[1. Call to Order]
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OK, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS AUGUST 2013, 2021 BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.
THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF THAT ARE PROVIDING US WITH INFORMATION HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR OUR IN-PERSON VISITORS AND FOR ABIDING BY OUR MASK POLICY THAT SEEMS TO BE EVER CHANGING, BUT FOR OUR STUDENT SAFETY, THAT'S GREAT.
AND TO ALL OF THOSE THAT MIGHT BE ATTENDING ONLINE, THAT'S GREAT.
WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[2. Pledge of Allegiance]
READY BEGIN.SOME SOUND PROBLEMS. WE ARE HOPING TO AVOID THAT, IF FOR SOME REASON THAT [CHUCKLING] IF WE NEEDED TO TAKE A SHORT RECESS TO SOLVE SOUND PROBLEMS, WE'LL DO THAT.
I'M HOPING WE CAN GET BY WITHOUT.
WE THINK WE'RE READY? OK. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
[3. Roll Call]
THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR AGENDA APPROVAL?[4. Agenda Approval]
OUR AGENDA TONIGHT INCLUDES THE AGENDA APPROVAL, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.CITIZENS COMMENTS, WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS TONIGHT.
THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH HAS SEVEN ITEMS OLD BUSINESS NONE LISTED.
WE WILL TAKE A RECESS TO DO THE PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING.
AND AT THAT POINT, CITIZENS WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING.
OUR CFO, MICHELLE SCOTT, WILL PRESENT ESSENTIALLY WHAT SHE DID LAST TIME, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE. AND THEN WE WILL RECONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING, COVER, NEW BUSINESS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANY CHANGES OR NOT IN THE AGENDA? IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
I'LL MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
GREAT. THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
FIVE ZERO. OK, NEXT UP IS OUR BOARD COMMUNICATIONS.
[5. Communications]
AND WE'LL START WITH OUR COMMITTEES.WE'VE GOT THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WIA, WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
AND WE STILL HAVEN'T STARTED UP TOURS YET, BUT [INAUDIBLE].
DIRECTOR HENRIKSON LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
AND NOTHING MUCH TO REPORT HERE OTHER THAN YOU AND I, MARK WILL BE HEADING TO SPOKANE FOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ON THE TWENTY FOURTH AND TWENTY FIFTH OF SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THE LAST MEETING WE'LL BE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PRIORITIZATIONS OF THE DIFFERENT ISSUES.
GREAT, AND RICARDO, THE PAPER I GAVE YOU IS SOME POSITIONS THAT WE VOTED ON AS A BOARD LAST TIME. AND I [INAUDIBLE] IF ANY OTHER MEMBERS WANT TO SEE THAT.
JUST TO REMIND WHERE WE LEFT OFF LAST YEAR, I'D BE GLAD TO PROVIDE IT.
WE DID NOT MEET THIS LAST TIME.
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WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE AUGUST DATES FOR REVIEW, ONE OF WHICH WAS TO REVIEW THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS OPERATING AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO, WHICH WE HAVE DONE.AND THE OTHER WAS TO REVIEW BUDGETS, THE UPCOMING BUDGET, WHICH WE HAVE ALSO DONE.
WE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE EASY TO FORGET SOME OF THESE THINGS, OR AS NEW BOARD MEMBERS PASS ALONG TO JOIN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THAT WE ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A BINDER WITH THAT CALENDAR, ALONG WITH SOME PAST HISTORY THAT WE CAN JUST HAND OFF.
SO THAT WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT GOING FORWARD, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND I'M WORKING ON A YEARLY CALENDAR FOR THIS YEAR JUST TO HELP KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED SO WE CAN ADD THAT TO IT. OK, BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, DIRECTOR MADDUX AGAIN.
JUST SOME UPDATES, THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN GIVE MORE 24 THIS YEAR, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 23RD, WHICH FOR THOSE, IF ANYBODY DOESN'T KNOW, THAT'S JUST A DAY OF GIVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THEM, YOU COULD.
AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR ONLINE AUCTION SEPTEMBER 29TH THROUGH OCTOBER 3RD.
AND SO THEY JUST ASKED THAT I SHARE THAT SO THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE AND THEY CAN JOIN THAT IF THEY LIKE. OK.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OK, NEXT UP IS OUR WIAA COMMITTEE.
NO REPORT, JUST ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF.
NEXT UP, WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION.
ANYTHING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTORS? THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MEETING.
AND FOR TRANSPARENCY SAKE, WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER MAKING MAYBE WE DON'T, THAT MEETING, THE LEGISLATIVE MEETING, A MEETING FOR THE BOARD.
JUST IN CASE I HAVE TO BE INVOLVED, ALTHOUGH I WON'T BE THERE IN PERSON.
I WOULD ONLY BE REMOTE, BUT I WOULDN'T BE MAKING ANY DECISIONS OR CONVERSING WITH YOU TWO. SO I THINK WE'RE OK.
BUT IT'S MAYBE A DISCUSSION THAT YOU AND DENNY SHOULD HAVE.
YEAH. THANKS FOR THAT HEADS UP.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ABIDE BY THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS RULE.
SO THERE'S THREE OF US IN ONE PLACE EVEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE VIRTUAL THING COUNTS.
I MIGHT BE IN A SEPARATE ZOOM CALL, BUT I'LL CONFIRM THAT [INAUDIBLE].
WE CAN SEEK CLARIFICATION ALSO FROM WASDA.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH, OK.
LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT TOMORROW I'M SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH WASDA'S HELP WITH THE SIMPLE MAJORITY FOR BONDS GROUP.
IT'S ONE OF THE [INAUDIBLE] POSITIONS THAT CAME IN, AND THEY'VE MADE PROGRESS ON THAT EACH YEAR.
WASDA ORGANIZES SOME TIME WITH KEY LEGISLATORS.
AND I'M ONE OF SEVERAL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE STATE THAT'LL SIT IN ON THAT AND SAY HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT OUR DISTRICT.
OK, AND LAST UP IS TOURS, NONE GOING ON, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR.
IT IS OUR INTENT TO HAVE TOURS, AND SANDY AND I WILL BE WORKING ON SETTING UP A SCHEDULE SHORTLY FOR THE BOARD.
GREAT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TIME NOW FOR OUR DIRECTOR REPORT, AND I KNOW RICARDO ATTENDED A NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE A REPORT ON THAT? YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. I'D LIKE TO THANK IQ CREDIT UNION FOR SPONSORING EVERYTHING, SO, THANK YOU. I KNOW MARY WAS THERE AS WELL, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH THE NEW TEACHERS THIS UPCOMING WEEK OR NEXT WEEK.
RIGHT. AND I THINK IT WENT PRETTY WELL.
OK, MARY. YES, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO MEET NEW TEACHERS, AND I JUST [INAUDIBLE] . THANK YOU, LISA.
WE ARE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THE SOUND ISSUES EVENTUALLY; IT IS GOING TO WORK.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE PERSISTENCE.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? I ALSO ATTENDED THE OPEN HOUSE, THE BUS FACILITY OPEN HOUSE, AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
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IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE ORGANIZATION AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO IT, ALL THE BRAND NEW BUSSES. I DID GET TO DRIVE A BUS AROUND THE PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS AS FAR AS I WOULD WANT TO DRIVE A BUS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS EMPTY.BUT IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE JUST TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THE BUS DRIVER.
OK, ANY OTHERS? I WOULD JUST ADD ONE THING.
THE BGF FOUNDATION IS ALSO TAKING DONATIONS FOR THEIR AUCTION, SO I'VE HEARD THERE'S A REALLY COOL CRABBING TRIP.
SO SAVE UP YOUR SHEKELS IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
I WONDER WHERE THAT CAME. I DON'T KNOW.
OK, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER REPORTS FROM DIRECTORS, AND WE WILL TURN OVER TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.
[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]
MR. WATERS. THANK YOU, BOARD.I GET THE PLEASURE OF I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS TODAY.
THE FIRST ONE IS MOST DEFINITELY A PLEASURE.
EVERY YEAR, THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HAS ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
AND AS PART OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THEY PRESENT SEVERAL PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS.
AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE HIGH LEVEL AND HIGH QUALITY OF WORK THAT OCCURS HERE IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACTUALLY WON FOUR OF THESE AWARDS. AND SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THAT BY INTRODUCING YOU TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND RECOGNIZING THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT MORE SO, RECOGNIZING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THE FIRST AWARD THAT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING IS FOR THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD.
AND THIS GOES TO OUR VERY OWN OUR DIRECTOR OF CTE, MS. CINDY ARNOLD. THIS AWARD.
YES. [APPLAUSE] THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES ADMINISTRATIVE CTE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP IN ENSURING TEACHER AND STUDENT SUCCESS AND HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS INNOVATIVE, UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AND HAVING HAD THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH CINDY WHEN I WAS THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND ACTUALLY HER SUPERVISOR, I CAN ATTEST THAT SHE FULFILLS EVERY ONE OF THOSE CRITERIA.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, MS. CINDY ARNOLD.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CINDY.
SHE'S GOT THE OTHER [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT WAS AN HONOR [INAUDIBLE] TO RECEIVE THESE AWARDS AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO TELL YOU WHO THE NEXT GROUP OF AWARDS WILL GO TO.
IF CHRIS NEAL COULD COME UP, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEP, WE GOT YOU. OK.
I'M JUST GOING TO TALK A MOMENT ABOUT KRIS.
KRIS RECEIVED THE COUNSELING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL AWARD, THE COUNSELING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT EDUCATOR IN THE STATE WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED STUDENT OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CAREER PATHWAY.
KRIS WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR WORK BASED LEARNING STUDENTS AND FOSTERS THEIR GROWTH, SEEKING OUT WAYS TO INCREASE THE STUDENTS' CONNECTION TO THEIR WORKPLACE, CAREER AND FUTURE. IN ADDITION, KRIS WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEVELOPING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE WORKPLACE.
AND SHE REALIZES AND GREATLY VALUES OUR PARTNERS WHO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS.
IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO GIVE HER THE AWARD THAT THE STATE GAVE HER, THE COUNSELING CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL AWARD.
THE NEXT AWARD IS THE WASHINGTON ACT BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AWARD.
AND IF THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TAPANI INC WOULD COME UP BENJI TAPANI AND LOGAN KAISER
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AND STAND WITH ME FOR JUST A MOMENT.I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TAPANI INC.
THE BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FROM THE EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMUNITIES WHO ENHANCE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE IMPROVEMENT, PROMOTION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS WITH CTE.
WE WANT TO HONOR TAPANI INC FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP WHILE WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE.
TAPANI WORKS WITH STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES AND NEEDS.
THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND STUDENTS TO SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.
HERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD AGAIN IS BENJI TAPANI AND LOGAN KAISER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] YEAH.
THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION, IF ANDREW M.
AND ANITA P. WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THEY'RE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER COUNSELING AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS CERT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD OF MERIT FOR OUTSTANDING EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR WITH PRAIRIE ELECTRIC.
THE WACCER AWARD IS TO BE GIVEN TO PRAIRIE ELECTRIC FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.
PRAIRIE ELECTRIC HELPS GUIDE STUDENTS TO BE GREAT EMPLOYEES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
WHILE WORKING FOR PRAIRIE ELECTRIC, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP THEIR STUDIES FIRST PRIORITY. AND STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO USE THE PRAIRIE ELECTRIC FACILITY FOR LEARNING.
THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND WORK IN ANY AVENUE OF THEIR INTEREST AND ARE PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE IN THE ELECTRICAL TRADE, APPRENTICESHIP AND OR RELEVANT DEPARTMENT OF INTEREST.
SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK ALSO OF PRAIRIE ELECTRIC.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN THAT THESE ARE NO SMALL AWARDS, THESE ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE.
AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT OUR BUSINESSES WORK SO HARD FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS DO THE SAME.
WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE STRONG CTE PROGRAMS IN BATTLE GROUND OVER ITS HISTORY.
THEY REALLY HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL.
AND PARTNERS LIKE PRAIRIE ELECTRIC MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
AND I KNOW IT'S EXTRA TIME, HAVING WORKED WITH CTE DEPARTMENT, GOING OUT AND ASKING BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR TIME TO OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A SACRIFICE.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO, BUT OUR BUSINESSES HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP HERE IN BATTLE GROUND AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, CTE PUTS ON WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, LETTER OF INTENT? WHEN THEY SIGN THEIR INTERNSHIPS.
SO IT'S A REALLY COOL, THE BUSINESSES COME THERE AND THEY'RE LIKE SIGNING LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND THEY HAVE, IT IS REALLY, REALLY NEAT AND COULDN'T DO WITHOUT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
VERY, VERY UNIQUE TOO, SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST DISTRICTS TO DO.
YEAH, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOTH PRAIRIE ELECTRIC AND TAPANI AND OTHERS. THANK YOU ALSO VERY MUCH.
THE SECOND PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE IS I'M SURE YOU ALL HEARD THAT ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, THAT THE GOVERNOR ISSUED A PROCLAMATION THAT A MANDATE THAT ANNOUNCED THAT ALL K-12 STAFF MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID 19 OR OBTAIN A MEDICAL RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION BY OCTOBER 18TH, 2021. THE KEY POINTS OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS THAT THE ORDER APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS WORKING FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS CHARTER SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS.
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THE ORDER INCLUDES BUS DRIVERS, FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS AS WELL.IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE GOING TO HAVE LOCAL CONTROL OVER THIS DECISION.
THE DISTRICT IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE GOVERNOR'S DIRECTIVE.
ALSO, EMPLOYEES MAY REQUEST AN EXEMPTION IF THEY CANNOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT DUE TO MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS REASONS.
WE ARE STILL AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHAT THOSE EXEMPTIONS AND WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE FOR THOSE EXEMPTIONS.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT YET.
THERE IS NO OPTION TO UNDERGO REGULAR TESTING FOR COVID 19 IN LIEU OF VACCINATION OR EXEMPTION. AND EMPLOYEES WHO ARE VACCINATED NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION.
IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN FULLY VACCINATED, RECEIVED TWO DOSES OF EITHER THE MODERNA OR THE PFIZER VACCINE OR ONE DOSE OF THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE, AND THEY HAVE NOT YET PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO HUMAN RESOURCES.
THEY NEED TO DO SO PRIOR TO THE DROP DEAD DATE.
AND THAT IT WAS MADE CLEAR ALSO THAT THE VACCINATION IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE PROCLAMATION, IF AN EMPLOYEE DOES NOT PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION OR OBTAIN A MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION, THEY WILL BE SEPARATED FROM EMPLOYMENT VIA NON DISCIPLINARY DISMISSAL AROUND, THE REASONING WOULD BE THAT THEY NO LONGER MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT. THIS IS A VERY DELICATE SITUATION FOR US.
WHILE WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE ARISEN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DELTA VARIANT, WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS INTERNALLY ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO REPLACE EMPLOYEES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO GET VACCINATED.
AND AT THIS POINT, I CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER 70 PERCENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE VACCINATED.
SO THAT'S 30 PERCENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT VACCINATED, EVEN IF WE WERE TO REACH A 90 PERCENT THRESHOLD.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT POSSIBLY HAVING TO FIND 150 TO 200 EMPLOYEES.
AND I SAY THAT I KNOW THAT WE ONLY HAVE THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY EMPLOYEES.
BUT WHEN YOU FACTOR IN FOOD SERVICE AND BUS DRIVERS, IT'S CLOSER TO 1700 EMPLOYEES.
SO EVEN A 90 PERCENT RATE OR 10 PERCENT FAILURE TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR US.
I'VE VOICED MY CONCERNS TO OSPI, AS HAVE MANY SUPERINTENDENTS, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY IDEAS ABOUT CHANGING THAT REQUIREMENT.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS.
WE CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR FURTHER FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A VOLUNTEER? WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO FOR OUR CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES? WHAT DOES THE RELIGIOUS AND THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION LOOK LIKE? ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE STILL IN FLUX.
CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THOSE EXEMPTIONS? I WAS TOLD EARLIER TODAY THAT BY THE END OF THE WORKING DAY TODAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE INFORMATION ON THE RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.
AND AS I JUST CHECKED MY EMAIL ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO BEFORE OUR MEETING STARTED, THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT INFORMATION COMES OUT RELATIVELY QUICK.
I KNOW THAT MANY SUPERINTENDENTS, MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE ASKING A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS, AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
BUT NO, I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC TIMELINE FOR THAT, MARY, EXCEPT WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IT AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.
DO YOU SEE A SCENARIO WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO A HYBRID MODEL IN ORDER TO STAFF.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT IS OUR FEAR.
WE HOPE THAT OBVIOUSLY WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE.
WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE VACCINE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND WE GET A CLEARER INDICATION OF WHAT EMPLOYEES INTEND TO DO.
BUT IT WOULD BE UNFAIR OF ME TO SAY THAT THOUGHT HASN'T CROSSED MY MIND.
IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN THAT I HAVE AND THAT I KNOW OTHER DISTRICTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT
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AS WELL. WHEN I READ THAT, I DIDN'T SEE ANY WAIVER FOR ONLINE TEACHERS.SO HOW WOULD HYBRID HELP THAT? YOU'RE RIGHT, TROY, THAT'S A GOOD POINT TOO.
I WORRY ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS ON SUBSTITUTES, FOR INSTANCE, AND OUR ABILITY TO GET SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD A NUMBER OF JOBS POSTED IN OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE POSITIONS AND COULDN'T EVEN FIND, IT WAS RARE THAT WE FOUND A POOL OF MORE THAN TWO OR THREE INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL POSITION.
SO IT'S TIGHT RIGHT NOW ALREADY.
AND I THINK THIS WILL MAKE IT TIGHTER.
IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS AREA ARE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME BOAT.
IT DOESN'T HELP TO KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT ALONE, I GUESS.
BUT, I HOPE THE COLLECTIVE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SCHOOLS MAYBE ASKING FOR FLEXIBILITY WOULD BE.
I THINK IN MANY WAYS TO KNOW THAT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE UP AGAINST THIS, EVEN IN MANY WAYS MAKES IT WORSE, MARK, BECAUSE I KNOW THEN THAT WE'LL ALL BE COMPLETE COMPETING FOR, YOU KNOW, THOSE OF US AROUND HERE WILL ALL BE COMPETING FOR THE SAME, YOU KNOW, THE SAME BUS DRIVERS, THE SAME PARAEDUCATORS, THE SAME SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, THE SAME MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.
THE REALLY DIFFICULT, HARD TO FILL POSITIONS, LET ALONE, YOU KNOW, THAT I THINK THAT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR US TO LOSE SOME VERY SKILLED, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, VERY EXPERIENCED AND VERY DEDICATED EDUCATORS FROM ALL CLASSIFICATIONS.
DO YOU HAVE [INAUDIBLE] VACCINATED, WHO WILL GET VACCINATED? I DO THINK THAT THERE WAS A POSITIVE TODAY IN THAT THE FDA FINALLY DID CLEAR THE PFIZER VACCINE, GIVE IT FEDERAL APPROVAL.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OF OUR STAFF WHO HAVE SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN GETTING THE VACCINE UNTIL IF AND WHEN IT GOT FEDERALLY APPROVED.
SO PERHAPS THAT WILL BE ONE MOVE TOWARDS GETTING MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED.
WE DO HAVE ABOUT 100 MORE EMPLOYEES AT THIS POINT THAN WE DID AT THIS TIME LAST WEEK THAT HAVE EITHER PROVIDED US INFORMATION OR THEY'VE LET US KNOW THAT THEY'RE VACCINATED AND HAVE GIVEN US THAT INFORMATION.
SO, THE MANDATE HAS MADE SOME MOVEMENT IN THAT AREA, AND I THINK PART OF IT IS THAT PEOPLE THAT MAYBE HAD GOTTEN VACCINATED BEFORE AND WERE NOT TELLING US HAVE PUT THAT INFORMATION IN AS WELL.
SO IT IS CHANGING WHAT WE KNOW.
SOME OF THE TIMELINES ARE THE IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO GET OUT TO STAFF, BECAUSE THEY REALLY NEED TO START DEPENDING ON WHICH VACCINATION THEY NEED TO GET THEIR FIRST VACCINE BY SEPTEMBER 6TH OR 9TH, DEPENDING ON THE VACCINE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE.
AND SO OR I GUESS IT'S THE 6TH AND 13TH.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, THE SINGLE THEY NEED TO GET BY OCTOBER 4TH IN ORDER TO BE READY FOR THE DEADLINE ON THE 18TH OF OCTOBER.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT.
WE THAT COULD GIVE US SOME INDICATION OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING VACCINATED BY MID-SEPTEMBER, IT COULD IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO BE READY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD, WE HAVE HAD A FEW INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE INDICATED TO US ALREADY THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PLANS TO GET THE VACCINATION.
IF WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING TOURS, DO BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO GET VACCINATED? WELL, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE PART OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
AND SO THEY WILL BE UNDER THE SAME DEADLINES.
YEAH, GOOD POINT. LET ME JUST GET FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION.
I'LL DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH.
OK, WITH THAT, WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS AROUND THAT ISSUE, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO
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MICHELLE RIGHT AT FOR OUR HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.THANK YOU, DENNY. I THINK YOU'VE COVERED QUITE A BIT OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT, SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.
SO IN H.R. THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY.
AS YOU KNOW, AUGUST TENDS TO BE A BUSY MONTH WITH HIRING AND TRAININGS AND PROVIDING A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR OUR BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS, CERT POSITIONS, AS WELL AS CLASSIFIED POSITIONS. ENROLLMENT IS LOOKING GOOD.
SO WE ARE DEFINITELY MONITORING THE ENROLLMENT.
WE'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE WE'RE HEADED.
SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WE'RE MONITORING STAFFING, WE'RE MONITORING CLASS SIZES.
WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING GOOD IN THAT AREA.
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR ASSOCIATIONS ON DEVELOPING MOUS, AND THAT REALLY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING SAFETY EXPECTATIONS AND PROTOCOLS AND ADDRESSING ANY KIND OF CHANGE IN WORKING CONDITIONS THAT COVID HAS IMPOSED ON US.
AND SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BE WRAPPING THAT UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AND AGAIN, WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE GUIDANCE THAT HAS RECENTLY COME DOWN THAT DENNY JUST SPOKE TO AND WORKING ON DEVELOPING OUR SYSTEMS IN HUMAN RESOURCES FOR TRACKING VACCINATION STATUS AND COMMUNICATING TO STAFF, AS WELL AS TRACKING OUR VOLUNTEER STATUS AS WELL. AND NEXT STEP WILL BE TO WORK THROUGH THE EXEMPTIONS.
AND SO AS SOON AS THAT COMES DOWN, WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO SOME STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED CONCERN, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
ADMIRE YOUR CHALLENGE YOU'VE GOT IN FRONT OF YOU.
APPRECIATE THE WORK. ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT IN OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING UPDATE. FIRST UP, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM RIGHT AT SCHOOL.
DARCY AND COURTNEY ARE HERE WITH MIKE MICHAUD.
TO SHARE WITH YOU A BIT ABOUT OUR ENROLLMENT AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO PREPARE FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
AND THEN WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THE REOPENING PLAN AND SOME OF THE SPECIFICS THAT YOU MIGHT RECEIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL FIND BOTH OF THOSE PIECES VERY INFORMATIVE.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MIKE MICHAUD.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US SOME TIME TO COME AND SHARE AN UPDATE ON RIGHT AT SCHOOL.
I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS DIRECTOR MCCOY SOMETIME IN THE SPRING THAT ASKED FOR AN UPDATE.
SO I'M GOING TO LEAN ON MY TWO COLLEAGUES HERE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT RIGHT AT SCHOOL, WHICH IS OUR BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.
BUT BEFORE I HAND THE FLOOR OVER TO THESE TWO LADIES, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION REGARDING JUMPSTART KINDERGARTEN.
SO JUST LAST WEEK, WE FINISHED UP WITH JUMPSTART KINDERGARTEN.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH JUMPSTART, JUMPSTART IS A THREE HOUR, FOUR DAY A WEEK INTRODUCTION TO KINDERGARTEN.
SO WE HAD OVER 300 YOUNG FIVE YEAR-OLDS ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS LAST WEEK TO DO SOME HANDS-ON LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS, SOME BASIC LITERACY SKILLS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO WALK THROUGH THE ROUTINES THAT THEY'LL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER AND TO MAKE SOME FRIENDSHIPS AND MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS.
SO THEY'RE FEELING MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT COMING TO SCHOOL WHEN, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARRIVE. SO JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, PRINCIPALS, CUSTODIANS THAT MADE THAT ALL POSSIBLE.
SO MUCH APPRECIATION TO ANYBODY THAT'S OUT THERE LISTENING FOR THAT WORK.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE OUTCOMES.
ANY QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT JUMP START BEFORE WE TALK RIGHT AT SCHOOL? AWESOME. SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS IS COURTNEY [INAUDIBLE].
HOPEFULLY, I PRONOUNCE THE LAST NAME CORRECTLY AND DARCY TORRES, AND THEY'LL TAKE US THROUGH A QUICK PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT RIGHT AT SCHOOL IS AND WHAT IT OFFERS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MICHAEL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO TONIGHT I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RIGHT
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AT SCHOOL. WE'RE EXCITED TO START OFF THIS JOURNEY IN BATTLE GROUND.WE'VE BEEN IN WASHINGTON STATE SINCE 2017.
SO BATTLE GROUND IS A NEW DISTRICT FOR US, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
SO WHO IS RIGHT AT SCHOOL? SO OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A LOVE OF LEARNING, SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND GIVE PARENTS THE PEACE OF MIND. HOW WE DO THAT IS WE HAVE DEDICATED LOCAL STAFF.
SO WHEN WE GO INTO A DISTRICT, WE REALLY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HIRING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
IS THERE SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, PARAEDUCATORS THAT WANT TO COME JOIN US? DARCY IS LOCAL TO BATTLE GROUND.
SO WE REALLY HAVE FEET ON THE GROUND HERE.
WE HIRE HIGHLY QUALIFIED LICENSING, APPROVED STAFF.
WE HAVE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID.
SEVERAL OTHER DISTRICTS THAT WENT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO SUPPORT CHILD CARE WHILE WE WERE SHUT DOWN IN SCHOOLS, FOLLOWED SOME OF OUR PROCEDURES THAT WE SET IN PLACE DURING COVID. AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT CURRICULUM.
OUR CURRICULUM IS ALIGNED WITH ACADEMIC STANDARDS THAT OFFER A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES.
WE'RE OPEN FOR LATE START, EARLY RELEASE, NON SCHOOL DAYS, BREAKS SUCH AS WINTER BREAK, SPRING BREAK AND SUMMER AS WELL.
WE OFFER VERY FLEXIBLE SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES, ONE TO FIVE DAY OPTIONS.
THEY CAN COME JUST FOR MORNING, JUST FOR AFTERNOON AS WELL.
AND WE OFFER DISCOUNTS FOR SIBLINGS AND FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH FOR FREE AND REDUCED DISCOUNTS FOR LUNCH FAMILIES.
DROP-IN AND PUNCH CARD OPTIONS AS WELL, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT FOR FAMILIES WHO DON'T HAVE A MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCHEDULE.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE A CONVENIENT ONLINE PARENT PORTAL FOR OUR FAMILIES, AND IT'S REALLY A ONE STOP SHOP FOR THEM ON THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE ONLINE SERVICES AS WELL.
SOME OF OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES THAT WE SET IN PLACE, LIKE I MENTIONED, WERE CARRIED THROUGHOUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE WERE IN DURING THE SHUTDOWN.
WE STILL PROVIDE THROUGH THE STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
WE DO HAVE TO DO WELLNESS CHECKS, TEMPERATURE CHECKS.
WE STILL DO PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
WE DO GIVE THE CHILDREN THEIR OWN PERSONAL SUPPLY KITS SO THAT THERE'S NO CROSS CONTAMINATION OR EXPOSURE RISK THERE.
AND WE HAVE INCREASED SANITATION PRACTICES AS WELL.
IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW, SAFETY IS FIRST GETTING ALL THE KIDS CHECKED IN WITH US PROVIDING QUIET ACTIVITIES FOR THEM IN THE MORNING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS REALLY BUILDING THOSE FRIENDSHIPS.
YOU KNOW, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL IS HUGE FOR US, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS LAST YEAR OF COVID.
AND SO REALLY MAKING THE COMMUNITY FEEL FOR THE CHILDREN IN OUR CARE.
OUR AFTERNOON INVOLVES THE TOWN HALL AS WELL, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES THAT COMMUNITY FEEL AND REALLY CREATES A SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHILDREN IN OUR CARE.
SOME OF OUR CURRICULUM OFFERS CRITICAL THINKING, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, COLLABORATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS, HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY AND MUCH MORE. SO WE REALLY TIE INTO OUR OWN CURRICULUM, THOSE COMPONENTS, BUT WE ALSO TAKE A PIECE OF WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DOING THAT WE ARE IN TOO.
WE WANT TO BE A FABRIC OF WHATEVER THE SCHOOL'S DOING.
AND SO WE DO ATTEND THESE BOARD MEETINGS.
DARCY WILL BE AT THE BOARD MEETINGS OR A LOCAL PROGRAM MANAGER WILL BE.
AND WE REALLY TAKE BACK THE INFORMATION THAT WE GET FROM THESE BOARD MEETINGS AND BRING IT INTO OUR PROGRAMS. IS THERE A GRADE LEVEL WHO'S READING SCORE IS DOWN? HOW CAN WE HELP, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THAT? DARCY. YEAH, SO AGAIN, MY NAME IS DARCY TORRES.
I'M THE LOCAL AREA MANAGER, SO I WILL BE HERE IN THE AREA.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY PRIDE OURSELVES ON IS REALLY, LIKE SHE SAID, BECOMING A FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY AT THE SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO THE GREATER COMMUNITY OF BATTLE GROUND.
SO RECENTLY I ATTENDED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WHICH WAS SUPER FUN AND GOT TO TALK TO A LOT OF FAMILIES. AND A LOT OF YOU WERE AT THE EVENT AS WELL.
SO IT'S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET OUT THERE AND GET ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE HAVE OUR PROGRAMS RUNNING, WE'LL HAVE OUR PROGRAM MANAGERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SO THEY MIGHT HELP WITH, YOU KNOW, MUFFINS FOR MOM OR DONUTS FOR DAD OR THINGS LIKE THAT WITHIN THE LOCAL SCHOOL. AND THEN IN ADDITION, IF THE SCHOOL IS, YOU KNOW, DOING SOMETHING, MAYBE A COAT DRIVE FOR THE, YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAY SEASON, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN AS WELL, AND JUST KIND OF CONTINUE THAT CULTURE OF THE SCHOOL AT THE SAME
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TIME. SO OUR MISSION IS EQUITY FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILY.WE OFFER STATE SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFYING FAMILIES, DISCOUNT FOR FREE AND REDUCED FAMILIES, SIBLINGS, DISCOUNT AND DISTRICT SUPPORTED SCHOLARSHIPS.
WE REALLY LOOK AT THE FAMILY IN NEED, AND DARCY WORKS WITH THEM AS INDIVIDUALS.
WE DON'T JUST LOOK AT THEM AS A BLANKETED, YOU CAN AFFORD THIS SO EVERYONE CAN AFFORD THIS. SO WE REALLY TAKE EACH FAMILY CASE BY CASE AND WORK WITH THEM AS INDIVIDUALS AS WELL. CURRENTLY WE ARE AT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE ENROLLMENTS TOTAL IN THE DISTRICT, AND THERE'S KIND OF A BREAKDOWN HERE OF ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOL.
THIS NUMBER CONTINUES TO DRIVE UP BY THE HOUR, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.
WE FIND THAT THE LAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, PARENTS REMEMBER THAT THEY MIGHT NEED CHILDCARE. SO OUR NUMBERS START TO GO UP.
SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT NUMBER.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING FAMILIES CALL US NONSTOP, AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
AND IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR HOW MUCH THEY'RE EXCITED FOR US TO BE HERE, TOO.
ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU GUYS? WHAT IS YOUR CAPACITY? SO WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A CAP.
WE REALLY WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS AND WE SAY, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY SPACES CAN YOU PROVIDE US BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY IN THE SCHOOL AND WE LICENSE THOSE SPACES SO THAT WE CAN KEEP GROWING OUR ENROLLMENT.
SO WE DON'T PUT A CAP ON OUR PROGRAMS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO YOU DO YOU OPERATE IN A DEDICATED PLACE IN EACH SCHOOL? TYPICALLY WE HAVE LIKE A PRIMARY SPACE THAT WE WOULD GO TO, WHICH MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IS THE GYM, THE CAFETERIA, STAGE, PORTABLES ARE GREAT FOR US AS WELL.
BUT WE REALLY TRY TO BE FLEXIBLE BECAUSE OUR JOB IS TO STAY OUT OF THE SCHOOL'S WAY.
WE REALLY JUST WANT TO BE THERE AND SUPPORT CHILD CARE.
BUT WE MANEUVER AROUND EVERYTHING IN THE SCHOOLS.
SO WHEREVER YOU WANT US AT, WE'LL BE THERE.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS [INAUDIBLE] TO RIGHT AT SCHOOL WAS THE FLEXIBILITY THAT [INAUDIBLE] AND THE MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
I CAN SAY WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE THAT THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS.
THANK YOU. I CAN SAY WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE THAT RIGHT AT SCHOOL HAS BEEN EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAD ADVERTISED AND PROMISED IN TERMS OF A PARTNERSHIP AND RESPONSIVENESS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN FREQUENT AND ONGOING AND TIMELY.
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE IMPRESSED WITH THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS AND RIGHT AT SCHOOL AS AN ORGANIZATION AT THIS POINT.
THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FOUNDATION IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN GET OUR FAMILIES TO AFFORD IT.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A A COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE FOUNDATION TO HELP OUT IF FAMILIES COULDN'T FIND THE FINANCING UNDER SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE JUST EXPLAINED, THAT WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION WHERE WE WANT TO TURN FAMILIES AWAY SHOULD THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, THAT SUPPORT. JUST CURIOUS WHAT YOUR HOURS ARE AS FAR AS WHAT SERVICE HOURS YOU HAVE.
SO WE OPEN AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING AND THEN THE MORNING PROGRAM ENDS WHEN SCHOOL STARTS, AND THEN WE'RE THERE WHEN SCHOOL DISMISSES UNTIL 6:00 PM.
AND JUST TO REMIND ME, THIS IS COST NEUTRAL TO THE DISTRICT, CORRECT? CORRECT. YES.
THAT WAS DEFINITIVE. SO DOES THAT BASICALLY GIVE A CARE OPTION AT ALL OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES NOW? YEAH.
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE'S TWO SCHOOLS THAT AREN'T ON THERE, AND THAT WAS AMBOY MIDDLE AND YACOLT PRIMARY.
AND WE DID START WITH A COMMITMENT WITH THOSE SCHOOLS, BUT WE FOUND THE DEMAND WASN'T THERE JUST YET. SO IF THERE IS A DEMAND AT A LATER TIME, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TO ADD PROGRAMS AT THOSE TWO SCHOOLS.
YEAH. AND SO IS THE ESD CHILD CARE PROGRAM NO LONGER AN OPTION AT THOSE PLACES OR HAS THAT CHANGED? OK.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU GET TO LISTEN TO ME FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
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I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR REOPENING PLAN.I WOULD LIKE MICHELLE AND SHERRY TO COME UP AND JOIN ME.
TOM, YOU WANT TO COME AND JOIN US? EXCELLENT.
OK, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT RIGHT AT SCHOOL OR JUMPSTART BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE REOPENING UPDATE? EXCELLENT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THERE WAS, GOSH, A WHOLE NUMBER OF US THAT HAVE BEEN MEETING PERIODICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO MAKE SENSE AND SUMMARIZE THE WORK OF THE CDC AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
AND SO MUCH OF WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE TODAY IS A SUMMARY OR OUR INTERPRETATION OR SOME HIGHLIGHTS. AND THEN AT THE END, WE'LL HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
SO THE FIRST COUPLE SLIDES HERE JUST REMIND US THAT THE UPDATES FROM THE CDC AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAVE REALLY TWO PRIMARY GOALS.
AND THEIR GOALS WITH THIS INFORMATION WAS TO MINIMIZE TRANSITION AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
SO THE GUIDANCE THAT WE WERE GIVEN HAD THOSE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES IN MIND.
SOME OF THE BIG TICKET ITEMS AS FAR AS THAT GUIDANCE WAS THAT WE MUST CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS. JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM AND ANYONE LISTENING THAT THIS IS A MANDATE, IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT IS BEING PASSED DOWN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE CDC. ALSO THAT PHYSICAL DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
AND WE WILL SHARE THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION EXACTLY THE DETAILS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT, YOU KNOW, THREE FEET AND SIX FEET MEANS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF.
THE QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REDUCE EXCLUSIONS FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE VACCINATED. WE HAVE SOME SOME OPTIONS FOR THIS YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND ALSO SOME UPDATES ON EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS, PERFORMING ARTS ACTIVITIES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO VACCINATIONS, MICHELLE.
OK, SO SOME OF THIS INFORMATION IS INFORMATION YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD TONIGHT, BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO REVIEW.
SO AS WE STATED EARLIER, THAT THE VACCINATION REQUIREMENT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR STAFF TO HAVE STARTED THEIR SERIES PRETTY QUICKLY AND COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 4TH IN ORDER TO MEET THAT DEADLINE OF BEING FULLY VACCINATED BY OCTOBER 18TH.
AND SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR STAFF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VACCINATION AND TO FOLLOW THESE THESE DATES AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE.
AND RITA AND HER DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PUTTING OUT LOTS OF COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT AS WELL. WE AS I STATED EARLIER IN THE H.R.
UPDATE, WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS.
AND WE HAVE YET TO FIND OUT, THOUGH, EXACTLY WHAT THE DOCUMENTATION WILL LOOK LIKE AND WHAT STAFF WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THAT PARTICULAR DOCUMENTATION.
WE ARE ENCOURAGING OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS TO LET US KNOW OF THEIR VERIFICATION OF THEIR VACCINATION STATUS.
WE HAVE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE SET UP BOTH AT SCHOOLS FOR STUDENT VACCINATION INFORMATION, AS WELL AS IN H.R.
FOR GATHERING THAT INFORMATION REGARDING STAFF.
AND THEN A LITTLE PERK FOR FULLY VACCINATED STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT DO NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED A CLOSE CONTACT.
THEY DO NOT NEED TO HAVE TO QUARANTINE IF EXPOSED TO COVID-19.
AM I DOING FACE COVERINGS AND MASKS? SO ON THE FACE COVERINGS, SO MASK ARE STILL GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE K-12 FACILITIES.
AND AGAIN, THIS DOES ALSO APPLY TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND TRANSPORTATION, ALL WORKERS ON SITE.
THE ONLY TIME THAT MASKS MAY BE REMOVED IS WHEN YOU EAT OR DRINK OR WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE.
AGAIN, FACE COVERINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED OUTSIDE.
AND THIS IS REGARDLESS OF YOUR VACCINATION STATUS.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE RECOMMENDING STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT FOR UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY DO WEAR THEM OUTDOORS IN CROWDED SPACES OR IN CLOSE CONTACT FROM PEOPLE OUTSIDE
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OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD FOR SUSTAINED PERIODS OF TIMES.SO WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ACTIVITIES INDIVIDUALLY, PHYSICAL DISTANCING. THIS HAS CHANGED THIS YEAR TO THREE FEET OR MORE BETWEEN STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING TO THE DEGREE POSSIBLE AND REASONABLE EXCUSE ME, AND AGAIN, LIMIT INTERACTIONS IN LARGE GROUPS SETTINGS.
FOR MEAL TIMES, WE ARE GOING TO BE USING SPACING AND BARRIERS TO MAXIMIZE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN STUDENTS.
AND WE HAVE MET WITH OUR FACILITIES AND WAREHOUSE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH ON HAND FOR LUNCH TIMES. WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO EAT OUTSIDE WHERE THEY CAN.
AND WE'VE OPENED UP THE OFF CAMPUS FOR SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADES.
AND AGAIN, FOR THE HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES SUCH AS P.E.
AND SINGING, CHEERING AND SUCH, WE'RE ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE OUTSIDE.
FOR THE HAND WASHING AND CLEANING.
AGAIN, WE'RE STILL TEACHING THEM TO REINFORCE THE HAND WASHING.
THAT IS ONE OF THE STOPPERS RIGHT THERE BESIDES THE MASK AND THE PROPER WAY TO WEAR YOUR MASK. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO FREQUENTLY CLEAN THE HIGH TOUCHED SERVICES, SUCH AS THE STUDENTS DESKS. THEY ARE CLEANED EACH TIME THE STUDENT LEAVES THEIR DESK.
AND THE LEARN TO RETURN, SO THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO THAT KATHY SHANNON, SHE IS OUR SUPERVISOR OF HEALTH SERVICES.
SHE IS WORKING ON THIS PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT SCHOOL BASED COVID DIAGNOSTIC AND SCREENING TESTING. THIS WILL BE FOR BOTH THE PCR AND THE RAPID TESTING.
THIS IS AT NO CHARGE TO THE DISTRICT, TO THE PARENTS.
WE CAN OPEN THIS UP TO ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER.
RIGHT NOW, SHE'S JUST IN THE STARTING PHASE OF THIS TO WHERE SHE'S BEING TRAINED KIND OF AS A TRAIN THE TRAINER, TO WHERE OUR SCHOOL NURSES WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS.
AND WHAT THIS WILL DO IS THIS WILL HELP FACILITATE ALSO THE EXCLUSION OF STUDENTS DUE TO EXPOSURE. AGAIN, WE ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO THE CASES, SO WE HAVE THE ISOLATION ROOMS AND SUPERVISORS IN ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE BUILDING COVID SUPERVISORS THAT WILL BE DEALING WITH ANY CONTACTS AND THE TRACING FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN THREE FEET AWAY FROM AN INFECTED STUDENT.
AND THE CONTACT TRACING FOR STAFF AND THOSE WILL REMAIN AT THE SIX FEET.
SO THIS IS A CHANGE HERE THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALREADY.
SO THOSE CLOSE CONTACTS WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED AND WHO DO NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS, AGAIN, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO QUARANTINE.
SO, AGAIN, THAT WILL REDUCE SOME OF EXCLUSIONS FOR OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS AND CLOSE CONTACTS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY INFECTED WITH COVID 19 WITHIN THE PAST 90 DAYS AND DO NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS, WILL NOT HAVE TO QUARANTINE.
AND THE RECOMMENDED DURATION IS 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF LAST CONTACT WITH A POSITIVE CONTACT. THE NOTIFICATIONS SO THE NURSING SUPERVISOR WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE AND NOTIFY CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OF POSITIVE CASES IN THE DISTRICT.
SHE WILL ALSO BE NOTIFYING THEM OF INDIVIDUALS THAT UP CLOSE CONTACTS AS WELL AND PROVIDE INFORMATION OUT TO THE FAMILY.
SORRY. THE NOTIFICATION OF THE CONTEXT IN THE BUILDING OF ANY IMPACTED STAFF, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A KIND OF A TRIAGE ON THIS.
SO ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, THERE WILL BE AN EMAIL SENT OUT ON THAT.
AND THEN FAMILY AND STAFF ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WILL RECEIVE A LINK WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE MONDAY NIGHT NEWS.
AND HERE'S TOM. ALL RIGHT, I GUESS I'LL DO ATHLETICS.
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SO WE'RE STARTING WITH MASKS.SO MASKS ARE REQUIRED AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO OTHER THINGS.
SO MASKS THEN ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ATHLETES COMPETING IN LOW OR MODERATE CONTACT SPORTS INDOORS REGARDLESS OF STATUS.
SO VOLLEYBALL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE GALS DO NOT NEED TO WEAR MASKS TO PLAY.
HIGH RISK, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN A MINUTE ARE THE CONTACT SPORTS, BUT ANYWAY, NOW ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR FULLY VACCINATED ATHLETES COMPETING IN ANY HIGH CONTACT INDOOR SPORTS IF THEY PARTICIPATED IN SCREEN TESTING.
SO THIS IS THE BIG THING IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO ALL OUTDOOR SPORTS, THERE IS NO MASK REQUIREMENT REGARDLESS OF CONTACT STATS.
SO FOOTBALL, CROSS-COUNTRY, ALL OF THAT, SOCCER, WE DON'T HAVE TO WEAR MASKS THIS YEAR.
THE INDOOR HIGH CONTACT, WHICH IS BASKETBALL, WRESTLING, CHEER IS CONSIDERED BECAUSE OF THE AEROSOL THAT COMES OUT WHEN YOU'RE DOING CHANTS AND CHEERS AND THEN WATER POLO, BUT WE DON'T OFFER WATER POLO, SO WE DIDN'T PUT IT ON HERE.
SO THE STUDENTS WHO ARE VACCINATED CAN SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION AND DON'T HAVE TO TEST.
HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE CLOSE CONTACT AS SHERRY JUST SHOWED, IF THEY COME DOWN SYMPTOMATIC, THEN WE CAN TEST THEM AT THAT POINT.
NOW, WHEN I SAY MASKS ARE REQUIRED IN SCREENING, TESTING IS REQUIRED.
STUDENTS HAVE TO SHOW VACCINATION TO OPT OUT OF THAT.
SO THERE AND AGAIN, THE STATE HAS WORKED WITH LAWYERS AND ALL OF THAT.
IT'S THE CHOICE. YOU CAN EITHER FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OR YOU CAN PROVE YOU'RE VACCINATED.
MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT ALL.
THANK YOU, TOM. SO JUST WANTED TOUCH BRIEFLY ON THE PERFORMING ARTS.
SO AGAIN, UNIVERSAL MASKING WITH APPROPRIATE MATERIALS IS REQUIRED BY ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF IN OUR ART CLASSES.
YOU KNOW, IDEAS LIKE SINGERS, DEBATE, THEATER, WOODWINDS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR THE MASKS AND USE THE APPROPRIATE BILL COVERS.
I KNOW MISS TUCHARDT HAS BEEN DOING HER BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT PURCHASED AND AVAILABLE FOR OUR PERFORMING ARTS CLASSROOMS. AND THEN UNIVERSAL MASK COVERINGS WITH APPROPRIATE MATERIAL IS REQUIRED EVEN IN OUR PRIMARY CLASSROOMS AS WELL.
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST SOME GENERAL SORTS OF ADDITIONAL SITUATIONS WHICH WE WANTED TO AT LEAST SHARE WITH THE BOARD, THE THINKING HERE IS THAT MASKS MUST BE WORN INDOORS BY STUDENTS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
JUST A REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, AS OUR PARENTS AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE COMING IN TO, YOU KNOW, DROP THINGS OFF, BE IN THE OFFICE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO WEAR MASKS. PHYSICAL DISTANCING OF AT LEAST THREE FEET IS REQUIRED TO THE DEGREE POSSIBLE. WELL, TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, IN PERSON LEARNING GOING.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE ARE NOT ALLOWING FIELD TRIPS AT THIS TIME.
WE WOULD ENTERTAIN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT SOME INTERNAL FIELD TRIPS WITH DISTRICT PROCESSES IN PLACE. WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LOCAL CONTROL OVER THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS RATHER THAN SENDING, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS TO AN OUTSIDE FACILITY WHERE WE DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY WHAT SAFETY PROTOCOLS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE OR ADHERED TO.
AND SO THAT'S A REALLY QUICK SUMMARY OF THE GUIDELINES THAT WE'LL BE OPERATING UNDER, AT LEAST UNTIL WE GET ANOTHER UPDATE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU OR TRY TO SUMMARIZE IT FOR YOU AND THEN DO OUR BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST HEARD OR ANYTHING ELSE, FOR THAT MATTER, THAT'S RELATED TO THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO OPERATE UNDER.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT MIKE MENTIONED THAT WE'RE NOT PARTICIPATING IN FIELD TRIPS, BUT THAT [INAUDIBLE] HERE WE GO AGAIN.
[INAUDIBLE] OUR STUDENTS TO [INAUDIBLE] IN COMPETITIONS.
FOR INSTANCE, IF THERE IS A BAND COMPETITION OR A THEATER COMPETITION THAT WON'T BE CONSIDERED A FIELD TRIP, THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED A COMPETITION.
AND SO [INAUDIBLE] THOSE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SAFETY PROTOCOLS WILL BE IN PLACE AT EACH OF THESE COMPETITIONS.
AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT IN THE SPAN OF OUR BEGINNING, OUR DISCUSSION HERE, THAT I
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DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE STATE REGARDING THE EXEMPTION PROCESS.I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO READ IT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE IN THE MEETING, BUT I DID PASS IT ON TO THOSE THAT NEED TO KNOW SO THEY CAN REVIEW THAT MATERIAL.
THANK YOU, MR. WATERS. SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST HEARD AND IF I CAN'T, MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE, THE TEAM THAT HELPED PUT SOME OF THIS TOGETHER, WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE AN ATTEMPT.
YEAH, I HAD JUST A QUESTION ON THE TESTING COSTS.
AND MAYBE THE CONTACT TRACING COSTS AS WELL.
TESTING DOES NOT COST ANYTHING.
ON SHERRY'S SLIDE WHEN WE HAVE THE PCR IN THE RAPID TEST, SO THE ATHLETES WILL BE AGAIN, IT'S FREE TO THE DISTRICT.
SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TRAINING OUR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER THEM.
SO THE RAPID IS THE ANTIGEN, WHICH IS WHAT WE USE LAST YEAR ON THE WRESTLERS.
IT'S AN IMMEDIATE, WITHIN 15 MINUTES YOU HAVE A RESULT.
SO YOU COULD GET A LOT OF FALSE NEGATIVES.
AGAIN, IT'S STILL TRYING TO MAINTAIN PODS, I REMEMBER LAST YEAR IT WAS THE WHOLE WRESTLING TEAM WAS CONSIDERED CLOSE CONTACT.
SO IT SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE PROGRAM IF AN ATHLETE TESTED POSITIVE.
BUT WHAT WE NOW HAVE IS THE PCR, WHICH CAN BE ADMINISTERED IN OUR BUILDINGS, BUT THEN IT GOES OUT TO A LAB AND COMES BACK WITH THE RESULTS WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.
SO AS SHERRY SAID, THAT'S NOT JUST OUR ATHLETES.
CAN YOU KNOW, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT AND YOU WANT TO GET TESTED, IT'S AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO YOUR DOCTOR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S DONE RIGHT AT THE SCHOOL.
OUR FOOD SERVICE, OUR TRANSPORTATION.
I THINK THEY EVEN SAID IF IF ANYBODY WANTED TO JUST DROP IN, IT'S MEANT TO BE CONVENIENT AT NO COST. SO CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT? SO YOU GET TESTED AND WITHIN 24 OR 48 HOURS, YOU'RE NEGATIVE, YOU'RE A STUDENT, YOU'VE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT.
THEN YOU CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL? MM HMM. SO THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT STUDENTS MIGHT HAVE TO ONLY MISS TWO DAYS.
OH. VACCINATED OR UNVACCINATED.
OK. VACCINATED WOULDN'T HAVE TO QUARANTINE AT ALL UNLESS THEY BECAME SYMPTOMATIC SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO QUARANTINE AT ALL.
AND WHAT THE RAPID TEST WILL PROVIDE IS IMMEDIATE INFORMATION THAT THEN THEY COULD CHOOSE TO IF THERE WAS A POSITIVE, THEY COULD CHOOSE TO DO THE TESTING THROUGH US OR TAKE IT TO THEIR DOCTOR AND GET THE SECOND LEVEL, WHICHEVER, BUT IT DOES TAKE CONSENT.
SO ANYONE DOING THAT WOULD HAVE TO CONSENT TO IT.
OK. BUT IF YOU ARE TESTED IN, SAY, THE 24 HOUR TEST AND IT COMES BACK, YOU CAN COME BACK TO SCHOOL. YOU HAVEN'T HAD SYMPTOMS EVEN IF YOU'RE UNVACCINATED? CORRECT. OK, THANK YOU. YEAH.
AGAIN, AND I THINK SHERRY HIT ON IT'S JUST GETTING EMPLOYED STUDENTS, ANYONE BACK WHO MIGHT HAVE FELT LIKE THEY WERE EXPOSED IN A WAY QUICKER MANNER BY DOING THE FREE TESTING .
THE FIRST SLIDE TO GET KIDS BACK, . WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, ACTUALLY.
SO I KNOW FOR PERFORMING ARTS CHOIR HAD TO BE SIX FEET APART, I BELIEVE AND THEN BAND HAD TO BE NINE FEET APART.
IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE OR IS THAT GOING TO STAY THE SAME? YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT THOSE HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND THE NINE FEET IS NOW SIX FEET.
I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE THAT'S NOT REALLY MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.
YES. SO IT WAS UPDATED A LITTLE BIT.
[INAUDIBLE] SO GREAT QUESTION, AND I SHOULD OF SAID THIS . OK.
SO THE QUESTION WAS SPECTATORS AND FANS ATTENDING ATHLETIC EVENTS.
SO AGAIN, FOR ANYTHING OUTDOOR MASKS OR NOT REQUIRED THIS YEAR.
ARE NOT REQUIRED, HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE FAMILY UNITS SIT TOGETHER IN PODS AND TRY AND, YOU KNOW, DO SPACING, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU'RE NOT VACCINATED.
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INDOORS, MASKS ARE REQUIRED OF ALL FANS AND SPECTATORS BECAUSE WE'RE INSIDE WITH THE GUIDANCE.IF WE'RE INSIDE AND IT'S PRESUMED OUR STUDENTS ARE PRESENT.
SO SPECTATORS, FANS, DO HAVE TO WEAR MASKS INSIDE.
WAIT, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ON THAT.
SO IF YOU'RE IN THE FOOTBALL STANDS AND YOU HAVE A STUDENT SECTION, ARE YOU GOING TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO LET THEM ALL GROUP TOGETHER? I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO SEPARATE THEM.
EXACTLY. AND THAT'S THE WHOLE.
AND I THINK THIS YEAR IT'S A LITTLE MORE BLACK AND WHITE THAT OUTSIDE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. AND THEY'RE ENCOURAGING FAMILY UNITS TO SIT TOGETHER.
SO WE PROBABLY ARE GOING TO HAVE STUDENT SECTIONS, I MEAN, AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS WHO ARE UNVACCINATED WILL WEAR A MASK BECAUSE IT'S THE SAFE THING TO DO.
AND IF THEY'RE VACCINATED, BECAUSE THAT AGE GROUP CAN BE VACCINATED, THEY DON'T HAVE TO.
BUT WE AREN'T GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE UP THERE MONITORING, TRYING TO GET A PART AND ALL OF THAT. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
WE WILL DO A LOT OF REMINDING, BECAUSE THAT'S THE PRUDENT AND REASONABLE AND THE RIGHT THING TO DO. LOTS OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ALL OF THAT.
I NEED TO WORK WITH OUR ADS ON HOW WE'RE DOING THAT.
WE'RE BACK TO BASICALLY FULL STAFF, STATE TOURNAMENTS, EVERYTHING THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU. IT WAS NOT EASY LAST YEAR IN THE SPRING BECAUSE MATH WERE REQUIRED EVEN AT OUTDOOR EVENTS AND IT WASN'T EASY.
SO HOPEFULLY OUR COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT AND NOT YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A LOCAL DECISION.
AND A MANDATE IS TECHNICALLY A LAW.
SO WE NEED TO FOLLOW IT AND TRY TO ENFORCE IT THE BEST WE CAN.
SO FOR THE SORRY FOR THE STUDENT SECTION, WILL THE SAME RULES APPLY? THE ONES LIKE OUTSIDE, LIKE FOOTBALL, WILL THEY STILL APPLY FOR INDOOR LIKE BASKETBALL OR WILL THERE BE DIFFERENT GUIDELINES? AGAIN, WE WANT TO TRY AND DO SOCIAL DISTANCING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SO WE WILL PROBABLY TRY AND SET THINGS UP.
YOU AS STUDENTS CAN HELP WITH THAT, TOO, IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING SOME DISTANCING, BECAUSE AS I'M STANDING HERE THINKING IS WHAT IF WE DO HAVE A CLOSE CONTACT AT ONE OF OUR EVENTS? HOW DO WE TRACE THAT? SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOME GOOD QUESTIONS THAT WE REALLY DO HAVE TO START TO THINK ABOUT.
THAT IS WE'RE NOT JUST BACK TO NORMAL.
THE SEASONS ARE GOING TO LOOK NORMAL, BUT HOW WE PARTICIPATE, IS STILL GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, I THINK.
WE OBVIOUSLY ARE VERY HOPEFUL WITH OUR MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE THAT WE CAN DIMINISH THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT WE HAVE.
BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEING CLEAR INDICATIONS THAT THE DELTA VARIANT IS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST SPRING.
WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS HAVING TO CLOSE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CASES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO AVOID THAT.
BUT UNTIL WE GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT AND GET OUR HANDS DIRTY, SO TO SPEAK, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
SO I DO THINK THAT THE MITIGATION FACTORS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ARE HOPEFULLY GOING TO HELP US WITH THAT SO WE CAN MAXIMIZE, AS MIKE INDICATED, OUR GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE IN-PERSON LEARNING FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
AND I THINK THE TESTING IS GOING TO HELP GET KIDS BACK INTO SCHOOL QUICKER, KEEP THEM FROM BEING EXCLUDED FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE ARE HOPEFUL ABOUT, BUT STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS UNTIL WE GET INTO IT.
THANKS. THANKS FOR THE VOICES.
WE HAVE A REGULAR CITIZENS COMMENT SECTION ON HERE, SO IF YOU WILL, MAYBE SAVE THOSE FOR OUR OFFICIAL CITIZENS COMMENTS PIECE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
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THANK YOU. STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS FOR CHIMING IN ABOUT THOSE DETAILS.IT'S IMPORTANT TO HEAR THAT STUDENT'S POINT OF VIEW.
WE'LL KEEP STUDYING AND ADJUSTING AS WE GO, AND AS THINGS CHANGE, AND AS ALWAYS, IF THERE'S ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER.
THE BEING ABLE TO TEST AT SCHOOL DOES SEEM LIKE A BIG IMPROVEMENT, IF WE CAN CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF DAYS STUDENTS MIGHT HAVE TO MISS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ZERO, IT LOOKS LIKE.
BUT YEAH, IT DOES SEEM LIKE A BIG IMPROVEMENT.
THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. OK, WE KEEP WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THIS REPORT.
I JUST WANTED TO REPORT JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MICHELLE HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT COMING IN.
WE'VE HAD ONE COUNT SO FAR THAT WE'VE HAD--THIS IS HEADCOUNT, NOT FTE, HOW WE'RE FUNDED.
BUT STARTING TOMORROW, THERE WILL BE MORE ACCOUNTS TAKEN AND THOSE ACCOUNTS WILL BE TAKEN DAILY AS WE COUNT THE HEADCOUNT.
AND THEN OUR FTE COUNTS WE'LL BE ABLE TO START TAKING THOSE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
AND THEN OUR REPORTING TO OSPI IS OUR OFFICIAL COUNT DATE IS SEPTEMBER THE 7TH.
SO WE DO SEE THAT ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT IS EITHER MEETING AND MAYBE EXCEEDING OUR EXPECTATIONS.
THANK YOU, MICHELLE. AND KEVIN JOLMA WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.
AND LASTLY, JUST A REALLY QUICK UPDATE, RITA SANDERS, COMMUNICATIONS.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, I JUST HAVE A REALLY QUICK UPDATE.
SO THE FIRST THING IS, AS MR. WATERS MENTIONED, AT THE LAST MEETING, WE DID SEND OUT OUR INFORMATION FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE ALREADY HAVE MORE THAN 80 PEOPLE WHO'VE SIGNED UP THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THIS COMMITTEE OF 30 TO 40 PARTICIPANTS.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS DUE THURSDAY.
SO PEOPLE CAN STILL APPLY IF THEY'RE INTERESTED.
THEN ALSO IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, WE'VE BEEN BUSY PREPARING FOR BACK TO SCHOOL.
LAST WEEK, WE SENT OUT OUR BACK TO SCHOOL CHECKLISTS TO FAMILIES.
AND SO IF THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN THEIR EMAIL, THEY CAN LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S A GOOD LIST OF THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 1ST NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS IF MY COLLEAGUE CHRIS IS WATCHING FROM HOME, HE AND HIS WIFE HAD A BABY BOY ON AUGUST 16TH NAMED FINLEY CHRISTOPHER, AND HE WEIGHED IN JUST SHY OF EIGHT POUNDS.
AND DADDY AND MOMMY AND THE FINLEY'S TWO BIG SISTERS ARE HAPPY AND THEY'RE DOING WELL.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, RITA.
THANK YOU. AND THAT COMPLETES THE VERY LENGTHY SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATE.
YEAH, I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
HOW WAS IT ADVERTISED TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY? I KNOW THE COMMUNICATION WENT OUT IN THE DISTRICT.
I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO WE DID SEND THAT OUT TO THE MEDIA, AND SO HOPEFULLY THEY WILL RUN IT.
I CAN'T MAKE THEM [INAUDIBLE], HOPEFULLY THEY WILL.
AND THEN, SO, YEAH, SO THAT'S HOW WE GENERALLY GET IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. HEY, RITA, WHAT'S THE CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING, YOU HAVE POTENTIALLY 80 PEOPLE.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO THE 30 OR 40? WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA DO YOU USE FOR THAT? AND MAYBE MR. WATERS CAN ANSWER THAT.
ROB, RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING FROM DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE DISTRICT.
I THINK THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME RANDOM DRAWING ASSOCIATED WITH FILLING A LOT OF THE POSITIONS. IT'LL JUST BE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET REPRESENTATION FROM THE NORTH.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE GET REPRESENTATION FROM THE CENTRAL AREA AND REPRESENTATION FROM THE SOUTH. WE DO HAVE SOME SLOTS ASSIGNED FOR BUSINESS AND MAYBE FAITH BASED LEADERS
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AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.BUT BEYOND THAT, THE REST WILL BE JUST A RANDOM DRAWING.
AND WE DID ASK ONE WHY QUESTION ON THE APPLICATION.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE? AND WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF COMPELLING ANSWERS ON THAT QUESTION.
SO WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD RESPONSE.
YEAH, I THINK TONIGHT KIND OF SHOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE REGULAR BUSINESS, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU HAVE NEW INFORMATION COMING IN DAILY LIKE ENROLLMENT COUNTS AND STATE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SO THANK YOU, CITIZENS BACK THERE TO YOUR PATIENTS TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT.
NEXT UP IS OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS SECTION.
[7. Citizens' Comments]
WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP.JESSICA COLE IS FIRST ON THE LIST.
REBECCA [INAUDIBLE] AND THENTERRYDODSON.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES APIECE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
FOR ANY OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE OR IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE THAT KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING THE PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING IN JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR CITIZENS TO MAKE COMMENTS AT THAT TIME AS WELL.
THEY SAY YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME WITH HOW THE ONLINE PEOPLE DO THAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO RAISE THEIR. YEAH.
FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE CINDY AND THE OTHER CTE PEOPLE FOR THEIR AWARDS.
AND I WANT TO SAY TO THE BOARD DISTRICT, ALL EMPLOYEES LIKE THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO HAVE SCHOOL HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TRANS FOLKS THAT I PERSONALLY KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE A TRANS PERSON IN YOUR LIFE, BUT A FEW YEARS AGO, THE FIRST TIME I KNEW I CAME ACROSS A TRANS PERSON.
AND I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT I ACTUALLY LIVED WITH THEM AND HAD LIVED WITH THEM FOR A FEW YEARS. SO, YOU KNOW, A REMINDER TO MYSELF, JUST LOOKING AT SOMEONE, I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY'RE TRANSGENDER OR CISGENDER.
AND SOME OF THE FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES THAT I HAVE THAT ARE TRANSGENDER ARE LIKE, SORRY, I SOUND LIKE A LOT OF MY KIDS THE WAY I'M TALKING RIGHT NOW.
OH, BUT I HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT TRANS FOLKS IN MY LIFE.
ONE OF MY KIDS THAT'S TRANS LIKE, SUPER PHENOMENAL WITH LANGUAGE AND WRITING.
I'M A MATH PERSON, SO I'M ENVIOUS.
BUT I LIKE BEING A MATH PERSON.
ONE OF MY OTHER TRANS KIDS IS REALLY PHENOMENAL WITH JUST HAVING AN EVEN KEEL ABOUT THINGS AND LETTING THINGS ROLL OFF THEIR BACK.
WELL, AND I'M VERY ENVIOUS ABOUT THAT ONE.
AND JUST SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, THAT SUPPORT ME, YOU KNOW, LIKE THROUGH BECAUSE I'M AN ABUSE SURVIVOR AND THEM UNDERSTANDING LIKE TRAUMA AND JUST ENCOURAGING ME TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
ONE OF THEM IS SUPER PHENOMENAL.
ANOTHER ONE, WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND HOW THEY'RE SO INCLUSIVE WITH EVERYONE AND JUST REALLY STRETCH MY MIND.
AND ANOTHER ONE, I HAVE LIKE THREE, THREE FAVORITES AND ANOTHER ONE JUST VERY INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE AND REFRAMING OF THINGS.
AND WHEN I WORK WITH MY LGBTQ COLLEAGUES, I DON'T GO, OH, THAT'S SO-AND-SO IN THERE, THIS ORIENTATION OR THAT'S SO-AND-SO, AND THEY'RE TRANS.
THEY'RE MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS.
THEY'RE MY COLLEAGUE. QUITE A FEW OF THEM WERE PHENOMENAL.
I THINK I SAID A COUPLE OF TIMES.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR WORK CIRCLES THAT ARE TRANSGENDER. MAYBE YOU DO KNOW TRANS PEOPLE.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW THEY'RE TRANS.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TRANS FOLKS IN MY LIFE.
THANK YOU, JESSICA. YOU'RE WELCOME.
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[INAUDIBLE] YOU GOT HER THERE ? YEAH.WANT ME TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE THIRD PERSON AND SEE IF WE CAN WORK THAT OUT? YEAH. OK, TERRY DODSON, ARE YOU READY? [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. AND REBECCA, IF YOU CAN HEAR US, WE'LL GET YOU BACK ON.
TESTING, WE ON? WE ARE. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING.
AND TROY, I KNOW YOU FROM THE FOUNDATION, JACKIE FROM THE FOUNDATION MET WITH DENNY THE OTHER DAY. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS TRYING TO PASS THE LEVY. AND I WANTED TO COME HERE TONIGHT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE HAVE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THE CHAIRMEN OF MANY DIFFERENT COMMITTEES.
AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A ZOOM MEETING WITH ABOUT 200 VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE SEPTEMBER 2ND.
AND IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW AND YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT YOUR CALENDAR, WE HAVE 71 DAYS UNTIL WE VOTE ON THE LEVY.
AND SO WE WANT TO HAVE A BIG CELEBRATION ON THE 2ND OF NOVEMBER.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.
THERE'S 15 PEOPLE THAT HAVE STEPPED UP THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE SAID THAT THEY WANT TO BE A CHAIR AND TAKE ON DIFFERENT ROLES.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED ALMOST 200 OTHER CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP US IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
WE'VE STARTED A FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN AND TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT ITEMS, TO HAVE YARD SIGNS, CAR SIGNS, BANNERS, ALL THOSE THINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER SEAT CUSHIONS THAT WE CAN HAND OUT AT DIFFERENT SPORTING EVENTS.
YOU GOT AN EMAIL? SOME OF YOU GOT AN EMAIL YESTERDAY FROM RITA ASKING ABOUT YOUR IDEAS ON A SLOGAN THAT WILL FIT ON THESE YARD SIGNS, AND THAT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME TO SEND HER AN IDEA ABOUT A SLOGAN, PLEASE DO SO, BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THAT MOVING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M THE ANNOUNCER FOR PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, FOR FOOTBALL AND FOR BASKETBALL.
AND I JUST TALKED TO TOM OUTSIDE.
WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE DISSERTATION THAT WE CAN MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE FUNCTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE IN COMPLIANCE.
I'LL KEEP REPORTING BACK TO YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
THE GOAL IS TO GET THE LEVY PASSED NOVEMBER 2ND.
THAT'S WHAT I CAME ON BOARD TO HELP DO.
YEAH. OK, TALK, PLEASE. REBECCA, COULD YOU TALK FOR A MOMENT SO I CAN SEE IF WE CAN HEAR YOU? OH, OK. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I CAN'T HEAR YOU NOW.
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SURE. YES.OK. SHE'S GOT REBECCA, I THINK WE'VE GOT A PINCH HITTER WE WILL ALLOW THAT IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OF OUR SOUND ISSUES.
IF YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOURSELF, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND TELL US YOUR CAPACITY FOR SPEAKING TO THE BOARD. OK. MY NAME IS WENDY HAUSER.
I'M A TEACHER WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF BECKY.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS WEIGHING HEAVILY ON ALL OF US.
IT IS GRIEF. WE ALL HAD THIS PICTURE OF WHAT CLASS WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NUMBERS WERE GOING TO BE DOWN, VAX NUMBERS WERE GOING TO BE UP AND WE WERE GOING TO BE IN A BETTER PLACE IN THIS CURRENT PANDEMIC.
WELL, OUR CURRENT REALITY IS NOT THAT DREAM SCENARIO, AND WE ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF THAT PICTURE. SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND STAFF TAKE SOME TIME TO GRIEVE THIS WEEK, PROCESS THROUGH THOSE THOUGHTS.
TAKE SOME TIME FOR REFLECTION, TAKE SOME TIME FOR TEARS.
TAKE SOME TIME FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE AND TAKE SOME TIME TO PREPARE.
PLEASE START PRACTICING WEARING A PROPER MASK FOR SIX HOURS.
START WITH TWO HOURS, THEN ADD MORE EACH DAY.
PLEASE PRACTICE KEEPING A THREE FOOT BARRIER AROUND YOU.
ONE TEACHER CALLS THEM AIRPLANE ARMS. PLEASE HAVE A PLAN FOR WHEN YOUR CHILD GETS A HEADACHE OR SORE THROAT, ETC..
PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL SICK.
THINGS MAY NOT BE THE WAY YOU WANT THEM, BUT WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
AND PLEASE PUSH ASIDE ALL THE OTHER AGENDAS THAT ARE WEIGHING ON YOU RIGHT NOW.
THE SEX ED, THE CRT, THE WHATEVER ELSE YOU SEE WRONG WITH THE SCHOOLS AND FOCUS ON WHAT IS GOOD AND NECESSARY FOR RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE NEXT WEEK WHEN I WALK INTO MY CLASSROOM, THE ONLY THING I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS KEEPING YOUR KIDS ALIVE.
LET ME REPEAT WHAT I JUST SAID.
THE ONLY THING I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS KEEPING YOUR KIDS ALIVE AND YOUR GRANDKIDS, YOUR BROTHERS, YOUR SISTERS, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR GRANDPARENTS, YOUR COMMUNITY.
I HAVE HEARD MANY SPEAK ABOUT THE BATTLE GROUND COMMUNITY AS A LOVING COMMUNITY, WE SHOULD BE THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPS ONE ANOTHER AND LOOKS OUT FOR EACH OTHER, BE THE COMMUNITY THAT COMES TOGETHER IN TIMES OF STRIFE.
AND REMEMBER THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXISTS IN A LARGER SOCIETY.
WE WANT ALL TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE ALL HAVE IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE THINK THAT SHOULD GO.
RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO THINK OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO ARE GOING TO BE TOGETHER IN SHARED AIR NEXT WEEK.
RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO START MAKING PLANS ON HOW WE CAN ALTER CURRENT SITUATIONS IN SCHOOLS TO LIMIT EXPOSURE MORE THAN WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING.
WE CAN DO IN-PERSON LEARNING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND THAT WE ARE NOT STILL IN A PANDEMIC. RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO BE MAKING UP BACKUP PLANS.
I KNOW WE'RE TIRED, BUT WE ARE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS IF WE WORK TOGETHER, SCHOOL BOARD AND ADMIN, PLEASE START TOURING THE SCHOOLS ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
PLEASE CREATE A COMMITTEE FOR PANDEMIC PLANS THAT INCLUDES TEACHERS.
I BEG YOU TO GRIEVE THE LOSS OF WHAT WE ALL THOUGHT MIGHT BE.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND THEN WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THIS TIME TOGETHER AND WE CAN START FIGHTING ABOUT WHO IS RIGHT AND WHO IS WRONG ONCE WE KNOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE REFRIGERATED MORGUE TRUCKS AT THE BACK OF VANCOUVER CLINIC.
BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY DOES EXIST IN A LARGER SOCIETY.
AND DEATH IS KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR.
PLEASE HELP US PREPARE TO FIGHT IN THE TRENCHES.
MAX UP, VAX UP AND PRAY FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR PINCH HITTING THERE AND REBECCA, FOR YOUR WRITING OF THE STATEMENT.
OK. I'VE GOT ON MY AGENDA THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FIRST AND THE OLD BUSINESS, WHICH LUCKILY THERE'S NONE OF AND THEN WE'LL DO THE RECESS BEFORE THE BUDGET HEARING. OK, SO NEXT UP IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE CONSENT AGENDA
[8. Consent Agenda]
INCLUDES SEVEN ITEMS ITEM A APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM B, THE APPROVAL OF THE[01:30:02]
MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 9TH, 2021 REGULAR BOARD MEETING ITEM.ITEM C THE CONTRACTS RATIFICATION.
ITEM E AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO CONTRACT FOR THE 1920-03 WAREHOUSE CONSUMABLES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.
ITEM F. AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT CONTRACT.
AND ITEMS G THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THE DISTRICT LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGES.
IF THERE'S ANY INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE CALLED OUT.
WE CAN DO THAT. MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM G PLEASE.
OK, IT'S BEEN REQUESTED THAT WE MOVE [INAUDIBLE] THAT TO NEW BUSINESS.
WE CAN JUST DO IT AT THE END OF CONSENT. JUST DO IT RIGHT AFTER.
OK, SO THE REQUEST IS TO DO ITEMS A THROUGH F.
CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED MINUS LETTER G.
OKAY MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA UP THROUGH ITEM F AND DEAL WITH G SEPARATELY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OK, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM G, THE ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR DISTRICT LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGES.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ITEM G FOR PROFESSIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. GREAT.
THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION HAS TO DO WITH OUR INSURANCE CONTRACTS SO WE CAN DO THAT ITEM SEPARATELY.
WE'VE STILL GOT FOUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT WILL WORK THAT AND DIRECTOR MCCOY WILL RECUSE HIMSELF. ANY INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM G.
THE RENEWAL OF THE DISTRICT LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE? HEARING NONE, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THAT ITEM.
MR. PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE ANNUAL LIABILITY INSURANCE RENEWAL WITH SCHOOLS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON.
GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ALL RIGHT. OLD BUSINESS THERE IS NONE, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A FIVE MINUTE RECESS,
[10. Recess]
THEN WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING.MICHELLE SCOTT WILL LEAD THAT.
AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT, THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [INAUDIBLE] TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE A COMMENT.
MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE ACTUALLY I BELIEVE WE RECESS WE WOULD TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, BUT WE RECESS THROUGH THE BUDGET HEARING, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
RECESS THROUGH THE BUDGET HEARING AND THEN RECONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING AT THE END OF THAT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE WAY THIS IS GOING TO WORK IS MICHELLE'S GOING TO PRESENT OUR BUDGET
[11. Budget Hearing]
INFORMATION A REPEAT OF LAST WEEK, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WE HAD SOUND ISSUES LAST TIME.IF YOU'RE IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION, IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT, YOU WANT THEM TO RAISE THEIR HAND IN THE.
ARE THERE ON ZOOM FOR THAT? THEY'RE USING THE HAND RAISE FEATURE TO GET RECOGNIZED.
AND SO YOU DO HAVE TO GET OFF OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEM AND GO TO THE ZOOM LINK ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A COMMENT.
YES. ALL RIGHT IT'S ALL YOURS.
OK, SO FOR 21 22, THIS IS JUST A BUDGET.
THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION THAT I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET PROCESS, LEGISLATIVE ACTION, BUDGET CHALLENGES, ASSUMPTIONS, ENROLLMENT, REVENUE EXPENDITURES AND STAFFING, OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET,
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SUMMARY FUND BALANCE RESERVES, OTHER FUNDS LIKE CAPITAL PROJECTS, ASB, DEBT SERVICE, AS WELL AS A FOUR YEAR BUDGET PROJECTION, ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE USED, AND THEN FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS WITH LEVY'S, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LEVY INFORMATION.MONITORING THE BUDGET BUDGET AND CONTACT INFORMATION AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO THERE'LL BE A SLIDE WITH THE ZOOM LINK ON THERE.
SO GETTING STARTED RIGHT HERE.
SO BUDGET PROCESS, WE'RE BUDGETING YEAR ROUND.
MOST OF THE WORK, THE HEAVY WORK STARTS IN JANUARY WHERE WE START TO MONITOR STUDENT ENROLLMENT. WE'RE MONITORING FINANCES, BUDGET AND ENROLLMENT TRENDS.
AND THEN IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE ENROLLMENT IS JUST IT'S JUST SO CRITICAL TO OUR FUNDING AND ENROLLMENT DRIVES ALL OF OUR FUNDING FOR THE MOST PART.
SO WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ENROLLMENT THROUGH MAY AND STUDENTS RETURN TO IN-PERSON FULL TIME LEARNING ON APRIL 26TH.
AND THEN STAFFING PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS.
AND JUST A REMINDER THAT SOME OF THE STAFFING DECISIONS NEEDED TO BE MADE BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONCLUDED SO THAT WE CAN MEET REQUIRED TIMELINES.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD SOME DECISIONS THAT HAD TO COME BEFORE WE GOT ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE STATE, WHICH CONCLUDED ON APRIL 25TH, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED THE ACADEMIC AND STUDENT WELL-BEING RECOVERY PLAN ON MAY 19TH.
AND THEY ALSO WE HAD A BOARD WORK SESSION ON BUDGET ON AUGUST 9TH.
AND SINCE THEN THAT WE PUT THIS GOVERNOR HAS ISSUED MANDATES FOR MASKS AND VACCINATIONS FOR STAFF. SO LET'S GO THROUGH SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
THIS IS KIND OF A RECAP OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION YOU'VE ALREADY HAD? BUT THEY AUTHORIZED THE RELEASE OF THE FEDERAL ELEMENTARY SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT FUNDING.
SO THESE ARE ONE-TIME AWARDS TO THE DISTRICTS.
AND SO THAT INCLUDES ESSER TWO, THREE AND LEARNING RECOVERY, AS WELL AS OUR ARP FUNDING FOR IDEA FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
AND THEN ALSO, THEY AWARDED PUPIL TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION FOR 2021 SCHOOL YEAR ONLY AN ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION FOR 2021 ONLY AS WELL.
NOW, WE DO HAVE SOME CARRYOVER FUNDS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO APPLY TO THE 21 22 BUDGET. BUT THOSE ARE ONLY WERE AUTHORIZED FOR THAT LOSS OF REVENUE FROM 2021.
THIS IS AWESOME LUNCH CO-PAYS.
THE 40 CENTS FOR REDUCED PRICE STUDENTS WAS EXPANDED FROM GRADES K THREE TO INCLUDE GRADES FOUR THROUGH 12.
THE SUB MONTHLY INSURANCE BENEFIT RATE WAS ADJUSTED AND IT WENT FROM A THOUSAND DOWN TO NINE SIXTY EIGHT, AND THEN IT'S SCHEDULED TO GO BACK UP TO ONE THOUSAND THIRTY TWO.
THAT'S THE MONTHLY AMOUNT PER EMPLOYEE THAT QUALIFIES.
AND THEN ALSO THE INFLATIONARY FACTOR INCREASE.
IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS OUR IPD FOR SALARIES, MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES AND PURCHASE SERVICES IS TWO PERCENT FOR 21 22 AND ONE POINT SIX IS PROJECTED FOR 22 23.
AS WE KNOW, COSTS ARE GOING UP MUCH GREATER THAN THAT.
THAT IS THE STATE, THE FORMULA THAT THEY HAVE APPLIED TO THE STATE FUNDING FORMULA.
AND THERE'S ALSO THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET.
THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND ALSO SOME OTHER GRANTS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOLS AND SEISMIC.
YOU MUST APPLY AND BE AWARDED.
AND THEN AGAIN, THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SO MOVING ON, WE HAD TWO MAJOR BUDGET CHALLENGES, TWO MAJOR REVENUE CHALLENGES WITH THIS BUDGET. THE FIRST ONE WAS, IS THAT WE HAVE A REDUCTION OF IN THIS FULL TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT REDUCTION OF 1,230 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR BUDGET.
AND WHAT THAT AMOUNTED TO IS TWELVE POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS.
WE ALSO HAVE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET A HALF YEAR OF THE 2022 OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY SINCE THAT DID NOT PASS IN FEBRUARY.
SO WE HAVE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET.
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SEVENTEEN POINT NINE MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES THE STATE FUNDED LEVY EQUALIZATION DOLLARS THAT WE ALSO RECEIVE FROM THE STATE.SO THAT'S A THIRTY POINT THREE MILLION DOLLAR REVENUE PROBLEM.
SO WHAT IT REQUIRED THE DISTRICT TO DO IS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE ENROLLMENT YOU DON'T NEED AS MANY OF YOUR TEACHING STAFF OR CLASSROOM.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME POSITIONS THAT WERE REDUCED THERE, AND THAT WAS SIX POINT SIX MILLION. WE ALSO SUPPLANTED THE USE OF ESSER FUNDS, SOME FEDERAL FUNDS, TO HELP WITH THIS REVENUE PROBLEM OF SEVEN POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THEN THE USE OF FUND BALANCE RESERVES OF SIXTEEN POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
SO AND WE'LL HAVE A FUND BALANCE REPORT THAT YOU'LL SEE WHERE THAT ALL CAME OUT.
SO THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE USE FOR THIS BUDGET IS WE'RE FOLLOWING THE WASHINGTON DOH AND OSPI INSTRUCTIONS, PLANNING FOR FULL RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING AND ALL OF OUR OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED IN THE PAST.
BUDGET COMPARISONS ARE FROM 2021 BUDGET.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME ACTUALS FROM 19 20, AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WRAPPING UP THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR.
SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW TRANSACTIONS STILL THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT WAS ROLLED FORWARD FROM 2021 WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF GROWTH, AND THEN WE BUDGETED STAFFING ACCORDINGLY.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAD THE TWO PERCENT INCREASE, WHICH I MENTIONED BEFORE.
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET.
IF THE LEVY PASSES IN NOVEMBER, IT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET REVISION.
SO HERE'S JUST A SLIDE ON OUR FULL TIME ENROLLMENT IN 19 20 OUR ACTUAL WAS TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY FTE.
WE BUDGETED LAST YEAR FOR THIRTEEN THOUSAND TWO THIRTY EIGHT, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE BUDGETING FOR 21 22 FOR TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.
SO THAT'S A DECREASE OF ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FROM PRIOR YEAR.
FOR REVENUE, OUR REVENUE IS MADE UP 78.4 PERCENT OF OUR REVENUE IS STATE FUNDING FOR STATE GENERAL PURPOSE AND STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE.
THE SPECIAL PURPOSE IS GOING TO BE YOUR TRANSPORTATION, SOME SPECIAL EDUCATION, SOME OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS. SO. BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE, LOCAL TAXES, WHICH IS OUR LEVY IS MAKING UP SEVEN PERCENT OF OUR REVENUE BUDGET HERE AND THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE AROUND 14 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET.
SO IT'S REALLY QUITE A DECREASE FOR THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN HERE ON THIS SLIDE, HERE IS OUR REVENUE.
SO YOU CAN SEE I BROKE IT OUT BY LOCAL TAXES AND SHOWING WHERE THAT THIRTY POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS IS COMING FROM.
IT'S COMING FROM THE LOCAL TAXES, THE STATE GENERAL-PURPOSE STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE, SO 30 .3 MILLION DOLLARS. NOW, WE DO HAVE ESSER FUNDS THAT ARE COMING INTO PLAY HERE.
SO WE'VE GOT 12.5 MILLION DOLLARS OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND SPECIAL PURPOSE FEDERAL.
AND THEN ALSO THERE'S A SWAP OUT OF THE SCHOOL FOOD, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE COLLECTING THOSE LOCAL PAY LUNCHES, ALL MEALS FOR STUDENTS.
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ARE FREE THIS YEAR AS PART OF A PROGRAM, THE FEDERAL RECOVERY PROGRAM.
SO OVERALL, IT'S A CHANGE IN REVENUE OF 19.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
OUR TOTAL BUDGETED REVENUE IS ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX DOLLARS.
MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITY, I REALLY LIKE THIS SLIDE BECAUSE I THINK IT REALLY POINTS OUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE HAPPENING AND WHERE THEY ALL BLEND IN AND ALL OF THESE ARE SO ESSENTIAL.
AND SO IT SHOWS TEACHING ACTIVITIES AT 57.7 AND THEN TEACH AND SUPPORT OF THREE PERCENT, WHICH INCLUDES LIBRARY COUNSELORS, HEALTH SERVICES, NURSING PSYCHOLOGISTS, OT PTS.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE BUILDING ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE PERSONNEL, WHICH MAKES UP SIX POINT TWO PERCENT.
AND THEN CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS THE BUSINESS OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCE SUPERINTENDENT BOARD PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORS AND OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR. SO FIVE POINT FIVE PERCENT.
SO RIGHT NOW OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES BUDGETED FOR 21 22 IS ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN
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MILLION SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS.AND I HAVE A COUPLE MORE SLIDES ON JUST SOME OTHER WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT EXPENDITURES.
AND SO THE NEXT WAY THAT WE LOOKED AT THEM IS BY OBJECT.
THIS IS BREAKING OUT CERTIFICATED SALARIES, CLASSIFIED SALARIES, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PAYROLL TAXES, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, PURCHASE SERVICES, TRAVEL AND CAPITAL OUTLAY.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE SEVENTY SIX PERCENT OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS ON THIS SLIDE. SO ON THIS SLIDE, ONE OF THE EXPENDITURES BY OBJECTS CONTINUING ON IS I REALLY WANTED TO BREAK THIS SLIDE OUT AND SHOW THAT WITHOUT THE ESSER AND ARP DOLLARS, IF YOU DON'T INCLUDE THOSE OUR REDUCTION IN EXPENDITURES WAS TWELVE POINT SEVEN, ALMOST TWELVE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
BUT THEN WHEN YOU ADD BACK IN THOSE ESSER EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAVE, IT NETS OUT TO A DECREASE FROM PRIOR YEAR OF TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN. SO I JUST WANTED TO BREAK THOSE OUT SO YOU COULD SEE THOSE NOW I WANTED TO ALSO NOTE THAT IN THESE REDUCTION FOR RATES FOR INSURANCE BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT IS SET BY THE STATE. SO YOU CAN SEE WE HAD A REDUCTION OF CLASSIFIED SALARIES OF FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AND ALSO PAYROLL TAXES.
BUT THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF THE SUB RATE AND THE RETIREMENT RATE AS AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE THAT IS SET BY THE STATE.
SO WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE REVENUE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH OF AN EXPENDITURE.
SO THAT WENT DOWN. ALSO, JUST TO POINT OUT THAT LEARNING RECOVERY, WE HAVE TWO MILLION DOLLARS SITTING AS A HOLDING BECAUSE WE DON'T UNTIL YOU HAVE A FULL PLAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE BUDGETING THOSE IN SALARIES, BENEFITS AND PURCHASE SERVICES AND WHATEVER THEY MAY BE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ARE GOING UP IN THE SLIDE, THE SIX HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND 248.
SO YOU CAN REALLY IDENTIFY THAT AND SEE THAT IT'S COMING FROM THERE AS A HOLDING ACCOUNT.
SO IT'S NOT TRULY AN INCREASE IN THOSE SUPPLIES, MATERIALS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE SPENT OUT, MOST LIKELY THROUGH PAYROLL, THROUGH BENEFITS, THROUGH PURCHASE SERVICES.
ALSO, WE DID HAVE AN INCREASE IN PURCHASE SERVICES FOR OUR CONTRACTED PEOPLE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S THAT.
THE REASON THAT WAS GOING UP IS OUR CONTRACTED PEOPLE TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT DID INCREASE QUITE A BIT. IT WAS FORMALLY BID.
AND WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SELECTED THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IN THAT PROCESS.
MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SLIDE THAT JUST BREAKS OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT EXPENDITURES.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE FEDERAL SPECIAL PURPOSE LINE THAT THERE'S ESSER FUNDING IN THERE.
AND THEN ALSO IT'S SPREAD OUT A LITTLE BIT TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SO THERE'S IT INCLUDES TWO OF THOSE CATEGORIES WHERE THOSE ESSER FUNDS ARE COMING IN.
THIS IS A REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BY THE RCW 28A505 JUST REITERATING THAT IF YOU RECEIVE MSOC MONEY FOR SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND OPERATING COSTS, WE WANT YOU TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SPENDING THOSE IN THOSE MSOC AREAS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY COMPLETED BY ESD.
THEY'RE REVIEWING OUR BUDGET BEFORE WE PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD.
AND SO THEY ACTUALLY PUT THIS TOGETHER.
SO IT'S KIND OF NICE TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE.
AND JUST A REMINDER THAT ESSER AND ARP EXPENDITURES ARE ONGOING EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE COVID PANDEMIC IS FOR ISOLATION ROOM ATTENDANCE, ADDITIONAL NURSE HOTSPOT CONTACT TRACING, LEARNING LOSS, PROGRAMS STILL TO BE DEVELOPED IN THAT AREA, AND THEN PERSONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SUPPLIES.
SO THAT'S ALL INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET SO FAR.
AND THEN JUST A FINAL WRAP UP ON STAFFING CHANGES AND BUDGET SUMMARY SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF HAS GONE DOWN 45 FTE FROM THE 2021 BUDGET, AND THAT'S THROUGH RETIREMENT RESIGNATIONS THAT MOST OF THAT TOOK PLACE.
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SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANY ADDITIONAL WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT THE [INAUDIBLE]. AND THEN ALSO THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S GONE UP.BUT THAT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THOSE ISOLATION ROOM ATTENDANTS CONTACT TRACERS IN THERE THROUGH THOSE ESSER FUNDS.
SO THEY THEY ALL GO INTO THIS SAME LINE ITEM ON THE BUDGET REPORT.
AND THAT'S A TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE PAGE REPORT THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD DOCUMENT AGENDA.
AND THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER PLACE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND IT AS WELL.
SO IF YOU TAKE THE TOTAL REVENUES OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN THIRTY SIX AND OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN MILLION SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND 270, AND THEN OUR TRANSFER OUT TO OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND OF THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND.
THAT SHOWS THAT REVENUES UNDER EXPENDITURES SIXTEEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR.
SO OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT THIRTY ONE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE THOUSAND THREE ZERO TWO.
AND OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE IS SCHEDULED TO BE OR PROJECTED TO BE 14 MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN SEVEN SIXTY EIGHT.
AND I'M GOING TO SHOW A SLIDE HERE THAT WILL SHOW YOU.
AND I'M SORRY, THIS IS QUITE SMALL, BUT YOU'VE SEEN IT IN THE BUDGET SUMMARY.
IT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE IN OUR BUDGET SUMMARY.
IT'S GOING TO BE ONLINE IN OUR PRESENTATION FOR PEOPLE TO EXPAND THEIR SCREEN.
BUT IT SHOWS THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, OUR FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE IT REALLY BREAKS OUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT OUR FUND BALANCE INCLUDES.
SO THE FIRST CATEGORY IS RESTRICTED FOR CARRY OVER RESTRICTED REVENUES.
SO THIS IS MONEY WE RECEIVED FOR CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS LIKE CTE LAP THAT WE CANNOT USE THOSE FUNDS TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET.
THEY MUST BE SPENT ON THOSE PROGRAMS. AND NON SPENDABLE FUND BALANCE.
THIS IS FOR PREPAID EXPENDITURES AND INVENTORY.
AGAIN, THOSE DOLLARS MAY NOT BE USED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET AS WELL AS ARE RESTRICTED FOR UNINSURED RISK.
SO RIGHT THERE YOU GOT THOSE FIRST THREE LINE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
THEY ARE MONITORING THEMSELVES DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY NEED TO BE.
THEN YOU GO DOWN INTO OUR SIGN FOR OTHER PURPOSE.
AND WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE ASSIGNED THIS FUND BALANCE TO.
AND ONE OF THE ONES THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN THIS SITUATION THAT WE WILL BE USING TO BALANCE THIS BUDGET IS OUR FUTURE CURRICULUM ADOPTION'S OF TWO POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS. SO WE ALSO ARE USING ONE POINT SEVEN FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WAS SET ASIDE.
AND THEN THE LEVY CASH FLOW IS BEING REDUCED AS WELL AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION FUND, THOSE FUNDS ARE ALL BEING USED UP. AND THAT'S FINE ON THE ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION, WE WANT TO USE THOSE FUNDS SO THAT THEY WERE DESIGNED WE HELD THEM OVER TO BE USED FOR 21 22 AS WELL AS SOME UNFUNDED EMPLOYEE MEDICAL BENEFIT DOLLARS THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE TO HELP WITH KIND OF THAT FLUCTUATION OF BENEFITS AND THEN THE LEVY AWARE LEVY PROGRAM.
SO OUT OF OUR RAINY DAY FUND, THESE ARE OTHER FUNDS THAT WE HAVE.
AND THE RAINY DAY FUNDS IS THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS SCHEDULED.
IT'S PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT TWO MILLION DOLLARS WHEN WE WRAP UP THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE USING ALL OF THAT MONEY TO SUPPORT THIS BUDGET WITHOUT THE LEVY.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE USING A MILLION DOLLARS FOR OUR UNASSIGNED TO MINIMUM FUND BALANCE POLICY, WHICH IS SIX PERCENT.
AND THAT WILL REDUCE THAT DOWN TO ABOUT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
AND OF THAT, EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS, JUST AS A REMINDER, ONE MONTH OF PAYROLL IS ABOUT TWELVE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
SO IT'S NOT EVEN GOING TO GIVE US A MONTH OF PAYROLL.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S TRULY NOT THAT MUCH IN THERE THAT IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO USE. IT REALLY.
BUT LET'S GO THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT YOU KNOW, THOSE DIFFERENT ITEMS HERE THAT I HAVE HERE ON FUND BALANCE RESERVES THAT A REDUCTION OF 48 PERCENT OF THE FUND BALANCE RESERVES HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT IS THE REDUCTION IN OUR INDICATOR'S SCORE THAT'S REQUIRED AND PUBLISHED BY OSPI.
IT IMPACTS THE DISTRICT'S CREDIT SCORE FOR FUTURE FINANCING OF BUILDINGS, NEW FACILITIES,
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MAJOR CAPITAL REPAIR LOANS AND ACQUIRING PROPERTY FOR GROWTH.FUTURE BUDGETING IS [INAUDIBLE].
WE HAVE TO BUDGET TO REPLENISH THAT FUND BALANCE.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IN THE BOARD POLICY AND GOALS IS TO CONTINUOUSLY TRY TO REPLENISH THAT UP TO SIX PERCENT.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABOUT 3.8 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THAT GOAL.
SO THAT REQUIRES, AGAIN, PUTTING AWAY THOSE FUNDS TO TRY TO GET UP TO THAT SIX PERCENT.
AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO RESPOND TO URGENT ITEMS SUCH AS ENROLLMENT FLUCTUATIONS AND UNFORESEEN MAJOR CAPITAL REPAIR NEEDS.
SO THOSE ARE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS FROM THAT FUND BALANCE REDUCTION THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. OTHER DISTRICT FUNDS, WE HAVE THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS.
WE HAVE DEBT SERVICE AND WE HAVE ASB.
SO I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE IN TOO MUCH DETAIL JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY OFFICIAL PROJECTS SCHEDULE OR MOSTLY OUR RESERVES ARE IMPACT FEES, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE BUILDING EXPANSIONS.
SO THEY COULD BE USED TO ADD ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR IN-HOUSE STUDENTS.
SO BUT WE DO HAVE BUDGET IN THERE FOR HOLDING IN CASE WE DO WANT TO USE THOSE FUNDS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO A BUDGET EXTENSION, BUT IT'S JUST A HOLDING ACCOUNT ON THOSE.
SO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, IT PRETTY MUCH OPERATES ITSELF.
IT HAS OUR VOTED DEBT AND OUR NON-VOTED DEBT.
AND WE DO SHOW THAT AND THE VOTED DEBT EXPIRES DECEMBER 2023.
AND NON VOTED IS DECEMBER 2024.
AND THEN THE ASB FUND IS THOSE ARE THE STUDENT COUNCILS.
THEY APPROVE THEIR BUDGETS AND THEY HAVE THEIR REVENUES COMING IN AND OUT FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT ASB. THIS IS A CULMINATION OF ALL THE ASB FUNDS.
AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE STUDENT CULTURAL ATHLETICS, RECREATIONAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH FEES AND FUNDRAISERS AND SPORTS CLUBS, FIELD TRIPS AND SOCIAL.
MOVING ON TO OUR FOUR YEAR PROJECTION ASSUMPTIONS.
THAT'S THE F195 F DOCUMENT THAT'S IN THE BOARD AGENDA AS WELL.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST DURING A PANDEMIC, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ENROLLMENT IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT.
AND THEN ENROLLMENT IS SCHEDULED TO INCREASE IN THIS PROJECTION.
AGAIN, IT'S JUST IT'S OUR BEST GUESS RIGHT NOW AT THE TIME.
I MEAN, IT'S WE DON'T HAVE OUR FUNDING, YOU KNOW, FULLY NAILED DOWN FOR NEXT YEAR, SO FOR FUTURE YEARS. SO WE NEED TO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS.
BUT SO IT'S JUST REALLY JUST OUR BEST GUESS THAT WE THINK MIGHT HAPPEN.
SO ENROLLMENT, INCREASING GROWTH, ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND 27 FTE TO BRING US TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS BY 2526 STAFFING INCREASES, THE ENROLLMENT GROWS, STATE FUNDED INFLATIONARY INCREASES INCLUDED REMAINING ESSER ARP FUNDS INCLUDED THROUGH 22 23.
AGAIN, WE NEED TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE ON EXPENDITURES BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT LIMITED AMOUNT OF ONE POINT SIX GOING FOR THE 22 23.
SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, BE VERY CAREFUL IN CONTROLLING COSTS AND THEN INCLUDED IN THE FOUR YEARS STARTING IN THE 22 23 YEAR ON THE FOUR YEAR PROJECTION.
WE HAVE INCLUDED IT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE EP&O LEVY.
SO THAT'S JUST AN ASSUMPTION THAT WE MADE IN THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT REPORT.
SO THESE ARE THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS GOING FORWARD WILL BE THE LEVY.
IT'S YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE IN LEVY PRESENTATIONS.
IT IS HOW THE STATE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL STAFF FUNDING MODEL DOESN'T PROVIDE WHAT STUDENTS ACTUALLY NEED. AND JUST TO POINT OUT, AGAIN, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR EVERY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE STUDENTS, A SCHOOL NURSE WILL BE PROVIDED 1.0 FTE.
SO AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, TWENTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE.
SO AGAIN, WE REALLY FEEL LIKE THE FUNDING, THE PROTOTYPICAL FUNDING, SCHOOL FUNDING,
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STAFFING MODEL FROM THE STATE IS ANTIQUATED.IT DOESN'T MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.
AND WE FEEL THAT AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE LEVY SO IMPORTANT, IS TO HELP HELP TO RESPOND TO THE SHORTFALL FROM THE STATE OF WHAT THE STATE DOESN'T FUND THE SCHOOLS DISTRICT.
AND ON THIS SIDE, YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE, TOO, AS WELL.
THIS IS A SLIDE FROM THE LEVY PRESENTATION THAT YOU HAD IN OCTOBER OF 2020 AND AGAIN, BREAKING DOWN SOME OF THE WAY THAT WE SPEND THE LEVY DOLLARS.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MENTION SOMETHING ON HERE ON THIS SLIDE.
WHEN YOU SEE TRANSPORTATION DOWN HERE AND CROSSING GUARDS OF 7.9 FTE, IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT IT, IF THEY'RE FOUR HOURS A DAY AND 180 DAYS AND THEIR CONTRACT IS, SAY, SEVEN TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY HOURS, THAT'S REALLY A .35 FTE.
SO WHAT THAT 7.9 REALLY REPRESENTS IS 23 PEOPLE.
SO I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU SEE FTE, FTE ISN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S JUST ONE PERSON THAT FTE COULD MEAN THREE PEOPLE ON THAT FTE.
SO AGAIN, IT WAS JUST TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION THAT WE WILL PROVIDE DETAILS AT OUR LEVY MEETINGS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE LEVY FUND.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE LEVY DOESN'T PASS? WHAT IS SOME OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT? AND HERE THIS SLIDE WAS, AGAIN, FROM A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION.
BUT I JUST KIND OF JUST INCLUDED THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THE LEVY FAILS AND WE HAVE TO DO ANOTHER REDUCTION IN 22 23 OF 15 MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT YEAR 2022, IF WE DON'T PASS. AND THEN EVEN IF WE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, IF WE SOMEHOW FOR 2023 DIDN'T PASS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT 28 MILLION DOLLARS AND WE DON'T AND THE FUND BALANCE RESERVES ARE PRETTY MUCH DEPLETED.
AND SO PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS AND IMPACT OF CLASS SIZE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, SPECIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ARE NEED TO BE MET AND MSOC REDUCTIONS, FURLOUGHS AND AGAIN, LOTS OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE LOSS OF A LEVY.
SO MONITORING TOOLS FOR THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORTS THAT WE RUN AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD.
AND THEN WE HAVE STRATEGIC AND OUR STUDENT WELL-BEING RECOVERY PLAN.
MONTHLY ENROLLMENT REPORTS, LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, APPORTIONMENT.
WE HAVE INTERNAL AUDITS BY BUSINESS OFFICE FINANCE STAFF, AND WE HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE.
AND THEN WE HAVE STRONG FISCAL INTERNAL CONTROLS, ENVIRONMENT ANNUALLY REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT STATE AUDITORS.
SO WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD CONTROLS IN PLACE FOR MONITORING OUR BUDGET AND OUR FINANCES AND ACTIVITIES.
THERE'S MY INFORMATION, MY EMAIL AND MY PHONE NUMBER, AS WELL AS OUR BUDGET INFORMATION IS POSTED ONLINE.
AND THERE'S THE EMAIL ADDRESS OR I'M SORRY, THE WEB PAGE ADDRESS.
AND ALSO WE HAVE THAT BUDGET SUMMARY THAT I PRESENTED ON AUGUST 9TH IS ON THERE AS WELL.
AND IT HAS A LITTLE MORE COMPLEMENTS THIS PRESENTATION.
IT HAS A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON SOME OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT I HAVE NOT FULLY EXPLAINED TONIGHT. SO IF PEOPLE HAVE MORE, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BUDGET. THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AS WELL AS YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AS WELL.
SO THIS IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH, I THINK THE BOARD HAD A WEEK, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS MUTED TO EVERYBODY ELSE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, CERTAINLY WE WOULD ALLOW THAT.
BUT LET'S DO OUR CITIZENS FIRST IF WE HAVE ANY.
IF YOU OK. WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE JUST A SECOND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T MISS ANYBODY.
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THEY SHOULD USE THE RAISE THE HAND TOOL TO GET OUR ATTENTION AND STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET WOULD BE THE BEST.AND I WILL JUST SAY THAT FOLLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT AND WHEN YOU GET INTO YOUR AGENDA ITEMS, THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE BUDGET.
YEAH. OK. AND WE CAN'T SEE WHO'S ON THE OTHER SYSTEM, RIGHT? OK. WELL, IF THEY WERE ON, HOPEFULLY THEY SAW ALL THAT AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, 233 PAGES IS A BUNCH, BUT MANAGED TO GET THROUGH MOST OF THEM AND ANY OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THAT.
AND I'M SURE, MICHELLE YOU'RE OPEN TO TALKING TO PEOPLE IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS.
ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, THIS IS JUST ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST HAVE A PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING.
YES, WE SAID IT MULTIPLE TIMES, IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, IT'S ON THE AGENDA.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I THINK WE CAN CALL THE ORIGINAL MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT THE END OF THIS
[12. Call to Order]
RECESS FOR THE PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING.THANK YOU, MICHELLE, FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT.
THAT'S TOUGH TO WORK ON A [INAUDIBLE] BUDGET LIKE THAT, BUT YOU I APPRECIATE THE ARROWS AND BOXES THAT BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO CERTAIN THINGS THAT I OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE SKIPPED.
SO WE ARE ON TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM, A APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER L 21 ADOPTION OF THE
[13. New Business]
21 22 BUDGET.YES, BOARD WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF OUR 21 22 BUDGET RESOLUTION L21.
IT OUTLINES THE EXPENDITURES THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZING THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION AND AS WELL AS THE TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
ALL IS INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION.
I'D JUST LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING I'VE SAT THROUGH QUITE A FEW OF THESE BUDGET HEARINGS, AND THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST CLEAR AND CONCISE BUDGET PRESENTATION I'VE SEEN.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT THE BY OBJECT PIE GRAPH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, AND I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO DISPLAY IT IN THAT WAY.
IT'S TRULY I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY EYE-CATCHING.
BUT I WILL ALSO COUNSEL THE PEOPLE WHO MAYBE THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH.
IT FEELS NOT EVEN JUST A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, BUT ALMOST AN ALIEN LANGUAGE.
IT'S KLINGON ALMOST, [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, SO DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF, BECAUSE I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND AS MUCH OF IT AS PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE DO.
BUT THE FIRST YEAR IS REALLY, REALLY TOUGH TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THIS.
BUT THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE WELCOME.
I WANTED TO SAY AS WELL THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST CLEAR BUDGET PRESENTATION I'VE EVER ATTENDED.
AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO ACTUALLY TRYING TO BREAK IT DOWN SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT BETTER. I [INAUDIBLE] LIKE THAT PIE CHART AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IT LOT THE OBJECT EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT, I THINK IT HELPS PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TRIM A BUDGET IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHEN YOU SAY TRIM BUDGET, YOU'RE TALKING TRIMMING PERSONNEL.
REALLY? ONE SPECIFIC QUESTION I HAD IN THIS TIME OF INFLATION, HOW OFTEN IS THE IPD ADJUSTED? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IT IS ADJUSTED ANNUALLY AND IT IS PROJECTED BY THE STATE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE DON'T KNOW WHAT 22 23 IS.
IT IS RIGHT NOW INCLUDED IN THERE BUDGET AT 1.6 PERCENT.
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WE'LL SEE. USUALLY IT COMES IN REALLY LATE AND ACTUALLY CLOSE TO WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE BUDGET DECISIONS.SO WE OFTEN RELY ON THE PROJECTED RATE.
AND USUALLY IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE, THEY WOULD LET US KNOW.
BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH COME IN VERY CLOSE TO PROJECTED RATE.
THANK YOU. I JUST I HAD ONE QUESTION.
ON THE USE OF THE FUND BALANCE, ONE OF THE ITEMS IN THE FUND BALANCE, I JUST WAS HOPING YOU COULD SHARE MORE OF WHAT IT IS.
I JUST. AND IT'S THE AWARE LEVY PROGRAM.
WHAT IS THAT? I THINK I'M ON. I CAN EXPLAIN THAT ONE SO REALLY, JACKIE, WHAT THAT SHOULD BE IS THAT SHOULD BE OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE RECEIVED THE AWARE GRANT FROM THE FEDS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND IT WAS THROUGH THAT GRANT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO START OUR PBIS PROGRAMS. OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS OUR SECOND STEP CURRICULUM TO DO A LOT OF THE THINGS AROUND OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVES.
SO WHEN WE CONTINUED THE PROGRAM AND WE SET IT ASIDE FOR MONEY, WE JUST CONTINUED TO CALL IT OUR AWARE GRANT. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ALL OF OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS. SO IT FUNDS SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS, INCLUDING OUR INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS, OUR PBIS COACHES AND MATERIALS AND CURRICULUMS AROUND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS. IT AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
THAT WE USE FROM THAT FUND, SO WITHOUT THAT FUND, WE RECEIVE NO SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS FROM THE STATE. SO BY ACCESSING THAT FUND BALANCE MOVING INTO NEXT YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE NO FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT ANY SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVES IN THE DISTRICT.
WHAT IS THE I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO ASK IT, BUT HOW DO YOU.
WHAT DO YOU PREDICT THE IMPACT OF THE STUDENTS WILL BE FROM THOSE LOSS OF FUNDS? WELL, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GIVE THE BOARD A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AND SOME OF YOU WERE AROUND DURING THAT TIME, BUT, YOU KNOW, SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO, PRIOR TO OUR AWARE GRANT AND THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL INITIATIVES, WE HAD A SLEW OF SUICIDES IN THIS DISTRICT, MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY STANDING STRONG AND TALL TOGETHER, SAYING WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHEN MARK [INAUDIBLE] MOVED INTO THE DISTRICT THAT HE MADE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PROGRAMING, ONE OF HIS PRIORITIES.
AND IT WAS THROUGH THAT GRANT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD WORK.
LAST YEAR, WE IDENTIFIED, I BELIEVE IT WAS ALMOST TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE STUDENTS THAT HAD SUICIDAL IDEATION THROUGH THE SUPPORTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ALMOST 600 STUDENTS WERE REFERRED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THAT INCLUDED SUICIDAL IDEATION OR NOT EVEN TO THAT DEGREE.
SO WE'RE SERVING A LOT OF KIDS.
SO WE HAVE NOT HAD A SUICIDE OF AN ACTIVE STUDENT IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OVER FIVE YEARS. SO THE IMPACT IS HUGE.
AND IT WORRIES ME SIGNIFICANTLY TO WONDER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T HAVE THESE SUPPORT SERVICES IN PLACE.
I DO WANT TO MAKE A CLEAR POINT.
I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL OFTEN TALK.
I'VE HEARD THE COMMUNITY EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE SPEND ON EMPLOYEES. BUT ANYBODY WHO CAN DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND LOOK AROUND THE STATE AND SEE THAT 80 PERCENT OF YOUR FUNDING IS TYPICALLY WHAT DISTRICTS TARGET FOR PERSONNEL.
AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOWN AT SEVENTY SIX PERCENT OF OUR MONEY IS PERSONNEL.
I SEE MARY KIND OF SHAKING HER HEAD BECAUSE SHE HAS FAMILIARITY WITH THAT.
SEVENTY SIX PERCENT MEANS THAT WE ARE PUTTING A GOOD DEAL OF THAT MONEY DIRECTLY TOWARDS STUDENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. AND I'M PROUD OF THAT FACT.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE OVERSPENDING IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK MARY'S POINT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE FAIL THE LEVY. THERE ARE CLEAR IMPLICATIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN PERSONNEL, WHICH MEANS SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN PROGRAMING.
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AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE SPECIFICS ABOUT THAT, BUT EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT, IT SCARES ME TREMENDOUSLY.THE IMPACT THAT IT WILL HAVE ON OUR STUDENTS, ON THE COMMUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY ON OUR STAFF, BECAUSE LESS PEOPLE MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LEFT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PICK UP AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF WORK, BECAUSE I CAN ASSURE YOU AND I CAN ASSURE OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE WORKLOAD IS NOT GOING TO GO DOWN.
THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO GO DOWN.
BUT THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE CRITICALLY IMPACTED.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY A POINT ON THAT.
WE GET MATCHING FUNDS FOR SEL FROM THE STATE.
NOT HEARING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU HAVE THEM, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME.
[INAUDIBLE] RESOLUTION L21 ADOPTION OF THE 21 2022 BUDGET.
A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER L21, ADOPTION OF THE 21 22 BUDGET.
WE'VE HAD LOTS OF CHANCES FOR QUESTIONS, BUT THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER ONE.
OK, HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 5 TO ZERO.
OK. ITEM B OF NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION M21 INTERFUND TRANSFER AND MICHELLE'S GOING TO GET A BREAK FOR A MINUTE AND CHERI DAILEY IS GOING TO PRESENT.
SO I HAVE FOR YOU RESOLUTION M21.
THIS IS FOR YOU TO AUTHORIZE THE REMAINING TRANSFER OF OUR INVESTED BALANCE THAT IS IN OUR TRUST FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS IS NECESSARY SO THAT WE COMPLY WITH GASB 84.
GASB IS OUR GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD AND THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL ACCOUNTING MANUAL AS THEY HAVE DISQUALIFIED THE INVEST ED TRANSACTIONS TO BE REPORTED AND HELD AS A FIDUCIARY TYPE IN THE TRUST FUND.
SO THIS IS NECESSARY TO GET YOUR APPROVAL SO THAT WE ARE COMPLIANT.
SO INVEST ED IS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WHICH DISTRIBUTES MONIES TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS SO THAT SCHOOL PERSONNEL CAN IDENTIFY AND IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO STUDENT INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
SOME OF THESE NEEDS ARE CLASS FEES, PARTICIPATION FEES, COLLEGE APPLICATION FEES, EVEN CLOTHES FOR SCHOOLS.
EXCUSE ME FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
CURRENTLY, THE BALANCE IN OUR TRUST FUND IS SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE DOLLARS, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ACCRUED INTEREST, WHICH WE WOULD ALSO MOVE OVER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON INVEST ED OR THIS TRANSFER? MR. PRESIDENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE RESOLUTION M21 INTERFUND TRANSFER.
OK. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION M21 THE INTERFUND TRANSFER.
ANY QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OK, ITEM C, ANOTHER BUDGET ITEM, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION N21 [INAUDIBLE].
YES. SO THIS AUTHORIZATION WILL REDUCE OUR IMPREST ACCOUNTS FROM THIRTY THREE THOUSAND SIX TWENTY FIVE DOWN TO THE THIRTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE.
AND THIS IS DUE TO THE TRANSFER OF THE INVESTED FUNDS FROM EXCUSE ME, FROM TRUST TO GENERAL. SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE PROCESS OF HOW WE HANDLE THESE FUNDS. AND CURRENTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS THEY'VE BEEN GOING INTO IMPREST ACCOUNT AND THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THESE FUNDS WOULD WRITE CHECKS.
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SO BUT WE'VE RE-ANALYZED THIS PROCESS AND WE FEEL THAT WE CAN HANDLE THIS PROCESS MORE EFFICIENTLY USING OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO COVER ALL THESE COSTS.MOST OF THESE COSTS ARE USED FOR PAYING FEES, AND WE JUST DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S NECESSARY TO WRITE A CHECK TO OURSELVES.
WE CAN DO THAT INTERNALLY WITH OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
AND THEN MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE PURCHASING CARDS.
SO IF THEY NEED TO MAKE A PURCHASE FOR CLOTHING OR PAY FOR A COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE.
THEY COULD DO THAT WITH THEIR P-CARD.
GREAT ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHERI ON THIS ONE.
I HAVE TO SAY, I LEARNED A NEW WORD WITH IMPREST.
LIKE, WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? OH, I WANTED TO MAKE THAT A DIFFERENT WORD.
BUT ONCE WE KNEW THE SOURCE, THEN IT WAS HELPFUL.
YEAH. OK, HEARING NO PARTICULAR QUESTIONS.
MR. PRESIDENT. I RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER N21 REAUTHORIZATION OF ALL IMPREST ACCOUNTS DEAD.
JUST TO KEEP UP WITH OUR THEME OF SOUND ISSUES TODAY.
RIGHT. OK, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION N21 REAUTHORIZATION OF THE IMPREST ACCOUNTS, ALL IMPREST ACCOUNTS.
HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE.
OK, AND THANK YOU, CHERI, FOR BRINGING THOSE UP.
LAST ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS ITEM D, THE BLACKBOARD CONTRACT, AND RITA SANDERS IS GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
SO I'M BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH BLACKBOARD BLACKBOARD IS THE MASS COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS USED FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
IT ALLOWS US, THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOLS TO EMAIL PARENTS, CALL PARENTS, NOTIFY THEM IF THERE'S A SCHOOL EMERGENCY.
IT'S ALSO USED FOR OUR ATTENDANCE CALLS, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO. IT'S A SAFETY THING TO NOTIFY PARENTS IF THEIR STUDENTS ARE NOT AT SCHOOL THAT DAY.
NORMALLY, WE HAVE BEEN DOING BLACKBOARD AS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.
SO IT HASN'T BEEN BEFORE YOU BECAUSE IT DOESN'T AS A ONE YEAR DOESN'T MEET THE OBLIGATIONS FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
HOWEVER, WITH A THREE YEAR CONTRACT, WE GET SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS OF 25 PERCENT EACH YEAR.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BEFORE YOU THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND IT MEETS THE LOCAL BIDDING LAWS THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH OUR PURCHASING COOPERATIVE. HOPEFULLY, I SAID THAT CORRECTLY.
[LAUGHTER] AND I WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR BOTH RITA AND I, BECAUSE WE'RE USING IT AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES.
IT'S A WAY TO GET CRITICAL INPUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I'M ACTUALLY I MEAN, I BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY PAYING FOR IT OUT OF THE.
[LAUGHTER] NOT THIS ONE. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.
YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST DOING SOME MENTAL MATH HERE, BUT FOR A THREE YEAR CONTRACT AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS OFTENTIMES THE WAY THAT THE PUBLIC HEARS FROM US FIRST LINE ABOUT THINGS GOING ON WITH THEIR STUDENTS TOMORROW OR SOON.
IT'S LIKE A DOLLAR A KID FOR A YEAR OR SOMETHING.
YEAH. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN A CASE OF EMERGENCIES, IF WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY IN SCHOOL, WE CALL PARENTS AND IT ALLOWS US TO SEND OUT LIKE 20,000 PHONE CALLS AT ONCE.
SO IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO USE, TOO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD? OK, WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.
MR. PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH BLACKBOARD EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST 2021.
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OK, WE'VE GOT OUR MOTION TO APPROVE THE BLACKBOARD CONTRACT.I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION THERE IN THE CONTRACT, IT SHOWED A QUANTITY.
IS THAT A PER STUDENT OR IS IT A RANGE? LIKE WHAT HAPPENS IF ENROLLMENT GOES UP OR ENROLLMENT GOES DOWN? JUST CURIOUS. SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE AN ANSWER.
I KNOW THAT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE UPDATE OUR ENROLLMENT PERIODICALLY WITH THEM, BUT THE RATE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE.
YEAH, IT HASN'T REALLY CHANGED.
SORRY OK, WE DO HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE BLACKBOARD CONTRACT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[14. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]
YEAH. OK, THAT BRINGS US TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND BOARD EVENTS.SUPERINTENDENT WATERS, ANYTHING YOU WANT US TO KNOW? NOTHING ON MY END. OK.
AUGUST HAS A FIFTH MONDAY IN THERE SO A LITTLE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT TIME WE GET TOGETHER AND STUDENTS WILL BE BACK IN SCHOOL.
I WAS GOING TO ASK A FAVOR OF WHOEVER I WANT TO PUT TOGETHER THE AGENDA.
IF WE CAN GET ASB REPORTS BACK UP THERE UNDER COMMUNICATIONS.
AND MAYBE MY TWO STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS CAN ENCOURAGE THEIR ASB PEERS TO COME AND GIVE US A REPORT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOOD NEWS USUALLY FROM THEM.
PUTS THAT STUDENTS FIRST ON OUR AGENDA TO LISTEN TO.
I'VE GOT AN OUTLINE FOR THE BOARD OF DISTINCTION DEAL, AND I'VE GOT SOME INPUT FROM RICARDO AND JACKIE.
I'M PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND THAT WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN.
SO ANYBODY ELSE HAS INPUT OR WANTS TO SEE MY OUTLINE, I'D BE GLAD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
AND I THINK I SET THE STAGE TO GET SOME DOCUMENTS FROM THE DISTRICT SO THAT WE CAN PUT THAT IN. AND THAT'S IT.
AND THANKS, LISA, AND ALL THE TECH STAFF FOR HELPING US WORK THROUGH THE SOUND.
ONCE AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A MEETING WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO HASSLE WITH IT.
WE'LL SEE WHEN IT IS. ANY OTHER EVENTS FROM THE REST OF THE BOARD.
OK, 8:33 IS OUR TIME TO ADJOURN OUR AUGUST TWENTY THIRD MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.