In honor of the recognition of Career and Technical Education Month, the Prairie High School AFJROTC cadets will present the colors.
The board secretary or recorder will call roll of board members.
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:
| Maple Grove Primary School & Facilities | Group 1 | March 1, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Captain Strong Primary School & Warehouse | Group 2 | March 4, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Chief Umtuch Middle School & Lewisville | Group 3 | March 4, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Summit View High School & CASEE | Group 3 | March 25, 2022 | Upcoming |
| River HomeLink & CAM Academy | Group 1 | April 12, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Daybreak Middle School | Group 2 | April 15, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Daybreak Primary School | Group 3 | April 15, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Battle Ground High School | Groups 1, 2, 3 | April 29, 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.
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.
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:
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
The first reading was approved on February 14, 2022.
Director of Career and Technical Education Cindy Arnold will be available for questions.
Background:
Per Policy No. 6881, the warehouse manager is seeking permission to surplus miscellaneous, obsolete, and damaged equipment, materials and supplies. Items determined to be surplus include:
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Description |
From |
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Stage Platforms |
PHS |
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Piano |
PHS |
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Organ |
PHS |
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Stage System with 2 sets of stairs |
Yacolt |
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Lot of 10 Peavey Model 1522HC Loudspeakers |
BGHS |
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APC Symmetra LX server system |
Tech Svc |
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Knaack Job Box |
Maintenance |
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Obsolete Printers (7) |
Warehouse |
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Miscellaneous furniture Miscellaneous library books and textbooks |
multiple sites multiple sites |
Items will be sold at public auction on GovDeals.com, thirty days after publication of The Columbian newspaper advertisement, per RCW 28A.335.180.
A list of items is attached.
Presenter:
Background:
Presenter:
Cindy Arnold
Director of Career and Technical Education
Background:
The Career and Technical Education Plan and presentation to the School Board according to procedure 2170. Request that the Board of Directors approve the Career and Technical Education plan.
February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) month. Battle Ground Public Schools presently has 930.84 full-time equivalent CTE taking Career and Technical Education courses. This presentation will give the School Board an update of the CTE program
Presenter:
Scott McDaniel
Director of Technology Services
Background:
Battle Ground Public Schools maintains an inventory of roughly 13,000 Chromebooks. COVID19 has increased the need for additional Chromebooks. The Department of Technology Services will be purchasing 3,700 Dell 3310 Chromebooks and Google licenses for a total cost of $1,310,408.54 including tax to replace Chromebooks that will become obsolete this year. Federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II funds are being used for 2,000 units and the Technology budget will be used for the remaining 1,700 units for this purchase. Purchasing educational technology for students that aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors is an allowable use of ESSER funds.
The Chromebooks will be purchased under the Dell NASPO Computer Equipment Master Contract MNWNC-108 / WA PA 05815-003, Dell Contract Code WN34AGW / C000000010849 through Dell Technologies, Quote #3000113048473.1 dated February 23, 2022. This contract has been reviewed by Purchasing Agent Darcy Spiekerman and meets federal procurement guidelines.
3,700 Dell 3310 Chromebooks $1,090,205.00
Google Chrome perpetual licenses 118,659.00
Tax @ 8.4% 101,544.54
Total $1,310,408.54
Presenter:
Scott McDaniel
Director of Technology Services
Background:
Technology Services, through its membership in the ESD 112 Consortium, has applied for E-rate funding, provided in the form of a discount, for the purchase of Juniper network switches needed to replace our outdated Brocade network equipment. The discount granted is based on free and reduced lunch eligibility, and the urban/rural designation of the District. The District qualified for a 50% discount. The District is required to pay the non-discount portion of the items and services for which they receive discounts.
The E-rate program is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the FCC. Specifically, USAC is responsible for processing the applications for support, confirming eligibility, and reimbursing service providers and eligible schools and libraries for the discounted services. USAC also ensures that the applicants and service providers comply with the E-rate rules and procedures established by the Commission.
The District's specifications for network switches were included in ESD 112 Consortium RFP #ESD112-Erate-2022. Five vendors responded to the RFP. PNW Security LLC provided the most cost-effective RFP response. The quote and related RFP documents have been reviewed by Darcy Spiekerman, Purchasing Agent, and meets state and district competitive procurement requirements.
Juniper switches excluding tax $ 927,778.90
Tax @ 8.4% 77,933.43
Total $1,005,712.33
The District's responsibility upon E-rate approval is $502,856.16.
Funding is from fund balance reserves: Assigned Fund Balance (Technology).
Presenter:
Scott McDaniel
Director of Technology Services
Background:
The contracts listed below are for upgrading the intercom systems from the Rauland’s ICS product to the new Telecenter U system at Amboy Middle School, Glenwood Primary and Laurin Middle schools, Pleasant Valley Primary and Pleasant Valley Middle schools and Yacolt Primary School. The combined K-8 campuses listed will share one intercom system due to the capabilities for zoning in the Rauland system. GB Manchester is the sole source supplier/installer for Rauland for our region per manufacturer. A copy of the sole source letter is attached.
Each of the schools listed has an obsolete Rauland intercom system. The new Rauland system is a proprietary system that integrates with our existing speaker and call button installation. The project will provide enhanced building communication for normal daily operation as well as for security and safety needs, and will allow the campus and the district to function as a unified site during emergencies.
Contractor - GB Manchester Amount (including sales tax)
Amboy Middle School SW#22-010 $ 72,848.71
Glenwood/Laurin SW#22-009 129,402.37
The Pleasant Valley Campus SW#22-007 96,438.36
Yacolt Primary School SW#22-008 77,730.77
Total for all contracts $376,420.21
Funding is from fund balance reserves: Assigned Fund Balance (Technology).
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.
Please note that RCW 42.30.110 - Executive sessions, is attached.