The board secretary or recorder will call roll of board members.
Minutes become official after approval by the Board.
Minutes become official after approval by the Board.
Presenter:
Mark Watrin
President of the Board
Background:
"At the first regular meeting at which newly-elected board members are seated in election years and at the first regular meeting in December in non-election years, the Board shall elect from among its members a chair/president and a vice chair/president to serve one-year terms. A newly appointed board member will not be eligible to serve as an officer unless a majority of the board has been appointed.
If a board member is unable to continue to serve as an officer, a replacement will be elected immediately. In the absence of both the chair/president and the vice chair/president, the Board will elect a president pro tempore who will perform the functions of the chair/president during the latter's absence.
The Superintendent will act as board secretary and perform all the duties as outlined by law. In order to provide a record of the proceedings of each meeting of the board, the superintendent will appoint a recording secretary of the board."
Mark Watrin will open the floor to board members for nominations for the president. Once the nominations are closed, the recorder will take a roll-call vote.
Policy 1210, Annual Organizational Meeting is attached.
Presenter:
The New President of the Board
Background:
The new Board President will open the floor to board members for nominations for board vice president. Once the nominations are closed, the recorder will take a roll-call vote.
Policy 1210, Annual Organizational Meeting is attached.
Presenter:
The New Board President
Background:
The new Board President will open the floor to board members for nominations for the Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) legislative representative. Once the nominations are closed, the recorder will take a roll-call vote.
Policy 1210, Annual Organizational Meeting is attached.
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:
| No school tours were scheduled for December 2022. | |||
| Glenwood Heights Primary School | Group 1 | January 13, 2023 | Upcoming |
| Pleasant Valley Middle School | Group 2 | January 20, 2023 | Upcoming |
| Tukes Valley Primary School | Group 3 | January 20, 2023 | Upcoming |
| Pleasant Valley Primary School | Group 1 | February 17, 2023 | Upcoming |
| Chief Umtuch Middle School | Group 2 | February 17, 2023 | Upcoming |
| Group 1 Members | Jackie Maddux, Mark Watrin, Denny Waters |
| Group 2 Members | Rob Henrikson, Ted Champine, Shelly Whitten, Sora Tolley |
| Group 3 Members | Mary Snitily, Ricardo Martin Del Campo, M. Michaud or L. LeCount or T. Drake |
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. In addition, Travis Drake, director of instructional leadership, high school and ALE, will provide an update on River Online and River HomeLink
Presenter:
Shelly Whitten
Deputy Superintendent
Background:
There will be an update on the current curriculum adoptions from the department of curriculum, instruction and assessment.
Becky Broyles and Barb Holterman, art teachers at River HomeLink, will provide information from the Washington Art Education Association (WAEA) conference that they recently attended.
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 give an update to the Board on finances.
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.
Background:
Vouchers and payroll reports are presented to the Board at the first meeting of the month for approval. A summary sheet for both items is attached.
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:
Per Policy No. 6881, the warehouse manager is seeking permission to surplus miscellaneous, obsolete, and damaged equipment, materials and supplies. Items determined to be surplus may include:
Old furniture and equipment
Books
Vehicles
Obsolete materials and supplies
Specific surplus items include:
True Model TM-74 3 door cooler (MGP)
Maytag washer model MVWB450WQ0 (Futures)
Maytag dryer model MEDB400VQ0 (Futures)
Miscellaneous outdated Canon digital camera equipment (CTE)
Camera tripods (CTE)
G4 Chromebooks/chargers (district-wide - no longer supported)
Retired ELA Curriculum (district-wide K-6 - Storytown)
Retired sports uniforms, bags and backpacks (BGHS)
Miscellaneous library books (district-wide)
Miscellaneous furniture
Items will be sold to the public via sealed bid or at public auction on GovDeals.com, thirty days after publication of The Columbian newspaper advertisement, or per RCW 28A.335.180, school districts and educational service districts may elect to grant surplus personal property to a federal, state, or local governmental entity, or to indigent persons, at no cost on the condition the property be used for preschool through twelfth grade educational purposes.
Presenter:
Background:
Presenter:
Cindy Arnold
Director of Career and Technical Education
Background:
Career and Technical Education (CTE) would like to realign the Culinary Arts Program to better match industry standards and provide a robust CTE pathway for culinary students. In doing so, the staff would like to add Introduction to Baking & Pastry Arts as part of its curricula. The course, Introduction to Baking and Pastry Arts teaches different concepts than the other culinary arts courses, and is a different discipline. Students would gain skills in baking and pastry that will round out their skills in a two-year sequential program.
Presenters:
Cindy Arnold, Director of Career and Technical Education
Background:
The addition of Geometry in the construction block class would allow students to gain a geometry credit in conjunction with the CTE credit for Construction. Construction Geometry is an integrated way to learn Geometry through the application in construction. The construction concepts within the course are organized to compliment the skills and the knowledge learned in geometry lessons. Students would have built days as well as math days. Construction Geometry is a block class taught at Battle Ground High School with Geometry and construction combined with both curricula taught in the same block.
Presenter:
Dave Cresap
Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Background:
Pre-calculus is currently taught as a "4th year" high school math course at all high schools in our district. Students usually take it after they complete the algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2 math sequence - typically as a prerequisite for Calculus. Beginning next year, the College Board will be offering pre-calculus as an advanced placement course. The new AP Pre Calculus will essentially have the same course content of our current pre-calculus course with the exception that students will have the option of taking an AP exam for this course and thus potentially earn college credit for college-level math courses that serve as prerequisites for Calculus. This will provide greater opportunity for our students to access advanced placement math credit.
Presenters:
Allison Tuchardt and Dave Cresap
Co-Directors of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Background:
The BGPS Instructional Materials Committee formally updated its membership in December 2021. The committee is an oversight group composed of staff and parents to ensure the textbook adoption process has been followed. We had a staff member resign their position and need to replace the position with a new staff member. In addition, we had a building administrator who has left the district and need to replace the position with a new administrator. This will be a three-year commitment for both positions.
We are here this evening for the Board to approve the appointment of the following people to the BGPS Instructional Materials Committee:
Kathy Ogg, Teacher, Pleasant Valley Primary School
Lesli Collum, Building Administrator, Daybreak Middle School
Presenter:
Kevin Jolma
Executive Director of Facilities
Background:
The district is in the process of upgrading security features at all main entries of its schools. The upgrades vary from site-to-site depending on existing conditions.
The goal is to install audio/visual devices, doors, cameras, and programmable software that will require visitors to communicate with office staff in order to gain entry to the buildings. Visitors will communicate with office staff over a video intercom system prior to being allowed entry into the school.
Office staff will be able to monitor and control access via electronic control of doors and locking mechanisms in the entry vestibules. The systems will be infinitely programmable allowing doors to be open during predetermined passing times and will be locked otherwise.
The new components will integrate with the district's existing Lenel OnGuard access control system that controls the locking and unlocking of entry points. New enhancements will also be compatible with existing district security monitoring and camera systems. Convergint, the district's current Lenel vendor, is very familiar with our existing conditions and the work required to upgrade the system.
Contract amounts (excluding tax) for the projects are:
The contracts will be through the Sourcewell Purchasing cooperative, which the district is a member of and will be performed after hours during the school year. The projects are levy funded. The eight Convergint contracts have been signed as they are less than the $150,000 threshold for designated employees to sign. However, since the eight contracts totals $923,787.12, they are being presented to the Board for final approval.
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.