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From YouTube: School Board Meeting - September 9, 2014
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Fargo Public Schools - Board of Education Meeting - Live Broadcast -
September 9, 2014
A
A
Recognition
of
the
audience.
No,
no
audience
members
signed
up
to
address
the
board
tonight,
but
welcome
to
those
of
you
who
have
joined
us
in
the
audience
as
well
as
those
of
you
who
have
who
are
watching
us
on
television,
it
sounds
like
I
I,
also
hear
a
buzz
Jennifer
did
you
just
join
us?
I
didn't
hear
okay,
Thank
You
Jennifer
agenda
has
been
approved
and
we
are
moving
on
now
to
staff
reports.
So
Fe
a
report
we
have,
we
have
a
replacement
for
David
tonight.
C
Okay,
I'm
Laura
haugen
kristensen
I'm
at
Davies,
high
school
I
teach
English,
Dave
I'm,
not
sure
why
I'm
sure
he'll
get
a
note
from
somebody
is
unable
to
be
here
so
I'm
filling
in
Dave
said.
There's
no
speech
for
me
to
deliver.
I
could
just
say
what
I
want
to
say,
which
made
me
laugh
because
I
think
he
forgets
who
I
am
and
what
today
is.
Maybe
you
guys
too?
It
is
leo
tolstoy's,
186
birthday,
so
I
thought
maybe
I
could
read
war
and
peace
for
you.
D
Thank
you
very
much
at
your
table.
We
provided
you
a
one-page
handout
of
the
current
enrollment
in
the
Fargo
public
schools.
There
are
three
sets
of
data
on
that
handout.
The
first
is
data
by
grade
level,
so
you
can
see
going
from
left
to
right.
Are
those
grade
levels
k
through
12
and
then
also
you
can
see
by
building
those
sets
of
datas
or
that
numbers
show
a
total
of
eleven
thousand
136
students
just
so
you
can
get
a
snapshot
of
where
we're
at.
D
We
also,
then,
provided
you
the
second
set
of
data,
that's
the
colored
cells,
that's
a
comparison
to
a
similar
point
in
time
last
year
to
this
year.
So
you
can
see
the
top
row
is
last
year,
approximately
the
same
time,
the
number
of
students
by
grade
level
below
that
is
the
current
number
and
then
the
third
row
there
is
the
plus
or
minus.
So
you
can
see
by
each
of
those
grade
levels
and
then
the
fourth
row
is
the
cohort
data.
D
Comparing
that
to
this
year's
first
graders
thinking,
they
would
move
as
a
cohort
group
to
the
next
grade
level,
and
you
can
see
that
there's
a
difference
of
11
there
and
that
same
set
of
data
goes
through
the
rest
of
the
grade
levels
and
then,
finally,
what
we
wanted
to
provide
for
you
is
on
the
bottom
is
a
quick
snapshot
of
where
we
are
at
student
to
teacher
ratio
at
our
elementary
buildings.
So
that
was
just
a
quick
update
for
you,
where
we're
at
with
numbers
and
a
comparison
to
last
school
year.
A
F
You
Robin,
we
have
put
together
new
administrative
policy,
4425
foreign
exchange
students.
We
put
this
policy
together
to
reflect
what
practice
has
been.
We
did
not
have
a
policy
on
this
topic,
so
we
have
put
that
together
for
your
review.
It
is
a
pretty
standard
type
policy
for
foreign
exchange
programs
and
just
a
couple
things
that
I
highlighted
that
I
would
just
point
out
to
you.
Is
that
you'll
see
under
program
contact
and
application
placement?
Those
two
categories,
the
first
two
lines
in
there
very
similar
sponsoring
organizations-
must
be
on
current
CSI
et
list.
F
That
is
the
organization
that
is
a
sponsoring
us
accreditation
company
for
different
programs
that
must
be
on
their
list
in
order
for
us
to
use
them.
Okay-
and
it
says,
organization,
was
contact
the
high
school
foreign
exchange
coordinator
directly,
so
the
organization
contacts
the
school
says
they
have
an
interested
foreign
exchange
student
works
with
the
coordinator
once
they
have
clarified
that
all
the
paperwork
is
what
it
needs
to
be
that
they
can
accept
the
student
and
all
those
types
of
things.
F
F
As
you
can
see,
we
right
now
have
a
maximum
four
spaces
available
to
each
high
school
I
contacted
schools
today
to
find
out
how
many
we
have.
We
have
three
at
South
three
at
north,
and
we
have
zero
at
davies
for
for
this
here.
So
far
we
have
six,
and
so
I,
don't
anticipate
any
more
for
the
year.
Why
Davies
has
zero?
You
know
one
year
you
could
have
some
school
has
zero
on
another
school
could
have
five,
so
it
just
turned
out
that
way
this
year.
F
A
F
You
again
what
I'm
presenting
to
you
tonight
is
not
a
proposal
for
the
board
to
approve
or
proposal
for
additional
monies
of
any
kind.
What
it
is.
It's
a
report
that
gives
you
a
very
clear
picture
of
where
we're
at
with
our
current
I
ll
program
in
our
district
and
where
we
would
go
if
we
would
want
to
move
to
a
level
of
what
we
would
call
adequacy.
Currently,
we
meet
the
basic
needs
of
our
yellow
students
when
they
come
to
us.
F
The
very
basic
math
and
language
skills
are
really
what
we're
working
on
and
in
order
to
really
move
to
the
next
level
of
services
and
what
we
would
consider
adequacy.
That's
what
this
proposal
is
all
about,
and
it
so
it's
a
document
to
work
with
legislators
with
other
people
to
inform
them
of
the
needs
that
we
have
in
this
area,
and
so
I
want
to
move
to
part
2,
and
that
would
be
on
page
6
in
which
you
see
outline
their
the
actual
costs
that
we
currently
have
within
our
ll
program.
F
F
If
you
look
at
the
federal
monies
that
we
get
federal
funding,
specific
tll,
it's
about
180,000
hundred
eighty-one
state
formula,
funding
specific
to
e
ll.
Well,
that
is
the
extra
weighted
funding
that
we
get
above
and
beyond
the
basic
funding
for
every
student,
the
foundation
aid
payment.
You
can
see
at
the
different
levels,
so
we
get
different
amounts
of
money
depending
on
the
level
of
the
student.
So
if
you
were
to
take
the
federal
funding
and
the
state
fighting
away,
what
is
the
net
cost
to
us?
F
The
district
to
operate
as
we
currently
operate,
and
that
is
about
that
1.7
million
dollars?
That's
local
general
fund
expenditures,
just
just
like
we
have
for
any
other
staffing
that
we
do.
Okay,
so
you
break
that
down.
You
look
at
total
per
pupil
cost
for
786
CLL
students.
Above
and
beyond
the
basic
foundation.
A
payment
in
2013-14
was
about
three
thousand
dollars.
The
net
cause
for
the
same
group
deducting
the
state
and
federal
funding
was
about
2200
in
so
what
vaani
Sanders
the
director
of
the
program
myself
working
with
Connie
Nelson?
F
Who
does
a
lot
of
our
statistical
work
and
keeps
up
with
all
of
our
reports
we
dug
into
this,
and
we
looked
at
and
I
asked
money.
I
said
what
would
it
be
if
we
were
to
do
something
that
a
level
of
adequacy?
And
so
that's
where
we
came
up
with
this
plan?
So
as
you
walk
through
the
plan,
you
see
the
different
things
that
would
be
additional
staffing
additional
services,
those
types
of
things
in
order
to
get
to
that
level
of
adequacy.
F
To
give
you
an
example
in
planning
a
under
number
12
additional
ll
social
workers.
Currently
we
have
two
social
workers
that
work
with
the
entire
yellow
population.
So
we
have
786
students,
if
you
add
in
the
number
of
students
who
have
exited
out
of
the
program
and
probably
still
need
some
services
we're
probably
at
1100
students.
So
you
have
two
people
working
with
1100
hundred
students.
F
So
as
we
went
through,
that's
the
type
of
rationale
that
we
looked
at
is:
what
do
we
do
for
other
scenarios
in
our
special
head
groups
and
our
regular
student
groups
when
we
do
staffing
and
what
would
that
mean
so
that
so
the
rationale
you
can,
you
can
see
behind,
not
as
you
go
through
and
look
the
second
thing
that
we
really
struggle
with
is
interpreters
and
translators,
and
so
someone
to
help
coordinate
some
of
that
at
point.
Two
five
FTE
to
help
coordinate
those
services
is
something
we
don't
currently
have.
F
That
would
obviously
be
something
that
would
be
part
of
someone
else's
job,
that's
already
hired,
but
that
point
25
would
create
that
opportunity
for
some
additional
support
there.
The
biggest
thing
that
you
see
in
this
is
changes
and
teachers
at
each
grade
level.
Right
now
we
have
about
what
we
think
we
need
a
high
school
level.
We
think
we're
pretty
good
there,
where
we
need
additional
teachers.
Certified
teachers
would
be
at
the
middle
school
level
and
at
the
elementary
level
right
now,
our
elementary
services
basically
exist
with
traveling
teachers.
F
They
go
to
a
school
for
two
hours.
They
go
on
to
the
next
school
for
two
hours.
They
go
on
to
the
next
school
for
two
hours
and
when
you
look
at
the
number
of
people,
we
have
it's
really
an
adequate
for
what
we
need
at
the
middle
school
level
in
order
to
enhance
some
of
the
services
that
we're
providing
beyond
just
those
basic
language
skills
and
some
math
skills.
F
The
addition
of
3.2
ull
teachers
would
allow
us
to
do
that
and
provide
better
services
for
those
kids,
so
that
changes
in
teachers
at
each
grade
level.
When
you
look
at
that
total
number,
that's
the
biggest
part
of
this
whole
pie
support
specialist
coaches
for
traditional
teachers.
We
not
only
have
our
ll
students
in
our
core
curriculum,
but
we
also
have
them
in
a
lot
of
our
other
curricular
areas
in
providing
support
for
those
traditional
classroom.
F
So
when
you
turn
the
page
and
go
to
the
additional
items
that
we
had
listed
in
here
summer,
school
is
a
big
part
of
the
e
ll
program
and
providing
some
additional
resources
and
support
there.
When
you
see
14
additional
teachers,
that's
not
full-time
teachers,
that's
four
hours
a
day
for
I!
Believe
it's
four
weeks.
So
it's
it's
a
smaller
shorter
program,
but
way
understaffed
for
what
we
really
need
and
then
classroom
teachers,
professional
development.
F
One
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
as
we
move
forward
is
to
work
on
our
overall
district
cultural
proficiency
and
in
order
to
do
that,
there
needs
to
be
a
professional
development
component
to
that.
So
this
is
an
increase
in
what
we
currently
do
for
a
few
teachers,
but
broadening
that
out
into
a
larger
group
and
again
that's
another
bigger
number
and
then
the
mentoring
program
in
coordination.
F
For
that
we
know
that
mentors
make
a
difference,
and
if
you
remember
from
last
year,
the
African
initiative
for
progress
has
been
involved
with
Davies
high
school,
providing
mentors
for
other
ll
students
and
if
we
could
enhance
what
we
do
as
far
as
a
mentoring
program
for
are
you
all
students?
We
feel
that
that
would
really
be
helpful.
F
So
when
you
look
at
total
new
expenses,
if
you
were
to
say,
ok,
we're
going
to
take
this
plan
put
that
in
place
and
according
to
the
cost
for
our
district,
that
would
be
about
1.6
million
dollars
above
and
beyond
what
we
currently
spend.
If
you
were
to
take
the
professional
development
out,
we
just
threw
that
ended
up
in
to
show
what
would
it
look
like
for
just
peer
teachers
and
support
to
teachers
that
type
of
thing
it's
about,
1.3
to
almost
1.4
million?
F
What
goes
on
beyond
that,
then,
is
all
the
explanations
throughout
the
report
to
help
clarify
the
needs
just
like
I
was
talking
through,
and
so,
if
you've
read
the
report,
you'll
see
all
those
things
are
just
you
know.
We
justify
the
reasons
why
all
the
way
through
the
report
I
think
what's
really
helpful,
is
when
you
go
to
the
larger
spreadsheet,
because
what
that
does
is
it
gives
you
the
big
picture
of
what
we
currently
have
and
if
we
were
to
move
to
a
level
of
adequacy?
F
What
would
it
be
and
I
think
the
middle
columns
are
the
ones
that
I
want
to
make
your
attention
to
you
go
right
to
the
top
and
you
look
at
current
ll
students
and
we
keep
using
the
786
because
that's
what
we
currently
have
identified
to
social
workers,
racial
12
393,
if
you
went
proposed,
dll
staffing
24,
be
a
ratio
of
1
2
196.
So
what
this
gives
is
a
picture
that
of
where
we
currently
are.
F
What
would
it
be
if
we
were
to
add
and
then
what's
the
outcome
from
that
and
a
lot
of
its
ratios
so
I'm
excited
that
we've
gotten
to
this
point
so
that
we
can
at
least
have
something
to
work
with
and
work
off
of
and
I
think
that's
what's
been
missing.
I've
shared
this
with
a
few
other
people,
the
North
Dakota
study,
Council
of
superintendents,
is
also
interested
in
this
topic
and
I've
shared
this
with
them
I'll
be
giving
them
a
dated
draft
of
it.
I
wanted
to
share
it
with
you.
F
First
before
I
really
started
sharing
with
others,
and
some
of
the
other
schools
like
Grand
Forks
West
Fargo,
wanted
to
see
what
this
was
and
so
that
they
can
look
at
possibly
doing
something
similar.
So
then
we
can
together,
try
to
partner
with
others
to
get
the
support
that
we
need.
We
think
for
these
programs.
I
was
asked
today
when
I
was
visiting
with
helmet
about
an
article
he's
doing
for
the
form
he
says.
Well,
it
sounds
like
you're
going
to
be
a
lobbyist
and
I
said
I'm
not
going
to
be
a
lobbyist.
F
What
I
want
to
do
is
I
want
to
partner
with
people
to
find
the
resources
we
need
to
have
adequacy
for
our
programs
and
that's
really
the
way
I
see
it,
and
so,
in
order
to
partner
with
somebody,
we
have
to
be
able
to
say
what
is
it
well,
this
is
it.
This
is
what
it
is,
and
so
this
is
the
first
step
and
we'll
see
where
it
goes
from
here.
I'm
sure
we'll
adjust
it
some
as
we
work
through
it.
It's
a
dynamic
document.
It's
not
static.
F
H
E
F
E
Think
that
public
has
any
idea
what
kind
of
task
you're
you're
facing,
because
first
of
all
the
only
time
most
of
these
kids
here
English
is
during
the
time
when
they're,
actually
inside
of
our
walls,
there
they
use
their
native
tongues
outside
and
even
and
always
when
they're
talking
to
each
other.
So
their
level
of
English
proficiency
is
mean
on
you,
mentally
lower
than
the
rest
and
well.
It's
always
made
me
wonder
how
we're
expected
to
test
these
kids.
That's.
F
The
challenge
when
we
do
standardized
testing
when
we
have
one
test
that
fits
all
it
doesn't
work,
they
fail
miserably
and
that's
just
the
reality.
We
know
that
in
working
with
our
students,
it
takes
four
to
ten
years
to
acquire
mastery
of
the
english
language.
It
depends
on
if
it's,
if
it's
a
more
focus
use
of
language,
it
takes
longer
if
it's
a
more
casual
use
of
language,
everyday
kind
of
just
general
conversation.
We
know
that
we
can
get
people
there
three
years
four
years,
but
to
have
total
mastery.
I
A
question
just
a
comment:
I
guess
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
and
the
others
have
put
into
this,
but
all
and
I
hope
it
brings
success
from
comments
with
the
legislators,
but
as
a
board.
Member
I
also
think
this
is
really
helpful
to
all
of
us
who
get
questions
about
this
element
of
our
program
and
we
have
a
lot
more
details
and
things
that
we
can
share
with
patrons
and
just
interested
parties.
So
I
think
this
is
really
helpful
for
us
too.
So.
G
Rebecca,
yes,
with
a
total
of
twenty
seven
languages,
plus
English
in
the
Fargo
school
system,
I
just
think
that
that
that's
amazing
I
think
it's
also
a
wonderful
opportunity.
It's
a
global
education
opportunity
for
our
children
and
for
our
community.
So
the
information
in
the
report
is
wonderfully
amazing
and
hopefully
it
provides
lots
of
information,
that's
needed
for
the
additional
funding
that
not
only
Fargo
needs
but
across
the
state.
Thank
you.
Jim
I,.
B
F
That's
the
next
step
in
moving
this
to
a
broader
discussion
amongst
the
community,
but
you
know
for
for
our
situation
here.
I
think
what
I
told
helmet
today
was
that
these
students
show
up
on
our
doorstep,
is
so
it's
our
duty
to
work
with
these
students
and
so
for
the
needs
that
these
students
have
because
of
the
experiences
they've
had
in
their
lives
in
the
lack
of
formal
education.
F
A
J
Madam
president,
members
of
the
board,
dr.
Schatz
I'm,
so
pleased
to
see
us
starting
to
to
assemble
this.
This
information
I
remember
when
I
first
went
to
Madison
when
I
was
brand-new
and
Madison
had
like
17
or
18
flags
on
the
ball
and
their
principal
that
he's
no
longer
there
to
the
best
days
but
but
but
it
was
I
was
like
wow
that
many
cultures
in
in
this
little
school-
and
you
mentioned-
and
you
mentioned
27
languages,
night-
heard
27
languages
in
one
of
our
businesses.
J
Here,
Fargo
Housing
Authority
uses
30-31
interpreters,
so
just
if
you,
if
I,
might
digress
just
for
a
moment
and
editorialize
Supreme
Court
Justice
Ginsburg,
recently
made
some
comments,
alerting
Americans
about
our
racial
divide
that
we
have
in
our
country
and
and
and
putting
it
in
front
of
us
in
a
row
eloquent
way
that
that
we
have
just
this
growing
racial
divide
between
cultures.
As
an
example,
she
said
the
LBGT
gay
rights
movement
has
eclipsed
the
civil
rights
movement,
and
I
found
this
just
interesting
as
heck.
J
It
has
Eclipse
to
the
civil
rights
movement
and
she
said
the
reason
is:
is
everybody
has
gotten
to
know
people
in
the
LBGT
community
they've
had
people
come
to
them
and
say
I'm
in
this
community?
You
know
me
already
you
already
respect
me
or
I'm,
already
a
brother
and
a
sister
I'm,
a
family
member
or
so
on
a
Fred.
So
here
we
have
this
movement
just
eclipsing
this
movement,
but
but
but
this
is
this
is
more
than
racism.
J
It's
it's.
It's
a
challenge
to
overcome
all
of
the
the
aspects
of
not
knowing
each
other
and
and
and
we
can
call
them
different
things.
So
what
I'd
like
to
see
us
do
and
and
I'm
going
to
go
back
to
Swanson
Health
what
they
do
with
their
27
cultures?
Is
they
bring
them
together
for
big
social
events
and
they
socialize
and
interact
them
to
each
other?
So
what
I
see
here
is
a
bunch
of
numbers,
but
what
I
don't
know
still
is
well,
what's
it?
J
J
It's
a
it's
a
broad
community
issue,
just
just
like
so
many
of
our
our
health
risks,
surveys,
community
issues
and
so
on
so
I'm
commending
us
and
if
we
can
somehow
or
other
plant
some
seeds
and
put
some
faces
and
help
introduce
us
to
the
Bhutanese
people
in
the
community
helped
introduce
kids
to
each
other
and
parents
to
each
other
neighbors
to
each
other
schools
to
each
other.
I
just
think
we'll
it
done
something
brilliant.
A
H
I
A
A
You
know,
regardless
of
how
these
students
come
to
us
and
I,
get
to
work
with
these
students
every
day
at
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club,
regardless
of
how
they
get
here,
they're
our
job
to
take
care
of
and
educate
them
when
they
get
here
and
expanding
a
little
bit
on
what
Jeff
was
alluding
to.
When
you
look
in
their
eyes,
you
realize
that
they're
all
that
they're
all
kids
and
they
deserve
education.
So
it's
our
job
to
educate
them
when
they
get
here.
A
You
know
780
students,
but
it's
starting
to
move
west
and
so
I
see
this
as
a
real
pioneer
report
for
the
state
of
North,
Dakota
and
legislatively,
and
hopefully
we
can
have
everybody
in
North
Dakota
understand
how
important
it
is
to
take
care
of
our
kids,
regardless
of
how
they
got
here,
but
they're
they're
ours
now,
so
any
other
questions
or
comments
on
this
report.
Thank
you
very
thorough.
F
Just
say
that
the
surveys
went
out
this
week
we
launched
everything
for
the
strategic
plan
and
their
people
are
taking
them
and
we'll
see
how
that
goes
here
over
the
next
two
weeks
this
week
and
next
week,
and
so
anybody
out
there
that
is
interested
in
taking
a
survey
to
help
us
with
feedback
about
the
Fargo
public
schools.
Regarding
a
strategic
plan
that
we're
going
to
develop
this
year,
you
can
go
to
our
website
and
click
on
to
the
survey
and
take
survey
so
encourage
people
to
do
that
in
once.
F
A
I
A
C
B
A
B
Sure
try
we
obviously
approved
back
in
June
our
preliminary
budget
for
the
current
year.
We
are
now
looking
at
final
approvals,
so
it
can
get
sent
over
to
the
county
and
certified
and
be
put
to
bed.
There
are
a
couple
of
minor
tweaks
and
some
of
the
funds,
and
maybe
one
that's
a
little
bit
bigger
than
minor
on
the
general
fund.
I'll
just
walk
you
through
them.
B
But
again
the
actual
expenditures
have
been
updated
based
upon
what
came
through
at
your
end-
and
you
may
want
to
note,
if
you
really
analyze
the
building
fund.
In
particular,
it
looks
like
we
have
a
huge
fund
balance
right
now,
but
that's
because
we're
about
a
third
of
the
way
through
building
an
elementary
cool
and
we
had
the
funds
that
came
through
the
bonding
of
that
and
the
actual
expenditures
of
those
will
happen
as
the
project
gets
to
completion,
but
again
no
change
to
the
actual
building
fund
that
was
approved
at
our
June
meeting.
B
The
nutritional
service
fund
again
no
changes
from
our
previous
approved
budget,
the
preliminary
one
and
again
we
updated
the
2013-14
actuals
as
the
Urim
got
closed
out,
the
general
fund.
There
are
some
minor
changes,
or
maybe
more
than
minor,
depending
upon
the
balance.
In
your
checking
account,
we
have
actually
had
an
increase
of
two
hundred
and
twelve
thousand
seven
hundred
and
forty
three
dollars
in
revenue
projections
in
this
year's
current
budget
that
comes
primarily
from
increased,
projected
rental
income
and
increased
or
anticipated
vocational
education
reimbursement
from
the
state.
B
On
the
expenditure
side,
there
were
a
number
of
minor
alterations
based
upon
the
finalization
of
cabinet
trying
to
figure
out
where
we
really
spent
the
money
last
year
versus
what
we
want
budgeted
for
this
year
and
you'll
notice
that
the
expenditures
that
were
tweaked
actually
equal,
the
increased
revenue
minus
one
dollar.
Actually
so
Brock
tried
to
give
himself
a
one
dollar
cushion
on
this
adjustment.
B
So
total
general
fund
adjustments
on
the
revenue
side
were
the
two
hundred
and
twelve
thousand
seven
hundred
and
forty
four
dollars
on
the
expense
side
as
you
scroll
down.
If
you
look
at
the
very
last
column,
you
can
see
areas
where
there
was
some
tweaking
and
changing
as
they
finalized
what
they
thought
their
staffing
needs
were
going
to
be
and
then
really
compared
what
they
had
budgeted
the
prior
year
to
what
was
actually
spent
and
made
some
minor
adjustments
along
the
way
to
the
preliminary
budget
that
we'd
already
adopted.
B
If
you
drop
down
to
the
very
last
page
of
the
expenditure
side,
you'll
see
that
the
total
adjustments
come
to
two
hundred
and
twelve
thousand
seven
hundred
and
forty
three
dollars
so
basically
one
dollar
less
than
the
anticipated
revenue
increases
so
again
we're
being
presented
with
a
balanced
budget
for
the
calendar
year,
2014
15
with
that'll
open
it
up
to
any
questions.
I
guess
one
other
thing
to
note.
B
For
those
of
you
that
really
love
studying
maths,
one
of
the
surprises,
as
they
closed
out
last
year,
was
that
we
did
not
have
as
many
teachers
that
were
eligible
to
retire
and
take
their
longevity
pay
out,
as
we
had
projected
so
that
expenditure
line
was
significantly
less
than
it
been
budgeted
for.
It
looks
like
that
creates
a
phantom
fund
balance
and
I
use
the
term
phantom,
because
all
of
those
employees
are
here
and
they're
all
still
eligible
to
retire
and
take
their
longevity
pay
out
this
year
is
the
first
year.
B
The
payout
amount
is
stage
down.
It
will
continue
to
stage
down
going
forward,
so
we
might
anticipate
that
many
of
them
that
we
thought
we
might
have
saw
retire
last
year
may
be
contemplating
it
at
the
end
of
this
year.
So
at
the
end
of
the
day,
even
though
it
gives
us
an
greater
fun
balance
than
we
last
looked
at,
it
comes
with
a
greater
deferred
liability
as
well
that
balances
the
two
out
but
I'll
turn
it
over
to
questions
and
Brock
I'll,
probably
lean
on
you
if
they
get
too
difficult
for
me,.
H
K
Do
members
of
the
board
Linda?
It
falls
under
the
employee
benefits
section
and
it's
down
under
code
293
employer-paid
booty
there,
and
you
know
we
budgeted
a
little
over
2
million
the
the
811
dollars
isn't
what
was
expended.
We
actually
had
a
number
of
payouts
for
retirement
sand.
Then
we
made
the
adjustment
on
the
eligibility,
so
we
had
a
number
of
them
that
we
paid
out
just
under
2
million
dollars
in
total,
then
we
had
about
a
1.8
million
dollar
adjustment
that
we
have
to
book
as
a
current
liability.
K
J
B
Or
room
so
it's
anytime,
we
have
a
actually
administrative
policy.
There
are
some
users
of
our
facilities
that
don't
have
to
pay
rent
pta,
for
instance,
doesn't
rent
the
cafeteria
to
have
a
meeting,
but
there
are
other
users
that
do
pay
rent,
so
it
could
be
for
a
swimming
pool.
It
could
be
for
a
gym.
It
could
be
for
a
classroom,
a
theater
any
of
the
facilities
that
are
available
to
be
rented
I'm.
J
K
Members
of
the
board
John,
it
is
under
local
revenue,
object
code,
1910,
rental
income,
so
we
had
preliminary
plan
for
a
hundred
thousand
and
for
all
the
things
that
Jim
had
mentioned
and
really,
if
you
recall,
we
brought
to
you
sometime
ago,
a
advised
facility
use
agreement
and
part
of
that
rental,
then
we'll
see
in
a
full
year's
worth
of
rental
income
in
that
regard.
Right.
B
I
A
A
K
Of
the
board
Robin,
thank
you
and
and
I
would
really
shift
a
lot
of
that
to
my
team.
I've
got
a
great
budget
team
that
works
very
closely
with
the
district,
our
revenues
and
expenditures
coming
in
within
one
percent
inside
of
one
percent
last
year.
I
think
our
revenue
line
actually
came
in
right
at
about
a
half
a
percent
of
projection,
and
I
understand
that
with
an
organization
our
size,
a
half,
a
percent
is
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars,
because
a
small
percentage
of
a
big
number
is
still
a
big
number.
K
But
in
the
grand
scheme
of
things
I
don't
know
what
the
plus
and
minus
is
in
the
business
world,
but
I
feel
pretty
good
about
being
within
a
half
a
percent
and
generally
it's
in
our
favor.
So
I'm
not
coming
to
you
to
say
we
missed
it
by
half
percent
and
we're
short
six
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So
that's
been
good
and
I
think
that's
a
credit
really
to
the
entire
district.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
L
B
E
A
F
Thank
you
again,
and
here
we
are
with
our
second
reading
of
our
operational
plan.
We
presented
this
to
you
at
our
last
board
meeting.
There
was
one
suggestion
made
by
board
members
board
member
Johnson
on
page
seven
and
we
made
that
adjustment
to
the
North
Dakota
State
Standards.
It's
a
second
item
down
other
than
that.
We
made
no
further
adjustments
to
the
plan.
As
I
said
last
time.
We
are
ready
on
our
way
in
working
on
this
plan
and
we
would
ask
for
your
approval
tonight.
A
L
H
I
A
To
our
governor
governing
policies,
we
have
a
monitoring
document
in
front
of
us.
It
looks
like
eight
board
members
to
get
a
chance
to
fill
that
out.
There
was
substantial
compliance
across
the
board.
There
were
a
couple
comments.
Anybody
would
if
they
would
like
to
bring
those
two
forth
to
the
board.
At
this
point,
I
would
invite
that
discussion.
A
H
A
A
A
A
Typically
on
they
shifted
the
days
a
little
bit
but
on
Friday
is
when
the
delegates
will
be
voting
for
the
motions
on
the
floor
that
the
North
Dakota
State,
School
Boards,
brings
to
us,
and
so
as
a
district.
We
are
allotted
five
votes
in
my
right.
Jim
and
an
alternate
so
looks
like
everybody
will
be
here,
which
is
fabulous.
A
Thank
you
who,
in
the
room
or
on
the
phone,
would
be
willing
to
serve
as
a
delegate
to
move
past
threat
and
like
we
can
just
take
a
raise
of
hands,
cut
Linda,
Dinah,
Rebecca
John,
you
can't
be
Jim.
Can
you
I'll?
Oh,
can
you
hear
on
the
state
board?
Okay-
and
you
can
add
me
into
there
too,
so
there's
I.
A
L
A
J
J
Year,
I
write
the
same
thing
and
and
and
I'm
I'd
like
to
see
us
put
some
focus
on
how
we
can
build
and
enhance
the
relationship
with
our
staff,
especially
our
teachers,
when,
when
I
see
more
like
school
board
associations
meetings,
you
know
sometimes
we're
talking
like
it's
almost
like
awesome
them
and
and
and
I've
always
felt
that
we
really
need
to
have
more
getting
us
all
on
the
same
page
and
and
I
think
that
should
be
us
as
bosses
and
board
members.
That's
a
priority
to
have
a
good
morale,
good,
happy
employees,
good
satisfied.
J
I
continue
I
remember
when
we
had
our
attorney
who's
longer
there
and
we
had
a
brochure
with
eight
different
topics
for
negotiations,
and
we
were
wrapping
up
the
seminar
and
he
sings
anybody
have
any
questions
and
I'm
going
well.
You
left
one
whole
entire
chapter
out
of
this
is
what
do
you
mean?
I
said
you
didn't
even
talk
about
collaboration.
There
was
a
good
reason.
He
basically
said
I
go
well
there
you
go,
but
yeah
I,
attended
it
and
I
felt
this.
I
We
had
to
have
had
to
communication
since
the
last
board
meeting.
You
all
will
have
gotten
an
email
about
the
high
school
engagement
that
we're
going
to
repeat
the
similar
to
what
we
did
last
year.
So
you
all
have
gotten
an
email
telling
you
what
your
assigned
schools
are.
So
if
you
haven't
already
or
if
your
principal
hasn't
already
contacted
you
you're
welcome
to
do
so.
We
encourage
everyone
to
arrange
it
for
sometime
in
october
or
november,
so
that
we
can
debrief
together
number
9th
meeting
this
year.
I
The
first
week
won't
forget
by
the
time
december
9th
rolls
around
what
our
experience
was.
The
other
thing
we
discussed
was
accessible
at
the
high
school
level.
We
had
discussion
about
expanding
it
to
the
elementary
or
middle
school,
and
what
we
decided
on
for
this
year
was
to
expand
to
the
elementary
level
and
Rachel
suggested
that
we
have
there
elementary
schools
at
adjusts
in
every
elementary
building
and
that
they
would
be
the
right
person
to
liaison
or
a
board
member
to
get
an
experience
at
the
elementary
level.
I
That
shows
what
goes
on
in
an
everyday
elementary
day,
just
like
we're
trying
to
see
at
the
high
school
level,
so
we
thought
that
it
would
be
appropriate
if
board
members
could
do
that
in
the
second
half
of
the
year,
and
so,
if
you
are
able
to
do
that,
we're
asking
just
you
know
one
elementary
building.
If
you
could
sign
up
with
annmarie
prior
to
january,
27th
will
remind
you
closer
to
the
time
and
then
between
Ann
Marie
and
Rachel.
I
They
will
connect
you
with
the
appropriate
strategist
in
an
elementary
building
to
arrange
a
suitable
experience
at
an
elementary
building.
Now
we
know
that
at
least
four
board
members
have
multiple
elementary
buildings,
so
if
your
time
or
interest
allows
you
to
do
one
or
for
some
reason,
you
want
to
get
that
that
one
done
this
fall
rather
than
waiting
till
January.
Just
let
Anne
Marie
know
and
will
facilitate
that.
I
So
we
want
to
make
this
as
easy
as
possible
for
everyone,
so
that
everyone
has
a
good
experience
and
does
it
when
they
have
the
time
for
it,
as
opposed
to
have
to
do
it
in
a
short
time.
But
our
request
would
be
that
you
sign
up
by
january
twenty
seventh
and
do
it
in
February,
March
or
April,
so
that
we
can
debrief
at
the
April
twenty-eighth
meeting
and
again
fill
out
the
same
reflection
sheet
to
back
up
your
experience
at
the
elementary
level.
I
That's
it.
We
discussed
our
goals
and
you
basically
heard
the
major
goal,
which
is
student
engagement
and
at
this
time
until
the
board
directs
the
communication
else.
That's
basically
our
agenda
for
the
time
being,
our
regular
meetings
will
be
the
second
monday
of
the
month
that
noon,
but
not
necessarily
every
month
dependent
on
what's
happening
in
our
planning
stages.
I
attended
the
Clara
Barton
Hawthorne
PTA
last
week
to
introduce
myself
what
a
nice
crowd
they
had
on
their
first
meeting
and
I
will
be
at
the
ice
cream.
I
I
But
I
think
there
are
several
who
might
who
don't
have
that
opportunity
and
who
would
like
to
donate
under
the
umbrella
of
FPS,
so
I
suggested
that
he
sent
a
letter
or
whatever
he
sends
to
the
rest
of
the
staff
one.
He
send
it
to
the
board
no
obligation.
The
understanding
is,
of
course
you
may
have
other,
but
just
so
you
know
where
that
came
from
that
I
think
it's
appropriate
for
it
and
that's
it.
Yeah.
A
H
You
Marianne
is
canvassing
the
negotiations
committee
for
a
meeting
that
will
come
up
next
month,
so
nothing
to
report
on
that.
Yet,
as
far
as
my
liaison,
the
Community
Development
Committee
did
not
meet
this
last
time,
so
they'll
be
meeting
and
I'm
in
the
process
of
lining
up
my
engagement
at
Woodrow
and
visits
to
the
two
lemon
tree
schools.
So
I'll
have
more
to
report
next
time,
but
between
now
and
our
next
meeting,
the
three
soloists
that
are
coming
in
for
the
symphony
we're
working
and
getting
those
out
in
the
school.
G
G
Alright
I
thought
I'd
I,
reiterate
a
little
bit
about
what
dr.
Schatz
shared
with
us
in
the
board
focus
in
regard
to
the
ad
hoc
committee
and
the
strategic
plan.
Of
course,
we
all
received
that
information
and
I'm
sure
we've
all
read
it,
but
for
any
of
the
public
they
have
an
opportunity
to
learn
a
little
bit
more
and
a
question
that
I
have
is
in
regard
to
I
know.
The
survey
was
just
launched
yesterday.
Are
we,
under
the
assumption
that
there
have
been
no
glitches
in
regard
to
people
being
able
to
access
the
information?
G
G
Well,
that's
great
I
in
my
email
basket,
I
think
I
have
received
information
about
the
survey
at
least
three
ways:
middle
school
and
elementary
school
being
two
of
them.
So
that's
exciting
and
I
think
it's
important
that
community
members
know
that
it
will
not
take
long
to
participate
in
the
survey,
and
so
we
really
really
encourage
the
participation
and
I
know
that
as
board
members,
we
are
all
free
to
forward
that
survey
on
to
friends,
family
members
co-workers
where
we
may
have
contacts
of
individuals
that
live
within
the
Fargo
School
District.
G
Of
course
we
don't
know
where
we're
if
many
of
them
live
in
the
district
or
not
but
live
in
the
city
of
Fargo,
so
I
would
assume
that
they're
obviously
must
be
ways
also
where,
if
people
receive
that
survey
from
more
than
one
person
that
and
a
person
has
already
completed
the
survey,
I
would
imagine
that
there
would
be
it's
set
up
so
that
the
system
would
know
that
a
person
has
already
completed
the
survey.
Is
that
correct.
E
G
The
links
are
there
and
then
I
did
notice
to
with
a
special
edition
of
journey
at
school
talk,
so
the
survey
is
being
distributed
and
the
the
link
is
there
and
I
just
want
to
encourage
folks
to
like
I,
said,
forwarded
on
and
we
all
receive
the
questions
to
prior
to
them
being
released.
So
we
should
be
familiar
with
those
if,
if
we
have
any
questions,
I
think
probably
the
best
folks
to
contact
would
be
dr.
G
F
J
B
Couple
of
things
I
had
lunch
with
Troy
Cody
and
he
kind
of
laid
out
what
his
objectives
and
plans
for
Davies
were
for
the
coming
year,
and
we
talked
about
opportunities
for
him
to
put
me
to
work
out
there
kind
of
an
update
on
state
gac.
We
have
two
additional
resolutions
that
have
now
been
written.
One
has
been
acted
on,
one
is
probably
be
enacted
on
as
we
sit
here
electronically.
B
We
did
formally
adopt
one
that
basically
takes
the
position.
The
the
State
School
Board
Association
supports
the
North
Dakota
State
Standards,
anticipating
that
that
will
probably
be
a
topic
legislatively
that
will
come
to
the
forefront
and
there
is
a
resolution
currently
being
reviewed
by
state
CAC
members
regarding
tff
are
and
I
would
anticipate
some
time
either.
B
A
Good
I
did
pass
around
my
report.
Lots
of
board
specific
events,
but
just
remind
everybody
home
homecoming
season
is
upon
us,
so
the
silliness
has
begun
not
only
at
my
household
that
I
would
guess.
Other
house
high
schools
across
the
district
Dinah
talked
about
the
ice
cream
social
at
hawthorne.
Thank
you
to
everyone
who
replied
to
the
North
Dakota
School
Boards
Association
convention.
It
should
be
a
very
worthwhile
time
attending
has
been
provided.
So
I
encourage
you
to
coordinate,
rides
to
save
on
mileage
and.
A
Okay,
nsba
anne-marie's
only
heard
from
a
couple
people,
so
if
you
could
get
your
intentions
to
her,
that
would
be
appreciated
as
well,
and
she
also
sent
out
a
request
about
the
city,
parks
and
schools.
Joint
meeting
November
fifth
is
on
the
consideration
table
right
now,
so
please
get
to
her
as
soon
as
possible.
As
soon
as
she
has
a
quorum,
she
will
schedule
that
with
or
confirm
that,
with
some
of
the
with
the
organizing
entity
is
the
city.
This
time
we.
A
We
go
okay,
just
a
friendly
reminder
and
a
heads-up
save
an
extra
five
to
ten
minutes
on
Friday
anne-marie
will
be
sending
out
governance
policy,
monitoring
reports,
four
or
five
nine
and
ten
would
love
to
see
everybody
participate
in
those.
As
far
as
my
liaison
in
committee
reports,
I
have
the
luxury
in
my
own
job,
of
visiting
elementary
schools
on
a
very
regular
basis,
so
I
did
get
to
be
in
eight
elementary
schools
and
last
week,
sometimes
under
duress.
No,
no,
it
was
all
good.
It
was
all
good.
The
schools
look
great.
A
We
were
in
some
that
the
air
conditioned
was
reinstalled
and
everything's
fabulous
and
very
clean
and
friendly
and
I
cannot
say
enough
about
how
helpful
the
FPS
staff
has
been
to
extracurricular
and
after-school
programs.
They
have
been
very
accommodating
working
on
my
South
liaison
visit
and
third
I
to
like
Dinah
and
the
rest
of
the
team.
Members
attended
the
United
Way
event
today
and
a
lot
of
their
focus.
One
of
their
major
three
focuses
on
education
but
I.
What
I've
heard
continuously
echoed
at
the
board
level
here
is
the
school
district
can't
do
it
all?
A
Educating
our
students,
and
not
just
academically
but
socially
and
and
navigating
society
is
a
community
job,
so
the
more
we
we
link
with
organizations
such
as
that
and
others
I
think
it
will
be
best
for
our
students
and
our
community
in
the
long
run.
So
do
you
agree
that
was
part
of
the
message
today
at
united
way,
yeah.
So,
okay?
Well
with
that,
that's
the
end
of
my
report.
Any
other
reports
this
evening.