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I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING OF
[1. Call to Order]
THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR JULY 28, 2025.PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC SQUARING IN OF OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENTS.
[3. Oath of Office]
SHELLY WHITTEN, YOU'LL STEP FORWARD.>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, NUMBER 119.
>> THE DUTIES OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, NUMBER 119.
>> ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> TOBY, YOU WANT TO COME ON NOW?
>> THAT I AM A STUDENT OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THAT I AM A STUDENT OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> I WILL SUPPORT THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>> THE LAWS OF THE OF WASHINGTON.
>> THE POLICIES OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THE POLICIES OF BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGMENT, SKILLS, AND ABILITY.
>> WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGMENT, SKILL AND ABILITY.
>> TRULY, FAITHFULLY, DILIGENTLY AND IMPARTIALLY.
>> TRULY, FAITHFULLY, DILIGENTLY AND IMPARTIALLY.
>> PERFORM THE DUTIES OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> PERFORM THE DUTIES OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> WASHINGTON, AS SUCH DUTIES ARE PRESCRIBED BY SCHOOL POLICY.
>> WASHINGTON, AS SUCH DUTIES ARE PRESCRIBED BY SCHOOL POLICY.
>> WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE.
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, MARY SNITILY?
>> VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, JACKIE MADDUX?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, TED CHAMPINE?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE?
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ITZEL CONTRERAS MONTIEL?
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TOBY NGUYEN?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
>> NEXT IS THE AGENDA APPROVAL.
[5. Agenda Approval (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE STUDENT AND BOARD UPDATES, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS' COMMENTS, THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS A-H, AND NO OLD BUSINESS.UNDER NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE ITEMS A-F, AND AS TIME ALLOWS, WE'LL DISCUSS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AGENDA PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
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I LEFT YOU OUT THIS TIME, AND THAT'S MY FAULT, TOBY.GENERALLY, I'M SUPPOSED TO ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, AND YOU SAY PRO OR CON.
>> I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THAT BEFORE I TAKE A VOTE OF THE BOARD, SO I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER, AND YOU CAN REMIND ME.
MOVING ON, WE HAVE STUDENT VOICE.
[6. Student and Board Updates]
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENT REPS. [LAUGHTER]>> I GUESS NOW I'M OFFICIALLY A SENIOR, SO TIME GOES BY REALLY FAST.
I'M NERVOUS. OTHER THAN LIKE SPORTS RELATED, I KNOW A LOT OF SPORTS ARE STARTING UP, VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, FOOTBALL, AND GIRLS SOCCER HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING.
THEY'VE ALREADY DONE SOME CAMPS ALREADY WITH YOUNGER KIDS AND ALSO THEIR OWN CAMPS IN THE PROGRAM AS WELL.
PRAIRIE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM WENT AND PARTICIPATED IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE TOURNAMENT, WHICH HAD THIS YEAR 18, AND WE PLACED THIRD AT 18TH, WHICH IS THE BEST WE'VE DONE THESE PAST FOUR YEARS.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS YEAR, OUT OF ALL FOUR OF MY YEARS, THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT I FELT SUCH A BOND AND A GOOD CHEMISTRY WITH SO MANY NEW PLAYERS, UPCOMING FRESHMAN.
WE HAD TWO EIGHTH GRADERS JOINED US. THEY WERE THE BEST.
THEY WERE THE SWEETEST. THEY WERE SO CUTE.
MADE THE WHOLE THREE-DAY TOURNAMENT SO FUN.
BUT IT'S JUST SHOWS THAT SPORTS AND SPORTS PROGRAMS ARE EVOLVING, BEING MORE OPEN INSTEAD OF MORE TOXIC.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE SPORTS LEAGUE FROM HER.
I KNOW TENNIS AND FOOTBALL ARE STARTING UP, AND I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON MY COACH, I GUESS.
WE GOT A NEW COACH LAST YEAR FOR TENNIS, AND SHE'S REALLY NICE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT A SPORT, ESPECIALLY AS A COACH.
I FEEL LIKE SHE LIKES TENNIS MORE THAN I DO.
SHE'S SIGNING UP THESE SUMMER PRACTICES, AND SHE JUST SETS ALL THESE UP WITH HER FREE WILL TOO.
SHE DOES IT ON HER OWN TIME AND SHE BUYS STUFF FOR US AS WELL TO HELP MOTIVATE US. THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT.
>> THANK YOU. NO, THAT WAS GOOD.
I KNOW ALSO EVERY DAY WHEN I WALK AT LEWISVILLE, I SEE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS OUT THERE PRACTICING ALREADY.
WE HAVE LOTS OF KIDS OUT DOING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ALREADY.
DIRECTORS REPORTS NEXT. COMMITTEE.
>> SORRY. THANK YOU, TED. COMMITTEE REPORTS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] COMMITTEE. I ALMOST PASSED OVER YOU, TERRY. SORRY.
DEBBIE, THIS ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, WHAT YOU WERE ASKING ME.
OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS COMING UP.
IT'S ON THE CALENDAR, SEPTEMBER 20TH.
THE THINGS THOUGH THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF OR BE THINKING ABOUT IS THEY'VE GOT THIS HANDBOOK.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HANDBOOK IS OUT AND IT HAS 27 POSITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SPOKEN TO FOR WASDA, CONSIDERATION FOR ADOPTING OR AMENDING OR WHATEVER.
THERE IS AN AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR THOSE 27 POSITIONS, AND THAT WINDOW CLOSES AUGUST 1ST.
IF THERE IS A POSITION, ONE OF THE 27 THAT YOU'D LIKE TO READ ABOUT AND SUGGEST AN AMENDMENT, THE PROCESS CLOSES, I BELIEVE IT'S AUGUST 7TH, AND ALL THAT'S EXPLAINED ON THE SITE.
THEN THE THING I WILL NEED, OF COURSE, IS WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ONE VOTE PER DISTRICT, IS HOW THIS THING WORKS FOR PEOPLE THEY'RE OBSERVING AND DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WASDA, OUR SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION HAS POSITIONS THAT THEY THEN USE TO REPRESENT OUR NEEDS AND GOALS TO THE LEGISLATURE WHEN THOSE LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTS.
THE POSITIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT GETS ONE VOTE.
THERE'S LIKE 279 DISTRICTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WILL TRY TO GO OVER THOSE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING I THINK THAT MIGHT BE CONTROVERSIAL TO HAVE YOU GUYS TELL ME HOW WE SHOULD VOTE.
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OTHERWISE, I'LL JUST VOTE ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF WASDA PROBABLY, BECAUSE THEY DO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, YES ON THIS OR NO ON THIS, BUT WE WON'T HAVE ALL OF THAT OFFICIALLY UNTIL AFTER THE AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED.>> BUT WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT IN CASE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AMENDMENT.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. [OVERLAPPING] YOU HAVE A WINDOW OF TIME RIGHT NOW TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT, AND THERE'S ALSO GREAT VALUE IN YOU STARTING LOOKING AT THEM NOW BECAUSE YOU MAY WANT TO TALK WITH ME ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON ONE OF THOSE.
>> WE HAD OUR REGULAR MEETING AND WENT THROUGH TIME CARDS, INVOICING, ALL AP ITEMS. NO ALARM BELLS WENT OFF.
WE'VE VETTED QUITE A FEW DOCUMENTS.
SO FAR EVERYTHING IS GOOD, NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 19TH.
>> THANK YOU. BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
>> THERE IS AN AUCTION COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW FOR THEIR AUCTION COMING UP ON OCTOBER 4TH.
IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING GOING AND YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR TICKETS YET, THEIR EARLY BIRD PRICING THROUGH JULY IS THE MONTH WE'RE STILL IN THROUGH THE 31ST, SO JUST A FEW MORE DAYS.
THEN THE PRICE GOES UP AUGUST 1ST.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.
THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SPONSORS AND DONATIONS.
COMING UP THE 16TH IS THEIR ANNUAL STUFF THE BUS EVENT AT BOTH WALMART AND FRED MEYER, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE A SHIFT FOR THAT EVENT, AND YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND FIND THE SIGN-UP LINK IF YOU HAVE TIME TO COMMIT TO AN HOUR OR TWO.
THEN THEY HAVE A FULL BOARD MEETING COMING UP AUGUST 21ST.
>> TOURS COMMITTEE, OR TOURS HAVEN'T BEEN ORGANIZED YET, BUT THEY WILL BE.
TOBY, SO YOU KNOW, YOU WILL BE ON A TOUR WITH US.
ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WE TOUR A SCHOOL, AND WE DO A ROTATION.
ONE PERSON HAS A BUY EACH TIME.
BUT I THINK THE STUDENT REPS HAVE GONE EACH TIME, SO YOU CAN COUNT ON GOING ON A SCHOOL TOUR WITH US ONCE A MONTH.
THEY'RE GENERALLY JUST MORNING, AND WE TAKE CARE OF ALL THE LOGISTICS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MISSING SCHOOL.
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT OUR TOURS?
>> SEPTEMBER 19TH, I HAVE DOWN AS OUR FIRST TOUR AT TUKES VALLEY MIDDLE.
THAT WILL BE OUR FIRST TOUR, AND ACTUALLY, MARY, YOU HAVE THE BUY ON THAT ONE.
>> THEN WE'LL GET US SCHEDULED.
>> WE'LL START IN THE AUGUST MEETING BRIEFING ON THE AGENDA.
>> REAL QUICK, BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
>> NO, IT'S FINE. NOT FOR THE NEXT MEETING, BUT PROBABLY THE FOLLOWING ONE, SO IT'S THE FIRST SEPTEMBER MEETING, TERRY WILL BE ATTENDING THE WIAA MEETING.
I CHECKED ON THAT, TERRY. IT'S AUGUST 12TH.
>> THAT'LL BE THE FIRST WIAA MEETING SINCE SUMMER BREAK, SO WE'LL PROBABLY JUST ADD THAT ONE BACK.
>> NOT THE NEXT AGENDA, BUT THE FOLLOWING.
>> THE FOLLOWING FOR THE 2ND AUGUST AGENDA.
>> BASICALLY, I VOLUNTEERED TO 10 JUST BECAUSE IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ATTENDING.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHO'S GOING TO BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE DOWN THE ROAD.
>> WE'LL GET THAT CARLA ON THE SECOND AGENDA FOR AUGUST.
JUST ADD TO THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
MOVING ON TO DIRECTORS' REPORTS.
>> I ATTENDED A MEETING WITH STRATEGIES 360.
THEY ARE A GROUP THAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE LOOKED AT ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS AND OTHER DATA INFORMATION THAT WE'VE WANTED TO SHARE.
THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING WAS THE DOUBLE LEVY FAILURE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY GOING FORWARD.
WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A NEW DEMOGRAPHICS ANALYSIS.
WE HAD ONE DONE THREE YEARS AGO.
THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY THEIR PRIMARY RECOMMENDATION.
THEY DID RECOMMEND A REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY WITH A LIVE PERSON OR DOING A COMMUNITY SURVEY AS WELL.
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THEN JUST TALKED ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT THAT MIGHT BE HELP WITH.THE REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY WOULD BE ABOUT 300 INTERVIEWS WITH A 6% MARGIN OF ERROR.
QUESTIONS CAME UP LIKE HOW ARE THE QUESTIONS SCRIPTED? ARE THEY SPECIFIC OR OPEN-ENDED? JUST TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR OUR UPCOMING LEVY IF THERE IS ONE.
>> OUR STAFF HAD A CONVERSATION FOLLOWING THAT MEETING ABOUT THAT.
THAT IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, IS DO THE REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY AND GET THOSE RESULTS BACK TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH ALL OF YOU AND MAKE SOME DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD.
>> I THINK LAST CYCLE, THEY ONLY PULLED 300 PEOPLE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT, MAYBE ON THIS ONE IS TRYING TO GET MORE THAN THAT?
>> WHAT THEY EXPLAINED TO US IS THAT 300, YOU CAN EXPECT IT BEING PRETTY REPRESENTATIVE.
IF YOU EVEN INCREASE IT, I THINK IT WAS 150, THE MARGIN ONLY GOES DOWN JUST NOT EVEN A PERCENTAGE. IT WASN'T MUCH.
>> WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.
>> THEY FELT LIKE IF WE COULD GET A HOLD OF 300, WE WOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD CROSS-SECTION OF WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT FOR FEEDBACK.
WE FELT LIKE IT WAS VALUABLE INTERNALLY IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS FOR US TO REALLY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT KEPT OUR LAST LEVY FROM PASSING AS WELL AS JUST WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS FROM US DO.
>> DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MAY BE COMING TO THE BOARD AT SOME POINT TO DISCUSS?
>> TO SHARE WITH YOU THE OUTCOME OF? YES, WE WOULD DO THAT.
THE OUTCOME OF THE SURVEY, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE PART OF.
IF WE WERE TO PUT FORTH A RECOMMENDATION FOR A LEVY RESOLUTION, WE WOULD NEED YOUR INPUT ON THAT.
>> THEY CAME TO US PREVIOUSLY IN ONE OF OUR LAST CYCLES AND DID THE SAME THING, AND THEY PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THEIR SURVEY AND IT WAS INFORMATIVE.
WE USED IT TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THE LEVEES.
>> IT WASN'T THE ONLY FEEDBACK TOOL, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE FEEDBACK TOOLS THAT WE USED AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE VALUABLE PIECES THAT WE HAD.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S A LARGER SMATTERING THAN HEARING FROM ONE PERSON HERE AND ONE PERSON HERE AND ONE PERSON HERE AND NOT HAVING A SET OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE CONSISTENT ACROSS.
>> I GUESS WHAT I'M NOT CLEAR YOUR HONOR, PRESUMING IS THAT THERE'S A BUDGET FOR THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE LEVY, AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME OF THAT MONEY IS THIS WAY.
>> WE SET ASIDE FOR ELECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU'LL SEE THAT.
>> YOU ACTUALLY ATTENDED THE MEETING AS WELL.
>> I DID. I THINK THE RANGE WAS 3-30,000, I BELIEVE.
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF COURSE IS ON THE UPPER END.
SO THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT THAT'S THE COST OF THOSE TYPES OF SURVEYS.
I CAN SEE THE VALUE OF IT, BUT I'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAYING THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THREE GRAND WOULD BE THE TOP THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND BEING SPENT ON ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
JUST SAYING THAT'S JUST SOME FEEDBACK.
WHAT I HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WAS THAT THE DISTRICT ALREADY KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUES ARE.
THEY DON'T NEED TO REVIEW IT, THEY JUST NEED TO DO IT.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD, SO I'M JUST REPEATING IT.
THAT'S JUST FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED.
>> NO. IT WAS NOT A LARGE GROUP.
IT WAS VERY MINIMAL, BUT VERY LOUD, [LAUGHTER] AND VERY PRESENT.
>> WHEN I LISTENED TO THEM WHEN WE DID IT BEFORE, I GUESS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, AND I THINK WHAT THEY PROVIDED, WAS A VOICE FROM PEOPLE WHO OFTEN WOULDN'T NECESSARILY COME FORWARD AND SPEAK.
THEY'RE GOING OUT AND SEEKING A SURVEY FROM PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY DON'T COME TO A BOARD MEETING OR MAYBE DON'T EMAIL THEIR DIRECTOR, WHATEVER.
>> THEY'RE SET QUESTIONS, WHICH I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE THAT ARE ASKED CONSISTENTLY.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE CAN AND CANNOT ASK PEOPLE, SO THEY'RE VERY SCRIPTED AND THEY'RE VERY MUCH RESEARCH BASED IN TERMS OF FINDING OUT WHAT THE UNDERLYING ISSUES MIGHT BE, IN TERMS OF VOTER PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT.
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ONE OF OUR STRUGGLES IS PARTICIPATION, SO THAT'S A PIECE TOO, FOR US, THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT.ANYTHING TO ADD, AMANDA OR MICHELLE, TO THAT?
>> NOTWITHSTANDING THE NARRATIVE RESULTS AND FEEDBACK THEY PROVIDE, WOULD IT BE WORTH US? IF WE'RE GOING TO INVEST INTO THIS SURVEY, DETERMINING THEIR ACCURACY, AND THEIR RECORD, SO TO SPEAK, IS LIKE, THEY'RE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE THIS, WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL RESULT OF THAT ELECTION THAT THEY DID THE ANALYSIS OF?
I DON'T HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. DO YOU, AMANDA?
>> LAST TIME THEY DID THE SURVEY, THE RESULTS WERE ACCURATE TO WHAT THE ELECTION OUTCOME WAS.
>> I GUESS TO THE POINT OF BEING CONCERNED, SAY, WE ALREADY KNOW THE ISSUES, IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE ISSUES, IT'S ALSO ABOUT A PROJECTION OF WHAT THOSE RESULTS MIGHT END UP BEING.
IF THEIR ACCURACIES ARE ON POINT, THEN THERE'S VALUE IN THAT.
WE KNOW WE'RE 30% OFF, OR 30% ON.
>> WHAT THEY DO IS THEY TELL US WHERE OUR COMMUNICATION POINTS ARE, WHAT THE PIECES THAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING OF ARE.
IT JUST HELPS GUIDE US IN UNDERSTANDING HOW TO COMMUNICATE.
AS WE KNOW, COMMUNICATION IS A BIG PART, AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF THE IMPACTS UNTIL AFTER THE IMPACTS HAPPEN.
I'M SURE THAT THAT WILL BE AN EXPERIENCE OF MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THIS FALL WHEN THEY REALIZE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS ARE GOING TO START UP.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR STRUGGLES, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING INFORMATION PRIOR TO THESE TYPES OF THINGS, AND THAT WE'RE ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE RIGHT WAY SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED RATHER THAN PERCEPTION.
>> THIS IS INTERESTING BECAUSE I THOUGHT TO ASK ABOUT ALL THIS.
BUT ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS I DID HERE WAS HOW EXPENSIVE IT WAS TO RUN THESE ELECTIONS.
LAST CYCLE I ASKED ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS CLUELESS.
NOW IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WE'RE SAYING IS, NOT ONLY DO WE PAY FOR THE ELECTION, BUT WE HAVE A BUDGET, LIKE TRADITIONALLY, A BUDGET THAT WE PAY, INVEST IN, WHEN WE HAVE AN ELECTION, LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING WE'VE PROJECTED COSTS AND THIS STUFF.
HOW MUCH IS THAT BUDGET? WHEN WE RUN AN ELECTION LIKE THE LEVY, HOW MUCH HAVE WE BUDGETED TO SUPPORT THE COST OF THAT?
>> WELL, THE THING ABOUT ELECTIONS IS YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO COST, BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE BALLOT.
>> BUT THAT'S THAT ONE FACTOR.
THIS IDEA OF GETTING A SURVEY IS A HISTORICAL THING WE'VE DONE BEFORE.
WE DO SURVEYING AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COSTS, THAT ARE BUDGETED IN AHEAD OF TIME ALSO.
I'M JUST ASKING WHAT THE BUDGET IS.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'VE SET ASIDE. I DON'T KNOW IF MICHELLE CAN ANSWER THAT.
IF NOT, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
BUT WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS IT'S LIKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO SET ASIDE MONEY FOR EVERY YEAR THAT WE GET AUDITED, WE HAVE TO SET THE AUDIT.
>> THERE ARE SOME HEALTH ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE DONE BY CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
WE SET MONEY ASIDE FOR THOSE THINGS, AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE PART OF JUST DOING BUSINESS.
I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
>> ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT COME UP IN THE AUDIT REVIEWS AS WELL, IS THAT WHENEVER WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, DEBBIE AND I SEE THOSE INVOICES, AND I BELIEVE BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AS WELL.
>> WE REVIEW IT, COMPARE IT AGAINST THE FUNDING LEVELS, MAKE SURE WE'RE ON TRACK, AND WITHIN BUDGET NOT EXCEEDING, AND SO FAR SO GOOD.
IT'S BEING VETTED AT MULTIPLE LEVELS, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT SPIKES IN COSTS OR BUDGETING FOR THAT.
>> IT'S BEEN PRETTY STATIC, I THINK, IN MY TERM ANYWAY.
>> OTHER ITEMS ON DIRECTOR'S REPORT? IF NOT, I DO HAVE SOMETHING.
WHY DON'T WE SECOND MOTIONS AT OUR MEETING? A PROCEDURAL QUESTION.
I WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
WE ARE CONSIDERED A SMALL BOARD, SO ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, IF YOU ARE A BOARD OF UNDER 12, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SECOND THE MOTION AT THE MEETING.
THE THINKING BEHIND THAT OR THE THEORY BEHIND THAT IS WHEN YOU PRINT AN AGENDA, THAT IS THE MOTION BEING PRESENTED THE FIRST TIME.
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A PRINTED AGENDA PROVIDES THAT.WHEN A PERSON RECOMMENDS THE MOTION DURING THE MEETING, THAT IS THE SECOND.
I WENT BACK AND DID SOME RESEARCH IN ROBERT'S RULES ALSO TO MY WSSDA TRAINING, BECAUSE THAT QUESTION COMES UP.
BECAUSE OTHER BOARDS AROUND US DO HAVE SECONDS.
YOU CAN HAVE A SECOND AT THE MEETING.
THEN I REACHED OUT TO TWO PAST PRESIDENTS OF OUR BOARD TO ASK THEM ABOUT HISTORICALLY WHAT THEY HAD DONE, AND BOTH OF THEM AGREED THAT ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES, WE DON'T HAVE TO SECOND, WE CAN LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS.
THE REASON THEY DID IT IS BECAUSE IT SAVES A LOT OF TIME, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARY.
BUT A BOARD COULD CHOOSE TO DO THAT.
IF THIS BOARD CHOSE TO DECIDE TO DO THAT, WE COULD DO IT.
IT'S NOT A YOU HAVE TO OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IT'S NOT A NECESSARY THING.
ANY QUESTIONS? I'M WILLING TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND WE COULD CHANGE OUR PROCEDURE IF IT WAS NECESSARY.
>> I ASKED ABOUT THIS WHEN I FIRST CAME ON.
I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT IT, BUT THAT'S THE SAME ANSWER I GOT.
>> THEY EVEN TEACH THIS AT THE WSSDA CONFERENCE DURING THE ROBERT'S RULES SECTION.
>> I THINK WE WERE IN THE SAME CLASS [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M GUESSING MAYBE DEBBIE ASKED THE QUESTION.
IS THAT WHERE THE QUESTION CAME FROM? BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT ME.
>> IT COULD BE THAT IT CAME FROM ME. WHO KNOWS.
I NEEDED TO GO BACK AND DO MY RESEARCH, MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ON TRACK.
>> I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT.
>> I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUESTION.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THE QUESTION COMES FROM.
>> WE MOVE ON THOUGH. CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE TOUR OR THE RETREAT?
>> YES. I SKIPPED OVER THAT TOO, AND THERE SHOULD BE AN AGENDA IN YOUR STACK.
THANK YOU, TERRY AND DEBBIE FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS.
>> THE RETREAT IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY 4:30-9:00, AND YOU CAN SEE THE AGENDA HERE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME DR. HEATHER CURL AND TRICIA LUBACH FROM WSSDA.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A THIRD PERSON MAYBE, TO HELP US WITH OUR RETREAT, AND I'M EXCITED FOR NEXT WEEK.
ANYTHING THAT YOU TWO WANT TO ADD?
>> I'M EXCITED JUST BECAUSE THANKS TO SHELLY, BROUGHT UP THE BOARD SELF ASSESSMENT TO DR. CURL, AND SHE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
SHELLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DIVING INTO THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOING TO REALLY HELP US A LOT AND DO OUR SELF ASSESSMENT.
ALSO, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THOSE AND THINKING ABOUT THOSE, I'M SURE, FOR ALL OF US, SO WE'LL BE DOING THAT AT THE END OF THE EVENING.
>> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE'RE INVITING THE CANDIDATES, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
I THINK MAYBE SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT.
NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE ABLE TO BE WITH US, BUT AS DEBBIE AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEING NEW MEMBERS COMING ONTO THE BOARD, THE MORE THAT WE CAN CONNECT WITH THEM, BRINGING THEM IN, THIS IS GOING TO BE SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION FOR THEM.
I WAS TALKING WITH SHELLY ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, TO OPEN THINGS UP AND BRING MORE PEOPLE IN.
THEY WON'T BE SPEAKING OR PARTICIPATING, BUT SHELLY WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO SEND THEM SOME LETTERS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW THAT THEY'RE INVITED AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM BE HERE TO HEAR WHAT IS HAPPENING.
>> NOW THAT WE HAVE A CONFIRMED AGENDA, I'LL SEND THAT OUT TOMORROW TO ALL OF THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO INTERACT DURING THAT FIRST SECTION WHEN WE DO THE WORK AROUND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE OTHER THING. WHEN I TALKED TO DR. CURL, SHE SAID THAT THEIR PREFERENCE IS TO WORK WITH GROUPS IN A CIRCLE.
BECAUSE WORK SESSIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE VIDEO, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL START THE MEETING IN THIS TYPE OF A SETTING AND TALK THROUGH THE AGENDA, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO THE BACK PART OF THE ROOM IN A CIRCLE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER IN A CIRCLE THERE.
>> WORK SESSIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE VIDEOED?
>> WHEN I SPOKE WITH HER, SHE SPECIFICALLY SAID, "YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO REARRANGE THE ROOM, YOU CAN JUST GO TO A SEPARATE PLACE." WHICH IS HELPFUL. I THINK WE'LL FACILITATE THE CONVERSATIONS THERE.
>> THIS OPEN MEETING FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE.
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WORK SESSIONS ARE OPEN MEETINGS, EVERYBODY'S INVITED.>> JUST ONLY THOSE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE ARE THE BOARD, AND IN THIS CASE, PART OF IT FOR THE INCOMING CANDIDATES.
SHOULD BE A VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.
>> GOOD. AGAIN, THANK YOU, TERRY AND DEBBIE, FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THAT AND GETTING IT ORGANIZED.
>> MOVING ON TO SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.
[7. Superintendent and Staff Updates]
SUPERINTENDENT WHITTEN.>> JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM ME.
I WANTED TO JUST LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF THE WORK THAT I'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
I THINK I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH MOST OF YOU ABOUT MY PRIORITIES AND WHO I AM.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO BE HONEST AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ALL THE TIME, AND I BELIEVE IN PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MYSELF AND THOSE I WORK WITH, ESSENTIALLY ACCOUNTABILITY.
A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE TIED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT MY WORK REALLY IS AROUND THAT COLLABORATION THAT CULTIVATES TRUST ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND I INTEND TO SPEND A LOT OF MY TIME IN THAT AREA WHILE MY TEAM OF STAFF WILL BE CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION, SAFE AND CARE AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
BUT I'M REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS THE BULK OF MY WORK AROUND THE COLLABORATION THAT CULTIVATES TRUST.
A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH SOME OF THE FEEDBACK.
WE'VE RECEIVED MIXED FEEDBACK AROUND THE LEVY, AND I THINK A LOT OF IT IS BASED IN LACK OF INFORMATION OR MISINFORMATION THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE.
WHAT WE FOUND IN OUR LAST LEVY IS THAT WE HAD LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.
WHEN WE HAD FORUMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, PEOPLE WEREN'T THERE.
I'VE BEEN SPENDING TIME IN THE COMMUNITY, TRYING TO MEET WITH BUSINESS LEADERS.
I'M HOPING TO MEET WITH SOME PASTORS IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS AND AS WELL AS VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS.
I'M TRYING TO GET WHERE OUR COMMUNITY EXISTS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THEM AND UNDERSTANDING, ALSO TO JUST SHARE ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS.
I THINK THERE'S JUST INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT MAY NOT BE ACCURATE OR IS INCOMPLETE, THAT I HOPE TO COMPLETE.
I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME VALUE IN THAT WORK.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS THE WORK THAT I'VE BEEN DOING.
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU, IN AUGUST, SOME OF MY GOALS, SO THAT YOU HAVE THOSE AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M WORKING TOWARDS, AND YOU CAN HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE OUTCOMES THAT I'M WORKING FOR.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW AND JUST STATE THAT FOR ALL OF YOU TO THINK ON AND CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO ME AND ASK QUESTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY NOW, I'LL TAKE THEM AS WELL, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE BEFORE I TURNED IT OVER TO THE REST OF OUR TEAM TO GIVE OTHER UPDATES.
>> FIRST UP, I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO LANNEL. SHE'S GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS ACTUALLY TO SHARE.
FIRST, WE JUST COMPLETED SUMMER SCHOOL FOR K8.
WE HAD A LITTLE OVER 590 STUDENTS K-8 PARTICIPATE IN OUR LEGO ACADEMY.
WE HAD TWO SITE LOCATIONS, ONE AT CAPTAIN STRONG, ONE AT YACOLT PRIMARY, AND STUDENTS WERE REALLY ENGAGED AND HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH LEGOS.
THEN THANKS TO OUR TEAM OF TEACHERS AND THE COORDINATOR HEIDI LAMMERS, WE INTEGRATED SOME MATH AND READING ALONG WITH THE STEM OPPORTUNITIES.
LOTS OF ENGAGEMENT, KIDS LOVED IT.
THEN CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE CREDIT RECOVERY GOING ON FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WE HAVE OVER 300 STUDENTS IN CREDIT RECOVERY RIGHT NOW, AND THEN 31 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ORIGINAL CREDIT.
SUMMERS ARE PRETTY BUSY FOR SUMMER LEARNING.
THEN ON FRIDAY, CHRIS REYKDAL, OUR STATE SUPERINTENDENT, GAVE US WORD THAT THEY RECEIVED WORD FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT THEY WILL BE RELEASING FEDERAL FUNDS TO OUR STATE AND ALL STATES.
IN OUR SITUATION HERE IN BATTLE GROUND, THAT IS ABOUT $2.5 MILLION FOR US THAT WAS IN JEOPARDY.
IT WAS QUITE A ROLLERCOASTER IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE FUNDED, WHAT WASN'T.
PROGRAMS LIKE TITLE 3, WHICH FUNDS A BIG PORTION OF OUR MULTILINGUAL PROGRAM, WAS AT RISK, AND SO WE WERE KEEPING PRETTY CLOSE TABS ON THAT.
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WE WERE VERY RELIEVED TO SEE THAT THOSE FUNDS WERE GOING TO BE FULLY RESTORED.>> THAT'S ALL GOOD NEWS COMING FROM TEACHING AND LEARNING RIGHT NOW.
>> WELL, REAL QUICK. THAT 2.5, WAS THAT ALREADY FACTORED IN FOR THE LEVY AND ALL THAT? THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED.
>> YES. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WE'VE BEEN FALLING PRIOR TO THE LEVY AND SO WE WERE REALLY STRATEGIC IN HOW WE PLANNED FOR THOSE BUDGETS, AND SO REALLY OUT OF THOSE BUDGETS, THERE WERE ONLY TWO STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO SHIFT BECAUSE WE DID SO MUCH CUTTING IN TERMS OF WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE PLANNED REALLY RESPONSIBLY, AND SO NOW THIS ALLOWS US TO BREATHE.
SUMMER SCHOOL WOULD HAVE BEEN AT RISK.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
>> GREAT QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MANEL. MICHELLE, HR REPORT.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO SHARE.
I'D SAY OUR TEAM HAS REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON KEY MIGRATION, ALONG WITH THE BUSINESS OFFICE, JUST A LOT OF PREPARATION FOR THAT TRANSITION, THE CLEANUP, ALL OF THAT THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY GONE DARK, IS THE TERM THAT WE'VE BEEN USING, AND SO WE AWAIT FOR THE FULL TRANSITION THAT WILL HAPPEN, I BELIEVE, NEXT WEEK.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS RELATED TO STAFFING.
WE HAVE NINE CERTS TO REMAIN ON THE RIFF LIST, AND SO WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS THERE, AND THAT'S MAINLY DUE TO RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS AT THIS POINT.
OUT OF THOSE NINE, WE'VE GOT ABOUT SEVEN ELEMENTARY ED CERTIFICATES, THOSE WHO HAVE HAD ELEMENTARY ED POSITIONS, AND ABOUT TWO WITH HIGHER MATH LEVEL CERTIFICATES.
THEN WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH PSC.
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, WE MET ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES TO ENGAGE IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, AND WE HAVE ABOUT TWO MORE SCHEDULED.
THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MY PARTNER HERE, LAURI LANDERHOLM.
SHE IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
I'M SO EXCITED SHE IS PART OF OUR TEAM.
IF WE CAN JUST GIVE HER A WARM WELCOME. [APPLAUSE]
>> MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? I'M SORRY, BUT THE SEVEN AND THE TWO, THOSE NUMBERS, I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WAS.
I'M SURE PEOPLE LISTENING IN THE PUBLIC WOULD PROBABLY NOT EITHER.
I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, I THINK, BUT COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE SEVEN AND THE TWO SEARCH YOU MENTIONED?
WE HAVE SEVEN ELEMENTARY ED TEACHERS, SO SEVEN TEACHERS WHO COULD FILL A POSITION IN K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.
THEN WE HAVE TWO CERTIFICATED TEACHERS WHO HAVE MATH ENDORSEMENTS THAT WOULD BE FOR UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THEY DON'T HAVE ASSIGNMENTS AT THE MOMENT, BUT WE'RE HOPING MAYBE THEY WILL GET AN ASSIGNMENT BASED ON THINGS THAT CHANGE.
>> MICHELLE, THAT'S DOWN FROM A TOTAL OF?
>> WE HAD OVER 60 AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL OF THIS, TEACHING STAFF.
>> IF I WERE LISTENING AND NOT UNDERSTANDING, WOULD IT BE CORRECT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE LEVEE FAILURE, WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO LET PEOPLE GO, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING?
>> WELL, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THERE'S NINE PEOPLE LEFT TO BE PLACED.
RIGHT. BUT BECAUSE OF ATTRITION, PEOPLE MOVING ON TO OTHER PLACES-
>> DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENT OR WHATEVER.
>> RETIREMENTS, PEOPLE MOVING IN THE DISTRICT, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
>> WE HAVE NINE LEFT, AND OUR HOPE IS THAT NUMBER WILL BE ZERO BY THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MANEL. THAT 2.5.
IS THAT GOING TO HAVE ANY EFFECT, OR THERE JUST ISN'T ANY OPENINGS? I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.
THE 2.5, THOSE ARE ALL SUPPLEMENTAL.
IT'S LIKE EARMARKED SPECIFICALLY FOR MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY FOR-
>> THEY ARE FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.
>> THAT IS THE TRICKY PART IN EDUCATION IS
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THE BUCKETS OF MONEY THAT COME WITH CERTAIN SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, AND SO YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS AND GIVE IT TO THAT.>> WE ARE CREATIVE AND WE BRAID FUNDS, IT'S CALLED BRAIDING FUNDS WHEN WE DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE WITHIN ALLOWABLE.
>> FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE CUTS TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE REDUCTIONS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE SEEN WHEN JULY 1ST HIT, AND WE GOT THE NEWS THAT WE MIGHT BE LOSING SOME MONEY, WE STARTED DOING SOME PLANNING.
AS WE WERE DOING THAT PLANNING, FOR INSTANCE, THAT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PART, I THINK IT'S PART C OF TITLE IV.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED IS TO GO BACK TO A PAY MODEL FOR SUMMER SCHOOL.
WE USED TO HAVE A PAY MODEL IN THIS DISTRICT WHERE IF PEOPLE SENT THEIR CHILD TO SUMMER SCHOOL, THEY HAD TO PAY A FEE FOR THEM TO ATTEND.
BECAUSE OF THOSE MONIES, BECAUSE THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC MONIES FOR THOSE THINGS.
TYPICALLY, OUR K-8 PROGRAM IS NO COST TO THOSE FAMILIES THAT PARTICIPATE.
WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO TURN IT BACK INTO A PAY IF WE WERE GOING TO OFFER IT.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WOULD CHANGE IF WE WERE TO LOSE SOME OF THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
WE'VE EITHER GOT TO DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY OR WE'VE GOT TO REDUCE THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY MAKING THOSE DECISIONS ABOUT, WE DON'T GET THIS, SO HOW DO WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS FOR KIDS? THAT'S AN EXAMPLE.
>> ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I WANTED TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, AND THIS COULD BE LIKE, WHAT IS TERRY THINKING? PLEASE, TERRY IS NOT THINKING ANYTHING.
BUT THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL GOING ON FOR THE CONTRACT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT A BOARD MEMBER CAN SIT IN AND OBSERVE AT ALL? NO.
>> WELL, IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
I WILL TELL YOU, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT.
>> THEORETICALLY, THEY COULD, BUT WE DON'T SUGGEST THAT.
>> WE HAD ONE TIME IN THE HISTORY THAT I'M AWARE OF OF A BOARD MEMBER DOING IT, AND THAT INDIVIDUAL SLIPPED OUT BECAUSE BARGAINING IS LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY REST OF THE TIME, AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT LEVEL OF TIME.
WHEN THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED, THEY'VE PARTICIPATED IN A WAY WHERE THEY GIVE INPUT.
>> I WASN'T ASKING TO PARTICIPATE.
I WAS JUST SAYING, COULD IT BE OBSERVED, AND YOUR ANSWER IS YES, BUT YOU DON'T RECOMMEND IT.
>> YOU CAN'T OBSERVE. BARGAINING SESSIONS ARE CLOSED.
>> A BOARD MEMBER CAN'T COME AND OBSERVE?
>> MICHELLE, YOU MENTIONED KEY MIGRATION.
WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT SKYWARD?
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
>> POSITION THE DATABASE THAT WE'RE USING.
THAT'S BEEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK BOTH IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE AND IN HR, AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
>> MY BRAIN, I THINK SKYWARD, I GO TO SCOTT.
THAT'S NOT WHERE MY BRAIN WAS.
>> IT'S A LOT OF PREPARING THE CONTRACTS AND ADJUSTING CODES.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
I HAVE FIVE UPDATES, BUT MICHELLE'S SOULMATE THUNDER ON THE MIGRATION TO CUMULATIVE.
I WILL JUST PIGGYBACK OFF OF HER THAT THE SYSTEM WAS TAKEN OFFLINE LAST MONDAY EVENING, AND THAT'S TO COMPLETE THE MIGRATION TIMELINE.
EMPLOYEE ACCESS IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO VIEW INFORMATION IN THEIR SKYWARD FOR PAY, AND ETC, IS STILL AVAILABLE.
THEN APPLICANTS RESPONDING TO JOB POSTINGS IS STILL AVAILABLE IN OUR FAST TRACK APPLICATION MODULE.
YES, WE ARE EXPECTING A HEAVY WORKLOAD THIS WEEK AS OUR STUDENT COORDINATORS AND THE BUSINESS OFFICE BEGINS VALIDATING THE MIGRATED DATA, POST-MIGRATION CONFIGURATION, AND ANY ADDITIONAL SECURITY SETUP.
IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY BUSY AS SOON AS THAT INFORMATION IS RELEASED.
WE SHOULD BE ROLLING OUT OUR BUSINESS AND STUDENT MODULES ON A PRIORITY BASIS TO STAFF.
HOPEFULLY, THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK IS WHEN WE WILL START TO RELEASE THOSE MODULES AS THEY'RE READY TO BE RELEASED.
THEN THE NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 11TH.
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THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE UPDATE; MY UPDATE ON THE MIGRATION.INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET IS AN ENROLLMENT, JUST A FINAL ENROLLMENT UPDATE.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO COMPLETELY THROUGH IT.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT PRIMARILY THE FIRST PAGE HERE, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.
THIS IS OUR ENROLLMENT BY FTE.
THIS IS NOT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT GO TO OUR SCHOOL.
THIS IS HOW LONG THEY'RE IN SCHOOL AND BEING SERVED.
IF THEY'RE IN RUNNING START FOR A COUPLE OF CLASSES AND THEN THEY COME HERE, THAT WOULD MAKE THEM A PARTIAL FTE.
THE STATE FUNDS ON THE FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT.
ON THE BUDGET FOR OUR BASIC ED, ALE, AND TTK, WE BUDGETED 12,154 IN OUR ACTUAL ANNUAL AVERAGE BECAUSE THEY DO AVERAGE IT OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS 12,217.
THERE'S A LITTLE ROUNDING IN THERE, BUT AROUND 63 - 64 ABOVE BUDGET.
THE FIRST SEMESTER, WE WERE OVER BUDGET 130 AT TIMES, DEPENDING ON THE MONTH.
BUT THE SECOND SEMESTER THERE WAS A DOWNWARD TREND.
TERRY, I WAS ANTICIPATING A QUESTION FROM YOU, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON THAT TREND OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT WAS TRENDING DOWN.
SEVEN PERCENT OF THOSE STUDENTS EXITING IN THE SECOND SEMESTER WERE FROM NON-ATTENDANCE, 20% TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, 10% TRANSFER WAS UNCONFIRMED, 36 TRANSFERRED IN-STATE, AND THEN 27% INTEND TO HOMESCHOOL.
THOSE ARE JUST THE PERCENTAGES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS COMING IN AND OUT, SO I CAN'T NAIL IT DOWN TO EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS, JUST THE PERCENTAGES.
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT DID GROW 74 STUDENTS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER, SO IT'S OVER 2,000 STUDENTS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER.
THOSE WERE JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ENROLLMENT REPORT.
YOU CAN REVIEW THE ENROLLMENT REPORT AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT.
>> NEXT, I HAVE A BUDGET UPDATE.
I JUST WAS PAUSING FOR QUESTIONS, SORRY. A BUDGET UPDATE.
THE HR TEAM, MICHELLE'S TEAM, AND THE BUSINESS OFFICE WE WERE WORKING VERY HARD OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET FOR '25/26.
DUE TO THE REDUCTIONS IN STAFFING AND PROGRAMS FROM THE LEVY LOSS, IT PRESENTED AN EXTREME CHALLENGE TO COMPLETE THE BUDGET.
BUT WE DID GET OUR FINAL EXPORT DONE BEFORE OUR MIGRATION, WHICH WE HAD TO HAVE THAT DONE AND GET THAT OVER TO THE OSPI SYSTEM, AND ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE THE SAME SYSTEM TO EXPORT THEIR BUDGETS INTO.
THE PLAN IS TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO YOU AT THE BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 11TH, WITH SOME TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND TO TAKE INFORMATION IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO YOU.
THEN, AT THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 24TH, WE WILL BE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET MUST BE ADOPTED BY AUGUST 31ST.
ANOTHER UPDATE IS ON THE LIGHTING FINANCE UPDATE.
AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD APPROVED OF THE ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACT WITH AMERESCO, CONTINGENT UPON FINANCING AND THE DOCUMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT MEETING.
WE APPLIED WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TREASURER, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOAN PROGRAM.
THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST WAY TO FINANCE BECAUSE YOU GET PUT IN A GROUP TOGETHER, AND SO YOU HAVE MORE BONDS BEING ISSUED, WHICH CAN DRIVE DOWN THE INTEREST RATE AND MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR INTEREST RATES.
BUT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR APPROVAL YET BACK FROM THE PROGRAM, SO WE'RE STILL AWAITING INFORMATION ON THAT.
WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING ANOTHER POSSIBLE FINANCING OPTION
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THROUGH A POSSIBLE INTRA-FUND LOAN WITHIN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT.BUT WE WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AND GIVE YOU THE RESULTS OF HOW THE LOAN APPLICATION WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE RESULTS OF THAT, AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE AT THAT TIME.
>> DO WE GET A TIMELINE ON THAT?
>> YEAH, THEY ARE ANTICIPATING COMPLETING THEIR REVIEW THIS WEEK, AND I ANTICIPATE THEY SHOULD BE GETTING BACK TO US NEXT WEEK.
>> AT THAT TIME, POSSIBLY THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, YOU WOULD GIVE US AN UPDATE.
IF WE AREN'T APPROVED, YOU WOULD EXPLAIN TO US THIS OTHER OPTION THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING, AND THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE DEEPER.
>> THEN MY LAST UPDATE IS AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD ALSO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER THE PAID MAIL PRICES.
WE HAD LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL QUALIFYING FOR MAILS AT NO CHARGE FOR ALL STUDENTS UNDER THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM.
THAT PROGRAM WAS AT 40% THE INFORMATION FROM OSPI THAT THEY SENT TO US AND THAT WE RECEIVED.
HOWEVER, UPON TRYING TO VALIDATE SOME OF THE INFORMATION, THERE WERE SOME STUDENTS THAT HAD DROPPED OFF, AND IT TOOK US BELOW THE 40%.
OUR APPLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION WAS NOT APPROVED FOR LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WILL NOT QUALIFY NEXT YEAR FOR THAT PROGRAM.
IT'S HEARTBREAKING, BUT THAT WAS THE RESULT. THAT'S ALL I HAD.
>> THANK YOU, MICHELLE. KEVIN, UPDATE?
>> OUR ROOF PROJECT IS GOING VERY WELL AT CHIEF DAYBREAK IN TUKES.
WE'LL WRAP UP BEFORE THE START OF THE YEAR.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAVE NOT SIGNED A CHANGE ORDER ON THOSE THREE PROJECTS.
OUR CENTRAL OPERATIONS BUILDING IS GOING VERY WELL.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY, YOU'VE NOTICED IT'S ALL BEEN PAVED AND RAPIDLY COMING TO COMPLETION.
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO MOVE INTO THERE IN SEPTEMBER.
>> KEVIN, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ADD A VISIT TO THAT AS AN OPTION FOR THE BOARD?
>> AMANDA. NOTHING? THAT'S IT FOR STAFF.
OH, YOU DO HAVE SOMETHING. NO, YOU DON'T.
>> THAT'S IT. THEN FIRST STAFF AND SUPERINTENDENT.
[8. Citizens' Comments]
THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND, VIEW PRESENTATIONS AND HEAR BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS TOPICS DURING OPEN SESSIONS.THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS DURING CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND ASKED THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED BY THE DOOR, WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES FOR CITIZENS' COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME, LIMITING YOUR TIME TO THREE MINUTES, AND REFRAINING FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.
THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT ALL COMMENTS SPOKEN AT THE MEETING BE APPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE.
COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR FAMILY AUDIENCE CAN BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING.
BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT NORMALLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR PETITIONS DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS.
THEY WILL LISTEN AND GIVE DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM IF ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY.
LET'S SEE. BISSELL, ARE YOU GOING TO TIME TONIGHT?
>> YOU CAN TRAIN TOBY TO BE THE TIMER.
>> YES. HE WILL BE FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING.
>> FIRST THIS EVENING, WE HAVE JENNIFER HEINE-WITHEE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO TOBY.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU HERE, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME AS A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD.
SECOND, LAST WEEK, I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SHELLY, AND BOY, I THINK IT WAS LIKE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET FOR AN HOUR AND 2.5 HOURS LATER, [LAUGHTER] I WAS LEAVING, BUT WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING AND I ENJOYED IT THOROUGHLY.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY, AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD, I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THE BOARD RETREAT NEXT WEEK AND MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU.
I FOUND AN ARTICLE TODAY THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY INTERESTING, AND IT IS CALLED SCREEN VERSUS PAPER, WHICH ONE BOOSTS READING COMPREHENSION.
IN IT, IT SAYS THAT NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT READING COMPREHENSION, NOT JUST WHAT WE READ,
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PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN COMPREHENSION, RETENTION AND OVERALL ACADEMIC SUCCESS.WHEN WE SWAP PAGES FOR PIXELS, WE'RE CHANGING THE WAY OUR BRAINS PROCESS INFORMATION.
FOR STUDENTS, THIS CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO ABSORB AND RETAIN WHAT THEY READ.
IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT A 2024 META ANALYSIS OF 49 STUDIES FOUND THAT STUDENTS WHO READ ON PAPER CONSISTENTLY SCORE HIGHER ON COMPREHENSION TESTS THAN THOSE WHO READ THE SAME MATERIAL ON SCREENS.
RESEARCHERS CALL THIS THE SCREEN INFERIORITY EFFECT, MEANING THAT DIGITAL READING LEADS TO LOWER INFORMATION RETENTION AND UNDERSTANDING.
THE YOUNGEST READERS, OUR YOUNG READERS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.
THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE'S THREE MAIN REASONS, COGNITIVE OVERLOAD, LACK OF MENTAL MAPPING, AND A TENDENCY TO SKIM.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE, AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT EDUCATORS ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING SINCE TODAY A LOT OF OUR EDUCATION IS DONE ON SCREENS AND THROUGH THE CHROMEBOOK.
I SENT A COPY OF THIS, A LINK TO THIS TO ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ALONG WITH SHELLY, SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT TO THINK.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> WERE YOU RESEND THAT? I DIDN'T GET THAT COPY.
>> SURE. I JUST SENT IT BEFORE I CAME UP.
>> WHILE JESSICA IS COMING UP, I'LL SHARE THAT.
I JUST RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WHO ARE GOING BACK TO PHYSICAL BOOKS.
IT WAS INTERESTING CORRELATION.
>> GOOD EVENING. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. TOBY, WELCOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMMITTING TO SERVE AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO.
I WANT MY TIME. I'M JESSICA COLE.
I'VE HAD KIDS IN THE DISTRICT, AND I'M HERE TO SHARE MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE WAYFINDER CURRICULUM FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT'S CURRICULUM REVIEW NIGHTS AND ALSO SCHEDULED AN INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT TO REVIEW THE MATERIAL.
WAYFINDER IS WELL ROUNDED, RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAM THAT HELPS STUDENTS BUILD ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS OR LIFE AND CAREER READINESS SKILLS.
THINGS LIKE COMMUNICATION, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, DECISION MAKING, AND A SENSE OF DIRECTION FOR THEIR FUTURE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I SPECIALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS HOW RESPONSIVE AND ADAPTIVE THE PUBLISHERS HAVE BEEN TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT.
THEY'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO TAILOR THE CURRICULUM TO FIT OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND SCHOOL STRUCTURES.
THIS CURRICULUM ISN'T LIMITED TO ONE SETTING.
IT CAN BE USED BY TEACHERS DIRECTLY IN THE CLASSROOM, ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE CONSISTENT MESSAGING AND SUPPORT, AND AT THE SAME TIME, SCHOOL COUNSELORS CAN USE IT MORE FLEXIBLY WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, MAKING IT A POWERFUL TOOL FOR BOTH UNIVERSAL AND TARGETED INTERVENTIONS.
THIS CURRICULUM IS ALSO A GREAT FIT FOR ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS LIKE RHL, I LOST MY PLACE, WHERE TRADITIONAL SUPPORTS LIKE CAREER CENTERS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE.
WAYFINDER HELPS FILL THE GAP TO GUIDING STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT THEIR GOALS AND HOW TO NAVIGATE LIFE BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.
FAMILIES ARE ALSO INVITED TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH MATERIALS AND REINFORCES SKILLS AT HOME, CREATING A STRONGER CONNECTION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND FAMILY LIFE.
I BELIEVE THIS IS A THOUGHTFUL AND PRACTICAL ADDITION TO OUR SCHOOLS, ONE THAT SUPPORTS BOTH STUDENT GROWTH AND HELPS PREPARE THEM FOR REAL WORLD SUCCESS.
LASTLY, I'M ONCE AGAIN ASKING OR URGING THIS BOARD TO ADOPT A FORMAL ENFORCEABLE CODE OF ETHICS, NOT JUST A SET OF NORMS BECAUSE THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, BUT CLEAR STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. TOBY GOES TO CAM.
ARE YOU ALSO DOING RUNNING START THIS YEAR?
>> YEAH, I'LL BE TAKING ONE CLASS AT CAM AND THEN SOME [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS CONSENT AGENDA.
[9. Consent Agenda (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM JUNE 28TH, 2025, REGULAR MEETING, BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS,[01:00:02]
PERSONNEL REPORTS, FINANCIAL REPORTS, COMPLETED PROJECTS REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL, APPROVAL OF THE 2025-'26 MINIMUM BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT COLLECTION REVIEW, AND APPROVAL OF THE 2025-'26 AMERICUS HEALTHCARE STAFFING CONTRACT FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING.ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>>MADAM PRESIDENT, ITEM H, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WHICH IS AMERICUS HEALTHCARE.
QUESTION, WE WOULD WE EVER BE HIRING OUR OWN HEALTHCARE AND SPIT STAFFING?
>> WE DO. THIS IS FOR STAFFING THAT WE CAN'T GET AFTER WE'VE POSTED AND LOOKED FOR POSITIONS, OR IT IS VERY UNIQUE POSITIONS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE VERY UNIQUE NEEDS, BUT THEY'RE ONE ON ONE SITUATIONS LIKE A CHILD WHO MIGHT HAVE A FEEDING TUBE, FOR INSTANCE, AND WE NEED NURSING FOR THAT NEED.
ALL OF OUR POSITIONS ARE PUT OUT INTO THE FAST TRACK, AND THEN WE RECRUIT.
THEN WHEN WE CAN'T, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CONTRACTS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE SHOULD WE NEED IT.
THAT'S WHY IT HAS AN UP TO AMOUNT.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD EVER GET THAT 500,000 FOR SURE.
>> THE CONTRACT IS FOR 500,000 THAT'S IF WE NEED TO FILL THOSE POSITION?
>> YEAH. WE'VE HAD YEARS WHERE WE'VE HAD TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR APPROVAL BEYOND THAT BECAUSE WE'VE NEEDED MORE, AND THERE ARE YEARS THAT WE DON'T COME CLOSE TO THAT.
>> WITH THE INCREASE IN SPED 75 STUDENTS, THERE'S A CHANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE NEED SOME EXTRA FOLKS.
>> IT'S HARD TO TELL FROM YEAR TO YEAR, IT DEPENDS REALLY ON WHAT IS BEING PUT OUT IN TERMS OF NEW EMPLOYEE POOLS FROM OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
BUT YEAH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE.
>> THEN ANOTHER WHEN I READ THE CONTRACT, I WENT THOROUGHLY THROUGH IT.
THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES, THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE, IT REFERS TO FAPE, AND I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THAT AND I THINK THAT PUBLIC PROBABLY ISN'T AWARE, FAPE, WHAT THAT IS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S A PROTECTED, I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S A PROTECTED OVER THE AGE OF 13, THOSE THINGS DON'T HAVE TO BE SHARED, THINGS THAT ARE DONE IN THE SCHOOL UNDER THAT FAPE, DO NOT HAVE TO BE SHARED WITH PARENTS.
IS THAT CORRECT OR IS THAT WRONG?
>> I'M NOT SURE WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> YEAH. FAPE IS WHAT WE PROVIDE EVERY STUDENT.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS PROBABLY LIKE A HIPAA.
>> IT'S LIKE A HIPAA, BUT IT PERTAINS [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS FAPE, BUT I COULD BE WRONG.
>> YEAH, FAPE IS FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION.
>> BUT FRPA WOULD BE [OVERLAPPING].
>> EDUCATIONAL RECORDS. >> THOSE RECORDS, IT SAYS THAT SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED BY EITHER A QUALIFIED SCHOOL NURSE OR OTHER QUALIFIED PERSONS AS REQUESTED BY THE CUSTOMER.
>> WELL, THE CUSTOMER WOULD BE US.
>> YEAH. WE'RE THE CUSTOMER AND A CONTRACTOR.
>> SO IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE DONE BY PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE IT DOES SAY A QUALIFIED PERSON?
>> YEAH. DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE CONTRACTING FOR WOULD DETERMINE.
ACTUALLY, AS A PARENT, THAT WOULD FRIGHTEN ME TO THINK THAT ANOTHER QUALIFIED PERSON THAT ISN'T A SCHOOL NURSE.
>> WELL, THE PERSON WHO DOES OUR HIRING FOR SCHOOL NURSES IS OUR NURSE SUPERVISOR CATHY SHANNON, AND SHE IS A CERTIFIED [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE HAVE. YES. GOOD TO KNOW.
SHE'S MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE FOLKS ARE QUALIFIED.
>> CORRECT. BEING BOARD CERTIFIED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
>> THEN ABOUT WHAT'S BEING DONE FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, THESE STUDENTS.
THIS IS SOMETHING SHARED WITH PARENTS, IS THAT CORRECT OR NOT CORRECT? OVER THE AGE OF 13?
>> THE SERVICES THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS MIGHT BE GIVING IS PART OF THEIR IEP, THEIR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
THEY HELP DETERMINE WHAT THOSE SERVICES ARE THAT THE STUDENT NEEDS IN ORDER TO ACCESS THEIR EDUCATION.
>> BUT KIDS WHO ARE NOT SPECIAL ED CAN STILL RECEIVE MEDICAL SERVICES,
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RIGHT, IN THE SCHOOL, IF THEY NEED SOMETHING OR WANT SOMETHING?>> THE TYPE THAT WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH ARE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS.
>> WE'VE FILLED ALL OF OUR REGULAR LPN AND RN POSITIONS.
YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM.
>> THIS DOES NOT APPLY THEN TO THE PUBLIC.
>> I APPRECIATE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU.
>> THERE'S MORE THAN NURSES TOO.
WE HAVE PARA EDUCATORS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, LIKE IT'S A SCOPE.
IT'S LIKE AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY EMERGES, AND THEY HELP US.
WE HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.
WE'VE HAD IT POSTED, AND KELLY WAS JUST ABLE TO FIND ONE THROUGH THIS AGENCY TO BE ABLE TO FILL ONE OF OUR SPOTS THAT HAS BEEN UNFILLED ALL YEAR.
>> ARE THEY PAID MORE THAN SOMEONE YOU PAY YOU WOULD HIRE?
>> WE PAY THIS CONTRACTING AGENCY.
>> SO THEY PAY WHATEVER THEY PAY.
>> IT'S MUCH BETTER IF WE CAN GET OUR OWN EMPLOYEES.
>> THAT'S AN INTERESTING THOUGHT.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE MIGHT HIRE A PSYCHOLOGIST THROUGH THESE FOLKS.
THEN THE REPORTING ISSUES ABOUT A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS AND THIS KIND OF THING THAT WE ARE BOUND BY BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL IN FRPA AND THIS KIND OF STUFF.
>> NO, THEY'RE BOUND BY EVERYTHING WE DO.
>> THEY'RE BOUND BY THE CONTRACT.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS BUDGETED ANNUALLY AND IT'S MANDATED BY THE STATE.
>> YEAH. YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
>> I THOUGHT IT'D BE IMPORTANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
>> SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, IT'S WHY WE HAD NO RIFFS IN ANY OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
YEAH, THOSE ARE IN PLACE AND WE'LL CONTINUE, NO MATTER WHAT OUR BALANCE SHEET SAYS.
>> JUST FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD'S KNOWLEDGE ON THIS, WE DO RUN INTO THESE INVOICES IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, SO THEY ARE BEING REVIEWED AS WELL, AND WE'RE COMPARING THEM AND WE'VE ACTUALLY ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE IS, WAS THERE NO FULL TIME STAFF AVAILABLE? NO. WE LOOKED.
WE HAD IT ON FOR THIS LONG, AND WE HAVE TO BRING THESE PEOPLE IN BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
>> IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I SEEK A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA IS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED TO MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE 2025-'26 AMERICUS HEALTHCARE STAFFING CONTRACT FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING IS PRESENTED.
>> NO. CONSENT AGENDA THE WHOLE THING.
IT'S BEEN MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> OH, GOOD. [LAUGHTER] WE CAN GET THERE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR NEW BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF
[11. New Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
RESOLUTION G25 PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF BGPS AND WE HAVE MS. SCOTT TO EXPLAIN THAT TO US.REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION G25.
AS MARY STATED, IT'S PROVIDING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE HAD SOME STAFFING CHANGES, AND SO WHAT THIS WILL DO IS THIS WILL REMOVE DENNY WATERS AS THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND ADD SHELLY WHITTEN AS SUPERINTENDENT.
IT'LL ADD LYNNELL MURRAY AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, AND ADDING LAURI LANDERHOLM AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR SECTION 4 NLY.
ALSO, CLARK COUNTY PROVIDES BANKING SERVICES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THEY HAD GONE OUT TO BID AND HAD CHANGED BANKS TO JP MORGAN VERSUS BANK OF AMERICA.
WE ARE ALSO CHANGING THAT INFORMATION ON THE RESOLUTION. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DID THAT CHANGE IN BANKING DO ANYTHING TO [FOREIGN] OUR RATES, IS PRETTY MUCH STANDARD ACROSS THE SAME SAME?
>> ACTUALLY AS BEING PART OF THE CLARK COUNTY,
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WE DON'T HAVE A FEE FOR BANKING SERVICES.>> I'M LOOKING FOR SOME EDUCATION HERE.
THIS IS VERY COMMON TO HAVE OTHER PEOPLE SIGNING FOR THINGS, AND IT'S LIMITED AS FAR AS WHAT THEY CAN SIGN FOR.
SOMETHING WE WILL SEE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT MY LIFE ON THE BOARD SO I DON'T HAVE TO KEEP ASKING.
>> THEN IT'S EXCESS OF $150,000.
>> IT'S IN DOLLARS. THAT'S WHAT I'M READING HERE.
THAT'S CORRECT. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFIED THAT AND UNDERSTOOD IT COMPLETELY.
YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS ONE OF OUR POLICIES HERE, 1620 THAT DELEGATES CAN HAVE THE FUNCTIONS OF WHAT SHELLY DECIDES THAT SHE WANTS OTHER PEOPLE TO PAY FOR?
>> THEN DOES THAT COME TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, ALSO, WILL WE SEE THAT HAVE THOSE?
>> THAT COMES THROUGH THE CONTRACT INFORMATION REPORT THAT YOU RECEIVED IN THE FISCAL UPDATES.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE RESOLUTION G-25, PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS PRESENTED.
>> STUDENT REPS, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT ONE?
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED RESOLUTION G-25, PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF BGPS AS PRESENTED.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I CALL FOR THE VOTE.
>> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5:0.
MS. SCOTT, YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR US.
>> YES, BOARD. REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION H-25, A TEMPORARY INCREASE TO THE BUSINESS SERVICES REVOLVING FUND IMPREST CHECKING ACCOUNT.
IT'S 6020 P, AND THAT THE BOARD SETS THE AMOUNT OF IMPREST CHECKING ACCOUNTS JUST TO BE SAFE DURING THE MIGRATION, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE FISCAL SYSTEM.
WE WANTED TO HAVE JUST SO IF WE NEEDED TO WRITE A MANUAL WARRANT OUT OF OUR CHECKING ACCOUNT, WE COULD DO SO.
THIS IS JUST A PREVENTIVE JUST IN THE EVENT THAT WE MAY NEED IT.
IN THE RESOLUTION, YOU CAN SEE, WE PLAN ON RETURNING THOSE FUNDS BEFORE THE END OF AUGUST.
>> I DON'T SEE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON IT.
>> THE RESOLUTION, IT SAYS, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED.
THAT'S THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH DOWN THAT WE WILL INCREASE IT FROM 10,000-60,000 UNTIL AUGUST 31ST, AT WHICH TIME IT WILL BE DECREASED BACK TO 10,000.
>> THAT WAY, I DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN [LAUGHTER] TO GET IT LOWERED DOWN.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS IS A ONE TIME THING BECAUSE OF OUR TRANSITION IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY YOU REFERENCED POLICY?
>> 6020 P. >> IS THE P NOT PROCEDURE?
>> OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, I CALL FOR A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE RESOLUTION H-25, TEMPORARY INCREASE TO THE BUSINESS SERVICES REVOLVING FUND, IMPREST CHECKING ACCOUNT AS PRESENTED.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION H-25.
STUDENT REPS, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT ONE?
>> THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5:0.
>> THANK YOU, MICHELLE. ITEM C, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM.
>> THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU IS TO ALLOW US TO POST AN RFP FOR A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM, REFERRED TO AS A DAS SYSTEM.
DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS ENHANCE THE SIGNAL FOR FIRST RESPONDER RADIOS.
I'M SURE THAT YOU REMEMBER WE JUST COMPLETED A PROJECT WITH COPS GRANT THROUGH THE CITY OF BATTLE GROUND THAT ALLOWED US
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TO FIX THE ANTENNA SIGNALS FOR BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, CHIEF MIDDLE, AND THE DAYBREAK CAMPUS.DURING OUR STUDY IN 2023, THERE WERE ONLY FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT PASS WITH ADEQUATE SIGNAL BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT WOULD BE THE TUKES CAMPUS AND PLEASANT VALLEY CAMPUS.
WE HAVE RECENTLY SECURED FUNDING THROUGH A LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECT THROUGH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO PAY TO UPGRADE THOSE SITES.
THIS RFP AND THE CONTRACT RESULTING FROM IT WOULD ALLOW US TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE ADEQUATE SIGNAL IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DO YOU HAVE AN IGE OFF TOP OF YOUR HEAD?
>> YES, WE'RE WORKING OFF ESTIMATES THAT WE OBTAINED BACK WHEN WE DID THE INITIAL STUDY, AND THAT BROUGHT IT INTO JUST SHY OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE THROUGH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECT.
ANYTHING THAT COMES IN OVER THAT, WE DO HAVE SOME CAPABILITY THROUGH THE CAPITAL LEVY TO FACILITATE COVERAGE FOR THAT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BUILT INTO THE RFP IS THAT BASED ON BUDGET, WE WOULD MAKE DECISIONS TO THAT POINT, WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE ABLE TO PURSUE ALL OF IT AT ONCE.
>> YEAH. I'M JUST READING THE DRAFT.
I'M ASSUMING THIS IS THE DRAFT RFP AND YOU HAVE THE 250K FUNDING LEVEL IN THERE?
>> I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST MY EXPERIENCE, TYPICALLY, I WOULDN'T PUT A FUNDING LEVEL IN THERE.
I'D PUT A MAGNITUDE OF SAYING, HEY, IT'S BETWEEN 100 AND 300,000, BUT I WOULDN'T PUT EXACTLY. THIS IS WHAT WE GOT.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US, IS WHAT IT IS.
>> EXACTLY. I GUESS MY QUESTION DOES THAT MAKE IT THE MOST COMPETITIVE OFFER?
>> WE WOULD TAKE THE MOST COMPETITIVE OFFER.
I GUESS I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU.
>> IN MY WORLD, IF I GET AN RFP, I'M A CONTRACTOR, AND THEY SAY THEY GOT 250,000 FUNDING.
I'M EITHER A GOING TO LOOK AT THAT AND BE LIKE, WELL, THEY CAN'T AFFORD ME, OR B, I'M GOING TO BE LIKE, WELL, I CAN DO THIS AT 240, BUT I KNOW NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO BID IT.
I'M GOING TO UP CHARGE IT TO 250 BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN GET 250.
>> I CAN CERTAINLY TALK TO DARCY SPIKERMAN, WHO HELPED DRAFT THE RFP.
THAT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AND I HAD THE SAME QUESTION.
>> I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE RFP.
>> I DO BELIEVE THAT WE STILL WOULD GET COMPETITIVE BIDS BACK BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE COMPANIES COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
EVEN IF THEY KNOW THE TOP END VALUE OF THE GRANT FUNDING.
WE RECEIVED VERY COMPETITIVE BIDS ON OUR LAST EFFORT TO DO THIS AND THE COMPANY THAT DID WIN THE BID WAS STELLAR.
>> DO YOU KNOW IF THAT RFP INCLUDED THE FUNDING MODELS?
>> OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S PRETTY COOL. WE GOT A GRANT.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A WILD GUESS.
DO WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT AN RFP IS?
>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS EVEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE RFP.
>> IF IT'S NOT A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE THEN, YES.
>> I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE PUBLICATION OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRIBUTION ANTENNA SYSTEM AS PRESENTED.
>> THE MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR AND STUDENT REPS.
>> THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE PUBLICATION OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AS PRESENTED.
>> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5:0.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SCOTT. MR. JOLMA.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I COME TO YOU LOOKING FOR APPROVAL FOR MY CONTRACT WITH CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR THE FUTURES PROGRAM SITE.
THE FUTURES PROGRAM IS A SPECIAL ED PROGRAM THAT'S RUN OUT OF THE DODGE HOUSE.
CURRENTLY, IT'S A SMALL, PROBABLY UNDER 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOME.
WE'RE LOOKING TO RELOCATE THAT ONCE MY CENTRAL OPERATIONS BUILDING IS DONE AND WE MOVE OUT OF THE FACILITIES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN, THE BUS BARNS AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE PARKING LOT,
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AND WE WILL BE TEARING THOSE DOWN AND PUTTING THE NEW FUTURES SITE THERE CLOSE TO A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT MODULAR WILL BE SIMILAR TO ONE OF THESE BUILDINGS HERE AT CAM.THIS REQUEST IS TO APPROVE FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING, WHICH IS ALL THE THINGS THAT UNDERLIE A DESIGN SUCH AS SURVEYING, GEO-TECH, ARCHAEOLOGICAL PREDETERMINATION BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH THERE WILL BE, SITE PLAN, GRADING AND PAVING, THE SITE STORMWATER, SITE WATER, SITE SANITARY SEWER, NATURAL GAS, ELECTRICAL, AND LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION, AND TO CREATE THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT SPECS AND COST ESTIMATES FOR WHAT THE JOB SHOULD COST.
THIS PROJECT IS WITH ROBERTSON FICK ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS, AND I LOOK FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED OUT OF IMPACT FEES.
>> FOR THE BOARD'S I DON'T KNOW, KNOWLEDGE HERE, AND KEVIN DOES MAKE A COMMENT IN HERE ABOUT THE APPROXIMATE VALUE, THE CONTRACT OVERALL IS SEVEN MILLION.
HE POINTS TO IT AS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I QUESTIONED WHEN I READ THE FIRST LINE HERE ABOUT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CONTRACT IS WHAT'S THE OVERALL VALUE BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW IN MY WORLD, AND IN HIS WORLD, SAME WORLD IS ANYTHING UNDER 15% IS CONSIDERED A GOOD DEAL.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE ONLY 3.29% OF CONSTRUCTION COST IS UNHEARD OF.
THAT IS AN AMAZING PRICE FOR A DESIGN EFFORT.
>> WE DO A LOT OF IN HOUSE DESIGN JOSH JENNA HANDLES THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTUAL DESIGN WORK SO WE CUT THAT ARCHITECTURE FEE OUT.
>> IN THE AGREEMENT, IT SAYS THE AGREEMENT WILL EXPIRE ON AUGUST 31ST, 2026, SO WE EXPECT ALL OF THIS WORK TO BE DONE, IT'LL TAKE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?
>> IS THAT COMPLETING THE BUILD OR IS THAT JUST THE DESIGN WITH ROBERTSON?
>> AS YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO PUT A HARD LINE AT THIS STAGE OF THE PROJECT.
IT'S PRETTY SCHEMATIC AT THIS POINT SO THAT WILL DEPEND ON THE MODULAR COMPANY'S AVAILABILITY ON THEIR FABRICATION LINE, THIS WILL BE THE CITY, SO PERMITTING CAN BE SO THAT IS OUR GOAL TO HAVE IT DONE WITHIN A YEAR.
>> DOES THE IMPACT OF THE SALES TAX, NOT INCREASES, THE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THAT'S EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, BUT THIS YEAR IMPACT THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT?
>> THERE ARE NO SALES TAX ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
>> BUT THERE ARE STARTING OCTOBER 1ST.
>> STANDARD SALES TAX ON PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING?
>> I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS YET BECAUSE DUR HASN'T GIVEN OUT ALL OF THE SCOPE.
I DON'T KNOW MAYBE MICHELLE, YOU KNOW SOME MORE ON IT?
>> I ATTENDED A WEBINAR ONLINE THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IS TRYING TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF THAT AT THIS TIME FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES.
WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET INFORMATION ON THAT.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT'S MORE FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES COMING IN.
BUT DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IS TAKING FEEDBACK AND I POSED THE QUESTION FOR THEM TO RESPOND TO ON A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A VARIETY OF TEMPORARY POSITIONS THAT COME IN ANYWHERE FROM ARCHITECTS THAT ARE THROUGH AN RFQ PROCESS TO AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY TO HIRING REFEREES OR ATHLETICS.
WHAT EXACTLY IS SENATE BILL 5814 GOING TO COVER AND HAVE A REQUIREMENT SALES TAX? AT THIS TIME, THEY HAVEN'T REALLY DETERMINED THAT YET SO WE'LL SEE.
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>> I THINK THAT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TOO THOUGH WILL DEFINITELY HAVE B&O TAXES THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME ADDITIONAL B&O TAXES.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS? TED, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO ASK A QUESTION.
>> WELL, I WAS JUST READING ABOUT 5814.
IT BASICALLY JUST SAYS, ADVERTISING, CUSTOM WEBSITES, DEVELOPMENT, IT.
THERE'S PROBABLY SOME MORE IF I SPEND SOME MORE TIME AND DIVE DEEPER, BUT WE MIGHT BE OKAY.
THERE ALSO MIGHT BE SOME GRANDFATHER LAW ABOUT IF THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED PRIOR TO THAT BEING IN EFFECT, MAYBE THAT HAS SOME APPLICABILITY TOO, SO THAT'D BE WORTH LOOKING INTO.
>> I'LL MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ROBERTSON FICK ENGINEERING PC AS PRESENTED.
>> THE MOTION IS ON THE TABLE AND STUDENT REPS?
>> THE MOTION IS ON THE TABLE.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ROBERTSON FICK ENGINEERING PC AS PRESENTED.
>> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5:0.
APPROVAL OF THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ALLISON.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME RESIGNATIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR, AND SUSAN SMITH AND JEN HAVIG, WHO ARE THE TWO ADMINISTRATORS ON OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE HAVE MOVED ON TO OTHER POSITIONS IN OTHER PLACES AND WE NEED TO REPLACE THEM ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THEM WITH CHARB GOURDE AND JESSICA DRAKE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS PRESENTED.
>> OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 5:0.
THE LAST ITEM ON OUR NEW BUSINESS.
THE FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM.
>> YES, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME EARLIER.
I WANTED TO RE-INVITE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO STAY.
AGAIN, I KNOW HOW VALUABLE TIME IS, SO I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US EXTENDING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, AND THEN HOPE TO PICK UP THE CONVERSATION WHERE WE LEFT OFF.
IF THERE ARE ANYTHING WE CAN CLARIFY OR QUESTIONS, WE'D LOVE TO DO THAT FOR THE BOARD.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR STICKING AROUND.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I ALWAYS HAVE QUESTIONS. ERIC, YOU KNOW ME.
JUST SOME FEEDBACK THAT I'VE RECEIVED THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SHARING PERSONAL STORIES.
THEN JUST THE CONNECTION WITH ATTENDANCE, A COUPLE OF CONNECTIONS, ACTUALLY.
IF KIDS DON'T WANT TO SHARE THEIR STORIES OR SHARE IN THESE CIRCLES, IS THIS GOING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO STAY AWAY BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ATTENDANCE ISSUE? THEN, OF COURSE, ANOTHER COMMENT THAT WAS MADE TO ME IS THAT BULLIES, THIS JUST PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION TO THEM THAT THEY CAN BULLY MORE AND DO MORE THINGS.
THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A BARRIER FOR THAT CULTURE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD.
THE LAST TWO THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY IS MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CULTURE OF INCLUSION THAT WAS IN YOUR SLIDES, AND THEN ALSO, I THINK A BIG CONCERN FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT IS IF THE DISTRICT CAN'T SUSTAIN IT, SHOULDN'T WE WAIT UNTIL WE CAN? THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND MY FEELINGS, AND THOUGHTS ABOUT, I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE.
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I HEARD ALL OF YOU SPEAK YOUR MIND AND YOUR EXCITEMENT.I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH THE KIDS.
IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY HAD.
I'M JUST NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED, TO BE HONEST.
I'M NOT 100%. I WISH I COULD BE, BUT I'M NOT.
>> CAN I ADDRESS THE SHARING PART?
>> AS ONE OF THE TEACHERS WHO PILOTED THE PROGRAM, I MADE IT CLEAR TO MY STUDENTS, THEY ARE FREE TO SHARE AND THEY ARE FREE NOT TO SHARE, BUT ONLY SHARE THINGS THAT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE SHARING WITH PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT A TIME TO SHARE DEEP, DARK SECRETS, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
WE'RE HERE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES THAT THEY FEEL WOULD HELP THE ACTIVITY OR THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACROSS.
I HAD MANY STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SHARE, BUT THEY STILL PARTICIPATED ACTIVELY IN THE ACTIVITIES AND OTHER QUESTIONS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE LESSON THAT DAY.
AGAIN, I HAD SOME STUDENTS WHO WERE ALWAYS WANTING TO SHARE.
THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AS A TEACHER TO MEDIATE THAT SHARING AND KNOWING WHEN TO CLOSE IT UP OR CONTINUE AND SHARING, AND ELICITING MORE FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS.
IT REALLY IS A STUDENT-DRIVEN ACTIVITY.
YOU CAN GAUGE WHEN THEY'RE NOT REALLY DIGGING IT, THEY'RE NOT WANTING TO SHARE, AND THAT'S TOTALLY FINE.
WE'RE ONLY ASKING STUDENTS JUST TO SHARE WHAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE SHARING AND NOT TO DIVE FURTHER.
>> I KNOW WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME FOCUSING ON THIS PART OF IT, BUT WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE LESSONS, EVERY LESSON ISN'T ABOUT PEOPLE SHARING.
>> [OVERLAPPING] WHOLE BUNCH OF ACTIVITIES.
I FOUND THAT ONLY IN SOME PLACES.
WE WANT THEM TALKING ABOUT ISSUES, TALKING ABOUT THINGS, BUT [OVERLAPPING]
>> PERSONAL STORY. THAT WAS VERY LIMITED IN WHAT I SAW.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, TOO, IT'S A LOT MORE LIGHT-HEARTED THAN YOU WOULD THINK.
IT'S REALLY FUN AND ENGAGING, AND IT'S NOT LIKE A COUNSELING SESSION.
I DO THE COUNSELING SESSIONS, BUT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO, THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO ARE REALLY LIGHT-HEARTED TO JUST GET THEM CONNECTED AND ENGAGED WITH WHAT WE WILL DO NEXT.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO PASS.
I WILL SAY THAT DOING ACTIVITIES LIKE THESE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING THEM FOR SO LONG, THAT WHEN I LOOK AT ATTENDANCE, THE KIDS THAT I WORK WITH THAT ARE TIER 2, TIER 3 HAVE A LOT OF STRUGGLES.
THEY TEND TO GO ON THE DAYS WHEN THEY HAVE GROUPS.
LIKE OUR PREVENTION INTERVENTION, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SO LONG IN THE DISTRICT, BUT THEY COME ON THE DAYS THAT THEY HAVE THE GROUPS BECAUSE THEY'LL KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOME CONNECTION AND SOME ENGAGEMENT IN SOME MEANINGFUL THINGS.
WE DO POST TEST, SO WE HAVE THE DATA TO PROVE THAT THEY WANT THIS THING.
>> JUST FROM A MORE MATTER OF FACTOR, LIKE DIGGING INTO THE CURRICULUM AS IT STANDS, WAYFINDER PRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AS A CHALLENGE BY CHOICE SO THAT STUDENTS ARE ONLY SHARING WHEN THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE OR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THE SHARING.
I TOTALLY APPRECIATE WHAT DEBBIE'S TALKING ABOUT FOR MAYBE IT WOULD GENERATE THIS ANXIETY AROUND ATTENDING OR THAT PEOPLE WOULD TAKE WHAT YOU SAY AND USE IT AGAINST YOU.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, IN SCHOOLS THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED SEL, AGAIN, ATTENDANCE INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD, AND BULLYING AND DISCIPLINE ISSUES DECREASE.
I WOULD SAY, THOUGH I PREFER FACTS OVER FEELINGS, I WOULD ALSO CAN IMAGINE THAT CHILDREN WHO MAY BE MORE INCLINED TO BE MEAN OR WHATEVER THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEIR PEERS FOR WHATEVER REASONS, I WOULD THINK THAT HEARING FROM THEIR FRIENDS OR THEIR PEERS, OR THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM WOULD HELP THEM BUILD THE CAPACITY TO BE MORE UNDERSTANDING AND THEN MAYBE BEHAVE IN THAT WAY LESS.
THEN ON THE FLIP SIDE, STUDENTS HEARING FROM EACH OTHER THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAYBE HAS EXPERIENCED SOMETHING THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED, EVEN IF I'M NOT WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I HAD A STRONGER COMMUNITY TO BE BEHIND ME.
>> I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE SAID.
FOR SOME SPECIFIC REASONS, I STRUGGLE WITH BULLYING.
I HAVE BASICALLY A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR IT, AND I DON'T LIKE IT.
I THINK IT'S NEGATIVE IN SO MANY WAYS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, I'M A ONES AND ZEROS GUY.
I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A POSITIVE STAKEHOLDER IN YOUR CLASS.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN, NO, I'M NOT DOING THAT, BUT I RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND HOW IT VALUES EVERYBODY ELSE OR OTHER PEOPLE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO THAT AREN'T ONES AND ZEROS, FOLKS.
ACTUALLY, ERIC, YOU USED A WORD EMPATHY.
RIGHT THERE, THAT'S WHERE YOU SOLD ME ON THIS BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD ME A LONG TIME AGO THAT CHILDREN ARE JUST MINIATURE ADULTS THAT LACK EMPATHY.
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IT ALWAYS GOES BACK TO THAT LACK OF EMPATHY.I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, AND ERIC, YOUR BRINGING UP EMPATHY.
I THINK THAT'S A HUGE SELLING POINT.
>> I, AS A TEACHER, STRUGGLE WITH ICE BREAKERS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY.
AS A NEW TEACHER, IT WAS A DISASTER.
I STILL TO THIS DAY DON'T LIKE TO GO TO TRAININGS, SHELLY, WHERE WE HAVE TO DO AN ICE BREAKER AT THE BEGINNING.
I OBSERVED OTHER TEACHERS WHO DID THIS STUFF, AND OH, MY GOSH, IT WAS TRANSFORMING.
BUILDING COMMUNITY IN THE CLASSROOM IS A BIG PLUS.
THIS IS A REAL COMPLICATED PROBLEM, THOUGH, BECAUSE AS A MATH TEACHER, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO MY INTERVENTIONS, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TEACH MY KIDS WHO CAN'T READ TO READ BETTER, AND THEY FAIL THEIR MATH CLASSES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T READ ALL THESE PROBLEMS WE GIVE THEM THAT ARE STORIES NOW.
WE NEED TO BE DOING READING INTERVENTIONS, WE NEED TO BE DOING MATH INTERVENTIONS, AND WE NEED TO BE BUILDING COMMUNITY.
I'LL SAY LAST OF ALL, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE SOMETIMES CAN'T GET OUR MINDS AROUND IS THE FACT THAT I'M ONLY GOING TO DO THIS AS A TEACHER IN ONE OF MY FIVE OR SIX CLASSES.
I HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL 5, 6 CLASSES THAT I'M TEACHING, AND I ONLY SPEND TIME WITH THIS ONE GROUP REALLY GETTING TO KNOW THEM, AND THE OTHER CLASSES, SOMEBODY ELSE IS GETTING TO KNOW THEM.
IT'S COMPLICATED. ANNIE, YOU'VE MENTIONED A FEW TIMES NOW ABOUT BULLYING AND THIS STUFF.
I WOULD SAY THAT DATA NEEDS TO BE GATHERED.
WE NEED TO SEE HARD DATA THAT SAYS THIS IS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS HAPPENING, BECAUSE IT'S VERY ANECDOTAL IF IT HAPPENS.
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ASKED A QUESTION LAST YEAR ABOUT HOW ARE WE DOING WITH OUR COUNSELING.
WE'RE DOING GREAT, NOBODY'S COMING AND TALKING TO US.
WE'VE GOT A LOT LESS PEOPLE TALKING TO US.
WELL, YOU'RE NEW AND YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE COMING AND TALKING TO YOU, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THINGS ARE GREAT.
HOW WE EVALUATE THE DATA AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS REAL CRITICAL.
WE NEED TO SEE THE DATA THAT SHOWS THAT THIS IS MAKING AN IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH SOMEHOW.
I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING THAT A LOT OF THOUGHT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HELP US A LOT.
>> AS A FELLOW MATH TEACHER, [LAUGHTER] I WANTED TO TALK TO THE POINT THAT YOU MADE ABOUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME FOR INTERVENTIONS.
I CAN'T TEACH KIDS WHO AREN'T THERE.
I CAN'T DO IT. IF I CAN DO ANYTHING IN MY POWER TO GET THEM TO WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL AND TO COME TO SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT MORE OFTEN, I'M GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST WAY THAT I KNOW TO REACH THEM.
THIS, IN MY EXPERIENCE, HAS BEEN A POSITIVE RESULT IN STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THE SLIDE OF THE STUDENT SURVEY, BUT ALL OF THOSE RESPONSES FOR BOTH PILOTS WERE OVER A THREE.
YOU, I'M SURE HAVE WORKED WITH YOUNG ADULTS.
THEY'RE ARE PRETTY, NOT NEGATIVE, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY NEUTRAL.
GETTING THEM TO SAY THAT THIS WAS BETTER THAN POSITIVE, I THINK IS A BIG THING.
>> AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT THE FIDELITY OF A PROGRAM AND WHAT YOU'RE IMPLEMENTING IS HUGE TO ME.
PART OF THE REASON THAT I WAS WILLING TO STEP OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TO COME AND DO THIS WORK WAS BECAUSE I WAS IN MY FREE TIME, SPENDING TIME LOOKING AT THE STATISTICS AND INFORMATION ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WANTING TO KNOW HOW WE'RE PERFORMING AND WHO'S ATTENDING, AND WHY THEY'RE NOT ATTENDING, AND DISCIPLINE, BASICALLY DOING PBIS FOR FREE FOR FUN IN MY CLASSROOM.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR HIGH SCHOOL UNTIL WE START TO IMPLEMENT IT.
AGAIN, BASED ON THE MODULES FROM OSPI AROUND SEL, AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT SOCIOEMOTIONAL LEARNING WORLDWIDE.
I THINK BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT IT'S BECOME A POLITICAL HOT TOPIC, IT SEEMS REALLY NEW TO US.
IN THE UNITED STATES, WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING SOCIOEMOTIONAL LEARNING IN SCHOOLS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
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A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE THE FRONT-RUNNERS FOR THAT WORK ARE IN STATES THAT YOU MIGHT SAY ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN TERMS OF POLITICS.KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE, AND MISSISSIPPI, A LOT OF THE SOUTHERN STATES HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTING SEL FOR A VERY LONG TIME WITH NO PUSHBACK UNTIL MORE RECENTLY.
THOSE ARE THE SCHOOLS THAT ACTUALLY ARE THE FOCUS OF A LOT OF THE STUDIES THAT OSPI USED AND WAYFINDER, AND ALL THE COMPANIES HAVE USED IN ORDER TO BUILD AND BETTER THEIR PROGRAMS, HAVE COME OUT OF THOSE FORMER OR THOSE OLDER IMPLEMENTATION, PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING IT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
SOME OF IT DOES COME OUT OF EUROPE AND OVERSEAS, BUT A GOOD PORTION, SPECIFICALLY, LIKE THE 2011 ARTICLE THAT DEBBIE ASKED FOR US TO SHARE WITH HER BECAUSE THOSE WERE THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE DOING IT.
THOSE WERE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE BEING IMPACTED AND SAW THE INCREASES AND IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD IN ALL OF THOSE FACTORS, ATTENDANCE, DISCIPLINE, AND GRADUATION RATES.
>> JUST TO ANSWER YOU, DEBBIE, YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SHOULD WE WAIT? OUR KIDS, THEY HAVE A LOT OF NEED RIGHT NOW, AND I WOULD SAY WHEN WE CAN DO GOOD FOR OUR KIDS, WE DO IT NOW FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN FOR AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
I WILL SAY ONE THING I NOTICED WHEN I WAS PART OF THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF, I HEARD STUDENTS SAY, HOW COME ALL THE GOOD TEACHERS ARE GONE? WHY DO THEY ALL LEAVE AT THE SAME TIME? WHY ARE THEY NOT HERE TODAY? IT JUST STRUCK ME.
THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE WERE DOING OR WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THOSE FIRST MEETINGS, BUT IT'S THE TEACHERS THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW TO CONNECT WITH KIDS AND ARE USING THESE THINGS IN THEIR CLASSROOM.
WE WANT TO MAKE ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS.
SOME OF US, IT'S MORE NATURAL FOR IT, BUT THIS WAYFINDER IS SET UP THAT ANY TEACHER, IF THEY ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES, THEY CAN HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE JUST LITTLE INTERACTION TO GET STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING.
>> ONE LAST POINT ABOUT THE BUDGET COSTS.
WHEN I DID THE MATH OF HOW MANY STUDENTS WE HAVE ENROLLED 9-12 AND THE COST OF THE PROGRAM, IT'S ABOUT $12 A KID.
LIKE CARRY IS ARE SAYING, WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEED NOW, $12 A STUDENT SEEMS PRETTY REASONABLE.
>> I WOULD ADD TO JUST HISTORICALLY, AND I THINK YOU CAN SHARE AS WELL, SHELLY.
WE'VE HAD MANY PROGRAMS OVER THE YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY GRANTS, AND THE GRANTS HAVE ENDED.
IF THAT PROGRAM WAS MEANINGFUL, WE FOUND A WAY, WE SHIFTED SOMETHING, WE ELIMINATED SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAYBE WASN'T SERVING ITS PURPOSE.
ONE OF THE MOST RECENT THINGS THAT COMES TO MIND, IT'S PROBABLY NOT THE MOST RECENT THING, BUT IS MIDDLE SCHOOL SECURITY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING FOR THAT, AND WE'VE GOT IT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR SCHOOLS, AND OUR STAFF.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, TOO, AND THERE'S A WHOLE SLEW OF THINGS OVER THE YEARS THAT WE'VE KEPT IN PLACE WHERE GRANTS HAVE ENDED BECAUSE IT'S IMPACTFUL AND NECESSARY.
>> WELL, AN EXAMPLE RECENTLY, OUR FIRST AWARE GRANT, PART OF THE GRANT WAS PUTTING OUR PI PROGRAM IN PLACE.
WE KNOW THAT THE WORK OF OUR PIS HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE ABUSE, FAMILY, TRAUMA, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS SET ASIDE IN OUR FUND BALANCE TO CONTINUE TO FUND.
I JUST KNOW THE DIFFERENCE THAT THOSE FOLKS HAVE MADE WITH THE KIDS.
I'LL TELL YOU, THIS IS A AREA THAT I HIGHLY SUPPORT.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THE DISTRICT, I WAS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER WORKING WITH BEHAVIORALLY DISABLED STUDENTS, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY STUDENTS NEEDED STUDY SKILLS AND THEY NEEDED SOCIAL SKILLS.
THEY NEEDED THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE MODELS, THEY DIDN'T HAVE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION.
THESE ARE THE KIDS, THAT WITHOUT INTERVENTION, SOME OF THOSE KIDS ARE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT INTO OUR PRISON SYSTEM.
TO THE POINT OF THE COST, TO ME, THE COST IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE COST THAT WOULD BE ON THE OTHER END OF THAT AND THE SUCCESS OF THESE KIDS IN THEIR LIFETIME.
IN MY MIND, THIS IS MONEY VERY WELL SPENT.
IT WILL SUPPORT ALL OF OUR KIDS, BUT IT WILL REALLY SUPPORT OUR TIER 2 AND TIER 3 KIDS, WHICH ARE A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED US MORE THAN EVER.
I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE WORK THAT THIS TEAM HAS DONE, AND I TRULY HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE KIDS SOCIOEMOTIONAL NEEDS,
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AS WELL AS THEIR STUDY SKILLS AND THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT, THOSE THINGS ARE CRITICAL TO HAVING SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.THAT'S WHERE I LAND, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK BECAUSE I THINK IT HAS HAD AN IMPACT NOT NO MATTER WHAT.
>> CAN I JUST PIGGYBACK ON THAT, SORRY? AS A FORMER BUSINESS OWNER, I'M LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES, AND THEY'RE COMING FROM SCHOOL.
NOW, WORKING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, THIS IS THE THING THAT OUR PRESIDENT AT CLARK COLLEGE IS SAYING THAT THEY ARE HEARING FROM TEACHERS, FROM BUSINESS LEADERS, THAT WE ARE TRYING TO IN HIGHER EDUCATION, TRYING TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE OUR INCOMING STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THESE SKILLS.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR RETURN ON INVESTMENT, THEY ARE GAINING SKILL FOR THE IMMEDIATE AND THEIR LONG-TERM FUTURE.
AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AS A PARENT, AS A BUSINESS PERSON, AND NOW IN HIGHER EDUCATION, IT'S A WIN ALL THE WAY AROUND FOR ME.
>> I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK TO THIS, AND PROBABLY IT'S A QUESTION YOU CAN'T ANSWER RIGHT NOW.
BUT I'M TRYING TO PICTURE THE IMPLEMENTATION, THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, HOW YOU GET IT INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND HOW YOU IMPACT KIDS.
BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE RIGHT NOW TEACHERS WOULD HAVE A CHOICE OF USING IT OR NOT USING IT, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE MORE SYSTEMATIC THAN THAT IN ORDER FOR IT TO REALLY BE EFFECTIVE.
I COULD EVEN SEE A SITUATION RIGHT NOW IF TEACHERS JUST HAVE THAT CHOICE WHERE A STUDENT GOES AND DOES AN ACTIVITY IN FIRST PERIOD, AND THEN, OH, GUESS WHAT? WE'RE DOING THE SAME ACTIVITY WITH A DIFFERENT TEACHER IN THIRD PERIOD, AND PRETTY SOON THEY'RE LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.
I'M CURIOUS HOW THIS IS ALL GOING TO WORK IN THAT COMPLEX HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE.
>> IT'S A HONEST QUESTION, AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE OUR COMMITTEE ENDED.
AT THE END OF THE WORK, WE REALIZED THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN MORE WORK TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ROLL IT OUT APPROPRIATELY.
EVERY SINGLE COMMITTEE MEMBER IS ASKED TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART AND TO USE IT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE WAY WE WOULD LIKE TO START IS START OUT WITH THAT BIGGER-PICTURE PIECE AND WORK WITH OUR BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS, AND COME UP WITH THEMES THAT WE CAN PRESENT AND GIVE RESOURCES TO WHERE THEY COULD TAKE THAT AND ALREADY INTERWEAVE IT INTO THE PBS WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE KNOW IN SEPTEMBER IT IS A MONTH OF HITTING EXPECTATIONS, STUDENTS SIT THROUGH IT AND THEY HEAR WHAT ALL THE SCHOOL RULES ARE FOR EVERY LITTLE SPOT OF THE CAMPUS.
THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET MORE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THAT WORK.
THERE'S A HUGE EMPHASIS ON ATTENDANCE, AND YOU HEARD FROM MOST OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH A KID IF THEY DON'T SHOW UP.
EVERY RESEARCH OUT THERE, WHEN WE SIT HERE AND WE HEAR ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF ATTENDANCE AND GRADES, AND CREDITS, AND GRADUATION, AND DISCIPLINE, HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, AND BULLYING, HEARING FROM OUR STUDENTS ABOUT HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, BULLYING, THE NUMBER 1 SUGGESTION IS TO IMPLEMENT A SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM.
WE WANT TO HAVE A FULL ROLLOUT.
IF WE COULD, WE WOULD START DAY 1 OF NEXT YEAR, 9-12, FOR EVERY CLASSROOM, AND EVERY STUDENT, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
THE HOPE IS USING THIS TIME TO REALIZE WHAT WILL AND WHAT WILL NOT WORK.
THAT'S WHY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE STAYING WITH THE GROUP IS SO CRUCIAL TO OUR NEXT STEPS.
IT'S SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY IN MY BRAIN, IT'S ABC, AND THIS IS HOW WE'RE DOING IT.
I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ALMOST THERE.
WE WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP GROUPS LAST YEAR. I'M REALLY EXCITED.
[INAUDIBLE] AND I ARE STARTING TO WORK WITH MACHAD, WHO OVERSEES THE PRIMARY PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN GO BACK AND USE THINGS LIKE THE DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT THEY HAVE WITH CHARACTER STRONG AND DIFFERENT PIECES THAT THE AWARE WORK IS ALREADY DOING TO SUPPORT THAT WORK.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING K-12 ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE RIGHT THERE ON THE BORDER OF PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.
THERE'S ONE PIECE THAT MR. TERRY SAID TOO THAT I WANT TO HIT ON.
I SAY I'M A YOUNG PUP IN THE GAME, I'M 20 YEARS INTO EDUCATION.
I ALSO STARTED OUT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND I GREW UP ON THE 3RS WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY JOB IN TEACHING.
IT WAS RELATIONSHIPS, RELEVANCE, AND RIGOR.
YOU ALWAYS STARTED WITH RELATIONSHIPS.
THE NEW WORD FOR RELATIONSHIP IS BELONGING.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A KID WHO BELIEVES THAT THEY BELONG, WE DON'T HAVE A KID WHO HAS A TRUST IN AN ADULT OR A GROUP THEY CONNECT TO,
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WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET TO THE REST.IF WE CAN SPEND FIVE MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, 15 MINUTES CREATING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND BELONGING, THE REST WILL FALL IN PLACE.
IF THEY BELIEVE IN YOU AND BELIEVE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THEM, THEY WILL SHOW UP.
THEN WE CAN TELL THEM WHY THEY'RE LEARNING IS SO IMPORTANT TO THEIR LIFE.
THEN ONCE WE GOT THEM, THAT'S WHEN YOU PUSH.
THAT'S YOUR RIGOR. I WANTED TO SAY THAT. YES, PLEASE.
>> MORE ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION.
THIS IS A BIG CURRICULUM, IT'S GOING TO ADDRESS A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS AND CLASSES.
WE HAVE A LOT CHANGING AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, WE'RE MOVING TO Q, OUR SCHEDULE IS CHANGING, WE'RE ADDING AN INTERVENTION DAY.
SPECIFICALLY AT PRAIRIE, WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW ADMIN TEAM TO THEN SAY, HEY, HERE IS A BRAND NEW CURRICULUM, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD TO PUT THAT ON OUR TEACHERS.
EXPANDING THIS WORK AND GOING SLOW TO GO FAST IS REALLY GOING TO BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US.
WE'VE HAD THE SMALLER COMMITTEE THAT'S MET THIS YEAR, WE'VE SHARED OUT A LOT WITH OUR STAFF, THEY'RE INTERESTED, THEY'RE CURIOUS, AND THEN JUST GROWING THAT OUT THIS YEAR, AND THEN GETTING TO A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE WHERE NINTH GRADE IS DOING THIS, 10TH GRADE IS DOING THIS, AND IT'S PROTECTED, THAT'S THE GOAL, BUT IT'LL JUST TAKE SOME TIME.
>> I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS FOR US TO APPROVE THIS SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE THE PLANNING.
>> COULD I ADD TO THIS? I JUST HAVEN'T TALKED TODAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YES. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS BECAUSE THIS IS FOR THE STUDENTS.
YOU SAID HOW YOUR STUDENTS ARE WHERE ALL THE GOOD TEACHERS GOING.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO ASK, HOW DOES THIS GET TAUGHT TO THE TEACHERS TO TEACH THEIR KIDS? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD TEACHERS, AND YOU GUYS ARE REALLY PASSIONATE.
BUT ALSO, THERE'S TEACHERS WHO KIDS WOULD CONSIDER THE BAD TEACHERS, THEY'RE MEAN AND ALL THAT.
IF I HAD A TEACHER LIKE THAT TEACHING THIS SEL STUFF, I WOULD FEEL LIKE UNMOTIVATED TO DO IT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TRUST IN THAT TEACHER, I DON'T RESPECT THEM ANYWAY.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU GUYS TEACH THIS TO THE TEACHERS TO THEN TEACH TO US.
>> THANKS, TOBY. APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THIS.
>> PART OF WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A TEACHER OUT THERE WHO SHOWS UP TO WORK, WHO DOESN'T CARE ABOUT KIDS, AND WHO DOESN'T WANT TO DO BETTER AND DOESN'T WANT TO CONNECT.
I UNDERSTAND AND I KNOW YOUR STORY, AND I FULLY HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, US TEACHING AND TRAINING THE STAFF ON HOW TO DO THIS IS CRUCIAL.
THAT'S PART OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH WAYFINDER.
WE ARE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH STAFF TEACHING THEM HOW TO DO THIS.
I WILL TELL YOU THIS, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE SO INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT WE WERE DOING, THEY ASKED IF THEY COULD JUMP INTO THE MIDDLE OF OUR COMMITTEE WORK.
WE STARTED CALLING THEM PILOT BUDDIES.
THOSE WERE SOME OF THE TEACHERS WHO SOME STUDENTS WOULD TELL YOU MAYBE ARE THE ONES THEY CONNECT WITH.
IT'S NOT THAT THE STAFF DON'T WANT TO, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T KNOW HOW.
THIS IS OUR HOW, THIS IS THE THEN WHAT, THIS IS A WAY FOR THEM TO WORK ON THAT THEMSELVES, TO WORK ON BUILDING SOME OF THAT CONNECTION.
>> THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF WAYFINDER.
IT WALKS THE TEACHER THROUGH IT.
THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT TO THE TEACHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
THERE IS SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER TO DO THESE LESSONS WITH THE STUDENT. YES.
>> OFF THE CUFF BECAUSE I'M ALSO A FORMER SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THAT, I WAS LIKE, I CAN GO TEACH THAT CLASS RIGHT NOW, JUST READING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> ERIC, CAN I CIRCLE BACK? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FULL CURRICULUM BECAUSE WHEN WE STARTED, THERE WAS A LOT MORE LESSONS.
WHERE DID THOSE GO? ARE WE NOT PAYING FOR THOSE? WE WILL NOT HAVE THOSE, WE ARE GETTING THOSE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF LESSONS THAT WERE REMOVED ABOUT TOPICS THAT DIDN'T FIT INTO BATTLE GROUND. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT?
>> YES. THIS IS WHAT MY THOUGHT IS.
THEY HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES.
FOR OUR PILOT, WE COULDN'T DO ALL OF THAT.
WORKING WITH WAYFINDER AND THE COMMITTEE, WE CREATED A COLLECTION THAT WERE SAMPLE LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL FOR US TO USE.
WE WEREN'T NECESSARILY ELIMINATING THINGS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FIT IN WITH THE COMMUNITY OR BELIEFS OF OUR DISTRICT.
MOST OF THAT WAS TIME-RELATED.
THERE WAS WHAT I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO, WAS THERE IS A LISTENER UNIT THAT BROUGHT UP IDENTITY.
THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT OR CONCERN THAT IT WOULD START GOING INTO THE GENDER IDENTITY PIECE, AND AT THAT TIME, WE WERE JUST NEW TO WAYFINDER AND WEREN'T ABLE TO NECESSARILY DIVE INTO ALL OF THOSE PIECES.
WE CHOSE TO NOT MAKE THAT AS ONE OF THE PILOT PIECES,
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SO WE, AS A COMMITTEE, CAN DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT.WHEN WE DOVE DEEPER INTO IT, WE REALIZED IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH GENDER IDENTITY, IT WAS WHAT WE TALKED TO EARLIER ABOUT FINDING ONESELF AND FINDING YOUR INTERESTS, AND FINDING YOUR PASSIONS.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AN I RIGHT?
>> WELL, THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER TOPICS TOO THAT I THOUGHT WERE REMOVED.
I'M JUST WONDERING THAT IF WE ARE BUYING THIS, ARE WE BUYING THE WHOLE THING THAT TEACHERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO, OR IS IT JUST LIMITED TO WHAT YOU GUYS RULE OUT? I'M CONFUSED ON THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE SAW THAT I DON'T THINK WERE A PART OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> GOT YOU. IN OUR OTHER PILOT, THERE WERE MULTIPLE UNITS THAT WE, AS A COMMITTEE, DIDN'T FEEL LIKE FIT WHAT WE WERE GOING FOR.
WHEN WE WORKED WITH SCHOOL CONNECT, WE DID REMOVE MULTIPLE LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES.
THAT WASN'T THE CASE FOR WAYFINDER.
WAYFINDER HAD THE ONE THAT WE JUST HADN'T DOVE INTO YET.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE SPEAKING TO FOR THAT SENSE.
>> WE'RE BUYING THE WHOLE THING, EVERY LEVEL LESSON THAT'S AVAILABLE.
>> FOR WAYFINDER, WE GET EVERYTHING.
YOU ASKED A GREAT QUESTION AT ONE OF OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETINGS ABOUT, AS WE BUILD THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE THAT WE'RE ON BOARD WITH, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR STAFF AND WHAT DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO? WE ARE WORKING AND WE CHATTED WITH THE WAYFINDER ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH THEIR TECH TEAM IS THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY SAY THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE DOESN'T FIT, SO WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PROGRAM.
WHAT THAT COMES BACK TO IS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PIECE AND THE CONVERSATIONS DURING TRAINING IS THAT WE ARE SAYING WE HAVE CREATED THIS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE APPROVING, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW.
IN MY BRAIN, WHEN I GO BACK TO MY PRINCIPAL DAYS, WHAT I THINK OF IS IF YOU WERE TO WALK INTO A BASKET WEAVING CLASS, AND THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND BASKET WEAVING TALKS ABOUT THE FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BRAIDS YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR BASKET, AND THERE'S A TEACHER IN THERE TALKING ABOUT 6, 7, AND THEIR FAVOR EIGHT, THAT COMES BACK TO A CONVERSATION THAT I WOULD HAVE WITH THAT STAFF MEMBER, AS A PRINCIPAL THAT COULD TURN EVALUATIVE.
AS WE CREATE THAT SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, IT WILL BE VERY CLEAR IN OUR PD, WHAT WILL BE USED AND WHAT WILL NOT.
DIVING INTO IT FOR OVER THE YEAR HERE, THE MORE I HEAR FROM FOLK AND THE MORE AUDITS THAT ARE DONE, AND THE MORE THAT WAYFINDER PRESENTS, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT WHAT MATT AND BRIAN PASSED OUT AT THE BEGINNING, THE WHITE PAPER.
THAT DIVES REALLY DEEP INTO, I THINK, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU'RE ASKING.
>> OH, YEAH. YOU HAD EVERYTHING.
>> YEAH. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT I WAS LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE CURRICULUM.
>> YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, MS. DEBBIE?
>> THIS THAT THEY GAVE OUT BECAUSE I WAS LATE, I DIDN'T GET ONE. CAN I STILL GET ONE?
>> I'LL ABSOLUTELY FIND YOU ONE. I HAVE ELECTRONIC ONE.
>> WHILE SHE'S GETTING THAT. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO CIRCLE BACK TO IMPLEMENTATION TOO.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK.
>> WAYFINDER, TOO, THEY ARE AMAZING PARTNERS AS MOST OF THESE COMPANIES ARE, SO THEY DON'T JUST DROP ACCESS AND THEN BOOT SCOOTING BOOGIE OUT.
THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY HIGH SCHOOLS WORKING WITH DIFFERENT SCHEDULES, WHETHER THEY HAVE ADVISORY, WHETHER THEY HAVE HOME ROOM, AND ANY NUMBER OF BELL SCHEDULES GOING ON.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND FRAMEWORKS THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE TO HELP US GUIDE OUR DECISION-MAKING ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE THESE LESSONS TAKE PLACE OR HOW OFTEN THEY TAKE PLACE.
AS WELL AS WHETHER OR NOT A SCHOOL CHOOSES TO DO A FULL ROLLOUT, 9-12, EVERY CLASS PERIOD OR ONCE A DAY, THE STUDENTS GET THIS LESSON OR THERE ARE EVEN SOME SCHOOLS WHO FULLY BUILD SEL TIME INTO THEIR BELL SCHEDULE, TOO.
THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US WITH THAT AND SUPPORT US IN THAT TOO.
>> WHEN WILL WE BE STARTING THE PD AND WHEN WOULD YOU EXPECT TO HAVE FULL IMPLEMENTATION?
>> OUR NEXT STEP IS THE READINGS, SO TODAY, AND THEN DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS TODAY, WHAT'S NEXT.
THEN THAT COMMITTEE WILL BE GATHERING, AGAIN, IN AUGUST TO CREATE THE TIMELINE MOVING FORWARD.
WE WOULD CONSTANTLY BE REPORTING BACK TO THE BOARD, MS. [INAUDIBLE] AND MS. MURRAY.
THEN THE IDEA OR FOCUS OR HOPE WOULD BE TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE SOFT ROLLOUT, WE WOULD THEN COME BACK WITH THE FULL SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR IS WHEN WE WOULD PRESENT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND HOW TO ROLL OUT.
>> BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR, TERRY, FOR US TO ASK FOR YOU TO COME BACK WITH THE TIMELINE AS SOON AS THAT'S CREATED.
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>> ABSOLUTELY, I COULD DO THAT.
>> ALSO, LAST YEAR, A LOT OF WHAT WE DID DURING OUR PD WAS WE WOULD IMPLEMENT A COUPLE OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.
I THINK THAT THAT'S OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE DOING THAT DURING OUR STAFF MEETINGS, TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCESS, A LITTLE BIT MORE VISIBILITY FOR ALL TEACHERS.
>> CAN I MAKE A POSITIVE STATEMENT? IS AS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW TEACHERS CAN MAKE THEIR OWN DISCUSSION OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN CHOOSE WHETHER IT'S FIVE MINUTES OR 10 MINUTES, OR 15 MINUTES.
I THINK THAT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT IN CLASSES BECAUSE A LOT OF CLASSES MAY FINISH THEIR LESSONS EARLY, WHICH LEAVES 5, 10 MINUTES, WHICH HAS BEEN LEADING TO ISSUES ABOUT PEOPLE PULLING OUT THEIR PHONES, PEOPLE LEAVING CLASS INSTEAD OF WANTING TO BE IN CLASS.
IMPLEMENTING WAYFINDER AND MAKING THEIR OWN DISCUSSION PLANS OF, OKAY, WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING MY STUDENTS TO, HEY, LET'S JUST DO FREE TIME, AND THEN THEM GOING ON THEIR PHONES OR THEM LEAVING CLASS FOR 15-20 MINUTES JUST BECAUSE THEY FINISHED WHAT THEY HAD TO DO.
SHOWING THAT TEACHERS ARE WILLING TO DISCUSS AND FURTHER CONNECT WITH THE STUDENTS IN CLASS WILL LESSEN THE AMOUNT OF KIDS GOING ON THEIR PHONE, AS WELL AS LESSEN THE AMOUNT OF KIDS THAT ARE LEAVING CLASS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HAS BEGUN BEING AN ISSUE AT SCHOOLS WITH LEAVING CLASS EARLY.
I THINK THAT ALSO HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY TO THE COMMITTEE AND ERIC, AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S NOT HERE AND WAS INVOLVED, IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED HOW MUCH EFFORT THIS TAKES TO PUT TOGETHER AND EVALUATE, AND YOU HAVE OUR GRATITUDE.
WE RECOGNIZE IT AND WE SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS AND OBVIOUSLY THE PASSION.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR OUR COMMITTEE?
>> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPT THE FIRST READING ON THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SEL CURRICULUM AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION ON THE FLOOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPT THE FIRST READING ON THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SEL CURRICULUM AS PRESENTED.
>> THE MOTION PASSES 4-1. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE YOU.
[12. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]
WE HAVE OUR RETREAT ON WEDNESDAY, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, AND SO COME PREPARED TO BRING YOUR BEST PLANNING BRAINS, AND WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT BOARD ROLES, AND WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT RESPONSIBILITIES, COLLABORATIVE TEAMWORK, AND GOVERNANCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.WE'LL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR BOARD GOALS AND OUR SELF-ASSESSMENT THAT WE DID AS A BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY DOING THIS SELF-ASSESSMENT, APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT AT 4:30 NEXT WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S 8:03.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.