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5:15. Please stand and join us for the

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pledge of

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>> allegiance.

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I aliance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands. One nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Thank you. I'll now call this regular

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school board meeting of Independent

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School District 544 to order. With that,

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I will turn to the clerk to establish

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our quorum. Kirby Anderson

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>> here.

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>> Kelly Graph.

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>> Jenny Christensen,

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>> present.

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>> Missy Hermes here. Melanie Cole

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>> Steven Bigosa

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>> We have a quorum.

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>> Thank you.

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Is there a motion to approve the agenda?

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>> Second. Any discussion on the agenda?

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That is approved. And we have uh one

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resolution on acknowledgements which is

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a thank you to Matthew Lumpkkey for his

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donation of items to Otter Pride night

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for Fergus Falls Public Schools. And so

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with that, I will offer that resolution

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and move for its adoption. Is there a

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>> Okay. Discussion.

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Hearing none. Um, clerk, will you please

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>> Jenny Christensen,

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>> Missy Hermes, yes. Melanie Cole,

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>> The resolution is adopted. Thank you.

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>> We have reports tonight and welcome the

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princip principles back after a hiatus.

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So, we'll start with John Steinbrer,

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elementary principal at Lincoln. Good

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evening, John.

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>> Hi. Good evening.

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um a light report tonight, but just some

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highlights that I wanted to offer as we um as we start off the school

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year. So, um so far a great start

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between ECF, preschool, kindergarten,

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and first grade. We've had four separate

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first days, and each of them has kind of

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felt like a first day, but um it's been

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it it actually kind of stretches out the

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fun. though. Um, with those four

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separate first days, um, it was really

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nice to have our first graders again

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there to help us lead the way. Um, when

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we had our kindergarteners stop in the

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next day, those first graders really

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helped to, um, show and help lead in

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those transitions and routines. This

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year at Lincoln, we have 15 sections

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again in preK through grade 1. We're a

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15 section school. Um, and that is

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that's the same as last year. The one

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big difference is just in the balance.

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first grade, but one more section of

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kindergarten. And we'll talk a little

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bit more about that as as I go through

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these bulleted items. Um, at Otter

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Preschool, our enrollment remains pretty

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strong in our full day offering. So we

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have three Monday through Thursday

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classes and then one Tuesday, Thursday

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kind of every other day, two time per

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week class. And out of those offerings,

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we have 74 of 80 spots filled. Um, and

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so I'm I'm feeling really good about

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that. Each classroom has um has about

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one or two spots for one more students,

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but we've continued to see enrollment

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even over the past few weeks, which has

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been really nice. Um, we also have a

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number of new to us three-year-olds um

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who are experiencing um formalized

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school for the first time, and that's

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always an adjustment for everybody, but

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they they seem to be just doing a nice

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job and handling it just fine. So, we're

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excited to welcome those new

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three-year-olds into Lincoln School. Um,

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just a highlight here, tuition

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statements were sent out to preschool

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families last week, and because of

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Pathway 2 scholarships and voluntary

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prek funding, gosh, we're we're able to

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keep those tuition prices down really, low in some cases. Um it's a 60%

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reduction for families who are who have

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completed the application and who are

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eligible for free or reduced lunch. Um

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they they sometimes see a tuition rate

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of $0 um for preschool. So, um the the

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big the big thing there is um everyone

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has just been so so helpful in getting

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those applications processed, but then

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more so um the help of just uh having

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access to those revenue streams is

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really nice and and pays off. Um we've

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worked really hard to make preschool

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accessible and affordable for the

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families within our community. We're

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really proud of that. Switching over to

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Lincoln Elementary. Um, at grades

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presently have 185 students across 10

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sections. Kindergarten, we rebounded

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this year. We're up to 147. Um, last

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year we were sitting at about 126. So,

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we've gained back um 20 students. Um,

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because of age or development, they they

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do a second year of kindergarten and

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that's just fine. Um, but that's true

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every year. So, I think really what

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about a a plus 20 from the year before,

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which is really great. Um, one of the strategies that we talked

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about last year um toward the end of the

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year at at enrollment time was starting

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with our youngest learner section which

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is up and running. Um, so all of those

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children turned five during June, July,

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and August of this summer. And so the nice thing is we're able to meet

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their needs in one classroom and that

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classroom is going just great. kids are

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having a good time and they're learning

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just like their grade level peers. It's

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just unique to them and their

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chronological age. So, I feel like

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that's that's going really well. Um I've

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mentioned before it's kind of a bummer

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though because there aren't any

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birthdays during the middle of the

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school year. So, we're just going to

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we last week completed our bus safety.

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fire drills. All of which went really well. Um just takes a little bit

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more time at Lincoln School to get

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everyone out of the building, but um

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that that went well. Uh communication

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systems were were checked out. Um and we're in good shape there. We hosted

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our first book fair also last week.

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Really nice turnout for families. Um

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hosted a bit of a carnival in that STEM

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area which has proven to be just such a

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nice multi-purpose use space. Um a lot

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of folks stopped in. Um it was just a

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nice family event. Um and so altogether

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just a really really nice nice start to

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any questions if anyone has any

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want to say that my daughter does take

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the bus from Lincoln and um for anybody

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who out there who may be concerned about

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their littles taking the bus. Um it has

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been wonderful. They're actually she has

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been adopted by a couple high school

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kids on the bus who walk her across the

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street when she gets to her stop and

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also she has suckered them into letting

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her watch Spidey and friends on their

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phones on the way home.

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>> Adopted or hired.

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many cults she started on the bus, but

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yeah. So anyway, I just want to say it's been really wonderful a wonderful

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experience having a preschooler on a bus

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>> Next, we'll hear from elementary

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principal at Adams and McKinley, Scott

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>> Good evening, Scott.

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>> Good evening. Good to see all of you

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again. Uh, four weeks ago, we welcomed

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178 students to Adam School and split

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those kids into nine classrooms and we

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welcomed 201 McKinley across 10

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classrooms. It's been a really good

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start to the school year. I would I

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would describe our class sizes as

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refreshing and very comfortable. Um, our

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four sections of first grade between

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McKinley and Adams, we range in class

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size from 18 to 19 kids.

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21. And in third grade, between our

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seven sections, we range in size from 20

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class sizes like that across the board.

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our teachers would say it feels lighter.

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way. We are very much enjoying uh some

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improvements to Adam School. Uh let me

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tell you about all of them. Starting

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back to last spring, we have a new roof.

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And this summer, we received new

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asphalt. Not just a new layer, but they

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dug it all out and put all new asphalt

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in. that includes the parking lot and

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the playground and the curb appeal of

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Adam School now is just off the charts.

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spaces. Uh, any room that received new

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carpeting also is freshly painted. Um,

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the two restrooms in the first grade

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wing are entirely remodeled. You talk

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about just gutted down to nothing and

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starting over. They're beautiful. check

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them out the next time you're at atom

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school. And then in the restrooms

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nearest the main office, we have some

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new uh new floors and some new sinks. Uh

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pretty great. Our entire building was

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rewired this summer. We have new

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wireless access points in every

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classroom along with new audio

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enhancement systems in each classroom.

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So, um our 1939 building that's 87 years

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old. In 13 years, we'll be celebrating

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100 years. Building's looking pretty

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sharp, and I'm looking forward to future

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uh improvements um to that building. I

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got to tell you something interesting.

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This summer, there was an electrician

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working in the basement of Adam School

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up above the hung ceiling and he found a

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1992. And who do you think was behind

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the time capsule? Was fourth grade

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teacher Dave Ellis. And in the time

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capsule were letters written by fourth

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grade students. So that was brought to

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my attention this past week. I saw him

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this weekend and now that time capsule

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is waiting for him to pick pick it up at

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Adam school. But kind of neat stuff. Um

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our students, they were very excited. I

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know I talk about this a lot, but I it's

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a big deal. Our students were really

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excited for Jaws to start last week and

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we thank our many volunteers uh for

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without them we would not have that

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program. And uh this week we will

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recognize our first all-star students in

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both of our buildings, one from every

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classroom. Uh our students and staff are

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looking forward to walking to the

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homecoming parade on Friday and busing

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back just in time to catch the buses

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home. Attendance through our first 19

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days of school. I'm happy to report that

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we see no concerning patterns yet.

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Therefore, we do not need to send any

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letters home as of right now. It was

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great to see so many of our young

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students at Otter Pride Night just 8

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days into the school year, two weeks in.

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Uh we're excited to have local artist

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Sarah Ranovik back working with our kids

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again this year. She is scheduled for

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Adams and McKinley, all 19 classrooms in

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October.

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And then thank you to our skilled and

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dedicated reading interventionists who

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are screening all of our students this

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week. and our classroom teachers are

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eagerly awaiting the results which will

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help them fine-tune their small groupoup

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instruction. And lastly, I want to thank

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our PTO. We recently had a PTO meeting

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and they continue to provide wonderful

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opportunities for our students and uh

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they had some new signage at our open

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houses uh and they also had treats for

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our staff on the first day of school.

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So, uh, they just continued to knock it

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out of the park, our PTO, and it was it

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was a well attended, uh, first first

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meeting of the school year last week.

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So, with that, I I could entertain

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questions.

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» Are there any questions for Mr. Colbeck?

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>> Guess not. Thank you very much.

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>> Next, we will hear from elementary

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principal Tindy Run from Cleveland. Good

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evening, Tindy.

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>> Good evening, everybody. Um I too just

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want to uh begin our report tonight with

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just an overview of our enrollment at

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Cleveland. Um we've had continued

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changes as up to today. Um so we could

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continue to adjust but we have a total

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of um 185 fourth graders at Cleveland

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this year. We've uh have went from seven

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sections to eight sections this school

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year. And then in fifth grade we have

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173 students. So there's a total of 358

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um kids at Cleveland. Um, and each

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September, uh, one important aspect we

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focus on is safety. And we just keep

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talking that's our number one priority

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and the fun comes after that. Um, so

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we've conducted several of safety drills

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at Cleveland and also prairie science

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class. So students learn where we need

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to e where we exit to and gather um, if

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there's a fire drill or we need to leave

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the building for um, some purpose. So we

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practice that and we go slow so they

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learn that and they learn the safety

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aspects of that and then um we will just

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uh continue to do that as the year goes

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on. Um our FIAD teachers have provided

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education on bus safety as well as

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pedestrian and bike safety and um as you

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know students in fourth and fifth grade

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become a little more independent with

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walking and biking to and from school

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each day. Um, all the while, uh, we are

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encouraging students to take the shuttle

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buses after school to get from Cleveland

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to the bus transfer site, um, if they're

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taking their route bus home. Um, that

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way they avoid the three busy

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intersections between Cleveland and

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Kennedy. So, we ask parents to review

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their child's afterchool plan um, with

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their child so that that's reinforced

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with the kids. Um, if once they leave

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the Cleveland grounds, they're they're

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walking independently. So, uh, just one

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more thing for parents to review and

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consider with their with their kids as

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to what what plan's going to work best

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for them. Um, at this time, students are

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also working on their fire safety poster

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contest. And this is a big deal um for

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kids. They're the posters that are

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selected to be prize winners get to go

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out for lunch with the firemen on the

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fire truck. Um, so they're that is

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motivating in and of itself. But this

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year's theme is charge into fire safety.

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Um, they're focusing on safe charging

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devices safely. And so kids are coming

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up with um lots of great pictures and

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ideas to include in their their fire

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safety posters.

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We too at Cleveland are conducting the

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universal screening at this time. We

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started last week and then um at the

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conclusion of that this week we have a

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date scheduled to review student data

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and identify students who may uh benefit

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from a boost in reading, math and also

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behavior.

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Uh last week orchestra lessons and

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rehearsals began for our fifth and

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fourth grade students. Um and in fifth

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grade there are 101 students

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participating in orchestra. And in

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fourth grade there are 121 participants.

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So um when you do the math that's 62% of

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the Cleveland population is

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participating in this opportunity. So

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that's pretty awesome. Pretty awesome.

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And then um credit to our district. We

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are the only district in our area that

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um provides this opportunity for these

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young younger students. So, lots to

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celebrate there.

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Uh last Thursday we had we were able to

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participate in a science and nature

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conference that was held at Prairie

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Wetlands Learning Center. Lakes Country

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Service Cooperative pursued a grant that

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supported all of it. Um so a big thank

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you to Monica Thompson who is the

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quarter of coordinator of technology and

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student um academic challenges at Lakes

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Country Service Co-op. She um pursued

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the grant, coordinated it all, planned

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it all, um just saw it all through. So a

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great big thank you to them. Um there

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were seven different sessions that

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students were able to um identify their

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top three or four I believe it was and

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so they were guaranteed their top um

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their top choices. Everybody attended a

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presentation that was presented by the

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Minnesota Science Museum um on

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engineering. Um some of our fourth

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graders have seen participated in that

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in previous years. So, they were here

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doing that awesome presentation and then

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they had another session after that and

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I think the only way um despite the

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weather, everybody did a great job of um

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adjusting with the weather conditions

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last Thursday, but I think the only

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thing that would have made the day

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better is if we could have stayed longer

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and attended one or two more sessions.

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Um it was really very very well done. Um

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the presenters did a phenomenal job um

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working with the kids and providing some

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hands-on experiences and just topics

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that were kind of out of the ordinary.

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And then lastly um just want to

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recognize that um Upstream Minnesota uh

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is awarding the 2026 Unsung Caretaker

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Award to the um collective team that

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works with the Prairie Science class

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programming. And so they're recognizing

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the efforts that um are put into uh um

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educating kids with environmental

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education aspects and u bringing things

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to their attention. So this award

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belongs to each person who brings this

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work to life every day at Prairie

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Wetlands Learning Center. Um, along with

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the $250 honorarium for the program,

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Upstream Upstream Minnesota is also

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hosting an award dinner and a pan panel

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discussion to celebrate the prairie

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science class partnership along with

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five other awardees that will be

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recognized that same evening. So, great

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thing to celebrate there. And that

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concludes my Oh, I what I wanted to show

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you. Um, as part of the science and

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nature conference, each student got a

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little ziplockc baggie that includes a a

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small little journal, a pencil, and a

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magnifying glass. So, some of the

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sessions utilized these that day and

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others got it got to take it home as

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kind of a remembrance of that day. So,

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fun stuff.

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>> Great. Any questions for Gendy Run?

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Thank you.

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>> All right. Thank you. We'll hear from

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Ivan Hurst, middle school principal.

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Good evening, Ivan.

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>> Good evening. Uh we've really enjoyed a

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fantastic start to the school year. It's

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always good to get back with my people

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and uh so I'm really excited about that.

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Um uh we we've had a good start. Um it's

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great to have the halls and classrooms

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filled with students and all that

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energy. Um

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uh we're plus 36 kids in the middle

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school. Uh that's cohort to cohort. So

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fifth to sixth we added um 13 kids. A

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number of those were from OV but not all

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of them. And then seventh grade that

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cohort added 11 kids. and the eighth

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grade cohort added um 12 kids. We're

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plus 36. Um we're we're full. We're

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doing well. Um we actually didn't lose

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much enrollment year over uh

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year-over-year with with all those

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additional students. Um last week we had

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a great opportunity as uh we

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collaborated with staff development to

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have Joe Beckman join us um in our and

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what an uplifting experience. Um Joe

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focused on being a difference maker make

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someone's day or a difference taker take

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someone's day and that's pretty easy to

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remember. Um um we could use that some

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principles might even used it right

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during the presentation. Um uh but easy

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to use like right away. Um so it was a

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really uplifting story. He told a he

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told an engaging story about himself. I

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don't know if it was true or not, but

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himself as a young person and how he

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wasn't um he had a student in his group

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that wasn't the most popular and then he

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went to a different group and then he

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wasn't the most popular went back made

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that kid made a difference for that kid.

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So, um he told the differencemaker,

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difference taker. Um some of the other

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things that he talked about was um

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what's your legacy? How do you want

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people to remember you? That's pretty deep. That's pretty deep

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um for young people, but that's

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something we can use certainly. And then the best one was we got some

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mileage out of this, but I thought it

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would be more but I love your face. Um

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and and I love your face really revolved

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around getting off your phone and being

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engaged with others. Um but I think you

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just use it as it's nice to see you. I

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love your face. And so we had kids

541
00:21:08,799 --> 00:21:10,080
saying that which could have been

542
00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,760
awkward just a few hours before that,

543
00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,640
but after wasn't awkward anymore. It was

544
00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,200
fine. Yeah. Uh really great, super

545
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,640
positive experience for the staff and

546
00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:22,159
for uh kids. Um and and we've used the

547
00:21:22,159 --> 00:21:24,080
difference make taker phrase a number of

548
00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,799
times uh in a in a short few days. Uh

549
00:21:26,799 --> 00:21:28,159
this week's homecoming. I'm sure Mr.

550
00:21:28,159 --> 00:21:29,440
Anderson will talk a great deal about

551
00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,559
that. Today is jersey day and since we

552
00:21:32,559 --> 00:21:36,880
won, I won. Um tomorrow is country or

553
00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,679
country club. So uh we'll probably seek

554
00:21:39,679 --> 00:21:41,840
out some flannel for tomorrow. Uh the

555
00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,679
days are selected by the student council

556
00:21:43,679 --> 00:21:46,799
uh as advised by Mr. uh Johnson. So um

557
00:21:46,799 --> 00:21:48,799
that's really the entirety plus the

558
00:21:48,799 --> 00:21:49,840
parade of course, but that's the

559
00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:51,280
entirety of middle school homecoming

560
00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,480
week is dress up phase and parade.

561
00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,120
Um some of the other principles talked

562
00:21:57,120 --> 00:21:58,720
about bus and pedestrian safety. We

563
00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,720
completed that. We checked that box. Uh

564
00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,799
bike safety, that's part of our FIAD uh

565
00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:05,280
curriculum. So that that box um will be

566
00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,720
checked here shortly. Um attendance is a

567
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,000
really big deal. you can't do anything

568
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,760
until they're there. And so, um, last

569
00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,919
year our attendance, including medical

570
00:22:15,919 --> 00:22:18,000
absences, so even if you either you were

571
00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,440
there or not, um, uh, quarter 1 was by

572
00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:22,960
far our best quarter, which kind of

573
00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:26,559
makes sense. Everyone's excited. Um, um,

574
00:22:26,559 --> 00:22:30,320
peer-to-peer conflict isn't as as um out

575
00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,000
there. Um, no one's sick.

576
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,720
Um,

577
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,080
I have a couple others, but I'll just

578
00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:39,760
leave those for after the meeting. But

579
00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,880
that that's where we're about mid64s.

580
00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,799
Uh, sixth grade had attendance last

581
00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:46,960
year, even with medical absences of just

582
00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,960
under 70% attended school 70 uh 95% of

583
00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,159
the time. Um, so we are continuing to

584
00:22:54,159 --> 00:22:56,159
address attendance in a variety of ways.

585
00:22:56,159 --> 00:22:57,600
You've heard me say them. I'm not going

586
00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:58,799
to read them all, but if you want to see

587
00:22:58,799 --> 00:23:00,320
our action plan for that, I'm happy to

588
00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:01,919
share that. Um, but we're going to we're

589
00:23:01,919 --> 00:23:03,440
going to keep using the bar program.

590
00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,640
That's my segue into bar um um next. So,

591
00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,559
we have a nice action plan addressing

592
00:23:08,559 --> 00:23:11,120
attendance. Um, and the one the one step

593
00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:14,000
that I I've committed to is that I'm

594
00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,480
adding is to reach out to anyone that's

595
00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,960
planning to go to a set meeting who who

596
00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,440
Miss Johnson, Miss Lynn has um invited

597
00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,520
to a set meeting. You you need to talk

598
00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,000
to me, probably the parents really first

599
00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,520
at the middle school level, but it could

600
00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,640
be kids. but trying to just that can be

601
00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:32,559
a big job.

602
00:23:32,559 --> 00:23:34,159
>> So, we'll we'll do it as long as we can

603
00:23:34,159 --> 00:23:35,280
certainly, but that's part of that's

604
00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,120
part of the action plan. Um how can I

605
00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:39,600
make a difference myself? Uh bar, we had

606
00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,360
two full days of bar training uh during

607
00:23:41,360 --> 00:23:43,440
fall inservice. Um the first session was

608
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,480
effective team meetings. Uh um so we did

609
00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,320
one full day on how to have effective

610
00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:49,919
team meetings. That was really

611
00:23:49,919 --> 00:23:52,159
wellreceived because at the end of last

612
00:23:52,159 --> 00:23:53,600
year, our biggest frustration was

613
00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,120
effective team meetings. How did they

614
00:23:55,120 --> 00:23:58,559
know? Um, so we we some of some of the

615
00:23:58,559 --> 00:24:00,640
things that helped us, how do we we know

616
00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:02,320
so we get to reset. The beauty of school

617
00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,400
is we get to start over and the start

618
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,480
over means we get to kind of correct our

619
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,159
mistakes from last year. Oddly enough,

620
00:24:08,159 --> 00:24:09,679
it's hard to do that midstream. It's

621
00:24:09,679 --> 00:24:12,159
just hard to we're going to do it. And

622
00:24:12,159 --> 00:24:13,919
there's that internal battle kind of no

623
00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:15,600
matter what team you're on. Uh, but we

624
00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,120
got we're starting fresh. I've attended

625
00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:20,080
a few uh small uh small and a big block

626
00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,279
meeting. Like oh yeah, it's noticeable

627
00:24:23,279 --> 00:24:25,120
different. Uh it feels really good.

628
00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:26,960
Shout out to the seventh grade team.

629
00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,039
They are they are really killing it and

630
00:24:29,039 --> 00:24:31,120
it's really it's really fantastic. Uh

631
00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:32,720
effective team meetings. I got off on a

632
00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,480
little tangent there. Uh we use academic

633
00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,240
and holistic data to determine the needs

634
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,480
of each kid. Uh some kids have no needs,

635
00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,400
so they're a level zero. We need no

636
00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,400
adult intervention um as they work

637
00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:43,919
through the system. That could be up to

638
00:24:43,919 --> 00:24:45,919
a level three, which means we need all

639
00:24:45,919 --> 00:24:49,200
the adults. Um so we're at the beginning

640
00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:50,640
of the year and we're working through

641
00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:51,919
that process. The second day was

642
00:24:51,919 --> 00:24:53,760
trauma-informed practices. How do we

643
00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,600
work with students? Um, a lot of

644
00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,159
students have trauma and how do we how

645
00:24:58,159 --> 00:25:00,799
do we work through that? So, um, the the

646
00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:02,480
two overarching messages that I want to

647
00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,159
share with you is emphasizing clear and

648
00:25:04,159 --> 00:25:06,320
predictable classroom structure, school

649
00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,640
structure, so they know what to expect.

650
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:12,320
We're not surprised. Um, and then, uh,

651
00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:17,200
transparent expectations. We all know, that if this, then that. And

652
00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,520
that can really help kids with trauma.

653
00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,600
Okay, I knew that was going to happen.

654
00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,200
Um and then the other part is uh um as

655
00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,880
adults in our team meetings reframing

656
00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,440
student behavior going from what's wrong

657
00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:33,039
with you to why do you do that and and

658
00:25:33,039 --> 00:25:35,120
try to be more curious with our students

659
00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:38,720
with trauma rather than um just uh

660
00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:42,559
giving them a consequence. Uh

661
00:25:42,559 --> 00:25:44,000
we believe in the middle school that

662
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,840
students they need to be taught what to

663
00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,919
do. We think they know but this is a

664
00:25:47,919 --> 00:25:50,240
really hard time. there's more hormones

665
00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,080
and all these things are going on and

666
00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,159
there's all these peer groups and more

667
00:25:54,159 --> 00:25:56,080
freedom than they've ever had. So, we

668
00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,240
have to work through that. Um, but

669
00:25:58,240 --> 00:25:59,440
again, we're going to hold them account

670
00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,320
accountable as well. So, I'm wrapping

671
00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,559
that back up into instead of asking

672
00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:06,720
what's wrong with you? Why did you do

673
00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,480
that? Is there any exterior stimuli

674
00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,240
that's causing the student to do that?

675
00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:13,679
Really try to get to the root of the

676
00:26:13,679 --> 00:26:15,600
problem. Okay. I have a whole bunch more

677
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,440
on bar. Um, but that was our two-day

678
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,120
training. Um, we've seen some good

679
00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:20,799
growth this year. I'm summarizing what

680
00:26:20,799 --> 00:26:22,720
I'm what I'm looking at. Um, we have bar

681
00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,720
support. Every Tuesday morning we have a

682
00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:26,720
45minute call with our with our bar

683
00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,720
coach. Um, I believe she's out of

684
00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,039
Florida this year and and that's that's

685
00:26:31,039 --> 00:26:33,120
fine. Um,

686
00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:35,120
and uh we have we have her cell phone.

687
00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:36,799
We can email or call anytime, but we

688
00:26:36,799 --> 00:26:40,159
have them weekly meeting. Um, and we'll

689
00:26:40,159 --> 00:26:42,000
have four site visits by her as well.

690
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,400
she'll come and observe uh some of our

691
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,400
eye time lessons that we deliver as far

692
00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,080
as some of our team meetings and

693
00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:49,760
hopefully our community community

694
00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:51,360
connect meeting which is middle school

695
00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:54,640
staff uh student assistance team. Okay,

696
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,279
last page um pair teacher communication

697
00:26:57,279 --> 00:26:58,960
has gone out that's right around the

698
00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:00,880
corner about 3 weeks away. A reminder

699
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,080
that our seventh and eighth grade do

700
00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,840
studentled conferences for that so they

701
00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,360
get the experience of talking about

702
00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:07,919
themselves. uh our adviserss in seventh

703
00:27:07,919 --> 00:27:09,520
and eighth grade facilitate those

704
00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,159
conversations. Um so that that's a good

705
00:27:12,159 --> 00:27:14,559
experience um for our young people. How

706
00:27:14,559 --> 00:27:16,400
do you talk about yourself? And our

707
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,320
teachers are are really good about that.

708
00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,159
Um and our monthly class meetings, we

709
00:27:20,159 --> 00:27:21,600
have a we had a class meeting. We call

710
00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,760
them class meetings. It's really Ivan

711
00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,120
talking about stuff, right? But the

712
00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:26,159
class meeting at the beginning of the

713
00:27:26,159 --> 00:27:28,640
year, student expectations. Um one thing

714
00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,640
that we attacked this year was we did

715
00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,240
energy drinks a couple years ago. Like

716
00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,799
we're done. And that was good. Now, we

717
00:27:34,799 --> 00:27:36,400
the staff just said we should really do

718
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,840
it before school, too. So, we haven't

719
00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,760
seen we've only seen a couple of cans,

720
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:43,520
usually bubblers, but you can't have

721
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,039
that before school. We're not we're not

722
00:27:45,039 --> 00:27:46,559
permitting that before school. And

723
00:27:46,559 --> 00:27:49,279
that's what um that's been wellreceived.

724
00:27:49,279 --> 00:27:51,120
Maybe parents don't have to stop at

725
00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:54,159
perks. Okay. Um so, our monthly class

726
00:27:54,159 --> 00:27:55,679
meeting is next week. The focus of the

727
00:27:55,679 --> 00:27:56,799
meeting, we always do this in our

728
00:27:56,799 --> 00:27:59,760
October one. Um but we emphasize, but we

729
00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,480
talk about harassment. What does

730
00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,039
harassment look like? How do we treat

731
00:28:05,039 --> 00:28:07,200
others? And then I have a squash story

732
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:08,640
which I'm not going to tell you. You get

733
00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,799
that privately if you like. But how how

734
00:28:10,799 --> 00:28:13,120
do we think about things? We think about

735
00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:14,720
things differently when we get older. Do

736
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,520
I like this or not?

737
00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,679
We focus as humans on things we don't

738
00:28:19,679 --> 00:28:21,840
like. And that's not really that

739
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,080
helpful. We should focus on things we

740
00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,760
like. And so that's the swash story. Um

741
00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:29,440
part of that is harassment. If you don't

742
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,200
like it, don't spend time and energy on

743
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,679
it. That would be silly. Um, and then

744
00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:36,480
just general otter are work which is

745
00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,840
treating each other with kindness.

746
00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:44,310
Any questions?

747
00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,000
» Any troubles with cell phones at all

748
00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:46,559
this year?

749
00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:48,880
>> No. A good question. Uh, so we

750
00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,120
implemented our away for the day with

751
00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:52,880
additional support. advertised that

752
00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:54,240
really well not only in class meetings

753
00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:55,760
but parent communication the parents

754
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,000
s'more you know kind of everyone knows

755
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,880
and we have um last check nine students

756
00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,240
that have been caught this year with

757
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,080
their cell phone. A part of our process

758
00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:07,039
is uh you get caught you lose it for the

759
00:29:07,039 --> 00:29:08,880
rest of the school day which is what we

760
00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,760
were doing last year. Um we also call

761
00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,320
your parent now and say the next time

762
00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,240
they get caught you have to come in and

763
00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,080
get it. And we have one student that

764
00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,679
made it there on the second day of

765
00:29:19,679 --> 00:29:21,919
school but that's it. So only one

766
00:29:21,919 --> 00:29:25,200
student on step two and uh nine nine

767
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,120
other students on step one.

768
00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,039
>> So just that extra phone call, you know,

769
00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:31,679
I'm not going to get it kind of thing.

770
00:29:31,679 --> 00:29:32,080
>> All right.

771
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,600
>> It'll it'll take

772
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:35,760
>> it's a marathon, not a sprint,

773
00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,600
>> but it's going well.

774
00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,679
>> We're we're 19 days in, so I don't think

775
00:29:39,679 --> 00:29:41,279
10's bad.

776
00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:44,000
>> Oh, not bad. All right. Any other

777
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,600
questions?

778
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,080
>> Thanks for your report.

779
00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,000
And we'll hear from Mark Anderson, high

780
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,320
school principal, ALC and IQ.

781
00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:53,840
>> Good evening. How's everybody doing?

782
00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:54,240
>> Good.

783
00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,320
>> I blew it up to 150. It's still not big

784
00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:59,520
enough without my cheaters getting old.

785
00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,159
>> Um IQ Academy. Uh Ryan and the crew went

786
00:30:02,159 --> 00:30:03,679
down to Koma Zoo last week. They were

787
00:30:03,679 --> 00:30:04,880
supposed to go the prior week, but it

788
00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:06,960
was pouring rain the whole day. So had

789
00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:08,960
about 30 families or 30 students with

790
00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,960
their families attend, which was nice.

791
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,760
Um the IQ Academy group, Language Arts,

792
00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:15,360
and and Ryan are participating in the

793
00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,120
Strive ReadAct training. So, they've got

794
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,520
that out and going. Uh, the IQ Academy

795
00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,279
is also working on the secondary

796
00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:23,279
students being tested in CAPI, which is

797
00:30:23,279 --> 00:30:25,440
dyslexia screening. So, they're going to

798
00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:26,640
work through that with Amelia and how

799
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,640
many they're going to have assessed. And

800
00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:30,799
enrollment of as of Monday, which is

801
00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:33,200
today, is 563 students and they're still

802
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,960
onboarding students as we speak. So,

803
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:35,760
>> say the number again.

804
00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:37,840
>> 563.

805
00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,039
>> Thank you.

806
00:30:39,039 --> 00:30:40,559
>> The ALC Carrie would like to thank

807
00:30:40,559 --> 00:30:42,159
everybody, uh, the staff members and

808
00:30:42,159 --> 00:30:43,440
maintenance crew for the excellent start

809
00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,080
to the school year. uh new Ajiway course

810
00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:47,360
that was added to the schedule for

811
00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,720
Native Americans um has is a uh awesome

812
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,720
opportunity for them. All of our Native

813
00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:54,399
American students are taking the Ajiway

814
00:30:54,399 --> 00:30:56,480
course. Uh it was funded through a grant

815
00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,240
that Berkeley was a able to write

816
00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,960
through the American Native grant funds

817
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,640
and uh not only are they learning

818
00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,960
Ajiway, uh Miss Desbart is teaching it

819
00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,640
with some she's done a lot of work

820
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,399
during the summer and uh was also

821
00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:10,320
teaching some of the things culturally

822
00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:11,919
that uh you would see in the Native

823
00:31:11,919 --> 00:31:14,159
American culture, not just Ojiway. uh

824
00:31:14,159 --> 00:31:15,679
Berkeley is another resource for her.

825
00:31:15,679 --> 00:31:17,279
So, she's working hard getting into that

826
00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:20,240
space. Uh teachers at the ALC um had

827
00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:21,919
fall training the first session of World

828
00:31:21,919 --> 00:31:24,000
Savvy and World Savvy is working with

829
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,440
the staff and they're going to work on

830
00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,520
uh project based learning. It's a focus

831
00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,919
for uh World Savvy and then uh their

832
00:31:29,919 --> 00:31:31,840
comprehensive needs assessment which

833
00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,440
because they qualified through MDE,

834
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:35,600
they'll connect that piece of their data

835
00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,120
with project-based learning to move

836
00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,480
forward with the students with a little

837
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,559
more hands-on opportunities.

838
00:31:40,559 --> 00:31:42,960
One of the main goals uh for them is to

839
00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,559
make sure that uh they're really focused

840
00:31:44,559 --> 00:31:45,840
on the world savvy. It's a great

841
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,600
opportunity. They did a training this

842
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,519
summer. Staff is on board. They were

843
00:31:49,519 --> 00:31:50,960
really excited about it and they're

844
00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:52,640
really challenging some of the things

845
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:54,480
and processes they do at this at the

846
00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,399
school as they move forward from day to

847
00:31:56,399 --> 00:31:59,600
day. And their current enrollment is 71.

848
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,440
So, uh they've I know we've added a

849
00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,200
couple from the high school. Um it's

850
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:04,559
probably the location for those

851
00:32:04,559 --> 00:32:06,880
students. Um little smaller space. So

852
00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,279
Carrie usually starts the year out about

853
00:32:09,279 --> 00:32:12,240
65 and then we end up around 95 to 100

854
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:13,679
and usually by the end of the year a

855
00:32:13,679 --> 00:32:15,279
senior or two is going down because it's

856
00:32:15,279 --> 00:32:17,200
the only way they can make graduation

857
00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:18,960
with some of the flexibility they have

858
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,360
down there with classes at the high

859
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:22,480
school. I would like to thank

860
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:23,840
maintenance. They did an amazing job

861
00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:25,279
this summer getting the the building

862
00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:27,039
ready, especially since we started a

863
00:32:27,039 --> 00:32:29,440
week u early with pictures. They had the

864
00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,000
place just spotless. And then I'd like

865
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:33,519
to thank our staff uh for the work

866
00:32:33,519 --> 00:32:34,799
they've done for the first month of

867
00:32:34,799 --> 00:32:36,640
school. It's been really an awesome

868
00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,919
first 17- 18 days of school. Uh we have

869
00:32:39,919 --> 00:32:42,399
750 plus students. We've started at 3

870
00:32:42,399 --> 00:32:45,279
765. Some moved to the ALC. There's been

871
00:32:45,279 --> 00:32:46,799
fluctuation in and out. So that's more

872
00:32:46,799 --> 00:32:49,440
than we had planned on last year. So um

873
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:51,120
we're excited about that and hope we

874
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,600
keep growing with number there. Uh we do

875
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,760
have homecoming this week. Um

876
00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:57,519
coordination is night at 7 o'clock. So

877
00:32:57,519 --> 00:32:58,960
when I'm done here, I'm just going to

878
00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,760
head on over to help chain. Uh royalty

879
00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:03,840
will be out all day Tuesday going out

880
00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:05,919
and seeing the community and meeting and

881
00:33:05,919 --> 00:33:07,279
having a meal. It's usually a great

882
00:33:07,279 --> 00:33:09,039
connection. Um we always get phone

883
00:33:09,039 --> 00:33:10,799
calls, are you still coming? Um so it's

884
00:33:10,799 --> 00:33:12,720
nice that our community appreciates that

885
00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:14,240
and we're able to go out and connect

886
00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:16,559
with our some of our retired um

887
00:33:16,559 --> 00:33:18,320
community members. U the importance of

888
00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,399
what we do in our building. Uh the field

889
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:22,159
trip will be Wednesday, Thursday pending

890
00:33:22,159 --> 00:33:24,399
weather. So depending on the weather, uh

891
00:33:24,399 --> 00:33:26,880
they'll be out practicing that part. And

892
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:28,320
Friday is Iron Man volleyball and

893
00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:29,919
powderpuff football. And then the parade

894
00:33:29,919 --> 00:33:32,080
is at two o'clock. Our grand marshall

895
00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,159
this year is retired teacher Roy

896
00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:36,880
Anderson. And our dance is over here at

897
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,080
the wreck again. So uh Mr. Cedberg, our

898
00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:43,760
SRO, is working with um the law

899
00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:45,200
enforcement to make sure we have people

900
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,600
out in uh over in the area just to make

901
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:48,720
sure kids are getting across the

902
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,399
crosswalk and things are safe.

903
00:33:50,399 --> 00:33:52,080
>> A lot of the kids usually hang out at

904
00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,120
the football game until 9:30 quarter to

905
00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:56,960
10. And then we also have some kids who

906
00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,159
don't go to the game, so the door will

907
00:33:58,159 --> 00:34:00,320
be open. Um, I've talked my wife into

908
00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:01,919
supervising to start with until I get

909
00:34:01,919 --> 00:34:04,000
down there. So, um, she'll open the door

910
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,240
around 9:00. If weather is bad, she'll

911
00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:07,679
let them stand inside the building so we

912
00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:09,919
don't get wet. So, we're looking forward

913
00:34:09,919 --> 00:34:11,679
to that. The high school teachers and

914
00:34:11,679 --> 00:34:13,119
Shane and myself have completed our

915
00:34:13,119 --> 00:34:14,879
first live session in Redact training.

916
00:34:14,879 --> 00:34:17,599
So, we're about 40% through that. And

917
00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:19,359
that was uh some things that we kind of

918
00:34:19,359 --> 00:34:21,359
talked about getting to that point. The

919
00:34:21,359 --> 00:34:23,119
live training was a couple weeks ago. It

920
00:34:23,119 --> 00:34:24,720
was uh interesting. a lot of best

921
00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:26,960
practices and things that I already are

922
00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,639
seeing happening in the classroom before

923
00:34:28,639 --> 00:34:30,320
we had the training. So, it's nice to

924
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:31,520
see that our teachers were already

925
00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:33,760
involved in some of those things. Uh we

926
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,839
have f uh we are finalizing our cappy

927
00:34:35,839 --> 00:34:37,359
training at the high school. All our

928
00:34:37,359 --> 00:34:39,679
special ed students will be assessed. Um

929
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:41,440
and then we have about another eight or

930
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,280
10 students from last year and then some

931
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:44,320
from the middle school that we'll

932
00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,800
continue to um assess just to make sure

933
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:48,399
we're working through the growth and

934
00:34:48,399 --> 00:34:51,359
development of that um assessment. Uh,

935
00:34:51,359 --> 00:34:52,879
another exciting thing we have going on

936
00:34:52,879 --> 00:34:54,960
is our philanthropy and youth, our pay

937
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:57,200
program. Miss Christensen kicked that

938
00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,440
off a couple weeks ago. Our enrollment

939
00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,839
is up 65% from last year. Um, I think

940
00:35:01,839 --> 00:35:03,200
when you start seeing the great things

941
00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,440
our kids do outside the building, um,

942
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,520
and participating in those things and

943
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,160
giving back $6,000 to our community

944
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:11,839
along with the opportunity our kids have

945
00:35:11,839 --> 00:35:13,280
with the time and effort they put into

946
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,119
it with the amount of money they get in

947
00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:17,520
scholarships is just absolutely amazing.

948
00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:19,119
In the last two summers, we've had two

949
00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:21,359
students do summer internships that have

950
00:35:21,359 --> 00:35:24,560
made5 to $6,000. And it's all about um

951
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,359
threat uh working with our community and

952
00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:28,800
supporting them. Um and they've been

953
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,520
recognized really well in the August um

954
00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:33,839
meeting uh into the school year,

955
00:35:33,839 --> 00:35:34,960
beginning of the school year

956
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,480
presentation.

957
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:38,480
Um uh a couple things about our online

958
00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:40,640
courses. Our online children's lits

959
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:42,640
course is doing really well. Uh they

960
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:44,240
actually have visited the public library

961
00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:46,640
even though they're on an online class.

962
00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:48,560
uh and the students have decided that

963
00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:50,320
their weekly book club will meet in the

964
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,240
building and participate in the

965
00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:54,560
classroom. So, and kids are stopping in

966
00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:57,040
asking questions and finding space. The

967
00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:58,640
same thing can be true about our online

968
00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:00,400
Western Civilization, American

969
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:01,440
Government, and our sports and

970
00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,599
nutrition. Uh walk around the building

971
00:36:03,599 --> 00:36:04,960
and see groups of three or four kids

972
00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:06,320
sitting around. I stop and ask what

973
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:07,280
they're doing and they're like, "Are we

974
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:08,880
in trouble?" I'm like, "No, just what

975
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:10,560
are you doing?" Um we're studying for

976
00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:12,400
class. We're getting our work done. It's

977
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:13,839
exactly what we want. They want kids

978
00:36:13,839 --> 00:36:15,200
practicing things they're going to do

979
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,800
when they go to college. Um, and their biggest thing they say is it's

980
00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:20,160
just nice because I can go right to my

981
00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,079
teacher and ask questions if I have it

982
00:36:22,079 --> 00:36:23,520
and I can go back to go where I need to

983
00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:27,440
go get my work completed. Uh, a couple

984
00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:29,839
other things. Uh, we are also working on

985
00:36:29,839 --> 00:36:31,359
um, attendance. Lind has done a really

986
00:36:31,359 --> 00:36:33,839
nice job connecting parents or parents

987
00:36:33,839 --> 00:36:35,839
and students uh, who are not attending

988
00:36:35,839 --> 00:36:37,359
school, setting meetings up with

989
00:36:37,359 --> 00:36:38,560
counselors, trying to figure out if

990
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,320
there's anything going on, what are the

991
00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,400
barriers. She's asked a few of us to

992
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,560
call, made a few call phone calls

993
00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,200
myself. And then Lynn also is uh putting

994
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:48,880
a lot of time and effort into that and

995
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:50,800
meets with us in our SAP meeting and

996
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,079
talks about some of the things that she

997
00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:54,000
needs support in if there's a student

998
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:55,839
that is having a struggle getting to

999
00:36:55,839 --> 00:36:59,040
school. Thursday, September 24th, which

1000
00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:00,640
was last week, we were able to host

1001
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,119
Jamestown Public Schools and Northern

1002
00:37:03,119 --> 00:37:04,640
Cass. They're both looking to move to a

1003
00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:06,800
5:30 period day. Uh they came in to

1004
00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:08,480
visit us. They met with Shane and I

1005
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,560
first, then they had the opportunity to

1006
00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:11,760
meet with eight student council

1007
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,400
representatives. Wow, were they amazing.

1008
00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,000
The the staff from the other schools

1009
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,760
came back and said they were lights out.

1010
00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:19,680
Everything we wanted to know, they gave

1011
00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:21,359
us the information. Um, they were very

1012
00:37:21,359 --> 00:37:22,960
open about the good things and the

1013
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:24,079
things that they still want would like

1014
00:37:24,079 --> 00:37:26,800
to see us maybe change. And then they uh

1015
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:28,880
staff uh from our leadership team was

1016
00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,040
able to meet with them last and have a

1017
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:32,560
conversation on how it's going for the

1018
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,800
teaching staff. Um, and then Shane and I

1019
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,400
went in and answered any final questions

1020
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:39,119
they have. Um, they are coming back. I

1021
00:37:39,119 --> 00:37:40,880
guess they want to come back and bring

1022
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:42,720
another group of uh staff members from

1023
00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:45,200
both buildings to visit again. Um, our

1024
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,440
staff was excited to see them. Um, show

1025
00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,119
off our school and what we're doing.

1026
00:37:49,119 --> 00:37:50,800
Maybe the cookies that we made that day

1027
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:52,160
were good. They wanted to come back and

1028
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,000
have a couple, but uh, it was a great

1029
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,680
opportunity to kind of showcase what

1030
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,000
we're doing. Our cell phone policy,

1031
00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:59,839
we've had a few more than nine kids have

1032
00:37:59,839 --> 00:38:01,680
their phones turned in. We actually had

1033
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,920
a kid turned two in twice in like three

1034
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,920
days. What fell out of his pocket day

1035
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,000
two. So Shane and I have been making

1036
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,599
phone calls to all the parents on all

1037
00:38:09,599 --> 00:38:11,599
violations. Um we have about four kids

1038
00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:14,160
who are on violation three. Mom and dad

1039
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,160
are not thrilled. Um and just the

1040
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,000
conversation of where the the phone

1041
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,520
should be. It was either backpack or

1042
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:22,000
pouch. Kids kind of tend to leave it in

1043
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,440
their pocket and then when they walk out

1044
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:24,880
of class, they're on camera and then

1045
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,480
next thing you know, we know that

1046
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:27,680
they're using their phone and they

1047
00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,680
shouldn't have it. So now all students

1048
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:31,280
put their pouches, their phones in the

1049
00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:32,800
pouches when they walk in the class.

1050
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,480
Guess how many violations we've had the

1051
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:37,680
last couple days? Zero.

1052
00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:39,599
>> So solved that problem really quick. And

1053
00:38:39,599 --> 00:38:40,880
we told them that if they couldn't take

1054
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,720
care of the first one, the next one

1055
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:44,160
would be this. And then they don't want

1056
00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:46,320
to have the next conversation. So they

1057
00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:48,400
stepped up a lot in the last three days.

1058
00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,160
Um the parents have been amazing. Um

1059
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:51,599
have not had a complaint from a parent

1060
00:38:51,599 --> 00:38:54,160
at any conversation we had. Just

1061
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:56,000
unfortunately, like Shane said,

1062
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,680
someone's going to be in Fargo and guess

1063
00:38:57,680 --> 00:38:58,960
where they were the first time a phone

1064
00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,119
was taken and it was violation three.

1065
00:39:01,119 --> 00:39:02,960
They were in Fargo and it had to stay at

1066
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:04,640
school for the weekend and mom and dad

1067
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:07,680
didn't feel too bad about it. So,

1068
00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:10,400
um we do have a great opportunity that

1069
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,480
we have a couple students are doing what

1070
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:14,320
we call influencing for us at the high

1071
00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:16,720
school. Dileia Viggasa and Brooklyn

1072
00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:18,800
Busher are um taking information and

1073
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,720
meeting with me at uh couple every

1074
00:39:20,720 --> 00:39:22,880
couple weeks. This last week they came

1075
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,720
and visited with Mr. Toki, got all the

1076
00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:26,640
pictures and then put out questionnaires

1077
00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,560
to all the candidates for uh king and

1078
00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:31,680
queen along with uh the 9th through 11th

1079
00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,760
graders of the royalty and just ask good

1080
00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:36,079
questions, silly questions. We monitored

1081
00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:39,040
them and then I sent out the um pictures

1082
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,520
to Hannah, Brenda, and Jesse to put on

1083
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:43,200
the website and social media just

1084
00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:44,400
showing off some of the things that

1085
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:46,320
we're doing and then they also create

1086
00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,240
created some nth and 11th grade ones

1087
00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:50,240
that we'll share out after starting

1088
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:52,320
tomorrow. Um they did really good work.

1089
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:54,400
Um it's uh opportunity. They're

1090
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,480
interested in that area. Uh the next

1091
00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:57,599
couple of things they'll be working on

1092
00:39:57,599 --> 00:39:59,119
is career and technical education,

1093
00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:01,920
college in the schools, uh our career

1094
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,400
day and veterans day. So um they're

1095
00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:05,680
looking forward to it. They would like

1096
00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:07,680
us to have a class on it so they can get

1097
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:09,680
credit. So um we're working towards that

1098
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,640
as a possibility moving forward. Um like

1099
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:13,760
I said, our career and technical

1100
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:16,160
education, uh right now we have 134

1101
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,160
classes that we offer this year in our

1102
00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:20,320
CTE program. 62 of them are in

1103
00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:22,960
specialized. What I what I mean is there

1104
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,200
62 courses that we offer at least once.

1105
00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:27,599
Some of them are offered multiple times.

1106
00:40:27,599 --> 00:40:29,920
Uh and then our CIS, our college in the

1107
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,240
schools, we are offering 165 credits to

1108
00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:33,680
our high school students this year.

1109
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:36,160
Thank you so much for that. Um it is we

1110
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:37,359
have a lot of kids staying in our

1111
00:40:37,359 --> 00:40:38,720
building offer taking those

1112
00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:40,720
opportunities and financially for them

1113
00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:43,520
in the future. That's a really big deal.

1114
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,240
Uh the career fair is October 7th. If

1115
00:40:46,240 --> 00:40:47,920
you're interested, come on in. will be

1116
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,240
busy that day, the gold gym and all the

1117
00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:51,839
other things that are going on. Ninth

1118
00:40:51,839 --> 00:40:53,119
graders get to tour the gym and then

1119
00:40:53,119 --> 00:40:54,720
they get to see come see me to complete

1120
00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:56,960
a Google form for some of their uh

1121
00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:59,680
things they saw in the uh gold gym. 10th

1122
00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:01,119
graders will have two sessions with

1123
00:41:01,119 --> 00:41:02,800
local businessmen curated around the

1124
00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:04,960
career and technical education wheel um

1125
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:06,560
and areas they maybe want to get

1126
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:08,480
involved in uh later in the high school

1127
00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:10,560
and into college or career opportunity.

1128
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:12,160
They go to the gold gym and then they go

1129
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:14,319
back and complete their form with their

1130
00:41:14,319 --> 00:41:16,560
second session. 11th graders are going

1131
00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:19,760
on a college visit. So they choose um

1132
00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:24,640
either uh Concordia, MSUM, NDSU, NDSCS

1133
00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:26,800
or Morehead State. Um so we take them up

1134
00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,280
there on buses. Um I always tell the

1135
00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:31,359
kids I don't I don't believe college is

1136
00:41:31,359 --> 00:41:32,560
for everybody, but I believe an

1137
00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:34,720
opportunity to go see a college campus

1138
00:41:34,720 --> 00:41:36,480
and hear the opportunities that might be

1139
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:38,160
available is something they all should

1140
00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,680
hear. So they'll make their decisions as

1141
00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:41,760
they become seniors if they move on in

1142
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,400
that area. Our seniors have a guest

1143
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:46,319
speaker. Jenny's coming that day to

1144
00:41:46,319 --> 00:41:48,240
speak to our seniors and to the

1145
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:50,480
surrounding schools at 12 o'clock. We

1146
00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:52,400
have two sessions for them. A lot of it,

1147
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,160
some of it's around career and co uh

1148
00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:57,280
college FAA scholarships. Some is around

1149
00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:58,800
mental health. One is on teaching

1150
00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:00,400
profession. Last year we had 40 kids

1151
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,720
attend. So we have those opportunities.

1152
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:04,640
And then we have finance, which is a big

1153
00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:06,480
deal for kids when they're seniors of

1154
00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:08,319
where you're putting your money and are

1155
00:42:08,319 --> 00:42:10,079
you putting it away and being smart with

1156
00:42:10,079 --> 00:42:11,760
it and what should you be thinking about

1157
00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:13,920
when it comes to debt.

1158
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,319
>> And then our counselors have put out had

1159
00:42:16,319 --> 00:42:17,520
their first senior meeting with the

1160
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:19,839
senior uh class uh talking about all the

1161
00:42:19,839 --> 00:42:21,520
things they should be preparing for

1162
00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:23,119
signing up for their senior senior

1163
00:42:23,119 --> 00:42:25,200
meeting with the counselor. uh we put

1164
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:27,040
that on our on our weekly update so the

1165
00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:28,880
parents knew about the meeting, the

1166
00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:31,119
presentation, and then also all the

1167
00:42:31,119 --> 00:42:32,800
things parents need to know about senior

1168
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:34,880
year um went out also in that same

1169
00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:37,280
presentation. So the parents have those

1170
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,760
and have that opportunity. Um I'd like

1171
00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:40,960
to finish with this is always a great

1172
00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:44,960
day to be an otter. And the one thing I would ask Jenny, if your daughter

1173
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:46,160
knows the name of those high school

1174
00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:47,520
students, I would love to get them

1175
00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:48,960
because I would love to thank them.

1176
00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:50,960
>> I want to thank them, too, because it it

1177
00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:52,800
was I watched her on the ring camera one

1178
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,880
I was like, "How is she getting across

1179
00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:57,359
the the road?" And I saw these two girls

1180
00:42:57,359 --> 00:42:59,280
just holding her hand walking across the

1181
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:00,800
road. And then as soon as they get on

1182
00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:02,319
the boulevard, she bolts to the door and

1183
00:43:02,319 --> 00:43:04,560
they just walk off. So I'll I'll

1184
00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:05,440
>> I'll I'll see.

1185
00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:05,839
>> Yep.

1186
00:43:05,839 --> 00:43:06,880
>> She's four.

1187
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:08,480
>> Yep. I totally get it. Whether she drops

1188
00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:10,400
a name or something, I'll take first or

1189
00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:13,040
last. And um I'd love to thank them.

1190
00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:15,200
>> Um I I done mentioned it. Others are

1191
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:17,280
always think it's always great that our

1192
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,359
older students take care of our younger

1193
00:43:19,359 --> 00:43:20,079
kids. though.

1194
00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:20,640
>> Mhm.

1195
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:21,920
>> Even when they're suffering better than

1196
00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:22,319
watching.

1197
00:43:22,319 --> 00:43:23,680
>> Yes, 100%.

1198
00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:25,920
>> Good for your daughter, though.

1199
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:27,040
>> Any questions?

1200
00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:28,960
>> I have a question. Um, you mentioned

1201
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:31,359
that um teachers at the high school were

1202
00:43:31,359 --> 00:43:33,359
um following up on some read act

1203
00:43:33,359 --> 00:43:35,359
training and I wondered if any of the

1204
00:43:35,359 --> 00:43:36,880
teachers in the music department are

1205
00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:37,359
doing that.

1206
00:43:37,359 --> 00:43:38,880
>> Nope. This one is only for the English

1207
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:41,200
staff per statute right now. So, we're

1208
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:42,880
following what the expectation from the

1209
00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:44,640
state statute is. So, our English

1210
00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:46,720
teachers, our ELA teachers at the high

1211
00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:47,599
school,

1212
00:43:47,599 --> 00:43:49,119
>> um were the ones that had to go to the

1213
00:43:49,119 --> 00:43:51,839
next step of training and um so, uh they

1214
00:43:51,839 --> 00:43:53,920
actually are having a lot of it's stuff

1215
00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:55,280
they've already seen and heard, but

1216
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:57,440
there's always new stuff and our first

1217
00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,599
live one was really nice, but no, not no

1218
00:43:59,599 --> 00:44:01,280
one else has been required by the state

1219
00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:02,079
to do that yet.

1220
00:44:02,079 --> 00:44:03,599
>> Why would you want the music teachers to

1221
00:44:03,599 --> 00:44:04,240
follow up?

1222
00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:06,640
>> Every teacher has students reading in

1223
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,040
their class. Every class,

1224
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:11,040
>> but there isn't a part on music, right?

1225
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:13,040
I mean, are you talking about like the

1226
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:13,520
elevation

1227
00:44:13,520 --> 00:44:16,400
>> any reading is happening in science

1228
00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:18,880
class, social studies class, music

1229
00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:20,240
class?

1230
00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:21,200
>> Yeah.

1231
00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:22,240
>> Okay.

1232
00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:23,839
>> But it has to be part of a curriculum or

1233
00:44:23,839 --> 00:44:25,520
something like we're teaching you how to

1234
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:25,839
read.

1235
00:44:25,839 --> 00:44:27,920
>> She is she is correct. Every every

1236
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:29,119
content does read. So

1237
00:44:29,119 --> 00:44:30,560
>> it's not just teaching how to read.

1238
00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:32,160
>> In this in the Strive program that we

1239
00:44:32,160 --> 00:44:33,680
have, which would be similar to what I

1240
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,839
know my my wife trained with some of the

1241
00:44:35,839 --> 00:44:37,520
elementary staff is a science of

1242
00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:38,960
reading. So they don't talk about

1243
00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:40,800
English. They purposely talked about

1244
00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:43,280
science, social studies. They did talk

1245
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:44,960
about music about how do you use reading

1246
00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:46,880
in your content area. It wouldn't be the

1247
00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:49,359
same as you read in a English classroom

1248
00:44:49,359 --> 00:44:51,200
in a novel per se, but there are tips

1249
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:53,839
and tricks like focused note-taking, um

1250
00:44:53,839 --> 00:44:55,520
annotating notes and all those type of

1251
00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:59,910
things that uh go along with that.

1252
00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:02,640
» Just uh I want to put a plug in for us

1253
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:04,319
on um this coming Thursday is going to

1254
00:45:04,319 --> 00:45:06,079
be pretty nice out. So, we are hosting

1255
00:45:06,079 --> 00:45:07,839
the John Hermes Invitational and cross

1256
00:45:07,839 --> 00:45:10,160
country and we'll probably have 18 to 20

1257
00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:12,560
schools here and each school will have a

1258
00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:14,960
couple dozen runners um grade school,

1259
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:16,880
middle school, junior varsity and

1260
00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:19,359
varsity boys and girls. So, um if you

1261
00:45:19,359 --> 00:45:20,400
get a chance to go out to the golf

1262
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:22,400
course on Thursday, it's quite a deal to

1263
00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:25,920
watch the cross country. It's it's a really good deal for us to host

1264
00:45:25,920 --> 00:45:28,880
that too as as a host school. So, just a

1265
00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:31,680
plug for that.

1266
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:33,599
>> Any other questions for Principal

1267
00:45:33,599 --> 00:45:35,599
Anderson?

1268
00:45:35,599 --> 00:45:36,560
Thanks for the report. I'm

1269
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:40,160
>> gonna head up to the hill and take a

1270
00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:41,920
>> now we'll hear from Superintendent Jeff

1271
00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:45,670
Drake.

1272
00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:46,640
» Well, good evening.

1273
00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:48,400
>> Good evening.

1274
00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:51,119
>> A few thank yous again uh reiterate the

1275
00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:53,520
wonderful start we've had. Uh really the

1276
00:45:53,520 --> 00:45:56,160
only glitch uh was the heavy rains that

1277
00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:57,920
came over Labor Day weekend and then we

1278
00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:00,000
had the water issue in Otter outlet in

1279
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:02,160
the adjoining classroom. uh but

1280
00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:04,480
appreciate uh the time and leadership of

1281
00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:06,560
our uh building principles and getting

1282
00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:10,640
their um uh schools ready to go and all

1283
00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:12,560
the work that the staff has done to make

1284
00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:14,240
it a marvelous roll out of our new

1285
00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:16,240
school year.

1286
00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:19,280
Uh want to just recognize our uh police

1287
00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:22,079
department. Uh I reached out to uh Chief

1288
00:46:22,079 --> 00:46:24,960
Paul last week. Um we do a lot of

1289
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:29,040
discussion uh as an admin group about um

1290
00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:31,599
safety and reunification in the event

1291
00:46:31,599 --> 00:46:34,640
that we would need to relocate students.

1292
00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:37,440
And so uh today as part of the building

1293
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:39,839
principles meeting that we have monthly

1294
00:46:39,839 --> 00:46:42,079
uh Connor, Lieutenant Connor West uh was

1295
00:46:42,079 --> 00:46:43,680
there and we were talking about

1296
00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:46,560
processes and procedures on the in the

1297
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:48,400
event that we would have to evacuate a

1298
00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:50,480
building and uh move kids to a different

1299
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:53,200
location. Uh they also are very uh

1300
00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,200
active in providing safety training to

1301
00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:57,760
our staff. Uh they do that uh annually

1302
00:46:57,760 --> 00:47:00,319
in the fall. Uh typically that's

1303
00:47:00,319 --> 00:47:02,640
coordinated around the time of our first

1304
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:05,040
uh big staff development exercise. And

1305
00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:06,720
again just appreciate the partnership

1306
00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:09,040
and cooperation.

1307
00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:11,440
Uh also this is kind of a combination

1308
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:14,079
congratulations and thank you uh to the

1309
00:47:14,079 --> 00:47:16,720
student council members. Uh one of the

1310
00:47:16,720 --> 00:47:18,240
first big things that they do each

1311
00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:21,680
school year is uh in coordination with

1312
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:25,119
uh their adviser Mr. Tilki uh they uh

1313
00:47:25,119 --> 00:47:27,599
organized homecoming week and uh the

1314
00:47:27,599 --> 00:47:29,760
events etc that take place. So

1315
00:47:29,760 --> 00:47:33,119
appreciate their hard work there.

1316
00:47:33,119 --> 00:47:35,599
A few congratulatory notes. Uh so

1317
00:47:35,599 --> 00:47:38,000
congratulations to the king and queen uh

1318
00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,160
candidates. The king and queen will be

1319
00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:42,800
crowned shortly here up at KSS in the

1320
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:45,440
auditorium. Uh that event starts at 7

1321
00:47:45,440 --> 00:47:47,440
o'clock tonight.

1322
00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:51,040
And uh congratulations to our uh eighth

1323
00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:53,359
grade band. Uh they have been chosen and

1324
00:47:53,359 --> 00:47:55,200
this is very prestigious. Uh you have to

1325
00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:58,079
send in audition tapes. Uh but they have

1326
00:47:58,079 --> 00:48:01,280
been chosen to play at the 2027

1327
00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:03,520
Minnesota Music Educators Association

1328
00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:06,640
Midwinter Convention. uh that is the big

1329
00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:09,040
professional development convention for

1330
00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:12,160
our uh music staff each year and well

1331
00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:14,800
recognized across the state. Uh and then

1332
00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:18,640
they are going to debut uh traffic jam

1333
00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:21,920
and so if you'll recall uh each year

1334
00:48:21,920 --> 00:48:24,400
there's a relationship with a composer

1335
00:48:24,400 --> 00:48:27,280
and they compose an original score of

1336
00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:29,839
music um that our students perform

1337
00:48:29,839 --> 00:48:31,920
typically in the spring. uh but this

1338
00:48:31,920 --> 00:48:33,760
will be a great opportunity to uh

1339
00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:36,079
perform that new piece. And then finally

1340
00:48:36,079 --> 00:48:38,640
just some recognition uh from m for Mr.

1341
00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:42,720
Cumro uh he is the vice president of

1342
00:48:42,720 --> 00:48:44,640
that uh convention right now working

1343
00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:46,160
with his colleagues. So that's a nice

1344
00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:48,720
honor uh bestowed upon him from his

1345
00:48:48,720 --> 00:48:50,880
peers.

1346
00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:52,640
Uh I know this may seem a little

1347
00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:55,040
repetitive uh but this is an important

1348
00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:57,040
uh piece in front of our community. So,

1349
00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:58,880
I am going to do shortened versions of

1350
00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:00,880
this leading up to the November 3rd

1351
00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:02,880
election, but this again is the

1352
00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:05,760
Minnesota Permanent School Fund. Um, the

1353
00:49:05,760 --> 00:49:07,680
reason that there is a constitutional

1354
00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:10,720
amendment on the ballot is that the fund

1355
00:49:10,720 --> 00:49:13,440
balance has grown significantly since

1356
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:18,160
2010, went from $675 million to 2.3

1357
00:49:18,160 --> 00:49:20,559
billion. And so the question, the

1358
00:49:20,559 --> 00:49:23,280
constitutional amendment

1359
00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:26,400
would ask Minnesota voters if they would

1360
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,960
approve uh taking a greater uh

1361
00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:31,200
percentage of the uh money being

1362
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:34,480
generated through the investments and uh

1363
00:49:34,480 --> 00:49:36,240
contribute that to Minnesota public

1364
00:49:36,240 --> 00:49:38,640
schools.

1365
00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:41,440
For us, uh if passed, that would result

1366
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:44,559
in nearly $100,000 of additional revenue

1367
00:49:44,559 --> 00:49:46,559
and uh we would be able to use that to

1368
00:49:46,559 --> 00:49:49,760
meet uh district needs. Uh so it's very

1369
00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:53,520
flexible. Uh but for folks um

1370
00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:55,839
questioning it, uh this would not result

1371
00:49:55,839 --> 00:49:58,880
in the increase in any current taxes. It

1372
00:49:58,880 --> 00:50:02,480
would not result in any new taxes. Uh

1373
00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:05,680
the fund remains and again every public

1374
00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:07,680
school in Minnesota would benefit from

1375
00:50:07,680 --> 00:50:10,079
the additional revenue.

1376
00:50:10,079 --> 00:50:11,920
Finally, and this is really important as

1377
00:50:11,920 --> 00:50:14,079
well, uh when voters come to this

1378
00:50:14,079 --> 00:50:17,520
question on the ballot, um if they leave

1379
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:20,319
the question blank, it will count as a

1380
00:50:20,319 --> 00:50:23,040
no vote. Uh so whether you are for it or

1381
00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:25,920
against it, uh please check check a box

1382
00:50:25,920 --> 00:50:29,760
according to your uh conscience and um

1383
00:50:29,760 --> 00:50:32,800
allow the the citizens to give a full

1384
00:50:32,800 --> 00:50:35,200
measure on uh whether to move that

1385
00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:37,119
amendment forward.

1386
00:50:37,119 --> 00:50:38,720
I just had a comment on that before we

1387
00:50:38,720 --> 00:50:41,520
move on with with this money that's in

1388
00:50:41,520 --> 00:50:44,559
this trust. Um I can see a commodly

1389
00:50:44,559 --> 00:50:46,720
commodger going up and voting and saying

1390
00:50:46,720 --> 00:50:50,000
no because it's well I want to use this

1391
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:53,119
money to fix the potholes and whatever

1392
00:50:53,119 --> 00:50:55,520
in my it it it can't be used for

1393
00:50:55,520 --> 00:50:57,440
anything but education cuz it's in a

1394
00:50:57,440 --> 00:51:00,319
trust. So, it's either do we just take

1395
00:51:00,319 --> 00:51:03,359
more out of it because we we can or does

1396
00:51:03,359 --> 00:51:06,960
the money just sit there just doing

1397
00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:09,200
hibernating in in this in this trust.

1398
00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:11,599
So, honestly, unless you're a kudger,

1399
00:51:11,599 --> 00:51:13,280
there really is no reason to vote no on

1400
00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:15,520
this or to skip that vote.

1401
00:51:15,520 --> 00:51:19,040
>> But do not take that as a push to vote

1402
00:51:19,040 --> 00:51:19,760
yes.

1403
00:51:19,760 --> 00:51:21,119
>> Correct. because we can't add

1404
00:51:21,119 --> 00:51:23,119
>> Oh, I can't I can't say where to go, but

1405
00:51:23,119 --> 00:51:25,760
I'm just saying if if uh if you think

1406
00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:27,280
the money could be used for something

1407
00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:28,640
else, it cannot.

1408
00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:29,200
>> That is true.

1409
00:51:29,200 --> 00:51:30,000
>> Thanks, Melanie.

1410
00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:30,160
>> Yeah.

1411
00:51:30,160 --> 00:51:30,480
>> Yes.

1412
00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:31,520
>> Damage control there.

1413
00:51:31,520 --> 00:51:33,520
>> Our role is to educate uh not to

1414
00:51:33,520 --> 00:51:35,760
advocate. And so, we are simply laying

1415
00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:38,960
out the facts.

1416
00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:41,200
Uh honor staff spotlight uh was on

1417
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:43,200
Jackie Svenaler, a member of the high

1418
00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:45,440
school science department. and uh just a

1419
00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:48,079
shout out to her and uh her she's been

1420
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:51,119
with the district uh a long time and uh

1421
00:51:51,119 --> 00:51:53,680
sets high expectations for kids, has a

1422
00:51:53,680 --> 00:51:56,079
deep care and concern for kids and uh

1423
00:51:56,079 --> 00:51:57,839
certainly we're very blessed to have her

1424
00:51:57,839 --> 00:52:00,400
on staff. So uh thank you Jackie for all

1425
00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:02,559
that you do.

1426
00:52:02,559 --> 00:52:05,119
And then I mentioned the one fly in the

1427
00:52:05,119 --> 00:52:06,480
ointment that we've had this year and

1428
00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:09,760
that was the water issue at KSS. So

1429
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:12,720
typically um Otter Pride Night is the

1430
00:52:12,720 --> 00:52:16,000
single busiest or biggest point of sale

1431
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,680
that Otter Outlet has during the year

1432
00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:20,079
and that was cancelled this year because

1433
00:52:20,079 --> 00:52:23,520
uh of the water vent. However, um this

1434
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:26,720
evening from 5:45 to 7 and then again

1435
00:52:26,720 --> 00:52:29,599
Friday from 8 to 3:30 they will be in

1436
00:52:29,599 --> 00:52:32,880
the foyer at KSS um for people

1437
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:34,640
interested in picking up some Otter

1438
00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:36,400
gear.

1439
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:38,960
I won't repeat this. Uh Mr. Anderson

1440
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:41,280
already did a nice job going through the

1441
00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,839
itinerary for homecoming week. Uh but

1442
00:52:43,839 --> 00:52:45,280
looking forward to a great week. It

1443
00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:46,800
looks like for the most part we'll have

1444
00:52:46,800 --> 00:52:48,960
favorable weather. Uh so that's always

1445
00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:50,960
very nice. And with that I will turn it

1446
00:52:50,960 --> 00:52:53,040
over to questions.

1447
00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:54,319
>> Are there any questions for the

1448
00:52:54,319 --> 00:52:57,040
superintendent?

1449
00:52:57,040 --> 00:52:58,559
>> Thank you for the report.

1450
00:52:58,559 --> 00:53:00,559
>> Do Oh, I have a question. Do you have a

1451
00:53:00,559 --> 00:53:02,400
community connection? Um,

1452
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:05,440
>> I do have one coming up in October and

1453
00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:07,200
I'm drawing a blanket the date right

1454
00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:08,000
now,

1455
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:10,800
>> but I will

1456
00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:13,040
>> I will we get it advertised. We do it on

1457
00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:14,559
social media for sure.

1458
00:53:14,559 --> 00:53:15,760
>> Okay.

1459
00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:16,559
>> Thank you.

1460
00:53:16,559 --> 00:53:18,559
>> So, to recap, there will be community

1461
00:53:18,559 --> 00:53:20,400
correction with the superintendent

1462
00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:22,240
coming up in October. Stay tuned if

1463
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:23,920
you're interested to attend that

1464
00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:25,920
meeting.

1465
00:53:25,920 --> 00:53:27,760
All right, we'll move on to our general

1466
00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:30,000
consent items, which include uh minutes

1467
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:32,960
from our September 4th, 2026 regular

1468
00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:35,520
board meeting and consideration for

1469
00:53:35,520 --> 00:53:37,520
approval of paying the bills. So, I'll

1470
00:53:37,520 --> 00:53:38,880
turn to you, Steve.

1471
00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:41,359
>> Okay. So, this month we had about

1472
00:53:41,359 --> 00:53:43,119
961,000

1473
00:53:43,119 --> 00:53:47,280
in bills to pay. Um payroll was about

1474
00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:51,920
70% of that. um utilities. Uh we had

1475
00:53:51,920 --> 00:53:55,440
some workman's comp about 41,000 14,000

1476
00:53:55,440 --> 00:53:58,960
for curriculum um which is an excellent

1477
00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:02,880
um math curriculum. Um the let's see and

1478
00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:05,920
then we had um well yeah just some

1479
00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:08,240
really another uh another uh big

1480
00:54:08,240 --> 00:54:10,240
expenditure on children's health market

1481
00:54:10,240 --> 00:54:12,559
which is a curriculum as well. Um but

1482
00:54:12,559 --> 00:54:15,200
not a ton of out of the ordinary bills

1483
00:54:15,200 --> 00:54:18,079
to note. So I just recommend we pay the

1484
00:54:18,079 --> 00:54:18,800
bills.

1485
00:54:18,800 --> 00:54:21,839
>> All right. Thank you. Under personnel,

1486
00:54:21,839 --> 00:54:24,160
the last item for consideration on that

1487
00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:26,800
motion would be uh personnel. So we have

1488
00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:28,720
two certified staff hires, Drew Smith

1489
00:54:28,720 --> 00:54:31,520
and Carrie Terson. Support staff hires

1490
00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:34,400
of Lisa von Lawrence, Olivia Lee, and

1491
00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:36,319
Amanda Eastston.

1492
00:54:36,319 --> 00:54:38,480
And then uh two support staff

1493
00:54:38,480 --> 00:54:40,720
separations, Destiny Ericson and Shaylee

1494
00:54:40,720 --> 00:54:43,119
Brown. and the additional details about

1495
00:54:43,119 --> 00:54:45,040
their positions are going to be in our

1496
00:54:45,040 --> 00:54:47,760
minutes. So with that, is there a motion

1497
00:54:47,760 --> 00:54:49,839
to approve the general consent item?

1498
00:54:49,839 --> 00:54:53,359
>> So in a second.

1499
00:54:53,359 --> 00:54:57,510
>> Any discussion on this?

1500
00:54:57,520 --> 00:54:59,440
All in favor of approving the general

1501
00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:01,359
consent item say I.

1502
00:55:01,359 --> 00:55:04,000
>> I. Oppose say nay.

1503
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:06,400
All right, that is approved. We have uh

1504
00:55:06,400 --> 00:55:09,520
new business that begins with uh the

1505
00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:13,040
potential to approve the 2627 employee

1506
00:55:13,040 --> 00:55:15,440
handbook. We had a first reading on that

1507
00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:17,440
last meeting. Is there a motion to

1508
00:55:17,440 --> 00:55:18,400
approve it?

1509
00:55:18,400 --> 00:55:19,200
>> So moved

1510
00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:20,640
>> and a second.

1511
00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:25,359
>> Seconded. All right. Any discussion?

1512
00:55:25,359 --> 00:55:28,240
All in favor of approving the uh updated

1513
00:55:28,240 --> 00:55:29,680
handbook say I.

1514
00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:30,559
>> I.

1515
00:55:30,559 --> 00:55:33,200
>> Opposed say nay.

1516
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:36,640
That is approved. Uh we received a slate

1517
00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:38,720
of fundraiser

1518
00:55:38,720 --> 00:55:41,599
requests and I would seek a motion to

1519
00:55:41,599 --> 00:55:45,359
approve um the fundraisers.

1520
00:55:45,359 --> 00:55:48,880
>> So move and is there a second?

1521
00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:50,079
>> I'll second that.

1522
00:55:50,079 --> 00:55:56,150
>> All right. Any discussion on that?

1523
00:55:56,160 --> 00:56:00,720
Hearing nothing. I will um say that

1524
00:56:00,720 --> 00:56:03,040
everyone who's in favor of accepting all

1525
00:56:03,040 --> 00:56:05,119
the fundraiser requests say I.

1526
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:05,920
>> I.

1527
00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:08,480
>> Opposed say nay.

1528
00:56:08,480 --> 00:56:12,799
>> All right, we are um on the way. The

1529
00:56:12,799 --> 00:56:16,079
packet also included the um Fergus Falls

1530
00:56:16,079 --> 00:56:18,880
community user agreement and that's from

1531
00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:21,680
October 1st of this year to March 31st

1532
00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:23,839
of next year. Is there a motion to

1533
00:56:23,839 --> 00:56:28,309
approve that?

1534
00:56:28,319 --> 00:56:30,079
I'll I'll make that motion.

1535
00:56:30,079 --> 00:56:33,440
>> Thanks, Kirby. Is there a second?

1536
00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:36,079
I'll second it. All right. Any

1537
00:56:36,079 --> 00:56:38,640
discussion on the arena?

1538
00:56:38,640 --> 00:56:40,799
>> Just a quick question that um I don't

1539
00:56:40,799 --> 00:56:42,079
know if Jeff or Rene want to touch on

1540
00:56:42,079 --> 00:56:44,400
this. It's like we got a 16% increase

1541
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:46,079
over last year. And just do we

1542
00:56:46,079 --> 00:56:48,240
anticipate more increases like that in

1543
00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:50,240
the future or is this kind of a catch-up

1544
00:56:50,240 --> 00:56:55,359
thing? Any idea? So the um increases as

1545
00:56:55,359 --> 00:56:57,359
I understand it are being driven by

1546
00:56:57,359 --> 00:57:00,079
employee or staffing costs and uh

1547
00:57:00,079 --> 00:57:02,400
utility increases that are projected

1548
00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:05,829
right

1549
00:57:05,839 --> 00:57:07,760
no reconcile expenditures at the end of

1550
00:57:07,760 --> 00:57:09,839
the year and so if expenditures come in

1551
00:57:09,839 --> 00:57:12,960
less than budgeted then we would get a a

1552
00:57:12,960 --> 00:57:16,630
refund.

1553
00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:18,400
» All right

1554
00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:21,359
any other questions?

1555
00:57:21,359 --> 00:57:23,680
All in favor of approving that agreement

1556
00:57:23,680 --> 00:57:24,400
say I.

1557
00:57:24,400 --> 00:57:25,359
>> I.

1558
00:57:25,359 --> 00:57:28,640
>> Opposed say nay.

1559
00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:30,960
We have a resolution and this is for

1560
00:57:30,960 --> 00:57:34,240
proposed tax prop a proposed levy for

1561
00:57:34,240 --> 00:57:38,079
taxes payable in 2027 and in parenthesis

1562
00:57:38,079 --> 00:57:41,680
it is noted we we intend to set at the

1563
00:57:41,680 --> 00:57:44,480
maximum amount be it resolved by the

1564
00:57:44,480 --> 00:57:45,839
school board of independent school

1565
00:57:45,839 --> 00:57:48,400
district number 544 state of Minnesota

1566
00:57:48,400 --> 00:57:52,000
as follows. The board shall certify its

1567
00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:54,160
proposed property tax levy information

1568
00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:56,559
to the county auditor on or before

1569
00:57:56,559 --> 00:57:59,200
September 30th each year unless an

1570
00:57:59,200 --> 00:58:01,680
extension is granted by the home county

1571
00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:04,559
auditor. Pursuant to Minnesota statute

1572
00:58:04,559 --> 00:58:06,400
275.065,

1573
00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:07,839
the school board is authorized to

1574
00:58:07,839 --> 00:58:10,960
certify the maximum levy limitation as

1575
00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:12,400
certified by the commissioner of

1576
00:58:12,400 --> 00:58:15,680
education for property taxes payable in

1577
00:58:15,680 --> 00:58:17,440
2027.

1578
00:58:17,440 --> 00:58:19,280
The public information meeting, which

1579
00:58:19,280 --> 00:58:21,200
used to be called truth and taxation

1580
00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:22,799
hearing,

1581
00:58:22,799 --> 00:58:25,599
um regarding the pro proposed property

1582
00:58:25,599 --> 00:58:28,240
taxes and budget, is scheduled for 6

1583
00:58:28,240 --> 00:58:32,079
p.m. on Monday, December 14th, 2026 in

1584
00:58:32,079 --> 00:58:34,160
the community ed room at the Roosevelt

1585
00:58:34,160 --> 00:58:36,799
Education Center. That's going to be

1586
00:58:36,799 --> 00:58:38,319
right here during our school board

1587
00:58:38,319 --> 00:58:41,200
meeting. And and so um the public is

1588
00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:43,599
invited to that.

1589
00:58:43,599 --> 00:58:46,480
Um, with that, uh, is there someone who

1590
00:58:46,480 --> 00:58:48,000
will offer the resolution and move for

1591
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:50,240
its adoption?

1592
00:58:50,240 --> 00:58:51,920
>> I'll offer the resolution and move for

1593
00:58:51,920 --> 00:58:53,119
its adoption.

1594
00:58:53,119 --> 00:58:56,710
>> And a second.

1595
00:58:56,720 --> 00:58:59,119
» I'll second. All right. Thanks, Jenny.

1596
00:58:59,119 --> 00:59:02,640
Okay. Any discussion on that?

1597
00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:04,640
Just to make a note that uh the finance

1598
00:59:04,640 --> 00:59:06,880
committee did review this with uh with

1599
00:59:06,880 --> 00:59:08,640
superintendent and business manager back

1600
00:59:08,640 --> 00:59:12,640
on uh September 22nd last week and uh

1601
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:15,760
even at the maximum levy um I think the

1602
00:59:15,760 --> 00:59:18,960
total increase is like is like 1% or

1603
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:23,040
1.3%. So so uh pretty flat.

1604
00:59:23,040 --> 00:59:27,040
>> Okay. Very well. Thank you for that. Any

1605
00:59:27,040 --> 00:59:30,160
other discussion or comments?

1606
00:59:30,160 --> 00:59:32,400
With that, I'll turn to you, Madame

1607
00:59:32,400 --> 00:59:33,040
Clerk.

1608
00:59:33,040 --> 00:59:33,520
>> Okay.

1609
00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:34,720
>> Jenny Christensen,

1610
00:59:34,720 --> 00:59:35,200
>> yes.

1611
00:59:35,200 --> 00:59:37,280
>> Missy Hermes, yes. Melanie Cole,

1612
00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:37,680
>> yes.

1613
00:59:37,680 --> 00:59:38,880
>> Steven Vigasa,

1614
00:59:38,880 --> 00:59:39,359
>> yes.

1615
00:59:39,359 --> 00:59:40,480
>> Kirby Anderson, yes.

1616
00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:41,440
>> Kelly Graph,

1617
00:59:41,440 --> 00:59:42,319
>> yes.

1618
00:59:42,319 --> 00:59:45,440
>> The resolution is adopted. All right.

1619
00:59:45,440 --> 00:59:47,359
Very good. That concludes our agenda for

1620
00:59:47,359 --> 00:59:49,839
this evening and we will the board will

1621
00:59:49,839 --> 00:59:52,799
stick around for work session. Is there

1622
00:59:52,799 --> 00:59:54,400
um a motion to adjurnn?

1623
00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:55,440
>> So moved.

1624
00:59:55,440 --> 00:59:57,359
>> All right. Second.

1625
00:59:57,359 --> 00:59:58,400
>> Second.

1626
00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:01,119
>> Okay. Thank you.