The board secretary or recorder will call roll of board members.
Presenter:
Board Members
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Legislative Committee
Mary Snitily serves as the Board's Legislative Representative for the 2023 and 2024 calendar years. She will give a report to the Board on current legislative news and events.
Audit Committee Report
Audit Committee members are Mark Watrin and Mary Snitily. The audit committee will meet with Business Office staff prior to the first scheduled board meeting each month to review vouchers, the superintendent's and board of directors' budgets, payroll and the superintendent's time sheet. The committee will report back to the Board on the first board meeting of the month.
Battle Ground Education Foundation
Andrew Lawhon serves as the Board representative on the Battle Ground Education Foundation.
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Committee
Ted Champine serves as the Board representative on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) committee.
Washington State School Directors' Association Updates
Board members who serve on various Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) committees will have an opportunity to provide an update to the Board.
Tours Committee
The Board tours every school in the district by splitting up into three separate groups and visiting classrooms and offices. Tours have been completed for the 2022-2023 school year and will resume in the fall of 2023.
Background:
An opportunity for board members to report out on their activities associated with their respective positions.
Presenter:
Denny Waters
Superintendent
Background:
Denny Waters will provide periodic updates on events and/or recognitions throughout the district.
Presenter:
Shelly Whitten
Deputy Superintendent
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Shelly Whitten will provide an update to the Board on the Teaching and Learning Department.
Presenter:
Michelle Reinhardt
Executive Director of Human Resources
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A human resources report will be provided to the Board by Michelle Reinhardt.
Presenter:
Michelle Scott
Chief Financial Officer
Background:
Michelle Scott will give an update to the Board on finances.
Presenter:
Kevin Jolma
Executive Director of Facilities
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Kevin Jolma will give the Board an update on current projects.
Presenter:
Amanda Richter
Director of Communications & Community Outreach
Background:
Amanda Richter will report on district events and promotions.
This is a meeting of the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, and it is open to the public to attend, view presentations, and hear the discussion between board members during open session.
The Board welcomes comments from citizens during Citizens' Comments and asks that those wishing to address the Board sign in on the sign-in sheet provided which is located close to the entrance.
Please follow the procedures for Citizens' Comments by stating your name, limiting your time to three (3) minutes, and refraining from discussing confidential matters.
Board members do not normally respond to questions or petitions during Citizens' Comments. They will listen and give direction to the Administrative Team if action is deemed necessary.
Thank you for your comments.
Minutes become official after approval by the Board.
Background:
Personnel reports are prepared by the Certificated and Classified Specialists for Board approval. The reports, attached, may contain items such as New Hires, Terminations, Assignment Changes, Resignations, Retirements, and Recommendations for Permanent Employment. Coaching assignments are listed when appropriate. The specialists will list incumbent employees and reasons for changes or new hires if appropriate. Confidential information is not contained in this report.
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Per Policy 2320, student travel requests require board approval if they are overnight trips. Advisors are required to submit all required paperwork at least two weeks in advance to Cheri Dailey, Director of Business Operations and Risk Management. Advisors must clear the trip with their building principal prior to submitting the request to Risk Management. Advisors are required to submit itineraries, budget information, transportation information and learning objectives along with the dates of travel and information on the group of students traveling with chaperones.
Exceptions to the rule are travel requests for state and national tournaments and competitions. The procedures for these types of trips is outlined in Procedure 2320P. Often the tournaments come up quickly and there is not enough time to present the trip to the board prior to the trip. In this case, advisors must submit all paperwork to the Risk Management Officer prior to the trip for approval. The trip is then ratified by board members at their next regularly scheduled board meeting.
Student travel requests are attached.
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WAC 392-123-115 requires a monthly budget status report for each fund to be prepared and submitted to each board member. The attached financial statements are provided to the board for their review and approval.
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Projects deemed complete and ready for acceptance by the school board as per the attached Request for Approval. This action protects the district from obligation to reimburse a subcontractor who files a lien after this 45-day period. This acceptance is required pursuant to RCW 60.28.011 and RCW 39.08.030.
Background:
Sunbelt Staffing LLC has been providing temporary district healthcare and teaching staff. Our district has had difficulty directly hiring for these positions due to staffing shortages and the inability to find qualified candidates. The contracted staffing Sunbelt provides would normally be district employees. We reached out to several contractors and this vendor was able to meet our needs in a timely manner. Lowest cost was not a factor in our decision because costs are comparable between staffing agencies. This contract is for special education district-wide healthcare and teaching staffing services for unfilled positions for the 2023-24 school year. Up to $200,000 (this estimate cost is based on projected 2023-24 FY expenditures).
Background:
The Hello Foundation can provide temporary speech language pathology and school psychology services to students. Our district has had difficulty directly hiring for these positions due to staffing shortages and the inability to find qualified candidates. The contracted staffing The Hello Foundation provides would normally be district employees. We reached out to several contractors and this vendor was able to meet our needs in a timely manner. Lowest cost was not a factor in our decision because costs are comparable between staffing agencies. This contract is for special education district-wide staffing services for unfilled positions for the 2023-24 school year. Up to $367,200 (this estimate cost is based on projected 2023-24 FY expenditures).
Presenter:
Background:
Presenter:
Michelle Scott
Chief Financial Officer
Background:
Ms. Scott will present the proposed 2023-24 Battle Ground Public Schools' budget in this public hearing.
Any person may appear at the hearing and be heard for or against any part of the 2023-24 budget, the four-year budget plan, or any proposed changes to uses of enrichment funding. Please follow the procedures for Citizens’ comments by stating your name, limiting your time to three (3) minutes, and refraining from discussing confidential matters. The sign-in sheet for citizens’ comments will be located by the entrance to the boardroom.
Board members do not normally respond to questions or petitions during Citizens’ Comments. They will listen and give direction to the Administrative Team if action is deemed necessary.
Presenter:
Michelle Scott
Chief Financial Officer
Background:
Pursuant to WAC 392-123-054 and RCW 28A.505.050, the District has advertised in newspapers of local circulation and held a public hearing on August 28, 2023 to receive public comment on the proposed budget.
Policy 6000 - The budget for the ensuing school year shall be adopted by Board resolution following a public hearing.
Presenter:
Shelly Whitten
Deputy Superintendent
Background:
Battle Ground Public Schools value parents as partners in their child's education. This policy update re-titles the policy to include "Parent Access" as well as further describes and clearly outlines the parameters for maintaining an environment conducive to student learning.
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Board members will have an opportunity to add agenda items to upcoming board meetings.
Board members separately participate in many community and district events throughout each month as they are able. Each meeting they will review the calendar of upcoming events and discuss their participation.