Nov 27, 2023 Board of Directors

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6:00.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'D LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO ORDER FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023.

[1. Call to Order]

READY? BEGIN.

ALLEGIANCE].

NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR ROLL CALL.

. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR AGENDA APPROVAL.

[4. Agenda Approval (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]

WE'LL HEAR FROM COMMUNICATIONS SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS COMMENTS, IF ANY.

WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEMS A THROUGH I.

NO OLD BUSINESS TONIGHT.

ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS AND THEN TIME TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND EVENTS, IF ANY.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I WOULD LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

DID YOU WANT TO MARK DENNIS?

[5. Director Recognition]

I WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE THE RECOGNITION.

TIME TO THE STUDENT VOICE.

YES, IF THAT WOULD PLEASE THE BOARD, WE'D LIKE TO.

OUR STUDENTS HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY'RE KIND OF SQUEEZING US IN HERE.

SO, I'D LIKE TO THEN INVITE THE STUDENTS FROM DAYBREAK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND INTRODUCE MISS LESLIE CULLUM.

LESLIE IS THE PRINCIPAL AT DAYBREAK.

I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO BE HERE.

AND THESE GIRLS ARE COMMITTED.

VIOLA IS HEADED TO A VOLLEYBALL GAME, AND WE ARE UNDEFEATED, SO WE NEED TO GET HER OUT OF HERE INTO TUBES.

AND LEAH'S MOM IS AT THE HOSPITAL IN LABOR.

SO, THESE GIRLS ARE COMMITTED TO DAYBREAK.

SO, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

IT'S THE POINT OF PRIVILEGE.

YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD ONE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

I'M DAYBREAK MIDDLE SCHOOL'S ASB PRESIDENT, VIOLET SAPPINGTON.

HELLO, I'M LEAH JOHNSON, DAYBREAK MIDDLE SCHOOL'S ASB VICE PRESIDENT.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE AT DBM THIS YEAR HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING OUR DRAGON STORE.

STUDENTS CAN EARN DRAGON DOLLARS FOR SHOWING OUR ARMOR, WHICH IS ALWAYS SAFE, RESPONSIBLE, MAKING GOOD CHOICES ON TASK AND RESPECTFUL TO ALL.

BASICALLY, WE EARN THEM FOR FOLLOWING EXPECTATIONS AND DOING OUR BEST AT SCHOOL.

STUDENTS CAN SPEND THEIR DRAGON DOLLARS AT OUR DRAGON STORE ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH FOR THINGS LIKE CANDY, CHIPS, FIDGETS, AND LITTLE TRINKETS.

STUDENTS CAN ALSO PUT THEIR DRAGON DOLLARS IN FOR A DRAWING FOR LARGER ITEMS LIKE A SWEATSHIRT OR A PILLOW, OR EVEN A VOLLEYBALL.

WE HAVE STAFF AND PARENTS WHO SET UP THE STORE INSIDE THE GYM DOORS DURING RECESS ONCE A MONTH.

YES, WE JUST COMPLETED A FOOD DRIVE FOR THE NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK.

WE HAD.

WE HAVE COMPETITION.

THERE WERE BONUS POINTS EACH FOR EACH ITEM EACH DAY THAT EARNED EXTRA POINTS.

GRADE. GRADE LEVELS WITH THE HIGHEST POINTS GOT KONA ICE, A VISIT FROM THE KONA ICE TRUCK AND TREATS IN THE NOVEMBER. IN NOVEMBER, OUR ASB ORGANIZED A VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY.

WE HAD A.

COLOR GUARD OUR DBM BAND PLAYED.

WE HONORED FAMILY.

WE HONORED FAMILY AND.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE READ POEMS THE STUDENTS TALKED ABOUT.

ARMISTICE DAY, AND STUDENTS PLAYED, AND SOME STUDENTS PLAYED THE TAPS TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN VETERANS.

OUR NEXT EVENT WILL BE A WINTER DANCE, WHICH WE ARE PLANNING FOR RIGHT NOW.

WE MIGHT PLAN SOME FUNDRAISERS AND SOCIAL EVENTS IN THE SPRING, TOO.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS HAVE BEEN FUN, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO COME TO PARTICIPATE AND SUPPORT OUR TEAMS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN VOLLEYBALL AND BOYS' SOCCER SEASONS.

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SO FAR, OUR VARSITY TEAM IS UNDEFEATED.

WE HAVE ONE BOYS' SOCCER TEAM WHO ARE DOING GREAT TOO.

WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO AREN'T INTERESTED IN SPORTS.

WE HAVE MAGIC, CHESS, BOOK STUDY, JAZZ, BAND, ROBOTICS, AND HOMEWORK HELP THAT MEET AFTER SCHOOL.

OUR ROBOTICS TEAM IS CURRENTLY RANKED FOURTH OUT OF 17 TEAMS. OUR EIGHTH-GRADE BAND MEMBERS PLAYED AT THE BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME WITH THE PEP BAND.

WE HAVE TWO BAND MEMBERS THAT HAVE MADE THE CLARK COUNTY HONORS BAND.

THE OTHER NEW THING IS THAT DBM HAS IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR IS A STUDENT OF THE MONTH, WHICH WITH OUR NEW CHARACTER STRONG CURRICULUM, WE HAVE A CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE MONTH THAT WE FOCUS ON.

AT THE END OF THE MONTH, STAFF CAN NOMINATE STUDENTS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE FOR THE CHARACTER TRAIT BY GRADE LEVEL.

WE'VE HAD STUDENT OF THE MONTH RECOGNIZED FOR RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND GRATITUDE ARE DECEMBER.

FOCUS WILL BE EMPATHY.

THANKS FOR LETTING US TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DAYBREAK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

DO YOU DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HOW BIG IS YOUR LEADERSHIP GROUP? I WANT TO SAY AROUND 12 TO 15 STUDENTS.

WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAD ELECTED BY THE SCHOOL, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO JUST COME IN AND GIVE IDEAS.

GO WIN THAT VOLLEYBALL GAME.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR MOM.

IS IT A BROTHER OR SISTER? BROTHER. BROTHER. NICE.

YEAH. THANK YOU BOTH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I'LL JUST ASK WHILE WE CONTINUE WITH STUDENT VOICE AND FINISH THAT UP NOW SO WE CAN.

[6. Communications]

THE LATINX CLUB HOSTED THE FIRST EVER HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH ASSEMBLY FOR BATTLE GROUND, WHICH WAS SO INTERESTING AND SO COOL.

I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, LIKE OUR SCHOOL'S CULTURE, THERE WAS DIFFERENT OPINIONS, BUT I THINK FOR THE MAJORITY, EVERYONE LOVED IT.

THE ASB EXECUTIVES GOT TO GO TO A STUDENT LEADERSHIP EVENT AT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

MYSELF AND OTHERS HAD SO MUCH FUN, AND IT WAS REALLY COOL SEEING THE DIVERSITY OF OTHER SCHOOLS.

ONE REALLY COOL THING THEY DID WAS BREAKOUT ROOMS. THERE WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BREAKOUT ROOMS THAT WE GOT TO CHOOSE FROM, SO WE COULD LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPECIFIC INTERESTS AND ROLES IN THE SCHOOL.

WE LEARNED A LOT, SO IT'S HARD TO PICK JUST ONE THING TO MENTION, BUT I THINK THE MOST VALUABLE THING WE TOOK FROM THIS WAS KNOWING HOW AND WHEN TO REBRAND FOR ACTIVITIES LIKE SPIRIT WEEKS AND DANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ON NOVEMBER 16TH, THE UTC AP CLASSES HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE INVOLVED CONFERENCE.

WE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE EVENTS AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PARTICIPATION OF THE EVENTS BY MAKING THEM MORE INCLUSIVE AND GIVING MORE OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION.

MICHAEL, THE LEADER OF THE WHOLE EVENT, CALLED IT LAYERS.

ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE ALREADY INCORPORATE LAYERS IS FOR OUR SPIRIT DAYS.

IF THE SPIRIT DAY IS LIKE DISNEY OUT, WE PROVE OUT.

WE PEOPLE COULD WEAR LIKE GREEN INSTEAD.

SO, IT JUST LIKE GIVES MORE OPTIONS.

ALL OF US HAD SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL WE GOT TO BE A PART OF IT.

AND WE HOPE TO GO AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR WINTER FORMAL.

I STARTED WORKING IN OUR COMMITTEES.

THE DANCE IS BEING HELD IN LA ON JANUARY 13TH AND THE THEME IS NORTHERN LIGHTS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WHO SPONSORS THE INVOLVED CONFERENCE? YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GROUP BY ITSELF.

I THINK WE LIKE PAY FOR IT LIKE PER PERSON, BUT THAT'S AS FAR AS I KNOW.

AND WHERE WAS IT? THIS YEAR IS AT HERITAGE.

OH. GOOD QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

HELLO. HELLO, MY NAME IS ELSA BICE.

I'M THE ASB PRESIDENT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL HERE AT CAM ACADEMY.

I'M GOING TO BE HONEST; I DID NOT KNOW I WAS GOING TO DO LIKE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

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SO ASB, WE PUT ON A FALL HARVEST PARTY.

WE'VE DONE A FEW SPIRIT DAYS; WE HAVE DONE A FOOD DRIVE, AND WE ARE RIGHT NOW PLANNING OUR WINTER FORMAL.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE DECEMBER 8TH AT THE BATTLE GROUND COMMUNITY CENTER.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? FOR NOT BEING SAYING THAT YOU WERE PREPARED.

YOU DID A PRETTY GREAT JOB. SO, THANK YOU.

AND WE LOVE THE NEW BUILDING.

YES, WE DO TOO.

WE DO, TOO. I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

YOU'VE BEEN JUST A LITTLE BIT BUSY TODAY.

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.

YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO COME UP YET? OKAY, I WILL LOOK TO OUR STUDENT REPS TO GIVE THEIR REPORTS AS WELL.

OKAY, THERE ISN'T MUCH TO REPORT.

I FEEL LIKE THIS TIME OF YEAR THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF A FEW THINGS.

ONE THING I THOUGHT OF IS CORK IS ENDING SOON.

SO, THE FIRST QUARTER OF CORK.

SOME JUNIORS, ME INCLUDED.

I'M LIKE OKAY, I THINK I BELIEVE BATTLE GROUND AND PRAIRIES THEATER SHOWS ARE COMPLETE, CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO, AND THEN RIVER HOMELINK HAS THEIR OPENING THEATER SHOW, ALADDIN JUNIOR, THIS FRIDAY AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK THEIR OPENING SHOW MUST BE AT 345.

IT MIGHT BE AT FOUR, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SHOW AT SEVEN AS WELL.

AND THEN FOR RIVER HOMELINK WE HAD OUR FIRST FOOD DRIVE OF THE YEAR.

WE RAISED LIKE A LOT OF WE GOT A LOT OF FOOD DONATED THAT.

I CAN'T REMEMBER RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WAS EQUIVALENT TO LIKE 769 MEALS OR SOMETHING.

SO, SUPER-DUPER COOL.

AND WE ALSO HAD OUR FIRST DANCE OF THE YEAR, OUR FALL DANCE.

I COULDN'T ATTEND BECAUSE I WAS AT THE WAZA CONFERENCE, BUT IT WAS IT WAS A HUGE HIT.

IT WAS BARBIE THEMED AND SO EVERYBODY LOVED IT.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

YEAH, I THINK WE KIND OF COVERED IT ALL FOR BATTLE GROUND.

THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF SCHOOL RECENTLY, SO THAT'S BEEN GOOD.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S ALL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THE RECOGNITION NOW? YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU.

IT'S ALWAYS A BITTERSWEET PORTION OF OUR OF THE ROLES THAT WE HAVE TO PLAY.

TODAY IS THE LAST OFFICIAL MEETING FOR TWO OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, ANDREW LAWHON AND MARK WATRIN, AND. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT BEING A BOARD DIRECTOR IS NOT AN EASY JOB.

IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT WITH IT.

IT HAS A DEMAND FOR DOING A LOT OF LEGWORK.

IT YOU HAVE TO BE PASSIONATE.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE. YOU HAVE TO ASK GREAT QUESTIONS.

BEING A GOOD BOARD MEMBER IS A DIFFICULT TASK.

AND WHENEVER A DISTRICT LOSES GOOD BOARD MEMBERS, IT'S ALWAYS A STEP BACKWARDS FOR US.

AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THE INCOMING WON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THEMSELVES AND BECOME GREAT AS WELL, BUT IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE STARTING A NEW WHEN YOU'RE STARTING FRESH.

AND THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT OUR SITUATION.

I FEEL LIKE WE ARE LOSING TWO INCREDIBLY SMART, PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WHO HAVE BEEN A GREAT ASSISTANT TO ME AND TO SHELLY IN RUNNING THE DISTRICT, I FIRST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ANDREW.

ANDREW CAME TO US IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND HAS SERVED EIGHT MONTHS.

HE'S BEEN WITH US THROUGH A LOT OF INTERESTING TIMES.

HE WAS A VOICE OF REASON AND A VOICE OF HELP ME THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WE HAD THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS THIS YEAR, AND I AM INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

WE KNOW THAT ANDREW LOVES, LOVES BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

HE HAS SEVERAL OF HIS OWN KIDS ARE ENROLLED AT TUKES VALLEY AND BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE'RE SAD TO SEE ANDREW LEAVING US AND HE WILL GREATLY BE MISSED.

AND SO, I'D LIKE TO READ THE PLAQUE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO ANDREW LAWHON, ESQUIRE, DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

TERM OF OFFICE MARCH THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 2023.

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ANDREW, I'M SORRY YOU'RE NOT CONTINUING.

WE WILL MISS YOU GREATLY BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN IN THIS, IN THIS TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN WITH US.

IT IS TRULY, TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT WAS A REAL HONOR TO SERVE AMONG SUCH ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES.

AND I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M GOING TO MISS THESE MEETINGS.

MY DAYS ARE FREE ENJOYMENT OF YOU WATCHING.

AND THIS NEXT ONE IS ESPECIALLY HARD BECAUSE WHILE I'VE.

I'VE ONLY KNOWN ANDREW FOR A SHORT TIME AND HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT HE BRINGS TO OUR TEAM, THIS OTHER INDIVIDUAL, AND I GO BACK MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS WHEN I STARTED MY TIME HERE IN BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. THE TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR OUR SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO I WAS SUPERVISING WAS MARK WATRIN.

AND THROUGH THAT TIME AND THEN AS I MOVED UP TO DISTRICT OFFICE AND MARK CONTINUED HIS ROLE AS TOSA, AND THEN HE LEFT US FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WENT AND DID SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO CONVINCE HIM TO COME BACK.

AND AND THEN MARK AND I WORKED VERY CLOSELY WHEN I WAS THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

AND THEN TOWARDS THE END OF MY TENURE AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, MARK BECAME A BOARD MEMBER AND HAS SERVED THE BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS, FIVE YEARS.

MARK HAS DONE JUST ABOUT FULFILLED EVERY ROLE THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY FILL ON A BOARD.

HE SERVED AS OUR LEGISLATIVE REP.

HE SERVED ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

HE SERVED FOR THE BGF.

HE SERVED ON THE STATE TRUST LANDS.

HE'S BEEN HE'S BEEN VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

HE WAS SERVED TWO TERMS AS BOARD PRESIDENT.

HE WAS A REMARKABLE LEADER, A STEADY LEADER, SOMEONE WHO NO DOUBT CARES DEEPLY.

THIS THIS DISTRICT RUNS THROUGH HIS BLOOD, AND HE IS IN MANY WAYS EPITOMIZES WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THIS DISTRICT, BECAUSE IT'S PEOPLE LIKE MARK, AND HE'S BEEN A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.

AND ONE OF WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER TO BE A TRUE MENTOR FOR ME, A GREAT FRIEND.

AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE MISSED SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND SO WITH THAT.

PRESENTED TO MARK WATRIN DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR, BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

TERM OF OFFICE 2019 TO 2023.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

PRESENTED THIS DATE NOVEMBER 2023.

THANK YOU, MARK. YEAH.

THERE'S MORE GOOD WORK TO DO TOGETHER.

SO YES, WE'LL BE AROUND.

MARK AND I STILL PLAY PICKLEBALL EVERY TUESDAY MORNING.

AT LEAST I GOT THAT GOING FOR ME.

THANK YOU. THAT WILL BRING US BACK TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.

WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THEM.

AND THAT WOULD BRING US TO THE LEDGE COMMITTEE.

NOTHING TO REPORT IN TERMS OF LEDGE REP.

EXCEPT I DID ATTEND THE ESD 112 LEGISLATIVE FORUM THIS MORNING, AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT DID A VERY NICE JOB OF PRESENTING THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL FACILITIES AND HOW YOU KNOW, HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE AND CERTAINLY TO BUILD NEW FACILITIES.

DID A GREAT JOB, AS DID ALL THE SUPERINTENDENTS THAT SPOKE THIS MORNING.

AND I FELT LIKE THE LEGISLATORS THAT WERE THERE AT LEAST GOT A CONCISE PICTURE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING.

SO, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.

THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.

DO YOU KNOW IF THEY RECORDED THAT? YES, I'M SURE IT WAS RECORDED.

YEAH. WE CAN LISTEN TO IT LATER.

YEAH, I'LL, I'LL SANDY AND I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION AND SEND IT OUT.

GREAT. I'D APPRECIATE THAT.

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DO WE HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT? AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY, 9:00.

IT WAS ON MY CALENDAR.

SANDY TELLS ME I'M DONE ON THURSDAY.

I CAN'T COME BACK, SO.

OH, DID I HEAR THAT WRONG? SO, IF ONE OF YOUR MONDAYS ARE FREE BUT NOT YOUR THURSDAY, IF ONE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS WANTS TO FIT IN ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IT'S A ZOOM MEETING AND IT'S PRETTY EASY TO DO.

BUT IF NOT ALL, I CAN BE THERE.

BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU. HAD A MEETING ON THE 16TH, AND IT'S STILL LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE FINAL NUMBERS ON HOW WILDLY SUCCESSFUL THE AUCTION WAS.

AND SO, THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT STILL AS OF THE MEETING.

AND THEN THIS NEXT YEAR, 2024 IS GOING TO BE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION.

AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY EXCITING THINGS THAT THE FOUNDATION IS GOING TO BE DOING IN THE COMING YEAR.

THERE'S GOING TO BE, I BELIEVE THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ONLINE KICKOFF OF A SILENT AUCTION THAT'S GOING TO BE ON JANUARY THE 18TH, AND SO OR JANUARY THE 2ND, SORRY, JANUARY THE 2ND.

SO, MORE DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY EXCITING.

I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE FUN THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GET RAFFLED OFF EVERY MONTH.

THAT'S AT LEAST WHAT'S IN THE WORKS NOW.

SO. STAY TUNED.

AS THEY SAY, WE'RE A COMMITTEE.

YEAH, JUST A COUPLE QUICK UPDATES.

THE CLASSIFICATION APPEAL WINDOW IS COMING UP.

THAT OPENS DECEMBER 1ST, 22ND.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING FINAL NUMBERS ON ENROLLMENT HERE PRETTY QUICK.

SO, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO APPEAL IT.

BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. SO, I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME DECISIONS WE'VE MADE AT PRAIRIE IS GOING TO BE IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO DO THAT OR NOT.

THERE ARE SOME NEW AMENDMENTS POSTED, THE ONE THAT I THINK THAT CAPTURES OUR ATTENTION.

OR IS THIS THE MOST APPLICABLE TO US, IS THAT THEY ARE ADDING E-SPORTS TO THE WIAA JURISDICTION.

SO, KIND OF TIES INTO OUR PRESENTATION FROM LAST MEETING.

THE VOTING WINDOW FOR THAT IS APRIL 24TH THROUGH MAY 3RD OF 2024.

SO, WE'LL JUST KEEP TRACKING THOSE AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDE THOSE UPDATES TO THE BOARD WHEN THEY COME IN.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, NOTHING VERY SIGNIFICANT.

WE DO NOT HAVE A DECEMBER MEETING, SO I WON'T HAVE ANYTHING NEXT MONTH OR NEXT.

AND THEN THE NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY 18TH.

SO, THERE MIGHT EVEN BE LIKE TWO MEETINGS IF WE HAVE AN EARLY JANUARY MEETING.

SO. SO YEAH, BE STILL.

ASK A COUPLE CYCLES.

SO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION UPDATES? TRUST LANDS.

ANYTHING ON THAT? NOPE. WE DO HAVE AN UPCOMING TOUR THIS FRIDAY AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S THE FINAL TOUR OF THIS YEAR. SO, TOURS AND THAT TOUR IS FOR ALL OF US.

SO, GROUPS ONE, TWO AND THREE.

SO THAT WILL BE A GREAT TOUR TO GO TO AND GET TO SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING AT PRAIRIE.

AND THEN AND THEN WE'RE ON HOLD TILL JANUARY.

SO, FROM THERE WE CAN MOVE ON TO DIRECTOR REPORTS.

YOU THINK I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING? I DON'T. DIRECTOR REPORTS.

I MEAN, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE ALL JUST WENT TO THE CAM DEDICATION.

YEAH. YEAH.

WHICH IS GREAT.

YEAH. ASK ANYTHING FROM YOU? WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WSDA, AND THEN I'M GOING TO ASK OUR STUDENT REPS TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WSDA CONFERENCE.

I THINK I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLACE FOR IT, I GUESS.

SO, WE WENT UP TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND THEN WE DIVIDED.

WE SAW EACH OTHER RANDOMLY AT MEALS, BUT IT WAS A GREAT CONFERENCE, A LOT OF LEARNING.

I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS WAS THE I'M GOING TO NOT SAY IT RIGHT, BUT THE STRATEGIC ADVOCACY SESSION THAT I WENT TO.

I DON'T THINK I KNOW THE HARD WORK THAT MARY DOES BEING A LEADER, BUT I DON'T THINK I HAD A CLUE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TO DO EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR.

I TRY TO STAY AS UNPOLITICAL AS POSSIBLE, SO IT WAS REALLY A WIDE EYE OPENING FOR ME JUST TO SEE.

AND ONE OF MY KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR THAT WAS THEY SAID, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO YOUR LEGISLATORS OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, THAT AND I LOVED THIS PIECE

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DON'T TELL THEM YOU NEED A NEW SCHOOL.

DON'T TELL THEM YOU NEED $10 MILLION.

TELL THEM MY HVAC SYSTEM JUST BROKE.

TELL THEM MY CARPETS ARE TORN.

TELL THEM I NEED A NEW PLAYGROUND.

RIGHT. TELL THEM YOUR STORY.

DON'T TELL THEM.

I JUST NEED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

AND I NEED NEW SCHOOLS AND DO IT RIGHT.

SO, IT WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT WAY TO.

AND WHEN I THINK OF TALKING TO A LEGISLATOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD EVEN START THE CONVERSATION OTHER THAN I NEED A NEW SCHOOL.

RIGHT? SO, IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF MAKE THAT TRANSITION INTO HOW TO APPROACH IT AND TO FEEL COMFORTABLE REACHING OUT.

SO, I REALLY ENJOYED THAT SESSION.

AND SO, FROM THERE, THERE WERE A LOT OF GREAT SESSIONS, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR STUDENT REPS TO MAYBE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THEY LEARNED.

YEAH, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH A LOT OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE STATE, AND WE HAD KIND OF A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE DINNER WHERE WE ALL KIND OF GOT TOGETHER, AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE NETWORK, WHICH IS JUST A BIG NETWORK OF THOSE STUDENTS AROUND THE STATE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR MEETINGS USUALLY FALL ON THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE FOR THE BOARD.

SO, WE WERE KIND OF TALKING TO THEM AND THE LEADERS OF THAT TO KIND OF DECIDE HOW WE WOULD START TO GO ABOUT THAT.

MAYBE THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE RECORDINGS THAT WE CAN KIND OF WATCH, OR IF THEY MIGHT CHANGE THE DATES EVERY WEEK OR EVERY MONTH OR WAITING FOR KIND OF AN UPDATE ON THAT.

BUT YEAH, IT WAS REALLY NICE.

THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE KIND OF ORIENTED TO STUDENT REPS AS WELL.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE WENT TO SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBER-ORIENTED THINGS, BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

IT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON THAT.

IT'S REALLY LIKE IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO FIND OTHER STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES AS A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE LESS THAN HALF OF ALL DISTRICTS ARE ACTUALLY LIKE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES.

AND ALSO, WE'RE KIND OF IN THIS LIKE CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS LIKE OUT THERE.

AND SO, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE TO LIKE MEET.

THERE WERE 115 REPRESENTATIVES THERE, WHICH IS LIKE 30 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

AND THEY SAID IT WAS RECORD, WHICH IS SUPER-DUPER COOL.

YEAH, I FELT LIKE I LEARNED A LOT IN LIKE, ARE THEY THE BREAKOUTS? ARE THEY CALLED AT THE BREAKOUTS I WENT TO KIND OF JUST BY COINCIDENCE, I ENDED UP GOING TO ABOUT AND I FORGOT WHAT THEY'RE CALLED, BUT LIKE TEACHER EVALUATIONS.

YEAH. YEAH.

SO, I ENDED UP GOING TO TWO ABOUT THOSE.

SO, I WENT TO ONE AND THEN I WENT.

THE NEXT ONE I WENT TO WAS ABOUT THAT.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY WERE BOTH.

AND IT WAS LIKE IT WAS VERY EYE OPENING FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW COLLABORATIVE IT WAS.

AND THEN THE SECOND ONE I WENT TO WAS FOCUSING ON HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT MORE COLLABORATIVE, TO KIND OF STEER IT TOWARDS STUDENTS LEARNING, INSTEAD OF JUST YOUR TEACHER TEACHING.

YEAH. IT WAS I TOOK A LOT OF NOTES, BUT YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.

AND YOUR TEACHERS. YOU BET I CAN.

I HAVE LIKE A I HAVE A CHART NOW.

I HAVE LIKE TURNABOUT'S FAIR PLAY.

THEY'LL GET TO EVALUATE YOU TOO.

SO, TREAD LIGHTLY.

HOPEFULLY THAT ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE A TEACHER.

WE'LL SEE. I DON'T KNOW, DENNY.

IF YOU AND SHELLY WANT TO WEIGH IN ON WHERE YOU'RE AT, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE WSDA CONFERENCE IN THAT I GET TO KNOW BOARD MEMBERS MUCH MORE AND STUDENT REPS MUCH MORE, WHICH I THINK HELPS US WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY TO JUST SUPPORT THE.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I VALUE THE MOST ALWAYS.

EVERY YEAR WE GO TO THE WSDA CONFERENCE, WHICH IS ALWAYS HELPFUL TO KNOW THE TRENDS IN LEGAL ISSUES AS WELL.

SO, I GET QUITE A BIT OUT OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT EASILY THE TIME WITH BOARD MEMBERS, STUDENT REPS ARE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST.

JUST BECAUSE GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE HELPS YOU WORK TOGETHER BETTER.

AND YEAH, I WANTED TO SAY THAT WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT TERRY, WHO'S GOING TO BE OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER STARTING NEXT MONTH, HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

TERRY RAN UNOPPOSED, SO WE KNEW THAT TERRY WAS GOING TO BE A BOARD MEMBER.

SO, WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIM REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE.

AND I WOULD ECHO SHELLEY'S THOUGHTS.

THAT'S THE BEST PART OF IT.

AND THOUGH TERRY AND I GO BACK SEVERAL YEARS WHEN HE WAS TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT IS STILL JUST GREAT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, TO LAUGH AND TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A LITTLE BETTER.

AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT TERRY'S JOINING THE BOARD AND EVERYTHING THAT HE'LL BRING TO IT.

SO THAT'S MY THAT WAS MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT IT, BUT ALSO JUST GETTING TO THERE WERE SOME GREAT SPEAKERS.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL KEYNOTE SPEAKER ON THE FIRST DAY WHO SPOKE TO US JUST ABOUT JUST ABOUT HOPE

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AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS I SAID AFTERWARDS THAT IT WAS WHAT I NEEDED.

IT GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF A CHARGE OF, OF ENERGY.

SO, I APPRECIATED THAT TREMENDOUSLY.

BUT OVERALL, A VERY GOOD CONFERENCE.

AGREED. YEAH, I FELT THE SAME.

A LITTLE RECHARGED NOW TO SOME OF THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM AND THE EXCITEMENT FROM SOME OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THERE, AND I'M LIKE, OH, I MIGHT NEED TO LIKE GET SOME OF THAT.

AND I WILL SAY, IT'S NICE THAT WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS A BOARD OF DISTINCTION.

IT WAS VERY COOL. CONGRATULATIONS.

SO, TERRY, YOU ARE OUR FUTURE BOARD MEMBER STARTING NEXT MONTH.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD ABOUT THE CONFERENCE AND YOUR FIRST-TIME EXPERIENCE? YEAH, YEAH, IT WAS VERY GOOD.

WELL. THANK YOU. I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

I'M JUST WAITING.

THE TRUTH IS, I HAD ONE SESSION THAT WAS VERY VALUABLE ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO BRING BACK TO US, AND NOW I CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE.

SO, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I GOT ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, GOT TO GROW A LITTLE BIT SO I CAN BE.

I JUST REMEMBER YOU SAYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

BATTLE GROUND DOES EVERYTHING SO WELL.

AND THE LEADERSHIP IN BATTLE GROUND IS SO GOOD.

THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.

JUST SO YOU WERE LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T EVERYBODY DO THAT? I MEAN, WE DO THAT IN BATTLE GROUND AND EVERYBODY THAT.

THERE IS A LITTLE TRUTH TO THAT.

I MEAN, THERE WERE MANY MOMENTS THERE THAT I WAS LIKE, WE DO THAT.

YEAH, WE DO THAT. YEAH.

SO, IT WAS KIND OF THAT WAS SOME FEEL GOOD TOO, FOR SURE.

OKAY. MOVING ON.

I THINK THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR US.

UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO ADD.

OKAY. SO, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

[7. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

YEAH. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WSDA CONFERENCE, AND I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, BUT IT'S ALL BEEN COVERED.

SO, I DO WANT TO, THERE WERE FOUR ISSUES AND THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, THE FIRST WAS THE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL MODEL AND THE FUNDING THAT GOES THERE.

THE SECOND WAS MSOCS AND HOW THEY'RE NOT KEEPING UP WITH INFLATION.

MSOC STANDS FOR MATERIAL SUPPLIES OPERATING.

YEAH. OPERATING COSTS.

AND HOW IF YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING, IT'S GOING UP LIKE 38, 35, 38% AND MSOCS HAVE GONE UP OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, 9%. SO JUST OUR BUYING POWER AND HOW FAR BEHIND THE OTHER ISSUE WAS SPECIAL ED FUNDING.

AND THEN THE LAST ISSUE, AS MARY POINTED OUT, WHICH I SPOKE ON, WHICH WAS FACILITY REPAIR, MODERNIZATION AND REPLACEMENT, ALL CRITICAL ISSUES, BUT ALL ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTING SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE STATE.

SO. I TOO THOUGHT THAT IT WENT WELL, AND I WAS PLEASED WITH THE NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS THAT SHOWED UP AND PARTICIPATED.

I WILL SAY THIS PUBLICLY.

I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE LEGISLATORS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH, PARTICULARLY REPRESENTATIVE CHENEY AND REPRESENTATIVE MCCLINTOCK. THEY HAVE BEEN STAUNCH ADVOCATES FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I AM GREATLY APPRECIATIVE TO THE TWO OF THEM.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ME.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A BIG PRESENTATION FROM OUR FINANCE TEAM, BUT SHELLEY, ANYTHING THE ONLY THING I WILL SAY IS, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR CIP NOTEBOOKS, MANY OF YOU HAVE THOSE.

YOU WILL NOTICE IN THE FRONT THAT THERE'S A DESCRIPTION OF DATA AND INFORMATION, KIND OF AN, IF YOU RUN INTO, IF YOU'RE PEEKING IN THERE BEFORE OUR WORK SESSION FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING AND YOU RUN INTO ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO DAVID OR ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW DATA IS COLLECTED AND MONITORED.

BUT WE THOUGHT THAT THAT MIGHT HELP YOU GET STARTED.

THIS TIME AROUND.

YOU'LL SEE A CHANGE IN THE TEMPLATE AS WELL, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM AMBOY AND MAPLE GROVE WHEN WE MEET ON THE 11TH.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING PROTECTING.

WE HAVE NO HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT OPERATIONS.

KEVIN TOOK THE NIGHT OFF.

HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA.

ALTHOUGH HE WAS HERE FOR THE CAM.

YEAH, HE WAS. DO YOU HAVE COMMUNICATIONS? WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD WITH COMMUNICATIONS NOW? WE'LL SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR CAPITAL, LEVEE COMMUNICATION, IS NOW IN FULL SWING.

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IT'S BEEN SHARED WITH STAFF AND FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO SENT INFORMATION TO THE MEDIA, AND IT WAS PLACED IN THE REFLECTOR IN COLOMBIAN, WHICH IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

WE'VE GOT TWO ARTICLES THERE, ALONG WITH AN ARTICLE THAT THE REFLECTOR DID ABOUT THE NEW THERAPY DOG AT CHIEF UMTUCH, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.

THERE'S MUCH MORE TO COME, BUT WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A NEW EPISODE OF OUR PODCAST WITH CHRIS NEAL AND DEBBIE SMITH, WORK-BASED LEARNING COORDINATORS, AND NICK MASSEY FROM ROCKY.

AND THE THEME IS WORK BASED LEARNING, AND IT'S REALLY NEAT TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT JOB SITES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE AT ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

SO, IT'S REALLY AN INTERESTING EPISODE TO CHECK OUT.

AND THEN LASTLY, AS JULIA MENTIONED, THERE IS A PERFORMANCE OF ALADDIN JUNIOR COMING UP, AND THEN WE'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT INDUSTRY FAIR FOR THIS YEAR.

SO, I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE WE WERE JUST DOING THAT LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S ALMOST TIME.

AND IF ANYONE KNOWS SOMEONE FROM A BUSINESS WHO WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE A TABLE FOR THE FAIR, THEY ENCOURAGED TO DO SO USING THAT QR CODE, OR REACH OUT TO KEVIN DOYLE AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND HE WILL SET THEM UP.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AMANDA.

THANKS FOR BEING FLEXIBLE.

AND NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MICHELLE SCOTT.

GOOD EVENING BOARD.

SO YES, WE DO HAVE OUR END OF THE YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT, AS PROMISED AT THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN WE GIVE YOU A WRAP UP OF THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR.

AS YOU KNOW, OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDS ON AUGUST 31ST.

AND SO, IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO GET EVERYTHING WRAPPED UP.

AND SO YEAH, SO WE'RE PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS TONIGHT.

IT WAS A GREAT YEAR.

I WILL DO SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'LL GO OVER OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE EXPENDITURES AND FUND BALANCE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS, DEBT SERVICE AND ASB AS WELL.

NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU.

YEAH, SO HIGHLIGHTS.

SO, IT WAS OUR KIND OF OUR FIRST NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR SINCE THE PANDEMIC HAD BEGUN.

SO, IT REALLY WAS GREAT TO SEE KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL.

OUR ENROLLMENT WAS UP.

SO, THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT EXCEEDED OUR BUDGET EXPECTATIONS.

IT WAS AWESOME.

SO, WE INCREASED 503 FTE AND FTE MEANS FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.

AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE FUNDED.

AND WE ADDED STAFFING FOR THOSE STUDENTS AS WELL, AS IT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED OUR BUDGET USE OF FUND BALANCE FOR OPERATIONS. WE HAD PLANNED ON USING QUITE A BIT OF OUR FUND BALANCE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ENROLLMENT BEING INCREASED AND A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE, IT WAS WE DIDN'T NEED TO USE AS MUCH OF OUR FUND BALANCE SO WE COULD USE IT FOR, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD.

SO, ENROLLMENT IS STILL BELOW OUR PRE-COVID COUNTS BY 571.

SO, WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT UP IF WE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE ENROLLMENT DRIVES ALL OF OUR FUNDING.

SO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO, WE STARTED OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTION CATCH UPS WITH OUR FUND BALANCE THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE IN OUR ASSIGNED. IT'S FOR THESE THREE ADOPTIONS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS K-8 GRADES SOCIAL STUDIES FIVE, SIX AND EIGHT GRADES AND SL K-8 GRADES.

THAT'LL THAT COMMITMENT IS $5.4 MILLION OVER SIX YEARS.

SO, IT'S VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE FOR CURRICULUM ADOPTION.

SO, IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THAT FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE TO DO THOSE.

SO THAT STARTED.

AND THERE'S MORE CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WE'RE INCLUDED IN BUDGET ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION NO LONGER FUNDED. SO THAT DID DECREASE REVENUES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT DECREASE COME THROUGH.

SO THAT WASN'T AVAILABLE STARTING 22-23.

AND THAT WAS PANDEMIC RELIEF THAT HAD COME THROUGH FOR US IN PREVIOUSLY.

AND CONTINUED USING PANDEMIC RELIEF ESSER FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND PROVIDE LEARNING RECOVERY.

SO, WE SPENT $5.1 MILLION ON THAT NEXT SLIDE.

SO, LOOKING AT OUR ENROLLMENT, YOU CAN SEE THAT NOW I BROKE THESE OUT BY BASIC ED AND ALE AND TOTALED THOSE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE REALLY IN OUR BUILDINGS.

OUR RUNNING START IS KIND OF A PASS THROUGH.

IT IS OUR ENROLLMENT, YOU KNOW, IT IS ENROLLMENT, BUT IT'S REALLY KIND OF A PASS THROUGH TO THE COLLEGE.

SO, I REALLY FOCUS ON THE BASIC EDUCATION AND THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE WE HAD 11,875 ANNUAL AVERAGE FTE.

THAT'S WHAT THAT A-A FTE STANDS FOR.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE THOSE INCREASES IN THOSE CATEGORIES.

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YOU KNOW, WE DO AN END OF THE YEAR WRAP UP OF WHAT THAT STAFFING LOOKS LIKE.

AND SO, WE HAD 21.3 FTE CERTIFICATED STAFF ADDED AND 24.5 FTE OF CLASSIFIED STAFF.

CLASSIFIED STAFF IS THAT'S BASED ON A 260-DAY CALENDAR.

SO, IT'S MORE OF A YEAR-ROUND.

SO, IT'S REALLY MORE LIKE 33 SCHOOL YEAR STAFF.

THAT'S OUR ENROLLMENT.

NEXT SLIDE.

GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

SO, WE HAD $200,881,254.

AND THE IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW HERE IS THAT 77.4% OF THAT CAME TO THE STATE FROM THE STATE.

THE STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE COVERS LIKE TRANSPORTATION AND LAB AND BILINGUAL PROGRAMS. SO, THERE'S QUITE A BIT THAT COMES THROUGH THE STATE, SPECIAL PURPOSE.

THE REST OF THAT BALANCE WAS 22.6%, IS MADE UP OF THE LEVY AND FEDERAL FUNDS AND ALSO LOCAL REVENUES RECEDING LIKE FOOD SERVICE COMMUNITY AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO THAT WAS OUR REVENUE SOURCES THERE.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, THIS SLIDE HERE IS A LITTLE MORE DETAILED ON WHERE THOSE, YOU KNOW, THOSE INCREASES AND DECREASES.

AND YOU CAN SEE OUR ESTATE APPORTIONMENT AND OUR STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS DID INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.

THIS WAS DUE TO ENROLLMENT INCREASES.

IT WAS THERE WAS SOME, THERE'S A PHASE IN TO ADD PIECES, WHICH IS OUR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT STAFFING AND THEN INFLATIONARY FACTORS.

SO THAT IS DRIVING THOSE INCREASES IN THE STATE APPORTIONMENT.

SO, THEN WE HAVE ALSO OUR LOCAL NONTAXES WHICH IS OUR LOCAL RECEIPTS WENT UP QUITE A BIT. AND THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE FLIP FROM UNIVERSAL MEALS THAT WERE PAID FOR PANDEMIC RELIEF.

SO, WE FLIPPED THAT OVER.

AND SO THAT'S WHY OUR FEDERAL FUNDS WENT DOWN.

IT WAS PRIMARILY THROUGH NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT'S JUST A SWAP OUT.

AND THEN THE FEDERAL ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION YOU CAN SEE THAT DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR US.

SO OVERALL OUR INCREASE IN REVENUE WAS $9.9 MILLION.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

SO, WE SPENT 205,090,923.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE GRAPH, THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE 79% OF EXPENDITURES.

THAT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IF WE HAD, WELL, SIGNIFICANT 85, ABOUT 85% BECAUSE OF TRANSPORTATION NUTRITION SERVICES. LABOR IS COVERED IN PURCHASE SERVICE BECAUSE THOSE ARE CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT WE HAVE.

SO THAT IS OUR SO CERTIFICATED SALARIES 42% CLASSIFIED SALARIES 15.1%.

BENEFITS, 21.8%, SUPPLIES 5%, PURCHASE SERVICE 15%, AND TRAVEL WAS 0.2% AND CAPITAL OUTLAY WAS 0.9%.

NEXT SLIDE.

SO, THIS IS A THESE ARE THE MORE OF THE DETAILS THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE THAT SALARIES INCREASED FROM 21-22 BY SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

EXCUSE ME BY $15.4 MILLION.

SO THOSE WERE A LOT OF THE INCREASES IN OUR IN OUR EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WERE DEDICATED TO SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

THEY ARE THERE ARE OTHER INCREASES IN SUPPLIES.

THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTION AND THEN IN PURCHASE SERVICES.

WE HAD INCREASES IN TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, INSURANCE, NURSING, SOME OF OUR CONTRACTED NURSING SERVICES.

SO THAT MAKES UP A MAINTENANCE WAS A BIG EXPENDITURE, TOO.

IN THE PURCHASE SERVICES.

A LOT OF INVESTMENT WAS DONE IN MAINTENANCE ON THROUGH PURCHASE SERVICES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PURCHASE SERVICES INCLUDE THE TRANSPORTATION NUTRITION SERVICES, RUNNING START PASS THROUGH AND UTILITIES AND INSURANCE.

SO, PURCHASE SERVICES LOOKS LIKE IT'S A BIG CHUNK OF OUR EXPENDITURES, BUT IT REALLY GOES TO A LOT OF OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE

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NEXT SLIDE.

SO, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURES.

AND THIS IS BY CONSOLIDATED ACTIVITIES.

SO, I TOOK ALL THE ACTIVITIES.

WE HAVE ALL THE SPECIAL CODING THAT WE DO SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY WHERE THESE WHERE THESE FUNDS ARE GOING TO.

SO, IT'S BY PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES AND OBJECT.

AND SO, LOOKING AT THIS 76.9% OF OUR EXPENDITURES WERE DIRECTLY FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT.

THAT INCLUDES OUR COUNSELING NURSING TEACHING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY SCHOOL OFFICES.

AND THEN THE DISTRICT WIDE SUPPORT IS GOING TO BE, YOU'RE THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

BASICALLY, EXPENDITURES FOR SUPERINTENDENT, BUSINESS OFFICE, HR, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND BOARD.

SO, AND AS, YOU CAN SEE THAT EXTRACURRICULAR AND COMMUNITY WAS 1.1.

FOOD SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION 7.6.

MAINTENANCE. UTILITIES AND INSURANCE 9.4.

AND TECHNOLOGY. PRINT SHOP.

WAREHOUSE. MOTOR POOL 2.4%.

SO. NEXT SLIDE.

I KNOW THIS LOOKS.

IT'S GOT A LOT OF DETAIL ON HERE, BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS SLIDE.

IT'S IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND I REALLY THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT SLIDE BECAUSE THIS IS SHOWING OUR EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM NOW. SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS BY PROGRAM.

SO, YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST COLUMN IT DESCRIBES WHAT THE PROGRAM IN BASIC IT ALLEY OPEN DOORS OUR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THEN ON TO, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND WHATNOT.

SO, I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM IN DETAIL.

THE NEXT COLUMN IS GOING TO BE THE EXPENDITURES FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. AND THEN THE NEXT THREE COLUMNS ARE HOW ARE THOSE PROGRAMS FUNDED PRIMARILY? SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STATE RESOURCES GO TO THE BASIC EDUCATION, THE ALS, OUR CTE PROGRAMS. AND THEN YOU GO DOWN AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE COMING IN THE NEXT COLUMN OVER, YOU CAN SEE THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS, WHAT'S BEING FUNDED FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. SO, WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT 17.2% OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE FUNDED BY LOCAL LEVY, LOCAL REVENUE, AND THEN WE USE SOME OF OUR FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT THOSE, SOME OF THOSE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.

SO, OF THOSE PROGRAMS, BASIC EDUCATION WAS ABOUT 59% OF OUR LEVY FUNDS ARE DISTRICT WIDE EXPENDITURES WAS ABOUT 29%.

TRANSPORTATION WAS ABOUT 2%.

THAT WAS ABOUT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF LEVY FUNDS SUPPORTED TRANSPORTATION.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION IT'S $2.8 MILLION.

SO ABOUT 10% OF OUR LOCAL LEVY WAS WENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

SO, YOU CAN KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF HOW, YOU KNOW, THE REVENUES THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE, WHAT THE STATE FUNDS IS, AND THEN WHAT WE SPEND WITH OUR LOCAL LEVY DOLLARS.

AND THEN THERE'S YOU CAN SEE THERE IS COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FOOD SERVICES.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE LOCAL REVENUE RECEIPTS FROM, YOU KNOW, PAID MEALS.

SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S LEVY.

SO THAT'S A COMBINATION OF LOCAL FUNDS.

LEVY RECEIPTED DOLLARS INTO THE YOU KNOW THROUGH THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, COMMUNITY AID AND THEN THE FUND BALANCE.

NEXT SLIDE. SO JUST TO WRAP IT UP FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THE SUMMARY WE DID HAVE, AND WE PLANNED TO USE SOME OF OUR FUND BALANCE.

SO, WE HAD A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF $4,554,669 AFTER OUR TOTAL REVENUE MINUS THE EXPENDITURES.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE A TRANSFER TO DEBT SERVICE FUND FOR OUR DEBT PAYMENT.

THAT'S OUR NON-VOTED DEBT PAYMENT.

SO THAT WAS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE BUDGET FOR.

AND WE HAVE IT EVERY YEAR.

SO, UNTIL THAT'S PAID OFF.

SO, LET'S GO ON TO FUND BALANCE BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN FUND BALANCE.

SO, I TRIED TO PUT SOME HELPFUL HINTS OVER HERE JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF NON-SPENDABLE.

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SO, MOST OF THE CATEGORIES WERE VERY CLOSE IN THE BUDGETING.

OUR ASSIGNED DID COME IN A LITTLE HIGHER AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

SO NON SPENDABLE IS EXACTLY THAT.

IT'S NOT AVAILABLE.

IT'S FOR INVENTORY AND PREPAIDS.

AND WE DID DO PREPAIDS.

AND YOU CAN SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THIS.

THE NON SPENDABLE.

NORMALLY WE GET OUR INSURANCE INVOICE, AND WE PREPAY IT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

AND WE HAVE TO SET THOSE FUNDS ASIDE IN 2122.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE INVOICES READY, AND WE DIDN'T GET THEM UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED, BECAUSE OUR INSURANCE INVOICE IS ABOUT $2.2 MILLION.

AND THEN THERE'S OTHER PREPAIDS IN THERE.

AND THEN ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF THAT NON SPENDABLE FOR PREPAIDS IS GOING TO BE YOUR CURRICULUM ADOPTION.

WHEN WE PREPAY FOR A SIX YEARS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AN EXPENSE.

THOSE OVER THE SIX YEARS.

WE DON'T TAKE IT AND EXPENSE IT ALL TO ONE YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING THOSE SERVICES OVER THOSE SIX YEARS.

SO WE'LL HAVE SO SOME.

SO THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THOSE PREPAID.

THE MONEY'S ALREADY GONE OUT THE DOOR.

THE VENDOR ALREADY HAS IT.

BUT THEN WE EXPENSE IT OVER THOSE YEARS AS WE USE THOSE SERVICES.

NEXT IS RESTRICTED FOR PROGRAM FUNDS.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ANY CARRYOVER FROM CTE FROM LAPSE.

ANYTHING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED MONEY.

AND NOW WE HAVE TO USE IT SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. SO THAT IS IT.

AND THAT DIDN'T CHANGE TOO MUCH.

IT ACTUALLY WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

SO, ON THE ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, THAT IS MONEY THAT WE SET ASIDE.

AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS THROUGH BUDGETING FOR FUTURE CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS, BUILDING GRANT AND PROGRAM CARRYOVER SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS IN THERE, JUST SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR SOME FACILITY UPDATES, A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THERE.

BUT IN GENERAL, IT'S ASSIGNED TO PRIMARILY LIKE OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS IS OUR BIG ONE.

SO, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE BIG ITEMS ON THERE.

SO, IT DID COME IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WOULD.

AND WHAT WE HAD IS WE HAD SOME CONTRACTS THAT WE HAD COMMITTED TO WITH FACILITIES AND THROUGH OUR MAINTENANCE BUDGET, AND SO THEY DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO FINISH ALL THAT CONTRACTED WORK.

WE HAD PURCHASE ORDERS OUT AND WE HAD CONTRACTED WORK, SO THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT.

IT WAS ABOUT $800,000 OF A CONTRACT, AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO SAY, HEY, YOU, YOU NOW NEED TO USE YOUR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO FUND THOSE CONTRACTS.

SO, WE HELD THAT MONEY IN ASSIGNED FOR THOSE CONTRACTS TO PAY OUT, BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAD BUDGETED PLANS FOR THEIR FACILITY UPDATES THAT THEY WERE DOING. SO THAT'S SITTING IN THERE.

AND THEN ALSO SOME OF OUR CURRICULUM CAME IN A LITTLE HIGHER.

SO THAT'S FOR 22-23.

SO THAT BUMPED IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE HAD PRELIMINARY PROJECTED IN THAT CURRICULUM UPDATE.

SO THAT'S THE ASSIGNED.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE UNASSIGNED WHICH WAS WHAT WE BUDGETED.

AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY FROM HAVING INCREASED ENROLLMENT ABOVE BUDGET.

SO THAT REALLY GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT MONEY SET ASIDE BECAUSE WE PLAN TO USE IT IN IN 23, 24 THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE BUDGETED TO USE ABOUT $11.8 MILLION OF FUND BALANCE, AND THAT'S FOR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS AND SUPPORTING ONGOING OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE. CURRENTLY, ESSER FUNDS IS HELPING SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS RIGHT NOW IN 2324.

SO, REALLY THIS FUND BALANCE IS 38,385,542. AND REALLY, IT'S PROJECTED TO BE SPENT DOWN QUITE A BIT OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

SO, AND THAT WAS PART OF OUR BUDGET UPDATE THAT WE DID.

AND YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT AT ALL? NOPE. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO JUST SOME FINAL TAKEAWAYS.

ESSER FEDERAL FUNDS AND FUND BALANCE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STAFFING, SALARIES AND BENEFITS, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.

AND IT ENDS THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN 23-24.

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AND DECLINING FUND BALANCE IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE TO STABILIZE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND SOME OF OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS.

NEXT IS OUR OTHER DISTRICT FUNDS.

I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME IN DETAIL ON THIS, BUT I'LL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THEM.

OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, WE DO HAVE REVENUE THAT COMES IN, AND THAT IS PRIMARILY THROUGH SCHOOL IMPACT FEES THAT WE RECEIVE.

AND THOSE EXPENDITURES WERE PRIMARILY DEDICATED TO THE CAM SITE FOR TONIGHT.

SO THOSE WERE THE EXPENDITURES.

AND WE HAVE SOME MORE EXPENDITURES OBVIOUSLY, COMING THROUGH.

AND WE HAD SOME IN THE 2122 SCHOOL YEAR TOO.

SO YEAH, THE PURPOSE OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IS FOR CAPITAL FACILITIES AND LAND ACQUISITIONS.

BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT SCHOOL IMPACT FEES CAN ONLY BE USED TO SUPPORT NEW GROWTH.

THEY CANNOT BE USED FOR REPAIRS, JUST REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR FACILITIES.

SO, THEY ONLY CAN BE USED TO BUILD NEW CLASSROOMS. INCREASE CAPACITY FOR OUR UNHOUSED STUDENTS.

SO, THE ASB FUND, THEY HAD, IT'S STUDENT DRIVEN.

IT'S CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL.

THEIR PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE IS FUNDRAISERS AND FEES.

THAT GOES FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIKE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SUPPLIES AND ACTIVITIES.

THEY NEED TO YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT MONEY IS SITTING IN THEIR ASB FUND IS, YOU KNOW, THE CLUB FUNDS THAT THEY'RE GETTING READY.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY START THE SCHOOL YEAR, THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO HAVE SOME A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, YOU KNOW, SET ASIDE SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO JUST GO AND DO A FUNDRAISER TO DO SOME ACTIVITIES.

SO, THEY HAVE THEIR, THAT'S WHAT THAT ENDING FUND BALANCE IS, IS TO KIND OF GET THEM STARTED FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SO, DEBT SERVICE FUND.

WE HAVE AN, WE MAKE OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS FIRST AND WE ARE PAYING OFF OUR BOND AS EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WE WILL BE PAYING THAT OFF NEXT MONTH.

AND SO THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY DONE.

WE DO HAVE SOME NON-VOTING.

IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT, LIKE I SAID, BUT AND THAT PAYS OFF IN THE NEXT YEAR.

BUT THAT'S NOT THAT'S THROUGH GENERAL FUND.

THAT'S OUR OTHER DISTRICT FUNDS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? OKAY, WE WILL POST THIS PRESENTATION, TOO.

YOU CAN SEE THE LINK HERE.

THE LINK IS TO THE MAIN WEBSITE, BUT I'VE GIVEN YOU THE PATH HOW TO GET TO OUR FINANCE AND BUDGET INFORMATION.

AND THEN IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME.

HAPPY TO ANSWER. CAN YOU GO BACK TO I THINK IT WAS SLIDE 14.

OKAY. YES.

THAT SLIDE. IT SEEMS LIKE IF WE WERE LOOKING AT A GRAPH THAT ALL OF THOSE LINES ARE GOING THIS DIRECTION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO DO SOME CAREFUL PLANNING IN THE NEXT.

YEAH. YEAH, YEA, I'M SURE YOU'LL BE GIVING US SOME DIRECTION AND HELP.

RIGHT? YEAH. WELL YEAH, WE'LL BE CLOSELY MONITORING OUR ENROLLMENTS COMING IN RIGHT AT BUDGET.

MAYBE JUST A LITTLE SMIDGE BELOW BUDGET RIGHT NOW.

BUT. SO, WE DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT HELPED US OUT LAST YEAR TO, TO NOT HAVE AS GREAT OF NEED TO USE OUR FUND BALANCE.

SO, BUT GOING FORWARD, WITHOUT THE ESSER FUNDING, THE ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION DOLLARS, WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF SET SOME OF THAT ASIDE TO HELP OUT, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD.

AND SO YEAH, WE'LL BE DEFINITELY WE DO HAVE A DECLINING FUND BALANCE IS, IT HAS BEEN PROJECTED OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THAT WAS PART OF OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION.

AND THAT'S ALL POSTED AS WELL ON OUR, THE WEBSITE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH.

MARY, TO YOUR POINT, WE WILL BE I MEAN, WE HAVE TO BE LOOKING, YOU KNOW, TO STABILIZE OUR BUDGET.

AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT CUTS GOING INTO THE SPRING.

YOU KNOW, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE ELIMINATION OF THE ESSER FUNDS.

IF ESSER FUNDS WERE PAYING FOR STAFFING BENEFITS, THEN THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO LOOK AT IT.

AND THEY WERE AND OUR FUND BALANCE DECLINING.

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WE ARE SEEING IT ALL ACROSS THE REGION.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING IT FROM CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'RE SEEING IT FROM EVERGREEN SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'RE SEEING IT FROM WASHOUGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'RE SEEING WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING IT FROM ALL OF THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE BECAUSE, AS MICHELLE POINTED OUT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS HELPED US IS OUR ENROLLMENT.

AND WHILE WE WERE GOING UP, EVERYBODY ELSE WAS REMAINING FLAT OR GOING DOWN, BUT WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR WHERE WE WERE AT OUR HEIGHT.

BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER WHILE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE REMAINING WELL BELOW.

SO THAT'S SOFTENED IT FOR US, BUT ALL IT'S DONE IS PUT OFF THE INEVITABLE, AND THE INEVITABLE IS CATCHING UP WITH US.

AND THE THING ABOUT A FUND BALANCE, AND WE'VE SAID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, IS IT'S NONRENEWABLE.

YOU BUILD IT UP AND THEN WHEN YOU SPEND IT, IT'S GONE.

WE'RE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

YOU'RE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, SO TO SPEAK.

SO, WE WILL BE IN THAT SITUATION.

TO WHAT DEGREE? I'M HEARING A COMMON A COMMON NUMBER BEING FLOATED BY OTHER DISTRICTS THAT WE TALKED TO AT THE WSDA CONFERENCE AND IN THE REGION ARE, WE'RE LOOKING AT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE MAKING 10% CUTS, YOU KNOW, JUST AS A SCARY FIGURE FOR US, 10% FOR US WITH A $230 MILLION BUDGET, IT'S $23 MILLION.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE 10% AREA.

BUT EVEN IF IT WERE 5%, WE'RE LOOKING AT 11 TO $12 MILLION.

YEAH. EVERGREEN WAS 20 MILLION LAST YEAR, 15 MILLION THE YEAR BEFORE.

AND THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER $20 MILLION CUT NEXT YEAR.

SO YEAH, WE HAVE SOME WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES.

AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE SPOKE TO THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT IS THAT THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT KEEPING UP WITH THESE COSTS.

YOU KNOW, OUR BOND RATE, OUR LEVY RATE THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR FROM THE TAXPAYERS HAS, YOU KNOW, SIX YEARS AGO WE WERE GETTING ABOUT $30 MILLION A YEAR FROM OUR TAXPAYERS FOR LEVEE.

THAT WAS BACK IN 2017 THAT WE WERE GETTING ABOUT $30 MILLION A YEAR IN OUR LEVEE.

IT'S NOW 2023.

WE'RE STILL GETTING $30 MILLION A YEAR FROM OUR LEVY.

THE PROBLEM IS $30 MILLION BACK IN 2017.

IT'S NOT GOING AS FAR IN 2023.

AND SO, IT'S THAT DISCREPANCY THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

BUT LIKE THEY POINTED OUT TODAY, COMMUNITIES ONLY HAVE SO MUCH CAPACITY.

YES, YES, YES.

AND WE KNOW THAT. AND I THINK IF YOU IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AROUND AT THE TAX RATES THAT WE CHARGE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH ARE THE LOWEST IN THE REGION BY FAR, I THINK WE HAVE BEEN GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAX MONEY, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN IN THE FACT THAT OUR FUND BALANCE IS $38 MILLION. BUT TO MICHELLE'S POINT, WE ARE GOING TO SEE A RAPID DECREASE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT FUND BALANCE.

WE HAVE TO. YEAH, WE HAVE TO.

AND IT WILL ONLY GO SO FAR.

I WANT TO THANK CINDY CLUMPS, TOO, FOR ALL OF HER HELP AND WORK ON OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SHE'S MY RIGHT HAND, AND SHE'S VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING ME AND GETTING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DONE AND THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ALL THE AUDIT WORK.

SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

SO, THANK YOU, CINDY.

YEAH, THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE CLARITY AS WELL IN YOUR REPORT I APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT'S IT FOR US. OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[8. Citizens' Comments]

FIRST UP IS GRETCHEN BURKHARDT.

GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD.

BEFORE I LET YOU START, COULD WE STOP THE TIMER? I'M SORRY. I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY BECAUSE I JUST TOTALLY SPACED ON SAYING IT.

WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES FOR EACH CITIZEN COMMENT.

SORA WILL BE GIVING WARNING WHEN THERE'S 30S REMAINING, AND THEN TIME IS OUT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A TIMER ON THE SCREENS FOR EVERYONE TO TO KEEP AN EYE ON, TOO.

IF YOU DON'T SEE SORA, MAYBE YOU CAN CHECK OVER THERE.

AND THEN IF YOU GO PAST JUST OUT OF RESPECT, I WILL ASK YOU TO WRAP UP.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO, I TRY TO SHARE THAT BEFORE EVERY CITIZEN'S COMMENT SESSION.

I WAS JUST SO EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY.

I'M JUST LIKE, COME ON DOWN.

SO, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MINUTES TO RESTATE THAT.

[01:05:02]

AND MY TOPIC TONIGHT IS THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIRS.

I'M EXCITED BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL I CAN PASS OUT AND PRESENT TO YOU, BUT I'M SAD THAT WE ARE AT A POINT IN TIME WHERE IF THIS EVEN NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED, YOU PROBABLY ALL REMEMBER.

OR IF YOU'RE YOUNG ENOUGH, YOU REMEMBER YOURSELF ORDERING BOOKS FROM THE SCHOLASTIC BOOKS FLIER THAT CAME AROUND.

WE COULD ORDER GOOD BOOKS FOR OUR KIDS AT GOOD PRICES, AND THE BOOK FAIR SUPPORTED OUR SCHOOLS WELL.

THIS YEAR SCHOLASTIC HAS CROSSED A LINE, IN MY OPINION, AND SEVERAL BOOKS ON THE FLIER WHICH I'VE GOT CIRCLED THAT I PREVIEWED, AND YOU CAN AS WELL. GALLOWGATE, ZOMBIE SEASON, HUNGER GAMES, SONGS AND BIRDS AND SHARKS.

THESE ARE BOOKS THAT ARE JUST KIND OF ON THE ORDER OF DARK, THAT I WONDER IF WE REALLY, AS A SCHOOL BOARD AND A SCHOOL DISTRICT, ARE PROUD TO PROMOTE OR WANT TO BE IN OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR OUR KIDS.

BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SEXUALIZED MATERIAL, THAT IT'S HARD.

YOU KNOW, SCHOLASTIC IS HARD TO FIND THAT ON THEIR BOOK SITE, I ATTEMPTED TO EMAIL YOU GUYS SOMETHING.

I HOPE YOU GOT IT, BUT I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THEY HAVE 64 BOOKS, ABOUT 64 WITH SEXUALIZED MATERIAL.

MELISSA BY ALEX GINO.

HE'S A GUY TO WATCH.

QUESTIONABLE DRAMA.

THE HEARTSTOPPER SERIES, YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN AND YOU, AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO MAKE POLICY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, OUR LIBRARIES, AND THE BOOKS THEY OFFER TO OUR CHILDREN.

NOW, I WANTED TO READ THROUGH.

JUST LOOK AT THE FRONT, THE TOP PAGE, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTIONS READ THROUGH THAT THEY ARE BASIC RESOLUTIONS.

IT'S A ONE PAGER THAT I'D ASK YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD TO ADOPT THAT OR CLOSE TO IT.

AND ALSO, ON THE BACK PAGE I HIGHLIGHTED ON THE TOP THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE BOOK FAIR SOURCE THAT SKYTREE.

I THINK IT IS.COM OR.ORG THAT WE COULD USE INSTEAD OF SCHOLASTIC'S.

SO YEAH, AND THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD.

THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE BOTTOM, THAT ONE PAGE IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET SEXUALIZED MATERIAL AND PORNOGRAPHIC STUFF TO KIDS, THEY ARE IT SOLIDIFIES.

IT'S LIKE HARD DRUGS TO THEM.

AND THE AVERAGE AGE NOW IS DOWN TO 7 TO 13 WHERE THEY FIRST GET EXPOSED.

OH THANKS. YEAH.

SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT YOUR LEISURE, REVIEW THAT INFORMATION AND LOOK AT THAT SKYTREE BOOKS AS AN ALTERNATIVE.

AND REALLY LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION PAGE AND THE WEBSITES AT THE BOTTOM THAT SUPPORTS THEIR MATERIALS AND WHAT THEY SAY IN THE RESOLUTION.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

I ASK YOU A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.

DO DOES OUR? SO, FROM MY MEMORY, SCHOLASTIC WAS YOU TOOK YOUR FLIER HOME LIKE SHE SAID.

AND YOUR PARENTS BOUGHT THOSE BOOKS FOR YOU.

SO, DO WE IN OUR LIBRARIES BUY BOOKS? SCHOLASTIC BOOKS? NO. OKAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS. TEACHERS. TEACHERS HAVE JUST READ THE RESOLUTION, WHICH ADDRESSES ALL BOOKS AND INFORMATION THAT COMES, LITERARY INFORMATION THAT WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE EDUCATED WITH AND WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO ALLOW AND BE KNOWN FOR.

POWERFUL TEACHERS HAVE THE ABILITY, WHEN STUDENTS ORDER, TO GET CREDITS THAT CAN BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR CLASSROOM LIBRARY. I OFTEN USE THEM FOR BOOK SETS IN MY CLASSROOM.

WHEN I WAS IN THE CLASSROOM, I WOULD GET EXTRA POINTS AND IT WOULD HELP ME BUILD A LIBRARY IN MY CLASSROOM SO THEY CAN ACCESS THEM.

IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET POINTS THROUGH SOME OF THOSE SCHOLASTICS AND OTHER BOOK FAIR TYPE PLACES.

YEAH. OKAY, GOOD TO KNOW.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER TONIGHT IS ALICE JEPSON.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS ALI STRAWPERSON.

I AM A PARENT, RESIDENT AND BUSINESS OWNER IN THE DISTRICT.

IN HONOR OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE MONTH, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS LAND ON WHICH WE MEET TONIGHT WAS INHABITED BY MULTIPLE INDIGENOUS TRIBES AND BANDS OF TRIBES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE COWLITZ, WESTERN KLICKITAT, AS WELL AS A MIGRATION REGION FOR THE CHINOOK, SILETZ, GRAND RONDE, CAYUSE, UMATILLA AND

[01:10:04]

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TRIBAL LANDS WE OCCUPY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT HTTPS:/NATIVE-LAND.

OKAY. IT HAS AN INTERACTIVE MAP AROUND THE GLOBE, BUT ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE HISTORY OF HOW OUR OWN TOWN EVEN GOT ITS NAME, AND THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE ADJACENT SCHOOLS TO THIS VERY MEETING SPOT IS NAMED IN HONOR OF THE BELOVED CHIEF UMTUCH THAT WE KNOW, TEACH, AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CULTURE AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS, LONG BEFORE ANY OF OUR SETTLER ANCESTORS, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT JUST PART OF OUR PAST HISTORY, THEY ARE PART OF OUR PRESENT AND FUTURE HISTORIES AS WELL.

I EARNESTLY REQUEST THAT THE DISTRICT AND BOARD REACH OUT TO THE TO THE COWLITZ TRIBAL FOUNDATION TO FOSTER A MEANINGFUL AND ONGOING COLLABORATION, OR BETTER YET, PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE TRIBE TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT I WOULD BE HONORED TO ASSIST IN THIS ENDEAVOR IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE EUNICE INGERMANSON.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS DANA INGERMANSON.

MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER.

AND I LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT.

OH, DITTO ABOUT WHAT ALI JUST SAID.

I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I REALLY ENJOY THE STUDENT VOICES TONIGHT.

DAYBREAK FOR SALE AS WELL.

I MEAN, YEAH.

AND I APPRECIATED THE STUDENT REPS' VOICES.

BUT TONIGHT, I BASICALLY WANT TO THANK AND HONOR THE TWO OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, MR. LAWHON, FOR YOUR CONFIDENT AND COMPETENT SERVICE DURING THE TIME WHEN THE SEAT WAS VACANT.

THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN SO NICELY.

AND MR. WATRIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING WITH EXPERTISE PRESIDING DURING ALL THE COMMITTEE WORK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE TO SOMETIMES DISSENT.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF POLICIES THAT HELP MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACIOUS COMMUNICATION WITH ME, FOR TEACHING ME ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS, FOR ALL THE CONVERSATIONS OVER COFFEE, ALL THE GOOD ADVICE.

I THINK I'M GOING TO MISS YOU A LOT ON THIS BOARD, BUT I WILL SEE YOU IN THIS DISTRICT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. JESSICA COLE.

HELLO, BOARD. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE.

MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER.

I'VE HAD KIDS IN THE DISTRICT AND I'M A RESIDENT.

I AM HERE, I'M PART OF THE BATTLE GROUND PREVENTION ALLIANCE THAT PARTNERS WITH THE DREAM TEAM AT TWO SCHOOLS NOW.

MAYBE IT'S DREAM TEAMS. SO, THINK OF US. ANYWAYS, WE'RE HAVING A NEW SERIES THIS YEAR CALLED CHAI WITH A PI AND PI, MEANING PREVENTION INTERVENTION SPECIALIST.

AND IN JANUARY, NOVEMBER, JANUARY, MARCH AND MAY IT'S THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, EXCEPT FOR JUNE.

READ THE FLIER BACK-CHECK ME IN JANUARY.

IT WILL BE THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

FOUNDERS MERCANTILE IS PARTNERING WITH US TO HAVE A PREVENTION INTERVENTION SPECIALIST COME AND TALK TO PARENTS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT YOUTH AND

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AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING NEW.

WE'RE TRYING SOMETHING NEW.

WE'RE TRYING TO BE MORE WELCOMING AND INVITING TO PARENTS.

AND THERE WILL BE SOME TREATS TO EAT.

WE'LL BRING THE PIE, BUT YOU MIGHT NEED TO GRAB YOUR OWN CHAI.

WE'RE FIGURING OUT THE BEVERAGES, AND SO I PERSONALLY HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT FENTANYL.

THAT WILL BE LIKE THERE WILL BE A TOPIC, A DIFFERENT TOPIC EVERY MONTH OR EVERY TIME IT WILL BE DIFFERENT.

BUT THERE WILL BE TIME FOR LIKE CONVERSATION QUESTIONS.

AND I BELIEVE WE PARTNERED WITH THE DISTRICT LAST YEAR WITH THE SHERIFFS CAME.

I THINK I'M CREDITING EVERYONE CORRECTLY.

MAYBE NOT CHECK FACT CHECK ME, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATED WHEN THE SHERIFFS CAME TO CHIEF AND TALKED ABOUT FENTANYL BECAUSE I LEARNED SO MUCH AND I PASSED IT ON TO MY KIDS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT IN YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ANYMORE.

SO, I HAVE FLIERS FOR YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ANDREW AND MARK, THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH AND GOODBYE.

AND I HAVE CARDS FOR YOU AND ANDREW.

THANK YOU FOR JUMPING IN THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

AND I JUST APPRECIATE, LIKE, THE EYE CONTACT YOU'VE GIVEN ME DURING COMMENTS, AND YOU'VE WRITTEN NOTES.

I THINK IT WAS MY MOTHER THAT JOKED, LIKE, ARE THEY GOOD NOTES THOUGH? BUT IT'S MY MOTHER.

IT'S MY MOTHER. SHE WOULD BE LIKE, SURE, RIGHT? HE JUST HAD TO SAY THAT AND NO.

SO, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND MARK, YOU WERE HERE WITH ME, WITH MY KIDS AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU ABOUT TO CRY IN THE BACK.

I MIGHT NOW AND I JUST I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE IN OUR DISTRICT, LIKE BEFORE THE BOARD AND ALL THE EXTRA STUFF YOU'VE DONE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN THE NEWSPAPER HERE AND THERE, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS.

AND HAVING BEEN THERE FOR MY FAMILY, IT JUST REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME.

ALL RIGHT, THAT WRAPS US UP FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.

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

PERSONNEL REPORTS.

STUDENT TRAVEL. COMPLETED PROJECTS.

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL.

THE APPROVAL OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON SCHOOL INFORMATION PROCESSING COOPERATIVE.

THE APPROVAL TO SOLICIT FOR PRIVATE TRIP TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

THE YEARBOOK CONTRACT AND AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE.

CONTRACT 192003.

WAREHOUSE. CONSUMABLES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA PUT ON BY THEMSELVES? ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS BEFORE WE HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I WOULD LOOK TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE WE VOTE? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

I WANTED TO TAKE JUST A SECOND AND JUST REACH BACK OUT TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY THOUGHTS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

JUST. I FEEL LIKE WE DON'T GET TO TALK TO YOU GUYS AS MUCH THESE DAYS.

NOT A LOT GOING ON. SO, I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS WERE THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE ITEMS. WELL, LIKE ALWAYS, I WAS LOOKING AT STUDENT TRAVEL, AND I NOTICED THAT THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL BAND IN 2025, THE SPRING OF 2025, ARE GOING TO LOS ANGELES IN CALIFORNIA FOR A PERFORMANCE TOUR.

SO, I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL, REALLY NOTABLE.

HOPEFULLY THAT'LL BE REALLY FUN FOR THEM A LITTLE BIT IN THE FUTURE, BUT SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

IT SEEMS SO FAR AWAY.

YEAH. ANYTHING FOR YOU, JULIA? WHAT KIND OF CAUGHT MY EYE WAS A YEARBOOK CONTRACT.

SO, I AM ONE OF THOSE NERDS WHO WAS IN YEARBOOK, AND I COULDN'T BE, BECAUSE NOW I MAX ON CREDITS.

BUT SO, WE WENT FROM JOSTENS TO HERFF JONES, AND NOW IT'S.

OH, HOLD ON, LET ME GET LET ME PULL UP THE NAME HERCULES ACHIEVEMENT.

AND I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK IT'S SUPER AWESOME, BUT I DO FEEL A LITTLE BAD FOR THE YEARBOOK, FOR THE YEARBOOK PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLY THE YEARBOOK ADVISORS WHO HAVE TO LEARN A WHOLE NEW SOFTWARE AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S WITH THE SAME CONTRACT I LIKE, WENT TO THE WEBSITE AND IT'S LIKE IT'S A DIFFERENT THING, BUT THAT'S ALL.

THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE ADOBE, BUT YEAH.

AWESOME. GOOD INSIGHT.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

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ANY OTHER THOUGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? NO. OKAY.

WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS TONIGHT.

WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS, AND THAT IS THE APPOINTMENT OF, FOR AND AGAINST COMMITTEE MEMBERS MICHELLE SCOTT.

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

AS PART OF OUR CAPITAL LEVY FOR TECHNOLOGY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND SAFETY.

ONCE THE RESOLUTION IS READY TO GO AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT WHICH WE'VE SUBMITTED, YOU'VE APPROVED AND WE'VE SUBMITTED THAT TO THE CLARK COUNTY ELECTIONS, WHAT'S REQUIRED BY OUR CW IS FOR THE DISTRICT TO REACH OUT AND ASK FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO WRITE STATEMENTS IN THE VOTERS' PAMPHLET FOR OR AGAINST THE, THE, THE PROPOSITION.

SO, WHAT I'M ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITIZENS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD AND HAVE ASKED TO BE ON THOSE COMMITTEES, AND THEY SELECT WHICH COMMITTEE THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ON, AND WE THAT FORM WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLARK COUNTY TREASURER SO THAT THEY CAN.

I'M SORRY, ASSESS ELECTIONS OFFICE, EXCUSE ME SO THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE FOLKS TO HAVE THEM WRITE THOSE STATEMENTS.

SO YES, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FOR AND AGAINST COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

DO YOU HAVE THOSE NAMES? YES. THEY'RE IN THE DOCS.

YEAH. YOU REFERRED TO IT AS A COMMITTEE.

MY EXPERIENCE IS IT'S OFTENTIMES A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL IN A COMMITTEE.

BE ONE PERSON. YES.

SURE. YEAH.

NO MAN IS. THEY ALLOW FOR THAT.

YEAH OKAY. YEAH.

JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.

HOW DID THE DISTRICT SOLICIT THESE NAMES.

SO AS SOON AS THE RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE LEVY WAS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, THE PRESS RELEASE, WE IMMEDIATELY POSTED THAT REQUEST FOR.

SO, IT WAS ON OUR WEBSITE FOR A WEEK.

AND SO.

AND IF NO ONE WOULD HAVE COME FORWARD, THEN THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT WILL REACH OUT TO ASK FOR PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD.

SO, EITHER WAY THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO APPOINT COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

AS LONG AS SOMEBODY COMES FORWARD.

SO DID MORE THAN THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED COME FORWARD OR JUST THESE TWO.

JUST THOSE TWO.

OKAY. INTERESTING.

POLITICS IS AN INTERESTING THING.

I WOULD MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVE THE FOR AND AGAINST COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE FOR AND AGAINST COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

I WOULD LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTES.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[12. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

SO THAT'S GOOD.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT.

WE HAVE AGAIN.

WE HAVE OUR BOARD TOUR THIS FRIDAY.

THERE'S A FINE DINING EVENT THAT I BELIEVE WE'RE ALL INVITED TO ON DECEMBER 7TH.

AND THEN OUR LAST AREA FOR DECEMBER IS OUR SINGLE BOARD MEETING.

WE DO HAVE A WORK SESSION THAT EVENING STARTING AT 4:00 FOR THIS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS REVIEW, AND THEN OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING THAT STARTS AT SIX.

I WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THAT BOARD MEETING.

ONE WILL SWEAR IN A COUPLE OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND IT'S ALSO OUR REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING WHERE WE HAVE A PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ELECTIONS.

POSITIONS NEED TO BE NOMINATED AND THEN THERE WILL BE A ROLL CALL VOTE FOLLOWING.

SO WE COULD ALL BE EXCHANGING SEATS IN DECEMBER.

AND THEN IT'S ALSO OUR REORGANIZATION FOR OUR COMMITTEES AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE AN OPEN SPOT ON OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE.

WE WILL HAVE AN OPEN SPOT ON OUR EDUCATION BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION COMMITTEE.

AND THEN THERE'S THE WIAA COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE SECOND SPOT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT COULD ALSO BE

[01:25:04]

AND PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THAT MEETING GETS STARTED.

AND WITH THAT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SHARE BECAUSE I JUST TABLED.

IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH THAT.

WE'RE CALLING THIS MEETING TO ADJOURNMENT AT 7:25.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.