>> CAN WE GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[A. Call to Order]
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TODAY WE'LL JUST READ WHAT WE VALUE.WE VALUE STUDENTS, WE VALUE TRUST, KINDNESS AND RESPECT, WE VALUE CHALLENGING STANDARDS, WE VALUE FAIRNESS AND EQUITY, WE VALUE RESILIENCE, PERSEVERANCE, AND WE VALUE PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.
[B. Approval of the Agenda]
UNLESS ANYONE ADD ANY, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.>> SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN APPROVAL, SAY AYE.
>> WORK TO SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[C. Superintendent's Report]
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND TRUSTEES, ELAINE CHAPMAN SUPERINTENDENT.
THE DISTRICT LEADERS SUPPORT IS LITTLE SHORTER SINCE THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ARE ACTUALLY ON THEIR WELL-DESERVED SUMMER BREAK.
THE DISTRICT LEADERS, IT'S A LITTLE SHORTER, ONLY INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE WORKING AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
IT IS FULL OF UPDATES ON OUR PROJECTS SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE THE DISTRICT LEADERS PRESENT, YOU CAN ANSWER THEM. [NOISE]
>> WHAT IS JULIE TANABE MOVING TO? IS SHE DOING SPECIAL ED CONTRACTS AND STUFF FOR APPLICATIONS?
>> NO. LET'S SEE, WHERE'S [OVERLAPPING]?
>> HOWARD MCINTYRE IS OUR TECHNOLOGY MANAGER AND HE CAN UPDATE.
>> HOWARD MCINTYRE TECHNOLOGY MANAGER, TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
JULIE TANABE IS TRANSITIONING TO ED SERVICES FROM OUT THE TECH DEPARTMENT BUT STILL REMAINS IN A TECHIE ROLE.
THE ED SERVICES NEEDS HAVE GROWN AROUND SOME OF THE BACK-END SYSTEMS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, CREATE ACCOUNTS FOR STUDENTS IN ALL OF THE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS WE USE.
SHE'S GOING TO BE MOVING INTO THAT ROLE AND THE VACANCY WILL BE TEMPORARILY REPLACED BY A TWO-YEAR [INAUDIBLE].
>> SORRY, HOWARD BUT SINCE YOU'RE THERE, [LAUGHTER] HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WHERE WE STAND WITH CYBERSECURITY ISSUES?
>> EVERY DAY, THERE'S ANOTHER CYBERSECURITY ISSUE IN THE NEWS, AND SO I WOULD SAY MY COMFORT LEVEL IS STEADILY DECREASING ABOUT WHERE WE STAND.
PRIMARILY, CYBERSECURITY COMES DOWN A LOT OF TIMES TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE END-USERS AND THAT'S AN AREA WHERE YOU'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO CATCH UP.
YOU CAN HAVE THE GREATEST TECHNOLOGY, THE GREATEST SYSTEMS, SERVERS OR WHATEVER, BUT WITHOUT THAT END-USER TRAINING, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE A VULNERABILITY.
>> ARE WE DOING ANYTHING, HOWARD, FOR END-USER TRAINING?
>> YEAH, WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS ON THAT TOPIC FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS THAT WE'VE REVIEWED THAT OFFER REALLY EXCELLENT END-USER TRAINING THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A LITTLE BIT HEAVY-HANDED BECAUSE ITS THE IDEA IS THAT ESSENTIALLY, YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT THEY CLICK ON IN THEIR EMAIL SO YOU SEND THEM FAKE E-MAILS.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT THE COUNTY.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU, WE HAVE A PROGRAM RIGHT NOW WHICH WAS THAT EVERY COUNTY EMPLOYEE HAD TO GO THROUGH A 30-MINUTE VIDEO WHERE THEY ASK YOU QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE VIDEO TO MAKE SURE YOU ACTUALLY WATCH THE VIDEOS ON E-MAIL PHISHING.
THEN THEY SEND YOU FAKE E-MAIL PHISHING E-MAILS TO SEE IF YOU CLICK ON IT.
IF YOU DO, THEN IT CALLS YOU AND GO, "HEY, YOU'RE THE IDIOT, STOP THAT." [LAUGHTER] I GET A LOT OF THOSE PHONE CALLS.
[LAUGHTER] BUT IT SEEMS TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT MAKES US ALL BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE THE PERSON SCREWING UP.
THEY DID IT SHOW UP AND YOU'RE LIKE, "SOME OF THEM ARE VERY OBVIOUS." SOME AREN'T, SOME ARE LIKE,
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"OH," BECAUSE THEY GET YOUR NAME IN THERE, VERY SPECIFIC.IT'S THAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE END-USER, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT.
IF YOU CAN WRITE AN E-MAIL GOOD ENOUGH, YOU'RE GOING TO CLICK ON STUFF.
>> YEAH, AND I THINK SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE A TARGET FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, JUST FOR LOTS OF REASONS.
THERE'S THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THERE WAS PUBLICATIONS FROM THE CYBERSECURITY PEOPLE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ABOUT HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BECOMING MORE OF THE TARGETS.
WE'RE CONCERNED AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE RESEARCHING IT AND READY TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON MOVING FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I APOLOGIZE, SHOULDN'T [INAUDIBLE] LIKE THAT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE DISTRICT LEADERS REPORT?
>> UP TO OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION MOMENT, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES? [NOISE]
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION [INAUDIBLE] JUST COMING UP.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT EXPLAINING OUR LIABILITY INSURANCE IN OUR INSURANCE COVERAGE TO INCLUDE RANSOMWARE.
>> AT YOUR TRUSTEE MEET, WE WERE PLANNING ON SCHEDULING THAT FOR SEPTEMBER AND WORKING WITH OUR INSURANCE AGENT TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
>> MR. CHAIR, TRUSTEES, I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN THE STATES.
YOU ALL HAVE HEARD US TALK ABOUT PLCS PROBABLY REPEATEDLY, A LOT OVER THE PAST THREE, FOUR, FIVE OR SO YEARS.
WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT? WE'VE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME, ENERGY RESOURCES, EVEN MONEY INTO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY ARE YOU SO COMMITTED TO THAT? SOMEHOW WE JOKED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD WORK OR NOT.
>> IT'S A NEW ONE, SO I WILL STILL NOT HOPE.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS.
THESE ARE COLLABORATIVE TEAMS OF TEACHERS FOCUSING ON STUDENT LEARNING.
TEACHERS NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS TO COLLABORATE, WHETHER THAT'S PREPARING FOR REPORT CARDS, OR PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES, OR MASTERED SCHEDULING OR WHATEVER THE NEED IS.
THERE IS A LOT OF NEED FOR TEACHER COLLABORATION BUT PLCS ARE TARGETING, FOCUSING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND STUDENT LEARNING, SO IT'S PROTECTED TIME FOR THAT.
THERE'S ANOTHER BIG IDEA HERE IS A COLLABORATIVE CULTURE AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY.
AS TEAMS OF TEACHERS, THERE'S THE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO MOVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN THE LEARNING TARGETS AND ACHIEVE THE LEARNING TARGETS THAT ARE SET BY THEIR TEAMS. WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY OR IDENTIFYING THE STANDARD THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON, BUT WE'RE ALSO MONITORING OUR IMPACT.
WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO X AND LET'S LOOK AT OUR SCHEDULED PRACTICE OVER THE NEXT WEEK, COME BACK, LOOK AT STUDENT DATA.
DID THEY MAKE PROGRESS? YES OR NO? MAKE ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT DATA PIECE AND THAT ASSESSMENT PIECE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN REAL TIME.
SO WITH TCSD AND THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC TO OUR PLC STRUCTURE WE FOLLOW THE MODEL SOLUTION TREE USES THIS A LOT.
WDE HAS PUT A LOT OF RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT AROUND THIS SPECIFIC MODEL OF THE PLCS.
WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, WE TEND TO HAVE TEACHER TEAMS LIKE ELEMENTARY, YOU'LL HAVE A SECOND GRADE PLC, EJS, THIRD GRADE PLC AT QUARTER, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SOMETIMES THEY'LL DO VERTICAL PLCS, 3,4, GRADES 3, 4, 5 MAY WORK TOGETHER.
THE NEED IS THAT THAT GROUP OF TEACHERS ARE FOCUSING ON THE SAME INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES AND LEARNING TARGETS.
MIDDLE SCHOOL, SOMETIMES YOU'LL USUALLY HAVE SEVENTH GRADE MATH, SIXTH GRADE LA.
ALTHOUGH AGAIN, YOU CAN SOMETIMES FIND CONTENT THAT GOES ACROSS MULTIPLE CONTENT AREAS.
WHEN THOSE TEACHER TEAMS ARE COLLABORATING TOGETHER ON HELPING STUDENTS LEARN THOSE, ACHIEVE THOSE LEARNING TARGETS.
THERE ARE ALWAYS THOSE TEAMS THAT ARE ADDRESSING AT LEAST ONE OF THESE FOUR QUESTIONS.
SO ONE, WHAT DO WE WANT STUDENTS TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO? THAT'S THE TEACHER CLARITY AROUND PRIORITIZING WHAT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS IS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, TWO WEEKS, MONTH, WHATEVER MAY BE.
HOW WILL WE KNOW IF THEY LEARN IT? THAT'S THE ASSESSMENT PIECE AND THAT'S DEFINITELY MUCH LESS, THINK LESS WIDE TOP AND MORE LIKE HOW DO I KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY TODAY THAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN WHAT I TAUGHT THEM OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS OR THE PAST TWO DAYS OR THREE DAYS.
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SO THAT'S MORE OF THAT FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT BASED.NUMBER THREE IS THE NEED TO SAY MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF ALL.
HOW WOULD WE RESPOND WHEN SOME STUDENTS DO NOT LEARN, MAYBE YOU HAVE ELEMENTARY TEAM, KINDERGARTEN TEAM.
THEY'RE FOCUSING ON INITIAL SOUND BLENDS OF CONSONANTS.
MONDAY THEY SAY, HERE'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO TEACH THAT, THE FOLLOWING MONDAY YOU COME BACK TOGETHER AND LOOK THE STUDENT DATA, 80 PERCENT OF YOUR STUDENTS MADE IT 20 PERCENT DIDN'T.
NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FOR THAT 20 PERCENT? THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE MAGIC IS AT AND WHERE THAT'S THE DIFFICULT PIECE OF HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADJUST.
THEN OF COURSE, HOW DO WE EXTEND THOSE WHO ALREADY GOT THE CONTENT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THOSE STUDENTS AS WELL? LAST SLIDE, SO WHY DO WE DO IT? HOPEFULLY SOME OF IT BECAME APPARENT THERE.
SYSTEMATIC STRUCTURE FOR TEACHER COLLABORATION THAT IS FOCUSED ON STUDENT LEARNING, PROVIDES CURRICULAR INSTRUCTIONAL CLARITY SO THAT'S THAT FIRST QUESTION WE TALKED ABOUT, WHAT DO WE WANT STUDENTS TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO? BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE VERY IMPORTANT PIECES IS COLLECTIVE EFFICACY IDEA.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH JOHN HATTIE OR HEARD THAT NAME WITHIN EDUCATION, HIS FAME IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH.
WHAT HE DOES IS IT LOOKS AT DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, SYNTHESIZES ALL THE RESEARCH ON HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS, LOOKS AT THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND LOOKS AT THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
SO THINGS LIKE STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS OR MENTAL HEALTH OR IN SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES.
OF HUNDREDS OF THINGS THAT HE'S LOOKED AT, THE VARIABLE THAT HAS THE STRONGEST IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS TEACHER COLLECTIVE EFFICACY.
SO THE DEGREE TO WHICH TEAMS OF TEACHERS BELIEVE THAT NO MATTER WHAT THEIR STUDENT NEEDS ARE IN FRONT OF THEM, THEY CAN GET THOSE STUDENTS TO LEARN THE CONTENT THAT THEY WANT THEM TO LEARN.
THEY CAN GET THEIR STUDENTS TO LEARN THOSE LEARNING TARGETS.
TEAMS OF TEACHERS LOOKING, SETTING LEARNING TARGETS, COLLECTIVELY PROBLEM-SOLVING TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE THOSE LEARNING TARGETS.
AND WHENEVER TEACHERS ARE, THEORETICALLY, WHEN TEACHERS ARE SEEING THAT DATA MOVE, THAT'S BUILDING THAT COLLECTIVE EFFICACY BOTH FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL PLC AND THEN HOPEFULLY THAT EXPANDS TO THE REST OF THE SCHOOL AS WELL.
SO THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR PLC. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS EXCELLENT.
>> WE'VE BEEN EDUCATED. [LAUGHTER] WE ARE UP TO THE FISCAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
[D. Reports and Items for Discussion]
TREASURER, DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF?>> WELL, TRUSTEES, THIS IS A BIG DAY.
WE ARE GOING TO IMPROVE OUR BUDGET PLAN.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO APPROVE A BUDGET.
>> FIRST, BEFORE WE GET TO THOSE TWO ITEMS, I'LL DO A QUICK, WILL YOU CLICK ON THE COVID FEDERAL FUNDS UPDATE, RUN THROUGH THIS.
SO FOR THE ESSER FUNDS IN THE ARP FUNDS, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT WE ARE CONSISTENTLY SEEKING STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK, WHETHER THAT BE FROM STAFF, COMMUNITY, PARENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND IN ORDER TO GET THAT FEEDBACK AND HAVE THE INFORMATION OUT THERE, THIS WILL BE A WORKING DOCUMENT.
IF YOU DO ALL HAVE QUESTIONS OR YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE INFORMATION, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT.
AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF USING THESE FUNDS, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HOLD EVERYTHING AND THEN WHEN WE REPORT BACK TO THE STATE, THIS WILL BE READY TO GO AND WE CAN JUST SEND THIS IN WITH SOME OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL POTS OF MONEY.
AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THIS FLOOD OF FEDERAL DOLLARS WHEN IT COMES INTO THE DISTRICT IS THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT RULES FOR EVERY POT OF MONEY.
THE FIRST ONE BEING HERE, WE HAD A DISTRICT ALLOCATION PER YEAR, WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BUT THEN WE ALSO HAD THE GOVERNOR ALSO HAD MONEY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE OR TO DISTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION AND HIS OFFICE DECIDED HOW TO DO THAT.
SO YOU CAN SEE OUR ALLOCATION WAS ONLY ABOUT $22 THOUSAND DIRECTLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT THEN THE GOVERNOR SENT US FOR ALMOST 1.7 MILLION.
MOST OF THAT 1.7 MILLION WAS SPENT.
WE HAD TO SPEND IT BY DECEMBER 31ST AND THAT MONEY WAS SPENT ON THOSE EMERGENCY DEVICES AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE NEEDED TO DO TO GET SCHOOL UP AND RUNNING IN RESPONSE TO COVID AND THE PANDEMIC.
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THEN WE WALK THROUGH SOME OF THESE OTHER POTS OF MONEY.RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON ESSER I, WE HAVE COMPLETELY ENCUMBERED.
YOU CAN SEE THIS FUNDING DEADLINES ARE THERE TO THE RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE SEPTEMBER OF 2022 FOR ESSER I, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THAT ENCUMBERED.
THEN EESER II AND ESSER III ARE THE TWO POTS OF MONEY THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, CREATING A PLAN FOR FIELDING REQUESTS AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A NEW PROCESS FOR THESE FUNDS.
WE HAVE A FORM THAT WHEN SOMEONE IS REQUESTING TO USE THESE FORMS, THEY GO IN AND ALL OF THE RULES THAT ARE LINKED ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS PRESENTATION.
YOU MIGHT, CAN YOU CLICK ON THAT LAYER AND JUST BRING UP THOSE.
SO THIS IS THE USE OF FUNDS AND ALL OF THE RULES ASSOCIATED WITH ESSER AND ARP FUNDING.
WE HAVE ALL THESE LOADED INTO THAT FORM TO APPLY FOR USE OF THESE FUNDS AND THEY HAVE TO SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
WHEN WE REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS FOR USE OF THESE FUNDS, WE MAKE SURE THAT IT ALIGNS WITH THE RULES THAT THEY'VE SELECTED THEN WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE WE REVIEW FOR, CAN WE USE THIS MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE AND THEN THE TOP LEADERSHIP OF THE DISTRICT REVIEWS IS THIS A PRIORITY AND IS THIS HOW WE WANT TO SPEND THEM.
SO WE'VE REALLY IMPLEMENTED A ROBUST PROCESS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO USE MOVING FORWARD FOR SEVERAL OTHER APPLICATIONS, WHICH IS GREAT.
SO IT'S BEEN A LEARNING PROCESS, ESPECIALLY FOR ME.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A POSITION WHERE YOU RECEIVE ALL OF THIS MONEY AND YOU HAVE TO SPEND IT QUICKLY [LAUGHTER].
IT'S BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD SOLID WAY TO HANDLE THESE FUNDS NOW.
>> KRISTEN, CAN YOU PLEASE SEND THAT DOCUMENT SO PEOPLE, IT'S NOT IN BOARD DOCS.
CAN YOU GET IT LOADED INTO BOARD DOCS SO [OVERLAPPING].
>> SO SOME OF THOSE ARE PRETTY BROAD PROVIDING PRINCIPALS AND OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS AND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.
>> THAT'S A PRETTY BROAD IN HERE AND [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY ARE IT DOES MAKE IT QUITE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE BROAD RULES.
BUT THEN WHEN WE SUBMIT WHAT WE'VE ACTUALLY SPENT THE MONEY ON, THE SCOPE GETS MORE NARROW AND NARROW AND NARROW, AND SO THERE'S THIS CONSTANT GOING BACK AND FORTH.
WE'RE FOLLOWING THE RULES THAT WERE OUTLINED.
BUT WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS INTENT.
WHAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE MONEY AND ARE WE USING IT IN RESPONSE TO COVID RELATED THINGS? THAT'S REALLY THE QUESTION THAT WE END UP WITH AT THE TABLE.
YEAH, WE COULD PUT THIS IN THERE, BUT IS IT ACTUALLY A RESPONSE TO OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED BEFORE AND THAT TENDS TO BE THE FINAL DECISION-MAKING QUESTION FOR SURE.
>> ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN SEND THAT TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO SHARE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WILL YOU TALK ABOUT THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SET ASIDE.
>> IT'S A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE WERE REQUIRED TO SET THAT MONEY ASIDE AND THEN WHEN THERE'S NO PRIVATE SCHOOL SET ASIDE, IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, FOR ESSER II OR ESSER III.
BUT THERE WAS FOR BOTH GEER AND ESSER I.
SO WE HAVE TO SET THAT ASIDE, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO BUY WHAT THEY WANT US TO BUY OR THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR REIMBURSEMENTS TO US.
>> SO OFTENTIMES WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THEM SAYING, HEY, DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING FOR US OR HAVE YOU SPENT THIS MONEY? IT PUTS US IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE KIND OF MANAGING THIS FUNDING FOR THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS, WHICH CAN BE AWKWARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'VE SPENT OUR ALLOCATION AND NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM AND THEY HAVE TILL 2022 TO SPEND THEIR PORTION OF IT.
>> TO CHECK ON TO KIDS QUESTIONS, SORRY, TO CHECK ON THE KID'S QUESTION.
HOW DOES THAT WORK SINCE OUR FUNDING DISTRIBUTION IS BASED ON TIER ONE COLUMN, PRIVATE SCHOOLS GENERALLY DON'T DO TIER ONE.
HOW DOES THAT WORK? HOW DO THEY GET ACCOUNT THAT GIVES HIM ANY MONEY? I UNDERSTAND.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I BELIEVE THAT'S ESSER II AND ESSER III DOESN'T ALLOCATE ANY MONEY, BUT FEELS A LITTLE NOT RIGHT.
>> YEAH. EXACTLY. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, BUT IT'S ANOTHER CHALLENGING PIECE OF THAT.
>> HAVE THEY SPENT THEIR ALLOCATION?
>> YOU'RE STILL HOLDING THE MONEY?
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>> WITH GEERS ESSER I, WE DON'T ACTUALLY HOLD THE MONEY.
SO IF THEY SPEND IT, THEN WE SPEND IT AND THEN WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THAT EXPENSE TO THE STATE TO GET REIMBURSED.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE COVID RELIEF FUND? WE TALKED AT GOVERNANCE THAT PERHAPS I SHOULD TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT JUST ON THIS THAT WAS REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES THAT YOU HAD AT LEAST REACHED OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[OVERLAPPING] I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYONE HERE TO [INAUDIBLE].
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ESSER II OR ESSER III FUNDING? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE SHOULD HAVE IT IN THE MINUTES [INAUDIBLE]
>> [LAUGHTER] I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT REAL QUICK, THE CASH RESERVE UPDATE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A CONSTANT WORK IN PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE CAPPED AT 15 PERCENT OF OUR FOUNDATION GUARANTEE.
THIS IS WHERE WE ENDED UP FOR THE YEAR.
OUR CURRENT CASH BALANCE AS OF 6:30 WAS 12 MILLION 340.
OUR 15 PERCENT RESERVE LIMIT, 8.2 MILLION.
OUR PRE-'97 RESERVES WHICH WE CAN ADD ONTO THAT, BRINGS US TO 10.297 MILLION, WHICH LEFT OFF WITH AN EXCESS CASH BALANCE OF ALMOST TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
WE DID USE THAT THE WHOLE AMOUNT OF THE TWO AND A HALF MILLION CAPITAL TRANSFER THAT YOU ALL APPROVED IN MAY AND IT WAS A NOT TO EXCEED TWO AND A HALF MILLION THAT WE TRANSFERRED TO CAPACITY AND SUITABILITY AND EMPLOYEE HOUSING.
>> THIS IS WHERE I GIVE MY SPEECH.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I PERSONALLY I'M GOING TO BE WORKING ON THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IS TO GET THE CASH RESERVE AMOUNT INCREASE BECAUSE HERE'S WHERE WE SIT.
PRESENTLY, AS LONG AS COVID MONEY IS OUT THERE, STATE CANNOT REDUCE OUR BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.
YOU CAN ALMOST BE ASSURED THAT WHEN THIS IS OVER, THEY'RE GOING TO COME AFTER US WITH GUNS BLAZING.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE WERE SOME WAY TO BE ABLE TO KEEP RESERVES TO SOFTEN THE BLOW AS IT'S GOING TO HIT AFTER THIS IS OVER.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE THE LIMIT TO?
>> I PROBABLY GO TO 20 OR 25 PERCENT.
>> WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT CASH RESERVES, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS THAT IT'S 15 PERCENT OF YOUR FOUNDATION GUARANTEE.
IF THEY WERE TO INCREASE THE CASH RESERVES, LET'S SAY TO 25 PERCENT, BUT THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR REDUCED OUR FOUNDATION GUARANTEE BY 10 MILLION, WELL NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT MORE MONEY.
WHAT WOULD BE NICE IS IF THEY JUST GIVE US A WHOLE TERMLESS FOR [LAUGHTER] FIVE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO SAVE THOSE MONEY IN RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE REDUCTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW REALISTIC THAT IS, BUT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY.
>> WITH A TRUST THAT EXCLUDES.
>> THAT'S ALL FOR THE BUDGET UPDATE UNLESS ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.
>> DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET? [OVERLAPPING] WAIT [INAUDIBLE] NOW, WE'RE UP TO OTHER REPORTS.
>> CHAIR GINGERY, TRUSTEES, YOU GAVE US AN ASSIGNMENT, I BELIEVE IN MAY OR JUNE, TO WORK ON A HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'VE ACTUALLY EXTENDED THAT AND TRUSTEE ZUNG SENT A TERRIFIC TEMPLATE THAT WE ADAPTED TO INCLUDE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERING.
WE RENAMED IT, ADAPTED IT TO BE MORE OF A FACILITIES STRATEGIC PLAN.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES AS WE CONSIDER HOUSING, SOME OF OUR PUZZLES, IF YOU ALSO ARE CONSIDERING ADDING PODS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, IF YOU ALSO WANTED TO DO HOUSING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DECIDE ONE OR THE OTHER BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY CAN'T DO BOTH ON THAT PUZZLE.
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD DO AN ENTIRE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ALL THE FACILITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERING.
WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY AND THIS LINK IS LIVE, WE'RE ACTIVE.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CLICK ON ANY OF THE HOTLINKS THAT ARE WITHIN THERE TO SEE THE MEETING, MINUTE NOTES WITH VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY WORKING ON THIS.
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YOU'LL HAVE A CONTRACT TO CONSIDER THAT PROVIDES A SCOPE OF WORK FOR EMPLOYEE HOUSING.THIS IS WITH AN EXPERT THAT WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GO, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT AS A PART OF THE SCOPE.
THEN THROUGH OTHER PARTNERSHIPS, WE'RE WORKING ON LOOKING AT SOME OTHER FACILITIES LIKE REPLACING THE BUS BARN, THE 6TH GRADE POD, THE CAREER TECH ED CENTER, THE FIELD HOUSE, BLEACHERS AND PRESS BOX REBUILT.
SOME OF THOSE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH IN THEM, BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE A LOT IN THEM.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PERUSE THAT SO YOU CAN GET A SENSE OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS MOVED VERY QUICKLY TO THE FRONT BURNER.
NOT JUST ON EMPLOYEE HOUSING BUT REALLY IN ALL OF OUR FACILITIES BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO AGGRESSIVELY PLAN ON EMPLOYEE HOUSING AND KEEP OUR EYE OFF OF DISTRICT FACILITY NEEDS OR VICE VERSA.
IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT AND WE'D CERTAINLY WELCOME ANY OTHER INPUT AND APPRECIATE TRUSTEE ZUNG GIVING US A REALLY GOOD TEMPLATE TO WORK FROM.
>> WHAT SHOULD WE PLAN ON FOR AUGUST?
>> CHAIR GINGERY, HOPEFULLY IN AUGUST, WE WILL CONTINUE ADDING TO THIS AND PENDING THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH NAVIGATE.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE PRETTY MUCH DRAFT FOR YOU TO BE LOOKING AT, AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT HER SCHEDULE IS AND IF SHE CAN GET THAT DONE, THAT AGGRESSIVELY.
>> CHRISTINE THOUGH IS GOING TO WORK ON THE HOUSING PART.
THE WHOLE THING, OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NON-HOUSING, WE CAN START ACTUALLY HAVING DISCUSSIONS IN AUGUST AND HUSH IN SOME OF THIS OUT.
>> WE THINK WE HAVE PRETTY GOOD SCOPE IN EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS AND WE JUST HAVE ONE MEETING TOMORROW THAT I THINK WILL WRAP UP SOME OF THE BLEACHERS, PRESS BOX.
WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE CONVERSATION.
>> WOULD IT BE MORE CONVENIENT FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN A WORKSHOP SETTING, OR SHOULD WE JUST INCLUDE IT WITHIN THE AUGUST AGENDA?
>> CHAIR GINGERY, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY INCLUDE IT IN THE AUGUST AGENDA SINCE THE LINKS ARE LIVE AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM AT ANYTIME.
I FEEL LIKE WE COULD PROBABLY INCLUDE IT WITHIN THE REGULAR AGENDA, AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST.
>> OKAY. THEN NAVIGATE, EVERYONE SAW IS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT'S CHRISTINE WALKER'S COMPANY.
WE HAD TALKED A BUNCH ABOUT THAT WE'RE NOT EXPERTS IN. WHAT'S THE RIGHT MIX?
>> CAN WE HAVE A RESUME, THAT SORT OF THING FROM THAT COMPANY.
I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT OTHER EXAMPLES THERE SUCH AS [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL.
>> WHY DON'T WE DO THIS, TRUSTEE MEAD? WHAT IF WE PULL THAT ONE OFF CONSENT.
>> I WAS GOING TO DO THAT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OKAY. THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN MORE DETAIL.
>> ANY OTHER THINGS ON THE FACILITY STRATEGIC PLAN? WE'RE UP TO THAT ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING.
[E. Annual Budget Hearing FY22]
[BACKGROUND]>> YOU HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] TO THE HEARING?
>> I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE BUDGET HEARING.
>> MOVE AND SECONDED GO TO INTO THE BUDGET HEARING.
ALL THOSE APPROVALS SAY, "AYE."
>> YES. FIRSTLY, WE HAVE OUR FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET AND THIS IS THE SAME DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAD POSTED IN THE JUNE MEETING.
THE ONLY CHANGES WERE THOSE THAT WE REVIEWED IN THAT MEETING, A COUPLE OF LANGUAGE THINGS, AND THEN JUST ACTUALS.
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING OF VALUE THAT'S REALLY CHANGED MUCH.
I WILL POINT YOU TO THE ACTUALS FOR REVENUE WHICH IS ON PAGE 19, ANDREA, AND THE ACTUALS FOR EXPENDITURES WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT SECOND.
ONE OF THE PRACTICES THAT I'VE USED IN PREPARING THE DISTRICT ANNUAL BUDGET IS I REALLY HAVE TRIED IN THE PAST TO BUDGET OUR FOUNDATION GUARANTEE.
WE HAVE MANY SOURCES OF OTHER LOCAL REVENUES THAT DO COME IN AND WHEN WE BUDGET THE FOUNDATION GUARANTEE ONLY, THAT'S WHAT'S HELPED US BUILD THAT CASH RESERVE AND HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PUT INTO THE CAPACITY AND SUITABILITY ACCOUNT.
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AS YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE A LITTLE BIT.THE FY21 ACTUALS, WHICH IS THE SECOND COLUMN THERE, WAS $58 MILLION WHERE YOU CAN SEE OUR, THAT'S THE FISCAL YEAR 21.
THE FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET WAS 56,700,000.
WE CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN REVENUES.
SOME OF THAT WAS THE COUNTY ACTUALLY COLLECTED QUITE A BIT MORE IN FINES AND FORFEITURES, CAR SALES, AND SOME OF THOSE TAXES THAT ARE REALLY HARD TO BUDGET FOR BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CARS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BUY.
BUT DURING COVID, THAT WAS A HUGE THING THAT PEOPLE WERE DOING.
[LAUGHTER] WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRANSFERRING THAT TWO AND A HALF MILLION INTO THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT, REALLY, THIS IS A BIG SOURCE OF IT, IS THAT OUR REVENUE'S ENDED UP BEING MUCH HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED.
FOR THIS YEAR, YOU CAN SEE OUR TOTAL BUDGETED REVENUES ARE 55,768,000.
ANDREA, IF YOU'LL GO DOWN TO THE EXPENDITURE PAGES, WHICH IS 121 AND ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM.
[BACKGROUND] YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED 56,182,000.
IT'S SLIGHTLY OVER WHAT OUR TOTAL REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE.
WHAT I HOPE AND WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE IS THAT THOSE WILL COME INTO LINE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
WE'LL NO LONGER BE BUILDING CASH RESERVES BECAUSE WE'RE AT THAT LIMIT AND THIS IS WHERE OUR BUDGET IS SITTING. YES?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YOU KNOW WHAT, CHRISTIAN? MAYBE I JUST TAKE THIS TOO MUCH TO HEART.
EVERY TIME YOU MENTIONED OF [INAUDIBLE] EVALUATIONS, I PERSONALLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD PUT A SENTENCE IN THAT THIS TRANSLATES TO RECAPTURE OF ESTIMATED AT $23, WHATEVER IT IS.
I WANT TO KEEP BRINGING THAT NUMBER UP OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND [NOISE] THAT WE ARE SENDING A LOT OF MONEY BACK TO THE STATE FOR REDISTRIBUTION.
>> YOU SAID YOU PUT THAT INTO OTHERS?
>> PUT RIGHT HERE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> ANDREA, IF YOU'LL GO BACK TO THE REVENUES.
>> TO SUBMIT 22 MILLION IS WHAT YOU BUDGET TO [INAUDIBLE]?
>> YES. I BELIEVE THAT TRUSTEE TASKY IS ASKING ME TO ACTUALLY ADD A SENTENCE IN THE [OVERLAPPING].
BUT IT IS REFLECTED IN THE REVENUES PAGE WHERE YOU SEE THE FOUNDATION REVENUE IS MINUS 22 MILLION.
OUR RECAPTURE AMOUNT THIS YEAR WILL BE 22 MILLION.
>> I JUST WANT, PUT IT IN THE WORDS THAT EVERYBODY [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].
>> MS. [INAUDIBLE] , IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE, HOW MANY OTHER DISTRICTS IN [INAUDIBLE] ARE CURRENTLY RECAPTURED DISTRICTS LIKE WE ARE?
>> I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GETTING FEWER AND FEWER AND FEWER.
I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH BOTH THE BUSINESS MANAGER IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE BUSINESS MANAGER IN NATRONA COUNTY.
WE WERE JUST WALKING THROUGH AND EXPLAINING WHAT OUR BUDGET PROCESS IS LIKE AND HOW WE DO THAT.
NEITHER OF THOSE DISTRICTS ACTUALLY REALIZE THAT WE'RE A RECAPTURE DISTRICT AND THAT THE SIZE OF OUR RECAPTURE.
NATRONA COUNTY, ONE OF THE LARGEST, IS NOT A RECAPTURE DISTRICT, THEY'RE AN ENTITLEMENT DISTRICT.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION BUT IT'S NOT VERY MANY.
>> IT'S ONLY THREE OR FOUR BECAUSE TWO OF THEM ARE FALLEN OUT.
CAMPBELL COUNTY IS NO LONGER A RECAPTURE DISTRICT AND I DON'T BELIEVE CONVERSE COUNTY IS ANY LONGER A RECAPTURE DISTRICT.
>> IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO TALK ABOUT OUR CHALLENGES IN OUR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS BUT WHEN THE STATE IS REALLY FOCUSING ON THE RCA AND REDUCING THAT FOR TETON COUNTY, THIS NUMBER WILL ONLY GROW IF THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT ENDEAVOR.
I THINK THE ESTIMATE LAST YEAR WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING AT A CHANGE TO THE HEDONIC INDEX, THINK IT WAS ANOTHER $13 MILLION.
OUR RECAPTURE THIS YEAR, IF THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL AND CHANGED TO THE HEDONIC INDEX, WOULD HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY 35 MILLION IN CHANGING THE RCA.
THIS RECAPTURE AMOUNT COMPLETELY EXPLAINS WHY WE SHOULDN'T CHANGE OUR RCA BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS HERE.
>> MR. CHAIR, I JUST HAD A THOUGHT.
I'M WONDERING IF THE ONLY THREE RECAPTURE DISTRICTS ARE ALSO THE TWO SUBURBS.
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WE'RE THE ONLY THREE DISTRICTS THAT ARE WCI DISTRICTS AS WELL? LET'S DOUBLE-CHECK THAT BECAUSE IT JUST HIT ME.>> WE'VE GONE FROM BEING A POOR COUNTY TO A RICH COUNTY.
[LAUGHTER] NOT ONLY [INAUDIBLE] WAS GIVEN A PRESENTATION THAT'S 100 YEARS IN THE COUNTY, SHE WAS SAYING IN 1921, OUR ASSESSED VALUE WAS 2.3 MILLION IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH, BILLION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> A GOOD NUMBER WOULD BE FOUR.
[LAUGHTER] DID YOU HAVE IT UNDER THE PRESENTATION?
BY STATE STATUTE, WE CANNOT HAVE ANY MAJOR FUNCTION CODE OR DEPARTMENT OVER BUDGET AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND IT SEEMS A LITTLE BACKWARDS TO DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT AFTER THE YEAR IS CLOSED, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A DETAIL OF THE GENERAL ENTRY THAT WE'RE GOING [INAUDIBLE] AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PROVIDE FOR THAT.
BUT THE REAL DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS IS THAT WE HAVE OUR MAJOR FUNCTION CODES.
THERE'S A 2,000S CODE WHICH IS INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT, AND THEN WE HAVE SUPPORT SERVICES-GENERAL SUPPORT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY OUR TRANSFERS.
WE INCREASE THE TRANSFER BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING BUDGET DOLLARS, NOT EXPENSE DOLLARS.
WE'RE MOVING BUDGET DOLLARS FROM THE SUPPORT SERVICES-GENERAL SUPPORT INTO INSTRUCTION.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE SPENT MORE MONEY IN DIRECT INSTRUCTION THAN WE DID IN GENERAL SUPPORT.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
THAT COULD BE A LOT OF SERVICES OR EXPENSES THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO SUPPORT EDUCATION BUT AREN'T DIRECTLY IN THE CLASSROOM.
ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS IS THAT THE OLD SYSTEM, SOFTWARE UNLIMITED, WHICH WE JUST CHANGED OVER TO SKYWARD THIS YEAR.
SOFTWARE UNLIMITED DIDN'T ALLOW US TO TIE OUR BUDGET PROCESS TO OUR ACTUAL EMPLOYEE BASE, AND SKYWARD DOES ALLOW US TO DO THAT.
THIS YEAR WHEN I STARTED MY BUDGET PROCESS, I COULD ACTUALLY GO IN AND I COULD SAY, "TAKE OUR CURRENT STAFF, PULL ON ALL THE POSITIONS WE HAVE ACTIVE NOW, AND I WANT TO ROLL THOSE INTO WHAT THE CURRENT COMPENSATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR '22 APPROVED COMPENSATION PACKAGES," AND ACTUALLY START THEIR BUILDING MY BUDGET.
LAST YEAR AND ALL THE YEARS BEFORE THAT, IT'S A MANUAL PROCESS THAT HAPPENS IN SPREADSHEETS.
IF SOMEBODY HAS CHANGED THEIR ACCOUNT NUMBERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND GONE FROM, LET'S SAY, A TELLER POSITION TO A TEACHER, WHATEVER THEIR ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER IS, THAT'S WHAT I'VE STARTED WITH.
AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH AND HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS UNDER OUR BELT WITH SKYWARD, WE'LL SEE THIS PROCESS BECOME MUCH MORE REFINED.
BUT IT REALLY IS MOVING IT FROM THOSE MAJOR FUNCTION CODES, THOSE DEPARTMENTS SO THAT NO MAJOR FUNCTION CODE IS OVER BUDGET.
>> QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT?
>> WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON EITHER THE BUDGET AMENDMENT OR THE BUDGET? ANYONE IN THE WEBEX?
>> ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL ADJOURN OUT OF THE BUDGET HEARING AND BACK INTO OUR LIBRARY.
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WE ARE UP TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET.WE JUST ALREADY HAD THE PRESENTATION, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE IT AGAIN.
BUT AGAIN, I'LL ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ACTUAL ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET? SEEING NONE, AND I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD MOVE WE APPROVE THE 2022 BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
>> BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE TESKE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MEAD TO APPROVE THE 2022 COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE ANY BOARD DISCUSSION?
>> MR. CHAIR, THIS IS A LITTLE OFF-TOPIC, [OVERLAPPING] BUT I DID NOTICE IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT, THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT ADM. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR ADM THIS YEAR? I NOTICED THERE WAS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO THE UPPER CLASSES.
>> SURE. CHAIR GINGERY, TRUSTEE MEAD, WE ARE EXPECTING LARGER ENROLLMENT,
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PRIMARILY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.WHEN I LAST LOOKED AT THE MID-JUNE, THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS AT 825 STUDENTS, AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL I BELIEVE IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY ABOUT 5,760.
OUR SECONDARY ENROLLMENT IS INDEED WHERE OUR MOST COST-EFFECTIVE REMEDY STUDY PREDICTED IT WOULD BE.
INTERESTINGLY, AT KINDERGARTEN, IT'S ALWAYS TOUGH TO PREDICT.
BUT JACKSON ELEMENTARY KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT IS SO CLOSE TO US NEEDING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL TEACHER AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
KELLY AND JACKSON ELEMENTARY HAVE VERY LARGE KINDERGARTEN CLASSES.
THEN COLTER IS JUST RIGHT WHERE IT'S BEEN.
MUNGER IS EASY TO PREDICT BECAUSE WE CONTROL A THEM.
THEN WILSON IS ALSO WITHIN THEIR NORMAL RANGE.
WITH KINDERGARTEN, WE GENERALLY SEE AN INCREASE RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
OVERALL, WE'RE LOOKING AT LEAST TO BE BACK TO WHERE WE WERE PRE-COVID.
I THINK WE WERE AT 2,875 OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
OUR ENROLLMENT IS GROWING FOR SURE.
>> WITH THE THREE-YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE, WE WON'T SEE A REDUCTION IN OUR DEPARTMENT?
>> OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE BUDGET?
>> MS. MAYO, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PROVIDING THE BUDGET DETAIL.
>> SHE WANTED TO PRESENT IT TO MIKE, BUT I SUGGESTED IT WOULD BE [INAUDIBLE]
>> WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? BUDGET IS APPROVED.
THE BUDGET [NOISE] HAD THE PRESENTATION.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMUNITY INPUT, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MR. CHAIR GINGERY, I WOULD MOVE WE APPROVE THE 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED.
>> BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE TESKE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MEAD TO APPROVE THE 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE ANY BOARD DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SEEING NONE [INAUDIBLE] MS. MAYO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
>> WE ARE UP TO CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACTOR SELECTION FOR OWNER'S REP FOR THE JACKSON HOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION AND RENOVATION PROGRAM. MS. HARGER?
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, TRUSTEES, DEANNA HARGER.
I HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, A CONTRACTOR SELECTION FOR AN OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT.
A COUPLE OF NOTES IN ADDITION TO THE STAFF REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
STAFF DOES RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH FOUR SCREEN, THAT'S THE OWNER'S REP, THAT BELIEVES THAT FEES IN LINE WITH STANDARD RATES FOR A FULL-SERVICE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE.
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ALTHOUGH WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL, I SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME CONTACTING FOLKS TO FIND ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS.
EVERYBODY WAS BOOKED UP SOLID THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR, SO I WAS VERY THANKFUL TO GET AT [LAUGHTER] LEAST ONE PROPOSAL.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF ENERGY TO TRY TO GET MULTIPLE PROPOSALS.
>> ENFORCEMENTS WHO WE HAD FOR MONITORING.
>> CORRECT. YOU ARE CORRECT, MR. CHAIR. THEN LAST, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT IN REGARDS TO THAT, THAT MANY OF THE SERVICES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED THAT I INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT FOUR SCREEN PROVIDED FROM MONGER INCLUDING MAINTAINING OBSERVATION REPORTS, ATTENDING MEETINGS, MONITORING CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, PREPARING AND PROVIDING A MONTHLY PROJECTS STATUS UPDATE FOR STAFF AND THE BOARD, REVIEWING CHANGE ORDERS AND PAY UPS, AND MANY MORE.
LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BUDGET BREAKDOWN THAT THE STATE ALLOCATED $17,847 FOR THIS EFFORT,
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WHICH REPRESENTS ONE PERCENT OF THE $1,744,925 THAT THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THE BUDGET.BUT WORKING WITH LANCE JOHNSON AND THE STATE, THEY ARE ALLOWING US TO USE MAJOR MAINTENANCE TO SUPPLEMENT THE DISTRICT-FUNDED PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH I WAS THANKFUL FOR.
WITH THAT, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS.
>> PRESIDING CHAIR, DEANNA, ON THE LETTER FOR THE PROPOSAL FOR OWNER'S REP IT SAYS, JOE BOLTON, PIT.
>> YES. HE IS A YOUNGER INDIVIDUAL. YOU ARE CORRECT.
>> TRUSTEE MEAD, I KNOW JOE BOLTON SIMPLY BECAUSE FOUR SCREEN HAS THE CONTRACT, THEY'RE THE OWNER'S REP FOR THE FIRE STATION.
>> BUT DIDN'T THAT GO OVER BY LIKE THREE MILLION ALREADY?
>> YEAH, BUT THEY BROUGHT HIM IN AFTER.
>> [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] I WILL TELL YOU, JOE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT WITH THE ROLE ON THAT PROJECT AND JOE KEENLY IS ON THE PHONE WITH, WHAT'S HIS NAME?
>> THE GUY THAT MAKES [INAUDIBLE] REPORT.
>> OH, SORRY. I DIDN'T GET WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT, KATY SIMMONS.
>> JD IS THE ONE THAT USED TO COME IN ALL THESE AND GIVE THE PRESENTATIONS.
JOE'S ON THE PHONE CONSTANTLY WITH JD GETTING ADVICE.
JD, FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, HAS BEEN DOING THE NEW MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN EVANSTON.
JOE WAS YOUNG, BUT HE IS PRETTY GOOD IN THE WAY HE IS.
>> OKAY. WELL, JUST AS LONG AS IT'S NOT THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE AT THE FIRE STATION.
[LAUGHTER] I SUPPOSE TO STAY WITH THEM AND LET US DO THAT ANYWAY. THANK YOU.
>> YOU CAN TELL JD WE WOULDN'T MIND SEEING HIM [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? TRUSTEE TESKE.
I THOUGHT WE GOT A TOTAL OF $2.4 MILLION WHICH INCLUDED THE ARCHITECTURE WORK AND ALL OF THAT.
DO WE NOT? I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT THE STATE APPROVED.
>> YES, MR. CHAIR AND TRUSTEE TESKE, YOU ARE CORRECT.
THAT IS THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, AND I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING SO YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN BUT THERE'S A VERY DISTINCT BREAKDOWN BETWEEN SCOPES OF WORK.
THERE IS MONEY EARMARKED FOR OWNER'S REPRESENTATION.
MR. LANCE JOHNSON CONSTANTLY REMINDS ME, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ALLOCATED THE $2.4 MILLION, WE CAN ONLY USE THE MONEY FOR CERTAIN THINGS AND TO COVER CERTAIN EXPENSES, SO THERE'S RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS FOR.
>> THE 10 PERCENT ONLY APPLIES TO THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET?
>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT [INAUDIBLE]?
>> TEN PERCENT, IS THAT ONE PERCENT?
>> ONE PERCENT, YES. [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. WE'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVED THE CONSULTING FEES.
[OVERLAPPING] THE SELECTION OF FOUR SCREEN ASSOCIATES, FOR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES, FOR JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, ADDITION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS NOT TO EXCEED $37,103,00 OUT OF MAJOR MAINTENANCE FUNDS AS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE SCARLETT, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE TESKE TO APPROVE FOUR SCREEN ASSOCIATES AS THE OWNER'S REP FOR THE JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION, AND THAT THE DISTRICT NOT EXCEED $37,103 OUT OF THEIR MAJOR MAINTENANCE.
>> TRUSTEE TESKE TO LEAVE ESSENTIALLY FOR MAKING FUN OF MY ABILITY TO MAKE A MOTION PROPERLY [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> GOT YOU. MAKING A FIGHT THAT HE COULDN'T SEE THE SCREEN.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO [INAUDIBLE] TRUSTEE MEAD, DID YOU WISH TO REMOVE OUT OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THE CONTRACT NAVIGATE?
>> YEAH, NUMBER 8 OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT INTO THE ACTION ITEMS, AND WE MOVE STRAIGHT TO THAT ITEM.
LET'S FIND IT. CONSULTING FEES FOR NAVIGATE, LLC, WISHES TO TELL US ABOUT.
>> I'LL KICK US OFF. [LAUGHTER]
>> NAVIGATE, LLC PROVIDE SERVICES BY CHRISTINE WALKER, WHO'S A NAME PROBABLY WELL-KNOWN TO MOST PEOPLE HERE, AND WHAT THEIR SERVICES ARE IS TO ASSESS HOUSING NEEDS, EVALUATE ASSETS, AND CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN TO MEET HOUSING NEEDS, AND ASSIST IN THE FUNDING SOURCES.
WHAT SHE'S PROPOSING TO DO FOR US IS TO EVALUATE THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT, EVALUATE THE PARCELS THAT WE HAVE.
HELP US DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF UNITS, HOW MANY BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS PER UNIT, ARE THEY SINGLE FAMILY, ETC, SO HELP US DETERMINE THAT NUMBER BASED ON OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND THEN HELP US WITH SCOPE, WHICH PARCEL TO START WITH OR TO START WITH ALL OF THEM, WHAT SHOULD BE ON EACH PARCEL? THEN ALSO, SHE ASSISTS IN ENGAGING FUNDING SOURCES AS WELL.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SEE IF CHARLOTTE HAD ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD BECAUSE CHARLOTTE HAS REALLY TAKEN A HUGE ROLE IN THIS.
>> I THINK THAT PROVIDES A GOOD OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH CHRISTINE DURING THE MEETING.
I WOULD NOTE THAT I WAS IMPRESSED DURING OUR DISCUSSION WITH HER.
THE QUESTION SHE ASKED, THE INFORMATION SHE INDICATED THAT SHE WOULD BE LOOKING AT AS WE EVALUATE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD TO ADDRESS OUR EMPLOYEE HOUSING ISSUES.
I THOUGHT SHE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR ISSUES MIGHT BE AND SHE OBVIOUSLY HAS SOME BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE.
>> I CAN'T READ THAT. I'M SORRY.
>> I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT UNTIL I SEE YOUR PORTFOLIO.
I THINK THAT SHE HAS, IN THE PAST, BEEN VERY DIFFICULT PERSON TO WORK WITH.
SHE MAY NOT BE NOW, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE HER PORTFOLIO BEFORE.
>> IT IS SEVEN O'CLOCK. WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK? THAT GIVES HER A CHANCE TO GET A BREAK.
>> I FORWARDED THE LINK TO THE BOARD.
>> LET'S TAKE A 10-MINUTE BREAK THEN WE'LL COME BACK, AND IF EVERYBODY CAN TAKE THE CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THAT.
>> NOW, WE DO. IF YOU GO ON YOUR WEB BROWSER, [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> IT IS MORE LIKE FIVE MINUTES.
OKAY, WE WILL COME BACK AND BREAK THEN.
CHARLOTTE, I GUESS THE FIRST QUESTION FOR YOU IS, DID YOU LOOK AT OTHER FIRMS OUT THERE AND WHAT DID THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> MR. CHAIR, WE DID SPEAK WITH A COUPLE OF ARCHITECTS WHO INDICATED THAT THIS SCOPE OF WORK WOULD BE A GOOD FIRST STEP TOWARDS DETERMINING THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HAD ALSO CONVERSATIONS WITH APRIL NORTON AND ANNE CRESSWELL TO JUST DISCUSS.
>> EXPLAIN TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE.
>> I'M SORRY, APRIL NORTON FROM THE TETON COUNTY.
>> HOUSING AUTHORITY, THAT'S THEIR CURRENT TITLE OR NOT THEN ANNE CRESSWELL FROM THE HOUSING TRUST, AND SPOKE WITH THEM IN TERMS OF WHAT A RELATIONSHIP OR A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE.
BUT IT DID NOT OUTLINE THE SAME TYPES OF SERVICES THAT CHRISTINE WOULD BE BRINGING TO THE DISTRICT.
>> ARE THERE OTHER FIRMS LIKE CHRISTINE'S IN THE AREA THAT WE COULD HAVE?
>> I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER ACTUAL FIRMS WITHIN OUR LOCAL AREA.
I KNOW THAT WE COULD LOOK OUTSIDE OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
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I DO THINK HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR LOCAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING NEEDS BRINGS QUITE A BIT OF VALUE TO THE DISTRICT.>> DURING THE BREAK, WE WERE DISCUSSING SOLE SOURCING.
THE REASON THAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING SOLE SOURCING IS WITHOUT PUTTING OUT AN RFP BECAUSE A; THE TIMELINE, THAT WE WANT A VERY TIGHT TIMELINE AND B; THEY DID LOOK AROUND AT OTHER FIRMS AND [INAUDIBLE] APPEARED TO BE THE ONLY REALLY QUALIFIED FIRM IN THE AREA.
>> YES. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT, MR. CHAIR.
>> CHRISTIE ZANG, DID YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS BASED ON THE QUESTIONS I JUST ASKED?
>> YEAH. WHEN YOU TALKED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE HOUSING TRUST, THIS TYPE OF SERVICE, THEY WANT [INAUDIBLE].
>> YEAH. WE COULD WORK WITH THEM IN OTHER WAYS, BUT IN ORDER TO REALLY ASSESS THE BEST OPTIONS FOR THE DISTRICT TO GO FORWARD, THIS SEEMED LIKE THE STARTING PLACE FOR OUR EFFORTS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THE DELIVERABLE IS REPORTS, IS THAT CORRECT? I CAN SEE PRIORITIZATION, STRATEGIES [INAUDIBLE] REPORT.
>> WHEN WE SPOKE WITH HER, WE OUTLINED THE NEED FOR AN EVALUATION OF OUR PROPERTIES, OUR EMPLOYEE NEEDS, AND I THINK THE REPORT IS COMING BACK WITH OKAY, HERE ARE THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE, HERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE YOU, AND HERE'S WHAT THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER AS HOW TO PROCEED AFTER DOING AN EVALUATION OF THE PARCELS THE DISTRICT OWNS, THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT BE OUT THERE, AND THEN ALSO A FURTHER EVALUATION OF OUR EMPLOYEE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.
>> STEVE YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS?
I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER, TRUSTEE OR CHAIR GINGERY WHAT WE DID WITH WILSON MEADOWS IF WE HAD A REPORT LIKE THIS DONE.
I KNOW THAT THE ARCHITECT DID A LOT OF WORK ON [INAUDIBLE].
CHAIR, I THINK AT THAT TIME WE JUST DID IT ON OUR OWN.
>> WHEN YOU DID IT ON YOUR OWN AND YOU DID JUST THE ESTIMATE THAT WE DO, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NUMBERS OF WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE PAY?
>> THE HOUSING TRUST [BACKGROUND] CAME UP WITH THAT.
THEN WE WERE LIMITED BY TETON COUNTY AS TO HOW MANY UNITS WE COULD [INAUDIBLE] TODAY, TETON COUNTY WOULD HAVE SAID PUT IN 30 [LAUGHTER] INSTEAD OF 11 BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING.
BUT IN THOSE DAYS, NOBODY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GET LIKE THIS SO THAT WAS THE LIMITATION THAT WE WERE OPERATING UNDER THE SIZE OF A PARCEL AT THAT TIME.
>> REMEMBER SOMETHING GOT REALLY FUNKY THOUGH, KATE? WE WERE GOING TO DO 12.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE LIMITATION WAS FOR THE 12TH UNIT.
>> CHAIR GINGERY AND TRUSTEE MEAD, AND TRUSTEE TESKE, TODAY WE MET WITH ANNE CRESSWELL FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
>> TRUST, SORRY. [LAUGHTER] I ASKED THAT QUESTION.
IT SEEMED LIKE THIS WAS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? SHE EXPLAINED THAT ACTUALLY, THIS PARTNERSHIP STARTED WITH REALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW, WHERE AN ENTITY HAS THE LAND, THEY DO A LAND LEASE AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE COMES IN WITH THE FUNDING.
THEY SECURE FUNDING AND LENDING FROM THE BANK.
HOWEVER, SHE EXPLAINED BECAUSE I ASKED A QUESTION.
GOSH, IT SEEMED LIKE THIS WAS A LONG TIME FROM START TO FINISH.
SHE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF HURDLES IN WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS A CLOUD OVER THE PROPERTY.
>> THERE WAS A REVERTER ON THE PROPERTY.
>> RIGHT. THE FAMILY WAS SCATTERED IN MANY DIFFERENT COUNTIES AND THEY COULDN'T REALLY AGREE.
THEN THERE WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAD IN PLACE, AND THAT'S WHAT SET THE 11 UNITS IN PLAY.
THEN SHE ALSO COMMENTED THAT THIS IS THEN THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT THAT SHE HAS BEEN A PART OF WHERE THE ACTUAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS LESS THAN WHAT HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED.
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THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY REALLY CELEBRATED AS WELL.BUT SHE SAID, NO ONE REALLY WANTED ONLY 11 UNITS.
IT SEEMED LIKE GOING BACK AND TALKING TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENT BECAUSE THERE'S TWO OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT, PLUS THE FAMILY.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK AGAIN, AND THEY WOULD'VE HAD TO GO ON HOLD AGAIN.
APPARENTLY, THAT WAS PART OF THE ISSUE.
>> THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE SPENT OVER $200,000 TO PUT UP THE TITLE.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO NAVIGATE, WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD GO WITH THEM OR NOT GO WITH THEM.
THE IDEA WAS, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY HAVING THE DISCUSSIONS OF WHAT'S THE PROPER MIX, WHERE'S THE PROPER PLACE AND THAT WE NEEDED SOMEONE TO GUIDE US.
HOPEFULLY, CHRISTINE WOULD BE THE ONE TO GUIDE US AND GIVE US A REPORT HOPEFULLY NOVEMBER, DECEMBER SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH FINDING A PARTNERSHIP OR FINDING AN ANSWER.
BUT WE NEED TO KNOW JUST THE BASIC DETAILS FROM SOMEBODY FIRST.
THAT WAS THE CONCEPT AND THEY SEEMED NOT TO BE VERY MUCH MONEY, $36,000 SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER TO GET THAT KIND OF ADVICE, AND CONSULTING.
WE'D ALWAYS GO OUT TO AN RP AND LOOK AROUND SOME MORE.
ARE THERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT? I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO THAT.
CHRISTINE, I WORKED WITHIN THE BANKING INDUSTRY YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
[INAUDIBLE] MAKE A RESUME AND HER LOCAL [INAUDIBLE] WOULD BE EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO FIGURE OUT.
WELL, EXCEPT WE NEED TO DO AS A DISTRICT MOVE FORWARD.
>> MR. CHAIR, I DO THINK THAT WE DID DISCUSS HER BY NAME WHEN WE WERE HAVING OUR HOUSING CONVERSATION LAST MONTH.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO THIS?
>> ONE OTHER QUESTION, [BACKGROUND] IS THERE NO ANTICIPATION THAT BEYOND THIS SCOPE OF WORK THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE WITH US, CORRECT?
>> AT THIS POINT, WE'VE ONLY DISCUSSED THIS SCOPE OF WORK.
>> ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE? ANYONE IN WEBEX WISH TO COMMENT?
>> IF YOU'RE ON [INAUDIBLE] YOU CAN RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND.
>> I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSULTING FEES FOR THE HOUSING SCOPE OF WORK WITH NAVIGATE LLC NOT TO EXCEED $36,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE TESKE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SCARLETT TO APPROVE THE CONSULTING FEE CONTRACT WITH NAVIGATE LLC FOR $36,000.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BOARD DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I HAVE A QUICK PRIVILEGE?
ZACK. FELLOW TRUSTEES AND STAFF, THIS IS ZACK ACRE.
HE'S A BOY SCOUT AND HE IS WORKING ON AMERICA.
HE'S ON HIS WAY TO AN EAGLE SCOUT. IT'S THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE.
HE INTERVIEWED ME AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND THEN WANTED TO COME AND ENJOY THIS THRILLING MEETING [LAUGHTER] TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND ESPECIALLY GET TO KNOW CRYSTAL MALE WHO'S ALSO KNOWN AS OUR BUDGET LADY [LAUGHTER] ZACK IS A TREMENDOUS [INAUDIBLE] AND WILL BE ENTERING 7TH GRADE AT JACKSON HOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS FALL.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE ZACK AND THIS IS HIS DAD, DR. JONATHAN BAKER.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE'RE UP TO CONSENT AGENDA.
[G. Consent Agenda]
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT IS NUMBER 1, APPROVAL OF STAFF CONSIDERATIONS FOR JUNE 2021.APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF JUNE 9TH, 2021.
APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 2021 CHECK REGISTER.
APPROVAL OF MEDIATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
APPROVAL OF THE HVAC SYSTEMS SUPPORT CONTRACT WITH LONG MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS.
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR SELECTION OF MATERIAL TESTING AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL EDITION.
SKIP 8, BECAUSE WE DID EIGHT ALREADY.
NINE, APPROVAL OF ALEXIA LEARNING SYSTEMS PURCHASE ORDER.
TEN, APPROVAL OF POWERSCHOOL GROUP [NOISE] ELEVEN, APPROVAL OF THE DREAM BOX LEARNING PURCHASE ORDER.
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
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>> WE'VE MOVED TO SECOND TO APPROVED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND ALL THE ITEMS THAT FIT IN WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE MOTIONS THAT ARE IN THERE.
ALL THOSE FOR APPROVAL, SAY AYE.
[OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] ARE THERE ANY NOS? [OVERLAPPING] I SEE NO NOS.
>> WE [INAUDIBLE] TO GET TO EIGHT O'CLOCK.
>> I'M SURE [INAUDIBLE] WILL LET YOU STAY.
>> WELL, LET'S SEE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
[H. Communication]
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT ON ANY ITEM THAT WAS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? [LAUGHTER] WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.WAS THERE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD? THERE WERE SOME LETTERS. WE SHOULD READ THOSE [INAUDIBLE] THE RECORD.
[LAUGHTER] COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD.
ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? BESTY, TESKE , YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING EXCITING TO TELL US.
[OVERLAPPING] RECENTLY, I WAS CLEANING OUT OUR STORAGE AREA AND I CAME UPON A STEAMER TRUNK.
IT WAS A STEAMER TRUNK OF MY HUSBAND'S GRANDFATHER, CLIFFORD HANSON, FOR WHEN HE WENT TO COLLEGE.
IN THAT STEAMER TRUNK WERE SOME OF HIS, HE WAS BORN IN 1921, WERE HIS CLOTHING THAT HE WORE AT COLLEGE.
LIKE A SHIRT THAT FELT LIKE CARDBOARD.
IT HAD THIS BIB TYPE OF THING AND COLLARS THAT RUN ON TOP OF IT.
A VERY FUNNY, PAIR [INAUDIBLE] PANTS IN THERE.
THEY WERE ABOUT THIS BIG AROUND THE WAIST AND THE COLLARS THAT WENT ON.
ALSO IN THERE WAS HIS DIPLOMA FROM JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL.
[LAUGHTER] I NEED TO BRING IT UP AND HAVE ANDREA PUT IT UP FOR YOU BECAUSE IT'D REALLY MAKE YOU LAUGH TO SEE IT.
I THINK THERE WERE SIX GRADUATES AND SIX FACULTY.
>> YEAH. EVERY NAME ON THERE, I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU ALL WOULD RECOGNIZE.
EITHER THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, THEIR OLD FAMILY NAMES AND TOWN, THE NAMES OF THE STREETS.
THERE WERE THE LUCAS' AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO ELSE WAS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
BUT IT IS VERY ELABORATE AND SO I'LL BRING BACK AND HAVE ANDREA POST IT.
BUT IT WAS REALLY CUTE TO LOOK AT HOW MANY TEACHERS THERE WERE AT JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL COMPARED TO HOW MANY KIDS WE HAVE.
BECAUSE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST CLASS EVEN IF IT IS THE SMALLEST CLASS THERE IS.
THE STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO IS SIGNIFICANT.
[INAUDIBLE] BUT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS VERY FUNNY ABOUT THAT TRUNK.
IN THOSE DAYS, THERE WAS A LOT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION ABOUT SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM.
IT WAS REMARKABLE HOW MANY PAMPHLETS THERE WERE IN GRANDDAD'S TRUNK ABOUT THOSE THINGS THAT I'M CERTAIN WERE JUST PASS OUT ON CAMPUS.
HE WAS VERY CONSERVATIVE, REPUBLICAN ALL HIS LIFE, BUT HE'D CERTAINLY READ MARX'S DOCTRINE AS WELL AS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE THERE WAS TO READ.
IT WAS REALLY PRETTY INTERESTING.
BUT I'M USING THE TRUNK FOR A COFFEE TABLE, SO THAT AS [LAUGHTER].
>> IT'D BE COOL IF WE COULD TALK ABOUT AND FRAME IT TO HANG IN THE OFFICE.
>> YOU'RE SURE YOU CAN. IF IT'S ON REALLY HARD PAPER AND IT'S REALLY LOVELY.
DO THEY HAVE CLASS COLORS? THEY HAD CLASS COLORS.
BUT I'LL BRING IT SO WE CAN PUT UP THERE, [INAUDIBLE].
>> ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD? ANY DISCUSSION AS TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, SCHEDULING PORTAL? [INAUDIBLE]
>> WELL, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED A FEW AS WE WENT THROUGH DISCUSSION OF
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OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REVIEW IN TERMS OF MAYBE THERE ARE LITTLE AJ SNIPPETS OR MAYBE THERE ARE MORE THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT AVID SWIFT [INAUDIBLE] THEY WERE [OVERLAPPING]>> INTERESTING CARLIN BROUGHT UP MAYBE, AJ, IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHAT SWIFT IS EXACTLY, AND HOW THAT WORKS AND MAYBE THE NEXT MONTH MAYBE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE COMING TOPICS? WAS EVERYONE COMFORTABLE WITH THE AUGUST MEETING? I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE IN SOME INFORMATION ON ALL OF THESE FACILITIES OVER THE CONTEMPLATING ANY DECISION MAKING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE'RE TAKING IN INFORMATION IN AUGUST AND HAVING FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.
IS THAT WHAT EVERYONE ELSE'S EXPECTATIONS WERE? JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SETTING UP THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HER [INAUDIBLE].
>> APPRECIATE THAT [LAUGHTER].
>> REVIEW OF THE MEETING. STILL NOT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
>> MR. CHAIR, I THOUGHT YOU DID A LOVELY JOB OF ORCHESTRATING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF MOVING THE CONVERSATION ALONG AND THANK YOU.
>> MR. CHAIR. I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE IN THE BUDGET MEETING AND IT IS 7:25.
[LAUGHTER] I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE MAYBE MOVED THROUGH A 15 MONTH CRISIS AND IT'S NOT COMPLETELY BEHIND US, I'M SURE.
BUT THIS IS HOW THE JULY MEETING IS SUPPOSED TO BE AND I FEEL CERTAIN LAST JULY WE WERE HERE LONGER OR ACTUALLY ON A COMPUTER SCREEN A LOT LONGER.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.
>> JUST TO LET YOU ALL IN ON THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION.
AS WE WENT THROUGH GOVERNANCE.
LAST WEDNESDAY, I THINK THE DISCUSSION WAS THAT THIS MEETING WILL PROBABLY WON'T LAST LONG.
>> I DIDN'T SAY FROM [INAUDIBLE].
>> AUGUST IS THE ONE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY STARTED OUT.
>> I'D LIKE TO COMMEND CHRISTINE AND SUPERINTENDENT CHAPMAN.
I THINK MY FIRST THREE OR FOUR YEARS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WERE REALLY TOUGH BECAUSE THE FORMATTING OF THE BUDGET WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO LEND YOUR WAY THROUGH, AND YOU HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF SIMPLIFYING IT FOR THOSE OF US WITH SIMPLE MINDS.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, SO THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S VERY TRUE. VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK THROUGH THE YEARS.
EVERY SINGLE TIME WE MEET AND I KNOW CHRISTINE WORKS ON THIS, EVERY SINGLE TIME SHE TRIES TO GET BETTER AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC AND IT CHANGES SO QUICKLY.
YOUR FEEDBACK HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL IN ENCOURAGING US TO KEEP AT IT AND KEEP COMING TO THE TABLE WITH AN IMPROVEMENT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT CHRISTINE HAS MADE. THANK YOU.
>> WITH NOTHING FURTHER, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MR. CHAIR. IT IS 7:25, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ADJOURNMENT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] TO ADJOURN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.