>> DEPENDING ON THE TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD PROCEEDS,
[A. Call to Order]
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WHAT I WANT TO ORDER START WITH PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.WE'RE GOING TO READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT TONIGHT.
OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS AND OUR CHALLENGE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
THESE ARE PART OF OUR SUCCESS 2022 THAT WE'VE CONTINUED ON.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A QUICK STATEMENT ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PRESS OVER THIS PAST WEEK REGARDING TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A LOBBYISTS DOWN AND CHEYENNE.
A LOBBYIST DID SPEAK FOR HERSELF, SHE DO NOT REPRESENT THE BOARD WHEN SHE TESTIFIED ON SENATE FILE 133, WHICH WAS A TRANSGENDER ATHLETE FILL.
THIS BOARD SUPPORTS ALL STUDENTS EQUALLY.
WE FOLLOW ALARMING HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RULES 6.8 BY THE BOOK.
UNTIL THOSE RULES CHANGE, THAT'S WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW.
IF YOU DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WON'T BE LATER IN THE MEETING, AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE IT ABOUT POINT.
ONCE AGAIN, THE SPORT DOES NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON SENATE FILE 133.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
>> I'M SORRY. THE AGENDA IT'S THAT ONE.
[B. Approval of the Agenda]
>> I'M GOING TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY.
>> MOVING ON THE CASE OF SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[C. Superintendent's Report]
ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF.
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION.
I BELIEVE IT'S WEEK, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT THE MONTH.
WE DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL THE TIME.
HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR ON MONDAY DID SIGN A PROCLAMATION INDICATING THAT IT WAS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION WEEK.
THERE'S A NICE PHOTO THAT KATE, TRUSTEE MEAD, AND TRUSTEE DORNAN WERE IN ON MONDAY AT THE CAPITALS.
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, AND THERE'S A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AT EACH OF YOUR SEATS, BUT WE KNOW HOW MUCH TIME THIS VOLUNTEER WORK DOES REQUIRE FROM EACH OF YOU AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EACH STUDENT IS SO APPRECIATED IN OUR DISTRICT IS BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR SERVICE.
THE NEXT ITEM I'D LIKE TO ASK DR. CHRIS TO COME UP AND HONOR SOME JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
A SPECIAL MEETING FOR ME YESTERDAY BECAUSE I WOKE UP THINKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WEARED OLD WILSON SCHOOL SWEATSHIRT AND I FINALLY HAD GOTTEN IT OUT OF MY MIND.
THEN I READ MY DISTRICT LEADERS REPORT AND IT'S STILL ROLLING AROUND THERE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH AND WELCOME BACK.
>> NO, THAT'S OKAY. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] . IF MY DAUGHTER WAS REALLY PLEASED, EVER SINGING TO HER EYE [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] . THEN THE FINAL THING IS THAT THERE WAS A TALK ABOUT FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT'S BEING PUT TOGETHER AND I WONDER HOW COMMUNICATION FROM THEM IS GOING TO COME BACK TO WORK.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DUMPED TO THAT ON YOU WITHOUT PUTTING IT FORWARD.
>> THANKS FOR ASKING ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.IT WAS JUST ROLLED OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS TODAY AND PIPE OF ARLINGTON, OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR WROTE THAT UP FOR THE LEADERS UPDATE.
IF SHE WERE HERE, SHE'D BE SPEAKING TO IT.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING PRINCIPALS TO DO IS WORK WITH THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR STAFF AND NOMINATE PARENTS FOR THE ELEMENTARY TO BE ONE PER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR I THINK THREE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THREE OR MORE AT HIGH SCHOOL.
PROBABLY A TOTAL OF 15 OR SO PARENTS, WE DO AN ORIENTATION IN MAY ONCE THE PROCESS IS L DONE WITH THE FIRST KICKOFF IN JUNE, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE RUN LIKE THE SACK, BUT IT'LL BE AN ANALOGOUS ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON BIG ISSUE TOPICS.
THE MOST RECENT BEING SOMETHING LIKE A CALENDAR NOW.
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>> THE REASON I ASK IS IT PART OF THE HEADS THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAD STAFF.
IS THAT THEY HAVE A POLICY COUNCIL WHICH IS MADE UP OF FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEN THE REQUIREMENT IT'S ALSO THAT ONE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE POLICY COUNCIL SAID ON THE BOARD.
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT A SUGGESTION AT ALL BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THEY WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS TASK FORCE THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A FORMAL WAY OF GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THEM MONTH TO MONTH OR EVERY QUARTER, I GUESS.
>> THANKS FOR THAT. WE DO INTEND FOR IT TO BE A STANDING OR GROUPS SUSTAINABLE REPLICABLE EVERY YEAR, MEANING THREE OR FOUR TIMES EVERY YEAR.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I'M READING ABOUT THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM.
I WAS VERY INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT IS THIS? MY OTHER COMMENT IS AND THOUGHT IS SEEING THAT THE DISTRICT JUST HIGHER-UPS TO HEAD UP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR THE STUDENTS.
VERY EXCITED TO KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO FILL THAT POSITION.
ALSO THE BUT MY QUESTION IS, HOW PARENTS KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THOSE SERVICES AND WHERE WOULD THAT INFORMATION BE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT WOULD MY CHILD QUALIFY FOR WORKING WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL OR NOT.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK JULIE NASH TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WE WOULD TYPICALLY IDENTIFY STUDENTS THROUGH OUR CHILD FIND AND OUR SCREENERS THAT ARE NURSES DO EVERY YEAR, OUR NURSES DO SCREENING FOR VISION.
IF A CHILD DOESN'T PASS THE VISION, WE REFER THEM TO A DOCTORS IF THE DOCTOR FINDS THAT THERE'S A VISION IMPAIRMENT, THEY REFER BACK TO US, AND THEN WE WOULD IDENTIFY THEM THROUGH EITHER THE 504 PROCESS OR THE IDA PROCESS, WHICH IS THE INDIVIDUAL WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
THEN THEY WOULD QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGH THOSE TWO PROGRAMS. CHAIRMAN SCARLETT AND TRUSTEE ABRAMS, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE WYOMING TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, WE WERE SELECTED ALONG WITH TWO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WYOMING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, AND THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE TEACHER LICENSING BOARD, WHICH IS CALLED PROFESSIONAL TEACHER STANDARDS FOR PTSD.
[LAUGHTER] BUT WE HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THEM AND THEY ARE SPONSORING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A TEACHER TO BECOME LICENSED.
THEN THE PROCESS IT'S NOT A QUICK SUBSTITUTE, BUT IT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL TO US SINCE WE'RE SO REMOTE.
WE'RE NOT NEAR A UNIVERSITY WHERE SOMEONE COULD EARN A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE AND EARN THEIR TEACHER CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE.
WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES IS THE WDE IS PROVIDING FUNDING AND THEY HAVE TWO MILLION DOLLARS SET ASIDE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S THROUGH LEFTOVER MONEY FROM COVID RELIEF FUNDS.
WHAT THE PLAN IS WE WOULD AND WE'VE ALREADY POSTED THE POSITION AND WE'VE HAD APPLICANTS APPLY, SO WE'VE INTERVIEWED THEM.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PROBABLY 60 HOURS AT LEAST ALREADY HAVE COLLEGE CREDIT AND THAT ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHAT THE PROGRAM PROVIDES IS THE TUITION FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE THROUGH.
A UNIVERSITY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.
THEY CAN KEEP THEIR POSITION, WHICH NORMALLY IS NOT ALLOWED THROUGH MOST UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS. THEY KEEP THEIR POSITION TO PAY AND BENEFITS.
THE WD IS PROVIDING FUNDING FOR A REPLACEMENT.
IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY A PARENT IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, THEY WILL HIRE BEHIND THAT PERSON FOR US AND PROVIDED THE FUNDING.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES.
IT'S BASICALLY LIKE A GROW-YOUR-OWN PROGRAM.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT.
OUR STAFF ARE JUST NOW IN THE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS SO THEY CAN BEGIN.
THEY HAVE TO EARN 6,000 HOURS OF APPRENTICE TIME, WHICH IS PRETTY LENGTHY AND IT'S MUCH LONGER THAN THE TRADITIONAL PROGRAM BUT WE REALLY ARE
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EXCITED ABOUT IT AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE TURNOUT AND THE INTERVIEWS WERE JUST SO JUST REALLY LIFTING.WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY AND WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT BENEFIT FOR US.
OF COURSE, WE WON'T READ THOSE BENEFITS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK COMMENT CHAIR.
>> I WAS JUST EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE DECA PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I KNOW THAT DURING OUR PROFILE, THE GRADUATE THINKING OUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT HAVING KIDS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP AND FINANCE WITH SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> THE FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF TRUSTEE HENRY. [LAUGHTER]
>> JUDGE, THE PROTONATED THE JACKSON HOLE DECK AS WELL. [LAUGHTER]
>> BILL'S HAS BEEN THERE [LAUGHTER]
>> MY MOM KEPT SAYING, WHY DON'T YOU WERE LUCKY? [LAUGHTER] I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR DEANNA IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> THAT WILL BE QUICK. TO CITE YOUR REPORT WORKING WITH STATE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT TO FINALIZE THE TCSD NUMBER 1 23 FACILITY PLAN.
>> MR. CHAIR, EVERY OTHER YEAR, THE STATE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT WITH SCHOOL FACILITIES DEPARTMENT WORK WITH US TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE CORRECTLY MODELED IN THEIR DATABASE.
THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS VERIFIED.
THEN WE DISCUSS ANY FUTURE PLANS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS PLANS TO DO OR WOULD LIKE TO DO.
THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME CLEANUP WORK AND SOME ADMINISTRATIVE WORK ON THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE 680 REPORT.
IT'S BASICALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE ALL THE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE AND THE STATE KNOWS THE INTENTIONS AND FUTURE PLANS OF THE DISTRICT.
>> WHAT'S THE WORD THEY ALWAYS USE SUITABILITY? THIS SUITABILITY STUDY OF OUR FACILITIES?
>> MR. CHAIR, NO, ACTUALLY NOT SO MUCH SUITABILITY, BUT IT DEFINITELY DOES CREATE THE ACCOUNTING FOR HOW MUCH EDUCATIONAL SPACE WE HAVE, WHICH IS RELATED TO CAPACITY AND THEN ALSO OUR MAJOR MAINTENANCE DISBURSEMENT.
>> COOL. I THINK THAT HAS BEEN IN THE LEGISLATURE A LOT LATELY.
I JUST WAS TRYING TO KEEP ALL THESE PLANS.
>> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ANYBODY WHO HAS ANYTHING ELSE?
>> OUR NEXT IS OUR EDUCATIONAL MOMENT AND JUST TO MIX THINGS UP TONIGHT, JULIE NASH IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENTS SERVICES, AND SHE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT AVID.
>> THANK YOU, DR. CHAPMAN, TRUSTEES.
JULIE NASH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, AND I HAVE SOME AVID TEAM MEMBERS HERE JOINING ME.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AVID, AND WHAT IS AVID, AND HOW IT GROWN IN OUR SCHOOLS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
AVID IS AN ACRONYM THAT STANDS FOR ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION.
THE MISSION OF AVID IS TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP BY ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE AND IN THEIR FUTURE CAREERS.
AVID IS A PHILOSOPHY AND A BELIEF THAT EFFORT CREATES ABILITY AND OPPORTUNITIES.
IF YOU WORK HARD AND YOU PUT EFFORT TOWARDS THINGS, YOUR ABILITIES WILL GROW AND OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE AFFORDED TO YOU.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AVID IS NOT A CURRICULUM, NOR IS IT A PROGRAM, BUT RATHER A FRAMEWORK OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES THAT ARE AIMED AT INCORPORATING READING, I'M SORRY I GOT THAT BACKWARDS.
I GOT TO GET MY WICOR ACRONYM RIGHT, WRITING, INQUIRY, COLLABORATION, ORGANIZATION, AND READING SKILLS, WHICH IS KNOWN AS WICOR.
AS YOU HEAR, MY AVID TEAM MEMBERS TALK HERE, WICOR AND HOW IT'S EMBEDDED INTO THEIR BUILDINGS AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH AVID IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
ONE OF THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT AVID IS THAT IS IT A REMEDIAL COURSE, OR IT'S AN INTERVENTION? AND IT CAN'T SAY IT'S FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
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IT IS NOTHING TO DO WITH REMEDIATION.IT IS NOT FOCUSED ON FAILING STUDENTS.
OUR STUDENTS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL CHOOSE TO GO INTO AVID BY APPLYING TO AVID.
IF YOU ASK THEM, I THINK THEY WOULD TELL YOU IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST AND MOST REWARDING COURSES THAT THEY TAKE.
THEY DEVELOP STUDENT AGENCY, ADVOCACY, AND INDEPENDENCE IN THOSE COURSES AND TAKE AWAY A LOT OF SKILLS THAT THEY USE LATER IN LIFE AS THEY'RE PREPARING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AVID IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE AVID ELEMENTARY AT JES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AVID ELEMENTARY PRACTICES ARE IMPLEMENTED SCHOOL-WIDE.
YOU'LL SEE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, WE HAVE IT AT BOTH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SUMMIT, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S MORE OF AN ELECTIVE.
YOU'LL SEE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE AVID EXCEL AND WE AVID ELECTIVE, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE START JUMPING INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEN WE HAVE AVID ELECTIVE PERIODS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN WE HAVE AVID SUMMIT STUDY SKILLS AS WELL.
WE HAVE AVID ACROSS ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
ONE OF THE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, WE STARTED WITH HAVING FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN WE [INAUDIBLE] SO YOU CAN REALLY SEE HOW IT HAS GROWN IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL.
I WANT TO SAY [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE ONE AVID ELECTIVE AT EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE, AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY [INAUDIBLE] BUT WHEN WE STARTED IT, WE HAVE 14, 9TH GRADERS.
THEIR SECOND YEAR SOPHOMORE THREE MORE STUDENTS JOINTS.
OF THOSE 17 STUDENTS, WE'VE HAD 100% THEY ARE STILL IN AVID PROGRAM.
THEY ALL CHOSE TO STAY IN AVID AS AVID ELECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF IT, WHAT THEY HAVE BENEFIT FROM IT.
BUT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND AVID, IT'S TO CARE ABOUT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND TO HEAR FROM OUR PRINCIPLES AND OUR AVID IN ACTIONS.
FIRST, I'M GOING TO START WITH [INAUDIBLE] FROM JACKSON ELEMENTARY.
>> DO YOU MEAN TRUSTEES? MY PLEASURE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AVID AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANKS JULIE FOR THE INTRODUCTION ABOUT AVID.
AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY, WE ARE A SCHOOL-WIDE PROGRAM WHICH MEANS THAT WE AVID STRATEGIES AND OUR AVID GOALS APPLY TO ALL OF THE GRADES K-5.
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR OF BEING AN AVID SCHOOL.
AS JULIE TALKED ABOUT AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT ISN'T A CERTAIN COURSE OR ELECTIVE.
HOWEVER, IT'S A SET OF STRATEGIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP AGENCY, SELF-EFFICACY AS THEY BEGIN THEIR ELEMENTARY IN SCHOOL-WIDE JOURNEY.
THE IDEA IS THAT STUDENTS DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS FOR LEARNING THAT TRANSLATE INTO INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
WHEN WE STARTED OUR JOURNEY, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT STRATEGIES DID WE WANT TO AND WE FELT WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT FOR OUR JACKSON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
IN OUR FIRST YEAR, WE FOCUSED ON ORGANIZATION, WHICH INCLUDED FOCUS NOTE-TAKING AND COLOR-CODING MATERIALS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING THAT STUDENT AGENCY AND STUDENTS IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS, ARTICULATING HOW THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL OR HOW THEY WOULD WANT TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL, WHICH TRANSLATED INTO STUDENT LEARNING GOALS.
WE HAD A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THAT AND A LOT OF VERTICAL ALIGNMENT.
AS ALL STUDENTS ENGAGE IN FOCUS NOTE-TAKING WHAT DID THAT LOOK LIKE IN A KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM ALL THE WAY UP TO FIFTH GRADE? YOU CAN SEE IN THAT TOP-LEFT CORNER SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT FOCUS MOTE-TAKING LOOKS LIKE.
THAT WAS OUR FOCUS FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
THEN THIS YEAR WE LAYERED ON TWO MORE STRATEGIES.
ONE WAS GETTING INTO THE COLLABORATION REALM AND VARIOUS COLLABORATION STRATEGIES THAT STUDENTS USE TO INCREASE STUDENT DISCOURSE ABOUT THEIR LEARNING.
IT'S NOT ONLY STUDENT-TO-STUDENT TALK, BUT TEACHER AND STUDENT TALK.
IN A REAL FUN WAY, WE HAVE TAUGHT TEACHERS ABOUT THESE COLLABORATION STRATEGIES IS THAT EVERY STAFF MEETING AND EVERY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE WITH TEACHERS, WE MODEL THEM AND REALLY CALL THEM OUT AND EXPLAIN WHY THESE ARE IMPORTANT STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING.
WE ALSO, UNDER OUR ORGANIZATION HEADER, IMPLEMENTED STUDENT AGENDAS, GRADES K-5.
STUDENTS TAKE HOME AGENDAS EVERY NIGHT.
THE IDEA THERE IS THEY ORGANIZE THEIR MATERIALS AND THEIR TIME, AND IT IS ALSO A COMMUNICATION TOOL WITH FAMILIES.
THE OTHER PIECE THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR WAS GOAL-SETTING, THAT'S IN THE BOTTOM.
ALL STUDENTS ENGAGE IN GOAL-SETTING PROCESSES, MANY OF THEM THROUGH THEIR STUDENT AGENDAS.
BUT WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IT IN JANUARY WHERE
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TEACHERS WERE ASKED TO DEVELOP A SCHOOL-WIDE GOAL AND MEASURE.THROUGH THE SECOND SEMESTER, WE'LL GET MORE NARROWED DOWN UNTIL WE ARE SCHOOL-WIDE, INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL GOAL-SETTING.
TO BE RESPONSIVE TO OUR DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, WE ARE DOING AN ENTIRE SCHOOL, ALL-STAFF BOOK STUDY THIS YEAR ON A BOOK CALLED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING AND THE BRAIN.
ITS EMPHASIS IS AROUND HOW DO YOU SUPPORT LEARNING WITH CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS IN YOUR SCHOOL.
KEEPING THOSE HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND BUILDING THAT CAPACITY TO MEET THOSE HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
WE ARE READING THE FIRST SIX CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK TOGETHER.
WE HAD OUR SECOND BOOK STUDY LAST NIGHT.
AGAIN, THE ENTIRE STAFF ENGAGED IN THAT IN SMALL GROUPS, AND IT'S BEEN PRETTY POWERFUL CONVERSATIONS AROUND ENGAGEMENT AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING OUR STUDENTS TO BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IT BUT FOR JULIE, IF I MAY.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF AVID AND WHAT IT BRINGS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I'M CURIOUS, IS THERE A PLAN FOR OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO HAVE SUCH A PROGRAM OR ARE THEY PERFORMING OR PARTICIPATING IN SOMETHING SIMILAR AS WELL?
>> THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT EXPANDING IT, BUT TRACY CAN SPEAK TO THIS MEETING.
THE SCHOOL REALLY HAS TO BE COMMITTED.
IT IS A BIG EFFORT TO BRING ON AVID AND TO BRING IN THE PD AND THE STEFAN-BOLTZMANN AND SHE'S IN YEAR THREE NOW AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT SHE HAS PUT INTO AVID, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ARE DOING, IT HAS TO BE A COLLECTIVE EFFORTS AND DESIRE TO BRING THAT INTO THE SCHOOL.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT IT. YES.
>> THANK YOU. THE REASON I ASK IS I HAVE A STUDENT OVER AT MUNGER AND WE SEE THE AGENDA THAT THEY HAVE, SO IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE'S SOME PIECES AND PARTS TO THIS THAT ARE SIMILAR.
THEY'RE BEING PRACTICED IN OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL.
>> YES, MUNGER HAS FOCUSED ON ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS STUDENT TALK AND COLLABORATION IN THE CLASSROOM IS N2 OF THEIR FOCUSES.
>> CHAIR TRUSTEES, MATT HELSER, PRINCIPAL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE STARTED WITH SOME QUOTES OF JUST THE VARIETY OF WHAT AVID IS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WHETHER THAT'S GOING ON A FIELD TRIP AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHETHER THAT'S PARENTS OR STUDENTS THEMSELVES.
JUST TALKING ABOUT THEIR AVID CLASS, THEIR AVID MAYBE EXCEL CLASS.
THEN JUST THE CONFIDENCE THAT IT DOES BRING THEM IN THE GOAL SETTING THAT THEY HAVE WITH THIS CLASS.
NEXT SLIDE, WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I LOOK AT IT AS THREE STRANDS.
WE DO A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A STAFF.
EVERY OTHER TUESDAY WE MEET AND WE TALK ABOUT AVID INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.
THIS YEAR WE FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC LANGUAGE SCRIPTS, ACADEMIC VOCABULARY ACQUISITION, SPEAKING AND LISTENING.
THEN WE HOPE TO SEE THOSE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SO THAT'S STRAND ONE.
STRAND TWO, I WOULD SAY IS AVID EXCEL.
THAT'S A SPECIALIZED PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM EL STUDENTS AND IT'S ONLY A MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM NATIONALLY, SIX THROUGH EIGHT.
WE ENROLL OUR HIGHER-LEVEL ELDS STUDENTS OR JUST EXITED FROM THE ELD PROGRAM INTO THE AVID EXCEL CLASS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MUCH MORE LANGUAGE RICH ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY REALLY FOCUSED ON VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING AND LISTENING.
THEN WE HAVE AVID ELECTIVE CLASS.
SHE HAS TWO SECTIONS IN SEVENTH GRADE AND TWO SECTIONS OF EIGHT, AND THAT IS EVERYTHING THAT JULIET JUST TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF LEADING THOSE KIDS INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, COLLEGE READY, ACADEMICALLY MINDED.
I THINK A LOT OF YOU ARE HERE AT THE BOARD WORKSHOP, MAYBE WE DID TWO YEARS AGO.
WE BROUGHT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IT REALLY IS EMPOWERING THEM TO THINK ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN I GUESS BEYOND.
THINGS TO POINT OUT THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A REALLY NICE STEM COLLABORATION WITH WYOMING STARGAZERS.
WE'VE HAD TROUBLE IN THE PAST IDENTIFYING AND SOLICITING TUTORS.
THE TUTORS THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED TO US ARE FANTASTIC AND THEY COME TO OUR AVID EXCEL CLASSES AND THEY WORK THROUGH TUTORIALS WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND THESE ARE RECENTLY COLLEGE GRADS, SCHUBERT SHARPEN TUTORS AND THAT'S BEEN A REALLY NICE ADDITION THIS YEAR.
THEN ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU SEE THERE.
WE DO A GREAT JOB WITH FIELD TRIPS, THE TUTORIALS.
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THIS YEAR WE'VE ALSO DONE CULTURE MENTORING, WHERE A GROUP IS GOING, WALKING OVER TO CULTURE AND HELPING WITH THEIR FIFTH GRADE PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD BE SOME OF OUR FUTURE AVID STUDENTS.THAT'S AVID IN NUTSHELL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> HELLO [INAUDIBLE], ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN SHAUNA EARL OUR FABULOUS AVID SITE COORDINATOR AND TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS HOPING TO COME AND PRESENT TO YOU GUYS, BUT SHE'S REALLY SICK.
SHE IS NOT HERE TODAY AND I GET TO BRAG ON OUR AVID STUDENTS INSTEAD.
A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
A LOT OF AVID PRACTICES ARE EMBEDDED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT CLASSES, FOR EXAMPLE ALL FRESHMEN BIO AND SOPHOMORE CHEMISTRY CLASSES USING AVID STYLE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOR NOTE-TAKING AN ORGANIZATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT ACROSS THE SCHOOL.
BUT REALLY EXCITING THIS YEAR WE HAVE OUR FIRST GROUP OF AVID SENIORS, ONE OF WHOM IS SITTING RIGHT THERE, [LAUGHTER] WHO ARE SEEING INCREDIBLE SUCCESS IN THEIR COLLEGE AND POST-SECONDARY PLANNING PROCESS.
A LOT OF NEWS YET TO HEAR FROM COLLEGES, BUT THUS FAR, ALL 17 AVID SENIORS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE, 67 ACCEPTANCE LETTERS FROM 32 DIFFERENT COLLEGES SO FAR, A TON OF SCHOLARSHIP MONEY, AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE ANY OF THE TETON COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MANY AVID STUDENTS APPLIED FOR, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AVID TEAM AT THE MIDDLE-SCHOOL TO DEVELOP THIS AVID DREAMS AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR AVID STUDENTS THROUGHOUT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.
NEXT SLIDE. THE LIST OF THE COLLEGES THAT FOLKS IN THE AVID PROGRAM SENIORS HAVE HEARD FROM SO FAR.
ALL OVER AND LOTS OF GREAT OPTIONS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE AS THEY DECIDE WHERE THEY'RE GOING NEXT YEAR.
THEN THE LAST PIECE SHAUNA WORKED WITH PARTNERS, SO THE ART ORGANIZATION THAT COMES INTO SCHOOLS AND DOES VARIOUS PROJECTS TO DEVELOP THIS NEW PROJECT TO HELP AVID STUDENTS REALLY VISUALIZE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THEIR DREAMS ARE.
I THINK THERE'S JUST SO MUCH STUDENT ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
SHAUNA SAID STUDENTS WERE COMING IN EARLY BEFORE SCHOOL WANTING TO WORK ON IT, EXCITED, JUST REALLY EXCITED TO PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE AND VISUALIZE THEIR FUTURE AND JUST REALLY HAVING THAT GOAL.
WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
IT GETS A REALLY COOL THING THAT A COOL PARTNERSHIP THAT OUR AVID STUDENTS JUST RECENTLY WORKED ON WITH PARTNERS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AVID AT THE HIGH SCHOOL? THANKS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
[INAUDIBLE] THERE'S SOME PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
JUST AN UPDATE ON THE SURVEY THAT WE SENT OUT.
WE SENT OUT A SURVEY TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INPUT.
WE GOT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TUTORING ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE FIRST COMMENT RIGHT THERE.
ALSO A LOT OF INTEREST IN TUTORING, SPECIFICALLY IN MATH AND SCIENCES, ESPECIALLY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AS THEY ARE GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL.
ON WHAT THE [INAUDIBLE] SAID ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS IN THE MORNINGS, THEY WANT VOLUNTEERS SO THAT THEY CAN HELP WITH TUTORING PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE, SPECIFICALLY IN MATH SUPPORT IN SPANISH, AND THAT WOULD BE DURING THE 7TH PERIOD, AND THEN ALSO AFTER SCHOOL FROM 4:00 TO 5:30 AT THE LIBRARY.
AS I HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN TUTORS, AND SPECIFICALLY THOSE THAT ARE BILINGUAL AND CAN SPEAK SPANISH AND ENGLISH FOR MATH.
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THESE ARE OUR NEXT STEPS.WE IDENTIFIED WHO WE WANT TO WORK WITH, WHICH WOULD BE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE'RE IN CONTACT WITH [INAUDIBLE] TO HELP US GET VOLUNTEERS FROM CLUBS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT USE VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE REQUIREMENT.
OUR NEXT STEP WOULD BE JUST TO CONTACT THE PRESIDENTS OF THESE CLUBS TO GET TUTORS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM.
>> I JUST HAVE THREE QUESTIONS.
AS YOU THINK ABOUT FINDING VOLUNTEERS AND CLUBS AND WHATNOT, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THIS SUSTAINABLE SO THAT WHEN YOU GRADUATE, IT CAN CONTINUE ON NEXT YEAR OR [INAUDIBLE] IN IT FOR A LONG TIME?
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESIDENT TUTORS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME RESIDENT TUTORS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL ALREADY THAT HELP OUT IN SOME MATH CLASSES OR OTHER CLASSES, SPECIFICALLY.
RESIDENT TUTORS USUALLY GET THE OPPORTUNITY IF THE RESIDENT TUTOR JUNIOR YEAR TO BE A SENIOR AS WELL, RESIDENT TUTOR GIVING THEM THAT OPTION, AND HEY, THEY CAN BE ONCE EVERY CYCLE, I'M GOING TO GO OVER TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HELP OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT INSTEAD OF STAYING IN THAT CLASS.
ALSO SPECIFICALLY, STUDENTS WHO ARE IN STUDY HALL, AGAIN WITH THE SAME IDEA LIKE, WELL, THEY ARE TAKING THIS MATH CLASS, OR THEY'RE TAKING THIS SPANISH CLASS SO THEY COULD POSSIBLY HELP OUT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ONCE OR TWICE IN A CYCLE.
>> WE WOULD ALSO CONTACT THE SPONSORS OF THE CLUBS TO KEEP IT GOING.
USUALLY A CLUB HAS A TEACHER THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THE CLUB ITSELF, NOT THE ACTUAL SENIORS THAT ARE GOING TO GRADUATE.
SO YEAH, BE IN CONTACT WITH THEM, LETTING THEM KNOW OF THE PROGRAM SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP IT GOING AFTER WE GRADUATE AND HOW THEY'D LIKE ON.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK ORGANIZING THE CLUB HOURS, KEY CLUB WHERE YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO GOT TO BE HUGE, I BET SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE INTEREST IN THAT.
THANK YOU. FISCAL MANAGEMENT [OVERLAPPING] COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
>> WE HAD SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS HAD BEEN CALM AND NEVER REALLY SURE HOW MUCH I SHOULD SUMMARIZE WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BUT I'LL LET KRISTEN TAKE IT OVER. [LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S A TIER PROGRAM. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
>> WE DID TALK ABOUT BUS ROUTES.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A COUPLE OF BUS DRIVERS RESIGNING OR RETIRING THIS YEAR IN PART TO FILL ROUTES.
COLBY STEVENS, OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, IS REALLY WORKING TO FIND DRIVERS AND FILL THOSE ROUTES.
BUT WE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED SOME ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS, ONE OF WHICH INCLUDES ISOLATION PAYMENTS, WHICH ARE THAT'S THE LEGAL WAY IN WYOMING IF WE CAN'T FACILITATE SOME OF THE ROUTES.
WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THE POSITIONS FILLED THROUGH THE SPRING.
THEN OUR TIMELINE IS TO REALLY IF THERE ARE ROUTES THAT ARE IMPACTED, TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO FAMILIES BEFORE WE'RE OUT OF SCHOOL.
>> WE HAVEN'T VOTED OR WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISOLATION PAYMENTS.
>> WELL, WE DO HAVE ISOLATION PAYMENTS FOR STUDENTS FOR EXAMPLE IN ALTA.
WE HAVE THOSE ISOLATION PAYMENTS.
THESE WOULD BE ONES FROM SOME OF THE OUTLYING AREAS THAT WE HAVEN'T PAID IN THE PAST BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE BUS ROUTE STAFF.
BUT THEY'RE HARD TO STAFF THOSE OUTLYING AREAS BECAUSE THEY'RE SO FAR AWAY.
THE NEXT IS THE BUDGET UPDATE.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE SAME LINES THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT ARE OVER, AND WE'RE JUST STILL WAITING ON SOME FEDERAL COMMUNICATION TO CLEAR THOSE LINES UP.
>> THE TECH LEASE, WE ALSO HAVE SOME BRONCO ACHIEVEMENT DOLLARS THAT WILL MOVE OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND AND SOME CREDITS COMING BACK TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE LINE.
THE ONE ON THE ASSESSMENTS IS OVER, BUT ASSESSMENTS IS REALLY HAND IN HAND WITH CURRICULUM.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT CURRICULUM IS ONLY ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THEIR BUDGET, ASSESSMENT IS OVER A LITTLE BIT.
THOSE TWO SHOULD COME IN EVEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
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>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT A LADY? [LAUGHTER] MR. JONES?
>> JUST GOOD TO COME UP LATER IN THE MEETING.
WE HAVE THE 500,000 WE NEED FOR THE ARCHITECT FOR THE BRONCO ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
WHERE ARE YOU PULLING THAT OUT?
>> TEMPORARILY, WHEN WE PAY THAT, WE'LL PAY IT OUT OF THE CAPACITY SUITABILITY AND HOUSING FUND AS A WASH UNTIL WE GET EITHER SLIP OR SPENT DOLLARS.
>> WE DO HAVE REC DISTRICT DOLLARS, LIKE LEAVE AT 740 SOMETHING THOUSAND IN THERE THIS YEAR.
THEN WE DO PLAN TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE REC DISTRICT FOR NEXT YEAR AS GRANTS.
THEN WE'RE ALSO WAITING ON THE STATE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO FUND THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> IF NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN, WE HAVE MONEY TO PAY IT?
>> YOU SAID YOU WALKED UP AND HE SAID THIS CAN TAKE LONG.
>> I KNOW. I JUST LIKE TO OVER-PROMISE [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]
OTHER REPORTS. ANY OTHER REPORTS? ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING GOOD FOR COMMITTEE'S LIAISONS?
>> THEY'VE GOT REED UNDER OTHER REPORTS.
>> THEY'VE GOT REED UNDER OTHER REPORTS.
>> YES, I DO. [LAUGHTER] MOVE HALFWAY ACROSS US.
SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. [OVERLAPPING] COME ON UP, REED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, TRUSTEES.
REED ARMIJO OF JORGENSEN ASSOCIATES.
SPEAKING OF OVER-PROMISING AND UNDER DELIVERING [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] THE WILSON SCHOOL CROSSING, TETON, WE HAVE TETON COUNTY REPRESENTING.
BRIAN SCHILLING SENDS HIS REGRETS.
HE'S AT HIS TASKFORCE MEETING THIS EVENING, BUT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE EASEMENT, WHICH WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PORTION OF THE PATHWAY UP ON OUR SIDE AND A BIT OF THE UNDERPASS, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO COME BACK AND SHOW YOU WHEN DESIGN WAS MORE FINALIZED, WITH SOME MORE RENDERING-TYPE DRAWINGS OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
I WORKED WITH MS. HARGER ON SOME ELEMENTS THAT I'LL DESCRIBE, BUT THIS SHOULD BE FAIRLY BRIEF, AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
[NOISE] THIS IS THE PLAN VIEW.
YOU SEE THE CROSSING COMING FROM THE WILSON TO STILSON PATHWAY.
IT'S CONNECTING WILSON AND STILSON.
WYDOT REQUESTED, BASED ON A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM CITIZENS, THAT WE DO A GRADE-SEPARATED CROSSING.
WE LOOKED AT THREE VERSIONS OF AN UNDERPASS AND ONE VERY UNPOPULAR VERSION OF AN OVERPASS.
THIS IS WHAT WAS SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AN UNDERPASS.
IN ESSENCE, WE'RE ACTUALLY RAISING THE HIGHWAY AN ELEMENT TO GET OUT OF GROUNDWATER, WHICH IS GOING TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
WE THINK IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP WITH THE SPEED ISSUES WE HAVE WHERE THEY DON'T LOOK AT THE SIGNS.
THEY'RE GOING STRAIGHT, AND THEY'RE GOING FAST, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING UP OVER A 45-MILE-AN-HOUR DESIGN SPEED ELEVATION ACROSS THAT UNDERPASS.
IT'LL HAVE GUARDRAILS AND OTHER PROVISIONS FROM DAYLIGHT OUT TO THE NORTH, HEAD BACK TO THE WEST PARALLELLY AND GOING THROUGH THE EASEMENT YOU PROVIDED.
YOU CAN SEE WE DO GET INTO SOME OF THE FOLIAGE, THE TREES AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE THERE.
[NOISE] THEY ARE JUST RENDERINGS.
TWO MAJOR ELEMENTS THAT WE DISCUSSED WHEN WE'RE HERE BEFORE; ONE IS A FENCE ALONG WILSON.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A WOOD FENCE.
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH WYDOT, IT SOUNDS LIKE A FOUR-FOOT CHAIN-LINK FENCE IS WHAT'S PREFERRED.
THE LOCATION FOR SHOWING IS A FOOT OFFSET FROM THE EASEMENT LINE FOR PURPOSES OF ANY MAINTENANCE WORK THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR ON THE PATHWAY.
WE'VE GOT IT BUFFERED TWO FEET WITHIN THE EASEMENT FROM THE EDGE OF ASPHALT TO THE EASEMENT LINE.
THIS JUST PROVIDES ANOTHER [INAUDIBLE] INTERFERE WITH THAT FENCE AND ALL.
IN TERMS OF CREATING [INAUDIBLE] IS TO THIN IT BY ROUGHLY 50%.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FORWARD TO MS. HARGER AND PRINCIPAL MCDOWELL OUT THERE MARKING
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THE TREES AND FLOWERS THAT THEY WANT TO KEEP AND THOSE THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE US CUT DOWN. JUST KIDDING.WE'LL WORK WITH THEM. [LAUGHTER] IN A MANNER THAT'S AESTHETIC, THAT HELPS PROTECT THAT SCREENING ELEMENT OF THEM, BUT GETS RID OF THE FEAR OF IT'S THICK AND DENSE AND EITHER KIDS ENTERING IN THERE AND NOT BEING SEEN OR STRANGERS, AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
>> YEAH, DEER. THIS IS LOOKING FROM HHR RANCH ROAD EASTERLY [INAUDIBLE] WITHIN WILSON SCHOOL, THE ACTUAL PAVING OF THAT, WHAT WAS NOW BEING USED FOR PICK UP AND DROP-OFF, THAT WAS IN THE DISCUSSIONS.
THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT, BUT IT COULD BE FACILITATED BY THIS.
JUST A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT VIEWS LOOKING EAST, LOOKING WEST, AND AN AERIAL VIEW.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, WHEN WILL YOU BUILD THIS THING?
>> [LAUGHTER] THE COMMITMENT IN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH WYDOT IS THAT THIS WILL BE DONE BY OCTOBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR.
WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME DESIGN ELEMENTS WITH WYDOT, A COUPLE OF MORE EASEMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND JUST GETTING IT OUT TO BID SOON ENOUGH FOR CONTRACTORS TO START AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
THEN WE'RE GETTING SOME OPINIONS ON THE FEASIBILITY TO GET THIS DONE IN THAT TIMEFRAME.
WE CAN COMMUNICATE BACK TO THE TETON COUNTY AND WYDOT, BUT THE GOAL IS THIS WILSON AND STILSON, AS WELL AS THIS, ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SUMMER, AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE FALL.
WE'D HAVE TO HAVE SOME PROVISIONS.
END OF OCTOBER, SCHOOLS ALREADY START, SO SOME PROVISIONS INTERACTING WITH THE SCHOOL, BUT THAT'S THE GOAL; THE SPRING THROUGH SUMMER AND FALL.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.
>> THE 390 INTERSECTION? [LAUGHTER]
>> [INAUDIBLE] IN JULY. [LAUGHTER]
>> ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS, THE PATH ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE GO ALL THE WAY DOWN THE GREEN LANE OR ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER?
>> IT GOES FROM WILSON VIA A NEW BRIDGE.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FIT IT ON THE EXISTING BRIDGE IN COORDINATION WITH WYDOT.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT'S A HISTORIC BRIDGE, SO WE COULDN'T ADD ONTO IT, SO IT'S A SEPARATE STRUCTURE IN AN EASEMENT.
THEN IT HEADS EASTERLY THROUGH THE EASEMENT THAT WAS GRANTED MANY YEARS AGO WHEN THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES HAD DEVELOPED.
IT GETS PAST GREEN LANE TO ANOTHER UNDERPASS, THEN CROSSES, AND IT CONTINUES THROUGH THE STILSON PARKING LOT.
WILSON AND STILSON ARE ALL PART OF THAT BUILD GRANT, THE 13 PROJECTS THAT TETON COUNTY AND OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES OBTAINED FROM THE USDOT AND IS BEING MANAGED BY THE FEDERAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF ALL THINGS, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE STILSON BUYING BUSES, SOME BUS SIGNAL PRIORITIZATION, ALL THOSE ARE TRANSIT-ORIENTED, SO THEY GOT TO BE THE AGENCY TO MANAGE THIS.
>> THE SECOND TUNNEL WILL BE BUILT THIS YEAR?
>> SO THIS IS ALL AT THE SAME TIME?
>> [LAUGHTER] ON THIS NORTH SIDE WHERE IT ENDS AT J RANCH ROAD, WHERE DOES IT CONTINUE FROM THERE? IS IT CROSSING ROAD AND CONTINUING [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'LL BE A CROSSING SIDEWALK-TYPE AND STOP SIGNS AND CROSSING, AND THEN TURNING EASTERLY NORTHERLY TO THE SCHOOL FRONTAGE.
>> TO THE SCHOOL, OKAY. THAT'S JUST NOT SHOWN.
>> I'M SORRY. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU.
OTHER INTER-CAUSE TO QUICK LEGISLATIVE LIAISON.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK DOWN THE PATH OF GETTING FUNDING FOR THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
THERE'S TAKER CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS BILLS THAT HAVE FUNDING IN IT.
THE SUPERINTENDENT JOB AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, PLEASE.
THE SENATE SIDE, IT DID COME OUT WITH FUNDING OR THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER AND SOME PROJECTS IN LARAMIE COUNTY INTACT BY THIS 15, THEY TRIED TO STRIP IT HAVEN'T FAILED 15 TO 16.
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WE'VE BARELY DEFEATED IT.ON THE HOUSE SIDE, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PUT IN A PAUSE SAYING SECTION FOR THIS FUNDING THAT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER KICKS IT BACK TO FACILITIES FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO STUDY AND THEN IT HAS TO GET ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> IT'S JUST THE BRONCHI BUT THEY'RE NOT THE BEST LINE.
>> THAT'S NOT THE BEST LINE THE BEST LINE IS GOING THROUGH WHAT I UNDERSTAND REGULAR ORDER ON CONDITION, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO DO A NEW CONDITION REPORT ON THE BUS FIRM THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED IN JUNE.
THEN I'M SURE WE'LL SEE THAT WE ARE NUMBER ONE ON THIS TYPE OF FACILITY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING AT THAT POINT.
THAT'S THE BIG FUNDING ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO, I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER BILLS YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH.
THERE WAS A HAZING BILL THAT NEVER MADE IT INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
I THINK THAT IS INTERESTING TO WATCH.
I WAS A BUNCH OF STUDENTS PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE MEETING YOU'RE GOING TO SELECT FACILITIES?
>> GOOD QUESTIONS, SUPERINTENDED [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]
>> WHY DID THEY VOTED ON IT THERE?
>> SORRY, CHAIRMAN, TRUSTEE GREGORY.
IT'S NOT THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ON FEBRUARY 15TH AND 16TH IS THE SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMISSION.
PART OF THE HOUSE BILL TALKED ABOUT GOING BACK THROUGH THE COMMISSION AND SETTING ASIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR TETON COUNTY IN LARAMIE COUNTY, AND ANY OTHER PROJECTS IN THE STATE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY, THEN THE COMMISSION WOULD MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHAT PROJECTS THEY WERE GOING TO FIND AND WHICH ONES THEY WEREN'T.
FOLLOWING THEIR PROCESS, WE REQUESTED IN JANUARY TO BE ON THIS FEBRUARY 15TH AND 16TH AGENDA, SO THEY SAW IT POSTED THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, WE KNOW WE'RE ON THE AGENDA, SO WE'LL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION AND ESSENTIALLY ASKING FOR THE 21.8 MILLION THAT'S NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
THAT WILL BE OUR CONVERSATION.
WE HOPE TO PROVIDE THE PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOWED AND DEMONSTRATE ALL THE HOUSING AND THE IMPACT THAT HAS ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CURRENT FACILITIES WHILE THEY HAVE A CALCULATION THAT SHOWS CAPACITY, HOW THAT METHODOLOGY IS FLAWED FOR EXAMPLE THE GYM'S CAN HOLD 100 STUDENTS, BUT WE CAN'T FIT 50 STUDENTS IN A LOCKER ROOM AT ONE TIME, NOR IS THE GYM INAPPROPRIATE PLACE FOR MATH CLASS, FOR EXAMPLE.
WE HOPE TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THAT AND SHOW THAT WHILE THE CURRENT CAPACITY IS STRETCHED AS IT IS WHEN WE OPEN ALL THIS HOUSING THAT'S COMING ONLINE THIS NEXT YEAR, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE STRETCHED.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING AND JUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE DATA AND THE INFORMATION THEY NEED SO THAT IF THE COMMISSION IS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE THE PROJECTS, WE'RE IN FRONT OF THEM.
WE'RE JUST CONSTANTLY TRYING TO KEEP IT IN THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR MINDS THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE.
THE ISSUE IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY VOTE AT THAT MEETING AND SAY, YES, THE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATES THAT MONEY, IT'S YOURS?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, TRUSTEE GREGORY, YES.
ALTHOUGH THEY HAD YET TO POST THE AGENDA, BUT I HAD ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION.
ON WEDNESDAY, THEY'RE HAVING A WORK SESSION AND IN THE AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY MORNING, THEY ARE VOTING.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WILL BE VOTING ON THIS REQUEST.
>> LAST QUESTION, LET'S SLIP. WHEN DID THEY MEET?
>> MR. CHAIR, TRUSTEE GREGORY, THEY MEET ON APRIL 6TH.
>> IF I UNDERSTAND, WE'RE KEEPING EVERY POSSIBLE FIREMEN [OVERLAPPING] ONE OF THE INTERESTING BILLS.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IT WAS EXACTLY, BUT IT DEALT WITH THE EXISTING SCHOOL FACILITIES PROJECTS.
THERE'S A THEATER IN RIVERTON, A COUPLE OF OTHERS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO COME BACK AND INCREASE ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS LIKE 30% OVER INFLATION.
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THAT'S SIGN OF TIMES.>> WHAT IF THIS HAS BEEN DEFERRED? THE HOUSE SECTION THAT SENT IT BACK FOR FURTHER STUDY.
HOW CAN WE GO TO THE FACILITIES FAMILIAR AS FOR, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE HAVE A SECOND CHANCE.
>> I THINK YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
>> CHAIRMAN SCARLETT, TRUSTEE DORNAN, THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY CONFUSING AND I THINK THE GOALPOST CONTINUED TO CHANGE FOR US.
HOWEVER, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN AND SO WE'RE HITTING EVERY BASE, FOR EXAMPLE IN ORDER TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 15TH AND 16TH, I HAD TO REQUEST THAT BY JANUARY 5TH, I BELIEVE.
I SEND A REQUEST AND FOLLOWED IT UP WITH THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
IN THAT REQUEST, WE REQUESTED THE BEST PART AT 16 MILLION AND 21.8 FOR THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER TO COMPLETE THAT FUNDING BECAUSE A LENGTHY DOCUMENT AND IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED.
WE JUST TRIED TO HIT EVERYTHING SO THAT AT LEAST FOLKS ARE AWARE THAT THE NEED IS CONTINUE TO BE THERE.
WHILE THEY WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS AND FIGURING OUT WHICH ENTITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE FUNDING, WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP SWINGING HER BACK.
>> APPARENTLY, WHEN WE DID THE MONGER PROJECT IS BEFORE MY TIME ON THE BOARD.
BUT YOU ALL THAT WE'RE HERE, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST, WE STILL WERE FORCING THEIR WAY ONTO GETTING MERCER STUDIES AND UNDER THE AGENDA.
THIS DOWN TO REALLY THE LAST ACTION ITEM ON THE FRONT AND THE LEGISLATURE NAPOLEONIC.
EVEN THOUGH WHEN WE'RE NUMBER 1.
THEN IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT REFERENCE IN CHEYENNE? TOWN COUNCIL DID REPLY TO OUR LETTER.
I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT CITIES THAT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PLAN BY JANUARY OF 2024, IT'S A YEAR FROM NOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD THERE.
THAT'S THE END OF LAYERS ON THE COURT SIDE OF IT.
IF ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? THANK YOU. BEEN NOW AN HOUR,
[D. Reports and Items for Discussion]
10 MINUTES, STRETCH YOUR LEGS.WE'LL STAY AND DETERMINE THE PAYMENTS.
>> WE MOVE NOW TO ACTION ITEMS.
[E. Action Items]
FIRST ACTION ITEM CONSIDERATION OF THE '23-'24 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR. SUPERINTENDENT JOE.AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE IN-SERVICE CALENDAR, AND AFTER A LOT OF INPUT AND STAFF DISCUSSIONS BEFORE YOU IS THE IN-SERVICE CALENDAR THAT HAS THREE K12 IN-SERVICE DAYS, OCTOBER 20TH, JANUARY 2ND, AND FEBRUARY 16TH.
A CREST WILL BE PROVIDED ON OCTOBER 20TH ONLY THE OTHER TWO DATES BACK UP TO A HOLIDAY.
THE PROPOSED CALENDAR DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL IN-SERVICE HOURS OR DAYS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU WITH A PLAN IF IT HAS A BUDGET IN CASH SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT.
BUT WE ARE FOCUSING ON PROVIDING THAT ADDITIONAL TIME, BUT DOES NOT IMPACT THE SCHOOL DAY FOR STUDENTS.
THEN THE OTHER FLEX DAYS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE INCLUDED WITH THOSE DATES AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THAT.
THAT IS THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE CALENDAR AND I APPRECIATE THE BOARD PROVIDING SO MUCH DIRECTION AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY FOR PROVIDING INPUT AND ALSO APPRECIATE THE STAFF, THEY WORKED REALLY HARD AT COMING UP WITH A CALENDAR AND A SCHEDULE AND I APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY AND THE FOCUS ON DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS AND HELPING OUR STAFF GET THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT OR THEY NEED.
WITH THAT, I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> JUST REALLY QUICKLY, A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING.
WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH SWAG.
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IT DOESN'T IMPACT ANYBODY IN THE ROOM.BUT APPARENTLY, OUR AUDIO OR VIDEO IS GOING OUT TO THE WORLD.
THE AUDIO IS NOT AND SO WE HAVE CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THERE AS A SUBSTITUTE.
BUT SOME THINGS WE CAN'T CONTROL.
ANYWAYS, FOR THAT, TRUSTEE HENRY.
>> I SAID A REAL QUICK QUESTION I LOVE THIS IS A GREAT CALENDAR.
SOMEONE ASKED ME TODAY IN MAY YOU GET TO FLEX FRIDAYS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN A ROW.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY [INAUDIBLE]?
>> YES. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HENRY.
MAY 3RD AND MAY 10TH THEY ARE TWO FLEX DAYS, AND BOTH OF THOSE ARE VERY HIGH ABSENTEE RATE DUE TO STATE COMPETITIONS BETWEEN TRACK AND OTHER SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES.
THEY'RE BOTH MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS OUT.
>> AS A SIDE NOTE, IT'S ALSO GREAT PREPARATION FOR AS STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON AP EXAMS AND GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND THEN WORKING ON FINISHING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT.
IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT FLEX TIME FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED TO COME IN AND GET THE EXTRA SUPPORT THERE.
IT'S PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY THE HIGH-IMPACT FRIDAYS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT THE STAFF FOR LISTENING TO THE PARENTS AND EVERYONE AND MAKING THESE ADJUSTMENTS.
I THINK IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.
ONE QUESTION I HAD, WE DID HAVE SOME FEEDBACK ON WANTING TO LENGTHEN THE WINTER BREAK OVER CHRISTMAS.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS CONSIDERED OR WHY THAT WASN'T CONSIDERED TO ADD AN IN-SERVICE DAY LIKE THE 22ND, IS IT TOO CLOSE TO THE JANUARY 1ST ONE, OR IF THAT WAS DISCUSSED, OR MAYBE SOME OF THE JUNE 13 OR 14 DAYS OUT TO THAT DAY?
>> TRUSTEE SARAH, THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE REALLY SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON THIS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO EXTEND WINTER BREAK.
HOWEVER, THAT MEANS TRADING OUT SOME OTHER DAYS AND PEOPLE GENERALLY DON'T LIKE TO GO SO LATE IN JUNE.
WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID EXTENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THE TWO JUNE 13TH AND JUNE 14TH FOR TEACHER IN-SERVICE, IF WE WERE TO MOVE, SAY, JUNE 14TH TO DECEMBER 23RD, THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY WOULD NOT BE OUT UNTIL JUNE 13TH.
THERE'S A TRADE-OFF BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY THE STUDENT DAY THAT WE NEED IN THERE TO COUNT.
IF WE WANTED TO HAVE DECEMBER 22ND OFF FOR STUDENTS, THAT WOULD MEAN WE'D HAVE TO MOVE THE SCHOOL IN-DAY TO JUNE 13TH.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> SUPERINTENDENT KEVIN I WANT TO REITERATE, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY, THE PARENTS, LOOKING AT ALL THE LETTERS THAT PEOPLE WROTE AND I DO KNOW THAT A LOT GOES INTO THE CALENDAR AND IT'S TOUGH TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY AND SAYING THAT AS A PARENT, THAT'S TOUGH TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.
I FEEL WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
>> CHAIRMAN SCARLETT, I WANTED TO RESPOND TO TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE] AND JUST SAY THAT THOSE ARE THINGS I THINK ABOUT TOO, I THINK WITH THIS PARTICULAR CALENDAR BECAUSE FRIDAY IS THE 22ND.
I WASN'T AS VOCAL ABOUT THAT THIS YEAR, BUT I TEND TO LOOK AT THAT AND THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO TRAVEL AT THAT HORRIBLE TIME OF YEAR, AND THEN AGAIN, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON HOW IT FALLS, THAT CAN BECOME HIGH-IMPACT FRIDAY BECAUSE EVERYBODY JUST PULLS THEIR KIDS OUT ANYWAY.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK ABOUT, I JUST LET HIM GO.
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>> BRING IT OUT, BUT I COME TO SAY, I THINK THAT WAS A HIGH ABSENCE DAY AND IT MADE SOME ADDED IN-SERVICE DAY THAT DAY.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COMMUNITY INPUT.
DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES, WE CANNOT TAKE REMOTE ACCESS TONIGHT SO ANYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE SCHOOL CALENDAR ONLY, PLEASE COME UP HERE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TRY TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS UNDER THREE MINUTES.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TETON LITERACY CENTER.
JUST A COMMENT OF GRATITUDE TO YOU AND TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE STAFF FOR THE TIME AND THOUGHTFULNESS ON THE SCHEDULE.
I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE COMMUNITY CONCERN AND THE PARENT CONCERN AND JUST ALSO A COMMENT OF CONTINUED COLLABORATION FROM TETON LITERACY CENTER THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND FIND A SOLUTION THAT HELPS GET THE TEACHERS THE PLC TIME THAT THEY NEED AND DESERVE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD WITH PLEASURE.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.
ANY COMMENTS, OR DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD?
>> MR. CHAIR, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.
I KNOW IT'S REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES YOU WOULD THINK THAT ONE-HOUR WOULDN'T BE THAT BIG A DEAL.
BUT IT CERTAINLY IS IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE'S HARDLY ANY DAYCARE AVAILABLE AND GETTING YOUR KIDS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER REALLY CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT.
I APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S RESPONSE TO THE BOARDS EFFORTS TO TRY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY A GREAT COMPROMISE AND SERVE AS WELL.
>> I THINK IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT TOO THAT THE CALENDAR CONVERSATION LAST YEAR HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND SOME FAMILIES HAD SOME REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE DAYS OFF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WERE USED FOR THE PLC WORK AND I THINK THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR WAS A RESPONSE TO THAT, TO TRY AND ELIMINATE THOSE, I THINK IT WAS SIX FULL DAYS OFF THIS YEAR THAT WAS FOR THE PLC WORK.
I THINK IT'S WORTH RECOGNIZING THAT NOT ONLY DID WE HEAR PEOPLE LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE WENT FROM 10-6, BUT THEN WE CAME BACK WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION THAT WAS FRUSTRATING TO PEOPLE AND WE HAVE NOW RESOLVED IT BY REMOVING ALL OF THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S A BUDGET IMPLICATION THAT WE REALLY CONSIDER WHATEVER IT IS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BRINGS BACK TO US SO THAT THESE TEACHERS GET THIS TIME TO DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK BECAUSE EVERY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, OR DISTRICT LEADERS REPORT THAT WE READ, THE SUCCESS OF THE PLCS AND THE WORK THAT'S GOING INTO IT, IT'S GETTING TRACTION.
I THINK FIVE, OR SIX YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED HEARING ABOUT IT, SOME PLCS WERE WORKING REALLY WELL, SOME MAYBE WEREN'T WORKING REALLY WELL BUT AT THIS POINT, WE'RE REALLY HITTING OUR STRIDE AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT STAFF TO DO THAT WORK.
I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE MEAD THAT WHEN FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION WAS CONCEIVED DECADES AND CENTURIES AGO, IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A FORM OF CHILDCARE.
BUT AT THIS POINT, PARTICULARLY IN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYBODY HAS TO WORK, MOST PEOPLE HAVE TWO FAMILY MEMBERS WORKING AND CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL IT IS SAFE PLACE IT IS SOMETHING THAT JUST HAS TO BE CONSIDERED.
ANYWAY, THOSE ARE JUST MY COMMENTS. THANKS.
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I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARENTS OUT THERE THAT SENT VERY DIRECT LETTERS TO US.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK WHEN THIS CAME OUT, THE AMOUNT OF LETTERS FROM EVEN SOME OF THE SAME PARENTS SAYING THANK YOU AND THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME.
I'M SURE EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD ECHOES THAT.
WITH THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY, AYE.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE FIRST READING.
>> THIS IS A TRUSTEE'S DISCRIMINATION STUDENTS PROCEDURE JBA.
IN RED ON THE DOCUMENT, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A FIRST READ AND THE THING THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE ADDED IS THE THIRD PARAGRAPH REGARDING COMPLAINTS, REGARDING CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM.
IF WE GET ANY OF THOSE COMPLAINTS, WHAT THIS POLICY AND AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROGRAM IS THAT WE WILL IMMEDIATELY SUBMIT THOSE TO THE USDA AND, OR THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF RECEIVING IT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CANNOT MANAGE COMPLAINTS IN THIS AREA.
WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT HOWEVER, WE ALSO ADDED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH THE SAME LANGUAGE THAT'S IN OUR NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY, I BELIEVE THAT IS ACA.
THIS IS ALL CROSS-REFERENCED ANYWAY, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME LANGUAGE INSTEAD OF JUST REFERENCE IT, SO THAT WAS ADDED.
IF THIS IS APPROVED ON FIRST READ IN MARCH, I WILL PROVIDE ANY UPDATE THAT WE HAVE IF ANY OTHER CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE AND THEN APRIL 12TH, SO 60 DAYS FOLLOWING THIS BOARD MEETING, WE'LL HAVE THE SECOND READ.
>> FOR POLICY WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TWO READINGS, THEY HAVE TO BE A MINIMUM OF 45 DAYS APART ON ANY POLICY THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR THE WORLD TO SEE AND WE USUALLY HAVE OUR MEETINGS SPACED 30 DAYS APART, SO WE'LL DO THE FINAL VOTE IN APRIL.
QUESTIONS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.
COMMUNITY INPUT ON PROPOSED POLICY JBA, FIRST READ POLICY JBA.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE UPON FIRST READ POLICY JBA DISCRIMINATION STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE AS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE MEAD SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ABRAMS BE APPROVED UPON FIRST READ POLICY JBA DISCRIMINATION STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE AS PRESENTED.
ANY COMMENTS, OR DISCUSSION AMONGST THE BOARD? I SEE NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT'S BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUS.
NEXT SLIDE, CONSIDERATION OF THE SELECTION OF DUBBE MOULDER AND OLC ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACT APPROVAL THROUGH SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, TRUSTEES, DEANNA HARGER, FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.
YES, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, SELECTION OF DUBBE MOULDER AND OLC ARCHITECTS FOR DESIGN OF THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
THE DISTRICT RECEIVED FIVE PROPOSALS FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE OF SEVEN PEOPLE THAT INCLUDED FOLKS FROM THE SCHOOL, THE BUSINESS OFFICE, MR. REYNOLDS, AND THEN OUR TRUSTEE, MR. SCARLETT.
THEY REVIEWED ALL FIVE OF THE PROPOSALS AND THE TOP THREE HIGHEST RANKED TEAMS WE INTERVIEWED.
AFTER THE INTERVIEW, WE DISCUSSED THE PROPOSALS AND I THINK IT WAS NEARLY UNANIMOUS THE SELECTION OF DUBBE MOULDER AND OLC.
I THINK THEY ARE VERY QUALIFIED TEAM AND I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING FORWARD THIS RECOMMENDATION, OR REQUEST TO SELECT THEM FOR THE TEAM.
STAFF PROPOSES IN REGARDS TO THE CONTRACT,
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THAT WE TAKE A SIMILAR STRATEGY AS WE DID WITH THE HOUSING PROJECT AND WE CONTRACT THROUGH DESIGN THROUGH 10% SCHEMATIC.THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT WORKS OUT TO ABOUT, IT SHOULD BE IN APRIL AT THAT POINT.
THAT GIVES THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD SOME TIME TO WORK THROUGH THE POTENTIAL FUNDING.
WITH THAT, THE TOTAL FEE FOR THE DESIGN FOR THIS TEAM IS $2,746,960.
TO TAKE IT THROUGH 10% SCHEMATIC WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $553,400 AND WITH THAT, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS.
>> QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR HARGER? YES.
>> CHAIRMAN, MAYBE A QUESTION TO YOU, OR I SEE LAURA WAS ON THERE TOO, OR ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THE COMMITTEE JUST WHAT WAS IT ABOUT DUBBE MOULDER THAT OUTRANKS THE OTHERS? [BACKGROUND]
>> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION AT THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN INCLUDED THE HIGH-SCHOOL REMODEL, SO IT DOES.
>> IF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS GO DOWN, WILL THE FEE GO DOWN? [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
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>> [INAUDIBLE] TRUSTEES ALONE?
>> SURE. JUST NERVOUS. SORRY. [LAUGHTER].
>> THAT HELPS A LOT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW. DIDN'T WANT SOMEBODY LATER TO.
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>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT'S PASSED.
PERSONAL THANKS DEANNA, YOU DID A HECK OF A JOB THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND I'M SURE IT WAS REALLY A GOOD JOB ON YOUR PART.
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, CONSIDERATION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH LOCAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, WHICH INCLUDE JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, JACKSON HOLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY, AND THE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY.
CURRENTLY, EACH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL PAYS $1,000 PER STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AND $400 FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
IT'S BASED ON A ROLLING AVERAGE FOR THREE YEARS.
IN THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD HEARD THE ACTIVITIES REPORT AGAIN BASED ON THE THREE-YEAR AVERAGE THAT OUR COSTS FOR ACTIVITIES EXCEED THE FUNDING.
THE ACTUAL COSTS WERE CLOSER TO 1,500 PER STUDENT PARTICIPANT.
IN THIS CASE, WE REMOVED THE FIXED COSTS OF THE OFFICIALS, BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE THAT COST NO MATTER HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS FROM INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND TETON COUNTY SCHOOLS, STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE.
WE FACTORED THAT IN AND IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COST GO TO 1,440 FOR HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION, AND 900 FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE TERM WOULD BE FOR THREE YEARS THAT CAN BE ANNUALLY RENEWED AND UPDATED BASED ON PARTICIPATION NUMBERS WITH CANCELLATION AT ANY TIME FOR ANY SCHOOL.
THAT IS OUR STAFF REPORT, AND ESPECIALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR WORKING AND COLLABORATING WITH US ON THIS EFFORT, AND APPRECIATE OUR STUDENTS IN THE VALLEY HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AS IT REALLY UNITES OUR COMMUNITY IN A POSITIVE WAY.
WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS OF A SUPERINTENDENT?
>> JUST WANT TO HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS.
THE MOU IS FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM THAT WE STILL RENEW EACH YEAR, SO IF WE SEE A RISE IN COSTS AND DETERMINE THAT WE WANT THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO PEGGING WORK, WE CAN GO BACK NEXT YEAR AND MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT IF NEEDED, OR ARE WE LOCKING OURSELVES IN FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD HERE?
>> CHAIRMAN SCARLETT TRUSTEE ABRAMS, THE AMOUNT WON'T CHANGE FOR THREE YEARS, AND WE'VE HAD THE SAME AMOUNT SINCE WE STARTED THE AGREEMENTS IN 2015, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE ADJUSTED THEM.
IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION THE AMOUNT STAYS THE SAME.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT IS THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.
FOR EXAMPLE IF THIS YEAR A SCHOOL SENDS 100 STUDENTS, AND NEXT YEAR FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY ONLY HAVE 50 STUDENTS, IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE THEN TO SAY, WE NEED TO ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING ACCORDINGLY, AND SAME THING IF THE REVERSE IS TRUE.
THAT THE AMOUNT WOULD NOT CHANGE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
>> WHO PAYS THE 1,400? IS IT THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S FAMILY OR THE SCHOOL?
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>> CHAIRMAN SCARLETT, TRUSTEE DORNAN, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOOL PAYS FOR IT, NOT THE PARENT.
>> ANY [INAUDIBLE] QUESTIONS. YOU THINKING ABOUT A QUESTION?
>> WITH THAT WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH LOCAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? YES, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS JIM HENDRIX, I'M THE INTERIM HEAD OF JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
I MUST SAY I HAD TO SMILE WHEN I HEARD THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE SAME PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS ABOUT SCHOOL CALENDAR THAT I DID.
[LAUGHTER] IT MAY BE THE SAME PEOPLE.
[LAUGHTER] I WANTED TO COME SIMPLY TO EXPRESS THANKS FOR THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH IS UNIQUE IN MY EXPERIENCE IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
AS SUPERINTENDENT CHAPMAN SAID, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S OF WONDERFUL BENEFIT TO BOTH OF OUR STUDENT BODIES.
I PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK DR. CHAPMAN AND KRISTEN MAYO, WHOM I HAVEN'T MET, AND MIKE HANSON, FOR ALL OF THE TIME THAT THEY GAVE IT TWO MY COLLEAGUES AND ME AS WE WORK TO RENEW THIS, WHAT I THINK IS VERY ADMIRABLE AGREEMENT.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU, AND MY THANKS TO THE BOARD.
>> ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BACK TO THE BOARD. I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AT A RATE OF 1,440 PER PARTICIPANT IN THE IN THE JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AND $900 FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE JACKSON HOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, ON A ROLLING AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS OF PARTICIPATIONS AS PRESENTED.
>> THEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE CARLIN, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MEAD TO APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AT A RATE OF $1,440 PER PARTICIPATION IN JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AND $900 PER PARTICIPATION IN JACKSON HOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, ROLLING AVERAGE THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS OF PARTICIPATIONS AS PRESENTED.
DISCUSSION AMONGST THE BOARD? SEEING NONE. GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
IT'S BEEN APPROVED. ITEM 5, CONSIDERATION NOTICE OF TERMINATION FOR 1540 MARTIN LANGLEY. SUPERINTENDENT CHAPMAN.
>> CURRENTLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS A PARCEL ON MARTIN LANE, AND WE HAVE LEASED IT TO MFT INDUSTRIAL.
ORIGINAL LEASE DATE WAS IN 2015, AND IT SET TO EXPIRE JUNE 30TH OF 2024.
THE LEASE ALLOWS FOR A SIX MONTH EARLY TERMINATION, AND WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE TERMINATE THE LEASE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISTRICT USE.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE A LOT OF STORAGE NEEDS AND NOT GREAT PLACES FOR STORAGE, AND ANTICIPATING SOME OF THESE BIG PROJECTS, WE NEED A STAGING LOCATION, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN USING THAT PARCEL FOR STORAGE OF DISTRICT EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, AND USE THAT FOR DISTRICT PURPOSES.
THE PROPOSAL IS TO TERMINATE THIS LEASE, AND THE TENANT HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
>> QUESTIONS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT? PUBLIC COMMENT. MR DAWSON, [NOISE]
>> CHAIRMAN SCARLETT, TRUSTEES, DR. CHAPMAN, MY NAME IS MICHAEL BAS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER.
I REPRESENT MFT INDUSTRIAL, WHICH OWNS THE PROPERTY AT 1560 MARTIN LANE IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THE DISTRICT PARCEL.
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MY BUSINESS HAS LEASED THE DISTRICT PROPERTY SINCE 2015, A TIME AT WHICH THE LAW WAS VACANT, NOT IN USE BY OR GENERATING ANY INCOME FOR THE DISTRICT.WE USE IT FOR OVERFLOW PARKING AT 1560 MARTIN LANE IN A SMALL AMOUNT OF STORAGE.
THE REST OF THE PROPERTY IS SUBLEASED WITH THE CONSENT OF THE DISTRICT WITHOUT ANY PROFIT TO MFT INDUSTRIAL.
BY MY CALCULATION, THE DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED CLOSE TO $200,000 IN EXTRA INCOME FROM THIS PROPERTY TO DATE AND STANDS TO FOREGO CLOSE TO 100,000 MORE IF TERMINATED EARLY.
IN ADDITION TO MY OWN BUSINESS, I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF AS MANY AS FOUR ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WILL LIKELY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE STAFF'S PROPOSED TERMINATION OF OUR LEASE AGREEMENT.
I HOPE SOME OR ALL OF THESE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS CAN BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO ANY DECISIVE ACTION.
WHERE ARE THE LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS LOCATED FOR WHICH THE STAGING AREAS BEING RECOMMENDED? WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS THAT COULD ALSO SERVE AS STAGING FOR THESE PROJECTS? WHEN ARE THE LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS STARTING OR IF THEY'VE STARTED, WHERE IS THE DISTRICT CURRENTLY STAGING FOR THEM? WHEN WILL THEY BE COMPLETED AND WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE DISTRICT WILL ONCE AGAIN CONSIDER LEASING OR SELLING THIS LAND? IF THIS IS STILL THE BEST LOCATION FOR CONSTRUCTION STAGING, DOES THE DISTRICT NEED ALL OF THE SITE OR JUST SOME OF IT? IS THERE A WAY THAT THE PROPERTY COULD SOMEHOW STILL ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF ALL OR SOME OF THE CURRENT PARTIES, EVEN IF ON A REDUCED BASIS.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR FROM THE FACILITIES OR PROJECT MANAGER SPECIFICALLY ON WHY THEY FEEL EARLY TERMINATION OF THE LEASE OUTWEIGHS THE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS? THE CURRENT PRIMARY USER OF THE SITE IS THE BOARD APPROVED SUBTENANT MOUNTAIN RESORT SERVICES.
RELATIVE TO THE PROPOSED TERMINATION, THEY'VE EXPRESSED SOME RELATED CONCERNS OF QUESTIONS OVER THE SPRINGS COMPLETION OF THE TOWN'S FALWELL PROJECT, AND ACCESS TO THE EASEMENT.
ACCORDING TO MOUNTAIN RESORT SERVICES, THE PRIOR PHASE OF WORK TOOK NEARLY SIX WEEKS WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO ONLY BE TWO WEEKS.
FORTUNATELY, IT WAS AT A LESS BUSY TIME FOR THEM.
BUT A SPRING DISRUPTION WILL BE MORE IMPACTFUL TO THEIR OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE EXTRA SNOW CURRENTLY STORED ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS FURTHER DIMINISHED, THEIR USABLE AREA.
RELATIVE TO THIS, THEY RAISED A GREAT POINT.
WHAT COULD THE TOWN POSSIBLY NEED TO DO WITH THE FALWELL IN MARCH THAT THEY COULD NOT DO IN AUGUST? IF THE LEASE IS NOT TERMINATED UNTIL AUGUST, CAN WORK ON THE TOWNS THOUGHT WELL BE DEFERRED UNTIL LATE SUMMER OR FALL? SPECIFIC TO MFT INDUSTRIAL'S NEEDS, WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER HOW THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP TENANTS AT 1560 MARTIN LANE TO RETAIN ALL OR SOME OF PARKING THEY CURRENTLY USE.
AS A BENEFIT OF THE ADJOINING LAND, THERE IS PARKING FOR UP TO SIX VEHICLES IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE DISTRICT SLOT USED BY MFT INDUSTRIAL AND THE THREE TENANTS OF 1560 MARTIN LANE.
WITHOUT IT, THEY WOULD LOSE A PORTION OF THEIR TRUCK COURT, THAT WOULD SERVE AS A PARKING FOR ONLY ABOUT THREE VEHICLES.
IN ADDITION, MFT INDUSTRIAL USES A SMALL PART OF THE WESTERN MOST PORTION OF THE SITE FOR STORAGE OF ITS OWN EQUIPMENT.
WITH THE EARLY TERMINATION OF THE LEASE WILL THE DISTRICT, CONSIDER ALLOWING MFT INDUSTRIAL TO CONTINUE USING THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PARCEL? UNLESS THERE ARE IMMEDIATE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR DISCUSSION AND ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT WHATEVER YOUR DECISION MAY BE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE NOTICE TO TERMINATE THE LEASE WITH MFT INDUSTRIAL FOR 1540 MARTIN LANE AS PRESENTED.
MY MINOR MODIFICATIONS AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY LEGAL COUNSEL.
IT'S BEEN HEARD AND SECONDED AHEAD OF MYSELF.
THANK YOU. IS THERE SOME DISCUSSION, OR FURTHER QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATION THE BOARDROOM YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK?
>> I GUESS I WOULD TO HEAR ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT TUDARS RAISED AS FAR AS THE PROJECTS AND THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF MATERIALS.
>> THANK YOU. MR. KERAH AND TRUSTEES, THEN.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
SOME OF THEM HAVE CONTINUED OVER TIME, FOR EXAMPLE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DISMANTLE THE BLEACHERS THAT ARE OVER HERE.
THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT COMING AND GOING.
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I WOULD ADD A SIDE NOTE THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE THAT COMES TO MIND IMMEDIATELY IN ADDITION TO THE HOUSING THAT WILL WE WILL BE WORKING ON, AS WELL AS THE BRONCO ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.THOSE ARE SOME REALLY BIG PROJECTS.
OVER THE SUMMER, WE ALSO HAVE SOME LARGE PROJECTS LIKE ROOF REPLACEMENT.
ALL THE ROOFING MATERIALS, INSTEAD OF HAVING IT PARKED AND LOADED AND UNLOADED ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROPERTY, THAT FIRST OF ALL, IT'S UNSIGHTLY.
IT'S NOT A GREAT WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS OR AN ENTRY POINT TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPUS.
BUT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LOCATION TO STORE A LOT OF THOSE MATERIALS THAT WILL BE DELIVERED AS WE WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.
THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF VERY QUICK EXAMPLES THAT I CAN COME UP WITH.
IN TERMS OF WHEN ARE THEY STARTING.
WE HAVE MATERIALS ALREADY BEING DELIVERED.
MANY OF THEM ARE STORED CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OR NEARBY THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, WE ALSO HAVE LARGE VEHICLES ARE SNOW PLOWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
INSTEAD OF STORING THEM INSIDE IN THE SUMMER AND FALL WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN USE AT THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, WE CAN USE THAT FOR OTHER STORAGE, VEHICLES AND PUT THOSE OVER THERE WHERE IT'S NOT JUMPING UP THAT CORNER.
THIS HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT SACRIFICE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE A TENANT.
WE'VE APPRECIATED HAVING MFT THERE, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN A FINE PARTNERSHIP.
HOWEVER, WITH THE NUMBER OF STORAGE UNITS AND REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE AND THEY'RE JUST POPPING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WE NEED TO CLEAN UP THAT CORNER AND PREP FOR THESE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, THAT HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT WE JUST REALLY EXCEED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOUSE THEM ON ANY OF OUR CURRENT PROPERTIES.
IN TERMS OF, IF WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF ALL OR SOME OF THE CURRENT PARTIES, THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'D HAVE TO EVALUATE AND SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK AND IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULD OBJECT TO THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE UP TO THIS BOARD TO MAKE THAT ULTIMATE DECISION.
IN TERMS OF THE FALWELL, I WILL WORK WITH CHARLOTTE AND DEANNA TO SEE WHAT THAT PROCESS IS AND IF THE TOWN CAN DELAY THAT PROJECT.
THAT WAS NEWS TO ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THAT. IS THAT NEWS TO YOU?
>> WE WILL WORK ON THAT AS WELL.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING TO HAVE GO A VOTE? QUESTION BEING CALLED.
ALL THOSE, WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THE NOTICE TO TERMINATE THE LEASE WITH MFT INDUSTRIAL FOR 1540 MARTIN LANE AS PRESENTED, BUT THE MINOR MODIFICATIONS AS THE NECESSARY BY LEGAL COUNSEL.
[F. Consent Agenda]
THE CONSENT AGENDA. PULL IT UP HERE.ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, NINE ITEMS. ONE, APPROVAL OF STAFFING CONSIDERATIONS AND REPORTS JANUARY OF 2023.
TWO APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 11TH 2023.
THREE, APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 11TH 2023 REGULAR MEETING.
FOUR, APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 2023 CHECK REGISTER.
FIVE, APPROVAL OF THE 2022/2023 RELATED SERVICES AGREEMENT.
SIX, APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ISSUES AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SEVEN, APPROVAL OF NEWSELA PURCHASE ORDER.
EIGHT, APPROVAL OF BOARD MEMBER TRAVEL FOR LEGISLATIVE PURPOSES.
NINE, APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY OF THOSE ITEMS WE NEED TO REMOVE?
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NOW, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION.>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S A NEW ADDITION.
>> A NEW TWIST [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE STAFFING CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDES RETIREMENTS.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW ALL THE RETIREES, I KNOW SOME OF THEM HAD BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.
I THINK THERE'S SEVEN RETIREES, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE.
>> ONE OF THOSE IS ELAINE DOYLE.
ELAINE STARTED AT WILSON ELEMENTARY IN 1976.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A PICTURE OF ELAINE WITH LONG HAIR STANDING IN FRONT OF THE WILSON ELEMENTARY WITH HER STUDENTS THAT WE WERE SHOWING HER THE OTHER DAY.
I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH HER THE OTHER DAY ASKING HER, TELL ME ALL THE CHANGES YOU'VE SEEN IN THIS DISTRICT SINCE '76? WELL, IT WAS THE [LAUGHTER] MOST FASCINATING CONVERSATION.
IT WAS ALL VERY POSITIVE, BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR THE EBBS AND FLOWS AND WHAT IDEAS COME AND GO AND THEN RETURN.
[LAUGHTER] I WOULD SAY IT WAS A FUN CONVERSATION.
ELAINE HAS TAUGHT WITH MY WIFE.
THEIR CLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN NEXT TO EACH OTHER FOR 20 YEARS NOW AND ELAINE [INAUDIBLE] A HUGE LOSS.
>> THERE'S A LITTLE GAP AT MARRIAGE WENT TO RAISE HER KIDS AND I SHOULDN'T SAY [OVERLAPPING].
>> MR. CHAIR, IT BOGGLES MY MIND THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN RETIREES AND RESIGNATIONS OF CERTIFIED STAFF, ONLY 11 PEOPLE LEAVING.
GIVEN HOUSING AND ALL THAT THING THAT REALLY CAME AS A SHOCK TO ME, BUT HURRAH.
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S RETIRING AND THOSE WHO ARE RESIGNING, I WISH THEM WELL AS THEY MOVE ON.
CLASSIFIED RESIGNATION IS REALLY HIGH.
PEOPLE ARE STAYING WITH US AND THAT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD NEWS I THINK.
>> THEY ACTUALLY HAVE UNTIL MAY.
IN CHICAGO THE DEADLINE WAS FEBRUARY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. I WAS THINKING THAT DEADLINE WAS FEBRUARY TOO.
>> THE DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY 1ST IS TO RECEIVE ANY PAYOUT FOR THEIR ACCRUED LEAVE OR TO ANNOUNCE THEIR RETIREMENT.
WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE THAT HAVE DECIDED TO STAY AND TO LET US KNOW NOW WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE BUT THEY DO HAVE UNTIL MAY.
LET'S NOT SHARE THAT. [OVERLAPPING].
[OVERLAPPING] I GUESS MAYBE APPROPRIATE TIME TO TELL YOU THAT THE CLOSED CAPTIONING IS ONLY FOR THIS ROOM? [LAUGHTER] I'M TRYING FOLKS.
>> CAN WE ALSO ORDER A RESIGNATION?
>> MR. EDUCATIONAL MOMENT HIMSELF [LAUGHTER] WHO TOOK A MOMENT AND SEEMED TO STRETCH IT TO 25-30 MINUTES. [LAUGHTER].
>> STRETCH YOUR LEGS. ON BEHALF OF ME, AND I'M SURE THE BOARD, YOUR SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO US TEACHING US AS MENTIONED [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED.
>> I WOULD SECOND THAT AND SAY HIS OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY AND HIS WORK WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF EDUCATION, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.
GREAT THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS COMMUNITY NOT JUST AS DISTRICT BECAUSE OF AJ.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?
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>> CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED.
>> ADVANCED PLANNING [OVERLAPPING] PUBLIC COMMENTS,
[G. Communication]
ITEMS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE'LL START WITH THAT.IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS THAT WERE NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? NOW ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE SORRY FOR THE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
SEE NOW, COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD.
I'M NOT EVEN COUNTING THE LETTERS.
WE SHOULD RECEIVE A LOT OF LETTERS REGARDING THE CALENDAR AND A LOT OF THANK YOU NOTES THAT HAVE ARRIVED SINCE THE FRIDAY DEADLINE.
WE APPRECIATE THOSE CLEAN BUS PROGRAM LEGISLATION, I THINK WE'VE ADDRESSED THAT ALL AND WE'VE RECEIVED A NICE LETTER FROM TYLER DESCRIBING THE GREGORY LANE PROJECT TO US.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD.
>> TRUSTEE DORNAN WOULD LIKE TO SHARE HER CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH THE GOVERNOR.
>> WELL, THE ADVANTAGE IT'S BEING SHORTENED.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST SNUGGLED RIGHT UP NEXT TO YOU.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU TRUSTEE D FOR MAKING IT DOWN THERE AND ACROSS THE SNOW.
NOT EVEN TRAILING. THAT'S CRAZY YOU DON'T KNOW.
>> FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, SCHEDULING AND TOPICS.
>> MR. CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY HOW MANY PROJECTS WE WILL HAVE GOING VERY SHORTLY.
THEN MY COMPUTER JUST DIED, PERMANENT.
[LAUGHTER] I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WHILE DEANNA, AND CHARLOTTE, AND GILLIAN CAN DO A LOT OF STUFF.
WE REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT GETTING OTHER HELP TO WORK ON THESE PROJECTS SO YOU GUYS CAN SPEND YOUR TIME DOING YOUR REGULAR JOBS RATHER THAN DOING ALL THESE BUILDING PROJECTS.
I HOPE WE CAN DISCUSS THAT MAYBE IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S OUR HOPE THAT WE HAVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN.
IT'S OUR HOPE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO POST THEM AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOME IDEA WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED AND WHEN.
WE ARE ON THAT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU THINKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE REALLY PITCHED IN AND TRUSTEES HAVE PITCHED IN IN HELPING US GET THESE PROJECTS GOING.
WE WERE ON IT AND WE'LL BE READY.
I'LL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU IN MARCH.
>> HOW MANY POSITIONS DO YOU THINK?
>> IT DEPENDS. FOR SURE, SOMETHING LIKE A PROJECT MANAGER OVERSIGHT AND THEN AS THE PROJECTS COME ONLINE, WE'RE FOR SURE GOING TO NEED EXTRA CUSTODIAL STAFF AND THING.
>> RIGHT NOW, HERE'S THE PROJECT.
>> MR. KERAH, SUPERINTENDENT AND CHAPMAN, I WOULD NOTE THAT SPECIFICALLY IN THE AUTHORIZING STATUTE FOR REC DISTRICTS IS LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS REC DISTRICTS TO HIRE PEOPLE TO RUN FACILITIES THAT ARE FILLED WITH REC DISTRICT FUNDING.
THAT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? OF YOUR MEETING , ANYBODY HAVING COMMENTS?
>> [INAUDIBLE] TALK ABOUT NEXT WEEK.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVICE AND COUNSEL ON A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES.
>> I NEED IT. [LAUGHTER] MY FRIEND BETSY SAT NEXT TO ME ALMOST EVERY MEETING SINCE WE WERE ELECTED TOGETHER.
[LAUGHTER] SECURITY BLANKET AND I DON'T MIND SHE SAYS, [LAUGHTER] I WATCH THEM ALL. HELP ME WITH THAT.
>> SHE GOT EMOTIONS. NOW, I HAVEN'T EVEN TRIED IT YET.
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[LAUGHTER].>> THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS IN TOWN.
>> WELL, IT'S THE SAME. SQUARE IT AWAY.
>> ADVANCED PLANNING, NOTHING TO YOUR NAME.
[H. Advanced Planning]
THEM LIKE THIS MEANING COMING UP ELEMENTS.>> I JUST LOOKED IT UP, IT'S ON 23RD IT'S [OVERLAPPING] A THURSDAY.
>> YOU WANT ME TO MOVE TO ADJOURN MEETING?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO? [OVERLAPPING]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.