>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. [00:00:01] I CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUNDS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR AUGUST 25TH, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> READY? BEGIN. >> >> NEXT, WE WILL HAVE ROLL CALL. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, MARY SNITLEY. >> HERE. >> VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, JACKIE MADDOX. >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON. DIRECTOR JOHNSON HAS A PREARRANGED ABSENCE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, TED CHAMPINE? >> YEAH. >> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE? >> HERE. >> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ITZEL CONTRERAS MONTIEL. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MONTIEL HAS A PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCE. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TOBY GUINN? >> HERE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> THANK YOU. IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE ITZEL AND A MOTION TO EXCUSE, DIRECTOR JOHNSON. >> SO MOVED. >> THANK YOU. STUDENT REP, YOUR INPUT? >> PRO. >> BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 4:0. NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, [4. Agenda Approval (Board Vote w/Student Voice)] AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE ABOUT THE AGENDA. ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR BUDGET HEARING. WE WILL HAVE CITIZENS' COMMENTS AS USUAL DURING OUR CITIZENS' COMMENTS TIME. BUT THEN WE WILL IN ADDITION, HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET DURING OUR BUDGET HEARING, AND THERE ARE TWO SIGN-UP SHEETS BY THE DOOR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT THE BUDGET, PLEASE SIGN UP ON THAT ONE AND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS' COMMENTS, PLEASE SIGN IN ON THAT ONE. ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE STUDENT AND BOARD UPDATES, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS' COMMENTS, A CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEMS A THROUGH K. WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS. WE HAVE OUR BUDGET HEARING. WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION FOR THE BUDGET, AND THEN IF TIME ALLOWS FUTURE EVENTS. >> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, YOUR INPUT? >> PRO. >> BOARD, THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED MOTION PASSES 4:0. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS STUDENT VOICE. [5. Student and Board Updates] >> IT'S DESTINY. [LAUGHTER] >> WELL, SCHOOL STARTING TOMORROW. CAN'T SAY I'M EXCITED, BUT I'M NOT AGAINST IT. TENNIS A LOT OF SPORTS ARE A LOT OF HIKING AND EVERYTHING. I WENT TO TENNIS PRACTICE TODAY. BUT I HAVEN'T STARTED SCHOOL YET. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF INPUT TO GIVE. >> THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THE LEDGE COMMITTEE. ANYTHING HAPPENING YET? >> WELL, SO WE GET WE DID GET OUR FINAL HANDBOOK, SO THAT'S AVAILABLE TO BE SEEN ONLINE. IF ANYBODY WANTED TO SEE THAT, YOU GO TO WASDA.COM AND IT WOULD BE THERE. THE WASDA POSITIONS ARE OUT TO BE VOTED ON, SO THAT'S IN THE HANDBOOK, AND LOOK THOSE OVER AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE TO ME ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD VOTE, AND SAY SO OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE PUT STANDARD STUFF. I'VE JOINED THE WIAA, SO WASHINGTON [OVERLAPPING]. >> THAT THOUGHT A MINUTE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO WE HAVE AN ACTUAL PLACE FOR YOU ON BOARD. >> WE DO. OH, MY GOODNESS. I DIDN'T SEE IT. LET ME MENTION THE OTHER THING THEN. I WILL BE RUNNING FOR THE LEDGE COMMITTEE IN WASDA. THAT SEAT WILL BE SOMETHING I'M UP FOR VOTING FOR YOU FOLKS. WHEN WE GET AROUND TO VOTING, IF YOU FEEL SO INCLINED TO VOTE FOR ME FOR THAT SEAT, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE OF VALUE TO US. >> YEAH, WOULD BE HUGE. >> GOOD. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE. >> I LOOKED INTO IT. >> THAT'S WHAT I GOT. >> THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ALSO ON THE HANDBOOK, IF THERE ARE PROPOSALS THAT YOU ARE PLANNING TO OR YOU THINK THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADVISE US TO VOTE DIFFERENTLY THAN THE RECOMMENDATION. CAN YOU BRING THOSE TWO [OVERLAPPING] [00:05:02] >> ABSOLUTELY SURE [OVERLAPPING]. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AUDIT COMMITTEE. >> WE HAD A REGULAR MEETING, COVERED VOUCHERS, INVOICES, TIME CARDS. I WENT THROUGH ALL THE PAYROLL, AND WENT THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S TIME SHEET AND THE BOARD BUDGET AND THE SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET. EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. CHECKED OUT. WITH THE PAYROLLS A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN NORMAL THIS LAST CYCLE BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY LEAVE BUYBACKS FROM RETIREMENTS. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. >> THANK YOU. >> BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION. >> THEY HAD THEIR MEETING ON THE 21ST AND JUST SOME UPDATES, STUFF THE BUS WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT. THEY SAID, LOTS OF PEOPLE ASKED, WHAT DO YOU NEED, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GREAT SIGN. MANY GAVE CASH AND LOTS OF HYGIENE PROJECTS. THAT'S GREAT FOR OUR STUDENTS. THEN THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION, OF COURSE, IS THE AUCTION COMING UP ON THE 4TH OCTOBER. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS AND SPONSOR STRIPS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED. IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY OR HAVE SOMETHING TO DONATE, THEY NEED THOSE TURNED IN BY 19TH SEPTEMBER. IN THE PAST, THE BOARD HAS PROVIDED A BASKET FOR THE AUCTION. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE, I'D LIKE TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND THEN JUST REACH OUT TO ME AFTER THE MEETING AND I'LL WORK ON GETTING THAT TOGETHER FOR THEM. THEN I THINK THAT'S IT. THEIR NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 18. >> THANK YOU, WIAA. >> DOES IT GET ITS OWN LITTLE SLOT FROM NOW ON? OH, MY GOODNESS. ONCE A MONTH. I DON'T RECALL HEARING A REPORT. I MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. >> NO, I THINK WELL, WE DID IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND THEN BECAUSE THE OTHER DISTRICTS WERE ALL SUPPOSED TO JUMP IN AND CONTRIBUTE, BUT THEY DIDN'T ONLY WE WERE. WE PULLED IT OFF FOR PROBABLY SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS, MAYBE A YEAR. I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE AND START DOING THAT. GOOD. >> THEY JUST WELCOMED ME IN. APPARENTLY, SO I'M REPRESENTING ESD 112 AND SO WE NEED TO HAVE AN ESD 113 REPRESENTATIVE ALSO, SO I'LL WORK TO RECRUIT SOMEBODY TO THAT END BECAUSE WE, THE REGION 4 COMPRISES ESD 112 AND 113. MICK HOFFMAN. I KNOW MICK'S LAST NAME. >> HOFFMAN. >> IS IT HOFFMAN? ALL RIGHT. MICK HOFFMAN HE IS THE WIAA EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND HE LIVES HERE IN BATTLEGROUND AND HE WANTS TO COME AND TALK TO SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTORS AND STUFF. HE SAID HE'D COME HERE AND SPEAK TO US SOMETIME. WE CAN ASK HIM QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO TALK WITH HIM ABOUT. BUT TO GIVE US SOME HEADS UP ON WHAT'S GOING ON. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL I'D HAVE TO SAY. I LEARNED A LOT. I DID MEET WITH SHELLY AND TRAVIS, DRAKE REGARDING OUR NEEDS AND WHAT THIS MEANS TO US AND HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE THIS TO OUR BENEFIT. THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP, KIND OF A THING. WE HAD AT LENGTH TALK ABOUT 3A AND 4A AND ALL THAT STUFF AND I BROUGHT SOME INFORMATION TO THEM. I DON'T THINK IF YOU KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT MAYBE I WOULDN'T BE AWARE OF THAT WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT BRING ME A HEADS UP, LET ME KNOW, BUT WE TRAVIS GAVE ME A BIG PRETTY HEADS UP DEAL ON THAT. I'M PRETTY CLEAR. >> IT MIGHT BE WORTH SITTING DOWN WITH TRAVIS AND DECIDING WHAT HIS PLAN IS GOING FORWARD. WHAT HIS GOALS ARE, AND THEN I STILL HAVE A LOT OF CONTINUITY OF INFORMATION THERE FROM WHEN TOM WAS DOING IT. >> MAYBE THE THREE OF US COULD. >> I'LL SEE IF WE CAN ARRANGE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU BET. >> NEXT, WE HAVE DIRECTORS' REPORTS. >> FOOTBALL STARTED, SO THAT'S MY LIFE NOW. [LAUGHTER] >> KERRY, ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO. >> DID YOU ATTEND THE STRATEGIES 360 MEETING? >> STRATEGIES 360 MEETING. YES. I DID AS WELL AS DIRECTOR JOHNSON, AND IT WAS A PLANNING MEETING, AND IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. I THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY THOROUGH, AND I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT THEY BROUGHT TO US [00:10:06] AND AS PREPARED AS THEY WERE TO HELP US FORM QUESTIONS, AND I REALLY TRUST THEIR EXPERTISE IN COMMUNITY SURVEYS. >> YEAH. THEY'VE SENT US A DRAFT OF THE QUESTIONS, AND SO WE'LL SIT DOWN TOGETHER AND LOOK THROUGH THOSE YET AGAIN ONE MORE TIME BUT THEY ANSWERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH THEY SURVEY AND HOW IT'S RESEARCH BASED AND ALL OF THOSE PIECES THAT GIVE US A LOT OF ASSURANCE THAT IT COULD REALLY HELP US. >> IT'S GOOD. I WAS ENCOURAGED. >> YES. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THAT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES. [6. Superintendent and Staff Updates] >> JUST A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I MENTIONED AS WE GET READY TO START SCHOOL TOMORROW, EXCITING TIME. AT LEAST IT'S MY FAVORITE, TOBY. I'M SORRY. OUR STAFF WILL BE OUT IN BUILDINGS TOMORROW, GREETING OUR STUDENTS BACK. OBVIOUSLY, OUR SCHOOL YEAR IS GOING TO BE OFF, WHETHER WE'RE READY FOR IT OR NOT. MOST THINGS ARE GOING ALONG JUST AS WE WOULD EXPECT WITH OUR Q MIGRATION, OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD A HANDFUL OF UNEXPECTED THINGS AND CHALLENGES WITH MAINLY THREE PARTY COMPANIES THAT WE WORK WITH WHO INTERFACE WITH SKYWARD. THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WHAT THEY DO FOR US AND Q HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT WONKY AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THAT AND SOME OF OUR IS STAFF, MICHAEL CLARK, PARTICULARLY, HAS BEEN WORKING DOUBLE TIME TO TRY AND MAKE SOME OF THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR US, THINGS LIKE THRILL SHARE, WHICH IS OUR ATTENDANCE REPORTING. WHEN WE CALL OUT WHEN STUDENTS AREN'T AT SCHOOL AND TRY AND DO THAT SHORTLY AFTER SCHOOL STARTS, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THIS A LITTLE BIT. TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S GOING TO WORK CORRECTLY TOMORROW. UNTIL WE ACTUALLY HAVE REAL STUDENTS TO REPORT, WE CAN'T BE 100% SURE. THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE'RE FEELING A LITTLE BIT TENUOUS ABOUT, WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED IS WHAT WE'RE TOLD. THINGS LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARENTS KNOW THAT THE BEST WAY TO KNOW WHAT TIME THE BUS IS GOING TO ARRIVE TOMORROW, FOR INSTANCE, IS TO BE USING THAT FIRST VIEW APP THAT IS ACTUALLY FROM FIRST STUDENT. BECAUSE ALTHOUGH WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE PUT OUT THERE, WE CAN'T BE SURE THAT IS ONE WAY IF THEY HAVE THE APP THAT THEY CAN LITERALLY SAY, HERE'S MY ADDRESS AND THEY CAN SAY, WELL, HERE'S WHERE THE BUS IS USING SOME OF THEIR GPS SYSTEM PIECES. JUST THINGS LIKE THAT. CERTAINLY, IT'S A LEARNING CURVE FOR US, STAFF TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO GRADES AND HOW TO DO ATTENDANCE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS IS CERTAINLY A LEARNING CURVE. BUT PEOPLE ARE REALLY BEING UNDERSTANDING AND TRYING TO WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT ALL OF THE TEAMS ARE DOING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE AGAIN, WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE. BUT I THINK OUR TEAM HAS DONE AS WELL AS WE COULD POSSIBLY EXPECT. COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS. ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION, AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, A COUPLE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND US ARE NOT STARTING AS THEY INTENDED. EVERGREEN PUBLIC SCHOOL IS WAITING UNTIL NEXT WEEK TO START, SO THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON US. IF YOU HERE, OF COURSE, OUR STUDENTS THAT GO TO CASCADIA TECH WON'T BE STARTING AT CASCADIA TECH, AND THAT'S A BIT OF AN UNEXPECTED FOR US. WE ALSO ARE WORKING THROUGH SOME HVAC THINGS THAT ONE OF OUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, YAKU PRIMARY. WE EXPECT THEM TO BE AT 75% NORMAL CAPACITY ON THEIR HVAC SYSTEM TOMORROW. WE HAVE SOME PLANS TO GET A CUSTODIAN IN THERE EARLY TO OPEN UP WINDOWS AND DOORS AND GET IN SOME FRESH AIR BEFORE THE DAY, AND THEN WE'RE ENCOURAGING OUR STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND BRING IN THOSE FANS TO ALSO HELP THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT 75% AND 100%. WE'LL BE WAITING ON SOME PARTS TO GET US BACK UP TO 100%. A FEW HICCUPS. ONE THING I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IF YOU NOTICED ON OUR CONTRACT LIST UNDER MICHELLE'S REPORT, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE APPROVAL ON THERE FOR THE ENGINEERING WITH ROBERT FIGHTS ENGINEERING COMPANY FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION TRADES PROGRAM, PHASE 1. WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED THAT WE WILL BE GETTING STARTED REALLY SOON ON OUR CONSTRUCTION TRADES PROGRAM AND THAT BEEN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PIECE OF OUR WORK IN OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM. [00:15:02] WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING.I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THOSE THINGS AND DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFICALLY, BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF AS WE START THE NEW YEAR, MAINLY BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HEAR ABOUT. >> NOW, THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORK IS CAPITAL LEVY, IS THAT RIGHT? >> CAPITAL. YES. IT'S CAPITAL LEVY AND WE'LL GET STARTED OVER AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL VERY SOON, SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED. >> ON THE EVERGREEN LIGHT START, IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT IT ON THE BACK END FOR GRADUATION? >> WE DON'T KNOW YET BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS THIS ONLY FOR THIS WEEK OR THAT WILL THAT GO LONGER? OFTENTIMES, IF IT'S ONLY FIVE DAYS OR LESS, LOTS OF TIMES WE CAN GET A WAIVER FOR THAT TIME AS LONG AS WE'VE MET INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW EVERGREEN HANDLES IT BECAUSE THEY WILL FOLLOW WHATEVER EVERGREEN ENDS UP HAVING TO DO. IT'S UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT. >> SOME TO TRACK, I GUESS. >> YEAH, FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LONNEL FOR A QUICK REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD, I JUST WANTED TO SEND A LITTLE RECAP. LAST WEEK, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY JUST WANTED TO SEND A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF AND CLASSIFIED STAFF THAT PARTICIPATED IN START-UP DAYS. THREE DAYS OF RIGOROUS LEARNING TO GET READY FOR KIDS TO WALK IN THE DOORS TOMORROW, SO SPECIAL THANKS TO THAT. ALSO JUST A ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE SKYWARD TEAM AND FISCAL TEAM THAT HAVE BEEN DOING SO MUCH WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET THE Q MIGRATION UP AND RUNNING, AND THEN OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED WITH OUR LEVY LOSS THAT HAVE LOWER STAFF NUMBERS, BUT STILL DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO GET BUILDINGS READY FOR TOMORROW, AND SAME THING WITH GROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE, ALL OF THAT. YOU'LL ALSO SEE TOO THERE WAS OPEN HOUSE LAST WEEK WITH ON THURSDAY NIGHT MOST SCHOOLS, LOTS OF FAMILIES, EXCITED KIDS AROUND. THANK YOU TO OUR FAMILIES FOR ATTENDING THAT. THEN I ALSO WANTED TO SEND INTRODUCE ONE OF OUR NEW DIRECTORS. YOU'LL SEE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA THE HIGHLY CAPABLE AND TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. THE APPROVAL OF THE PROGRAMS AND OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND COMPLIANCE IS IN ATTENDANCE. HER NAME IS NADIA BUSH. WELCOME TO BATTLEGROUND FOR NADIA. SHE'S JOINING US FROM WENATCHEE. SHE WAS A DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS OVER THERE AND COMES TO US WITH A MULTITUDE OF WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, AND SHE IS MULTILINGUAL HERSELF AND IS ALREADY JUMPING IN AND HELPING WITH OUR FAMILIES. THAT'S ALL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING. >> SHORT REPORT FROM MISHA. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD. WELL, WE'VE BEEN BUSY IN HR WITH SOME STAFFING DECISIONS. WE ARE GETTING TO A GOOD PLACE. WE HAVE ABOUT TWO STAFF MEMBERS WHO REMAIN ON THE RIFF LIST, AND SO WE CONTINUE TO BE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND POSITIONS FOR THOSE TWO. OUR ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED, AND SO A LOT OF JUGGLING AND SHUFFLING OF CLASSES HAS TAKEN PLACE PRIOR TO TOMORROW. BUT 160 TO 170 STUDENTS THAT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY BUDGETED FOR. THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE. I ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE DID REACH A TA WITH PSC, WHICH IS OUR CLASSIFIED ASSOCIATION. LAST MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH, WE TA A CONTRACT. IT IS STILL GOING THROUGH THE RATIFICATION PROCESS, AND AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR APPROVAL. BUT YOU WILL SEE THE PSC SCHEDULE A ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. AS WELL AS AD SUPPORT SCHEDULE A. BOTH OF THESE ARE SALARY SCHEDULES, AND THAT REFLECT 2.5% IPD, WHICH IS FROM WHAT IS GIVEN BY THE STATE FOR SALARIES. JUST LAST, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO THANK THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAM. THIS IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON PSC THAT COMMITTED QUITE A FEW HOURS OF THEIR TIME. SO JUSTINE SHATNE, MARGARET SHARPE, JASON SCOTT, ALAN GREEN, LAURIE BENSON, LISA DALLA PINE, CHERYL DELL, AND OF COURSE, LAURIE LANDERHM, AND MYSELF, WE WERE MET A HANDFUL OF TIMES WITH THEM AND THEY WERE ALWAYS VERY POSITIVE, ADVOCATED, AND WE'RE JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR PSC FOLKS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MICHELLE. AND KEVIN IS MUSCHEL. YOU ARE JUST UP DURING BUDGET, SO WE WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE TONIGHT. [00:20:02] AND KEVIN IS OUT THIS EVENING, SO AMANDA. SURE. >> GOOD EVENING. A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU. LAST MEETING, WE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE CHANGED THE FORMAT. IN THE PAST, WE ASKED PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS TO APPLY NOW IN AN EFFORT TO INCLUDE MORE VOICES FROM THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, PARENTS, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESS OWNERS. WE'VE SWITCHED TO HAVE IT BE A MEETING THAT IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN THE COMMITTEE. THEY CAN DROP BY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IT ENTAILS. AND THERE ALSO BE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AT THAT MEETING. I ENOURAGE ANYONE TO ATTEND IF THEY HAVE EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF INTEREST. THEN SECONDLY, I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR OWN DEBBIE SMITH AND ONE OF OUR WORK BASED LEARNING COORDINATORS. SHE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR HER WORK TO HELP STUDENTS GET CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK EXPERIENCE AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM. SHE RECEIVED AN AWARD LAST YEAR, AND THEN THIS YEAR SHE GOT THE STATEWIDE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION FOR CREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION AWARD, THE COUNSELING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL AWARD. NOW THAT SHE'S WON AT THE STATE LEVEL, SHE'LL BE ELIGIBLE NEXT YEAR TO GO ON TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. SHE'S CERTAINLY SOMEONE THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF AND WE FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE HER WORKING IN BATTLEGROUND. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE CAC? THIS IS FOR THIS MEETING. IT'S OPEN TO ANYONE, AND THEN WILL PEOPLE BE ON THE COMMITTEE? WILL THEY SIGN UP THEN TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE OR WILL IT ALWAYS BE OPEN? >> WE'LL ASK THEM TO SIGN UP IF THEY'RE INTERESTED AND GIVE US THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE AND THEN WE'LL INVITE THEM TO FUTURE MEETINGS. WE'RE ALSO CONSIDERING SOME CHANGES TO LOCATION POTENTIALLY. WHILE WE HAVE THEM CALENDAR FOR THE REST YEAR, WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW YET WHERE THEY'LL BE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? >> THE ONE THING I WILL POINT OUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ENROLLMENT, MICHELLE MENTIONED, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE 160 UP. ONE OF OUR THINGS THAT WE'RE WATCHING REALLY CLOSELY, AND YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH A REDUCTION IN FORCE THAT WE HAD IN THE SPRING, THAT MEANS A LOT OF OUR STAFF HAS BEEN SHUFFLED TO DIFFERENT PLACES. AS WE LOOK AT INCREASED ENROLLMENT, SOME OF THOSE STAFF HAVE FIRST RIGHT OF RETURN TO SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE WATCHING THOSE AND MONITORING THEM VERY CLOSELY. OF COURSE, WITH THE Q MIGRATION, WE'RE WANTING TO HOLD OFF ON MAKING ANY RUSH DECISIONS BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS HOW CLEAN THOSE NUMBERS ARE. WHEN WE INITIALLY OPENED QUEUE, WE HAD SOME HESITATION ABOUT WHETHER NUMBERS WERE WHEN OUR REGISTRARS WERE PULLING STUDENTS OUT WHETHER THEY WERE ACTUALLY CLEANING UP AND PULLING OUT. WE ARE PAUSING A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT FRIDAY IS A NO SCHOOL DAY BECAUSE WE WILL USE THAT DAY TO INITIATE SOME CHANGES IN CLASS LISTS AND THINGS IF NEED BE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT ENROLLMENT IS HIGHER THAN PROJECTED, THAT'S GREAT NEWS FOR US.IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF HOW MUCH EXACTLY. IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING FEW DAYS TO FIGURE ALL OF THAT OUT. STAFF HAS BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF BALLS UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET THEM ON THE GROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL FOR EXAMPLE, THE HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT WAS WAY DOWN, WHICH LED TO SOME OF THE RIFFS. >> ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL WHERE THE ENROLLMENT IS UP OR ARE YOU. >> WELL, BIG WE CAN TELL RIGHT NOW THAT THE BIGGEST AREA THAT WE'RE UP IS PRIMARY. MIDDLE SCHOOL SEEMS TO HAVE SOME INCREASED ENROLLMENT. HIGH SCHOOL, WE'RE A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAIN ABOUT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RUNNING START MIX IN THERE AND NOW WE HAVE THE CASCADIA MIX IN THERE. THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER FOR US TO FIGURE OUT, BUT IT DOES APPEAR THAT THAT'S UP AS WELL. WE HAVE OKAYED, WHAT WE CALL SHADOW CLASS ROOMS WHERE THEY BUILD THEM IN THEIR MASTER SCHEDULE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DECIMATE THE MASTER SCHEDULES AGAIN. BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY DON'T ACTUALLY FILL THEM UNTIL WE ACTUALLY SEE THE STUDENT COUNTS TOMORROW. IT WOULD ALLOW US TO MAKE MOVES MUCH MORE EASILY AND QUICKLY, BUT WE AREN'T DOING THAT ON THE FRONT END. WE'RE WAITING UNTIL WE ACTUALLY SEE. YEAH, THERE'S STILL CERTAINLY SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES THAT COULD HAPPEN. FRANKLY, WE HAVE POSTED K EIGHT ELEMENTARY POSITIONS BECAUSE WE'RE OUT OF PEOPLE ON THE RF LIST WHO ARE ENDORSED IN K EIGHT ELEMENTARY, HAVE THAT CERTIFICATION. WE HAVE ACTUALLY POSTED SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS, DID THAT LATE LAST WEEK AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE ON [00:25:04] FRIDAY FOR POTENTIAL MOVES BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND HIRING INDIVIDUALS. BUT WE'VE GOT SUBSTITUTES IN PLACE WHERE WE NEED TO AND WE HAVE THINGS READY TO GO FOR TOMORROW, SO IT'S REALLY. IT IS EXCITING. >> GOOD NEWS. >> YEAH. >> AND NEXT IS CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. [7. Citizens' Comments] THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BATTLE ROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS 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 ASK THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED. PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME, LIMITING YOUR TIME TO THREE MINUTES, AND REFRAINING FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS. THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT ALL COMMENTS SPOKEN AT THE MEETING BE APPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE. COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE CAN BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING. BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT NORMALLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR PETITIONS DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS. THEY WILL LISTEN AND GIVE DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM IF ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY. FIRST ON OUR LIST OF CITIZENS COMMENTS IS JESSICA COLE. >> HELLO, BOARD. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT OVER THE WEEKEND, I HELPED ORGANIZE THE BATTLEGROUND PRIDE EVENT THAT WAS THIS WEEKEND. THERE WERE FAMILIES FROM THE DISTRICT THAT HAD THEIR KIDS THERE WITH THEM. I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE. WE HAVE FAMILIES WITH PARENTS THAT ARE LGBTQ AND SOME OF THEIR KIDS ARE LGBTQ OR THEY HAVE OTHER FAMILY OR LOVED ONES THAT ARE QUEER TO, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT KNOWN. ONE THING THAT WE HAD AT THE EVENT WAS A MAGICIAN. I SUPER LOVE MAGIC TRICKS. I LOVE THEM. MAGICIAN I WAS GOING TO HAVE I HAD MET LAST YEAR AT THE BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION PARTY. I WAS SO STOKED WHEN I FOUND OUT THE MAGICIAN THERE WAS I KNEW HIS MOM. I WAS LIKE A MAGICIAN'S MOM. I WAS STOP THIS IS HOW MUCH HE LOVED MAGIC. THE MOM IS COLLEEN O'NEIL, WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW FROM THE DISTRICT WHEN SHE'S WORKED HERE AND SHE'S WITH BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION. I ASKED HER SON, ERIN, WOULD YOU COME DO MAGIC AT OUR EVENT? AND HE SAID, YES, HE'S A GRADUATED FROM BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND HE LIKES TO GET BACK. THEN SUPER TRAGICALLY, HE PASSED AWAY LAST JUNE, AND SO HE COULDN'T COME. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW CALLING AND NOTHING HAS MENTIONED DURING THE BOARD MEETING ABOUT AARON AND HIS LOSS, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL. AND SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE FAMILIES HERE IN THE DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE]. >> EUNICE INGERMAN MANSON. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. MY NAME IS EUNICE INGER MANSON, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER, AND I LIVE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TOMORROW, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS, WHETHER AS A PAID PARA EDUCATOR OR AN UNPAID MENTOR, I HAVE SEEN KIDS COMING TO SCHOOL FROM SITUATIONS THAT WERE NOT CONDUCIVE TO EQUIPPING THEM WITH TOOLS FOR REGULATING THEIR EMOTIONS, MAKING GOOD DECISIONS, DELAYING GRATIFICATION FOR FUTURE SATISFACTION OR MAKING PLANS FOR THE LONG TERM FUTURE AND STRATEGIZE TO FULFILL THEM. THEY DIDN'T ALL HAVE PARENTS ABLE TO GIVE THEM ALL THE RIGHT SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEEDED AT THE TIME THEY NEEDED THEM. SOME DIDN'T HAVE PARENTS, SOME WERE REJECTED BY THEIR PARENTS, AND SOME OF THEM WERE DEALING WITH BIG CHALLENGES AS A FAMILY, HOUSELESSNESS, JOB INSECURITY, OR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OR PHYSICAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT LEFT THE PARENTS DEPLETED AND EXHAUSTED. THE NEED FOR SEL CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU HEARD STORIES OF HOW WAY FINDER PERFORMED IN CLASSROOMS, HOW MUCH THE TEACHERS LIKE ITS USABILITY, [00:30:04] HOW IT ALREADY HAS ENGAGED, EQUIPPED, AND STRENGTHENED STUDENTS. TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A REAL WINNER. WHEN WAYFINDER COMES UP BEFORE YOU AGAIN, FOR THE THIRD READING OR FINAL APPROVAL IN SEPTEMBER, PLEASE HONOR THE PAINSTAKING WORK OF ALLISON TO HART AND THE CURRICULUM ADOPTION COMMITTEE BY SAYING YES, PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR DECISION BE ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES OR BIASES. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS IMPROVE AND SEEING OUR STUDENTS BECOME CONFIDENT AND RESILIENT ADULTS READY TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORLD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> LAURIE SIDLEY. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I'M LAURIE SIDLEY RECENTLY RETIRED FROM HERE AFTER 32 YEARS. I'M HERE TO TALK IN SUPPORT OF THE WAY FINDER PROGRAM AS WELL. I JOKED WITH ERIC SUKORF ON THE WAY OUT THE FIRST MEETING WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND SAID, I NEED TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT, GET MY HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL SO I CAN COME AND I CAN TEACH IT. IT SOUNDS REALLY EXCITING AND I WAS JUST FELT SUCH A POSITIVE THING. ONE KEY COMMENT THAT WAS MADE THAT NIGHT WAS THAT STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TYPICALLY FEEL A FEELING OF MEANINGLESSNESS. THAT'S PRETTY HARSH. IT'S LIKE, WOW. WE CAN TEACH THEM THE ACADEMICS, THE ALL STRAPAZON TALKED ABOUT HOW WHEN SHE GETS A NEW EMPLOYEE, SHE CAN TRAIN THEM TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING WITH THE JOB TASK. BUT THOSE SOFT SKILLS OF COLLABORATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, WORKING TOGETHER, GETTING ALONG, WHAT DID YOU DO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM ATTENDANCE KEY FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR JOB SECURITY, THAT PROGRAM TEACHES ALL OF THAT. THE FINANCIAL EDUCATION COURSE. OH, MY GOSH, ALL OUR KIDS NEED THAT, NOT JUST THE SELECT FEW THAT GET TO TAKE THAT ONE MATH CLASS ABOUT THAT. I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT IT'S A POLITICALLY NEUTRAL PROGRAM. IT HAS NO DEI IN IT, NO CRT. IT'S NOT ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY, IT'S ABOUT IDENTITY OF WHO THEY ARE AS A PERSON, THEIR GOALS, THEIR PASSIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS PROGRAM WAS HIGHLY SUPPORTED BY NOT ONLY THE STAFF, THE ADOPTION COMMITTEE THAT PILOTED IT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN MY OPINION, STUDENTS, STUDENTS LOVED IT. HOW GREAT IS THAT THAT WE CAN GET STUDENTS TO LOVE SOMETHING? MAYBE THEY'LL COME TO SCHOOL MORE IF THEY'RE REALLY INVOLVED, AND DON'T WE WANT THAT? I'M JUST WONDERING HOW IN THE WORLD CAN WE SAY NO TO ADOPTING THIS PROGRAM WHEN IT COMES UP FOR THE VOTE LATER ON NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS. I URGE YOU TO VOTE. YES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. [8. Consent Agenda (Board Vote w/Student Voice)] WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH K, APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 11TH, 2025, REGULAR MEETING, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 11TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING, WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS ON THE BUDGET. BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS, PERSONNEL REPORTS, FINANCIAL REPORTS, COMPLETED PROJECTS REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL. APPROVAL OF THE HIGHLY CAPABLE GRANT PROGRAM FOR 2025 TO 2026, APPROVAL OF THE TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM GRANT PROGRAM PLAN FOR 2025 2026, APPROVAL OF PSC SALARY SCHEDULE FOR 2025 2026, AND APPROVAL OF THE ADMIN SUPPORT SALARY SCHEDULE FOR 2025 '26. IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED OFF FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> COULD YOU ADVISE ME WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE OR NOT? ON THE MINUTES I NOTICED WHEN I WAS LOOKING OVER THEM THAT ON ITEM 10 AND THE MINUTES. >> OF THE REGULAR MEETING? >> OF THE REGULAR MEETING. THE MINUTES ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. THERE'S AN OLD BUSINESS, I'M SORRY, NUMBER 9. FINAL RESOLUTION FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SEL. WE POSTPONE THAT? [00:35:02] >> YES. >> OKAY. IT READS A MOTION BY MARY SMITY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED TABLEING ITEM 98 TO 92225 BOARD MEETING. I MADE THE MOTION ORIGINALLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY MOTION. >> IT'S YOUR MOTION. >> MY MOTION WAS TO TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT FULL BOARD MEETING? >> YES. >> OKAY. [OVERLAPPING] HOPEFULLY, WE WILL HAVE A FULL BOARD ON 922? >> YES. >> BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY AND HAVE THAT IN THE MINUTES THAT I MADE THE MOTION TO HAVE THAT ITEM AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WHERE EVERYONE WAS IN ATTENDANCE. IF ON 922, WE DON'T HAVE FULL ATTENDANCE, THEN IT SHOULD BE POSTPONED ACCORDING TO MY INTENT TO THE NEXT MEETING. >> I THINK THAT WAS OUR INTENT. DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THAT? >> IT DOESN'T QUITE READ THAT WAY. >> YOU'RE RIGHT, IT DOES NOT. >> CAN WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE UPDATE TO THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST? [OVERLAPPING] I WOULD MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH THE CORRECTION TO THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES FOR AUGUST 11, 2025 TO REFLECT THE MOTION WAS MADE BY TERRY TATE, AND THE INTENT IS TO BE THE NEXT FULL BOARD MEETING THAT IT WILL BE UNTABLED. >> [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S PERFECT. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. CARL. >> BOARD, THE MOTION AS JACKIE CORRECTED FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL WITH THAT CORRECTION TO THE MINUTES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE >> OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES 4:0. MOVING ON. WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS, AND THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE BUDGET HEARING. [10. Budget Hearing] WE WILL SUSPEND THIS MEETING AND MOVE INTO OUR BUDGET HEARING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY AGAIN, THAT THERE WAS NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYONE DID WANT TO SIGN UP THAT CAME IN LATER, IF YOU WANTED TO SIGN UP TO COMMENT ON THE BUDGET. THE BUDGET SIGN UP THIS RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU, MICHELLE. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION, MICHELLE, BEFORE YOU EVEN GET STARTED? MICHELLE, IT GOES BACK TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. THERE WAS A TRANSITION REAL QUICK. I THOUGHT, AND THEN I JUST LET IT GO BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO COME HERE. WE ALSO HAD THIS MIGRATION OF DATA, THAT NOW WE COME TO THIS GOING OVER OUR BUDGET. I JUST WAS WONDERING IN THE OPENING DAY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TEACHERS AND THE ASSIGNMENTS, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THINGS BEING READY TO GO. COULD YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT CLEARER PICTURE AS TO HOW MUCH YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH IN THAT WHOLE FLOW OF DATA BEING MIGRATED [LAUGHTER] AND HOW THE WEEKS, YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? >> WHAT'S WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW EVEN AS YOU [OVERLAPPING] >> HOW TO GET SCHOOL STARTED PLUS SCHEDULES? NOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS BUDGET PRESENTATION, AND WE WERE MIGRATING DATA LIKE EARLY LAST NIGHT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN. I WOULD REALLY LOVE EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT YOU DEALT WITH US IN ONE OR TWO SENTENCES. IT HAD TO BE CHAOS. >> SURE. FOR THE FISCAL MODULE, IN GENERAL, THERE WAS SOME REAL GOOD MIGRATION OF THAT AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE MIGRATION OF THAT DATA BECAUSE WE WILL BE AUDITED ON IT, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT CAME OVER, OUR BALANCE SHEETS, OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES, REVENUES. WE DID HAVE A LITTLE HICCUPS WITH SOME ENCUMBRANCES, BUT ENCUMBRANCES, THAT'S DOABLE. IT'S JUST A LITTLE MORE WORK ON THE BACK END OF IT. I THINK THAT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WE COULDN'T TEST EVERYTHING IN THE TLAS. WHEN IT CAME OVER, THAT'S WHEN WE HAD IT. NOW WE REALLY HAVE IT SO LET'S SEE NOW. >> WHAT DATE WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY, TODAY IS THE 25TH? >> WE MIGRATED ON AUGUST 4TH. >> MAYBE 5TH, SOMEWHERE IN THERE? >> RIGHT. >> OKAY. >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, AND I KNOW MICHELLE HAS SAID THIS, BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING OVER A YEAR. WE'VE BEEN CLEANING UP DATA, DATA THAT GOES BACK MULTIPLE YEARS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND WHEN WE PREPARED TO GO "DARK" OUT OF SKYWARD IN THE THIRD WEEK IN JULY, [00:40:03] WE HAD TWO WEEKS WHERE WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO OUR DATA. THAT TIME IS TIME THAT WE OFTEN GET TO USE DURING THE SUMMER TO CONTINUALLY PREPARE FOR A BUDGET HEARING AND PREPARE THINGS. THAT WAS TIME THAT WAS JUST HALTED. WELL, THIS MIGRATION HAPPENED, ALL THIS DATA BEING PULLED INTO A NEW SYSTEM. THEN AS THEY BEGAN TO RELEASE EACH MODULE THAT WE'RE A PART OF, FISCAL BEING PART OF IT, STUDENTS BEING PART OF IT, PERSONNEL BEING PART OF IT, [OVERLAPPING] ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUAL PIECES. THERE COULD BE BUDGET NUMBERS THAT DIDN'T COME ACROSS. THERE COULD BE SMALL THINGS AND THEY JUST ADD UP, AND IT MEANS THAT OUR STAFF IS HAVING TO GO IN AND CORRECT EACH ONE OF THESE THINGS IN THE NEW SYSTEM. FIRST, WE HAVE TO FIND THEM. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE. >> UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THEM WON'T COME UP UNTIL YOU LOOK UP [OVERLAPPING] >> THERE'S A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT YOU FIND OUT THAT SOMETHING COULD BE A MISS. WE HAVE A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT IS HELPING US WITH IT. AS MICHELLE SAID, THE TLA IS THE AREA THAT WE GOT TO PLAY IN. WE GOT TO TRY THINGS OUT IN, AND WE HAD ACCESS TO THAT FOR MANY MONTHS BEFORE WE WENT DARK. THEY WERE TRYING OUT THINGS AND GETTING TO SEE HOW IT WOULD WORK. BUT UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY DO IT, WE'RE THE LARGEST DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THAT HAS ROLLED ALL COMPONENTS OF SKYWARD INTO THE NEW CUMULATIVE SYSTEM. WE'RE KIND OF THE TEST BUNNY. >> IT'S NO FUN BEING A TEST. HERE YOU ARE WITH ALL OF THIS DATA FOR THE BUDGET PRESENTATION TONIGHT, WITH ALL OF THIS GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND THAT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS A WHOLE LOT ABOUT. THE TEAM REALLY DESERVES SIGNIFICANTLY MAJOR KUDOS IN GETTING TO THIS PLACE SUCCESSFULLY. >> THANK YOU. WE'VE ALL BEEN WORKING VERY HARD. >> YOU HAVE TO. YES. >> YOU NEED TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. >> THANK YOU. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO AGAIN REVIEW SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE COVERED DURING THE WORK SESSION THAT WE HAD ON THE BUDGET, AND THAT WAS MORE DETAILED. THIS WILL BE JUST A LITTLE HIGHER LEVEL, BUT THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. FOR THE COMMUNITY, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MORE DETAIL THAT GOES ALONG WITH OUR BUDGET. FOR OUR BUDGET OVERVIEW, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH OUR BUDGET PROCESSES AND CHALLENGES, SOME STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT IMPACTS K-12, OUR GENERAL FUND ASSUMPTIONS, ENROLLMENT, REVENUE, EXPENDITURES, SOME REQUIRED DISCLOSURES, AS WELL AS JUST STAFFING BUDGET SUMMARY FUND BALANCE. THEN WE'LL COVER OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, ASP AND DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND OUR FOUR YEAR BUDGET PROJECTION ASSUMPTIONS, THE MONITORING WE DO WITH THE BUDGET AND SOME CONTACT INFORMATION. THEN WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER THAT. AS FAR AS THE BUDGET PROCESS GOES, IT IS HAPPENING YEAR ROUND. WE ARE ALWAYS MONITORING THE BUDGET AND NEEDS FOR STUDENTS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS THE LOSS OF THE NON RENEWAL OF THE LOCAL LEVY, WHICH REQUIRED US TO REDUCE PROGRAMS BY $14 MILLION AND USE ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. WE'LL LOOK AT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. AGAIN, WE'RE REVIEWING STUDENT PROGRAMMINGS, ENROLLMENT PROJECTS, STAFFING, LOTS OF MOVING PARTS. WE'RE DOING THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN TO GET IT ALL CORRECT. BUT WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE BUDGET FOR THE STUDENT PROGRAMS THAT WE NEED. CAPITAL FACILITY NEEDS ARE REVIEWED FOR STUDENT GROWTH, SCHOOL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, AND CAPITAL LEVY PROJECT SCHEDULES. THEN WE HAVE SOME REVENUE EXPENSE AND FUND BALANCE FORECASTS AS WELL AS THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT WE HAD. NEXT SLIDE. OUR BUDGET CHALLENGES, AGAIN, WERE THE NON RENEWAL OF THE LOCAL LEVY, WHICH REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO STAFFING AND PROGRAMS OF $14 MILLION AND WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION IN OUR BOARD DOCUMENTS ON THAT. AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER THAT THAT LOSS OF LEVY WILL IMPACT TWO SCHOOL YEARS BECAUSE IT'S A CALENDAR YEAR LEVY, WHICH GOES OVER TWO SCHOOL YEARS. THE UNFUNDED MANDATES IS ANOTHER STRONG AREA OF CONCERN WHEN WE HAVE BUDGET CHALLENGES. [00:45:07] THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO BUT ARE NOT FULLY FUNDED BY THE STATE. I'VE CALLED OUT TWO SPECIFICALLY ONES BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF THEM INVOLVED ANYWHERE FROM PROTOTYPICAL FUNDING FORMULA TO REGIONALIZATION, TO COMPENSATION. THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES. BUT I'LL TALK ABOUT THE TWO, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION. YOU'LL SEE THAT IN ANOTHER SLIDE HERE THAT WE DID HAVE AN INCREASE. THERE WAS SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING INCREASES. HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE A SHORTFALL OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN THAT PROGRAM WHERE THAT IS NOT COVERED IN OUR FUNDING. SUBSTITUTE CASE. I MENTIONED THIS IN OUR WORK SESSION AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT IT, BUT I DID WANT TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF TIPS. THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RCW 28A430 REQUIRES 10 DAYS PER CERTIFICATED STAFF AND CLASSIFIED STAFF. THERE'S ALSO A COMPONENT OF ANY SUBSTITUTES THAT SUB FURS THAT ALSO EARN SICK LEAVE PAY. THE STATE FUNDS FOUR DAYS FOR CERTIFICATED STAFF ONLY AND THERE IS NO FUNDING FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF. THIS BUILDS UP TO BE A STATE MANDATED RCW REQUIREMENT FOR SICK LEAVE. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT FUND IT IN THE STATE PROTOTYPICAL FUNDING FORMULA OR FULLY FUNDED, I SHOULD SAY. IT CREATES A SIGNIFICANT GAP FOR US THAT. THIS IS WHERE THESE GAPS THAT WE HAVE IS WHERE THE LEVY REALLY SUPPORTS OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT FUNDING FOR THAT GAP, WE HAVE TO CUT OTHER PROGRAMS, WHICH IS DIFFICULT. ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS IS THE FUNDING FOR THOSE FOUR DAYS FOR THE FUNDED CERTIFICATED STAFF, THE RATE HAS NOT CHANGED IN OVER 10 YEARS. THIS IS WHY THIS HAS BECOME A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR MANY OF OUR ASSOCIATIONS, [INAUDIBLE]. WE'RE ALL BRINGING THIS TO THE ATTENTION BECAUSE IT IS UNFUNDED MANDATE. NEXT IS INFLATIONARY COSTS. WE ARE FUNDED BASED ON THE US IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATOR, NOT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, WHICH IS ANOTHER CHALLENGE. STATE REVENUE SOURCES ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH MATERIAL SUPPLIES. WE DID HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT CAME IN, BUT WE STILL HAVE A $4.6 MILLION UNFUNDED AMOUNT FOR OUR MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS. ENROLLMENT, AGAIN, WE HAD CONSERVATIVE PROJECTIONS, DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE LOCAL LEVY AND ALSO JUST JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUDGETING WITH WHAT WE KNOW AND NOT TRYING TO ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE GROWTH BECAUSE IT'S BEEN HARD TO GAUGE THE TRENDS OF ENROLLMENT WITH FAMILIES MOVING AND FAMILIES A LOT OF TRANSIT HAPPENING. NEXT IS THE OUTCOMES OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND THIS WAS AGAIN, I'VE MENTIONED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION. THERE WAS A TIERED AMOUNT INCREASE. THERE WAS A SHIFTING OF SOME OF THE FUNDS FROM BASIC EDUCATION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION. IT WASN'T REALLY AN INCREASE, IT WAS REALLY MORE OF A SHIFT OF THE FUNDING. THEN ALSO SOME INCREASES TO FUNDING. WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING, BUT STILL UNDERFUNDED. MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS. WE DID RECEIVE A ONE TIME ALLOCATION OF $50 PER STUDENT IN '24-'25, WHICH WE WERE USING TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE LEVY LOSS FOR THIS YEAR. BUT THAT'S A ONE TIME ALLOCATION. THEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE FOR THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR, OF 5.3%, WHICH WAS ABOUT 750 ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND THAT HELPED COVER THE INCREASED COSTS OF OUR RISK INSURANCE PREMIUM AND OUR UTILITIES. [00:50:06] IT REALLY DIDN'T GO SPREAD OUT VERY MUCH. AGAIN, COSTS GOING UP GREATER THAN OUR FUNDING INCREASES. ALSO, ON THE SOC, I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THIS IS IMPORTANT. IN THE PAST UNDER APPORTIONMENT, THE STATE HAS FUNDED DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF MONEY IN THE SOC, SO YOU'D HAVE SOMETHING FOR UTILITIES AND INSURANCE. YOU'D HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOUR MAT FACILITIES, YOUR DISTRICT WIDE EXPENDITURES CURRICULUM. THERE'S LITTLE AREAS THAT THEY WOULD FUND EACH ONE OF THOSE IN THE PROTOTYPICAL. THAT FOR '25-'26 GOES AWAY. WE NOW RECEIVE ONE FLAT AMOUNT WITH NO CATEGORIES TIED TO IT, AND WE DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO DO TO THE STATE ON SOME OF THOSE CATEGORIES. >> SOME OTHER OUTCOMES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION ARE THAT THEY HAD SOME REDUCTIONS IN K-12. THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL FUNDING WAS ELIMINATED. WE WERE AWARDED 366,000 FOR '24-'25, AND THAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS. THEN ALSO THE LEVY AUTHORITY AND LEA, WHICH IS A LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE INCREASED SO THERE'S MORE AVAILABILITY TO LEVY A HIGHER AMOUNT IN COMMUNITIES. THEN, ALSO, IF YOU QUALIFY, THERE'S ALSO LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, TO HAVE LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LEVY TO QUALIFY. THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY NET WAS ALSO ELIMINATED. WE'VE QUALIFIED FOR IT BOTH YEARS THAT IT WAS AVAILABLE IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR '24-'25. WHEN WE APPLIED FOR SAFETY NET, TRANSPORTATION, IT WAS $193,000. THAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR US TO APPLY FOR. >> WHAT WAS THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT? WHAT WAS THE NEED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO MEET NOW THEY'VE TAKEN IT AWAY? > SPECIAL PASSENGERS. >> SPECIAL PASSENGERS. >> YEAH. SPECIAL PASSENGERS. THE COST FOR SPECIAL PASSENGERS IS GREAT, SO THAT HELPS SUPPORT THAT. THIS SLIDE HERE IS FROM OUR WASCHOOLFUNDING.ORG. NO, WHEN I SAY R, I MEAN, THE WASCHOOLSFUNDING.ORG. IT JUST OUTLINED THAT THE OVERALL FUNDING FOR K-12 HAS BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL STATE BUDGET. IN 2019, IT WAS 52.4%, OVER HALF OF THE STATE BUDGET, WHICH IS THE PARAMOUNT DUTY OF THE STATE FOR EDUCATION. THERE WAS FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS HAPPENING. IT HAS BEEN REDUCED NOW TO 43.2% OF THE STATE BUDGET, WHICH IS WHAT THEY'RE REPORTING FOR THE '25-'27 FUNDING YEARS. THEN AGAIN, THE ISSUES AT THE CORE OF OUR WASHINGTON SCHOOL FUNDING IS GROWING STUDENT NEEDS, INSUFFICIENT FUNDING, AND HIGHER OPERATING COSTS. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. IN OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT OUR F-195 DOCUMENT, WHICH IS A STATE-PROVIDED DOCUMENT TEMPLATE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO USE. IT COMPARES OUR BUDGET FROM '24-'25 BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY DON'T CLOSE OUR BOOKS UNTIL AUGUST 1. THAT'S THE END OF OUR FISCAL PERIOD IS AUGUST 31ST. IT HAS THE '23 -'24 ACTUAL ON THERE. WE DID ROLL FORWARD OUR STUDENTS, AND WE HAD OUR PRICE INFLATOR OF 2.5 FOR BASIC EDUCATION SALARIES AND MATERIALS, AND OPERATING COSTS WERE 5.3, AND WE ALIGNED STAFFING WITH STUDENT NEEDS AND PROGRAM REDUCTIONS, AND THE LOSS OF THE LEVY FUNDING. YOU CAN JUST SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE. THIS IS WHAT WE PROJECTED. WE HAVE OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE PRIMARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. WE HAVE OUR ALE SCHOOLS, AND THEN WE HAVE A DROPOUT RE-ENGAGEMENT, [00:55:01] WHICH IS OUR OPEN DOORS PROGRAM AND RUNNING START. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS IS PRETTY FLAT BETWEEN K-8, BUT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WERE THE ONES WHERE WE WEREN'T SURE ABOUT THE ROLL-UP AND STUDENTS EXITING, AND STUDENTS COMING IN. THAT IS OUR ENROLLMENT FORECAST. GOING ON TO REVENUE. WE HAVE REVENUE OF $224,437,769. 83.2% OF OUR REVENUE IS STATE FUNDING, WHICH IS DRIVEN BY STUDENT ENROLLMENT. WE'RE RELYING MORE ON THE STATE FUNDING NOW, WHICH IS NOT FULLY FUNDING US. THEN OUR LOCAL LEVY WAS AT 13% FOR '24-'25, BUT WE'RE NOW ONLY COLLECTING 6.6% OF OUR BUDGET REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL LEVY. THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE STATE FUNDING. THERE IS THE GENERAL BASIC EDUCATION GENERAL PURPOSE, AND THEN THERE'S OUR STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE, WHICH COVERS TRANSPORTATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AGAIN, IN OUR BUDGET WORK SESSION, THERE'S A LOT MORE DETAIL ON THOSE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT. THE NEXT SLIDE JUST BREAKS DOWN THE DOLLARS ON THE $224 MILLION. NEXT SLIDE. EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT ARE $239,163,259, AND 77% OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE SALARIES AND BENEFITS. WE'D REALLY BE CLOSER TO THE STATE AVERAGE OF 85% IF OUR CONTRACTS FOR NUTRITION SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION WERE IN-HOUSE, WE'D BE CLOSER TO THE STATE AVERAGE FOR THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS. YOU CAN SEE AND OUR PURCHASE SERVICES ARE 15.5%, AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PURCHASE SERVICES. BUT ABOUT HALF OF OUR PURCHASE SERVICES ARE JUST FOR THOSE TWO THINGS, OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR FOOD SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION. THE SALARIES ARE CERTIFICATED SALARIES, 42%, CLASSIFIED SALARIES, 15.5%, AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PAYROLL TAXES IS 19.5%. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I DID WANT TO CALL OUT PURCHASE SERVICES BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A QUESTION LIKE, WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. WHAT IS IN THERE? BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT PURCHASE SERVICES INCLUDE YOUR INSURANCE, YOUR UTILITIES, OUT-OF-DISTRICT PLACEMENTS, IT INCLUDES RUNNING START. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THINGS EMBEDDED IN THE PURCHASE SERVICES, WITH ABOUT HALF OF THEM, AGAIN, BEING FOR TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD SERVICES. THERE'S REALLY, ACTUALLY, NOT A LOT OF DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS IN THAT PURCHASE OF SERVICES. IT'S MORE TIED TO UTILITIES, INSURANCE, AND OUR CONTRACTS. ON OUR NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITIES. NOW, THIS IS A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT OUR EXPENDITURES. THIS IS LOOKING BY CATEGORIES OF TEACHING, TEACHING SUPPORT, OTHER SUPPORT, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, AND CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT 72.2% OF OUR DOLLARS GO TOWARDS TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING SUPPORT. THE TEACHING SUPPORT INCLUDES COUNSELORS, OUR LIBRARY CENTER, OUR SECURITY, HEALTH SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AND CURRICULUM. THEN OUR OTHER SUPPORT IS GOING TO BE TRANSPORTATION, FACILITY, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, GROUNDS, CUSTODIANS, AND THEN BUILDING ADMINISTRATION IT'S OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR OFFICE BUILDING STAFF. THEN CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, IT'S GOING TO BE OUR BUSINESS OFFICE, HR, DIRECTOR, SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, AND SOME OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORS, AND SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND OPERATIONS SUPERVISORS. [01:00:07] MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE IS OUR MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COST ALLOCATION. THIS IS THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO. THIS IS A TEMPLATE THAT'S PROVIDED FOR US. IT IS SHOWING THAT THE REVENUE FROM THE STATE IS $14.7 MILLION, WHICH FUNDS OUR BASIC EDUCATION AND PROGRAM 97 DISTRICT-WIDE MSOCS. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE FOR 912 ADDITIONAL AS WELL. THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT WE SHOW THAT WE ARE SPENDING ALL OF THOSE DOLLARS ON MSOC, WHICH WE ARE. TO THE TUNE OF $19.3 MILLION, OUR MSOCS ARE $4.6 MILLION GREATER THAN THE STATE FUNDING. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION OR FOOD SERVICE. THOSE ARE NOT BASIC ED PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE PURCHASE SERVICES, IS THE 4,194,000. THAT'S GOING TO BE A RUNNING START IS $2.8 MILLION, BECAUSE WE RECEIVE THE MONEY FOR THE STUDENTS ATTENDING RUNNING START, AND THEN IT PASSES THROUGH. THEN YOU CAN SEE IN PROGRAM 97, FOR OUR PURCHASE SERVICES OF $10.6 MILLION, THAT'S INSURANCE, UTILITIES, IT OPS ELECTION COSTS, AUDITS, LEGAL. SO THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS SIT. NEXT SLIDE. AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE STAFFING REDUCTIONS FROM THE LOSS OR THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE LEVY. I HAVE LISTED THE POSITIONS THAT WERE PRIMARILY IMPACTED, INCLUDING DISTRICT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR, TEACHER LIBRARIANS, AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THEN ALSO OUR CLASSIFIED REDUCTIONS, INCLUDED DISTRICT OFFICE, SUPPORT PERSONNEL, ACADEMIC SUPPORT PERSONNEL, CROSSING GUARDS, ASSISTANT, SECURITY, SUPERVISOR, LPNS, AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE PERSONNEL, AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE FTE IS ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS POSITIONS THAT WERE ELIMINATED. THEY ARE NOT FTE, BUT THEY ALSO IMPACT STAFFING, SO THOSE ARE REDUCTIONS. IN SUMMARY, FOR OUR BUDGET, WITH THE TOTAL REVENUES AND TOTAL EXPENDITURES, WE DO HAVE A TRANSFER OUT TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND. THIS IS THE LIGHTING RETROFIT PROJECT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND PREPARING FOR, WITH ENERGY SAVINGS TO SUPPORT THAT AND SELF-FUND THAT PROJECT. WE ARE LOOKING AT EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING REVENUE BY $14,875,490. THAT WILL BE REFLECTED IN OUR FUND BALANCE USAGE ON THE NEXT PAGE. MOVING ON TO OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE. THERE ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO WALK THROUGH THEM. WE HAVE OUR FIRST CATEGORY IS RESTRICTED FOR CARRYOVER OF RESTRICTED REVENUES. THIS IS GOING TO BE FUNDS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED IN. THEY'RE SITTING THERE AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SPENT OUT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. THERE ARE REASONS TO CARRY OVER FUNDS IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT FOR THE NEXT YEAR THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON. OR YOU HAVE A GOAL, YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING. THAT WOULD BE LIKE OUR LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OUR CTE PROGRAM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING AN ENDING BALANCE FOR '24-'25 OF $1,530,000. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE LEVY, WE WILL HAVE TO BE SURE TO USE ALL OF THOSE REVENUES TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING GAP THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE LOOKING AT PROJECTING WITH NO CARRYOVER. THE NON-SPENDABLE FOR INVENTORIES AND PREPAIDS. AGAIN, THAT IS RESTRICTED; THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN USE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, JUST LIKE WE CANNOT USE THE RESTRICTED REVENUES. [01:05:03] YOUR INVENTORY IS THINGS THAT ARE IN OUR WAREHOUSE THAT WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR. WE'RE JUST WAITING TO USE THOSE SUPPLIES WHEN THEY GO OUT, AND WE'LL EXPEND THOSE, AND OUR PREPAID IS LIKE INSURANCE IS AROUND $2.4 MILLION. THAT IS IN THAT CATEGORY, CURRICULUM PREPAYS THAT WE'VE DONE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR. THEY'RE PREPAID, BUT WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE EXPENDITURE TO MATCH THE CORRECT FISCAL YEAR THAT IT BELONGS TO. WE'RE LOOKING AT $5,750,000 AS OUR PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR '24-'25, AND THEN SOME OF THOSE WILL GO DOWN, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE $4,778,753 AT THE END OF '25-'26 IS THE PROJECTION, WHICH IS ABOUT A 2% OF OUR FUND BALANCE. THE NEXT CATEGORY IS RESTRICTED TO SELF-INSURED AND UNINSURED RISK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT HAD SET ASIDE FOR EXACTLY THE TITLE THAT IT HAS. WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF USING THAT. THAT IS TO REMAIN IN THERE AND LESS NEEDED, AND IT WOULD BE BY BOARD RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO USE THAT. >> THOSE THREE CATEGORIES RIGHT THERE CANNOT BE USED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, THEY ARE RESTRICTED IN NATURE. WHEN WE GET DOWN TO THE ASSIGNED TO OTHER PURPOSE, THIS CATEGORY HAS BEEN USED TO BE ABLE TO DO CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS, CAPITAL REPAIRS, DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS HAD THAT WE HAVE SAVED UP FOR. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE NON RENEWAL OF THE LEVY, THAT CATEGORY IS THE CATEGORY WE HAVE TO REDUCE IN TO HELP COVER THE $14,000,000 DEFICIT WHICH WILL BRING US DOWN TO ONLY HAVING 251,757 IN THAT CATEGORY. THAT IS NOT A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM RIGHT THERE. NEXT IS THE UNASSIGNED IS THE RAINY DAY FUND, THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND THAT IS ZERO ACROSS THE BOARD. UNASSIGNED TO MINIMUM FUND BALANCE POLICY. THIS IS BOARD POLICY 6022. IT IS FOR CASH FLOW AND OTHER ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES SUCH AS ENROLLMENT FLUCTUATIONS, LOSS OF STATE GRANTS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND SUPPORTING OTHER THINGS, CASH FLOW FOR STABILITY. AS YOU KNOW, APPORTIONMENT DOES NOT COME IN EQUALLY EVERY MONTH SO WE GET 22.5% OF OUR APPORTIONMENT FROM THE STATE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A CASH FLOW TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THOSE TIMES WHEN WE'RE ONLY GETTING A 5% OF OUR APPORTIONMENT AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER MONTHS WHERE THE MONEY COMES IN LATER. SO THE POLICY ALLOWS FOR A 4-6%. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE WILL BE STARTING WITH 6% AND GOING DOWN TO 5% AND THE IDEA IS THAT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE'LL USE AN ADDITIONAL 1% AND GO DOWN TO THE 4% TO HELP COVER THE NEXT YEAR FOR FUND BALANCE. WE HAVE STARTING OUT WITH 32,100,000 AND WITH THE USE OF FUND BALANCE, WE ARE LOOKING AT $17,224,510, WHICH IS A 7.2%. THIS IS A VERY LOW FUND BALANCE FOR US. THE NEXT SLIDE REALLY SHOWS THAT. YOU CAN SEE HISTORICALLY FOR BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE HAD A APPROPRIATE FUND BALANCE, RESERVES FOR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS, RESERVES FOR OUR CAPITAL PROJECT NEEDS SO THAT WE CAN [01:10:01] HAVE THAT MONEY AND WE HAVE BEEN USING IT AND SOME OF THIS CAME FROM SOME OF THE SR FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED, WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS, SOME OF THE ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION. THAT GAVE US ABILITY TO KEEP THE DISTRICT STABLE. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LAYOFFS THAT YOU WERE SEEING IN SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS. BUT WE HAVE BEEN USING IT YOU CAN SEE IN 21, 22, AND I WANT DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE LAST THREE COLUMNS. THE TWO FIRST COLUMNS ARE RESTRICTED AND THOSE AREN'T ANYTHING THAT WE CAN TOUCH. THEY FLUCTUATE BASED ON THE ACCOUNTING MANUAL FOR NON SPENDABLE AND RESTRICTED. BUT WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU IS THOSE LAST THREE COLUMNS, YOU HAVE YOUR ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AND THEN YOUR UNASSIGNED AND MINIMUM FUND BALANCE POLICY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE CATEGORIES STARTING IN 2021-22 TO 2022-23, WE USED ABOUT 8.9 MILLION DOLLAR OF THOSE FUNDS, AND THAT HAD TO DO WITH STARTING SOME OF OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO DO. THE 2023-24, IT REDUCES ABOUT 2.2 MILLION DOLLAR. THEN WE'RE ANTICIPATING AT THE END OF THE 2024-25 ABOUT A 4.9 MILLION DOLLAR USE OF THOSE FUNDS AND THEN IN 2025-26, IT WILL DROP DOWN 12.4 MILLION DOLLARS. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? NO? >> JUST ON THE RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE, AND I KNOW YOU SAID TO IGNORE THAT BECAUSE WE CAN'T USE IT, BUT MY QUESTION GOES BACK TO THE COMMENT YOU MADE ABOUT THAT 165,000. THE ONLY WAY TO USE THAT IS THROUGH BOARD RESOLUTION. BUT THE PRIOR YEAR IT WAS A 1.65 AND I DON'T RECALL A RESOLUTION REDUCING IT TO 165,000. AM I READING THAT RIGHT OR DOES THAT 1.695 MILLION? >> I COMBINED THE TWO RESTRICTED ONES TOGETHER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE RESTRICTED FOR SELF INSURED AND UNINSURED RISK IS COMBINED WITH THE RESTRICTED FOR CARRYOVER THOSE TWO. >> THANK YOU. >> I JUST DIDN'T ADD, I JUST CONSOLIDATED THEM. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO OTHER DISTRICT FUNDS. SO I WON'T GO THROUGH THIS IN DETAIL, BUT WE DO HAVE THREE OTHER FUNDS, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, OUR ASB FUNDS, AND OUR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS AND OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, AND OUR PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCES ARE IMPACT FEES, OUR CAPITAL LEVY, AND OTHER RESOURCES LIKE GRANTS. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE SPEND THOSE FUNDS ON THE TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITY CAPITAL LEVY PROJECTS THAT WERE OUTLINED WHEN THE CAPITAL LEVY PASSED, MODULAR CLASSROOMS AND SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND DISTRICT WIDE LIGHTING RETROFIT ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECTS ARE IN THOSE EXPENDITURES. THE ASB IS COMPLETELY BUDGETED BY THE STUDENT COUNCILS FOR EACH ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALES, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS EVEN HAVE ASBS, ALL OF THOSE GET ALL PUT TOGETHER AND THEY ARE THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR FUND RAISERS, FEES, GATE TICKET SALES, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT GO INTO, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO INTO THE ASB FUNDRAISERS FOR FUNDING, BUT THE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, RECREATIONAL, AND SOCIAL. IT PROVIDES EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, LIKE TRANSPORTATION, OFFICIAL SUPPLIES, AND ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS. >> MICHELLE, I HAVE A QUESTION. >> YEAH. >> ON THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE SIDE FOR ASB, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN FEES FOR THE ATHLETIC FEES, ASB CARD, AND NOW WE'RE CHARGING FOR JV&C TEAM AT THE EVENTS TICKET SALES. IS THIS REVENUE NUMBER OF PROJECTION WITH THOSE CHANGES? >> IT IS. [01:15:05] WHEN THE LEVY CAME IN, WE USED SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO COVER SOME OF OUR EXTRACURRICULAR. WE ALWAYS HAVE COVERED SPORT COACHES, BUT WE ALSO PICKED UP POST SEASON, WE WERE PICKING UP FACILITY RENTALS, LIKE FOR YMCA, FOR SWIMMING, GOLF, THINGS LIKE THAT AND THOSE WITHOUT THE LEVY FUNDS, ALL OF THOSE HAVE GONE BACK TO THE ASB, AND THEY'VE HAD TO ABSORB THOSE EXPENDITURES THAT WERE COVERED BY THE LEVY. THEREFORE, THAT WAS THE PURPOSE THAT WE HAD THAT WORKING WITH OUR ASBS AND HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS AND BE ABLE TO WORK WITHIN THEIR MEANS AND IT WAS A NEED TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION FEES AND ASB CARD. MY ADD, IT'S BEEN, I THINK, OVER TEN YEARS SINCE THAT WE'VE HAD THAT WE'VE INCREASED THOSE. NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO OUR PROJECTIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF MOVING FORWARD INTO THE NEXT THE F195F, WHICH IS OUR FOUR YEAR PROJECTION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS WE HAVE NOT ASSUMED THE LOCAL LEVY FUNDING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE SHOULD OUR FUNDING NOT BE APPROVED. THERE'LL BE A LEVY LOSS OBVIOUSLY STILL FOR 2026-27, BUT IF A FUNDING IS NOT APPROVED FOR 2027, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT, THE DISTRICT WILL NEED TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL $20,000,000 IN STUDENT PROGRAM REDUCTIONS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. WE JUST DO NOT HAVE THE RESERVES TO SUSTAIN ANOTHER LEVY LOSS. IF FUNDING IS APPROVED, THE DISTRICT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESTORE STUDENT PROGRAMS UNTIL 2027-28. AGAIN, BECAUSE THE LEVY LOSS IMPACTS TWO FISCAL YEARS. THE SOONEST WE'LL BE ABLE TO START TO RESTORE, SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS WILL BE IN THE 2027-28. WE DO HAVE ENROLLMENT IS PROJECTED TO GROW, AND WE HAVE THE STATE INFLATIONARY REVENUE PROJECTIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE AND WE DID KEEP EXPENDITURES FLAT ON IT JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UNDERSTOOD. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE EXTRA MONEY TO INCREASE EXPENDITURES. ANY INCREASES TO EXPENDITURES WILL NEED TO BE ABSORBED. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE WHEN A LEVY FUNDING IS NOT ASSUMED, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE HEADED INTO A NEGATIVE ENDING FUND BALANCE STARTING IN THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE $20,000,000 IN REDUCTIONS TO BALANCE IT IN 2026-27. THAT OF COURSE CONTINUES INTO THE NEXT TWO SCHOOL YEARS. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT OUR PROJECTED 2025-26 FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE WITH THIS PROJECTION DOES PUT US INTO A FINANCIAL WARNING WITH THE STATE. WE WILL HAVE A WEIGHTED SCORE OF 1.65. IN 23-24, WE HAD A 3.35, A 4.0 IS CONSIDERED A PERFECT SCORE FOR FINANCIAL HEALTH. THE AVERAGE FOR ALL OF CLARK COUNTY WAS 2.64 FOR THE OTHER K12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3.07. HAVING A HEALTH SCORE OF A 1.65 WELL, YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE WHAT IT'LL DO. THAT'LL PUT US SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THE SECOND COLUMN TO THE THIRD COLUMN FROM THE LEFT, WHICH IS FINANCIAL STRESS AND CASH FLOW SHORTFALL. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START TO BE LOOKING. SHOULD WE NOT PASS ANOTHER LEVY, WE WILL DEFINITELY MOVE UP THREE MORE CATEGORIES AND BE IN TWO PROBABLY MOST LIKELY BINDING CONDITIONS AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT IS MY PROJECTION, [01:20:07] IF WE DID NOT PASS ANOTHER LEVY. THERE IS A COLUMN HERE THAT TALKS ABOUT REPORTED NEGATIVE RESERVES. THAT'S ONLY IF YOU REPORT THEM IN YOUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR OR YOUR BUDGETED FISCAL YEAR, BUT NOT YOUR PROJECTED ONE SO THE NEXT 31. WITH A NEGATIVE ENDING FUND BALANCE, THAT DOESN'T PUT US IN THAT CATEGORY WHEN WE'RE PROJECTING THAT OUT IN THE NEXT THREE FISCAL YEARS AFTER THIS BUDGET. BUT IF THAT IF WE WERE TO GO INTO A NEGATIVE ENDING FUND BALANCE OR NO FUND BALANCE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD START TO LOOK THAT WE WOULD BE AS A DISTRICT. >> MICHELLE, HOW DO WE COMPARE AGAINST THE STATE AND OTHER DISTRICTS? ARE MANY DISTRICTS GETTING INTO THIS SCENARIO? >> YEAH. FINANCIAL HEALTH IS A VERY BIG CONCERN. WE DID A SURVEY THROUGH WAS BOW AND WE HAD 42 DISTRICTS THAT 87% OF THEM WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FUNDING. THERE IS A FUNDING WORK GROUPS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND SHELLY, MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT LANDS ON. >> YEAH, THERE'S A GROUP OF SUPERINTENDENTS THAT HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER TO DISCUSS EXACTLY THE IMPACTS OF THE STATE WIDE. THE TREND REALLY FROM THE SLIDE THAT MICHELLE SHOWED EARLIER THAT'S FROM WASHSCHOOLS.ORG. >> IT REALLY SHOWS YOU THAT SINCE 2019, WE HAVE DROPPED FROM OVER 50%, WHICH ALIGNS WITH OUR CONSTITUTION THAT SAYS EDUCATION IS THE PARAMOUNT DUTY OF THE STATE TO NOW DOWN TO 42% OF THE STATE BUDGET IS NOW GOING TOWARDS EDUCATION. SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST SIX YEARS WHERE FUNDING IS APPARENTLY NOT THE PARAMOUNT DUTY DESPITE THE FACT THAT OUR CONSTITUTION SAYS THAT. WE HAVE A GROUP OF SUPERINTENDENTS WHO ARE BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO THE LEGISLATURE AND ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO EXPLAIN THIS ON A LARGER SCALE BECAUSE WHAT'S BEEN WORKING IN THE LEGISLATURE TO COME AND WE'VE TRIED TO GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A JOINT MESSAGE TO OUR LEGISLATORS, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE FALLING ON DEAF EARS THAT WE ARE HEADED INTO TROUBLE. THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT. I THINK SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE DURING THE MCCLEARY DECISION. THINGS WERE GREAT THEN. WE THOUGHT THAT THE FINANCIAL OUTCOMES WOULD BE GREAT, BUT WE'VE MADE SOME DECISIONS ALONG THE WAY THAT HAVE GOTTEN US INTO TROUBLE AND NOT US INDIVIDUALLY, BUT AS A SYSTEM HAVE GOTTEN US INTO TROUBLE. THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO US. THESE ARE ALL PROJECTIONS. WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE'LL BE THIS LOW. BUT IF WE DON'T PASS A LEVY, IT'S PRETTY CERTAIN THAT WE WILL BE HERE VERY SHORTLY. ALL WE CAN DO IS PLAN FOR THE WORST, HOPE FOR THE BEST, DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SOME MORE STABLE FUNDING. YOU'LL SEE WHEN I PRESENT SOME OF MY GOALS, IT'S AROUND STABLE FUNDING. BECOMING INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS, GETTING MORE INVOLVED ON A MORE GLOBAL, NOT JUST A LOCAL LEVEL, BUT GETTING A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED. I'M EXCITED THAT TERRY IS GOING TO RUN FOR THE WASDA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE JUST GET OUT THERE AND SAY, HELLO, WE'VE GOT OURSELVES INTO SOME TROUBLE AND YOU NEED TO HELP US LEGISLATIVELY GET OURSELVES OUT OF IT BY PUTTING SOME BUMPERS ON SOME THINGS, AND ALSO JUST CONTROLLING. WE'VE GOT TO CONTROL SOME OF THESE COSTS. THE INSURANCE COSTS, SOME OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE REALLY JUST GROWING EXPONENTIALLY. TO MICHELLE'S POINT, THE ONLY REASON THAT WE WERE IN A BETTER PLACE WAS BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT CAME IN DURING COVID. THAT ALLOWED US TO CATCH OUR BREATH, ADOPT SOME CURRICULUM, DO SOME THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO DO. THAT ALLOWED US TO GET A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN AS FREE WITH OUR SPENDING AS MAYBE SOME OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN. OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN THIS A DIRE STRAITS. >> THREE YEARS AGO. >> YEAH. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE SOONER BUT UNFORTUNATELY, OUR SITUATION AT THIS POINT IS A LITTLE BIT OF SELF INFLICTED BECAUSE MOST OF THOSE DISTRICTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN TROUBLE, [01:25:05] THEY DO HAVE LEVIES AND WE DON'T. HOPEFULLY, IF WE CAN MAINTAIN SOME LEVY FUNDING, LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL GRANTS, GET OUT THERE AND JUST TALK ABOUT STABILIZED FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS, WE WON'T BE IN THIS ROLLER COASTER RIDE WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAINTAIN PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND ASSURE STUDENT SUCCESS AND STABILITY IN THOSE PROGRAMS. I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK TO DO, PLENTY OF CONVERSATIONS TO BE HAD, EVEN TO MICHELLE'S POINT ABOUT THIS UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE DON'T PASS A LEVY, WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING $20 MILLION MORE CUTS. WE MADE 20 MILLION, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL SIX BACK. THAT'S GREAT. BUT THAT ONLY GETS US THROUGH THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR. WITHOUT A LEVY, WE'RE COMING BACK TO YOU IN THE SPRING AND SAYING, WE GOT TO CUT 20 MILLION MORE DOLLARS, AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK INTERNALLY TO TRY AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT FOR YOU BEFORE YOU MAKE A LEVY RESOLUTION BECAUSE I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND, IF WE HAVE TO MAKE $20 MILLION MORE IN CUTS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THINGS. IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR FAMILIES. ALREADY, I'M SURE, OUR FAMILIES ARE FEELING IT TO TED'S POINT. USER FEES ARE UP FOR ASB AND SPORTS. WE'RE NOT RUNNING EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RUN. WE HAVE NO MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT. WE HAVE NO CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS HAPPENING THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF POSITIONS THAT ARE CUT, WHICH PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF THOSE UNTIL WE GET STARTED. CLASS SIZES ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER. CUSTODIANS WERE REDUCED, AND SO WE'VE LOST CUSTODIAL TIME IN EVERY BUILDING AT LEAST. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THINGS ARE IMPACTED. PEOPLE DON'T SEE THOSE THINGS UNTIL YOU'RE IN SCHOOL. THEY WILL BE SEEING THOSE. I KNOW WE'RE ALREADY FEELING THEM AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL BECAUSE WE'VE REDUCED IN EACH DEPARTMENT, FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE TO HUMAN RESOURCES. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE MISSING. YOU CAN FEEL THIS. SOMEBODY SAID TO ME TODAY, THIS FEELING OF THIS DISCOMBOBULATION, WHO DO YOU GO TO? WHO DO YOU ASK THAT QUESTION OF? BECAUSE WITH THOSE STAFF MEMBERS THAT WERE THE EXPERTS IN THOSE FIELDS, WE'VE PASSED ON TASKS TO OTHER PEOPLE AND ARE TRYING TO SHORE THAT UP. WE'VE FELT IT FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, TWO MONTHS AT DISTRICT OFFICE. OUR BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO START FEELING IT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. OUR COMMUNICATION IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUALLY TALK ABOUT THE WAY THAT SHOWS UP FOR OUR KIDS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE BUILDING AS WE GET STARTED. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. IT'S GOING TO ALSO BE IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH OUR FAMILIES THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD FEEDBACK ON IS OUR NURSING REDUCTIONS THAT WE'VE MADE. THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE PLAN IN PLACE COVERS THE MANDATES THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT FOR KIDS ON A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A NURSE ON THE CAMPUS, BUT THERE WON'T BE A NURSE IN THE BUILDING. WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS. SOME OF THOSE THINGS YOU CAN'T PROJECT FULLY. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRY AND BE AS NIMBLE AS POSSIBLE AND BE READY TO ADJUST. THE IDEA OF ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT MAKES ME BREATHE A SLIGHT SIGH OF RELIEF IF IT COMES TO FRUITION BECAUSE THEN WE CAN BE MORE NIMBLE IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. BUT AGAIN, ALL OF THIS, WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A BUDGET, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUDGET. YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE INS AND OUTS, AND SO OUR ASSUMPTIONS ARE SOLID. I FEEL LIKE MICHELLE AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB DETERMINING WHAT WE BELIEVE COULD BE OUR REALITY AND THEN WE'LL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND GO FROM THERE. BUT COMMUNICATION DISTRICT LEVEL AND STATE LEVEL IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR US MOVING FORWARD. >> WELL, I THINK TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE MCCLEARY, THE IDEA WAS TO REALLY HELP DISTRICTS HAVE MORE STABILITY IN THEIR FUNDING. BUT I THINK THE NUANCES OF MCCLEARY AND AS IT MOVED FORWARD, ACTUALLY PUT MORE BURDEN, IN MANY WAYS, PUT MORE BURDEN ON THE DISTRICT. >> I AGREE. >> THAT SOMEHOW THERE HAS TO BE A NEW FORMULA, A NEW PLAN. >> THE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL MODEL REALLY HASN'T CHANGED. THEY'VE MADE SLIGHT TWEAKS IN IT, BUT AT THAT TIME, IT HASN'T REALLY BEEN ADJUSTED. [01:30:04] WE'LL KEEP SINGING THAT SONG AND AND GET THAT WORD OUT, AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU WILL TOO, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR ARTICULATING THAT. SHELLY, APPRECIATE IT. KEEP US, I GUESS, WELL INFORMED ON THE OUTCOME OF ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND EVERYONE AROUND THE STATE'S FEELING ON IT. I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM COULD PROBABLY SIT HERE AND POINT OUT FIVE THINGS THAT THE STATE'S DONE TO MAKE THIS MORE EXPENSIVE. IT'S FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THINGS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND DO BUDGET OVERSIGHT ON US WHEN I'D LOVE TO SIT HERE AND POINT FINGERS. >> IT'S FRUSTRATING. I'M GLAD I'VE GOT THE TEAM THAT I DO. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.[LAUGHTER] >> THE WEBSITE IS ALSO SHOWN THERE, IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN GOING TO THE WEBSITE AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT. WE DID ALSO DO FOUR YEAR PROJECTIONS FOR OUR OTHER FUNDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECT DEBT SERVICE AND ASP. THOSE ONES ARE JUST BASED ON OUR CAPITAL LEVY PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE AND IMPACT FEES WILL BE USED AS NEEDED FOR GROWTH, AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVICE NON VOTED DEBT FOR THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT, AND THE ASP WILL WORK WITH THEM, OF COURSE ANNUALLY. THOSE ARE JUST PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE JUST ROLLED FORWARD AND LOOKED AT BASED ON CURRENT INFORMATION. MONITORING TOOLS OF THE BUDGET. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TOO. WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR MONITORING TOOLS, AND WE DO MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORTS FOR THE BOARD. THEN WE ALSO DO MONTHLY ENROLLMENT REPORTS. WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES THAT WE HEAR ABOUT. WE LOOK AT APPORTIONMENT, WE'RE MONITORING OUR ENROLLMENT, AND DID OUR ENROLLMENT COME IN? IS IT MEETING OUR EXPECTATIONS OF OUR APPORTIONMENT ALLOCATION? WE DO INTERNAL AUDITS BY THE BUSINESS OFFICE FINANCE STAFF. WE DO THOSE INTERNAL AUDITS. WE DO MONTHLY AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS WITH OUR TWO BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SOME STAFF IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR STATE AUDITOR THAT DOES OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS AUDIT, WHICH GIVES US THE STRONG FISCAL INTERNAL CONTROL ENVIRONMENT THAT'S ANNUALLY REVIEWED BY THE INDEPENDENT STATE AUDITORS. IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD ABOUT 340 HOURS OF AUDIT IN OUR LAST AUDIT, ANNUAL AUDIT, AND THAT WAS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 42 DAYS OF AUDITING. FULL DAYS BY AUDITORS THAT WERE BILLED TO US. WE HAVE A CLEAN AUDIT, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND CONTINUING THAT WORK THAT WE DO. SO WE ARE MONITORING CLOSELY ALL OF OUR BUDGET. >> NOT JUST THIS YEAR, 14 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF CLEAN AUDITS. >> FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ABSOLUTELY. THE COLLABORATION CULTIVATES TRUST, AND SO TRANSPARENCY IN OUR BUDGET, THE BUDGET DOCUMENT IS POSTED. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT READ, BUT IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON IT, THE PHONE IS ON, THE DOOR IS OPEN, SO PLEASE COME SEE ME OR SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND LET ME KNOW AND MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS THERE. THIS IS WHERE WE START FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. HOWEVER, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN POSTED, AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING MIGHT UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD A WORK SESSION AND MIGHT HAVE WATCHED THAT WORK SESSION. HAVE YOU HAD ANYONE REACH OUT TO YOU WITH QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET? >> I HAVE HAD HAD ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER REACH OUT TO ME. YES, WE HAVE. THANK YOU. >> ONE QUESTION TO CLARIFY. DID YOU SAY 42 HOURS? >> FORTY TWO DAYS. >> FORTY TWO DAYS. EXCUSE ME. >> [OVERLAPPING] 340 HOURS THAT WERE BILLED TO US. >> NOW IS 42 DAYS. HOW MANY HOURS? >> 340. >> IS THAT PRETTY TYPICAL FOR EACH YEAR? >> I WOULD SAY IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. WE WILL HAVE MORE HOURS WITH THE MIGRATION BECAUSE THEY DID INFORM US THAT THEY WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO EVALUATE THE MIGRATION BECAUSE THEY [01:35:04] WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR SECURITY OF OUR SYSTEM, ALL OF THE DATA THAT CAME ACROSS THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER QUESTIONS, DIRECTORS? >> VERY GOOD JOB AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CLARITY, YOUR PRESENTATION AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT AND THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF AS WELL. THE NEXT ITEM IS NEW BUSINESS, [11. New Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)] APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET. I OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS. MICHELLE. >> YES. THANK YOU. REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION J 25 ADOPTION OF THE '25, '26 BUDGET AS PRESENTED. >> I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION J 25 ADOPTION OF THE '25, '26 BUDGET AS PRESENTED. >> MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RESOLUTION? IF NOT, STUDENT REP. >> NO. >> THE MOTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, J 25 ADOPTION, THE '25, '26 BUDGET AS PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 4-0. AGAIN, THANK YOU, MICHELLE AND YOUR TEAM. MOVING ON TO FUTURE EVENTS, [12. Future Agenda Items and Board Events] WE HAVE A CAC MEETING COMING UP ON THE 11TH. I GUESS THAT'S AFTER OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR FIRST TOUR ON THE 19TH. AND THEN SEPTEMBER 22, THE SECOND MEETING AT SEPTEMBER WILL BE A FULL MEETING, AND I'M ASSUMING AT THIS POINT THAT EVERYONE WILL BE HERE FOR THAT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ACTION ON SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TABLED AND TAKE ACTION ON SOME THINGS I KNOW THAT ARE COMING UP. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:37. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.