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>> HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT HAIRCUT.
[1. Call to Order]
WELCOME. WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE FLAG SALUTE.
>> PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE.
>> VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, CHRIS RULE.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, LAURIE SIBLEY.
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON?
>> DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, MARSHALL MERRITT.
>> STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES [INAUDIBLE] CONTON.
SHE WILL BE ARRIVING LATER, AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TOBY WYNN.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF OUR AGENDA. IT'S BEFORE US HERE.
[4. Agenda Approval (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
STUDENT VOICE, COMMITTEE REPORTS, DIRECTOR REPORTS, SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES, CITIZENS COMMENTS, THE CONSENT AGENDA, NO OLD BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, AND I'M NOT TALKING INTO THE MICROPHONE.EVERYBODY ELSE LETS ME GET BY WITHOUT THAT, I DIDN'T QUIT LEANING HERE.
ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AGENDA? SHE WAS GOING TO BRING IT UP NOW.
>> DURING THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ASIDE LETTER I APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTE PAY RATE PROPOSAL, AND I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF BECAUSE I DO SUB FROM TIME TO TIME AND THAT PUTS ME IN A IS IT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
THANK YOU. CAN'T THINK. I WOULD LIKE TO NOT VOTE ON THAT BUT VOTE ON THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO THEN. THAT IS-
>> LETTER I ON CONSENT AGENDA. CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AGENDA.
>> ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. SO FIVE O.
STUDENT BOARD UPDATES. STUDENT VOICE.
[5. Student and Board Updates]
>> DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE? DO YOU MIND IF WE LET TK'S GO FIRST? GOOD EVENING BOARD.
I HAVE A TWO PART TEACHING AND LEARNING UPDATE THIS EVENING AND WE HAVE SOME REALLY SPECIAL GUESTS THIS EVENING WITH US.
WE HAVE SOME TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THEM UP RIGHT NOW WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF PRIMARY INSTRUCTION, MR. MASHARD.
THEY'RE GOING TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING AND WHAT THEY LIKE ABOUT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AS PART OF OUR TNL UPDATE.
>> WANT TO INVITE THE PARENTS TO STAND.
>> PARENTS, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND YOU CAN RECORD, TAKE PICTURES FROM UP BEHIND OR HOWEVER, PLEASE COME ON UP.
>> IF YOU EVEN WANT TO SNEAK UP BEHIND HERE, YOU'RE TOTALLY FINE.
>> PARENTS, FEEL FREE TO GET UP BEHIND.
>> ABBY, TELL US THE BEST THING ABOUT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AT YAKKLE [INAUDIBLE].
>>WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT SCHOOL?
>> I MAY LOVE TO PLAY WITH MY SE [INAUDIBLE].
AND WHAT'S ONE THING THAT YOU'RE LEARNING RIGHT NOW IN YOUR CLASS?
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>> WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE ABC.
>> YOU'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE ABCS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN?
JUNIPER. AND YOU GO TO SCHOOL AT MAPLE GROVE? TELL US YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AT MAPLE GROVE?
>> GETTING TO SEE YOUR FRIENDS.
AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE LEARNING ABOUT IN YOUR CLASS?
>> YOU'RE ALSO LEARNING YOUR ABCS.
WOW. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO TELL US?
>> DO YOU WANT TO COME SIT DOWN? SHEPHERD BRODY, WHO WANTS TO GO NEXT? AWESOME. OH, AND YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING WITH YOU.
YEAH. CAN YOU TELL US YOUR NAME?
>> THIS IS BRODY. BRODY, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT SCHOOL IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
>> PLAYING WITH YOUR FRIENDS? YEAH, THAT'S A FUN THING.
>> WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT IN SCHOOL?
>> BEING RESPONSIBLE. LEARNING TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
>> YOU'RE LEARNING TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
WELL, THANK YOU. BRODY, YOU DID A NICE JOB SHARING TODAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TELL US? NO, THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALRIGHT, SHEPHERD, COME ON OVER.
>> THIS IS SHEPHERD. SHEPHERD, TELL US ABOUT YOUR CLASSROOM.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU LIKE?
>> HE LIKES TO PLAY IN HIS CLASSROOM.
OKAY. AND WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT IN TK?
>> YOU ALSO ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE ABCS.
WONDERFUL. WELL, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT TK?
>> NO. OKAY. WE FOUND A PATTERN. WONDERFUL [APPLAUSE].
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTENS, WHAT WE GET TO LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR THE FOUR YEAR OLDS WHILE WE HAVE THEM HERE?
>> CAN ANY OF YOU TELL ME YOUR SPECIALS? DO YOU GO TO SPECIALS, LIKE PE ART MUSIC? CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THAT? YEAH.
>> SHEPHERD COME OVER AND TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SPECIALIST?
>> DOING LIKE JUMPING, JACK. ALRIGHT.
>> DOING JUMPING, JACK. HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> YOU ALSO LOVE TO GO TO P. E. WHAT ABOUT P. E DO YOU LOVE?
>> YOU MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE HERE [LAUGHTER].
I LOVE DOING PUSH UPS. I LOVE THAT.
AMAZING. BRODY YOU WANT TO SHARE? COME ON OVER.
WHAT SPECIAL DO YOU LIKE TO GO TO? BRODY ALSO LIKES TO GO TO P. E. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO WHEN YOU'RE IN P. E?
WOW. WE HAVE THANK YOU, BRODY FOR SHARING.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, THREE PEOPLE THAT DO LIKE TO DO JUMPING JACK. THAT'S AMAZING.
I LOVE THAT YOU COUNTED THAT, JUNIPER.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE FOUR YEAR OLDS?
>> IT WAS SO GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, TEACHERS AND PARENTS.
>> YOU GUYS DID AN AMAZING JOB, YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE OF THE FOUR YEAR OLDS OF TEACHERS IF YOU'RE HERE.
>> SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE FIVE NOW THOUGH.
>> I MET TAKING. SORRY. I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T JUST CORRECT ME ON THE SPOT.
YEAH. MY 6-YEAR-OLD HERE. [LAUGHTER]
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THE PICTURE RIGHT HERE.>> WE DO BELONG IN STATE. [BACKGROUND].
>> CAN WE GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU, BOARD. AND THE PRESENTATION AND TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO THE PROGRAM AT THE T&L UPDATE.
THANK YOU, PARENTS. FEEL FREE TO HAVE A GREAT EVENING, AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO OUR STUDENT REPS.
>> DON'T WE HAVE SOME OTHER STUDENTS OUT THERE WHO WANT TO SPEAK? ANY STUDENTS WHO ARE SPEAKING JUST COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND THEN JUST SAY THE SCHOOL YOU'RE AT SO YOU GUYS CAN JUST COME UP HERE.
JUST SAY WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE FROM, AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN START SPEAKING YOUR NAME.
>> OKAY. I'M JORDAN ZEMAN, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
>> I'M REAGAN ZEMAN, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT BATTLE GROUND VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
>> WE CHOOSE TO MOVE TO BGVA BECAUSE WE MAINLY BECAUSE WE NEEDED A MORE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE.
WE'RE VERY SERIOUS COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS AND BEING AT BGVA ALLOWS US TO PRACTICE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON, AND IT ALLOWS US TO TRAVEL MORE EASILY FOR MEETS.
>> IF WE NEED TO GET WORK DONE AHEAD OF TIME, WE CAN ALWAYS DO IT ON THE WEEKENDS.
WE THEN HAVE A LOT OF TIME FREE FOR OUR COMPETITIVE MEETS.
>> YEAH. ALSO, WE CAME HERE BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE AP CLASSES, AND WE REALLY NEEDED THE AP CLASSES.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT BGVA.
BEING A STUDENT AT BGVA IS A LOT HARDER THAN I HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
THE CLASSES ARE CHALLENGING, AND IT DEFINITELY HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT.
BUT THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF ARE SO SUPPORTIVE.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I CAN GO IF I NEED HELP.
IT'S LIKE YOU E MAIL YOUR TEACHER AND YOU GET A RESPONSE WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS.
>> YEAH. I AGREE WITH ALL THAT. I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
I LOVE THE SUPPORTIVENESS. YEAH. IT'S REALLY GOOD.
>> YEAH. I THINK MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT IT IS I GET SOME CONTROL OVER MY SCHEDULE. I HAVE A CHOICE.
AND IF I DON'T WANT TO DO, I AM FRUSTRATED WITH A CLASS OR IF I'M FRUSTRATED WITH THE ASSIGNMENT, I CAN GO DO SOMETHING ELSE FOR A WHILE.
I LOVE THAT. I GET THAT CONTROL AND THAT FLEXIBILITY.
LIKE WHEN I'M TIRED OF TIRED OF OR I CAN'T FOCUS ON ONE THING.
I CAN JUST MOVE OVER TO A DIFFERENT SUBJECT WHERE I'LL BE ABLE TO FOCUS EASIER, AND IT'S REALLY GOOD.
>> HOW LONG HAVE THE TWO OF YOU BEEN AT BGVA?
>> THIS IS A FIRST YEAR. YEAH.
>> TRANSITION WAS OKAY IN TERMS OF COURSES TRANSITION.
TRANSITION WAS EASY, ACTUALLY.
EVERYTHING FROM WE TO GO TO S [INAUDIBLE] CATHOLIC COLLEGE PREP, AND EVERYTHING JUST TRANSFERRED OVER EASILY. OKAY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JORDAN AND REAGAN?
>> TELL ME WHERE ABOUT YOUR COMPETITIVE SWIMMING AND I'M INTRIGUED.
BUT SHE MIGHT GO TO THE OLYMPIC TRIAL SOMEDAY.
>> IT'S I MEAN, THE NEXT OLYMPICS IS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
>> HE SAID IT WAS MORE CHALLENGING.
IS IT THE COURSE WORK IS HARDER OR IS IT JUST THE FORMAT IS HARDER GET USED TO? YEAH.
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>> INGENUITY IS THE MAIN THING.
MOST OF THE CLASSES ARE THROUGH INGENUITY, AND IT'S JUST A LOT OF JUST ASSIGNMENT AFTER ASSIGNMENT.
BY THE TIME I'M DONE WITH ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS, I'VE DEFINITELY LEARNED THE MATERIAL REALLY WELL.
THERE'S JUST A LOT TO GET THROUGH, SO I HAVE TO MANAGE MY TIME REALLY WELL TO WORK THROUGH IT. OKAY.
>> I DO FEEL LIKE IT IS DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PREPARING US FOR COLLEGE.
>> I MEAN TIME LIMITS ON THE AP TESTS ARE GOING TO BE CHILL.
>> I'M AN AP CALCULUS, APO HISTORY AND AP ENGLISH.
>> I'M JUST AN AP WORLD HISTORY.
>> VERY GOOD. MISS GREAT. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I'LL JUST POINT OUT THE BGVA PRINCIPAL, MR. PINES IS BACK THERE, TOO, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH.
>> THANK YOU, JORDAN AND REAGAN.
>> THE NEXT IS SUMMIT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]
>> YOU GUYS GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES?
I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASP [INAUDIBLE] GROUP AT OUR SCHOOL.
>> HI. I'M FAITH ORDWAY, AND I AM TREASURER OF OUR ASP [INAUDIBLE].
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ZACHARY BRAIN I'M THE SECRETARY OF TASB [INAUDIBLE].
>> I'M GOING TO BE GIVING JUST REGULAR STATISTICS ABOUT HOW MANY STUDENTS WE HAVE AND STUFF.
IN TOTAL AT SOME OF YOU, I BELIEVE THERE'S ROUGHLY AROUND 370 STUDENTS IN TOTAL.
AS OF THIS YEAR, 150 OF THOSE STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THEY'RE NEW, AND 180 OF THEM ARE SENIORS.
AND WITH THAT, SEVEN STUDENTS SO FAR HAVE GRADUATED AND I BELIEVE FOUR IN RUNNING START, SO-
>> I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT EVENTS AND PARTIES AND WHATNOT, AND JUST STUFF WE'VE BEEN DOING AROUND THE SCHOOL LIKE HALLOWEEN, WHICH WAS FUN WE CARVE SOME PUMPKINS, WATCHED GREMLINS, AND BEETLE JUICE.
WE ALSO HAD A CHRISTMAS PARTY WHERE WE WATCHED ELF.
WE'VE BEEN HANDING OUT SOME DRINKS LIKE SPIRIT REEKS AND THE PARTIES TO OTHER STUDENTS.
WE RECENTLY HAD A CANTRE WE'VE BEEN DOING LIKE A BUNCH OF FUNDRAISERS AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN A CANTRE WHERE PEOPLE JUST LEAVE OUT FOOD, AND WE'VE LEFT IT OUT AND KIDS THAT NEED THE FOOD CAN TAKE IT IF THEY NEED IT.
WITH THAT, WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT OPENING UP A FOOD PANTRY FOR ANY KIDS THAT NEED FOOD, BUT CAN'T GET IT.
JUST LIKE IF THEY NEED FOOD, THEY CAN JUST COME GRAB IT BEFORE THEY HEAD HOME. THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH PORTION OF OUR SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT, INCLUDING PRAIRIE, CASEY, AND PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY AND PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE.
I HAVE SEEN THAT SUMMIT VIEW PRODUCES MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND AT LEAST FOR ME, FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT REALLY CONNECTS PEERS, I'VE NOTICED.
WE HAVE PEER LED SUICIDE PREVENTION LESSONS WITH THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OVERLOOKING, WHICH I THINK REALLY HARBORS CONNECTIONS AND MAKES STUDENTS MORE COMFORTABLE AMONG EACH OTHER.
I'M NEW TO THE SCHOOL. I JUST CAME THIS YEAR, AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN AMAZING, ESPECIALLY WITH MY OWN STRUGGLES IN MY LIFE.
I'VE NOTICED THAT THE SCHOOL REALLY IS DEDICATED TO HELPING STUDENTS WHO NEED IT.
ALONG WITH THAT, WE ALSO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
SHE LEADS PEER BASED ACTIVITIES.
SHE HAS BOARDS AND WELLNESS ALL AROUND THE SCHOOL.
IT'S HONESTLY JUST AWESOME AND REALLY HELPS OUR STUDENTS FROM WHAT I'VE NOTICED, AND PERSONALLY, IT'S HELPED ME A LOT, WHICH IS HOW I KNOW IT'S HELPING OTHER STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAM.
YEAH. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO DIRECT THIS TO ZACH, BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE STUDENT HEALTH.
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YOU'RE DOING ALL THESE SOCIAL EVENTS SEEMS PRETTY ACTIVE.I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE BUY IN OF THE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS, IS IT HARD TO GET SOME OF THEM TO PARTICIPATE? ARE THEY REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE EVENTS? DO YOU FIND FRUSTRATIONS AND THEY DON'T SHOW UP?
>> IT'S HARD TO SAY MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL SCHOOL AND PEOPLE COME IN WHENEVER THEY WANT.
IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY'S IN AT THE SAME TIME.
USUALLY, AT LEAST MOST OF THE ASP MEMBERS WILL BE THERE, BUT SOMETIMES SOME OTHER STUDENTS WILL COME IN, BUT IT'S JUST HARD TO SAY HOW OFTEN PEOPLE COME IN.
>> ALONG WITH THAT, I THINK THAT THE FACT THAT LIKE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, WE HAND OUT STUFF TO STUDENTS OR CAN FOOD DRIVE.
I REALLY THINK THAT DOES HIT MOST STUDENTS THOSE EVENTS JUST BECAUSE THOSE THINGS ARE CONSTANTLY UP OR WE HAVE PEOPLE DURING THE WEEK IN OUR ASB HANDING OUT THOSE ITEMS, WHICH I THINK IT DOES HIT MOST STUDENTS THAT WAY AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND HELPS THEM SHOW UP.
>> BEING A MEMBER OF ASB IS OPTIONAL, RIGHT?
>> YOU ARE MOST STUDENTS ASB MEMBERS OR DO YOU THINK IT'S LIKE HALF OR WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I THINK WE ONLY HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 11 STUDENTS WHO ARE REALLY, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE WHO ARE REALLY DEDICATED TO OUR SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHO REALLY SHOWS UP MOST OFTEN.
>> VALERIE, WERE YOU GOING TO ADD SOMETHING? YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE?
>> NO, I WAS JUST NODDING ALONG.
>> WHEN THE NEW STUDENTS COME, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROCEDURES OR CERTAIN THINGS THAT LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THEM PRACTICES THAT YOU DO WHEN PEOPLE COME IN THAT ARE NEW, SO THEY FEEL WELCOME.
>> WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO IS THAT DURING OUR MEETINGS, THE COUNSELOR WHO HELPS RUN THE MEETINGS, SHE HANDS OUT HOURS.
SHE'S LIKE, RIGHT, THESE STUDENTS WILL BE HERE THIS DAY, THEY'RE NEW.
WE CAN CHOOSE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT.
WHAT WE WILL DO IS THAT WHEN THE STUDENT COMES, WE WILL INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND WE WILL WALK THEM AROUND THE SCHOOL, SHOW THEM THE DIFFERENT ROOMS, WHERE THEIR TEACHERS ARE, EXPLAIN LIKE HOURS AND STUFF, LIKE THEIR SESSION TIME. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> THANK YOU FOR PARTNERSHIPS.
>> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT ALSO, IF YOU'RE JOINING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THERE WILL BE AN ORIENTATION THAT YOU GO TO.
THERE'S ORIENTATION ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THE MAIN ONE HAS MR. POLINA HELPING US AND ALL OF THAT.
I THINK THAT IT'S VERY WELCOMING IN THAT SENSE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MENTORING THAT WE DO.
>> MINE IS MORE OF A COMMENT, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH YOU TALKING ABOUT PEER LED MENTAL HEALTH, THE SMALL GROUP SESSIONS.
GETTING INVOLVED WITH THOSE IS GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. IT'S MADE A REALLY BIG IMPACT.
I THINK ESPECIALLY WITH THE SUICIDE PREVENTION LESSONS, WHICH I'M SURE ALL OF US HIGH SCHOOLERS WHO HAVE HAD TO DO THEM.
THEY CAN BE AWKWARD AT TIMES, AND I THINK HAVING A PEER THERE TO LEAD THAT AND HELP SUPPORT STUDENTS IS REALLY IMPACTFUL. THANK YOU.
>> WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THAT, ARE WE JUST REACHING OUT TO THE COUNSELOR, WHAT'S THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
>> SOMETIMES THE STUDENTS, THEY WILL SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY ASK US, LIKE, HEY, WHAT'S THIS PROGRAM AND STUFF? WHAT WE DO IS LIKE, WE'LL GIVE THEM A ROUGH RUNDOWN AND STUFF, EXPLAIN LIKE THE PROGRAMS WE WORK ON, DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WE DO, THAT STUFF.
IF THEY DO ACTUALLY WANT TO JOIN, MISS ANDREWS, THE COUNSELOR, SHE ADDS IT TO ONE OF THEIR CLASSES.
IT BECOMES ONE OF THEIR CLASSES AND THEY JOIN.
YEAH, ALL THE PAPER STUFF SHE DOES, BUT WE INTRODUCE TO SO.
>> T HANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING TODAY.
>> WOULD WE LIKE JOSH TO GO NEXT OR DO WE WANT THE OKAY.
JOSH POSTPACK? I'M EXCITED TO HEAR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. EXPLAIN.
>> HI THERE. I'M NOT JOSH. I'M HEATHER SPINE.
I'M A ENGLISH TEACHER AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL,
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AND I'M HERE WITH JOSH TO INTRODUCE HIM.HE IS THIS YEAR'S POETRY OUT LOUD WINNER FROM BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE WILL REPRESENT US AT THE REGIONAL COMPETITION, NOT THIS COMING WEEKEND, BUT THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, AND HE'S HERE TO RECITE ONE OF HIS POEMS FOR YOU BEFORE HE GOES TO DIRECT THE PEP BAND, WHICH HE'LL BE DOING RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. SIR. THE CONQUEROR WORM BY EDGAR ALLEN POE.
LO, TIS A GALA NIGHT, WITHIN THE LONESOME LATER YEARS, AN ANGEL THRONG BE WINGED, BE DATE IN VEILS AND DROWNED IN TEARS, SIT IN A THEATER TO SEE A PLAY OF HOPES AND FEARS.
WHILE THE ORCHESTRA BREATHES FITFULLY, THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES.
MIMES IN THE FORM OF GOD ON HIGH, MUTTER AND MUMBLE LOW, AND HITHER AND ITTHER FLY, MERE PUPPETS STAY WHO COME AND GO AT BIDDING OF VAST FORMLESS THINGS THAT SHIFT THE SCENERY TO AND FRO, FLAPPING FROM OUT THERE CONDOR WINGS, INVISIBLE WOE.
THAT MOTLEY DRAMA, HO, BE SURE, IT SHALL NOT BE FORGOT, WITH ITS PHANTOM CHASED FOREVERMORE BY A CROWD THAT SEES IT NOT.
THROUGH A CIRCLE THAT EVER RETURNETH INTO THE SELF SAME SPOT, AND MUCH OF MADNESS AND MORE OF SIN AND HORROR, THE SOUL OF THE PLOT.
BUT SEE AMID THE MIMIC ROUT, A CRAWLING SHAPE INTRUDE, A BLOOD RED THING THAT WRITHES FROM OUT THE SCENIC SOLITUDE. IT WRITHES.
THE MIMES BECOME ITS FOOD, AND SERAPS SOB AT VERMIN FANGS AND HUMAN GORE IMBUED.
OUT. OUT ARE THE LIGHTS OUT ALL AND OVER EACH QUIVERING FORM.
THE CURTAIN, A FUERAL PULL COMES DOWN WITH THE RUSH OF A STORM.
WHILE THE ANGELS ALL PALLID AND AN UPRISING UNVEILING FIRM THAT THE PLAY IS THE TRAGEDY MAN, AND ITS HERO, THE CONQUEROR WORM. THANK YOU.
>> WAIT. COME BACK. I GOT A QUESTION.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION? WHEN WHERE IS THE REGIONAL EVENT?
>> IT'S AT SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN OLYMPIA.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO CHALLENGE ME.
I MIGHT BE UP THERE THOUGH, SO WE'LL SAY.
I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOU. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN DOING THIS? COMPETITION.
>> POETRY OUT LOUD IS A PROGRAM THAT I THINK MOST, IF NOT ALL ENGLISH CLASSES AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL OFFER, WHERE YOU HAVE TO MEMORIZE A POEM FOR A GRADE.
BUT THEN FROM THERE ON, YOU CAN CHOOSE IF YOUR TEACHER SELECTS YOU TO COMPETE IN YOUR SCHOOL COMPETITION, AND THE SCHOOL WIDE COMPETITION YOU GO ON FROM THEN AND SO ON, SO FORTH.
>> WHAT CAUSED YOU TO CHOOSE THAT PARTICULAR POEM?
YEAH. HE'S SO CREEPY, AND I LOVE IT.
>> I HAVE BEEN IN THEATER MY WHOLE LIFE IN DRAMA.
I JUST FELT LIKE THIS WAS A REALLY NICE POEM TO EXPRESS THE THEATRICAL SIDE OF ME.
>> DO YOU DO MORE THAN ONE PIECE AT REGIONALS?
>> YEAH, I DO TWO. YOU DO TWO PIECES? YES.
>> ALL RIGHT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR OTHER PIECE IS? I'M SURE YOU DO.
>> YES. IT IS TO A WATER FOWL BY WILLIAM COLIN BRYANT.
>> CAN WE PUT THE SLIDES FOR RIVER HOME LINK?
>> I'LL JUST START WITH WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE FIRST CAME THERE.
WE WENT TO RIVER HOME LINK, AND WE'RE TALKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL JUST TO GET A RUNDOWN OF HOW THINGS WORK.
THE FIRST THING THAT STUCK OUT TO ME WAS EVERY MONTH, PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COME IN AND CHECK IN, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH OUR EDUCATION IS THAT PARENTS AREN'T INVOLVED ENOUGH AND RIVER HOME LINK IS DOING A GREAT JOB TO DEAL WITH THAT.
HE SAID THAT ONCE A MONTH, PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK IN
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AND THEY HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.THEN WHEN WE WALKED AROUND, WE WENT TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS AND THERE WERE PARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WHEN WE TALK TO STUDENTS TOO, IT'S JUST A RECURRING THEME OF PARENTS ARE THEY'RE THERE.
THEN ALSO ANOTHER THING WAS THAT IT'S A REALLY WELCOMING COMMUNITY IS WHY WE HEARD FROM STUDENTS, AND PEOPLE ARE A LOT NICER.
THERE WAS ONE GIRL THAT WE TALKED TO WHO MOVED FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL TO RIVER HOME LINK, AND SHE SAID THAT THE VIBE WAS DIFFERENT.
JUST EVERYONE WAS MORE WELCOMING, MORE FRIENDLY.
SHE FELT MORE COMFORTABLE AND SHE HAD ONLY BEEN THERE FOR LIKE THREE WEEKS.
THEN THE GRADUATION RATE FOR SENIORS IS 78%, BUT THAT NUMBER THE PRINCIPAL SAID WAS SKEWED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TWO GROUPS OF KIDS.
ONE GROUP OF KIDS ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR DIPLOMA FROM RIVER HOME LINK, THAT MAKES SENSE.
BUT THEN THE OTHERS THEY ARE GOING TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AS WELL AS BEING ENROLLED IN RIVER HOME LINK, WHICH JUST MESSES WITH THE NUMBER, I GUESS.
THEN IN TERMS OF HOW THE LEVY HAS AFFECTED THEM, THEIR STAFF SIZE HASN'T DECREASED, BUT THERE'S JUST MORE TO TAKE ON.
THE STAFF ALREADY HAVE TO DEAL WITH MORE THAN A REGULAR SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE PARENT THINGS AND OTHER THINGS.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM, I ASKED THE PRINCIPAL WHAT HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS, AND IT WAS THAT RIVER HOME LINK IS AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL, IT'S ALSO SMALL AND IT'S CAPACITY, AND HE SAID THAT THEY HAD AROUND 300 PEOPLE ON THEIR WAIT LIST THAT THEY JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE IN BECAUSE OF ITS CAPACITY.
HE WENT INTO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF IT AND HE TALKS ABOUT HOW THEY COULD HAVE SPOTS OPEN FOR SECOND GRADERS, BUT IF YOU COME AND YOU HAVE A FOURTH GRADE KID, THEY JUST CAN'T TAKE THEM.
WITH THE LEVY COMING UP, HE HOPES I ASKED HIM THIS QUESTION FOLLOWING THAT.
I ASKED HIM IF HE PLANNED ON LIKE, TRYING TO EXPAND RIGHT, AND HE'S GOING TO TRY TO EXPAND EITHER WAY, BUT IF THE LEVY PASSES, THEN HE'LL HE'LL BE MORE COMFORTABLE ATTEMPTING TO EXPAND RIGHT, WHEREAS IF THE LEVY DOESN'T PASS, THEN HE HAS TO BE REALLY CAUTIOUS TRYING TO EXPAND BECAUSE IT COULD ALL COME CRUMBLING DOWN.
BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT.
>> YEAH. I DO GO TO PRAYER HIGH SCHOOL.
COMPARING A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL TO AN ALE, YOU SEE THE VAST DIFFERENCES, AND LIKE TOBY SAID, THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS THE COMMUNITY AND PARENTS BEING THERE.
WE TALKED TO TWO PARENTS WHILE WE WERE THERE AND JUST THE WAY THAT THEY KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT CURRICULUMS AND HELPING THEIR STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT HOW THE CURRICULUM WORKS, WHETHER IT'S MATH, WHETHER IT'S ENGLISH.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS STRUGGLE WITH IS AGAIN, LIKE TOBY SAID, HAVING PARENTS, HAVING PARENTS BE A PART OF THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION.
NOT ONLY IS IT GOOD FOR THE CHILD TO HAVE THEIR PARENT PART OF IT, THE PARENT LEARNS FOR FUTURE THINGS AS WELL.
A LOT OF KIDS HAVE PARENTS WHO DIDN'T GO TO HIGH SCHOOL, DIDN'T GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, DIDN'T GRADUATE, AND MAKING SURE RHL HAS THAT AND REALLY HELPS THOSE STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT HAVE NOT GROWN UP IN THOSE TYPES OF ATMOSPHERES WITH A BUNCH OF SUCCESS IN THEIR FAMILIES.
JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE KEEPING THOSE FAMILIES A PART OF THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH SCHOOL IS JUST SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHENEVER SOMETHING GOES WRONG, WHETHER IT'S A BAD GRADE, WHETHER IT'S MISSING, WHETHER IT'S FAMILY ISSUES, FAMILY PROBLEMS, EDUCATION PROBLEMS, PARENTS ARE RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
LIKE KESSLER DOES, HE MEETS WITH PARENTS ONCE A MONTH, WHICH IS SUPER GOOD AND SUPER BENEFICIAL TO THE KIDS, JUST BECAUSE IT KEEPS THE KIDS ON TRACK TO GRADUATE, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE SUCH A HIGH GRADUATION RATE.
SEEING THOSE PARENTS THERE JUST MAKES ME HAPPY BECAUSE IT DOES CREATE SUCH AN IMPACT WHERE THESE KIDS ARE GROWING UP WITH THEIR PARENTS LEARNING WITH THEIR PARENTS, NOT JUST LEARNING ALONE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE STRUGGLE WITH AT OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES, WITH OUR FIRST GENERATION KIDS, AND JUST WITH KIDS WHO JUST HAD NEVER HAD THAT SUPPORT OR THAT LEADER IN THEIR LIFE.
THEN THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT SOME OF OUR RHL KIDS BROUGHT UP TO OUR ATTENTION ON OUR SURVEY.
RHL IS A PRETTY SMALL SCHOOL, AND LIKE THEY SAID, THEY DO HAVE A PRETTY IMMENSE AMOUNT OF KIDS FOR SUCH A SMALL CAMPUS.
THEY BROUGHT UP PARKING ISSUES.
THEN AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE LEVY, THEY BROUGHT UP THEIR BUDGET CUTS, SCHOOL FACILITIES, OVERCROWDED OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS THAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT IN A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS.
THEN SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TEACHER STAFFING, EXTRACURRICULARS, ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP MULTIPLE TIMES, RECESS OPTIONS,
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LACK OF LOCKERS, FOOD QUALITY, HOMEWORK LOAD, LUNCH DURATION, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION, AND OTHER STUFF AS WELL.THEN THIS IS A SUMMARY OF OUR OTHER STAR SCORES AND WHAT PEOPLE HAD RATED THOSE BECAUSE YOU CAN RATE OTHER PEOPLE'S SURVEYS AND WHAT THEY PUT IT. YEAH.
>> THESE ARE SOME COMMENTS THAT STUDENTS LEFT. YOU CAN JUST READ THOSE.
THEN ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO BRING UP THAT I'VE NOTICED, I GUESS, WITH A LOT OF ADMIN ON A LOT OF PRINCIPLES, AND BECAUSE OF SUCH A LEVEE FAILURE, AND SUCH LACK OF RESOURCES, I CAN PERSONALLY SEE THAT MY ADMIN IS DRAINED, NOT HAVING THAT SUPPORT, NOT HAVING THE HELP.
I MEAN, KESSLER BROUGHT IT UP.
LAST YEAR AND YEARS PRIOR WITH THE LEVY, STAFF COULD HAVE THAT SUPPORT, THAT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, THAT HELP.
RIGHT NOW, STAFF DOESN'T HAVE THAT.
WHEN WE WENT TO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WE DID, BUT WE WILL BE PUSHING THAT SUMMARY TO ANOTHER DATE SO WE CAN HAVE MORE SURVEYS COME IN FROM STUDENTS.
BUT TALKING TO WATTS AND TALKING TO GORD AND SUKES, AND ALL OF THEM, JUST KNOWING THAT THEY ARE SO BUSY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HANDS ON CAMPUS THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH TIER 3 KIDS, AND WORKING WITH KIDS JUST TO GRADUATE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE NUMBER IS LOW THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT OUR STAFF.
THEY DON'T SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS.
THEY DON'T HELP THEM INSTRUCTIONALLY BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED AS A STAFF AND AS A TEACHER, YOU NEED YOUR ADMIN TO HELP YOU IN CASE YOU'RE NEW TO THE JOB BECAUSE OF ALL THE MOVEMENT AROUND.
BUT STAFF DOESN'T HAVE THAT AND ADMIN DOESN'T HAVE THAT, WHICH YOU'VE SEEN IN A BUNCH OF THE EDUCATION, AND THE STUDENTS AS WELL.
WE WILL BE BRINGING SURVEY ANALYSIS FROM A SURVEY THAT GORD DID ON HOW DO YOU FEEL CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL WITH STAFF, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT THROUGH THAT AS WELL AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> THEN YOU CAN ASK US ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN TO RIVER HOME LINK.
I KNOW IT'S A SMALLER BUILDING.
HOW MANY CLASSROOMS? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? MIGHT BE GOOD FOR [INAUDIBLE]. I DON'T KNOW.
>> BECAUSE OF THEIR MOVEMENT, THEY'RE HOPING MAYBE SOONER OR LATER DEPENDING ON WHEN BGVAS BUILDING IS DONE THAT THEY WANT TO USE, POSSIBLY THOSE PORTABLES TO OPEN UP AND HAVE MORE CLASSES.
BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LEVEE WITH THE STAFF AND THE PROCESS OF HOW LONG THE BUILDING TAKES BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO PLAN AHEAD, AND THEN SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE MIGHT HAPPEN JUST BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH THE MUD, AND THE RAIN AND THE SNOW PROBABLY COMING UP.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT REPORT, YOU TOOK.
THAT WAS WONDERFUL. YOU BROUGHT A LOT OF STUFF TO US, MAN.
I TELL YOU, TOO MUCH FOR ME TO GET MY MIND AROUND. THAT WAS GOOD.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN MY HEAD.
[OVERLAPPING] ANYTHING ELSE? YOU WANT TO ASK THEM THEN?
THEN WE'LL GIVE OUR KIND OF, LIKE, OUTSIDE UPDATES.
I WANT TO BRING UP PRAIRIE BASKETBALL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE OF THEIR GAMES, PLEASE GO. IT'S SUPER FUN.
THE HYPE IS THE GREATEST IT'S EVER BEEN THESE PAST FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AT PRAIRIE.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'VE HAD WIN AFTER WIN, AFTER WIN, SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD TO SEE.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE RANKED 34TH IN WASHINGTON, AND 11 IN 3 A.
THEN I ALSO WANT TO BRING UP SOME STUFF THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING IN THE STANDS.
WE RECENTLY BROUGHT BACK FSPN.
WE HAVE A TABLE SET UP IN THE BLEACHERS, AND THEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO BE OUR LITTLE COMMENTATORS.
I JUST THINK IT BRINGS SUCH HYPE TO THE GAME.
YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE ATHLETES, SEEING THAT YOUR SCHOOL IS CHEERING FOR YOU, AND THEN OPPOSING THE OTHER TEAM IS JUST SUPER GREAT TO SEE.
THEN OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ALWAYS BRINGS NEW MERGE TO THE STANDS, WHICH A LOT OF KIDS LOVE BECAUSE WELL, YOU WANT FREE STUFF.
WE RECENTLY HAVE THESE TOWELS THAT WE BROUGHT BACK.
ANYTIME SOMEBODY MAKES SOME POINTS FOR THE TEAM OR IT'S A FREE THROW.
WE TWIRL THEM AROUND IN THE AIR.
THEN AT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE GAME, YOU'LL JUST SEE A BUNCH OF WHITE TOWELS GOING UP IN THE AIR ALL AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS PRETTY FUN.
THEN I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR UNIFIED.
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UNIFIED ARE PLAYING AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, AT 10, 11 AND 1:00 P.M.THEY'LL BE PLAYING AGAINST CAMAS UNION AND SKYVIEW.
THEY DID PLAY LAST WEDNESDAY AT OUR HALFTIME WHEN WE PLAYED AGAINST KELSO, WHICH WE BE.
BUT IT WAS JUST SUPER FUN TO SEE AND JUST SEEING THAT OUR WHOLE CROWD WAS HYPING THEM UP THE WHOLE TIME, EVEN THOUGH THEY WENT THE WRONG WAY A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE GAME, IT WAS SUPER CUTE.
THEN I ALSO WANT TO GIVE PROPS TO OUR OPPOSING TEAM.
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OUR OPPOSING TEAM DURING THE HALFTIME, THEY WERE SUPER RESPECTFUL CHEERING ON ANYTIME.
ONE OF OUR KIDS MADE A FEW POINTS UP OR EVEN IF YOU WENT THE WRONG WAY, THEY WERE CHEERING HIM ON, DIRECTING HIM, IT WAS JUST SUPER FUN TO SEE.
THEN MY LAST THING IS OUR HOSA BLOOD DRIVE IS JANUARY 30.
I SIGNED UP, AND ACTUALLY, WE HAD GIVEN OUT ALL THE FORMS THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH, AND WE'RE ALREADY NOW FULL.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD TO SEE A FEW YEARS PRIOR, NOBODY WOULD REALLY SIGN UP, AND NOW IT ALREADY HAS FILLED UP WEEKS BEFORE IT HAS EVEN, WE'RE EVEN GOING TO HAVE IT, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE.
>> TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT.
I DID NOT KEEP UP WITH BATTLEGROUND SPORTS.
MY FRIENDS ARE DOING BASKETBALL.
I'VE WATCHED A COUPLE OF THEIR GAMES.
PRETTY FUN. NOT AS FUN AS THAT, THOUGH.
BUT THEN MY SCHOOL'S HAVING A COUPLE OF EVENTS COMING UP.
WE'RE HAVING OUR WINTER FORM WILL COME UP.
IT'S A LITTLE LATE, AND IT'S CANDY CANE THEMED. CHRISTMAS IS OVER.
BUT STILL EXCITED TO ATTEND, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENTS, AND IT'S JUST LIKE SMALL SCHOOL EVENTS TO LIKE, GET MORALE UP.
BUT, YEAH, I DON'T GOT A LOT TO REPORT FOR SPORTS.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE'VE GOT OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WE START WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
LET'S NOT START WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
LET'S START WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
WE GOT A REPORT WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE?
>> YES. WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, DEBBIE AND I MET JUST A FEW DAYS AGO ACTUALLY, AND THE PROCESS FOR SINCE JANUARY, WANT TO REVIEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THIS WORKS.
THERE'S USUALLY TWO BOARD MEMBERS THAT SIT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
WE MEET MONTHLY, AND REVIEW THE PREVIOUS MONTHS, EXPENSES, PAYROLL, SUPERINTENDENT TIME CARD.
>> VOUCHERS, AND THEN WE GET TOGETHER, AND WE PULL THE FINANCE GOALS WORK REALLY HARD TO PULL INFORMATION THAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO PULL SO THAT WE'RE READY TO GO, AND WE REVIEW THOSE THINGS AT THE MEETING, AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
WE DID ALL THAT AT THIS LAST MEETING.
ONE QUESTION THAT CAME UP WAS PARTICULARLY LARGE EXPENSE.
AS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WE CAN ASK ABOUT THOSE THINGS, AND POSSIBLY GUIDE THE DISTRICT, AND LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS MAYBE, AND WE HAD ONE OF THOSE, AND I THINK MICHELLE WILL GO OVER THAT AT SOME POINT.
BUT IT'S A GOOD WAY TO SHOW THAT WE'RE BEING TRANSPARENT.
WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE ROLLING ALONG THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD FINANCIALLY, AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
HAD ONE MEETING, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE TOWARDS THE END OF JANUARY.
WE HAVE TWO IN JANUARY BECAUSE WE'RE DOING, I THINK, WE HAD NOVEMBER AND THEN, DECEMBER.
IT'S ALL MUSHING TOGETHER, SO WITH THE BREAK.
>> I JUST WANT TO EXCUSE ME TO ADD.
SHE DID BETTER THAN I EVER DID ONCE.
THERE WAS ONE THING THAT WE BROUGHT UP, WE TALKED TO MICHELLE ABOUT, AND SHE'S GOING TO CHECK WITH SCOTT MCDANIEL.
ABOUT THE RECORDING BOARD MEETINGS HAS GONE UP 30%.
WE ARE GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT, AND SEE POSSIBLY IF SOMETHING ELSE CAN BE DONE SO THAT THE BOARD MEETINGS CAN BE RECORDED.
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WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO THAT, BUT WE LIKE TO NOT SPEND $40,000 IF IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE.ALSO, MICHELLE LET US KNOW ABOUT THE AUDIT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP ON THE 17 FEBRUARY, AND IT'S A RISK ANALYSIS, AND THEY'LL BE FOCUSING.
LETTING MICHELLE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THE AUDIT.
LAURIE AND MARSHALL WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I BELIEVE AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME, BUT I THINK IT'S 14 YEARS CLEAN AUDITS [OVERLAPPING].
THEY DO A FABULOUS JOB, AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING IT WILL BE THE SAME FOR THIS YEAR.
I'M EXCITED THAT MICHELLE AND I'M SORRY, THAT LAURIE AND MARSHALL ARE GOING TO BE THE NEW AUDIT PEOPLE, AND I GET TO WAVE GOODBYE TO THAT PART OF MY LIFE.
BUT IT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTING.
>> THE NEXT REPORT THAT MAYBE WE COULD GET IS FROM WIAA, NO MEETINGS.
BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM THERE?
>> OUR FIRST MEETING WILL BE THIS THURSDAY EVENING.
>> OKAY. THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
I WAS AT THE MEETING THIS WEEKEND, THIS PAST WEEKEND IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION JUST STARTED, TODAY.
ACROSS THE STATE, THE BOARD, THE DIRECTORS GATHERED WITH THE WASA, WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND THIS OTHER ONE, WAS BO.
IS THAT, DID I SAY IT RIGHT? WHICH IS MICHELLE IS A PART.
IT'S THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] BUSINESS OFFICERS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE, WHEN THEY FOUND OUT I WAS FROM BATTLEGROUND, TALKED ABOUT YOU, KIND OF A THING.
>> SHE'S ACTUALLY THEIR NEW PRESIDENT.
THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONS MET TOGETHER, AND THE WHOLE INTENT IS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE AN INFLUENCE WITH THE LEGISLATURE.
MY REPORT AS THE LEGISLATIVE REP COMES OUT OF THAT MEETING.
I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT STUFF TO REPORT ON.
REPRESENTATIVE SKYLER RUDE, LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 16.
IT TURNS OUT THAT HE'S ON THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, MAYBE ONE OF THE RANKING PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE.
HE'S BEEN UP THERE FOR EIGHT YEARS.
I WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH HIM ABOUT MANDATED THINGS, AND THE BUDGET AND ALL THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON.
I'M GOING TO SHARE THREE THINGS HE SAID.
FIRST THING HE SAID WAS, AND YOU WEIGH THIS FOR WHATEVER YOU THINK.
BUT HE SAID, WELL, I WAS TALKING ABOUT UNFUNDED MANDATES, AND HOW THEY TELL US HOW TO DO THINGS LIKE HAVE 15 MORE MINUTES ON RECESS, AND REDO STUFF ALL THE TIME.
HE SAYS, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU GOT TO SEE IT FROM OUR POINT.
WE GIVE THIS MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS, AND SO WE FEEL A RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT ONLY GIVE YOU THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU NEED, BUT TO OVERSEE HOW IT'S USED, AND MAKE SURE IT'S BEING USED CORRECTLY, AND THIS THING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT YOU THINK ABOUT IT, AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK.
IT'S OUR TAXES, IT'S OUR MONEY, AND IT'S GIVEN TO THEM TO GIVE TO US TO DISTRIBUTE IT.
I THINK, WE'RE THE ONES WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE HOW IT'S USED.
I CAN TELL YOU SOME STORIES ABOUT BEING A TEACHER, AND ADMINISTRATORS, TELL YOU AND TELLING ME WHAT TO DO IN MY CLASS AND THIS STUFF.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IS ALL ABOUT TEACHERS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEARNING.
I THINK, THE LEGISLATURE COULD MAYBE LEARN SOME THINGS FROM THAT.
THE SECOND THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THAT I WANTED TO REPORT TO YOU IS THAT HE SAYS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE BILLS GOING THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER NOW, SO I WON'T SAY.
BUT IT WAS TALKED A LOT ABOUT STUFF THAT IMPACTS THE SCHOOL,
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STUFF THAT MAY GO, WHO KNOWS WHAT DIRECTION.WE'RE GOING TO PUT THROUGH A BILL ON THAT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A BILL ON THAT. IT'S IN THE WORKS.
BUT WHEN WE FINALLY GOT DOWN TO WHAT HE SAID WAS, BUT DON'T EXPECT ANY OF THEM TO GET ADOPTED.
BE PREPARED, AND NONE OF THEM ARE GOING TO GET ADOPTED PROBABLY THIS ROUND.
THE POINT IS, WE'RE IN A FINANCIAL DEFICIT, A SITUATION THAT'S VERY SEVERE.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO, AND SO DON'T EXPECT MORE MONEY.
EXPECT NEW TAXES, WAS WHAT HE TOLD ME.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO REPORT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HEARING ON THIS STUFF, SHELLY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HEARD, MICHELLE, BUT THIS GUY TELLING ME THIS IS WHAT HE TOLD ME.
THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME. THE THIRD THING HE TOLD ME WAS, I SAID, WASDA, IS THE GROUP THAT I'M WITH, AND WASDA HAS PRIORITIES FOR THE YEARS.
MSOC, WHICH IS MATERIAL SUPPLIES, EXEMPT ESSENTIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICES FROM SALES TAX, AND PAUSE NEW REQUIREMENTS.
DON'T HOW YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A FISCAL PROBLEM THIS QUARTER. THIS YEAR.
WHY DON'T WE JUST MAYBE PUT A HIATUS ON NEW SPENDING? HE TOLD ME, WELL, I SUPPORT THAT, TERRY.
BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE PASSING LEGISLATION FOR NEW SPENDING.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GO AROUND.
THE SUPPORT FOR OUR SCHOOLS USED TO BE 51% OF THE BUDGET.
NOW, IT'S 43%, AND THEY'RE GOING TO PASS THEY CAN'T EVEN TAKE A YEAR OFF TO STOP SPENDING MORE MONEY.
THAT'S MY LEGISLATIVE REPORT, AND I WAS NOT PLEASED, AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH HIM BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE CONVERSATION MADE A DIFFERENCE.
I KNOW WE'RE REACHING OUT TO OTHER LEGISLATORS, AND I KNOW MICHELLE, YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THIS INTO THE THING, SO THAT'S MY LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
NOW, BECAUSE OF MY NEW RESPONSIBILITIES, I WAS ELECTED TO SIT IN THIS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN OLYMPIA TO TALK WITH LEGISLATORS, AND INTERFACE FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEGISLATORS.
IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF MEETINGS, SO I AM NOT GOING TO CONTINUE AS OUR LEGISLATIVE REP.
I WAS GOING TO CONTACT YOU FOR A HEADS UP, AND I DIDN'T.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE SUPPOSED TO ELECT SOMEONE TO TAKE MY PLACE OR JUST APPOINT THEM.
SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT THAT AND COME BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING?
>> I THINK, WE HAVE TO ELECT BECAUSE IT'S A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
>> WE WILL PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING.
I'M GOING TO BE LEAVING THAT POSITION, AND WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE ELECTED FOR THAT.
>> I DON'T HAVE A COMMITTEE REPORT, BUT I GUESS I COULD WAIT FOR A DIRECTOR REPORT.
>> I HAVE SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP.
>> WELL, WE CAN SLIP INTO DIRECTORS REPORTS.
THAT'S ALL THE COMMITTEES, IS IT NOT? DIRECTORS REPORTS THEN.
>> I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION ABOUT HOUSE BILL 5861 AND TO OUR PUBLIC COMMUNITY.
WHAT THIS BILL IS GOING TO DO IS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT YOUR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS ARE HELD, AND WHAT THIS WILL DO IS FOR OUR SCHOOL OVER 5,000 STUDENTS WOULD BE 2-5,000 STUDENTS.
THREE OF THE DIRECTORS HAVE TO BE ELECTED BY THEIR OWN DIP.
FOR EXAMPLE, I'M IN TWO, SO I WOULD HAVE TO WIN TWO, AND THREE OF US WOULD HAVE TO WIN OUR DISTRICTS.
CHRIS WOULD HAVE TO WIN, I'D HAVE TO WIN MY DISTRICT, AND TERRY OR LAURA WOULD HAVE TO WIN HER DISTRICT.
IT'S CHANGING THE WAY THAT THEY DO IT, THE WAY THEY DO IT NOW IS EVERYONE VOTES FOR EVERYBODY.
THEY'RE CHAIN GOING TO BE CHANGING THAT TO WHERE WE HAVE TO WIN WHOEVER'S RUNNING HAS TO WIN THEIR DISTRICT.
>> NO ONE ELSE GETS TO VOTE FOR ME.
>> AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICT?
IT COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ELECTED PEOPLE.
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I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU SPEAK TO YOUR LEGISLATORS OR YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT BILL.
IT WAS ONLY SPONSORED BY ONE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY CHRIS RIDA.
IT'S NOT LIKE NOT ALL THE HOUSE OF REPS ARE INTERESTED IN THIS BILL.
IT WAS JUST SPONSORED BY ONE PERSON.
JUST INFORMATION TO LOOK INTO AND TO DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS BY.
THE ONE THING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WAS THAT WE WILL PROBABLY LOSE LOCAL CONTROL IS THE CONCERN.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT SERIOUSLY.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A VOICE IN YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS PROBABLY WON'T BE HELPFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY.
>> ALL OF THIS IS A LEDGE LE.GOV.WA.GOV.
YOU CAN GO THERE, YOU CAN LOOK AT IT, YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.
ANYTHING ELSE? DIRECTORS REPORTS? WHILE I WAS GONE, I BELIEVE WE HAD A CAC.
>> IS IS THERE A REPORT ON THAT? WERE YOU GOING TO GIVE A REPORT ON THAT SOMEBODY? NO. ANYTHING HAPPENED OF RESOLVE IN THAT?
>> WE ESSENTIALLY WENT OVER THE LEVY INFORMATION THAT YOU HEARD ON 22 OF DECEMBER.
>> THERE WERE SOME REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> PROBABLY NOTHING REALLY MORE THAN THAT.
>> ANY OTHER DIRECT REPORTS? I WOULD ADD ALONG WITH THAT, I SHARE BACK AND I LIKE TO STAND IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
EVERY TABLE WAS FILLED, EVERY SEAT WAS FILLED.
I THINK THE EFFORT TO HAVE MORE VOICES, COMMUNICATE WITH THE DISTRICT IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED.
>> IT WAS A GREAT INFORMATION THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM SHELLY, AND THERE IS A FOLLOW UP MEETING THIS NEXT WEDNESDAY AT SIX O'CLOCK AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THAT MEETING WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT LEVY INFORMATION, AND EVERYBODY'S ENCOURAGED TO COME.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE SIT AND WHAT OUR PLAN IS AND HOW WE CAN HELP THE SCHOOLS.
>> INVITE ANYONE YOU KNOW THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS SO THAT THEY COME AND CAN HEAR THE INFORMATION AND MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN COMING TO THE CAC MEETING AND THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
MARSHALL HAS BEEN ON IT FOR YEARS, HOWEVER LONG IT'S BEEN GOING ON, I THINK, BUT FOR ME, I HAVE ENJOYED SEEING THE WIDE ARRAY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THEY'RE ALL THEN FILTERING OUT, I'M SURE TO THEIR PEOPLE THAT THEY KNOW AND GIVING INFORMATION AND GETTING INFORMATION AND BRINGING THAT INFORMATION OR THOSE QUESTIONS BACK TO THE CITIZENS, I THINK IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD THING.
>> IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SHELLY WHITTEN ON THE SPOT. [LAUGHTER] ABSOLUTELY.
WORD ON THE STREET, SO OPPORTUNITY IS TO ASK DIRECT QUESTIONS AND SHE ANSWERS.
>> THIS MEETING WEDNESDAY IS AN OPEN COMMUNITY MEETING.
MAYBE IF YOU'RE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS STUFF AND OPINIONATED, I KNOW SOME OF US ARE, FIND SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED AND BRING THEM.
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE, YOUR NEIGHBOR, SOMEBODY YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, BRING THEM.
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>> ARE THERE ANY ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE READY.
>> WELL, THAT WAS PERFECT BECAUSE THE FIRST THING I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT WAS LEVY, AND I WAS CERTAINLY GOING TO DO A SHOUT OUT FOR THAT MEETING.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING THIS YEAR, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO THAT MEETING IS WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO A SHOUT OUT TO MIKE MASHA AND CINDY ARNOLD.
THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF OUR PARTNER.
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE WORK WITH, OUR CTE PARTNERS AND INVITED THEM CINDY HAS, AND MIKE HAS INVITED OUR PTO AND OUR BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERS TO ATTEND.
HOPEFULLY THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T TRIED IN THE PAST.
THIS TIME, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LIBRARY.
OUR HOPE IS THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE COMFORTABLE COMING INTO THE SCHOOL THAN THEY ARE INTO THE BOARDROOM,
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AND MAYBE THAT WILL ALSO BE A MORE COMFORTABLE ARENA.WE'RE JUST HOPING TO GET PEOPLE THAT HAVE QUESTIONS SO THAT WE CAN ANSWER THEM AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC ISN'T INFORMED WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR DECISION.
THAT'S ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, WHICH IS A LITTLE DISHEARTENING OR WORRISOME, I GUESS, IF YOU SAW THE ARTICLE IN THE COLOMBIAN THAT THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THE HANDLING OF THE US POST SERVICE MAIL.
WE'RE TRYING TO ALSO GET OUT THE WORD THAT IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO TYPICALLY MAILS YOUR BALLOT, IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAIL IT A FULL WEEK BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 3RD, FOR YOUR BALLOT TO BE COUNTED BECAUSE OF THE WAY MAIL IS BEING HANDLED.
SOME OF THE MAIL WITHIN OUR DISTRICT GETS SENT TO PORTLAND, THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER STAMPED BEFORE IT IS ROUTED.
IT HAS TO BE POSTMARKED BY THE TENTH, AND IF IT'S MOVING ALL AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE, THERE'S NO GUARANTEES THAT IT WILL BE COUNTED.
REALLY THE BEST OPTION IF YOU HAVEN'T IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND YOUR BALLOT WHEN IT HITS YOUR MAILBOX IS PROBABLY TO DROP IT IN THE RED BOX AT THE POST OFFICE.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE SAFEST THING TO DO, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DO IS JUST DROP IT IN THE RED BOX.
>> MOST OF THE RED BOXES ARE AROUND IN ALL KINDS OF RANDOM.
>> THEY ARE VERY EASY TO FIND THAT'S MAPPED ON THESE THINGS, AND I WOULD ALWAYS DROP IT IN A RED BOX.
>> RED BOX WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO.
THERE'S ONE AT YAKOH HOUSE 1, BRUSH PRAIRIE.
>> THE DISTRICT DOWN THERE 117TH.
>> WSU. GREAT. I KNOW I'VE SEEN THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WE'RE JUST ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO USE THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
THE OTHER THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF A CHATTER ABOUT IS THAT THIS IDEA THAT DISTRICTS REALLY DON'T NEED LEVEES, AND I WANT TO DEBUNK THAT MYTH.
I ALSO WANTED TO DEBUNK THE MYTH ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY HERE IN BATTLEGROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IN THE LAST 34 YEARS, WE'VE ONLY HAD FOUR YEARS WITHOUT A LEVY, 1993, 1998, 2006 AND NOW 2026.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT A LEVY.
I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR THAT THERE'S THIS IDEA THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN CONTINUE TO FUNCTION.
OF ALL OF THE 295 DISTRICTS IN OUR STATE, ONLY 3% DON'T HAVE A LEVY.
MOST OF THOSE DISTRICTS DON'T EVEN RUN A LEVY, BECAUSE THEY GET MONEY FROM OTHER SOURCES.
THEY MIGHT BE ON TRIBAL LANDS, THEY'RE SO SMALL, THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME NEEDS AS A LARGE DISTRICT OR THEY MAY BE IN THE SITUATION WE ARE IN CURRENTLY WHERE THEY'VE DOUBLE LEVY FAILED.
IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T NEED IT, IT'S BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T PASS IT.
THAT 3% IS A VERY SMALL NUMBER, AND WHAT I WOULD SAY IS IT IS NOT INDICATIVE OF NOT NEEDING A LEVY.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT FULLY FUNDED WITHOUT IT.
THE STATE DOES NOT SEND ENOUGH FOR US TO COVER BASIC EDUCATION AND ALL OF THE MANDATES THAT WE HAVE WITH CURRENT FUNDING LEVELS.
WE CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH MANDATES WE GET TO FOLLOW.
WE ARE FOLLOWING THE MANDATES AND TO TERRY'S POINT.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE IN THE SITUATION WHERE WE WILL HAVE STRUGGLES AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO RECEIVERSHIP IF WE CAN'T GET SOME SUSTAINED FUNDING THROUGH LEVY DOLLARS.
I JUST WANTED TO DEBUNK THAT SINCE I HAD ALL OF YOU HERE AND YOU MIGHT BE HEARING THE SAME THING.
I WANTED TO ARM YOU WITH THOSE 34 YEARS, FOUR YEARS, '93, '98, '06, AND NOW.
IN CASE YOU HEAR THOSE THINGS, YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION TO SHARE.
>> FOR THE FOLKS LISTENING WHO MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH RECEIVERSHIP.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT STATE RECEIVERSHIP WOULD LOOK?
>> MOST RECENTLY, ONE OF THE DISTRICTS THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THE STEPS FOR THIS IS MARYSVILLE, AND FOR THEM, IT WAS NOT RELATED TO LOSS OF LEVY DOLLARS, WHICH WE ALL NEED.
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IT WAS RELATED TO SOME FINANCIAL PLANNING, UNFORTUNATE MANAGEMENT KIND OF SITUATIONS.WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE STATE CAME IN, OSPI CAME IN, AND THEY PUT OTHER PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE DISTRICT FUNDS IN THE DISTRICT OPERATIONS.
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY DEVELOP A PLAN OVER A VARIETY NUMBER OF YEARS TO GET THE DISTRICT AT A DIFFERENT PLACE, AND THEY MAKE DECISIONS THEY DON'T NECESSARILY ASK YOUR COMMUNITY, WHAT DO YOU WANT THIS OR THAT OR THIS OR THAT? THEY DON'T NECESSARILY GET INPUT.
THEY JUST MAKE A PLAN THAT IS GOING TO PUT THEM ON A FINANCIAL PATH TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN SOLVENT.
THEY BUILD IT OVER A FEW YEAR PERIOD AND THEY CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT UNTIL THEY CAN STEP OUT AND PUT THE DISTRICT BACK IN CHARGE OF ITSELF.
ULTIMATELY, DURING THAT TIME FRAME, WE WOULD NOT BE HAVING LOCAL CONTROL OVER WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO LOOK LIKE.
IT WOULD BE A PLAN THAT WOULD BE LAID OUT FOR US, AND WE WOULD BE GUIDED BY THOSE STATE ENTITIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SPEAK WITH US ABOUT THIS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SOMETIMES DISTRICTS EVEN HAVE TO BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MONIES FLOW OUT OF OLYMPIA, THAT WE SOMETIMES CAN GET INTO A REAL BIND IF WE DON'T HAVE A DEEP RESERVE OUR RESERVE FUND, WHAT DO WE CALL THAT AGAIN?
>> OUR RESERVE FUND BALANCE. IF THE FUND BALANCE ISN'T DEEP ENOUGH, THEN WE CAN GET INTO TROUBLE MAKING THE PAYROLL.
I'VE HEARD THAT SOME DISTRICTS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN LOOKING AT TAKING OUT A LOAN TO PAY THEIR PAYROLL, BECAUSE THE LOAN IS TEMPORARY, BECAUSE THE STATE HAS PROMISED TO SEND THE CASH, BUT THE CASH FLOW HAS GOTTEN SO TOUGH THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO PAY THE PAYROLL WITHOUT THE LOAN.
>> CORRECT? THE DISTRICTS AROUND US HAVE BEEN IN THAT SCENARIO, SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN THAT SCENARIO.
>> YOU DON'T MENTION ANY NAME.
>> YES, AND THOSE DISTRICTS HAVE LEVY.
STILL MUCH LARGER ONES THAN WE BORROW. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU. THERE'S SO MUCH WE COULD SAY.
MAYBE WE'LL TALK SOME MORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GO AHEAD.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THAT WAS IT FOR LEVY UPDATES.
I WANTED TO SAY IT IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THAT.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS ALWAYS IN JANUARY, AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A DIFFERENT THEME EACH YEAR.
THIS THEME, OUR FUTURE IS PUBLIC.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S NATIONAL, BUT THE IDEA IS TO EMPHASIZE THE ROLE OF SCHOOL SCHOOL BOARDS IN SHAPING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THINGS LIKE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATIONS LIKE WADA.
I HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ FROM GOVERNOR BOB FERGUSON.
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU DIRECTLY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU.
YOU HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, AND WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AS WELL, BUT I'D LIKE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE MISSION OF WASHINGTON'S PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS AND POSSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BE RESPONSIBLE RESIDENTS OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY AND TO ENJOY PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFYING LIVES.
WHEREAS WASHINGTON'S 295 LOCAL ELECTED SCHOOL BOARDS AND NINE ELECTED EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT BOARDS ARE THE CORE OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION GOVERNANCE SYSTEM IN OUR STATE.
WHEREAS THE DISTRICT AND REGIONS THAT LEAD SERVE MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION STUDENTS HAVE A COMBINED ANNUAL BUDGET OF OVER 16 BILLION AND EMPLOY APPROXIMATELY 120,000 PEOPLE.
WHEREAS SCHOOL DIRECTORS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN PROMOTING STUDENT LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT BY CREATING A VISION, ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND BUDGETS, AND SETTING CLEAR STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS, AND WHEREAS SCHOOL DIRECTORS ARE DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THEIR DISTRICT AND REGIONS, SERVING AS A VITAL LINK BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR SCHOOLS.
WHEREAS SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS PROVIDE A PASSIONATE VOICE OF ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE WELFARE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE SCHOOL DIRECTORS
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AS OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANTS AND CHAMPIONS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.NOW, THEREFORE, BOB FERGUSON, GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 2026 AS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.[APPLAUSE]
>> I JUST PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS A BIG COMMITMENT, AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE UNTIL THEY SIT IN YOUR SEATS, WHAT A BIG COMMITMENT IT REALLY IS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, AND I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES FEEL THE SAME.
>> THANK YOU. YOU ALSO HAVE A FOLDER.
I WANTED TO JUST PUT A BUG IN YOUR EAR BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, IF NOT, THAT POLICY 1630, THE EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, OUTLINES A REQUIREMENT FOR US TO DO A MID-YEAR CHECK-IN.
I HAVE GIVEN YOU SOME INFORMATION TO REVIEW THAT WE WILL DO DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION DURING OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, FOR YOU TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK SO FAR ON MY PERFORMANCE.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME DATA AND SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU TO LOOK AT PRIOR TO THAT, SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A HEALTHY DISCUSSION DURING THAT TIME.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT TIMING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN BOARD PREP, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT YOU WEREN'T ON THE SPOT, SINCE THAT MID-YEAR REVIEW DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU HAVE TO WRITE ANYTHING UP, BUT I WOULD LOVE FEEDBACK.
THEN I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, ALSO IN YOUR DOCUMENTS, I MADE SURE THAT YOU EACH HAD A COPY OF THE UNFUNDED MANDATES LIST.
TERRY AND CHRIS ALREADY HAD A COPY OF THOSE.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD A COPY.
THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHARE WITH REPRESENTATIVES.
IF YOU FIND IT HELPFUL, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO REACH OUT AND LET ME KNOW.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT ANY SPECIFICS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO REACH OUT SPECIFICALLY ON.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR IN JUST A MINUTE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT WITH TK AS WELL.
THERE ARE SOME TIMELINES AND SOME DEADLINES FOR GIVING FEEDBACK TO THE LEGISLATURE OF THIS FRIDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE IN A MINUTE.
BUT I WOULD LOVE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THAT.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THAT WORK, AND I APPRECIATE THAT IMMENSELY.
THAT IS IT FOR ME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LINEL TO TALK ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I AM SO EXCITED TO PRESENT A TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN UPDATE.
I'M GLAD WE HAD OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTNERS GO FIRST.
GAVE YOU A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER, THERE IS A DATA SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU.
IT HAS AN IMPLEMENTATION THAT STARTS WITH 2017, 2018, AND IT IS OUR STATE TESTING OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
THESE ARE ASSESSING STUDENTS ON THE DOMAINS OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
YOU CAN SEE A DIRECT CORRELATION OF 2022 ON OF HOW OUR KINDERS ARE EXPERIENCING MORE READINESS LEVELS.
THAT'S DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING UP HERE IN JUST A MINUTE.
BUT AGAIN, IT GOES TO APPRECIATING YOU AS A BOARD BECAUSE THE BELIEF IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE, I WOULD SAY, THIS IS AN EXTENSION AND ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ANOTHER LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE OPERATING IN AFTER KINDERGARTEN AND THERE'S A DIRECT CORRELATION OF HOW THEY'RE PERFORMING LATER IN TEST RESULTS.
WE CAN GET INTO THAT AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
BUT I WANT TO ALSO SHED LIGHT ON THE FUNDING FOR OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDER IS IMPACTED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WITH THE NEW BUDGET PROPOSAL, THE GOVERNOR IS WANTING TO SHIFT THIS FROM A BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, RIGHT NOW WHERE WE RECEIVE APPORTIONMENT, TO A GRANT FUNDING MODEL.
IF THAT HAPPENS, WHAT WE WOULD SEE AS A DISTRICT IS A CUT OF 25%.
WE HAVE SEVEN PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW.
YOU COULD SEE THIS IS A VERY INTEGRAL PROGRAM FOR US, FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I WOULD HIGHLY ADVOCATE IF WE CAN GIVE SOME FEEDBACK TO OUR LEGISLATORS TO DO THAT BY THIS FRIDAY, JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES.
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THERE'S ALSO A KINDERGARTEN TK VISITATION SCHEDULE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS HERE.THEN WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS FOR SAYING A LITTLE EXTRA, AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND EARLY LEARNING COORDINATOR, MR. MIKE MACHAD.
>> THANK YOU, LINEL. THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR ALLOWING US A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.
I DID BRING SOME OF OUR EDUCATORS FROM OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TO THE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
MY GOAL THIS WEEK IS TO PROVIDE YOU A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THAT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT, WE STARTED WITH SOME FOUR-YEAR-OLDS TELLING US ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.
SOME OF THEM HAVE NOW TURNED FIVE SINCE WE STARTED SCHOOL.
YOU'RE GOING TO WATCH A SHORT VIDEO.
IT'S A STORY OF THE PLC JOURNEY FOR THE SEVEN EDUCATORS THAT PARTICIPATE TOGETHER IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THESE FOUR AND FIVE-YEAR-OLDS.
YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE DATA THAT MEASURES THE SIX DOMAINS THAT ARE WALK KIDS, STATE ASSESSMENT MEASURES.
YOU CAN SEE THE GROWTH IN THE STUDENTS, AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT TO SOME OF OUR PRESCHOOLS, TOO, BECAUSE THE WORK THAT THEY DO CONTRIBUTES TO THESE NUMBERS.
BUT THE FACT THAT OVER 70% OF OUR KINDERGARTNERS START KINDERGARTEN WITH PROFICIENCY IN ALL SIX DOMAINS IS ACTUALLY QUITE INCREDIBLE.
THEN LASTLY, THE SEVEN EDUCATORS HAVE OPENED UP THEIR ROOM THIS WEEK FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO COME SEE THE PLC, THE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS IN ACTION.
YOU HAVE THAT SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND WE WOULD BE EVER SO FORTUNATE IF YOU COULD TAKE SOME TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO HEAR AND SEE SOME OF THE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AND GO VISIT SOME OF THESE CLASSROOMS TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I GET TO EXPERIENCE IN CHAMPIONING THEIR WORK.
CARLA, IF YOU COULD PLAY THIS SHORT VIDEO, THIS TELLS A STORY OF THEIR WORK IN THE PLCS, AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO THEM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.
>> TODAY, I WANT TO SHARE A REALLY POWERFUL STORY OF SUCCESS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.
IT'S THE STORY OF OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, HOW THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND HOW THEY USE DATA TO CREATE SOME INCREDIBLE GROWTH FOR OUR VERY YOUNGEST LEARNERS.
LET'S DIVE IN AND SEE HOW THEY DID IT.
IT'S WHAT DRIVES ALL OF OUR WORK.
IT'S A SPECIFIC CHALLENGE OUR TK TEACHERS DECIDED TO TACKLE HEAD-ON.
HOW DO WE BUILD A STRONG AND, JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, A MEASURABLE ACADEMIC FOUNDATION FOR EVERY SINGLE CHILD WHO WALKS INTO OUR CLASSROOMS? THEIR JOURNEY REALLY UNFOLDS IN FIVE KEY PARTS.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A SPECIFIC SKILL THEY CHOSE TO FOCUS ON, THEN LOOK AT THEIR COLLABORATIVE PLAN, SEE HOW DATA SHAPES THEIR TEACHING IN REAL TIME, CELEBRATE THE STORY OF THEIR GROWTH, AND FINALLY ZOOM IN ON WHAT THIS ALL MEANS FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.
ANY GREAT PLAN STARTS WITH GETTING SUPER CLEAR ON THE CHALLENGE.
FOR THE TK TEAM, THAT MEANT CHOOSING ONE SINGLE FOUNDATIONAL SKILL TO REALLY ZERO IN ON.
THE TEAM DECIDED TO FOCUS ON A TRUE CORNERSTONE OF EARLY MATH, ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE.
THAT'S JUST THE ABILITY TO TOUCH ONE OBJECT AND SAY ONE NUMBER, ACCURATELY, ALL THE WAY UP TO 10.
IT MIGHT SOUND SIMPLE TO US, BUT FOR A FOUR-YEAR-OLD, IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL GATEWAY SKILL FOR ALL THE MATH THAT'S GOING TO COME LATER.
THIS IS WHERE THEIR WORK GOT INCREDIBLY FOCUSED.
THEY DIDN'T JUST SAY, LET'S TEACH COUNTING.
THEY SET A REALLY CLEAR, SMART GOAL.
THEY PUT A NUMBER ON IT, THEY PUT A DATE ON IT, AND THEY DEFINED WHAT SUCCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THEIR TARGET WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR.
80% OF STUDENTS WOULD MASTER THIS SKILL BY OCTOBER 22.
WHAT WAS THEIR STARTING LINE? THEY ASSESSED ALL 55 TK STUDENTS.
I ACTUALLY JUST OVER HALF, WE'RE ALREADY ON TRACK.
A HUGE CHUNK. NEARLY HALF THE KIDS, 47%, WERE NOT THERE YET.
THIS REALLY DEFINED THE SCOPE OF THE CHALLENGE AHEAD OF THEM.
THE TEACHERS DIDN'T JUST RETREAT TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS. NO. THEY CAME TOGETHER WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THEY DID IT BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, OR WHAT WE CALL A PLC.
A PLC ISN'T JUST ANOTHER STAFF MEETING.
IT'S A STRUCTURED, SYSTEMATIC PROCESS.
IT'S A DEDICATED TIME FOR OUR TEACHERS TO GET TOGETHER TO LOOK AT ACTUAL STUDENT WORK, TO SHARE WHAT'S WORKING, AND TO REALLY DIG INTO THEIR OWN TEACHING TO FIND SOLUTIONS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TAKING COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP FOR EVERY SINGLE CHILD'S SUCCESS.
THE TEAM FOLLOWED THIS VERY DELIBERATE CYCLE.
THEY SET THEIR GOAL. THEY CREATED THE ASSESSMENTS TOGETHER.
THEY ANALYZED THE STARTING DATA, AND THEN, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, THEY USED THAT ANALYSIS TO ADJUST WHAT THEY WERE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM BEFORE MEASURING GROWTH AGAIN.
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IT'S THIS CONTINUOUS LOOP OF GETTING BETTER. THAT'S THE PLAN.BUT WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE IN ACTION? THIS IS WHERE THE WHOLE PROCESS REALLY COMES ALIVE.
THE DATA WASN'T JUST COLLECTED AND PUT IN A BINDER.
IT BECAME A LIVING, BREATHING TOOL THAT GUIDED THEIR TEACHING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THIS CHART TELLS THE WHOLE STORY.
YOU SEE, THEY STARTED AT 53% PROFICIENCY.
THEY DIDN'T JUST WAIT UNTIL THE END.
THEY DID A MIDPOINT CHECK-IN AND SAW THEY HAD ALREADY JUMPED TO 62%.
THAT CHECK-IN WAS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL BECAUSE IT GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED TO PUSH FOR THAT INCREDIBLE FINAL RESULT, 87% PROFICIENCY.
THAT MIDPOINT CHECK-IN WAS SO IMPORTANT.
WHEN THE TEACHERS LOOKED AT THE DATA FOR THE KIDS WHO WERE STILL STRUGGLING, THEY SAW A VERY SPECIFIC PATTERN.
IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT KNOWING THE NUMBERS, AS THEIR OWN NOTES SHOW; THE PROBLEM WAS ORGANIZATION.
KIDS WERE COUNTING THE SAME BLOCK TWICE OR SKIPPING ONE ALTOGETHER.
KNOWING THAT A SPECIFIC PROBLEM MEANT THEY COULD TAKE IMMEDIATE TARGETED ACTION.
THEY REGROUPED STUDENTS AND SHARED NEW TEACHING STRATEGIES WITH EACH OTHER, LIKE HAVING KIDS PHYSICALLY MOVE EACH OBJECT AS THEY COUNTED.
THIS WASN'T A SHOT IN THE DARK.
IT WAS A SURGICAL APPROACH TO FIX THE EXACT SKILL GAP THEY HAD IDENTIFIED.
ALL OF THIS RESPONSIVE DATA-DRIVEN TEACHING, IT LED TO THE CLIMAX OF THE STORY.
LET'S LOOK AT THE FINAL RESULTS AND THE TRULY POWERFUL COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF THIS AMAZING WORK.
87%. THAT WAS THE FINAL NUMBER.
THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO MET OR EVEN EXCEEDED THE STANDARD FOR THIS CRITICAL SKILL.
NOW, LET'S PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE.
REMEMBER, THEIR AMBITIOUS GOAL WAS 80% THROUGH THIS FOCUSED COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, DIDN'T JUST MEET THAT GOAL.
THIS IS A HUGE TESTAMENT TO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE EMPOWER OUR TEACHERS TO WORK TOGETHER AROUND SPECIFIC STUDENT NEEDS.
LET'S LOOK AT THE IMPACT IN ONE MORE WAY, WHICH I THINK IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
AT THE START OF THIS CYCLE, ALMOST HALF OF OUR TK STUDENTS WERE BELOW PROFICIENCY.
BY THE END, THAT NUMBER PLUMMETED TO JUST 13%.
THEY DRAMATICALLY, AND I MEAN, DRAMATICALLY, CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS.
BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST PERCENTAGES ON A CHART.
THE TRUE POWER OF THIS PROCESS IS HOW IT FORCES US TO FOCUS ON EVERY SINGLE STUDENT'S UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY.
TAKE A STUDENT NAMED IRA, FOR EXAMPLE.
HIS TEACHER'S NOTES TELL A STORY THAT THE DATA ALONE JUST CAN'T CAPTURE.
HE USES A COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND THROUGH THIS FOCUSED WORK, HE STARTED GETTING MORE ENGAGED, USING HIS OWN DEVICE TO COUNT.
HE MASTERED ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE UP TO FOUR.
THIS IS WHAT PERSONALIZED GROWTH REALLY LOOKS LIKE.
THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE CORE STRENGTH OF THIS PLC PROCESS.
IT CREATES A STRUCTURE THAT ENSURES NO CHILD GETS LOST IN THE AVERAGES.
WHETHER A STUDENT IS ALREADY FLYING HIGH OR FACES UNIQUE CHALLENGES LIKE IA, THIS SYSTEM HELPS TEACHERS FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEXT STEPS FOR EVERY SINGLE LEARNER.
WE END WITH THIS THOUGHT. WE'VE JUST SEEN THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT OF ONE PLC, FOCUSED ON ONE STANDARD AND ONE SHORT CYCLE.
THE SUCCESS IS CLEAR, THE GROWTH IS UNDENIABLE.
HONESTLY, THE STORY IS JUST INSPIRING.
THE QUESTION FOR ALL OF US NOW IS, HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS AND FOSTER THE SAME COLLABORATIVE POWER IN EVERY SCHOOL, FOR EVERY TEACHER, AND FOR EVERY STUDENT ACROSS OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT?
>> THAT'S POWERFUL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING A FEW MINUTES TO WATCH.
I'M GOING TO INVITE THESE THREE EDUCATORS UP TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THEIR PROCESS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN? EMILY IS GOING TO KILL ME, BUT EMILY, I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE IN THE BACK.
IS SHE STILL HERE? EMILY IS ONE OF THE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT SUPPORTS ONE OF OUR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS, TOO.
EMILY, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME UP HERE TOO IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THAT'S SO GREAT.
>> MAYBE I'LL CLARIFY, TOO, THAT THESE THREE AND FOUR INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEINGS REPRESENT THREE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
THERE'S THE TK PROGRAM IN EACH OF OUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND REALLY, THEIR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS COME TOGETHER, AND IT REPRESENTS OUR WHOLE DISTRICT'S PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER POWERFUL HIGHLIGHT OF WHY WE BRING THIS PROGRAM AND JUST SPOTLIGHT THAT FOR OUR DISTRICT, FOR YOU, AND FOR OUR STUDENTS, TOO. QUESTION.
>> I THINK FOR PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT MIGHT BE REALLY HELPFUL TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER HOW TRANSITIONAL AND NOT TRADITIONAL.
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN RELATES TO KINDERGARTEN.
BECAUSE WE OPERATE A KINDERGARTEN, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT KINDERGARTEN? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? GO AHEAD.
>> TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, WHEN I MEET WITH FAMILIES, AND THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND OUR GOALS AND OUR HOPES FOR OUR STUDENTS,
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LIKE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN TK, THEY'RE LEARNING THEIR ABCS, AS THEY SHARED.[LAUGHTER] THEY'RE PLAYING WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
OUR REAL FOCUS FOR OUR STUDENTS IS TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE CLASSROOM, SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON THOSE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT THEY ARE COMING IN AND THEY'RE ABLE TO LEAVE OUR CLASSROOMS AND GO INTO KINDERGARTEN, ABLE TO WORK WITH THEIR FRIENDS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, ENGAGE AND ATTEND TO LEARNING TASKS, TO FOLLOW MULTI-STEP DIRECTIONS.
ALL OF THOSE SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN KINDERGARTEN IS OUR ULTIMATE FOCUS.
WE DO THAT THROUGH ABC'S COUNTING, ALL OF THOSE CONTENT SKILLS.
BUT WE REALLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME FOCUSING ON THAT WHOLE PICTURE AND ALL OF THOSE DOMAINS OF OUR WALK KIDS ASSESSMENT.
>> THIS IS TRULY PRE-KINDERGARTEN?
>> THERE IT'S A FULL-DAY PROGRAM.
THEY START THE YEAR WITH US WHEN THEY'RE FOUR, AND THEY'RE TURNING FIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THEY'RE WITH US FOR THAT FULL YEAR PRIOR TO KINDERGARTEN.
OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO HAVE THEM READY FOR KINDERGARTEN.
>> IT WAS ALLUDED TO EARLIER THAT THERE SIX I PROBABLY WROTE IT DOWN WRONG SIX FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE THE STUDENTS GO AND BE PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN.
>> WAKIS HAS THE SIX DOMAINS, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, PHYSICAL SKILLS, BOTH GROSS AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS, COGNITIVE LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND MATH.
>> SORRY FOR THE BOARD NAME AND SCHOOL.
>> I'M CHELSEA MOS. I'M AT DAYBREAK PRIMARY.
>> I'M BEN SCOTT. I'M AT MAPLE GROVE PRIMARY.
>> I'M BREWOD HOUSE, I'M AT PLEASANT VALLEY PRIMARY.
>> EMILY AND US AT PLEASANT VALLEY PRIMARY.
>> HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO PRESCHOOL?
>> IT'S AN ALL-DAY, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, PRESCHOOL IS USUALLY JUST TWO HOURS.
I WAS A PRESCHOOL TEACHER FOR 27 YEARS, AND A HEAD START, AND ALL OF THAT.
I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE ARE.
>> I THINK ONE REALLY AMAZING THING THAT TK PROGRAMS ADD IS THAT WE ARE IN THE SCHOOLS, AND OUR STUDENTS ARE COMING TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL.
AS THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO BE A LITTLE PERSON AT SCHOOL, THEY'RE ALSO LEARNING THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY WILL BE USING THROUGHOUT THEIR EDUCATION.
WE'RE TEACHING THEM USING THE CHARACTER STRONG CURRICULUM, AND THEY'RE ENGAGING IN LEARNING ABOUT THOSE CHARACTER TRAITS, JUST LIKE THEY WILL IN THE FUTURE.
THEY'RE PROBLEM-SOLVING, THEY'RE GETTING TO KNOW HOW TO USE THE BATHROOMS AT THEIR SCHOOL, SO THAT WHEN THEY GO TO KINDERGARTEN, THOSE ARE NOT NEW THINGS.
>> I THINK THAT THE ABILITY FOR THESE YOUNG STUDENTS TO COME INTO THE SCHOOL SETTING AND BECOME PART OF THAT COMMUNITY, OFFERING FULL DAY FULL TIME CARE.
WE HAVE VERY HIGH STANDARDS, OR THEY ARE RIGOROUS STANDARDS FOR TK STUDENTS.
AS FOR MYSELF, AND I WOULD SAY PROBABLY FOR EVERYONE, KINDERGARTEN READINESS IS THE GOAL, BUT THAT HAS TO GO HAND IN HAND WITH LOVE OF LEARNING AND LOVE OF SCHOOL.
FOR MYSELF, I FILTER EVERYTHING THROUGH, DO THEY LOVE BEING HERE? DO THEY LOVE THIS ACTIVITY? IF THEY DON'T LOVE IT, I GOT TO CHANGE IT, BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE KIDS GOING TO KINDERGARTEN KNOWING THAT SCHOOL IS A PLACE TO BE LOVED AND IT'S A PLACE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE COMING TO.
THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THAT, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATELY FOR SUCH A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF KIDS THAT COME INTO KINDERGARTEN.
BUT THE KIDS THAT GO THROUGH THAT PROGRAM, THEY COME IN SO MUCH MORE WELL PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN.
I KNOW THAT AT OUR OWN SCHOOL, MAPLE GROVE, THE READING PROGRAM CAME OUT AFTERWARDS.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR IN TK, LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST YEAR.
THEY WERE SO EXCITED BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER HAD TK IN THE BUILDING.
THEY SIDE, NONE OF YOUR STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR LAB.
I THINK THE ABILITY TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE SCHOOL AND TO GIVE THEM THAT LEG UP GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
>> THANK DANNY FOR THE COMMUNITY, I THINK THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THE FULL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
THEY GO TO ART, THEY GO TO MUSIC, THEY GO TO PE, THEY GO TO LUNCH, THEY GO TO RECESS, JUST LIKE THE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS DO.
SOME OF OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS IS RIGOROUS AND ROBUST AND MEANINGFUL FOR THOSE PARTICULAR FAMILIES AND WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE IT'S JUST DIFFERENT DIFFERENT NEEDS FOR DIFFERENT KIDS FOR DIFFERENT FAMILIES.
SOME FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WANT TWO DAYS A WEEK, HALF DAYS.
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THEY WANT FOUR DAYS, HALF DAYS.SOME WANT HIGH SCHOOL PARTNER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE A BOTH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE ARE ACTUALLY QUITE PROUD OF ALL OF THE PRESCHOOL OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE, INCLUDING TK AND PREPARING OUR KIDS FOR KINDERGARTEN, AND THAT'S ALWAYS THE GOAL.
ITS HOW READY CAN WE GET THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN? BECAUSE THE RIGOR OF KINDERGARTEN IS EVER CHANGING AND A LOT DIFFERENT THAN I THINK ANY OF US EXPERIENCED.
>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE 119 TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THEN HOW DO STUDENTS GET CHOSEN TO ATTEND PK?
>> IT'S A COMPLICATED PROCESS.
SOMEWHERE IN THE JANUARY, FEBRUARY TIME FRAME, A LOT DEPENDS ON ACTUALLY THE LEGISLATURE AND THE FUNDING WHEN WE OPEN UP OUR ELIGIBILITY.
BUT PARENTS GO ON THE WEBSITE, THEY FILL OUT AN ELIGIBILITY FORM, AND WE LOOK AT THE ELIGIBILITY FORM FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS.
IS PRESCHOOL OR CHILDCARE AFFORDABLE FOR THAT PARTICULAR FAMILY? ARE THERE KINDERGARTEN READINESS DEFICITS FOR THOSE PARTICULAR FAMILIES? WE DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT FOR ALL THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
TYPICALLY FROM A SOCIOECONOMIC STANDPOINT, WE'RE LOOKING IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN FOR FAMILIES THAT FALL INTO THAT ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, BUT BELOW THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME.
THAT RANGE BECAUSE WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT ANYBODY THAT FALLS BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WOULD QUALIFY FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A NON COMPETE WITH THOSE GROUPS.
ANYTHING ABOVE THE STATE MEDIAN, WE HAVE THIS BELIEF THAT THEY CAN PROBABLY AFFORD, WHICH WE KNOW THAT THE COST OF CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL IS GOING UP.
BUT NONETHELESS, WE BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE A GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF BEING ABLE TO EXPERIENCE PRESCHOOL GIVEN THEIR INCOME LEVELS.
THEN AFTER THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
THE BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF THOSE PARTICULAR CHILDREN, ARE THEIR ACADEMIC NEEDS, ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
IT'S QUITE A COMPLEX DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
WE DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN TO FIND THE RIGHT KIDS FOR THE RIGHT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR PRESCHOOLS.
THE PEOPLE THAT WE DO PUT ON A WAIT LIST, WE GIVE THOSE NAMES TO OUR STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE TO TRY TO FIND A SPOT FOR EVERY FAMILY TO GET SOME PRE K EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S THE SHORT ISSUE VERSION.
>> IT'S A COMMITTEE THAT MAKES THOSE DECISIONS AFTER WEIGHING ALL OF THOSE FACTORS?
>> A SMALL COMMITTEE. THERE'S FOUR OR FIVE OF US THAT SIT AND LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION.
WELL, THAT SPEAKS TO WHAT I'M SAYING.
>> [INAUDIBLE] ALMOST FOR AN ENTIRE SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A STATE FUNDED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. IS THAT CORRECT? YET WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEN IS ADDRESSING KIDS WHO DON'T QUALIFY FOR THAT STATE FUNDED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
>> THEY HAVE OTHER OPTIONS SO THEY CAN ENROLL THEIR KIDS IN AND PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES?
>> BUT WE'RE SUGGESTING THEN THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO STILL CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE FINANCIALLY, THE STATE DOESN'T PROVIDE THE MONEY, AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT FOR THEMSELVES SO WE OFFER THIS.
WE HAVE A WAITING LIST OF THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE.
BUT IS THIS PROGRAM FULLY FUNDED BY THE STATE? IS THIS TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM FULLY FUNDED BY THE STATE.
THE SENATOR THAT STARTED THE BILL THAT DERAILED SOME FUNDING, SHE'S A BIG ADVOCATE FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WHERE WE HAVE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WHERE WE'RE NON COMPETING, THAT WASN'T THE CASE FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND SO THEIR PROGRAM WAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING LIKE HEAD START PROGRAMS. BUT WHAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHEN WE PASS LEGISLATION THAT MAYBE POSITIVELY IMPACTS SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE'S DISTRICTS THAT HAVE GREAT THINGS IN PLACE, WHICH I WAS EXPLAINING TO HER, SENATOR SANTA, WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES.
AGAIN, IT JUST HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE
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OF COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.MIKE WORKS REALLY HARD WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND OUR CTE PROGRAM, OR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT WHAT I REALLY THINK IS A GREAT TERM IS A SAFETY NET AND LOOKING AT ACCESS FOR OUR EARLIEST LEARNERS, WE WANT TO PROVIDE ACCESS.
EARLY INTERVENTION, WE KNOW FROM RESEARCH GIVES OUR STUDENTS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS.
THE STUDENTS THAT YOU HEARD FROM TONIGHT, THE RESEARCH THAT'S ON THE PAPER, WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS IN OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR SCHOOLS.
THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL SAFE, I LOVED WHAT YOU SAID, BEN LOVED.
THAT'S OUR ULTIMATE GOAL WHEN WE ROLL OUT THESE PROGRAMS. I THINK IT AGAIN, JUST SPEAKS TO THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE OF IF THEY'RE GOING TO PASS LEGISLATION, BUMPERS WOULD BE GREAT, NON COMPETES, THINGS THAT WE HAVE FIGURED OUT TO MIKE'S CREDIT AND TO THE TEAM'S CREDIT.
THAT WOULD BE RECOMMENDATION FOR MAYBE PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BE LIKE US AND LIKE THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM HERE.
>> THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THE LEGISLATURES TO DO, THE MORE FRUSTRATING IT GETS SO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE TAKING THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO US AND WE'RE PUTTING IT TO THE BEST USE WE KNOW HOW.
>> WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BRING THOSE OTHER KIDS OFF OF THE WAITING LIST BECAUSE THE STATE DOESN'T PROVIDE IT, CORRECT?
>> THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CUTTING BACK.
IN FACT, THEY WILL PROBABLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE CAN SERVE IF THEY CUT US BACK.
>> WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE ACCESS THAT RENEE WAS TALKING ABOUT, SEATTLE, THERE'S A TON OF ACCESS TO PROGRAMS IN A CITY.
BUT FOR US, YOU CAN IMAGINE, PARTICULARLY IN PLACES LIKE YAKULT NAMBOY.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE WERE IN WHAT THEY CALL A DESERT FOR THOSE OPTIONS FOR OUR FAMILIES.
WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN EVEN THIS LAST YEAR.
THEY'VE BEEN TWEAKING IT SINCE IT CAME INTO BEING, AND EVERY YEAR, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST MAINTAIN AT EVERY BUILDING, WE WOULD LOVE TO GROW.
BUT I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY LIMITED UNTIL WE HAVE MORE FACILITY SPACE BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM TO ADD CLASSROOMS IN MOST PLACES, BUT WE WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO MAINTAIN.
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE SAYING WE COULD USE ANY HELP THAT WE CAN BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY TO GET THE STORY OUT TO OUR LEGISLATURES AND SAY, PLEASE DON'T CUT.
>> SURE. MR. TATE, THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD IS THAT WE DO HAVE LEVY FUNDED STAFF THAT ALSO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. WELL, THESE FOLKS STANDING UP HERE THROUGH APPORTIONMENT OR THROUGH STATE GRANT MONIES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PAY THEIR SALARIES.
THE COUNSELORS, THE PRINCIPALS, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, THE PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND SOME OF THOSE ANCILLARY SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, OUR FOUR YEAR OLDS, OUR LVE FUNDED.
>> SPECIALIST. WITH THAT BOARD AND THE TEAM.
THE REASON TO WE HAVE THE PLC RESULTS WE DO IS BECAUSE THIS TEAM IS SO COMMITTED TO EQUITABLE AND ACCESS, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GATHER WITH THEIR PLC WEEKLY.
TK PROGRAMS IN OUR DISTRICT LOOK THE WAY THEY DO BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF THIS TEAM.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM, AND EMILY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT ALL OF IT.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO READ, THERE WAS ONE SWEET BOY THAT WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE FROM YAKULT AND HIS MOM EMAILED THE TEACHER.
AGAIN, TO HAVE A 4-YEAR-OLD SAY WHAT I'M GOING TO I'LL LET THE QUOTE.
IT SAYS, WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT TK.
HE SAID HE'S A TK JOEY FROM YAKULT.
HE LIKES PICKING OUT OF THE PRIZE BIN.
THEN WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT? HE WROTE AND HE SAID, I'M LEARNING ABOUT THE WORD PERSEVERANCE.
IF THAT ISN'T A TRUE TESTAMENT TO OUR STUDENTS, TO OUR STAFF, TO OUR LEADERSHIP, AND TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
THE MOM SAID JOEY WAS EXTREMELY QUIET AND SHY BEFORE COMING TO TK AND THE THOUGHT OF TALKING TO ANOTHER ADULT WAS TERRIFYING.
BUT HE'S BLOSSOMED AND HE LOVES TK.
HE LOVES BRINGING PAPERS DOWN TO THE OFFICE AND WAS WILLING TO TALK IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL BOARD WHEN HE WASN'T WILLING TO TALK AT ALL.
THAT ISN'T A TESTAMENT TO WHAT YOU DO.
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I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE COULD BE SPOKEN OF.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
>> THE OTHER EDUCATORS THAT SUPPORT OUR 4-YEAR-OLDS ARE SPECIALISTS AND EVERYBODY ELSE BACK AT THE SCHOOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TOO.
>> I'LL SAY ONE LAST THING, THE PLC PRESENTATION, EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THAT.
EVERY PLC IN THE DISTRICT SHOULD SEE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. THAT WAS VERY GOOD.
>> WHEN YOUR STUDENTS ARE HOME FOR THAT EXTRA HOUR IN THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAYS, THIS IS WHAT THE STAFF ARE DOING.
THIS WAS A REALLY CLEAR WAY OF SHOWING WHY WE DO THAT LATE START, I REALLY ISN'T PEOPLE STAFF IN THEIR ROOMS, GRADING PAPERS ON THEIR OWN.
THEY'RE REALLY DOING THIS WORK, AND IT'S AMAZING.
YOU GUYS DO IT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
>> I'D LIKE TO ADD ON, FOR US, WE ARE IN SEVEN DIFFERENT BUILDINGS WHERE OTHER TEAMS ARE ABLE TO SIT AT LUNCH AND TALK OR SIT AT RECESS.
WE HAVE WEDNESDAY MORNINGS. THAT'S IT.
WE MEET ON VIDEO, AND THROUGH THAT, WE DO HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT EACH OTHER IS DOING, AND WE PUSH EACH OTHER.
BUT WITHOUT THAT TIME, WE WOULDN'T.
>> I'M SORRY. ONE LAST QUESTION IS PROBABLY FOR MIKE, BUT THE 87% FIGURE THAT YOU PUT OUT.
THAT'S A GREAT I NOT FINDING IT IN THE DATA ANYWHERE.
>> THAT WAS BASED ON OUR DATA FOR OUR PERSONAL.
>> I SEE THIS 70%, ALL STUDENTS, 70%, 70.3.
>> AN AVERAGE ACROSS THE BOARD, 70.3.
>> ON AVERAGE,70% OF OUR KIDS ENTERED KINDERGARTEN WITH ALL SIX GRADERS.
>> THAT'S THEIR STATUS ASSESSMENT.
>> THAT'S WHAT WHERE WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL HAVE ALL OF THOSE BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND THEY'RE AT 70% WHEN THEY START.
>> THAT SPECIFIC GOAL THAT WAS MENTIONED ON THE VIDEO WAS LIKE PLC RESULTS FROM.
>> I JUST REALIZED THEY HAVE DIFFERENT.
>> THIS IS NOT THEN 70% OF THE STUDENTS.
>> TWO SEPARATE ASSESSMENTS. DIFFERENT.
>> THE FORMER. IT'S 70% OF THE STUDENTS.
>> GREAT. THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO HEAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE]
>> SUPERINTENDENT WHITTEN, I AM FINDING THAT ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF IS TAKING LONGER THAN WE GIVE TO IT.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING OTHER MEETINGS AND THINGS BECAUSE THIS IS THE STUFF WE NEED TO BE GETTING INTO, IT'S VERY VALUABLE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO US.
>> NOTHING FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND MICHELLE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE THAT I FOUND WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO ATTEND.
THE THEME THIS YEAR WAS ALL IN FOR STUDENTS.
IT WAS VERY APPARENT WHEN WE GOT THERE AND STARTED TALKING AMONGST OURSELVES.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP ADVOCATING AND KEEP TELLING OUR STORIES.
THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO ADVOCATE.
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALL PROFESSIONAL ADVOCATORS, AND I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO BE CONCISE AND CLEAR AND BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR STORY.
I WILL BE TESTIFYING TOMORROW AT 8:00 AM ON PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY NET, WHICH HAS BEEN WAS FUNDED IN 2023 FOR TWO YEARS, WHICH BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED ABOUT $350,000 OVER THOSE TWO YEARS.
IT IS NOT IN THE BUDGET, AND SO THERE IS A BILL OUT THERE, AND I WILL TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY NET.
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF BEING ABLE TO USE THOSE SKILLS, IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
THERE WAS ABOUT 300 ATTENDEES.
THERE WERE EVEN SOME STUDENTS THAT ALSO ATTENDED.
THE WASDA IS ALSO ADDING ON ANOTHER COMMUNICATION,
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WHICH IS CALLED A TRIO, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THIS UPCOMING IN OLYMPIA.THAT CAME OUT TODAY TO TELL YOU WHAT'S THE WEEK AHEAD? THEN THEY'LL HAVE THEIR REGULAR COMMUNICATION PIECE, THE TRIO, WHICH IS THE END OF THE WEEK REPORT AND UPDATES.
THEN ALSO THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR PODCAST.
THEY'VE INCREASED FROM TWO COMMUNICATIONS TO THREE COMMUNICATIONS.
>> THOSE ARE WASDA COMMUNICATIONS.
>> MARISSA RATHBONE. AGAIN, JUST REITERATING WHAT TERRY POINTED OUT, THAT THERE IS STILL WE'RE JUST ADVOCATING FOR SOC FUNDING.
THAT'S AN EASY WAY TO BE FOR THEM TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO NOT MAKE IT TOO COMPLICATED.
THEY'RE JUST ADDING ONTO OUR SOC ALLOCATION.
TO ALSO EXEMPT SERVICES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM SALES TAX.
IT WAS NOT VERY CLEARLY COMMUNICATED AND ACTUALLY PROMISED THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY SOME OF THESE SALES TAX ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
THAT WAS A BIG SURPRISE ACROSS THE STATE TO BUSINESS FINANCE FOLKS.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THEM TO EXEMPT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THAT WOULD BE HUGE BECAUSE IF YOU TAKE THAT SALES TAX, A PROJECTION, AND YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDING THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US.
WE'RE IN A DEFICIT FROM PRIOR YEAR LEGISLATIVE FUNDING.
THEN ALSO TO PREVENT NEW REQUIREMENTS AND ADDRESS EXISTING UNFUNDED MANDATES UNTIL CURRENT BASIC EDUCATION NEEDS ARE MET.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
IT WAS A FANTASTIC CONFERENCE.
GOT TO SEE LOTS OF GREAT PEOPLE DOING GREAT WORK.
YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THESE THINGS.
I HAVE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
I'M SORRY. BUT HOW MUCH IS THAT SALES TAX THING GOING TO COST US AS A DISTRICT?
>> WELL, IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL, BUT BASED ON SOME HISTORICAL PURCHASES THAT WE HAVE AND SOME THINGS THAT WE DO KNOW ABOUT, IT'S NORTH OF $250,000.
>> THEY'RE REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT. SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, MICHELLE. KEVIN.
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT LAST QUESTION.
THIS A BGVA MODULAR THAT I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT.
MY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WERE AROUND 300,000 ON THAT.
AT 8%. THAT'S 24,000 ON THAT JOB.
>> WITH THAT BGVA, AS YOU REMEMBER IN DECEMBER, WE HAD A LITTLE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER THAT FILLED OUR CRAWL HOLE FULL OF 22 FEET OF WATER, SO WE HAD TO LET THAT DRY OUT.
AND WE NEEDED A NICE TWO TO THREE DAY BREAK OF WINDOW, GOOD WEATHER TO SET THE MODULAR.
TOMORROW, ALL OF MY MODULARS ARE GOING UP AT THE BGVA.
YOUR NEXT QUESTION WILL BE SCHEDULED.
ROUGHLY TEN WEEKS FROM RIGHT NOW, WE'LL BE READY TO OCCUPY.
THAT PROJECT, I WANT TO ALSO MENTION IS IMPACT FEE FUNDED, WHICH IS AS MOST FOLKS KNOW, THAT COMES FROM PERMITS FOR THE NEW HOUSING AND NEW COMMERCIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE.
IT'S A DEFINITELY A UNIQUE STRUCTURE FOR US AS A MODULAR.
THERE'S 41 OCCUPIED SPACES BECAUSE IT'S MOSTLY TEACHERS ROOMS AND A FEW GATHERING AREAS, BUT SO INSTEAD OF A TEN PLEX WHERE I HAVE TEN ROOMS TO RUN IT AND PHONES TO, I'VE NOW GOT 41.
JUST GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO FINISH THAT ONE UP.
FUTURES BUILDING, AGAIN, IMPACT FEE FUNDED BUILDING.
THAT'S GOING WHERE MY OLD OFFICE WAS.
AT THE 450 BUILDING, WHICH IS NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT DEMOING THAT BUILDING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND WE'LL BE STARTING OUR PROJECT AFTER WE'RE DONE DEMOING.
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>> GOOD EVENING. I GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU.
I MENTIONED UNIFIED SPORTS EARLIER.
I DID WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT IS OLDER NEWS, BUT I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
BACK IN NOVEMBER, BAGROUND HIGH SCHOOLS UNIFIED BOWLERS ACTUALLY QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE COMPETITION.
THEY HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR THE SCHOOL, EARN SPOTS OF STATE.
SO THEY HAD 11 STUDENTS GO AND COMPETE.
AND OF THOSE 11, NINE OF THEM ACTUALLY TOOK HOME FIRST PLACE MEDALS.
THEY REALLY CLEANED UP THE COMPETITION AND JUST REALLY DID A GREAT JOB AND HAD A TERRIFIC SHOWING.
AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LEVY COMMUNICATION.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A COUPLE MORE EXAMPLES OF THE DIFFERENT METHODS THAT WE USE TO COMMUNICATE USING ALL OF OUR STANDARD PROCESSES.
THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO VISUALIZE WHAT THOSE THINGS LOOK LIKE.
WE PROVIDE CONTENT TO SCHOOLS FOR THEIR NEWSLETTERS.
MANY SCHOOLS DO WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS, BUT WE ASK THAT THEY DO AT LEAST SOME TYPE OF MONTHLY COMMUNICATION AT A MINIMUM.
WE ALSO DO A WEEKLY DISTRICT NEWSLETTER THAT'S GET SENT TO ALL STAFF AND PARENTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT WE SEND TO COMMUNITY SUBSCRIBERS AS WELL AS STAFF.
WE HAVE INCLUDED LEVY INFORMATION IN ALL OF THOSE METHODS.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF INFORMATION NOT ONLY ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, BUT SCHOOL WEBSITES AS WELL.
THEN WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PRINTED MATERIALS FROM POSTERS TO HANDOUTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN SCHOOL OFFICES FOR PEOPLE WHO COME AND CHECK IN.
WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED DIFFERENT LOCAL MEDIA.
IF YOU'RE A REGULAR COLOMBIAN OR REFLECTOR REPORTER, EXCUSE ME, READER, YOU SAW THAT THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE REFLECTOR AT THE END OF DECEMBER AND THEN MORE RECENTLY IN THE COLOMBIAN.
WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR NORMAL AND REGULAR COMMUNICATION METHODS INCLUDE LEVY INFORMATION AND THAT WILL CONTINUE FROM NOW UNTIL THE ELECTION.
THEN MOVING ON TO ANOTHER TOPIC.
THERE IS A NEW BG CAST PODCAST EPISODE.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY RECORDED BACK IN SEPTEMBER, BUT IT JUST WAS RECENTLY RELEASED.
THIS FEATURES A CONVERSATION WITH SHELLY LINEL TALKING ABOUT THEIR LEADERSHIP STYLE AND VISION.
ALSO AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. JAMES DEBRA FROM PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, HE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SCHOOL'S BAND, WHICH YOU MAY REMEMBER WON AN AWARD AT THE ROSE PARADE LAST SUMMER.
HE SPEAKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR PROCESS TO GET TO THAT AWARD WINNING STATE.
THEN AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING LEVY PRESENTATION ON WEDNESDAY AT BO GROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE WILL BE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
THEN I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE IS A DUAL CREDIT INFORMATION NIGHT THIS THURSDAY AND THAT'S OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO WATCH IT.
IT IS ON GOOGLE MEET, AND IT REALLY HELPS EXPLAIN ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT STUDENTS CAN EARN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CREDIT AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS JUST A REALLY NEAT WAY THAT THEY CAN GET THAT CREDIT FOR BOTH AND ALSO POTENTIALLY SAVE SOME MONEY ON COLLEGE COSTS IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO.
BUT IT'S COMPLEX AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS, SO THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AMANDA. THAT IS IT FOR SUPERINTENDENT INT DATES.
WE'RE DOWN TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.
[7. Citizens' Comments]
LET ME READ MY STATEMENT.THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND, VIEW PRESENTATIONS AND HEAR BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS TOPICS DURING OPEN SESSIONS.
THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS, DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS AND ASKED THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN, ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED, WHICH IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE.
WE HAVE FIVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED IN.
DID ANYBODY MISS IT THAT WANTED TO? PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME, LIMITING YOUR TIME TO 3 MINUTES AND REFRAINING FROM DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, COMMENTS MAY NOT PROMOTE OR OPPOSE ANY BALLOT OPPOSITION, PROPOSITION.
COMMENTS MAY NOT PROMOTE OR OPPOSE ANY BALLOT PROPOSITION.
I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT HIDDEN DEEP IN THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE USING SCHOOL FACILITIES AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE POSITIONS ON PROPOSITIONS. THAT'S WHY.
THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT ALL COMMENTS SPOKEN AT THE MEETING BE APPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE.
COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE CAN BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING.
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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.
WE ALSO ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO NOT LISA ANYMORE, CARLA.
WHEN GRICH FIRST AND I'M SORRY IF I'M NOT SAYING IT CORRECTLY.
WHEN, THAT DOESN'T SOUND CORRECT.
THAT'S COME ON UP AND YOU'LL SAY IT. WHEN, WELCOME.
GERSICH. NO. WAS THAT RIGHT GERSICH. G ALL OF A SUDDEN.
>> MY NAME IS WN GERSICH, AND I CAME HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE GREAT NEWS.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BECAUSE TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THIS, AND ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY THE 20TH, THEY'RE GOING TO STOP FLOW.
>> THEN THE OTHER THING TOO IS THAT ROBERT F KENNEDY RIGHT NOW HAS REDUCED THE SHOT SCHEDULE TO 37 SHOTS UNTIL THE 20TH OF THE MONTH, WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THE WHO THE WORLDWIDE HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
THEN YOU GOT A CHOICE WHETHER YOU WANT TO TAKE THOSE SHOTS OR NOT.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER AND TELL ALL THE PARENTS DON'T NEED TO GET ANY VACCINES RIGHT NOW, WAIT TILL THE 20TH, AND THE WORLD'S GOING TO CHANGE.
WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT WHEN THE LBGQ LEADER WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND SHE WAS TELLING THE MAYOR.
THIS WAS WHEN TOY MCCOY WAS THE MAYOR.
SHE SAID, EVERYBODY IN BATTLEGROUND SHOULD GET THE COVID SHOT BECAUSE SHE'S AFRAID FOR HER DAUGHTER.
REALLY? THERE'S 87 SHOTS, 87 THAT THE HEALTH OFFICIAL OF CLARK COUNTY WANTS YOU TO TAKE BEFORE YOU'RE 18. WHO THE HECK NEEDS 87 SHOTS.
IF THESE SHOTS WORK, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE GETTING THE SHOT BECAUSE YOU'RE SAVED IF THESE SHOTS WORKED.
SHE'S TELLING THE WHOLE TOWN TO GET VACCINATED.
I GAVE HER I GAVE HER LIKE YOU, I'VE GIVEN THE PATENTS, I'VE SHOWED THE INGREDIENTS, I'VE DONE ALL THINGS, AND SHE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THEM BECAUSE SHE DON'T BELIEVE ME.
WELL, SHE'S GOING TO BELIEVE ME NOW BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT'S DETRIMENTAL TO EVERY CHILD HERE.
THE MORE SHOTS YOU CAN TAKE, THREE SHOTS OR MORE OF YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS NIL.
I KNOW FAUCI BECAUSE I LIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND I SAW WHAT HE DID TO THE GAY PEOPLE BACK THEN.
HE ADVERTISED FOR PROMISCUOUS HOMOSEXUALS TO TAKE THE HEPATITIS B SHOT, AND HE GAVE EVERYBODY IT WAS AIDS THROUGH THE SHOT.
MOST OF THE MEN, BECAUSE I WAS A HAIRDRESSER, THEY ALL DIED.
THAT HAS GONE ON BECAUSE THEY RECYCLE TOILET TO TAP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS IN YOUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER? THAT AND THE THING THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT VANCOUVER FIXES YOUR WATER.
I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE ALL THESE STUDENTS ON A TRIP TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SEE HOW THEY CLEAN UP THE POOP.
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY PUT IT ON THE CROPS, AND THAT POOP STILL HAS EVERYBODY'S MEDICINE IN IT.
IT'S GOT ALL KINDS OF OTHER STUFF, AND IT'S GOT ABORTED FETUSES ACCORDING TO MARIE GUZMAN PEREZ.
THESE THINGS ARE ALL IN THE WATER, AND IT CAUSES BAD COW DISEASE, TOO.
BECAUSE WHEN YOUR BRAIN GETS PICKLED WITH THESE AND I'VE GOT PAPERS ON ALL OF THIS.
I'M GOING TO PUT THEM ON PUBLIC RECORD.
ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO GO BUT MAKE SURE YOU READ YOUR COVID BOOK BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING I JUST SAID IS TRUE. THE 20TH?
GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS EUNICE INGERMANSON.
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AND I'M AN OLD LADY LIVING IN THIS DISTRICT, WANTING TO LEAVE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR MY FAMILY AND MY LOCAL AND GLOBAL NEIGHBORS.AS I WAS READING THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT AND ATTACHED DOCUMENTS, MY HEART LEAPED, WHEN I SAW THAT DAVID LINDNER IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO TEACH A SONGWRITING CLASS AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
SOME 50 YEARS AGO, BECOMING A TEENAGER WAS MEGA DIFFICULT FOR ME.
BODILY CHANGES AND EMOTIONAL CHANGES WERE CONFUSING, WEARING UNIFORMS AND BEHAVING IN UNIFORM WAYS WAS STIFLING.
THE PRESSURE OF THE RAT RACE AS FOR GRADES WAS UNBEARABLE.
I DID MANAGE TO GET GRADES, BUT AT THE EXPENSE OF PERSONAL HAPPINESS AND FREEDOM, I FELT VERY TRAPPED AND GY.
DURING THAT TIME, ONE THING THAT MADE MY LIFE TOLERABLE WAS MUSIC. THERE WAS CHOIR.
THERE WAS A GIRL'S VOCAL TRIO I LED WITH MY VOICE THAT WAS DYING FROM MY INSIDE NETS.
THERE WAS AN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY AT THE SCHOOL THAT MR. CHO OFFERED MUSICAL COMPOSITION.
WE WROTE OUR OWN MELODIES, IN VARIOUS FORMS AND STYLES THAT WE WERE LEARNING.
WE FIGURED OUT HARMONIC PROGRESSION, AND WROTE PARTS FOR DIFFERENT VOICES, AND WE WROTE THE LYRICS.
FOR ME, I WROTE THE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENTS, TO MY SONGS.
FOR A SCHOOL CONCERT, MR. CHO HAD ME CONDUCT MY CLASS IN PERFORMING MY SONG.
AFTER THE CONCERT, I HEARD MY SONG BEING PLAYED BACK ON THE WAY HOME.
A CLASSMATE HAD RECORDED IT, ON HER FAMILY'S TAPE RECORDER.
I SMILED INTO THE DARK NIGHT WHILE I FLOATED IN THE CLOUDS ON MY SONG.
I TOOK MR. C'S CLASS ALL THREE YEARS OF MY MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADE SEVEN TO NINE.
BUT WHILE I WAS WRITING, ARRANGING OR PERFORMING MY OWN MUSIC, I WAS NOT JUST GLAD TO BE ALIVE, BUT I WAS LIVING.
MR. LINTNER SONGWRITING CLASS WILL DO THAT FOR SOMEBODY.
MANY SOMEBODIES, AND ANY OTHER ARTS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, WHETHER THEY'RE DRAMA, CERAMICS, FOOTBALL, DEBATE, OR CHESS.
WILL MAKE SO MANY KIDS GLAD, TO BE ALIVE AND GIVE MEANING TO THE THREE S THEY HAVE TO LEARN.
THEY WILL CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO OUR STUDENTS THRIVING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT STORY US.
NEXT IS JENNIFER HEINE WITH THE.
WELL, SHE'S COMING FORWARD, I WANT TO SAY THAT STORIES ARE THE KEY TO INFLUENCING THE LEGISLATURE.
ALL OF US HAVE STORIES THAT COULD BE SHARED AT LEDGE.LOG.LAW.
YES. YOU SHOULD SHARE YOUR STORIES BECAUSE WITHOUT FUNDING, WE DON'T HAVE CLASSES LIKE THAT. JENNIFER?
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CAC MEETING THAT WAS THIS LAST WEEK AND I WAS THERE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE UNFUNDED MANDATES AND SOMETHING THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME IS SHELLY TOLD US ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1248 THAT WAS PASSED IN 2024, AND IT PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION ALLOCATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN REGARDS TO BENEFITS AND HEALTH CARE AND OTHER THINGS.
SINCE WE ARE A DISTRICT THAT CONTRACTS OUR TRANSPORTATION, WE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF A PORTION OF THESE FUNDS, AS THE BILL SAYS, SUBJECT TO AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED, THE OSPI MUST PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSPORTATION ALLOCATIONS TO REIMBURSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR INCREASES IN COSTS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NEW CONTRACTOR BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS AND FOR OUR DISTRICT, THAT'S AROUND $2 MILLION.
WELL, THE OSPI HAS NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH.
THAT'S $2 MILLION A YEAR THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE OSPI NEEDS TO ADDRESS, AND IT MAY TAKE US URGING OUR REPRESENTATIVES OR
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THE SPONSORS OF THE BILL TO MAKE THE OSPI ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE FUNDS.TWO MILLION DOLLAR COULD PROBABLY DO QUITE A BIT FOR US.
TWO OF THE SPONSORS, ONE IS PAUL HARRIS OF THE 17TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, ONE IS MONICA STONIER OF THE 49TH.
BOTH OF THEM ARE IN CLARK COUNTY.
MONICA WORKS FOR THE VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BILL, YOU CAN SIMPLY GOOGLE HB, 1248, CONCERNING PUPIL TRANSPORTATION.
THAT'S FROM THE 23/24 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IT WILL BRING YOU TO THE BILL PAGE.
I RECOMMEND PULLING UP THE WHAT WAS IT THE BILL SUMMARY? BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE YOU AN UNDERSTANDABLE, COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF THE BILL, INCLUDING THAT SECTION WHERE IT STATES THE OSPI'S REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE US.
I ALSO WOULD JUST URGE EVERYBODY TO FOLLOW THE BILLS THAT ARE GOING BEFORE BOTH THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE'S PRE K AND K THROUGH 12 EARLY LEARNING COMMITTEE.
FOLLOW THOSE BILLS AND SUBMIT YOUR POSITIONS ON THEM. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, BOARD. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE, AND I BELIEVE A RESIDENT WAS SPEAKING ABOUT ME AT THIS COMMENT TIME.
I AM A LOCAL LGBTQ LEADER THAT GOES TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I'M THE ONLY ONE, SO I COULD ONLY PRESUME IT WAS ME.
THINGS THAT WERE SAID ABOUT ME WERE VERY UNTRUE.
IN FACT, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.
I DO NOT APPRECIATE CITIZENS COMING UP AND TALKING ABOUT ME IN CODE WHERE I UNDERSTAND.
I WOULD LIKE THAT IN YOUR RULES.
I HAVE NEVER TOLD ANYONE TO TAKE THE COVID SHOT PUBLICLY.
I WOULD NEVER DO THAT BECAUSE MY NUMBER ONE RULE IS TO BE KIND AND RESPECTFUL.
I REALLY DON'T APPRECIATE THAT.
I DO LISTEN TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON ME AND I DO LOOK UP STUFF.
I COULD SEE IF I STILL AGREE WITH MY POINT OF VIEW OR IF I CHANGE MY POINT OF VIEW.
I DON'T NEED PEOPLE GIVING ME STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT THEM TO DO TO ME.
ANYWAYS, THE REAL REASON WHY I WAS UP HERE WAS TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT IS BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH, AND I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
CHRIS, ONE THING I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT YOU IS HOW YOU WERE LIKE.
WE'RE HERE. LET'S GET STARTED NOW.
DEBBIE, I'M STILL JUST AMAZED BY WHEN YOU DID YOUR CASTLE EXPLANATION, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A YEAR.
BUT THAT'S JUST THE INTEGRITY AND EXPLAIN TO US, AND I DID LEARN A LOT FROM THAT.
THAT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE THAT I KEEP IN MY MIND AND I LOVE THAT.
I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE OF THAT, BUT SOMETIMES TAKING A STAND WHEN PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS IT'S HARD.
I HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
BUT IT'S REALLY COOL AND EMPOWERING TO SEE WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE DOES THAT.
TERRY, LAST MONTH, I WAS ASKING YOU A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WERE GOING TO LOOK INTO IT AND YOU WERE NOT JUST BLOWING ME OFF AND I KNOW IT'S STILL IN PROCESS, AND I JUST REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING AND LOOKING INTO THAT.
MARSHALL, I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL LISTENING AND QUESTIONS AND THAT YOU'RE APPROACHABLE.
LAURIE, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SEEM TO BE LIKE A CONNECTOR, SEEM TO CONNECT PEOPLE, AND YOU'RE WILLING TO LEARN.
TOBY, I LIKE THAT YOU'RE AT ALE, AND YOU'RE VERY OPEN.
YOU HAVE INSIGHTFUL. I LOVE THAT.
I HOPE YOU COULD DO COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL AND ALE BACK AND FORTH.
I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.
I APPRECIATE YOU VISITING THE SCHOOLS AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENTS AND GETTING THEM HERE.
I SAID IT REALLY FAST, BUT I SAID IT ALL.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. LAST OF ALL, CHELSEA WOODARD.
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>> HI. SORRY. I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING.
I LOVE MY KIDS MORE. MY NAME IS CHELSEA WOODARD.
I CURRENTLY HAVE ONE CHILD LEFT IN THE DISTRICT.
I DID HAVE THREE. BASICALLY, WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF THIS BUDGET THAT WE COULD BE GETTING IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GO TOWARDS SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES, PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS AND BASICALLY BATTLING AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WANTS US TO GIVE VALID REASONS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TON OF EVIDENCE TO PROVE LIKE MY SPECIFIC CASES WITH MY THREE CHILDREN.
MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED LAST YEAR. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE NAMES.
SHE WAS COMING HOME WITH SLASH MARKS ACROSS HER BACK FROM A STUDENT IN HER MATH CLASS.
HER TEACHER OBSERVED IT DID NOTHING.
SHE DID EVERYTHING RIGHT? NOTHING. IT ENDED UP BEING I HAD TO SWITCH HER SCHOOL SO SHE COULD ACTUALLY GRADUATE HER DEPRESSION AND EVERYTHING AND HER ANXIETY GOING TO SCHOOL MADE HER PHYSICALLY SLICK.
IT ENDED UP ENDING IN A SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
TWO OF THEM ACTUALLY OVER THIS PAST FOURTH OF JULY BETWEEN THAT AND OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
MY STEPDAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY STILL ENROLLED, HOPEFULLY GRADUATING SOON BECAUSE I WANT HE OUT OF THIS DISTRICT.
SHE HAS, EVERYTHING FROM DUST BEING THROWN IN THE CLASSROOMS, WHERE KIDS THAT AREN'T EVEN INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENTS ARE GETTING HIT AND HURT IN FRONT OF TEACHERS, AND THE TEACHERS ARE SITTING THERE WAITING FOR SECURITY TO COME INSTEAD OF PROTECTING THE OTHER STUDENTS THAT AREN'T INVOLVED.
SHE HAS WITNESSED STUDENTS PASSING AROUND COCAINE, FENTANYL, OBVIOUSLY WEED, VAPES, ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
BELIEVE ME, STAFF IS WELL AWARE OF THIS, AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.
MY SON IS THE MOST CURRENT ONE, AND MIKE MCCOT WHO'S NO LONGER HERE, WHO CAME UP AND GAVE THE PRESENTATION ON THE TK.
I'M WORKING DIRECTLY WITH HIM.
THERE IS CURRENTLY THE INVESTIGATION WAS SET TO BE CLOSED THE THURSDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK.
AS I SAT DOWN AND HEARD THAT HIS PRINCIPAL AT HIS SCHOOL THAT HE'S BEEN AT SINCE KINDERGARTEN, HE'S IN FOURTH GRADE NOW, LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
BUT I HAVE ALL OF THE EMAILS, I HAVE ALL OF THE VOICE MAILS, I HAVE EVERYTHING TO BACK IT UP.
BELIEVE ME, THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW, IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE TO PROTECT MY STUDENTS OR EVERYONE'S STUDENTS.
BECAUSE MY SON NEVER HAD A STUTTER BEFORE WHILE HE WAS IN FIRST GRADE, HE WAS BULLIED EVERY SINGLE YEAR BY A DIFFERENT STUDENT FOR A DIFFERENT REASON, AND HIS TEACHERS WITNESSED IT, THE WHOLE THING.
I HAVE PLENTY OF CORRESPONDENCE TO BACK THAT UP.
THE PRINCIPAL IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH ME.
I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I SAID, BRING THE PARENTS AND I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH THESE PARENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK.
THEY WOULDN'T DO IT, OF COURSE.
ALSO, DUE TO MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WE GREW UP IN BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL WITH ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS OR WHATEVER COACHES THAT WAS THERE FOR 35 YEARS, AND UNTIL I BROUGHT ALL OF MY STUFF FORWARD ABOUT MY STUDENT.
SORRY, I'M GOING TO FINISH. NO ONE DID ANYTHING, THE FACT THAT MY AUNT DATED HER STUDENT.
HER STUDENT GRADUATED IN 1991.
TRAVIS DRAKE CONFIRMED THAT WITH HR.
>> WE NEED TO WRAP IT UP QUICKLY.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BUT YOU NEED TO.
>> I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE TO PROTECT STUDENTS BECAUSE IN ALL FOUR, NOT HAPPENING.
>> THAT ENDS OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS.
WE HAVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA NEXT,
[8. Consent Agenda (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
AND I WOULD SUGGEST WE JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTE PAY RATE PROPOSAL FIRST.IT'S BEEN TAKEN OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE SUBSTITUTE PAY RATE PROPOSAL? THEN I MOVE BECAUSE I CAN, IF I NEED TO, THAT WE ACCEPT OR WE APPROVE THE LET'S SEE, BACKGROUND, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RATE.
WE APPROVE THE SUB RATE RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR LAURIE LANDERHOLM UNDER APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTE PAY RATE PROPOSAL. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> ONE ABSTAINED, 0440. THANK YOU.
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THAT LEAVES THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE JUST MOVE RIGHT THROUGH IT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL.
YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE EVEN A STATEMENT I'M SUPPOSED TO READ.
>> TO MOVE TO ACCEPT, SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION. THAT'S WHAT WE GET.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDAS PRESENTED.
[10. New Business (Board Vote w/Student Voice)]
APPROVAL OF NEW COURSE PROPOSALS, TRAVIS DRAKE.>> BOARD, I'LL BE SITTING IN FOR MR. DRAKE THIS EVENING AS HE HAS SOME FAMILY BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO.
I HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU WANT TO PULL IT UP.
THANK YOU, TEACHERS THAT ARE STILL HERE, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE ACCORDING TO IN ORDER WITH BOARD POLICY 2020.
>> THE STUDENT VOICE. [OVERLAPPING] YES.
I DIDN'T ASK THE STUDENT VOICE.
>> WE'RE WORKING ON BOTH SIDES OF. [OVERLAPPING].
>> I INTEND TO TAKE A NOTE TO MYSELF TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON HERE THE WAY I WOULD LIKE IT TO SEE IT.
I SUPPOSED TO ASK YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> YES. WE'RE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW COURSE PROPOSALS. THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO BE SITTING IN WITH AN ORDINANCE WITH POLICY 2020 AROUND YOUR ROLE IN APPROVING NEW COURSE PROPOSALS.
WE HAVE A LIST IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE HAVE TEACHERS IN THE AUDIENCE.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I WILL JUST LIST THE COURSE PROPOSAL, THE STAFF.
IF THERE'S ANY COURSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT, WE CAN PULL UP THE SPECIFIC PROPOSAL OR HAVE THE STAFF.
WE HAVE ADVANCED RESTORATION FROM MR. CHRIS COMER.
WE HAVE AP SEMINAR, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE CTE DIRECTOR CINDY ARNOLD BACK HERE AS WELL.
WE HAVE AP SEMINAR AND ENGLISH AT CAM WITH MISS HARP.
WE HAVE HONORS ENGLISH WITH MISS HARP.
WE HAVE AQUATIC HONORS ENGLISH AND RESEARCH.
WE HAVE AQUATIC MARINE SCIENCE WITH CHELSEA.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY HER NAME IS N. PECAN PECKINS.
YES. PAKIN I'M SORRY, YOU GUYS.
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY WITH STEPHANIE ELAINE AT BATTLEGROUND HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE SONGWRITING WITH MR. LINDER.
WE HAVE ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION WITH DON WILSON AND INTRO TO BAND WITH DANIELLE ARMSTRONG.
IS THERE QUESTIONS OR PROPOSALS? WE'D LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE INSTRUCTORS, PULL UP ANY SPECIFIC COURSES FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS, NOT QUESTIONS, BUT JUST COMMENT.
>> DO YOU WANT US TO PULL UP ANY?
>> NO. THE ADVANCED RESTORATION AND THE INTRO TO BAND.
THOSE TWO NOTED THAT THEY NEED CURRICULUM.
WE DO NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
THEN THE REST OF THEM DID NOT NEED ANY CURRICULUM.
THE AQUATIC MARINE SCIENCE IS CTE PAID.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION.
WITH OUR LEVY CONCERNS AND EVERYTHING, I GET CONCERNED ABOUT STARTING SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T FINISH.
I JUST WOULD THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND.
THOUGH WHEN I READ THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE COURSES, I WANTED TO GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL.
[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE LIKE FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY.
OH MY WORD. I MEAN, I WOULD BE SIGNING UP TOMORROW AND SONGWRITING.
THERE WERE SO MANY OF THEM THAT THEY JUST SOUND ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.
IF WE COULD POSITIVELY KNOW THAT WE COULD MOVE FORWARD AND OFFER THESE FOREVER AND EVER TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, I WOULD BE 100% IN SUPPORT OF IT. GO AHEAD.
>>WHAT HAPPENS IS I SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH THIS. APOLOGIES.
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>> THIS COURSE PROPOSAL IS REALLY A YEAR-LONG PROCESS THAT STARTS AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHEN ALL THE EDUCATORS HERE START LOOKING AT WHAT THEY MIGHT PROPOSE.
IT RUNS THROUGH THEIR GRADE LEVEL, THEIR DEPARTMENT CHAIR, THEIR PRINCIPAL, IF IT'S CTE, THE CTE DIRECTOR.
THEN AFTER IT'S APPROVED, IT GOES INTO OUR COURSE GUIDEBOOK LIKE OUR COURSE CATALOG.
STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO FORECAST IT.
IF THERE'S ENOUGH ENROLLMENT, THEN WE RUN THE CLASS.
IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ENROLLMENT, WE PULL THE CLASS.
THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS, AND THEN IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THOSE OVERSIGHT OF POLLING DUE TO FUNDING.
WHILE THOSE ARE PERFECT VALID CONCERNS AND WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON THAT, IT DOES ALLOW US TO OFFER THOSE AT FORECASTING TIME.
AS WE HEARD THROUGH A LOT OF THE STUDENT VOICE, CLASSES ARE BEING PULLED BECAUSE OF FUNDING, SO A SIMILAR SITUATION COULD HAPPEN.
>> IT IS A SEPARATE PROCESS TO ADOPT A CURRICULUM, SO IF A CURRICULUM IS REQUIRED FOR THE COURSE, WE WOULD KNOW THAT PRIOR TO OFFERING THE COURSE.
THIS ALLOWS IT TO JUST BE LISTED IN THE COURSE CATALOG AND TO PROJECT FOR IT, BUT THERE IS A AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN ADOPTION PROCESS THAT'S PRETTY LENGTHY THAT WOULD GO ALONG WITH IT IF THERE WERE REQUIRED MATERIALS.
>> THE ONLY THING LIKE I SAID, I WOULD HATE TO SEE PEOPLE GET THEIR HOPES UP.
LIKE I SAID, THERE WERE SO MANY OF THESE THAT I WOULD JUMP ON, AND IF I WERE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, AND THEN TO HAVE MY WISHES DASHED.
BUT NO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD TOO FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS TOO.
THESE WOULD BE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.
OUR STUDENTS COULD PROBABLY ADDRESS IT BETTER THAN I COULD.
IF THEY THOUGHT YOU HAD COURSES.
>> I CAN START. TWO OF THE CLASSES ARE AT MY SCHOOL.
>> I KNOW AP SEMINARS ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
I WISH I HAD IT WHEN I WAS TAKING IT BECAUSE, LIKE A FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORES, AND JUNIORS CAN TAKE IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF SENIORS CAN TAKE IT.
BUT JUST ANOTHER AP CLASS, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY FRESHMAN YEAR, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD ONE OTHER AP OPTION.
I THINK ADDING MORE CLASSES IS ALWAYS A GREAT THING BECAUSE KIDS HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS, AND YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE INTERESTS.
THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE TO COMMENT ON THAT.
>> WELL, THEY'RE NOT AT MY SCHOOL, BUT I THINK THE NUMBER 1 THING THAT POINTS OUT TO ME IS LIKE I WOULD HAVE PERSONALLY LOVED TO TAKE FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY, KNOWING THAT THERE ARE CLASSES THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO A STUDENT'S FUTURE INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING A REGULAR BAND CLASS.
NO, BUT I WANT TO DO MORE THAN THAT.
I WANT TO LEARN IT. I WANT TO READ IT.
I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT, OR WHEN IT COMES TO PSYCHOLOGY, JUST TAKING A PSYCHOLOGY CLASS, LEARNING ABOUT IT, LEARNING ABOUT A SPECIFIC PATHWAY THAT YOU WANT TO BUILD, AND KNOWING THAT THESE SCHOOLS WILL POINT THEM OUT IN OTHER COLLEGES.
THIS KID TOOK THIS CLASS ALREADY.
THIS IS WHAT THEY USUALLY TAKE THEIR THIRD YEAR OF COLLEGE FOR A SPECIFIC PATHWAY.
IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO HAVE. IT MAKES ME A LITTLE JEALOUS BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO TAKE SOME OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I WOULD ADD, I HAD THE SAME FEELINGS THAT DEBBIE DID.
MY ONLY HESITATION WOULD BE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS WE GO INTO SOME DIFFICULT TIMES.
>> I'M GOING TO KEEP ECHOING THAT.
OUT OF THESE COURSES, HOW MANY OF THEM WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE ENRICHMENT VERSUS THE CORE CURRICULUM?
>> GOOD QUESTION. I WOULD SAY THAT, AND MAYBE I MIGHT PULL SOME PEOPLE.
LET'S SAY THE AP CLASSES FOR KIM, THAT COULD COUNT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE STUDENT'S FORECASTING WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND THEN CTE, AS YOU KNOW, IS A DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAM, AND THEN AGAIN.
>> IT MEETS A DIFFERENT GRADUATE AT THE PATHWAY.
>> SOME OF THESE COULD FALL INTO JUST AN ELECTIVE COURSE, BUT SOME OF THEM ALSO WOULD FIT A PATHWAY.
DEPENDING ON IT, THEY MAY CHOOSE A DIFFERENT THING.
I THINK TO THE POINT, THOUGH, RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE LEVY SHORT, NONE OF THESE COURSES COULD RUN UNLESS THEY HAD AT LEAST 25 STUDENTS PER CLASS.
THE UPHILL BATTLE THAT TEACHERS ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS TO TRY TO BUILD THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE VERY FIRST YEAR.
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KIDS SEE IT, AND THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER, AND THEN IT PERPETUATES ITSELF.BUT AT FIRST, IT CAN SOMETIMES BE A HEAVY LIFT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT ALL OF THESE COURSES ARE OF INTEREST TO STUDENTS.
I THINK THAT'S THE KEY IN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE COURSE CATALOG, AND THAT IT ALIGNS WITH A PATHWAY.
THAT WILL HELP OUR STUDENTS REACH GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, IS THE BIGGIE WHEN WE LOOK AT NEW COURSES TO PUT FORWARD BECAUSE SOME OF OUR COURSES THEY DO GET ANTIQUATED AND STUDENTS DON'T WANT TO FORECAST FOR THEM ANYMORE, AND THEN THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
EVEN IN TK, WE HEARD THAT TONIGHT, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE A LOVE OF LEARNING.
I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT OUR TEACHERS CONTINUE TO TRY AND REVAMP THEIR CURRICULUM AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE TEACHING KIDS TO MEET WHAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ARE AT THE TIME.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT MAYBE THEY'LL BE OFFERED AND MAYBE THEY WON'T.
>> WE HEARD THAT PE WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> [LAUGHTER] THAT ONE DOESN'T EVER GET INTEGRATED AT.
>> IF WE WERE IN A LEVY-RICH ENVIRONMENT, RICH IS PROBABLY AN EARLY POOR TERM.
IF WE HAD A OPERATIONAL LEVY REASONABLE, THEN WE MIGHT RUN ONE OF THESE CLASSES WITHOUT 25.
WHAT NUMBER DO WE LOOK TO TO ACTUALLY RUN A CLASS LIKE THAT?
>> WELL, WE ALWAYS SHOOT FOR 30 IN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES, BUT THERE ARE SOME COURSES THAT, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THOSE COURSES, WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE 30 IN THEM.
MAINLY BECAUSE IF THEY'RE A LAB CLASS, FOR INSTANCE, LIKE SOME OF OUR SHOP CLASSES, OUR WELDING CLASS, OUR AUTOMOTIVE CLASS.
ALSO, THE COURSES THAT TAKE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE TEACHER.
YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANT AN AP COURSE THAT STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO PASS THE AP TEST TO HAVE 38 KIDS.
I THINK ITS ALL YOU HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW THAT'S LIKE 30 SOMETHING.
>> THIRTY SIX IN BOTH PERIODS, TOO. NOT JUST ONE.
>> IN A NORMAL SITUATION, IF 15 KIDS WERE FORECASTED FOR A CLASS LIKE THIS, WE WOULD PROBABLY RUN IT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU TO THE TEACHERS, IC PRINCIPALS, AND TEACHERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STAYING.
THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THESE PROPOSALS.
CITED TO OFFER THEM TO OUR STUDENTS.
>> THE TEACHERS ARE HERE? WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE.
I THINK ALL OF US ARE. I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.
HOW DO OUR STUDENT REPS FEEL ABOUT THIS?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS DOWN. THIS IS MY FIRST REAL MEETING LIKE THIS.
I HAD ONE, BUT IT WASN'T MUCH.
>> THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE NEW COURSE PROPOSALS AS PRESENTED.
>> WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT WHOLE PROCESS THERE.
EXCITED TO SEE THESE CLASSES HAPPEN.
>> WE MOVE TO THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND BOARD EVENTS.
[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]
>> YES. BOARD, WE HAVE THE NEED FOR TOURING TWO OF OUR BUILDINGS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
BOTH OF THOSE SCHOOLS, SUMMIT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE THE SIP PLANS.
WILL BE PRESENTED AT 4:00 ON THOSE DAYS.
THEN, FOLLOWING YOU WILL BE UP FOR APPROVAL, NOT THAT MEETING, BUT THE FOLLOWING MEETING FOR OUR SIP PLANS.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT TIME FOR THOSE TOURS.
SUMMIT VIEW, I BELIEVE, WE CAN DO A TOUR IN AN HOUR AND A HALF, KEVIN, BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
>> AN HOUR AND A HALF [BACKGROUND]
>> HOUR AND A HALF, MAYBE? CAN WE MAKE A CHANGE? WHAT WE FOUND, IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR OUR PRELUDE TO THIS, IS OUR STRUGGLE IS THAT WEDNESDAYS,
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DUE TO THE PLCS, ARE CREATING PARTICULARLY PROBLEMS. WELL, HIGH SCHOOL RUNS AN ACTIVITY SCHEDULE THAT DAY.BY THE TIME WE GET THEM IN, THEY HAVE THEIR ACTIVITY SCHEDULE, AND THEN IT'S LUNCHTIME, WE'RE RUNNING RIGHT INTO LUNCH, AND SO THERE'S NO WAY TO DO A MORNING TOUR.
THE PROBLEM WITH SUMMIT VIEW FOR US RUNNING IT ON WEDNESDAYS IS THEY DON'T HAVE A SESSION UNTIL THE AFTERNOON.
BOTH OF THOSE, WE NEED TO DO ON A DIFFERENT DAY IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY SEE CHILDREN.
>> WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THEM ON FRIDAYS.
>> WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE THEM ON FRIDAYS.
I REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT THESE TWO GENTLEMEN BECAUSE THEY HAVE SCHEDULES THAT ARE LESS FLEXIBLE.
>> I WOULD PREFER TUESDAYS MYSELF.
BUT THAT'S NO BIG DEAL. I'LL BE THERE ON FRIDAYS.
>> TUESDAYS WOULD BE GOOD TOO.
FRIDAY'S JUST LIKE, WHEN I GO ON MY VACATIONS, FRIDAYS, I'D BE ABLE TO COME TO ANY OF THE TOURS.
>> WELL, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS SEPARATELY [LAUGHTER].
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT SUMMIT VIEW OF YOU AND PRAIRIE AND MAKE A DECISION ON THAT, AND THEN WE CAN HOLD OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT OTHER TOURS LATER.
I MEAN, TO A DIFFERENT DAY IF WE WANT.
IF FRIDAY IS A PROBLEM AND IT DOESN'T MATTER TO CHRIS AND MARSHALL, THEN I THINK [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, MAKE IT HAPPEN AND I'LL ADJUST.
>> YOU SAID FRIDAY MORNINGS OR AFTERNOONS?
SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM WITH FRIDAYS IS WE WILL RUN INTO SUPERINTENDENT MEETINGS.
I'M TRYING NOT TO MISS THOSE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE WORK.
>> WE'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUMMIT VIEW ON WEDNESDAY?
>> WE ARE. WE'RE GOING TO SUMMIT VIEW ON WEDNESDAY.
>> SUMMIT VIEW IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 11.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. ALL OF US DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE.
>> HIGH SCHOOL IS RUNNING INTO SCHEDULING THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY.
>> DO WE HAVE A DAY WE'RE SUGGESTING FOR THAT ONE? THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING?
>> IT WOULD NOT INCLUDE ME BECAUSE I AM OUT OF TOWN, BUT I AM AT A TRAINING ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THAT WEEK.
>> CHRIS, COULD WE MAKE IT ON TUESDAY? [OVERLAPPING]
>> NOT EVERYBODY HAS TO BE THERE, ACTUALLY
>> SHELLY, CAN I ADD THAT THE 22ND AND THE 23RD ARE HALF DAYS, AND THOSE ARE OUR FINALS WEEK?
>> WEDNESDAYS ARE OUR FLIGHT CLUBS.
WE HAVE A LATE START, THEN WE HAVE FLIGHT TIME FOR OUR AS AND BS CLUBS, AND THEN TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, WE HAVE FALCON SUPPORT.
THEN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY ARE A LITTLE BIT TOUGH FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE WHAT OUR STANDARDIZED DAYS GO? UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE KIDS DOING A STUDY SESSION IN DIFFERENT CLASSES.
>> YOU BOARD TOURS WHERE YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO TAKE FINALS?
>> NO. I'M ALREADY STRUGGLING AND STUFF.
>> CLEARLY, OUR BEST OPTION FOR NEXT WEEK WOULD BE TUESDAY BECAUSE THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY IS THE DAY WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID ALREADY, AND THEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE HALF DAYS DUE TO TESTING AND YOUR FINALS, AND YOUR END OF SEMESTER.
THAT REALLY LEAVES TUESDAY NEXT WEEK.
>> WOULD YOU MOVE IT TO THE AFTERNOON?
>> I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S THE QUESTION.
>> BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE HAVE FALCON SUPPORT AT 9:40-10:15, AND THEN WE HAVE THIRD PERIOD, AND THEN WE HAVE EARLY LUNCH, LATE LUNCH.
YOU WOULDN'T REALLY BE SEEING ANYTHING THAT DAY EITHER.
>> WELL, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BEFORE OUR PRESENTATIONS.
>> FALCON SUPPORT IS A GOOD TIME.
>> FALCON SUPPORT RUNS RIGHT INTO LUNCH.
>> THERE'S A PERIOD BEFORE THAT. THERE'S A THIRD PERIOD.
>> WE COULD DO THIRD-PERIOD C FALCON SUPPORT.
BECAUSE WE REALLY ARE THERE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS AT THE MOST.
>> THEN OUR CLASSES ARE USUALLY 45-50 MINUTES THOSE DAYS.
>> IF WE FIND OUT THOSE TIME FRAMES ON TUESDAY.
>> LET ME VERIFY WITH STEPHANIE WATCH.
>> TUESDAY MORNING? YES. THAT WORKS GREAT.
>> THEN YOU'LL LET US KNOW THE TIME?
>> YES. WE'LL SEND AN INVITE TO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.
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>> IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE 9:30-11:30?
>> WE DO HAVE AN AUDIT MEETING.
WELL, THEY HAVE AN AUDIT MEETING FROM 12:00-1:00, THE 21ST, SO THAT DAY WOULD BE GOOD.
>> WELL, THE 21ST, WHEN SHE'S TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE DAY THE MORNING BEFORE.
>> THAT WILL BE IT FOR THE MONTH, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ROUTINE.
>> THEN LET'S GO TO A ROUTINE FEBRUARY.
THAT MEANS WE WOULD CONTINUE COPIES ON WEDNESDAY.
>> WE'RE HAVING THIS WEDNESDAY AT 10:30.
IS THAT PLACE GOING TO BE OPEN? THEN THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AT 7:00 AM.
>> CHRIS IS GOING TO BE THERE.
>> I GET THE SEVEN ON THE 21ST.
>> WHO'S DOING THE 28TH? WAIT TO BE DETERMINED.
>> YOU GUYS WANTED TO DO 28 YOU GUYS INTERESTING IN THE EVENING?
>> I'D BE HAPPY TO. I'M ON THE EARLIER SCHEDULE RATHER THAN THE MID MORNING HEAR.
>> I'D PREFER EARLY. I CAN BE PRODUCTIVE.
>> THEN WE'LL MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE OF IT NEXT.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT ALLEN ERNIE IS OPEN.
>> WELL, WE CAN DETERMINE THAT LATER.
>> FIGURE OUT BEFORE NEXT ART.
>> WE GOT ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT?
>> WE WANTED TO GET IN SOME WORK SESSIONS, MORE CREATIVELY NEW WAY OF GOING ABOUT GETTING SOME THINGS DONE.
IF YOU HAVE THINGS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE AS A WORK SESSION TO DISCUSS, PUT MORE TIME INTO SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE DON'T EVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR, THEN BRING THOSE FORWARD BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, GUESS WE LOOK AT THE CALENDAR.
>> THEN IS THE WORK SESSION SAME AS LIKE LISTENING SESSION?
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT, AND I'LL BE TALKING WITH YOU.
I'LL BE TALKING TO EVERYBODY ABOUT IT, AND WE'LL FIGURE IT ALL OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GO TO LOOK LIKE.
>> 4:00 O'CLOCK MEETINGS, TYPICALLY.
>> WE'LL FIGURE OUT. ANYTHING ELSE THOUGH THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT FOR THE FUTURE?
>> THEN I GUESS WE CAN CONSIDER THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:37.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.