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On this meeting of the Robin still area school school board to order, today is Monday, June 15,

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2026, it is 601 PM, where in the Education Service Center ballroom, welcome everyone.

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I want to start by reading our land acknowledgement.

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We acknowledge Robin still area schools is located on the home lands of the Dakota and

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a Jiveway people. We recognize the painful history of genocide and forced assimilation of

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the indigenous inhabitants of this land.

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We honor and respect the many indigenous people who live on and hold sacred these lands.

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And we stand with members of these nations to fight injustice and all of its forms.

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We uphold the preservation of Dakota and Ojibwe languages, plan-based education, and tribal sovereignty.

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All ready? Let's have the clerk call the roll.

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with pleasure, Director Bassett.

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Director Bowling marks herself here, Director Britainson.

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Chair Evans Becker.

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I'm here.

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Director Hill and Brandon.

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Director Long.

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Director Wuto.

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And Dr. Stolo.

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We are all present.

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Excellent.

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All right.

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The next thing up is a approval of our agenda.

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Do I have a move to approve our agenda for tonight's meeting?

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So moved.

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We're by Director Britainson.

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Seconded by Director Bassett.

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All in favor of approving the agenda please say aye.

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I suppose they know we have an agenda and let's go right along to the special report.

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The special report is the Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth and before I know you

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are going to introduce Dr. Williams?

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I sure will.

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And I would just want to mention that on that committee, yes, our board clerk, Dr. Bowman and

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Dr. Princeton.

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Okay.

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Well, we're delighted tonight to get a reported update and have you with us, so thanks for being that here.

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I'm going to go ahead and hand it over to Executive Director, Anthony Williams, to give us some context and introductions.

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All right, good evening, Dr. Stallow.

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Good evening.

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Chair, Ms. Becker, members of the Board, Dr. Stallow.

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So, we're going to talk about this evening in the spirit of theme C, collaboration and partnerships.

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will be hot in a number of partnerships tonight, but we're going to start in a Brooklyn Bridge

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Alliance for you and is Executive Director, Becca Gilgain. We'll be presenting some of the

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work that they've done with us this year. Thanks, Anthony. Can everybody hear me OK? Chair,

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Evan's Becker, and the school board members, it's lovely to be here today. I wanted to say thank

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you to Anthony Williams and his team here. We've had an exceptional year, especially as two years

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with in partnership with the district and I'm really excited to share some of the things that

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we've been doing together.

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So thanks for having me tonight.

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Bebe, I'll call us that.

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It has been, it was established in 2013 for newer members of the board.

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We are not a nonprofit.

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I always like to say that very clearly, we are a joint powers organization.

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That means we are a publicly formed entity of nine public partners.

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The four school districts that serve the two cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park,

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Hennepa County and the two community colleges.

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These nine entities come together to advance positive youth development.

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That's their sole purpose for being a partnership together.

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Our work is shaped by our strategic plan, which we recreate every couple of years.

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And our mission is to actually be a backbone organization that coordinates efforts to build a system of high-quality opportunities for young people

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that make sure that kids graduate, find that pathway to college and career and that young people are safe and well.

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And so these initiatives shift year to year based on the needs of young people, the aspirations of young people, but also the capacity of our partners,

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and the collaborations that are needed shift over time.

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We have three primary goals, number one with our strategic plan currently.

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increase our partners' ability to respond, right, to shift the things that we're doing.

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Do different, do something new, right, number two, increase young people partnering and

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leading this work.

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So currently, right now.

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With our summer, we should just, our swamp with seasonal hiring, which I know anybody around summer programming is in the

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think of that. We have about 33 young people on staff right now. With our, we have staff of nine people.

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So, we have young people embedded as partners in all of our work, and I can't tell you how much this has accelerated and deepened our success.

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Number three, increase your results in eliminating predictable disparities.

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in terms of graduation, that's probably most relevant for the school district, but also young

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people's trajectory to college and career and their safety and well-being.

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I like to kind of, this is a less attractive slide than all of our youth work slides

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of the things that we're doing, but it is, I think it's important to articulate that BVA is a strategic

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partner to the school district. As I mentioned at the beginning, the work that we do shift

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over time. But it kind of falls in one of these three buckets, coordination, engagement, research

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and innovation. And so over time things shift and change, and we'll talk about some of those

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projects today. Some of the things we've done with the district in the past has been a partner

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on professional development in the community education department in years past. Really, now we're

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on thinking about like how do you build a high quality youth program, the intentionality that

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you measure the results of that, how do you resource those high quality programs and really

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deepen that youth engagement in that out of school time so that the benefits can then come

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back during school time hours.

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Yeah, so let's talk about some of the ways we've been engaging youth and adults.

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At D. Bay we start with not just data but partnering with this is a group of young people,

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the youth data squad. Every two years at the Alliance, we hire young people, we train them as

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community researchers. They develop in partnership with us a survey that we give to other

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young people. This survey is a statistically significant survey, so we've about 411 young people

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in the city of Supercomciner and Brooklyn Park get surveyed. These are also proportionate,

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racial lead to the different cultural communities that we have, so that the information that we get back

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is then used to shape our strategic plan and to shape the direction we go. Some of the things that

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are the themes we ask young people all the time about their goals and dreams not just the barriers

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or challenges they face, but what are their aspirations? What do they want to see in place?

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Topics in the 2024 survey included mental health relationships, safety technology and their interests

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in life. And as I said, this data is used to shape all of our efforts. And we know that school districts

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are overwhelmed with data and information. You have plenty of it. And so we try to offer through

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the youth to survey something a little bit more nuanced and a little bit more shaped by young

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people's perspective about what's important to them right now. I wanted to highlight for the board

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in the last survey, the number one goals and dreams, 66% of all the youth participating in this survey said financial stability.

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And I wanted to share this because I want to ask the board just to reflect at 15, 16, 17 years old was this on your mind.

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Right? So, I think the reality that a lot of young people are telling us in this and through

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our work, right, is that they need opportunities for employment, they need opportunities

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to see that the work that they're doing right now is taking them and their families in a

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direction towards stability, towards financial stability. So we think about how we are weaving

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that into all of our work. It is exactly why we have so many young people on staff and we have

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is that young people are getting paid work experience, not just through our summer programming, but through all of our work.

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Some other key themes, mental health has been persistent and consistent as an issue.

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I think we're going to be our youth service, 2026 youth service underway.

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I was just sharing with Director Bastard that we've just hired our crew for the summer.

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They're onboarding today right now.

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we speak. Mental health will likely be another theme that we that young people are talking about.

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We're also talking about the way that that intersects with other issues such as chemical health

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and exposure to gun violence and safety in community.

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I'll kind of leave this question with the board and we'll come back to it at the end.

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We're getting ready to do this survey. The young people are constructing their questions now.

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We've had a chance to share the same question with the school board of the two city councils and gather their feedback

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We'd love to hear from you tonight

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What do you want?

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I want to know from young people. So, hold that question as we're kind of going through this and we'll come back to that at the end.

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Ebibi, we have a couple of major initiatives. The first I'd like to share a little bit about is the reimagined Black Youth Mental Health Initiative.

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This was begun in 2023 with a federal grant through the Office of Minority Health.

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It has survived and now transitioned into full being fully funded for the next five years through state funding.

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This is a tremendous success in the current climate, and what I would say that this work is really around shifting the narrative around how we engage young people around their mental health, strengthening the ecosystem of support, and challenging the conditions that are actually causing unwellness.

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Rachel Warren, who is a superb coordinator of this body of work and the advisory that leads this work, and just want to get shout out to Tony Patterson here and other staff,

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who participated in our work,

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of really connecting students from Cooper

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and Ravansdale to participate in the reimagined summits

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and to participate in shaping this work.

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So the first couple of years,

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we're really asking Black youth,

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what is it that you need to protect your mental health

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and the answer was clear, safety.

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Safety from violence online,

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excuse me, from bullying online,

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digit on harm online, safety from gun violence in community, and safety from racism in schools.

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None of those things are about a young person, per se.

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Those are all about the ecosystem around those young people and the conditions around them.

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So our work is kind of for us, right, around those three issues.

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And the first iteration of that, the first go was the school board had all our school board

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partners were looking at the cell phone policy, and so we had young people engaged in

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cell phone policy, but districts were also asked, not just to create a policy about cell

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phone use, but also how to address mental well-being, right?

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So we helped develop in partnership with Minnesota Department of Health, the digital well-being

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safety online curriculum that we are now packaged in voice to scale up in partnership with

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the Family Resource Center.

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So that would be something that would be looking at in this upcoming school year, but essentially

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it's an eight-week curriculum, youth center to approach, how do we help young people have a

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positive use relationship to their cell phones,

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but it doesn't interfere with their sleep,

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but they understand the pros and cons,

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how does it make them feel, social media,

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how it targets them,

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so that they can have an educated, being educated user,

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but also understand how do I intervene

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in those online spaces, right?

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So then I'm not a by-cender,

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such that things escalate and then show up

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in the hallways at school or out in community, right?

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How do I become an active person online

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and create safety there.

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So that was the initial pilot project that came out of year one.

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In this year we're focusing on safety from gun violence and community.

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And I'll just pop over here to talk a little bit about, well, let me go here to the

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reimagined safety summit and I'll come back to the project that we did with Robert

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Sales last year.

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We held a summit on May 8th, awesome partnership, Robin's Hill, thanks Gantoney,

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loaded a whole bus, a young people to come out to the Community Activities Center, but you know the purpose of the summit was a space for young people to share their experiences related to violence

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In vision that changes that they want to see participate in healing activities and collective support. This is really an important through lying for how we work.

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Is it when we're engaging young people about these difficult topics that we're fulfilling them up as much as we can with with how to heal, right?

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So, the afternoon, difficult conversations in the morning,

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the afternoon was therapy dogs and basketball and candle-neaking and dancing and music and food,

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ways that they can all connect with each other and be safe and whole, right, and body that.

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And it's what their bodies move, which is a really critical part to wellness.

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And as kind of the art from the event, the theme that emerges where safety exists, healing begins,

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such a powerful message that young people brought in that opportunity in that, in that day.

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I wanted to go back one step here and just here we had an awesome partnership this last spring.

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I'll just point out Marquita there in the pink reimagined shirts, she's the new staff,

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our outreach youth engagements staff who partnered with the district, both Brooklyn Center and Robinsdale through an MDE youth voice and well-being project.

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So, Marquita partnered with the staff over at Hydeau and started to just engage young people

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about what was happening in their school, what was impacting their well-being, and the youth

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identified both issues, but also solutions to improving school engagement at Hydeau and student

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well-being.

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They talked about over the course of several months.

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The importance of culturally responsive programs, relationship building and spaces for empowering youth.

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Their recommendation was to create an affinity group for girls at that site next year.

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I mean, this kind of project has two fold outcomes.

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Immediately, the young people feel things like increased support between each other. Kids who didn't talk about these kinds of issues in class, right?

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talking about them in a group, improving communication between each other and with other adult

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staff, developing coping schools, skills, things issues came up, right, and that was actively

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opportunities to coach through conflict, right, and helping young people address conflict that

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may be coming up, greater emotional and self-awareness. These were all outcomes that we surveyed,

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you used that were pre-imposed, pre-imposed tests who participated in the group. These were

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things that they named where the outcomes for themselves.

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I will say that in addition to those very important outcomes is we have a follow up meeting

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scheduled for July to circle back on how we can partner to implement a girl in power group

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at high view and continue this work.

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Just really recognizing, obviously, that if young people don't feel that kind of affinity

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in that connection to school, we know that they're not going to stay connected to school.

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right so we want to partner with the district on that and continue to do that work.

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And I also just want to say I think I said this, but thanks to Anthony for writing

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this little grant and getting this opportunity in place so that we could, and that the funds

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by the way were used to stipend for young people to participate in the group.

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So focusing on how to we get young people resources to be a part of the solution building in our work.

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Another key piece of youth-centered policy is a real central theme to the Reimagined Initiative.

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We, at this chart, this data here, we have had questions around, with, you know, this notion of mental health.

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What is the relationship between mental health and chemical use, drug and alcohol and tobacco and other drugs, as well as economic hardship and safety?

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So we wanted to understand these intersections.

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And we're looking at commercial tobacco use among students, right?

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So overall, that green line in the middle is 4.9%.

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That's like the average commercial tobacco use for students, 4.9.

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So present, which is 5% that actually feels kind of low, right?

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I mean, of course we don't want young people with any commercial tobacco.

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But when you start to look at the intersections of young people who have experienced

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economic hardship that disparity is stark, striking, right, the stress and that comes from

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economic hardship, not feeling safe, or those who have experienced gun violence, these young

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people are at much greater risk for not just, you know, using to commercial tobacco, but

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obviously a set of leap coping skills, right, to deal with the stress shows in their environment,

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and this is all tied to mental health. So we're really starting to see how these are all intersecting

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And our group is working with North Point, Health and Wellness, and Tobacco Free Minnesota,

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really understanding all of these data issues related to tobacco use, looking at Minnesota.

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Students survey data policies from other cities about what cities and what are,

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what the Alliance partners can do about this.

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School boards have already set in place policies related to, you know, tobacco-free campuses

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and such, but we know vaping is a virulent issue.

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Still happening across our school campuses and ways that are impacting students' health

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and safety, right, throughout buildings.

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So the user is going to be working over the summer on this project and then preparing recommendations

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for program policy and process actions to protect young people.

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So that'll be coming fall of 2026.

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If anything surfaces related to our school district partners,

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I'll connect with Anthony and we'll see,

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you know, see and touch base back on that.

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But we anticipate, primarily working with

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our city councils on this.

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Yeah, so, reimagined.

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So shifting to our other major initiative right now

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is a Minnesota Department of Education

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in a three-year grant.

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Debate isn't normally operate programs.

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Youth programs at this scale, our public partners

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offer lots of youth programming.

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And when we went, said about just

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a certain discerning, whether or not to write this grant,

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kind of the thoughts were one.

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This is the biggest investment in after-school programming

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in like over 20 years.

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And we would be remiss if we didn't try to leverage these funds

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for our community.

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So, in partnership with all of our schools, we said they said yes, eBay, write the grant and let's figure out how to kind of serve each of our high schools together.

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So, we are...

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At Cooper, Champlain, Burk on Center, and Park Center. So serving four school districts, which is just a lot of fun navigating all those different contexts.

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You know, it's a lot of similarities with some differences, but the kids are fantastic, and it's been a really good opportunity to really deepen the programming that we're doing in our program part with our partners.

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So, what are we doing?

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Number one, this is the first piece was actually response to the 2022 youths use survey.

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When we asked young people about their experiences related to COVID,

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like what are they still feeling?

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They impact?

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We asked, are you still feeling the impacts of COVID?

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And they were like academically yes.

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So, one of our, we didn't operate tutoring programs,

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but we have spent the last years building and growing

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culturally responsive tutoring and after school study in homework space, it really reflects

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both the culture, youth culture, but also the racial and cultural identities of youth participating.

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We have peer tutors that we hire, student tutors, so we hire to participate in this space

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as well as lead tutors. This is really a great opportunity and amazing partnership with principal

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Smith over at Cooper who has really, you know, we came in and had she's made a lot happen in that space

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and so, and we're excited to see it, they, yeah, okay, I feel good they knew we were excited

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to work with her at High View too. So that's great. Anyhow, so cultural response of tutoring

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is growing. Affinity groups, I think this is an area that we also saw related to young

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young people in the reimagined policy platform around safety and well-being and

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of nursing racism in schools is ensuring that students of color have safe spaces and that after

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school and out of school time space to connect with other students that look like them.

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So we've used our grant funding to support Black student unions, Latino circles,

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mung clubs, each site that we have, we can support two roughly two affinity groups that need support,

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right? Some are often running and fully supported and really developed and others need

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seed funding and resources to help them get up and go.

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And the third program we operate is use on board.

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We developed this program back in 2019 with actually replicated it from Northfield community,

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which launched youth on board for the first time.

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Essentially we train young people and prepare young people to sit on city commissions and

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city boards and hiring panels.

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If any place where young people were decisions are being made about young people, we want young

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people to be prepared to participate in those spaces.

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So when we launched this, before we launched this in 2020, the BBA Board expanded from 13

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directors to 17, we added for youth directors to our board, to embody the thing that we

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were doing.

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Our youth council used to come and sit alongside our board, but they needed to have a vote

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in what was happening at the Alliance.

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But anyhow, we train young people across the four sites

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at the different high schools

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and prepare them for public service.

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We also work with city commissions and other boards

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to prepare themselves to receive young people,

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to understand what their bylaws are and their charter,

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et cetera, so that when young people do come to the table

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that there's readiness there for adults.

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The last piece we've elevated used is the summer program.

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This is a free six week program.

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we really asked all of our partners like where's the gap for summer and they're like school

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aged care is covered you know that's that's one thing jobs and employment for kids over

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16 you know once they turn 16 they don't want to be in a program they need a job so we're really

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targeting that group of students that is you know two old for school aged care and two young for

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employment, so that 14, 15, some 16-year-olds, and so we start next Monday, and we will

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be at Robinson-Middle this summer, hopefully about 40 young people, so summer is on its

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way, or it's here. It's happening. It's definitely happening.

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As I kind of start to wrap up as

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important as all of our youth engagement is, is the adult engagement,

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in some conversations

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that I've been having with young people, you know, I've been asking them like, you know,

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what do you really need from adults? And one of the things that has really stood out to me

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is the simplicity of the answers that I've gotten, which is like, we need adults to show up,

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come to our stuff, show up to our events. Let us know that you see us and that you appreciate the

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things that we're doing or just be present to understand what's going on.

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So, I want to shout out the adults in her governance structure that take the time to come to our reimagined Blackies Mental Health Day at the Capitol, our sneaker ball that we held, Senator pause, come out to our youth on board and had a conversation with Park Center students, and it was a really profound experience of this elected official sharing her own experiences of anxiety.

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And with students and saying, like, you know, leadership is, you know, can be scary.

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But you just have to keep doing it in order to get good at it.

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And one of the students reflects back to her.

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So me coming to use on board is going to help me get better at dealing with my anxiety.

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And she's like, yeah.

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But it's like simple conversations like that that help young people's make that connection

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between why and after school program can help you turn the corner on an anxiety and an

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issue and a mental health issue or getting the strategies you need to be successful in

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school and in life, right? So just really want to shout out. And the numerous partners

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that we have had both obviously are nine public partners, but also are community-based partners

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like Kapper and Kappy and Acer and North Point Girl Scouts, Intentions, all other kinds

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folks that we work closely with over time.

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Um, engaging youth, a key in our governance structure is our Brooklyn's Youth Council,

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the Brooklyn's Youth Council is a representative group of about 12 to 15 young people

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that identify issues that matter to young people.

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They, they review the youth's youth survey data and they identify things that they want

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to take action on and we use the BBA budget and funds to help resource their projects and

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help elevate this particular youth project to our board of directors as well.

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Okay, so that's it, that's all I got.

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What's next for being a continue to strengthen our youth leadership and adult capacity building.

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We are seeing huge results from partnering with young people in the way that we are.

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Our work is just better.

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The quality of the work that we're doing is more interesting.

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and young people are more and more engaged.

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So we're gonna continue down the pathway that we're on.

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We are going to continue to aggressively leverage resources

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from state, philanthropic, and others

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to benefit our community.

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I think we're all coming out of this legislative session

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having an experience, let's leave it there.

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And the next one's gonna be a doozy, right?

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And so we're all gearing up to being at that table

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and preparing young people for the next youth day

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at the Capitol where they can go and talk to the elected

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officials about their lived experiences and what's important to them.

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And then third to affirm our joint powers, our current joint powers, ends at the end of

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this year.

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So we'll be bringing that to the school board and all of our nine public partners to reaffirm

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that joint powers and beautifully kick off a new strategic plan in 2027.

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So we're really looking forward to reflecting on what has worked, where we need to

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and what we want to do together.

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So I'll leave it there and come back to that question

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if we do have, I mean, I've got a few minutes

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before the links game.

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So, but I'd love to receive any questions

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from the school board if you have them,

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but I also love to hear any comments

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you might have related to what you would like to know

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from young people.

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Thank you for the presentation.

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I think the biggest, as I was listening to this,

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But I love, I think I'm actually not on this committee.

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I was looking, I'm not on it only, a director moment is.

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So my question is, what more can we do?

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Do you want another person on the committee?

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I'm happy to jump in.

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What can adults?

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You mentioned showing up.

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I got an opportunity to work with some of the students at Cooper

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since I'm there all the time.

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So just kind of curious from your perspective.

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Thank you for that question.

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I think one, yes, the ways that we can show up to youth events.

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I think we have a really big opportunity at high view to demonstrate to students that we heard what they said and that we will do something about what they said.

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And so, you know, we'll see what that is going to look like, but that is definitely going to take some resources.

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And I'd be happy to share kind of details of what the students went out and surveyed other students at high view.

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there's data that they're in information from students about some policy changes that they would recommend

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related to scheduling, that is for the district to digest and some immediate resource thing

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around creating an affinity group that is some ways that be vacant helpful, but I think that would be a

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great place to start is to affirm that we heard and heard what young people said and where we can

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take action to do so. I think would really...

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Modivate, not only those students, but Modivate students at Hibia.

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Well, I'm assuming that's information is heading to, I'm seeing the headnotes.

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So, the information,

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the information from Hibia will be over here to the superintendent.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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The auditor table number.

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It sounds like you. First of all, thank you very much for the presentation.

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and the concise, very articulate, appreciate that.

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And I'm interested in an ongoing flow of information

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from your organization.

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And it sounds as though you have larger, smaller surveys.

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You're always asking questions.

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And that's really important to be in that circle.

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And I would be interested in having just a regular amount of information

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of the surveys that are done, it's always interesting to find out about the partners that

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you work with in the programming that is happening, do the grants, et cetera, et cetera,

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but it seems to me like that information you gather on almost a daily basis.

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I'm actually, I'm actually really grateful, it's not on a daily basis.

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Let's be clear about that, but I think one thing is that every quarter for board meetings

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and we can connect on this to we'll elevate data and information that might meet over

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you can come back and share here or that we can connect on individually any time.

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I would say to another opportunity is that as we build out our news for TIGIC plan to think

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about the way that administration, whether it's

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superintendent, static, and maybe another additional board

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member, or yourself for sure, participate in our strategic

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planning process, so that we can chart that course together.

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When we built the last one, we built it with a group of about

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30, 15 young people, and about 15 of our adult partners.

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And I mean kind of anticipating for this event

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that that may be a little bit more.

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And you all know, that's a time commitment.

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but the deeper the understanding and the deeper we decide the direction we want to go together,

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I think that and as we build that, we start all of our strategic planning with data and information

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and the research and the learning that we've done over the course of the year.

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Yeah. That sounds wonderful because I know in that that's really customary. That's what happens at

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Yeah, of course.

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And where there's a little bit of input then, but yeah, learning more from your group is important.

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Thank you again.

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Yeah, one last thing I'll mention on that, we are working on a joint session with the two city councils to do a shareback of this year's youth youth survey data, which could be an opportunity to kind of broaden that to maybe all of our governing bodies.

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But don't want to add beatings to your calendar, but we don't do slide decks with data.

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We are going to call it, it's a data party, but like, I don't know.

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Yeah, we need that.

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Dr. Long and then Director Hill and Ben.

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Yeah, so haven't been on a part of your group in the past.

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I was just really impressed on how well prepared students were to come and be in the space.

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and we had our board meetings with all of us adults,

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the feedback that they gave us was incredible.

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And then kind of the way you guys

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then went about listening to the youth

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to create the program,

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I mean that you guys created was really impressive too.

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So kind of going back to your question

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and some of the information that you shared here.

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I'm kind of wondering for our youth in high school, middle school, maybe even elementary.

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What would that look like feel like and what adult language would they need to hear?

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00:39:12,980 --> 00:39:20,980
For them to feel like adults were addressing the racism that is happening within our educational institutions.

444
00:39:26,090 --> 00:39:26,670
Received.

445
00:39:27,250 --> 00:39:27,950
Thank you.

446
00:39:27,950 --> 00:39:29,410
Hey, how did you learn?

447
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:37,260
My question is, and I, you know, I've been a supporter of Brooklyn vigilance from

448
00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:44,220
beginning pretty much, and you know, a staff member was involved on committees, and,

449
00:39:44,220 --> 00:39:49,020
and so, you know, this comes from a place of wanting to replicate this.

450
00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:55,620
So, you know, very few of our students as a percentage are residents of either of the Brooklyns.

451
00:39:55,900 --> 00:39:57,900
And so, my question is, as a school district,

452
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How do we, because your charges for the kids who live in, you know, people who live in Brooklyn,

453
00:40:07,740 --> 00:40:13,180
park or Brooklyn Center, right? And so how do we take all this great stuff that you're doing

454
00:40:13,180 --> 00:40:21,940
to serve those students? And as a district, this is really more a question, probably, for you, Anthony,

455
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:28,360
is that how do we then take the great stuff that we're learning and then build it out for all of

456
00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:34,040
students in Robinsdale, which goes for all of the schools, right? There's only one that's actually

457
00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:46,560
entirely in Brooklyn. So, and how do we help learn from what I just do, or FBB, or FBB, or FBB?

458
00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:53,200
Sure. So, that was actually one of my first charges when I joined the district was to

459
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:58,040
to look at what B-Bays doing and how to sort of expand some of their work throughout

460
00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:02,680
components of the district, I think that we're working with Becca and Liz at the leadership

461
00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:03,400
team.

462
00:41:03,820 --> 00:41:07,860
We have a lot of additional access, so it's not, it's not, you know, the flight of focus is

463
00:41:07,860 --> 00:41:12,040
booked when residents are booked listening and booked when park, all the students who are

464
00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:15,960
attending Cooper who are participating in the, in the opportunities, they're not all those

465
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:16,240
residents.

466
00:41:16,460 --> 00:41:20,620
So we've expanded access there, we've expanded access and I have you, and we've also taken

467
00:41:20,620 --> 00:41:24,540
certain things like are you like not are you don't bored but we took the you don't

468
00:41:24,540 --> 00:41:28,680
bored model and that is we use that to create the youth council. Brooklyn

469
00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:31,800
Virginia Alliance actually came and presented and then we took that while we

470
00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:35,700
don't have youth board members yet. We were able to save it to create the youth

471
00:41:35,700 --> 00:41:38,940
council was impacts you know multiple schools in the district so we just take

472
00:41:38,940 --> 00:41:42,740
little nuggets and then we also look at other partner models as well but that is how

473
00:41:42,740 --> 00:41:47,020
we're trying to expand expand the impact in the reach without necessarily

474
00:41:47,020 --> 00:41:49,020
changing what BBS.

475
00:41:52,210 --> 00:41:55,470
Thank you. I would just like to say thank you for coming and sharing all of this

476
00:41:55,470 --> 00:42:00,390
great information and also for hiring all those students this summer. I think that's wonderful

477
00:42:00,390 --> 00:42:07,800
Dr. Bassage, Jesus. I agree with you. So thanks for being here. It's really good to see you and you know

478
00:42:08,650 --> 00:42:18,110
went from my time and become a bridge alliance. I enjoyed everything. This is good that people said and

479
00:42:18,110 --> 00:42:31,830
and I constantly frame, you know, I mean, I've been in a little tension, but as I look at what you have and I look at the numbers of students that you've had that have been from Cooper in other places, I'm very pleased because I see that is growth and change.

480
00:42:33,010 --> 00:42:45,470
So your primary audience, I've wondered about three things, and I wanted before I forget to say that I think Commissioner Lundey has been a great friend and champion for all of the work you related work up that way.

481
00:42:45,470 --> 00:42:53,110
You know, as I just want to give him some kudos for that, um, but, um, so is it bus, that medical bus still going?

482
00:42:53,670 --> 00:43:00,350
Do you remember the bus? I mean, it was maybe a stuff, whatever it was. It was a medical model that went around and helped the students.

483
00:43:00,490 --> 00:43:03,730
I don't know if that's still going or not. I did wonder about, um,

484
00:43:04,750 --> 00:43:07,870
that's not my makeup on the go. Part of our health on the go?

485
00:43:08,670 --> 00:43:13,510
The health on the go. That's it. Yes, the two cities. So during COVID, we helped the city

486
00:43:13,510 --> 00:43:18,670
strength in their public health response by designing a mobile public health unit called

487
00:43:18,670 --> 00:43:21,630
health undergo and the two cities do continue to operate.

488
00:43:22,050 --> 00:43:26,250
But the cities are not doing that any longer so we don't, that's not available.

489
00:43:27,230 --> 00:43:29,650
They know they are, they are, that was the question.

490
00:43:29,910 --> 00:43:30,570
Yeah, you don't go.

491
00:43:30,810 --> 00:43:33,170
I just couldn't remember the name of the group because it's been a little while.

492
00:43:34,250 --> 00:43:41,330
The main question kind of really kind of had to do with this affinity group support and

493
00:43:41,330 --> 00:43:47,750
like that you already working with director Williams on some of those ideas. And so that's

494
00:43:47,750 --> 00:43:52,170
good news to me because my understanding is that our African American affinity group is down

495
00:43:52,170 --> 00:43:58,810
right now. Is that accurate? So that's not your area, but it's not the group that we're talking about

496
00:43:58,810 --> 00:44:04,430
with Bebe is the student affinity group. I think you're speaking more so to our parent affinity group.

497
00:44:04,690 --> 00:44:09,870
Yeah, also so two different groups. And then that will be under the working with the cheap

498
00:44:09,870 --> 00:44:13,190
integration and they do a lot of the parents of any of the groups.

499
00:44:13,190 --> 00:44:13,850
That's true.

500
00:44:14,050 --> 00:44:18,410
My main point is that that group is not active right now, the parent or a student.

501
00:44:19,570 --> 00:44:22,410
And so what's such a high percentage and population of students.

502
00:44:23,230 --> 00:44:26,810
So that's why I said it's not necessarily a fair question for you, but I think it's a fair

503
00:44:26,810 --> 00:44:27,350
question.

504
00:44:27,690 --> 00:44:28,470
Let me look into that.

505
00:44:28,550 --> 00:44:34,890
I want to confirm our affinity groups at Cooper, because I want to confirm I'm pretty

506
00:44:34,890 --> 00:44:37,390
sure it helps support the black student in there this year.

507
00:44:38,090 --> 00:44:56,110
I mean, that was telling me my staff, so I mean, that's kind of a question and it's also, you know, an area where it'll be emphasis, it should be, you know, if it's not operational, it should be, you know, and if there is something happen, then I got misinformation because I didn't, I didn't know if somebody told me so.

508
00:44:56,110 --> 00:44:59,970
I can circle back and confirm and send that to Anthony, it had worked really well.

509
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:17,720
And get back down that. One of the things in addition to the affinity work funded through the after school program is the affinity work happening through the Black East Mental Health Reimagined Initiative, which all students are invited to participate in our in our districts.

510
00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:27,200
They twice a month holds a black youth space, which is a black youth affinity group for all kinds of different schools and folks.

511
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:29,600
as well as the summits that we host,

512
00:45:29,700 --> 00:45:32,560
which are for all students in the all students in the district,

513
00:45:32,660 --> 00:45:33,960
not just any particular site.

514
00:45:34,980 --> 00:45:38,420
No question, all students have always been important and always will be.

515
00:45:38,780 --> 00:45:41,280
But I do think that in the current environment that we're in,

516
00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:43,820
and to keep tension down, I think that,

517
00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:46,000
especially if students are actually talking about racism.

518
00:45:47,380 --> 00:45:48,540
Yeah, and then they have no other.

519
00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:53,400
So if students are talking about it, instead of other things,

520
00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:55,700
I think that maybe that may be an opportunity.

521
00:45:55,700 --> 00:46:01,460
and it was not that we needed lean into it better than fights.

522
00:46:02,540 --> 00:46:03,800
Well, like I say.

523
00:46:05,510 --> 00:46:06,290
Need very else?

524
00:46:09,150 --> 00:46:09,990
Thank you very much.

525
00:46:10,470 --> 00:46:10,850
Thanks very much.

526
00:46:10,970 --> 00:46:11,150
Thanks very much.

527
00:46:11,170 --> 00:46:11,830
Rest of your evening.

528
00:46:12,170 --> 00:46:12,610
Go, yes.

529
00:46:12,970 --> 00:46:13,670
Thank you.

530
00:46:14,010 --> 00:46:14,630
Thank you.

531
00:46:18,980 --> 00:46:20,120
Ready to talk some more.

532
00:46:20,620 --> 00:46:20,820
Yes.

533
00:46:21,500 --> 00:46:22,300
Way to stay prepared.

534
00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:22,960
All right.

535
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:29,240
Next up, Robocil area redesign update, also with the instructor at the new Williams.

536
00:46:29,860 --> 00:46:37,180
And are you in or do you see and I'm on the redesign, the Board of Representatives is direct to

537
00:46:37,180 --> 00:46:37,640
Bensit.

538
00:46:39,900 --> 00:46:40,060
All right.

539
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:40,940
Well, thank you again.

540
00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:46,280
Chairman's record members of the Board, Superintendent Tinnistalo, once again, and then, you

541
00:46:46,280 --> 00:46:51,180
know, in the theme of things C, collaboration and partnerships, we thought it was important

542
00:46:51,180 --> 00:46:53,960
to highlight two of our critical partners here in the district.

543
00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:59,060
You first heard from Brooklyn Bridge Alliance, not even going to hear from a nice smith and

544
00:46:59,060 --> 00:47:00,300
I'm going to do a redesigned partnership.

545
00:47:01,420 --> 00:47:01,780
All right.

546
00:47:02,240 --> 00:47:05,040
Good evening, Chair, board members and superintendents.

547
00:47:05,260 --> 00:47:07,420
My name is Nishis Smith and I serve as the coordinator

548
00:47:07,420 --> 00:47:11,180
for redesigned areas, schools, family service collaborative.

549
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:15,200
Thank you for your support to share the update on our work.

550
00:47:15,380 --> 00:47:18,260
So tonight I'll provide a brief overview of redesigned

551
00:47:18,260 --> 00:47:21,980
and highlight key accomplishments, partnerships over the past year

552
00:47:21,980 --> 00:47:24,040
that have impacted our students in programming.

553
00:47:24,580 --> 00:47:26,700
I'm excited to share about how our collaboration

554
00:47:26,700 --> 00:47:29,760
has strengthened this over the last year.

555
00:47:34,490 --> 00:47:38,750
Before sharing outcomes, I want to briefly ground our work in the purpose of the collaborative.

556
00:47:40,390 --> 00:47:45,050
Revision exists to bring public and private partners together around a shared goal, creating

557
00:47:45,050 --> 00:47:47,870
coordinated systems of support for our children and families.

558
00:47:48,730 --> 00:47:53,790
Our work is rooted in collaboration, family center decision making, and a strength-based approach.

559
00:47:54,270 --> 00:47:58,330
We focus on improving mental health supports, strengthening early intervention efforts, and

560
00:47:58,330 --> 00:48:03,290
increasing protective factors that help families remain stable and resilient.

561
00:48:04,910 --> 00:48:09,530
We serve children from birth through age 21 as well as their families with a particular focus

562
00:48:09,530 --> 00:48:15,630
on those experience in barriers, developmental concerns, disabilities, and adverse childhood experiences.

563
00:48:16,390 --> 00:48:21,450
The intent is to move away from working in silos and instead coordinate services across

564
00:48:21,450 --> 00:48:25,650
systems so families experience more seamless and effective supports.

565
00:48:25,650 --> 00:48:26,230
The

566
00:48:28,980 --> 00:48:31,720
issue has truly been a year of rebuilding and re-engagement.

567
00:48:32,300 --> 00:48:36,740
We focus on strengthening our governance, re-establishing partner participation, and creating

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00:48:36,740 --> 00:48:38,740
a stronger foundation for future growth.

569
00:48:39,900 --> 00:48:44,980
We successfully re-engaged our required governing partners and renewed focus on collaborative

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00:48:44,980 --> 00:48:45,800
decision-making.

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00:48:46,900 --> 00:48:51,780
In addition to strengthening our structure, we begin planning for the future by exploring strategies

572
00:48:51,780 --> 00:48:56,020
to increase youth and community voice, including rebuilding our youth and bachelor program,

573
00:48:56,020 --> 00:48:58,860
and developing long-term sustainability planning.

574
00:48:59,800 --> 00:49:04,120
This work positions redesign to be a stronger and more supportive collaborative moving forward.

575
00:49:06,930 --> 00:49:11,510
Our first two priorities focus on mental health, healthy development, and early intervention.

576
00:49:12,270 --> 00:49:17,730
Through school linked mental health services, 837 children and youth receive supports this year.

577
00:49:18,310 --> 00:49:23,930
Helping address the emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs that can impact learning and school success.

578
00:49:24,690 --> 00:49:31,630
Additionally, 113 students receive CTSS supports providing targeted skill-based and intervention

579
00:49:31,630 --> 00:49:37,010
supports. We also continue supporting our youngest learners through the helping us grow our

580
00:49:37,010 --> 00:49:44,990
hug program, which are 478 children from prenatal through age 2. These early supports are critical

581
00:49:44,990 --> 00:49:50,950
and identifying needs, early and helping children enter school ready to learn. To gather these efforts

582
00:49:50,950 --> 00:49:54,530
represent a continuum of care for early childhood who adolescents.

583
00:49:57,310 --> 00:49:59,970
Our third priority focus is on strengthening protective factors.

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00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:15,380
This is a supporting family stability. Through our partnership with the diaper bank of Minnesota, over 2000 families received diaper assistance, while diapers may seem simple, they are critical, they are critical basic need and can significantly reduce stress for families with young children.

585
00:50:16,700 --> 00:50:23,600
We also train 50 participants in youth mental health first aid and provided ACEs and resilience training to over 100 community members.

586
00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:32,320
These trainings help adults recognize signs of distress, respond effectively, and better support children and youth experiencing challenges.

587
00:50:32,920 --> 00:50:39,300
By building knowledge and awareness within our community, we're strengthening the network of supports surrounding our students and our families.

588
00:50:43,060 --> 00:50:47,440
One of our most impactful partnerships continues to be ready to set smile.

589
00:50:47,880 --> 00:50:56,220
This year we expanded services from four to seven elementary schools continue serving two middle schools in expanded access to the early learning center.

590
00:50:56,700 --> 00:51:01,900
As a result, 571 students received dental services, more than 1,500

591
00:51:01,900 --> 00:51:06,140
silenced replace helping to prevent future dental issues and over 300

592
00:51:06,140 --> 00:51:07,280
cavities were treated.

593
00:51:08,300 --> 00:51:11,260
Importantly, many students who received services may not have otherwise

594
00:51:11,260 --> 00:51:13,440
had access to preventative dental care.

595
00:51:14,280 --> 00:51:16,940
Early identification and treatment help reduce barriers to

596
00:51:16,940 --> 00:51:19,640
attendance, concentration, and overall wellness.

597
00:51:20,600 --> 00:51:23,600
This work reflects our commitment to addressing the whole child

598
00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:25,820
by supporting them with health and academics.

599
00:51:27,640 --> 00:51:31,340
Another important partnership and accomplishment this year

600
00:51:31,340 --> 00:51:33,600
was our implementation of wrap around minigrants,

601
00:51:33,860 --> 00:51:35,960
which were designed to support community organizations

602
00:51:35,960 --> 00:51:39,740
as they responded to increased family need during metro surge.

603
00:51:41,060 --> 00:51:42,600
Rather than direct service funding,

604
00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:45,000
these dollars were used to strengthen the capacity

605
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:46,280
of trusted community partners,

606
00:51:46,640 --> 00:51:48,260
so they could quickly provide housing,

607
00:51:48,840 --> 00:51:51,820
utilities support, transportation, food, medication,

608
00:51:51,820 --> 00:51:54,200
and other supports needed to families.

609
00:51:55,180 --> 00:51:57,440
We awarded funding to nine community organizations

610
00:51:57,440 --> 00:51:59,600
allowing our partners to respond rapidly

611
00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:01,320
during a time of increase need.

612
00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:03,820
The funding strength and strength

613
00:52:03,820 --> 00:52:06,260
excuse me, the community partners ability to respond

614
00:52:06,260 --> 00:52:10,140
during Metro Surge, ensuring timely support of families

615
00:52:10,140 --> 00:52:11,560
and reducing barriers to students

616
00:52:11,560 --> 00:52:13,400
attendance, engagement, and well-being.

617
00:52:14,740 --> 00:52:17,500
As we look ahead, our focus is on building upon

618
00:52:17,500 --> 00:52:19,760
the strong partnership systems.

619
00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:21,880
we've strengthened over the past year.

620
00:52:22,220 --> 00:52:24,340
We will continue investing in our community partnerships

621
00:52:24,340 --> 00:52:27,900
that directly support children and families throughout the Robinson area,

622
00:52:28,700 --> 00:52:30,520
whether it's addressing their basic needs,

623
00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:32,160
expanding mental health supports,

624
00:52:32,240 --> 00:52:33,700
supporting early childhood development,

625
00:52:34,140 --> 00:52:35,380
our increase in family engagement.

626
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:38,220
These partnerships allow us to extend our impact beyond

627
00:52:38,220 --> 00:52:40,120
what one organization can do.

628
00:52:40,840 --> 00:52:44,620
We also remain committed to elevating our youth voice

629
00:52:44,620 --> 00:52:47,380
through the real establishment of our youth ambassador role

630
00:52:47,380 --> 00:52:52,680
continuing to identify sustainable funding opportunities that support long-term success.

631
00:52:53,380 --> 00:52:58,380
Ultimately, our goal is to serve as a connector for solicitation and catalyst for collaboration,

632
00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:03,440
ensuring that children, youth and families have access to supports they need to thrive and succeed.

633
00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:08,800
Thank you for your continued support of the Robin Zill area redesign family service collaborative.

634
00:53:09,120 --> 00:53:14,460
The work highlighted tonight is not only possible because of the strong partnerships amongst

635
00:53:14,460 --> 00:53:18,680
our district community organizations and county agencies and our families.

636
00:53:21,420 --> 00:53:23,000
Yeah, that's impressive.

637
00:53:23,720 --> 00:53:28,680
Before we just go to questions, I do want to highlight and recognize that, you know,

638
00:53:28,820 --> 00:53:31,420
I'm nice to really step into take over the design.

639
00:53:31,720 --> 00:53:36,580
I really, on tough time, we had a director that you are made with for 30 years.

640
00:53:37,020 --> 00:53:40,580
And, you know, our redesign was in the position to really probably dissolve.

641
00:53:40,660 --> 00:53:43,320
I think that was one of the recommendations that's important in time.

642
00:53:43,320 --> 00:53:48,340
And this is the nicest first year as the coordinator of a design.

643
00:53:48,660 --> 00:53:52,600
I would be remiss not to not a chair in the work that she's done this year.

644
00:53:53,100 --> 00:53:55,280
So thank you now, I'll pass it back to you.

645
00:53:55,580 --> 00:53:56,340
Thank you.

646
00:53:56,600 --> 00:53:57,080
Thank you.

647
00:54:03,020 --> 00:54:04,420
Dr. Bassett did you have?

648
00:54:05,480 --> 00:54:12,200
And I came on just as Director of Vento was leaving and it's really starting January.

649
00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:16,160
And I think I told you this in a meeting with our other partners who are there.

650
00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:20,000
but I look for a great opportunity to say this publicly

651
00:54:20,840 --> 00:54:26,200
because having been around here from many years

652
00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:30,060
and the inception of redesign and through the former director

653
00:54:30,060 --> 00:54:31,740
and now some transition,

654
00:54:32,780 --> 00:54:36,140
I have to say I'm so very grateful for your coming in

655
00:54:36,140 --> 00:54:39,080
and taking the helm of that and doing a fine job.

656
00:54:40,180 --> 00:54:43,280
And it's not an easy job and just see

657
00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:50,460
the regrowth of our former chair, who now is retired from that position, the deliberate rebuilding

658
00:54:50,460 --> 00:54:56,260
of partners who are mandated partners to serve on that and to see the level of engagement

659
00:54:56,260 --> 00:54:59,920
from those partners and the meetings is.

660
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:11,460
It's really good. So I really appreciate that. I appreciate your hard work. And then I think it's our new chair is Mr. Gray. He's an officer on the

661
00:55:11,460 --> 00:55:18,860
Robesdale Police Department, if I understand correctly. And he's a community liaison for Robesill. I'm sorry, pardon. He's a community liaison for

662
00:55:18,860 --> 00:55:27,440
Robesill. Yes. Well, thank you for clarifying his actual role, but I know it works for the, you know, Robesdale. And so, and I'm pleased to

663
00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:32,920
agreed to serve as a vice chair under the rest, but in any of it, so thank you for your

664
00:55:32,920 --> 00:55:33,080
work.

665
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:34,040
Thank you for your service.

666
00:55:34,180 --> 00:55:37,760
When I heard that you were going to get the job, I was like, hey, I've seen you work,

667
00:55:37,960 --> 00:55:42,680
you're working those community schools, that realm, and you've done a great job, and I appreciate

668
00:55:42,680 --> 00:55:43,340
it.

669
00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:44,320
Thank you.

670
00:55:46,550 --> 00:55:47,610
Any other hands?

671
00:55:49,470 --> 00:55:49,590
Great.

672
00:55:49,750 --> 00:55:53,530
Well, thank you very much for your work that you're doing for the rest of

673
00:56:02,870 --> 00:56:04,110
our consent agenda.

674
00:56:04,110 --> 00:56:08,770
The items on the consent agenda are routine in nature and are in activists in the motion unless

675
00:56:08,770 --> 00:56:12,890
the board member chooses to remove an item from the consent agenda, in which case will

676
00:56:12,890 --> 00:56:19,130
where we will consider it, is there a move to approve our items on our consent agenda tonight

677
00:56:19,130 --> 00:56:23,890
are the monthly professional development report, meeting minutes, five monthly disbursements

678
00:56:23,890 --> 00:56:30,110
reports for June 16, Business Office Monthly Contracts, Community Education Monthly Contracts,

679
00:56:30,110 --> 00:56:36,710
participants for May, monthly budget to actual report, and licensed in non-licensed personnel

680
00:56:36,710 --> 00:56:37,190
reports.

681
00:56:37,410 --> 00:56:39,250
Do I have a move to approve of the consent agenda?

682
00:56:39,550 --> 00:56:40,110
So moved.

683
00:56:40,470 --> 00:56:45,630
Move by Dr. Bowman, second by Dr. Printison, not seeing any hands-up.

684
00:56:45,830 --> 00:56:48,250
Let's go right to a vote, and it's pretty much sorry.

685
00:56:48,610 --> 00:56:48,970
Oh, yes?

686
00:56:49,430 --> 00:56:50,150
I'm going to clarify the case.

687
00:56:50,230 --> 00:56:53,790
So we got an email about its TA, that's not on this one.

688
00:56:54,710 --> 00:56:55,250
Not on here.

689
00:56:57,690 --> 00:56:59,190
It's just, I have said I mentioned.

690
00:56:59,910 --> 00:57:00,130
Okay.

691
00:57:00,130 --> 00:57:04,930
This is a roll call vote. So let's do the roll call vote on the consent agenda.

692
00:57:08,440 --> 00:57:10,100
Director Wuto? Yes.

693
00:57:10,460 --> 00:57:11,680
Director Long? No.

694
00:57:12,360 --> 00:57:13,840
Director Hill and Brand. Yes.

695
00:57:14,740 --> 00:57:16,160
Chair Evans Becker. Yes.

696
00:57:16,500 --> 00:57:18,200
Director Brennan? Yes.

697
00:57:18,840 --> 00:57:21,500
Director Bowman votes. Yes. Director Bassett? Yes.

698
00:57:22,440 --> 00:57:24,200
We have a motion for bills.

699
00:57:24,800 --> 00:57:25,900
Six to one? Yes.

700
00:57:26,060 --> 00:57:26,720
Thank you very much.

701
00:57:27,340 --> 00:57:29,160
Motion prevails. All right.

702
00:57:29,160 --> 00:57:39,020
That will set us up to unfinished business and item A is reimagine our deal vision 2030 recommendation to the board review and comments to pretend to sound excellent.

703
00:57:39,020 --> 00:57:41,400
Thank you very much. Good evening board members.

704
00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:49,300
We've been working toward this night in different ways for the last two years. Tonight's conversation is no surprise.

705
00:57:49,300 --> 00:57:54,980
We've had this data on the timelines that we've communicated to our community for several months.

706
00:57:55,300 --> 00:58:01,680
Ultimately, tonight, we'll be asking the Board to make the first of some important decisions related to a building bond.

707
00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:10,640
And the scope of that potential bond required for the review and comment should the Board as a whole decide to put a building bond request for a ballot.

708
00:58:11,340 --> 00:58:18,840
As we consider the past two years of complex and challenging work, I want to bring us all back to the compelling why.

709
00:58:18,840 --> 00:58:25,040
for needed change. I believe it's some level, school board members who hired me,

710
00:58:25,380 --> 00:58:30,080
knew the challenges of the district's current reality, and the urgency to take action

711
00:58:30,080 --> 00:58:34,340
and make significant changes on behalf of our students and community.

712
00:58:35,100 --> 00:58:39,680
My team and I have accepted those expectations and responsibility

713
00:58:39,680 --> 00:58:45,000
for recommendations toward improvement, and we have brought forward recommendations

714
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:50,040
and revisions based on the direction of the board as a whole and community input.

715
00:58:51,020 --> 00:58:53,600
We didn't just come up with recommendations.

716
00:58:54,440 --> 00:58:57,620
This is not an administrative plan.

717
00:58:58,220 --> 00:59:02,200
It is a community-driven board-directed plan.

718
00:59:02,880 --> 00:59:06,960
I want to take a few minutes to review the processes that we've designed and implemented

719
00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:10,200
to get us here over the past two years.

720
00:59:10,200 --> 00:59:16,880
We reviewed academic outcomes and examined root causes to help inform action aligned to ensuring

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00:59:16,880 --> 00:59:21,460
excellence in curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices for student access.

722
00:59:22,320 --> 00:59:27,620
We've collected data to help inform the identity of Robin'sdale area schools, aligning

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00:59:27,620 --> 00:59:32,160
the strengths of the district, and the hopes and dreams as we build our future.

724
00:59:32,800 --> 00:59:39,140
We completed a demographic study with Rake Piesel Rinehart to ensure that we were planning

725
00:59:39,140 --> 00:59:42,520
with the best student enrollment data possible.

726
00:59:43,360 --> 00:59:46,340
We completed a comprehensive facility's assessment with

727
00:59:46,340 --> 00:59:50,100
Nexus to get accurate data on the condition of all of our

728
00:59:50,100 --> 00:59:53,980
buildings so we could determine needs and prioritize the most

729
00:59:53,980 --> 00:59:55,020
urgent needs.

730
00:59:55,640 --> 00:59:59,960
We engage the community in a robust process together in

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About their desires for our children and the future of Robin Stellerie schools, we ensured broad community input opportunities through a survey, town halls, community engagement meetings, community pop-up events, staff meetings and student meetings, and we convened a 40-member community vision team to review all of that data and bring forward recommendations to the board.

732
01:00:23,300 --> 01:00:31,700
After eight months of meetings, study, data analysis and discussion, the recommendations from

733
01:00:31,700 --> 01:00:36,740
the reimagined our Dale Vision 2030 team were presented at the school board on September

734
01:00:36,740 --> 01:00:38,440
23rd, 2015.

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01:00:39,460 --> 01:00:45,460
We then commissioned Morris Latherman to do a residential survey of the recommendations to

736
01:00:45,460 --> 01:00:52,740
engage community perceptions of our school district and support of the vision team recommendations.

737
01:00:53,720 --> 01:00:59,480
We spent several months reviewing data and plans and listening to our community as decisions

738
01:00:59,480 --> 01:01:04,980
were made regarding building closures and consolidations as well as other budget reductions

739
01:01:05,460 --> 01:01:12,400
in order to create, seek board approval for, and submit the statutory operating debt plan

740
01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:14,140
to the Minnesota Department of Education.

741
01:01:14,140 --> 01:01:23,080
We continue to work through the Reimagined Artile Options over the course of 24 board presentations throughout the past nine months,

742
01:01:23,560 --> 01:01:30,580
ensuring that we were following the direction of the board as a whole, well-answering individual board member questions.

743
01:01:30,580 --> 01:01:36,120
More slotherman completed another residential survey in May to see if community perception

744
01:01:36,120 --> 01:01:43,880
had changed and it has as a result of ongoing communication, education and community engagement.

745
01:01:44,480 --> 01:01:50,460
The survey also helped inform the board about the scope of a potential referendum given

746
01:01:50,460 --> 01:01:52,400
the tax tolerance of our community.

747
01:01:53,320 --> 01:01:59,280
All of this work has been in service to our students and community.

748
01:01:59,280 --> 01:02:06,140
Our compelling why is to transform our school district into one that reflects what our students

749
01:02:06,140 --> 01:02:11,240
want need and deserve to be successful now and into their futures.

750
01:02:12,280 --> 01:02:14,520
We've worked to build trust in our community.

751
01:02:15,020 --> 01:02:20,520
We've worked to improve our reputation by addressing safety concerns and ensuring stability

752
01:02:20,520 --> 01:02:24,940
and district leadership through an experienced and competent team.

753
01:02:24,940 --> 01:02:32,120
We've listened to our community, we've been responsive to the direction and questions from board members in our planning.

754
01:02:33,080 --> 01:02:42,460
We serve all or parts of seven cities and educate almost 10,000 students in this one school district, this one community.

755
01:02:43,460 --> 01:02:47,980
And as I've said many times, I was hired to make this school district better.

756
01:02:47,980 --> 01:02:55,420
I've been fortunate to work with a team that has invested the time, energy and expertise

757
01:02:55,420 --> 01:03:01,040
to work with the school board on a way to improve our district, from current reality

758
01:03:01,040 --> 01:03:06,240
in all areas to our desired state that will sustain us into the future.

759
01:03:07,480 --> 01:03:13,740
And this has been a long road with many twists and turns, but our planning has been intentional,

760
01:03:14,400 --> 01:03:19,860
inclusive, transparent, centered on the needs of students, thoughtful, and strategic.

761
01:03:21,140 --> 01:03:23,340
All of this brings us here to tonight.

762
01:03:24,180 --> 01:03:28,140
We're prepared to provide recommendations based on the directions the board has

763
01:03:28,140 --> 01:03:30,920
a hole is provided over the course of the last nine months.

764
01:03:31,620 --> 01:03:35,680
The board has a hole will determine tonight if you're going to go out for a building boundary

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01:03:35,680 --> 01:03:36,240
quest.

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01:03:36,780 --> 01:03:42,220
If you do, you will see that our recommendations include three questions for the community

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01:03:42,220 --> 01:03:47,460
to decide the scope of what that looks like for Robinsdale area schools.

768
01:03:48,240 --> 01:03:54,260
This has been a collaborative process and I'm grateful to our community, the school board,

769
01:03:55,120 --> 01:04:00,700
my team and our partners, including Nexas and World for some heavy lifting getting us

770
01:04:00,700 --> 01:04:01,440
here tonight.

771
01:04:02,860 --> 01:04:06,620
So thank you for that and with that, I'd like to turn it over to Dr. McDowell.

772
01:04:07,700 --> 01:04:13,800
Good evening, Jarvin's Beckert and Board, community tonight, in addition to myself, we have

773
01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:19,900
our partners from Nexus here with us, we also have our partners from PTMA with us, we

774
01:04:19,900 --> 01:04:26,040
have the whole Heizel here, so we have the team to try and answer questions as best as we

775
01:04:26,040 --> 01:04:27,440
can as we were through this.

776
01:04:28,140 --> 01:04:36,600
The presentation that's been shared with you really doesn't contain new information, it

777
01:04:36,600 --> 01:04:44,580
based on our conversation last week, and so as Superintendent Stalo spoke to, I'm going to

778
01:04:44,580 --> 01:04:53,380
walk us through three potential questions of which you and the at the end of the night could pick

779
01:04:53,380 --> 01:04:56,860
none of them, you could pick one of them, you could pick two of them, you could pick three of them.

780
01:04:57,800 --> 01:04:59,980
In addition to that, there were a couple of...

781
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:08,360
Additional questions around clarifying or trying to clarify for people what happens if there is not a voter approved bond.

782
01:05:08,560 --> 01:05:12,720
And so we've included it under yet another slide in that just to try and help clarify that.

783
01:05:13,220 --> 01:05:26,640
And then we inserted some slides just specific to the review and comment to try and help work through what can be a confusing piece of just that process.

784
01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:31,700
because I'll say it will say it a couple different times tonight but the review and comment

785
01:05:31,700 --> 01:05:38,700
is a document at the end of the day here. If you vote to approve the review and comment you're

786
01:05:38,700 --> 01:05:44,740
essentially voting to approve nexus to submit the review and comment on our behalf to the

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01:05:44,740 --> 01:05:56,620
Minnesota Department of Education that gets reviewed and comments back if they need to be to

788
01:05:56,620 --> 01:06:04,340
August right on there to actually then decide on bond questions. Referendum ballot questions.

789
01:06:05,120 --> 01:06:10,760
So again, the review and comment is a step in the process. It's definitely docking.

790
01:06:12,930 --> 01:06:19,670
So the first slide I'll walk you through again, not new information, but just to walk everyone

791
01:06:19,670 --> 01:06:26,590
through it, our listeners as well. What we've heard last week is that the majority of the board

792
01:06:26,590 --> 01:06:30,530
wanted us to put together what question one would look like.

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01:06:30,770 --> 01:06:32,690
And this slide is question one.

794
01:06:33,270 --> 01:06:36,010
We included the diagram from last week,

795
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so you could visually see what was going

796
01:06:38,510 --> 01:06:39,270
where.

797
01:06:39,810 --> 01:06:42,030
And then on the far right, you'll see question one

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01:06:42,030 --> 01:06:47,770
in this scenario is around the $343 million mark

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or approximately $15 a month.

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01:06:50,970 --> 01:06:59,470
And that also includes $116 million in LTFM, the movement of early learning to kneel,

801
01:06:59,610 --> 01:07:03,930
fair crystal, becoming a four-section elementary school of C's,

802
01:07:03,950 --> 01:07:05,870
Olson Stating as a three-section.

803
01:07:07,050 --> 01:07:11,050
Armstrong High School would house Spanish immersion, high-view community,

804
01:07:11,230 --> 01:07:12,750
had adult academic programming.

805
01:07:13,350 --> 01:07:16,470
It's limit to middle school stays as a middle school,

806
01:07:17,570 --> 01:07:20,730
performing arts classrooms and stages like we talked about last week

807
01:07:20,730 --> 01:07:25,270
at the two middle schools, but we would need to eliminate the pool lobby project.

808
01:07:25,970 --> 01:07:31,110
And at this point, Lakeview houses ESC and Robynsdale transition center.

809
01:07:31,570 --> 01:07:41,190
So that that, as I'm using the word loosely, but as a package, is what visually and verbally

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01:07:41,190 --> 01:07:47,010
articulates what the essence of a question one would be, the dollar amount it would

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for and the potential impact to the average home tax pay.

812
01:07:54,310 --> 01:07:56,970
The next slide does the same thing

813
01:07:56,970 --> 01:08:04,790
but for question two. So question two as you can see on the right hand side of the slide we have

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01:08:04,790 --> 01:08:13,170
an increase of $2 a month or approximately $17 a month because question two is contingent

815
01:08:13,170 --> 01:08:22,850
on the passing of question one. So a resident would see question one, and they would be notified

816
01:08:22,850 --> 01:08:32,330
that if question one were to pass, would you be willing to approve or not approve a question two,

817
01:08:32,590 --> 01:08:39,270
which would raise the total amount again to about the $360 million option, which we saw last week,

818
01:08:39,270 --> 01:08:55,410
Again, everything's laid out for the most part the same in those bullets below that, but essentially it's a 360 million dollar ask, and you'll see that changes happen like Samberg being having their pool converted into the theater.

819
01:08:55,410 --> 01:09:11,430
So, what we see here is with the additional tax implication, RSI moves to Plymouth, middle school, becomes Sandberg, and the high school at the Armstrong sites.

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We're able to make that move from buildings.

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01:09:18,860 --> 01:09:24,630
The third question then is a question about the RMS site.

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So on the bar right you can see as we talked last week this would be an additional $53 million

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01:09:32,650 --> 01:09:42,570
ask or approximately an $8 month increase this question would also be contingent on question

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01:09:42,570 --> 01:09:52,210
one passing. So questions two and questions three would be contingent on question one passing.

825
01:09:52,210 --> 01:09:58,210
So there is a scenario where you could, if you did all three questions, questions one and two

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could pass.

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Questions?

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1 and 3 could pass, or questions 1, 2 and 3 could pass.

829
01:10:08,040 --> 01:10:12,860
This is the option that puts a new elementary

830
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school on the RMS site and because it's contingent on the first question getting approved. That

831
01:10:21,080 --> 01:10:28,920
would mean it's this and all of the things in question 1 would be a part of the package. So if I

832
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go back to question one, you would have $343 million for the approximately $15 a month,

833
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and then you would have the $53 million for approximately $8 a month. That's how it would

834
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work. If question one and three passed. If question one, two and three passed. You would

835
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question 1 plus question 2 for the 17 million or 17 approximate dollars a month and the approximate

836
01:11:06,100 --> 01:11:08,980
$8 a month for all three of them.

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01:11:11,150 --> 01:11:14,450
So on question 3 on this slide on the far right I kind

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01:11:14,450 --> 01:11:18,530
of give you also an idea of what happens. There's a question about what happens to fair crystal.

839
01:11:19,690 --> 01:11:25,510
And so we can ask more specifics of nexus in terms of how all the different buildings get laid

840
01:11:25,510 --> 01:11:31,870
out and the choices. But remember what we're trying to figure out how to do is most efficiently

841
01:11:31,870 --> 01:11:40,210
use the existing sites in a financial way that we can do all the other stuff at the same time.

842
01:11:40,390 --> 01:11:47,790
It doesn't end up with a perfect result. But what you can see on the mid-right there is if question one

843
01:11:47,790 --> 01:11:50,290
And question three, where to pass?

844
01:11:51,310 --> 01:11:55,590
Bear crystal would become the home to ESC and RTC.

845
01:11:56,210 --> 01:11:58,970
If questions one, two, and three would

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where to pass.

847
01:12:00,070 --> 01:12:04,070
Bear crystal would, because of how the buildings get laid out,

848
01:12:04,350 --> 01:12:06,990
ESC, community ed, and adult academic program.

849
01:12:07,170 --> 01:12:08,510
So a little bit of a difference.

850
01:12:09,070 --> 01:12:11,250
The other reason I wanted to have this in there

851
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was just to show you that as something simple changes,

852
01:12:14,990 --> 01:12:21,050
That can change how things get configured and everything kind of has that domino effect.

853
01:12:23,090 --> 01:12:26,810
And we can come back to these slides as we move through this.

854
01:12:27,390 --> 01:12:31,350
But I also wanted to answer the question that came up again about a non-vole,

855
01:12:31,750 --> 01:12:34,930
what happens if we don't have a voter approved vote.

856
01:12:35,950 --> 01:12:38,990
And very as simply as we can get it, regardless of a referendum,

857
01:12:39,350 --> 01:12:44,690
we still haven't anticipated $2 million reduction for next year's planning

858
01:12:44,690 --> 01:12:50,990
and for the year after planning and really what ends up happening without a building bond

859
01:12:50,990 --> 01:12:55,150
as you as a board get put in a position if you think about those two filters that we've

860
01:12:55,150 --> 01:13:00,550
talked about, right? We're trying to balance efficiency and effectiveness in equity,

861
01:13:01,070 --> 01:13:07,170
is there a little feasibility and sustainability. You really get put into a position as a board

862
01:13:07,170 --> 01:13:14,590
to make decisions only for efficiency and only for feasibility. Because we're really

863
01:13:14,590 --> 01:13:19,470
trying to make reductions in the most efficient way possible because all we can do is fix

864
01:13:19,470 --> 01:13:21,150
like for like at this point.

865
01:13:21,510 --> 01:13:23,110
So we lose the balance of that.

866
01:13:23,310 --> 01:13:26,490
That's about the easiest way that I can explain that.

867
01:13:26,790 --> 01:13:31,770
More specifically, what that would end up meaning is, and we talked about this before, is

868
01:13:31,770 --> 01:13:34,710
reducing district footprint on the left hand side.

869
01:13:35,710 --> 01:13:42,410
Most likely, the options would include some type of a reboundary so that we can reconfigure

870
01:13:42,410 --> 01:13:48,130
high school space to start with, and free up high school space utilizing long-term facility

871
01:13:48,130 --> 01:13:53,630
maintenance dollars only, freeing up those spaces in the bigger building so that we can put

872
01:13:53,630 --> 01:14:00,150
other programming. An example would be as the lease comes up for the CLC, what type of that

873
01:14:00,150 --> 01:14:06,150
programming could we put into a high school? Could be other things, but that's essentially what

874
01:14:06,150 --> 01:14:11,910
the you could expect the first suggestion from us to be. Additionally, we're going to be looking

875
01:14:11,910 --> 01:14:16,250
reducing elementary buildings to maximize our occupancy.

876
01:14:16,490 --> 01:14:18,750
Don't want to say, say, occupancy, not class size.

877
01:14:19,330 --> 01:14:22,590
To maximize occupancy, only using LTFams.

878
01:14:22,750 --> 01:14:24,070
We wouldn't be able to expand anything.

879
01:14:24,550 --> 01:14:25,350
We could fix stuff.

880
01:14:25,490 --> 01:14:26,630
We could repair it.

881
01:14:26,790 --> 01:14:29,670
We could make it look nicer like for like, but not make it bigger.

882
01:14:30,430 --> 01:14:34,910
And then we would be most likely looking to remove sunny hollow building

883
01:14:34,910 --> 01:14:38,170
from the footprint, which means in this scenario

884
01:14:38,170 --> 01:14:40,610
without a voter approved bond.

885
01:14:40,610 --> 01:14:48,630
We would need to reduce RSI, Spanish immersion to 500, so we could figure out where's the best building for that to go in that scenario.

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01:14:49,850 --> 01:14:55,970
On the right-hand side, it's a little more focused on programming, and I think this is where a lot of the questions come from.

887
01:14:56,290 --> 01:14:59,970
What can you anticipate? What happened? What we can anticipate?

888
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:06,120
The debate is that our decisions are going to be based on how do we reduce operational costs, right?

889
01:15:06,440 --> 01:15:18,080
And then also gain instructional spaces. So what that looks like is we be focused on core instruction and special education instruction at all of our elementary schools.

890
01:15:18,640 --> 01:15:26,160
Everything else would take a second seat to that because not all of our elementary schools are created with the same size, the same layout.

891
01:15:26,160 --> 01:15:39,080
So, we would have to come from the angle of, where can we put the most classrooms, where can we support with the most special education, that means that we're going to have to start transferring staff to carts.

892
01:15:40,400 --> 01:15:45,200
To make it all fit, we're going to have to look at how do we share spaces, all of those types of things.

893
01:15:46,100 --> 01:15:55,940
And then we would be looking at all of the current non-instructional spaces and how do we make those into something that can be used as an instructional space.

894
01:15:56,460 --> 01:16:01,080
Do we need a library media center in the way that it's being used now?

895
01:16:01,220 --> 01:16:03,260
Or can we take half of it and make it into a classroom?

896
01:16:04,020 --> 01:16:05,320
Things like that.

897
01:16:05,940 --> 01:16:07,700
I mean, that's...

898
01:16:07,700 --> 01:16:09,340
You asked for what might this look like.

899
01:16:09,380 --> 01:16:10,980
This is what it might look like.

900
01:16:11,580 --> 01:16:13,140
We would reduce programming.

901
01:16:13,940 --> 01:16:15,440
And this is not just instructional,

902
01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:17,440
but also activities and athletics.

903
01:16:17,720 --> 01:16:19,660
That requires expert transportation.

904
01:16:20,240 --> 01:16:22,540
You could expect us coming to you with

905
01:16:22,540 --> 01:16:25,820
How can we reduce as much transportation as possible?

906
01:16:26,120 --> 01:16:27,200
It's an expense.

907
01:16:28,820 --> 01:16:32,900
Then we would be looking at how do we do programming

908
01:16:32,900 --> 01:16:36,760
that is based solely on student enrollment?

909
01:16:37,800 --> 01:16:41,260
So what that means is take a high school as an example.

910
01:16:41,660 --> 01:16:46,000
At a certain point we need to be running a minimum amount of classes every period

911
01:16:46,000 --> 01:16:48,260
because we have a certain amount of kids that need to be in the class.

912
01:16:48,840 --> 01:16:51,140
But that's what we would have to start looking at.

913
01:16:51,140 --> 01:16:54,620
is what's the minimum amount of classes we can run

914
01:16:54,620 --> 01:16:57,520
in order to be the most efficient

915
01:16:58,540 --> 01:17:03,540
as we look at making $2 million plus a year and reductions.

916
01:17:04,460 --> 01:17:05,760
And then at the elementary level,

917
01:17:05,920 --> 01:17:09,360
we'd be looking at operating classes at maximum levels

918
01:17:09,360 --> 01:17:10,260
to start with.

919
01:17:11,400 --> 01:17:14,900
All right, we have things in place to cap it,

920
01:17:15,220 --> 01:17:16,740
but this is what we'd be looking at.

921
01:17:17,320 --> 01:17:40,640
So, again, this slide was at the request of the board, what does it potentially look like as we look through all the stuff and the reductions we've made this year, what we know we potentially are looking at for next year and the year after, this is what the next layer of recommendations from a concept looks like, as far as what would we be discussing.

922
01:17:43,740 --> 01:17:51,460
And to that end, no more, or district administrator wants to be in this position, right?

923
01:17:51,720 --> 01:17:59,840
However, back to Superintendent Staule's initial statement, enrollment, programming, staffing,

924
01:18:00,820 --> 01:18:06,600
facilities, decisions have created this career in the Korean circle stance.

925
01:18:07,420 --> 01:18:09,560
It just is what it is.

926
01:18:10,280 --> 01:18:17,300
It didn't happen overnight, it's a compounding effect of different decisions at different points in time.

927
01:18:17,720 --> 01:18:24,280
And I would argue that it's the reason why we have to continue to look at things through those two filters.

928
01:18:26,120 --> 01:18:34,340
To keep us on a path or not only is it something we want to do, but we have the ability to pull it off and we can sustain it all the time.

929
01:18:36,680 --> 01:18:42,540
Whether it's a voter-approved bond, the referendum, or not, doing nothing is not an option.

930
01:18:43,760 --> 01:18:52,560
We have to do something, it's just a matter of what is going to be the constraints put upon us in making those decisions.

931
01:18:54,820 --> 01:19:04,800
Any decision, any action we do is going to continue to be a process of complex coordinated, multifaceted solutions focused on maximum flexibility.

932
01:19:05,900 --> 01:19:09,460
Again, it's just constraints, is what it will be.

933
01:19:09,820 --> 01:19:14,800
Do we have a lot of flexibility to do things, or are we going to be our sandbox going

934
01:19:14,800 --> 01:19:19,300
to shrink so that we don't have a ton of flexibility, and we're just going to be operating

935
01:19:20,400 --> 01:19:24,420
in a way that focuses only on efficiency and feasibility.

936
01:19:27,110 --> 01:19:31,010
So with that, I want to shift a little bit into the review and comment.

937
01:19:31,190 --> 01:19:34,950
So what are we trying to get to with these one, two, or three questions?

938
01:19:34,950 --> 01:19:41,390
So the review and comment is made up of the things on the following slides.

939
01:19:42,470 --> 01:19:48,810
So you as a board, essentially, after this presentation, the next action item is a recommendation

940
01:19:48,810 --> 01:19:55,790
to provide nexus the ability to, on your behalf, submit a review and comment based on the decisions

941
01:19:55,790 --> 01:19:59,110
you make with potential questions for a ballot.

942
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:16,000
That review and comment includes the starting of this. It's an introduction, a simple introduction. It includes the district address context. It includes all the names of the school board. It includes our financial consultant and the financing process. It includes the program manager. That's next.

943
01:20:17,180 --> 01:20:19,120
The next part

944
01:20:21,140 --> 01:20:28,500
includes information like the geographical area and population to be served. So I want to point that one out a little bit.

945
01:20:28,500 --> 01:20:35,620
It's really basic, it's by geographic and population, it is what are the cities, what is the

946
01:20:35,620 --> 01:20:41,380
county, what's the population of students, what are the grade levels, how many buildings,

947
01:20:41,960 --> 01:20:50,440
there's a map, it's the very basic, here is the physical district of Robonstill area schools.

948
01:20:51,080 --> 01:20:55,460
We have to provide student enrollment past five, so there's a graph that goes in

949
01:20:55,460 --> 01:21:01,500
of the past five years, there's a graph that goes in to the projections of the next five

950
01:21:01,500 --> 01:21:07,100
years, list of facilities, so all the information, so I have all of our building square

951
01:21:07,100 --> 01:21:13,680
footage, original date, one editions went on the acreage of each site, and then what

952
01:21:13,680 --> 01:21:20,180
are the alternate facilities? So as an example, we have facilities like our bus garage.

953
01:21:20,320 --> 01:21:24,280
Do we have facilities that are least? Do we have facilities that have been closed recently?

954
01:21:24,280 --> 01:21:28,640
So they're kind of this assessment of what are the other potential facilities.

955
01:21:30,600 --> 01:21:34,020
Then we start to get into things that are impacted by board decision.

956
01:21:34,240 --> 01:21:35,520
So I labeled those in yellow.

957
01:21:36,220 --> 01:21:40,620
The first is the need for new renovated facilities.

958
01:21:40,980 --> 01:21:45,600
So this is a part of the review and comment that really talks about the process over the last,

959
01:21:45,600 --> 01:21:50,320
really since last February, when the initial conditional facility assessment was done.

960
01:21:50,320 --> 01:21:57,540
So from that, we move through all the deficiencies and the benefits, all the things that you've seen before,

961
01:21:57,840 --> 01:22:02,400
the work of the reimagined 2030 presentations, all the board meeting presentations,

962
01:22:02,980 --> 01:22:05,540
and then we get into the description of the actual project.

963
01:22:06,280 --> 01:22:08,780
So that would be contingent upon tonight.

964
01:22:10,320 --> 01:22:13,720
After tonight, then the verbiage for what the project actually is,

965
01:22:13,820 --> 01:22:17,200
and the site plans for that can be put together.

966
01:22:18,020 --> 01:22:23,240
Next part is the estimate of expenditures, the impact of operating costs and the project

967
01:22:23,240 --> 01:22:23,720
schedule.

968
01:22:24,080 --> 01:22:26,960
Again, all contingent upon a decision tonight.

969
01:22:27,140 --> 01:22:30,540
It all changes if it's one question, if it's two questions.

970
01:22:30,600 --> 01:22:33,020
If it's all three questions, it all changes.

971
01:22:33,300 --> 01:22:39,080
Now in the background, we've already been working with Nexus and with PTMA to start to

972
01:22:39,080 --> 01:22:45,220
have as many different scenarios as we can so that we can expediently get it done.

973
01:22:45,220 --> 01:22:47,400
But those will all change.

974
01:22:49,890 --> 01:22:54,330
The last part is the description of the project's plan for privacy features.

975
01:22:54,370 --> 01:22:57,950
So this is something that we have to put in there.

976
01:22:57,950 --> 01:23:02,990
We have to note where we're going to be putting in general neutrals, single user restrooms,

977
01:23:03,310 --> 01:23:05,710
anything with locker rooms, all that kind of stuff.

978
01:23:06,130 --> 01:23:10,030
That's highlighted in yellow because that simply depends upon if there's a building change.

979
01:23:10,270 --> 01:23:13,270
If we have a building where we're going to do a locker room, this becomes applicable.

980
01:23:13,490 --> 01:23:15,970
If we have a building that doesn't, it doesn't become applicable.

981
01:23:15,970 --> 01:23:23,750
And then the specification of the sources or source of project financing, again, contingent

982
01:23:23,750 --> 01:23:26,830
upon decisions that make the board makes tonight.

983
01:23:27,450 --> 01:23:30,210
The very last one is simply compliance documentation.

984
01:23:31,410 --> 01:23:37,790
It's the assurance that we're going to follow statute and building code and fire code.

985
01:23:38,090 --> 01:23:44,070
We're going to be working with cities and all the impacts to utilities and traffic and all

986
01:23:44,070 --> 01:23:44,990
that goes into it.

987
01:23:44,990 --> 01:23:47,670
So you have to provide an assurance of that.

988
01:23:48,030 --> 01:23:53,470
All of this is really just a different way to share what goes into the document called

989
01:23:53,470 --> 01:24:00,070
a Review and Comment, and that is what Nexus would be putting together for us as a

990
01:24:00,070 --> 01:24:02,510
district and submitting on our behalf.

991
01:24:04,050 --> 01:24:12,950
All of that gets us right back to what does the Board believe you would like to do moving forward

992
01:24:12,950 --> 01:24:19,390
with one, two, or three potential questions for a voter approved referendum.

993
01:24:20,850 --> 01:24:23,550
So I'm happy to go back to any of the slides at this point.

994
01:24:23,870 --> 01:24:29,770
We have plenty of mics, like I said, we've got both Nexus and PTMA here, and so the

995
01:24:29,770 --> 01:24:36,190
six of us, five of us, whichever is the most appropriate, be happy to share Evans Becker

996
01:24:36,190 --> 01:24:40,150
to support your conversation in what you would like to do.

997
01:24:40,150 --> 01:24:44,050
Thank you. I just will bring them up for just to be ready.

998
01:24:45,130 --> 01:24:47,090
All right, and we'll start with Dr. Hillin Brown.

999
01:24:48,270 --> 01:24:50,630
Yeah, my first initial just quick question.

1000
01:24:50,950 --> 01:24:53,370
It concerns the constitutional amendment.

1001
01:24:53,510 --> 01:24:55,870
That's going to be on the ballot as well.

1002
01:24:56,270 --> 01:24:57,430
Having to do a school funding.

1003
01:24:58,130 --> 01:24:59,890
And how that might...

1004
01:25:10,580 --> 01:25:25,640
I don't know that anybody has an answer. I'm just putting that out there because, you know, people will see that. Oh, the land trust is going to be giving more money. And I know that's a very incremental amount, but I don't know that members of the public will understand.

1005
01:25:25,640 --> 01:25:31,360
I'm happy to address that it's going to be a challenge for everyone whether you're going

1006
01:25:31,360 --> 01:25:37,200
out for a bond or not but you're exactly right we're going to have to make sure that

1007
01:25:37,200 --> 01:25:44,100
in any communication we're really clear with what is around the trust what is around Robin's

1008
01:25:44,100 --> 01:25:49,060
Del area schools because I think you're right you know people may vote for the trust and

1009
01:25:49,060 --> 01:25:50,940
I'm helping our schools.

1010
01:25:52,060 --> 01:25:56,140
So it will be very, very important messaging.

1011
01:25:59,210 --> 01:26:00,530
It's a concern that's kind of annoying.

1012
01:26:00,830 --> 01:26:01,290
I'm feeling a

1013
01:26:03,620 --> 01:26:03,740
little bit.

1014
01:26:03,860 --> 01:26:04,580
Thank you.

1015
01:26:08,170 --> 01:26:09,450
OK, I will open it.

1016
01:26:09,590 --> 01:26:10,750
I'm Dr. Bridgeson.

1017
01:26:12,570 --> 01:26:14,850
I'll follow up on that just because I mean,

1018
01:26:14,970 --> 01:26:16,090
the question was asked.

1019
01:26:16,310 --> 01:26:17,050
So I'll ask the question.

1020
01:26:17,390 --> 01:26:22,230
I know the answer to the CFO public here is the land trust

1021
01:26:22,230 --> 01:26:25,310
of a past, it's about 300K, somewhere in that ballpark

1022
01:26:25,310 --> 01:26:26,070
for Robinsdale.

1023
01:26:29,080 --> 01:26:45,800
So, I believe that was responded to previously, I was actually just on a webinar with my respective organization this afternoon and what they were now saying is that it could potentially be 25 to 50 dollars, essentially per person.

1024
01:26:46,500 --> 01:26:48,440
So, if we have 10,000 kids.

1025
01:26:48,440 --> 01:26:49,660
$250,000.

1026
01:26:50,560 --> 01:26:50,580
All right.

1027
01:26:50,860 --> 01:26:52,020
So, I just want...

1028
01:26:52,020 --> 01:26:53,760
It's not a substantial amount.

1029
01:26:53,780 --> 01:26:53,960
Right.

1030
01:26:54,180 --> 01:26:54,380
That's a...

1031
01:26:54,380 --> 01:26:55,660
I just want to make sure that people...

1032
01:26:55,660 --> 01:26:55,860
Yeah.

1033
01:26:56,300 --> 01:26:58,760
I mean, it would be a fantastic...

1034
01:26:58,760 --> 01:26:59,040
Great.

1035
01:27:00,120 --> 01:27:04,620
Winfall should it pass because it does not impact quite honestly anybody.

1036
01:27:05,440 --> 01:27:09,140
But that is just a small revision to that conversation.

1037
01:27:09,480 --> 01:27:09,660
Yep.

1038
01:27:10,020 --> 01:27:10,260
Okay.

1039
01:27:10,660 --> 01:27:11,740
I had other questions.

1040
01:27:11,900 --> 01:27:13,440
I just was falling up if that's okay.

1041
01:27:13,880 --> 01:27:14,140
Okay.

1042
01:27:14,220 --> 01:27:14,800
Just want to make sure.

1043
01:27:15,140 --> 01:27:15,240
All right.

1044
01:27:15,240 --> 01:27:21,520
So let's talk about the money for a hot second because that's pretty important.

1045
01:27:22,880 --> 01:27:29,140
So the question one, the 343 million, the 15 a month in addition to that is LTFM.

1046
01:27:29,320 --> 01:27:32,580
So that rides over at the top of the $15 a month correct?

1047
01:27:34,700 --> 01:27:38,260
I just want to make sure that everyone was superware of that.

1048
01:27:39,180 --> 01:27:46,480
So one of the things I hear a lot about is like about our bond rating, right, BBB minus,

1049
01:27:46,480 --> 01:28:09,740
If we do this now, like it's the worst possible idea to do it right now, I mean, I'd asked before to the CFO, but it sounded like for a district to our size and we're at right now, I'm just looking for confirmation, like for us to wait for our bond rating to get higher, that's like a 10 to 15 year journey, right?

1050
01:28:09,740 --> 01:28:15,120
I'm going to go from BBB minus to A and like three years or something crazy like that.

1051
01:28:15,160 --> 01:28:16,160
It's a fair statement.

1052
01:28:17,420 --> 01:28:19,800
Yeah, maybe I'll introduce myself just for the world.

1053
01:28:19,800 --> 01:28:20,520
Probably good idea.

1054
01:28:21,180 --> 01:28:21,580
Thank you.

1055
01:28:21,660 --> 01:28:21,720
Thank you.

1056
01:28:21,720 --> 01:28:21,800
Thank you.

1057
01:28:21,880 --> 01:28:21,940
Thank you.

1058
01:28:21,940 --> 01:28:22,000
Thank you.

1059
01:28:22,220 --> 01:28:22,280
Thank you.

1060
01:28:22,600 --> 01:28:23,080
Thank you.

1061
01:28:23,160 --> 01:28:23,540
Thank you.

1062
01:28:23,540 --> 01:28:23,580
Thank you.

1063
01:28:23,580 --> 01:28:25,240
Thank you.

1064
01:28:25,240 --> 01:28:27,220
Thank you.

1065
01:28:27,220 --> 01:28:33,520
Yeah, what you say is accurate, where you stand today in order for your bond to the thing that's

1066
01:28:33,520 --> 01:28:38,260
in control of this board that most directly impacts your bond rating is your general fund on

1067
01:28:38,260 --> 01:28:38,420
a

1068
01:28:40,790 --> 01:28:46,350
sign, is it a negative position as we sit today? You will need to improve that, it's show and

1069
01:28:46,350 --> 01:28:51,990
auditive and an actual statement that is certainly in a positive position and headed in a right

1070
01:28:51,990 --> 01:28:58,250
direction and show the path forward to the rating agency. And then they're likely to upgrade you

1071
01:28:58,250 --> 01:29:02,110
one notch at a time, the phrase that they use, they say,

1072
01:29:02,110 --> 01:29:05,070
you ride the elevator down and you take the stairs back up.

1073
01:29:07,090 --> 01:29:10,650
And so it's likely that what's customary in the work

1074
01:29:10,650 --> 01:29:12,170
that we've done with other school districts

1075
01:29:12,170 --> 01:29:15,810
that have been in a similar position is that if you go from

1076
01:29:15,810 --> 01:29:19,470
triple B minus to triple B to triple B plus to A minus to A

1077
01:29:19,470 --> 01:29:22,650
to A plus and each one of those would really be probably

1078
01:29:22,650 --> 01:29:23,930
take you a year to establish.

1079
01:29:24,290 --> 01:29:26,950
So you're talking realistically, even at 15 years,

1080
01:29:27,130 --> 01:29:27,870
but seven to 10 years.

1081
01:29:27,890 --> 01:29:29,090
Seven to 10 years, okay, cool.

1082
01:29:29,090 --> 01:29:32,270
And then, so the follow-up to that,

1083
01:29:32,710 --> 01:29:35,250
I've got five questions to bear with me, Chair.

1084
01:29:37,250 --> 01:29:39,470
So the follow-up to that is,

1085
01:29:39,550 --> 01:29:41,470
so being at the BBB minus,

1086
01:29:41,790 --> 01:29:45,610
like that impacts our lending rate, right?

1087
01:29:46,190 --> 01:29:47,610
But in addition to that,

1088
01:29:47,770 --> 01:29:50,210
we have some protection from the state of Minnesota,

1089
01:29:50,990 --> 01:29:53,610
based on how credit enhancement programs work and stuff like.

1090
01:29:53,910 --> 01:29:56,490
So it's not like it's an 18% loan or something like that.

1091
01:29:56,490 --> 01:29:57,050
We're taking out.

1092
01:29:57,050 --> 01:29:59,770
like the impact is 0.25.

1093
01:30:02,480 --> 01:30:11,160
So that's actually a good estimate. It's about what we use about a quarter of a percent, is the difference between what you pay an interest rate in

1094
01:30:11,160 --> 01:30:18,120
versus a school district that is in a more solid financial position. And the primary reason for that you alluded to is what's called the

1095
01:30:18,120 --> 01:30:25,640
state credit enhancement program. This is a program where the state of Minnesota promises to investors that if for any reason the

1096
01:30:25,640 --> 01:30:28,360
serious, serious schools are cannot make its bond payments.

1097
01:30:28,620 --> 01:30:30,300
The state will step in and make the bond payments.

1098
01:30:31,500 --> 01:30:34,280
This has never been used by any school district in the state.

1099
01:30:34,720 --> 01:30:39,820
We are not building this plan with any expectation that you would want to use it.

1100
01:30:40,020 --> 01:30:44,920
But if I am an investor in the school district, and I am providing you money to make these

1101
01:30:44,920 --> 01:30:50,360
improvements, knowing that the state's taxpayers are behind it, and as a secondary source,

1102
01:30:50,720 --> 01:30:53,520
is a huge advantage and it really narrows the gap.

1103
01:30:53,520 --> 01:30:58,680
Right, and that's how I was trying to get it like they did the different interest rate differences really low

1104
01:30:58,680 --> 01:31:00,260
Right between these ratings

1105
01:31:00,260 --> 01:31:05,160
Yeah, it would be much much larger if that enhancement program did not exist. Okay

1106
01:31:06,660 --> 01:31:11,160
It's in a broad scheme of things it's a there is a difference

1107
01:31:11,160 --> 01:31:13,740
It's right where you but it is not it

1108
01:31:14,080 --> 01:31:18,320
0.25% yeah, the quarter percent is a is a fair estimate. Okay, so

1109
01:31:20,290 --> 01:31:24,890
Follow up I hear off and then is if we're in this BBB minus why don't we wait

1110
01:31:24,930 --> 01:31:27,790
five to 10 years for it to get better.

1111
01:31:28,050 --> 01:31:29,710
So my question to my friends at Nexus,

1112
01:31:32,090 --> 01:31:36,210
and the increased rate in construction on annual basis

1113
01:31:36,210 --> 01:31:36,710
is what?

1114
01:31:37,290 --> 01:31:38,670
Four, five percent?

1115
01:31:39,410 --> 01:31:41,330
In the last since track of this,

1116
01:31:41,330 --> 01:31:43,730
since early 70s it's been five percent.

1117
01:31:43,990 --> 01:31:45,270
Okay, recently, last few years

1118
01:31:45,270 --> 01:31:47,950
because of various tariffs of sub-next to higher.

1119
01:31:48,330 --> 01:31:51,670
Okay, so waiting five to 10 years for a rate

1120
01:31:51,670 --> 01:31:53,670
that's going to be 0.25 percent better.

1121
01:31:54,510 --> 01:31:59,370
Like is there any scenario in waiting 5 to 10 years for this bond to say, hey, let's wait

1122
01:31:59,370 --> 01:32:00,350
for that better bond ratings.

1123
01:32:00,590 --> 01:32:02,410
We get the better 0.25 percent.

1124
01:32:02,530 --> 01:32:07,590
But at the same time, we've waited 10 years or 5 years and now we're paying 20 percent

1125
01:32:07,590 --> 01:32:08,850
more, 30 percent more.

1126
01:32:09,150 --> 01:32:13,290
A prior question, inflation with far-out strip, the benefit of a quarter of point.

1127
01:32:14,510 --> 01:32:18,930
In the other assumption that you're making with that is that nominal interest rates are

1128
01:32:18,930 --> 01:32:19,450
the same.

1129
01:32:19,450 --> 01:32:22,630
So it's 0.25% higher than today's rate.

1130
01:32:22,950 --> 01:32:26,830
But for example, if today's interest rate is a 4%.

1131
01:32:26,830 --> 01:32:29,990
Then you might borrow at 4.25%.

1132
01:32:29,990 --> 01:32:32,850
But there's nothing that guarantees rates in five years

1133
01:32:32,850 --> 01:32:34,410
might not be 5%.

1134
01:32:35,070 --> 01:32:38,690
And so we don't have any control over that aspect of the market.

1135
01:32:39,030 --> 01:32:41,110
It is not a large enough difference in my opinion

1136
01:32:41,110 --> 01:32:44,410
to make a change in this kind of decision-making process,

1137
01:32:44,910 --> 01:32:45,810
especially in light of inflation.

1138
01:32:45,810 --> 01:32:52,110
And, you know, frankly, I think from what you've heard, the consequences of waiting operationally

1139
01:32:52,110 --> 01:32:53,250
are March.

1140
01:32:54,670 --> 01:32:55,810
Those are my questions for now.

1141
01:32:56,050 --> 01:32:56,310
Some of them.

1142
01:32:56,530 --> 01:32:57,310
Sorry for the time.

1143
01:32:57,890 --> 01:32:58,050
Okay.

1144
01:33:07,040 --> 01:33:07,320
Oh.

1145
01:33:07,780 --> 01:33:08,740
Oh, Dr. Long?

1146
01:33:09,560 --> 01:33:09,900
Yeah.

1147
01:33:11,100 --> 01:33:15,580
Um, so I am just kind of wondering there are a couple of questions that I had asked previously

1148
01:33:15,580 --> 01:33:20,360
and I don't remember getting a response, but maybe I missed that in the email.

1149
01:33:20,360 --> 01:33:26,520
So one of them was last time you were here, I don't know, like a month ago or so.

1150
01:33:26,840 --> 01:33:33,160
We had talked about like a mock-up of what it would look like as one person's property

1151
01:33:33,160 --> 01:33:39,900
value continued to increase in what that would look like each month that I missed that

1152
01:33:40,540 --> 01:33:41,020
emailer.

1153
01:33:41,420 --> 01:33:47,660
Yeah, I think the, I did look at some of that information and I think the challenge with

1154
01:33:47,660 --> 01:33:51,540
that is the assumptions that you make in that can so widely

1155
01:33:51,540 --> 01:33:53,260
vary in the result of that when you've

1156
01:33:53,260 --> 01:33:56,980
carried out many years going forward in the plan

1157
01:33:56,980 --> 01:34:00,440
that we have identified as we share it at that meeting

1158
01:34:00,440 --> 01:34:02,800
in May, we're assuming that the payments

1159
01:34:02,800 --> 01:34:05,980
have an inflationary increase of about 1% per year.

1160
01:34:06,180 --> 01:34:09,260
So you would see that in your tax level each year.

1161
01:34:09,800 --> 01:34:12,540
And so if all of the properties in the school

1162
01:34:12,540 --> 01:34:21,180
district, went up 1% and all went up equally, I guess, it doesn't matter if they go 1% or 5% or 10%

1163
01:34:21,180 --> 01:34:26,800
if they all went up equally, each taxpayer would pay up about 1% more for this part of the

1164
01:34:26,800 --> 01:34:31,380
levy than they did the prior year when you look at it.

1165
01:34:31,980 --> 01:34:37,860
Now in reality, that's, you know, everybody's about property goes up differently, some years,

1166
01:34:38,560 --> 01:34:44,820
Residential properties go up more than commercial properties or vice versa. Some years commercial properties go up more than residential

1167
01:34:44,820 --> 01:34:56,180
And even within that, you know, even on the same street, you can have differences in terms of how much one home versus the next one or one business versus the next business changes.

1168
01:34:56,960 --> 01:34:59,980
It's so estimating that going forward a long way because

1169
01:35:03,480 --> 01:35:15,500
And then I did have another one, too. I asked, next is about, you know, the LTFM dollars and kind of the statement

1170
01:35:15,500 --> 01:35:20,640
that you had made last time about some things we could switch out and you had said, you could

1171
01:35:20,640 --> 01:35:24,940
get that information to us on Tuesday or in a couple of days and a couple of days has come

1172
01:35:24,940 --> 01:35:29,860
and I haven't seen anything. So I was just kind of wondering about that question too.

1173
01:35:33,020 --> 01:35:42,180
Yeah, so I did, I did look into that, read the, went to the Department of Education's website regarding LTFM financing.

1174
01:35:43,120 --> 01:35:49,540
There's a whole guideline, there's a whole great packet out there of what qualifies for what doesn't.

1175
01:35:49,540 --> 01:35:56,200
But it was very clear that you can't use the money for new construction, you can't use the money to change the use of a room.

1176
01:35:56,760 --> 01:36:02,620
But any components of the deferred maintenance, any components in the room or the system serving the room.

1177
01:36:03,060 --> 01:36:05,360
So floors the HVAC to light switches.

1178
01:36:05,580 --> 01:36:11,940
I think you brought up last time to rough whatever if they're worn out or at the end of useful life.

1179
01:36:12,060 --> 01:36:14,300
Those components can be paid for or without hit them.

1180
01:36:15,860 --> 01:36:21,220
So do you happen to know I've had what things right now that we might be replacing as we do.

1181
01:36:21,220 --> 01:36:27,860
some of these re-models that are kind of worn out and would count under that.

1182
01:36:28,540 --> 01:36:31,180
Well, a big component of that is with the Minnesota Condition Assessment.

1183
01:36:31,380 --> 01:36:34,920
We get in the 10-year plan that you have put forth in front of your LTFM plan.

1184
01:36:35,000 --> 01:36:41,120
I think that lists it up in pretty great detail, building by building of what major systems

1185
01:36:41,120 --> 01:36:47,920
and components that are planned to be changed out again, when we get into the actual design

1186
01:36:47,920 --> 01:36:55,400
and the district design committee decides to change your room out and you change the use of that room from a

1187
01:36:55,400 --> 01:36:56,920
classroom to a

1188
01:36:57,760 --> 01:37:00,020
Innovation Lab, just making an amusement example

1189
01:37:02,400 --> 01:37:10,040
The new flooring or anything anything specific to innovation lab would not be qualified, but if this case work and there are the flooring was worn out

1190
01:37:10,480 --> 01:37:14,020
Before you do their innovation, you can pay for that component

1191
01:37:14,020 --> 01:37:16,980
I make sense.

1192
01:37:17,240 --> 01:37:17,640
I don't.

1193
01:37:17,740 --> 01:37:18,520
Yes, that does.

1194
01:37:18,840 --> 01:37:19,220
OK, thank you.

1195
01:37:19,620 --> 01:37:22,760
So then I'm kind of wondering, too, can I continue to?

1196
01:37:22,840 --> 01:37:24,080
Then have to use superintendent.

1197
01:37:25,400 --> 01:37:28,780
So then I'm wondering, too, like, when we have been talking in the past

1198
01:37:28,780 --> 01:37:34,280
about the LTFM dollars, it was 90 million.

1199
01:37:34,860 --> 01:37:37,000
But now it's went to one, 16.

1200
01:37:37,240 --> 01:37:40,980
So is that part of the reason for some of the increase,

1201
01:37:40,980 --> 01:37:44,780
or is there another reason I'm not sure about?

1202
01:37:46,180 --> 01:37:51,520
Part of the reason was we were doing less than 2% to the 90 million was in the original plan.

1203
01:37:51,660 --> 01:37:56,760
It was like 425, right? So we were doing a lot more new construction. That was great.

1204
01:37:56,960 --> 01:38:01,000
I was driving that number up and replacing some existing square footage with new.

1205
01:38:02,420 --> 01:38:06,100
And then the survey came back. We had to try to get to a whole dollar amount.

1206
01:38:06,100 --> 01:38:12,040
So we've we've doing more renovation now for there for a more qualifies for LTFM

1207
01:38:14,280 --> 01:38:14,600
okay

1208
01:38:14,600 --> 01:38:20,660
So I'm not new then just renovation and so that since it'll be more of a renovation than that

1209
01:38:20,660 --> 01:38:22,940
Council under the LTFM versus

1210
01:38:23,820 --> 01:38:26,300
versus the brand new new

1211
01:38:26,300 --> 01:38:26,900
Okay

1212
01:38:26,900 --> 01:38:34,300
I just want to make sure that I understand that in the community understand that too because I've gotten a lot of questions around LTFM dollars lately

1213
01:38:36,000 --> 01:38:50,960
I don't know specifically that it came from nexus, but in collaboration with nexus, we did respond on Friday in my memo to the board.

1214
01:38:51,520 --> 01:39:01,580
And I think similarly to what Brent just shared, we said it would be very challenging to represent all of the items that would be or not be addressed in the revised plan.

1215
01:39:01,580 --> 01:39:08,620
For example, as we get into design, it might be that a wall that was included to get final is not going away.

1216
01:39:08,760 --> 01:39:13,560
Another example could be that painting that was going to happen now the entire area has changed.

1217
01:39:13,720 --> 01:39:19,840
So I think that represents what you said is there's just so many what is in the scope of that change.

1218
01:39:20,020 --> 01:39:23,360
But those were just a couple examples that we had given.

1219
01:39:25,440 --> 01:39:36,140
Yeah. So my is just a question on the layout of the review comments. So if we go to the with the

1220
01:39:36,140 --> 01:39:42,020
three questions that we have currently, do we have an flexibility to condense that into two

1221
01:39:43,240 --> 01:39:47,280
data in the future or do we have to stay with the tree?

1222
01:39:50,340 --> 01:39:52,020
So the reason I'm asking that is

1223
01:39:52,980 --> 01:39:59,080
sounds like there are other things that may make it on that balance, right? So then your

1224
01:39:59,080 --> 01:39:59,980
I'm beginning to think.

1225
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:07,560
I think about a collective effect of all these numbers. So if I'm not well into the conversation happening

1226
01:40:07,560 --> 01:40:15,560
in this room, I could look at all three questions and go, okay, why am I paying $15, $17 and then,

1227
01:40:15,560 --> 01:40:23,220
right, as an effect. So in the future, if we do go with these comments now, can we condense that

1228
01:40:23,220 --> 01:40:28,440
to sit with in one and two become just one question and then question three becomes

1229
01:40:28,440 --> 01:40:34,240
question two and live it a bad thought would we be stuck with making choice three and

1230
01:40:34,240 --> 01:40:39,820
just what I've been told I've never done it but from what I've been told from MDE is

1231
01:40:39,820 --> 01:40:45,580
that you can go down so like if you decided to go with the three questions and you decided

1232
01:40:45,580 --> 01:40:50,460
later to amend the review and comment to go to two questions that would be allowed you just

1233
01:40:50,460 --> 01:40:51,700
could not go live there.

1234
01:40:52,340 --> 01:40:52,600
Thank

1235
01:40:54,870 --> 01:40:55,550
you.

1236
01:40:55,850 --> 01:40:58,410
I would like one kind of follow-in to that.

1237
01:40:58,510 --> 01:41:00,070
I have been part of the process where we

1238
01:41:00,070 --> 01:41:00,990
change that.

1239
01:41:01,130 --> 01:41:04,130
And so in this case, especially combining the first,

1240
01:41:04,130 --> 01:41:06,010
if you chose to combine the first two questions,

1241
01:41:06,250 --> 01:41:08,550
and we were making major changes to the scope,

1242
01:41:08,930 --> 01:41:09,790
that would not be a problem.

1243
01:41:10,410 --> 01:41:12,390
In terms of, I think about these things,

1244
01:41:12,530 --> 01:41:15,050
what's the point of no return as a school board?

1245
01:41:15,090 --> 01:41:16,210
In terms of a November election,

1246
01:41:16,890 --> 01:41:19,710
you are required to call for the election formally,

1247
01:41:19,710 --> 01:41:27,590
which Dr. McDowell alluded to in his presentation by August 11th that you must call for

1248
01:41:27,590 --> 01:41:32,050
that which outlines the ballot language and at that point in time whatever action that

1249
01:41:32,050 --> 01:41:37,250
the board has taken will stick. The reason and maybe this will help provide some context.

1250
01:41:37,450 --> 01:41:43,450
The reason the review and comment is before you today is that you're required that the state

1251
01:41:43,450 --> 01:41:48,030
has 60 days to review that. They respond to you and then you're required to publish an

1252
01:41:48,030 --> 01:41:52,830
notice of the comment that the state gets back to you in your official newspaper and that

1253
01:41:52,830 --> 01:41:57,270
publication needs to happen 48 days prior to the election, which is mid-September.

1254
01:41:57,830 --> 01:42:02,630
So, we get this in really by the end of June so that July and August we get that back.

1255
01:42:03,150 --> 01:42:07,130
The first couple weeks of September we're getting it into your paper and that timeline is

1256
01:42:07,130 --> 01:42:11,390
driven by the fact, and as you go into an election, this is a very important date,

1257
01:42:16,350 --> 01:42:16,370
that

1258
01:42:16,370 --> 01:42:22,290
the September 18th this year, and so the point of this process is that that comment is

1259
01:42:22,290 --> 01:42:28,570
published prior to the point in which folks are in the, you know, in the absentee or early

1260
01:42:28,570 --> 01:42:29,330
voting process.

1261
01:42:30,890 --> 01:42:31,690
Thank you.

1262
01:42:32,310 --> 01:42:38,590
So last time when we were talking, and we were talking about the sale of bonds and construction,

1263
01:42:38,990 --> 01:42:44,970
I think you were mentioning that the bonds are necessarily all going to be sold at the same

1264
01:42:44,970 --> 01:42:49,190
time because you can only do this construction and then you're going to be doing more.

1265
01:42:49,350 --> 01:42:52,790
Didn't you say something about that, where it's not like-

1266
01:42:52,790 --> 01:42:58,850
Yes, that's more PMPMTAs, expertise, but when we've been discussing the review on combat,

1267
01:42:58,990 --> 01:43:04,010
we've been working behind the scenes, it's been alluded to, I think, that district would probably

1268
01:43:04,010 --> 01:43:05,910
issue a multiple tranches.

1269
01:43:06,250 --> 01:43:14,290
Okay, so then my question is, if we're issuing them in multiple theories, in a state of

1270
01:43:14,290 --> 01:43:18,410
sort of thing, does the taxes go up sort of staggered,

1271
01:43:18,550 --> 01:43:22,610
or does the taxes go up just, that's 17 cents?

1272
01:43:23,250 --> 01:43:23,490
Or whatever.

1273
01:43:24,050 --> 01:43:24,870
Yeah, so $1.

1274
01:43:25,150 --> 01:43:26,850
Like for question one,

1275
01:43:27,070 --> 01:43:30,450
if it was laid out, the $343 million,

1276
01:43:30,790 --> 01:43:35,150
the tax impact related to our plan for all of it together,

1277
01:43:35,410 --> 01:43:38,150
all that $343 million is a $15 million.

1278
01:43:38,390 --> 01:43:42,790
Now we, the plan requires us to,

1279
01:43:43,550 --> 01:43:48,710
are the way we have a laid out is to do it in three different parts, okay? So the way

1280
01:43:48,710 --> 01:43:54,330
the timeline is likely to look and this is customary, is that if you pass an election in November,

1281
01:43:55,050 --> 01:44:01,290
most of 2027 is about design, calendar year 2027 is about design and the heavy construction starts,

1282
01:44:02,250 --> 01:44:10,870
mostly in 2028, and then you have so many things going on, this is a project that's going to be a four or five year time period,

1283
01:44:11,410 --> 01:44:16,430
realistically, and so it wouldn't make any sense for us to borrow all 340 million dollars

1284
01:44:16,430 --> 01:44:20,250
and you run a, you know, effectively a bank here for a few years.

1285
01:44:20,350 --> 01:44:23,490
We don't, that's not the purpose of why the school district is here.

1286
01:44:24,850 --> 01:44:32,270
So, the, and the advantage to selling more of the debt later allows us to lower the tax impact

1287
01:44:32,270 --> 01:44:38,310
in the front end, because you have a lot of old bonds that pay off in about five years' time.

1288
01:44:38,310 --> 01:44:48,070
And so that by utilizing the fact that we don't need that a lot of that money for 2, 3, or 4 years we're able to keep the tax impact lower on the front end.

1289
01:44:48,430 --> 01:44:55,310
So to kind of answer your question directly, the $15 is our estimate once we are all done with all of it together.

1290
01:44:55,870 --> 01:44:59,970
Now, we have to build some assumptions into that.

1291
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:06,060
In order to make that work, because I don't know what interest rate markets will be in 2030 or 2028.

1292
01:45:06,560 --> 01:45:16,820
But we do put a provided cushion in there, and we provide some, you know, what are customary and reasonable expectations for that as we go through the process.

1293
01:45:18,480 --> 01:45:31,710
So the plan will be evolved as we move forward, but the $15 is expected to increase at that 1% a year each year going forward related to this.

1294
01:45:31,710 --> 01:45:39,010
particular component. As your other debt pays off, the voter approved component will rise,

1295
01:45:39,490 --> 01:45:43,870
you know, so when a taxpayer looks at their tax statement from the school district,

1296
01:45:44,110 --> 01:45:49,430
it's typically on two lines. It says voter and other. When they receive their statement from

1297
01:45:49,430 --> 01:45:56,790
ahead of the county. And so as your other debt pays off, that debt is LTFM, debt is it stands right now.

1298
01:45:56,790 --> 01:46:05,850
The voter component will be larger than $15 a month, but it will be offset by the fact that some of those other parts are going away.

1299
01:46:09,580 --> 01:46:10,560
Thank you, Dr. Bowen.

1300
01:46:12,540 --> 01:46:13,040
Thank you.

1301
01:46:15,400 --> 01:46:20,240
One question came to mind and probably for Kristen or Dr. Stallow.

1302
01:46:20,780 --> 01:46:28,740
And as we've talked about this over the last, excuse me, a couple of years, we've talked about the brick and mortar aspect.

1303
01:46:28,740 --> 01:46:36,380
And I'm wondering, what other budget benefits are there from passing this referendum?

1304
01:46:36,500 --> 01:46:41,720
The thing that I think of right off the top of my head is we wouldn't be forced to cut

1305
01:46:41,720 --> 01:46:46,500
an additional $4 million from the budget, is that a correct assumption?

1306
01:46:49,910 --> 01:46:55,370
I would say the way it was stated is an inaccurate assumption.

1307
01:46:55,970 --> 01:46:57,490
We will still be making reductions.

1308
01:46:57,490 --> 01:47:03,190
the reductions will come naturally. There was building attrition. Happens as we start to

1309
01:47:03,190 --> 01:47:07,870
is we continue to shrink our footprint. No different than what was done during the budget

1310
01:47:07,870 --> 01:47:14,510
cycle this year with having to close a few buildings. You had to intentionally take action for that.

1311
01:47:14,890 --> 01:47:20,130
That will be happening in the process. The plan is already laid out. It's going to we're going to

1312
01:47:20,130 --> 01:47:24,490
be making those reductions as we go along. It's just going to feel different because we have the plan

1313
01:47:24,490 --> 01:47:29,270
you're doing construction and there's intentionality like your building towards the future you're

1314
01:47:29,270 --> 01:47:34,230
not reducing to the future but ultimately you're doing the same thing. I mean ultimately our

1315
01:47:34,230 --> 01:47:41,130
expenses will go down as our footprint shrinks and and what that looks like as it changes.

1316
01:47:41,950 --> 01:47:48,670
Our where we are currently at we do we need to continue to work our way out of SOD we will continue

1317
01:47:48,670 --> 01:47:55,190
to operate, we just don't bring in as much as our expenses are going up back to the rate

1318
01:47:55,190 --> 01:47:55,710
of inflation.

1319
01:47:55,890 --> 01:48:02,610
We will continue to make reductions, however, a plan looks in an end, Dr. McDowell presented

1320
01:48:02,610 --> 01:48:09,490
it tonight, having the plan looks very different on how that's done than not having the

1321
01:48:09,490 --> 01:48:09,850
plan.

1322
01:48:10,130 --> 01:48:14,470
Either way you're going to be doing it, it's just how you go about getting there.

1323
01:48:14,470 --> 01:48:22,390
Thank you. So just so that I'm clear. So when it was stated earlier that they would be an additional

1324
01:48:22,390 --> 01:48:31,210
two million dollar cut in four million in the next two years. That will still happen, but it'll

1325
01:48:31,210 --> 01:48:37,370
be part of the plan of reimagining and reorganizing the building structure. Is that correct?

1326
01:48:38,670 --> 01:48:44,710
And I would just like to point out that it's because I'm super sensitive, it is.

1327
01:48:44,730 --> 01:48:50,030
We're projecting and even in the SOD plan that was written, we're projecting slightly more

1328
01:48:50,030 --> 01:48:52,030
than $2 million a year.

1329
01:48:52,310 --> 01:48:55,310
But yes, conceptually speaking, that is there.

1330
01:48:56,170 --> 01:48:59,610
We had had discussions on what that could potentially look like for 27.

1331
01:49:00,390 --> 01:49:04,990
How does that, and then building closures as we move into 28, I mean, it's all board decision,

1332
01:49:04,990 --> 01:49:13,830
But as we move in that direction, if there is construction, then that changes maybe how you go about getting to those numbers as we move forward.

1333
01:49:13,950 --> 01:49:18,590
But yes, that is what you said is very accurate.

1334
01:49:19,510 --> 01:49:27,250
And for me, then what the difference looks like is without a referendum, we're making the cuts and we're just going to live with that.

1335
01:49:27,250 --> 01:49:36,430
And there's, we have what we have, but with a referendum, what we have is really a better

1336
01:49:36,430 --> 01:49:42,930
future forward, because we'll be able to keep the space for Robinsdale, Spanish immersion,

1337
01:49:42,950 --> 01:49:51,250
and we'll be able to keep, and the arts and innovation piece of it as we downsize those

1338
01:49:51,250 --> 01:49:51,590
budget.

1339
01:49:51,670 --> 01:49:53,230
Does that name it?

1340
01:49:53,610 --> 01:49:58,330
I want to make sure that my words are accurate so that when I speak to the public that I,

1341
01:49:58,430 --> 01:49:59,710
because I know this question.

1342
01:50:00,560 --> 01:50:04,980
Well, and arguably you're putting more towards programming costs than indirect costs.

1343
01:50:05,300 --> 01:50:09,860
You know, I go back to the presentation that I've given a handful of time.

1344
01:50:09,860 --> 01:50:14,020
I've been a part of the handful of times now, where it's the three houses versus the one house,

1345
01:50:14,520 --> 01:50:19,280
and how you have triple the expenses of insurance and utilities and those sorts of things.

1346
01:50:19,920 --> 01:50:23,460
That's not going to student programming. That's not going to students and staff.

1347
01:50:23,640 --> 01:50:26,300
That's going to infrastructure and indirect costs.

1348
01:50:26,300 --> 01:50:30,760
That's where back to certainly back to that, where are you spending your dollars?

1349
01:50:31,500 --> 01:50:38,020
So we're realizing savings is kind of a different term, different way to look at it.

1350
01:50:38,020 --> 01:50:41,960
We'll be realizing the savings as a result of consolidating and all of that.

1351
01:50:42,140 --> 01:50:45,260
So it's a savings realization at that point.

1352
01:50:45,680 --> 01:50:45,700
Okay.

1353
01:50:46,240 --> 01:50:52,400
I think, I think, Dr. McDonald's spoke a little bit to this in terms of some flexibility.

1354
01:50:53,240 --> 01:50:57,760
If you just, I think that was, that was helpful, maybe, to this conversation as well.

1355
01:50:58,180 --> 01:50:59,580
Yeah, I think.

1356
01:50:59,780 --> 01:51:04,280
We, regardless, again, back to whether we have a voter approved referendum or not,

1357
01:51:04,560 --> 01:51:05,700
we have to downsize.

1358
01:51:06,580 --> 01:51:10,960
The real question is, do we want control in our downsizing to figure out,

1359
01:51:10,960 --> 01:51:14,840
so if you look at the question one that's happens to be on the screen right now,

1360
01:51:15,080 --> 01:51:17,360
it's a smaller footprint than what we have now.

1361
01:51:17,360 --> 01:51:25,800
But the buildings in that footprint are designed intentionally to hold the programming that we know we will need.

1362
01:51:26,060 --> 01:51:27,540
We know that we will want.

1363
01:51:28,080 --> 01:51:34,800
And the buildings will be designed in a way that, at least at the elementary level as an example,

1364
01:51:35,460 --> 01:51:37,740
they are all about the same size.

1365
01:51:38,180 --> 01:51:42,640
Without the referendum, we have the physical plants that we have now,

1366
01:51:42,640 --> 01:51:48,300
And we're back to what do we put where in it's current state as

1367
01:51:48,300 --> 01:51:53,690
Currently as and we still need to get down with our foot

1368
01:51:54,420 --> 01:51:56,520
Thank you that clarifies appreciated

1369
01:51:57,600 --> 01:51:59,020
Director Long

1370
01:51:59,920 --> 01:52:09,480
Yeah, so I am wondering about these questions. They won't appear on a ballot like this. They're gonna get legalese to them. Yeah

1371
01:52:09,480 --> 01:52:10,120
Okay

1372
01:52:11,940 --> 01:52:21,320
And then can we see a sample of what that might look like to, because I think the public would be interested to and seeing what that legalese wording would be.

1373
01:52:21,520 --> 01:52:26,080
Yeah, and that's kind of what we've heard a little bit about the actual calling of the election.

1374
01:52:26,580 --> 01:52:32,140
And while I think that has to be done by August 11, we'll want to depending on the boards decision this evening.

1375
01:52:32,260 --> 01:52:35,060
We'll want to move that along as quickly as we're able.

1376
01:52:37,750 --> 01:52:39,210
I'm Dr. Bassett.

1377
01:52:39,210 --> 01:52:50,950
And I'm really interested in the, it's not actually written as an option and only as a tag-along contingent upon other questions.

1378
01:52:51,870 --> 01:52:59,230
But there is a potential pathway where we, it could be just that we do an elementary and that's it.

1379
01:52:59,230 --> 01:53:07,590
In the elementary, it's possible to plan for, because we're building it, it's possible to

1380
01:53:07,590 --> 01:53:10,590
plan for it to accommodate some additional programming.

1381
01:53:12,250 --> 01:53:18,170
Just as planned for, as we have been about one high school,

1382
01:53:20,290 --> 01:53:21,750
I'm not going to really talk

1383
01:53:21,750 --> 01:53:28,430
about high schools, because if we don't get a referendum, it's going to be some time before

1384
01:53:28,430 --> 01:53:35,910
we can, based on the census or the enrollment, before it's indicated, that we need to do something

1385
01:53:35,910 --> 01:53:41,190
and although the administration may want to do some things moving in that direction, the fact

1386
01:53:41,190 --> 01:53:47,350
of the matter is that we will have two high schools until we have the resources to go to one.

1387
01:53:48,430 --> 01:53:57,710
So with that scenario, if we have one brand new build elementary and we build it with its capacity

1388
01:53:57,710 --> 01:54:04,790
to be able to house some other things, for example, early learning, which we're proposing to go

1389
01:54:04,790 --> 01:54:10,850
to Neil, that could take Neil off the, who have to reduce, if I'm understanding correctly.

1390
01:54:11,110 --> 01:54:15,870
What we're saying here is that we're going to have to continue to reduce the best way to re,

1391
01:54:15,870 --> 01:54:20,690
the biggest bang for the buck is to close the building, the operational cost.

1392
01:54:21,090 --> 01:54:23,030
I mean, I make it up, it's real at reality.

1393
01:54:23,030 --> 01:54:31,210
And if we have to close two more schools, and early learning is how planned to be housed,

1394
01:54:31,590 --> 01:54:35,690
and that's a construction question about how long to get the bill in up and going.

1395
01:54:35,770 --> 01:54:40,550
How long would that take if it were to pass, and that would be part of the equation, because

1396
01:54:40,550 --> 01:54:45,990
that will tell you how long a window you have that you have to keep paying for what you have to carry.

1397
01:54:45,990 --> 01:54:59,970
So, but if we know what likely might go, such as Neo, and if we put...

1398
01:55:02,940 --> 01:55:24,900
That's when planning for some of these other buildings go, other programs go, it really becomes really important, and I really can't stress that enough, because we've talked about moving of the ESC community ed and adult academic to fair. There's no reason that those programs couldn't go into Neil.

1399
01:55:26,420 --> 01:55:30,460
Is the whole big worry about what we're going to put them if we're going to get if Lake

1400
01:55:30,460 --> 01:55:38,510
views off the table and the construction and all those things required for a fair crystal,

1401
01:55:39,050 --> 01:55:44,630
we don't have to do that and if you're placing all that in meal instead of moving the

1402
01:55:44,630 --> 01:55:50,710
ESC all around which of course I don't want to be laborable back worse but I really think

1403
01:55:50,710 --> 01:55:53,750
that until everything gets settled the ESC can stay right here.

1404
01:55:54,030 --> 01:55:54,770
Why do two moves?

1405
01:55:54,770 --> 01:55:59,970
I mean, that never did make sense to me, but, you know, and we still have it.

1406
01:56:00,030 --> 01:56:02,930
It's not totally moved yet, so let's still could be halted.

1407
01:56:03,310 --> 01:56:07,610
Well, I spend money to move two times, but in any event, and then the other thing that

1408
01:56:07,610 --> 01:56:12,550
we've been talking about is this whole idea about our students moving more than one time.

1409
01:56:13,250 --> 01:56:19,930
If we know, and our parents and families know that, we just mean, we're all dreaming here,

1410
01:56:19,930 --> 01:56:25,850
I'm dreaming to. If we have one new bill elementary school and we build that to also how

1411
01:56:25,850 --> 01:56:34,490
all of our early childhood programming. Then that's a real decision we can make to the extent

1412
01:56:34,490 --> 01:56:38,190
that we need to look at geographically around the district. Is there really a need to have

1413
01:56:38,190 --> 01:56:43,850
some other of those kinds of programs other places? That's a program issue. But the facility itself

1414
01:56:43,850 --> 01:56:48,810
that we build could be built to accommodate some of the things so that you reduce all these other

1415
01:56:48,810 --> 01:56:57,370
facilities that you need to have, because if we're going to be in this position where and then the other thing that I would say is that.

1416
01:56:59,330 --> 01:57:03,210
And this is maybe on the program site that I'll say it right now when I'm thinking about it.

1417
01:57:03,530 --> 01:57:12,770
What we know is that what the data has told us and I don't know if we still know it or not, because we've got a bunch of educators around who can correct me if I'm wrong, we've got at least one.

1418
01:57:12,770 --> 01:57:18,550
And that is, what we get transition of what I'd come to know is that when we lose families

1419
01:57:18,550 --> 01:57:25,270
is from elementary to middle, then we lose them from middle to high school.

1420
01:57:29,280 --> 01:57:34,000
Excuse me, excuse me, I'm just, let me just finish out what I've heard because I have heard

1421
01:57:34,000 --> 01:57:35,440
we lose them at high school.

1422
01:57:35,600 --> 01:57:36,440
I've heard that.

1423
01:57:36,560 --> 01:57:41,280
You know, and so, well, okay, then you can present it exactly the opposite of that.

1424
01:57:41,360 --> 01:57:44,500
Well, let me just finish what I have to say.

1425
01:57:44,940 --> 01:57:48,160
I know we're losing them from elementary to middle school.

1426
01:57:48,860 --> 01:57:50,500
And if you're saying that the trend is,

1427
01:57:50,620 --> 01:57:52,620
I would really be interested in seeing that data

1428
01:57:52,620 --> 01:57:55,320
that tells us to be, you know, if you have it.

1429
01:57:55,580 --> 01:57:57,620
Well, I mean, you know, let's pull it out and look at it.

1430
01:57:57,680 --> 01:57:59,900
You know, I wouldn't be saying it if I had my fingertips.

1431
01:58:00,180 --> 01:58:01,100
So I'm just saying it.

1432
01:58:01,100 --> 01:58:03,260
I mean, I, this is not an argument.

1433
01:58:03,340 --> 01:58:07,140
I'm just sharing my view about this, okay?

1434
01:58:07,220 --> 01:58:10,340
And I've had five different people away and it's all,

1435
01:58:10,860 --> 01:58:12,740
don't do that because I don't want to get annoyed.

1436
01:58:12,740 --> 01:58:16,620
I mean, because this is a friendly, friendly board meeting.

1437
01:58:17,420 --> 01:58:19,440
Everybody's asking the questions they need to ask.

1438
01:58:20,160 --> 01:58:22,060
They're wondering things and getting information.

1439
01:58:22,860 --> 01:58:23,500
That's all I'm doing.

1440
01:58:24,220 --> 01:58:28,600
If it's inaccurate, we've got staff who can share with me at a different time.

1441
01:58:29,080 --> 01:58:31,700
But there is transition and there is departure.

1442
01:58:32,280 --> 01:58:38,000
I feel like I believe that our district should be putting our flag in the sand in the early

1443
01:58:38,000 --> 01:58:38,740
years.

1444
01:58:39,440 --> 01:58:42,200
It's rather than waiting to the back end when we go to high school.

1445
01:58:42,200 --> 01:58:46,080
We're going to have these two high schools for a period of time.

1446
01:58:46,840 --> 01:58:53,160
There will be a period of time before that could come into one high school and come into

1447
01:58:53,160 --> 01:58:54,320
fruition anyway.

1448
01:58:55,480 --> 01:59:00,760
And so whenever that is, there is that window of time is how long are we projecting that

1449
01:59:00,760 --> 01:59:01,820
time when to us?

1450
01:59:04,940 --> 01:59:05,900
Three years.

1451
01:59:06,360 --> 01:59:11,860
I mean, it'll take, it'll take, at least excuse me, as Michael mentioned, we first figure

1452
01:59:11,860 --> 01:59:18,100
would be designed to be three years like a structure. So four years total before Cooper could be expanded to the point where you could control it.

1453
01:59:18,780 --> 01:59:24,180
Okay, so with regard to an elementary school or any school, but an elementary at where's speaking about right now.

1454
01:59:24,600 --> 01:59:35,460
Before if we were to decide that we want to go out with a question for a new bill for an elementary, early childhood elementary school, would that be the same amount of time four years?

1455
01:59:37,440 --> 01:59:42,520
I didn't know we could do a news at elementary school within two years, two and a half years.

1456
01:59:42,720 --> 01:59:43,020
Because of the quicker.

1457
01:59:43,660 --> 01:59:48,700
The only thing I want to caution you on is, it doesn't affect the dollar amount.

1458
01:59:49,080 --> 01:59:53,060
If I'm building a building for just an elementary, it's 50s.

1459
01:59:53,060 --> 01:59:55,100
So I'm going to end up with that included a couple of things.

1460
01:59:55,900 --> 01:59:59,300
If I have to add early childhood there, now it's 70 million.

1461
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:05,940
The money we can build as big as you want, and put as many programs as you want there. This is

1462
02:00:05,940 --> 02:00:07,240
long as the dollar monster we're doing.

1463
02:00:07,540 --> 02:00:11,880
Oh, absolutely good. But the point I'm making is that if we want to cut down operational costs

1464
02:00:11,880 --> 02:00:16,720
in other sites, that's really kind of where I'm driving. And so if we want to do that, then

1465
02:00:16,720 --> 02:00:21,360
building of facility, the large enough to accommodate the population we need to actually gain

1466
02:00:21,360 --> 02:00:27,100
those savings is what I'm talking about. And so, and be talking about the value of having an elementary

1467
02:00:27,100 --> 02:00:30,780
building that also houses early childhood because our early childhood

1468
02:00:30,780 --> 02:00:35,100
program needs to go somewhere to live on these scenarios. I'm looking at

1469
02:00:35,600 --> 02:00:35,600
you.

1470
02:00:39,340 --> 02:00:43,580
I think he's going to say something sarcastic. I appreciate you bringing

1471
02:00:43,580 --> 02:00:47,940
this up every meeting. However, what have I bring up every meeting?

1472
02:00:48,560 --> 02:00:56,660
These topics. I didn't hear you. I appreciate you continuing to bring up the

1473
02:00:56,660 --> 02:01:00,160
elementary school, the movement of the elementary school, the two high schools.

1474
02:01:00,420 --> 02:01:05,660
However, I just want to remind folks that the task that we were given by the board is a

1475
02:01:05,660 --> 02:01:11,260
whole is what's been recommended and presented to you, particularly in the form of three questions

1476
02:01:11,260 --> 02:01:15,620
that we've put out today, which has, so here's the thing, it's because they are the most,

1477
02:01:15,900 --> 02:01:21,940
like the women finish. Because in our estimation, along with the experts sitting in front of you,

1478
02:01:21,940 --> 02:01:28,080
This is the most efficient way and the most effective way to get us to

1479
02:01:28,860 --> 02:01:35,620
the place we need to be financially and programmatically which starts with the two high-schools.

1480
02:01:35,920 --> 02:01:38,960
Well, that's super, it's assistant superintendent with all do respect.

1481
02:01:39,820 --> 02:01:46,140
That is not my question and I have not brought this up in every meeting because I've just really arrived at

1482
02:01:46,140 --> 02:01:48,880
my thoughts about an elementary, so that is not accurate.

1483
02:01:48,880 --> 02:01:55,120
But I will say this, regardless to what the rest of the board said, each one of us individually

1484
02:01:55,120 --> 02:01:57,500
will vote for whatever we believe in.

1485
02:01:57,800 --> 02:02:02,280
And we have the $53 million as it sits right now, elementary on the table.

1486
02:02:02,800 --> 02:02:05,980
It's fair question for me to ask questions about it.

1487
02:02:06,060 --> 02:02:11,420
And I resent, being talked to in a condescending fashion about my question.

1488
02:02:12,000 --> 02:02:16,500
And that gives me, and I don't want to reclaim my time, as they say, and talk about what

1489
02:02:16,500 --> 02:02:17,440
I want to talk about.

1490
02:02:17,440 --> 02:02:21,840
And what I want to talk about is what I've just said, and I've got the answer I needed,

1491
02:02:21,880 --> 02:02:23,780
which is in two years, we could have an elementary.

1492
02:02:24,500 --> 02:02:27,940
We can build it because we're trying to reduce, that's another approach.

1493
02:02:28,900 --> 02:02:36,020
If you have a one set vision that the one high school is the one answer, everything is just

1494
02:02:36,020 --> 02:02:37,880
like if you have a hammer, everything's a nail.

1495
02:02:38,660 --> 02:02:46,480
If other people have other ideas, and that is okay, because we're all individuals, and this

1496
02:02:46,480 --> 02:02:49,100
is the appropriate place to ask those questions.

1497
02:02:49,780 --> 02:02:52,240
And I will not be condescended, too, because the majority

1498
02:02:52,240 --> 02:02:53,520
doesn't think it's important.

1499
02:02:54,320 --> 02:02:56,280
And you didn't say that, but you might as well have.

1500
02:02:57,020 --> 02:02:59,560
I don't interrupt them, but they're asking their questions.

1501
02:03:00,040 --> 02:03:02,020
I respect the things that they ask.

1502
02:03:02,340 --> 02:03:04,240
And they all think that's the best direction.

1503
02:03:05,000 --> 02:03:06,400
That's OK with me.

1504
02:03:06,980 --> 02:03:08,060
I don't agree.

1505
02:03:09,140 --> 02:03:10,840
And that's OK, too.

1506
02:03:11,600 --> 02:03:14,140
And that's all the one question about the one elementary

1507
02:03:14,140 --> 02:03:20,860
and making it big enough so that it can actually address some of these costs that we have for operations is a legitimate question.

1508
02:03:21,280 --> 02:03:27,020
And I have asked for a scenario that talked about, well, if we have to live with these two high schools, I have talked about that.

1509
02:03:27,160 --> 02:03:31,220
Because we will have to live with them for a while. And so I've asked about that. What does that mean?

1510
02:03:31,300 --> 02:03:35,820
What else could we do or should we do in that instance? That's a question.

1511
02:03:36,580 --> 02:03:38,680
And I'm not sure I know the answer to that yet.

1512
02:03:38,680 --> 02:03:45,920
You know, and so, you know, you don't have to, I don't think you have to dumb down anything for anybody on this board.

1513
02:03:46,420 --> 02:03:49,580
There's smart enough to understand what they've already said that they want to do.

1514
02:03:49,820 --> 02:03:52,720
Getting new information is not going to make anybody panes out.

1515
02:03:53,500 --> 02:03:56,600
We're just going to have the information and we will stop asking the question.

1516
02:03:58,200 --> 02:04:02,880
So, the closest we've gotten to it is this reducing the district footprint.

1517
02:04:02,880 --> 02:04:08,420
If there's no voter reproachers, first of all you see this on a slide like this, the first time.

1518
02:04:08,780 --> 02:04:12,320
So I'm asking my questions related to that.

1519
02:04:13,360 --> 02:04:17,100
So the board must decide on the space and building consolidation plans.

1520
02:04:17,380 --> 02:04:21,880
So that means the board has a role in talking about what this consolidation means.

1521
02:04:22,400 --> 02:04:28,460
Now, having input into that, I would expect would be an appropriate thing for us to do.

1522
02:04:29,020 --> 02:04:31,780
Unless it comes back and we already have a canned presentation.

1523
02:04:31,780 --> 02:04:34,620
We're going to do this, and we're going to do that, and we're going to do the other.

1524
02:04:35,020 --> 02:04:37,120
Now, when I say that, that's not the drugintory.

1525
02:04:37,960 --> 02:04:41,960
I'm just saying that you've done some prep work, and here's what you think is best.

1526
02:04:42,780 --> 02:04:46,220
But as, you know, I mean, potentially, but when we've had meetings before,

1527
02:04:47,720 --> 02:04:50,780
in this room, and talked about some of these scenarios,

1528
02:04:51,440 --> 02:04:53,640
and people have given effort, they've shifted.

1529
02:04:54,840 --> 02:04:57,600
They're not set in stone. They have shifted.

1530
02:04:58,400 --> 02:04:59,980
Maybe not a lot, a lot of the time.

1531
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:10,400
But they have. So everything that I'm asking is entirely appropriate in its common sense question.

1532
02:05:11,160 --> 02:05:17,900
And so if I'm just to recap, if I understand from Mr. Kenting, you're even nexus, right?

1533
02:05:18,360 --> 02:05:26,540
Hi, Brett. If I'm done to have you, thank you for this letter. Why do I get all this pressure? If I may ask someone, people just go crazy. You know, they make me upset.

1534
02:05:26,540 --> 02:05:31,560
You know, and that's unnecessary. I'm just asking questions. So which backed up my question? So two years.

1535
02:05:32,940 --> 02:05:37,800
You could we could have an elementary and of course the cost might shift if we put additional

1536
02:05:38,920 --> 02:05:44,900
Program in it. And so if we try to replace after those operational costs.

1537
02:05:45,940 --> 02:05:49,360
Then looking at some of what we might put in it makes sense.

1538
02:05:50,560 --> 02:05:55,500
So, my notes, my comments about Neil Elementary makes sense.

1539
02:05:55,860 --> 02:06:05,160
New home learning center closes, Neil learning center can close if those both want to

1540
02:06:05,160 --> 02:06:06,060
a brand new bill.

1541
02:06:06,640 --> 02:06:12,540
If we know three years out that our families know that they will have an elementary that

1542
02:06:12,540 --> 02:06:15,400
their child can go to, that's predictability.

1543
02:06:16,080 --> 02:06:22,180
If we are working on as an organization that includes the board, if we are working on

1544
02:06:22,180 --> 02:06:30,340
discussing rebondering, we will need to rebound a lot of things. Historically, our

1545
02:06:30,340 --> 02:06:36,860
often I have observed that in this district, those kinds of options about what rebondering

1546
02:06:36,860 --> 02:06:41,760
could look like is something that the communities involved with. I'm not going to go

1547
02:06:41,760 --> 02:06:48,780
way down far down that road. But I'm saying these things because we're the ones who live here

1548
02:06:48,780 --> 02:06:54,300
who I've paid the money. And we have experts like PMA who come and tell us the best way

1549
02:06:54,300 --> 02:07:00,200
for us to do it. And we believe that you're trying to do that. You know, so I don't believe

1550
02:07:00,200 --> 02:07:07,380
you do anything other than that. But it's not for others to get mad about. How about not like

1551
02:07:08,320 --> 02:07:11,380
for those of us who have to actually pay for it.

1552
02:07:15,220 --> 02:07:18,080
I just want to say a couple of things.

1553
02:07:19,000 --> 02:07:22,120
First of all I want to be really clear with the public.

1554
02:07:23,120 --> 02:07:24,880
This is not a canned presentation.

1555
02:07:25,680 --> 02:07:30,140
This is a presentation based on 23 meetings

1556
02:07:31,020 --> 02:07:33,540
where we have been getting along the way

1557
02:07:33,540 --> 02:07:36,260
direction from the board as a whole.

1558
02:07:36,260 --> 02:07:41,020
So, that has been the prep work that we have had up until tonight.

1559
02:07:41,480 --> 02:07:46,940
The other thing I just want to be sure that we get out there because I want people to be

1560
02:07:46,940 --> 02:07:52,380
really clear, and I heard Director Bassett, you say that somebody could clarify it offline.

1561
02:07:52,800 --> 02:07:55,200
But I think we need to talk about that data.

1562
02:07:56,000 --> 02:08:01,620
If Bob and Kristen, if you know that enrollment data, I think it is important that we get the

1563
02:08:01,620 --> 02:08:05,420
the accurate information out into the public.

1564
02:08:05,600 --> 02:08:07,900
So if you're able to speak to that, that would be great.

1565
02:08:08,940 --> 02:08:12,480
When you were the, where were we game kids or those kids?

1566
02:08:12,720 --> 02:08:12,880
Yep.

1567
02:08:13,880 --> 02:08:16,320
So I just want to be sure we have fast out there.

1568
02:08:16,520 --> 02:08:17,700
Me too.

1569
02:08:18,800 --> 02:08:18,820
Okay.

1570
02:08:19,180 --> 02:08:20,640
While they're looking at

1571
02:08:24,580 --> 02:08:25,160
you,

1572
02:08:27,490 --> 02:08:29,830
okay, can I go ahead?

1573
02:08:30,190 --> 02:08:30,530
Okay.

1574
02:08:31,590 --> 02:08:31,930
All right.

1575
02:08:33,490 --> 02:08:34,070
And then mom.

1576
02:08:34,430 --> 02:08:34,470
All right.

1577
02:08:34,590 --> 02:08:36,050
It'll be a little bit though.

1578
02:08:36,350 --> 02:08:36,650
All right.

1579
02:08:36,650 --> 02:08:48,450
So, I really like question number two and to me that gets us what we really want and what we need.

1580
02:08:49,150 --> 02:09:00,250
And so I would like you to convince me or explain to me why we need to have question one and two just to make it clear.

1581
02:09:00,250 --> 02:09:07,270
Because to me, I would just, if it were me, at this point, I would say, I love question

1582
02:09:07,270 --> 02:09:09,210
two and then question three.

1583
02:09:10,370 --> 02:09:18,030
And so, and it's just $2 more a month than question one, and it seems to me to be less confusing.

1584
02:09:18,850 --> 02:09:24,570
So, if there's a really good reason why I should be supporting one, two and three, I would

1585
02:09:24,570 --> 02:09:25,490
like to be convinced.

1586
02:09:26,470 --> 02:09:28,070
Is that a fair question?

1587
02:09:30,930 --> 02:09:50,790
We're using the data that we got from Peter Leatherman that you were given a report from the survey that the recommendation based on his experience and the survey was that your tax tolerance for the Robin still area schools was sitting at a peak of 15.

1588
02:09:50,790 --> 02:09:57,890
brought approximately $15 a month. And so that was his recommendation as a starting spot. He did

1589
02:09:57,890 --> 02:09:59,970
also say you could try additional...

1590
02:10:01,480 --> 02:10:10,000
But you start getting farther and farther away from that original tax tolerance that was presented to you.

1591
02:10:11,480 --> 02:10:18,700
The reason for doing it as a two-part question is that you start with the tax tolerance level.

1592
02:10:18,700 --> 02:10:28,720
And if that tax tolerance level passes, you then ask, continue to upon that passing, does

1593
02:10:28,720 --> 02:10:34,280
the community also feel the same way you feel, that if we're doing $15 a month, it might

1594
02:10:34,280 --> 02:10:43,960
as well do $17 a month and do the $360 million plan, that's, that is the rationale, that's

1595
02:10:43,960 --> 02:10:52,240
reason for it, it is our attempt to have you as a board give the constituents of the district

1596
02:10:52,240 --> 02:10:59,420
as much opportunity to decide and not automatically be locked into something that's over what

1597
02:10:59,420 --> 02:11:00,760
you were told the tax tolerances.

1598
02:11:06,910 --> 02:11:12,690
So then if they vote, so if you vote yes for this one, then you have an opportunity to vote

1599
02:11:12,690 --> 02:11:12,970
here.

1600
02:11:13,150 --> 02:11:17,290
If you vote no for that one, you don't even get a choice on the next one and so that is sort

1601
02:11:17,290 --> 02:11:18,010
of like a tier thing.

1602
02:11:18,010 --> 02:11:21,890
question one has to pass for anything else to even come into play.

1603
02:11:22,170 --> 02:11:29,230
So they have to say, so they have to vote, yes, and then they have an opportunity to vote for the next two.

1604
02:11:29,370 --> 02:11:33,510
Yeah, if they go, no, then they're done voting on it.

1605
02:11:33,770 --> 02:11:35,910
I'll let CFO hold, Haisel.

1606
02:11:36,170 --> 02:11:37,630
Oh, did you, I'm a thought you wanted to write something?

1607
02:11:37,830 --> 02:11:38,730
No, I'll write something.

1608
02:11:39,390 --> 02:11:40,490
Oh, alright.

1609
02:11:40,910 --> 02:11:41,710
I'll write something.

1610
02:11:41,710 --> 02:11:41,910
Thank you.

1611
02:11:43,510 --> 02:11:43,990
Alright.

1612
02:11:44,270 --> 02:11:46,350
I want, I don't.

1613
02:11:46,350 --> 02:11:51,690
I want to make sure your thought is complete before I go back to the enrollment information.

1614
02:11:52,490 --> 02:11:53,430
I'm good for a while.

1615
02:11:53,650 --> 02:11:53,890
Thank you.

1616
02:11:53,890 --> 02:11:54,490
Go ahead.

1617
02:11:54,710 --> 02:11:55,610
Hit the enrollment information.

1618
02:11:56,050 --> 02:12:05,370
When I am looking at Hazel Ryan Hart's demographic study that she did February removed.

1619
02:12:05,770 --> 02:12:07,430
And I'm just going to take.

1620
02:12:07,450 --> 02:12:11,430
She has the projected survival rates and it goes great level to grade level.

1621
02:12:11,430 --> 02:12:13,730
It's okay to 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3.

1622
02:12:14,710 --> 02:12:18,870
And I'm going to take, I'll take the, I'll be optimistic.

1623
02:12:18,990 --> 02:12:21,570
I'll take the high, which is then the past five years.

1624
02:12:21,890 --> 02:12:25,690
And I'm just going to give you a 1, 0 is all kids

1625
02:12:25,690 --> 02:12:27,750
that we had in the grade before, move forward.

1626
02:12:28,030 --> 02:12:30,350
So anything better than a 1, 0, we gain students.

1627
02:12:31,030 --> 02:12:33,270
Anything less than a 1, 0, we've lost.

1628
02:12:33,270 --> 02:12:38,550
K to 1.985.

1629
02:12:38,910 --> 02:12:42,410
1 to 2.987.

1630
02:12:42,830 --> 02:12:46,190
2 to 3.977.

1631
02:12:46,370 --> 02:12:48,990
3 to 4.992.

1632
02:12:49,350 --> 02:12:52,710
4 to 5.981.

1633
02:12:52,770 --> 02:12:55,990
5 to 6.956.

1634
02:12:56,230 --> 02:13:00,070
6 to 7.1.007.

1635
02:13:00,070 --> 02:13:18,630
7 to 8, 0.981, 8 to 9, 1, 0.090, 9 to 10, 0.983, 10 to 11, 0.978, 11 to 12, 1, 0.12, 1, 0.12, 1, 2, 8.

1636
02:13:18,630 --> 02:13:26,930
That would indicate in those last four grade levels, you are over 1, 0, twice, and the only other time

1637
02:13:26,930 --> 02:13:29,570
you are over one equal to or more than one,

1638
02:13:29,570 --> 02:13:31,250
oh, it's grade six, two, seven.

1639
02:13:33,050 --> 02:13:35,470
So I understand you're answering that question

1640
02:13:35,470 --> 02:13:38,070
and the way that you are.

1641
02:13:38,790 --> 02:13:41,090
And when we have talked about it in the past,

1642
02:13:41,290 --> 02:13:43,930
we've looked at across trend lines over time.

1643
02:13:44,010 --> 02:13:47,350
I understand that Ms. Ron Hart's study is a study

1644
02:13:47,350 --> 02:13:49,010
and she's looking at that information

1645
02:13:49,010 --> 02:13:50,990
and talking about it in those terms.

1646
02:13:52,230 --> 02:13:55,910
I have had information presented differently over time.

1647
02:13:55,910 --> 02:13:59,970
So that's what I'm sharing and that's what I was talking about.

1648
02:14:00,050 --> 02:14:06,310
So I appreciate that and I'm not disputing her that really doesn't appreciate what I think.

1649
02:14:06,590 --> 02:14:07,590
I mean quite frankly.

1650
02:14:08,290 --> 02:14:16,030
And so but I'm back to Director Evan Speckers question which kind of has to do with the question.

1651
02:14:17,910 --> 02:14:19,750
Is it possible?

1652
02:14:19,970 --> 02:14:20,990
Is it possible?

1653
02:14:22,090 --> 02:14:23,630
It's not your turn.

1654
02:14:23,630 --> 02:14:28,790
I thought you were just responding to you, but it's okay fine, is it?

1655
02:14:29,030 --> 02:14:30,030
Somebody's just heard just before.

1656
02:14:30,730 --> 02:14:31,850
I'll put you back.

1657
02:14:33,430 --> 02:14:34,390
Thank you.

1658
02:14:35,390 --> 02:14:35,530
Fine.

1659
02:14:36,710 --> 02:14:37,910
Director Hill and Brand.

1660
02:14:39,790 --> 02:14:39,950
Yeah.

1661
02:14:40,310 --> 02:14:42,630
So in thinking about these questions, you know,

1662
02:14:43,970 --> 02:14:46,750
I mean, it's obvious that if we don't have some sort of referendum,

1663
02:14:47,610 --> 02:14:50,570
you know, I just think of the orablers the snake that's following its tail.

1664
02:14:51,130 --> 02:14:52,570
And that's what we're going to turn into.

1665
02:14:52,570 --> 02:14:55,410
We're just going to keep devouring ourselves until there's nothing left.

1666
02:14:56,230 --> 02:14:59,970
And so the referendum gives us the opportunity.

1667
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:07,020
Opportunity to build towards a positive future, just cutting, cutting, cutting, we're just going to destroy ourselves.

1668
02:15:07,500 --> 02:15:10,920
There won't be anything left. People won't want to come here. They won't want to send our kids here.

1669
02:15:11,600 --> 02:15:19,180
And for good reason, right? Because we'll cut everything that makes us viable and vibrant and exciting.

1670
02:15:20,340 --> 02:15:24,020
And a great place for kids to go. And I don't want to see that.

1671
02:15:24,720 --> 02:15:28,600
I definitely agree with asking questions one and two.

1672
02:15:29,440 --> 02:15:32,080
I don't have a public question three in concept,

1673
02:15:32,260 --> 02:15:36,100
but it just seems like too much, although I'm always, you know,

1674
02:15:36,460 --> 02:15:39,060
with error on the side of letting the public decide.

1675
02:15:39,820 --> 02:15:42,160
I just wonder if it'd be overwhelming on the ballot,

1676
02:15:43,800 --> 02:15:46,160
because most people have a hard time.

1677
02:15:46,380 --> 02:15:49,140
Honestly, ballots can be overwhelming to look at.

1678
02:15:49,540 --> 02:15:51,760
And with all the legal use in the question as well,

1679
02:15:51,760 --> 02:15:54,700
It can be hard for people to know what they're really being asked.

1680
02:15:56,520 --> 02:16:00,860
And then I just want to say, you know, apologize for interrupting before.

1681
02:16:01,380 --> 02:16:02,480
But facts matter.

1682
02:16:02,960 --> 02:16:07,360
And it's important that we say in a public forum that the truth is out there,

1683
02:16:07,580 --> 02:16:12,220
and not our feelings, our gut feelings, when there are literal facts at play.

1684
02:16:12,540 --> 02:16:15,240
And it's really important, Caroline.

1685
02:16:17,980 --> 02:16:18,840
But I'll thank you.

1686
02:16:19,440 --> 02:16:22,980
But I'll just wait until you're done.

1687
02:16:26,140 --> 02:16:29,080
taking her head. I don't

1688
02:16:35,100 --> 02:16:37,460
know what game you're playing over there, but I'm

1689
02:16:37,460 --> 02:16:41,020
just going to say that it's important to have a restaurant. That's obvious. That's what I'm playing.

1690
02:16:42,280 --> 02:16:47,060
Okay, I got racist and that's just that's important in a public forum. People should note and

1691
02:16:47,060 --> 02:16:51,020
you acknowledge that yourself. I'm just saying that I apologize for interrupting. That was not

1692
02:16:51,020 --> 02:16:56,260
over yet. Thank you. But the fact being out there is appropriate. So thank you and I apologize for

1693
02:16:56,260 --> 02:16:59,960
interrupting that was wrong. Okay. Just wait. Thank you. Okay. I got you. I haven't

1694
02:16:59,960 --> 02:17:04,640
You're good. Okay. I have Director Brintisent and long than Bassett.

1695
02:17:05,500 --> 02:17:09,000
Have three follow-up questions based on the conversation.

1696
02:17:10,180 --> 02:17:15,200
We'll go fast. Director Bowman made a comment about the $2 million

1697
02:17:15,200 --> 02:17:18,360
than cuts next year. So I just want to be really clear, right?

1698
02:17:18,940 --> 02:17:22,380
Referendum passes or doesn't pass or we don't even put one out.

1699
02:17:22,880 --> 02:17:27,300
There is still cuts happening next year to some form or fashion.

1700
02:17:27,720 --> 02:17:28,460
That is correct.

1701
02:17:28,460 --> 02:17:33,260
Okay, so my question is kind of more of a trajectory question, right?

1702
02:17:33,260 --> 02:17:38,160
So we see what happens if, you know, there is no referendum or it fails.

1703
02:17:38,440 --> 02:17:41,920
We have to kind of keep cutting down if the referendum did pass.

1704
02:17:42,080 --> 02:17:46,600
There would be a point where we're no longer cutting anymore, right?

1705
02:17:47,020 --> 02:17:53,580
Presumably because we would have started saving money through facilities and like,

1706
02:17:53,580 --> 02:17:59,260
When do we start seeing that trend upward, and when do we see to be able to take that

1707
02:17:59,260 --> 02:18:01,620
those savings and put it back into the classrooms?

1708
02:18:01,780 --> 02:18:03,360
Because we have that conversation a lot, right?

1709
02:18:03,440 --> 02:18:07,540
Like we're spending money on facilities, so it's not going to the classroom, so like next

1710
02:18:07,540 --> 02:18:12,040
year we cut 2 million in the plan to talk about the SOD plan to talk about the SOD plan to talk

1711
02:18:12,040 --> 02:18:16,820
to like, man, the transportation was one of the possibilities, and I'm just saying what was

1712
02:18:16,820 --> 02:18:17,640
in the plan, right?

1713
02:18:18,040 --> 02:18:21,120
And then there was something else for a year or two, which I don't remember, at some point

1714
02:18:21,120 --> 02:18:26,880
time that line has to start moving upward that you're three, you're four, like I'm just trying

1715
02:18:26,880 --> 02:18:29,480
to get a sense of that trend line.

1716
02:18:32,000 --> 02:18:37,880
So I want to answer a question and it's going to feel or be perceived

1717
02:18:37,880 --> 02:18:48,220
as biased and it's not intended that way. If you were to solely look at the biggest bang for

1718
02:18:48,220 --> 02:18:55,900
the buck on how to slow the roll in inflationary cost. So if we go up a few million dollars

1719
02:18:55,900 --> 02:19:01,920
every year, the quickest way to get ahead of that is to do more than a few million dollars every

1720
02:19:01,920 --> 02:19:07,040
year, right? Because then you're ahead of the curve and you can reduce your annual reductions.

1721
02:19:09,680 --> 02:19:15,900
The quickest hit to that is a high school. Because that is a presumably a three million dollar

1722
02:19:15,900 --> 02:19:22,840
annual cut, a middle school is a $2 million annual cut in an elementary school is a one year,

1723
02:19:22,840 --> 02:19:32,280
or $1 million annual cut. So the quicker you can knock out big expenses, or duplicative expenses,

1724
02:19:33,000 --> 02:19:38,380
the quicker you get ahead of that, and then you're not doing it year after year after year.

1725
02:19:39,500 --> 02:19:45,640
It's a coined phrase, I apologize for using it in this venue, but you nickel and dime yourself.

1726
02:19:48,000 --> 02:19:50,420
And so, again, it's not a bias.

1727
02:19:50,700 --> 02:19:54,520
It's just that is our most expensive back to what Dr. McDowell was saying,

1728
02:19:54,520 --> 02:19:57,400
you are present. We're trying to present the most

1729
02:19:57,400 --> 02:19:59,960
echo not one thing in

1730
02:20:00,000 --> 02:20:04,920
Economic components of the plan. The high school is the largest economic component.

1731
02:20:05,220 --> 02:20:12,800
Okay, so high school's merge. We save that 3 million that pushes us forward, right? So we're now we're above the line for a while.

1732
02:20:13,180 --> 02:20:18,040
Yeah, I mean, presumably at some point in time, we're going to come back.

1733
02:20:18,320 --> 02:20:25,480
Like we're going to level back out in 10, 15 years because inflation's just going to keep going up and it's not like our buildings are going to keep shrinking or anything.

1734
02:20:25,480 --> 02:20:27,760
Like at some point in time, we're gonna get back to this point,

1735
02:20:27,960 --> 02:20:31,380
but that's a 15-20-year-old kind of thing, then.

1736
02:20:31,660 --> 02:20:33,860
I mean, I'm not at, I guess I shouldn't ask you to predict

1737
02:20:33,860 --> 02:20:35,560
the future that far off, that's unfair.

1738
02:20:36,020 --> 02:20:36,900
But you get what I said.

1739
02:20:36,920 --> 02:20:38,100
Mr. Hurt for that?

1740
02:20:38,820 --> 02:20:40,900
You get what I'm saying though, right?

1741
02:20:41,580 --> 02:20:45,240
Like, without it, we're down, we continue to go down constantly

1742
02:20:45,240 --> 02:20:48,440
with it, we go up, and we get kind of plateau for a while.

1743
02:20:49,020 --> 02:20:52,760
Right, and that if we're looking at a 2030,

1744
02:20:53,520 --> 02:20:56,740
You've made reductions for 26, 27.

1745
02:20:56,900 --> 02:21:00,360
There are a few more years of which we'll have to do things.

1746
02:21:01,820 --> 02:21:07,200
But again, that is and should the board choose to go a different route.

1747
02:21:07,920 --> 02:21:09,100
You can do that.

1748
02:21:09,240 --> 02:21:12,100
It's just the larger the impact as the larger the impact.

1749
02:21:12,760 --> 02:21:12,840
So.

1750
02:21:15,090 --> 02:21:15,910
Well, my first question.

1751
02:21:16,070 --> 02:21:16,270
Sorry.

1752
02:21:16,490 --> 02:21:17,830
I didn't think it was going to take that long.

1753
02:21:18,050 --> 02:21:18,550
I apologize.

1754
02:21:19,110 --> 02:21:24,530
I'll look forward to to what Director Bassett was talking about.

1755
02:21:24,530 --> 02:21:28,970
And I just probably conceptually, the idea that

1756
02:21:28,970 --> 02:21:33,930
if I understand it correctly, don't do the whole meal thing

1757
02:21:33,930 --> 02:21:34,730
as an early learning.

1758
02:21:34,870 --> 02:21:37,850
Why don't we just slap a bunch of more money on question three

1759
02:21:37,850 --> 02:21:40,430
and add early learning at this new elementary?

1760
02:21:41,630 --> 02:21:45,010
I think that's what you're kind of going out in general now.

1761
02:21:45,070 --> 02:21:45,470
Generally.

1762
02:21:46,730 --> 02:21:47,750
I don't want to speak for that.

1763
02:21:48,190 --> 02:21:50,230
So my question, because it's a fascinating,

1764
02:21:50,370 --> 02:21:53,330
what if scenario, that would reduce yet another bill

1765
02:21:54,330 --> 02:22:01,970
right? You go from 11 to 10. Does that get us anything or is the cost of an extra

1766
02:22:01,970 --> 02:22:06,190
$30 million dollars? It's kind of a wash at the end of the day. He or what I'm saying.

1767
02:22:06,530 --> 02:22:11,870
I understand what you're saying. Where I get lost is the reducing another building because

1768
02:22:11,870 --> 02:22:18,750
New Hope Learning Center goes away. I'm saying, okay. Back and back and up. To the

1769
02:22:18,750 --> 02:22:21,610
to the information that has been presented tonight

1770
02:22:21,610 --> 02:22:26,250
and previously, in the event that there was a singular high school

1771
02:22:26,250 --> 02:22:28,150
question, New Hope Learning Center's got anyway.

1772
02:22:28,290 --> 02:22:29,330
That building is gone.

1773
02:22:29,470 --> 02:22:29,830
Right, right.

1774
02:22:30,110 --> 02:22:34,010
So to say, well, if we were to build a new elementary school in

1775
02:22:34,010 --> 02:22:37,530
Louvre, and you were to move New Hope Learning Center,

1776
02:22:37,550 --> 02:22:41,650
you've essentially so far, you've replaced one building for another.

1777
02:22:41,950 --> 02:22:43,250
You haven't reduced your...

1778
02:22:43,250 --> 02:22:45,650
I think I'm not asking the question clear enough.

1779
02:22:46,250 --> 02:22:47,370
So question three's on the ballot.

1780
02:22:47,370 --> 02:22:55,370
Yes, people vote for it. They say we're going to build our mess, right? And we're doing the swapity with Lakeview and the new RMS

1781
02:22:55,890 --> 02:23:01,010
Oh, metric the question is we serve Neil has early learning

1782
02:23:01,010 --> 02:23:06,650
So my point was if you may only has early learning of question one goes away or

1783
02:23:07,210 --> 02:23:07,770
Stays

1784
02:23:07,770 --> 02:23:17,350
Hey, I'm doing this. I'm sorry. I'm interpreting director bass this question as a singular question. I'm just saying I'm saying I'm just trying to do the math in my head right

1785
02:23:17,370 --> 02:23:25,290
Like if question three leave question one and two alone of a exist question three was bigger and you were putting kneel

1786
02:23:25,890 --> 02:23:32,190
That the early learning at that site as well. So you now spend 75, 80 million. I don't know what the number is. It's big

1787
02:23:32,190 --> 02:23:33,010
right

1788
02:23:33,950 --> 02:23:34,810
We have

1789
02:23:34,810 --> 02:23:38,230
Reduced our footprint one more building at that point in time

1790
02:23:38,730 --> 02:23:41,150
Yes, does that map help us though?

1791
02:23:41,710 --> 02:23:43,070
easy or

1792
02:23:43,070 --> 02:23:45,750
because we spent so much money

1793
02:23:46,470 --> 02:23:49,890
making this bigger if we didn't really say anything. Does that make sense?

1794
02:23:50,530 --> 02:23:53,910
Well, it operationally any time you can reduce the billing helps you.

1795
02:23:54,010 --> 02:23:56,750
I mean, that is just as easy as that.

1796
02:23:57,070 --> 02:23:58,990
All right, fair question. All right.

1797
02:23:59,390 --> 02:24:01,890
Last thing, I apologize. I said three.

1798
02:24:02,090 --> 02:24:04,210
I was only two. I just want to be really clear.

1799
02:24:04,810 --> 02:24:08,310
So tonight, when we vote, we're not voting to put the sound of ballots.

1800
02:24:08,650 --> 02:24:11,370
We're not that weird. Just voting as a group to say,

1801
02:24:11,550 --> 02:24:15,310
we would like to see this process continue so that people can comment

1802
02:24:15,310 --> 02:24:17,830
or the stake in comment on it, we can comment on it,

1803
02:24:17,830 --> 02:24:21,690
let the voters continue to do their voting thing.

1804
02:24:22,030 --> 02:24:24,550
So I'll let Ellie weigh in a little bit on that one.

1805
02:24:24,990 --> 02:24:27,790
That is partially the case, but partially not based

1806
02:24:27,790 --> 02:24:29,830
on what Ellie and Mike had talked about earlier

1807
02:24:29,830 --> 02:24:32,430
with your putting a cap and a,

1808
02:24:32,490 --> 02:24:34,610
you're providing a direction of what you think

1809
02:24:34,610 --> 02:24:37,070
you're gonna be doing, what you could back off of,

1810
02:24:37,190 --> 02:24:38,590
but you can't add on to it, right?

1811
02:24:38,770 --> 02:24:39,110
Correct.

1812
02:24:39,430 --> 02:24:41,070
You said it better if you wanna say it,

1813
02:24:41,090 --> 02:24:44,450
but basically I think you have to have a pretty clear direction

1814
02:24:44,450 --> 02:24:59,030
I don't want to mean like I would say don't guess to make it, but if you decide like we talked about before and you went from three to two, you know, downsize something that'd be okay, but I wouldn't say it's got to be relatively close to what you're putting on the ballot.

1815
02:25:00,000 --> 02:25:07,960
But whatever happens tonight, doesn't lock us in. We could push this forward and then come August. Go, well, I guess we don't. Okay. That's all I wanted to make sure.

1816
02:25:08,920 --> 02:25:16,520
Can you, will you just clarify what you're saying? Are you saying we could come to August and the board could say we're not going to go out?

1817
02:25:16,660 --> 02:25:17,860
I mean, theoretically they could.

1818
02:25:18,100 --> 02:25:26,800
I'm going to request some clear direction because I know what it takes to do a referendum campaign.

1819
02:25:26,800 --> 02:25:33,800
And if we are holding a not starting that communication until August, and people can be

1820
02:25:33,800 --> 02:25:41,520
in voting in September, so, well, there's flexibility I believe in terms of questions

1821
02:25:41,520 --> 02:25:47,660
and that, I guess I'm hoping tonight we are very, I guess I should rephrase that I'm not saying

1822
02:25:47,660 --> 02:25:48,480
you would disappear.

1823
02:25:48,620 --> 02:25:52,480
What I'm saying is that the language could change between now and August.

1824
02:25:52,700 --> 02:25:53,740
Thank you for the clarification.

1825
02:25:53,740 --> 02:25:59,120
Yes, I just want to make sure that at the end of the day I've said this before, right?

1826
02:25:59,400 --> 02:26:04,200
Like I think this decision is too big for seven people at the table.

1827
02:26:04,840 --> 02:26:09,760
Like we should be asking the community what they think at the end of the day and we have a

1828
02:26:09,760 --> 02:26:10,580
process to do that.

1829
02:26:10,740 --> 02:26:15,000
It's called an election, so put the three votes out there, what that language is, let's figure it out.

1830
02:26:17,400 --> 02:26:18,420
Okay, done.

1831
02:26:18,920 --> 02:26:21,460
Director Long can pass it.

1832
02:26:22,580 --> 02:26:23,540
And then.

1833
02:26:27,940 --> 02:26:32,840
Okay, so do we have to have each one contingent on the other?

1834
02:26:32,960 --> 02:26:36,820
Can we just put all three questions on there and allow people to vote?

1835
02:26:37,440 --> 02:26:39,620
Yes, and no, to all three questions.

1836
02:26:44,410 --> 02:26:46,890
In theory, you could, you could do it that way.

1837
02:26:46,930 --> 02:26:47,570
Speak up, please.

1838
02:26:48,350 --> 02:26:49,750
In theory, you could do it that way.

1839
02:26:52,180 --> 02:26:59,920
because then we could see maybe, you know, they would go for question three and that question one.

1840
02:27:00,300 --> 02:27:00,300
What?

1841
02:27:02,640 --> 02:27:09,080
I would say with question two, no. Because question two is contingent upon,

1842
02:27:09,080 --> 02:27:13,480
like the change at your middle schools and adding on to the middle school.

1843
02:27:15,380 --> 02:27:21,000
Like that, back to, you need question one to pass to do question two.

1844
02:27:21,000 --> 02:27:26,760
She may not question three, maybe as a standalone, but definitely if you

1845
02:27:26,760 --> 02:27:31,500
put, if you structure it as a three question, you need one to pass for

1846
02:27:31,500 --> 02:27:35,920
two to make sense. You don't, that's not necessarily the case with number three.

1847
02:27:36,180 --> 02:27:39,920
So three could be standalone, but one in two have to be contingent on each other.

1848
02:27:40,160 --> 02:27:43,280
Well, two would have to be contingent on one. Who would have to be contingent on?

1849
02:27:43,860 --> 02:27:46,680
But one could be standalone and three could be standalone.

1850
02:27:49,690 --> 02:27:50,590
That's good. Yeah.

1851
02:27:50,590 --> 02:27:51,090
Okay.

1852
02:27:51,690 --> 02:27:58,230
The one important detail on that, so the reason that two would have to have one pass is that the way the ballot will

1853
02:27:58,230 --> 02:28:03,030
reignite, you don't have that front of you tonight, but if it is, if it is as proposed here,

1854
02:28:03,290 --> 02:28:10,230
question one will say, you know, show ISD281, Barrel 343 million, question two will say 17 million.

1855
02:28:10,510 --> 02:28:14,470
It's the marginal between 343 and 360, though, million.

1856
02:28:14,470 --> 02:28:18,290
It won't say 360 million in a question, too, okay?

1857
02:28:18,790 --> 02:28:21,090
So that's something that's coming to see.

1858
02:28:21,870 --> 02:28:23,710
And then also, when we put the tax impact,

1859
02:28:23,870 --> 02:28:28,110
I want to make this clear that the way that we have it,

1860
02:28:28,570 --> 02:28:30,530
structure and the finance plan,

1861
02:28:31,110 --> 02:28:36,230
is such that question three is happening on top of question one.

1862
02:28:36,670 --> 02:28:38,650
Okay, and so it's the end addition, too.

1863
02:28:38,970 --> 02:28:40,010
And so if you were looking,

1864
02:28:40,010 --> 02:28:57,210
If you told me to help you fund a 50 or 70 or 80 million dollar project on its own, we would probably think about that differently on its own than we would if it is on top of borrowing 343 million or 360 in addition to it.

1865
02:28:57,410 --> 02:29:03,090
So there would be some differences in the financial between the two, which would be, I mean, and that's complex.

1866
02:29:03,090 --> 02:29:04,250
That's right.

1867
02:29:05,790 --> 02:29:10,690
Well, because the first questions are the bond payments change as the old bond payments go away,

1868
02:29:10,850 --> 02:29:15,290
like I was talking about earlier, they get larger as your current debt service or your current

1869
02:29:15,290 --> 02:29:16,830
bond payments go away.

1870
02:29:17,250 --> 02:29:23,430
And we've already utilized that with the first package, and so the marginal increase for the

1871
02:29:23,430 --> 02:29:27,750
third question is different because of that.

1872
02:29:28,110 --> 02:29:32,510
I think you know, sort of, if question three was standalone, you'd really run the risk of

1873
02:29:32,510 --> 02:29:36,990
using voters in that I'm not paying my voter in my paying attention. Look at the

1874
02:29:36,990 --> 02:29:40,450
amount. Well 53 million less than 343. I'm going to take the cheaper option.

1875
02:29:40,930 --> 02:29:44,370
Well all you did is stop one building out for another. You didn't do anything regarding the

1876
02:29:44,370 --> 02:29:48,530
vision. 2030 didn't do anything to make anything more efficient. You just swapped out an old building

1877
02:29:48,530 --> 02:29:52,270
for a new building. Of the same cuts coming forward. Exactly.

1878
02:29:53,090 --> 02:29:56,190
All of the cuts. Okay, I wasn't done yet. Sorry. I apologize.

1879
02:29:56,190 --> 02:29:58,110
Okay, no, I was just letting Greed know.

1880
02:29:58,170 --> 02:29:59,310
Oh, yeah, sorry, sorry.

1881
02:29:59,310 --> 02:29:59,370
Sorry, sorry.

1882
02:30:03,160 --> 02:30:26,340
So, you know, there's a lot of pressure at this table for a sport members. And the pressure doubles months when you're a person of color. And then when you're a person of color and you can't even get your ideas out to your thoughts out without people interrupting you, that becomes a huge problem. And it makes people feel unsafe.

1883
02:30:27,160 --> 02:30:36,620
And I really felt my body really felt unsafe today when director Bassett was starting to be interrupted when she was in the middle of thought.

1884
02:30:37,520 --> 02:30:50,240
And that also interrupts her thought that she is in the middle of telling us board members or telling the other people here at the table so that we can get a good understanding of what she's what point she's trying to get across.

1885
02:30:50,240 --> 02:30:56,460
And then it doesn't help my body start to not feel better from coming from this unsafe

1886
02:30:56,460 --> 02:30:57,720
place in feeling harmed.

1887
02:30:58,220 --> 02:31:01,980
When then we get a sorry but you shouldn't do that.

1888
02:31:02,760 --> 02:31:08,620
So I just need to say that because I am feeling unsafe at this table right now as a person

1889
02:31:08,620 --> 02:31:11,700
of color, I would like us to stop being interrupted.

1890
02:31:12,060 --> 02:31:16,820
I would like the comments of when we bring up facts, if our facts are wrong, be like, well,

1891
02:31:17,060 --> 02:31:17,980
we gave you that information.

1892
02:31:17,980 --> 02:31:21,240
and will then if you gave us that information, give it to me again.

1893
02:31:21,760 --> 02:31:27,860
Nobody hears perfect at this table and don't expect us to be too.

1894
02:31:28,260 --> 02:31:32,320
If we make a mistake and we forget some information, then give it to us again.

1895
02:31:35,480 --> 02:31:35,500
Yes.

1896
02:31:39,960 --> 02:31:40,960
That direct along.

1897
02:31:41,200 --> 02:31:44,080
And I will say that I didn't know you were going to say any of that.

1898
02:31:44,080 --> 02:31:52,020
But I will say this and I was upset when I spoke to this earlier and I talked about

1899
02:31:52,020 --> 02:31:53,020
I was feeling,

1900
02:31:55,040 --> 02:32:02,500
I don't want us to go back into a big green and argumentative place.

1901
02:32:03,100 --> 02:32:07,520
I am tired of people continuing to say, we want correct facts.

1902
02:32:07,660 --> 02:32:08,540
We don't want misinformation.

1903
02:32:08,760 --> 02:32:11,180
We want correct facts after I say something.

1904
02:32:12,060 --> 02:32:16,600
If there's some additional information or some different information, there's a respectful

1905
02:32:16,600 --> 02:32:17,840
way to ask for that.

1906
02:32:17,840 --> 02:32:23,080
And I think before all the course, I actually had said if staff have some different information,

1907
02:32:23,580 --> 02:32:24,740
they can share that.

1908
02:32:25,300 --> 02:32:28,040
I've always felt that way, and I will continue to.

1909
02:32:28,500 --> 02:32:32,940
But I will tell you that it is exhausting to have people try to correct me every time I

1910
02:32:32,940 --> 02:32:36,440
say something or jump in to say something else about it.

1911
02:32:36,560 --> 02:32:42,620
It's annoying, but I have not taken the bait, and I'm not saying people are baiting me.

1912
02:32:42,620 --> 02:32:51,040
But that's this board in the past has fallen down in the places like that because we're selective and who we want to

1913
02:32:51,040 --> 02:32:54,240
a cost, I'll say a cost, because that's what it is happening.

1914
02:32:55,340 --> 02:33:01,980
It does need to stop and there's nothing wrong with questions that I will tell you something else

1915
02:33:01,980 --> 02:33:03,060
that is inappropriate.

1916
02:33:04,220 --> 02:33:08,920
Hearing constantly that the majority of the board decided this or the majority of the board decided

1917
02:33:08,920 --> 02:33:13,260
that, therefore, your question is, you know,

1918
02:33:13,340 --> 02:33:15,800
superfluous, it's not.

1919
02:33:16,620 --> 02:33:19,600
We each hold the same elections certificate,

1920
02:33:20,360 --> 02:33:24,080
and until we vote on something, it's open.

1921
02:33:25,080 --> 02:33:28,540
We all are aware that there's a general support

1922
02:33:28,540 --> 02:33:30,040
for one way or another.

1923
02:33:30,440 --> 02:33:32,840
I have respected that when I've heard about it,

1924
02:33:32,860 --> 02:33:36,200
I haven't pooed it, I haven't done any of those things.

1925
02:33:37,220 --> 02:33:44,000
because it's inappropriate and I respect every time I bring up something I don't appreciate

1926
02:33:44,000 --> 02:33:47,600
hearing what this is the fourth time you brought this up this elementary which is

1927
02:33:47,600 --> 02:33:51,680
was not even true because I haven't even talked about the elementary yet because I've been

1928
02:33:51,680 --> 02:33:57,300
thinking it through you know and so I appreciate direct along you saying what you said I

1929
02:33:57,300 --> 02:34:03,080
appreciate direct to Helen Brand you apologize for interrupting and all these other things

1930
02:34:03,080 --> 02:34:07,200
And I don't need all these hand gestures if they just say, well, Director Bass is somebody else.

1931
02:34:07,580 --> 02:34:07,740
I'll stop.

1932
02:34:09,020 --> 02:34:13,340
You know, I don't need all that to point me out to be some kind of a problematic person.

1933
02:34:13,740 --> 02:34:23,040
I've served for 23 years and not had that problem ever until 2023 things changed.

1934
02:34:24,600 --> 02:34:27,240
And that is the truth and it's on tape.

1935
02:34:28,800 --> 02:34:32,500
So all of a sudden now I'm not going to be painted to be the bad person.

1936
02:34:32,500 --> 02:34:37,260
And I do think in in in in and in difference are kind of in support of what Director

1937
02:34:37,260 --> 02:34:40,160
Long said I was planning to say something perhaps.

1938
02:34:40,360 --> 02:34:46,920
Maybe not as much and to say it when I wasn't already annoyed but there's no I might talk

1939
02:34:46,920 --> 02:34:51,060
over people to get excited and get ready to talk but I never jumper and start questioning

1940
02:34:51,060 --> 02:34:55,940
or changing or correcting somebody in the middle of their conversation and it happens constantly

1941
02:34:56,660 --> 02:34:59,980
by a couple of people here and and I would appreciate it for just this.

1942
02:35:00,000 --> 02:35:29,600
Stop, because I don't want to argue with anybody. I'm not in the mood. I don't have a need. And so I'm just back to the matter at hand. And so the matter at hand, I think I've gotten the answer. And so you've answered my question, because what I was really the point I was making was that closing, moral and ministry's will reduce operating cost. That was one of my points. And so I thank you for kind of reiterating that director Vinison and for you, director, who I'll talk about that again, see if I'll

1943
02:35:29,600 --> 02:35:35,200
Because I think it's true and I got your point landed about if we were going to the one high school

1944
02:35:35,200 --> 02:35:37,320
Then we're gonna lose new hope learning center anyway

1945
02:35:37,320 --> 02:35:42,040
So that kind of almost is a wash so I appreciated you're kind of reminded me of that

1946
02:35:42,040 --> 02:35:47,860
But I think there's some other things that we could do now to back to this question about one question

1947
02:35:47,860 --> 02:35:50,060
Or the dependency of the questions

1948
02:35:50,660 --> 02:35:56,120
So the dependency that I understand you then you have to have question in one in order to have question two

1949
02:35:57,920 --> 02:36:03,520
Well, I'm glad we're kind of, you know, that kind of got emphasized again tonight, because

1950
02:36:03,520 --> 02:36:09,140
to tell you the truth I was kind of, I guess I hadn't seen it that way, but I will also

1951
02:36:09,140 --> 02:36:12,920
say, and that's because of these choices that have been made in this configuration.

1952
02:36:16,800 --> 02:36:18,900
It's stepping just for a second to answer something.

1953
02:36:19,640 --> 02:36:25,720
We have to have question two contingent on question one because question two is only like

1954
02:36:25,720 --> 02:36:33,800
$17 million more and so we get the $343 million and then the question to is just for the

1955
02:36:33,800 --> 02:36:37,720
$17 million more and it swaps out the middle school high school thing.

1956
02:36:38,940 --> 02:36:40,620
I know, but here's the other thing too.

1957
02:36:40,820 --> 02:36:43,340
So we end up actually operating three middle schools anyway.

1958
02:36:43,820 --> 02:36:47,880
We just, our trial becomes flimuth and then our aside becomes the old plummet.

1959
02:36:47,980 --> 02:36:50,880
Basically, I mean, I'm just saying, because really, in effect,

1960
02:36:50,880 --> 02:36:56,880
Well, this schematic here for question two, RSI key through five.

1961
02:36:58,180 --> 02:36:58,900
It's just an element.

1962
02:36:59,420 --> 02:36:59,500
Okay.

1963
02:37:00,140 --> 02:37:02,180
All right. Well, it's on that line. So I was looking at that.

1964
02:37:02,280 --> 02:37:03,740
And I've seen in another place as I'm wondering.

1965
02:37:04,880 --> 02:37:06,780
But so we'll end up with the two.

1966
02:37:07,400 --> 02:37:13,200
Well, I still believe that the configurations that have been raised that we will need to come back to.

1967
02:37:13,280 --> 02:37:19,900
I think that if there is latitude for us to come back and look at what goes into where in this

1968
02:37:19,900 --> 02:37:25,600
scenario number two, or a question two, I think that that would be a good thing, because

1969
02:37:25,600 --> 02:37:36,360
if one has to pay us before dependent on two, I'm not necessarily thinking that I'm just

1970
02:37:36,360 --> 02:37:41,140
amusing now, so I'll stop. But that's the reason why they are. But we could have

1971
02:37:41,140 --> 02:37:43,100
but three can't be a standalone question.

1972
02:37:45,230 --> 02:37:49,430
I guess I think that it should be a standalone

1973
02:37:49,430 --> 02:37:53,490
question, if it's not dependent on any of the other two, I think it should be stand alone.

1974
02:37:54,250 --> 02:37:57,770
And then, and I, yeah, I'll leave it at that.

1975
02:37:58,090 --> 02:38:02,410
But I think if it is a stand alone, the stand alone option, I would really appreciate seeing

1976
02:38:02,410 --> 02:38:07,490
in some relatively recent, you know, perhaps in your time.

1977
02:38:08,630 --> 02:38:13,830
What that might look like, because what we're talking about in that question three, is that

1978
02:38:13,830 --> 02:38:22,610
If we build this, I'm assuming that that's the one new elementary, and if it is, then

1979
02:38:22,610 --> 02:38:27,950
if we are also considering building the early learning, I mean, the early learning center

1980
02:38:27,950 --> 02:38:34,430
into it, that might cause some additional costs and what that might look like and how that

1981
02:38:34,430 --> 02:38:36,410
impacts that number.

1982
02:38:36,850 --> 02:38:42,950
So, I see it says, it looks like it's saying under $8, you know, that signal is seared for the $8

1983
02:38:42,950 --> 02:38:48,410
demand. Is that just pure $8 a month more, or what is it? They cost the cost of it.

1984
02:38:49,830 --> 02:38:53,630
Yeah, those lines represent approximately. Is what that means approximately $8 a month.

1985
02:38:54,430 --> 02:38:56,790
I'm alone. Yeah, no, I'm alone. It's extra question.

1986
02:38:57,530 --> 02:39:00,050
Okay, because I didn't know that at one time, but I went and tried it.

1987
02:39:00,050 --> 02:39:03,630
So, like that, I want the information that I just asked you about. That's when I really want.

1988
02:39:03,630 --> 02:39:08,570
Okay, so it's eight dollars a month for this as it stands right now for the cost for that

1989
02:39:08,570 --> 02:39:15,250
But if we add some more to it, then we presumably I'll get the information about that whatever that is and that cost for there

1990
02:39:15,250 --> 02:39:20,530
And we won't have yeah, most won't go crazy and come up with some big old numbers to go in that spot.

1991
02:39:22,580 --> 02:39:23,780
That's a joke

1992
02:39:26,160 --> 02:39:30,600
I do like jokes, you know, I don't get to tell me help here, you know, if you have noticed

1993
02:39:34,700 --> 02:39:45,700
Just to clarify a question that I'd like to turn to Michael Hart again, if, and only because now as where it's, you know, it feels more like a work session.

1994
02:39:47,180 --> 02:39:53,520
If question three becomes a stand alone, how do we represent the tax impact?

1995
02:39:53,520 --> 02:39:54,340
I

1996
02:39:57,700 --> 02:39:59,780
think that the conversation gets complicated.

1997
02:40:02,340 --> 02:40:02,780
And

1998
02:40:05,400 --> 02:40:32,600
I'm thinking on my feet here a little bit here, because this is a new concept for me in processing. But the next item you have in your agenda is really the LTFM plan. Right? And we have kind of the what you're going to approve tonight is a plan that sets you up if this doesn't pass. Right? And so if you only pass question three in the way that I understand it, none of the other buildings are getting improvements.

1999
02:40:33,160 --> 02:40:41,680
And so you probably still stick with this LTFM plan as it's comprised, you know, it certainly

2000
02:40:41,680 --> 02:40:43,900
wasn't thought of that way as we planned it.

2001
02:40:44,140 --> 02:40:49,860
And so there's lots of different, that adds a layer of complexity, there's lots of different

2002
02:40:49,860 --> 02:40:54,660
scenarios in terms of how the tax impact could look because all of these different parts,

2003
02:40:54,880 --> 02:41:01,060
they all work together in conjunction with each other to accomplish, you know, with the end result

2004
02:41:01,060 --> 02:41:07,880
And so I, you know, like any good economists, the answer is really, it's complicated.

2005
02:41:08,140 --> 02:41:14,540
And that would, that would impose a certainly, a strong layer of complexity, although it could certainly

2006
02:41:14,540 --> 02:41:15,080
could be done.

2007
02:41:15,660 --> 02:41:19,740
And I, I'm not sure tonight how we would effectively communicate that to your community.

2008
02:41:20,520 --> 02:41:23,620
Well, I've been, I've followed up to my question, which, that was my question.

2009
02:41:24,200 --> 02:41:30,020
So there's a follow-up to my question is that I think it's important enough to me.

2010
02:41:30,020 --> 02:41:35,280
I do want to do what is best, not just what I want.

2011
02:41:35,500 --> 02:41:39,500
I want to do what's best for the district, I'm understanding it.

2012
02:41:39,860 --> 02:41:41,080
That information is important.

2013
02:41:41,520 --> 02:41:43,660
The tax impact information is important.

2014
02:41:44,860 --> 02:41:47,020
And so, if this is a standalone question,

2015
02:41:50,210 --> 02:41:53,250
that is important to know what that might do.

2016
02:41:55,610 --> 02:41:56,010
I agree.

2017
02:41:56,070 --> 02:41:59,350
And so, I don't expect you to have an answer tonight.

2018
02:42:00,430 --> 02:42:03,650
But that is an answer that I will appreciate.

2019
02:42:03,650 --> 02:42:06,730
coming forward before I vote for anything.

2020
02:42:13,440 --> 02:42:17,200
So, three main points that I want to make right now.

2021
02:42:17,740 --> 02:42:20,740
I know that when we were in a civil,

2022
02:42:20,960 --> 02:42:24,520
you were talking about the financial impact

2023
02:42:24,520 --> 02:42:27,060
of the two high school option.

2024
02:42:27,760 --> 02:42:32,600
I just also want to remind the board and the community that

2025
02:42:32,600 --> 02:42:36,840
while that is a significant part of getting

2026
02:42:36,840 --> 02:42:45,480
to a better financial place. It also on it emerged first from the community vision team. It was

2027
02:42:45,480 --> 02:42:52,220
then tested twice with the Morris Leatherman survey and then we also had our two lead high school

2028
02:42:52,220 --> 02:42:58,900
principles in a presentation to the board speak about that. So I just want to share that piece.

2029
02:42:59,560 --> 02:43:06,200
The second thing I want to share is I still want to think about this flexibility

2030
02:43:06,200 --> 02:43:16,020
with reductions. If we, if the board goes out for a building bond and it passes, there

2031
02:43:16,020 --> 02:43:24,180
is a pathway to vision 2030. There's a pathway to transforming programming. There's a pathway

2032
02:43:24,180 --> 02:43:31,680
to providing more opportunities that our students need. So there's a pathway to that. So

2033
02:43:31,680 --> 02:43:35,700
Some of the decisions that the board might make around reductions

2034
02:43:37,140 --> 02:43:41,420
or the administrators may recommend may be different.

2035
02:43:42,040 --> 02:43:47,660
So I just want to remind us of that if there isn't a bond

2036
02:43:47,660 --> 02:43:52,440
or the bond doesn't pass, there isn't a vision 2030.

2037
02:43:53,580 --> 02:43:55,440
So I just want to share that.

2038
02:43:55,460 --> 02:43:58,840
And then the third thing that I need this evening

2039
02:43:58,840 --> 02:44:06,680
And as the board continues this communication is, well, I respect 100 percent that each elected

2040
02:44:06,680 --> 02:44:12,320
official is an individual, I can only take direction from the board as a whole.

2041
02:44:13,340 --> 02:44:21,360
So I'm going to need very clear direction from the board and so that I can direct the work

2042
02:44:21,360 --> 02:44:25,200
of our team and the work of our partners.

2043
02:44:25,200 --> 02:44:28,040
So, I just want to stick that up.

2044
02:44:29,160 --> 02:44:29,760
I'm next.

2045
02:44:31,460 --> 02:44:36,120
I move that we are, that that's Robinson School Board,

2046
02:44:36,140 --> 02:44:38,360
authorizes Nexus to submit,

2047
02:44:39,040 --> 02:44:43,520
the review and comment to MDE on the

2048
02:44:43,520 --> 02:44:44,440
agreed upon.

2049
02:44:44,760 --> 02:44:47,620
Referendum questions with one,

2050
02:44:48,180 --> 02:44:53,780
with two and three being contingent on the passage of one.

2051
02:44:54,200 --> 02:44:54,480
Second.

2052
02:44:57,840 --> 02:44:58,740
In the middle of my motion?

2053
02:44:59,100 --> 02:44:59,920
No, it was before.

2054
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:14,480
I have you was while Helen was talking. Yeah, I got you. So it's me and then November and then Wutau and then Long. But just because I made the motion, doesn't mean we can't discuss, but the motion is now on the floor moved by me, seconded by moment. Okay.

2055
02:45:15,560 --> 02:45:16,820
All right. Dr. Hillenbrand?

2056
02:45:18,160 --> 02:45:27,480
Yeah, thank you because I was hoping we would move towards the motion. And I definitely agree that they need to be contingent, especially question three.

2057
02:45:27,480 --> 02:45:35,840
It doesn't benefit the community or students to have a new elementary school when we have plenty of elementary schools in our inventory.

2058
02:45:36,200 --> 02:45:48,420
We're closing elementary schools, and it doesn't help with savings, and by itself, it doesn't help our students, and it doesn't help the district get out of Detroit.

2059
02:45:48,420 --> 02:45:50,780
I'll bring that, like, yes, it'd be nice to have in a school,

2060
02:45:50,900 --> 02:45:54,160
but I don't see how it helps us achieve our goal.

2061
02:45:54,880 --> 02:45:56,440
So I'm with you a hundred percent.

2062
02:45:56,960 --> 02:46:00,300
And so thank you for making the motion.

2063
02:46:00,480 --> 02:46:01,100
Well, thank you.

2064
02:46:01,280 --> 02:46:03,120
And now it's Dr. Ruto, and then after a long.

2065
02:46:03,260 --> 02:46:07,540
I think we were kind of sitting too close to each other,

2066
02:46:07,580 --> 02:46:09,940
thinking like, oh, so I was going to say also,

2067
02:46:09,980 --> 02:46:13,160
I don't think that trying to allow option

2068
02:46:13,160 --> 02:46:16,380
tree to pass by itself if one and two fails

2069
02:46:16,380 --> 02:46:19,820
is going to do the district getting good, right?

2070
02:46:19,820 --> 02:46:21,700
That is the situation we are in right now.

2071
02:46:21,920 --> 02:46:25,160
So just building a new building and moving students

2072
02:46:25,160 --> 02:46:28,100
into it, I don't think in the future is going

2073
02:46:28,100 --> 02:46:31,780
to help us get to the financial goals that we are in and for.

2074
02:46:32,800 --> 02:46:33,280
So.

2075
02:46:33,900 --> 02:46:34,260
To long,

2076
02:46:38,600 --> 02:46:41,680
I will be voting no to a bank advance the building

2077
02:46:41,680 --> 02:46:44,040
referendum language for this November's ballot

2078
02:46:44,040 --> 02:46:45,380
for the following reasons.

2079
02:46:46,560 --> 02:46:48,740
Community engagement has not been robust.

2080
02:46:48,740 --> 02:46:54,540
Community input sessions have had attendance numbers ranging from 10 to 15 community members.

2081
02:46:54,760 --> 02:47:01,920
The individuals I spoke with at those sessions expressed concern and intended to vote

2082
02:47:01,920 --> 02:47:04,500
No for additional building funding.

2083
02:47:05,320 --> 02:47:12,420
The V team was an administrative initiative that lacked formal board support via resolution

2084
02:47:12,420 --> 02:47:19,000
from its inception to board members and I raise critical questions regarding its budget,

2085
02:47:19,480 --> 02:47:24,520
schools, participation, attendance, and scope, and these inquiries were either dismissed

2086
02:47:24,520 --> 02:47:29,920
or only partially answered long after they were posed. Additionally, the Morris Letterman

2087
02:47:29,920 --> 02:47:38,400
Survey presented in November 3rd of 2025 business meeting revealed that 63% of the respondents

2088
02:47:38,400 --> 02:47:40,140
have never even heard of the meeting.

2089
02:47:40,980 --> 02:47:46,780
While the administration has framed this process as something we have to, and we get to,

2090
02:47:46,880 --> 02:47:49,720
community feedback has been consistently critical.

2091
02:47:50,120 --> 02:47:56,860
Residents have expressed the process, feels rushed, confusing, and lacks in vital details.

2092
02:47:57,300 --> 02:48:02,260
These settlements of frustration and disapproval have been clearly communicated through

2093
02:48:02,260 --> 02:48:08,520
the senior hour, petitions, protests, letters to the editor in the Sun post, and direct emails

2094
02:48:08,520 --> 02:48:09,340
to the board.

2095
02:48:09,620 --> 02:48:15,160
Meanwhile, my questions as a director have gone unanswered and have in fact been weaponized.

2096
02:48:15,900 --> 02:48:19,980
The chair of the board has stated that she has no desire to discuss as a governing body,

2097
02:48:20,220 --> 02:48:26,000
the points petitioners have made around closing a well-performing middle school,

2098
02:48:30,280 --> 02:48:31,320
closing

2099
02:48:31,320 --> 02:48:37,220
board financial decision making protocols, deep reductions by administration to critical student

2100
02:48:37,220 --> 02:48:42,960
supporting personnel including teachers, EAs counselors, and other onsite personnel as

2101
02:48:42,960 --> 02:48:47,840
well as leadership's failure to establish clear district goals and performance metrics.

2102
02:48:49,400 --> 02:48:54,740
Furthermore, I am deeply concerned about the significant tax burden that this referendum

2103
02:48:54,740 --> 02:48:56,120
will place on our community.

2104
02:48:56,120 --> 02:49:09,500
Moving forward with a costly referendum when our district is carrying a BBB level bond rating means borrowing costs are higher, resulting in an even heftier financial burden on local taxpayers.

2105
02:49:10,540 --> 02:49:23,940
At a time when families and property owners are already navigating economic pressures, asking them to shoulder an additional financial weight for a process that lacks clarity and broad community's reap support is irresponsible.

2106
02:49:23,940 --> 02:49:30,800
Lastly, my vote tonight is grounded in my 23 years of experience as a public school teacher

2107
02:49:30,800 --> 02:49:33,000
and my background in educational studies.

2108
02:49:33,680 --> 02:49:39,960
My focus and advocacy will always remain on securing smaller class sizes providing robust

2109
02:49:39,960 --> 02:49:47,200
supports for students directly inside our buildings and ensuring our educators and hourly

2110
02:49:47,200 --> 02:49:50,020
workers are fairly compensated and supported.

2111
02:49:52,260 --> 02:49:59,980
I just want to say real quick that I appreciate the three-

2112
02:50:00,820 --> 02:50:05,660
Thank you. I appreciate having the RMS elementary as a separate question.

2113
02:50:06,540 --> 02:50:14,380
Because I think it's important. At the end of the day, I think the key is that moving forward gives us a chance out of SOD.

2114
02:50:15,340 --> 02:50:24,500
And without it, it doesn't. And most importantly, at the end, I said it before. It's too big for the seven of us.

2115
02:50:24,500 --> 02:50:26,960
I just think we should allow the people to vote.

2116
02:50:27,020 --> 02:50:28,920
And if they vote no, they vote no.

2117
02:50:29,540 --> 02:50:31,780
And the district has a direction then.

2118
02:50:31,780 --> 02:50:33,820
And I think that at this point in time, that's the key.

2119
02:50:33,880 --> 02:50:35,800
We need direction from the community.

2120
02:50:39,930 --> 02:50:42,950
This does not feel rushed to me.

2121
02:50:43,230 --> 02:50:47,230
Because we knew, as soon as a CEO of a whole eyes,

2122
02:50:47,330 --> 02:50:52,250
they'll figure it out, we were not where we were supposed to be.

2123
02:50:52,390 --> 02:50:55,950
In 2024, we heard rumlings right away

2124
02:50:55,950 --> 02:50:58,350
then that there's a referendum in our future.

2125
02:50:58,930 --> 02:51:04,450
So we have known for almost two whole years that a referendum was going to be coming.

2126
02:51:05,970 --> 02:51:15,430
And if a person wants smaller class sizes, who doesn't, not having the referendum pass, is

2127
02:51:15,430 --> 02:51:19,510
going to result in way larger class sizes.

2128
02:51:19,630 --> 02:51:20,530
We heard that tonight.

2129
02:51:20,970 --> 02:51:24,550
They are going to be at the maximum because that's what we're going to be able to afford.

2130
02:51:24,550 --> 02:51:32,230
And so, to me, it totally makes sense to 100% support the referendum and also let the people

2131
02:51:32,230 --> 02:51:32,770
decide.

2132
02:51:33,430 --> 02:51:34,950
When we put it out there, we want the referendum.

2133
02:51:35,410 --> 02:51:36,850
The people will decide,

2134
02:51:41,980 --> 02:51:42,860
in the other hands.

2135
02:51:43,720 --> 02:51:43,740
I have one.

2136
02:51:43,740 --> 02:51:44,040
Okay.

2137
02:51:44,220 --> 02:51:44,740
Dr. Bassett.

2138
02:51:45,980 --> 02:51:51,960
Well, I have to echo some of what a director long can say, quite frankly, because I said

2139
02:51:51,960 --> 02:51:56,420
right next to a person who is a long-term resident, I was out somewhere in Sydney, Minneapolis

2140
02:51:56,420 --> 02:51:56,980
at a meeting.

2141
02:51:56,980 --> 02:52:03,120
And I said, I have a lot of happenstances as we can, but anyway by happenstance, I said next

2142
02:52:03,120 --> 02:52:03,380
one.

2143
02:52:04,400 --> 02:52:08,260
And he was here through many of the iterations that we've gone through before, yes, three

2144
02:52:08,260 --> 02:52:14,520
graduates who graduated Armstrong, you know, and has been kind of, he wasn't even aware of

2145
02:52:14,520 --> 02:52:15,320
what's going on.

2146
02:52:15,400 --> 02:52:19,460
He has a high power job, but maybe that's why, but in any case, he didn't even know.

2147
02:52:20,260 --> 02:52:25,920
And that is true that the majority of the community who don't have kids in school,

2148
02:52:26,480 --> 02:52:32,420
don't know what's going on. They're not paying attention. They don't read the post. I'm

2149
02:52:32,420 --> 02:52:35,940
just saying, I don't know what happens to them, but they don't know. There are people

2150
02:52:35,940 --> 02:52:40,340
who are connected, who happen, pushing out information, and those of folks who are

2151
02:52:40,340 --> 02:52:44,600
connected have children at schools. But I think it's, I mean, I think it's, you know,

2152
02:52:44,880 --> 02:52:49,320
I agree with Director Vinison and with others who say that the three questions on the

2153
02:52:49,320 --> 02:52:54,380
ballot allow the public to choose, I think the public should choose. But I do think it's accurate

2154
02:52:54,380 --> 02:53:00,840
that the broader community is not aware. I am concerned about the tax burden of our residents,

2155
02:53:02,220 --> 02:53:07,220
and while I understand and agree more now, and I understand better, really, if the dependency

2156
02:53:07,220 --> 02:53:12,640
on the revised question one in question two, so I appreciate the discussion about that,

2157
02:53:12,640 --> 02:53:18,960
because I wasn't quite clear on it, and I'm more clear now. I understand that, and I understand

2158
02:53:18,960 --> 02:53:24,340
that there's a question about the efficacy of a stand-alone elementary without anything else

2159
02:53:24,340 --> 02:53:29,260
attached to it. It does it really get us where we need to go. I'm hearing that and

2160
02:53:29,260 --> 02:53:38,720
understanding it. Having said all of that, I'm still concerned over all, but I want to acknowledge

2161
02:53:38,720 --> 02:53:43,720
the things that have helped me have a little more clarity about where we are. And this has

2162
02:53:43,720 --> 02:53:51,380
then a fast-paced push. Talking about you're going to need a referendum in your future is one thing.

2163
02:53:53,080 --> 02:53:59,400
Decisions that come that you don't even get to really ponder the options until late September

2164
02:53:59,400 --> 02:54:04,660
right before the holiday season and then you have meeting after meeting where you get an

2165
02:54:04,660 --> 02:54:09,540
information one week and advance to push you through to push you through. That is what happened.

2166
02:54:10,660 --> 02:54:15,440
And so, that can feel the urge to some, maybe not to others,

2167
02:54:17,480 --> 02:54:18,740
but it's a learning institution.

2168
02:54:19,320 --> 02:54:19,920
That's okay.

2169
02:54:23,770 --> 02:54:24,390
That's okay.

2170
02:54:24,490 --> 02:54:24,830
That's okay.

2171
02:54:25,350 --> 02:54:25,650
Whoops.

2172
02:54:25,890 --> 02:54:26,430
Yeah, I'll check it out.

2173
02:54:28,170 --> 02:54:35,730
Yeah, I will be supporting the motion because I really understand for me that this service

2174
02:54:35,730 --> 02:54:41,150
to our children in their future, if we decide that we just want status quo, we've heard

2175
02:54:41,150 --> 02:54:47,430
nothing in this community for years but how terrible this school district is and somehow

2176
02:54:47,430 --> 02:54:53,730
magically we want to continue on the same path we've been on for 15 years but we magically

2177
02:54:53,730 --> 02:54:59,970
want different results and I really believe that the buildings that those students in.

2178
02:55:01,200 --> 02:55:07,740
Effect, those students wanting to be there to learn and want to be excited about learning.

2179
02:55:09,260 --> 02:55:16,840
So I will be supporting it because I believe 100 percent that the Robin's DEL students deserve

2180
02:55:16,840 --> 02:55:26,060
better in their life and this provides better. And that if we support public education, we need

2181
02:55:26,060 --> 02:55:31,660
finally supported in this community and knowing that each one of our houses that we've

2182
02:55:31,660 --> 02:55:38,300
lived in have not paid for advancements in this school district for over 50 years. We've only

2183
02:55:38,300 --> 02:55:44,620
paid for the status quo in this school district on these properties and I firmly believe that

2184
02:55:44,620 --> 02:55:53,940
it's time for us to get beyond what we've always done and do something better for the kids. Thank

2185
02:55:54,600 --> 02:55:55,080
Thank you.

2186
02:55:55,340 --> 02:55:57,160
Clerk, as long as you're still at the microphone.

2187
02:55:57,640 --> 02:55:57,960
Yes.

2188
02:55:57,960 --> 02:55:59,120
Let's take the vote.

2189
02:55:59,240 --> 02:55:59,720
Perfect.

2190
02:55:59,880 --> 02:56:01,440
What we're voting on is authorizing

2191
02:56:01,440 --> 02:56:03,060
Nexus to submit the review and comment

2192
02:56:03,060 --> 02:56:05,180
to MDE on the referendum questions

2193
02:56:05,180 --> 02:56:08,200
with two and three being contingent on question one.

2194
02:56:08,600 --> 02:56:10,160
Thank you very much for restating that.

2195
02:56:10,220 --> 02:56:10,840
I appreciate it.

2196
02:56:10,860 --> 02:56:11,480
Director Long.

2197
02:56:12,060 --> 02:56:12,340
No.

2198
02:56:13,080 --> 02:56:14,240
Director Bassett.

2199
02:56:15,260 --> 02:56:16,240
I have to say.

2200
02:56:18,720 --> 02:56:19,060
Why?

2201
02:56:19,240 --> 02:56:20,020
You have to say why?

2202
02:56:20,160 --> 02:56:22,140
Because I'm still not totally convinced.

2203
02:56:23,860 --> 02:56:25,180
That's the direction I want to go.

2204
02:56:26,000 --> 02:56:28,040
That's more fully to what a few minutes ago.

2205
02:56:28,340 --> 02:56:30,940
I've understood any more things, so I did say that.

2206
02:56:32,770 --> 02:56:34,030
Director Wu Toe.

2207
02:56:34,310 --> 02:56:34,750
Yes.

2208
02:56:36,430 --> 02:56:37,310
Director Brintison.

2209
02:56:38,470 --> 02:56:39,450
Chair Evans Becker.

2210
02:56:39,650 --> 02:56:39,990
Yes.

2211
02:56:40,130 --> 02:56:41,130
Director Hill and Brand.

2212
02:56:41,770 --> 02:56:41,870
Yes.

2213
02:56:42,310 --> 02:56:44,570
And Director Bowman Marks herself as a yes.

2214
02:56:44,870 --> 02:56:45,430
Motion prevails.

2215
02:56:45,750 --> 02:56:47,690
So the motion prevailed five to one.

2216
02:56:48,310 --> 02:56:48,630
Yeah.

2217
02:56:48,630 --> 02:56:49,350
The point of attention.

2218
02:56:49,550 --> 02:56:51,550
Did you want to still say abstaining?

2219
02:56:51,770 --> 02:56:52,430
Did you want to change your vote?

2220
02:56:52,470 --> 02:56:53,170
I don't want to.

2221
02:56:53,170 --> 02:56:54,150
I don't want to.

2222
02:56:54,150 --> 02:56:54,970
Just the board of the future.

2223
02:56:54,970 --> 02:56:57,110
Okay, we can change them.

2224
02:56:57,610 --> 02:56:58,090
Motion carries.

2225
02:56:58,250 --> 02:56:59,170
We're going to move on.

2226
02:56:59,490 --> 02:57:00,410
Thank you.

2227
02:57:00,630 --> 02:57:01,370
All right.

2228
02:57:01,890 --> 02:57:04,830
Let's do a little turn face.

2229
02:57:06,970 --> 02:57:09,810
The action.

2230
02:57:10,370 --> 02:57:12,850
We need action on the 297-28.

2231
02:57:13,470 --> 02:57:15,990
10-year LTFM plan.

2232
02:57:16,790 --> 02:57:18,430
Dr. CFO Hohaisel.

2233
02:57:19,250 --> 02:57:20,050
Good evening again.

2234
02:57:20,150 --> 02:57:21,050
Switching gears slightly.

2235
02:57:21,530 --> 02:57:24,290
Moving into the 10-year LTFM plan.

2236
02:57:24,290 --> 02:57:28,050
that was presented to the school board last week.

2237
02:57:28,450 --> 02:57:33,970
Again, I have requested that, one of the partners that was trying to escape still remain

2238
02:57:33,970 --> 02:57:37,610
as far as it relates, because they're very integral as far as projects go.

2239
02:57:38,510 --> 02:57:41,070
But that said, there have not been project questions.

2240
02:57:41,410 --> 02:57:48,110
I would like to turn it over again to Michael Hart, just because back to the intricacy of

2241
02:57:48,110 --> 02:57:53,350
the financing of a tenure plan scene, we haven't presumably had questions about the facility

2242
02:57:53,350 --> 02:57:58,190
part of a tenure plan, I'll turn it over to Michael first and we'll see where it goes.

2243
02:57:58,510 --> 02:58:03,550
Well, looking at as far as resolution tonight is approving the tenure plan and ultimately

2244
02:58:05,130 --> 02:58:10,030
the resolution information that is attached embedded within.

2245
02:58:10,570 --> 02:58:15,510
So please, Michael, go ahead and move forward with the financing of anything you would like

2246
02:58:15,510 --> 02:58:16,070
to address.

2247
02:58:17,450 --> 02:58:18,010
Thank you.

2248
02:58:18,010 --> 02:58:28,410
So what's here before you tonight is matches what was presented to you in detail about a month ago, the first week of May, in relation to the LTFM plan,

2249
02:58:28,930 --> 02:58:34,930
just some highlights, the plan funds about $140 million for the projects over the next seven years.

2250
02:58:35,510 --> 02:58:46,130
So about $20 million per year, approximately half of that is paid through bond finance projects and about half of it is paid through the pay as you go tax levy.

2251
02:58:47,210 --> 02:58:51,790
that's purposeful. It helps with the administrative burden, it also helps manage tax

2252
02:58:51,790 --> 02:58:56,570
levies to do the split of that between the two. In addition to these larger

2253
02:58:56,570 --> 02:59:02,090
projects, there is also a provision for the health and safety program within the

2254
02:59:02,090 --> 02:59:07,130
school district, which is things like testing hazardous materials, fire safety, that

2255
02:59:07,130 --> 02:59:10,530
the school district is required to do in order to keep the building safe.

2256
02:59:12,710 --> 02:59:22,390
What you have in front of you tonight is a resolution that approves the fiscal year 28 LTFM plan as the school board does every summer.

2257
02:59:22,790 --> 02:59:28,890
It's really the first step that you take in a process to certify a tax level for taxes payable in 2027.

2258
02:59:29,390 --> 02:59:39,570
And this is really the first formal board action in relation to your budget for fiscal year 28, which doesn't start for more than a year from now where we sit today.

2259
02:59:39,570 --> 02:59:54,130
It approves that plan along those lines, this also authorizes the issuance of $30 million worth of long-term facility maintenance bonds, which is the first part of that $70 million that is bond financed.

2260
02:59:54,370 --> 02:59:59,970
And so that we wouldn't expect if this plan proceeds forward that you would spend that or issue.

2261
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:06,640
We do that amount of bonds every year. That's going to cover us for the first few years of this plan, would be the concept.

2262
03:00:07,460 --> 03:00:19,560
And then the last piece in terms of the way that it's constructed is that there is some provision approximately two million dollars of year that we have built into the plan for unforeseen projects.

2263
03:00:19,560 --> 03:00:30,200
OK, so there's going to be things that we just don't know about today that will come up things break when your buildings are old and we have that built into the plan.

2264
03:00:31,300 --> 03:00:39,080
The overall tax increase for this particular plan is $16 a month when you look at the two parts together.

2265
03:00:40,580 --> 03:00:47,800
The LTFM, the portion that is related to the bonds, is $7 a month and the portion related

2266
03:00:47,800 --> 03:00:51,520
to the pay goal is about $9 a month compared to where you sit today.

2267
03:00:52,960 --> 03:01:00,700
Tying it back to the prior conversation, the $30 million of LTFM bonds, if you hold an

2268
03:01:00,700 --> 03:01:05,440
election in a pass as we would anticipate you to sell those bonds in any case, it would be

2269
03:01:05,440 --> 03:01:15,800
The first part of the 116 million that was presented in the prior resolution, and in this case would be the first part of the 70 million that's bond funded within this LTFM plan.

2270
03:01:16,340 --> 03:01:28,780
What we would anticipate changing significantly after the election should it pass is a significant reduction in the pay goal portion of this levy, which is just under 10 million dollars.

2271
03:01:28,780 --> 03:01:45,720
And we would reduce that down to the concept is to just pay for the health and safety type items because we're doing significant remodeling across the district and those other projects are covered through the other funding mechanism.

2272
03:01:45,720 --> 03:01:59,200
So, the $16 a month would look different, would look lower, which partially would offset the taxes on the referendum as we go forward.

2273
03:02:00,020 --> 03:02:02,820
The other parts if you look at the resolution, it approves the plan.

2274
03:02:02,940 --> 03:02:07,720
It approves $30 million of borrowing for the projects within the LTFM plan.

2275
03:02:08,440 --> 03:02:14,540
It also authorizes us to be a part of that state credit enhancement program, which I discussed earlier within the bonds.

2276
03:02:14,540 --> 03:02:29,100
It allows us to reimburse for any project cost prior to those bonds being received, and it gives us the authority to publishing notice, which is required by state statute that the district intends to do that.

2277
03:02:30,620 --> 03:02:41,680
It is not, this is what we call an intent resolution for that $30 million of bonds. At this time, we would need to have further action to actually go through the process of selling those bonds.

2278
03:02:41,680 --> 03:02:48,520
Okay, and based upon what I know today, we do not anticipate taking that action prior to a November election.

2279
03:02:49,100 --> 03:02:54,020
Okay, so we would be back in front of you after more information is known to fund this.

2280
03:02:54,020 --> 03:02:58,340
Again, this is to fund the program kind of starting in fiscal year 28.

2281
03:02:58,900 --> 03:03:03,640
You have bond funds that were sold in 2024 that are continuing to fund projects this summer,

2282
03:03:04,400 --> 03:03:08,040
and I know you've had discussions about those in the past as a school board.

2283
03:03:08,040 --> 03:03:13,040
And the plan, if you look at the detailed documents that were in the board packet,

2284
03:03:13,720 --> 03:03:19,440
those include those spending down of those additional bond funds this summer and coming forward.

2285
03:03:21,300 --> 03:03:27,020
So, I think that hits the highlights here of the requested action.

2286
03:03:27,220 --> 03:03:34,440
Again, the information here is really the same information that was presented to you back a month ago for this plan.

2287
03:03:34,440 --> 03:03:43,580
This is a required part of the process that needs to be submitted to NDE or the Department of Education prior to July 31st.

2288
03:03:43,680 --> 03:03:53,560
And so that it, you know, every summer the school board has had this action and some form in front of you, although I want to be, you know, clear transparent.

2289
03:03:54,420 --> 03:04:01,520
This does represent a significant tax increase under community to proceed forward with a plan as it's constructed.

2290
03:04:01,520 --> 03:04:09,640
and it does provide you significant investments in your school facilities, whether or not an election

2291
03:04:09,640 --> 03:04:12,040
passes, although they would look very different.

2292
03:04:12,580 --> 03:04:15,120
You know, we felt that discussion at length here tonight.

2293
03:04:19,760 --> 03:04:23,040
Seeing Dr. Bass about, sorry, Dr. Bowman.

2294
03:04:23,940 --> 03:04:28,160
I was just going to move a approval of the District 211 term facilities made in Slevee

2295
03:04:28,160 --> 03:04:28,540
Plan.

2296
03:04:28,980 --> 03:04:29,220
Okay.

2297
03:04:29,440 --> 03:04:30,560
And wave the rest of the reading.

2298
03:04:30,800 --> 03:04:31,460
The rest of the week.

2299
03:04:31,800 --> 03:04:32,040
Wave it.

2300
03:04:32,040 --> 03:04:40,200
Yes, moved by director Bowman seconded by director Helen Brand were waving the reading of the resolution, and I don't see any hands up, and so let's

2301
03:04:40,980 --> 03:04:46,460
I have director Benson. Yeah, I don't so I did say some questions director

2302
03:04:46,460 --> 03:04:52,260
Highsoil and so you did see those questions? I did and I also shared them with Mr. Hart

2303
03:04:52,260 --> 03:04:59,060
as well, and so yeah, good and so Mr. Hart, would you say that you've addressed all those questions in your presentation and

2304
03:05:00,000 --> 03:05:05,000
And if you have, we can talk, you know, maybe speak a little bit about that.

2305
03:05:06,100 --> 03:05:10,080
I'll ever, I mean, some of the questions have been asked as we've worked through this document.

2306
03:05:12,680 --> 03:05:16,160
But some of them are maybe technical questions that we can talk about.

2307
03:05:16,280 --> 03:05:20,620
I don't know that they are principally changed the direction of what we're doing.

2308
03:05:21,480 --> 03:05:25,060
It quite frankly, I mean, as I've been listening to this presentation.

2309
03:05:25,940 --> 03:05:33,460
For example, there's application, we've talked about the $30 million in incremental sales.

2310
03:05:34,400 --> 03:05:35,240
Correct, yep.

2311
03:05:35,580 --> 03:05:39,860
I mean, I'm just saying we've gone through some of the things I had questions about, we kind of walked through them.

2312
03:05:40,180 --> 03:05:42,100
I tried to weave those.

2313
03:05:42,100 --> 03:05:42,520
Well, yeah.

2314
03:05:42,940 --> 03:05:44,420
That's the only reason I wanted to do that.

2315
03:05:44,420 --> 03:05:50,040
So I don't want to be laborer and go back over them now because I only ask questions if I really think I need the answer.

2316
03:05:50,040 --> 03:05:57,160
So I think you've hit pretty much everything and knowing that the director who has will have them and they were shared.

2317
03:05:57,660 --> 03:06:03,160
One thing that director Bassett that Michael did not address was there is a question,

2318
03:06:03,340 --> 03:06:06,840
and if I could be so bold as to read it, that was not addressed.

2319
03:06:07,040 --> 03:06:12,500
It says, is there any formal or informal relationship with the bond firm of Coutac Rock, LOP,

2320
03:06:12,700 --> 03:06:15,800
and any senior leader of our district with direct involvement in this contract?

2321
03:06:16,160 --> 03:06:17,400
Please explain.

2322
03:06:18,580 --> 03:06:26,020
So, at least as far my involvement coming in in 2024, which was the last time that that was issued,

2323
03:06:26,700 --> 03:06:32,040
Sophia Licki had worked as she was the bond council that was working with us and she was with Kennedy and Graven.

2324
03:06:32,100 --> 03:06:37,180
And the district had been with Kennedy and Graven for a considerable amount of time prior to 2024.

2325
03:06:38,260 --> 03:06:45,260
Bond Council at Kennedy and Graven, one who is a long-standing member, is now deceased,

2326
03:06:46,200 --> 03:06:48,280
Sophia switched firms to Coutac Rock.

2327
03:06:48,680 --> 03:06:53,800
We followed Sophia because she was the one that had that had been working with the firm

2328
03:06:53,800 --> 03:06:54,480
and our information.

2329
03:06:54,960 --> 03:06:59,580
To my knowledge, there is no, and I'm speaking for myself, but I'm going to presume the rest

2330
03:06:59,580 --> 03:07:02,140
of the team as well, because I don't have knowledge of it.

2331
03:07:02,140 --> 03:07:08,480
There is no relationship indirect or directly involvement with Coutac Rock, other than having

2332
03:07:08,480 --> 03:07:10,720
Sofia do we work in the district previously?

2333
03:07:11,520 --> 03:07:16,060
Well, I see a whole house and I really appreciated you coming back to that question because

2334
03:07:16,060 --> 03:07:20,840
I wrote it because it occurred to me and I know we have questions of that nature that have

2335
03:07:20,840 --> 03:07:25,660
been an out in the community and that these other ones that I had on here will really come

2336
03:07:25,660 --> 03:07:26,320
from my heart.

2337
03:07:26,320 --> 03:07:32,520
And so I really appreciate your coming back and following up on that and making that clear.

2338
03:07:32,860 --> 03:07:33,780
I appreciate that.

2339
03:07:37,660 --> 03:07:40,120
Dr. Bowman, I think we are ready to vote.

2340
03:07:40,400 --> 03:07:44,580
What we're voting on is to approve the resolution, ensuring our participation in the

2341
03:07:44,580 --> 03:07:49,120
LTOFM program, inclusion on the Payable 2027 Tax Leverie.

2342
03:07:50,200 --> 03:07:52,140
And for 3, 7, 28, school year.

2343
03:07:53,440 --> 03:07:54,680
Ready, ready, go.

2344
03:07:54,920 --> 03:07:56,720
Eric, Dr. Wu-Tel.

2345
03:07:57,140 --> 03:07:57,300
Yes.

2346
03:07:59,100 --> 03:08:03,100
Dr. Long, well, I mean, director Long.

2347
03:08:04,900 --> 03:08:07,680
Dr. Long.

2348
03:08:07,680 --> 03:08:07,860
Dr. Long.

2349
03:08:07,860 --> 03:08:09,160
You told me, paid in too.

2350
03:08:09,420 --> 03:08:10,200
Dr. Long.

2351
03:08:11,500 --> 03:08:11,640
Yes.

2352
03:08:14,150 --> 03:08:15,130
Dr. Hillenbrand.

2353
03:08:15,650 --> 03:08:15,850
Yes.

2354
03:08:16,810 --> 03:08:17,730
Chair Evans Becker.

2355
03:08:17,770 --> 03:08:18,250
Yes.

2356
03:08:18,250 --> 03:08:19,090
Director Brunison.

2357
03:08:19,950 --> 03:08:21,510
Director Bowman votes. Yes.

2358
03:08:21,950 --> 03:08:22,710
Director Bassett.

2359
03:08:23,490 --> 03:08:23,510
Yes.

2360
03:08:24,170 --> 03:08:25,470
You thought was unanimous.

2361
03:08:26,270 --> 03:08:26,930
It's up in zero.

2362
03:08:28,090 --> 03:08:28,890
Thank you very much.

2363
03:08:28,910 --> 03:08:29,630
Thank you, Michael.

2364
03:08:29,630 --> 03:08:35,710
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for asking me to ask you my questions.

2365
03:08:36,210 --> 03:08:39,670
All right. Moving on we're already up to new business.

2366
03:08:41,610 --> 03:08:46,810
I'll resolution accepting donations. Thank you. I haven't even told you how much.

2367
03:08:48,190 --> 03:08:54,750
We have 48,000, ninety-four dollars and ninety-nine cents. And this is a roll call of vote. It was moved by director

2368
03:08:54,750 --> 03:09:00,050
You will tell a second if I direct your basket and we'll take the roll call vote when you're ready, direct your bone.

2369
03:09:00,890 --> 03:09:01,970
Dr. Bassett.

2370
03:09:03,090 --> 03:09:03,850
Dr. Bernison.

2371
03:09:04,470 --> 03:09:04,490
Yes.

2372
03:09:04,850 --> 03:09:05,630
Direct your home brand.

2373
03:09:05,710 --> 03:09:06,050
Yes.

2374
03:09:06,350 --> 03:09:07,030
Director Wuto.

2375
03:09:08,050 --> 03:09:09,550
Director Bowman votes. Yes.

2376
03:09:09,770 --> 03:09:11,090
Director Evans Becker.

2377
03:09:11,150 --> 03:09:11,590
Yes.

2378
03:09:12,350 --> 03:09:13,210
Director Long.

2379
03:09:13,330 --> 03:09:13,670
Yes.

2380
03:09:14,550 --> 03:09:15,410
Motion prevails.

2381
03:09:15,890 --> 03:09:16,730
Thank you.

2382
03:09:16,990 --> 03:09:21,870
All right. The other item of your business is resolution establishing the filing period for

2383
03:09:21,870 --> 03:09:24,970
It's a candidacy for the school board.

2384
03:09:25,150 --> 03:09:29,070
We have four physicians on the school board that are

2385
03:09:29,070 --> 03:09:32,590
of a reelection and this filing,

2386
03:09:33,090 --> 03:09:37,490
this filing is actually set by state statute.

2387
03:09:38,550 --> 03:09:40,790
And so it's a two week period.

2388
03:09:43,970 --> 03:09:46,930
I'll tell you what it is.

2389
03:09:47,150 --> 03:09:50,910
It's like July 14 to the 28th, I think.

2390
03:09:50,910 --> 03:09:57,290
That's correct. Okay. So what we need to do is move the resolution.

2391
03:09:58,290 --> 03:09:59,930
Thank you. Move by director.

2392
03:10:00,000 --> 03:10:04,380
Mr. Hillenbrand, seconded by Director Bassett, and with reading.

2393
03:10:05,300 --> 03:10:07,940
Please. Okay. All right.

2394
03:10:09,100 --> 03:10:10,100
Roll call vote. It's a resolution.

2395
03:10:11,000 --> 03:10:16,260
Sounds good. Director Bassett? Yes. Director Bowman votes. Yes. Director Brentonson. Yes.

2396
03:10:16,800 --> 03:10:24,060
Chair Evans Becker. Yes. Director Hillenbrand. Yes. Director Long. Yes. Director Woutel. Yes. Motion prevails.

2397
03:10:26,680 --> 03:10:28,840
Okay, I remember eight policy.

2398
03:10:29,560 --> 03:10:30,360
Dr. Tuto?

2399
03:10:30,840 --> 03:10:33,460
Yeah, we have eight policies that are due for a second read.

2400
03:10:33,840 --> 03:10:36,640
I've received no questions or concerns on any of them.

2401
03:10:36,720 --> 03:10:39,740
So I do want to move for the motion for that approval of these policies.

2402
03:10:40,240 --> 03:10:41,060
Okay, I'll second that.

2403
03:10:42,340 --> 03:10:45,920
And it's a voice policy for me to say.

2404
03:10:45,920 --> 03:10:46,200
Yeah.

2405
03:10:46,480 --> 03:10:50,720
All right. And so all the favor of approving these policies, please say aye.

2406
03:10:51,280 --> 03:10:56,000
I suppose I know policies are approved and we don't have any first

2407
03:10:56,000 --> 03:10:58,180
repolacy, so that moves us to number nine, a

2408
03:10:58,180 --> 03:11:00,480
administrative report, superintendents, all of excellent.

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Thank you very much and good evening again, Chair of Inspector

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03:11:03,540 --> 03:11:07,140
School Board Directors, those of you in the room at the ESC and

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03:11:07,140 --> 03:11:11,340
the viewing public at Robinsdale Area Schools, our mission is to

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inspire and educate all learners to develop their unique

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potential and to positively contribute to their community.

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03:11:17,340 --> 03:11:20,280
Our collective work is focused on that mission and tonight I'd

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to share some of the work in which we've been engaged.

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03:11:23,740 --> 03:11:25,920
Although the students are no longer in session,

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03:11:26,180 --> 03:11:28,400
last week we experienced a week of learning

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03:11:28,400 --> 03:11:30,820
and improving through various events

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03:11:30,820 --> 03:11:34,160
that are advancing expectations for improvement

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03:11:34,160 --> 03:11:35,740
and excellence across the district.

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03:11:36,180 --> 03:11:39,000
On Tuesday, June 9th, we gathered all the district administrators

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03:11:39,000 --> 03:11:42,060
from departments and schools for the day

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03:11:42,060 --> 03:11:45,800
as we reviewed and reflected on the 2025, 26 school year

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03:11:45,800 --> 03:11:48,300
and continued to reimagine improvements in all areas.

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03:11:48,300 --> 03:11:52,880
the day was intentionally planned to be meaningful and impactful to our leaders.

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03:11:53,120 --> 03:11:58,140
On Thursday June 11, the teaching and learning team and building instructional leadership teams,

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03:11:58,500 --> 03:12:04,480
all came together. There were about 125 teachers and administrators to collaborate on the new and improved

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03:12:04,480 --> 03:12:10,360
focus of school improvement plans. We kicked off the day, elevating the voices of students with the youth council

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03:12:10,360 --> 03:12:18,280
presenting to the group and the rest of the day was spent on reviewing data and a focus on the

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consistency as a system, as it means to enhance student academic outcomes and success.

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03:12:24,360 --> 03:12:28,460
I'm pleased to share that Rob and Stale area schools has been recognized by the Minnesota

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03:12:28,460 --> 03:12:34,400
Department of Agriculture with bronzeberry honors. As part of the 2026 Minnesota,

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03:12:34,400 --> 03:12:40,420
a grown cream of the crop awards. This recognition reflects the outstanding work of our

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03:12:40,420 --> 03:12:44,740
child nutrition services team and their commitment to providing students with fresh

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03:12:44,740 --> 03:12:50,060
locally source foods while creating meaningful connections to culture, community, and agriculture.

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Throughout the school, your students enjoyed Minnesota growing produce, dairy, grains,

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03:12:54,440 --> 03:12:59,280
and other locally sourced ingredients. These efforts extended beyond everyday meals to include

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03:12:59,280 --> 03:13:04,520
culturally relevant menu offerings and special celebrations that reflected the diversity of our

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03:13:04,520 --> 03:13:09,200
school community. This recognition highlights two important priorities in our strategic

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03:13:09,200 --> 03:13:13,820
planet support student engagement and wellness by providing nutritious meals and helping

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03:13:13,820 --> 03:13:17,740
students develop positive relationships with food and healthy choices.

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03:13:17,860 --> 03:13:22,940
It also demonstrates the power of collaboration and partnerships through the strong relationships

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03:13:22,940 --> 03:13:28,260
our child nutrition services team has built with local farmers, food producers, and businesses

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03:13:28,260 --> 03:13:29,180
across Minnesota.

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03:13:29,760 --> 03:13:34,000
When I congratulate Brianna Smith, our nutrition services team, and all of our partners for making

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03:13:34,000 --> 03:13:35,640
this recognition possible.

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03:13:36,600 --> 03:13:41,140
In the area of staff, investment, and impact, and proud to recognize one of our outstanding

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03:13:41,140 --> 03:13:47,180
educators, Michelle Burshide, who was recently named the recipient of the 2026,

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03:13:47,880 --> 03:13:52,420
lowest angstrom leadership award by the Minnesota Association for Family and Early

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03:13:52,420 --> 03:13:57,700
Education. This prestigious statewide award recognizes individuals who have made

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03:13:57,700 --> 03:14:03,280
significant contributions to parents education, early childhood family education,

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03:14:03,460 --> 03:14:07,460
and early learning programs throughout Minnesota. Michelle's career has been defined by

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03:14:07,460 --> 03:14:12,520
commitment to support families, strengthening parent child relationships, and building connections

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03:14:12,520 --> 03:14:19,120
among parents and caregivers. Through her work in ECFC, Fee, family literacy, home visiting,

2455
03:14:19,320 --> 03:14:22,740
and curriculum development, and higher education, she has helped countless families,

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03:14:23,180 --> 03:14:27,260
build the skills, confidence, and support networks they need to help children thrive.

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03:14:27,720 --> 03:14:32,100
So, we have the district we want to congratulate Michelle on this very deserving award.

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03:14:32,720 --> 03:14:36,780
In the strategic theme of student engagement wellness as the school year ends,

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03:14:36,780 --> 03:14:41,680
Our commitment to supporting students and families throughout the summer continues.

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03:14:41,780 --> 03:14:47,280
Ravansdil area schools is once again participate in the summer food service program, providing

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03:14:47,280 --> 03:14:53,720
free breakfast and lunch opportunities for children and teens ages 1 through 18 at sites across the community.

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03:14:54,260 --> 03:14:59,980
For many families, these meals provide important source of nutrition and stability when school is not in session.

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03:15:00,000 --> 03:15:07,100
And the program ensures children continue to have access to healthy meals, while also maintaining connections to their schools and communities.

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03:15:07,320 --> 03:15:14,520
We encourage families to visit ourdale.org for a complete list of meal, sites, dates, and service times.

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03:15:14,580 --> 03:15:18,780
Every child is welcome and meals are provided free of charge.

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03:15:20,080 --> 03:15:29,080
If you haven't already, be sure to check your mail box for the spring edition of ourdale report, our district-wide community newsletter.

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03:15:29,080 --> 03:15:35,200
This eight-page publication is one of the most important ways that we communicate with our broader

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03:15:35,200 --> 03:15:35,660
community.

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03:15:35,960 --> 03:15:42,060
Over the years, our residents have consistently told us that mailed information remains a trusted

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03:15:42,060 --> 03:15:44,860
and valuable source of district news and updates.

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03:15:45,480 --> 03:15:51,080
This issue provides a comprehensive look at, to reimagine, our deal vision 2030, including information

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03:15:51,080 --> 03:15:53,460
about the statutory operating debt process.

2473
03:15:53,840 --> 03:15:58,020
The work that's been done to stabilize the district and the conversations that have helped

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03:15:58,020 --> 03:16:03,080
are helping to shape our future. Also, highlights many of the outstanding students, staff programs,

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03:16:03,260 --> 03:16:07,040
and achievements that make Robin still area school, such a nice special place.

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03:16:07,780 --> 03:16:10,860
This supports our commitment of collaboration and partnerships,

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03:16:11,580 --> 03:16:16,500
transparency, proactive communication, helps build understanding trust and meaningful

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03:16:16,500 --> 03:16:20,780
connections with families, taxpayers, community members, business partners, and others who

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03:16:20,780 --> 03:16:25,660
have an interest in our schools. So I encourage everyone who will get that in every resident

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03:16:25,660 --> 03:16:29,080
We'll get that in their mailbox and please take a look.

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03:16:29,640 --> 03:16:36,980
Finally, in these strategic private priority theme of academic achievement, one of the greatest privileges that we have each year celebrated our graduates.

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03:16:37,440 --> 03:16:40,400
In the incredible journeys that have brought them to this moment.

2483
03:16:40,920 --> 03:16:53,080
Last week, we shared a graduation recap news letter highlighting commencement ceremonies across Robin Stillerie's schools, including photo galleries, live stream recordings, graduate accomplishments and student profiles.

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03:16:53,080 --> 03:17:00,200
Well, graduation marks the end of one chapter, it also represents the accumulation of years of learning and hard work.

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03:17:01,840 --> 03:17:10,900
These infographics tell a story of a graduate class that's prepared for a wide variety of futures across Armstrong Cooper,

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03:17:10,900 --> 03:17:18,640
Robinsdale Academy, Highview, and Robinsdale Virtual Academy, we celebrated nearly 900 graduates

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03:17:18,640 --> 03:17:19,300
this year.

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03:17:19,660 --> 03:17:22,920
What stands out most is there's no single path to success.

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03:17:23,400 --> 03:17:28,980
Our graduates are pursuing four year universities, community and technical colleges,

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03:17:29,320 --> 03:17:34,220
apprenticeships, military service, employment and other opportunities that aligns with

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03:17:34,220 --> 03:17:35,700
their goals and aspirations.

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03:17:35,700 --> 03:17:41,920
At Armstrong, more than 80% of surveyed graduates indicated plans to continue their education,

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03:17:42,520 --> 03:17:48,360
with students heading to colleges and universities in 23 states, Washington, D.C., Canada,

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03:17:48,680 --> 03:17:49,200
and Mexico.

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03:17:49,680 --> 03:17:54,260
Cooper's graduates will continue their education and locations across the country and internationally

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03:17:54,780 --> 03:17:57,820
while also earning significant academic recognitions.

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03:17:59,640 --> 03:18:04,400
At Robyn Sale Academy, high view, we see the power of personalized pathways, many students

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03:18:04,400 --> 03:18:09,160
balance employment, work experience, and college course work, well completing high school.

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03:18:09,540 --> 03:18:14,240
Their plans after graduation reflect the career focused and technical opportunities that

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03:18:14,240 --> 03:18:18,380
prepare students for immediate success in the workforce and beyond.

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03:18:19,000 --> 03:18:23,100
And at Robyn Stilverchville Academy graduates demonstrate exceptional academic achievement,

2502
03:18:23,460 --> 03:18:26,120
including students earning academic letters in high school.

2503
03:18:26,520 --> 03:18:30,160
Most importantly, our students remind us that every graduate has a story.

2504
03:18:30,160 --> 03:18:43,360
Students like Sol Pesino, a graduate of our adult academic program whose determination, perseverance, and support from carrying educators helped him reach the smilestone and pursue a career or a future in accounting.

2505
03:18:43,880 --> 03:18:54,800
Whether students heading to university, entering the workforce, earning, industry credential, serving in the military, or continuing their education in another way we are proud of all that they have accomplished.

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03:18:54,800 --> 03:19:05,120
And I do want to share this video because the numbers tell part of the story, but the real story is found in the faces and the celebrations of our kids.

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03:19:05,420 --> 03:19:10,340
So let's just take a look at graduation season and celebrate the remarkable class of 20 twice.

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03:19:22,040 --> 03:19:27,400
They, we gather to celebrate something far greater than a milestone on a timeline.

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03:19:28,820 --> 03:19:30,620
We are here to honor courage.

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03:19:31,280 --> 03:19:33,460
We are here to honor resilience.

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03:19:34,280 --> 03:19:38,660
And most of all, we are here to honor you, our graduates.

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03:19:40,560 --> 03:19:44,280
I feel like I've raised my emotions, I'm happy, I'm sad, I'm excited.

2513
03:19:45,520 --> 03:19:51,460
I am feeling nervous, but I'm very excited about it.

2514
03:19:52,520 --> 03:19:59,620
I'm so excited because I worked so hard on my full-time worker and mother, so I'm so happy.

2515
03:20:00,080 --> 03:20:07,140
I'm a first-din, and I'm really doing this for myself and my parents because it came here from Mexico. I just want to make them proud.

2516
03:20:08,600 --> 03:20:14,480
The reason that graduation is so special to me is because I lost my little brother to bring cancer when he was 12 years old.

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03:20:14,600 --> 03:20:17,660
I wanted to graduate because he never had that chance to graduate.

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03:20:22,060 --> 03:20:30,400
When I look out to this sea of graduates in front of me, I see some of the most thoughtful, kind, creative, funny, and driven people I have ever met.

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03:20:30,400 --> 03:20:35,560
Hello, you guys and that maybe the hardest part of the streets.

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03:20:36,080 --> 03:20:39,040
For nine months, you spend nearly every day together.

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03:20:39,440 --> 03:20:42,040
You live through the ups and downs through your store,

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03:20:42,200 --> 03:20:44,520
moments through the miracles of living.

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03:20:45,360 --> 03:20:46,860
You become my kids.

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03:20:48,600 --> 03:20:50,020
And now I have to say goodbye.

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03:20:53,100 --> 03:20:56,740
It's really just like a surreal moment to add in your life

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03:20:56,740 --> 03:20:59,040
and do it in my elementary school walk earlier today,

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03:20:59,140 --> 03:21:01,340
it's just all the memories started floating back in.

2528
03:21:01,340 --> 03:21:05,080
I feel like I've really grown as a person from since my first day of elementary school

2529
03:21:05,080 --> 03:21:07,380
and how graduating high school.

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03:21:11,000 --> 03:21:13,000
Graduation has always been my favorite time.

2531
03:21:13,280 --> 03:21:16,180
My sister graduated here and my brother and my mom.

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03:21:16,240 --> 03:21:18,900
The I'm ending the family line at Orbs Road.

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03:21:19,200 --> 03:21:20,480
So it's a very big deal.

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03:21:22,080 --> 03:21:24,540
I plan on going to Hannipen Tech.

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03:21:24,540 --> 03:21:26,120
I really want to work in healthcare.

2536
03:21:27,760 --> 03:21:29,360
I'm going to the University of Arizona.

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03:21:29,520 --> 03:21:30,800
I'm studying at HVAC.

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03:21:31,000 --> 03:21:31,840
I'm going to be an EMT.

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03:21:31,960 --> 03:21:33,580
I'm ready to finish this job for my life.

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03:21:33,580 --> 03:21:40,100
move on. I want them to hear the joy and the pride in my voice. I know it's

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03:21:40,100 --> 03:21:43,860
a split second and that's all it is with each one of them, but I want it to

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03:21:43,860 --> 03:21:50,520
matter and I want them to recognize how proud I am of them and that we see them

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03:21:50,520 --> 03:21:54,420
and we will continue to cheer them on.

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03:22:02,700 --> 03:22:13,100
Class of 2026 for making me last for your so memorable, you guys are hilarious and amazing and I wish all of you the best of luck after we graduate

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03:22:13,100 --> 03:22:13,760
Go

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03:22:18,810 --> 03:22:19,150
on!

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03:22:19,150 --> 03:22:20,050
I want to make my mom happy.

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03:22:20,250 --> 03:22:21,050
Go take pictures after this.

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03:22:21,070 --> 03:22:21,710
We all feel good.

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03:22:21,810 --> 03:22:22,510
We're going to start right after.

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03:22:39,200 --> 03:22:43,860
Graduates, on behalf of all of us here, we are proud of you.

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03:22:44,300 --> 03:22:45,360
We believe in you.

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03:22:46,020 --> 03:22:48,860
And we cannot wait to see where you go from here.

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03:23:00,360 --> 03:23:00,720
Thank you.

2555
03:23:00,880 --> 03:23:01,380
Thank you.

2556
03:23:01,380 --> 03:23:02,200
Thank you.

2557
03:23:03,800 --> 03:23:04,980
Can you get the slides?

2558
03:23:05,460 --> 03:23:05,660
Thank you.

2559
03:23:09,860 --> 03:23:10,160
Thank you.

2560
03:23:10,160 --> 03:23:10,900
We're in the packet.

2561
03:23:14,930 --> 03:23:15,450
Okay.

2562
03:23:15,730 --> 03:23:21,370
Next up on our agenda is the legislative update with CFO Hull High School and Executive

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03:23:21,370 --> 03:23:25,270
Director of Community Education Athletics and Activities and the new Williams.

2564
03:23:26,230 --> 03:23:26,490
All right.

2565
03:23:26,510 --> 03:23:27,870
Thank you again.

2566
03:23:28,490 --> 03:23:29,730
And it's hard to follow up.

2567
03:23:29,930 --> 03:23:30,950
That would have led just a little bit.

2568
03:23:31,630 --> 03:23:32,130
Yeah.

2569
03:23:32,650 --> 03:23:33,150
What do you got?

2570
03:23:33,690 --> 03:23:34,030
You know.

2571
03:23:34,690 --> 03:23:36,390
Well, thank you.

2572
03:23:36,390 --> 03:23:40,330
chair and as a member of the board, so I'm going to start a little.

2573
03:23:40,330 --> 03:23:45,350
We are myself in Seattle, Ohio has a little here to present the 2016 Legislative

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03:23:45,350 --> 03:23:46,090
Update.

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03:23:46,790 --> 03:23:51,130
The purpose of this presentation is to inform the Board of Education and the community about

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03:23:51,130 --> 03:23:56,070
the district of the 2016 Legislative platform and the outcomes of the legislative session.

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03:23:56,970 --> 03:24:06,090
This year, as you all know, we focus on five main themes on what our platform and

2578
03:24:06,090 --> 03:24:12,730
to the student-centered learning, modernizing the long-term facilities, maintenance, revenue to address aging, infrastructure.

2579
03:24:13,570 --> 03:24:16,270
I'm expanding Safe Schools revenue to modernize it.

2580
03:24:16,270 --> 03:24:22,870
It uses Institute Tax Equalization for Property Owners, and then opposed on funded mandates,

2581
03:24:23,070 --> 03:24:27,290
and then sure I could add a quit implementation for resources.

2582
03:24:30,090 --> 03:24:37,890
Well, a million of our items did see bills in the house of Senate, none of them really made

2583
03:24:37,890 --> 03:24:38,810
the final cut.

2584
03:24:38,970 --> 03:24:42,470
You know, it was a tough legislative session as we knew going into that, you know, this

2585
03:24:42,470 --> 03:24:46,790
wasn't a funding year as a policy year, so we tried to focus on some policy things, but,

2586
03:24:46,790 --> 03:24:51,690
you know, I was the operational surgeon, a number of other things, sort of took over the

2587
03:24:51,690 --> 03:24:56,650
legislative session, and none of our bills made the little bills that are aligned with

2588
03:24:57,110 --> 03:24:59,970
priorities, I'll make the final cut, but

2589
03:25:00,000 --> 03:25:07,620
There are some things that were presented at the legislature that they do impact education, and I'm going to pass it over to see if a whole eyes of the talk about those things.

2590
03:25:09,510 --> 03:25:21,010
Thank you. The things that did make the cut for the state of Minnesota was one time vehicle tab, reduction fees, HCMC, received some dedicated funding.

2591
03:25:21,010 --> 03:25:30,130
and several anti-frod provisions for IT systems and like one-time refunds on property tax

2592
03:25:30,130 --> 03:25:34,350
home-stig credits, rural and critical access to hospitals, and then the Bonnie Bill,

2593
03:25:34,450 --> 03:25:40,010
and the piece of the Bonnie Bill that impacted that had district impact.

2594
03:25:40,310 --> 03:25:48,710
Now, I didn't necessarily say our district impact, I just said district impact was essentially

2595
03:25:48,710 --> 03:25:56,530
about $10 million of, that was carry over from a hold, hold harmless provision for compensatory

2596
03:25:56,530 --> 03:26:04,010
revenue. This is not going to, with the formula, how it is, is not going to have any great impact

2597
03:26:04,010 --> 03:26:08,130
for our district. Again, in the call that I had mentioned early on the board meeting today,

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03:26:08,770 --> 03:26:14,330
with my organization. There are some charter schools that won't be in existence next year,

2599
03:26:14,330 --> 03:26:16,990
which puts some money back into the system.

2600
03:26:17,570 --> 03:26:19,310
Again, I don't anticipate anything,

2601
03:26:20,950 --> 03:26:23,270
but they did do something for someone.

2602
03:26:23,930 --> 03:26:27,250
One of another change for all districts

2603
03:26:27,250 --> 03:26:30,310
is what may be used for operating capital.

2604
03:26:30,330 --> 03:26:32,330
We've had this conversation about typically

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03:26:32,330 --> 03:26:34,090
it's a useful life of more than a year.

2606
03:26:34,370 --> 03:26:35,630
It's some form of equipment.

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03:26:36,610 --> 03:26:39,890
Legislatively, we now could use operating capital

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03:26:39,890 --> 03:26:49,530
to apply to our utility service costs, tax replacement aid, seasonal tax base, replacement

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03:26:49,530 --> 03:26:50,330
aid provisions.

2610
03:26:50,710 --> 03:27:00,150
We do not as a district have enough recreational property as primary property for this

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03:27:00,150 --> 03:27:03,070
to impact us anonymous threat reporting.

2612
03:27:03,330 --> 03:27:08,230
$5 million was put into the system for anonymous threat reporting.

2613
03:27:08,230 --> 03:27:13,450
It is something and this will be in a future slide that the district is going to need to address

2614
03:27:13,450 --> 03:27:17,230
before the end of, I think it's the next fiscal year.

2615
03:27:18,030 --> 03:27:24,070
Health insurance data survey data collection and reporting requirements we are now as a district required

2616
03:27:24,070 --> 03:27:29,230
required to report our health insurance data information on a survey.

2617
03:27:30,310 --> 03:27:35,250
There is belief that we slowly could be making our way, you know,

2618
03:27:35,250 --> 03:27:42,110
to a is there going to be a statewide pool of which we're all participating in, and this is the first step.

2619
03:27:43,410 --> 03:27:48,830
That's, that is the cautious belief with the collection of that data that we are not required to submit.

2620
03:27:49,430 --> 03:27:56,690
And then behavioral health grants, there were two allocations, school-based allocations, 12.25 million for fiscal year 27,

2621
03:27:56,690 --> 03:28:04,870
for the behavior for grant and then 3.8 million in fiscal 27 for a mobile crisis service grant again.

2622
03:28:05,490 --> 03:28:09,010
It is a grant. It would be one time funding and you would have to apply.

2623
03:28:11,080 --> 03:28:14,940
Perven school transfer we had talked about this again earlier in the meeting.

2624
03:28:15,540 --> 03:28:27,380
It will be on the ballot and what it does is it asks for an amendment or for a constitutional amendment to allow an increase to be paid from the permit school tax fund.

2625
03:28:27,380 --> 03:28:31,060
This does not impact our local taxpayers.

2626
03:28:31,160 --> 03:28:33,000
This is a fund that's already set aside.

2627
03:28:33,200 --> 03:28:35,000
It just changes the percent of allocation.

2628
03:28:36,080 --> 03:28:40,300
The way this election will work, it is not a.

2629
03:28:41,900 --> 03:28:46,740
Otters that show up and even if they choose not to vote count as a no vote.

2630
03:28:47,400 --> 03:28:51,300
So the only way it counts as a yes vote, if someone actually physically

2631
03:28:51,300 --> 03:28:55,900
supports it as a yes vote, because if they just ignore the question, it's a no vote.

2632
03:28:55,900 --> 03:29:00,540
So that there's going to be a lot of communication, no different than what was discussed tonight,

2633
03:29:01,100 --> 03:29:04,840
around that this isn't a tax impact to our taxpayers,

2634
03:29:05,140 --> 03:29:09,200
and not only that it would help with all school districts revenue to a degree,

2635
03:29:09,560 --> 03:29:11,520
but you actually have to vote yes.

2636
03:29:11,960 --> 03:29:14,000
You can't avoid the question.

2637
03:29:15,280 --> 03:29:17,680
Moving on to the anonymous threat reporting.

2638
03:29:19,220 --> 03:29:21,860
By this time of next year,

2639
03:29:21,860 --> 03:29:27,980
the school board must adopt a policy on how, what our reporting system is going to be.

2640
03:29:28,240 --> 03:29:33,440
So I would anticipate this moving forward through the course of the next school year,

2641
03:29:33,720 --> 03:29:39,360
and the board making a decision on what option that we're going to use.

2642
03:29:39,820 --> 03:29:43,700
And then we must have that fully implemented by July of 28th.

2643
03:29:43,720 --> 03:29:46,680
So decision on how we're going to do it in June of 27.

2644
03:29:46,680 --> 03:29:55,020
And then we have another year to say we are now fully implemented on what that anonymous threat reporting system looks like so more to come with that.

2645
03:29:56,300 --> 03:29:59,980
And then there were various provisions as it relates to.

2646
03:30:00,000 --> 03:30:08,140
Student and School Safety, grooming prevention and criminal laws, and you can see the various items

2647
03:30:08,140 --> 03:30:17,860
with how that is impacted within the system. That, along with other policy provisions,

2648
03:30:19,020 --> 03:30:26,080
veterans can get high school diplomas if they were in the Korean or Vietnam wars and

2649
03:30:26,080 --> 03:30:27,900
paraprofessional qualifications,

2650
03:30:30,260 --> 03:30:34,280
with LEA's using the competency grid to verify qualification,

2651
03:30:35,100 --> 03:30:41,580
is expected by the beginning of August. Teacher Prep requires supervised early,

2652
03:30:41,960 --> 03:30:47,300
literacy field experience for all candidates, and then foster care priority if we have a

2653
03:30:47,300 --> 03:30:49,200
student for

2654
03:30:51,440 --> 03:30:57,660
community ed to get in, they get a priority. So again, not a robust funding year,

2655
03:30:57,660 --> 03:31:01,620
not a not a robust year for our district per se.

2656
03:31:01,960 --> 03:31:04,800
I was happy to hear that there was one person

2657
03:31:04,800 --> 03:31:07,680
or a group of people that presented earlier tonight

2658
03:31:07,680 --> 03:31:09,720
with a B-bay that was thrilled

2659
03:31:09,720 --> 03:31:11,240
with what happened legislatively.

2660
03:31:11,580 --> 03:31:12,940
And so you never get to hear that.

2661
03:31:12,960 --> 03:31:14,760
So it's actually to meet T-UP

2662
03:31:14,760 --> 03:31:18,220
this legislative session presentation quite well.

2663
03:31:18,960 --> 03:31:20,780
So if the board has any questions,

2664
03:31:22,020 --> 03:31:24,980
director Williams and I are happy to entertain them

2665
03:31:24,980 --> 03:31:25,620
at this time.

2666
03:31:28,200 --> 03:31:35,700
I'm interested in the property tax homestead credit and I can do some research on it, but did you, are we getting

2667
03:31:36,740 --> 03:31:45,100
increased to that credit or are we getting a decrease in do you know any details about that one because that might be important overall.

2668
03:31:45,320 --> 03:31:49,560
Agreed and unfortunately I don't have a significant amount of details with that right now.

2669
03:31:49,700 --> 03:31:53,100
Any idea when that information is going to kind of hit that?

2670
03:31:53,100 --> 03:32:00,940
No, but I'll be on the lookout for it to keep your price because, again, with what happened with the board action tonight, that that it all comes in to play.

2671
03:32:01,380 --> 03:32:03,200
Right. Great. Thank you. Thank you, President.

2672
03:32:04,920 --> 03:32:07,720
Hey, thank you very much. I don't see any of the questions.

2673
03:32:09,500 --> 03:32:14,660
And said, we are finished. And there's some future events that we're supposed to hear about.

2674
03:32:16,460 --> 03:32:19,180
All right. I'll take a motion to have some approval to adjourn.

2675
03:32:19,180 --> 03:32:24,500
Uh, Bowman moved to a journal set by Ruto, all the later please say aye.

2676
03:32:24,860 --> 03:32:25,040
Aye.

2677
03:32:25,220 --> 03:32:26,040
Go say no.

2678
03:32:26,700 --> 03:32:28,400
We are adjourned.

2679
03:32:29,060 --> 03:32:33,820
And we will reconvene on minutes you guys need.

2680
03:32:35,220 --> 03:32:37,360
Let's try, let's try for ten.

2681
03:32:38,080 --> 03:32:40,360
For the study session.

2682
03:32:40,840 --> 03:32:41,660
Put in the closed session.

2683
03:45:33,010 --> 03:45:41,350
We are back. And this is the beginning of our study session. Today is Monday, June 15, 20, 26. It is

2684
03:45:41,350 --> 03:45:49,710
9, 42 in the evening. And the purpose of this meeting is to talk about our superintendent's

2685
03:45:49,710 --> 03:46:01,650
valuation superintendent's salary. Do the agenda work the document talk? Sure. One of the

2686
03:46:03,270 --> 03:46:10,790
evaluation is part of your duties as school board members. We are abiding by the timeline

2687
03:46:10,790 --> 03:46:16,870
that was laid out from the beginning and tonight you've had two weeks review my materials

2688
03:46:16,870 --> 03:46:23,090
so tonight what I'd like to do is I have a presentation that I'm choosing to publicly share.

2689
03:46:23,090 --> 03:46:31,190
I think it's important that the community also is aware of the scope of my goals and

2690
03:46:31,190 --> 03:46:36,430
evidence of attainment of those goals so we'll start with that when you're ready to.

2691
03:46:37,310 --> 03:46:40,870
Okay, just so that everybody, I think usually in a study session we'll enter just ourselves

2692
03:46:40,870 --> 03:46:41,770
so we'll do that.

2693
03:46:41,910 --> 03:46:42,630
I forgot about that.

2694
03:46:43,430 --> 03:46:49,990
And then after the superintendent makes her presentation the superintendent will leave

2695
03:46:49,990 --> 03:46:55,830
and we will go into closed session with just the board briefly, and then, yes, in this room,

2696
03:46:55,990 --> 03:47:01,370
and then we will come back with our superintendent and our facilitator, as we continue

2697
03:47:01,370 --> 03:47:05,110
with the closed session just so we know. So, I'm Greed Evans Beckerboard Chair.

2698
03:47:05,290 --> 03:47:07,830
I kind of cool it's a nice chair.

2699
03:47:08,870 --> 03:47:10,650
Aviva Hill and Brandon Treasurer.

2700
03:47:10,650 --> 03:47:13,210
Renee Bowlin-Cork.

2701
03:47:17,120 --> 03:47:19,380
Amy O'Hurn, Executive Director of Human Resources.

2702
03:47:19,380 --> 03:47:22,480
DJ press and school board.

2703
03:47:23,200 --> 03:47:24,620
Caroline Long School board.

2704
03:47:25,820 --> 03:47:27,340
Alan Bass is a school board.

2705
03:47:30,720 --> 03:47:32,580
It's bar board from MSBA.

2706
03:47:33,000 --> 03:47:33,160
Thank you.

2707
03:47:33,360 --> 03:47:33,960
Terry Jones.

2708
03:47:34,460 --> 03:47:35,200
All right.

2709
03:47:35,580 --> 03:47:37,420
So when you are ready for Vincent,

2710
03:47:37,500 --> 03:47:38,840
Chen and Stano, let's begin.

2711
03:47:39,820 --> 03:47:40,120
All right.

2712
03:47:40,320 --> 03:47:43,820
I just want to be sure that the presentation gets up.

2713
03:47:47,150 --> 03:47:48,870
I'm some magical place.

2714
03:47:49,930 --> 03:47:50,570
Thanks, Ray.

2715
03:47:51,690 --> 03:47:52,570
Good evening again.

2716
03:47:53,330 --> 03:47:54,690
Board members, I know that you

2717
03:47:54,690 --> 03:47:59,510
well aware of this information. However, I believe it is important as I stated to publicly

2718
03:47:59,510 --> 03:48:05,230
share an overview of my goals and evidence of attainment of these goals. Just over two

2719
03:48:05,230 --> 03:48:09,590
years ago, I interviewed and was offered the position of leading Robinsdale Area School,

2720
03:48:09,710 --> 03:48:14,010
in the office of the superintendent. Through my interview, board members and community members

2721
03:48:14,010 --> 03:48:19,590
heard about my work, my values and beliefs, and both what, and how I would lead Robinsdale

2722
03:48:19,590 --> 03:48:24,030
to a better place. I knew some of the challenges facing the district at the time and embraced

2723
03:48:24,030 --> 03:48:26,830
those challenges and the opportunity to lead here.

2724
03:48:26,830 --> 03:48:30,050
In the first year, you witnessed my leadership,

2725
03:48:30,430 --> 03:48:33,250
focused on listening, learning, leveraging talent

2726
03:48:33,250 --> 03:48:36,050
as the foundation of how I best could lead.

2727
03:48:36,670 --> 03:48:40,750
I was intentional in a process and an immediate timeline

2728
03:48:40,750 --> 03:48:43,410
to assess the scope and severity of the needs

2729
03:48:43,410 --> 03:48:46,810
in academic support services, district identity

2730
03:48:46,810 --> 03:48:49,950
and reputation enrollment facility needs and finances.

2731
03:48:49,950 --> 03:48:56,410
I was also intentional in engaging the community in what they wanted to see as the future

2732
03:48:56,410 --> 03:48:57,350
of our school district.

2733
03:48:57,890 --> 03:49:02,870
My first year ended with not only a team and a goal set, but also were engaged in a comprehensive

2734
03:49:02,870 --> 03:49:07,170
path forward to continue to improve all aspects of Robinson's.

2735
03:49:07,490 --> 03:49:17,490
As I began the second year, I utilized the feedback from board members as well as the priority

2736
03:49:22,030 --> 03:49:28,570
In my previous superintendent career, I had never not had my recommended goals accepted by the board.

2737
03:49:28,870 --> 03:49:40,270
However, there was not board agreement on my goals, so I brought back revisions on August 29th and more revisions again on September 4th for the final review of my goals.

2738
03:49:43,830 --> 03:49:58,390
The process and the evidence of a performance area in which are aligned to the standards and elements of the Minnesota State Minnesota School Board Association Superintendent process on January 20th school board members received a

2739
03:49:58,390 --> 03:49:59,970
Make your progress free.

2740
03:50:00,000 --> 03:50:07,060
We report on the goals and two weeks ago, you received materials aligned to the goal attainment.

2741
03:50:07,380 --> 03:50:16,740
Well, this end of the year evaluation is certainly about the superintendent goals that have been approved by me and the Board in collaboration.

2742
03:50:17,280 --> 03:50:23,560
It also represents the work that my entire team does on behalf of our students.

2743
03:50:24,480 --> 03:50:27,380
So, the work aligns to my goals, I'm voting.

2744
03:50:28,020 --> 03:50:31,940
The work aligns my goals and all the other work in which I'm engaged each day is centered

2745
03:50:31,940 --> 03:50:38,020
on my purpose, my why and why I've dedicated my career to service and educator and leader

2746
03:50:38,020 --> 03:50:39,080
in public education.

2747
03:50:39,800 --> 03:50:43,000
Again, board members, I know you've heard this, but I'm going to share it again.

2748
03:50:43,640 --> 03:50:48,820
I lead to inspire and empower and develop others to thrive so we can create life chances,

2749
03:50:48,820 --> 03:50:54,100
equitable outcomes in a sense of belonging for all learners through trust, service, authenticity,

2750
03:50:54,980 --> 03:51:01,660
and love. And I never forget our collective purpose and promise to our students, families.

2751
03:51:02,740 --> 03:51:07,380
And that's why at the beginning of every meeting at convene, I ground the group with our mission,

2752
03:51:07,480 --> 03:51:11,980
our purpose and the reason we get up. I want to make sure that every single one of our

2753
03:51:11,980 --> 03:51:19,680
1,600 staff members understands the importance of the work that they do to support students

2754
03:51:19,680 --> 03:51:21,080
in achieving this mission.

2755
03:51:21,580 --> 03:51:27,640
Shared leadership and shared accountability is the, um, you're going to have to remind me

2756
03:51:27,640 --> 03:51:32,400
to forward the slides because I'm not going to remember the, uh, shared leadership

2757
03:51:32,400 --> 03:51:36,520
and shared accountability is the culture, um, I'm working to create.

2758
03:51:36,840 --> 03:51:41,380
I said, yes, two years ago, it's a district to anyone and while the challenges are greater

2759
03:51:41,380 --> 03:51:46,220
than I could have ever imagined, and we have a long way to go to improve the student outcomes

2760
03:51:46,220 --> 03:51:52,340
and all facets of the school district. I'm ending my second year, really proud of the amazing

2761
03:51:52,340 --> 03:51:57,320
people who have come together for our students around the shared goal of improving Robinsdale

2762
03:51:57,320 --> 03:52:03,500
area of schools now and into the future. And I'm really proud of how I've continued to lead and

2763
03:52:03,500 --> 03:52:08,860
navigate in credible challenges and change. For the rest of the presentation, I'm going to share

2764
03:52:08,860 --> 03:52:11,880
My goals, some of the evaluation elements

2765
03:52:11,880 --> 03:52:15,400
agreed upon by the board, there's four overarching goals

2766
03:52:15,400 --> 03:52:18,160
and each piece has a sub goal to it.

2767
03:52:20,620 --> 03:52:22,740
So the first goal was establishes the means

2768
03:52:22,740 --> 03:52:25,220
to continue the work established during the Reimagined

2769
03:52:25,220 --> 03:52:29,400
R Delvision 2030, the robust community engagement process

2770
03:52:29,400 --> 03:52:32,660
that was implemented and we knew that that work

2771
03:52:32,660 --> 03:52:36,000
was going to be continued based on school board

2772
03:52:36,000 --> 03:52:37,200
and stakeholder input.

2773
03:52:37,520 --> 03:52:40,280
And the goal states to successfully implement

2774
03:52:40,280 --> 03:52:44,700
school board direction on the future of prop and steel area schools based on school board study

2775
03:52:44,700 --> 03:52:51,320
and stakeholder input including recommendations of the Reimagined Hardell Vision 2030 team.

2776
03:52:53,180 --> 03:52:59,580
The first focus area to achieve goal 1 states the superintendent will provide a plan of action

2777
03:52:59,580 --> 03:53:04,400
outline the development and improvement of systems as the beginning stages of the vision of

2778
03:53:04,400 --> 03:53:09,800
academics teaching and learning and the student experience improve Robinsdale area schools

2779
03:53:09,800 --> 03:53:14,320
what has become very clear in my second year of the superintendent's see.

2780
03:53:15,180 --> 03:53:22,060
Is the critical need to develop basic systems that one would expect to be in place in a school district

2781
03:53:22,060 --> 03:53:25,260
but here they simply are not in place yet.

2782
03:53:25,960 --> 03:53:33,440
The reimagined our deal vision 20 recommendation provided a pathway to achieving a district identity with an arts and innovation focus.

2783
03:53:33,440 --> 03:53:38,460
However, with new and excellent leadership in the Department of Teaching and Learning, many

2784
03:53:38,460 --> 03:53:43,400
needs were uncovered that prioritized building a strong foundation of a guaranteed and

2785
03:53:43,400 --> 03:53:48,260
viable curriculum and academics as part of the most critical academic foundation needs.

2786
03:53:48,800 --> 03:53:54,200
We established excellent processes for implementing a new elementary HLA curriculum and

2787
03:53:54,200 --> 03:53:55,360
a math cycle review.

2788
03:53:56,240 --> 03:54:00,820
We also completed the work of a Portrait of a Graduate, which provided a unifying opportunity

2789
03:54:00,820 --> 03:54:06,020
for our community to articulate and help design a foundational document that paints a picture

2790
03:54:06,020 --> 03:54:10,820
of what we want for our students beyond excellence in academics. This was a collaborative process

2791
03:54:10,820 --> 03:54:14,880
with the initial data received from staff, students, families, and community members.

2792
03:54:15,420 --> 03:54:18,780
The remote control draft that were also shared with stakeholders in the final draft

2793
03:54:18,780 --> 03:54:23,800
approved by the board was shared with department or the district curriculum advisory council

2794
03:54:23,800 --> 03:54:29,560
students and staff in every building. Additionally, even with the changes this year, we were able

2795
03:54:29,560 --> 03:54:32,580
to work toward that arts and innovation identity

2796
03:54:32,580 --> 03:54:35,720
and ensure our middle school students all have access

2797
03:54:35,720 --> 03:54:38,440
to similar arts programming through an extension

2798
03:54:38,440 --> 03:54:40,700
of our partnership with stages theater.

2799
03:54:41,440 --> 03:54:43,820
Finally, incredible work has been done this year

2800
03:54:43,820 --> 03:54:46,400
to provide consistency and courses in programming

2801
03:54:46,400 --> 03:54:47,420
across the district.

2802
03:54:47,860 --> 03:54:50,060
To study scheduling and instructional minutes,

2803
03:54:50,300 --> 03:54:52,560
to study expectations and building systems

2804
03:54:52,560 --> 03:54:54,440
for a curriculum work and collaborating

2805
03:54:54,440 --> 03:54:56,200
with teachers to create better systems

2806
03:54:56,200 --> 03:54:58,780
and empower them to share their expertise.

2807
03:54:58,780 --> 03:54:59,980
the vision

2808
03:55:00,000 --> 03:55:14,780
An expectation of academics at a foundational level is that all students have access to grade-level standards and engaging curriculum that is relevant to their lives, and that they are taught by quality teachers using best practice instructional strategies in every classroom.

2809
03:55:16,420 --> 03:55:29,340
The second focus area in goal 2 was for the superintendent, we'll lead the process design and implementation of school closures and consolidations to include school attendance boundaries, adjustments,

2810
03:55:29,340 --> 03:55:34,140
and staffing changes and provide documentation of the process and the outcome.

2811
03:55:34,420 --> 03:55:40,060
So over the course of the past year, I continue your process that it started with a 24-25

2812
03:55:40,060 --> 03:55:41,900
to create a vision and path forward.

2813
03:55:42,380 --> 03:55:46,920
We'll also make significant budget reductions in implementing a statutory operating debt plan.

2814
03:55:47,540 --> 03:55:53,480
The work associated with school closures and consolidations all aligned work was in progress.

2815
03:55:53,480 --> 03:55:58,020
However, the continued data review and decision making for school closures were a focal point

2816
03:55:58,020 --> 03:56:02,500
for me and my team as well as for the school board immediately following the re-imagined

2817
03:56:02,500 --> 03:56:06,720
hard-tailed vision 2030 recommendations on September 30th.

2818
03:56:06,820 --> 03:56:10,880
As we work toward the SOD timeline, a board approval in January.

2819
03:56:11,840 --> 03:56:17,980
With final decisions and the approval of the SOD plan, we prioritize making the work associated

2820
03:56:17,980 --> 03:56:22,220
with school closures and consolidation, school attendance boundary adjustments and staffing

2821
03:56:22,220 --> 03:56:26,680
changes as detailed, clear, and supportive as possible for all involved.

2822
03:56:27,100 --> 03:56:31,080
Evidence and go of this includes presentations and board meetings, opportunities to hear

2823
03:56:31,080 --> 03:56:35,300
from school district community members as part of the input and decision making process.

2824
03:56:36,200 --> 03:56:41,040
As you all know, it's unprecedented to make such huge changes in one year and it's important

2825
03:56:41,040 --> 03:56:45,000
to acknowledge the additional work that's been done throughout the year to make difficult decisions

2826
03:56:45,000 --> 03:56:48,640
and support students, families, and staff in these transitions.

2827
03:56:48,640 --> 03:56:57,140
Additionally, the sheer logistical details that needed to be communicated and implemented took a collaborative effort and strong leadership.

2828
03:56:57,780 --> 03:57:04,060
As we prepare this week to move buildings, noble is being moved, I think, tomorrow.

2829
03:57:04,840 --> 03:57:09,420
We are able to do so on a schedule because the work of our staff and our leaders.

2830
03:57:10,140 --> 03:57:16,300
We also had two because of the school closures and consolidations, established in modern

2831
03:57:16,300 --> 03:57:20,700
student enrollment, established new processes for staffing, some of the pre-pull work

2832
03:57:20,700 --> 03:57:25,400
on going monitoring and staffing allocations, timelines, efficiencies and interviews,

2833
03:57:26,220 --> 03:57:31,040
and during all the decision making and design and implementation, we insured clear and

2834
03:57:31,040 --> 03:57:33,060
consistent communication along the way.

2835
03:57:36,560 --> 03:57:41,720
Third focus area of goal one, if directed by the board, the superintendent will lead the process

2836
03:57:41,720 --> 03:57:47,960
to establish a bond referendum for future facility improvements and provide documentation

2837
03:57:47,960 --> 03:57:49,340
of the process in timeline.

2838
03:57:50,320 --> 03:57:54,840
The information provided, above, has that goal of payment evidence demonstrates a different

2839
03:57:54,840 --> 03:57:58,780
kind of leadership challenge than managing the school closure process.

2840
03:57:59,260 --> 03:58:05,040
It shows the sustained patients' rigorous preparation and discipline to inform without deciding.

2841
03:58:05,660 --> 03:58:10,520
My role in this work has been to lead my team to equip the school board with everything they

2842
03:58:10,520 --> 03:58:15,740
need to know to make a consequential community facing decision, whether to place a school building

2843
03:58:15,740 --> 03:58:17,480
bond on the November ballot.

2844
03:58:18,480 --> 03:58:22,920
The impact of this year's effort will ultimately be better measured, not by my choices,

2845
03:58:23,300 --> 03:58:26,820
but by the board's decision, and should the board decide to move forward with the referendum

2846
03:58:26,820 --> 03:58:29,500
request it will be ultimately made by a community.

2847
03:58:30,360 --> 03:58:34,960
Again, that requires a different way of leading, one of the thrill and thus transparency

2848
03:58:34,960 --> 03:58:37,540
and trust building, rather than directive leadership.

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03:58:38,440 --> 03:58:52,600
Evidence of success in the communication and outreach of this work was seen in the changes from the Morris Leatherland Survey from last October to June in terms of gaining shared understanding and more people aware of the needs of our district and the changing some of those perceptions.

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So as we look at the impact of goal one, again I've provided evidence to you, much more than what I just shared now, to show that I've met and exceeded the goals.

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I know that only through strong leadership and academics and a relentless focus on collaborative

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03:59:10,320 --> 03:59:13,520
work will improve outcomes happen for our students.

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03:59:14,780 --> 03:59:19,960
After the vision team presented, the school board began a series of discussions requesting

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03:59:19,960 --> 03:59:23,960
information and directing the development of a plan that could potentially lead to a

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03:59:23,960 --> 03:59:24,780
boundary quest.

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03:59:25,180 --> 03:59:29,120
The scope of information over the course of the year reflects a commitment to intentional

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03:59:29,120 --> 03:59:34,960
responsive and strategic planning and leadership through those multiple meetings that we

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03:59:34,960 --> 03:59:39,860
I'll add in y'all added extra along the way to make sure we'd have enough time to discuss.

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03:59:40,640 --> 03:59:43,920
We work to be responsive to your request answering your questions.

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03:59:44,420 --> 03:59:49,960
Each presentation was built on the last and we made sure that there was opportunities for

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03:59:49,960 --> 03:59:56,440
financial modeling and ultimately a summary of Board of Proaches to this decision.

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03:59:57,240 --> 03:59:59,620
Back we're mapping of every Board meeting happened.

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04:00:00,080 --> 04:00:03,280
And touch points to make sure that our timelines were on task.

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04:00:04,120 --> 04:00:09,540
I think the depth of the analysis is incredibly notable, rather than presenting a single facility's

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04:00:09,540 --> 04:00:14,320
proposal, the work exam and the full scope of a comprehensive improvement effort.

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All facilities were studied. We looked at critical questions about the programming vision.

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04:00:19,900 --> 04:00:22,880
What is our future? Focus on arts and innovation look like.

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04:00:23,040 --> 04:00:27,720
How to see tea pathways and academic shaped the facilities? The district will need.

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04:00:27,720 --> 04:00:29,840
These aren't just budget questions.

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04:00:30,220 --> 04:00:32,140
They're questions about what kind of school district

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04:00:32,140 --> 04:00:35,180
Robins' deal wants to be for the next generation of students

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04:00:35,180 --> 04:00:38,940
and the board has been invited to think at that level throughout the process.

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04:00:42,070 --> 04:00:45,010
Perhaps most significantly in this process

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04:00:45,010 --> 04:00:47,990
that it has not been conducted behind closed doors.

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Staffed every building, students, and community members

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04:00:50,330 --> 04:00:52,710
have all had access to the same information

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04:00:53,270 --> 04:00:55,650
outlining the district's current reality

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04:00:55,650 --> 04:00:58,090
on its explanations of how we got here

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04:00:58,090 --> 04:01:03,190
and overview of what has been discussed and what's being considered and the explanation of why a building

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04:01:03,190 --> 04:01:10,150
bond is being considered and what if that information should not be supported. Consistent messaging

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04:01:10,150 --> 04:01:10,710
mattered.

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04:01:17,760 --> 04:01:24,280
I think one more piece on this, I just want to say that at the same time that we were

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04:01:24,280 --> 04:01:30,160
making these decisions, we were really intentional, not just short-term solutions, really looking

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04:01:30,160 --> 04:01:32,020
at the long-term health of the district.

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04:01:36,250 --> 04:01:38,830
Second goal was providing leadership

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04:01:38,830 --> 04:01:42,150
to create an implement and approve the statutory operating

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04:01:42,150 --> 04:01:43,090
debt plan.

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First, focus to achieve goal-tube was a statutory operating

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04:01:48,930 --> 04:01:50,950
debt plan will be created, documented,

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04:01:51,370 --> 04:01:53,290
and submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education

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04:01:53,290 --> 04:01:55,690
by January 31, 2021.

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04:01:57,050 --> 04:02:00,850
All of the work to plan and create the final statutory operating plan,

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04:02:01,070 --> 04:02:03,610
including presentations at multiple school board meetings,

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04:02:03,610 --> 04:02:09,110
Listening sessions community meeting school closures and consolidations was completed on time

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04:02:09,110 --> 04:02:14,510
as dictated by the goal. As part of these meetings, data was presented to provide information

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04:02:14,510 --> 04:02:19,770
to the board as they were making decisions on building closures and consolidations. The SOD plan

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04:02:19,770 --> 04:02:26,390
called for a reduction of $8 million in order to secure a balanced budget. Several board decisions were made

2898
04:02:26,390 --> 04:02:31,950
along the way to approve the SOD plan and meetings were added including an additional study session

2899
04:02:31,950 --> 04:02:36,170
January 12, to ensure that the board had it, not all the information they needed to ultimately

2900
04:02:36,170 --> 04:02:41,470
approve the plan in January. Upon board approval, the SOD plan was submitted to the Minnesota

2901
04:02:41,470 --> 04:02:47,750
Department of Education, per the January deadline, and we received a word from MDE of their approval

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04:02:47,750 --> 04:02:55,070
in late. The second focus area in gold, two stated the superintendent, will support and provide

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04:02:55,070 --> 04:03:00,490
leadership for the implementation of the statutory operating plan. So again, the statutory

2904
04:03:00,490 --> 04:03:07,330
operating plan required additional $8 million of reductions after we made almost $16 million

2905
04:03:07,330 --> 04:03:12,630
of the year before reductions in staff programming and buildings as part of the SOD plan

2906
04:03:12,630 --> 04:03:18,650
demanded leadership, detailed planning and a culture of care and collaboration to implement

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04:03:18,650 --> 04:03:24,050
the plan throughout the year and to prepare for the impacts to the 2016-27 year.

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04:03:24,050 --> 04:03:30,710
Reductions resulted in adjustments to transportation, program and implementation and discontinuation.

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04:03:31,030 --> 04:03:39,470
Schedule and staff efficiencies, non-instructional staff reliance and the restructuring of positions to reduction targets.

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04:03:40,210 --> 04:03:52,110
The SOD plan, while a five-year plan, will continue to be reviewed annually, and as part of our work, will continue to look at the next decisions in terms of future reductions.

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04:03:52,110 --> 04:03:52,670
In

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fact, of goal too, obviously the closure of three schools, the elimination of a programming at the fourth school and closing the district educational services were significant and difficult decisions that directly embedded enabled the district to meet its statutory obligation and achieve financial stabilization.

2913
04:04:15,960 --> 04:04:24,000
These actions, though deeply felt by students families and staff were essential components of the reductions required to bring the district into fiscal balance.

2914
04:04:24,000 --> 04:04:29,260
with SOD plan was completed and submitted, as I said, and the breath of community engagement

2915
04:04:29,260 --> 04:04:33,680
undertaken through this process, including board meetings, expanding the length of listening

2916
04:04:33,680 --> 04:04:39,180
sessions and additional study session, reflects the district's commitment to inclusive decision-making.

2917
04:04:40,080 --> 04:04:45,460
Leading this work demanded operational precision along with the genuine culture of care throughout

2918
04:04:45,460 --> 04:04:50,940
the process, I really remain to present and accessible to members of the community. By providing space

2919
04:04:50,940 --> 04:04:55,320
staff members and inviting questions to seek shared understanding, meeting with and listening

2920
04:04:55,320 --> 04:04:59,920
to families, students, and staff who are grieving, the closure of their neighborhood schools and supporting.

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04:05:00,000 --> 04:05:05,300
Building principles who are carrying the weights of these changes alongside their own communities. The emotional

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04:05:05,300 --> 04:05:10,280
labor of this work was immense and ongoing. At the same time, the technical demands of the implementation

2923
04:05:10,280 --> 04:05:15,480
never paused. But the timelines had to be met. Staffing plans had to be finalized and communications

2924
04:05:15,480 --> 04:05:20,540
had to be clear, timely and compassionate. Without the support and leadership of an excellent

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04:05:20,540 --> 04:05:26,100
administrative team, this work would have been even more difficult to end overwhelming and grateful

2926
04:05:26,100 --> 04:05:29,880
to my team for their work with us.

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04:05:30,220 --> 04:05:32,960
Goal 3. Talks about providing leadership

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04:05:32,960 --> 04:05:36,540
to implement the district system of continuous improvement.

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04:05:38,420 --> 04:05:42,080
The first area of the focus on goal 3 is a superintendent will lead

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04:05:42,080 --> 04:05:44,300
and collaborate with her team to provide progress

2931
04:05:44,300 --> 04:05:46,860
and monitoring reports at school board meetings,

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04:05:47,420 --> 04:05:49,900
inclusive of district priority work, school improvement plans,

2933
04:05:50,160 --> 04:05:53,860
the district score cards, student achievement data, and student engagement data.

2934
04:05:55,560 --> 04:05:59,380
Obviously, Establishina's system and culture for continuous improvement has been an ongoing

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04:05:59,380 --> 04:06:01,280
process for the last two years.

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04:06:01,760 --> 04:06:06,300
Last year, I led the development of the framework of the district system of continuous improvement

2937
04:06:06,300 --> 04:06:11,160
in the beginning development of a district scorecard to measure progress and impact with

2938
04:06:11,160 --> 04:06:15,560
the addition of excellent new leaders in the teaching and learning area and data analytics.

2939
04:06:16,240 --> 04:06:19,000
The work progressed forward in the scorecard is completed.

2940
04:06:19,000 --> 04:06:24,140
The work accomplished by each of the strategic theme, the charter teams was shared throughout

2941
04:06:24,140 --> 04:06:28,220
the year as part of the school board's operational oversight monitoring responsibilities.

2942
04:06:29,020 --> 04:06:33,880
And because workforce and customer service data matters, we administered surveys to caregivers

2943
04:06:33,880 --> 04:06:40,920
and staff for the first time this year in addition to the student surveys which we have been doing for a number of years.

2944
04:06:42,020 --> 04:06:47,060
The impact of goal 3 is just building and sustaining that culture of continuous improvement,

2945
04:06:47,460 --> 04:06:53,000
which is one of the most complex and important challenges that I face, especially in a

2946
04:06:53,000 --> 04:06:58,100
district navigating significant financial hardships, leadership transitions, and community

2947
04:06:58,100 --> 04:06:58,880
uncertainty.

2948
04:06:59,660 --> 04:07:06,320
I'm very proud that our work was not only maintained on the district's continuous improvement

2949
04:07:06,320 --> 04:07:11,440
framework but meaningfully advanced, bringing greater coherence accountability and depth to the

2950
04:07:11,440 --> 04:07:13,440
work across all levels of the organization.

2951
04:07:17,300 --> 04:07:19,960
Final goal was investing in improving a culture

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04:07:19,960 --> 04:07:24,860
climate and trust with staff families and community members. Given the amount of change that was

2953
04:07:24,860 --> 04:07:29,560
happening throughout the year, this needed to be and was a huge focus area for me.

2954
04:07:32,490 --> 04:07:33,590
The first goal

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04:07:33,590 --> 04:07:39,230
area of this states a superintendent will engage with internal external stakeholders to ensure

2956
04:07:39,230 --> 04:07:44,210
district communication, resources, and information regarding the reimagined our deal vision

2957
04:07:44,210 --> 04:07:49,010
2030 plans are well-known and input and perspectives are gathered to help inform decision-making.

2958
04:07:49,370 --> 04:07:54,990
Evidence will include at least three engagement opportunities for input and feedback to inform final decisions.

2959
04:07:57,230 --> 04:08:03,030
So robust community engagement and opportunities to hear multiple perspectives has been a trademark of the reimagined our

2960
04:08:03,030 --> 04:08:08,250
vision 2030 process since the beginning stages in the fall of 2024.

2961
04:08:09,090 --> 04:08:13,090
In recognition that a community created vision is essential to supporting the transformation

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04:08:13,090 --> 04:08:16,270
of Robinsdale area schools in a way that meets the needs of our students.

2963
04:08:16,970 --> 04:08:20,710
Families in community, the design of the original process, was intentional.

2964
04:08:21,830 --> 04:08:26,330
Not only were there multiple opportunities for community voice to be heard through surveys,

2965
04:08:26,330 --> 04:08:33,570
communities, staff, and students, meetings, but we also provided many other opportunities with

2966
04:08:33,570 --> 04:08:40,630
pop-up events along the way as well. So you can see that in this, the three areas that I

2967
04:08:40,630 --> 04:08:46,490
outlined in terms of decision-making was with the SOD and the school closures, the portrait of

2968
04:08:46,490 --> 04:08:53,510
our learner and the multiple ways that that whole process gave us the initial input for that,

2969
04:08:53,510 --> 04:09:00,250
and then feedback on multiple drafts and then ultimately operationalizing vision 2030.

2970
04:09:05,500 --> 04:09:12,020
Ingle 4 evidence of the performance area number 2, the superintendent will deliver to the board of document that outlines

2971
04:09:12,020 --> 04:09:18,880
involvement at community and school district events including visits to schools classrooms and school activities.

2972
04:09:19,900 --> 04:09:25,980
The board received evidence of the dates and engagements I attended facilitated or convene multiple visits

2973
04:09:25,980 --> 04:09:30,900
and meetings throughout the year. Those included community related engagements such as city

2974
04:09:30,900 --> 04:09:35,240
celebrations, meeting with city council members, city managers, police chiefs, legislators,

2975
04:09:35,620 --> 04:09:41,180
district 21 partner meetings. District in school related engagements included multiple visits,

2976
04:09:41,400 --> 04:09:44,920
visits at each school for school events, classroom visits or meetings with staff.

2977
04:09:45,240 --> 04:09:50,080
It also included meeting with affinity groups, guest teaching and district emergency management

2978
04:09:50,080 --> 04:09:56,340
meetings, staff meetings, including both meetings with our leadership teams such as system

2979
04:09:56,340 --> 04:09:59,980
leaders, learning leaders, principal meetings, senior leadership meetings, one-

2980
04:10:00,000 --> 04:10:08,640
On one, meetings with my team members, professional development that we all engaged in, department visits, and have staff meetings at each school.

2981
04:10:09,460 --> 04:10:17,960
And while I love all of that, my time with students is the best, so I attended concerts, musicals and plays, sporting events, meetings with student groups.

2982
04:10:18,280 --> 04:10:25,020
I also started the superintendent's student advisory council, which provided regular communication and access to student voice.

2983
04:10:25,020 --> 04:10:32,290
As a superintendent, I deeply value the importance of being present and engaged in the community,

2984
04:10:32,650 --> 04:10:36,050
events, school, and classroom visits and student activities and athletics.

2985
04:10:36,670 --> 04:10:41,750
It's assigned a student staff and families that I'm accessible and invested not just administratively,

2986
04:10:42,570 --> 04:10:43,950
but personally in the school district.

2987
04:10:44,490 --> 04:10:50,030
As a superintendent, I believe each time I walk the halls of a school visit a classroom or attend a student performance

2988
04:10:50,030 --> 04:10:52,970
or athletic event, it builds trust at every level.

2989
04:10:52,970 --> 04:10:58,010
teachers feel seen and supported students understand that their daily experience matters

2990
04:10:58,630 --> 04:11:03,710
to the district leadership families gain confidence that decisions are being made by someone who

2991
04:11:03,710 --> 04:11:08,210
witnesses firsthand the realities of what's happening in the schools.

2992
04:11:12,450 --> 04:11:17,690
So it's been a quite a year through the routine and the consistent flow of the school year

2993
04:11:17,690 --> 04:11:22,590
and through the changes of what the past year has brought all of us, leadership has mattered.

2994
04:11:22,590 --> 04:11:32,910
The work in which we're engaged, the work in which we must be engaged is a heavy left, and I expect that what matters when work matters, it is a heavy left.

2995
04:11:33,630 --> 04:11:36,110
Most of you have heard it, but I just want to share this again.

2996
04:11:36,690 --> 04:11:40,590
When I came from my interview, I walked into the ESC and I noticed two things.

2997
04:11:41,450 --> 04:11:51,410
I noticed that pieces of walls of these buildings literally were falling all over the patio, and there was turf around the loading dock.

2998
04:11:52,720 --> 04:11:59,360
And I've used this story multiple times to talk about how I feel like the small things reveal a culture.

2999
04:12:00,400 --> 04:12:04,640
When I saw the fake grass, I wondered, is this a culture of good enough?

3000
04:12:06,040 --> 04:12:09,300
Is there the care? Is there the pride?

3001
04:12:10,160 --> 04:12:12,580
And I question, as I wrote up the elevator,

3002
04:12:13,680 --> 04:12:19,200
whether this would be a place that align with my values or not, because I am not about good enough.

3003
04:12:19,200 --> 04:12:25,020
I am not about status quo and I am not about let's just get by.

3004
04:12:25,520 --> 04:12:30,420
I have high expectations and I am seeking excellence every day.

3005
04:12:31,120 --> 04:12:37,440
And what I found out is that there are a whole lot of other people around me the same way.

3006
04:12:38,420 --> 04:12:43,460
Without being asked the facilities and operation department took themselves on and began to plan

3007
04:12:43,460 --> 04:12:48,920
for a better tomorrow. So they took the fake grass, the turf and we had a little fun

3008
04:12:49,200 --> 04:12:53,000
with a mini golf, but then the turf was gone.

3009
04:12:54,120 --> 04:12:56,660
Black grass, black dirt came.

3010
04:12:57,840 --> 04:13:01,760
All of the black paper to get rid of weeds was laid down.

3011
04:13:02,440 --> 04:13:04,960
And then pretty soon the wood chips came.

3012
04:13:05,540 --> 04:13:07,140
And then boulders came.

3013
04:13:08,220 --> 04:13:10,160
And then pretty soon plants,

3014
04:13:11,960 --> 04:13:13,160
grasses were planted.

3015
04:13:15,830 --> 04:13:18,790
And about a week or two ago,

3016
04:13:19,610 --> 04:13:27,430
I was pulled up to the ESC and Sylvester, who's one of our custodians, was raking the lawn.

3017
04:13:28,230 --> 04:13:31,850
And so I just talked to him and I said, oh my gosh, unbelievable.

3018
04:13:32,350 --> 04:13:39,470
And I told him the story about when I came and he just said, it's about pride, about investment.

3019
04:13:41,270 --> 04:13:49,890
And I thank him for what he did and I think this just continues to be an amazing story of transformation.

3020
04:13:50,650 --> 04:13:55,190
You can see as I was leaving, he's bent over pulling weeds by hand.

3021
04:13:55,670 --> 04:13:58,150
Make sure that they don't come back, right?

3022
04:13:59,310 --> 04:14:04,710
So it has taken a while for the landscaping at the front of the ESC.

3023
04:14:04,710 --> 04:14:11,210
take shape. But it started because there were some people who weren't asked to do it. They just

3024
04:14:11,210 --> 04:14:19,090
had a lot of pride. And they invested time and energy to moving us from fake grass into something

3025
04:14:19,090 --> 04:14:24,750
that represents the potential of this district and ultimately the transformation that can occur.

3026
04:14:26,210 --> 04:14:32,030
So that was a theme this year, right? That I shared with all staff at my kickoff. And as I've said

3027
04:14:32,030 --> 04:14:34,710
before none of us could have predicted, you know,

3028
04:14:34,830 --> 04:14:37,050
and got to what would happen between closing

3029
04:14:37,050 --> 04:14:40,290
for schools in the ESC, reducing $10 million

3030
04:14:40,910 --> 04:14:44,170
developing a NSOD plan, Metro's surge,

3031
04:14:45,270 --> 04:14:47,330
transitioning people and things,

3032
04:14:48,090 --> 04:14:49,410
direction and planning for the future.

3033
04:14:49,670 --> 04:14:52,530
It was quite a year, and we are certainly going

3034
04:14:52,530 --> 04:14:55,730
to all have to continue to take ourselves on.

3035
04:14:56,770 --> 04:14:59,930
And well, it was a challenge, Jane and Joyce here.

3036
04:15:00,000 --> 04:15:09,340
It's obvious that Robin Zillerius's future is something we build together. Tonight, for me, is a celebration

3037
04:15:09,340 --> 04:15:16,700
of the collective work of our staff, our leaders, our students in our community. I am very proud

3038
04:15:16,700 --> 04:15:27,860
of our work, and while these goals only represent a small portion of my work, I'm proud of the

3039
04:15:27,860 --> 04:15:33,720
rain leadership. And I'm proud of an extremely grateful for an amazing team of senior

3040
04:15:33,720 --> 04:15:38,700
leaders. I was able to hire some key positions this year to bring on to our team, and

3041
04:15:38,700 --> 04:15:44,260
I continue to benefit from strong leaders who are serving when I arrived and continue to

3042
04:15:44,260 --> 04:15:50,760
invest their talents and loyalty in our district. This new team has come together, that's

3043
04:15:50,760 --> 04:15:55,620
come together, I believe, is unstoppable. And depending on what the board and community

3044
04:15:55,620 --> 04:16:02,020
want. We have everything needed to transform the school district. So I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve

3045
04:16:02,020 --> 04:16:04,540
Robin'sdale area schools and for you.

3046
04:16:08,030 --> 04:16:15,510
Thank you. Thank you very much. At this time, at this time,

3047
04:16:15,710 --> 04:16:21,890
we will go into a closed session pursuant to Minnesota statutes 13D.0.5 subdivision 3A for superintendent

3048
04:16:21,890 --> 04:16:23,130
and end of the year of evaluation.

3049
04:16:23,910 --> 04:16:26,550
I will entertain a motion to recess to the close session.

3050
04:16:27,710 --> 04:16:33,310
Move by brintisans, seconded by woots, director Huto, all of favor say aye.

3051
04:16:33,730 --> 04:16:34,150
All right.

3052
04:16:34,150 --> 04:16:35,130
Oh, say no.

3053
04:16:35,450 --> 04:16:39,530
Okay, it is 10, 12, that we are going into the closed session.

3054
04:16:39,810 --> 04:16:40,510
Motion carried.

3055
04:16:41,790 --> 04:16:47,730
The closed session, 10, 12, we'll come and get you as soon as your part will be happening.

3056
04:16:49,630 --> 04:16:49,810
Okay.

3057
04:16:49,810 --> 04:16:52,810
So for this card, it's just the board members.

3058
05:49:14,000 --> 05:49:28,160
Okay, our closed session is over. We are going to finish off our study session now. It is 1146. And it is still Monday, June 15th, 2026. And we are finished. Thank you, everybody.