The board secretary or recorder will call roll of board members.
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Student voice is an opportunity for Associated Student Body (ASB) reports, student initiatives, achievements and recognitions.
Charb Gourde, Principal of Battle Ground High School, and Battle Ground Senior Maggie Hickey, will be present. Miss Hickey advocated for the installation of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility button on the front doors of the school.
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Board Members
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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:
| 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 |
| Pleasant Valley Middle School | Group 1 | May 10, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Tukes Valley Middle School | Group 3 | May 13, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Pleasant Valley Primary School | Group 2 | May 13, 2022 | Upcoming |
| Prairie High School | Groups 1, 2, 3 | May 24, 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 |
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An opportunity for board members to report out on their activities associated with their respective positions.
Presenter:
Denny Waters
Superintendent
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Denny Waters will provide periodic updates on events and/or recognitions throughout the district.
Representatives of the district's Citizens Advisory Committee will present information on what the committee has accomplished to date. The four representatives who will present are: Tori Denfeld, Bethany Emerson, Eunice Ingermanson and Marshall Marrott.
Presenter:
Michelle Reinhardt
Executive Director of Human Resources
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A human resources report will be provided to the Board by Michelle Reinhardt.
Presenter:
Shelly Whitten
Deputy Superintendent
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Shelly Whitten will provide an update to the Board on the Teaching and Learning Department.
Presenter:
Michelle Scott
Chief Financial Officer
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Michelle Scott will give an update to the Board on finances. In addition, Ms. Scott will provide an update on student enrollment.
Presenter:
Kevin Jolma
Executive Director of Facilities
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Kevin Jolma will give the Board an update on current projects.
Presenter:
Rita Sanders
Communications Officer
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Presenter:
Angela Allen
Director of Instructional Leadership (Secondary and Alternative Schools)
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This policy allows for the waiver of two elective credits for students that experience different circumstances that would not allow them to graduate on time with 24 credits. The revision allows for the addition of students to waiver credits if they have been in or have been released from an institutional education facility.
Presenter:
Angela Allen
Director of Instructional Leadership (Secondary and Alternative Schools)
Background:
This policy and procedure were changed to reflect the language changes from the district “shall” to the district “will” comply with using a grading system. Another big change to this policy was to comply with the changes in Policy 3520 - Student Fees, Fines, Charges. Student’s grades can no longer be withheld for a student that has fines and fees due to damage or loss of school property.
Presenter:
Angela Allen
Director of Instructional Leadership (Secondary and Alternative Schools)
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This policy and procedure is a name change as a result of the language in HB 1599 that refers to “Mastery-based” learning from the previous name of “Competency” credit. The updates reflect the change in name to “Mastery”. Also, updated in the policy are the requirements to disaggregate data each year on the students that receive this credit to look for disproportionality and take actions if needed to ensure equitable access to the credit opportunities.
Future updates to the procedure for this policy include an addition of Art mastery credit. The high school art team is in the process of creating an option for students to obtain an art credit through a portfolio process.
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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.