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From YouTube: School Board Meeting - August 26, 2014
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Fargo Public Schools - Board of Education Meeting - Live Broadcast - August 26, 2014
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A
Any
opposed
no
motion
carries
before
we
proceed.
There
is
a
special
item
on
the
agenda
tonight.
The
public
hearing,
which
is
is
time
certain,
so
we
may
have
to
cut
into
the
middle
of
some
conversations
to
make
that
happen
all
right
moving
forward.
No
one
from
the
audience
did
sign
up
to
address
the
board,
but
welcome
to
those
of
you
who
are
joining
us
and
welcome
to
those
of
you
who
are
watching
us
on
tv.
D
Hello
and
welcome
back
for
new
school
year,
we're
excited
to
get
going
we're
just
doing
our
membership
drive
starting
off
now
so
that'll
be
the
big
thing
the
next
month
or
so,
and
just
some
really
good
reviews
from
yesterday
with
dave
webber
and
probably
the
more
I've
heard
good
news
about
the
recognition
of
all
the
teacher
of
the
year
and
the
pear
of
the
year
and
or
all
those
things
they
were
really
happy
to
see
who
was
nominated
because
a
lot
of
people
even
know
who
was
nominated
from
their
schools.
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F
F
We
have
david
berkman
and
kathy
anderson
who
are
here
to
talk
about
all
the
different
programs
that
we
had
going
on
in
in
the
fargo
public
schools
during
the
summer
that
addressed
our
students
from
elementary
middle
school
and
high
school.
There
is
a
data
packet
that
goes
along
with
that,
and
each
one
of
them
will
just
kind
of
give
you
some
of
the
highlights
of
their
section.
So
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
three
of
them,
and
I
believe
becky
is
starting.
G
All
right,
hello,
I
am
rebecca
folden,
I
am
the
principal
at
clara
barton
hawthorne
and
I
am
the
elementary
summer
school
director.
I
really
take
on
two
programs
over
the
summer,
the
first
one
if
you're,
looking
at
page
four
in
your
packet,
is
transition
summer
school
transition
summer
school
is
a
program
that
we
run
the
three
weeks
in
july.
It
is
a
teacher
referred
program
for
students
who
are
really
kind
of
just
struggling
in
the
areas
of
reading
and
math.
G
If
you
look
on
that
page,
there
is
a
criteria
that
students
must
meet
in
order
to
qualify
for
summer
school.
This
is
funded
through
the
state
it's
directly
tied
to
attendance.
So
after
summer
school
is
completed.
We
report
the
attendance
back
to
the
state
this
year
offered
a
little
bit
of
a
unique
situation,
because
six
of
our
schools
were
closed
for
for
construction,
and
so
we
had
to
do
a
little
thinking
outside
the
box
and
how
we
could
make
sure
that
those
students
still
received
the
services
that
they
needed
to
over
the
summer.
G
We
did
some
a
lot
of
planning
ahead
of
time.
We
did
awful
offer
shuttle
services
from
the
closed
schools
to
a
school
nearby
that
was
holding
summer
school
and
we
really
wanted
to
try
and
just
brainstorm
how
we
would
make
sure
every
kid
was
on
the
bus
that
needed
to
be
on
the
bus.
We
had
paraprofessionals
riding
the
bus
with
those
students,
accounting
for
who
got
on
the
bus
who
got
off
the
bus.
That
way,
if
a
parent
said
well,
my
child
should
be
there.
G
We
could
see
if
they
were
on
or
off
the
bus
and
we
didn't
lose
a
single
one.
So
it
was
a
great
year.
So
so
you
can
see
on
page
five,
the
schools
that
were
closed
and
where
those
students
were
shuttled
to
for
transition
summer
school,
we
serve
students
in
the
fargo
area.
We
did
have
some
students
that
come
to
us
over
the
summer
that
don't
always
live
here
during
the
school
year.
In
order
to
come
over
the
summer
months,
they
must
have
one
parent
that
has
a
fargo
address
to
qualify.
G
So
that
is
how
we
serve
some.
We
had
some
from
as
far
away
as
arizona
come
through
so
and
then,
if
you
look
on
page
six
you'll
see
the
the
numbers
that
came
through,
we
started
with
768
students
that
were
registered
and
643
actually
attended
the
program.
G
The
second
program
that
I
take
on
is
the
elementary
enrichment
program.
This
year
this
was
housed
in
at
washington
last
year.
It
was
housed
at
clara
barton.
We
really
tried
to
get
it
more
centrally
located
for
parents
that
we
heard
that
that
was
kind
of
a
request,
but
due
to
the
construction,
we
had
to
move
it
to
another
site,
so
it
was
back
at
washington
this
year.
G
It
is
the
three
weeks
in
june
and
this,
if
you
look
on
page
eight,
we
were
able
to
offer
12
different
courses
and
a
variety
of
them
from
computer
courses
to
language
courses
to
arts
courses,
and
so
those
are
the
different
courses
that
we
offered.
There
was
two
courses
a
day.
There
were
two
hours,
a
piece
usually
an
8
to
10
class
and
a
10
to
12
class,
and
then
it
was
based
on
grade
level.
Those
going
into
second
and
third
grade
were
attending
one
session.
H
G
I
J
Good
evening
my
name
is
david
burkman.
I
am
a
school
year
principal
at
woodrow
wilson
and
also
coordinate
the
agassi
programs
helping
coordinators
with
their
various
programs
there.
J
J
Becky
working
with
she
brushed
over
it,
but
the
with
the
hvac
going
in
all
the
sites
that
were
usually
used
were
not
available.
So
if
you
think
of
the
scramble
of
we're
going
to
put
together
a
program
and
the
spaces,
aren't
there
doing
a
very
nice
job
with
that
and
trollwood,
of
course,
with
kathy,
I
was
having
a
ton
of
great
opportunity
for
students.
J
J
Last
comment
before
I
get
into
the
report
thanking
dr
gross
and
dr
schatz
for
their
support
of
summer
school.
When
you
see
the
total
composite
numbers
in
terms
of
how
many
students
are
served,
their
leadership
board
support,
there's
just
a
whole
lot
of
opportunity
that
you
see
in
the
report.
J
So
it's
a
definitely
a
program
that
we
should
be
feeling
very,
very
solid
about
as
a
as
a
district
offering
getting
specifically
to
the
secondary
summer
school
report,
I'm
looking
on
page
nine.
We
have
a
high
school
program
for
grades
nine
through
twelve.
These
would
be
classes
for
credit,
continuing
on
the
page
middle
school,
not
classes
for
credit
but
remedial,
and
then
on
page
10
nicole,
and
I
also
organized
the
athletic
camps
in
the
trollwood
performing
arts.
Schools
kathy
will
be
giving
detailed
information.
J
What
I
would
say
from
the
high
school
for
credit
portion
is
the
trollwood
academy
and
the
main
stage
musical
are
opportunities
for
credit
for
students
and
what
I
think
is
really
really
an
amazing
opportunity
is
that
the
last
bullet,
our
fargo
public
schools,
students,
who've,
completed
10th,
11th
or
12th
grade
they're
able
to
take
that
opportunity
free
of
charge,
which
is
an
amazing.
That's
an
amazing
opportunity.
J
Continuing
on
to
page
11,
I'm
just
going
to
highlight
a
couple
of
the
pilots
from
the
year
the
resort
was
at
fargo
south
high
school.
It
was
an
attempt
to
help
8th
grade
to
9th
grade
transition
to
a
successful
start
to
the
school
year.
J
J
All
right,
continuing
on
to
page
13,
the
middle
school
pilot,
there
was
a
carl
ben
nielsen
pilot
sixth
grade
transitioning
to
seventh
grade
the
theme
of
their
particular
summer.
Offering
was
what
my
life
could
be
and
I
think
some
of
you
board
and
district
administration
served
on
their
their
big
project
at
the
end
where
they
were
doing
job
interviews
and
they
were
deciding
how
they
were
going
to
spend
the
money
that
they
would
earn
in
potential
in
a
potential
occupation.
J
I
think
the
the
most
powerful
piece
that
the
teachers
would
share
is
students
were
exposed
to
hands-on
opportunities
in
the
community
and,
if
I'm,
a
student
who
struggles
in
reading
or
is
wonderful
at
reading,
I'm
good
at
math
or
struggle
in
math.
The
businesses
are
looking
for
for
those
21st
century
lesson.
21St
century
work,
skills
of
collaboration,
cooperation,
creativity
and
communication,
and,
as
they
did
these
these
site
visits
to
various
businesses
in
town.
That's
what
the
kids
heard.
J
Maybe
school
might
be
a
struggle
for
me,
but
I
need
to
get
through
it
because
I
could
do
that
job
and
if
I
could
make
that
much
money,
I
can
make
a
future.
So
the
sixth
grade
teachers,
who
did
this
pilot
very
excited
about
how
that
head
went
last.
Two
pages
I
have
our
pardon
me
last
page
14
is
just
our
particular
numbers
for
the
year
things
remaining
relatively
static,
lots
of
opportunity
offered
and
a
lot
of
students
taking
advantage
of
it
questions
or
clarification.
B
J
Not
all
camps
are
the
same
length,
have
the
same
amount
of
time
in
a
given
day
or
serve
the
same
grade
levels.
They
are
similar
in
length.
They
serve
similar
grade
levels
and
have
similar
amounts
of
time,
but
they're
they're,
not
it's.
It's
not
a
set
exact
standard.
It
is
driven
by
head
coach
and
their
vision
for
their
program
and
todd
olson
shares
in
in
those
conversations
as
well.
J
B
A
I
have
a
question
in
the
past.
A
lot
of
ninth
graders
will
take
by
ed
in
the
summer,
so
they
don't
need
to
take.
I
think,
as
a
parent
I
remember
paying
for
that
which
at
the
high
school
level,
what's
are
there
credit
recovery
courses
for
a
fee
or
are
they?
Are
they
free
for
for
students
to
participate
and
then
and
then
versus
some
of
the
electives
versus
the
others?.
J
All
of
the
courses
for
credit
at
the
high
school
are
free,
with
the
exception
of
driver's
ed
driver's
dead
has
the
behind
the
wheel
fee.
I
believe
it
was
195
this
past
year.
Otherwise
all
electives
fired
free
of
charge.
K
Hi,
I'm
kathy
anderson,
the
executive
director
at
trollwood,
and
I'm
excited
to
be
here
tonight
to
tell
you
that
we
had
a
great
summer
at
troll
performing
arts
school.
All
of
the
numbers
are
in
the
report,
the
last
few
pages,
the
descriptions
of
our
programs,
but
tonight
what
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
is
just
a
few
quick
data
points
as
well
as
some
testimonials
of
how
our
programs
impacted
those
that
we
served.
K
We've
seen
steady
growth
in
our
youth
programs
over
the
past
five
years.
For
the
fifth
year
running,
we
experience
experienced
an
increase
in
our
enrollment
numbers.
Currently,
chillwood
offers
nine
youth
arts
programs
for
students
from
ages
six
through
graduated
seniors
and
when
broken
down
on
a
per
program
basis,
we
served
1161
students
and
operated
our
programs
at
a
96
capacity.
K
Many
of
the
students
that
participate
in
our
programs
participate
in
more
than
one
program
so
individually.
We
serve
636
students,
which
is
a
three
percent
increase
over
our
numbers
from
2013
and
this
year
all
totaled
our
students
received
68
000
hours
of
arts
instruction
in
107
learning
opportunities
at
troll
performing
arts
school.
K
It
was
the
quote
from
dr
roland
barth,
stating
the
nature
of
the
relationships
of
the
adults
that
inhabit
a
school
has
more
to
do
with
the
school's
quality
and
character
and
with
the
accomplishments
of
the
students
than
any
other
factor.
Tonight.
I
wanted
to
take
just
a
few
minutes
to
share
with
you
what
some
of
our
teachers
and
our
students
and
our
parents
had
to
say
about
their
experiences
with
troll
with
this
summer.
K
Much
of
what
which
relates
back
to
what
mr
webber
shared
with
us
yesterday,
one
of
our
art
spark
parents
said
that
her
daughter
showed
amazing
growth
and
confidence
and
increased
creativity.
The
teachers
were
top
notch.
She
had
great
social
interactions
as
she
developed
new
friendships
and
trollwood
provides
a
very
supportive
atmosphere
and
environment.
K
One
of
our
newest
faculty
members
in
our
high
school
programs
stated
in
his
faculty
survey
the
supportiveness
of
fellow
students
and
teachers,
allow
students
the
freedom
to
take
risks
and
to
grow
amazing.
He
went
on
to
say
harry
wong
in
his
book.
The
first
days
of
school
talks
about
how
we
must
uncover
knowledge
rather
than
cover
material
trollwood
was
one
of
the
most
clear
examples
of
uncovering
knowledge
that
I've
encountered.
K
This
is
something
to
be
proud
of
a
young
autistic
woman
who
was
part
of
our
student
at
risk
program
and
participated
in
our
high
school
program.
Trollwood
academy
stated
the
thing
that
I
will
remember
the
most
about
my
time
at
trollwood
this
summer
is
my
ability
to
be
myself
without
being
judged,
I'm
extremely
excited
and
happy
to
finally
be
able
to
go
to
a
place
where
I
can
be
myself
when
asked
what
she
would
tell
her
friends
about
the
quality
of
our
staff
at
troll,
what
she
said.
K
They
really
are
amazing
and
care
for
you
and
want
what
is
best
for
you,
plus
they're,
really
fun.
And
finally,
this
young
woman
stated
that
over
the
past
four
weeks,
she
can
honestly
say
that
she
gained
the
ability
to
accept
herself,
for
who
she
is.
The
last
words
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
is
from
a
parent.
K
K
She
said
I
cannot
find
adequate
words
to
tell
you
how
thankful
that
I
am
that
we
have
trollwood
performing
arts
school
last
night
at
sun
celebration.
I
witnessed
not
only
my
daughter's
phenomenal
growth,
but
also
my
very
shy.
Niece
turned
out
to
be
one
of
the
most
confident
and
outgoing
students
in
all
of
her
class
demonstrations.
K
This
is
the
first
year
at
trollwood
for
my
niece
and
she
has
turned
into
a
different
girl
because
of
her
experiences
at
trollwood.
Like
I
said,
I
can't
put
into
words
the
differences
I
saw
on
her
last
night,
but
I
can
tell
you
it
made
me
cry.
It
was
so
beautiful
to
see
her
singing
with
pride
and
expression,
dancing
with
grace
and
attitude
and
taking
the
lead
in
all.
She
did
with
such
confidence,
and
my
own
daughter
has
grown
immensely.
K
K
It
is
something
that
we
are
very
lucky
to
have
in
our
community,
and
I
just
can't
tell
you
how
much
I
value
what
you
are
doing
for
my
daughter,
my
niece
and
many
other
children
and
youth.
It
does
change
their
lives.
There
is
no
way
that
it
can't
change
who
they
are
and
who
they
will
be
in
their
future.
K
How
can
you
put
a
price
on
that?
You
can't,
and
so
I
write
this
as
a
feeble
attempt
to
tell
you
how
much
it
means
to
us
and
to
thank
you
for
all
of
your
hard
work
that
goes
into
making
it
all
happen.
Thank
you.
So
much
trollwood
is
a
blessing
and
a
beacon
of
light,
leading
our
children
to
a
richer,
healthier
and
more
inspired
life,
and
that's
what
trollwood
means
to
these
people,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
for
making
these
opportunities
available.
K
H
Thank
you
very,
very
nice.
My
question
is
more
program
design
based,
you
know.
We've
we've
really
seen
how
you're
able
to.
H
Make
the
programs
grow
numbers
wise
and
and
deal
with
with
downsizing
of
some
budgets
and-
and
you
know,
we've
heard
from
the
kids
themselves
when
we
went
to
the
production,
the
program
you
put
on
for
us
how
much
they
value
it
and
you
always
bring
wonderful
stories
as
to
how
they
value
it.
H
I
guess
my
question
is,
and
you
probably
don't
have
this
information
on
you
tonight,
but
if
you
could
send
it
to
us
in
written
form
the
courses
that
are
being
offered
for
credit
to
high
school
kids,
I'm
interested
in
the
faculty,
oh
sure,
their
their
qualifications
and
backgrounds
just
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
educationally.
H
I
just
realized,
that's
a
part.
I
didn't
really
know
much
about
so
if
you
could
provide
that
after
sure
send
that
to
us
that'd
be
great.
K
But
you
want
like
bios
of
each
of
our
faculty.
H
A
L
E
I
just
wanted
to
make
comment
about
summer
school
in
general
and
just
overall
activity
within
the
district
during
the
summer,
and
that
is,
you
know
a
lot
of
times.
People
think
we
just
shut
down
that
school's
end
and
we
have
graduation
everybody
leaves
and
then
we
come
back
tomorrow
to
start
school
but
we're
very
busy
district.
E
So
thank
you
to
the
three
leaders
back
there
and
to
the
administrative
assistant,
who
probably
pulls
it
all
together
for
them,
but
a
lot
of
hard
work
behind
the
scenes
and
they
make
it
happen
and
then,
of
course,
all
the
people
on
the
front
lines
doing
it.
So
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
appreciate
it.
A
Thank
you,
dr
schatz.
I
think
if
everybody
thinks
it's
off,
okay,
instead
of
breaking
up
dr
gross's
report,
maybe
we
break
for
five
minutes
and
we
can
beat
at
six
o'clock,
so
we
can
start
at
our
time
certain
I'm
seeing
nods.
Okay,
we'll
take
a
five-minute.
A
M
As
is
required
by
the
2011
legislative
assembly
and
reaffirmed
in
2013,
there
is
a
zero
mill
heavy
increase
public
hearing
that
has
to
be
held
in
the
event
that
any
school
district
or,
I
believe,
a
taxing
entity.
But
for
our
k,
school
district
has
a
mill
levy,
percentage,
increase
above
zero
based
on
the
formula
that
is
calculated
by
the
county
based
on
the
law
and
in
essence,
what
happens?
M
Is
the
law
states
that,
if
you
take
the
total
dollars
received
last
year
and
you
are
going
to
receive
the
exact
same
dollars
in
the
following
year,
what
would
your
mail
levy
need
to
be
to
make
that
happen
and
in
the
event
that
that
mill
levy
is
more
than
the
formula
says,
then
you
have
to
provide
notice
as
the
notice
provided
for
fargo
public
schools
this
year.
A
M
Madam
president,
members
of
the
board:
yes,
we
are,
it's
simply
an
opportunity
for
public
input,
and
if
there
is
none,
then
we
have
met
our
obligation.
Okay,.
A
F
You
very
much
since
tomorrow
is
our
back
to
school
with
students.
What
we
thought
we
would
do
is
share
with
you,
some
of
the
work
and
the
preparation
that
our
staff
have
been
doing
over
the
summer
to
get
ready
for
the
school
year.
Like
you
heard
from
the
summer
school
report,
numerous
opportunities
for
our
students
to
be
involved
here
in
the
fargo
public
schools.
Same
way
when
it
comes
to
professional
development,
curriculum
writing
attached
to
memo
25,
you
will
see
a
packet
of
some
information
about
some
major
components
of
what
we
do
over
the
summer.
F
On
page
two,
what
you
will
see
is
a
listing
of
all
of
the
summer
curriculum
writing
projects
that
we
do
when
we
talk
about
summer.
Curriculum
writing
we're
talking
about
teachers
getting
together
to
do
lessons.
Unit
plans,
assessments,
talk
about
their
curriculum
maps,
how
they're
going
to
assess
their
students
over
the
course
of
the
school
year,
and
you
can
see
this
summer
we
had
a
119
staff
members
come
together
during
multiple
opportunities
and
that
equaled
1
679
hours
of
work.
You
can
see
from
the
chart.
F
That's
on
page
2,
the
variety
of
areas
that
we
had
curriculum
writing
done
in
from
science
to
english,
language,
learners,
math,
music,
drama,
social
studies,
counseling
world
language,
language,
arts
and
social
studies,
and
also
the
next
column
over.
You
can
see
that
it
was
elementary
middle
school
and
high
school,
so
teachers
from
a
variety
of
areas
coming
together
to
do
that
work.
F
How
this
is
driven
is
either
through
our
study
committee
and
task
forces
in
which
our
teachers
are
members
of
over
the
course
of
the
school
year.
They
suggest
work
that
should
be
done
over
the
summer
or
it
also
then
comes
from
the
district
level.
As
we
talk
about
our
curriculum
review
cycle
and
of
work
that
we
know
needs
to
get
accomplished
over
the
summer.
So
that's
one
piece
that's
happening.
F
A
second
piece
is
on
page
three
and
four.
This
is
just
a
list
of
all
of
the
professional
development
opportunities
that
we
sponsored
as
the
fargo
public
schools.
You'll
see,
there
were
60
different
opportunities
that
we
put
on
now.
This
does
not
include
courses
at
the
university
or
other
workshops
and
professional
development
opportunities
that
were
created
by
other
agencies.
F
Now,
that's
not
a
unique
number,
so
one
person
could
have
attended
multiple
events
and
in
the
case
that
happens
many
times,
but
you
can
see
the
wide
variety
from
technology
to
project-based
learning,
to
strategies
that
I
can
use
for
in
the
elementary
classroom
and
on
and
on
a
wonderful
array
of
opportunities
for
our
staff
that
they
can
apply
this
school
year
and
then.
Finally,
on
pages,
five
and
six
just
wanted
to
highlight
four
unique
opportunities
that
we
had
in
the
fargo
public
schools.
F
These
were
two
two-day
technology
camps
for
our
middle
school
students.
We
held
them
at
carl
ben
eilsen
and
at
discovery,
but
they
were
open
to
all
middle
school
students
here
in
the
fargo
public
schools
and
west
fargo
and
morehead
and
you'll
see
on
page
five
the
number
of
students
who
attended
those
different
events
over
the
course
of
those
two
opportunities.
F
The
second
that
I
wanted
to
highlight
was
we
call
it's
a
long
title:
engaging
21st
century
learning
through
problem
project
based
learning,
it's
hard
for
me
to
say
even,
but
what
we
did
is
we
partnered
with
our
two
neighboring
districts
to
put
on
two
three-day
workshops
for
our
staff
around
project-based
learning,
where
staff
helped
design
large
questions.
What
are
those
essential
questions
that
we
want
to
ask
and
then
get
answered
and
then
design
the
opportunities
and
put
in
place
the
opportunities?
F
How
kids
would
research
interview,
survey,
get
that
information
and
then,
in
the
end,
share
that
information
with
a
either
a
jury
of
their
peers
or
outside
experts,
and
from
that
activity
we
had
77
teachers
from
the
three
different
districts
come
together
and
be
part
of
that.
In
addition
to
that,
we
put
on
a
third
three-day
workshop
in
which
we
had
36
more
fargo
public
schools.
Teachers
come
and
be
part
of
that
training.
F
F
This
is
an
enormous
event
that
happens
at
davies
high
school,
in
which
447
teachers
from
across
our
region
came
together.
They
were
given
the
opportunity
to
select
from,
I
think
it's
310
different
opportunities,
310
different
workshop,
related
activities,
all
around
technology
and
then,
as
teachers
rotated
from
session
to
session,
they
were
able
to
create
their
own
plan
of
study.
F
This
year
we
added
something
was
called
adventures
in
which
we
partnered
with
some
businesses
and
teachers
then
went
out
into
the
community
to
see
21st
century
skills
in
action.
So
why
am
I
teaching
this?
How
will
it
be
applied
by
my
students,
our
staff,
went
out
and
had
some
of
these
visits
and
had
those
conversation
with
those
business,
men
and
women
and
then
finally,
the
last
piece
on
page
six
was
the
education
that
works.
F
This
was
a
wonderful
opportunity
that
we've
been
working
on
together,
where
we
brought
all
of
the
principals
and
district
level
individuals
from
those
three
districts
together
on
two
different
days
june,
11th
or
august
8th
as
a
makeup
day
in
which
we
talked
about
what
are
those
21st
century
skills?
What
do
we
want
students
to
know
and
be
able
to
do,
and
then
how
are
we
going
to
measure
that?
F
And
we
really
talked
around
a
set
of
scoring
criteria
or
rubrics
that
were
developed
over
the
course
of
last
school
year
by
members
of
those
three
different
districts?
We
then
shared
those
with
our
principles
and
gave
them
the
opportunity
to
really
dig
into
them
to
get
to
know
them
better,
so
that
as
they
go
into
the
classrooms,
they
can
give
feedback
to
their
staff
around
those
21st
century
skills.
F
It
was
a
great
day
in
which
the
superintendents
from
all
three
districts
spoke,
and
we
heard
wonderful
feedback
that
we
worked
together
collaboratively
to
share
that
same
message.
So,
just
like
summer
school
and
the
wonderful
array
of
opportunities
we
give
our
students.
I
think
you
can
see
we've
given
our
staff,
a
wide
array
of
professional
development
opportunities
to
prepare
us
and
get
ready
for
this
school
year.
N
H
F
Some
of
the
businesses
were
like
rdo
microsoft,
the
jet
center
sanford
health
dac
tech,
bite,
speed,
just
to
name
a
few
in
which
individuals
from
those
organizations
agreed
to
speak
to
that
small
group
to
talk
about
21st
century
skills
and
how
they
would
then
would
be
applied
in
that
work.
Setting,
so
that
the
staff
then
could
go
back
and
talk
to
their
students.
This
is
why
we're
teaching
this-
and
this
is
how
you
will
apply
it
down
the
road.
E
I
just
want
to
give
some
credit
too,
where
it's
due
and
that's
jim
garden
with
the
edc,
the
economic
development
corp.
Last
year,
early
in
the
year,
jim
convened
the
meeting
with
the
three
superintendents
other
staff
members
from
each
of
the
school
districts
and
asked:
how
could
the
edc
help
us
in
coordinating
collaborative
effort
to
get
our
businesses
more
involved,
with
what
we're
doing
in
our
schools
creating
opportunities
for
teachers
to
visit
businesses,
creating
opportunities
for
some
of
the
things
that
you've
heard
about
tonight?
E
And
so
this
here
is
the
cumulative
effect
of
that
initial
meeting,
and
this
is
just
the
start
of
where
we're
going
so
jim
and
his
staff
have
been
very
instrumental
in
coordinating
the
meetings.
We
have
our
meetings
at
the
edc,
and
now
we
have
splintered
off
into
the
working
sessions.
If
you
will
to
make
these
things
happen.
Bob,
as
a
matter
of
fact
today
was
over
at
west
fargo
meeting
in
a
collaborative
meeting
on
this
very
topic
and
looking
at
how
we
can
continue
to
build
this.
So
it's
just
to
start.
E
So
this
is
what
we
talk
about
when
we
talk
about
21st
century
skills
and
moving
to
the
future.
As
we
talk
about
strategic
planning,
where
do
we
want
to
go
well,
these
are
the
things
that
start
to
bubble
at
the
bottom,
that
eventually
that's
really
going
to
broaden
out
and
be
what
we
do.
So
it's
very
exciting
and
I
want
to
just
publicly
thank
jim
and
his
staff
for
assisting
with
the
whole
process
and
really
being
the
spark
to
get
it
to
happen.
So
thank
you.
O
Is
there
a
specific
budget,
that's
assigned
to
that.
F
Yes,
typically,
we
use
our
title
two
dollars
that
are
federal
dollars
for
curriculum
writing.
So,
during
the
the
request
that
teachers
put
together
rachel-
and
I
and
our
team
that
review
those
to
see
which
of
those
opportunities
we
can
afford,
which
are
those
we
can
move
forward
with
over
and
summer.
O
So
some
several
or
most
are
accepted
or.
F
I
would
say
most
are
accepted.
Some
are
modified
slightly,
that
we
may
someone
may
request
a
larger
number
of
either
hours
or
writers,
and
we
try
to
modify
the
request
before
we'll
deny
that.
L
O
And
this
might
be
a
monumental
task,
but
has
any
thought
ever
been
given
to
coordinating
the
the
curriculum
writing
with
morehead
and
west
fargo?
I
know
when
I
taught
there
were
some
astounding
earth
science
teachers
in
in
fargo,
and
I
picked
their
brains
constantly
and
they
did
the
same.
You
know
if
there
were
an
opportunity
to
share
among
districts.
I
I
think
that
could
be
invaluable.
E
F
Not
only
for
our
teaching
staff,
but
our
principals
as
well.
The
meeting
that
I
was
at
in
west
fargo
is:
we
were
talking
about
a
similar
book
study.
That's
going
to
be
done,
conducted
across
all
three
of
our
districts,
so
that
our
principals
have
the
opportunity
for
similar
professional
growth
and
conversations
so
that
a
principal
in
moorhead,
fargo
and
west
fargo
can
have
that
similar
foundation.
L
I
would
add
on
additionally
that
we
started
that
at
the
teacher
specialist
level
last
winter
into
spring,
west
fargo,
moorhead
and
fargo
collaborated
to
write
the
21st
century
learning
standards.
We
unpacked
those
rubrics
together
and
then,
when
the
administrators
came
together,
they
worked
on
the
documents
that
our
teachers
had
actually
produced
to
unpack
them
to
every
grade
level
because
they
were
benchmarked
at
the
larger
scale.
So
we
have
started
that
at
a
small
small.
A
Scale
this
summer,
who
says
teachers
don't
have
all
summer
off.
I
have
one
question
with
with
the
collaboration
between
the
different
districts:
how,
for
example,
for
the
summer
tech
camp?
How
do
you
cost
share
that
out?
As
far
as
which
district
pays
for
what
do
teachers
pay
to
participate
in
this?
Do
we
pay
them?
Those
are
some
of
the
questions
that
I
have.
F
There
is
a
multiple
ways
that
staff
members
may
be
somewhat
compensated
for
their
time.
Sometimes
it's
a
credit
in
which
we
will
set
that
up
where
they
can
earn
it.
Sometimes
it
is
a
stipend
for
the
day
that
they
attend
training,
but
we
always
give
staff
members
the
opportunity
or
the
choice
on
which
they
would
prefer
when
it
comes
to
some
of
the
joint
training
by
the
cost
share
that
out,
so
that
it's
equal,
our
districts.
A
A
E
I'll
talk
about
it
here
with
you,
it's
another
set
of
things
that
we're
doing
and,
as
you
can
hear
tonight,
there's
a
lot
going
on,
and
but
really
this
is
what
sets
the
tone
for
us
during
this
school
year.
As
far
as
what
we
call
our
operational
plan,
and
tonight
we
bring
to
you
the
first
reading
of
that,
which
is
what
we
are
planning
for
this
upcoming
year.
I'll
go
through
some
highlights
and
then
we'll
open
it
any
questions
you
might
have
or
any
suggestions
that
you
might
have.
E
We
will
bring
this
back
to
you
after
tonight
for
one
final
go
through
and
then
once
you
approve
it,
this
will
be
the
work
that
will
will
set
forth
on
page.
Well,
let
me
go
back
and
say
this
that
last
year
we
changed
this
whole
process
to
align
it
with
the
advanced
ed
standards.
As
you
know,
and
so
everything
is
aligned
to
those
five
standards.
What
we've
done
is
under
each
standard,
where
we
have
an
item
that
will
be
part
of
our
operational
plan.
E
We
have
indicated
that,
along
with
the
indicator
of
how
you
would
look
at
that,
that
action
piece
and
how
we
would
evaluate
that,
so
the
indicators
are
at
the
back
in
the
addendum
of
the
document.
So
the
first
thing
that,
under
the
first
standard
purpose
and
direction,
there's
one
item.
But
yet
I
think
it's
the
biggest
item
in
the
whole
operational
plan,
and
that
would
be
our
strategic
planning
process
for
this
year.
E
Currently
we're
in
the
process
of
just
gathering
data
and,
as
you
know,
we
have
an
ad
hoc
committee
developing
questions
for
a
survey
that
we're
going
to
use
to
gather
information
from
the
community
from
our
students
from
our
staff,
from
all
the
different
stakeholders
that
we
have
and
really
what
that
is.
Is
it's
just
the
beginning
stages
of
gathering
information.
E
That
is
just
the
very
beginning
in
the
process,
and
so
I
don't
want
anybody
to
be
too
worried
about
what
that
is,
because
it's
basic
but
we'll
be
getting
to
the
real
meat
of
it
later
on,
so
that
whole
operational
plan
under
purpose
and
direction
is
just
one
thing
this
year,
and
that
is
the
strategic
planning
process.
Okay,
as
we
go
to
page
four
and
we
look
under
governance
and
leadership,
you'll
see
several
other
items.
I'll
just
talk
about
a
couple
number
one
create.
E
The
first
thing
I
want
to
talk
about
is
create
and
carry
out
a
plan
to
increase
cultural
competency
within
the
staff
of
the
fargo
public
schools.
We
started
that
with
an
in-service
with
our
administrators.
This
will
be
more
administratively
focused
this
year,
broadened
out
into
the
whole
staff
next
year.
E
Really
what
it
will
be
is
creating
some
opportunities
for
us
to
explore
our
own
cultural
competency
and
to
develop
that
even
broader
across
all
parts
of
our
school
district,
so
that'll
be
something
we'll
work
on
number.
The
second
thing
is
monitor,
track
and
participate
in
the
legislative
assembly
and
legislative
process.
This
year
we
know
that'll
be
very
time
consuming
another
big
piece
for
particularly
brock
and
for
our
board
myself
and
then
you'll
see
further
down.
It
says,
review
and
modify.
E
There's
two
different
pieces
there
and
then
facilitate
the
state,
has
implemented
new
evaluation
process
for
principals
and
for
teachers.
Districts
have
to
select
from
three
different
models.
The
type
of
evaluation
system
they'll
use
bob
has
already
done
that
review
in
our
district,
and
we
will
be
looking
at
what
it
is
that
we'll
be
doing
in
the
future.
E
How
we're
implementing
that
and
that's
what
you
see
there
when
you
see
those
four
things:
that'll
be
worked
through
the
human
resources
department
and
the
teaching
learning
department,
but
we'll
be
implementing
that
process
throughout
this
year,
so
that
it's
in
place
and
operational
for
next
year
for
next
year.
So
all
that
work
is
going
to
be
done
this
year.
So
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out
that
we're
working
on
that
question.
H
Before
I
lose
track,
and
I'm
just
ignorant
of
this,
has
the
state
always
provided
ways
in
which
principles
should
be
evaluated?
Is
this
something
new.
F
Excuse
me,
it
is
new.
There
was
a
committee
of
teachers,
principals
and
other
administrators
across
the
state
who
worked
on
this
criteria
over
the
course
of
the
last
few
school
years.
So
there
was
a
teacher
voice
principal
voice
in
the
process.
They
came
up
up
with
a
set
of
standards
in
which
the
evaluation
system
must
meet.
They
then
went
out
and
reviewed
different
models
that
were
there
and
then
that's.
Why,
when
dr
schatz
talks
about
the
three
different
models
that
you
could
choose
from,
they
already
meet
to
those
standards.
F
F
We
feel
that
it
aligns
very
well
with
the
advanced
ed
process.
It
also
aligns
very
well
with
the
long-range
plan
that
we
have
for
teaching
and
learning
in
this
in
our
district,
and
the
nice
thing
is
that
both
teacher
and
principal
will
be
based
on
the
same
research.
So
we'll
have
similar
conversations
through
the
principal
evaluation
process
or
the
teacher
evaluation
process.
E
Okay,
this
came
about
with
kirsten
basler,
taking
over
superintendent
for
the
schools
in
the
state,
so
anyways.
The
good
news
for
our
district
is
that
we've
already
been
in
one
of
the
three
models:
we've
been
using
the
danielson
model,
so
the
transition
to
the
marzano
model
really
for
our
staff
will
not
be
as
big
a
transition
as
for
those
other
districts
that
have
never
done
this
type
of
evaluation,
so
it
should
be
a
fairly
smooth
transition
for
us.
E
Okay,
going
back
to
the
document.
If
we
go
on
to
the
third
standard
on
page
five
teaching
and
assessing
for
learning
a
big
part
here
would
be
the
research
design
development.
The
standard
protocol
for
multi-tier
system
of
support,
formerly
called
rti,
we're
good
at
changing
our
names
of
things
and
acronyms.
E
E
In
addition
to
this,
we
have
put
in
place
a
drop-out
prevention
and
recovery,
facilitator,
a
person
who's
going
to
actually
work
on
the
issue
of
dropouts,
and
this
is
boots
on
the
ground.
A
person
who's
actually
working
with
those
kids
who
are
indicating
to
us
that
they
are
no
longer
wanting
to
be
in
the
traditional
setting
of
a
high
school,
maybe
go
to
wood
roll,
maybe
go
on
to
get
their
ged,
maybe
decide
to
just
leave
the
district,
but
this
person
will
be
working
with
actually
tracking
those
students
working
with
those
students
and
their
families.
E
To
do
everything
we
can
to
keep
them
in
school
to
make
sure
that
we
find
a
path
for
them
to
finish
their
experience
at
the
high
school
level,
and
so
that's
exciting
and
they'll
be
working
directly
with
that
mtss
person,
because
part
of
keeping
the
dropout
numbers
low
is
to
address
the
at-risk
riskiness.
If
you
will,
when
they're
in
school
and
then
what
are
the
support
systems
and
strategies
that
we
need
to
use
to
assist
those
students,
and
so
the
mtss
position
does
that.
E
So
all
these
things
connect
and
then,
when
you
look
further
down,
it
says,
develop
short
long
range
plan
to
identify,
monitor
and
provide
support
for
students
at
risk
of
dropping
out
of
high
school.
They
all
work
together,
and
so
our
new
director
of
special
education
will
be
overseeing
this,
along
with
her
coordinators
and
the
other
specialists
that
we
have
working
in
the
k-5
level
tie
in
the
612
dropout
prevention,
facilitator,
and
so
this
year
is
really
the
start
of
getting
after
that
issue.
So
pretty
excited
about
that.
E
A
E
Well,
initially,
what's
going
to
have
to
happen,
is
the
planning
part
of
it,
and
that
is
working
with
the
three
traditional
high
schools
and
working
with
those
principals
to
to
take
a
look.
First
of
all
the
numbers,
how
many
kids
are
at
risk
of
dropping
out?
How
many
kids
have
actually
dropped
out?
How
many
kids
are
somewhere
in
the
system,
and
so
once
we
determine
that,
then
that'll
determine
exactly.
You
know
how
how
many
kids
we
can
handle
at
this
point.
E
P
Madam
president,
dr
schatz,
I
I
just
can't
begin
to
say
how
enthused
I
am
about
this
effort
for
dropout
prevention
and
and
going
at
it.
The
way
you
are
I,
I
would
suggest
that
we
also
add
into
this
an
element
of
of
tracking
our
cost
effectiveness
so
that
we
can
qualify
back
to
our
legislative
leaders.
P
The
the
positive
result
that
came
with
their
new
funding
formula,
every
every
kid
is
going
to
be
9
000
into
our
system
to
work
with
and
and
and
if
we,
if
we
can
show
that
transition
and
that
that
shift
to
to
results
that
we
can
take
and
pull
these
kids
back
in
and
apply
the
monies
and
deploy
them
back.
It
doesn't
cost
anybody
anything.
P
I
I
just
am
so
pleased
we're
doing
this,
because
I
think
this
will
want
to
be
one
of
the
tangible,
real,
tangible
results
of
their
shift
in
funding
to
student
numbers,
more
numbers,
more
money,
more
fewer
dropouts,
more
money,
and-
and
so
this
will
this
will.
This
will
be
one
we
can
comfortably
keep
investing
in
as
the
successes
come
away
and
the
revenues
grow
along
with
it.
E
E
But
we'll
see
as
we
move
forward
the
effectiveness
of
the
end
game,
and
that
is,
are
we
able
to
start
to
take
a
hit
on
decreasing
number
of
dropouts
and
those
types
of
things?
It's
going
to
be
a
process,
and
you
know
it's
not
going
to
happen
overnight,
but
we
have
now.
We've
had
to
kick
off
and
I'm
pretty
excited
about
that.
E
Okay,
we'll
continue
on
to
page
six
resources
and
support
systems,
a
big
part
of
the
work
we'll
do
this
year,
especially
jennifer
schultece,
the
new
principal
at
edclap.
We
will
have
to
create
and
carry
out
a
plan
to
hire
certified
non-certified
staff
for
the
opening
bedclap
school
to
be
a
lot
like
what
I
did
when
I
opened
davies
she'll,
be
working
all
year,
long
to
put
those
people
into
places
and
to
create
all
the
things
that
you
need
to
create
for
a
new
school
and
rachel
will
be
working
closely
with
her
on
that.
E
So
that'll
be
a
big
big
part
of
the
work
they're
doing
one
that
has
been
on
the
docket
for
a
long
time.
Finalized
the
revised
middle
school
schedule
recommendation,
including
staffing
costs,
changes
to
transportation
interventions,
including
costs
associated
with
interventions
and
curriculum
writing.
E
E
Has
been
something
that
was
happening
when
I
came
on
as
superintendent,
I
said
to
bob
last
year.
We
need
to
find
closure
to
this
and
actually
move
forward.
If
we're
going
to,
and
so
last
year
they
did
come
to
an
agreement
on
a
model
this
year,
they're
going
to
work
on
making
that
happen,
and
so
we're
hoping
that
by
the
end
of
the
year,
we're
able
to
make
it
happen
and
be
able
to
implement
that
new
model.
So
and
all
those
of
you
who've
been
on
the
board,
know
a
lot
of
the
work.
E
That's
got
into
that
and
it's
been
going
on
for
quite
a
while,
so
we
hopefully
can
make
that
happen,
and
then
the
last
one
there
continue
the
implementation,
the
district's
long-range
facility
plan.
Most
exciting
thing
about
a
plan
is
when
you
put
in
an
action,
and
so
we're
seeing
that
happen
with
our
long-range
facility
plan.
You'll
see
us
continue
to
complete
things
that
we've
started
I'll,
be
coming
to
you
in
the
future,
about
looking
for
the
future
being
proactive
on
where
we
think
the
growth
is
going
to
be
in
the
far
south.
E
P
I'm
sorry
excuse
me,
madam
president,
and
members
of
the
board,
while
you're
on
this
page,
the
the
the
analysis,
the
the
transportation
study
for
for
the
district,
I'm
as
I
understand
it,
I
believe
we're
about
a
year
or
so
away
from
the
seven
year
contracts
being
before
the
board.
Is
that
about
right,
brock,
one
year
or
so.
P
H
B
E
Using
results
for
continuous
improvement
throughout
this,
what
you're
going
to
see
is
developing
ways
to
better
assess
and
the
reporting
of
those
results
from
major
initiatives.
Really,
if
I
was
to
summarize
what
you're
seeing
here,
that's
what
we're
saying
and
I've
been
working
with
bob
and
rachel
and
we've
had
discussions
about.
How
can
we
better
desegregate
our
data?
E
If
you
will
where
we
can
go
and
click
on
and
take
and
find
that
data
create
a
chart
or
a
graph
or
whatever
it
is
quickly,
so
that
we
can
then
present
or
explain
that
data
and
compare
that
data.
So
it's
an
analysis
of
data
that
we've
been
missing,
that
we're
now
going
to
start
to
take
on
so
that'll
in
of
itself
will
be
a
big
project
too.
So
so
that
is
what
we're
up
to
this
year
and
we've
got
lots
and
lots
in
the
pipeline
again.
B
If
I
could
get
you
to
make
one
wordsmithing
change
on
page
seven,
I
had
to
do
this
at
the
state
gac
meeting
too.
I
believe
the
second
bullet
point.
What
you
really
are
doing
is
aligning
to
the
north
dakota
state
standards,
as
opposed
to
some
nebulous
thing
called
the
common
core
standards,
because
the
north
dakota
state
standards
are
unique
to
north
dakota.
A
A
And
then
what
this
is
essentially
for
those
of
you,
the
newer
work,
are
the
board.
Members
is
their
work,
their
work
plan
for
the
year,
it's
pretty
lofty,
but
then
at
the
end
of
the
year
they
will
give
us
feed,
give
us
a
feedback
report,
a
key
indicator
report
and
what
has
been
achieved
or
not,
and
that
is
the
merit-based
component
for
compensation
for
dr
schatz
and
his
administrative
team.
So
they
take
this
report
very
seriously.
E
We
have
to
create
that
to
get
us
on
track
to
where
we're
going
and,
as
you
have
seen
in
everything
we're
doing
as
we
align
to
the
advanced
ed
standards,
we're
bringing
focus
and
consistency
to
everything
we
do
so
that
when
you
get
documents
you
can
say
yes
that
relates
to
that,
and
I
know
what
that
means,
and
it's
not
all
over
the
place.
So
again,
this
is
just
the
start
to
that.
Getting
all
of
that
in
mind.
E
Board,
I
sure,
can
what
you
actually
that's
a
lot
tonight,
so
we're
in
good
shape.
Well,
we
start
school
tomorrow
and
we
are
tracking,
just
as
we
anticipated
with
enrollments.
We
will
know
for
sure
tomorrow
when
people
show
up-
and
we
will
have
a
final
report
in
the
afternoon-
that
ann
marie
and
betsy
and
I
will
work
on
and
then
we'll
distribute
that
to
the
media.
E
But
if
you
look
at
our
rsp
report
that
we've
had
done
the
last
two
years,
the
enrollment
projections
we're
actually
tracking
very
closely
to
what
they
projected.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
if
you
were
to
look
at
what
they
put
down
last
year
for
the
beginning
of
this
year,
we're
probably
going
to
be
over
100
kids
over
what
they
projected.
E
So
that's
the
good
news
if
you
want
to
say
that
we're
pretty
close
in
our
projections,
we'll
see
who
you
know
how
many
students
show
up
tomorrow
and
we'll
get
to
that
final
figure,
we
know
for
sure
we're
going
to
be
more
than
we
had
last
year.
So
we
are
growing.
We
continue
to
grow
and
the
planning
that
we're
doing
and
being
proactive
is
appropriate
for
the
growth
that
we
have.
So
I
feel
good
about
that.
E
As
you
know,
we
had
our
school
opener
the
other
day
with
all
of
our
staff
first
time
that
we've
ever
brought
all
staff
members
in
most
of
you
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
that
very
well
received
and
again
another
effort
on
our
part
for
consistency
in
the
same
message
across
our
district.
We're
ready
to
open
buildings
are
ready.
Hvac
systems
are
in
so
everything's
on
time,
we'll
have
a
great
day
tomorrow.
E
Let's
see
what
else
today,
I
want
to
share
with
you
the
annual
report
that
you
have
before
you.
This
is
the
second
version
of
this.
Last
year
we
started
this.
This
is
the
second
attempt
this
year
filled
full
of
information
about
our
district
anne-marie,
and
her
team
have
been
working
with
all
the
different
departments
have
just
done
an
excellent
job
of
putting
this
together.
E
This
is
our
public
document
that
is
now
online
available
for
anybody
to
look
at
to
see
and
learn
a
lot
about
our
district,
we'll
continue
to
build
this
each
year,
we'll
make
adjustments
where
necessary,
we'll
add
things
where
we
think
we
need
to
add
them.
One
thing
I
want
to
point
out
is
the
demographic
information:
that's
in
the
back.
That
is
now
two
years
old.
So
next
year,
when
we
bring
ed
clap
on,
we
will
have
another
demographic
study
done
so
that
will
be
updated
next
year.
E
So
we'll
have
the
most
current
neighborhood
information
about
schools
and
the
demographics
that
are
involved,
and
so
just
want
to
thank
anne,
marie
and
her
team
for
putting
together
what
we're
going
to
be
calling
our
annual
report
each
year
and
if
you're,
looking
for
information
about
the
district,
you
can
find
it
here.
So
my
report.
A
A
N
A
M
Madam
president,
members
of
the
board,
you
have
before
you
memo
29,
which
is
our
recommendation
for
the
selection
of
an
architect
for
the
central
operations
center.
As
you
recall,
we
asked
for
permission
to
go
out
for
rfp
and
really
try
to
get
ahead
of
this
project
and
understand
that
the
central
operations
center
will
be
a
project
coming
at
us
and
we
wanted
to
have
somebody
on
board
with
some
information
to
help
us
get
designing.
M
We
put
a
team.
Together,
we
did
jim
free
kevin
hagenis
and
myself
we
received
11
rfps.
We
read
through
those
and
rated
them
appropriately
interviewed
seven
architects
from
those
seven
architects.
We
ranked
them
again
from
the
interviews
got
to
down
to
a
list
of
three
finalists,
and
at
that
point
I
negotiated
fees
with
those
finalists
and
then
bring
you
the
recommendation
that
you
see
before
you.
Typically,
we
would
bring
this
through
the
planning
committee,
but
at
the
time
of
the
last
planning
committee,
we
were
still
in
the
process
of
finalizing
this.
M
I
did
communicate
with
jim
johnson
as
the
chair
of
the
planning
committee,
so
he
knew
procedurally
what
we
were
doing
and
the
steps
that
we
were
taking
so
that
he
knew
that
we
certainly
were
not
circumventing
planning.
It
was
more
a
timing
issue,
so
we
bring
that
forward
to
you
tonight
for
approval
and
hope
for
hopefully
for
approval,
and
then
we
will
proceed
whatever
the
next
steps
are
in
this
process,
both
with
the
city
and
with
a
design
team
to
move
forward.
A
P
M
Okay,
thank
you
for
clarification.
There's
two
pieces
really
one
of
them
is,
we
will
hopefully
soon
start
entering
into
negotiations
with
the
city.
We've
got
nothing
formal
in
that
regard
from
the
city,
but
we
certainly
want
to
be
in
a
position
to
know
what
it
is
that
we
believe
it
will
cost
to
replace
the
facility
that
we
have
behind
us
so
that
when
we
get
into
negotiations
with
the
city,
we
do
that
armed
with
the
knowledge
that
construction
costs
have
gone
up
and
we
know
what
it
would
take
to
replace
that
facility.
M
M
We
want
to
be
on
in
front
of
that,
because
I
believe
that
once
this
train
gets
on
the
tracks,
the
time
frame
will
be
pretty
aggressive
by
the
city,
and
I
think
we
want
to
be
prepared
to
respond
accordingly
and
spirit
of
dr
schatz's
mentality
of
being
proactive.
We
want
to
be
ready
to
act
in
that
regard,
rather
than
respond
when
it's
brought
to
us.
P
If
I
might,
madam
president,
and
I'm
not
critical
of
that
approach,
I'm
I'm
wishing
the
city
were
on
a
more
on
task
timeline-wise,
so
that
we
weren't
sitting
here
juggling
like
this
and
wondering
what
about
this
or
what
about
this?
Because
we
don't
know
if
we're
going
to
even
have
this
happen
for
sure
we
don't
know,
I
don't
believe
for
sure.
We
don't
know
if
we'll
be
building
new
or
remodeling
options
as
we
look
for
them
do.
E
We
I
can
try
to
answer
that
for
you,
this
will
happen.
I
I
have.
I
have
a
sense
that
we
will
have
to
replace
our
facility
that,
with
the
with
the
new
flood
wall,
that's
coming
in
downtown
we've
been
told
that
the
the
building
will
be
they
will
take
the
building
and
so,
but
we're
still
in
that
process
of
waiting
to
get
a
few
more
answers
before
we
can
start
moving
forward.
E
The
reason
for
the
time
that
I've
been
told
the
reason
why
it's
taking
so
long
for
the
appraisal
and
for
everything
else
to
fall
into
place
is
it's
it's
a
federal
project.
You
know
it's
through
the
core.
Everything
has
to
be
reviewed
through
the
core
through
the
city
process,
and
so
what
we
thought
was
going
to
be
a
may
report
has
turned
into
you
know
an
august
report
and
we're
going
to
be
meeting
soon
to
start
having
those
discussions.
E
So
we
do
know
the
timeline
is
going
to
be
pretty
aggressive,
they're
talking
in
march,
that
they
want
to
start
on
this
flood
wall
and
that
they
might
take
part
of
the
building
away
from
us
to
start
that
project.
So
the
timing
on
this
is
going
to
be
rather
aggressive.
I
think
once
it
starts
that's
why,
having
an
architect
in
place,
getting
our
plans
in
place
to
know
what
we're
dealing
with
is
really
critical
right
now,.
M
M
It
needs
design
work,
regardless
of
whether
it's
a
remodel
or
a
new
construction,
and
also
in
that
regard,
dr
schatz
and
I
have
looked
throughout
the
city
for
other
commercial
type
properties
that
might
meet
our
need,
that
are
existing.
That
could
be
remodeled
and
those
types
of
facilities
of
this
size
are
not
common
in
fargo.
A
H
And
brock,
please
remind
us
what
containment
tools
do
you
have
in
place
when
we're
going
through
a
project
like
this,
where
we've
hired
an
architect
on
a
percentage
basis,
and
you
know
what
incentives
do
they
have
not
to
just
design
the
most
expensive
building
because
their
fee,
you
know
what
what
kind
of
practical
cost
containment
things
do
we
typically
do
in
those
situations.
M
Members
of
the
board,
linda
the
first
part
of
that
is,
we
typically
have
a
sense
of
what
we
are
willing
to
invest,
whether
it's
new
construction,
remodel,
etc.
So
many
times
we
will
sit
down
with
a
design
team
and
say
we
are
willing
to
spend
x
so
help
us
design
what
we
need.
The
other
side
of
that
certainly
is
one
anytime.
We
have
capital
construction
projects.
M
I
really
view
this
as
we
build
a
construction
and
design
team
and
part
of
that
and
part
of
the
process
of
selecting
them,
I
think,
is
to
understand
you
know:
does
that
design
team
have
the
same
philosophy
as
us.
We
want
our
needs
met,
but
we
want
to
met
in
a
very
fiscally
responsible
manner,
making
sure
that
we're
getting
the
best
bang
for
the
buck
and
we're
not
doing
things
that
are
out
of
the
ordinary
or
extraordinary
from
a
cost
perspective.
So
you
know
just
from
a
matter
of
process.
M
We
really
try
to
address
those
things
on
the
front
end
and
be
very
clear
what
we
think
our
needs
are
and
what
we're
comfortable
from
an
investment
standpoint
doing
so
we
don't
have
necessarily
formal
costs
and
containment
measures
in
place.
It's
really
about
working
closely
with
that
team
to
have
them
understand.
M
What's
our
appetite
for
investment,
their
our
expectations
of
them
within
that,
and
if
their
initial
drafts
of
that
come
back
and
they
don't,
they
seem
higher
than
we
expected,
we
send
them
back
to
the
drawing
table
and
say
that's
just
not
something
we're
looking
for.
You
know,
go
back
and
go
to
work
on
that.
So
it's
much
more
informal,
but
it's
really
about
building
the
right
team,
which
starts
with
the
selection
process
to
know.
O
M
Of
the
board
david,
the
facility
that
sits
right
behind
us
is
approximately
38
000
square
feet,
and
it's
really.
The
dynamics
of
the
building
that
are
are
crucial
in
this.
So
within
that
facility
sits
our
central
kitchen,
which
has
all
of
the
items
necessary
for
that
central
kitchen
from
refrigeration,
walking,
coolers
freezers,
all
of
the
hoods,
the
all
of
that
equipment,
that's
necessary.
M
The
center
section
of
that
facility
is
the
warehouse
itself,
so
it's
been
called
a
warehouse
and
it's
the
smallest
portion
of
the
square
footage
that
sits
behind
us.
Then
we
have
all
of
our
trades
in
the
back
third
of
the
building,
which
have
a
carpentry
shop
that
has
all
of
the
ventilation
etc.
That's
required
in
that
we
have
had
a
painting
area,
a
painter
on
on
board
that
again
has
certain
things
necessary
for
them
for
mixing
paints
for
ventilation,
things
of
that
nature.
M
We
have
five
electricians
on
staff.
We
have
a
plumber
on
staff,
so
our
trades
area
all
have
work
stations
specific
to
their
trade.
So
we're
really
talking
about
a
multi-faceted
operations
center
that
houses
not
only
our
central
kitchen
and
all
its
needs,
but
a
traditional
warehouse
as
well
as
complete
trade
shops
for
various
trades.
A
B
What
would
that
add
to
the
cost?
Obviously,
that
second
component
is
not
something
the
city
is
going
to
be
involved
in
helping
us
with
financially,
but
if
we
can
free
up
long-term
lease
costs
and
really
centralize
all
of
our
what
I'll
call
district
operations
into
one
location
might
make
good
economic
sense.
The
other
thing
for
those
of
you
that
maybe
don't
follow
this
act
carefully
in
the
past
or
are
new
to
the
board.
I
am
pretty
sure
this
is
the
lowest
architectural
percentage
that
we've
ever
seen
in
a
contract.
B
In
the
time
I've
been
on
the
board
more
typically,
I
would
think
we'd
be
seen
in
the
six
to
six
and
a
half
seven
percent
range,
so
pretty
sharp
pencil
by
mba
or
pretty
good
negotiating
by
brock.
I
don't
know
and
I'd
like
to
think
all
future
construction
projects
of
the
district
will
come
in
with
this.
As
the
architectural
fee,
brock.
M
My
job
continued
contingent
upon
that
just
to
members
of
the
board
just
to
add
to
a
little
bit
what
jim
said,
the
lease
space
that
we
are
using
for
our
grounds,
crew,
as
well
as
our
print
shop,
is
an
additional
14
000.
When
we
put
this
rfp
out,
we
did
ask
this
was
a
difficult
process,
because
we
asked
for
a
proposal
on
design
of
a
facility
anywhere
from
38
000
to
52
000
square
feet.
So,
if
you're
on
the
other
side
of
this
you're
thinking
well,
what
do
you
want?
M
Do
you
want
a
or
do
you
want
b?
And
the
answer
is
yes,
so
that's
another
component,
I
think
david
too.
How
big
and
what
are
we
talking
about?
But
all
the
second
half
as
jim
said
would
be
something
to
consider
as
that
lease
comes
due,
but
it
was
addressed
in
the
rfp
as
well
and
which
made
this
process
much
more
difficult.
Also,.
P
P
No
or
is
our
approach
with
this
city
going
to
be
one
where
we're
going
to
present
them?
This
is
our
replacement
cost
for
the
project
you're
pushing
us
into
if
we
simply
appraise
the
value
of
what
we
have
now,
that
might
not
be
the
same
discussion
later
when
we
know
the
replacement
cost
of
this
move,
which
we
don't
want
because
it's
forced
upon
us.
It
helped
me
understand
that
members.
M
Of
the
board,
john
I'll
take
a
part
of
that
and
and
I'll
certainly
let
dr
schatzway
in
one
of
the
things
we
did.
As
you
recall,
we
did
some
pre-design
work
with
a
different
architecture
firm
actually
to
in
a
way
address
exactly
what
you're
asking
john.
We
said.
We
worked
with
jlg
architects
and
we
said
to
them.
The
city
has
come
to
us
and
said
this
is
something
that
might
be
happening
and
we
need
to
find
out
what
does
that
mean
to
us?
So
we
said
to
them.
M
If
you
simply
take
this
facility
and
you
replicate
it
somewhere
else
at
today's
prices.
What
does
that
mean
to
us?
What
does
that
look
like,
and
so
we've
done
some
of
that
from
a
pure
cost
perspective
to
say
just
replace
it.
Nothing
else
tell
us
what
that
is
from
an
appraisal
standpoint
I'll,
let
dr
schatz
address
that
specifically,
but
typically
when
the
city
or
the
federal
government
is
involved
in
bio
programs,
they're
initiating
that
effort
from
a
value
and
an
appraisal,
standpoint
and
I'll,
let
dr
shots.
M
E
E
So
if
we
were
to
ask
for
a
second
appraisal
which
they
would
pay
for,
the
timeline
is
long
because
there
are
not
a
whole
lot
of
appraisers
out
there
and
so
we're
looking
at
a
five
to
six
month
period.
So
I
asked
that
question
and
was
told
that
if
we
got
into
that
scenario
we
could
certainly
do
it,
but
then
we
would
do
something
called
quick
take,
which
is
the
new
term
for
imminent
domain.
E
M
Members
of
the
board
jennifer,
we
had,
as
I
said,
11
proposals.
We
interviewed
seven
of
those
the
seven
proposals
the
book
ends.
So
the
range
of
that
was
four
point:
nine
percent
to
seven
point:
five
percent,
some
more
a
range
because
we
asked
for
a
range
of
a
project,
so
they
gave
us
a
range
of
a
cost
which
I'm
not
surprised
by
one
of
the
reasons
we
also
we
do
rfps
or
we
do
straight
bids
and
in
an
rfp
price,
is
a
important
yet
not
primary
component.
Q
M
Membership
board
jennifer.
If,
if
I
I'm
understanding
your
question,
we
only
pay
for
what
we
for
the
services
that
get
provided
to
us.
So
when
you
say,
consolidation,
consolidation
of
two
facilities
for
you.
If
there's
a
consolidation
as
jim
has
talked
about
or
an
analysis
of
consolidation,
it
wouldn't
be
consolidating
into
one
of
the
existing
facilities
they
don't
fit.
It
would
be
consolidating
two
existing
facilities
into
a
different
facility
because
there
isn't
space
or
without
significant
building
of
a
property.
We
don't
own.
M
A
We
have
a
vote
to
do.
Yes,
we
do
any
other
discussion
from
the
floor.
Okay,
very
good,
there's
a
there's,
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
floor.
All
of
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
to
to
engage
mba,
please
vote
by
saying.
Yes,
any
opposed
no
motion
carries
dr
schatz.
Would
you
have
a
comment?
Well.
E
I
just
think
it
was
said
before
and
I'll
just
reiterate
it
that
we
aren't
looking
to
move.
E
This
is
because
of
the
flood
wall,
and
so
I
just
want
people
out
there
to
know
that
the
fargo
public
schools
is
not
looking
to
go,
spend
more
money
on
more
facilities
and
to
build
another
facility.
Believe
me,
if
we
didn't
have
to
do
this,
I
would
be
the
happiest
person
in
the
room.
So
it's
something
that
we
have
to
deal
with
it's
complicated
at
best
we're
doing
our
best
to
get
our
feet
under
it
and
as
we
learn
more,
we
will
certainly
keep
you
involved
and
keep
you
updated
on.
What's
happening.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you.
It's
five
after
seven,
let's
take
a
brief
break.
Is
five
minutes
enough?
Okay,
we'll
see
at
7.
A
A
A
The
first
one
is
an
annual
renewal
or
reaffirmation
for
our
committee
structure
or
any
any
changes
can
be
recommended.
At
this
time.
I
would
enter
either
entertain
a
motion
or
questions
or
suggestions.
Jim.
A
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
of
gp7
at
to
be
reaffirmed,
as
presented.
Please
vote
by
saying.
Yes,
any
opposed
no
motion
carries
next.
Items
are
two
executive
limitation
reports.
Seven
board
members
did
complete
those
thank
you.
Everyone
did
rate
rate
it
in
compliance,
and
so
I
think
we'll
take
both
of
these
together.
A
B
B
Yeah,
thank
you.
Well,
first
I'll
give
a
planning
committee
report.
We
had
our
first
meeting
and
for
those
of
you
that
are
not
on
planning
our
normal
scheduled
time
for
planning
will
be
the
first
friday
of
each
month
at
7
30..
That
being
said,
we
are
not
planning
at
this
point
in
time
on
having
one
the
first
friday
in
september,
we
didn't
get
a
sense
of
a
need
and
with
school
getting
kicked
off,
the
administration
probably
had
plenty
of
things
on
their
plate
for
the
coming
week.
B
We
also
discussed
some
possible
site
locations
in
the
far
south
side
of
fargo
for
potential
future
building
sites,
most
likely
elementary
building
sites,
and
I
think
the
administration
is
going
to
continue
to
research,
land
acquisition,
opportunities
that
are
west
of
I-29
and
south
of
obviously,
where
the
kennedy
elementary
is
now,
because
that's
one
of
the
fastest
growing
areas
where
new
housing
is
going
up
at
a
pretty
good
clip
and
I
suspect,
they'll
be
bringing
a
recommendation
back
to
planning
to
ultimately
vet
and
then
back
to
the
board,
probably
sometime.
B
This
fall
still
regarding
possible
acquisition
of
property
out
there.
We
had
a
discussion
of
our
priorities
for
the
year
and
at
this
time
we've
identified
four
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
if
you're
on
planning.
These
are
the
only
four
things
we're
going
to
get
to
work
on,
because
this
board
will
send
plenty
of
work
to
us.
B
Long
before
the
strategic
plan,
because
the
financial
components
of
revenue
are
the
fixtures
that
we
can
work
on
and
then
we'll
tie
it
in
with
where
we
go
with
the
strategic
plan,
obviously
we'll
be
starting
the
budget
cycle
before
we
know
it,
even
though
it'll
be
september
when
we
approve
the
operating
budget
for
this
year
about
the
same
time,
that's
getting
approved
brock
and
his
team
will
be
firing
up
to
begin
the
budget
cycle
for
the
following
school
year
and
hand
in
hand
with
that.
B
So
we
can
inform
the
negotiating
team
in
time
for
them
to
sit
down
with
the
fea
team
in
terms
of
our
fiscal
abilities,
going
forward
from
a
staffing
increase,
cost
perspective,
and
then
our
fourth
major
area
will
be
certainly
tracking
all
legislative
activity
that
will
come
back
to
have
financial
impacts
on
the
district,
the
big
one,
of
course,
being
the
foundation
aid.
But
there
are
several
others
that
normally
surface
as
they
start
getting
together
and
throw
bills
on
the
wall
to
see
what
might
actually
stick
so
first
friday
of
every
month.
B
At
this
point
in
time
I
don't
know,
if
we'll
have
a
september
meeting,
certainly
isn't
gonna,
I
don't
think
be
the
first
friday
in
september.
But
if
we
need
one
we
will
certainly
let
everybody
know
state
gac
committee
met
since
we
last
were
together
and
I'm
happy
to
tell
you
that
both
of
fargo's
resolutions
got
unanimously
endorsed,
and
so
it
is
now
going
to
the
state
conference,
not
as
a
recommendation
from
the
fargo
school
board,
but
a
recommendation
from
the
state
gac
committee
and
for
those
of
you
that
may
not
remember.
B
Our
two
resolutions
were
to
number
one
increase:
the
amount
of
money
for
the
school
construction
loan
program
and
number
two
increase:
the
state's
commitment
and
funding
to
ell
students
above
and
beyond.
What's
currently
in
the
state
foundation,
aid
formula
and
usually
if
the
gac
committee
at
the
state
level
has
recommended
this,
they
normally
fly
through
and
will
be
endorsed
by
the
state
association
too.
B
And
if
that
happens,
then
we
don't
necessarily
have
to
worry
about
championing
these
through
legislatively.
That
will
become
the
responsibility
of
john
martinson
and
his
team
of
lobbyists
to
craft
it
into
the
legislation.
That's
going
to
be
coming
forward,
both
in
the
k-12
funding
bill
for
ell
and
in
the
school
construction
loan
bill,
which
certainly
will
be
increased,
but
we're
actually
going
to
advocate
for
a
pretty
significant
increase
based
upon
the
discussion
at
the
state
gap
committee
level.
B
So
I
thought
that
was
pretty
good
news.
State
gac
committee
also
decided
to
write
two
new
resolutions,
actually
one's
a
modification
of
an
old
one,
but
it's
really
a
rewrite.
B
The
first
one
was
to
take
a
a
vocal
position
of
supporting
the
north
dakota
state
standards.
We
weren't
on
record
as
an
association
in
any
regards
to
them,
and
it's
pretty
clear
that
there
is
a
a
vocal
group.
I
don't
know
how
large
it
is.
That
is
actively
engaging
legislators
right
now
to
try
and
dismantle
the
north
dakota
state
standards,
which
not
saying
that's
a
bad
idea.
B
The
current
rules
say
that
the
the
funds
have
to
get
to
a
hundred
percent.
Now,
a
solvency
before
our
assessments
drop
and
employees
assessments
drop
we're
going
to
be
recommending,
although
this
is
still
a
work
in
progress,
I'm
working
with
john
martinson
on
the
wording
that
they
either
make
up
the
shortfall
with
a
one-time
allocation
of
state
dollars
to
the
plans,
which
would
then
allow
us
to
roll
back
to
the
previous
assessment
levels
that
we
were
at
five
years
ago.
B
B
If
they're
65
to
70
percent
fully
funded,
that's
a
pretty
remarkable
defined
benefit
plan.
So
this
having
a
threshold
of
100,
really
means
40
years
before
we'll
see
a
drop
in
what
we're
having
to
pay
for
these,
and
the
third
possibility
is
to
look
at
modifications
of
these
plans
grandfathering
all
the
current
employees,
but
perhaps
a
new
system
of
retirement
for
new
hires,
which
seems
to
have
had
some
legislative
support
in
the
past.
B
Although
that
one
is
going
to
be,
I
think,
a
very
difficult
one,
not
only
for
the
legislature
to
get
their
arms
around,
but
also
our
public
employees,
so
we're
going
to
try
and
craft
a
resolution
that
we
think
can
protect
the
school
districts
and
its
employees
going
forward
and
hopefully
get
us
off
this
effectively
26
percent
of
payroll
that
we
are
funding
currently
into
the
retirement
system.
O
Do
you
know
what
the
current
percent
of
solvency
is.
B
B
We
have
many
employees
in
our
district
and
I'm
sure
statewide
that
are
actually
eligible
for
the
state
retirement
plan
right
now,
but
are
continuing
to
teach.
So
if
we
see
an
acceleration,
people
are
actually
worried
about
this
acceleration,
in
particular
in
western
north
dakota.
Right
now,
with
the
high
cost
of
living
out
there,
there
are
a
lot
of
long
tenured
staff
people
that
are
thinking,
maybe
it's
time
for
me-
to
retire
and
sell
my
property
in
williston
and
move
to
a
better
climate
to
retire
into.
A
B
Honest
so,
and
ninety
percent
was
an
incredibly
high
number
to
get
to
so
100
is
just
none
of
us
will
be
alive
when
it
hits.
That
number
would
be
my
guess,
maybe
anne-marie.
I'm
sorry.
P
Madame
president,
members
of
the
board,
I
I
attended
the
my
first
meeting
with
the
native
as
a
commissioner
on
the
native
american
council,
and
we
had
a
retreat
all
an
all
afternoon
retreat
which
was
really
really
interesting,
and
I'm
I'm
very
much
looking
forward
to
that
that
appointment
unfolding.
I
I
thank
you
for
it.
Madam
president,
the
gac
committee
had
its
first
meeting
we'll
be
meeting
the
third
wednesdays
of
the
month
at
7
30..
P
Our
our
desire
to
cooperate
with
west
fargo
remains.
We
we,
our
superintendent,
will
be
reaching
out
to
david
and
the
fea
folks
to
start
having
some
additional
levels
of
communication
with
them
relative
to
legislative
issues,
and
we
touched
a
little
bit
on
on
the
national
relationship
with
our
congressional
delegations
being
as
we're
not
likely
to
be
involved
with
frn
federal
relations
network.
We're
going
to
be
unfolding
more
active
efforts
to
to
connect
with
our
congressional
folks
locally
and
involve
them
locally.
So,
first
wednesday
of
every
month
at
7,
30.
I
Rebecca
all
right
on
august
21st,
I
went
to
discovery
to
their
sixth
grade
eagles
camp,
which
was
very
fun.
I
sent
some
pictures
through
to
anne
marie,
so
hopefully
you'll
be
able
to
use
those,
and
I
followed
the
apollo
team
or
three
teams.
So
I
followed
the
apollo
team
around
for
about
an
hour
and
a
half,
and
we
worked
on
on
important
things
like
how
to
open
your
lock
combination,
and
I
was
reminded
about
being
in
high
school
and
being
pretty
nervous
about
making
sure
that
I
could
get
that
combination
open.
I
So
anyway,
that
was
that
was
pretty
fun
and
visiting
with
the
principals
there,
and
I
was
at
kennedy,
they
had
a
teacher
staff
meeting
on
august
22nd
on
friday,
and
I
arrived
after
that
meeting,
but
I
visited
with
the
principal
jerry
hansen
and
a
couple
of
their
pta
folks.
So
I'll
make
plans
to
head
back
there.
I
I
Q
I
was
able
to
speak
with
megan
kaiser
the
principal
over
at
lincoln
last
week,
and
we
had
a
brief
conversation
on
the
phone
she's
going
to
be
sending
me
an
email
with
some
staff
meeting
agenda
so
that
I
can
have
the
opportunity
she
wanted.
She
invited
me
I
should
say
into
the
school
to
introduce
myself
as
their
liaison
for
the
year
and
today
I
went
over
to
cb
cbe
and
met
with
brad
larson
and
introduced
myself
at
the
beginning
of
their
staff
meeting
to
80
plus
people
so
yeah.
Q
So
that
was
fun
and
I
do
have
to
say
the
majority
of
the
comments
that
I
heard
in
getting
to
speak
with
a
few
of
the
individuals.
One-On-One
were
all
very
positive
about
yesterday
here
so
and
in
the
future.
They
have
welcomed
me
into
visit
visiting
the
classrooms
during
the
day,
and
I
did
get
a
tour
of
the
school
and
a
little
bit
about
the
history.
O
H
Thank
you
in
preparations
for
negotiations,
I
have
been
gathering
information
from
administration
just
to
kind
of
get
some
background
and
hear
what
some
of
their
concerns
are.
So
I
suppose,
sometime
in
october,.
H
I'd
like
to
get
the
committee
together
to
be
briefed
by
administration
and
the
cabinet,
so
whenever
you
think
it
would
be
a
good
fit
for
your
schedule,
october-ish
is
probably
good.
Community
development
meeting
at
city
hall
is
coming
up
on
thursday.
H
I've
been
kind
of
lining
up
meetings
with
my
principals,
but
I
was
gonna
wait
till
after
school
started
till
I
figured
they
didn't
want
me
under
foot
quite
yet
and
lastly,
I
have
an
apology
for
john
strand
and
your
committee
out
of
habit.
It
showed
up
again,
nobody
said
a
word
and
I
just
yapped
my
way
through
the
whole
meeting.
So
you
thank
you
for
being
so
welcoming
at
government
affairs
committee
I'll
I'll,
be
sleeping
in
from
now
on.
H
C
C
Communications
is
meeting
this
thursday
at
noon
in
the
video
conference
center
down
here.
For
those
of
you
who
are
new
and
maybe
don't
know
where
it
is,
it's
just
around
the
corner
here
on
this
floor,
and
we
will
be,
among
other
things,
talking
about
our
goals
and
tasks
for
this
year.
So
if
there's
anybody
who
isn't
on
communications,
who
has
something
in
their
bonnet
that
they
think
communications
should
discuss
as
a
possible
activity
for
this
year.
Please
let
me
know.
C
Before
thursday
I
was
at
both
the
carl,
clara
barton
hawthorne
and
the
centennial
school's
first
staff
meetings
on
friday
morning
and,
interestingly
enough
for
those
of
you
who
are
on
the
board
in
for
a
long
time
and
know
that
a
few
years
ago
we
restructured
the
pairing
of
the
schools,
mostly
because
I
couldn't
get
from
longfellow
to
kennedy.
C
In
one
day
at
one
time
I
was
able
to
get
and
be
on
time
for
my
two
invitations
from
hawthorne
to
centennial,
so
that
was
kind
of
fun,
really
nice,
enthusiastic
staff
and
very
welcoming
again.
I
also
attended
the
taco
lunch
at
north,
which
is
at
north,
which
was
really
fun.
So
if
you
couldn't
make
it
this
year,
andy
usually
invites
all
the
board
members
every
year
and
and
stuff.
So
it's
a
nice
way
to
meet
the
staff
at
a
school
when
you're,
not
necessarily
the
liaison
there.
C
Also,
what
else
the
board
of
health,
which
is
my
outside
assignment,
is
meeting
in
september
we
had
a
long
hiatus,
we
only
meet
every
two
months
and
the
last
one
was
cancelled.
So
it's
kind
of
long
haven't
had
a
meeting,
and
I
also
wanted
to
say
that
the
staff
opener
yesterday
was
really
good,
and
I
heard
a
lot
of
varied
feedback
from
folks
at
all
levels
of
the
staff,
and
all
of
it
was
was
positive.
So
I
think
that's
it.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
again,
thank
you
for
those
of
you
that
were
able
to
attend
yesterday's
back-to-school
opener.
I
have
heard
very
many
positive
comments
as
well,
so
thank
you
to
jeff
and
his
team,
and-
and
I
know
anne
marie-
didn't
sleep
a
lot
the
night
before
and
she
was
all
radio
packed
up
but
earphones
on
coordinating
everything.
So
everything
seemed
to
go
off
without
a
hitch.
So
thank
you,
as
as
far
as
events
go
rebecca
mentioned,
the
ice
cream,
social,
which
is
really
is
a
lot
of
fun,
but
you
do
get
a
little
bit
sticky.
A
So
they'll
give
you
gloves,
but
it's
a
fun
night,
the
ndsba
convention.
We
did
put
the
the
rsvp
due
to
anne-marie
by
september
5th.
She
is
starting
to
get
a
little
nervous
because
only
two
board
members
have
rsvp'd
at
this
point.
This
is
very
timely
for
not
only
for
reservation
purposes,
but
we
also
assign
our
delegates
at
our
next
board
meeting.
So
we
need
to
determine
who's
going
to
be
there,
and
I
believe
we
can
have
four
delegates
with
five
four
five
with
one
alternate
alternate.
A
So
whatever
the
case,
those
are
the
delegates
can
go
in
and
vote
the
assembly,
so
we
need
to
know
for
that
reason
also
for
newer
board
members.
Typically,
the
night
before
we
have
a
little
bit
of
old
board
dinner,
so
anne
marie
is
going
to
need
to
know
which
nights
you're
there
now
is
this
during
duck
season.
Opener.
A
Oh
okay,
so
so
we're
not
quite
sure
how,
when
jim
will
be
there,
but
I'm
sure
he'll
he'll
fill
us
in,
but
the
sooner
you
can
get
those
and
anne
marie
I'm
sure
she
would
appreciate
it
and
then
she'll
come
up
with
a
little
grid
and
then
we
can
also
coordinate
rides.
So
it
seems.
R
A
You
for
clarification
I'll
make
that
amendment
committee
meetings,
most
people
had
had
mentioned
when
their
times
are
going
to
be.
Thank
you
for
that.
Under
my
liaison
reports,
the
next
government
governance
meeting
is
tuesday
september,
2nd
the
day
after
labor
day.
I
just
realized.
I
did
visit
south's
back
to
school
all
staff
meeting
and
had
a
lot
of
fun
had
some
lunch
with
them.
My
fargo
youth
initiative
outside
assignment
hasn't
met.
A
Well,
I
should
say:
they've
met,
they've
had
a
retreat,
but
I
wasn't
invited
because
I'm
a
big
kid-
and
I
wasn't
part
of
that
yet
so
also
on
a
side
note.
Another
way
that
you
can
connect
with
your
liaison
schools
is
to
request
to
get
on
their
pta
newsletter
list
and
that's
really
fun,
because
then
you
get
to
learn
about
a
lot
of
the
events
that
go
out
in
the
school,
so
you
could
certainly
contact
your
pta
president
for
that.
I
believe
that
betsy
sent
out
that
list
earlier.
A
That's
all
for
my
report.
Let's
see
here
the
next
meeting,
regular
board
meetings
of
september
9th
and
for
debriefing.
I
have
a
couple
comments.
Does
anybody
anybody
want
to
start
on
debriefing
linda.
H
I
was
just
going
to
make
a
a
note
about
the
microphones
being
an
old
recording,
studio
nerd.
You
have
to
be
close
because
if
they're
way
back
here
we're
going
to
get
feedback,
it's
not
going
to
so
about
a
hand,
width
so
bring
them
towards
you
if
you're,
and
that
that
helps
with
broadcasting
too.
Okay.
A
I
have
a
as
far
as
getting
my
attention
as
far
as
speaking
goes
it's
my
job
to
make
sure
that
we
speak
and
turn
and
and
have
the
floor
at
appropriate
times.
So,
in
order
to
get
my
attention,
there's
no
reason
to
say
rob
and
robin
just
wait.