Nov 10, 2025 Board of Directors

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6 P.M. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. I CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF

[1. Call to Order]

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

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

AND NEXT WE'LL HAVE ROLL CALL. PRESIDENT DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, MARY SNITILY.

HERE. VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, JACKIE MADDUX.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, TED CHAMPINE. HERE.

DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE. HERE. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, ITZEL CONTRERAS MONTIEL, REPRESENTATIVE, HAS A PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCE. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TOBY WYNNE.

HERE. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU.

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

WE HAVE STUDENT AND BOARD UPDATES. SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

CITIZENS COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM. A MOTION TO CORRECT THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.

A CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS A THROUGH G. WE HAVE OLD BUSINESS, A SECOND READING FOR POLICY 1821 AND NEW BUSINESS WHICH HAS ITEMS A THROUGH D. WE WILL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER THAT AND IF TIME PERMITS WE WILL DISCUSS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE ASK YOU TO EXCUSE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.

THAT'S TRUE. SO. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT MOTION? I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE EXCUSE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ITZEL CONTRERAS MONTIEL FROM THE MEETING.

OKAY. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO EXCUSE ITZEL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA APPROVAL.

MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. MOVING ON TO STUDENT VOICE.

[5. Student and Board Updates]

PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ELLA BUKOVIC.

I'M GOING TO STOP YOU FOR JUST A MINUTE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP HERE SO YOU CAN GET A GOOD PICTURE OF THEM PRESENTING TO THE BOARD? YEAH. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND BEHIND US.

YOU GET THE BEST VIEW FROM THERE. OKAY, NOW YOU CAN START AGAIN.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ELLA BUKOVIC AND MY NAME IS LINCOLN DRAEGER.

WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE GLENWOOD HEIGHTS STUDENT LEADER.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL.

TO BEGIN WITH, THE STUDENTS, THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP IS REALLY FUN AND IMPORTANT TO OUR SCHOOL.

OUR FIRST OUR FIRST EVENT THIS YEAR WAS OCTOBER.

WE REACH OUT TO FAMILY, TO THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AND ASK THEM WHAT NEEDS THEY HAD.

EVERYONE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP MADE POSTERS TO PUT UP AROUND THE SCHOOL, LETTING OUR SCHOOL KNOW THAT WE ARE COLLECTING SOAP, INCLUDING LAUNDRY SOAP, SOME SHAMPOO AND BODY WASH AND SOCKS FOR WOMEN AND KIDS.

WE ANNOUNCED IT DURING MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS EACH DAY AND GAVE THE SCHOOL AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE HAD BROUGHT IN.

OUR GOAL WAS TO COLLECT 250 ITEMS. IN THE END, WE COLLECTED 382 ITEMS. GOOD JOB. WOW. THAT WERE DONATED TO THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER IN OUR DISTRICT.

ANOTHER STUDENT LEADERSHIP EVENT THAT IS COMING UP NEXT MONTH IS OUR ANNUAL CANNED FOOD DRIVE.

OUR FOOD DRIVE WILL BE DECEMBER 4TH THROUGH 12TH.

ALL OF THE ITEMS WE COLLECT WILL BE DONATED TO THE NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING POSTERS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE SET A GOAL OF BRINGING IN 2000 ITEMS. THE CLASS THAT BRINGS IN THE MOST ITEMS WILL WIN A DONUT PARTY, AND THE GRADE LEVEL THAT BRINGS IN THE MOST ITEMS WILL WIN AN EXTRA RECESS.

EACH MORNING LEADERSHIP WILL BE COLLECTING FOOD FROM EACH CLASSROOM AND SORTING THEM INTO BOXES BY THE GYM.

THE NEXT EVENT WE HAVE STARTED PLANNING IS OUR FIRST SPIRIT WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

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ANOTHER THING THAT STUDENT LEADERSHIP MEMBERS DO AT GLENWOOD IS PICK UP TRASH OR STICKS TO HELP KEEP OUR SCHOOL CLEAN.

WE ALSO HAVE A GARDEN WHERE TEACHERS LET THEIR CLASS GO OUT WITH AN ADULT, AND WATER PLANT, OR PLANT A PLANT, OR THEY JUST SIT IN THE GARDEN AND READ A GREAT BOOK IF IT ISN'T RAINING.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL IS.

IS THE STUDENTS ARE KIND AND HELPFUL. WE HAVE GOOD TEACHERS WHO TEACH US THINGS THAT HELP MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER.

ANOTHER THING I LIKE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL IS OUR SCHOOL IS A HAPPY FAMILY THAT CARES FOR EACH OTHER AND HELPS EACH OTHER.

OUR STUDENTS ARE HARD WORKERS AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS WHEN THEY ARE DOWN.

THEN THE LAST THING I LOVE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LAST THING I LOVE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL ARE THE RECESS TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY HELP US WHEN WE GET HURT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT AND GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL.

WELL THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I'M.

OKAY. AND STUDENT REPS. YEAH. JUST REP. JUST ME.

WELL, IT SELLS. NOT HERE TODAY, BUT SHE SENT ME A TEXT OF HER FAT PARAGRAPH OF WHAT TO SAY.

SO I'LL SAY MY ONE PIECE FIRST AND THEN I'LL READ FROM HERS.

OKAY. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS FOR FOOTBALL.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID LOSE 17 TO 20, BUT IT WAS A CLOSE ONE.

WOW. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S IT FOR ME, BUT FROM ITZEL, SHE SAID TRUNK OR TREAT HAPPENED AT PRAIRIE.

AND THEY COUNTED ALL THE DONATIONS. AND IT CAME OUT TO BE 19 BUBBLES, 24 SLIPPERS, 60 COLORING BOOKS AND 103 CRAYON PACKAGES.

SO THE TOTAL ITEMS FOR THAT WAS 206. THEY ALSO HAD A WINTER CARNIVAL AT PRAIRIE.

WAIT, NO, THEY'RE HAVING A WINTER CARNIVAL AT PRAIRIE ON DECEMBER 13TH, AND THEIR TOY DRIVE IS GOING TO BE STARTING SOON.

AND THEN TODAY, CAM ACADEMY ALSO HAD THIS, WAS VETERAN'S ASSEMBLY.

AND SHE SAYS THAT PRAIRIE. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE HOW MANY PRIOR STUDENTS AT PRAIRIE WENT INTO THE MILITARY.

AND AT CAM IT WAS IT WAS JUST IT WAS NICE TO SEE ALL THE VETERANS AND TO SHOW SUPPORT TO THEM.

AND WE HAD ONE OF THEM SPEAK, AND HE WAS THE FUNNIEST GUY I'VE EVER HEARD TALK.

OKAY. HE WAS TELLING US STORIES ABOUT WHEN HE WAS A PILOT AND IT SOUNDED SO INTERESTING.

AND THEN ITZEL AND I ARE GOING TO BE VISITING PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ANOTHER, LIKE, STUDENT SCHOOL TOUR ON THE 19TH AND THEN EXPECT, DOES THAT FALL? YEAH, THAT FALLS IN BETWEEN LIKE OUR NEXT MEETING.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THE DATA BACK TO YOU GUYS.

AND THEN WINTER SPORTS ARE STARTING UP NEXT WEEK.

AND LASTLY WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE WSSDA CONFERENCE COMING UP IN SEATTLE.

I'M EXCITED TO GO SOMEWHERE WITHOUT MY FAMILY, AND THE CONFERENCE.

BUT BESIDES THAT. WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON YOU. THAT'S ALL WE GOT.

AND ITZEL'S SUPER EXCITED THAT SHE WILL BE THE FIRST EVER STUDENT MC OF ONE OF THE EVENTS.

YEAH. THAT IS AMAZING. CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT FOR HER.

YEAH, WE'RE PROUD OF HER, FOR SURE. THANK YOU.

NEXT IS COMMITTEE REPORTS. LEDGE COMMITTEE TERRY.

OH, PHOOEY. I MEANT TO PASS OUT SOMETHING. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HAND IT DOWN, I GUESS. SO THIS IS JUST A PAGE THAT THEY THEY PUT OUT FOR US.

LET ME TAKE ONE FOR TOBY. SORRY. I WASN'T ON TOP OF MY GAME.

I WAS HAVING PIZZA BACK IN THE BACK ROOM, AND I FORGOT MY JOB HERE.

SO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT GOALS FOR THE FOR THE NEW LEGISLATIVE CYCLE AND THIS KIND OF STUFF.

SO THEY PUT OUT A LITTLE FLIER. DID YOU HAPPEN TO GET THAT? HERE IT IS. THIS IS WHAT I'M SHOWING EVERYBODY HERE.

SO GOALS, RIGHT? PRIORITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, RELIEF AND FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS PAUSE ON NEW POLICIES AND PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY ON EXISTING ONES SO THAT SCHOOLS CAN FOCUS ON CORE ACADEMIC NEEDS.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN INTERESTING GOAL THAT THEY'RE HAVING THIS YEAR. IT'S HUGE.

KEEP K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING AT CURRENT AND INFLATION ADJUSTED LEVELS.

DON'T BE CUTTING US ANYMORE. RIGHT? REINVEST ANY DECLINING ENROLLMENT AMOUNTS EQUITABLY INTO THE K-12 SYSTEM.

SO THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES THEY'VE KIND OF SET UP AS THEY APPROACH THE NEW LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM.

THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHICH STARTS IN JANUARY.

SO IT'S COMING UP REAL SOON. OKAY. AND WASA HAS A NEW THERE'S SOMEBODY NEW IN CHARGE OF THIS.

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I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BRING THAT WITH ME. THE NEW ADVOCATE.

YEAH. OH, YES. YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN GET IT FOR YOU.

I'LL HAVE IT IN A FEW MINUTES. GO TO THE NEXT REPORT. I THINK.

YEAH, YEAH, I WAS CURIOUS. SHE'S GONE. GO AHEAD.

OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR TERRY ABOUT. QUESTIONS, OH.

I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT OUR POSITIONS SINCE THEY KEPT MOVING THE DEADLINE.

DID WE GET THOSE? OH, NO. MR. TATE FAILED TO GET THAT SUBMITTED QUICK ENOUGH.

HE DID. DID THEY? OKAY. DID THEY PUT OUT THE POSITIONS THEN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SUPPORT? DID THEY? THIS IS ALL THEY PUT OUT SO FAR THAT I'VE SEEN.

OH, SO WE DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF OURS, THE POSITIONS THAT WE ALL WORKED ON TOGETHER ARE.

EXACTLY, THEY USED ALL OF THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY GATHERED TO COME UP WITH THIS.

AND I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THREE, YOU KNOW.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS DIFFERENT, REALLY DIFFERENT.

AND I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THEY'RE HEADED HERE.

I WELL, I THINK EACH YEAR I THINK THEY DO A ONE PAGER LIKE THIS.

AND I THINK IT'S SUPPOSED TO REFLECT. OH, I DIDN'T SEE IT LAST YEAR.

POSITIONS. YEAH. SO THAT MAYBE THEY'RE STILL TO COME OUT WITH THE THREE.

AND I THINK THEY ALSO WORK WITH WASCO AND WASA.

AND WASA. YEAH. WASA YEAH. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO I HAVEN'T SEEN THE THREE.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE TERRY? WELL, I'LL GET YOU THAT NAME YOU WANTED TO KNOW.

I'M JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, AND WE DON'T HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT NEXT WEEK.

AND BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION. COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, I JUST SAW THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FCRC AS WELL.

AND SO I SAW THIS POST FROM ROCK SOLID THE TEEN CENTER THAT THEY DID A SOCK DRIVE FOR FCRC, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. THERE WAS A PICTURE OF THIS HUGE, HUGE BIN OF SOCKS.

BUT THEN WE GOT AN EMAIL FROM SCHOOLHOUSE SUPPLIES AND THERE WAS A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE OVER THE SUMMER, PUT ON KGW, AND BATTLE GROUND IS BEING AWARDED A PORTION OF THOSE SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO PICK THOSE UP AND PASS THOSE OUT TO STUDENTS AS THEY NEED.

AND THEN DECEMBER 2ND THEY'RE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN GIVING TUESDAY.

AND SO THEY HAVE THAT. THEY HAVE SOME QR CODES POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, THEY ARE ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

YOU COULD GO FIND THOSE QR CODES AND DONATE TO THE FOUNDATION, WHO IN TURN SUPPORTS OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, SO. THANK YOU. WIAA. THE NAME OF THAT PERSON WITH, NOEL, HOPEFULLY I JUST LOST IT NOW.

ENDRES. YES. YEAH. YES. HE HAD WORKED FOR THEM IN THAT DEPARTMENT BEFORE.

YES, HE DID. BUT NOW HE'S TAKING THE LEAD. LOGAN NOEL-ENDRES.

YES. ENDRES. YEAH. SO, WIAA. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE COMMITTEE OF REPORT, BUT I WAS, I MET WITH TED AND MR. DRAKE MOVING FORWARD ON LOCAL THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH TOGETHER.

AND THEN MR. DRAKE AND I MET A SECOND TIME WITHIN A FEW DAYS WITH A TEAM OF PEOPLE, A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FROM LA CENTER WHO DID SOME PROJECTS WITH REGARD TO PROPERTIES AND THINGS THAT THEY WERE REAL EXCITED ABOUT AND REAL PROUD OF, AND WE WERE PICKING THEIR BRAINS ABOUT HOW THEY GOT LIKE, STANDS LIKE THE STADIUM.

BLEACHERS. YEAH, THIS KIND OF STUFF. SO THEY'VE PROVIDED US WITH SOME INFORMATION THAT MR. DRAKE TOOK A LOT OF NOTES ON. I DON'T KNOW IF HE SHARED IT WITH YOU YET, BUT WE WILL BE MEETING AND TALKING ABOUT IT AND SYNTHESIZING IT AND SEEING HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT. AND AND THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP US CONTINUE TO ENGAGE.

SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT, BUT IT IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO GET SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD THAT MIGHT HELP US WITH OUR FACILITIES. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA OR ON THE LIST IS TOURS COMMITTEE.

AND WE DON'T HAVE A TOUR THIS MONTH. OR DO WE HAVE DECEMBER? I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO PULL THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

WE WILL NEED TO PULL THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT THE SCHEDULE WE HAVE THEM TENTATIVELY PUT IN, BUT WE WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT DAYS OF THE WEEK AND WORK SCHEDULES AND ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, SO. AND I JUST A NOTE ABOUT TOURS AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT MUCH AS A BOARD.

WE TALK ABOUT OUR TOURS AND SO ON. BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP BECAUSE THE QUESTION AROSE, HOW DO WE HANDLE OUR OPMA REQUIREMENTS WHEN WE HAVE TOURS? AND I'M GOING TO REFER PEOPLE TO POLICY 1620, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD RELATIONSHIP POLICY AND THE PROCEDURE,

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AND MOVING ON TO DIRECTOR'S REPORTS. THE ONLY REPORT I HAVE IS THAT WE HAVE WATCHED A CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK IN SEATTLE THAT WILL BE JOINING TOBY WITH.

AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT TOO. AND THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL ALL BE GOING TO. SO THAT'LL BE EXCITING TO GET TO KNOW THEM.

I WAS CURIOUS, WE USED TO TAKE THIS TIME EVERY YEAR AND TALK ABOUT WHAT SESSIONS WE MIGHT ATTEND.

AND WE DON'T. THREE OF US DON'T NEED TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.

BUT I WAS CURIOUS IF YOU HAD SEEN THE SCHEDULES AND WHAT KIND OF.

I JUST KEEP HEARING IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER. SO I WAS CURIOUS, MAYBE WHAT KIND OF SESSIONS ARE THEY OFFERING THIS YEAR THAT REALLY CAUGHT YOUR EYE? I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY THAT CAUGHT MY EYE. I JUST LOOKED AT IT BRIEFLY.

YEAH. YEAH, I DOWNLOADED THE APP AND WENT THROUGH IT.

AND THERE'S A LOT MORE OFFERINGS THIS YEAR. A WIDER VARIETY FROM FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

THERE'S PIECES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS.

THERE'S PIECE, PIECES FOR SUPERINTENDENTS. THERE'S, TYPICALLY THE STUFF THAT IMPACTS LIKE A SUPERINTENDENT IS LIKE THE LAW CONFERENCE AND THAT EVERYTHING ELSE IS REALLY GEARED WAS GEARED MORE TOWARDS BOARD MEMBERS.

THERE'S EVEN SOME ON SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD RELATIONS, THERE'S SOME ON ROBERT'S RULES, THERE'S SOME THERE.

I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE REALLY EXPANDED. IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

AND THERE'S A WHOLE GROUP OF SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS.

SO THE STUDENT REPS HAVE MORE THAN ONE CHOICE, WHICH IS NICE TOO.

SO I THINK IT, I THINK IT SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD CONFERENCE.

IT'S A NEW VENUE FOR US, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PART PLAYS OUT.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. SO IT'S AT THE HYATT REGENCY IN SEATTLE.

SO IN TERMS OF THE FACILITY, I THINK WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE FLYING BLIND.

BUT YEAH, IT WILL BE GOOD. AND IT'LL BE NEAT TO SEE ITZEL PRESENT AND HER FAMILY'S GOING TO COME UP AND JOIN.

GOOD. BE ABLE TO SEE HER. SEE HER TOBY, YOU GOT BIG SHOES TO FILL.

NEXT YEAR YOU GET TO GET THE ORIENTATION THIS YEAR AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE PUT TO WORK.

THEY MIGHT COME BACK TO SEE YOU. ANYWAY. YEAH, IT'LL BE FUN.

IT'LL BE A GOOD, GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US.

ANYTHING ELSE UNDER DIRECTOR'S REPORTS? THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SHELLY FOR SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

WANTED TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR FOR A WONDERFUL CONFERENCE WEEK.

LOTS OF FAMILIES IN TO MEET WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF.

SO THAT WENT REALLY WELL. THE OTHER THING, I JUST WANTED TO SEND A SHOUT OUT.

I WAS ABLE TO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A THERE WERE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AROUND HALLOWEEN, AND I WAS ABLE TO JOIN THE TUKES VALLEY CAMPUS AND THE PTO AND AND PUT ON THIS EVENT AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

THEY HAD A HARVEST FESTIVAL, THEY HAD CRAFTS, THEY HAD GAMES, THEY HAD TRUNK OR TREAT.

THEY HAD COSTUME CONTESTS, PUMPKIN CONTESTS. AND IT WAS JUST THEY DID A REALLY FABULOUS JOB FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.

SO JUST HATS OFF TO THEM. AND LIKE TOBY READ FOR ITZEL.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND WITH AMANDA AND LYNELL TODAY, THE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY.

AND IT IS THE BEST EVENT. I THINK EVERY YEAR THEY JUST MAKE IT EVEN MORE IMPACTFUL RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PAST GRADUATES, STAFF THAT ARE VETERANS, JUST AS HEARTWARMING AND DOING A LOT OF YOUR TYPICAL, THE FLAG FOLDING, JUST A LOT OF REALLY GOOD COMPONENTS THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR ARMED SERVICES AND WHAT EACH ROLE IS, IT'S JUST AMAZING.

AND LAST WEEK WE WERE ABLE TO GET UP TO YACOLT, AND THEY ALWAYS PUT ON AN AMAZING VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY AS WELL.

AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR ALL OF THE PIECES THAT THEY'RE DOING TO RECOGNIZE THAT IMPORTANT ROLE THAT MANY OF OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PLAY IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS GREAT COUNTRY THAT WE DO.

SO JUST GREAT TIMES TO BE OUT IN BUILDINGS TO SEE THAT KIND OF THING.

SO, BUT THAT'S IT FOR ME AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LYNNELL.

GREAT. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. I HAVE A QUICK CELEBRATION PRESENTATION I PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU.

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AND THAT'S DUE TO YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR CONTINUED WAIVER DAY.

SO IT'S A BREAK IN THE SCHEDULE FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY, BUT IT PROVIDES SO MUCH MORE THAN A DAY OFF FOR STUDENTS.

THIS IS A VERY IMPACTFUL DAY WHERE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE COLLABORATING AROUND DATA AND IN PLC.

SO I'M JUST PICK A FEW SCHOOLS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME DATA FOR YOU.

NEXT SLIDE, JUST IN IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER JUST THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION PIECE. AND REALLY THIS IS RIGHT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPLEMENTING HIGH QUALITY, STANDARDS BASED INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTIONS THAT SUPPORT CRITICAL THINKING AND HIGH LEVELS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

SO THIS SLIDE AND THIS ALIGNS EXACTLY WITH OUR BOARD TOUR OF AMBOY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEY HAD A WONDERFUL BEGINNING OF THE WAIVER DAY WHERE THEY JUST CELEBRATED THE GROWTH.

AND THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF GROWTH OR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY APPLES TO APPLES, BUT NICK IS REALLY GREAT ABOUT CELEBRATING HIS STAFF AND THE STUDENTS.

JUST AN ACHIEVEMENT. AND IT JUST SHOWS EACH AND EVERY KID IN AND REALLY CELEBRATING THE WORK OF THE PLCS TO GET THAT.

NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF LAURIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE. I KNOW DAVID HAS PRESENTED THIS IN THE LAST WAIVER DAY.

THEY USE A ONE UNIVERSAL SPREADSHEET THAT KIND OF FEEDS INTO AN OVERALL SYSTEM.

AND I THINK THIS REALLY ILLUSTRATES JUST THE PRE TO POST ASSESSMENT IN THE CYCLE 1 OF GROWTH OF STUDENTS.

AND THEY HAVE THIS BROKEN DOWN EVEN TO THE SUBGROUPS OF DATA SETS.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT EVERY PLC IS REPRESENTED IN THIS GRAPH.

THIS OVERALL GRAPH RIGHT HERE. AND JUST THE AMOUNT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE.

SO WHEREAS YOU SEE LIKE LAST BOARD MEETING, WE HEARD THINGS LIKE THE SBA RESULTS.

THOSE ARE VERY SUMMATIVE AND OVERARCHING ASSESSMENTS.

THESE ARE REAL TIME DATA SNAPS THAT GIVE US A VERY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF WHERE STUDENTS ARE.

AND OUR STUDENTS ARE REALLY LEARNING AND ACHIEVING AT HIGH LEVELS.

AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF OUR SCHOOLS.

NEXT SLIDE. SO AGAIN THIS IS BROKEN DOWN BY SUBGROUPS.

DIFFERENT DATA POINTS. BUT AGAIN IT'S THE LAURIN'S DASHBOARD.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THERE. AND THEN AGAIN EACH SCHOOL HAS DIFFERENT ENTRY POINTS, RIGHT? WE HAVE COLLECTIVE GOALS THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING ON AS A DISTRICT.

AND EACH SCHOOL HAS A DIFFERENT ENTRY POINT. AND I WANT TO CELEBRATE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL'S ENTRY POINT OF TALKING ABOUT GRADING PRACTICES AND GRADE DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION. SO THAT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE AND A LOT OF VULNERABILITY WHEN PLCS ARE TALKING ABOUT GRADING PRACTICES.

AND WITH THAT EFFORT OF THE LENS OF EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.

AND THEN NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS ALSO A HUGE CELEBRATION.

SO WE HAVE A TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IN EVERY SCHOOL.

AND THEY ALL COLLECTIVELY COME TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE ON THEIR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM.

AND YOU CAN SEE EACH CLASS IS ATTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF GROWTH.

AND MR. MASHHAD WOULD SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST FUNCTIONING PLCS BECAUSE THEY ARE TRULY COLLABORATING AROUND THEIR SINGLETONS AND THEIR SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY TEACHERS THAT TEACH THAT PROGRAM, BUT THEY MEET WEEKLY AS A GROUP TO DISCUSS BEST PRACTICE.

AND THEY ALL COLLABORATED AROUND A GROWTH THAT IT WAS REQUIRED STANDARD WITHIN THEIR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT.

AND ALL OF THEM SHOWED AMAZING PROGRESS FOR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

AND SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND CELEBRATE THE SCHOOLS.

BUT ALSO I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF SNAPSHOTS. WHILE THE FOCUS IS SCHOOLS, WHEN WE HAVE NO STUDENT ATTENDANCE, IT ALSO ALLOWS OTHER AREAS OF OUR SCHOOL LIKE THE OPERATIONS SIDES, TO COLLABORATE TOO.

SO I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR AMAZING BUSINESS DEPARTMENT THAT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A TRAINING ON THE FISCAL SIDE OF OUR NEW SYSTEM.

SO CINDY CLEM, OUR LEAD FISCAL ACCOUNTANT, PROVIDED TRAINING FOR OUR REGISTRARS.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HIGH LEVELS OF LEARNING THAT ALL OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO ENGAGE IN.

ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGAGING IN COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES, TALKING ABOUT EACH AND EVERY STUDENT. AND AGAIN, THOSE VERTICAL TEAMS.

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THEY DO A WALK TO MATH MODEL. SO AT GRADE LEVELS, THEY LOOK AT DATA AND THEN THEY INTERVENE AS A COLLECTIVE GRADE LEVEL.

ALL THE ALL OF THE GRADES THERE. AND SO THEY WORKED ON THAT AS A COLLECTIVE STAFF AND REALLY CELEBRATED AND, AND TALKED ABOUT THE GROWTH THAT THEY'VE HAD THERE. AND I THINK I AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO TO LAY THAT DATA OUT IN FRONT OF YOU AND TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOOLS AND THE GROWTH. AND AGAIN, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU, THE BOARD, HAVE APPROVED FOR THESE WAIVER DAYS.

AND IT JUST SHOWS COLLECTIVELY, AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE'RE ABLE TO TO COLLABORATE AT HIGH LEVELS IN ORDER TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVE AND GROW AT HIGH LEVELS. SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT WITH WAIVER DAYS.

CAN I ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS? SO I MEAN, I LOVE THE DATA AND I LOVE THE BEING ABLE TO SEE IN REAL TIME WHAT THE PLC WORK LOOKS LIKE. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AS A COMMUNITY, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT TIME AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE PARENTS TO GIVE THAT TIME EXACTLY HAVING TODAY OUT OF SCHOOL.

BUT AND I LOVE THE WAY IT CROSS WALKS WITH OUR OWN BOARD GOALS AS WELL OF LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DATA.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO, IF INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS WANTED TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE WITH YOU AND UNDERSTAND A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A TIME WITH YOU WHERE YOU COULD HIGHLIGHT A PLC AND SHOW THEM WHAT THAT WORK LOOKS LIKE IN, YOU KNOW, AS THEY WORK THROUGH THE CYCLE? I WOULD LOVE TO IT THIS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER WAS JUST AGAIN A COLLABORATIVE CELEBRATORY BUT A I MEAN, YOU KNOW, MY BRAIN I LOVE DOING DEEP DIVES WITH PLC WORK I CAN SPEND HOURS TALKING ABOUT.

SO I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO THAT, AND I CAN ALWAYS INCLUDE ANYBODY WE WANT FROM DISTRICT OFFICE.

WE CAN ALWAYS GO OVER THAT. BUT EACH SCHOOL HAS A DATA SHARING PLATFORM AND WE CAN GO INTO THAT AND LOOK AT AT ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT SCHOOLS ARE DOING ANYTIME. AND I THINK JUST MAYBE. YEAH. PARDON.

AND VISIT ONE. AND VISIT ONE. I THINK JUST THE EXAMPLE BECAUSE I KNOW FOR MYSELF I'VE DONE A LOT OF THAT WORK.

BUT IT REALLY THERE'S SO MANY LAYERS TO IT. AND IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT TO GET DEEP INTO THE WEEDS, BUT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING.

I THINK AS A, YOU KNOW, AS A LAYPERSON I PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO THAT'S QUESTION ONE. THE SECOND QUESTION IS I KNOW YOU HAD SHARED WITH ME THE DIFFERENCE WHEN WE HAVE TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES AT THIRD GRADE. YES. AND I JUST I HOPE YOU HAVE THAT DATA POINT YOU COULD SHARE WITH US BECAUSE I.

YEAH. SO THE PRESENTATION THAT ALISON HAD PUT TOGETHER, THERE'S A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS ACHIEVING THEIR KINDERGARTEN READINESS AT THAT WALK FOR KIDS, WHICH WAS THAT SNAPSHOT OF THE TRANSITIONAL AND THEM ATTAINING GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY ON THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT.

SO THERE'S A DIRECT CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP. SO WE HAD 68% OF OUR STUDENTS SHOWING KINDERGARTEN READINESS FOUR YEARS AGO IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN. AND THAT PREDICTABILITY IS IS ACCURATE WHEN IT COMES TO THIRD GRADE SBA SCORES.

AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT, MIKE? YEAH. OKAY, GOOD.

GOOD DATA POINT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD.

GREAT. THAT'S IT. RIGHT. THANK YOU BOARD. NOTHING FROM HUMAN RESOURCES.

MICHELLE, NOTHING FROM YOU. YOU'VE GOT YOUR CONTRACT LIST.

NOTHING FROM KEVIN AND AMANDA. JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS FROM ME.

A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FCRC CLOTHES CLOSET BEING OPEN FOR PEOPLE TO COME SHOP.

IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY READY FOR THAT. THERE IS A FORM ON OUR WEBSITE SO YOU CAN GO THERE AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

THIS IS A GREAT CONNECTION THAT WE'VE BEEN ENCOURAGING ANY FAMILY OR STUDENT TO MAKE, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE CLOTHES, THEY ALSO HAVE HYGIENE ITEMS, SOME BASIC CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND THEY CAN ALSO FACILITATE CONNECTIONS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. SO REALLY IMPORTANT WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING THERE.

AND THEN IF YOU CHECKED YOUR MAIL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU THERE IT IS.

RECEIVED IT IN THE MAIL. AS YOU KNOW, POLICY 4000 ASKS THE DISTRICT TO PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO SHARE WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

SO WE LOVE DOING THIS WORK. I WANT TO GIVE JENNA BUSH A HILL ON MY TEAM A HUGE SHOUT OUT, BECAUSE I PUSH A LOT OF INFORMATION AT HER, AND SHE PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKES IT ALL UNDERSTANDABLE.

SO WE ENJOY WORKING ON THIS, AND WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT THINGS LIKE BUDGET ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, RECENT CAPITAL PROJECTS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

THANK YOU. AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT JUST EYE CATCHING COVER OF THIS IS AMAZING.

[00:30:05]

YEAH, PRETTY GREAT TOO. THANK YOU. I KIND OF HAVE A DOWNER.

GO BACK. BUT I, ON THE CONTRACT LIST MICHELLE, I THINK IT'S AVIANNA HEALTHCARE, AND IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR UNFUNDED MANDATES. AND SO AND THE REASON AND SOMETHING OUR LEVY WOULD SUPPORT POTENTIALLY.

AND SO AS WE HAD OUR WORK SESSION EARLIER, IT REMINDED ME WHEN WE WENT PAST THIS THAT I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE AND WHAT IT IS IS IT PROVIDES ONE ON ONE NURSING SERVICES FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE STUDENTS.

AND WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. RIGHT. IF WE HAVE A MEDICALLY FRAGILE STUDENT OR WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THEM. AND SO IN THIS SPECIFIC EXAMPLE, THAT CONTRACT IS 97, ALMOST $98,000.

AND SO IT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR.

AND THE STATE PROVIDES, DOESN'T PROVIDE. SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D POINT THAT OUT.

ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THAT THAT'S CONFUSING TO ME, THAT I'D LOVE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER IS HOW THERE ARE THINGS, SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN, AFTER WE PAY THEM, ASK THE STATE TO REFUND US FOR, YOU KNOW.

AND I NEVER KNOW WHICH ONE IS ONE OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS, YOU KNOW? AND SO THERE'S SOME VERY SPECIFIC RULES. AND WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS SAFETY NET.

SO SOME OF OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE HIGH SPECIAL NEEDS, I THINK 40,000 IS NOW THE AMOUNT THAT IT HAS TO EXCEED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REQUEST THOSE FUNDS. AND THOSE FUNDS COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE NEVER KNOW IF WE CAN GET ALL OF THE REST OF IT COVERED ABOVE $40,000, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE APPLY EVERY YEAR FOR SAFETY NET MONEY, AND WE APPLY ON AS MANY INDIVIDUAL CASES AS WE CAN THAT ARE ABOVE $40,000.

AND WE DO ALWAYS GET AN AWARD. SOMETIMES THEY WILL ALLOW US TO DO TWEAKS.

SO ONES THAT WERE FIRST TURNED AWAY, WE CAN GET.

FOR THE LAST, I WANT TO SAY FOUR YEARS. KELLIE ISN'T HERE, BUT AT LEAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE RECOUPED OVER $1 MILLION.

SO IS THIS ONE OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS? I BELIEVE SO.

OKAY. SO ARE THERE PARAMETERS VERY RESTRICTIVE, YOU KNOW, OR ARE THEY LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAPPY TO GIVE US MONEY? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING, YOU KNOW. NO. YEAH. I MEAN, I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT TAKES OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS TO PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER. SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. I MEAN, THAT IS KIND OF THE STRUGGLE WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS.

WHILE I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THERE'S A WAY TO RECOUP IT, THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME THAT WE THAT WE PAY TO HAVE SOMEONE PREPARE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS RIDICULOUS. SO IT IS NICE TO BE ABLE TO RECOUP SOME OF IT, BUT IT IS NOT JUST.

AND THIS IS FED MONEY, NOT STATE MONEY. THESE THIS IS FEDERAL DOLLARS.

SAFETY NET IS FEDERAL. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

YEAH. THANK YOU. FOR THERE ARE TWO OKAY. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FUNDING GAP, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT FUNDING GAP THAT WE SHARED AND, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

THAT IS AFTER WE GET ALL OF THOSE SAFETY NET DOLLARS ACCOUNTED FOR.

SO, BUT, AND THERE IS A PORTION OF THAT CONTRACT THAT IS NOT FULLY FUNDED.

BUT WE WOULD APPLY FOR SAFETY NET FOR AS MUCH AS WE COULD AS A CONTRACT.

AND LAST YEAR IT WAS 3.3, WASN'T IT, THAT WE WERE SHY ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING? A LITTLE, YEAH, ABOUT 3.3 MILLION. SO YEAH, WE'RE YEAH, WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP ALL OF THAT.

SO CERTAINLY TO YOUR POINT, TERRY, THE YOU CAN'T RECOUP.

THERE ARE COSTS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY WILL PAY NO MATTER WHAT.

LEVY. NO LEVY. FAPE, FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION.

ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO IT. AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE YOU DON'T PICK AND CHOOSE.

WE'RE GOING TO EDUCATE EVERY SINGLE CHILD THAT WALKS THROUGH OUR DOOR THAT LIVES IN OUR BOUNDARIES.

SO YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY NOT ALL STUDENTS COST THE SAME THING.

SO IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS. BUT IT IS EACH AND EVERY.

IT IS, AND THAT'S. YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE DIDN'T I DON'T THINK THAT WE WANT TO GIVE ANY OF THEM BACK.

WE LOVE THEM ALL. SO. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT FOR YOUR REPORT? YES. AND WE ARE DONE WITH STAFF, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

OKAY, SO CITIZENS COMMENTS AND WE HAVE CITIZENS WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT.

[7. Citizens' Comments]

[00:35:04]

THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS DURING CITIZEN'S COMMENTS, AND ASKS THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED, WHICH IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME, LIMITING YOUR TIME TO THREE MINUTES, AND REFRAINING FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.

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

COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR 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.

AND WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU NOT USE STAFF MEMBER'S NAMES.

AND SO FIRST ON OUR LIST IS MARSHAL MARROTT. MAYOR.

I'M SORRY, WHILE HE'S APPROACHING US, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT NOT MENTIONING NAMES.

I DID, JUST AT THE END THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, I BLINKED OUT ON IT, I GUESS. GOOD EVENING.

BOARD. MY NAME IS MARSHALL MARROTT. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LEVY.

THE OPERATING LEVY THAT IS, THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

I'M HERE TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR RUNNING AN OPERATING LEVY IN FEBRUARY.

THERE WERE TWO OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED. I WOULD SUPPORT PLAN B, THE SECOND OPTION.

I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS AND DEDICATION THAT THIS BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS HAD VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE, AND IN SO DOING IT HAS HELPED OUR SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO RUN.

THANK YOU. OUR SCHOOLS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IF THEY ARE, AND THEY ARE FACING INCREASED DEMANDS AT THIS TIME.

AND BECAUSE OF THESE DEMANDS, WE NEED MORE MONEY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARDS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

THESE FUNDS ARE NOT FULLY MANDATED OR NOT FULLY GIVEN BY THE STATE.

THEREFORE, WE HAVE TO ASK FOR AN OPERATING LEVY.

THE LEVY FUNDS ARE CRITICAL TO POSITIONS AND PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THEY SUPPORT CLASSROOM AIDES, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, NURSES, AIDES, STAFF AND TRANSPORTATIONS.

THEY KEEP THE SCHOOLS RUNNING WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY GIVEN TO US BY THE STATE.

RUNNING THE, RUNNING A LEVY IN FEBRUARY GIVES THE DISTRICT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OUR STANDARDS AND OUR ABILITY TO RUN DURING THE TIME. IT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STAFF, FOR THE STAFFING.

IT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS NEEDED.

AND IT WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE ABILITY FOR OUR FOR THE STABILITY FOR OUR STUDENTS GOING FORWARD.

I GOT INVOLVED A WHILE BACK BECAUSE OF THE OPERATING LEVY AND BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED, AND I SHARED THAT WITH YOU IN OUR LAST MEETING. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT'S DONE, BUT THE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE ARE FULLY SUPPORTED BY AN OPERATING LEVY, AND THEY CAN'T BE MAINTAINED WITHOUT IT.

AND AMONG THESE OPTIONS, I THINK THE SECOND FUNDING OPTION STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN RESPONSIBILITY BACK TO OUR VOTERS, BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT GOOD EDUCATION WITHOUT ADDING EXTRAS.

A LEVY IS ABOUT PROTECTING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

SAFE SCHOOLS. DEDICATED EDUCATORS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOR EVERY STUDENT TO STRIVE.

LET US SHOW OUR STUDENTS THAT BATTLE GROUND STANDS BEHIND THEM.

I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE LEVY FOR THE FUNDING AND RUNNING IT IN FEBRUARY WITH OPTION B.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LORRI SIBLEY.

GOOD EVENING BOARD I'M LORRI SIBLEY AND I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO THE LEVY.

WE JUST FINISHED WITH A AN HOUR AND A HALF WORKSHOP ABOUT THE LEVY.

I APPRECIATED ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED.

I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT'S HEARING THIS GO BACK TO THOSE BOARD DOCS AT THE WEBSITE AND REALLY LOOK AT THOSE, BECAUSE IT REALLY GIVES REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT WHY LEVIES ARE NECESSARY.

[00:40:04]

AND THERE'S SO MANY UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT WE JUST CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT A LEVY.

AND I'M STRONGLY ENCOURAGING RUNNING THAT IN FEBRUARY SO THAT WE CAN BE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT OUR FUNDING IS. WE CAN MAKE PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.

THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE TOUGH, AND WITHOUT A LEVY THE NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE TOUGH.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WE HAD TO CUT 14.8% THIS YEAR AND WE'RE GOING TO BE CUTTING 20, NOT 14.8.

YEAH, 14.8 MILLION. SORRY. THIS YEAR AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT CUTTING 20 MILLION.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. YEARS AGO WE STRUGGLED WITH TRYING TO FIND 6 MILLION TO CUT.

WHEN WE DID THE INTEREST BASED NEGOTIATIONS WAY BACK WHEN.

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. AND I CAN'T IMAGINE DOING 14.8 OR 20.

BUT ANYWAYS. EXCUSE ME. FEBRUARY AND I ALSO SUPPORT THE OPTION B.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN OPTION A AS FAR AS AMOUNTS THAT WE WOULD BE COLLECTING, BUT DOLLARS TO DOLLARS, IT'S, IT'S NOT THAT MUCH. IT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT A COFFEE FROM STARBUCKS MORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS. SO IF I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS.

RIGHT. BUT ANYWAYS FEBRUARY OPTION B FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR DISTRICT, OUR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT CAN HAVE THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY DESERVE TO HAVE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THEM.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY INPUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MARY KAHLER.

DID I SAY YOUR LAST NAME CORRECTLY? PRETTY CLOSE.

KAHLER. KAHLER. YEP. GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MARY KAHLER, AND I AM THE REP AT LARGE FOR ALES.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR PRESIDENT AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

WE REPRESENT NEARLY 800 EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS, SPECIALISTS, AND STAFF WHO SERVE THE STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT EVERY DAY.

WE'RE HERE TO SHOW OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR SCHOOLS.

OUR MEMBERS WORK HARD TO CREATE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE CLASSROOMS WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE. WE VALUE THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT COLLABORATION AS WE ADVOCATE FOR THE NEEDS FOR BOTH EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE HARD WORK OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL STRONG.

AND WE ALSO DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT THE LEVY IN FEBRUARY ALSO.

THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. EXCUSE ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALE STANDS FOR.

OH, ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. OH, OF COURSE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE PUBLIC I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MARY. ALY STRAPPAZON.

GOOD EVENING BOARD, I AM ALY STRAPPAZON. I AM A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS DISTRICT, AND A FORMER PARENT. I AM REALLY GLAD TO SEE THE STANDARDS BEING DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON TONIGHT.

AND I WANTED TO. SORRY. I'VE GOT A MIGRAINE STARTING.

BUT THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO BE HERE, AND THAT'S PART OF WHY I WANTED TO BE HERE TO TALK.

BECAUSE TWO MEETINGS AGO, THERE WAS A CITIZEN WHO SENT THEIR LETTER INTO A BOARD MEMBER WHO READ IT DURING DIRECTOR'S REPORTS RATHER THAN THE CITIZENS COMMENTS. AND IT WAS A NIGHT THAT THERE WERE SO MANY COMMENTS THAT THEY HAD TO BE CUT IN TIME, BUT THAT CITIZEN GOT THERE FULL TIME. SO THAT SPEAKS A LITTLE BIT TO SOME OF THE ETHICS THINGS THAT ARE ON THIS STANDARDS THAT I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU, SORRY, THAT I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT AND PASS TONIGHT BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT. IF I CAN BE HERE WITH A MIGRAINE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, THEN WHOEVER NEEDS TO HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD EITHER NEEDS TO BE HERE OR KNOW THAT IT'S ON THE RECORD BY JUST BEING

[00:45:02]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JESSICA COLE.

HELLO, BOARD. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE. I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE BOARD CHOSE NOT TO ADOPT A CODE OF ETHICS DURING THEIR RETREAT IN AUGUST.

THAT DECISION MATTERS BECAUSE WITHOUT CLEAR, ENFORCEABLE STANDARDS, PUBLIC TRUSTEE RHODES.

A RECENT RECORDS REQUEST REVEALED THAT DIRECTOR TATE'S SUBMISSION FROM HIS PERSONAL COMPUTER WAS MISSING AT LEAST ONE BOARD RELATED COMMUNICATION, EVEN THOUGH HE SIGNED A DECLARATION SAYING ALL RESPONSIVE RECORDS WERE PROVIDED.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD NEVER USE A PERSONAL EMAIL FOR DISTRICT BUSINESS, BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HAS NO WAY TO VERIFY WHAT'S MISSING.

AND JUST AS CONCERNING DURING A RECENT MEETING DIRECTOR JOHNSON SAID SHE COULDN'T SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM.

I HAVE TO SAY YOU CANNOT. YOUR PUBLIC ELECTED OFFICIAL.

SORRY. WE'LL GIVE YOU GIVE YOU A CHANCE. I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT WE SAID WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE MENTIONING NAMES. OKAY, WE SAID STAFF NAMES.

OH. I'M SORRY. OKAY, I GUESS JOHNSON DOESN'T.

DOESN'T. OKAY, FINE. IF THAT DOESN'T WORK. OKAY.

WE NEED TO START HER TIME. WHERE ARE WE? I'M SORRY.

I THINK IT WAS 2:10, AND I APOLOGIZE. PRESIDENT.

THAT'S YOUR JOB? NO. WE'LL START YOUR TIME. WHERE JESSICA WILL START YOUR TIME WHERE WE LEFT OFF AS SOON AS CARLA HAS IT UP THERE.

OKAY, GOOD. GO. AND JUST AS CONCERNING, DURING A RECENT MEETING, DIRECTOR JOHNSON SAID SHE COULDN'T SUPPORT THE WAYFINDER CURRICULUM BECAUSE SHE GOOGLED IT AND SAW IT WAS ALIGNED WITH CASTLE.

THAT FLIP FLOP WAS REALLY SHOCKING BECAUSE LAST YEAR SHE OFFERED ONE OF THE MOST THOUGHTFUL AND ACCURATE EXPLANATIONS OF WHAT CASTLE ACTUALLY IS.

TO SEE THAT UNDERSTANDING REPLACED BY A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH IS DISAPPOINTING, AND NOT THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP OUR STUDENTS DESERVE.

AT THE RETREAT, I WAS ENCOURAGED TO HEAR DISCUSSION ABOUT LISTENING TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, BUT THAT WAS TO INCLUDE PEOPLE. BUT THAT HAS TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO CHALLENGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE, NOT ONLY THOSE WHO REINFORCE IT. TRUST GROWS WHEN EVERY PERSON FEELS THEIR PERSPECTIVE MATTERS, EVEN WHEN IT'S DIFFERENT. LEADERSHIP MEANS SEEKING OUT EVERY VOICE, ESPECIALLY THE ONES YOU DON'T USUALLY LISTEN TO.

I HOPE THIS BOARD CONTINUES MAKING SPACE FOR ALL VOICES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS WHY A CODE OF ETHICS ISN'T JUST PAPERWORK.

IT'S A SAFEGUARD FOR TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INTEGRITY OF THE SPORTS DECISIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EUNICE INGERMANSON.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS EUNICE INGERMANSON.

MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER, AND I'M A CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBER.

I'M HERE TO INVITE YOU TO AN EVENT HONORING TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, HONORING THE 38 TRANS LIVES WE'VE LOST IN OUR COUNTRY THIS YEAR, SOME TO VIOLENCE OF VARIOUS KINDS AND SOME TO SUICIDE, AND WILL BE ALSO CELEBRATING THE LIVES WE HAVE.

THIS WILL BE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH. IT'S TEN DAYS FROM NOW, 6 TO 8 P.M.

AT THE METROPOLITAN ARTS THEATER IN 6403 EAST MILL PLAIN BOULEVARD IN VANCOUVER.

ONE OF THE LIVES WE LOST THAT WILL BE REMEMBERING IS A TEENAGER IN PORTLAND AREA NAMED CHARLOTTE.

[00:50:01]

HER DEATH WAS NOT JUST A PERSONAL LOSS, BUT A SOCIETAL FAILURE, A REMINDER THAT SHE LIVED IN A WORLD WHERE BEING DIFFERENT OFTEN MEANT BEING TARGETED.

SHE LIVED IN A SOCIETY THAT CRIMINALIZED HER IDENTITY AND VILIFIED HER TRUTH.

YET THROUGH ALL OF THAT, SHE DARED TO BE HERSELF.

THAT IN ITSELF WAS AN ACT OF COURAGE. AND IT ALSO REMINDS US OF THE URGENT NEED FOR COMPASSION, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, SAFETY FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH.

ACCORDING TO NATIONAL DATA, TRANSGENDER TEENS LIKE CHARLIE FACE STAGGERING RATES OF DEPRESSION, REJECTION AND SUICIDE. BUT NONE OF IT IS INEVITABLE.

EVERY LIFE LOST IS ONE WE COULD HAVE SAVED. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OUTGOING, CONTINUING AND INCOMING, TO COME AND SIT WITH US AND GRIEVE THE LOSS AND APPRECIATE THE TRANSGENDER FOLKS THAT WE STILL HAVE. IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING MAKING ANY POLICY DECISIONS ABOUT TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, THIS SHOULD BE A HOMEWORK FOR YOU TO DO. OUR TRANS, NON-BINARY, AND GENDER NONCONFORMING STUDENTS COUNT AS A PART OF OUR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR BOARD MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET TO KNOW THEM AND LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT THEM SO THAT THEY'LL BE SAFE AND THRIVE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 27TH.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR OUR SPECIAL SESSION ON OCTOBER 27TH.

PERSONNEL REPORTS. STUDENT TRAVEL. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION L-25 AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION M-25.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED OR DISCUSSED? WE CAN'T MAKE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITHOUT FIXING.

FIXING NUMBER 8. OH, I DID SKIP NUMBER EIGHT.

I'M SORRY. BEFORE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE DO HAVE AN ITEM WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.

[8. Motion to Correct the Minutes]

YOU RECALL THAT AT THAT MEETING, WE HAD POLICY 1821 AND IT WAS INCORRECTLY LISTED AS FIRST AS APPROVAL.

BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS A FIRST READING. AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

OH, I'M ON THE WRONG SIDE, I APOLOGIZE. APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE OCTOBER 27TH REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THAT? STUDENT REP.

PRO. OKAY. SO THE MOTION IS ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE 10/27/25 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES.

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

MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. OKAY, NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH I JUST READ.

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

I'LL MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. OKAY.

THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

STUDENT REP. PRO. OKAY BOARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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

AND THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 10, OLD BUSINESS.

[10. Old Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]

THANK YOU. BOARD, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT AND SORRY FOR OUR MISTAKE IN WORDING, BUT I THINK WE'VE CORRECTED THE RECORD, SO I APPRECIATE IT.

THIS POLICY WAS UNDER YOUR CONSIDERATION AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AS A NEW POLICY.

THE INTENT IS FOR IT TO SERVE AS A GUIDE. IT WILL HELP ALIGN THE FIVE SCHOOL BOARD STANDARDS, AS WELL AS THE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TOGETHER MARRIED INTO THIS POLICY.

THE ATTRIBUTES ARE ALIGNED TO RESEARCH BASED ON BEST PRACTICE.

I THINK I SHARED THE ARTICLE WITH, IF NOT ALL OF YOU, AT LEAST MOST OF YOU, ABOUT THE RESEARCH AROUND HOW THOSE COMPONENTS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

[00:55:02]

SO THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO HELP US STAY FOCUSED.

AND IT ALSO IS RELATED TO AND THIS IS THE PIECE THAT I GOT SOME MORE INFORMATION FROM WASA AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OF YOU, TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY AND THAT THE COMPONENTS OF A POLICY FOR YOU TO CONSIDER RETIRING.

THIS EVENING, 1810, WHICH WAS THE ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PIECE, IT IS TAKING COMPONENTS OF THE VISION, STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADVOCACY AND PUTTING IT INTO THIS POLICY AS WELL.

AS WELL, IT WILL ALIGN AND GIVE FURTHER CLARITY BEYOND JUST THE CLARITY WE HAVE IN IN 1220, WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE, THE OFFICES THAT ARE BEING HELD FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE DUTY OF BOARD.

DIRECTOR MEMBERS. SO MORE FURTHER CLARIFICATION PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE GUIDANCE.

AND SO THIS SECOND READING IS UP FOR YOUR DISCUSSION.

ANY QUESTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS POLICY? ARE ALL OF THOSE REFERENCES SOMEHOW LINKED IN HERE NOW? BECAUSE I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE VARIOUS COMPONENTS THAT YOU JUST READ THAT WERE SOMEHOW LINKED TO THIS.

VISION STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND.

SO THAT'S COMING UP ON YOUR AGENDA. THAT'S ON THE LATER ON THE AGENDA.

SO THEY RELATE TO THIS, CORRECT? YEAH. CORRECT.

I WOULD LOVE TO LOOK AT THOSE AND SEE HOW THEY RELATE AND FIGURE IT OUT.

YEAH, SO. WELL THEY'RE ON THE AGENDA. AND ACTUALLY IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT THOSE THE ONE THAT WE'RE RETIRING YOU CAN SEE WHY THIS IS A REPLACEMENT. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CONNECTION WHEN I WAS PREPARING FOR THE MEETING, SO I DIDN'T DO THAT KIND OF THING. I DIDN'T SEE THAT THEY WERE CONNECTED.

YEAH. YEAH, I TRIED TO PUT IT IN THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT'S WHAT, I JUST BASICALLY WENT OVER THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

BUT I SEE, I SEE, YES, YES, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

BUT IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT, IF YOU CLICK ON 1810, IT SAYS THE BOARD FORMULATES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE BOARD FUNCTION, VISION, STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADVOCACY. SURE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD SHALL REFLECT ON THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY CONDUCTING A SELF-EVALUATION AND ENGAGING IN BOARD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WHERE NEEDED.

AND SO THIS POLICY THAT I JUST READ IS BEING RETIRED OR RECOMMENDED FOR RETIREMENT, AND PART OF IT IS BEING PUT INTO THIS NEW POLICY. SO.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL JUST SAY AGAIN, I REALLY SUPPORT THIS.

I CAN READ THROUGH THIS WHOLE LIST AND THINK OF TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE AND A HALF YEARS WHERE I COULD HAVE REALLY USED THIS GUIDANCE AND, AND BEEN ABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY, NOT ONLY WITH MYSELF, BUT OPEN UP CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS.

I'VE AS A PREVIOUS BOARD CHAIR, I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT BEHAVIORS AND OUR OWN ACCOUNTABILITY AND, AND COMMUNICATION AND, AND SHOWING THAT LEADERSHIP.

SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS JUST A REALLY STRONG WAY TO OR FOR ME, A REALLY STRONG MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SENDING TO OURSELVES TO SHARE. LIKE, I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, AND I WANT SOMEBODY TO TELL ME WHEN I'M NOT DOING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

AND IT'S NOT A PUNISHMENT, IT'S A CONVERSATION.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING, JUST EVEN BEING ABLE TO READ IT MYSELF AND BEING ABLE TO TELL MYSELF, OH, HEY, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY APOLOGIZE TO THE BOARD, RIGHT? LIKE MAYBE THAT WASN'T OKAY. OR MAYBE IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATION OF, GOSH, I DIDN'T SPEAK OUT OF TURN, DID I? OR OR TALK OVER SOMEBODY OR TAKE TOO LONG OR AS I'M RAMBLING ON.

SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THERE. BUT I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AS A WAY TO ONE KEEP MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE, BUT ALSO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW A GREAT FUNCTIONING BOARD WHAT THEY DECIDE THAT IS LOOKS LIKE.

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I THINK WE ALL ARE TRYING TO APPLY THESE THINGS AS THE TRAINING THAT WE HAD IN OUR RETREAT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED A POLICY. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME WAS WE WEREN'T SURE IF THAT WAS IF THAT WAS THE DIRECTION WE WANTED TO GO WITH THIS.

I THINK IT'S ALL REALLY GOOD EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, THINGS THAT WE CAN USE AS A MEASURING STICK.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I FEEL THAT IT NEEDS TO BE A POLICY.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT, I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR BOARD NORMS FOR NEW MEMBERS AND OLD MEMBERS FOR US TO REVIEW IT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO BE A POLICY. THAT WOULD BE MY FEEDBACK.

I PREVIOUSLY IN THE FIRST READING VOTED NAY ON THIS BECAUSE I HAD A CONCERN THAT IT SHOULD BE A GUIDELINE RATHER THAN A POLICY.

BUT AFTER REFLECTING SOME OF THE OTHER POLICIES THAT IT FITS NICELY WITHIN THE POLICY GROUP COVERING ALL THE BOARD.

SO IT'S KIND OF CONVENIENT RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO HUNT IT DOWN IN ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, BOOK OR WHATEVER.

SO I NO LONGER HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT BEING A POLICY.

OKAY. WELL INTERESTING LAST MEETING. I THINK TERRY SHOWED US THE NOTEBOOK AND SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL IN HERE. AND SO I WENT BACK TO MY NOTEBOOK, WHICH WAS ALL MARKED UP AND EVERYTHING AND, AND REFLECTED ON AS WELL, DEBBIE, ON THE RETREAT AND HOW CLEAN THIS IS.

AND I FELT LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN WE GET TO LOOKING AT OUR STANDARDS, THEY BECOME SO THE RUBRICS BECOME SO DENSE.

AND I THOUGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M COOKING AND I NEED A RECIPE AND I GET TO THE RECIPE, BUT YOU'RE REALLY NOT AT THE RECIPE. YOU'RE AT ALL THE, EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THE RECIPE.

AND I LOVE THE LITTLE BUTTON THAT SAYS SKIP TO THE RECIPE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I AM WITH THIS. SKIP TO THE RECIPE.

THAT'S THE BEST ONE ALL NIGHT. SO, I MEAN, JUST AS AN ANALOGY, THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I'M THINKING I NEED SOMETHING, I NEED SOMETHING CLEAR THAT I CAN LOOK. AND I LOVE THAT THE VERY FIRST THING IT SAYS UNDER VALUES AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR IS PLACE STUDENTS NEEDS FIRST.

AND SOMEWHERE IN ALL OF THIS, SOMETIMES THAT GETS LOST.

I LOOK AT IT, THE REASON I WANT IT AS A POLICY IS I LOOK AT IT AS THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN US THAT THIS IS HOW WE WANT TO BEHAVE.

EVERY GROUP HAS LIKE WE CALL THEM, NORMS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

THIS IS OUR AGREEMENT OF HOW WE WANT TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.

AND SO TO ME, THE STRENGTH OF AN AGREEMENT IS WHEN YOU MAKE A POLICY.

LET'S CODIFY IT. THAT'S MY THOUGHT. AND AGAIN, IT WAS MENTIONED THIS EVENING ABOUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF SOMEBODY VIOLATES THE POLICY. SEE. SO IT I TOTALLY AGREE. I DON'T, I DON'T DISAGREE.

I QUESTION HOW IT IS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR WITHOUT IT, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THESE AGREEMENTS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAY, HEY, LET'S GO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT MAYBE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THING. WE GO HAVE COFFEE AND WE TALK ABOUT IT. YOU APOLOGIZE TO ONE ANOTHER.

YOU LOOK EACH OTHER IN THE EYE AND YOU CONTINUE ON, YOU KNOW, SO NOW WE MAKE A POLICY AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THEY VIOLATE IT.

SO OKAY. SO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BUT ALL OF THIS IS MORPHS CONSTANTLY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER POLICIES WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT THAT I'M SAYING. WELL, NOW, WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS TONIGHT? WHY WAS IT PUT IN THE POLICY BEFORE, AND NOW WE'RE TAKING IT OUT? YOU SEE SO THIS IS A NEW POLICY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE NEW POLICIES. OKAY. AND IF THE BOARD MEMBERS COME ON AND THEY QUESTION THIS OR THEY POINT SOMETHING OUT THERE, WE'RE GOING TO BE CHANGING THOSE THINGS. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY THE THING WORKS.

OKAY. I DO FEEL LIKE OF ALL THE POLICIES I READ, THIS IS UNUSUALLY A LOT OF VERBIAGE.

OKAY. AND AS TED MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THIS ONE PHRASE IN HERE THAT HE KIND OF POINTS OUT, I MENTIONED I HAD READ SOME OF THE THINGS IN IT THAT ARE MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE.

YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, EXACTLY? HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE INTERPRETED? YOU KNOW WHO SEES IT THIS WAY AND WHO SEES IT THAT WAY? AS A MATTER OF FACT, MOST OF OUR MOST TERRIBLE POLICIES GOT TOO MANY WORDS IN THEM, YOU KNOW,

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YOU DON'T REALIZE YOU'RE GETTING INTO WHEN YOU CREATE POLICIES THAT HAVE SO MANY WORDS IN THEM AND KIND OF ALL THIS STUFF THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING ANYWAY, YOU KNOW? BUT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM VOTING YES FOR IT.

YOU KNOW I FEEL A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE, AS I SAID.

AND BUT, YEAH, WE WE DO THIS ALREADY. SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH VOTING FOR IT? WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF SOMEBODY VIOLATES IT? WELL, THEY SAY THEN I SAY, OH, THERE'S MAYBE THE PROBLEM. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF SOMEBODY VIOLATES IT? AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE STILL FOLLOW THIS THESE VERY WORDS.

SO I'M FINE EITHER WAY BECAUSE THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE DOWN THE ROAD AND THINGS JUST CHANGE.

THERE'LL BE A NEW ONE THAT WE'LL BE DROPPING, WE'LL BE CUTTING, WE'LL BE SPLICING, WE'LL BE PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER. WELL, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WASA DOES THE WORK ON PIECES, BECAUSE THINGS DO CHANGE.

AND YOUR THOUGHTS, MR. TOBY? I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.

I DON'T THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A PARTICULAR LIKE I WOULD LIKE PUNISHMENT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT OR LIKE REPERCUSSION.

I DON'T THINK THERE NECESSARILY NEEDS TO BE ONE SINCE WE'VE YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS FOR SO LONG AND THERE HASN'T BEEN SEEMED TO REALLY BE A PROBLEM.

I THINK THIS IS JUST A WAY OF HAVING IT ON PAPER THAT'S EASY TO ACCESS, EASY TO REFERENCE TO, AND IF A PROBLEM WERE TO ARISE IN THE FUTURE, I'M SURE A POLICY COULD BE MADE JUST LIKE THIS ONE TO DEAL WITH THE REPERCUSSIONS.

EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU'RE SO WISE. SHELLY, DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, ABOUT REPERCUSSIONS OR.

COUNT. OH, NO. DO YOU WANT MY HAMMER? HOW ABOUT.

WOW. ABOUT THE OTHER POLICIES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT DO HAVE THAT COME WITH PROCEDURES THAT LEAD TO REPERCUSSIONS? YEAH, THERE ARE OTHER POLICIES. I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE.

THERE'S 1815 AND I DIDN'T BRING IT WITH ME. BUT 1815 IS A POLICY THAT THE, THAT IS IN THE POLICY NEWS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT AND IT'S, IT'S CALLED ETHICAL STANDARDS, I THINK FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE TO NEED THAT, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING.

BUT I THINK, HONESTLY, THAT THIS POLICY IS WHAT WE NEED FOR DIALOG, BECAUSE I THINK ANY TIME THAT THERE IS A QUESTION, IT GIVES US SOMETHING TO REFER TO. AND FRANKLY, I THINK IT'S A GREAT TOOL FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE IT KIND OF HAS THE BIG DO'S AND DON'TS ABOUT HOW WE WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, WHICH IS NOT UNLIKE NORMS. IT'S A LITTLE MEATIER THAN NORMS. NORMS, THERE'S USUALLY FIVE AND THERE'S THERE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER, BUT I THINK THIS IS A HAPPY MEDIUM BETWEEN THOSE TWO THINGS.

AND I FEEL LIKE OFTENTIMES ALL YOU NEED IS A THIRD POINT TO TALK TO.

ANY, ANY CONVERSATION CAN BE HAD. I THINK ONE OF OUR CITIZENS SAID IT WELL THIS EVENING WHEN THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED TO TALK THINGS THROUGH, EVEN WHEN WE'RE DISAGREEING THAT WE JUST NEED TO TALK THINGS THROUGH.

AND I THINK THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK THAT'S HEALTHY. AND WE DON'T ALWAYS NEED TO AGREE THAT'S THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT EITHER.

BUT TALKING IT THROUGH AND AND WORKING TOGETHER, IT GIVES US SOMETHING TO TALK THROUGH.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR ME TO. AND THE NEW BOARD'S GOING TO GET TO WORK ON MY EVALUATION POLICY.

THAT ONE'S COMING UP TO I'M GOING TO PUT THAT IN FRONT OF YOU IN JANUARY.

SO BUT YEAH, GOOD TIMES. UNLESS THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WELCOME IT.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVE THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF POLICY 1821 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY 1821.

STUDENT REP? PRO. AND BOARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AND OPPOSED? I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. ABSTAIN.

ABSTAIN. YEAH. AND A NAY. SO THREE YEAS, ONE ABSTAIN AND ONE NAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, MADAM PRESIDENT? I'M GOING TO VOTE. YES. OKAY. 4.

SORRY. THIS IS THIS IS A DIFFICULT. I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

YEAH, I FEEL LIKE AN AUCTIONEER. YEAH. I'LL VOTE PRO.

OKAY. 4 TO 1. GOT THAT. OKAY. MOVING TO NEW BUSINESS.

[11. New Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]

YEAH. THANK YOU. BOARD. SO AS IT'S INDICATED IN THE BACKGROUND, OUR CONTRACT IS EXPIRING AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION. IT IS A WE CAN CONTRACT FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS, AND WE ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO GO OUT AND

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WE SPENT A LOT OF HOURS ON IT. WE ALSO SPENT TIME WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON IT BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACTOR BENEFIT LANGUAGE IS NEW, AND SO IT'S INCORPORATED IN THE RFP. WE WILL RELEASE THE RFP WITH YOUR APPROVAL ON NOVEMBER 14TH. WE'LL GET IT PUBLISHED AND ADVERTISED, AND THEN WE WILL WE HAVE A VERY TIGHT TIMELINE. WE'D LIKE TO BRING A A PROPOSAL FOR AWARDING THE BID AT THE END OF JANUARY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ANY, BUT SO THIS GOES OUT UNDER BATTLE GROUND AND HAWKINSON, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. SO BATTLE GROUND AND HAWKINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND IT HELPS WITH THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND IN BEING ABLE TO PROCURE A RATE THAT IS FAVORABLE TO BOTH OF US BECAUSE THERE'S A MORE BUSSES INVOLVED WITH THAT TRANSPORTATION.

IT ALSO, MORE IMPORTANTLY PUTS US IN A DIFFERENT FUNDING LEVEL.

SO IT REALLY HELPS WE DO RECEIVE A SPECIAL FUNDING RATE FROM THE STATE.

AND IT'S MUCH TO OUR BENEFIT AND HAWKINSON SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SO IT'S A IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OTHERWISE I'D WELCOME IT.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVE THE ADVERTISEMENT OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER 2526-02 FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AS PRESENTED. AND THE ONLY CORRECTION, I'D SAY, IS FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AS PRESENTED AND PRO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION AND BOARD. THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.

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

MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS THE REVISION OF POLICY 1310. THANK YOU, BOARD. SO THIS POLICY, THE LARGEST CHANGE TO IT IS THAT WE'VE TAKEN OUT A REFERENCE TO PAPER MANUALS FOR OUR BOARD POLICIES AND MADE IT ALL ELECTRONIC WITH A LINK TO THE ELECTRONIC VERSION ON BOARD DOCS. WE'VE REORDERED THE POLICY, DEFINED BASIC EDUCATION AND THEN CLARIFIED WHEN PROCEDURES MAY BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR INPUT.

EVEN THOUGH, SO IN CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, WE WOULD BRING THEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION PROCEDURES.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AN ADOPTION. SO NOT FOR ADOPTION, BUT FOR ANY INPUT I MIGHT SEEK FROM ALL OF YOU SHOULD WE NEED THAT. YOU CAN REMEMBER WE DID THAT WITH POLICY 2020 AND 2021 ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

AND SO JUST SPELLING THAT OUT A BIT MORE. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT EVERYONE REALIZES THE TASK THAT YOU WERE CHARGED WITH OF KEEPING THE POLICY MANUALS UPDATED IN PAPER COPY IN EVERY SINGLE BUILDING.

YES. WELL YEAH. WHICH IS A LOT OF STAFF TIME.

IT IS. AND FRANKLY, EVERY BOARD MEETING YOU WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THOSE OUT.

AND SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO KEEP A HARD COPY.

IN FACT, WE'VE QUIT KEEPING THE BIG BINDERS THAT WHEN SANDY AND MARK ROSS WERE HERE TOGETHER, SANDY WOULD KEEP MASSIVE BINDERS FROM EACH BOARD MEETING.

AND THERE'S REALLY NO REASON TO DO THAT. IT'S ALL IN BOARD DOCS, SO THIS JUST MAKES IT CLEAR THAT WE'RE KEEPING AN ELECTRONIC VERSION AND THAT WE CAN TURN INTO PAPER IF NEED BE, BUT WE CERTAINLY DON'T NEED TO.

WELL, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHEN. THAT WAS PRE BOARD DOCS.

YES. WHEN EVERY BOARD HAD TO DO THAT. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT TAKES SOME TIME TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION.

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ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? WELL THE SECTION HERE THAT'S TAKEN OUT UP ABOVE ON THE FIRST PAGE, DOES IT RELATE TO WHAT IS IT SAID DOWN BELOW AS THE GREEN AREA? IS IT BEING REPLACED IN THE VERBIAGE THERE, OR? YES. IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME, MODIFYING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT AT THE BOTTOM NOW. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE BOTTOM PART.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AT THE BOTTOM. THE LAST PARAGRAPH.

RIGHT. THE LAST PARAGRAPH. WELL, WHAT IS TO ME THE THING THAT I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH, THAT IS WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL RETAIN ITS RIGHT TO AMEND, MODIFY, OR RESCIND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN EMPLOYEE GROUP AGREEMENTS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

WHERE IS THAT ADDRESSED DOWN BELOW? OR IS THAT LIKE.

WHY? THAT'S KIND OF A FUNNY THING TO ME. WHY WAS THAT EVEN IN THERE? YOU KNOW. I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT, TERRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY.

WELL, NOW. OKAY, NOW, THAT, TO ME.

BECAUSE THAT HAS CHANGED. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR NOT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IS EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ANY AGREEMENT.

YOU SEE, WHAT CONCERNS ME HERE IS THAT, THAT SEEMS REALLY LIKE REAL DEEP LEGAL TERMINOLOGY.

AND IT ALARMS ME THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE STRIKING LEGAL TERMINOLOGY ABOUT CONTRACTS WITH EMPLOYEES THAT, IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IT'S NOT. I DON'T. I THINK WHAT THIS WAS REFERRING TO IS THE TIME WHEN YOU COULD SUSPEND A POLICY.

FOR INSTANCE, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE BOARD SUSPENDED A POLICY, AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IT WAS WHEN MARK ROSS WAS HERE AND YOU GAVE HIM THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS MONETARILY. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE POLICY AROUND HOW MUCH MONEY YOU NEEDED FOR BOARD APPROVAL, AND IT WAS DURING COVID AND HE HAD TO MAKE.

IT WAS AROUND EMERGENCY RULE OR EMERGENCY. BUT THAT WAS RELATED TO THAT SPECIFIC.

THAT WAS BY EXECUTIVE. IT WAS BY ORDER OF THE STATE THAT THAT WAS ALLOWED DURING A PERIOD OF TIME.

THAT IS THE ONLY CASE I CAN THINK OF WHERE YOU ESSENTIALLY SAID, WE'RE MAKING A POLICY CHANGE WITH ONE BRUSH OF THE STROKE AND YOU PASSED OFF A RESPONSIBILITY.

WELL, I GUESS. IT WAS DONE THROUGH A RESOLUTION, I GUESS THE THING.

OH, HERE WE GO. CARLA GOT SOMETHING. SEE, BECAUSE WHAT CONCERNS ME IS HOW IT REFERS JUST TO EMPLOYEE GROUP AGREEMENTS.

THAT'S WHAT I DON'T GET. IT WAS AT THE MARCH 18TH, 2020 BOARD MEETING.

IT WAS RESOLUTION A.20. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF POLICY.

RIGHT AT THE.

IT WAS ACTUALLY.

OKAY, SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THEN THIS WAS ADDED AT THAT TIME, RIGHT? WELL, I THINK. BECAUSE OF COVID STUFF GOING ON.

I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE MOU MAYBE THAT WE HAD.

REMEMBER THIS COMING UP. SO IT HAD TO BE WHEN WE WERE HAVING TO CHANGE THE MOU, WHICH WERE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAD WITH PSC AND BGA AT THE TIME.

DO WE HAVE A LOT OF MOUS? NO. NO. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE USED TO HAVE A LOT OF AND WE DON'T ANYMORE, OR? WELL MOUS THAT HAPPEN. USUALLY THOSE MOUS ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

WE CAN DO A NUMBER OF MOUS AS LONG AS THEY DO NOT CHANGE THE OVERALL MEANING.

THEY'RE USUALLY CLARIFICATIONS ON THE CONTRACT WHEN WE DON'T AGREE TO WHAT IT'S SAYING.

OKAY. SO MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING, ARE THEY ALWAYS CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTS THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH AGREEMENTS ABOUT EMPLOYMENT? I CAN'T THINK OF ANY MOUS OTHER THAN OUTSIDE AGREEMENTS WE HAVE.

WE HAVE CONTRACTORS THAT WE CREATE MOUS WITH, LIKE CHILDREN'S CENTER, FOR INSTANCE.

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SO THIS WAS BASICALLY KIND OF RELATED TO COVID AND THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH ALL THE STUFF GOING ON THAT HAD TO GET DONE, AND THEY HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE POLICIES TO ALLOW THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.

I CAN SEE THAT. THANK YOU. THAT REALLY HELPS ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT.

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO STRIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A POLICY THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S THERE FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU KNOW? MAYBE IT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW? YEAH, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

AND THANK YOU, CARLA, FOR.

IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE, CARLA. THANK YOU. TED? DEBBIE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM YOU? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 1310 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 1310 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. AND BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AND OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. OKAY.

1820. EVALUATION OF THE BOARD. AND AGAIN, THIS ONE IS, THIS POLICY IS UPDATED TO REFLECT THE RETIREMENT OF POLICY.

SO THE NEXT ONE I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE PUT THIS IN THE OPPOSITE ORDER. BUT 1810 IS THE POLICY CALLED ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

AND THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THAT BE RETIRED AND EVALUATION OF THE BOARD BEING UPDATED TO IDENTIFY THAT YOU'RE USING RESEARCH BASED PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL BOARD OPERATION AND TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNANCE IS CREATED IN THE CONDITIONS FOR STAFF, STUDENT AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS. AND ESSENTIALLY, IT POINTS TO THE USE OF THE BOARD EVALUATION THAT WE USE EVERY YEAR. WE'VE BEEN USING THAT NORMALLY.

A LOT OF BOARDS DON'T. BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE REASON THAT THEY'RE UPDATING THIS, THAT WAS IN THE POLICY AND LEGAL NEWS IS BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY ENCOURAGING MORE BOARDS TO USE THAT TOOL.

WE ALREADY WERE. SO THAT PIECE IS NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE VERBIAGE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

THE FIVE COMPONENTS STAYED THE SAME IN THIS POLICY.

DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 1820 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 1820.

PRO. AND BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. DO WE NEED A MOTION TO RETIRE 1810? WE WILL. OH. I'M SORRY. IT'S COMING UP. OKAY.

AND MOTION PASSES.

AND D. AND FINALLY, THE RETIREMENT POLICY 1810 BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER NEEDED WITH THE REVISIONS OF THOSE OTHER POLICIES.

RIGHT. I LOVE TO RETIRE POLICIES. MAY I? YES.

GO AHEAD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE RETIREMENT OF POLICY 18.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE RETIREMENT OF POLICY 18 AS PRESENTED, 1810 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE RETIREMENT OF POLICY 1810.

PRO. AND BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. AND AT THIS POINT, WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, ACCORDING

[12. Executive Session]

OH, HOW LONG DO WE NEED? PROBABLY LET'S SAY 7:40.

OKAY. WE'LL RETURN AT 7:40. NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

AND DID WE WANT TO DO FUTURE? OKAY. AND WE ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:40.

OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.