Mar 10, 2025 Board of Directors

[1. Call to Order]

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I CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD FOR MARCH 10TH, 2025 AT 6 P.M.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND NEXT WE WILL HAVE ROLL CALL.

MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU.

AND NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS SUPERINTENDENT,

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

WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AS TIME PERMITS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AGENDA? COMMENTS. I MOVE, WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

IT'S BEEN MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. I FORGOT. OH, GOOD. AND MOVING ON TO COMMUNICATIONS.

[5. Communications]

OUR LAUREN STUDENTS WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR STUDENT REPS.

GUESS IT'S ME. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING THING I HAVE TO REPORT IS THAT SPRING SPORTS STARTED LAST WEEK FOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND I THINK THE FIRST DAY FOR SPRING SPORTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH SOMEBODY CAN TELL ME IT'S MID-APRIL, I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, BUT SO SPRING SPORTS ARE A TON.

I'M ON THE TRACK TEAM AND SO IS ITZEL. AND WE HAD OUR TIME TRIALS TODAY, SO EVERYBODY HAD TO SPRINT 100M.

IT WAS VERY FUN. AND SO WE'RE IN PREPARATION FOR OUR FIRST MEET, WHICH IS ON MARCH 21ST.

IT'S AT LA CENTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S A TON OF RELAYS. SO IT'S CALLED THE WILDCAT RELAYS. AND YEAH, I'M SURE IT'LL BE GREAT. I LOVE TRACK SEASON AND SPRING SPORTS.

I KNOW THAT SOCCER FOR BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND PROBABLY PRAIRIE, THEY HAVE THEIR JAMBOREE TOMORROW. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE THE TRACK TEAM IS GETTING KICKED OFF THE TRACK AT 3:45, AND THEN I DON'T, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT BASEBALL IS UP TO, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY WERE ALL IN THEIR UNIFORMS TODAY, SO MAYBE THERE'S PICTURES OR SOMETHING, BUT SUPER EXCITING.

AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR BIG FUNDRAISER. THIS IS KIND OF DISTRICT WIDE.

IT'S CALLED THE OUR-A-THON. SO EVERY ATHLETE ARE YOU DOING THE OUR-A-THON? WE DO IT DIFFERENTLY. WELL BATTLE GROUND IS DOING THE OUR-A-THON TOMORROW AT FIVE.

AND BASICALLY WE CALL EVERY ATHLETE HAS 20 CONTACTS THAT THEY FOUND THEMSELVES OF PEOPLE THAT THEY THINK MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE TO THEIR PROGRAM.

AND EVERYBODY IS RAISING FOR THEIR OWN PROGRAM.

AND IT'S LIKE A COMPETITION IN BETWEEN, LIKE BETWEEN ALL THE SPORTS, TO SEE WHO CAN MAKE THE MOST MONEY.

SO LIKE DURING FALL SEASON, I THINK IT WAS BETWEEN BOYS FOOTBALL AND GIRLS SOCCER THAT MADE THE MOST AND THEN CROSS COUNTRY WAS THIRD.

WE'RE SMALL BUT MIGHTY. AND THEN THIS YEAR, JUST BECAUSE TRACK IS THE LARGEST PROGRAM WE MAY MAKE THE MOST.

WE'LL FIND OUT. NEXT BOARD MEETING. I'LL TELL YOU IF I WAS WRONG.

AT RIVER HOMELINK, WE HAD OUR FAMILY DANCE ON MARCH 7TH.

SO THAT WAS THIS LAST FRIDAY, AND WE DIDN'T THINK ANYBODY WAS GOING TO COME.

AND THEN PEOPLE DID, AND IT WAS REALLY AWESOME. AND WE HAD A TON OF FUN. AND IT WAS A REALLY IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO GET TOGETHER, AND ALSO FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT WHERE THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN BRING THEIR KIDS AND IT'S CATERED TO THEM, AND THAT'S JUST REALLY AWESOME. AND DISTRICT WIDE WE HAVE OUR DISCOVERY KITCHEN COOK OFF.

SO THAT IS WHERE FOURTH GRADERS, THEY HAVE AN AFTER SCHOOL SNACK RECIPE THAT THEY LIKE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT IT AND BE LIKE, HEY, LIKE MAYBE COULD I? IT'S BASICALLY LIKE, I'M NOT SURE.

IT'S LIKE A STATE COMPETITION, RIGHT? DISCOVERY KITCHEN COOK OFF? YES.

I DON'T KNOW. WELL, BASICALLY SOME PEOPLE WE JUDGE LIKE TEN AND ITZEL AND I ARE PART OF THE, LIKE, JUDGING TEAM, WHICH MEANS WE GET TO EAT REALLY GOOD, REALLY GOOD SNACKS.

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AND THAT ONE. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? YEAH, IT WAS REALLY.

I STILL THINK ABOUT THAT MEATBALL. SO, AFTER IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, JUST KNOW.

AND FROM THERE, LIKE THE TOP THREE, I THINK THEY GO TO THE REGIONAL COMPETITION.

AND THEN FROM THE REGIONAL COMPETITION, I THINK IT'S THE STATE. AND SO THAT'S SUPER DUPER EXCITING.

AND THAT'S ON MARCH 20TH. SO NOT THIS THURSDAY BUT NEXT.

AND BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL JUST ANNOUNCED THEIR PROM, WHICH IS MAY 17TH.

AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS IT'S BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY THE SAME DAY AT RIVER HOMELINK'S PROM. SO WE HAVE TWO PROMS ON MAY 17TH, WHICH IS REALLY FUN. WHEN'S YOUR PROM? MAY 3RD OR FIFTH.

OH THAT'S EARLY. YEAH. AND ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT OR I ACTUALLY HAD TWO THINGS.

BUT ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THAT IF YOU KNOW ANY SENIORS WHO ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WHO ARE CURRENTLY 18, THEY CAN ACTUALLY REGISTER TO VOTE. NOW, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE GRADUATED TO REGISTER TO VOTE, AND THEY CAN VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS. AND THEY CAN ALSO VOTE IN LARGER ELECTIONS IF THEY ARE 18 YEARS OLD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, BECAUSE I THINK MANY STUDENTS DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY CAN REGISTER TO VOTE, AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE WHILE YOU'RE IN SCHOOL, AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF ADULTS AROUND YOU WHO CAN HELP YOU OUT.

SO YEAH, IF YOU KNOW ANY 18 YEARS OLD, ANY 18 YEAR OLDS AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY REGISTERED TO VOTE, MAYBE ASK THEM. AND IF THEY NEED SOME HELP, THEY CAN ASK THEIR COUNSELORS.

THEY CAN ASK A TEACHER. YEAH. SO THAT'S SUPER COOL.

AND ONE LAST THING. SO YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HERE ON THE BOARD, AND I THINK SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF FUN IS THAT WE LIKE. AND I WILL EACH SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS. RIGHT. SO IT'S ALLISON AS A JUNIOR, AND THEN I'LL GRADUATE AND THEN SHE'LL BE ON AS A SENIOR.

AND I DID THE SAME THING. AND WE HAVE HAD STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD FOR, WHAT, SEVEN YEARS NOW, SEVEN YEARS? SINCE 2018. SINCE 2018.

AND WHAT'S REALLY FUN ABOUT THAT TIMELINE IS WE'RE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE THESE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE COMING BACK FROM COLLEGE, THEY'RE IN CAREERS, AND THEY'RE STARTING TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. ONE OF THEIR FIRST REPRESENTATIVE EVER, JASON MADDUX, HE IS ACTUALLY PART OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND HE'S TEACHING AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

HE'S A COACH AND HE'S ACTUALLY COACHING THE TRACK TEAM, AND I WAS ABLE TO HAVE SOME INTERACTIONS WITH HIM, AND IT'S JUST REALLY EYE OPENING AND COOL TO SEE HOW REPRESENTING UP HERE IS JUST THE START OF GIVING BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND HOW YOU ALSO DON'T NEED TO BE A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO GRADUATE AND THEN GO ON TO DO GREAT THINGS. I THINK SOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE I'VE MET THERE ARE ALSO MULTIPLE. THEY HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WORKING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO ARE FROM BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LIKE SHELLY AND I JUST THINK THAT'S SUPER COOL AND EXCITING THAT LIKE, WE GET TO SEE THAT, LIKE IN KIND OF LIVE ACTION.

AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER COOL THAT I CAME TO TRACK LAST MONDAY AND I WAS LIKE, YOU WERE A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD? AND HE WAS LIKE, YOU ARE A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD. AND JUST TO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP, I THINK THAT WAS JUST SUPER COOL AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. MINE'S NOT AS LONG AS JULIA'S, MAYBE I'LL KEEP IT KIND OF SHORT AND SWEET. SO YEAH. BUT SOME THINGS I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS PRAIRIE SPRING FLING IS THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH. SO, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXCITED.

IT'S A GARDEN THEME. AND SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE TEACUP GARDEN THEMED.

SO I ALREADY HAVE MY DRESS. IT'S LIKE PASTEL COLORS.

I'M SO EXCITED TO WEAR IT. I'M SO EXCITED. I LOVE DANCES.

THEY'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO. IT'S LIKE A WAY TO CONNECT WITH MY FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE ALL DO SPORTS, SO IT'S HARD TO FIND A TIME TO KIND OF HANG OUT TOGETHER.

SO HAVING THOSE EVENTS ARE REALLY, LIKE IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY FRIENDS.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S THEIR TIME TO SEE FRIENDS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT SEE DURING SPRING SPORTS OR FALL SPORTS OR WINTER SPORTS.

AND THEN FUTURE FALCON NINE AT PERRY IS TOMORROW FROM 5 TO 8 AND I'LL BE THERE.

I'LL BE KIND OF JUMPING AROUND WITH ASB AND HS SOCCER, KIND OF TRYING TO LIKE OPEN UP TO ALL THE EIGHTH GRADERS TO KIND OF JOIN THESE SPORTS, JOIN THESE CLUBS, BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST WAY TO KIND OF GET THEM INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL AND HELP THEM BUILD THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I DID THE EIGHTH GRADE TOURS TODAY AND LAST THURSDAY, AND LET'S SAY THREE YEARS CAN CHANGE A LOT.

SO, WHEN TALKING TO EIGHTH GRADERS IS REALLY KIND OF EXCITING TO SEE THE DIFFERENT AND LIKE KIND OF HOW THEY SEE SCHOOL AND HOW THEIR VIEWS ON SCHOOL ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE THAT AND JUST KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW, LIKE WHERE THE CLUBS ARE, WHERE THE TEACHERS ARE. I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS. WE DID GET A PRETTY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE FIRST DAY LAST THURSDAY.

IT WAS A BIG GROUP. WE HAD, I THINK 248 KIDS COME LAST THURSDAY.

THEY CAME FROM LAUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL. TUKES VALLEY AND I FORGOT WHAT OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BUT THAT DAY HAD A LOT OF KIDS AND IT WAS KIND OF SCARY BECAUSE ALL THE MENTORS WERE STUDENTS FROM ALL OF DIFFERENT CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS.

SO BUT WE DID GET GOOD FEEDBACK SAYING THAT A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WERE VERY ORGANIZED,

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WE HAD DEFINITELY LESS KIDS. WE HAD 150 KIDS COME AND THEY WERE FROM WE HAD PROBABLY 10 TO 12 FROM CHIEF BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED TO PRAIRIE.

BUT THEN WE HAD A PLEASANT VALLEY COME, AND IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE AND KIND OF CONNECT AND SEE THE DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ALSO SEE KIND OF WHAT GIVE THEM THE IDEA OF WHAT HIGH SCHOOL IS, AS WELL AS BEING KIND OF LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL, KIND OF NOT REALLY CODING LIKE, OH, HIGH SCHOOL IS FUN. HIGH SCHOOL IS THIS, HIGH SCHOOL IS THAT BUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL FUN AND THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS THAT THEY WANT TO REMEMBER, INSTEAD OF YEARS THAT THEY WANT TO FORGET.

AND THEN, LIKE JULIA SAID, SPRING SPORTS. I DO TRACK, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE BEST PRACTICE LIKE JULIA.

I DID DO A LOT OF RUNNING AND I'M NOT A RUNNER, BUT I FORCED MYSELF TO RUN.

BUT YEAH, AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO PLAY SOME SPOTLIGHT TO OUR ROBOTICS TEAM.

SO OUR ROBOTICS TEAM GOT FIRST PLACE AWARD IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST, FIRST DISTRICT EVENT AT THE OREGON STATE FAIR.

THE CLOVER BOTS. REALLY EXCITING TO SEE HOW I TALKED TO SOME OF THEM.

I KNOW I HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF THE CLOVER BOTS.

THEY ARE IN MY CLASS AND THEY JUST SAY THAT IT'S REALLY FUN TO BE IN ROBOTICS, AND IT'S A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO DIFFERENT CLUBS, DIFFERENT SPORTS, AND IT'S REALLY ENJOYABLE TO SEE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THEIR OWN WAYS AND JUST SEE HOW HAPPY THEY ARE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH PEOPLE THAT THEY BARELY MET OR WHO ARE NEW TO THE SCHOOL. SO IT WAS JUST REALLY FUN TO SEE THAT.

AND THEY ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THAT CLOVER BOTTS WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THEIR AWARD AND ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT, LIKE JULIE SAID OUR BOYS TEAM HAS THEIR BOYS SOCCER JAMBOREE TOMORROW AT FOUR AND SIX.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE FAST PITCH ON WEDNESDAY, BOYS SOCCER AT UNION AND TENNIS VERSUS RE LONG AND ESPORTS VERSUS LAKESIDE ON WEDNESDAY. SO THAT'S EXCITING TO SEE.

SO A LOT OF OUR SPRING SPORTS ARE STARTING UP.

AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO WATCH ALL THE GAMES AND KIND OF GO TO THE GAMES.

SO YEAH, THAT'S ALL FOR ME OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATION TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.

AND SO LEG COMMITTEE I KNOW YOU HAVE LOTS TO TELL US.

DIRECTOR. WELL, I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT BRIEF, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW.

SO FIRST OFF, I GUESS LAST DAY OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS APRIL 27TH.

I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID THAT CORRECTLY, BUT I THINK I SAID SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN IS THAT APRIL 1ST OR THE 30TH IS WHEN WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SUBMIT ANY IDEAS ABOUT POLICY, I'M SORRY POSITIONS, POSITIONS THAT WSSDA IS INTERESTED IN OR WANT NEW OR CHANGE OR WHATEVER.

WSSDA IS THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL, WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, AND THEY MONITOR AND WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH LEGISLATION. AND SO I GET ALL MY INFORMATION FROM THEM.

AND SO I WANT TO START BY SHARING SOME NUMBERS BECAUSE SOME OF YOU LIKE TO GO TO LEG.WA.GOV AND MAKE AND GIVE YOUR OPINIONS. I HOPE BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO WANT TO HEAR THEM.

ALL OF US, ALL OF OUR STAFF, THE TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY.

SO LET ME GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS. THERE'S ONE FLOATING AROUND STILL, BECAUSE A LOT OF BILLS NOW HAVE DIED FOR LACK OF ACTION.

OKAY. THERE'S ONE FLOATING AROUND THAT HAS TO DO WITH HIGH SCHOOL CIVICS.

SO, IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE INTERESTED IN SEEING HIGH SCHOOL CIVICS PROMOTED AND TAUGHT AND CHANGED AND UPLIFTED, THAT'S SENATE BILL 563. I'M SORRY, HOUSE BILL, I DON'T KNOW IT'S 5637.

IT MIGHT BE HOUSE BILL. IT MIGHT BE SENATE BILL I'M SORRY.

SENATE BILL. THANK YOU. 5637. CIVICS CTE, ALL RIGHT, CTE THERE'S TWO BILLS. 1273 AND 1722. AND I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT SEEING CTE IMPROVED OR PUSHED FORWARD OR RAISED UP, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE TWO BILLS AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN MAKING A COMMENT.

WHAT THEY LOOK FOR WHEN YOU MAKE COMMENTS IS THEY LOOK FOR STORIES THAT WILL INFORM THEM AS TO WHAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR KIDS.

SO IF YOU GOT A STORY, THEY'D LOVE TO HEAR IT.

ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN IS THIS JOINT RESOLUTION 8200.

I FORGOT TO ASK YOU DENNY LAST TIME WE ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S THIS IS THE ONE WHERE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING HOW THE BONDS ARE APPROVED, YOU KNOW, THREE QUARTERS OR 55% OR 50.

AND THE, AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE I HAVE JUST A LITTLE TO SAY AND THAT IS THE TALK BEHIND THE SCENES IS THAT THIS IS LIKE,

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AND SO, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING IT OFF THE LIST ALTOGETHER IF IT GETS TO LOOKING REALLY BAD, LIKE IT'S NOT A HAPPY CAMP. OKAY. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.

IS THIS THE ONE THAT WOULD ELIMINATE IMPACT? EXACTLY.

YEAH. AND THEY'RE LIKE THE TALK IN WSSDA IS THIS IS LIKE DIFFICULT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND WE'RE NOT SURE WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. AND SO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO GET THEM MAYBE TO TAKE IT OFF.

HAVE YOU HEARD MORE. NO. I JUST KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR DISTRICTS LIKE US, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THAT COLLECT IMPACT FEES, I THINK OUT OF THE TOP TEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN COLLECTING IMPACT FEES AT LEAST FOUR, MAYBE FIVE, WERE FROM SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. RIDGEFIELD EVERGREEN OURSELVES VANCOUVER MAYBE EVEN CAMAS WAS ON THE LIST. I'M NOT SURE.

A LOT OF AREAS AROUND THE STATE DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE ABILITY TO COLLECT IMPACT FEES.

SO FOR THEM, IT'S A NO. IT'S A NO LOSE SCENARIO.

IF IT WERE TO CHANGE AND BOND AMOUNTS WERE TO GO LOWER.

FOR US, IT'S MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE IT'S KIND OF THAT OLD SAYING, RIGHT? ONE ONE IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH.

AND RIGHT NOW WE COLLECT IMPACT FEES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD CAM WITHOUT THE IMPACT FEES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT RE REBUILDING OUR FUTURES PROGRAM TO MAKE IT LARGER FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT THE IMPACT FEES. WE'VE PUT IN TEN PLEXES AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE ONE SCHEDULED IN A FEW YEARS FOR YACOLT.

WE'RE BUILDING BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

WE HAVE OUR WAREHOUSE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN BUILT BY IMPACT FEES, WHICH DO NOT ADD TO THE TAXES THAT WE COLLECT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THOSE WITHOUT THE IMPACT FEE COLLECTION.

SO FOR US, I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. IT IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE.

FOR SOME DISTRICTS, IT'S NOT WHAT I'D LOVE TO SEE.

APPROVAL FOR BONDS GO TO A SIMPLE MAJORITY. YES I WOULD.

BUT AGAIN, COMPLICATED FOR THOSE OF US THAT COLLECT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF IMPACT FEES.

SO POINT BEING THAT THE LEGISLATION THAT IS CURRENTLY CIRCULATING HAS LOTS OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS INVOLVED.

PEOPLE HAPPY, NOT HAPPY, NOT SURE. AND SO THERE'S A MOVEMENT THAT LOOKS LIKE COMING FORWARD THAT SAYS MAYBE WE JUST WON'T PURSUE THIS NOW AT ALL.

AND THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAD NOT HEARD THAT. SO ALL RIGHT.

SO NOW HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO GIVE YOU. I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE BUDGET.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE MY TWO MINUTES OF RANTING OR WHATEVER.

OKAY. SO THERE ARE WSSDA PURSUES HAS DECIDED TO PURSUE LIKE BUDGETING HELP FROM GIVE US DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THREE AREAS. TRANSPORTATION. SO THAT WAS 5187, IT'S DEAD, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

THE MSOC 5192 IS BEEN REALLY MESSED WITH. SO, IF WE GET ANYTHING FOR MSOC, IT'LL BE $5 PER STUDENT. THEY HAVE HACKED IT AND CUT IT AND MESSED WITH IT.

AND IT'S RELATIVELY NOTHING. SO, THE PEOPLE IN WSSDA ARE VERY UPSET ABOUT IT.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S ABOUT $60,000. IT'S LIKE NOTHING.

OKAY. SO THERE NO TRANSPORTATION MONEY, NOTHING FOR MSOC.

SO THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING ON IS SPECIAL ED, AND THEY'RE STILL FEELING LIKE MAYBE THAT'S GOT SOME POSSIBILITIES OF REALLY HELPING US AND THAT IS 5263. I'M SURE I'M NOT SURE IF I GAVE YOU THE MSOC, 5192.

IT'S STILL FLOATING AROUND. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THOSE THREE NUMBERS, 5263 SPECIAL ED IS THE ONE THAT STILL HAS SOME NEED FOR HELP AND COULD STILL DO SOMETHING TO HELP US WITH SPECIAL ED SERVICES, BUT I WANT TO POINT THIS OUT TO YOU.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THEIR BUDGET. OKAY. SO IN 2012, WAS IT MCCLEARY? 2012 MCCLEARY. OKAY, ALL RIGHT. MCCLEARY WAS 2007-16.

OKAY. AND THEN 12 THERE WAS SOME KIND OF AN ACTION, AND THEY WE WERE SO FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET WAS AT 49, 43.9%. AND THEY SAID, OH, WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE IT.

SO THEY SO THEY STARTED INCREASING IT AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET.

SO IN 2020 IT WAS RAISED TO 52% K THROUGH 12 FUNDING HAS BEEN RAISED TO 52% OF THE STATE BUDGET IN 2020. OKAY. NOW SINCE OVER THAT TIME, REVENUES IN THE STATE HAVE BEEN GOING UP VERY WELL IF YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT.

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REVENUES ARE GOING UP REALLY NICELY. THIS YEAR, 2024 WE GOT A PROBLEM, OKAY.

AND THE YEARS AHEAD ARE GOING TO BE MUCH LEANER.

THEY EXPECT THE REVENUES TO GO UP BUT MUCH LEANER.

SO THE STATE IS SAYING OH WELL WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUDGET AS PER THE WAY WE'VE BEEN BUDGETING FOR THE LAST 7 OR 8 YEARS.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING SOME REAL STRESS WITH THE BUDGET, APPARENTLY.

OKAY. AND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO FIX THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE REVENUES.

SO, THEY'RE PROJECTING BUDGETS BASED ON INCREASED REVENUES.

OKAY. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS OF TODAY, AFTER ALL OF THESE GOOD YEARS, WE ARE BACK DOWN TO 43% OF THE OVERALL BUDGET. SO WE WERE AT 43.9 IN 2012. NOW WE'RE AT 43.

OKAY. NOW ARE WE GETTING MORE MONEY? WELL, YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE MONEY IN THE REVENUE STREAM.

BUT THE SCHOOLS ARE GETTING 43% OF THE OVERALL BUDGET, WHICH IS WHEN BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY WERE COMPLAINING WITH MCCLEARY, YOU'RE NOT FUNDING THE SCHOOLS, SO THEY'VE GOTTEN INCREASED REVENUES.

BUT THE INCREASED REVENUE IS NOT COMING THIS DIRECTION.

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WITHOUT THE INCREASED REVENUES, THEY'RE GOING TO CUT WHAT'S COMING TO K THROUGH 12.

AND IF THEY INCREASE REVENUES, ACCORDING IN THE GOVERNOR'S PROJECTED BUDGET, IF THEY INCREASE REVENUES, WE'LL EVEN GET LESS. THEY'RE GOING TO CUT US MORE.

SO THEY ARE NOT FUNDING THE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU, I GUESS.

YEAH. THERE'S MORE WORSE INFORMATION THAN THAT, BUT I WON'T SHARE IT.

I'LL SAY THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. MORE WORSE.

MORE WORSE. OKAY. AUDIT COMMITTEE, OUR MEETINGS NEXT WEEK.

OKAY. AND BATTLE GROUND. CAN I SAY ONE THING.

OH, YES. I'M SO SORRY. JUST TO INTERRUPT, WE DID HAVE THE ENTRY AUDIT MEETING WITH THE STATE, AND WE JUST WANTED TO LET TERRY ALSO. AND IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

AND THEY REVIEWED THE PROCESS WITH US. IT DOES TAKE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

SO, WE'LL BE KNOWING MORE LATER. IT'S, I GUESS, LIKE, WHAT, NINE MONTHS OR SIX MONTHS? WE'LL BE KNOWING MORE LATER. VERY WELL SAID. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THEY SAID.

THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY DIDN'T LIKE, GO INTO ANY DETAILS.

THEY JUST KIND OF LIKE EXPLAINED WHAT THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT AND THE PROCESS THAT THAT WILL BE GOING THROUGH.

SO MORE TO COME. WE'LL HAVE AN EXIT AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING ALSO.

SO WE'LL PROBABLY BE A PART OF THAT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE RESULTS OF, OF THEIR VIEWS ARE.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK TERRY AND DEBBIE FOR ATTENDING THAT MEETING AS OUR AS OUR BOARD REPRESENTATIVES.

I'LL JUST ADD TO DEBBIE'S POINT. THEY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO GO OVER A PAYROLL ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY ACTIVITIES, THE SB ACCOUNTS. OUR USE OF ANY RESTRICTED FUNDING.

COMPLIANCE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS FOR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES.

FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE DISTRICT, COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.

AND AS DEBBIE SAID, THAT WORK GOES THROUGH AUGUST 31ST OF 2024.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT FROM SEPTEMBER OF 23 TO AUGUST 31ST OF 2024.

AND AS DEBBIE SAID, IT COULD TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS.

SO, THANK YOU, DEBBIE, FOR BRINGING THAT UP. OF COURSE.

OKAY. BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION 65,000.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE FOUNDATION. DID HELPED WITH READ ACROSS AMERICA THIS PAST WEEK AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE 854 BOOKS TO THE FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS AS PART OF READ ACROSS AMERICA WITH THE SUPPORT OF IQ CREDIT UNION. AND SO IT WAS, I THINK, PRETTY EXCITING.

THEY GO IN AND GET HATS AND BOOKS AND IT'S JUST A FUN TIME.

AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND TOURIST COMMITTEE. I'LL GO.

YEAH. OKAY. SO, WE WENT TO CHIEF AND SPLIT UP AND DID A COUPLE DIFFERENT GROUPS.

I WON'T TAKE ALL THE NOTES. I'LL LET YOU GUYS HAVE SOME COMMENTS TOO, BUT I'LL JUST TOUCH ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY COOL ABOUT IT IS WE WENT INTO THE TECH

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I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S SO, SO COOL THAT THEY COULD DO THAT BECAUSE THAT CERTAINLY WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE HAD THE ABILITY TO DO.

AND I MEAN, WE WERE PUTTING ERECTOR SETS TOGETHER WHEN I WAS A KID. YOU KNOW, LEGOS. HEY, YOU GUYS ARE ENGINEERS NOW. BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT IS THAT WHEN WE WERE IN THERE SOMETHING WAS POINTED OUT TO US, AND IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO, TO LIGHTLY TOUCHING ON WHAT TERRY WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH FUNDING IS THAT THE EXHAUST HOODS THAT WE HAD TO INSTALL IN THOSE ROOMS WAS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE FROM THE STATE, BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST PUT THOSE PRINTERS IN THERE, THERE WAS NO SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXHAUST, YOU KNOW, COULD DO INTERNAL MECHANISMS, WHATEVER.

BUT THEN OSHA OR SAFETY BOARD, WHOEVER CHANGED THE RULES ON THAT, AND THEN THE STATE CAME DOWN AND SAID, OH, BY THE WAY, YOU CAN'T HAVE THOSE ANYMORE UNLESS YOU INSTALL THIS MASSIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IT'S ON YOU TO DO IT.

SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE MANY UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE.

IT'S FRUSTRATING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE GOT IT DONE.

THEY'RE IN THERE AND THE KIDS ARE PRINTING. AND THEN FROM THERE, WE WENT INTO THE ROBOTICS LAB AND GOT TO SEE THEIR ROBOT THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER THROUGH ITERATIVE PROCESS OF ENGINEERING, AND THEY 3D PRINT THE PARTS AND THEY COULDN'T, YOU KNOW, GET IT OUT OF METAL OR WHATEVER. THEY HAD TO 3D PRINT IT.

BUT THAT THING WAS INTENSE. AND TO SEE, LIKE, WHAT THEY PUT INTO THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.

SO KUDOS TO CHIEF. AND THEN I'LL LEAVE THE REST FOR YOU GUYS BECAUSE I CAN KEEP GOING.

I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT THE MATH CLASS THAT WE FIRST WENT INTO WHEN WE GOT THERE.

THE KIDS WERE BROKEN INTO DIFFERENT GROUPS, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. AND THEY HAD WORKING IN TEAMS TO DO THAT, WHICH WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE.

AND THEN THEY HAD TO VALIDATE HOW THEY GOT THERE, WHETHER THROUGH I HOPE I SAY THIS RIGHT, WHETHER THROUGH FRACTIONS OR THROUGH ESTIMATION.

AND WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW COMPLEX SOME OF THEM WERE.

AND THE KIDS WERE JUST REALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO TALK THROUGH HOW THEY WERE SOLVING IT.

AND IT WAS REALLY YOU COULD SEE HOW IT WAS REALLY IN ENFORCING WHAT THEY WERE LEARNING.

SO I REALLY ENJOYED THAT. WELL, GOOD. YOU LEFT THE PART I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.

AFTERWARDS, WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE TEACHER LEADERS FROM THE SCHOOL AND SPECIFICALLY THOSE TWO MATH TEACHERS.

AND WHAT I LOVED WAS THEY TALKED ABOUT THEIR PLC WORK.

THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY AND THEY SHOWED US HOW THEY GRAPH WITH VERY GREAT SPECIFICITY, WHAT EACH STUDENT IS LEARNING AND WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR LEARNING PROCESS AND THEN HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO CIRCLE BACK AND HELP STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY OR IN GROUPS.

BUT IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE DEPTH OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THAT PLC TIME.

AND WITH THAT SPECIFIC WORK WITH THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE TOOLS THEY'VE DEVELOPED TO DO THAT.

AND THEY DID SAY ONE THING THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO ME.

THEY HAD DONE AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE HOW STUDENTS PERFORM IN A MATH EXAM IF THEY'RE TAKING IT ON THE COMPUTER, COMPARED TO IF THEY'RE TAKING IT WITH PAPER, PENCIL.

AND THEY WERE REALLY SURPRISED AT THE RESULTS, THAT THEY COULD DO THE MATH WITH PAPER, PENCIL, AND DO SO MUCH BETTER THAN IF YOU GAVE THEM THE TEST ON THE COMPUTER.

THAT'S JUST THAT DIFFERENCE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, WHICH REALLY KIND OF MAKES YOU WONDER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STATE TESTING AND THE JUST THE VENUE FOR IT, THAT IT PROBABLY DOES REALLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOW KIDS DO MATH.

SO THAT WAS INTERESTING. OKAY. SO I WENT TO CHIEF WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THAT'S THE MIDDLE SCHOOL I WENT TO.

AND WALKING IN THERE, I COULD FEEL THAT IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE THAN WHEN I WENT.

AND SEEING HOW LOOKING WITH THE PLC, WITH THE TEACHERS AND SEEING HOW MUCH WORK THEY PUT INTO THE STUDENTS, WAS VERY ENJOYABLE AND VERY EXCITING, KNOWING THAT THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR STUDENTS FIRST AND SEEING THAT THEY'RE WORKING DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO GIVE WHATEVER HELP, WHATEVER WORK THEY NEED, AND KIND OF ALSO BOUNCING OFF MARY WITH GOING INTO THE MATH CLASS AND SEEING HOW THEY DID BETTER ON PAPER THAN THEY DID ON THE COMPUTER, AND SEEING HOW THE STUDENTS WERE WRITING ON THE WINDOWS, ALL THEIR MATH.

AND THEN I WENT AROUND AND CHECKED ALL THEIR PAPERS BECAUSE THEY HAD DONE A WARM UP PRIOR TO US WALKING IN THERE, AND THEY WERE ALL DID IT VERY SIMILARLY, SHOWING THAT BOTH TEACHERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER, SHOWING ALL THE STUDENTS THE RIGHT WAY AND MOST THE MOST REPETITIVE WAY OF HOW TO SOLVE CERTAIN EQUATIONS, CERTAIN QUESTIONS, AND JUST SEEING THAT IT'S VERY REPETITIVE AND BEING USED AGAIN AND

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WHEN I WAS DOING MATH, I WOULD HAVE NEVER WORKED WITH OTHER CLASSES JUST BECAUSE OTHER TEACHERS WERE IN OTHER PLACES.

STUDENTS WERE MORE ADVANCED THAN OTHERS. BUT SEEING THAT TWO OF THOSE TEACHERS WORKING TOGETHER, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THEIR STUDENTS ARE ON THE SAME SUBJECT IS VERY, I'D SAY WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF STUDENTS WORK FASTER OR WORK SLOWER, BUT THEY PUT IN THE WORK SHOWING WITH THE PLC THAT THEY TRULY CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS AND MADE SURE THAT THEY PUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WORK FOR ALL THEIR STUDENTS.

AND THEN ALSO SEEING GOING OFF OF TED WITH THE TECH LAB AND SEEING.

I WENT AND WALKED AROUND AND I NOTICED SPECIFICALLY ONE STUDENT WHO WAS WORKING ON THIS PROJECT THAT WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE TEACHER, HE WAS SAYING THAT THIS STUDENT IS MAKING ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED, WHERE IT'S LIKE ONE SIDE WOULD SAY ONE WORD, BUT YOU WOULD FLIP IT AND IT WOULD SAY A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORD.

AND IT WAS JUST SO EXCITING TO SEE HOW ADVANCED THESE STUDENTS ARE.

JUST AT AN EIGHTH GRADE OR SIXTH GRADE LEVEL.

I THINK THEY WERE THEY WERE SIXTH GRADERS LIKE ME AND SIXTH GRADE.

I COULD HAVE NEVER DONE THAT. I COULD BARELY WORK A COMPUTER RIGHT NOW.

JUST SEEING THESE SIXTH GRADERS WORK ON THESE THINGS AND SEEING HOW ADVANCED AND HOW MUCH WORK THESE TEACHERS ARE PUTTING IN TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SO ADVANCED AND TO GET ALL THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL, JUST LIKE THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM, KNOWING GETTING THEM THEIR FIRST STEP OF SOMETHING THAT THEY MIGHT LOVE IN THE FUTURE, AND GETTING THEM KIND OF STARTED INTO MAYBE BECOMING THE CLOVER BOTTS.

MAYBE BECOMING THAT PROGRAM AND GETTING THOSE FIRST AWARDS AND SHOWING THEM THAT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS MAY NOT BE THE REGULAR SPORTS, BUT IT'S STILL VERY IMPORTANT AND VERY ADVANCED AND VERY JUST VERY SMART.

THEY WERE JUST SEEING ALL THOSE STUDENTS JUST MADE ME FEEL SO HAPPY THAT THEY WERE BEING SHOWN A GROWTH MINDSET AND SHOWING HOW THEY CAN EVOLVE AS STUDENTS IN THEIR ACADEMICS AS WELL AS THEIR HOBBIES. SO YEAH, THAT'S ALL FOR ME.

I'M JUST KIND OF HANGING OFF OF WHAT YOU SAID AT THE END OF KIND OF, I GUESS THE WORK THAT TEACHERS AT ESPECIALLY CHIEF LIKE, PUT IN THEY, THEY LIKE, WHAT WAS THAT WORD THEY INVEST IN THEIR STUDENTS LIKE, SO MUCH.

AND THAT'S LIKE THE AS A TEACHER, THE ABSOLUTE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS INVEST IN YOUR STUDENTS AND MAKE YOUR STUDENTS A PRIORITY.

LIKE I AM AN AVID BELIEVER THAT STUDENTS LIKE I MEAN TEACHERS ARE THE REASON THAT STUDENTS LEARN, RIGHT? AND SO IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS. AND THAT'S LIKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS, LIKE I BELIEVE THAT STUDENTS ARE DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY THEIR TEACHERS. I BELIEVE THAT SCHOOL CULTURE IS DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY STAFF. AND THAT'S LIKE ONE OF MY BIGGEST THINGS.

AND CHIEF LIKE, YOU CAN TELL THAT TEACHERS ARE SO INVESTED BECAUSE THE ENGAGEMENT LEVEL AT CHIEF IS SO HIGH.

WE WENT INTO MR. MOXLEY'S CLASS AFTER HAVING A TALK WITH HIM AND THE TWO MATH TEACHERS, AND LIKE THE AMOUNT OF ENGAGEMENT IN THAT CLASS, EVERYBODY WAS THEY WERE ALL SO DIALED IN TO WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO THE POINT THAT, LIKE, THEY ALMOST WERE LIKE ANNOYED THAT WE WERE THERE, WHICH IS LIKE A GOOD THING.

THAT'S A GOOD THING, TO BE ANNOYED THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE THERE AND DISTRACTING YOU FROM YOUR LEARNING. AND IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST SO AMAZING THAT WE HAVE STAFF LIKE THAT IN OUR SCHOOLS AND AT CHIEF, LIKE, THEY TOTALLY LIKE, YEAH, THEY TOTALLY WIN THERE. AND THEN THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT AND IN THE MATH CLASS, LIKE THOSE TWO MATH TEACHERS, THEY'RE JUST SO INVESTED IN STUDENTS, THEY'RE ALWAYS TALKING LIKE THEY WERE NOT DISTRACTED BY US BEING THERE. AND THAT IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO JUST BE FULLY INVESTED IN YOUR STUDENTS.

SO YEAH, MARY, MAY I ADD, I'M SORRY. YEAH. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES ARE NOT BECAUSE WE GOT SUCH A GREAT ADMINISTRATOR.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IS NOT BECAUSE WE GOT THE BEST TEACHERS. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IS A WAY OF DOING SCHOOL THAT IS LIKE, INCREDIBLY, AS A TEACHER, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IT IS BECAUSE IT'S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, AND THAT MEANS ALL THE TEACHERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER RATHER THAN AN OLDER MODEL WHERE THEY WERE ALL JUST WORKING IN THEIR ROOMS. SO, DENNY HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN IMPLEMENTING THIS? SEVEN YEARS. 18. OKAY. THAT'S WHEN I CAME. I CAME THE YEAR THAT WE STARTED IMPLEMENTING THIS.

I CANNOT BE INTERRUPTED BY COVID. I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A NEW WAY OF DOING SCHOOL. THIS IS NOT JUST A CURRICULUM. THIS IS JUST NOT A GOOD IDEA OF HOW TO TEACH.

IT CHANGES EVERYTHING IN HOW THE STRUCTURES WORK.

AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. AND YOU SHOULD, EVERYBODY SHOULD.

THERE'S A WEBSITE CALLED ALL THINGS PLC. OKAY.

YOU GOT IT. ALL THINGS PLC. IF YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCHOOL, YOU NEED TO GO THERE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT

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IT'S THE RIGHT PATH TO CHANGE OUR ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF OUR KIDS.

I WOULD ECHO ALL THE THINGS SAID. I JUST WILL ADD ONE LITTLE THING.

ONE OF THE CLASSES WE WENT INTO WAS A SCIENCE CLASS, AND THE REASON THAT I REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME IN THAT SCIENCE CLASS IS BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING A STUDY OF SPIDERS. IT WAS A GENE STUDY.

BUT WHAT I APPRECIATED SO MUCH ABOUT THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STUDENTS WERE DOING IS THEY WERE MAKING A CLAIM AND THEY WERE BACKING IT UP WITH EVIDENCE. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SUCH A LIFE SKILL TO BE ABLE TO PUT INFORMATION OUT AND BACK IT UP.

AND THEY WERE DOING A REALLY NICE JOB WITH THAT SCIENCE CONCEPT, AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATED THE WORK THAT THEY WERE DOING.

THEY WERE INTO IT TOO. I THINK THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT ANNOYED WITH US THAT WE WERE INTERRUPTING THEIR TIME, SO WE DIDN'T STAY TOO LONG. I'M JUST KIDDING.

OH GO AHEAD. OH, GO. NO, YOU FIRST. NOT TO BE REDUNDANT, BUT I REALLY ENJOYED THE PART I ENJOYED MOST WAS WHEN THE TEACHERS CAME IN AND SPOKE TO US ABOUT THE PROCESSES THAT THEY WERE GOING THROUGH AND THE BENEFITS THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING. THEY TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

THEY WERE VERY INTENT ON MAKING SURE WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THIS AND SOME OF THE TRACKING FORMS THAT THEY HAD DEVISED, AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ON ESSENTIAL STANDARDS WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

SO, YEAH, OVERALL, A VERY GOOD TOUR. I REALLY GOT THE SENSE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHERE EACH OF THEIR STUDENTS WERE IN THEIR LEARNING PROGRESSION IN THAT MATH CLASS, FOR SURE. I HAD ONE LITTLE THING THAT HAPPENED.

I HAD TO LEAVE A FEW MINUTES EARLY. ONE LITTLE THING THAT HAPPENED IS I'M ON MY WAY OUT OF THE BUILDING.

A ONE OF THE STUDENTS WALKED UP TO ME AND GAVE ME A COMPLIMENT AND THEN SAID, ARE YOU SUBSTITUTING TODAY? AND I JUST THOUGHT, OH, THAT MADE MY DAY. BUT IT WAS JUST WHAT A SWEET, WELCOMING, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW. AND SHE FELT SO COMFORTABLE TO COME UP AND TALK TO ME AND ASK ME WHAT I WAS DOING THERE.

SO THAT'S SWEET. ENJOY THOSE TOURS. DIRECTORS REPORTS ARE NEXT.

ANYTHING. HAVE ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT? I HAVE ONE. LAST SATURDAY, TWO DAYS AGO WAS THE SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE AND SEVERAL ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS BUT HAD SEVERAL TEAMS THAT COMPETED BOTH AT THE ELEMENTARY AND AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.

CAM ACADEMY COMPETED AND THEY BROUGHT EIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEAMS. I BELIEVE IF I COUNTED THAT RIGHT, I THINK THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NINE AND THEN FOUR TEAMS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEY DID VERY WELL. THEY WON JUDGES AWARDS. THEY WON DESIGN AWARDS.

THEY CAME VERY REPRESENTED. WHAT WAS ALSO REALLY COOL ABOUT THAT, VERY POLITE AND RESPECTFUL IN THEIR PRESENCE AND VERY EXCITED TO WIN.

THEY GOT MEDALS AND TROPHIES WHEN THEY DID WIN.

AND THEN BUT THEIR PRINCIPAL CAME OUT AS WELL AND SUPPORTED THEM THE WHOLE DAY, WHICH WAS ALSO VERY COOL.

AND I HAD A VERY NICE CONVERSATION WITH RYAN.

SO, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HIM AND CATCH UP. AND SO JUST A FUN TIME ALL AROUND.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO CAM AT THEIR WITH THEIR WINS FOR THE SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE.

AND JUST TO SAY LIKE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE TO BUILD A KIT CAR THAT RUNS OFF OF A SOLAR PANEL AND YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN YOUR DESIGN AND YOU HAVE TO DISPLAY IT AND GO THROUGH IT.

YOU GET JUDGED BY ENGINEERS AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE DIFFERENT LIKE A I THINK THEY USED TO DO LIKE THE THREE FOLD, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU PUT THE PICTURES ON AND YOU SHOULD SAY THE DESIGN THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.

AND THEN THEY GET TO RACE. SO IT'S THERE'S SO MANY STEPS AND THEY'RE LEARNING SO MANY PIECES OF STEM.

AND IT'S JUST IT'S A REALLY COOL PROGRAM TO FOR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN.

SO. THANKS FOR REPORTING ON IT. YES. YEAH. AND NEXT IS SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

BUT YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND THAT WITH A PLUS ONE.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO INVITE A SPOUSE OR A BEST FRIEND OR WHOEVER YOU WANT TO.

AND SO WE'LL SEND OUT THE INFORMATION. YOU'RE OF COURSE, UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO DO SO.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS GREAT WHEN WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT.

AS I SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE ON APRIL 26TH. IT'S THE EVENING OF THE 26TH AND IT'S DOWN AT THE DOWNTOWN HILTON.

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AND IT'S THE CONVENTION CENTER THAT THEY HAVE DOWN THERE.

SO IT SHOULD BE A GREAT NIGHT. SO WE'LL SEND OUT THAT INFORMATION.

SO LOOK FOR THAT. AND THEY'D LIKE AN ANSWER BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN SO THAT THEY CAN PREPARE FOR IT.

SO WHEN YOU GET THAT, TAKE A TAKE SOME TIME, BUT TRY TO GET THAT.

LET US KNOW ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I WANTED TO FILL THE BOARD IN ON OUR WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AROUND THE RERUNNING OF THE LEVY. YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED IN CASE THE LEVY DOES NOT PASS.

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT MAKING SOME $20 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS.

FOR NEXT YEAR. AND SO WE HAVE PUT THAT, PUT THOSE CUTS TOGETHER.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED ALMOST 80 DIFFERENT AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN MAKE CUTS.

WE'VE GOT THE TOTAL TO JUST OVER THE $20 MILLION THAT WE NEED.

I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT VAGUE IN MY DESCRIPTION OF THOSE THINGS TO YOU.

NOT BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT, BUT BECAUSE WE JUST FINISHED THE WORK ON FRIDAY AND WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REACHING OUT TO THOSE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS. WE'VE GOT MOST OF THEM DONE, AND THE LAST THING I WOULD WANT IS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO HEAR THAT THEIR JOB MAY BE IMPACTED BECAUSE THEY WERE LISTENING IN ON A BOARD MEETING.

SO I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WE WILL BE GIVING OUT VERY DETAILED INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW, I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW I THINK IT WAS AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, I CAME TO YOU AND SAID THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 200 POSITIONS.

AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT POSITIONS, THE REASON WE IMPACT PEOPLE THE MOST IS BECAUSE THE LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET IS PEOPLE.

IF YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NUMBER OF DIRECT HIRES WE HAVE AND THEN THE CONTRACTED SERVICES WE HAVE.

IT ACCOUNTS FOR 85% OF OUR BUDGET. SO WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CUTS, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO CUT PEOPLE.

SO I MENTIONED THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL OF 200 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED CURRENTLY.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 213 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE POSITIONS ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED IN IN SOME WAY.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN SOME BIG PACKAGES.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ELIMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

THAT'S FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE LEVY. AND A REDUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, C TEAMS ESPECIALLY, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ELIMINATION OF ALL SECURITY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE AT ONE POSITION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, ALL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SROS, OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WHICH WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT BOTH OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. THOSE WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

TEACHER LIBRARIANS WOULD BE ELIMINATED. INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

ALL DISTRICT WIDE TEACHERS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS.

SO, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SPED COORDINATORS, MTSS COACHES, ACADEMIC INTERVENTION SUPPORT COACHES, CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT, THOSE WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

LPNS, OUR LICENSED AH NURSING PRACTITIONERS. WE WOULD BE ELIMINATING DIRECTORS AT DISTRICT OFFICE, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS AT OUR ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR DEANS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF IN ALL AREAS.

SO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IN HR, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IN SPECIAL ED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS WOULD BE REDUCED. CUSTODIANS WOULD BE REDUCED.

WE WOULD ELIMINATE ALL CROSSING GUARDS IN THE DISTRICT.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 40 POSITIONS, SO ALL CROSSING GUARDS WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

THAT'S PAID FOR ENTIRELY OUT OF LEVY. TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT REDUCTIONS.

WE WOULD PROBABLY DELAY THE PURCHASE OF ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY.

TERRY, I KNOW THIS ONE IS WOULD BE FRUSTRATING FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE EXPRESSED A LARGE SUPPORT FOR IT, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO ELIMINATE I-READY WHICH IS OUR TESTING AND ASSESSMENT THAT WE USE.

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WE CURRENTLY PURCHASE ALL K4 SUPPLIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.

THOSE WOULD BE ELIMINATED. CURRICULUM. ALL FUTURE CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS WOULD BE PAUSED FOR HOWEVER LONG IT TOOK.

OUR KINDERGARTEN JUMP START PROGRAM WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

WE WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE CLASS SIZE RIGHT NOW.

OUR CLASS SIZE AT THE AT IN MOST OF OUR CLASSROOMS IS 21 TO 23 AT THE AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, 26 TO 28 AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 30 AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

THOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE INCREASED BECAUSE THE FEWER CLASSES WE HAVE, THE FEWER TEACHERS WE NEED, AND THERE'S SOME SAVINGS THERE. WE WOULD HAVE A CONSOLIDATION OF TRANSPORTATION ROUTES.

ALL DEPARTMENT AND BUILDING BUDGETS WOULD BE CUT BY 25% AND THERE WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS, INCLUDING BCBAS, WHICH STANDS FOR BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST, RBT'S, REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS, AND SEL PARAS SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL OF THOSE WOULD BE ELIMINATED. THERE'S MORE SPECIFICS, BUT KIND OF PAINTS THE PICTURE OF THE BROAD PACKAGE.

AS I SAID, THAT GETS US TO JUST OVER $20 MILLION.

AND AGAIN, VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO STRESS THAT THE REASON WE DO THIS WORK NOW IS BECAUSE IF WE WAIT TO DO THIS WORK AFTER THE LEVY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE WORK. THE ELECTION IS APRIL 22ND.

WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS THESE CUTS IN FRONT OF YOU BY THE FIRST.

RIGHT. BY THE FIRST, THE LAST MEETING IN APRIL.

BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO WAIT TILL THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY, WE'D MISS OUR OBLIGATION FOR OUR STATUTORY DEADLINE, WHICH IS MAY 15TH. SO THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS WORK NOW WE OBVIOUSLY HOPE THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH SIGNIFICANT CUTS, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE STAND AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND AGAIN IT IS OUR INTENT, AS SOON AS WE LET IMPACTED STAFF MEMBERS BECOME AWARE AND SOME OF THE NAMES THAT I READ, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ABLE TO SHARE WITH THEM. SO THEY WOULD NOT BE HEARING IT FIRST HERE.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER CUTS THAT ALSO WOULD BE HAPPENING.

AND AGAIN, THERE'S 70, 77, I THINK IT WAS 78, 77 OR 78 LINE ITEMS. YOU KNOW, SOME RANGE FROM $1 MILLION TO SOME RANGE FROM $35,000 TO WHAT IS IMPACTED.

BUT THEY ALL ADD UP TO THE TOTAL THAT WE'RE HAVING TO SHOOT AT.

SO OVER THE NEXT WEEK, TWO WEEKS, SHELLEY AND I ARE MOVING OUT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS, AND WE ARE LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS SO THAT THERE AREN'T ANY SURPRISES.

WE'RE RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM LYNELLE AND LUKE AND TRAVIS AND MIKE MASHHAD, AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THIS WAY AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO USE IT, BUT JUST WANTED TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. AND PUTTING ALL OF THE WORK TOGETHER HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX.

AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR BUSINESS OFFICE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE COST OF A PROGRAM GOING AWAY WHEN IT'S PEOPLE DRIVEN. BECAUSE IF YOU REDUCE SOMEONE WHO IS A TEACHER WHO'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, OR A STAFF MEMBER THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, THEY AREN'T NECESSARILY LOSING THEIR JOB.

THEY GO BACK INTO THE POOL AND THEY'RE DISPLACED, AND IT'S SOMEONE LOWER ON THE SENIORITY LIST THAT MIGHT LOSE THEIR POSITION.

SO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO CUT DEEPER IN ORDER TO RECOUP THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE LOSS OF THAT PROGRAM CREATES.

SO, IT'S VERY COMPLEX, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT MICHELLE SCOTT AND HER TEAM HAS DONE AND THE HR DEPARTMENT, MICHELLE AND LUKE HAVE BEEN AROUND THE CLOCK.

WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD, GOOD LONG HOURS TOGETHER, SO I APPRECIATE THEIR WORK.

TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT SHELLY'S TALKING ABOUT, SO IF, SAY, YOU WERE GOING TO CUT ALL THE TEACHER LIBRARIANS.

YOU CAN'T JUST GO IN AND SAY, WELL, GIVE ME THE NAMES OF THE TEACHER LIBRARIANS AND WHAT THEIR SALARIES AND BENEFITS ADD UP TO.

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TYPICALLY ARE YOUR FIRST YEAR, YOUR SECOND YEAR, YOUR THIRD YEAR UNTIL YOU REACH THE AMOUNT THAT YOU NEED.

AND THAT'S A THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE, OBVIOUSLY, BETWEEN A TEACHER MAKING THE TOP OF THE PAY SCALE, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND $110,000 TO SOMEBODY WHO'S JUST STARTING, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND $60,000.

YOU HAVE TO CUT TWO PEOPLE VERSUS CUTTING A SINGLE PERSON.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY THERE. YEAH. VERY COMPLEX.

SO THAT'S IT FOR I WISH I HAD MORE POSITIVE NEWS.

DENNY TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. YES. I'M RUNNING INTO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SAY, I THINK I WOULD PREFER TO HEAR YOU CLARIFY IT THAN ME BECAUSE I WOULD JUST FUMBLE AROUND. OH, IF YOU JUST VOTE AGAINST THE LEVY AND IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO RUN IT AGAIN, TURN AROUND AND RUN IT AGAIN. AND THEN IF YOU VOTE AGAINST IT, TURN AROUND AND RUN IT AGAIN AND TURN AROUND AND RUN IT AGAIN UNTIL THEY UNTIL THEY WEAR YOU DOWN AND THEN YOU, YOU PASS IT.

YEAH. YOU YOU YOU ARE RIGHT, TERRY. I MEAN, I MEAN, THEY ARE RIGHT IN THE SENSE THAT WE ULTIMATELY WILL RUN IT AGAIN.

BUT I HOPE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU CAN ONLY RUN IT TWICE IN A YEAR.

SO IF WE RUN IT IN FEBRUARY, IT FAILED. IF WE RUN IT IN APRIL AND IT FAILS, WE CANNOT RUN IT AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT SCHOOL, THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH WOULD MEAN THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY WE COULD RUN IT AGAIN IS FEBRUARY OF 26. NOW, UNDERSTAND, IF WE RUN IT IN FEBRUARY OF 26.

WE CAN'T COLLECT THOSE TAXES UNTIL THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH IS JANUARY OF 27.

SO OUR CALENDAR, OUR OUR CURRENT LEVY WILL EXPIRE DECEMBER OF 25. AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO COLLECT AGAIN. IF WE WERE TO PASS IT, IF WE RAN IT, THEN WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COLLECT A LEVY FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, AN ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH MEANS THAT TWO SCHOOL YEARS ARE IMPACTED, HALF OF NEXT YEAR WOULD BE IMPACTED, AND HALF OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR WOULD BE IMPACTED.

SO WE WOULD BE WITHOUT A LEVY FOR TWO CALENDAR YEARS.

SO WHILE I'M TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO MAKE $20 MILLION OF CUTS THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE NEXT YEAR WOULD ALSO BE IMPACTED, IF WE DON'T FAIL A LEVY, WE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT MAKING $20 MILLION OF CUTS THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR AS WELL.

WELL, THOSE CUTS WOULD STAY IN PLACE. YOU COULDN'T RETURN THINGS BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY, IT'S YOU'D HAVE YOU'D FEEL THAT IMPACT FOR TWO FULL YEARS. YES. BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T BE GETTING THAT MONEY BACK UNTIL THE FISCAL YEAR 27-28.

TERRY. SO WHY DID WE TURN AROUND AND RUN IT AGAIN SO QUICKLY BECAUSE? BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE MADE THOSE CUTS.

BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO APPROVING A BUDGET.

WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO MAKE THOSE CUTS BECAUSE WE COULD NOT COUNT ON PASSING IT.

AND IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE OF US FOR, SAY, TO SAY, WELL, WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP THE CURRENT PROGRAMS IN HAND AND THEN GET TO NOVEMBER AND THEN NOT PASS THE LEVY. AND, YOU KNOW.

TERRY. AS YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU PROVIDE SOMEBODY A CONTRACT, YOU PROVIDE THEM A CONTRACT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE COULD THEN GO BACK AND SAY, OH, SORRY, WE DIDN'T PASS THE LEVY.

SO WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE CUTS NOW. SO YOU DO IT OUT OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE KIND OF FORCED INTO A CORNER IN TERMS OF HOW YOU DO THESE LEVY VOTES JUST BY ALL OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THE STATE PLACES AND ALSO HOW CONTRACTS ARE STRUCTURED AND ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

SO. SO, YES. WOULD YOU KNOW, IF THE LEVY DOESN'T PASS THIS YEAR WILL WE HAVE TO COME BACK WITH A, WITH ANOTHER ASK FOR OUR COMMUNITY? YES. EVENTUALLY WE WOULD WOULD WE, WOULD WE CONSIDER A DIFFERENT AMOUNT? YEAH. BUT I DON'T SEE STUFF GETTING CHEAPER. THAT'S PART OF THE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM NOW. SO SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS IT IS COMPLICATED.

I AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, I, I HEAR THE CONCERN AROUND TAXES, I GET IT.

BUT FOR YOU, WHAT MY ANSWER TO THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE IS I'D ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD PLEASE JUST TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARGES ITS COMMUNITY VERSUS WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE CHARGING THEIR

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AND THAT INCLUDES IF THIS LEVY WERE TO PASS, OUR TOTAL IS I BELIEVE IT'S $2.39, WHICH IS LOWER THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

THANK YOU. YEAH. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SHELLEY.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER PRETTY QUICKLY TO LYNELL MURRAY.

SHE'S GOING TO COME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FCRC, OUR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, AS WELL AS OUR HOMELESS AND FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS. SO AND SHE HAS BROUGHT A WONDERFUL TEAM WITH HER AS WELL.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

OKAY. NOTHING LIKE A CLIPPER. OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

I AM SO HONORED. SO, MY OFFICIAL ROLE DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, ONE OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT I OVERSEE IS UNDER TITLE ONE, AND IT IS OUR MCKINNEY-VENTO AND FOSTER CARE LIAISON.

SO EACH DISTRICT HAS TO DESIGNATE THESE. AND SO THESE TWO TO MY LEFT ARE OUR DISTRICT'S OFFICIAL DESIGNEES FOR SUPPORTS.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, THE MULTITUDE AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THEIR POSITIONS AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THEN THESE TWO AMAZING HUMANS TO MY RIGHT ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IN OUR SCHOOLS DIRECTLY SUPPORTING STUDENTS.

AND SO WHAT I'M HOPING YOU'LL GLEAN FROM THIS IS JUST THE AMOUNT OF COMPASSION AND SUPPORT THEY'RE BRINGING TO OUR SCHOOLS, ALL 19 SCHOOLS SERVING ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

AND THEN ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO BECAUSE IT IS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE WEEK, WHICH ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE. AND I JUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO GRATEFUL TO WORK WITH SUCH A HARD WORKING BUNCH.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO THEM. THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION, JUST KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT OUR PROGRAM DOES AND WHO WE SERVE.

SO I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO CHELSEA AND TRAVIS.

THANKS. AWESOME. I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH SOME INTRODUCTIONS RIGHT HERE. OH SORRY. PERFECT. SOUNDS GOOD. I'M JUST GOING TO START WITH INTRODUCING MYSELF. MY NAME IS ZAC PALICA. I AM THE STUDENT AND FAMILY ADVOCATE FOR OUR SOUTH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, AND MY ROLE IS TO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEM HOWEVER THEY NEED.

HI, MY NAME IS CHRIS CHAPPELLE WARD AND I AM THE STUDENT FAMILY ADVOCATE FOR THE NORTH SCHOOLS.

I WORK DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL.

I'M THE LIKE THE FIRST CONTACT TO FAMILIES. WE I FOLLOW UP ON ALL THE DIFFERENT REFERRALS THAT WE GET AND YEAH.

SO THAT'S WHAT I DO. MY NAME IS CHELSEA. I MY OFFICIAL TITLE IS FCRC SPECIALIST, BUT I ALSO DOUBLE AS MCKINNEY-VENTO AND FOSTER CARE LIAISON FOR SOUTH SCHOOLS.

I WORK WITH ZAC. ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT HE GETS REFERRALS FOR.

I SUPPORT HIM IN SUPPORTING THEM. AND I DO A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND IN FOSTER CARE, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING LOW INCOME FAMILIES THAT NEED ASSISTANCE.

AND I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID, JULIA, EARLIER ABOUT HOW COOL IT IS TO SEE PEOPLE WHO GREW UP IN THE COMMUNITY SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

I ACTUALLY GRADUATED FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IN 2016, SO.

HI. GOOD TO SEE YOU. I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN A FEW YEARS DOING YOUR THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

I'M TRAVIS BLANKENSHIP. I WORK WITH CHRIS. SHE'S MY ADVOCATE, I'M HER SPECIALIST.

AND LIKE CHELSEA, I'M ALSO A MCKINNEY-VENTO AND FOSTER CARE LIAISON.

SO WE GET TO USE ALL THOSE WORDS EVERY DAY TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

WE ALSO HAVE A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM NAMED BRI GARDNER.

SHE'S OUR SECRETARY. SHE ALSO HELPS RUN ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS WE'RE ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT, WHICH IS THE CLOTHES CLOSET.

FANTASTIC HUMAN BEING. YOU COULDN'T FIND A BETTER HUMAN.

SO, IF YOU CAN INTERACT WITH HER, YOU ARE A LUCKY, LUCKY PERSON.

WE DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT SERVE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT AND FAMILY IN OUR DISTRICT.

A FEW OF THEM ARE THINGS LIKE OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM.

WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPLY FREE BACKPACKS FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO ANY STUDENT IN ANY SCHOOL, IF THEY HAVE NEED OF IT. THEY GO TO THEIR FRONT OFFICE.

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NO JUDGMENT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING EMBARRASSED.

THEY ARE FULL OF DIGNITY AND A NORMAL BACKPACK THAT DOESN'T SET THEM APART.

AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US, THAT OUR STUDENTS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE BEING SEPARATED BECAUSE OF ANY BARRIERS THEY MIGHT BE FACING, BE IT DUE TO BEING IN FOSTER CARE OR LOW INCOME EXPERIENCES, OR FACING HOUSING INSECURITY.

WE RUN THE CLOTHES CLOSET. THAT'S WHAT BRI IS HEADING UP AND DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AT.

THROUGH HERE WE RUN THINGS LIKE CLOTHING ORDERS, FAMILIES CALL OUR OFFICE.

THEY COME TALK TO ZAC AND TO CHRIS IN THEIR OFFICES AND SAY, I COULD USE SOME NEW RAIN BOOTS, I COULD USE A JACKET, I COULD USE SOME PANTS BECAUSE THESE HAVE LOTS OF HOLES IN THEM.

AND WE FIND OUT THEIR SIZES, THEIR PREFERENCES, AND BASED ON THE DONATED CLOTHING THAT'S NEW OR GENTLY USED THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CLOTHES CLOSET, WE'LL PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR THEM AS APPROPRIATE AS POSSIBLE, AND THEY CAN PICK IT UP IN OUR OFFICES OR AT THE SCHOOLS.

WE ALSO HAVE BASIC HYGIENE ITEMS, TOILETRIES, HOUSE CLEANING ITEMS. IF IT KEEPS YOU, YOUR PERSON, YOUR KIDS OR YOUR HOME CLEAN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT.

WE HAVE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS THAT WE TRY TO GET INTO NURSES OFFICES TO TAKE CARE OF STUDENTS AS NEEDED.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THINGS SUCH AS SLEEPING BAGS, BLANKETS, SOMETIMES BICYCLES.

SO WE COME INTO CONTACT WITH FANTASTIC DONATIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT REALLY HELP OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THAT THEY'RE FACING TO KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL HEALTHY, IN THEIR HOMES, EVEN EMPLOYED, YOU NAME IT.

WE CAN CONNECT ANY FAMILY IN NEED WITH THE SHARE FOOD BACKPACK PROGRAM THROUGH SHARE VANCOUVER.

IT'S A SUPPLEMENTARY WEEKEND BAG OF GROCERIES.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS A LOT, BUT IT GETS YOU THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AND SO WE ARE HAPPY TO FREELY SIGN UP. ANYONE FOR THAT? AS THEY HAVE NEED. WE ALSO ARE GOING TO HELP ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT NAVIGATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, WHETHER IT'S LEGAL ADVICE, IT'S MEDICAL INSURANCE OR SERVICES.

IT'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, IT'S FOOD ASSISTANCE.

MAYBE YOU NEED STATE ID OR LEGAL DOCUMENTATION LIKE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.

WE HELP PEOPLE FIND WHAT THEY NEED, AND WE'RE GOING TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS AS MUCH AS WE NEED TO AS WELL.

THAT'S SOMETHING CHRIS AND ZAC DO ON THE DAILY FOR PEOPLE.

WE EVEN HELP SOME FOLKS WITH RENT WHEN THEY'RE HAVING DISPUTES WITH LANDLORDS, KEEPING PEOPLE FROM BEING EVICTED.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE RECENTLY BEEN DOING A LOT OF.

SO THERE'S A LOT THAT WE DO FOR ANY AND EVERY STUDENT AND FAMILY IN THIS DISTRICT THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO DO.

SO FAR THIS YEAR ALREADY, WE'VE SERVED OVER 700 STUDENTS WITH THESE SERVICES, AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THAT.

AS A POINT IN TIME, LOOK AT SOME OF OUR SERVICES.

THIS IS JUST A GLIMPSE AT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SO FAR.

WE DO FAR MORE THAN THIS. WE COULDN'T LIST ALL THE SERVICES BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO READ THEM WITH THE SMALL FONT.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT HUNDREDS OF THESE SERVICES ACROSS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SOME WILL HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU ARE THINGS LIKE GAS CARDS AND TRANSPORTATION.

WE GOT TO GET KIDS TO SCHOOL. ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS STAY ENROLLED, ATTENDING AND SUCCEEDING IN SCHOOL.

BY US ELIMINATING ANY BARRIERS POSSIBLE. TRANSPORTATION IS HUGE.

WE ARE IN A RURAL AREA. FOR FOLKS WITH HOUSING INSECURITY OR WHO DON'T HAVE CONSISTENT TRANSPORTATION, THE BUS ISN'T ENOUGH. AND SO WE HAVE TO GET REALLY CREATIVE AND FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR ABILITY TO GET TO SCHOOL.

FOOD RESOURCES HAVE BEEN REALLY BIG. A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE INCREASINGLY FACING FOOD INSECURITY, AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARTNERS IN THE AREA WHO CAN HELP WITH THAT.

BUT EVERY DAY WE'RE SEEING THAT NEED INCREASE.

ANOTHER ONE I'LL HIGHLIGHT REAL QUICK IS OUR UTILITY ASSISTANCE.

THE NUMBER 40 LOOKS LIKE A SMALLER NUMBER COMPARED TO 527.

BUT UTILITY ASSISTANCE IS KEEPING PEOPLE'S LIGHTS ON.

IT'S KEEPING THEIR WATER ON. IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THEIR CAMPER IS NOT LOSING HEAT.

SO WE'RE DOING A LOT TO TRY AND KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE AS WELL AS AT SCHOOL.

SO A LOT OF THE WORK WE DO IS NOT JUST SCHOOL RELATED, IT IS HEALTHY LIFE KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER.

RELATED. SOME NUMBERS FOR YOU TO KNOW AND SOME DEFINITIONS WE MENTIONED MCKINNEY-VENTO IN FOSTER CARE.

MCKINNEY-VENTO IS A FEDERAL LAW. IT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS FACING HOUSING INSECURITY.

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SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED 244 STUDENTS WHO ARE FACING A HOUSING INSECURITY AND WOULD BE DEFINED AS HOMELESS UNDER THAT FEDERAL ACT. THAT'S AN UNDERREPORTING, AND IT'S A REALLY BIG NUMBER.

SINCE 2020, WE HAVE SEEN OVER 1300 IDENTIFICATIONS.

SOME OF THOSE ARE UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH.

THAT'S YOUTH WHO ARE NOT IN THE DIRECT PHYSICAL CARE OF THEIR LEGAL GUARDIANS.

AND THAT MAKES UP ABOUT A QUARTER OF THOSE YOUTH.

SO 25%. AND THAT'S ACROSS ALL AGES. THAT'S NOT JUST OLDER STUDENTS WHO ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S ELEMENTARY, THAT'S MIDDLE. WE ALSO SERVE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE.

THIS YEAR WE'VE IDENTIFIED 66, WHICH I BELIEVE MIGHT BE OUR HIGHEST OR NEXT TO HIGHEST.

IT IS OUR HIGHEST, RIGHT. YEAH. THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN.

AND AGAIN, UNDERREPORTED COMMUNICATION WITH DCYF CAN BE DIFFICULT.

THEY WORK HARD, THEY'RE OVERWORKED, THEY HAVE HUGE CASELOADS.

SO A LOT OF OUR JOB FOR CHELSEA AND I, AS WE WORK WITH SYSTEMS AND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, IS THAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE OUTSIDE AGENCIES.

WE'RE TRYING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP, AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK NOT JUST IN OUR COUNTY, BUT STATEWIDE AND ACROSS STATE BORDERS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SINCE 2020, THIS NUMBER OF IDENTIFICATIONS WITH FOSTER STUDENTS HAS BEEN 264.

SO THESE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE BEING IMPACTED.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LEVY AND THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE CUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE.

SORRY. WE'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF THESE SERVICES.

GOOD. THINGS LIKE TRANSPORTATION. KEEPING PEOPLE'S LIGHTS ON, HEAT ON.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF HIGHER TAXES IN MY EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THIS FIELD FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

THIS IS HOW COMMUNITIES LOVE EACH OTHER, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

WE INVEST IN OUR FUTURE AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES.

AND THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, KEEPING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY COMING BACK, LIKE JULIE IS SAYING, LIKE WE'RE SEEING WITH CHELSEA. WE DO THAT AND KEEP STRENGTH IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS, BY PASSING LEVIES AND ENSURING THAT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE GIVEN TO STUDENTS, THAT BARRIERS ARE OVERCOME AND KNOCKED DOWN, AND THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE STAYING HEALTHY, STAYING WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GOING TO SCHOOL AND SUCCEEDING.

WE'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. WE CARE A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

WE LOVE OUR FAMILIES AND THIS DISTRICT. AND I'M GOING TO STOP CRYING AND GIVING YOU A BORING NUMBERS.

AND CHELSEA CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW WE NEED SUPPORT AND HOW WE FIND SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THINGS LIKE LEVEES, WHICH ARE ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE FOR US.

HELLO, CHELSEA AGAIN. I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE ABOUT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE.

BGF WAS NAMED EARLIER. THEY ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS OUR OFFICE IN A LOT OF ENDEAVORS, LIKE THE BACKPACK PROGRAM. THEY DONATE BASICALLY ALL OF OUR SUPPLIES THAT WE HELP SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

THEY HELP RAISE MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE US FUNDS TO DO THINGS LIKE KEEP THE POWER ON.

WE ALSO USE THAT TO FUND THINGS FOR STUDENTS, LIKE OBTAINING BIRTH CERTIFICATES, STATE IDS REPLACEMENT SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS TO HELP THEM POTENTIALLY HOPEFULLY GET JOBS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN THE PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF THE GUARDIAN, THEY HAVE SOME EXTRA BARRIERS THEY NEED TO OVERCOME. SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR THEM.

AND SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT BGF DOES FOR THAT. THEY'RE AWESOME.

WE LOVE THEM. AND WE ALSO RELY A LOT ON COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

WE RELY ON A LOT OF CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE US DONATIONS FOR OUR HYGIENE PRODUCTS, FOR HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES AND ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

BGF GETS US ON THE GROUND ROLLING, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS TO SERVE, SO WE USUALLY NEED THAT SUPPLEMENTED A LITTLE BIT IN OTHER AREAS.

WE DO ALSO ACCEPT FINANCIAL DONATIONS. FINANCIAL DONATIONS MADE DIRECTLY TO OUR OFFICE.

WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE WITH THE MONEY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN UNIQUE WAYS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING UNIQUE BARRIERS.

ONE THING THAT COMES TO MIND EXTENDED HOTEL VISITS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE EMERGENCY LOST, LOST THEIR HOME AND NEED EMERGENCY SHELTER.

SOMETIMES WE CAN EXTEND A HOTEL VISIT FOR THEM.

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MAYBE WE HAVE FAMILIES WHO HAVE KIDDOS THAT ARE ON THE SPECTRUM WHO HAVE SENSORY ISSUES AND HAVE A VERY PARTICULAR DIET.

A LOT OF OUR ORDINARY FOOD SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS DON'T WORK VERY WELL FOR THEM.

SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO GET THEM GROCERY GIFT CARDS AND WHATNOT THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF WE USE OUR MONETARY DONATIONS FOR.

OH, YEAH, WE PUT THAT IN THERE. COOL. LOOK AT US GO PROGRAM EXPANSION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS.

ALSO TAKES A LOT TO RUN A PROGRAM WITH ONLY FIVE PEOPLE SERVING 19 SCHOOLS.

SO, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO EXPAND THAT AND GET EXTRA HELP IS AWESOME.

WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR OFFICE.

WE HAVE THREE SUPER DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP US TWICE A WEEK AT THE CLOTHES CLOSET THAT OUR FANTASTIC SECRETARY BREE RUNS.

WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT HELP SPONSOR FAMILIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

WHO OTHERWISE WOULDN'T REALLY BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER AT LEAST.

WE HAVE PEOPLE VOLUNTEER AT STUFF THE BUS EVENTS THAT GET DONATED TO OUR OFFICE AS WELL FOR THOSE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

SOMETIMES, AS WE SAID, TRANSPORTATION IS A REALLY BIG BARRIER, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN REALLY ONLY CLOSE THE GAP WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING THEM TO AND FROM SCHOOL, NOT WHEN IT COMES TO THEM ACCESSING RESOURCES.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS AND WILL HELP CLOSE THAT GAP FOR US BY DELIVERING THINGS TO OUR FAMILIES IN NEED.

AND THEY ALSO HELP ADVERTISE OUR PROGRAM IN THE COMMUNITY BY LETTING US COME AND SPEAK TO THEM.

REFERRALS ARE SUPER HUGE FOR OUR OFFICE. ONE OF TRAVIS AND I'S BIGGEST ROLES AS MCKINNEY-VENTO AND FOSTER CARE LIAISONS IS IDENTIFYING STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY AND IN CARE, AND THAT IS SO MUCH EASIER TO DO WITH OUR PARTNERSHIPS IN BUILDING AND IN COMMUNITIES OF WHO CAN LET US KNOW WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING AND MIGHT NEED OUR HELP. AND WE WANTED TO END WITH THIS QUOTE.

PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU SAID. PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID, BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

OH MY GOD, I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL. THE FEELING THAT WE GIVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THE CONNECTION THAT THEY GET FROM INTERACTING WITH OUR AWESOME ADVOCATES IT REALLY TOUCHES THE HEARTS FOR LONGER POST-GRADUATION.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ZAC NOW TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT.

YEAH. HELLO. TO SPEAK ON THAT. THE, THE LASTING EFFECT THAT WE HAVE ON PEOPLE AND THIS, THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM.

THERE WAS A STUDENT THAT I WORKED WITH LAST YEAR.

HE WAS A SENIOR, AND WE HELPED HIM GET SIGNED UP FOR FOOD STAMPS.

WE HELPED HIM GET SIGNED UP FOR INSURANCE. WE FACILITATED SOME TRANSPORTATION FOR HIM.

HE WAS ONE OF OUR REGULARS. WE WORKED WITH HIM A LOT.

WE LOVED HIM A LOT. HE GRADUATED, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

WE WE LOVE SEEING OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE AND JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I GOT AN EMAIL FROM HIM.

HASN'T BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR A WHILE, AND HE SAYS, HEY, I'M IN A POSITION NOW WHERE I NEED TO SIGN UP FOR INSURANCE AGAIN, AND I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER THE PROCESS FOR IT, BUT I REMEMBER YOU BEING ABLE TO HELP ME WITH IT.

SO I'M TURNING TO YOU RIGHT NOW FOR THAT. AND I THINK THAT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THIS PROGRAM AND THE LASTING EFFECT THAT IT HAS ON, ON THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. WE ARE FOR A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE TRUSTED ADULTS.

I THAT STUDENT IS 19 NOW. I HAD A LOT OF HELP WHEN I WAS 19 YEARS OLD.

AND A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS WHO LEAVE OUR PROGRAM DON'T HAVE THAT HELP.

AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY TURN TO FOR, FOR THAT TYPE OF SUPPORT.

THEY REMEMBER HOW WE MADE THEM FEEL. THEY REMEMBER THE ATTENTION THAT WE GAVE TO THEM, AND THEY REMEMBER THE CARE THAT WE GAVE TO THEM, AND WE MADE THEM FEEL THAT THEY WERE LOVED AND IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ARE.

SO THAT'S OUR PROGRAM. YEAH. I'M VERY PROUD OF US.

OKAY. HELLO? HI. OKAY. SO, THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN THAT I WORKED WITH OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT MY TIME AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND A GREAT KID. HE'S BEEN PART OF OUR FCRC FAMILY FOR YEARS.

AND HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO BECOME A SENIOR, AND HE WAS NEVER REALLY INTO ACADEMICS, YOU KNOW, SO SCHOOL WAS HARD FOR HIM. BUT THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, HE WAS AT LEAST ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE HELP THAT WE PROVIDED WITH FOOD AND SUCH. AND HE IS ONE OF OUR UNACCOMPANIED USE.

SO THIS LAST YEAR HE WAS LOOKING AT NOT BEING ABLE TO GRADUATE.

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SO I GOT TO DO THAT, AND THAT FEELS GOOD. IT'S OVERWHELMING SOMETIMES THE AMOUNT OF NEED THERE IS OUT THERE, BUT WHEN YOU GET THOSE WINS, IT'S GOOD.

SO [INAUDIBLE] UP HERE, MY GOODNESS. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH RESEARCH ANYONE HERE HAS DONE ON HOW FCRCS OPERATE IN OTHER DISTRICTS, BUT OUR TEAM OF FIVE, WE SERVE ALL 19 SCHOOLS, OTHER DISTRICTS FCRCS SERVE 1 TO 2 SCHOOLS. SO THE ADVOCATES, ESPECIALLY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THEY TALK TO EVERY DAY, THE FACT THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

I AM IN AWE OF HOW MANY CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD WITH THE LIMITED CAPACITY THAT THEY HAVE EVERY SINGLE DAY THEY FORM REALLY MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH.

AND, YOU KNOW, PAST THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE GRADUATED, EVEN STUDENTS THIS YEAR, I CAN THINK OF FIVE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM, WE MIGHT HAVE LOST THEM, WE MIGHT HAVE NOT KNOWN WHERE THEY WENT, AND THEY MAY NOT STILL BE HERE GOING TO SCHOOL AND SUCCEEDING.

SO I'M ESPECIALLY VERY PROUD OF OUR STUDENT ADVOCATES THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EVERY DAY.

AND I JUST AGAIN WANT TO THANK THE TEAM. AND AS A LEADER, JUST BEING ABLE TO DIRECTLY HIRE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE UP HERE, AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR HEART JUST SHINING THROUGH IN THE PROGRAM.

SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. SUPERINTENDENT WATERS AND INCOMING SUPERINTENDENT WHITTEN.

FOR THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO HIGHLIGHT. AND IT REALLY JUST GOES TO SHOW OUR DISTRICT AND VALUING EACH AND EVERY.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. AND THANK YOU TO THE DEAR FCRC TEAM AND ALL OF YOU AND ALL YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS.

[APPLAUSE] SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YES. QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF US. I HAD A QUESTION.

SO, I DON'T I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT FCRC, BUT DOES IT ALSO HELP TEACH PARENTS WHO MIGHT NOT ARE NEVER TAUGHT HOW TO DO TAXES OR KIND OF DO THOSE REGULAR THINGS? DOES IT ALSO HELP, LIKE TEACH THOSE PARENTS OR AS WELL AS STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO GRADUATE AND GO INTO A LIFESTYLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE THAT TEACHING FROM THERE GUARDIANS? I KNOW WE USED TO HAVE PARENT ACADEMIES, AND I KNOW I THINK YOUR TEAM IS WORKING ON THAT TOO.

DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER? SO THE FCRC IS KIND OF A HUB FOR RESOURCES.

WE'RE KIND OF THE MIDDLEMAN. SO WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WHO OTHERWISE WOULD STRUGGLE TO NAVIGATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

SO WHAT WE DO NOT OFFER DIRECT SUPPORT LIKE THAT.

WE REFER THEM TO PLACES THAT CAN. SO DIRECT SERVICES FROM OUR OFFICE ARE KIND OF LIMITED TO MCKINNEY- VENTO AND FOSTER CARE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT DUE TO FEDERAL FUNDS.

BUT AS FAR AS OTHER RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP PARENTS AND FAMILIES, WE ARE PRIMARILY A REFERRAL AGENCY IN THAT ASPECT.

OKAY, THANKS. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. OTHER QUESTION.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATED THE LIST OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NEEDED.

I THINK AS THE COMMUNITY IS MADE AWARE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THIS IS VERY EMPOWERFUL AND I DO APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOUR HEART. AND THAT'S WHAT I REALLY HEARD TONIGHT.

BUT I THINK BY THE WITH THE COMMUNITY, KNOWING WHAT THE NEEDS ARE IS REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL.

AND THAT WAY THE COMMUNITY CAN BECOME ACTIVATED TO SUPPORT YOU AND SUPPORT THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT NEEDS HELP. SO I SAY A BIG THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WE INVITE ALL OF YOU, ANY OF YOU. THE FCRC IS JUST RIGHT ACROSS THIS CAMPUS, AND THE CLOTHES CLOSET IS BEAUTIFUL.

AND THEIR NEW OFFICE AREA. WHEN CAM MOVED OVER TO THEIR NEW LOCATION, WE GOT THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE.

AND SO IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HUB FOR FAMILIES TO COME IN.

SO, ANY TIME WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU GUYS. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DENNY, SHELLY WHILE THEY'RE BEING SEATED.

I HEARD A TERM PARENTING ACADEMY. DID YOU HEAR THAT? MAYBE EVEN TAMARA MAY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT PARENTING ACADEMIES.

I SAW SOMETHING GOING ON THERE. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE US MAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE WHO'S INVOLVED WITH PARENTING ACADEMIES TO COME BACK AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TERRY. AND THAT'S IT FOR ME, MICHEL.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE AN HR REPORT. OR YOU DO.

OKAY. SORRY. NEVER MIND. IXNAY ON THAT. JUST A SMALL REPORT, BUT A GOOD REPORT.

SO IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED ALREADY. BUT IT IS EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS WEEK, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TOOK THE TIME TO HONOR ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF. THIS IS FORMALLY CALLED CLASSIFIED WEEK, AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 800 CLASSIFIED STAFF HERE IN OUR DISTRICT. RANGING FROM MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND GROUNDS CUSTODIAL TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, SECRETARIAL SUPPORT AND LASTLY INSTRUCTION AND IN CLASSROOMS AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND SO, IT IS YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE KIND OF WORK THAT OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF DO, IT ESSENTIALLY IT'S THE BACKBONE OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND THIS IS A WEEK DEDICATED TO THEM AND ACROSS THE STATE, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR, THEIR HARD WORK. MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS AND BUILDINGS WILL BE HONORING THEM THIS WEEK WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.

I ALSO WANTED TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU THERE IS A WEBSITE, THE PSCCLASSIFIED.ORG WEBSITE.

THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING COWORKER OR FELLOW MEMBER.

AND I THINK WE'VE HEARD SOME OUTSTANDING COWORKERS TONIGHT.

SO, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO, TO JUST TO HONOR ALL OF THEM.

SO I DO WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO THANK ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AND OUR DISTRICT FOR ALL THEY DO.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A REPORT FROM FINANCE BECAUSE MICHELLE WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I MEAN THE AUDIT PROCESS. BUT WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT.

SO WE'LL SKIP THERE. KEVIN'S NOT HERE TODAY AND NOTHING FROM AMANDA.

SO SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATE. WE ARE DONE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO, WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[7. Citizens' Comments]

THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS DURING CITIZEN'S COMMENTS AND ASK THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED WHICH YOU HAVE DONE, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE ENTRANCE.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES FOR THE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME AND LIMITING YOUR TIME.

AND TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT THE TIME TO TWO MINUTES EACH BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SPEAK, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE EVERYONE AT LEAST A CHANCE TO COME UP AND SPEAK AND REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.

THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT ALL COMMENTS SPOKEN AT THE MEETING BE APPROPRIATE FOR FAMILY.

AUDIENCE COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE CAN BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING.

BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT NORMALLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR PETITIONS DURING CITIZEN'S COMMENTS.

THEY WILL LISTEN AND GIVE DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM IF ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY.

SO, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND ITZEL WILL BE TIMING AND ITZEL YOU DID HEAR ME SAY IT'S TWO MINUTES PER PERSON.

OKAY. WE'LL START WITH SABRINA WORTHY.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS SABRINA WORTHY.

MY TWO YOUNGEST CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR SHELLY WHITTEN SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTMENT.

SHE'S THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE WE COULD HOPE TO HAVE.

AND HER CONTINUED COMMITMENT AS WELL AS TALENTS ARE INVALUABLE.

ADDITIONALLY, A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WOULD GIVE TEACHERS AND FAMILIES CONTINUED STABILITY WITH SHELLEY'S LEADERSHIP ON ANOTHER.

ON ANOTHER NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE BOARD MAKE A CHANGE TO HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS AND OR SPECIAL SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO STATING THEIR NAME, IT WOULD BE MEANINGFUL TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ENERGY IN SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS ALYSSA HOYT.

[01:25:02]

MY NAME IS ALYSSA HOYT. I AM THE PROUD PARENT OF TWO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

GO FALCONS. TWO CURRENT PRAIRIE STUDENTS ALSO GO FALCONS AND ONE CHIEF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT.

GO, WOLVERINES. I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT RIGHT NOW THERE'S THERE CAN BE TALK OF LIKE, CAN YOU PLEASE STOP DOING THIS? CAN YOU PLEASE, LIKE, MAKE THESE CUTS? THERE'S A LOT OF LOT OF PRESSURE FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'M ASKING YOU TO KEEP ONE THING TODAY. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CULTURE AT OUR SCHOOLS.

DIRECTOR SNITILY, I APPRECIATED YOUR COMMENT WHEN YOU VISITED CHIEF.

AND HE SAID THIS, THIS YOUNG STUDENT CAME UP TO YOU AND YOU FELT REALLY WARMED AND WELCOMED AND INCLUDED.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO POSIT THE IDEA THAT THAT'S DUE TO THE CHARACTER STRONG PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE AT CHIEF.

THEY'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TO CREATE A CULTURE THERE THAT IS INCLUSIVE, WHERE PEOPLE TREAT EACH OTHER WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT, AND THAT'S DUE TO THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING THAT TEACHERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WITH THEIR STUDENTS.

I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WE ARE IN A WORLD THAT IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING, AND ACADEMIC SKILLS ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS.

THEY NEED RESILIENCE, EMPATHY, AND THE ABILITY TO MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS.

THESE ARE SKILLS THAT THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS AT OUR SCHOOLS TEACH EVERY DAY. NOT ONLY DO THESE PROGRAMS TEACH THESE THINGS, BUT THEY GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCESS.

LOTS OF STUDENTS DON'T KNOW HOW TO NAME THOSE EMOTIONS.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE FEELING. AND IN SOME HOMES, THEY DON'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO DO THAT.

THE SCHOOL IS THE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN DO THAT AND LEARN HOW TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS WITH THEIR PEERS.

STUDIES SHOW THAT STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS NOT ONLY PERFORM BETTER ACADEMICALLY, BUT ALSO EXPERIENCE LOWER LEVELS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY.

THEY DEVELOP STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS, MAKE REASONABLE DECISIONS, AND BUILD THE CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO THRIVE IN BOTH SCHOOL AND LIFE.

EMPLOYERS TODAY AREN'T JUST LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL SKILLS. THEY WANT PEOPLE WHO CAN COLLABORATE, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.

BEYOND ACADEMICS AND CAREER READINESS, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING HELPS CREATE A SAFER, MORE INCLUSIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE REAL WORLD. CAN YOU.

CAN YOU? YOUR TIME IS UP. SO I THOUGHT I SAW 10S.

THANK YOU. THANKS. TERRY DOTSON.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. GOOD EVENING COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS TERRY DOTSON.

I DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS HERE AT SCHOOL AND IN THE IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I AM CHAIR OF BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS, AND I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT DENNY TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT.

IF YOU GO TO VOTE BG SCHOOLS.ORG, THAT'S OUR WEBSITE FOR BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.

AND ON THAT WEBSITE YOU WILL FIND WAYS THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO HELPING GET THIS LEVY PASSED IN APRIL.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A FIVE BY FIVE PROGRAM.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GET AHOLD OF FIVE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND ASK THEM TO VOTE AND ASK THEM TO FIND FIVE PEOPLE TO VOTE.

IT'S A PYRAMID. SCHEME IS WHAT IT IS. WE NEED LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF LETTERS.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. WE NEED SIGN PLACEMENT HELP.

WE HAVE OVER 500 YARD SIGNS, AND WE HAVE AROUND 70 LARGER SIGNS TO PUT ON CORNERS AND FENCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY BUSY THAT FIRST SATURDAY AFTER THE BALLOTS ARE OUT.

WE NEED SOCIAL MEDIA HELP. WE NEED PEOPLE TO POST THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE DISTRICT.

IN A POSITIVE NOTE, OF COURSE, THE BALLOTS ARE BEING MAILED OUT BETWEEN APRIL 1ST AND APRIL 4TH.

SO BY APRIL 5TH, WE'RE GOING TO START PUTTING UP SIGNS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES.

THE LADIES ARE HELPING GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF FOR US.

AND APRIL 22ND IS THE ELECTION. SO I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU HOW TO VOTE OR TELL YOU HOW TO VOTE, BUT PLEASE VOTE AND MAKE SURE YOU SIGN YOUR BALLOT.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME.

THANK YOU. WE DON'T ASK QUESTIONS. NO, NO. SORRY.

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. HE'S AROUND. YEAH, YEAH. YOU CAN FIND HIM LATER.

YOU CAN FIND ME. I THINK I KNOW WHERE. GARY WILSON.

THANK YOU. BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD. I KNOW THREE OF YOU.

[01:30:01]

HIRING A SUPERINTENDENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION A BOARD CAN MAKE.

AND IT SHOULD INCLUDE A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT.

AND LAST YEAR WE WERE IN YOUR SAME POSITION. OUR SUPERINTENDENT RETIRED AND WE HAD ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND WE HIRED A DID A QUICK SEARCH, HIRED AN INTERIM FOR A YEAR. AND WITH THE COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WOULD DO A FULL SEARCH.

AND THE INTERIM WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO APPLY.

AND WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE DOWN TO OUR TWO FINALISTS AND WE'RE OUR INTERIM IS ONE OF THE FINALISTS.

SO BUT IT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE INPUT AND TO FEEL PART OF THE EQUATION, PART OF THE DECISION.

AND I KNOW PROBABLY HAD WE NOT DONE THIS FULL SEARCH, WE PROBABLY MIGHT HAVE LEVY MIGHT HAVE FAILED IN FEBRUARY.

OUR PREVIOUS 1 IN 2022 FAILED THE FIRST TIME.

SO I JUST WANT TO MENTION TO YOU GUYS, MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER DOING A FULL SEARCH.

I KNOW FOR US WE LOOKED AT TWO FIRMS, MCPHERSON AND JACOBSON.

THEY CAME IN AT $28,000 AND HUMAN CAPITAL ENTERPRISES CAME IN AT 29,000.

AND WE ENDED UP GOING WITH HUMAN CAPITAL. I WAS MORE IN FAVOR OF MCPHERSON JACOBSON.

THEY HAD A LOWER COST. PLUS, THEY WERE THEY DID VANCOUVER'S SEARCH AND DID A REAL GOOD JOB.

AND WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM A VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHO'S AN EVERGREEN SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE THAT THEY JUST REALLY DID A LOT TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY.

SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SPEND 20 TO 25,000 BECAUSE YOU'D PROBABLY BE LESS BECAUSE THE BIGGER THE SCHOOL BOARD OR THE DISTRICT, THE MORE THE FEE IS FOR THE SERVICE.

SO YEAH, 25,000 COULD SAVE MILLIONS AND POSSIBLY GET IN YOUR LEVY TO PASS.

SO MY ADVICE DON'T BE PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TYLER LONG.

OKAY. TWO MINUTES SPEED TALKING. THIS DISTRICT IS REPLETE WITH MAJOR ISSUES THAT UNDERMINE PARENTS, ENDANGERS STUDENTS, AND DESTROY CONFIDENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND YET, REPEATEDLY, NOTHING CHANGES, NOTHING EVER.

PERHAPS YOU BELIEVE, AS I OFTEN HEAR, THAT YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH POWER AS A BOARD.

YET THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE MAJORITY OF THIS BOARD IN THE LAST MONTH HAVE DISPELLED THE MYTH THAT YOUR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SAY YOU DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO SELECT THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT, YOU DO. DESPITE AN EASY, REASONABLE SOLUTION BEING PROPOSED TO NAME AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, THE SLIM MAJORITY OF THIS BOARD AND GAVE A BLIND EYE TO THE NEAR UNANIMOUS OPINION OF THE CITIZENS WHO CAME TO SPEAK BY AMENDING THAT MOTION TO SIMPLY NAME THE HAND-PICKED SUCCESSOR AS THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

AND THIS IS DESPITE THE OPTICS THAT I EXPLAINED TO YOU THAT THREE BOARD POSITIONS ARE UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT DECIDED TO RETIRE THIS YEAR, AS OPPOSED TO FINISHING THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT.

YOU COULD HAVE DISPENSED WITH OUR CONCERNS BY SHOWING YOU'RE NOT BEHOLDEN TO THE DESIGNS OF AN UNELECTED BUREAUCRACY BY NAMING AN INTERIM, BUT YOU DID THE OPPOSITE. YOU HAD AN EASY OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF INDEPENDENCE, BACKBONE AND PUBLIC APPRECIATION. YET YOU PUNTED TO THE BUREAUCRATIC MONSTROSITY.

AGAIN, I'M REFRAINING FROM NAMING NAMES BECAUSE THIS IS NOT ABOUT ANY INDIVIDUAL.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS, AND YOU'RE DESTROYING THE PUBLIC OF PUBLIC'S TRUST, AND YET YOU'RE TRYING TO PASS A LEVY.

OF COURSE, YOU STILL DO HAVE ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE YOU'RE NOT SHILLS AND DO YOUR JOBS AS OVERSEERS.

AND YOU CAN DO THAT AND DISPENSE OF THESE BAD OPTICS BY NAMING THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT TO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT AND DOING WHAT WAS SUGGESTED BEFORE.

OTHERWISE, I THINK THE BAD OPTICS ON THIS SITUATION AREN'T MERELY BECAUSE OF OUR BAD VISION.

THANK YOU. VERN JERAMICA.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO CUT DOWN TO TWO MINUTES, WHICH YOU HAD OVER A LITTLE OVER THREE MINUTES, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST. MY NAME IS VERN JERAMICA.

I'M A PRECINCT COMMITTEE OFFICER. I LIVE IN PRECINCT 607, IN THE BATTLE GROUND DISTRICT, AND I HAVE NO CHILDREN THAT ATTEND ANY BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS. HOWEVER, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT FBI FRIENDS, BROTHERS AND IN-LAWS.

I WORK FOR THE BOEING COMPANY AND THE SAME BUREAUCRACY THAT I'M SEEING HERE THAT TYLER TALKED ABOUT.

WE HAD THE SAME BUREAUCRACY AT BOEING, AND WE HAD DETERIORATION OF SAFETY AND TRAINING AND STANDARDS,

[01:35:03]

YOU'VE GOT POOR MATH SCORES, YOU'VE GOT POOR READING SCORES.

I GO OUT AND TALK IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO FELLOW VOTERS, AND THEY SAY, I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THAT LEVY.

WHY? BECAUSE OF THE POOR PERFORMANCE THAT THEY'VE SEEN IN THIS BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I AGREE THAT WITH THREE ITERATIONS OF THE BUREAUCRACY AND THE WAY THAT YOU'VE SELECTED YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT, I THINK THAT'S THE WRONG DIRECTION TO GO. AND I SUPPORT WHAT TYLER SUGGESTED, BUT I WILL GO FURTHER WITH THAT.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU START THE SUPERINTENDENT AT A LOWER SALARY, AND I BELIEVE IN PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.

THAT'S THE AMERICAN WAY. WITH THE STATISTICS THAT YOU HAVE IN EDUCATION RIGHT NOW FOR MATH AND READING, I WAS A TRAINING CAPTAIN, TEST PILOT, TRAINING PILOT, DID ABOUT 40 YEARS OF TRAINING IN AVIATION.

IF I HAD YOUR RECORD, I WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED.

I WOULD NOT HAVE MY JOB. SO I RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A DEEPER AND A MUCH MORE.

A BETTER PROCESS OF HIRING THE NEXT CANDIDATE MAY BE ACCEPTABLE, BUT THERE'S NO COMPETITION.

SO HOW DO YOU KNOW? THANK YOU. CARL MILLER.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS CARL MILLER. I HAVE THREE GROUPS TO ADDRESS REGARDING SHELLEY'S NOMINATION.

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO VOTED AGAINST. THANK YOU.

YOU HEARD THOSE WHO ELECTED YOU. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

SHELLEY, YOUR ROLE HERE ISN'T NEUTRAL. HOLD YOUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE.

DON'T IGNORE THE PUBLIC STANCE ON THIS TOPIC.

AND TO THOSE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR, DO YOU VALUE THE DESIRES OF THOSE WHO ELECTED YOU OR NOT? LAST MEETING YOU ASKED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NOMINATION AND PROCEEDED TO GO DIRECTLY AGAINST THE CLEAR PUBLIC CONSENSUS.

WHICH IS IT? YOU HAVE PROVEN OVER AND OVER THAT YOU ARE UNWILLING TO LISTEN.

YOU ARE ACTIVELY DESTROYING PUBLIC TRUST IN THIS SCHOOL BOARD.

DO YOU WANT TO BE REELECTED? DO YOU WANT A LEVY FOR SCHOOL FUNDING? IF SO, YOU NEED TO START LISTENING TO YOUR SCHOOL VOTERS.

RESPECT IS EARNED AND YOU ALL HAVE GOT NEXT TO NOTHING LEFT.

IF YOU DON'T CHANGE, WE, THE VOTERS WILL ENSURE YOUR LEVY FAILS.

WE'LL GO DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGNING AGAINST THE LEVY.

AFTER ALL, YOU'VE GIVEN US NO REASON TO TRUST YOU.

THANK YOU. DAVID LINDNER.

GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS DAVID LINDNER. I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HOURS AND A LOT OF TIME.

I'M A PASTOR HERE IN TOWN, AND OUR CHURCH ALSO WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

AND THE SUPPORT FROM OUR CHURCH IS BIG AND STRONG, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A SMALL CHURCH.

BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO THANKS FOR THAT.

I HAVE KIDS IN THE DISTRICT. MY DAUGHTER HANNAH GRADUATED LAST YEAR.

SHE WAS ONE OF THE VALEDICTORIANS HERE AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

MY SON'S A JUNIOR AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M A BIG FOOTBALL FAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HERE LIKES FOOTBALL, BUT I WAS A BIG I STILL AM BIG FAN OF THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES.

AND AN INTERESTING THING HAPPENED THIS OFF SEASON.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT THEY WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. NOT TRYING TO PROMOTE ANYTHING. BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE THEY FOLLOWED A SIMILAR SUCCESSION PLAN WITH THEIR COACH. SO RYAN DAY WAS ONE OF THE COACHES ON THE TEAM WITH URBAN MEYER.

THEY PROMOTED HIM UP TO HEAD COACH AND THEN TOOK A WHILE, BUT THEY FINALLY WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

CONTRAST THAT WITH ALABAMA AND NICK SABAN. GREAT COACH, STORIED COACH.

BUT THEN WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH ALABAMA THIS LAST SEASON.

THEY WEREN'T HORRIBLE, BUT THEY WEREN'T RIGHT BACK IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CONVERSATION.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I THINK THAT AS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION TO SHOW THERE'S WISDOM IN PICKING FROM WITHIN.

AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN WITH SHELLEY ON THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF A LOT OF SUPPORT. THERE'S A LOT OF TRUST, THERE'S A LOT OF RAPPORT, THERE'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SHELLEY AND DENNY AND THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

SO, AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, I WANTED TO OFFER MY SUPPORT FOR SHELLEY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. JUSTIN BEER.

[01:40:16]

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS TO REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

THE CITIZENS OF BATTLE GROUND MADE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THEY WANTED AN OPEN SEARCH FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION.

YOU REJECTED THE MOTION TO EVEN NAME AN INTERIM POSITION.

THIS BEHAVIOR WOULD GET YOU FIRED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

THE LEVY THAT YOU KEEP PUTTING FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT WANT IT AS VOTERS AND AS CITIZENS, IS GOING TO BE VOTED DEAD TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

AND PERSONALLY, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE $20 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS THAT NEED TO GO INTO EFFECT.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THING TO HAVE LESS GOVERNMENT SPENDING BECAUSE IT PROMOTES GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY.

YOU MENTIONED ALL THE CROSSING GUARDS WILL HAVE TO BE CUT.

SINCE WHEN WERE THOSE POSITIONS THAT WERE PAID? THOSE WERE ALWAYS VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. THAT'S AN EASY SAVE.

YOU SPEAK OF ALL THESE PROGRAMS THAT MUST BE ELIMINATED IN ORDER TO MAKE BUDGET, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THERE'S ALSO HIDDEN FRAUD AND IT ALL NEEDS TO BE AUDITED.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THE TOP EARNERS OF TEACHERS MADE $110,000.

THAT IS RIDICULOUS FOR WHAT THEY DO. IT SHOULD BE FAR LESS.

THEY ARE OVERPAID. ALSO, WE HEARD ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THAT MEANS FOR YOU TO KEEP THAT FUNDING, WE BETTER NOT SEE ANY OF THOSE PRIDE FLAGS OR COMMUNIST TRANSGENDER FLAGS OR DEI GARBAGE IN THOSE CLASSROOMS. YOU NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF MANAGING THE PUBLIC'S MONEY EFFECTIVELY.

THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION BROUGHT TO LIGHT HOW FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE THE GOVERNMENT IS.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO MY HARD EARNED MONEY THAT LEVY IS THEFT.

EVEN IF IT PASSES, IT'S JUST THEFT BY PROXY. AMERICANS ARE FED UP WITH THE BEHAVIOR OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

YOU NEED TO GAUGE THE ROOM AND READ THE TEMPERATURE.

WE WANT REFORM, TRANSPARENCY AND DILIGENCE FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

YOU ARE CALLED UPON TO GIVE THE SHORTEST TERM CONTRACT POSSIBLE TO SHELLY AND HOLD AN OPEN SEARCH FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU, DORIE MILLER.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DORIE MILLER. I'M A RESIDENT OF BATTLE GROUND. AND YES, I AM CARL MILLER'S MOM.

I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU.

I AM PRIMARILY ADDRESSING MADAM PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS, CHAMPINE AND MADDUX, BUT ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LISTEN, HEAR AND ACT. SCOTTISH PASTOR ALISTAIR BEGG IS ATTRIBUTED TO HAVE SAID THE FOLLOWING.

THE MAIN THINGS ARE THE PLAIN THINGS, AND THE PLAIN THINGS ARE THE MAIN THINGS.

END QUOTE. IN THE MIDST OF POLITICS, YOUR PERSONAL OPINION AND POSSIBLY MANY OTHER COMPETING AFFECTIONS, YOU MADE A MISSTEP DURING THE LAST MEETING BY LOSING SIGHT OF THE PLAIN THINGS AND THE MAIN THINGS.

IT WAS PLAIN THAT THE MAIN THING THAT THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR YOU WERE SAYING AT THE LAST MEETING WAS THAT THEY WANTED A SEARCH TO BE DONE, TO CHOOSE THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. IT BECAME PLAIN THAT YOU WERE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO THEM.

ACCORDING TO THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBSITE, ONE OF THE CORE BELIEFS THIS BOARD HOLDS TO IS THAT, QUOTE, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER TWO WAY COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND BENEFIT STUDENT LEARNING.

WHEN YOU ACT IN OPPOSITION TO THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS COMMENT, THEN THAT PARTNERSHIP IS NO LONGER MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL.

COMMUNICATION HAS THEN BROKEN DOWN, WHICH NEGATIVELY IMPACTS ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE IT ERODES TRUST AND WILL ULTIMATELY HARM STUDENT LEARNING IN THE MIDST OF EVERYTHING GOING ON. AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU FORGOT SOME OF YOUR MAIN THINGS, SUCH AS THE CORE BELIEFS OF THIS BOARD.

TO THE CURRENT ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT WHITTEN, RISE ABOVE ALL OF THIS AND BE A VOICE OF REASON TO THE MAJORITY OF THIS BOARD.

MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE BOARD MUST LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND PUT THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS FIRST.

I THEREBY CALL ON YOU TO TURN DOWN THE OFFER TO SUCCEED MR. WATERS OUTRIGHT, AND YET OFFER TO BE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AT THIS TIME, UNTIL A PERSON WHO IS THE WHO IS THE BEST FIT FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND WHO WILL BEST BENEFIT STUDENT LEARNING CAN BE FOUND. THANK YOU.

WINN GERSICH.

MY NAME IS WINN GERSICH AND I AM ABSOLUTELY AGAINST THIS LEVY.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE FACT THAT THESE TEACHERS HAVE NOT PROVEN THAT THEY NEED MORE MONEY.

[01:45:04]

AND THESE TEACHERS, KNOWING THAT THE FLUORIDATION DUMBS DOWN PEOPLE, IT CAUSES DOWN SYNDROME.

IT CAUSES KIDS TO BE HYPERACTIVE, ATTENTION DEFICIT AND NOT ONE TEACHER.

WHEN I TOLD HIM TO GO DOWN TO THE TO THE CLERK TO GO TO THE COUNCIL MEETING, TO TELL MR. MCCOY TO STOP THE FLUORIDATION, NONE OF YOU DID, BECAUSE YOU GET MORE MONEY WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE IN SPECIAL ED AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THEM BEING HYPERACTIVE. THAT'S WHAT FLUORIDE DOES.

YOU'VE GOT THE BRAIN DAMAGE STUDIES FROM HARVARD.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED? AND YOU SPENT $14,000 READING PORN BOOKS.

NOW, $14,000 COULD HAVE PUT WATER FILTERS ON ALL THE FOUNTAINS, RIGHT? YOU DIDN'T DO THAT. AND I KNOW YOU GOT A CULINARY SCHOOL.

YOU GO TO PUT THAT ON THE CULINARY SCHOOL IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS ONE THING TOO, WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH THIS BIRD FLU THING.

AND I WORE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS MUTATION, RIGHT? THANK GOD FOR ROBERT F KENNEDY. AND PRAISE GOD TO GET IT DONE.

I'M TELLING YOU THIS WE NEED NO GMO FOODS. WE NEED A LOT OF STUFF.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IS THE FACT THAT THESE SHOTS MUTATE YOUR GENES.

THE MRNA IS THE NEXT BIRD FLU, AND WE'VE GOT THIS THING COMING UP.

AND IF THESE KIDS GET THIS BIRD FLU SHOT, IT'S DEADLY.

AND I PUT ON THIS IS THE INGREDIENTS OF THE MRNA VACCINES, LIPID NANOPARTICLES, HYDROGEL.

IT'S GOT PARASITES IN THERE. YOU NEED PARASITE CLEANSERS.

THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF IN THERE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO DO.

AND IF THESE CHILDREN HAVE TO TAKE THESE FLU VACCINES, REJECT IT BECAUSE THIS WILL KILL YOU.

THIS STUFF IS SO BAD. AND WHAT I JUST PUT ON THE COVID VACCINES CAUSE VAIDS AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

CAN YOU WRAP UP? EVERY GAY GUY THAT I WORKED WITH DIED OF AIDS.

SO I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. SO I'M PUTTING ALL THIS ON PUBLIC RECORD.

THANK YOU. EUNICE INGERMANSON.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS EUNICE INGERMANSON.

SHE HER, I'M A CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBER. AND I LOVE YOUR CHOICE OF THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.

ACCORDING TO THE TREVOR PROJECT 2024 US NATIONAL SURVEY ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF LGBTQ PLUS YOUNG PEOPLE REPORT 49% OF LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 13 TO 17, EXPERIENCED BULLYING IN THE PAST YEAR, AND THOSE WHO DID REPORTED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATES OF ATTEMPTING SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT EXPERIENCE BULLYING. AND 12% OF LGBTQ PLUS YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR. SOON AFTER I TURNED AROUND FROM MY HOMOPHOBIC AND TRANSPHOBIC WORLDVIEW, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MICROAGGRESSION FROM MY PEERS THAT OPENED UP MY EYES TO MY QUEER CHILD'S PLIGHT IN MY COMMUNITY.

WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT, THIS IS WHAT HE SAID.

OH YEAH, IT HAPPENS TO ME EVERY DAY. BUT AS LONG AS YOU AND DAD ARE ON MY SIDE, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE THINKS OR SAYS.

TREVOR PROJECT AGREES. THEIR 2019 STUDY SHOWED THAT HAVING ONE SUPPORTIVE ADULT REDUCED SUICIDE ATTEMPTS BY 40%. PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELVES AND BE THAT ONE SUPPORTIVE ADULT AND HELP OTHERS DO THE SAME.

LET'S MAKE ALL OUR, OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY A SAFE AND THRIVING PLACE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. JENNIFER HINEYWITHEE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JENNIFER HINEYWITHEE.

OF COURSE, YOU ALL KNOW THAT. AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

YOU MADE THE DECISION TO HIRE MISS WHITTEN AS THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

AND EVERY INTERACTION I'VE HAD WITH HER, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER.

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I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE I WAS A SENIOR AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1985, AND MY HUSBAND STARTED GOING TO BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS IN 1979.

ALL THREE OF MY KIDS WENT TO BATTLE GROUND SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

SO WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME.

I REMEMBER THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE RETIREMENT OF SHAWNEE BEREA AND THE MONEY THE DISTRICT WAS FORCED TO PAY OUT TO HER.

I REMEMBER THE STRONG FEELINGS OF THE COMMUNITY OVER THE ACTIONS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THEN, AND IN THE YEARS SINCE. PARENTS FEEL THEY DON'T HAVE A VOICE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IN MANY ASPECTS, INCLUDING WHO WILL BE THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

PARENTS HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO DIRECT THEIR CHILDREN'S UPBRINGING, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND A COMMUNITY.

CARES CARRIES THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO THEIR CHILDREN.

BECAUSE THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF A COMMUNITY IS DEPENDENT ON WELL-EDUCATED KIDS.

THEREFORE, IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN THE SELECTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH VERY WELL MAY BE MISS WHITTEN. SO, THANK YOU.

BRENDAN MILLER.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRENDAN MILLER. THE BOARD IS ELECTED, ELECTED TO, WELL, I'LL COME TO THAT LATER.

THERE WERE SIX, MAYBE NINE PEOPLE LAST WEEK OR LAST MEETING WHO SPOKE ON THE REQUEST TO SLOW DOWN THE NOMINATION OF OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.

MANY SUGGESTING TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT BOARD WAS INSTALLED AFTER THE FALL ELECTION.

BECAUSE IT MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT AFTER THAT. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE SAY PROCEED AND JUST DO WHAT YOU WANT.

SO YOU ACTUALLY HAD PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU HAD INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC.

AND YOU VOTED. WELL, MAYBE NOT ALL OF YOU, BUT YOU VOTED AGAINST WHAT YOU HEARD.

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RUSH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VOTE AGAINST THE PEOPLE.

SO NOW, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE NEXT STEP IS TO WORK ON THE CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT THAT WILL BE OFFERED.

SO, YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE IN GOD'S PROVIDENCE TO LISTEN AGAIN TO THE PEOPLE AND OFFER A SHORT TERM CONTRACT TO THE NEXT BOARD CAN SELECT WHAT SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND LEADING PHILOSOPHY WOULD BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS.

SO TRY SOMETHING NEW. LISTEN. LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THE BOARD IS ELECTED, ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. I ELECT, I HOPE TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE ELECTED TO LISTEN AND ACT ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU. AMY MORGAN.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS AMY MORGAN. I'M HERE REMINDING YOU ALL THAT YOU ARE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.

AND YOU WORK FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT.

CHOOSING TO IGNORE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE LAST MEETING IS WRONG, AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AS ELECTED OFFICIALS. ALSO, THIS BOARD IS NOT LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE IT SERVES WHEN RECENT LEVIES WERE VOTED DOWN.

IT IS WRONG TO NOT CONDUCT A PROPER SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT AND JUST INSTATE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO MAKE THE CONTRACT A ONE YEAR CONTRACT ONLY, SO THAT A PROPER SEARCH FOR A LONG TERM REPLACEMENT CAN BE CONDUCTED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SHAUNA WALTERS.

HI THERE. I'M SHAWNA WALTERS. I'M A FORMER CITY COUNCILOR IN BATTLE GROUND, AND I HAVE A SON THAT'S IN BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AS A SOPHOMORE. I CAME TONIGHT TO TALK.

I'VE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, KIND OF WHERE YOU GUYS ARE AT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY TOOK SERIOUSLY WHEN I WAS ELECTED WAS LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I DON'T FEEL BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED LAST, LAST MEETING, THAT YOU DID TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR.

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I'VE HEARD VERY NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU, BUT WHAT I ALSO KNOW IS THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY, AND TO HAVE AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY GOT UNDER MY SKIN WAS THE GOOD OLD BOYS CLUB.

AND THE APPEARANCE, EVEN JUST THE APPEARANCE OF THAT ISN'T THE WAY TO GO FOR A SCHOOL BOARD THAT WANTS TO HAVE LEVIES PASSED AND TO HAVE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN WHAT IT IS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

SO THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING IS, IS TO HAVE A MORE TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND PUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

IF SHELLEY IS THE BEST PERSON AFTER ALL OF THAT, THEN SHE'S THE BEST PERSON.

SO, ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. JESSICA COLE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE AND I'M A PARENT OF ALUMNI AND A ENGAGED RESIDENT.

I URGE THE BOARD TO ADOPT A CODE OF ETHICS FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

IN LIGHT OF DIRECTOR TATE'S PAST DISPARAGING COMMENTS ABOUT ME AND HIS RECENT PUBLIC ACCUSATIONS AGAINST FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS CLEARLY NECESSARY. AT THE LAST MEETING, IT WAS APPARENT THAT DIRECTOR TATE FAILED TO COMMUNICATE WITH SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS IN ADVANCE ABOUT KEY AGENDA ITEMS. THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION CREATED CONFUSION AND DISORGANIZATION.

MEANWHILE, MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO APPEARED TO BE COORDINATED WITH DIRECTOR TATE SHARED NEARLY IDENTICAL COMMENTS.

THIS SELECTIVE COLLABORATION IS UNFAIR AND HIGHLIGHTS FAVORITISM.

HIS CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS EXPRESSING CONFIDENCE IN MISS WHITTEN BUT VOTING AGAINST HER ONLY ADDED TO THE CONFUSION.

IF HE TRULY FELT PRESSURED BY HIS COLLEAGUES TO VOTE A CERTAIN WAY, HE SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED APPROPRIATE CHANNELS BY FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT, NOT MAKING UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS IN A PUBLIC SETTING.

I FULLY SUPPORT THE HIRING OF SHELLY WHITTEN AS SUPERINTENDENT, AND I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THE BOARD OFFER HER A THREE YEAR CONTRACT.

WITH THE UPCOMING DEPARTURE OF THREE DIRECTORS, THE BOARD WILL LOSE ITS MOST EXPERIENCED MEMBERS.

MISS WHITTEN'S LEADERSHIP WILL BE VITAL IN ENSURING STABILITY AND SUCCESS FOR OUR DISTRICT DURING THAT TRANSITION.

LASTLY, WHILE I HAVEN'T SHARED THIS PUBLICLY BEFORE, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE BOARD'S CURRENT DYSFUNCTION.

TO BE CLEAR, MY CONCERNS ARE NOT ABOUT THE THREE SEASONED BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM AND LEADERSHIP.

I ENCOURAGE THE NEWER BOARD MEMBERS TO TAKE STEPS TO GROW INTO EFFECTIVE LEADERS, OR TO REFLECT CAREFULLY ON WHETHER THIS RULE CONTINUES TO BE THE RIGHT FIT.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE.

OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES CITIZENS COMMENTS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025. REGULAR MEETING PERSONNEL REPORTS, STUDENT TRAVEL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION FOR THE BOARD? IF NOT, I'D WELCOME A MOTION. I'D MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

STUDENT REPS. PRO. PRO. OKAY, SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMMENT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

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

WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS AND NO NEW BUSINESS. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS WOULD INCLUDE THE CAC MEETING THIS THURSDAY,

[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS CANCELED. IT WAS CANCELED. YES. IT WAS CANCELED BY THE SNOW.

SO THAT'S BEING RESCHEDULED. SO IT IS GOING TO BE THAT PANEL OF SUPPORT STAFF.

SO IF ANYBODY DOES WANT TO ATTEND, I WAS GOING TO GIVE THE FIRST CHOICE IS TO I THINK IT WAS JACKIE AND TERRY WHO HAD INDICATED THEY WERE INTERESTED. WHAT IS THE DATE THIS THURSDAY? THIS THURSDAY AT. AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AT STARTING AT 6:00.

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SO, IF ANYBODY DOES WANT TO COME, JUST LET I KNOW.

[INAUDIBLE] YEAH, RIGHT. SO I THINK I PLAN TO COME.

OKAY, SO DEBBIE IS IN? DEBBIE AND JACKIE, ARE YOU PLANNING TO COME? OKAY. DEBBIE, JACKIE. AND JACKIE. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

AND THEN ON MARCH 20TH, WHICH WILL BE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT SIX WSSDA MEETING.

AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE THAT'S PLANNING TO ATTEND HAS REGISTERED.

IT'S IN RICHFIELD THIS TIME, 6 TO 830. SO, I KNOW I'M PLANNING TO GO.

AND I THINK ALL OF US ARE REGISTERED ACTUALLY, EXCEPT MAYBE FOR TED.

YEAH. AND DID WE ASK ABOUT DID YOU DID STUDENT REPS YOU ASK ME ABOUT THAT? YEAH. WE'RE BOTH GOING. YEAH. OH, GOOD. GOOD. WE RESPONDED TO YOU GUYS, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. YES.

OKAY. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:00.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.