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OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU AT 6:00.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS JULY 25TH, 2022, MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD TO ORDER.
[1. Call to Order]
I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF THAT HAS MADE IT HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, OUR NEW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.
COMING UP, WE'LL GET TO THAT RIGHT AWAY.
AND ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING, THANK YOU FOR BEING INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD.
WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
. NEXT UP IS OUR ROLL CALL PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FOUR, MARK WATRIN? HERE. VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FIVE, JACKIE MADDUX? HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT ONE, MARY SNITILY? HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT TWO, ROB HENRIKSON? HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT THREE, TED CHAMPINE? AND HE DOES HAVE A PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCE THIS EVENING.
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE RICARDO MARTIN DEL CAMPO AND HE TOO HAS A PREARRANGED ABSENCE.
AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE QUORUM.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. USUALLY IS YOU COVERING ME WHEN I FORGET SOMETHING.
WE HAVE BOTH OF OUR MEMBERS THAT AREN'T HERE TONIGHT.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES FOR DIRECTOR CHAMPAGNE AND RICARDO.
I MOVE WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCE FOR DIRECTOR CHAMPAGNE AND RICARDO.
GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE THOSE ABSENCES.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE ANY OPPOSED.? ABSENCES ARE EXCUSED.
NEXT UP IS OUR AGENDA APPROVAL.
[4. Agenda Approval]
OUR AGENDA TONIGHT INCLUDES OUR OATH OF OFFICE FOR OUR NEW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, THE BOARD, COMMUNICATIONS SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS COMMENTS.WE DO HAVE ONE SIGNED UP TONIGHT.
I'LL READ THOSE IN MORE DETAIL AT THE TIME.
OLD BUSINESS. 2 ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS.
WE'LL DISCUSS ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND AN ADJOURNMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NO QUESTIONS OR CHANGES.
I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED IN.
I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AGENDA IS APPROVED. 4 TO 0.
OH, BOY. GOT A GREAT START TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A NEW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, AND MR.
[5. Oath of Office for Student Representative]
WATERS IS GOING TO HELP US WITH OUR OATH OF OFFICE, TEST [INAUDIBLE].SORRY. COULD YOU JOIN ME OUT HERE? BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE ONLY DISTRICT IN ALL OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THAT HAS THE HONOR OF HAVING STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS SERVE ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AND EVERY YEAR WE GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS.
AND THIS YEAR WE WERE FORTUNATE TO FIND A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR SIDNEY LEAVING.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME SORA TO THE BOARD.
SO IF YOU'LL JUST REPEAT AFTER ME, I SORA TOLLEY DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
I SORA TOLLEY DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
THAT I AM A RESIDENT AND STUDENT OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THAT I AM A RESIDENT AND STUDENT OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, AND THE POLICIES OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGMENT, SKILL AND ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGMENT, SKILL AND ABILITY TO TRULY, FAITHFULLY, DILIGENTLY AND IMPARTIALLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.
TRULY, FAITHFULLY, DILIGENTLY, AND IMPARTIALLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.
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FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 119.FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 119.
SCHOOL BOARD IN AND FOR CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
SCHOOL BOARD IN AND FOR CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
AS SUCH, DUTIES ARE PRESCRIBED BY SCHOOL POLICY.
AS SUCH DUTIES ARE PRESCRIBED BY SCHOOL POLICY.
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE OFFICIAL.
AND THAT IS RIGHT WHAT WE WANT.
THANK YOU FOR SERVING IN THAT ROLE.
THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.
OKAY. NEXT UP IS OUR SCHOOL BOARD COMMUNICATIONS.
[6. Communications]
WE'VE GOT OUR VARIOUS COMMITTEES.THEY MIGHT BE A LITTLE QUIET HERE DURING THE SUMMER, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THEY GO.
MR. HENRIKSON. NOTHING TO REPORT.
BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
[INAUDIBLE]. OH DID I SKIP? I DID. LET'S GO, AUDIT COMMITTEE.
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 19TH.
WE REVIEWED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S TIME SHEET AND BUDGET.
THE BOARD BUDGET ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND PAYROLL AND EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY AS WELL THAT THE PROCESS THAT WE USE, I THINK, HAS WORKING WELL.
EACH MONTH WE RECEIVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
JACKIE AND I RECEIVED THE REPORTS EARLY.
AND WHEN WE MEET, IF ALL OF IF AS WE DISCUSS IT, IF EVERYTHING ISN'T COMPLETELY CLEAR, SOMETIMES OUR INQUIRIES REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH. THEN MICHELLE AND HER STAFF ARE GOOD TO GET BACK TO US WITHIN USUALLY 24 HOURS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE.
SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR AUDIT? OK NOW BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS VERY BUSY PREPARING FOR THREE UPCOMING EVENTS.
SO PLEASE JOIN THEM ON THE 20TH TO SUPPORT A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE.
THEY ARE ALSO IN PREPARING FOR GIVE MORE 24 IN SEPTEMBER AS WELL AS THEIR ANNUAL AUCTION. SO THIS IS A REALLY BUSY MONTH FOR THEM AND THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT.
I DID WANT TO SHARE ONE OTHER THING IS THAT THEY DO HAVE A NEW WEBSITE UP AND IT IS REVAMPED BGEF DOT ORG WHERE YOU CAN GO AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND WHAT THEY SUPPORT.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS AND THEY HAD IT PROFESSIONALLY DONE AND IT LOOKS GREAT.
AND THEN IF ANYBODY WAS INTERESTED IN GETTING THEIR NEWSLETTER OR JUST EMAILS ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS, YOU CAN EMAIL INFO AT VGEF DOT ORG AND GET SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THEIR INFORMATION.
SO DO YOU KNOW IF ON THE 20TH THEY HAVE A SCHEDULE, CAN YOU SIGN UP FOR A SCHEDULE ON THE 20TH? ON THE WEBSITE? ON THE WEBSITE THERE IS THE ABILITY TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER.
OUR WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR CHAMPINE IS NOT HERE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A MEETING.
NEXT UP, WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS, ASSOCIATIONS, ANYTHING FROM THE REST OF THE GROUP? OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF OUR TV CAN GET UP AND GOING FOR YOU.
SO TODAY, CHRIS REYKDAL, OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, BASICALLY PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL FOR A COMPLETE REVAMP THAT WOULD NO LONGER PUT TIMBER PRODUCTION AS A WAY OF FUNDING SCHOOLS.
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THEY'RE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS.I THINK THEY WOULD STILL USE TIMBER REVENUE IF I READ IT CORRECTLY AND IT JUST CAME OUT TODAY.
SO I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS BUT BE INTERESTING TO SEE.
THE END GOAL IS THAT THEY WOULD INCREASE REVENUE STREAMS BY LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS BESIDES JUST TIMBER FOR FUNDING SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
AND IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, THE PRESS RELEASE IS ON OSPI'S WEBSITE AND YOU CAN GET DETAILS.
I'D BE GLAD IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED THAT HAS SHOWN KIND OF THE STEADY DECREASE OVER THE LAST DECADE OF FUNDS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION THROUGH. AND MY UNDERSTANDING, MARK, IS THAT THIS WILL ALLOW THE MONIES THAT ARE GAINED FROM TIMBER HARVEST TO BE USED ACTUALLY BE USED IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WHERE THE TIMBER IS COMING FROM BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE UNABLE TO PASS BONDS.
RIGHT. AND SO THEY'RE NOT USING AND MUCH OF THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT IN THE SEATTLE AREA.
IT IS. WHERE THE TIMBERLANDS ARE NOT YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
THEY CAN BE USED FOR POTENTIALLY OTHER THINGS.
AND SO THIS WILL KEEP THE MONIES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, RIGHT? YEAH. THE SHORT STATISTICS THAT IMPRESSED ME WAS 80% OF THE TIMBER OR LEASE REVENUE WAS PRODUCED BASICALLY IN THREE COUNTIES DOWN, MOSTLY DOWN HERE IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.
AND 80% OF THE EXPENDITURES WERE IN THE SEATTLE, TACOMA, SPOKANE REGIONS.
AND WHETHER YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA OR NOT, ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MAJOR PROPOSALS IS LEASING PUBLIC LANDS FOR SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY, WHICH WOULD GENERATE ALMOST SIX TIMES AS MUCH AS TIMBER REVENUE FOR THE SAME ACREAGE.
AND SO THEY'RE TYING IT TO SOME FUTURES AND IN OUR OTHER ENERGY COMPONENTS.
I ALSO READ THAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY CONSIDER KEEPING SOME OF THE TIMBER MONEY BACK FOR REINVESTING WITHIN THE FOREST TO SUSTAIN OUR FOREST AS WELL.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS PART OF IT.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. THAT IS CORRECT.
BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES FORWARD.
NO TOURS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED, BUT WE'LL GET GOING.
AND I WAS JUST GOING TO CHECK WITH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.
CHIEF UMTUCH AND I'M COMING DOWN OFF OF MOUNT SAINT HELEN'S AT THAT TIME.
JUST WANTED TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WAS AVAILABLE, MAYBE TO MEET WITH NEW TEACHERS.
I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN THAT WEEK.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE MAYBE ONE OF US.
AND SHELLY AND I WILL BOTH BE THERE.
I'LL HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION.
OK ANY OTHER DIRECTOR REPORTS? I'M GOING TO MAKE A PLUG.
DO YOU HAVE ONE? I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK, DO WE KNOW WHEN TOURS MIGHT START BACK UP? DO THEY START IMMEDIATELY IN SEPTEMBER OR DOES THAT TYPICALLY WE'VE WAITED UNTIL OCTOBER AND THAT'S JUST TO GIVE BUILDINGS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SETTLE INTO THINGS.
I WAS GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I DIDN'T ATTEND AS A DIRECTOR, BUT HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH ABOUT 25 TEACHERS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES JUST RECENTLY IN A TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE WERE DIGGING DINOSAURS TOGETHER, SO THAT MADE IT MORE FUN THAN USUAL.
BUT IT REALLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S TEACHERS ALL OVER THE NATION AND RIGHT HERE IN BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ARE TAKING CLASSES, GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, GETTING EXCITED ABOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, TRYING TO DO THINGS TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THEIR STUDENTS IN THE NEXT COMING YEAR.
AND I FOUND MYSELF REALLY APPRECIATING OUR TEACHERS AND INCLUDING THOSE TEACHERS FOR OUR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HELP HOST OUR SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES FOR KIDS AND GIVE THEM THAT EXTRA OPPORTUNITY.
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THAT BRINGS US TO SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES, MR.[7. Superintendent and Staff Updates]
WATERS. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT.I DO WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BOARD MEETINGS IN JULY.
IT ENABLES DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF, MANY OF US, TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND GET AWAY.
BUT WE'RE RAMPING BACK UP NEXT WEEK.
ALL OF OUR BUILDING PRINCIPALS RETURN ALSO ARE HEAD SECRETARIES AND OUR REGISTERS WILL BEGIN COMING BACK AND OUR BUILDINGS WILL BEGIN OPENING UP FOR REGISTRATIONS.
AND WE'VE GOT TRAININGS AND NEW TEACHER ORIENTATIONS AND ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON.
SO THE QUIET PERIOD IS ENDING, BUT WE'RE READY NOW.
TEACHING AND LEARNING. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING.
SHELLY WILL BE UP LATER TO DISCUSS A PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE.
I DO THINK WE HAVE A SHORT REPORT, SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES.
THANK YOU, MR. WATERS. GOOD EVENING, BOARD.
JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. IT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN VERY BUSY IN H.R.
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO AMP UP.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PSE, SO THAT'S OUR CLASSIFIED ASSOCIATION.
WE STARTED CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN JUNE AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM.
OUR NEXT SESSION WITH THEM IS THURSDAY AND SO THAT'S BEEN A VERY PRODUCTIVE, POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.
AND SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THE THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S COME THROUGH WITH WITH PSE.
I ALSO WANTED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO WHAT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER STAFF REPORT.
YOU'LL NOTICE ABOUT 20 TEACHERS NAMES THERE.
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION EACH YEAR TO REPORT ANY TEACHER WHO IS TEACHING OUT OF ENDORSEMENT, WHETHER IT'S ONE, ONE ASSIGNMENT, ONE CLASS OR SEVERAL CLASSES.
AND IT COULD BE FOR A VARIATION OF A VARIETY OF TIMES.
IT COULD BE FOR ONE SEMESTER, IT COULD BE FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.
AND AS YOU KNOW, THAT WITH COVID AND THE STRUGGLES THAT WE HAD THIS LAST YEAR WITH FINDING FINDING STAFF AND COVERAGE, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THERE ARE SUBSTITUTES THAT GRACIOUSLY, STEPPED IN AND HELP COVER SOME OF THOSE CLASSES.
SO IT'S AN OBLIGATION THAT WE HAVE AND WE ALWAYS TRY TO ENCOURAGE SOME OF THESE STAFF MEMBERS TO CONTINUE AND SEEK THESE ENDORSEMENT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN AND WILLING TO PURSUE.
SO AND THAT'S ABOUT IT WITH THE HR.
THANK YOU, MICHELLE. YOU HEARD FROM OUR CFO, MICHELLE SCOTT, BUT I'M GOING TO CHECK IN WITH HER NOW.
GREAT. AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. JOLMA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD. GOOD EVENING.
WELCOME, SORA. UNLIKE OTHERS, THIS IS MY BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR, SO WE ARE PLENTY BUSY.
WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON RIGHT NOW? THERE'S MANY OTHER SMALLER PROJECTS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO REFERENCE, BUT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE LARGER PROJECTS THAT AFFECT THE DISTRICT.
AND BOY WE'VE STARTED OUR COVERED PLAY OUR FOUNDATIONS ARE EXCAVATED.
IT'S GOING GOOD. BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO REPLACE THE REMAINING CLASSROOM CARPETS AND WE WILL FINISH ALL OF THOSE.
THE ADMIN AREA IS ALL DONE AND THAT'S THE HARD AREA, ALL THE SMALL LITTLE SPOTS.
AND WE'RE STILL GETTING SOME [INAUDIBLE].
ONE WING, BUT CARPETING IS GOING WELL.
CAPTAIN, WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE CARPET IN THE TEN PLEX THAT WE HAD SCHEDULED TO DO.
DAYBREAK WERE COATING SOME ROOFS, DEBRIS, PRIMARY HALL AND THERE TEN PLEX.
I THINK ALL THE CLASSROOMS ARE ABOUT 90% SET UP ALREADY.
YEAH, WE'LL BE READY FOR OPENING DAY.
I GAVE MICHELLE A LITTLE WARNING.
WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME MONEY THIS WEEK ON PERMITS WITH THE CITY OF BATTLE GROUND.
SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I'M GOING TO START ON SITE WORK AND FOUNDATIONS FOR THE NEW MODELERS.
MY PLUMBING RE PLUMBING THE B BUILDING STARTS TOMORROW.
THAT SHOULD BE DONE IN A APPROXIMATELY A WEEK.
AGAIN, MANY OTHER PROJECTS TOO.
WE'VE FOCUSED ON REPAINTING THAT CAMPUS AND WE'RE WE'RE FINISHING THAT UP.
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SECURITY ACCESS. I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.WE'VE MET WITH THE COMPANY A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY BIDDING FOR ME THE GLENWOOD, LAUREN GLENWOOD AND CAPTAIN STRONG NEW SECURITY VOYEURS WITH THE CAMERAS AND AUDIO THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
WE'RE SCHEDULING THAT FOR WINTER BREAK AND WE THINK WE'LL MAKE IT.
THOSE HAVE DOORS AND STOREFRONTS TO ADD NOT JUST AN EASY THING, BUT WE'RE ALSO.
WAS THAT GLENWOOD LAUREN? NO, I HAD GL WRITTEN HERE AND I JUST GLENWOOD.
OUR FOCUS IS ON THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S GOING TO BE PHASE ONE, BUT WE ARE ALSO BUILDING THE TUKES VALLEY PRIMARY, DAYBREAK PRIMARY.
AND BOY, THESE ARE WHAT I CALL PLUG AND PLAYS OUR NEWER SCHOOLS WHERE ALL THE HARDWARE IS THERE, ALL THE ELECTRICITY IS THERE, JUST DEPENDING ON LEAD TIMES ON SOME OF THOSE CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES STILL, I'M PROCEEDING ON THOSE ON AN AFTER HOURS BASIS. I'M GOING TO COMPLETE THEM AS FAST AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
GREAT, YOU'RE GOING TO USE THAT OVERHANG AREA IN FRONT OF GLENWOOD.
IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING? NO, WE'RE BUILDING ANOTHER FOYER ON THE INSIDE.
OH, ON THE INSIDE? OKAY, GREAT.
NONE OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT ON THE OUTSIDE.
AFTER REVIEWING AND GOING TO GRETCHEN BARLOW AND OTHER DISTRICTS, JUST SEEING WHAT THEY DID.
AND SO I'M GLAD NO EXTRA WORK.
POSSIBLY AT PLEASANT VALLEY PRIMARY.
I'M GOING TO GET THEIR DOORS LOCKING.
SO OUR FOCUS PRIMARIES BUT WE'RE ALSO GETTING THE OTHERS.
AND SANDERS IS UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.
AND SO NO COMMUNICATIONS REPORT.
THAT CONCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES.
THAT'S A RECORD FOR US. I WAS GOING TO SAY.
[LAUGHTER]. DON'T GET USED TO IT.ALL RIGHT. DON'T GET USED TO IT.
THERE WAS ALWAYS THIS RUNNING COMPETITION ON THE FASTEST THING.
I WAS TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THAT.
WE'RE UP TO OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS.
[8. Citizens' Comments]
LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT TWO PEOPLE ON OUR LIST.EUNICE ENGELMANSON IS FIRST UP.
THANKS EUNICE VETERAN PRESENTER.
SO THANKS FOR REMEMBERING ALL THE RULES THAT WE HAVE.
AND SORRY, YOU GOT THE 32ND DEAL.
ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER NEW JOB FOR [INAUDIBLE].
EUNICE IS USUALLY A PRETTY PRACTICE.
WE'LL SEE. GOOD EVENING, BOARD.
MY NAME IS EUNICE ENGELMANSON.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ONE LITTLE TIDBIT FROM THE OSPI.
A TEACHER WAS SHARING TWO CONSENT EXERCISES THAT SHE DOES WITH HER STUDENTS.
THESE WERE EXERCISES ABOUT SAYING NO CONFIDENTLY AND HEARING NO GRACIOUSLY.
SHE HAS HER STUDENTS PAIR UP AND DO THESE CONSECUTIVE EXERCISES.
IN THE FIRST EXERCISE, STUDENT A ASKS STUDENT B FOR A HUG.
THEN THEY DISCUSS WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO SAY NO.
SOME WOULD TURN IT INTO A JOKE.
SOME WOULD FEEL OBLIGATED TO GIVE A REASON.
THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT MAKES IT SO DIFFICULT TO SAY NO.
THEN THE EXERCISE IS REPEATED WITH ONE ADDITION.
THEN STUDENT A SAYS A SINCERE THANK YOU.
IT MAY BE A SIMPLE THANK YOU OR THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, OR THANK YOU FOR HAVING CLEAR BOUNDARIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AS LONG AS IT'S A SINCERE THANK YOU.
THEN THEY DISCUSS HOW THIS FEELS AND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO SAY AND HEAR.
THANK YOU. THE STUDENTS REPEAT THE EXERCISE SEVERAL TIMES TO TURN, BOTH SAYING NO CONFIDENTLY AND HEARING NO GRACIOUSLY INTO A NEW SKILL SET THAT THEY CAN ACCESS AT ANY TIME, EVEN FOR HIGHER RISK SITUATIONS.
EVEN ADULTS FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE SAYING NO.
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AND IT TRANSFORMS THOSE MOMENTS THAT COULD FEEL LIKE PERSONAL REJECTION OR CONFLICT INTO MOMENTS OF GIVING AND RECEIVING IMPORTANT INFORMATION, A PRECIOUS GIFT OF SELF REVELATION.I WOULD LOVE FOR THE TEACHERS TO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO LEARN HOW OTHER EFFECTIVE TEACHERS HELP THEIR STUDENTS LEARN THESE IMPORTANT CONCEPTS AND TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO THEIR OWN TEACHING.
THE OSPI, SEXUAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, NEWS AND RESOURCE EMAILS ARE A WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR THAT.
I WISH ALL OUR STUDENTS A SAFE AND THRIVING 2022 23 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
A SUCCESSFUL AND SATISFYING SCHOOL YEAR.
JESSICA COLE? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
CONGRATULATIONS. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND IS RICARDO? I'M GLAD RICARDO IS COMING BACK.
FOR ALL OUR CURRENT AND PREVIOUS STUDENTS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF COMMITMENT, SO THANK YOU.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT HARVEST DAYS.
SO I WORKED AT A BOOTH AT HARVEST DAYS TWO WEEKENDS AGO, TIME FLIES AND I TALKED TO A LOT OF FOLKS THAT LIVE IN OUR DISTRICT OR WORK IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE ADULTS SAID IS SOME OF THEM HAVE LITTLE KIDS, LIKE UNDER FIVE.
SO IN THE NEXT 1 TO 5 YEARS, THEY'LL BE HAVING KIDDOS IN IN SCHOOL, SCHOOL AGE.
AND THEY WERE WONDERING, YOU KNOW, THOUGHTS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH THEIR MIND IS HOW INCLUSIVE WAS THE SCHOOL FOR LGBTQ FOLKS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT AS A FAMILY, THEY SUPPORT LGBTQ PEOPLE.
SO THAT WAS ONE THING, YOU KNOW, A COMMENT.
AND I, DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND I SUPPORT THEM COMING TO OUR SCHOOLS HERE.
ANOTHER THING THAT WAS SAID IS SOME PARENTS THAT HAVE LGBTQ KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT HAVE SAID THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEIR KIDDOS, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND COMMUNITY AT THE SCHOOL AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THESE STUDENTS.
WHEN YOU'RE OUT AS AN ALLY, IT REALLY HELPS THESE LGBTQ STUDENTS AND THEY SHOUT OUR PRAISES.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANY NAMES.
SOME FOLKS KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ALL ARE.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING WAS STUDENTS THAT CAME BY THAT WERE SINGING THE PRAISES OF THEIR ALLIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND THEY WERE JUST SO THANKFUL TO HAVE LGBTQ REPRESENTATION AT THE HARVEST FESTIVAL TO SHOW LOVE AND SUPPORT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT ALL WITH YOU AND WE'LL BE AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
AND I KNOW LAST YEAR YOU ALL WERE AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND YEAH, YOU'LL BE THERE AGAIN.
SO I'LL SEE WHOEVER'S WELL, MAYBE FROM AFAR.
I'LL SEE YOU GET YOUR HOT DOG EARLY BECAUSE I TALK AND THEN THE HOT DOGS ARE GONE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A HOT DOG, BUT, YOU KNOW, I COULD JUST GET MY OWN HOT DOG AT HOME.
BUT IT'S JUST DIFFERENT WHEN THEY MAKE IT FOR US.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JESSICA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, JUST CHECKING.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA IN DETAIL?
[9. Consent Agenda]
WE START WITH ITEM A.APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITSELF.
ITEM B APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 27TH.
ITEM C APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 27TH SPECIAL MEETING.
ITEM D BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS.
ITEM E CONTRACTS RATIFICATION.
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ITEM F PERSONNEL REPORTS.ITEM H. DYSLEXIA LEARNING SYSTEMS CONTRACT.
ITEM I. THE NEWSELA CONTRACT AND ITEM J.
IF ANY OF THOSE ITEMS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO CHANGE THAT.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE ITEM F OFF THE LIST TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
GREAT. IT'S BEEN REQUESTED TO CONSIDER ITEM F PERSONNEL REPORTS SEPARATELY, AND WE'LL GIVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IN A MINUTE.
IN THAT CASE, WE WOULD NEED A APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM F, AND WE WOULD DO THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED MINUS ITEM F.
SO NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM F PERSONNEL REPORTS REQUEST.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU. DUE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, AS PART OF THEIR OATH, PROMISED TO LOOK FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON PERSONNEL REPORTS? THEY'RE BUSY.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THERE.
ALL THOSE EXCEPTIONS TO THE CERTIFICATION AND SO ON.
WE'LL VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE PERSONNEL REPORTS.
YOU NEED A MOTION? SURE. [INAUDIBLE]. I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE ITEM F PERSONNEL REPORTS.
THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM F THE PERSONNEL REPORTS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. 3 TO 0.
THANK YOU BOARD. DO YOU WANT TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR ARE YOU GOOD? MY SON IS NOW AN OFFICIAL ASSISTANT COACH WITHIN THE DISTRICT, SO WE NEED ALL THE COACHES WE CAN GET.
ALSO OUR FIRST STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.
YEAH. SO THERE'S SOME HISTORY THERE.
THAT'S GOOD. AND NEW BUSINESS ITEM A GOOGLE WORKSPACE FOR EDUCATION.
[11. New Business]
MR. MCDANIEL? THANK YOU. THE AGREEMENT IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR A RENEWAL FOR GOOGLE WORKSPACE, FOR EDUCATION, PLUS THE LANGUAGE AND THE DESCRIPTION EXPRESS. THAT IS FOR CONTINUING THE USE OF IT.I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS A RENEWAL FOR US.
THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT HAS CHANGED.
IT WAS LISTED AS ENTERPRISE PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE PURCHASED IT.
THE EDUCATION PLUS LICENSING FEATURES GIVE US A LOT OF CAPABILITIES THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE TOOLS FOR CREATING INTERACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS, TOOLS FOR MANAGING AND TRACKING CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS THAT MAY BE OCCURRING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A PER PUPIL, IT IS A PER PUPIL KIND OF THINGS.
AND THE 1200 TWELVE THOUSAND, IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO IT.
IT'S CLOSE. DO THEY HAVE A FUDGE FACTOR IN THERE? IT'S BUDGET FUDGING.
JUST CHECKING WITH WHAT THE LAST KIDS.
I'M CERTAIN IF WE WENT SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THEY WOULD GIVE ME A CALL, AN EXTENSION OR SOMETHING.
THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
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I'D MOVE THAT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH AMPLIFIED TLC FOR GOOGLE WORKSPACE FOR EDUCATION PLUS.IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE GOOGLE WORKSPACE FOR EDUCATION EXTENSION FOR THREE YEARS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
THANK YOU, BOARD. SO, AS YOU RECALL, ON JUNE 27TH, MIKE MICHOD AND DAVID KENNEDY GAVE US A PRESENTATION AS TO THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF IS DOING IN THEIR EARLY OR LATE STARTS AND HOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BECOME VERY CLEAR TO US IS THAT MORE TIME IS NEEDED, BUT ALSO DIFFERENT TIME IS NEEDED.
MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE STRUGGLE IS THAT MUCH OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IS WITH AN HOUR.
THEY NEED A LARGER PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT THEY CAN WORK ON LEARNING PROGRESSIONS AND BEING ABLE TO GET ASSESSMENTS READY AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO THEN ON OUR LATE START, SPEND THAT TIME ADJUSTING THEIR INSTRUCTION AND THEIR INTERVENTION PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEKS.
AND SO WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT IN OUR STATE, WHICH IS UNIQUE TO WASHINGTON, TO MEET BOTH 180 DAY REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES.
BUT IN OUR STATUTE, IT ALLOWS FOR DISTRICTS TO ASK FOR A WAIVER OF THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT WE HAVE.
OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTE REQUIREMENT IS 1027.
I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BRING US TO 1043.
WE HAVE THAT RIGHT? IT'S TEN LESS HOURS THAN WHAT IT WOULD BE PREVIOUSLY BY ADDING THE TWO DAYS.
BECAUSE WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD TAKE TWO DAYS THAT WERE ALREADY PLANNED AS A LATE START AND TURN THOSE INTO FULL RELEASE DAYS AND HAVE TEACHERS BE WORKING IN TEAMS TOGETHER ON THOSE DAYS, THE CALENDAR THAT YOU SEE IN THE RESOLUTION OR ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION, THE SAMPLE, THE DRAFT CALENDAR, YOU CAN SEE WITHIN THAT CALENDAR THAT THE PLAN WOULD BE TO TAKE ONE OF OUR START UP DAYS.
THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST DAY OF THAT.
WE WOULD WORK TOGETHER, SO WE'D BE UTILIZING A DAY THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
THEN WE WOULD HAVE A NUMBER OF WEEKS AND THEN JUST BEFORE SPRING BREAK WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER DAY, WHICH THEN WE WOULD AGAIN USE FOR PLANNING OF THAT LONGER PERIOD OF TIME OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT AND BE ABLE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
AND THEN THE THIRD DAY WOULD COME JUST AT THE TIME OF THE SEMESTER CHANGE IN FEBRUARY.
AND SO SPRING BREAK IN THE FIRST OH SORRY, WINTER BREAK.
SO THEY'D COME RIGHT BEFORE THE ASSESSMENT OF PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES.
SO THEY'VE BEEN INTENTIONALLY PLACED AT THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT THEY WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO STAFF IN ORDER TO HAVE A LARGER BLOCK OF TIME TO WORK TOGETHER IN THOSE TEAMS AND PREPARE FOR THOSE LONGER OR THOSE SHORTER PERIODS OF TIME IN BETWEEN WHERE THEY'RE ADJUSTING INSTRUCTION AND THE INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS.
SO BEING MORE SYSTEMATIC IN THE WAY IN WHICH WE RESPOND TO STUDENT LEARNING NEEDS.
SHOULD WE GET THAT? THEN WE WOULD BRING BACK ON A DIFFERENT DAY CHANGE IN THE DISTRICT CALENDAR.
SO WE ARE ONLY ASKING TO DO THIS FOR ONE YEAR ONLY.
IT IS OUR PLAN TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH SOME DATA SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS DECISION WAS AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON STUDENTS.
BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO PROVE THAT TO YOU AND WE HAVE TO PROVE THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE WILL BE PREPARED TO BRING FORTH SOME OF THOSE RESULTS AND THE DATA TO GO ALONG WITH IT, AND WE'LL DO THAT AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE YEAR. THE OTHER THING I KNOW WE'RE PERSONALLY I'M PROUD OF AS A DISTRICT, HAVING BEEN A STUDENT AND A TEACHER IN THIS DISTRICT AND BEEN A PART OF IT FOR MANY, MANY
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YEARS AND MANY, MANY GENERATIONS, I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE AROUND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWING THE STRENGTH OF OUR TEACHERS.SO THAT THEY CAN THEN TURN AROUND AND BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO OUR STUDENTS.
AND SINCE PUTTING THOSE LATE STARTS IN PLACE IN 2018 19, WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO IMPACT THE THE EDUCATION THAT A STUDENT RECEIVES AT ONE BUILDING AS COMPARED TO ANOTHER, AND HAVE GREATER EQUITY ACROSS OUR SYSTEM SO THAT WHEN STUDENTS MOVE FROM ONE BUILDING TO ANOTHER, AS SOMETIMES THEY DO, THEY'RE NOT EXPERIENCING AS BIG OF A CHANGE AS THEY ONCE DID IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT IS OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER WITHOUT BEING PAYING A COST FOR THAT IN SIX, SEVEN WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS OFTEN WHAT WE USED TO HEAR IN THE RESEARCH AS THE IMPACT WHEN A STUDENT MOVED FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
SO THE MORE CONSISTENT THAT WE CAN BE IN PROVIDING A CONSISTENT INSTRUCTION FOR OUR STUDENTS, THE MORE LIKELY WE ARE THAT STUDENTS THAT DO HAVE A HIGH MOBILITY RATE, THEY WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT IN THAT MOVE.
AND SO PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND MY HOPE IS THAT THROUGH THE THIS PROCESS, BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT, PROVIDING THE DATA AS WE GET TOWARDS SPRING, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT TOO IS IMPACTING THE WAY WE'VE SEEN IT IMPACT WITH OUR LATE STARTS.
AND SHOULD WE DO THAT, THEN THAT WOULD BE UNDER CONSIDERATION IN OUR MIND TO CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE YEARS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A SYSTEM THAT JUST MEETS ALL OF OUR STUDENT NEEDS THAT ARE AT A VARIETY OF LEARNING LEVELS AND LEARNING NEEDS, WHETHER IT BE EXTENSIONS OR WHETHER IT BE INTERVENTIONS.
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS DESERVE TO BE CHALLENGED AND STAY ENGAGED IN THEIR LEARNING.
AND SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, I BELIEVE, FOR THAT.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THAT WITH YOUR APPROVAL.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK THEM.
THERE'S MANY OF OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE TEAM, TOO, THAT CAN SPEAK TO IT AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE GROUP? THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF DESCRIBING THE WORK AT OUR LAST MEETING.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SECOND.
THE PRESENTATION WAS GREAT AND VERY DETAILED AND APPRECIATED.
DID YOU GET TO HEAR THAT WHEN THAT HAPPENED? GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS? MY MY IMPRESSION IS I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE LET'S DO IT ONE TIME AND SEE WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK WE GET.
MY IMPRESSION IS THE WORK COULD EASILY BE ONGOING, THAT THERE'S THAT MUCH WORK TO DO IN MANY CASES.
IT COULD BE. BUT THERE'S ALSO THE IDEA THAT WE'RE OPEN TO EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS.
WAYS TO DO THE SAME THING, RIGHT? OTHER WAYS OF DOING THE SAME THING.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE TIME HAS TO BE VERY FOCUSED.
SO THE WORK HAS TO BE PRECISE IN ORDER FOR IT TO HAVE THE BENEFIT THAT WE NEED IT TO HAVE.
CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TIMELINE IS FOR INFORMING THE PARENTS? BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A STATE PROCESS TO GO THROUGH FIRST AND THEN ANOTHER RESOLUTION BEFORE WE CHANGE THE CALENDAR SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET IT ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WE'RE TOLD THAT IT'S 3 TO 5 DAYS AT OSPI TO GET APPROVAL.
SO IF THAT HAPPENS, I DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE CALENDAR ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WORST CASE SCENARIO, I CAN'T IMAGINE IT BEING AFTER THE SECOND BOARD MEETING IN AUGUST, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, THE IMPACT TO THE STUDENTS WOULDN'T BE UNTIL WINTER. THE FIRST DAY WOULD BE IN NOVEMBER.
THE SECOND DAY WOULD BE IN FEBRUARY, YEAH FEBRUARY.
AND THERE WERE OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, KIDS, AS WELL, MIKE'S ALREADY BEEN EXPLORING THE USE OF RIGHT TO SCHOOL, AND IT MAY BE A MINIMAL COST, BUT WE'D HAVE SOME OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES.
OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, ROB.
WELL, I'LL ADD ONE MORE COMMENT SINCE I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT GETTING A CHANCE TO WORK WITH 25 TEACHERS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION TEN YEARS AGO WHEN I DID THIS FIRST, THERE WERE 50 DIFFERENT SETS OF STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS.
AND NOW, TEN YEARS LATER, NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS IS PRETTY MUCH UNIVERSAL.
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AND ALL THOSE TEACHERS COULD SIT DOWN AND HAVE THE SAME CONVERSATION AND ACTUALLY GAIN FROM EACH OTHER AND NOT SAY, WELL, WE DON'T DO IT THAT WAY OF DEAL.GOOD POINT, MARK. THE MORE WE CAN BE IN SYNC, THE MORE COHERENCE WE CAN HAVE, THE BETTER OFF.
OK I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPT RESOLUTION F-22 TO PETITION THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO WAIVE TWO DAYS DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR AND APPROVED THE REVISED CALENDAR REFLECTING THE TWO DISTRICT IN SERVICE DAYS ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2022 AND FEBRUARY EIGHT, 2023.
IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION F 22, REQUESTING WAIVERS FOR 180 DAY SCHOOL YEAR REQUIREMENT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION.
AND THE OTHERS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
THANK YOU, BOARD. IT MEANS A LOT TO US.
AND YOU SAID YOU'LL COME BACK TO US WITH THE CALENDAR.
IT'D BE GREAT. WELL SUBMIT THIS RIGHT AWAY.
WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS SOON AS YOU GOT THE GREEN LIGHT.
[12. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]
NEXT UP, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I THINK WE HAVE OUR BOARD RETREAT COMING UP BEFORE THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING? OR JUST AFTER. IT'S AFTER OUR REGULAR MEETING.BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.
ARE WE GOING INTO THE COHERENCE MODEL? WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE COHERENCE MODEL, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SPEAK TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE BOARD GOALS SO THAT WE CAN ALIGN THOSE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BOARD CALENDAR SO THAT WE CAN STRUCTURE THE BOARD CALENDAR AND PUT PRESENTATIONS ON THERE TO FIT IN SOME OF OUR WORK SESSIONS THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE EVERY YEAR AND DO SOME PRE-PLANNING AROUND THAT.
SO THOSE WILL BE THE THREE BIG THOSE WILL BE THE THREE BIG TOPICS.
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN HAVE THAT SAME OPTION TO HEAR THE YEARLY BUDGET AND BE GREAT TO HAVE CITIZENS TUNE IN TO THAT SO THAT THERE'S NO MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL BUDGETS AND PEOPLE CAN BECOME MORE INFORMED.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. NO.
OKAY. UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS JULY 25, 2022 MEETING.
MICS CAN GO OFF.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.