achievement. Social studies with the edit on Indicator two. I would move that the board accepts the report as making reasonable progress with exceptions.

00:53:15,700	Second We have a motion in the second any further discussion. So you know, Mr share the role, please. Lee? Yes Peterson? Yes preskey hager eastgate? Yes. Motion passes. Item five BOE six Financial administration. Dr. sno, and on this one President eastgate, I’m Gonna Hand this off to Mr share. Coming to the podium. Serious? Yeah. Thank You Dr.

00:53:51,500	fos, not, uh, President G member of the board, I’d like to, uh, make note that these teachers Aren’t sticking around for my report. I was gonna say That’s the only reason and I are here that just fell flat on my face.

00:54:16,570	Well, today we’re gonna talk about OE six not is probably engaging in Is thrilling as the last report but wanna remind the board member? This is one that we normally do in December? The board did, uh, graciously move it because we were waiting to get our audit back. And that was one of the the big indicators there.

00:54:35,700	I’m not gonna touch on every single, um Interpretation and indicator, but I’ll I wanna get to one and just overall. Um I. I believe the district has appropriate procedures and controls in place related to financial administration, And. I think the report. I really, um Um Word I’m looking for, uh Lays it out. Thank you. Um, revenues.

00:55:02,030	All revenues were collected from local state and federal programs. Um, expenditures all the payroll debts we paying in a timely manner Board approved all required bids that are non exempt under policy and or centric code. And. All. Mandatory reporting was completed, Um And. Then many of those financial resources that we do for financial accountability and rec. Um, reporting is all on our website.

00:55:22,330	Easy to find so the one I Wanna talk about is what really drives. Why we’re Um our recommendation is that we are in compliance with exception and that’s the last 16. Um 13 And Indicator one. You know if you look we did have those two significant deficiencies. So.

00:55:46,900	You could argue that are we? We’re probably not in compliance. I think if you break that into two, though we had a unmodified audit. We had a very good audit. We did have those two things that’s kind of the like Why. The thought is that that our recommendation is that that it’s with exception because for the most part, we had a really good audit.

00:56:03,500	Um, did we have some things to work on? Absolutely? We have corrective action plans. We’re going to do that. Now that again The board’s decision if they want to Have to see that differently. But. That was why we came up with that recommendation. So Other.

00:56:23,170	Excuse me other than that, we we We don’t I don’t have any recommendations for this report. Um, next year. Hopefully. We’ll be back on track and we’ll be talking about this in December. So any questions on any piece of that board members any questions or comments? Remember Haggar. Thanks, President, East Gate. Just as I looked at. What, what you just touched on Mister share.

00:56:45,570	Um Indicator one down there in 13, or 6.13. Um Indicator one, the the not in compliance. One understand that the the way it’s it’s spelled out here. It’s It’s kind of black or white.

00:57:08,100	It’s either you are or you aren’t there isn’t really a In area to make that with exception, Um The, two things that were brought up in the audit that you touched on were essentially both corrected the next day. So I think it’s a bit harsh. To to say not in compliance. Um Understanding that it’s it’s. It’s kind of a black and white there. Um, going back to to 6.13 when when I read That sentence there.

00:57:32,230	Um, the things that were brought up into the in In the audit. Don’t specifically touch on those. I mean that there wasn’t There wasn’t conflicts of interest. It wasn’t that it was a procedural thing. Both of them were procedural things. So. So when I look at 16.

00:57:52,900	3 I, I I struggle a little bit with the in compliance with the with exception because it does feel to me that It was essentially in compliance minus just those two kind of minor procedural things that were corrected the next day. So. Those were just kind of my thoughts on 6.13. I guess I Like to hear from others and what they think.

00:58:15,270	Board member, Peterson and thanks President Eastgate and board member hager I. I thought some of the same things because if you actually read the audit in full, which we had the pleasure of doing and, um I, I would agree that all the other indicators kind of prove that point that the especially in the piece where it is, um Will not identify any material

00:58:36,570	weaknesses or deficiencies related to internal control over financial reporting. I think I can see, though. I mean I can see why we would say that because there were some Deficiencies noted, and that there were, um some pieces that we could put into corrective action, but I think it To me.

00:58:58,430	It’s still means that you guys Have done in compliance because even with that internal process that is going to be fixed. Nothing was found to be out of conflict of interest, and I think that’s something to just remind everybody is that although the controls weren’t there There’s still were Processes in place to look at kind of different conflicts of

00:59:20,830	interest under under some of the things that we have to do, and under some of those other pieces, so I. Don’t disagree with you because if you look at all of those other indicators, and if the overall if we’re going to accept this report I feel like it’s a lot to say that it’s you know, not in

00:59:36,970	compliance or in compliance with exception, so I don’t I. Don’t disagree. I don’t know what we would do that in emotion, But. I kind of thought some of the same things. For the preskey. Yeah. I share the same thoughts.

00:59:57,170	Um, I also believe that we should change the Um, the result, I guess on 6.13. From not in compliance to in compliance. Thank you. Poor member lee. Thank you, President. Eastgate, Um You know I really focus on material weaknesses, which we had none. Um, the other two. Would You know if it’s a deficiency, maybe if it’s something that Um, did damage to the district.

01:00:26,730	Um, where there was a little bit of fallout, and neither of these deficiencies they were more procedural than anything. Um, the first one is the conflict of interest. Um it’s good. It was a good recommendation. Um, put it in place the next day.

01:00:43,030	Glad we know about it, but it’s hard for me to hold the admin accountable on that when it was something that has never come up before, and we really didn’t have any, um, fallout from that there wasn’t something that happened that we We saw the other one, the construction manager at risk boy, I was on those committees that felt like we, uh we followed everything.

01:01:02,830	Um As best we could to let her and there were maybe a few things that, um they thought we should have done differently. But again. It wasn’t material It was, uh, it was something. Uh, For me. It was more of a recommendation. So, um, knowing where I stand and where the board stands. I would.

01:01:22,700	I would, uh, move that we approve OE six Financial administration as, uh in compliance, which would mean the school board action is accepts the report as fully compliant. We have a motion second. We have a motion in the second and I also agree with all the other board members. I do feel like with those procedural fixes made.

01:01:41,370	We did not have anything that was found even before those were there, But now we have those great preventative, uh, recommendations in place, So. We have a motion in a second. Any other discussion. Oh, Mr. She has something to add, Please.

01:01:59,170	So maybe this is something we can spend some time on this summer, because, uh, Our director of accounting and myself have had discussions about Maybe that should read a little bit different, because if you read the indicator that the board set and then you look at the superintendence interpretation There. There is a little bit of a disconnect there.

01:02:17,570	That’s you know, administration’s be best attempt, but even, um you know if we had a clean audit that had no material weaknesses, for example, that might be something we’d want to consider versus, But we could talk about that this summer. Fair point. That you’ve got the roll, Please. Peterson? Yes preskey Hager lee eastgate? Yes. Motion passes. On to item five C, which is BS R three staph accountability.

01:02:46,000	Of public reading, and then the board can decide whether to retain or amend. And. Then. If. We, find ourselves in compliance. Here is the reading of staff accountability. The superintendent is responsible for all matters related to the day to day operation of the district within the values expressed by the board in Policy, All staff members are considered to report directly or indirectly to the

01:03:05,430	superintendent. Number one, the board will never give direction to any employee other than the superintendent. Number two, the board will not formally or informally evaluate any staff member other than the superintendent and number three except as required by law.

01:03:27,030	The board will not participate in decisions or actions involving the hiring, evaluating, disciplining or dismissal of any employee other than the superintendent. Other provisions of these policies notwithstanding, the business manager shall submit routine financial reports directly to the board and shall be employed, disciplined and terminated by the board. This brings the end of the reading Staff code ability. BS R three. Board members.

01:03:45,770	Any comments or how do you? Uh, How would you like to find us? For preskey. Yeah. I’d move that we retain BS R three staff accountability. Second We have a motion and a double second. Mister. She we call the roll, please. Preskey hangar. Yes lee Peterson. Eastgate? Yes.

01:04:14,000	Should pass this and how do we find ourselves as board members? Although that we are in compliance. We have a motion. Second In a delayed second. A second on the table, any other discussion for board members? Sign not share the role, please. Hager. Yes Lee Peterson preskey. Yes, motion passes and I can see that parliamentary procedure Humor is falling flat tonight.

01:04:47,630	Item six is matters reserved for board. Action six. A is OE three treatment of community stakeholders. Dr. Fna. All right, So, I said during the discussion earlier I’d bring one of these back later in the agenda, and this is it right now.

01:05:06,370	This came from our public input last time when we reviewed all OE three if you remember my revisions cause can remember this process. I wanna wanna make revision of this will bring forth a recommendation. I bring that forth to you, then you guys can either accept or reject my Accommodation. We go back to the drawing board if you don’t like it, so you’ll see the superintendent of the interpretation for OE 3.3. A.

01:05:23,470	That was that diversity statement that was questioned last time at the podium. Um so I struck the old one and just created a new statement and hoping that you find it satisfactory for a revised definition. Board members. You’ve had a chance to review this. I believe through the agenda packet that you would have received.

01:05:47,970	What are your wishes for OE three treatment of immune and just for sake of clarity. I did appreciate that. Gender is a diverse Could be a diverse thought. Right. Diversity is gender. So, My wife and I, different genders. We don’t always agree on things that being said Not all females agree with her. Not.

01:06:13,630	All males agree with me, so there’s diversity within the subgroups, and I think that was the point of the speaker is diversity transcends the groups. It transcends people. It transcends all of us as individuals and trying to capture that in that thought so. Uh, Portman, Relief President lie first. Thank you I. I. Just just add on to this I.

01:06:32,830	I like this rewrite because diversity means a lot of different things right and one of the things we do, Uh at school board members is we We have to synthesize information We get, um from from stakeholders from many from diverse backgrounds, not necessarily racial or ethnic but just diversity of opinions and O. Oftentimes we hear Well.

01:06:52,730	We, aren’t you Aren’t listening to the parents? It’s like, uh, I believe we are but we’re listening to All the parents, right, So we’re listening to the whole them as a whole and trying to do what’s best for them as a whole. So to me, II. I really like this.

01:07:09,570	Um, this, uh, rewrite? Uh, because of that, because it does show that we are a diverse community, not just racially or ethnically, but diversities of opinions and, uh and that that’s the probably the toughest work we have as a board is, is to listen to everybody, not just a few Correct. Thanks Mr. Lee, Miss Peterson. Think President, Eastgate and I.

01:07:28,900	I couldn’t agree more so I have no problem with the one with the rewrite. I actually think the rewrite is better. My only question is a more procedural is just wondering as we’re looking at some of these.

01:07:43,530	We’ve talked a little bit about looking at results policies We’ve looked at some of the rewrite, in fact, um Mr She just talked about that. In. The previous example about maybe an edit, So my wonder is just Is this one that we are going to look at the edit now and not later or just wondering about how we’re gonna approach Just. These edits Overall.

01:08:01,100	That’s a great question Board member, Peter and I guess I look at those in scale. Some of the things that we’ve done in our reports. There’s a lot of scale to those. There’s a lot of depth of people we need to involve in that thought process of how we’re gonna change these indicators or or the statements or the the wealth of indicators.

01:08:18,500	We have too many. We’re going to narrow it. There’s just That’s Just. A. Deeper question requires more work, more thoughtful process. This one. Honestly. I left that night with a great note, and I thought it’s the super intense interpretation. I wonder whose that is. Oh, that’s mine.

01:08:36,730	So I only had to go back to my office. Ask myself. How would this seem to be phrased? Right? So? That’s why I came back to a little more fat more rapidly than in the past. I think that’s fair, Um, board member Peterson. If.

01:08:51,570	That’s OK with you, but again, cause if you don’t like it, you just kick it back to me, so it’s like a little bit of a dialogue process through the board. So Or preskey. Yeah. I actually appreciate the fast turnaround on this and, um, think it’s good to take it up after we just discussed it, But I Think for the public. Um as well.

01:09:11,830	It would probably be beneficial for us to review the change that was made. Um So. Would you mind just I know we had it on the screen, but maybe just using the the new language that’s being proposed. So. Yes, if you’re not watching it on the screen, we used to call that 083.3 AC. What.

01:09:36,970	The interpretation of that was again re related around diversity processes for input, uh, for input, values and ways. Diverse opinions of staff with diverse in quotations, meaning racial, ethnic, um, gender. Economic what? I’m offering you as a rewrite is to ensure processes for input. That’s what we go through to build those reports right and ensure process for input value.

01:09:59,530	Diverse opinions as it allows for the inclusion of different perspectives and experiences, which can lead to more comprehensive decision making and innovative solutions. So again It’s not necessarily be because you belong to a subgroup or the majority group or whoever groups don’t have singular thought. Really. All of us have our own. Thoughts.

01:10:19,570	It’s about We should have a process that seeks out to find all of those views as we garner input for our reports. Thank you. Dr. FSN Thanks for the discussion board members. What are the wishes of the board. For me, Mr President with that I would prove the revision to Superintendent interpretation 3.

01:10:43,370	3 A and OE three treatment of community stakeholders a second Motion of the second any further discussion. Mr Chair of the role, please. Lee Peterson preskey hager? Yes Eastgate? Yes, motion passes. And, six B board member. My I skipping one. I’m there. Six B Board Member School visit UPDATES board members. I did not check with you before the meeting tonight. Anybody have any report I should know about.

01:11:08,430	I didn’t think so. So Seeing that on that. I guess I would just mention that we did have our our last community Forum of the year. Uh, last week Dr. fo and I met with, uh, roughly 15.

01:11:26,430	I believe community members as well as some educators that were there that evening and went over quite a few different topics. So. Um, we were excited for that and having a discussion. And. Uh, we look forward to continuing seeing how we can engage with community and different stakeholders across so thank you very much for that. Item seven is the consent agenda. What are the wishes of the board. Mr President.

01:11:45,030	I move that we approve the consent agenda second. Motion in a second. Mr Sheriff Peterson. Preskey hager. Yes Lee? Yes, eastgate? Yes. Abortion passes. Item eight, the superintendent’s report. Eight days. The enrollment update. Dr. Fna. Everybody’s looking forward to the enrollment update.

01:12:10,800	It’s always a good time of year to see who we had and how many were expecting next year as it affects so much of our decision making, so I think, because it’s natural process, even though I gave him a chance to move to the top of the The, you know, second lead. I’m gonna hand this over to, uh, Mr Barnhart. Elementary enrollment. Thanks Dr. Dr. Fost.

01:12:29,200	Um, good evening, President eastgate members of the board tonight. Uh, I’ll quickly go over their current enrollment document that we have, um, that’s presented to you on the screen and then spend a little bit more time on the projected enrollment for 2425 school year. Um, going back. I can’t believe it’s already almost been a a full entire school year.

01:12:44,900	But on September 10th of 2023. The Elementary had an enrollment of 6323 for students, and we’re currently holding that 6361. So. Uh, a nice, um, steady growth of 38 student Those listening at home.

01:13:05,700	That doesn’t seem to be a lot, but throughout the elementary we have somewhere between 708 100 students and families that roll in and out of BPS every school year. Uh, we also had a couple of areas as you can see on the chart that required a large classroom size AIDS this year. Those aren’t always identified as red. Um, depends on the makeup of those particular classrooms as well as the size of the, uh, the rooms as well.

01:13:27,630	But just, uh Note. We had placed aides at Roosevelt Kindergarten, Northridge fifth grade Grim’s route kindergarten and then, um Prairie rose first grade and pioneer Kindergarten. Uh, kindergarten certainly seems to get the bulk of those large classroom size AIDS, um, desperately needed as those BSP students come in. Moving on to the next document, which is our projected enrollment for 2425.

01:13:54,300	I just to, um briefly touch on BS E. As we look into, uh, 2024 Bs is looking at 254 students plus again, 100 and 19 head start students, which would bring us to 373 That is up slightly from last year’s, uh, beginning of the school year at 365, But. Mrs.

01:14:16,470	Bakken also made us aware that there are, uh several student emails that need to be conducted over the summer months. That certainly could change that number as we roll into August and September. Um, this particular document that I have in front of you as far as the projected you’ll also note and see Grim.

01:14:34,530	Murphy and Myre, who also has a B sip classrooms. Um at the top row. We have their projected as well, so I’ll try to multitask here and just circle those so I can bring your attention and those watching at home as well.

01:14:53,600	Um, grim You were projecting that right now about 30 BS students, Murphy 27 and then Myre also I’m holding strong at 38. Uh, moving on to the project. Enrollment for the elementary we are projecting 6341. You might be asking. Why is our projections lower than where we’re sitting right now. With our current enrollment. That is because we will be, um, rolling out and like Dr.

01:15:15,470	, Johnson says, moving a rolling noses forward. Fifth grade will be rolling out to the middle school, uh, which is around 1029 students. Um, as a May 6 and we are projecting 1000 kindergartners to be coming in, So. They’re obviously is the decrease. I also wouldn’t be surprised if we see one more year of kindergarten.

01:15:33,070	Uh, just being slightly under 1000 cohort students, um for the 2425 school year as well, if I, um my numbers are correct. I think we rolled in on, uh, September. A 10 Day count at 989 kindergartner So again Going back to Rob Schwartz’s projections. I believe that was in 2020 21.

01:15:56,030	21 due to the live births it did. Suggest that we could have two years. Um, where our kindergarten numbers could be below 1000. Um, if I can draw your attention again to the top of this document, um to the upper right row, uh, you’ll see the overall building capacity of the 18 elementary schools can just to highlight

01:16:15,170	that for those watching at home. On that 7962. And then prior to the building of the elementary schools, the two elementary schools and then again the addition to Lincoln. Our capacity was 6670, which is shown on the right hand side. Of the document, so I just wanted to point that out.

01:16:38,900	As, you look at our current projected enrollment for 2425. We are very grateful for the work the board has done for building those elementaries. The addition to Lincoln to provide additional seats for our students. Um, we would be very tight if we wouldn’t have done those projects. So just a shout out to the board.

01:17:02,170	Um, for that continued great work that you’re that you’re doing, Um Moving on to, um, the second page Well, one more note before I move on to the second page. We’ve also have changed the overall capacity of Lincoln so again looking at Lincoln at the top, the building capacity before or prior. It was 625 with those 10 additional classrooms that are underway.

01:17:26,330	Um, that adds another 223 approximately, um 222. So. Now. We’re at 847 and I was just over at Lincoln today and in that edition is Definitely underway and looks fantastic. So, um And at some point, we will have BS E classrooms, It will be a viable opportunity for students and families in Lincoln.

01:17:46,570	But, Just not for the 2425 school year, so we have classroom set aside for that, But. Um at this time we will hold, um Um, hold tight. Um You also see there are a few other spots that we’re watching that are highlighted in red on this current, Um, master document.

01:18:07,370	Um, we do have a couple extra FTEs that were holding on to so you might be wondering to yourself if if those continue to maybe get to a point where we need to, um, split those classrooms. We do have a couple FTS. Um, and those FTS that were holding on to were due to resignations.

01:18:25,970	Um, that we’re just holding closely, uh, just to make sure that as parents families roll into BPS that we have, um, a means to be able to mitigate where some of those hot spots Uh, might fall.

01:18:46,830	Um We also have changed the policy that you’re guaranteed a board or you’re guaranteed your boundary seat or boundary school that used to be August 1st. We moved that back to July 1st just to give us a little bit more wiggle room, so that when, um, we do have that rush throughout the summer. We have some more, maybe more autonomy to be able to move students and families, Um, where we can balance out our classroom targets, But.

01:19:06,570	We also know that’s a many families do have transportation barriers, too, so sometimes even have the flexibility to be able to assign them to another school. They may not have the transportation to get them, uh, to and from So moving to the second page. You’ll see the breakdown. Uh per feeder. You’ll also notice.

01:19:28,170	Um, although we have numerous seats throughout BPS, or South feeder has the least number of seats and if you look to the far left corner in the black, you’ll see that We had 226 seats If I can just Blow this up a little bit. Way down here in the bottom.

01:19:49,870	Uh, we had 226 seats and 22 23, 2, 43 and 2324. And and I, um I. I believe that that’s due to the small kindergarten. That’s Why. We didn’t see that steady growth if we would have saw that steady growth coming in, we would had, um even fewer seats than 2223.

01:20:09,770	But now we have that 565 and so you’ll you’ll see that a bulk of that is from the new addition to Lincoln, and then you’ll be able to see that Lincoln. Um if you go back over into the column with Lincoln, you’ll see that the space they were in a deficit in 22 23 23 24. They had minus eight. And. Now.

01:20:27,200	They have additional space because of that additional it gives them a little bit of breathing room as well. Um Maybe a final note on the enrollment If you slide over to Solheim. You’ll notice that we’re projecting Solheim to be over capacity as well in this column down below in the orange The Orange reflects the current, uh, kindergarten registration.

01:20:49,700	Um And so right now, with the current registration of kindergartners that have come in, we’re sitting at about 14 seats before we’re overcapacity, but we’re still expecting another 26 more to come in. So. Then that would flip that orange into a light blue or a deficit number, so just something to keep on your radar. Um And.

01:21:08,800	It’s also reflected you can go back to the first page and see that too, and make that comparison. So, um And. Then with that. I would just say, uh, kindergarten registrations continue to come in.

01:21:26,430	Maybe another plug for those that are listening at home or have friends and family That may not have, uh, signed up their kid for kind Kindergarten yet, please do that. Um, as soon as we get those numbers and those registrations, we can assign students to buildings and and and try to guarantee them the best that we can to their boundary school. And. Then finally. I just like to thank Molly, Jody and Trish for all of their work.

01:21:42,700	Um, they have been extremely busy cranking out transfer requests. Uh, we finished 100 and 50 current transfers before the end of April and out of those 150. Only. Four requests were denied, which I? Think says a lot for them to be able to sit down.

01:22:03,370	Think about the needs and then try to spread them and make decisions that are not impacting families. Um If. We can definitely try not to impact them. So In the past we’ve had anywhere between 70 75%. Uh, you know, awarding a transfer? Um by parents last year we We were, um in the eighties. So.

01:22:23,730	It’s just something that again we will do our very best to honor those transfers if we have the seats available, and we can make, um some really good decisions staying within our board targets. Um, next, we’ll have, uh, processing the new transfer request we have about 100 of those and out of that 100 will have 40 that are kindergarten requests.

01:22:41,300	Um, I know that we have phone calls already to to ask whether or not we have made those decisions. Um, but we are going to be really, um, thought methodical and thoughtful before we do make those decisions so we don’t get ourselves in a situation where we’re outside of those board targets, or we’re going to put ourselves or the board in a situation where we have to add

01:22:59,370	a section and sometimes we don’t even have additional sections depend upon the school and the space that we have. So with that I’ll stand for any questions that you might have. Thank you, Mr Bernhardt. Board members. Any questions? See.

01:23:26,100	I think we can continue on with secondary Hm? Thank you, Uh, President Eastgate members of the board. Um So we take a Look here this evening at the report of our current enrollment. That’s the first sheet. We’re taking a look at for the 2324 school year. Um, we last looked at this at the January 8th.

01:23:45,870	I believe, and, uh, we see some increase there of, uh, students as we compare the beginning of the year to beginning of the year for the last two years, we see an increase this year, um from the beginning of the year, um, 10 day.

01:24:03,430	24 students to today at the middle school level, and then you see a large number of a decrease 199 and there’s a couple things that at the high school level from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, one is Um, as we take a look. We have, um 53. Graduates so far and counting.

01:24:25,830	And much of that if you also look at South Central’s enrollment They’re down over 20 some students that they’re serving currently now, of course, some of that is graduates. But. We know that many of our students that drop out, Uh, first go to South Central and and sometimes they do drop out directly from our three high schools. We, also, as Mr Barnhart indicated we have a number of students that those are not all drop outs. To.

01:24:42,430	Be clear. Um, as there are people that move to, uh Other Cities interstate and move out of state. We have that same mobility about 14% of our students are coming in and out throughout the year.

01:24:59,670	So again that does fluctuate quite a bit, and we’ve been seeing that I think the last couple years um from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, so we look a little bit more stable as we consider beginning of the year to beginning of the year and end of the year the end of the year, But we have some fluctuation throughout the year that, um, is attributed to those factors.

01:25:14,970	Um, at this point in time, um, we Range in our middle schools from Walker at 1000 3 kids all the way up to, uh Um Sorry. I looked at the wrong number on here there at, uh Where at 2023 So 1023 students all the way up to horizon at, uh 1070 students and assemblies right in the

01:25:41,700	middle of that, Uh 1054 at our high schools. The three main high schools. We kind of hover in that, uh, 1311 at BHS legacy at 1353 and sent at, uh, 1368 again.

01:26:03,130	That’s been kind of a tight, uh, cluster that then as we go into the second page, and we look at projections, we start to see that we’re gonna be up, um, anticipated a 39 students at the middle school. Um 3162 students will be here next year. If. We just roll the noses forward right now. Um, we look like we’ll be down.

01:26:23,430	Just 23 students from comparing the beginning of this past year to the beginning of next year at the high school. But again, That’s with, um South Central’s enrollment being down quite a bit in our projection. Um and we know that we tend to have a far more than 94 students. Uh, at the beginning of the year. That’s usually in that 120 to 130 range.

01:26:44,970	Um so again, that might be, uh, more realistically neutral with that puts aside is Is the current date is up 16 students there But then another way of looking at it is, uh as of the difference of the number of currently enrolled students at the begin at the end of this year will be up 100 and 91 students.

01:27:01,900	Um, but again, some of that, um Shifts around and we see that, um, projection there of year to year up 16. If we’re looking at beginning of the year to be beginning of the year, so it’s pretty neutral. And, um We, then see a larger increase as we’ve lost some students throughout this year.

01:27:21,170	Uh, some of them due to early grads, which is a celebration, some of them unfortunately to dropping out and others with family circumstances moving. What. Um I would point out too is that as now we’ve built out the three high schools and finished that edition we next year will see all three high schools right around that 1400 mark.

01:27:41,830	And then as you look at BHS, you know, we UH, board member, Lee probably have the most seniority here as we talked about their coming through that feeder there and you see yet again that BHS senior class of 297 next year senior class of 297, But you see the Wachter, incoming of 328 So again.

01:28:04,870	We Just continue to see that shift about 3040 kids here there a year, so they’re going to the following year. Be up above that 1400 number as well. So again. We’re we’re seeing really nice spread between the three feeders at the middle school and at the, um high school levels we know that there are some years year to year where there’s a little

01:28:23,600	fluctuation, but it’s pretty reasonable. Um, in terms of the growth that we’re seeing, Uh, currently and, um Um That’s uh It’s a positive for being able to maintain consistent staffing and, uh, consistency across the three feeders at San for any questions at this time. Board members. Any questions for Dr.

01:28:50,570	johnson? So, you know, Thank you very much Dr. johnson for that report. Dr. Not. Next up underneath your report number LETTER B Cash Management Update Yes one second need to Have this back again. As in just Immersed in those good numbers, so So early this year.

01:29:31,830	Um, we’d had a presentation on cash management, and during that time there was a request to come back after Our. Initial projections of that change in the cash management from 2 to 4% and how we are handling that and just felt like this was too early. Let’s let this play a little longer and see how this plays for our staff. I will say.

01:29:50,500	Irregardless of the numbers and where they are, and I do think they’re benefiting our schools, our school organizations. We’ve taken a lot of time to educate our coaches and advisors and principals on how to navigate that challenge.

01:30:11,770	Uh, and even still using cash, But, How is there ways to do that, I will say, And, I think you you’ll see her on the 30th? I’m? Sure? Um, our foundation director Stacy L has done a really good job of building out some online stores and giving options to our teachers and our organizations so they can work through our foundation and not have to go through BPS, which is A benefit for US and cash

01:30:29,030	handling and helps benefit them, So. I think we continue to work through the process part now the document I gave you in your packet and what you’re looking at is from, um Mr Swanson and just looking at how much of Um, our fees then to now, like last year to this year, and how much

01:30:51,430	difference there are, so look at the difference category. OK. So If, You. Just look at the bottom number $6552.81 at the bottom. We are giving back to our organizations this year over $6000 more dollars back to the organization because we’re not assessing fees, then what we did last year just flat out.

01:31:15,300	Assessing the 2%. So I. I do think that is working. You’ll see the notes on there? Um, for some school sponsored events and stuff. We did have a few most middle schools.

01:31:34,230	You can see that were still doing a lot of cash Come to dance type stuff and totally understand that right cause we’re not giving most of our middle school kids are coming to cast a swipe a card or whatever like that, But we are, um He had given them some ways to to work around that, so that wasn’t a liability for the organization so that we’ve made some changes that even since then, that he’s recoded some of those, um, but

01:31:53,230	again, I just think there’s as we begin to educate people and use it. Um, we all know who’s at century high school. We all know who runs that organization. Very mathematically minded, business minded principle, right each figure this out because his schools brought in another $6300 that they didn Last year.

01:32:13,100	Uh, because he knows how to operate within the system. So, I. Think again. The goal was redo how we handle cash. Let’s try to get rid of as much paper. Cash as we can coinage because Those? I mean there’s this risk there for all of us, Um, all the way back when I was a ticket taker in Ellendale, there’s risk there.

01:32:33,700	How. Can we redo that to a de incentivize cash but still keep it. We know we have some needs for it. Um, but to uh um Incentivize, maybe some online purchasing or other areas to do that, but I think we found a good blend, and I don’t know if Mr she wants to add anything to

01:32:49,970	that. Do. You want to add anything there? No? That was good. Oh, jeez, Surprise it. So I don’t know if this satisfies the request at that time again. We wanted to play that out and see how it worked. Um, I. Just think it’s seems to be working in our favor, so Board members.

01:33:07,070	Any questions for Dr. FSN OK? I will. Then go over to major projects, Mr Chair. All. Right. Thank you You can see the the first one is Lincoln Elementary, Um, that projects coming on very coming along very nicely. Um, we could move in soon. That was a nice schedule to work with.

01:33:32,700	You could see that, uh, the ceilings are going in flooring is being installed. Uh, they’re actually doing start up on mechanical systems, which it feels a little weird because usually we do that stuff like in August, Um So that that project, uh, will be completed on time. I have no doubt. Uh, career technical center, So.

01:33:50,770	Thank you to the board for approving that project. We did meet as a team and Brainstorm cause there are some things that gotta happen before we can do our work. Uh, so we met with the developer and his engineers. Uh uh. Water sewer streets. All that’s happening this spring as we speak. Um And.

01:34:09,500	Then once we get to a point where we can then get a building permit. Our Butler building has been ordered. That’s kind of the main structural steel piece that’s coming in November. Uh, the team felt very confident that we we have a good time frame for the project.

01:34:25,900	I just want to let the board know that you’re not gonna see a lot of things happening on that site till probably late summer just because of all the work that has to happen with the develop. Um, we did have the donation agreement signed that was recorded at the recorder’s office.

01:34:41,500	So, Um I need to follow up with our council to make sure that we’ve got everything good there, but it it’s as far as I know. I think we are. We’re good there at officially transferred and the other thing I think I wanted to, but I had a note here. Um No. I think that was good, so I’d answer any questions aboard would have on Oh? Yes, I’m Sorry. I.

01:35:00,670	Do, Remember, um like, say high school is a finish finished. Um, we did the last kind of pay request. So that is complete, so we won’t have any more bills for legacy and that one will come off for next year’s reporting.

01:35:20,600	And, so we’ll have the the three projects we have the CT project at hughes, the Northeast and then the Lincoln edition and then something we’ll have to talk about, Um, at a future. Mean is Uh, the naming of that facility because that’s board work. So, um Dr. sat and I will talk about process and procedure and when, when that comes to the board, then Thank you, Mr chair board members. Any questions? Report.

01:35:46,070	Um last thing the one that I added to the agenda. You have it in front of you. It’s at your table just Ah, the agenda for next week. I agree with the board member lee It is. That’s next week. Yeah, We graduate.

01:36:03,100	We are we We kind of have the last week of school next week? Um It has been a pleasure to serve this district and you for this year it has gone amazingly warp speed. Fast, Um, it is hard to believe for thought almost last week of school already, But I Wanna just put some things in front of you that if you can attend I’m, I know your presence would be

01:36:22,900	really appreciate those I know you can’t make it all I know we’re really planning on Sunday may 26 because we got a lot of, um, uh, kids expecting us to be there, but, um, you have the commencements for the adult Learning center. Central High School on Thursday. Um, next week. Um, if you can be there.

01:36:39,970	Great, Um it’s just a really great week. As. We’ve said multiple times. This is an invigorating time to see our kids. Watch them succeed. Watch them walk across that stage, there’s nothing better to watch kids, and particularly all of them does matter if they know they’re gonna graduate for four years now, they knew they had

01:36:55,430	kind of had it locked in or some of those kids that just said they locked it in this week like they’re just getting it done. It’s quite a celebration. So thank you for Service, and, uh, it’s gonna be a good week. We’re gonna get there. We’re close. So Thank you Dr. F.

01:37:13,070	I appreciate that look forward to seeing all the other board members at the the different graduation ceremonies that we have coming up. We’re certainly looking forward to seeing community members and, of course, the graduates themselves will be the most exciting. So with that, uh, we have exhausted the entire agenda for tonight. I declare