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From YouTube: School Board Meeting - April 8, 2014
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Fargo Public Schools - Board of Education Meeting - Live Broadcast - April 8, 2014
C
A
Correspondence
to
share
okay.
Thank
you
we're
now
at
the
recognition
of
the
audience
boy
I
haven't
had
to
do
this
for
a
while.
We
have
one
speaker
tonight,
where's,
my
little.
Is
it
still
in
here?
No,
it's
not
it's
in
my
packet!
Sorry,
it's
been
such
a
long
time
since
we've
had
any
at
this
time.
The
board
will
hear
comments
from
the
public.
We
ask
that
each
speaker
who
has
signed
up
to
address
the
board
state
their
name
and
address
for
the
record.
A
We
would
also
ask
that
speakers
refrain
from
using
this
forum
to
criticize
or
complain
about
a
specific
employee
by
name.
The
board
is
interested
in
your
comments
and
will
listen
carefully,
but
is
not
obligated
to
respond
to
or
debate
issues
in
this
forum.
Should
you
desire
a
written
response
to
a
specific
question.
You
may
request
it
this
evening.
Each
speaker
will
be
allotted
a
maximum
of
five
minutes
and
we
have
kim.
D
I'm
here
tonight
because,
after
listening
to
the
march
17th
board
debriefing,
I
was
offended.
I
was
fea
president
for
four
years
and
in
all
that
time
I
missed
seven
board
meetings.
My
family
suffered
greatly.
While
I
was
president,
I
worked
long
hours
and
took
calls
into
the
late
hours
every
evening.
D
It
was
during
negotiations
that
I
missed
those
last
three
meetings,
but
I
was
still
there
at
least
once
each
month.
I
had
also
just
been
hired
as
the
new
camp
coordinator
for
camp
corm
rot
and
was
getting
ready
for
that
season
as
well.
Fda
has
not
paid
for
all
these
extra
work
and
the
extra
meetings.
It
is
not
a
requirement
that
we
attend
board
meetings.
We
are
not
paid
twelve
thousand
dollars
to
serve
on
this
board.
D
E
Hello
just
to
let
you
know
I'll,
be
heading
out
right
after
my
report
to
software
practice
at
davies,
I'm
the
davis,
softball
coach,
so
we're
having
practice
the
night
after
that.
So
in
my
as
I
leave,
laura
christensen
will
be
here
and
she'll
film
in
for
me
and
be
taking
notes
for
us.
So
please
welcome
her
as
well.
Just
a
few
things
that
have
been
going
on.
We
had
jean
week
during
the
first
week
in
march,
which
was
money
raised
for
scholarships
this
year.
E
E
Our
delegate
assembly
for
north
dakota
united
will
be
held
this
coming
saturday,
it's
the
first
one,
we've
had
as
since
we
merged
with
the
public
employees.
So
it's
an
exciting
time
for
us
and
we're
excited
for
that
to
happen,
something
that
fda
will
be
doing
the
month
of
april.
We're
looking
to
do
a
pay
it
forward
to
the
community,
with
sponsorship
from
north
dakota,
united
and
us
we'll
be
giving
out
money
to
the
area,
charities
and
different,
maybe
needy
families
for
where
you
see
a
need
within
their
schools.
E
Each
school
will
submit
a
application
of
what
their
plan
is,
and
we
will
give
some
money
out
to
the
to
the
community
and
helping
to
get
our
name
out
and
and
just
a
little
fundraise
and
a
little
pr
for
us
and
to
help
out
thick
the
community.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
that
also
a
couple
of
issues.
One
thing:
that's
that's
most
current
is
the
sub
shortage.
I
think
we
really
need
to
to
look
at
all
of
us
together.
I
know
a
lot
of
teachers
are
being
pulled
from
special
classrooms
to
help
cover.
E
I
think
this
is
one
area
we
we
need
to
look
into
and
and
hopefully
get
some
kind
of
help
by
next
year,
because
I
know
with
more
schools,
opening
up
everything
else
around
the
state.
It's
going
to
be
even
more
concerning
in
the
future.
So
that's
one
area-
and
I
also
have
a
letter
to
respond
to
the
comments
that
were
made
at
the
last
board
meeting
and
the
debriefing
so
I'll.
Just
read
the
the
statement
that
I
have
and
then
I'll
be
done.
E
It
was
stated
that
fea
table
has
been
empty
over
and
over
and
over,
and
this
is
a
pattern
going
back
a
year.
As
many
of
you
may
not
know.
The
past
president
missed
three
meetings
during
the
spring
and
fea
has
missed
three
of
the
16
meetings.
Since
I
took
presidency
one
due
to
two
parent-teacher
conferences,
one
due
to
an
unexpected
meeting
that
I
needed
to
attend
as
president
and
one
because
I
had
no
one
else
able
to
attend
at
that
time,
it
was
stated
they
fea
have
a
voice
here
at
the
table.
E
Fda
does
not
have
a
voice
or
a
seat
at
the
table
to
speak
other
than
the
couple
minutes
to
report.
What
we
are
doing,
one
board
member
did
say:
fea
could
play
a
larger
role
in
meeting
the
community
and
committees
which
fea
would
be
happy
to
partake.
If
that
is
the
board
wishes,
having
more
of
a
voice
and
active
participation
with
the
board
will
help
us
to
build
a
culture
of
excellence.
E
Fea
would
encourage
your
attendance
of
the
dome
opener
as
another
way
to
build
a
culture
of
excellence.
This
is
an
opportunity
to
talk
interact
with
the
staff
and
teachers
at
in
one
setting.
It
also
shows
the
staff
you
care
about
them.
Those
of
you
who
are
in
attendance
this
year
would
have
heard
me
say
how
we
all
need
to
stand
united
you
all.
We
also
heard
we
welcome
them
here.
Yet
fea
is
rarely
acknowledged.
I
cannot
recall
more
than
occasional
high
spoken
to
me
in
the
seven
months.
E
It
had
been
great
to
have
been
welcomed
as
a
new
president,
an
occasional
thank
you
for
coming,
or
we
really
value
you
your
input
and
we
are
welcoming-
and
we
have
been
welcoming.
The
only
person
who
has
talked
to
me
in
the
length
is
jim
during
the
election
and
dinah
throughout
various
conversations.
E
The
two
members
that
were
changed
in
charge
of
the
vs
vote
never
once
called
fea
to
talk
over
the
three
months
of
meetings
other
than
to
make
a
comment
during
our
first
meeting,
how
teachers
don't
vote
and
we
need
them
to
at
this
time
to
say
we
are
welcome-
is
not
as
accurate.
The
statement
made
were
true.
E
You
say,
building
a
bridge
and
communication
benefits
us
by
sharing
at
the
table,
and
we
need
that
communication
has
been
as
a
key
for
fda
and
the
board.
I
could
not
agree
more,
and
we
would
welcome
this
wholeheartedly.
If
I
or
another
representative
were
here,
would
you
have
asked
us
to
comment?
Would
you
would
you
have
said?
I'm
glad
to
see
you
here
tonight
in
closing.
E
Fea
is
willing
and
excited
to
move
forward
and
onward
to
hope
and
hope
you
are
too.
We
look
forward
to
you
reporting
accurate
information,
so
we
can
move
forward
into
building
and
building
relationships
that
unites
us
all,
as
we
are
all
here
for
the
same
goal:
to
make
fargo
public
schools
the
best
possible
public
school
for
our
nearly
11
000
students.
F
F
I
know
it
was
one
conversation
and
I
also
would
like
to
add
that
I
know
for
a
fact
that
you
have
been
dealing
with
a
family
health
issue
and
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
your
mom
is
cancer-free
and
we
all
come
to
this
room
with
lives
outside
of
this
room,
and
so
I
just
would
like
to
say
I
I
certainly
value
your
your
patience.
So
thank
you.
A
G
Madame
president,
members
of
the
board,
you
have
before
you
ap
3430,
which
is
the
policy
that
speaks
specifically
to
admission
and
regulations
of
entering
school
facilities.
The
primary
changes
to
this
policy
are
consistent
with
the
efforts
that
we
have
put
in
recently
in
regards
to
the
buzzer
systems
you've.
H
Yes,
I
just
have
one
item
I
want
to
update
you
on,
and
that
is
our
warehouse
in
the
situation
that
we
have
with
the
ongoing
process
of
the
city
looking
to
mitigate
the
flood
issues
in
the
downtown
area.
We
all
know
that
they're
going
to
be
building
a
flood
wall
that
will
go
down
along
the
river
corridor
and
part
of
that
process
is
going
to
impede
on
our
property
in
our
area
and
that's
our
warehouse,
and
so
they
have
ordered
an
appraisal
of
that.
H
That's
the
first
step
in
the
process,
and
we
asked
a
little
bit
more
about
the
timeline
this
week,
because
things
were
not
happening
and
found
out
that
the
appraisal
has
been
ordered
and
we
will
have
a
report
by
may
31st.
That's
the
deadline
for
the
report
to
be
to
the
city.
From
that
point,
what
happens
is
they
will
come
to
us
brief
us
on
what
that
appraisal
is?
And
then
we
get
into
the
process
of
talking
about
what
happens
when
they
acquire
the
building?
H
We
continue
to
work
with
an
architect
to
give
us
an
idea
of
what
it
might
cost
to
move
that
warehouse
facility,
and
once
we
have
those
things
in
place,
we'll
be
coming
back
to
you.
So
that's
a
real,
quick
update
on
what's
happening
with
the
warehouse,
not
a
whole
lot
to
report
to
you
just
that
the
timeline
is
may
31st
and
after
that
I
think
things
will
start
to
move
forward
with
what
our
options
will
be
and
what
we
might
be
able
to.
B
I
A
A
K
So
I
I
to
to
to
keep
that
topic
alive
and
and
to
show
a
willingness
on
the
district
to
to
the
to
the
county
and
to
the
city
into
the
state.
I
I
I'm
happy
to
one
more
time,
advance
this
motion
and
and
encourage
all
of
us
to
have
a
dialogue
about
what
it
would
take,
what
the
benefits
would
be
and
and
how
we
can
go
get
there
so
that
we
can
get
back
to
holding
elections
in
as
many
school
buildings
as
we
can
like
it
like.
F
L
It's
a
discussion
of
the
of
the
meeting
when
this
came
up.
John
I'm
all
in
favor
of
the
intent
of
this
motion.
The
only
thing
I
have
a
little
bit
of
an
issue
with
is
this
any
fargo
public
school
building,
and
so
perhaps
I'm
trying
to
re-engineer
that
or
reword
that
so
it's
appropriate
fargo
public
school
buildings
there's
some
buildings
that
just
would
not
be
appropriate
or
conducive
from
security
issues
and
that
type
of
thing
to
to
have
the
election
in
and
so
some
consideration
given
to
that.
A
C
J
We
had
some
discussion
when
this
came
up
before
the
mill
levy
vote
and
when
the
voting
was
taken
out
of
the
schools
it
was,
it
was
said
it
was
for
the
safety
of
students.
Now
I
understand
that
that
was
one
school
staff
member
at
the
time,
who's
no
longer
here
and
it
was
not
brought
before
the
full
board
for
decision
or
discussion.
J
But
to
me
that
question
is
still
hanging
out
there
and
I
know
that
around
the
country
a
lot
of
schools
have
certainly
been
going
in
the
direction
of
not
having
elections
in
schools.
That
said,
what
does
staff
feel
about
opening
the
schools
up
on?
You
know
once
a
year
twice
a
year
for
elections,
do
you
need
extra
staff
resources?
Is
it
inconvenience
for
the
students?
Is
it
a
safety
concern?
J
H
Well,
I
appreciate
the
question
in
this
past
vote
that
we
had.
We
had
a
number
of
our
schools
that
were
used
to
facilitate
that
we
looked
at
the
facilities.
We
looked
at
the
entrance
points,
the
parking
areas
where
would
the
best
access
to
the
school,
be
that
would
separate
voters
from
students
that
are
currently
in
class
and
using
the
facility
and
and
really
it
went
off
quite
well.
H
A
Okay,
in
that
case,
all
those
in
favor
of
the
fargo
school
district,
inviting
cass
county
to
conduct
the
june
primary
and
the
november
general
elections
in
appropriate
fargo
public
school
buildings.
Please
say:
aye
any
opposed
same
sign
motion
passed!
Thank
you!
Well,
we
will
draft
a
letter
with
the
appropriate
information
and
pass
that
along.
Thank
you
election
of
a
benefit
consultant
brock.
You
want
to
tell
us
about
this.
G
Part
of
that
discussion
through
that
period
of
time
has
been
talking
to
other
schools
near
us
and
in
the
state
that
have
used
benefits
consultant.
We
had
most,
notably
a
meeting.
The
leadership
of
the
health
insurance
committee
had
a
meeting
with
our
counterparts
in
west
fargo,
who
are
currently
in
a
second
year
of
a
three-year
contract,
with
a
benefits
consultant
and
tried
to
get
a
sense
of
what
do
they
get
for
that
service
and
do
they
feel
it's
been
worthwhile
for
them.
G
That
led
us
down
the
path
of
putting
an
rfp
together.
I
shared
this
information
with
the
planning
committee
a
couple
months
ago
when
we
put
the
rfp
out,
so
there
was
an
awareness
that
that
we
were
doing
that
we
were
taking
a
look
at
you
know.
If
we
were
going
to
go
in
this
route.
What
would
that
cost?
So
we
went
through
that
process
and
we
had
three
companies
submit
proposals,
and
so
we
brought
them
in.
G
We
interviewed
all
three
companies
and
talked
to
them
specifically
about
what
we're
looking
for
and
where
the
hic
falls
on.
This
is
really
wanting
to
bring
in
an
independent
third
party
that
can
take
a
look
at
all
of
our
benefits
and
really
conduct
a
full-scale
benefits.
Audit
of
the
benefits
of
fargo
public
schools
and
take
a
look
at
not
only
helping
us
to
determine
are
we
do
we
have
the
right
packages?
Are
we
offering
them
at
the
right
rates?
G
How
should
that
all
fit
together,
but
also
are
there
improvements
that
can
be
made
and
saving
costs
in
doing
so?
Are
there
areas
that
we
aren't
doing
what
we
need
to
be
doing
and
can
take
a
look
at
that
all
three
companies
we
interviewed
had
a
different
services
that
they
could
provide,
and
certainly
the
interviews
I
thought
went
very
well
and
they
were
able
to
provide
us
with
the
types
of
answers.
I
think
that
the
health
insurance
committee
was
looking
for
at
this
time.
G
It
would
be
58
000
a
year
for
that
service
and
we
would
enter
into
a
one-year
contract
for
them
to
come
in
and
conduct
a
full-scale
benefits
audit
and
really
work
with
us
on
the
particulars
of
what
we
have
in
our
benefits
package
and
and
really
moving
forward.
So
that's
the
gist
of
the
recommendation
and
I
certainly
would
entertain
any
questions
you
might
have.
B
I
think
it's
wise
to
have
our
health
insurance
system
audited
and
they've
worked
so
many
years.
I
sat
on
it
a
handful
of
years
ago
and
both
both
sides
are
really
working
hard
to
make
it
the
best
benefit
package
we
can.
We
can
have
for
our
employees.
That
is
a
reasonable
cost,
but
due
to
the
kind
of
perfect
storm,
if
you
will
of
all
the
health
care
changes
coming
in
and
rising
costs,
I
think
that
the
maybe-
and
I
haven't
been
at
the
meetings,
but
through
very
good
faith
effort
it.
B
N
G
Members
of
the
board
paul,
if
this
were
to
be
approved,
we
would
be
reaching
out
to
this
company
tomorrow
morning
and
we
would
be
getting
a
contract
prepared
and
getting
them
on
board
as
soon
as
possible.
One
of
the
main
drivers
to
that
is
our
renewal
for
health
insurance
is
september
1st.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
between
now
and
then
just
with
that
particular
contract.
But
beyond
that,
certainly
we
want
it
to
be
a
broader
look,
so
we
would
get
them
on
as
soon
as
it
was
feasible.
N
G
Members
of
the
board
paul
so
gallagher,
services,
theirs,
is
58
000
and
when
I
see
say
there
that
that
equates
to
3.45
per
employee,
that's
really
per
employee.
That's
on
the
health
care
plan.
However,
that
will
not
change
that
58
000
is
a
flat
amount,
and
so
if
people
come
on
the
plan
throughout
the
year
or
go
down
that
stays
flat,
the
hayes
group
was
their
cost
was
3.60
per
member,
and
that
was
a
per
member
charge.
G
So,
as
there
was
flexibility
in
that
there
was
flexibility
in
the
charge
as
well
fremling
and
associates,
their
approach
was
a
little
different.
It
wasn't
based
on
anything
specific
charged
to
the
district
to
the
members.
It
was
based
on
a
on
a
brokerage-free
per
line
of
service
that
is
sold
to
the
district
and
negotiated,
and
so
there
was
it
was
a
commission
base
based
on
the
line
of
service
that
comes
in
so
a
different
approach
to
it.
N
G
N
N
Having
worked
in
the
in
a
benefit
services
area
over
the
years
in
other
areas
where
you
bring
in
consultants,
if
they're
actively
in
the
business
at
all
of
recommending
individuals
or
firms,
if
they
have
any
relationship
at
all
they're
an
awful
lot
of
ways
that
they
get
compensated
other
than
receiving
a
direct
commission.
So
I
worry
about
that
number
two.
Frankly,
I
worry
about
spending
fifty
eight
thousand
dollars
with
any
firm,
that's
going
to
come
in
and
give
us
an
evaluation
and
have
it
wrapped
up
within
six
months
now.
N
I
know
that
it
may
go
on
longer
than
january
1st,
but
our
needs
are
going
to
be
that
we
need
to
get
some
answers.
Perhaps
by
january
1st
you
know
my
opinion
is
based
upon
what
we
spend
when
we
hire
a
teacher
or
another
staff
member.
You
could
literally
hire
someone
full
time
for
the
next
six
months
for
less
than
this
amount.
Now
you
might
say:
well
they
don't
have
the
background
to
do
that,
and
I
would
agree
with
that.
N
They
don't
have
the
background
to
do
it,
but
at
what
point
do
we
establish
what's
a
reasonable
amount
and
because
these
three
firms
each
gave
us
an
amount
that
happens
to
be
similar,
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that's
reasonable.
So
all
I'm
saying
is,
I
think,
58
000
is
too
much
to
spend
right
now
on
benefit
evaluation.
F
Chris,
thank
you
a
question
brock.
My
screen
just
like
that
here
we
go
the
question
yeah.
I
can't
help
you
with
that.
It
says
that
gallagher
has
provided
works
with
850
public
school
clients
locally
and
nationwide,
I'm
just
wondering
they
must
have,
or
I'm
hoping
you
have
some
information
on
what
the
return
on
the
investment
of
58
000
is
for
us.
How
much
do
we
hope
to
save
over
time.
G
Members
of
the
board,
chris,
we
did
do
reference
checks
and-
and
I
did
ask
specifically
for
dollar
amount
savings
and
none
of
the
districts
that
I
talked
to
gave
us
a
specific.
We
saved
x
amount
of
dollars.
I
can
tell
you
that
in
the
reports
I've
gotten
from
west
fargo,
they
signed
a
three-year
contract
and
they
saved
more
money
in
the
first
year
than
the
cost
of
the
three-year
contract
and
they've
been
very
happy
with
the
services
they've
they've
gotten.
G
I
had
another
school
district
that
shared
with
us
that
they
saw
approximately
a
five
percent
reduction
in
their
overall
benefit
costs,
as
a
result
of
the
work
that
they
did
with
gallagher
and
the
rest
of
them
that
we
talked
to.
We
talked
to
six
different
companies
that
really
just
said
to
us
that
you
know
they
saw
significant
savings
in
their
benefit
plans,
and
they
didn't
give
us
a
specific
dollar
amount
to
that.
G
So
all
of
that
certainly
indicates
to
me
and
makes
me
feel
comfortable
and
specifically
with
people
that
I
certainly
trust
and
respect
that
did
talk
about
the
significant
savings
right
away
in
the
recommendations
and
the
work
that
gallagher
did
with
them.
I
I
feel
very
comfortable
that
there
is
a
savings.
I
can't
give
you
an
exact
amount
in
the
grand
total
of
all
the
benefits
that
we
spend
in
the
district.
As
you
know,
it's
approximately
27
million
in
our
in
our
budget
of
total
benefit
costs.
G
If
you
then
combine
the
benefit
costs
and
the
and
the
salary
cost,
that's
a
little
over
100
million
dollars
in
our
budget
and
a
portion
of
that
certainly
is
the
benefits
piece,
and
so
I
think
there
is
savings
there,
based
on
what
I'm
hearing
from
other
clients
they're
doing
business
with.
Second
part
of
that
is
gallagher
in
the
three
companies
that
we
worked
with
had
the
largest
portfolio
of
school
districts
within
their
book
of
business,
which
also
made
us
feel
very
comfortable
that
they
were
the
right
company
to
move
forward
with.
F
Follow
up
brock,
based
on
our
discussion
and
planning.
My
understanding
is
that
the
majority
of
the
folks
that
make
up
the
healthcare
committee
are,
in
fact,
staff
teachers
and
staff
and
that
they're
in
favor
of
this,
because
since
I've
been
on
the
board
in
the
last
four
years,
it
seems
to
me
that
the
same
discussion
keeps
happening
and,
and
they
want
a
different
approach,
a
different
package,
but
they
they
aren't
exactly
sure
how
to
lay
that
out
and
choose.
Am
I
right.
F
L
L
That
primarily
staff
of
our
district,
correct,
okay,
then
just
to
follow
up,
maybe
to
paul's
comment.
I
bailey
uses
a
haze
for
our
benefit
analysis.
We've
got
about
12
to
1300
employees
and
we've
engaged
hayes
over
many
different
many
years
actually,
and
I
had
a
discussion
with
one
of
the
partners,
who's
directly
involved
with
that
committee
and
that
group
who
now?
Who
does
the
analysis
with
regard
to
that,
and
I
asked
him
and
we're
a
bunch
of
accountants.
You've
got
to
understand.
L
We
do
we
do
track
numbers,
but
I
didn't
ask
him
the
number
if
this
was
worthwhile
to
engage
a
benefits
consultant
to
take
a
look
at
the
benefits
that
you're
offering
how
they're
structured,
especially
in
the
health
insurance
side.
Obviously,
as
brock
indicated,
it's
probably
our
biggest
number
and
his
response-
it's
not
quite
a
quote,
but
it's
something
like
it's
a
no-brainer:
they,
these
companies
have
so
much
data
and
so
much
comparison
and
so
much
power
behind
their
information
systems
of
what's
out
there
and
available
that
we
continue
to
use
them
every
year.
L
B
Robin
and
this
is
coming
out
of
the
health
insurance
fund,
so
that's
the
money
that's
left
over
that
could
go
to
an
hsa,
but
it
could
do.
But
then
the
health
insurance
committee
is
still
saying
they
are
in.
Favor
of
this
is
overwhelmingly
it's.
What
I'm
hearing
that's
correct
so
and
that
money
is
reserved
for
the
health
insurance.
That's
the
only
place
it
could
go.
G
M
M
B
N
Thanks
and
just
to
lay
some
further
background,
my
comments
were
not
so
much
against
using
a
consultant.
They
were
that
I
just
felt
the
figures
were
were
somewhat
high,
given
the
timetable
that
we're
working
under,
and
I
it's
a
pattern
that
I
sometimes
do
bring
up
when
we're
going
to
get
something
done
in
four
months,
but
we're
going
to
pay
a
year's
salary
to
get
it
done
or
whatever,
and
you
know
perhaps
it
is
competitive.
N
Just
seems
to
me
that
at
this
time
in
this
place,
given
our
current
circumstances
that
that's
a
bigger
number
than
I
would
like
to
see,
and
secondly,
brock,
I
want
to
bring
up
something
because
I
I
am
concerned
that
it
may
make
news
later
on.
When
we
talk
about
27
million
dollars
worth
of
total
benefit
package,
we
are
including
a
certain
amount
of
mandated
benefits.
Is
that
not
correct.
G
N
G
O
M
A
Motion
passes.
Thank
you
very
much
brock.
I
appreciate
you
know
when
you
have
information
to
share
that
you
do.
I
wanted
to
clarify
also
that
I,
this
may
be
a
one
year
salary,
but
you
didn't
commit
to
the
fact
that
all
the
work
would
be
done
within
six
months.
It
may
take
longer
and
and
we're
getting
a
lot
of
services
for
that
time
frame.
So
thank
you.
Next,
on
our
agenda
is
the
superintendent
contract
rusty.
C
The
committee
met
linda
rick
and
myself
met
with
dr
schatz
on
april,
2nd.
You
have
the
contract
attached
to
this
I'll,
basically
just
highlight
just
the
two
areas
that
we
changed
and
we
will
recommend
approval
of
this
just
in
the
first
section,
employment
and
term
we're
keeping
in
a
rolling
two-year
contract.
So
we
just
change
the
dates
from
2013-15
to
2014-16
and
in
the
second
section
under
compensation,
we
are
recommending
a
2.8
increase
percent
increase
for
the
year.
C
L
O
L
O
L
A
G
Madam
president,
members
of
the
board,
as
you're
aware,
we
through
the
planning
committee
and
discussions
previously
at
the
board,
we're
in
the
process
of
awarding
bond
sales
or
having
them
out
for
a
bid
today,
and
that
happened
earlier
today
and
I
think
actually
rick
is
going
to
carry
the
first
portion
of
this
memo.
And
myron
is
here
from
pfm
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
as
well.
L
Excellent,
thank
you
there's
quite
a
stack
of
papers
that
I
think
we
all
have
and,
as
most
of
you
recall,
we
had
a
previous
authorization,
a
resolution
authorizing
a
bond
sale,
and
this
really
is
the
follow-up
resolution
required
to
once
the
the
bond
sale
amounts
are
fixed
and
the
rates
are
fixed
that
the
board
again
needs
to
approve
the
the
resolution
for
the
bond
sale.
This
resolution
calls
for
26
million
970
000
of
limited
tax
bonds
series
2014..
L
It
talks
to
on
101
talks
to
the
amount
of
the
issuance
of
26
million
970
thousand
dollars,
one
piece
also
on
1.02
on
the
bottom
of
page
one
of
the
resolution.
We
talked
quite
quite
a
bit
at
length
at
planning
with
regard
to
how
the
bonds
will
be
structured
with
regard
to
a
call
date
and
enabling
enabling
us
to
call
these
bonds.
L
L
That
was
the
lowest
one.
Robert
baird
and
company
was
at
three
seven
raymond
james
came
in
at
about
3.8
percent
hutchinson
shocking
early
came
in
at
3.82
percent
and
jp
morgan
came
in
at
3.98
percent,
so
the
five
bids,
the
bank
of
america
merrill
lynch
was
the
lowest
at
three
point.
Six
four
percent.
N
L
L
L
L
L
They
have
a,
they
have
a
five-year
call
date
if,
in
fact,
the
construction
funds
are
the
north
dakota
construction
funds
become
available.
Sooner
than
that,
we
can
do
an
early
redemption
with
the
crossover
refunding
actually,
and
so
you
end
up
benefiting
from
the
lower
interest
rate
on
the
construction
fund,
but
carrying
the
debt
outstanding
on
the
revenue
bonds
until
the
call
date.
So
you
do
benefit
from
the
lower
the
lower
rate.
N
A
O
L
O
M
O
K
I
L
P
Good
evening
board
members
hi
we're
in
knudsen
again
with
public
financial
management,
and
I
just
wanted
to
mention
too
I'm
here
with
our
celia
dieter
from
her
office
and
our
city,
and
I
have
worked
together
for
about
12
years.
Our
celia
does
all
the
work
behind
the
scenes
and
may
see
her
at
future
meetings
once
in
a
while.
So
I
just
kind
of
wanted
to
introduce
her
a
little
bit.
But
to
answer
your
question
on
the
resolution.
N
The
usual,
the
usual
pattern
would
be
if
any
measure
that
we've
enacted
has
created
expenditure
on
the
part
of
anyone
else.
We
have
difficulty
retracting
it,
but
this
has
not
created
any
expenditure,
but
I
do
have
a
question
about
the
difference
between
the
two
dollar
amounts.
Certainly
that's
appropriate
now.
Otherwise,
we'll
wait
until
we
resolve
this
one.
A
L
P
Cost
of
issuance
is
included
in
the
sources
and
uses
numbers,
and
I
don't
know
if
you
have
a
copy
of
those,
but
I
can
run
through
them
real
quick
here
again,
the
cost
of
issuance
are
96
000,
the
underwriter's
discount,
which
is
the
compensation
that
goes
to
the
winning
bidder,
is
two
hundred
and
twelve
thousand
four
hundred
and
eighty
two
dollars,
but
again
that
underwriter's
discount,
that's
included
in
the
true
interest
rate.
So
when
you're
talking
about
the
rate
of
point
six,
four
percent,
the
bond
discounts
already
included
in
that
rate.
L
P
L
A
N
A
A
I
N
A
L
C
A
A
O
A
L
Rick,
and
just
also
thank
you,
myrin
for
all
your
work
regarding
the
structuring
of
this
and
trying
to
get
us
through
where
we
needed
to
be,
as
as
far
as
the
timing,
how
it's
going
to
fit
within
the
building
fund
and
also
how
it
can
hopefully
fit
within
the
north
dakota
school
construction
funding
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
C
C
C
My
takeaway
one
of
them
is
that
our
glass
paper
project
is
really
working.
You
know,
I
purposely
just
asked
the
question
in
all
the
classes-
and
you
know
the
amount
of
money
that
we're
putting
towards
that
it's
nice
to
see
that
the
instructors
are
using
it
very
well.
Students
are
liking
that,
and
it's
only
going
to
get
better.
A
Robin
do
you
want
me
to
share?
First?
Are
you
okay?
Well,
I
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
be
able
to
do
two
schools,
so
I
had
very
different
experiences
at
both
because
they
were
set
up
slightly
differently
at
one
school.
I
shadowed
only
one
student
at
the
other,
they
had
me
divided
up
and
I
got
to
meet
two
or
three
different
students
so
and
I
had
very
different
classes
in
both
places.
I
got
to
see
the
class
paper
project
in
in
use.
A
I
got
to
see
some
of
the
literary
workshops
happening,
a
real
variety
of
of
things,
and
I
think
that
as
board
members,
we
need
to
really
get
a
sense
of
what's
going
on
in
the
schools,
and
you
know
we
make
all
these
decisions
in
the
boardroom
and
then
to
rusty's
point.
We
never
go
we're,
never
able
to
really
see
them
in
action,
and-
and
I
thought
it
was
a
really
great
learning
experience
with
one
of
my
students.
A
So
I
think,
even
though
teaching
is
by
by
no
means
an
easy
profession,
we
are
have
some
amazing
staff
in
our
district,
and
I
found
them
to
be
excellent
days
and
my
two
senses
I
would
love
to
do
this
again-
give
board
members
an
opportunity
to
go
to
a
different
school
that
they
didn't
do
this
time.
It
takes
a
lot
of
time
on
a
board
board
time.
So
it's
a
commitment.
A
I
also
think
going
forward
for
new
board
members.
It's
a
great
way
to
sort
of
shock
them
and
give
them
a
little
bit
of
a
climatize
into
the
schools,
but
I'm
also
in
favor
of
trying
something
else
different
too.
That
might
be
more
of
a
group
thing
again
so,
but
I
thought
it
was
a
really
good
experience.
B
But
I
was
in
a
science
class
and
yes,
I
was
lost
the
whole
time
too,
but
I
so
I
was
going
to
sit
down
and
do
some
of
the
problem
solving
and
she
had
them
in
groups
and
what
really
struck
me
was
the
kids
wanting
to
learn.
They
were
coming
to
me
as
the
only
other
adult
in
the
room
asking
me
for
help,
and
they,
I
shouldn't
know
the
answer,
and
I
didn't.
B
I
was
working
through
it,
but
I
and
I
fumbled
away
through
it,
but
the
eagerness
that
this
group
had
to
learn
in
every
classroom
that
we
were
in
was
quite
evident,
and
sometimes
I
think
that
that
other
parts
of
the
community
might
look
past.
That
and
these
kids
are
wanting
to
succeed
and
wanting
to
learn.
There
was
a
lot
of
projects
that
they
were
working
on.
A
lot
of
group
work.
B
B
As
far
as
the
feedback
goes,
I
made
notes,
but
if
you
can
think
of
anything
else
by
thursday,
when
we
meet
at
11
30,
please
let
one
of
us
on
the
communications
committee
know
and
we'll
try
to
come
up
with
a
plan
for
next
year
with
the
help
of
administration
and
see
we
can
come
up
with,
but
thank
you
for
participating.
I
think.
A
N
N
One
of
the
presentations
I
went
to
spent
a
great
deal
of
time.
John,
were
you
at
that
one
with
lynnell
burmark?
Were
you
at
that
one
with
me
yeah?
She
spent
a
fair
amount
of
time,
saying
gee.
If
you
hand
something
out,
don't
feel
you
need
to
read
it
word
for
word,
because
we
all
know
we
can
read
this.
N
It
took
a
similar
opportunity
to
meet
with
some
people
from
the
congressional
medal
of
honor
foundation
and
what
a
fascinating
curriculum
that
they
propose
it's
all
free
and
they
managed
to
give
me
a
few.
Well,
I
took
them
basically
some
things
that
I'll
also
leave
with
you.
That
might
be
helpful.
There
was
an
interesting
program
that
I
or
a
little
booth
and
they
had
a
little
session
going
on.
N
There
called
champions,
and
it
was
with
regard
to
after
school
programs,
and
it
reminded
me
of
how
important
I
think
after
school
programs
are
particularly
when
we
can
find
ways
to
utilize
our
curriculum
to
be
the
basis
for
those.
In
other
words,
I
think
the
the
non-curriculum
based
after
school
is
great,
but
how
great
is
it
if
we
can
find
things
that
are
going
to
support
our
curriculum
as
well?
That's
what
they
do.
N
I
took
one
look
at
them
and
thought.
Well
I
don't
know
we
really
want
to
hire
these
people
to
come
in
and
do
our
stuff,
but
I
like
the
idea
of
fine,
you
know
of
literally
brainstorming
among
our
staff,
and
perhaps
they
already
do
this
and
we're
just
not
aware
of
it,
but
brainstorming
among
our
staff
to
see
if
there
are
other
curriculum
based
after
school
activities
that
we
could
support.
N
The
one
that
came
to
my
mind
is
the
is
the
creative
dramatics
program
that
we
used
to
do
that.
You
know
my
only
way
of
describing
it
is.
It
was
so
popular
we
had
to
discontinue
it,
which
just
seems
a
shame,
but
perhaps
the
trollwood
people.
I
know
we've
talked
to
them
about
trying
to
do
more
of
that,
and
I
don't
need
an
answer
on
it.
N
Lynnell
bur,
I
think
both
of
them
would
be
excellent
to
bring
in
here
for
professional
development.
We
get
all
kinds
of
feedback
about
the
professional
development
and
I
think
most
of
people
who
went
to
the
I'm
sure
many
of
you
went
to
the
jim
spellows
one
from
time
to
time,
if
not
at
this
particular
session
at
previous
ones.
He
always
gets
rave
reviews
and
he
does
a
great
job
and
I
asked
him
if
he
would
come
to
fargo
and
he
said,
would
you
pay
me?
N
No,
he
didn't
say
that,
but
I'm
sure
he
would
come
to
fargo
and
the
same
thing
with
lynnell
burmark.
She
does
she's
an
excellent
resource
to
bring
in
for
pd.
It
seems
to
me
if
we're
all
about
engagement,
that's
what
she's
all
about
and
she
does
a
good
job
of
it.
I
think
you'd
agree
with
me,
john,
so
I'm
just
here
to
recommend
that
I
would
love
to
see
those
two
next
year
on
our
on
our
pd
schedule.
I
think
it'd
be
great,
the
one
that
I
I
didn't
put
down.
N
I
don't
know
why,
but
I
didn't
mention
number
six
and
that
is
there
was
a
company
there
and
I
can't
remember
who
they
were,
but
they
were
a
session
that
seems
to
me
robin
was
at
the
one
about
building
trust
one
conversation
at
a
time
I
listened
to
what
they
had
to
say.
They
basically,
I
believe,
are
a
company
that
has
a
product
to
sell,
and
that
is
they.
M
M
The
first
one
that
really
fascinated
me
came
out
of
clarksville,
montgomery
county
school
system.
It's
a
very
centrally
located
district.
I
believe
in
tennessee
much
larger
than
we
are
but
spread
out.
It's
a
county-wide
school
system
and
they
have
been
in
the
stem
world
for
quite
a
while,
but
they
stumbled
upon
something
that
I
think
just
would
be
a
natural
fit
for
our
district
and
not
that
we
would
want
to
create
a
stem
academy
or
anything
like
that,
but
they
partnered
up
with
the
extension
service
through
the
university
of
tennessee.
M
And,
of
course,
we
have
one
right
up
at
ndsu
and
really
have
developed
project-based
learning
in
the
egg
sector
in
egg
sciences,
in
particular,
plant
sciences,
animal
sciences,
some
engineering
and,
of
course,
that
just
saying
to
me,
as
I
thought
about
where
we're
located
and
the
number
of
egg
businesses
that
theoretically,
we
could
engage
in
from
seed
companies
to
titan
machineries,
to
crystal
sugars,
to
the
farmer
in
the
field.
So
I've
reached
out
actually
to
their
superintendent.
M
M
M
M
M
M
When
a
classroom
teacher
sends
a
student
to
the
principal's
office,
for
whatever
reasons
and
what
the
ocr
is
apparently
looking
for
is.
Is
there
discrimination
against
protected
classes
in
referrals
to
a
principal's
office?
They
don't
even
care
what
caused
you
to
get
referred.
They
don't
care
what
the
outcome
of
the
referral
was
they're.
M
So
I
thought
that
was
pretty
interesting
for
board
members
and
I'm
sure
the
admin
team
already
knows
this.
There's
something
called
the
crdc
data,
which
is
the
civil
rights
data
collection
process
that
all
school
districts
in
the
nation
have
to
participate
in,
and
it
is
a
public
document
you
can
go
out.
I
did
it
today
and
I
went
in
and
to
the
office
of
civil
rights
and
pulled
up
fargo's
data.
M
M
Shave
a
little
bit
in
the
budget.
You
go
look
at
what
they're
doing
up
at
north
with
the
heat
bill,
so
that
there
are
obviously
some
data
reporting
things
that
are
not
correct,
but
it
breaks
it
out
by
building
in
our
district
as
well
as
at
a
district
level,
and
I
think,
if
you
look
at
that,
we
can
feel
pretty
good
that,
as
a
general
rule,
when
it
comes
to
the
the
ramification
issues
of
suspensions
expulsions,
we
are
are
probably
as
as
close
as
you're
gonna
get
to
you
know.
M
M
The
last
thing
that
I'll
share
tonight
came
from
the
kentucky
association
of
school
board
and
its
topic
was
titled
10
practices
to
avoid
liability.
So
I
thought
that
would
be
a
good
one
to
get
to,
and
I
didn't
really
learn
anything
new
there
that
I
don't
think
we
already
are
well
ahead
of
the
group
on.
M
One
of
the
things
they
really
recommended
is
for
school
districts
to
look
at
their
policies
regarding
donations,
and
we
have
one-
and
they
said
to
put
this
into
perspective.
The
sandy
hook
school
district
now
has
rented
three
warehouses
to
store
the
stuff
that's
been
donated
to
them.
It
is
a
community
of
28
thousand
people
that
has
over
40
000
teddy
bears
in
storage
right
now
and
they're
not
really
sure
what
to
do
with
them.
M
They've
got
parkas
to
outfit
a
third
world
country
and,
of
course,
every
disaster
or
tragedy
is
different.
You
know
if
a
hurricane
wipes
out
your
city,
things
like
clothing
and
bedding
is
pretty
critical.
If
a
absolutely
insane
person
goes
in
with
an
automatic
firearm
and
shoots
some
students,
people
didn't
lose
jackets.
E
M
A
Thank
you,
jim.
So
now
I'm
number
three.
I
went
to
sort
of
a
diverse
group
of
things.
One
was
entitled
why
engaging
the
public
is
imperative.
National
school
boards
association
has
created
a
tool
kit
on
helping
districts
with
their
public
engagement
and
communication,
and
they
shared
that
toolkit
on
a
flash
drive
with
all
of
us
in
attendance.
A
So
I
have
passed
that
along
to
anne-marie,
to
share
with
her
communications
group
to
see
if
there's
anything
in
that
that
either
we
aren't
doing
or
that
might
give
them
some
ideas
and
perhaps
then
share
with
the
communication
committee,
because
they
didn't
actually
present
the
toolkit
itself
to
us.
They
were
more.
You
know
talking
about
the
engagement
itself,
so
that
might
bring
some
interesting
things.
A
A
I
went
to
a
presentation
that
ultimately
was
about
encouraging
community
service
and
volunteerism
amongst
students
and
and
how
to
do
that
and
how
to
empower
students,
and
obviously
we
have
some
amazing
projects
like
fill
the
dome
and
other
things
that
are
going
on
in
our
school
district.
They
did
this.
A
I'm
not
recommending
this
specifically
for
our
school
district.
In
a
six
thousand
student
school
district
k
through
12,
they
shut
down
regular
classes
through
two
days
and
brought
all
the
kids
k
through
12
to
the
high
school,
and
did
this
the
presentation
first
in
the
auditorium
for
all
the
kids
and
then
basically,
it
was.
If
you
could
solve
all
the
world's
problems.
A
How
would
you
do
it
or
what?
How
would
you
solve
the
world's
problems?
And
then
they
broke
the
kids
up
into
groups
based
on
whether
they
were
interested
in
environmental
issues
or
civil
rights
or
whatever
the
topic
might
be,
and
they
would
brainstorm
about
what
some
of
the
problems
were
and
how
they
would
do
it,
and
this
was
across
the
board
age
groups
and
I'm
not
recommending
that
specifically
for
our
school
district,
because
I
think
we
do
things
that
lead
to
that.
But
it
was
an
interesting
concept.
A
And
in
some
cases
they
were
doing
small
things
within
their
community
or
their
school
community.
That
were
effective.
But
I
think
that
we
all
understand
across
the
board
and
it's
become
a
an
important
piece
within
our
own
schools-
is
the
volunteerism
and
giving
back
to
community
and
and
giving
that
whole
thing
to
kids.
So
it
was
just
a
different
aspect
of
doing
that.
Hey.
L
A
A
None
of
the
presentations
were
saying
that
in
fact
that
wasn't
even
part
of
the
it
was
just
this
general
idea
that
we
were
assessing
kids
too
much
and
constantly,
and
not
letting
them
learn
in
all
sorts
of
other
areas
and
then
proposing
ways
in
which
we
could
inspire
kids
to
learn
out
of
the
box
and
still
be
equally
successful
and
learn
skills
that
that
we
all
think
are
important,
but
in
a
different
way.
So
I'm
not
saying
it's
right
or
wrong.
A
About
cyber
bullying
and
suicide
and
the
connection,
and
that
there's
a
lot
more
of
that
happening
in
schools
and
the
results
of
you
know.
Fortunately,
we've
not
experienced
this
here,
but
you
know
a
school,
shooter
or
incidents
of
that
sort
and
how
the
connection
starts
low
and
how
that
builds
up
and
the
role
of
schools
in
sort
of
the
educational
piece
with
that.
A
So
was
another
interesting
piece
that
I
think
we're
already
doing:
a
lot
of
that
education,
stuff
and
interventions
about
bullying
and
trying
to
create
a
good
school
climate
and
stuff,
and
sometimes
it's
important
to
go
to
these
things,
even
though
you
think
from
the
description
of
the
session
you're
going
to
learn
something
new
and
in
fact
you
go
and
feel
good
about
what
we're
already
doing
in
our
school
district.
So
that
was
for
today.
What
I
share
next
time,
we'll
hear
from
robin
linda
and
john.
A
B
N
F
L
He
did,
I
think,
an
excellent
job
for
us
as
far
as
that
structure
and
put
it
all
together
so
just
like
to
make
sure
you
know
that,
and
then
we
covered
some
really
really
preliminary
information
on
the
budget
and
we're
we're
heading
with
that
and
brock
has
got
a
little
bit
of
work
ahead
of
him
yet
done
and
getting
that
back
to
the
board.
So
we'll
be
having
probably
some
additional
planning
meetings
beyond
what
was
originally
scheduled
and
we
haven't
scheduled
those
yet
but
we'll
work
together
and
try
to
get
those
done.
A
K
M
B
M
But
I
I
mean
it
speaks
volumes
of
the
gentleman
you've
brought
in
to
lead
that
end
of
our
district.
So
gak
will
be
meeting
next
wednesday
we're
going
to
try
and
hone
down
and
at
least
from
our
perspective,
make
sure
when
we
bring
to
the
board
possible
recommendations
for
legislative
focus
in
anticipation
of
possible
resolutions
to
the
state
association
and
also
gearing
up
for
the
legislative
session,
we're
going
to
try
and
get
that
polished
up.
So
it
can
come
back
to
the
board.
M
Probably
in
the
next
one
or
two
meetings
of
the
board
seek
has
a
governing
board
meeting
tomorrow,
we
are
going
to
be
looking
at
a
proposal
from
a
consulting
firm
to
analyze
their
options
and
operating
going
forward
from
moving
from
us
being
their
fiscal
agent
to
them.
Taking
on
that
role
themselves,
and
that
has
a
lot
of
ramifications
for
seek
right
down
to
health
insurance
and
how
paychecks
get
cut
so
that'll
be
kind
of
an
interesting
discussion.
I'm
sure
tomorrow
night
at
the
seekboard
and
that's
it.
A
A
A
It's
actually
a
very
interesting
group
and
I
think,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
when
they
come
up
with
suggestions
for
going
forward
for
services
and
things
that
they'll
be
things
that
we
can
implement
in
the
schools
or
take
advantage
of
or
be
aware
of,
that
will
help
some
of
our
students
the
candidate
information
session.
I
should
give
you
a
heads
up
about
that
robin
and
I
chaired
it
and
rick
and
and
chris
were
also
there-
we
had
eight
folks
come
out
and
they
asked
good
questions
and
there
was
personal
feedback.
A
O
A
Correct
so
I
I
mean,
I
think
the
point
was
to
give
people
a
real
good
understanding
of
what
it
means
to
be
on
the
board
if
they
make
that
decision
to
to
file-
and
I
think
we
did
our
our
job
by
by
giving
people
the
information
that
they
maybe
didn't
have
before
that
helped
them
decide
whether
this
was
something
they
wanted
to
do
or
not.
So
I
would
recommend
going
forward
that
we
continue
to
offer
that
in
the
prior
to
the
filing
date,
so
that
people
have
the
opportunity
to
attend.
A
A
I
have
another
board
meeting
before
the
next
governance
meeting
and
what
was
discussed
today.
Anything
was
discussed
on
the
governance
came
up
today,
so
we
are
now
at
other
reports.
Does
anyone
have
anything
else
to
offer?
Oh,
except
that
john's
birthday
was
on
sunday,
and
it
was
well
celebrated
by
those
of
us
who
were
with
him
any
other
reports.
K
K
So
the
only
thing
I'd
take
is,
as
is,
is
I'd
like
to
see
all
of
them
I'd
like
to
see
other
schools
newsletters
if
they're
inclined
to
pass
them
out
to
us
as
well,
I
would
just
sure
love
as
one
board
member
I'd
sure
like
to
see
them
and
read
them
without
judging
them
or
studying
them
or
making
them
issues,
but
it's
so
insightful
to
see
what
kids
say.
So
if
we
could
see
the
north
or
davies
and
other
newsletters,
when
it's
like
on
occasion
when
it's
possible.
H
A
Any
other
comments
for
deep
briefing.
I
I
just
have
one
thank
you
for
being
patient
with
us
with
the
robert's
rules
of
order,
sometimes
anne
marie
and
I
are
not
total
experts.
Yet
sometimes
you
think
you
know
what
to
do
until
something
happens,
a
little
different
than
you
were
expecting.
So
I
appreciate
your
patience
as
we
sort
of
muddle
through
some
of
that
every
once
in
a
while.