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From YouTube: School Board Meeting - January 23, 2018
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Fargo Public Schools - Board of Education Meeting - Live Broadcast - January 23, 2018
C
A
D
Brought
along
with
me,
Jolene
crabbin
haft
again,
you
met
her
before,
but
she
wasn't
here
right
at
the
beginning.
So
now
you
get
to
see
her
from
the
get-go,
so
I
am
NOT
a
full
on
report.
I
just
would
like
to
mention
that
a
couple
of
our
cooperative
efforts,
then,
between
FAA
and
fps,
bore
fruit.
D
Since
our
last
meeting
we
had
our
jeremiah
book
transfer,
we
brought
over
thousands
and
thousands
of
books
and
you
might
have
seen
a
little
clip
on
the
news
or
an
article
in
the
paper
at
the
journey,
so
that
was
pretty
cool
and
we
started.
This
is
less
celebratory
and
more
work,
but
we
started
a
substitute
issues:
Task
Force,
joint
effort.
We
had
our
first
meeting
week
and
a
half
ago
and
I
think
we're
going
to
get
some
things
if
not
solved
then
at
least
mitigated
that's.
Our
report.
D
A
E
Do
and
I
will
not
read
it
to
you,
so
I
will
just
go
through
a
couple
highlights,
share
a
few
accomplishments
and
some
of
our
upcoming
goals
and
then,
of
course,
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
One
thing
we're
very
excited
about
on
the
HR
Payroll
side
is
that
this
is
the
first
year
we'll
be
sending
1095
forms
with
w-2s.
So
that
is
a
feat
that
probably
mainly
due
to
my
assistant
director
Laurie
fires.
E
She
and
a
couple
other
members
of
our
team
went
through
hand,
went
through
each
individual
1095
to
verify
accuracy
go
through
and
make
corrections,
because,
unfortunately,
a
lot
of
that
is
not
automated,
even
though
we
can
use
the
system
to
print
them.
A
lot
of
that
data
is
not
accurate,
so
going
through
each
one.
E
E
It
was
Concordia,
MSUM,
VCSU
and
NDSU.
We
got
together
and
talked
about
the
student-teacher
placement
process,
because
what
we
found
is
there
was
some
placements
happening
and
sometimes
the
buildings
weren't
aware-
and
sometimes
we
weren't
aware
on
our
site
at
the
district
office,
and
there
was
just
some
some
pieces
of
that
that
weren't
quite
as
clear
as
we
would
like
them
to
be
so
within
that
process
we
set
it
up
so
that
we
have
starting
with
this
spring
2018
semester.
E
Student
teachers
now
come
to
the
district
office,
there's
a
workflow
that
is
entered
and
then,
as
long
as
the
building
principal
has
approved
that
placement,
the
student
teacher,
comes
in
with
their
appropriate
paperwork,
including
their
background
check
and
then
they're
issued
an
F
psi
D.
They
sign
off
on
some
of
our
policies
and
they
kind
of
find
out
what
the
expectations
are
in
terms
of
being
a
member
of
fps,
so
kind
of
lays
that
groundwork.
E
Often
when
you
came
in
both
retired
with
together
they
had
44
years
of
service
to
Fargo
public
schools.
So
we
lost
those
two
staff
members.
We
did
some
restructuring
and
we
were
able
to
find
two
wonderful
new
additions
to
our
staff.
So
Kalyn
shall
coleus
who's
out
at
the
front,
so
hopefully
you've
gotten
to
meet
her
came
to
us
from
Seattle
when
she
really
located
and
then
Allison
wolf
is
our
new
payroll
technician.
E
So
hopefully
you
get
an
opportunity
to
meet
some
of
our
staff
members
and
they
will
be
introduced
to
you
in
this
week's
cabinet
column.
So
you
kind
of
know
who
they
are
and
what
their
roles
are,
but
very
excited
to
have
them,
and
then
Lori
Feist
did
take
on
sort
of
a
new
role
within
the
office
and
became
the
assistant
director,
and
we
consolidated
that
HR
and
payroll
Manager
position
so
had
some
opportunities
to
have
some
cost
savings
plus
give
people
opportunities
to
take
on
some
new
roles
within
the
office.
E
So
as
we
look
forward
to
the
upcoming
year,
we
had
lots
of
recruitment.
Last
year
we
were
hoping
for
a
slightly
less
busy
recruitment
season
and
it
turns
out
that's
not
going
to
be
the
case.
So,
as
you
know,
we're
anne-marie
and
I
are
working
with
your
ad
hoc
committee
for
the
superintendent
search
to
support
that
we
will
be
opening
up
our
middle
school
principal
for
Ben
Franklin,
starting
tomorrow,
along
with
an
assistant
principal
at
South
High.
So
those
two
will
be
coming.
E
We
are
sitting
out
of
both
the
same
number
of
retirement
notices
for
a
certified
staff,
as
we
were
last
year
at
this
point,
so
very
similar
in
numbers.
So
we
will
be
looking
to
open.
You
know
positions
that
we
need
to
and
get
those
filled
continuing
to
look
at
options
using
the
EDD
jobs
through
the
Minnesota
schools
in
the
North
Dakota
schools
that
we
can
get
out
to
their
career
centers.
E
Fortunately,
we
have
some
pretty
good
contacts
with
the
schools
that
we
work
with
regularly,
so
that
helps
us
get
names,
the
students
that
are
coming
through
the
program
and
then
some
upcoming
things
that
I'll
be
working
on
beginning
to
research.
Some
alternative
classified
support
staff
compensation
structures
just
see.
E
What's
out
there,
what
opportunities
we
might
have
there
as
we
look
to
continue
to
provide
competitive
salaries,
but
to
support
our
recruitment
efforts
and
retention
and
then,
of
course,
we'll
be
watching
as
we
see
what
have
unfolds
with
healthcare
and
making
sure
that
we
have
the
new,
updated
tax
tables
which
have
been
released
and
we
are
uploading
those
into
our
system
and
then
we
will
watch
the
new
w-4.
So
we
get
that
all
up-to-date
for
our
employees
as
soon
as
it's
released
as
well.
E
A
F
Thank
you
for
the
report.
The
last
page,
the
HR,
noteworthy
facts
where
we
talk
about
the
substitutes
and
the
substitute
Parra's
and
most
challenging
positions.
I
think
we
said
this
last
year
or
two
right
that
the
hardest
positions
to
fill
are
at
the
elementary
level,
especially
kindergarten,
music
and
art,
along
with
special
ed
positions
at
all
levels.
E
It
is
definitely
more
challenging
to
fill
those
spots,
sometimes
even
when
we
call
our
subs
that
are
on
the
list,
they
will
decline,
taking
the
younger
elementary
spots,
they're,
maybe
just
not
as
comfortable
going
into
the
classroom
with
the
younger
children.
Sometimes
behaviors
are
more
challenging,
so
we
definitely
see
that
people
are
a
little
less
likely
to
take
those
elementary
spots
than
they
are
maybe
the
secondary
level
spots.
We
just
have
less
substitutes
in
these
specific
areas
of
music
or
the
specials,
and
then,
of
course,
in
special
education.
E
We
have
a
shortage
in
terms
of
filling
those
positions
anyways
for
regular
positions,
that's
a
very
difficult
area
for
us,
so
of
course,
for
substitutes.
It
is
as
well
so
we
are
working,
of
course,
as
Laura
mentioned,
with
the
substitute
task
force
to
see
what
other
avenues
we
can
explore.
We've
done
a
lot
of
outreach
through
our
own
website
through
our
newsletters
that
go
through
not
only
through
the
school
through
the
journey,
but
also
through
the
parents
school
talk.
F
And
it's
very
nice
to
hear
about
the
collaboration
that
the
district
is
and
the
Fe
a
because
I
think
lots
of
times.
You
know
we
are
folks
might
think
that
there
isn't
that
collaboration
that
exists.
So
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
highlight
that
we
are
working
together
not
only
on
this
issue
but
on
others.
But
it's
it's
refreshing
to
hear.
So
thank
you
for
sharing
that
also
Laura.
A
G
As
you
know,
we
have
annually
brought
this
to
you
to
just
give
you
an
update
on
what
we
call
projections
more
than
anything
with
our
long-range
financial
plan.
Jackie,
as
you
know,
is
our
business
manager
now,
and
so
she
has
gone
through
the
plan
and
freshened
it
up.
If
you
will
put
her
mark
on
it
and
so
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
her
to
walk
you
through
some
of
the
highlights
and
some
of
the
things
she
wants
to
share
with
you.
But
everything.
The
one
thing
I
would
make
a
comment
about.
G
Is
that
when
you
look
at
some
of
the
percentage
projections,
that's
exactly
what
they
are
they're,
not
hard
and
fast,
solid
numbers.
These
are
the
best
estimates
that
you
can
make
with
all
the
information
you
have,
and
so
please
nobody
walk
out
of
here
and
say:
well,
you
said
that
and
that
wasn't
what
happened
so
again.
This
is
all
about
long-range
planning,
so
Jackie,
if
he
wouldn't.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you
I
as
well,
will
not
read
this
report
to
you,
so
we
will
highlight
some
of
the
information.
If
you
go
to
page
three,
it's
summarizing
our
budgeting
philosophies
as
well
as
our
current
revised
general
fund
budget,
as
it
sits
today
and
then
going
into
the
following
pages.
Are
the
assumptions
that
we
used
in
this
document,
which
we
will
of
course
update
as
information
becomes
available.
I'll
just
highlight
those.
We
are
anticipating
enrollment
growth,
it
is
in
the
budget
or
in
these
projections,
at
half
of
a
percent
and
property
tax.
H
We
are
looking
at
a
four
and
a
half
percent
increase,
going
forward,
state-level
funding,
with
the
assumption
that
the
per
pupil
payment
won't
change,
we
actually
see
a
decrease
in
our
state
revenue
due
to
the
foundation
or
the
mill
levy,
deduct
and
federal
revenue
own
remain
relatively
constant
for
expenditures.
We
provided
a
couple
of
examples
at
different
percentage
increases
to
staff,
as
that
makes
up
the
majority
of
our
budget.
We
need
to
take
a
close
look
at
what
we'll
be
able
to
afford.
H
Staffing
levels
will
remain
constant
and
benefits
are
tied
mostly
to
those
salary
increases,
but
for
health
and
dental
insurance.
We
have
built
in
a
five
percent
increase
for
health
and
a
three
percent
for
dental
that
may
be
low
for
health
insurance.
As
we
look
at
that
plan,
we
will
firm
those
numbers
up
at
well
and
just
some
minor
increases
are
in
the
line
items
for
utilities
and
those
costs
that
we
know
fluctuate
slightly
every
year,
and
so
those
are
the
basic
assumptions
that
we
use.
The
5
through
11
has
a
lot
of
narrative
in
it.
H
Just
some
background
information,
historical
information
and
then
some
graphs
that
go
along
just
to
help.
You
have
a
look
at
what
we
potentially
should
be
planning
for
page
12
has
some
items
to
consider
for
the
future
that
we'll
have
to
look
at
as
we
begin
this
budgeting
process
for
2019
and
I
won't
go
through
them
in
detail.
I,
don't
think
there
is
anything
in
there.
A
G
I
want
to
turn
your
attention
to
the
addendum,
where
we
talked
about
general
fund
mill
levy
projections
and
again
the
estimated
percentage
increase
in
valuation,
because
that
always
gets
discussed
and
people
are
always
wondering.
What's
that
going
to
be
and
how
you
know,
because
that
really
determines
how
many
new
dollars
we
get
from
local
tax
dollars,
with
the
mill
levy
that
we
have
and
really
as
we
went
out
and
we
promoted
the
mill
levy
last
year.
G
Talking
about
the
past
history
of
what
the
valuation
increases
had
been,
we
knew
they
were
going
to
slow
down
and
that's
what's
happening,
and
so
I
think
it
is
prudent
on
Jackie's
part
to
be
conservative,
to
put
in
that
five
and
a
half
four
and
a
half
percent
as
we
look
forward
now.
Obviously,
that
again
is
with
all
the
best
possible
information
we
have.
Could
that
change,
possibly,
but
everything
I've
seen
with
building
permits
everything
I've
seen
what
development
and
all
the
things
that
I
look
at
I?
G
If
we
have
90
new
students
and
when
you
do
those
calculations,
and
so
as
the
interim
Education
Committee
is
meeting
in
Bismarck
this
week
on
Thursday,
the
North
Dakota
Council
of
educational
leaders
has
a
Finance
Committee
and
they
will
be
making
reports
to
the
interim
educational
legislative
committee.
They're
going
to
be
looking
at
all
the
foundation
pieces.
I,
don't
anticipate
big
changes
coming
in
a
new
legislative
session
and
we'll
talk
more
about
this
in
GAC.
G
I
can
give
you
more
on
that,
but
I
continue
to
impress
upon
the
NDC
AL
committee
that
that
deduct
is
a
real
problem
for
the
Fargo
school
district.
It's
not
a
problem
for
other
districts.
It's
all
depends
on
your
tax
base
and
all
your
evaluations,
your
and
all
those
types
of
things,
and
so
I
will
continue
to
push
that
with
that
committee.
But
that
doesn't
mean
that
that
means
that'll
cause
something
to
happen
with
that
part
of
the
foundation
aid
payment.
G
So
I
just
wanted
to
bring
that
to
your
attention
again,
because
we
talk
about
that
all
the
time,
but
that's
really
the
concern
we
have
with
revenue
when
it
comes
to
that
so
other
than
that
Jackie's
doing
a
great
job
and
I'm
really
glad
to
have
her
on
as
business
manager.
So
thank
you
for
doing
all
you
do.
G
Is
again
a
review
of
our
plan
with
you
that
we
do
annually,
and
so
we've
made
updates
to
that,
and
so,
as
that
had
been
presented
to
you
and
your
pre
meeting
data
and
information,
if
you've
had
an
opportunity
to
look
through
it.
The
really
a
majority
of
this
is
a
report
back
to
you
from
the
RSP
report,
which
you
were
given
earlier
this
year.
So
a
lot
of
that
is
in
the
front
side
of
this
just
to
kind
of
set
the
table
for
what
are
we
looking
at
in
enrollment
projections?
G
What
are
we
looking
at
when
it
comes
to
our
overall
facility
usage
and
capacity
of
our
facilities
and
those
types
of
things?
I
did
continue
to
keep
a
bit
of
a
historical
perspective
in
the
front
of
the
report,
because
I
changed
it
up
a
little
bit
this
year,
because
the
old
report
was
getting
a
little
bit
cumbersome,
and
so
we
did
keep
that
in
there
for
some
of
the
major
things
that
we've
done
refreshing
people's
memories
about
all
the
things
we
did
to
six
different
elementary
facilities
to
upgrade
their
HVAC
systems.
G
But
there's
been
a
whole
lot.
That's
gone
on
in
the
last
four
or
five
years
that
sometimes
people
forget,
as
you
move
from
year
to
year,
and
as
we
move
forward.
We
know
that
growth
in
the
far
south
end
of
town
is
going
to
continue
to
be
something
that
we
need
to
monitor
because
in
small
sectors
of
our
overall
attendance
areas,
we're
gonna
have
some
overcrowding
potentially
down
the
road,
and
we
know
that
through
our
enrollment
reports,
and
so
nothing
new
about
any
of
that.
Because
we've
talked
about
those
things
and
they're.
G
Eventually,
gonna
come
and
have
to
be
dealt
with.
In
addition
to
that,
we
do
make
note
about
the
overall
issues
that
we're
trying
to
deal
with
when
it
comes
to
behaviors
of
students
and
where
students
are
educated
and
how
we
deal
with
that.
Talking
about
what
we
call
a
setting
D
program
and
also
talking
about
early
childhood
special
ed
program
and
the
increasing
numbers
in
that
program.
G
And
how
do
we
continue
to
be
able
to
facilitate
the
needs
of
those
students
within
the
existing
facilities
that
we
have,
and
so
the
the
whole
crux
of
the
long-range
facilities
plan
really
does
focus
now
on
those
those
issues,
those
new
issues
that
are
presenting
themselves,
but
again
nothing
new.
We,
this
stuff's
been
coming
at
us
for
a
long
time.
G
So
again,
our
projections
as
you
look
through
this
looking
at
about
a
hundred
250
students
per
year,
we're
still
holding
to
that
kind
of
projection
and
we've
had
a
99%
accuracy
rate
with
our
SP
and
I'm.
There's
no
reason
to
doubt
the
fact
that
they
they
are
right
on
again
with
what
they're,
projecting
Rob
did,
make
some
adjustments
to
long-range
numbers
and
he
brought
him
down
a
little
bit
from
what
he
had
a
couple
years
ago.
G
But
again,
that
also
is
a
pattern
that
we
see
throughout
our
district
of
just
a
little
bit
of
a
slowdown.
But
actually
it's
pretty
modest
and
easy
to
manage
right
now
for
our
district
I've
said
to
you
over
and
over
again
the
infrastructures
in
place,
and
if
the
economic
scenarios
come
together,
we
could
have
an
explosion,
because
there's
many
many
many
infrastructure
pieces
put
together
in
a
far
south
end
of
town
and
have
all
said,
and
they
all
decided
to
develop.
All
those
permits
happened
and
all
those
people
came.
G
You
have
a
scenario
like
West
Fargo,
but
I
don't
see
that
happening
anytime
in
the
near
future,
but
it
certainly
is
set
up
for
that.
So
we're
still
moving
towards
that
12,000
student
number
way
out
to
20
22
23
he's
got
I
said
about
eleven
thousand
nine
hundred
and
so
we'll
continue
to
grow.
As
you
look
at
the
different
buildings,
as
we
talked
about
earlier
this
year,
really
the
only
two
buildings
that
give
any
concern
or
discovery
in
Daviess,
and
we
all
know
that
Clara
Barton
oi
shows
up
with
that
orange
line.
G
But
that's
just
because
they're
at
capacity
but
they're
in
a
very
stable
attendance
area.
We
just
don't
see
that
changing
and
so
they're
in
a
very
good
place,
and
so
no
need
to
worry
about
that.
But,
as
you
look
at
the
davies
and
discover
your
tenancy
areas,
you
see
as
we
move
out-
and
I
always
look
at
the
student
by
residence-
is
the
one
that
I
always
pay
attention
to.
G
1,100
students
is
about
what
we
would
consider
capacity
for
their
for
their
school,
and
so
that
leads
into
what
we're
doing
there,
where
we
actually
have
a
project
that
we're
planning
for
it
discovery
and
the
needs
that
they
have
and
so
that
all
again
plays
right
into
the
long-range
facility
plan
update
on
pages
9
and
10,
and
so
we
stayed
with
the
similar
themes
that
we
had
from
the
past.
But
a
number
one
grade
configuration
impaired.
G
G
We
know
the
discovery
project
is
on
its
way
and
the
only
other
piece
and
I'm
gonna
have
Jim
speak
to
this
I
always
like
to
hear
how
many
miles
of
sidewalks
we
plow
and
how
many
this
and
that
but
I'm
gonna
have
Jim
get
up
and
talk
about
the
long-range
operational
maintenance
budget
and
how
he
schedules
that
10-year
chart
that
you
I
see
in
this
in
his
plan.
So
Jim,
thank
you
for
being
here.
Thank
you.
I
Very
much
for
having
me
again
that's
hard
to
believe
it's
been
a
year
already,
but
time
goes
on.
First
of
all,
before
I
started,
I
wanted
to
also
thank
the
guys
I
work
with
pretty
almost
daily
Kevin
Henkes,
who
does
grounds
Mike
Sumiko,
who
does
custodial
supervising
and
then
Jeremy
wolf,
the
trades
in
electrical
and
actually
all
the
staff
that
I'm
an
each
I
want
to.
Thank
them
too.
I
Dr.
Schatz
asked
if
I
would
bring
a
couple
of
these
stats
here
today
and
to
let
you
know
that
we
have
a
four
thousand
four
hundred
ninety
one
parking
stalls
in
Fargo
schools,
126
additional
handicap
spots,
our
parking
lot,
a
Creech
is
twenty
nine
point:
four
acres
of
land
we
use
just
for
parking
in
the
Fargo
schools,
twenty-five
playgrounds
and
again
twenty
seven
point,
seven
miles
of
sidewalks.
So
if
this
snow
is
an
inch
or
two
inches,
we
still
gotta
clean
it
off.
I
So
it's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
man
effort
man
hours
to
do
that.
This
is
a
number
I
found.
Today
we
have
a
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
square
feet
of
play
areas
playgrounds.
We
have
solid
surface
areas
that
they
do
different
things
on
pavement
and
concrete
and
such,
but
that
all
those
areas
would
not
fit
into
Carl
Ben
Eielson.
I
If
you
took
the
square
footage,
why
so
there's
a
lot
of
play
surface
that
we
we
actually
use
461
acres
of
land,
that
we
use
for
our
sites
for
oliver
areas,
319
acres
of
green
space
and
98,
and
a
half
acres
that
we
irrigate
for
sports
fields
and
other
other
areas.
And
then,
of
course,
we
have
our
total
building
square
footage
with
the
new
operation
center
and
the
old
one
removed
and
our
other
rental
that
we
have
taken
off.
But
it's
28,
two
million
eight
hundred
fifty
one
thousand
square
feet
we
maintain.
I
So
it's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
carpet
a
lot
of
roofs,
a
lot
of
everything
so
anyway,
and
we're
happy
to
do
it
usually
again.
There's
some
mechanical
numbers.
We
have
941
fan
heating,
coil
units,
heat
pumps
at
the
south,
end
of
town,
462,
heat
pumps
and
exhaust
fans
at
384,
so
on
and
so
forth.
Numbers
just
get
really
really
big
and
getting
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
hands.
They
have
to
touch
those
make
them
work
and
anyway
again
thanks
thanks
to
the
staff.
I
Some
of
you
have
asked
me
in
the
past.
How
do
I
get
the
information
for
the
long-range
plan
and
I
meet
annually
with
the
principals,
and
also
with
with
our
staff
that
bring
things
forward?
The
HVAC
technician
might
say
boy.
The
Sierra
Leone
was
getting
really
bad,
we're
sticking
a
lot
of
parts
into
it.
Can
we
look
at
replacing
it
so
we
write
those
down
and
we
sort
of
strategize
when
that
would
be
appropriate
to
do.
Of
course,
this
plan
is
really
good,
except
for
things
break
down.
I
I
Another
one
just
found
out
this
week,
the
South
High
Pool,
bleachers
I
had
a
firm
come
in
to
do
some
maintenance
on
it
and
with
the
corrosive
environment
into
pools
it
just
corroded
away
both
circled
away.
The
iron
is
actually
eaten
away
by
the
chlorine
in
the
pool,
so
it
just
needs
to
be
replaced.
It
spits
beyond
its
serviceable
life
so
anyway
that
jumps
to
the
end
of
the
list
and
something
else
gets
pushed
back
and
and
luckily
we
can,
we
can
do
that
again.
I
It's
ever-changing
I'm
not
gonna,
go
through
the
whole
book
here
to
tell
you
what's
in
it,
you
can
all
come.
You
can
look
in
there
and
find
out,
but
probably
the
first
year
of
the
plan
is
pretty
accurate.
The
second
one
gets
a
little
bit
less
and
you
look
out
four
or
five
years.
It's
it's
really
difficult
to
plan
plan,
some
of
that
stuff.
Of
course
we
want
to
change
the
roofs
at
the
end
of
their
useful
life.
We
don't
want
to
do
it
five
years
before,
because
there's
five
years
old
life
left
in
it.
I
I
Yeah
with
that
I
think
maybe
a
next
fall,
or
so
when
we
we
do,
we
probably
should
call
ICS
the
end
we
haven't
had
them
for,
but
five
years
or
so
the
people
who
helped
us
develop
this
original
plan.
But
it
might
be
a
good
time
to
sit
down
with
them
and
revisit
and
say:
are
we
on
the
right
bright
path
here,
our
numbers,
our
numbers,
look
good
or
not
so
anyway,
any
questions
from
anybody
at
all.
G
I
A
Will
you
do
me
a
favor
and
pass
along
the
boards
thanks
to
your
entire
team?
I,
don't
know
how
many
people
in
this
community
realized
what
time
a
lot
of
your
guys
get
up
in
the
morning
to
take
care
of
those
sidewalks.
Those
parking
lots,
especially
in
the
wintertime,
and
it
really
doesn't
slack
off
much
in
the
summer,
because
I
can't
remember
how
many
eight
four
hundred
and
sixteen
61
461
acres,
most
of
which
has
to
be
mowed.
So.
C
A
A
A
J
A
A
Be
Joanne
if
I
need
to
the
committee
met
today.
Obviously,
Britney
and
Amory
have
been
working
daily
on
this.
Since
we
first
started
the
process,
we
don't
know
who
these
people
are.
Nor
are
we
going
to
find
out
who
these
people
are
until
they
actually
come
in
with
slate
of
recommendations
and
the
list
of
everybody
that
applied.
But
as
of
this
morning,
we
had
13
people
who
had
requested
application
materials
from
rayon
associates,
which
is
pretty
good
this
early
in
the
process.
A
So
that's
a
good
sign,
a
couple
of
dates
to
make
sure
you
have
on
your
calendar.
One
is
March
10th,
that
is
the
Saturday
where
rain
associates
will
be
here.
They're
gonna
provide
us
with
a
look
at
who
they're
recommending
I.
Think
that'll
include
the
opportunity
to
watch
a
short
video
from
each
of
those
recommended
candidates
and
obviously
that's
where
we'll
then
be
discussing,
who
we
might
want
to
bring
in
for
interviews
we're
thinking.
A
The
board
has
been
the
last
group
that
the
candidate
meant
with
and
quite
frankly,
there
were
pretty
worn
out
by
the
time
they
got
to
the
board
because
it
was
a
long
day
of
being
interviewed
by
multiple
groups.
So
we
think
maybe
having
us
be
the
first
and
getting
them
at
their
freshest
might
be
a
better
way
to
go.
That's
not
finalized
in
stone,
yet,
but
at
least
from
a
calendar
or
holding
perspective.
Please
keep
keep
those
dates.
Open.
A
I
want
to
thank
those
of
you
that
had
submitted
suggestions
on
additional
questions
for
the
board
interview
panel.
All
of
those
suggestions
were
added
into
the
list,
so
we've
got
those
pretty
well
getting
finalized
and
just
a
side
note.
Those
questions
are
being
held
pretty
pretty
closely
to
the
belt
by
Ann
Marie,
because
we
don't
want
any
candidates,
external
or
potentially
internal,
actually
knowing
what
our
questions
are
going
to
be
before
we
actually
get
to
ask
them,
but
obviously
we'll
take
a
look
at
those
as
we
get
closer
to
the
actual
interview
date.
A
One
other
item
that
I
think
you're.
All
aware
of
we
negotiated
in
our
contract
with
ran
associates.
We
would
have
the
right
to
strike
down
them,
doing
a
superintendent
search
for
any
adjacent
districts
that
we
felt
would
be
competing
with
us.
Obviously,
when
we
put
that
forward,
we
were
thinking
probably
immediate,
Red
River
Valley
districts
last
week,
I
think
all
of
you
probably
had
the
opportunity
to
have
a
conversation
with
Gary
ray
or
somebody
from
his
staff.
A
During
my
conversation
with
Gary,
he
indicated
they
had
been
contacted
by
a
small
district
someplace
out
in
Western
North
Dakota.
He
couldn't
remember
the
name
he'd
never
heard
of
him
before
he
didn't
think
it
would
be
a
problem,
but
he
was
gonna.
Have
his
staff
track
down
the
name
of
the
district
and
get
it
to
me
before
they
could
do
that?
The
next
day
I
actually
got
a
call
from
another
member.
A
That's
a
school
board
member
from
Dickinson
wanting
to
know
how
we
decided
who
our
search
firm
was
going
to
be
because
they're
in
the
midst
of
deciding
between
ray
and
associates,
McPherson
and
a
couple
of
the
others
that
we
looked
at.
So
I
shared
some
insights
with
her
didn't
tell
her
that
you
know.
I'm
gonna
have
to
chew
this
over
with
my
board
and
decide
if
we'll
let
ray
and
associates
work
with
them.
I'll
just
share
two
thoughts.
A
Number
one
I'm,
not
certain
Dickinson
is
what
I'd
call
a
pure
competitor
of
ours
when
it
comes
to
the
search.
Typically,
their
superintendents
have
come
from
Western,
North,
Dakota
or
Montana,
but
that
being
said,
there's
certainly
a
larger
district
in
our
state.
I
do
believe,
though,
based
on
their
timing,
because
they
haven't
even
decided
yet
who
they're
gonna
go
forward
with
and
then
there's
a
process
that
has
to
take
place
that
they
won't
even
probably
have
their
superintendent
search
opened
before
ours
closes.
A
So
as
your
board,
president
I
at
least
do
not
feel
it's
a
conflict,
but
so
I
I'm,
okay,
in
my
mind,
with
ran
associates
if
they're
selected,
serving
as
the
firm
for
that
search,
but
again
I
wanted
to
share
that
with
the
rest
of
the
board
in
case
anybody
else
has
strong
villains
and
if
you
do
and
it's
the
consensus
of
the
board
to
tell
rain
associates,
no,
then
I'll
reach
out
to
them
and
let
them
know
we
don't
feel
they
can
take
that
search
on
while
they're
doing
ours.
Any
thoughts
on
that.
A
G
A
We
talked
about
it
as
a
committee
this
morning
and
realistically
we're
not
gonna
get
their
leftovers
if
anybody's
gonna
get
leftovers.
They'll
get
our
leftovers
just
because
of
the
timing
here
and
that's
why
we
didn't
feel
it
would
really
be
a
conflict
with
us,
but
again
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
were
all
aware
of
this.
A
If
anybody
has
an
organization
or
an
entity
that
you
think
should
be
considered,
please
get
that
over
to
Ann
Marie.
Our
goal
is
to
end
up
with
probably
eight
to
nine
people
we're
under
no
illusion
that
everybody,
we
call
is
going
to
say.
Oh
yeah,
oh
yeah,
I've
got
you
know
five
days
in
a
row
that
I
can
give
you
two
and
a
half
hours
of
my
life.
A
A
Amory,
could
you
make
a
note,
send
that
out
and
like
I
say,
if
you
think,
of
an
organization
business,
one
of
the
things
we
looked
at
when
we
started
going
through.
This
was
really
identifying
entities
associations,
organizations
in
the
community
that
really
partner
with
the
district
quite
a
bit
and
in
lots
of
different
ways
to
you
know
it
could
be
everything
from
United
Way,
who
does
a
lot
of
good
advocacy
work
on
our
behalf
to
NDSU
who,
through
their
education
department,
does
a
lot
with
our
teaching
and
learning
area.
A
So
we
looked
at
you
know
not
just
the
typical
things
like
a
chamber
which
obviously
is
on
the
list,
but
also
what
organizations
do
we
partner
with?
We
want
to
make
sure
we
continue
to
have
strong
partnerships
with
so
when
you
see
that
list,
if
you
think
of
an
entity,
please
get
it
back
to
anne-marie,
so
she'll
have
it
on
that
list
as
they
try
to
formulate
that
committee.
A
Any
other
questions
for
the
search
committee
and
just
so
everybody's
aware
of
the
fact.
The
only
reason
her
chair
is
not
giving
this
report
is.
She
has
about
ten
words
left
in
her
vocal
cords.
At
best
today,
she's
been
a
real
trouper.
I
thought
we'd
have
a
substitute
tonight.
She
told
me,
maybe
tomorrow,
but
I'm
gonna
be
there
for
the
board
meeting.
So
thank
you
for
toughing
it
out
for
us
and
Marie
with
that.
We'll
move
on
to
committee
and
leis
on
reports
and
we'll
start
with
David
to
me.
L
K
K
And
all
right,
so
basically,
the
headliner
that
came
out
of
today's
meeting,
which
is
a
very
positive
one,
was
that
FPS
came
in
a
little
below
budget,
so
we'll
take
it,
even
though
it
was
a
little
below
budget,
which
was
very
nice
again.
We
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
tool
that
I
had
mentioned
to
you
last
time
at
this
time
in
terms
of
ways
that
they
can
help
employees
or
those
that
participate
in
one
of
the
plans
to
better
choose.
K
One
of
the
two
plans
offered
that
most
likely
would
fit
their
benefit
or
their
needs
within
the
you
know,
either
single
or
family
benefit,
and
so
they
talked
about
return
on
investment.
Today
around
that
there
were
a
couple
of
highlights
around
a
few
transitional
insurance
B's
going
away.
So
that
was
another
positive,
highlight
and
online
tools
that
are
offered
around
wellness
from
Blue
Cross
and
Blue
Shield,
and
that
was
pretty
much
all
the
highlights
from
today.
That's
it
Thank.
M
Thank
you.
Negotiations
met
with
FAA
back
on
the
11th,
just
introductions
setting
ground
rules
settings
the
next
meeting
dates
of
which
our
next
meeting
date
will
be
the
1st
of
February
next
week
already
and
I'm.
Sorry,
our
committee
does
not
have
a
next
meeting
date
scheduled
yet
I'm
going
to
working
on
that,
so
hopefully
we
meet
before.
Is
it
down
with
FDA
again?
That
is
it.
Thank
you.
My
good
job.
A
C
Thank
you.
I
had
a
meeting
today
with
the
Fargo
Youth
Initiative
and
that
a
committee
is
basically
ran
by
the
students
and
a
couple
people
from
city
of
Fargo.
They
have
a
plan
to
do
Fargo
impact
Fargo
on
April
23rd.
They
have
some
speakers
in
mind,
but
they
don't
have
everything
set
in
stone,
so
they're
still
kind
of
in
the
phase
of
planning
it
all
out
and
I
also
had
a
conversation
with
Gary
R,
a
very
nice
guy
and
then
I'm
in
the
process
of
setting
up
my
liaison
visits
for
Kennedy
and
discovery.
B
So
I
had
my
call
with
Ray.
Two
third
time
is
a
charm
planning
committee
and
superintendent
search,
but
the
most
important
communications.
Those
of
you
who
are
on
communications
received
an
email
from
me
yesterday
requesting
that
you
fill
out
a
doodle
poll
so
that
we
can
set
our
next
meeting.
Please,
please,
please,
respond
no
later
than
Friday,
so
that
we
can
get
it
on
everybody's
calendar
and
move
forward.
That's
it!
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
Be
then
just
looking
forward
going
to
the
chamber,
the
eggs
and
issues
on
February
6th
and
the
negotiation
seminar
coming
up
the
8th
and
the
9th
I
just
wanted
to
mention
too
that
I
enjoyed
attending
the
chamber
state
of
the
cities
event
was
that
a
couple
weeks
ago,
but
just
very
entertaining
and
a
lot
of
good
information
from
all
of
the
mayor's
our
four
mayor's.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
A
You
need
to
have
on
your
calendar
and
the
week
of
March
19th
that
you
want
to
try
and
block
out
at
least
the
mornings
of
that
week,
as
we
try
to
hold
those
as
placeholders
for
our
interviews
with
candidates
and,
of
course
the
I
know
it
seems
so
far
away.
But
the
picnic
is
two
weeks
closer
now
than
the
last
time.
A
I
mentioned
it
and
the
sooner
you
start
collecting
door
prizes,
the
happier
all
be
and
the
less
likely
I'll
keep
hounding
you
about
it
going
forward,
but
that's
scheduled
for
August
1st
with
that
I
think.
That
concludes
your
president's
report
and
do
we
have
a
need
to
go
into
executive
session?
John
I
would.