Nov 24, 2025 Board of Directors

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

[1. Call to Order]

PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

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

HERE. VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FIVE JACKIE MADDUX.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT TWO DEBBIE JOHNSON.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT THREE TED CHAMPINE.

HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FOUR TERRY TATE. DIRECTOR TATE HAS A PREARRANGED ABSENCE.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE CONTRERAS MONTIEL. HERE.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TONY WINN. TOBY WINN. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU. AND COULD WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE DIRECTOR TATE, PLEASE? SO MOVED. MOTIONS TO EXCUSE DIRECTOR TATE. STUDENT REPS.

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

MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE AGENDA APPROVAL.

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

WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS AND WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS A THROUGH H.

IF THERE'S TIME, WE'LL TALK ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS.

COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

STUDENT REPS. PRO. PRO. OKAY. AND BOARD ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. NEXT WE HAVE STUDENT VOICE.

[5. Student and Board Updates]

SA'VAYA CASON, CODY RAMBERG AND FIONA FOWLER WILL PRESENT TO US.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. PARENTS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET PICTURES, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP TO COME UP BEHIND US AND YOU GET BETTER PICTURES AND AND PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME BECAUSE I'M SURE I MISPRONOUNCED SOMEBODY'S NAME, SO. MY NAME IS CODY. I AM A SIXTH GRADER AT PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ONE THING I LIKE AT PLEASANT VALLEY IS THE TEACHERS AND P.E.

AND THE PATRIOT STORE. WHAT I WISH WAS DIFFERENT WAS RECESS.

LONGER RECESS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. MY EXPERIENCES ARE WALKING TO THE STREAM, LOOKING AT MICROORGANISMS, RED AND GREEN GAMES, AND RED AND BLUE GAMES. AND KIDS GET TO PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER AND THE STAFF SCHOOL. SCHOOL WIDE FUN BEFORE BREAKS. PLEASANT VALLEY IS A NICE, IT'S NICE TO GO TO A NICE TO GO TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF TEACHERS THAT ARE THERE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. HI, MY NAME IS FIONA. I AM A FIFTH GRADER AT PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THAT IT'S AN INCLUSIVE HOME FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY IS ALLOWED, NO MATTER THEIR RACE OR THEIR OPINIONS AND POSTERS THROUGHOUT THE HALLS AND IN CLASSROOMS SHOW THIS. MORE THINGS THAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS SCHOOL IS THAT IT HAS A LIBRARY WITH TONS OF WONDERFUL BOOKS.

IT HAS A BAND AND IT IS A TOBACCO AND DRUG FREE SCHOOL.

WE ALSO MADE SUNDIALS IN CLASS, WHICH I THINK WAS REALLY COOL THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU GUYS.

AND WHAT I WISH WAS DIFFERENT IS THAT WE HAD MORE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES LIKE TRACK CHESS CLUB AND DRAMA CLUB.

I ALSO WISH WE HAD A CAFETERIA, MORE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, A BETTER SYSTEM FOR LETTING CLASSES SLASH STUDENTS OUT.

IT'S ALSO SAD THAT THE LEVY DIDN'T PASS, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THINGS AREN'T AS FREE AS BEFORE.

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WE ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE CLASSES IN HEALTH THAT TEACH ABOUT DRUG PREVENTION.

THIS IS HELPFUL BECAUSE IT MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

TEACHERS AT PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE KIND, POSITIVE, AND BELIEVE IN YOU.

THEY ALSO EXPECT THE BEST FROM ALL STUDENTS. HOW DO I SHOW THIS? SO IF PRETEND THIS FLASHLIGHT IS THE SUN, IF YOU SHINE IT ONTO THE TOOTHPICK THAT'S LINED UP AGAINST A PIECE OF PAPER THAT HAS NUMBERS ON IT, IT SHOWS THE TIME DEPENDING ON WHERE THE SUN IS.

WE DID THIS AT TWO TOO IN THE AFTERNOON. AND IT ACTUALLY WE POINTED IT UP AGAINST THE SUN AND IT SHOWED TWO ON THE DIAL.

DID YOU DO IT AS PART OF A CLASS? DID YOU DO IT AS PART OF A CLASS? YES. WHICH CLASS? SCIENCE. VERY COOL. YOU CAN DO A WALK AROUND SHOW.

THANK YOU. FIONA. YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH.

IT'S REALLY COOL. NICE. IT'S SO SIMPLE. YEAH.

THANK YOU. THAT'S NICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SA'VAYA. I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE AND I AM IN THE PBIS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS STUDENT OF THE MONTH. THINGS I LIKE ABOUT PVM ARE THE STUDY TIME WE GET THE SUPPORTIVE STAFF AND THE CONSTANT REMINDERS WE GET OF ASSIGNMENTS.

THINGS I DISLIKE ABOUT PVM IS NOT HAVING SPORTS, DEALING OF DRAMA AMONGST MY FRIENDS, AND NOT HAVING A LUNCHROOM.

THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED AT PVM SINCE MY SIXTH GRADE YEAR WOULD BE PHYSICAL FIGHTS, LESS HARASSMENT BASED ON RACE AND DISABILITY, AND THE PATRIOT STORE. ONE THING I HOPE TO REMEMBER ABOUT THIS SCHOOL IS HOW WELL I WAS TREATED BY THE COMMUNITY.

ONE THING I HOPE YOU GUYS REMEMBER IS HOW MUCH PROGRESS THE SCHOOL HAS MADE IN SOCIAL SKILLS AND LEARNING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, WE'D WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.

SO SO TWO OF YOU MENTIONED THE PATRIOT STORE.

CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT? WHAT'S THAT ABOUT? THE PATRIOT STORE IS BASICALLY WHERE YOU GET TO SPREAD ALL THE SPEND, ALL THE CREDIT YOU GET FROM BEING GOOD IN SCHOOL.

SO THEY'RE LIKE SCHOOL MONEY. OKAY. SO ANYBODY CAN GIVE YOU THAT MONEY.

JUST A TEACHER OR A STAFF MEMBER THAT SEES YOU DOING SOMETHING GOOD OR.

YEAH, ANY STAFF MEMBER CAN GIVE IT TO YOU. NICE.

WHAT TYPES OF THINGS ARE IN THE STUDENT STORE? SNACKS. TOYS? FIGURES. BASICALLY, ANYTHING A KID WOULD LIKE.

LIKE TOYS, SNACKS, FOOD. YEAH, I KNOW YOU HAD ME AT SNACKS.

YEAH. THANK YOU. CAN WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE RED AND GREEN GAMES? YEAH, I WANTED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. RED AND BLUE OR RED AND BLUE? RED AND BLUE. ISN'T THE RED? ISN'T THE RED AND BLUE GAMES? YEAH. YEAH. SO THE RED AND BLUE GAME, THE RED AND BLUE GAMES IS VOLLEYBALL.

AND THE RED AND GREEN GAMES IS BASKETBALL. SO LIKE.

RED AND GREEN GAMES. SO YOU PLAY IT LIKE, CAN WE GO TO THE GYM AND WHAT DO WE DO? SO WE GO TO THE GYM AND WE PLAY WHATEVER THE SPORT IS LIKE.

IF IT'S RED AND GREEN GAMES AND RED AND BLUE GAMES.

SO WE JUST PLAY LIKE VOLLEYBALL OR BASKETBALL DURING RECESS.

OR IS IT. DO YOU WANT TO ADD. YEAH. SO RED AND BLUE GAMES IS BASICALLY A GAME THAT EACH GRADE PLAYS.

THEY EITHER PLAY VOLLEYBALL OR BASKETBALL AND THEY COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER.

AND WHOEVER WINS WINS OBVIOUSLY. AND THEN TOWARDS THE END, IT'S USUALLY STAFF AGAINST STUDENTS OR STAFF AGAINST STAFF, AND IT'S BASICALLY JUST PLAYING VOLLEYBALL AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WHICHEVER SIDE WINS.

SO BLUE WINS. BLUE WINS. IF RED WINS THEN RED WINS.

OH YEAH. AND HALF THE SCHOOL DRESSES UP AS RED AND THEN HALF THE SCHOOL DRESSES UP AS BLUE.

AND THEN THEY CHEER FOR THOSE TEAMS THAT CORRESPOND WITH THE COLOR.

IS THAT THE IDEA? YEAH. YES. IT'S FUN. FUN? YEAH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

NICE JOB. THANK YOU. NICE JOB. THANK YOU TO PRINCIPAL AUSTIN BROTHERS AND SCHOOL

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THANK YOU. PARENTS. AND STUDENT REPS. DO WE HAVE OTHER STUDENTS THAT WERE HERE TO SPEAK? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY OUT THERE. OKAY. STUDENT REPS.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR US THIS EVENING? I GUESS WE'LL KIND OF GO OFF OF THE STUDENTS THAT YOU GUYS HEARD FROM.

SO LAST WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, WE WENT AND VISITED THE SCHOOL, ACTUALLY, LIKE WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH OUR OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALLEYS AS WELL. AND AS YOU CAN HEAR, WITH THE GOOD ALSO COMES BAD.

AND THE THINGS THAT THEY LOVE ALSO COMES WITH THINGS THAT THEY MISS.

AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT BUSSING, WHICH REALLY KIND OF SURPRISED US JUST BECAUSE A LOT OF THE KIDS WERE BRINGING UP THE SITUATION ABOUT HOW THERE'S NOT THERE'S A LOT OF CUSSING ON THE BUSSES.

THERE'S A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO ARE MAKING RIDES ON THE BUSSES.

AND TO SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A REGULAR MIDDLE SCHOOL THING, BUT IN IN REALITY, THOSE FIFTH GRADERS ARE ON THOSE BUSSES SHOULDN'T BE HEARING THOSE THINGS. BUT AGAIN, IT'S SO MANY STUDENTS FOR A BUS DRIVER TO TAKE CARE OF.

IT'S KIDS WHO ARE SITTING IN ONE SEAT. A STUDENT TOLD US THAT THREE KIDS ARE SITTING ON IT, INSTEAD OF JUST TWO KIDS WITH FULL SPACE, AND ON TOP OF THAT, THEY HAVE THEIR INSTRUMENTS, THEY HAVE THEIR BACKPACKS, THEY HAVE OTHER NECESSITIES THAT THEY NEED IF THEY DO OTHER ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL.

SO IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR THESE KIDS TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO SCHOOL CALMLY AND ALSO GET BACK TO SCHOOL BACK HOME CALMLY.

A LOT OF THESE KIDS WAKE UP EARLY, AND THEN THEY'RE JUST HEARING ALL THESE NOISES AND ALL THESE BAD WORDS, AND A LOT OF FIFTH GRADERS, INSTEAD OF, YOU MIGHT THINK, OH, THESE FIFTH GRADERS WANT TO BE COOL, BUT IN REALITY, THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THOSE THINGS ON THE BUSSES.

THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE BAD REPRESENTATION, REPRESENTATION OF THEIR SCHOOL.

AND THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT THEY ALSO BROUGHT UP TO OUR CONCERN. SO.

YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG SORRY. SORRY. THAT WAS LIKE A BIG PROBLEM.

ALSO THERE'S THERE'S OBVIOUSLY MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. RIGHT.

LIKE ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE WOULD HEAR IS THAT, LIKE WITHOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS COMING TO SCHOOL IS JUST LIKE, IT'S A BORE. THERE'S NO REASON TO COME TO SCHOOL. THERE'S NO REASON TO TRY TO KEEP YOUR GRADES UP BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S NOTHING. THERE'S NO JOY IN SCHOOL FOR THEM. SO THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S ALMOST LIKE A CHORE AND THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO TRY FOR.

AND THE BUSSES AS WELL. LIKE ONE OF THE KIDS CAME UP WITH THE IDEA.

THEY'RE LIKE, I WISH WE HAD DIFFERENT BUSSES FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AND THEN FIFTH AND SIXTH TO SEPARATE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE.

LIKE IT'S JUST REALLY PROFANE. AND HEARING THAT COME FROM FIFTH GRADERS TOO, IT JUST IT WASN'T GREAT.

BUT THERE'S ALSO THE GOOD, RIGHT? THEY SAID THAT PLEASANT VALLEY WAS INCLUSIVE.

THEY SAID THAT THE STAFF WAS NICE. THEY MADE GOOD CONNECTIONS.

THEY LIKED THEIR TEACHERS. AND YEAH, WE DID. THEY WE HAD ABOUT LIKE, I THINK IT WAS 30 TO 40 OF THE SURVEY SUBMISSIONS.

AND MAIN PROBLEM WITH, I MEAN, A GOOD THING WAS FRIEND OPPORTUNITIES OR BAD THINGS, SORRY.

SCHOOL SPORTS AND LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.

THOSE WERE THE TOP THREE RATED THINGS THAT THEY THOUGHT OF.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE AGAIN. THESE STUDENTS SEE THESE FROM THE LEVY FAILURE.

A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE BEING AFFECTED IN. SOME PARENTS MIGHT NOT THINK THEY KNOW THESE THINGS, BUT BASED ON OUR SURVEYS, A LOT OF KIDS KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE LEVY FAILURE, THESE THINGS ARE TAKEN AWAY.

AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL.

AND SO I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT THAT, THINK ABOUT THE REASON WHY YOUR KID GOES TO SCHOOL AND THE REASON WHY THEIR FRIENDS GO TO SCHOOL AND WHAT THEY'RE LACKING AND WHAT THEY NEED SUPPORT IN.

SO THAT'S FROM PLEASANT VALLEY. BUT I ALSO HAVE SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS COMING UP AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

I JUST WANT TO BRING UP WINTER CARNIVAL IS DECEMBER 13TH FROM 11 TO 2 P.M.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING A TOY DRIVE, WHICH IS TILL DECEMBER 10TH, WHERE YOU CAN DROP OFF ANY UNUSED NEW TOYS AND TO THE MAIN OFFICE. AND THEN WHAT WE'RE KIND OF DOING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY IS BECAUSE WE WANT A LOT OF KIDS TO KIND OF BRING TOYS, BECAUSE ALL THE TOYS THAT WE GET, WE USE AT THE WINTER CARNIVAL, AND EVERY KID WHO COMES TO THE WINTER CARNIVAL GETS TO PICK OUT A TOY.

TAKE IT HOME FOR FREE. WRAP IT UP AND JUST HAVE SOMETHING UNDER THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR STUDENTS TO KIND OF DONATE MORE TOYS IS SOME OF OUR STAFF VOLUNTEERED TO DO LITTLE,

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QUIGGLE AND SHARP HAVE A BOX. MUCK HAS A BOX, AND SOOKS HAS A BOX.

AND EACH OF THEM, IF THEIR BOX GETS FILLED WITH THE MOST TOYS THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT'S IT CALLED? THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THAT FROM GETTING THE MOST TOYS DONATED.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, LEVINE AND WATTS HAVE TO GET SILLY STRINGED, QUIGGLE AND SHARP HAVE TO GET PIED IN THE FACE.

MUCK HAS TO GET AN ICE BUCKET AND SOOKS HAS TO GET DUCT TAPED TO THE WALL.

THAT'S THE ONE I WANT TO SEE. BUT I JUST KIND OF WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE GOOD IN THIS AND JUST HOW AS A STUDENT, IT'S JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR ME TO SEE THAT STAFF CARES ABOUT THESE EVENTS THAT WE PUT ON, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO BE A PART OF IT, NO MATTER IF THEY GET MESSY OR GET THROWN WITH ICE COLD WATER, WHICH IS SOMETHING I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO.

SO THANKS TO MUCK FOR TAKING THAT. AND JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW COMMUNITY HAS ALSO BEEN TRYING TO HELP US WITH WINTER CARNIVAL.

PLEASANT VALLEY PTO IS WILLING TO LET US USE SOME OF THEIR CARNIVAL GAMES THAT THEY USE AT THEIR OWN CARNIVAL THAT THEY PUT UP. AND BOOSTERS AT OUR SCHOOL ARE HELPING US MAKE PANCAKES FOR FREE.

SO AT WINTER CARNIVAL, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE EVERYTHING FREE FOR ANY STUDENT WHO WALKS INTO THAT TO OUR BUILDING.

SO GAMES ARE FREE, TOYS AND GIFTS ARE FREE. FOOD IS FREE, SO WE GIVE OUT PANCAKES.

SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WANT TO MAKE POPCORN FOR THE EVENT TOO.

SO WE'RE ADDING THAT TO THE LIST. WE MAKE HOT CHOCOLATE AND JUST ALL THIS FUN STUFF JUST TO MAKE IT A WARM HEARTED EVENT FOR EVERYBODY.

SO, AND THEN MY LAST THING IS WE HAVE A DOUBLE HEADER COMING UP AGAINST BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME ON DECEMBER 2ND.

AND OUR CHEER TEAM AND OUR BASKETBALL TEAM WANTED TO BRING BACK SOME RIVALRY SHIRTS.

SO WE'RE SELLING THOSE AT LUNCH. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

THAT'S ALL FOR ME. SORRY. I'D LIKE AN INVITE TO THE PRINCIPAL'S RECEIVING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AFTER YOU'VE RAISED.

[LAUGHS] OH, MOST DEFINITELY. I'M LOWKEY VOTING FOR SUITS BECAUSE I DO WANT TO TAKE HIM TO THE WALL, SO THAT'S THE ONE THAT I'M VOTING FOR. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT.

SO CAM'S DOING A SECOND BLOOD DRIVE. WE DID ONE LAST OCTOBER AND WE'RE DOING ANOTHER ONE ON DECEMBER 3RD.

WE HAD 27 PEOPLE SIGN UP FROM JUST THE LAST TIME WE WENT, WHICH WAS LIKE A REALLY GOOD START CONSIDERING THERE'S 41.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GETTING UP TO NOW, BUT I THINK IT'S GETTING REALLY HIGH, WHICH IS GREAT.

LIKE, IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE PEOPLE TO DONATE BLOOD. IT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND THEN ALSO WE'RE WE'RE DOING A GIFT GIVING THING TOO.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT NEARLY AS GOOD AS THAT. I THINK IT'S JUST IT'S JUST LIKE A GIVING TREE.

LIKE JUST GIVE GIFTS IF YOU CAN. BUT FOR CAM, THERE'S NOT REALLY THAT MUCH GOING ON.

I HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL THAT MUCH, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARDS.

AND WE HAVE THREE AWARDS TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL GOOD EVENING BOARD. IT IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO HONOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS.

FOR OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARD. SO IF I COULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE COME ON UP.

SO CYNTHIA BROCK, JASON FOSTER AND TIFFANY LEGG, AND I BELIEVE JASON FOSTER IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT I THINK CYNTHIA AND TIFFANY ARE HERE. SO IF THEY CAN COME ON UP FRONT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST WE HAVE CYNTHIA. SO HER NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTED THE PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION AND POSITIVE SPIRIT SHE BRINGS TO HER WORK EACH DAY.

HER ATTENTIVE CARE FOR BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS, PAIRED WITH THE WARM REASSURANCE OF HER SMILE AND PRESENCE, MAKES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN EVERY BUILDING SHE SUPPORTS.

HER COMMITMENT TO CLEANLINESS AND UPKEEP IS UNMATCHED AND ARE POSITIVE.

CAN DO ATTITUDE SETS THE TONE FOR OTHERS AROUND HER.

SHE NOT ONLY RESPONDS TO NEEDS, SHE ANTICIPATES THEM WHETHER PREPARING FOR UPCOMING CHANGES, STAYING AHEAD ON REPAIRS OR JUMPING IN IMMEDIATELY WHEN SUPPORT IS NEEDED.

SHE IS ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD. HER RELIABILITY AND PROACTIVE APPROACH AS A CUSTODIAN EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE.

HER ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SUCH A HIGH STANDARD OF WORK ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

KCA, KCB, SUMMITVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND KCC SPEAKS TO HER INCREDIBLE WORK ETHIC AND DEDICATION.

EVEN WITH ONLY LIMITED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, SHE ENSURES THAT EVERY SITE IS CARED FOR WITH CONSISTENCY AND PRIDE.

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HER SERVICE REFLECTS THE HEART OF OUR DISTRICT'S MISSION TO SUPPORT EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HER HARD WORKING, DEPENDABLE AND VALUED CONTRIBUTIONS, AND WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HER, EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOLS. WE CAN GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU.

SO NEXT WE HAVE TIFFANY LEGG, ONE OF OUR LPNS FOR BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

HER NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTED THE EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT, COMPASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM SHE BRINGS TO HER WORK AS OUR DISTRICT'S FLOAT NURSE.

HER ROLE REQUIRES AN EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY, AND SHE APPROACHES EACH DAY WITH ENTHUSIASM, POSITIVITY AND A WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN WHEREVER SHE IS NEEDED.

WHETHER SHE IS COMFORTING AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT, ASSISTING A MIDDLE SCHOOLER WITH ONGOING MEDICAL NEEDS, OR SUPPORTING STUDENTS CURRENTLY AT PLEASANT VALLEY PRIMARY.

SHE CONSISTENTLY ENSURES THAT EVERY CHILD RECEIVES ATTENTIVE, HIGH QUALITY CARE.

HER WORK TRULY EMBODIES OUR DISTRICT'S MISSION OF SERVING EACH AND EVERY STUDENT THROUGH HER COMPASSION, ADAPTABILITY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENT WELL-BEING.

SHE HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU. BIG THANK YOU TO OUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER AS PART OF THE BATTLE GROUND TEAM, AND WE CELEBRATE THIS WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION WITH GREAT APPRECIATION.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. AND ALTHOUGH JASON IS NOT HERE, I DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HONOR HIM AS WELL.

SO JASON FOSTER IS A TEACHER AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

HIS NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTED THE REMARKABLE IMPACT HE HAS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AS A WELL RESPECTED TEACHER, HE SERVES AS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL IN THE CLASSROOM.

SUPPORTING, ENCOURAGING, AND INSPIRING, INSPIRING STUDENTS EVERY DAY.

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM HIS INFLUENCE ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW.

HE CAN BE FOUND BROADCASTING SPORTING EVENTS, RUNNING SOUND FOR DRAMA AND MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, FILMING GRADUATIONS, AND STEPPING IN WHEREVER HIS SKILLS ARE NEEDED.

FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THOSE WHO WORK ALONGSIDE HIM, IT OFTEN APPEARS AS THOUGH AS THOUGH HE IS FULFILLING MULTIPLE FULL TIME ROLES AT ONCE, AND YET HE APPROACHES EACH RESPONSIBILITY WITH ENTHUSIASM, PROFESSIONALISM AND GENUINE JOY.

HIS COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES IS FELT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND WE ARE ALL BETTER BECAUSE OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS.

HIS DEDICATION TRULY REFLECTS OUR MISSION TO SUPPORT EACH AND EVERY STUDENT AND THROUGH HIS POSITIVITY, GENEROSITY OF TIME AND TALENT, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, HE HAS MADE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE.

LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] SO I THINK AT THIS TIME, I THINK OUR BOARD WOULD LOVE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.

IF YOU COME AROUND AND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY. I KNOW IT'S HARD THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. HERE WE GO AGAIN.

YEAH. COME ON. NO NO, NO. YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT IS COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND DIRECTOR TATE ISN'T HERE, SO WE WON'T HEAR ABOUT THE PLEDGE COMMITTEE.

AUDIT COMMITTEE. WE MET THIS WEEK, AND WE LOOKED OVER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S TIME SHEET AND ALL THE PAYROLL VOUCHERS.

ALL QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED IN GREAT DETAIL, AS ALWAYS.

AND EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER. AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE ALL THOSE THAT WORK IN THAT, IN THAT AREA BECAUSE THEY ARE THEY KNOW THEIR STUFF AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. WE HAD A A REALLY GOOD A GOOD REPORT.

THANK YOU. BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE BOARD HAD THEIR REGULAR MEETING

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SO IT WILL BE EXCITING TO SEE HER GROW IN THIS ROLE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE WIAA SINCE DIRECTOR TATE ISN'T HERE UNLESS.

TED, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING ON TOURS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS.

IS THAT RIGHT? NO. WE'LL. NEXT TIME, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SENDING OUT A SURVEY ABOUT SCHEDULING THE REST OF THE YEAR.

SOUNDS GOOD. SO WE'LL MOVE TO DIRECTOR'S REPORTS.

I ATTENDED THE CAC, WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT INTERACTION.

LEARNED SO MUCH, WORD ON THE STREET, THINGS THAT THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WERE THOROUGHLY ANSWERED.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE WSSDA CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE DOING THAT AT A DIFFERENT TIME, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT.

ATTENDED THE LAW CONFERENCE PRE-CONFERENCE. IT WAS OUTSTANDING.

THEY HAD ATTORNEYS THAT WENT INTO A LOT OF THE NEW LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE.

AND IT WAS IT WAS A LOT TO TAKE IN, BUT IT WAS REALLY, REALLY THOROUGH.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL CHARTWELLS DINNER WHICH WAS JUST DELICIOUS AND REALLY ENJOYABLE.

I THINK WE'RE ON THE 35TH FLOOR SO WE COULD LOOK OUT AND SEE SEATTLE AT NIGHT WITH ALL THE LIGHTS, WHICH WAS SUPER COOL. SORRY NOT TO MAKE ANYBODY ELSE JEALOUS [LAUGHS].

IT WAS REALLY FUN, THOUGH. REALLY GOOD FOOD. EXCUSE ME.

I TOOK A COUPLE CLASSES ON LEADING DURING TURBULENT TIMES.

AND IT WAS REALLY INSPIRING. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE WORLD BEING LOOKING AT THE WORLD FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND SEEKING PERSPECTIVES, EMBRACING AND HUMILITY AND CULTIVATING TRUST.

IT WAS JUST REALLY GOOD. THE GENERAL SESSIONS WERE INSPIRING.

I THINK THE, THE MAIN, MEAN, AT LEAST WHAT I RECEIVED FROM IT WAS THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT I GOT FROM IT, IS THAT THERE'S REALLY NO LIMIT TO WHAT STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE IF THEY'RE GIVEN THE TOOLS.

SO IT WAS WONDERFUL. HAD A GREAT TIME. GOT TO KNOW OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

SO THAT WAS REALLY FUN. GOT TO KNOW THEIR THEIR IDEAS, THEIR SUGGESTIONS, THEIR THEIR PERSPECTIVES.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO REALLY, REALLY WELL TOGETHER.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF THEM AND HEARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON ON HOW THEY WANT TO HELP THE DISTRICT.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE.

WE MISSED THE THREE OF YOU VERY MUCH. BUT WE ALSO GOT TO HAVE OUR STUDENT REPS THERE, SO I'M SURE THEY MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT TOO, THAT THEY LEARNED WHILE THEY WERE THERE. IT'S ALSO WAS A STAR.

SHE DID. SHE WAS ONE OF THE PRESENTERS AND JUST DID AN AMAZING JOB.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OF THE WORK THAT SHE DID FOR OUR DISTRICT, TOO.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT.

LEARNED A LOT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING TO ADD? NO.

OKAY, WELL, SINCE WE DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT AT STUDENT VOICE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US SOME OF YOUR EXPERIENCE? IT WAS THE FIRST. YOU CAN. OKAY. YOUR FIRST YEAR.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME GOING TO ONE. IT WAS GREAT.

IT WAS ACTUALLY AMAZING. OKAY. I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ADULTS TALK FOR SO LONG.

I WAS WRONG. LISTENING TO DIFFERENT ADULTS DOES DIFFERENT THINGS.

ON THURSDAY I WAS IN THIS LIKE GENERAL CONFERENCE PRE SESSION AND IT WAS FROM 9 TO 2.

I'M LOOKING AT IT. I'M LIKE FIVE HOURS. I DON'T WANT TO SIT THROUGH FIVE HOURS.

I WAS WRONG. I LISTENED TO THE GUY TALK FOR TEN MINUTES.

HE MADE THAT FIVE HOURS FEEL LIKE ONE HOUR. HE WAS THE BEST SPEAKER THAT I'VE EVER HEARD.

LIKE THE WAY HE SPOKE, HIS TONE, HIS STYLE, LIKE WHAT HE HAD TO DO.

IT WAS JUST HE WAS MY FAVORITE BY FAR. OKAY. HE TAUGHT US.

HE TAUGHT US THE POWER OF TRUST, FRIEND LIKE RELATIONSHIPS, COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS, ALL THAT.

THERE WERE ALSO MANY OTHER SPEAKERS AT GENERAL SESSIONS LIKE DEBBIE WAS SAYING, ANOTHER ONE THAT RESONATED WITH ME.

SHE TALKED ABOUT YOUR HUMAN BEING VERSUS YOUR HUMAN DOINGS.

IT WAS IT WAS GREAT. LIKE THE WAS THE CONFERENCE HAS SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE.

AND THESE PEOPLE, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

AND I MADE A BUNCH OF FRIENDS TALK TO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STUDENT REPS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND IT WAS IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND TALK TO SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

SO YEAH, THAT WAS THE CONFERENCE WAS GREAT. TEN OUT OF TEN.

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LIKE, TO THIS DAY, I STILL TALK FROM PEOPLE FROM LAST YEAR AND WHEN I SAW THEM, WE LITERALLY ALL MET UP OR TEXTING EACH OTHER, WHAT SESSION ARE YOU GOING TO? WHAT BREAKOUT SESSION? LET'S GO TOGETHER.

OKAY. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO AFTER ALL THESE SESSIONS.

AND THEN YOU MIGHT THINK LIKE, OH, THESE STUDENTS ARE JUST GOING TO GO AND JUST TALK ABOUT DRAMA AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

EVERY TIME WE TALKED, IT WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR BOARDS, BUT IN THE MOST LIKE KNOWLEDGEABLE WAY WHERE WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S BOARDS.

WE LEARNED WHAT OUR BOARDS ARE DOING GOOD, WHAT OUR BOARDS ARE DOING BAD, WHAT BOARDS DON'T EVEN HAVE STUDENT REPS, AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO TRY AND IMPLEMENT STUDENT REPS.

AND THEN ALSO LIKE HEARING FROM PEOPLE WHOSE STUDENT REPS AREN'T HEARD AS MUCH, AND THEN HEARING FROM STUDENT REPS WHO HAVE ARE ALWAYS HEARD, KIND OF LIKE ME AND TOBY. LIKE, I THINK THAT'S ONE THING THAT WAS REALLY HIGHLIGHTED IS LIKE THE GRATITUDE I HAVE FOR THE BOARD THAT I'M ON.

JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS ON OUR BOARD OF LIKE, THE PROJECTS WE WANT TO MAKE AND ALL OF THAT, AND KIND OF LIKE GOING OFF LIKE I WENT TO A WIA BREAKOUT SESSION.

I JUST LEARNED, LIKE, HOW SPORTS AFFECT A STUDENT'S MENTALITY PREVENTION ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, PREVENTION ON TEEN PREGNANCY AND JUST HEARING THOSE THINGS.

I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW HOW MUCH A SPORT AFFECTS A STUDENT, BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THEM IN THE LONG RUN AT THE END OF THE DAY.

AND THEN I ALSO WENT TO ANOTHER SESSION, WHICH WAS ABOUT LIKE STUDENT VOICE AND WHAT THEY DO.

AND ME AND TOBY WENT TO THAT, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT IN SIMILARITIES WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WERE PRESENTING.

A LOT OF THEM DO BOARD TOURS AND BUT THEY JUST DO IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE IN OLYMPIA AND THEY HAVE MORE STUDENT REPS. BUT JUST HEARING THAT, LIKE, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES DOING THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND WORK JUST SHOWS THAT LIKE STUDENT ADVOCACY AND STUDENT VOICE IS LIKE BEING HIGHLIGHTED SO MUCH. AND THEN, LIKE THEY SAID, I DID SPEAK AT THE WAS THE CONFERENCE FIRST TIME SPEAKING IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.

DEFINITELY NERVOUS, DEFINITELY A LITTLE SCARY.

BUT IT'S AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT THAT I ALWAYS THINK IN MY HEAD.

AND THEN I HAD MY PARENTS THERE, AND I KNOW MY MOM WAS A PROUD MOM BACK THERE.

I COULD SEE HER, I COULD SEE HER, I COULD SEE MY DAD.

THEY WERE WAITING THERE 30 MINUTES BEFORE EARLY, SITTING THERE ALL PATIENTLY, JUST WAITING FOR ME TO SPEAK.

AND THEN AFTER I WAS DONE SPEAKING, WAITED PATIENTLY FOR ME TO COME OFF.

SO IT WAS JUST GREAT TO HAVE MY PARENTS THERE. SO YEAH.

AND WHEN YOU SAY A LOT, YOU MEAN A LOT. THAT GENERAL SESSION PROBABLY HAD 1000 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WHEN YOU WERE EMCEEING.

SO THAT HATS OFF TO YOU. YEAH. GOOD JOB. IT WAS REALLY AMAZING.

THANK YOU. WELL DONE. AND TOBY WILL BE READY FOR IT NEXT YEAR.

RIGHT. OKAY. AND NEXT IS SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

THE WSSDA CONFERENCE WAS REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR.

I, I THINK THIS WAS MAYBE MY SIXTH WSSDA CONFERENCE AND BY FAR I THINK THEY DID THE BEST JOB PLANNING FOR THE VARIETY OF NEEDS THAT WERE THERE. THERE WERE SESSIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, STUDENT REPS, BOARD MEMBERS, SPECIFICALLY BOARD PRESIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY SUPERINTENDENTS. IT WAS IT WAS FAR MORE VARIED THAN IT HAS BEEN.

AND I FELT LIKE IT REALLY PROVIDED SOME GREAT TRAINING.

THEY ALSO DID A GOOD JOB. I GAVE SOME FEEDBACK IN THE SURVEY THAT WE HAD, MAYBE THAT THEY WOULD PUT THEM LATER, BUT FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THEY HAD. I FELT LIKE THEY HAD MORE TRAINING OF THE REQUIRED TRAININGS.

I JUST WISH THEY HAD PUT THEM A LITTLE LATER IN THE OFFERINGS BECAUSE THE REALLY DIFFICULT ONES TO GET IN ARE THE ONES THAT EVERYBODY WANTED APPEARED TO BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONFERENCE. AND TOWARDS THE END WERE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WERE JUST SO, SO ABOUT. I THINK IF THEY HAD PUT THE NEW BOARD MEMBER TRAININGS NEAR THE END, MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE PICKED UP THE MANDATORY TRAININGS EARLIER ON.

BUT FEEDBACK FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. BUT BUT REALLY GREAT.

WE'VE GOT SOME PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST TRAINING LEADING AS A BOARD CHAIR, USE OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES.

SOME IDEAS ABOUT COMMUNITY VOICE AND ACTION THAT I THINK WILL BE REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR FOR OUR BOARD MOVING FORWARD.

AND THE BOARD BOOT CAMP I HAD NEVER ATTENDED THAT HAD ALWAYS GONE TO THE LAW CONFERENCE.

AND IT WAS VERY IT WAS VERY GOOD. SOME OF IT WAS A BIT DRY, BUT IT WAS VERY NECESSARY AND GOOD LEARNING OVERALL.

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SO YEAH A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED THE LAO LEGACY VETERANS DAY PARADE ON THE 11TH AND OUR, OUR JROTC WAS THERE AND BUT SPECIFICALLY JUST I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE THERE WERE TWO CO GRAND MARSHALS THERE, AND IT WAS REALLY AN AMAZING THING.

I WILL MAKE A POINT OF ATTENDING IN THE FUTURE.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD BEEN INVITED AND ATTENDED, BUT TWO GENTLEMEN SPOKE ONE HARRY HUFFMAN, AND HE SERVED UNDER GENERAL PATTON DURING YEAH, SERVED UNDER GENERAL PATTON, AND HE SPOKE TO US ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF WAR AND HOW DIFFICULT THAT HE.

HIS BELIEF WAS THAT THERE ARE NO REAL WINNERS OR LOSERS.

EVERYBODY'S A LOSER AS FAR AS HE'S CONCERNED.

BUT TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MADE IN HIS LIFE.

IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO HEAR FROM HIM. AND HE WAS FROM I WANT TO SAY HE WAS LONGVIEW.

AND THEN THE OTHER CO-GRAND MARSHAL WAS WILLARD WINK WAS HIS NICKNAME, LAMB, AND HE WAS 103, AND HE SERVED AS A PARATROOPER. AND HE WAS ON HE GUARDED, ACTUALLY, THE DELEGATION ABOARD THE USS MISSOURI ON AUGUST 1945 WHEN THEY SIGNED THE ARMISTICE. SO HE WAS THERE AT THE END OF THE WAR.

WHAT I LOVED TO HEAR ABOUT HIM IS THAT AT THE AGE OF 83, HE DECIDED THAT HE WAS GOING TO GO BACK TO HIS CHILDHOOD LOVE OF SWIMMING, AND HE WENT BACK TO SWIMMING AND HAS, SINCE HE TURNED 83, HAS GAINED OVER 100 MEDALS, COMPETING AS A SWIMMER IN MANY SWIM MEETS FOR PEOPLE MUCH YOUNGER THAN HIM.

AND HE WAS QUITE THE AMAZING MAN. SO I JUST THOUGHT, IT'S REALLY NEAT TO HEAR ABOUT AND AND FROM SOME OF OUR AMERICAN HEROES.

AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND I THINK YEAH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO DO MORE TO HONOR SOME OF OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR US AS A COUNTRY.

BUT THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, WE HAD OUR LEGISLATIVE FORUM WHERE THE SUPERINTENDENTS GAVE FEEDBACK TO OUR LEGISLATORS. I SPOKE ON UNDERFUNDED OR UNFUNDED MANDATES AND ASKED ASKED OUR LEGISLATORS TO LOOK AT THOSE, KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING INTO A YEAR WHERE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY.

IT'S TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT TIME AND MONEY ALSO COMES THROUGH THE FORM OF UNFUNDED MANDATES.

AND IF WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RECENT MANDATES AND MAYBE TWEAK THEM OR MAKE CHANGES TO THEM, THAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE A GREAT DEAL OF RELIEF TO OUR SCHOOLS.

SPECIFICALLY, I TALKED ABOUT THE EXCISE TAX COST THAT WE WILL BE PAYING.

ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE WILL BE PAYING.

WE ANTICIPATE IT'LL COST US A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS AT LEAST.

AND CERTAINLY IF THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, THAT THAT TAX IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT TAX ON OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES.

SO ASK THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. ASK THEM TO ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONTRACTED TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BILL.

THE BILL WAS INTENDED TO BE BE A PASS THROUGH THAT THE STATE WOULD SEND MONEY TO THE DISTRICTS, AND THAT WOULD HELP PAY FOR THE BENEFITS FOR OUR CONTRACTED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT APPORTION MONEY FOR THAT.

AND FOR US IN THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR, THAT WILL BE A $2 MILLION HIT UNLESS THEY FIX THAT IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO THAT'S A BIT OF A BIG DEAL FOR US. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I SPOKE ABOUT WAS OUR SUBSTITUTE COSTS IN ACROSS THE STATE, EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT HAS OUR ONLY FUNDED FOR FOUR DAYS FOR ONLY CERTIFICATED STAFF.

SO ONLY ONLY TEACHERS, ONLY CERTIFICATED STAFF THAT ARE FUNDED, WE RECEIVE MONEY FOR.

AND SO WE EVERY OTHER PERSON RECEIVES DAYS. IT'S A STATE LAW THAT YOU GET ONE SICK DAY A MONTH.

WE PAY FOR THAT OUT OF OUR LOCAL DOLLARS, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT DOLLARS.

AND SO FOR US, IT'S ABOUT 2.25 MILLION EVERY, EVERY SCHOOL YEAR.

SO JUST ASKING THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE UNDERFUNDED OR OR UNFUNDED MANDATES, AND TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THEY MIGHT TWEAK THOSE TO BETTER SERVE

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AND THEN I GAVE THEM A LAUNDRY LIST OF OTHERS JUST BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY NEEDED TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE PLENTY MORE. THOSE ARE JUST THE BIG SOME BIGGIES.

AND THEN JUST WANTED TO NOTE YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO GO TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.

AMANDA, MYSELF, MATT KESSLER AND ANDREA SPERRY WERE AT A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING LAST WEEK, AND WE CONTINUE TO SHARE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND ASK FOR OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BE VOLUNTEERS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND WE HAD SOME NICE CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME PEOPLE FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, WHICH WAS WHICH WAS GREAT, AND SOME PEOPLE CAME UP AND PROVIDED SOME FEEDBACK.

SO THAT WAS THAT WAS DEFINITELY TIME WELL SPENT.

AND THEN THE LAST THING AS YOU KNOW, WE WE ARE JUST COMING OUT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

AND BECAUSE THERE WAS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE JROTC NEEDED AN INSPECTION.

SO I GOT TO SIT IN ON THAT. THAT WAS A BIT FUN.

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT. SO ACTUALLY DID A LITTLE GOOGLING AND A LITTLE AI TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO BE NEEDING TO KNOW HOW TO DO. THEY MADE IT REALLY EASY ON ME THOUGH.

ESSENTIALLY, THEY HAD ME WATCH A 30 COMMAND DRILL, AND THEY WENT THROUGH ALL THE STEPS AND I WATCHED THEM.

AND ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT IS THAT TEAM, WHEN THEY GOT DONE WITH THEIR DRILL SEQUENCE AND FELL OUT THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT TOGETHER AND STARTED TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY COULD IMPROVE.

AND IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. YOU COULD SEE HOW HOW THEY HAD BUILT TEAMWORK, AND I COULD HEAR THEM SAYING SOME THINGS TO EACH OTHER, GIVING EACH OTHER CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK AND MAKING SUGGESTIONS TO EACH OTHER.

AND IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE THE WAY THAT THEY WERE.

THAT TEAM WAS WORKING, SO THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE.

AND THEN THE THE SECOND PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT THEY ASKED ME WAS TO PARTICIPATE IN A BRIEFING, AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT REALLY MEANT. BUT ONE OF THEIR CADETS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRITZ AND MAJOR NORWOOD, THE TWO OF THEM PAINTED A GREAT PICTURE. THEY THEY HAD MANY OF THE OTHER CADETS THERE.

WEINER, COLGRASS, CLARKWING, COLLINS AND GUNDERSON.

AND THEY WERE EACH SHARING THEIR DIFFERENT PATHWAYS THAT THEY WERE THEY HAD AVAILABLE TO THEM THROUGH ROTC.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THEY TALKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE FIVE AREAS THAT THAT THEY REALLY MEASURE THEIR SUCCESS AGAINST THEIR PROGRAM MEASUREMENTS. SO ACADEMIC COMMUNITY SERVICE, THE DRESS THEY ACTUALLY EVERY WEDNESDAY ARE IN DRESS AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN INSPECTION. THEY HAD FLIGHT DESIGN. SO BECAUSE THEY'RE AIR FORCE, THEY DO A LOT TO THEY'VE TAKEN FIELD TRIPS WHERE THEY'VE ACTUALLY GONE ON A C-14 AND, AND GOT TO WATCH THEM DO DROPS OF, OF ACTUAL EQUIPMENT. IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. AND THEN THEY HAVE AN AIR RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP TEAM AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE THEY HAVE PT ONCE A WEEK. ANYWAY, LOTS OF REALLY NEAT THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.

THE CAMARADERIE THAT THEY SHOWED AND JUST LEFT ME FEELING A REAL SENSE OF WONDERMENT ON THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CLEARLY DOING JUST AMAZING THINGS.

TWO OF THE CADETS THIS LAST SUMMER WENT THROUGH A VERY STRINGENT SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS WHERE 1200 KIDS NATIONALLY APPLY FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP AND ONLY 100 ARE SELECTED.

TWO OF OUR JROTC KIDS GOT IN, AND THEY ACTUALLY GOT THEIR PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH, WHICH IS JUST AMAZING. AND LOTS OF STORIES ABOUT THAT, A TRIP THAT THEIR MARKSMANSHIP TEAM TOOK TO UTAH AND JUST SOME GREAT THINGS THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING.

I THINK WE DON'T OFTEN KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE A PART OF, AND IT REALLY SPEAKS HIGHLY TO OUR CTE PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO OF THE THREE PROGRAMS THAT EXIST IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. HERE IN BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THERE ARE ONLY THREE ROTC PROGRAMS, AND WE HAVE TWO OF THEM IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND I THINK THAT JUST SPEAKS TENFOLD FOR THE WORK THAT OUR CTE DIRECTOR AND, AND HER TEAMS ARE DOING.

SO THEIR, THEIR LEADERSHIP WAS GREAT. THE STUDENTS RAN IT.

THEY DID ALL OF IT. AND IT JUST GIVES ME A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE WHEN I SEE THESE WONDERFUL KIDS DOING GREAT THINGS.

SO YEAH. GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIT ON THAT DURING OUR TOURS,

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SO ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW I JUST GAVE YOU A LOT.

OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO NELL.

YEAH. AND BEFORE I CALL SCOTT UP, I WILL SHARE JUST A COUPLE OF TAKEAWAYS I HAD OF THE CONFERENCE, AND I'LL KIND OF TIE IT IN A NICE BOW. THERE WAS A FEW AT THE END, THE NEW WAS THE PRESIDENT GAVE SOME STATISTICS AND FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENTS, AND SHE JUST STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF WAS WAS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT ASSURES EFFECTIVE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. SO KIND OF BUILDING ON WHAT YOU SAID, DEBBIE, OF EACH AND EVERY STUDENT, AND THAT EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE IS A CATALYST FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO WHEN OUR DISTRICT PUTS AN EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR OUR BOARD AND FOR US TO PRIORITIZE, THERE ARE THERE'S A RETURN AND INVESTMENT IN THAT.

THERE'S SOME CORRELATION IN RESEARCH STUDIES OF BOARD GOVERNANCE IN LEADING TO 10 TO 15% INCREASE IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE METRICS, 20% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE INCREASES INVESTMENTS 30% MORE LIKELY TO IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC PLANS, 40% INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.

AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS A DISTRICT AND HOW WE PRIORITIZE OUR LEARNING, WHILE THAT MIGHT BE A HARD DECISION, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, I THINK THERE'S NO BETTER TIME THAN RIGHT NOW TO COME TOGETHER, TO PRIORITIZE LEARNING SO THAT WE CAN DO BETTER FOR YOU, FOR OUR FOR OUR KIDS AND ALL 13,000 OF OUR KIDS.

BECAUSE WE ARE HERE. BECAUSE OF YOU. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

AND SO THAT ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE.

AND SO I SIT HERE VERY HONORED AND GRATEFUL TO BE A LEARNER AND IN THE JOURNEY WITH OUR BOARD.

AND JUST I WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO DO MY BEST TO UPHOLD WHAT OUR DISTRICT VALUES AND OUR COMMUNITY INPUT IS.

AND I WILL SAY, TOO, I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS IS JUST WATCHING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BATTLE GROUND SPEAK AND REPRESENT ALL STUDENTS WHEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, ESL SPEAKING THE POWER AND THE IMPACT OF WHAT STUDENT VOICE HAS FOR ALL BOARDS.

BECAUSE OUT OF 295 DISTRICTS, HOW MANY HAVE STUDENT REPS, 147, 147.

SO THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE. AND WHEN OUR DISTRICT CAN BE A SHOWCASE OF WHAT EMPOWERMENT IS AND WHEN YOU CONNECT PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE VOICES TO PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT YOU EMPOWER TO BRING FORWARD AND THEN CONNECT WITH YOUR CONVERSATIONS.

I THINK THERE'S POWER TO BE HAD THERE. AND SO I ALSO REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING YOUR PARENTS BE PROUD PARENTS TOO.

SO I JUST THINK ABOUT THAT, AND I THINK EVERY STUDENT DESERVES THAT TYPE OF EMPOWERMENT.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS A DISTRICT. SO I JUST SIT HERE VERY PROUD AND HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT.

SO THAT'S MY TAKEAWAY. AND THEN I AM ALSO BRINGING MORE GOOD NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTING OUR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY WITH SOME GREAT NEWS.

AND I'M HOPING, CARLY, YOU CAN PULL IT UP FOR US.

HE HAS WORKED HARD. AND I WILL TELL YOU, GRANT, WRITING IS NO EASY FEAT.

AND THIS MAN HAS PUT TOGETHER A WONDERFUL PACKAGE TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT BOARD.

AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO THE INCREDIBLE MR. MCDANIEL OVER HERE. WOW. I THANK YOU. I HOPE I CAN LIVE UP TO THAT WITHOUT TALKING TOO MUCH, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU LISTEN TO AN ADULT FOREVER, AND I DON'T WANT TO DRONE ON.

I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE LOCAL AND STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A MOUTHFUL TO SAY OVER AND OVER.

SO BACK IN JULY AND DECIDED THAT THIS WAS A GRANT THAT WE SHOULD BE APPLYING FOR.

IT'S ACTUALLY ADMINISTERED BY THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW EXISTED.

BUT THIS IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM. IT'S OFFICIALLY ADMINISTERED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BY FEMA AND BY CISA, CISA IS THE CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY, WHICH IS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

I APPLIED FOR THREE DIFFERENT THINGS. AND SO I WANT TO EXPLAIN REALLY BRIEFLY WHAT THOSE ARE, BECAUSE CYBERSECURITY IS KIND OF DIFFERENT.

THE FIRST THING THAT I APPLIED FOR IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS A MANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE SERVICE.

THIS IS WHERE YOU CONTRACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION WHO ESSENTIALLY WATCHES YOUR NETWORK 24 OVER SEVEN.

IDEALLY, IN THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, WE'D HAVE STAFFING THAT COULD MANAGE THIS KIND OF THING.

BUT HIRING ENOUGH STAFFING TO WORK 24/7 WITH CYBERSECURITY EXPERIENCE WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING.

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THE SECOND THING THAT WE APPLIED FOR IS AN EMAIL PROTECTION PROGRAM.

THIS IS A MORE ENHANCED KIND OF PROTECTION THAN YOUR NORMAL SPAM PROTECTION, YOU SEE, BUILT INTO GMAIL.

IT'S ANALYZES LINKS, ANALYZES SENDERS SYNTAX IN THE MESSAGE.

WE'LL TAKE FILE ATTACHMENTS AND QUOTE UNQUOTE, EXPLODE THEM IN A SANDBOX AND SEE WHAT THEY DO.

THAT'S GOT TO BE A LOT OF FUN. AND BLOCKS IT ACCORDINGLY.

BUT WHAT IT ALSO DOES, THESE PLATFORMS INCLUDE A FISHING SIMULATION PROGRAM.

SO WHAT THAT ENTAILS IS WE SEND OUT RANDOM EMAILS TO STAFF, AND IF THEY CAN DETECT IT, THERE'S A BUTTON THAT'S BUILT INTO EMAIL. AND THEY SAY REPORT A SPAM IF IT IS. ONE OF OUR EMAILS THAT WE'VE SENT OUT IS A IS A SIMULATION.

IT SAYS, GOOD WORK. YOU DID GOOD. IF THEY UNFORTUNATELY REPLY OR CLICK A LINK OR TRY TO OPEN AN ATTACHMENT, IT SAYS, HEY, THIS WAS A SIMULATION. AND HERE'S SPECIFIC THINGS THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR SO THAT YOU DON'T FALL FOR THIS NEXT TIME.

THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT WE'VE SEEN. ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN.

THE LAST IS ALSO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IT IS FUNDING TO PAY FOR OUR ANNUAL PENETRATION TEST.

A PENETRATION TEST IS LITERALLY HIRING SOMEBODY TO HACK YOU AND TO LOOK FOR VULNERABILITIES AND THEN REPORT BACK TO YOU BASED ON WHAT WHAT YOU SAY YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO, TO TEST. THEY WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THEY TRIED, SHOW YOU HOW THEY TRIED IT, TELL YOU IF IT WORKED, THEN THEY TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO SPECIFICALLY TO FIX IT AND THEN RETEST YOU LATER IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO.

SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THIS FUNDING.

HOPEFULLY THIS DOES STILL HAVE TO BE SIGNED OFF OFFICIALLY BY CISA AND FEMA.

I'M REALLY CONFIDENT. STRANGELY, I WAS REALLY CONFIDENT IN THIS GRANT.

I FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT. AND SO THANK YOU.

THE CONTACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT IS ALSO EXTREMELY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL GET THIS APPROVED.

THEY'VE NEVER SEEN IT TURNED DOWN. SO FINGERS CROSSED WE CAN DO SOME GOOD THINGS WITH THIS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING.

IT IS EXCITING. IT'S STRANGELY EXCITING. THESE ARE REALLY WEIRD, ODD THINGS.

LIKE, THERE'S A CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER, LIKE ACTUAL TEST THAT YOU CAN TAKE I KNOW. YEAH, I DO KIND OF WANT THAT JOB A LITTLE BIT.

SO. AND I THINK I NEED THAT SPAM TRAINING TOO.

I CAN TELL YOU I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN MINE INFORMATION SENT OUT.

LIKE I'M ASKING PEOPLE FOR THINGS A COUPLE TIMES ALREADY THIS YEAR.

AND I'VE BEEN BUSY THIS YEAR. YEAH. YOU HAVE.

YEAH. THE TESTS THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AT A PREVIOUS JOB, THEY HAD THAT EQUIPMENT OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, AND THAT SYSTEM, IT REALLY IT KEEPS YOU ON YOUR TOES BECAUSE WE KIND OF GET THEY DID SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

WAS KIND OF LIKE A SAD FACE WOULD COME ON YOUR SCREEN? YES. SO I WAS LIKE, YOU FELT REALLY BAD. AND ALL OF YOUR PEOPLE THAT YOU WORKED WITH COULD SEE THE SAD FACE ON YOUR.

IT CAME UP THE WHOLE SCREEN. SO IT WAS LIKE, WHOOPS, SORRY.

YEAH. WHOOPS. BUT YEAH, YOU ONLY DO IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN YOU DON'T DO IT ANYMORE.

I KNOW YEAH. I HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL SOMETIMES.

THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY GOOD. THEY. YEAH I WILL ADMIT THERE'S THERE'S NO SHAME.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO LEARN FROM. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT I'VE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE ATTENTION WE'VE BEEN PUTTING ON CYBERSECURITY LATELY IS, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S A LOT AND THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO LEARN.

SO IT'S IT'S VERY REWARDING. SO I THINK IT'S AWESOME.

I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY GREAT. GOOD. WELL THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

GRANT WRITING ISN'T ISN'T SIMPLE. YEAH. GOOD JOB.

NO I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY I'LL DO LIKE THAT. BUT THIS ONE I DO THIS.

KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SCOTT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT FOR US. ME YOUR RESOURCES. SO JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE.

SO IN HUMAN RESOURCES THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THINGS THAT WE AREN'T ABLE TO SHARE JUST BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY.

BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO JUST KIND OF BRIEF THE BOARD ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

SO SINCE THE PSC CONTRACT WAS BOARD APPROVED AT THE END OF OCTOBER, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO ENSURE AN UNDERSTANDING.

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WE ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR BUILDINGS AND EMPLOYEES AND PRINCIPALS IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

OVER THE WE'VE DONE SO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO ON A CONSISTENT BASIS.

SO LORI LANDRUM AND I, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR OTHER DIRECTORS, WE MEET WITH OUR EMPLOYEE GROUP LEADERSHIP ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

AND SO WE'LL MEET WITH OUR WITH BGA, WHICH IS OUR TEACHERS UNION WITH MARY MENDOZA, HANSEL AND CANDY HERRERA.

AND THEN WE ALSO MEET WITH THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH PSC AND THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM, JASON SCOTT, JUSTINE SHATNEY, AND MARGARET SHARP AND CHERYL ODELL.

SO WE MEET WITH THAT LEADERSHIP ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND WE'VE ALSO EXTENDED IT TO AD SUPPORT.

SO MEETING WITH THEM ON A ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AND THEN OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PROBLEM SOLVE KIND OF GET AHEAD OF SOME OF THE SITUATIONS OR JUST IF THERE'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF YOU KNOW, WORD ON THE STREET KIND OF THING AS WELL.

SO IT'S JUST IT'S A VERY IT'S A HEALTHY, POSITIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ENGAGE WITH WITH THOSE EMPLOYEE GROUPS.

AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SUBSTITUTES.

SO WE HAVE WE HAVE ONE PERSON IN OUR, IN OUR DEPARTMENT, MARY WOODARD.

SHE'S OUR SUBSTITUTE COORDINATOR, AND SHE HAS A VERY AN INCREDIBLE TASK.

AND THAT IS NOT ONLY TO ONBOARD SUBSTITUTES, BUT ALSO HELP PLACE THEM, HELP RESPOND TO NEEDS.

IN ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS. AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THIS EVENING.

SHE IS NEW TO THIS ROLE. SHE STARTED IT IN, IN IN JULY WHEN RAY DEAN HAD RETIRED.

WE HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, 373 SUBSTITUTES.

MARY HAS BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD AND HAS ONBOARDED ALMOST 78 SUBSTITUTES.

AND THAT ONBOARDING IS QUITE QUITE A TASK. OUT OF THAT, WE HAVE 291 CERTS AS WELL AS 160 CLASSIFIED STAFF. AND SO I KNOW SHELLY ALLUDED TO TO IT EARLIER, BUT WE ARE OBLIGATED WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TEN SICK DAYS FOR CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFIED, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ONLY FUNDED FOR FOUR DAYS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF.

SO YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS A THAT'S A PRETTY BIG PRETTY BIG COST.

WE CONTINUE TO, TO NEED SUBS. AND SO MARY IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH AMANDA ON, ON SOME FLIERS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF HIRING OUR CLASSIFIED SUBSTITUTES JUST TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT THE ROLE WOULD LOOK LIKE.

STEPPING INTO ONE OF THE CLASSIFIED SUB POSITIONS.

SO SO IF YOU KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF KIDS, SEND THEM OUR WAY.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. MICHELLE. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH AN UPDATE THAT OSPI DID ACCEPT OUR FINAL 2024-25 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FILE LAST WEEK.

AND SO WITH THAT DONE AND THE FISCAL YEAR HAS NOW BEEN ROLLED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING TO YOU AN END OF THE YEAR REPORT, FISCAL REPORT, AS WELL AS UPDATED BUDGET STATUS REPORTS FOR YOUR REVIEW AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. KEVIN. HELLO, BOARD. JUST UPDATE YOU ON SOME PROJECTS.

WE'VE WE'RE FINISHING UP AND GETTING READY TO STARTED.

SO OUR OPERATIONS BUILDING WERE 100% OPERATING OUT OF THERE NOW.

AND LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR GRAND OPENING WHENEVER WE GET THAT SCHEDULED UP.

THE FUTURES PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE GOING WHERE? WE'VE JUST ABANDONED OUR OPERATIONS. THE THE OLD BUS BARN THAT'S ON MAIN STREET IN BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH KELLIE AND SPECIAL ED.

THEY'VE BOUGHT OFF ON OUR DESIGN, AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING ON THAT AND GETTING READY TO DEMOLISH THE 400 BUILDING.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS NOW. TRADE'S BUILDING.

WE ARE FAR ALONG IN OUR SCHEMATIC DESIGN. EVERYBODY'S BOUGHT INTO THE DESIGN.

LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FIRST ESTIMATE ON THAT BUILDING, OR CONSTRUCTABILITY ESTIMATE THIS WEEK.

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THIS CAMPUS WAS SERVED THE WATER, BACK IN THE 60S FROM ABOUT 1000 FOOT LONG ASBESTOS WATER PIPELINE THAT WENT BACK TO BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. HAD A COUPLE OF LEAKS OVER THAT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

SO WE ENDED UP REROUTING. WE'VE ABANDONED THAT WHOLE THOUSAND FEET.

I WENT OVER TO CAM AND TIED INTO THE NEW WATER LINE THERE.

AND SO THAT SUPPORTS THIS CAMPUS NOW. SO WE HAVE A GOOD WATER LINE AND HOPEFULLY NO MORE LEAKS.

BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY. ALL OF THE MODS ARE OVER ON SITE AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE ARE SCHEDULED TO SET ALL THOSE MODULES ON DECEMBER 16TH, 17, AND 18.

IF YOU WANT TO WATCH A GOOD SHOW, WEATHER PERMITTING.

THAT'S. YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT WHAT I'M WHAT I'M UP TO LATELY.

IS THAT ALL? I DIDN'T MENTION A COUPLE OTHERS.

THANKS, KEVIN. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS WITH YOU.

BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL'S CHEER TEAM HAD SOMETHING REALLY NEAT HAPPEN.

THEY HAD THEIR FIRST COMPETITION OF THE SEASON, AND RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THEY WERE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE NATIONAL COMPETITION.

AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY THAT THEY'VE EVER BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THEY'RE WORKING ON PUTTING TOGETHER FUNDS, AND THAT MAY BE ON A FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA COMING YOUR WAY.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE'S A NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT.

THIS ONE FEATURES A CONVERSATION ABOUT YACOLT'S RUNNING CLUB, WHICH I THINK SOME OF YOU ARE AWARE OF, BUT THEY COVER THOUSANDS OF MILES IN A SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A POSITIVE THING FOR THE KIDS THERE.

SO THE TEACHER IS TALKING ABOUT THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE KAREN BEESON FROM TRANSPORTATION AND BRANDON, KS FROM FIRST STUDENT, AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND ALL THE LOGISTICS INVOLVED IN MOVING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS 273MI² EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.

SO THOSE ARE BOTH GREAT TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO CHECK IT OUT.

THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT FOR SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

OKAY, SO CITIZENS COMMENTS IS NEXT. THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

[7. Citizens' Comments]

THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS DURING CITIZEN'S COMMENTS, AND ASK THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED, WHICH 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 MEMBERS NAMES.

FIRST ON OUR LIST IS EUNICE MUNSON.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS EUNICE AND MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER, AND I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER LIVING IN THIS DISTRICT.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OUTGOING DIRECTORS JACKIE MADDUX, MARY SNITILY AND TED CHAMPINE FOR THEIR CARING, THOUGHTFUL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT OVER THE YEARS.

YOU AND I DIDN'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE ON EVERY ISSUE AND IT WAS AT TIMES FRUSTRATING.

BUT WHAT TWO HUMANS HAVE THE SAME VIEWPOINT ON EVERY ISSUE.

I HAVE GROWN TO APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU, AND YOU HAVE BROUGHT YOUR EXPERTISE AND STRENGTH AND LOVE TO GUIDE THIS DISTRICT WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I GAVE ALL OF YOU AND THE INCOMING DIRECTORS AN INVITATION TO A TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE EVENT IN VANCOUVER NOT REALIZING THAT YOU ARE ALL GOING TO BE IN SEATTLE FOR THE WAS THE CONFERENCE. MY APOLOGY FOR EXTENDING AN INVITATION YOU COULDN'T ACCEPT.

SO I HAVE EMAILED A LINK THAT SHOWS ALL THE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND UNFORTUNATE DEATHS IN THE PAST YEAR,

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OR YOU FIND OUT THAT SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY OR COMMUNITY IS LGBTQ AND YOU WANT TO COME UP WITH A LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE RESPONSE OR YOU JUST WANT TO LEARN MORE. WHETHER YOU ARE AN OUTGOING, CONTINUING OR INCOMING DIRECTOR OR STUDENT REP OR ADMIN STAFF, STUDENT OR COMMUNITY MEMBER, ANY CONVERSATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ABOUT LGBTQ INCLUSION IN THE SCHOOLS OR COMMUNITY WOULD BE MOST WELCOME. WE CAN MEET, FIND COMMON GROUNDS, AND GO FROM THERE TO FIGURE OUT WAYS OF MAKING OUR SPACES A SAFE AND THRIVING PLACE FOR EVERYONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANY TIME.

AND IN THE SPIRIT OF MAKING OUR SCHOOLS AS SAFE AND THRIVING PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

I HEARTILY SUPPORT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER N.25 REPLACEMENT OF EXPIRED STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY FOR FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR. I WILL WORK HARD WITH YOU ALL TO PASS IT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU EUNICE. ALLIE STRAPSSAN.

HELLO, I'M ALLIE STRAPSSAN AND YOU GET ME TWO MEETINGS IN A ROW WITHOUT NOTES.

LUCKY YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LIKE EUNICE, I SHE TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH.

WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE. AND THAT'S OKAY. BUT WE HAD THAT MUTUAL RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER.

AND THE AMOUNT OF CARE AND THOUGHTFULNESS THAT YOU THREE HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS BOARD IS ASTOUNDING, AND I AM HONORED TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU. AND YOU WILL BE TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY MISSED.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR LITTLE GOODIE. AND THINK OF ME WHEN YOU EAT YOUR SWEET TREAT.

I TOO, WOULD LIKE TO PLEDGE MY SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION THAT WILL THAT IS ON THE AGENDA REGARDING THE LEVY.

I WILL BE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AGAIN, THIS TIME LIKE I AM EVERY TIME.

AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TERRY DODSON.

THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. BOTH OF THEM. OH.

I'M GOING TO. I'M. I WANT TO DRAFT THE THREE OF YOU THAT ARE GOING TO BE LEAVING NEXT MONTH.

WE HAVE OPENINGS ON CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.

SO SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THIS EXTRA TIME ON YOUR HANDS, WE'D CERTAINLY LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME WORK WITH US.

WE'RE A FUN GROUP. OKAY. TONIGHT, IT'S ABOUT GRATITUDE TO OUR OUTGOING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

I WANT TO SPEAK FROM THE HEART. YOU'VE GIVEN YOUR TIME, YOUR ENERGY, AND YOUR WISDOM.

NOT FOR RECOGNITION, BUT FOR THE CHILDREN WHO WALK THROUGH OUR DOORS EACH MORNING.

EVERYBODY HAS TALKED ABOUT THE KIDS, THE STUDENTS.

AND YOU HAVE CERTAINLY EXEMPLIFIED THAT. WE KNOW THE WORK HASN'T BEEN EASY.

YOU'VE FACED TOUGH DECISIONS DURING YOUR TIME ON THE BOARD.

MOMENTS WHEN THE PATH FORWARD WASN'T CLEAR. YET THROUGH IT ALL, YOU KEPT THE STUDENTS AT THE CENTER.

THAT KIND OF DEDICATION DOESN'T SHAPE POLICY.

IT SHAPES LIVES BECAUSE OF YOU. CLASSROOMS ARE STRONGER, TEACHERS FEEL SUPPORTED, AND FAMILIES KNOW THEY ARE HEARD. THE RIPPLE OF YOUR SERVICE CAN WILL CARRY FORWARD IN WAYS YOU MAY NEVER FULLY SEE.

BUT OUR COMMUNITY WILL FEEL FOR YEARS TO COME.

SO FROM ALL OF US, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR OUR KIDS. THANK YOU FOR LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF CARE AND COMMITMENT.

WE WILL MISS YOUR PRESENCE AT THE TABLE, BUT WE WILL CARRY YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR SPIRIT WITH US AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK GOING FORWARD.

NOW, MY NEXT LITTLE. HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE, KIDDO? OH A MINUTE. OH, I CAN DO THIS. TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY THE TRANSITION OF LEADERSHIP,

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GROWTH IN OUR SCHOOLS, IN IN OUR STUDENTS AND IN THE OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD.

WITH YOUR GUIDANCE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO NURTURING THAT GROWTH, ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD HAS A CHANCE TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY OR THE COMMITMENT YOU BRING.

SERVING ON THE BOARD IS MORE THAN A ROLE. IT IS A PLEDGE TO STAND BESIDE OUR TEACHERS, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS TO LISTEN CAREFULLY AND TO ACT WITH INTEGRITY. YOUR COMMITMENT WILL SHAPE THE PATH FORWARD AND STRENGTHEN THE TRUST OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND FINALLY, WE WELCOME YOUR UNDERSTANDING THE ABILITY TO HEAR DIVERSE VOICES, TO BALANCE DIFFERING NEEDS, AND TO KEEP COMPASSION AT THE CENTER OF EVERY DECISION.

UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL BUILD BRIDGES, FOSTER UNITY, AND CREATE SCHOOLS WHERE EVERYONE FEELS THEY BELONG.

WE'RE EXCITED TO WALK THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU. TOGETHER WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD DISTRICT DEFINED BY GROWTH, COMMITMENT AND UNDERSTANDING. WELCOME TO THE NEW BOARD AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING INTO THIS IMPORTANT WORK.

AM I DONE? OH. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. CAN I GO AGAIN? [LAUGHS] JESSICA COLE.

HI. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE. THIS IS REALLY HARD.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE DREAM TEAM AND SAY GOODBYE.

I'M NOT GOING TO DO JUSTICE TO THE DREAM TEAM.

BUT I'LL SAY THEY THEY'RE PLANNING THEIR PREVENTION CONVENTION.

SUPER WELL RECEIVED. THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING ON IT.

FUNDING IS SHORT THIS YEAR, BUT IQ CREDIT UNION GAVE A $2,500 DONATION.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO DONATE, THEY'RE ONLY $1200 AWAY.

AND YOU COULD GO TO THE PREVENT TOGETHER WEBSITE TO DONATE.

DOESN'T GIVE IT JUSTICE, BUT MAYBE I'LL CIRCLE BACK NEXT TIME.

SINCE THIS IS THE LAST TIME FULL MEETING FOR THREE OF YOU, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

ALL THREE OF YOU SERVED WHEN I'VE HAD KIDS ENROLLED IN SCHOOL.

AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'VE HAD, AND I, I DON'T WANT ANY OF YOU TO LEAVE, AND I DON'T WANT ALL OF YOU TO LEAVE AT ONCE, BUT HERE WE ARE.

AND, TED, I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY THAT YOU SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WHEN IT'S A DIFFERENT CHOICE THAT YOU WOULD DO FOR YOUR FAMILY. AND I REALLY ADMIRE THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR YOUR OPINION ON THINGS.

YOUR, WHEN YOU COME ACROSS NEW INFORMATION. THAT'S VERY ADMIRABLE.

AND, MARY, YOU'VE BEEN LIKE, GREAT AS AS A PRESIDENT.

I'VE REALLY ENJOYED SEEING YOU BE IN THIS ROLE.

AND I SO DEEPLY RESPECT YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIKE, CHECK, CHECK.

DO THEY DO THEY CHECK? CAN WE MAKE THEM CHECK? SO THANK YOU. AND, JACKIE THANK YOU ALSO FOR HAVING SERVED AS BOARD PRESIDENT.

AND I SUPER APPRECIATE YOUR, LIKE, LOGICAL AND STEADY, LIKE, DECISION MAKING.

AND YOU. BESIDES MICHELLE. BUT YOU'RE VERY MUCH INTO THE NUMBERS.

AND I JUST LIKE. I CONNECT WITH YOU ON THAT. SO THANK YOU ALL THREE FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT.

YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. AND IT HAS BEEN A WHILE, BUT I WANTED TO QUOTE YOU, GEORGE MICHAEL, ONE LAST TIME BEFORE YOU LEFT. IT'S A LITTLE LESS KNOWN.

BUT I THINK YOU'RE AMAZING, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND HAVE THIS FOR YOU AND THIS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JESSICA. THANK YOU, MARY MENDOZA HANSEL.

I'M MARY MENDOZA HANSEL, PRESIDENT OF BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

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AS THE PRESIDENT OF BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MY JOB IS NOT EASY, BUT IT DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR EDUCATORS ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH THEIR STUDENTS. OUR NEARLY 800 CERTIFICATED STAFF MEMBERS ARE TEACHING, SUPPORTING, INSPIRING, AND CARING FOR OUR STUDENTS IN WAYS THAT GO FAR BEYOND WHAT THE PUBLIC OFTEN SEES.

THEIR DEDICATION IS CONSTANT AND THEIR IMPACT IS IMMEASURABLE.

BGEA WANTS TO THANK OUR OUTGOING BOARD, AND WE WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR NEW ADVENTURES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THOSE THAT ARE INCOMING.

AS YOU ARE ALL IN THE PROCESS OF WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS TO YOUR BOARD BGEA HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING TO PUT TOGETHER A BARGAINING TEAM.

A TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS HAS BEEN SELECTED, AND JUST AS YOUR NEW TEAM IS GOING THROUGH TRAINING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, OUR TEAM IS DOING THE SAME. WE HAVE BEGUN HOLDING LISTENING SESSIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR EDUCATORS WHAT THEY NEED, WHAT CHALLENGES THEY'RE FACING, AND WHAT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL AS THEY WILL GUIDE THE PRIORITIES THAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE.

AS WE MOVE INTO THIS WORK, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING A COLLABORATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND THIS NEW BOARD.

WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT OUR EDUCATORS ARE SUPPORTED, VALUED, AND EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE THE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION THAT BATTLE GROUND STUDENTS DESERVE. FINALLY, AS WE MOVE TOWARD THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, I WANT TO EXTEND WARM WISHES TO THE BOARD, THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS.

I HOPE THIS SEASON BRINGS REST, CONNECTION, AND A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE GOOD WORK HAPPENING EVERY DAY IN OUR SCHOOLS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EACH OF YOU.

THANK YOU. WAYNE GERSICH.

HI, MY NAME IS WAYNE GERSICH AND I CAME HERE TONIGHT AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FOOD.

I BELONG TO A PRAYER GROUP AND THE LADY WHO ACTUALLY LEADS IT, SHE SELLS FOODS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND OF COURSE, THEY USE THE CHEAPEST GMO, YOU KNOW, MADE FOODS THAT BILL GATES LOVES.

AND THESE THINGS CAUSE ALLERGIES. THEY CAUSE ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

AND IF YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR MONEY ANYWHERE, IT SHOULD BE GOING INTO THE FOOD THAT THEY HAVE THESE KIDS EAT BECAUSE IT CAUSES FATTY LIVERS.

SO BETWEEN THE COVID SHOTS AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING TO THESE CHILDREN, THEY'RE BEING POISONED EVERY DAY. I HAVE $10,000 WORTH OF FILTERS ON MY HOUSE.

I CHANGED THE WATER FILTER THE OTHER DAY, AND IT'S GOT THIS WHITE STUFF INSIDE.

WHEN I PICKED IT UP TO, YOU KNOW, TO REMOVE IT, IT WAS AS BROWN AS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER.

NOW, THAT'S COMING IN MY HOUSE, AND MY HOUSE IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD.

GO FIGURE. SO WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT A WATER FILTER ON THE SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW THAT FLUORIDE.

PAUL CONNETT JUST DID SOMETHING ON YOUTUBE AND IT'S ON FLUORIDE ALERT.

AND HE'S TALKING ABOUT ALL THE BRAIN DAMAGE STUDIES DONE.

AND HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEY DIDN'T HAVE COVERAGE ON THIS.

WELL THE TRAVIS SCOTT INSTITUTE IN ENGLAND ACTUALLY.

IT'S CALLED SOCIAL ENGINEERING OF THE MASSES BY DANIEL ESTERLINE.

PLEASE LOOK THIS UP. IT'S A THIS IS HOW THEY'RE TAKEN OVER TO REDUCE THE POPULATION.

AND I WANT TO SEE THESE KIDS LIVE AS LONG AS ME.

I'VE HAD COVID TWICE IN MY FEET. TURNS YOUR FEET BRIGHT RED.

SO I TOOK ZYN, AND IT'S A NICOTINE PATCH. I PUT IT UNDER MY LIP.

I PUT THE NICOTINE PATCHES ON MY ARM, WHICH I ASKED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GET SOME BECAUSE WHEN THESE AUTISTIC KIDS HAVE FITS, THEY SAID WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF TAKING THESE THINGS AND YOU PUT IT ON THEIR SHOULDER BLADES BETWEEN THEIR BACK, IT CALMS THEM DOWN. SO NICOTINE IS THE ANSWER TO WHAT THIS VIRUS THAT THEY PUT IN THE VACCINES.

I HAVE A BOOK CALLED BEYOND COVID LIES, AND I THINK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU SHOULD READ IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU ONE OF THE BACK PART OF THE BOOKS, IT SAYS IF YOU TAKE ENOUGH OF THESE SHOTS, IT ACTUALLY SHRINKS YOUR GUMS AND MAKES YOUR TEETH FALL OUT.

ISN'T THAT AMAZING? THAT'S ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS.

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SHE WAS AT THE CITY COUNCIL TELLING EVERYBODY TO TAKE THE COVID SHOTS WHEN SHE HAS READ NOTHING ON IT.

I HAVE A BOOK RIGHT HERE. THIS IS THE PFIZER PAPERS BY NAOMI WOLF. SHE ALSO DID ONE ON ON MODERNA.

AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS THEY'RE TARGETING THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL WITH THESE COVID SHOTS.

EXCUSE ME WAYNE YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND. NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING IS

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

REGULAR MEETING. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 10TH.

SPECIAL MEETING, WORK SESSION, BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REPORTS AND COMPLETED PROJECTS.

REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL. ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA OR NEEDS FURTHER DISCUSSION.

IF NOT, I'D WELCOME A MOTION. I'LL MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

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

AYE. AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THERE IS NO OLD BUSINESS THIS EVENING, BUT IN NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE

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

I PRESENT RESOLUTION N-25 FOR YOUR APPROVAL, REQUESTING A FOUR YEAR LEVY FOR STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS.

THIS MEASURE IS FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT SUPPORTING THE 13,000 STUDENTS AND THE 1600 STAFF MEMBERS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THEM WITH HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN A SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT.

STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. LEVIES ARE DESIGNED TO FUND THE GAP BETWEEN STATE FUNDING AND THE ACTUAL COST TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS. STATE FUNDING ALONE IS INSUFFICIENT WITHOUT LOCAL LEVY FUNDING.

TO FILL THE GAP, THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT FACES SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DISTRESS UNDER THE STATE'S CURRENT FUNDING MODEL.

LOCAL LEVIES SUPPORT STUDENT SAFETY, SMALLER CLASS SIZES, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS, NURSING, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, CAREER READINESS, SPORTS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND SO MUCH MORE.

THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION N-25 IS ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT OVER 20 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS THAT WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR CLASSROOMS. THIS REQUEST IS AMPLIFIED BY THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECENT LEVY LOSS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT STUDENTS OVER TWO YEARS.

THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED $14 MILLION IN CUTS TO STAFFING AND PROGRAMS. FURTHERMORE, WE ARE BUDGETED TO EXHAUST 14 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE RESERVES.

ONE TIME FUNDS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS LIKE CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS.

THIS IMPACT WILL CONTINUE. THE 14 MILLION IN CUTS WILL REMAIN FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, AND THE REMAINING FUND BALANCE IS ALREADY BUDGETED TO BE USED.

MEANING THAT EVEN IF THIS LEVY WERE TO PASS, THERE IS NO CUSHION UNTIL STARTING IN 2027, RISING OPERATIONAL COSTS AND UNFUNDED MANDATES FROM THE STATE ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE URGENCY FOR THIS LOCAL LEVY PROPOSAL.

I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOCAL LEVY FUNDING.

WITHOUT IT, OUR 13,000 STUDENTS WILL FACE FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, REDUCTIONS IN ESSENTIAL STAFFING AND LOSS OF VITAL PROGRAMS AND POTENTIAL FOR SCHOOL CLOSURES WHEN OTHER FEASIBLE CUTS ARE EXHAUSTED.

RESOLUTION N 25 IS THE FUNDING MECHANISM TO MAINTAIN THE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL LEVEL THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS AND OUR STUDENTS NEED TO PREPARE FOR THEIR FUTURE. MAY I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO. DEBBIE.

STUDENTS, I THINK AND I THINK THAT REALLY GOES TO THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT US PREVIOUSLY IN THE LAST TWO MEETINGS,

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I THINK WE ALL HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSITION WE'RE IN, AND, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT GOES BEHIND THAT, THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO US. SO OKAY, SO WE WOULD NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE RESOLUTION M-25 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N-25 AS PRESENTED.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. [APPLAUSE] ROLL CALL.

AND OUR NEXT. EXCUSE ME. OH, IT'S A ROLL CALL VOTE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. JUST LET ME PULL THAT UP.

DIRECTOR DISTRICT TWO, DEBBIE JOHNSON. HOW DO YOU VOTE? YES. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FIVE JACKIE MADDUX.

HOW DO YOU VOTE? YES. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT THREE, TED CHAMPINE.

HOW DO YOU VOTE? YES. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT ONE, MARY SNITILY.

HOW DO YOU VOTE? YES. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND OUR NEXT ITEM. THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT IS APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE FOR AND AGAINST APPOINTMENT FORM.

WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS PUT A PROPOSITION ON THE BALLOT, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINT COMMITTEES TO WRITE FOR AND AGAINST STATEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VOTER'S PAMPHLET.

FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 10TH BOARD MEETING, AN ELECTRONIC NEWS RELEASE WAS SENT OUT AND NOTICE POSTED TO THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE SEEKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE COMMITTEES. WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS TERRY DODSON TO SERVE THE FOR COMMITTEE, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR THE AGAINST COMMITTEE.

AND SO WHAT YOU NEED IS OUR APPROVAL FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR, FOR AND AGAINST WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE AGAINST COMMITTEE IF IF NO ONE COMES FORWARD? THE COUNTY WILL, THE ELECTIONS OFFICE WILL ALSO PUT OUT A NOTICE ON THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN THEY'LL GO FROM THERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? NO. I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVE THE COMMITTEE FOR AND AGAINST APPOINTMENT FORM AS PRESENTED. OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE FOR AND AGAINST APPOINTMENT FORM.

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

AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THOSE TWO ITEMS. APPRECIATE THAT GREATLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON IT.

YES, IT'S A LOT. IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. TRUST ME.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS. YES. AND LOOKS LIKE YOURS IS THE NEXT ONE TOO.

THE REVISION OF POLICY 6220. YES. BOARD. THE REQUESTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 6220 AS PRESENTED. THE INCREASES YOU WILL SEE BEFORE YOU IN THIS POLICY ARE BASED ON INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS AND SET BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

THESE CHANGES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE POLICY UPDATE ARE PERTAIN ONLY TO PROCUREMENT THRESHOLDS USING FEDERAL FUNDING.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT MICRO PURCHASES OF FEDERAL ITEMS WILL INCREASE FROM 10,000 TO 15,000.

AND SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION INCREASES ARE ALSO INCREASED.

IN ALL CASES, THE DISTRICT MUST FOLLOW THE MOST RESTRICTIVE PROCUREMENT METHODS USING STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS.

THIS UPDATE WILL ALIGN POLICY 6220 WITH THE NEW FEDERAL PROCUREMENT THRESHOLDS.

OKAY, QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE. DO YOU EXPECT OTHER THRESHOLDS TO INCREASE AS WELL? LIKE IS THIS MAYBE A I DON'T WANT TO SAY A TREND, BUT JUST WITH DO YOU SEE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS COMING?

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THANK YOU. I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 6220 AS PRESENTED. OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 6220 AS PRESENTED.

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

AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MICHELLE. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE FIRST READING OF A BRAND NEW POLICY.

POLICY 3425. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS CATHY SHANNON.

I'M THE HEALTH SERVICES AND NURSING SUPERVISOR FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND AS YOU'VE SUGGESTED, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE FIRST READING OF POLICY 3425.

POLICY 3425 IS TITLED ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

THE POLICY IS NECESSARY BECAUSE EARLIER THIS YEAR, OUR LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE HOUSE BILL 1709, AND SENATE HOUSE BILL 1709 REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT POLICIES GOVERNING THE CARE OF STUDENTS WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF I TELL YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IS.

IT'S A RARE AND COMPLEX ENDOCRINE OR HORMONAL DISORDER THAT OCCURS WHEN OUR ADRENAL GLANDS, WHICH ARE TWO SMALL GLANDS THAT SIT IN OUR ABDOMEN ABOVE OUR KIDNEYS, ARE NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE ENOUGH OF A HORMONE CALLED CORTISOL.

CORTISOL IS AN IMPORTANT HORMONE. WE NEED A CONSTANT AND STEADY SUPPLY OF IT IN OUR BLOODSTREAM TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MEDIATING A LOT OF THE FUNCTIONS THAT WE REQUIRE YOUR HUMAN BODY TO LIVE, THINGS LIKE REGULATING OUR BLOOD PRESSURE, OUR METABOLISM THE WAY THAT OUR BODY DIGESTS DIGEST FOOD AND CONTROLS OUR BLOOD SUGAR AND, SIGNIFICANTLY, OUR BODY'S RESPONSE TO ANY STRESSOR.

THERE ARE SEVERAL CAUSES OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN CHILDREN.

MOST OFTEN, ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IS CAUSED BY EITHER GENETIC MUTATIONS THAT THEY'RE BORN WITH, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, THAT THEY ACQUIRE CERTAIN TYPES OF MALIGNANCIES AND CANCERS, AND ADDITIONALLY DAMAGE TO THE ADRENAL GLANDS THROUGH AN INJURY, A CAR ACCIDENT, OR SIGNIFICANT INFECTION.

MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, SUDDEN AND SEVERE ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY SYMPTOMS ARE KNOWN AS ADRENAL CRISES.

AND THOSE CRISES CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. AND THEY REQUIRE IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION BY CAREGIVERS IN ORDER TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES AND AND OFTEN, IF LEFT UNTREATED, DURING CRISIS AND ADRENAL CRISIS RESULTS IN DEATH.

SO SENATE BILL 1709 HAD SOME SPECIFIC OBLIGATIONS, AND MANY OF THEM THE DISTRICT WAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTING THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES US TO ADOPT POLICIES TO SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES IS THAT DISTRICTS DEVELOP EMERGENCY CARE PLANS AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS FOR STUDENTS WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY AND AS A DISTRICT AND AS A MATTER OF BEST PRACTICE.

I'VE HAD NURSES DOING THOSE TWO THINGS FOR THE LAST 8 OR 9 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT.

I ATTACHED AS EXHIBITS FOR YOU OUR ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN.

THAT'S A PLAN THAT GOES TO UNLICENSED STAFF. WE HAVE SIMILAR PLANS FOR ALL LIFE THREATENING HEALTH CONDITIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS THAT WE ARE ALREADY UTILIZING.

THE NEW REQUIREMENTS ALSO OBLIGATE US TO SECURE PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS FOR STUDENTS WITH LIFE THREATENING ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

WE HAVE DONE THAT ALL ALONG, JUST LIKE WE DO FOR ANY OTHER LIFE THREATENING HEALTH CONDITION.

WE HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO KEEP MEDICATIONS SECURE, SO ALL OF OUR HEALTH ROOMS HAVE LOCKED MEDICATION CABINETS.

MEDS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON UNDER BEST PRACTICE ARE BEHIND TWO LOCKED DOORS.

SO WE HAVE LOCKED HEALTH ROOMS AND LOCKED MEDICATION CABINETS TO STORE ALL OF OUR RESCUE MEDICATIONS.

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A PARENT DESIGNATED ADULT IS AN ADULT THAT THE PARENT SELECTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO PROVIDE WHO CAN PROVIDE CARE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO THEIR STUDENT IN THE SAME MANNER THAT A PARENT WOULD.

SO THE PARENT ELECTS AN INDIVIDUAL. OFTEN IT'S A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT INDIVIDUAL IS TRAINED BY THE PARENT OR AN ORGANIZATION OF THEIR CHOICE IN THE CARE OF THAT STUDENT THAT AFFORDS THE DISTRICT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF LICENSURE FOR THESE STUDENTS. AND SPECIFICALLY WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

THE RESCUE MED FOR AN ADRENAL CRISIS IS AN INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION.

IT'S A SHOT. AND IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, AS I'VE SHARED WITH YOU BEFORE, ONLY AN AR AND OR AN LPN CAN GIVE THAT SHOT.

SO THE ABILITY OF A PARENT TO SAY, I'D LIKE TO DESIGNATE A PARENT.

DESIGNATED ADULT AFFORDS ONE MORE ADULT IN THE SCHOOLS DURING THE DAY OR ON A FIELD TRIP THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT SHOT.

SO I SHARED IN YOUR EXHIBITS, OUR PARENT DESIGNATED ADULT PAPERWORK, IT ALREADY ADDRESSES PARENT DESIGNATED ADULTS FOR SEIZURE DISORDERS AND FOR DIABETES. WE WOULD ADDITIONALLY ADD THIS THIRD CONDITION.

THE PAPERWORK ITSELF WOULD NOT NEED TO CHANGE.

THE LEGAL OBLIGATION IS THE SAME. AND AS I SUGGESTED, THE OTHER OBLIGATIONS WE ALREADY, AS A MATTER OF BEST PRACTICE, WERE IMPLEMENTING AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? CAN I SHARE ANY MORE ABOUT ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY? I GUESS I'D SHARE THAT WE HAVE PROBABLY BETWEEN 10 AND 20 STUDENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY, THE MAJORITY OF THEM MANAGE THEIR CONDITIONS WELL WITH DAILY MEDICATION.

BUT AS I SUGGESTED, IF THEY WERE TO GO INTO AN ADRENAL CRISIS, THEY WOULD NEED THAT INJECTION.

I DON'T KNOW, DID I SHARE WITH YOU WHAT CAN CAUSE AN ADRENAL CRISIS? MOST OFTEN IT'S A SIGNIFICANT INJURY, A BROKEN BONE, A SIGNIFICANT HEAD INJURY, ANYTHING THAT WOULD ELICIT THAT FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT, WHERE YOU NEED YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE TO STAY UP AND KEEP YOUR BLOOD CIRCULATING, WHERE YOU NEED BLOOD TO BE SHUNTED TO YOUR VITAL ORGANS WITHOUT CORTISOL FROM YOUR ADRENAL GLANDS.

THOSE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN. AND YOU NEED A SHOT OF CORTISOL, CORTISOL, EMERGENTLY.

SO THAT'S THE ADRENAL CRISIS AND THE NEED FOR THE SHOT.

HOW WAS THE YOUNGEST AGE THAT WE HAVE IN THE SCHOOLS? RIGHT NOW WE HAVE I THINK THE YOUNGEST STUDENT WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY THAT I KNOW OF HAD ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IS A RESULT OF A TUMOR, A BENIGN TUMOR IN THE BRAIN THAT AFFECTED THEIR ADRENAL GLANDS, AND THAT STUDENT WAS IN THE SECOND GRADE AT DIAGNOSIS.

OFTENTIMES, IF IT'S GENETIC, IT ISN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL WE BEGIN TO SEE SYMPTOMS WITH FLUCTUATIONS IN BLOOD SUGAR, WITH FLUCTUATIONS IN BLOOD PRESSURE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

BUT SOMETIMES THE FIRST REAL INDICATION IS A SIGNIFICANT CRISIS EVENT, LIKE A CAR ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BROKEN BONES, HEAD INJURY, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE MOST OF THE PRACTICE THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING IS THE SAME, JUST BASICALLY PUTTING IT INTO THIS POLICY.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS, THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS, THE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MEDICATIONS, SECURE LOCATIONS FOR MEDICATIONS, AND THE COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS AND PROVIDERS TO RECEIVE ORDERS AND TO IMPLEMENT A PROVIDER'S CARE PLAN.

BUT THIS. BUT THIS. PARENT DESIGNATED ADULT. THAT'S THE ONE NEW THING.

IS THAT NEW? YEAH. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH PARENTS TO SELECT AND OBLIGATE PARENT DESIGNATED ADULTS FOR THIS CONDITION.

IN THE PAST, IT WAS ONLY DIABETES OR SEIZURE DISORDERS.

AND I ASSUME THAT THE THAT THE SENATE BILL PUT IN PLACE ALSO THE PROVISION FOR THE RISK.

YES. ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO IN ALL OF OUR LIFE THREATENING RESPONSES AND IN FACT, IN GENERAL, IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE BY UNLICENSED STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND A PDA IS CONSIDERED A VOLUNTEER,

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RN'S AND LPNS. WELL, I'LL SAY RN'S TRAINED TO ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY AS THEY WRITE THE CARE PLANS.

THEY MEET WITH THE TEACHERS, AND THEY EXPLAIN THOSE OBLIGATIONS AND THE SUPPORTS IN PLACE AND HOW TO RESPOND.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AN EMERGENCY CARE PLAN, THAT'S ALWAYS A PLAN THAT IS DESIGNED VERY SPECIFICALLY TO HELP UNLICENSED PEOPLE MANAGE CONCERNS. THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN. THE OTHER OBLIGATION IS THE PLAN THAT OBLIGATES NURSES TO ACCOMMODATE.

SO WE HAVE A PROCESS WHEREBY ANY EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN IS SHARED BY A NURSE WITH A SPECIFIC TEACHER, AND WE GO OVER THOSE OBLIGATIONS. AND OUTSIDE OF WHAT YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY ALREADY BEEN DOING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, HAS THIS ADDED ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS TO. IT HASN'T.

THIS WILL NOT ADD ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS. AS I SUGGESTED, THE SCAFFOLDING TO IMPLEMENT IT IS ALREADY THERE EITHER BECAUSE WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED IT FOR SEIZURES OR DIABETES, OR BECAUSE IT WAS BEST PRACTICE, AND WE RECOGNIZED THAT WAS THE WAY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS WITHOUT THE LEGISLATURE TELLING US WE HAD TO DO IT. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

YEAH. QUESTIONS? OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR HEARING WHAT I HAD TO SAY THIS EVENING.

SO WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY 3425 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. AND THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF POLICY 3425 AS PRESENTED.

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

AYE. AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM E REVISION OF POLICY 2020.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TWO POLICIES TO UPDATE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

SO 2020 ABOUT COURSE DESIGN AND THEN LIBRARY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. SO WE'LL START WITH 2020. AND THIS UPDATE INCLUDES NEW LAWS REGARDING THE SELECTION OF MATERIALS, PARENTS RIGHTS TO OPT OUT OF MATERIALS BASED ON RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, AND THE PROCESS FOR PROTESTING AND REVIEWING COURT AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS.

IT ALSO CLARIFIES THE LANGUAGE ABOUT WHO SHOULD REVIEW COMMERCIAL FILMS AND VIDEO USE IN THE CLASSROOM, CHANGING THE WORDING FROM DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR TO BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR.

ALTHOUGH THE WORD DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR COULD BROADLY ENCOMPASS BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS, IT SOMETIMES IS CONFUSED WITH THAT MEANING DISTRICT OFFICE, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BE DOING THAT WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE BUILDING, NOR DO WE HAVE THE KNOW KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON DAY TO DAY.

SO THE WORDING ON THAT IS UPDATED FOR BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR TO CLARIFY THAT THEY WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THAT IN THE, IN THE BUILDINGS. SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS POLICY.

SO FIRST ONE POLICY 2020 QUESTIONS ABOUT WE'LL JUST TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHANGES IN THAT. I'D MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY 2020 AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY 2020 AS PRESENTED.

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

AYE. AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. AND THEN 2021.

OKAY. SO 2021 HAS TO DO WITH LIBRARY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. AND THIS ONE IS UPDATED TO REMOVE THE LANGUAGE OF TEACHER LIBRARIANS AND DUTIES THAT WERE EXPECTED OF TEACHER LIBRARIANS.

AND THAT ARE NOT THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY TECHNICIANS.

SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE TEACHER LIBRARIANS CURRENTLY, AND THIS LANGUAGE COULD BE CHANGED BACK IF AND WHEN WE WERE TO HAVE TEACHER LIBRARIANS

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IT ALSO UPDATES IT WITH NEW LAWS THAT ARE REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING AND REMOVING LIBRARY MATERIALS, AND IT CHANGES THE LANGUAGE TO MATCH THE LAW, SAYING THAT ONLY PARENT AND GUARDIANS OF CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS AND CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS THEMSELVES AND STAFF MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR REVIEWING AND REVIEWING, REVIEWING AND REMOVING LIBRARY MATERIALS.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 2021? SO IS THIS AN RCW OR AW OR A WAC THAT'S BEEN CHANGING JUST TO PARENTS GUARDIANS? IT IS AN RCW. OKAY, THAT THAT WAS CONCERNING TO ME THAT WE WERE REMOVING CITIZENS.

BUT YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS A NEW LAW? YEAH. CORRECT.

YEAH. THEN THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE A RIGHT TO BRING A CONCERN ABOUT ANY LIBRARY BOOKS.

IF WE ACCEPT, IF WE MOVE TO THIS POLICY, WE WILL ALSO BE UPDATING THE 2021 E, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WOULD FILL OUT SO THAT IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I DID HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE.

IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO ME, AND MAYBE IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, BUT ABOUT THE PARENT GUARDIANS WRITTEN REQUESTS BASED ON A SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEF. IS THAT IN THE LAW TOO? I DIDN'T REMEMBER.

IT DOES SAY THE SAME THING. IT IS ALSO PART OF THE NEW LEGISLATION.

LEGISLATION? OKAY. THE OTHER THING I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT JUST JUST BECAUSE I KNOW PARENTS ARE SO BUSY THAT THAT A YOUNG STUDENT OR A STUDENT WOULD BE IN.

IN IT SHOULD. THEY HAVE TO WAIT FIVE DAYS. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMELINE, BUT I REALIZED THERE'S IT TAKES TIME TO DO THINGS.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WAS JUST I CAN'T THINK OF WHAT IT WAS, AND I DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN.

SOMETHING TO DO JUST WITH PUTTING ALL. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE MOVING ALL THE REQUIREMENT ON PARENTS.

AND I KNOW PARENTS ARE REALLY BUSY, AND I'M HOPING THAT THEY WILL REALIZE THIS POLICY CHANGE AND THAT THEY WILL IF THEY HAVE CONCERNS, THAT THEY WILL TAKE THE TIME TO FILL OUT THE FORM AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO OR WANT TO DO.

BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS JUST ADDING MORE TO THEIR PLATE, AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IT'S JUST GOING TO ACTUALLY CREATE MORE CONFUSION AND POSSIBLY MORE COMPLAINTS. BUT IF IT'S THE LAW, THEN I GUESS WE NEED TO.

WE NEED TO FOLLOW IT AND DO WHAT IT SAYS. ONE THING TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT, TOO, IS THAT THIS DOESN'T CHANGE LIKE OUR COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND OPT OUT COMMUNICATION PLAN. SO THAT'S VERY SEPARATE.

AND WE'LL STILL STAY TRUE TO THAT PROCESS. AND SO THAT GETS COMMUNICATED COMMUNICATED OUT ON ITS OWN.

THEY THEY HAVE A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE. IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT.

THIS ACTUALLY ALLOWS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE.

BUT IN TALKING TO PRINCIPALS TEACHERS HANDLE IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS OF IF A STUDENT IS FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE BASED ON A TOPIC, THEY MIGHT ASSIGN AN ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT JUST BASED ON ON THAT REQUEST.

THIS IS JUST FORMALIZING IT, PUTTING ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND CREATING KIND OF A TRACKING SYSTEM.

SO IT'S REALLY SYSTEMATIZING AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE THAT PRINCIPLES AND BUILDINGS ARE ALREADY DOING TO ACCOMMODATE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, SINCERELY HELD BELIEFS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THAT BELONGS MORE IN 2020.

THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW, THIS ONE IS MORE ABOUT THE LIBRARY MATERIALS.

SO LIBRARY BOOKS AND VIDEOS THAT WOULD BE CHECKED OUT FROM THE LIBRARY.

ALTHOUGH THEY BOTH DO INCLUDE THE SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEF OPT OUT ABILITY.

YEAH. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OUR CITIZENS REALIZE THAT THEY THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PUT TO EXPRESS A CONCERN UNLESS THEY HAVE A KID IN THE SCHOOL. IT JUST SAYS PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

YEAH. YEAH. SO STUDENT IN SCHOOL, THEY CAN DO IT, BUT NOT LIKE GRANDPARENTS OR CITIZEN THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CHILD IN SCHOOL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO YEAH THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE THAT'S.

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OKAY. I'LL MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY 2021 AS PRESENTED. OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 2021.

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

AYE. AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALLISON. THANK YOU. NEXT IS ITEM F, WHICH IS REVISION OF OOPS.

OH I'M SORRY. NEXT IS ITEM G REVISION OF POLICY 5000 RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF STAFF.

AND WE HAVE MISS REINHARDT HERE TO DO THAT. GOOD EVENING BOARD.

SO WHAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A POLICY 5000. IT ORIGINALLY STATES ITS RECRUITMENT, SELECTION OF STAFF.

THE POLICY IS BEING UPDATED TO PROVIDE SOME CLEARER LANGUAGE AND ENSURE THAT IT'S ALIGNED WITH OUR DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES AROUND RECRUITING RECRUITMENT, SELECTING AND EVALUATING STAFF. SPECIFICALLY THE REVISIONS INCLUDE REMOVING REFERENCES TO COLLABORATION WITH TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? AND I'M ASSUMING THE REMOVAL OF THE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS IS BECAUSE THAT NO LONGER EXISTS. YES. AND THIS IS FOR ALL STAFF.

SO WE HIRE FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

SO NOT JUST TEACHING POSITIONS. OKAY. JUST A CLARIFICATION.

ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 5000 AS PRESENTED.

THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF POLICY 5000 AS PRESENTED.

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

AND OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0, AND YOU ARE UP WITH THE NEXT ONE.

IS THAT RIGHT, MICHELLE? THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU. REVISION OF POLICY 5260 PERSONNEL RECORDS.

YES. SO WHAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS POLICY 5260.

THIS POLICY IS BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT SENATE HOUSE BILL 1308 CONCERNING ACCESS TO PERSONNEL RECORDS.

AND SO, ESSENTIALLY, WE HAD AN OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE ALIGNED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THE INDUSTRIAL WELFARE ACT.

EXCUSE ME. IT ALSO OUTLINES HOW EMPLOYEES CAN ACCESS THEIR PERSONNEL RECORDS.

SO JUST A MINOR LANGUAGE THAT THAT IS BEING CHANGED.

MINOR LANGUAGE CHANGE. BUT DOES IT REQUIRE SOME PROCEDURAL CHANGE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT? SIGNIFICANTLY. SO AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR BOTH PSC AND BGA EMPLOYEES, THEY CAN MAKE A REQUEST WITH WHITNEY, WHO'S OUR PARALEGAL, AND THEN THEY CAN SIT DOWN AND EVALUATE THEIR TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR PERSONNEL FILE. SO IT IS A PROCEDURE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE.

THIS DOES EXTEND TO TO INCLUDE ANYBODY WHO A FORMER EMPLOYEE THAT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ALSO APPLY THAT TO ANYBODY WHO USED TO WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT.

SO. SO THAT WILL BE A CHANGE. OKAY. AND THE HARD COPY TRANSCRIPT.

YEP. AND IT'S BEYOND IT USED TO JUST BE ONCE A YEAR WHERE YOU COULD DO THIS.

NOW, YOU YOU CAN DO IT AS FREQUENTLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE.

SO. OKAY, SO IT COULD, COULD BE A LITTLE BIT LABOR INTENSIVE.

YEAH. I THINK THE OTHER THING IS TOO THAT WE USED TO KEEP SOME OF THE, THOSE COMPONENTS IN THE PERSONNEL FILE AND THEY'LL BE ARCHIVED INSTEAD WHEN THEY'RE, WHEN THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THEIR PRE-EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION, THOSE WILL BE ARCHIVED AND ONLY WON'T BE MAINTAINED IN THAT FILE. SHOULD SAVE US ON SOME FILE CABINETS, ACTUALLY.

OTHER CLARIFICATIONS. OKAY, I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY 5260 AS PRESENTED.

THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY 5260 AS PRESENTED.

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

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MICHEL. THAT MOVES US ON TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

WE DO NOT. WE DON'T. AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL START WITH A WORK SESSION AT 4 P.M.

TO FOR OUR CIP PLANS. AND THEN OUR BOARD MEETING.

REGULAR BOARD MEETING. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE.

I WANTED TO LET THE OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING COFFEE TALK WITH DIRECTORS STARTING DECEMBER 3RD FROM 10:30 TO 11:30 AT ALLEN ERNIE'S. SO IF THERE IS ANY PUBLIC CITIZENS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH US.

WE WILL BE DOING THAT STARTING DECEMBER THE 3RD.

HOW MANY? DEBBIE. DO WE NEED TO PUT IT AS A SPECIAL MEETING? NO, THERE'S JUST GOING TO BE TWO OF US AT A TIME AND WE'LL HAVE IT DECEMBER 10TH AND DECEMBER 17TH ALSO.

OUR MAIN FOCUS WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE LEVY WITH ANY CITIZENS THAT ARE INTERESTED, HOPEFULLY TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO THE MEETINGS AND TO COME TO DIFFERENT THINGS SO THAT THEY CAN GET THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT MORE THOROUGHLY.

THAT'S OUR HOPE. ANY WHAT TIME AGAIN? 10:30 TO 11:30 IN THE MORNING.

YOU'RE WELCOME. HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF US THERE.

OKAY. AND IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE. WE GOOD? WE ADJOURN MEETING AT 07:56.

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