The board secretary or recorder will call roll of board members.
Presenter:
Denny Waters
Superintendent
Background:
Business leaders across Clark County appreciate the quality educational system. It is the foundation of vibrant, healthy communities where people want to live and employers want to operate. Each year, Learn Here takes a moment to thank volunteers and staff who go above and beyond to make our community such a great place to learn. Learn Here calls them Real Heroes. We would like to recognize two of the 2021 Real Heroes from Battle Ground Public Schools, Cathy Shannon and Monty Anderson.
Cathy Shannon - knows how to adapt. In 2005 after losing her husband, she stepped away from her demanding career as a hospital registered nurse. A substitute nursing role in Battle Ground evolved into overseeing a team of 48, including handling a measles outbreak. In January 2020, she received a phone call about a strange flu going around. That initiated an intense pandemic response where Cathy and her team are credited with tackling public health obstacles head on and limiting the impact of COVID-19 among students and staff throughout the district.
Monty Anderson - served as a Battle Ground School director for 12 years, where he invested 10-20 hours a week governing Clark County's third largest district. Numbers come easy for Monty. He is corporate treasurer of the Battle Ground-based construction firm Tapani Inc. He brought a knack for helping citizens understand complex school finance -- like B is for Bonds and Buildings, and L is for Levies and Learning. But Monty routinely went beyond the numbers, getting into the classroom and speaking with students and staff, so he could account for everyone's needs when making decisions.
Presenter:
ASB Representatives
Battle Ground High School
Prairie High School
Summit View High School
CAM Academy
River HomeLink
Background:
Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors welcomes representatives from the district's high school Associated Student Body (ASB) organizations. The students will present an update to board members on current and recent school events and activities. At times, the board president may ask the representative to bring information such as student opinions back to the Board.
Presenter:
Board Members
Background:
Legislative Committee:
Rob Henrikson serves as the Board's Legislative Representative for the 2021 calendar year. He will give a report to the Board on current legislative news and events.
Audit Committee Report
Audit Committee members are Jackie Maddux and Mary Snitily. The audit committee will meet with Business Office staff prior to the first scheduled board meeting each month to review vouchers, the superintendent's and board of directors' budgets, payroll and the superintendent's time sheet. The committee will report back to the Board on the first board meeting of the month.
Battle Ground Education Foundation
Jackie Maddux serves as the Board representative on the Battle Ground Education Foundation.
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Committee
Ted Champine serves as the Board representative on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) committee.
Washington State School Directors' Association Updates
Board members who serve on various Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) committees will have an opportunity to provide an update to the Board.
Tours Committee
The Board tours every school in the district by splitting up into three separate groups and visiting classrooms and offices. The tour schedule for the next two months follows:
| Prairie High School | 1, 2, 3 | February 4, 2022 | Suspended |
| Maple Grove Primary & Facilities | 1 | March 1, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Captain Strong Primary School & Warehouse | 2 | March 4, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Chief Umtuch Middle School | 3 | March 4, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Group 1 Members | Ted Champine, Jackie Maddux, Ricardo Martin Del Campo, Shelly Whitten |
| Group 2 Members | Rob Henrikson, Mary Snitily, Denny Waters |
| Group 3 Members | Mark Watrin, Sydney Cordon, A. Allen, or M. Michaud, or D. Kennedy |
Background:
An opportunity for board members to report out on their activities associated with their respective positions.
Presenter:
Denny Waters
Superintendent
Background:
Denny Waters will provide periodic updates on events and/or recognitions throughout the district.
Presenter:
Michelle Reinhardt
Executive Director of Human Resources
Background:
A human resources report will be provided to the Board by Michelle Reinhardt.
Presenter:
Shelly Whitten
Deputy Superintendent
Background:
Shelly Whitten will provide an update to the Board on the Teaching and Learning Department. In addition, there will be an update on the Family & Consumer Resource Center from Jill Smith, Executive Director of Federal Programs & Support Services, and Lydia Sanders, Homeless, Foster Family Support Services Coordinator.
Presenter:
Michelle Scott
Chief Financial Officer
Background:
Michelle Scott will give an update to the Board on finances.
Presenter:
Kevin Jolma
Executive Director of Facilities
Background:
Kevin Jolma will give the Board an update on current projects.
Presenter:
Rita Sanders
Communications Officer
Background:
Rita Sanders will report on district events and promotions.
This is a meeting of the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, and it is open to the public to attend, view presentations, and hear the discussion between board members during open session.
The Board welcomes comments from citizens during Citizens' Comments and asks that those wishing to address the Board observe the following process:
Please follow the procedures for Citizens' Comments by stating your name, limiting your time to three (3) minutes, and refraining from discussing confidential matters. A digital timer will sound when the time limit is reached.
Board members do not normally respond to questions or petitions during Citizens' Comments. They will listen and give direction to the Administrative Team if action is deemed necessary.
Minutes become official after approval by the Board.
Minutes become official after approval by the Board.
Background:
Vouchers and payroll reports are presented to the Board at the first meeting of the month for approval. A summary sheet for both items is attached.
Background:
Contracts listed for Board ratification are enclosed in the attached spreadsheet. A cover page containing more detail may be attached for facilities' items. All amounts are no more than $75,000. Items over that amount will be listed as a separate item under the Consent Agenda or under New Business.
Background:
Personnel reports are prepared by the Certificated and Classified Specialists for Board approval. The reports, attached, may contain items such as New Hires, Terminations, Assignment Changes, Resignations, Retirements, and Recommendations for Permanent Employment. Coaching assignments are listed when appropriate. The specialists will list incumbent employees and reasons for changes or new hires if appropriate. Confidential information is not contained in this report.
Background:
Per Policy 2320, student travel requests require board approval if they are overnight trips. Advisors are required to submit all required paperwork at least two weeks in advance to Cheri Dailey, Director of Business Operations and Risk Management. Advisors must clear the trip with their building principal prior to submitting the request to Risk Management. Advisors are required to submit itineraries, budget information, transportation information and learning objectives along with the dates of travel and information on the group of students traveling with chaperones.
Exceptions to the rule are travel requests for state and national tournaments and competitions. The procedures for these types of trips is outlined in Procedure 2320P. Often the tournaments come up quickly and there is not enough time to present the trip to the board prior to the trip. In this case, advisors must submit all paperwork to the Risk Management Officer prior to the trip for approval. The trip is then ratified by board members at their next regularly scheduled board meeting.
Student travel requests are attached.
Background:
WAC 392-123-115 requires a monthly budget status report for each fund to be prepared and submitted to each board member. The attached financial statements are provided to the board for their review and approval.
Background:
Per WAC 180-16-220, the Board shall annually approve each school’s School Improvement Plan. At a minimum, the plan shall be data driven, promote a positive impact on student learning, and include a continuous improvement process to monitor, adjust, and update.
Background:
This is an annual renewal of a contract since 2017-18. Daybreak Youth Services is a residential treatment agency providing inpatient services to young people, ages 12-18, who require rehabilitation services for drug, alcohol or mental health issues. Daybreak Youth Services is not a private school. By law (including RCW Chapter 28A.225, Chapter 28A.155 and WAC Chapter 392-172). Battle Ground Public Schools has an obligation to provide educational services for students enrolled at Daybreak because it resides within our district boundary lines. We will recoup Annual Average Full Time Enrollment (AAFTE) for students when they enroll and subsequently turn this amount over to Daybreak so that they can provide those educational services directly. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed and reviewed for successive one-year periods unless terminated with 30 days written notice.
The cost for this program during the 2021-22 school year is based on a maximum of 58 students enrolled at an AAFTE of $9,718.57 for a total maximum cost of $536,677 less indirects of 7%. Enrollment has averaged about 14 AAFTE over the last three years.
Tom Adams will be available for questions.
Background:
The Community Foundation Patrick Hough Endowment Fund would like to donate to Career & Technical Education $103,807. The donation is intended to help facilitate educational fields, at our CASEE “B” site for Battle Ground and Prairie high schools' agriculture, horticulture, dairying and domestic science programs.
Board Policy No. 6114: Gifts greater than $2,500 are subject to board approval. Under this policy, all gifts shall become district property and shall be accepted without obligation relative to use and/or disposal.
Cindy Arnold will be available for questions.
Presenter:
Background:
Presenters:
Allison Tuchardt and Dave Cresap, Directors of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessments
Cindy Arnold, Director of Career and Technical Education
Background:
The Instructional Materials Committee (IMC) met on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 to conduct a Process Review of Popfizz, for Computer Science A and Computer Science Principles, per Policy 2020. Eight of nine IMC members have determined that the committee recommending this curriculum has followed the appropriate procedures in adopting these materials as per Procedure 2020P. One committee member was absent and did not participate in the review of the documents. The IMC recommends the adoption of this curriculum, as Core Instructional Materials, by the School Board.
Committee Members Include:
Allison Tuchardt, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
David Cresap, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Paula DeLano, Administrative Assistant
Rachelle Simmons, Building Administrator
Heather Smithline, Teacher
Rob Shadle, Teacher
Ted Schelvan, Teacher (Absent)
Jordan Sherman, Parent (Zoom)
Jon Flick, Parent
The cost of the online Popfizz curriculum for computer science follows:
Total (CTE is the funding source) $2,250
Total (CTE is the funding source) $1,500
Presenters:
Allison Tuchardt and Dave Cresap
Directors of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Background:
Senate Bill 5395 was passed by the legislature in 2020 and subsequently approved by the voters in the 2020 general election. The bill requires all K-12 public schools to provide comprehensive sexual health education to students by the 2022-23 school year. Our current Board Policy, 2125, is out of compliance with this law.
Updates to this policy for Battle Ground Public Schools will include Social Emotional Learning (non-sexual health topics) for students in grades K-4 and Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) for students in grades 5-12.
Presenter:
Cindy Arnold
Director of Career and Technical Education
Background:
The Career Technical Education (CTE) department is requesting approval to purchase 31 laptop computers. These high end laptop computers are a replacement for the programming Python class and the Video Game Design class at Prairie High School. These laptop computers contain a video card which is needed for students to render the software in one period rather than several days.
The computers will be purchased under the WA State Contract as follows:
Contract Name Dell NASPO Computer Equipment PA -
WA Contract Code C000000010849
Customer Agreement # NASPO MNWNC- 108/05815-003
Dell Mobile Precision 7560 $88,660.00
Tax 7,447.44
Total $96,107.44
Background:
Board members will have an opportunity to add agenda items to upcoming board meetings.
Board members separately participate in many community and district events throughout each month as they are able. Each meeting they will review the calendar of upcoming events and discuss their participation.