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          >> I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, 
          [A. Call to Order]
AND WE'LL GO RIGHT TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
          >> DOES ANY ONE KNOW IF [INAUDIBLE] SAID HE WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE? 
          >> YES, HE'S OUT OF TOWN. 
          >> OKAY. MAKING SURE WE DIDN'T NEED TO WAIT. 
          >> WE USUALLY DO, AT THIS POINT, REVIEW OUR MISSION STATEMENT, SO I'LL JUST READ IT. 
          OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS AND ARE CHALLENGED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 
          BEFORE SOMEONE MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, 
          [B. Approval of the Agenda]
LET ME JUST GO THROUGH A FEW THINGS. 
          WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT PULLING NUMBER 1 OFF OF ACTION ITEMS. WE'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO LEAVE THAT ON. 
          WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IT TO A DATE LATER IN APRIL, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THE WHOLE BOARD GETS THE EXPLANATION OF WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BOTH THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING THERE. 
          IF SOMEONE WERE TO MAKE A MOTION, YOU COULD ALSO REMOVE OFF OF THERE, I BELIEVE, IF SOMEBODY THINKS DIFFERENT. 
          NUMBER 8 ON THE CONSENT. 
          I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING ON THE 8, ON THE CONSENT, UNLESS SOMEBODY WHO THINKS THEY SHOULD. 
          NOBODY'S SAYING ANYTHING. 
          SOMEONE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH DELETION OF NUMBER 8 OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> THE MOTION SECONDED TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA WITH THE DELETION OF NUMBER 8, APPROVAL TO MARK [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTY OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. 
          >> ALL WHO'S OPPOSED? WE MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. 
          [C. Superintendent's Report]
          >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES AND CHAIR GINGERY. 
          TONIGHT, WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR DR. 
          CRISP TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE INTRODUCTIONS. 
          DR. CRISP, YOU COME FORWARD. 
          [NOISE] 
          >> I'VE GOT TO DO THIS ONE. NEXT TIME, I CAN DO BOTH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU SOME CELEBRATIONS. 
          I GET TO INTRODUCE MY DAUGHTER TONIGHT, ZOE CRISP, [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] WHO'S FRESH OFF THE SOCCER FIELDS. 
          >> YEAH, SORRY. 
          >> [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] ZOE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS A SENIOR AT JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL, SHE'S GRADUATING THIS YEAR. 
          SHE'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU THE PROGRAM THAT SHE WAS ENGAGED IN THIS YEAR. 
          THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO IT, FOR TIME'S SAKE, ALSO, WHEN ZOE IS DONE, YOU'LL ALSO HEAR FROM CHEF [INAUDIBLE] , WHO IS HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT HER CULINARY PROGRAM IN STATE CHAMPIONS. 
          >> I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE CHOSEN FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM. 
          BASICALLY, IT'S A PROGRAM WHERE THEY SELECT TWO KIDS FROM EACH STATE AND THEY GET TO COME AND MEET A BUNCH OF POLITICAL LEADERS. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, I MET ANTHONY FAUCI, I'VE GOT TO MEET OUR PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN. 
          I ALSO GOT TO MEET SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN. 
          A BUNCH OF REALLY COOL RANDOM PEOPLE, BUT IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THE MIX OF EVERYBODY. 
          THERE'S A SECTION THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY BASED ON SUPREME COURT AND LAW, WHICH IS WHAT I WANT TO GO INTO, SO THAT WAS A BIG PART OF WHY I APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM. 
          I WAS REALLY EXCITED THAT I GOT IT BECAUSE I GOT TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT WHAT I WANT TO DO AND HOW I SHOULD DO IT. 
          LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THERE'S TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM EACH STATE. 
          THE OTHER STUDENT THAT I DID IT WITH WAS FROM CHEYENNE, HER NAME IS GRACE. 
          THEN AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
          THEN, THERE WERE ABOUT 15 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND, AS LISTED UP HERE, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ONES THAT STUCK WITH ME. 
          THE ONE THAT STUCK WITH ME PROBABLY THE MOST WAS ROBERT HENRY, WHO IS THE US CIRCUIT JUDGE IN OKLAHOMA. 
          HE WAS ORIGINALLY A LAWYER. 
          IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HE DID, WHAT POLITICAL SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM HE WAS ON, HOW HE DEALT WITH HIS POLITICAL SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM COLLEAGUE PROJECTING HIS IDEAS. 
          HE ALSO WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME SOME REALLY GOOD ADVICE ABOUT BEING A LAWYER, SINCE I WANT TO DO THAT. 
          WE'LL SEE WHERE I END UP, IF I ACTUALLY WANT TO DO THAT. 
          ANOTHER THING THAT REALLY SAT WITH ME WAS THAT ALL SENATORS SAID THAT YOUR PATH ISN'T CONCRETE. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO GO A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          ORIGINALLY, I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO BE LIKE, "OKAY, LAWYER, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO STICK WITH." BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WENT THROUGH MULTIPLE THINGS. 
          TAMMY BALDWIN TOLD ME THAT SHE NEVER EVEN THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO BE A SENATOR, WHICH WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE NOW SHE'S PRETTY SUCCESSFUL AND A 
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REALLY STRONG WOMAN LEADER IN OUR COUNTRY AND OUR STATES. 
          WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM? I BRIEFLY EXPLAINED IT BEFORE, BUT IN A NORMAL YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT A NORMAL YEAR, YOU'D GO TO WASHINGTON DC FOR THE WEEK AND YOU'D BE ABLE TO GO SEE THE SUPREME COURT IN PERSON, AND BE ABLE TO GO SEE THE WHITE HOUSE IN PERSON, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS ONLINE THIS YEAR. 
          BUT WHAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT IT BEING ONLINE IS IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY WELL-BUILT. 
          YOU ASSUME THAT YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SIT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER AND YOU JUST HAVE TO SIT THERE AND LISTEN. 
          BUT WITH EVERY SINGLE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, THERE WAS A BUNCH OF Q&A'S AFTERWARDS. 
          THEY SELECTED ABOUT 20 STUDENTS EACH Q&A. 
          THEY WERE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY TO THE PERSON. 
          LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THE SUPREME COURT, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT STUCK WITH ME, AND THE NIH. 
          I'VE GOT TO MEET FRANCIS COLLINS AND ANTHONY FAUCI, BUT THEY'RE NOT SUPER RELEVANT TO TODAY. 
          I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER COOL THAT I GOT TO MEET TWO OF THE BIGGEST FACES THAT ARE ON THE NEWS RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST, ESPECIALLY ANTHONY FAUCI, AND I GOT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT COVID AND HOW HE'S HAD TO DEAL WITH IT AND HOW HE'S HAD TO PORTRAY HIS IDEAS TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT GETTING TOO CONTROVERSIAL. 
          LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT WAS Q&A STYLE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY COOL. 
          THEN THEY ALSO GAVE US A TOUR OF THE SUPREME COURT VIRTUALLY, WHICH, OBVIOUSLY, WASN'T AS COOL AS BEING IN-PERSON, BUT THEY DID A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB THERE. 
          THEY EXPLAINED IT REALLY WELL. 
          CLARENCE THOMAS WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE AND TALK TO US, WHICH WAS PRETTY COOL. 
          YOU JUST GOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE INSIDE OF THE SENATE AS WELL, AND ALL THE MOVING PARTS, CHECKS AND BALANCES AND EVERYTHING. 
          THEN, SO FOR WHY? LIKE I BRIEFLY EXPLAINED BEFORE, I FEEL SUPER, SUPER GRATEFUL THAT I WAS PICKED FOR THIS PROGRAM. 
          IN ALL HONESTY, I WAS VERY SURPRISED I WAS, BUT I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, SENATE PROGRAM, SCHOLARSHIP." THAT WAS SUPER COOL. 
          WHEN I GOT IT, I WAS LIKE, "DAMN, OH MY GOSH." [LAUGHTER] LIKE A HUGE PACKAGE CAME IN THE MAIL, AND I WAS LIKE, [NOISE]. 
          WHAT WAS SUPER SUPER EXCITING TO ME IS ONE OF THE FIRST LESSONS THAT I TOOK THAT WAS THE BASIS OF GOVERNMENT WAS AP GOV WITH [INAUDIBLE]. 
          I REALLY LIKED THAT CLASS, IT WAS SUPER INTERESTING, AND I GOT TO LEARN A LOT. 
          THEN AS I WAS LEARNING A LOT MORE ABOUT IT, I WAS LIKE, "I WONDER IF THERE'S ANY PROGRAMS THAT I COULD GET INTO BECAUSE OF MY INTEREST IN THIS." THE SENATE PROGRAM WAS A PRETTY BIG ONE. 
          MY DAD ACTUALLY FOUND IT, AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, SURE, WHY NOT?" THE SUPREME COURT AND LAW IS A FIELD I WANT TO GO INTO, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET A BUNCH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THAT, ESPECIALLY FROM HEARING FROM TWO JUDGES, ONE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY A LAWYER, THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          THEY'VE WORKED IN PRETTY BIG COURTROOMS, HAVE WORKED WITH PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY, AND ONE OF THEM WAS ACTUALLY A TRIAL ATTORNEY; THAT WAS REALLY COOL. 
          IT WAS ALSO SUPER COOL TO HEAR FROM TAMMY BALDWIN JUST BECAUSE SHE'S A WOMAN AND SHE'S A VERY BIG LEADER IN OUR COUNTRY, AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE LIKE THAT. 
          LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT WAS ALSO EMPHASIZED THAT YOU CAN WORK WITH ANYTHING YOU WANT IF YOU PUT THE WORK IN TO IT. 
          LIKE I SAID BEFORE, ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN POLITICS NEVER REALLY THOUGHT THEY WOULD END UP THERE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS SUPER INTERESTING BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IF YOU WANTED TO BE A SENATOR, YOU HAVE THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND YOUR WHOLE LIFE, THAT'S YOUR PRIMARY GOAL. 
          I GOT TO MEET WITH SENATOR LUMMIS AND SENATOR BARRASSO AS WELL, I HEARD FROM BOTH OF THEM. 
          SENATOR BARRASSO BEING LIKE, "I DON'T EVEN KNOW I WANTED TO BE A SENATOR UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENED," WHICH I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY COOL AND MADE ME [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CONCRETE THING THAT I WANT TO DO. 
          IT'S OKAY TO BE A LITTLE BIT LOST. 
          SOMETIMES IT'S OKAY TO THINK THROUGH WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO DO AND NOT GO RIGHT TO IT JUST IN CASE YOU ACTUALLY END UP NOT WANTING TO DO THAT. 
          >> JUST A LITTLE BIT OF MARGIN FOR ERROR. 
          [LAUGHTER]. 
          >> NOT A BUNCH OF MARGIN FOR ERROR, BUT A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS NICE. IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE. 
          [LAUGHTER] THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. 
          LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I'M VERY, VERY GRATEFUL THAT I WAS PICKED FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROGRAM. 
          IT WAS A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THE WASHINGTON [INAUDIBLE] WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO HAPPEN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OVER ZOOM. 
          I THOUGHT IT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN, WHICH WAS SAD. 
          HOPEFULLY, I GET TO GO VISIT WASHINGTON DC AND ACTUALLY GO GET TO DO THESE THINGS, 
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MAYBE THROUGH AN INTERNSHIP IN THE FUTURE. YEAH, THAT'S IT. 
          >> ZOE, THANKS FOR COMING AND SHARING WITH US. 
          >> OF COURSE. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ZOE? I TOLD HER WE'D SET ASIDE AN HOUR FOR QUESTIONING. 
          [LAUGHTER] ZOE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING NEXT YEAR? 
          >> COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] WENT THERE, TOO. 
          >> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          [OVERLAPPING] YOU'RE EXCITED THAT YOU DID THIS, AND YOUR PRESENTATION WAS GREAT. 
          YOU WERE INFECTIOUS WITH ENTHUSIASM. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> CHEF, DO YOU WANT TO TELL US ALL ABOUT YOUR BIG WIN? 
          >> HI. EVERY SPRING THE WYOMING RESTAURANT AND LODGING ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SPONSORS A COOKING AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT COMPETITION. 
          WE COMPETED LAST WEDNESDAY IN CASPER, AND WE SWEPT BOTH DIVISIONS. 
          WE HAD A REALLY PRODUCTIVE WIN. 
          [APPLAUSE] THE CULINARY TEAM, THEY, IN ONE HOUR USING JUST TWO SMALL, CAMP BURNER STOVE WITH A BUTANE FUEL, AND A COUPLE OF COOLERS WITH SOME ICE, PREPARED A THREE-COURSE MEAL THAT IS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD. 
          IT COULD FIT IN ANY FINE DINING RESTAURANT IN TOWN OR ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. 
          THAT'S THE CULINARY COMPETITION. 
          THE RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT TEAM, THEY COMPETE IN A SHARK TANK-LIKE PRESENTATION AND THEY PITCH A BUSINESS PLAN FOR A RESTAURANT. 
          THIS YEAR OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM WENT REALLY AGGRESSIVE VEGETARIAN. 
          IT WAS A HEAVY METAL-THEMED VEGETARIAN FOOD TRACK [LAUGHTER] IN CASPER COUNTRY. 
          [LAUGHTER]. 
          I THINK THEIR THOUGHT WAS THAT , "VEGETARIAN FOOD, IT ALWAYS JUST SEEM SO EARTHY AND WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, WE WANT TO BE AGGRESSIVELY VEGETARIAN." [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS VERY APPEALING TO THE JUDGES. 
          WE ALSO HAD KENDALL SEATON, HE WAS NAMED THE PROSTART STUDENT OF THE YEAR. 
          PROSTART IS THE NAME OF OUR CURRICULUM FOR WYOMING'S. 
          THAT WAS A PRETTY SOLID HONOR THERE TOO. 
          THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN CULINARY. 
          >> YOU HAVE SOME MORE PICTURES, DON'T YOU? 
          >> YEAH, WE HAVE SOME PICTURES. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. 
          WE HAVE TWO POSTERS SIMILAR TO THIS THAT JUDGES COME THROUGH, ASK QUESTIONS, THEY REFERENCE THE POSTERS, AND PITCH THEIR CONCEPT. 
          I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE FOR CULINARY. YES, AREN'T THEY'RE CUTE? [LAUGHTER] YEAH, WE GO FULL FORMAL CULINARY SCHOOL STYLE. 
          THESE ARE PLATES, I'M GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. 
          ON THE LEFT WAS, THEY CALLED IT THE SPRING SALAD, WHICH WAS A DUCK FAT CROUTON WITH A POACHED QUAIL EGG AND TRUFFLE MOSCOW POUND CREAM. 
          WAIT, ITS ONE HOUR? ONE HOUR. THE ENTREE WAS SEARED SEA SCALLOPS, SOME COUSCOUS, CARROTS, AND THEN A BLOOD ORANGE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          THEN THE DESERT, MY FAVORITE WAS A GREEN TEA MATCHA CAKE. 
          THEY FIGURED OUT HOW TO STEAM A CAKE JUST ON A BURNER. 
          THERE WAS NO OVEN, [INAUDIBLE] A RASPBERRY COOLEY, EDIBLE FLOWERS, A LACED TWEED ON TOP, ALL THOSE FUN COMPONENTS. 
          HOW MANY OTHER SCHOOLS COMPETE? IT VARIES, THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT LEAN. 
          I THINK THERE WAS 10, USUALLY THERE'S CLOSER TO 20. 
          YEAH, AND ABOUT THE SAME FOR MANAGEMENT. 
          YOU TEACH THE CLASS, HOW DO PEOPLE GET ON YOUR TEAM? THESE STUDENTS GENERALLY COME OUT OF OUR CULINARY TWO COURSE, AND THAT'S USUALLY THE EMPHASIS. 
          THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR WE START WORKING UP A MENU AND START WORKING OUT A GAME PLAN TO PRODUCE WITHIN THAT HOUR TIME. 
          GENERALLY IT'S JUST PULLED FROM THE CLASSROOM. 
          HOW MANY CLASSES DO YOU TEACH? THIS YEAR I HAVE THREE CULINARY ONE, AND ONE CULINARY TWO. 
          [OVERLAPPING] IS THERE A SCHOOL THAT DOMINATED FOR A LONG TIME AND CLEARLY [INAUDIBLE] , WHO WAS THAT? YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE GLEN ROCK. 
          OKAY. 
          ACTUALLY LANDER IS STARTING TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM. 
          I WOULD SAY LELE MY IS PROBABLY PRETTY SOLID. 
          THOSE ARE REALLY OUR BIGGEST COMPETITION, BUT NOT REALLY. [LAUGHTER]. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ALL RIGHT, THANKS GUYS. 
          THANKS FOR THE VALUE. 
          DISTRICT LEADERS REPORT, DID EVERYONE GET A COPY OF IT, AND IF SO, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP WAY? I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I WAS FLATTERED, EVERYBODY HIGHLIGHTED THE TEACHER AND STAFF PERSON OF THE YEAR, THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE. 
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COVID UPDATE. 
          CHAIR OF THE GROUP, BEFORE WE MOVE TO COVID UPDATE CAN I REQUEST THE CLERK COME FORWARD WITH A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 
          OKAY. 
          TESTING AREA AND BOARD MEMBERS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME COME UP HERE. 
          MY NAME IS WES CLARK. I'M THE FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          WE GOT SOME REALLY EXCITING NEWS ON TUESDAY MORNING THAT THE USDA IS GOING TO EXTEND FREE MEALS TO THE STUDENTS FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. 
          FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, THEY'VE ALREADY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT, SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING STUFF. 
          I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW. 
          BUT IT SLIGHTLY CHANGES A LITTLE BIT, WE MOVE FROM A DIFFERENT PROGRAM. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BACK ON THE NSLP, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. 
          YOU'LL SEE THAT THE REGULATIONS GET QUITE A BIT MORE STRINGENT, THE MORE WORK, BUT IT'S GREAT NEWS TO HAVE FREE MEALS FOR THE KIDS. 
          THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING] TO SHARE EMPHASIS ONTO THE COVID UPDATE. 
          I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT WE ARE [OVERLAPPING] SORRY, I THINK. [OVERLAPPING]. 
          JENINE, GO AHEAD. 
          BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THING, I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET FREE MEALS, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FIND A WAY TO CAPTURE THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH COUNTS AND GET PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, EVEN THOUGH ALL LUNCHES ARE FREE. 
          BECAUSE THOSE DRIVE A LOT OF THE TITLE 1 FUNDING, AS WELL AS THERE HAD BEEN DRIVING, FOR EXAMPLE, ANY OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONIES AS WELL. 
          I THINK THAT'S A CHALLENGE THAT'S REALLY IN FRONT OF US IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL EAT FOR FREE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WITH COVID, WE CONTINUE OUR RECOVERY EFFORTS HERE IN THE DISTRICT, AND AS YOU KNOW, APRIL 12TH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS JOIN CLASSES. 
          THEY'VE BEEN IN SCHOOL MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 
          OUR STAFF AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, ESPECIALLY LED BY SCOTT, CHRIS, AND MATT HEASHER HAVE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB AND IT'S AS IF THE KIDS HAVE BEEN IN SESSION ALL ALONG. 
          IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH THE USUAL NUMBER OF PICKUPS. 
          BIG THANKS TO OUR FOOD SERVICE OF COURSE, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION AND THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT FOR MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS READY TO GO FOR APRIL 12TH. 
          WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT THE BOARD GAVE US TO GET THAT DONE, I JUST THINK IT REALLY PAID OFF. 
          WE CONTINUE TO REQUIRE MASK WEARING IN SCHOOLS, AND ALSO WE ARE TESTING. 
          WE SENT HOME 20 PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL POPULATION OF TEST KITS WITH STUDENTS, HOPING THAT WE GET 10 PERCENT BACK. 
          THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD 16 PERCENT BACK. 
          WE'RE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN OUR EXPECTATION, AND THAT WAS JUST OUR FIRST ATTEMPT AT IT. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONDUCT THE SURVEILLANCE TESTING, EVEN THOSE THAT HAD BEEN VACCINATED. 
          THAT'S THE CDC'S RECOMMENDATION AS WELL, AND THEN WE'RE PARTNERING WITH OUR STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 
          THEY'RE PROVIDING SOME SUPPORT, ALTHOUGH IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A MONTH AWAY. 
          THAT'S IMPORTANT, WE'LL MORE LOOK LIKE DATA BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE A HARD TIME MANAGING. 
          WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE STAFF AVAILABLE TO DO IT. 
          IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A DASHBOARD, RIGHT NOW WE DO ALL THAT BY HAND AND I REALIZE IT'S LIMITED, BUT IT DOES TAKE US A LOT OF TIME TO CALL THROUGH THE DATA WE DO HAVE, AND THEN MAKE SENSE OF IT. 
          WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING MORE INFORMATION FROM THE STATE. 
          BUT I KNOW THE BOARD HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE SAFE MEASURES THAT WE'VE TAKEN AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON COVID? WHO COULD UPDATE THE RIGHT ANSWER? 
          >> ANYONE? 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          THE NEXT ITEM UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DR. [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING TO DEBRIEF BOARD OF EDUCATION MOMENT ON FLUENCY VERSUS PROFICIENCY. 
          [LAUGHTER] 
          >> SOMEWHAT LAUGHABLE SOMETIMES. 
          >> BUT HERE WE ARE, MR. CHAIR AND TRUSTEES WANT TO TALK ABOUT FLUENCY PROFICIENCY QUICKLY AND TALK ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT TERMS, 
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THEY MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THEY ARE SOMETIMES DEPENDENT UPON EACH OTHER AND ALSO WANT TO FOCUS ON ACADEMICS SKILLS. 
          YOU CAN APPLY FLUENCY PROFICIENCY TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS AND SKILLS. 
          SOMETIMES YOU'LL APPLY TO LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND LANGUAGE FLUENCY, BUT FOR THIS SAKE, WE'LL FOCUS ON ACADEMIC SKILLS. 
          WHEN WE THINK ABOUT FLUENCY AND ACADEMIC SKILLS, WE'RE USUALLY TALKING ABOUT SPEED AND ACCURACY. 
          HOW QUICKLY AND HOW ACCURATE DOES A STUDENT KNOW HOW TO PERFORM A VERY SPECIFIC SKILL? USUALLY THE INTENT THERE IS TO BE FLUENT ON TYPICALLY LOWER-LEVEL SKILLS SO THAT THERE'S MORE COGNITIVE SPACE FOR HIGHER-LEVEL SKILLS. 
          FOR INSTANCE, MATH FLUENCY, WE WANT STUDENTS TO HAVE FLUENCY IN MULTIPLICATION FACTS OR DIVISION OR ADDITION SO THAT THEY THEN CAN APPLY. 
          THEY'RE KIND OF DOING THOSE SKILLS AUTOMATICALLY AND CAN THEN USE MORE MENTAL RESOURCES FOR ALGEBRA OR CALCULUS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR FLUENCY. 
          OUR MAIN GOAL ISN'T FOR STUDENTS TO BE FLUENT READERS. 
          OUR MAIN GOAL IS WE WANT STUDENTS TO BE FLUENT READERS SO THAT THEY CAN DO THAT MORE AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN THINK OF MORE CRITICALLY ABOUT HIGHER-LEVEL OF TEXTS AND COMPREHEND HIGH LEVEL TEXTS. 
          THAT'S FLUENCY, THINKING ABOUT SPEED AND ACCURACY, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. 
          PROFICIENCY, USUALLY WE THINK ABOUT VERY SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR GOAL AND IN EDUCATION WE HAVE STANDARDS. 
          DOES AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT KNOW THAT SPECIFIC CONTENT OR DO THEY KNOW THAT SPECIFIC STANDARD? SOMETIMES SPEED MAY PLAY A FACT IN THERE. 
          BUT USUALLY, IT'S JUST ABOUT THE ACTUAL STANDARD ITSELF, DO THEY HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL UNDERSTANDING FOR THAT? AS ONE EXAMPLE IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND SLIDE. 
          I APPLY THIS TO MATH. 
          HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT A THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS GREATER THAN, EQUAL TO, LESS THAN, WHEN WE MEASURE FLUENCY, SOMETIMES STUDENTS MIGHT GET, AND YOU SEE THESE THREE QUESTIONS RIGHT THERE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A WORKSHEET ON 25 OR 50 OF THOSE PROBLEMS. HOW MANY PROBLEMS COULD A STUDENT SOLVE, LET'S SAY IN ONE MINUTE? THERE IS A MEASURE OF FLUENCY, OR GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO, LESS THAN WITH THREE DIGITS. 
          ALTERNATIVELY, PROFICIENCY, WE'RE NOT ONLY FURTHER CONCERNED ABOUT HOW QUICKLY THEY CAN DO ANYTHING IN ONE MINUTE BUT JUST DO THEY KNOW TO COMPARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS BASED ON THE USE OF [INAUDIBLE] DO THEY KNOW THAT SPECIFIC SKILL? THEY'RE USUALLY INTERDEPENDENT, SOMETHING THEY CAN'T BE DEPENDENT UPON EACH OTHER. 
          IS ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTION? 
          >> OKAY, THAT WAS EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. 
          >> DID ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT MONTH? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INTERESTING TERMINOLOGY THAT WE'VE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT? WE'LL LEAVE IT UP TO AJ TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING. 
          >> THANKS AJ. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO STUDENTS' SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER REPORT. 
          [D. Reports and Items for Discussion]
          >> ALL RIGHT, FOR OUR REPORT THIS WEEK, WE JUST WANT TO START WITH FEW IMAGES OF THE RECYCLING EFFORTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          THOSE THAT ARE ON THIS SIDE, WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DAYS RECYCLING. 
          A LOT OF STUDENTS INVOLVED, VERY EXCITING FOR US IS HOW MANY KIDS ARE PARTICIPATING EVEN THIS YEAR, THAT WAS COOL. 
          THEN FOR THE NEXT SLIDE, WE DO SOME BROWSING AROUND OPPORTUNITIES IN WHAT OTHER SCHOOLS AND STATES DO WELL IN TERMS OF RECYCLING. 
          THIS MONTH WE STUMBLED UPON THIS TERRACYCLE, WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT WILL PRETTY MUCH PAY US TO RECYCLE OUR TRASH, WILL GET THIS CREDIT. 
          SOME OF THE COOL THINGS WE FOUND WERE THE BIC SELECT. 
          THERE WERE SIDEBAR PENS AND STUFF THAT ARE JUST EMPTY. 
          WE HAVE PLASTIC FROM PEPSICO, PLASTIC BOTTLE ONCE AGAIN, AND THEN JUST MARKERS. 
          WE HAVE IMAGES OF EVERYTHING THAT IS INCLUDED AND SO PRETTY MUCH THEY WILL PAY US TO SEND IT TO THEM AND THEY WILL REUSE IT AND GIVE US WHAT THEY CALL CREDIT FOR EVERY POUND THAT WE SEND TO THEM, WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS REALLY COOL AND EXCITING BECAUSE AS A SCHOOL WE PRODUCE A LOT OF THESE MATERIALS. 
          A LOT OF US ALREADY COLLECT THESE THINGS. 
          CLASSROOMS, A LOT OF THEM COLLECT EXPO MARKERS WHEN THEY ARE DEAD AND WE JUST SEND THEM TO CRAYOLA. 
          THAT IS JUST REALLY FREED US. 
          WE SWITCH TO GET SOME IN CREDIT FOR THAT, WHICH IS COOL. 
          >> WE JUST LIKE TO SAY TOMORROW IS EARTH DAY. 
          JOSH AND I HAVE COME UP WITH THE FUN IDEA TO POSE A CHALLENGE TO EACH FROM THE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, TO SEE WHO CAN CLEAN UP THEIR SCHOOL GROUNDS AND MAKE IT THE NICEST. 
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WHAT WE HAVE TO DECIDED TO DO IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AT LEAST, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OTHER SCHOOLS, WE LEFT IT PRETTY OPEN TO THEM FOR THEIR SCHEDULING AND SUCH. 
          BUT 8:15 TOMORROW MORNING, A BUNCH OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, HOPEFULLY, [LAUGHTER] WOULD GATHER IN THE STUDENT PARKING LOT AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE HOW MUCH TRASH WE CAN COLLECT OFF OF OUR SCHOOL GROUNDS AND HOPEFULLY DO A LITTLE FUN THINGS. 
          HOPE WE FIND SOME MORE RECYCLABLES THAT WE CAN GET. 
          [LAUGHTER] WE ALLOCATED IN THE RIGHT BINS, SO PROBABLE CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TOMORROW. 
          >> EXCELLENT, ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> YES. 
          >> TRUSTEE, [INAUDIBLE] , I THINK IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC WHAT YOU'RE DOING. 
          MORE AND MORE YOU HEAR ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE BEING RECYCLED. 
          I HAD A LONG DRIVE YESTERDAY AND ON THE RADIO, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW LULULEMON IS ASKING PEOPLE TO SEND THEIR OLD EXERCISE TIES AND WHATEVER, BACK TO THE COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN RECYCLE THE FABRIC. 
          YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE DEFENDING THESE LITTLE INDIVIDUAL THINGS THAT MANUFACTURERS AND CORPORATIONS ARE DOING TO TRY AND RECYCLE THINGS AND IT'S CORRECT. CONGRATULATION. 
          >> WE THINK THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. 
          NOW, GIVING ANOTHER LIFE TO SOMETHING, THAT'S TRASH ALREADY. 
          >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTION? YOU BOTH ARE 12 GRADERS, RIGHT? 
          >> YES. 
          >> PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR? 
          >> YES. 
          >> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> MICHIGAN STATE. I'VE GOT A FULL RIDE ON THAT. 
          >> OH, MY GOODNESS. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> THE STARR SCHOLARSHIP? 
          >> YEAH. 
          >> CONGRATULATIONS. [OVERLAPPING] >. THANK YOU. 
          >> I'M EXCITED FOR THAT ONE. I'M GOING TO GO DO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AS I HAD MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, SO THAT'S EXCITING. 
          >> I'M HEADING TO BOSTON. 
          I'M GOING TO WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE. 
          >> OH, MY GOODNESS. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> NOT THAT MUCH. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> ESPECIALLY [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> BIG HELP. 
          >> YES, THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. 
          WE ARE NOW ON THE PHYSICAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND I TOLD [OVERLAPPING] KRISTEN THAT SHE COULD HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF TIME. 
          [LAUGHTER] BUT WHY DON'T YOU START US OFF, JANINE? 
          >> YEAH. I THINK WE NEED TO PUT SOME LIMITS ON KRISTEN. 
          I JUST DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD TURN HER LOOSE LIKE THIS, KEITH. 
          THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. 
          [LAUGHTER] KRISTEN AND I HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DISCUSS WITH YOU, AND I WILL JUST INTERJECT FROM TIME TO TIME AS SHE'S GOING THROUGH HER PRESENTATION. 
          IT BLENDS SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WITH SOME OF WHAT SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT, SO I'LL JUST TURN IT LOOSE TO KRISTEN. THANK YOU. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD, KRISTEN. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. BEFORE YOU HAVE A DRAFT COMPENSATION PACKAGE PROPOSED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 22 SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN SUMMARY OF CHANGES. 
          THROUGHOUT THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES, THERE'S SOME VOCABULARY CHANGES AND SOME MINOR THINGS THAT ARE JUST HOUSEKEEPING WITHIN THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. 
          THEN, THERE'S TWO MAJOR THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO DIVE INTO A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT. 
          THE 1ST ONE BEING THE RCA INCREASE. 
          CHAIR [INAUDIBLE] HAD ASKED ME TO GO IN-DEPTH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE TIME THAT MAYBE NOT EVERYBODY FULLY UNDERSTANDS. 
          THERE'S THREE INDEXES THAT THE LEGISLATURE OFTEN TALKS ABOUT. 
          THIS WAS A HOT TOPIC IN THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATION AND, REALLY, EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          THIS IS SOMETHING THEY TALK ABOUT. 
          THE INDEX THAT WE PREFER THEM TO USE IN THE FUNDING MODEL IS CALLED THE WYOMING COST OF LIVING INDEX, AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT PUTS OUR REGIONAL COST ADJUSTMENT LAST YEAR AT 157 PERCENT OF THE STATE AVERAGE AND 159 FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR OF THE STATE AVERAGE. 
          THEY JUST PUBLISHED THE 4TH QUARTER 2020 INDEX ON APRIL 16TH, AND OUR ACTUAL COST OF LIVING IN TETON COUNTY IS 165 PERCENT OF THE STATE AVERAGE. 
          THE REASON THAT THE CURRENT FUNDING MODEL DOESN'T REFLECT 165 PERCENT IS BECAUSE THEY TAKE SEVERAL QUARTERS AND AVERAGE THEM OUT. 
          EVENTUALLY, YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THAT FLATTEN OUT, OBVIOUSLY, WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TETON COUNTY WITH THE INCREASING PROPERTY PRICES. 
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IT SEEMS THERE'S NO LIMITS; OUR REGIONAL COST ADJUSTMENT CONTINUES TO INCREASE. 
          THAT, FOR NEXT YEAR, WILL BE TWO PERCENT, AND WHAT WE NORMALLY DO IS THEN TAKE THAT AND APPLY THE INCREASE TO OUR SALARY MATRICES. 
          ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE USED TO JUST TACK ON THE TWO PERCENT TO THE CURRENT MATRIX, WHICH GOT US IN A LITTLE BIT OF A PICKLE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST TWO PERCENT ADDED ON. 
          WE FIRST HAVE TO BACK OUT THE 57 PERCENT AND THEN ADD ON THE 59 PERCENT, WHICH IS NOW THE PRACTICE THAT WE USE WHEN WE UPDATE THAT IN COMPENSATION PACKAGE. 
          I'LL PAUSE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REGIONAL COST ADJUSTMENT. 
          >> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? 
          >> GO AHEAD. 
          >> KRISTEN REFERS TO IT AS THE INDEX THAT WE PREFER. 
          IT REALLY IS THE MOST COST-BASED INDEX FOR TETON COUNTY. 
          WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT REALLY THE MAJOR IMPACT FOR TETON COUNTY IN TERMS OF THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS, IT'S ON THE HOUSING, AND THE WCLI HAS A STRONG BIAS TOWARDS REFLECTING THE EVER-INCREASING COST OF HOUSING IN TETON COUNTY, SO THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE. 
          I WILL SAY THAT WHEN GILLIAN AND I HAD A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THIS, THIS WAS A REALLY, REALLY SCARY YEAR BECAUSE THE SENATE CERTAINLY WAS NOT BEHIND RETENTION OF THIS INDEX. 
          WE HAD TWO VOTES TO RETAIN THE WCLI AS A REGIONAL COST. 
          EVEN FROM ONE OF OUR OWN SENATORS WHO SHOULD HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF US, HE DID NOT, AND IT WASN'T MIKE. 
          THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE. 
          I THINK WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ARTICULATION OF WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO TETON COUNTY IN TERMS OF IT REALLY IS THE ONLY COST-BASED INDEX THAT REFLECTS THE COST ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON IN TETON COUNTY. 
          >> KRISTEN, I XEROX [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE I CAME. 
          I DIDN'T MAKE ENOUGH COPIES, BUT I'LL START THEN IF YOU GUYS JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S THE APRIL 16, BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] BUT IF YOU WANTED TO SHARE WITH EACH OTHER, YOU CAN GET A GOOD IDEA OF THE NUMBERS AND IT'S THE HOUSING EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT IT. 
          BUT ANYWAY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IT ONLINE, THAT MONTHLY EMAIL, YOU GET FROM. 
          [BACKGROUND] 
          >> IT'S WEEKLY ADS FROM WSPA. 
          >> THEY HAVE IT ON THERE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR IT. 
          BUT THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WHY DO WE GET GROUPED WITH NORTHWEST? I ALWAYS THOUGHT WE'D BE GROUPED MORE WITH LINCOLN SUBLET. 
          THIS SEEMS ODD THAT WE GET GROUPED WITH [INAUDIBLE]. 
          DOES IT MATTER WHICH REGION WE'RE GROUPED WITH? 
          >> I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING IN OUR FUNDING MODEL THAT TIES BACK TO THE REGIONAL [BACKGROUND] BOUNDARIES THAT THEY'VE DRAWN. 
          I THINK THEY TRY AND LINK PEOPLE LIKE LINCOLN AND LINCOLN 1, THEY WANT TO TRY AND GET IN THE SAME REGION WHERE IF WE WERE LINKED WITH LINCOLN, THEN IT WOULD ALMOST CUT OUT LINCOLN 2. 
          >> OH, OKAY. 
          >> THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS BASED ON NO FACT. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> I THINK THE OTHER REALLY IMPORTANT POINT TO MAKE ON THE REGIONAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IS THAT THE REGIONAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IS ONLY APPLIED TO SALARIES. 
          THERE ARE OTHER COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE SOMETIMES GET AND WE SOMETIMES DON'T THAT APPLY TO OTHER COMMODITIES. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, MATERIAL AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. BUT THE ORIGINAL COST IS ONLY SALARIES. 
          >> THE NEXT LARGE CHANGE IN THE COMPETITION PACKAGE PROPOSAL THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS IN THE INSURANCE. 
          THIS WAS ANOTHER BIG TOPIC IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. 
          THE LEGISLATURE CONTINUES TO COME BACK AND SAY THAT THEY'RE FUNDING US FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SPEND ON INSURANCE AND DISTRICTS AREN'T USING THAT FOR INSURANCE. 
          THE NUMBER THAT THEY HAD DURING THIS SESSION FOR TETON COUNTY WAS 740,000. 
          I THINK THEY WERE BASING THAT ON FISCAL YEAR 19 NUMBERS. 
          WHEN I RAN A SIMILAR CALCULATION, I CAME UP WITH 855. 
          THAT WASN'T BASED ON FISCAL YEAR 20 NUMBERS. 
          WHAT I'M SEEING AND I DUG INTO THIS TOPIC A LOT BECAUSE WHEN THE LEGISLATURE COMES OUT WITH DATA LIKE THIS, WE DON'T GET ACCESS TO THAT SAME DATA. 
          IT OFTEN TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS NUMBER IS COMING FROM. 
          WHAT I FOUND WAS THE LEGISLATURE FUNDS US 
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$18,298 FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EACH MODEL FUNDED STAFF MEMBER. 
          >> WHAT WAS THAT, 18,000? 
          >> TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT. 
          >> KRISTEN, TELL PEOPLE WHERE THAT NUMBER COMES? 
          >> THAT IS [OVERLAPPING] FROM THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. 
          WE HAVE A 376.33 MODEL FUNDED FTES. 
          WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MODEL FUNDED FTES WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE CALCULATION THAT COMES FROM OUR FUNDING MODEL, WHICH DOESN'T INCLUDE SPED, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE FOOD SERVICE, AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY FEDERALLY FUNDED EMPLOYEES. 
          IN THE PAST, [LAUGHTER] WE'VE ALWAYS LOOKED AT THE FOUNDATION GUARANTEE OR THE FUNDING MODEL AS A BLOCK GRANT. 
          THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS AND THAT'S WHAT WE LOOKED AT FOR. 
          WHEN THEY SAY THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE FUNDING YOU FOR INSURANCE, AND WE LOOK AT, THIS IS HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING ON INSURANCE. 
          WE'RE SPENDING FAR MORE IN OUR DISTRICT ON INSURANCE THAN WHAT WE'RE FUNDED FOR. 
          BUT WHEN YOU START TO BACK OUT, ALL OF THOSE CATEGORIES LIKE SPED TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SERVICE, FEDERAL FUNDING, HUBS IS ANOTHER ONE, THEN WE START TO REALLY DIAL DOWN INTO THAT NUMBER. 
          ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC IS BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BLOCK RAMP, WE SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FUNDED FOR. 
          WE'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN FORCED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE NECESSARILY FOR ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS. 
          YOU MAY FIND SAVINGS THROUGH EFFICIENCIES IN ONE AREA AND BE ABLE TO USE THOSE EFFICIENCIES IN ANOTHER AREA. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU TOOK THE VARIANCE AND THE INSURANCE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A WELL-MADE, MANAGED PLAN, BECAUSE WE SPEND LESS ON INSURANCE. 
          WE COULD THEN USE THAT MONEY TO HIRE TEACHERS. 
          THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A 409 EMPLOYEES THAT COUNT IN THAT MODEL FUNDED STAFF POSITION INSTEAD OF THE 376. 
          WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PREMIUMS THAT WE'RE PAYING IN THIS DISTRICT, A FAMILY COVERAGE IS 18,528. 
          THAT'S THE ONLY CATEGORY OF INSURANCE THAT ACTUALLY EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE FUNDED FOR STAFF. 
          BUT WE ONLY HAVE A 175 PEOPLE THAT ELECT FAMILY COVERAGE. 
          WE HAVE A 110 SINGLE EMPLOYEES THAT ELECT COVERAGE. 
          THE COST OF THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IS $6,948. 
          YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS VARIANCE IS COMING FROM. 
          THEN YOU ALSO HAVE YOUR EMPLOYEE WITH CHILD, EMPLOYEE WITH SPOUSE, AND YOUR SPLIT CONTRACTS. 
          WE DO HAVE OTHER HEALTH INSURANCE THAT WE PROVIDE: VISION, DENTAL, WHICH AREN'T INCLUDED IN THOSE NUMBERS. 
          BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHY WE'RE SEEING THIS VARIANCE. 
          THE STATE LAST YEAR TOOK ACTION SO THAT IF YOU'RE NOT MEETING THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE FUNDING YOU FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, THEN YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY BACK THE DIFFERENCE. 
          FOR THIS YEAR, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE MEASURING IT AND WHEN WE ASK WDE OR TRY AND GET [LAUGHTER] SOME VERSION OF HOW THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING THIS LEGISLATION. 
          THEY'RE NOT REALLY SURE. 
          THE MOST RECENT FUNDING MODEL, WE USUALLY GET A PRELIM MODEL THAT WE CAN ESTIMATE OUR FOUNDATION GUARANTEE THAT ACTUALLY WON'T BE READY AT THE SOONEST UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JUNE, WHICH MAKES OUR BUDGETING PROCESS DIFFICULT. 
          THAT BEING SAID, THAT IS THE BASIS FOR MY RECOMMENDATION [LAUGHTER] IN THIS YEAR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE TO ELIMINATE THE TIER 2. 
          IN LAST YEAR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE, WE HAD A TIER 2 FULLY FUNDED INSURANCE FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND IT WAS $2,500 DEDUCTIBLE PLAN THAT WAS FULLY PAID BY THE DISTRICT. 
          WE ALSO OFFERED A TIER 1 THAT HAD A LOWER DEDUCTIBLE AND A TIER 3 THAT WAS A HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE PLAN. 
          THAT VERBS, WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT REALLY LIKE HAVING A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE OPTION. 
          I PROPOSE ELIMINATING TIER 2, FULLY FUNDING TIER 1. 
          THEN STILL LEAVING THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE OPTION IN THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. 
          THIS WILL INCREASE THE COST OF OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BY ABOUT $1 MILLION. 
          >> WHAT WAS TIER 1 AGAIN? WHAT'S THE DEDUCTIBLE? 
          >> 1,500. 
          >> GO AHEAD. 
          >> NO, GO AHEAD KEITH. FINISH IT. 
          >> NO, GO AHEAD. 
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          >> THIS IS GOING TO BLOW UP. 
          THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS ILL-CONCEIVED. 
          YOU HAVE A STATE PLAN WHICH AT BEST IS POORLY MANAGED. 
          WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GROOM GOOD CONSUMERS OF HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH SERVICES. 
          I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE FULLY THOUGHT OUT WHAT THIS REALLY IS GOING TO MEAN TO MAKE THIS PLAN WORK LIKE THEY'VE OUTLINED IT. 
          I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF DISCUSSION AROUND THIS AS IT COMES FORWARD. 
          BUT IN THE SHORT-TERM, I REALLY FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE THE MONEYS THAT ARE NOT SPENT ON MODEL EMPLOYEES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          INITIALLY, IF YOU REMEMBER. 
          KATE, I THINK YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THIS IS THE GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE, FORGET ABOUT WHETHER THEY WERE MODEL EMPLOYEES OR JUST EMPLOYEES, THE GOAL WAS TO TRY AND SEE IF WE COULD GET EVERYBODY INSURED. 
          WELL, THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BACKTRACKED SO THAT NOW THEY'RE ONLY INTERESTED IN THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE COUNTED IN THE MODEL. 
          KRISTEN DID A REALLY NICE JOB OF DESCRIBING THOSE FOLKS THAT REALLY DON'T GET COUNTED IN THE MODEL. 
          I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO KRISTEN BECAUSE SHE AND I HAVE HAD A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THIS. 
          WE'RE IN THE DOUBLE THESE NUMBERS ARE COMING FROM. 
          IT'S CRAZY. BUT IT'S DRIVEN BY BAD BEHAVIOR. 
          IT'S DRIVEN BY DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ONLY 60 PERCENT OF THEIR MODEL EMPLOYEES ARE TAKING HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          IN THE EYES OF THE STATE THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY TO BE SAVED. 
          I'LL BE QUIET AT THAT POINT AND TURN IT BACK TO KRISTEN. 
          >> MR. CHAIR. 
          >> YEAH, GO AHEAD, KRISTEN. [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT ABOUT THE NON-MODEL-BASED EMPLOYEES? DO WE GET ANY PAYMENT FROM THE STATE FOR THEIR INSURANCE? 
          >> WE DO NOT. 
          >> NO. 
          >> WELL, SO FOR FOOD SERVICE AND CUBS WE DON'T. 
          THOSE ARE OUTSIDE AND ARE THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. 
          BUT YOU SEE WHEN WE ADD SUBSIDY TO THE FOOD SERVICE OR WE DO A LOT OF FUNDRAISING AROUND FOOD SERVICE, THAT IS PART OF THAT. 
          IF WE WERE FUNDED FOR INSURANCE FOR THOSE DEPARTMENTS, AND THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT AND TALKED ABOUT IN FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE AS WELL, FOOD SERVICE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE WANT IN OUR SCHOOLS SO HOW DO WE KEEP THIS PROGRAM GROWING? THANKFULLY, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAVE HELPED FUNDRAISE FOR WEST FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM THAT HAS HELPED OFFSET OUR SUBSIDY THIS YEAR BUT IT DOES CAUSE US TO HAVE ABOUT A $200,000-$250,000 SUBSIDY EACH YEAR TO OUR FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM. 
          THAT BEING SAID, IF WE ELIMINATED SO THE OTHER OPTION IS WE DON'T OFFER BENEFITS TO THOSE STAFF MEMBERS, WE JUST WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE STAFF. 
          MOST OF THEM WORK FOR THE BENEFITS. 
          >> LET'S TALK ABOUT [NOISE] THE TRANSPORTATION AND SPED ARE NOT ON THE MODEL-BASED. 
          >> THEY'RE NOT CONSIDERED MODEL-FUNDED FTES BUT THEY'RE REIMBURSABLE DEPARTMENTS. 
          [OVERLAPPING] WHILE WE CAN'T COUNT THEM IN THIS NUMBER, THEY ARE REIMBURSABLE DEPARTMENTS SO WE DO RECEIVE THE FUNDING FOR IT, IT'S JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY. 
          >> BUT THIS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC KATE, IN THAT THOSE ARE THE TWO AREAS BECAUSE THEY'RE REIMBURSABLES. 
          THE THOUGHT PATTERN IS WELL, YOU PROBABLY AREN'T VERY EFFICIENT WITH THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE BECAUSE YOU GET FUNDED FOR EVERYTHING YOU SPEND SO THERE'S CONSTANTLY THIS PRESSURE TO FREEZE THEM AND IF YOU RECALL, WE'VE HAD A FREEZE ON SPED AND A FREEZE ON TRANSPORTATION SO WHEN THOSE NUMBERS GET FROZEN, THEN ANY INCREASE IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS THAT'S EXPERIENCED BY THE DISTRICT HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEPLACE ELSE. 
          >> I WOULD SAY NOT ONLY INCREASE IN INSURANCE, ALSO INCREASE IN RCA, OUR SALARY. 
          WHEN THEY FREEZE TRANSPORTATION AND SPED, IT'S NOT REALISTIC THAT WE WOULD FREEZE THE SALARIES OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WHILE GIVING OTHER TEACHERS AN INCREASE IN PAY. 
          THEN THE DISTRICT IS NOW PAYING AND SUBSIDIZING SPED AND TRANSPORTATION OUT OF THE GENERAL FUNDS. 
          >> THANK YOU. IT HELPS. 
          >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN, YOU'RE ADDING THIS ONE SENTENCE IN. 
          EACH EMPLOYER WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF ELECTING THE HIGH 
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DEDUCTIBLE 3,500 PLAN IN CASE THEY PICK. 
          [OVERLAPPING] CONTRIBUTING THE COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL DEDUCTIBLE PLAN AND THE HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE PLAN AND AN HSA ACCOUNT. 
          ARE WE PAYING THAT IN OR ARE THEY PAYING IT? I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND. 
          >> NO, WE WOULD PUT PAY IT IN. 
          THE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR IN OUR BENEFITS IS IF YOU CHOSE TIER 2, THEN YOU DIDN'T PAY ANYTHING AND YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY INTO AN HSA. 
          IF YOU CHOSE TIER 1, YOU WOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE IN PREMIUM BETWEEN THE TIER 2 AND TIER 1 PRICE, AND THEN IF YOU CHOSE TIER 3, YOU WOULD RECEIVE THE DIFFERENCE IN PREMIUM BETWEEN TIER 2 AND TIER 3 INTO AN HSA ACCOUNT. 
          >> HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THAT'LL BE? 
          >> IT IS OUTLINED ON PAGE. 
          >> SEVEN? 
          >> SEVEN OF THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. 
          THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TIER 1 AND THE TIER 3 FOR THE TRADITIONAL PLAN VERSUS HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN FOR A SINGLE PERSON IS $133 A MONTH, FOR A FAMILY, IT'S $351 A MONTH. 
          >> FOR A PERSON TO PICK THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A 133 AND PUT IT IN OUR HSA? BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING RID OF TIER 2, NOBODY'S GOING TO PAY ANYMORE SO WE'RE GETTING RID OF THAT IDEA. 
          DO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO USE TIER 2? IS THIS GOING TO BUG PEOPLE OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY WITH THIS? 
          >> A LOT OF OUR STAFF LIKED THE TIER 2 BECAUSE IT WAS A TRADITIONAL PLAN BUT YET THEY DIDN'T WANT TO ELECT TIER 1 BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL PREMIUM. 
          I DO THINK THAT STAFF WILL BE HAPPIER WITH THIS PLAN THAN THEY WILL BE WITH THE TIER 2 OPTION BECAUSE IT'S A LOWER DEDUCTIBLE. 
          WE DEFINITELY HAVE TWO TYPES OF CONSUMERS OF HEALTH INSURANCE IN THIS DISTRICT. 
          A LOT OF TIMES YOUNGER STAFF MEMBER WITH CHILDREN IS GOING TO SELECT A TRADITIONAL PLAN BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO THE DOCTOR A LOT MORE WITH KIDS. 
          A LOT OF TIMES, A STAFF MEMBER THAT HAS GROWN KIDS THAT MAYBE THEY'RE IN THE PRIME OF THEIR HEALTH, THEY'RE GOING TO CHOOSE THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN BECAUSE THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE PRETAX AND THEY'RE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE SO IT'S BASICALLY A SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR THEM THAT CAN CARRY OVER INTO RETIREMENT. 
          >> THEY CAN TAKE IT WITH THEM. 
          >> IS THIS IS SAVING US MONEY OR COSTING US MONEY? 
          >> IT'S COSTING US MORE MONEY, AND THE REASON. 
          >> WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> BECAUSE OF THE VARIANCE IN THE FUNDING MODEL. 
          WE'RE BEING FUNDED FOR THIS MUCH HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN OUR MODEL FTE-FUNDED POSITIONS AND WE'RE NOT CLOSING THAT GAP. 
          EITHER WE SPEND IT ON INSURANCE OR WE SEND IT BACK. 
          >> IT'S A GREAT IDEA I THINK BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS TREATED EQUALLY. 
          I GET THAT IT'S STILL ENOUGH BASICALLY. 
          >> YES. 
          >> THE AMOUNT WE'RE SENDING BACK, IF WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING YET, THE MONEY YOU SENT BACK WILL IT EQUAL THE AMOUNT THAT IT'S GOING TO COST US? WHICH IS THE CHEAPER VERSION? DO WE JUST GET THE MONEY BACK? 
          >> WE COULD. IF YOU TAKE THE MODEL-FUNDED FTES, WE'RE AT A DEFICIT WITH THE STATE OF $855,000 THIS YEAR. 
          NOW BECAUSE THE INCREASE WILL APPLY TO ALL STAFF NOT JUST OUR MODEL-FUNDED FTES, THE INCREASE IS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS SO IT WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE TO OPT TO JUST SEND THE MONEY BACK. 
          >> KATE SAYS THEN THIS IS MORE FAIRER. 
          >> I THINK LAST YEAR'S WAS FAIR. 
          WE FUNDED EVERYBODY AT THE SAME LEVEL AND IF THEY WANTED A LOWER DEDUCTIBLE, THEY COULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE AND IF THEY WANTED THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE, THEY BENEFITED FROM THE DIFFERENCE. 
          >> BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING. 
          WE GET RID OF THE TIER 2, WE SPEND THIS EXTRA MONEY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SEND BACK SOME? 
          >> THIS IS WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE. 
          >> HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND IS THE DIFFERENCE. 
          >> IS THE DIFFERENCE. I THINK OUR EMPLOYEES WOULD BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 
          >> YES. 
          >> [BACKGROUND] A LITTLE BIT NECESSARY. 
          >> YES. KRISTEN. HAVE WE GONE OVER THE INTEREST GROUPS AND EMPLOYEE GROUPS? BECAUSE THAT MAKES US ALL READY OR IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT MONTH? 
          >> WE WILL PRESENT IT AT SAC. 
          I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE A SCHEDULE OF GETTING FEEDBACK AROUND THIS. 
          WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL HAD A DRAFT POSTED WHERE YOU'RE ASKED TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE NEXT MONTH. 
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          >> WELL. ONE ANOTHER QUICK FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. 
          JUST THE HSA. 
          THE FIRST ONE, THE TRADITIONAL PLAN IS HSA QUALIFIED? 
          >> NO. 
          >> DEFINITELY. 
          >>TRADITIONAL PLANS, [INAUDIBLE] DOING NOT, IF I WERE TO MOVE FROM TIER 3 TO THE TRADITIONAL PLAN, WHICH I WILL LIKELY DO BECAUSE MY SON BROKE HIS ARM AND ITS COST ME $5,000. 
          [LAUGHTER] THEN I CAN KEEP THE MONEY THAT I HAVE IN MY HSA AND I CAN STILL CONTINUE TO USE THAT. 
          >> YOU CAN. 
          >> FOR HEALTH, BUT I CAN'T CONTRIBUTE ANYMORE TO IT. 
          >> WHAT ABOUT THIS? WE'RE GOING TO FUND EACH EMPLOYEE HEALTH FUND $2,500. 
          WE CAN DO THAT, BUT WE JUST CAN'T PUT ADDITIONALS. 
          [NOISE] I'M CONFUSED WHERE THAT OTHER $2,500. 
          [BACKGROUND] IT SAYS TSCD WILL FUND EACH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN $2,500 A PLAN. 
          I WAS LOOKING FOR AN HSA. 
          >> I'M JUST READING THIS HELPS CITIZENS. 
          >> YES. 
          >> WITH THE TRADITIONAL PLAN. [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> A TRADITIONAL PLAN WOULD BE FULLY FUNDED. 
          THERE'S NO AGENCY CONTRIBUTION. 
          >> SO THEN THE TIER 3, [NOISE] THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT $2,500 INTO THEIR HSA, PLUS? [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> WHATEVER THEY CONTRIBUTE. 
          >> INTO THEIR INSURANCE PLAN PLUS A 131 OR MORE. 
          >> YES. [OVERLAPPING] THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR JAMIE, FOR TRUSTEE BETSY. 
          BECAUSE A TRUSTEE GANGRENE WAS ASKING ABOUT WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING AND SENDING BACK MONEY, WHAT WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE REPERCUSSIONS IF WE SEND MONEY BACK? IF ALL DISTRICT WERE SENDING MONEY BACK THEN THEY MIGHT CUT THAT ANYWAYS, EVENTUALLY. 
          >> I DEFINITELY THINK THAT THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GO DOWN AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO ANTICIPATE WHAT'S COMING OUT OF IT. 
          [LAUGHTER] BUT I WOULD SAY, THE TWO LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AGO, THE STATE LEGISLATURE WAS REALLY TRYING TO PUSH ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONTO THE STATE PLAN AND THEN FUND IT, NOT IN THE MODEL, BUT OUTSIDE OF THE MODEL AND BASICALLY, IF YOU'RE A SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, YOU GET THIS INSURANCE THROUGH THE STATE PLAN, THEN THERE WAS SOME ACCOUNTING AND THEY REALIZED HOW MISMANAGED THE STATE PLAN WAS AND IT INCREASED THE STATE INSURANCE PREMIUMS BY ABOUT $1,500 A PERSON. 
          THAT'S WHY THE INSURANCE FUNDING HAS INCREASED SO MUCH. 
          WHEN THE LEGISLATURE TALKS ABOUT ESCALATORS IN THE MODEL, THEY TALK ABOUT SPED AND TRANSPORTATION BEING ESCALATORS IN THE MODEL. 
          BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY BREAK DOWN THE REASONS FOR THAT HAPPENING, IT'S HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          A LOT OF THOSE TIE BACK TO HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          I THINK THAT WILL BE A CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION AND IT SPANS BOTH EDUCATION AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO ESCALATING MEDICAL COSTS IN WYOMING AND IN THE US TO BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WILL LEAD US. 
          >> IT REALLY GOES ACROSS ALL STATES IN PLACE, BETSY. 
          IT'S JUST THE TWO BIG ESCALATORS IN SCHOOL FUNDING IS INCREASED ENROLLMENT OR ADM AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT. 
          [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> I WAS JUST GOING AT IT FROM A USE IT OR LOSE IT PERPECTIVE. 
          IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. 
          >> YEAH. THEY CONTINUE TO TRY AND PULL COMPONENTS OF THE FUNDING MODEL OUT OF THE FUNDING MODEL WHICH CREATES NOT A BLOCK GRANT ANYMORE. 
          I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> LET ME BE VERY CLEAR. 
          THERE IS A DELICATE DANCE GOING ON HERE IN TERMS OF HOW DO YOU REDUCE THE COST OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF WYOMING AND THE DELICATE BALANCE IS, AND KEITH, I THINK YOU KNOW THIS AS WELL AS ANYBODY IS WHAT IS LEGALLY PLAUSIBLE WITHIN THE WAY SCHOOL FUNDING HAS OCCURRED. 
          THEY VIEW THAT CONSTITUTIONALLY ELIMINATION OF THIS $855 OR WHAT? $855,000, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE ALL OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE DOLLARS THAT IS GOING TO DISTRICTS THAT IS NOT FUNDING SCHOOL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IN THE BLOCK GRANT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL WAY TO REDUCE THE COST OF EDUCATION. 
          THEY HAVEN'T VIOLATED ANY RULE. 
          [00:55:04]
          >> [OVERLAPPING] UNEXPECTED INSURANCE, WOULD IT MAKE ANY SENSE ON THE TRADITIONAL CHART? HOW WOULD THAT WORK? [OVERLAPPING] IF WE HAVE THE EMPLOYEES PAY. 
          >> WE COULD DO THAT. THE ONE HESITATION I HAVE IS I LIKE TO HAVE A NON-PAID OPTION FOR STAFF AND IF WE WERE GOING TO GO THAT ROAD, WE COULD KEEP THE TIER 2 AND CONTINUE TO PAY THAT AS IS, WE STILL END UP WITH THIS DIVIDE AND WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD WAY TO MAKE UP FOR THE DIVIDE WITH THE TIER 2 BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO A CONTRIBUTION TO AN HSA, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLANS NICE IS THAT, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO OFFER EQUITABLE BENEFITS TO ALL STAFF, YOU CAN PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TRADITIONAL PLAN AND A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN INTO AN HSA. 
          WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT OPTION BETWEEN A TIER 1 AND A TIER 2. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTION ON THE INSURANCE PART. 
          SO WE MOVE ON TO THE REST OF YOUR SUMMARY CHANGES ON THE TOP CHART. 
          THINK YOU'RE UP TO THE RCA 1? 
          >> MOST OF THE OTHER CHANGES BESIDES THE UPDATED SUBSTITUTE RATE FOR CLASSIFIED POSITIONS FROM 14.98 TO $16, ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE LOOKED AT IS REALLY BRINGING SOME OF THOSE ENTRY LEVEL, LANE 1, STEP 1, SALARY RATES IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE SO THAT WE DON'T END UP WITH COMPETITION FOR STAFF BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, A STEP 1, LANE 1 CUSTODIAN OR SUPPORT LANE ONE FOOD SERVICE, IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL FOR THEM TO WORK FOR ONE DEPARTMENT OR THE OTHER AND THEY CAN MAKE THEIR CHOICE BASED ON WHERE THEY'D ACTUALLY PREFER TO WORK. 
          >> CAN I JUST ASK YOU A QUESTION ON PAGE 18. 
          >> SURE. OKAY. 
          >> IS THIS NEW THE ATHLETICS AND EXTRA DUTY COACHING OR IS THIS ALREADY EXISTING MATRIX? 
          >> THIS IS THE SAME. 
          IT'S UPDATED. 
          IN THE PAST HAVE TIED THE EXTRA DUTY AND FLOATING MATRIX BACK TO STEP 1, LANE 1 OF TEACHERS. 
          WHEN YOU SEE THE ONE PERCENT, TWO PERCENT, THREE PERCENT, FOUR PERCENT ON THE SIDE, THAT CALCULATES HOW MUCH A COACH IS PAID. 
          THAT TIES BACK TO THE STEP 1, LANE 1 OF THE TEACHER MATRIX. 
          IT'S 10 PERCENT OF STEP 1, LANE 1 TEACHER MATRIX. 
          THE COACHES SALARIES INCREASE OR DECREASE BASED ON WHAT THAT SALARY NUMBER IS. 
          >> I'M SURE EVERYONE ELSE UNDERSTANDS. 
          COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO ME HOW TO READ THIS? I DON'T. 
          >> SURE. [LAUGHTER] PERHAPS THE TOP. 
          FIRST OF ALL, THE FIRST COLUMN ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, YOU HAVE YOUR PERCENTAGE OF THE BASE AND WHAT THAT AMOUNT [INAUDIBLE] TO. 
          THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERENCING IS THAT THE TOP LINE OF THAT IS 20 PERCENT, SO THAT'S 20 PERCENT OF THE BASE SALARY FOR A TEACHER, STEP 1, LANE 1. 
          IF YOU HAVE A LEVEL 1 COACH WHO IS A HEAD COACH THAT HAS WORKED FOR 10 PLUS. 
          THEY ARE PAID 16 PERCENT OF THE BASE SALARY FOR A TEACHER, SO THEIR HEAD-COACHING CONTRACT IS $9,996. 
          >> WHAT'S LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2? HOW DO WE DETERMINE THAT? 
          >> OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, MIKE HANSEN DETERMINES WHAT'S LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3, AND I'M SURE HE'S ONLINE, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 
          >> I CAN ANSWER THAT. THAT'S [INAUDIBLE]. 
          IT'S BASED ON SOMETIMES THE LENGTH OF THE SEASON, HOW MUCH TRAVEL, HOW MUCH COMPETITION, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED, AND THE SUPERVISION THAT'S REQUIRED. 
          >> THEN ON THE NEXT PAGE, THE EXTRA DUTY CONTRASTS. 
          IT HAS ALL THE NUMBERS. 
          I JUST NOTICED, AND IT COMES UP EVERY MEETING WE APPROVE EXTRA-DUTY CONTRACTS. 
          ARE WE MONITORING THOSE OR MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT HANDING OUT TOO MUCH OF THAT? I'M JUST CURIOUS, IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE ALL LEGITIMATE. 
          I'M JUST WONDERING WHY WE HAVE SO MANY EXTRA-DUTY CONTRACTS. 
          >> MANY OF THE EXTRA DUTY CONTRACTS AND THE STIPENDS THAT YOU SEE ON THE STAFFING CONSIDERATIONS EVERY MONTH ARE FUNDED OUT OF GRANT FUNDS. 
          THEY'LL BE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OR ADDITIONAL PD THAT'S FUNDED BY GRANTS. 
          I VERY CLOSELY MONITOR ALL OF THOSE, AND WE HAVE A PROCESS IN CABINET THAT WE REVIEW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUMS. 
          [01:00:02]
I'M OFTEN COMING AND SAYING [NOISE], LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS, AND VETTING THOSE QUITE THOROUGHLY. 
          >> I MEAN, THE ONE THAT ALWAYS CATCHES MY ATTENTION IS, SHOULD WE SPEND MONEY TO HIRE AN IT PERSON TO DO OUR WEBSITE, OR DO WE KEEP DOING? IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF LITTLE CONTRACTS WHERE A LOT OF TEACHERS DO THE WEBSITE FOR THIS SCHOOL, THE WEBSITE FOR THAT SCHOOL. 
          I ASSUME THAT'S CHEAPER THAN IF WE WENT AND HIRED SOMEONE TO DO ALL OF THAT. 
          >> YES. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. 
          I'VE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION MYSELF [LAUGHTER]. 
          THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, WITH EACH SITE HAVING A CERTAIN CULTURE AND THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE PERSON THAT'S DOING THOSE UPDATES, THAT'S ACTUALLY POSTING THOSE TO THE WEBSITE, THERE'S MORE THAN YOU WOULD THINK, WHETHER IT'S A PTO UPDATE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, OR AN UPDATE TO A SCHEDULE OR A FIELD DAY. 
          HAVING THAT PERSON IN THE SCHOOL BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR OR HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS HAS ACTUALLY WORKED REALLY WELL. 
          IT IS CHEAPER FOR EACH SITE TO HAVE THEIR OWN PERSON APPOINTED TO UPDATE THEIR OWN WEBSITE FOR THE SCHOOL. 
          >> PAGE 8, ONE OF THEM SAYS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO PHASE OUT ONE OF THESE COLUMNS. 
          I THOUGHT WE WERE PHASED OUT, IT WAS ONE OF THE MASTERS ONE, MAYBE I'M WRONG. 
          >> IT WAS A BACHELOR'S PLUS 15. 
          >> A BACHELOR'S PLUS 15, YES. 
          >> OKAY, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS GETTING FAKE. 
          BECAUSE IT USED TO ALWAYS STAY AT THE BOTTOM, THERE ALWAYS USED TO BE AN ASTERISK. 
          THIS IS JUST ON HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE OR TWO PEOPLE LEFT ON THIS ONE. 
          I ASSUME THEY'VE RETIRED OR SOMETHING. 
          >> YES. WE'VE FINALLY PHASED OUT THE PROBLEM. 
          >> THIS YEAR EVERYBODY GETS A STEP INCREASE. 
          THAT'S ALL IN THERE? 
          >> IT'S PROPOSED AS A STEP INCREASE AND THEN THE RCA ADJUSTMENT, WHICH ONCE YOU BACK OUT THE 157, ADD ON THE 159, IT ENDS UP BEING ABOUT 1.27 PERCENT. 
          >> NOT ONLY WILL PEOPLE GO UP A STEP, THESE NUMBERS WILL ALL CHANGE BECAUSE YOU CAN RECOMPUTE THE NUMBERS BASED ON THE 157. 
          >> YES. THAT HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY IN THIS DRAFT. 
          >> THE OTHER COLUMN THAT GOT PHASED OUT WAS THE BA 60. 
          [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> I KNEW SOMETHING GOT PHASED OUT. 
          IT MIGHT JUST BE HELPFUL IN OUR NEXT MAIN MEETING, BRING US THIS, BUT ALSO BRING US THE OLD EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PACKAGE, JUST SO WE COULD STARE BACK AND FORTH TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE. 
          THAT WOULD HELP MAYBE A LITTLE BIT. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> THE PROCESS, THE NEXT STEPS, YOU AREN'T TAKING ANY ACTION TONIGHT. 
          WE WANTED TO RUN THIS DRAFT BY YOU. 
          I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL ON APRIL 26. 
          WE'LL BE GOING OVER THAT, I'LL GET INPUT AND FEEDBACK. 
          WE HAVE A TIME SCHEDULED WITH THE PRESIDENT OF TCEA TO ALSO GO THROUGH THE CHANGES SO WE CAN HEAR FROM THEM AS WELL. 
          ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO EITHER CONTACT ME OR LET THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE KNOW OF THEIR FEEDBACK. 
          THEN WE WILL BE PREPARED TO BRING YOU A FINAL DRAFT FOR ACTION AT THE MAY 12TH BOARD MEETING. 
          >> FINAL ACTION ON THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE, NOT THE BUDGET. 
          >> MR. CHAIR, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON PAGE 12. 
          COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN AIDE AND A PARAPROFESSIONAL IS? I MEAN IT'S LIKE LOOKING AT THAT, THEY'RE IN SOME PHASE. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? 
          >> ACTUALLY, CHAIRMAN [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] IS SUGGESTION TO BRING THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FROM THIS YEAR FORWARD WOULD ACTUALLY HELP ME EXPLAIN THIS PAGE. 
          AN AIDE IS IF YOU LOOK TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS, THIS PARTICULAR PAGE I THINK USED TO HAVE FOUR OR FIVE COLUMNS AND WE HAD ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR AN AIDE OR A CERTIFIED AIDE OR A PARA AND A CERTIFIED PARA, SO WE REALLY TRIED TO SIMPLIFY SOME OF THESE. 
          AN AIDE IS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE OFFICE. 
          >> ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN DAYS? 
          >> YES. THEN A PARA IS SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS MORE IN THE SCHOOLS. 
          THEN A CERTIFIED PARA IS ACTUALLY A CERTIFIED TEACHER WHO CAN TAKE ON STUDENTS. 
          [01:05:06]
          >> ANOTHER QUESTION. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ONE [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY AND WHEN I SAW THAT CHASE IS COMING INTO JACKSON, AND THEY SAID IN THE ARTICLE, WHICH I WAS INTERESTED TO READ, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO OFFER THEIR TELLERS $16 AN HOUR, I THOUGHT, [APPLAUSE] LUCK. 
          [LAUGHTER] BUT SIMILARLY, WE OFFER OUR SUBSTITUTE $16 AN HOUR. 
          I'VE WONDERED IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT INCREASING THAT. 
          >> YES. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW DISCUSSIONS. 
          IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, I THINK TWO YEARS AGO WE INCREASED THE DAILY RATE, SO $16 AN HOUR SUBSTITUTE IS A PARA OR AN AIDE SUBSTITUTE. 
          THE DAILY RATE FOR A SUBSTITUTE IN THE CLASSROOM, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK. 
          >> IT'S 60 AND 65. 
          [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> WE HAVE INCREASED THAT. 
          WE LOOK EVERY YEAR AT HOW WE COMPARE TO COUNTIES AROUND US, OF COURSE, WE ARE THE HIGHEST-PAID SUBSTITUTES. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF SUBSTITUTES THAT COME UP FROM LINCOLN COUNTY AND SUBLETTE COUNTY. 
          WE NOW HAVE TUTORS THAT ARE APPLYING THAT ARE COMMUTING FROM THOSE COUNTIES UP TO JACKSON. 
          IT'S LINCOLN COUNTY ALWAYS, BUT WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FROM SUBLETTE. 
          IT'S THE QUESTION OF, DO WE PAY MORE FOR A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, AND DO WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD JUST BE MORE AFFORDABLE TO HIRE ANOTHER TEACHER? HOW MUCH DO YOU PAY A SUB BEFORE YOU JUST HIRE ANOTHER TEACHER? THAT'S ANOTHER PERMANENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST WHICH WAS ALSO DONE. 
          WE HAVE SEVEN THIS YEAR. 
          THEN THE PERMIT SUPPORT SPECIALISTS EARN $250 A DAY, AND THAT'S OUR MUCH MORE APPEALING POSITION. 
          >> ALSO, ALTHOUGH WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, WE HAD A REAL PROBLEM THIS YEAR NOT HAVING ENOUGH PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND WE'VE HEARD THAT FROM EVERY TEACHER GROUP, EVERY SCHOOL ACROSS THE BOARD. 
          IN YOUR OPINION, IS THAT A RESULT JUST OF COVID, OR IS THE PARAPROFESSIONAL RATE OF $18.50 AN HOUR JUST NOT GOING TO GATHER US PARAPROFESSIONALS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          >> I THINK IT'S BOTH. IT'S THE SAME CONVERSATION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RCA. 
          HOW MUCH OF AN RCA, WHAT WE NEED SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO LIVE IN TETON COUNTY. 
          WE CAN NEVER AFFORD TO PAY ENOUGH. 
          IT'S JUST SO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE HERE. I THINK IT'S BOTH. 
          I THINK WE COULD INCREASE HOURLY WAGES, BUT ALSO, I THINK COVID HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON ALL OF OUR STAFF. 
          EVERYBODY IS EXHAUSTED. 
          I KNOW AJ IS HAVING CHALLENGES STAFFING SUMMER SCHOOL BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY COME AND WORK IN SUMMER SCHOOL, THEY'RE JUST EXHAUSTED. 
          IT'S BEEN A REALLY HARD YEAR. 
          >> WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE END OF NEXT YEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, NEXT YEAR. 
          IF WE ARE TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP PARAPROFESSIONALS BECAUSE I THINK EVERY PRINCIPAL HERE WOULD SAY, [INAUDIBLE]. 
          HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT? WHAT'S THE STRATEGY? 
          >> WE HAVE OFFERED THIS YEAR AN EXTRA STIPEND FOR THOSE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT ARE WORKING ON FRIDAYS, AND WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THAT AFTER YOUR LISTENING TOURS BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD SO MUCH BACK ON THAT TOPIC. 
          NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT NEXT YEAR'S SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE YET, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE COME UP WITH SOME CREATIVE WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE AND HOPEFULLY MAKE BETTER SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'VE HAD. 
          WE'VE HAD PARAS WHO WERE BECOMING TEACHERS, WHICH IS NOT WHAT THEY WERE HIRED TO DO. 
          WE DO. WE REALLY HEARD THAT, AND SUPERINTENDENT CHAPMAN ENCOURAGED US TO FIND A WAY TO HELP THOSE STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE REALLY PUT THEIR ALL IN THIS YEAR. 
          I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IF WE HAVE A FRIDAY PROGRAM SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE THIS YEAR, THAT SAME TYPE OF INCENTIVE WOULD STILL BE THERE. 
          >> OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          >> FURTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S SPEED UP. 
          >> YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT WE CAN'T PAY ENOUGH FOR OUR PEOPLE WHO'VE WORKED AND LIVED HERE, AND YET WE HAVE AN RCA THAT'S SUPPOSED TO THEN HELP PEOPLE WHO'VE WORKED AND LIVED HERE. 
          WHY IS THAT ADJUSTMENT NOT ENOUGH? 
          >> THE RCA IS BASED ON RENTS IN TETON COUNTY, AND WE SAW THE BIGGEST BUMP OF THE RCA ADJUSTMENT IN THE MODEL. 
          IF EVERYONE REMEMBERS WHEN BLAIR PLACE INCREASED THEIR RENTS, THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY STARTED TO SEE THE BUMP. 
          [01:10:02]
AS RENTS HAVE STARTED TO INCREASE IN TETON COUNTY, SO HAS OUR RCA, BUT THAT IS NOT BASED ON ACTUAL PROPERTY SELLING. 
          [LAUGHTER] AS WE ALL KNOW, THE SCARCITY OF RENTALS IS ONE ISSUE. 
          YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND A PLACE TO RENT, AND THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT PROPERTY PRICES. 
          WE LOOKED TODAY. 
          THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PROPERTY IN TETON COUNTY POSTED RIGHT NOW IS THREE MILLION DOLLARS. 
          >> SO THEORETICALLY WITH THE RCA, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO RENT HERE BUT NOT BUY A PLACE. 
          >> YES, IF THEY COULD FIND [OVERLAPPING] SOMEBODY. 
          >> IF THEY COULD FIND A RENTAL. 
          >> THE RCA IS BASED ON RENTS; IT IS NOT BASED ON HOME PRICE. 
          IN THEORY, IF YOU TAKE IT THROUGH A LOGICAL PROGRESSION, YOU WOULD SAY THAT THE PURCHASE PRICE OF A PROPERTY WOULD EVENTUALLY DRIVE THE RENT, BUT THERE IS NO LAW OWNERSHIP IN THE WCLA. 
          >> ANOTHER QUESTION. I HAD ONE BACKGROUND [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE WE NEED TALKING ABOUT THE AIDES AND PROFESSIONALS. 
          WHEN YOU LOOK ON PAGE 12, WHEN YOU'RE HIRING SOMEONE, CAN YOU BRING THEM IN HIGHER THAN STEP 1? HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT STEP TO BRING SOMEONE IN? IS THERE A RULE OF THUMB? 
          >> YES. SPECIFICALLY AROUND ESPECIALLY CERTIFIED POSITIONS, WE BASE IT ON IF THEY'VE BEEN [INAUDIBLE] TO A TEACHER IN WYOMING DISTRICT OR AN OUTSIDE DISTRICT. 
          WE APPROVED THAT LAST YEAR IN THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT WE WOULD ALLOW SEVEN STEPS OF OUTSIDE OF WYOMING EXPERIENCE. 
          WE DO SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR FOR CERTIFIED STAFF. 
          IF THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF A CUSTODIAN COMES IN AND THEY'VE BEEN CLEANING FOR WHITE GLOVE FOR 10 YEARS, WE COULD OFFER SOME STAFF COMPENSATION FOR THAT STAFF MEMBER. 
          THE SAME THING WITH AN AID OR A PARAPROFESSIONAL, IF THEY HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE THAT THEY'VE WORKED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT BEFORE, IF THEY'VE WORKED IN A CHILDCARE SITUATION BEFORE, A LOT OF TIMES WE CAN NEGOTIATE THAT AND GIVE THEM STEPS FOR EXPERIENCE. 
          >> IF I GOT HIRED HERE AS A PARAPROFESSIONAL, MAYBE STEP 1 AT $18.50, BUT THEN I TOOK THE TIME TO GO GET CERTIFIED, I TURN THAT INTO YOU, DOES THE NEXT MONTH, I BUMP UP OR DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT YEAR? HOW DOES THAT WORK? 
          >> IT'S NORMALLY AS OF THE DATE OF THE CERTIFICATION. 
          >>OKAY. 
          >> SO IF YOU CAME TO ME ON OCTOBER 1ST AND YOUR CERTIFICATION WAS APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, WE WOULD SAY SEPTEMBER 15TH IS THE DATE THAT YOU BECAME A CERTIFIED STAFF. 
          >> SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE PARAPROFESSIONAL COLUMN, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE THAT WILL GET CERTIFIED. 
          IF YOU GO GET CERTIFIED, WE BUMP UP YOURSELF. 
          >> THAT'S A CERTIFIED TEACHER. 
          A CERTIFIED PARAPROFESSIONAL IS A CERTIFIED TEACHER. 
          WE HAVE SEVERAL PARAPROFESSIONALS [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] 
          >> I LIKE YOUR [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> CERTIFIED TEACHER. 
          >> NEVER MIND. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR PROCESS. 
          HAS GOT SORT OF A CERTIFIED TEETH EVER BLOCKED. EVERYBODY. 
          >> WELL, RNR PROCESS, YOU'D HAVE A CERTIFICATION. 
          YOU GO FROM A CHILDCARE, AND THEN IF YOU CAN GET A PAIR OF JOBS AND THEN YOU [INAUDIBLE] A PAIR OF JOBS, THEY GET A TEACHING JOB. 
          >> WHAT DOES PARAPROFESSIONAL MEAN? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD. 
          >> AJ, MAYBE THAT'S YOUR TOPIC NEXT TIME. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> IT'S SUCH A STRANGE WORD. 
          WE DON'T THINK THEY'RE QUITE UNPROFESSIONAL OR NO. 
          [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] PARTIAL PROFESSIONAL WITH AN AMATEUR STATUS. 
          [BACKGROUND] ALL RIGHT. 
          ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET OR ON THE [INAUDIBLE] WHERE WE CAN DISCUSS BUDGET TOO? 
          >> THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE ON THE BUDGET AS OUR SPENDING CUTOFF IS MAY 1ST AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT [INAUDIBLE] PROCESS NOW. 
          >> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? 
          >> NO. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE]? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK AND COME BACK IN FIVE MINUTES? 
          >> [BACKGROUND] GET BACK TO THE MEETING. 
          [LAUGHTER] I GUESS WE WERE UP TO OTHER REPORTS. 
          ARE THERE OTHER REPORTS LIKE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CUSTODY TEST? 
          >> WELL, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, LET ME BEGIN BY REMINDING YOU ALL THAT ON THE 8TH OF APRIL, I SENT YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON ADDRESSING SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON. 
          IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING SESSION, ONCE AGAIN, UP TO THE 13TH HOUR WHERE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACTION TAKEN BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT CONSENSE BETWEEN THE TWO CHAMBERS ON SCHOOL FUNDING. 
          I'M A BIT CONCERNED THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR SPECIAL SESSION, WHICH RUNS FROM JULY 12TH TO THE 17TH, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AGAIN. 
          IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] MONEY WILL BE PART OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE EDUCATION BILL. 
          [01:15:04]
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON WITH THIS BILL, HOW MUCH DEPTH YOU WANT ME TO GO INTO. 
          BUT DO YOU WANT ME TO GO INTO DEPTH EXPLAINING WHAT ALL THE DIFFERENT PRONGS WERE? 
          >> DO THEY WANT TO ASK TO GO INTO DETAIL? 
          >> THAT LOOKED LIKE IT. JUST GIVE US THE [INAUDIBLE] VERSION. 
          >> WELL, THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO IT, BLOWS COMING IN FROM SAVINGS, A HALF A PENNY SALES TAX. 
          AS KRISTEN MENTIONED, THE SAVINGS IN HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS. 
          THERE WEREN'T ANY REAL MAJOR CUTS. 
          THEY ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD TAKE IT PRETTY MUCH PUT INTO SAVINGS THE [INAUDIBLE] MONEY AND PULL THAT OFF BECAUSE THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE] MONEY, AND I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THAT I LIKE SOMETHING THE FEDS WERE DOING. 
          BUT ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE] MONEY IS THE FACT THAT THERE'S A MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT SO THAT THEY CANNOT MAKE REDUCTIONS AS LONG AS THE [INAUDIBLE] MONEY IS BEING TAKEN FOR EDUCATION. 
          WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO IS THEY WANTED TO SUPPLANT THE MONEY THAT WE PRESENTLY USE FOR HOOTERS. 
          INTERVENTIONS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. REMEDIATION. [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> [LAUGHTER] WE THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT CHICKEN WINGS. 
          >>ANYWAY, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS 100 PERCENT LEGAL. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF THE SESSION IN JULY. 
          BUT BOTTOM LINE IS THEY KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS. 
          I WILL SAY THAT I LOST A LOT OF SLEEP OVER THE SENATE BILL, WHICH REALLY WOULD HAVE TAKEN AWAY OUR REGIONAL COST. 
          I THINK AS TIME CONTINUES TO WEAR ON, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT THAT REALLY ISN'T EXPENSIVE ENTITY TO THEM. 
          ONE OF THE JOBS I THINK WE ALL HAVE IS TRUST ISSUES, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO REMIND THE STATE HOW MUCH MONEY WE ARE SENDING BACK TO THE STATE AND PROPERTY TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WHICH IS THE REASON THAT WE NEED THE REGIONAL COST ADJUSTMENT. 
          YOU CAN MAKE A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE CONTINUED ESCALATION IN OUR PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO OUR RECAPTURE DOLLARS, AND WHAT IT COST TEACHERS TO LIVE HERE. 
          I JUST ENCOURAGE US ALL TO DO THAT. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO THROW OUT TO YOU ALL TONIGHT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT, I'M NOT SURE WE'LL COME TO CLOSURE TONIGHT. 
          THE GOVERNOR HAS TAKEN IT UPON HIMSELF THAT HE IS PUTTING TOGETHER A TASK FORCE TO GO OUT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT EDUCATION SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE STATE OF WYOMING. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF YOU FEEL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OUR JOB. 
          AS TRUSTEES, I BELIEVE IT'S OUR JOB TO TRY AND SHAPE WHAT EDUCATION LOOKS LIKE IN TETON COUNTY, WYOMING. 
          I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE START TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE OPEN UP THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO COME BACK WITH ANSWERS AS THIS PROCESS CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          >> DO YOU MEAN OTHER THAN THE 1 BILLION YOU'RE DISCUSSING, ARE THERE OTHER BILLS THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF? I KNOW TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HABITUAL TRUANCY AS A POLICY. 
          THE BILL THAT YOU GOT PASSED WITH LETTING US GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS HERE, ARE THERE BILLS THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF? 
          >> THE OTHER ONE THAT'S SITTING OUT THERE, KEITH, IT'S PROBLEMATIC TO ME IS THIS CHARTER SCHOOL BILL. 
          THE REASON THAT IT'S PROBLEMATIC IS MULTIFACETED IS, NUMBER ONE IS THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE THE AUTHORITY FROM LOCAL BOARDS OVER THE APPROVAL OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND GIVE IT TO THE SLIPBOARD BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT WE'RE TOO 
          [01:20:02]
CLOSE TO IT AND IT'S VIEWED AS COMPETITION TO US AND WHATEVER. 
          MY BIG OBJECTION TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL BILL CANDIDLY IS THE FACT THAT HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SCARCE RESOURCES. 
          THE OTHER PLACE WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUE IN TERMS OF RESOURCING FOR SCHOOLS IS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR MAINTENANCE DOLLARS AND THAT KIND OF A THING. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHARTER SCHOOL BILL, BASICALLY YOU'RE ADDING FACILITIES, YOU'RE ADDING MAJOR MAINTENANCE TO ALREADY SCARCE RESOURCES. 
          I FOR ONE AND MAYBE I'M THE LONE RANGER OUT THERE, BUT I PROBABLY THINK THAT WE DO A PRETTY DARN GOOD JOB OF OFFERING CHOICE FOR OUR PARENTS BETWEEN SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER. 
          I THINK WE DO A PRETTY NICE JOB OF OFFERING CHOICE SO THAT BILL IS REALLY PROBLEMATIC. 
          IN FACT, I DON'T BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IT. 
          WHILE YOU WERE ON BREAK, I WAS EXCHANGING TEXTS WITH GILLION. 
          RECORDS DO NOT SHOW THAT HE ASSIGNED THE TRUANCY BILL. 
          >> HE HAS TILL FRIDAY TO SIGN ALL THE BILLS. 
          FRIDAY, I THINK IS THE CUT OFF. 
          >> FRIDAY OR TOMORROW. I'M NOT SURE WHICH. 
          >> IF HE DOESN'T SIGN THEY AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO EFFECT. 
          WITHOUT DETAIL, THEY AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO EFFECT WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE. 
          >> THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK THAT OVERLAYS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF WHAT EDUCATION SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN TETON COUNTY IS THERE WERE SEVERAL BILLS I SHOULD SAY THAT WERE COMING FORWARD THAT WERE REALLY ADDRESSING WORKFORCE. 
          AS YOU MENTIONED IN THE EMAIL THAT YOU SENT US, THERE WAS THE BILL WHICH ALLOWS FOR HATHAWAY SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT TOUR WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES, FOR EXAMPLE. 
          I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. 
          I THINK THAT THE MORE WE CAN ENCOURAGE OUR KIDS TO TAKE ADVANCE CLASSES EARLIER AND EARLIER IS GREAT IF THEY'RE READY TO DO IT. 
          THE ADMINISTRATORS BELIEVE, AND THE TEACHERS BELIEVE THAT IT'S THE RIGHT THING FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO DO. 
          I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING. 
          THERE WERE SOME WORK-STUDY PROGRAM BILLS THAT WERE COMING UP IN ONE OF THE INTERESTING NUANCES, WHICH I'M NOT SURE MANY FOLKS IN THE LEGISLATURE UNDERSTOOD THAT WAS IN THE SCHOOL FUNDING HOUSE BILL 173 WAS TAKING ADM. 
          PRESENTLY YOU HAVE TO BE IN SCHOOL 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE CONSIDERED A FULL ADM. WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WAS TO TAKE THAT DOWN TO 75 PERCENT. 
          THE REASON BEING THAT THERE'S MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND A BLOCK SCHEDULE OF FOUR CLASSES, AND IF A STUDENT THEN CHOOSES TO GO OFF ON A WORK-STUDY PROGRAM FOR THE FOURTH CLASS, THEN THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME. 
          SO THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON ON THAT FRONT. 
          IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE RECEPTION OF IT WAS SOMEWHAT DAMPENED BASED ON WHOEVER WAS BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD VERSUS WHAT'S REALLY RIGHT FOR THE STATE OF WYOMING. 
          I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY CRITICAL [INAUDIBLE] LOOK AT WHERE'S WYOMING HEADED, AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PREPARE STUDENTS EITHER FOR COLLEGE OR FOR THE WORKFORCE TO BE ABLE TO THAT NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE IN THE STATE OF WYOMING? YOU CAN TELL WHERE I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME. 
          THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DISCUSSION ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD. 
          I KNOW BETSY HAD A BILL COMING FORWARD WHICH WOULD HAVE REALLY RESTRUCTURED HOW EARLY CHILDHOOD WAS STRUCTURED IN THE STATE, AND IT CONTINUED TO BE CONTENTIOUS IN THE BILL, [INAUDIBLE] , AND EVENTUALLY JUST DIED. 
          ONE OF THE OTHER POINTS OF GREAT SENSITIVITY, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO THINK ABOUT, IS ACTIVITIES FUNDING. 
          THERE WAS A HUGE PUSH TO TRY AND, I'LL SAY, MAKE CATEGORICAL GRANTS OUT OF LOTS OF STUFF THAT'S IN THE BLOCK GRANT, WHICH IT MAKES IT REALLY, REALLY CHALLENGING TO DO A BUDGET WHEN YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BLOCK GRANT. 
          THERE WAS A LOT OF FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT DISTRICT SPENT A WHOLE LOT MORE MONEY FOR ACTIVITIES THAN WHAT WE'RE FUNDED IN THE BLOCK GRANT. 
          IT IS PERCEIVED, AND I'M NOT ONE TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT OR NOT, 
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BUT IT IS PERCEIVED THAT BY DOING SO, YOU'RE TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM TEACHERS. 
          THERE WAS ALSO, IN MY VIEW, A VERY INAPPROPRIATE DIVIDE IN A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND A LACK OF SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ADMINISTRATORS IN OUR DISTRICTS. 
          OTHER THAN THAT, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT ELSE WAS ON. 
          YOU MENTIONED THE BILL ON NUTRITION, THAT WAS GOOD. 
          IT WAS A SLEEPER, ACTUALLY. 
          IT DIDN'T GET A LOT OF ATTENTION. 
          IT JUST WENT THROUGH. 
          I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BILL FINALLY PASSED. 
          IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT THREE YEARS FOR SOMETHING PRETTY SIMPLE. 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER? 
          >> ONE QUESTION I HAVE: I LOST TRACK, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, DID THAT CHANGE? 
          >> I THINK IT DID. LET ME DOUBLE-CHECK THE BILL, AND I'LL FORWARD YOU ALL A NOTE. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> YES. I MEAN, KEITH, AS YOU WELL KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT COMMITTEE THE BILLS GO TO, WHETHER THEY HAVE SUCCESS OR NOT. 
          THAT ONE, I BELIEVE, WENT THROUGH A JUDICIARY AND I THINK IT GOT LEGS AND I THINK IT MADE A BILL. 
          >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR TRUSTEE TESKE? TRUSTEE TESKE, THE WHOLE BOARD, WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING DOWN THERE THE WHOLE SESSION AND REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY SO WELL. 
          THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. 
          >> JANINE. JUST REALLY QUICK, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT HOW LARAMIE COUNTY HANDLES SNOW? 
          >> I DO, ACTUALLY. 
          [LAUGHTER] THEY HANDLE IT QUITE POORLY, TO BE POLITE. 
          [LAUGHTER] THE FACT THAT I SPENT FROM FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING IN MY HOTEL ROOM BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET OUT WAS INTERESTING. 
          >> THAT WAS THE STORM OF ALL STORMS. 
          >> I KEPT SAYING, "IF THIS WAS JACKSON, THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED." 
          >> NO SNOW, OR NOT BEING TO HANDLE IT? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THE ROADS PLOWED IN A DAY INSTEAD OF FOUR. 
          >> WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT MUCH SNOW IN YEARS AT ONE TIME. 
          >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE KELLY ENROLLMENT ISSUE. 
          >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. THIS IS A REPORT. 
          I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. 
          EVERY SPRING, THIS IS THE TIME THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSELY MONITORING ENROLLMENT. 
          IT'S A BIT OF A GUESSING GAME BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW HOW MANY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. 
          WE RELY ON PARENTS TO REGISTER. 
          THE REGISTRATION IS NOT DUE UNTIL MAY 15TH, BUT THEN MANY FAMILIES MOVE IN OVER THE SUMMER. 
          SO AUGUST, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, IT'S A BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MANY KIDS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. 
          IT'S APRIL, BUT WE'RE ENROLLING THEM IN SEPTEMBER OR WHEN SCHOOL STARTS. 
          I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AT KELLY ELEMENTARY. 
          KELLY ELEMENTARY IS A FOUR-CLASSROOM SPACE BUILDING, SO IT'S A MULTI-GRADE. 
          THEY HAVE THREE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, AND A SPECIAL ED INTERVENTIONIST TEACHER, SO THEY HAVE FOUR STAFF MEMBERS. 
          EACH OF THE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS TEACH TWO GRADE LEVELS, AND THE NORMAL RANGE FOR ENROLLMENT IN A SINGLE GRADE LEVEL IS 16, AND IT RANGES. 
          IN KINDERGARTEN, WE WANT THEM TO BE EVEN SMALLER THAN 16 IF POSSIBLE, FIRST GRADE. 
          IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF SECTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. 
          AT KELLY, WE EXCEED WHAT IS A NORMAL RANGE FOR A SINGLE CLASSROOM. 
          K1 TEACHER, FOR EXAMPLE, AT KELLY, THE NUMBER OF KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE STUDENTS IN ONE CLASSROOM WITH ONE TEACHER IS 19, WITH FIVE ADDITIONAL OUT OF AREA REQUESTS, 
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MEANING THE K1 CLASSROOM WOULD BE 24. 
          IT JUST EXCEEDS WHAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO. 
          THE 2-3 CLASSROOM IS PROJECTED AT 16 AND THE 4-5 CLASSROOM AT 22. 
          I POSTED A STAFF REPORT WITH A PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER JUST TO GET THE CONVERSATION STARTED. 
          SINCE THEN, AND I'VE ALSO SENT A LETTER TO THE KELLY PARENTS LETTING THEM KNOW OF THE CONCERN, I'VE RECEIVED SOME VERY HELPFUL FEEDBACK AND I HAVE A FEW MORE OPTIONS TO CONSIDER. 
          THERE'S, AGAIN, NO DECISION EXPECTED TONIGHT. 
          I WANTED TO ALERT YOU TO THE ISSUE. 
          I'M WORKING ON IT. 
          I'LL BE MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY WITH THE KELLY FAMILIES TO HEAR MORE SUGGESTIONS AND JUST LET THEM UNDERSTAND THE SCENARIO, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. 
          I CAN'T REASONABLY EXPECT A TEACHER, IN A MULTI-GRADE SETTING, TO HAVE THIS HIGH NUMBER OF STUDENTS. 
          IT'S NOT THE QUALITY EDUCATION THAT WE EXPECT. 
          I WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE MAY 12TH BOARD MEETING AND I WILL ALSO REDISTRIBUTE A REPORT AND CONTINUE THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE KELLY FAMILIES. 
          I KNOW IT'S A CHALLENGING TIME. 
          I KNOW NO ONE WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR SCHOOL. 
          I REALIZE THAT, AND I'M TRYING TO FIND A GREAT SOLUTION TO A CHALLENGE. 
          IT'S A GOOD CHALLENGE, BUT IT'S STILL YET A CHALLENGE. 
          WORKING ON IT, MORE TO COME, I JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO BE AWARE OF THAT. 
          >> YOU'RE GOING OFF THERE NEXT WEEK? 
          >> NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEDNESDAY. 
          >> TO MEET WITH THE PARENTS? 
          >> YES. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. 
          WITH SOME OF THESE OPTIONS, THERE'S THE KIDS THAT WERE ON SPRING GULCH WITHIN THE AREA THAT WOULD BE REDISTRIBUTED, WOULD GO TO JACKSON ELEMENTARY. 
          JACKSON ELEMENTARY IS NOT OVERCROWDED. 
          >> NO. CHAIR GINGERY, TRUSTEE CARLIN, JACKSON ELEMENTARY HAS SPACE AVAILABLE. 
          THE LARGER THE BUILDING, THE MORE FLEXIBILITY YOU HAVE BECAUSE YOU CAN ADD ADDITIONAL SECTIONS, AND THEN SOMETIMES, FOR EXAMPLE, WILSON, THEY'RE A TWO-SECTION SCHOOL. 
          IF YOU HAVE 28 KINDERGARTENERS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO CLASSES OF 14, WHICH IS GREAT. 
          THEY HAVE 32 KINDERGARTENERS. 
          YOU DO THE MATH. IT JUST DEPENDS, BUT JACKSON ELEMENTARY DOES HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE. 
          THEY HAVE CLASSROOMS, THEY HAVE THE SET-UP, SO THEY DO HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE TO ABSORB. 
          THERE'S A COUPLE OF OPTIONS. 
          IT COULD BE 22 STUDENTS THAT ALL WOULD GO TO JACKSON ELEMENTARY, OR IT COULD BE 18. 
          IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHICH AREA MAKES THE MOST SENSE. 
          I'LL BE READY WITH MORE DETAIL. 
          I'VE GOT SOME MORE WORK TO DO ON THIS, AND I DO WANT TO HEAR FROM THE KELLY FAMILIES AS WELL. 
          >> I THINK THERE IS THIS PERCEPTION THAT THE TOWN SCHOOLS ARE OVERCROWDED AND THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF ADDING MUNGER AND DOING WHATNOT, IS THAT THE TOWN SCHOOLS ARE NOT OVERCROWDED, AND THAT THERE IS SPACE AVAILABLE. 
          >> TRUSTEE ZUNG AND I WENT OUT TO KELLY YESTERDAY. 
          WE TOURED MORAN FIRST, THEN THE KELLY, AND THEN JACKSON ELEMENTARY. 
          THERE ARE SOME OTHER OPTIONS. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CLASSROOM SPACE AND MAYBE SPLITTING UP K AND 1. 
          THERE'S ACTUALLY ROOM TO ADD ANOTHER CLASSROOM OUT THERE POTENTIALLY. 
          DO YOU GUYS ALL REMEMBER [INAUDIBLE]? THEY'RE NOT USING THAT, RIGHT? I MEAN, THEY USE IT; IT'S A MULTI-PURPOSE TYPE ROOM. 
          SO, POTENTIALLY, YOU HAVE ROOM TO CREATE ANOTHER CLASSROOM SO YOU COULD SPLIT K AND 1. 
          YOU'D STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE 4TH AND 5TH, BUT THAT MIGHT BE MORE DOABLE THAN IT IS WITH K AND 1. 
          YOU'D HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER TEACHER, WHICH IS A PROBLEM, BUT THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS. 
          WE HAVE GOOD TUNNELS. 
          IT'S FUN TO GO WITH AN ENGINEER [LAUGHTER] THAT LOOKS AT SPACE. 
          >> [OVERLAPPING] YOU DON'T USUALLY HEAR THE WORDS "FUN" AND "ENGINEER" IN THE SAME SENTENCE. 
          [LAUGHTER] 
          >> WE'LL DEAL WITH IT NEXT MONTH AND SO HOPEFULLY THE BIDING NEXT WEEK GOES FINE. 
          ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL OF OUR REPORTS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ACTIONED ITEM. 
          THE FIRST ITEM, WE WERE GOING TO END UP CONTINUING BUT WE LEFT IT ON SO THAT [INAUDIBLE] AND EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THE GLITCH IS AND HOW SHE IS FIXING THE GLITCH. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES. 
          [INAUDIBLE] FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. 
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AS [INAUDIBLE] MENTIONED, I'M FOR YOU THIS EVENING TO ASK YOU 
          [E. Action Items]
TO PULL THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE IT AT A MEETING AT A LATER DATE. 
          THE REASON FOR THAT IS FOR THIS PROJECT, THE TEAM WAS CONTACTED BY A COUPLE OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS THAT DUE TO MATERIAL SUPPLY ISSUES, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS POSTED AS PART OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND BECAUSE THE STATE CONTRACT THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO USE FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT INCLUDES LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE SUBMITTING THEIR BID. 
          IN RESPONSE, THE TEAM MET AND WE DECIDED TO ALLOW THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS TO SUBMIT A BEST-CASE SCENARIO SCHEDULE WITH THEIR BIDS AND WE EXTENDED THE BID DATE TO THE 27TH AT 1:00 PM. 
          THAT IS WHEN BIDS ARE DUE. 
          IN RESPONSE TO THAT WE'RE HERE IN STAFF TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER HOLDING A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 27TH AT 6:00 PM. 
          >> WHAT WAS YOUR TIMELINE THAT YOU WOULD REQUIRE THE BID ORIGINALLY? 
          >> THE BIDS WERE DUE TONIGHT. 
          >> NOT WHEN THE BIDS ARE DUE, WHAT WAS THE TIMELINE YOU ARE TELLING EVERYONE THEY HAD TO FINISH THE PROJECT BY? 
          >> I THOUGHT YOU WOULD ASK THAT. LET ME GO THERE. 
          THE CURRENT SCHEDULE OR THE SCHEDULE THAT WE ORIGINALLY POSTED WITH THE BID HAD A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE OF THE 20TH OF AUGUST FOR THE SECURITY VESTIBULE AND THE DINING ROOM EXPANSION, AND SEPTEMBER 30TH FOR THE KITCHEN REMODEL AND THE CLASSROOM ADDITION. 
          >> WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS WE'RE EXTENDING THE BID [INAUDIBLE] DEADLINE? 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT TIMELINE. 
          INSTEAD, THEY'RE GOING TO TELL US IN THEIR BID WHEN THEY THINK THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE. 
          ARE YOU JUDGING THIS ON THE BID AMOUNT OR IS THIS MORE LIKE AN RFP? YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE BID AMOUNT AND THE TIMELINE TOGETHER AND USE THOSE AS YOUR EVALUATORS? 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, CHAIR GREEN GRAY. 
          YES, AS PART OF THE ADDENDA, WE STATED THAT ORIGINALLY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE PRICE AND BASE THAT IT IS A HARD BID PROJECT. 
          WITH THIS ADDENDA, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER AS WELL AS THE SCHEDULE AND CONSIDER BOTH OF THOSE WHEN CHOOSING WHO TO AWARD A BIT TO. 
          >> I MAY SUBMIT TO YOU A REALLY HIGH PRICE, BUT I MAY WIN BECAUSE I'VE TOLD YOU I CAN GET THIS DONE BY SUCH AND SUCH DATE. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY CHAIR GREEN GRAY, THAT WILL BE FOR THE BOARD TO DECIDE. 
          WE WILL PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. 
          STAFF WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND THEN THAT WILL BE UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          >> I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION, HOW FAR INTO FALL CAN MR. [INAUDIBLE] BE OKAY WITH CONSTRUCTION GOING ON? 
          >> CHAIR GREEN GRAY, THAT'S EXCELLENT QUESTION. 
          AS A TEAM WE'RE GOING TO MEET WHEN WE RECEIVE THESE BIDS AND THAT WILL BE PART OF STAFF'S CONSIDERATION WHEN GIVING YOU A RECOMMENDATION. 
          PRINCIPAL [INAUDIBLE] IS PART OF THE TEAM AND WILL BE VERY INVOLVED IN REVIEWING THESE BIDS [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] YOU GET THE BID AT 1 O'CLOCK ON APRIL 27TH AND YOU PRESENT US A BID AT 6 O'CLOCK THAT SAME DAY, IS FIVE HOURS GOING TO BE ENOUGH? 
          >> THANK YOU. CHAIR GREEN GRAY, TRUSTEE SCARLETT, YES. 
          THE TEAM IS CONFIDENT THAT THAT'S ENOUGH TIME AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE TEAM IS ALREADY WORKING, LIKE I SAY, CLOSELY WITH ALL STAFF INVOLVE TO COME UP WITH SCENARIOS AND SO WE WILL BE PREPARED TO PRESENT A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU. 
          SECOND, ALTHOUGH IT IS A VERY AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE, THE GOAL OF THE TEAM AND I COULD STAFF THE DESIGN TEAM, EVERYBODY IN THAT IS TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. 
          I THINK THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE GOAL. 
          WE ARE WORKING TO BE FLEXIBLE AND HAVE OPTIONS ON THE TABLE WHERE WE COULD MOVE SOMETHING FORWARD, THIS SPRING. 
          WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE HAVE SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. 
          MAYBE WE FINISH THE PROJECT IN A LITTLE DIFFERENT WAY. 
          >> 27TH IS WHAT DAY? 
          >> TUESDAY. 
          >> IS EVERYONE ON THE BOARD AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY, THE 27TH AT 6 O'CLOCK? 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] YOU AROUND THE 27TH, TUESDAY AT 6 O'CLOCK? 
          >> I WILL NOT BE BACK IN JACKSON LIKELY, BUT I CERTAINLY CAN LOGIN IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'D LIKE. 
          >> THAT'D BE GREAT. 
          >> I'M NOT SURE THAT FIVE HOURS IS SUFFICIENT TO 
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          >> [INAUDIBLE] , WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH? WHAT IF WE JUST CAME THE NEXT DAY, THAT WOULD GIVE YOU [INAUDIBLE] YEAH, IT WILL JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO DO YOUR EVALUATIONS AND HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS. 
          >> CHAIR GREEN GRAY, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT IF THAT WORKS WITH THE BOARD AND STAFF SCHEDULE AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD ON TO THAT, I WAS REMISS TO SAY THAT I'VE RECOGNIZED THAT THIS IS INCONVENIENT AND STRESSFUL FOR BOTH STAFF AND THE BOARD MAKING THIS CHANGE SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL CONSIDERING IT. 
          >> BOARD IS EVERYBODY AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH? 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS I HAVE THE KELLY FAMILY MEETING. 
          YOU ALL CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE A DECISION, ABSENT 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] 
          >> WOULD THAT HELP YOU IF WE JUST GAVE YOU MORE TIME? 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. YES. 
          >> BOARD IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH WEDNESDAY, THE 28, AND YOU ARE THINKING MORE LIKE FIVE O'CLOCK, BILL? 
          >> I WAS JUST WORRIED ABOUT DR. CHADMAN GETTING TO [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> BUT IF WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT HER, WE OKAY. 
          >> [LAUGHTER]. 
          >> I'M RIGHT HERE. 
          >> GET OUT OF THE ROOM. 
          >> [LAUGHTER] 
          >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO CONTINUE THE CONSIDERATION OF CONSTRUCTION BUDGET IN GENERAL CONTRACTOR SELECTION FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITIONAL RENOVATION PROJECT DECISION TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 28TH, 2021, 6 PM, SPECIAL MEETING. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MOTION? WE HAVE ANYONE ON WEBEX? I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE I CAN SEE UP THERE. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> OKAY, IF ANYONE ON THE WEBEX WANTED TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND GIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AS TO THE CONTINUANCE OF THE CONSIDERATION OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT TO NEXT WEEK. 
          DID ANYONE ON WEBEX WISH TO RAISE THEIR HAND, YOU JUST HAVE TO CLICK ON HAND RAISE, AND WE WILL CALL. 
          SEEING NONE, SEEING NONE HERE IN THIS ROOM, ANY DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD? THERE ARE NO DISCUSSIONS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. 
          >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NO. 
          WE HAVE CONTINUED THAT ON. ALL RIGHT. 
          OUR SECOND ITEM IS THE FIRST READ OF SOME POLICIES. 
          WE HAVE JRA CUMULATIVE STUDENT RECORDS, GBJ, PERSONAL RECORDS AND FILES, BEC EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, JE STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY, [INAUDIBLE] , COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AREAS AND JF STUDENT ADMISSIONS, AND MORE TRUSTEE ZANG, WHAT WE DO TRUSTEE ZANG IS THIS IS THE FIRST READ, WE VOTE ON IT AND THEN YOU WILL SEE THIS AGAIN NOT NEXT MONTH, BUT YOU'LL SEE IT IN JUNE. 
          WE ALWAYS HAVE TO GO AT LEAST 45 DAYS. 
          THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS SKIPS A MONTH. 
          IN OUR SECOND READING, WE WILL VOTE ON IT AGAIN AND FINALLY PROVE IT. 
          WHAT IT DOES, IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AND FOR US TO EDIT IT IF WE NEED TO AND THESE ARE MOSTLY, I BELIEVE, CHANGES DUE TO CHANGES IN THE STATUTES FOR THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND ALSO I THINK SOME CHANGES DEALING WITH RECORD KEEPING AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT ACTUALLY CAME FROM, BUT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO WALK US THROUGH EACH ONE. 
          >> THANK YOU, CHAIR GREEN GRAY. 
          THE FIRST KEY WORD IS STUDENT RECORDS AND THE SECOND ONE, PERSONNEL RECORDS AND FILES. 
          WE CAN SEE THE RED LINED VERSION AND IT'S JUST A SIMPLE TWO SENTENCES, THREE SENTENCES MAYBE. 
          THAT TALKS ABOUT WE MAY STORE FILES ON AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE SYSTEM ON A SECURE SERVER LOCATED OFF CAMPUS. 
          WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GO PAPERLESS, AND WE'VE BEEN ADVISED THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF INDICATION ABOUT ELECTRONIC FILES AND WE CAN STILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC FILES AND THAT'S GOVERNED THROUGH THE STUDENT POLICY JRA AND JRA-R, AND THAT IT'S A SIMILAR SENTENCE ADDED TO THE PERSONNEL FILE AND WE MAINTAIN THEM FOR SEVEN YEARS, ALTHOUGH IF IT'S ON A SERVER, WE COULD EASILY HAVE THEM FOR PERPETUITY. 
          HOWEVER, SEVEN YEARS IS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. 
          >> QUESTIONS ON THOSE TWO POLICY. 
          >> MR. CHAIR. 
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          >> GO AHEAD, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF STATING THAT YOU CAN SAVE IT ON A SERVER OFF CAMPUS. 
          >> SECURITY REASONS IS THE NAME ISSUE. 
          CURRENTLY, OUR SERVERS ARE OFF-CAMPUS, AND IT'S JUST FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES. 
          >> IT DOESN'T SAY IT IN BOTH OF THEM. IT ONLY SAYS IT IN THE STUDENT RECORDS, I BELIEVE. 
          >> NO. THE FIRST ONE SAYS, "FILE BACKED UP NIGHTLY AND MAINTAINED IN AN OFF-CAMPUS SECURE DATA SERVER." 
          >> NEVER MIND. 
          >> I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THE STUDENT RECORDS RETENTION. 
          THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE POLICY PROVIDES THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, HIGH SCHOOL GRADE RECORDS, REPORTS, AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS, ALL MATERIAL IN THE STUDENT CUMULATIVE RECORD SHALL BE DESTROYED FIVE YEARS AFTER THE STUDENT HAS OR WOULD HAVE COMPLETED THE 12TH GRADE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          BUT THE NEW LANGUAGE SAYS, "RECORDS MAY BE PERMANENTLY MAINTAINED IN AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE SYSTEM ON A SECURE SERVER." PERHAPS YOU COULD ADD AT THE BEGINNING OF THAT PARAGRAPH, ALL OTHER RECORDS MAY BE PERMANENTLY MAINTAINED BECAUSE IT SUGGESTS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO KEEP ALL THESE KIDS' RECORDS. 
          >> PERFECT. 
          >> [OVERLAPPING] BUT DON'T MAKE IT A SEPARATE PARAGRAPH. 
          MAKE IT RUN ON WITH THAT PARAGRAPH AHEAD [OVERLAPPING] AND SAY ALL OTHER REFERENCES. 
          >> WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP THEM, AND TO SOME EXTENT, PEOPLE DON'T WANT US TO, EXCEPT FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S RECORDS. 
          >> IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH THAT CHANGE, WE'RE TO COMBINE THE TWO LAST PARAGRAPHS INTO ONE PARAGRAPH AND IT'LL SAY ALL OTHER RECORDS MAY BE PERMANENTLY MAINTAINED. 
          >> IF THERE'S NO MORE ON THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO IT LOOKS LIKE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, THEY PUT JANINE'S LANGUAGE. 
          >> THAT'S THE ONLY ADDITION THERE, STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY. 
          THE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT WE DEFINE HABITUAL TRUANCY, SO WE HAVE DONE THAT. 
          THEN ALSO, THE LAST PARAGRAPH WAS LANGUAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE NEW STATE STATUTE. 
          >> INCLUDING THE STATE THERE. 
          >> INCLUDING THE STATE THERE. 
          >> THAT'S STILL FINE. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> [OVERLAPPING] WE'VE BEEN ON SUMMER TIME, BY THE WAY, SO I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED, THAT'S ALL. 
          WHY ARE YOU MISSING SCHOOL? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> IT'S BEEN OBVIOUS, A LOT OF SCHOOLS HAVE STARTED. 
          >> THAT'S TRUE. 
          >> SUMMER SCHOOLS HAVE STARTED? 
          >> WE DON'T START TILL AFTER SUMMER. 
          [LAUGHTER] 
          >> THEN THE LAST TWO ANDREA BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. 
          A YEAR AGO, THE STATE ACTUALLY CHANGED THE KINDERGARTEN START DATE FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO AUGUST 1, TO BE EFFECTIVE IN 2021. 
          THESE TWO POLICIES, I DID NOT RECALL THEM HAVING THE DATE, SO WE JUST UPDATED THE DATE. 
          THAT IS THE SUMMARY OF THE EXECUTIVE CHANGES. 
          >> ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR EDITS ANYBODY HAD? I WOULD TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING THE POLICIES WE JUST REVIEWED. 
          >> I'M GOING TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING ON THE POLICIES WE JUST REVIEWED. 
          >> IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] SECONDED TO APPROVE THE SIX, ALL SIX WE JUST DISCUSSED IN FIRST READING. 
          LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          ANYONE ON WEBEX, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND, THE VIRTUAL HAND, AND WE WILL CALL ON YOU. 
          NO ONE HERE IN THE ROOM. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD? SEEING NO DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          >> MR. CHAIR, MAY I JUST BRING UP ONE THING ON THE TRUANCY? I THINK ONE THING I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON AS YOU'RE READING THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE GILLIAN AND I HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AS THE LEGISLATION WAS GOING THROUGH IS, THERE'S A LINE THAT YOU HAVE TO WALK BETWEEN GIVING ENOUGH GUIDANCE SO THAT, AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR CAN PROSECUTE, BUT ALSO OFFERING ENOUGH LATITUDE WITH ADMINISTRATION SO THAT EACH STUDENT IS DIFFERENT, EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT, AND OFFERING THEM THE LATITUDE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE STUDENT AT HAND. 
          I'M NOT SUGGESTING THE POLICY NEEDS TO CHANGE OR ANYTHING. 
          I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS THEY'RE APPROVING THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THERE. 
          [01:50:07]
          >> ALL THOSE FOR APPROVAL SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> ALL THOSE AGAINST SAY NO. 
          WE WILL SEE THOSE AGAIN IN JUNE. 
          IF BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS, JUST LET THE SUPERINTENDENT KNOW AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THOSE SUGGESTIONS GET IN. 
          WE ARE NOW ONTO THE DIRECT DISTRICT MILL LEVY REQUEST. 
          YOU, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> OKAY, DISTRICT CHAIRMAN. 
          THE DIRECT DISTRICT NUT, MARCH 18. 
          THEY HAVE TO CHECK THAT [INAUDIBLE]. 
          WE REVIEWED THE INITIAL APPLICATION OF THIS. 
          AT THE TIME, WE WERE VERY UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO GO ON THE LEGISLATURE. 
          IN FACT, EARLIER THAT DAY, A VERY DRACONIAN SENATE FILE HAD JUST PASSED THE SENATE, AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF APPREHENSION. 
          NOW WE KNOW THAT WE'RE KICKING THE CAN AND SO EVERYTHING'S THE SAME SO THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION. 
          TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE FELT DIRECT DISTRICT ON THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE A FULL MILL TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE APPLICATION REQUESTS AT THAT TIME. 
          SINCE THAT HAS HAPPENED, THE DIRECT DISTRICT WANTS ME TO FORMALLY ASK US TO APPROVE ON THE MILL TO BE CHANGED. 
          WE NOW HAVE A CHANCE HERE TO RETHINK THAT AND PUT FORTH A LOWER MILL WEIGHT WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE APPLICATION REQUESTS. 
          I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE DOING THAT, I JUST WANTED TO OPEN IT UP FOR A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO FORWARD WITH MY THOUGHT PROCESS ABOUT WHAT MILL WE PROBABLY SHOULD APPROVE. 
          >> WHAT WAS OUR MILL LEVY LAST YEAR BEFORE WE LOWERED IT? 
          >> 0.2. 
          >> 0.25. 
          >> 0.25. 
          >> NO, THAT'S WHAT WE WENT TO. 
          >> IT WAS 0.8, I THINK. 
          >> IT WAS 0.8 AND THEN WE TOOK IT DOWN TO 0.25. 
          >> MR. CHAIR? 
          >> YES, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> AMONG THOSE THINGS THAT WERE ON THE LIST, SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDED REQUESTS WERE, FOR EXAMPLE, TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTIVITIES. 
          THE IDEA WAS TO HAVE DIRECT DISTRICT PAYS $300,000 FOR ALL OUR ACTIVITIES WHICH WE GENERALLY FUND OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND, NOT FROM DIRECT DISTRICT. 
          FURTHER, THERE'S $600,000 IN THERE FOR NEW HIGH-SCHOOL SYNTHETIC FIELD REPLACEMENT, AND I NOTICED THAT WE'RE JUST GOING OUT WITH AN RFP FOR THOSE FIELD REPLACEMENTS. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF THE RESPONSES HAVE COME IN YET OR NOT. 
          BUT TRUTH BE KNOWN, A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDED INTO REQUESTS FOR THAT DIRECT DISTRICT ARE NOT REALLY DIRECT DISTRICT THINGS, LIKE OUR SRL. 
          THAT IS NOT DIRECT DISTRICT ACTIVITY. 
          THAT'S SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICE, AND THAT'S $130,000. 
          I WAS NOT ONE WHO VOTED, WANTED TO INCREASE IT AT ALL, IN FACT. 
          WE TALK [LAUGHTER] ABOUT INTERNAL COST OF LIVING, YET WE DON'T REALLY MISS A CHANCE TO PUT MORE MONEY ON TAXPAYERS TO PAY HERE IN TETON COUNTY. 
          PEOPLE ARE ALREADY PAYING A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT GOING WITH THE BLOCK GRANT. 
          IT SEEM TO ME THAT WHILE WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE CARES MONEY WOULD BE COMING IN, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE LEGISLATURE WAS GOING TO RETAIN FUNDING AT EXISTING 20 LEVELS. 
          THESE THINGS WERE ADDED IN. 
          [LAUGHTER] IT'S A FUNNY PROCESS. 
          I'VE TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE ON DIRECT DISTRICT BOARD, IT'S LIKE WHATEVER PEOPLE ASK FOR, WE TAX TO THAT EXTENT. 
          THAT IS NOT A POLICY, THAT IS JUST JUNK. 
          I MEAN, REALLY. 
          NO MATTER HOW MANY NON-PROFITS COME TO US, WELL, WE GIVE THEM $5,000 WITHOUT ANY EFFORT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE ACTIVITIES ARE REALLY OPPORTUNTED FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WHETHER THE COMMUNITY EVEN REALLY WANTS ONE. 
          IF YOU APPLY, YOU GET THE MONEY. 
          LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LEGISLATURE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DID MUCH THE SAME. 
          THE NUMBERS ARE WHAT THEY ARE AND I LOST THAT VOTE. 
          [01:55:06]
THE BOARD CHOSE TO SAY, OH YEAH, WE'LL JUST FUND IT TO THESE NUMBERS. 
          I APPLAUD CHAIRMAN SCARLETT FOR HAVING TAKEN ANOTHER LOOK AT IT BECAUSE WITH A 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ORDINARILY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PAID. 
          ALL DURING THE 12 YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OUT OF THE BLOCK. 
          SUDDENLY, IT APPEARED ON DIRECT DISTRICT APPLICATIONS. 
          I'M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE RAISING ANYBODY'S TAXES, BUT THE 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IS SOMETHING THAT I SUPPOSE I COULD LIVE WITH. 
          OUR TEACHERS HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY IN TAXES. EVERYBODY DOES. 
          PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY IN TAXES WHEN DIRECT DISTRICT ACCESSES MORE IN THE MILL. 
          WE'RE NOT HELPING ANYBODY BY JUST SAYING, WELL, WE WANT TO HAVE FROSTING ON THE CAKE OF WHAT THE STATE HAS DONE FOR US BY DOING IT THROUGH DIRECT DISTRICT. 
          [FOREIGN] 
          [02:04:52]
          >> THE PROPORTION TO BURDEN BETWEEN THOSE WITH CHILDREN THOUGH IS IT'S STILL SAVING, LIKE MYSELF, IS THAT I URGE THE COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE A TAX CREDIT IN ANY RECOMMENDATION FOR INCREASES WHICH WOULD GO TO THOSE HOMES WITHOUT CHILDREN SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SAVE AND HOPEFULLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TAX AS AN HONOR TO HAVE KIDS IN THE FUTURE. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING. 
          >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE THAT HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? JUST RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND [NOISE]. 
          >> I'M NOT SEEING ANY OF THE HANDS. 
          >> ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM WHO HAVE THOUGHTS? WE'RE BACK HERE TO THE BOARD. 
          ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS AS TO A NUMBER WE COULD ALL AGREE ON? 
          [02:05:05]
          >> I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY AGREE ON POINT SEVEN FIVE. 
          >> I SECOND. 
          >> THINK THAT'S A NUMBER YOU COULD ALL AGREE ON? POINT SEVEN FIVE. 
          >> I AM GOING TO VOTE AGAINST ANY INCREASE, BUT I [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? 
          >> SURE. 
          >> BECAUSE WE DO HAVE CARRY-OVER, SO WITH THE CARRY-OVER PLUS THE POINT SEVEN FIVE WOULD STILL BE [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> YEAH. 
          >> SEVEN TWELVE 
          >> AT THIS TIME, WE EXPECT TO HAVE $200,000 IN CARRY-OVER FUNDS. 
          I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT AS WE LEND THIS MILL, THE REVENUE FROM THE MILL COMES IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. 
          THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE RECEIPTS WON'T BE COMPLETED UNTIL JUNE 30TH, WHICH OF NEXT YEAR. 
          IF YOU SAY WE ARE GOING TO USE PART OF THAT CARRY-OVER BALANCE TO FUND APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          IF YOU CAN'T ALLOCATE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THAT FUND BALANCE, THERE ARE APPLICANTS THAT WOULDN'T BE PAID UNTIL JUNE 30TH OF NEXT YEAR. 
          KEEPING THAT IN MIND, WE DO ASK FOR THEIR FINAL REPORTS BEFORE THEY CAN APPLY FOR FUNDS. 
          WHICH HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY. 
          IF THEY HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED THE MONEY UNTIL JUNE, IT CREATES A TIMING ISSUE. 
          IF THEY DON'T GET THE MONEY, THEY CAN'T THEN APPLY FOR NEW MONEY THE NEXT YEAR. 
          >> CHRISTINE. YOU SAID WE COULD POSSIBLY GET BY WITH POINT FIVE. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? 
          >> IF YOU PULL UP THE APPLICATIONS. 
          IF WE ZEROED OUT THE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          YOU CAN SEE THE TOTALS OF THE COLUMN REDUCING SITE REQUEST BY 20 PERCENT IS 1.675. 
          THAT INCLUDES OUR COMMUNITY REQUEST IN THE PARKING RECORD REQUEST AS WELL AS THE TCSD REQUEST. 
          IF YOU DECREASE THAT BY THE $600,000 IN [INAUDIBLE] REQUEST, IT BRINGS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REQUEST FOR THE YEAR DOWN TO 1,075,000. 
          WHICH IS A POINT [INAUDIBLE] WE WILL HAVE SOME RETURNED FUNDS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MAYBE SOME OTHER PARTNERS. 
          WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE UNTIL THE END OF JUNE. 
          >> JUST SPEAK ON. 
          >> I WAS MISREADING THIS [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> I WAS WONDERING WHERE YOU GOT THE POINT SEVEN FIVE. 
          >> WELL, NO. I WAS JUST PICKING A POINT SEVEN FIVE BECAUSE IT WAS GOING DOWN BELOW THE POINT EIGHT BECAUSE IT SEEMED WE COULD GET AWAY WITH A LITTLE BIT LOWER. 
          NOW THAT WE HAVE WRESTLED THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION MEANS SOME OF THESE THINGS WERE ADDED IN FOR GOOD REASON WITH A PEER-BASED PERSPECTIVE. 
          COULD SOME OF THEM BE REMOVED? 
          >> WE HAVE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL REQUEST, WE'VE ALREADY REMOVED. 
          THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS 2.176. 
          THE SECOND COLUMN IS REMOVING THOSE ITEMS THAT WE ADDED IN AS WELL AS REDUCING SITE REQUEST BY 10%. 
          THE THIRD COLUMN IS REMOVING THOSE ADDITIONAL REQUEST AND REDUCING SITE REQUEST BY 20 PERCENT. 
          >> THANK YOU. I NOW SEE THAT. 
          BUT GETTING CONFUSED BY THE COLUMNS. 
          >> CHRISTINE, JUST WALK ME THROUGH THE CALENDAR. 
          WE'RE NOT LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO FIGURE THIS OUT UNTIL AUGUST. 
          THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT EARLY IS OF THE WRECK DISTRICT HAS TIME TO DO THEIR BUDGETING. 
          I GUESS THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION TO WRECK DISTRICT PEOPLE. 
          COULD THIS BE A DECISION THAT WE MAKE IN MAY? BECAUSE I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE RESERVE THAT ANGELINE MENTIONED [INAUDIBLE]. 
          WE MAY HAVE TO USE THE RESERVES TO THE MIDDLE-SCHOOL PROJECT BEFORE WE KNOW MORE ABOUT NEXT WEEK. 
          I'M GUESSING THAT THERE'S TWO MOTIONS NEXT WEEK [LAUGHTER] FOR THE CONTRACTOR AND PULLING MONEY OUT OF THE RESERVES. 
          DOES IT HAVE TO BE DECIDED TODAY? CAN WRECK DISTRICT PUT UP THEIR TIMELINES? ARE THEY OBLIGATED TO MEET CERTAIN TIMELINES? 
          >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          ORIGINALLY, THIS IS A CHANGE THAT'S JUST HAPPENED WITHIN THE WEEK SINCE WE POSTED THE AGENDA. 
          WRECK DISTRICT MEETING TO APPROVE THAT APPLICATIONS WAS MAY 11TH, WHICH WAS BEFORE THE MAY 12TH BOARD MEETING. 
          THAT'S WHY THIS IS ON THIS AGENDA. 
          BUT WE HAVE JUST RECENTLY MOVED THE WRECK DISTRICT MEETING FROM MAY 11TH TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK. 
          YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. 
          MAY, I THINK IT'S 17TH; THERE'S THE NEW WRECK DISTRICT MEETING WHERE THEY'RE APPROVING THEIR APPLICATIONS. 
          WE COULD PUSH THIS VOTE BACK TO THE MAY MEETING NOW THAT THE WRECK DISTRICT MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. 
          >> YOU'RE THE CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES, SCARLETT. 
          WOULD THAT MESS YOU UP? 
          [02:10:02]
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? 
          >> ACTUALLY, THE BID OPENING IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 
          I BELIEVE AT FOUR O'CLOCK. 
          WHAT ACTUALLY [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> MR. CHAIR. IF I COULD ASK MR. SCARLETT WHEN WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US APPLICATIONS TO REVIEW, WE'LL HAVE THEM BEFORE THE [OVERLAPPING] WRECK DISTRICT MEETING? 
          >> I BELIEVE YOU ALREADY HAVE THEM. 
          WE'VE POSTED THEM [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> ARE THEY POSTED NOW? I MEAN [INAUDIBLE] WE WOULD HAVE THEM BEFORE WE MADE THE DECISION FOR MILLS. 
          >> SO, THE WRECK DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER HAS ALREADY REVIEWED THE TOTAL AMOUNT, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE. 
          THIS LIST IS WHAT PROMPTS THE WRECK DISTRICT TO REQUEST THIS MILL LEVY FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD. 
          >> RIGHT. BUT IF I HAD THE APPLICATIONS TO READ BEFORE I VOTED ON THE MILL, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT I THINK, OH, THIS IS GREAT OR [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> THE SCHOOL BOARD DOESN'T NORMALLY REVIEW THE WRECK DISTRICT APPLICATIONS, ONLY THE WRECK DISTRICT [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> YOU, AS A WRECK DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, WILL HAVE THE APPLICATIONS TO REVIEW ON THE WRECK DISTRICT BOARD BEFORE YOU APPROVE THEM. 
          >> YEAH. THAT WOULD GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AS A WRECK DISTRICT BOARD. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> YES. SO WE CAN REVIEW THEM AND SAY [BACKGROUND]. 
          >> YOU MADE A MOTION, DID YOU? [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> NO. IF WE DO SAY WHAT CAN WE AGREE ON [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> SO THERE'S NOT A MOTION ON THIS ONE? I MOVE THAT WE CONTINUE THE WRECK DISTRICT NO LEVY REQUEST TO THE MAY 12TH. 
          >> TO MOVE THE NO LEVY REQUEST FOR THE WRECK DISTRICT TO OUR MAY MEETING. 
          ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? 
          >> SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB. [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> WE HAVE A BUNCH OF STUFF ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK IF I WAS A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY. 
          IF WE COULD JUST HAVE KRISTEN JUST GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE INSURANCE JUST SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND IT AND WE'RE EDUCATED ON HOW THE INSURANCE RENEWAL WILL WORK. 
          >> THIS IS OUR ANNUAL INSURANCE RENEWAL. 
          QUITE HONESTLY I EXPECTED TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, JUST BECAUSE OF THE COST OF MEDICAL INSURANCE. 
          ANDREA, WILL YOU OPEN THAT UP? GO TO PAGE 3. 
          THIS IS WHERE WE SEE BASICALLY HOW WE PERFORMED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AS TRUSTEE TESKE MENTIONED EARLIER, CONSUMERS OF HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          WE HAVE A NET PAID LOSS RATIO OF 75.8 PERCENT, WHICH MEANS THAT OUR TOTAL CLAIMS COST LESS THAN WHAT WE PAID IN PREMIUMS BY ABOUT 25 PERCENT. 
          THAT'S AFTER THEY TAKE OUT THE LARGE CLAIMS OVER $100,000. 
          IT'S A STANDARD PRACTICE IN REVIEWING PREMIUMS IN MEDICAL INSURANCE. 
          THIS IS THE PAID LOSS RATIO, THE CATEGORIES FOR INCREASE. 
          THIS IS THE CHART THAT WEBT USES FOR ALL OF THE PARTICIPATING, BOTH DISTRICTS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT PUTS US AT A FOUR PERCENT INCREASE. 
          ORIGINALLY, [NOISE] THAT IS WHAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD AS AN INCREASE THIS YEAR, BUT WEBT WHEN IN, THEIR BOARD DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BUY DOWN THESE INCREASES THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE BENEFIT TRUST PERFORMED VERY WELL. 
          WE ACTUALLY ONLY RECEIVED A TWO PERCENT INCREASE, AND THAT TWO PERCENT INCREASE IS INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS INSURANCE NUMBER I 
          [02:15:01]
GAVE YOU OF INCREASING OUR DISTRICT COST BY A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE INSURANCE RENEWAL? TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> IF YOU GO TO THE TOP, IT SAID CONTRACTS. 
          CONTRACTS 486, WHAT'S THAT? 
          >> CONTRACTS 486. 
          THAT'S THE NUMBER OF ENROLLED IN PLACE. 
          >> WHAT'S THAT PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYEES? 
          >> OH, GOSH. [OVERLAPPING] TYPICALLY WE HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 500 AND 550 STAFF MEMBERS. 
          [OVERLAPPING] WE HAVE A VERY HIGH RATE OF ENROLLMENT THAT REFLECTS BACK ON THE NUMBER OF FUNDED FTS IN OUR MODEL. 
          WE'RE FUNDED FOR 375.3. 
          >> I'M JUST IMPRESSED WITH IT, REALLY. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> THAT MUCH PARTICIPATION. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU TRUSTEE. 
          ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE NUMBER 1, APPROVAL OF STAFF CONSIDERATIONS. 
          NUMBER 2, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 10TH. 
          NUMBER 3, APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR NEXT MEETING. 
          NUMBER 4, APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 2021 CHECK REGISTER. 
          NUMBER 5, APPROVAL OF EILEEN HUNTER SCHOLARSHIP DESIGNEES. 
          NUMBER 6, APPROVAL OF THE WEBT INSURANCE RENEWAL, WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. 
          NUMBER 7, APPROVAL OF THE OUT-OF-STATE TUITION PURCHASE ORDER TO TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IDAHO, NUMBER 401, AND WE REMOVED NUMBER 8. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? 
          >> CONSENTING. 
          >> IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          [F. Consent Agenda]
          >> AYE. 
          >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? WE MOVE DOWN TO PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          IF ANYONE ONLINE WISHES TO JUST GIVE GENERAL COMMENT ON ANYTHING ON YOUR MIC, JUST RAISE THE VIRTUAL HAND AND WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO COMMENT. 
          >> CHAIR [INAUDIBLE] , WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ON PUBLIC COMMENT, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT UNDER THE PERSONNEL ACTION, WITH YOUR APPROVAL, YOU'VE MADE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, AND SO I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THOSE VOTES SINCE WE'VE BEEN VIRTUAL FOR SO LONG, AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT NAMES TO FACES. 
          [G. Communication]
YOU ACCEPTED SCOTT EASTMAN'S PRINCIPAL AT MUNGER MOUNTAIN'S RESIGNATION, AND WE HAVE APPOINTED DAN ABRAHAM, THE CURRENT JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. 
          [APPLAUSE] ANITRA JENSEN IS CURRENT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT COLTER, SHE WILL REMAIN THERE AND ALSO PICK UP DUTIES AS A MULTI-GRADE AT [INAUDIBLE] FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCE IN SMALL SCHOOL. 
          THANK YOU, ANITRA. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> DID ANYONE RAISE THEIR HAND? NO ONE HERE IN THE ROOM HAVE ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD. 
          WE SAW QUITE A FEW EMAILS. 
          [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD. 
          ANYONE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? 
          >> MR. CHAIR. [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> TRUSTEE TESKE. GO AHEAD. 
          >> I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS DURING MY REPORT, BUT I DID NOT. 
          FIRST OF ALL, TO ANSWER TRUSTEE SCARLETT'S QUESTION, [INAUDIBLE] 17 FAILED ON THIRD READING, SO THE PUBLICATIONS FAILED. 
          THE OTHER BILL THAT I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS PARTNER BILLS IN BOTH CHAMBERS, WAS THE GUN-FREE ZONE, WHICH NEITHER ONE OF THEM MADE IT THROUGH AGAIN, LUCKILY. 
          THE OTHER BILL THAT I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED WAS SEAT TIME, WHICH WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT WAS PERCEIVED AS ON THE LEGISLATURE TRYING TO BE HEAVY-HANDED IN TERMS OF REQUIRING SEAT TIME WHEN THE REAL GIST OF THE BILL WAS TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A WAY TO BE ABLE TO CARRY FORWARD SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED HOW TO DO THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND TO THE NON-PANDEMIC TIMES, AND THAT PASSED AS WELL. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS? I'LL MENTION ONE. 
          YESTERDAY CHRISTIE ZANE AND I WERE OUT AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY AND WE PROBABLY SHOULD DO SOME SPECIAL THING AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY. 
          REED CHAMBERS, WHO WAS AN AMAZING 5TH GRADE TEACHER, HIM AND THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT I SHOULDN'T QUITE NAME BECAUSE I'LL FORGET A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, BUT I KNOW LIKE ARBOR WORKS AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER COMPANIES HERE IN TOWN. 
          IF YOU DRIVE BY THE FRONT OF JACKSON ELEMENTARY, IT LOOKS AMAZING. 
          THEY DESIGNED IT. 
          THE STUDENT COUNCIL VOTED THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED TO WORK ON, 
          [02:20:02]
WAS THAT FRONT LITTLE GARDEN AREA, AND [INAUDIBLE] DONATED A BUNCH OF BOULDERS. 
          IT'S JUST REALLY NICE. 
          WHEN YOU WALK UP TO JACKSON ELEMENTARY, IT'S JUST GREAT. 
          REED CHAMBERS REALLY PUT THAT PROJECT ON. 
          WE PROBABLY SHOULD GO OVER AND GO RIBBON CUTTING OR SOMETHING, BUT I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL. 
          I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD A STUDENT COUNCIL. 
          I WAS IMPRESSED [INAUDIBLE] CAME UP WITH THAT IDEA. 
          ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION? FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? SCHEDULING ISSUES? TOPICS THEY'D LIKE TO BRING? 
          >> MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS. 
          I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE BEGIN TO DISCUSS TEACHER HOUSING. 
          IT WON'T BE TOO LONG DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE WE WON'T HAVE ANY AVAILABILITY FOR TEACHER HOUSING. 
          WE HAVE LAND AT MUNGER MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          WE HAVE SOME LAND NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM THIS BUILDING. 
          I THINK THAT WE MUST DO IT, OTHERWISE TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL POSSIBLY HAVE NO ABILITY TO EVEN HIRE TEACHERS. 
          THERE WILL BE NO PLACE TO LIVE UNLESS THEY LIVE IN ALPINE OR OVER THE HILL. 
          I THINK NOW IS THE TIME. 
          VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE BUILDING PRICES ARE WAY UP, BUT PERHAPS STARTING PLANNING NOW WILL GET US IN POSITION WHEN LUMBER PRICES COME DOWN AND EVERYBODY'S CAUGHT UP AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS WORKING EFFECTIVELY, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE GROUND. 
          THERE WERE, I UNDERSTAND 48 APPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITS THAT SOLD AT WILSON MEADOWS. 
          THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT THE NEED IS. 
          VERY SIGNIFICANT, AND WE JUST HAVE TO GET ON IT. 
          OF COURSE, YOU FEEL LIKE OUR REAL JOB IS EDUCATION. 
          TRUTHFULLY, IF WE CAN'T HAVE EDUCATORS LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEN THAT REALLY PUTS OUR KIDS IN A BAD SITUATION. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO START TALKING ABOUT IT THIS YEAR. [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> ARE YOU THINKING A WORKSHOP OR AT OUR NEXT MAY MEETING? 
          >> I KNOW WE HAVE THE BUDGET COMING UP, I WOULD SUGGEST DOING IT AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, STARTING IN JULY OR AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. 
          >> WE DO IT AS A WORKSHOP, DO YOU THINK? 
          >> YEAH. I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD PUT THIS [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> BRAINSTORMING AT THE MOST. 
          >> RIGHT, AND TIME THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT. 
          >> SOMETIME IN JUNE TO JULY, WE'LL DO A WORKSHOP. 
          I THINK THIS COULD BE MORE EXPANSIVE TOO. 
          PAM SHAY HAD BLUEPRINTS OF DEAN STREET PROJECT, WHICH WAS AN INTERESTING PROJECT. 
          IT'D BE NICE TO LOOK AT THAT PROJECT AGAIN. 
          THEN OF COURSE, THE MONGER AND SOME OF THE OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL OVER THERE. 
          WE HAVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE, SO I THINK WE COULD LOOK AT QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT PARCELS. 
          >> YES. 
          >> THE SECOND PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS JUST HOW TO DO IT. 
          IS IT A GROUND LEASE ISSUE AGAIN LIKE WILSON MEADOWS? DO WE TALK TO THE COUNTY ABOUT GETTING ON THE NEXT BET IN 2022? 
          >> RENTALS. 
          >> RENTALS? 
          >> MIXED UP RENTALS IN [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A BIGGER DISCUSSION THAT WE COULD DO IN JUNE ON THAT. 
          >> MR. CHAIR? 
          >> YEAH. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO START THE DISCUSSION AND MAYBE IT SHOULD START WITH SOMEBODY DOING A PRESENTATION ON THE PROFILE OF A GRADUATE. 
          BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IN FRONT OF US ON A REGULAR BASIS, A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT SHOULD THE BASKET OF GOODS LOOK LIKE IN TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OUR COMMUNITY? 
          >> I KNOW THE STATE BOARD IS WORKING ON THAT. 
          HOW WOULD WE DO THAT TRUSTEE? 
          [02:25:02]
          >> WE COULD CERTAINLY HAVE MAYBE JULIE FROM WSBA DO A PRESENTATION ON PROFILE OF A GRADUATE, JUST AS A KICKOFF. 
          I THINK WE ALL RECEIVED EMAILS SAYING SHE'S DOING A BUNCH OF SESSIONS. 
          I THINK THE FIRST ONE'S MAYBE APRIL 26TH. 
          I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE DATES, BUT I JUST THINK THIS IS A DISCUSSION. 
          WE CAN EITHER HAVE THE DISCUSSION OR IT'S GOING TO BE HAD FOR US. 
          WE JUST NEED TO KEEP IT IN FRONT OF US AS LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT WE SHOULD DO MORE OF? WHAT ARE WE DOING WE SHOULD DO LESS OF? WHAT ARE WE DOING MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT ALL? I DON'T KNOW, SO THAT WE CAN REALLY BRING OUR COMMUNITY INTO THIS DISCUSSION. 
          WHAT SHOULD THE BASKET OF GOODS LOOK LIKE? 
          >> IF EVERYBODY NOTICED TOO, I SAW THE NOTICE FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THERE. 
          I THINK THEY'RE REEVALUATING THE WHOLE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM OR SOMETHING. 
          >> JUST ME. 
          >> YEAH, GO AHEAD. 
          >> THIS IS NUTS AND BOLTS-ISH. 
          BUT JUST BEFORE WE WENT INTO THE CLOSURE LAST YEAR, WE HAD TESTED THE WATERS, I THINK FOR THREE MONTHS ABOUT HAVING THE WORKSHOP SEPARATE FROM THE BOARD MEETING NIGHT. 
          IT WAS A TEST, AND SO WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO EVALUATE OR THINK ABOUT THAT. 
          I THINK THAT AS WE START TO PLAN THESE WORKSHOPS, WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND THE PROS AND CONS OF HAVING THEM IN ONE DAY OR SPLITTING IT OUT. 
          >> APART FROM THAT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE. THE ONLY THING THAT I THINK ABOUT IS THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY STACKED TO WORK LATE TWO NIGHT IN THE MONTH RATHER THAN ONE. 
          BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'LL ALSO PUT SOME EXTRA BURDEN OF PREPARING FOR MORE IN ONE NIGHT. 
          THAT WOULD BE MY CONSIDERATION. 
          >> I ALWAYS LIKE DOING THEM SEPARATE BECAUSE I ALWAYS FELT RUSHED WHEN THEY WERE THE 5:00-6:00 ONES. 
          BECAUSE ABOUT THE TIME I FELT LIKE WE'D FINALLY GOTTEN THE INFORMATION AND THEN WE WERE WILLING TO DISCUSS IT AS A GROUP, WE NEVER REALLY GOT TO THE DISCUSSION. 
          SO I NEVER REALLY GOT WHENEVER ONE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE INFORMATION WE GOT AND I KNOW WE DID THE SMALL LITTLE GROUP THING. 
          THE PROBLEM WITH THE SMALL GROUP THING IS I DO IT MY WAY, WHAT I THOUGHT. 
          [LAUGHTER] I HAD NO IDEA WHAT ANYONE ELSE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WE HAD JUST LEARNED. 
          I LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING WORKSHOPS ON A SEPARATE NIGHT, DOING THEM IN HERE, JUST LIKE IN THIS SCENARIO, WHERE WE'RE SITTING UP HERE, WE'RE RECEIVING INFORMATION. 
          THEN WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME JUST US DISCUSSING, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF IT IS WE NEED TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WE JUST HEARD. 
          >> I THINK YOU'D THINK THAT IT'D A GOOD IDEA AND I TOTALLY AGREE. 
          I THINK IT'S TOPIC DEPENDENT. 
          >> SURE. [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> ON THE PRESENTATIONS, BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE, I THINK THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SIT IN ROUND TABLES AND HAVE ALL SORTS OF STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE TABLE WITH US. 
          WE'RE REALLY DIGGING DEEP INTO THAT. 
          IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW US, BUT IT'S FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS, ETC. 
          >> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON TOPIC SCHEDULING OR OTHER AGENDA? REVIEW OF THE MEETING. 
          I MIGHT ACTUALLY REMEMBER TO DO A BREAK. 
          [LAUGHTER] NONE OF THE IMPORTANT [INAUDIBLE]. 
          I WROTE IT DOWN. [OVERLAPPING] ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON REVIEWING OF THE MEETING? 
          >> GOD JOBS, GUYS. 
          >> ADVANCED PLANNING, IT'S IN THERE. IT'S ALL THE DATES. 
          ARE THESE GRADUATIONS COMING UP IN ZOOM? 
          >> CAN I OFFER A COMMENT ABOUT REVIEW OF THE MEETING? 
          >> SURE. 
          >> I GET IT THAT THIS IS MY PERSONAL PROBLEM, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY HARD BEING REMOTE AND BEING ABLE TO JUMP IN. 
          I FEEL LIKE I'M INTERRUPTING AFTER THE FACT INSTEAD OF BEING PART OF THE MEETING. 
          >> YEAH, I'VE HEARD. 
          >> I'M TRYING TO THINK IF THERE'S A SIGNAL THERE. 
          [LAUGHTER] ABOUT MARK. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] 
          >> I KNOW, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> OKAY. 
          [INAUDIBLE] ANYTHING ELSE, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          >> SO MOVED. 
          >> IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE]. SECONDED TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. 
          >> AYE. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.