[1. Call to Order]
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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 8TH.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE SUCH A FULL ROOM.
WITH THAT, WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
>> NEXT, WE HAVE OUR ROLL CALL.
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, JACKIE MADDUX.
>> VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, MARK WATRIN.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, MARY SNITILY.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, ANDREW LAWHON.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, TED CHAMPINE.
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, RICARDO MARTIN DEL CAMPO.
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, SORA TOLLEY.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
[4. Agenda Approval (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR AGENDA APPROVAL.
ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION, COMMUNICATIONS, OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS COMMENTS.
WE HAVE ONE ITEM OF OLD BUSINESS, WE HAVE SIX ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS, AND THEN WE WILL GO OVER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND EVENTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD OR REMOVE FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? HEARING NOTHING, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD.
STUDENTS, DO YOU HAVE INPUT ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED?
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR STUDENT VOICE.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE SOME RECOGNITION,
[5. Recognition]
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT WATERS.>> THANK YOU, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT..
IT'S OUR HONOR TODAY TO HAVE WITH US OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, STEPHANIE MCCLINTOCK AND ALSO REPRESENTATIVE GREG CHENEY.
THEY ARE HERE TO HELP WITH THE PRESENTATION OF TWO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE RESOLUTIONS.
RATHER THAN SPOIL THE SURPRISE, I'D LIKE TO ASK REPRESENTATIVE MCCLINTOCK AND IF REPRESENTATIVES CHENEY WANTS TO JOIN UP HERE AT THE PODIUM, AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE VERY MUCH WE APPRECIATE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO JUST RECOGNIZE OUR WRESTLING TEAM FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.
AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M A PRAIRIE MOM THROUGH AND THROUGH, AND I'M A LITTLE BIASED.
[LAUGHTER] BUT OUT OF TRANSPARENCY, I JUST WANTED TO BE RIGHT UP FRONT ABOUT IT.
WHEN I SAW THIS IN THE PAPER ABOUT ROB AND ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL WRESTLING YEAR, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE HIM SINCE I HAVE ROOTS HERE AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HONOR HIM AND THE TEAM.
I'LL JUST READ THIS BECAUSE IT SAYS IT BETTER THAN I COULD.
WHEREAS IT IS THE POLICY OF WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN EVERY FIELD OF ENDEAVOR, AND WHEREAS THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM DEMONSTRATED FOCUS AND DISCIPLINE, OVERCOMING ADVERSITY WITH HARD WORK, AND DEMONSTRATING EXEMPLARY ATHLETICISM BOTH BEFORE AND DURING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WHEREAS FAITH TARRANT PLACE FIRST IN THE GIRLS 3A 235-POUND DIVISION, MAKING HER THE FIRST GIRLS CHAMPION WRESTLER FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, AND WHEREAS ALEX FORD PLACED FIRST IN THE BOYS 3A 160-POUND DIVISION, MAKING HIM THE FIRST BOYS CHAMPION WRESTLER FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL SINCE 1987.
WHEREAS THE WRESTLING TEAM ILLUSTRATED ITS OVERALL EXCELLENCE AS LUCAS LYLE PLACED SEVENTH IN THE BOYS 3A 120-POUND DIVISION.
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KENNEDY WILCOX PLACED SEVENTH IN THE GIRLS 3A 125-POUND DIVISION, AND YANA PASKAR PLACED EIGHTH IN THE GIRLS 3A 145-POUND DIVISION.WHEREAS 15 STUDENT ATHLETES ON THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRATULATE THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM ON THEIR STELLAR PERFORMANCE AT THE STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND CONGRATULATE COACH ROB SMITH AND THE TEAM'S FAMILIES, FANS, AND THE COMMUNITY OF BRUSH PRAIRIE FOR THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE IMMEDIATELY TRANSMITTED BY THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM AND COACH ROB SMITH.
>> CAN YOU COME UP AND BRING ANY ATHLETES YOU HAVE WITH YOU.
COACH, IF YOU WANT, YOU COULD DO SOME INTRODUCTIONS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> YOU GUYS INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO COACH BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING THIS INTERESTING TEAM.
FOR ME THIS HAS BEEN A LIFELONG EFFORT.
WHEN I STARTED WRESTLING I WAS 58 POUNDS.
I STARTED COACHING AND HAD ONE THING IN MIND AND IT WASN'T LOSSES.
THAT WAS THE SAME FOR MY MIND.
MY GOAL WAS TO DEVELOP MEN, WOMEN, GOOD FATHERS, GOOD NEIGHBORS, GOOD WIVES, SPOUSES AND PARENTS, AND I BELIEVE THE WORK THAT THIS GROUP PUTS IN DAY IN, DAY OUT EXEMPLIFIES THAT THOUGHT.
BUT THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAD 83 MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES CLEARED THE REST OF THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A PHENOMENAL NUMBER, MAKES MY JOB A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BUT I ENJOY THE CHALLENGE.
THANK THEM FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT.
THANK THE PARENTS FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE TO GIVE THESE KIDS AND PEOPLE FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.
THANK MY WIFE FOR SUPPORT SHE GIVES ME EVERYDAY.
I THANK THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND FORTUNATELY FOR OUR KIDS.
>>IF WE COULD HAVE YOU GUYS, I KNOW WE ALL APPRECIATE IT.
WE'D LOVE TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS AND CONGRATULATE.
SO YOU COULD JUST MAKE THE ROUNDS HERE, AND THEN [OVERLAPPING] CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THEY NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE HERE.
>> GREG, GET IN THERE. THAT'S GOOD [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] THAT WAS VERY COOL. [LAUGHTER] WE GOT ANOTHER ONE.
>> I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY HERE IN BATTLE GROUND, THAT'S AWESOME.
I GET TO AGAIN, ACKNOWLEDGE ANOTHER LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE HERE.
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I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS I DID SERVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD 2013-2017, AND I GOT TO KNOW CINDY ARNOLD AND HER CTE PROGRAMS AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT BEFORE I STARTED HERE.WHEN I HEARD THAT SHE HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DID A RESOLUTION FOR HER AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT I KNOW THAT SHE HAS PUT IN FOR SO MANY YEARS.
ONE OF MY SONS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESS OF A CTE PROGRAM.
HE TOOK WELDING WITH ROB FOR THREE YEARS AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL AND HE'S GOING TO BE GRADUATING WITH HIS AA DEGREE AND WELDING CERTIFICATIONS FROM MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN JUNE.
HE JUST TURNED 20 AND HE'S GETTING JOB OFFERS.
HE IS THE POSTER CHILD FOR CTE PROGRAMS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THIS RESOLUTION FOR CINDY.
WHEREAS IT IS THE POLICY OF THE WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN EVERY FIELD OF ENDEAVOR, AND WHEREAS CINDY ARNOLD, DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAS EARNED THE REGION 5 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
WHEREAS DIRECTOR ARNOLD DEMONSTRATED CREATIVITY AND INITIATIVE IN HER DUTIES BY PUSHING BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWARD A STRONGER CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND WHEREAS ARNOLD EXPANDED THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF BATTLE GROUND STUDENTS BY EXPOSING THEM TO A WIDE RANGE OF CAREER OPTIONS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND DESIGNING BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS STRATEGIC PLAN.
WHEREAS ARNOLD STARTED A MIDDLE-SCHOOL DESIGN, MODELING AND ROBOTICS PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE YOUNGER STUDENTS TO STEM ACTIVITIES AT A YOUNGER AGE, AND WHEREAS ARNOLD'S PROGRAMS TAUGHT HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING, HVAC, PLUMBING, AND ELECTRICAL COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND MATH.
WHEREAS, WHEN ARNOLD WAS THE PRINCIPLE OF CAPTAIN STRONG PRIMARY SCHOOL, SHE OVERSAW A PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP SKILLS AND SERVE AS GRADERS, ASSEMBLY LEADERS AND RECESS MONITORS.
STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN INTERVIEWS WITH THEIR TEACHERS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THANK DIRECTOR CINDY ARNOLD FOR HER HARD WORK IN DEVELOPING THE YOUNG MINDS OF THE FUTURE, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE IMMEDIATELY TRANSMITTED BY THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CINDY ARNOLD, DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> WELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE MCCLINTOCK AND REPRESENTATIVES CHENEY FOR HONORING ME IN THIS WAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M VERY BLESSED TO WORK WITH SUCH A STRONG STAFF.
I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, AND TEACHERS LIKE ROB SMITH AND OTHER TEACHERS THAT JUST CHANGED THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SUPPORT, YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE PROGRAMS WHAT THEY ARE AND OUR SCHOOL BOARD.
THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
>> THANK YOU, CINDY. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE. [LAUGHTER]
>> THEN ONE MORE TIME, I JUST LIKE TO THANK AGAIN REPRESENTATIVE MCCLINTOCK AND REPRESENTATIVE CHENEY FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES AND FOR DOING SUCH A NICE THING FOR THIS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE].
>> CAN WE JUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> THESE ARE THE GREAT PARTS OF THESE MEETINGS.
NEXT UP I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP HERE FROM LAURIN, I BELIEVE SHE'S AWARE.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO RECOGNIZE OUR CIVICS B FINALISTS, WINNERS.
>> HELLO, I AM KIMBERLY VISSOTZKY.
AND I TEACH SEVENTH GRADE AT LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS YEAR IS THE INAUGURAL YEAR FOR THE NATIONAL CIVIC B TO BE BROUGHT TO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.
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STUDENTS FROM SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, NOT NECESSARILY AFFILIATED WITH THEIR SCHOOL, BUT ON THEIR OWN AMBITION, WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT AN ESSAY, AND THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 100 ESSAYS SUBMITTED IN A FIVE COUNTY REGION.THERE WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CLARK, CALUMET, [INAUDIBLE] PACIFIC AND LOUIS COUNTIES.
FROM THOSE ESSAYS, THE TOP 20 WERE BROUGHT TO A LOCAL COMPETITION.
THAT LOCAL COMPETITION WAS HELD ON APRIL 22, AND IT WAS A LIVE QUIZ BOWL.
THINK ABOUT KNOWLEDGE BOWL BACK IN THE DAY, BUT THIS IS ALL CIVICS, SO GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, THAT TYPE OF THING.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ALSO A DELEGATE FROM CHIEF UMTUCH MIDDLE.
THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAD THAT MADE IT THROUGH, WE HAD SEVEN STUDENTS FROM LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT I HELPED ADVISE.
WE HAD ELLA HILBERG, HUDSON MILLER, NINA CYCLES, KENYA MERIC, LANDON COY, ADDISON JUNKIE AND EMERY SULLIVAN, AND LORELEI WILDY FROM CHIEF UMTUCH MIDDLE, ALL WERE IN THROUGH THE TOP 20 IN THE AREA.
THEN WE HAVE TWO STUDENTS, ONE FROM LAURIN AND ONE FROM CHIEF THAT ARE HEADED TO STATE JUNE 1ST.
ADDISON JUNKIE AND LORELEI WILDY, FROM CHIEF, WILL BE HEADED TO STATE COMPETITION JUNE 1ST.
>> WE DO HAVE THREE OF THE COMPETITORS FROM BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS HERE, WE HAVE ADDISON JUNKIE, ELLA HILBERG, AND LORELEI WILDY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE, LADIES.
>> DO YOU GUYS JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES? [LAUGHTER] YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
>> THEN AS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR YOU, SO I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
>> ADDISON THIS IS FOR YOU CONGRATULATIONS.
THEN [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS FOR YOU, CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU.
LAUREL THIS ONE IS FOR YOU CONGRATULATIONS.
I SEE YOUR DAD BACK THERE [LAUGHTER].
HE WAS EMBRACING A LITTLE BIT.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON BEHALF OF BATTLEGROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CONGRATULATIONS ON AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING US PROUD.
YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
I WANT TO THANK KIMBERLY, AND I WANT TO THANK JASON.
COME ON. BUT THANK YOU, JASON, FOR EVERYTHING.
WE APPRECIATE IT GREATLY. THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> THAT'S IT FOR RECOGNITIONS.
>> THAT MOVES US ON TO STUDENT VOICE.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM GLENWOOD HERE TONIGHT THAT ARE GOING TO BE COME UP.
[6. Communications]
>> WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR GLENWOOD STUDENTS COME ON UP, TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON IN GLENWOOD.
>> IF YOU COULD TELL US YOUR NAMES.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JONATHAN ELSA AND I'M A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT AT GLENWOOD HEIGHTS PRIMARY.
I AM PART OF OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
THIS SCHOOL YEAR, OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS PLANNED SEVERAL FUNDRAISERS.
IN OCTOBER, WE SPONSORED SOAP TOPPER, WE COLLECTED, HAND SOAP, BODY WASH, DEODORANT, AND LAUNDRY SOAP.
ALL TO DONATE ITEMS WE GAVE TO THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER.
IN DECEMBER, WE HAD A SCHOOL-WIDE CAN FOOD DRIVE.
EACH MORNING WE COLLECTED THE CANS FROM EVERY CLASSROOM, CAPTURED THEM, AND SORTED THEM.
OUR GOAL WAS TO COLLECT 1,000 CANS OF FOOD.
WE ENDED UP COLLECTING 2,800 CANS.
ALL THE FOOD WAS DONATED TO THE NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK.
HERE ARE SOME THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY WORK.
I LIKE THE TEACHERS HERE AT GLENWOOD BECAUSE THEY ARE SHOUT OF ENCOURAGING WORDS LIKE, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH OR YOU GOT THIS.
HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE I LIKE ABOUT GLENWOOD.
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I LIKE OUR PRINCIPALS, MR. LOPEZ AND MISS HAVOC.BECAUSE THEY LET THE PTO PLAN ACTIVITIES LIKE FIELD DAY AND ASSEMBLIES.
LIKE WHEN THE REPTILE MAN COMES AND BRINGS SNAKES TO THE GYM.
THEY ALSO TAKE VIDEOS TO ENCOURAGE US TO GO TO SCHOOL AND MAKE PIZZA PARTIES WHEN YOU'RE ON A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THE GRADE LEVEL ON NEXT YEAR.
I ALSO LIKE THE SPECIALIST TEACHERS BECAUSE THE ART TEACHER, MS. BENJAMIN TEACHES US TO PAINT, DRAW AND BLEND COLORS TOGETHER.
I LIKE OUR HEALTH AND FITNESS TEACHER, MR. CALEB, BECAUSE HE TELLS US WHAT IS GOOD FOR OUR BODY.
I LIKE THE PE TEACHER, MS. CARTER, BECAUSE SHE GIVES US ACTIVITIES EXTENTIONS AND THEY'RE REALLY FUN.
I LIKE THE LIBRARY TEACHER MS. HAGUE BECAUSE SHE INTRODUCES S TO NEW BOOKS, AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS.
I LIKE THE MUSIC TEACHER, MS. JARRETT, BECAUSE SHE TEACHES US TO PLAY INSTRUMENTS LIKE A XYLOPHONE.
I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE GLENWOOD AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
>> THAT WAS WONDERFUL. THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. NICE JOB.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANNABELLE HOVER, AND I'M A FOURTH-GRADE STUDENT AT GLENNWOOD HEIGHTS PRIMARY.
I'M FOREVER STUDENT LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
THIS SCHOOL YEAR, OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM PLANNED TWO SPIRIT WEEKS WITH ONE IN DECEMBER AND ONE RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK.
WE PLANNED OUT EACH DAY MADE POSTERS AND PUT THEM ALL OVER THE SCHOOL.
LASTLY, WE SHARED THE SPIRIT WEEKDAYS DURING THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AROUND VALENTINE'S DAY, WE WANTED TO PROMOTE KINDNESS AND WE SAW DR. DUNCAN GET $0.50 FOR EACH.
ONE CAME WITH A PENCIL AND A CARD.
THE CARD YOU COULD WRITE A NOTE ENCOURAGING A FRIEND OR TEACHER.
THE MONEY WE MADE WE DONATED TO THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON HUMAN SOCIETY TO HELP PET.
I LOVE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE NOBODY IS SAYING WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN PERSONALITY AND WE CAN HAVE DIFFERENT COLORED SKIN, AND WE CAN TALK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, AND WE ALL LOOK DIFFERENT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T BE ACCEPTED.
I LOVE OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE OF OUR TEACHERS.
OUR TEACHERS HELP EVERY STUDENT LEARN.
WHEN WE DON'T GET IT RIGHT AWAY, THEY ARE PATIENT AND WAIT FOR US TO GET IT RIGHT.
I ALSO LOVE OUR TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO NICE TO EVERY STUDENT, NOT JUST ONE STUDENT.
I LOVE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AWESOME OFFICE STAFF.
BECAUSE THEY STOP BULLYING AND TALK TO US ABOUT HOW TO STOP THINGS LIKE BULLYING.
ALSO ARE NICE TO EVERYONE INCLUDING THE KIDS THAT DON'T MAKE THE BEST CHOICES.
THEY FORGET THEM AND HELP THEM MAKE BETTER CHOICES.
EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL IS THAT WE HAVE RESOURCE TEACHER THAT KEEP US SAFE AND DON'T LET US GO OUT OF THE SCHOOL PROPERTY.
ALSO WHEN WE GET HURT, THEY SEND US TO A NURSES ROOM.
I AM SO THANKFUL TO BE AT GLENWOOD HEIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL.
AGAIN THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
IT'S A BIG GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND I WILL TELL YOU, YOU CRUSHED IT.
>> NEXT WE HAVE A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FROM LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HERE AS WELL.
>> MAYBE NO. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ASB AS STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WERE CAME TO REPORT TONIGHT?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU'RE A BRAVE MAN TO FOLLOW THAT.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S PREPARED REMARKS ALSO. THEY ARE.
MIKE UP A LITTLE BIT. I'M AUSTIN CLOAK ON THE ASB PRESIDENT AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
I RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOU FROM, LITTLE TOURS AND SUCH.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IN ASB AT BATTLE GROUND.
TRY TO ERASE THIS. I DON'T HAVE TO.
RIGHT NOW THE MAIN THING THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS ASB ELECTIONS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING EXACT ELECTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.
JUST THOSE SEVEN OR EIGHT STUDENTS THAT ARE THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, THOSE POSITIONS ARE BEING ELECTED RIGHT NOW AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO A REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS, SO FOUR OR FIVE FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL.
WE HAD TO MAKE A COUPLE OF CHANGES TO SOME ASB, MAKE POLICIES AND SUCH JUST BECAUSE A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE COVID SO WE'RE TRANSITIONING INTO A NEW ASB, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING, BUT I'M SAD THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE TO SEE IT GROW.
MY PHONE TURNED OFF. THEN ALSO WE HAVE GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL COMING UP.
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THAT'S JUST A LITTLE EVENT THAT WE'RE DOING BETWEEN PRAIRIE.I THINK IT TRANSITIONED INTO A GRAD NIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR PREY, BUT WE'RE STILL SUPER EXCITED TO HELP AN ASB AND WE'D LIKE TO MAKE THOSE FUN THINGS HAPPEN FOR THE STUDENTS TO KEEP THEM INVOLVED IN SUCH.
THEN I KNOW I ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT WE'RE JUST GETTING READY FOR NEXT YEAR.
I KNOW OUR CURRENT SOFTWARES THAT ARE GOING TO BE JUNIORS NEXT YEAR ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT PROM VENUES JUST SO THAT THEY DON'T RUN INTO SOME OF THE ISSUES THIS YEAR'S JUNIORS FACE.
THEN THAT'S REALLY ALL I CAN THINK OF.
JUST GETTING READY FOR ELECTIONS I'M SAD, I'M NOT GOING TO BE RUNNING ANYMORE, BUT I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT THIS YEAR.
GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU AND GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE STUDENTS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE ASB GOES FROM HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I ALSO WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO MR. LOPEZ IS THERE IN THE BACK TRYING TO HIDE, BUT WE APPRECIATE MR. LOPEZ YOU BEING HERE AND SUPPORTING YOUR STUDENTS AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING THEM HERE TO THE MEETING TODAY.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL ASB STUDENTS HERE TO REPORT? WITH THAT, WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR STUDENT BOARD REPS.
>> I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO SHARE SINCE MY ABSENCE, SORRY GUYS.
ON THE 25TH, LAST MONTH, WE HAD OUR NIGHT WITH WINDON SAMPLE EVENT THAT OUR BAND HOSTED.
REALLY IMPACTFUL, YOU COULD ACTUALLY WATCH THE LIVE STREAM ON YOUTUBE AT THE BGTV 27 ACCOUNT, I BELIEVE.
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD EVENT, REALLY GREAT TURNOUT.
I'VE JUST HEARD AMAZING THINGS FROM IT.
NEXT, WE HAD OUR PROM ON THE 29TH.
WE WENT TO THE BLACK PEARL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PROM KING AND QUEEN.
THEN WE WENT ONTO OUR LIONEL HAMPTON JAZZ FESTIVAL.
PRAIRIE GOT SECOND PLACE IN OUR DIVISION.
BUT IT WAS STILL A REALLY FUN EVENT THAT WE GOT TO WITNESS AND BE A PART OF, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN THERE SINCE 2020, YES 2020.
OUTDOOR SCHOOL AT PLEASANT VALLEY IS COMING UP VERY SOON.
THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE 31ST AND THE 2ND.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GO THIS YEAR AGAIN.
WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING TOMORROW, I BELIEVE FOR IT, SO THAT'S GREAT.
WE ARE HOSTING OUR FIRST SWING INTO SPRING EVENT QUERY.
IT'S A JAZZ NIGHT GOING TO BE HOSTED AT THE CASEY CENTER AT 06:00 PM ON THE 12TH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE BOARD TO COME IN.
FOR OUR JAZZ 1 AND 2 AND OUR JAZZ COMBO.
AT PRAIRIE WERE ALSO AP TESTING.
FOR THIS PAST WEEK, AND THEN IT GOES ON UNTIL THE 12TH, AND THEN WE ARE AT HAZEL DELL PARADE ON THE 20TH.
POWER ASP APPLICATIONS ARE GOING TO BE DUE ON THE 12TH AS WELL, SO BUSY MONTH.
IT'S ALSO TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR TEACHERS OUT THERE.
WITHOUT YOU, THIS ALL WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU. IT'S ALSO ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH AND JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AS WELL.
>> LIKE RICARDO SAID, IT'S TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS OUT THERE.
WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
AT BATTLEGROUND, AUSTIN COVERED MOST OF IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THE DRAMA CLUB IS PREPARING IT FOR THEIR PLAY, WHICH IS WONDERLAND, ALICE'S ROCK AND ROLL ADVENTURE.
I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME WATCH THAT ON MAY 11TH THROUGH THE 13TH AND THE 18TH THROUGH THE 20TH AT 7:00 PM.
OUR JAZZ BAND AS YOU ALL KNOW WENT TO KANSAS, AND I THINK WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO REPORT ON THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER, SO I WON'T SPOIL ANYTHING THERE, BUT THAT WAS REALLY AMAZING.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR LETTING THAT HAPPEN. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? [BACKGROUND].
>> FRIDAY AT SEVEN, THIS FRIDAY.
>> SORRY, DID YOU TRAVEL TO KANSAS CITY?
DID YOU DID YOU MENTION THAT I'M SORRY, I GOT DISTRACTED.
>> WE HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO MENTION IT LATER.
YES, I CAN NOT LET US SPOIL ANYTHING. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. I ENJOYED IT.
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>> WE DO HAVE PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. OKAY. GOOD.
>> THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND WE WILL START WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
>> WELL, THE LAST LEDGE NETWORKING CALL WAS APRIL 27TH, AND SO THOSE WILL END FOR A WHILE.
BUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ALLEGED SESSION THAT JUST ENDED IN APRIL.
JUST A FEW AND I KNOW WE'LL BE GETTING MORE DETAILS ON THESE.
I'M GOING TO DO SOME WINS AND LOSSES COLUMNS.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE BACK NEXT YEAR.
WE DID GET SOME HELP WITH SPED, SO THAT'S KIND OF A WIND, BUT NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S NEEDED.
TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN, NOT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.
NOT A BILL ON THAT, BUT I'M PROMISED SOME MONEY.
SO WE'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT.
I THINK IN TERMS OF HOW WE WILL BE SUPPORTED IN THAT.
INCREASED IN RUNNING START FUNDING.
TRANSPORTATION, NO NEW LEGISLATION.
BUT AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE SOME RELIEF IN TERMS OF INCREASED FUNDING, WE'LL HAVE TO HEAR FROM MICHELLE AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO SHAKE OUT.
SCHOOL LUNCHES, THERE'S A START IN THAT.
THE RECESS BILL PASSED AND THE IMPACT OF THAT ARE WAITING.
LET THE DISTRICT STAFF TALK TO US ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT US.
THERE'S THIS NEW STATE DINOSAUR.
THE BIG NEWS. THERE'S A NEW STATE DINOSAUR AND IT'S SUCHOSAURUS REX.
I THINK I'M SAYING THAT CORRECTLY.
>> A RELATIVE OF T-REX, BUT SMALLER, STILL TWO FOOTED CARNIVORE.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE REMAINS OF SUCHOSAURUS, I THINK IT'S AT THE BURKE MUSEUM IN SEATTLE.
BUT ANYWAY, WE HAVE A STATE DINOSAUR.
THERE'S NEW MANDATORY CURRICULUM REGARDING SEX TRAFFICKING FOR GRADE 7 THROUGH 12.
SPI IS PROMISING NO COST TO THAT.
WE'LL SEE BECAUSE TIME IS COST.
I'M ANXIOUS FOR MICHELLE AND DANNY AND DISTRICT STAFF TO HELP US UNDERSTAND ALL THE IMPACTS OF THE CURRENT SESSION.
BUT FOR NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEXT YEAR AND LET YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> WE'RE STILL WE'RE STILL DIGESTING, AND LOOKING AT FORMULAS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE IMPACT FOR OUR DISTRICT.
>> IN TERMS OF [INAUDIBLE] POSITIONS, THEY WILL BE FINALIZED BY AUGUST AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE SEPTEMBER 22ND-23RD, WHICH WILL BE HYBRID.
I ADVOCATE FOR YOU NOT GOING IN PERSON BUT FEEL FREE TO PUSH BACK ON THAT IF THE BOARD FEELS LIKE I SHOULD BE THERE IN PERSON.
WHILST A REGIONAL MEETING NEXT WEEK IN CANVAS, MAY 17TH, I THINK MANY OF US ARE GOING TO THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? AUDIT COMMITTEE?
>> AUDIT COMMITTEE MET, I REVIEWED THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET AND PULLED SOME VOUCHERS FROM THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS, WHICH WE DO QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT CONTRACTS WITH, I THINK, LIKE SEVEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEY WERE ON THE BOOKS.
IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE SERVICES AVAILABLE THAT THEY FEEL IN SOME BOLD COURSE.
THEN WE ALSO LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT THE CENTURYLINK BELL.
I SUPPOSE THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE A CENTURYLINK BELL TOO.
IT'S AN AMAZING NUMBER WHEN YOU THINK OF AN ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE WERE LOOKING AT THE TERMS OF THAT.
LIKE HOW LONG WAS IT FOR BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNTS? LET'S SAY WE PULLED A COUPLE OF PAYING ROLE THINGS.
I WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN A FORMER STUDENT DAN AND WRESTLER THAT HAS COME BACK TO ME AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR US, WHICH IS NICE WHEN PEOPLE FROM INSIDE THE DISTRICT COME BACK AND WORK FOR US. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO BATTLEGROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
TWO UPCOMING EVENTS THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE ARE SUNDAY, THE 21ST OF MAY, THERE'S A FUNDRAISER AT MOD PIZZA.
THEN 17TH OF JUNE THAT'S A SATURDAY, THERE'S A FUNDRAISER AT MENCHIE'S.
WE DO HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL SUPPORT THOSE FUNDRAISERS BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN EXTREMELY GENEROUS WITH THE DISTRICT AND WE'RE SURE THAT THAT GENEROSITY WILL CONTINUE.
BUT IT'S DUE TO A LARGE PART TO PEOPLE'S GENEROSITY AT THESE FUNDRAISERS.
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ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE?
>> THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE ON THE LEDGE END.
THE STAKE TRUST LANDS COMMITTEE DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION GOT ONE WIN WITH THE STEAK TRUST LANDS TRANSFER BILL, AND JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, THAT ALLOWED REVENUE FROM PRIMARILY TIMBER IN THOSE COUNTIES THAT ARE HIGHLY TIMBER DEPENDENT TO COME BACK TO THOSE SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR, AND THAT AFFECTED TO SCHOOLS AND OUR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON REGION THAT WE REPRESENT.
COUPLE OF OTHERS DIED EITHER IN THE WAYS AND MEANS OR WERE HELD UP BY PARTICULARLY LEGISLATORS.
ALTHOUGH I WOULD SAY THAT THE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL MATCH WAS THAT ITS HIGHEST EVER AT 100 MILLION.
THAT WAS A SMALL VICTORY, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T PASS THE POLICY CHANGE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THAT.
THEY ACTUALLY PUT A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF MONEY IN THERE, THE LARGEST THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR SOME TIME.
THURSDAY, WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING A TRUST LANDS FIELD TRIP AT CASEY, WHICH IS 80 ACRES OF TRUST LANDS THAT RELEASE FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE Y'S TO TRUST LANDS COMMITTEE ARE COMING DOWN FROM OLYMPIA. THEY'LL BE PART OF THAT.
>> THAT WILL TAKE US TWO TOURS.
WE HAD A TOUR AT CAPTAIN STRONG. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT?
WE MET WITH THE PRINCIPAL, ANGELA NIGHT AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL COLLIN RUSH, HAD A GREAT MEETING, AND WE IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT ON A LITTLE BIT OF A TOUR, STARTED WITH THE JUMP ROPE FOR HEART EVENT, WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING ALMOST $12,000.
WE'VE GOT A FEW STEPS IN OURSELVES AND THEN FOLLOWED ALONG TO THE MUSIC.
GOT TO SEE A CLASS REWARD FOR THEIR PBIS PROGRAM WHERE THEY EARN TOKENS FOR EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR AND THEN GET A REWARD FOR THAT.
THAT WAS A PANCAKE BEAT. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THEIR WORK AND GETTING A PARENT ENGAGEMENT GROUP AND MEETING MONTHLY TO GET INPUT FROM THEIR PARENTS AND PUT THOSE IDEAS TO USE IN THE SCHOOL.
SAT IN ON A MATH CLASS WHERE THEY LOOKED AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS TO SOLVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE THAT AS PART OF THE MATH PROBLEM, NOT JUST ONE RIGHT ANSWER, BUT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.
ONE THING THAT THEY SAID THAT WAS REALLY DIFFERENT ABOUT THE TEACHING CULTURE THERE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS HOW ROUTINE THE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS IN THE SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO FIND OUT WHAT KIDS KNOW ALREADY BEFORE THEY GET STARTED ON SOMETHING, BEFORE THEY GET GOING.
THEY REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE MADE IMPROVEMENTS AND MAKING THAT ROUTINE ACROSS THE BOARD.
GO AHEAD. DID I LEAVE YOU ANYTHING?
>> I WILL JUST ADD, I WAS IMPRESSED AT THE LEVEL OF COHESIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLES.
THAT WAS JUST NICE TO SEE THEY REALLY I THINK COULD FINISH EACH OTHER'S SENTENCES.
IT JUST FELT GOOD THAT THEY WERE REALLY ON THE SAME PAGE AND WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THE SCHOOL AS GREAT AS IT COULD BE.
THEY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHALLENGES AND HOW TO EMBRACE DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS AND HOW YOU DO THAT WITH SOME LIMITED RESOURCES.
I THINK YOU COVERED MOST OF IT.
IT WAS JUST A REALLY GOOD TOUR.
IT WAS FUN TO WATCH THESE GUYS DO THE CUPID SHUFFLE BECAUSE THAT'S THE STEPS THEY TOOK AND I JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH THEM ALL DANCE A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S AWESOME. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ANYBODY WANTED TO ADD ABOUT THE TOUR? IT WAS JUST US. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO ADD ANYTHING.
THEN THERE WAS ALSO A TOUR AT, MY GROUP 2, RIVER HOMELAND.
>> IT WAS CANCELED. THERE WAS NOT A TOUR.
>> [NOISE] IT WAS A FANTASTIC TOUR AND WHAT I SAW THERE, AND IT REALLY MADE ME THINK ABOUT OUR CORE BELIEFS,
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ESPECIALLY NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 5, HIGH-QUALITY, PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION LEADS TO CHALLENGING, ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT.BECAUSE I SAW THE COHERENCE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE COACHING MODEL.
I BEGAN SEEING THAT IN EACH SCHOOL AS WE'VE GONE IN AND THE ADVANCES WE'VE MADE IN PARTICULARLY IN THOSE TWO ITEMS. WE ALSO TALKED QUITE A BIT ABOUT AND WE WITNESSED THE INCREASED ELL POPULATION AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY'RE BEING GIVEN, INCLUDING FAMILY, BRINGING THE FAMILIES IN FOR A POTLUCK THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CHALLENGES OF 29 DIFFERENT HOME LANGUAGES IN THAT SCHOOL NOW.
THE SUPPORT THAT'S NEEDED FOR THAT.
THERE WAS A FINALE TO THIS TOUR.
THAT WAS JUST PRETTY AMAZING THOUGH.
IT WAS SERENDIPITOUS BECAUSE AS WE'RE LEAVING, THE SIXTH GRADE BAND WAS PRACTICING, THE MATCHING BAND WAS PRACTICING AND IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE PLAYING FOR US.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY HAD A GUEST MUSICIAN THAT JOINED THEM.
I'LL LEAVE THE NEXT PART TO YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> WERE YOU BY CHANCE THAT GUEST MUSICIAN?
>> I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER] I'LL GET BACK TO THAT.
SOMETHING I REALLY LOVE ABOUT LAUREN IS THE FACTS LIKE, YOU SEE THE STAFF AND ALL THE ADMIN ACTUALLY KNOW THE KID.
THAT ARE ALL THE KIDS THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH AND THEY KNOW THEM BY NAME.
THEY KNOW SOME FACTS ABOUT THEM.
I LOVE TO SEE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SO INVESTED IN EACH PERSON'S LEARNING AND GROWTH.
THAT'S HONESTLY MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT LAUREN.
SOMETHING THAT WE DID SEE WAS THE FACT THAT THE LANGUAGES, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF NEW STUDENTS COMING IN FROM DIFFERENT PLACES.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A MAP IN THE OFFICE.
IT TRACKS WHERE EACH LANGUAGE IS FROM THAT THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT.
WE SEE SOME FROM UKRAINE, WE SEE SOME FROM BRAZIL AND ALL THESE SUCH COOL PLACES.
BUT YEAH, THAT WAS LAUREN IN A NUTSHELL.
JUST HONESTLY, A LOT OF CONNECTION AND JUST AMAZING GROWTH FROM EVERY STUDENT.
COME ON. YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO GET BACK TO IT.
>> AS WE WERE WALKING OUT, WE SAW THE SIXTH GRADE BAND AND I WAS LIKE, I HAVE MY TROMBONE IN MY CAR.
I'M JUST GOING TO GO IN AND JUST LIKE SURPRISE THEM.
I HAD TO LEARN THE SONG BY EAR.
THEY ARE DOING A PINK FLOYD SONG AS THEIR MATCHING BAND TUNE.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT.
BUT YEAH, I HAD TO LEARNED IT BY EAR ON A TROMBONE.
>> IN FRONT OF A WHOLE CLASS OF SIXTH GRADERS, BUT HE DID A GREAT JOB.
>> WELL, HOPEFULLY THE SONG WASN'T, "WE DON'T NEED NO EDUCATION." [LAUGHTER] THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN GOOD.
>> I WANTED TO MENTION TOO, WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE MAP.
THE MAP THAT'S IN THE OFFICE AND REALLY PINPOINT TO WHERE EACH OF THESE STUDENTS IS FROM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY ARE THEY BRINGING ALL THAT CULTURE AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO US, BUT THEY'RE STILL CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THEY'RE TELLING OUR STORY AS WELL TO OTHERS.
>> OH, ALSO, THERE WAS A STUDENT WHO HAS A DREAM OF OWNING HIS OWN FOOD TRUCK.
I THINK IT'S JUST SO FUN TO SEE STUDENTS ACTUALLY REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING, THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.
>> ANYTHING ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO ADD OR TOWARDS.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO DIRECTORS' REPORTS.
ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SHARE?
>> UNDERSTOOD. WE MIGHT DO A DISCUSSION ON CITIZENS' ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION FOR.
>> I WAS GOING TO BRING IT UP.
I WAS GOING TO LET EVERYBODY GO FIRST IF THEY HAD ANYTHING.
WHAT MARCUS HAS JUST BROUGHT UP WITH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT BONDS.
I THINK THERE WAS EVEN AN ARTICLE PAPER ABOUT IT FROM OUR LAST MEETING AFTER WE WERE
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JOINED BY AND HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.I WANTED TO OPEN THE DISCUSSION WE WILL HAVE AS MR. WATERS ALLUDED AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE WILL BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR SOME BOARD DISCUSSION JUST TO HEAR THOUGHTS, PROS CONS, ARE THERE CONCERNS.
AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO MAYBE TALK ABOUT THOSE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SHARE ANYTHING OR THROW ANYTHING OUT THERE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE WE GET A FORMAL REQUEST.
>> WELL, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.
I GUESS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WOULD BE, WHAT IS OUR TIMELINE IF WE WERE TO DO THAT? WHAT TIMELINE ARE WE LOOKING AT?
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING TO BRING A RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY NO LATER THAN I BELIEVE IT IS THE END OF SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER.
THAT WOULD BE IF WE WERE PLANNING TO RUN A BOND IN THE FEBRUARY ELECTION.
THE REASON I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THAT DECISION-MAKING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IS, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WE'D LIKE TO RAMP UP THE CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS COMMITTEE OVER THE SUMMER AND GET SOME THINGS WORKING IN THAT DIRECTION SO WE'RE READY TO GO FULL STEAM WHEN THE WHEN THE FALL GETS HERE, IF THAT'S THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD TO PURSUE A BOND.
BUT AS FAR AS A FORMAL SUBMISSION OF A RESOLUTION, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO OCCUR UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
>> I GUESS FOR ME, I FEEL I NEED MORE TIME TO STUDY THE STRATEGIES 360 DATA THAT WE LOOKED AT BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME DATA THERE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO DIG INTO DEEPLY.
I NEED MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, I NEED MORE INFORMATION TO MAKE A GOOD DECISION.
I GUESS I'M NOT SURE THAT THE TIMELINE GIVES ME ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT ALL THE DATA I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT TO SEE HOW VIABLE THIS MIGHT BE.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE NEED IS THERE.
WE NEED TO WORK ON FACILITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME STRATEGY ABOUT WHEN AND HOW TO ACTUALLY RUN A BONDED, WHETHER IT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
MY CONCERN I GUESS AND I'LL SAY IT PUBLICLY, IS THAT RUNNING A BOND AT THE WRONG TIME CAN SET US BACK IN MANY WAYS IN TERMS OF FUTURE BONDS.
LOOKING AT THE DATE OF THE BONDS THAT HAVE PASSED IN THIS LAST CYCLE ISN'T ENCOURAGING.
>> NO. JUST SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
IN NOVEMBER, THERE WAS AN ELECTION AND OBVIOUSLY IN FEBRUARY THERE WAS AN ELECTION, AND IN APRIL THERE WAS AN ELECTION CYCLE.
THE STATE TYPICALLY HAS A 50% PASSAGE RATE FOR BONDS.
BUT IN THE CLIMATE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN, OUT OF 18 BONDS THAT WERE RUNNING THE STATE DURING THOSE THREE ELECTIONS, ONLY THREE PASSED, THAT'S AN 18% PASSAGE RATE.
>> I MEAN, I GUESS THE QUESTION I'D ASK MYSELF IS HOW WILL WE BE DIFFERENT THAN THOSE OTHER? I'M JUST OPENING UP THAT I NEED MORE CONVERSATION.
>> ANY CHANCE WE COULD GET THE STUDENTS TO WAIT.
>> AS SOMEONE WHO'S NOT A TAX-PAYING CITIZEN, OBVIOUSLY, [LAUGHTER] I CAN'T REALLY REPRESENT THOSE OPINIONS OF THOSE CONSTITUENTS THAT MAYBE VOTING AS MUCH.
PERSONALLY AS A STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT, I SEE THE NEED ALSO.
AS I WENT TO ACHIEVE, WHICH IS A NEWER SCHOOL, I WASN'T REALLY PRESENT FOR THE NEED.
BUT WALKING THROUGH THOSE SCHOOLS AND SEEING THE CONDITION THAT SOME OF THE BUILDINGS ARE IN, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR WHERE THE NEED IS.
BUT I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE THERE AT LEAST.
>> I REMEMBER AT THE SPECIAL MEETING THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT WAS A REPLACEMENT BOND AND HOW THE TIMING WOULD BE NECESSARY OR THE TIMING WOULD CHANGE THE EFFECTS THERE.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD DELVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THAT AND HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT IT? IF WE DID IT SOONER.
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>> OUR CURRENT BOND WOULD BE EXPIRING ABOUT THE TIME.
>> WOULD IT BE MORE LIKELY FOR THAT FUN TO PASS.
>> THE WASHOUGAL RESULTS FROM VERY RECENTLY DON'T INDICATE THAT THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN.
I DO THINK THAT IS A SIMILAR ENOUGH JURISDICTION THAT THERE ARE LESSONS THAT CAN BE DRAWN FROM THAT PERHAPS.
>> A LOT OF THESE SCHOOLS REALLY NEED THIS BOND BECAUSE AS WE HEARD AT OUR TOUR AT LAUREN, HERE IS SOME PIPE BURSTING AND THE ENTIRE BAND ROOM GOT FLOODED AND THE CAFETERIA GOT FLOODED.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE REALLY NEED AT OUR SCHOOLS.
>> SURE. I CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGED BEING READY WELL IN ADVANCE IS GOOD.
BUT KNOWING SINCE 2005, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF UPS AND DOWNS AND TIMINGS.
THE 2008 RECESSION, WE'VE HAD BOOM TIMES AND WE'VE HAD LOW TIMES UNTIL OVER A 30-YEAR BOND CYCLE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT MAYBE ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR PARTICULAR CONTROL.
PICKING THE PERFECT TIMING MAY NOT REALLY BE THAT THE CRITERIA THAT WE ARE.
I LOOK AT A COUPLE OF FACTORS.
IS IT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRICT? WE'VE GOT A BOND AT SUNSET IN THAT RATE IS GOING DOWN.
IF WE THINK OF DOING CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE DISTRICT AND NOT WAITING UNTIL IT GETS TO BE A CRISIS, I THINK I WOULD RATHER SUPPORT THAT APPROACH THAN WAITING.
ACTUALLY AT ONE POINT, IT WAS A CRISIS.
WE CHANGED BOUNDARIES, WHICH WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR SOME OF OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS BECAUSE WE GOT THAT FAR.
I THINK, CREDIT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT WERE STARTING THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THEY CAME BACK WITH A CLEAR MESSAGE TO US.
IT'D BE A SLAP IN THE FACE TO JUST SAY, WELL, THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
THEN I LOOK AT OUR PRIORITIES AND I WOULD THINK IF WE WANT TO PUT HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN THERE.
HAVING HIGH-QUALITY FACILITIES TO DO THAT IN FITS WELL WITH OUR GOALS.
I'D BE IN FAVOR OF TAKING A LOOK AT IT.
I'M NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCED THAT THE TIMING IS WRONG.
I MEAN, I'M NOT OBLIVIOUS TO THE POLITICAL CLIMATE RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF ANYTHING, IT'S TAUGHT ME IS THAT MESSAGING IS EVERYTHING.
I THINK WITH THE RIGHT MARKETING SCHEME THAT WE COULD HIGHLIGHT THE POSITIVES.
WHAT THIS DISTRICT HAS DONE WITH THE LAST BOND, WHAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO, AND WHAT OUR GOALS ARE.
I THINK THAT WITH THAT RIGHT PLAN IN PLACE, I THINK WE COULD SEE SOME REAL POSITIVE RESULTS OUT OF THAT.
I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE AND A LOT OF RESEARCH AND STUFF, BUT I'M JUST NOT SOLD THAT IT WOULD BE A BAD CALL.
I'M NOT 100 PERCENT SAYING LET'S PUSH FORWARD YET, BUT I'M JUST NOT OVER THERE ON THAT SIDE YET. HI THERE.
>> I THINK I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT.
ALSO IN THE PUBLIC OPINION POLLS SHOWED THAT THERE'S A REALLY EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN THE NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND THE ALREADY HAVE TOO MUCH FUNDING, SHOWS A LOT.
ALSO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE THAT WOULD PREFER TO REMODEL VERSUS COMPLETELY REPLACED OLD SCHOOLS.
JUST PROVIDING SOME MATERIALS THERE TO SHOW THE REASONS FOR WHY WE'D LIKE TO REPLACE RATHER THAN REMODEL.
BECAUSE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, REMODELING SEEMS MORE EFFICIENT.
BUT IN OUR CASE, FOR A LOT OF OUR OLDER SCHOOL.
THAT'S NOT REALLY AN OPTION ANYMORE, BUT JUST PROVIDING THOSE RESOURCES TO SHOW WHY THAT'S THE OPTION THAT WE'RE GOING TOWARDS.
>> I'LL JUST SHARE THAT, I FLIP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE ON THIS.
EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT, I KNOW HOW BAD WE NEED THESE SCHOOLS AND I JUST FEEL FOR OUR COMMUNITY WHO'S ALREADY STRETCHED.
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FLIP A COIN AND I COULD GIVE YOU REASONS FOR AND REASONS AGAINST.AGAIN, JUST DIGGING INTO THE DATA AND ALONG WITH MARY AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE A SOLID DECISION BASED ON FACTS.
I DID THROW OUT AT THE LAST MEETING, I THINK JUST HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE PUT INTO THE SCHOOLS FOR REPAIRS, EMERGENCY, AND OTHERWISE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD TESTAMENT TO GIVE US SOME GOOD SOLID DATA.
JUST MY THOUGHTS. I LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT.
BUT I KNOW THAT'S A BIG ASK TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.
I THINK WE WILL SEE THAT THAT WILL BE HELPFUL.
I JUST THINK THERE'S ONLY SO MANY BAND-AIDS WE CAN PUT ON THESE SCHOOLS.
I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT TO ASK THEM TO KEEP MAKING MIRACLES.
>> WELL, TO MARY'S POINT ABOUT SEEKING MORE INFORMATION AND CLARITY, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO RUSH THE BOARD ON MAKING A DECISION.
IF WE KNEW WHICH WAY YOU WERE LEANING, WE CAN OBVIOUSLY BEGIN TO DO SOME PREPARATIONS.
THERE'S LITTLE THAT WE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN DO IN TERMS OF OF PROMOTING A BOND.
IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE HANDS OF OUR CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOL.
I THINK IT'S JUST FOR THEM, THE MORE TIME THEY HAVE TO RAMP UP, THE BETTER IT IS.
I JUST GOT CLARIFICATION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO, IF WE WERE GOING TO RUN FOR THE FEBRUARY BOND, WE WOULD HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER IN WHICH EARLY DECEMBER BEFORE WE WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT THE RESOLUTION.
OBVIOUSLY EARLY DECEMBER WOULD BE FAR TOO LATE TO START A CAMPAIGN THOUGH.
ONCE AGAIN, THE EARLIER WE CAN MAKE A DECISION, THE BETTER OFF WE ARE.
IN TERMS OF PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION, IF YOU COULD PROVIDE ME WITH SOME DIRECTION IN TERMS OF INFORMATION, WE CAN HAVE PIPER SANDLER COME BACK OUT HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE TIMING OF RUNNING A BOND AND WHAT THE BOND RATES WOULD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE.
WHAT I'VE GIVEN YOU IS A ESTIMATE.
OBVIOUSLY, KEVIN AND I HAVE WORKED WITH A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT SAYS THAT IF WE WERE TO REPLACE JUST THE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT $240 MILLION APPROXIMATELY, AND THAT'S MINUS THE STATEWIDE ASSISTANCE WE GET.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A $300 MILLION BOND TO REPLACE JUST THE FOUR SCHOOLS.
WHEN I SAY BEFORE SCHOOLS FOR ANYBODY LISTENING IN OR THE AUDIENCE THAT HASN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE EARLIER MEETINGS, THAT WOULD BE PLEASANT VALLEY PRIMARY, PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE, LAUREN AND GLENWOOD.
JUST TO GIVE AGAIN TO REFRESH EVERYBODY'S MEMORY.
WHEN WE BUILT TOOKS PRIMARY AND DAYBREAK PRIMARY AND DAYBREAK MIDDLE, WE WERE LOOKING AT AN ENTIRE CAMPUS BEING $29 MILLION, AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ENTIRE CAMPUS BEING ABOUT $120 MILLION.
TO MARK'S POINT, THINGS ARE NOT GETTING CHEAPER.
LAST TIME WE RAN A BOND IN 2017, WE WERE LOOKING AT $350 A SQUARE FOOT.
NOW IN 2023, WE'RE LOOKING AT $615 A SQUARE FOOT.
BUT TO MARY'S POINT AND TO ANDREW'S POINT, I ALSO I'M HEARING A LOT FROM OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT TAXES, ABOUT TAX SENSITIVITY, AND THEN AS IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, I THINK BY TED, THEY'RE ALSO THAT IS EXACERBATED BY A POLITICAL CLIMATE WHICH IS HAVING SOME SERIOUS ISSUES AROUND SCHOOLS AND THE ROLES SCHOOLS PLAY.
I THINK WE'RE SEEING IT MANIFESTS ITSELF AS ANDREW POINTED OUT AND I POINTED OUT IN ELECTION RESULTS, AND IN WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN TERMS OF THOSE RESULTS.
TO MARY'S POINT, AGAIN, I KEEP REFERENCING OTHER PEOPLE'S POINTS AND BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL VALID IS THAT I'VE SEEN I'VE SEEN BOND RESULTS NOW THAT DISTRICTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO PASS IN THE PAST ARE COMING BACK WITH 27% APPROVAL OR 35% APPROVAL OR LOW 40% APPROVAL, AND WE HAVE TO GET A 60% APPROVAL.
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IT TAKES TIME, IT TAKES MONEY, IT TAKES EFFORT TO DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND LIKE JACKIE, DEPENDING ON WHICH DAY I WAKE UP, I GO VOTE.>> [LAUGHTER] SHE ASKED TO LISTEN TO ME. HERE'S WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING.
WE JUST NEED TO GO FOR IT AND HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO, AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THIS.
I DO STRUGGLE WITH IT AS WELL.
BUT AGAIN, I WILL SAY TO THE BOARD, THAT IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, WE'RE WILLING TO GET TO THAT INFORMATION.
IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, YOU HAVE MORE TIME.
BUT THE SOONER WE CAN MAKE A DECISION, THE BETTER.
I WANT TO STATE CLEARLY THAT WHATEVER THE DECISION IS, WHETHER IT'S TO RUN A BOND, THE DECISION IS NOT GOING TO BE IN MY MIND, THE DECISION IS NOT GOING TO BE DO WE RUN A BOND? WE ALL AGREE, WE HAVE TO RUN A BOND.
I THINK THE DECISION FOR ALL OF US IS, WHEN DO WE RUN A BOND? WHAT IS GOING TO GIVE US THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO PASS IT? I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT RUNNING A BOND AND EVEN PASSING A BOND, AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR A FOLLOW-UP LEVY.
BECAUSE IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME RIGHT NOW, WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR US, BOTH ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR US IS TO CONTINUE TO PASS A LEVY EVERY FOUR YEARS.
BECAUSE WITHOUT A LEVY, WE WOULD HAVE TO CUT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OPTIONS AROUND IMPROVING FACILITIES.
KEVIN HAS INCREDIBLE PLAN TO PASS PERHAPS A CAPITAL LEVY, WHICH IS A 50% PASSAGE RATE, WHICH WE COULD USE TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS, NOT REBUILD SCHOOLS, BUT TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE OPTIONS, AND TO MARY'S POINT, IF WE NEED MORE INFORMATION, I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO COLLECT IT FOR THE BOARD.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, BUT WILL BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THAT CAPITAL LEVIES.
>> WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE FROM THE IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY AND ATTACKS EXPLANATION.
>> WE HAVE SOME EXPERTS THAT MICHELLE IS WORKING WITH THAT WOULD EASILY COME IN AND TALK TO US ABOUT THAT.
I DO APPRECIATE THIS DISCUSSION THOUGH, BECAUSE IT DOES GIVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE AND WHERE THE THINKING IS. THANK YOU.
>> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CITIZENS GROUP WHO'S JUST CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET STARTED ON THIS? I THINK THAT'LL BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM AS WELL.
JUST TO SEE A BRAINSTORMING WHAT KIND OF IDEAS FOR MARKETING THEY HAVE.
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME NOW BUT I MET HIM AFTER THE PERIOPERATIVE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> HE WAS [LAUGHTER] READY TO GO.
HE WANTED TO START KNOCKING OUR DOORS THAT DAY. GO AHEAD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M SORRY ANDREW. I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF.
I WILL SAY TO YOU THAT WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR CITIZENS GROUP IS THEY GO THROUGH LIKE HIBERNATION.
ONCE THEY PASS THE LEVY, IT DISSIPATE.
TO YOUR POINT ABOUT WHAT THEIR STRATEGIES ARE, ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE ATTACKING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'VE EVEN BEEN MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS.
>> [LAUGHTER] I THINK IT IS AT THIS POINT.
BUT THAT'S TO MY POINT ABOUT GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY AS EARLY AS WE CAN SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THE CALL OUT THERE, GET THAT COMMUNITY GOING, FIGURE OUT A BUDGET AND HOW MUCH THEY NEED AND WHAT THEIR APPROACHES ARE GOING TO BE, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO TAX SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IN TERMS OF VOTER REGISTRATION WALKING KNOCKS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
ONE THING THAT I KNOW IS GOING TO BE CLEAR IF WE'RE GOING TO PASS IT, WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF HELP AND I THINK THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL HELP US.
I KNOW THAT OUR PARTNERS, VGA AND PSC HAVE ALWAYS STOOD BY US WHEN WE'VE DONE THOSE THINGS.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE.
>> A LOT OF EFFORT. THE THING THAT WE HAVE IS WE'RE NOT PROFESSIONALS AT THIS, AND FROM THE SCHOOL STANDPOINT, THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN SEND OUT A SINGLE MAILER AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE FACTS.
BUT WE CAN'T GO TO ANYBODY AND SAY, I'LL BRING SORA AND RICARDO WITH US AND SAY, TAKE CARE OF THEM.
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[LAUGHTER] THAT DOESN'T THAT DOESN'T WORK WE HAVE TO STAY STRICTLY TO THE FACTS.>> WHEN YOU SAY FACTS AS IN FACTS ABOUT THE BUILDINGS AND THE NEED IN THE BUILDINGS INSIDE.
>> YOU CAN NAME HOW OLD THE BUILDING IS AND WHAT THE ISSUES ARE WITH THE BUILDING AND SO ON.
>> WHAT A NEW ONE WILL BRING US.
>> WHAT THE NEW ONE WOULD COST AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND HOW IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT AND WHAT IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD MAKE.
>> WHAT THE TAX DIFFERENTIAL WOULD BE.
>> WHAT THE TAX DIFFERENTIAL OR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A BOND THAT IS TO EVERYONE'S KNOWLEDGE, SUN SETTING IN DECEMBER 31, AND SO THAT'S CURRENTLY AT 42 CENTS.
FORTY TWO CENTS, AS I MENTIONED, WILL GET US ABOUT $140 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BUILD US TO NEW SCHOOLS.
WE'RE THINKING WE NEED TO GET TO GET 70-75 CENTS.
IT WOULD BE A SLIGHT TAX INCREASE, AND THAT TYPICALLY BEGINS TO DECLINE.
THAT NUMBER DECLINES AS YOU GET MORE ASSESSED VALUE IN YOUR DISTRICT. IT GOES DOWN.
ORIGINALLY THE BOND THAT WE PASSED, I BELIEVE 20 YEARS AGO WAS AT $1.29, AND IT'S DOWN TO 42 CENTS.
THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT HAPPENS THERE.
BUT YOU CAN'T CAMPAIGN ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S AN UNKNOWN FACTOR AND YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN.
>> DISTRICT CAN'T CAMPAIGN ON IT.
>> BUT ANYONE ELSE DOES CAMPAIGNING CAN OPINE AS TO WHAT THAT PROJECTION LOOK LIKE?
>> I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH DECISION.
>> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT SPECTRUM ON THAT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL TURN IT OR WILL LEAVE IT WITH YOU SUPERINTENDENT WATERS.
[7. Superintendent and Staff Updates]
>> I KNOW THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE BAND CONCERT THAT HAD SIGNED UP FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS.
BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY IF I WAS GOING TO MENTION IT IN MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR CITY.
IF THEY WANT TO COME FOR STUDENT VOICE AND PRESENT THAT, SO I'M WILLING, AS A POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO ALLOW THEM TO COME UP NOW BECAUSE WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THEM TO TALK ABOUT THE KANSAS CITY TRIPS. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, COME ON UP. [LAUGHTER] AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
[LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> MY NAME IS SHERRY CLOAK AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE DISTRICT FOR APPROVING THE TRAVEL TO KANSAS CITY FOR THE ADVANCED JAZZ-BAND TO COMPETE IN THE BASICALLY BASIE KANSAS CITY JAZZ SUMMIT IN WHICH WE TOOK FIRST PLACE.
[APPLAUSE] IT WAS REALLY NICE TO COMPETE AT THIS LEVEL AND TO BE JUDGED ON A VARIETY OF CRITERIA, NOT JUST WHO PLAYED THE BEST, THEY HAD SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT THEY WERE JUDGED ON.
ONE OF THE FIRST COMMENTS ONE OF THE ADJUDICATORS MADE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN TO ANY OF OUR FESTIVALS, BUT THE KIDS ALWAYS WEAR TUXES AND THEY MADE A COMMENT ON HOW AMAZING THE KIDS LOOKED, SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK SHERRY DALY, WHO'S NOT HERE, AND MICHELLE SCOTT FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.
THEY GAVE A LOT OF TIME IN HELPING ME UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK WHEN PLANNING A TRIP FOR 24 STUDENTS.
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO ATTEND THEIR JAZZ FESTIVAL.
IT'S ON MAY 30TH AND WHAT'S REALLY EXCITING IS THIS IS ALL OF THE JAZZ BANDS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT ALSO THE FEEDER SCHOOLS FROM CHIEF AND TUKES, WHICH GREG MCKELVEY DIRECTS THOSE BANDS ALSO.
SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW THE FEEDER SCHOOLS MAKE THESE KIDS SO AMAZING.
I KNOW DALLIN AND AUSTIN HAVE BOTH BEEN PLAYING UNDER GREG'S DIRECTIONS SINCE FIFTH GRADE.
THESE THREE GUYS ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS DALLIN GOODWIN, I PLAY UPRIGHT BASS AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HELPING US WITH THIS TRIP [NOISE].
DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE IT UP? SORRY. [LAUGHTER]. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE FIFTH GRADE AND IT'S MY SENIOR YEAR AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A TRIP LIKE THAT,
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IT WAS REALLY NICE, IT MEANT A LOT, SO THANK YOU.>> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
>> DALLIN'S BEING A LITTLE HUMBLE.
HE ALSO WON AN AWARD FOR ALL OF THE KIDS THAT PLAYED IN THE RHYTHM SECTION.
HE WON BEST MUSICIAN AWARD [APPLAUSE].
ON FACEBOOK YOU CAN LISTEN TO HIS FEATURE, BUT MY FINGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY STARRED, IT WAS REALLY AMAZING.
>> HI, I'M SIENNA. I WANTED TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND ALLOWING US TO GO TO KANSAS.
IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE HISTORY OF KANSAS TOO.
THERE'S A LOT OF JAZZ WAS DOWN THERE.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THAT UNTIL I GOT THERE AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND WE REALLY GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL OF IT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. I'M THE DRUMMER, BY THE WAY [LAUGHTER].
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH ELSE TO SAY, BUT JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND STORY.
DALLIN AND I, WE'VE BEEN IN THE ADVANCED JAZZ BAND SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR.
IN FRESHMAN YEAR WE'RE AUDITIONING FOR A NATIONAL FESTIVAL BUT THEN COVID HAPPENED, AND THEN WE DIDN'T MAKE IT LAST YEAR.
SO DALLIN WENT TO A COMPETITION FOR A COMBO, BUT I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T MADE IT LIKE A NATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL YET AND THE BIG BAND HASN'T MADE IT TO ONE SINCE 2006.
SO IT'S A REALLY BIG HONOR TO BE A PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE, GOING TO A NATIONAL THING HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE EVER SINCE I KNEW IT WAS POSSIBLE FRESHMAN YEAR, SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE ENTIRE BOARD.
AND THEN ALSO, JUST SPENDING THE TIME WITH THE JAZZ BAND.
BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND DAY THAT WE WERE PERFORMING, I COULD TELL THAT THE TIME THAT WE'RE SPENDING TOGETHER AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER MADE US MORE COHESIVE AS A BAND, SO IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL.
THEN ALSO THERE WERE A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, LIKE WE WENT TO THE JAZZ MUSEUM AND WE WENT TO THE BLUE ROOM, WHICH IS JUST A JAZZ CLUB AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE HISTORY IN KANSAS CITY, AND IT WAS JUST A GENERALLY VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DID.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU GUYS.
>> HOPEFULLY YOU HAD SOME GOOD KANSAS CITY BARBECUE AS WELL [LAUGHTER].
OKAY, THAT WAS WORTH IT RIGHT THERE.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP WITH THE BAND BOOSTERS AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND WE DID OUR TINY PART, BUT YOU GUYS REALLY MADE IT HAPPEN, SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT PROUD.
>> LET ME JUST SAY THE BAND BOOSTERS AND MISS CLOAK PUT IN SO MUCH WORK INTO PLANNING THESE AMAZING MEALS.
AND WE HAD AN ENTIRE DAY DEDICATED TO JUST SIGHTSEEING AND EXPLORING THE HISTORY, AS THEY SAID, OF KANSAS CITY AND WE GOT TO TAKE A TOUR OF A TROMBONE LIKE MANUFACTURING PLACE.
THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY ACTUALLY GAVE US THE TOUR AND HE CAME TO OUR PERFORMANCE AFTERWARDS AND HE WAS LIKE, "I'M SO GLAD I CAME. THAT WAS AMAZING." IT WAS REALLY NICE TO JUST BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS THERE, SEE THE PROCESS OF TROMBONES BEING MADE.
AND IT'S A REALLY HIGH-END COMPANY TOO, B.A.C, I THINK IT'S CALLED.
BUT YEAH, THAT WAS SUPER COOL.
THEY PUT IN SO MUCH EFFORT INTO JUST CREATING LIKE BEST POSSIBLE TRIP FOR US.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DOWNTIME, BUT THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
WE HAD SPENT THE WHOLE TIME JUST LEARNING AND HAVING FUN, SO YEAH. THANK YOU.
>> JUST EPIC. I GOT TO WATCH IT ON FACEBOOK, AND SO THANK YOU WHOEVER PUT IT OUT THERE BUT IT'S A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT IS SO WORTH IT, SO GO FIND IT.
>> OUR INTENT IN TALKING TO AMANDA AND CINDY WAS, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE JAZZ BAND HERE, MR. MCKELVEY, BUT WE COULDN'T GET IT ARRANGED FOR THIS MEETING, BUT WE'LL HAVE THEM IN THE FUTURE AND MAYBE WE CAN GET THEM TO SHOW OFF AND EVEN DO A SMALL PERFORMANCE.
[LAUGHTER] WE'LL SEE. WE CAN'T FIT IN HERE.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME.
AS I SHIFT THINGS AROUND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE IN THAT VEIN BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
WE'RE GOING TO SKIP RIGHT OVER TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MICHELLE REINHARDT.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT WATERS.
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE.
I'LL JUST START OFF WITH STAFFING UPDATES SO THIS TIME OF YEAR, AS I'VE MENTIONED, IS PRETTY BUSY IN HR.
A LOT OF POSITIONS IN THE LAST WEEK HAVE BEEN POSTED AS WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR BUILDINGS AND SUPPORTING ANY VACANCIES, RETIREMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO FOR THE NEXT MONTH-AND-A-HALF, TWO MONTHS,
[01:15:03]
A LOT OF POSITIONS YOU'LL SEE POSTED AND WE HOPE TO FILL THOSE WITH REALLY GREAT CANDIDATES.SECONDLY, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CONTRACT NEGOTIATION.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH BGEA.
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MEET WITH THEM SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING, ABOUT THREE TIMES AND WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD DISCUSSIONS.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS REGARDING TOPICS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF, AS WELL AS TO THE DISTRICT.
WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE ISSUES, AS WELL AS MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS OTHER LANGUAGE.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS AND WRAP THINGS UP BY THE END OF JUNE.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE ADDED A COUPLE OTHER DAYS IN THE SUMMER, AND THAT REALLY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH PARTIES MAY NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND SOME OF THESE CONCERNS.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT. THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF.
THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO US AS A DISTRICT AND SO WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVE IT THE TIME THAT WE NEED.
THEN LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AN IMPORTANT WEEK AND IT'S BEEN MENTIONED ALREADY THAT IT IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK OR CERTIFICATED APPRECIATION WEEK.
AND I THINK WE CAN ALL LOOK BACK AND THINK ABOUT AN EDUCATOR, A TEACHER, OR A COACH IN OUR LIVES THAT HAD MADE AN IMPACT ON OUR LIFE OR CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY THAT WE WERE ON.
I THINK ABOUT MY SIXTH GRADE TEACHER, MRS. ESBY, SHE DID THAT FOR ME.
AND WE KNOW THAT THIS TIME WITH TEACHING AT THIS TIME IT IS DIFFICULT.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE GOOD TEACHERS, WE HAVE GOOD STAFF.
IN FACT, WE HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM AND I THINK IF WE CAN TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO SHOW THEM HOW MUCH THEY ARE APPRECIATED, HOW MUCH THEY ARE VALUED.
I THINK IT'S GREAT. IN FACT, I THINK WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TEACHERS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE APPRECIATED AND WE KNOW THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ON A DAILY BASIS.
I THINK IT WAS VERY TELLING JUST THIS EVENING HEARING FROM PRIMARY ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR TEACHERS, SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS, AND HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THEM.
AND I THINK I WILL END WITH THAT BECAUSE I THINK THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB ALL SPEAKING TO THE EDUCATORS IN THEIR LIVES.
>> SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS [APPLAUSE].
>> FROM THERE WE'LL GO BACK TO SHELLEY.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES.
AS YOU KNOW, TEACHING AND LEARNING TOO IS DOING A LOT OF PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR SUMMER PD PLANS, WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO RAMP UP FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION THIS LAST WEEK THAT HAS PROVIDED US WITH SOME MORE FEEDBACK AROUND PLC TIME, WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO US BRINGING SOME OTHER WAYS TO DO OUR BUSINESS AROUND PLCS IN THE NEXT YEAR SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING MORE WITH YOU WHEN WE FIGURE OUT SOME HICCUPS THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED WITH THAT.
BUT THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FEEDBACK LAST YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE MOVED TOWARD WAIVER DAYS IS IN THE SURVEY THAT WE GAVE TO OUR STAFF, IT BECAME CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT THEY NEEDED MORE TIME.
WE'RE LEARNING A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY ABOUT THE TIME THAT THEY'VE HAD, AND I THINK WHEN WE FIGURE OUT HOW WE MIGHT ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES, THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING SOME MORE INFORMATION TO YOU TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT OUR CALENDAR NEXT YEAR.
AN EXCITING TIME TO GET SOME PLANNING DONE FOR NEXT YEAR AND GET US EVEN MOVING THAT MUCH FURTHER.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT PLCS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE SAME THING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME PRETTY MAJOR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO WORK ON HOW WE ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS MOVING FORWARD.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT WORK AND READY TO CONTINUE TRUDGING ALONG, MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STAFF AND KIDS.
>> THANK YOU, SHELLEY. FINANCE REPORT, MICHELLE SCOTT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TODAY, AND OPERATIONS REPORT, YOU'LL SEE PLENTY OF MR. JOE MA WHEN WE GET TO NEW BUSINESS.
WE DON'T WANT TO WEAR YOU OUT, SO HE'S SAVING HIM,
[01:20:02]
AND THEN THE COMMUNICATIONS REPORT.>> GOOD EVENING. WANTED TO SHARE THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SCORECARD FOR LAST MONTH.
OUR REACH WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER DUE TO A LOW AND ACTIVITY OVER SPRING BREAK, BUT IT WAS STILL A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR US NONETHELESS.
SOME OF OUR HOT TOPICS INCLUDED ENGAGING WITH PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM, SNOW ROUTES, EVEN IN APRIL, END-OF-YEAR SCHOOL CHANGES AS A RESULT OF ALL THE CLOSURES THAT WE HAD EARLIER.
THE UPGRADES TO THE BACKGROUND HIGH-SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM, PLANT SALES, BACKGROUND HIGH SCHOOL, JUST HAD THEIRS LAST WEEKEND.
PRAIRIE IS COMING UP LATER THIS WEEK AND PART OF EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND THAT INFORMATION IS ALL ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
THEN ALSO MARK WATSON SCREEN APPLE AWARD, WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT THE 64TH ANNUAL ART SHOW IS NOW LIVE.
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE IN THE NEW SECTION AND SEE ALL THE SUBMISSIONS FROM STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY AMAZING PIECES.
IN ADDITION TO THE AWARDS THAT WILL BE SELECTED BY YOU, THE BOARD, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS SOME JUDGES, WE ALSO HAVE THREE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN OUT.
PEOPLE CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND FIND THE LINK AND VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITES AT THE PRIMARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WELL, I'M SORRY. VIDEO. THEN SINCE THIS WEEK IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, WE'VE SHARED SOME DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES WITH PARENTS THAT THEY AND THEIR CHILDREN CAN USE TO THANK THE EDUCATORS IN THEIR LIVES.
THOSE ARE CREATED BY JENNA BUSH HILL, AND WE'RE ALSO SHOWING SOME VIDEOS CREATED BY CHRIS BROWN ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THE SECOND ONE IN A SERIES.
>> CONNECTIONS WITH KIDS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM IT'S ONE OF THE MORE REWARDING THINGS.
TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, TO SEE YOU GET MARRIED, HAVE CHILDREN LATER ON IN LIFE.
IT'S COOL TO MEET THEM AT THIS STAGE IN THEIR LIVES AND THEN DEVELOP THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT SOMETIMES LAST A LIFETIME.
>> WHEN I DID DECIDE I WANTED TO BE A TEACHER, I KNEW IT HAD TO BE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I LOVE THE INTERACTION I HAD WITH THEM.
I LOVE THAT LIGHT BULB MOVEMENT THEY HAVE.
I JUST REALLY ENJOY BEING WITH THE STUDENTS.
>> I LIKE TO TEASE SOME OF THE KIDS THAT I'VE KNOWN THEIR PARENTS LONGER THAN THEY HAVE.
I GET TO SEE THEM COME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT THEY'RE UP TO NOW THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE OR WHATEVER THEY'RE INTO IN THEIR LIVES, AND AS LONG AS I'M HERE THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.
>> AS A SPECIALIST, I FEEL BLESSED AND THE FACT THAT I GET TO SEE THE STUDENTS EVERY YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN PE, WHERE I GET TO SEE THEM ALL FOUR YEARS AND SEE THEM AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM THAT CONTINUE TO GROW OVER TIME.
I REALLY FEEL STRONGLY THAT IT'S JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY BOTH WAYS I HOPE THAT THE STUDENTS ENJOY IT AND I HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH THEM.
>> I GET TO SEE STUDENTS GROW UP.
I START WITH THEM IN KINDERGARTEN AND THAT THEY'RE IN THE SAME SCHOOL YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I GET TO SEE THEM ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH FOURTH GRADE, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT MY JOB IN PARTICULAR.
I DON'T HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THEM AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> JUST EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT.
I LOVE THIS GRADE LEVEL BECAUSE THEY LOVE YOU AND THEY CAN DO THINGS [LAUGHTER] AND THEY HAVE THEIR OPINIONS AND I LIKE TO SEE THAT.
>> THEY'RE THE ONES THAT KEEP ME COMING BACK.
I LOVE THEM AS IF THEY WERE MY OWN KIDS.
I HAVE THREE BOYS OF MY OWN AND I LOVE THESE GUYS JUST AS MUCH AND JUST HOW MUCH THEY LOVE TO LEARN AND THE SPARKLE IN THEIR EYE WHEN THEY FINALLY PICK UP SOMETHING NEW.
>> THEY ARE JUST GREAT. THEY'RE JUST GREAT PEOPLE, AND I LOVE WORKING WITH THEM.
I LOVE WATCHING THEM GROW AND LEARN.
I LOVE WHEN THAT LIGHT BULB TURNS ON FOR THEM AND THEY REALIZE, OH MY GOSH, I CAN DO THIS NOW.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS.
>> ARE YOU DONE? [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T GIVE MY REPORT, BUT I'LL JUST ECHO THE THOUGHTS.
THANK YOU TEACHERS FOR EVERYTHING.
HAPPY TEACHERS' APPRECIATION WEEK.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU AND THAT'S IT FOR US.
>> THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US NEXT TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS.
[8. Citizens' Comments]
[01:25:03]
WE DO HAVE A FULL LIST, SO I WILL JUST POINT OUT THAT THERE WILL BE A TIMER ON THE SCREEN.RICARDO WILL WAIVE HIS SIGNS WHEN YOU'RE AT 30 SECONDS AND YOUR TIME IS UP.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT EVERYBODY LIMIT YOUR TIME TO THREE MINUTES SO THAT EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.
PLEASE KNOW THAT BOARD MEMBERS DON'T NORMALLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND WE WILL LISTEN AND GIVE DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM IF ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY.
WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER OR COMMENT FROM CURTIS CREBER.
>> HELLO BOARD. CURTIS CREBER.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT OF THE BATTLEGROUND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, AND YOU'LL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF NEXT TWO YEARS WORKING WITH KIM BECKER.
RICARDO, YOU JUST DONE A GREAT JOB UP HERE.
RICARDO WAS IN MY ASP GROUP AND SO I KNEW HE HAD GREAT THINGS GOING FOR HIM.
HE ALWAYS HAD KEPT LIVELY AND EVERYTHING.
I'D LIKE TO KIND OF BUILD ON LITTLE BIT OF WHAT DIRECTOR REINHARDT HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW.
EVENTUALLY, THAT CONTRACT IS GOING TO END UP IN YOUR HANDS.
WHEN IT DOES END UP IN YOUR HANDS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK ON BOTH PARTS RECOGNIZING THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW BECAUSE SOMETIMES SOME THINGS MAY SEEM A LITTLE OUT OF WHACK WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN THE CLASSROOMS OR YOU'RE NOT IN THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON.
YOU RECOGNIZE THOSE BECAUSE SOME OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE.
MARY, I KNOW YOU HAVE LOTS OF EXPERIENCE AND MARK IN THE CLASSROOMS. I KNOW YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THERE, BUT I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITH COVID IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WHICH WE'VE LEARNED A LOT, AND NOT ONLY LEARNING FROM OUR STANDPOINT AT BGA, WHICH WE REPRESENT ALL CERTIFICATED STAFF, BUT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID LEARN ABOUT THAT PROCESS IS THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE THIS KIND OF SITUATION GOING ON, AND WE'VE DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP THAT ADDRESSES THE DISTRICT NEEDS.
THE DISTRICT NEEDS INVOLVE BOTH CHILDREN, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND CERTIFICATED STAFF.
WHEN THOSE ALL MELT TOGETHER, THEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL AND A GREAT DISTRICT TO BE IN.
WE ARE A FAST-GROWING DISTRICT.
WE'RE GROWING LIKE CRAZY, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED, AND WE'VE TALKED ALREADY AND I'VE HEARD YOU TALK ALREADY ABOUT THE BONDS GOING BY.
WE WANT TO EXPAND, BUT WE CAN' EXPAND.
WE WANT TO HAVE MORE TEACHERS IN BUILDINGS, BUT WE CAN'T REALLY. WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THEM? SO WE END UP HAVING THESE LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING.
LARGE AMOUNTS OF KIDS AND SO ARE WE GIVING THEM THE BEST EDUCATION WHEN WE DO THAT? JUST SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT IN THAT PART.
WITH THE FUTURE COMING THE WAY IT IS, WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THEM. I LOOK FORWARD.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT NEGOTIATIONS SO FAR.
WE'RE GETTING INTO SOME AREAS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY SHARPEN OUR PENCILS AND GET THINGS ONLINE THAT WE NEED TO DO.
ONCE AGAIN, I HOPE WHEN YOU GET TO THAT POINT AND YOU GET THAT IN YOUR HAND, THAT YOU WILL APPROVE THAT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK TO GET THEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, CURTIS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I SHOULD HAVE LED WITH THIS DISCLAIMER THAT I'M HORRIBLE WITH NAMES SO IF I SLAUGHTER YOURS, I APOLOGIZE UPFRONT.
MADDIE CHRISTMAN, YOU COULD COME UP, PLEASE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MADDIE CHRISTMAN.
I CAME UP HERE TO EXPRESS WHY I THINK SUPPORTING OUR SUPPORT STAFF IS SO IMPORTANT.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON MY LIFE.
I COME FROM A BROKEN HOUSEHOLD.
MY PARENTS SEPARATED WHEN I WAS 13 AND WE'RE ADDICTS.
MY MOM FROM WHEN I WAS A BABY UNTIL I WAS 13, AND MY DAD UNTIL I WAS 16.
I WAS MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY ABUSED MY WHOLE LIFE, WHICH CAUSES ME TO KEEP MY CIRCLE SMALL AND QUESTION EVERYONE WHO COMES INTO MY LIFE.
I STARTED STRUGGLING IN SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THIS.
WHEN I WENT TO JACOB PRIMARY FROM FIRST GRADE TO FOURTH.
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WE WERE GRADED ONE THROUGH FOUR, FOUR BEING THE BEST, ONE BEING THE WORST.MY GRADES WERE USUALLY ONES AND TWOS.
I STRUGGLED FOCUSING IN CLASS AND SPEAKING UP WHEN I NEEDED HELP.
I WAS ALSO BULLIED FOR HAVING LESS THAN OTHERS, CAUSING ME TO ISOLATE MYSELF FROM EVERYONE.
COME FIFTH GRADE, I WAS 11 AND HAD STARTED SMOKING WEED.
AT FIRST, IT WAS JUST FOR FUN AND THEN IT BECAME A SELF-MEDICATED.
I CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE THROUGH SCHOOL.
MY SEVENTH GRADE YEAR IS WHEN I STARTED ACTING OUT.
THAT'S WHEN I MET THE FIRST SUPPORT STAFF THAT I STILL HAVE TO THIS DAY.
THEY TAUGHT ME THAT I AM WORTHY OF LOVE AND THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN GETTING STONED ALL DAY UNTIL I GO TO BED.
THEY ALSO TAUGHT ME HEALTHIER COPING MECHANISMS AND HOW TO ASK FOR HELP WHEN I NEED IT.
ONCE I ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL, I BECAME SEVERELY DEPRESSED BECAUSE I HAD FELT LIKE I LEFT THE ONLY FAMILY I HAD AND WAS ALL ALONE.
A FEW MONTHS INTO MY FRESHMAN YEAR, I MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGH SO MUCH.
THEY HAVE PULLED ME OFF THE EDGE MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT.
THEY'VE SHOWED ME THAT LIFE IS WORTH LIVING FOR.
THEY HAVE NEVER FAILED TO SHOW ME I'M LOVED AND WANTED IN THIS WORLD AND BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM OKAY AND HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED.
IF I DIDN'T HAVE THESE SUPPORT STAFF, I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF IN SEVENTH GRADE.
YOU MAY THINK JUST BECAUSE ME, ONE STUDENT OUT OF THESE THOUSANDS WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, STANDING UP SAYING THIS ISN'T IMPORTANT BUT IT IS.
BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE, MY MOM, MY GRANDPARENTS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY, MANY MORE WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH ME GRADUATE AND WALK ACROSS THAT STAGE AND GET THE DIPLOMA I FOUGHT FOR SO HARD.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I AM THE FIRST TO GRADUATE IN MY FAMILY BEING THROUGH MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY PARENTS.
NOT ONLY HAVE THEY SAVED MY LIFE AND SUPPORTED ME FROM EVERYTHING, FROM EVERY TIME I BOWED MY EYES OUT IN THEIR ARMS TO EVERY TIME I YELLED AT THEM, BUT THEY ARE THE REASON I WANT TO WORK IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HELP KIDS LIKE ME.
SUPPORT STAFF ARE SO CRUCIAL TO OUR SCHOOLS.
WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTING THEM AS MUCH AS THEY ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF.
ANOTHER THING IS THAT I HAVE ALL OF MY HALL PASSES FROM WHEN I'VE HAD TO COME DOWN AND TALK TO SOMEONE.
I HAVE SOMETHING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT MY TEACHER SENT ME.
I HAVE ALL OF THE BIRTHDAY CARDS THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN ME, ALONG WITH THE PICTURES FROM THEIR CHILDREN.
I ALSO HAVE THESE LITTLE NOTES THAT THEY'VE JUST GIVEN ME.
IT'S CRAZY TO ME TO THINK THAT I'VE HELD ONTO THESE ALL THESE YEARS AND I AM A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
I GRADUATE IN JUNE AND I'M EXCITED TO FINALLY BE DONE.
I JUST HOPE THAT AFTER I GRADUATE WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE STAFF THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING US AND STUDENTS LIKE ME WHO DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE IN THEIR CORNER TO SUPPORT THEM AND GET THEM THROUGH STRUGGLING SITUATIONS, I GUESS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.
>> NEXT WE HAVE AMANDA FULFORD.
>> GOOD EVENING. SORA, GOOD JOB.
YOU'RE WELCOME. [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU, MR. WATERS, TO COMING TO HEAR OUR CAMBODIAN SURVIVOR SPEAK.
>> IT WAS WONDERFUL BY THE WAY.
>> I'M SORRY, I KEEP FORGETTING TO INVITE YOU ALL. NEXT TIME.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A NEW ISSUE THAT HAS COME UP THIS YEAR IN MY CLASSROOM THAT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT AS THE DISTRICT AND VGA ARE NEGOTIATING, AND THAT IS SUPPORTING OUR EVER-GROWING ELL STUDENTS.
I'VE HEARD MENTIONED TONIGHT ABOUT THE WONDERFUL THINGS DONE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
WHAT ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL? AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE ONE ELL TEACHER AND WE HAVE ONE SUPPORT PERSON FOR ALMOST 70 KIDS.
I HAVE A GIRL IN ONE OF MY CLASSES WHO IS FROM TOGO,
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AFRICA, NEVER SEEN A CRUMB BOOK.SHE NEEDS A ONE-ON-ONE TO TEACH HER HOW TO TYPE.
WE HAVE ONE SHELLEY, AND SHE CAN ONLY GO SO MANY PLACES.
I HAD A GIRL LAST SEMESTER FROM UKRAINE WHO ONLY SPOKE UKRAINIAN.
WE EITHER NEED TO FUND MORE STAFF TO SUPPORT THESE KIDS SO WE CAN GIVE THEM YOUR HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION.
THAT'S PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
OR WE NEED TO TRAIN THE TEACHERS IN HOW TO HELP SUPPORT THESE KIDS.
WE'RE NOT GIVEN ANYTHING LIKE HOW DO WE TRANSLATE THINGS FOR THEM? ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TRANSLATE THINGS FOR THEM? IS THAT A NO-NO? WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION? WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE THESE KIDS SITTING IN A CORNER AND HOPING THAT THEY ABSORB THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS AND WHAT'S GOING ON, PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHIC IS CHANGING DRAMATICALLY.
WE HAVE A NEW STUDENT JUST IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS FROM MALAYSIA.
GOOGLE TRANSLATE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THEIR LANGUAGE.
WE NEED SUPPORT FOR OUR ELL STAFF.
PERRY HAS TWICE AS MANY AS WE DO.
YES, THEY HAVE TWO TEACHERS AND TWO SUPPORT STAFF, BUT THAT'S NOT NEAR ENOUGH.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO SUPPORT THESE KIDS SO THEY CAN BE AS SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CLASSROOMS AS ALL OF THE OTHER STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] KIM BECKER.
I'M CURRENTLY A TEACHER AT LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS IS MY 20TH YEAR OF TEACHING, 16 OF THOSE YEARS AT BATTLEGROUND AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER.
I LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND MY CHILDREN HAVE GRADUATED FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, SO GO PRAIRIE.
WHEN I MOVED TO WASHINGTON, I BELIEVE IN GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY THAT I WORK IN.
AS A PERSON, I BELIEVE THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN THAT GOAL AND HAVE BEEN ACTIVE WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR UNION.
THIS YEAR, I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE A NEW JOURNEY IN MY EDUCATION WORLD, AND I WAS ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BATTLEGROUND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
NOW WE HAVE A NAME AND A FACE TO GO WITH THIS POSITION.
MY GOAL FOR THIS POSITION WILL BE TO REPRESENT VGEA AND THE MEMBERS AT THE MEETING WITH THE BATTLEGROUND PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, AND OF COURSE, KEEPING THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE DISTRICT GOING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION THAT OUR PAST PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO FORGE.
I HOPE TO SEE US WORKING TOGETHER FOR BETTER BATTLEGROUND SCHOOLS, THE BGA MEMBERS, AND OF COURSE, OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M DANA HART.
I'VE BEEN A TEACHER IN THIS DISTRICT FOR 25 YEARS, AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ROLES OF TEACHERS IN RELATIONSHIPS.
OVER THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN TEACHING, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE CLASSROOM WITH ALE ONLINE SCHOOLS.
I'M CURRENTLY TEACHING AT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
I THINK THE MAIN JOB IN MY MIND IS RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS AND KEEPING THEM GOING AND SUPPORTING THEM.
I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT A HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT THAT I HAVE THAT IS STRUGGLING WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL DISORDERS.
I THINK I'M PART OF HIS LIFELINE BECAUSE I'VE HAD TWO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS FROM HIM, EMAILING ME AND I HAVE TO GET A HOLD OF HIS MOM AND GET SOMEBODY THERE TO HELP HIM AT HIS HOUSE.
HE DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE HOUSE.
SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM, HE NOW TURNS HIS CAMERA ON WHEN WE ZOOM.
HE'S DOING HIS SCHOOLWORK ONE CLASS AT A TIME.
HE IS A SOPHOMORE WITH FIVE CREDITS.
THE ROLES THAT TEACHERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE YEARS HAVE BEEN A BIG CHANGE.
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I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PSYCHIATRISTS, COUNSELORS, SUPPORT HELP, TUTORS, MENTORS.BASICALLY, WE'RE DOING ANYTHING TO TRY TO GET THESE KIDS FROM OUT OF A MENTAL STATE AND A SITUATION INTO I DO WANT TO LEARN AND I CAN SEE A VALUE IN IT MOVING FORWARD WITH MY LIFE.
I THINK THAT IT'S TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, WHICH IS GREAT.
I FEEL LIKE TEACHERS DO NEED TO BE HONORED.
BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT TEACHERS ARE NOW TAKING ON MORE THAN A ROLL OF JUST BEING A TEACHER.
I THINK IT ALL BUILDS AROUND RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU HAVE WITH STUDENTS AND BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM ANY WAY YOU CAN. THANK YOU.
>> I DIDN'T SEE YOU HIDING OVER THERE, BECKY.
>> HOW COULD YOU MISS ME? [LAUGHTER]
>> I FEEL BAD THAT I DIDN'T SAY HI.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TALK.
I'M A TEACHER IN BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I'M A MEMBER OF BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
I'M THE ALE REP AT LARGE AND I'M ALSO, AS I'VE PRESENTED BEFORE THE WASHINGTON ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CO-PRESIDENT.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WHY BATTLE GROUND IS SUCH A GREAT PLACE.
IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE GREAT EDUCATORS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
BATTLE GROUND HAS HAD FIVE STATE ART EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS, AND IT'S MORE THAN ANY DISTRICT IN THE STATE SO FAR.
WHEN I SHARED THAT LAST TIME MARK, YOU ALSO SHARED THAT WITHIN THE SCIENCE STATE ORGANIZATION, WE AT BATTLE GROUND HAVE HAD MANY AWARD WINNERS WITHIN THE SCIENCE ORGANIZATION.
I'M SURE THAT'S THE WAY IT IS WITH MANY OF OUR CONTENT AREA STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
WITH EDUCATORS THAT ARE ON STATEWIDE FELLOWS COMMITTEES, WITH EDUCATORS AND DISTRICT STAFF THAT SIT ON OSPI COMMITTEES ADVOCATING AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR US.
WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT SPEND SUNDAYS AT SCHOOL PREPARING FOR THE WEEK.
TEACHERS THAT WORK A FULL EIGHT HOUR DAY, THEN GO HOME GRADE PAPERS, PREPARE LESSONS, AND THEN THEY DON'T SLEEP WELL BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE SEL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING OR HEALTH OF THEIR STUDENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE 47 NATIONAL BOARD TEACHERS HERE IN BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I'M CURRENTLY RENEWING MY BOARDS AND I SHOULD BE AT HOME WRITING MY PAPER THAT IS DUE NEXT WEEK, BUT I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS.
ALL THESE THINGS I DESCRIBE SHOW A HIGH IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING AND THE QUALITY OF TEACHING THAT PROVIDES.
IF WE THINK OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS BATTLE GROUND'S NUMBER ONE LARGEST EMPLOYER, THEN WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE A STAFF OF EDUCATORS THAT ARE TOPNOTCH, EXECUTIVE LEVEL, AND WORK HARD TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH LEVELS OF PROFESSIONAL RIGOR THAT IS REQUIRED IN TODAY'S EDUCATION.
THIS RIGOR HAS A HIGH LEVEL OF IMPACT ON THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY IS ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR EDUCATIONAL STAFF.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE FUTURE IS DEPENDENT ON THIS SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE.
WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR EDUCATION, WE'RE ADVOCATES FOR STUDENT RIGHTS, WE'RE ALSO ADVOCATES FOR OURSELVES AS PROFESSIONALS.
PLEASE CONTINUE THE TRANSPARENCY THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST MONTHS OF BARGAINING.
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR EDUCATIONAL STAFF WITH THE FUNDS AND WORKLOADS THAT THEY ARE PROUD TO DO TO CONTINUE THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] KRISTIN V? THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO GO WITH IT BECAUSE [LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO SAY IT WRONG.
>> IT'S OKAY YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.
[LAUGHTER] HI BOARD, MY NAME IS KRISTIN VEDITO.
I'M A PARENT OF FOUR CHILDREN THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I MYSELF WENT THROUGH YACOLT, AMBOY, AND BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
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THEN COLLECTIVELY IN OUR FAMILY, WE HAVE 120 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY THROUGH BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.MY GRANDMOTHER WHO PASSED AWAY IN HER '90S, WORKED FOR 20 YEARS IN AMBOY.
I MYSELF WORKED IN THE LAB PROGRAM WHEN I WAS JUST AFTER I'D HAD MY SON AND I WAS AT AMBOY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I HAD TO RETURN TO WORK, AND SO I THOUGHT, WELL, I'LL GO IN AND I'LL HELP LAP KIDS.
I WAS JUST A CLASSIFIED STAFF AT THAT POINT, I HADN'T FINISHED MY DEGREE AT WSU.
I THOUGHT I'D DO THIS WHILE MY KIDS WERE YOUNG, FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS.
AT THAT POINT, I STARTED WORKING WITH KIDS THAT HAD THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL.
THIS IS A CAVEAT TO WHAT TEACHERS LOADS ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE FACING WITH THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STUFF THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
THIS YEAR, SPECIFICALLY, MY KIDS HAVE DONE WELL.
I'VE HAD TWO GRADUATE FROM PRAIRIE.
I'VE GOT TWO MORE IN, ONE IS GRADUATING THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE TWO KIDS THAT I'VE PICKED UP AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
TWO KIDS THAT JUST NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE.
NOW, THEY HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT NETWORK THAT THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF ADULTS THAT ARE SURROUNDING THEM, BUT I SEE A HUGE NEED FOR THESE KIDS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY KIDS THAT ARE SLIPPING THROUGH THESE CRACKS.
NOT CRACKS THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING SEEN BY THE TEACHERS. THEY ARE.
IT'S JUST THE TEACHERS HAVE [NOISE] A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME AND A WORK BALANCE BETWEEN HOME AND WORK THAT THEY HAVE TO CARRY.
I THINK THE BIGGEST PIECE IS I STEPPED IN OCTOBER, AND TOOK ON A KID THAT ONLY HAD ACHIEVED 10 AND A HALF CREDITS TO GET THEM TO GRADUATE THIS YEAR.
I TOOK ON A KID A MONTH AGO THAT HAD JUST CHECKED OUT AND HAD DECIDED THAT DROPPING OUT WAS THE BEST BET.
HE HAD OUT OF ALL OF HIS CREDIT, HE HAD 19 OUT OF 24 OF HIS CREDITS.
I THINK THAT THESE KIDS, THEY FIND A POINT IN THEIR EDUCATION WHERE ON PAPERWORK THEY MAY APPEAR TO BE A GOOD KID THAT HAS PLENTY OF SUPPORT NETWORK, AND THESE TEACHERS IDENTIFY THEM.
THEY JUST THINK, WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'VE LOST THEIR MOTIVATION.
WHEN I STARTED HELPING, I NOTICED THAT THE TEACHERS THEMSELVES WERE BEARING A VERY HEAVY LOAD.
WHAT I STARTED DOING AS I STARTED REACHING OUT TO THE SECURITY GUARD.
I STARTED REACHING OUT TO THE HEALTH ROOM ASSISTANT.
I STARTED TALKING TO GRADUATION COUNSELORS.
I STARTED TALKING TO PEOPLE THAT COORDINATE CREDIT RECOVERY, WORKING WITH STAFF MEMBERS THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE STUDENTS AND GOING, WHAT HAPPENED? WHERE ARE WE? WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? I THINK THAT THERE ARE MORE AND MORE KIDS THAT ARE COMING UP IN THESE GENERATIONS AS A FALLOUT BECAUSE OF COVID BECAUSE OF EDUCATIONAL LOSSES THAT OCCURRED DURING THIS TIME, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HAVE IEPS AND 504S, THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY WORKING ON THEIR OWN.
BUT MORE OR LESS I'M JUST HERE TO ECHO THAT FROM A PARENT STANDPOINT, AS A PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS ONE THAT'S JUST COLLECTING CHILDREN THAT NEED HELP AT THIS POINT AND TRYING TO GET THEM THROUGH THE SYSTEM, I THINK THERE IS A PHENOMENAL NEED IN THESE UPCOMING YEARS, JUST WITH WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, FOR INCREASED SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHERS IN TERMS OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED OR PARAEDUCATORS THAT ARE HERE JUST TO CONNECT WITH THESE KIDS BECAUSE I JUST RANDOMLY CONNECTED WITH THESE KIDS AND FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WAS THAT THEY WERE LACKING, AND BOTH ARE ON TRACK TO GRADUATE THIS YEAR.
MY BIGGEST PIECE WAS JUST TO BE HERE DURING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK TO JUST VOICE THAT THERE IS A VERY HIGH DEMAND, MAYBE HIGHER THAN WHAT'S STATISTICALLY ON PAPER BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY KIDS ARE VERY GOOD STUDENTS, AND ON PAPER BY APPEARANCES, IT HAS TAKEN AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL CARE TO GET THEM THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR.
THAT'S ALL. THAT'S MY PIECE. THANK YOU.
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I'M A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST WHO IS CURRENTLY AT YACOLT IN AMBOY.
I AM PART OF AN EXCELLENT TEAM OF STAFF.
I'M MARRIED TO A EXCELLENT TEACHER IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CURRENTLY FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BETWEEN YACOLT AND AMBOY, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US IS IN OVERLOAD.
ALL OF US ARE FEELING THE STRESS.
THERE'S 11 SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATED STAFF.
BY THE END OF THE YEAR, FOUR WILL RESIGN THAT WE KNOW OF.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO WHAT IS IN YOUR POWER TO SUPPORT THE RECRUITMENT AND KEEPING HIGHLY EDUCATED, PROFESSIONAL, EXCELLENT EMPLOYEES IN YOUR STAFF. THANK YOU.
>> GRETCHEN. YOU KNOW I CAN'T SAY YOUR LAST NAME, [LAUGHTER] BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME AGAIN.
ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GOING TO GET IT.
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I REALLY NEED TO.
>> IT'S JUST A GOOD VIBE IN HERE TONIGHT.
TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT, IN THE OTHER DISTRICTS, AND ON AND ON.
MY SUBJECT TONIGHT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS GIRL'S SPORTS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY AN ASIDE FROM LISTENING TO I WAS A RETIRED NURSE AND I NEVER EVER WANTED TO BE A TEACHER.
I COMMEND ALL OF THEM AND I DO THINK THEY NEED SUPPORT.
I JUST THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE YOU COULD REACH OUT TO CHURCHES THAT THERE'S A LOT OF RETIREE PEOPLE AT THE CHURCHES THAT MIGHT HAVE EXTRA TIME TO COME AND JUST BE SOMEBODY THAT HELPS AT A LITTLE LEVEL, THAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO A READER, THAT THING.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE AS LITTLE KIDS, LITTLE PROBLEMS, AND BIG KIDS, THE PROBLEMS GET BIGGER AND MAYBE MORE WEIGHTY.
BUT TO ALL YOUR OTHER DUTIES THAT I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF AND BE CAREFUL OF IS GIRL SPORTS.
FIFTY FIVE YEARS AGO, I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
TENNIS WAS AN UP AND COMING THING.
VOLLEYBALL WAS JUST STARTING FOR GIRLS AND TRACK.
BUT THE ONE THING THEY ALL HAD GIRL SPORTS, GIRLS, ONLY GIRLS.
YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.
YOU GUYS HAVE TO BE READY AND AWARE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE A GUY WITH MALE PARTS AND EVERYTHING, LET ALONE NOT GOING IN THE LOCKER ROOM, BUT GETS ON THE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM BECAUSE HE IDENTIFIES AS A GIRL AND HE PLAYS FRONT ROW, AND YOUR DAUGHTER IS ON THE OPPOSITE TEAM AND HE CAN HIT A BALL.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON THE FRONT ROW WHEN A GIRL HITS THAT BALL? IT COMES AT YOU FAST.
WHEN A GUY'S UP THERE HITTING AGAINST THE OPPOSITE TEAM WHO IS BIOLOGICALLY A GIRL, THEY ARE NOT AS STRONG, YOU'RE GOING DO DAMAGE.
I KNOW ONE GIRL TOOK A BALL FROM THIS SITUATION AND GOT A CONCUSSION.
I MEAN, SHE COULD HAVE BROKEN HER NECK.
YOU GUYS, ALONG WITH ALL YOUR OTHER DUTIES, ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE READY FOR THIS AND TACKLE IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE COURAGE AND YOU'RE GOING HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE.
WOMEN ARE OUT THERE FOR THE WORD FIGHTERS, BUT MEN YOU ARE PROTECTORS, PLEASE PROTECT THE GIRLS ON THE WOMEN'S SPORTS TEAMS. THAT'S ALL.
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I CAN'T SEE THE TIMER FROM HERE.
IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO SET MINE.
>> PERFECT. I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER.
THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT LEADERS FOR ALL BEING HERE TONIGHT.
IN HONOR OF TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, I WANTED TO COME UP AND RECOGNIZE SOME REALLY UNSUNG HEROES IN THE EDUCATION WORLD OF BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THOSE ARE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.
THEY ARE OFTEN THE FIRST IN THE PARKING LOT IN THE MORNING AND THE LAST OUT OF THE PARKING LOT IN THE EVENING.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE I'VE DASHED INTO MY CLASSROOM IN THE EVENING FOR ONE TO GO PICK UP SOMETHING AND ONE OF MY SPECIAL EDUCATION COLLEAGUES IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AT 7:00 PM.
IN ORDER TO DO ALL OF THE IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY AND LEGALLY REQUIRED PARTS OF THEIR JOB, IT IS RECOGNIZED THROUGH MANY YEARS OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THAT THEY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL DAYS TO HELP ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THAT EXTRA WORK.
CURRENTLY THEY HAVE SEVEN PAID SUPPLEMENTAL DAYS, WHICH ON PAPER SOUNDS LIKE A LOT.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO JUST THE IEP PORTIONS, THE REQUIRED LEGAL PORTIONS OF THEIR JOB AND THAT IS TO TEST STUDENTS TO EVALUATE THEIR NEEDS, TO FILL OUT ALL OF THE PAPERWORK TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF CREATING THIS 25 OR SO PAGE LEGAL DOCUMENT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT FOR AN ENTIRE CASELOAD, IT DOESN'T TAKE SEVEN DAYS, IT TAKES 23 DAYS.
THOSE ARE 23, SEVEN AND A HALF HOUR DAYS.
THEY DO GET THOSE SEVEN SUPPLEMENTAL DAYS, WHICH IS HELPFUL.
BUT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESERVING THE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS.
STUDENTS HAVE A CIVIL RIGHT TO EQUALITY AND EQUAL EDUCATION.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.
THEY HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WHAT IS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING IS WHEN THE FAMILY THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS MULTILINGUAL AND ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE.
IF YOU'VE EVER SAT THROUGH AN INTERPRETED IEP MEETING, IT TAKES A LONG TIME BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO GO OVER.
NOT ONLY DO THEY DO THAT, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO WORK WITH THEIR PARENT EDUCATORS TO HELP TEACH THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
THEY WORK WITH GEN ED TEACHERS TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALSO CAN SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE BEST WAY FOR US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FULLY APPRECIATE THESE EDUCATORS WOULD BE TO GIVE THEM MORE PAID SUPPLEMENTAL DAYS AND TO INCREASE THEIR COMPENSATION TO SHOW JUST HOW IMPORTANT THEIR WORK IS.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS FOR EVERYONE ON MY LIST.
AS ALWAYS I ASK, IS THERE ANYONE WE MISSED? THEN WE WILL MOVE ON.
[9. Consent Agenda (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
TONIGHT, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM BOTH THE REGULAR AND THE SPECIAL MEETINGS FROM APRIL 24, 2023, BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REPORTS, SOME STUDENT TRAVEL, COMPLETED PROJECT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL, WIA 2024 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL, ASSET PRESERVATION PROGRAM 2023, AND THE SURPLUS OF MATERIALS.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THIS LIST THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? HEARING NONE, I WOULD LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS FOR YOUR ADVISORY VOTE.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I.
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THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO OLD BUSINESS.
[10. Old Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
ALLISON AND AMY. NOT DAVE.>> NOW DAVE'S LIKE THE PINCH HITTER JUST IN CASE. [LAUGHTER]
>> HE'S ON THE BENCH RIGHT NOW. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING. NOT YET.
NO. THE ITEM THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE MOMENT IS THE SECOND READING OF THE ELA ADOPTION.
WE GAVE A PRESENTATION LAST WEEK AND HAD SOME TEACHERS ATTEND AND HELP TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS THAT WE WERE DOING UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
WE DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
WE ARE JUST HERE FOR THE SECOND READING, REALIZING THAT THERE WERE SOME OF YOU THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE AND WANTING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY LEAVE OR WATCHING.
>> WE'LL TAKE THAT AS A GOOD SIGN.
>> I HAVE NO QUESTION. [LAUGHTER].
>> WELL, YOU GUYS JUST SAID YOU HAD NO QUESTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THE STUDENTS, DO YOU HAVE AN ADVISORY VOTE FOR THIS CURRICULUM? ANYONE LIKE TO THROW A MOTION ON THE FLOOR?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIVE CURRICULUM, WIN AND WISDOM WITH FOUNDATIONS, AND THE PROPOSED SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE CURRICULUM, COMMON LIT 360.
>> WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY I.
>> I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC. THAT HUGE.
THAT DESERVES A [APPLAUSE] I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM IN THE CLASSROOM.
THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING.
>> I'M GOING TO STAY HERE THOUGH BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE NEXT THING IS MINE AS WELL.
[11. New Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
>> THAT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE [OVERLAPPING].
>> OF GETTING THE MIKE UNCERTAINTIES.
>> WE HAVE A SLIDE FOR YOU TO SEE, AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR BACKGROUND PACKET.
THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS TO THE DOCUMENT AND IF YOU'RE ON THAT, BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS THE PINK SECTION THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUND RESERVES, APPORTIONMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.
THERE IS A SECTION THAT IS TBIP, WHICH IS THE TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL, I CAN NEVER REMEMBER WHAT THE I STANDS FOR.
>> THEN LAP, WHICH IS LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDS.
WE'RE BREEDING OUR FUNDS ESSENTIALLY TO PURCHASE THE MATERIALS.
THERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION.
OUR ENTIRE BUDGET FOR OUR ELA ADOPTIONS THIS YEAR WAS $3.75 MILLION.
YOU CAN SEE BY THAT TOTAL AT THE END, WE'RE AT 3.937, SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OVER.
BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE DO HAVE MONEY THAT IS COMING FROM SOME OTHER FUNDS.
WE HAVE THE 3.75 THAT IS SET ASIDE FOR K8 ELA OR MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES AND OUR K8 SEL.
WE HAVE $400,000 THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO OFFSET THE COST.
WE HAVE $250,000 FROM LEVY FUNDS THAT WE CAN USE TO OFFSET THE COST, AND THEN THE TBIP PROGRAM AND THE LAP PROGRAM ALSO HAVE FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO OFFSET THE COSTS FOR THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE USED IN THE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. THAT BRINGS THE COST DOWN SO THAT WE'RE IN THE $42,000 OVER BUDGET RANGE, WHICH IF WE DO SOME MATH, WE'RE AT 1.1% OVER BUDGET.
IN THE BIG PICTURE, NOT A WHOLE LOT.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE DOLLAR FIGURE, LIKE WHAT IS THE COST OF LITERACY AND BATTLEGROUNDS.
IF WE TAKE THAT $3.937 MILLION AND DIVIDE THAT OUT BY 8,148 STUDENTS, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT, THAT MEANS THAT IT WOULD COST $483 PER STUDENT FOR SIX YEARS OF INSTRUCTION.
WHICH IF YOU BREAK THAT OUT BY THE NUMBER EACH YEAR, WE'RE AT $80 PER STUDENT PER YEAR.
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IT WILL COST $80 PER STUDENT PER YEAR TO TEACH THEM HOW TO READ AND BE LITERATE CITIZEN.>> THAT CHUNK IS A LOT EASIER TO CHEW.
>> IF YOU WANT IT BY DAY, IT'S $0.45 A DAY. [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU CAN'T BUY EVEN WATER FOR THAT.
>> EXACTLY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANTED TO OPEN THIS UP FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COST OF THE ELA ADOPTION.
>> I WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE BOARD THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS APPROVAL SIMILAR TO THE WAY WE APPROVE EXPENDITURES WITH KEVIN.
WE'RE TRYING TO FOLD EVERYTHING IN.
THIS INCLUDES THE SIX-YEAR COSTS.
THIS IS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THESE ARE ALL OF THAT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK TO YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
JUST LIKE WITH KEVIN, THE PRODUCTION OF THE 10 PLAQUES PLUS THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK THAT WE DO PLUS THE.
>> THE PERMITS, ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
THAT'S WHY IT COMES TO THIS TOTAL.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF MAKING IT CLEAR, BREAKING IT DOWN SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COST IS AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SHIPPING.
>> I WAS TRYING TO TIE THESE NUMBERS, AND BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.
I WAS TRYING TO TIE THESE NUMBERS BACK TO YOUR SPREADSHEET FROM ALL OF THE ATTACHMENTS, QUOTES, AND ESTIMATES AND I NOTICED ON THE ESTIMATE IT'S FROM GREAT MINDS, THEY'RE SHIPPING COSTS OF $82,000.
WHEN I GO TO THE SPREADSHEET, THERE'S NOT SHIPPING COSTS OF $82,000.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WAS THERE A DISCOUNT IN THERE FOR THE SHIPPING? IT'S A REALLY RANDOM NUMBER SO I'M SORRY, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT ALL WORK.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT HAPPEN UP TO THE LAST MINUTE.
ONE OF THOSE IS THAT THE COMPANY PUT TOGETHER BUNDLES FOR US FOR EACH OF THE GRADE LEVELS.
THEY HAD TO CREATE ISBN NUMBERS SO THAT WE COULD PUT THOSE INTO OUR SYSTEM AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE DONE UNTIL THIS MORNING.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE ARE PURCHASING THE 2023 EDITION.
PART OF WHAT THEY DO IS ONCE THEY GET THAT ISBN NUMBER, THEN THEY GO THROUGH NORTHWEST TEXTS DEPOSITORY, WHICH IS A LOCAL DEPOSITORY WHERE WE CAN GET OUR MATERIALS AT 0.0285% SHIPPING INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL RATE FOR SHIPPING.
THE SHIPPING I DON'T HAVE IT WRITTEN ON THE SHEET.
BUT IT WOULD BE CHARGED THROUGH NORTHWEST TEXTS INSTEAD OF THROUGH THE COMPANY, WHICH SAVES US A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
>> THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. I WAS STRUGGLING.
>> LIKE THAT THING DOESN'T REALLY ADD UP, SO YES IT IS.
>> IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT'S DANGEROUS TO HAVE A LAWYER ON PART OF THE BOARD, [LAUGHTER] OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER [LAUGHTER] TO EDUCATE.
[LAUGHTER] WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR IN TERMS OF OVERSIGHT? [LAUGHTER]
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THAT, JACKIE.
[LAUGHTER] I DID NOTICE THE SHIPPING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO THROW A QUESTION OUT THERE? STUDENTS, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS?
>> ARE YOU AMAZED AT HOW MUCH IT COSTS?
>> I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT AMAZED. IT'S SCARY.
>> YOU CAN BE VERY TRYING TO YOUR TEXTBOOK MATERIALS, AREN'T YOU? [LAUGHTER]
>> I SHOULD, I BETTER, OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> BUT IT DOES SHOW THAT WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WE WERE SAVING $400,000 A YEAR TO COVER THE COST OF CURRICULUM.
>> YOU CAN SEE JUST BY USING THAT AT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN US 10 YEARS AT THAT RATE TO SAVE THAT.
LOOKING FORWARD, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS COMING NEXT YEAR.
>> MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE.
>> MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SOCIAL STUDIES.
THEN THE YEAR AFTER THAT, WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL MATH AND HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH.
IT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
>> IT'S LIKE WORKING ON A BUILDING.
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE YOUR STUDENT VOTE?>> ANY OTHER THOUGHT? ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ANYONE?
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE ELA BUDGET FOR THE WIT AND WISDOM WITH FOUNDATIONS AND COMMON WITH 360 ADOPTIONS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE ELA BUDGET.
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I'M HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> I'D LIKE TO JUST PUBLICLY SAY THAT THIS TEAM HAS WORKED SO HARD ON THIS AND I THINK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHEN WE KEPT SAYING THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE, THEY THOUGHT WE WERE CRAZY, BUT THEY'VE RALLIED AROUND AND SCRIPT AND SAVED AND TRIED TO COME UP WITH PLANS AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THIS TEAM.
THEY'RE JUST DOING AN AMAZING JOB, REALLY WRANGLING ALL OF THIS IN SO NICELY DONE YOU GUYS.
>> EVEN THOUGH HE'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD, IT MEANS A LOT TO US.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 4210. TOM ADAMS.
I'M PRESENTING THE REVISION OF POLICY 4210, REGULATION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PREMISES AND IT'S REALLY JUST A SLIGHT REVISION.
MORE ABOUT GIVING MORE AUTHORITY AND TIGHTENING UP ANYONE JUST BRINGING A WEAPON ONTO CAMPUS, INCLUDING STAFF WHO MAY HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT, THAT THEY WOULD NOW HAVE TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE AND THEN THE OTHER MAIN PART IS JUST STAFF REPORTING.
THERE ARE CONCERNS OVER WEAPONS AND THEN IT TAKES OUT A LITTLE BIT OF LANGUAGE ABOUT STUDENT DISCIPLINE IF THEY WERE, THAT IT JUST REALLY REFERS TO THE STUDENT DISCIPLINE POLICY WHICH IS COVERED IN THERE INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT LANGUAGE WITHIN THE POLICY.
AGAIN, THIS IS BASED ON WHAT DOES MODEL POLICY AND JUST REALLY AGAIN, LOOKING AT MORE STRICT IN TERMS OF STAFF BRINGING CONCEALED WEAPONS ONTO CAMPUS.
>> WAS THIS PROMPTED AT THE STATE LEVEL OR IS THIS JUST AN UPDATE WE NEEDED TO DO?
>> IT WAS JUST AN UPDATE WE NEEDED TO DO.
>> THAT HAPPENED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
>> WE DIDN'T JUST DECIDE ANYWAY [OVERLAPPING] WELL.
>> I'M GUESSING PROMPTED BY THE FACT THAT THE EXPULSION CLAUSE IS IN THE DISCIPLINE.
>> IT IS. AGAIN, A LOT OF THESE POLICIES I'M PRESENTING ARE BECAUSE ANOTHER POLICY IS BEING REVISED AND NOW IT'S MATCHING LANGUAGE IN WHICH THE DISCIPLINE POLICY IS ANOTHER ONE COMING.
>> I'LL JUST SAY THAT THE PROCEDURE IS VERY CLEAR IN THE POLICY IN THIS CASE.
>> THANK YOU, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, [LAUGHTER] WE'RE HOLDING OFF ON ANOTHER POLICY THAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT SUBMITTING JUST BECAUSE OF THAT, THE COMMINGLING OF THE POLICIES, BUT THIS ONE WE FELT IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR THAT WE COULD GO FOR.
>> STUDENTS, DO YOU HAVE AN ADVISORY VOTE FOR THE BOARD?
>> BOARD, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR MAYBE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISIONS OF POLICY 4210, REGULATION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PREMISES.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 4210.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES BY YOU.
>> NEXT ON THE LIST, THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAY SHED FOR CAM.
[02:15:01]
>> BEFORE YOU, I'M BRINGING THE PLAY SHED FOR THE NEW CAM CAMPUS THAT WE ARE CONSTRUCTING.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO THIS.
WE'VE DONE IT THREE TIMES NOW.
WE'VE DONE IT AT MAPLE GROVE, YACOLT AND AMBOY, LAST SUMMER, THIS YEAR WE HAVE AND I TOLD THEM DURING THOSE YEARS THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO WORK ON GETTING ON KCDA BECAUSE ONCE I BID IT TO MY CONTRACTOR, I HAVE A 10-12 WEEK WAIT FOR THEM TO ORDER THIS SHED.
FINALLY THEY LISTENED AND SO THIS YEAR I'M GOING TO BUY THE SHED DIRECTLY.
WE'RE GOING TO BUY THE SHED DIRECTLY AND WE'LL BE DELIVERING IN MID TO LATE JULY AND THEN WE WILL ALSO BE HIRING A CONTRACTOR IN THE FUTURE TO INSTALL THE ACTUAL SHED.
WE'VE HAD THE SAME CONTRACTOR ON ALL THREE OF THEM AND THEY'VE TURNED OUT GREAT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER ONE.
>> KEVIN, JUST AS A CLARIFICATION, WHEN YOU SAY PLAY SHED, WE'VE OFTEN TERMED IT AS A COVERED PLAY AREA.
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SAID IN THE FIRST SENTENCE.
>> IT'S COVERED PLAY SHED, YOU'VE SEEN THEM.
WE HAVE THREE OF THEM. THEY'RE FABULOUS.
>> KEVIN, ARE YOU SAVING SOME COSTS HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE PURCHASING THE PRODUCT FIRST, THEN HIRE INSTALLER?
>> IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHEN I SEE HER BID HERE.
BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE I'M LOSING ANY MONEY.
>> I WOULD THINK THAT YEAH, IT'D BE CHEAPER THIS WAY.
>> BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR DOESN'T HAVE TO PUT OUT $130,000 UPFRONT FOR TWO MONTHS BEFORE WE PAY THEM AND TALKING WITH THE CONTRACT WE'VE DONE, YES, WE WILL SAVE MONEY THIS WAY, VERY LIKELY.
>> STUDENTS, DO YOU HAVE AN ADVISORY VOTE?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE PURCHASE WITH GREAT WESTERN RECREATION AND KCDA.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE PURCHASE FOR CAM'S COVERED PLAY SHED.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.
>> HONEST, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY WERE GETTING COVERED PLAY AREA, SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
>> WE HAD IT ON THE DRAWING, SO TO SAY IT'S ALREADY APPROVED AND I MIGHT EVEN WORK WITH THE SUB-CONTRACT HERE TO POUR THE FOUNDATIONS IN THE NEXT PHASE OF WORK AND JUST GET THIS DONE AND DONE QUICK.
>> JUST DON'T COME OUT OF THE IMPACT FEES.
>> PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK SURFACING.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST TIME WE REDID THE TRACK AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WAS DURING THE LAST BOND THAT PASSED IN 0-5.
SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE HAD THE SURFACE GROUND OFF AS WELL AS THE ASPHALT HAD DETERIORATED BADLY.
WE LAID DOWN A NEW TWO-AND-A-HALF INCH LAYER OF ASPHALT OVER THAT SURFACE IS HELD UP EXCEPTIONAL, THEY WILL BE NO NEED TO MESS WITH ANY OF THE ASPHALT.
HOWEVER, THE SURFACE IS WELL PAST ITS PRIME.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN COVID OR SOMETHING.
THE WORD JUST DIDN'T GET AROUND TO ME QUICK ENOUGH.
BUT THE DAY I WENT OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT IT, I VISITED DANNY AND I SAID, WE NEED TO DO THIS THIS SUMMER.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16. THERE OVERDO.
THIS ONE IS THROUGH FIELD TURF AND KCDA ALSO FILTER, IF NOT ALL OF OUR TURF PROJECTS AS WELL AS THEY OWN VERY MANY COMPANIES THAT ARE HUGE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND THIS WILL BE THROUGH FIELD TURF AND BENNION TRACK, WHICH HAS DONE ALL OF OUR TRACKS TO DATE.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET ANOTHER 15 YEARS, 14 YEARS OUT OF THIS AND THEY WANT A NICE BRIGHT ORANGE.
KWON HAS SOME SPECIFIC IDEAS OF PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE RELOCATE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING NOT IN THIS CONTRACT.
I'M GOING TO ADD A JAVELIN LAND, WE'RE MOVING THE JAVELIN AND DISCUSS THROWS TO BE ON THE FIELD
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ITSELF BECAUSE I HAVE A NEW SOFTBALL FIELD TO BUILD IN THE PLACE WHERE THOSE TWO ARE GOING ON.THAT'LL BE PART OF THIS OVERALL PROJECT.
NEXT SUMMER, WE'LL BE MOVING SOME PITS AND REALLY GETTING THE PRAIRIE TRACK UP TO SPEED.
>> YOU'RE PROUD OF YOURSELF ON THAT ONE. [LAUGHTER]
>> I HOPE THAT JUST POPPED OUT.
>> YOU WAITED ALL NIGHT TO SAY THAT?
>> STUDENTS DO YOU HAVE AN ADVISORY VOTE?
>> PRO. [OVERLAPPING] > [LAUGHTER] AWKWARD SILENCE WHILE I ASK FOR A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE CONTRACT WILL FEEL TURF USA.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH FIELD TRIP USA TO GET PRAIRIE SOME NEW FIELD.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
RIVER HOMELINK HVAC REPLACEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS NEXT ONE IS TO PERFORM A PROJECT FROM OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN THAT I HAVE DELAYED TWO YEARS DUE TO WHAT HAVE YOU.
OTHER PROJECTS BEING MORE IMPORTANT BUT EARLY THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE BARELY KEPT THAT SYSTEM ALIVE.
WE'VE REBID IT TO REPLACE THIS UNIT HEATS THE OFFICE, THE STAFF AREA, LIBRARY, THAT COMMONS AREA.
ALL THE INDIVIDUAL CLASSES HAVE THEIR OWN VERY UNIQUE OWN SYSTEMS IN EACH CLASSROOM.
BUT THIS IS THE HVAC SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE MAIN AREAS OF THE RIVER HOMELINK.
TO EXCELLENT BIDS FROM TWO LOCAL CONTRACTORS, VERY HAPPY TO WORK WITH THESE FOLKS.
TWO EXCELLENT FIRMS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THIS AS WELL.
>> I BET SOMEBODY IS KICKING THEMSELVES OVER $700 RIGHT NOW.
>> THE WORK WILL BE DONE THIS SUMMER?
>> THIS ONE IS FUNDED BY LEVY?
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH JIT MECHANICAL.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH JIT MECHANICAL FOR THE HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT RIVER HOMELINK.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
CONTRACT FOR CAM ACADEMY CAMPUS SITE WORK II.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, MR. WATERS, I CAN'T BUNDLE ALL OF THESE ONES TOGETHER.
SOME OF THEM HAVE TO COME OUT.
THIS IS A MUCH SMALLER CONTRACT AND THE FIRST SITE WORK, WHICH WAS 2.6 MILLION, IF I RECALL, IT INVOLVED THE MAJORITY OF THE SYSTEM.
YOU CAN READ WHAT'S INCLUDED IN HERE.
THE CAMERAS, THE FIRE ALARMS, THE INTERCOMS, THE PHONES.
SOME OF IT THERE ARE SOME FIRE ALARM AND FTC CONNECTIONS VIA DISTRICT CONNECTION, SOME FOUNDATION.
WE'VE ALREADY PROVED THE LAST CONTRACT. THAT'S RIGHT.
I MAY HAVE ONE MORE CONTRACT FOR SMALLER SITE WORK ON THIS PROJECT BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO CONTRACTING AT ALL.
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THE CITY REQUIRED US TO HOOK UP THREE INDEPENDENT WATER METERS AND WATER SERVICES.
[NOISE] THE BACKFLOW DEVICES DONE THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CAM ACADEMY CAMPUS SITE WORK
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? GIVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF CAM ACADEMY CAMPUS SITE WORK.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY, AYE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH LORD FOR ALL OF THIS.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY YOU SPENT THERE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHTER] KEVIN'S EXPENSIVE CURRICULUM WAS NORMAL.
>> I THINK THAT DOES IT FOR NEW BUSINESS.
THAT BRINGS US TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND BOARD EVENTS.
[12. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]
>> WE HAVE OUR LAST CITIZENS ADVISORY MEETING ON THURSDAY.
WE'LL JUST BE WRAPPING UP THE YEAR TALKING ABOUT SOME LOOSE ENDS TOPICS LIKE HOW WE CALL DO WEATHER CALLS, SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WE'LL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEXT STEPS FOR THE CITIZENS GROUP AND THE TOPICS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT.
WE KNOW WHERE WHETHER WE DECIDE TO RUN A BOND OR NOT TO MARY'S EARLIER POINT, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES ARE, HOW CAN THE CAC HELP US AND WHEN WE DO RUN A BOND, THOSE THINGS.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ATTEND, IT'LL BE AT FIVE O'CLOCK
>> FIVE O'CLOCK. BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
>> 5:30-7:00 BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. LET'S HAND THEM NOW.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A TOUR COMING UP.
>> FRIDAY, CASEY CAMPUS AND SOME OF YOU.
>> AS MARY MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE OUR WANTS TO REGIONAL MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY.
>> IN CANVAS. WE HAVE THE CTE APPRENTICESHIP SIGNING ON THURSDAY, THE 18TH.
>> THAT IS A GREAT EVENT. ON SATURDAY THE 20TH IS THE HAZEL DELL PERIOD OF BANDS.
I'M SURE WE HAVE MANY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THAT.
IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR GRADUATION.
>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 8:28.
HAPPY APPRECIATION WEEK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.