May 27, 2025 Board of Directors

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6 P.M. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. I CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE

[1. Call to Order]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND WITH THAT WE'LL HAVE ROLL CALL.

MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU.

AND IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE DIRECTOR CHAMPINE AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE JULIE STIFFLER.

MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE EXCUSE DIRECTOR CHAMPINE AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE JULIA STIFFLER FROM THE MEETING.

OKAY. AND ITZEL. OH, PRO. OKAY. BOARD WITH THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.

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

MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. NEXT IS OUR AGENDA. APPROVAL ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES

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

AND OF COURSE PART OF THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS EVENING WILL BE THE DISTRICT ART SHOW WHICH WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.

SO I CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

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

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

OKAY. AND FOR THE DIRECTORS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

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

MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. AND WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO STUDENT VOICE.

[5. Communications]

SO SHE LEFT ME. BUT I WANT TO START OFF AND GIVE YOU GUYS A LIST OF KIDS WHO ARE GOING TO STATE FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, IF I BUTCHER NAMES.

I'M SORRY, BUT SOFIA ROGERS IS GOING FOR THE 3200.

LORD KING IS GOING TO GO FOR THE 1600. AND THEN FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE ABBY MENDOZA GOING FOR THE 400 METER, JANA TISHENKO GOING FOR TRIPLE JUMP AND LONG JUMP, WILL FOSTER FOR SHOT PUT AND DISCUS AND PARKER RICE FOR JAVELIN.

AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE A HIGHLIGHT TO JANA TYSHCHENKO.

SHE'S A FRESHMAN AND SHE PLACED TOP FOUR, TOP FOUR FOR TRIPLE AND LONG JUMP.

SO THAT'S SHE'S REALLY HAPPY FOR IS SOMETHING THAT SHE WAS NOT GOING TO DO UNTIL THE COACH WAS LIKE, HEY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY IT AND SHE'S GOING TO STATE FOR BOTH OF THE THINGS THAT SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE SHE WOULD.

SO PROUD OF HER. AND THEN THIS THURSDAY WE HAVE UNIFIED STATE SEND OFF.

THEY'RE GOING FOR UNIFIED SOCCER. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR ASB TO MAKE THEM POSTERS AND EVERYTHING.

SO THEY'RE SUPER HAPPY FOR THAT. AND THEN IN ASB, WE'RE JUST CAMPAIGNING FOR REELECTION FOR ASB PRESIDENT AND ALL THE CLASS PRESIDENTS.

SO AS THE DAYS GET CLOSER TO SUMMER, THE MORE SAD I GET FOR MY SENIORS LEAVING.

BUT THE EXCITED I GET THAT MY SENIOR YEAR WILL BE COMING.

SO. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. SO THANK YOU.

AND I WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER STUDENTS SCHEDULED, BUT IF THERE ARE STUDENTS OUT THERE THAT CAME TO SPEAK, I THINK EVERYBODY'S HERE FOR THE ART SHOW. OKAY.

SO MOVING ON FROM THERE IS I WILL CALL ALLISON UP AND WE WILL WELCOME YOU TO SHOW US THE ART SHOW.

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WE HAVE A VERY FULL ROOM TONIGHT. I WILL TRY TO BE AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE.

CAN YOU HEAR IN THE BACK? YES. OKAY. THUMBS UP.

GREAT. OKAY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU.

SO STUDENTS AND PARENTS, FRIENDS, FAMILY, COMMUNITY TEACHERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THIS IS THE 66TH ART SHOW. IT STARTED IN 1959 AND IT WAS STARTED BY MY FATHER, BOB PECK.

SO THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME TO GET TO INTRODUCE ALL OF TONIGHT'S WINNERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOME THANK YOUS TO START. SO FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JENNA BUSHER HILL, CHRIS BROWN, AND AMANDA RICHTER FOR ALL OF THE TECH SUPPORT, THE WEBSITE, AND THE AWARDS AND PRESENTATION THAT YOU SEE.

SO IF WE COULD GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE ART TEACHERS.

SO IF YOU ARE AN ART TEACHER AND YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR STUDENTS LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU, AND THIS IS SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH THEM TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK BECKY BROYLES.

SO SHE IS OUR COORDINATOR OF THE ART SHOW. SO THANK YOU, BECKY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BATTLE GROUND ARTS ALLIANCE.

SO THIS IS A GROUP THAT WE WORKED WITH BEFORE COVID, AND THEY CAME AND HELPED JUDGE.

AND THEY SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND WE DIDN'T REALLY DO MUCH WITH THEM DURING COVID AND OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS REUNITED.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE CONNIE FORD AND JOY LYNN WOODARD, WHO WILL COME UP AND PRESENT THE AWARDS THAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN FOR THIS YEAR'S ART SHOW.

SO COULD I PLEASE HAVE CONNIE FORD AND JOY LYNN WOODARD? HI, ALLISON. HI. THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR INVITING US.

WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE. AND WE'VE HAD. HOLD IT CLOSER.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OKAY. THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR INVITING US AND LETTING US PRESENT TO THE STUDENTS THE AWARDS FOR THEIR ARTWORK.

IT WAS REALLY FUN. SO I'M. I'M NOT A MUCH OF AN AD LIB SPEAKER, BUT I DO.

I DID WRITE DOWN A COUPLE OF THINGS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW.

THE BATTLE GROUND ART ALLIANCE WAS VERY HONORED TO HAVE BECKY BROYLES ASK US TO GUYS TO PARTICIPATE AND JUDGE THE SCHOOL'S DISTRICT ART SHOW.

WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH GARDNER SCHOOL AND HOMELINK THIS YEAR WITH THE DIANE SPRINGER MEMORIAL ART SUPPLY FUND, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE CREATED A GREAT PARTNERSHIP NOT ONLY THIS YEAR, BUT FOR YEARS TO COME.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN VIEWING AND LEARNING ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING ART CREATIVITY THESE YOUNG ARTISTS HAVE.

AND WE MUST ALL REALIZE NOW THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR ART COMMUNITY AND BATTLE GROUND AND BEYOND.

SO I'M SURE THE STUDENTS ARE REALLY ANXIOUS TO GET THEIR AWARDS, SO I GUESS WE CAN JUST START WITH THAT NOW.

OKAY. AND I'M HOPING. ARE YOU PUTTING IT UP ON A SLIDESHOW TOO? YES. OKAY. I'M HOPING WE GOT THEM IN ORDER THE SAME WAY THE SLIDESHOW GOES.

OH, OH, THEY'RE GROUPED TOGETHER. OKAY. OKAY.

ARDEN PIERCE, THIS IS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL. 2D CATEGORY.

STORY. IS ARDERN HERE? OH, WE CAN GIVE ARDERN A HAND.

[APPLAUSE] H ERE YOU GO. SEE YOU DID IT. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

NICE JOB, ARDERN.

OKAY. OUR NEXT ONE IS MIDDLE SCHOOL 2D CATEGORY, BEAU MASSEY.

IF BEAU'S NOT HERE. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? I HOPE I DON'T DESTROY THESE NAMES, SO I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.

OKAY. TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY, HAYDEN LUBINSKI OBLINK OR OBLINK.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL 3D CATEGORY. EVA ROSALES CARRERO.

IS EVA HERE? NO. OKAY. MIDDLE SCHOOL 3D CATEGORY.

LEYLA HUMALA.

HIGH SCHOOL. HIGH SCHOOL 3D CATEGORY LUKE JORDAN.

HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY. MOSS INGERSOLL.

HERE IT COMES. YAY! CONGRATULATIONS. AND THE LAST ONE IS HIGH SCHOOL DIGITAL VIDEO CATEGORY ON ANGEL FRAGOSO OLIVEIRA.

CONGRATULATIONS ANGEL. ALRIGHT. AND THAT TAKES CARE OF THEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOTH OF YOU. YEAH. APPRECIATE YOU.

OKAY, SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A STUDENT ARTWORK THAT WE USE KIND OF ON THE WEBSITE AND HELP ADVERTISE THE ART SHOW.

SO WE WOULD LIKE NIKO UNASA TO COME UP AND RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FOR PARTICIPATING AND HAVING HARD WORK.

THANK YOU. NIKO, COME UP HERE. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF AWARDS TO GET THROUGH FROM HERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN CHUNKS. SO PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL ALL THE NAMES OF THIS CATEGORY HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.

I KNOW THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITED PEOPLE, BUT PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE AND WE WILL DO IT AT THE END OF THIS SECTION.

AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET A FLOW GOING. SO WE'RE GOING TO COME UP ON THIS SIDE IF YOU'RE GETTING AN AWARD.

AND THEN YOU'LL GO BACK DOWN THE CENTER TO YOUR SEAT AT THE VERY END, WE WILL CALL UP ALL THE AWARD WINNERS AND WE'LL DO A PHOTO AND SHAKING HANDS WITH THE BOARD. SO COME UP THE SIDE AND BACK DOWN THE MIDDLE.

OKAY. SO HONORABLE MENTION. ALL RIGHT, SO FOR FIFTH GRADE FROM TUKES VALLEY, WE HAVE NADIA.

FROM CHIEF UMTUCH, PEYTON CURL. FROM LAUREN, VI PHAN FROM CHIEF UMTUCH, TESSA POORMAN FROM SIXTH GRADE.

WE HAVE LAUREN NORA ALLRED, AND SHE ACTUALLY RECEIVED TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS.

WE HAVE AUTUMN HOFFMAN FROM LAUREN AND SOPHIA CROMWELL FROM TUKES VALLEY.

FOR SEVENTH GRADE WE HAVE LUCAS STINISON FROM RIVER HOMELINK, VICTORIA SUPAN FROM PLEASANT VALLEY, AND FROM EIGHTH GRADE WE HAD LAYLA HENDRICKSON FROM AMBOY, ALSO WITH TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS, AND ELIAS RAMSEY FROM DAYBREAK. OKAY. IF YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. AMANDA IS GOING TO START HANDING OUT CERTIFICATES, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO TELL HER YOUR NAME SO SHE CAN GIVE THAT TO YOU. I'LL SCOOT THIS WAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO START WORKING ON OUR HIGH SCHOOL HONORABLE MENTIONS.

SO WE HAVE AARON BENNION FROM PRAIRIE, KAYLEE ACKERMAN FROM RIVER HOMELINK, EMMY CASTELLARO FROM PRAIRIE, LEO ALFEROV FROM RIVER HOMELINK, CARLY SCHWARTZ FROM BATTLE GROUND, NATHAN YAFIMAVA FROM SUMMIT VIEW, AND DAISY CHEEK FROM SUMMIT VIEW.

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OKAY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO GO A LITTLE BIT SLOWER WITH MY NAMING SO THAT IT GIVES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP.

ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE START MOVING FORWARD SO YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR AWARD.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR THIRD PLACE AWARDS.

SO FOR THIRD PLACE FROM PLEASANT VALLEY WE HAVE TYRA WINN.

FROM RIVER HOMELINK WE HAVE RUSHTON WARREN. FROM CHIEF UMTUCH, WE HAVE LILA HUMALA.

FROM AMBOY, WE HAVE NIKO UNASA. FROM DAYBREAK, WE HAVE MADISON HUBER.

AND FROM DAYBREAK WE HAVE GENEVIEVE CASSIDY.

CONTINUING WITH OUR THIRD PLACE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAVE ROSEMARY PERAZA FROM PRAIRIE, JC OPDAHL FROM BATTLE GROUND, YANA UMANETS FROM BATTLE GROUND, LAINEY JOHNSTON FROM BATTLE GROUND, AND MILO TRUMP FROM RIVER HOMELINK.

NEXT, IN OUR SECOND PLACE CATEGORY FROM DAYBREAK, WE HAVE JESSICA RALPHS.

WE HAVE KRIS FARIAS MENDEZ. FROM DAYBREAK. WE HAVE VALERIA SHAPOVAL FROM DAYBREAK AND GENEVIEVE CASSIDY FROM DAYBREAK.

CONTINUING WITH OUR SECOND PLACE AWARDS, WE HAVE HAYDEN LABINSKY OBINK FROM RIVER HOMELINK, LUKE JORDAN FROM PRAIRIE, ETHAN CLARKE FROM RIVER HOMELINK, AND LEO MILLER FROM RIVER HOMELINK.

ALRIGHT, MOVING INTO OUR FIRST PLACE AWARDS. SO FIRST PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE KATELYN ANDERSON FROM LAUREN VITALIA AKHMEDOVA FROM LAUREN, BEAU MASSEY FROM TUKES VALLEY AND LAURA GREBENKIN FROM AMBOY.

OUR FIRST PLACE AWARD WINNERS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

WE HAVE BAT BAKER FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, JORDAN STANLEY FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, CHASITY MURPHY FROM PRAIRIE, JOLIE HOMOLOG FROM BATTLE GROUND, AND ANGEL FRAGOSO OLVERA FROM SUMMIT VIEW.

OKAY SO OUR BEST OF SHOW WE HAVE THREE. WE HAVE A THREE WAY TIE.

SO WE HAVE FINLEY JOHNSTON FROM RIVER HOMELINK, MAYA JUNIO FROM MAPLE GROVE PRIMARY AND JACOB ERNEST FROM DAYBREAK PRIMARY FOR OUR PRIMARY BEST OF SHOW. SO A THREE WAY TIE.

IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CATEGORY, WE HAVE BEAU MASSEY FROM TUKES VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FROM HIGH SCHOOL BEST OF SHOW BATT BAKER PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

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THIS YEAR WE HAD MORE THAN 750 PEOPLE VOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE.

SO THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL, FINLAY, JOHNSTON RIVER, HOMELINK AND BEAU MASSEY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

TUKES VALLEY.

AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAD A TWO WAY TIE FOR BATT BAKER FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL AND JC OPDAHL BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

DAY ONE OF OUR OTHER CATEGORIES IS THE BOB PECK AWARD, SINCE HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE ART SHOW. AND SO WE HAVE A PRIMARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL RECIPIENT FOR THE BOB PECK AWARD.

SO FROM THE PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAVE INESSA KALININ FROM GLENWOOD HEIGHTS, FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE ELIAS RAMSEY FROM DAYBREAK AND FROM HIGH SCHOOL, JAKE OPDAHL FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT AWARDS.

SO DENNY AND SHELLY PARTICIPATED IN THIS CATEGORY.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME ON UP AND FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL WE HAVE ARDEN PEARCE FROM PLEASANT VALLEY AND FINLAY JOHNSTON FROM RIVER HOMELINK.

AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. WE HAVE. WE HAVE KADENCE KATE AND SAWYER JUAREZ FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO KADENCE FROM DAYBREAK AND SAWYER FROM TUKES.

AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAVE ZOE MEYER FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL AND MARY TAMMINEN FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE THE BOARDS AWARDS.

SO WE GAVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE AND WE HAVE FROM THE BOARD'S CHOICES.

SO WE HAVE FROM SOME OF YOU. HIGH SCHOOL ANGEL FRAGOSO OLVERA.

WE HAVE BO MASSEY FROM TUKES VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, SABINA WOOD FROM DAYBREAK PRIMARY, JACOB OPDAHL FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, AND MILES HALL FROM TUKES VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE DIRECTIONS AND THEN WE WILL HAVE KIDS MOVE.

SO THERE ARE POSTERS HANGING IN THE BACK. A LOT OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE ACTUAL ARTWORK FROM THE STUDENTS HANGING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, IF YOU WOULD LEAVE THE POSTERS HERE, BUT WE WILL SEND THOSE WITH YOUR ART TEACHERS AT THE END OF THE MEETING, OR WE WILL SEND THEM TO THEM THROUGH THE MAIL AND THEY WILL GET THEM TO YOU.

SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ARTWORK ALL EVENING, SO WE'LL LEAVE THAT UNTIL THE END OF THE MEETING, AND THEN THOSE POSTERS WILL COME HOME TO YOU.

AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ART TEACHERS FOR THEIR EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION.

AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME BACK UP HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A PHOTO WITH ALL AWARD WINNERS ON THE STEPS HERE, AND THEN WE'LL SHAKE HANDS WITH THE BOARD AND THEN YOU ARE FREE TO GO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

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MIC] OKAY.

ALWAYS A DELIGHTFUL EVENING TO SEE THE ARTWORK.

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WE WILL GO TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. AND SO FIRST UP IS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.

DIRECTOR TATE, I DOUBT THERE'S MUCH, BUT MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING.

THERE IS NOT MUCH BECAUSE THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF CHAOS AND CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

OKAY. SO AS FAR AS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT WE HAVE A GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMING UP, AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS WHEN WSSDA LIKE REEVALUATES POSITIONS AND, AND THINGS. AND SO THAT IS SEPTEMBER 20TH.

OKAY. AND I UNDERSTAND ONE DAY THIS YEAR FOR SURE, ONE DAY.

ONE DAY. AND IT'S ALL ONLINE. IT'S NOT THERE'S NO IN-PERSON ASSEMBLY.

OKAY. THEN THERE ARE SOME CHANGES GOING ON IN WSSDA.

AGAIN, WSSDA IS THE WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION.

SO THEY HELP US WITH OUR WORK HERE AND SO THEY'RE REORGANIZING AND MARISSA IS STEPPING DOWN.

AND MARISSA RATHBONE, WHO'S BEEN SERVING FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND LOGAN NOEL ANDRES IS RETURNING.

HE APPARENTLY SERVED BEFORE. SO THAT SEEMED TO BE A BIG DEAL.

NOW MELISSA IS ACTUALLY GOING TO WAUSAU, SO SHE'S GOING TO BE SERVING IN WAUSAU, I ASSUME SAME KIND OF POSITION ADVOCACY. AND VICE PRESIDENT OF SOMETHING. YES.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE OF SIGNIFICANCE.

AND THAT IS FOR OUR CANDIDATES THAT HAVE FILED.

OKAY. SO THIS IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY. BUT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, YOU MIGHT FIND IT'S INTERESTING YOU WON'T GET THIS ANY OTHER PLACE UNLESS YOU GO TO THE WSSDA WEBSITE. SO I'M LOOKING AT THE TV SCREEN AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED WSSDA OFFERS FREE SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE WORKSHOPS. OKAY, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CANDIDATES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILED WHO WOULD LIKE A WORKSHOP ON BEING A CANDIDATE.

SO THEY START JUNE 3RD, JUNE 5TH, JUNE 9TH, JUNE 12TH.

THEY'RE FREE PROVIDED BY WSSDA. AND YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AT WSSDA I ALWAYS GET THAT CONFUSED. WASHINGTON SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.ORG.

WASHINGTON SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. GOSH WSSDA, RIGHT.

WASHINGTON SCHOOL. YEAH. WSSDA. WASHINGTON SCHOOL.

WASHINGTON STATE. WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION.

OH, MY GOSH. YOU GOT IT. OKAY, THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR A REPORT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AUDIT COMMITTEE? YES. WE HAD THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING, AND WE REVIEWED THE BOARD BUDGET.

WE REVIEWED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET AND THE VOUCHERS THAT WERE GOING TO BE PAID AND ALL THE AND, AND SOME PAYROLL AND SUPERINTENDENT'S PAYROLL AND EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER.

THEY, WE WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ATTENDANCE TO THE WASPO AUDIT COMMITTEE WORKSHOP WAS ATTENDED, AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL. AND EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER AND THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD BE AND JUST REMINDING EVERYONE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE A RECENT AUDIT BY THE STATE AND IT WAS ALL CLEAN AND HIGH ACCOLADES.

SO OUR, OUR AUDIT GROUP IS DOING FANTASTIC. OUR PAYROLL.

EVERYONE IS JUST DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND YOUR EXPERTISE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

YEAH. WE HAD OUR REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 15TH.

DISCUSSED PRETTY NORMAL BUSINESS STUFF. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE AUCTION UPDATE COMING OCTOBER 4TH.

THEY'RE SECURING SPONSORS AND DONATIONS. SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANY OR IS WILLING TO HELP PLEASE REACH OUT.

THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT STUFF THE BUS AND, AND NEEDS FOR THE DISTRICT IN LIGHT OF THE LEVEE FAILURE AND HOW SCHOOL SUPPLIES WOULD BE APPRECIATED. SO THEY ARE PLANNING ON STUFF THE BUS AUGUST 16TH AND WILL ALSO, FCRC IS TAKING OVER THAT EVENT THIS YEAR BUT WILL WITH POTENTIAL CUTS WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP FOR THAT EVENT AS WELL.

SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER A FEW HOURS OF YOUR TIME I KNOW THE FOUNDATION WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND WHERE IS THE STUFF? THE BUS. TYPICALLY EVERY YEAR IT IS AT WALMART AND FRED MEYER IN BATTLE GROUND.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO CONFIRM.

IS THAT STILL WE'RE STILL DOING BOTH OF THOSE LOCATIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND RETREAT PLANNING.

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IT IS GOING TO BE HELD AUGUST 6TH AT 20 THIS YEAR HERE INVITING ALL CANDIDATES IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ALSO JOIN IN ANY PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO LIKE TO JOIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBER.

SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SHE'S VERY EXCITED TO COME AND SHARE WITH US AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THANK YOU. AND MOVING ON TO DIRECTOR'S REPORTS.

I HAVE ONE SO THERE'S A COMMUNITY THAT I WASN'T AWARE OF.

OF COURSE I HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN, BUT THE LEARN HERE COMMUNITY AWARDED AWARDS EVERY YEAR, TEACHERS, OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. AND SO THERE WAS AN AWARD HELD WITHIN THE LAST TEN DAYS WHERE THEY HONORED ONE OF OUR STAFF, DANIELLA ALEXAKOS. SHE'S UP AT YACOLT AND A VOLUNTEER, ALECIA NAGA OR NAGA AS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PERSON AMONGST ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND WHAT THEY'RE CELEBRATING THIS THIS PROJECT, THIS LEARN HERE PROJECT IS CELEBRATING THE EXCELLENCE OF EDUCATION IN CLARK COUNTY. SO THEY PICK PEOPLE FROM ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY HONOR THEM, THEY GIVE THEM AWARDS.

IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. AND SO I KNOW WE'LL BE DOING SOMETHING FURTHER FOR THOSE TWO LATER IN THE YEAR.

BUT I REALLY WAS PLEASED TO BE THERE AND TO HONOR THEM AND CONGRATULATE THEM FOR THEIR AWARD.

THANK YOU. SURE. A COUPLE OF US ATTENDED THE APPRENTICESHIP SIGNING LUNCHEON HERE.

IN THE BOARD ROOM. IS REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR TRADES RECOGNIZED.

AND THE YOUNG MEN WHO WERE GAINING THEIR APPRENTICESHIPS AND SIGNING.

IT WAS A REALLY NICE AFTERNOON. SO GOOD. I ALSO ATTENDED THE APPRENTICESHIP SIGNING LUNCHEON.

IT WAS VERY EXCITING AND ENJOYED. I ENJOYED SEEING THEM RECEIVE THEIR SIGNING AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

LEARNED A LOT. AND ALSO I ATTENDED CLUB, THE JESUS CLUB AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE WERE SEVERAL SENIORS GRADUATING, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY INSPIRING TO HEAR THE STUDENTS AND HOW THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CLUB WAS SO HELPFUL TO THEM DURING THEIR YEARS AT PRAIRIE. THEY ALSO JUST TALKED ABOUT JUST SPEAKING TO ONE ANOTHER, ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THEN THEY HAD KIND OF A LEADERSHIP CHANGE THAT WAS REALLY INSPIRING TO SEE.

ALSO. AND THEN ALSO WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO THE MULTICULTURAL CLUB NEXT YEAR.

WE COULDN'T GET THE DATES TOGETHER. WE JUST DIDN'T EVER WORK OUT.

BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO GO TO THAT CLUB NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT OF TOWN, BUT I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE.

OH. SOMETHING ELSE? YEAH. YEAH. I WAS TALKING WITH SOME PEOPLE, AND SOMEBODY SUGGESTED THAT WHAT I SAID MIGHT BE OF VALUE TO EVERYONE TO HEAR. I WAS VERY I WAS VERY PUT OUT, I GUESS, OR EMBARRASSED THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME UP AT A MEETING AND CALL SOMEBODY OUT BY NAME, AND I THOUGHT, TRY TO EMBARRASS THEM.

AND THEN FOR SOME REASON, THEY MENTIONED A BOARD MEMBER WHO DIDN'T VOTE, BUT THEY DIDN'T CALL ME OUT BY NAME.

AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S KIND OF ODD. MAYBE THEY'RE A SUPPORTER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON WAS. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO EMBARRASS ME.

OKAY. BUT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, AND SO I WAS TOLD THERE MIGHT BE SOME VALUE IN ME SHARING WHY? BECAUSE, YOU SEE, I HAVE TO SAY, I'M VERY DISTURBED BY THE DIVISIVENESS THAT I SEE COMING OUT OF PEOPLE'S MOUTHS. AND THIS IS A TIME FOR RECONCILIATION, NOT DIVISIVENESS.

DENNY WISELY SAYS THAT THERE'S TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY AND A MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY TOLD US THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG, AND THEY DIDN'T VOTE FOR THE LEVY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.

NOW, I RECOMMENDED WE TAKE A SURVEY. I RECOMMENDED WE TALK TO PEOPLE WE HAVEN'T DONE.

WE MAY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE SAYING YOU UNDERSTAND WHY.

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AND I HAD TO CONSIDER VOTING YES AGAINST PEOPLE WHO WERE VOTING NO AND TAKE SOMEBODY'S VOTE AWAY, CANCEL SOMEBODY OUT. AND I HAD TO VOTE OR NO AND CANCEL SOMEBODY'S YES VOTE OUT.

I COULD NOT BRING MYSELF TO VOTE. SO I PRAYERFULLY CONSIDERED THE FACT THAT I WOULD LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE AND THEN I, AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE WOULD ATTEMPT TO IMPLEMENT WHATEVER DECISION THEY'RE MAKING.

SO YOU WANT TO JUDGE ANYBODY FOR HOW THEY VOTE? I THINK YOU'RE REALLY CROSSING A LINE AND YOU NEED TO RECONSIDER YOUR WAYS.

AND WE NEED TO RECONCILE. WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER, AND WE NEED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHY PEOPLE THINK THE WAY THEY THINK, AND THEN WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS, BECAUSE OUR KIDS LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG DEAL. SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD IN STRENGTH TOGETHER.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. APPRECIATE THAT.

CAN I ADD SOMETHING TO. YEAH. I DID WANT TO REPORT ON THE SEO COMMITTEE.

WE ARE HAVING A MEETING ON THE 30TH. TO CHOOSE THE TOP PROGRAM THAT WILL BE COMING TO THE BOARD.

SO I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE. OKAY.

ON WHAT? ON THE 30TH OF THIS 30TH OF MAY. YES.

WE'LL BE HAVING OUR COMMITTEE MEETING AND MAKING THE PROGRAM TOP PROGRAM SELECTION TO BRING TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THEN MOVING. I HOPE THAT DIDN'T MAKE ANYBODY UNCOMFORTABLE.

EXCUSE ME IF I DID. YOU HAVE A VOICE. THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO STAFFING AND PROGRAM BUDGET CUTS.

YEAH. THANK YOU. TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT WATERS.

WE'VE GOT THREE PARTS TO THIS. NUMBER ONE IS WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET SITUATION.

NUMBER TWO, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH A BUNCH OF RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHAT WE THINK NEEDS TO COME BACK. AND THEN NUMBER THREE, WE'VE GOT SOME OPTIONS THAT WE'D LIKE THE BOARD TO LOOK AT TO WEIGH IN AND SEE WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE ON ALL OF THIS. BEFORE WE GET GOING ON THAT, CARLY, YOU CAN BRING UP THE FIRST ONE.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF THE CUTS THAT WERE MADE.

THERE IS DIFFICULTY WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF MAKING THESE CUTS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO SAY CLEARLY THAT ALL OF THESE CUTS HURT US AS AN ORGANIZATION AND HURT OUR ABILITY AND IMPACT NEGATIVELY OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO STUDENTS.

THAT BEING SAID, I'LL ECHO TERRY'S COMMENTS ABOUT BUT THAT'S THE WILL OF OUR VOTERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT. AND SO WE HAD TO MAKE $20 MILLION OF CUTS.

AND COMING UP WITH THAT, THOSE DECISIONS ON WHAT TO CUT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

I WILL SAY HERE, IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY, ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK.

I WOULD SAY TO YOU, ALL OF YOU HERE LISTENING TO THIS, THAT THAT PROCESS WAS EQUALLY DIFFICULT.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WHEN YOU SEE THIS LIST, YOUR THOUGHTS MAY BE WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING BACK SOME A BUNCH OF STUFF.

THERE IS A REALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, THOUGH.

WE ARE BRINGING BACK THINGS, BUT WE ARE ONLY BRINGING THAT BACK APPROXIMATELY 28% OF THE CUTS THAT WERE MADE OR PROPOSED, WHICH MEANS THAT 72% OF THE CUTS THAT WE PROPOSED ARE STILL BEING CUT. AND I DON'T WHILE WE MAY CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK 28% OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE STILL NEED TO BE WARY OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE CUTTING 72% OF THOSE.

AND IT REALLY IS BITTERSWEET. AND IT'S NOTHING TO CELEBRATE.

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AND MY FEAR IS THAT WE WILL BE FEELING THESE THINGS, MAYBE NOT IMMEDIATELY, BUT WE WILL BE FEELING THEM IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND WE'LL START TO SEE THE LASTING IMPACTS THAT THEY HAVE ON STUDENTS AS THEY LEAVE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, IS CAUSES US A VERY HEAVY HEART, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR KIDS AS THEY TRANSITION INTO LIFE. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT YOU'LL HEAR IS YOU'LL HEAR AN OVERVIEW OF OUR FISCAL OUTLOOK FROM OUR CFO, MICHELLE SCOTT. I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE PEEK AT IT.

BY JUST SAYING THAT. BECAUSE WE WILL BE USING FUND BALANCE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY WHY IT'S TWO YEARS NEXT YEAR.

NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE WILL STILL RECEIVE HALF OF A LEVY.

THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR WILL RECEIVE HALF OF A LEVY.

IF WE WERE TO PASS A LEVY NEXT YEAR, SOMETIME IN 25, SAY IN FEBRUARY OR APRIL OF NEXT YEAR, WE WOULD RECEIVE A HALF OF A LEVY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

SO WE'RE BASING THIS ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO GO TWO YEARS, AT LEAST TWO YEARS WITHOUT HALF OF A LEVY IF WE DON'T PASS THE LEVY.

NEXT YEAR WE'LL GO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, NOT NEXT YEAR, BUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR WITHOUT AN ENTIRE LEVY.

WE CAN MAKE IT. WE CAN MAKE IT BY BRINGING BACK A PERCENTAGE OF THESE CUTS.

28% OF THE CUTS FOR TWO YEARS. IF WE PASS A LEVY NEXT YEAR.

IF WE DON'T PASS A LEVY NEXT YEAR, WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK.

AND NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE TO CUT WHAT EVERYTHING WE BROUGHT BACK AND STILL KEEP THE CUTS THAT WE MADE, THAT OTHER 72%. BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER 20 TO $25 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

WE WILL BE IN SERIOUS FINANCIAL JEOPARDY. IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN.

THAT BEING SAID, FOCUSING ON THE PRESENT WHERE WE ARE, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING BACK APPROXIMATELY $6 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS THIS YEAR, AND THAT WOULD EXTEND FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AN ADDITIONAL $6 MILLION WE WOULD BRING BACK FOR NEXT YEAR. SO IT'S A $12 MILLION USE OF OUR FUND BALANCE.

OUR FOCUS, WHICH I THINK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY.

OUR FOCUS WAS WHAT WE SAID OUR FOCUS WOULD ALWAYS BE.

SHELLEY POINTED OUT OUR FOCUS IS ON STUDENT SAFETY AND STUDENT WELL-BEING.

THAT'S THE FOREMOST THING. I ALSO WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, TO HEAR FROM US THAT YOUR LETTERS, YOUR EMAILS, ELSE YOUR TESTIMONY, YOUR CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAD WITH US.

ALL OF THOSE WERE APPRECIATED AND ALL OF THOSE WERE EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL TO US.

WE HEARD FROM YOU AND WE INCORPORATED THAT INTO OUR THINKING, BUT WE HAD TO, AGAIN, BALANCE IT BY THE FACT THAT WE COULD ONLY BRING BACK 28% OF THE CUTS, AND THAT WE STILL WERE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON STUDENT SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.

SO UP FRONT, I WILL APOLOGIZE FOR THOSE THAT WILL BE DISAPPOINTED, PERHAPS IN OUR CHOICES.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO GET US STARTED. SO I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CFO, MICHELLE SCOTT.

GOOD EVENING. CAN PUT THE OTHER ONE UP. GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

WE'VE UPDATED THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR 25-26.

WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT BUDGET, BUT WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN THESE NUMBERS.

THEY COULD EVEN SLIGHTLY NEXT YEAR IMPROVE. WE'RE HOPING BUT THE REVENUE FORECAST HAS BEEN INCREASED. BASED ON THE LEGISLATIVE OUTCOMES FROM WHAT WE KNOW IN RECEIVING

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WE FELT THAT THERE WAS AREAS THAT THAT WE COULD THAT WE HAD CLEANED THROUGH AND HAD GONE THROUGH TO REDUCE THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET. AND THEN WE REDUCED THE BUDGET REDUCTIONS DOWN TO $14 MILLION.

AND WITH AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $16.6 MILLION.

NOW, THERE IS AN OPERATIONAL LOSS IN THERE, AND IT DOES.

WE WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A PASS LEVY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE WITH THESE RESTORING $6 MILLION.

BUT THE GOAL IS, IS AND WE WILL HAVE TO USE FUND BALANCE AND BRING IT DOWN CLEAR TO THE 4% NEXT YEAR.

BUT THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THESE RESTORATIONS.

THIS JUST THE $6 MILLION TO NEXT YEAR. I ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BOARD PACKET. THE FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE. WITH THESE WITH THESE FINANCIAL OUTCOMES, WE WILL BE IN FINANCIAL WARNING AND IT WILL BE THAT WILL BE THE THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST PHASE OF WHERE YOU ARE ON THE RADAR FOR OSPI.

THE YOU GO INTO BINDING CONDITIONS IS THE NEXT PHASE.

AND SHOULD WE NOT PASS A LEVY, WE WILL PROBABLY BE IN FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT.

AND IF NOT IT ENHANCED FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, MAINTAIN A SAFE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AND TO MAINTAIN OUR REQUIREMENTS BY THE STATE.

THE LEVY IS JUST CRITICAL TO THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON FINANCIAL STANDING? DO WE KNOW HOW MANY DISTRICTS ARE CURRENTLY IN FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT? YEAH, THERE'S SIX DISTRICTS CURRENTLY IN FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT.

AND IS IT TRUE THAT THAT'S EXPECTED TO GO UP SUBSTANTIALLY WITH FAILED LEVIES AND BUDGET CUTS AND INABILITY? I MEAN, I THINK THAT WAS THE PREDICTION I READ.

YES. IS THAT THEY EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO INCREASE TO 30.

YEAH. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE. THAT INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH US AT WASBO.

IT IS EVEN DISTRICTS THAT HAVE LEVIES ARE STRUGGLING.

AND IT'S I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN AT LEAST GET ALL OF THEIR STORIES PUT TOGETHER.

YOU SEE, ON, ON SOME WEBSITES DO HAVE ALL THEIR STORIES PUT TOGETHER.

BUT TO REALLY ADVOCATE NEXT YEAR JUST TO THE LEGISLATURE, THAT WE JUST KEEP GOING BACKWARDS AND, AND EVEN WITH LEVIES AND, AND EVEN WITH INCREASING LEVY LIDS, WHICH THEY HAVE JUST DONE IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, DISTRICTS ARE STILL GOING TO BE STRUGGLING TO THEY'RE MAKING REDUCTIONS STILL.

DO YOU EVER LOOK AT THE FIT TOOL ON. YEAH, SO THERE'S 295 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RIGHT.

AND THE FIT TOOL IDENTIFIES WITH A RED FLAG IF YOU ARE IN TROUBLE AND WE ARE ALREADY FLAGGED AS IN TROUBLE DUE TO THE LOW AMOUNT OF OUR FUND BALANCE WHICH WE'RE, WE'RE IN WITHIN OUR POLICY TO BE 4 TO 6%, BUT BECAUSE WE LOWERED IT LAST YEAR, WE NOW ARE RED FLAGGED BY THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, WHICH IS THE SAO, SORRY FOR THE ACRONYM.

LOOK WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS. AND ONE OF THOSE ONE OF THOSE MEASUREMENTS ALSO IS WE'VE CONTINUOUSLY USED BROUGHT DOWN OUR UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR OVER TWO TO, FOR OPERATIONS.

WELL, AND THAT WAS MY QUESTION IS HOW MUCH. BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TO USE IT.

HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO THIS. AND WHERE DO WE STAND WITH THE FINANCIAL WARNING IN TERMS OF OTHER DISTRICTS?

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IT IS PUBLISHED ON OSP AND I CAN BRING THAT BACK TO YOU.

OF THE DISTRICTS THAT WE I CAN LOOK AND SEE WHERE THEY'RE ALL AT.

I HAVEN'T TAKEN A MONITOR OF THAT WHERE THEY'RE AT.

I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE BUDGET. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE BUDGET REDUCTION THIS 20,101, $262, IS THAT USING ANY OF THE FUND BALANCE AT ALL OR IS THAT JUST THE CUTS? SO ON THE FIRST, ON THE FIRST. YEAH. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS OUR INITIAL PRELIMINARY BUDGET.

AND THOSE WERE THE REDUCTIONS THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE DID NOT USE ANY OF THOSE FUNDS.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S JUST THE 20,000. THAT WAS 20 MILLION.

THAT WAS THE INITIAL 20,000,020. AND THEN WE'VE REDUCED THAT DOWN TO THE 14 MILLION, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THAT WORK.

OKAY. AND REDUCING IT DOWN TO THE 14 MILLION IS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE SOME OF OUR FUND BALANCE.

AND BECAUSE OF THE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT IN STATE FUNDING AND OUR EXPENDITURES.

YES. SO WE CAN'T SAVE ANYTHING WITH THE FUND BALANCE.

LIKE WE COULDN'T SAVE ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS WITH THE FUND BALANCE? AM I MISUNDERSTANDING THAT? NOT NOT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE OVER INTO THE SECOND YEAR BECAUSE WE LIKE AS DENNY EXPLAINED, WE HAVE THIS REDUCTION. WE DON'T HAVE A HALF A LEVY FOR TWO YEARS.

RIGHT. AND SO THERE'S WE CAN'T . SO REALLY IT'S A 12 MILLION.

YEAH. BUT I THINK THE QUESTION SHE'S ASKING IS ACTUALLY ON THE NEXT PIECE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH US.

YEAH. WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SAVE IS THAT THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING DEBBIE, WHAT ARE WE SAVING IN THAT, IN THAT BETWEEN THE 20 MILLION AND THE 14 MILLION? YES. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE SOME PROGRAMS, AND THAT'S THE PART THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH US NEXT.

OKAY, I'M JUMPING AHEAD. SORRY. NO, NO. YOU'RE FINE.

I JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE ANSWERING THE SAME QUESTION WE'RE ASKING MICHELLE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE LINE ITEM.

UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, MINIMUM FUND BALANCE POLICY.

12,000,054. RIGHT? YES. OKAY. THE 5% NEXT TO THAT IS INDICATING THAT THAT IS A 5%.

IT'S 5% FOR 25, 26. BUT WHEN WE GO INTO THE NEXT YEAR, THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR, IT WILL NEED TO DROP DOWN TO 4%. RIGHT? OKAY, OKAY.

AND OUR POLICY STATES 4 TO 6%. CORRECT. AND THAT LEAVES US AT FIVE.

NOW. YES, IN A YEAR, THIS YEAR IN A YEAR, NEXT YEAR RIGHT AT THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

AND SO WE STILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED REVENUES WITH ATTENDANCE.

AND THIS. MAYBE WE HAVE A GOOD YEAR. MAYBE. I'M NOT SAYING WE ARE, BUT.

YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN, WE COULD BE IN A GREAT PLACE WHERE WE PASS THE LEVY AND WE'RE ABLE TO RESTORE PROGRAMS. OR WE COULD BE BACK HERE NEXT YEAR NOT ONLY REDUCING THIS 6 MILLION, BUT ANOTHER 20 MILLION ON TOP OF THAT, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN. RIGHT. YEAH.

BUT THE PROJECTION THAT IT'S 4% NEXT YEAR. I MEAN, IT COULD BE FOUR AND A HALF BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW. YEAH. THE PROJECTION IS THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

5%, THE END OF THE 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR. WE'RE THINKING IT MIGHT BE SETTLING AT 4%.

YEAH. THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO IS PREDICT. RIGHT.

THAT IS THE GOAL. I THINK. WHAT IS THE GOAL? WHAT IS KEY TO LOOK AT IS YOU LOOK AT THE OVERVIEW OF THE FUND BALANCE.

AND MICHELLE CAN, CAN, TAKE YOU THROUGH THAT.

BUT OUR NON SPENDABLE FUND BALANCE IS $3 MILLION.

YOU CAN SEE UP THERE. THAT'S NON SPENDABLE. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT LIKE ARE IN THE WAREHOUSE YOU KNOW.

SO THAT'S NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE FOR FOR OUR, YOU KNOW FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS.

THE RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE. WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO $500,000.

OUR ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS JUST A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION.

AND THAT'S ALREADY PAYING FOR STUFF THAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO.

AND SO WHAT IS LEFT IS SIMPLY OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

AND I WOULD POINT OUT JACKIE'S MADE THIS POINT SEVERAL TIMES.

AND TERRY, SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP, I'LL RE, YOU KNOW, REAFFIRM THAT JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE AN IDEA, OUR MONTHLY PAYROLL IS $15 MILLION. WE WOULD HAVE $12 MILLION IN THE BANK.

WE COULD NOT EVEN COVER A MONTH OF SALARY TO KEEP THE DISTRICT OPEN.

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YES, THAT IS CORRECT. RIGHT. AND ISN'T IT A FACT LIKE SOME OF THE DISTRICTS ACTUALLY BORROW MONEY TO PAY THEIR PAYROLL? WE MAY FIND OURSELVES IN THAT SITUATION BECAUSE THE MONEY DOESN'T COME IN ON A REGULAR BASIS.

RIGHT. SO THERE COULD BE A MONTH IN JUNE OR A MONTH IN AUGUST WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.

WE'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO WITH THAT, HERE'S OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER. I DON'T NEED TO SEE THE REST.

THERE YOU GO. SO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHAT PROGRAMS WE WOULD REINSTALL.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK ALL OF THE COUNCILORS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK TWO SROS, ONE AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S WITH THE COUNTY. AND ONE AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK THE MAJORITY OF OUR CAMPUS SECURITY K-8.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK FOUR LPNS AND OUR NURSE SUPERVISOR POSITION.

WE NEED THE NURSE SUPERVISOR POSITION, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NURSE WHO'S ABLE TO EVALUATE COMPLETE EVALUATIONS.

AND SO WE WOULD NEED THE NURSE SUPERVISOR. WE WOULD HIRE BACK FIVE TEACHERS AS TO BE DETERMINED BY, BASED ON ENROLLMENT AND WHERE THE NEED WOULD BE TO LOWER CLASS SIZES IN CERTAIN AREAS, WHEREVER WE, WHEREVER IT GETS CLOSE FOR US. SO THAT'S FIVE ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATED STAFF COMING BACK.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, ONE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST OUT OF THE TWO THAT WERE CUT AND SEVEN LOCATIONS FOR CROSSING GUARDS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU COULD SCROLL UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, WE HAVE $1 MILLION IN OUR TITLE AND LAP FUNDS.

TITLE AND LAP FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR SPECIFIC THINGS.

SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED THESE SIX DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OR STAFF THAT COULD QUALIFY FOR BEING COVERED BY OUR LAP AND TITLE PROGRAMS. LAP AND TITLE, PREVIOUSLY, A BIG CHUNK OF THEIR SPENDING WAS COVERING OUR OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. SO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE GONE, SO WE COULD SLIDE SOME OTHER THINGS OVER THERE.

SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OUR PREVENTION INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS, SPECIAL ED COORDINATORS.

TWO OF THOSE ARE FCRC FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT POWERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, CREDIT RECOVERY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUR K THROUGH FOUR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM.

TERRY THAT WOULD BE . LIKE I-READY, I-READY. I-READY AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE IT.

SO I'D LIKE FOR SHELLY AND I TO GO OVER OUR THINKING ON ALL OF THESE.

SO IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE TOP OF THAT LIST.

SO I'LL START WITH JUST COUNSELORS. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE FEEL IT'S CRITICAL TO BRING OUR COUNSELORS BACK TO JUST GIVE YOU A SENSE, OUR COUNSELORS DO A LOT OF THINGS FOR US. BUT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY AND WELL BEING, AT THE TOP OF OUR CONCERN LIST IS THE NUMBER OF SUICIDE IDEATION QUESTIONNAIRES THAT WE HAVE PER YEAR.

AND THIS YEAR SO FAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONNAIRES ARE OVER 400 QUESTIONNAIRES.

SO THOSE ARE 400 PLUS SITUATIONS OF STUDENTS IN CRISIS.

AND THE OFTENTIMES THE MAIN PERSON WHO'S WORKING THROUGH THOSE IS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

OUR CONCERN IS, IN FACT, ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS AT A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING TALKED A BIT ABOUT, WE DON'T KNOW IN PREVENTION WHAT WE'RE PREVENTING UNTIL THERE'S A TRAGEDY.

AND WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS WE WOULD KNOW VERY, IN VERY SHORT ORDER WHAT THE IMPACTS OF THEM WOULD BE.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE COUNSELORS ARE ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS WHERE IT WOULD BECOME CLEAR VERY QUICKLY THAT WE ARE MISSING THE STAFF, THESE STAFF MEMBERS, AND IT'S IMPACTING OUR KIDS.

NOT ONLY DO COUNSELORS DO SUICIDE IDEATION. OBVIOUSLY OUR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND HELPING KIDS GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. AND OUR PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL DO A TON OF EDUCATION AS WELL AS OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

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WE JUST BELIEVE THAT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IN A TIME WHERE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, JUST LIKE OUR SOCIETY, IS REALLY STRUGGLING, AND WE NEED THEIR SUPPORT IN THOSE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAFE AND ARE ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF. SO THEY HAVE THAT ADULT THAT THEY CAN TURN TO.

ADDITIONALLY, I'LL TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NURSING.

OUR NURSING, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE IDEAS AND WHY WE'VE IDENTIFIED THREE LPNS.

AND THE NURSE SUPERVISOR IS THAT ONE OF THE STRUGGLES THAT WE HAVE, EVEN THOUGH WE REDUCED BY SEVEN POSITIONS, WE LOOKED AT PUTTING THEM ON CAMPUSES. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE REALITY OF THAT, THERE WAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS WOULD BE GREATLY IMPACTED IF THERE WAS NOT A NURSE ON CAMPUS.

AND BASED ON OUR SCHOOL DAYS, WITH ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES KEEPING IN MIND, WE HAVE 19 SCHOOLS.

WE HAD 130 DAYS WHERE THERE WAS ONE NURSE MISSING ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SO WHEN WE DON'T HAVE NURSE COVERAGE, THAT MEANS THAT THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE MEDICAL SITUATIONS WHERE THERE'S NOT A NURSE TO COVER, AND SOME OF THE MEDICATIONS THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED HAVE TO BE NURSE ADMINISTERED.

THERE WERE 75 DAYS WITH WITH TWO NURSES ABSENT ON A CAMPUS OR ON A, IN A BUILDING.

AND SO AGAIN, THAT HAS HUGE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

OUR DISTRICT, WE'VE HAD OVER 42,000 HEALTH ROOM VISITS, OVER 900 MEDICATION ORDERS, OVER 700 EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS. NURSES HAVE CALLED 900 1133 TIMES FOR THINGS THAT THEY COULDN'T EVEN ADDRESS.

WE HAVE THEM HELPING WITH 504S, 135 04S THAT THEY'RE A PART OF ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND 617 SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATIONS FOR POTENTIAL MEDICAL ISSUES FOR OUR STUDENTS IMPACTING THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS.

SO FOR US, IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE CAN DO THIS WITHOUT ADDING SOME OF THOSE NURSES BACK.

AND TO DO THE LPNS , ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE WOULD MAKE IN THE PROGRAM IS DOING SOME PROCEDURAL NURSES.

PROCEDURAL NURSES CAN MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT, BUT WOULD NEED TO BE ASSIGNED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR THOSE ABSENCES, WHICH WOULD TAKE THE GUIDANCE OF OUR NEW NURSE SUPERVISOR IN ORDER TO DO.

AND IT WOULD ALSO MEAN THAT WE WOULD LOCATE ONE AT ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, DEPENDING ON OUR OUR ABSENCES, IF THEY WEREN'T BEING SENT OUT TO BUILDINGS. SO OUR PLAN WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE JUST TAKING CARE OF THE ABSOLUTE COVERAGE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE EACH AND EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAFE. ADDITIONALLY DENNY TALKED ABOUT IT ALREADY.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

ANYBODY WHO'S HERE THAT'S IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL KNOWS THIS REALLY HAPPENS AT PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY. WE HAVE STAFF SITUATIONS WHERE WE NEED TO ADD STAFF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR OR IN THE SUMMERTIME BASED ON ENROLLMENT.

IT'S HARD FOR US TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE THIS YEAR BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT A LEVY, WE MAY HAVE SOME FAMILIES WHO DECIDE TO LEAVE US.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. BUT WE FELT THAT IT WAS REALLY CRITICAL THAT IF WE ARE IN PLACES WHERE THERE'S AN OVERLOAD SITUATION WHICH WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOWER CLASS SIZES, EVEN TO RESPOND TO INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS.

WHEN WE HAVE BEHAVIORS THAT ARE HIGH WITH A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT GROUP OF STUDENTS, OR WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE TEACHERS ARE ARE TRANSITIONING OR A NEW TEAM IS TRANSITIONING IN, AND WE HAVE HALF OF THE STAFF IN THAT GRADE LEVEL IS NEW.

SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STAFF AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND THAT CERTIFICATED STAFF.

LOWERING CLASS SIZE GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

THE OTHER THING, I ASKED BOTH MIKE KESSLER AND TRAVIS DRAKE TO HELP US GATHER SOME INFORMATION AROUND CROSSING GUARDS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN THE EARLY 2000 THAT HAS CONTINUED ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

WE FELT LIKE WE COULD NOT ENTIRELY CUT IT. WE HAVE SOME SOME PLACES WHERE OUR STUDENTS CROSS MAIN INTERSECTIONS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS ONLY RETURNS IT TO SEVEN LOCATIONS AND ONLY FOR OUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

BUT WE FELT LIKE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT KIDS ARE GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S TALK ABOUT VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. AND WHILE I THINK THOSE ARE STILL THINGS THAT WE SHOULD GO AFTER AND TRY AND GET MORE PEOPLE TO BE INTERESTED AND ENGAGED IN THESE ARE

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WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE HAVE TO HAVE MORE AND MORE PARTNERSHIPS IN THIS AREA.

SO THOSE ARE FOUR AREAS THAT I WANTED TO TALK TO.

I KNOW DENNY WANTED TO SPEAK TO A FEW OF THESE AS WELL.

WE THINK THE SRO PROGRAM IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE.

WE ARE AGAIN, I WILL SAY THIS. WE ARE THE ONLY DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, WHO HAS FULL TIME SROS AT BOTH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. WE WERE WITHOUT AN SRO AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL FOR FIVE YEARS.

LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK. THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT REGARDING PHIL ANDERSON AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND CHELSEA QUIGGLE AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, ALONG WITH OUR OTHER BATTLE GROUND.

I'M SORRY. GLEN. GLEN? NO, NOT. YEAH. GLEN. BELL.

YEAH. GLEN. ALL FANTASTIC. AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT IF WE LOSE THE ESPECIALLY THE COUNTY PROGRAM, WE WILL NEVER GET IT BACK BECAUSE OTHER SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW CAN'T GET IT.

WE'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS COMMITTED TO.

AND CLARIFYING THAT THEY FUND PART OF THESE POSITIONS.

YEAH. WHEN YOU SAY THE SUPPORT, IT'S ACTUALLY FUNDING.

SO YOU LOSE THAT FUNDING, YOU WON'T GET IT BACK.

WE WON'T GET IT BACK. AND THEY COULD, CERTAINLY. BUT THEY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE TOO.

SO THAT'S WHY SROS ARE ON THERE. WE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM BOTH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE SRO.

CAMPUS SECURITY WAS SOMETHING WE ADDED AFTER COVID.

PERHAPS WE HAVE SPOILED OUR I DON'T KNOW IF SPOILED IS THE RIGHT WORD IN A TIME LIKE THIS, BUT IT'S BEEN MADE CLEAR TO US THE VALUE OF THE CAMPUS SECURITY JUST TO HANDLE MINOR BEHAVIORS, TO SUPERVISE STUDENTS, TO TO DEAL WITH BEHAVIOR SITUATIONS AS EXTRA SUPPORT.

WE JUST FELT LIKE THEIR VALUE IS THAT'S NOT BRINGING BACK ALL OF THEM.

IF WE WERE TO BRING BACK ALL OF THEM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THREE MORE.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THREE MORE. SO THAT'S STILL THREE.

BUT BRINGING BACK SEVEN TO AT LEAST HAVE ONE ON EACH CAMPUS.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WE KNOW WE MAY RECEIVE SOME SCRUTINY ABOUT THIS, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ARE AMONGST THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES FOR US. WE DO NOT RUN BLOATED SHIP WHEN IT COMES TO ADMINISTRATION. AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WE ARE STILL LOSING A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL, ESPECIALLY AT THE MID MANAGEMENT LEVEL. BUT HAVING TO THINK ABOUT RUNNING A SCHOOL WITH JUST A SINGLE ADMINISTRATOR AND A HALF TIME ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT PLACES LIKE LAUREN THAT HAVE 750 STUDENTS OR SOME OF OUR OTHER CAMPUSES, LIKE YACOLT, WHICH HAS OVER 700 STUDENTS. THAT'S A SCARY PROPOSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE CUTTING BACK ON BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE I HAVE YOU HAVE HEARD ME REFER TO OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AS THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY CAN DO SO MANY THINGS.

NOT ONLY CAN THEY DEAL WITH DISCIPLINE AND DO EVALUATIONS, BUT THEY CAN COVER BUS DUTY.

THEY CAN SUBSTITUTE IN A CLASSROOM. THEY CAN DEAL WITH BEHAVIOR STUDENTS.

THEY'RE TRAINED IN CPI AND AND AND OUR AND OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THEY CAN JUST DO ALL OF IT WHERE IF WE JUST HAD SOME OTHER STAFF, THEY WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE SAFETY OF OUR CAMPUSES AND TO TO JUST MINIMIZE SOME OF THE EXTREME WORKLOAD THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING WITH THESE CUTS THAT ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ARE ON, ON THE ON THE LIST.

WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN A DISTRICT OUR SIZE THAT WE CAN HAVE A DEPARTMENT, A COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT THAT IS OF ONE.

AND THAT WOULD BE WHERE WE WERE AT IF WE DIDN'T BRING BACK ONE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM BACK. BUT WE REALIZE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SACRIFICES, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING A LEVY NEXT YEAR, WHICH WE WOULD BE HAVING ONE PERSON TRY TO CREATE ALL THAT CONTENT AND PUT ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER AND SHARE THAT OUT ON WEBSITES AND, AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

SO THAT'S WHY OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST.

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IT'S SPLIT SOMEWHAT EQUALLY BETWEEN CERTIFICATED ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLASSIFIED STAFFING THERE. AND WHAT IT ACCOUNTS FOR IS $4.365 MILLION.

COMBINE THAT WITH THE PREVENTION INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS, THE TWO SPED COORDINATORS.

WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND ASKED OUR SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE BACK BCBAS. AND OR WOULD IT BE MORE HELPFUL TO YOU TO HAVE BACK SPECIAL ED COORDINATORS? AND IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY FROM OUR TEACHERS SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF BRINGING BACK SPECIAL ED COORDINATORS.

NOT THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE RBTS OR THE BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS WEREN'T IMPORTANT, BUT THAT IF THEY HAD A CHOICE THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS COULD HELP THEM WITH THINGS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, THAT THEY NEEDED SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAD TWO TEAMS OF BCBAS AND RBTS.

SO WE ONLY HAVE ONE. ONE. SO WE WOULD MAINTAIN ONE.

AND WE HAD THREE SPECIAL ED COORDINATORS. WE WOULD BE BRINGING BACK TWO.

SO BOTH PROGRAMS WOULD BE IMPACTED BUT BOTH PROGRAMS WOULD REMAIN.

AND I SHOULD SAY THAT OUR ARSENAL FOR OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE ARE MOST OF THESE ARE BROUGHT BACK ON A LESS THAN FULL TIME BASIS.

AS WE MENTIONED, I THINK ALL THE COUNSELORS WERE BRINGING BACK THE SROS WOULD BE CUT BY ONE.

THE CAMPUS SECURITY WOULD BE CUT BY THREE, THE NURSES WOULD BE CUT BY THREE.

THE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WOULD BE CUT BY TWO, THE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST WOULD BE CUT BY ONE, AND THE CROSSING GUARDS WOULD BE THE SEVEN LOCATIONS.

IT WOULD BE CUT BY A LOT. SO THEN ON THE BOTTOM THERE, THE PREVENTION INTERVENTION SPECIALIST SPED COORDINATORS I MENTIONED ALREADY THE SCRC STAFF, WE JUST FEEL LIKE OUR OUR NEED TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT FOR THAT.

THE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PARAS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THOSE ARE HELP SUPERVISE OUR SEL ROOMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE NUMBER OF JUST THE SHEER NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS WARRANT THEM HAVING ADDITIONAL STAFFING THERE.

THE CREDIT RECOVERY IS IMPORTANT. WE THOUGHT IT FIT WELL WITH OUR WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND THEN THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM WAS BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND WE NEED TO HAVE SOME FORM OF ASSESSMENT AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL ESPECIALLY.

AND THE REASON WE DID NOT NAME IT AS I-READY IS WE ARE EVALUATING THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US TO DETERMINE IF THAT IS OUR BEST OPTION, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE SOME TESTING AVAILABLE.

AND THAT APPEARS TO BE WORST CASE SCENARIO PRICE TAG.

SO SO WHAT THAT DOES IS YOU END UP WITH 4.365 AND 1.078, WHICH GIVES YOU A GRAND TOTAL OF $5,443,000. WHICH MEANS OUT OF THE $6 MILLION, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $550,000 THAT WOULD BE LEFT. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS? YEAH. ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PAIRS.

AND THE SEL ROOMS ARE THE REST OF THE SEL ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ARE THOSE GRANT FUNDED OR ARE THOSE BASICALLY? THOSE ARE THOSE ARE PART OF CONTRACT LANGUAGE.

SO THOSE ARE COMING BACK. OKAY. YEAH. THOSE WEREN'T CUT.

THOSE WEREN'T IDENTIFIED ORIGINALLY. NO I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT SINCE IT CAME UP ON HERE, THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT AROSE FOR ME.

YEAH. IS HOW ARE WE FUNDING THOSE? WE WERE FUNDING THEM STRAIGHT OUT OF THE LEVY.

BUT NOW THE EXTRA TWO, WE'RE SHIFTING THIS EXTRA.

AND SO THE OTHERS ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED BY DISTRICT FUNDS.

RIGHT. DISTRICT FUNDS. EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE FUNDED BY THE LEVY? YES. CORRECT.

BUT WE CAN'T, WE HAVE TO KEEP THEM. SO NOW WE HAVE THEY FALL INTO A DIFFERENT CATEGORY WITH OUR INTERVENTION SUPPORTS COUNSELORS AND SUCH LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO COVER THEM THERE.

SO I'D LIKE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS LIST FIRST BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS THE HARDER PART OF DECIDING WHAT ELSE TO BRING BACK. OH. WELL, I WOULD IF IT WAS FUNDED BY THE LEVY AND WE DON'T HAVE THE LEVY, THEN I WOULD FAVOR MORE THE NOT HAVING IT.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DON'T FEEL IN A PLACE WHERE I CAN GIVE YOU MUCH

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I WENT BY WHITE RIVER ONE DAY. THEY DO PLCS UP THERE, AND I STOPPED IN SOME KIND OF PROGRAM THEY WERE HOLDING, AND THEY USED SOME KIND OF AN ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT THEY SAID WAS VERY MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE.

HAVE YOU TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY USE? YOU MEAN INSTEAD OF I-READY? YOU'RE RIGHT. YEAH. WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE WHATEVER THEY'RE USING SHE SAID THEY WERE REALLY HAPPY WITH.

YEAH. WE'RE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MENTION THAT TO YOU SOONER.

I FELT GUILTY NOW, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A THING.

IT MAY BE ON THE LIST. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE NURSES.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO NURSE DELEGATION AT ALL? OR IS THERE ANOTHER WAY WHERE A STAFF PERSON COULD BE TRAINED SOMEHOW GIVE THEM EXTRA, EXTRA TO BE WILLING TO DO THAT. ONE OR ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THAT INSTEAD OF DOING THE LPN.

WE ALL TAKE A STAB AT THIS, AND IF KATHY WANTS TO ADD TO IT, I WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME HER TO.

ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT DELEGATION, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT DELEGATION.

ONE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERSON WHO FEELS COMFORTABLE BEING DELEGATED TO, AND THAT VARIES WIDELY.

THE OTHER THING IS, IT HAS TO BE ON A PERSON'S JOB DESCRIPTION THAT THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT THEY WOULD DO THAT.

OTHERWISE, ALL WE CAN DO IS ASK. WE CAN'T REQUIRE.

SO WHILE WE DO HAVE ON OUR ON OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR SOME OF OUR OFFICE STAFF TO HELP WITH THINGS, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE DELEGATION. AND SO DELEGATION IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF TRICKY.

ANYTHING TO ADD, KATHY? JUST ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE CERTAIN DRUGS THAT CANNOT BE DELEGATED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY ARE GIVEN.

SO ANYTHING THAT PIERCES THE SKIN INSULIN FOR ALL OF OUR DIABETICS.

CAN YOU REPEAT THAT, SHELLY? SO THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK CAN HEAR YOU? REPEAT. OR CAN YOU HAVE HER COME UP? CATHY. YEAH.

SO. SO SHELLY'S EXACTLY RIGHT. DELEGATION REQUIRES.

DELEGATION REQUIRES THAT A NURSE TRAIN, SUPERVISE, PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD TYPICALLY REQUIRE A NURSING LICENSE. AND TO SHELLY'S POINT, THE PERSON BEING TRAINED HAS TO BE WILLING UNLESS IT'S ALREADY IN THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION.

OR THEY CAN SAY, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE DRUGS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THAT CAN ONLY BE GIVEN BY LICENSURE.

SPECIFICALLY ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES AN INJECTION.

SO WE HAVE 70 PLUS DIABETICS IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IF THEY REQUIRE INSULIN AND NEED ASSISTANCE, ONLY AN RN OR AN LPN CAN DO THAT.

INJECTION. THERE'S A DRUG CALLED SOLU-CORTEF.

WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE LIFE THREATENING ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCIES.

THEY NEED AN INJECTION. ONLY SOMEONE WITH A LICENSE CAN DO THAT.

THAT DRUG CANNOT BE DELEGATED. CAN THOSE STUDENTS, THOUGH, GIVE IT TO THEMSELVES? WELL TYPICALLY, LIKE SOLU-CORTEF IS GIVEN AS A RESCUE MED IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.

THAT CHILD EVEN IF THEY KNEW HOW TO DO IT IN THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, PROBABLY COULDN'T DO IT IN A RESCUE SITUATION.

AND THEN, ADDITIONALLY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR DIABETICS THAT NEED SUPPORT ARE IN OUR PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

THEY ARE LEARNING INDEPENDENCE. THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO GIVE INJECTIONS.

BUT IF SOMEONE'S BLOOD SUGAR IS CRITICALLY LOW, THEY DON'T HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO GIVE THEMSELVES THEIR GLUCAGON INJECTION NECESSARILY.

OR IF THEY'RE DROPPING AND NEED INTERVENTION THAT REQUIRES LICENSURE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

SO THOSE THINGS CAN'T EASILY BE DELEGATED AND SOMETIMES CANNOT LEGALLY BE DELEGATED.

MANY. ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD JUST ADD NOT SPECIFIC TO NURSES, BUT MANY OF THE THINGS ON THE LIST.

THERE ARE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE ON THE LIST.

WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO DO THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE WE'RE IN A LITIGIOUS SITUATION ACROSS I MEAN, THAT'S WHY INSURANCE COSTS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT HIGHLY TRAINED PEOPLE ARE DOING THE WORK.

AND SO IT USED TO BE THAT OUR, OUR OFFICE STAFF, OUR HEAD SECRETARIES WOULD WERE THE EVERYTHING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE NURSES IN SCHOOLS.

BUT THAT TIME HAS COME AND GONE. UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY, I'M NOT SURE WHICH.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? I'LL TAKE A SEAT AGAIN. THANK YOU. I MEAN, I GUESS THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IT IS THAT WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT TIME FINANCIALLY AND SO THAT WE MAY HAVE TO BECOME

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I HAD TO, YOU KNOW, COME INTO THE SCHOOL AND ADMINISTER MYSELF.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE WORK AND THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE, BUT SOMETIMES THAT MIGHT HAVE TO BE THE CASE IF THEIR CHILD NEEDS SOMETHING.

UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF FAPE AND FREE AND PUBLIC FOR FREE APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION WE'RE WE WE WE CAN'T DRAW THAT LINE. AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE IT SIMPLE, I THINK WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE FINANCIALLY, BUT WE'RE ALSO IN A DIFFERENT PLACE LEGALLY THAN WE WERE, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE TEN YEARS AGO, 20 YEARS AGO.

FIVE YEARS AGO. YEAH. SO THERE ARE DECISIONS WE CAN'T MAKE LEGALLY.

RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE SROS AND THE CAMPUS SECURITY BEING ON HERE.

WE WILL LOSE THOSE PROGRAMS IF WE DON'T KEEP THEM.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT WAS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE PREVENTING RIGHT NOW.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DIDN'T MENTION IS THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY'RE MAKING.

AND THAT IS A BIGGER PART OF THEIR JOB THAN MAYBE CORRECTING A BEHAVIOR.

AND SO I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT AND BRINGING THAT FORWARD.

I KNOW YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT OFFICER QUIGGLE HAS AT PRAIRIE.

DO YOU WANT ME TO IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO? WHEN QUIGGLE WAS GIVEN THE POSITION, I WAS INTERVIEWED BY K2, I THINK K2 NEWS, WHERE THEY INTERVIEWED ME ABOUT WHAT IT WAS BRINGING AN SRO BACK INTO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WHEN PEOPLE FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE BRINGING AN SRO, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE, NOT A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AGREED WITH IT BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID OF THE POWER SHE MIGHT HOLD. THEY MIGHT HOLD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THAT QUIGGLE WAS A GIRL YET, BUT THAT THEY DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WAS GOING WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE KIND OF USED FOR, LIKE WHAT HER PURPOSE WAS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT ONCE SHE HAD THE POSITION THERE AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, IT CHANGED A LOT OF STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THEY SAW THE WHOLE POLICE SYSTEM, HOW THEY SAW ALL THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. AND COLLEGE JUST HAS MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON A LOT OF STUDENTS, ON NOT ONLY THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, BUT THE WAY THEY ACT, THEIR ACADEMICS AND EVERYTHING.

JUST GIVING THEM THAT GIVING THAT, THAT GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO HER WHENEVER NEEDED, CREATING A BUNCH OF BONDS WITH STUDENTS WHO YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE CREATED WITH BECAUSE OF THEIR BELIEFS BEFORE THEY MET HER.

QUIGGLE HAS BROUGHT IN SO MUCH TO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, NOT ONLY WITH JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF KIDS, BUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF KIDS IN THE WAY THEY ACT AT SCHOOL, THE WAY THEY ASK ASKED FOR HELP AT SCHOOL, THE WAY THEY GO ABOUT THEIR DAY AT SCHOOL, AND THE WAY THAT SHE WALKS AROUND WITH SUCH POSITIVITY HAS CHANGED A LOT OF STUDENTS LIVES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK. YES. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS.

I KNOW IT'S VERY, VERY IT'S TOUGH EMOTIONALLY.

IT'S TOUGH. JUST TO LOGISTICALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS TO BE BROUGHT BACK.

AND I JUST I KNOW HOW MANY HOURS YOU'VE SPENT ON IT, SO THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

THIS PRESENTATION IS VERY HELPFUL IN HOW YOU PUT IT TOGETHER.

SO I PRESUME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THIS SOMEHOW.

THIS WILL ALL BE ACCESSIBLE. MAKE IT LIVE. IF WE COULD SLIDE UP DOWN TO THE.

SO WHAT WE NOW HAVE IS WE HAVE THESE OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH WE ARE RECOMMENDING BASED ON, ON WHAT WE HEARD.

HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HERE OR THE DIFFICULTY HERE IS WE CAN'T BRING BACK ALL OF THESE.

ALL OF YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE ASPIRE PROGRAM.

ALL OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS, THE TEAM SPORTS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

SHELLY'S TALKED ABOUT THE CROSSING GUARDS, THE ADDITIONAL CAMPUS SECURITY.

WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DEAN OF STUDENTS JOBS.

THE FOUR REMAINING LPN POSITIONS AND THEN ALSO CUSTODIAL SUPPORT.

ALL OF THESE ARE VALUABLE. WE CAN'T BRING BACK ALL OF THESE.

SO WE'D LIKE YOUR HELP IN DECIDING WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT.

WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK TO THOSE THINGS FOR YOU, TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I WANT TO FIRST GROUP WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP IS WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP LYNELL MURRAY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ASPIRE PROGRAM.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR ASPIRE PARENTS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND THEIR HELP AND THEIR COORDINATION AND THEIR IDEAS.

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GOOD EVENING, BOARD, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

THANK YOU TO DENNY AND KELLIE AND THANK YOU FOR THE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU FOR THE PARENT SUPPORT IN FRONT OF YOU AND ON THE SCREEN.

YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER THEM AND PROVIDE JUST A LENS.

AND I DO WANT TO START OFF BY JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THE HARD WORK OF NOT JUST THE ASPIRE PROGRAM, BUT ALL TEACHERS, INCLUDING THE CLUSTER TEACHERS, EVERY SCHOOL.

AND I REALLY WANT TO GO OVER THE IMPACT OF THE ASPIRE PROGRAM THAT THAT THEY HAVE ON ALL 19 SCHOOLS, AND NOT JUST CHIEF AND NOT JUST CAPTAIN. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS HERE.

THE IMPLICATIONS AND JUST OVERALL PARENT FAMILY FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED.

I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET WITH THEM LAST WEEK AND PROVIDE JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FEEDBACK CONSIDERATIONS, AND THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED AS WELL.

WE REALLY TALKED ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL IN PARTICULAR.

WHEN WE HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL, THE WAY IT IS SET UP CURRENTLY, WE'RE OFFERING THE ACCELERATED HONORS OR THE ACCELERATED PACE, GIVING THE STUDENTS OPTIONS, AND THEY'RE TAKING TWO 1 TO 3 GRADE LEVEL ABOVE RIGHT NOW.

IF THOSE STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL WERE TO GO BACK INTO THEIR HOME SCHOOL, NOT ONLY WOULD THE THE TEACHER NUMBERS BE IMPACTED, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE US TO PROVIDE THAT SAME LEVEL OF HONORS COURSES, ADVANCED ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN ALL SIX MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

OPTION. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPACT OF THE ASPIRE PROGRAM, IT'S NOT JUST ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT IT WOULD ACTUALLY IMPACT ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

AND THEN AFTER TONIGHT WE WOULD NEED TO GET THAT IN PLACE BEFORE THE START.

GREAT FEEDBACK THAT I HEARD TOO FROM PARENTS IS BEING THAT THERE'S TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT, THE THE GENUINE ASK WAS THAT OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY KEEP TOGETHER.

WE RECEIVED A LOT OF STUDENT FEEDBACK ABOUT ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WITH THEIR COHORTS THAT THEY'VE CREATED THE TRANSPORTATION OPTION AS WELL. WE TALKED TO ALL THE FAMILIES.

THERE WAS ABOUT 12 OF THE 120, 150 FAMILIES THAT COULD THAT WOULD HAVE A BARRIER WITH TRANSPORTATION, BUT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK WITH FAMILIES TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

QUESTIONS. YOU WANT TO GO OVER THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

OKAY. SO THE FIRST OPTION KEEPING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL, IT'S PRICED THAT WAY BECAUSE THE ASPIRE GRANT IS IT COVERS ABOUT FOUR THINGS.

IT COVERS HALF THE COST OF A TEACHER. IT COVERS OUR COORDINATOR AND THE TESTING MATERIALS.

SO WE AS A STATE ARE REQUIRED TO SCREEN EVERY SINGLE STUDENT AT SECOND AND FOURTH GRADE.

SO THE GRANT THAT'S WHAT THE GRANT PAYS FOR. SO KEEPING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL WOULD KEEP THE PRICE TAG OF ABOUT A HALF OF A TEACHER.

OKAY. AND THEN TO KEEP THE FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT NO INCOMING STUDENTS WOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT IT WOULD CONTINUE THE LEARNING FOR OUR CURRENT THIRD GRADERS TO MOVE UP TO FOURTH GRADE.

THAT COST INCREASES BY ONE TEACHER AND HALF A TEACHER.

SO YOU SEE THAT PRICE THERE. THEN TO KEEP ALL THE CURRENT TEACHERS THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY STRUCTURED, YOU SEE THE PRICE TAG THERE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION.

SO ALL FOUR, ALL FOUR OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE WHAT WE WENT OVER TOGETHER AT THE PARENT MEETING, HAD GREAT FEEDBACK OPPORTUNITIES TO RESPOND AND SURVEY TO PROVIDE INPUT FOR ME TO GATHER THIS INFORMATION HERE TONIGHT AND SHARE IT WITH YOU. SO A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ONE IS DOES THE ASPIRE GRANT COVER ANY PART OF THE PRIMARY TEACHERS IT COVERS? IT COVERS HALF OF A TEACHER, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE, REGARDLESS OF WHICHEVER ONE.

SO IF WE IF YOU WERE TO NOT HAVE THE THIRD OR FOURTH GRADE OPTION, THAT ASPIRE GRANT WOULD THEN BE AVAILABLE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE OTHER ONES. THE OTHER ONES. OKAY. AND WHAT IS THE PLAN? IF YOU DID THAT, WOULD THOSE STUDENTS THEN BE IN CLUSTERS IN THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE? YES. THE RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 23RD GRADE THIRD GRADERS IDENTIFIED.

WE STOPPED THERE. THE PARENT FEEDBACK OVERWHELMINGLY REQUESTED THAT THEIR CURRENT THIRD GRADERS BECAUSE THEY'RE IN FOURTH GRADE CONTENT.

SO THE CLUSTER WOULD PROVIDE A BARRIER JUST IN TERMS OF ACCESS FOR INSTRUCTION.

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THERE WAS RECOMMENDATIONS OF PHASING OUT. I HAD AN AMAZING STUDENT THAT YOU HEARD FROM AT THE BOARD TALK ABOUT, COULD WE HAVE A YEAR WHILE WE PASS THE LEVY TO PHASE OUT? THAT WOULD JUST BE MY MY THOUGHTS TO YOU. SO THAT THAT'S THAT SECOND OPTION, THE FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE OPTION, SO THAT THE CURRENT THIRD GRADERS THAT WE PREFER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT TAKE AWAY ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THE PROGRAM, WOULD NOT TAKE SOMETHING AWAY, BUT THEN IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THAT CONVERSATION TO REEVALUATE IT NEXT SPRING BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS.

WHAT, WHAT LINNELL'S EXPLAINING WITH SENDING KIDS BACK TO THEIR HOME SCHOOLS IS.

WE WOULD THEN NEED TO TRAIN ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS ON THE ACCELERATION PLAN.

SO WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE WORKLOAD THAT THAT'S GOING TO CREATE ON AN ALREADY FULL CLASSROOM THAT OUR TEACHERS WILL HAVE.

SO THAT CONCERN ABOUT HOW DO YOU MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE KIDS THAT NEED MORE IN A CLASSROOM WHEN YOU HAVE HIGHER CLASS SIZES, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO ACCELERATE A PROGRAM OR CREATE A PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT CONTENT FOR A, SAY, SIXTH GRADER WHO'S AT AN EIGHTH GRADE MATH LEVEL.

THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ASK OF OF TEACHERS TO ACCELERATE THAT MUCH IN THAT SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO OUR CONCERN IS THE PREPAREDNESS THAT WE HAVE IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND RESPOND TO THOSE NEEDS.

SO THAT PHASING OUT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO US IN TERMS OF NOT LOSING A LOT OF MOMENTUM OR CREATING SOME OF THAT BOREDOM AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE WE'VE HEARD ABOUT WITH, WITH KIDS THAT AREN'T BEING CHALLENGED.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BRING UP AND LYNELL CAN CAN JUMP IN HERE TOO, IS THE ASPIRE TRANSPORTATION. IT WOULD COST US APPROXIMATELY 150,000 TO PROVIDE ASPIRE TRANSPORTATION.

WE HAVE RECEIVED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE WILLING TO JUMP IN AND DO THEIR PIECE TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE RIDE SHARES AND ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD NOT TO BE INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION IN BRINGING ANYTHING BACK.

IT WOULD SIMPLY BE THE FOUR THROUGH EIGHT ASPIRE TEACHER OPTION TWO, WHICH WOULD BE THE $152,500.

WELL, AND IT WOULD MAKE IT CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE DISTRICT WHERE IF IT'S A CHOICE PROGRAM.

THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION. LIKE HIM.

LIKE HIM? I WAS JUST GONNA SAY IT'S SIMILAR TO CAMP. CORRECT. SO THAT WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR ASPIRE.

CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, AND THE OTHER THING I THINK IN HELP ME HERE, BUT OUR DECISION WILL IMPACT OUR OUR ASPIRE GRANT OUR HIGH CAP. GRANT IT. NO. IT WOULD CHANGE HOW WE USE IT.

OKAY. SO, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WERE TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO CUT IT, WE WOULD HAVE TO USE THAT FOR TRAINING.

ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, ALL OF OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ON PROVIDING THE ACCELERATED CURRICULAR TRAINING.

IT WOULD JUST. YEAH, IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT. YEAH.

RIGHT. OKAY. AND THEN THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF STUDENT SERVICES AND WE ARE IMPACTING A LOT OF THE CHOICES THAT HELP WITH DELIVERING THOSE PIECES. IT'S PROVIDES AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.

SO IT IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

IT'S KIND OF THE DOMINO EFFECT. EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

THANKS. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

NEXT UP, WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP TRAVIS DRAKE. TRAVIS IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND SEE TEAM SPORTS BEFORE YOU START, HOW MANY KIDS ARE ENROLLED IN ASPIRE CURRENTLY? 144. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ASPIRE 146.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS OFF. CAN YOU START WITH HOW MANY KIDS STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN TEAM SPORTS AS WELL AS MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS? DO YOU KNOW THOSE NUMBERS? I DO NOT HAVE THOSE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. ARE YOU TAKING NOTES ON ON MY.

I WANT TO SAY IT IS A FAIR QUESTION THAT I COULD GET THE ANSWER TO YOU.

WE'RE KEEPING A SCORE SHEET HERE, THOUGH I WON'T WIN.

SO MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. I WANT TO START OFF AND SAY WE ALL RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

THE IMPACT THEY'VE HAD ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IS IS REAL AND WE'VE SEEN IT.

THE THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE THE COST OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS IS APPROXIMATELY $554,000.

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WE WE DO NOT SEE IT BEING POSSIBLE WITHOUT BRINGING BACK THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.

THAT POSITION HELPS COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT WOULD COME WITH SPORTS.

THAT POSITION HANDLES. SO THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THE THE PRICE TAG OF $800,000 BY BRINGING BACK MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

IT'S BECAUSE WE DO NOT SEE HOW IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT BRINGING BACK THAT POSITION.

AND THAT POSITION SUPPORTS MANY OTHER THINGS BESIDES THAT, THAT WE ARE PIECEMEALING OUT TO OTHER DIRECTORS TO TAKE ON.

BUT THAT'S A PIECE THAT IS VERY TIME CONSUMING, AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE COULD HAND THAT OFF TO A SINGLE DIRECTOR THAT'S ALREADY TAKEN ON MANY OF THE ROLES OF THAT INDIVIDUAL AND DENNY MENTIONED AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT KIDDING OURSELVES THAT THERE WILL BE A LOSS IF WE DON'T HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT FELT. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND THROUGH MORE OF AN INTENTIONAL COORDINATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY EDITOR PROGRAM, WE CAN STILL DEVELOP EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

AND, AND GIVE THEM SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, OPPORTUNITIES THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE HAVE.

WOULD THAT INCLUDE, LIKE AN INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM, MAYBE EVERYTHING'S ON THE TABLE? YES. THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT.

I KNOW HISTORICALLY IN THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE'VE DONE INTRAMURALS IN THE PAST.

IT DOES TAKE COORDINATION AND BUT WE UNDERSTAND AGAIN THE VALUE OF HAVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENTS, AND WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD FIND THOSE. AND HISTORICALLY, OUR SCHOOLS HAVE HAD AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND THEY'VE HAD SOME FLEXIBILITY ON WHAT THEY USE THOSE FOR. WE'VE WE'VE USED IT FOR CHESS CLUBS.

SOME SCHOOLS USE IT FOR AFTER SCHOOL AFTER AFTER SCHOOL HOMEWORK CLUB.

AND THROUGH SOME COORDINATION, WE FEEL LIKE WE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COORDINATE MORE OF AN INTRAMURAL PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND USE VOLUNTEER COACHES AND LOOK TO USE VOLUNTEER COACHES THROUGH COMMUNITY EDITOR.

RIGHT. IT WOULD RUN THROUGH COMMUNITY. WITH VOLUNTEER COACHES AND CORRECT.

AND RIGHT NOW IN COMMUNITY EDITOR THE THE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED THROUGH COMMUNITY EDITOR ALL VOLUNTEER BASED.

AND SO WE WOULD LOOK TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.

IT WOULDN'T BE AS INTENSE OF A PROGRAM. YOU KNOW OUR CURRENT SEASON IS FOR SIX WEEKS, EIGHT FOR EIGHT WEEKS, I THINK SIX WEEKS PER SEASON. YEAH, SIX WEEKS PER SEASON.

THESE WOULD BE MUCH SHORTER. THEY WOULD BE MORE TOURNAMENT DRIVEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TWO, THREE WEEKS AT THE MOST.

BUT IT WOULD STILL OFFER AN EXPERIENCE AT A REDUCED COST.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AROUND MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS? WELL, I MEAN, MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE NUMBERS AGAIN. I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE IMPACTING A WHOLE LOT OF KIDS WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

WE BROKE THOSE OUT FOR YOU INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE WE HAD GOOD PARTICIPATION IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO PASSING THE LEVY.

AS YOU WILL RECALL, WE ADDED MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS WHEN WE PASSED THE LEVY.

WELL, NOW FIVE YEARS AGO AND AND THAT'S WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

IT IS THE ONLY THING ON THE LIST THAT IS FULLY LEVY FUNDED.

AND WHILE WE'RE PUTTING IT ON THE LIST, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES WAS NOT NECESSARILY LEVY FUNDED, WE FELT LIKE THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR THAT IF WE WERE CHOOSING TO DO THIS, WE WERE CUTTING OTHER PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO DO IT BECAUSE IT WAS COMPLETELY LEVY FUNDED.

SO THE 93,000 IS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME KIND OF ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THESE ARE YOUR CLUBS LIKE YOUR CHESS CLUB? UNDERSTOOD.

AND WELL, EVEN MORE EXTENSIVELY THOUGH MAYBE, MAYBE INTRAMURALS, MAYBE VOLUNTEER THINGS GOING ON.

AND THEN IF WE WANTED TO BRING BACK MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS THE WAY IT WAS THEN THAT'S THE 800,000.

THAT'S THE PRICE TAG. CORRECT. SO WE'LL WORK ON SOME KIND OF OTHER PROGRAM IF WE JUST DO THE 90,000.

YEAH. AND THE WAY THE AFTER SCHOOL BUDGET HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST IS IT'S ALLOCATED BASED ON FTE AT EACH SCHOOL.

SO LAUREN WOULD WOULD GET MORE THAN AMBOY, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL.

AND I CAN REALLY QUICKLY. I CAN'T PROMISE IT BY THE END OF THIS MEETING, BUT I CAN GET YOU.

HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS IN ONE OR MORE SPORTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL? AND THEN I COULD GET YOU TOTAL NUMBER OF ATHLETES. SOME STUDENTS, OF COURSE, WOULD BE COUNTED MORE THAN ONCE BECAUSE THEY'RE PARTICIPATING IN MORE THAN ONE SPORT. YEAH. WOULD THERE BE ANY CONSIDERATION TO USE VOLUNTEER TEACHERS WHO HAVE PASSIONS FOR THINGS THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO RUN CLUBS AFTER SCHOOL WITHOUT PAY? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE PAST, YOU HAD TO RECEIVE THE PAY.

YEAH, THERE WOULD BE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT CAME WITH THAT. TERRY IF WE DID ASK TEACHERS TO VOLUNTEER. WELL,

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IF WE ALLOWED TEACHERS TO VOLUNTEER. EXACTLY.

IF WE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO, WE WOULD STILL PROBABLY RUN INTO SOME CHALLENGES WITH THAT.

BUT THAT'S A THAT'S ON THE TABLE. I WILL TELL YOU, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GRIEVANCE.

I SEE IT'S A CONTRACT. CONTRACT. OKAY. WELL, I WAS A TEACHER.

I COULDN'T RUN A CHESS CLUB, I WANTED TO IT WASN'T A GRIEVANCE.

SO SINCE WE'RE GETTING INTO THE NITTY GRITTY, I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL DO ART CLUBS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.

I THINK, WHAT ARE WE SAYING? THE UNION WON'T LET US. I'M SAYING THAT THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO, WHETHER THEY'RE DOING IT OR SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING IT, THEY WOULD NOT BE HAPPY THAT THEIR PEERS WERE DOING IT.

THEY WOULD FILE A GRIEVANCE? RIGHT. AND TERRY, I THINK JUST THROUGH THE JUST THROUGH THE UMBRELLA OF AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE EXPERIENCES WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, ASKING OR IMPLYING THAT TEACHERS NEED TO VOLUNTEER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE. WOULD WE WOULD WE REALLY REACH INTO THE THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR THESE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS? I MEAN, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD REALLY, REALLY DRILL IN AND REALLY BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME OF THESE GREAT THINGS TO THE KIDS AND UNDERSTAND NO ONE IS NO ONE IS SAYING THAT WHAT WE COULD OFFER THROUGH COMMUNITY IT WOULD BE ANYTHING NEAR THE QUALITY OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE OFFERING NOW THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING, AND I DO THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT.

TERRY BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T PASS A LEVY.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE FUNDED SPECIFICALLY ON THE LEVY, AND THAT'S A REALITY ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

IF IT'S FUNDED ALL BY THE LEVY, IF THE LEVY DOESN'T PASS AND I AM A HUGE I WILL TELL YOU, I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS, HUGE PROPONENT OF IT.

AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, I TRIED TO GET IT IN PLACE WAY BACK WHEN.

SO I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF IT, BUT I, I PERSONALLY WOULD STRUGGLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT I CUT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, WHICH IS OUR PARAMOUNT DUTY TO PUT MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS IN PLACE.

I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT ULTIMATELY WE SHOULD BE DOING AS A DISTRICT.

WHEN I HEAR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TELL ME ALL THE TIME THAT THEY WANT BETTER ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, AND THAT THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO HAVE THE BASIC SKILLS WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S THE RIGHT DECISION WHEN WE'RE IN A BUDGET CUT SITUATION.

THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE STRUGGLES THAT I HAVE WITH THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW THE VALUE IT BRINGS FOR OUR KIDS AND HOW IT CONNECTS THEM.

I KNOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT HAS MADE FOR MY OWN CHILDREN.

SO IT MAKES THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MAKES ME SICK.

AND I WOULD AGREE WITH SHELLEY. AND AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THAT SAW THE IMPACT IT HAD ON THE SCHOOL, I COULD STAND UP HERE FOR 30 MINUTES AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE VALUE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS, WHAT IT DOES FOR THE STUDENTS, FOR THE SCHOOL.

KIDS NEED THE SPORT OFTENTIMES MORE THAN THE SPORT NEEDS THE KID.

THIS IS SOMETHING FOR THE STUDENT TO CONNECT WITH. AND THEN I COULD SPEND ANOTHER 20 MINUTES AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS ON THIS LIST THAT WE COULDN'T ADD IF WE ADDED BACK MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS, AND THAT'S HARD TO JUSTIFY.

SO. SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT VOLUNTEERS POSSIBLY BEING USED TO DO SPORTS AND MAYBE PARENTS WITH CLUBS AND SOME KIND OF CREATIVE IDEAS, LIKE WE ARE LOOKING AT CREATIVE IDEAS AND I JUST WANTED TO SPECIFY THE VOLUNTEER REALLY RIGHT NOW COMMUNITY THAT IS VOLUNTEER BASED.

AND SO IT WOULD BE MORE OF A COORDINATED AND INTENTIONAL EFFORT BETWEEN THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EDITOR TO PROVIDE SOME EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THAT SOUNDS VERY, VERY. JARVIS, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT C TEAM SPORTS? YEAH, C TEAM SPORTS. SPORTS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PRICE TAG IS AROUND $50,000.

AND IMPACTS, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE MULTIPLE STUDENTS.

AND AGAIN I DO APOLOGIZE. I SHOULD HAVE COME WITH THOSE NUMBERS TONIGHT. AND I DID NOT ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT IN, AND THERE ARE A FEW SPORTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE OFFERED AND ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE AND VERY FEW STUDENTS PARTICIPATE. THE TWO EASIEST EXAMPLES WOULD BE GYMNASTICS.

WE DON'T HAVE GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENT AT OUR SCHOOLS.

ONCE UPON A TIME WE DID AT PRAIRIE THAT WENT AWAY 2025 YEARS AGO.

AND SWIMMING. BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM. YOU KNOW, I SAY WITH NO SARCASM, WE DON'T HAVE ANY POOLS IN OUR IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO WE DO RENT FACILITIES TO FOR GYMNASTICS AND SWIMMING.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO ACCESS THOSE SPORTS THROUGH CO-OP OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER DISTRICTS WHO DO PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

AND SO WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN SAVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT TEAM SPORTS WOULD COST, STILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO DO OUR LOWER PARTICIPATION TYPE SPORTS LIKE GYMNASTICS, LIKE BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF.

AND THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BRING BACK TEAM SPORTS AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS.

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IT DOES NOT INCLUDE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY TEAM GYMNASTICS.

OKAY. I WILL JUST COMMENT. STUDENT ATHLETE. STUDENT COMES FIRST, BUT THERE ARE STUDENTS OUT THERE WHO WOULD NOT BE A STUDENT IF THEY COULD NOT BE AN ATHLETE.

AND SO THE BENEFIT WHILE WE CAN SAY IT'S INSTRUCTIONAL AND I'M THAT MOM, RIGHT.

THAT I DID THIS WITH MY BOYS, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THROUGH SCHOOL WITHOUT SPORTS.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR TEAM SPORTS BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE CAN'T COMPETE WITHOUT THEM.

THESE KIDS ARE LEARNING IN TEAM SPORTS. THEY'RE LEARNING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT PRICE TAG. WE CAN'T JUSTIFY THAT.

BUT FOR $50,000, AND I KNOW THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT.

SO I DON'T WANT TO DISRESPECT ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT TO GIVE THESE TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE SPORT, TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY EVEN LIKE IT, TO MAYBE FIND A LOVE FOR SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR GRADES UP SO THEY CAN PLAY. IT'S ALL REALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO I DON'T WANT TO JUST DISMISS IT AS IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT'S A SPORT.

AND MAYBE THEY CAN DO AN AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR JOIN A CLUB TEAM.

THIS IS AN AVENUE FOR SOME KIDS THAT WE CAN'T GET BACK.

AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE. AND NO DISRESPECT TO ASPIRE BECAUSE I LOVE THAT PROGRAM TOO, BUT I WOULD ALMOST BET THAT THERE'S MORE KIDS PARTICIPATING IN TEAM SPORTS THAN 146 THAT LYNNELL MENTIONED.

I CAN GUARANTEE THAT. THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT EQUALLY IMPORTANT.

I'M JUST I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IS HUGE.

AND I THINK JACKIE WHERE I USED TO STAND IN FRONT OF PARENTS AND TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, INCOMING NINTH GRADE PARENTS.

YOUR STUDENT WILL FIND SOMETHING, AND WE WILL EITHER GUIDE THEM TO SOMETHING POSITIVE OR THEY WILL FIND SOMETHING ELSE.

AND I THINK THE VALUE OF TEAM SPORTS IS THAT'S YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE FRESHMEN.

YOU WILL HAVE, OF COURSE, SOME SOPHOMORES IN THERE AS WELL. AND THAT'S A HOOK RIGHT. SO I UNDERSTAND WE COULD BRING A, YOU KNOW, A BASKETBALL COACH OR A BASEBALL COACH OR A FOOTBALL COACH TO COME AND STAND IN HERE AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A WINNING PROGRAM. NOT SAYING THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT, BUT TO ME IT'S REALLY MORE AROUND.

IT PROVIDES A POSITIVE CONNECTION TO A SCHOOL FOR A KID ENTERING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AND FOR FOR A PRICE TAG OF $50,000, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR ABILITY TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE IN LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR REALLY EXPENSIVE SPORTS, LIKE GYMNASTICS, LIKE BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM, WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN COVER THAT BY GETTING CREATIVE WITH CO-OP OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

CAN I COMMENT ON TEAM SPORTS? OKAY. SO I MY FRESHMAN YEAR, THE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WAS REALLY BIG, SO I WAS ON CT MY FRESHMAN YEAR AND IT I WAS NEW TO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I WENT TO CHIEF, BUT MY PARENTS WANTED ME TO GET KIND OF LIKE A NEW START BECAUSE WE WERE IN KIND OF LIKE A WEIRD SPOT. SO I WENT TO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT C TEAM OPENING ME UP TO THOSE DOORS TO BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH SO MANY OTHER FRESHMEN, I DON'T THINK I'D BE WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW WITH THE WAY I SPEAK TO OTHERS, THE WAY I CONNECT WITH OTHER STUDENTS, THE WAY I CAN BE A LEADER FOR YOUNGER KIDS.

THAT WOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED IF IT WASN'T FOR THE C TEAM, SO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VERY NICE. THANK YOU, RACHEL.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRAVIS.

NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP HEATHER ISHIMURA TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR DEAN OF STUDENTS AND WHY THOSE POSITIONS ARE IMPORTANT. FIRST I JUST WANTED TO SAY I DO NOT ENVY THE DECISION THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE. I'M LOOKING AT THE LIST HERE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CORRECTLY CONVEY HOW IMPORTANT OUR DEAN OF STUDENTS ARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, AND EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYBODY IN SOME CAPACITY.

ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT. SO I DO NOT ENVY YOUR DECISION.

I SENT YOU AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY THAT I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU IF THAT'S OKAY.

WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, IT'S SAFETY DRIVEN.

FIRST, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO EXCEL AND PROVIDE EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY WE CAN FOR KIDS TO LEARN AND GROW AS PEOPLE.

BUT AS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MY JOB AND MY WORRY IF IT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT IS STUDENT SAFETY.

OUR SROS WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SHARED ABOUT THE THREE WONDERFUL HUMANS THAT SUPPORT US.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW IS THAT I'VE BEEN IN A HIGH SCHOOL AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WITHOUT A DEAN AND BEEN A PRINCIPAL WITH THE DEAN,

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I WOULD DESCRIBE HIM AS A HUB. HE TRIAGES SO MANY THINGS AND ROUTES, SO MANY STUDENTS TO ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO WHEN THERE IS NEEDS THAT COME IN, WHETHER THAT BE A VECTOR TICKET AROUND A SAFE SCHOOLS ISSUE THAT HE RECEIVES, HE'S GOING TO ROUTE THAT STUDENT OR FAMILY TO A COUNSELOR, TO PREVENTION SPECIALIST, TO AN SRO.

HE DOES THAT WORK AND PUSHES THE FAMILY OR THE STUDENT OR OR A PARENT OR EVEN A TEACHER TO THE RIGHT RESOURCE, WHICH 1,000% CHANGES THE GAME AND MY ABILITY TO BE AN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER IN THE BUILDING? AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WITHOUT A DEAN, WE HAD AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT THAT TIME BACK IN 2017.

SO A LARGER TEAM. BUT WE WERE ON FIRE ALL OF THE TIME BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO DO IT ALL, TRYING TO MANAGE DISCIPLINE, SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, EVALUATE TEACHERS AND HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR PRACTICE.

RESPOND TO BEHAVIOR. AND IT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ANYTHING REALLY WELL.

THIS IS THE FIRST EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD WHERE I FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO BOTH.

WE CAN KEEP KIDS SAFE AND WE CAN IMPROVE INSTRUCTION.

OUR DEANS OF STUDENTS ARE PIVOTAL TO OUR WORK THERE.

IT'S NOT LUMPED TOGETHER IN IN THE IN THE SHEET THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE.

BUT I LOOK AT OUR DEAN. HE SUPPORTS OUR SECURITY TEAM.

HE IS THEIR POINT OF CONTACT. HE IS THE ONE LEADING THAT GROUP AND ROUTING THEIR WORK AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WITHOUT A DEAN.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE AT A FUNCTIONAL LEVEL.

IT WAS HARD IN THE PAST. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR OUR SEL CENTER.

HE ROUTES STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, EITHER WITH CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR OR STUDENTS WHO HAVE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS.

THAT'S PART OF OUR DEAN'S JOB AS WELL. WE SPOKE WHEN YOU TOURED OUR SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING AROUND SINGLE PERIOD ABSENCES AND TARDIES AND CELL PHONES AND ALL OF THAT. OUR DEAN MANAGES THAT WORK, SO IT IS VERY, VERY, IN MY MIND, IMPOSSIBLE TO FUNCTION WITHOUT OUR DEAN OF STUDENTS.

TO GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE SNAPSHOT, AS YOU KNOW, WE WORK IN MINOR AND MAJOR BEHAVIORS.

MINORS ARE TEACHER MANAGED AND MAJOR IS ADMIN MANAGED.

WE'VE HAD 9000 OVER 9000 ADMIN MANAGED REFERRALS THAT MR. MCKINSEY ROUTES. EITHER HE DIRECTLY IMPACTS AND WORKS WITH THAT STUDENT, OR HE ROUTES IT TO ANOTHER ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE.

SO HIS WORK IS CRITICAL. IF YOU WALK THROUGH OUR HALLS OR TALK WITH ANY PARENT, YOU WILL ALSO HEAR THAT OUR DEANS ARE A RELATIONSHIP CENTER, JUST LIKE OUR SROS. THEY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH, WHICH HELPS US PREVENT BEHAVIOR.

THEY'RE JUST CRITICAL TO OUR WORK. I HAVE A LOT OF DATA FOR YOU ON THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS AND ALL OF THE OTHER ROUTES THAT EXCUSE ME, THAT OUR DEAN PUSHES. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT INFORMATION, I CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS WELL.

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THE ANSWER, HEATHER, BUT IS PRAIRIE HAVE THIS SIMILAR STATISTICS? YES. AND WE JUST WE JUST GRABBED HEATHER. WE COULD HAVE GRABBED AND GRABBED SUSANNA AND SHE WOULD HAVE SAID EQUALLY GREAT THINGS ABOUT DARREN.

YEAH. WE CAN. I'LL GIVE YOU THE TOTAL. THIS IS COMBINED BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS, 12,500 MAJOR REFERRALS.

THOSE ARE ADMIN MANAGED AND USUALLY THE DEAN IS PUSHING THAT WORK FORWARD. OVER WHAT PERIOD THIS YEAR? THIS YEAR? YEAH. THANK YOU. MR. TATE 1500 SUSPENSIONS OF SOME KIND.

THAT COULD BE AN EXCLUSION AND IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION OR AN OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION.

7700 LUNCH DETENTIONS, 5500 CELL PHONE INTERACTIONS.

SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE NOT HAVING A PERSON TO ROOT THAT AND TRIAGE THOSE ISSUES, IT'S JUST NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO ALSO BE REALLY GOOD AT INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS OUR GOAL. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO BRING BACK TRAVIS DRAKE FOR A QUICK UPDATE.

NOW HOW'S THIS FOR FAST? I HAD MULTIPLE TEXTS AND A FEW EMAILS WITH THE ACCURATE NUMBERS.

SO THIS IS BASED ON LAST YEAR. THIS IS NOT THIS YEAR.

SO AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR, THERE WERE 710 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ATHLETICS.

APPROXIMATELY 150 OF THOSE WOULD HAVE BEEN TEAM LEVEL.

AND THEN AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THESE ARE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. SO THAT WOULD BE SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE ACCESSING SPORTS MORE THAN ONCE.

AND THEN AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL THERE WERE 890 ATHLETES.

AND AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 150 OR SO OF THOSE WOULD HAVE BEEN C TEAM LEVEL.

AND NO NUMBERS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I HAVE ALL THE NUMBERS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I HEARD QUESTIONS AROUND HIGH SCHOOL. WE WE HAD ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS.

LAST YEAR THERE WERE 945 MIDDLE SCHOOL. I SAID A THOUSAND STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED.

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KATHY GOING TO COME UP? REALLY? I ALREADY DID YOUR THING. YEP.

SHE ALREADY DID HER THING. LPN'S. THE FOUR REMAINING LPN'S REALLY JUST RETURNS US TO OUR CURRENT MODEL.

SO TO MAKE IT CLEAR, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THAT WOULD DO.

THE CUSTODIAL HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT THAT YOU SEE ON HERE, WE PUT THAT ON HERE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT PICK ON THIS LIST.

BUT ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AROUND JUST SUPPORTING ENOUGH CUSTODIAL STAFF IS IF WE'RE DOING FULL PROGRAMING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, INCLUDING TEAM SPORTS, IT PULLS AWAY FROM THE ABILITY TO CLEAN AND DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND WE DID REDUCE OUR DISTRICT TAX, OUR DISTRICT STADIUM TAX AT BOTH THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

THEY ARE IN OUR CUSTODIAL GROUP. BUT OUR CONCERN WAS WITH THOSE POSITIONS BEING REDUCED, THEN THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT NEED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE EVENING EVENTS HAPPENING AND GET GETTING THEIR CLEANING DONE.

SO THE TWO THAT ARE LISTED THERE WOULD HELP US MAINTAIN THAT, THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THOSE PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S THE REASON THAT THAT'S ON THERE. CROSSING GUARDS.

WE DID PUT ADD TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. ESSENTIALLY, EACH LOCATION THAT WE ADD FOR EACH LEVEL COSTS US ABOUT $10,000.

WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE LOCATIONS, THERE WERE NINE RECOMMENDED.

BUT WHEN I LOOKED FURTHER AT THOSE LOCATIONS, THERE ARE.

IF WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILIES TO ROUTE THEIR STUDENTS A DIFFERENT PATHWAY, WE CAN ROUTE THEM TO A PLACE WHERE A CROSSING GUARD IS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW IS THAT PEOPLE TAKE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'LL ACTUALLY HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR RECOMMENDATION TO GET WHERE THE CROSSING GUARD IS. BUT THE SEVEN THAT WE LISTED, WE FEEL ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

THESE TWO ADDITIONAL MEANS THAT WE COULD PUT BACK TWO LOCATIONS THAT ARE HIGH TRAFFIC, BUT KIDS COULD TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LONGER IN ORDER TO STILL GET SAFELY TO SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. CAMPUS SECURITY, THOSE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL POSITION AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE HAVE A SECOND SECURITY PERSONNEL AT LAUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL DUE TO THE SHEER SIZE AND NEED IN THAT BUILDING.

AND SO, AGAIN, THOSE ARE IDENTIFIED THERE BECAUSE THEY ARE THINGS THAT WE DO BELIEVE HAVE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY VALUE. BUT WE HAD TO DO PARTIAL PROGRAMS WE COULDN'T DO.

THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO GO AROUND. SO THAT'S WHY SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE THERE FOR FOR YOU TO PROVIDE INPUT OR, OR HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT, ASK US QUESTIONS.

I THINK EVERYTHING'S BEEN COVERED ON THERE. WHAT REMAINS FULLY COVERED REMAINS FULLY CUT.

WE COULD GO BACK TO THAT OTHER SHEET, THE ORIGINAL LIST.

THERE'S JUST TO NAME A FEW TEACHER LIBRARIANS, OF COURSE.

BCBA ADMINISTRATOR. ADDITIONAL AP AT LAUREN. MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT COACHES.

ACADEMIC INTERVENTION, TOSA CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT TOSA.

ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. AS I SAID, OUR TEACHER LIBRARIANS 512 K4.

SOME OF OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS WILL BE PUT ON HOLD.

SPECIAL ED COORDINATOR WILL BE ONE KINDERGARTEN JUMPSTART IS STILL CUT.

BUDGET SPECIALIST AND DISTRICT OFFICE I-READY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL K4 SUPPLIES ONE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST HR STAFF IS REDUCED BY ONE. SPECIAL ED STAFF IS REDUCED BY ONE.

BUSINESS STAFF IS REDUCED BY ONE. ASPIRE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES AD SUPPORT EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IS ELIMINATED. THE GRANT SECRETARY FOR 504 COMMUNITY ED STAFF BUILDING BUDGETS ARE REDUCED BY 25%.

CUSTODIAL SUPERVISORS GONE. CHROMEBOOKS PURCHASES ARE PUT ON HOLD.

TECHNOLOGY IS EXTENDED DAYS ONLY. TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT IS CUT OFF.

SECRETARIES ARE REDUCED FROM 11 MONTHS TO TEN MONTHS.

OFFICE ASSISTANTS AT THE PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. PRINT SHOP STAFF.

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WAREHOUSE PERSON IS REDUCED. MAINTENANCE WORKERS.

PAINTERS. MAINTENANCE WORKERS. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKERS.

ASSISTANT IS ELIMINATED. RETIREMENT SUPPORT FOR HR IS ELIMINATED.

CAM BGVA COUNSELOR, SECRETARY ELIMINATED. BEA ALLOTMENT OR THOSE ARE PARA SUPPORTS, ELIMINATED BY 20%.

ASSISTANT SECURITY SUPERVISOR ELIMINATED. CAMPUS SECURITY, WE SAID THREE CROSSING GUARDS, A WHOLE BUNCH. YEAH. CONTRACTED RBT'S. BCBAS AND CONTRACTED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS.

AS WELL AS 14 CERTIFICATED STAFF THAT HELP US KEEP OUR CLASS SIZES TO CONTRACT LANGUAGE.

SO WE'D BE AN OVERLOAD. YEAH. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

WE HAVE A NEW BUILDING, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE REMOVING THE PRINCIPAL.

BUT I THOUGHT THIS PROGRAM WAS EXPANDING, SO I'M, I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO MAYBE ADDRESS THAT.

SO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD A PRINCIPAL AT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

OKAY. AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE MOVING THE PROGRAM ONTO THE PRAIRIE CAMPUS.

SO IT IS OUR THOUGHT THAT CURRIE HAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, A PRINCIPAL WHO CAN RESPOND IN A TIME OF NEED, AND ALSO KEVIN POLLINA, WHO OVERSEES SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.

HE ALSO LAST YEAR, NOT THIS YEAR, BUT LAST YEAR OVERSAW BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

SO HE'S FAMILIAR WITH IT. SO HE'S GOING TO PICK UP SOME OF THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES, TOO.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT IDEAL. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY OUR CURRENT ADMINISTRATOR, MATT STANFIELD, AT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

BUT AGAIN YOU KNOW, NONE OF THESE DECISIONS ARE COME EASY, BUT THIS WAS ONE WHERE WE FELT LIKE WE COULD ACTUALLY, QUOTE UNQUOTE, GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE WE HAD OTHER PIECES IN PLACE.

AND I THINK WHEN WE GO BACK TO STUDENT SAFETY, SAFETY IS NOT OUR CONCERN AT BGVA.

IT'S GROWING THE PROGRAM. SO THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE IN LOSING OUR ADMINISTRATOR, WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN MANAGE TO FILL THOSE OR CONTINUE THEM AS BEST WE CAN.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF KEVIN POLLINA, AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AT THE SECONDARY, TRAVIS DRAKE, TO CONTINUE SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT PROGRAM.

OBVIOUSLY, IT WILL BE A PRIORITY AS SOON AS IT CAN BE AGAIN.

AND THEN RIVER HOMELINK, EXPANDING THE WAIT LIST.

ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? I'M JUST CURIOUS. WELL, WHEN BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY OPENS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT CLASSROOM SPACE AT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY CURRENTLY HAS AT THE RIVER CAMPUS AND ADD MORE COURSES OR MORE TEACHERS AND CAPACITY AT RIVER HOMELINK, BUT WE'RE STILL BOUND BY A NUMBER OF FACTORS THERE.

ONE IS THE PARKING SITUATION. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE RESOLVED QUICKLY.

REMEMBER, WE DO HAVE IN PLACE A PLAN. WE HAVE FIRST OPTION TO PURCHASE THE CHURCH ON THE ROCK.

WE SOLD THEM OUR PIECE OF PROPERTY SO THEY COULD BUILD.

WE HAVE FIRST OPTION THERE IF IF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS WHEN WHEN THEY DECIDE TO MOVE.

IF WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE THAT BUILDING, THAT WOULD BE USED AS AN EXPANSION OF CAM.

BUT PART OF OUR DIFFICULTY WITH THE EXPANSION OF CAM IS THE FACT THAT WE'RE.

RIVER. SORRY, RIVER. PART OF OUR PROBLEM WITH THE EXPANSION OF RIVER IS THAT WE'RE UNABLE TO PASS A BOND FOR NEW SPACE, NEW BUILDING. THAT'S A PRIORITY. AND WE CAN'T DO IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SURE.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CROSSING GUARDS, WHERE WOULD THOSE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS BE? BECAUSE IN THE BEGINNING. WELL, OVER HERE, YOU SAY THE CROSSING GUARDS WOULD, THE SEVEN LOCATIONS WOULD BE PRIMARY ONLY.

WOULD THOSE TWO LOCATIONS. WE'VE IDENTIFIED TWO OTHER POSITIONS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE POSITIONS. I KNOW NO ONE IS AT DAYBREAK.

AND SO THERE'S A THERE'S A LOCATION AT DAYBREAK WHERE THERE'S KIND OF A VORTEX OF WALKERS AND IT REQUIRES TO HAVE FOR SAFETY REASONS WE COULD JUSTIFY HAVING THE SECOND LOCATION RIGHT THERE JUST SOUTH OF THE CAMPUS.

AND THE OTHER LOCATION IS AT PARKWAY AT NIGHT.

OKAY. AND THEN THE TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. OKAY.

AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE WITH THE CAMPUS SECURITY IF WE DIDN'T BRING THE SECOND LAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS SECURITY, WHAT WOULD THE AMOUNT BE IF WE JUST BROUGHT BACK THE HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT THE SECOND?

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DIVIDE THAT NUMBER BY THREE AND MULTIPLY BY TWO.

SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WE'LL DO A QUICK MATH. TWO 4080 160,000 APPROXIMATELY. OKAY. YEAH. EXACTLY.

$80. YEAH. YEAH. $155,760. OKAY. AND THEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I KNOW I STILL GOT A CHECK. COULD I ASK ABOUT THE DEAN OF STUDENTS? ONE MORE QUESTION. GO AHEAD, IF THAT'S OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND THE STATISTICS OF ALL THE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT ARE TAKEN, LIKE THE REFERRALS AND EVERYTHING, BUT I WANT TO KNOW THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF WHAT THE DEAN OF STUDENTS IS DOING AND WHAT HOW IT'S AFFECTING THOSE KIDS WHO ARE BEING WRITTEN UP OR GETTING THOSE. HEATHER, DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT OR JAMAL, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. I KNOW YOU'RE I KNOW YOU'RE NOT THE KIND OF GUY WHO PATS HIMSELF ON THE BACK, BUT. GREAT QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL. SO I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IN THIS ROLE WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTION IS UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE STILL BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.

AND SO EVEN STUDENTS WHO WE HAVE THESE INTERACTIONS WITH, UNFORTUNATELY MY POSITION IS TYPICALLY IT STARTS NEGATIVE WITH DISCIPLINE.

BUT YOU BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. AND SO THOSE STUDENTS ARE STILL THE ONES WHO STILL COME AND CHECK IN WITH YOU.

THEY'RE ABLE TO YOU MEET WITH FAMILIES. YOU HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS.

AND SO THROUGH THE YEARS AND THIS IS LAST YEAR IS MY FIRST YEAR AS THE DEAN AT BATTLE GROUND.

AND I WOULD SAY FROM KNOWING BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, FRESHMEN THROUGH SENIORS THIS SECOND YEAR, YOU FEEL THE GROWTH AND YOU SEE THE GROWTH. AND SO THOSE ARE STILL THE STUDENTS.

YOU KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SUPPORT, THEY NEED SUPPORT. AND SO THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE CONNECTIONS YET.

AND IT'S REALLY WHERE THAT HUB, AS A DEAN OF STUDENTS TO WHERE THEY STILL COME AND CHECK IN REGARDLESS OF DISCIPLINE ACTIONS.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IT'S THE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SIMILAR TO AN SRO.

RIGHT? AND SO OUR DOWNSIDE AS A DEAN IS AT THE END THERE'S DISCIPLINE.

A LOT OF TIMES. BUT WE AFTER THAT DISCIPLINE HAPPENS, WE SEE THE CHANGE AND WE REALIZE DISCIPLINE AND CONSEQUENCES DOESN'T CHANGE BEHAVIOR.

IT'S THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE MAKE WITH THESE STUDENTS.

AND SO IT'S KEEPING THAT GOING. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONNECTED WITH THE SEL ROOM AND WITH SECURITY STAFF, BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT BEING THE SECURITY OR BEING THE DEAN.

BEING THE DISCIPLINARIAN ISN'T WHAT'S GOING TO BUILD OUR STUDENTS GROWTH.

AND SO I THINK FOR US AS, AS A BUILDING AND AS A, AS A DISTRICT, THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT ROLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO STILL HAVE IT'S RELATIONSHIP GROW. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE KIDS THAT YOU'VE WORKED AND WORKED WITH, WITH THE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, YOU'VE SEEN POSITIVE OUTCOMES WITH LESS WRITTEN REFERRALS, LESS DISCIPLINARY ACTION ? ABSOLUTELY GOES ON. ABSOLUTELY. AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, RIGHT. WHEN YOU WHEN THERE IS AN ACTION, THERE'S LEARNING FOR IT. AND SO BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT KID NEXT SEMESTER OR THREE WEEKS DOWN THE ROAD AND THEY GO, HEY, THANKS FOR TALKING TO ME ABOUT THIS SITUATION OR YEP, I WAS MESSING UP BACK THEN AND HEY, I APPRECIATE IT. AND IT'S THE IT'S THE CONVERSATION PIECES THAT GROW.

IT'S NOT GIVEN A DISCIPLINE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE NUMBERS THAT WE READ OUT, IT'S THAT'S NOT OUR PROUD SIDE AND THAT'S NOT THE THING THAT WE REALLY KIND OF HOLD ON TO. IT'S THAT PART OF THE GROWTH. BECAUSE IF YOU GIVE CONSEQUENCES AND DISCIPLINE AND HOLD KIDS ACCOUNTABLE, BUT THERE'S NO GROWTH AND YOU'RE STILL TALKING TO THE SAME KIDS ABOUT THE SAME THINGS, YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOB CORRECTLY.

AND THEN ONE LAST QUESTION FOR YOU. NO WORRIES.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN YOU'RE GIVING THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND MAYBE THE KID HAS BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, HAVE YOU ALSO, IN YOUR POSITION, KIND OF MADE A PATH FOR THAT STUDENT TO GO AWAY FROM DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND HELPING THEM GET THE HELP TO FIX IT? LIKE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. NO, ABSOLUTELY. AND THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE THRIVE ON IS FINDING A SOLUTION TO WHETHER IT'S WITH US AT A DIFFERENT AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, OR IF THERE'S THERE'S ALTERNATIVE THINGS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM BE SUCCESSFUL.

EVERY WE HAVE WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL WRAPAROUND MEETINGS.

AND IT INCLUDES MYSELF AND ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, A COUNSELOR, AND FAMILIES.

BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT THE STUDENT'S SUCCESS.

AND SO THE INTERESTING THING IS, RIGHT. EVERY STUDENT HAS THEIR OWN STORY AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PATHWAY.

AND SO WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT STUDENT BY STUDENT WHAT THAT PATHWAY IS.

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THANK YOU. YEP. THANK YOU, MR. MCKENZIE. WELL DONE.

SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND THE BOARD MAY STILL HAVE QUESTIONS.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE OUR FEEDBACK ON THIS? JUST THE CONVERSATION, WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS, WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE, WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS ARE, WHERE YOUR FEELINGS ARE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY STRONG OPINIONS ON YEAH, THIS IS THE ONE THAT I WOULD I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY BRING THIS BACK.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU THE MORE DEFINITIVE YOU CAN BE, THE BETTER IT IS.

I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU MAY BE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE DEFINITIVE AND THAT'S OKAY TOO.

BUT AT LEAST IT GETS US CLOSER TO WHERE WE NEED TO GET.

REMEMBER WE HAVE ABOUT $550-600,000. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS KIND OF DOING THE MATH HERE.

YEAH. SEE IF MY LIST AND I'M CERTAINLY WE'RE CERTAINLY WILLING TO.

JUMP IN IF YOU HAVEN'T. WELL, IT'S A LITTLE NOT CLEAR TO ME BECAUSE ONE OF THE ITEMS ITSELF IS 800,000.

SO, SO IT'S MORE MUCH MORE THAN 600,000 ON THIS LIST.

SO, SO APPARENTLY YOU'RE ASKING US TO PICK OFF THIS LIST.

THINGS WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO SAVE. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH $150,000.

OKAY. I'M SORRY. WHERE WAS THAT NUMBER? AT $550,000.

YOU SEE THAT 544 THAT'S ON THAT LIST THERE? YES.

WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET TO SIX RIGHT AROUND SIX.

I SEE. I SORRY I MISSED THAT POINT. DO THE MATH.

AND IT'S $456,000. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

456,000. SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER 550 . TERRY, HERE'S WHAT I WOULD SAY.

I WOULD SAY THAT IF THE IF YOU AS A GROUP SAID, YOU KNOW, DENNY MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS IS REALLY THE ONE THAT WE WANT.

AND THAT'S GOING TO COST US $800,000. WHAT IT WOULD SAY TO SHELLY AND I IS OKAY, THEN LET'S GO BACK TO THAT TOP LIST AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON THAT LIST THERE THAT WE ELIMINATE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT $800,000.

THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW WITH OURS.

SO THAT'S EVEN THOUGH 800,000 IS ABOVE THAT NUMBER, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S OFF THE TABLE.

WE STILL WANT TO HEAR YOUR YOU'RE SUFFERING THE SAME THING THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH.

EXACTLY, EXACTLY. SURE. AND I'M NOT CLEAR HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, TO HAVE THAT AND THAT AND THAT.

REALLY, WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR YOUR OPINIONS AND YOUR STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS.

WE YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS THE BOARD.

AND I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW AS A BOARD WE'VE RECEIVED LETTERS, A LOT OF LETTERS, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE INPUT FROM OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT I'VE ALSO RECEIVED LETTERS PERSONALLY AND I TALKING ABOUT A VOTE, AND I, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TIME WITH CONFUSION AROUND LIKE, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE? THIS IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A BOARD. OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE BOARD IS TO HIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH WE'VE DONE. AND THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THESE CUTS IS DELEGATED TO YOU.

RIGHT. AND WE ULTIMATELY KNOW THAT THAT LIES WITH YOU.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU'RE ASKING US FOR, FOR OUR INPUT, IS THAT ALL IT IS, IS A RECOMMENDATION.

HOWEVER, WHERE THIS COMES BACK FULL CIRCLE BECAUSE OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISIONS, IS THAT WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US IS THROUGH THE BUDGET AND WE AS THE BOARD APPROVED THE BUDGET.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY CLEAR I WANT TO MAKE THAT A REALLY CLEAR DETERMINATION BECAUSE AS WE'RE BEING SENT LETTERS AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THOSE LETTERS SO MUCH. BUT LIKE PLEASE VOTE FOR THIS OR PLEASE VOTE FOR THAT. WE'RE NOT VOTING AS A BOARD FOR ANYTHING.

AND SO WE'RE SIMPLY GIVING, YOU KNOW, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THIS STAY SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THESE REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS THAT WE'VE DELEGATED TO THEM THROUGH THE HIRING OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT. AND IT WILL COME BACK TO US TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AND APPROVE YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

IT FELT A LITTLE BIT LIKE WE WERE VOTING. THAT'S WHAT IT FELT LIKE. NO, BUT BUT CERTAINLY GIVING OUR INPUT.

OKAY, SO JUST LIKE ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL STAFF, I KNOW IT BROUGHT YOU TONS OF INFORMATION TO HELP YOU GET TO THIS POINT.

AND IT'S IT'S COMPLICATED. VERY COMPLICATED. YEAH.

SO I INVITE BOARD MEMBERS TO GIVE THEIR INPUT.

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU GUYS SAY WHAT YOU THINK.

I'LL START. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE ASPIRE PROGRAM.

I WOULD LEAN TOWARD THE THE OPTION THREE MYSELF.

I JUST THINK THAT. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE ASPIRE TRANSPORTATION? NO. THAT'S OKAY. FOR IT NOT TO BE THERE. JUST JUST OPTION THREE AND THEN THE OTHER TWO.

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AND I KNOW YOU SAID WE NEEDED THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.

BUT IF THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD HAVE EVEN MAYBE NOT HAVE AS LARGE OF AN OFFERING TO THE SPORTS, BUT TO STILL HAVE AS MANY SPORTS AS WE POSSIBLY COULD.

AND THEN PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY COULD TAKE ON.

AND MAYBE WE JUST FILL IN WHAT THEY CAN'T DO OR DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO.

THOSE WOULD BE THE THREE AREAS FOR ME THAT I, THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE CONTINUE.

OF COURSE, WITH MENTAL HEALTH. I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING THE COUNSELORS.

I THINK THAT'S SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT. AND THE PREVENTION INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS.

I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THOSE TWO ARE GOING TO BE THERE ON YOUR UPPER UPPER LEVELS, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY I THINK THAT WOULD BE WHAT CAN YOU CLARIFY THE SPORT. SO YOU WOULD SAY THE C TEAM SPORTS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

BUT I KNOW WE CAN'T DO IT ALL BECAUSE THAT'S WAY OVER.

NO, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW. BUT IF WE COULD IF WE COULD PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND AND MAYBE VOLUNTEERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

JUST SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE AND SEE IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, TRY TO KEEP ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.

WE PROBABLY CAN'T. BUT I THINK THAT THE VALUE OF SPORTS IS IS ESPECIALLY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IT'S IT'S A TOUGH TIME OF GROWTH IN GENERAL. AND I JUST THINK IT'D BE IT'S IMPORTANT.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THAT.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY IDEA TO YOUR POINT. THAT WOULD PUT THAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT SOMEHOW GOING BACK UP TO THE TOP AND LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY.

$500,000 WORTH OF CUT SOMEWHERE IN ORDER TO FUND THOSE AS IS, BUT, WELL, MAYBE THE CAMPUS SECURITY COULD GO DOWN TO SIX OR SOMETHING INSTEAD. AND JUST, YOU KNOW, PICKING THE CAMPUS SECURITY THAT'S MOST NEEDED.

BUT THAT WOULD BE MY IDEA. OKAY. THANK YOU. I LOVE MR. DRAKE. SO. BUT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE SPORTS, YOU KNOW I IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO QUITE GET MY BRAIN AROUND IT ALL, BUT YOU REALLY SEEM TO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN, YOU KNOW? AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE THIS WHOLE IDEA OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, BUDGET, YOU KNOW, AND NOT THE SPORTS THING. IT JUST SEEMS REALLY TO ME IT SHOULD BE WORKABLE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE A WAY TO THAT WOULD BE WHAT I WOULD KIND OF FAVOR IS TRYING TO EVEN EVEN INCORPORATE POSSIBLY PARENT VOLUNTEERS AND STUFF INTO IT, YOU KNOW? SO STRONG FEELINGS ON ANY OF THE OTHER THINGS.

WELL, IF WE WERE TO DO. OKAY. SEE? TEAM SPORTS.

YEAH. YEAH. YOU KNOW, SEEMS LIKE A GOOD INVESTMENT.

THAT'S ONLY. WHAT ABOUT THE ASPIRE PROGRAM? DO YOU? I REALLY THINK THE IDEA OF NOT HAVING THE THIRD GRADE IS A WORKABLE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW.

THAT MIGHT SAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY. AND I, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND AND HEAR, THE IDEA OF THE CARPOOLING AND ALL THIS STUFF IS AN AMAZING EFFORT, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THIS THING WORK.

SO I FAVOR THE IDEA OF THE FIVE, YOU KNOW, OPTION TWO.

YOU KNOW THAT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE A COMPROMISE THAT'S HELPFUL FOR EVERYBODY.

AND I KNOW KIDS ARE SOME KIDS WHO HAVE SIBLINGS WHO ARE IN ASPIRE, AND THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

YOU KNOW, I GET THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, BUT MAYBE THIS IS FOR SUCH A TIME AS NOW AND THEN THAT CUSTODIAL SUPPORT SEEMS LIKE A REAL EASY, CHEAP PIECE TO PUT IN IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND ALL SPORTS TEAMS AND ALL THIS STUFF GOING ON.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT. DID YOU SEE ANYTHING ON THAT LIST THAT YOU PARTICULARLY LIKED? SO WHEN YOU'RE SO THIS THIS IS ANOTHER QUESTION TO LEAD INTO WHAT MY OPINION IS.

BUT SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE LIKE IN THE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS WE HAVE 550,000 GIVE OR TAKE, GIVE OR TAKE. I WAS GOING TO DO THE MATH, BUT THEN YOU ASK, YEAH, BUT SO I CHOSE MY KIND OF LIKE TOP THREE AND MADE SURE THAT IT FIT INTO THE BUDGET THAT WAS GIVEN.

SO I ADDED MY TOP THREE, WHICH WHICH WOULD BE THE FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE ASPIRED TEACHERS THE C TEAM SPORTS AND THE DEAN OF STUDENTS,

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BUT I THINK THESE THREE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH THESE TEAM SPORTS, AND IF WE DON'T BRING MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS BACK, THAT THE C TEAM SPORTS, THE C TEAM SPORTS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE REALLY NEEDED, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW KIDS GET INTO THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR.

THAT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIT IN, TO FIT IN, OR TO PICK WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN HIGH SCHOOL AND PICK HOW THEY WANT TO FIT IN IN THEIR OWN WAY, AS WELL AS GIVING THEM THAT EXTRA PUSH OF, I WANT TO PLAY SPORTS, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE SURE MY ACADEMICS ARE GOOD AND IF MY ACADEMICS ARE GOOD, I CAN PLAY THE SPORT. I LOVE THAT I FOUND PASSION IN MY FRESHMAN YEAR.

YOUR GOALS AND YOUR DECISIONS FROM YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR LEAD TO YOUR COLLEGE DECISIONS.

A LOT OF KIDS I KNOW WHO DIDN'T DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PLAY SPORTS BUT PLAY CLUB SPORTS BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO.

BUT THEN THEY FOUND THE LOVE. THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR, WHICH LED THEM TO BEING GOOD, LED THEM TO MAKING TO LEARNING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY INTERPRET THOSE LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN THEIR FUTURE.

PLAYING IN COLLEGE, PICKING GOOD COLLEGES FOR ACADEMICS.

IT LEADS TO SO MANY MORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND IT OPENS THE KIDS VARIETY OF WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO.

AND THEN I ALSO DID ASPIRE, BECAUSE A LOT OF FAMILIES AND A LOT OF STUDENTS HAVE SPOKEN AND I THINK LIKE, LIKE TERRY SAID THAT LIKE, WE CAN GET RID OF THE THIRD GRADE AND STILL BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO DO FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE ASPIRE TEACHERS BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE SUCH A HUGE JUMP. IT WOULD JUST BE ONE GRADE, BUT IT WOULD FIT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE.

BEING THAT IF WE WERE TO TAKE THIS OUT WOULD BE I CAN'T FIND THE WORD FOR IT, BUT LIKE WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS.

THAT'S THE WORD WOULD BE AFFECTED. AND THEN THE DEAN OF STUDENTS.

I ALSO THINK THAT ONE'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY KIDS.

WE ARE IN A PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. WE'RE NOT JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF GROUP.

WE'RE SUCH A BIG GROUP WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES, SO MANY DIFFERENT PERSONAL LIVES, SO MANY DIFFERENT INCOMES, SO MANY DIFFERENT JUST FROM DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF LIFESTYLES THAT WE NEED SOMEBODY TO IN CASE THERE IS DISCIPLINARY ACTION NEEDED, THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING DEEPER, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIND THAT SOURCE.

AND BECAUSE OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO LEAD THOSE STUDENTS TO ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM OTHER THAN JUST BEING DISCIPLINED WOULD BE SO GREAT.

AND IT WOULD ALSO IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMICS. IT WOULD IMPROVE HOW THEY LOOK AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AND IMPROVE HOW THEY ACCOMPLISH THINGS, IF EITHER THAT'S FROM DOING GOOD IN SCHOOL, WHETHER THAT'S FROM JOINING SPORTS, BECAUSE THE DEAN OF STUDENTS HAD LED THEM INTO A DIFFERENT PATHWAY OF HEY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY THIS. AND TALKING TO THE PARENTS, MAKING THAT CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS, WITH THEIR PARENTS TO SAY, HEY, I NEED HELP. I'M ASKING FOR HELP FROM THESE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, FROM ME DOING THESE ACTIONS, I NEED HELP. AND THAT'S WHAT THE DEAN OF STUDENTS DOES.

IT CREATES THAT CONNECTION WITH PARENTS. IT CREATES THAT CONNECTION WITH THE SEL CENTERS.

IT CREATES CONNECTION WITH COUNSELORS. IT CREATES SO MANY CONNECTIONS THAT THEY ARE THE TREE THAT LEADS TO THE ROOTS OF THE OTHER POSSIBLE DECISIONS THAT THOSE STUDENTS CAN MAKE TO GET BETTER, TO BE A BETTER STUDENT, TO BE A BETTER PERSON, TO BE THEIR BETTER SELF.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WELL DONE.

NICELY SAID. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. I WILL GIVE YOU MINE.

ASPIRE OPTION TWO. IT ALLOWS TO KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION.

WHICH, AS MARY POINTED OUT EARLIER, ALIGNS WITH OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT AND STILL SERVES THE KIDS, THE STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM.

I WOULD ASK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. I THINK THE CONNECTION FOR AFTER SCHOOL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.

IF WE CANNOT HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS FOR NOW IS AN OPTION WE NEED.

I WOULD ASK FOR TEAM SPORTS. IT IMPACTS SO MANY AND JUST IS A BUILDING BLOCK FOR FUTURE SUCCESS, AS IT'S ALL SO ELOQUENTLY SAID. AND I WOULD, AND IT PUTS ME OVER BUDGET, BUT I WOULD ALSO ADVOCATE FOR THE DEAN OF STUDENTS.

JUST THE CONNECTING ALL OF THOSE DOTS AND HOW THEY INTERACT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

AND IT WAS A REALLY NICE JOB OF EXPLAINING HOW ALL OF THOSE PIECES, THROUGH THE REFERRALS AND ADVOCATING FOR STUDENTS, IT'S NOT JUST WRITING A REFERRAL. RIGHT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S SAFETY.

IT IMPACTS SAFETY AND EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL.

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SO IT'S NOT. AND IF WE CAN MAKE THE C TEAM ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE THINK WE CAN, WE WOULDN'T BE OVER BUDGET.

SO WE JUST NEED TO EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE FURTHER.

YEAH. THANK YOU. JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'M GOING TO KEEP IT REALLY SHORT.

I WOULD, I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR THE ASPIRE OPTION TWO.

AND THE MAIN THING IS, I THINK THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP THE PROGRAM NOT KNOWING WHAT NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BRING.

IT MIGHT BE THAT WE CAN BRING IT BACK FULLY NEXT YEAR, BUT IT ALSO GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY OF PHASING.

AND I THINK THE IMPACT ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, IF WE COMPLETELY TAKE THE PROGRAM AWAY RIGHT NOW, WOULD PROBABLY COST US AS MUCH AS WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION.

THOUGH, LIKE I SAID, I THEN I JUST STARTED LOOKING AT NUMBERS AND NUMBERS OF KIDS IMPACTED AND WE TALK ABOUT C TEAM SPORTS.

I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN ON THE C TEAM ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, NOT JUST AS A FRESHMAN.

I'M STILL ON THE C TEAM. JUST ASK MY FAMILY. AND SO I HAVE A HEART FOR THOSE KIDS.

BUT BUT WE'RE IMPACTING FROM WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WE'RE IMPACTING 300 KIDS THERE.

AND SO I'M LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND FOR $50,000.

AND I THINK THE IMPACT IT HAS, LIKE ITZEL SAID ON THE REST OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, I THINK THAT'S A NO BRAINER FOR ME.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T COME UP, BUT I KNOW I'M PRETTY SURE I KNOW THIS.

SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES, THE REALLY QUALITY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE THAT ARE GOING TO BE MISSING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

ONE THING IS MUSICALS, WHICH IN WHICH THE DRAMA PULLS IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF KIDS INTO AN ACTIVITY WHO MAYBE WOULDN'T EVEN PLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. SO AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IS SO QUALITY AND REALLY DOES IMPACT THOSE KIDS BECAUSE I WOULD OPT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

AND IT WAS LEVY FUNDED AND WE LOST IT BEFORE BECAUSE OF LEVY.

AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE GOING TO LOSE IT AGAIN. AND THEN FINALLY AGAIN LOOKING AT NUMBERS.

AND WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU HAVE 9000 ADMINISTRATIVE REFERRALS AND I KNOW THE POPULATION OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL I THINK WE NEED DEANS OF STUDENTS. I DON'T SEE HOW YOU COULD DO IT WITHOUT THAT.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY. THOSE THINKING THERE'S SOME THERE'S A LOT OF CONSENSUS.

SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU BOARD.

AND WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

PASSING. GO AHEAD. I'LL BE QUICK. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE STARTED CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH PSC WITH OUR CLASSIFIED ASSOCIATION.

SO WE STARTED THAT LAST FRIDAY, AND WE EXCHANGED BEING THE INITIAL MEETING, JUST KIND OF EXCHANGING PROPOSALS.

AND WE OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 6TH. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND GETTING SOME TAS ON BOTH SIDES.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO JUST KIND OF DO A LITTLE UPDATE WITH AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE, WE ONCE THAT RESOLUTION WENT TO WENT TO YOU THE BOARD AT THE END OF APRIL, WE HAD TO IDENTIFY STAFF WHO WERE WHO WERE GOING TO BE RIFFED AND WHO RECEIVED A RIFF NOTICE.

AND WE HAD TO DO THAT BY MAY 15TH. THAT WAS A STATUTORY DEADLINE.

AND SO THAT FOCUS WAS TO IDENTIFY CERTIFICATED STAFF WHO NEEDED TO RECEIVE A NOTICE.

AND SO WE WORK THROUGH THAT, THAT THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF MAY AND THEN WE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISPLACED, IDENTIFYING OPEN POSITIONS. WE HAVE NOT STARTED THAT PROCESS YET.

IN TERMS OF FILLING THOSE POSITIONS. MUCH WAS CONTINGENT UPON THIS EVENING'S CONVERSATION.

AND SO THE CONVERSATION THAT JUST HAPPENED THAT POTENTIALLY MIGHT IMPACT PEOPLE, DIFFERENTLY IN TERMS OF THE DISPLACED PROCESS OR EVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON THE RIFT LIST BOTH WITH OUR CLASSIFIED AND OUR CERTIFICATED.

SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WE WILL BE WORKING WORKING THROUGH THOSE DECISIONS BASED OFF TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION.

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AND THEN LASTLY JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE HIRED LORI LINDERHOLM AS OUR HR NEW HR DIRECTOR.

AS YOU ALL KNOW THAT LUKE IS LUKE'S ACCOUNT IS HEADING TO RIDGEFIELD TO BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND WE ARE SAD TO SEE HIM GO, BUT EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO BRING LORI IN UP INTO OUR DISTRICT.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WILL BE JOINING US.

SELENA JOURNEY AT PVP. KELLY TORRES WILL BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT LAUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO I JUST WE WILL SET ANOTHER TIME IN JUNE WHERE WE CAN BRING THESE THESE STAFF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, AND YOU CAN MEET THEM FIRSTHAND. AND WE WILL DO INTRODUCTIONS, BUT JUST WANTED TO SHED SOME LIGHT TO THAT.

AND THEN LASTLY KARLA BARRETT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SHE IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO SUPERINTENDENT.

SO REPLACING LISA, WHO IS GOING TO WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

SO END OF JUNE AND THAT'S IT. QUESTION. ON THE NEGOTIATIONS, YOU MENTIONED A TA OR TA'S .

TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS. TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS. I MIGHT HAVE BEEN CHANNELING SOME REAL POSITIVE, POSITIVE VIBES, SO WASN'T SURE WHAT THAT WAS.

TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS. WELL THEY'RE BARGAINING, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE THE CONTRACT ACTUALLY COMES TO YOU AS THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE MEAN. AND TO CLARIFY THIS FOR CLASSIFIED.

YES. YES. GOT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION.

GAFFNEY. NOTHING. AMANDA. NOTHING. THAT'S IT FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

STAFF UPDATE C. YOU TOLD ME I TALKED TOO MUCH, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS JULIA.

I AGREE WITH JULIA, THOUGH. THAT WAS JULIA. I DO AGREE, SOMETIMES I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU.

I DO AGREE WITH HER, BUT. OH, YOU DO AGREE WITH.

YEAH. SO MOVING ON. CITIZENS COMMENTS IS NEXT.

[7. Citizens' Comments]

THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS AND ASK THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED, WHICH IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME.

LIMITING. LIMITING YOUR TIME TO. THREE MINUTES AND REFRAINING FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.

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

COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR 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.

IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS, YOU SHOULD GIVE THEM TO LISA AND WE ASK THE AUDIENCE TO REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING.

SO FIRST UP IS KAREN REDDINGTON.

HELLO, MY NAME IS KAREN REDDINGTON. I AM A CVC TEACHER AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND JULIA. I SAW YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT TEACHERS IN LIGHT OF THE LEVY CUTS, AND YOU ARE SO POSITIVE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT A LOT.

I ALSO WANT TO REMIND ALL OF US THAT WE ARE A LIMITED RESOURCE.

AND WHILE EDUCATORS ARE KNOWN TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND SACRIFICE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH OF US TO GO AROUND.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT I GOT TO HEAR THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT.

MY CONCERN REGARDING THE LEVY, IS THAT IF THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T FEEL THE PINCH OF WHAT THEY VOTED ON THAT WHY WOULD THEY VOTE YES NEXT TIME? AND THEN WE MAY BE JUST ENABLING A, YOU KNOW, CASCADING NIGHTMARE FOR ALL OF US.

SO THAT'S MY $0.02 ON THAT. AND THEN I DO WANT TO JUST REITERATE WHAT HEATHER ISHIMURA SAID REGARDING OUR DEAN.

I WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED WHEN I HEARD THAT WE MIGHT BE LOSING JAMAL.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM, NOT WITH HIS HAIR ON FIRE.

IN FACT, WHEN HE SHOWED UP TWO YEARS AGO, HE ACTUALLY HAD A BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF HAIR. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT.

WHAT? MANAGING A COMMUNITY OF NEAR 2000 ADOLESCENTS WITHOUT

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IT'S. WE REALLY NEED OUR ENTIRE STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL SAFELY GO FORWARD AND ARE ABLE TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS. AND AND, AS YOU SAID, REALLY GOING UPSTREAM AND STOPPING THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY DEVELOP INTO, YOU KNOW, MATURITY AS ADULTS NOT HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS TO MANAGE THEIR LIVES.

I DENNY I WANT TO THANK YOU. I SAW THE CLIP OF YOU FOR THE PRESS TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DISAPPOINTING THIS WAS. AND I'VE SHARED IT FAR AND WIDE AMONG MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT AREN'T IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SAID, WE LOVE HIM. I MEAN, I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE, I THINK, 6 OR 7 YEARS.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE. BUT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEGACY, THAT LOVING LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE HAS DEFINITELY TRICKLED DOWN.

I GET TO WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE SUE AND TAMRA THE OTHER DRAKE AND OTHERS WHO ARE JUST HAVE REALLY CONTINUED THAT. AND SO LOSING YOU IS HARD. SHELLY, WE WELCOME YOU.

BUT THAT WILL CONTINUE. I KNOW THAT IT WON'T DISAPPEAR.

I AM HERE JUST TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A STAFF MEMBER THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS WHO LIKE ME.

MY FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING FEELS AS IF THEY'RE BEING GASLIT, HAS COME UNDER SCRUTINY FROM THE DISTRICT.

AND A SITUATION THAT I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T TALK ABOUT.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WRAP UP. YOUR TIME IS UP.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY HE'S A PERSON OF INTEGRITY, AND I HOPE HE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE HIS CAREER IN THE DISTRICT.

I'M NOW THE DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR THE CBC SPED DEPARTMENT, AND I HOPE THAT HE, TOO, IS ABLE TO JUST SHOW HIS INTEGRITY.

AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

BERGEN TOMLINSON.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. MY NAME IS BERGEN TOMLINSON.

I, EXCUSE ME. I GRADUATED FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2018.

I ALSO WORKED IN THE DISTRICT FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, FROM 2021 TO 2024.

I ALSO COACHED VOLLEYBALL FOR TWO YEARS AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS IN OUR DISTRICT.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

AS I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN CHARGED WITH AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TASK.

THIS TOPIC IS IMPORTANT TO ME FOR MANY REASONS.

NOT ONLY WAS I SOMEBODY WHO STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL HEALTH IN HIGH SCHOOL AND FOUND THE RESOURCES THAT WERE PROVIDED AT MY SCHOOL TO BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL, I ALSO SAW THE INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES IN THE TEENS WHILE I WORKED IN THE DISTRICT AFTER COVID.

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE STATES THAT THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUICIDE, WHICH INCLUDE MAJOR CHILDHOOD ADVERSE EVENTS, DISCRIMINATION FOR BEING GAY, LESBIAN, TRANSGENDER OR BISEXUAL, AND A LONG HISTORY OF BEING BULLIED.

MANY OF THE STUDENTS ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS FALL INTO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES, MAKING IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THESE STUDENTS.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL'S LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH REPORTS IN 2022 SHOWED THAT THE SUICIDE, THAT SUICIDE WAS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF TEN AND 14.

THESE STATISTICS SHOW THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, WITH A CONTINUOUS NEED FOR SUPPORT IN TEENS, AND HAVING RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

A LOT OF TIMES, STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT AT HOME OR OUTSIDE OF THEIR SCHOOLS.

TAKING AWAY A RESOURCE THAT STUDENTS ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO AT SCHOOL WOULD BE HARMFUL TO THESE STUDENTS.

YOU SAID THAT THESE CUTS WON'T INCLUDE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR STUDENT SAFETY AND WELL BEING.

HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT MAKING CUTS TO BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENT SAFETY AND WELL BEING.

STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO FACE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES OF ALL KINDS, AND REMOVING ACCESS TO SUPPORT BY CUTTING FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND SCHOOLS WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS, THE SCHOOLS, THE DISTRICT AND MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS FUTURES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BERGEN.

MICHAEL SARU. HOW BADLY DID I BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME? YOU GOT IT RIGHT. IT'S GOOD. OKAY.

YEAH. I'M MICHAEL SARIN, BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

I'M PART OF THE CERTIFICATED STAFF THERE. WHEN I SAW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A LIST OF ITEMS BROUGHT BACK TO,

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I WAS KIND OF SHOCKED TO SEE THAT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY PRINCIPAL WAS NOT AMONG THEM.

TO BRING BACK ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND DEANS OF STUDENTS TO BUILDINGS THAT WOULD STILL HAVE FULL TIME ON SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND LEAVE ONE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT WITHOUT AN ON SITE ADMINISTRATOR. IT FEELS LIKE IT RELEGATES THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT BGVA TO SECOND CLASS STATUS.

AND IT'S TRUE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR IN OUR TWO YEAR EXISTENCE.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAVE HAD A PRINCIPAL.

BUT IN THAT TWO YEARS, WE'VE NEVER BEEN WITHOUT AN ON SITE ADMINISTRATOR.

YEAR ONE, IT WAS MATT STANFILL AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

TECHNICALLY, KEVIN POLLINA WAS OUR PRINCIPAL FROM SUMMIT VIEW.

THIS YEAR IT IS STILL MATT STANFILL AS PRINCIPAL, BUT WE'VE NEVER BEEN WITHOUT AN ON SITE ADMINISTRATOR TO DO EVERYTHING THAT AN ON SITE ADMINISTRATOR DOES. DISCIPLINE. BECAUSE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, TEENAGERS DO MISBEHAVE.

ONLINE EVALUATION OF TEACHERS. TRYING TO TRYING TO FIT THE THE SQUARE PEG OF ONLINE INSTRUCTION INTO THE ROUND HOLE OF T- PEP IS A CHALLENGE, AND WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATOR THAT KNOWS US AS TEACHERS AND KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE OF WHAT HE'S LEARNED AND THE EXPERIENCE HE'S GAINED IN ONLINE LEARNING.

NOT TO MENTION THAT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY IS POISED FOR GROWTH.

WE WERE RECENTLY AWARDED A MULTIDISTRICT LICENSE, WHICH MEANS WE CAN NOW SERVE STUDENTS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, AND EVERY STUDENT WE BRING IN FROM OUT OF THE DISTRICT BRINGS THEIR STATE MONEY WITH THEM.

AND IT'S MATT STANFIELD THAT DID THE WORK AND UNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS OF HOW TO HOW TO OPERATE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN STUDENTS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE STATE.

AND I THINK THAT TO TO TRY TO GO FORWARD WITHOUT AN ON SITE ADMINISTRATOR, SPECIFICALLY MATT STANFIELD, WHO'S DONE THAT WORK WOULD BE A SETBACK TO US.

IT WOULD NOT IT WOULD BE A SITUATION WHERE THE GROWTH THAT WE COULD EXPERIENCE LIKELY WON'T HAPPEN.

WE TO NOT HAVE AN ON SITE ADMINISTRATOR, ALSO A TEACHER EVALUATIONS.

IF I AM BEING EVALUATED BY AN ADMINISTRATOR THAT I DON'T WORK WITH, THAT'S NOT IN MY BUILDING THAT I DON'T EVER SEE, THAT DOESN'T KNOW ME VERY WELL. THAT PUTS ME AT A DISADVANTAGE AS A TEACHER.

I DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE DISTRICT, TO BE EVALUATED BY SOMEBODY I KNOW AND WHO KNOWS ME AND SEES ME WORK EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MICHAEL. THANK YOU, RYAN JONES.

HI, MY NAME IS RYAN JONES AND FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS I'VE TAUGHT AT BOTH CAM ACADEMY AND MORE RECENTLY, BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY, TWO OF THE DISTRICT'S THRIVING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING TONIGHT. I KNOW IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD AND YOUR DECISIONS ARE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TIME, CARE AND THOUGHT THAT YOU'RE ALL BRINGING TO THIS PROCESS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU RECONSIDER THE PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF MATT STANFILL'S POSITION AS PRINCIPAL AT BGVA.

I UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT'S GOAL IS TO PRESERVE POSITIONS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING. BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR.

HIS ROLE DOES ALL THREE. BGVA SUPPORTS STUDENTS WHO OFTEN COME TO US AFTER FACING ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS.

FOR MANY OF THEM, THE VIRTUAL SETTING IS NOT JUST A PREFERENCE, IT'S A SAFE AND ESSENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. BUT THAT ENVIRONMENT ONLY WORKS WHEN IT'S LED BY SOMEONE WITH THE RIGHT EXPERTISE. ALY PROGRAMS ARE GOVERNED BY GOVERNED BY COMPLEX AND STRICT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

WEEKLY CONTACT INTERVENTION DOCUMENTATION, PROGRESS TRACKING, AND DETAILED EXIT PROCEDURES.

THESE SYSTEMS MUST BE FOLLOWED PRECISELY, OR THE DISTRICT RISKS LOSING FUNDING AND FALLING OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

MR. STANFILL HAS A SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE TO MANAGE THIS, AND KNOWLEDGE THAT OTHER ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DISTRICT SIMPLY DON'T HAVE.

IT'S NOT FEASIBLE TO EXPECT A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TO OVERSEE BGVA ON THE SIDE.

THAT'S NOT HOW PROGRAMS WORK, AND WE ARE TOO BIG AND TOO COMPLEX TO BE RUN WITHOUT DEDICATED LEADERSHIP.

UNDER HIS GUIDANCE, BGVA HAS GROWN INTO A STATE ACCREDITED REVENUE POSITIVE PROGRAM, WHICH COSTS LESS MONEY, WHICH COSTS LESS TO RUN THAN MANY OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT AND BRINGS IN MORE MONEY THAN IT SPENDS. THAT'S NOT COMMON, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. HE HAS ALSO POSITIONED US FOR EVEN MORE GROWTH BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OSPI TO SECURE MULTI DISTRICT ONLINE PROVIDER LICENSE.

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IT'S A STRATEGIC MOVE THAT CREATES NEW REVENUE AND EXTENDS OUR REACH, ESPECIALLY AS NEARBY DISTRICTS ARE FORCED TO CLOSE THEIR ONLINE PROGRAMS DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THE RESULT OF MATT STANFILL'S WORK.

IF WE LOSE HIS LEADERSHIP NOW, WE RISK NOT ONLY LOSING OUR MOMENTUM, BUT UNDOING EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN BUILT.

AS CLASS SIZES INCREASE AND SERVICES SHRINK ACROSS THE DISTRICT, BGVA IS LIKELY TO GROW AND WE NEED THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH.

STAY COMPLIANT AND ENSURE THE PROGRAM REMAINS STRONG FOR THE STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON IT.

CUTTING THIS ROLE MAY LOOK LIKE A SAVINGS ON PAPER, BUT IT WOULD COST US A GREAT DEAL IN THE LONG RUN, FINANCIALLY, LEGALLY, AND EDUCATIONALLY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SAFETY, LEARNING AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY. THANK YOU.

JENNIFER HANEY WITH.

GOOD EVENING. I'M JENNIFER HANEY WITH EVERY WEEK I READ THE BULLETIN FROM THE DISTRICT, AND I DO THIS TO STAY INFORMED.

SO I WAS INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN IN THE MOST RECENT NEWSLETTER THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM REVIEW MEETING HAD ALREADY PASSED.

THE MEETINGS WERE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 13TH AND THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, BOTH AT 5 P.M.

HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT BULLETIN ITSELF WASN'T SENT OUT UNTIL 4:30 P.M.

ON MAY 15TH. THE ONLY OTHER NOTICE WERE A FACEBOOK POST PUBLISHED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BULLETIN, AND A MENTION ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE UNDER BGVA NEWS.

TO KNOW THAT WAS ON TUESDAY, THE DAY BEFORE, OR IT WAS ON MONDAY, THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING.

THIS SIMPLY IS NOT ADEQUATE PUBLIC NOTICE. US.

I'M LEFT WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE CURRICULUM REVIEW MEETINGS.

DID ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND? GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CURRICULUM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A SIGNIFICANT TURNOUT. I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE MEETING IN TIME.

OUT OF RESPECT FOR PARENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, I'M SUGGESTING THAT THE DISTRICT GIVE THE PUBLIC ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CURRICULUM. HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB WITH PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

PROVIDE A COUPLE WEEKS NOTICE. CREATE A PROMINENT BANNER ON THE DISTRICT'S HOMEPAGE.

PUBLICIZE THE EVENT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER.

PLACE A NOTICE IN THE REFLECTOR AND POST THE INFORMATION ON BOTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL READER BOARDS.

CONSIDER THE MANY FAMILIES WHO RECENTLY ATTENDED EVENTS TO SEE THEIR STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ARTISTIC TALENT, NAMELY TONIGHT. HOW MANY OF THOSE PARENTS DO YOU THINK KNEW ABOUT THE CURRICULUM ADOPTION, AND HOW MANY WOULD HAVE WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT? THE DISTRICT HAS A CLEAR OBLIGATION TO PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE ITS COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY.

WE'RE ALWAYS WELL INFORMED WHEN A BATTLE GROUND SPORTS TEAM EXCELS, OR WHEN THERE'S A CONCERT PLAY OR AN ART SHOW.

I BELIEVE ADOPTING A NEW CURRICULUM IS JUST AS IMPORTANT, IF NOT MORE SO, AND THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO BE ADEQUATELY WELL INFORMED AS IT DIRECTS.

IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JENNIFER. TRACY HIGGINS.

MY NAME IS TRACY HIGGINS. I AM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT BGVA.

I'M REALLY NERVOUS. THERE'S A REASON WHY I TEACH ONLINE.

IN TERMS OF SCHOOLS, WE ARE NEW. WE ARE SMALL.

WE HAVE 17 TEACHERS AND WE LOST ONE. SO WE ARE A SKELETON CREW.

WE'RE SMALL, BUT WE'RE MIGHTY. ALL THE STUDENTS THAT WE GET HAVE VERY SPECIFIC REASONS FOR BEING ONLINE.

THEY HAVE THE MOST DELICATE SITUATIONS. THEY HAVE THE MOST SEVERE SITUATIONS, SOMETIMES THE MOST UNUSUAL SITUATIONS.

AND AS WE'VE GROWN, WE HAVE GROWN EXPONENTIALLY.

MATT STANFILL HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON OUR CAMPUS. LOSING HIM WOULD BE HUGE.

WITH A FULL TIME WE HAVE AS A PRESENCE. WE DO HAVE A PHYSICAL PRESENCE.

STUDENTS DO COME ON CAMPUS OCCASIONALLY. AND IF WE IF WE ACTUALLY HAD A FIRE.

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ARE WE GOING TO GET WALKIES IN EVERY ROOM? AND THEN WOULD WE BE PAID MORE FOR THOSE? I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT.

AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER. MATT STANFILL HAS ATTENDED MORE THAN HALF OF MY IEP MEETINGS WITHOUT SOMEBODY ON CAMPUS THAT CAN BE REDUCED. AND WE HAVE, AS THE OTHER TWO HAVE SO ELOQUENTLY SAID, MORE THAN MYSELF.

HE HAS GIVEN US THE GROWTH, GIVEN US THE TOOLS TO GROW WITH THE ACCREDITATION AND THE MULTI DISTRICT LICENSE.

THAT WAS HIM. HE HELPED US SUCCEED AND WE ARE GETTING BETTER AT BEING THE BEST AND I HOPE YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOSH WILDE.

HI, MY NAME IS JOSH WILDE. I WASN'T EVEN SURE WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHEN I SIGNED UP FOR THIS.

I FIGURED I'D SEE HOW THIS WENT. AS A GRADUATE OF ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S ALES, I DO WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY SENSITIVE TO THE COMMENTS OF THESE THE TEACHERS FROM BGVA. I DON'T KNOW, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE MAKING HARD DECISIONS UP HERE, BUT THOSE PROGRAMS DO DRIVE ENROLLMENT.

THEY FULFILL A NEED OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THAT PROGRAM TO THRIVE, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS CONSIDER.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS OF THE PARENTS FOR ASPIRE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE DEVELOPED A PRETTY GOOD PLAN FOR MOVING FORWARD.

AS WE MOVE FROM THE TRIAGE PHASE, SO TO SPEAK.

I KNOW TERRY SPOKE TO IT, AND ONE OF THE THE CITIZENS WHO CAME UP EARLIER TURNING THAT PAGE TO THE NEXT LEVY, REALLY BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THAT THROUGH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.

AND THIS IS A SPECIAL DISTRICT. AND SO AS A COMMUNITY, IT'S HOW HOW CAN YOU HOW CAN WE ALL ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY BETTER, MORE EFFECTIVELY? WHAT IS THE REASONS THAT IT FAILED TO PASS LAST TIME? AND HOW DO WE TURN THAT PAGE? SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MICHELLE CATHCART.

HI, I'M MICHELLE CATHCART. I'M A PARENT OF A FIFTH AND EIGHTH GRADER.

I'VE BEEN BEFORE THIS BOARD BEFORE. AND TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.

I APPRECIATE THE THOROUGH DISCUSSION THAT YOU'VE HAD ABOUT ALL OF THESE THESE BUDGET CUTS.

IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE, AND I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE INPUT AND FOR THE THOUGHTFUL APPROACH THAT YOU TOOK TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MADE.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PROGRAM STAFF, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.

I HOPE SPEAKING TO ALL OF THESE FAMILIES, I HOPE THAT WE HAVE ALL HAD A WAKE UP CALL WITH THIS LEVY FAILURE.

WE HAD A LOT OF DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS TODAY AND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE RECOGNIZES WE CAN'T GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. AND I WILL SAY I AM COMMITTED TO GET OUT THERE, GET OUT THE WORD THE NEXT TIME THAT WE HAVE A LEVY.

AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT OTHER FAMILIES WILL AS WELL.

SO FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK DENNY FOR YOUR PASSION AND YOUR CARE AND THE SERVICE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO ALL OF THESE KIDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CECILY GRAVES STEWART.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CECILY GRAUER STEWART, AND I'M ONE OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOL NURSES.

WHILE MY JOB IS NOT ON THE LINE WITH THESE CUTS, THOSE OF MY SUPERVISOR AND LPNS ARE.

ALTHOUGH SOME ARE ON THE LIST TO BE RETURNED.

AS NURSES WHO WORK IN SCHOOLS, OUR WORK TENDS TO FLY UNDER THE RADAR.

THAT'S PART OF HOW WE KNOW WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT ANY MISSTEP OR ERROR IN JUDGMENT CAN COST US OUR NURSING LICENSE, OUR LIVELIHOOD. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT OF DELEGATING, IT IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT FOR A PERSON TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL EACH HEALTH CONDITION ENTAILS, WHICH NURSE DOES . EVEN WHEN DELEGATING IT IS UNDER OUR LICENSE THAT WE DELEGATED.

IT IS UNDER OUR LICENSE THAT THOSE WE DELEGATED TO OPERATE UNDER, WE TAKE OUR JOB SERIOUSLY.

MORE AND MORE STUDENTS ARE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH SERIOUS AND OR LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS ASTHMA, ANAPHYLACTIC CONDITIONS, TYPE ONE DIABETES, BLOOD DISORDERS AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AMONG OTHERS.

[03:00:06]

THAT IS DONE BY HAVING A NURSE IN EVERY BUILDING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JESSICA COLE.

HELLO, BOARD. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO BRING BACK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND IT'S ALL YOUR FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS WERE AMAZING TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU. THAT REALLY ADDED TO THE CONVERSATION.

BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR OFFERING SHELLY WHITTEN A THREE YEAR CONTRACT AS THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT OF BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

IN MY EXPERIENCE, MISS WHITTEN DOESN'T ALWAYS TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO HEAR, BUT SHE CONSTANTLY SHOWS UP WITH PROFESSIONALISM, RESPECT, AND A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT GUIDE HER ROLE.

THAT KIND OF INTEGRITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONVERSATIONS ARE DIFFICULT, IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED IN A SUPERINTENDENT.

SHE HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED POISE AND STEADINESS IN THE FACE OF PUBLIC DISRESPECT.

WHILE SOME HAVE CHOSEN TO BELITTLE HER CAPABILITIES, MAKING INAPPROPRIATE, EVEN MISOGYNISTIC COMMENTS, MISS WHITTEN HAS STAYED FOCUSED, COMPOSED AND PROFESSIONAL.

THAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESSURE SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HER CHARACTER AND READINESS TO LEAD.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT FINDING THE BEST CANDIDATE, BUT THAT'S BOTH SUBJECTIVE AND UNREALISTIC.

NO LEADER WILL CHECK EVERY BOX FOR EVERY PERSON.

WHAT MATTERS IS THE ABILITY TO LEAD WITH CLARITY, HONESTY, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DISTRICT'S NEEDS.

MS . WHITTEN BRINGS ALL OF THOSE QUALITIES AND IN WAYS THAT EVEN OUR HIGHLY RESPECTED CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT MAY NOT.

SHE KNOWS THIS DISTRICT. SHE'S EARNED THE TRUST OF MANY, AND SHE'S READY TO LEAD.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LARGER CONTEXT, WITH SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS SOON DEPARTING AND OUR DISTRICT FACING A TWO YEAR IMPACT FROM THE LEVY FAILURE. STABILITY IS NOT A LUXURY, IT'S A NECESSITY.

MISS WHITTEN'S PROVEN LEADERSHIP CAN HELP US NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGES, MAINTAIN CONTINUITY, AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. OFFERING HER ONLY A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WOULD NOT REFLECT THE SCOPE OF THE WORK AHEAD.

A THREE YEAR CONTRACT IS A REASONABLE AND NECESSARY INVESTMENT IN LONG TERM SUCCESS FOR BOTH HER AND THE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR SERVICE, AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL, THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION TO THIS.

THANK YOU JESSICA. AND NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING.

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

REGULAR BOARD MEETING. BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REPORT.

STUDENT TRAVEL COMPLETED PROJECTS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL AND CHARTWELLS FOOD SERVICES MANAGEMENT CONTRACT RENEWAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND YOUR INPUT ITZEL PRO OKAY, IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS A AS PRESENTED.

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

MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. AND OLD BUSINESS. THE SECOND READING OF THE CTE AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM.

[9. Old Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]

SO WE ARE HERE FOR THE SECOND READING. THIS IS ANNETTE WEEKS, WHO IS ONE OF THE TEACHERS OF THE AG, IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. AND CINDY ARNOLD, CTE DIRECTOR.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS I WAS THE ABSENTEE AND I LOVED IT.

AND I LOVE AGRICULTURE. SO, YOU KNOW I READ IT COVER TO COVER.

WE JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT. OKAY? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

NO. I ASKED THEM LAST TIME. YOU ASKED THEM ALL LAST TIME. OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT IT? I DON'T THINK SO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND AND FOR BRINGING THAT TO US.

SO. DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? DO WE.

[03:05:03]

HOLD ON. THE SECOND READING OF THE SECOND READING OF THE CD AGRICULTURAL CURRICULUM.

HOW'S THAT? PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES TEXTBOOK AND RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF THIS CURRICULUM.

OKAY. THAT'S JUST RIGHT ON. TERRY. I DON'T SEE IT.

I'M SORRY. NO. THAT'S FINE. AND ITZEL. PRO. OKAY.

AND FOR THE BOARD. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, THERE IT IS, I FOUND IT.

OH, GOOD. OKAY. AND THEN UNDER NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT FOR BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY MODULAR BUILDING.

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

I BRING TO YOU THE CONTRACT FOR THE MUCH MENTIONED TONIGHT.

BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY. THE NEW BUILDING, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED OVER ON THE PRAIRIE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WHERE IT'S AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE THERE' WINCO, WILCO, AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE YOU COME IN, IT WILL BE JUST NORTH OF THE TENNIS COURTS IN THAT GREEN FIELD RIGHT WHERE THE PRAIRIE HIGH SIGN IS.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'LL BE LOCATING THAT. THIS CONTRACT IS THROUGH THE TIPS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.

WE'VE DONE THIS MANY TIMES THROUGH HERE WITH THE AHS BUILDING SYSTEM.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY UNIQUE SCHOOL BUILDING FOR US.

WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GET TO SEE IT AND WHEN YOU SEE THE PLANS IT'S MENTIONED IN MY COVER SHEET HERE THAT WE HAVE 25 TEACHER OFFICES IN THIS 110 PLEX AND TWO VERY SMALL CLASSROOMS. IT WAS VERY UNIQUE.

CHALLENGED US ON OUR DESIGN AND GETTING IT TOGETHER.

BUT I THINK THEY'LL BE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. IT'S IT'S ALMOST THREE TIMES LARGER THAN WHERE THEY'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

WITH THEIR OWN PARKING LOTS. AND IT'LL BE A MUCH, MUCH CLEANER AND TIDIER SITE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS TO CONSTRUCTING MODULARS FOR OUR DISTRICT.

WE'VE USED THEM MANY, MANY TIMES. WE'VE I CAN IN THE PAST.

WE COULD USE THEM TO BUILD ALMOST HALF PRICE OF BRICK AND MORTAR.

IT'S CATCHING UP, BUT IT'S STILL SUBSTANTIALLY QUICKER.

THERE'S QUICK SCHEDULES. CONSTRUCTION OCCURS INSIDE OF A FACTORY, SO THE BUILDING NEVER SEES WATER.

IT COMES ALMOST IN PERFECT CONDITION. HOWEVER, THERE ARE LIMITATIONS TO BUILDING IN A FACTORY.

AND SOME OF THOSE LIMITATIONS ARE THE THE ABILITY OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT THEY CAN PUT OUT.

I WANTED TO OPEN THIS SCHOOL EARLIER. HOWEVER, OUR MODULARS ARE DUE TO COME IN IN SEPTEMBER, SO I'M NOW LOOKING AT A CHRISTMAS BREAK MOVE IN NEXT YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE TWO LARGE THE FACTORIES GOT A GIVEN SIZE AND TWO OTHER VERY LARGE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO HAWAII AND ALASKA THAT HAVE HARD BARGE SCHEDULES TO MEET, WHICH I KNOW ABOUT. THERE'S JUST NO GIVE AND TAKE.

SO WE HAD TO GIVE THE GIVE. SO WE'RE OPENING LATER THAN I HAD HOPED TO, BUT WE WILL BE OPENING ON AFTER CHRISTMAS BREAK OF NEXT YEAR.

ANY QUESTIONS? OH, AND THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF IMPACT FEES, AS YOU KNOW, OR COME FROM A BUILDING PERMITS.

WHEN PEOPLE BUY BUILDING PERMITS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT, THEY PAY A FEE.

WE COLLECT THOSE FEES AND WE USE THEM TO BUILD PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY GROWTH.

AND THIS ONE YOU'VE HEARD HOW THEY'RE TAKING OFF AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF, AND IT'LL BE NEAT.

THIS WILL BE A GREAT FACILITY FOR THEM. SO AND I'M GOING TO SAY THIS JUST BECAUSE OF OUR EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION TONIGHT ABOUT PERSONNEL AND SO ON, REMIND US AGAIN THAT IMPACT FEES CAN ONLY DO.

THEY CAN THEY CAN ONLY THEY CANNOT PAY FOR TEACHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

NO TEACHERS, NO MAINTENANCE. NO UPDATE. ONLY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS GROWTH.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR. THANK YOU. SO IT'S NOT LEVY FUNDED.

IT'S NOT IT HAS TO BE ON THE FACILITY HAS TO BE ON OUR CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN, WHICH HAS BEEN FOR OUR LAST UPDATE, WHICH WAS A SIX YEAR UPDATE. SO IT'S BEEN ON THERE AND THAT IS WHAT IS FUNDING THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

THANK YOU FOR ASKING. I HAD A QUESTION. MIGHT BE SILLY.

THE PURPOSE OF HAVING 46 DOORS IS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SPACE.

IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING, OR IS THAT JUST AN EXAMPLE? THAT WAS A REFERENCE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF IT. IMAGINE.

[03:10:01]

SO ALL OF THOSE ARE JUST IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PER SQUARE FOOT THAN CAM WAS, BUT NOT MUCH.

BUT IT'S VERY COMPLEX. THERE ARE 25 OFFICES INSIDE OF A 10,000 FOOT BUILDING.

IT WAS FELT LIKE TO YOUR QUESTION, IT WAS FELT LIKE EACH INDIVIDUAL TEACHER NEEDED THEIR OWN PRIVATE TEACHING SPACE, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE EXPERIENCING IN OUR VISITS.

YOU WERE THERE WHEN WE VISITED THE CURRENT FACILITY.

HOW? THERE'S MULTIPLE TEACHERS IN A ROOM. SO ONE'S HAVING A CONVERSATION AND THE OTHERS ARE OVERHEARING IT AND IT'S A DISTRACTION.

YEAH, YEAH WE WORK WITH THEM. WE WORK WITH THE STAFF AS WELL AS MATT.

MATT WAS GREAT WORKING WITH TO TO REALLY I MEAN, WE TOTALLY CUSTOMIZED AND TOOK THEIR FEEDBACK AND MADE MANY ITERATIONS.

IT WAS JUST A COMMENT THAT THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL OFFICES THAT REQUIRE INSTEAD OF HAVING SIX TEACHERS INSIDE OF A CLASSROOM WITH DIVIDERS THAT EVERYBODY CAN HEAR, THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE.

THEY'RE NOT LARGE, BUT THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE.

THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM I WANT TO THANK MR. JOLMA FOR STAYING HERE SO LATE TO DO THIS PRESENTATION.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR THE BGVA MODULAR BUILDING.

ITZEL. PRO. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR THE BGA MODULAR BUILDING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. FUTURE EVENTS. THIS SATURDAY IS THE PASS IN REVIEW.

[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

SO IF YOU'RE IF A BOARD MEMBER, IF YOU'RE FREE I THINK IT STARTS AT EIGHT, 08:00.

IT'LL BE OVER BY 830. YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY QUICK.

BUT IT IS THE. IT IS AN ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF THE ROTC PROGRAM.

THAT'S THIS SATURDAY. 30, 30 YEARS FOR ROTC PROGRAM.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A SPECIAL CELEBRATION AT THE STADIUM.

DIFFERENT? YEAH, I DON'T THINK, LISA, I DON'T THINK I TOLD YOU I WOULD BE THERE, BUT I WILL. OKAY. IT'S AT THE STADIUM AND IT'S SUPPOSED THE WEATHER SUPPOSED TO BE FANTASTIC, SO IF YOU CAN MAKE IT. I REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

AND THEN WE START BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING. WE HAVE.

RIVER HOMELINK GRADUATION ON JUNE 4TH PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL ON JUNE 5TH AND BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL ON JUNE 6TH.

WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY, FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. SO.

I THINK THAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT IT'S MY WIFE THAT'S KEEPING ME AWAY FROM BEING THERE.

OKAY. SHE'S BEEN MARRIED TO ME FOR 52 YEARS. WELL THAT'S IMPORTANT.

ANYBODY WHO COULD PUT UP WITH YOU ONLY 52 DESERVES.

SO I'M TAKING HER TO A MOTEL SIX. YOU KNOW TOO MUCH INFORMATION.

TMI. YEAH. JEEZ. OH, OKAY. AND WITH THAT, WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 09:17.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.