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Good evening. I'm Josh Hager, president of the Bismarck school board. It's 5:30 on Monday, June 8th. I call this meeting to order. Welcome to those of you who are joining us both here and also online. You can find our agenda and follow along on online under the School board tab at Bismarck Schools.org Doctor Scherr. Would you call the roll please? Mr. Hager here. Mr. Eastgate here.

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Mr. Lee here, Mrs. Peterson here. Miss Preskey here.

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Doctor Fastnacht, would you lead us in the pledge?

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Pleasure.

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Item one C is the mission, vision and values. The mission is to empower every learner to thrive. The vision states, together, our relationships build inclusive, collaborative and innovative environments that create, agency and inspire passion for learning, excellence and discovery. The values are inclusion, excellence, innovation and leadership. You'll also find a link in the agenda to the Baps Strategic Plan. Item two is to adopt the agenda.

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I'll move that. We adopt the agenda.

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Second, we have a motion. A second, any discussion? Seeing. None. Doctor Scherr.

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Eastgate. Yes. Lee. Yes. Peterson. Yes. Preskey. Yes. Hager.

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Yes. Item three is public comment. Uh, I'm going to skip my prelude because the two folks here, Mr. Auckland, must have heard this many times. So we're going to jump straight to public comment. So I'm opening public comment. Please approach the podium if you wish to speak tonight.

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Okay. Seeing none. Public comment is now closed. Item four is monitoring district operations. So the only thing we have under monitoring district operations tonight is BSB SR five superintendent accountability. So this will be the public reading. It's a little lengthy. One um, of BSR five. The board considers superintendent performance to be identical to district performance, district accomplishments of the board's result policy and district operations. According to the values expressed in the board's operational expectations policy will be considered successful. Superintendents. Performance. These two components define the superintendent's job responsibilities and are the basis for the superintendents performance evaluation One. The board will determine organizational performance based upon its defined systematic monitoring process as outlined in its annual work plan to. The board will require monitoring data on results and operational expectations policies by one or more of the three methods. A bi internal report in which the superintendent submits information that certifies and documents to the board. Compliance of reasonable progress. B. External review in which external third parties third party selected by the board assesses compliance or reasonable progress with board applicable board policies. Excuse me. C board an inspection in which the whole board or committee duly charged by the board formally assesses compliance or reasonable progress based on specific policy criteria. Three. Consistent performance standards for operational expectations policy shall be whether the superintendent has a. Reasonably interpreted the policy be compiled the provisions of board policy for the consistent performance standard of results policies shall be whether the superintendent has a reasonably interpreted the policy be made reasonable progress towards achieving the outcomes defined in the board results policy. Five The Board will make final determination as to whether the superintendent's interpretation is reasonable, whether the superintendent has complied, and whether reasonable progress has been made. In doing so, the board will apply the reasonable person's standard. Six. All policies that instruct the superintendent will be monitored according to a schedule and a method determined by the board, and included in the board's annual work plan. The board may monitor any policy out of the divine sequence, if it is determined by a majority of the board, that conditions warrant monitoring at times other than those specified by the annual schedule seven. Each November, the board will conduct a formal comparative evaluation of the superintendent. The Samaritan evaluation will be based upon data collected and decisions made by the board during the year, related to monitoring of results and operational expectations. Policies. The board will prepare a written evaluation documenting consistent documentation consisting of a a summary of data derived during the year from monitoring board results and operational expectations. Policies b conclusions based upon the board's prior action during the year relative to the superintendent's reasonable interpretation of each result policy, and whether reasonable progress has been made towards its achievement. See conclusions based on the board's prior actions during the year relative to whether the superintendent has reasonably interpreted and operated according to the provisions of the Operational Expectations Policy. This concludes the reading of BSR five. Superintendent accountability.

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Miss Preskey.

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I move that we retain BSR five. Superintendent. Accountability.

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Second.

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We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing. None.

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Doctor Scherr. Lee. Yes. Petersen. Yes. Preskey. Yes. Eastgate. Yes. Hager.

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Yes.

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And then I would move that we find ourselves in compliance with BSR five superintendent accountability.

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Second, we have a motion. And second, any discussion. Seeing none. Doctor Scherr.

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Peterson. Yes. Preskey. Yes. Eastgate. Yes. Lee. Yes. Hager.

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Yes. Moving down to item five. Uh, board member school visits. I know we've got a got a couple here. Paper, rock, scissors for who goes first or.

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Sure.

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This is Petersen.

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All right. Well, thank you so much. I have two school visits. I was I was not able to complete my school visits until kind of late May due to me breaking my foot at the beginning of the school year. So. And then, just due to one thing or another, I wasn't able to report on all of the four school visits all at once. And so the first one that I'm going to talk a little bit about is I was able to go to Miller Elementary and meet with Principal Matt Gunther, and that was such a positive visit. And I, as I drove up to Miller, the first thing that I noticed, and this will give all of you sort of that idea of kind of that end of end of school year, um, field trips is the fourth graders were all heading, heading on the bus, and they were going to a field trip, I believe it was to the Heritage Center. And so lots of excitement as as those kids were filing out and as I was filing in, and it was just that sort of end of school year atmosphere, which I found amazing. I know that the staff was sort of, you know, that's always sort of the it's a it's a it's a hectic time of year. Um, but I think that what I, I noted right away was the family atmosphere that everyone belongs. And it was clear I could because I came right in the morning. I saw the kids were being greeted outside of every classroom. The teachers were standing there really welcoming everybody in, um, and really teaching kind of some of those, those different phrases and the different handshakes that would greet all of those, those kiddos in ways that they felt comfortable. And I really noticed right away both Steph and Grace, kind of how can I help you mentality that, that that winning, um, mechanism. Those are the two admin assistants that were there and, and I felt that as I, as I was walking in and I think Mister Gunther was really quick to give a shout out to Brad for all the support of the district level. Obviously the other district folks, and then just really was happy that he had the right people with the right seats on the bus, so that everybody was kind of working together. He was able to highlight a lot of different things. You know, we were obviously talking a lot about the upcoming bond, which is very upcoming now. At the time we had about a month ago. But now as we sit here, we we know that the results are already kind of in the hopper with people early voting and with the one last chance to go and make your voice heard to tomorrow. Um, he really just got to highlight some of the things that they would see at Miller that they would be benefiting from it. And one thing that he was talking about that I thought was really cool was some of the things that they were able to do, despite the bond and some of the things that he he featured was the able room and and really, really seeing how they were able to kind of teach the. The ability to kind of have that skill center. And this idea, um, he talked about, you know, the the really teaching the skills of the, the students in this able room so that there was different challenges in that kind of, you know, so there was more focus on tier one because some of those kids were able to be utilizing that able space. And he had just said that it was through the roof. Some of the data that he was seeing, because of that full implementation of that able room and the ability to have access to social workers and skills, skill folks, to be able to be teaching some of those things. And he was seeing an improvement not only in the students that were utilizing the able room, um, kind of one on one, but also the increase in the behaviors, you know, the increase in or the decrease in the different behaviors that was being seen for school wide operations. So really was focusing on that accountability. And so we talked a little bit about just the the staffing support. And you know, something that has kind of been a recurring theme, um, with just, uh, that revolving door and in aides and those other kind of positions that I know we've talked about, um, as a kind of a consistent ability so that that's that's one of those groups that we are constantly wanting to make sure that we, we think of ways to recruit and retain at that age level. Um, so that because they really do find them invaluable in, in being a critical part of of how they're working with that school. And he really praised that kind of parent to teacher pipeline and, and thinking that the, the district was really doing some, some cool things to increase. And he had seen, um, several of those paras that are going through that become teachers in his building and wants to continue to see that. So, um, I hate to cut the the Miller visit short, but what really was was helpful was going on that tour. We got to feature, um.

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Mr. Gunther, is he. I don't know how to give this justice, but he did. He did such a good job talking about. He teaches with the bugs and the cockroaches. And what is that program? I'm going to butcher it because it's been. I thought I would never forget what he was calling it, but he uses this approach to really show how he has utilized and taught different elementary kids. Just this appreciation of.

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Prairie Rose to I kid.

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Yeah, I know, and there.

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Was like a Olympics or something.

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Yes, he does like a whole, like kind of flea circus. I mean it was it was pretty impressive. And he utilizes that as a theme throughout. So I'm not doing it justice, Mr. Gunther, so I apologize, but you could see just the the passion that he has for his school for the positive reinforcement that he sees. And then really being a team, um, a team effort for for supporting those kids. And so that was an amazing visit. So, um, flash forward to a couple of weeks later, I went to Silver Ranch. Actually, not a couple of weeks, I think it was later that day, but I then I got to talk to Sarah Jordan and and it was just a it there was a lot of differences between the buildings. When you go from Miller, one of our older buildings, and then you go to Silver Ranch, just one of our newer facilities and just the the size difference in every single aspect, whether you're talking about hallways, whether you're talking about learning spaces, um, whether you're talking about the, the, um, the, the cafeteria space, plus the all of the, the learning spaces, it's just a you can't help but see the contrast and and I think obviously it's front of all of our minds and that we really want equitable learning spaces for all of our students. And seeing that ability to recreate what is what you can see at Silver Ranch, what you see at Liberty, what you see at Elkridge, and the ability to not necessarily. When I say recreate, it's not that we're going to be able to to do that with some of our older buildings, but sort of lift them up and create some of those same learning spaces in some of those other buildings, I think is just you couldn't help but notice that. And the one thing that I really liked that that we did at Silver Ranch was that we built it so that it could grow and that it could expand. So there was it was that sort of irony that a lot of those spaces weren't even being utilized. Um, you know, some of the, the, um, some of the quiet rooms, some of the spaces for, for teachers. So it really was a space that they can grow into in that, in that newer, newer space. Um, but again, where the similarities lied was where there's just these systems and these intentionality in how these leaders are creating their teams and the ability to to really, um, grow that school kind of from the ground up. And you take a principle like Sarah who, who was at sunrise in it at Murphy and your and you take those that ability to take what she learned and then really build this space and she, um, you could you could feel that there. Um, she said she was excited because at that time, they were really saying that that fifth grade sendoff was was even going to be feeling it more because you had seen a lot of those kiddos had come kind of at that first grade. And so you were truly seeing not quite, but like the first graduating class, if you will. So she was excited for the upcoming fifth grade sendoff. Um, she had talked about, you know, we always ask about challenges. She had said that a success was that finally this year, there was some consistent teaching staff and a low turnover in their special education space. And that was, she said, was really allowed her to build that system. And that was the first year because it had been a challenge every other year in her tenure to really retrain special education staff, and she had finally had a second year where she could she could build that, that system. Um, she talked a lot about just different community things that they were establishing. Obviously, we know that there that is a community that is being built literally kind of you can be out there and you can see those homes coming up right all around you. We obviously have our CTE center right around there. So it's just definitely going to continue to grow and develop along the way. Um, but along the way, we are really excited to see kind of some of the, um, some of the approaches that she's put into place. And she was excited about her vital survey data where she could really see sort of that really high percentage of teachers who want to be there and are really kind of buying into what they're doing there. Um, you know, she she talked a little bit about some of the challenges with the, the new, the new time and the busing. But by the end of the year, she was finally feeling that rhythm, thought that the 8:00 start time would would help with that, but also kind of excited to settle in and see what next year brings without everything, um, adjusting. And then, um, another highlight was just using proficiency scales and really knowing the target. And, and she is a data driven principal and really using that data to inform not only what was was happening in structurally, um, you know, every, every day, every week, every month. But also as she really, you know, we never really give these teachers a break because she was literally planning for some of the last week activities, but already looking forward to what the back to school August was going to look like. And I appreciated that type of conversation because it's just, you know, people think that those those summers are off for teachers and leaders. And that is couldn't be further from the case as they're really establishing what it's going to look like. She also highlighted the para to teacher. And that's why it just was one of those things where I was seeing kind of some of the similarities, and then just ended with just creating that community support. So a lot of really positive things as we kind of ended up the school year. Um, I know that they've had about a week of, of reflection and they're already starting camp Ed. And so I just want to thank both Mr. Guenther and Mrs. Jordan for having me there and and really celebrating all of the things that they had to offer.

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Thank you, Mister Peterson. My my visit to Miller. Mister Gunther was dressed like King George when he came down the hallway coming from a classroom. So, yeah, I can I can relate to that.

00:18:35,290	S4:
It's so funny that you say that. See this with with a whole month since my visit, it was the costume which was hanging up in his office. I said, is that a Century Band uniform? And it is, but it was because of that. And so he actually mentioned it because I couldn't see why it was hanging up there. So, um, I'm glad you got to actually see that in real time.

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Powdered wig and Ole Miss Preskey.

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Yes. Thank you. So in May, I also visited Centennial. Um, I've always adored this school in a nice neighborhood in Bismarck. And it just it's one of those schools you really think about when you think about those neighborhood schools. It has 383 students, three classrooms of every grade level. Um, one thing that they are doing that I've, I know that I've heard this through many of my school visits is that they have dedicated skills, time for math and reading, where they split up their grade levels, um, and divide the students up based on their skill level to work with different teachers, and I just think that is a great concept to follow. Um, and, and, you know, just mixes things up and helps those grow at, at different levels. Uh, as far as the challenges go, uh, she just Nichols said that one of the greatest challenges is, is behaviors and just seeing more major behaviors. Um, she defined that as like throwing items at teachers versus changeable behaviors, which is simply saying no and just kind of just reflecting on, you know, why why maybe we're seeing so much more of that in our in our schools. Um, having a shortage of aides. Um, and then just through our discussion on that, we actually kind of she brought up the need for more training for aides, and maybe a possible solution could be having a floater trainer that would just move across the district and, and be able to hit more schools and, and really spread out and help with, with training up those aides, fully staffed with teachers. She was very excited about that as she was getting ready to wrap up the school year. Um, and spent about a third of the year short on custodians. And I think we hear that a lot as well, is that it's the staff that run our schools that, um, behind the scenes that it's, it's difficult to hire for. Um, so again, yes, we also talked about building needs and with the bond. Um, on the on the ballot tomorrow. Um, this school was built 37 years ago, and it's hard to even think about that because I, I feel like it looks from the outside like a newer, a newer school. Not of course, brand new, but 37 years is, um, we all have know how life has changed in 37 years. Um, so they too have a gym and cafeteria that is shared. Um, which impacts about an hour and a half of, um, physical education time. And I got there as lunch was wrapping up and boy, was that turn around quick. Uh, custodian custodians were working, um, like crazy to get that all cleaned and switched from the cafeteria into a gym. And they have ten minutes to get that job done, so kudos to them. Um, the other area that is of a concern that the bond would address for this school is the pickup drop off area. That's pretty congested. There's some closets that are used for workspaces. Um, areas that really can't be utilized to their full potential because they don't have sprinklers. Um, and so talking about the plans for that school, they would, um, they would have two multi-purpose rooms. So the cafeteria and the gym would be separate and then a music space, um, music room would move to a larger room. Uh, that would be more accommodating. Uh, the other thing that I really noted to was their their room, that they serve the students with intellectual disabilities. Uh, they had ten kids in this program, and they are really crammed into a tight space. It's really not conducive, um, to, to to serving those students and helping them. Very restrictive space. Uh, and then also bathroom accessibility issues as well. Um, so again, just a little plug. Make sure you get out and vote tomorrow. Um, and I just want to say, I think we're all done with our school visits now. And I think that regardless of of everything that we note about, some of the needs are all of our schools are very impressive. And regardless of the bricks and mortar on the outside, it's really inside. It's full of great teachers and staff and students, and everyone is very dedicated to giving our kids the best education, um, in the state. So, uh, I just want to say we're we're done with the school year. But thank you to any of the teachers and staff that are watching for a remarkable school year. So thank you.

00:24:03,840	S1:
We'll put thank you. Miss Preskey brings us down to item six, the consent agenda.

00:24:16,080	What are the wishes of the board? S1:
Mr. Lee.

00:24:16,760	S2:
I move.

00:24:17,200	S6:
That we approve the consent agenda.

00:24:20,160	S2:
Second.

00:24:21,520	S1:
A motion and a second. Doctor Scherr.

00:24:24,120	Would you call the roll, please? S2:
Preskey.

00:24:25,680	S3:
Yes.

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Eastgate. Yes. Lee. Yes. Petersen. Yes. Hager.

00:24:30,280	S1:
Yes. Item seven. superintendents report.

00:24:34,150	S2:
Update. Yeah. Um, quick.

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Dash to the superintendents report tonight. Thank you. Um. Good afternoon, board members. Um, I only really have one item, and then I'm going to add one for special touch tonight. First of all, um, since, uh, we've started with the, um, bond discussion, we've always just kept on here a bond update. At this point, we are hours away from the polls, officially opening on the ninth, even though early voting started, um, in earnest. That'll be in several of our schools tomorrow, too. So just be aware. Um, I think part of our civic responsibility as, uh, as a public school is we provide our spaces to conduct voting in. So I encourage people to think about that when they go into those spaces tomorrow and vote that we those are community spaces. And I think we've said that in many ways. So, um, just as Miss Preskey said, just get out and vote. It's time to go out and do your civic duty. I think as I heard a legislator talk, it's the the 250th anniversary of the the inspiration of our great nation. Go vote. That's like we've been given that, uh, that privilege. Use it. So, um, hope to see in the polls. Um, and lastly, I just want to take a moment because I do believe, Mr. Lee, this is probably your last board meeting.

00:25:56,050	S2:
Uh, I.

00:25:56,410	S6:
Am going to be out of town for the next meeting, so. Yeah.

00:25:59,130	S2:
So I want to.

00:26:00,010	S6:
Talk in person.

00:26:00,850	S7:
I do want to take just a moment on behalf of, um, my office, the people I get to represent, Mr. Lee. Um, the many educators that I get to represent. And you get the lead as a board member. Thank you. For nine years. Nine years as a board member. Thank you, Mr. Lee. Um, thank you for that service. Thank you. For two years as a board chairman. Board president. That's a hard role. It's a heavy burden to lift and carry. I appreciate you doing that. And, uh, I also, on a personal note. Thanks for your guidance for me too. You've helped me be a better superintendent and a better leader, and I appreciate that. So, um, congratulations on to better things. Hopefully so.

00:26:41,640	S2:
We'll see.

00:26:43,680	S7:
So that's all I have, unless you have anything else. But I'll have any questions for me.

00:26:50,120	S1:
So, given this is Mr. Lee's last in-person board meeting, I'd be remiss if I didn't give board members an opportunity to thank you for your last nine years.

00:27:04,000	S1:
Mrs. Peterson.

00:27:05,240	S4:
I can start because I echo a lot of what Mr. Fossa said, because we started at the same time. I started just a little bit ahead of when Doctor Fastnacht started his tenure here at the at the school district. And, you know, I was appointed in a kind of unorthodox time. And I and I just want to thank you, John, for the hours, and I ask a lot of questions, and I thought I knew a lot about education, but I did not know what it was like to be a board member. And I think that you you came in and there was some fast training as I had to, you know, kind of build the plane while you're while you're flying it. But you were always willing to have a lot of conversations. Make sure that I felt comfortable. Make sure you you set the district up for success and my ability to feel feel comfortable and know that I was doing things the right way, the, the, the, the most proper and respectful, and then also just have all the materials that I needed at at my disposal. And I was at a time when we had an outgoing superintendent and we had an incoming superintendent. And so just the opportunity to to kind of learn what that was going to look like, it was just invaluable. And John is one of the most patient, patient, um, teachers and leaders and servant leaders and, and I feel like you've made me a better board member. And I just when you say on to better things, I know that you're going to continue to serve our great state. So thank you so much.

00:28:36,290	S1:
Mr. Eastgate.

00:28:37,970	S8:
Thank you. President Hager, uh, board member Lee. Mr. Lee, John, I had to jot down some notes so I wouldn't go too long. John. Because honestly, sometimes less is more. And, um, you know, John and I have a lot of history together. I was lucky enough at about five years old, my folks moved in across from Dave and Donna Lee, John's parents. And so, um, I had the fortune of getting to know a lot of the Lee family. I really did, and I've had some great, um, great memories living across the street from them. John was a few years older than me, so we didn't get to hang out quite as much back in those days. But always somebody as a neighbor that I looked up to. Um, fast forward a few years, he had a comic relief cameo with his brother, Mister Perry Lee. Um, when I was in high school, which was a big deal. Um, obviously a few years later, down the road, fellow board members and a friend. And John again, just we could go on and on about good stories about one of the amazing board member you are, because there's a lot of them and there's too many to choose from to share tonight. Um, but hopefully we get a chance to go over some of them later. But, um, thanks for your time, for your care, for your leadership, for myself, for everybody else that's ever been on the board while I've been on the board. Um, it won't be the same walking and walking in here on Monday nights without you either coming in right after or being in here already ready to go. Um, you've been an amazing example of good board ship servant leadership, um, showing what it means to care about our schools, our community, and obviously all the people that walk in and out of those hallways, um, and just our community members at large, just caring about people. You just you do it the right way, John, and we just appreciate you. It means a lot. You've been a great example and a good mentor to many of us. So thanks a lot, buddy. We'll see you around still.

00:30:22,670	S3:
Yeah. I'm glad it's not. Goodbye. Uh, John, it has been so great to sit next to you for most of the board meetings and my time serving on the board. Um, thank you so much for giving nine years of to BP and to making it better. Um, I think you brought amazing leadership, and you were a great gage to know, like, I don't know what the right and wrong ways of go, especially when you're a new board member. It was wonderful to bounce things off of you, um, and get your, your feedback. Uh, as far as, I mean, your, your leadership and in turbulent times, it was it was amazing. And I really, really appreciate what you gave. Um, Bismarck Public Schools and this board, as far as a, um, a steady hand through a lot of difficult times right around Covid and some of the other issues we had to work out, and also finding a new a new superintendent. So I just your leadership through all that was remarkable. I think what really has struck me over the years is there's really no one that your, your the amount that you care for and understand, the schools, the teachers and the students has, has been unbelievable. Um, you you're very passionate about teacher retention, about addressing school behaviors. And you've really worked hard in your time that I've served with you in trying to find some solutions for those, um, to address student behaviors. And so thank you for your work on that. Um, your knowledge and history is has helped me so much. Um, you yeah, I so many things I could say to you I've really appreciated having you as a fellow board member and and working working with you. So thank you so much.

00:32:30,990	S1:
Yeah, thanks. Thanks, John. Um, I guess I kind of feel the same way. Miss Peterson, did you know when you first come in and there's so much to kind of take on? And I know I talked to you at least once a week as a new board member because you're trying to get a feel for things and there's just so much going on. So it was nice to have that sounding board and somebody to kind of bounce ideas off of, again, swordsmanship, making sure that you're you're doing things the right way. And John, you're always so, so thoughtful. That was the one thing that kind of really resonated with me, was just kind of talking through things, and it was always thoughtful. If you didn't necessarily maybe agree with somebody, you're always willing to to kind of hear their side, maybe pick some things up. Um, definitely a mentor for me as as a new board member trying to kind of learn the ropes. I mean, there's we could go on and on. Really. I mean, honestly, it meant a lot to the school district. I hear it over and over again from from different folks. How much you've you've meant to them across the district. So thank you. Miss you.

00:33:46,410	S2:
Mr. president, can I say a few words?

00:33:48,690	S1:
Absolutely.

00:33:49,850	S2:
So I actually ran into John and Juanita and some friends of theirs this weekend, and I, I went and introduced myself to his friend and said, you know, I'm one of John's best employees. And, uh, but really, what what I should have said is he's been one of my best bosses. I think I somebody this is probably about three weeks ago. And he said, Darren, you know, tell me about your board members over because I've been with the district over 20 years. And I said, you know, we've actually had really good board members, but I would put John in a category of a great board member, I think. There's a few of them and he's definitely one of them. So I just want to thank him for, for all the years. Um, and good luck.

00:34:40,280	S1:
John.

00:34:41,480	S6:
Thank you, President Hager. I did not expect that. Um, it's really humbling. Uh, I, I would have expected a roast. Yes, that would make much more sense, especially from Eastgate. But, uh, no, it's it's humbling. It has been a complete joy the last nine years. Good times and bad times. Um, it's it's been a joy because of the the people we see in our schools every day. Our our our teachers, our custodians, our kitchen workers. Um, we just have phenomenal people. And we always have, for me, from growing up in this district, that's why I wanted to be involved, because I really valued, uh, those people in my life when I was a BS Student. Um, they were they were life changing and and just to to see our district continue to flourish and do great things. Um, it has a lot to do with a lot of people in this room, the people around this table, the other board members, but admin and, uh, but, you know, I have to give a ton of credit to those teachers every day who care about our kids and are so incredible. Um, I'm going to I'm going to miss this role, I really am. It's been I was I told my wife it's been the role of a lifetime. It really has been amazing and I know it has to come to an end, unfortunately. But, um, but thank you all for such kind words. Undeserving words. I do appreciate it. Um. Thank you.

00:36:01,740	S1:
Thank you, Mister Lee. With that, all agenda items have been considered. I declare this meeting adjourned.