Mar 28, 2022 Board of Directors

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I LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING THE MARCH 28, 2022 BATTLEGROUND SCHOOL BOARD TO ORDER.

[1. Call to Order]

THAT BETTER? YES. OKAY, GREAT. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR? THANK YOU FOR CITIZENS TONIGHT THAT ARE HERE AND POSSIBLY ON THE SWAGIT SYSTEM AS WELL, IF YOU'RE LISTENING IN REMOTELY.

STAFF, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH INFORMATION AS WE MAKE OUR DECISIONS.

APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE DOWN OUR TWO STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS.

I'LL EXPLAIN THEM TO GET THE ROLL CALL, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND LEAD THE FLAG SALUTE IF

[2. Pledge of Allegiance]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[3. Roll Call]

PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FOUR MARK WATRIN.

HERE.

VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FIVE, JACKIE MADDUX.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT ONE, MARY SNITILY.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT TWO, ROB HENDRICKSON.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT THREE, TED CHAMPINE.

HERE. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SYDNEY CORDON, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE RICARDO MARTIN DEL CAMPO. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU. SYDNEY TEXTED ME ABOUT 4:00 AND SAID, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SHE COULD MAKE IT.

AND THEN ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, I GOT RICARDO'S TEXT THAT SAID SYDNEY WAS MY RIDE.

SO I SAID, GET WELL SOON AND WE'LL WORK ON ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION PLANS, WHEN WE TALKED TO RICARDO NEXT TIME.

SO IF I COULD GET AN APPROVAL OF THE ABSENCES FOR OUR TWO STUDENTS, THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT ATTENDING MEETINGS AND EXTRA EVENTS.

SO MOVED. THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF OUR TWO STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ABSENCES ARE EXCUSED.

NEXT UP IS OUR AGENDA APPROVAL.

[4. Agenda Approval]

NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON OUR NEW BUSINESS.

I'LL READ THOSE WHEN WE GET TO THOSE AND THEN OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. NO EXTRA MEETINGS BEFORE OR AFTER AGAIN, THANK YOU, ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOR KEEPING EVERYTHING CONSOLIDATED.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO SAY THE SAME FOR NEXT.

OKAY.

SO ENJOY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA? I MOVE WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

GREAT. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR COMMUNICATIONS.

[5. Communications]

I'VE GOT A CUTE GROUP OF SECOND GRADERS FROM PLEASANT VALLEY THAT ARE WORKING ON THEIR SCRIPT, SO I MET WITH THEM TODAY.

WE ALSO HAVE LINED UP THE DEBATE TEAM FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL TO COME AND TALK AND CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THEY WERE JUST UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THIS MEETING.

GREAT. THANKS FOR CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT AND GET STUDENTS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.

NEXT UP IS OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS.

WE'VE GOT THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE, BATTLEGROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WIAA, WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATIONS AND TOURS.

I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD SOME REPORTS ON OUR TOURS COMING UP, SO WE'LL OPEN WITH DIRECTOR HENRIKSON AND THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.

AND IF WE CAN BRING UP THE POWERPOINT, THAT WILL BE HELPFUL.

LOOK AT THAT. PERFECT.

SO WE CAN MOVE RIGHT DOWN DOWN TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE NEXT SLIDE AFTER THAT.

SO I WANT TO TALK REAL QUICK ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1664.

THESE ARE THREE BILLS THAT ESSENTIALLY WILL AFFECT BATTLEGROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

1664 INCREASES, THE MINIMUM ALLOCATION OF NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, COUNSELORS, AND THE PROTOTYPE SCHOOL FUNDING MODEL OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

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THEY GET THAT RIGHT. SO ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? NO, THAT'S GREAT. IT PHASES IN OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

BUT AFTER THAT, IT'S PERMANENT.

IT'S PERMANENT. BASICALLY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SAID NURSES AND PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE A REGULAR PART OF OUR DEAL, MUCH MORE THAN ONE FOR A WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STATES COME THROUGH WITH THAT. I THINK WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT 20 TOTAL POSITIONS AS IT GETS PHASED IN OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

WHAT KIND OF BENEFIT IS THAT FOR THE LEVY AND HOW MUCH IS THAT PULL OFF OF THAT? YOU COULD EQUATE IT TO APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION, ABOUT $100,000 FOR EACH POSITION WHEN YOU FACTOR IN BENEFITS.

SO EACH POSITION, TEN POSITIONS IS $1,000,000.

SO 20 POSITIONS, $2 MILLION.

THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

RIGHT.

GOOD, THE NEXT ONE FUNDING STAFF FOR THAT REFLECTS CURRENT REALITY.

THIS IS ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION, WHICH IS OVER ABOUT THREE YEARS.

THERE'S A CALCULATE AND CALCULATE ENRICHMENT LEVY LIMITS.

IT ALSO CALCULATES THE LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE IN THE 2022 AND 2023 CALENDAR YEARS.

I'M KIND OF MUDDY ON HOW THIS AFFECTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

GET SOME HELP ON THAT FROM ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SHARE.

BUT SO FOR US ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION, IF YOU USE THE FORMULA THAT WAS FUNDED, MICHELLE COULD PROBABLY TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF SPECIFICS, BUT FOR US, IT'S ABOUT A $6 MILLION GAIN FOR US IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION.

SO VERY, VERY PLEASED WITH THAT.

YEAH, THEY'LL TAKE OUR THEY'LL TAKE OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT AND THEY'LL COMPARE IT TO OUR 1920 ENROLLMENT.

AND THE VARIANCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO NUMBERS, THEY'LL CUT THAT IN HALF AND THEN THEY'LL FUND THAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

SO THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE DISTRICT AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, THE LOWER ENROLLMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS THE LAST YEAR THAT THEY WILL OFFER ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION.

SO IT'S MONEY THAT WE CAN'T COUNT ON IN THE FUTURE, AND THEREFORE, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH HOW WE ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDINGS LONG TERM.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S GIVING US TIME TO ADJUST TO OUR ENROLLMENT CHANGES.

YES, LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $12 MILLION IN ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE GETTING APPROXIMATELY HALF OF IT.

SO, YES, BUT ANY LONG TERM COMMITMENTS, OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ON BECAUSE NEXT YEAR YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FUND THOSE USING ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION.

IT WILL BE LOSS OF OVERALL REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND I KNOW ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO TRY TO PUT THIS IN CITIZEN FRIENDLY LANGUAGE INSTEAD OF LEGISLATIVE ESE THE WAY IT WAS KIND OF EXPLAINED TO ME.

FEEL FREE TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH ME ON THIS.

BUT IT WAS A RECOGNITION THAT WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT AND MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIVE AND 10% OF THEIR ENROLLMENT, THAT THE BUILDING, AS MR. [INAUDIBLE] WILL TELL US, THE BUILDINGS STILL HAVE TO BE HEATED AND THE LIGHTS STILL HAVE TO BE TURNED ON.

AND THE COST DIDN'T GO AWAY SIMPLY BECAUSE THOSE STUDENTS CHOSE OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS AT THE MOMENT. AND THANKFULLY, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT LAST SPRING.

OUR DISTRICT DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN OUR STAFFING TO TRY TO PREDICT THAT, AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN THIS SPRING.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE DID SEE A GAIN LAST YEAR OF STUDENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE SAW A GAIN OF APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS, GIVE OR TAKE A LITTLE BIT.

AND WE HOPE THAT WITH THE MASK MANDATE ENDING WITH THINGS RETURNING TO NORMAL, THAT WE WOULD SEE ANOTHER INCREASE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.

SO THE ALLOCATION OF ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION MAY NOT BE NEEDED.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS HOUSE BILL 1878.

THIS EXPANDS THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, MANDATORY PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGES OF 40% OR LOWER.

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IT DOESN'T QUITE AFFECT US.

THIS AFFECTS OUR SCHOOL LUNCHES AND PROGRAMS LIKE THAT.

AND SO WE'RE I THINK YOU MENTIONED MICHELLE, WE'RE AT LIKE 31.6 IS WHERE OUR LEVEL IS.

SO THIS DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT US AT THIS POINT, BUT IT'S A BENEFIT FOR OTHER SCHOOLS AS THEY'VE LOWERED THE THRESHOLD.

SO NEXT SLIDE, I THINK MARK'S GOING TO COVER THIS ONE.

YEAH, SURE. SO THAT WAS A WRAP UP.

THANK YOU. DIRECTOR HENRIKSON OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATURE AND I KNOW IT CAME UP.

WSDA IS OUR PRIMARY LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING GROUP, IF YOU WANT TO, WE SET OUR PRIORITIES AND PASS THEM ON TO THEN TRY TO GET AS MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE PRIORITIES AS WE SEND THEM ON.

AND THE GROUP THAT HELPS US WITH THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED ON THE NEXT YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AND THAT MEANS SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SAW WHAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR AND HAVE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PRIORITIZED OR ADDED FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS THE LONGER SESSION THAT THEY TEND TO COMMIT MORE BUDGETARY ITEMS AND THINGS TO.

THIS IS THE TIME TO DO THAT.

SO THE WINDOW BETWEEN NOW AND ABOUT MID-MAY IS WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL DIRECTORS CAN PROPOSE WHAT OUR LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS FOR THE NEXT TIME AROUND.

WE VOTE ON THOSE PRIORITIES IN AUGUST AND THEN THEY GET READY TO ROLL THOSE AFTER THAT.

SO PROBABLY MORE TO COME ON FIGURING OUT THOSE PRIORITIES AND POSITIONS.

RIGHT? RIGHT. BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU SAY, DEFINITELY THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED HELP FROM THE LEGISLATURE. IT'S UP TO US TO PROPOSE THAT.

RIGHT. MAYBE I CAN GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

THE LAST ONE THAT I KNOW OF THAT WE SIGNED ON TO, WE WERE A CO-SPONSOR WITH GREEN MOUNTAIN FOR AN ISSUE THAT REALLY THE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL MODEL FOR A SCHOOL THE SIZE OF GREEN MOUNTAIN JUST DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL.

I MEAN, WE SAW THAT WITH THE NURSES AND COUNSELORS AND EVEN WITH THE ADDITION OF NURSES AND COUNSELORS, GREEN MOUNTAIN MIGHT NOT QUALIFY FOR ANYBODY.

RIGHT. OR A 0.1 OF A NURSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND SO AND THE REASON WE GOT INVOLVED IS BECAUSE MANY STUDENTS, WHEN THEY GET TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS FROM GREEN MOUNTAIN, COME TO BATTLEGROUND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MORE OFFERINGS AT THE LARGER HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND IT WAS JUST A RECOGNITION OF ASKING THE LEGISLATURE, WHEN YOU HAVE DISTRICTS THAT SMALL, CAN WE LOOK AT A SPECIAL FUNDING FORMULA FOR THOSE KIND OF DISTRICTS? AND IT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE, BUT IT'S STILL A NEED THAT'S OUT THERE AND IT'S STILL ON THE AGENDA AS WE GO ON.

AND I BELIEVE I'M CORRECT IN THINKING THAT THOSE PRIORITIES ARE ON THE WEBSITE AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT THERE TO LOOK AT AND A LOT TO STUDY.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE WINDOW DOESN'T OPEN YET FOR GIVING INPUT, I THINK WE CAN STILL GO ON THERE AND START.

ABSOLUTELY. AND ACTUALLY, ANOTHER THING, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT IN THE TIME TO LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S GREAT. THERE'S A PERIOD RIGHT AFTER ANY NEW THINGS COME IN THAT THEY CALL CONSOLIDATION. SO I LEARNED THIS FROM BEING ON THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, AND THERE ACTUALLY IS AN ATTEMPT BECAUSE THERE'S LIKE 137 POSITIONS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE JUGGLED AND MANY OF THEM OVERLAP OR SAY THE SAME THING IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

OR IF A NEW POSITION COMES IN, MAYBE IT IS JUST SAYING SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SAID. SO IF YOU SEE THOSE AND SAY, BOY, THESE THREE THINGS ARE REALLY SAYING THE SAME THING, YOU CAN MAKE A REQUEST TO HAVE THOSE CONSOLIDATED AND REWORD IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS, THAT KIND OF BETWEEN MAY AND WHEN THEY BRING THE FINAL LIST UP.

YEAH, I THINK WHAT YOU JUST SAID COVERED THAT NEXT SLIDE AS WELL.

OH, GREAT. YEAH.

THERE YOU GO. SO POSITION WINDOWS OPEN AND THEY CLOSE THEM TO ABOUT MAY, JUNE, THEY TAKE THEM DOWN AND THEY LOOK AT THEM ALL AND SAY, WHAT CAN WE TRIM DOWN OR PUT TOGETHER? OR THAT? AND THEN THE PRIORITIZATION TAKES PLACE IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. HENRIKSON, FOR THAT REPORT.

NEXT STEP IS OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE.

OUR MEETING IS LATER THIS WEEK, SO WE'LL REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY, GREAT.

I CAN BARELY KEEP TRACK OF MY OWN SCHEDULE, SO FORGIVE ME FOR NOT KEEPING TRACK OF THE

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ALL RIGHT. BATTLEGROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

DR. MADDUX. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

OKAY. WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION.

OKAY, SO THE MEETING WE COVERED, THE BASIC FINANCES AND ALL THAT EARLY STUFF.

BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO KIND OF BRING UP IS A COUPLE OF BOARD REPORTS FROM THE STATE LEVEL, A COUPLE OF ACTIONS, ITEMS THAT THEY HAD.

I THINK WE DISCUSSED AT ONE POINT WHERE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MOVING THE GYMNASTICS SEASON AND THAT FAILED AT THAT LEVEL.

SO GYMNASTICS WILL STAY WHERE IT'S AT AT THIS POINT.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT I KIND OF FELT LIKE WE SHOULD BRING UP WAS THE REQUEST THAT ALLOCATIONS FOR STATE TOURNAMENTS CANNOT BE MADE AFTER 50% OF THAT SEASON FOR THAT ALLOCATION YEAR IS PASSED.

SO WHAT YOU DON'T WANT IS WHEN YOU START SEEING WHERE THE CHIPS ARE, FALLING ALLOCATIONS CAN BE ADJUSTED AT THAT POINT, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT THAT. SO THAT PASS TO NOT ALLOW THAT AFTER 50%.

SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT.

AND THEN AT THE DISTRICT FOUR LEVEL, WE HAVE SEVEN AMENDMENTS ON THE ON THE DOCKET TO BE VOTED AND PASSED OR FAILED.

JUST BE VOTED ON THAT VOTES AT THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL, EARLY MAY.

BUT DISTRICT FOUR WENT AHEAD AND TOOK THEIR VOTES ON THEIR POSITIONS.

AND WHERE WE STAND ON THOSE AND A COUPLE OF THE HIGH NOTE ONES THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS THAT WHEN WE HAD TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY ABOUT ADDING CHESS AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY UNDER WIAA JURISDICTION AND THAT PASSED AT THE DISTRICT FOUR LEVEL. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DISTRICT FOUR POSITION.

OF THAT AND JUST TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, THERE'S 51 TOTAL VOTES IN THE STATE.

WE GET SEVEN AS A DISTRICT.

SO OUR SEVEN VOTES WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THAT.

AND AGAIN, ANOTHER ONE IS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO RETAIN A FULL NUMBER OF PRACTICES PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED UPON RETURN FROM AN EXTENDED ABSENCE.

AND I THINK THAT THAT STEMMED FROM THE COVID DAYS WHERE WE HAD LONG PERIODS WHERE AND THEN HAVING TO THE CURRENT RULE IS IF YOU MISS MORE THAN FOUR PRACTICES, YOU HAD TO GO BACK AND RESET.

SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT AND THAT PASSED AS WELL.

ANOTHER ONE THAT I THINK IS ALSO A POSITIVE THAT WE SHOULD BRING UP IS AND THIS IS KIND OF A LONG ONE, BUT IT SAYS ALLOW A STUDENT TO BE PLACED ON ACADEMIC PROBATION AT THE START OF FALL SPORTS SEASON IF THEY FAILED TO MEET GRADE REQUIREMENTS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER OR THIRD TRIMESTER OF THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR, AND CURRENTLY IT'S ACADEMIC INELIGIBLE. SO TO CHANGE THAT, TO BE JUST ON PROBATION ALLOWS THEM TO ACTUALLY PLAY AT THE EARLY START OF THAT BASED ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S GRADES.

SO THAT'S THAT PASSED AS WELL TO DISTRICT FOUR LEVEL.

SO MORE TO COME AS TO WHAT THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THESE ARE AFTER THE MAY VOTE.

SO THERE'S ABOUT A TWO WEEK PERIOD THERE WHERE THEY GET TO MAKE THOSE VOTES.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

GREAT. THANK YOU. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, I HEARD YOU SAY IT FAILED, BUT WHERE WERE THEY THINKING ABOUT MOVING THE GYMNASTICS SEASON? OH, THAT ONE WAS, I BELIEVE, FROM FALL.

IT SAYS REQUEST TO MOVE SEASON TO FALL OR SPRING.

FROM WINTER. YEAH, FROM WINTER.

YEAH. JUST CURIOUS.

YEAH, I KNOW. NEXT UP, OUR WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION MEETINGS. AND I KNOW THIS CAME UP AT OUR LAST MEETING, SOME REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

SO I PUT THIS IN.

THAT LOOKS LIKE WAY TOO SMALL TO SEE FROM HERE BUT YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND GET IT FROM BOARD DOCS IF YOU WANT.

SO THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH IS SIMPLY DESCRIBING THAT WASSDA AGENCY STARTED BY STATE LAW 100 YEARS AGO.

THE SECOND PART. OH, THANK YOU.

THAT'S HELPFUL. YEAH. OKAY.

THE SECOND PART IS THE CHARGE FOR THAT.

SO THAT WAS IT CAME UP DURING THE AUDIT THING ABOUT THE COST OF THAT.

AND I THINK IT WAS MY FIRST YEAR ON THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE THAT THIS CAME BEFORE THE WSSDA BODY.

THERE WAS AN OLDER SYSTEM THAT THEY FELT LIKE MANY OF THE DISTRICTS ON THE SMALL SIZE, AGAIN, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN SIZE, WERE HAVING TO OVERPAY COMPARED PROPORTIONALLY TO OTHERS.

SO THEY CAME UP WITH THIS.

AND SO OUR IS WE'RE CATEGORY IN I THINK OUR BILL IS 16,634, OUR SIZE NUMBER OF FDES.

IT COMES OUT TO $1.50 PER STUDENT.

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST CAUGHT IT TODAY.

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RIGHT. JUST. AND THAT'S A REQUIREMENT WE HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR AS WELL.

YEAH, I THIS IS MY FLAVOR.

I GUESS I PUT THIS IN.

FOR ME, AS A PERSON WHO'S BEEN NOW ON THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND NOW ON THE STATE TRUST LANDS COMMITTEE.

TO ME WSSDA IS PEOPLE.

SO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TIM [INAUDIBLE], ABIGAIL WESTBROOK, OUR LEGAL ADVISOR, AND THEN THE TWO LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES, MARISSA AND LOGAN.

AND I CAN SAY PERSONALLY, I TALKED TO ONE OF THOSE FOUR PEOPLE PROBABLY WEEKLY.

AND YEAH, THIS IS OUR OWN POLICY 1830 ABOUT BEING A MEMBER OF WSSDA.

AND KIND OF IF YOU GO TO THE SITE WHERE IT SAYS ABOUT WSSDA, IT GIVES YOU THE THREE MAIN CATEGORIES THAT THEY PROVIDE OUR LEGAL SERVICES, OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND THEN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

AND WHAT I TRIED TO DO THERE IS ATTACH ALL THE BOARD POLICIES THAT WE HAVE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT TIE IN WITH THOSE PARTICULAR COMPONENTS.

AND THEN WE KIND OF ALREADY HEARD THIS YEAR ON THE LEGISLATIVE DEAL WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP IN WSSDA SEEM TO HAVE PAID OFF IN TERMS OF MONEY BACK TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM JUST A MONEY POINT OF VIEW.

SO. HOPEFULLY THAT'S HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WSSDA AND WHAT DO WE GET OUT OF IT. IT IS.

THAT'S HELPFUL. PROBABLY ONE QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME IS WHAT ARE THE LEGAL SERVICES? BECAUSE I'M NOT CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

GREAT. I WENT BACK AND I THINK IT'S ON MY LIST.

SO LAST YEAR WE REVISED BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX BOARD POLICIES.

THAT'S WHAT THAT COMES AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM WSSDA.

YOU KNOW, WE COULD HIRE OUR OWN LAWYER TO DO THAT.

WE ALREADY PAY THAT. WE ACCESS WSSDA THE LEGAL SERVICES MANY TIMES DURING THE PANDEMIC JUST TO GET CLARIFICATION ON OPEN MEETING RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SEVERAL TIMES.

SO IT'S THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

RIGHT.

WHENEVER IT HAS TO DO WITH OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS, WE TYPICALLY GO TO WSSDA FOR THEIR ADVICE. WE'VE SEEN IT'S NOT PERFECT, RIGHT? WE'VE SEEN WHERE WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THE WORDING IS NOT QUITE AS SMOOTH AS IT COULD BE.

MAYBE THE BENEFIT IS IT'S CONSISTENT THEN IT'S NOT OUT OF THE 295 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY'RE NOT ALL REVISING THESE POLICIES.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE 295 POLICIES UNDER THE SAME NUMBER.

YOU HAVE ONE.

WELL, AND I'VE HAD CONSTITUENTS ASK ME WHY THE POLICIES? WHY NOT? I MEAN, THERE ARE LAWS IN PLACE, BUT SO JUST TO MAKE THAT BRIDGE.

YEAH. IF I'M EXPLAINING THIS CORRECTLY, IF NOT, PLEASE HELP ME HERE.

A LAW IS PASSED, BUT IN ORDER TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE NEED THAT LAW TO BE INTERPRETED INTO A POLICY BASICALLY, OR TRANSLATED INTO A POLICY.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE RULE THAT WAS TO PLACE.

YEAH. YEAH.

WOULD THAT BE A KIND OF A LAYMAN'S EXPLANATION OF HOW THAT WORKS? YES, I THINK SO.

SOME OF THE LAWS SAME HERE.

SOMETIMES I HAVE TO GO DOUBLE CHECK MY OWN UNDERSTANDING.

BUT SOME OF THE LAWS AFFECT EXISTING POLICIES.

SO THEN THEY JUST NEED TO BE REVISED.

SO THEY'RE ALREADY THEY DON'T NEED A NEW POLICY.

THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS NEW. BUT THAT ROLE OF TAKING THE LAW AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR POLICY FITS WITH IT. YEAH.

DOES THAT? IT DOES. YEAH. I THINK THAT'S VERY ACCURATE.

YEAH. IN FACT, AS LONG AS WE'RE ON THE TOPIC, I HAVE A QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T PUT UP HERE, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE ABOUT MUSICAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE PRIMARY GRADES.

YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO WATCH THAT.

SO IT'S LIKE, HEY, MOST SCHOOLS HAVE PROGRAMS, BUT THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT THE STATUS OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TO ABIDE BY.

SO BE GOOD TO BE ON TOP OF.

YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE FOR WSSDA OR QUESTIONS.

I'LL DO A QUICK FOLLOW UP.

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SO IF YOU WANT TO PUT THIS UP HERE.

SORRY FOR MAKING YOU ENDURE THIS, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING.

SO THERE YOU GO.

THERE IS OUR ORIGINAL STATE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE NINE ABOUT THE PREEMINENT DUTY OF THE STATE IS TO EDUCATE ITS POPULACE.

AND IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE OR READ BECAUSE OF THE SCRIPT WRITING, IT WILL SAY THAT THE SCHOOLS WILL OR THE STATE WILL ESTABLISH A STATE TRUST LANDS FUND THAT WILL HELP BUILD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND POSSIBLY BACK AT THE TIME, IT WAS ENOUGH MONEY TO BUILD WHATEVER SCHOOLS NEEDED TO BE BUILT, BUT IT'S NOT ANYMORE.

AND SO THAT WAS THE THAT WAS THE CRUX OF MY MEETING FROM THE STATE TRUST LANDS IS THAT EVEN ALL THE TIMBER HARVESTS THAT WE DO DOESN'T COME ANYWHERE CLOSE TO SUPPLYING THE NEED OF THE BUILDING. SO THAT'S WHY IT TAKES THE LEGISLATURE TO KICK IN EXTRA MONEY.

AND THEY GAVE AN EXAMPLE THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION.

SO THE STATE ACTUALLY PUTS A CAP ON THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIMBER THAT THEY FEEL CAN BE HARVESTED SUSTAINABLY IN A YEAR.

THAT WOULD THEN GO TO THAT FUND.

AND THIS YEAR'S AMOUNT IS $90 MILLION WORTH OF TIMBER.

SO FAR THEY'VE ONLY HAD BIDS FOR 13 MILLION OUT OF THAT POTENTIAL 90.

SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY ALLOWING A LOT MORE THAT COULD GO TO STRAIGHT TO THE SCHOOL FUND FOR BUILDINGS. BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY NOT THE MARKET WHICH WAS CONFUSING EVERYBODY ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE PRICES OF LUMBER, AS MR. JOLMA KNOWS, WHY WOULDN'T YOU DO THAT? BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE BUYERS IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT GO.

SO. THAT'S THE UPDATE FROM THE STATE TRUST LANDS SUBCOMMITTEE.

NEXT UP IS OUR TOURS.

HELP ME OUT. GROUP ONE.

NO, JUST GROUP THREE.

OH, I'M THE ONLY ONE.

OKAY. AND I WAS REALLY COUNTING ON SYDNEY BEING HERE.

SO GROUP THREE, SYDNEY AND MYSELF AND SUPERINTENDENT WATERS AND ACTUALLY KEVIN [INAUDIBLE], THE PRINCIPAL OF SUMMIT.

YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF DESCRIBING THAT PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE CHANGES AND THE STUDENTS THAT THEY SERVE.

AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE I WAS AT WHEN THE [INAUDIBLE] BUILDINGS WERE BUILT AND SOME OF YOU WAS PUT IN.

WE WERE A PARALLEL PROGRAM THERE WITH THE AGRICULTURAL MAGNET SCHOOL THERE AND SO GOT TO SEE IT IN OPERATION FOR ALL THOSE YEARS.

AND I FEEL LIKE THEY'VE MADE SOME REAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE CLIENTELE SERVING, I BELIEVE, HELP ME OUT, MR. WATERS SAID. IT'S ABOUT 75%, BATTLEGROUND STUDENTS NOW, 25% OUT OF DISTRICT.

YEAH, IT USED TO BE ALMOST THE REVERSE OF THAT AT ONE TIME IN ITS EARLY YEARS.

AND SO IT'S REALLY BECOME MUCH MORE OF A BATTLEGROUND PROGRAM AS OPPOSED TO A COUNTYWIDE PROGRAM. OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE PUT IN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS IS PROBABLY PART OF THAT.

BUT I LIKE THE FOCUS IN PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW DO WE TAKE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FIND THOSE ONES THAT ARE STRUGGLING OR NEED ANOTHER OPTION AND PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM? SO. ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN REMEMBER THAT I SHOULD POINT OUT? NO, JUST THAT THEY'RE SERVING APPROXIMATELY 270 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT. OUTSTANDING STAFF WORKING REALLY HARD TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS.

GRADUATION RATE IS UP SIGNIFICANTLY OFF OF PREVIOUS YEARS.

SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS. IT'S A HAPPY PLACE.

PEOPLE ARE GETTING STUFF DONE AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

SO IT WAS A VERY ENJOYABLE TOUR.

AND THEN WE GOT TO GO OUTSIDE AND GO TO THE CASEY PROGRAM, THE AG PROGRAM, SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE PROGRAM.

AND THAT WAS EQUALLY AS ENLIGHTENING AND ENJOYABLE.

WE GOT TO SEE THIS, THE SALMON HABITAT FISHERIES.

LOWER COLUMBIA FISH ESTUARIES PROGRAM.

YEAH, RIGHT. THEY WERE OUT THERE.

AS A EX-STUDENT OF [INAUDIBLE], GRADUATE OF OF THE CASEY PROGRAM AND KIND OF PAYING IT

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THAT WAS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.

AND AGAIN, JUST THE HANDS ON, ENGAGED, MOTIVATED STUDENTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SEE AND TALK TO WAS A VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.

THAT WAS GREAT. YEAH, THEY WERE POTTING 8,000 STREAM SIDE TREES AND SHRUBS FOR A VERY SPECIFIC SITE UP ON THE RIVER FOR SALMON RESTORATION.

AND THE STUDENTS OF THE CASEY PROGRAM WILL GET TO GO AND HELP PUT IN WHATEVER NUMBER THEY CAN GET IN THE TIME THAT THEY ARE UP THERE WITH.

BUT THEY TYPICALLY HAVE DONE A STREAM RESTORATION PROGRAM EACH YEAR AND THAT PROGRAM HELPING OUT A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.

SOME OF YOU IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GRADUATION CEREMONIES TO SEE SOME OF THESE KIDS THAT HAVE KIND OF STRUGGLED AND THEN FOUND A WAY TO PUSH THROUGH.

IT'S REAL INSPIRING.

YEAH. YEAH.

THEY SAID WHEN STUDENTS COME TO THEM, TYPICALLY THERE ARE 5 TO 7 CREDITS BEHIND.

AND SO THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT, MAKE UP THOSE CLASSES.

AND THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

YEAH. A LOT OF HEART IN THAT THAT STAFF AND THOSE STUDENTS.

ANY DIRECTOR REPORTS.

I HAVE A REPORT. I WENT TO THE BATTLEGROUND PRODUCTION OF BASKERVILLE LAST FRIDAY.

IT WAS THE FIRST UNMASKED PERFORMANCE SINCE BEFORE THE COVID 19, AND THEY'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF STRUGGLES WITH IT. THEY CAST THE PLAY IN OCTOBER, WHICH IS A REALLY LONG TIME PRIOR TO, AND THEY'VE LOST A FEW OF THEIR CAST MEMBERS AND HAD TO RE-AUDITION SOME OF THEM. BUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF COVID RELATED STUFF GOING AROUND.

THEY JUST COULDN'T QUITE MAKE IT ALL WORK, BUT THEY FINALLY GOT IT PUT TOGETHER.

THEY HAD A GREAT PRODUCTION AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE IT.

SO WAS GLAD TO BE THERE FOR THAT.

I ATTENDED THE FUTURE CHEFS FINALS LAST WEEK, AND I THINK JAMES FROM SODEXO SAID THERE WERE OVER 100 STUDENTS, THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS WHO SUBMITTED RECIPES, AND OUT OF THOSE, TEN STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO THE FINAL.

AND IT'S AN AMAZING PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN BATTLEGROUND, BUT APPARENTLY NOW IT'S A NATIONAL CONTEST.

AND SO THE WINNER WILL HAVE HER RECIPE SUBMITTED, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, TO THE NATIONAL CONTEST. THE WINNER WAS A GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH, A VERY SPECIAL GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH. IT WAS DELICIOUS.

AND ALL THE I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT THESE LITTLE COOKS DID.

ALL OF THE DISHES WERE, I THOUGHT, REALLY GOOD.

AND IT'S JUST A WAY FOR STUDENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT THAN MAYBE ATHLETICS OR EVEN A DIFFERENT KIND OF ACADEMICS.

BUT IT WAS FUN TO BE A PART OF THAT WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES.

I WANT TO THANK SODEXO FOR GETTING THAT STARTED.

AND YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, ANY OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELPS A KID FIND THEIR NICHE, WHETHER IT'S COOKING OR BASKETBALL OR WHATEVER IT IS GREAT.

YEAH, THE SODEXO STAFF GIVES UNSELFISHLY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING FOR LONG HOURS AFTER THEIR REGULAR HOURS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE KIDS GET THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.

AND VERY APPRECIATIVE.

IT'S WONDERFUL. IT ALSO WAS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THEY ALL FELT GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES WHEN THEY PRESENTED THEIR THEIR DISHES TO US.

SO. YEAH, WELL, WE HAVE HAMBURGERS AND AND TACO.

TATER TOTS. PEACH COBBLER.

BOY, I REALLY MISSED OUT.

[INAUDIBLE]. OH, YOU DID MISS OUT? YEAH, I WAS STUCK.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO OUT TO DINNER THAT AFTER THAT.

AND I JUST I WENT TO DINNER WITH A FRIEND OF MINE THAT I HADN'T SEEN IN A WHILE, AND I WAS JUST. I DON'T FEEL LIKE EATING, FULL.

THAT'S FUNNY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I DID THIS LAST WEEK, ACTUALLY, IS WE FINALLY HAD OUR ATHLETIC REVIEW TEAM MEETING.

I THINK WE DISCUSSED IT A FEW MEETINGS AGO WHERE WE KIND OF REEVALUATE A LOT OF THE THINGS OF THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND IT WAS ACTUALLY FAIRLY PRODUCTIVE.

I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THIS IS GOING.

WE'VE TAKEN THE WHOLE PURVIEW OF BATTLEGROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STARTED BREAKING IT DOWN INTO DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE CAN ALL START FOCUSING ON EVERYTHING FROM THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE SCHOOLS, EVALUATING THE THREE 4A TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT

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SO THAT KIND OF BROKEN OUT AND WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND BRAINSTORMED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD START ON WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO START BOUNCING THE MEETING EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS BETWEEN BG AND PRAIRIE, FACILITATING THAT MEETING. AND THEN ONCE WE KIND OF GET SOME OF THIS STUFF IRONED OUT AND WHERE THAT'S GOING TO FALL IN LIKE A 1 TO 7 YEAR PLAN FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, WE'LL START KIND OF MAYBE LENGTHENING OUT THE TIME BETWEEN AND GIVE SOME MORE TIME FOR ACTION ITEMS IN BETWEEN. BUT I'M REALLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS.

AND I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE DIRECTION FOR ATHLETICS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

YEAH. GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOARD FOR GETTING INVOLVED IN THOSE EXTRA ACTIVITIES.

I THINK IT MAKES IT MAKES US A BETTER BOARD TO GET OUT AND SEE THE DAY TO DAY STUFF.

THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT'S GREAT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, WE SEVERAL OF US HERE ATTENDED THE PRAIRIE AUCTION.

SPEAKING OF SPORTS, WE GOT TO SUPPORT THEM.

AND SO SYDNEY AND RICARDO ACTUALLY WERE THE SPEAKERS THERE THAT NIGHT.

AND IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE STUDENT VOICE THERE AND A COUPLE OF THE ATHLETES AND I THINK WE SAW AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU KNOW, PRAIRIE TAKEN A LOT OF ATHLETES TO STATE THIS YEAR.

AND IT JUST REALLY SHOWED IN THE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE BUILDING.

SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THAT EVENT COME BACK TO LIFE AFTER BEING ON PAUSE FOR A FEW YEARS.

AND SO IT WAS JUST A GOOD EVENT, A LOT OF GOOD STORIES AND MR. WATERS, I HAVE A STUDENT VOICE FOLLOW UP FOR YOU LATER THAT HAS ACTUALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AN ATHLETE. BUT I'M CONNECTING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION THERE.

WE HAVE A GREAT STORY THAT WE WANT TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD.

SO I'LL BE CATCHING UP WITH YOU ON THAT LATER.

THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING THAT.

I WOULD HAVE MISSED IT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT WATERS.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

AND THAT WILL BE ON.

WE'RE WORKING WITH FLO ANALYTICS AND THEY'LL BE PRESENTING SOME IDEAS AROUND REDISTRICTING EVERY TEN YEARS PER THE CENSUS.

WE HAVE TO BALANCE OUT THE FIVE DIRECTOR DISTRICTS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STUDENT ATTENDANCE AREAS.

IT DOESN'T AFFECT STUDENTS AT ALL.

IT JUST HAS TO DO WITH THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE DISTRICTS THAT YOU NOW REPRESENT WITH CHANGE SO THAT WE CAN BALANCE THE POPULATION IN EACH OF THOSE DISTRICTS.

AND SOME DISTRICTS, OBVIOUSLY THOSE TOWARDS THE SOUTH GROW FASTER THAN THOSE IN THE NORTH AND WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO GET THOSE BALANCED OUT.

SO FLO ANALYTICS WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US.

THEY'LL GIVE US A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SCENARIOS AND THEN IT'S MY HOPE THAT THE BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION ON WHICH SCENARIO WE WOULD THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH.

WE WILL BE PUBLICIZING THAT INFORMATION SO THAT THE COMMUNITY MAY SEE THAT THERE WILL BE AS PART OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT PROPOSAL AND MAKE SOME DETERMINATION IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

AND ALL OF THIS ENTIRETY OF THIS PROCESS NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER.

SO WE HAVE A GOOD HEAD START.

AND I THINK THAT FLO ANALYTICS HAS DONE I'VE SEEN THE PRELIMINARY DRAFTS AND THEY'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT WORK SESSION ON THE 11TH.

ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO GIVE THE BOARD AN UPDATE ON, AS YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO MEET REGULARLY ONCE A MONTH WITH OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS OF

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SO THAT'LL ALSO BE ON THE AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT FOR THE APRIL 11TH MEETING.

AND THEN REAL QUICKLY, I TOLD YOU I WASN'T GOING TO DO A COVID UPDATE, BUT JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED JUST TO MAKE SURE OUR NUMBERS REMAIN LOW.

OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE'VE HAD 11 TOTAL CASES AND NO SCHOOL, ONLY ONE SCHOOL HAS HAD MORE THAN ONE CASE.

SO SEVERAL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE HAD ZERO CASES.

TEN OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE HAD A SINGLE CASE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

SO THINGS ARE STILL GOING EXTREMELY WELL.

OVERALL, THE COUNTY RATE IS COMING DOWN, I BELIEVE IT WAS 53 PER 100,000 LAST WEEK.

SO THAT'S AS LOW AS IT'S BEEN SINCE THE EARLY STAGES OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHELLE REINHARDT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. WATERS.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

I JUST HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

SO THIS TIME OF YEAR IS KIND OF KNOWN AS OUR STAFFING TIME.

SO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE BUSINESS OFFICE, WITH MICHELLE SCOTT AND SHERI DAILEY, AND WE ARE USING ENROLLMENT FROM FEBRUARY'S COUNT FROM FEBRUARY 1ST TO PROJECT PREDICT WHAT ENROLLMENT WILL BE LIKE FOR FALL.

AND SO WE BASED A LOT OF OUR STAFFING DECISIONS BASED ON THAT, ON THAT ENROLLMENT.

AND SO WE'VE MET WITH MOST OF OUR BUILDING PRINCIPALS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE STILL COMPLETING FORECASTING.

AND THAT TAKES A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER FOR US TO WORK WITH THEM ON STAFFING.

BUT WE HAVE MET WITH ALL OF OUR PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SOME OF OUR ALLIES, TO TALK THROUGH ANY CHANGES.

AND SO JUST TO KIND OF LOOP BACK TO A COMMENT EARLIER, WE ARE NOT THIS YEAR, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT HAVING TO MAKE ANY REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.

WE DID A LOT OF THAT RESET LAST YEAR.

FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO CALL BACK ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE AND OFFER THEM A POSITION LAST YEAR. UM, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND STABILIZE OUR STAFFING BASED ON THE ENROLLMENT. SO WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT HAVING TO MAKE THAT LEVEL OF CHANGE.

THERE ARE SOME MINOR CHANGES THAT MIGHT OCCUR FROM ONE GRADE LEVEL TO A NEXT TO THE NEXT.

BUT THAT IS VERY NORMAL PROCEDURES, NORMAL PROCESSES THAT HAPPEN EACH YEAR.

AND SO ANYWAY, WE ARE JUST WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE PIECES.

YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT THIS TIME OF YEAR WE GET A LOT OF RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS, AND SO THE CERTIFICATE IN CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL REPORTS TENDS TO BE LENGTHY.

AND SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND NOTE ALL OF THE ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING DOWN. AND THEN ALSO JUST WANT TO SHED LIGHT TO ONE OTHER PIECE ON THAT CERTIFICATED PROPOSAL IS A SABBATICAL LEAVE.

WE HAVE NOT HAD IN MY EXPERIENCE IN HR, [INAUDIBLE] IT'S PRETTY SHORT, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE NOT HAD SOMEONE ON A SABBATICAL OR REQUEST A SABBATICAL IN QUITE SOME TIME. AND SO THERE IS A BOARD COMPONENT, A BOARD APPROVAL COMPONENT TO ALL OF THIS.

SO FEEL FREE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SABBATICAL.

WE'RE EXCITED. THIS IS AN EL TEACHER AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WHO WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK SOME STRATEGIES AND SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO WORK WITH OUR NEWCOMERS WHO ARRIVE HERE IN THE COUNTRY AND HOW TO SUPPORT THEM LONG TERM.

SO SHE'S LOOKING AT DOING THAT IN GREECE AND THAT IS ABOUT IT FOR MY HR UPDATE.

THANK YOU, MS. REINHART. NO TEACHING AND LEARNING UPDATE TODAY.

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SHELLY WHITTEN IS ATTENDING A CONFERENCE ON MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT. AS THE BOARD KNOWS, WE'RE COMMITTED NEXT YEAR TO GROW FROM OUR PBIS SYSTEM, WHICH IS SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH THE BEHAVIORAL SIDE OF THINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING THE ACADEMIC INTERVENTION PIECE SYSTEMWIDE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF BATTLEGROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT'S WHERE SHELLEY IS.

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SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY BRING BACK.

SO SHELLEY WILL BE BACK WITH US AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

NEXT UP, OUR FINANCE REPORT, MICHELLE SCOTT.

THANK YOU, MR. WATERS.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON OUR STATE AUDIT THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED.

AND WE HAD OUR EXIT CONFERENCE TODAY WITH THE STATE AUDITORS AND THE LEAD AUDITOR, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAM MANAGER.

AND WE, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT, HAVE A CLEAN AUDIT FOR ALL THREE AREAS THAT THEY REVIEWED AND AUDITED.

I'M GOING TO JUST WALK YOU THROUGH JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AUDIT, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE AREAS THAT THEY THEY AUDITED AND TO GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SO FIRST OF ALL, OUR AUDIT REPORT IS NOT PUBLISHED YET.

THAT IS A PROCESS THAT THEY GO THROUGH AFTER THE EXIT CONFERENCE.

THERE IS SOME SYSTEM ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO AND TO GET IT UP AND POSTED.

SO THEY SAID IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IT SHOULD BE POSTED TO THE STATE WEBSITE.

THEY THIS AUDIT REVIEWED OUR PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR LAST YEAR FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST OF 2021.

SO LAST SCHOOL YEAR, OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR AND IT INCLUDED THREE AUDITS.

IT INCLUDED OUR ACCOUNTABILITY AUDIT, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL GRANT COMPLIANCE.

AND WE, THE STATE AUDITORS, THEY ARE INDEPENDENT.

AND THEY AND TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT MANAGEMENT IS ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND HAVING ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FROM FRAUD, LOSS, ABUSE AND DESIGNED IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS RELEVANT TO THE THOSE OBJECTIVES.

AND SO THE AUDIT DOES COVER THE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES AS WELL AS AGAIN THE COMPLYING WITH OUR OWN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, INTERNAL CONTROLS AND THE AREAS THAT THEY AUDITED WERE BASED ON A RISK ASSESSMENT.

SO THEY ASKED FOR PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND THEN THEY LOOK AT IT AND THEN THEY DETERMINE WHAT AREAS OF RISK THAT MIGHT BE THE HIGHEST.

SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT QUITE A BIT OF DATA EVEN BEFORE THEY START THEIR AUDIT.

IT'S A COUPLE OF MONTHS THIS PROCESS TAKES FOR US.

SO THEY FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY AUDIT, THEY LOOKED AT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

THE STATE PROVIDES THREE PAID DAYS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND THOSE HAVE THOSE HAVE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AND THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED APPROPRIATELY AND FOR THE PURPOSE THAT THEY'RE INTENDED FOR.

THEY REVIEWED PAYROLL AND SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS USING ENRICHMENT LOCAL LEVY DOLLARS.

SO THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF A SELECTION OF RECORDS THAT WE PROVIDED TO THEM ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, GENERAL DISBURSEMENTS, AS WELL AS THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT.

SO AND SO THOSE WERE THE MAIN AREAS THAT THEY COVERED.

THERE WAS OTHER THEY THEY LOOKED AT QUITE A FEW THINGS, BUT THOSE WERE JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS. SO THIS WAS A FOR THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

DAVID KENNEDY'S DEPARTMENT, AS IN CARLA BARRETT, DID AN AMAZING JOB OF THEIR TRACKING LOGS AND AND EVERYTHING.

WE WERE ABLE IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

AND SO AND THE HR AND PAYROLL TEAM WAS AMAZING.

THEY ALL OF THE APPROVALS AND ALL OF THE INTERNAL CONTROLS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS, IT IS THEY JUST DID AN AMAZING JOB.

SO THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT WORKED ON THAT.

FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AGAIN, NO DEFICIENCIES AND NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES.

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SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FEDERAL DOLLARS COMING INTO THE DISTRICT.

AND SO THEY SELECT OF THAT $9 MILLION, THEY SELECT 30% OF AWARDS THAT TOTAL ABOUT 30%. SO TITLE ONE GRANTS WHAT IS $1.6 MILLION? THEY REVIEWED THAT ENTIRE GRANT AND DETAIL, AS WELL AS OUR ESSER COVID-19 ESSER FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED FOR EDUCATION STABILIZATION.

AND THAT WAS $1.1 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES.

AND SO IT WAS IT'S THE RISK OF A FINDING IS, IS PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD TO HAVE A FINDING ON FEDERAL AWARDS BECAUSE THE THRESHOLD IS SO LOW ON GETTING [INAUDIBLE].

SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PASS ALL OF THE EXTENSIVE WORK THAT THEY DID ON THE AUDIT WITH NO FINDINGS WAS JUST WAS JUST EXCEPTIONAL.

SO VERY PLEASED TO REPORT BACK.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST AM AN AMAZING JOB BY YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND ALL THE STAFF THAT WORKED ON THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS AND IT'S VERY, VERY THOROUGH AND PARTICULARLY FEDERAL PROGRAMS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A CLEAN AUDIT ON EVERY FEDERAL PROGRAM.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

WELL, THANK YOU.

GOOD WORK. YEAH.

AND DIRECTOR MARY AND DIRECTOR JACKIE AND MR. WATERS WERE WITH WE WERE ALL TOGETHER IN THE EXIT CONFERENCE, SO IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE THEM AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE BOARD.

I'M VERY HAPPY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THE EXIT CONFERENCE TO BE THERE TO HEAR THE REPORT FROM THE AUDITORS.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE SOME CATEGORIES THAT GET AUDITED EVERY TIME, OR IS IT TRULY LIKE A ROTATING DIFFERENT ONES EACH YEAR? YEAH. SO FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY, THEY DO SELECT DIFFERENT ITEMS DEPENDING ON THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WAS ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT FROM THE STATE TO SELECT THAT AS ONE OF THE ITEMS FOR AUDIT.

SO THERE IS SOMETIMES IT'S BASED ON A STATE NEW STATE IMPLEMENTATION, NEW GASB REQUIREMENTS THAT COME OUT.

THIS YEAR WE ARE IMPLEMENTING LEASE ACCOUNTING, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE NOT HAD TO DO.

SO I KNOW THAT THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE ON THEIR RADAR FOR NEXT YEAR AS WE CLOSE UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPORTING LEASES CORRECTLY.

SO YEAH, THOSE CAN CHANGE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRETTY STANDARD.

YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SAME AUDIT EVERY YEAR FOR YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT, BUT YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY AND FEDERAL AUDIT CAN CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING IN AND REGULATIONS.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF MICHELLE AND HER TEAM THAT THEY DID AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING JOB.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, MARY, THAT'S IT'S A LONG HAUL AND THE WORK AND THE TIME AND THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO IT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE DO NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT MICHELLE IS NEW TO US AND JUST COMING ON BOARD IN JULY.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER ACHIEVEMENT IN ITSELF TO DO THAT.

AND I KNOW SHE'S VERY YOU KNOW, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF THE CREDIT AND IT SHOULD BE SHARED WITH HER TEAM.

BUT BUT HER EFFORTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. I GOT TO SAY, MY FAVORITE PHRASE THAT THEY USE TODAY WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SAFEGUARDING PUBLIC FUNDS.

AND IT WAS JUST NICE TO HEAR.

AND THAT'S A TRUE REFLECTION OF ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

SO THANK YOU. VERY NICE.

WITH THAT, I CALL UP KEVIN JOLMA TO PROVIDE US WITH A BRIEF OPERATIONS REPORT.

HELLO BOARD. HELLO.

AND YES, THERE ARE SUBJECTS THAT THEY AUDIT EVERY YEAR.

WE GENERALLY GET FIVE OR SIX OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS ARE OUR LARGER PROJECTS.

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ALL RIGHT. COMING UP, SPRING BREAK.

I'VE GOT SOME PROJECTS GOING ON AT AMBOY, SOME STORAGE ROOM FENCING.

SAME WITH BATTLEGROUND AUTO SHOP.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THAT ARTICLE ON THE REFLECTOR ABOUT THE TWO ADA OPENERS WE GOT FOR THAT GAL AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT WAS PRETTY NEAT.

WE'D HEARD FROM THEM IN NOVEMBER AND GOT THOSE OPERATING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

DROPPING DOWN TO LEWISVILLE.

I TOLD YOU LAST MEETING ABOUT SOME OF THE HARD TIMES I'M HAVING FINDING MATERIALS.

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS [INAUDIBLE] HAS A VERY, VERY TIGHT SPECIFIC SPECIFICATION ON THE TRANSFORMERS THAT THEY USE, BUT HOPEFULLY I'M ORDERING ONE TOMORROW, SO I THINK I'VE GOT THAT. WE'VE BEEN REMODELING LIKE CRAZY OVER AT THE LEWISVILLE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO DROP IN SOME TIME.

THE PAINTING'S JUST ABOUT DONE.

WE'RE ADDING NEW LIGHTS AND REVISING THE HVAC.

SCOTT WILL BE UP LATER.

HE'S BEEN BUSY ORDERING I.T.

UPGRADES AND THE WIRELESS AND INTERCOMS, AND THERE'S A LOT TO IT.

SO HE'S ON TOP OF THAT.

INTERESTING TOMORROW, IF ANY OF YOU ARE AVAILABLE, THERE'S A PRESENTATION GOING ON BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE TOMORROW.

PLEASANT VALLEY AT THE GYM, THE FLOOR MANUFACTURERS PUTTING ON AN OPEN HOUSE FOR LOCAL ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A FEW KIDS FROM PLEASANT VALLEY, DO SOME SCRIMMAGES AND SOME DRILLS AND SHOW HOW THE FLOOR HAS BEEN WORKING OUT.

BUT IF YOU'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, DROP BY.

I'LL BE THERE. THAT'S IT FOR ME.

UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE IN SPECIFICS.

THANK YOU. KEVIN THANK YOU.

KEVIN I WILL SAY THAT PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING, I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

I CHEATED AND I WENT INTO THE BUILDING OVER THERE.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT A DIFFERENCE FROM SEPTEMBER WHEN I WAS IN THERE WITH ALL THE FURNITURE AND STUFF. I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSFORMATION IS EQUIVALENT TO I MEAN, MANY OF YOU DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THIS ROOM USED TO LOOK LIKE, BUT THE TRANSFORMATION IS EQUIVALENT.

THE LIGHTS, THE WINDOWS, THE PAINTING, THE.

I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE NICE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT FACILITY.

AND WHEN CAM, I THINK THE BEST PART ABOUT IT IS WHEN CAM IS DONE USING IT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT FOR SOME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO FOR SOME COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS, A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND PAY BENEFITS SO.

AND UP NEXT, COMMUNICATIONS REPORT, RITA SANDERS.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? GOOD. GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO REPORT.

ONE OF THE FIRST IS THAT ALL OUR CHIEFS, STUDENTS AND DENNY HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN HANDS ONLY CPR.

IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT, CHIEF.

SO WE DO THAT THANKS TO FIRE CADETS FROM CASCADIA TECHNICAL ACADEMY AND ALSO DISTRICT THREE, INCLUDING TWO OF OUR VERY OWN STUDENTS, ONE FROM PRAIRIE AND ONE FROM BATTLEGROUND. SO THAT'S A REALLY FUN EVENT AND A LOT OF LEARNING HAPPENS AT THAT ONE.

SOME OF OUR OTHER THINGS GOING ON.

SEVERAL OF OUR BANDS WON AWARDS AT THE 50TH ANNUAL CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE JAZZ FESTIVAL, INCLUDING THE BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED JAZZ BAND, WHICH WON THE SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY FROM THAT EVENT.

AND ALSO THE BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL INTERMEDIATE JAZZ BAND FINISHED THIRD AND CHIEF UMTUCH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLS ALSO TOOK AWARDS IN THEIR DIVISION.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM.

WE ALSO HAD TWO BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO COMPETED IN THE STATE DEBATE COMPETITION, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE VISITING US IN THE FUTURE, SO WE'LL GET TO HEAR FROM THEM. OUR AIR FORCE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING COURSE, THE AF JROTC PROGRAMS AT BOTH BATTLEGROUND AND PRAIRIE WERE AWARDED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE IN OUR RECENT FORMAL INSPECTION.

AND THAT'S KUDOS TO THEM BECAUSE THAT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

WE ALSO HAD SOME OF OUR STUDENTS COMPETE IN THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW PUT ON BY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DISTRICT 112 AND FOUR PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARNED SPECIAL RECOGNITION FROM THE JUDGES.

AND WE WILL HAVE OUR OWN DISTRICT ART SHOW COMING UP THE END OF MAY SO WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. IT'S VERY EXCITING OF THAT EVENT WE ALSO HAD CASEY STUDENTS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU READ ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWSLETTER BUT THEY HELPED POT NEARLY 9,000 [INAUDIBLE] ROOT NATIVE PLANTS WITH THE LOWER COLUMBIA FISH ENHANCEMENT GROUP TO HELP IMPROVE SALMON

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SO THAT'S A PRETTY COOL PROJECT THAT PRACTICAL AND GETS GOOD USE.

THEN ALSO I WANTED TO INVITE YOU TO LOOK AT FACEBOOK.

YOU MENTIONED THE FUTURE CHEFS CHALLENGE, MARY.

AND IF YOU GO LOOK AT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TODAY, YOU CAN SEE A GREAT VIDEO BY CHRIS BROWN ON THE FUTURE CHEFS CHALLENGE AND THERE IS A LINK TO THEIR RECIPES.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH, WHICH HAD BACON AND BALSAMIC, I UNDERSTAND MAKES MY MOUTH WATER.

A LITTLE BIT OF PESTO. YEAH, THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO MAKE THAT MYSELF.

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A GOOD GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH? SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE STUDENTS AND YOU CAN GET THOSE RECIPES.

AND THEN ALSO SINCE YOUR LAST MEETING, OUR NEW COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, JENNA BUTCHER HILL STARTED AND SHE'S ALREADY DIGGING INTO OUR 21 WEBSITES THAT WE MAINTAIN FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS IN THE DISTRICT AND HELPING OUR PROGRAMS WITH VISUAL COMMUNICATION.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON STAFF AND WE'LL INTRODUCE HER AT A COMING MEETING.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO END THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT WITH ALL OF THAT GOOD NEWS.

YEAH, MIC WE'RE DROP OUT.

THAT'S GOOD. I APPRECIATE THAT WORK ON ALL THE WEBSITES AND KEEPING THEM UP TO DATE.

THAT'LL BE GREAT. A LOT OF PARENTS GET THEIR INFORMATION FROM THAT AND COUNT ON IT.

VERY EXCITED TO HAVE JENNA ON OUR TEAM.

WE CERTAINLY REALIZE THE WORK THAT CHRIS AND AND RITA ARE ABLE TO DO.

AND NOW WITH THE ADDITION OF JENNA, IT'S BEEN MADE CLEAR TO US BOTH THROUGH THE FEEDBACK WE GET FROM PARENTS AND THROUGH EVEN THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THAT COMMUNICATION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT HERE, AND I THINK WE DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT FOR US. GREAT.

I DIDN'T DECEIVE YOU TOO MUCH THERE AUDIENCE WE'RE CLOSE TO THAT TIME.

SO OUR NEXT STEP IS OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[7. Citizens' Comments]

I DON'T SEE JESSICA IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO SHE'S GOING TO TRY TO DO REMOTE.

NO, WE'RE NOT DOING. WE'RE NOT DOING REMOTE ANYMORE.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE ON OUR LIST.

AND JUST TO A QUICK REMINDER, THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ITS MEETINGS INDIVIDUALS AFTER IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES, WE'LL PROCEED TO MAKE COMMENTS WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD.

THAT'S 3 MINUTES, 30 MINUTES TOTAL.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE PRESENTERS AND THE PRESIDENT MAY INTERRUPT OR TERMINATE THE INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT WHEN IT'S TOO LENGTHY, PERSONALLY DIRECTED, ABUSIVE, OBSCENE OR IRRELEVANT.

THE BOARD AS A WHOLE HAS THE FINAL DECISION IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF SUCH RULINGS. SO FIRST UP, WE HAVE JEAN MARKSON, AFTER THAT, STAN MARKSON AND THEN EUNICE [INAUDIBLE]. AND MARK, JUST REAL QUICKLY, WHO'S GOING TO DO THE TIMING? OH, [INAUDIBLE].

SO THANK YOU SPEAKERS FOR BEARING WITH US.

WE'RE TESTING OUT A NEW CLOCK ON OUR SCREEN HERE AND ON THIS ONE.

JEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK BEHIND YOUR SHOULDERS.

RIGHT. SO, SANDY.

THE FIRST THING THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE BROUGHT UP.

SO SANDY'S GOING TO HOLD UP.

CAN I HAVE MY 3 MINUTES? OH, YEAH. CAN I DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL HER WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR WHERE YOU CAN.

SURE GO AHEAD. THERE'LL BE A TIMER, THE AUDIENCE AND FOLKS CAN SEE, I KNOW IT'S TO YOU'RE BEHIND, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.

SO YOU'LL GET A 30 SECOND WARNING.

AND THEN WHEN TIME'S UP, YOU'LL JUST GET THE RED CARD.

THERE'S NOT AN AUDIO THAT YOU'LL HEAR.

NO GONG. NO GONG. YEAH, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, JEAN.

THANK YOU. I AM HERE AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I WAS ONE OF THE MEMBERS, AND WE PUT OUR HEARTS AND SOULS INTO WHAT YOU WILL HEAR PRESENTED NEXT TIME.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE NOT GIVEN TO LOOK AT WAS THE WASHINGTON STATE ETHNIC STUDIES FRAMEWORK.

AND AS I LOOKED THROUGH THAT, I JUST BECAME VERY CONCERNED AT HAVING BEEN A I'M A RETIRED TEACHER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS THE PRESSURE THAT'S BEING PUT ON THE TEACHERS TO TRANSFORM THEIR OWN BELIEFS ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION THAT THEY ARE TO BE THE ANTI-RACIST PRACTITIONERS.

I MEAN, WHAT'S THE POSITIVE? WHAT ARE THEY TO DO THAT'S POSITIVE AND TO PROMOTE THE IDEA THAT WHITENESS DIVIDES US ALL? WE'LL TEACHERS THEN BE EXEMPT FROM ATTENDING TRAINING THAT TEACHES THAT ONE RACE OR

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WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO TEACH THAT, OR WILL THEY BE MADE TO TEACH THAT THE UNITED STATES IS STRUCTURALLY RACIST, THAT MORAL CHARACTER IS DETERMINED BY RACE OR SEX, OR THAT ANYONE SHOULD BE MADE TO FEEL GUILT OR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS DUE TO RACE OR SEX? WHAT ARE THE TEACHERS? ARE THEY ABLE TO OPT OUT OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN TUNE WITH THEIR OWN BELIEFS? ANOTHER AREA THAT CONCERNED ME WAS THE IDEA OF GLOBAL CITIZENS AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.

SO ARE WE SUPPOSED TO ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO MODEL THEMSELVES AND THEIR CITIZENSHIP AFTER CHINA, AFTER RUSSIA, AFTER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES THAT ARE SO FULL OF CORRUPTION? THESE ARE AMERICAN CHILDREN.

SHOULD WE NOT BE TEACHING AMERICAN VALUES? OF COURSE, THAT AMERICA, THE UNITED STATES, INHERITED IMMORAL INSTITUTIONS FROM THE PAST.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT CONTINUED ON THAT PATH AT ALL.

INSTEAD, THERE'S BEEN A NEVER ENDING PROGRESS TOWARD EVER GREATER PERSONAL FREEDOM AND PARTICIPATION IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

INSTEAD, WE SHOULD BE TEACHING THEM AMERICAN VALUES, LIFE, LIBERTY, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, THE THINGS FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA THAT PEOPLE ARE TO BE TREATED ACCORDING TO THEIR CHARACTER AND NOT THEIR SKIN COLOR.

ANOTHER CONCERN THAT I HAD IS IN TERMS OF ONE OF THE FRAMEWORK TALKS ABOUT IDENTITY, BUT IDENTITY IN THIS FRAMEWORK IS NOT INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL IDENTITY.

IT'S THE GROUP IDENTITY WHO DETERMINES THAT GROUP.

BUT WE ONLY LOOKING AT PEOPLE AS FAR AS THEIR GROUP DO.

WE SLOT THEM INTO TO MANMADE CONSTRAINTS.

AS FAR AS GROUP, THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS.

I WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS FOR 40 YEARS AS A TEACHER FOR PRESCHOOLERS.

BEFORE THAT, THESE ARE THEY ARE ALL INDIVIDUALS.

AND WE NEED TO AS TEACHERS AND AS A DISTRICT, TREAT THEM AS INDIVIDUALS AND LOOK AT THEM AS INDIVIDUALS.

AND ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD WITH IT WAS THE IDEA OF POWER TO PROMOTE HUMANITY, JOY, AND POSITIVE FUTURES.

IT JUST BREAKS DOWN RELATIONSHIPS INTO POWER STRUGGLES INTO.

GROUP IDENTITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD REALLY ASK THAT THE DISTRICT LOOK AT THIS FRAMEWORK.

I'VE HEARD THAT THERE'S AN OPT OUT AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THAT AND CONSIDER OPTING OUT OF THE FRAMEWORK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

I AM STAN MARKSON.

THAT WAS MY BETTER HALF.

SHE IS A VERY EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR AND A PERSON THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT KIDS AND YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM THE RIGHT APPROACH TO LIFE.

SO THE COMMANDER.

SO PLEASE DON'T START MY TIME YET, BECAUSE I'M JUST SINGING PRAISES HERE.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THE BOARDS.

I SEE YOUR SIGN BACK THERE, SO I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A LOT.

SO YOU CAN START MY TIME NOW.

I'M A LITTLE MORE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES THAN JEAN, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME ON THAT. AND I'M GOING TO READ THIS BECAUSE I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT THE BASIS FOR ETHNIC STUDIES SUBSET WISE WOULD BE DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUITY.

I'LL CALL DI & E AND ALSO CRITICAL RACE THEORY COMES IN THERE IN SOME ASPECTS OF IT.

AND SO THE THEORY OF BEING REPRESENTED OR PRESENTED STATES THAT RACISM IS WOVEN INTO THE VERY FABRIC OF AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY.

THESE CONCEPTS ARE ENCOURAGED ALSO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND BECOME PROACTIVE AGAINST THEIR BIAS, ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS.

WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR NOT, THESE TEACHINGS OFTEN PROCLAIM THAT AMERICA'S PAST HISTORY WAS TERRIBLE DUE TO WHITENESS AND EUROPEAN JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES, AND THERE WILL BE NO POSITIVE FUTURE UNLESS THE RIGHT SOCIETAL CORRECTIONS ACCORDING TO DI & E AREN'T MADE TO THE THINGS NOW PROCLAIMED BY THE NEW SOCIETAL VALUES AND THE GUARDIANS THEREOF.

WHILE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND EQUITY CAN APPEAR TO BE A NOBLE PURSUIT, IT CAN HAVE MULTIPLE ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED MEANINGS TO DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

HOWEVER, WHEN THE CURRENT DEFINITIONS ARE APPLIED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSED ETHNIC ETHNIC STUDIES APPROACH, IT IS APPARENT THAT IT IS AN EXTREME AND RADICAL SHIFT FROM TRADITIONAL AMERICAN IDEALS AND WORLDVIEW, DIVERSITY, DEFINITION, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING THE CULTURE, CULTURAL AND SOCIETAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION GROUPS.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. THESE DIFFERENCES, HOWEVER, SHOULD BE SEPARATELY RECOGNIZED AND EVALUATED BEYOND OUR CURRENT SOCIAL AND ETHICAL AND MORAL STANDARDS.

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SINCE DIVERSITY IS THE MIX AND INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE GROUPS, THEN INCLUSION IS MAKING THE MIX WORK TOGETHER.

IT'S THE PROCESS BY WHICH PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURES, LANGUAGES, CLASSES, RACES, ETC.

WILL WORK IN A MANNER THAT RECOGNIZES, AFFIRMS AND VALUES THE WORTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE DIGNITY OF EACH.

THIS IS GOOD.

EQUITY DEFINITION.

EQUITY REQUIRES THAT THERE ARE RECOGNIZED DIFFERENCES OF VALUES, EXPECTATIONS, PROVISIONS AND TREATMENTS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBERS OF A VARIETY OF DIVERSITY GROUPS.

EQUITY, HOWEVER, IS WHERE MUCH DIFFICULTY ARISES WHEN PROMOTING THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INTO REAL WORLD SETTINGS.

USING DIFFERENT RULES AND STANDARDS FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS WILL DESTROY THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AND THE PROMOTION OF STANDARD MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS.

WHEN THOSE ATTRIBUTES ARE DEFINED OR DIFFERENT VALUES ARE USED FOR USE FROM GROUP TO GROUP. THE RESULTS OF THE STATES DI & E OVEREMPHASIS ON PEOPLE DIFFERENCES IS IN CONTRADICTION WITH TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES AND HAVE IDEALLY PROMOTED THE AMERICAN VALUES OF IDEALLY PROMOTED LIBERTY, JUSTICE AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.

EXPECTATIONS. YOU HAVE GOT HERE 3 MINUTES, SO TRY TO WRAP UP.

I WILL. THANK YOU. EXPECTATION OF THE EQUAL OUTCOMES, DOWNSIZED PERSONALITY, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SEEING ONESELF AS A VICTIM OR OPPRESSOR OF OTHERS, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S NOT TRUE, WILL NOT RESULT IN THE ULTIMATE SUCCESS FOR ONE AND ALL IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, BOARD.

MY NAME IS EUNICE [INAUDIBLE].

MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER.

I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER.

I THINK TED MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN DOING THEIR HOMEWORK WITH CHSE [INAUDIBLE], SO THEY PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT ROLE PLAYS.

BUT JUST SO YOU ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ADOPT THE CURRICULUM.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT UP AND TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT.

I LOOKED AT ESPECIALLY THE ROLE PLAYS THAT I PRESENTED IN THE GREAT BODY SHOP CURRICULUM AND HEALTH SMART, GREAT BODY SHOP TALKED ABOUT SKILL PLAY.

THEY ARE DOING ROLE PLAY IN TERMS OF PRACTICING SKILLS.

THESE WERE AND THERE WERE REALLY THOUGHTFUL DEBRIEFING QUESTIONS THAT THEY ASKED AFTER THE SKILL PLAYS, SUCH AS WHAT DO YOU THINK MIGHT HAPPEN WITH THESE CHARACTERS IN THE FUTURE? CHOOSE ANY CHARACTER AND IMAGINE YOU'RE IN THEIR SITUATION IN THE SKILL PLAY.

HOW WOULD YOU REACT? THIS KIND OF PLAY, BASED ON LEARNING SPECIFIC SKILLS, HELPS STUDENTS TO PERSONALIZE THE LESSON AND APPLY IT TO THEIR OWN LIFE WITH THEIR OWN SKILLS THAT MIGHT THAT NEED IMPROVING.

AND THEY HAVE SPECIFIC RUBRIC FOR EVALUATING HOW THE STUDENTS ARE DOING IN TERMS OF SKILLS SO THAT THESE THINGS THAT ARE BEING TAUGHT DON'T STAY AS THEORIES, BUT BECOME SKILLS THAT THEY ACTUALLY USE IN THEIR LIVES.

HEALTH SMART CALLS HAS A CHAPTER IN HIGH SCHOOL CALLED ROLE PLAY.

THIS IS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON 13 CALLED ROLE PLAY PRACTICE.

IT'S ABOUT SAYING NO TO UNSAFE SEX.

AND THEY HAVE KIDS GO THROUGH PRESSURE LINES AND THREE SPECIFIC REFUSAL SKILLS CLEAR NO STATEMENT, ALTERNATIVE ACTION OR ACTIVITIES AND DELAY TACTICS.

AND AS THEY PRACTICE THE SKILLS THEY BECOME, REAL AND THEY GET BUILT INTO THE BONES. AND I REALLY WANT IT NOT TO BE SCARED OF THE WORD ROLE PLAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

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[8. Consent Agenda]

OUR CONCERNS AGENDA INCLUDES OF ITEM A APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM B APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 14, 2022 REGULAR MEETING.

ITEM C CONTRACTS RATIFICATION.

ITEM D PERSONNEL REPORTS.

ITEM E, STUDENT TRAVEL AND ITEM F INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES.

IF THERE'S ANY OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU THINK NEEDS ITS OWN SLOT ON THE AGENDA, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO PROPOSE THAT OTHERWISE WE WOULD APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS A WHOLE.

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

IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

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

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. OLD BUSINESS, THE USUAL NONE.

AND ON THE NEW BUSINESS ITEM A IS THE REVISION OF POLICY 2161 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND

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ELLEN WIESSNER, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU. SO I AM BRINGING YOU CHANGES TONIGHT TO BOARD POLICY 2161, RIGHT? YES. SOMETIMES I FORGET THE NUMBER.

THESE ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION POLICY.

AND THERE WERE CHANGES TO THE WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

THE CHAPTER 392172A IS WHAT IS JUST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND SO THERE WERE SOME CHANGES THERE RECENTLY.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE POLICY ITSELF REALLY HAS VERY MINIMAL CHANGES TO IT.

THERE'S JUST SOME WORDING.

THE [INAUDIBLE] IS IN KIND OF THE PROCEDURES AND EVEN THAT I WOULD SAY I WOULDN'T CALL IT SUBSTANTIAL ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN OUR UNDERSTANDING AND WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

THERE'S VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THEM.

SO I DID IN THE BACKGROUND TELL YOU WHERE THE CHANGES ARE.

THERE ARE SOME CHANGES IN THE REFERRAL PROCEDURES ABOUT PARENT PARTICIPATION, LARGELY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVE ACCESS, MEANING THAT WE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.

SOME THINGS AROUND RESTRAINT, IEP PREPARATION, OUR TRANSITION FROM PART C TO BE PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND THEN A LOT OF JUST HOUSEKEEPING THINGS.

AGAIN, CHANGES IN SOME DEFINITIONS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND YOU DID INCLUDE THE PROCEDURE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AS WELL.

YOU DO HAVE THE PROCEDURE.

YEP. WE'RE ONTO YOU NOW, MARY.

YES. UH, CAN YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE, WHAT USE CHANGES YOU SEE HAPPENING IN THE PRACTICE? ACTUALLY, I'M THINKING MAINLY IN THE CLASSROOM, IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING, VERY LITTLE BECAUSE THEY ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING UP UNTIL THIS POINT.

SO, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I DO LIKE.

IT TALKS ABOUT PARENT PARTICIPATION.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS KNOW THAT THEY CAN HAVE AN INTERPRETER AND THAT THEY CAN HAVE DOCUMENTS TRANSLATED.

SO I GO BACK TO WHAT IS EVEN ON OUR WEBSITE, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE COPIES.

OUR IEP PROGRAM ALREADY TRANSLATES EVERYTHING AND WE HAVE WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IDENTIFY PARENTS WHO WOULD NEED INTERPRETATION.

SO THOSE ARE ALREADY THERE.

A LOT OF IT IS GOING BACK TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT WE DO HAVE IT IN PLACE REFERRAL.

WE. THERE'S ONE LITTLE CHANGE ABOUT IT.

TALKS ABOUT PARENTS PROVIDING WRITTEN REQUEST, THOUGH.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE.

AND SO WE'VE GOT THAT IN PLACE ALREADY.

JUST AGAIN, HEY, PARENT, JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL, PUT IT DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER.

WE'VE EVEN GIVEN THEM AN OPTIONAL REFERRAL FORM TO COMPLETE IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT.

THE THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT IN THE IEP CONTENT.

THERE ARE SOME CHANGES ABOUT HOW WE DESCRIBE THE ALTERNATE STATE ASSESSMENT TO PARENTS, AND THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY IN OUR PROGRAM.

AND SO STAFF IS DOING THAT.

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IT'S SO THERE'S 11 CATEGORIES THAT WE CAN CHOOSE FROM TO FIND A STUDENT ELIGIBLE.

DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED IS ONE THAT IS USED OFTEN IN THE EARLY AGES, BUT IT HAS THIS CONDITION WHERE BEFORE THE AGE OF NINE, YOU HAVE TO REEVALUATE THE STUDENT TO FIND THEM ELIGIBLE IN ANOTHER CATEGORY THAT WAS MOVED FROM 9 TO 10.

SO THAT IS ACTUALLY THE ONE THING THAT WE REALLY HAVE HAD TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR SYSTEM ALERTS US TO THAT AND THAT WE'VE NOTIFIED PARENTS THAT IF THEY WERE GETTING READY TO TURN NINE, WE'RE GOING TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE DOING THAT.

SO THAT IS A REALLY QUICK RUNDOWN.

SO FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

ONE SPECIFIC QUESTION AND THAT AND I'M ASSUMING THAT IN TERMS OF ISOLATION AND RESTRAINT, WHAT THEY'RE CLARIFYING HERE IS JUST THE EXACT TYPES OF TRAINING THAT THE STAFF MEMBER WILL HAVE. YES, EXACTLY.

SO IT'S AROUND THEY'VE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE OR THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN OUR TRAINING THAT WE HAVE TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES.

THERE ARE TWO TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WE USE IN THE DISTRICT AND THEY BOTH HAVE THOSE ELEMENTS IN THEM ALREADY.

AND WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

ELLEN, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB IN TERMS OF REDUCING INCIDENCES OF ISOLATION AND RESTRAINT. THAT'S BEEN A FOCUS FOR THIS DISTRICT NOW, PROBABLY FOR THE LAST SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS, NINE YEARS OR SO.

SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY IT REALLY ISN'T A CHANGE IN TERMS OF OUR PHILOSOPHY AND OUR PRACTICES AND [INAUDIBLE].

EXACTLY. YEAH. AND YOU'LL NOTICE IN THAT SECTION, IN THE PROCEDURES SECTION, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT ADDED ABOUT REPORTING THAT IS NOT NEW.

THAT WAS ACTUALLY JUST FOR AN [INAUDIBLE] FROM BEFORE.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR EVER.

IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER, BUT FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

HEY, ELLEN, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE IEPS.

AND FOR THOSE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

YEAH. DO THOSE GET TRANSLATED? THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT GET TRANSLATED, YEAH.

SO OUR PROGRAM, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A GOOGLE TRANSLATE IDEA.

IT TAKES WHAT WE WRITE AND IT TRANSLATE IT.

IT TRANSLATES IT JUST AUTOMATICALLY.

NOT EVERY LANGUAGE, BUT I THINK THERE'S EIGHT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AVAILABLE TO US TO DO THAT AUTOMATICALLY.

GOOD. I'M GLAD THERE'S NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY THE LONGEST PROCEDURE I'VE SEEN.

TO US, I DON'T KNOW IF IT SETS THE RECORD.

YEAH, I WAS HOPING TO SET A RECORD.

RIGHT. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, MARK.

IT DOES SET THE RECORD.

WOW. IS IT'S A LOT.

YEAH. SO JUST TO KNOW ALL OF THESE PROCEDURES IS A GARGANTUAN TASK.

WHEN I WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL ED, I GAVE THIS TO ELLEN.

OKAY. SO SHE TOOK CARE OF IT.

SO NOW THAT SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SEE, SHE'S WELL PREPARED.

YES. I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME WE REVISED IT BACK IN 2016, THAT WAS QUITE A TASK AT THAT POINT TO DO IT.

AND THIS WAS A CHANGE IN A FEDERAL THING OR A STATE.

STATE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ELLEN? I'D MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE REVISION OF POLICY 2161 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.

I HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 2161.

I THINK WE'VE ASKED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

POLICY IS REVISED FIVE TO ZERO.

THANK YOU, ELLEN. THANK YOU BOARD.

ITEM B FOR NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF THE ADVERTISING BIDS FOR YEARBOOKS FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. DARCY SPIEGELMAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HI. WELL, I'M HOPING THIS IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

OUR CURRENT YEARBOOK CONTRACT FOR PUBLISHING THE YEARBOOKS EXPIRES JUNE 30TH.

AND BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED AMOUNT OF THE YEARBOOKS, WE'RE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A FORMAL BID.

AND PART OF THAT PROCESS IS TO ADVERTISE IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

SO I AM HERE TO ASK PERMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND RELEASE THE ADVERTISEMENT.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

ALL THERE IS TO IT. AND THE NEXT CONTRACT WILL RUN FOR HOW MANY YEARS?

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SO YOU ACTUALLY REEVALUATE IT EVERY YEAR AFTER YOU SEE THE PRODUCT? YEAH. THE BID PRICING, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY SUBMIT THEIR BIDS FOR PRICE ESCALATIONS AND WE HAVE THE OPTION TO RENEW OR NOT.

AND DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL'S PROGRAM AND FUNDING, THEY MAY NOT WANT TO PRODUCE A YEARBOOK IN A CONSECUTIVE YEAR SO THEY CAN OPT OUT IF THEY WANT TO.

SO WE'RE NOT LOCKED IN.

WE'RE LOCKED IN THE FIRST YEAR.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT'S A RENEWAL IF WE CHOOSE TO.

HAS THAT BEEN WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST AS WELL? IN THE PAST, WE'VE DONE ONE YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

THIS ONE, I'M DOING LONGER JUST BECAUSE IT'S EASIER FOR THE YEARBOOK ADVISORS TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR VENDOR AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER'S NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. AND A BID PROCESS IS FAIRLY LENGTHY, SO IT'S NICER TO HAVE IT JUST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS.

THE BID WILL CLOSE ON THE 21ST AND THEN WE HAVE A PROPOSAL PERIOD AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE AFTER PROPOSALS ARE EVALUATED BY SECRETARIES, ADVISORS, PROBABLY SOME BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF AND MYSELF, WE HOPE TO HAVE A CONTRACT READY FOR SIGNATURE BY MAY 24TH, BUT THE PROCESS STARTS WITH THE ADVERTISING.

SO IS THERE A HISTORY LIKE HOW MANY BIDS DO WE TYPICALLY GET OR HAVE WE GOTTEN IN THE PAST? I BELIEVE LAST TIME SIX VENDORS RESPONDED AND TWO WERE WORDED.

WE DON'T EXPECT A WORD TO A SINGLE VENDOR JUST BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF EACH SCHOOL. SO WE HAVE THE OPTION TO AWARD TO MORE THAN ONE VENDOR.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. SO I ASKED THE BOARD TO APPROVE ADVERTISING RFP 2022-23-01 FOR YEARBOOK PUBLISHING FOR THE '22-23 SCHOOL YEAR WITH OPTION TO RENEW OR FOUR CONSECUTIVE ONE YEAR TERMS. I MOVED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE ADVERTISING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR YOUR BOOK RFP 22 23-01 FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL CONSECUTIVE ONE YEAR TERMS. THANK YOU. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADVERTISING FOR THE YEARBOOK CONTRACT.

I THINK WE'VE ASKED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

THANK YOU, DARCY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DARCY. THANKS FOR TAKING THAT ONE.

THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. YEAH, WAY TO TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.

YEAH. [LAUGHTER] OKAY.

ITEM C, OUR LAST ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS.

THE PURCHASE OF SAMSUNG FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS.

SCOTT MCDANIEL. CONSTANTLY MAKING THINGS BETTER OUT THERE.

TRYING. YEAH. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS EXACTLY THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING TO BUY SOME FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS.

THESE WILL BE REPLACING THE INSTALLED CLASSROOM PROJECTORS THAT YOU SEE IN ALL OF THE BUILDINGS. WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO FORWARD WITH FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT LONGER LIFESPAN THAN THE PROJECTORS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET.

PROJECTORS TYPICALLY HAVE A LIFESPAN OF AT BEST FIVE TO SIX YEARS, AFTER WHICH REPLACING THE BULBS DOES LITTLE TO IMPROVE THE CLARITY, BRIGHTNESS AND FOCUS OF THE ACTUAL PROJECTOR. SO WE HAVE SELECTED THE SAMSUNG 82 INCH TV BECAUSE IT'S BY FAR THE BEST PRICE AND WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO GET IT IN A VERY RAPID FASHION SOMEHOW.

APPARENTLY, THE 82 INCH SAMSUNG DEFIED ALL SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT EXIST IN THE WORLD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

HOWEVER, THE SCHOOLS PRIMARILY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT THESE INTO ALREADY HAVE PROJECTORS STILL ON CARTS.

THEY'RE NOT PHYSICALLY INSTALLED.

SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT YAKULT AND RIVER HOMELINK SPECIFICALLY FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY.

GLENWOOD HEIGHTS ACTUALLY HAS ULTRA SHORT PROJECTORS THAT ARE CONSIDERABLY OLDER THAN OUR

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WE WILL BE INSTALLING WIRELESS CASTING CAPABILITY TO ALL OF THESE, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE WITH THE TVS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BOARDROOM HERE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY SALVAGE VALUE AT ALL TO THE EXISTING PROJECTOR SYSTEMS? YEAH, YEAH, WE WILL BE WE WOULD RESELL THEM.

THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT WILL BUY LITERALLY ANY OLD TECHNOLOGY, NO MATTER HOW OLD IT IS.

OKAY. WHAT ABOUT WITHIN DISTRICT? IS THERE ANYWHERE WE CAN USE THEM WITHIN THE DISTRICT? WE'LL BE HANGING ON TO A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THEM BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CLASSROOMS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING.

THE ULTRA SHORT THROWS ARE IN A VERY HIGH DEMAND BECAUSE THEY ARE FAILING FASTER.

SO YEAH, WE'LL STILL BE USING THEM.

WE DON'T THROW THINGS AWAY MUCH.

THEN HOW ARE YOU? ARE YOU? IS THE SWITCH OUT FOR THE ONES THAT WILL REMAIN? HOW WILL THAT WORK? IS THAT JUST LIKE OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS, OR WILL WE ALWAYS HAVE SOME? OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS, WE'LL BE REPLACED AND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CERTAIN LOCATIONS WHERE PROJECTORS ARE GOING TO BE THE BEST, AT LEAST AS FAR AS I CAN TELL.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE OUR LARGE VENUES, SPECIFICALLY COMMONS AREAS, GYMS, AND THOSE ARE A VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF PROJECTOR THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU SEE.

THEY'RE NOT LCD, THEY'RE ACTUALLY LASER PROJECTORS.

THEY ARE FAR, FAR BRIGHTER THAN ANYTHING YOU'LL SEE IN A CLASSROOM.

SO. YEAH.

AND I SEE FOR THE PUBLIC, THESE STILL QUALIFY FOR ESSER FUNDS, WHICH IS.

YES, I KNOW. EVENTUALLY THEY'LL HAVE TO COME ON TO THE REGULAR ROTATION OF THINGS, BUT I WOULD LOVE IT IF WE COULD KEEP GETTING ESSER FUNDS FOR TVS FOR A FEW YEARS AT LEAST.

YES, THESE ARE BEING PURCHASED WITH ESSER.

DARCY [INAUDIBLE] REVIEWED ALL OF OUR CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND IT'S MEETS THE EXPECTATIONS.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF 150 SAMSUNG 82 INCH FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS. [INAUDIBLE] MOVEE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE SAMSUNG FLAT PANEL TELEVISION. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSED IS FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BOARD.

THANK YOU, SCOTT. OKAY.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

NOTHING ON MY END.

OKAY. NOTHING HERE THAT I KNOW OF.

EVERYBODY WENT TO SPECIAL EVENTS THIS LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO THEY DESERVE THE WEEK OFF.

COMMUNITY MILITARY APPRECIATION IS COMING UP.

OH YEAH. NEXT WEEK.

I THINK IT'S THIS WEEK. THIS WEEK.

THIS WEEK. YEAH.

WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY.

LOCATION. SKYVIEW.

SKYVIEW. OH OKAY, THAT ONE.

OKAY. YES, MILITARY APPRECIATION.

YEAH. THAT'S A GREAT YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS FOR THE REMINDER.

ALL RIGHT. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE SO I WILL ADJOURN THIS MARCH 28, 2022 BATTLEGROUND SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR MEETING AT 7:33.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.