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

Background:

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

In addition, we congratulate Zander Crawford for winning top prize in Battle Ground High School's Poetry Out Loud competition. Mr. Crawford is a 9th grade student at Battle Ground High School and will be competing at the regional competition. Zander Crawford will be reciting "Summer" by Chen Chen.

Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. 

Language Arts Teacher & Poetry Out Loud Advisor Heather Smithline will also be in attendance.

Presenter:

Board Members

Background:

Legislative Committee: 

Mary Snitily serves as the Board's Legislative Representative for the 2023 and 2024 calendar years. She will give a report to the Board on current legislative news and events.

Audit Committee Report

Audit Committee members are Mark Watrin 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

Rob Henrikson 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:

Nationwide and throughout Washington State, school districts are currently celebrating School Board Recognition Month. In recognition of January being proclaimed as School Board Recognition Month, Mr. Waters will read the proclamation from Governor Jay Inslee out loud.

Washington State has 295 school districts and nine elected educational service district boards and are the core of the public education governance system in Washington. The districts and regions they lead serve more than 1.1 million students, have a combined annual budget of over $15 billion, and employ approximately 120,000 people.

These volunteers make tough decisions on complex education and social issues that impact students, staff and the community for years to come. They provide a vital link between the community and schools. The District is very pleased and fortunate to have highly visible and active board members who attend many community and school events every week.

Battle Ground School District No. 119 is divided up into five districts, which are represented by each director:

District 1: Mary Snitily

District 2: Rob Henrikson

District 3: Ted Champine

District 4: Mark Watrin, Vice President

District 5: Jackie Maddux, President

In addition, the Board has two student representatives, Ricardo Martin Del Campo and Sora Tolley, who each serve a two-year term on the Board of Directors.

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 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.

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:

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.

Background:

Per Policy No. 6881, the warehouse manager is seeking permission to advertise an available surplus of 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:

Weight room equipment (BGHS)

Retired Social Studies Curriculum (District-wide)

APC Symmetra LX Server UPS battery components (Tech Svc)

Miscellaneous books (District-wide)

Miscellaneous furniture (District-wide)

Items will be sold to the public via sealed bid or at public auction on GovDeals.com, scrapped or recycled, thirty days or more 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.

Background:

Presenter:

Cindy Arnold

Director of Career and Technical Education

Background:

Career and Technical Education (CTE) needs to update their Economics textbook. At the recommendation of our CTE Business Advisory Board, our past book was outdated and a new edition was unavailable. The Advisory, along with the instructors have chosen Contemporary Economics by William A. McEachern. The text is user friendly and geared to high school economics students.

The first reading was approved on January 9, 2022. 

Presenter:

Allison Tuchardt

Co-director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Background:

Multicultural American Literature offers a survey of multicultural American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Students will develop an understanding of historical periods as they influenced and were influenced by multicultural American writers. Students will also develop their reading, literary analysis, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking skills through engagement with a variety of novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction pieces that connect to the themes and concepts covered in class. Student work will include-- but not be limited to-- writing analysis papers, class discussions, research, and presentations.

Teachers Heather Smithline and Annie Odro will provide a presentation about the course.

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.

Please note that RCW 42.30.110 - Executive sessions, is attached.