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[1. Call to Order]
IT IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, AND YOU ARE HERE AT OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING.WE WILL GET THIS MEETING STARTED, AND WE WILL START WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. READY? BEGIN.
>> NEXT UP, WE'LL HAVE OUR ROLL CALL.
>> PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, JACKIE MADDOX?
>> VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, MARY SNITLEY?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, TED CHAMPINE?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE?
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, JULIA STIFFLER?
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, ITZEL CONTRERAS MONTIEL?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
[4. Agenda Approval (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
WE HAVE OUR AGENDA APPROVAL ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS COMMENTS.
ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE ITEMS A-E. NO OLD BUSINESS TONIGHT.
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS, AND THEN WITH TIME, WE'LL LOOK AT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND BOARD EVENTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS FURTHER OR HAVE REMOVED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA?
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, AND I WOULD LOOK TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE?
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED AS 5:0.
THAT LEADS US TO BEGIN OUR COMMUNICATIONS,
[5. Communications]
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH STUDENT VOICE.STUDENT VOICE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ASB REPORTS, STUDENT INITIATIVES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND RECOGNITIONS.
WE'D LIKE TO START WITH STUDENTS FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
IF YOU'RE HERE, COULD YOU COME TO THE PODIUM? OH, GOOD. I THOUGHT NOBODY WAS GOING TO GET UP.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE FIRST.
[LAUGHTER] THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> I'M BELLA. I'M SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I'M THE SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THREE MAIN SUBJECTS.
THE FIRST BEING THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND THEN THE SECOND BEING THINGS WE HAVE IN THE WORKS, AND THE THIRD BEING JUST LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
TO START, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING A LOT OF OUR ENERGY ON WAS HOMECOMING.
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ATTENDED DANCES WE'VE HAD WITH 700 PEOPLE COMING THERE, AND IT INCORPORATED ALL CLASSES 9 THROUGH 12.
>> WE ALSO HAD A PEP ASSEMBLY ON FRIDAY INCLUDING HYPING UP OUR FOOTBALL TEAM AND CHEERLEADERS AND ALSO INCLUDING OUR UNIFIED SPORTS STUDENTS.
GAMES IN THE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDED STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT RELIGION, BELIEFS, AND BACKGROUNDS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL ACTIVITIES.
WE GOT REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND STUDENTS FOR THAT WHOLE ASSEMBLY.
>> THEN WE HAD OUR HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK, WHICH HAD PEOPLE INVOLVED A LOT MORE THAN WE USUALLY HAVE.
WE TRIED TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED THROUGH HAVING DIVERSE THEMES THAT INCORPORATED EVERY STUDENT, NOT JUST THE SELECT FEW.
>> THERE WAS ALSO A FOOD DRIVE WE DID FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY, AND IT WAS A STUDENT-LED ANIMAL SHELTER FOOD DRIVE BASED OUT OF OUR AGRICULTURE CTE CLASS.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE IN THE WORKS FOR OUR SCHOOL IS ONE ARE FORMAL.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE BIGGEST FRESHMAN CLASS WITH 500 PLUS KIDS MAKING IT SO THE DANCE WILL BE HELD IN THE GYM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
>> AS WELL, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS HAVING OUR SECOND MULTICULTURAL ASSEMBLY.
WE THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO REPRESENT THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS THROUGH THAT ASSEMBLY.
>> WE'RE ALSO HOSTING A FOOD DRIVE WITH NHS, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, AND THE CANNED FOOD DRIVE WILL GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE HOPING MORE STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT WILL HELP AND ADMIN IS GOING TO PROVIDE BREAKFAST FOR THE WINNING CLASS.
>> NOW, FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING IS TRYING TO CREATE A CULTURE OF BELONGING ON CAMPUS.
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WE'RE WORKING TO INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES BY HAVING THEM HELP US WITH ASB ACTIVITIES AND BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE.EXAMPLES OF THIS HAVE BEEN SEEN THROUGH OUR CBC STUDENTS HELPING WITH THE COFFEE CART WHERE STUDENTS MAKE AND DELIVER BEVERAGES TO TEACHERS ON CAMPUS.
>> WE ALSO HAVE OUR BGHS THRIFT STORE, WHICH IS STUDENT-RUN, AND WE RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SELL ITEMS FOR A DOLLAR A PIECE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AN AFFORDABLE CLOTHING ITEMS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.
IT WAS ALSO ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE COLUMBIAN TODAY AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE REFLECTOR.
OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO REACHED OUT FOR OUR HELP FOR OUR TEAM TO MAKE EFFORTS TO CREATE THEIR STORES IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
>> AS WELL, WE'VE MADE BECCA'S CLOSET, WHICH GIVES FORMAL WEAR THAT'S DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY BACK TO STUDENTS WHO NEED ACCESS FOR IT FOR DANCES.
THROUGH THE GROWTH AND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT, THOUGH, WE'VE SEEN THAT IT'S BECOME A MORE EXCITING PROCESS THAT LIMITS THE STIGMA BEHIND GOING TO THE SCHOOL FOR HELP WITH FUNDING, THINGS LIKE FORMAL WEAR AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> OUR WINTER SPORTS ARE JUST BEGINNING.
WE HAVE GIRLS AND BOYS WRESTLING, GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL, SWIMMING, GYMNASTICS, UNIFIED BASKETBALL, AND CHEER.
>> ULTIMATELY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATING A SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS REPRESENTED AND DISPLAYED THROUGH NOT ONLY ASB, BUT THROUGH EVERY ACTIVITY WE PROVIDE TO THE STUDENT BODY. THANK YOU.
>> WELL DONE, GUYS. EXCELLENT.
>> ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ELLA OR BELLA? NO ONE? QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK IT'S EXCITING THAT WHEN YOU DID YOUR PEP RALLY THAT YOU INCLUDED UNIFIED SPORTS.
I THINK THAT'S VERY MEANINGFUL AND THINK IT SENDS A GREAT MESSAGE OF INCLUSION.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU GUYS' LEADERSHIP AND A LOT ABOUT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL THAT WAS RECEIVED SO POSITIVELY. JUST THANK YOU.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT BECCA'S CLOSET.
HOW WOULD SOMEONE DONATE IF THEY DID HAVE SOME FORMAL WEAR THEY'D LIKE TO OFFER?
>> NORMALLY, WE JUST SAY BRING INTO THE FRONT OFFICE AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH IT THERE.
>> BECCA'S CLOSET, IS THAT ONLY FOR GIRLS? THEY JUST DO DRESSES? LIKE IF I HAD SUITS AND STUFF.
>> WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE STUDENTS BUY FULL SUITS FROM THERE THAT ARE DONATED.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, JUST THANKS FOR GIVING US A GLIMPSE INTO BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL.
THANKS FOR BEING BRAVE AND GOING FIRST.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE ASB FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> HI. I'M HADDON. I'M THE ASB SECRETARY AND REPRESENTATIVE.
>> I'M EMILEE NATIOLA, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS OF AMERICA CLUB AT PRAIRIE, ALSO KNOWN AS HOSA, AS WELL AS THE NHS PRESIDENT.
>> I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ASB HAS DONE THIS YEAR, AND ALSO BECAUSE OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS ISN'T HERE, I'M ALSO GOING TO SPEAK ON SOME OF THAT, BUT I DO NOT KNOW A WHOLE LOT.
>> THEN I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE FOOD DRIVE THAT WE ARE HOSTING AT PRAIRIE.
>> ASB SO FAR HAS CONDUCTED SOME SCHOOL DANCES AND AN ASSEMBLY.
WE ALSO DID OUR ANNUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR TRUNK OR TREAT.
WE GOT 450 SOCKS DONATED TO FOSTER KIDS IN THIS AREA.
NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON OUR THIRD ANNUAL WINTER CARNIVAL.
WE'VE HAD IT FOR THREE YEARS SO FAR, AND I'M THE CO-LEAD FOR THAT, SO YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS.
[LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S ANOTHER PRAIRIE GIVES BACK EVENT, SO IT'S COMPLETELY FREE TO THE COMMUNITY.
ACTUALLY HAVE SOME POSTERS, IF YOU WANT THOSE.
IT'S ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 FROM 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM.
IT'S CREATED TO HELP BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK HIGH SCHOOLS ARE SUPER SCARY OR THEY DON'T HAVE A CERTAIN IDEA ABOUT IT.
I'LL JUST HELP KIDS AND PEOPLE GROWING UP.
EVERYONE JUST KNOW THAT HIGH SCHOOLS ARE NOT SCARY.
ALSO, WE'LL HAVE IT COMPLETELY FREE.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE TO GO OUT GET GIFTS $40 AT THE MALL FOR SANTA PICTURES,
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WE ALSO HAVE FREE PICTURES WITH SANTA, AND WE HAVE HOT COCOA CLOSE TO THAT.EVERY GUEST IS WELCOME TO COME.
IT'S FREE. EVERY SINGLE CLUB AND ACTIVITY IS INVOLVED.
IT'S ALSO A WAY FOR CLUBS AND PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED, HELP TEACH KIDS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
ALL OF OUR CLUBS HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THING THAT THEY'RE DOING, LIKE MAKING SNOW FLAKES OR LIKE A DARK GAME, I THINK THERE IS, AND THEN LIKE HOT COCOA SANDS.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT IN THE WORKS, BUT NOT FOR SURE JUST SO THAT KIDS CAN COME IN AND DO LITTLE ACTIVITIES AND HAVE FUN DAYS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
NOW I'M GOING TO START SPEAKING ON THE PERFORMING ARTS.
PRAIRIES DRAMA PROGRAM JUST FINISHED THEIR MARY POPPINS PLAY.
NOW THEY'RE WORKING ON THE PRODUCTION CALLED THE PROM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE IN THE SPRINGTIME, DON'T THE DATE.
BUT THE PRAIRIE BAND PROGRAM JUST ALSO FURNISHED THE PREP MUSIC FOR THE VARSITY FOOTBALL GAMES.
NOW THEY'RE MOVING ON TO BASKETBALL GAMES, WHICH IS ALSO GOING WITH OUR WINTER SPORTS.
THEY'RE ALSO DOING CHRISTMAS TUNES, MAYBE A FESTIVAL, AND THEY'RE PLANNING ON BAND-LIKE BONDING EVENTS, AND THEIR SKYVIEW JAZZ FESTIVAL, WHICH IS UPCOMING.
DON'T KNOW THE DATES, BUT THAT'S ALL.
>> THEN I'M SUPER EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOOD DRIVE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY HOSTING.
STARTING NOVEMBER 12, THE HOSA CABINET AND I DECIDED TO RUN OUR VERY FIRST INTER CLUB FOOD DRIVE COMPETITION IN WHICH EIGHT DIFFERENT CLUBS AT PRAIRIE ARE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A FRIENDLY COMPETITION TO SEE WHO CAN COLLECT THE MOST AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS.
THE REASON WHY WE WANTED TO RUN THIS DRIVE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR TYPICAL FOOD DRIVE IS TO FURTHER INCENTIVIZE AND ENCOURAGE THE STAFF, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT PRAIRIE TO DONATE AS MANY PRODUCTS AS POSSIBLE.
WITH THIS INHERENT COMPETITIVE NATURE TO THE DRIVE, WE HOPE TO COLLECT AS MANY PRODUCTS AS POSSIBLE.
ALL THE DONATIONS WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE CLARK COUNTY FOOD BANK FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED THAT ARE FACING ISSUES OF HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TIMES WHERE THE HOLIDAYS ARE APPROACHING, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS CAN BE HIGHLY STRESSFUL TIMES FOR GROUPS THAT DON'T REALLY HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO FOOD AT HOME.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY DRIVING FORCE OF THIS DRIVE.
WE REALLY WANT TO COLLECT AS MANY PRODUCTS AS POSSIBLE FOR THESE GROUPS.
WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THIS DRIVE IS THAT IT ALLOWS THE DIVERSE CLUBS AT PRAIRIE TO TRULY COLLABORATE AND WORK ALONGSIDE TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ACCESS TO BEFORE.
EACH CLUB IS ABLE TO COME TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARDS AN ENDEAVOR THAT IMPACTS THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
EACH CLUB HAS BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB OF DECORATING THEIR BOXES THAT REPRESENT WHAT CLUB THAT THEY'RE FROM, POSTING IT AROUND CAMPUS, MAKING FLYERS THAT ARE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS WELL AS AROUND CAMPUS TO FURTHER SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE EVENT.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS DRIVE TAKES US.
IT ENDS DECEMBER 20, AND THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE WINTER COLOR GUARD ASSEMBLY RIGHT BEFORE WINTER BREAK.
>> DO YOU HAVE A TARGET IN MIND?
>> WE GOT BARRELS FROM THE CLARK COUNTY FOOD BANK, AND THEY'RE THIS HIGH AND THIS WIDE, AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO FILL THESE BARRELS AND THEN TAKE THEM DIRECTLY TO THE CLARK COUNTY FOOD BANK.
>> THAT'S GREAT. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? WELL, THANK YOU.
>> YOU HAVE A LOT OF PASSION, A LOT OF ENERGIES. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> YES, AND WE ALSO HAVE FLYERS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE.
>> IF WE COLLECT ANYTHING AT DISTRICT OFFICE, WE COULD SEND IN YOUR GUYS WAYS?
>> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER STUDENTS OR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT MAKE MY LIST? NO ONE'S RUNNING TOWARDS THE PODIUM, SO WE WILL LOOK OVER TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THEIR UPDATES.
>> SHE SAYS, I GO FIRST, GUYS.
SORRY. I JUST THINK IT'S FUNNY EVERY TIME SHE SAYS THAT.
WELL, I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A LOT TO REPORT.
AT RIVER HOMELINK AND ASB RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO GO INTO OUR WINTER GRANT EVENT RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING.
WINTER GRAMS IS PRETTY MUCH THIS EVENT WHERE ASB GOES DOOR TO DOOR AND DELIVERS
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LITTLE GIFTS AND PRIZES TO STUDENTS AND BASICALLY HOW IT WORKS IS OTHER STUDENTS WILL ORDER IT FOR THEM.I COULD GET ONE FROM MY LITTLE BROTHER, AND THEN ASB WOULD GO AND DELIVER IT TO MY LITTLE BROTHER AND WE SING A SONG AND IT IS AWESOME.
TEACHERS LOVE IT, TOO, SOMEHOW, AND WE WEAR EARS, AND IT'S GREAT.
THAT'S RUNNING FROM DECEMBER 2 TO DECEMBER 13, SO WE HAVE ANOTHER WEEK TO DO DELIVERIES BEFORE WE GO INTO WINTER BREAK, WHICH IS PRETTY AWESOME.
THEN WE'RE ALSO PLANNING OUR WINTER FORMAL, WHICH IS JANUARY 7 FROM 7:00-10:00 IN AND THE MAPLE GROVE LARGE GYM BECAUSE RIVER HOMELINK SHARES A GYM WITH MAPLE GROVE, BUT WE'RE ALL FRIENDS, SO IT'S GREAT.
THEN WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO LAND OUR PROM VENUE BECAUSE WE ALWAYS PROCRASTINATE IT, AND NOW WE'RE LIKE, OH, NO, IT'S ALMOST THE NEXT YEAR AND WE DON'T HAVE A PROM VENUE YET.
BUT IT'S OKAY. WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
THEN OUR PTO JUST HAD THEIR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST FATHER AND DAUGHTER BALL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY.
BUT I HEAR THAT I WENT REALLY WELL AND I SAW SOME PICTURES AND THEY WERE PRINCESSES, AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SO WELL DONE.
I THINK IT WAS AT THE BATTLE GROUND COMMUNITY CENTER.
EVERYBODY FROM RIVER HOMELINK IS SAYING YES.
IT WAS THAT THE BATTLE GROUND COMMUNITY CENTER AND WENT SUPER WELL, AND IT WAS GREAT.
PTO IS VERY GOOD AT PUTTING ON THEIR EVENTS, AND THEY DECORATE REALLY WELL.
SINCE MOST OF THEM HAVE KIDS, THEY KNOW HOW TO CATER TO KIDS, AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME.
OUR RIVER HOMELINK THEATER IS PERFORMING SHREK AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK, SO IT STARTS ON DECEMBER 6, AND THEN THEY HAVE 7:00 P.M SHOWINGS EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY UNTIL THE 14TH..
THEY ALSO HAVE A MATINEE AT 7:00 ON SATURDAY THE 7 AND SATURDAY THE 14.
IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME AND I'VE SEEN ALL OF THEIR COSTUMES, AND IT'S GOING TO BE INSANE. IT'S GOING TO BE SO FUN.
BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IS DOING THEIR PERFORMANCE OF CLUE.
THE DATES ARE WEIRDER. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE DATES ARE, BUT THEY'RE THE SAME TWO WEEKENDS.
THE SHOWS ARE AT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY INSTEAD OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
I DON'T KNOW. BUT I KNOW IT'S COMING UP AND YOU SHOULD LOOK AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT AND THAT'S SUPER EXCITING.
I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT PRAIRIE BUT THEY ALREADY DID.
I WAS ABLE TO GO BECAUSE THEY WERE SOLD OUT.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL. THEN OUR LITTLE ASB, THEY JUST WRAPPED UP THEIR FOOD DRIVE.
I HAVE NOT TALKED TO SEE HOW MANY POUNDS OF FOOD THEY DONATED, BUT THE K-4 DEFINITELY WON THE COMPETITION.
EVERY TIME I WOULD PASS THE BINS, THEY WERE ALWAYS FULL TO THE BRIM.
THEN LAST WEDNESDAY, THEY TOOK THEIR CLASS TIME TO GO COUNT AND STUFF, AND THEY WERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN.
I HOPE THEY ALL JOIN ASB WHEN THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH.
BUT OVERALL, FOR ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLERS, WINTER SPORTS JUST OPENED UP.
MY LITTLE BROTHER'S FRIEND CAME OVER AND HE WAS LIKE, I MADE THE BASKETBALL TEAM AND HE WAS VERY EXCITED. SO GO PRAIRIE.
>> COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR FINALS FOR THEIR FALL QUARTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE, BUT I'M GETTING ALL MY FINALS ASSIGNMENTS AND I'M LIKE, YEAH, GREAT.
THEN WE GET A PRETTY LONG BREAK, WHICH IS NICE, AND WE HAVE THANKSGIVING BREAK COMING UP THIS WEDNESDAY, WHICH I'M SURE EVERYBODY IS EXCITED FOR.
YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT.
>> WELL, BECAUSE I HAD OUR ASB SECRETARY AND OUR HOSTA PRESIDENT, AS WELL AS OUR NHS PRESIDENT COME, THEY HIT ALL THE RIGHT SPELL.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY, BUT I'LL JUST ADD THAT OUR WINNER SPORTS ARE ALSO STARTING.
BOWLING, GYMNASTICS, BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL, BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLING, BOYS SWIM, DANCE, CHEER, AND UNIFIED BASKETBALL.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING ALL OF THAT.
WE WILL MOVE ON NEXT TO OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARDS. MR. LECUN.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY VERY QUICKLY.
THAT THE PRINCIPALS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AS THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
NICE JOB ON YOUR STUDENTS DOING THE PRESENTATIONS.
>> WE WILL TRANSITION TO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, AND I'M GOING TO INVITE GLENN, CINDA, KAREN, CARMEN, AND IRENE, TO JOIN US UP FRONT.
[APPLAUSE] I'VE ALSO INVITED MICHELLE REINHART BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T LIKE TO SEE TWO HR DIRECTORS UP HERE? [LAUGHTER] WE'VE HAD OVER 240 NOMINATIONS OVER THE LAST SIX, SEVEN MONTHS FOR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.
TO FILTER THROUGH AND SELECT THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE IS NOT AN EASY TASK,
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BUT IT'S A VERY GREAT EXPERIENCE TO GO THROUGH AND READ THROUGH.A COUPLE OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE ASKING ME WHO NOMINATED THEM, NORMALLY, WE DON'T REALLY SHARE THAT.
I'M DEFINITELY OPEN TO DOING THAT, BUT THEY COME FROM PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAFF, STUDENTS, SO A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE NOMINATE THESE FOLKS.
IT'S REALLY NEAT THAT, MICHELLE AND I GET TO BE A PART OF THIS AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
GLENN COOK, MR. COOK IS AN EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER WHOSE DEDICATION AND PASSION INSPIRE STUDENTS TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY AND PERSONALLY.
HIS ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT ALL EARNERS CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL VALUED AND MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED.
HE'S A TRUE ASSET TO THE RIVER HOMELINK SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
>> CINDA TRIGUEROS IS A TEACHER AT CAPTAIN STRONG.
MISS CINDA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR WHO CREATES A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL VALUED, SUPPORTED, AND INSPIRED TO SUCCEED.
THROUGH INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS, ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, AND A FOCUS ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, SHE CREATES A DYNAMIC AND JOYFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL.
CAPTAIN STRONG IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER.
[APPLAUSE] KAREN GUENTHER HAS TRANSFORMED THE OPEN DOORS PROGRAM AT SUMMIT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL.
GROWING IT FROM A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS TO OVER 50 IN JUST TWO YEARS.
HER DEDICATION, COMPASSION, AND TIRELESS EFFORTS HAVE CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STRUGGLING STUDENTS ARE EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED WITH MANY ACHIEVING THEIR GEDS UNDER HER GUIDANCE.
MISS GUENTHER. [APPLAUSE] CARMEN IS TRAVELING FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK.
SHE NOTIFIED ME WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT I WILL STILL READ THE WRITE UP THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR HER.
CARMEN IS AN EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER WHOSE KINDNESS AND DEDICATION CREATED POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE CLASSROOM WHERE STUDENTS THRIVE.
CARMEN IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS, OFTEN GETTING STUDENTS INVOLVED BY ASSESSING THEMSELVES AGAINST A WELL DETAILED GRADING RUBRIC DURING CLASS.
SHE'S DESCRIBED AS PATIENT AND PASSIONATE AND LEADS THE AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM AT TUKES VALLEY.
CARMEN. [APPLAUSE] IRENE MICHAELSON, SHE'S THE SECRETARY AT GLENWOOD HEIGHTS PRIMARY.
IRENE'S WARMTH, ORGANIZATION, AND EFFICIENCY, MAKE HER AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO GLENWOOD.
HER CHEERFUL ATTITUDE AND WELCOMING SMILE BRIGHTEN EVERY DAY, ENSURING EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY AND CREATES A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.
IRENE SETS THE TONE FOR THE FRONT OFFICE AND HELPS THE TEAM HANDLE THE NON STOP DAY TO DAY TRAFFIC THAT FILTERS THROUGH THEIR BUILDING.
IRENE MAKES GLENWOOD A BETTER PLACE.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO IS MAKE A LOOP AROUND, SHAKE HANDS WITH THE BOARD, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO END RIGHT HERE FOR A PHOTO WITH MISS RICHTER. THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL AND SUMMIT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL ACCREDITATION RECOGNITION.
>> YES, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE VICKI HERDINA FROM ESD 112.
SHE IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT SUMMIT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A PLAQUE AND GIVE SOME RECOGNITION TO SOME OF THE WORK THEY'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VICKI.
>> VICKI, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> ALWAYS GOOD TO SEEING YOU. [LAUGHTER]
TONIGHT, I'M ACTUALLY HERE REPRESENTING THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WHICH IS THE ACCREDITING BODY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS HERE IN BATTLE GROUND.
THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IS VOLUNTARY, BUT MOST SCHOOLS DEFINITELY WANT TO BE ACCREDITED.
MY ROLE IN THE ACCREDITATION IS TO ACT AS THE COACH FOR THE PRINCIPAL
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AND STRUCTURE THE ENTIRE YEAR'S INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR OWN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS IS HOW WELL THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESS INTEGRATES WITH THE DISTRICT'S OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH HAPPENS TO JUST NICELY INTEGRATE WELL WITH THE RUBRIC FOR ACCREDITATION.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE COLLECT AND LOOK AT OVER THE COURSE OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR, A LOT OF DATA, A LOT OF STUDENT VOICE, A LOT OF COMMUNITY VOICE.
THEN THAT IS ALL PUT TOGETHER AND WE LOOK AT IT THROUGH THE LENS OF, IS THE PLAN RESEARCH INFORMED? IS IT COMMUNITY INFORMED? IS IT DATA DRIVEN? THEN THE FOURTH PILLAR IS REALLY, IS IT ORIENTED TO STUDENT WELLNESS AND SUCCESS? THAT'S ALL THE GREAT STUFF.
THAT'S ALL THE COLLECTING OF EVIDENCE AND PUTTING THAT INTO REPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WHAT THIS ACCREDITATION IS REALLY ABOUT IS THE CULMINATING EVENT, WHICH TYPICALLY HAPPENS IN MAY, AND THAT'S WHERE I GET TO BRING A TEAM OF EXTERNAL ESD FOLKS AND SPEND THE WHOLE DAY AT PRAIRIE AND THE WHOLE DAY AT SUMMIT VIEW, AND LAST YEAR, THE WHOLE DAY AT RIVER BECAUSE I SAW MATT BACK THERE.
[LAUGHTER] I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SAID A HIGH TO HIM AS WELL.
WE GET TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH THE TEACHING STAFF, WITH THE CLASSIFIED STAFF, AND THEN WE GET TO SPEND TIME WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THEN LASTLY, WE GET TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THE STUDENTS.
THAT TAKES WHAT CAN'T BE SHOWN IN THOSE REPORTS AND IN THAT DATA, AND IT BRINGS IT TO LIFE.
THEN I GET FAIRLY SIMPLE TASK IN THESE CASES OF WRITING THE RECOMMENDATION REPORT TO THE BOARD.
AT THAT POINT, SUZANNA AND KEVIN GET TO SHINE, AND IN MAY, THEY DID THEIR FINAL PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF A PANEL OF WASHINGTON STATE SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT ALSO REVIEW THEIR PLANS AND GET TO HEAR THEIR STORIES AND THEN MAKE A FINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR ACCREDITATION.
IF SUZANNA AND KEVIN WOULD COME UP.
I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE ACCREDITATION STATUS, WHICH IS GOOD FOR SIX YEARS NOW, BEGINNING, OBVIOUSLY, THIS YEAR, AND THAT ONE IS FOR YOU, AND THIS ONE HERE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GIVE IT, THERE WE GO.
[LAUGHTER] ON A PERSONAL NOTE, THESE TWO WERE BY FAR SOME OF THE EASIEST PEOPLE TO WORK WITH THE LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION OFF THE CHARTS.
MY JOB IS TO MAKE IT EASY, NOT MAKE IT AN ADDITIONAL THING FOR THEM TO DO.
GENUINELY SPEAKING, IT WAS JUST VERY WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH BOTH OF YOU AND GET TO KNOW YOUR BUILDINGS AND YOUR STAFF, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> VICKI, WOULD YOU JUMP IN ON THE PICTURE WITH THEM?
>> KEVIN, WOULD YOU SHAKE EVERYBODY'S HAND VIGOROUSLY? [LAUGHTER]
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF FAMILIES, A LOT OF PARENTS, A LOT OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, EMPLOYEES AND STAFF THAT COME TO THESE MEETINGS FOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES, AND IT IS SO APPRECIATED.
I KNOW IT TAKES YOU LONGER TO GET HERE THAN LONGER THAN YOU'RE GOING TO STAY HERE, BUT IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THE BOARD TO BE A PART OF THIS AND THE RECOGNITION THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW DISTRICTS IN THIS STATE THAT DO SCHOOL TOURS.
WE GET ONCE A MONTH TO GET A GLIMPSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
TO HEAR EVERY MEETING, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU COME AND YOU TALK AND THEN YOU CAN DEFINITELY LEAVE, BUT WE WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT WE KNOW THE EFFORT IT TAKES TO GET HERE IN.
>> THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND BEING A PART OF IT.
IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THESE MEETINGS.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS AND WE WILL START WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
>> YEAH. WE HAD A MEETING AND WENT THROUGH THE TYPICAL BOARD BUDGET, SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET.
WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL INVOICES.
REVIEWED A FEW TIME CARDS, COVERED DENNY'S TIME CARD,
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TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF TOO, FINALLY.>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] EVERYTHING LOOKS IN ORDER.
WE WILL, ACTUALLY BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, HAVE TWO MEETINGS FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CYCLE WORKS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KNOCK THOSE OUT REAL QUICK.
BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
>> WE HAD A MEETING. I WAS OVER AT THE WASDA'S ORGANIZATIONAL RETREATS, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
IT'S POSSIBLE I OVERLOOKED THEM.
I DO KNOW THAT THE NEXT MEETING, THERE WON'T BE ONE IN DECEMBER, THERE WILL BE ONE JANUARY 16TH.
>> THANK YOU. THEN THE TOURS COMMITTEE, WE HAVEN'T HAD A TOUR SINCE THE LAST MEETING, BUT WE DO HAVE THE NEXT SCHOOL TOUR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH AT THE BGVA CAMPUS, AND DIRECTOR TATE HAS THE BY FOR THIS TOUR, SO OFF THE HOOK.
THAT WRAPS UP COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO DIRECTORS REPORTS.
I DID ASK THE BOARD AND MEMBERS WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE TO PLEASE TALK ABOUT ONE OR TWO OF THE THINGS THEY BROUGHT BACK WITH THEM FROM THE CONFERENCE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO START MAYBE WITH OUR STUDENTS.
>> THE WASA CONFERENCE IS REALLY AWESOME FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY DOING A TON OF BORING ADULT STUFF.
[LAUGHTER] BUT YOU GET TO DO A LOT OF REALLY FUN STUDENT THINGS.
LIKE, WE MET 100 OTHER STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM AROUND THE STATE, AND THEY ALL HAVE NO TWO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HAVE THE SAME FORMAT AS ANOTHER FROM A DIFFERENT DISTRICT.
BATTLE GROUND, I DON'T THINK WE TALK TO ANYBODY WHO HAS THE SAME SETUP AS US.
IN TERMS OF INTERVIEW AND HOW WE GET APPOINTED AND THEN SITTING ON THE BOARD, WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES, JUNIOR AND SENIOR.
EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND YOU GET TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS, ABOUT ADVISORY VOTES.
THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF DISTRICTS WHO DO ADVISORY VOTES WITH THEIR STUDENTS, WHERE IT'S LIKE, IF YOU HEAR US GOING, OR YOU CAN ALSO SAY C AND ABSTAIN, BUT WE'VE NEVER SAID THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A REASON TO.
THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO MEET THE STUDENTS.
ALSO, WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S A STATE WIDE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ASSOCIATION ON THE RISE.
IT'S CALLED WASHINGTON STATE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ASSOCIATION.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S UNDER A NATIONAL BRANCH CALLED NSBMA, WHICH IS NATIONAL STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ASSOCIATION.
I THINK WE BOTH JOINED, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.
I THINK THAT'S MORE OF A CORRESPONDENCE THING BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE A STUDENT THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE VOTING ON BILLS ALL THE TIME OR YOU HAVE THESE BIG THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
WELL, NOT AS MANY AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
ONE BREAKOUT SESSION, WHICH IS LIKE A SMALLER WORKSHOP THAT YOU GO TO THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT I WENT TO THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME, WAS THE ONE ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION THAT I WENT TO DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON, I THINK.
I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE CTE PROGRAMS INVOLVED LIKE THE OTHER DISTRICTS DO, BUT ALSO THAT OUR DISTRICT DOES BECAUSE I KNOW ABOUT CASCADIA TECHNICAL ACADEMY, AND THEN MY SCHOOL DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A TON OF CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION JUST BECAUSE OF THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.
WE HEARD FROM EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THEY HAVE A GIANT CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
THEY WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY LEANED INTO IT AND HOW THEIR GRADUATION RATES SKYROCKETED AND HOW IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FORCING THEM INTO A CAREER OR THINKING LIKE, OH, WELL, YOU CAN DO COLLEGE OR CAREER, IT'S COLLEGE AND CAREER.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO KNOW THAT DIFFERENCE WHERE YOU CAN BE EQUIPPED WITH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND YOU CAN LEARN THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN COLLEGE ISN'T AN OPTION.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING MORE OF AN OCCUPATIONAL GRADUATION PATH OR JUST YOUR CLASSES ARE MORE DEED IN THAT DIRECTION, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO WORK YOUR WAY UP.
I GUESS IT'S NOT, WHAT'S THAT WORD? > IT'S LIKE THE THING WHERE YOU CUT IT SHORT, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE STUMPING OR SOMETHING.
DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
>> NEVER MIND. BUT MY POINT IS THAT IT WAS REALLY AWESOME AND I LEARNED A LOT AND I WALKED AWAY LIKE WHOA, THAT WAS REALLY COOL.
I WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR DISTRICT AND HOW MUCH ARE WE LEANING TO NOT ONLY OUR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION,
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BUT ALSO INTO CASCADIA TECH AND ALL OF THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AROUND US BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY LIKE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION ISN'T ONLY THAT CLASSES THAT WE OFFER, IT'S ALSO EVERYTHING AROUND US BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND WE HAVE CASCADIA TECH, WE HAVE CORK AND WE HAVE INTERNSHIPS THAT ARE OFFERED IN THE SUMMER FOR STUDENTS.THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I WAS LIKE, WHOA, THAT'S SO COOL THAT I TOOK AWAY FROM THE CONFERENCE.
>> IT WAS MY FIRST LOT OF THE CONFERENCE AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS OR THE BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE BECAUSE I WAS LIKE TWO HOURS FULL OF JUST TALKING, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT? WHAT AM I GOING TO LEARN? I THINK EVEN THOUGH THE BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE WAS LIKE FIVE HOURS TO ME BECAUSE I WAS LEARNING SO MUCH AND IT HAD SO MUCH IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT IT FLEW BY.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I DID LEARN WAS LIKE THE ROLES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD COMPARED TO THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN IT COMES TO MISSION, VISION, AND GOALS, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, SET POLICIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND A LOT OF THOSE THINGS.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW BUT I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THE TRUE UNDERSTANDING, SO THAT BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE REALLY GAVE ME A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING AS WELL AS WHAT AS A BOARD WE SHOULD BE DOING ALSO.
THEN I WENT TO A BREAKOUT SESSION, WHICH WAS CALLED POWER OF STUDENT PERSPECTIVE FOR EQUITABLE OUTCOMES.
I REALLY LIKED THAT BREAKOUT SESSION BECAUSE THE FIRST HALF OF THAT SESSION, IT WAS THE STUDENT REPS TALKING ABOUT THEMSELVES, TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING.
IT JUST SHOWED ME THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM THEM AS OTHER STUDENT REPS.
IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE.
LIKE JULIA SAID, WE MET A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUDENT REPS AND LEARNED A LOT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE COMPARING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE AN SEL CENTER, AND THAT'S JUST SO SURPRISING TO ME BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
JUST LEARNING ABOUT WHAT THEIR TROUBLES ARE AND WHAT ACCOMPLISHING AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN AS STUDENT REPS OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER OUR DISTRICT AS WELL AS TO HELP OTHER STUDENTS AND ALSO HELP OTHER DISTRICTS WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP SOME ISSUES THAT MAYBE WE HAD IN THE PAST, AND THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED AND TO HELP THEM TO JUST BETTER ALL THE DISTRICTS BECAUSE THAT'S THE MAIN GOAL IS BETTERING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND BEING THERE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THEN ONE THAT I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WAS THE PHONE POLICY ONE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A REALLY BIG ISSUE AND I WAS LIKE, THAT'S THE ONE THAT I DEFINITELY NEED TO GO TO.
AS MUCH AS IT'S SUCH A BIG ISSUE, I FEEL LIKE WE AS A DISTRICT ARE DOING THE SAME THINGS THAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING.
OTHER DISTRICTS, THE PENINSULA DISTRICT WAS THE ONE THAT HOSTED THAT.
THEY'RE MORE DISCIPLINARY WHERE THEY'RE TAKING AWAY PHONES, BUT ALSO ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IS DOING THAT ALREADY.
IT'S JUST SEEING LIKE THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING THE BEST WE CAN, IT'S JUST GOING FULL FORCE WITH IT INSTEAD OF HOLDING BACK AND IT SHOWED WHY A PHONE POLICY IS SO GOOD AND WHAT I CAN TELL MY OTHER FELLOW CLASSMATES OF WHAT'S THE REAL REASONING BEHIND IT, WHY IT'S THERE, AND HOW IT'S AFFECTED OTHER DISTRICTS IN A POSITIVE WAY AND HOW IT CAN AFFECT US IN A POSITIVE WAY AS WELL.
YEAH. THAT'S THE MAIN THINGS THAT I LEARNED AND I REMEMBERED BECAUSE THEY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION.
>> YEAH. JUST GO AROUND A CIRCLE.
>> WELL, SO WHAT I WHAT I GOT THE MOST OUT OF FOR MYSELF WAS, [NOISE] I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO WHAT THEY CALL LEGISLATIVE REP SESSIONS.
MARY SERVES US AS OUR LEGISLATIVE REP HERE RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS SHE KEEPS US INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH LEGISLATION.
I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT WHAT SHE'S PROVIDED FOR US IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I FEEL LIKE ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE, IT MIGHT BE TO PERSUADE AND INFLUENCE WHAT HAPPENS IN OLYMPIA AND HOW IT IMPACTS WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
I SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME MEETING SOME PEOPLE AND GETTING TO KNOW THEM, AND I FOUND IT TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL AND I WAS GIVEN
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MATERIALS AND TOOLS THAT WERE REALLY SIGNIFICANT.BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE MOST IMPRESSIVE THING ABOUT WAZDA FOR ME WAS HOW I HAD A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE, BUT THIS IS A BIG PLACE, I HAD A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND SAY, BATTLEGROUND, I MET YOUR SCHOOL REPS. THOSE TWO LADIES WERE REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
I FEEL THAT WAY MYSELF STRONGLY.
YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB, AND YOU REPRESENT US WELL.
I WANT TO SAY THAT THEY JUST SHARED THE MOST THAT I'VE EVER HEARD THEM SHARE ABOUT SUBSTANCE.
YOU ALWAYS TELL US ABOUT YOUR SCHOOLS, BUT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THEY SIT HERE WITH US IS BECAUSE OF THEIR VOICE.
I TEASE THEM ABOUT SAYING NAY SOMETIMES TO SOME OF OUR VOTES, WHATEVER.
BUT SOMEHOW, I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY MAYBE EVEN A PART OF YOUR REPORT, EACH MEETING WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE YOUR EAR TO THE GROUND ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO KNOW THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT.
I TOLD THEM BOTH, I REALLY WANTED TO GET A DEBRIEF ON WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THE PHONE STUFF BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD YET, I'M ALMOST TEMPTED TO SAY, TELL US NOW, BUT IT PUTS YOU ON THE SPOT TOO MUCH, BUT THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO SHARE IT IF YOU DID BECAUSE WHAT YOU GUYS JUST SHARED ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE LEARNING LIKE THE TRADE STUFF, AND THE PHONE THING THAT YOU JUST SHARED, YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE, WE REALLY NEED TO HEAR THEM.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING WHAT YOU JUST SHARED AND I HOPE WE CAN SOMEHOW EMPOWER YOU TO SHARE MORE AND MORE, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
THE PEOPLE THERE FOR THEM TO COME AND CHASE US DOWN AND SAY, BOY, THOSE TWO LADIES ARE REALLY SOMETHING.
THAT'S A BIG DEAL. THANK YOU. REAL PROUD OF YOU.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO SHARE A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME.
ONE IS ALWAYS THE PRE-CONFERENCE, THE FULL DAY OF TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE CHANGES ARE IN THE LAW BECAUSE IT TIES IN WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LEGISLATURE AND WHAT WE HOPE THE LAW WILL BE OR WON'T BE.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT FOR ME.
THAT WAS A FULL DAY AND VERY INFORMATIVE.
THEN ONE OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, JEFF UTECT, I THINK HIS NAME IS.
HE HAD A FASCINATING TALK ABOUT WORKING WITH DIFFERENT GENERATIONS, AND HOW DIFFERENT GENERATIONS APPROACH WORK AND HOW DIFFERENT GENERATIONS APPROACH LEARNING.
IT WAS FASCINATING. I WANT TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH ON THAT ONE.
[NOISE] I THINK IT COMES INTO PLAY IN OUR SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO WE AS BOARD MEMBERS, AND AS WE INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC, AND OUR MESSAGING, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER SESSION THAT TIES IN WITH THAT, AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD WORKING AS A TEAM.
THAT WAS DONE BY PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT DID THAT ONE, AND IT WAS VERY WELL DONE.
THEY'VE BOTH WORKED OVER 10 YEARS IN THE POSITION THAT THEY'RE IN.
THEY ARE OPENING TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS THIS NEXT YEAR.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THEY WERE OPENING A SCHOOL EVERY YEAR DURING THIS TIME THAT THEY WORKED TOGETHER, AND I THOUGHT IT'S FASCINATING THAT THEY CAN STILL SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER AND HAVE A GOOD REPORT SO IT WAS A GOOD SESSION. THAT'S WHAT I TOOK.
>> I ALSO ATTENDED THE LAW CONFERENCE.
I THINK I WAS BRAIN MUSH AFTER IT, IT WAS A LOT.
ALL YOU COULD EVER NOT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TITLE IV AND TITLE IX, AND THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT THEY DIDN'T TELL US.
THOUGH, IT WAS GREAT TO GET THAT PERSPECTIVE.
THEN THE SESSION THAT REALLY INSPIRED ME, I WENT TO A SESSION CALLED BYTES AND SNACKS.
I MIGHT BE FOOD FOCUSED, BUT IT DID TALK ABOUT FOOD AND SNACKS, SO TURNED OUT WELL.
BUT MAXIMIZING STUDENT VOICE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, HE HAD A WHEEL OF BELONGING, I THINK IT'S HAS A STICKER.
>> YEAH. I'LL PULL IT OUT RIGHT NOW.
>> VERY COOL. I WAS SURPRISED, THIS WHEEL OF BELONGING TALKED ABOUT WHAT KIDS WANT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT IS THEY WANT TO BE INVITED.
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EVERYBODY'S COMING, YOU CAN JOIN TO, THEY WANT A PERSONAL INVITE.THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU WANT THEM THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS HE SAID THAT I FOUND AND HE REALLY TALKED TO THIS THERE WAS A LOT OF STUDENTS IN THE ROOM.
HE WAS A VERY DYNAMIC SPEAKER, WHICH I LIKED, HAD THEIR ATTENTION, MADE THEM ANSWER.
YOU COULD SEE HOW ENGAGED THEY WERE.
BUT HE TALKED ABOUT BELIEVE AND DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE STUDENTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
THEN HE FOLLOWED THAT WITH, DO THEY KNOW IT? THAT WAS JUST TO ME LIKE, HOW DO WE TELL THEM, HOW DO WE SHARE THAT? THAT WAS JUST A HUGE TAKEAWAY FOR ME.
I REALLY GOT A LOT OUT OF THAT SESSION AND JUST REALLY REMINDED ME HOW IMPORTANT OUR STUDENT VOICE IS AND WAS VERY PROUD.
AS THEY TALKED ABOUT, DO THESE THINGS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR STUDENT VOICE? WE DO THESE THINGS AND IT WAS VERY REASSURING THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH, AND THERE'S SO MUCH MORE WE CAN DO.
>> I WENT TO BOOTCAMP, SO I LEARNED A LOT.
SOME POINTS I'D JUST LIKE TO SHARE WHEN I LEARNED THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE UNIQUE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THERE'S ALSO A GREAT HOPE THIS YEAR THAT STATE LEGISLATORS ARE GOING TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR STATE.
THE BIGGEST THING I LEARNED IS THAT I'M THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND MY COMMUNITY.
ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS AND USE EFFECTIVE LISTENING.
A LOT OF THOSE THINGS I ALREADY KNEW, BUT IT WAS A GOOD REMINDER TO SPRUCE UP SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ALREADY KNOW.
>> AFTER I HAD SOMETHING ELSE GOING FOR THE BOARD.
>> I TOLD MYSELF, I'M GOING TO START MAKING MORE REPORTS ON THE STUFF THAT I DO.
I WENT A WEEK AGO SATURDAY TO RESPONDERS RESOURCE CENTER AND WENT TO A SESSION ON LEARNING ABOUT SUICIDE AND SUPPORT AND THIS STUFF.
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT RESPONDERS RESOURCE CENTER FOR ALL OF US.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T BRING ANY LITERATURE Y HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT, YOU MAY HAVE NOT.
BUT APPARENTLY THEY'VE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY 20 YEARS, ROB LLOYD IS THE GUY WHO LEADS THAT, AND I FOUND IT VERY BENEFICIAL.
THEN I'M NOT SURE HOW EXACTLY, BUT I CONNECTED WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE THAT'S A NETWORKING OF PEOPLE.
I WAS CONTACTED BY A GROUP CALLED PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE THAT HELD A CONFERENCE THE DAY BEFORE AT WAZDA, IT WAS A GROUP OF 50 PEOPLE.
IT WAS LIKE A SCHOLARSHIP, THEY PAID ME TO COME.
I FOUND IT VERY INFORMATIVE AND VERY INTERESTING TO CONNECT WITH THESE PEOPLE.
IT WAS MORE RELATED TO FAMILY VALUES AND THAT STUFF.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I SHOULD SAY, I SPOKE.
THEY WANTED TO HEAR A BOARD MEMBER SPEAK TO THE GROUP THAT HAD BEEN A TEACHER.
WHAT DID A TEACHERS PERSPECTIVE? WHAT DID TEACHERS DO AND THING? I TOLD THEM ABOUT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
THEY WERE VERY INTERESTED AND THEY WERE VERY LIKE WOW, TELL US MORE THING.
I STEERED THEM TOWARDS READY AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND THIS STUFF.
IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL, I JUST WAS SHARING FROM MY HEART, BUT THEY SAID THEY VALUED A LOT AND THEY'RE ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO CONTACT DANNY NOW.
IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION CALLED DANNY WATERS BECAUSE HE'S GOT HE KNOWS IT ALL.
>> THANK YOU WITH THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> I WOULD ECHO ALL THE THOUGHTS THAT HAD COME BEFORE ME.
I REALLY ENJOYED THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, JEFFREY UTECT.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INSIGHTFUL AND AND FUNNY AND JUST VERY INTERESTING.
[NOISE] THEN I GUESS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE OF THE CONFERENCE IS JUST THE ABILITY TO SPEND TIME.
THAT WE DON'T OFTEN GET WITH ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE STUDENT REPS AND STAFF.
LINEL JOINED US SO HE WAS A GREAT ADDITION.
I JUST ENJOYED THAT ASPECT OF IT, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR A VERY ENJOYABLE CONFERENCE.
>> WELL, I WAS GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LANEL WITH MY TIME, BUT I WILL JUMP IN BEFORE I GIVE HER A CHANCE TO SPEAK UP.
I REALLY ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE LAW CONFERENCE.
I LEARN THINGS ABOUT OUR PRACTICE AND HOW WE CAN GET BETTER IN OUR PRACTICE.
SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE SCARY BECAUSE THE CHANGES SEEM TO GIVE US WITH LUSH AT TIMES,
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BUT KNOWING THAT INFORMATION IS REALLY VALUABLE.NETWORKING, WITH ALL OF YOU, HUGE APPRECIATION FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL AS TO TALK TO OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO JUST LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH THEY IMPLEMENT A VARIETY OF THINGS AND ARE WORKING TOGETHER IN THEIR DISTRICTS TO TRY AND DO BETTER FOR KIDS.
JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TOGETHER AND TALK TOGETHER ABOUT SOME OF THOSE EXPERIENCES THAT WE HAD AT THE CONFERENCE, JUST MEANS A LOT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE ALL KNOW.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JUST A SECOND.
I THINK I WOULD ECHO ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS, GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU.
I THINK WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHAT AN AMAZING COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT BOARD MEMBERS SERVE IN THE STUDENT REPS. THEN ALSO, IT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED YET, BUT DENNY, SHELLY, AND MARY DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN THEIR SESSION AROUND CREATING A COHERENT DISTRICT.
THEN I ALSO LOVE THAT VICKI POINTED IT OUT TOO SO THAT OUTSIDE PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
THEN AGAIN, JUST TO SEE YOU, MARY, AND YOUR ELEMENT AND REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT, IT WAS TRULY AN HONOR.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXPERIENCE.
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO INDULGE A LITTLE BIT AND RECOGNIZE OUR BOARD.
I MENTIONED BRIEFLY AT OUR LAST MEETING THAT OUR BOARD WAS AWARDED A BOARD OF DISTINCTION.
I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PROCESS.
THIS YEAR WAS DIFFERENT, AND THEY DID A FIVE YEAR LOOK BACK ON THIS PROCESS.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS? BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES TIME TO GET PROCESSES IN PLACE AND STUFF DONE.
WHEN WE SUBMITTED OUR APPLICATION, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR PLC WORK AND OUR PLC TEAMS. WHEN WE STARTED THAT WORK, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, OUR GOAL IS TO REACH EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.
WE TALKED ABOUT OUR GOALS AND OUR COLLABORATION THAT CULTIVATES TRUST.
WE LINED THAT UP WITH THE BENCHMARKS WITHIN THE STATE.
WE TALKED ABOUT OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT HAS AIDED AND SUPPORTED NOT ONLY OUR DISTRICT, BUT OUR PLC WORK AND OUR STUDENT SUCCESS.
THEN WE TALKED ABOUT OUR STUDENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE TAKEN IT FROM THIS.
NOW WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THIS, AND THEN OUR SCHOOL TOURS, WHERE WE GET TO GO IN AND SEE THE HANDS ON PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING.
WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SHARE WAS AS A BOARD, WE GET THIS BOARD OF DISTINCTION.
BUT ALL WE'RE REALLY SAYING IS, YES, GO, YES, IMPLEMENT YOUR PLANS.
YES, GO, DO IT. THIS IS REALLY NOT OUR AWARD.
IT IS AWARD FOR THIS DISTRICT, FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION, FOR OUR STAFF, FOR OUR TEACHERS, FOR EVERYBODY WHO DOES THIS WORK EVERY DAY.
ALL WE'RE DOING IS SAYING, WE SUPPORT YOU.
WE DID GET RECOGNIZED AND HONORED AT THE CONFERENCE.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST HAND OUT THESE CERTIFICATES TO THE BOARD AND MAYBE TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU GET OUT OF YOUR CHAIRS FOR A MINUTE AND COME UP TO THE FRONT.
I CAN PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR CERTIFICATES, AND I'LL BE A PART OF IT.
THIS IS REALLY A HUGE HONOR, BUT IT IS YOUR HONOR.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF IT.
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[BACKGROUND].>> BEFORE I TURN THIS OVER, SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES.
WERE THERE ANY OTHER DIRECTORS REPORTS?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS SO. I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF COURSE, THIS CAME TO MY MAILBOX RECENTLY.
AGAIN, PROFESSIONAL SUCCICT, EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
>> I'LL CONCLUDE DIRECTORS REPORTS, AND WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT STUFF DATES.
[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS VERY QUICKLY.
THE FIRST IS THAT I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY IT'S NICE TO SHARE YOU HERE, TOO.
EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO SUBMIT OUR BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT COMPLIANCE.
I RECEIVED A LETTER TODAY FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SAYING THAT THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASSIGNED THE STATUS OF FULL ACCREDITATION, FULL CERTIFICATION FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER AS YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FORWARDED, ALL PROVIDING ALL REQUIRED COURSES, OFFERINGS, AND ACTIVITIES.
THAT'S FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, SHELLY FOR LEAVING THAT WORK.
WE PRESENTED A WHOLE BUNCH OF INFORMATION ON THE LEVEE.
SHELLY AND I BOTH SAY THIS, BUT THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD CUT MEETING.
>> WE GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION.
WE PRESENTED TOO MUCH INFORMATION IN THE HOPES THAT THEY WOULD TELL US WHAT WAS NEEDED AND WHAT WE SHOULD CUT OUT.
AND WE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK.
BASED OFF OF THAT FEEDBACK, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, I THINK DIAL IN OUR PRESENTATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO.
I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THE CAC MEMBERS.
WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, HAD OVER 30 MEMBERS THERE.
WENT A FULL TWO HOURS AND DIDN'T STOP THE CONVERSATION. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
>> IT WAS INSIGHTFUL BECAUSE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE UPFRONT.
THEY SAID, NO, DON'T START WITH THAT.
THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU START WITH AND HERE'S WHY.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND THE WHY OF THE CHOICES THAT WE WERE MAKING AND A LOT OF THAT REALLY HELPED US UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS TO SEE FIRST AND SECOND AND WHAT THINGS WERE JUST TOO MUCH AND WHAT THINGS REALLY HIT HOME, THINGS LIKE TRANSPARENCY AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN OUR BUDGET THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
AMANDA TOOK A AMAZING NOTES AND HAS ALREADY STARTED TO PUT SOME OF THAT WORK INTO REALITY, SO IT WAS VERY VALUABLE.
>> LAST, WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS THAT WE DO HAVE OUR LEVY PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULE.
WE'RE GOING TO END UP DOING NINE COMMUNITY FORUMS, SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARENT FAMILY FORUMS. THOSE ARE GOING TO RUN FROM THE EARLIEST RUNS FROM MONDAY JANUARY 6TH, THROUGH TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST.
WE WILL SEND YOU A FULL SCHEDULE THERE ARE MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS ON THE SAME DAY THAT JUST WE RAN OUT OF DATES THAT WE COULD USE.
THESE LEVY FORUMS ARE GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY, SHELLY AND I WILL BE DOING A FEW, BUT JOINING US, TRAVIS DRAKE, LUKE LACUN, LONEL MURRAY, AMANDA RICHTER, AND MIKE MACHAD ARE ALL GOING TO TAKE THEIR TURNS WORKING WITH US TO HELP US COMPLETE ALL OF ALL OF THESE PRESENTATIONS.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, WE HAVE A FORUM AT GLENWOOD PRIMARY AND LAUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
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A FORUM AT DAVE BRAKE PRIMARY AND DAVE BRAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND A FORUM AT PLEASANT VALLEY PRIMARY AND PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.IT'LL BE SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T BE ALL OF THOSE AT ONCE SOL I'M LEADING ONE AND LINELS GOING TO JOIN ME AND THEN SHELLY'S LEADING ONE, AND LUKE'S GOING TO JOIN HER, AND THEN MIKE AND AMANDA ARE GOING TO DO THEIR'S.
WE'VE GOT THEM ALL SCHEDULED AND WE'RE READY TO GO, AND WE'RE GOING TO START PROMOTING THEM AS SOON AS WE PASS.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TEACHING AND LEARNING REPORT AND SHELLY.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IN ORDER TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE CONCERNS YOU HEARD ABOUT LAST WEEK.
THIS HAS BEEN ON THE DOCKET SINCE SEPTEMBER FOR TONIGHT.
WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE WORK THAT WE ARE TRYING OUT AND TRYING TO DO TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE BEHAVIOR CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE SEEN AT THE EARLIEST STAGES FOR OUR KIDDOS.
LIKE ANYTHING WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING WITH BEST PRACTICE.
SOME OF IT ALWAYS TURNS OUT WELL AND SOME OF IT NEEDS A LITTLE MORE WORK.
HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT THE SUCCESSES, THE CHALLENGES, AND WHAT IS TO COME IS MIKE MACHAD AND JENNIFER GOODWIN.
I'LL LET THEM COME ON UP AND SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 45 DAY K PLAN.
>> THANKS, MIKE AND JENNIFER FOR BEING HERE.
>> I'M GOING TO START WITH MY NOTES, BUT I'M GOING TO GRAB THIS MICROPHONE SO WE'RE NOT BOUNCING BACK.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US A FEW MINUTES HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOME EARLY INTERVENTION EFFORTS THAT JENNIFER AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH MANY OF OUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, STAFF, PRESCHOOL, AND ITK STAFF.
WE WERE CALLING THIS THE 45 DAY KINDERGARTEN PLAN.
ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO DO IS TO SUPPORT BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WITHIN THE FIRST NINE WEEKS OF SCHOOL IS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE'VE SEEN AN UPTICK IN SOME OF THOSE FOUR, FIVE, AND 6-YEAR-OLD BEHAVIORS.
STARTING LAST SPRING, WE MET WITH ALL OF OUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, AND ITK STAFF IN PLANNING, TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT WOULD SUPPORT LOOK LIKE AS WE STARTED THE FALL.
YOU'LL GET TO SEE WHAT SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS LOOK LIKE AND WHERE WE'VE HAD SUCCESS IN SOME OF OUR LESSONS LEARNED.
AS SHELLY SAID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S LISTENING TONIGHT UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS PRESENTATION IS IN NO WAY TO MINIMIZE SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT OUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW.
THIS WAS AN EFFORT ON THE PART OF JENNIFER AND MYSELF TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF.
WE KNOW HOW HARD THEY'RE WORKING.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO DECREASE SOME OF THOSE BEHAVIORS AND MAKE OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS A MUCH MORE SAFE SPACE.
THE FIRST SLIDE THAT WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS SOME OF OUR EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE OFFER.
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT NEW INFORMATION TO YOU.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE OVER 250 PRESCHOOL AGE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE IN A BATTLE GROUND.
JEN, LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THOSE CLASSROOMS ARE ALL ABOUT.
WE'VE HAD 350 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN JUMPSTART KINDERGARTEN, WHICH MEANS THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE 700 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS THAT STARTED IN SCHOOL THIS YEAR HAD SOME EARLY INTERVENTION THAT WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF.
THOSE EARLY INTERVENTION EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON OUR MORE MARGINALIZED STUDENTS, MCKINNEY VENTO, AND I CAN'T READ THE SLIDE TO YOU.
I WON'T READ THE SLIDE TO YOU, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT'S THOSE STUDENTS THAT WERE OTHERWISE MAYBE NOT KINDERGARTEN READY AS WE STARTED TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES.
>> JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PIECE TO IT WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
PROUD OF OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STAFF AND THE WORK THAT THEY DID IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME,
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SPECIFICALLY IN THE SPRING.THERE WAS A RECOGNITION AS A PRESCHOOL PLC AS PART OF THEIR WORK THAT, HEY, WE WANT TO GET OUR KIDS AS READY AS POSSIBLE FOR KINDERGARTEN, AND SO WE WANT TO COME ALONGSIDE AND DO THAT WORK.
WE LOOKED AT THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, IF YOU WILL, WITHIN THE PRESCHOOL SETTING.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN BATTLE GROUND, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING ON HOW WE SERVE OUR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE HAVE SPECIAL-EDUCATION-ONLY SETTING FOR STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE IT.
WE HAVE INCLUSIVE PRESCHOOLS AT BOTH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THEN WE HAVE A MIX AT ONE OF OUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE WAY WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS TO GET THEM READY.
WITHIN THAT, THOUGH, THERE WAS A RECOGNITION OF, HEY, OUR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL FOUR HALF DAYS A WEEK AND THEN THEY TRANSITION TO TK AND KINDERGARTEN FULL DAYS.
THEY ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS OF MAKING SURE THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP THAT TRANSITION GO AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE DID SOME WORK ALONGSIDE THEM TO START IDENTIFYING, WHO ARE THOSE STUDENTS WHO CAN JUST HAND OFF THE INFORMATION TO TO THAT KINDERGARTEN TEAM AND SAY, "HEY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GREAT.
THEY NEED A COUPLE OF THINGS. THEY'RE GOOD TO GO." THEN IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS A TIER SUPPORT WAY, THAT TIER II AND TIER III, WHO ARE THE STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE WRAP-AROUND SERVICE? WHO DO WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT MORE THOROUGHLY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS DAY 1? WE STARTED THAT PROCESS.
I WOULD SAY THAT'S AN AREA OF GROWTH IN THIS UPCOMING SPRING THAT OUR PRESCHOOL TEAM WANTS TO CONTINUE OF HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO ALIGN WHAT WE'RE DOING IN PRESCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN? THEN THE OTHER PIECE, I'LL JUST SPEAK BRIEFLY TO, IS THIS IDEA OF COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS.
AS WE EVALUATE OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS, HOW ARE YOU MAKING SURE THEIR REPORTS AND THEIR IEPS REFLECT WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE SO WE CAN START DAY 1 IN THE MOST SUPPORTIVE WAY? THEN THE LAST THING, WHICH IS REALLY NEAT IS THAT TS GOLD ASSESSMENT, IT'S THE SAME ASSESSMENT THAT WE'RE DOING IN KINDERGARTEN.
WE HAVE DATA POINTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSISTENT FROM PRESCHOOL INTO KINDERGARTEN, WHICH IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO TRACK WHAT'S GOING ON ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO HELP THEM WITH SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS. ANYTHING ELSE I MISSED ON THAT.
[BACKGROUND] AS WE LEAVE THE THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AND WE START TALKING ABOUT, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES THIS 45-DAY PLAN FOR KINDERGARTEN ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? THE BULLETS THAT YOU SEE HERE IS THAT WE REALLY ASKED OUR PRINCIPALS TO STEP INTO THESE CLASSROOMS AND TO OFFER FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND AS YOU CAN SEE UP THEIR DOMAIN TO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, THAT THOSE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS ARE GETTING THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY NEED.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAD THE TIERED SUPPORT COACHES AND OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, ALSO GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS AND SUPPORTING OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH BEST PRACTICES.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THAT CORE INSTRUCTION WAS SOUND AS WE STARTED TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE ENCOURAGED IS DURING THE PLC WINDOW 1, THAT WE TOOK A STEP BACK IN KINDERGARTEN FROM ACADEMICS, AND WE GAVE OUR TEACHERS PERMISSION TO FOCUS ON BEHAVIOR.
THE FIRST TIME, AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE UPCOMING SLIDES, THAT WE USED SOME OF THE WAKIDS TS GOLD DATA AND WE TRACKED THAT WEEKLY, AND THOSE PLC TEAMS WERE LOOKING CLOSELY AT THAT DATA, ADJUSTING TO THE DATA, AND ALLOWING OTHER ANCILLARY STAFF THEN TO STEP IN AND SUPPORT KIDS ACCORDINGLY.
LASTLY, THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM OUR SEL CURRICULUM.
WITHIN THESE FIRST NINE WEEKS, THERE WAS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON THE CHARACTER STRONG KINDNESS MONTH, AND ALSO SOME OF THE RETEACHING AND PRE-TEACHING OF WETHINKERS, WHICH ARE SOME SOCIAL STORIES BASED ON HOW WE EXPECT OUR KINDERGARTENERS TO SIT AT CARPET, WALK DOWN THE HALLWAY, KEEP BUBBLE SPACE, SO WE'RE NOT PUTTING OUR HANDS ON ONE ANOTHER, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
>> ALONG WITH THAT, THEN WE ENCOURAGED OUR BUILDING ADMIN TO THINK, MAYBE, MORE CREATIVELY OUT OF THE BOX, THINKING WHEN IT COMES TO HOW DO WE SUPPORT OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IN THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THERE'S A LOT OF TEAM MEMBERS WITHIN A BUILDING IN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO THAT THEY'RE STILL CREATING
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SCHEDULES JUST BASED ON HOW THEY SERVE STUDENTS, OUR ML TEACHERS, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, OUR OTS, OUR SLPS, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.THIS IDEA OF RESOURCE MAPPING AND THINKING HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE TO, IF YOU WILL, FLOOD SUPPORT IN THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS? ONE OF THE THINGS AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN A LITTLE BIT IS, I THINK A NEXT STEP FOR US IS THERE WAS A LOT OF WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT IN OUR BUILDINGS, WHICH WAS AMAZING, BUT THEN IT'S HOW DO WE STRUCTURE THAT? WHEN YOU'RE ENTERING MY CLASSROOM, THIS IS GREAT, I HAVE 3-4 PEOPLE, SO LET'S MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A ROLE IN THAT SPACE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE THAT WORK.
BUT EVERYONE WAS WILLING TO START ENGAGING IN THIS PROCESS OF, "I WANT TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.
I WANT TO BE PART OF HELPING THE KINDERGARTEN ROOMS," WHICH IS REALLY NEAT.
THEN THE LAST THING I'LL POINT OUT IS THE LAST BULLET IS THIS YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR BEHAVIOR SUPPORT, SO WE HAVE TWO DISTRICT BCBAS, AND THEN FOUR REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS AT WORK.
WE TRY TO TARGET THEIR SUPPORTS IN THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS AT A MORE UNIVERSAL LEVEL.
WE'RE HOPING THAT CAN CAPTURE SOME OF THE NEEDS EARLY ON SO WE CAN STEP IN TO HELP CREATE STUDENT PLANS EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER IN THEIR JOURNEY.
>> I THINK WITH THAT EARLIER SLIDE THAT JEN WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT REPRESENTS IS MANY OF OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND EVEN INTO THE NINTH WEEK HAD MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS IN THOSE CLASSROOMS, SUPPORTING STUDENTS, OFFERING FEEDBACK TO TEACHERS AND DOING SOME GENERAL PROBLEM SOLVING, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALIZED IS THAT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS MAYBE EXTEND SOME OF THAT SUPPORT INTO WEEKS 2, 03, AND 4 BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY AS THE WEEKS WENT ON, SOME OF THOSE STAFF MEMBERS NEEDED TO RETURN TO SOME OF THEIR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.
SOME OF OUR READING AND LAB IES HAD TO RETURN TO TESTING STUDENTS, AND OUR ML STAFF HAD TO LEAVE THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS AND GO BACK TO TESTING AND SERVING OUR FIRST THROUGH FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS AS WELL, TOO.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN EXTEND SOME OF THOSE SUPPORT SERVICES IN CLASSROOMS BEYOND THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SEE HERE IS THE WAKIDS DATA FROM ONE OF OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS. I JUST RANDOMLY PICKED ONE.
THIS HAPPENS TO BE A TUKES VALLEY PRIMARY TEACHER.
YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP OF THIS GRAPH HERE, WE WERE LOOKING AT VERY SPECIFIC SKILLS THAT OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS OR THAT WE MEASURE IN OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL.
THE FIRST THREE THAT YOU SEE THERE ARE SEL OBJECTIVES, SPECIFIC TO STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO MAYBE REGULATE THEIR OWN EMOTIONS, PARTICIPATE IN GROUP ACTIVITIES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THEN YOU ALSO SEE THAT THERE'S TWO OBJECTIVES THAT ARE LISTED AROUND COMMUNICATION.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT BEHAVIOR IS ESSENTIALLY BEHAVIOR IS A CHILD'S WAY TO COMMUNICATE THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE NOT BEING MET, AND SO WE WANTED TO MEASURE STUDENTS' ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AS PART OF THIS PLAN AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PARTICULAR GRAPH, TEACHERS AT THE END OF EVERY WEEK FOR ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS IN EACH ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES RATED THEM, YES, HAVE THE SKILL, SOMETIMES HAVE THE SKILL, RARELY OR NEVER HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SKILL.
YOU CAN SEE OVER TIME, THE WORK THIS ONE PARTICULAR TEACHER DID WAS QUITE REMARKABLE.
YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE STARTED AT WEEK 0 AND WEEK 1 THAT SOME OF THE SKILLS WERE MUCH LACKING IN TERMS OF STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE IN SCHOOL APPROPRIATELY, AND THEN BY WEEK 9, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S QUITE A MARKET IMPROVEMENT THERE, WHICH IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE TO SEE.
>> JUST ANOTHER REALLY GREAT GRAPH TO SHOW GROWTH TRENDS OVER TIME.
YOU'LL SEE PERCENTAGE ON THIS ONE, IT'S ON THE LEFT, PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING THE SKILLS, AND THE FOUR AREAS ARE HIGHLIGHTED THERE.
WHAT WE WANT TO NOTE HERE IS ABOUT 90% OF THIS CLASS IS DEMONSTRATING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, WHICH IS AMAZING.
ONE OF THE THINGS, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, IS LESSONS LEARNED AND NEXT STEPS, THEN WHAT? HOW DO WE REALLY WRAP TIGHTLY AROUND THOSE 5-7 PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE? BUT JUST REALLY NEAT TO SEE THE KINDERGARTEN TEAMS AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AND HOPEFULLY GETTING TO CELEBRATE AS A PLC THE WORK THAT THEY COME IN AND DO EVERY DAY.
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LESSONS LEARNED-NEXT STEPS. WE HAVE TWO SLIDES ON THIS.MIKE AND I HAVE DONE LOTS OF REFLECTING AND HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH PRINCIPALS AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK, TALK TO KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY THANKFUL AND WE HOPE THAT WE GET TO CONTINUE TO WALK ALONGSIDE THEM IN THIS JOURNEY.
THE FIRST THING IS THE AMOUNT OF PATIENCE, CARE, AND UNDERSTANDING IS NOTEWORTHY IN OUR KINDERGARTEN PLCS AND THE STAFF THAT SUPPORT THOSE CLASSROOMS. IN ALL GRADES, BUT KINDERGARTEN IS JUST A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.
YOU'RE COMING IN AND YOU DON'T KNOW ALL YOUR LEARNERS QUITE YET.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO CONNECT THAT PRESCHOOL, TK, AND KINDERGARTEN TEAMS EARLY AND MEANINGFUL.
WE WANT TO HELP EASE TRANSITIONS, SO THE WORK IN THE SPRING IS REALLY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT.
WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH COMING FROM A HALF-DAY PRESCHOOL TO A FULL-DAY SETTING IN ITSELF IS JUST HARD FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS.
THE REALITY IS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR LEARNERS COMING INTO OUR KINDERGARTEN ROOMS. THEN LASTLY, WE WANT TO ENSURE ADDITIONAL STAFFING KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS HAVE CLEAR ROLES, PURPOSE, AND GUIDANCE, AGAIN, TO MAXIMIZING WHEN THEY'RE IN THOSE ROOMS. THOSE FIRST FEW WEEKS AS WE'RE TRYING TO FLOOD THOSE SPACES, MAKING SURE THAT'S DONE INTENTIONALLY, THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS SOME PD THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY PROVIDE TO THOSE STAFF, CLEAR EXPECTATIONS, CLEAR TOOLS THAT THEY CAN USE WHEN THEY ENTER THOSE SPACES.
>> THEN LASTLY, HERE, WHAT WE'D REALLY LIKE TO DO IS INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COLLABORATION WITH THOSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND TIME WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY TO DO THAT.
I THINK IT'LL BE IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH RESOURCES INTO THESE CLASSROOMS THAT THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS KNOW WHY AND THE PURPOSE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS BEING THERE, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND CONSISTENT IN HOW WE SERVE AND SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR STUDENTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF OUR LAST PRIMARY PRINCIPAL PLC IS THE NEED FOR OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF TO HAVE SPECIFIC TRAINING ON WORKING WITH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, AND HOW TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH SOME OF THE BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES AND THINGS THAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH.
WE HAVE TENTATIVE PLANS TO START SOME OF THAT WORK IN JANUARY, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, TO FURTHER DEVELOP OUR TIERED SUPPORT USING THE CURRICULUM THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STAFF AS THEY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE STUDENTS THAT ARE EXHIBITING UNSAFE BEHAVIORS.
IT'S A REAL THING. JEN AND I ARE TRYING TO BE OUT ALONGSIDE TEACHERS AND STAFF AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE, SO THEY'RE NOT FEELING ALONE AND ISOLATED ANY OF THIS WORK.
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT TONIGHT IS A REAL POSITIVE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER AND I, WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE FROM YOU NOW.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. MIKE AND JEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
SOMETIMES WHEN I ASK QUESTIONS, I SEEM TO NOT PREFACE THEM VERY VERY WELL AND THEY SOUND CRITICAL.
CAN PEOPLE ONLINE SEE THIS STUFF WHEN WHEN WE'RE HOLDING OUR MEETINGS AND THEY'RE WATCHING?
>> COULD YOU PUT EITHER OF THE TWO CHARTS BACK UP THERE? THIS DATA IS REALLY GOOD STUFF.
THE THINGS THAT WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH HERE ARE WHAT EVERYBODY ACROSS THE STATE IS STRUGGLING WITH.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS IN BATTLEGROUND, IT'S NOT BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE HAS PROBLEMS. THESE ARE THE PROBLEMS EVERYBODY'S WRESTLING WITH.
SOLUTIONS LIE IN LOOKING AT THIS KIND OF DATA, AND THIS KIND OF DATA SAYS A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO TELL US OR WE CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND, BUT THIS IS GOOD STUFF.
THE TWO CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THE LAST TWO YEARS, DIDN'T WE GET A NOTE? WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE WONDERFUL SCHOOL BOARDS OF THE STATE LAST YEAR ALSO?
>> I TELL YOU, I SIT HERE, IT'S NOT ME.
>> PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AND THEY'RE SEEING REALLY GOOD THINGS COME OUT OF BATTLE GROUND.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT JOBS. HERE'S MY QUESTION, SEE, BECAUSE THIS IS A DIFFICULT QUESTION.
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SITTING IN SCHOOL AS AN EIGHTH GRADE TEACHER, I HAVE STUDENTS COME TO ME AND THEY'RE AT THE SIXTH GRADE LEVEL.MATH. I'M SITTING THERE SCRATCHING.
I SAID, WELL, WHERE DID THEY GET BEHIND? I ASKED DAVE CRESS AT ONE TIME, SAYS, DAVE, WHEN DO WE START GETTING BEHIND? DO KIDS IN FIRST GRADE START AT GRADE LEVEL? THAT'S MY QUESTION HERE.
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE TO THIS SHOWS THE OTHER GROWTH.
THIS IS KINDERGARTEN, PRE KINDERGARTEN STUFF.
MY QUESTION IS, BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN YOUR DATA, WHEN KIDS MOVE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIRST GRADE, ANY FEELING ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF KIDS REALLY END UP GOING INTO FIRST GRADE, WHERE WE WANT THEM TO BE? THEY'RE AT THE FIRST GRADE LEVEL, THEY'RE IN FIRST GRADE, THEY'RE STARTING AT THE FIRST GRADE LEVEL.
YOU GOT ANY FEEL FOR THAT? WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE ACTUALLY READY AND AT THE FIRST GRADE LEVEL WHEN THEY HIT FIRST GRADE?
>> WHAT I REALLY LIKE TO DO AT SOME POINT IS COME BACK AND SHARE WITH YOU.
OUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS JUST FINISHED COMPLETING THEIR WALK KITS ASSESSMENT, WHICH MEASURES ALL OF OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IN SIX DIFFERENT AREAS.
SOME OF THOSE AREAS THAT YOU SAW WERE LISTED HERE IN THIS GRAPH, THIS INFORMATION.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE MEASURE, TERRY, THAT WHEN YOU'RE ASKING ME ABOUT ARE THEY FIRST GRADE? ARE WE TALKING BEHAVIORALLY OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT READING AND MATH?
>> IT'S A MUCH MORE COMPLEX ANSWER.
>> IF DON'T WE HAVE TIME FOR RIGHT NOW, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN.
>> NO GUT LEVEL FEELING LIKE HALF OF OUR KIDS ARE REALLY WHERE THEY NEED? WE WOULD WANT THEM DOING NOTHING.
I REMEMBER LAST YEAR'S RESULTS, IT WAS 75-80% OF OUR STUDENTS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHAT SKILLS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MEASURE AND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IF YOU'RE TALKING BASIC READING AND MATH SKILLS.
>> WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR FIRST GRADE TEACHERS THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE ADOPTION OF FOUNDATIONS AND THE WIT & WISDOM, EVERY SCHOOL THAT I'M IN, OUR FIRST GRADE TEACHERS ARE SAYING, THANK YOU, KINDERGARTEN FOR PREPARING OUR KIDS SO INCREDIBLY WELL.
DEVELOPING SOME OF THOSE ROUTINES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IS SHOWING UP NOW IN OUR CLASSROOMS.
>> THIS DATA SHOWS A LOT OF WORK.
IF YOU REALLY WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THIS DATA, YOU WOULD BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK HERE THAT'S BEING DONE.
THAT MEANS TO GET THEM TO 75% IS A BIG DEAL.
SEE? BUT IT STILL SHOWS THAT THERE'S SOME WORK THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE, MAYBE DIDN'T GET DONE.
IT'S A REALLY DIFFICULT THING TO MOVE THROUGH SCHOOL AT GRADE LEVEL, AND GET EVERYBODY PUSHING AND GOING FORWARD.
I THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TRYING IT.
>> LIKE I SAID, I'M HAPPY TO COME BACK TO A FUTURE BOARD MEETING AND SHARE THOSE RESULTS WITH YOU ALL OR TERRY, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND SHARE THOSE INDIVIDUALLY. THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE, [INAUDIBLE] THAT TOOK TOO LONG.
>> I WOULD JUST A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT MIKE AND JEN HAVE SHARED, TOO.
I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH EFFORT AROUND OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ADDING TTK IS THE FACT THAT OUR STUDENTS DON'T COME AT AN EQUAL PLAYING FIELD.
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT READY TO ENTER SCHOOL WHEN THEY ENTER SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON AN AGE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BASED ON READINESS.
I TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY, THESE KIDS AREN'T READY, I REMIND THEM THAT PARENTS, THEY'RE SENDING THE ONLY KIDS THEY HAVE.
WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE KIDS THAT WE GET AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET THEM AS FAR AS WE CAN IN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AND THE MOST AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND ATTEMPT TO TRY MANY THINGS FOR THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR KIDS.
I APPLAUD THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
OUR STAFF IS WORKING SO HARD TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST SUPPORT OUR KIDS.
THEY ARE COMING DIFFERENTLY TO US THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.
WE SEE THAT WITH EACH PASSING YEAR.
JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING RESPONSIVE TO THOSE CHANGES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
>> IF WE LOOK AT THE BEHAVIORS, THE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW ARE THE STUDENTS THAT WERE ONE YEAR OLD, TWO YEARS OLD WHEN COVID CAME, SO THE IMPACT THAT THAT'S HAD.
>> YOU'RE REALLY SEEING IT IN THE WAY THAT THEY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE MISSING.
I DON'T THINK EVEN THE INTERACTIONS THAT THEY GET AT A GROCERY STORE WALKING THROUGH WITH THEIR PARENTS AT THAT DEVELOPMENTAL AGE OF 1,
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2 THAT THEY MISSED OUT ON.I THINK THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE PLAYING OUT IN OUR CLASSROOMS. IT'S HAVING AN IMPACT ON US TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER, HOW TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, HOW TO MAKE EYE CONTACT.
THERE'S SO MUCH MINUTIA TO THAT THAT YOU DON'T REALIZE UNLESS YOU SEE IT PLAY OUT IN THE CLASSROOM AND OUR TEACHERS SEE IT EACH AND EVERY DAY. IT'S A CHALLENGE.
>> I WISH OUR COMMUNITY COULD SEE IT MORE BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB IN PRESENTING THIS AND YOU'RE SHOWING WONDERFUL RESULTS IN THIS MEETING.
>> I'M GLAD THAT YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I THINK I WAS UP IN FRONT OF YOU, I INVITED MANY OF YOU TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN OR KINDERGARTEN ACADEMY.
WE HAVE ACADEMY SESSIONS COMING UP ON DECEMBER 10TH.
I WOULD LOVE IT IF ANY OF YOU WANTED TO PARTICIPATE AND LISTEN IN ON THE GREAT WORK THAT THESE TEACHERS ARE DOING.
IT IS TRULY INSPIRATIONAL AND NOTEWORTHY TO SAY THE LEAST.
>> ME TOO. IN DEFENSE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS IN CLARK COUNTY BECAUSE THAT WAS MY FIELD, WE ALSO WERE SEEING YOUNG CHILDREN COMING AT A DEFINITELY LOWER DEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS THAN WHAT WE WERE SEEING IN THE PAST.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY OR IS THERE WAYS THAT THE DISTRICT CAN CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY IN A WAY DIFFERENTLY THAN WE ARE TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING PARENTS PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN FOR THE TRANSITION TO SCHOOL? THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION.
NOT TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT I THINK TO THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE AT LARGE, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING FOR PARENTS TO THINK ABOUT, IS HOW THEY CAN BETTER CONNECT AND PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN, BECAUSE IT IS A BIG TRANSITION.
>> I THINK THAT THAT'S A QUESTION THAT OUR PRIMARY PRINCIPALS HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKING RECENTLY.
I THINK THAT THAT'S PART OF OR PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN OUR NEXT STEP IS, HOW DO WE GET PARENTS INVOLVED EARLIER ON? I CAN MAKE A PRETTY STRONG ARGUMENT THAT THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SYSTEM FOR A YEAR OR TWO DON'T STRUGGLE BEHAVIORALLY.
I THINK IT'S THE STUDENTS THAT ARE NEW IN LEARNING SCHOOL, OR HAVE A PROFOUND DISABILITY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IMPACTED.
BUT BY THE TIME THAT MOST OF THESE KIDS GET INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF THE BATTLE GROUND SYSTEM, WE SEE LESS AND LESS OF THE BIG BEHAVIORS FROM THOSE PARTICULAR STUDENTS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING TO SOME EXTENT, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO.
>> WELL, KUDOS TO YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING BECAUSE IT'S THAT FOUNDATIONAL PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE.
>> YOU DESERVE A STANDING OVATION.
>> NO REPORT FROM HR, BUT WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE Q MIGRATION THAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR STUDENT SYSTEM.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SHERRY DALEY.
I'LL LET HER TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HERSELF AND HER ROLE IN THIS MIGRATION.
>> HI. GOOD EVENING, BOARD. SHERRY DALEY.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
PART OF MY ROLE IS I SUPERVISE OUR STUDENT COORDINATORS.
I ALSO OVERSEE OUR DATA MANAGEMENT TOO.
ALONG WITH MICHELLE, WE'RE LEADING OUR MIGRATION AND OVERSEEING THAT WITH OUR STAFF.
>> LET'S START WITH SOME BASICS ABOUT OUR SKYWARD MIGRATION.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS MIGRATION, THE LAST TIME WE HAD A MAJOR CHANGE IN OUR SOFTWARE SYSTEM WAS 2007 FOR OUR STUDENT AND 2008 FOR FINANCE.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE HAD SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
WE STARTED ABOUT LAST MARCH, REALLY GEARING UP FOR WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.
WE'LL TELL YOU THE PHASES WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE MIGRATING AND THEN SOME TRAINING SUPPORTS AND THE TIME COMMITMENT FOR THIS.
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PRIOR TO COVID, THE DISTRICTS WERE STARTING TO DO THESE MIGRATION WORK, BUT COVID JUST PUT A SHUTDOWN ON A LOT OF THAT.WE'RE PICKING UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT HAD JUST STARTED.
THEY WERE JUST GETTING BARELY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF IT BEFORE COVID.
THE SKYWARD EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT, IT HOUSES OUR STUDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OUR FAMILY ACCESS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OUR HUMAN RESOURCE, AND EMPLOYEE ACCESS.
THESE ARE ALL MODULES THAT ARE WITHIN THIS EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, I DON'T WANT TO READ ALL OF THESE, BUT IT'S AN ENORMOUS LIST OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES UNDER THOSE.
JUST, FOR EXAMPLE, IN STUDENT THERE ARE COURSE MASTER CODE, SCHEDULING, GRADING, FOOD SERVICE, THE STUDENT INFORMATION, THE REPORTING AND DATA MINING.
THEN I'LL SKIP DOWN TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
WE HAVE FINANCIAL REPORTS, PURCHASING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, RECEIVABLE, FIXED ASSETS, INVENTORY, BUDGETING, STATE REPORTING.
THEN YOU GO INTO HUMAN RESOURCES WITH ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEE PROFILE INFORMATION, CERTIFICATION, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND THEN EMPLOYEE ACCESS FOR SUBMITTING TIME OFF, EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT'S HOUSED IN THIS.
WE HAVE 1,800 SECURED USERS FOR STUDENT FINANCE AND HR.
THIS MIGRATION WILL IMPACT EVERY ONE OF THOSE 1,800.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE A NEW LOOK, A NEW FEEL, AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE.
ALSO WITHIN OUR SYSTEM IS OUR THIRD PARTY INTEGRATION OF SOFTWARE.
THERE'S A LOT COMING OUT OF THIS SYSTEM.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE PIECES OF INFORMATION HERE ON THIS MIGRATION.
THE REASON FOR THE MIGRATION IS, FIRST OF ALL, THEY'RE NO LONGER SUPPORTING SKYWARD 2.0 SMS, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.
IT IS GOING TO BE REPLACED BY THE SKYWARD CUMULATIVE SYSTEM.
IT'S GOING TO INCREASE PROCESSING TIME AND A BETTER USER EXPERIENCE, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
OUR MIGRATION FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SCHEDULED IN JULY.
ONCE WE MIGRATE, IT'LL BE ALL MODULES AND IT'LL IMPACT ALL USERS.
WE WILL HAVE AN ACTUAL GO DARK IS WHAT WE CALL IT TIME WHERE ACTUALLY NO ONE CAN GO IN AND ON THE SYSTEM.
THAT IMPACTS WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THAT TIME.
NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS SHUT DOWN.
WE'RE LIMITED TO FIVE YEARS OF TRANSACTIONAL HISTORY, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE SMS SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO ALSO GO BACK INTO THAT SYSTEM TO LOOK AT THINGS AS WELL.
WHY IS IT A BETTER USER EXPERIENCE IMPORTANT? IT'S GOING TO BE A MORE USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE, IT'S GOING TO BE FASTER PERFORMANCE, AND ENHANCE FUNCTIONALITY.
IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE DATA ACCURACY AND SECURITY.
THEN ALSO, IT'S GOING TO [NOISE] INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY.
THAT'S THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS THAT REPORTS ARE GOING TO PROCESS FASTER RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DO A PAYROLL CALCULUS.
>> THREE TO FOUR HOURS BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOUR PAYROLL HAS COME OUT AND EVERYTHING WORKS, AND THEN IF YOU IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, YOU HAVE TO REWRITE IT AGAIN AND IT'S 3-4 HOURS.
IT'S 15 MINUTES TO DO A PAYROLL CALCULUS.
THAT'S GOING TO REALLY IMPROVE.
THERE'S THINGS THAT I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO THAT'S GOING TO HELP US BECAUSE WE REALLY DON'T KNOW IT UNTIL WE START GETTING IN THERE AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM AND WHAT IT'LL DO.
BUT IT'S JUST LIKE A CURRICULUM UPDATE.
>> WE'LL HAVE SOME FEATURES IN HERE THAT WILL HELP US.
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HOPEFULLY, THE ENHANCING STUDENT OUTCOME, SO BETTER TRACKING OF STUDENT PROGRESS AND NEEDS AND HAVING MAYBE SOME MORE REAL-TIME DATA, MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVING THIS NEW SYSTEM.>> WELL, WE'RE NOT ON THIS ON OUR OWN.
WE'VE GOT THE GREATER COLUMBIA RIVER INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER IS LEADING US IN OUR MIGRATION.
THAT'S COMPRISED OF ESD 112,105, AND 171.
WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS THEY'VE PULLED THEIR RESOURCES TOGETHER TO BETTER SUPPORT DISTRICTS THROUGH THE MIGRATION, SO WE'VE GOT A PRETTY BIG CHUNK RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE.
THERE IS ABOUT, I THINK 101 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE ISC.
OF THE 101, 40% THEY'VE ALREADY MIGRATED TO Q SO WE'RE AT A GOOD STEP HERE.
WE'RE NOT THE FIRST AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE LAST IN OUR REGION.
[NOISE] LOCALLY, LET'S SEE, WE'VE HAD WASHOUGAL, WOODLAND, CAMIS MIGRATE TO Q. VANCOUVER ALSO DID AS WELL, BUT THEY ONLY MOVED THEIR FINANCE AND HR, THEY'RE USING SYNERGY FOR THEIR STUDENT SYSTEM.
WE'RE GOING TO BE THE LARGEST IN OUR REGION TO MIGRATE.
LOCALLY, MICHELLE AND I ARE OVERSEEING THE FULL MIGRATION, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE HAD TO BRING IN HELPERS.
WE'VE GOT KIM PRIMLEY, SHE IS OUR LEAD STUDENT COORDINATOR, SHE'S LEADING THE STUDENT SIDE.
CINDY KLEMSZ IS OUR ACCOUNTANT, SHE'S LEADING FISCAL.
LUKE LECOUNT AND HIS STAFF ARE LEADING THE HR MODULE.
THEN WE HAVE MICHAEL CLARK FROM IT, HE'S HELPING US WITH OUR THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATIONS.
THEN AMANDA RICHTER AND HER STAFF ARE HELPING US WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS.
I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATION SOFTWARE IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
THESE ARE OUR SYSTEMS THAT BRING INFORMATION INTO SKYWARD AND THEN TAKE INFORMATION OUT.
THIS IS OUR POINT OF SALE SYSTEMS IN TOUCH AND DESTINY FOR OUR TEXTBOOKS.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE APTIV G THAT AMANDA USES FOR COMMUNICATION TO STAFF AND FAMILIES.
WE HAVE OVER 20 SYSTEMS SO WE NEED TO RECONFIGURE OUR SETTINGS SO THAT WHEN WE GO LIVE, THEY'RE ACTIVE.
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF CURRICULUM TOO.
CURRENTLY, THIS YEAR, WITHIN OUR ISC TEAM, THERE'S 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS MIGRATING BETWEEN DECEMBER '24 TO JULY 2025.
WE STARTED OUR TALKS WITH THE ISC TEAM IN FEBRUARY.
TO SET OUR DATE TO GO FOR JULY, WE FELT LIKE JULY WAS A GOOD DATE.
STUDENTS ARE NOT IN SCHOOL AND WITH THIS BEING LARGER, WE WANTED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA TIME, SO IF THERE'S ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE ON THAT.
CURRENTLY, AND THIS STARTED PROBABLY EARLY SPRING, BEEN PREPARING OUR DATA TO MIGRATE.
BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, WE'VE BEEN HAVING TO RECONFIGURE SOME OF OUR INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT FIELDS, SO THEY'LL PLAY NICE TO EACH OTHER.
WE'VE BEEN SETTING UP USER SECURITY.
I'M NOT ONLY LEADING, BUT I'M ALSO SETTING UP ALL OF THE USER SECURITY FOR FINANCE AND HR AND CONFIGURING OUR SETTINGS WITHIN THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A TEACHING AND LEARNING AREA OR A TLA.
THIS IS A TESTING ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE GETTING SET UP FOR OUR STAFF SO THAT AS WE MOVE THEM IN THERE AND GET THEIR SECURITY BUILT, THEY CAN GO IN AND TEST IT.
THEY CAN PLAY AROUND THAT ONE, IT GETS THEM USED TO THE SYSTEM AND THAT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF WE'VE GOT THEM SET UP CORRECTLY WITH SECURITY, SO THEN WHEN WE DO GO LIVE, THEY'RE READY TO GO.
AGAIN, WE'LL BE MIGRATING IN JULY.
THEN AFTER WE MIGRATE, WE WILL CONTINUE OUR SUPPORT WITH OUR STAFF WITH ADDITIONAL TRAININGS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE TRAINING BEFORE THE MIGRATION AND AFTER THE MIGRATION.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE STUDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPACTS TO THIS WHOLE MIGRATION IS OUR STUDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OR STUDENT MANAGEMENT,
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AND OUR REGISTERS, COUNSELING OFFICE, AND STUDENT COORDINATORS, SO JUST THINK ABOUT THE MORE YOU USE A SYSTEM AND THE SOFTWARE, THE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN AND IT IMPACTS YOU.BUT IT'LL BE MOST OF OUR SCHOOL STAFF AND CENTRAL OFFICE IN THAT.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR FAMILY ACCESS, WHICH WILL BE OUR FAMILIES, OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES OUR SCHOOL OFFICES.
SOME SCHOOL STAFF, EVEN OUR CUSTODIANS USE THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR INVENTORY, SO THEY ORDER INVENTORY, AND SO THEY'LL HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO GO IN AND DO THE NEW INVENTORY ORDERING.
THEN MOST OF OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
OF COURSE, ALL OF THE HR AND SOME OF THE BUSINESS STAFF, AND THEN THE EMPLOYEE ACCESSES ALL EMPLOYEES.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S REALLY GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF TRAINING FOR ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES OF FOLKS.
THE TRAINING. WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE STATE IN-SERVICE STAY IN OCTOBER.
WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE WAIVER DAYS AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND INFORMATION ON THE SKYWARD SYSTEM.
LATE START WEDNESDAYS, WE'LL START A SERIES EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY FOR OFFICE STAFF LIKE AT THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO START TO LEARN ABOUT THE MODULES AND GO IN AND BE ABLE TO HAVE TRAINING ON HOW TO USE THE SYSTEM.
AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT THAT TLA, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT.
ISC THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME WEBINARS, EITHER LIVE DURING THE DAY OR RECORDED.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE A SKYWARD KNOWLEDGE HUB THAT WE CAN ACCESS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
SHERRI HAS BEEN ASSIGNING SOME OF THOSE COURSES TO US AND WE GO IN AND WE WATCH ALL THESE DIFFERENT VIDEOS ON USING THE SYSTEM.
THEN THERE'S A SKYWARD COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL.
SKYWARD IS A NATIONAL SOFTWARE SO THERE'S INPUT FROM ALL ACROSS THE NATION IN THIS COMMUNITY CENTER.
THEN ALSO WE HAVE OUR SKYWARD MIGRATION CENTER.
THAT'S ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE USING FOR TRAINING.
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT ALSO SETTING UP A DEDICATED TRAINING LAB WITH COMPUTERS.
WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND HAVE IN-PERSON TRAINING RIGHT THERE AS YOU'RE GOING ALONG.
WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING DARK THE 23RD.
THEY'RE ESTIMATING WE'LL BE COMING BACK LIVE ON THE FOURTH, WE WILL HAVE NO SKYWARD AT ALL DURING THAT TIME.
BECAUSE OF THAT, UNDER THE HIGH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ISC TEAM, THEY'VE BEEN RECOMMENDING THAT WE'RE HAVING SOME OF OUR LARGE PROCESSES THAT WE USUALLY WORK ON OVER THE SUMMER BE DONE EARLY PRIOR TO GOING DARK.
THEY'RE REALLY RECOMMENDING THAT WE HAVE STAFFING AND OUR BUDGETING DONE BY JUNE 30TH, STUDENT SCHEDULES, WHICH THIS IS GOING TO BE A LEAP FOR SOME OF OUR STAFF IN JULY PAYROLL.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STAFF TO GET THEM GET ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP THIS BE A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FOR THEM BECAUSE ONCE THEY COME BACK IN AUGUST, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A NEW JOB.
ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT YET IN THIS NEW SYSTEM, SO WE WANT TO TRY AND HELP MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT SMOOTHER FOR THEM.
I TRIED TO ESTIMATE ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING INTO THIS, AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO QUANTIFY ALL OF THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES TO IT SO I JUST LOOKED AT OUR KEY PEOPLE HERE WITH OUR LEADS IN THERE, AND I ESTIMATED ABOUT A 4.0, AN FTE, WHICH IS ABOUT 8,500 HOURS.
THIS IS STARTING BACK FROM THIS SPRING FROM WHEN WE FIRST STARTED.
THIS IS OUR SETTING UP THE SECURITY, THIS IS ATTENDING MEETINGS AND TRAININGS AND ALL OF THAT.
IT'S QUITE A BIT OF AN OVERHAUL AND WORK AND DEDICATION FROM OUR STAFF TO GET ALL THIS GOING.
THIS IS PREPARING THE DATA AGAIN AND RE-CONFIGURING OUR SETTINGS AND ASSIGNING SECURITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A GUIDEBOOK ON ABC.
THIS IS HOW YOU SET THEM UP, SO IT'S A LOT OF SETTING THEM UP AND TESTING AND GOING BACK AND MAKING FIXES.
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>> [NOISE] I HAD LOOKED AT MY CALENDAR BEFORE I GOT HERE AND I HAVE ATTENDED OVER 40 MEETINGS ALONE ON Q JUST WITHIN.
IT'S JUST AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME COMMITMENT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.
WE'RE REALLY POSITIVE ABOUT IT.
TALKING ABOUT SUPPORT, WE WANT TO HAVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AVAILABLE SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING MAYBE A WEB PAGE TOGETHER, WE'RE WORKING WITH AMANDA AND HER STAFF ON THAT.
MAYBE SOMETHING THROUGH THE STAFF PORTAL WHERE THEY CAN ACCESS THINGS AND HAVING A TICKETING SYSTEM.
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT SOMETHING, YOU CAN PUT IN A TICKET.
I KNOW CINDY HAS BEEN WORKING ON SOME HOW-TO GUIDES, TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER TO SIMPLIFY LIKE A 10-PAGE DOCUMENT, MAYBE INTO A FOUR-PAGE DOCUMENT ON PROCUREMENT, PURCHASING, AND WHATNOT.
THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR LEADS.
WE'LL HAVE AGAIN, OUR DISTRICT LEADS AND OUR ISC LEADS.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SUPPORT.
I THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, THOUGH BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST DISTRICTS THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR STUDENT, NOT FOR FINANCE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE A LARGE STUDENT MIGRATION, SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR THEM.
>> WILL THE TRAINING ON THE PLACE STARTS AND WAIVER DAYS IMPACT WORK AT ALL?
>> IT'S GOING TO ONLY BE FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF THAT WILL BE DOING THAT.
IT'S OFFICE STAFF, SO PRIMARILY YOU'D LOOK AT YOUR BUILDING SECRETARIES.
I'M NOT SURE WITH REGISTRARS, WHAT TRAINING, BUT THAT'S PRIMARILY LIKE OUR BUILDING SECRETARIES AND DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS.
>> THE CERTIFICATED STAFF, MOST OF THEM WILL GET THEIR TRAINING IN AUGUST.
WE HAVE HAD SOME COUNSELORS INVOLVED IN SOME OF OUR TRAINING GETTING THEM FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE SCHEDULING AND WE'VE HAD ONE TRAINING ON SCHEDULING SO FAR.
>> I'LL MAKE A COMMENT. IN 2000 I WAS MIGRATING SQL DATABASES.
I'M A PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN PRAYER AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO NEED IT, AND I'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU. IT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH YOUR TIMELINE, GETTING BUDGETS DONE EARLY.
I COME FROM A FINANCE POSITION, AND THAT'S NOT EVEN THE BIGGEST CONCERN YOU HAVE, IT'S THE STUDENT PIECE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A LITTLE MORE TRAINING FOR THE STAFF, I WORKED INTO THIS PRIOR TO IT GO LIVE INSTEAD OF LEARNING ON THE FLY, AND I HOPE I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT.
BUT YOU HAVE A BIG PROJECT ON YOUR HANDS, AND I KNOW YOU TOO KNOW THAT, BUT I THINK YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF FRUSTRATION IF YOU DON'T GIVE TRAINING UP FRONT AND RESOURCES.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL SYSTEM CHANGES, PRIMARILY FINANCE, BUT THE WAY YOU GUYS ARE DOING THIS, IT'S HUGE.
I JUST WANT TO VOICE MY CONCERNS ON YOUR TIMELINE AND WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO GO DARK, AND WHEN WE HAVE TO GET STUDENTS SET UP, AND WHEN WE HAVE TO HAVE BUDGETS DONE, AND WHEN WE HAVE TO CLOSE THE FISCAL YEAR.
AGAIN, I COULD HAVE MISHEARD, I COULD BE MISSPEAKING, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT'LL BE TO HAVE THIS TRAINING FIRST UP.
>> WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TRAININGS WITH THIS ON THE STUDENTS SIDE.
WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY BROUGHT IN ALL OF THE CERTS YET BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE USING THE TEACHER ACCESS ON THERE, AND IT'S MEANING OUR HIGH USERS.
OUR HIGH USERS, OUR SECRETARIES, AND OUR REGISTRARS ON THE STUDENTS SIDE, WE'VE BEEN TOLD WITH OUR CERT STAFF THAT IT'S BEST THAT THEY LEARN THAT LATER ON.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH IT TO HAVE A SPECIALIST TO HELP OUR TEACHERS TOO THROUGH THAT.
WE'VE REALLY BEEN TRYING TO BE THOUGHTFUL OF THAT.
WE DON'T WANT TO BRING IT ON TOO SOON BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT USING IT, YOU LOSE IT.
BUT WE ARE BEING VERY METHODICAL [NOISE] ABOUT THAT, JACKIE TO KEEP THEM INCLUDED.
>> WILL YOU BE RUNNING PARALLELS?
>> MAYBE TO JACKIE'S POINT, MAYBE GET MORE MEETINGS, GET UPDATES, 32ND COMMENT, WE'RE EITHER AHEAD OR BEHIND, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
>> THE ISC, THEY'RE SETTING THE MILESTONES FOR US ON WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND KEEPING US ON TRACK.
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>> YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE THE LARGEST DISTRICT COMING ON BOARD AT THIS TIME, BUT THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.
I'M ASSUMING THEY HAVE SOME LESSONS LEARNED, I GUESS, IN BIGGER DISTRICTS BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THIS LIST OF DISTRICTS THAT ARE COMING ON WITH THIS.
>> TRUST ME, WE'VE HAD OUR MOMENTS OF ANXIOUSNESS AS WELL.
WE'VE GOT SOME PLANNERS HERE AND WE'RE LIKE, TELL US WHAT TO DO.
WE JUST WANT TO KNOW, AND THEY'RE LIKE, YOU'RE RIGHT ON TRACK.
YOU'RE ON TRACK. THEY'RE KEEPING US ON TRACK WITH WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
>> DID I HEAR YOU SAY WE'RE THE LARGEST DISTRICT THAT IS BRINGING OUR STUDENT COMPONENT?
>> THEY HAVE A TRACK RECORD WITH THAT AS WELL?
>> YES. AGAIN, WE HAVE STARTED OUR TRAININGS.
WE'VE PUSHED OUT PROFESSION DEVELOPMENT, THE CENTER COURSES, TOO.
WE'VE STARTED GETTING THOSE GOING.
THERE IS TRAININGS ALREADY HAPPENING, BUT MOST OF THE TRAINING WILL START RIGHT AFTER WE COME BACK AFTER THE HOLIDAY BREAK.
WE'RE PLANNING IN JANUARY TO START DOING MORE TRAININGS AND PUSHING OUT MORE INFORMATION.
WE JUST HAVE TO PLAN IT OUT, GET IT ORGANIZED BY DIFFERENT GROUPS OF USERS FROM YOUR OFFICE STAFF, TO DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES, TO WHOEVER IS GOING TO BE USING IT, WE REALLY NEED TO GET THAT.
IN THE SPRING, BEFORE THE MIGRATION, WE WILL BE DOING THOSE TRAININGS BEFORE WE FULLY MIGRATE SO THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY LEARN THE SYSTEM AND BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH.
RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE TAKEN AND PUSHED IT INTO A TLA, BUT THEY HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET OUR SECURITY BUILT SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE GO INTO IT AND THEY'RE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING AREA, THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER SECURITY FOR THAT.
WE'RE RIGHT IN THE DEPTH OF IT, BUT YEAH, GETTING A BUDGET DONE EARLY IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED, AND WE'LL HAVE TO ADOPT A BUDGET EARLIER THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD BECAUSE IT'S DUE TO OSPI EARLIER THAN NORMAL.
IT'S GOING TO CONDENSE A LOT OF WORK.
>> WE'VE BLOCKED OUT OUR SUMMER MONTHS.
>> GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE.
ONE IS THAT THERE IS A NEW EPISODE OF THE BG CAST PODCAST AVAILABLE.
THIS ONE FEATURES PTO AND PTA LEADERS FROM PLEASANT VALLEY AND TUKES VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
MIA KASKI AND ERICA BEDROSIAN CAME ON TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEIR ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS SCHOOLS.
REALLY INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
WE ALSO HAD A SPOTLIGHT ON RIVER HOMELINK AND THE AWARD THAT THEY RECEIVED RECENTLY, WHICH YOU HEARD ABOUT A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO.
THAT EPISODE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO LISTEN ON AMAZON, SPOTIFY, AND APPLE.
THEN SPEAKING OF TUKES VALLEY'S PTO, THEY WORKED WITH A TEACHER AT TUKES NAMED DOMINIC RAMIREZ AND A NONPROFIT CALLED OPERATION PITCH INVASION TO BRING FUTSAL COURTS TO THE SCHOOL.
THIS IS A NICE BENEFIT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO PRACTICE AND PLAY ALL YEAR LONG.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO CONTEND WITH MUDDY FIELDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEN SINCE IT'S THE SEASON OF GIVING AND GRATITUDE, I WANTED TO SHARE TWO BRIGHT SPOTS ON THAT THEME.
ONE IS A FOURTH GRADE CLASS AT CAM ACADEMY, THE TEACHER IS ANDIE NOYE, AND SHE HAD REACHED OUT TO A TEACHER IN GEORGIA WHOSE CLASS WAS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HALENE.
THE TEACHER IN GEORGIA SAID THAT A LOT OF HER STUDENTS STILL DIDN'T HAVE POWER AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN PLAY OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF DOWN TREES, AND POWER LINES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE STUDENTS AT CAM RALLIED TOGETHER AND COLLECTED DONATIONS OF THINGS LIKE BOARD GAMES, AND BOOKS, AND CRAFTS, AND BRACELETS, AND THEY SENT IT ALL TO GEORGIA.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE STUDENTS ON THE RECEIVING END ENJOYING THE MATERIALS THAT THE CAM ACADEMY STUDENTS SHARED WITH THEM. REALLY NICE.
>> THEN ANOTHER REALLY NICE THING THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY IS THERE IS A RECENT BGHS GRADUATE, I THINK THE CLASS OF 2023.
HER NAME IS ABBY HERTNER, AND SHE STEPPED UP IN A BIG WAY.
SHE'S CURRENTLY GOING TO WUV AND WORKING AT MAURICES.
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WHEN SHE FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD SOME CLOTHING ITEMS THAT WERE GOING TO BE DISCONTINUED AND THEY WERE JUST GOING TO SHIP THEM BACK TO THE HEADQUARTERS, SHE SAID, HEY, BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.THEY HAVE A THRIFT SHOP. CAN WE SEND SOME OF THESE ITEMS THERE RATHER THAN JUST RETURNING THEM TO THE HEADQUARTERS.
SHE CONVINCED HER MANAGER TO DO JUST THAT AND SHE DONATED 500 ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES TO THOSE TWO GROUPS, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THEM TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AS WELL.
REALLY A NEAT WAY TO GIVE BACK. THANK YOU.
>> AS WE APPROACH [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]
[7. Citizens' Comments]
>> WELL, THAT TAKES US TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS. IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING.
I WILL REMIND EVERYONE THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IT'S OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND, FEW PRESENTATIONS, AND HEAR BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS TOPICS DURING OPEN SESSIONS.
THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM THE CITIZENS DURING CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND ASK 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 MINUTES AND REFRAINING FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.
THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT ALL COMMENTS SPOKEN AT THE MEETING BE APPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE.
COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE CAN BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING.
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.
WE'LL GET STARTED HERE WITH MR. DOTSON.
[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] GOOD EVENING, BOARD.
MY NAME IS TERRY DOTSON, AND I AM THE SELF-APPOINTED CHAIR OF BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
SITTING HERE TONIGHT AND SEEING THE AGENDA, I FEEL LIKE THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T REALLY RATIFIED A LEVY YET, BUT YET I'M HERE TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.
WE'RE WELL AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE FOR THE CAPITOL LEVY AND CERTAINLY FOR THE PREVIOUS LEVY FOUR YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE 15 PEOPLE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES RIGHT NOW COMMITTED TO HELPING PASS THIS LEVY.
WE'RE DOING THINGS THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE IN THE PAST.
WE ARE MORE PREPARED AND WE ARE POSITIVE WE'RE GOING TO PASS THIS THING IN FEBRUARY.
THERE ARE 78 DAYS REMAINING UNTIL THAT ELECTION TAKES PLACE FEBRUARY 11TH.
IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $20,000 TO RUN THE LEVY.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT $15,000 SHORT, SO WE'RE GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOOKING FOR DONATIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THERE ARE FIVE LEVIES BEING RUN, LEVIES OR BONDS.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT RIDGEFIELD JUST LOST THEIR LEADER OF RIDGEFIELD CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
THEY SAID IT WAS TOO MUCH OF A TIME COMMITMENT.
THEY'RE IN A PINCH RIGHT NOW TRYING TO GET THINGS GOING.
THEIR RESOLUTION WON'T EVEN BE PASSED UNTIL MID DECEMBER AND THE VOTE IS IN FEBRUARY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
I'LL BE REACHING OUT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME AND THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES BECAUSE WE NEED THE STUDENTS BEHIND US AS WELL.
I UNDERSTAND I CAN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS, SO I'M GOOD.
>> YES, IT IS. [LAUGHTER] YOU'LL GET YOUR COPIES.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JASMINE ROSS, AND I'M A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT DAYBREAK PRIMARY.
IT'S ONLY MY FIFTH YEAR TEACHING, BUT IN THAT SHORT TIME, I'VE NOTICED A SHIFT IN OUR SCHOOL'S ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED TEACHING, I BELIEVE THAT SCHOOL WAS A SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE CHALLENGES IN THEIR HOME LIVES.
IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SAY THAT I NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE, AND IT IS NOT DUE TO EXTERNAL THREATS, BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE THE WALLS OF OUR SCHOOLS.
PRIMARY STUDENTS CAN NOW WITNESS THEIR TEACHERS AND ADMIN GETTING PUNCHED,
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SCRATCHED, HIT AT THE BASE OF THE HEAD.STUDENTS SEE PEERS HITTING, CHOKING, BITING, SCRATCHING, JUMPING ON TABLES, SCREAMING, YELLING THE MOST HORRIFIC PROFANITY, DESTROYING THEIR CLASSROOMS AND THEIR OWN THINGS, AND THEY NO LONGER BAT AN EYE.
THEY ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR CLASSROOMS, MID LESSON, SOMETIMES FOR OVER AN HOUR DUE TO THIS BEHAVIOR.
THIS IS NORMAL FOR THEM, AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.
WE STRIVE FOR A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH IN OUR SCHOOLS, BUT NOW THE TRAUMA IS COMING FROM INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS. THEIR SAFE SPACE IS NO LONGER SAFE.
THE ADULT WHOSE JOB IT IS TO KEEP THEM SAFE ISN'T SAFE EITHER.
DUE TO THESE OFTEN DAILY OCCURRENCES, STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR EDUCATION TO THE DEGREE THAT IS THEIR RIGHT.
DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT, STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH BEHAVIORS ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS EDUCATION EITHER.
I HAVE A STUDENT WHO DID NOT STEP FOOT IN ANY CLASSROOM, DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INSTRUCTION FOR TWO MONTHS.
THE REASON GIVEN WAS THAT THE RESOURCES TO HELP THE STUDENT BE SAFE AND ABLE TO LEARN WERE TIED UP WITH ANOTHER STUDENT.
TWO MONTHS, THIS STUDENT WAS FLOATING IN OUR SCHOOL WITH NO ACCESS TO ANY EDUCATION BECAUSE OF A LACK OF RESOURCES.
THAT STUDENT HAS A RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION, YET THEY DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CLASSROOM FOR 61% OF THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX ISSUE AND THERE'S NO SIMPLE SOLUTION TO SOLVE ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS, BUT WE COULD START BY HAVING A BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST IN EVERY BUILDING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTS NAVIGATE THESE INTENSE BEHAVIORS.
THE STUDENTS IN OUR BUILDING ARE OUR SOCIETY'S FUTURE.
IF WE DON'T INTERVENE NOW, THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY WILL THINK THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL BECAUSE IT'S ALL THAT THEY WILL KNOW.
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS NEED IN YOUR LEVY CONVERSATIONS.
THE FINANCIAL COST OF HAVING A BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST IN EVERY BUILDING WILL BE INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO THE LONG-TERM COSTS OF THE IMPACT OF THESE BEHAVIORS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. EUNICE INGERMANSON.
MY NAME IS EUNICE INGERMANSON, SHE/HER, AND I LIVE AND VOLUNTEER IN THIS DISTRICT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION G24, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS REPLACEMENT LEVY.
AFTER THAT, I, ALONG WITH TERRY DOTSON AND OTHERS AT BG CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS, LOOK FORWARD TO PUTTING THE WORD UP TO WHOEVER WILL LISTEN TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CHILDREN OF THIS DISTRICT AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
THE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO TELL ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT THEY BELONG IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO SEE THE PROGRAMS THEY LOVE CONTINUE AND EXPAND SO THEY CAN PUT DOWN THEIR ROOTS HERE AND THRIVE AND EVENTUALLY BECOME AMAZING ADULTS THAT GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND NURTURE THEIR GENERATIONS AFTER THEM.
ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION.
LATELY, I'VE BEEN READING WORKS BY A KOREAN AUTHOR NAMED HAN KANG, WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE.
RIGHT NOW, I'M READING HER NOVEL NAMED, WE DO NOT PART WHOSE SUBJECT IS THE 1948, '49 JEJU UPRISING.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN KOREA AND HAD A TEACHER IN SCHOOL WHO GREW UP IN THAT ISLAND, BUT I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS UPRISING IN WHICH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIED IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 30,000 AND 80,000, WHICH TRANSLATES TO 27% OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND POPULATION AT THE TIME.
THE REASON I AND SO MANY OTHERS KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT WAS BECAUSE THIS INFORMATION WAS HIGHLY CENSORED IN KOREA.
THE FIRST NOVEL ABOUT IT WAS PUBLISHED IN 1978,
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AND NOT ONLY WAS IT PROMPTLY BANNED, BUT THE AUTHOR WAS ARRESTED AND TORTURED BY THE GOVERNMENT.THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER I LEFT KOREA.
I MENTIONED THIS TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO CONTROL INFORMATION OR BAN BOOKS IN GENERAL, BUT TEACHERS, STUDENTS HAVE TO WEIGH WHAT THEY READ AND WHAT THEY HEAR TO MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS ABOUT WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> HI. I AM REVEREND APRIL HALL FROM THE BATTLE GROUND COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR CONGREGATION TO EXTEND A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE SPACE AT OUR CHURCH, ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE PARENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR AN OPEN AND SAFE SPACE.
FOLLOWING THE TRAGEDY OF THE SENIOR THIS YEAR, OUR HEARTS HAVE BEEN BREAKING.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AND DILIGENTLY TO CREATE A SANCTUARY FOR THOSE STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT ARE ON THE FRINGE OF SOCIETY, AND THOSE WHO NEED TO GRIEVE, TO HAVE A SAFE SPACE AND AN INCLUSIVE ONE, JUST TO SIMPLY BE THEMSELVES.
AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, [NOISE] I KNOW THE HARM THAT COMES WITH BEING DIFFERENT IN SOCIETY.
WE WANT TO WORK HARD WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STUDENTS TO GROW OUR RELATIONSHIPS IN ANY WAY IN ANY CAPACITY NEEDED.
AS A MEMBER OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY THE COMMITMENT TO HELP MAKE BATTLE GROUND A SAFER AND MORE INCLUSIVE WELCOMING HOME FOR EVERYONE AROUND ME.
I HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE GAY STUDENT ALLIANCE REPRESENTATIVES AND CONTINUE TO LET YOU, THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY SINCERE.
I KNOW THAT OUR WORLD NEEDS LESS HATE AND MORE LOVE.
AS A MOTHER, I WANT MY TEENAGER TO KNOW THAT SHE'S LOVED AND ACCEPTED, AND I ALSO WANT THE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOVED, NOT ONLY BY ME, BUT OUR CHURCH, AND THAT THEY ARE ACCEPTED JUST THE WAY THEY ARE.
THANK YOU. I HAVE BUSINESS CARDS, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE THEM, AND I WILL GIVE THEM TO AMANDA. COME.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
I HAD JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE NORTHWEST FIFTH STREET EXTENSION.
THE CITY OF BATTLE GROUND IS BEHIND ALL THAT.
LAST WEEK, THEY PUT OUT A SURVEY FOR PEOPLE TO FILL OUT.
I WAS JUST INFORMING PEOPLE IF THEY'RE SO INCLINED IF THEY WOULD FILL THAT OUT TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS ON WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
YOU COULD GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, CITYOFBG.ORG.
SOMEWHERE ON THEIR PAGE, IT SCROLLS THROUGH LATEST NEWS, AND IT'S ON ONE OF THOSE THINGS SCROLLING THROUGH.
OR IF YOU GO TO THE SEARCH BAR AT THE TOP AND YOU PUT NORTHWEST FIFTH STREET, IT'LL PULL UP A LIST.
IT SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING AND IT WOULD BE DATED JULY 19TH.
JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW.
I HOPE YOU ALL WANT WHAT I WANT, NOT THAT I'M SURE THAT I WANT, [LAUGHTER] BUT I HOPE IT TURNS OUT TO BE A GOOD EXTENSION.
WORKS FOR THE DISTRICT AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT DRIVE THROUGH IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES CITIZENS' COMMENTS.
[8. Consent Agenda (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 12TH REGULAR MEETING, BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS, PERSONNEL REPORTS, AND STUDENT TRAVEL.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE BOARD WOULD REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE VOTED ON INDIVIDUALLY OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, I WOULD PROPOSE [OVERLAPPING] THE MOTION.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I WOULD LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.
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>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS TONIGHT,
[10. New Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
AND WE ARE NOW TO OUR NEW BUSINESS.FIRST ON THE LIST IS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION G-24, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS REPLACEMENT LEVY. MICHELLE SCOTT.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD. THE REQUESTING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RESOLUTION G-24, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS REPLACEMENT LEVY, THIS PROPOSITION AUTHORIZES THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATION LEVY THAT EXPIRES AT THE END OF 2025.
THE LEVY WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR EXPENSES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOT FULLY FUNDED BY THE STATE, INCLUDING STUDENT SAFETY, INSTRUCTIONAL, SUPPORT STAFF, SMALLER CLASSES, CURRICULUM, NURSING, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, SPECIAL EDUCATION, BUSING, SPORTS AND ARTS, AND SO MUCH MORE.
THE PRE-BALLOT FORM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OSPI AND REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE RESOLUTION G-24, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS REPLACEMENT LEVY.
I LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR ANYBODY THAT'S LISTENING ONLINE, PARTICULARLY THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE STATE EXPECTS US TO FUND OUR SCHOOLS AND I CAN'T ADMONISH YOU ANY GREATER THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO PASS.
THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING IT. YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> THIS IS DONE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE.
CARLA WILL BE ASKING YOU ONE BY ONE, HOW YOU VOTE.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, MARY SNITLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON, HOW DO YOU VOTE?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, TED CHAMPINE, HOW DO YOU VOTE?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE, HOW DO YOU VOTE?
>> PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, JACKIE MADDOX, HOW DO YOU VOTE?
>> MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> NOT REALLY SURE HOW WE WORK STUDENT VOICE INTO THAT ONE, BUT THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW FOR THE ROLL CALL VOTES GOING BACKWARD.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT.
USUALLY, WE ASK OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE, BUT WITH A ROLL CALL VOTE, THAT'S NOT REALLY POSSIBLE.
>> YOU DID DO IT. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU COULD DO IT INDIVIDUALLY IF YOU LIKE.
>> CLEARLY, I NEED TO GO HOME.
BUT BEFORE I DO, WE WILL DO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE FOR AND AGAINST APPOINTMENT FORM FOR MICHELLE SCOTT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT.
IT'S BASED ON AN RCW, AND IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE DO SUBMIT A FORM TO THE CLARK COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE.
WE DID GO OUT AND SEEK [NOISE] ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE FOR OR AGAINST THE LEVY, AND WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE FROM THE BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS AS THE FOR COMMITTEE, THEN WE RECEIVED ON THE AGAINST COMMITTEE AND ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT IT WITH OUR RESOLUTION TO THE ELECTIONS OFFICE.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMMITTEE FOR AND AGAINST APPOINTMENT FORM.
>> LOOK TO OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ADVISORY VOTE.
>> I REMEMBER I DID AT THIS TIME.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> JUST AN FYI FOR THE BOARD IS WE WILL SUBMIT THE PRO, FOR, AND AGAINST.
SINCE WE DON'T HAVE AN AGAINST, IT WILL GO TO THE EST 112, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO, THE CLARK COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE WILL PUBLISH NOTIFICATION.
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>> IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE WILL STEP FORWARD, BUT WE FULFILLED OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY YEARS.
TYPICALLY, WE HAVE SOMEBODY STEP FORWARD, BUT THEY DIDN'T IN THIS CASE.
>> [BACKGROUND] OUR LAST ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL FOR SMALL WORKS CONTRACT 24-098 FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERA UPGRADE, MR. MCDANIEL.
>> GOOD EVENING. THE CONTRACT IN FRONT OF YOU IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT WILL BE REPLACING OR ADDING 147 CAMERAS DISTRICT-WIDE.
WE PUT THIS LIST TOGETHER WITH COLLABORATION FROM SITE ADMINISTRATORS, SITE SECURITY, AND DISTRICT-LEVEL SECURITY, AS WELL AS MY NETWORK ENGINEER THAT SUPPORTS ALL OF THE CAMERAS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTRACT?
>> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS HOW MANY CAMERAS ARE THERE DISTRICT-WIDE TOTAL IF YOU KNOW?
>> I BELIEVE IF THEY'RE ALL UP AND RUNNING, THERE MAY BE SOME THAT ARE DOWN, 839.
>> NOW I KNOW I'M BEING WATCHED. [LAUGHTER]
>> JUST LIKE OTHER FACES, WHITE [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT WAS REALLY A GOOD PROCESS.
I THINK THIS TIME, WHAT WE DID IS WE WENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND SAID, WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOUR PROBLEMS ARE AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOUR PROBLEMS ARE AT.
IF YOU WANT TO ADD NEW CAMERAS, NEW VIEWS, THEN YOU NEED TO TELL US, ONE, THAT YOU COULD DEPRIORITIZE BECAUSE WE CAN'T PUT SOMETHING EVERYWHERE.
I THINK THAT OUR PRINCIPLES REALLY RESPONDED TO THAT.
THEY WERE VERY CRITICAL OF EXACTLY WHERE THE ACTUAL ISSUES ARE, AND OUR OVERALL CAMERA NUMBERS WILL ACTUALLY DECREASE SLIGHTLY FROM WHERE THEY USED TO BE.
>> I'D LIKE TO ASK JULIA [INAUDIBLE] SINCE SHE MADE THAT COMMENT, YOU CAN JUST SAY, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY THOUGHTS.
BUT DO YOU THINK THAT THE CAMERAS ARE NOT ENOUGH OR TOO INVASIVE?
>> I DON'T THINK ANY STUDENTS ACTUALLY CARE THAT MUCH.
>> I THINK WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE, IT'S NICE TO HAVE CAMERAS, BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE SCHOOL, YOU'RE WALKING IN THE HALLWAY, NOBODY'S LIKE, "OH, NO, THERE'S A CAMERA. I'M BEING WATCHED."
>> NO. I FEEL THEY'RE MORE LIKE A POSITIVE IMPACT, ESPECIALLY GOING IN-PERSON LIKE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE'S ALWAYS ISSUES THAT NEED EVIDENCE AND NEED TO BE SEEN, SO I THINK HAVING THOSE CAMERAS THERE ARE A GREAT WAY TO SHOW EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN SITUATIONS OR TO HELP A STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN IN A SITUATION THAT NEEDS THOSE CAMERAS.
I THINK THOSE CAMERAS ARE HEAVILY NEEDED.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS? MAYBE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE SMALL WORKS CONTRACT 24-098 FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERA UPGRADE.
>> TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, YOUR ADVISORY VOTE?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> DO YOU HAVE MORE THAN SIX PAGES IN BOARD DOCS? CAN YOU OPEN THAT CONTRACT? I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS IT OPEN.
>> YOU HAVE MORE THAN SIX PAGES?
>> CAN WE HAVE THE OTHER 14 ADDED?
>> WAIT. WHERE ARE THE PAGES? BECAUSE IT SAYS IT'S 14 PAGES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THE NUMBERING ON THE PAGES SAYS SIX OF 20 YET, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE END OF THE CONTRACT.
>> I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CHECK OF THE CONTRACT, THAT'S JUST THE [INAUDIBLE] SO THAT WOULD BE MY ASSUMPTION.
>> I WOULD JUST ASK IF THERE'S MORE PAGES THAT WE GET THAT UPLOADED IF SOMEBODY HAD TO GO BACK AND REFERENCE IT.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF COMMENTS IN THERE ABOUT THE PREVAILING WAGES BEING ATTACHED AS WELL AS THE ATTACHED PROPOSAL, AND THOSE SEEMED TO BE MISSING.
I THINK THEY WERE THERE BEFORE AND I KNOW THERE WAS AN UPDATE, SO I'M GUESSING WHEN THAT UPDATE HAPPENED, WE JUST DIDN'T GET ALL THE PAGES UPLOADED.
IF WE COULD GET THE FINAL IN THERE, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING [NOISE]
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>> MARY SAYS IT'S MY SUPERPOWER. [NOISE] [LAUGHTER]
[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]
IS OUR FINAL PIECE OF THE EVENING.I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THEIR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
UNTIL THEN THERE IS THE HOLIDAY PROGRAM AT PRIMARY ON THE FIFTH.
WE DO HAVE OUR BOARD TOUR ON DECEMBER 6TH, AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING ON THE NINTH.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT MEETING FOR JUST A SECOND.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL DYING TO GO HOME, SO I APOLOGIZE, BUT I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE.
IS THAT OUR DECEMBER 9TH MEETING IS THE ONLY MEETING WE HAVE IN DECEMBER.
IT'S ONE OF THE ONES WE'VE CHOSEN TO ONLY DO ONE.
WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST SIT PRESENTATION, SO THERE WILL BE A WORK SESSION.
YOU GOT AN INVITE FOR THAT TODAY.
DURING OUR REGULAR MEETING, WE DO OUR ANNUAL BOARD REORGANIZATION FOR POLICY 1210.
AT OUR NEXT MEETING, YOU WILL HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT, A NEW VICE PRESIDENT, AND A NEW LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE, AND THOSE ARE ALL ELECTED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE.
THEN IN DECEMBER, OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO HAS AN UPDATE CHANGE.
IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAVE ONE THAT THEIR TERM BEGINS IN DECEMBER AND ONE THAT BEGINS IN JUNE OR JULY TO ALWAYS HAVE A STANDING MEMBER ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AT ALL TIMES.
THAT WILL ALSO HAPPEN [NOISE] AT THAT MEETING AND THEN HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SPREAD SOME HOLIDAY CHEERS AS WELL.
ANYTHING ELSE ANYBODY WANTS TO ADD? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT FOR OUR CITIZENS WHO LISTEN AND THAT WE HAVE IN OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT REMEMBER THAT FROM LAST YEAR.
WHAT TIME IS THE HOLIDAY PROGRAM?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:22. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.