July 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

• The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. 
• Board President Desh led the board members (and patrons in attendance) in the Pledge of Allegiance. 

• Board President Desh identified the Open Meetings Act information located in the meeting room.

• The Budget Amendment Hearing opened at 7:01 p.m. 
• The Budget Amendment Hearing closed at 7:03 p.m. 
• There was no public comment during the hearing.

• There were no scheduled presentations this month. 

• No further discussion.

Official Board of Education minutes are available on the district web site at www.districtor1.org

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Administrative reports are available in their entirety at: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/174

• Superintendent Hart presented the Superintendent's report.
• Highlights of the report included: Information on the "Beginning of School" planning, Kudos to Bennet Elementary students involved in community projects, Summer Enrichment update, The American Rescue Act (ESSER III) resources, and school safety and security training updates.
• Superintendent Hart will share his goals for the upcoming school year at the next regular meeting on August 9th. 

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• Board President Desh shared details about the progress of the Strategic Planning process. 
• There is a Strategic Planning Committee meeting scheduled with representatives from NASB on Wednesday, July 14th at 1:30 p.m. at Bennet Elementary.
• Summary highlights from that meeting will be shared at the August 9th board meeting. 
• Community stakeholder engagement meetings will begin in the fall. Please stay tuned to our district website for further information regarding these upcoming meetings. 

• Additional discussion revolved around questions regarding the pick-up lane and use of the circle drive at the elementary school, parents walking students to school, and sponsors of various before and after-school activities.  
• The "Return to School" plan will continue to be updated periodically as local and state health conditions and guidelines change.
• The plan is posted on our school website at www.districtor1.net

• Board President Desh provided an update on the progress of the upcoming district enrollment study that will start in the fall of 2021. 
• The additional discussion revolved around the variety and cost of extra services provided by the RSP group. Follow-up will focus on the need for additional services provided by the company and determine the exact cost of these services. 
• A question was asked about potential costs for receiving additional copies of the completed study.
• Superintendent Hart will contact RSP to ensure that all communities within the OR-1 school district boundaries are represented in the enrollment study. 
• The enrollment study analysis will help to provide more comprehensive information about future enrollment projections and community growth.
• The study will integrate well with our district strategic planning and facility audit processes. 

• Additional discussion revolved around the possibility (and feasibility) of adding future extracurricular activities (baseball, softball, soccer, etc.) at the high school level and progress on the new track timing system. 

• Additional discussion revolved around the changes regarding the high school start and dismissal times.  

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• Currently, the NDE Health Standards document is only a "draft" and although much public comment has already been expressed on the document across the state, additional public input is encouraged prior to the second "draft" coming out in the next month or so.
• The decision to eventually adopt (or adapt) the health standards is a local school choice. 
• The additional discussion on the "draft" standards included clarifying our current district curriculum on health education. Currently, the District OR-1 elementary (K-6) health curriculum is integrated within the science and social studies standards and we also use the Second Step Character Education curriculum with our elementary students.  Our school nurse and ESU #4 personnel also provide additional health-related services and information to students as needed and requested.
• At the high school level, students are required to have 5 credits/hours of health-related classes in order to graduate. Generally, our 9th-grade students take this health course in conjunction with physical education on an alternating schedule. Other high school courses have also developed units of study within their classes to cover health education-related topics such as nutrition, exercise, child development, leadership, substance abuse, disease prevention, etc. 
• Additionally, our students have also attended informational assemblies and presentations on a variety of health education-related topics, such as social media awareness, team building, positive digital citizenship, healthy relationships, suicide awareness, self-esteem, and goal-setting. 
• A document containing more information on the health standards was available for the patrons in attendance at the meeting.
• Other discussion points included: Clarifying the parent's role and the school's role of what things should be taught in this area.
• Final discussion points included:  how to provide appropriate accommodations for special education students within the standards and ways to include additional wellness activities during the regular school day. Things like adding more nutritional snacks, and incorporating movement, team-building, and critical thinking activities throughout the school day were also suggested.
• No official board action was taken on this item during the meeting. Additional follow-up will occur through correspondence with NDE and NASB, and collaboration with other local school administrators and school boards.  
• Continued community input on the proposed "draft" standards will help us to ensure that our district vision meets our actions on this topic.

• Board President Desh updated the board on comments received regarding the NASB Superintendent Evaluation instrument.
• Highlights of the update included completing the Superintendent evaluation in November each year.

• No closed session was needed for this meeting. 

• The meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m.