The board secretary or recorder will call roll of board members.

Presenter:

Denny Waters

Superintendent

Background:

Business leaders across Clark County appreciate the quality educational system. It is the foundation of vibrant, healthy communities where people want to live and employers want to operate. Each year, Learn Here takes a moment to thank volunteers and staff who go above and beyond to make our community such a great place to learn. Learn Here calls them Real Heroes. We would like to recognize two of the 2022 Real Heroes from Battle Ground Public Schools, Mandy Waugh and Terry Dotson.

Mandy Waugh

Prairie High School alumna and former staff member Mandy Waugh has first hand understanding of how a diverse yet unified community helps a school thrive. Mandy brought this idea to Prairie in 2018 via Inspire Week—a weeklong event aimed at building a strong school culture. Whether students are writing each other positive affirmations on sticky notes or attending one another’s extracurricular events, Inspire Week encourages students to uplift one another and build community outside of their usual social groups. Throughout Mandy’s time as both a Prairie student and staff member, relationships have been her continuous motivation. Mandy knows that when relationships are forged and students are valued for who they are, the entire school is better for it. Mandy's current role is an administrative assistant in human resources.

Terry Dotson

Passion and action are second nature to Terry Dotson, who spearheaded Battle Ground’s movement to pass a levy. After assembling community volunteers to make phone calls, hand out flyers, and dispel misconceptions, Terry’s efforts led to a $115 million dollar levy passing for Battle Ground Public Schools. Prolific as it was, levy advocacy is only his most recent endeavor. Terry’s reverence for education and community service show up in numerous arenas. Whether he's announcing at a basketball game or calling a neighbor to encourage votes, Terry’s ultimate goal is to give a voice to students and improve their experiences as much as possible.

Background:

Student voice is an opportunity for Associated Student Body (ASB) reports, student initiatives, achievements and recognitions.

Presenter:

Board Members

Background:

Legislative Committee: 

Rob Henrikson serves as the Board's Legislative Representative for the 2022 calendar year. He will give a report to the Board on current legislative news and events.

Audit Committee Report

Audit Committee members are Jackie Maddux and Mary Snitily. The audit committee will meet with Business Office staff prior to the first scheduled board meeting each month to review vouchers, the superintendent's and board of directors' budgets, payroll and the superintendent's time sheet. The committee will report back to the Board on the first board meeting of the month. 

Battle Ground Education Foundation

Jackie Maddux serves as the Board representative on the Battle Ground Education Foundation.

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Committee

Ted Champine serves as the Board representative on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) committee.

Washington State School Directors' Association Updates 

Board members who serve on various Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) committees will have an opportunity to provide an update to the Board.

Tours Committee

The Board tours every school in the district by splitting up into three separate groups and visiting classrooms and offices. The tour schedule for the next two months follows:

Background:

An opportunity for board members to report out on their activities associated with their respective positions.

Presenter:

Denny Waters

Superintendent

Background:

Denny Waters will provide periodic updates on events and/or recognitions throughout the district.

Presenter:

Shelly Whitten

Deputy Superintendent

Background:

Shelly Whitten will provide an update to the Board on the Teaching and Learning Department.

Presenter:

Michelle Reinhardt

Executive Director of Human Resources

Background:

A human resources report will be provided to the Board by Michelle Reinhardt.

Presenter:

Michelle Scott

Chief Financial Officer

Background:
Michelle Scott will present information on the end of the year (2021-22) financial report.

Presenter:

Kevin Jolma

Executive Director of Facilities

Background:

Kevin Jolma will give the Board an update on current projects.

Presenter:

Amanda Richter

Director of Communications & Community Outreach

Background:

Amanda Richter will report on district events and promotions.

This is a meeting of the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, and it is open to the public to attend, view presentations, and hear the discussion between board members during open session.

The Board welcomes comments from citizens during Citizens' Comments and asks that those wishing to address the Board sign in on the sign-in sheet provided which is located close to the entrance.

Please follow the procedures for Citizens' Comments by stating your name, limiting your time to three (3) minutes, and refraining from discussing confidential matters. 

Board members do not normally respond to questions or petitions during Citizens' Comments. They will listen and give direction to the Administrative Team if action is deemed necessary.

Thank you for your comments.

Minutes become official after approval by the Board.

Background:

Personnel reports are prepared by the Certificated and Classified Specialists for Board approval. The reports, attached, may contain items such as New Hires, Terminations, Assignment Changes, Resignations, Retirements, and Recommendations for Permanent Employment. Coaching assignments are listed when appropriate. The specialists will list incumbent employees and reasons for changes or new hires if appropriate. Confidential information is not contained in this report.

Background:

Per Policy 2320, student travel requests require board approval if they are overnight trips. Advisors are required to submit all required paperwork at least two weeks in advance to Cheri Dailey, Director of Business Operations and Risk Management. Advisors must clear the trip with their building principal prior to submitting the request to Risk Management. Advisors are required to submit itineraries, budget information, transportation information and learning objectives along with the dates of travel and information on the group of students traveling with chaperones.

Exceptions to the rule are travel requests for state and national tournaments and competitions. The procedures for these types of trips is outlined in Procedure 2320P. Often the tournaments come up quickly and there is not enough time to present the trip to the board prior to the trip. In this case, advisors must submit all paperwork to the Risk Management Officer prior to the trip for approval. The trip is then ratified by board members at their next regularly scheduled board meeting.

Student travel requests are attached.

Background:

WAC 392-123-115 requires a monthly budget status report for each fund to be prepared and submitted to each board member. The attached financial statements are provided to the board for their review and approval.

Background:

The Tukes Valley PTO would like to donate $3,050 to fund the purchase of two basketball hoops and cover the cost of installation. These hoops are for the covered playshed on the middle school side of the campus. This allows a space for students to play outdoors when the weather is unfavorable. 

Under Board Policy No. 6114, gifts greater than $2,500 are subject to board approval.  Under this policy, all gifts shall become district property and shall be accepted without obligation relative to use and/or disposal.

Blake Bowers, health and fitness teacher at Tukes Valley Middle School, will be present to answer any questions.

Background:

Projects deemed complete and ready for acceptance by the school board as per the attached Request for Approval. This action protects the district from obligation to reimburse a subcontractor who files a lien after this 45-day period. This acceptance is required pursuant to RCW 60.28.011 and RCW 39.08.030.

Presenter:

Background:

Presenter:

Lynnell Tsugawa-Murray

Director of Federal Programs

Background:
The Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) has made a recommendation to Policy 4218. This is in response to HB 1153, which includes changes to improve language access in four areas: technical assistance and coordination, interpreter training and credentialing, data collection for families, and community advisory committee. The revision reflects added language to improve two-way communication and promote access to programs, services and activities for students and their families.  

Presenter:

Ellen Wiessner

Executive Director of Special Services

Background:

Signing Resources & Interpreters (SRI) has been providing contracted staffing for district ASL services since 2010. Our district has traditionally filled these positions using contracted staff depending on student(s) needs.

The original contract went before the board for $20,000 and was approved on September 12, 2022.  It was known the cost of ASL services for the 2022-23 school year would exceed this amount.  Therefore, we reached out to several contractors for rate quotes to ensure SRI was providing a competitive rate.  It has been determined that Signing Resources & Interpreters does offer a comparable cost to other agencies and is able to meet our needs in a timely manner.

This contract is for $180,000, which will cover the remainder of the 2022-23 school year. The funding source for this contract is safety net.

Background:

Board members will have an opportunity to add agenda items to upcoming board meetings.

Board members separately participate in many community and district events throughout each month as they are able. Each meeting they will review the calendar of upcoming events and discuss their participation.