Discussion on questions submitted by teachers for a survey. The Board will review them and create more questions of their own. Motioned; carried to postpone until next week's meeting giving them time to plan their own questions.

Next week meeting will be January 28, 2025 at 7am. The board closed meeting with intention to recess at 8am for the Texas host of Guardrail policy.

The meeting begins with accepting another letter of resignation. Then there was discussion of Dr. Harding's resignation date of 2/7/25. Motion and carried to pay her contact days.

No Principle: Motioned and carried to open the position up and open negotiations. Need to fill the position. Letter of retirement: 5/25/25 Sue Faul will retire. Another open position. Motioned; carried; to accept her retirement with thank you for service.

Teacher Training CBI: January 31, 2025; short notice for parents.

Business Manager: issue on misc. check from DPI discussion. Continued to ask board for raise of Assist. Business Manager, probation period ended; $1.00/hr raise with limited to 20 hrs. BM asked for Assit. BM to be given authority to discuss accounts with the bank. (Colette seems to explain what BM is saying. How often is she there to know more than the rest of the board of administration activities? Is there a conflict of interest being hidden?)

Dr. Luken Recommendation on Title I DHBC Policy. Offer 2.5 contract.

Financial report continues. Request Ledger on any budget area of overages.

Examples FUNNY COMMENT BY A BOARD MEMBER!!! The board claims legal fees overages are due to the FOAI or Open Records request. OPEN RECORDS DO NOT COST THE SCHOOL ANYTHING BUT TIME, INK AND PAPER.

The School should be trained to know what they have to comply to for open records so they do not have to ask an attorney about everything.

IT IS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ASK FOR OPEN RECORDS! IT IS NOT THE PUBLIC'S FAULT THEY ASK AN ATTORNEY OVER EVERYTHING.

Motion to put Dr. Luken on an Improvement Plan was made. Carried. discussion of details to put in the plan.
1. Communication issues need improvement
2. Timely issues
3. Accountability for what he does not get done or doing The discussion ended with only one of the above on his plan.

Communicaiton was the choice. (Don't understand why not all of them) NOW, the president will take time to write up something and bring it back to the board to review and revise as needed.

Calendar by Dr. Luken was completed but not given out to Dr. Hardings for the teachers. (Example of no accountability)

Financial Report: High in areas of: Dues/fees 162%; Legal fees 138%; High School Media 104%; Repairs 302%; Student Transportation 183% Just a few. Need to order the ledger to see why?

A Grievance Letter regarding Dr. Hardings Grievance on Dr. Luken was reviewed and motioned to proceed forward.

After the discussion, the board reviewed the recommendations results. 1. revisit when someone is off Contract
2. Noted in Evaluations
3. Dr. Luken disregarded board before
4. Letter of reprimand in file.

Motion to strike last paragraph of last sentence of independent evaluator.

Motion carried Motion for Dr. Luken to have written in his evaluation; Motion carried.

The independent evaluator spoke of strain on relationship between Dr. Hardings and Dr. Luken over AI tool used for communication. It was Dr. Hardings grievance, yet the author focuses on Dr. Harding in order to defend Dr. Luken's behavior.

The board went into executive session to discuss whether to allow Dr. Luken to continue to use AI for communication.