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From YouTube: School Board Meeting - January 8, 2019
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Fargo Public Schools - Board of Education Meeting - Live Broadcast - January 8, 2019
A
A
C
D
E
You
good
evening
so
I've
presented
about
the
mentor
program
a
few
times
to
you
in
the
last
couple
years,
and
usually
that
involves
sharing
some
statistics
and
some
numbers
with
you
and
tonight
I
will
do
the
same,
and
I
will
also
share
with
you.
What
really
makes
our
mentor
program
unique,
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
two
numbers
for
our
new
teacher
and
venture
induction
program.
We
have
hired
roughly
a
hundred
new
professional
staff
in
the
last
eight
months
and
on
average
we
hire
70
to
100.
E
E
So,
if
you
can
recall,
our
mentor
program
receives
recognition
as
a
powerful
practice
from
the
advanced
IDI
accreditation
external
review
visit
in
the
spring
of
2016,
and
what
that
means
is
a
powerful
practice
is
considered
a
notable
achievement,
and
some
may
ask
why
Fargo
public
schools
mentor
program.
It
is
a
powerful
practice.
So
I'm
here
to
share
that
with
you
tonight,
so
that
if
you're
had
dinner
with
some
great
folks
that
are
interested
in
our
local
mentor
program,
you
can
share
some
of
these
sound
bites
with
them.
E
First,
it's
the
time
spent
with
our
new
teachers
in
a
typical
program
meetings
happen
occasionally,
which
means
sometimes
mentors
and
their
teachers
will
meet
maybe
monthly,
whatever
they
can
find
the
time
as
it
they
might
meet
as
needed,
which
then
happens
to
be
not
very
much,
and
so
with
Fargo.
We
provide
sanctioned
and
frequent
interactions
and
thanks
to
our
state,
North
Dakota
teacher
support
system,
they
set
those
requirements
and
they
hold
our
mentors
accountable
for
meeting
weekly
meetings
with
our
first-year
teachers.
E
In
fact,
the
North
Dakota
teacher
support
system
I'm
not
just
going
to
put
a
plug
in
for
them
without
them.
Our
program
won't
be
what
it
is
because
they
do
set
our
requirements,
they
do
hold
us
accountable
and
they
do
provide
funding
for
us
and
they're
up
for
legislation
every
few
years.
So
if
you
ever
hear
that
I'm
just
gonna
put
that
in
your
back
pocket
for
our
funding
and
any
district,
that
really.
E
If
you
want
to
hear
from
one
of
our
new
teachers
around
these
medians,
this
new
teacher
says
I
think
the
opportunities
I've
had
to
reflect
and
work
with
my
mentor
have
made
the
biggest
impact.
Those
conversations
led
to
direct
changes
in
my
teaching
the
very
next
day
or
even
the
next
hour.
I
was
able
to
work
through
problems
in
the
classroom
with
my
mentor
and
create
solutions.
Right
then,.
E
Now
the
next
couple
pieces
that
really
differentiate
Fargo
from
a
typical
program
are
differentiate
from
even
the
state
we
go
above
and
beyond
what
the
state
requires,
because
we
can-
and
this
next
piece
is
about
ongoing
support
in
a
typical
program.
Teachers
are
supported
in
their
first
year.
Only
Fargo
goes
beyond
that.
We
provide
multi-year
support
because
that's
what
research
says
we
should
do
and
in
fact
just
to
share
some
numbers
with
you
from
this
year.
Again
we
hired
38,
first
years,
all
who
have
received
a
mentor.
E
We
hired
22
teachers
that
came
with
one
two
three
years
experience.
They
also
receive
a
mentor
because
research
says
that
teachers
need
to
be
supported
within
the
first
three
years.
So
we
to
try
to
honor
that
it's
not
as
intense
as
first
years,
it's
a
equals
out
to
be
about
every
other
week,
intense
time
we
do
have.
E
We
have
teachers
who
come
to
us
with
lots
of
years
of
experience
and
they
want
a
mentor,
and
so
we
do
try
to
honor
that
if
we
can,
if
we
have
the
budget
and
we
have
the
mental
capacity
this
year,
we
have
five
that
are
being
mentored.
And
then
we
have
what
we
call
in
our
program
second
years
and
those
are
the
the
teachers
who
were
first
years
last
year.
E
E
These
are
all
the
things
that
we
provide.
We
have
our
new
higher
orientations
which
we've
had
for
years.
This
year,
we
had
60
out
of
our
hundred
attend
orientation
this
summer
and
you
might
wonder
why
60
out
of
the
hundred,
unfortunately,
we
do
hire
late
in
August,
so
not
everybody
is
able
to
attend,
but
HR
and
a
teaching
learning
Department
do
work
hard
to
make
those
up.
E
We
also
offer
new
hire
meetings
and
these
meetings
really
are
aligned
to
our
strategic
plan
in
our
district
initiative.
So
there
ketchup,
training
or
instance,
mt
SS
or
the
multi
tier
support
system
using
data
Marzano.
All
those
are
offered
and
teachers
can
select
on
what
sessions
they
need
and
that
fit
to
their
context,
and
they
do
receive
a
stipend
or
a
grad
credit.
E
Is
mentoring
so
again,
that's
our
102
teachers
that
are
being
mentored
this
year
and
then
those
that
come
with
lots
of
experience
and
do
not
need
a
mentor
receive
a
buddy,
and
so
they
get
a
buddy
that
answers
all
their
questions
that
you
specifically
needed
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
in
a
typical
program.
These
offerings
may
not
even
exist,
there
might
be
a
few
or
they
might
not
even
be
required.
E
Another
piece
that
makes
us
different
from
a
typical
program
is
our
professional
mentor
professional
development.
It's
pretty
intense
in
a
typical
program.
It
might
be
a
insufficient,
it
might
just
be
a
little
might
be
a
couple
days
in
the
summer
and
then
not
touched
after
that
in
Fargo,
we
provide
multi
days.
We
have
a
few
days
throughout
the
year
for
our
new
mentors
and
their
professional
learning.
We
also
provide
infill
coaching
on
their
mentor
practice,
which
really
accelerates
the
practice.
E
This
is
a
quote
from
Ellen
Moir,
who
is
the
new
teacher
center's
CEO?
Nothing
is
more
important
to
students
than
the
quality
of
their
teachers
and
nothing
is
more
important
to
no
teachers
and
the
quality
of
their
mentors,
which
brings
me
to
the
last
piece
our
mentors
really
focus
on
high
leverage
practices.
They
really
want
to
create
a
habit
of
mine
for
our
new
teachers
and
our
new
teachers
that
our
excuse
me
I
just
got
over
a
cold,
so
I'm
trying
to
so.
E
The
new
teacher
Center
is
a
organization
national
organization
which
we
consult
with,
and
they
really
help
prepare
our
mentors
to
not
only
support
but
accelerate
their
teacher
development.
I
mean
they
say
that
this
can
be
done
through
three
high
leverage
practices,
analyzing
student
work,
lesson,
planning
conversations
and
quality
feedback
in
a
typical
program
because
of
the
limited
training
mentors
might
receive
some
training
on
how
to
give
some
feedback
and
observe
teachers
with
Fargo.
We
go
above
and
beyond
that
because
of
our
intense
training-
and
this
is
a
some
statistics
we
and
our
last
survey.
E
So
it
is
being
done
within
our
program
and
if
you
want
to
hear
from
one
of
our
mentors,
this
mentor
says
my
favorite
activity
to
do
with
new
teachers
is
an
analysis
of
student
work
and
then
planning
for
the
next
steps,
because
that
is
where
much
of
the
learning
is
done
for
teachers.
They
no
longer
think
that
their
students
know
something
they
know
that
their
students
know
something
at
least
a
good
conversations
about
standards
and
how
we
assess
student
mastery
of
the
standards.
E
So
these
are
five
reasons.
What
makes
our
mentor
program
unique
again,
sanction
time
and
frequent
interactions,
multiple
years
of
support,
multiple
offerings
to
our
new
teachers,
intense
and
ongoing
professional
development
for
our
mentors
and
really
focusing
on
high
leverage
practices
that
really
accelerate
new
teacher
development.
I
want
to
leave
you
that
with
this
one
thing
too,.
F
E
So
we
really
want
to
maximize
that
experience
and
we've
been
partnering
with
West
Fargo
and
Moorhead
public
schools
to
and
our
local
area
universities
to
create
a
cooperating
teacher
training,
and
we
hope
that
we
can
roll
that
out.
This
fall
and
really
provide
some
quality
experience
for
our
student
teachers
that
are
in
our
district
and
hopefully
will
go
on
to
be
our
first
years
and
on
the
other
end
of
the
continuum
is
our
in
service
career,
coaching
and
really
because
of
our
mentoring.
It's
really
opened
the
doors
to
coaching
for
our
veteran
teachers.
E
They
just
want
more
after
they've
had
the
mentoring.
They
want
some
more
feedback
and
that's
great,
because
it
really
helps
with
anything
that
we
want
implemented
and,
according
to
this
research
by
Bruce,
Joyce
and
Bev
showers,
you
can
have
a
consultant
speak
to
a
roomful
of
teachers
and
on
a
specific
strategy,
and
if
they
just
talked
at
them,
there
is
really
a
three
percent
chance
that
those
teachers
are
going
to
go
back
and
implement
that
strategy.
E
G
E
If
they
had
come
with
three
years
of
experience
or
less,
they
are
okay
and
then
the
mentors
receive
a
stipend
and
mentors
receive
a
stipend
if
it's
outside
of
their
rule.
So
there
are
some
rules
like
our
strategists
and
it's
part
of
their
job
is
to
mentor.
They
do
not
receive
the
stipend
from
the
state,
but
those
that
are
classroom
teachers
and
go
above
and
beyond.
They
do
receive
that
stipend.
G
Okay,
thank
you
and
then
one
one
last
question
on
state
funding
and
I'm.
Not
quite
sure
who
can
answer
this,
you
talked
about
funding
was
coming
from
the
states
and,
of
course,
that's
probably
where
we
can
help
you
the
most
and
advocating
for
that.
Can
you
help
us
how
those
understand
how
those
dollars
funneled
down
to
the
district
through
the
per
pupil
formula
or
a
mentoring,
grant
or
yes,
you
know
great
well.
E
Okay,
so
if
it's
directly
to
the
mentor,
it
goes
right
to
the
mentors
and
that's
kind
of
help
fund
that
those
that
are
part
of
that
role.
We
still
receive
that
funding.
It
doesn't
go
directly
to
those
mentors
because
it's
part
of
their
job.
It
goes
into
a
fund
for
the
mentor
program
and
that
role
is
over
and
provides
some
of
the
services
that
we
provide
here
and
yes
so
and
we
use
some
of
our
title
to
eight
dollars
got
it.
G
E
Let
them
know
what
services
or
what
who
is
mentoring,
who
and
and
how
much
we
do
have
an
activity
log,
but
the
mentors
record
all
their
activities
and
I
do
provide
that
for
schools
that
have
a
lot
of
mentors
and
can't
keep
track
of
that
and
yeah
that
and
we
do
provide
online
training
for
them
in
principals
when
they
are
new
to
the
program.
So
there
is
a
lots
of
involvement,
I.
E
H
E
H
E
H
I
E
E
K
K
L
Good
evening,
thank
you
very
much
for
having
me
tonight
this
year.
We
do
we,
you
have
one
report
and
we
we
send
you
a
packet
this
year,
we're
doing
it
a
little
differently.
We
kind
of
had
you
have
a
green
card
in
your
in
your
folder,
which
was
kind
of
a
snapshot
of
last
year's
funds
and
how
they
were
spent
and
how
they
were
utilized
across
the
district.
L
As
you
can
see,
they're
broke
down
by
percentages
with
some
dollar
amounts
underneath
roughly
10%
goes
to
innovative
education
grants
this
past
year,
and
that
is
done
through
to
grant
rounds
annually.
One
that's
due
at
the
end
of
our
at
the
beginning
of
October
and
one
that's.
Do
it
yeah
just
coming
up
here
at
the
beginning
of
February,
and
we
also
fund
literacy
projects,
so
our
Eleanor
and
Lane
law
fund
and
those
are
do
I
believe
the
end
of
March
and
therefore
the
next
school
year.
L
The
other
thing
that
we
process
a
lot
of
scholarships
we're
just
coming
into
scholarship
season,
updating
applications
this
past
this
coming
year.
We
have
some
new
scholarships
to
add
to
some
of
the
schools,
it's
kind
of
nice
to
see
that
happen.
People
establish
scholarships
every
year
and
to
increase
those
opportunities
for
kids
as
they
go
on
to
post-secondary
education.
We
spent
last
year
we
gave
out
just
over
a
fifty
fifty
scholarships
that
includes
dollars
for
scholars
about
16
percent
of
the
funds
that
we
distribute
and
a
little
over
ninety
two
thousand
dollars.
L
She
does
a
lot
of
passing
up
funds
on
to
fund
70
codes
and
it's
a
great
way
to
get
money
back
to
the
district
and
a
great
way
for
you
to
see
all
how
it's
used.
So
thank
you
for
that.
The
other
program
that
we
have
actually
increased
a
lot
of
spending
on
is
a
critical
needs
program.
This
past
year
was
about
18%.
You'll,
have
a
further
breakdown
of
that,
and
your
packet
of
well
is
the
one.
L
It
goes
more
into
depth
of
exactly
where
those
dollars
were
spent
and
that
we
were
really
blessed
by
a
very
successful
giving
hearts
day.
We
had
I
think
$42,000
in
match
which
we
were
able
to
meet
plus
another.
We
raised
92
total,
so
we
were
able
to
give
that
back
to
the
district
in
a
wide
variety
of
ways
which
is
broke
down
in
that
blue
document.
L
So
we
were
really
amazed
at
how
generous
our
community
is
and
surprised
that
we
made
that
match,
plus
more
we're
again
blessed
this
year
to
have
match
for
that
program
again
through
the
DMF
Robin
Leandro
Family
Fund
they
provided
us
with
$30,000
for
match
for
the
critical
needs
program
and
Haley's
milk
run
every
summer
has
a
run
to
rate
a
motorcycle
run.
Excuse
me
to
raise
money
from
milk,
and
that
was
another
11,500,
so
we
have
40
$1500
again
four-match
it's
on
Valentine's
Day
this
year.
L
One
program-
that's
really
taken
off
this
year,
is
the
seeds
for
Hope
program
which
began
as
a
seed.
It
may
be
a
year
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
it's
a
collaborative
program
that
unites
Metro
youth
in
grades
K
through
K
through
five
that
are
participating
in
after-school
and
summer
programming,
and
it
introduces
them
to
explore
and
experience
career
exploration,
along
with
educating
families,
about
financial
preparation
for
post-secondary
education.
L
What
we
have
is
a
short
video,
that'll
kind
of
capsule
eights
the
program
really
well,
it's
an
a
snapshot
of
the
impact
of
it.
So
far
we
were
lucky
enough
to
receive
a
Bremer
grant
this
past
year
that
helped
fund
that
hopefully
they'll
get
renewed,
we'll
see
we
haven't
heard
on
back
on
that
yet,
but
my
coworker
Cory
Ernst
is
really
she's
in
charge
of
that
program.
So
if
you
have
any
questions
after
about
that,
she'll
really
answer
those
for
you.
M
The
inaugural
walk
into
the
future
event
has
made
a
great
impact
on
the
YMCA
of
Cass
and
clay
counties
in
Fargo
North
Dakota.
It
can
be
seen
through
a
group
of
third
graders
that
are
setting
up
their
college
dorm
rooms
and
picking
out
their
roommates
and
also
going
to
their
after
class
work
job
on
campus
at
the
coffee
shop
or
the
first
grader
that
says,
I
want
to
be
a
scientist
someday
and
study
prehistoric
animals.
It's
been
fun
to
see
the
kids
practicing
CPR
and
setting
up
their
salons.
M
G
Our
entire
community
can
benefit
from
the
seats
for
hope
initiative.
We
know
that
youth
that
participate
will
be
more
likely
to
attend
some
type
of
post-secondary
education.
Families
will
receive
a
financial
boost
for
their
college
savings.
It's
a
great
recruiting
tool
for
all
types
of
post-secondary
institutions
from
the
trades
to
your
traditional,
four-year
colleges.
G
The
second
component
is
what
you
saw
and
that
was
called
walk
into
my
future,
where
they
toured
NDSU.
Next
year,
it's
MS
CTC,
M
stays
the
following
year
is
MSU
I
mean
the
campuses
are
really
excited
about
this
too,
because
its
recruiting
for
them
at
that
NDSU
event,
there
were
not
only
the
major
campuses,
but
also
some
some
Home
Builders
Association
josephs,
so
anybody
any
any
institution
that
kids
could
use
529
dollars
on
any
post-secondary
type
endeavors.
You
saw
science
experience,
it's
that
you
saw
like
the
ambulance
and
CPR
training.
G
The
kids
half
of
them
went
through
booths,
the
other
half
toured
the
campus,
so
they
got
to
experience
the
campus
itself
and
the
campuses
are
very
excited
about
this
and
lined
up
for
the
next
couple
of
years,
and
the
third
piece
is
a
savings
piece,
we're
working
with
the
Bank
of
North
Dakota
on
529
accounts
for
every
student
in
the
district.
We
know
that
kids
that
have
any
money
in
savings
for
post-secondary
or
seven
times
more
likely
to
seek
some
type
of
post-secondary
education.
G
So
what
our
next
step
in
we're
just
starting
to
roll
it
out.
In
fact,
we
have
training
tomorrow
morning
on
the
software,
is
community.
Champions
can
actually
donate
$25
to
a
children's
savings
account
and
parents
can
either
match
it
or
it
can
be
just
a
gift,
just
somewhere
lower-income
kids
and
as
they
progress
through
this
program,
they
can
continue
to
earn
dollars
through
their
foot
through
their
529s,
like
the
best
way
to
comparison
is
like
Boy
Scout
patches
for
everything
that
they
do.
G
They
can
earn
another
twenty
five
dollars
and
they
can
continue
to
grow
their
education
savings
account
and,
of
course,
we
know,
starting
in
a
younger
age,
with
compound
interest,
they're
gonna
death
they're
more
likely
to
have
more
money
by
the
time
they
graduate.
So
everybody
wins
the
kids
win.
The
families
win
the
campuses
when
the
workforce
wins.
G
We
are
exposing
these
kids
to
not
only
the
four-year
degree,
but
also
the
trades
and
I
think
it's
a
great
workforce
development
initiative
as
well,
and
we're
looking
for
community
champions
to
match
those
dollars
so
we're
trying
to
do
that
school
by
school.
So
it's
it's!
It's
pretty
exciting
program.
How
did
I
do
guys
right.
L
A
L
You
sorry
additional
information
Robin,
it's
a
really
great
connection
to
to
what
Fargo,
Public
Schools
is
already
doing
at
the
middle
school
and
high
school
level.
It
segues
right
into
that.
So
it's
a
it's
a
nice
addition
to
the
whole
process
with
like
what
Denise
Jonas
is
doing
and
things
like
that.
So
it's
a
great
fit
yeah.
L
G
O
A
L
Success
yeah
the
prior
year
this
was
last
year
was
the
first
year
we
included
critical
the
critical
needs
package,
we'll
call
it
that
versus
just
milk,
so
it
went
from
30,000
to
roughly
90
because
it
because
in
large
part,
because
of
that
match
and
very
generous
community
I'm,
always
always
just
grateful
where
we
live.
We
do
a
nice
job
for
all
the
charities
involved
in
giving
hearts
day.
L
A
P
Do
you,
everybody
I've
brought
a
few
people
with
me
today.
What
I'm
gonna
do
is
I'm
gonna.
Have
you
wave
at
our
Longfellow
person,
then
I'm
gonna
share
her
bragging.
Then
we've
got
Lincoln
who
would
like
to
speak
for
himself
and
to
Carl
Ben
Eielson
people.
So
first
I
want
to
come
up
to
the
microphone
and
then
general
bring
it
on
home,
so
get
ready.
P
Because
we
are
the
Longfellow
lions,
we
hold
what
we
call
a
den
meeting
for
all
staff
and
students
seven
times
a
year.
Each
meeting
highlights
one
of
the
seven
Habits
of
happy
kids
and
is
presented
by
student
council
members
and
advisers,
and
the
other
thing
that
you'd
like
to
share
about
Longfellow
is
Longfellow.
Elementary
is
excited
to
be
in
their
first
year
of
compassionate
schools,
training.
N
Hi,
my
name
is
Mark,
were
ski
and
I
teach
third
grade
at
Lincoln
Elementary.
This
has
been
a
very
busy
year
at
Lincoln
Elementary.
We
started
the
school
year
with
our
district
opener.
We
again
celebrated
the
selection
of
Lincoln
Elementary,
special
education
teacher
Amanda
boy
off
as
Fargo
public
schools,
Teacher
of
the
Year
in
September,
the
Lincoln
PTA
organized
our
fourth
annual
walkathon,
the
pta
students
and
staffed
raised
over
thirteen
thousand
dollars
to
benefit
programs
at
Lincoln
such
as
Missoula
Children's,
Theater,
the
fall
festival
party,
climb,
theater
and
tea.
N
Your
grants
in
October,
the
Lincoln
parent
involvement
committee,
hosted
a
family
night
where
nearly
300
parents
and
students
enjoyed
a
free
pizza,
supper
door
prizes
and
played
educational
games
supplied
by
legacy
toys.
These
family
events
helped
build
positive
bridges
from
the
school
to
our
families.
In
December,
the
kindergarten
and
3rd
grade
teachers
invited
their
parents
to
the
school
for
gingerbread
house
decorating
before
the
holiday
break.
It
was
a
great
time
for
parents,
students
and
teachers
to
spend
time
together.
Lincoln
Elementary
is
piloting.
N
The
review
360
behavioral
screener
review
360
helps
to
identify
students
in
need
of
extra
social
emotional
support.
We
are
in
our
fourth
year
of
avium,
our
small
group
math
instruction,
which
helps
build
foundational
math
skills.
Lincoln
Elementary
is
also
an
envoy
focused
school
that
provides
training
to
all
staff
envoy,
uses
common
language
and
approaches
that
help
create
more
instruction
time
and
builds
relationships
with
students.
N
Lastly,
Lincoln
Elementary
received
a
vision,
2020
library
grant
of
$4,500
from
the
state
of
North
Dakota.
We
use
these
funds
to
purchase
makerspace
materials
that
students
use
to
solve
stem
problems
and
be
BOTS
and
AHS
BOTS
used
with
computer
coding.
These
activities
help
students
practice
collaboration
and
communication
skills.
N
Q
Don't
have
nearly
as
much
prepared.
My
name
is
Evan
James
I'm,
a
seventh
grade
science
teacher
at
Carl,
Ben,
Eielson,
I'm,
very
happy
to
be
here
tonight,
I'm
also
a
former
6th
grade
teacher
at
Carl
bin,
so
I'm
gonna
report
about
sixth
grade
and
seventh
grade
stuff
going
on
and
then,
since
Jen
teaches
eighth
grade
she's
going
to
share
some
8th
grade
shoutouts
for
Carl
Ben
6th
grade
today.
Q
So
I
heard
all
about
it
at
the
end
of
the
day
today,
so
very
exciting
stuff
going
on
that.
Those
PBL
activities
certainly
are
a
great
way
for
students
to
build
on
those
collaboration,
communication
there's
other
21st
century
skills.
So
it's
very
exciting
that
we
do
that
and
our
sixth
grade
teachers
do
a
really
great
job
of
putting
those
on
on
a
regular
basis.
Seventh
grade,
we
have
the
day
of
compassion
coming
up
at
the
end
of
this
month.
This
is
a
very
exciting
day
for
us
being
a
new
seventh
grade
teacher.
Q
Q
It's
it's
put
on
by
a
local
group
that
comes
in
and
we
do
all
kinds
of
team
building,
empathy,
collaboration,
all
kinds
of
activities,
it's
again
a
day-long
event,
and
we
we
raised
my
team
raised
some
money
this
year
using
DonorsChoose
to
help
defray
the
costs,
so
our
families
didn't
have
to
make
those
donations
to
help
us
cover
the
expense
of
the
of
the
day.
So
it's
a
great
great,
exciting
time
coming
up
and
that's
the
seventh
grade.
R
A
J
I'll
make
my
report
quick.
This
is
just
a
reminder
for
everyone
that
this
Thursday
evening
will
be
our
state
of
the
schools
address,
followed
by
our
public
focus
group.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
the
board
for
their
support.
I,
look
forward
to
participating
with
our
community
and
getting
some
engagement
around
and
then
put
around
some
of
the
topics
that
we
have
addressed.
I
believe
n
Murray
has
left
some
paperwork
that
has
all
the
information
for
board
members
in
terms
of
your
role
and
now
you'll
be
supporting
that
event.
A
J
J
J
A
couple
of
things
I
think
the
most
important
information
that
we
would
use
in
this
report
will
be
the
key
considerations
that
you'll
find
on
page
7
very
consistent
to
the
reports
that
we've
been
getting
in
the
past
couple
of
years
is
that
we
do
expect
continue
to
expect
to
see
growth
in
Fargo
public
schools.
The
level
of
growth
obviously
sometimes
changes
here
after
year,
based
on
different
factors.
Although
these
enrollment
projections
are
traditionally
above
95
96
97
percent
accurate,
there
are
some
bearing
factors.
J
One
of
the
things
that
you'll
see
listed
in
the
report
is
that
at
the
time
that
the
this
report
was
created
by
RSP,
there
wasn't
any
information
on
the
diversion
project
that
we
received
the
update
in
December.
That
is
something
that
could
influence
growth
and
enrollment
projections,
so
we
may
see
some
variance
there
next
year
as
well.
We
do
have
a
couple
of
campuses
outlined
that
either
have
been
or
potentially
will
be
at
capacity.
J
These
campuses
are
no
different
than
what
we've
seen
in
the
previous
years
in
those
reports
as
well,
and
we
addressed
to
really
go
into
the
meat
of
this
report,
look
at
our
enrollment
numbers
and
see
what
we
want
to
do
in
terms
of
our
long
range
facilities
plans
when
we
engage
in
the
building
capacity
and
usage
task
force
later
this
semester.
So
you
have
the
information
in
front
of
you.
If
there
are
any
questions,
we
would
be
more
than
happy
to
answer
anyone.
K
Thank
you.
One
question
I
had
as
I've
read
through
it
is
I
was
really
curious.
Listening
to
the
state
of
the
schools
last
year,
when
all
three
superintendents
were
up
there
talking
about
these
kinds
of
things
in
the
work
that
RSP
has
done,
some
had
mentioned
also
doing
like
a
side
by
side
internal
projection.
Do
we
do
that
here
at
FPS
to
like
your
own
sort
of
analysis
or
just
RSP
from.
J
I
Besides
that,
all
we
will
do
is
just
internally
as
we
look
at
one
year
to
the
next
as
we
project
forward
that
will
help
us
with
the
number
of
sections
that
we
may
need
at
a
middle
school
or
at
a
high
school
when
it
comes
to
certain
grades
or
classes.
That
would
be
the
internal
work.
We
would
do.
For
example,
a
large
fifth
grade
class
might
be
moving
into
a
middle
school.
That
definitely
shapes
the
staffing
pattern
that
we
have
there,
but
other
than
that
we
utilize
this
data
and.
J
I
apologize
for
the
back-and-forth,
but
I
think
one
thing
I
forgot
to
mention
about
the
RSP
projections
is
that
they
only
include
students
that
are
in
our
attendance
area.
So
when
we
do
look
at
the
report
internally,
one
thing
that
we
would
look
at
is
the
amount
of
students
that
my
come
to
Fargo
public
schools
that
are
not
in
our
attendance
zones
and
take
that
into
consideration
as
well.
So
some
of
the
numbers
that
you
see
for
enrollment
don't
include
students
that
come
to
our
schools,
but
are
not
in
our
attendance
for
you.
J
G
J
H
A
J
A
A
The
third
item
is
is
over
human
resources
actions.
So
if
there
are
people
that
have
left
or
leaving
the
district
or
positions
that
we
are
approving,
there
is
a
monitoring
report,
il-15
monitoring
report,
and
there
is
a
there-
are
financial
reports
for
November
four
of
them
listed
under
that
fund
balance
report
revenue
and
expenditures,
reports,
state
of
bank
reconciliation
and
check
register.
So
those
are
the
items
that
we
just
approved
under
the
consent
agenda,
all
right.
Moving
on
to
business
board,
compensation
will
be
the
first
item
we
will
consider.
Is
there
some?
A
A
So
this
is
a
memo
that
comes
from
the
Governance
Committee
and
it
is
something
that
annually
it
comes
in
front
of
the
board.
So
I'll
just
read
this
board
policy
gp2
ii
says
that
governing
style
organization
of
the
Board
of
Education
was
amended
in
September
of
2009
to
provide
quote
board,
compensation
will
be
reviewed
annually
during
budget
assumption
discussions.
Budget
assumptions
are
being
prepared
by
the
business
office.
It
is
therefore
timely
to
consider
board
compensation
at
this
meeting
and
board.
A
Compensation
was
set
at
750
dollars
per
month
in
2004
and
raised
to
$1,000
per
month,
effective
January,
1st
2009
in
2016
the
board,
approved
and
then
rescinded
an
increase
to
its
compensation.
In
2018
the
board
reaffirmed
the
thousand
dollar
per
month
compensation.
It
is
up
to
the
board
to
determine
whether
or
not
to
adjust
board
compensation.
So,
unless
there
is
any
one
that
chooses
to
make
a
motion
I've,
we
will
not
need
to
take
any
action
on
this
at
this
point,
all
right,
thank
you.
A
Brandy
is
not
well
feeling
well
today,
so
she
is
joining
us
on
the
phone
I
wanted
to
mention
that
earlier,
okay
I
requested
that
we
move
two
items
from
the
consent
agenda
to
business
and
they
are
first
one
would
be
the
minutes
of
the
December
11th
meeting,
and
this
is
a
just
they're,
both
for
small
Corrections,
the
second
page
of
those
minutes.
The
last
paragraph
I
was
not
at
that
meeting,
so
that
meeting
was
not
adjourned
by
me.
As
it
says,
it
was
adjourned
by
vice
president
Kristy
Ulrich.
A
A
S
C
H
H
T
A
Okay.
The
second
item
was
from
our
for
the
minutes
of
our
work
session:
Friday
December
14th
on
page
3,
the
top
of
page
3,
the
first
paragraph.
The
third
line
I,
was
just
looking
for
some
clarification.
Language
on
that
is,
the
sentence
does
not
read
quite
correctly
so
I'm.
Trying
to
remember.
Can
someone
help
us
remember
exactly
what
that
sentence
is
supposed
to
read
page
3.
A
It
is
the
first
paragraph,
the
third
line,
the
paragraph
reads:
dr.
quinn,
reviewed
the
monitoring
process
of
the
executive
limitations
policies.
The
monitoring
process
is
for
the
superintendent
to
provide
evidence
of
the
execution
of
the
e/l
policies.
The
report
should
include
documental
evidence,
the
school
district,
the
policy
is
being
following,
and
the
district
is
being
run
as
directed
by
the
board.
I
am
wondering
how
that
sentence
is
supposed
to
read
it.
A
G
B
Like
to
propose
an
amendment
to
it,
I
think
it
should
read.
The
report
should
include
documental
evidence
and
assert
the
word
that
the
school
district
strike
the
words
off
the
school
district
policy
is
being
followed
and
the
district
is
being
run
as
directed
by
the
board
so
insert
that
and
strike
out
the
the
following
district.
A
C
O
T
B
A
G
A
You
for
that
reminder,
Robin
and
it
looks
like
we
are
going
to
have
good
representation
from
our
board
and
administration
there.
So
thank
you
very
much
just
please
encourage
you
to
keep
that
that
time
slot
in
mind
and
then
that
we
will
be
moving
over
here
following
that
meeting
for
a
regular
board
meeting
on
to
committee
liaison
and
correspondence
reports
Brian,
would
you
like
to
start
I
have.
A
T
T
They
had
a
few
items
on
there
like
suicide
awareness,
some
stuff
on
the
voting
age,
and
they
there
was
just
a
bunch
of
different
topics,
and
it
was
just
the
nice
nice
for
our
meetings
to
get
everything
basically
in
check
with
that
with
that
group,
and
they
just
they
did
a
really
fantastic
job
and
I
will
give
you
more
updates,
as
we
have
another
one
as
well
on
Sunday,
just
to
kind
of
go
over
everything
else
that
we
had
on
on
this
meeting.
So
that
is
all
I
have
thank.
A
D
A
B
We
looked
at
a
bylaw
amendment
to
clarify
that
the
board
is
actually
the
only
group
that
has
the
ability
to
amend
the
bylaws,
because
the
language
was
pretty
loose
there.
We
talked
about
the
operational
plan
for
operating
the
really
the
start
of
this
you're
as
Kyle's
in
Bismarck
serving
in
the
Senate.
B
So
I
suspect
it
well
right
before
Christmas
I
actually
had
a
meeting
with
Cory's
Steiner,
who
is
on
the
SEC
Board
and
Rick
Jacobson
who's
on
the
SEC
Board
to
do
Kyle's
annual
review,
which
I
have
not
had
the
time
to
sit
down
and
share
with
him
yet.
But
we're
gonna
keep
him
if,
at
all
possible,
I
attended
a
conference
call
with
Robin
for
the
North
Dakota
School
Boards
Association
legislative
committee.
B
It
was
just
the
kickoff
meeting
last
week
and
that'll
be
a
I
think
a
weekly
call
on
Thursday
afternoons
for
Robin
and
I
through
the
legislative
session
I
attended
a
negotiating
committee
meeting
earlier
this
month.
Community
development
committee
met
in
December
and
we
finalized
the
first
round
of
the
grant
requests
and
the
recommendations
that
we
forward
it
on
to
the
Commission
there'll,
be
another
round
of
them
coming
up
here,
probably
in
February,
to
go
to
the
Commission.
B
H
K
Committee
will
meet
on
Monday
the
14th
at
noon
here
and
I've
invited
the
emergency
management
coordinator,
Mackenzie
McCormick,
to
join
us
to
share,
as
you
might
as
you
all
remember.
This
is
a
relatively
new
position
and
so
I
invited
her
to
join
us
to
share
a
little
bit
about
that
and
also
to
ask
her,
if
perhaps
on,
our
state
Cheryl
report.
So
there
were
questions
that
came
up
during
some
of
those
safety
breakouts
that
some
of
us
attended,
and
maybe
she
could
take
that
opportunity
to
answer
some
of
those
questions.
A
K
O
As
David
mentioned,
negotiations
didn't
meet
with
the
FDA
this
past
Thursday
on
the
3rd.
In
my
opinion,
it
was
a
positive
and
productive
meeting.
Ground
rules
were
established
and
should
receive
final
approval
at
our
next
meeting,
as
David
mentioned
that
will
be
on
Monday,
the
11th
of
February
4:30
p.m.
here.
O
The
vision
to
the
ground
rules
being
approved
will
exchange
our
topics
for
negotiation,
also
on
the
agenda
potential
for
a
work
session.
A
third
meeting
has
tentatively
been
scheduled.
I
would
ask
that
all
of
the
negotiation
committee
members
please
check
Monday
the
18th
of
March,
also
at
4:30
here
on
their
calendars,
and
let
me
know
if
there's
any
conflicts
with
that
as
soon
as
you
can.
O
So,
in
addition
to
that,
I
wanted
to
mention
that
the
reason
why
I
missed
our
last
board
meeting
on
the
11th
of
December
was
because
I
was
had
the
honor
of
being
part
of
a
public
review
committee
for
raft
content
standards
for
the
state,
k-12
computer
science
and
cybersecurity
standards.
I
was
selected
as
a
subject
matter
expert
and
it
was
a
unique
opportunity,
was
a
very
interesting
opportunity
to
be
able
to
see
in
person
the
process.
O
That's
used
to
develop
standards
for
our
educational
subjects
in
the
state
of
North,
Dakota
I
know,
we've
heard
as
a
board
here
several
times
from
dr.
gross
and
the
administration
about
the
importance
of
standards
and
seeing
the
openness
of
the
process
how
its
these
standards
are
created
by
North
Dakotans
for
North
Dakotans.
O
Standards
of
what
students
should
know
or
be
able
to
do,
but
it
was
not
the
curriculum
and
it
will
be
up
to
each
locality
each
district
to
write
their
own
curriculums
and
figure
out
how
they're
going
to
instruct
these
standards
and
it's
it
was
a
really
excellent
opportunity.
I
have
more
information
on
that
that
I'll
distribute
to
the
board
because
I
think
it
is
I.
Have
a
nice
stuck
on
a
PowerPoint
slide,
show
from
dpi
that
lays
out
this
process.
O
G
On
November
29th
I,
along
with
a
couple
others
here
attended
the
governance
meeting,
Cass
Public
Health
did
meet,
but
it
happened
to
be
at
the
same
time
as
a
retreat.
So
I
missed
the
every
two
month
board
meeting,
so
gack
related
governmental
affairs,
related
Jim
was
remiss
in
not
noting
that
he
has
been
named
to
the
National
School
Boards
Association
national
policy
committee,
so
that
it
I
think
that's
quite
an
honor
and
congratulations
Jim.
G
We
did
not
have
a
GAC
meeting
this
month,
just
because
we're
just
carrying
up
with
a
session,
but
the
next
regular
scheduled
meeting
is
February
12th
at
7:30
a.m.
and
at
that
time,
I
would
expect
that
we
would
file
finalized
our
crossover
breakfast
details
and
who's
going
to
present
what
I
need
your
RSVPs
Joe
Lynn
is
itching
to
make
our
reservations
for
the
crossover
breakfast
so
after
the
meeting.
Hopefully
you
can
stop
by
and
I
can
check
you
off
here
on
our
list.
That
is
an
overnight
2
to
18
in
Bismarck
and
then
to
19.
G
G
I
apologize
for
that,
but
I
will
be
working
on
some
early
childhood
and
some
behavioral
health
legislation,
while
I'm
there
I
handed
out
each
of
you
a
packet,
that's
an
overview
of
all
of
our
legislators,
I
added
their
their
committees
to
them
as
well
as
well
as
I
highlighted
some
of
the
people
that
have
already
RSVP'd
for
the
crossover
breakfast
and
those
that
have
gotten
back
to
me,
on
which
assignments
they
would
like
per
legislator.
I
did
Rebecca
I
apologize.
G
Not
all
ears
are
on
here,
because
I
had
already
printed
this
by
the
time
you
sent
them
to
me
today,
but
this
is
just
a
tool:
I
can
send
you
the
electronic
versions
as
well.
There's
I
thought
this
was
a
cute
little
graphic
about
the
makeup
of
our
legislature.
So
take
that
for
what
it's
worth,
it's
purely
informational,
but
there's
some
great
stats
on
there.
As
far
as
those
that
have
kids
82%
of
our
legislators
have
children,
for
example.
G
So
that's
just
gives
you
an
update
on
who
we're
working
with
and
the
the
last
pages
I've
highlighted
the
names
of
the
Senate
Education
Committee,
the
House
Education
Committee,
as
well
as
Health
and
Human
Services
will
be
watching
those
pretty
closely
and
eventually
we're
going
to
be
watching
appropriations
very
closely.
So
this
is
just
a
working
document
for
for
your
for
your
reference,
because
these
will
be
the
people
that
will
be
working
with
I
want
to
give
you
a
little
bit
an
overview
on
some
of
the
bills
that
we're
watching.
G
We,
we
haven't,
set
up
our
tracker
yet,
but,
as
you
know,
Andy
SBA
has
and
ECL
has
as
well
as
dpi
a
couple
of
the
highlights
that
we
are
watching
it's
Jim
mentioned.
We
were
on
the
state
gap.
Call
there
are
some
Sentinel
bills,
that'll
be
forthcoming.
I
think
there
will
be
one
they'll
be
coming
out
of
Grand
Forks.
There.
G
Some
some
bills
too
kind
of
a
swage,
some
of
the
some
of
the
fears
there.
There
was
a
bill
that
was
I
was
just
made
aware
of
today,
Senate
bill
21:36.
That
will
require
all
high
schools
to
offer
a
semester
of
Bible
studies
and
that
can
be
used
as
a
half
credit
for
your
social
studies
requirements
for
graduation.
That
would
that
would
force
all
the
school
districts
across
the
straight
to
have
to
offer
that
class.
For
one-half
credit,
there
are
some
cyber
security
bills
as
well.
Apparently,
power
school
is
going
out
of
business.
G
This
was
news
to
me.
I
read
through
all
of
these
bills.
Last
weekend,
every
single
bill
am
I
right
on
that
Jim
power
schools
going
out
of
business,
so
States
student
information
system
is
being
offered
through
the
state.
There's
also
the
state
wants
to
take
over
all
of
our
cybersecurity
for
the
school
districts
and
every
taxing
entities,
so
I
know
Jim's
working
with
Bill
Westrick
on
some
of
those
items.
A
couple
of
the
finance
and
tax
committee
bills.
Their
appropriations
did
send
out
their
appropriation
their
initial
appropriation
for
our
state
funding
program.
G
It
did
not
include
any
of
the
governor's
to
percents,
so
it
was
exactly
what
they
gave
us
at
the
end
of
last
year,
so
they're
starting
at
Ground
Zero.
So
we
we
build
from
there.
So
don't
be
alarmed
if
you
see
no
new
money
because
there
isn't
any
right
now,
that's
what
we
do
with
during
the
session:
lots
of
mental
and
behavioral
health
bills
with
early
intervention
services
and
some
established
community
behavioral
health
programs.
That's
right
in
alignment
with
what
we're
looking
at.
G
But
I
think
I
covered
them
all
without
boring
you
to
death,
but
we'll
be
obviously
watching
these
all
very
closely
one
other
one
I
think
we
need
to
watch
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
Jim
or
some
of
the
retirement
in
the
pers
bills,
because
so
much
of
our
district
has
their
retirement
through
our
Oh.
What
is
it
called
pe
art,
okay,
yep,
so
that's
their
retirement
and
and
the
percentages
and
when
they
can
retire,
so
that
affects
a
lot
of
our
staff
as
well,
so
it'll
be
a
busy
session.
G
A
Thank
you,
Thank
You
Robin.
The
president's
report
has
been
passed
out
and
Marie
reminded
me.
There
are
a
variety
of
homework
items
listed.
There
looks
like
we'll.
Have
our
work
cut
out
for
us
Ann
Marie
was
there
anything
else
that
you
wanted
to
have
shared
in
relation
to
the
president's
report?
Well,.
S
Robin
mentioned
the
RSVP
for
the
crossover
breakfast
I
know
she
and
Joe
Lynn
are
looking
for
that.
So
that'd
be
great.
If
you
could
talk
to
her
about
that,
one
thing
I
wanted
to
know
two
things
I
wanted
to
know
to
you
all
the
people
who
had
responded
and
wanted
to
go
to
the
state
of
the
city's
address
on
Thursday.
Your
tickets
have
been
placed
at
your
table.
S
If
you
take
those,
then
you
don't
have
to
check
in
you
can
just
go
right
in
so
those
are
at
your
table
and
take
those
with
you
today.
Please
one
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is
today
the
chamber
did
put
out
that
the
state
of
the
FM
diversion
project
is
gonna,
be
held
on
Wednesday
January
16th
at
7:30,
at
the
Courtyard
by
Marriott
and
I
wasn't
sure.
S
If
and
if
you
wanted
to
attend
that,
and
so,
if
you
do,
if
you
could
please
let
me
know
that
is
a
rescheduled
eggs
and
issues
from
earlier
in
the
month.
If
you
remember
they
had
to
cancel
their
earlier
January
eggs,
an
issue
because
of
the
government
shutdown.
So
this
is
their
rescheduled
event
and
it
is
going
to
be
about
the
diversion
project
so
again
January
16th
7:30.
If
you
are
desiring
to
go
to
that,
if
you
could
tell
me
tonight
so
I
could
make
a
range
for
you.
That'd
be
great.
All.
A
Right
Thank,
You,
Ann
Marie,
let's
see
there
always
there
has
been
a
reminder
already
of
the
state
of
the
cities.
Excuse
me
the
state
of
the
schools
event
so
looking
forward
to
that
on
Thursday,
but
also
then
earlier
in
the
morning
that
state
of
the
cities
event
that
and
Marie
mentioned
and
again
January
22nd
at
4:00
p.m.
the
meaning
that
we
will
have
at
the
old
City
Hall
in
the
old
city
hall
chambers,
along
with
West
Fargo,
to
go
over
the
findings
and
the
recommendations
of
the
Ellery
task
force.
A
Again,
thank
you
to
that
members
of
that
task,
force
and
administrations
for
working
on
that
extensive
project,
February
12th
we
are
going
to
after
our
adjournment.
We
are
going
to
have
our
work
session
and
there
was
an
email
sent
out
about
that
earlier.
Please,
let
me
know
if
it
doesn't
work
for
you
to
be
there,
but
we
are
going
to
have
an
extended
evening.
A
The
Native
American
Commission
met
I
serve
on
that
last
week
and
the
powwow
that
they
hold
annually
for
New
Year's
Eve
needed
to
be
canceled
because
of
the
weather,
so
that
everyone
would
be
able
to
be
safe
at
home,
but
that
has
been
rescheduled
and
it's
going
to
be
this
Saturday
at
the
Civic
Center.
If
anyone
is
interested
in
learning
about
a
powwow,
if
you
haven't
had
the
opportunity
to
attend,
I
encourage
you
to
do
so.