Nov 08, 2021 Board of Directors

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ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS NOVEMBER 8, 2021 REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER,

[1. Call to Order]

AND AS WE DO, LET'S GIVE EXTRA THOUGHTS TO OUR VETERANS DAY COMING UP AND ALL THE VETERANS THAT HAVE HELPED US ALONG THE WAY.

READY. BEGIN.

NEXT UP, IS ROLL CALL, SANDY.

HERE. VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FIVE, JACKIE MADDUX.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT ONE, MARY SNITILY.

HERE. DIRECTOR DISTRICT TWO ROB HENRIKSON.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT THREE, TROY MCCOY.

AND HE DOES HAVE A PREARRANGED ABSENCE THIS EVENING.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SYDNEY CORDON.

HERE. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE RICARDO MARTIN DEL CAMPO.

HERE. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE VERY DEPENDABLE, THEY DON'T MISS HARDLY AT ALL, BUT TROY HAD A PREARRANGED ABSENCE AND SO I'D ENTERTAIN A VOTE TO EXCUSE THAT ABSENCE PER OUR BOARD POLICY.

I'LL MOVE TO EXCUSE TROY FROM THE MEETING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE DIRECTOR MCCOY'S ABSENCE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

ABSENCE EXCUSED.

NEXT UP IS OUR AGENDA APPROVAL.

[4. Agenda Approval]

WE HAVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS COMMENTS. WE HAVE SEVEN TONIGHT.

THANK YOU CITIZENS FOR SIGNING UP TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD AND THANK YOU STAFF FOR ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'LL PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEMS A THROUGH F.

OLD BUSINESSES IS BLANK AS USUAL.

NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. I'LL READ THOSE WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE BOARD EVENTS COMING UP AND THEN ADJOURNMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA OR CHANGES YOU SUGGESTED.

I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

OK IT'S BEEN MOVED THAT WE PRESENT OR APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ZERO.

THANK YOU. COMMUNICATIONS.

[5. Communications]

IS THAT BETTER? OK. I CAN HEAR MYSELF.

HI, I'M ELENA KNIGHT.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TALKING AT A BOARD MEETING, I'VE BEEN TO ONE BEFORE, BUT THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR ON CAM ASB.

THIS YEAR WE'VE DEFINITELY BEEN A DIFFERENT YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR WE'VE ALREADY DONE A COUPLE OF EVENTS.

WELL, STARTING OFF LAST YEAR OR LAST MONTH, SORRY, WE HAD A FIELD DAY AND WE SPENT THE AFTERNOON OUTSIDE PLAYING SOCCER AND WE PLAYED VOLLEYBALL AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF LIKE A COUPLE OF EVENTS LIKE THAT.

TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD OUR FIRST SPIRIT WEEK AND WE DID A HYBRID TYPE ASSEMBLY WHERE WE DID IT OVER ZOOM. BUT THEN WE HAD, LIKE VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS, COME INTO OUR COMMONS WHERE WE DID A COUPLE OF GAMES LIKE PUMPKIN CARVING AND WE DID MUSICAL CHAIRS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEN TOMORROW WE HAVE A VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY WHERE WE'RE ALSO DOING A HYBRID TYPE MEETING, WHERE WE'RE HAVING SOME PEOPLE COME AND MEET IN OUR [INAUDIBLE] LAB AND WE'LL HAVE A POEM BE READ.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING VETERANS DAY AND WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF VETERANS DAY ORIENTED TYPE THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S SORT OF OUR PLAN FOR ASB EVENTS SO FAR.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PLANNING A COUPLE MORE EVENTS THAT WE CAN REALLY LIKE, GET IN

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SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL FOR THE UPDATES ON CAM.

GOOD THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE] WHAT KIND OF TURNOUT DO YOU GET [INAUDIBLE]? YEAH, ACTUALLY, IT'S PRETTY EVENTFUL, LIKE IT'S KIND OF DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT OVER ZOOM, SO WE'RE WATCHING IT THROUGH OUR CLASSROOMS AND OUR ADVISORIES, BUT WE'RE STILL ABLE TO HAVE GUESTS COME IN AND PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS SO WE CAN STILL HAVE OUR GAMES. IT'S JUST A LOT MORE SPACED OUT AND IT'S OVER LINE.

IT'S LIKE ONLINE, I GUESS.

SO THERE IS LIKE LAG AND THERE'S SOME GLITCH, BUT WE STILL GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS AND WE CAN STILL HAVE FUN. IT'S JUST LIKE, I GUESS, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE USE TO. I LIKE THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE ABOUT IT, DIFFERENT BUT STILL GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ELENA.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER STUDENT REPORTS? YES, RICARDO. HI, SO I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL IS OR OUR BAND IS HAVING A CONCERT TOMORROW AND IT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON YOUTUBE.

AND ALSO, DRAMA IS HAVING A MUSICAL THIS FRIDAY AND THIS SATURDAY EXPLAINS THE MAKEUP.

BUT YEAH, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LIKE, GO GET A TICKET.

IT IS ON THE LINK IS ON OUR PRAIRIE DRAMA PAGE ON INSTAGRAM.

SO THAT'S IT.

GOOD, THANK YOU, RICARDO, FOR KEEPING US UP TO DATE, AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW IMPORTANT THE ARTS EDUCATION IS TO OUR EXPERIENCES HERE AT SCHOOL AND WANT TO THANK ALL THE PATRONS WHO SUPPORTED OUR LEVY WHERE THOSE LEVY DOLLARS ARE ESSENTIAL TOWARDS THE ART PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN THERE.

SO RICARDO IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

IT'S GREAT. OK.

COMMITTEE REPORTS.

FIRST UP IS OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, MR. HENRIKSON. YEAH, WELL, THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS TO THANK AND THINK AGAIN.

MARY SNITILY FOR ATTENDING THE GENERAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND DOING THE VOTING FOR OUR FOR OUR BOARD.

AND NEITHER YOU OR I COULD MAKE THAT DATE AND YOU STEPPED IN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO THANK YOU.

PERFECT. LIKEWISE, I WAS AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS CONFERENCE, APPRECIATED THE BACKUP FROM A FELLOW BOARD MEMBER.

AND MARY, WANT TO GIVE A REPORT? ABSOLUTELY. SO GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS WAS A [INAUDIBLE] UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, EVERY DISTRICT GETS TO SEND A VOTING MEMBER OF THEIR SCHOOL BOARD.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE LESS THAN SEVENTY FIVE VOTING MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED.

SO THAT WAS A SURPRISE TO ME, BUT IT WAS VERY A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND VERY IN DEPTH LEARNING. SO WE VOTED ON ABOUT 60 DIFFERENT POSITIONS, AND MANY OF THOSE ARE JUST BYLAWS POSITIONS, CHANGES IN BYLAWS OR A LOT OF TIMES CLEANING UP LANGUAGE, AND THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF DEBATE OR DISCUSSION.

MANY OF THE POSITIONS OBVIOUSLY INVOLVE FUNDING THOSE POSITIONS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT SEVERAL OF OUR MEETINGS AND SOME OF THOSE HAD SOME DEBATE, BUT MANY OF THEM ARE STANDING POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN POSITIONS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OR WAS THERE FOR SOME TIME. ALL OF THOSE ARE TAKEN INTO THE LEGISLATURE, AND THEY USUALLY RISE TO THE TOP OF THE TOP 15.

BUT. THERE WAS ONE POSITION THAT WAS A NEW ONE THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.

BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING TO ME.

IT SAYS THAT IT'S TO ATTRACT, RECRUIT AND RETRAIN DIVERSE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BUT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD AND THERE ARE SOME GOOD PARTS OF IT.

FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE IDEAS WAS THAT WE SHOULD PROVIDE CHILD CARE SO THAT SINGLE PARENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

AND THERE WAS SOME OTHER PARTS OF IT THAT WERE.

THAT MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ALREADY USING.

THERE'S NOT MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A DIVERSE BOARD, SO MANY OF THOSE THINGS ARE ALREADY BEING USED BY OTHER PLACES AND PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

BUT THERE WAS ONE PART OF THIS POSITION THAT WAS CONCERNING TO ME, AND THAT WAS THAT IT WOULD REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO BE A CITIZEN, TO BE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER OR SCHOOL BOARD

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NOW UNDERSTAND THIS IS A POSITION IT WON'T NECESSARILY RISE TO THE PRIORITY POSITION TO BE TAKEN TO THE LEGISLATURE, BUT IT IS A WSSDA POSITION ONCE IT'S BEEN VOTED ON.

IT DID NOT PASS THE FIRST TIME, HOWEVER, IN THE WSSDA BYLAWS, THEY HAVE A WEIGHTED VOTE.

SO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I MEAN, NORMALLY WE VOTE IN EVERY DISTRICT GETS A VOTE, AND MOST ALL OF THE POSITIONS WERE CLEARLY VOTED THAT WAY.

HOWEVER. THEY CAN CALL FOR A WEIGHTED VOTE.

AND IN THAT CASE, THERE'S A DIFFERENTIATION BASED ON YOUR POPULATION.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, BATTLE GROUND FALLS IN ABOUT FIFTH PLACE, WE WOULD GET FIVE VOTES.

SEATTLE WOULD GET 19 VOTES.

SO WHEN THEY TURNED AROUND AND DID A WEIGHTED VOTE, IT DID PASS.

I MEAN, I THINK PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT, AND I THINK IT'S A CONVERSATION WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE WITH WSSDA.

SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS AN EYE OPENER FOR ME.

BUT OVERALL, THE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, I THINK, WAS VERY WELL PLANNED AND THE PROCEDURES WORK WELL. THERE'S TIME FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK FOR TIME, FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK AGAINST EACH POSITION.

AND THEN, AFTER ALL, IS SAID AND DONE, THOSE POSITIONS ARE PRIORITIZED BEFORE WSSDA.

SO WSSDA HAS A CLEAR IDEA OF WHICH ONES THEY WILL BE WORKING ON.

I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE EASIEST WAY TO SAY, IS THAT RIGHT, MARK? I THINK SO. GET THAT RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. OK, SO THAT'S MY REPORT FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO LEARN.

GREAT. THANKS.

AS YOU FOUND OUT, AS I FOUND OUT, ALONG THE WAY, WHEN YOU GET INTO THE DETAILS OF SOME OF THOSE LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS, YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH FOR THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT STATEMENTS AND IT'S GOOD. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AFTER THOSE PRIORITIES GET ESTABLISHED TO ACTUALLY GO TO A DAY ON THE HILL FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND MEET WITH LEGISLATORS.

AND THAT WAY YOU CAN EITHER ADVOCATE OR NOT ADVOCATE FOR SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS, AND THAT'S ALSO A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR MOST OF US.

GREAT, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR LEGISLATIVE.

AUDIT COMMITTEE.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET AND WE REVIEWED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S TIME SHEET AND BUDGET AND THE BOARD BUDGET AS WELL.

WE REVIEWED PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER.

GREAT, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OK, GREAT. DIRECTOR MADDUX, YOU CAN COME BACK WITH THE BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION. I HAVE NO REPORT.

NO REPORT THERE. OK.

WIA IS NEXT.

DIRECTOR MCCOY, WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, IS OUR WIA COMMITTEE DIRECTOR.

AND HE DID SEND ME A REQUEST TO LOOK INTO CLASSIFICATION OPTIONS FOR BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. DID YOU GET THAT DIRECTOR WATERS? OK, THAT MY MEMORY SAYS.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE ONE TIME AND LOOKED INTO OPTIONS.

YEAH, WE ACTUALLY LOOKED INTO DROPPING TO A LOWER DIVISION 3A.

WE COULD NOT GET APPROVAL FROM OUR LOCAL TEAMS THAT MAKE UP OUR THE CURRENT GREATER ST . HELENS LEAGUE. AND SO THE THE MOTION FOR US TO DO THAT WAS DEFEATED.

I THINK WHAT TROY WOULD LIKE US TO DO IS EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS AS WELL AS EXPLORE THE OPTION OF POTENTIALLY GOING INDEPENDENT.

SO TOM ADAMS, WHO ALSO SERVES AS IN IN ADDITION TO HIS JOB AS STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION AND TITLE NINE, ALSO SERVES AS OUR DISTRICT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

HE IS GOING TO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, GET AN IDEA OF WHERE THEIR POSITION IS AND BRING IT BACK TO THE DISTRICT FOR COACHES FOR SOME CONTINUED DISCUSSION. GREAT, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. I KNOW IT'LL TAKE PEOPLE WITH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WIA THAN I.

SO GLAD WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT.

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AS I PAUSE. OK, SO WE'VE GOT A CONFERENCE COMING UP.

MOST OF US ARE, I THINK ALL OF US ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING.

WE'VE GOT SOME GOING UP THURSDAY MORNING, SOME GOING THURSDAY EVENING.

THANK YOU, SANDY, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE THAT GO SMOOTHLY AND GIVE US OPTIONS. RICARDO, I DID DO A TELEPHONE CALL TODAY ABOUT THE STUDENT PANEL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK, BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW JUST AS SOON AS I CAN ON THAT.

AND LET'S SEE.

THE OTHER THING IS OUR SELF-ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR WSSDA.

I DOUBLE CHECK MY EMAIL AND IT'S DUE THIS FRIDAY.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENT SURVEY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO DO.

I SAT DOWN AND DID THAT DIDN'T TAKE ME AS LONG AS I THOUGHT SO ABOUT 15 20 MINUTES OR SO.

AND THEN THAT WAY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT INFORMATION FOR OUR SELF ASSESSMENT REVIEW.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CONFERENCE? OK, I DID. THE APP THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR COMPUTER OR YOUR PHONE IS AVAILABLE, AND SO THE WHAT USED TO BE JUST CALLED BREAKOUT SESSION ONE TWO OR ABCD.

NOW YOU ACTUALLY CAN SEE WHAT THOSE SESSIONS ARE.

AND SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.

IF NOT, JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE EMAILS THAT CAME TO YOU AND AND YOU CAN PUT THAT APP UP AND GOING.

TOURS COMMITTEE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IN BETWEEN, DID WE? OK, AND WE HAD ONE SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, BUT THAT GOT CHANGED, SO I BELIEVE BATTLE GROUND'S RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL.

APRIL 29TH. OK.

IT'S A WAYS DOWN THE LINE.

AND I APPRECIATE THE BOARD BEING FLEXIBLE WITH THAT.

YEAH, YEAH. AND I KNOW I HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH OUR POTENTIAL NEW BOARD MEMBER TED [INAUDIBLE], AND THAT WAS ONE THING HE WAS REAL INTERESTED IN.

AND I TOLD HIM CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE.

AND AS LONG AS YOU WORK THROUGH A DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE PRINCIPLE THAT IF YOU WANTED TO DO AN INDIVIDUAL TOUR, I THINK DIRECTOR SNITILY DID THAT WHEN SHE FIRST CAME ON BOARD AS WELL JUST TO GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOLS THAT WE REPRESENT.

WE'D BE GLAD TO HELP SET THINGS UP FOR HIM.

I FIGURED. OK.

SO THAT'S IT FOR OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS, DIRECTOR REPORTS.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE WSSDA REGIONAL MEETING LATE OCTOBER.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES AND MEET SOME NEW ONES.

THERE ARE SOME OPEN POSITIONS THAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON DURING CONFERENCE, SO IF YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR SOMEONE TO JOIN THOSE FROM OUR GROUP OR WOULD LIKE TO SELF NOMINATE, YOU SHOULD. YOU CAN SEE THOSE ONLINE.

AND THEN I WAS ALSO ABLE LAST WEEK TO ATTEND THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT SUPERINTENDENT WATERS IS HAS LED UP, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE ENGAGEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SO MANY VARYING QUESTIONS AND JUST DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON HOW SOMETHING MIGHT BE VIEWED.

AND SO JUST TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT AND WATCH THE TEAM, NOT ONLY THE CITIZENS WORK TOGETHER TO ANSWER HELP ANSWER EACH OTHER'S QUESTIONS, BUT TO ALLOW THE ADMIN TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND JUST REALLY BE ABLE TO CLEAR UP MISCONCEPTIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE OUT THERE THE MORE PEOPLE WE ARE.

THEY'RE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH, I THINK IT'S JUST IT JUST SPREADS THE GOOD WORD, AND SO IT WAS JUST VERY IMPACTFUL TO ME.

IT WASN'T ALL POSITIVE.

LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS, BUT IT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND WATCH THAT UNFOLD.

SO THANK YOU. AND I THINK WE HAVE WE HAVE THE NEXT ONE ON THE CALENDAR, RIGHT? YEAH, THE NEXT ONE IS DECEMBER 9TH.

OK, DECEMBER NINE. AND WE'VE KIND OF BEEN DOING A TRADE OFF, SO.

I WOULDN'T MIND ATTENDING THAT ONE.

IS THAT RIGHT. IS THAT RIGHT, SANDY, IT'S ON THE NINTH? LET ME CHECK REAL QUICK. YEAH.

YES. YES.

OK, ROB, WE GOT YOU PENCILED IN.

PERFECT. YOU GOT ONE OF THE SLOTS AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE CAN PICK UP THE SECOND SLOT.

YEAH, I WOULD, BUT I WANT TO GIVE OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY FIRST.

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OK. GREAT.

I HAVE A REQUEST OF THE OH YES.

RICARDO, THANK YOU. SYDNEY AND I ARE CHANGING THE BATTLE GROUND LEVY INSTAGRAM SINCE THE LEVY PASSED TO BATTLE GROUND DISTRICT UPDATE INSTAGRAM, WHERE WE GIVE COVID UPDATES, UPDATES ON SCHOOL EVENTS AND DISTRICT UPDATES IN GENERAL, WHICH WILL BE @BGPS_INFO2021.

GREAT, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED, LIKE NUMBERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO LET ME KNOW.

THANK YOU. THAT'S.

HELPING OUT, WE NEED THOSE STUDENT VOICES.

APPRECIATE IT. OTHERS? I DO, BUT GO AHEAD. OK.

I HAVE A REQUEST TO THE BOARD [INAUDIBLE] GOVERNANCE, AND CHAPTER FOUR IS ABOUT WELCOMING NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, WHICH WE WILL HAVE COMING UP.

SO I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO REREAD OR RE-SKIM CHAPTER FOUR OF THE WELCOMING NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND USE THE PRINCIPLES [INAUDIBLE], MUST BE CUTTING OUT.

JUST A LITTLE. IT COMES IN AND OUT.

OK. OK, SO FAR? YEP. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE FOR DIRECTOR REPORTS? I HAVE SOMETHING.

YES, GO AHEAD. WELL, I'M COMING BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT BOARD GOAL NUMBER TWO STUDENTS LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS PROMOTES THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS.

AND AT GOAL THREE COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS, COMMUNITY AND STAFF IS FOSTERED.

AND NOW I'M HAVING CONCERNS BECAUSE I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COME TO ME WITH STORIES AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BRING THEM TO THE BOARD.

AND TO COME AND DO CITIZENS COMMENTS, AND SO ONE.

ONE STUDENT TOLD OF BEING SHUNNED BY A FRIEND BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WEAR A MASK.

SHE HAS A MEDICAL EXEMPTION.

BUT I TRIED TO CONVINCE YOU TO COME AND TELL, IT'S A SAD I MEAN, IT'S SAD TO HEAR AND WE KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING WITH KIDS IN SCHOOLS.

SHE SAID SHE MAY COME TO THE BOARD NEXT TIME, I HOPE SHE DOES, BECAUSE TO HEAR IT IN HER VOICE, I THINK IT JUST HAS A DIFFERENT IMPACT THAN TO HEAR IT FROM ME.

ANOTHER FAMILY TOLD ME THEY PULLED THREE OF THEIR CHILDREN FROM BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE MASK MANDATE AND HOW IT WAS IMPLEMENTED.

AND THEN ANOTHER PERSON SHARED THIS TEXT THAT THEY WERE PULLING THEIR KIDS FROM BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL X, I WON'T SAY WHICH SCHOOL BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED. BECAUSE THE NEW GUIDELINES ARE CROSSING THE LINE AND THESE HAVE TO DO WITH GUIDELINES FOR THE MASK MANDATE WHEN KIDS HAVE A MEDICAL EXEMPTION.

THE TWO OF THE THREE OF THESE, AND I REALIZE THAT STAFF IS REALLY TRYING VERY HARD, WE'RE ALL TRYING IT AND WE HAVE CONSTRAINTS, LEGAL AND FISCAL CONSTRAINTS THAT KEEP US FROM CHANGING THE MASK MANDATE.

BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE BECAUSE KEEPING IN MIND THAT THAT PARENTS UNDERSTAND AND THEY KNOW IF THEY'VE DONE ANY RESEARCH AT ALL THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE MINORITY OF STATES THAT HAVE A MASK MANDATE.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN LIVE IN A VACUUM OR A BUBBLE HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND PRETEND THAT YOU KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING THIS THE SAME.

THEY'RE NOT, AND PARENTS KNOW THAT.

AND THEN IF THEY LOOK AT THE COVID INFECTION RATES FOR SOME PLACE PLACES THAT DO NOT HAVE MASK MANDATES, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH TYPICAL ALL OVER THE U.S.

AND IN FACT.

A PLACE SAY, LIKE FLORIDA THAT HAS NEVER HAD A MASK MANDATE FOR KIDS IN THEIR SCHOOLS.

YOU WOULD THINK IT'D BE NEAR THE TOP OF THE INFECTION RATES.

NOT SO AT THE VERY BOTTOM.

SO I'M JUST SAYING THAT TO SAY THAT PARENTS HAVE A PERSPECTIVE BROADER THAN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND MY QUESTION IS THIS.

IS IT OUR? IF OUR GOAL IS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN? AND IF OUR GOAL IS TO COLLABORATE WITH PARENTS AND TO LISTEN TO PARENTS, IS IT TIME FOR US TO CONTINUE NOT TO BE SILENT? I MEAN, AS A BOARD, IS IT TIME FOR US TO PUT SOME PRESSURE ON WSSDA AND OSPI AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE? BECAUSE OUR SILENCE LOOKS TO THE COMMUNITY AS IF WE'RE IN AGREEMENT AND.

AND THEY DON'T FEEL SUPPORTED IF THEIR CHILD IS THE ONE THAT FEELS LEFT OUT OR OSTRACIZED.

I MEAN, IMAGINE THIS YOUR CHILD IN A CLASSROOM, YOU'RE BEING FORCED TO SIT BEHIND

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THAT DOES NOT FEEL INCLUSIVE.

AND IF YOU ARE SAY, YOU KNOW, MIDDLE SCHOOLER.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT I'D BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO GO TO SCHOOL EITHER.

I THINK I WOULD NEED TO FIND ANOTHER OPTION.

SO I'M JUST I'M JUST ASKING, IS IT TIME FOR US TO NOT BE SILENT ANYMORE? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

AS THE MEETING GOES ON, IT'S HELPFUL I'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE AUDIENCE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN FIND A SILENT WAY TO GIVE YOUR APPRECIATION, BUT THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS COMING TONIGHT AND WE'VE ASKED THE SAME STANDARD OF ALL THE VISITORS THAT YOU JUST LISTEN RESPECTFULLY TO THE WITHOUT APPLAUSE.

I KNOW THAT GOES AGAINST WHAT MOST PEOPLE WANT, BUT IF YOU WILL, THAT WOULD HELP US OUT.

THANK YOU. OTHER DIRECTOR REPORTS.

IT'S OK, I HAVE A REPORT, BUT IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED, JUST THE KGW NEWS STORY THAT HAPPENED. THANK YOU.

IT WAS REALLY COOL TO WATCH.

AND YOU CAN FIND IT ON YOUTUBE IF YOU JUST LOOK UP KGW, THE STORY AND BATTLE GROUND LEVY.

PERFECT, AND THANKS FOR THE STUDENTS FOR STEPPING UP TO THAT, THAT'S GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. OK, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR DIRECTOR REPORTS.

SUPERINTENDENT WATERS.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

STAFF WERE FOUR OF THOSE, STUDENTS WERE SEVENTY EIGHT.

TOTAL CLOSE CONTACTS IDENTIFIED TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE.

JUST AS A COMPARISON FOR THE BOARD AND FOR OUR AUDIENCE ON HOW THIS COMPARES TO THE LAST TIME, THE LAST TIME WE HAD A TOTAL OF 80 CASES, SEVEN FOR STAFF, SEVENTY THREE FOR STUDENTS AND TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT STUDENTS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS ARE HOLDING FAIRLY STEADY, WHICH IS. DISAPPOINTING, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS GOING DOWN, BUT IT CERTAINLY DOES ECHO THE THE NUMBERS WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTY.

WE'RE STILL 400 CASES PER 100000 FOR THAT.

TO DIRECTOR SNITILY'S POINT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AN EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE ESD. AND JUST SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EVEN WHERE OSPI IS AT WITH WITH THE MANDATES.

AND WHAT WERE THEY'RE THINKING IS IN TERMS OF WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS AND WHERE THE GOVERNOR IS.

RECENTLY ESD SUPERINTENDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH CHRIS [INAUDIBLE], AND CHRIS SAID THAT HE IS IN THE CAMP OF LEARNING HOW TO LIVE WITH COVID AND ACTING ACCORDINGLY. HE'S ASKED THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR A METRIC THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR LOOSENING UP ON CONTACT TRACING AND A METRIC THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE LOOSENING UP ON MASKING AS WELL.

HE SAID THAT BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ARE STILL IN THE MINDSET THAT WE NEED TO GET CASES NEAR ZERO BEFORE WE LOOSEN THAT UP.

HE INDICATED THAT MORE GUIDELINE CHANGES ARE NOT LIKELY TO COME ANYTIME SOON AND THAT CASES, WHILE PLATEAUING, ARE NOT COMING DOWN AS FAST AS THE STATE WOULD LIKE.

THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT THE WINTER SEASON AND INDOOR ACTIVITIES POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SURGE AGAIN.

THERE IS LITTLE CHATTER ABOUT CHANGING REGULATIONS FOR COVID BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN A PLACE TO DO SO, HE SAID.

THE FINAL DECISION IS THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION.

SO TO TO YOUR POINT, DIRECTOR SNITILY, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF OUR PARENTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FROM A SUPERINTENDENT STANDPOINT, WE UNDERSTAND THE OVERWHELMING NATURE OF THIS.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE ASKED COUNTLESS TIMES IS, IS THERE A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? CAN YOU GIVE US SOMETHING? AND SO FAR WE ARE BEING MET WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF RESISTANCE AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, AS AS WHAT WHAT YOU ARE EXPRESSING.

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I DO THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT WE FEEL IS IS RIGHT. THEY DID SAY ALSO AS PART OF THIS, THAT A VACCINE MANDATE FOR STUDENTS IS NOT IMMINENT. THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING OCCURRING IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

IT IS UNLIKELY THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION UNTIL THE VACCINE HAD OFFICIAL APPROVAL FROM THE FDA.

SO WHILE THAT'S PERHAPS GOOD NEWS FOR SOME, IT ALSO DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WON'T EVENTUALLY COME, AND THEY COULDN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION AS WELL.

ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE STARTED OUR RETURN TO LEARN TESTING. WE HAD A NICE FEATURE STORY ON KATU.

I MUST SHARE WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO HAVE CATHY SHANNON COME UP AND SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE SPECIFICS ABOUT OUR LEARN TO RETURN TESTING.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY QUOTE FROM THE FROM THE INTERVIEW THAT I DID.

AND WHAT I SAID WAS THAT THE TESTING FOR US IS A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD.

AND WHAT I MEANT BY THAT WAS THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF THE EFFORTS THAT ALL OF US HAVE PUT IN TO MAKING SURE THIS CAN HAPPEN.

AND BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WE GET THEM BACK FROM ISOLATION OR FROM QUARANTINE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THIS LEARN TO RETURN TESTING, WILL DO THAT.

BUT WHAT I ALSO EXPRESSED AND IT WAS I WAS ACTUALLY PLEASED THAT IT GOT REPORTED, WAS THAT IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING FOR US THAT IN EDUCATION THAT WE ARE BEING ASKED TO DO SO MUCH AROUND PUBLIC HEALTH WHEN THAT IS NOT OUR MANDATE OR OUR RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT'S TAKING UP AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME DISTRACTING FROM OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION, PUTTING UNDUE STRESS AND DEMANDS ON OUR STAFF.

AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO DIMINISH THE EFFORTS OF OUR TESTING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE. AND CATHY WILL FILL YOU IN.

I MEAN, WE'VE ALREADY DONE 300 TESTS.

THAT MEANS 300, YOU KNOW, THAT MEANS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE.

SOME COME BACK POSITIVE, BUT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE COME BACK NEGATIVE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE GETTING, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO 90 PERCENT OF THOSE STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS SOONER THAN WE WOULD BE IF WE WEREN'T OFFERING THAT.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INVITE CATHY UP.

AND SHE'LL GIVE YOU SOME BRIEF INSIGHT, AND YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AROUND THAT. GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

WELCOME. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

YES, CERTAINLY.

AS DENNY SUGGESTED, WE STARTED IMPLEMENTING OUR LEARN TO RETURN COVID TESTING.

WE HAVE OUR TESTING SITE AT LEWISVILLE AND WE STARTED TESTING LAST WEEK MONDAY.

WE TEST AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PRE-REGISTER THROUGH THE DISTRICT PORTAL OR A QR CODE THAT COMES ON A LETTER THAT EXPLAINS THEIR TESTING OPPORTUNITY.

[INAUDIBLE] LEAN IN.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OK, SORRY.

WELL, THAT'S THAT WORK.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

SO THE TESTING SITE AT LEWISVILLE IS OPEN FROM 10 TO FOUR AND AS DENNY SUGGESTED WE HAVE ALREADY HAD. 10 TO TWO CATH.

OH, I'M SORRY. YEAH, 10 TO 2, FOUR HOURS A DAY.

WE'VE HAD ABOUT THREE HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS REGISTER.

WE'VE TESTED TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS SO FAR, FIFTY FOUR OF THEM ALONE TODAY, WE AVERAGE ABOUT 50 TESTS A DAY.

TURNAROUND TIME ON RESULTS IS ANYWHERE FROM 24 TO 48 HOURS.

AS DENNY SAID THE VAST MAJORITY OF TESTS ARE COMING BACK NEGATIVE.

LESS THAN 10 PERCENT POSITIVITY RATE.

THAT'S LOWER THAN CLARK COUNTY'S AVERAGE RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE HAD NO TESTING ERRORS, SO THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

WE'VE TESTED 20 STAFF MEMBERS, TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY STUDENTS.

WE'LL TEST ANYONE WHO IS EITHER SYMPTOMATIC OR BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT.

SOMEONE WHO'S SYMPTOMATIC AND IS NEGATIVE CAN RETURN AS LONG AS THEY'RE TO CLASS OR TO TEACHING AS LONG AS THEY'RE FEVER FREE AND THEIR SYMPTOMS HAVE IMPROVED.

A CLOSE CONTACT WHO CHOOSES TO TEST CAN RETURN EIGHT DAYS AFTER EXPOSURE WITH A NEGATIVE

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THE OTHER TESTING THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THROUGH LEARN TO RETURN AFFECTS SOMETHING THAT RICARDO TOLD US ABOUT THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ALTOGETHER NOW WILL HAVE ITS FIRST PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY EVENING TWO PERFORMANCES ON SATURDAY.

THE NEW K-12 OSPI DOH GUIDANCE THAT CAME OUT ON OCTOBER TWENTY SEVENTH ALLOWS FOR OUR PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS TO HAVE THEIR FINAL REHEARSALS AND TO PERFORM MASKLESS IF THEY UNDERGO ROUTINE COVID SCREENING TWICE IN THE WEEK BEFORE PERFORMANCES.

SO I WAS ABLE TO GO TODAY AND TEST CAST MEMBERS AT PRAIRIE, I'LL GO AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR PERFORMANCES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITHOUT MASKS.

SO IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THEM THIS EVENING THERE.

SO GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AROUND TESTING AND AND I'LL ECHO WHAT DENNY SAID IT IS.

IT'S IT IS.

IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN BURDEN IN PULLING THAT OFF, AND CERTAINLY DOH AND OSPI FACILITATED SOME OF WHAT WE NEEDED THROUGH THE LEARN TO RETURN PROGRAM.

BUT WE HAVE HAD TO FIND STAFF, TRAIN STAFF, FIND A LOCATION TO TEST.

EVERY RESULT HAS TO BE REPORTED TO THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

AND THOSE HAVE BEEN HURDLES WE'VE HAD TO OVERCOME AND THE TEAMS THAT HAVE HELPED US WITH THAT HAVE HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND IT'S GONE VERY WELL THIS FIRST WEEK.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CATHY. I JUST I LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET KIDS BACK IN CLASS AS OFTEN AS IS SAFELY POSSIBLE, IT'S AS DIRECTOR SAID, IT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO TELL KIDS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T COME IN PERSON.

AND PARENTS ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE.

THE TWO THINGS THEY SPEAK TO IS THE IMMEDIACY OF TESTING AND THE ABILITY TO GET THEIR KIDS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM RIGHT AWAY.

TESTING IS COST PROHIBITIVE FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES, AND WE CAN OFFER THIS FREE.

THEY CAN COME DIRECTLY FROM THE SCHOOL HEALTH ROOM WHERE THEY MAY HAVE BEEN SYMPTOMATIC DIRECTLY OVER TO LEWISVILLE AND HAVE THEIR TESTS DONE IN 15 MINUTES AND HAVE RESULTS IN 24 HOURS AND BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND I THINK YOU RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO OUR TESTING, IT WAS HARD TO FIND TESTING IN CLARK COUNTY AND FAMILIES.

IT WAS COST PROHIBITIVE AND THEY'D GO DAYS JUST LOOKING FOR A TEST.

SO TO YOUR POINT, WE'RE GETTING KIDS BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM MUCH QUICKER.

THANK YOU, CATHY. THANK YOU.

AND LASTLY, ONE MORE POINT ABOUT THIS SINCE I'M ON A ROLL.

I WILL SAY THAT IN OTHER DISTRICTS ARE REPORTING THE SAME THING.

THE DATA THAT WE ARE COLLECTING SHOWS THAT THE CASES THAT WE ARE SEEING IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT FROM THE SCHOOLS.

IT'S COMMUNITY SPREAD.

IT'S BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS.

STILL, THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT WE ARE FORCED TO ISOLATE OR QUARANTINE ARE NOT COMING DOWN WITH COVID.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO PREVENT THE NUMBERS FROM ESCALATING. BUT WE CONTINUE TO TO SHARE THOSE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

THOSE ARE THE TWO ENTITIES THAT ARE MAKING THESE DECISIONS.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, EVEN OSPI IS STARTING TO PUSH BACK.

YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S TO MY POINT, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR WSSDA AS WELL. IF THEY ARE NOT, I'D LIKE TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE WE'LL FIND OUT MORE AT OUR CONFERENCE, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL BOARDS TO START TO PUSH BACK.

WELL, I DO THINK THAT THE THE IMPACT OF THIS, JUST THE, YOU KNOW, JUST ALL OF THE VARIABLES THAT GO INTO IT, THE WORKLOAD FACTOR, THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH OUR FAMILIES, THE INABILITY TO HIRE SUBS OR TO FIND SUBS OR TO FIND WORKERS. THE MANDATES CAUSING, YOU KNOW, EXTREME WORKLOAD ISSUES.

ALL OF THOSE ARE ARE IMPACTING THE ABILITY FOR US TO TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY. SO.

WELL AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON LEARNING AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF THAT WE NEED LOTS OF TIME TO RECOVER FROM.

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YOU'RE WELCOME. WITH THAT, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT TODAY, SO THESE REPORTS WILL BE QUICK.

BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TO MICHELLE REINHARDT FOR AN HR REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD. GOOD EVENING.

LIKE DENNY SAID, I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO SHARE TODAY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO I THINK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I DID SHARE WITH YOU KIND OF THE OVERALL CONCERN WITH OUR SUBSTITUTE SHORTAGE AND JUST KIND OF WHAT WE WERE WORKING, DEALING WITH WHAT WE WERE WORKING THROUGH.

SO THE LAST LAST TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ON DEVELOPING A PLAN AND WORKING WITH BUILDINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT, THAT ISSUE.

WE ARE BECOMING SOMEWHAT CREATIVE IN HOW WE DO IT, BUT WE REALLY FEEL THAT THESE ARE EFFORTS THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THE WORKLOAD ISSUE AND ALLEVIATE STRESS AT THE BUILDING LEVEL. WE HAVE MANY TEACHERS AND STAFF STEPPING IN TO COVER CLASSES.

AND SO I THINK WE HAVE WE ARE WORKING THROUGH A PLAN AND WE ARE ALSO CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY, TRYING TO GET AS MANY, MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SUBBING. SOME OF THEM JUST WANT TO SUB AT A CERTAIN LEVEL OR A CERTAIN CONTENT AREA, AND THAT'S JUST FINE. WE WE CAN USE, WE CAN USE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET DURING THIS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

NOVEMBER 12TH IS A DATE THAT WE ARE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT.

WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW ABSENCES JUST IN GENERAL AMONG CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED STAFF.

AND SO THAT IS REQUIRING US TO TO DEVELOP A CREATIVE PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT SUPERVISION AND CLASSROOMS ARE COVERED.

BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS AND SECRETARIES ON ON THOSE PLANS.

I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS.

WE HAVE VETERANS DAY THIS WEEK AND JUST MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE PUTTING TOGETHER VIRTUAL ASSEMBLIES. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR THE VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AND STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS AND WHO ARE SERVING IN OUR IN OUR MILITARY FORCES.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WE HONOR THEM.

AND IT IS ALSO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST WEEK.

AND WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE IN OUR IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND I THINK SHELLY MIGHT SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT IN HER UPDATE.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE INVOLVED VERY MUCH AT THE THE BUILDING LEVEL WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING SPECIAL SERVICES AND MANAGING THOSE CASELOADS.

WE REALLY KNOW THAT THEIR WORK IS IS VERY DAUNTING AND AND WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY ARE DOING.

SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR HR UPDATE.

I'LL CROSS MY FINGERS FOR THURSDAY OR FRIDAY AND HOPE IT ALL WORKS OUT.

I WANT TO COMMEND THE HR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE ON FRIDAY.

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO COVER THE WE'RE IN A LOT OF IT GOES TO THEIR THEIR CREDIT.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO SHELLY WHITTEN FOR THE TEACHING AND LEARNING REPORT. I JUST HAVE A BRIEF UPDATE, AND THAT WAS REALLY ABOUT SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST WEEK, I WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAILS THERE.

THEY HAVE A THEME FOR THE WEEK THIS YEAR IT'S CALLED LET'S GET IN GEAR AND GEAR STANDS FOR GROW, ENGAGE, ADVOCATE AND RISE.

AND AND BASICALLY THAT THEME IS CHALLENGING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM TO GROW, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, ENCOURAGING THEM TO ENGAGE IN BEST PRACTICES, ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING SUPPORT AND TO RISE.

THE RISE IMPLIES RESILIENCE AND RENEWAL DESPITE PAST CHALLENGES.

SO WE HAVE A WONDERFUL, VERY SMALL GROUP OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

WE HAVE 14 PSYCHOLOGISTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FILL ALL THE POSITIONS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY JUGGLING A LOT THIS YEAR. THEIR CASELOADS, THEY'VE BEEN MOVING BETWEEN BUILDINGS.

THERE ISN'T MANY OF THEM ARE LOCATED IN MULTIPLE BUILDINGS THIS YEAR, AND THEY'RE JUST DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING TO KEEP US GOING AT A DIFFICULT TIME WHEN A LOT OF THE EMOTIONAL NEEDS ARE ARE HIGH.

SO JUST A SHOUT OUT ANY OF YOU THAT KNOW A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, I MIGHT ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE THEM A THUMBS UP OR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT THIS WEEK.

THEY ARE A SPECIAL GROUP OF OF STAFF, SO.

AND THAT'S IT FOR MY UPDATES, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING.

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JUST A QUICK UPDATE THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL ON A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD FOR OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, AND IT WILL BE TO CERTIFY THE 2022 LEVY COLLECTION.

AND THAT'S A PROCESS WE NORMALLY DO DURING BUDGET SEASON.

BUT BECAUSE WE ARE JUST NOW PASSING THE LEVY, THAT RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED AND NECESSARY FOR US TO DO THAT COLLECTION IN 2022.

SO YOU'LL BE HAVING THAT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. NO OPERATIONS REPORT MR. JOLMA IS OUT ILL, SO HE'LL HOPEFULLY BE BACK WITH US AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

AND THEN LASTLY, A QUICK COMMUNICATIONS REPORT RITA SANDERS.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

SO I HAVE JUST A COUPLE UPDATES FOR YOU.

THE FIRST ONE IS THAT TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO BE NOTIFYING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL HIV AIDS PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND THEN ALSO FIFTH GRADERS, ABOUT FIFTH GRADE PARENTS, ABOUT HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION, AND THEN ALSO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN HEALTH CLASSES ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION.

AND THOSE ARE ALL REQUIRED BY LAW, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE USING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MATERIALS. AND PARENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE MATERIALS, AND THEY HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 10TH TO OPT OUT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO.

AND A COUPLE OF OTHER UPDATES, SO OUR BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL E-SPORTS TEAM.

THEY HAD A MATCH TONIGHT AGAINST ONE OTHER UNDEFEATED TEAM IN THE STATE.

THEY WERE THE ONLY TWO UNDEFEATED TEAMS AND BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL CAME OUT VICTORIOUS. THEY WON THREE OF THREE TO ONE.

IT WAS THE BEST OF FIVE MATCHES AND IT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH.

THEY ALSO STREAMED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY ON TWITCH, AND IT WAS REALLY COOL.

I GOT TO WATCH IT BECAUSE MY SON IS THE STREAMING MANAGER, SO THAT'S KIND OF FUN TOO.

SO IT WAS REALLY COOL AND YOU COULD SEE THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT TEAMWORK IN THIS VIDEO E-SPORTS MATCH THAT THEY DID.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT. THEN ALSO THURSDAY, THERE'S NO SCHOOL FOR VETERANS DAY, AND A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING VIRTUAL VETERANS DAY CELEBRATIONS WITH VIDEOS THAT FEATURE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN OUR ARMED FORCES.

BUT DAYBREAK IS DAYBREAK MIDDLE IS HAVING A DRIVE THRU EVENT, AND THEY HAVE INVITED VETERANS TO COME DRIVE THROUGH THEIR PARKING LOT AND BE HONORED BY STAFF AND STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S VERY, VERY COOL.

AND IF WE HAVE ANY VETERANS HERE TONIGHT OR SPOUSES OF VETERANS TOO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND THAT DOES IT FOR OUR REPORTS.

OK, GREAT, THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[7. Citizens' Comments]

I'LL READ THE ORDER HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

AS YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU WILL RE-INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL YOUR AFFILIATION WITH BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN SPEAK TO YOUR TOPIC.

AGAIN, I'LL REPEAT.

EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT POPULAR FOR THIS, WE ASK THAT THE CROWD NOT APPLAUD AND MAKE IT A POPULARITY CONTEST.

THE CITIZENS ARE PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD SO WE CAN HELP WITH OUR DECISIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON ITEMS, LIKE SYDNEY'S GETTING READY WITH OUR THREE MINUTE TIMER, WHICH IS USUALLY MORE THAN ENOUGH.

THE ORDER OF THE CITIZENS SPEAKING TONIGHT.

TERRY DOTSON.

JOANNE WHITTON, HOPEFULLY I'LL GET ALL THE NAMES RIGHT.

JENNIFER [INAUDIBLE], EUNICE [INAUDIBLE], TROY [INAUDIBLE], WENDY RUSH, PAMELA [INAUDIBLE] AND JESSICA COLE AS THE REMOTE PRESENTATION.

SO TERRY, AS SOON AS YOU'RE READY, COME ON UP.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS TERRY DOBSON, I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS,

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SO WE'VE WE'VE HAD A SUCCESSFUL LEVY THIS TIME.

I WANT TO APPLAUD QUIETLY THE TEAM THAT CAME TOGETHER THAT HELPED TO PASS THIS LEVY WITHOUT THE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE CITIZENS OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE COULDN'T HAVE PULLED THIS OFF.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOR THAT.

WE HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR ELEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED POSITIVE VOTES, NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NEGATIVE VOTES.

OUR PERCENTAGE OF OF YES IS FIFTY FOUR POINT FOUR PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED VOTED YES. IT'S JUST AMAZING.

WE HAD SOME PRECINCTS THAT WERE NEGATIVE IN FEBRUARY THAT WE TURNED AROUND AND CAME CAME BACK AND THEY TURNED TO POSITIVE PRECINCTS THIS TIME.

I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT DEAD.

THE BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL.

I HAD A MEETING WITH DENNY THIS LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE A VISION, WE HAVE A PLAN AND WE'RE GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS.

I CAN'T TELL YOU IF IT'S GOING TO BE TWO FOUR SIX OR 10, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD.

WE ARE ALIVE AND WELL AND WE HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A WELL RESPECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, TERRY. IT'S BEEN GREAT.

THE LEADERSHIP OF THAT GROUP IS NOT TOO BAD EITHER, I WOULD SAY.

YEAH. MARK, MARK, I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY A COMMENT AND MAKE IT PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.

AND JUST ON BEHALF OF OF THE DISTRICT, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO TERRY AND TO THE BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.

WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.

SO I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL, EXTREMELY THANKFUL AND VERY APPRECIATIVE.

OK, GREAT. JOANNE WHITTEN.

SO MY NAME IS JOANNE, I HAVE 10 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I SPOKE FOR THE AWARE PROGRAM FOR FOUR YEARS.

I WAS EVEN INVITED AND SPOKE IN THE BATTLE GROUND 7TH GRADE CLASS.

I WORK AS A LAY MIDWIFE IN NORTH CLARK COUNTY, SO I WAS INVITED TO TEACH AND THE FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OR ELSE USED TO BE CALLED HOMEMAKING, SO I TAUGHT THE CHILD BIRTH AND INFANT CARE.

AND THEN I'M A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER, I CURRENTLY TUTOR READING SPELLING, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.

I'M FLUENT IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

I TEACH DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN AND CULINARY SKILLS TO CHILDREN.

SO I RECOGNIZED I GOT INTO LOOKING INTO I'M HERE TO DISCUSS HEALTH SMART VERSUS CHECK THE FACTS. SO WHEN I STARTED CHECKING INTO THIS, I REALIZED ESPECIALLY AFTER MY MEETING WITH DENNY, THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT BECAUSE HERE I COME LATE TO THE PARTY, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE COMMITTEE.

BUT IN 2019, YOU IDENTIFIED SENSITIVE ISSUES AND HIGH OPT OUT ISSUES BASED UPON A SURVEY THAT YOU SENT OUT.

SO YOU WERE AWARE BEFORE YOU STARTED REVIEWING THIS CURRICULUM OF WHAT THOSE MIGHT BE.

YET AS PART OF THE APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE YOU ASKED PEOPLE WHAT GROUPS THEY MIGHT COME TO THE TABLE AND REPRESENT? FOR EXAMPLE, FAITH BASED, LGBTQ, MEDICAL.

WELL, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

OK, SO FAITH BASED BY DEFINITION, IS ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGION OR RELIGIOUS GROUP.

SO WHAT WAS THE FAITH BASED LITMUS? THAT YOU USE, LIKE DID YOU PICK A DENOMINATION AND SAY, I JUST ASSUME.

THIS DENOMINATION WOULD BE FAITH BASED.

SO WHAT TOOL COULD YOU POSSIBLY USE?

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SO FAITH, HOWEVER, FAITH IS A STRONG BELIEF OR A TRUST IN SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING.

SO I'VE BEEN TO THESE MEETINGS BEFORE, AND THERE ARE PASSIONATE ATTENDEES HERE.

THEY HAVE RAINBOW MASKS ON MATCHING SHIRTS, WHICH SCREAMS AGENDA.

OK. THEY STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, IDENTIFY AS A PRONOUN, AND THEN THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES.

EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU WRAP UP PRETTY QUICK? NO. SO I MEAN, YES, I'M NOT TOO FAR OFF HERE.

OK, SO THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES AS A VICTIM OF THE SYSTEM.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR A SPECIAL SEAT AT THE TABLE BASED UPON HOW THEY EXPERIENCE SEXUAL RELEASE, HOWEVER.

YOU ASK THIS, YOU ASK FOR IT, YOU ASK PEOPLE TO RELATE TO IT IDEOLOGY BEFORE THEY REVIEW THE PROGRAM, I'M SUGGESTING THAT A GOAL AT THIS POINT WOULD BE TO FIND COMMON GROUND.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? UNLESS YOU REVIEW THE MERIT OF THE PRODUCT.

SO I'M SAYING THAT YOU ACHIEVE NEUTRAL GROUND BY SATISFYING THE LAW WITH COMPREHENSIVE CONTENT. OK? CHECK THE FACTS PAST HECAT, WHICH, BY THE WAY, JOANNE, PLEASE FINISH UP.

IS IT BEEN THREE MINUTES? I'M AFRAID SO.

OK, SO LET ME JUST SAY THIS.

I HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE WITH YOU BECAUSE I WENT TO THE WEBSITE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT YOU HAD WITH THE HEALTH SMART PROGRAM THE COMMITTEE HAD.

SO GO AHEAD.

I'M ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAM BASED UPON MERIT OF THE PRODUCT.

BASED UPON SATISFYING THE LAW AND BASED UPON COMPREHENSIVE CONTACT, SO LET ME LEAVE YOU WITH SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT MY MOM.

JOANNE PLEASE BE COURTEOUS OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS AND.

THAT IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU DO SOMETHING YOU HAVE NO GOOD REASON NOT TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT? OK, SO EVEN IF IT MEANS, AFTER ALL YOUR WORK CHANGING YOUR MIND, AND LET ME JUST SAY THIS THAT DOGMA.

AND BIAS ARE THE PARENTS OF IGNORANCE AND ARROGANCE, I HOPE THAT'S NOT WHERE WE ARE.

SO HERE IS YOUR.

GOOD EVENING, JENNIFER. GOOD EVENING.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY THE ADOPTION OR THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE THAT I HEARD AT THE LAST MEETING, A COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS OF CHECK THE FACTS VERSUS HEALTH SMART THE FIRST ONE WAS.

THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT CHECK THE FACTS WAS NOT MEDICALLY ACCURATE.

I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, SINCE IT WAS APPROVED BY A PANEL OF HEALTH EXPERTS OF PHYSICIANS. I ALSO FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE IT PASSED THE HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM ACCESS TOOL, THE HECAT, WHICH WAS IRONICALLY CREATED BY THE AUTHOR OF HEALTH SMART.

BUT CHECK THE FACTS HAS PASSED THAT CONSIDERING THESE TWO FACTS.

I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE COMMITTEE COULD FIND CHECK THE FACTS NOT MEDICALLY ACCURATE. THEY ALSO MADE THE COMMENT THAT THEY FELT THAT CHECK THE FACTS DID NOT CONTAIN ENOUGH SKILLS BASED LEARNING.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THAT THOSE SKILLS BASED ACTIVITIES ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PARENTS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOU GET INTO ROLE-PLAYING ACTIVITIES WHERE THEIR KIDS ARE TALKING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT SEXUAL ACTIVITY OR PLAYING GAMES WITH THE STEPS OF PUTTING ON A CONDOM.

THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT THE PARENTS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH.

WE NEED A MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

WE'VE GOT TWO SIDES HERE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED TO HAVE A MIDDLE GROUND.

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WE NEED A COMPROMISE.

HEALTH SMART GOES TOO FAR ONE WAY.

AND OF COURSE, WHAT WE HAD BEFORE WITHOUT A MANDATE FOR FOR SOME PEOPLE GOES TOO FAR THE OTHER WAY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT COMPROMISE.

HAVING A CURRICULUM THAT MEETS THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDS HAS PASSED A PANEL OF HEALTH EXPERTS HAS PASSED THE HECAT AND IS INCLUSIVE.

IT MIGHT NOT BE INCLUSIVE IN THE WAY THAT EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE, BUT IT IS INCLUSIVE.

IT ALSO ADDRESSES THE BULLYING PROBLEM IN A WAY THAT IS INCLUSIVE, ALSO NOT JUST RELEGATING IT TO A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, WHICH NAMELY IS INDIVIDUALS FROM THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, WHICH, BY THE WAY, THEY SHOULD NOT BE BULLIED AND THAT IS PART OF A BULLYING PROBLEM AND A BULLYING ISSUE.

BUT WE CANNOT ADDRESS A BULLYING PROBLEM WITH THE SEX ED CURRICULUM.

IT'S BIGGER THAN THAT.

AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER THAT MIDDLE GROUND AND CONSIDER THAT COMPROMISE THAT HAS TO COME BECAUSE WE HAVE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OH, I'M OK.

WENT BY ME. YES, THANK YOU.

I WAS NOT AS OBSERVANT AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

IF YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE WEAR A MASK FOR OUR MANDATES.

I KNOW THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO HEAR THROUGH, BUT WE'LL MAKE THAT.

EUNICE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WELCOME. GOOD EVENING BOARD.

MY NAME IS EUNICE [INAUDIBLE] AND MY PRONOUNS IS SHE HER AND I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER IN THIS DISTRICT.

I'M USUALLY HERE TO TELL YOU A STORY, QUOTE NUMBERS THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE TO PERSUADE YOU TO DO SOMETHING TO CHANGE THE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE FOR OUR STUDENTS FOR THE BETTER. NONE OF THAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY TO DO IT.

SO TONIGHT I'M JUST HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU THAT THE LEVY HAS PASSED.

IT MAKES ME SO VERY HAPPY.

THE COMMUNITY OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SPOKEN, AS A COMMUNITY.

WE SAID THAT WE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.

THIS ELECTION SEASON WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I DID ANYTHING PROACTIVE TO ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO VOTE TO PASS THE LEVY.

MY FRIENDS AND I HAD EQUITY IN EDUCATION TRIED OUR HANDS ON WALK AND KNOCK, SIGN WAVING, MARCH TO THE MIDDLE AND A LAST MINUTE TAX BLITZ.

I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS TEAM HAD IN PLACE, SO THE LIKES OF ME COULD JUST JUMP IN AND PLAY.

WE HAD NOTHING PRE-PLANNED OURSELVES, BUT BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS HAD ALL THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW TO TAKE ON STRAY VOLUNTEERS AND PUT THEM TO WORK.

THE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, SUCH AS RICARDO AND SYDNEY HERE DID A FABULOUS JOB, AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT RITA AND CHRIS PUT IN WITH THE VIDEOS AND ALL THE CHARTS AND STUFF THEY SENT OUT.

SUPERINTENDENT WATERS AND MICHELLE SCOTT'S PRESENTATIONS, THEY WERE REALLY INFORMATIVE AND MOTIVATING.

THE KGW PIECE MUST HAVE ALSO CLEARED A LOT OF CONFUSION FOR SOME CITIZENS WHO ARE ON THE FENCE. KUDOS TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED HARD TO GATHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT THIS CRITICAL TIME. I'M JUST SUPER RELIEVED AND HAPPY WITH ALL OF YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS. OK, NEXT UP IS TROY [INAUDIBLE].

I HOPE I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT.

YOU CAN CORRECT ME WHEN YOU GET UP HERE.

IT'S TROY, [INAUDIBLE] AND.

I WASN'T REALLY PREPARED.

MY MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHERE CAN I SEE ALL OF THE CURRICULUM THAT YOU ARE PREPARED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN IN THE SEX ED?

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I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION.

GREAT. SO NORMALLY THE BOARD DOES NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING THE DEAL, BUT WE DIRECT OUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT OR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HELP PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION SO THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE JUST BY ASKING AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

OK. RIGHT HERE.

OK. AND ALSO, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TO PRAY FOR YOU AND ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU WOULD TAKE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN.

AS GOD WOULD IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TROY.

WENDY RUSH.

HI, WENDY. WENDY RUSH, I WAS ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE THEY HAVE NOW.

I GUESS. MAYBE GOTTEN A NEW A NEW GROUP IN, BUT I AM ALSO A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO TONIGHT IS ABOUT BEING A PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND WHO ARE THE PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MARY AND JACKIE ON THEIR WINS.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO NOTICE THAT FORTY SIX PERCENT WENT TO CHLOE AND FORTY EIGHT PERCENT WENT TO JENNY.

AND PEOPLE KNEW THAT THEY WEREN'T RUNNING.

AND I THINK THAT I'M VERY THAT'S NOT A BLACK STAIN ON EITHER ONE OF YOU, BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR THE BOARD TO LOOK AT THAT YOU HAVE SOME YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE RUNNING IN POSITIONS AGAINST PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T HAD ALREADY DECLARED, WE'RE NOT GOING TO EVEN BE IN THIS POSITION FOR.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T, BUT THEY BOTH DROPPED OUT AND MANY PEOPLE KNEW THAT, AND THEY STILL GOT ALMOST HALF OF THE VOTE.

THIS LEVY BARELY PASSED.

AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS AND WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO TELL YOU? AND I FEEL LIKE WITH TED CHAMPAGNE COMING IN, THAT THERE'S A CHANCE TO REALLY HAVE A FRESH NEW OPPORTUNITY OF REPRESENTING SOMETHING THAT THIS DISTRICT HADN'T HAD FOR A LONG TIME AND ITS PRIMARY STAKEHOLDER REPRESENTATION, WHICH IN MY MIND IS THE PARENTS, THE GRANDPARENTS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACTUAL STUDENTS IN THE BUILDINGS THAT WILL PULL THEIR STUDENTS. I WATCHED CHRIS [INAUDIBLE] IN AUGUST OF THIS PAST SUMMER, AND HE SAID THAT AS SOON AS THE EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION COMES DOWN FOR A VACCINE MANDATE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO CALL IT A VACCINE OR NOT, I DON'T CALL IT A VACCINE VACCINE.

I CALL IT GENETIC THERAPY OR SOMETHING THAT'S AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG.

AND WHEN HE SAYS SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEN SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE, WHO DO YOU TRUST? AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY IS JUST IN A SITUATION.

WHO DO YOU TRUST? WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE NO REPRESENTATION.

YOU HAVE WAS LAWS THERE TO REPRESENT YOU AS A UNION, THE TEACHERS HAVE A UNION TO REPRESENT THEM, BUT THE PARENTS AND THE KIDS ESPECIALLY HAVE NO ONE TO REPRESENT THEM.

AND IT'S GETTING TO A STATE WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN A PANIC.

PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THEIR KIDS THAT COME HOME CRYING BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT THEIR MASKS ON ALL DAY.

I'VE GOT TO SEE THROUGH A MASK, AND THERE'S NO POINT FOR ME TO HAVE THIS ON.

AND YOU KNOW IT, ALL OF US KNOW THAT THESE MASKS ARE POINTLESS BECAUSE IF THE MASKS WORK, THEN THERE WOULD BE ZERO CASES OF COVID OF THE KIDS AND THERE'D BE 200 KIDS OUT EVERY SINGLE TWO WEEKS.

NONE OF THEM ARE GETTING SICK.

AND IF THEY ARE, IS IT THE FLU? IS IT ALLERGIES? WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THOSE THINGS AREN'T EVEN BEING TESTED ANYMORE, BUT THERE AREN'T 200 KIDS HELD OUT AND NOT GETTING AN EDUCATION THAT ARE ACTUALLY SICK WITH ANY KIND OF A DISEASE. IF THE MASKS WORKED, THAT WOULD NOT EVEN BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN BE CONTRACTING ANY KIND OF A POSITIVE TEST TO SHOW UP.

SO PARENTS ARE UPSET ABOUT THIS, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU'RE LEFT WITH A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING ANGRY.

PEOPLE ARE NOT HAVING TRUST WITH THOSE NUMBERS OF 46 PERCENT.

THAT MEANS THERE CAN BE RECALLS DONE.

THAT MEANS THAT THERE CAN BE A RECALL FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

WE SAW IT HAPPENED WITH [INAUDIBLE], AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT FOR YOU, MR. WATERS, BUT THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

WRAP UP. THAT'D BE GREAT.

THANKS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

PAMELA [INAUDIBLE].

WELCOME. HI.

I HAVE A HANDOUT, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.

I MIGHT. YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ONE AND PASS IT ON.

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I ALSO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A BEAT ON WHAT THE PARENTS ARE SAYING OUT THERE.

SO LET ME JUST TELL YOU.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO HEALTH SMART VERSUS CHECK THE FACTS, WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REALLY HEAR US BEFORE YOU MAKE THE DECISION.

I'M GOING TO READ YOU A PORTION OF WHAT HEALTH SMART HAS FOR A METHOD FOR BIRTH CONTROL.

WITHDRAWAL IS WHEN A PERSON REMOVES OR PULLS THE PENIS OUT OF THE PARENTS OR THE PARTNER'S VAGINA BEFORE EJACULATION OR SURE THAT NO SEMEN GETS ON OR NEAR THE VAGINA.

THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO USING THIS PRACTICE AS A METHOD OF BIRTH CONTROL.

WITHDRAWAL IS FREE AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

IT IS A WAY THAT A PERSON WITH A PENIS CAN SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREVENTING PREGNANCY. IT CAN BE FAIRLY EFFECTIVE IF IT IS DONE AND USED CORRECTLY EVERY TIME.

THERE ARE ALSO SOME RISKS WITH RELYING ON WITHDRAWAL FOR BIRTH CONTROL.

IT TAKES EXPERIENCE, SELF-CONTROL, AWARENESS SO THAT YOU PULL OUT BEFORE EJACULATION HAPPENS AND A PERSON HAS TO BE WILLING AND ABLE TO DO THIS EVERY TIME.

THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME SEMEN AT THE END OF THE PENIS BEFORE THE PERSON EJACULATES, IT'S ALSO RARE BUT POSSIBLE THAT THE PRE EJACULATED FLUID THAT PASSES THROUGH THE URETHRA BEFORE EJACULATION CAN INCLUDE SOME SPERM.

WITHDRAWAL DOES NOT PROTECT YOU FROM STDS THAT CAN BE PASSED THAT CAN BE PASSED BY SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT OR FROM STIS PASSED THROUGH THE VAGINAL FLUID.

IF IT IS NOT PRACTICED CORRECTLY OR CONSISTENTLY, PARTNERS CAN BE AT RISK FOR HIV AND OTHER STIS THAT CAN BE PASSED THROUGH THE SPERM.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS, AND I BELIEVE THAT EACH ONE OF YOU KNOW THAT.

I WOULD NOT TEACH THIS TO AN ADULT.

THIS IS NOT PROPER BIRTH CONTROL PLANNING.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES FOR AN 11 TO 13 YEAR OLD GETTING PREGNANT? HOW MANY PARENTS WILL BE OUTRAGED? HOW MANY PARENTS WILL SEE THIS AS THE LAST STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK AND REMOVE THEIR KIDS FROM THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, YOU ALONE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR VOTE ON THIS CURRICULUM.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEX ED COMMITTEE THE SEX ED COMMITTEE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR VOTE.

ALISON AND DAVE WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR VOTE.

IT WILL BE YOU AND YOU ALONE AS A BOARD MEMBER, YOU ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CURRICULUM THAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN YOUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. THANKS, PAMELA.

AND THANK YOU AUDIENCE FOR HELPING US OUT TONIGHT.

ONE MORE, JESSICA COLE, SHE'S PRESENTING REMOTELY, THAT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES FOR US, BUT WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.

CAN SEE HER.

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I'LL JUST WORK THROUGH IT.

HELLO, BOARD, MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE.

MY PRONOUNS, ARE SHE/HER.

I JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR VOLUNTEERING TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE LOTS TO LEARN AND YOU HAVE LEARNED LOTS BEING ON THE BOARD.

I HAD JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOMETHING THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WILL UNFORTUNATELY STRUGGLE WITH ARE EATING DISORDERS.

AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT EATING DISORDERS CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING, A VERY CHALLENGING MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS TO TREAT, AND IT WAS NEW TO ME WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT FINDINGS SHOW THAT ANOREXIA TO BE THE MOST DEADLY MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS.

I DID NOT KNOW THAT BEFORE.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A FACILITY IN OUR COUNTY CALLED RAINIER SPRINGS. THEY DO WALK IN EVALUATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS 24/7.

AND THEY ALSO ALLOW FOR MEDICAID MEDICAL TRANSPORT, WHICH IS REALLY COOL THAT THEY PARTNER THAT WAY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY A HUGE, HUGE, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE LEVY PASSING.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND I WANT TO ALSO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SPEAKING RESPECTFULLY AT THE BOARD MEETINGS ABOUT ALL OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.

WELL, I I KNOW WE DON'T ALL.

I DON'T I DISAGREE WITH MY OPINION SOMETIMES, SO I KNOW WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE ALL RESPECTFUL.

AND THERE'S THIS ORGANIZATION, AN ORGANIZATION CALLED BRAVER ANGELS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT, THAT HELPS PEOPLE.

IT'S SPECIFICALLY IN THE POLITICAL REALM, BUT YOU COULD BRING IT TO ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE YOU HAVE WHEN YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS ON A TOPIC.

AND BRAVER ANGELS DOES GREAT WORK TRYING TO KEEP RELATIONSHIPS INTACT AND BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN PEOPLE.

IF THEY HAVE DIFFERENT, WHEN THEY HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON TOPICS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE ALL THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LEVY PASSING AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JESSICA. AND THAT'S IT FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

WELL [INAUDIBLE] THANKS FOR BRINGING YOUR INFORMATION TO US TONIGHT.

IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU CAN FIT IT IN THREE MINUTES, YOU CAN SEND US AN EMAIL.

YOU CAN COME HAVE A PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF OR MR. WATERS OR PEOPLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

WE'RE OPEN TO TALKING TO YOU AND.

WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT'S BUSINESS SECTION.

STARTING WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[8. Consent Agenda]

ITEM C THE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS REPORT ITEMS C CONTRACTS RATIFICATION.

ITEM E PERSONNEL REPORTS AND ITEM F STUDENT TRAVEL.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO CONSIDER SOMETHING SEPARATELY, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

OK, IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED ANY OTHER CONCERNS?

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ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED FOUR TO ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE OPTIMISTIC THINKING FOR STUDENT TRAVEL TO STATE TOURNAMENT EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

GO COACHES, ALL RIGHT.

NO OLD BUSINESS, SO ON TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM, A INVESTMENT SERVICES INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT

[10. New Business]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD, I'M PRESENTING A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CLARK COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE, THEY HAVE BEEN OUR BANKER AND THAT IS PER OUR CW AND ALL OF OUR FUNDING THAT OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND ASB FUNDS, GENERAL FUNDS.

ALL OF OUR FUNDS ARE KEPT WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND THEY ARE AUDITED REGULARLY AS WELL. AND ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE IS INVESTMENT SERVICES INVESTING.

AND THIS GIVES US A RETURN ON ANY OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITH THEM.

AND WE HAVE HAD THIS SERVICE WITH THEM FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

AND THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS JUST SIMPLY AN UPDATE OF AN AGREEMENT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE WITH THEM THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED PREVIOUSLY BY PREVIOUS BOARDS.

AND SO THEY WANTED TO JUST FRESHEN UP THE AGREEMENT, PUT A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON IT ABOUT RESPONSIBILITIES EXPECTATIONS.

THERE IS A TERMINATION CLAUSE IF WE DID CHOOSE TO USE THAT FOR 90 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE.

SO I'M ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE OUR INVESTING WITH THE THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, MAYBE SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WHERE MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS GET TOGETHER AND THAT THEY SEEM TO DO THIS WITH EACH DISTRICT INDIVIDUALLY.

THEY DO IT WITH EACH DISTRICT INDIVIDUALLY, AND ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS CURRENTLY DO INVESTING SERVICES WITH CLARK COUNTY TREASURER.

WE'RE PROVIDED WITH QUARTERLY UPDATES, MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE BY ZOOM.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A MONTHLY UPDATE OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY WITH THOSE INVESTMENTS.

SO IT'S REALLY A GREAT SERVICE ACTUALLY, AND THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE INVESTMENT SERVICES INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

UMM HMM.

GOOD WORD CONCERNING CLARK COUNTY TREASURER IN THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

GREAT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CLARK COUNTY TREASURER'S. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ZERO.

THANK YOU, MICHELLE. THANK YOU.

OK, NEXT UP, ITEM B REVISION OF POLICY 4400 ELECTION ACTIVITIES RITA SANDERS.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD. GOOD EVENING, SO I'M HERE REGARDING AN UPDATE OF POLICY 4400 ELECTION ACTIVITIES AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT POLICY THAT COMES INTO PLAY EVERY SO OFTEN WHEN WE HAVE AN ELECTION CONCERNING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WE DID THE LEVY.

AND SO WITH THIS REVISION, THERE WERE SOME MINOR WORD CHANGES TO ALIGN IT WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS MODEL POLICY AND ALSO TO MAKE REFERENCE TO ELECTION GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION.

THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION IS THE REGULATING BODY FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND ACTIVITIES. AND SO THERE ARE SPECIFIC RULES AND CANS AND CANNOT DO'S THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. ONE OF THE MAIN ONES BEING THAT YOU CANNOT USE PUBLIC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN. IT HAS TO BE DONE IF A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE CAMPAIGN MUST BE DONE ON THEIR PERSONAL NON-WORK TIME.

AND SO THIS IS INFORMATION THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE AN ELECTION, WE SHARE WITH ALL OUR STAFF, WE SHARE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.

WE SHARED IT BY EMAIL. IN THIS CAMPAIGN, WE JUST HAD AND WE ALSO SHARED DURING SOME WHEN

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WE ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CDC GUIDELINES.

SO THIS IS JUST A REVISION AND UPDATE FOR THIS POLICY.

IF I WAS TO GET HELP FROM YOU, TO TRY TO EXPLAIN TO OUR MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CITIZENS, WHAT WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS POLICY AND THIS ONE? SO THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE POLICY.

JUST A COUPLE OF MINOR WORD CHOICES THAT THEY CHANGED.

THEY CHANGED VIRTUE TO RESPONSIBILITY.

AND I THINK THAT'S LIKE THE MAIN CHANGE AND THEY CHANGED THE ORDER OF A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE PROCEDURE ACTUALLY HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CHANGE WHERE, I NOTICED THAT, YEAH THE PROCEDURE BEFORE IT REFERENCED THE PDC GUIDELINES, BUT IT JUST POINTED TO THEM ONLINE.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT IT HAD A DIRECT LINK, AND NOW WE HAVE INCORPORATED THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE ON THE PDC WEBSITE INTO THE ACTUAL PROCEDURE.

SO THEY'RE VERY HANDY.

OK. SO IF I HAVE THAT RIGHT, IT'S EASIER IN THE PROCEDURE TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE CDC GUIDELINES ARE IN OUR NEW POLICY.

CORRECT? THANK YOU.

AND I WOULD POINT OUT PROCEDURE IN SEASON, WE ALL RECOGNIZE TRYING TO PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THE DETAILS OF WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO TO ABIDE BY.

SO ANYTHING THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AT OUR FINGERTIPS IS GREAT.

THANK YOU. I RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE REVISION OF POLICY 4400 ELECTION ACTIVITIES.

GREAT, HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 4400.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS GROUP? OK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ZERO.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY FIRST POLICY.

THANK YOU. YAY.

OK. ITEM C FIRST READING OF POLICY 3411 ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH SEIZURE DISORDERS OR EPILEPSY. ELLEN.

AND, CATHY, BOTH.

WELCOME AGAIN.

WE'LL TRY THIS OUT.

HI, THERE. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU THIS YEAR.

I'M ELLEN WIESSNER.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL GO BACK.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OK, SO I HAVE TO START AGAIN.

I'M ELLEN WIESSNER. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN CATHY AROUND HERE QUITE A BIT LATELY, SO WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU POLICY 3411 ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH SEIZURE DISORDERS OR EPILEPSY.

THIS IS A NEW POLICY RECOMMENDED BY WSSDA AS AN ESSENTIAL POLICY.

IT IS NOT, HOWEVER, NEW TO US, AT LEAST.

THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THIS ARE NOT NEW TO US THIS HAS BEEN PRACTICE FOR US FOR QUITE A WHILE. IT'S ESSENTIALLY ABOUT DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS FOR STUDENTS AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT WE DO A TRAINING WITH DESIGNATED STAFF AND PARENT DESIGNATED ADULTS AROUND SEIZURE RESPONSE.

AND I'M GOING TO LET CATHY TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE POLICY.

YEAH. SO AS ELLEN SUGGESTED, ALTHOUGH THE POLICY OBLIGATION IS NEW, BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING THESE OBLIGATIONS FOR SINCE 2017.

THE POLICY OBLIGATES US TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS A PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE LIFE THREATENING HEALTH DIAGNOSIS A SEIZURE DISORDER.

INCIDENTALLY, WE HAVE ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A LIFE THREATENING.

I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION? THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING.

I RAN THE REPORT THIS MORNING.

THERE ARE SEVENTY FIVE STUDENTS RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT THIS POLICY WILL DO WILL FORMALIZE OUR OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO NECESSARY MEDICATION DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THAT THEY HAVE AN ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN AND EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER, A SCHOOL NURSE AND A PARENT.

THOSE PLANS ENSURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO RESPOND TO SEIZURE EVENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. ADDITIONALLY, IT OBLIGATES STAFF TRAINING THAT TRAINING NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THOSE PLANS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN OUR

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AND THEN FINALLY, ELLEN GAVE VOICE TO SOMETHING CALLED A PDA OR A PARENT DESIGNATED ADULT. IF FAMILIES ELECT TO, THEY CAN DESIGNATE AN ADULT.

THAT ADULT CAN BE A STAFF MEMBER OR IT CAN BE A FAMILY MEMBER, A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO ASSIST WITH MANAGING THAT SEIZURE DISORDER DURING THE SCHOOL DAY WITH THE SAME RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT A PARENT WOULD HAVE.

SEVERAL OF THE SEIZURE MEDS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON CAN'T BE DELEGATED BY SCHOOL NURSES TO UNLICENSED SCHOOL STAFF, AND SO A PARENT DESIGNATED ADULT AFFORDS THE ABILITY FOR THOSE MEDS TO BE GIVEN BY SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT PARENT DESIGNATED ADULT IS ALWAYS SOMEONE THAT THE FAMILY CHOOSES, AND THE FAMILY PROVIDES THE TRAINING THAT DESIGNATED ADULT NEEDS TO MANAGE A SEIZURE DISORDER IN A CLASSROOM. ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] GO AHEAD.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAD OTHER POLICIES, NOT NECESSARILY FOR SEIZURE DISORDERS, BUT FOR HOW STUDENTS ARE ACCOMMODATED FOR HEALTH ISSUES? WE DO WE HAVE SEVERAL? SO THERE ARE POLICIES THAT OBLIGATE US FOR A LIFE THREATENING HEALTH CONDITIONS, THINGS LIKE SEIZURE DISORDERS, DIABETES, ANAPHYLAXIS.

CARDIAC CONDITIONS.

SO WE HAVE THAT POLICY, THEIR DIABETES POLICY SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

AND THEN WE HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AROUND INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

AND ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GET UPDATES FREQUENT ENOUGH TO KEEP OUR POLICIES UPDATED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT? ABSOLUTELY.

I WORK WITH OSPI, ESE AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSES HAS A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR EACH STATE, SO WE FOLLOW THE LEGISLATION AS IT'S MOVING THROUGH THE COURTS AND RECOGNIZE THAT POLICIES ARE LOOMING AND CAN PREPARE FOR THEM.

AND AS ELLEN SUGGESTED, WITH THIS POLICY OBLIGATION, WE ARE FORTUNATE THE BATTLE GROUND STARTED IMPLEMENTING THESE OBLIGATIONS MANY YEARS AGO.

MY MY EXPERIENCE WITH CATHY IS THAT SHE WILL OFTEN NOTIFY ME OF A POLICY COMING DOWN BEFORE I EVEN KNOW THAT THE POLICY EXISTS.

I LIKE THAT SYSTEM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF POLICY 3411 ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH SEIZURE DISORDERS OR EPILEPSY.

GREAT. GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY 3411.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ZERO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OK. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING HERE.

FUTURE EVENTS.

[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

OK, GREAT SINCE.

OUR NEXT.

OH YES, PLEASE. I WAS JUST HOPING MAYBE AS A BOARD WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FOR WHERE WE GO NOW WITH COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED AND WHERE WE MAYBE A REPORT FROM OUR CURRICULUM TEAM TO SAY WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.

AND JUST TO GET AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD SO THAT WE.

YEAH. YEAH. THE PLAN IS ON THE WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US A MONTH AND A MONTH WOULD BE THE SECOND MEETING OF NOVEMBER.

SO I BELIEVE THAT ALLISON AND DAVE ARE PREPARED TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD OF RECOMMENDATION ON WHERE WE GO NEXT IN TERMS OF THE ADOPTION PROCESS.

AND THAT WILL BE READY AT THE NEXT MEETING.

GREAT, AND THE PROCEDURE FOR A BOARD MEMBER TO REQUEST AN AGENDA ITEM IS TO JUST DO THAT BEFORE THE BOARD PREPARATION MEETING.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, I BELIEVE THEY WORK DIRECTLY THROUGH YOU, MARK.

CORRECT. OR JACKIE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS KNOW THAT IF YOU HAVE A REQUEST FOR AN AGENDA ITEM AND THEN WHEN MR.

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MM HMM. GREAT.

YEAH. OK, WE ARE GOING TO BE AT THE WSSDA CONFERENCE BEFORE THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

I HOPE YOU ARE, TOO.

AS I MENTIONED, READ CHAPTER FOUR IN YOUR BOOK AND MAYBE EVEN THINK ABOUT BRINGING THAT ALONG WITH YOU. THAT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION AND KIND OF CONTINUE OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH THE CLARITY OF THE LEVY.

IT HELPS A LOT IN TERMS OF WHAT KIND OF STEPS WE CAN MAKE TO CONTINUALLY MAKE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AN EVEN BETTER AND BETTER PLACE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? OK, I'VE GOT 7:36, AND WE'LL ADJOURN THIS NOVEMBER 8TH MEETING.

THANK YOU, CITIZENS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.