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OK, I'D LIKE TO CALL OR ORDER THIS REGULAR OCTOBER 11TH, 2021 BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD
[1. Call to Order]
MEETING. YEAH.THANK YOU, STAFF WHO ARE ABOUT TO PRESENT HERE TONIGHT, STUDENTS THAT ARE COME TO US, CITIZENS, AND BECAUSE WE DO HAVE STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE AND ON THE BOARD, IT IS STATE LAW THAT ALL AUDIENCE MEMBERS NEED TO WEAR MASKS AND ABIDE BY THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
IT'D BE A WIN-WIN, IF WE COULD HEAR ALL THE CITIZENS THAT ARE GOING TO COMMENT TONIGHT.
YEAH, THERE'S OPTIONS TO WATCH THIS LIVE BROADCAST.
YEAH, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE UNMASKED INDIVIDUAL COULD GO AHEAD AND FIND A BEAD ONLINE OR ON TV.
. I SHOULD HAVE HAD IT WRITTEN DOWN.
ONE OF THE ISSUES THE BOARD IS GOING TO HAVE IS THAT WE BECOME INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE FOR OPMA VIOLATIONS AND FINES BY THE STATE.
SO THIS MEETING, I WILL BE MOVING TO SHUT THE MEETING EITHER INTO A PRIVATE SETTING OR SHUTTING THE MEETING OFF IF WE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
DO WE KNOW WHAT THE POLICY NUMBER IS? YEAH, I THINK SO. SO LET'S GIVE ME THE NUMBER.
. I CAN BE PATIENT TO A POINT, BUT WE DO HAVE TONIGHT'S BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF.
POLICY 1400 SAYS MEETING CONDUCT IN ORDER OF BUSINESS.
IF PEOPLE, LET ME FIND THE RIGHT ONE.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, SIR.
PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE INVOKE POLICY 1400P, WHERE IT SAYS THE BOARD WISHES. WHERE IS IT AT? SIR, WHERE IS IT AT? WHERE IS IT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SANDY, FOR YOUR HELP.
YEAH. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL PRESENTERS, REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING OR
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MAKING ANY COMMENTS WHILE A PERSON IS PRESENTING.BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLICY FOR 1400 STATES, THE PRESIDENT MAY INTERRUPT OR TERMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT WHEN IT'S TOO LENGTHY, PERSONALLY DIRECTED, ABUSIVE, OBSCENE OR IRRELEVANT.
THE BOARD AS A WHOLE HAS A FINAL DECISION IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF ALL RULINGS. IN THE EVENT THE MEETING IS INTERRUPTED BY A GROUP OR GROUPS OF PERSONS SO AS TO RENDER THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF SUCH MEETING UNFEASIBLE AND ORDER CANNOT BE RESTORED, THE BOARD MAY ORDER THE MEETING ROOM CLEARED AND CONTINUE THE SESSION, OR MAYBE ADJOURN THE MEETING AND RECONVENE IN ANOTHER LOCATION.
SUCH A SESSION, THE FINAL DISPOSITION MAY ONLY BE TAKEN ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO.
SO IF YOU'RE MAKING THAT DETERMINATION, WE NEED TAKE A VOTE WHETHER WE JUST CANCEL THE MEETING OR GO INTO PRIVATE ROOM.
ARE OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE IN AGREEMENT? YES. YES.
WELL, WHICH ONE? CANCEL THE MEETING OR GO TO A PRIVATE ROOM? WE WOULD GO TO A PRIVATE SESSION AND FINISH TONIGHT'S BUSINESS.
AGREED. YEAH, I THINK WE NEED A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF INVOKING POLICY 1400P? AYE.
OK, THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE TO THE CITIZENS WHO CAME HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD IN A POSITIVE MANNER AND TRY TO HELP US WITH OUR DECISIONS.
WE ADJOURNED TO A SEPARATE ROOM FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE AGENDA.
WE WILL ONLY BE DOING THE PRINTED AGENDA ITEMS, NOTHING WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA.
WE'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS, ASB REPORTS, COMMITTEE REPORTS AND DIRECTOR REPORTS. WE'RE RETURNING TO THE LOCKED ROOM TO FINISH THE MEETING SO THAT THE MEETING CAN BE REPORTED AND PEOPLE CAN WATCH IT IF THEY'RE STILL HANGING IN THERE OR SEE IT LATER RECORDED SO THAT ALL THE VOTES AND DECISIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE BOARD CAN BE TRANSPARENT IN PUBLIC.
AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ON TO SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES.
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MR. WATERS? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WATRIN.I'D LIKE TO START BY, WE'VE GOT A WE'VE GOT SEVERAL KEY TOPICS TO COVER, NOT ALL IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, BUT PARTLY IN THE FISCAL REPORT, THE HR REPORT AND ON TEACHING AND LEARNING REPORT. SO MINE WILL BE QUICK.
AS USUAL, I'D LIKE TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES FROM 9/27-10/12, THE LAST TWO WEEK PERIOD.
SO WE HAD 46 CONFIRMED CASES; SEVEN CONFIRMED CASES OF STAFF AND 39 CONFIRMED CASES OF STUDENTS.
LAST WEEK, I THINK OUR NUMBERS WERE LESS THAN A TOTAL OF 20 CASES DURING THE WEEK.
BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS THE UPS AND THE DOWNS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
SO SOMETIMES WE GET LUCKY AND SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH.
WE HAD 143 STUDENTS WHO MISSED SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS CLOSE CONTACTS AND WERE QUARANTINED.
AGAIN, DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM PAST TWO WEEK PERIODS, WHICH I'VE REPORTED, BUT IT'S
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EVIDENT THAT COVID IS STILL PREVALENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER QUICKLY.
SO TWO MINUTES AGO, SOMEONE BROUGHT UP THAT STUDENTS WERE REPORTING CLOSE CONTACTS THAT WEREN'T ACTUALLY CLOSE CONTACTS.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING YES, WE FOLLOWED UP WITH BOTH.
IT ENDED UP NOT AT CAM AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IS REALLY WHERE THE STUDENT ATTENDED THAT THAT WAS HEARD OF.
THEY FOLLOWED UP BOTH THE COVID SUPERVISOR AND WITH THE DEAN OF STUDENTS THERE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF IN THAT WAY.
THE ONLY THING THAT THEY THOUGHT COULD HAVE BEEN A CONFUSION AROUND THAT, AS THERE WERE SOME STUDENTS WHO WERE ATTEMPTING TO SEND FRIENDS INTO THE COVID ISOLATION ROOM AS THOUGH THEY WERE NEEDING TO ISOLATE, AND THEY ADDRESSED THAT RIGHT AWAY.
BUT NONE OF THE COVID ASSASSINATION, AS WE HEARD IN THE REPORT THAT WE COULD FIND.
I ASKED THEM TO BE VIGILANT AND KEEP THEIR EAR TO THE GROUND IN THAT ARENA, BUT NOTHING WE COULD FIND. MY UNDERSTANDING, MARY, WAS THE CASE THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, WHEN WE INVESTIGATED IT, WE ONLY FOUND OUT THAT FOUR STUDENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS CLOSE CONTACTS IN THAT CASE.
SO IT APPEARED THAT THAT WASN'T HAPPENING.
OUR NURSES HAVE ASSURED US THAT AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT THEY ASK ENOUGH QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THAT'S NOT LIKELY THAT IT WOULD OCCUR OR COULD OCCUR.
OK, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHELLE REINHARDT.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD. WELL, IT HAS BEEN A BUSY FEW WEEKS IN HUMAN RESOURCES.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE LOOMING OCTOBER 18TH DEADLINE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. AND SO MY HR DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE WATSON AND I HAVE BEEN BUSY TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE IN OUR DISTRICT, CLASSIFIED STAFF, CERTIFIED STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, COACHING STAFF WORKING WITH EACH OF THEM TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT OCTOBER 18TH DEADLINE.
WE HAVE DONE EXEMPTIONS, RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS FOR SOME STAFF.
WE HAVE ALSO HAVE A HANDFUL THAT WE STILL NEED TO MEET WITH LATER THIS WEEK TO TALK THROUGH SOME OPTIONS.
SOME STAFF WILL NOT BE FULLY VACCINATED BY THE TIME OCTOBER 18TH COMES AROUND, AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING SOME SUBS IN CLASSROOMS. NOT MANY, THOUGH, ABOUT TWO OR THREE SUBS ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED IN THE CLASSROOM SETTING . FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 10 TO 12, DEPENDING ON THE PERSON'S ROLE.
SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT THAT EVERY DAY THAT NUMBER KEEPS DWINDLING DOWN AS WE MAKE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AND TALK THROUGH THEIR THEIR PLANS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO TOUCH BASE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EXTRACURRICULAR CONTRACT.
I'VE GOT TOM ADAMS HERE IN THE ROOM AS WELL.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH BGA ON OUR EXTRACURRICULAR CONTRACT AND LOOKING AT SOME REVISITING THE LANGUAGE AND SOME ADDITIONAL PIECES WITH THAT, IT IS UP FOR NEGOTIATIONS.
AND THEN WE ALSO ARE SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF TIME JUST FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS AND REALLY AROUND COVID SUPPORT, SO PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL BA HOURS TO HELP WITH CONTACT TRACING.
IN ADDITION TO HIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF TO SUPPORT THE THE CONTACT TRACING EFFORTS FROM A DISTRICT LEVEL IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THE WORKLOAD THAT MANY OF OUR NURSES AND LPNS AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE DEALING WITH, SO RELATED TO THAT CONTACT TRACING PIECE.
ANY QUESTIONS? GOT A QUICK QUESTION, I NOTICED I THINK IT WAS A CITY OF SEATTLE THAT'S LOOKING AT MAYBE LOSING A THIRD OR A HALF THEIR POLICE OFFICERS THAT THERE MAY BE SOME WIGGLE ROOM ON THE FULLY VACCINATED DATE; HAVE WE HEARD, AS FAR AS US NOT GETTING SUBS,
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IS THAT A POSSIBILITY OR IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AT THE STATE LEVEL? WE HAVE ACTUALLY HEARD THE SAME RUMOR, TROY.IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP SEVERAL TIMES.
A FEW OF US HAVE HEARD IT IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, BUT WE'VE GOT NO INKLING THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ANY FOLLOW UP.
SO IT'S NOTHING BUT A RUMOR AT THIS TIME.
AND FOR EVERY RUMOR WE HEAR THAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WE HEAR A STATEMENT TO THE OTHER THAT SAYS, NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TO THE BOARD IS, FIRST OF ALL, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE PUBLICLY THE WORK OF OUR HR DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY MICHELLE REINHARDT AND STEPHANIE WATTS. THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IS PHENOMENAL, WITH THE NUMBER OF EXEMPTIONS THEY HAD TO PROCESS AND JUST TRACKING DOWN STAFF.
AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEIR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THERE WERE CERTAINLY A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN IT, BUT THEIR LEADERSHIP WAS INSTRUMENTAL.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TWO WEEKS AGO, I STOOD IN FRONT OF YOU AND WAS FEARFUL THAT WE WOULD HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO DID NOT MEET THAT VACCINATION MANDATE THAT WOULD FORCE US TO CLOSE. AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE.
AND I ALSO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, THE DEDICATION AND THE COMMITMENT OF OUR STAFF THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAME THROUGH AND DID WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO IN ORDER TO, SOMETIMES NOT WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO, BUT THEY DID WHAT THEY HAD TO DO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH KIDS AND MEETING, YOU KNOW, THE COMMITMENT THAT THEY MADE IN THOSE AREAS. SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR COMING THROUGH.
BUT WE ARE IN WE ARE IN REALLY, REALLY GOOD SHAPE BECAUSE OF A LOT OF WORK FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. AND I'LL JUST ADD ONE MORE EMPLOYEE GROUP, AND THAT IS OUR SUBSTITUTES. SO THEY ARE IN HIGH NEED RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE AS WELL FOR THAT DEADLINE.
SO HOW BIG IS THAT POOL? I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
WE WERE STARTING WITH ABOUT TWO HUNDRED SUBSTITUTES THAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE STILL ACTIVE AND WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK SO.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU WERE PREPARING FOR THE WORST, BUT IT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE NEEDED. YEAH. NEXT UP IS TEACHING AND LEARNING UPDATE.
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WHITTEN? GOOD EVENING, BOARD. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO FILL YOU IN ON OUR PD DAY FROM FRIDAY.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL ATTENDANCE, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED EMPLOYEES, CERTIFICATED STAFF TOOK PART IN A MIXTURE.
SO WE HAD A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, TIM BROWN, WHO SPOKE WITH US FIRST.
AND THEN THERE WERE CONCURRENT SESSIONS THAT WERE OFFERED IN ONE OF TWO AREAS FOR THOSE CONCURRENT SESSIONS. AND THEN ALSO IN BETWEEN TIME THERE WAS PLC TIME BUILT IN FOR TEAMS TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE INFORMATION THEY HAD OR TO CONTINUE THE TEACHER CLARITY WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, AS TIRED AS PEOPLE ARE REPORTING TO BE, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT NUMBER. PRETTY GLAD THAT IT WENT AS WELL AS IT DID.
I ALSO WANTED TO ALSO TAKE A MOMENT AND TOM ADAMS IS HERE TO TALK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.
BRANDON'S NOT HERE, BUT HE HAS SOME INFORMATION AND UPDATES FOR YOU.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO.
SO JUST QUICK TIMELINES, YOU KNOW, WE GOT SCHOOL OPEN, IT IS A NEW STARTUP WITH FIRST STUDENT, BRAND NEW FLEET.
A LOT OF YOU CAME OUT SAW THEM JUST GETTING ALL THE RADIOS, ALL OF THAT.
THE WALKIE TALKIES EVEN TOOK A LITTLE BIT.
THEN WE ALWAYS HAVE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL IS ALWAYS KIND OF SETTLING INTO ROOTS, MAKING ADJUSTMENTS, FIGURING OUT IF WE HAVE OVERLOADS THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE ARE AT A POINT, I THINK TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD MADE SOME FINAL ADJUSTMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR SOUTH IN THAT IMPACTED PRAIRIE, GLENWOOD AND LAUREN, SPECIFICALLY THAT
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SOME OF THOSE ROUTES WERE PRETTY OVERCROWDED AND RUNNING LATE.BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE.
WE DID A LOT WITH OUR STAFF, TOO, THAT FIRST STUDENT WILL OWN THE MORNING ISSUES.
THEY HAVE SAID THAT ALL ALONG, IN THE AFTERNOON, A LOT OF THAT IS ON US, GETTING BUSSES OUT OF THE SCHOOLS, GETTING THEM LOADED, GETTING THEM GOING ON TIME.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH AND AGAIN, WE'RE STILL HAVE SOME ISSUES IN THE SOUTH END.
SO WITH THAT LAST FRIDAY, THEY HAD A REBID ON ROUTES.
SO WE CAN EXPECT THIS WEEK WITH DRIVERS DOING SOME NEW ROUTES, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF HICCUPS HERE AND THERE STILL.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE PARENT APP WILL GO LIVE NEXT MONDAY.
THAT'S THE PLAN TO GET THROUGH ONE MORE WEEK HERE.
IN THE FUTURE, WE PLAN TO HAVE THE PARENT APP UP AND RUNNING BY OCTOBER 1ST, REGARDLESS OF THE BID. AFTER YOU GET THROUGH THAT FIRST COUPLE TWO THREE WEEKS OF THE MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS, CHANGING STOPS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT OVERCROWDING.
SO PARENT APP, SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO REALLY HELP WITH COMMUNICATION. BOTH BRANDON AND REUBEN, WHO ARE NEW TO FIRST STUDENT YOU MET AT ONE OF THE BOARD MEETINGS, DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE PARENT OUT FROM THEIR FORMER LOCATION, SO WE'RE ALL LEARNING IT TOGETHER AS PART OF THE SYSTEM.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID LEARN IS IF A DRIVER MISSES A STOP, AND HERE'S AN EXAMPLE IF THEY PULL UP AND THERE'S NO STUDENT THERE, THEY USUALLY SLOW DOWN AND THEN THEY KEEP GOING IF THEY DON'T OPEN THE DOOR, AND THAT HAPPENS THREE TIMES IN A ROW.
THE APP THINKS THEY'RE OFF ROUTE AND SHUTS DOWN.
SO THERE'S SOME TRAINING WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE DRIVERS THAT THEY SHOULD BE STOPPING OPENING THEIR DOOR.
AGAIN, IT ALL WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH GETTING THE ROUTES EFFICIENT AND DRIVERS KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
THE DIGITAL GAS READER, WHICH NONE OF US WILL KNOW EXCEPT IT WILL HELP WITH REPORTS AND STUFF. IT'S A SIX MONTH OUT INSTALLATION, JUST BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR.
IT'S HARD TO GET WORK RIGHT NOW, BUT ONCE WE GET THAT, IT'LL HELP US INTERNALLY WITH THE EFFICIENCY OF REPORTS ON GAS.
THE DIGITAL VIDEO DOWN READER IS ALL INSTALLED.
THEY JUST HAVE TO RUN A WIRE, WHICH I THINK THEY DID ON FRIDAY, NOT A WIRE, BUT A CABLE TO THE EXTRA COMPUTER, SO THAT AS THE BUSSES COME IN, THE VIDEOS WILL DOWNLOAD AGAIN.
THAT'LL HELP OUR BUILDINGS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID CLOSE CONTACT TRACING ON BUSSES, LET ALONE ANY OTHER ISSUES.
AND THE LAST THING UPDATE IS WI-FI.
WE DO HAVE IN ALL OF OUR, IT'S BEEN QUITE THE PROCESS AGAIN WITH JUST A REGULAR STARTUP AND THEN TRYING TO DO THIS.
SO FRIDAY, WITH THE IN-SERVICE DAY, BRANDON AND HIS CREW WENT OVER TO VANCOUVER BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYONE THAT THE CRADLE POINT COMPANY DIDN'T HAVE THE INSTALLATION TYPE STUFF FOR THEM TO DO. THEY CONTRACT THAT OUT, AND WE JUST KEPT KIND OF GETTING A RUNAROUND EVERY TIME I GET AN UPDATE.
FINALLY, THEY SAID, WELL, VANCOUVER INSTALLED THEM FIVE YEARS AGO.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO TALK TO THEM? SO THEY WENT OVER ON FRIDAY, AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO START GETTING THOSE INSTALLED.
SO ONCE THE ANTENNAS ARE INSTALLED, IT'S JUST A PLUG AND PLAY.
SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE UPDATES FROM WHERE WE'RE OUT. AND THE LAST THING I'LL TALK ABOUT SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OCTOBER 18TH IS WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE A WHOLE LOT OF DRIVERS.
SO I TALKED TO BRANDON TODAY, BUT I MEAN, THEY'RE BUSY BECAUSE OF THE ROUTE CHANGES THAT HAPPEN TODAY. OR I SHOULDN'T SAY ROUTE CHANGES, DRIVER CHANGES AND DRIVERS HAVING NEW ROUTES AFTER THE BID ON FRIDAY.
SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I DIDN'T COVER? THAT WAS A LOT. JUST ONE MORE TEACHING AND LEARNING UPDATE, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE ASSESSMENT FRONT IN CASE YOU WEREN'T AWARE, ASPECT TESTING STARTED LAST WEEK? DID IT REALLY? OK.
AND SO THAT'S GOING WELL, CERTAINLY SOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND REMINDERS ABOUT SOME THINGS SINCE WE ARE OUT OF TESTING PRACTICE AND SO WORKING THROUGH MANY OF THOSE THINGS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WILL BE HAPPENING LATER THIS MONTH OR THE FIRST OF PART OF NOVEMBER
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IS THE HEALTHY YOU SURVEY.WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THE HEALTHY YOU SURVEY SINCE 2018 AND WE HAD PLANNED TO TAKE THAT ON USING TECHNOLOGY.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, OUR TECHNOLOGY IS NOT SUCH THAT WE CAN HANDLE THE LOAD OF BOTH ASPECT TESTING AND HEALTHY YOU SURVEY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT PAPER AND PENCIL LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE.
AND SO IT ACTUALLY GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY.
SO THAT WILL BE TAKEN IN GRADES SIX, EIGHT, 10 AND 12, LIKE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
SO. IS THERE A WINDOW FOR THAT? IS THAT WHY? YEAH, IT'S OCTOBER 11TH, TODAY, THROUGH NOVEMBER 4TH.
THEY'VE EXTENDED THE WINDOW AN EXTRA WEEK THIS YEAR JUST DUE TO ASPECT TESTING AND OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.
BUT YEAH, IT'S USUALLY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, AND IT WAS CREATING SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR US WITH TESTING.
SO WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO NOT DO THE HEALTHY YOU SURVEY.
AND WE HEARD VERY LOUD AND CLEAR FROM BOTH OUR COUNSELORS AND MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE THE DATA TO FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED THAT INFORMATION.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SWITCH TO PAPER AND PENCIL.
AND IS ASPECT TRAINING THE STATE TESTING JUST A FULL REGULAR JUST LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
OR DID THEY PARE IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT? YEAH.
SMARTER BALANCE TESTING OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, OUR FIRST SCHOOL STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, BUT WE HAD JUST ONE SCHOOL THAT WEEK AND THEN WE HAD SEVERAL LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW GOING RIGHT NOW.
THE TEST IS SHORTER THAN NORMAL, SO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH TESTS ARE EACH ABOUT 90 MINUTES.
AND I THINK THE SAME WILL BE ABOUT TRUE WITH THE SCIENCE TEST AS WELL.
BUT EVERYBODY IS TESTING FROM THE PREVIOUS GRADE LEVEL, SO OUR FOURTH GRADERS ARE TAKING A 3RD GRADE TEST.
YEAH. SO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE HIT THE HARDEST THIS FALL WITH TESTING BECAUSE THEY HAVE SMARTER BALANCE TO GIVE TO NINTH GRADERS.
SO THEY HAD THE ELA MATH AND SCIENCE TESTS TO GIVE TO ALL OF THEIR NINTH GRADERS BECAUSE THOSE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE EIGHTH GRADE TEST.
OUR 10TH GRADERS HAVE THIS TIME OFF.
ELEVENTH GRADERS ARE TAKING THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH TESTS FOR GRADUATION PURPOSES, AND THEN OUR SENIORS HAVE THE SCIENCE TEST THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN AS 11TH GRADERS. AND ANY STUDENT WHO NEEDS A TEST FOR GRADUATION HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AS A SENIOR TO TAKE THAT AS WELL.
BUT THEY ARE SHORTER THAN THE NORMAL TEST WOULD BE.
THEY ELIMINATED THE PERFORMANCE TASK COMPONENT OF IT, SO IT'S MOSTLY MULTIPLE CHOICE IN A FEW SHORT ANSWERS.
IS THAT GOING TO BE THE SAME FOR SPRING AS WELL, THEN?IT WILL NOT.
NO, WE WILL HAVE A FULL GAMUT IN SPRING.
OK. UP NEXT IS OUR FINANCE REPORT FROM OUR CFO, MICHELLE SCOTT.
JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES IS WE ARE CLOSING THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR FOR 2021.
OUR FISCAL END DATE IS 8/31, AS YOU KNOW, AND SO WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CAPTURING ALL THE ENTRIES THAT YOU NEED TO DO AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE BOARD THAT.
AND WE ARE PREPARING A END OF THE YEAR FISCAL REPORT FOR THE BOARD, WHICH WE WILL PRESENT IN, OUR GOAL IS NOVEMBER 22ND.
THERE'S STILL QUITE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
IT TAKES TIME TO CLOSE UPS, THE BOOK.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AND THERE'S A LOT OF STAFF INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS AND WE WILL HAVE A REPORT TO THE BOARD AND WITH A PRESENTATION ON OUR END OF THE YEAR AND HOW EVERYTHING SHOOK OUT FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR. ALSO, YOUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL HAVE OUR ENROLLMENT REPORT WITH SEPTEMBER AND
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OCTOBER NUMBERS.WE DID HOLD STEADY ON ENROLLMENT FOR OUR OCTOBER COUNT, WHICH WAS NICE.
WE'RE STILL JUST A SLIGHTLY ABOVE BUDGET, SO THAT WAS SOME STILL SOME GOOD NEWS FOR BASIC EDUCATION AND ALLEY PROGRAMS. AND THEN ALSO JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT I WILL BE FLYING OUT TOMORROW TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN TO ATTEND ASBO.
THAT'S THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
IT IS ALL PAID FOR BY WASBO AS PART OF THE AWARD THAT I RECEIVED FROM THIS YEAR FOR THE SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGER AWARD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M EXCITED TO GO THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF CONFERENCE AND GENERAL SESSIONS AND SOME EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AS WELL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO USING ALL THAT GREAT STUDY TIME TO IMPROVE MY SKILLS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT, YEAH.
SO NICE TO BE INVOLVED IN THOSE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, THEIR BIG HELP.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FIRST OF ALL OPERATIONS REPORT, KEVIN WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT. AND SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT.
I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SHARE THIS EVENING.
FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T THINK I HEARD ANYONE ELSE SAY THIS, OUR ASPIRE WINDOW IS OPEN.
DID I HEAR ANYONE SAY THAT? OUR ASPIRE REFERRAL WINDOW IS OPEN NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 3RD, AND PARENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFER THEIR STUDENTS FOR TESTING TO GET INTO OUR ASPIRE PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM IN BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS.
ALSO, E-SPORTS LAUNCHED AND THERE'S A REALLY FUN VIDEO FEATURING DENNY COMPETING AGAINST SOME OF OUR STUDENTS.
TRYING TO COMPETE AGAINST SOME OF MY STUDENTS, AT VETERAN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS REALLY FUN, SO YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE.
THERE'S A STORY ALSO ABOUT THAT, AND THEN I HAVE SOME LEVEE INFORMATION.
SO OUR FINAL IN-PERSON COMMUNITY FORUM IS TOMORROW AT YACOLT PRIMARY AT SIX P.M.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE.
IF ANYONE, IF EVERYONE MISSED THE FORUMS AND WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THE VIRTUAL FORUM WAS RECORDED AND IT'S AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WHICH IS YOUTUBE.COM\BGPSVIDEO AND PEOPLE CAN WATCH THAT ONLINE IF THEY WOULD LIKE.
BALLOTS WILL BE OUT AT THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THEY ARE DUE NOVEMBER 2ND FOR THE LEVY.
PEOPLE CAN STILL REGISTER ONLINE TO VOTE AT VOTER.VOTEWAD.GOV.
AND YOU CAN VOTE REGISTER ONLINE BY THROUGH OCTOBER 25TH.
AFTER THAT, YOU CAN STILL REGISTER, BUT YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE CLARK COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE TO REGISTER AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR LEVY INFORMATION.
AND THEN ALSO, WE DID HAVE OUR COMMUNITY THOUGHT EXCHANGE AND IT'S CLOSED AND WE HAVE THE SOFTWARE ON THE BACK END OF THE EXCHANGE CATEGORIZES EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS TO COME UP WITH BY KEYWORDS TO COME UP WITH THE TOP CATEGORIES THAT PEOPLE RATED.
AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF WHAT WE CALL UN THEMED THOUGHTS THAT DON'T HAVE A CATEGORY.
AND SO I'M WORKING MY WAY THROUGH THOSE TOP ONES TO FIT THOSE INTO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES.
BUT THE COMPUTER CAME OUT WITH THE TOP RANKED RATED CATEGORIES FOR THIS EXCHANGE.
THE TOP ONES WERE CLASS SIZES, FACILITIES, FUNDING, LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH AND SPORTS, AND THOSE WERE JUST THE KEYWORDS OF THE TOP RATED THOUGHTS.
AND SO THAT COULD CHANGE AS I WORK MY WAY THROUGH THOSE UN THEMED THOUGHTS AND WE HAD NEARLY 1900 PARTICIPANTS, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD PARTICIPANT NUMBER.
WE'RE GLAD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE PROVIDING THEIR THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK INTO THE DISTRICT, SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
AND BEFORE WE CLOSE, JUST WANTED TO, MARK BROUGHT THE FACT THAT WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT TO THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM.
REALLY GOOD MEETING, VERY POSITIVE.
APPRECIATED THE WORK OF THE ADVISOR OVER THERE AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO HELP SET THAT
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UP. I'D LIKE IT OVER A LITTLE BIT TO RICARDO SO HE CAN KIND OF GIVE HIS FEEL FOR THAT MEETING. YEAH.SO THE MEETING, IN MY OPINION, IT WENT REALLY WELL AS.
I THINK THAT THERE IS A LOT OF IMPORTANT QUESTIONS THAT WERE BEING ASKED, AS SIDNEY MENTIONED EARLIER, STUDENTS ARE LIKE REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING LIKE COVID UPDATES AND LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND US.
AND IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO, YOU KNOW, SHARE THAT INFORMATION KIND OF OUT THERE WITH STUDENTS AS WELL AS PARENTS AND.
EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR.
ALL THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE DONE IS GOING REALLY GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW, MARK, IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENT.
YEAH, I'D LIKE THE BOARD TO HEAR THE ONE THING THAT STRUCK ME THE MOST.
BOTH SCHOOLS HAD A LOT OF THOUGHTS AROUND THEIR HOMECOMING DANCE AND SOME OF THOSE HIGH SCHOOL TRADITIONS THAT STUDENTS LOOK FORWARD TO AND REALLY IDENTIFY WITH.
AND PRAIRIE DID THEIR FIRST RIGHT.? YEAH, AND THEY JUMP THROUGH SOME HOOPS, MAYBE THAT NOT NOT ALL THE OTHERS DID.
AND I JUST REMEMBER IT BEING STATED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NOT UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO JUMP THROUGH A FEW MORE HOOPS THAN THE OTHERS.
BUT IF YOU LEARN FROM THIS AND THE NEXT GROUP GETS OR THE NEXT EVENT GETS TO BE BETTER BECAUSE OF WHAT WE LEARN FROM THIS FIRST ONE, I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS VERY GROWN UP OF THEM TO JUST SAY, HEY, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO DEAL WITH THESE SITUATIONS TOGETHER, AND IT WASN'T PERFECT, BUT IF WE LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT AND IT MAKES THE NEXT ONE BETTER THAN GREAT, I JUST, VERY MATURE.
YEAH, I APPRECIATED THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN LASTLY, BEFORE WE CLOSE, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO STATE CLEARLY HERE, IF ANYBODY IS LISTENING IN THAT WE DID HAVE A WORK SESSION ON COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH. THE COMMITTEE REPORTED OUT ON THEIR FINDINGS REGARDING CHECK THE FACTS, THE OUTCOME OF THAT WORK SESSION.
HEALTH SMART IS STILL THE RECOMMENDED CSC MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM BY THE COMMITTEE.
THERE WAS NO VOTE TAKEN AS FAR AS WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE, BUT THE DISCUSSION AROUND THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS BROUGHT UP BY THE BOARD AROUND PERHAPS THE DOING SOME SCOPE AND SEQUENCE WORK TO GET A FEEL FOR HOW THIS WOULD LAY OUT AND PLAY OUT IN TERMS OF VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS. THERE WAS ALSO CONCERNS BROUGHT UP BY DAVE CRESAP AND ALLISON TUCHARDT REGARDING THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, NOT MEETING THE STATE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE POSTING OF INFORMATION AND THE REVIEW CAPABILITY OF PARENTS.
SO THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD IS THAT DAVE AND ALLISON WILL COLLECT THAT INFORMATION OR APPRECIATIVE OF THAT INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH BOTH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION AND THE CONCERNS AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, AND THEY'LL BRING THAT PLAN BACK TO THE BOARD, PROBABLY AT THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER.
DID I KIND OF SYNTHESIZE THAT CORRECTLY? I THINK SO, YEAH. I JUST WANTED IT STATED FOR THIS MEETING, AND THERE IS NO PLAN FOR A VOTE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED CURRICULUM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THIS MEETING OR AT ANY OF THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS UNTIL A PLAN IS SUBMITTED BY THEM.
GOTCHA, NOTED, AND THAT WOULD TAKE US TO CITIZENS COMMENTS, WHICH MOST OF THEM STATED THAT WAS ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE, SO I SUSPECT THAT THEY WERE.
AND WHAT I GUESS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH CITIZENS COMMENTS, MARK, AND PERHAPS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS CAN WEIGH IN.
I THINK SANDY PERHAPS CAN REACH OUT TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS WHO HAD SIGNED UP FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS. ASK THEM TO SUBMIT THEIR CITIZEN COMMENTS, VIA EMAIL, AND THEN WE CAN ASSURE THEM THAT WE WILL PASS THEM ON TO THE BOARD AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE RECORD.
YEAH, AND I WILL MAKE SURE EACH ONE GETS ACKNOWLEDGED.
THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES THE APPROVAL OF
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THE CONSENT AGENDA, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2021, REGULAR MEETING.[00:40:01]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 27TH, 21 SPECIAL MEETING.I BELIEVE THAT WAS ON FACILITIES, RIGHT AND OUR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS REPORT, ITEM D.
ITEM E, CONTRACTS RATIFICATION, ITEM F, PERSONNEL REPORTS, ITEM G, STUDENT TRAVEL, AND ITEM H, APPROVAL OF THE CARL PERKINS FEDERAL GRANT UNDER CTE PROGRAMS. THERE'S ANY OF THOSE THAT BOARD MEMBERS THINK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO PULL THOSE ITEMS AND GIVE THEM THEIR OWN SPACE.
OTHERWISE, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED 5-0.
STILL, NO OLD BUSINESS, BRINGS US ON TO OUR NEW BUSINESS.
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ITEM A, THE IREADY PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION IN MATH AND READING FOR GRADES 5-8.ALISON AND DAVE GET TO COME UP AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT. SO DAVE AND I ARE HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF IREADY, THE IREADY CONTRACT FOR GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT WITH THE PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION IN READING AND MATH. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DISCONNECTED. AT ONE TIME THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO USE THINGS LIKE IREADY DATA IN PLACE OF SOME OF THE STATE TEST DATA OR STATE METRICS, IS THAT STILL OUT THERE OR IS THAT JUST A THOUGHT? WE DO NOT USE IT IN PLACE OF, BUT WE USE IT.
IT'S MORE INFORMATION FOR INSTRUCTION BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL OF THE WE HAVE ALL OF THE DATA AND WE CAN DIG INTO THE DATA.
THIS THIS COMPONENT OF IREADY, WE ARE USING AS A WAY TO HELP STUDENTS WITH LEARNING LOSS.
WE'RE USING IT AS AN INTERVENTION.
SO THIS IS THE PERSONALIZED COMPONENT OF THAT.
IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE TESTING THAT WE DO USING IREADY.
AND IT'S JUST FOR GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT.
YEAH, AND IT COMPLEMENTS THE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT, SO IF STUDENTS PERFORM AT A CERTAIN LEVEL AND THAT BRINGS THEM INTO THE PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION AT THAT LEVEL, AND AS DENNY SAID, AS A PART OF AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH AND ELA.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST PER SCHOOL, SO FOR EXAMPLE, SOME SCHOOLS ARE A QUANTITY OF ONE.
AND IT COVERS A RANGE OF STUDENTS ALLOWED TO THAT ARE COVERED VERSUS A DIFFERENT SCHOOL THAT IS A QUANTITY OF A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
HOW'S THAT WORK? I CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
TRY THIS, I THINK I CAN SPEAK TO THAT, SO WHAT WE DID WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE CONTRACT, WE HAD TO BACK OUT THE ACTUAL COSTS BECAUSE IT CAME TO US AS ONE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT PORTION SPECIFICALLY, IT FIGURES OUT TO ABOUT $12 PER STUDENT FOR THAT PORTION.
THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION, AND SO WE GET COST CUT CUTS FOR THE ADDITIONAL ADD-ONS.
SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT THE EXACT AMOUNT.
AND WE HAD HELP FROM OUR OWN CINDY KLEMSZ, WHO IS THE MASTER OF THESE CONTRACTS, CALCULATE THE COST FOR US FOR WHICH PART COVERED WHICH.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BREAKDOWN IN THE BOARD DOCS OF 110, I THINK IT IS, YES, 110.
THAT'S THE REMAINDER JUST FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PORTION.
IT'S NOT COMPUTED QUITE THE SAME WAY AS THE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSTIC.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, JACKIE? YEAH. SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS, JACKIE, ARE JUST MIDDLE SCHOOLS, SO YOU CAN EASILY BUY A LICENSE FOR THOSE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'RE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THEY HAVE IT THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS, LIKE OUR ALE SCHOOLS LIKE RIVER HOMELINK, FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN'T BUY YOU WOULDN'T BUY A LICENSE FOR THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S MORE THAN
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JUST IT'S MORE THAN JUST GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT.SO IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE, IT IS BROKEN DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN THOSE GRADE LEVELS. SO IT'S A LOT OF THE COST STRUCTURE YOU SEE IS DEPENDENT ON THE SCHOOL.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT EXPLANATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M ASSUMING FROM THE FACT THAT IT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T POSTPONE BECAUSE WE CAN'T POSTPONE? OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE ALREADY USING IT.
WE HAD IT LAST YEAR, SO THEY'VE KIND OF CONTINUED WITH IT.
WHAT WE'RE WAITING TO MAKE A DECISION, BUT YES, THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH IT. AND.
LASTLY, WE SHOULD SAY THAT WE ARE USING ESSER FUNDS TO PAY FOR THIS.
I WOULD MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE ADDITION OF THE IREADY PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION IN MATH AND READING FOR GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT.
OK, IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE IREADY PERSONALIZATION INSTRUCTION IN MATH AND READING GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? IREADY IS APPROVED 5-0.
THANK YOU. ITEM B, UNDER NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES. MICHELLE SCOTT ? TESTING. ALL RIGHT.
SO I'M COMING ITEM B IS APPROVAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES.
SO WE PREVIOUSLY HAD REPRESENTATION FOR OUR CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING THROUGH ESD 112.
THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE TO US.
IT IS A NECESSARY SERVICE FOR THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME VERY INTENSE CALCULATIONS IN THE IMPACT FEE CALCULATION AND HAVING ANOTHER PARTY DO THAT CALCULATION ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT IS IMPORTANT, AS WELL AS HAVING REPRESENTATION AT CITY AND COUNTY MEETINGS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICTS.
SO THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS THAT WHEN THERE IS REPRESENTATION FOR MULTIPLE DISTRICTS, THAT INVOICE WILL BE SPLIT.
THAT BILLING HOUR WILL BE SPLIT OUT BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS BEING REPRESENTED.
SO IT BENEFITS THE DISTRICTS TO HAVE THIS INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT TOGETHER TO HAVE THIS REPRESENTATION. AND AS NOTED IN THE BOARD DOCS THAT THE ATTORNEY, LEANNE BREMER FROM MILLER NASH, HAS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN IN CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING. SHE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN LAND USE PLANNING.
AND SO THIS I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT INTERLOCAL FOR THE DISTRICT TO HAVE.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THE SCHOOLS IN CLARK COUNTY? YES. YEAH, WE WE ARE CURRENTLY TWO YEARS REMOVED FROM WHEN OUR ORIGINAL CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN WAS DUE, AND THAT WAS A TWO YEAR EXTENSION THAT WAS GRANTED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT THEY'RE NOT INCLINED TO CONTINUE THAT, THAT POSTPONEMENT. AND SO THIS YEAR IS WHEN OUR CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN WILL BE DUE.
AND SO THE SUPPORT IN WRITING THAT PLAN IS SIGNIFICANT FOR US.
IS THAT A OSPI REQUIREMENT, THEN? YES, THAT'S A REQUIREMENT, I BELIEVE THE PLANS CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN IS A SIX YEAR
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TERM. YES.IT'S ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT TO APPLY AN IMPACT FEE, TOO, AND IT'S PART OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT.
SO IT'S PART OF THAT WHOLE PROCESS.
AND YES OUR, AS MR. WATERS SAID, WE ARE DUE FOR A CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING UPDATE.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT WORK TO EVALUATE OUR FACILITY NEEDS FOR THE DISTRICT AND ALSO TO SET THOSE IMPACT FEES APPROPRIATELY.
AND AS MS. SCOTT SAID, THE ESD WAS PROVIDING THAT SERVICE FOR US, BUT THEY JUST DECIDED THEY COULD NO LONGER SUPPORT THAT.
AND WE WERE PAYING THE ESD RIGHT FOR THE SERVICE.
SO WE'RE NO LONGER PAYING THE ESD FOR THE SERVICE.
WE WOULD JUST BE PAYING THIS NEW AGREEMENT.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE BOARD APPROVAL THROUGH POLICY 6220.
AND USUALLY IT'S AN ADVANTAGE TO BAND TOGETHER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR 2021 AND 2022.
OK, GREAT, IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS APPROVED 5-0.
OK, LOOKS LIKE MICHELLE IS GOING TO STAY UP THERE.
ITEM C IS NEXT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ITEM C,D AND E ARE ACTUALLY ALL VERY TIGHTLY PUT TOGETHER. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT ON THEM ALL AT ONCE? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
SO WE HAVE A RCW-28A63560 HAS BEEN UPDATED, STARTING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 21-22, AND IT'S REGARDING OUTSTANDING FEES AND FINES FOR STUDENTS AND WITHHOLDING TRANSCRIPTS AND DIPLOMAS.
AND WHAT THIS PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION IS, IT ADDRESSES BARRIERS TO SUCCESS THAT SHOULD BE REMOVED.
AND SO WHAT THIS POLICY WILL DO IS NO LONGER WILL SCHOOL DISTRICTS BE ALLOWED TO WITHHOLD TRANSCRIPTS FOR OUTSTANDING FINES.
WE WILL ALLOW FOR SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK AND WE'LL HAVE TO PUT A PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR THAT TO HOW WE WILL ACTUALLY BE THE PROCESS FOR THAT AND APPLYING THAT FOR THE FINES.
BUT ALSO DIPLOMAS MAY BE WITHHELD, BUT IT WILL REQUIRE SOME NEW REPORTING THAT THE DISTRICTS WILL NEED TO DO.
AND THIS IS ALL INCLUDED IN THE RCW AND A REQUIREMENT OF SCHOOLS TO NO LONGER WITHHOLD TRANSCRIPTS. AND YOU CAN SEE AND AND POLICY 3231, 3520, AND 6800, WHICH ARE ALL INDIVIDUALLY ON THE AGENDA.
AND THAT'S JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON EACH ONE.
WE JUST PUT THEM SEPARATELY SO THAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ON A CERTAIN ONE OF THESE POLICIES, WE COULD JUST INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM ALL TOGETHER.
SO THEY ALL HAVE LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT WITHHOLDING TRANSCRIPTS.
AND WHAT THIS WILL DO IS WE WILL NO LONGER WITHHOLD TRANSCRIPTS FOR STUDENTS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO IF YOU WITHHOLD A DIPLOMA, ARE THEY STILL ABLE TO WALK WITH THEIR CLASS, I GUESS? CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT THAT MEANS? SOMEDAY IT'S ALL GOING TO WORK.
SOMEDAY. THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO WALK WITH THEIR CLASS, THE TRANSCRIPT WAS HELD IF THEY WANTED TO APPLY FOR ENTRY INTO A COLLEGE OR THEY NEEDED A TRANSCRIPT FOR SOME
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MILITARY OR EVEN THE TRANSCRIPT FOR A JOB BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR DIPLOMA.THEY JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT THEY'RE GRADUATED.
SO NOW WE JUST CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE.
SO IT JUST CHANGES THE PROCESS.
WE HAD MOVED A LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM IT, BUT AS MICHELLE STARTED TO DO SOME DIGGING, SHE FOUND THAT WE WERE STILL DOING IT ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS.
SO THIS WILL JUST CLEAN UP OUR PROCESSES, ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT WITHHOLDING THE TRANSCRIPT WE CAN.
STILL, IF A STUDENT HAS FINES, WE CAN STILL WITHHOLD THEIR DIPLOMA, THE ACTUAL DIPLOMA, BUT IT WILL STILL INDICATE IT DOESN'T STOP THE IDEA THAT THEY HAVE ACTUALLY GRADUATED.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE NICE DIPLOMA THAT THEY CAN PUT IN A FRAME.
SO AND THEN THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT WE WOULD GO ABOUT COLLECTING ANY FINES OR FEES THAT THEY OWE. THANK YOU.
I JUST HAD ONE OTHER OBSERVATION, MORE THAN A QUESTION OUT OF THE RCW SPECIFICALLY STATES COMMUNITY SERVICE VERSUS VOLUNTEER, BUT THAT WAS NOT UPDATED ON POLICY 6800 IN THE THE LEGAL SECTION DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, IT STILL SHOWS VOLUNTARY WORK AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED.
OK, YEAH, WE SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
SO LET'S PUT THAT TO A SECOND READING AND BRING IT BACK.
YOU COULD JUST MAKE THE MOTION TO HAVE IT CHANGED ON THE POLICY.
EXCELLENT. I ASSUME, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT WAS THEY LOST A TEXTBOOK OR WHATEVER, NOT THAT TEXTBOOKS ARE CHEAP, BUT WE HAVE SAFEGUARDS FOR THE CHROMEBOOKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THOSE ARE FAIRLY COSTLY ITEM, I KNOW.
SCOTT MCDANIEL REPORTED A LITTLE BIT ON OUR LOSS ON THAT BEFORE.
IS THAT A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM OR AM I MAKING THAT UP? IT IS A PROBLEM AND THIS WILL AND NOT WITHHOLDING TRANSCRIPTS, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO USE AS A TOOL TO WORK WITH FAMILIES THAT HAVE FINES THAT HAVE NOT RETURNED DISTRICT PROPERTY.
WE WANT TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO WORK WITH FAMILIES.
WE SEND EMAILS THREE TIMES A YEAR TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE OUTSTANDING FINES AND AND THEN WE ALSO WORK.
WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE OVER THE SUMMER THAT IS CONTACTING FAMILIES AND ALSO WORKING TO TRY TO GET THOSE FINES IN A LITTLE MORE, YOU KNOW, WORK TO WORK WITH FAMILIES. IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT TO USE DONATED MONEY FOR SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
SO BUT WE DEFINITELY WILL NEED TO WORK ON STRATEGIES TO HELP MITIGATE THE LOSS OF THE DISTRICT PROPERTY FROM STUDENTS NOT RETURNING TEXTBOOKS CHROMEBOOKS.
FOR CHROMEBOOKS, WE DO OFFER INSURANCE FOR THE CHROMEBOOKS, AND WE ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
THE LOSS OF A CHROMEBOOK, THE FINE FOR A CHROMEBOOK IS, I BELIEVE IT'S CLOSE TO 240 DOLLARS FOR A CHROMEBOOK.
SO WE DO OFFER INSURANCE, BUT WE CAN'T REQUIRE IT.
AND THEN, AS MICHELLE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT JUST BECOMES, IT SEEMS LIKE, IT BECOMES MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO COLLECT ON THOSE FINES.
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, WE DO TURN IT OVER TO A COLLECTION AGENCY.
AND IT'S ON, I THINK, THE PROCEDURE, SO MAYBE THAT'S NOT, YEAH, IT'S ON THE PROCEDURE.
SO WE'RE NOT ON THE POLICY, BUT JUST WHEN IT'S.
OR IT SHOULD SAY CHARGE, I BELIEVE IT SAYS CHANGE.
THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE COLLECTIONS, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR OUR FOOD SERVICE FINES, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE A PROCESS YET IN PLACE FOR OTHER
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FINES FOR THE DISTRICT PROPERTY, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT.WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT? SO IF A FAMILY IS CONTACTED AND DOES NOT PAY THEIR FINE, THEN WE WOULD SEND THEM TO A COLLECTION AGENCY FOR PAYING THEIR FINES OR THIS MAYBE THE STUDENT WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE COMMUNITY WORK AS STATED IN THE POLICY.
GOTCHA. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
FOOD SERVICE, DOES THAT COME UNDER THESE POLICIES? OK. I DIDN'T THINK SO.
SO THAT'S STILL A PROCESS IN PLACE.
BUT WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A COLLECTION.
WE HAVE A COLLECTION AGENCY FOR OUR FOOD SERVICE FINES, BUT NOT FOR FINES FROM DISTRICT PROPERTY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? OK, I'LL ASK. OK.
WHAT ARE THE UNCOLLECTED FINES JUST BALLPARK FOR LAST SCHOOL YEAR? DO YOU KNOW? LAST SCHOOL YEAR WAS ABOUT 198 THOUSAND.
IS THAT PRETTY TYPICAL? NO, IT WAS INCREASED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, AND IT HAD, AND I BELIEVE IT HAD TO DO WITH STUDENTS HAVING TEXTBOOKS THAT WERE NOT TURNED IN IN A TIMELY MANNER.
SO WE ARE STILL TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES TO STILL GET THE TEXTBOOKS AND PROPERTY BACK BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 OUR FINES ARE CURRENTLY JUST A LITTLE OVER FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND.
THANK YOU. I DO THINK, THOUGH, IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTION, IT IS A STRUGGLE FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THOUGH, AND ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SAW AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF FINES RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC AND THE NATURE OF REMOTE INSTRUCTION, ESPECIALLY AROUND TECHNOLOGY.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF HOTSPOTS, FOR INSTANCE, THAT ARE STILL OUT, THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH FAMILIES TO GET THOSE BACK.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT TOPIC SOMEDAY THAT LEADS TO A GREAT IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.
I DON'T DOUBT THAT IT'S A SCHOOL DISTRICT, NOT LIMITED TO BATTLE GROUND, BUT IT'S PROBABLY NATIONWIDE.
SO. DIRECTOR MADDUX, WHERE WAS YOUR REVISION, WAS IT IN THE POLICY OR PROCEDURE? IT IS IN THE POLICY 6800.
SO. DO WE NEED TO? I GUESS WOULD WE CHANGE THESE, NOT CHANGE THESE, WOULD WE VOTE ON THESE ONE BY ONE? I ACTUALLY THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO VOTE ON THEM ONE BY ONE.
AND THEN YOU COULD MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO UPDATE THAT ONE POLICY.
AND SINCE THEY ARE LISTED IN THE AGENDA ITEM AS ONE BY ONE.
OK. THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
ITEM C REVISION OF POLICY 3231, STUDENT RECORDS WOULD BE FIRST UP.
I RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE REVISION OF POLICY 3231, STUDENT RECORDS.
OK. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
ONE DOWN. NEXT UP, ITEM D, REVISION OF POLICY 3532 STUDENT FEES, FINES OR CHARGES.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE REVISION OF POLICY. 3520, STUDENT FEES, FINES OR CHARGES.
WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT NEW POLICY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5-0 FOR POLICY 3520.
NEXT UP, ITEM E, REVISION OF POLICY 6800, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION
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OF POLICY 6800, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY, WITH THE REVISION TO THE RCW TO REPLACE THE VOLUNTARY WORK WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AS THE RCW IS WRITTEN.I'M NOT SURE THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT BECAUSE THE REFERENCE IS NOT IN THE POLICY.
THE REFERENCE IS ACTUALLY TO THE RCW AND WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE RCW.
GOTCHA. SO I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF.
THE RCW IS WRITTEN, NOT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN TO PUT INTO THIS POLICY? OK, SO THE RCW IS WRITTEN A DIFFERENT WAY.
SO, YES, OK, I LOOKED UP THE RCW TODAY.
IT USES THE WORD COMMUNITY SERVICE, NOT COMMUNITY WORK, SO I'M ONLY ASKING THAT THE RCW BE LISTED AS IT'S WRITTEN, NOT AS ITS.
THANK YOU, JACKIE, I APPRECIATE THAT.
OK. I THINK WE HAVE THAT UNDERSTOOD.
SO RCW WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY LANGUAGE, ACCORDING TO THE MOTION THAT IS MADE .
GREAT. ANYBODY ELSE NEED CLARIFICATION ON THAT? OK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
THANK YOU. ANY INPUT ON THAT STUDENTS, WHAT DO YOU? IS THAT GOOD TO DEAL WITH THE FINES THAT WAY? I THINK SO, YEAH, OKAY.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THAT TYPE OF SITUATION, SO I CAN'T.
DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, BUT GREAT.
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WE'VE GOT OUR SLATE OF TOURS COMING UP, WHICH WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, AND THAT, SUPERINTENDENT WATERS, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO INCLUDE? NO, THANK YOU. I DO THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE BOARD LOOK AT FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO CONDUCT BOARD MEETINGS GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND TODAY'S MEETING. YEAH, AGREED.I'LL BE FASTER WITH THE POLICY NEXT TIME.
THANK YOU, SANDY, FOR RESCUING ME.
YOU WANT TO GO ONE MORE TIME OR? I'M JUST SAYING THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
I'M JUST AFRAID THAT IF IT BECOMES, IF IT CONTINUES TO BECOME AN ISSUE, I DON'T WANT TO RUSH TO MOVING TO REMOTE, CERTAINLY.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING OUR MEETINGS OPEN, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WANT TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.
AGREED. ANY OTHERS WANT TO GIVE INPUT? I AGREE. I HAVE HEARD FROM TWO CITIZENS THANKING US FOR SHUTTING THE MEETING DOWN SO THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, SO I THINK WHILE IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN.
WHAT EVERYBODY PREFERRED, IT WAS AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS THE PROPER THING TO DO.
WHERE I KNOW OPMI GUIDELINES HAVE CHANGED AND THE FINES HAVE CHANGED, ARE THEY BECOME MORE STRICT ABOUT IT, FOR ME PERSONALLY, SO I THINK WE GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY.
IF WE HAVE A DISRUPTION, I SAY THAT WE JUST SWITCH TO ALL REMOTE WOULD BE MY, IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO DO, I THINK WE WERE THE FIRST BOARD IN THE ENTIRE STATE TO GO BACK TO IN-PERSON WHEN WE WERE ALLOWED BECAUSE I THINK IT OPENED UP ON SUNDAY AND WE HAD OUR MEETING ON MONDAY. SO WE'VE DEFINITELY MADE A COMMITMENT TO HAVING THESE OPEN, IN-PERSON AND REMOTE, AND I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT, BUT IF WE CAN'T, THEN WE CAN'T.
RIGHT, AND GIVEN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD QUITE A TURNOUT TONIGHT FOR THE ISSUES ON THE SPECIAL MEETING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE CITIZENS NOTICE OF THAT SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THEIR TESTIMONY REMOTELY IF THEY NEED TO AND THROUGH ZOOM.
SO WE CAN STILL HAVE THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, EVEN IF IT'S REMOTE.
I'LL JUST HAVE TO SAY I'M REALLY CONFLICTED BECAUSE I THINK BEING FACE TO FACE AND BEING ABLE TO HEAR AND SEE PEOPLE WHEN THEY WANT TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD IS THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN BE PUT IN A POSITION OF REFEREEING DIFFERENT GROUPS.
AND I THINK THAT MY MIGHT POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE MEETING FOR
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THAT, YOU KNOW, TO TALK TO US.SO I'M REALLY CONFLICTED ABOUT THIS, AND I'M NOT SURE EVEN GOING FORWARD WITH THE NEXT MEETING HOW I FEEL ABOUT REMOTE OR IN PERSON.
I APPRECIATE THAT MARY, AND I THINK YOU CAPTURED MY FEELINGS EXACTLY.
I'M ALL ABOUT BEING TRANSPARENT AND I WOULD LIKE I SAID, I WANT THESE MEETINGS TO BE PUBLIC AND TO BE IN PERSON.
BUT AS WE SAW, IT'S JUST, IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION TO, I MEAN, YOU USED A GOOD TERM TO REFEREE THESE.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST, IT'S REALLY TOUGH.
SO AS LONG AS I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP SO THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE A POINT OF DISCUSSION FOR US AND SOMETHING THAT WE MONITOR CAREFULLY.
SADLY, IT SEEMED LIKE A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT IF, SO, I GUESS IT WAS OUR TURN THIS TIME.
ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? OKAY, I SHOW 7:55 AS THE TIME THIS SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2021 REGULAR BATTLE GROUND, OCTOBER 11TH, OH, I WAS LOOKING SO THAT OCTOBER.
THANK YOU. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THE 27TH ONE IS ADJOURNED AS WELL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.