>> I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD GO AHEAD.
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>> THERE WE GO. PERFECT. GOOD TIME.
[1. Call to Order]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD, JUNE 27TH, 2022 TO ORDER.>> THANK YOU STUDENTS, STAFF THAT ARE ALL PRESENT DURING THE GIVEN INFORMATION.
CITIZENS THAT MIGHT BE HERE FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS OR ONLINE LISTENING IN, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT.
WE'LL START OFF WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. RICARDO?
>> PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, MARK WATRIN.
>> VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, JACKIE MADDUX.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, MARY SNITILY.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, ROB HENDRICKSON.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, TED CHAMPAIGN.
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, SYDNEY CORDEN.
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, RICARDO MARTIN DEL CAMPO.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WILL BE OUR AGENDA APPROVAL.
[4. Agenda Approval]
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION.>> YES. MR. PRESIDENT, WE'D LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM J, THIS ITEM IS NO LONGER NEEDED.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE WHEN THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WORK OUT.
ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BOARD? WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE MINUS ITEM J, THEN.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA MINUS ITEM J HAS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA MINUS ITEM J.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. AGENDA IS APPROVED 5 TO 0.
THANK YOU. FIRST UP, UNDER COMMUNICATIONS,
[5. Communications]
WE HAVE SOMEBODY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THEIR SERVICE FOR MR. WATERS, DO YOU WANT TO START?>> YES. I AM HONORED TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO SYDNEY CORDEN, THE WASA STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD.
I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.
IT'S GIVEN OUT IN DIFFERENT REGIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SYDNEY WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO STUDENTS IN THE ENTIRE ESD 112 REGION TO RECEIVE THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD FROM WASA, WHICH IS THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
IT SAYS HERE I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE PLAQUE, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SPEAKS TO SYDNEY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
"THE WASA STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADERS WHO HAVE CREATED OR PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP ROLE IN INITIATIVES OR PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY, ACCESS, EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS PRESENTED TO SYDNEY CORDEN ON THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 2022. [APPLAUSE]
>> ACTUALLY, IF YOU WANT TO JUST STAY THERE.
THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD AS A WHOLE ALSO HAS A PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION.
I'M GOING TO HAVE VICE PRESIDENT MADDUX BRING THAT UP TO YOU.
FOR THE PUBLIC TWO YEARS OF SERVING ON THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD AS A STUDENT, RAISING THE BAR FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, MAKING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT MADE STUDENTS MORE RELEVANT ON OUR BOARD.
I THINK SYDNEY CAN CLAIM ALL OF THOSE AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>> WE'RE REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU SYDNEY.
YOU'VE BEEN AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
>> I'M GOING TO MISS YOU TOO. THANK YOU.
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>> GREAT. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FOR THE THIRD MEETING IN A ROW, SHE IS OFF TO A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION IN OUR AUDIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND STARTING TO LEARN THE ROPES.
GREAT. NEXT UP IS OUR COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD.
DO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ANY INFORMATION THEY'D LIKE TO PRESENT?
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST BOARD MEETING.
>> GREAT. MUCH NEEDED REST FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I'VE SEEN KIDS OFF AT CAMPS AND EXTRA ACTIVITIES ALREADY AND IT'S GREAT TO GET GOING.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, DIRECTOR HENDRICKSON.
>> NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
>> IT'S PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE.
>> HOW ABOUT EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
>> THEY DID MEET AND WENT OVER A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
ONE THING THAT I CAN SHARE IS THAT AUGUST 20TH THEY WILL BE DOING, STUFF THE BUS.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE AT WALMART FROM 10:00 TO 2:00 AND IN THEIR PARKING LOT, AND THEN HOPEFULLY FRED MEYER AS WELL, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT ONE.
>> WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION.
I'LL GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE TRUST LANDS ADVISORY.
I KEEP LEARNING NEW THINGS ALL THE TIME.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS, BUT THE ONE THAT STANDS OUT THAT I THINK I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE BOARD OF INFORMATION ALREADY PRESENTED.
I THINK I ALREADY MENTIONED THAT TIMBER SALES HAVE BEEN DOWN OVER 45 PERCENT OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, WHEREAS DEMAND TO BUILD BUILDINGS IS QUITE A BIT UP AND SO THAT SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING VERY WELL.
BUT WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE DNR COMMITTEE THAT IS WORKING ON CLEAN ENERGY THAT IS ESSENTIALLY PUTTING SOLAR PANELS AND WIND TURBINES ON STATE LANDS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD MAKE ABOUT $80 AN ACRE FOR GRAZING LAND OR AG-LAND.
THEY CAN CHARGE ABOUT 300 AN ACRE FOR PUTTING THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND THAT WOULD ALL GO.
THE IDEA IS THAT WHEREAS WE RELIED ON TIMBER CUTS FOR A LONG TIME TO HELP SUBSIDIZE BUILDING SCHOOL BUILDINGS, THAT MIGHT BE AN OLD AND ANTIQUATED SYSTEM AND GREEN ENERGY MIGHT BE A WAY TO TAKE THAT SYSTEM.
THEIR INITIAL PLAN IS TO SEE IF THEY CAN LEASE OUT 275,000 ACRES, MOSTLY IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND GET THAT PROGRAM STARTED.
THAT MIGHT BRING SOME STABILITY TO THE FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS AT WHICH WOULD BE GREAT.
I HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS SOON WITH HILLARY FRANZ, THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS, AND WITH CHRIS REYKDAL FROM OSPI ABOUT SOME OF THESE CHANGES THEY'RE PROPOSING.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER UPDATES.
NO TOURS THIS TIME AROUND, YOU GOT THOSE DONE, SO I THINK WE'RE READY.
ANY DIRECTOR REPORTS? JACKIE MADDUX, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO RECOGNIZE.
>> I DID. ONE OF THE EXPERIENCES THE BOARD GOT TO HAVE EARLY IN JUNE WAS TO GO TO PAST AND REVIEW AND WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT LAST TIME, BUT IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EVENT TO GO WATCH, JUST THE HONOR AND THE TRADITION AND JUST THE DEDICATION OF ALL OF THE CADETS INVOLVED AND THE CHANGING OF THEIR CREWS.
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION WHAT A REALLY NICE EVENT IT WAS AND THEN JUST TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE AND IT DIDN'T RAIN.
>> IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. I ALWAYS ENJOY GOING TO THE PAST AND REVIEW AND IT'S JUST REALLY IMPRESSIVE HOW THEY HANDLED THEMSELVES AND IT'S REALLY GREAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BOTH SCHOOLS AND HOW REALLY GOOD IT IS THAT IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.
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I WAS TOLD THAT YOU'D HAVE TO GO TO SHELTON TO FIND ANOTHER JUNIOR ROTC PROGRAM OF OUR SIZE.SO JUST A SHOUT OUT TO THEM AND WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY'RE DOING.
>> I DIDN'T NECESSARILY ATTEND THIS AS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT I WAS STILL THERE.
BUT I WENT WITH BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL TO THEIR FOOTBALL CAMP.
WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP TAKING 76 ATHLETES, WHICH IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
TO GET THAT MANY YOUNGSTERS GOING TO CAMP.
REGARDLESS OF HOW THE TEAM LOOKS THIS YEAR, WHAT I THINK WAS GREAT IS THE EXPERIENCES THESE YOUNG MEN GET BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE THEY'VE HAD A FOOTBALL CAMP BECAUSE OF COVID OBVIOUSLY.
BUT JUST TO SEE HOW MUCH FUN THESE KIDS ARE HAVING AND THE SMILES ON THESE FACES.
I THINK IT WAS A HUGE MILESTONE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND THE UNIVERSITY WAS GREAT AND THE TEAMS ECSTATIC.
>> I JUST QUICKLY WANT TO TAKE THE TIME JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
THESE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE COMPLETELY FOAM LINE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S MY LAST ONE.
I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS IT AND I WILL BE A FAMILIAR FACE NEXT YEAR.
I MIGHT EVEN BE ASSESSING COMMENT, YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> ACTUALLY, I'LL DO A QUICK FOLLOW UP ON WHAT I JUST DID BECAUSE IT DOES COME BACK TO OUR PLACE.
SO ONE OF THOSE PUBLIC LANDS TRANSACTIONS ACTUALLY IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY BE PART OF THE MOLTEN FALLS PARK AREA.
SO THERE'S A PUBLIC MEETING TOMORROW AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALEX [INAUDIBLE] WHO BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION AND SHE LISTENED TO THE DNR REPORTS IN THE BUILDING.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING A LAND SWAP THAT WOULD ADD ACREAGE TO THE MOLTEN FALLS PARK AND EXPAND THAT PARK SYSTEM WITH CLARK COUNTY AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT ACROSS VALUE TRADE.
THERE ARE STILL LAND FROM THE COUNTY THAT WOULD GO TO THE DNR THAT WOULD STILL GENERATE MONEY FOR THE COMMON SCHOOL TRUST, BUT THEN MOLTEN FALLS PARK AREA WOULD GET EXPANDED ALONG THE [INAUDIBLE] TRAIL.
>> ANY OTHER REPORTS? SUPERINTENDENT WATERS?
[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]
>> YES. THANK YOU, BOARD. JUST A QUICK UPDATE.
WHAT'S GOING ON AT DISTRICT OFFICE, THINGS ARE BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN, ALTHOUGH LAST WEEK WAS NOT AN INDICATOR OF THAT, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THIS WEEK IT IS.
WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST DAY OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE RETREAT.
SO WE GOT ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE DISTRICT TOGETHER, DISTRICT OFFICE AND BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS LAST WEEK, THURSDAY FOR AN ALL-DAY MEETING.
A LOT OF WORK AROUND COHERENCE AND OUR GOALS OF IMPROVING INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORTING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING FOR STUDENTS.
WE'RE STILL DOING SOME HIRING.
WE'RE PLEASED THAT THIS EVENING WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR TWO LATEST HIRES.
WE BEGIN PREPARING FOR THE NEW YEAR.
SO I THINK THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, WE'LL BE SLOW AT DISTRICT OFFICE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE TAKING THEIR SUMMER VACATIONS DURING THAT TIME, BUT BY MID JULY, IT'LL BE PICKING UP AGAIN AND IT'LL BE VERY BUSY.
WE ARE TRANSITIONING IN SEVERAL NEW POSITIONS TO DISTRICT OFFICE, AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF ONBOARDING AND JUST GETTING THOSE PEOPLE USED TO THEIR NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO NEXT IS I'M GOING TO BRING UP OUR DIRECTOR OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, MR. DAVID KENNEDY, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR PRIMARY AND EARLY LEARNING, MR. MIKE MICHAUD.
WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO IS THEY'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE TO ASK FOR TWO WAVER DAYS FROM THE STATE.
THE REASON THAT WE WILL BE ASKING FOR THESE NEW WAIVER DAYS IS BECAUSE OF OUR COMMITMENT AND THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION.
WE BELIEVE THAT THESE WAIVER DAYS WILL CREATE A SITUATION AND OFFER US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STAFF
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TO IMPROVE THE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS THAT WE'RE TAKING WITH OUR STUDENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND IMPROVE INSTRUCTION IN THE DISTRICT.WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE ABILITY TO FIND TIME, TIME SEEMS TO BE THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO OVERCOME, IS FINDING TIME WITHIN THE SCHOOL YEAR TO BRING STAFF TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN DO SOME WORK.
AS YOU KNOW, EVERY DISTRICT IN THE STATE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
CAN'T FIND ENOUGH SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
SO EVEN FOR US TO BRING OUT 30 OR 40 TEACHERS FROM SAY, A GRADE LEVEL TO WORK WITH THEM IS DIFFICULT NOWADAYS.
YOU COMBINE THAT WITH JUST THE RELUCTANCE OF TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS TO BE OUT OF THEIR JOB OR THEIR OFFICE FOR THE DAY.
THE STATE DOES ALLOW FOR WAIVER DAYS.
MANY DISTRICTS IN THE STATE USE THE WAIVER DAYS AND WE DO QUALIFY FOR THIS.
WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WILL NOT BE ASKING FOR YOU TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS TODAY.
WE JUST SIMPLY LIKE TO PROVIDE TO YOU THE INFORMATION, LAY OUT OUR CASE, EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY WE WANT TO DO THIS.
GIVE YOU TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, HEAR WHAT YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS ARE TODAY.
THEN IF WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO PURSUE, BRING THIS BACK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE SO THAT YOU MAY CONSIDER IT AND DECIDE IF THAT'S A DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO GO TO.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MR. KENNEDY AND MR. MUGSHOT.
>> GOOD EVENING. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT DAVID CHANGED INTO PANTS FOR THE MEETING.
>> I DID, YEAH. I WAS IN SHORT EARLIER TODAY, [LAUGHTER]
>> SO I REALLY DRESSED UP FOR.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION FOR YOU AS YOU THINK ABOUT THIS DECISION.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AS ONE OF OUR MAIN VEHICLES FOR IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WAIVER DAYS SO THAT WE CAN DO PLCS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAIVER DAYS SO WE CAN IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
PLCS ARE MERELY THE VEHICLE, THEY ARE NOT THE END.
YOU CAN SEE UP HERE ON THE GOAL 2 AREA OF HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION, PLCS ARE AT THE TOP AND THEY'RE AT THE TOP FOR A REASON, BECAUSE PLCS PROVIDE US SOME OF THE BEST AVENUES FOR IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES.
WE KNOW THE RESEARCH IS CLEAR THAT WHEN TEACHERS WORK IN ISOLATION VERSUS WHEN THEY WORK TOGETHER WITH VERY COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURES THAT ARE DEVELOPED, THEY GET BETTER RESULTS FOR KIDS.
>> DAVID, IF YOU COULD GO BACK ONE SLIDE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT, CERTAINLY THE WAIVER DAYS WOULD ALLOW ENTRY INTO SOME STUDENT-CENTERED COACHING CYCLES, WHICH IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR COHERENCE GOALS AND PROGRAMS. THEN MOVES US QUITE A BIT CLOSER TO HAVING A GUARANTEED VIABLE CURRICULUM FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
IT DOES HIT ALL THREE OF THOSE AREAS UNDER HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION.
>> WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW PLC SHOULD BE UTILIZED.
UP HERE YOU'LL SEE FOUR QUESTIONS IN BLUE.
THOSE ARE THE PILLARS OF THE PLC WORK.
THOSE ARE NOT OUR QUESTIONS, THOSE COME FROM BRICK TO FOR THE GRANDFATHER OF THIS WORK.
BUT WHAT YOU WILL NOTICE VISUALLY ON THIS FRAMEWORK IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF ITEMS UNDERNEATH QUESTION 1, AND A LOT OF ITEMS UNDER QUESTION 2, AND NOT A LOT UNDER QUESTIONS 3 AND 4.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE'VE BEEN VERY SEQUENTIAL IN PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS FOR STAFF IN BUILDING THIS FRAMEWORK.
BUT WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW AS A SYSTEM IS WE'RE REALLY DEVELOPED IN QUESTIONS 1 AND 2, BUT YOU CAN SEE UNDER 3 AND 4, THERE'S SOME HOLES.
WE THINK THAT THE WAIVER DAYS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
STAFF REALLY HAS SPOKEN CLEARLY TO US ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY THERE?
>> NO, JUST MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT
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THE WORK WE'VE DONE WITH THE TEACHER CLARITY PLAYBOOK.YOU CAN SEE THAT UNDER ESSENTIAL QUESTION 1, MAKING SOME CONNECTIONS FOR YOU ALL.
>> IT'S BEEN IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S PROVIDED US A COMMON VOCABULARY ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
IF I'M AT MAPLE GROVE VERSUS [INAUDIBLE] MIDDLE-SCHOOL AND I SAY LEARNING PROGRESSION VERSUS A LEARNING INTENTION AND SUCCESS CRITERIA, TEACHERS ARE ALL SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE AT ALL 18 BUILDINGS.
THAT'S HUGE. THAT GIVES US A CHANCE TO REALLY SYSTEMATIZE THIS WORK AND PROVIDE A GREATER LIKELIHOOD THAT THE PLCS THAT ARE DOING THIS WORK, WE'LL GET BETTER OUTCOMES FOR KIDS.
THERE HAS BEEN A TON OF TRAINING AROUND THIS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST TWO SUMMERS AND WE'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. HERE'S THE INVESTMENT.
I WANT TO JUST START BY SAYING 2018-19 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR US.
THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED 33 DISTRICT LATE STARTS INTO THE CALENDAR.
PRIOR TO THAT, WE DID NOT HAVE AN EQUITABLE SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATION.
I WOULD SAY COLLABORATION HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN THIS DISTRICT FOR OVER A DECADE.
I CAN THINK OF WHEN I STARTED IN THIS DISTRICT AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT DAYBREAK PRIMARY SCHOOL, WE WERE TAKING STAFF TO PLC INSTITUTES AND STARTING TO TRY TO LEARN WHAT THIS WAS.
BUT AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL, THERE WAS NO BUILT-IN TIME TO DO COLLABORATION.
AT THE HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL THERE WAS NO BUILT-IN TIME.
YET AT MIDDLE-SCHOOL, WE HAD BUILT-IN COLLABORATION TIME EVERY DAY, SO IT WAS VERY INEQUITABLE.
2018-19 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAD AN EQUITABLE SOLUTION ACROSS K12 FOR EVERY TEAM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ONCE A WEEK ON LATE START WEDNESDAYS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT HAS CONTINUED.
IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED THERE ARE REALLY VERY SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS THAT HAVE PROVIDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HERE.
WHEN WE STARTED THIS WORK, WHEN WE GAVE 33 LATE STARTS, OUR PLC FRAMEWORK WAS VERY THIN.
WE HAD FOUR QUESTIONS AND THEN IT WAS EVERYONE'S INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THOSE QUESTIONS MEANT.
>> I THINK DAVID, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, WE HAVE LEAD TEAM TRAINING PLAN FOR AUGUST.
THE PROPOSAL THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THAT WORK WITH THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, NOT JUST THE LEADS OF EACH DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, BUT IMPORTANT TO KNOW.
>> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SURVEY?
>> NOT TOO LONG AGO, OUR BUILDING PRINCIPALS WERE ASKED TO SPEND SOME TIME AT A STAFF MEETING, GIVING TEACHERS TIME TO COMPLETE THE PLC FEEDBACK FORM.
THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS REALLY THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRACTITIONERS AROUND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY NEED TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD.
>> WE WERE ENCOURAGED BY THE RESULTS.
YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THIS FIRST SLIDE, THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED IS REALLY THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE PLC FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS, DOES YOUR TEACHER TEAM COLLABORATE ON ESSENTIAL STANDARDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE BGPS ESSENTIAL STANDARDS CATALOG? THAT'S THE FIRST STEP IN THIS WORK.
ARE THEY COLLABORATING AROUND THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS A SYSTEM? YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART THERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE TEAMS HAVE INDICATED THAT AT LEAST SOMETIMES OR OFTEN, THEY'RE COLLABORATING AROUND A CENTRAL STANDARDS, THAT AS A HUGE FOUR YEARS AGO, THAT NUMBER WOULD HAVE LOOKED DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT, SO WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
>> HUNDRED PERCENT WOULD BE THAT GUARANTEED VIABLE CURRICULUM WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
REGARDS WHAT CLASSROOM THAT YOU'RE IN WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, YOU'RE GETTING THE SAME STANDARDS BEING TAUGHT TO YOU.
>> YEAH. THE STANDARDS REALLY THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES THAT WE LEVERAGED FROM COVID WAS THAT WE RECOGNIZED BY GOING REMOTE, WE HAD TO IDENTIFY AS TEACHER TEAMS, WHAT WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO COVER, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRIORITIZING BECAUSE THERE JUST WASN'T THE TIME.
THESE ARE TEACHER TEAM DERIVED ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.
NOW YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS CHART, IT SHOWS THAT ABOUT 85 PERCENT OF THE TEAMS ARE USING THAT WORK AROUND UNPACKING THE STANDARDS SO THAT THEY HAVE A COMMON INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THAT ESSENTIAL STANDARD MEANS BY THE LEARNING PROGRESSION, LEARNING INTENTION, SUCCESS CRITERIA.
I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THOSE TERMS. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF TEAMS ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE HARD WORK.
>> YEAH, WE'RE STILL HERE IN QUESTIONS 1 OR 2 OF THE FRAMEWORK, IF WE TAKE BACK A COUPLE OF SLIDES.
>> THEN WE ASK THEM IF THEY'RE USING COMMON ASSESSMENTS TO MEASURE STUDENT PROGRESS WITH THESE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.
SOMEWHERE IN THAT 85 PERCENT CATEGORY, IT'S BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT AS WE'VE GONE.
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AGAIN, WE'RE STILL IN THAT FIRST TWO QUESTIONNAIRE THAT WE SHOWED YOU BEFORE THAT HAD BEEN REALLY DEVELOPED IN THE PLC PROCESS.BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENT PICTURE THAT GETS PAINTED WHEN WE GO TO THIS SLIDE.
I'M JUST GOING TO BACK THIS UP.
YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST THREE RESPONSES HAVE ALL BEEN IN THAT 85-90 PERCENT RANGE.
BUT WHEN WE GET TO ACTUALLY ASKING TEAMS, DO YOU REVIEW THE ASSESSMENT DATA? THE CHART LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT.
IT STARTED TO GIVE US A QUESTION AS TO WHY IS THAT THE CASE? PIE CHARTS DON'T EXPLAIN THE WHOLE STORY, BUT COMMENTS DO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND IN THE COMMENTS IS THAT TEAMS NEED MORE TIME.
HERE WERE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE SAW ABOUT THE PLC PROCESS.
>> I REALLY WANT TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FINAL BULLET ON THIS SLIDE.
ESSENTIAL STANDARDS TEACHER CLARITY, PLC WORK HAS MADE THE DEPARTMENT A MORE COHESIVE, PRODUCTIVE, MINDFUL UNIT OF PROFESSIONALS.
WE ARE SPENDING MORE TIME IN GRADE LEVEL ALIGNMENT, CREATING UNITS AND LESSONS THAT ADDRESS THE STANDARDS AND ELIMINATE THE EXCESS.
IN DOING SO, WE'RE BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT, SEEING IMPROVED INSTRUCTIONS AND DONATING LESS OF OUR PERSONALIZED TO GRADING AND PLANNING.
>> I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS, THE SECOND ONE.
THE FACT THAT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND SOME OF OUR SELF-CONTAINED PROGRAMS ARE COLLABORATING IN THIS MODEL WITH OUR GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS REALLY HELPS US TO REACH ALL STUDENTS THAT SHARE A BELIEF STATEMENT AROUND EACH AND EVERY STUDENT, ALL KIDS THAT WE TALK ABOUT RIGHT HERE.
THIS PROPOSAL HELPS US IN THAT WAY.
I THINK THE COMMON WORD YOU'LL SEE IN EACH OF THESE COMMENTS IS TIME.
TEAMS ARE REALLY DOING THEIR VERY BEST DURING THE LATE START WEDNESDAYS TO DO THE WORK OF UNPACKING THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS TO THE TEACHER CLARITY PROCESS.
BUT THEY'RE FINDING THAT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PROCESS AND THAT WAS VERY CONSISTENT IN THE MAJORITY OF COMMENTS THAT WE SAW.
IT REALLY REINFORCED WHAT WE WERE SEEING IN THOSE PIE CHARTS.
WHY THOSE PIE CHARTS LOOKED THE WAY THEY DID IS THEY FOLLOWED THE PLC FRAMEWORK TO A T. THAT VISUAL WE SHOWED YOU EARLIER WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF IN QUESTIONS 1 AND 2.
THAT'S WHAT THE TEAMS ARE WORKING ON AND THEN TO GET TO THREE AND FOUR, THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO DO THE WORK.
I GOT THIS IDEA FROM ONE OF THE CONSULTANTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUT OF UTAH NAMED ERIC PETERSON AND HE HOLDS A SIMILAR POSITION TO ME IN HIS DISTRICT.
HE WAS SHARING WITH ME HIS SCHOOL CALENDAR AND I WAS LIKE, "WOW, ERIC YOU'RE KIDDING ME, THAT'S THE WAY YOU'VE STRUCTURED." THEY ORGANIZED THEIR CALENDAR INTO QUARTERS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH QUARTER, THEY DO TWO RELEASE DAYS FOR TEACHERS TO DO THE WORK OF PLCS, TO ANSWER THOSE FIRST TWO QUESTIONS, SO THAT THEN IN ADDITION TO THOSE TWO DAYS, THEY HAVE LATE STARTS EVERY WEEK.
THE IDEA WITH THAT IS THIS ASPECT OF THIS QUOTE, "DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU VALUE.
SHOW ME WHAT YOU ARE ALLOCATING PRECIOUS TIME TO, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU VALUE." THAT DISTRICT HAS REALLY SET THEMSELVES UP TO DO THE WORK WHERE THE TEAMS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
HERE'S OUR PROPOSAL. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR EIGHT DAYS.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT A REALITY, BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR TWO.
MIKE IS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW THIS SETS UP AND THEN I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PLAN IN FULL.
>> YES. WE HAVE THREE START-UP DAYS EVERY YEAR FOR TEACHERS AND OUR PRINCIPALS TO SET THE TONE FOR THE YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST PLC FALL WINDOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE.
THIS WORK IS SO IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE OF THOSE THREE DAYS THAT WE HAVE WITH TEACHERS AND DEDICATE IT TO THAT WORK.
YOU CAN SEE THAT STARTS ON AUGUST 24TH.
WE HAVE A FULL DAY FOR DEPARTMENTS TO WORK TOGETHER ON ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, THOSE FOUR QUESTIONS THAT YOU JUST SAW PREVIOUSLY.
YOU SEE IT'S FOLLOWED BY ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6-8 WEEKS OF LATE STARTS WHERE TEAMS CAN MONITOR AND DO THE MAINTENANCE RIGHT OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO ON OCTOBER 24TH.
WE PICKED OUT THIS FALL WINDOW TO CONCLUDE RIGHT BEFORE FALL CONFERENCES.
THEN TEACHERS WOULD BE PREPARED IN OCTOBER TO TALK ABOUT ESSENTIALS WITH PARENTS AND HOW THEIR KIDS WERE DOING.
THEN THE WINTER WINDOW STARTS ON NOVEMBER 2ND, FOLLOWING AFTER THE FIRST WINDOW.
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YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, UNDER THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BE A FULL RELEASE DAY FOR TEACHERS TO FOCUS ON QUESTIONS 1 AND 2, TO HAVE SIX OR EIGHT WEEKS TO BE WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS TOGETHER.THEN THAT WOULD CONCLUDE RIGHT BY THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER WHEN REPORT CARDS WERE DUE.
THIS WOULD SET OUR TEACHERS UP FOR CONFERENCING WITH PARENTS AND THEN COMMUNICATING OUT FOR THE REPORT CARD.
THEN THE FINAL WINDOW, AND IT'S JUST AFTER SPRING BREAK, RIGHT BEFORE EVALUATIONS ARE DUE, WHICH ALLOWS THE TEACHERS TO FINISH THEIR STUDENT GROWTH GOALS, WHICH SHOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, TIED TO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN PLCS BEFORE THEIR EVALUATIONS ARE DUE.
THIS PROPOSAL SETS THEM UP QUITE WELL TO NOT ONLY COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS AROUND THAT GUARANTEEING VIABLE CURRICULUM THAT WE'RE WORKING FOR, BUT IT HELPS TEACHERS TO SIGN OFF ON A CRITICAL PART OF THEIR EVALUATION.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE TWO WAIVER DAYS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE CALENDAR, NOVEMBER 2ND, FEBRUARY 8TH, ARE NORMALLY LATE STARTS.
WE WOULD BE ASKING THAT THOSE LATE STARTS WOULD BE SWAPPED FOR A FULL DAY RELEASE.
WE WOULD HAVE TO FEWER LATE STARTS IN THE YEAR, BUT TWO FULL RELEASE DAYS BUILT INTO THE CALENDAR.
WHAT THAT WOULD DO AS MIKE WAS SHARING, IS IT WOULD PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAMS WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK DURING THE WAIVER DAYS TO GET THIS WORK DONE HERE, UNINTERRUPTED TIME FOR THEM TO REALLY DO THE WORK.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM TEAMS IS THAT THEY JUST GET STARTED ON A LATE START WEDNESDAY AND YOU'VE GOT AN HOUR.
THEN THEY HAVE TO STOP MIDSTREAM.
YOU GET THIS MOMENTUM, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO STOP AND THEN IT TAKES TIME FOR THEM THE NEXT TIME THEY COME TOGETHER TO, "WHERE WERE WE AT THE LAST TIME?" WE REALLY THINK THAT THIS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD THE TEAMS ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THIS HARD WORK.
BUT THIS IS PRECISELY THE WORK THAT MATTERS BECAUSE THE MORE TEACHERS BECOME STUDENTS OF THE STANDARDS, THE BETTER THEY'RE GOING TO TEACH THOSE TO THE KIDS AND THE MORE THE KIDS ARE GOING TO KNOW WHAT'S BEING ASKED OF THEM.
THE MORE INTENTIONAL YOU ARE AS A TEACHER, THE HIGHER THE LIKELIHOOD THE STUDENTS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING THAT OUTCOME.
THEN AS MIKE WAS SAYING, THE LATE START WEDNESDAYS, THEN SHIFT IN THEIR PURPOSE TO BEING MORE ABOUT ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE KIDS WHO DON'T KNOW IT AND WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE KIDS THAT ALREADY DO KNOW IT, THAT HAVE LEARNED IT? HOW DO WE RESPOND AS A COLLABORATIVE TEAM? HOW DO WE SHARE THAT LOAD? THIS REALLY FALLS INTO SOME OF THE MTSS WORK THAT WE'RE GOING BE DOING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW YEARS OF REALLY LOOKING AT HOW DO WE MEET AND AS THE SAYING SAYS UP THERE, WE WILL REACH EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.
WELL, HOW ARE WE GOING TO REACH? I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO REACH THAT BY YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL TEACHER, GOOD LUCK. IT'S HARD TO DO.
BUT, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT COLLECTIVE TEACHER EFFICACY WHEN TEACHERS WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO HELP REACH EACH AND EVERY KID, THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SUCCESS GOES UP EXPONENTIALLY.
IT IS THE VERY BEST INTERVENTION THAT WE HAVE AT OUR FINGERTIPS.
IN FACT, THE VERY TWO BEST THAT WE HAVE IS TEACHERS REALLY BELIEVING THAT THEY HAVE THE POWER TO IMPACT EVERY KID THAT THEY SEE AND TEACHERS THEN SETTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
THOSE TWO THINGS ARE THE VERY BEST INTERVENTIONS THAT WE HAVE AND CREATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT WE WILL REACH EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.
THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A SAYING ON A BOARD, BUT THAT ACTUALLY ARE ACTIONS AS A DISTRICT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT.
WE THINK THIS WAIVER DAY PROPOSAL WILL GET US CLOSER TO ACTUALIZING THAT.
WE WON'T GO INTO THE MINIMUM EXPECTATIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FOR US? [OVERLAPPING] I DON'T SEE THE UPDATED.
I'LL JUST SHARE WITH YOU THAT THERE'S A SLIDE IN HERE ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL.
THE STATE HAS AN RCW FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENT DAYS. IT'S A 180.
>> THE RCW DOES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISTRICTS TO DO WAIVER DAYS.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THE FULL 180 STUDENT DAYS.
HOWEVER, THEY MUST BE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS, WHICH IS 1,027 HOURS.
CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO MICHELLE, SHE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ME THE HOURS, WE HAVE OVER 1,059 HOURS,
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WHICH LEAVES US A BALANCE OF 32 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF EXCESS.WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15 AND ACTUALLY, WHEN I WAS DOING THE MATH, I DON'T KNOW IF LATE STARTS IMPACT THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS AT ALL?
>> YEAH, THEY DO. THOSE WOULD HAVE BEEN FACTORED IN ALREADY.
>> IF WE'RE GOING FROM A LATE START TO A FULL DAY, IT'S PROBABLY WE'RE LOOKING MORE AT MAYBE 10-12 HOURS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT STILL PROVIDES QUITE A BIT OF CUSHION FOR US TO MEET THE RCWS.
WE'RE JUST COMING TO YOU SAYING, HEY, THIS IS A NEED.
THE OTHER THING I WANT YOU TO KNOW, THAT DATA THAT I SHARED WITH YOU WITH THE PIE CHARTS THAT MIKE AND I WERE GOING OVER THE COMMENTS, WAS OVER HALF OF OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF TOOK THAT SURVEY APPROACHING NEARLY 400 RESPONSES.
IT'S A VERY ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT AND AT EVERY SCHOOL, WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES THAT WERE PROVIDING US FEEDBACK.
WE REALLY FELT THAT WE WANTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEED AND THE NEED WAS VERY CLEAR THAT TEAMS ARE NEEDING MORE TIME TO DO THE WORK.
THEY WANT TO DO THE WORK, THEY SEE THE VALUE IN THE WORK, BUT THEY NEED MORE TIME TO SUPPORT THEM IN DOING THAT WORK.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO DID WAS WE DID BRING THIS PROPOSAL TO THE COHERENCE COMMITTEE WHERE WE RECEIVED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.
WE ALSO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM OUR PSE UNION AND A BGEA UNION SUPPORT.
WE DID BRING IT TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS WHO ALSO UNDERSTOOD THE NEED AND THE WORK THAT WE WOULD BE DOING.
DAVID, I DO THINK THAT THE EXPECTATIONS, IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU TO JUST GO OVER THAT.
WHAT IS THE OUTCOME GOING TO BE?
>> SURE. WE'LL SKIP THE MINIMUM EXPECTATIONS AS SOME OF THE POSITIVES OF THIS.
>> YEAH. I THINK JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT ARE THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES FOR.
>> MANY OF THESE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, THIS TIME WOULD ALLOW US TO MOVE CLOSER TO THAT GUARANTEED VIABLE CURRICULUM.
ONE THIRD GRADE STUDENT GETS IN ONE SCHOOL, THEY GET AT THE OTHER SCHOOL, IT MOVES US MUCH CLOSER TO THAT LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY.
>> I THINK THE OTHER THING MIGHT JUST TO ADD, WE THROW AROUND SO MANY TERMS. GUARANTEED JUST MEANS YES, LIKE MIKE WAS SAYING AT ALL 18 SCHOOLS.
WE'RE GUARANTEEING THAT EVERY KID IS GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE STANDARDS.
THEY ARE THAT IMPORTANT. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S ALL WE'RE TEACHING.
THERE ARE OTHER IMPORTANT STANDARDS, BUT THESE ONES ARE SO ESSENTIAL THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAMS TO COME TOGETHER AND APPROACH HOW TO TEACH THESE.
THEN DOABLE JUST MEANS THAT IT'S A FEASIBLE NUMBER.
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY STATE STANDARDS TO BE TAUGHT IN A YEAR.
WE'RE TRYING TO SHRINK THAT CHANGE AND FOCUS IN ON PRIORITIZE WHAT IS TRULY MOST IMPORTANT.
TEAMS DO THAT REALLY WELL AND KIDS BENEFIT.
>> WHAT THEY DEEM IMPORTANT, WILL MOVE THEM TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL OR WHATEVER THAT PROGRESSION OF LEARNING IT IS FOR THAT PARTICULAR CHILD.
I TALKED ABOUT THAT IT HELPS MEET OSPI STUDENT GROWTH GOAL REQUIREMENTS.
IT ALLOWS US AS A DISTRICT TO PROVIDE TARGETED PD.
IT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT-CENTERED COACHING.
WE MENTIONED THAT AT THE OUTSET HERE, WHICH IS AN INITIATIVE OF PART OF OUR COHERENCE GOALS AND PROGRAMS. AGAIN, MTSS, WE CAN INTERVENE WITH STUDENTS.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA, WE'RE STUDYING THE DATA, WE'RE COLLECTIVELY RESPONDING TO THE DATA.
WE CREATE EQUITABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS.
LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT HELPS US WITH CONFERENCING, WITH COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS, WITH REPORT CARDS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
WE KNOW THAT GETTING ALL OF OUR PLCS FUNCTIONING AT HIGH LEVELS IS IMPORTANT AND CHANGING ADULT BEHAVIOR IS HARD WORK.
HAVING TIME TO DO THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS.
SOME MAY INTERPRET MORE PLC TIME IS A LOSS OF TEACHER AUTONOMY.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE CREATIVITY AND THE ART OF TEACHING.
WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP CONSISTENCY FROM ONE CLASS TO THE NEXT, NOT CREATE ROBOTS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MENTION THAT.
WE DON'T YET HAVE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS FOR ALL OF OUR CONTENT AREAS.
WE'RE REALLY CLOSE, BUT THERE'S SOME SINGLETON CLASSROOMS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE STILL NEED TO DO SOME WORK WITH.
WE ALSO HAVE SINGLETONS IN OUR ORGANIZATION THAT DON'T HAVE PLC GROUPS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME WORK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARTNER TO COLLABORATE WITH.
WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROPOSAL IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK.
WE TAKE THE ASK VERY SERIOUSLY.
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WE WOULDN'T BE ASKING FOR TWO DAYS IF WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT THERE'S A REAL NEED FOR THE ORGANIZATION.I ASSURE YOU THE TEACHING AND LEARNING SHOULD WE GET THESE TWO DAYS, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S TIME, WELL SPENT THAT PRODUCES GREATER OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS.
>> WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT THIS WORK.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PROVIDING THE TIME, BUT IT'S HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAXIMIZE THE TIME TO REALLY CHANGE OUTCOMES FOR KIDS.
WE HAVE A VERY TARGETED TRAINING THAT WILL BE DELIVERING TO ALL TEAM LEADS THIS AUGUST THAT WE THINK WILL BE A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD IN THAT RESPONSE.
THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING A DISTRICT KEYNOTE ON AUGUST 23RD.
DANNY WILL BE DOING THE WELCOME TO AN ENTIRE AUDIENCE OF CERTIFICATED STAFF.
THEN WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE MIKE MATOS WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THE DISTRICT ON PLCS.
MIKE, HE'S TRULY JUST A VERY GIFTED, ARTICULATE, PASSIONATE PERSON ABOUT THIS WORK.
I THINK WILL REALLY STRIKE A CHORD FOR TEAMS BECAUSE THE NEXT DAY THEY COME TOGETHER ON AUGUST 24TH TO START THE WORK OF THEIR PLCS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE ONGOING PROSPECTS OF WHAT THIS CAN MEAN FOR OUR SYSTEM.
WE THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN READY FOR THIS THREE YEARS AGO.
BUT WE'RE COMING TO YOU NOW BECAUSE WE ARE READY AND WE'VE COME UP AGAINST A CONSISTENT HURDLE THAT WE NEED SOME HELP WITH.
>>THE ONE THING THAT I MIGHT CLOSE WITH BEFORE WE OPEN TO QUESTIONS IS THIS PROPOSAL THAT YOU SEE HERE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW IT BENEFITS OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF.
THOSE TWO DAYS ALSO ALLOW OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF TO COMPLETE SOME OF THEIR PD OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THEM TO.
WE FEEL LIKE IT'S MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH UNIONS THAT WE WORK WITH AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH GREATER OUTCOMES?
>> IF SOMEONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE SURE?
>> YOU GUYS OKAY? YOU'D MENTIONED THAT THE HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, WHAT WE'RE CONSUMING, BUT THESE TWO DAYS, DOES IT TAKE UP ANY OF THE SNOW DAYS ON THE CALENDAR?
>> IT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THE SNOW DAYS.
>> WE WOULDN'T IMPACT OUR WINDOW FOR THAT AT ALL?
NOW, IF WE WERE ASKING FOR FOUR YEAH, I WOULD BE A LOT MORE NERVOUS, BUT I THINK WE STILL HAVE BECAUSE THOSE ARE TWO SNOW DAYS BUILT INTO THE CALENDAR RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH. EVEN WITH THAT, I THINK WE'D STILL BE UNDER THE 32 HOUR THRESHOLD.
>> I'M LESS CONCERNED ABOUT IT, BUT I KNOW THE COMMUNITY WILL BE.
IT'S WORTH ASKING THE QUESTION.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING UP TWO WEDNESDAYS.
WELL, I DON T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS FROM THE STUDENT BODY AND GETTING A COUPLE OF DAYS EXTRA OFF.
I HAVE CONCERN ABOUT WHAT PARENTS WILL HAVE FOR CHILD CARE FOR SOME OF THE PRIMARY LEVEL, MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL KIDS WHERE A LOT OF PARENTS, THEY DEPEND ON THE SCHOOL OR ESSENTIALLY, THEY SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY SO THEY CAN GO TO WORK.
IS THERE BEEN ANY CONSIDERATION TO ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES OR THINGS TO DO WITH THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY STILL GOT TO WORK.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO THEIR BOSS AND SAY, "CAN I GET THIS DAY OFF?"
>> AS YOU KNOW, WE PARTNERED WITH RIGHT AT SCHOOL.
IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT RIGHT NOW PROVIDES BEFORE AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, PROVIDES CAMPS DURING SPRING BREAK AND DURING SUMMER, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF I CALLED ON RIGHT AT SCHOOL THAT WE COULD OFFER THOSE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITIES ON THOSE DAYS.
IT WOULD BE AT A COST TO THE FAMILIES, BUT IT WILL AT LEAST PROVIDE THEM AN OPTION TO HAVE THEIR STUDENTS GO SOMEWHERE AND BE PRODUCTIVE FOR THAT DAY.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THIS QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN QUESTIONS ON SOME OF THE LATE START.
WITH THAT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, I'M ASKING THIS BECAUSE I'M A 100 PERCENT ON BOARD WITH COHERENCE AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT MEANS.
BUT I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET THIS IS WHEN DOES IT END? WHEN DO WE STOP ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME, ADDITIONAL CARVING OUT OF THIS SO THAT WE CAN MEET THESE GOALS.
THEY'RE GOING TO ASK, WHEN DOES IT STOP? WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? IF YOU GUYS SAID, OKAY, THIS IS OUR END GAME, THIS IS OUR MILESTONE POINT.
WE ACTUALLY GOING TO NEED MORE TIME DOWN THE ROAD.
>> NO, I DON'T FORESEE A SCENARIO IN WHICH WE'D GO BEYOND THIS.
THIS TO ME WOULD PROVIDE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SET OURSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS LONG TERM.
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THE WAIVER ITSELF IS, I THINK IT'S UP TO THREE YEARS THAT YOU CAN DO A WAIVER OR WE REALLY JUST WANT TO TRY IT FOR THIS YEAR AND SEE HOW IT GOES.THEN WE CAN REEVALUATE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND SEE, WAS THIS A USEFUL THING FOR TEAMS? DID IT IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES? THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF HAPPENING.
WE DO HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES BUILT-IN, BUT IT'S A STEPPING STONE WITH EACH WINDOW.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK A LITTLE BIT MORE OF STAFF SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE HOW CLOSELY WE'RE GETTING TO THE PROGRESS.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO US.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT JUST TO DO IT.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TO REACH THE OUTCOMES WE'RE AFTER.
>> WE HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF HOW THE TIME IS UTILIZED.
IF WE SEE THAT TEACHER TEAMS ARE NOT UTILIZING IT TO THE EXTENT OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, THEN IT'S NOT WE'RE GOING TO ASKED IF WE'D COME BACK FOR.
>> I KNOW THAT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND SHARE OUR FINDINGS EITHER AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR AFTER EACH ONE OF THESE WINDOWS CLOSES, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT AS FAR AS ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR COMMUNITY.
>> I'M SORRY, GUYS. I'M ALMOST DONE, I SWEAR.
YOU'D MENTIONED ABOUT, YOU HAVE THE STATE STANDARDS FOR THE CURRICULUM AND THEN YOU'D MENTIONED NARROWING THAT DOWN AND SELECTING THOSE PRIORITIES.
YEAH, I HEARD YOU USE THE WORD TEAM.
WHO IS THAT TEAM? IS IT UNDER ALLISON, WHAT'S THAT MADE UP OF?
>> YEAH. WE STARTED THE PROCESS JUNE OF 2019, AND WE BROUGHT TOGETHER A COHORT OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT WERE EXPERTS IN THOSE PARTICULAR CONTENT AREAS TO START THE WORK.
THEY CAME UP WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE THEN SHARED WITH ALL TEACHER TEAMS AT STARTUP IN AUGUST OF 2019.
EVERY TEACHER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THOSE PARTICULAR ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.
THAT COHORT THEN GOT BACK TOGETHER, CONSIDERED THE FEEDBACK AND MADE SUGGESTIONS.
WE NEVER PRINT AN ESSENTIAL STANDARDS CATALOG.
OUR CATALOG RIGHT NOW IS 76 PAGES.
THAT'S HOW MUCH WORK HAS GONE INTO CREATING THIS DOCUMENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONTENT AREAS IN THIS DISTRICT.
THAT'S 76 PAGES OF REALLY CONDENSED STUFF.
OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.
WE PLAN TO RECONVENE TEAMS AND GET THIS WORK TO BE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL TEACHERS AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S HARD WORK, BUT WE THINK THAT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVING SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY SUBSTANTIAL AND VERY MUCH A LIVING PROCESS THAT'S IN MOTION AND ALWAYS LIVING.
I TELL A TEACHER TEAMS DON'T PRINT THIS BECAUSE IT COULD BE OUT OF DATE WITHIN A MONTH.
BECAUSE WE'RE CONTINUALLY WORKING AT GETTING BETTER AT IDENTIFYING WHAT'S ESSENTIAL.
>> I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT WE ASKED WITH ALL THE STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS TO IDENTIFY WHAT WAS ESSENTIAL, WHAT WAS IMPORTANT, AND WHAT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW.
OUR TEACHER TEAMS START WITH WHAT'S ESSENTIAL, MOVE TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND MAYBE LET GO OF SOME OF THE NICE TO KNOW.
WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT VERTICAL PLCS.
A FIRST GRADE TEAM WORKING WITH A SECOND GRADE TEAM AND WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE.
OUR MOST RECENT WORK WAS AROUND MATHEMATICS.
WE BROUGHT TOGETHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO LOOK AT OUR MATH STANDARDS, SO LOT'S HAPPENING.
>> LAST ONE, SORRY GUYS.THIS IS MORE OF A RECOMMENDATION OR A COMMENT THAN A QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT I WORK IN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL FOLKS.
MEETING AFTER MEETING AND I KNOW THAT IF YOU TELL ME I HAVE AN HOUR, I'M GOING TO TAKE AN HOUR AND ONE MINUTE.
THEN I'M GOING TO TELL YOU I STILL DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT WHAT I NEEDED TO GET OUT.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF AVENUES OUT THERE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FOCUS IN ON TIME MANAGEMENT.
I WONDER BECAUSE I'M NOT IN THESE MEETINGS AND THESE COHERENCE SESSIONS, EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT, WE CAN ACTUALLY CONDENSE AND REDUCE HOW MUCH STUFF THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT AND COMMUNICATE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
NOT MAYBE FEED FROM A FIRE HOSE.
BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING AND JUST BE MORE EFFECTIVE WITH THE TIME WE HAVE.
IT MIGHT BE WORTHY OF JUST REACHING OUT TO WHETHER IT'S AN OUTSIDE AGENCY OR WHATEVER TO HELP WITH THAT TIME MANAGEMENT AND SEE MAYBE IF WE CAN RESTRUCTURE THOSE SESSIONS A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFECTIVELY.
AGAIN, IT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE TEACHER BUY-IN.
I KNOW SHE JUST HAD A PERCENTAGE OF THE TEACHERS THAT ARE CERTIFIED STAFF THAT TOOK THE SURVEY.
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WHAT IS THE BUY-IN FOR THE REST OF THE TEACHERS, OR IS THERE STILL A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET THAT WORK TO THE END OF THE ROW, SO TO SPEAK OR?>> YES. I THINK THE FIRST THING ON THE BUY-IN IS THE SURVEY WENT OUT MAY 18TH.
WE REALLY STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT THE PRINCIPALS DO THAT DURING A STAFF MEETING.
I WOULD ATTRIBUTE MORE OF THE RESPONSES THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS ONLY TWO OR THREE WEEKS FOR US TO GET IT COMPLETED FOR MANY OF THE SCHOOLS.
THAT'S ON US. WE WERE DOING OUR BEST TO BE FORWARD THINKING, BUT SOMETIMES YOU'RE JUST ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER IN THIS JOB, THIS IS THE BEST YOU CAN.
WE HAVE TO KEEP TENDING TO THAT CULTURE.
I DO THINK THERE'S BUY-IN, BUT AGAIN, BACK TO MIKE'S POINT WE'VE CONTINUALLY GOTTEN MORE STRUCTURED IN HOW WE DO PLCS.
I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY HAVE BOUGHT IN AND FIND GREAT VALUE WHEN THEY START DOING THE WORK, THEY FIND OUT, HEY, THIS REALLY ACTUALLY DOES REALLY HELP US BECAUSE BEFORE TEAMS WOULD MEET, THEY BE LIKE SO YOU'D HAVE YOUR REALLY GOOD TEAMS WHO WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT THEN YOU'D HAVE SOME TEAMS WHO ARE A LITTLE BIT INEFFICIENT IN HOW THEY WERE USING THEIR TIME.
WE NOW HAVE COMMON LANGUAGE WHERE EVERYONE'S RECEIVE TRAINING IN A CRITICAL MASS OF TEAMS. TEAM MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED THAT TRAINING.
THEY KNOW HOW TO USE THE TIME.
BUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE'RE GIVING THEM IS THE HURDLE.
>> I DO THINK THAT THE DATA IS SOMEWHAT, OR IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEACHERS AND WHERE THEY'RE AT.
>> I THINK THE END TO WHAT DAVID SAID IS ALSO THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW IN THE SURVEY IS THAT SOME OF OUR BUY-IN IS RELATED TO SINGLETONS AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE SOMEONE TO COLLABORATE WITH AND TO DO WORK WITH.
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO FIND A PARTNER.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE RE-CALIBRATING AND RESETTING THOSE TEAMS, SO THAT THEY CAN WORK MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER.
IF THEY'RE NOT ON THE EXACT STANDARD, THAT'S IN THEIR CONTENTS, SAY SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE.
THEY MIGHT BE WORKING ON AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STANDARD, SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING OR ANOTHER STANDARD LIKE THAT THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON TOGETHER.
WE WILL BE HELPING THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING IN THOSE STRUCTURES.
TO TED'S POINT, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT TIME IS STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN BE USEFUL TO ALL STAFF, NOT JUST CLASSROOM TEACHERS, BUT COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, ALL OF OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF NEED TO BE INVOLVED WITH THOSE.
WE'RE DOING SOME WORK ON THAT FRONT AS WELL.
>> I THINK ONE THING THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T MENTION IS HAVING THESE DAYS ALLOWS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, BATTLE GROUND HIGH-SCHOOL ALGEBRA ONE TEACHERS TO BE WORKING TOGETHER.
LATE START WEDNESDAYS, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF TRAVEL TIME AND SCHEDULE.
FOR SOME OF THOSE SINGLETONS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, HAVING A DAY WHERE THEY CAN GO TO A LOCATION.
FOCUS ON QUESTIONS ONE AND TWO.
THEN DURING THOSE EIGHT WEEKS IN-BETWEEN WE'VE GOTTEN IT PRETTY GOOD AT ZOOM.
THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT WORK CAN HAPPEN OVER ZOOM OVER TIME.
THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE TO INTERACT THAT OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> NOT A QUESTION. JUST THANK YOU FOR BRINGING DATA TO US.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BRING BACK DATA AS WE CONTINUE ON.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT HELPS INFORM US AND HELP US MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.
I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, IN TERMS OF THE DATA YOU BROUGHT US AND THE PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED, WOULD YOU SAY THAT THERE'S MORE BUY-IN AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, OR IS IT INDIVIDUAL TO BUILDINGS?
>> WE DO HAVE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DATA THERE.
SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF IMPLEMENTATION ARE AT THE PRIMARY.
AS YOU GO UP THE LEVELS, IT GETS TO BE MORE COMPLICATED.
A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IS A PAIR.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT CONTENT AREAS.
IT'S A MORE CHALLENGING ORGANISM TO MANAGE VERSUS A PRIMARY SCHOOL WHERE YOU HAVE GRADE LEVEL TEAMS THAT ARE PRETTY CLEAN AND SMALL AND WORK TOGETHER.
WE WERE DEFINITELY AWARE OF WHERE OUR POCKETS OF REAL EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND WHERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT.
>> I'M ASSUMING THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN THIS PIECE TOO,
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IN TERMS OF FACILITATION OR.>> THERE ON EVERY COHORT TEAM THERE IN MANY OF OUR PLCS WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE WORK.
THEY'RE IN CLASSROOMS WITH TEACHERS, WHEN THEY GO OUT TO EXECUTE ON THOSE STANDARDS.
>> THEY ARE EXPERTS OF THE WORK ITSELF.
THE TEACHER CLARITY WORK, THEY HAVE BEEN FULLY VESTED AND TRAINED IN THAT WORK.
THEY CAN BE SOMEONE THAT CAN REALLY BE A THOUGHT PARTNER WITH TEAMS TO HELP THEM IN THE NEXT STAGES OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.
>> YEAH, WE'VE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THEIR ROLE ABOUT THIS.
>> THEN JUST MY LAST THING, THOSE ONGOING EARLY RELEASE OR LATE START DATES, I'M ASSUMING QUESTIONS 3 AND 4 WILL CENTER AROUND VERY SPECIFIC AND DIFFERENTIATED STUDENT DATA.
>> -FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE. WE DIDN'T GET INTO THIS.
MAYBE THIS WILL BE A CONVERSATION THAT WILL COME TO YOU AGAIN FOR OUR NEXT FIRESIDE CHAT.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MTSS AND WHERE THIS ALL FITS.
BUT THIS PLC WORK IS CENTRAL TO THE WORK OF MTSS, THE MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS.
THAT REALLY IS THAT NEXT STEP OF ITERATION FOR US AS A DISTRICT IN OUR GROWTH.
WE FEEL MAKING AN INVESTMENT HERE, WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION IN THE FUTURE OF THAT IMPORTANT WORK.
>> THEN MY FINAL QUESTION IS, WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE? WHEN DO YOU NEED TO APPLY FOR THE WAIVERS?
>> THE WAY IT WORKS, WE CAN'T GO TO THE STATE UNTIL WE HAVE BOARD APPROVAL.
ONCE WE HAVE BOARD APPROVAL, WE MAKE APPLICATION WHICH HAS ALREADY FILLED OUT AND SITTING ON DENNYS DESK.
IF WE GET APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD, WE WOULD SEND THAT INTO SPI.
THEIR APPROVAL TIMES ACTUALLY FAIRLY QUICK.
>> OUR THINKING WAS, IS THAT THE FIRST WAIVER DAY WOULD NOT BE OCCURRING UNTIL NOVEMBER.
>> WITH THAT IN MIND, WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
>> BUT MY HOPE WAS THAT WE COULD BRING THIS BACK TO THE BOARD AT OUR JULY MEETING, THE END OF JULY, WHICH WOULD GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU WERE SO INCLINED TO VOTE THAT WAY AND WE WERE TO GO AFTER THE WAIVER WE COULD THEN PUBLICIZE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, EXPLAIN TO OUR COMMUNITY WHY WE'RE DOING THAT.
GIVE PARENTS AND FAMILIES PER TED'S, THOUGHTS AROUND CHILDCARE, PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY, THREE MONTHS OR SO TO PREPARE FOR THAT FIRST WAVER DAY WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SECOND WOULD OCCUR IN LATE FEBRUARY.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE THINKING IN TERMS OF A TIMELINE.
>> I ALSO THINK TO YOUR POINT, IF THERE'S SPECIFIC DATA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANY BOARD MEETING IN THE FUTURE TO BRING THAT TO YOU, AS WELL AS SOME TEACHER VOICE.
IF YOU WANT TEACHERS TO STAND UP HERE AND SPEAK TO THEIR EXPERIENCE, WE COULD PROBABLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS WELL.
>> I LOVE TO GET DATA, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT YOU TO SPEND ALL YOUR TIME IN YOUR WAIVER DAYS GETTING DATA FROM THE TEACHERS.
I WANT THEM TO WORK ON THE WORK. THERE'S A BALANCE.
>> I ACTUALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF TEACHER VOICE, NOT JUST WHO IT'S WORKING WELL FOR, BUT MAYBE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR USING ACRONYMS THAT I UNDERSTOOD.
WE NEED A CHEAT SHEET ON THE WALL.
>> ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR THE ANSWER.
BECAUSE FOR THE DETAILED EXPLANATION, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO INVEST BACK INTO OUR STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE EVEN MORE OR BETTER INSTRUCTIONS.
WE'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE LEARNING WE ALL HAVE OURSELVES.
INVESTING IN OURSELVES ONLY MAKES HER STUDENTS BETTER. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, I THINK THE JACKIE'S POINT, IT'S EXACTLY IT IS THAT WHILE THIS LOOKS ON THE FACE VALUE OF IT IS IT'S AN INVESTMENT OR TEACHERS THAT ACTUALLY IS DIRECTLY AND INVESTMENT IN THE KIDS.
>> HUNDRED PERCENT. WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WORKS. THIS WORKS.
THERE IS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH COMPARED TO WHEN I STARTED IN EDUCATION TO NOW.
WE JUST NEED TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE CONDITIONS TO OCCUR.
>> NEXT UP IS TEACHING AND LEARNING UPDATE.
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BUT THAT WAS IT.>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE QUICKLY INTO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HR, MICHELLE REINHARDT.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU TWO NEW HIRES IN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE RANKS.
IF YOU ARE RECENTLY HIRED AS AN ADMINISTRATOR OR REHIRED, COME ON UP.
>> I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THESE INDIVIDUALS TO YOU.
RIGHT ON UP FRONT, RIGHT HERE.
>> I'D LIKE TO START HERE WITH JESSICA DRAKE.
MANY OF YOU PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THE NAME AND THE FACE.
JESSICA COMES FROM A RICH FIELD.
SHE TEMPORARILY WENT TO RICH FIELD FOR THE YEAR AND DECIDED BATTLE GROUND WAS HOME.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER BACK.
SHE'S GOING TO BE THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MAPLE GROVE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW JESSICA, BUT JESSICA WAS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE FORMER DEAN AND CTE TEACHER.
STRONG ROOTS HERE IN BATTLE GROUND.
WE ARE VERY GLAD TO HAVE HER BACK.
>> PROUD GRADUATE OF BATTLE GROUND.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU'RE NOT GOING BACK TO STUDENT.
WELCOME BACK AND CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE KIERSTEN TALBOT.
KIERSTEN COMES FROM VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MOST RECENTLY, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE SHE HAS BEEN THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.
KIERSTEN'S BACKGROUND IS SCHOOL COUNSELING, BOTH AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, AND HAS DONE QUITE A BIT OF COACHING AS WELL IN HER PAST.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HER.
SHE'S GOING TO BE THE NEW DEAN AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
>> IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST SHAKE HANDS WITH THE BOARD.
>> HI. HOW ARE YOU? [OVERLAPPING] [BACKGROUND]
>> NOW YOU GUYS CAN LEAVE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.
FINANCIAL REPORT, MICHELLE SCOTT.
GOOD. TEND TO DO A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE MIC THAN THE MICROPHONE HERE'S ON THE STAND.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN ENROLLMENT UPDATE TONIGHT, JUST HOW THE YEAR WRAPPED UP FOR 21/22 ENROLLMENT.
THEN ALSO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK INTO OUR 22/23 BUDGETED AT ENROLLMENT, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AS WE'RE STILL PUTTING THE BUDGET TOGETHER.
TO START OFF WITH HERE, THIS IS OUR ENROLLMENT BY HEAD COUNT.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, I DON'T THINK THIS IS COMING UP.
IS THIS COMING UP IN THE NUMBERS IN THE POWERPOINT SLIDE? DID IT NOT COME THROUGH ON THE BOTTOM NUMBERS? NO? OKAY. WE WILL WE WILL WORK THROUGH THIS.
YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THESE NUMBERS HERE, WE STARTED AT 11,659 IN OUR HEAD COUNT AND WE ENDED THE YEAR AT 11,595 IN HEAD COUNT.
YOU'RE LOOKING HERE AT THIS BLUE LINE HERE AND IT REMAINED PRETTY STABLE.
THIS WAS OF COURSE A COVID YEAR WHERE WE STARTED OFF AND THEN WE HAD SOME COVID MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT WERE GOING ON AND JUST DROPPING OFF AND ENROLLMENT.
THIS IS WHEN WE ENDED IN MARCH.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE NOT RECOVERED.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT NEW NEWS, BUT ANYWAYS, BUT WE REMAIN STABLE.
NEXT IS INTO OUR FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT WHICH IS HOW WE'RE FUNDED, WERE NOT FUNDED BY HEAD COUNT, BUT BY FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT, SEE.
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THEN IT JUST TRENDED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IT CAN HAPPEN DEPENDING ON WHAT STUDENTS ARE DOING.IF THEY'RE GOING INTO MORE FULL-TIME RUNNING START, THAT CAN HAPPEN.
BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STILL NOT IN THE TREND THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE WHERE IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE, COMES UP AND JUST GOES DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
OVER ALL, THAT PUT IS FROM OUR BUDGET AND I CIRCLED THESE HERE.
WE BUDGETED IN OUR FTE, 11,459, WE CAME IN ON OUR AVERAGE ENROLLMENT OF 11,375.
THAT PUT US DOWN, ABOUT 84 FTE FROM BUDGET.
THAT IS WHERE THAT TURNED OUT WITH THE 22/23 BUDGET.
WE HAVE BROUGHT THE NUMBER DOWN FROM BUDGET, SO WE'RE DOWN 35 FROM OUR ORIGINAL 21/22 BUDGET.
BUT WE ARE UP 49 FROM OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE FROM THIS YEAR.
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO KNOW THAT THAT INCLUDES OUR ITK OF 72.
BASICALLY THE 72 IS UP, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY DOWN IN THE OTHER GRADES.
>> ITK TO REFRESH THE BOARDS MEMORY TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
>> YEAH. WE HAVE THOSE FOUR CLASSES OPENING UP.
ANOTHER BIG CATEGORICALLY FUNDED PROGRAM IS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE WATCHED THE ENROLLMENT.
THE BILINGUAL DOES HAVE SOME IMPACT, BUT IT'S NOT AS DOMINANT AS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION.
I JUST WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION TO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WHERE WE HAD BUDGETED 125.
THEN IN OUR TIER ONE, THEY'VE SPLIT THIS.
IT USED TO BE JUST ALL COMBINED, BUT NOW IT'S SPLIT INTO TIER 1 AND TIER 2.
TIER 1 IS MORE INCLUSIONARY IN THIS CLASSROOM, AND THE OTHER IS MORE IN A RESOURCE ROOM, MORE OF A FULL-TIME BASIS.
WE BUDGETED 1,200 AND IT CAME IN AT 1004 ON AVERAGE, SO DOWN 906.
THEN OTHER 600 TO 560, SO DOWN 40.
WE WERE UNABLE TO MITIGATE THE LOSS OF THAT.
THAT'S ABOUT $2.3 MILLION IN REVENUE AND THAT MITIGATION WAS MADE UP IN TWO WAYS.
ONE, WE HAD ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM OUR SAFETY NET APPLICATION THAT WAS NOT BUDGETED, SO THAT CAME IN STRONGER TO HELP COVER THAT.
THEN WE ALSO HAD QUITE A FEW UNFILLED POSITIONS IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
BETWEEN THOSE TWO, WE FEEL LIKE WE CAPTURED MOST OF THAT REVENUE WHERE WE DIDN'T COME IN ON TARGET WITH THE REVENUE WE MADE UP FOR IN THE EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS.
WE'LL HAVE SOME THINGS HITTING PAYROLL THAT WILL STILL HIT FOR THE JULY PAYROLL AND WE'LL SEE WHERE WE FINALLY LAND WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION.
WE HAVE MODIFIED THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR AND WE BROUGHT THOSE NUMBERS DOWN SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO BUDGET MORE CONSERVATIVELY IN THAT AREA.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THIS IS THE BIG SLIDE.
>> -THAT HAS MOST OF THE NUMBERS ON HERE.
>> I HAVE A QUICK ONE. YOU'D MENTIONED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ABSORB SOME UNFILLED POSITIONS THAT HELP OFFSET IS STILL THE INTENT TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, CORRECT?
WE ARE BUDGETING TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, SO THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE VARIANCE BETWEEN THE REVENUE AND THE EXPENDITURE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
>> I WILL SAY WITH ENROLLMENT STAYING DOWN, IF ENROLLMENT STAYS DOWN IN OUR PROJECTIONS, THEN OUR NEED FOR STAFFING WILL ALSO STAY DOWN.
IF WE SEE A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN STUDENT NUMBERS, OUR STAFFING WILL INCREASE,
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BUT WE'LL HAVE THE FTE, THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE FOR EACH STUDENT WILL HELP OFFSET THOSE COSTS.>> THAT SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS WE HAVE REDUCED IN SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THIS NEXT YEAR, SO SUCH AS OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, WE'RE NOT OFFERING THEM IN EVERY SCHOOL, SO WE ARE RESPONDING TO WHAT THE CURRENT PROJECTIONS ARE GOING TO BE FOR.
>> I THINK IN MY EXPERIENCE IN THE DISTRICT NOW A DISTRICT OFFICE AND HAVING WORKED IN SPECIAL ED BEFORE BEFORE I WAS THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, THIS IS PROBABLY OUR MOST CONSERVATIVE FORECASTING IN TERMS OF STUDENT NUMBERS THAT I CAN RECALL.
>> WE USE TO BUILD IN WHAT WE CALL THE HOTSPOTS, BUT THOSE WERE OF 120 FOR THE DISTRICT PER YEAR.
WHAT WE FOUND IS WE HAD MULTIPLE YEARS THAT THAT DID NOT COME TO FRUITION.
AS WE HIT COVID, WE WERE STARTING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT, BUT THEN WITH COVID, WE HAD NO IDEA HOW TO ADJUST.
THIS YEAR WE ARE BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR PROJECTIONS BECAUSE IT'S AN UNKNOWN FOR US.
WE WOULD RATHER BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ADDING STAFF, BUT YOU HAVE TO ALSO HAVE SOME CAPACITY IN ORDER TO ADJUST.
WHILE WE'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE AND I THINK WE'VE ALSO BUILT IN FOR POTENTIALS IN THE FALL AS WELL.
WE ARE SEEING SOME HOPEFUL ENROLLMENT IN OUR KINDERGARTEN NUMBERS.
IT'S JUST HARD TO TELL IF PEOPLE ARE JUST BEING EARLIER IN THEIR ENROLLMENT OR IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE AND WE JUST WON'T KNOW THAT.
BUT WE ARE DOING SOME THINGS LIKE BRINGING BACK OUR REGISTERS EARLIER, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE REPORTING TO US WEEKLY AND WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT SO WE CAN WATCH THAT IN AUGUST AND ADJUST EARLY ON TO BE READY FOR THE START OF SCHOOL.
I THINK WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN.
>> DEFINITELY. THE CAPACITY WILL BE BUILT IN SOME OTHER AREAS THAT WE WILL HAVE A FLEXIBILITY ON THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE SIDE, TO FLUCTUATE, SHOULD WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS COME IN.
WE WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY BUILT INTO BUDGET.
IT JUST WON'T BE IN STAFFING AND ENROLLMENT.
IT WILL BE A CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT THAT'S BEEN BALANCED, NEUTRAL, BUT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF FLUCTUATION SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME ASK FOR A BUDGET EXTENSION BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN ENROLLMENT.
NOW IF IT DOES COME IN MUCH STRONGER THAN WE HAD PLANNED THROUGH THE CONTINGENCY THAT WE WILL HAVE WITHIN THE BUDGET, THEN WE COULD HAVE A BUDGET EXTENSION REQUEST JUST TO BE ABLE TO BRING ON THAT STAFFING, WHICH I WON'T MIND BRINGING YOU A UP.
>> IT'D BE VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT.
BUT WE WILL TRY TO BUILD SOME IN THOUGH.
IT JUST WON'T BE IN THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.
>> THERE ARE A FEW MORE SLIDES HERE AND I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T HAVE THESE NUMBERS DOWN.
WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL REPRINT THE POWERPOINT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THAT ON THE POWERPOINT FOR THIS, BUT I'LL REPRINT THOSE AND THEN WE'LL POST A NEW ONE ON.
IF YOU JUST WANT TO SEE AND IT'D BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME INFORMATION, BUT JUST SOME ADDITIONAL NUMBERS ON THE LOWER LEVELS.
IT JUST TRENDED, HAD A LOW DIP HERE, BUT THEN IT CAME BACK UP AGAIN SO NOT REALLY.
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT.
SPECIAL EDUCATION. THERE WE GO.
IT DID GROW SO THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT DID START OFF.
WE WERE REALLY WORRIED WHEN I FIRST STARTED OFF, BUT WE STARTED BUILDING OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE UP A LITTLE STRONGER.
THAT WAS HELPFUL THAT THOSE NUMBERS STARTED COMING IN AS MORE KIDS WERE PROBABLY IDENTIFY FOR SERVICES AS WELL AS IEP.
THEN WE HAD IN OUR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL,
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WE HAVE QUITE A BIT NOW.AGAIN, KIDS BEING IDENTIFIED AND THEN WE'VE HAD AN UPTICK FROM SOME ADDITIONAL STUDENTS COMING INTO THE DISTRICT DURING THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.
RUNNING START IS A PASS-THROUGH, SO WE'RE NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT THIS.
IT JUST COMES IN AND GOES OUT BUT IT IS A NICE SLIDE JUST IT'S NICE TO SEE WHERE THE RUNNING START IS UP COMPARATIVELY TO PREVIOUS YEARS.
THEN THERE ARE SOME RECAPS IN HERE FOR JUNE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PROVIDED THOSE TO YOU YET.
THERE'S SOME ENROLLMENT BY HEAD COUNT AND FTE FOR MAY AND JUNE.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT.
IF YOU WANT TO LOOK SPECIFICALLY TO ANY SCHOOL OR ANY PARTICULAR GRADE. THAT'S ALL I HAD.
>> NEXT UP WOULD BE MR. JOE MA, BUT HE'S GOING TO BE UP LATER.
YOU'LL GET TO SEE MR. JOE MA LATER.
THEN FINALLY, COMMUNICATIONS REPORT READER, SANDERS.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. TONIGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY PRESENT TO YOU THE RESULTS OF OUR GRADUATION SATISFACTION SURVEY.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE.
FIRST OF ALL, THIS SURVEY, WE HAD 351 RESPONDENTS, MOSTLY PARENTS, 61 PERCENT WERE PARENTS, 21 PERCENT WERE SENIORS, GRADUATING SENIORS, AND THEN ANOTHER 18 PERCENT WAS STAFF OVERALL, 53.
>> WE ASKED THEM, OVERALL, HOW ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH, HOW ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH GRADUATION? THE ANSWERS WERE VERY SATISFIED, SATISFIED, NEUTRAL AND SATISFIED, OR VERY UNSATISFIED.
OVERALL, 53 PERCENT WERE VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED.
FIFTEEN PERCENT WERE NEUTRAL, AND 32 PERCENT WERE UNSATISFIED OR VERY UNSATISFIED.
I WANTED TO LOOK AT THAT BY SCHOOL BECAUSE IT SHOWS SOME MORE DETAILS AND BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.
BY SCHOOL, THESE ARE THE RESULTS AND I ALSO INCLUDED THE AMOUNT OF RAIN- [LAUGHTER]
>> -THAT EACH CEREMONY HAD BECAUSE I THINK THAT PLAYED A BIG PART IN IT.
PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, 35 PERCENT WERE VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED.
BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL, 60 PERCENT WERE SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED.
THEY GOT THE MOST AMOUNT OF RAIN DURING THEIR CEREMONY, BUT THEY HAD A HIGH NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED.
RIVER WAS 89 PERCENT VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED.
SUMMIT VIEW HAD 35 PERCENT AND CAM 95 PERCENT AND SUMMIT VIEW IS ALSO LOW.
THEIR SURVEY WAS MOSTLY TAKEN BY STAFF.
I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.
THAT IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SELECTED THAT THE VENUE WAS WORKING WELL.
WE HAD RIVER AND CAM OVER 70 PERCENT THAT SAID THAT THE VENUE WORKED WELL FOR THEM.
BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL, 51 PERCENT, PRAIRIE, 44 PERCENT, AND THEN SUMMIT VIEW, 36 PERCENT AND I'LL DIG INTO THAT ONE OF LOT OF THE COMMENTS.
MOST OF SUMMIT VIEW'S COMMENTS WERE THAT THE VENUE, THERE'S SUCH A SMALL GROUP THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE IN A SMALLER AREA INDOORS.
THE DAY WORKED WELL FOR CAM, 80 PERCENT, RIVER, 67 PERCENT, BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL, 70 PERCENT AND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WAS ON THURSDAY, 39 PERCENT.
EVERYONE APPRECIATED THE LENGTH OF THE CEREMONIES AND THAT THEY WERE SHORT.
I THINK THEY WERE AROUND JUST OVER AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES FOR MOST OF THEM, IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
I THINK EVERYONE APPRECIATED THAT.
THEN I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE COMMENTS.
MOST OF THE COMMENTS HAD TO DO WITH THE WEATHER.
THERE WERE A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS: HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE INDOOR VENUE IN CASE OF WEATHER, CLEAR PONCHOS OR UMBRELLAS FOR THE GRADUATES, PERHAPS TENTS,
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CONSIDER ADA SEATING LOCATION PERHAPS IN THE LAIR WITH LIVESTREAM.THERE WERE A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS FOR IF IT RAINS AMONG THE COMMENTS.
>> RENA, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH US.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS FEEDBACK, WHETHER IT'S POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
WE KNOW THAT THE WEATHER WAS A HUGE CONCERN.
AS I WAS READING THROUGH THE COMMENTS JUST FOR THE BOARD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS CLEAR WAS THAT IF WE COULD GUARANTEE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY, THE OUTSIDE VENUE IS CERTAINLY THE CHOICE.
IT'S JUST THAT WITH THE WEATHER.
BUT WE HAVE SOME INTERESTING IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN PROMOTED.
ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES, AS YOU KNOW, IS THAT THE OUTSIDE VENUE CAN TAKE MORE SPECTATORS THAN OUR INDOOR VENUE.
IF WE WERE TO PASS OUT TICKETS TO STUDENTS, IF WE WERE TO CHANGE THE VENUE FROM AN OUTSIDE VENUE TO AN INSIDE VENUE, WE WOULD HAVE TO RESTRICT AND THEN SAY THAT, I'M SORRY, BUT EVERYBODY WHO GOT A TICKET CAN COME IN.
BUT ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE HEARD THAT IS INTRIGUING TO US IS THIS IDEA THAT WE PASS OUT THE TICKET.
SAY FOR INSTANCE THAT EACH FAMILY GETS EIGHT TICKETS.
BUT WE KNOW THAT IF WE WERE TO SWITCH TO AN INDOOR VENUE, THAT EACH FAMILY WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO USE SIX OF THOSE TICKETS, THAT WE GIVE OUT EIGHT TICKETS, BUT SIX OF THOSE TICKETS ARE GREEN AND TWO OF THEM ARE RED.
IF WE HAVE TO SWITCH, THE RED TICKETS DON'T GET IN.
WE MAKE THAT DECISION A WEEK BEFORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> THE OTHER THING THAT I HEARD WAS ALONG THAT SAME LINES, BUT TO GIVE OUT SIX TICKETS AT THE START AND THEN IF AT REHEARSAL IT'S CLEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OUTSIDE VENUE, GIVE TWO MORE TICKETS AT THAT POINT.
>> THAT JUST MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THOSE THAT ARE TRAVELING.
BUT OF COURSE, THEN THE OTHER VARIABLE WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, ARE THERE WAYS THAT IF WE WERE, FOR INSTANCE, TO PROVIDE PONCHOS OR TO PROVIDE UMBRELLAS, TO PROVIDE SOME COVERAGE SEATING FOR ADA, WOULD THAT ALLOW US TO WEATHER THE WEATHER, SO TO SPEAK? IT'S JUST CONSIDERATIONS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS CLEAR WAS I THINK THE STATISTICS THAT YOU'RE SEEING FROM SUMMIT VIEW IN PARTICULAR, THAT THERE WERE SOME UNHAPPINESS ABOUT HOLDING THE EVENTS ON A SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY FOR SOME STAFF.
THAT'S A CONSIDERATION THAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
>> REMIND ME, LAST YEAR WE DID IT ON CONSECUTIVE EVENINGS AND WE DIDN'T USE THE SATURDAY.
>> YEAH. WE DIDN'T USE THE SATURDAY.
WHAT THAT DOES IS OBVIOUSLY, FROM A CONFIGURATION STANDPOINT, WE WERE ABLE TO CONDENSE THE SEATING AREA, MOVE THE PARENTS UP FOR THE SATURDAY EVENTS.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WE DID THAT.
BUT THEN ALSO THERE'S JUST THE SUPERVISION.
THE STADIUM IS BLOCKED OUT FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
WE HAVE TO PROVIDE SECURITY OVERNIGHT TO MAKE SURE NONE OF THE MATERIALS AND THE SPEAKERS AND THE STAGE AND NONE OF THAT GETS RUINED OR VANDALIZED.
THERE'S JUST SOME EXCESS COSTS THAT GO WITH THAT.
>> AN ADDITIONAL DAYS OF RENTAL AS WELL BECAUSE WE RENT THE CHAIRS.
>> JUST THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS FEEDBACK IS VERY HELPFUL FOR US.
>> I MAY BE CURIOUS, HAVE WE ALWAYS DONE THIS SURVEY?
>> WE DID IN THE LAST YEAR, SO MUCH DURING THIS YEAR.
>> I'LL GIVE YOU MY TWO THOUGHTS ON 2019- [LAUGHTER]
>> -AND 90 DEGREES AND OF THE FEEL OF 110 IN THE GYM.
I THINK THIS IS FANTASTIC- [LAUGHTER]
ALTHOUGH, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE COMPLAINED BECAUSE THAT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE.
>> THERE WERE COMMENTS THAT SAID THAT AS WELL, THAT THEY'D RATHER HAVE IT OUTSIDE EVEN IF IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN.
>> TEND TO SAY THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING.
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THAT'S IT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS.
[7. Citizens' Comments]
WE JUST HAVE ONE VETERAN COMMENTARY ON OUR LIST TONIGHT.EUNICE ENGLEMANSON CAN COME ON UP.
IF I HAVE MY INFORMATION CORRECT, I THINK YOU'RE ACTUALLY SPEAKING ON THINGS THE BOARD IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT LATER TONIGHT, WHICH I APPRECIATE THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE AGENDA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD.
MY NAME IS EUNICE ENGLEMANSON AND I LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED TWO SHEETS LIKE THIS BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST A LITTLE BIT OF A FURTHER REVISION TO MAKE THE LANGUAGE MORE GENDER INCLUSIVE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE THINGS WILL NOT COVER CERTAIN GENDER CONFIGURATIONS IF YOU USE ONLY MALE AND FEMALE LANGUAGE.
ALSO, I'M SUGGESTING ADDING AN AGENDA TO BOTH POLICIES JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CONSISTENCY.
THEN I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JUST A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT AS YOU ADOPT THESE REVISIONS; ONE IS, IF A STUDENT OR STAFF IS CONSISTENTLY MADE UNWELCOME BECAUSE OF BELONGING IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, THIS IS CONSIDERED SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS HERE OF EIGHT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT'S CONFIRMED.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS NOT BY CONSISTENT MICRO OR MACRO AGGRESSION BY THE SAME PERSON, BUT IT'S NONETHELESS A CONSISTENT EXPERIENCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, HOW CAN THAT BE ADDRESSED? THE THIRD QUESTION I HAVE IS THE POLICIES EXPLICITLY PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF, BUT CAN YOU ALSO ADD LANGUAGE TO COVER VOLUNTEERS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTED COMPANIES THAT INTERACT WITH THE MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
NEXT UP IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[8. Consent Agenda]
REMEMBER AT THE START, WE CHANGED OUR ITEMS. LET ME GET IT BACK IN FRONT OF ME HERE.OUR CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ITEM A, APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM B, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE JUNE 13TH REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM C, CONTRACT RATIFICATION.
ITEM F, SECOND LEADING ADOPTION OR CURRICULUM FOR PROPOSAL OF INCLUSIONARY TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.
ITEM G, THE ESD CONTRACTS FOR THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR.
ITEM H, LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PRICES FOR THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR.
ITEM I, THE FOOD SERVICES MANAGEMENT CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR 22/23.
QUESTIONS OR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU WANTED CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, NOW IT'D BE THE TIME TO PROPOSE THAT.
ITEM J HAS BEEN DROPPED AS WE DID AT THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. THANK YOU.
[10. New Business]
BRINGS US ON TO NEW BUSINESS.[01:30:04]
ITEM A, IN NEW BUSINESS, REVISION OF POLICY 3205, SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS PROHIBITED.LITTLE BACKGROUND POLICY 3205.
THE POLICY ITSELF IS JUST THE BRIEF WORDING CHANGE.
I'M TRYING TO WHERE'S MY CURSOR.
IT JUST A LINE THAT DROPS THE LINE WITH FEDERAL LAW AND THEN THERE'S A LEGAL REFERENCE THAT WAS ADDED.
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING, AND THIS WAS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS ACTUALLY IN A TITLE NINE CONFERENCE AND IT WAS ATHLETICALLY RELATED.
JUST THE TRENDS THAT TEND TO HAPPEN AROUND SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT.
WE SEE IT IN THE NEWS, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COLLEGES AND EVENTUALLY THE TRENDS OVER TIME COME INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND EVEN LOWER.
WE NEVER HAD A PROCEDURE FOR THIS.
WHAT DID COME OUT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS A VERY CLEAR RULEMAKING THAT IS LAID OUT IN THAT PROCEDURE PART OF THIS POLICY THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR REVISION ON.
BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD ONE AT THE STUDENT LEVEL, THE 3,000 IS THE STUDENT ASPECT AND THE 5,000 IS THE STAFF ASPECT.
YOU WILL SEE ON THE AGENDA NEXT IS A REVISION OF THE STAFF ONE.
PART OF THAT IS, THERE'S THREE ROLES FOR EITHER AN INFORMAL OR FORMAL INVESTIGATION.
IT COULD BE INFORMAL, WHICH IS A LOT OF WHAT WE DO JUST NATURALLY AT THE BUILDING LEVEL WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AND THEN IT CAN BECOME FORMAL.
AGAIN, THAT PROCEDURE, THE PROCESS IS VERY LAID OUT.
IT COULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO BASED ON THE VICTIM.
LEVEL ONE, FORMAL COMPLAINT WOULD COME TO ME AS THE TITLE NINE COORDINATOR AND THEN WE WOULD DO AN INVESTIGATION.
IT WOULD NOT BE ME DOING THE INVESTIGATION.
THEN WE WOULD HAVE A THIRD PERSON THAT IS THE DECISION-MAKER.
THAT'S PART OF WHAT'S LAID OUT.
THE APPEAL PROCESS OR DUE PROCESS, THEN LEVEL TWO WOULD COME TO THE BOARD JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTION WOULD.
THE THIRD LEVEL OF APPEAL FOR THE VICTIM OR THEIR FAMILIES WOULD BE OFF FOR THE BOARD TO GO TO OSPI.
THEN A FOURTH LEVEL IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
AGAIN, THE PROCEDURE IS VERY LAID OUT TO THE WAY THAT THE RULE-MAKING OF THE LAW CAME OUT TO US.
I HAVE THE WHOLE PACKET BACK THERE AND IT KEEPS CHANGING A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME.
BUT SHELLEY, MICHELLE, LAST YEAR WE ALL SAT DOWN.
WHO'S GOING TO DO WHAT? WHAT ARE THE THREE RULES? IS IT STAFF TO STAFF? IS IT STUDENT TO STUDENT? IF STAFFS INVOLVED AND MICHELLE WILL BE INVOLVED IN IT.
IF THERE'S EVER A STAFF INVOLVED AND I DON'T MEAN TO STEAL HEAR THUNDER, THE INVESTIGATORS ARE GONNA BE CLEAR RISK BECAUSE IT SAYS WE CANNOT BE BIAS IN THE INVESTIGATION.
TO BRING IN AN OUTSIDE GROUP TO DO THE INVESTIGATION TAKES US OUT OF THAT BIAS REALM.
I WILL SAY TOO AGAIN, LIKE WITH COVID AND ANY OTHER THING, DISCIPLINE LAWS WITH THE HAT PSI, WHERE DISCIPLINE LAWS IN HOUSE BILL 1660, WHICH WE'D BEEN ADDRESSING IS THIS STARTED TO COME IN DURING COVID AND WE NEEDED TO PRIORITIZE OUR TIME WITH STAFF AND STUDENTS, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS UP NOW EVEN THOUGH WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A YEAR.
OUR PROCESSES REALLY WERE ALREADY WORKING.
WHAT WE DO INTERNALLY AND HOW WE RESPOND IS PRETTY MUCH THE WAY THE PROCEDURE'S LAID OUT.
WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS WE NEED TO ADDRESS WITH OUR ADMIN THIS AUGUST COMING BACK.
AGAIN, THE PROCEDURE CLEARLY DEFINES HOW WE HAVE TO PRESENT INFORMATION AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OF THAT STUFF, NOT JUST SEXUAL HARASSMENT, BUT BULLYING, INTIMIDATION, HARASSMENT, SUICIDE TYPE OF THING.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET INFORMATION OUT THERE TO OUR STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF STRATEGIES TO DO THAT.
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I MAY NOT BE THE EXPERT ON.THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WHAT I CAN SEE HERE IS IN THE POLICIES, THERE ARE SOME JUST LANGUAGE CHANGES AND THEN SOME ADDITIONS ON HERE.
>> THE POLICY CHANGE, THE WORDING, AND I JUST GOT IT.
IF WE JUST STRUCK FEDERAL AND STATE LAW AND THE TERM SEXUAL HARASSMENT MAY INCLUDE SO IT USED TO READ FEDERAL LAW AND STATE LAW THE TERM SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE IS A LEGAL REFERENCE NOW THAT'S NEW AT THE BOTTOM, ATTACHMENT, THAT'S WHERE THAT CHANGE CAME.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE LEGAL REFERENCE IN THAT PACKET THAT I HAD IS THE CHANGE IN THE POLICY AND THEN THAT PROCEDURE SUPPORTS THE LANGUAGE AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
>> MICHELLE AND I SPOKE WITH HER ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS ACTUALLY TODAY.
ONE OF THE ONE OF THE PIECES IS THAT FEDERAL AND STATE LAW DON'T AGREE.
WE USE THE MORE CONSERVATIVE TIMELINES THAT ARE THE STATE TIMELINES.
BUT THE REFERENCE TAKES IT OUT OF FEDERAL AND STATE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FOLLOW BOTH.
YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER.
WE CHOOSE THE MORE CONSERVATIVE TIMELINES SO THAT WE MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING THEM BOTH.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS TO TAKE THAT LANGUAGE OUT OF THAT.
WE DO EXPECT THAT THESE POLICIES ARE GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE REVIEWING AGAIN IN THE NEXT YEAR AS SOME OF THE RULEMAKING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL GETS DONE.
THESE ARE PROBABLY A POLICY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AGAIN IN THE NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
>> I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE THE ONE DOING THE INVESTIGATION.
WHERE DO WE OUTSOURCE THAT INVESTIGATION OR WHAT HAPPENS?
>> NO, TYPICALLY I GET AN INVESTIGATION WHEN A STUDENT TO STUDENT IS USUALLY DONE BY THE SCHOOL ADMIN TEAM OR THE SCHOOL THEMSELVES.
THEN AGAIN, IF IT GOES TO A FORMAL, BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY INFORMAL.
AGAIN, WE HAVE TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS THAT WHEN IT KIND OF THING WE WANT TO MAKE IT FORMAL, IT WOULD COME TO ME.
RIGHT? GENERALLY, WE WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES AND THERE WERE A LOT OF MEDIATION STRATEGIES WITHIN THAT.
IT'S JUST NOW WHEN PROCEDURE THAT WE DO IT AND THEN AGAIN, COMMUNICATING THAT OUT.
HOW DO WE MOVE TOWARDS THE FORMAL IF IF WE NEEDED TO DO THAT, THAT I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF COMMUNICATING. NOW WE HAVE.
>> WITH FAMILIES AND SO YES, THAT WILL HAPPEN.
>> YES. WE HAVE TWO AS FOR THEIR PROCEDURE.
>> I DO THINK THE PROCEDURE IS GOING TO HELP US.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROCEDURE BEFORE AND NOW WE DO.
>> IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY COMPLETE.
>> IT'S WHY WE INCLUDE IT FOR THE BOARD TO SEE BECAUSE IT'S A NEW PROCEDURE.
>> AGAIN, MICHELLE'S IS GOING TO PRESENT ON THE STAFF BECAUSE THERE'S SOME REFERENCES BACK-AND-FORTH SO WE CAN'T CHANGE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.
>> OFTENTIMES THESE COME TO US, WRITTEN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN LOOKED AT THOSE VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UNITS IS SUGGESTION OF ACTUALLY KIND OF KEEPING IT MORE SHORTEN.
SPECIFIC, NOT AS WORTHY IN HERE.
SEEMS LIKE IT HAS MERIT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CAREFUL LEGALLY AND HEARING THAT THIS MIGHT COME BACK TO US.
ANY WAY THAT WE COULD FORWARD THAT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROVIDED US THE POLICY LANGUAGE AND SAY, HOW DOES THIS FIT WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE?
>> ABSOLUTELY, WE CAN I THINK OUR BIG THING FOR TONIGHT IS TO GET THE POLICY REVISE SO THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE PROCEDURE AND THEN WE CAN START TO WORK ON LANGUAGE BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE SOME LANGUAGE.
FOR A MATTER OF FACT, THERE'S A LANGUAGE PART IN THE PROCEDURE THAT REFERENCES THAT WE WILL FOLLOW IN TERMS OF KEEPING RECORDS TO WHAT THE STATE SAYS WE HAVE TO DO.
THEN I WAS ABLE TO FIND THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IT FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS OR THREE YEARS TILL AFTER GRADUATION.
WE COULD HAVE PUT THAT IN THERE, BUT WE WILL JUST AS THINGS CHANGE SOMETIMES THAT LANGUAGE, SO WE DO HAVE SOME LATITUDE, I GUESS SO I WOULD RECOMMEND OR TAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS WE HAVE.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS KIND OF THE NEW LOOKING AT THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
AGAIN, IF WE LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PRE-COVID,
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ESPECIALLY IT WAS IN THE NEWS ALL THE TIME AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.AGAIN, FROM AN ATHLETIC STANDPOINT THAT'S KIND OF SAYING IT TO WORK IN A HEAD IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WITH OUR DIFFERENT IDENTIFYING STUDENTS TOO.
THEY WOULD FALL UNDER THIS AND WE NEED TO DO SOME WORK WITH OUR ADMIN TEAM AS SOON AS SOMETHING COMES IN, THEY NEED TO LET ME KNOW BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T ALWAYS LET ME KNOW OR THEY JUST TAKE OFF AND DO THE INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USED TO DO.
YES, WE HAVE TO TIGHTEN UP A LOT OF THINGS WITH TITLE NINE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS FOR TOM.
>> WE HAVE BALLSY IN FRONT OF US.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 3205, SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS PROHIBITED.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO ACCEPT THE REVISION OF POLICY 3205, SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS PROHIBITED.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, TOM.
IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD PASS THOSE LANGUAGE THINGS FORWARD SO WE CAN TAKE WHEN WE WHEN IT COMES BACK IN FRONT OF US AGAIN.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 3205 SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO 0. THANK YOU.
BOARD. NEXT UP, CLOSELY RELATED REVISION OF POLICY 5011, SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF DISTRICT STAFF PROHIBITED.
I'M JUST PICKING BACK PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT TOM HAD SHARED.
WHAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A POLICY PROCEDURE 5011, THAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF DISTRICT STAFF PROHIBITED.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS JUST SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THAT PARTICULAR POLICY.
SPECIFICALLY AROUND IN THE EVENT THAT A STUDENT IS THE COMPLAINANT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE, WE WOULD FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE AS OUTLINED IN 3205.
THE ONE THAT YOU JUST APPROVED.
HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE USED OUR HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, AND BULLYING PROCEDURE TO GUIDE US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WE REALLY FELT THAT IT WAS CLEANER TO ADOPT AN FOLLOW A NEW PROCEDURE.
SPECIFICALLY, AS SOME OF THESE THINGS WERE MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR RESPONSE IS REALLY CRITICAL IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.
TIMELINES IN THE PROCEDURE YOU'LL NOTICE IT REFERS INCLUDING THE TITLE NINE COORDINATOR OR CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR AS WELL.
THERE'S ALSO A PIECE IN THERE.
WE HAVE TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE MEDIATION THAT.. WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE AND BEING ABLE TO TRACK THE IMPACT THAT MEDIATION HAS.
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE FEEL WE NEED TO FOLLOW THIS 5011 PROCEDURE.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SOME PIECES IN THERE RELATED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO REVIEWING THIS POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PROCEDURE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE REALLY TRULY IS THERE TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND PROTECT VICTIMS AND TRAIN INDIVIDUALS. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I WAS CURIOUS BASED ON THE PREVIOUS EXPLANATION ABOUT REMOVING UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND THAT THEY CAN CONTRADICT EACH OTHER ON THIS ONE.
MAYBE IT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT DEFINITIONS.
BUT UNDER DEFINITIONS IT SAYS IN THIS PARTICULAR POLICY UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, SO IS THAT NOT STILL A CONTRADICTION.
>> I THINK THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A PROCEDURE FOR, IT REFERRED BACK TO THE HIP POLICY AND THAT FOLLOWS STATE AND FEDERAL WHICH ARE ALIGNED.
IT'S DIFFERENT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
TO THAT POINT, IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO REMOVE THIS, EVEN THOUGH THAT THAT WASN'T IN OUR MODEL POLICY, IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO JUST SAY THE TERM INSTEAD OF UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.
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MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD WOULD BE TO MAKE THAT MODIFICATION TO THE REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU.>> AS IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS MORE THAN LIKELY WE WILL SEE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WE'RE NOT SURE HOW LONG THAT MEANS IT WILL BE FOR IT TO HIT US. [NOISE]
>> YOU MENTIONED THE TRAINING PIECE AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S BEEN HAPPENED THAT'S BEEN PART OF THE DISTRICT PROCEDURE ANYWAY.
>> YEAH. SPECIFICALLY WITH ALL OF OUR STAFF CERTIFIED, CLASSIFIED, OUR COACHES, THEY ALL HAVE TO DO THE WHAT EVERY EMPLOYEE NEEDS TO KNOW, THEIR SPECIFIC TRAINING ALIGNED TO THAT.
THIS BECOMES MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT AS PART OF THE MEDIATION.
THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
WHETHER IT'S AT A BUILDING LEVEL OR IT JUST ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE IDENTIFY.
HOW DO WE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING? IS IT DUE TO A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING? [NOISE] IF SO, WHAT ADDITIONAL TRAININGS PIECES DO WE NEED TO PUT IN PLACE? IS IT LACK OF NOTIFICATION? NOT KNOWING WHAT THE STEPS ARE, PROCEDURES, THOSE PIECES.
IT ALLOWS US TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT CHOOSING THAT MEDIATION AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
>> TO THAT POINT, I WILL DO A SHOUT OUT TO EUNICE WHO TALKED TO US ABOUT OUR REPORTING SYSTEM.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON THE SUMMER IS GETTING OUR REPORTING INFORMATION MORE WIDELY KNOWN.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE PUTTING TOGETHER STICKERS FOR THE BACK OF BATHROOM STALLS THAT WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO REPORT INCIDENCES OF HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING, AS WELL AS SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
AS WELL AS STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING SUICIDAL IDEATION OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO GET RESOURCES.
THAT WILL BE ON THE BACK OF BATHROOM IN THE BATHROOM STALLS LIKE YOU MIGHT SEE IN AN AIRPORT WILL BE IN OUR BATHROOMS. AS WELL AS ON THE BACK OF STUDENT ID BADGES AND STAFF ID BADGES, WHICH WE ARE UP BEING AS WELL FOR SECURITY REASONS FOR ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS.
THAT INFORMATION, THAT CAMPAIGN TO GET, HOW DO I REPORT IF I DO HAVE AN ISSUE WILL BE A CAMPAIGN THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH.
IT'S NOT JUST TRAINING OF HOW TO RESPOND TO IT, BUT IT'S TRAINING ON HOW TO REPORT IF THERE ARE STRUGGLES.
ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE'LL BE DOING TO- [NOISE]
>> -INCREASE OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN THOSE AREAS.
>> THAT'S GREAT. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE PROCEDURE.
IT SAYS FILED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT COMPLETE AND AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE RESPONDENT.
IF I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY, A STAFF MEMBER CAN FILE FOR ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CORRELATION TO SOME OF THE OTHER LANGUAGE IN THE PROCEDURE AND HOW THAT INTERFACES.
>> IF A STAFF MEMBER FILES FOR A STUDENT, BUT THE STUDENT OPTS TO NOT MAKE THEIR NAME KNOWN TO THE ALLEGED PERSECUTORS.
HOW DOES THAT AFFECT ALVEOLI ALLOW THAT INDIVIDUAL TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.
BECAUSE THERE'S LANGUAGE DOWN IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE PROCEDURE WHERE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE WITNESSES AND GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF DEFENDING THEMSELVES.
BUT AT THIS POINT, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THEY ARE DEFENDING THEMSELVES AGAINST.
WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S FAIR FOR THAT PERSON BECAUSE WE CANNOT ASSUME THAT WHOEVER IS BEING ACCUSED OF THIS IS AUTOMATICALLY GUILTY BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING ACCUSED.
THEY ARE ENTITLED TO FAIR AND REASONABLE RIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE IN HERE IS ALREADY ASSUMING IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING THE VICTIM, WHICH WE GOT TO DO. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT IT I DON'T SEE A LOT IN HERE TO PROTECT AGAINST FALSE ACCUSATIONS.
THAT'S WHAT I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS FULLY ENCOMPASSING EVERYTHING.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT POLICY OR PROCEDURE 3205, IT DOES OUTLINE THAT IN THE STUDENT ONE.
>> WE DO HAVE AT TIMES ANONYMOUS REPORTS AND YOU CAN DO SOME INVESTIGATION, BUT I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
OFTENTIMES IN SAFE SCHOOLS WE HAVE TO PUT, BASED ON OUR LIMITED INFORMATION, WE COULD NOT COMPLETE AN EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION.
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YOU CAN ONLY TAKE IT SO FAR WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE PERSON WHO'S BEING ACCUSED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE AS MONTHS AND WEEKS AFTER THAT EVENT.
IT IS A STRUGGLE, BEING ANONYMOUS WHILE THE PERSON MAY FEEL SAFER IN THAT SITUATION, IT MAY NOT ALLOW US TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE CONCERN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY CLEAR IN HOW WE HANDLE IT IS LETTING THE PERSON KNOW IF A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.
WE IMMEDIATELY LET THEM KNOW THAT IF THERE'S ANY RETALIATION, THAT CAN LEAD TO FURTHER DISCIPLINE FOR THEM IF THEY RETALIATE IN ANY WAY OR COMMUNICATE IN ANY WAY TO THAT INDIVIDUAL.
WHILE WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WON'T HAPPEN, WE CERTAINLY MAKE IT KNOWN THAT WE WILL ADDRESS IT IF IT HAPPENS.
>> THE THREE THINGS THE ALLEGATION IS IN 3205 PROCEDURE.
PART OF MY JOB WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WHEN I WANT TO STAY ANONYMOUS IS EXPLAINING WHAT THIS PROCESS IS THAT'S IN PROCEDURE 3205, AND THEN THE FALSE ALLEGATIONS AND THEN RETALIATION IS ALSO IN 3205.
THAT IS COMMUNICATED, WHICH IS WHAT MY ROLE IS.
THAT WAS ANOTHER THING SPECIFIC THAT WE CHANGED WAS DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES INSTEAD OF TITLE NINE COORDINATOR.
WE GET CAUGHT UP SOMETIMES IN PROCEDURES WITH PUTTING PEOPLE'S NAMES IN IT AND THEN PEOPLE CHANGE.
[NOISE] AT LEAST WHEN I'VE BEEN HEARING FOR IS TRYING TO USE TITLES INSTEAD OF PEOPLE.
HOWEVER, THAT PROCEDURE SAYS WHEN WE COMMUNICATE OUT FOR REPORTING, THEY HAVE TO HAVE MY NAME, MY PHONE NUMBER, AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT THEY CAN REPORT IT.
ALL OF THAT IS, AGAIN, AS WE IMPLEMENT THIS PROCEDURE AND START TO LAY OUT PLAYING ON.
>> BUT IT'S ALL COVERED REALLY IN THAT, WHETHER IT'S HERBERT, LOT OF YOUR QUESTIONS WERE PERTINENT TO THE PROCEDURE.
I HAVE THIS STUDENT, STUDENT TO STAFF OR BOTH WORKING ON IT.
>> JUST TO FOLLOW UP TO CLARIFY, WHEN IT SAYS FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT.
DOES THAT STUDENT HAVE TO APPROVE THAT FILING OR CAN THE BAPTIST [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO. THEY DON'T, FOR A MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU READ THE PROCEDURE, IF I FEEL LIKE THE REPORT AND IT'S WORTHY OF AN INVESTIGATION.
I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A FORMAL INVESTIGATION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE STUDENT OR FAMILY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT TO ASK MARK AND SORA IF WE COULD START A PROJECT, LIKE AT LEAST LIKE A PRESENTATION ON HOW DO WE GET OUR STUDENTS TO SPEAK UP ABOUT ALL OF THIS? I WROTE IT DOWN, BUT I GUESS SHELLEY, ARE YOU GUYS ALREADY DOING THAT RIGHT NOW OR.
>> YOU MEAN SEEKING OUT HOW TO GET THE STUDENTS INVOLVED WITH REPORTING?
>> YEAH. WE HAVE NOT INCLUDED STUDENTS AND THAT WE WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME THAT IN OUR PROCESS.
LOOKING AT WHAT ELSE WE COULD DO.
BESIDES THOUGH THE IDEAS THAT I SHARED.
>> I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU AFTER- [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH. OR YOU CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO ME, RICARDO, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU.
>> WE HAVE A REVISED POLICY AND 5011 IN FRONT OF US ASKING FOR MOTION.
>> WAS THERE ANY INTERESTS IN REMOVING THE WORDS UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW AND CHANGING IT TO JUST THE TERM SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE POSITIVE. CHANGE IN THAT.
>> YOU'D HAVE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT.
YOU'D HAVE TO YOU'D HAVE TO WARN YOU ON MOTION.
>> I THINK I GOT IT. I WOULD MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE REVISION TO POLICIES 5011 SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF DISTRICT STAFF PROHIBITED WITH THE AMENDMENT TO THE SENTENCE UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.
THE TERM SEXUAL HARASSMENT INCLUDES TO BE AMENDED TO DETERMINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT INCLUDES REMOVING UNDER- [OVERLAPPING]
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>> EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THAT MOTION?
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? [NOISE]
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED TO REVISE 5011.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF DISTRICT STAFF PROHIBITED MINUS THE STATEMENT UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW IN THAT ONE SENTENCE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 5-0.
>> ITEM C, CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR THE CAM 200 BUILDING MODULAR, AND THEN I ASSUME ITEM D AS WELL SOON AFTER THAT.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD. THE CONTRACT IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR THE CAM 200 BUILDING MODULAR, WHICH WILL BE HOUSING THE GRADES 7-12 HERE ON CAMPUS.
I JUST WANTED TO START OFF SAYING THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM OS PID, WE'LL USE OUR LOUISVILLE CAMPUS NEXT YEAR, AND THE MOVE IS GOING EXCELLENT, 95 PERCENT MOVED OUT OF CAM.
THIS IS PROBABLY MY FIRST STICKER SHOCK OF THE WHOLE RECENT CONSTRUCTION INCREASES, SO I DOVE INTO WHY I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHAT I FOUND LAST WEEK.
I WENT BACK TO OUR 2017, THE LAST ONE WE DID UP IN YACC CODE WHICH WAS 1.7 MILLION.
THE MODULAR CONTRACTOR, WE QUERIED HIM QUITE A BIT ON WHY THESE COSTS WERE GOING UP, SO SINCE 2017, CONSTRUCTION HAS GONE UP 57 PERCENT IN LABOR AND MATERIALS, SO THAT'S RIGHT CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS.
WE ADDED A MODULAR ON THIS ONE.
NORMALLY WE DO 11 MODULES, BUT SINCE WE HAD TO DO A HIGH SCHOOL WITH THREE CHEMICAL LABS, THEY WOULDN'T FIT IN OUR NORMAL ONES, SO WE ADDED ANOTHER MODULE THAT'S 250.
THE LABS THEMSELVES, THERE'S A LOT OF EQUIPMENT, ACID FILTERS, SHOWERS, FUME HOODS, CHEMICAL STORAGE THAT ADDED ABOUT 300,000.
THEN LASTLY, ENERGY CODE UPGRADES OUT AT ABOUT 300,000 TO THE STRUCTURE SINCE 2017, SO THAT BREAKDOWN GETS ME RIGHT AT 3.5.
AFTER THAT, I SETTLED DOWN AND STARTED TO THINK ABOUT IT AND SEE WHAT THE NEXT ONES WILL BE.
I ANTICIPATE OUR NEXT ONE WILL JUST BE $3 MILLION ONE, AND THAT ONE IS IN THE QUEUE RIGHT BEHIND THIS ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING TWO OF THEM BUILT REAL SOON AND I'LL GET TO THAT CONTRACT PRETTY SOON, AND THERE WON'T BE ANY LABS, SO THAT'LL BE AT LEAST A HALF A MILLION OFF OF IT.
NOT SURE ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION, I'VE NEVER DONE A CAFETERIA IN 10 PLAQUES OR OFFICE SETUP, SO I'M SURE IT WILL BE LESS THAN THIS ONE, BUT IT WILL BE AROUND 10 MILLION WITH THE MODULES. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY AND LACK OF MEMORY.
WHAT WAS YOUR ORIGINAL BUDGET?
>> I HAD SAID 10-12 BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO END UP.
MIGHT BE EVEN A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT, BUT MY CALCULATIONS HERE WITH THIS NEXT ONE MIGHT BE 12.6.
>> IF YOU REMEMBER, WE'RE USING IMPACT FEES FOR THIS.
>> WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR IT, AND THEN I ALSO STARTED TO GO THROUGH PROS AND CONS OF THE THINGS THAT THIS BUILDING WILL DO.
IT'S GOING TO PUT 5-600,000 THAT WE WERE USING FOR LEASING BACK INTO OUR GENERAL BUDGET AND SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT DO YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS?
>> IS THE PROJECT DELAYED AT ALL WITH SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND ALL OF THAT?
>> WE'RE STILL DOING SEPTEMBER, AND AFTER THIS NEXT CONTRACT, ITEM D, I PLAN TO DO ALL OF MY SITE WORK, ALL MY FOUNDATIONS, ALL MY SIDEWALKS, EVERYTHING FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT THIS SUMMER SO THAT WHEN THOSE MODULAR SHOW UP, I CAN JUST SET THEM IN AND I'LL BE READY, SO SEPTEMBER.
THE FIRST ONE WILL ARRIVE, I'M READY FOR THEM.
LIKE I SAID, BUILDING B IS ALL MOVED INTO, BUILDING C IS ALL MOVED INTO, AND BUILDING A.
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THE ONLY REMAINING ROOM I HAVE IS WHEN THE LADIES IN THE RESOURCE CENTER NEED THAT BUILDING ALL THE WAY THROUGH JULY.I'LL BE CRUNCHED TO GET THAT ONE DONE, BUT IT'LL HAPPEN, I'LL BE READY WITH 10 CLASSROOMS, AS WELL AS CREATING THE TWO CLASSROOMS IN THE LIBRARY.
>> BUT WILL BE READY FOR NEXT YEAR, SCHOOL YEAR.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE A BIG PART OF THE COST INCREASES THE LAB SPACE.
>> YEAH. THERE'S A TON OF CABINETRY AND ALL THE SPECIALTIES THAT GO WITH.
>> OUR CEILINGS, ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME WAS [NOISE] THAT CEILINGS, WE'RE AT EIGHT-FOOT, AND WE'RE ABLE TO BUMP THOSE UP TO 8' 9" WITH VERY LITTLE COST TO IT, SO THEY'LL ALL BE 8' 9".
BECAUSE IN THE CLASSROOMS, IT'S A NINE-FOOT CEILING AND IT FEELS BIGGER, SO THIS ONE WILL BE 8' 9".
>> WHILE THEY'RE AT LOUISVILLE PART OF IT, ARE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUST MAKE DO WITHOUT THAT LAB SPACE, WILL IT HAVE ACCESS TO IT?
>> NO, I'VE SET THEM UP THREE LABS IN THE A BUILDING.
>> LOTS OF CABINETS, LOT STORAGE, VCT FLOORING, THE CAM STAFF HAS BEEN GREAT, THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH.
>> UNRELATED, BUT BE NICE TO GET AN UPDATE ON HIS ENROLLMENT FOR CAM AS STRONG AS IT TRADITIONALLY HAS BEEN.
>> CAM IS NOT A SCHOOL THAT WE HAVE ENROLLMENT ISSUES WITH, ALL OF THEIR CLASSROOMS WILL BE FULL.
>> THIS UNRELATED TO THE PROJECT, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE UPDATES.
YOU ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND IT SHOWS, AND YOU STILL SHOW UP HERE TO GIVE US VERY DETAILED REPORTS, SO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.
>> I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS TODAY, I WILL ADMIT.
>> I NOTICED TOO. I COULD HEAR HIM OVER HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IT'S NOT FUN UNLESS YOU MAKE YOU HIM SWEAT.
>> BUT DENNY TALKED ME DOWN OFF THE EDGE AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT ONWARD AND UPWARD.
>> I DO BELIEVE WE TOOK ACTION TO REPLENISH SOME OF THOSE IMPACT B'S IN A RECENT MEETING.
>> WE KNEW THAT THE COSTS WERE GOING TO COME TO US AT SOME POINT, AND WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THEM.
>> BUT THAT'S PROBABLY GOOD VALIDATION FOR TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE IMPACT FEES AGAIN, AND NOT BEING SURE IF THIS IS PRETTY MUCH- [NOISE]
>> -PROOF POSITIVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM.
WE HAVE A CONTRACT ASKING FOR APPROVAL.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH AIRES BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR THE CAM 200 BUILDING 10 CLASSROOM MODULAR.
>> GREAT. HAVE BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR THE CAM 200 BUILDING MODULAR.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE, ZERO.
>> THIS CONTRACT IS FOR, LIKE I MENTIONED, ALL OF THE SITE WORK FOR THE THREE MODULARS, ALL OF THE PIPING, EVERYTHING UNDERGROUND, WIRING, ROUTING TO OUR FOUNDATIONS, AND PUTTING THE FOUNDATIONS IN THE SUMMER AS WELL, SO IT WAS HIGHER THAN I HOPED FOR.
THIS IS A SEMI-UNIQUE PROJECT, WHEREAS WE HAD TO ADD A STORMWATER FACILITY FOR ALL THE WATER WE'RE CREATING.
WE HAVE ABOUT 300 FEET OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND SIDEWALKS TO RUN BETWEEN LOUISVILLE.
IN THE AUTO SHOP, WILL BE FULL LIGHTING OF THE SITE AND IN THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS AS I MENTIONED, SO IT'S MORE BUT BETWEEN THE THREE, I ANTICIPATE THIS COMING IN RIGHT AROUND 13 MILLION FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SITE WORK? I KNOW BACK TO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL KINDS OF POSSIBILITIES BY MAPLE GROVE AND THAT THE OLD CENTRAL BUILDING SITE AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
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I THINK IT WAS PRETTY CREATIVE WITH DEFINED SPACE HERE, AND CLOSE TO NOT ONLY THE ORIGINAL CAMPUS, BUT OTHER RESOURCES LIKE PELL GRANT HIGH SCHOOL AND THOSE FIELDS.>> REAL QUICK. ON THE SITE PACKAGE, YOU SAID STORM, HOW MUCH PIPES BEING ADDED, IS IT CONCRETE PVC?
>> I'D REALLY HAVE JOSH HERE TO ANSWER A LOT OF THE SPECIFICS.
I DOUBT THERE'S ANY CONCRETE ON THIS PROJECT.
BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICALS AND THE STORAGE LAB, WE HAVE ACID FILTER TESTS CATCHES OUTSIDE OF THOSE, AND THEN AFTER THAT, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER PORTION.
I'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, IT'S ACTUALLY A MAINTAINED WATER QUALITY VAULT WHERE WE CHANGE FILTERS EVERY SIX MONTHS.
I HAVEN'T RUN INTO THAT, BUT THOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE OF THIS ONE.
>> DO YOU KNOW THE SIZE OF THE VAULT?
>> OH, I GOT TO KEEP SCROLLING APPARENTLY.
THANK YOU. THIS IS REALLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR IT HERE. THANK YOU, SHELLEY.
>> THERE YOU GO. I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANYTHING, AND THAT BEING CONCRETE, AS FAR AS PIPING.
>> THE PRICE OF THAT PVC HAS REALLY GONE UP.
>> EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING DRAMATICALLY.
>> IS THERE A LOT OF UTILITY CONFLICTIONS DOWN THERE ON THE UNDERGROUND?
>> THERE'S A TIGHT CORRIDOR COMING FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, WE'VE LOCATED THEM ALL AND HAVE THE DEPTHS.
WE'VE AVOIDED THEM, WE LOOKED AT ALL THE AS-BUILTS THAT WE HAVE AND EVERYBODY, DISTRICT KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE THOSE ARE.
NOT LIKE ANY OTHER, I'VE HAD WORSE.
>> YEAH. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THERE IN MY HEAD WITH THE COST.
I KNOW YOU KNOW, I'M A CIVIL GUY AND CIVIL ESTIMATOR, SO THIS IS LITERALLY MY JOB RIGHT HERE AND I'M TRYING TO JUSTIFY OR GET THERE IN MY HEAD.
WELL, I KNOW THAT PRICES HAVE INCREASED LIKE YOU SAID, AND THERE IS A LOT OF PVC, AND THIS IS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD, AS YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND IS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PVC IN HERE, AND IF THERE IS A LOT OF UTILITY CONFLICTIONS THERE, IT'S GOING TO CREATE A LOT OF HAND DIGGING, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY WOULD HELP JUSTIFY THE COST OF THE CIVIL PACKAGE.
WHILE YOU ARE PUTTING IN THESE 10 PLEXUSES IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS IN THE CIVIL WORLD, THAT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT SIZE, BUT DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH MATERIAL WE'RE BRINGING IN, BRINGING OUT, IT CAN HELP OFFSET SOME OF THAT COST TOO.
I THINK IT'S LIKE KEVIN SAID, IT IS HIGH, BUT IT'S PROBABLY STILL PRETTY COMPETITIVE, I WOULD THINK.
>> JUST FOR MY BACKGROUND, I WOULD SAY IT LOOKS REASONABLE.
>> AND THEY USE A LOT OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS ON THESE PROJECTS, AND WE'VE DEALT WITH THIS FIRM FOREVER. THEY'RE EXCELLENT.
>> KEVIN, HOW DO WE FIND THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY? WE GO THROUGH A BID PROCESS OR THIS WAS TWO.
>> THIS WAS THROUGH TIPS AS WELL.
THEY DO ALL THE WORK GENERALLY FOR THE BLAZER MODULARS AND THEY'VE BEEN ALL OF OURS.
>> SO THEY'RE REALLY FAMILIAR WITH THESE SYSTEM?
>> RIGHT. THEY KNOW IT INSIDE AND OUT.
>> THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE IN THAT.
>> WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR CITING THAT MODULAR THAT WE JUST APPROVED BY.
>> SHOULD'VE DONE THESE IN REVERSE.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH AREAS BUILDING SYSTEM FOR THE CAN MODULAR CAMPUS SITEWORK.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR CAN MODULAR CAMPUS SITEWORK.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE, ZERO.
[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]
SANDY'S REQUESTED WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ON THE FALL CONFERENCE.WHAT SEEMS LIKE A LONG WAYS AWAY, BUT I'M GOING TO HELP US WITH ANY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARRIVAL.
>> I THINK THAT I CAN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? GO AHEAD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, AND I EVEN LIKE THE STUDENT, SORRY YOU MAY JUMP IN ON THIS ONE, OKAY.
>> AS THE BOARD KNOWS FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, THE CONFERENCE TYPICALLY RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY.
WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN THE CONFERENCE WAS IN SPOKANE, THERE WERE ALWAYS A MULTITUDE OF FLIGHTS FOR US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, AND I THINK, SYDNEY, DID YOU EVER GO? NO, YOU NEVER WENT TO SPOKANE.
>> TYPICALLY WE COULD GET A FLIGHT OUT AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, 5:00 OF THE AFTERNOON, WE COULD GET HOME AT ANY ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
THE AIRLINES HAVE REDUCED THEIR NUMBER OF FLIGHTS, SO THERE'S ONLY TWO FLIGHTS.
THE FIRST FLIGHT IS AT 11:00 AM IN THE MORNING AND THE SECOND FLIGHT IS AT 5:00 PM.
THE QUESTION FOR THE BOARD IS, AS WE'VE DONE A SURVEY OF BOARD MEMBERS AND OF PARTICIPANTS MYSELF AND SHELLEY INCLUDED, WERE SPLIT BETWEEN COMING BACK AT 11:00 OR COMING BACK AT 5:00.
AS YOU KNOW FROM OUR CONFERENCE THAT WE ALL ATTENDED IN BELLEVILLE THIS PAST FALL, WE STAYED UNTIL RIGHT AROUND LUNCHTIME.
I THINK WE WENT TO THE SESSIONS UP UNTIL LUNCH.
WE ATE LUNCH AND THEN WE CAME HOME.
IF WE WERE TO CATCH THE 11 O'CLOCK FLIGHT, WE WOULD HAVE TO MISS THE EARLY PART OF THE SATURDAY SCHEDULE BECAUSE WE'D PROBABLY HAVE TO LEAVE TO THE AIRPORT AROUND 9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
YET IF WE STAYED TILL THE 5 O'CLOCK FLIGHT, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE MUCH FOR US TO DO IN THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE TYPICALLY THE AFTERNOON EVENTS, THERE'S NOT A LOT GOING ON, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
>> SO WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT LIKE 3 O'CLOCK, PROBABLY?
>> INSTEAD OF AT NOON LIKE WE DID LAST TIME.
>> RIGHT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TRYING TO FIND, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO MAKE THOSE RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SMALL NUMBER OF TRIPS AVAILABLE.
I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE EATEN UP PRETTY QUICKLY.
BUT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A WAY TO LOOK AT THE AGENDA BECAUSE THE AGENDA PROBABLY WON'T COME OUT UNTIL SEPTEMBER, SO WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S BEING OFFERED ON THE SATURDAY.
>> WHEN DO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION BY?
>> AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THOSE FLIGHTS ARE GOING TO FILL UP.
>> WELL, IF WE END UP DECIDING TO LEAVE IN THE MORNING, COULD WE JUST LEAVE FRIDAY NIGHT THEN INSTEAD OF SLEEP AND THEN GET UP AND GO TO THE AIRPORT?
>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT TOO, THAT I DON'T THINK THAT WE THOUGHT OF THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD SAVE US MONEY ON HOTEL RESERVATIONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BOARD IS THINKING.
>> I KNOW THAT FOR ME LIKE I WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO FLY IN UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT, I WON'T MAKE THE MORNING STUFF FOR THE DAY STUFF ON THURSDAY.
>> WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO STAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH SATURDAY THEN AFTER THE FIVE.
>> IF WE HAD TO DO THAT AS A GROUP AND WE DECIDED THAT WAS THE BEST WAY FOR THEN, YEAH, I CAN STAY THAT LONG, BUT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO GOING TO LEAVE EARLIER FOR WHATEVER REASON EITHER.
>> I THINK ROB MAKES A GOOD POINT IF WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS MUCH ON SATURDAY, WE SHOULD PROBABLY CONSIDER IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO COME HOME FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEY WOULD SAVE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN HOTEL COSTS AND SO ON.
>> BUT IF THERE ARE CLASSES ON SATURDAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO POTENTIALLY PARTAKE OF AND BE INVOLVED WITH,
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THEN I'M OKAY WITH LEAVING IN THE AFTERNOON AS WELL.>> MY RECOLLECTION AND PLEASE IF IT'S WRONG, SOMEBODY SPEAK UP.
BUT IT SEEM LIKE THE WAY THEY HAD IT SET UP ON SATURDAY LAST YEAR WAS THAT WE STARTED SATURDAY MORNING WITH A KEYNOTE OF SOME KIND, AND THEN WE WENT OFF TO A SESSION OF BREAKOUT BEFORE LUNCH, AND THEN THERE WERE BREAKOUTS AFTER LUNCH AND THE OFFERINGS AFTER LUNCH WERE A LITTLE SPOTTY, WHICH WAS WHY WE DECIDED TO LEAVE IT JUST AFTER NOON.
I FEEL LIKE THERE WERE REPLAYS OF PREVIOUS CLASS OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS THAT YOU COULD GO CATCH BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MAKE THEM ALL.
>> IS THERE SOME REASON THAT SOME OF US COULDN'T STAY LATER AND OTHERS LEAVE EARLIER? OR JUST AS I HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION THING.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS IS THE STUDENT PARTICIPANTS, DO YOU REMEMBER SYDNEY?
>> I REMEMBER SATURDAY WAS A BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND RICARDO AND I ACTUALLY WENT TO ONE AND IT BENEFITED US A LOT.
IF I WAS TO GIVE A SUGGESTION, I WOULD SHOOT FOR THAT ONE O'CLOCK FLIGHT THAT YOU SAID.
I THINK IT WAS EITHER LIKE 11, 1, OR 5 ISSUE.
>> NO THE ONE IS GONE NOW, SO IT'S ONLY 11 OR 5.
>> WHICH GOES RIGHT BACK INTO ROB'S POINT OF WHY I WILL SAY.
>> EVEN IF YOU DID THE FIVE O'CLOCK ONE YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY PACKING UP AND HANG TO THE AIRPORT PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE HOUR-AND-A-HALF BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT ACTUALLY LEAVES.
SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO LEAVE THE HOTEL AROUND 3:34.
I REMEMBER SATURDAY TO BE A GREAT DAY.
I THINK IT WAS BESIDES THE STUDENT VOICE SECTION THAT WE HAD, THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE DAYS.
>> I JUST PULLED UP THE AGENDA TOO IT IS OUT THERE AND THERE'S CLASSES.
THERE'S BREAKOUT SESSIONS UNTIL 3:40.
>> IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE INTERFACE FOR THE STUDENTS SO WE'RE SITTING IN THE BACK.
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM STAYING TILL FIVE.
I CAN STAY TILL FIVE WITH THE STUDENTS IF THERE'S.
>> I DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS IN THAT EITHER.
>> IF THERE'S A FEW OF US, I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE EXTRA PERSON, SO ROB'S ALREADY VOLUNTEERED FOR THAT.
>> I'M STAYING IN SPOKANE SO I CAN STAY ON MY OWN.
>> ON THAT CASE, IF OTHERS WANTED TO COME BACK AT NIGHT OR WANTED TO COME BACK TO MARY AND TED'S POINT IF THEY WANTED TO COME BACK RATHER THAN TAKE THE 11 O'CLOCK FLIGHT IN THE MORNING AND JUST BASICALLY WAKE UP AND GO TO THE AIRPORT.
IF THEY WANTED TO COME BACK ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THEY COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT, AND THEN SOME OF US WILL STAY TILL FIVE.
I'LL STAY TILL FIVE. I'LL TAKE THE FIVE.
>> IF YOU WOULD COMMUNICATE WITH SANDY IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, WHICH DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING TO GO, THAT'LL BE VERY HELPFUL.
WE'RE GOING TO SORA AND RICARDO.
WE'RE GOING TO BOOK YOU ON THE FIVE O'CLOCK FLIGHT.
>>GOT IT. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME THAT THERE ARE SOME STUDENT.
>> VOICE ACTIVITIES THAT AFTERNOON.
>> I REMEMBER SATURDAY BEING A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DAY FOR THE STUDENT.
>> I THINK THERE WAS, WE WERE THINKING ABOUT GOING TO ACTUALLY-
>> THAT WE CAN GO TO THE SECOND ONE BECAUSE WE LEFT EARLY.
>> BUT THERE WAS ONE WE WENT TO IN THE MORNING AND IT WAS SUPER GOOD.
WE WERE SITTING AND TALKING WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER STUDENT REPS DURING THE PRESENTATION AND ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN THE PRESENTATION.
ANY OTHER FUTURE EVENTS OTHER THAN A JULY BREAK OF SOME SORTS THAT WE HOPE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. I KNOW I'M.
>> MICHELLE, LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I KNOW.
AUGUST IS A BIG MONTH FOR BUDGET THINGS ARE PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE NEED TO REVIEW AS DOCUMENTS TO THAT FEEL FREE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THIS SO WE CAN BE UP TO SPEED WHEN THE TIME COMES.
>> WAS THERE A DECISION ON THE RETREAT OR DATES ON THAT FOR AUGUST?
>> YES. DO YOU REMEMBER THE DATE? I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE.
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>> I PUT IT ON MY HOME CALENDAR.
>> I THINK IT WAS MONDAY THE 8TH TUESDAY MORNING, SKIP THE NIGHT [INAUDIBLE] WEDNESDAY.
>> NO. IT'LL BE FROM FIVE O'CLOCK, AND WE HAD ASKED FOR 5:00 -8:00 BUT I WAS HOPING FOR TWO DAYS.
WE CAN ONLY GET ONE DAY, SO I WAS WONDERING IF THE BOARD WOULD BE SO INCLINED TO LET IT GO FROM FIVE UNTIL NINE THAT DAY.
>> I CAN DOUBLE-CHECK, AND THEN SEND THE CALENDAR INVITES OUT TOMORROW BECAUSE EVERYBODY COULD GO THAT DAY.
>> THAT WAS THE ONLY DAY THAT WE GOT CONSENSUS.
IF THAT WOULD WORK, THAT WOULD GIVE US FOUR HOURS AND I THINK WE COULD DO AN HOUR, AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF ON COHERENCE.
WE COULD DO AN HOUR ON PUTTING TOGETHER A CALENDAR FOR THE BOARD.
THEN I WAS HOPING MAYBE AN HOUR OR SO ON STRATEGIC PLAN AND BOARD GOALS.
>> THANKS FOR REMEMBERING THAT.
>> I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR RIGHT SANDY.
>> YEAH, THAT'S MY MEMORY, TOO.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HOLD YOU TO TAKE COMING BACK AND VISITING AND PROVIDING CITIZENS' COMMENTS.
>> I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO SYDNEY BECAUSE SHE IS MY PARTNER IN CRIME AND I WILL VERY MUCH MISS HER.
>> IT'S MY MISSION TO MAKE HER CRY TODAY.
LET'S SEE HOW TACO BELL GOES LATER.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO THANK KEVIN? THANKS.
>> HOW DO I DO IT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I GOT TO SAY THIS BOARD MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> THIS BOARD MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> MICROPHONE CAN GO OFF IF YOU WANT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.