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[00:02:10]

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. 4 TO 0.

MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[5. Communications]

WE HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.

SO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HANDBOOK CAME OUT IN THE LAST WEEK, AND I'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT AND BRINGING SOME INFORMATION TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.

AND WE'LL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT POSITIONS THAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT.

I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT'S COMING IS THERE WILL BE A VOTE ON THE WEIGHTED VOTE.

AND IT'S IT'S ON THE IT'S A RESOLUTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES, 4 TO 0.

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME.

WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON DELAYED, RIGHT? THAT WAS A WEIGHTED VOTE.

YEAH, YOU'RE ON DELAYED.

SO ACTUALLY, THAT'S LIVE GOING OUT ON THE INTERNET, BUT IT'S DELAYED BY THE TIME IT GETS TO TEXAS, I GUESS, AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

FANTASTIC. WE'LL BLAME THE HEAT ANYWAY.

SO THERE WILL BE A VOTE AND THE VOTE ON THAT RESOLUTION CANNOT BE A WEIGHTED VOTE.

THE INTERESTING THING IS THAT THE WAS THE BOARD IS RECOMMENDING PRO ON THAT, WHICH IS KIND OF A SURPRISE. AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I WILL BE ATTENDING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. QUESTIONS FOR MARY.

ANY FURTHER UPDATES ON LEGISLATIVE ITEMS. MOVING ON TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT.

SO WE MET THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET, I THINK IT WAS ON THE NINTH AND WE REVIEWED PAYROLL, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET, THE BOARD'S BUDGET, SUPERINTENDENT'S TIMESHEET ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.

AND AS USUAL, EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER.

ALL RIGHT. BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

WITH DIRECTOR LAWHON GONE, I WILL JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT STUFF.

THE BUS IS THIS WEEKEND FROM 10 TO 2 ON SATURDAY AT FRED MEYER AND AT WALMART.

THEY WILL HAVE FLIERS AS TO THE SUPPLIES THAT ARE NEEDED IF YOU CAN COME AND HELP.

THEY'RE ALSO STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THERE'S A SIGN UP SHEET FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE TIME OR GIVE SUPPLIES, EVERYTHING IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS THE STUDENTS.

W I A NOTHING FROM THE REGULAR MEETING, BUT I DID GET AN UPDATE ON SOME AMENDMENTS THAT PASSED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND WHICH IS NOW GOING TO HOLD THE 2023 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE HUSKY STADIUM FOR A ONE YEAR TRIAL.

SO THAT'S FANTASTIC.

[00:05:02]

YEAH, FINGERS CROSSED.

YEAH. ANY UPDATES FROM ANYONE? YEAH, I DID HAVE OUR TRUST LANDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND JUST AS DIRECTOR SNITILY WAS SAYING, EVERYBODY'S GETTING READY FOR A LARGE ASSEMBLY.

SO THEY FINALIZED THE LANGUAGE ON TRYING TO GET MAXIMUM VALUE OUT OF STATE TRUST LAND SO THAT CAN GO INTO THE POOL OF MONEY FOR SCHOOLS TO BUILD BUILDINGS.

AND THAT WAS THE MAJOR STATEMENT IS REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THEY DESCRIBED IT AS MAXIMUM VALUE OUT OF THOSE LANDS.

AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS WE ADDED THREE NEW MEMBERS.

SO IT'S BEEN A VERY SMALL COMMITTEE, MOSTLY OF COUNTIES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT TIMBER IN THEM.

BUT NOW WE HAVE A MORE BROAD RANGE OF FOLKS.

SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE WEIGHTED VOTE PIECE.

YOU NEED LOTS OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING TO GET THAT.

AND SO THAT WAS A PLUS.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT? UM, I'M GOING TO START OFF OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORTS JUST BY REACHING OUT TO OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAVEN'T HAD STUDENT VOICE THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS DURING THE SUMMER.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? LOOKING FORWARD TO SCHOOL STARTING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, MAYBE SENIOR YEAR? SORA THAT'S SO SCARY.

FOR ONE, I KNOW THAT AT BATTLE GROUND WE'RE DOING SOME LIKE ASB MEETINGS AND STUFF JUST TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO START DOING FOR THIS NEXT COMING YEAR.

SO THINGS ARE DEFINITELY KICKING UP THERE.

UM, OTHERWISE I GUESS I'M KIND OF GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL.

I LIKE SLEEPING IN A LOT.

TRYING TO ENJOY THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF SUMMER BEFORE SENIOR YEAR.

I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.

NOT A LOT GOING ON FOR ME.

YEAH, I'M ABOUT ABOUT THE SAME.

JUST KIND OF MEETING WITH ASB, PLANNING ON MEETING WITH ADMIN LATER, JUST TO KIND OF LIKE FORECAST THE YEAR AND THEN KIND OF PREPARING PERSONALLY FOR THE NEXT COMING YEAR OF SCHOOL. IT'S EXCITING.

IT'S ALMOST HERE. OTHER DIRECTORY REPORTS.

YEAH. JUST BEFORE I TOOK MY MEETING OFF THERE IN JULY AND HEADED OUT TO MONTANA, I DID SEND HER OUT A DEAL ABOUT IT'S TIME FOR THE WINDOW FOR BOARD OF DISTINCTION, WHICH WE HAVE APPLIED FOR EACH TIME.

AND I ASKED SUPERINTENDENT WATERS TO GIVE HIS INPUT, WHICH HE DID.

AND I'LL REMIND YOU, HE SUGGESTED STANDARD TO SET AND COMMUNICATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT LEARNING WITH CLEAR GOALS AND PLANS FOR MEETING THOSE EXPECTATIONS, AND THEN BENCHMARK C ADOPTING AND COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPING A DISTRICT PLAN FOCUSED ON LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

AND THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS.

BUT SINCE IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, I CERTAINLY ENDORSE THOSE.

I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE CAN POINT TO THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AS A DISTRICT, PARTICULARLY DEVELOPING THE DISTRICT PLANS.

SO IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, I CAN START LIKE I DID LAST YEAR AND KIND OF PULL TOGETHER A DRAFT.

IF YOU HAVE INPUT ALREADY, YOU CAN SEND IT TO MY EMAIL AND WE CAN START PULLING THAT TOGETHER.

DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 15TH TO GET THAT DONE, AND PRESIDENT MADDUX DID SUGGEST, SINCE I'VE KIND OF HEADED THAT UP THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS, IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE A PARTNER IN THAT GOING FORWARD.

SO SOMEBODY BESIDES ME KNOWS THE PROCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND I'D BE GLAD YOU SUGGESTED ANDREW.

I'D BE GLAD TO INVITE HIM, BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE IS INTERESTED, YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE THE WEEK OFF.

IT'S NOT NATURAL CONSEQUENCE.

I HOPE HE'S WATCHING. DO YOU THINK THAT'S A GOOD ONE, THOUGH, BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU DID WITH CORE BELIEFS AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN ALL OF THE OBVIOUSLY ALL OF OUR INITIATIVES ARE TIED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, SO IT'D BE EASY TO SHOW HOW YOU'RE ALREADY IMPLEMENTING.

WE'RE LUCKY THAT'S AN OPTION BECAUSE THEY PICK FROM RANDOM, RIGHT? ONCE I SAW IT, THAT'S WHY I JUMPED ON THAT ONE WHEN I SAW IT.

THERE'S 40 DIFFERENT THINGS THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM.

SO THAT HAPPENED TO BE A GOOD MATCH.

OKAY. I WILL GET STARTED ON THAT AND INVITE ANDREW AND LET YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU. FEEL FREE TO SEND ANYTHING YOU GOT FOR ME AND I WILL COUNT.

I NEED DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DISTRICT.

I'VE GOT PLENTY OF THAT. OKAY.

OTHER DIRECTOR REPORTS.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. AND TURNING IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UP.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

OH, GOOD. THAT'S READY.

ALL READY? YEAH.

LET'S GO. SORRY. I'M JUST GOING TO ADMIT FOR EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS ALREADY BECAUSE I CAN'T NOT TELL ANYBODY.

BUT I'VE BEEN SUPER DISTRACTED BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAD OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD.

SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE A PICTURE.

[00:10:04]

SO I WAS OUT ALL WEEK.

SO I WANT TO THANK SHELLY.

BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU TALK ABOUT IS, ONE, WE DID THE NIGHT OUT, THE BATTLE GROUND NIGHT OUT, WHICH IS ALWAYS A FUN EVENT.

AND I WANT TO THANK AMANDA AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, LISA RANDALL, FOR SPEARHEADING THAT.

AND IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT AS IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, GREAT TURNOUT AND WELL WORTH THE EFFORT THAT I THINK WE PUT IN.

WE'RE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A LOT OF FAMILIES AND THEN CONNECT WITH KIDS.

AND MISS NIGHT FROM ANGELA KNIGHT, THE PRINCIPAL AT CAPTAIN ALWAYS COMES OVER BECAUSE CAPTAIN STUDENTS BECAUSE IT'S IN THE CITY.

THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE AND THEY JUST LOVE SEEING HER.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

ALSO, WE DID HAVE OUR WE DID BRING ADMINISTRATORS TOGETHER AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST WEEK, I GUESS IT WAS THE END OF LAST WEEK, AND THAT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.

AND THEN ANOTHER BIG ONE THAT I THINK WAS IMPORTANT THE EVERY YEAR THE REGION, SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON REGION HOSTS A SAFETY SUMMIT.

AND THIS YEAR, BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS THE HOST OF THE REGIONAL SAFETY SUMMIT.

AND I WANTED TO JUST OFFER KUDOS TO MIKE KESSLER AND TO MANDY MOORE.

CANDY, MANDY AND MIKE HELP TO ORGANIZE IT.

MIKE WAS THE LEADER OF IT.

MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THERE WAS 400 ADMINISTRATORS FROM ACROSS THE REGION THAT ATTENDED THIS LAST MONDAY.

AND THERE WERE LOTS OF HELP FROM CUSTODIAL STAFF AND ADMIN SUPPORT.

AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS GOING INTO IT.

SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND FEEDBACK WAS SPECTACULAR.

SO THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS.

IT'S JUST SHELLY AND I WERE TALKING THIS MORNING AND I'M GOING TO LET SHELLY TALK MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S COMING UP.

BUT THIS IS THE TIME WHERE YOU YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AROUND AND YOUR CALENDAR IS FILLED UP WITH TRAININGS.

TOMORROW WE HAVE THE NEW TEACHER ORIENTATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

AND THEN WEDNESDAY, THERE'S A MEETING FOR THE BUILDING SECRETARIES FOR SOME TRAINING THAT'S GOING ON AND JUST THINGS HAPPENING.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SHELLY.

YEAH, A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE NEW EDUCATOR ORIENTATION.

SO THE FIRST DAY IS TOMORROW.

AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A MULTIPLE DAY EVENT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND INVITE YOU TO LUNCH AT 11:30 IF YOU CAN MAKE IT.

KUDOBA IS THE SPONSORING THE LUNCHEON TOMORROW.

SO THEY WILL BE IT'LL BE GOOD FOOD.

SO THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S AT CHIEF UMTUCH MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 11:30.

WE HAVE TO TODAY'S COUNT, 82 NEW EDUCATORS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

SO A BIGGER GROUP THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR, WHICH IS GREAT.

AND TODAY WE HAD OUR NEW EDUCATOR OR NEW SPECIAL ED EDUCATOR TRAINING, AND WE HAD 15 NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION EMPLOYEES.

SO PRETTY EXCITING.

WE HAVE OVER 15 TRAININGS HAPPENING IN FIVE DAYS.

SOME OF THEM ARE MULTI DAY TRAININGS, FROM CURRICULUM TRAININGS TO CPI TRAINING TO WORKING ON ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, TO TEAM LEAD TRAININGS TO HELP FURTHER OUR PLC WORK.

SO LOTS AND LOTS GOING ON.

I GAVE YOU A LITTLE HINT LAST TIME OF THE THINGS TO COME, BUT THIS IS THE TIME WHERE DENNY AND I LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND GO, YOU'RE GOING WHERE? AND I'M GOING WHERE? SO IT'S FUN AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE EDUCATOR HOURS BACK IN ARE COMING BACK TO OUR BUILDINGS.

IT LETS US KNOW THAT KIDS ARE GETTING CLOSE, SO WE GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT THIS WEEK AS WELL.

WE HAVE SOME OF OUR NEW STUDENTS ENTERING THE BUILDING FOR JUMPSTART.

SO KINDERGARTEN JUMPSTART STARTED TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK, SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

THE PARENTS ARE THERE WITH THEIR KIDS AND GETTING ACCLIMATED WITH THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SO WE CAN PLACE THEM WELL AND HELP THEM BE PREPARED FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF SCHOOL.

SO JUST A FEW THINGS GOING ON.

THAT'S IT FOR THANK YOU.

THAT BRINGS US TO HR.

MICHELLE REINHARDT. SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

SO YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, FINALLY, WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF THE PRC EVENT, OUR POSITION REVIEW COMMITTEE WORK.

THIS IS MANY HOURS OF WORK THAT OUR PRC FOLKS HAVE PUT INTO THE TRUSTEES WHO REPRESENTED THOSE GROUPS.

AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THIS IS JUST AN UPDATED SCHEDULE, AN UPDATED SALARY SCHEDULE OF THE WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED.

[00:15:01]

AND SO THE GROUPS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS THIS CYCLE WERE BA PARAEDUCATORS SPECIAL PROGRAM.

PEREZ AND THE SECRETARIAL STAFF.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY THIS IS A GREAT PROCESS, VERY COLLABORATIVE.

WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD AND IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE WITH POSITIONS AROUND US.

IT IS A PROCESS THAT WE BUDGET FOR EVERY YEAR AND IT IS PART OF THE CONTRACT WITH PRC THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.

ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR HIRING EVENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

TO BE HONEST, WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE A HUGE TURNOUT, BUT LO AND BEHOLD, WE HAD OVER 60 PEOPLE ATTEND THIS HIRING EVENT AT DISTRICT OFFICE AND WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER OVER 40 LETTERS OF INTENT TO HIRE A LOT OF TO HIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS.

SO MANY WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP AT ONCE THAT WE HAD TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER.

AND WE HAD DIRECTORS FROM ALL OVER HELPING INTERVIEW AND HELPING US COMPLETE THE PROCESS.

SO KUDOS TO ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS WHO STEPPED IN.

WE HAD HR STAFF STEPPING IN, HELPING DIRECT PEOPLE AND YEAH, JUST A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.

SO WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AGAIN.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE ARE BACK TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH BGA STARTING THIS WEEK.

WE ARE BACK TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, SO THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU, MICHELLE. NEXT UP, MICHELLE SCOTT, FINANCE REPORT.

JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL BE DOING AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING A BUDGET PRESENTATION AS WELL AS A PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING AND THEN A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHELLE.

AND THE HARDEST WORKING GUY IN THE DISTRICT, KEVIN JOLMA, RUNNING AROUND TODAY.

MOST HAND, MAYBE.

YEAH. JOSH JONER IS THE HARDEST WORKING MAN IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.

JUST GO OVER A FEW PROJECTS THAT ARE WRAPPING UP OR THAT WERE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.

BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. THE FLOORING AND THE HALLWAY SHOULD WRAP UP THIS WEEK.

IT LOOKS GREAT.

CURBS ON STADIUM WAY WE POURED THEM.

JUST NEED TO PAINT THE STADIUM WILL BE GROOMED AND INFECTED THIS WEEK.

CAM THE COVERED PLAY AREA WE'VE EXCAVATED AND WE'RE POURING THOSE FOUNDATIONS THIS WEEK.

THE PLAY SHED WILL SHOW UP IN MID SEPTEMBER.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BID OUT THE INSTALLATION OF THAT REAL QUICK.

MAPLE GROVE RIVER, HOMELINK, HVAC REPLACEMENT, ALL OF OUR NEW EQUIPMENTS AND NEW PLUMBING, ALL THE NEW DUCT WORKS AND REPLACING CONTROLS. WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED AND HAVE THAT UNDERWAY.

MAPLE GROVE PRIMARY.

WE DID CARPET IN A FOUR PLEX OVER THERE, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE FOUR PLEXES, AND WE JUST FINISHED UP OUR SCIENCE ROOM CONVERSION WHERE WE CONVERTED FROM A MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE ROOM TO A PRIMARY LARGE CLASSROOM.

PRAIRIE HIGH BAND ROOM CABINETS ARE FINISHED.

LOOK GREAT AGAIN.

WE'LL BE GROOMING THEIR TURF THIS WEEK.

NEW SOFTBALL FIELD IS OUT TO BID RIGHT NOW, SO IT'LL BE A BUSY FALL TO GET THAT FIELD IN TUKES VALLEY.

IT'S KIND OF COOL. WE SET UP 16FT OF 32FT OF ROCK WALL IN THEIR GYM, SO PRETTY COOL.

AS FAR AS CAM GOES, THE SEVENTH THROUGH 12 MOD IS COMPLETELY MOVED INTO ALL THE TEACHERS FURNISHINGS, ALL THE KIDS DESKS, ALL NEW.

IT LOOKS GREAT IN THERE.

THE THREE THROUGH SIX MOD, THE FURNITURE IS IN THE TEACHER STUFF WILL BE MOVING IN THIS WEEK.

PROBABLY SAW THAT BIG OLD CRANE OUT THERE TOMORROW MORNING STARTING ABOUT 5 A.M.

WE'RE GOING TO SET THE LAST BUILDING.

AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE BUTTONING UP THE SITE TO MAKE IT NICE AND SAFE.

AND IT CERTAINLY WILL BE.

AND THAT'S A REALLY NEAT PROJECT THAT'S COMING TO FRUITION.

YEAH, I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH AND THE CLASSROOMS ARE WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL.

ONE OF THE BIG CHANGES IN THE MODULARS AT CAM AND IT'S SUBTLE.

IT'S A SMALL CHANGE, BUT IT MAKES QUITE THE DIFFERENCE AS THEY RAISE THE CEILING.

SO IT WAS AN EIGHT FOOT CEILING AND NOW IT'S A NINE FOOT CEILING.

BUT IT JUST IT OPENS UP THE ROOM SO MUCH MORE.

AND THE TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT.

THE LIGHTING SYSTEMS ARE GREAT, THE SOUND SYSTEMS ARE FANTASTIC.

VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE.

I THINK EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE REALLY HAPPY.

[00:20:03]

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COMMUNICATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

YOU HAVE ON YOUR TABLES A PACKET OF NOTE CARDS FROM THE ART SHOW THAT WE CELEBRATED IN APRIL.

THOSE ARE A SELECTION OF STUDENT ARTWORK PIECES THAT WE HAD PRINTED AND SOLD AS A FUNDRAISER.

AND I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, BUT THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY BACK TO OUR ART PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE THEIR GREAT WORK.

I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION, AND IT'S KIND OF OLD NEWS NOW, BUT SOME OF THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN OVER THE SUMMER, STARTING WITH THE HARVEST DAY PARADE LAST MONTH.

WE HAD A GROUP OF ABOUT 30 FOLKS REPRESENT THE DISTRICT.

AND SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED TO JENNA BUTCHER HILL ON MY TEAM FOR DESIGNING SOME GREAT SIGNS AND PAMPHLETS THAT WE HANDED OUT TO PROMOTE THE HIRING EVENT THAT MICHELLE MENTIONED AND ALSO TO KARA KENT FOR ALL OF HER ORGANIZATIONAL WORK AND TO SANDY FOR THE USE OF HER VEHICLE FOR THE PARADE AND TO SHELLEY FOR ALSO RALLYING THE TROOPS.

AND THEN, AS DANNY MENTIONED, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WAS A GOOD SUCCESS.

WE HAD ABOUT 60 TO 70 PEOPLE DROP BY OUR BOOTH AND ALSO SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING.

AND WE SHARED OUR ANNUAL REPORTS AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO THAT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND RIGHT NOW THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS JUST INVOLVED IN A LOT OF BACK TO SCHOOL COMMUNICATION WORK AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THE FIRST DAY COMING UP SOON.

THANK YOU, MADAM.

AND ONE LAST THING FOR THE BOARD.

AS YOU KNOW, WE AGREED WAY BACK TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO CHURCH ON THE ROCK, THE ENFIELD PROPERTY.

AND I WANTED YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE CLOSING.

I'M SIGNING THE CLOSING PAPERS FOR THAT ON THURSDAY, SO THAT'LL BE A COMPLETED PROCESS AT THAT POINT.

AND THAT'S IT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

GREAT. THAT BRINGS US TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[7. Citizens' Comments]

WE HAVE SEVERAL CITIZENS SIGNED UP, SO WE WILL CALL YOU UP ONE BY ONE.

WE DO LIMIT YOUR TIME TO THREE MINUTES.

YOU WILL BE SEE A RECORDING ON THE SCREEN, I BELIEVE.

IS THAT CORRECT, JAMIE? YEP. AND THEN, SARAH, ALSO, DO YOU HAVE THE CARDS? AND SO SHE WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOU'VE GOT 30S AND THEN WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP AS WELL.

BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT USUALLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR PETITIONS DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS, BUT THEY WILL GIVE DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM IF IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

AND FIRST UP IS TIFFANY SHUPE.

HELLO AGAIN. I'M SORRY, I HAVE TO BE QUICK BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT TO SAY TODAY, SO FORGIVE ME IF YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND ME.

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF THE ONGOING SITUATION AND TO FIRMLY STATE MY POSITION.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BROUGHT TO LIGHT SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT STEM FROM THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE UNFOLDED SINCE OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.

I FEEL COMPELLED TO CONVEY MY SURPRISE REGARDING THE DISTRICT'S INITIAL SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTENSIVE MEASURES NEEDED FOR CASSIE'S COMPLETE RECOVERY FROM THE LONG STANDING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PERSISTENT FAILURE TO ADDRESS HER SPECIFIC NEEDS.

THE SOLUTION PROPOSED BY YOUR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES HAS LEFT ME UNCONVINCED THAT THE DISTRICT IS RESOLVED IN PROVIDING CASSIE WITH THE JUSTICE SHE DESERVES.

THE READING COMPREHENSION PROPOSAL FELL FAR SHORT OF EVEN APPROACHING A REMOTELY ACCEPTABLE RESOLUTION AS IT OFFERS HER NO SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT. IT SCARCELY COVERS A FRACTION OF THE RECOMMENDED HOURS NEEDED TO INITIATE ANY SUBSTANTIVE, SUBSTANTIVE EDUCATIONAL GAINS, SHOWING A CONTINUED DISREGARD FOR HER ACADEMIC PROGRESS.

UNDERSTANDABLY, THE COURSE OF THESE INTERACTIONS, MY DISTRUST FOR THE DISTRICT'S INTENTIONS GREW AND THEN WAS FURTHER EXACERBATED.

EXASPERATED. SORRY BY AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCERN.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, I ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO FOLLOW OSP'S ADVICE AND SUBMIT MY PERSONNEL COMPLAINTS TO ESD 112 AS THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE WAS TO SUBMIT THEM TO SUPERINTENDENT WATERS. I CONTACTED ESD 112 BY PHONE AND ASKED THEM FOR GUIDANCE REGARDING THEIR CRITERIA FOR FILLING OUT THE COMPLAINT AND AWAITED THEIR RESPONSE IN A PUZZLING TURN OF EVENTS. SUPERINTENDENT WATERS LATER CONVEYED TO ME THAT ESD 112 WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERING MY COMPLAINTS.

SURPRISINGLY, I RECEIVED NO DIRECT COMMUNICATION OR EXPLANATION FROM ESD 112 REGARDING THIS DECISION.

CONSEQUENTLY, I FOUND MYSELF WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN THESE COMPLAINTS OVER TO THE DISTRICT TO ADDRESS.

GIVEN THAT SOME OF THESE COMPLAINTS INVOLVE DISTRICT PERSONNEL, I RIGHTFULLY REQUESTED AN INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL INVESTIGATOR TO ENSURE AN UNBIASED, UNBIASED REVIEW.

FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF THESE COMPLAINTS TO SUPERINTENDENT WATERS, I INQUIRED INTO THE REASON BEHIND ISDS 112 LACK OF REVIEWING MY COMPLAINTS AND THEIR LACK OF DIRECT RESPONSE TO ME.

I DISCOVERED CONCRETE EVIDENCE OF DELIBERATE ACTIONS TAKEN BY SUPERINTENDENT MERLINO TO CONCEAL CRITICAL INFORMATION FROM ME PROTECTING BOTH SUPERINTENDENT WATERS AND THIS DISTRICT. THIS CAN BE PROVEN DURING THIS TIME.

AS I WAS DISCOVERING THESE UNSETTLING REVELATIONS, SUPERINTENDENT WATERS PROCEEDED TO SELECT AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR CREATING THE PARENTS OF FORWARD PROGRESS.

[00:25:05]

HOWEVER, I THEN DISCOVERED THAT BOTH SUPERINTENDENT MERLINO AND WATERS SHARE EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS HIRED TO TASK WITH MY INVESTIGATIONS, A SITUATION I ADAMANTLY VOICED MY RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE DECISION TO INVOLVE SOMEONE WITH CLOSE TIES TO THE PARTIES BEING INVESTIGATED CONTRADICTS THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF IMPARTIALITY.

THIS IS THIS NOT ONLY UNDERMINES THE INTEGRITY OF THIS PROCESS, BUT ALSO DISREGARDS COMMON SENSE.

THE FACT THAT THE ONLY OPTIONS RECOMMENDED BY OSP TO ME SEEMED TO WORK IN A UNISON TO SAFEGUARD THEIR INTERESTS HIGHLIGHTS A GLARING BIAS THAT SURPASSES MY ORIGINAL EXPECTATIONS.

THEN, DESPITE MY APPREHENSION.

I KNOW, GIRL, I'M SORRY.

THEN, DESPITE MY APPREHENSIONS AND WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE DISTRICT PROCEEDED WITH THE SELECTED INVESTIGATOR AND MYSELF ONLY FINDING OUT ABOUT IT AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, LEADING ME TO A CONCLUSION THAT THE PRIORITIES LIE MORE IN CONCERNING THE CLAIMS THAN IN SEEKING JUSTICE FOR MY STUDENT.

THESE CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PRIMARY CONCERN IS SELF-PRESERVATION, ALIGNING WITH THE ACTIONS OF ESD 112. I WILL NOT FINISH.

I WILL SEND IT TO YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE, BECAUSE I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, BUT YOU GUYS ARE JUST MAKING A BIGGER MESS.

HAVE A GOOD DAY. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE JAMIE GRIFFITH.

I'M JAMIE GRIFFITH. I TEACH KINDERGARTEN AT MAPLE GROVE, AND WE STARTED JUMPSTART TODAY WITH 34 WONDERFUL, FUN, SUPER CUTE KINDERGARTNERS AND BATTLE GROUND WEBSITE CONNECTING THE FUTURE THROUGH SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS.

WORKING GREAT TOGETHER FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.

I THINK BATTLE GROUND HAS SOME OF THE BEST TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN BY YOUR EMAIL WITH THE LAST NOT A HUGE LOSS OF LEARNING LOSS THROUGH THE COVID THING. I THINK WE BEAT EVERYBODY IN CLARK COUNTY, YET WE ARE PAID MIDDLE TO BOTTOM OF THE PAY SCALE OF CLARK COUNTY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE THE BEST AND PROVEN THROUGH GRAPHS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND WE ARE ALSO WANTING BETTER.

AND I DON'T KNOW, WE WANT MORE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE FIGHTING FOR OUR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS AND THE SERVICES THEY GET.

I HAD 19 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN LAST YEAR.

MORE THAN 50% OF THEM WERE MULTILINGUE STUDENTS AND SEVERAL NOT EVEN KNOWING HOW TO GO TO THE BATHROOM OR ASK FOR IT IN THE CLASS.

I AM OVER 50%.

THAT'S A LOT OF KIDS TO TEACH ENGLISH AND KINDERGARTEN AND READING AND LETTERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE SPECIAL ED, OUR SPECIAL ED TEACHER HAS OVER 32 STUDENTS.

SHE HAS FOUR ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE SHE'S IN CHARGE OF.

SHE'S ALSO IN CHARGE OF ONE SPECIAL ED ASSISTANT IN THE CLASSROOM.

SHE HAS TO HELP WITH THE SPECIAL ED ASSISTANT AND STUDENTS OF THE PART TIME SPECIAL ED TEACHER AT OUR SCHOOL.

SHE OFTEN IS RUNNING WITHOUT PREPS OR LUNCH TIMES DUE TO HELPING STUDENTS IN NEED IN CLASSROOMS. AND I THINK THE HR DEPARTMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL ED PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING HIRED THIS YEAR, SPEAKS TO SOME OF THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING WITH GETTING TEACHERS AND KEEPING THEM FOR WITH OUR CONTRACT LANGUAGE.

SO IF WE TRULY WANT TO WORK BETTER TOGETHER AND EACH AND EVERY STUDENT, I THINK THESE ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN A PROACTIVE WAY.

SO THERE IT IS DONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

KIM BECKER.

HI, I'M KIM BETTGER, THE CURRENT PGA PRESIDENT.

I COME TODAY TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATIONS ON HOW LONG THE PGA NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN GOING ON.

WE STARTED EIGHT MONTHS AGO AND WE SEEM TO BE NO CLOSER TO FINISHING THAN IT WAS BACK IN MAY.

MANY TEACHERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT GOING BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT A FINISHED CONTRACT.

THESE TEACHERS NEED TO PREPARE WITH INFORMATION ON MULTI-LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS, ON SPECIAL ED REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE BEING NEGOTIATED. HAVING THEM SCRAMBLED DURING THE START UP DAYS OR WORSE YET, AFTER SCHOOL HAS STARTED SEEMS A LITTLE UNFAIR.

HAVE HEARD THE HOLDUP IS THE M WORD MONEY.

THE TEACHERS ARE NOT ASKING FOR THE WHOLE BUDGET, BUT WHAT IS JUST AND FAIR? WE HAVE SHOWN OUR DEDICATION BY BEING NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTY AND AT LEAST IN THE TOP TEN FOR THE STATE UNDER JUST 300 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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FOR THE LOWEST LOSS OF LEARNING DURING TRYING TIMES OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND MOST OF THAT WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF THE BATTLE GROUND TEACHERS.

PLEASE SHOW US THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR VALUES TOO.

BY MOVING THIS NEGOTIATION ALONG AND GETTING IT FINISHED BEFORE WE START SCHOOL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. TANYA BACHMAN.

IT'S CLOSED. YEAH.

HI, TANYA. GOOD EVENING.

SCHOOL BOARD CITIZENS AND FELLOW TEACHERS.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

I LOVE MY JOB.

SOME OF THOSE CARDS SITTING ON YOUR DESK WERE CREATED BY MY BEAUTIFUL ART STUDENTS.

I JUST FINISHED MY 25TH YEAR AT LAUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEY WON'T LET ME GRADUATE.

STARTING MY 26, 27 IF YOU COUNT STUDENT TEACHING AND 28 WAS SUBBING.

SO I LOVE THIS DISTRICT.

I LOVE WHAT I DO AND I HAVE GREAT PASSION, JUST NOT JUST FOR MY JOB BUT FOR MY COWORKERS.

IT'S AMAZING.

THROUGH ALL THE CHANGES, WHEN I STARTED VICE PRESIDENT WATRIN, BOTH OF HIS CHILDREN WERE THERE ONE IN EIGHTH GRADE, ONE IN FIFTH.

I THINK HIS BAND INSTRUMENT WAS BIGGER THAN COLIN AT THE TIME.

JUST SO MANY FUN MEMORIES OF PARADES AND WONDERFUL THINGS.

WHEN WE STARTED, THERE WAS FOUR AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL, ABOUT 425 STUDENTS.

LAST YEAR THERE'S 6 TO 8 AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL, AND 752, I THINK WAS OUR BIGGEST NUMBER FOR ONE OF MY CLASSES.

LIKE I SAID, WHEN I STARTED 2425, I MY CLASS LOAD WAS 33, 31, 29, 26 WAS THE LOW CLASS.

AND THEN I HAD A EVERY FIFTH GRADE CLASS SENT ME THEIR KIDS.

SO THAT WOULD VARY DEPENDING UPON WHO JOINED BAND OR NOT.

NOT ONLY IS OUR CLASS SIZE RAISED, BUT SIMILAR TO SOMEONE ELSE YOU SPOKE TO EARLIER, I HAD 13 NEWCOMERS IN A CLASS OF 31.

THAT'S OVER A THIRD OF THE CLASS IN THAT CLASS THAT WERE SEVEN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SPOKEN.

I, OF COURSE, SPEAK ENGLISH AND GERMAN, AND NONE OF THOSE WERE OF THE SIX LANGUAGES, SIX OTHER LANGUAGES THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE TIME AT LAUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IN BATTLE GROUND, WE'VE ALWAYS DONE WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS RESEARCH BASED ASSESSMENTS, RESEARCH BASED, NOT NECESSARILY WHAT'S BEST FOR THE TEACHER, WHAT'S EASIEST FOR THE TEACHER, BUT WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR KIDS.

AND I THINK TO ME, WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR KIDS STARTING SCHOOL ON THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST 2023, HAVING THEIR TEACHERS SMILING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, WELCOMING THEM IN, KNOWING FEELING VALUED BY OUR DISTRICT AND OUR PEERS IN OUR SAME COUNTY.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MORE.

WE'RE ASKING FOR EQUAL.

LET US PLEASE.

WE PUT IN AS MUCH WORK, IF NOT MORE, WITH LESS.

WHEN I STARTED, MY BUILDING WAS 34 YEARS OLD.

THIS YEAR, MY BUILDING IS GOING TO HAVE ITS 60TH BIRTHDAY THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE BEEN THERE ALL 26 YEARS.

OH, YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A NEW SCHOOL.

OH, YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A NEW SCHOOL.

WE ALL KNOW A NEW SCHOOL ISN'T WHAT MAKES IT.

IT'S THE PEOPLE WITHIN.

SO I'M ASKING YOU TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS.

PLEASE TALK TO THE NEGOTIATING TEAM THAT'S NEGOTIATING WITH THE BGA AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GIVE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN SO WE CAN ALL START THE YEAR WITH SMILES AND LOVE IN OUR HEART AND HAVE THE BEST DARN YEAR EVER.

THANK YOU, TONYA.

AMANDA FULFER.

GOOD EVENING. I TEACH AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TEACHER PAY.

TWO POINTS SPECIFICALLY THAT I WOULD LIKE THE NEGOTIATION TEAM TO KEEP IN MIND.

STUDENT LOANS ARE COMING BACK INTO REPAYMENT.

THAT'S GOING TO HURT A LOT OF OUR EDUCATORS.

WE WERE ALL HOPING FOR A DIFFERENT OUTCOME, BUT IT DIDN'T GO THAT WAY.

I'M ONE OF THEM.

THE OTHER IS I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU, I THINK WHEN WE'RE NEGOTIATING, IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PAY, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT A COLLEAGUE THAT I HAVE WHO HAS A BACHELOR'S.

HE HAS EIGHT PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE TEACHING.

HE HAS A WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN.

THOSE CHILDREN WOULD EAT UP A SALARY OF DAYCARE IF SHE WENT TO WORK.

SO HE IS THE ONLY INCOME.

HE TRIED TO GET FOOD ASSISTANCE THIS YEAR, BUT HE MAKES TOO MUCH.

HE TRIED TO GET EXTRA HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT HE MAKES TOO MUCH.

HE'S ROUGHLY GOING INTO THE HOLE BETWEEN 1000 AND $1500 A MONTH.

THESE ARE THE TEACHERS.

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THESE ARE THE FACES YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE NEGOTIATING AND WHAT THIS MONEY MEANS.

THIS GENTLEMAN NEEDS HELP AND WE NEED TO DO WHAT'S BEST BY HIM SO THAT HIS WIFE CAN STAY HOME AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR THREE KIDS.

THANK YOU.

EUNICE INGERMANSON.

GOOD. GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

MY NAME IS EUNICE INGERMANSON.

MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER.

AND I'M A RESIDENT HERE.

2023 HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY IS COMING UP THIS FALL.

THIS BIENNIAL VOLUNTARY ANONYMOUS SURVEY GATHERS INFORMATION FROM THE SIXTH, EIGHTH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADERS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS, ONE, TO DELIVER CRUCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF MAJOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS TO PARENTS, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES AND POLICYMAKERS.

AND TWO, TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND RISKY BEHAVIORS, SUPPORTING THE EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION OF MANY DIFFERENT PREVENTION, SAFETY AND HEALTH PROMOTION INITIATIVES.

THREE TO GUIDE POLICY, INFORM POLICY FORMATION AND IMPROVE PROGRAM NEEDS AND ASSESSMENTS.

PROGRAM NEEDS. ASSESSMENTS OF STATE AGENCIES.

LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTIONS.

COUNTY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COALITIONS AND COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY NETWORKS THAT SERVE YOUTH.

AND FOUR.

THE SURVEY ALSO PRODUCES AN ANALYTIC DATA SET FOR USE BY APPROVED RESEARCHERS AND PROVIDES DATA TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOR USE IN FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE AGENCY GRANT APPLICATIONS.

I'M HERE TO ASK THIS DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE AS WHOLEHEARTEDLY AS POSSIBLE, NOTIFYING THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BROADLY AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE, ENCOURAGING MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION FOR ACCURATE STATISTICS AS COMPLETELY AS POSSIBLE, GIVING THE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND SARA AND JULIA, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO USE WHATEVER MEANS AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO ENCOURAGE YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OUR LAST SPEAKER TONIGHT. TRICIA WHARTON.

HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

AND LISTENING TO WHAT I'M CALLING IS MY STORY.

I AM A 27 YEAR VETERAN TEACHER, MOSTLY PRIMARY.

I CURRENTLY TEACH AT MAPLE GROVE PRIMARY AS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, WHICH IS MY LOVE AND MY PASSION.

I LOVE DOING IT AND I HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM THAT I WORK WITH.

THE ONLY THING KEEPING ME AT MAPLE GROVE PRIMARY AND NOT SEEKING ANOTHER DISTRICT WHICH PAYS MORE IS MY TEAM.

IT'S MY COLLEAGUES.

AND COMING FROM AUBURN, I MAKE $12,000 LESS.

I IT'S JUST ME RAISING MY SON AND PAYING FOR MY DAUGHTER'S COLLEGE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN RECENTLY DIVORCED.

SO THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A HOUSE AND GET A JOB LAST MINUTE AT BATTLE GROUND AT MAPLE GROVE.

SO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THOSE BLESSINGS.

I WAS HOPING MY DAYS OF OF RED FOR ED WERE OVER BECAUSE I'M COMING FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE NEGOTIATIONS GO SO WELL.

THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO BE ON STRIKE FOR THE 20 PLUS YEARS THAT I WAS THERE JUST BECAUSE NO NEGOTIATIONS GO WELL. THE TEAM WANTS HAPPY TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT IS WHAT MAKES LEARNING HAPPEN, IS THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR KID, THE KIDS AND THE TEACHERS.

THAT HAS THE BIGGEST CORRELATION FOR THE MOST LEARNING TO OCCUR.

TEACHERS NEED TO FEEL RESPECTED AND VALUED.

AND WHEN I SAW THE LISTING THAT WOW, BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FIFTH AND ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT I ARE IN WALKING DISTANCE OF MY OWN HOME THAT ARE AT THE TOP, IT WAS VERY HARD TO SAY, NOPE, I'M GOING TO STICK IT OUT.

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I'M GOING TO STAY HERE AT BATTLE GROUND WITH MY AMAZING TEAM BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S MORE THAN YOU CAN ASK FOR AS A SINGLE MOM TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK, HAVING A SUPPORTIVE TEAM OF TEACHERS WHO LOVES WHAT THEY DO.

WE WERE WE HAD TO GO TO A NEW HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND ALONG WITH THAT, WE DID NOT GET A PAY RAISE TO HELP SUPPORT THE EXTRA PAY THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

NOW, BEFORE I WAS COVERED, 100% DENTAL VISION.

I MEAN, IT FELT SO GOOD.

I HAD MY DAUGHTERS WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY ANY HEALTH COSTS.

NOW IT'S I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

AND I DIDN'T GET A RAISE TO GO WITH THAT.

WITH RISING COSTS, WE GOT TO CATCH UP AND KEEP UP AND KEEP OUR TEACHERS HAPPY AND OUR STUDENTS HAPPY AND OUR COMMUNITY HAPPY.

AND BECAUSE WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

RIGHT. THAT IS THE LAST SPEAKER WE HAVE ON OUR LIST TONIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE BEING RESPECTFUL AND LETTING EACH OTHER SPEAK.

[8. Consent Agenda (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE JULY 24TH, 2023 REGULAR MEETING, AS WELL AS THE JULY 24TH, 2023 SPECIAL MEETING.

WE HAVE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REPORTS, THE MAXIM HEALTH CARE STAFFING SERVICES CONTRACT FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING, SIGNING RESOURCES AND INTERPRETERS CONTRACT FOR THE DISTRICT ASL SERVICES.

SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF POLICY 5161.

CIVILITY IN THE WORKPLACE.

SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF 5254 STAFF EXPRESSION.

AND THE LAST ITEM ON THE LIST IS THE POSITION REVIEW COMMITTEE'S OUTCOME FOR SPECIAL SPECIFIC PSC POSITIONS.

IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT SHOULD BE REMOVED OR TAKEN SET ASIDE FOR ITS OWN VOTE OR FURTHER DISCUSSION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

I'D LIKE TO LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

CONSENT AGENDA PASSES 4 TO 0.

STUDENTS. WAS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT? IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ALWAYS PICK ONE.

IT'S NO PRESSURE. I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE.

ASSIGNING RESOURCES AND INTERPRETERS.

ONE WHERE IT SAID THE CONTRACT WAS UP FOR BLAH BLAH, BLAH TO COVER THE COST OF THREE FULL TIME, 1 TO 1 INTERPRETERS.

SO I THOUGHT.

MUSIC. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.

OKAY. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? COMMENTS? OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON.

THERE'S NO OLD BUSINESS TONIGHT.

WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS.

[10. New Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]

THE REVISION OF POLICY 2411 CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCY.

MR. DRAKE, I'D LIKE TO COME UP.

MR. DRAKE. DID YOU WANT ME TO JUST BE LIKE TRAVIS? LET'S GO. THANK YOU, JACKI.

SO THIS IS A REVISION OF POLICY 2411.

REALLY? IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE CONTENT OF THE POLICY.

THE WIESSNER RECOMMENDED THAT THE NEW POLICY WOULD BETTER REFLECT THE LANGUAGE.

SO THIS WAS AN UPDATED AND RETITLED THIS POLICY TO REFLECT HOUSE BILL 1686, WHICH CAME ABOUT IN 2013, WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING THE TERM CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCE WITH HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE.

SO BASICALLY WHAT THIS WHAT THE LANGUAGE OF THIS NEW POLICY IS, IT CLARIFIES WHO CAN PURSUE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE, AND IT PROVIDES MORE GUIDANCE TO THE DISTRICTS TO DETERMINE WHICH STUDENTS, FORMER STUDENTS HAD SUBSTANTIAL AND WARRANTED REASONS TO NOT FINISH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

AND SO I AM RECOMMENDING THAT WE UPDATE POLICY 2411 TO REFLECT THE LANGUAGE IN HOUSE BILL 1686.

AND THERE IS NO PROCEDURE ATTACHED.

I KNOW, BUT THE PROCEDURES IN THE POLICY IN THE POLICY ARE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS PURSUING THAT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AT CLARK COLLEGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IS THAT WHERE THE MAJORITY OF KIDS DO THAT PURSUING?

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I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE THE MAJORITY PURSUE IT.

I CAN TELL YOU WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

OPEN DOORS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE DISTRICT OPEN DOORS PROGRAM.

AND I DO KNOW THAT IS A FLOURISHING PROGRAM THAT AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THIS, TO TRY AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS SAYS AND DOESN'T SAY, THERE ARE SOME EXPLICIT THINGS IN HERE.

AS AN EXAMPLE, A MILITARY VETERAN WHO DIDN'T FINISH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, THIS EXPLICITLY STATES THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND PURSUE THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE.

SO YOU'RE RIGHT, MARK, THOUGH A FEW YEARS AGO IT WAS ALL OUTSIDE, IT SEEMED LIKE.

AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CLARK COLLEGE WAS A BIG PROVIDER OF GED CLASS CLASSES.

AND THEN THAT SHIFTED AND ESD DID IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT EVEN SHIFTED MORE WHERE EACH SCHOOL WAS.

EACH DISTRICT WAS TASKED WITH HAVING THEIR OWN PROGRAM.

AND SO OURS IS AS IT'S BLENDED WITH SOME OF YOU.

YEAH, SOME OF YOU.

HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH.

SORRY FOR GOING OFF ON. NO, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

PERSONAL TANGENT, BUT IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I REMEMBER A STUDENT AT CASEY WHO JUST WOULDN'T DO HIS ENGLISH CREDITS, RIGHT.

AND SO DIDN'T GRADUATE.

HE'S A GEOLOGIST IN ALASKA BECAUSE HE WENT BACK AND DID THE EQUIVALENCY AND THEN WENT ON, YEAH, LUCKY YOU GET TO FIND OUT ABOUT SOME OF THEM.

YEAH. AND THE POSITIVES WITH THIS ARE JUST PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT BECAUSE THERE IS A MISNOMER THAT IT'S EASY TO TO EARN YOUR GED.

IT IS NOT EASY. THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO TAKE COURSES AND YOU HAVE TO BE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL IN ORDER TO EARN YOUR GED.

SO TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT FOR FORMER STUDENTS TO EARN THAT HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY IS A POSITIVE.

IT'S JUST A MANDATE WHERE NOW WE'RE MAYBE WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE IT, BUT ARE WE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE IT NOW WHERE IT KIND OF GETS PASSED DOWN TO US, WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY ON OUR PART.

I KNOW THE RUNNING WHEN OPEN DOORS CAME, AND THAT'S A COMPONENT OF THIS THAT WAS A MANDATE THAT DISTRICTS HAD TO PROVIDE THAT.

HOW IS THAT FUNDED? WELL, WE RECEIVE A STUDENT EQUIVALENCY FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST ANYTIME YOU START A PROGRAM.

YEAH, ANYTIME YOU START A PROGRAM, IT DOESN'T COVER THE YOU KNOW, THE BIGGER YOUR SCALE, THE MORE EASILY YOUR COSTS ARE COVERED.

WHEN YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM, IT'S COSTS US IT HAS TO BE SUPPLEMENTED.

HAD WE NOT HAD AN ALLEY THAT IT COULD THAT FIT IT AND COULD BECOME A PART, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HEAVY LIFT.

BUT BECAUSE WE ROLLED IT INTO SUMMITVIEW, IT'S WORKED WELL THERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION, BUT HOW DO FORMER STUDENTS TYPICALLY ACCESS THIS PROGRAM? BECAUSE, I MEAN, THEY'D HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

SO, YEAH, THEY TYPICALLY, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, IS THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO ANY PERSON THAT THEY MAY HAVE A CONNECTION TO IN THE DISTRICT AND OR JUST THE GENERAL DISTRICT OFFICE. OKAY.

TELEPHONE NUMBERS. I'VE SEEN THEM WALK IN.

YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD FORMER STUDENTS REACH OUT TO ME AND SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO YOU A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT I'M READY NOW.

RIGHT. AND SO WE DO HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS A DISTRICT TO DEVELOP A PROCESS TO DETERMINE DID THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL OR WARRANTED OBSTACLES.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF THAT'S VAGUE AND THAT'S VERY SUBJECTIVE.

AND SO IT WOULD BE UP TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

TYPICALLY IT STARTS AT THE PRINCIPAL LEVEL.

I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED US GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.

I HAVEN'T HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF SENDING IT BACK TO A PRINCIPAL AT BATTLE GROUND OR PRAIRIE OR ANY OF OUR OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A STUDENT HAD OBSTACLES IN THEIR WAY.

AND SO I THINK ONE OF THE POSITIVES OF THIS POLICY IS THAT IT DOES CAUSE US TO PUT A PROCESS IN PLACE TO TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS.

SO IT'S NOT A PERSON ON AN ISLAND MAKING THAT CALL.

RIGHT. AND I KNOW KEVIN, PAULINA AND RENEE ANDREWS, THE COUNSELOR AT SOME OF YOU, WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THESE STUDENTS TO DETERMINE IF IT'S THE RIGHT THING FOR THEM AND TALK THROUGH ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S EVEN A PATH WHERE IT'S A STUDENT THAT'S IN ONE OF OUR ALLEYS THAT'S STRUGGLING AND THEY'RE HAVING A REALISTIC CONVERSATION ABOUT, WELL, YOU'RE AT JUNIOR YEAR AND YOU HAVE THREE CREDITS.

SO MATHEMATICALLY, EVEN IF YOU GO UNTIL YOU'RE 21, UNLESS YOU PICK UP THE PACE IMMENSELY, YOU MAY NOT MAKE THAT.

SO MAYBE WE SHOULD BE SHIFTING OVER TO THIS PROGRAM.

SO I KNOW THEY HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WHEN IT'S A IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A STUDENT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

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NOT. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 2411 CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCY.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

BE LOOKING TOWARDS OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. 4 TO 0.

THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU.

THANK. ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO FUTURE BOARD EVENTS.

[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

WELL, AGAIN, REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE NEW EDUCATOR LUNCHEON.

IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC TO SEE YOU THERE.

YEAH, I CAN THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.

NO, BUT I AGREE THAT CAM NEEDS TO BE OUR FIRST STOP IN BOARD TOURS.

YES. I WILL NOT BE AT THE BOARD PREP.

AND SO IF ANYBODY IS AVAILABLE TO BE IN MY PLACE, AND THAT IS SINCE I WASN'T AT THE LAST ONE, I EXCUSE YOU.

THANKS. DID I TELL YOU WHY I WASN'T AT THE LAST ONE? I'VE SEEN PICTURES. IT'S SO AWESOME.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, LIKE, I'LL CHECK.

I CAN PROBABLY DO THAT.

JACKIE. THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU, SAM. THANK YOU, MARY.

SANDY OH, MY GOSH.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING? MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:52.

THANKS, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.