Feb 23, 2026 Board of Directors

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ARE WE SUPPOSED TO STAND FOR THESE GUYS? THIS MEETING OF THE.

[1. Call to Order]

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLOR GUARD THAT WE HAVE WITH US THIS EVENING.

WELCOME. EVERY COLOR.

HOWARD PARK.

PARK. ALL OF. PRESENT COLORS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HERE WE GO. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE.

FORWARD, MARCH! THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. THANK YOU, YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY, BUT SOME OF US JUST ALWAYS HAVE QUESTIONS.

SO WAS THERE A SPECIAL REASON WHY TONIGHT WE HAD THEM HERE WITH US.

THEY'RE PART OF OUR CTE PROGRAM AND THE CTE ACKNOWLEDGING CTE AND STUFF.

VERY GOOD. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH.

ALWAYS VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. OKAY. SO ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, WE'VE GOT ROLL CALL.

THE ROLL CALL. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FOUR.

TERRY TATE PRESENT. VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT THREE, CHRIS GRUEL HERE.

DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT ONE LORI SIBLEY HERE, DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT TWO, DEBBIE JOHNSON HERE.

DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT FIVE, MARSHALL MERRITT HERE.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE EDSEL CONTRERAS MONTIEL HERE.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE. REPRESENTATIVE TOBY WYNN HERE.

MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. IT'S A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO BE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S VISITING WITH US.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE AND THE STAFF I'M PARTICULARLY JUST APPRECIATIVE OF THINGS.

I THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD MEETING EARLIER. THANK YOU, YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS HERE EARLIER ON OUR AGENDA.

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

THE DIRECT DOCTOR REPORTS. DIRECTOR REPORTS. SUPERINTENDENT.

OKAY. REPORTS SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES PUBLIC COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE OR SEVEN EIGHT ITEMS. NO. OLD BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS WILL BE A RECESSION, I THINK IS WHAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO SAY.

POLICY 1821 AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL ORDER. OUR OUR STUDENT REPS. HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU VOTE? PRO? PRO. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE.

THANK YOU. FIVE ZERO. SO WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS WITH US THIS EVENING.

[5. Student and Board Updates]

SO SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? AND SIXTH GRADE AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU GIVE US YOUR NAMES REAL LOUD.

AND BE SURE YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. YES.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. NO, I'M CAITLYN JUNKIE, AND I'M MELISSA.

YVONNE. GOOD JOB. I'M AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT AND ASB PRESIDENT AT LAUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THROUGHOUT MY TIME AT LAUREN, I. THROUGH LEARNING AND CREATING FRIENDSHIPS, WE HAVE REALIZED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WE LOVE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE LOTS OF STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN ASB.

OUR ASB IS A VERY GOOD WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL AND BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SOCIAL SKILLS AND VARIOUS OTHERS.

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ONE TIME I EVEN GOT TO DRESS UP AS THE LION MASCOT.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE LOVE ABOUT LAUREN IS THE DEEP CARE THAT THE STAFF HAVE ABOUT OUR EDUCATION AND OUR LIVES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

ON THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE, THEY HELP WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON ASSIGNMENTS OR OTHER WORK, AND IF YOU'RE FALLING BEHIND, THEY WILL HELP YOU GET CAUGHT UP. STAFF ALSO ASK YOU QUESTIONS LIKE HOW IS YOUR WEEKEND? OR DO YOU HAVE ANY SPORTS GAMES COMING UP? SOME OF THE STAFF WILL EVEN ATTEND THE GAMES IF YOU LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE COMING.

WE ALSO HAVE PRIDE ASSEMBLIES AND AWARD ASSEMBLIES.

THESE ASSEMBLIES REWARD THE GOOD BEHAVIORS AND THE STUDENTS GOOD GRADES.

THIS ENCOURAGES ALL OF THE STUDENTS TO DO GOOD AND KEEP UP ON THEIR WORK.

LAUREN. MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN SUCH A LOVING AND KIND ENVIRONMENT AND AND COMMUNITY.

IF YOU WANT TO. I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS OR HOW OUR POPCORN FUNCTIONS EVERY FRIDAY, OUR FUNDS FOR SCHOOL AND OUR PAST EVENTS.

OUR UPCOMING EVENTS THAT WERE PLANNING IS THE TALENT.

THE TALENT SHOW IS A LIKE SCHOOL WIDE THING THAT WE PLAN TO DO, SO STUDENTS CAN SHOW OFF THEIR TALENTS AND SKILLS AND HAVE A CHANCE TO FOR PEOPLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR MULTI SPORTS TOURNAMENTS IS ALSO ANOTHER SCHOOL WIDE THING THAT WE CAN DO. THAT IS. SINCE INSTEAD OF LIKE WE DO KICKBALL EVERY YEAR THERE WE THERE COULD BE MORE OPTIONS. AND LIKE FOOTBALL, SOCCER TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL. AND THOSE COULD LIKE SHOW MORE OF THE SKILLS OF OUR ATHLETES AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO HAVE FUN AND COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER AT THE SAME TIME.

WE MIGHT ALSO BE PLANNING THIS NEW SCHOOL, JEOPARDY! WHERE ALL THE SCHOOL, ALL THE GRADES, AND AND EVERYONE FROM OUR SCHOOL WILL COME TOGETHER AND IT'LL BE LIKE THIS THING WHERE IT'S LIKE JEOPARDY! BUT IT'LL BE FOR ALL OF THE KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN AND TRY TO DO THEIR BEST.

FOR. THE SPRING FLING ASSEMBLY IS AN ASSEMBLY THAT IS SIMILAR TO OUR RED AND GREEN ASSEMBLY THAT WE DID IN THE PAST. THAT WAS ABOUT LIKE LIKE CELEBRATING THE UPCOMING CHRISTMAS.

THE HOLIDAYS AND THE SPRING FLING COULD BE LIKE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHERE WE JUST HAVE FUN, GO OFF SUGAR PLAY FUN GAMES AND ENJOY OUR TIME WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WAIT. NOW, WE MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE. ESPECIALLY ABOUT THAT GOING OFF SUGAR THING.

DID THAT WORK OUT ALL RIGHT FOR YOU? SO FAR, SO GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING AN ASP? PROBABLY GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE STUDENTS AND, LIKE, LEARNING DIFFERENT SKILLS WITH LEADERSHIP AND THEN GETTING TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL THE ACTIVITIES. MINE IS PROBABLY ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS, HAVING FUN WITH, LIKE, PLANNING STUFF. AND ALSO GETTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT, LIKE, THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OH, YEAH.

LAST WEEK WHEN WE WE HAD A CHANCE TO COME WALK AROUND YOUR SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT.

AND IN THE LUNCHROOM AFTER THE BOARD TOUR, THERE WERE FOUR BOXES WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF CRINKLED UP NOTES.

AND THE SIXTH GRADE, SIXTH GRADE CORRECT EARNED IT EARNED AN EXTRA 20 MINUTES OF RECESS OR SOMETHING.

AND EIGHTH GRADE. OKAY. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET SO TO DESCRIBE IT, THERE WERE BIG BOXES, TWO, THREE FEET TALL, ONE BY ONE. AND THEY WOULD THEY WOULD TAKE THEIR WHAT IS IT? IT'S CALLED A PRIDE AWARD. YOU TAKE YOUR PRIDE AWARD, THEY'D CRUMPLE IT UP TO GET AS MUCH VOLUME AS THEY COULD, AND THEY'D TOSS IT IN THE BUCKET. AND ONCE THE BUCKET GETS ABOVE A CERTAIN LINE, WHAT HAPPENS? WE GET AN EXTRA RECESS. I LOVE IT. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET A PRIDE AWARD? YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES IN. YOUR TEACHER.

COULD GIVE YOU THAT. YOU COULD JUST, LIKE, FOCUS.

BE FOCUSING IN CLASS. HAVING INTEGRITY, HAVING GOOD GRADES IN CLASS AND THEN JUST RESPECTING

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SO YOU GAVE A GOOD ANSWER. THANK YOU. THAT'S COOL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LADIES. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STUDENTS FROM CHIEF UMTUCH.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. CHIEF UMTUCH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN COME UP HERE TO TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

YEAH. SORRY I DIDN'T TELL THAT TO YOU OTHER FOLKS.

YEAH. WELCOME. AND THAT'S PRINCIPAL MRS. MISS GRIGGS OVER THERE.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS SAVANNAH CARLSON, AND I AM AN EIGHTH GRADER AT CHIEF.

I'M JUST GOING TO RAISE THIS. YES. PLEASE DO.

MY NAME IS COREY CAMPBELL. I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER AT CHIEF, AND I AM VICE PRESIDENT OF ASB.

I'M SAMANTHA PAYNE, I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER, CHIEF, AND I'M PART OF MS. AND I AM ASB SECRETARY AND A MEMBER OF THE ASPIRE PROGRAM.

OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO BE GOING FIRST. AND I AM TALKING ABOUT FOUR THINGS.

I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR OUTDOOR SCHOOL TRIP THAT WE TAKE IN SIXTH GRADE, OUR KC VISIT THAT HAPPENS IN EIGHTH GRADE.

AND THEN ONE OF MY A FEW OF MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCES THAT CHIEF AND MY FAVORITE STAFF MEMBERS.

SO STARTING WITH OUTDOOR SCHOOL, OUTDOOR SCHOOL WAS A TRIP THAT WE TOOK IN EIGHTH GRADE OR EVEN IN SIXTH GRADE.

AND IT WAS WE WENT TO I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE WE WENT TO.

I THINK WE WENT CISPUS THAT'S WHERE WE WENT AND WE WENT FOR A FEW DAYS THERE.

IT WAS IT WAS A VERY. HOW DO I SAY THIS? OKAY.

IT WAS VERY MEMORABLE, I WOULD SAY. WE DID A LOT OF LIKE CABIN TIME.

SO YOU GOT TO KIND OF PICK WHO IS IN YOUR CABIN.

AND IT WAS BASICALLY YOU'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOU'RE LEARNING A LOT OF STUFF, AND YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF STUFF OUTDOORS, WHICH I LIKE A LOT BECAUSE I'M A VERY HANDS ON LEARNER. AND IT WAS IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME PERSONALLY, AND I THINK I LIKE THE WAY THAT THEY MADE GROUPS.

AND SO IT WAS YOU'RE MEETING NEW PEOPLE, YOU'RE BONDING WITH NEW PEOPLE, BUT YOU'RE ALSO HANGING OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND HAVING FUN.

AND THEN FOR MY OUR CASEY OUTDOORS VISIT IN EIGHTH GRADE, WE HAD THIS NOT TOO LONG AGO.

IT WAS. SOME HIGH SCHOOLERS CAME DOWN AND THEY WERE TEACHING US ABOUT LIKE KC AND THEIR WHOLE PROGRAM.

AND I REALLY LIKE HOW THEY DID IT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HANDS ON WITH IT.

ONCE AGAIN, I REALLY ENJOY THAT. AND THE PEOPLE THERE WERE REALLY ENJOYABLE AND THEY WERE JUST FUN AND EASY TO TALK TO.

AND THE WAY THEY TALK, BECAUSE THEY WERE A LITTLE MORE OUR AGE, WAS A LOT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.

OUR. MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCE AT CHIEF, THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE, WAS DEFINITELY OUR VOLLEYBALL OR JUST SPORTS SEASONS.

IT WAS. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF YOU LEARN IN TEAM SPORTS THAT YOU DON'T REALLY LEARN IN A CLASSROOM.

I THINK THAT IT WAS NOT ONLY JUST LIKE PLAYING THE SPORTS, BUT GOING TO SPORTS EVENTS.

IT REALLY CAN SHOW HOW YOUR SCHOOL SHOWS UP FOR YOU.

AND JUST I THINK IT'S FUN AND ENJOYABLE FOR MY FAVORITE, MY FAVORITE, MY MOST INFLUENTIAL STAFF MEMBER AT CHIEF, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY ARE BETWEEN MR. HARBISON, WHICH IS A SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER, AND MISS CHEYENNE, WHICH IS OUR DEN LADY. AND MISS. STARTING WITH MR. HARBISON, MR. HARBISON WAS NOT ONLY AN AMAZING TEACHER, HE WAS RELATABLE, FUNNY, AND COMPASSIONATE.

AND THE WAY HE TAUGHT WAS IT WAS IT WAS REALLY EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND MISS CHEYENNE.

SHE'S ALWAYS THERE FOR ME JUST TO JUST TO LISTENING TO, GIVING GREAT ADVICE.

AND I TRULY DO THINK THAT MY MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS ENJOYABLE WITHOUT THEM.

AND THAT'S IT. HI AGAIN. I'M COY. I'M GOING TO BE COVERING OUR BAND PROGRAM, OUR MUSICAL AND KIND OF A TALENT SHOW.

MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCE HERE. AND WHAT STAFF MEMBER HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL, STARTING WITH OUR BAND PROGRAM? LET'S SEE THIS YEAR, OUR EIGHTH GRADERS GET TO GO TO FESTIVALS.

OH, MOPOP. OH, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FESTIVALS. WELL, MOPOP TO ITS MUSEUM OF THE ARTS IN SEATTLE, I BELIEVE. YES. OUR FESTIVAL SEASON IS COMING UP VERY SHORTLY, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONCERT TOMORROW.

AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW OFF OUR FESTIVAL PIECES TO A CROWD OF PEOPLE.

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OUR MUSICAL HERE AT CHIEF. EVERY OTHER YEAR WE HAVE A MUSICAL.

AND IN BETWEEN THE YEARS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A MUSICAL, WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE COFFEEHOUSE.

CABARET. SEE THE MUSICAL WE PERFORMED OLIVER! THIS YEAR, I GOT TO BE A A CHARACTER NAMED MR. BUMBLE, AND IT'S BASICALLY THIS FAT GUY WHO SELLS OFF THIS KID.

IT'S QUITE FUN. AND THE MUSICAL REALLY GIVES OUR STUDENTS HERE AT CHIEF A CHANCE TO ENGAGE AND LEARN TOGETHER AND MEET NEW PEOPLE THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE.

BECAUSE TYPICALLY, FIFTH GRADERS AREN'T GOING TO BE TALKING TO EIGHTH GRADERS VERY OFTEN.

AND WITH THE MUSICAL, IT REALLY GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND LEARN FROM THEM.

OH, OUR COFFEEHOUSE CABARET, BASICALLY A TALENT SHOW.

IT WAS PRETTY FUN. AND WE DID THAT LAST YEAR.

LAST YEAR I HAD DONE A SOLO ON GUITAR WHILE SINGING, AND I WAS IN A ROCK BAND IN IT.

AND I JUST LOVE PERFORMING. IT'S AWESOME. I LOVE BEING ON A STAGE AND I LOVE MUSIC. IT'S A VERY FUN EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCE HERE AT CHIEF IS PROBABLY OUR JAZZ FESTIVALS.

I GOT TO JOIN IN OUR IN MY SIXTH GRADE YEAR, AND I WAS THE ONLY SIXTH GRADER IN OUR JAZZ BAND.

AND IT IS VERY FUN TO TRAVEL TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES LIKE FAR, OREGON AND SEATTLE.

I MEAN, NOT SEATTLE. MAYBE THIS YEAR. MOUNT HOOD, I THINK IT IS.

I AGAIN, I LOVE PERFORMING. AND WHAT STAFF MEMBER HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HERE AT CHIEF? I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY ANOTHER STUDENT, AND OUR STAFF HERE AT CHIEF REALLY COMFORTED ME AND HELPED ME GO THROUGH IT.

SPECIFICALLY MR. HARVISON, OUR SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER.

OUR I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE IS, MRS. CHEYENNE. SHE JUST TALKS TO EVERYONE.

IT'S NICE. MRS. RUTHERFORD AND OUR PRINCIPLES THAT ARE HERE.

MR.. MRS.. GRIGGS AND MR. PIERCE, WHICH ARE BACK THERE SOMEWHERE.

IT REALLY HELPED ME THROUGH MY LIFE. AND IT WAS SUCH A, LIKE, A DARK PLACE FOR ME.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

HELLO AGAIN. I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE ASPIRE PROGRAM, OUR AWS LEADERSHIP DAY, AND MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCE AND MOST INFLUENTIAL TEACHER OR STAFF MEMBER I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT MY EXPERIENCE IN ASPIRE.

ASPIRE IS THE HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM HOSTED AT CHIEF.

I HAVE ENJOYED THE TIGHT KNIT GROUP OF STUDENTS, SOME OF WHICH I HAVE KNOWN FOR SIX YEARS.

WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON OUR HIGH LEARNING GOALS, WHICH HAVE WHICH WILL OPEN UP SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND BEYOND. NEXT. AWS. AWS STANDS FOR THE THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON STUDENT LEADERS.

THIS YEAR, CHIEF UMTUCH WAS ABLE TO HOST ITS FALL LEADERSHIP DAY.

ASB WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AND WORK OUT IMPACT HOW WE WOULD IMPACT OUR OUR STUDENT BODY FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

CHOOSING THE FAVORITE STAFF MEMBER IS A TOUGH TASK, BUT IF I IF IF I HAD TO CHOOSE, IT WOULD BE MR. STALEY. HE IS CURRENT. HE IS FORMERLY A THE ASPIRE ELA AND HISTORY TEACHER AND NOW A P.E.

COACH. HE HE WORE HE WARMLY WELCOMED ME INTO A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AND HE ALWAYS HAD A WAY OF OF MAKING LEARNING FUN WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS.

GOOD. THANK YOU. OH, NOT DONE YET. MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCE AT CHIEF HAD TO

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IT IS ABLE TO WORK OUT MY GRAPHIC DESIGN CAPABILITIES AND THE PEOPLE ARE JUST GREAT.

THANK YOU. SURE. WELL, WE GOT QUESTIONS, I'M CERTAIN FOLKS.

OH, NO. MINE'S MORE OF A COMMENT. WE WERE INVITED AS A AS A BOARD TO ATTEND OLIVER THE MUSICAL.

SO MY WIFE AND I ATTENDED ON, I THINK, A FRIDAY NIGHT.

IT WAS GREAT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. WAS THERE A FAT GUY? YEAH, THERE WAS A FAT GUY. HE TRIED TO SELL A KID OFF.

BUT. BUT WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME. IT WAS. IT WAS WELL PUT ON, AND IT LOOKED LIKE EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE AUDIENCE, BUT EVERYBODY ON STAGE, WAS ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

IT WAS VERY INTERACTIVE. IT'S FUN. IT'S A VERY FUN EXPERIENCE.

SO I'M SURE THEY WERE. YEAH. SO GOOD. ANYONE ELSE? I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ENJOY PERFORMING. MAYBE SO.

ALL RIGHT. I LIKE YOUR COAT, BY THE WAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT INSTRUMENTS YOU ALL PLAY.

WHO PLAYS AN INSTRUMENT? I THINK ALL OF YOU DO.

WHAT DO YOU PLAY? YOU DON'T. ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU PLAY? I'M CURRENTLY SECOND CHAIR FLUTE. AND I ALSO PLAY PICCOLO.

OKAY, OKAY. I PLAY DRUMS, GUITAR, UKULELE, BASS GUITAR, TENOR SAXOPHONE, ALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE AND CONTRABASS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH.

SOMETHING ELSE? THIS IS A MUSIC MAJOR. OH, OKAY.

HE'S A MUSIC MAJOR. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING IN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS COMMITTEE REPORTS. I THINK I MISSED SOMETHING.

OH, OF COURSE I. I WAS DOING SO WELL SO FAR. GO AHEAD.

I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK IF THERE'S ANY OTHER STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK UP TODAY.

GO AHEAD. OH, NO. I THINK HE'S WAITING FOR COMMENTS FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

OKAY, SO THEN ME AND TOBY WILL GET STARTED. I WENT INTO WARD CHIEF BECAUSE TOBY WAS A LITTLE SICK SO HE COULD NOT JOIN ME. AND THEN, FUN FACT, I WENT TO CHIEF, SO IT WAS FUN TO GO AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOUR YEARS, WHICH IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE. BUT HERE'S THE SURVEY RESULTS THAT WERE DONE AT CHIEF.

SO WE HAD 191 PARTICIPANTS, 246 THOUGHTS AND 6644 RATINGS.

AND YOU CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN HERE ARE THE TOPICS.

SLASH STAR SCORES THAT ARE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP.

LUNCH SPORTS BULLYING. AND BASICALLY ALL THE REST OF THOSE KIND OF GO AND PLAY INTO THOSE.

AND THEN NEXT AND THEN NEXT. OKAY. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS DO YOU FEEL SUPPORTED BY STAFF AT YOUR SCHOOL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE AROUND TWO THIRDS OF THE PARTICIPANTS FEEL THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY STAFF, WHICH IS WONDERFUL TO SEE. NEXT. IS THAT ALL? OKAY. THERE'S MORE. OKAY. AND THEN DO YOU OR YOUR CLASSMATES FEEL AFFECTED BY THE LEVY? AND THEN AROUND HALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY STUDENTS.

FEEL FREE TO READ. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT SOME OF THE STUDENTS DON'T LEAVE COMMENTS, BUT THEY RATE OTHER COMMENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S NUMBERS 16, 13, 22, 18 AND THE RANKINGS OF THOSE COMMENTS ARE ON THE SIDES.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF THESE COMMENTS HAVE MORE THAN FIVE STARS, MEANING THAT STUDENTS STRONGLY AGREE WITH THESE THINGS AND STRONGLY AGREE WITH SUPPORTING OUR ASPIRE PROGRAMS, THE NEED FOR SPORTS, AND JUST TRYING TO FEEL SAFE AT SCHOOL.

SO YEAH. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? I WASN'T EVEN

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FIFTH GRADERS WHO YOU MAY THINK THEY SHOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT MONEY, ABOUT BUDGETING, ABOUT WHAT'S BEING TAKEN FROM THEM, ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE, FOR THEM TO SPEAK TO ME AND JUST AND RANT ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY CARE ABOUT IS.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE DISHEARTENING JUST BECAUSE ME AND TOBI ALWAYS COME TO THESE BOARD MEETINGS AND WE DO ALL THESE SURVEYS, AND WE TRY TO MAKE SUCH A HUGE IMPACT BY SHOWING YOU WHAT GROUPS OF KIDS FROM AROUND OUR DISTRICT ARE SEEING ARE BEING AFFECTED. AND WE DON'T WANT THESE TO GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER.

WE WANT THESE THINGS TO BE IMPLEMENTED. WE WANT THESE THINGS TO BE TAKEN INTO FACTOR WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, AND ALSO TO SHOW AS PARENTS THAT OTHER KIDS ARE AFFECTED BY CERTAIN THINGS.

JUST BECAUSE YOUR CHILD IS NOT DOES NOT MEAN IT AFFECTS ANOTHER CHILD GOING THROUGH SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.

SO THAT'S WHY ME AND TOBY DID THIS YEAR DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GIVE MORE THAN FIVE KIDS OF GREAT ACADEMICS, GREAT CLUB AND GREAT BACKGROUNDS TO HAVE MORE THAN FIVE STUDENTS SPEAK THE TRUTH OF HOW THEY FEEL AND WHAT HOW THEY'RE BEING AFFECTED ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYTHING ON LAUREN? WE'LL DO THAT NEXT WEEK.

WE WANTED TO GET A FEW MORE BECAUSE WE DID IT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE WITH US? WE'LL BE TOURING BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEDNESDAY, AND THEN WE'LL BE MEETING WITH KIDS, HOPEFULLY BY GOOGLE MEET AT BBVA ON THE THIRD, I BELIEVE SO, YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.

SO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE'S FIRST ON THIS LITTLE THING HERE, DEBBIE.

YES, WE HAD A A MEETING, AND THERE'S A LOT OF BILLS THAT ARE THAT DIED, UNFORTUNATELY. AND THEN THERE ARE SOME THAT THEY'RE STILL LOOKING AT.

I'M JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF THEM THAT ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON. AND THEN ALSO A LOT OF THEY'VE HEARD FROM CITIZENS A LOT, WHICH THEY WANTED. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I THANKED EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN AND FOLLOWING THESE BILLS AND HAS BEEN MAKING THEIR VOICES KNOWN.

THEY'VE THEY HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF A LOT OF CITIZENS.

SOME OF THEM, LIKE THE ONE FOR THE INCOME TAX FOR WASHINGTON, THEY'VE BEEN HEARING FROM, I THINK THEY SAID 75,000 PEOPLE HAVE VOICE, HAVE WEIGHED IN ABOUT THE WASHINGTON STATE INCOME TAX.

IF YOU'RE UNAWARE OF THAT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO IT AND GET YOUR GET YOUR OPINION IN THERE.

EXCUSE ME. HOUSE BILL 2257 HAS TO DO WITH THE TAXES THAT THE SCHOOL WILL BE HAVING TO PAY FOR SERVICES THAT RIGHT NOW IS AWAITING TO GO TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.

HOUSE BILL 1795 HAD TO DO WITH RESTRAINT AND ISOLATION FOR STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

RIGHT NOW IT'S IN THE SENATE LEARNING PUBLIC HEARING LEVEL HOUSE BILL.

I'M SORRY, TWO AND 219. THERE'LL BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON IT IN 225.

THERE'LL BE A CONSIDERING IT AGAIN. HOUSE BILL 2636 HAS TO DO WITH PERFORMANCE OPERATIONS AND FUNDING OF STATE'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.

THIS IS ANOTHER REAL BIG ONE THAT THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ON.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE A SENATE HOUSE BUDGET YET.

IT'S STILL IN PROPOSALS. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING THAT SOON.

WASHINGTON STATE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST, THE UPDATED REVENUE FORECAST, PROJECTED STATE REVENUE IS UP $1.8 BILLION AS COMPARED TO NOVEMBER'S FORECAST, BUT THE STATE STILL REMAINS IN A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR HOLE OVER

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AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING THOSE. FOR ME, IT WAS LIKE AN 18% INCREASE FOR MAYBE A LOT OF YOU.

ALSO, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER BILLS THAT ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER EVERY ONE OF THEM. THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT TEN THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME IN THE EARLY LEARNING AND K-12 THAT HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ALSO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

SO IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LOG IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE SESSIONS, SOME OF THESE BILLS, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. GIVING GETTING YOUR VOICE OUT THERE AS FAR AS WHAT YOU ARE FEELING AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT AND NOT SUPPORT.

DEBBIE. YES, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO LOG IN, WHERE WOULD THEY FIND THESE BILLS? THESE BILLS ARE ON THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNMENT.

I DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL WELL, I GUESS IT IS HERE.

IT'S WASEDA ALSO HAS ONE YOU COULD GO TO. BILL, WATCH.

IT HAS 43 EDUCATION RELATED BILLS IN PLAY. SO YOU COULD GO TO I THINK IT'S WSW.

COM IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME AND I COULD GET YOU AN ACTUAL ADDRESS.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE IT HERE IN FRONT OF ME.

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE FEBRUARY 25TH POLICY COMMITTEE CUTOFF, MARCH 2ND.

OPPOSITE HOUSE FISCAL COMMITTEE CUTOFF, MARCH 6TH, OPPOSITE HOUSE CUTOFF.

AND THEN THE 12TH IS IT WILL BE DONE WITH THE SESSION LEDGE LEAGUE Y.GOV.

GOV REAL EASY LEDGE DOT DOT DOT GOV. SAY THAT FAST FOUR TIMES.

LET'S GO. NO NO. OKAY SO. AUDIT COMMITTEE.

I'LL COVER IT IF YOU WANT. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE MET EARLIER THIS MONTH.

AND TYPICALLY WE WE ARE COVERING THE THINGS THAT WERE THE BUDGETS AND ITEMS THAT PERTAIN TO JANUARY.

SO IN OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE WE DID TALK ABOUT WHAT BOARD EXPENSES.

A LINE ITEM IN OUR BUDGET IS THE BOARD EXPENSES.

SO THAT WAS COVERED IN DETAIL. A LOT OF THINGS GET THROWN ONTO THE BOARD, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT, BUT IT'S IT'S IN THE BUDGET. WE REVIEWED HOW THOSE THINGS GET THERE.

IT WAS A LITTLE SURPRISING TO SEE HOW MUCH GETS THROWN ONTO THE BOARD. IS IT INTERESTING? YES. IT WAS. IT WAS EYE OPENING.

WE DID GO OVER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET. WE TALKED ABOUT EXPENSES.

WE WE PULL A SAMPLE SIZE OF EXPENSES THAT WE CAN REVIEW.

SOME PAYROLL SELECTIONS WERE DONE, AND WE REVIEWED THOSE.

WE ALSO REVIEWED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S TIMESHEET.

AND THEN WE WE TALKED ABOUT BEING PREPARED FOR THE AUDIT, THE STATE AUDIT THE OFFICE OF WASHINGTON STATE AUDITORS.

THEY'RE COMING DOWN TO DO THEIR NEXT AUDIT WITH US.

I DID MEET WITH TYLER GIBSON FROM THE STATE AUDIT DEPARTMENT, AND HE JUST HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW TYPICAL THINGS THAT SOME AUDIT QUESTIONS, BUT ALL SEEM TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE.

SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE WORK, GATHERING THE BOXES THAT ARE STARTING TO COLLECT OF INFORMATION FOR THE STATE AUDITORS.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. BJF EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

IF I COULD HAVE THE BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

SUPER GREAT FOLKS. COME ON UP. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATION OF ALL OF THE BOARD.

I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF THE BOARD IS HERE, BUT SEVERAL OF THEM ARE HERE TO HOW'D THIS HAPPEN? JUST MAGIC. IT'S WONDERFUL. THIS IS REALLY COOL.

VERY GOOD. WELCOME, WELCOME.

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO.

PLEASE COME ANYTIME. YES. THANK YOU. SURE. I'M ALLISON BULLOCK.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND JOINED HERE WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS.

WE HAVE COLLEEN O'NEILL, WHO'S A PAST PRESIDENT.

WE HAVE SHERRY DALY. KEN, WHO'S ON THE BOARD? KEN ROOT SABRINA. AND THEN OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JENNY MCCOY MCCOY.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HER TO SHARE SOME BOARD HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR THIS YEAR.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

THE BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION HAS A GOAL OF MAKING SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY BATTLE GROUND STUDENT HAS THE FOOD, SUPPLIES, AND ACCESS TO PROGRAMS THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO THRIVE AS STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT.

WHAT THAT HAS MEANT IN THE PAST YEAR IS THE FOUNDATION HAS DONATED OVER $64,000.

TO THAT END $28,000 WERE DONATED TO ENHANCE STUDENT SAFETY AND STABILITY.

AND THAT COMES WITH WORKING THROUGH THE CRC TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS.

AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WE FILLED 850 BACKPACKS WITH SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS.

901ST GRADERS RECEIVED A BRAND NEW BOOK FROM US.

WE DONATED $8,500 TO THE BUILDING PRINCIPALS SO THAT THEY CAN BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS.

WE ALSO DONATED $480 TO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

THEY HAVE STARTED A PROGRAM OF A FOOD PANTRY TO WELCOME STUDENTS IN, TO COME AND VISIT WITH THEM AND MAKE THAT CONNECTION THAT WILL BE VITAL. WE'VE ALSO DONATED $12,442 TO OFFSET STUDENT FEES.

THAT COULD BE FEES FOR JOINING A SPORT OR A CLUB.

IT COULD BE HAVING YOUR SCHOOL LUNCH DEBT ERASED.

IT COULD BE HAVING YOUR AP TEST FEES COVERED BY US.

WE ALSO AWARDED $10,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LAST YEAR.

STARE. SO WE DO HAVE THREE REALLY FUN EVENTS COMING UP THIS SPRING.

FIRST OFF, WE HAVE THE BITES AND BOOKS EVENT COMING UP ON MARCH 12TH, AND FOR THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH READ NORTHWEST.

AND AGAIN, WE WILL GIVE A BOOK TO EVERY FIRST GRADER AND HAVE A GOOD TIME VISITING WITH THEM AND SUPPORTING THAT LOVE OF READING.

WE ALSO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BATTLE GROUND POLICE DEPARTMENT, WILL BE DOING A CRAM THE CRUISER EVENT, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT MARCH 28TH FOR THAT DATE.

THAT WILL BE IN THE FRED MEYER PARKING LOT, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A DRIVE FOR SUPPLIES TO STOCK THOSE SRO PANTRIES AND ALSO THE FOOD PANTRY AT BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE A PARTY COMING UP IN APRIL, OUR SPRING FUNDRAISER. WE'RE CALLING IT OUR SPRING SOIREE.

IT'LL BE AT THE CEDARS PUBLIC HOUSE FROM 11 TO 2.

AND AT THAT TIME, WE'LL GET TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAVE GOTTEN TO BENEFIT FROM THE BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

WE'LL ALSO HEAR REMARKS FROM SENATOR ADRIAN CORTEZ, AND WE'LL DO SOME FUNDRAISING TO INCREASE OUR LEVEL OF IMPACT NEXT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE GOING TO SAY ANYTHING.

THESE TWO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. IT DOESN'T MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT THAN YOU THINK.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU KEN IS UP THERE. YEAH. GOOD QUESTION.

THE HARVEST DAYS. FUN RUN. THAT'LL ALSO BE HAPPENING DURING THE HARVEST DAYS.

SO THAT'S. WE'RE IN THE PLANNING FOR THAT. SO EXCITED.

BRAG ON THIS GROUP A LITTLE BIT, TOO. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING AND THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE EXPERIENCE WITH FEDERAL.

STATE. IT REALLY TIES OUR HANDS IN ORDER TO HELP EACH AND EVERY KID.

AND WE REALLY HAVE THE BEST AND STRONGEST PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS BOARD.

WHEN WE HAVE FAMILIES OR STUDENTS THAT ARE LITERALLY UNHOUSED AND NEED SOMEWHERE TO STAY IMMEDIATELY, IT IS THIS TEAM THAT COMES TO THE RESCUE AND AND HOTEL ROOMS. WE'VE DONE SLEEPING BAGS, TENTS. THEY HAVE HEARTS OF GOLD AND WE'LL DO ANYTHING FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO I THINK THE PARTNERSHIP, WE WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU AND OUR ABILITY TO REACH KIDS THAT NEED THE MOST SUPPORT.

SO I THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AS YOU OVERSEE THESE FUNDS.

YOU MENTIONED ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT THE MONEYS ARE GOING TOWARDS.

IS THERE ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT IT'S JUST KIND OF GRIEVES YOUR HEART THAT THERE'S JUST NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE FOR THAT.

AND IF THERE WOULD BE, YEAH. IS THERE ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT REALLY NOW IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY ALSO, I MEAN, YOU DO ACCEPT ACTIONABLE ITEMS FOR YOUR AUCTION AND THIS CAN DONATIONS AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE ALL THE TIME RIGHT.

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YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS, I DON'T WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET A LOT OF NEEDS.

WE CAN'T ALWAYS MEET EVERY NEED THAT COMES TO US.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE PART THAT'S HARD. AND SO WHEN SCHOOL STAFF REACH OUT TO US ONE OF THE THINGS SHE DIDN'T MENTION.

BUT WE HAVE DONE A LOT TO HELP IT WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS OF OUR STUDENTS OVER MULTIPLE YEARS, PROBABLY A DECADE NOW WITH A LOT OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT'S IN THE SCHOOLS.

WE IF WE DID NOT PROVIDE ALL OF IT, WE PROVIDED A LOT OF IT.

AND AND I THINK THE NEEDS ARE GOING TO KEEP CONTINUING TO GROW.

AND MY HEART, WE'RE TRYING TO GROW OUR SCHOLARSHIP ACCESS BECAUSE OUR TWO CURRENT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BECAUSE OF ONE, A DECEASED OR A PRAIRIE, A FORMER PRAIRIE STUDENT WHO'S ACTUALLY A DOCTOR OF HEALTH UP IN ANCHORAGE, WHO REACHED OUT TO US AND SAID, I WANT TO PROVIDE A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP.

AND WE WORKED WITH HIM. AND THEN WE JUST RECEIVED THE THE IRA FROM A USED TO BE A STAFF MEMBER.

HER DAUGHTER'S IN THE DISTRICT WHO PASSED AWAY AND RECEIVED ONE OF HER IRAS TO START MORE SCHOLARSHIPS.

BUT THEY'RE BOTH PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT AND PROVIDE MORE SCHOLARSHIPS ACROSS THE.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S A FOUNDATION JUST A FEW MILES UP NORTH, AND THEY GIVE $100,000 EVERY YEAR IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS.

SO BUT JUST BASIC NEEDS ACCESS TO TO FEES AND FOR BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN I KNOW THIS YEAR THAT FOR EXAMPLE, TERRY I'LL GIVE YOU A VERY CONCRETE EXAMPLE THAT JUST HAPPENED THIS YEAR.

WE GOT WE HAVE HAD BEEN ABLE TO HELP STUDENTS WITH AP FUNDS.

THE STATE WAS THE AP. THERE WAS MONEY TO HELP KIDS WHO WERE ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.

THAT MONEY HAS GONE AWAY. NOT TOTALLY. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED THE WHOLE AMOUNT, BUT REALIZE EVERY AP TEST IS ABOUT $103.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE CHARGED LIKE $65. THOSE KIDS CAN'T AFFORD $65.

AND WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE PRINCIPAL AT BATTLE GROUND.

IF EVERY STUDENT WERE TO JUST TAKE ONE, IF WE WERE TO COVER ALL THOSE, IT WOULD BE LIKE $7,000 MORE THAN WE ALREADY GIVE.

WE DON'T HAVE $7,000 MORE TO GIVE. AND SO THAT'S CREATING MORE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS.

SO THAT'S A VERY CONCRETE EXAMPLE. $10,000 IS A LOT OF NOT NOT A LOT OF MONEY FOLKS.

AND SO WE CAN HELP OUT YOU KNOW. SO LET'S BE PRAYERFULLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. THAT'S REALLY NICE.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING IN. CAN WE YOU OWE ME A COFFEE.

I DO OKAY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. KEN IS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

OKAY. W I A ALL RIGHT. SO I PUT ON YOUR DESK A LITTLE CHECK SHEET THING THERE.

THAT IS SOMETHING. I LEFT ONE FOR MYSELF, AND NOW I CAN'T FIND IT, BUT NO, NO, I DON'T NEED TO SEE IT.

IT'S GOT 35, I THINK, ITEMS. SO THE WHICH HAS LIKE 35 ITEMS THAT THEY'RE VOTING ON AS AMENDMENTS.

AND I SIT ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR DISTRICT FOUR, WHICH IS ESD 112 AND ESD 113.

SO WE'RE SITTING RIGHT NOW IN ESD 112. SO IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THE WIAA IS DOING, YOU CAN GO TO WIAA. AND THEN YOU WOULD WANT TO GO TO REGION FOUR AND YOU COULD FIND WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE.

BUT I THINK THE CHECKLIST FOR THESE ITEMS IS ACTUALLY AT THE WIAA WEBSITE.

I AM GOING TO SEND YOU A LINK. I'VE DRAFTED AN EMAIL.

I DIDN'T SEND IT YET. OKAY, SO I WILL SEND YOU THE LINK TO TO THAT SITE WHERE THOSE 35 ISSUES ARE LISTED.

AND MOST CERTAINLY WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST FOR US TO COME UP WITH OUR CONCERNS, IF ANY, HOW WE MIGHT VOTE ON THESE THINGS. AND I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT.

THEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME. I ASKED, INQUIRED, BUT THEY'RE NOT SURE IF I'M A VOTING MEMBER OR NOT, SO WE HAVE TO SEE ABOUT THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE IN THE WAY OF A REPORT.

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WE DID GO TO LAUREN. AND I FOUND IT TO BE A PARTICULARLY EMOTIONAL EVENT FOR ME SINCE THAT'S WHERE I TAUGHT.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR TOUR AT LAUREN? IT WAS A GREAT TOUR FOR ME. EXCUSE ME. THEY HAVE A GREAT ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM.

I WAS SUPER IMPRESSED WITH HOW THEY WORKED TOGETHER.

THEY TALKED ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING TO ENHANCE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE OVER THERE. WE SAW A LOT OF STUDENTS LEARNING, GROWING.

WE ACTUALLY GET GOT TO SEE STUDENTS PRESENTING.

AND THERE WAS SO MANY OF US ADULTS IN THE ROOM, BUT THEY DIDN'T WEREN'T EVEN FAZED BY IT.

THEY JUST CONTINUED ON WITH THEIR PRESENTATION.

AND IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE. AND I HEARD THAT ONE OF THE STUDENTS WASN'T WAS NOT SUPER COMFORTABLE IN, IN READING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

SO IT WAS MY KIDS WENT TO LAUREN. AND SO I AGREE WITH TERRY.

IT'S HOLDS A WARM SPOT FOR ME ALSO. BUT THEY THEY ARE REALLY DOING SOME GREAT THINGS OVER THERE.

IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE THE KIDS LEARNING AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THE CAMPUS AGAIN.

I WENT AS WELL TO LAUREN. NOW, FIRST OFF, I'VE ONLY DRIVEN BY GLENWOOD.

I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED. I KNOW THERE'S A SCHOOL BEHIND IT.

I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HOW BIG THE CAMPUS IS, AND THAT WAS THE MOST SHOCKING.

THE NEXT THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THE NEW ADMINISTRATION TEAM HAD FROM THEIR OFFICE STAFF ALL THE WAY UP TO TEASING TRAVIS DRAKE.

EVERYTHING THE WAY THEY INTERACTED WAS, WAS NICE TO SEE.

AND YOU COULD TELL THAT THEY HAD PRIORITIES ON STUDENTS.

WE MET TOGETHER AND THEY GAVE US SOME STATS ABOUT THE SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL PRESENTS SOME CHALLENGES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM, AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE WAY THEY'RE HANDLING IT.

FROM ALL REPORTS THAT WERE GIVEN, IT SOUNDED LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE MAKING GOOD STRIDES IN TAKING CARE OF THOSE ISSUES.

IT DID. AND I WAS ALSO SURPRISED TO SEE 12 PORTABLES OUTSIDE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF STUDENTS ON THAT CAMPUS.

THERE'S 12 CLASSROOMS THAT ARE MEETING IN PORTABLES.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT. SO SMALLER THAN THEY'VE BEEN IN THE PAST.

I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT. OVERALL, IT WAS A VERY NICE VISIT.

SHALL WE MOVE ON TO DIRECTOR REPORTS? I'M SORRY.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR LAUREN? ARE THEY BOTH WERE THERE ADDING ON TO, LIKE, THE STAFF.

THEY WORK TOGETHER, LIKE, SUPER. WELL, LIKE THE PRINCIPAL AND HER, LIKE, ASSISTANT.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT HER TITLE IS, BUT THEY, LIKE YOU, WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN THAT THEY.

I DON'T KNOW, THEY LOOKED. THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS FROM, LIKE, CHILDHOOD. LIKE, THEIR WHOLE TEAM, LIKE, WORKED REALLY WELL. THEY COMMUNICATED REALLY WELL WITH. THE CAMPUS IS REALLY BIG FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL LIKE I DID NOT EXPECT IT.

WE WERE BASICALLY WALKING MILES TO GET FROM CLASSROOM TO CLASSROOM AND WHEN WE YEAH, IT WAS.

THE STUDENTS DID A GREAT JOB WITH PRESENTING AND IT WAS JUST LIKE IT WAS YOUR TYPICAL SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, YOU SEE EVERYONE LIKE HARD AT WORK LEARNING.

AND IT WAS IT WAS JUST A NICE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO SEE. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR SECURITY WEIGHED THE AMOUNT OF POSITIVITY THAT COMES, LIKE, WITH HIS NAME. LIKE, WHEN WE TALK TO STUDENTS, IT WOULD ALWAYS BE LIKE, WADE'S THE BEST. WADE'S MY FAVORITE. AND JUST JOKING AROUND WITH HIM.

AND JUST TO SEE, LIKE A STUDENT MAKE A CONNECTION WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S SUPPOSED TO DISCIPLINE YOU AND SUPPOSED TO BE CATCHING YOU, DOING NOT THE BEST ACTIONS AND KEEPING YOU IN YOUR PLACE.

THESE STUDENTS LOVE HIM WITH A PASSION AND HE IS SO HUMBLE ABOUT IT.

LIKE I TRIED TO LIKE HIGHLIGHT HIM, BE LIKE, GOOD JOB.

AND HE'S LIKE, OH, THEY'RE ALL JUST LYING. LIKE HE'S SUPER HUMBLE AND JUST IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE THAT THEY HAVE A REAL GENUINE CONNECTION WITH WEIGHT.

SO YEAH, THAT'S THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. THAT'S REALLY COOL.

THANK YOU. YAY. WAIT. ANYTHING ELSE? I LOVE THE DATA.

I LOVE MANDY'S SPREADSHEET. AND KELLY'S SHARING ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE ADDED ON TO THEIR TIERS OF INTERVENTION, BOTH ON THE ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIOR SIDE. IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT WE'VE SEEN PIECES OF THAT IN THE PAST, BUT I CAN TELL FROM PREVIOUS VISITS TO NOW THAT THEY'RE ALREADY THE TWO WORKING TOGETHER SO CLOSELY.

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THEY'RE SO IMPRESSIVE. YEAH. I RAN INTO MANDY THREE DIFFERENT TIMES ON THE TOUR, FROM ONE ONE SITE TO THE NEXT, AS WE'RE GOING FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING. SHE WAS EVERYWHERE.

YEAH. SHE WAS. ANYTHING ELSE? I WENT TO THE INDUSTRY FAIR, SO I'M TAKING A TURN.

IT WAS A FANTASTIC TURNOUT. IT WAS LIKE HAVING TO GO THROUGH CROWDS OF PEOPLE.

FANTASTIC TURNOUT. A LOT OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

I SPOKE TO SEVERAL OF THE VENDORS THERE, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO HAD COME OUT.

WE SAW LINES OF STUDENTS WAITING TO TALK TO, LIKE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND, AND SOME OF THE OTHER INDUSTRIES.

THEY WERE JUST WAITING IN LINE PATIENTLY FOR THEIR TURN TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE.

IT WAS VERY UPLIFTING AND IT WAS GREAT TO. THE ENERGY WAS REALLY HIGH IN THE ROOM, THE ROOMS. PEOPLE WERE REALLY ENJOYING THEMSELVES, AND YOU COULD TELL THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS GOING ON.

SO I HAD A LOT OF FUN. I STRUGGLED TO DO SO MUCH WALKING, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.

I GOT HOME AND ICED SO. BUT IT WAS REALLY. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A REALLY GREAT THING THAT THAT THE DISTRICT PUTS THAT ON EVERY YEAR.

I THINK IT'S SO BENEFICIAL NOT JUST FOR OUR KIDS, BUT OUR COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE CONNECT AND ARE ABLE TO FIND NEW POSITIONS AND JOBS.

SO YEAH, IT'S A GOOD I WAS SORRY I MISSED IT THIS YEAR.

FIRST TIME I ALMOST PARKED IN THE SAME PARKING SPOT.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A HIKE OUT TO GET TO THE BUILDING. THERE WAS JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE WHO WERE THERE THAT NIGHT.

YEAH. AND IT WAS VERY POSITIVE. THERE WERE THERE WERE A LOT OF ADULTS.

I SAW RESUME CLASSES GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND PARENTS WALKING ALONG WITH KIDS THAT WERE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES.

REALLY NEAT. IT WAS GOOD. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING.

THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP. IT'S ON OUR AGENDA A LITTLE BIT LATER TOO, ISN'T IT? OR SOME OF IT. SOME OF IT. YEAH. VERY GOOD. THERE WAS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN.

YOU HAVE A SHEET HERE, RIGHT? EVERYBODY GOT THIS IN THEIR LITTLE PACKET.

SO HAD ANOTHER MEETING WITH SHELLEY AND SOME OTHER FOLKS.

AND SO HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT. WE WE WENT OVER THE POLICIES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTRUCTURING, HOW WE DO OUR MEETINGS TO GET MORE TIME TO TALK ABOUT A RATHER NUMBER OF TOPICS.

AND AND SO WE LOOKED AT THE POLICY REGARDING THE MEETINGS, AND WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEETINGS.

WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, OF COURSE, BUT THEN WE HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS AND WE HAVE SPECIAL MEETINGS.

AND IT TURNS OUT THE AGENDA FOR REGULAR AND SPECIAL IS VERY FLEXIBLE.

AND SO WE KIND OF CAME TO SOME KIND OF CLARITY AS TO MAYBE WHAT WE MIGHT PROPOSE.

AND SO THIS IS ROUGHLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO HAVE THE FIRST MEETING WOULD BE CONSIDERED MORE OF A WORKSHOP WITH SOME KIND OF SPECIAL THEME.

ARE WE STILL THINKING WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO OUR OUR CONTRACTUAL PROCESS AND THE NEXT ONE, THE NEXT MEETING IN MARCH? WELL, CERTAINLY. I WOULD LOOK TO THE TEAM TO DECIDE WHAT THE TOPIC.

I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST WORKSHOP, A WORKSHOP STYLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS LOOKS LIKE. WE DID GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM OUR CCAC MEETING THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY.

ACTUALLY, I CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU. I CAN JUST EMAIL THAT TO YOU, AND THEN WE CAN YOU CAN HAVE IT AHEAD OF TIME, BUT I CAN SHARE. AND ONE THING THIS THAT YOU BRING THAT UP ONE THING THAT WE'RE DOING TO KIND OF WORK THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT BETTER, TOO, IS ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE NEVER COME TO THE CCAC MEETINGS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO START DOING THAT NOW.

WE TALKED WITH LEGAL AND AND THAT'LL BE THAT'LL BE FINE FOR US TO DO THAT, AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BUSINESS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF MAKING DECISIONS.

SO. SO ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL NOW BE ATTENDING MEETINGS TO OBSERVE AND HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON AND GET THE INPUT.

JUST LISTEN. YEAH. YEAH. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE, AS YOU'VE LOOKED AT THIS, ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS LOOSE STRUCTURE THAT WE'VE GOT GOING HERE? AND IF NOT YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEND A NOTE ALONG.

OKAY. AND THEN AS WE PURSUE THE IDEA OF HAVING THEMED MEETINGS, THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH, WE'LL TALK TOGETHER ABOUT WHAT THE FIRST, WHAT THOSE THEMES WILL BE, AND WE'LL AGREE AND WE'LL PULL ONE OUT AND DO IT.

OKAY. SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.

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SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE WRITTEN DOWN IN STONE.

ANY THOUGHTS. YEAH. GO AHEAD FOR THE WORKSHOP.

ARE WE CALLING THIS A A SPECIAL MEETING, OR IS THIS GOING TO BE A TYPE OF REGULAR MEETING? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE POLICY WHERE IT SAYS REGULAR MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE BUSINESS MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS, I THINK IS WHAT WE AGREE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT. WELL, AND TECHNICALLY TO DO THIS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE BOARD POLICY BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH REGULAR MEETINGS. YEAH. THERE'S NO REASON TO FOR YOU TO HAVE TO DO THAT.

IF YOU WANT TO SPECIFY IF YOU WANT TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, YOU COULD PUT A PIECE IN THERE THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE BOARD WOULD ATTEMPT TO HAVE A WORKSHOP. WORKSHOP MODEL FOR THE FIRST MEETING AND A BUSINESS MEETING FOR THE SECOND MEETING.

BUT IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE YOU FOR FROM DOING LARGER PIECES IN ONE AND A BUSINESS IN THE OTHER.

IT MAY NOT WANT TO BE RESTRICTIVE BY DOING THAT, OR WE MAY WANT TO STIPULATE THAT KIND OF BRING CLARITY.

YEAH. SO YEAH. YEAH. SO I THE ONE THING ABOUT NEXT MONTH THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR FOR YOU ALL TO GIVE SOME DIRECTION AROUND, IS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT USING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AS A TOPIC.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK, IN DECEMBER.

YEAH. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID AT THE MEETING. YES.

AND WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO JUST HAVE YOU THINKING ABOUT TIMELINES AND BE GIVING FEEDBACK, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PLAN APPROPRIATELY WITH OUR BUDGET REDUCTIONS THAT WILL BE COMING.

THERE'S A RESOLUTION THAT WILL COME TO YOU AT THE END OF APRIL, BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOU MAY WANT TO WEIGH IN OR HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT BUDGET REDUCTIONS PRIOR TO US ANNOUNCING PROGRAM PIECES ON APRIL 3RD.

AND SO THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION IN THE SECOND MEETING IN MARCH.

AND SO I ASK YOU THAT BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO DO A WORKSHOP MEETING, THIS NEXT MEETING, AND NOT A REGULAR MEETING, THAT MEANS THAT THAT SECOND MEETING, EITHER WE WOULD DO A LONGER MEETING AND AND STILL HAVE TO BECAUSE WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME BUSINESS DURING THAT. SECOND, YOU'RE SUGGESTING BUDGET REDUCTION WOULD BE OUR THEME FOR THAT FIRST MEETING IN MARCH? WELL, YES. OR OR YOU WOULD LEAVE IT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE INFORMATION NECESSARILY FOR YOU TO REVIEW AT THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH AND ASK QUESTIONS AND TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCELLENT THEME FOR THAT SECOND MEETING IN MARCH.

YEAH, WE WOULDN'T WE JUST WON'T HAVE IT FOR THIS FOR THE FIRST MEETING.

SO TIMELINE WISE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE SECOND MEETING.

SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, DO YOU WANT TO STAY THE COURSE WITH THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PIECE, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO A LONGER PART OF THIS SECOND MEETING IN MARCH AROUND BUDGET AND PROGRAMS. ARE YOU SUGGESTING MAYBE WE COULD TAKE SOME OF THE BUSINESS OF THE SECOND MEETING AND MOVE IT INTO THE FIRST MEETING? GET MORE TIME IN THE SECOND MEETING FOR OUR TALK.

WE PROBABLY COULD. YES. WHY DON'T WE? SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL THAT.

SO WE COULD SPLIT SOME THINGS OUT. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? YOU GUYS? ANY THOUGHTS? ANYBODY? WE'LL BE TALKING, BUT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TALK ALONG THOSE LINES. YEAH. AND LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT EARLIER BECAUSE THE, THE OUR STAFF, THEY NEED TO HAVE ITEMS TO US BY THE END OF THIS WEEK TO PREPARE FOR BUDGET OR TO PREPARE FOR THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH. AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE SOME THINGS WE'LL NEED TO CONNECT, MAYBE BEFORE WE LEAVE TONIGHT, WE'LL TIE THAT ON THE CALENDAR. YES. OKAY. THAT'D BE GOOD.

GOOD GOOD, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IN DIRECTOR'S REPORTS? ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO BRING UP? SO I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT ARE WE GOING TO BE HAVING LISTENING SESSIONS THEN WHERE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC COMING IN? WE HAVEN'T HAD TOPICS OR NO, WE HAVEN'T HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT LISTENING SESSIONS.

OKAY. LISTENING SESSIONS WERE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THEM.

I BELIEVE IN NOVEMBER. IT'S A TWO PERSON THING.

I THINK IT'S NOT A BOARD MEETING. AND SO I DON'T KNOW.

SO WE HAVE THINGS TO DISCUSS ON ALL OF THAT. KALAMA DOES IT ROUTINELY.

WELL, THE LISTENING SESSIONS THAT WE LEARNED ABOUT AT WASEDA IS ALL OF US.

OKAY. ARE THERE. AND WE'RE EACH AT TABLES. ALL RIGHT.

SO THEN WE WILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT. LET US FINISH THIS UP.

AND THEN MAYBE LISTENING SESSIONS NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT OR YOU KNOW, OKAY.

WE DO HAVE THE LISTENING SESSIONS COMING UP, MAYBE NOT FORMATTED LIKE WE LEARNED AT WASEDA, BUT WE HAVE THOSE COMING UP IN MARCH, RIGHT? YEAH.

SO THOSE ARE POSSIBLY DIFFERENT. MAYBE. ACTUALLY, WE COULD BUILD OFF OF THOSE MODELS.

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RIGHT? AND THEN WE'LL DO THAT NEXT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

AND AGAIN WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ATTEMPT FOLKS, IS JUST TO GET MORE WORK TALKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TALKING WITH THE BOARD ABOUT THINGS THAT THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT BEHIND THE SCENES, JUST INDIVIDUALLY.

YOU KNOW, I OH, WE SHOULD MEET ABOUT THIS OR THAT.

WE NEVER GET THE TIME TO DO IT. SO WE'RE WORKING TO GET THAT DONE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MEETINGS WITH YOU FOLKS.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE IN DIRECTOR'S REPORTS? OKAY.

NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA THEN IS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF.

[6. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

I THINK DEBBIE ALREADY TALKED THROUGH THE THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.

I WOULDN'T SAY THERE'S A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT.

I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR BUDGET PROPOSALS, SENATE AND HOUSE BUDGET OUT, BUT UNTIL WE REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT.

SO. OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS I DO.

I, I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH I CAN SUPPORT YOUR TEAM WORK.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK I WILL START DOING IS THAT AFTER WE HAVE OUR BOARD PREP MEETING, I WILL SEND OUT AN UPDATE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED DURING THAT TIME.

AND THEN IF THERE ARE UNFINISHED THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT AS A BOARD, I MAY JUST LIST THOSE OR GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

AND SO I WILL DO THAT THE WEEK BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING.

AND I JUST WANT TO HELP SUPPORT THE ENTIRETY OF YOU FUNCTIONING AS A TEAM, AS A BOARD.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO FIND WAYS TO HELP. SO I'M GOING TO TRY THIS AND SEE HOW IT WORKS, SO I WILL LOVE IT IF YOU WILL GIVE ME FEEDBACK AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IF THIS IS WORKING FOR YOU AND IS HELPFUL FOR YOU.

BUT JUST LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNICATION AS A, AS A TEAM SO YOU CAN KEEP ME POSTED ON WHETHER THAT'S WORKING FOR YOU OR NOT. I ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY WAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

IF YOU ARE GAME, I HAVE A SUGGESTION ON TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT WE COULD USE NEXT MONTH AS OPENERS.

WE COULD USE ONE ON ONE BOARD MEETING AND ONE ON THE OTHER.

I'VE READ THROUGH THE BOOK THAT I PASSED OUT.

THERE'S THERE'S ONE THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT FOR THE VERY FIRST MEETING NEXT MONTH.

AND THAT'S SCENARIO NUMBER TWO, AND IT'S CALLED NEGOTIATION FOR THE DISTRICT.

I THINK IT KIND OF FALLS WITH WHAT WE'RE OUR WORK SESSION IS GOING TO BE ABOUT.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS CALLED SPEAK FOR THE BOARD.

AND IT'S ABOUT BUILDING A TEAM VOICE. AND SO I THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD SECOND SCENARIO.

AND THAT ONE'S NUMBER NINE IN THE BOOK. AND SO I'LL JUST I MEAN, UNLESS YOU WANT TO START PICKING THEM, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT. I JUST THOUGHT, WELL, LET'S RANDOMLY PICK A COUPLE OF THINGS TO START WITH.

AND THEY'RE REAL. LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE LIKE TWO PAGES TO READ AND THEN SOME SCENARIOS, AND THEN WE CAN TALK THROUGH THAT AND THAT WILL GET SOME DIALOG GOING.

DOES THAT SOUND OKAY? YES. THIS IS A BOOK STUDY FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW.

AND THE TITLE OF THE BOOK, I ACTUALLY LIKE IT, SOME OF US DON'T IS HOW NOT HOW TO NOT BE A TERRIBLE BOARD MEMBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO. WELL, AGAIN, THE THE IDEA WAS TO TO TRY TO FIND MORE TIME NOT TO BE SORRY.

A TERRIBLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. SO, YEAH, IT'S PRETTY FUNNY ACTUALLY, SOME OF THE SCENARIOS.

BUT IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, I'M SURE WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT SOME MORE.

I'M INTERESTED TO SEE HOW WE FIT THAT INTO THE YEAH, ALL THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO.

OKAY. NOW WE'RE ADDING SOMETHING WITH THE BOOK STUDY.

SO WE'LL SEE. I'M HAPPY WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. THAT THAT IS IT FOR ME. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LYNELLE.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. I'M SO PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUR DIRECTOR OF CTE, CINDY ARNOLD.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD, FOR LETTING ME GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION TONIGHT ABOUT CURRENT TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HOPEFULLY APPROVING THE FOUR YEAR CTE PLAN.

I HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE HERE.

SO I'D LIKE TO ALSO START OFF BY THANKING OUR ROTC PROGRAM THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

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CHET WITHERALL DID THE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE WOODSHOP.

THIS IS ALL LEFTOVER KINDS OF STUFF THAT THEY HAD IN THE SHOPS.

AND KAYLEEN PALEKA AND JULIE LEE DID THE FLOWERS, SO THANK YOU TO THOSE THEM ALL.

I WILL DO THAT. AND PLEASE BE SURE YOU TAKE THINGS WITH YOU TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THE AGENDA THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT IS CTE.

KIND OF WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT DOES. PROGRAM STATISTICS.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF DATA, WORD ABOUT AI AND HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH AI AND CTE CLASSES AND CTE FOUR YEAR PLAN.

SO WHAT IS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. IT IS RELEVANT RIGOROUS HANDS ON LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR HIGHLY SKILLED JOBS, WHETHER THEY GO RIGHT INTO COLLEGE OR WHETHER THEY GO ON DIRECTLY INTO CAREER.

OUR OUR QUEST IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE READY FOR THAT.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. WE WANT TO COMBINE CORE ACADEMICS WITH TECHNICAL SKILLS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, FORENSIC SCIENCE, THAT'S A VERY ACADEMIC COURSE.

BUT WE TIE THAT TO THE TECHNICAL OF RIGHT HERE, THIS SKELETON THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN OR THAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE SCREEN IS ARE. THAT SKELETON ON THE SCREEN IS FROM FORENSIC SCIENCE.

AND OUR STUDENTS WILL THEN THEY'RE RECONSTRUCTING THIS FACE FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IN THEIR COURSE.

OUR STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING. AND ALL OF OUR COURSES HAVE A WORK BASED LEARNING COMPONENT.

SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CONNECTION, WHETHER THEY BRING STUDENTS IN, WHETHER THEY BRING A COMMUNITY PARTNER INTO THE CLASSROOM, OR WHETHER OUR STUDENTS GO INTO THE COMMUNITY IN A MENTORSHIP OR A FIELD TRIP OR AN INTERNSHIP.

THERE IS A COMMUNITY CONNECTION IN EVERY ONE OF OUR CLASSES.

OUR CLASSES HAVE STACKABLE CREDENTIALS, SO THERE'S DUAL CREDIT IN ALL OF OUR CLASSES AND A LOT OF OUR CLASSES SO STUDENTS CAN GET A COLLEGE CREDIT, OR THEY CAN GET AND OR THEY CAN GET AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL.

SO ALL OF OUR PATHWAYS HAVE INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS THAT SHOW THAT STUDENTS HAVE MET CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT THEY CAN TAKE WITH THEM WHEN THEY GO INTO THE FIELD, THEY CAN USE THAT TO SHOW THEIR WHEN THEY'RE SHOWING THEIR RESUMES.

OUR CTE PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES SPANNING MANY DIFFERENT CAREER TRACKS, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT IN A MOMENT. SO WE REALLY COVER PRETTY MUCH ALL INDUSTRIES.

AND OUR CLASSROOMS ARE SET UP TO WORK IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY WORLD.

SO, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TALK TO MY STAFF ABOUT WHEN I WALK INTO A CLASSROOM I DON'T WANT TO SEE, SIT AND GET. WE DON'T SIT AND GET IN OUR CLASSES.

THERE SHOULD BE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES. THERE SHOULD BE STUDENT COLLABORATION GOING ON.

THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF ACTION IN OUR CLASSES.

AND THERE IS AND THIS IS SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

IN OUR CLASSES, THERE'S COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING, THERE'S CRITICAL THINKING AND THERE'S LEADERSHIP.

LEADERSHIP IS A REQUIREMENT IN CTE. THERE'S OUT-OF-CLASS LEADERSHIP THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PART OF EVERY ONE OF OUR CLASSES.

CTE BY THE NUMBERS. YOU CAN SEE THE STUDENT HERE.

THIS WAS AN ACTUAL EVENT. THIS IS OUR END OF YEAR ADVISORY WHERE OUR CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM SERVES OUR ADVISORY MEMBERS AND OUR TEACHERS.

AND SHE'S JUST REALLY TO ME, I JUST LOOK AT HER.

SHE'S JUST SO TUNED IN TO WHAT SHE'S DOING. I JUST LOVE THAT PICTURE.

AND THERE'S 154 IN JANUARY. 50. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE WAS 5770 STUDENTS THAT WERE BASICALLY IN SEATS. AND SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE COUNTED MORE THAN ONCE BECAUSE, FOR INSTANCE, KC, THEY TAKE THREE CTE CLASSES WHEN THEY'RE AT KC, SO THAT ONE STUDENT IS COUNTED IN THOSE SEATS THREE TIMES.

AND WE HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I HAVE 83 TOTAL STAFF, 70 CERTIFIED AND 30 CLASSIFIED.

WE HAVE SIX PATHWAYS, AND THERE ARE SIX PATHWAYS THAT YOU SEE THERE, OVER 120 CLASSES TO CHOOSE FROM.

WE HAVE 21 SUBJECT CATEGORIES. APPROXIMATELY 250 CLASSES GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S 250 CTE CLASSES, AND WE HAVE OVER 300 WORK BASED LEARNING STUDENTS.

SO THOSE STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY WORKING AND GETTING CREDIT FROM US.

AND THESE ARE A LIST. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL OF OUR CLASSES, BUT SOME OF THEM GO INTO MORE DETAIL. SO FOR EXAMPLE WE HAVE FLORAL UP THERE, BUT WE HAVE FLORAL ONE FLORAL TWO FLORAL SPECIAL PROJECTS.

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SO THERE IT GOES MORE INTO DEPTH. AND THAT'S WHERE THE 250 CLASSES COME FROM.

BUT THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF OUR CTAE CLASSES.

AND THAT'S A PICTURE RIGHT BEFORE THE PLANT SALE LAST YEAR THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.

THEY ARE THEY COME FROM INDUSTRY, SOME OF THEM, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE 6000 HOURS IN INDUSTRY MINIMUM WHEN THEY COME FROM INDUSTRY, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO STILL GO TO SCHOOL TO GET THEIR TEACHING CREDENTIALS.

SO AND OR YOU CAN COME THE CLASS ONE ROUTE WHICH IS DECREED, WHICH IS THE WAY I WAS A BUSINESS EDUCATION MAJOR.

BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO STILL HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE.

SO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE WORKED IN THEIR FIELD, WHICH JUST REALLY BRINGS A DEPTH INTO THE CLASSROOM.

SOME OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE WORKED IN THEIR FIELDS FOR 20 YEARS ENGINEERS, NURSES, COLONELS.

THEY'VE WORKED FOR A LONG TIME, AND THEY BRING THAT FLAVOR INTO THE CLASSROOM.

OUR STAFF ASSISTANTS ARE ALSO HIGHLY QUALIFIED, SO I JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT.

HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DATA ABOUT CTE. THIS COMES FROM OSPI DIRECTLY.

93% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE CONCENTRATORS, SO THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF CTE CLASS, 93% OF THEM HAVE ALREADY EARNED POST-SECONDARY CREDITS WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THAT MEANS THEY EITHER EARNED IT THROUGH OUR CLASSES, THROUGH OUR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES.

OR THEY MIGHT HAVE EARNED IT THROUGH RUNNING STAR, BUT 93% AND CONCENTRATORS WHO EARN US COLLEGE POST-SECONDARY CREDITS LIKE THAT CONTINUE ON IN A POST-SECONDARY FIELD TYPICALLY, AND 81% ARE EMPLOYED AFTER GRADUATION, OFTEN IN A FIELD THAT THEY TOOK WHILE THEY WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS PICTURE THAT YOU SEE HERE, THIS IS CASEY.

AND CASEY ITSELF HAS 20 COLLEGE CREDITS ATTACHED TO IT.

THIS IS SOME MORE DATA ABOUT NONTRADITIONAL CLASSES.

THOSE ARE THE CLASSES THAT ARE CONSIDERED, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, OUR BOYS WHO TAKE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, OR OUR GIRLS WHO MIGHT TAKE AUTO. THAT'S CONSIDERED NONTRADITIONAL, BUT OUR CLASS THAT'S CHANGING AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

SO YOU CAN SEE IN 2019, IT WAS MUCH LOWER THAN IT WAS IN 2025 ON THE SCREEN HERE.

SO WE ARE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE JUST MIXED.

THEY'RE TAKING THE CLASSES THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOKED AT IS IS THERE ANY UNINTENDED BIAS? IT'S OKAY IF THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES, BUT WE ALSO DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE TAKING THOSE CLASSES AND HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON THAT WE DIDN'T WANT GOING ON. LIKE PEOPLE SAYING SOMETHING LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS CLASS? WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. SO WE DID FOCUS GROUPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WASN'T HAPPENING.

POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIALS. THESE ARE THE INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS THAT OUR STUDENTS EARN.

SO AGAIN, FROM 2019, YOU CAN SEE THE TREND GOING UPWARD.

AND SO THIS WAS IN 2025, YOU CAN SEE IT'S AT 61% OF OUR STUDENTS EARNED POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIAL OF SOME TYPE BY TAKING TWO YEARS IN THEIR CTE COURSEWORK.

DID YOU SAY THAT WAS 61% OR 61 STUDENTS? 61%.

THANK YOU. 99.3 OF OUR PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS HAD A WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY EITHER HAVE SOME SORT OF CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY BY GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY OR BY THE COMMUNITY COMING TO THEM, AND EVEN THE PLANT SALE COULD BE CONSIDERED. THAT'S AN ENTERPRISE.

THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY OR COMMUNITY CONNECTION.

99.3%. WE HAVE TO TRACK THAT. MY TEACHERS HAVE TO TRACK THAT.

MY TEACHERS HAVE TO TRACK THEIR INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS SO THAT WE HAVE THIS DATA.

GRADUATION. SO FOR 2020 23 TO 2024. 4% OF A STUDENT WHO, IF THEY WERE A COMPLETER, A CONCENTRATOR, AND TOOK TWO YEARS OF A CTE COURSE, THE GRADUATION RATE IN BATTLE GROUND WAS 94%.

SO THAT MEANS THE GENERAL POPULATION IN OUR STATE WAS 82%.

SO OUR CTE STUDENTS GRADUATED AT 94%. AND SO THAT'S A PRETTY HIGH GRADUATION RATE.

SO THAT JUST SHOWS THAT CTE HELPS OUR STUDENTS.

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THIS IS ENROLLMENT. THESE ARE BY CIP CODE WHAT WE CALL IN CTE.

BUT IT'S THE CODE FOR EACH CONTENT AREA. AND YOU CAN SEE TRENDS GOING UPWARD ON ALL OF THESE.

THE ONLY ONE THAT'S DIPPING DOWN IS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DIP LAST YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR IT'S BACK UP AGAIN.

AND IT'S BECAUSE IT'S NEW. COURSE CONSTRUCTION TRADES IS A PRETTY NEW COURSE FOR OUR KIDS.

AND SO IT'S IT'S WE'RE STILL KIND OF GENERATING THAT MOMENTUM.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD A DIP I THINK.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AI AND CTE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE YOUR JOB TO AI, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE YOUR JOB TO SOMEONE WHO USES AI.

I LOVE THAT QUOTE, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY TRUE.

OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE EXPOSED. THEY NEED TO.

EMPLOYERS WANT STUDENTS THAT HAVE AI SKILLS FOR ANALYSIS AND PLANNING.

CTE PROGRAMS ARE ADDING AI UNITS, SO WE'RE NOT ADDING AI COURSE.

WE'RE JUST KIND OF GETTING EXPOSURE TO AI. AND IN LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, OUR IT CLASSES, OUR BUSINESS CLASSES, OUR GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO SEE AI AS A TOOL.

I'LL PROBABLY GET THIS BY THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

BUT OUR GOAL IS TO SEE THAT OUR WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO SEE AI AS A TOOL THAT THEY CAN USE FOR TECHNOLOGY, AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW HOW AI IS USED AND MISUSED.

THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT, AND THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT BEFORE THEY GO TO COLLEGE OR BEFORE THEY GO DIRECTLY INTO A CAREER.

THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW IT MIGHT BE USED IN OUR CLASSES FOR BUSINESS AND MARKETING.

USE AI TO DRAFT, BUSINESS PLAN AND CONDUCT MARKET RESEARCH IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

PRACTICE PATIENT AND CLIENT CONVERSATIONS USING AI IN OUR IT PROGRAMING.

USE AI TO GENERATE STARTER CODE AND ASSIST WITH DEBUGGING.

THOSE ARE APPROPRIATE WAYS TO USE AI. SO THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD WAYS THAT WE CAN USE AI.

AND WE CAN ALSO TEACH OUR STUDENTS HOW IT'S HOW IT CAN BE MISUSED.

RIGHT. THIS IS NOT THE PRETTIEST SLIDE, BUT I WANTED YOU TO SEE WHAT THE FOUR YEAR PLAN, WHAT YOU'RE REALLY APPROVING TONIGHT. IT ALIGNS WITH OUR PERKINS.

AND IT ALSO SHOWS HIGH QUALITY CTE PROGRAMING.

AND SO I ADDRESS EVERY ONE OF THESE IN THE FOUR YEAR PLAN.

I ADDRESS LEARNING STANDARDS, HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS.

OUR CONNECTION TO INDUSTRY COURSES ARE SEQUENTIAL.

THEY LEAD TO A CERTIFICATE AND CREDENTIAL. WE HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT WE LOOK AT IN CTE.

WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE, AND OUR CLASS SIZES ARE AS LIMITED AS WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE THEM.

AND THAT'S ALL ADDRESSED IN THE FOUR YEAR PLAN.

THESE ARE JUST SOME TOP NEEDS. ALSO WE NEED AN ALIGNMENT RACK AT PRAIRIE.

IT KIND OF OUR SHOP THERE IS CRIPPLED RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE CAN GET AN ALIGNMENT RACK UPGRADE TO THREE COMPUTER LABS.

OUR LABS ARE ON A CYCLE. THEY'RE ON A FIVE YEAR CYCLE TO STAY CURRENT.

WE HAVE CAPITAL OUTLAY HOPEFULLY COMING FROM THE CAPITAL LEVY.

AND THESE ARE ALSO IN OUR PLAN. THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES, BUILDING, HEALTH SCIENCE LABS, CULINARY UPGRADES.

WE WROTE A GRANT FOR $270,000 TO ADD TO THE CULINARY UPGRADES.

I WORKED WITH MICHELLE SCOTT ON THAT. AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT WE WE WERE GRANTED THAT GRANT TO HELP US.

BUT THIS IS ALL WRITTEN INTO THE FOUR YEAR PLAN.

AND SO HOPEFULLY WHEN YOU GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, I THINK IT IS OR YOU'LL APPROVE THE CTE PLAN.

AND I WANTED TO END WITH. THIS QUOTE ONE MUST LEARN BY DOING THE THING FOR THOUGH YOU THINK YOU KNOW IT, YOU HAVE NO CERTAINTY UNTIL YOU TRY.

WITH ARISTOTLE. AND I THINK THAT THAT CAPTURES WHAT WE DO IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? DO WE KNOW HOW THE LEVEE FAILURE IS GOING TO IMPACT CTE, OR DOES IT IMPACT CTE? I KNOW THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES BUILDING I KNOW IS ONE AREA THAT COULD BE AFFECTED.

JUST SO CTE OR I MEAN, THE LEVEE FAILURE WILL AFFECT ALL OF US.

I MEAN, WE'RE ALL WE'RE ALL A TEAM AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

AND I KNOW THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENTS ARE WORKING HARD, AND I'VE HAD A MEETING WITH THEM, AND, YEAH, WE WILL BE AFFECTED LIKE EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

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CAN WE LOOK AT THAT SLIDE AGAIN? SURE. SO IMPRESSED.

I THINK IT'S 16 OR I HAVE IT HERE. I'VE MADE A COMMENT TO MY OTHER SORRY TERRY.

NOPE NOPE NOPE BACK. I WAS I MADE A COMMENT TO MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING AROUND.

LAUREN. CTE IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT GOT ME TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

I RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC KIND OF DEAL.

YEAH. BUT IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO SOME STUDENTS.

I AGREE. THANK YOU. CASEY IS ABOUT THE BEST THING HAPPENING IN MY WORLD.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK SO. I'VE BEEN A BIG PERSON ON ALL THIS STUFF.

THIS THE DATA HERE. I'M NOT SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING IT.

SO I GOT FOR 2023, 2024, 94% OF THE STUDENTS GRADUATED IN THE 2024 COHORT WHERE CTE CONCENTRATOR, RIGHT. SO THAT MEANS NEXT PIECE OF DATA THAT 2025 91.3.

WHAT IS THAT? RIGHT. SO THAT THE COMPARATIVE NUMBER FROM 2020.

SO IT WENT DOWN IN 25. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING OR IT DID GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY. YEAH. BUT IT'S BASICALLY NO, IT'S BASICALLY 10 TO 12% ABOVE THE AVERAGE IN OUR STATE.

AND IT BECAUSE IT'S A POINT TO POINT OH TWO DIFFERENCE.

THAT'S THAT'S NOT SUPER SIGNIFICANT. AS I WAS LISTENING TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, IT SEEMED LIKE ONE OF THE BIG SELLERS FOR THE CTE IS THAT YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT, YOU KNOW, KIDS IN THESE PROGRAMS GRADUATE, RIGHT? IT KEEPS KIDS IN SCHOOL. OKAY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, MY IN MY BELIEF, IT KEEPS KIDS IN SCHOOL.

YEAH. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WORKING AND PLANNING AND EVALUATING AND HAVE PEOPLE LOOKING AT THIS STUFF AS FAR AS WHERE WE'D LIKE THIS TO GO, RIGHT? YOU KNOW THIS IS THE KIND OF THING WHERE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE TIME TO REALLY HEAR YOUR VISION AND YOUR HEART AND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THERE.

AND I THINK IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE KIND OF THING I'D LOVE TO HAVE ANOTHER SESSION ON WHERE WE HAD LIKE THE WHOLE TIME WAS GIVEN TO THIS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THING, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS WHERE OUR LIFE IS AT, BASICALLY, AND THIS KIND OF STUFF, YOU KNOW, SO.

SURE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ANY TIME THAT YOU ALL WANT TO HAVE ME COME, ALL YOU'RE DOING JUST ALWAYS SO ENCOURAGING.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY OVER AND OVER THERE ARE TWO CROWNING JEWELS OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, CTE AND ALE.

YEAH. AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. AND THE, THE. I'LL PUT OUR PROGRAM UP AGAINST ANYONE.

YEAH. ABSOLUTELY ANYONE. I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO EXPAND IT AND HOW WE CAN GET THE COMMUNITY BEHIND IT MORE AND THAT KIND OF STUFF, YOU KNOW. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

I'M SURE IT'S A LOT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I LOVE WHAT I DO. I CAN TELL WE LOVE WHAT YOU DO TOO.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. SERVES OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY WELL.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

WE HAVE NO REPORT FROM HR OR FINANCE OR OPERATIONS.

OH, YOU DO HAVE. OH. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES THAT WE'VE BEEN SHARING.

THE SENATE AND HOUSE BUDGETS WERE RELEASED LAST NIGHT, AND WE DO HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THOSE.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST.

WE HAD GONE INTO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASKING FOR FULLY FUNDING SUBSTITUTE COSTS AMPLE AND EQUITABLE STAFFING RATIOS FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND AND THE PROPOSALS ARE ACTUALLY TAKING US BACKWARDS IN THE BUDGETS. BUS DEPRECIATION IS BEING IS IN ALL OF THE BUDGETS, THE GOVERNOR'S, THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ON MOVING BACK FROM EIGHT YEARS FOR LITTLE BUSSES AND 15 YEARS FOR BIG BUSSES AND DEPRECIATION TO 18 YEARS SORRY, 13 TO 15 FOR BOTH.

WHAT THAT DOES FOR OUR FLEET OF 156 BUSSES IS IT PUSHES OUT MORE MAINTENANCE COSTS ON THOSE BUSSES, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO EXTEND THE LIFE LONGER ON THE BUSSES.

AND SO IT'S JUST JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU BECAUSE THAT IS A $300,000 REVENUE DECREASE TO THE DISTRICT

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ALSO THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN ALSO CAME OUT AND THAT THEY ALSO FOLLOWED THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION BETWEEN THE 19,000,019.5 MILLION AND THE ACTUAL SENATE BUDGET PROPOSAL WAS 39 MILLION.

SO IT WAS ABOUT A 25%, I THINK, THE GOVERNOR.

SO WE'RE LOOKING BETWEEN 25 AND 50% OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN REDUCTIONS.

NOW, THESE ARE NOT FINAL. OF COURSE. THESE ARE JUST THEIR FIRST RELEASES.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF ADVOCATING GOING ON TO PLEASE NOT HAVE THESE REDUCTIONS IN SCHOOL BUDGETS.

THERE'S ALSO LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE NOT QUALIFIED FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE FOR A LONG TIME FOR LEVIES, BUT THAT'S A HUGE LOSS TO SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT REALLY NEED THAT EXTRA MONEY FOR THAT OUR PROPERTY POOR DISTRICTS.

SO THAT'S WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO ANALYZE ANY POLICY UPDATES THAT MAY IMPACT US.

MAYBE NOT IN A FUNDING WAY, BUT IN A MORE WORK TO DO WAY.

SO THERE'LL BE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE WATCHING THOSE AS WELL.

THERE ARE SOME ON OUR RADAR THAT WE'RE WATCHING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT UPDATE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN IN HOW THE BUDGETS CAME OUT.

I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT. WE IN A SUPERINTENDENT MEETING TODAY, WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH DAN STEEL, WHO DOES A LOT OF ADVOCACY FOR US. AND HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IN TC THAT WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, WITH THOSE REDUCTIONS, THE 25 TO 50% REDUCTIONS, IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THERE COULD BE CHANGES ON THE STUDENTS WHO WOULD QUALIFY FOR T K. SO THERE MAY BE SOME DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS PIECES, AS WELL AS JUST THE FLAT OUT MONEY AMOUNTS THERE.

IT COULD IMPACT WHICH STUDENTS WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE IN THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO HE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS, BUT HE SAID BOTH PROGRAMS APPEARED TO BE CHANGING SLIGHTLY THE THE RATIO OF FAMILY INCOME THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO LOTS OF CHANGES THAT WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHEN ALL OF THIS IS SAID AND DONE.

AND IF YOU WANT A COPY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGETS I DO HAVE THAT I DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH, BUT I CAN EMAIL IT TO ALL OF YOU TOMORROW.

PLEASE, PLEASE. GREAT. MICHELLE, YOU TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE SNIPPET IN.

THERE WAS SOME LEVY SUPPORT COMING. IS THAT THE LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE? THAT IS, WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR IT. WE USED TO AT ONE POINT, BUT THAT IS OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS RELY ON THAT FUNDING.

OKAY. IT'S RELATED TO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LEVY FIRST OFF.

SO WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR THAT REASON. BUT WE ALSO DON'T HAVEN'T QUALIFIED AS OF LATE BECAUSE OUR ASSESSED VALUE DISTRICT WIDE IS TOO HIGH.

WE'RE NOT WE'RE NO LONGER CONSIDERED PROPERTY POOR ESSENTIALLY.

AND SO YOU HAVE TO BE PROPERTY POOR AS A DISTRICT IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THOSE DOLLARS.

I GUESS THAT'S THE SIMPLEST WAY TO PUT IT. YEAH.

THANK YOU.

AND SO, AMANDA. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK HIGHLIGHTS AND EVENTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

FIRST UP IS A NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR CAM ACADEMY BY THE COLLEGE BOARD, WHICH IS THE ORGANIZATION BEHIND ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES, SATURDAY TESTING AND OTHER THINGS. THEY NAMED KAM TO THEIR HIGHEST TIER OF AP SCHOOLS FOR KAM'S WORK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THOSE CLASSES AND ENSURE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS.

THERE ARE ONLY 5723 STUDENTS IN THE ENTIRE NATION WHO GOT THIS PLATINUM STATUS.

OR EXCUSE ME, WHO WERE HONORED AT ALL THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS SILVER, GOLD OR PLATINUM.

AND OF THOSE, EXCUSE ME. OF THOSE, ONLY 8% RECEIVED THE PLATINUM STATUS.

SO KAM IS IN VERY ELITE COMPANY. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT JUST WASHINGTON STATE, ONLY 7% OF THE HONORED SCHOOLS REACH THE PLATINUM TIER.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THERE.

I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

THEIR BLACK STUDENT UNION PREPARED A REALLY POWERFUL, INSPIRING ASSEMBLY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH,

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SO THEY DID SOME REALLY GREAT WORK TO BRING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.

AND THEN THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON. SHELLEY MENTIONED THAT ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ARE ONE OF THE JEWELS OF OUR DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE ALL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND INTEREST FORMS. THE DEADLINES AND THE PROCESSES VARY BY SCHOOL, BUT ALL THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED IN LOOKING INTO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL IS ALSO DOING MATILDA THE MUSICAL, SO THAT OPENS ON FRIDAY.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THAT SHOW.

WE WILL BE OPENING UP KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN APPLICATIONS ON MONDAY.

OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU HEARD, THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR SOME CHANGES, BUT WE NEED SOME TIME FOR THAT PROCESS TO PLAY OUT AND TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO APPLY OR INDICATE THEIR INTEREST. SO THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE STARTING ON MONDAY, AND THEN THE WEEK AFTER THAT IS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR, WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRADE PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT COLLEGES AND GREAT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS. IT'S ALSO OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY SO STUDENTS FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD ATTEND AS WELL IF THEY'RE INTERESTED.

THANK YOU. SO THAT'S IT THEN? THAT IS IT FOR US. VERY GOOD. OKAY, SO THE NEXT THING ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[7. Public Comments]

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

COMMENTS MAY NOT PROMOTE OR OPPOSE ANY BALLOT PROPOSITION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY HANDOUTS, PLEASE BRING THOSE TO CARLA.

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

COMMENTS INAPPROPRIATE FOR FAMILY AUDIENCE CAN BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING.

BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT TYPICALLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR PETITIONS DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS.

THEY WILL LISTEN AND GIVE DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM IF ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SO FIRST ON OUR LIST WE HAVE QUITE A FEW.

WE HAVE 13 733 1030. SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE AFTER EIGHT.

RYAN ANDERSON PLEASE. THANK YOU. RYAN.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT WHITTEN.

MY NAME IS RYAN ANDERSON. I AM A BATTLE GROUND RESIDENT TAXPAYER AND A TEACHER IN THIS DISTRICT.

TWO WEEKS AGO, I WROTE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR WARNING THAT WE MUST NOT BECOME THE NEXT VADER, THE DISTRICT THAT LOST ITS IDENTITY BECAUSE THE MATH SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING.

SOME SAW THAT AS A THREAT. I SEE IT AS A MECHANICAL REALITY.

AS A TEACHER, I SEE THE LEVY DEATH SPIRAL EVERY SINGLE DAY.

WHEN THE STATE PASSES A $2 MILLION TRANSPORTATION MANDATE BUT PROVIDES $0 TO FUND IT, THAT MONEY IS EFFECTIVELY PULLED AWAY FROM MY STUDENTS DESKS TO PAY FOR OLYMPIA'S RED TAPE.

THIS ISN'T JUST A BUDGET GAP. IT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION.

BY TREATING SAFETY, NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH AS OPTIONAL ENRICHMENT, THE STATE HAS CREATED A TWO TIERED SYSTEM WHERE A STUDENT'S OPPORTUNITY IS DETERMINED SOLELY BY THEIR ZIP CODE.

I KNOW MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY VOTED NO SPECIFICALLY TO FORCE THE STATE'S HAND.

I AM HERE TONIGHT TO CHALLENGE THE BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY TO ACTUALLY FINISH THAT WORK.

IF THE GOAL WAS TO FORCE THE STATE TO ACT, THEN WE MUST STOP FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND START FIGHTING FOR OUR KIDS.

IN OLYMPIA, I AM CALLING ON THIS BOARD TO JOIN US IN A UNITED FRONT.

WE MUST DEMAND THAT OUR 18TH AND 20TH DISTRICT LEGISLATURES PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BEFORE

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IT IS TIME TO POINT OUR COLLECTIVE FRUSTRATION AT THE CAPITAL AND PUT THE UNITY BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I HAVE PROVIDED A DATA SHEET FOR THE RECORD OUTLINING THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE ASK THAT YOU HOLD APPLAUSE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

PLEASE. SO ASHLEY STOKER IS NEXT. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ASHLEY STOKER.

I'VE BEEN A SUBSTITUTE IN THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE THE POSITIONS THAT YOU'RE IN LOOKING AT 20 ISH MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE TO FIND FUNDS FROM SOMEWHERE.

BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE MY OPINION BASED OFF OF MY EXPERIENCE IN THE MAINLY THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT I'VE BEEN TEACHING IN THE CASEY CENTER AND THEN SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT I'VE BEEN IN, IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS A LITTLE BIT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS WELL.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE MY OPINION THAT OUR SECURITY TEAM CANNOT BE ONE OF THESE AREAS TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE ON CAMPUS.

KIDS LOVE WHEN THEIR REAL TEACHER IS GONE AND THEY SEE AN UNFAMILIAR FACE, SUCH AS MYSELF WALK INTO THE ROOM.

THEY LET'S SEE HERE. SORRY. THEY HOPE I KNOW THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. THEY TRY TO GET AWAY WITH STUFF. I RELY ON SECURITY TO HAVE MY BACK.

LIKE WHEN STUDENTS TRY AND DITCH AFTER I TAKE ATTENDANCE, I ALERT SECURITY TO HELP THEM, TO HELP ME RELOCATE THEM.

AND FOR EXAMPLE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THEY WERE FOUND LEAVING CAMPUS.

THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYBODY. A DIFFERENT SITUATION.

STUDENTS GETTING INTO VERBAL ALTERCATIONS, ONE OF THEM LOOKING AT ME SAYING, YOU BETTER GET SECURITY HERE OR SOMEBODY GETTING PUNCHED IN THE FACE.

I ALERTED SECURITY. THEY COME AND THEY HELP ME GET THE STUDENTS SEPARATED.

THESE ARE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT I RELY ON.

HAVING BACKUP ON A DAILY BASIS OR SOMETIMES MORE SEVERELY.

TWO WEEKS AGO, A KNIFE WAS PULLED IN MY CLASS, AND AGAIN, I RELY ON SAFETY AND SECURITY AND HAVING ADDITIONAL BACKUP IN A TEAM TO HELP SUPPORT ME AND KEEP THE KIDS SAFE IN THE CLASSROOM ON OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT AREAS IN CLASSES AND PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT IT IS MY OPINION THAT SECURITY AND SAFETY.

IT HAS TO REMAIN ONE OF THOSE THAT IS NOT LOOKED AT.

I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO GET LIKE EVERY LITTLE AREA.

BUT OUR SCHOOLS WILL CRUMBLE IF WE PULL FROM OUR SECURITY TEAM.

I KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS TALK A LOT. LAST YEAR AFTER ANOTHER LEVEE FAILURE.

THEY ARE EXCITED WHEN THE LEVEE FAILS BECAUSE THEY KNOW.

AND THEY HOPE. AND THEY PRAY THAT SECURITY IS ONE OF THOSE THAT GETS CUT.

THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN SKIP MORE, THAT THEY THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN DO MORE, AND THEY RELY ON THESE THINGS TO BE CUT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. MICHELLE CATHCART.

HI, I'M MICHELLE CATHCART. I AM A TAX PAYER AND A PARENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I APPRECIATE HAVING THIS TIME AVAILABLE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO MAKE.

IT WAS DIFFICULT LAST YEAR AND IT IS EVEN HARDER THIS YEAR.

HEARING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT SECURITY IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE.

AND I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO BALANCING THE BUDGET.

THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TASK THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO GIVEN THE DURING THE WORK SESSION, THERE WAS A NOTE THAT 85% OF THE BUDGET IS SALARIES.

WE KNOW THAT THAT MEANS CUTTING STAFF. AND ALSO THAT MEANS INCREASING CLASS SIZES.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR WAS THE ASPIRE PROGRAM.

I RECOGNIZE WE CANNOT KEEP ASPIRE THE WAY THAT IT IS CURRENTLY, AND WE NEED TO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SACRIFICES THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS. SO I COME HERE WITH SOME IDEAS TO SHARE. OUR KIDS NEED TO HAVE A WAY TO MAINTAIN THEIR ADVANCED TRAJECTORY AND SUPPORT THEIR ADVANCED THINKING.

OTHERWISE, THEY WILL BECOME BORED, WHICH WILL HARM NOT ONLY THEIR LEARNING, BUT THE LEARNING OF THOSE AROUND THEM AS WELL.

THEY NEED TO HAVE SPECIALIZED EDUCATION. SO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR THEIR TRAJECTORY.

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FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EIGHTH GRADERS TO TAKE GEOMETRY.

THAT IS THE ASPIRE TRAJECTORY. AND WE NEED OUR EIGHTH GRADERS TO CONTINUE TO TAKE MATH.

SO WE NEED TO FIND A WAY, WHETHER THAT IS STILL HAVING A CLASS FOR GEOMETRY AT CHIEF OR WORKING WITH BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL FOR KIDS TO TAKE IT THERE HAVING HONORS TYPES CLASSES SO THAT WE CAN STILL SUPPORT ADVANCED LEARNING.

THOSE CAN INCLUDE NON ASPIRE KIDS AS WELL THAT ARE ADVANCED SPECIFICALLY IN FOR EXAMPLE, MATH.

FOR SOME OF THE OTHER CLASSES, SOME IDEAS WOULD BE OFFERING YOU KNOW THESE HONOR CLASSES IN OTHER OTHER SUBJECTS AS WELL.

THE OTHER IDEA WAS THAT IF WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP ASPIRE FOR SOME OF THESE CLASSES, WE COULD COMBINE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE AND SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE FOR CLASSES LIKE ELA AND SCIENCE. THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BIGGER CLASS SIZES, MORE IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER CHANGES THAT THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO NEED TO SEE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IN 26, 27 THEY COULD TEACH THE SIXTH GRADE AND EIGHTH GRADE ASPIRE CURRICULUM.

AND THEN IN 27, 28, THEY WOULD TEACH THE FIFTH GRADE AND SEVENTH GRADE ASPIRE CURRICULUM.

SO THIS ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO STILL HAVE THOSE, THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WE HAVE DEDICATED PARENTS HERE THAT ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT WITH THE TEACHERS, WITH THE PROGRAM STAFF, WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THESE IDEAS AND FIND WAYS TO TO COME TOGETHER FOR SOLUTIONS.

PARENTS ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT, AND I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE WILLING TO WORK WITH US TO FIND DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE ASPIRE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. M MENDOZA. HANSEL.

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

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE PROPOSED RESCISSION OF THE POLICY REGARDING INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DIRECTOR STANDARDS.

THESE STANDARDS ARE NOT SYMBOLIC. THEY DEFINE THE ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS OF BOARD SERVICE.

THEY STATE THAT THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS PLACE STUDENT'S NEEDS FIRST, COMMIT TO HIGH ACHIEVEMENT FOR EVERY STUDENT AND TREAT INDIVIDUALS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THEY ALSO MODEL HIGH EXPECTATION STANDARDS.

I'M SORRY. HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS. THEY CLARIFY THAT AUTHORITY RESTS WITH THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, NOT INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. AND THE BOARD MEMBERS MUST SUPPORT ADOPTED POLICIES.

THEY REQUIRE ETHICAL, TRANSPARENT AND CIVIL COMMUNICATION.

THEY CALL FOR LISTENING WITH AN OPEN MIND, MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY AND REFERRING CONCERNS TO APPROPRIATE STAFF.

THEY EMPHASIZE ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY, TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE'S WORDS AND ACTIONS, DISCLOSING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, COMPLYING WITH LAWS AND BOARD POLICY, AND RESPECTING BOARD DECISIONS.

THEY ALSO AFFIRM A COMMITMENT TO EACH AND EVERY STUDENT BY FOSTERING BELONGING, HONORING DIVERSE EXPERIENCES, AND WORKING TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. THESE ARE NOT RADICAL IDEAS.

THEY ARE BASELINE EXPECTATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE.

EDUCATORS IN THIS DISTRICT ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW POLICIES GOVERNING PROFESSIONALISM, CIVILITY, ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY ARE EVALUATED AGAINST CLEAR STANDARDS AND HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING THEM.

IF WE EXPECT THAT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, IF WE EXPECT THAT OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, THEN THIS BOARD SHOULD BE WILLING TO HOLD ITSELF TO AN EQUAL, IF NOT HIGHER, STANDARD. RESCINDING THIS POLICY SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE.

IT SUGGESTS THAT FORMAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICAL SELF REFLECTION ARE NO LONGER PRIORITIES AT THE BOARD LEVEL.

AT A TIME WHEN PUBLIC TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS IS FRAGILE, WE SHOULD BE STRENGTHENING GUARDRAILS, NOT REMOVING THEM. I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER RESCINDING THIS POLICY AND RECOMMIT TO THE ETHICAL STANDARDS THAT SUPPORT STRONG GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC TRUST, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOSHUA WILDE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOSHUA WILDEY. I'VE GOT TWO KIDS IN THE DISTRICT, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK CINDY FOR HER PRESENTATION ON CTE.

I THINK THE CTE, THE EIHL, THE ASPIRE PROGRAM, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT SHELLEY PUT AT THE JEWELS OF THE DISTRICT.

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I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM PERTAINING TO DISTRICT POLICY 1821.

THIS DISTRICT IS IN TROUBLED TIMES. WE'VE HAD A TRIPLE LEVEE FAILURE.

THERE'S A LACK OF PUBLIC TRUST. THE DISTRICT AND ITS VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE LABOR AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

OUR COMMUNITY REMAINS SHARPLY DIVIDED. AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLY WEAKENING TRANSPARENCY BY LIMITING PUBLIC COMMENT TO ONE MEETING PER MONTH. NOW WE'RE DISCUSSING THE ELIMINATING STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DIRECTORS POLICY.

I FAIL TO SEE THE ISSUES WITH THIS SECTION, AS IT'S CURRENTLY STATED, AND WITH ALL THE LEGITIMATE ISSUES THAT THIS DISTRICT IS FACING.

I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THIS ON THE AGENDA, AND I'M FASCINATED WHY? THIS IS WHERE THE BOARD CHOOSES TO SPEND ITS TIME AND ATTENTION IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PUBLIC TRUST IS LOW.

WHY ENTERTAIN ANY ACTION THAT HAS EVEN THE APPEARANCE OF WEAKENING STANDARDS, ACCOUNTABILITY OR TRANSPARENCY POLICY? 1821 WAS APPROVED LAST NOVEMBER WITH A VOTE OF 4 TO 1.

THESE POLICIES GENERALLY ALIGN WITH WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD STANDARD, EMPHASIZING ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY.

EFFECTIVE TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION. COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT A FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

THESE STANDARDS ARE SENSIBLE, AND THEY'RE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS FOR OUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTORS.

SO I ASK THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER MAINTAINING OR REVISING THIS POLICY RATHER THAN RESCINDING IT.

EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MR. WILDER. I DIDN'T SAY YOUR NAME RIGHT.

STRAP IS ON.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. Y'ALL KNOW MY NAME IS ALI STRAP.

AND I AM A RESIDENT AND FORMER PARENT OF THIS DISTRICT.

I'M HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF POLICY 1821 AND REQUEST THAT THIS POLICY NOT BE RESCINDED.

THIS IS A POLICY THAT SUCCINCTLY AND TRANSPARENTLY LAYS OUT SIX BASIC TENETS OF THE ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF EACH AND EVERY SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR.

I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR JOHNSON'S MAIN ARGUMENT HAS, AND APPARENTLY CONTINUES TO BE, THAT THESE STANDARDS ARE EMBEDDED IN OTHER POLICIES, MAKING 1821 REDUNDANT. HOWEVER, NOT EVERY PART OF POLICY 1821 IS ACTUALLY EMBEDDED IN OTHER POLICIES.

ALSO, THE BOARD TALKS VERY OFTEN ABOUT THE DISTRICT NEEDING TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY.

THE REASON POLICY 1821 WAS FINALLY PUT INTO PLACE JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, WAS BECAUSE OF MANY MONTHS OF DISCUSSION AND CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A SINGLE, COMPREHENSIVE POLICY THAT OUTLINED ALL THESE STANDARDS IN ONE PLACE.

SO STUDENTS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIDN'T HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH VOLUMES OF OTHER POLICIES TO UNDERSTAND AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THE VALUES AND ETHICAL STANDARDS OF THE BOARD.

SO WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THREE MONTHS? DO YOU HONESTLY THINK ELIMINATING THIS POLICY IS GOOD FOR STUDENTS, FOR BUILDING TRUST WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY? I CAN TELL YOU IT IS NOT. STUDENTS HAVE A CODE OF CONDUCT THAT IS CLEAR AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

WHY SHOULD THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO ARE ELECTED BY THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT AND FOR OUR STUDENTS, BE ANY DIFFERENT? IF THE BOARD TRULY WANTS TRANSPARENCY, TRUST AND OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY, THEN IT SHOULD VOTE TO PRESERVE THIS POLICY, NOT TO ELIMINATE IT.

THANK YOU. BENJAMIN GOLDSTEIN.

HELLO. MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD.

MY NAME IS BENJAMIN GOLDSTEIN. I AM IN SIXTH GRADE, AND I'M HERE TO TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY CONCERNS FOR THE ASPIRE PROGRAM.

FIRST, FROM PREVIOUS CLUSTER EXPERIENCE, THE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT THE BEST.

I WOULD FINISH ASSIGNMENTS FAST AND THEN I'M NOT MEANT WITH THE LEARNING I NEED.

I MET WITH SITTING ON A CHROMEBOOK DOING THINGS THAT ARE STILL TOO EASY AND NOT AT MY LEVEL.

THE ONLY THING THAT CHALLENGED ME WAS DAILY MAD CHALLENGES, AND THEY STILL WEREN'T CHALLENGING FOR MY PERSONAL BELIEFS.

AND IF I DO GO BACK TO THE CLUSTER PROGRAM, I WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO SKIP A GRADE.

NEXT. BULLYING I WAS BULLIED A VERY BIG AMOUNT, MAKING RECESS AND PASSING PERIODS.

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THEY DO MANY THINGS FOR NO REASON AT ALL, INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL BULLYING AND HATE SPEECH, PROFANITY, SLURS, ETC. THE ONLY SAFE SPACE WE HAVE IS IN OUR ASPIRE CLASSROOMS, AND I CANNOT BEAR TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I AM IN A CLASS WITH SAID BULLIES. THIRD, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

THE THE SCHOOL I GO TO CHIEF UMTUCH IS VERY GOOD ABOUT THINGS LIKE BANDS AND PLAYS.

RECENTLY I WAS IN MY SCHOOL'S RECENT PRODUCTION OF OLIVER JR AS OLIVER, AND I DON'T WANT TO THINK OF LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN THEATER.

ALSO, MY SCHOOL'S BAND PROGRAM. ONCE WE HAD A TEACHER FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL WHILE WE WERE ON MID-YEAR PIECES, THEIR BAND WAS NOT FAR. I DO NOT WANT TO BE FAR IN MUSIC, BUT STUCK IN MUSIC THAT IS TOO LOW FOR MY PERSONAL PROGRESS.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FRIENDSHIPS. I AND MANY OF MY PEERS HAVE HAD FRIENDSHIPS SINCE THIRD GRADE.

ENDING THE PROGRAM WILL SPLIT MANY FRIENDSHIPS AND EVEN RELATIONSHIPS.

I PERSONALLY HAVE MANY FRIENDSHIPS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO IMAGINE GETTING SPLIT UP.

PLEASE CONSIDER SAVING THE ASPIRE PROGRAM, WHICH LIMITS WHICH INCLUDES BUT NOT IS LIMITED TO MY AND OTHERS EDUCATION, SAFETY AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. SO PLEASE SAVE IT FOR ME, MY PEERS AND OTHER PEOPLE.

INSPIRED. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE SAME, BUT PLEASE KEEP IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JESSICA. COLE, PLEASE.

HELLO. SCHOOL BOARD. MY NAME IS JESSICA COLE.

I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED RESCISSION OF POLICY 1821.

THIS POLICY ALIGNS THE DISTRICT WITH WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD STANDARDS THAT ARE RESEARCH BASED AND CONNECTED TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

THESE ARE NOT SYMBOLIC GUIDELINES. THEY REFLECT ESTABLISHED GOVERNANCE PRACTICES SHOWN TO SUPPORT STRONGER EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.

WHILE SOME RELATED LANGUAGE APPEARS ELSEWHERE IN DISTRICT POLICY, NONE REPLACE POLICY.

1821 CLEAR CONSOLIDATED EXPECTATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS.

CONDUCT CIVILITY, LEADERSHIP, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

ELIMINATING IT WOULD CREATE A GAP, NOT REMOVE REDUNDANCY.

STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT ARE HELD TO CLEAR STANDARDS OF CONDUCT WITH DEFINED EXPECTATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES.

RESCINDING POLICY 1821 WOULD LEAVE BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT AN EQUIVALENT CONSOLIDATED STANDARD, CREATING AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE ADULTS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING THE DISTRICT.

THIS POLICY ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE BOARD'S CORE BELIEFS AND THE DISTRICT'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AROUND RESPECTFUL COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY AND CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP.

WHAT SPECIFIC GOVERNANCE BENEFIT DOES THE BOARD ANTICIPATE BY RESCINDING POLICY 1821? AND HOW DOES THAT OUTWEIGH MAINTAINING A RESEARCH BASED CONDUCT FRAMEWORK TIED TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE? BECAUSE THIS POLICY WAS ADOPTED LOCALLY, MAINTAINING IT REFLECTS LOCAL CONTROL AND COMMITMENT TO BEST PRACTICES. FOR THESE REASONS, I ENCOURAGE BOARD MEMBERS TO VOTE NO ON RESCINDING POLICY 1821.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO TOBY AND EDSEL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH ALL THE STUDENTS AND YOUR SURVEYS, AND THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE EMOTIONALLY.

THANK YOU. YES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

SORRY. ROCHELLE. LOUIS. LOUIS, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IT IS CORRECTLY WHEN YOU GET UP HERE.

THANK YOU. I KNEW IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. SO MY NAME IS ROCHELLE LOWERY.

I HAVE LIVED IN THE DISTRICT. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH END FOR ABOUT 33 YEARS.

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IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE I ADDRESSED THE BOARD.

I USED TO BE A VERY REGULAR ATTENDEE TO YOUR BOARD MEETINGS.

I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LEVY. I AM A 20 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT.

IT IS A SECOND CAREER FOR ME. I WORKED IN PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR 23 YEARS, SO I HAVE ALREADY MAYBE.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR MY BOSSES IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE SENT SOME INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SOME OF MY COWORKERS BECAUSE I REALLY FEEL LIKE WITH THE LEVEE FAILURE, IT SEEMS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU GUYS ALL TEND TO DO IS TO TRY TO CUT BACK ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO I HAPPEN TO WORK IN PAYROLL.

WE HAVE TWO AND ABOUT 5/8 OF A PAYROLL TEAM FOR OVER 1600 EMPLOYEES.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE AND YOU LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE CORE, YOU LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN AD SUPPORT, LIKE CARLA AND VANESSA, PEOPLE IN HR WHO HAVE TO PROCESS ALL THE NEW HIRES, PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE.

WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO PAY THE BILLS FOR THE DISTRICT, THE CUSTODIANS, THE MAINTENANCE GUYS.

WE ALL WORK VERY HARD, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRIORITY OF THE DISTRICT IS TEACHING STUDENTS.

BUT SOMEONE HAS TO PAY THOSE TEACHERS. SOMEONE HAS TO PAY THAT CLASSIFIED STAFF.

SO I AM APPRECIATIVE OF THE LISTENING SESSIONS, BUT I REALLY HOPE THEY ARE TRULY LISTENING SESSIONS.

I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF TIMES WE GET TALKED OVER.

I DID ATTEND THE OPEN CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I WASN'T THAT THRILLED WITH IT. SO I DID APPRECIATE LORI'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE LISTENING SESSIONS BEING LISTENING SESSIONS.

I KNOW THAT AD SUPPORT. WE ARE 30 PEOPLE. WE ARE 30 PEOPLE.

WE WILL GET TOLD WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A BIG GROUP TO BARGAIN.

WE DON'T BARGAIN. WE ARE AT WILL EMPLOYEES. BUT AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THOSE EMPLOYEES TO FUNCTION WITH THIS DISTRICT.

AND I REALLY WANT EVERYONE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. PAULA GUNTHER.

HI, I'M PAULA GUNTHER. I HAVE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

MOST RECENTLY GRADUATED A COUPLE OF KIDDOS. SO YAHOO FOR ME.

I WANTED TO START. THEY WERE BABIES. YES. LORI I WANT TO START BY THANKING OUR TWO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HERE AND ITZEL. IF NO ONE IN THIS ROOM OR IF SOMEONE WAS NOT MOVED BY YOU EARLIER TONIGHT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD MOVE THEM. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY TWO CHILDREN WENT THROUGH THIS DISTRICT.

THEY HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. NAMELY, THEY ARE ASPIRE GRADUATES, AND I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THIS DISTRICT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE WITHOUT ASPIRE.

AND THEN THE HONORS AND THE AP PROGRAMS SO TO TO HEAR ADVOCATING FOR STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT WHO MAY NOT HAVE THOSE SAME OPPORTUNITIES.

I FEEL THAT AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, I WANTED TO ALSO GET TO THE REAL REASON I CAME UP HERE WAS TO TALK ABOUT POLICY.

1821 AND IT SADDENS ME IN A TIME LIKE NOW THAT THIS IS EVEN SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE TABLE TO DISCUSS. WE HAVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS TO GET THROUGH AND TO RESCIND.

A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE ELECTED BOARD OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SOMETHING WE SHOULD EVEN BE CONTEMPLATING. I AM HOPING, HOWEVER, THAT THE REASON THIS WAS BROUGHT UP, WHICH IS THAT, TO QUOTE, MANY OF THESE EXPECTATIONS ARE SUBJECTIVE AND NOT CLEAR IN GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

MAYBE IT TOOK THREE MONTHS TO REALIZE THAT, HEY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.

WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT IDEA, BUT NOW THAT WE'RE FACED WITH IT, WE NEED SOME CLARIFICATION.

SO MY ASK IS NOT THAT YOU RESCIND IT, WHICH SEEMS TO BE ERRONEOUS GIVEN OUR

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AND IT IS CLEAR TO OUR COMMUNITY WHAT THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID.

AND I ALSO BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR MAN BACK THERE.

THAT'S THE BEST. A WELL SPOKEN SIXTH GRADER RIGHT THERE.

HE IS A POSTER CHILD FOR WHY ASPIRE NEEDS TO BE KEPT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU. TERRY DODSON.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COMMENTS COMING TONIGHT.

THE REASON WE'RE GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY IS SO THE BOARD CAN LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY.

SO TO BE SIDETRACKED AND DOING OTHER THINGS DOESN'T SHOW MUCH RESPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SUMMARIZE 1821. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SUMMATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS STANDARDS THAT'S OUT THERE.

THAT'S WHY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER BACK IN NOVEMBER.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO RESCIND THIS, THIS THIS SUMMATION.

THERE'S NO REASON TO DO THAT. I AGREE WITH WHAT MISS GUNTHER JUST HAD TO SAY.

IF SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING RIGHT, THEN YOU NEED TO REVISE.

MAYBE YOU NEED TO REVISE THAT RATHER THAN RESCIND IT, MAKE IT BETTER.

THIS DOCUMENT IS CLEAR AND CONCISE ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY WITH THE COMMUNITY.

POLICIES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE DISTRICT, FROM STUDENTS TO ADMINISTRATION TO CLASSIFIED TO CERTIFIED PERSONNEL. EVEN VOLUNTEERS HAVE STANDARDS THAT THEY HAVE TO ADHERE TO.

WHY DOESN'T THE BOARD IN A CONCISE DOCUMENT HAVE TO DO THAT? IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO EXPECTATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PEOPLE IN YOUR POSITIONS.

SO MAKE YOURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. FOLLOW THE TWO PAGE.

RATHER THAN LOOKING AT A 78 PAGE DOCUMENT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE TO READ TWO PAGES, THEN 78 PAGES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

EUNICE. INGER.

GOOD. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS EUNICE MANSON.

SHE HER BATTLE GROUND PRESIDENT. TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU HOW MY GRANDMOTHER RESISTED EMPIRE AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. AND MY GRANDMA KYUNG-MIN WAS BORN IN YEAR 1900.

CHINA, RUSSIA AND JAPAN WERE ALL TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OVER KOREA.

WHEN SHE WAS TEN, JAPAN GOBBLED UP KOREA AND MADE KOREA ITS COLONY.

WHEN KYUNG-MIN WAS 19, SHE WAS A SENIOR IN SOOKMYUNG GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL AND AGREED WITH MANY OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE THAT THE JAPANESE EMPIRE WASN'T GOOD FOR KOREA. KYUNG-MIN AND HER TWO ROOMMATES COORDINATED WITH STUDENT LEADERS FROM OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS TO TAKE TO THE STREETS IN A MASSIVE STUDENT PROTEST AGAINST THE JAPANESE EMPIRE.

THESE THREE GIRLS GOT ALL THE BOARDING STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOL TO UNDO A FEW STITCHES FROM THE ENDS OF THEIR HAIR RIBBONS, WHICH WERE A PART OF THE SCHOOL UNIFORM, AND HIDE A ROLLED UP KOREAN FLAG INSIDE EACH RIBBON AND THEN TIE THEIR EITHER LONG BRAIDS SO THAT NO ONE KNEW THEY WERE CARRYING CONTRABANDS.

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HER TRANSCRIPT HAS A NOTE SAYING THAT SHE WAS FOUND INNOCENT AND RETURNED TO SCHOOL 13 DAYS LATER.

BUT SOME HISTORIANS BELIEVE THAT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WAS THAT COLEMAN WAS TRIED, FOUND GUILTY, WAS SENTENCED AND SERVED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 SIX MONTHS.

THE WORD INNOCENT IN THAT NOTE IS STRUCK THROUGH HER ROOMMATE'S HEAD OUT, BUT WERE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT MONTHS LATER.

IT MAY SEEM THAT THE STUDENT PROTESTS KYUNG MIN ORGANIZED FAILED MISERABLY, BUT THESE SQUASHED STUDENTS VOICES AND LOCKOUTS FOUND RESONANCE IN MANY, MANY SCHOOLS OVER THE YEARS AND 26 YEARS, AND MANY, MANY PROTESTS, IMPRISONMENTS AND DEATHS.

LATER CAREER DID REGAIN INDEPENDENCE. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EUNICE. AND WINJE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU FOR REFRAINING FROM THE CLAPPING. AND THE WAVING IS FINE.

THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. WE JUST TRY NOT TO DO CLAPPING.

I'M SORRY. GERSICH. I SAID IT WRONG.

MY NAME IS WINJE AND I'M A TAXPAYER FOR THIS DISTRICT AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALL OVER YOUTUBE. IT'S ALL OVER INSTAGRAM, TELEGRAM, YOU NAME IT.

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE LOVELY COVID SHOTS? THEY'RE MEANT TO KILL YOU. AND IF YOU TAKE THREE SHOTS OR MORE, IT CAUSES MYOCARDITIS AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS, BLOOD CLOTS. AND THIS IS ONE THING TO ONE OF THE THINGS, BECAUSE THEY PUT SNAKE VENOM IN IT, THAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I DO TO TAKE THIS IS ZEN.

THIS IS A THIS IS MADE FROM PLANT MATERIAL. IT IS NOT ONE OF A TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BUT YOU CAN BUY IT AT WALMART FOR 450.

AND WHAT THIS DOES, YOU STICK IT UNDER YOUR TONGUE AND IT ACTUALLY UNDER YOUR LIP AND YOU SUCK ON IT UNTIL IT'S THROUGH.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STOPS THE BLOOD CLOTS.

AND ALSO USING THE TOBACCO THE NICOTINE STRIPS, IF YOU LOOK UP DOCTOR BRIAN ARTIS, THIS IS ONE THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD BE DOING, BECAUSE IF YOU TOOK THREE OR MORE SHOTS, YOU HAVE NO IMMUNITY LEFT.

AND THE FACT IS THAT THESE SHOTS ACTUALLY PUT WORMS IN YOUR BODY.

AND THAT'S WHY FENBENDAZOLE AND WORMWOOD AND YOU KNOW, IVERMECTIN, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE WORK ON YOU, BUT THEY'RE NOT DOING ANY OF THAT STUFF HERE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SAW WAS IN THE PRESCHOOLS, THEY HAVE THIS THING CALLED EASY SLEEP. SO THEY PUT THIS PATCH ON THESE KIDS THAT ARE OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE OF WHAT THIS HAS DONE TO THEIR BRAIN, AND THEY PUT IT ON AND IT MAKES THE KIDS FALL ASLEEP.

THIS IS NATIONWIDE, SO I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT THIS SCHOOL TOO.

THAT SHOULD NEVER BE. APPARENTLY ONE OF THE KIDS CAME HOME WITH A STICKER ON IT, AND THE MOTHER PULLED IT OFF AND SHE SAYS, WHAT IS THIS? AND WHEN SHE FOUND OUT THAT THE SCHOOLS WERE DRUGGING THE KIDS TO PUT THEM TO SLEEP WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF CONTROL.

THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS, AND THAT IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

BUT THE THING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS THAT DANE WIGINGTON ON DECEMBER 7TH FROM GEOENGINEERING WATCH.

ORG. HE SAID THAT THE RAIN IS RADIOACTIVE AND THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE SPRAYING IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY OF THE KIDS PLAYING OUTSIDE WHEN IT'S RAINING OR FOGGY, BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY BAD, AND IT'S FULL OF NANOPARTICLES OF PLASTIC, GRAPHENE AND ALL THIS OTHER GOOD STUFF THAT'S POISONOUS.

BUT ANY TIME THAT IT'S FOGGY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IF SOMEBODY HAS A PE CLASSES SHOULD BE IN THE GYM.

THAT SHOULD BE A MUST. AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TOO.

IS THAT THIS THIS BOOK HERE, IT'S CALLED THE BIG THIRST BY CHARLES FISHMAN.

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AND THIS IS THE BOOK THAT YOU ALL SHOULD BE READING.

ANOTHER ANOTHER THING TOO IS THAT THESE KIDS SHOULD BE THEY SHOULD NOT BE AROUND THESE 5G CELL TOWERS BECAUSE THEY'RE UPGRADING IT TO SIX G.

AND IF THEY'RE NEAR ANY SCHOOL, THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED.

THAT CONCLUDES CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. WELL, SURE, COME ON UP, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO TELL US WHO YOU ARE. I'M KEITH WALKER. I'M A TAXPAYER HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

KEITH WALKER. YES. THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.

JUST LIKE THIS OTHER GENTLEMAN SAID. WE WOULD LIKE TO YOU GUYS HAVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY THAN THIS 2819 OR 29, 18. YOU GUYS FAILED THREE LEVEES. DO YOU THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO WORK ON PASSING THE FOURTH LEVEE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, RATHER THAN WORKING ON YOUR AMENDMENTS, THESE AND CANCELING THIS STUFF OUT? I DO. AS A TAXPAYER, YOU GUYS ARE WASTING A LOT OF TIME.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE INSTEAD OF COMMUNITY STATEMENT AND THERE'S NO RESPONSE.

YOU GUYS NEED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION.

I CAME UP HERE LAST MONTH BEFORE THE VOTE AND ASKED A YES OR NO QUESTION.

I GOT TWO CARDS. THAT'S IT. TWO CARDS. THEY'RE PRETTY SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT THEM, BUT I GOT TWO CARDS.

YOU GUYS NEED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION TO GET YOUR LEVEES AND BONDS TO PASS.

NOT WE GET TO SPEAK AND NO ANSWERS. THIRD MCCLEARY ACT I SIT HERE AND LISTEN AND SAY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR BUSSES RIGHT FROM YOU.

TERRY SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO THIS LADY OVER HERE DOES A GREAT JOB.

WE'RE NOT GETTING FUNDING FOR THIS AND WE'RE NOT GETTING FUNDING FOR THAT.

I BELIEVE IT WAS 2017. I MIGHT BE OFF A COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE STATE WENT TO COURT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE OF MCCLEARY ACT.

THE STATE LOST. THE STATE DIDN'T PAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WENT BACK TO THE STATE. AND IT ACTUALLY WENT CLEAR UP TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE WASHINGTON STATE THAT THE STATE HAD TO FULLY FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. IF WE ARE NOT GETTING THE MONEY FOR OUR BUSSES, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WHY AREN'T WE, AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, GETTING ON THE BANDWAGON WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, GOING BACK TO THE STATE AND SAYING YOU'RE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT? WE NEED TO MAKE THE STATE PAY THEIR DUE SHARE.

WE'VE ALREADY WON THE CASE. IT'S ALREADY BEEN TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT.

THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN A PRIME SPOT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE FAILED THREE LEVIES TO GET WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND GO BACK TO THE STATE AND SAY, YOU'VE ALREADY LOST. YOU WANT US TO TAKE YOU BACK TO COURT AGAIN? FULLY FUND.

THE SCHOOLS. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

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

STUDENT TRAVEL. FINANCIAL REPORTS. COMPLETED PROJECTS.

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL. APPROVAL OF HEALTHCARE STAFFING, CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND THE ANNUAL APPROVAL OF CTE PLAN OR ANY OF THESE ITEMS. ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND REMOVE SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THEM.

DO WE HAVE A ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I PROPOSE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

OKAY, SO OUR STUDENT REPS VOTE PRO. PRO. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE AYE. FIVE ZERO. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. NO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IT WAS FIVE. OH MY LITTLE NO WAS NOT A VOTE.

I KNOW OLD BUSINESS. SO WE GOT THE NEW BUSINESS.

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

SO, DEBBIE, YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

MOTION FOR US TO APPROVE THE RECESSION OF POLICY.

1821 STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DIRECTORS AS PRESENTED.

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THAT IS MORE ALIGNING, I BELIEVE WITH THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE FOR THE PRESENT POLICY IS THAT THEY DO INTRODUCE IT COULD POSSIBLY INTRODUCE COMPELLED SPEECH.

IT COULD PROMOTE RACE BASED DECISION MAKING, ENCOURAGE IDEOLOGICAL CONFORMITY.

IT DOES CONFLICT WITH PARENTAL RIGHTS, WHICH IS THE CW 26605005 AND ALSO RISK VIEWPOINT DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT. AND THOSE ARE THE REASONS THAT THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER IT AS A POSSIBLE FOR US TO GET A DIFFERENT POLICY THAT STILL DOES REQUIRE SOME ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR THE BOARD, BUT IT DOES IT IT'S A BETTER POLICY THAN THE ONE WE PRESENTLY HAVE. SO ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION.

SO THE NEW POLICY THAT YOU PUT FORWARD. DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE TO DISCUSS THAT ONE? WELL, TRUTHFULLY YOU CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT MOTION TO TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HER MOTION? I READ THROUGH THE POLICY.

I HAVE ZERO CONCERNS ON HOW IT'S WRITTEN. I THINK THAT IT HOLDS US TO A STANDARD.

I THINK IT'S WELL WRITTEN, WELL THOUGHT OUT. IT PUTS STUDENTS FIRST.

I THINK IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO RESCIND SOMETHING THAT JUST GOT PUT INTO PLACE.

I SEE NO PURPOSE FOR IT, AND I THINK IT'S A WASTE OF TIME.

WE REALLY DO HAVE IT. WAS THAT BIGGER FISH TO FRY RIGHT NOW? THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE SPENDING.

I COUNTED IT UP. WE HAD SIX PEOPLE COME UP AND DISCUSS THIS.

18 MINUTES OF OUR BOARD MEETING WAS WAS BROUGHT UP SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS POLICY.

EIGHT, 18 MINUTES. WE HAD SIX PEOPLE. SO NOW WE HAVE SEVEN.

OKAY. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S WHERE OUR PRIORITIES SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW.

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH MARSHALL. I DON'T THINK I DO THINK WE HAVE MUCH BIGGER FISH TO FRY AT THIS TIME.

I DO NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CURRENT POLICY.

I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WAS JUST APPROVED 4 TO 1 IN OCTOBER AND JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I DON'T SEE A NEED. I TRULY BELIEVE WE NEED TO TO HOLD OURSELVES TO A MUCH HIGH, HIGHER STANDARD IN THE PUBLIC'S EYE, IN OUR OWN SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

IT'S A POLICY THAT LAYS IT OUT IN ONE SPOT. YES, THERE'S OTHER PLACES FOR IT WITHIN THE OTHER POLICIES.

BUT TO HAVE IT SUCCINCTLY IN ONE DOCUMENT YEAH.

I JUST DON'T SEE A NEED TO CHANGE IT IN ANY WAY AT THIS POINT.

I THINK WE DO HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.

AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN PUT ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA.

BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT WE NEED TO PUT OUR FOCUS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE RIGHT NOW.

SO I YEAH. DO NOT WANT TO RESCIND IT AT THIS TIME OR PROBABLY ANYTIME, BUT ANYTHING ELSE? JUST FOR THE INTEREST OF DOCUMENTING WHAT'S GOING ON SINCE WE HAVE PICTURES BEING TAKEN AND THINGS.

THERE WAS NOT A DISCUSSION OF THIS NEW MOTION WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO US IN OCTOBER.

THERE WAS NO MONTHS OF DISCUSSING, NO TESTIMONY.

THIS SIMPLY SHOWED UP ON THE TABLE TO VOTE ABOUT.

AND WE VOTED ABOUT IT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS A NEW, NEW POLICY.

AND SO IT WAS SET OVER FOR A SECOND CONSIDERATION.

THREE BOARD MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERNS. AND THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK, AFTER WE HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, ONLY ONE, AND WE WENT AHEAD AND VOTED FOR IT.

OKAY. SO THERE WAS NO BIG DISCUSSION. THERE WAS NO LONG INVESTIGATION.

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AND THAT WAS MY RESERVATION WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT UP.

I SAID, WELL, WHY DO WE NEED THIS ALL OF A SUDDEN? WE'VE HAD THESE KIND OF POLICIES AND WE DO. AND AS PEOPLE POINTED OUT THIS EVENING THIS HAS GOT SOME THINGS THAT ARE REPETITIVE IN IT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN IT THAT IT DOES COVER IN A NEW WAY.

AND THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE VERY THINGS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.

SO SO WHICH WOULD BE WHAT ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT AS WELL? AGAIN THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME. OKAY. AS YOU SAID.

OKAY. BUT THE FIVE THINGS. WHY DON'T YOU READ THE FIVE THINGS AGAIN, DEBBIE? SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION RESPECTFULLY. JUST AND BASICALLY THE STATEMENT WHERE IT SAYS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT THIS THIS ACTUALLY, FROM MY RESEARCH, SHOWS THE GREATEST LEGAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL RISK.

SAY THAT AGAIN. I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR. I SAID, EXCUSE ME.

THE STATEMENT IN THE IN THE POLICY SAYS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.

THE SECTION REPRESENTS A GREAT LEGAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL RISK.

AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, COMING FROM THE FIVE AREAS THAT I MENTIONED, INTRODUCING COMPELLED SPEECH, PROMOTING RACE BASED DECISION MAKING, ENCOURAGING IDEOLOGICAL CONFORMITY.

IT CONFLICTS WITH THE PARENTAL RIGHTS RCW 28 605 005.

AND THERE'S A RISK VIEWPOINT DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE DON'T YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN'T OR SHOULDN'T HAVE A POLICY FOR STANDARDS.

AND I'VE ALREADY PRESENTED ONE THAT WE CAN REVIEW, BUT IT'S WRITTEN IN A, IN A BETTER WAY.

IT IT'S NOT THIS POLICY IS NOT WRITTEN WELL AND JUST BECAUSE AS WHAT I DID IN MY RESEARCH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE, THE, THE POLICIES THAT ARE COMING FROM WASEDA ARE NOT LEGAL.

THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE NOT LAW. THEY'RE A POLICY SUGGESTION.

AND SO THIS NEW POLICY THAT I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING WOULD WOULD PUT THINGS IN VERY CLEAR PERSPECTIVE LEGALLY. AND ALSO IT WOULD BE A POLICY THAT HOLD US, YOU KNOW, HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE.

IT STILL HAS STANDARDS IN IT. IT JUST ISN'T WRITTEN IN SUCH A MANNER FOR LIABILITY AND LEGAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOSOPHICALLY, I THINK THAT THIS NEW POLICY IS A BETTER POLICY.

I THINK IT'S WRITTEN BETTER, AND THERE'S NOTHING IN MY MIND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A BETTER WRITTEN POLICY.

I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T HAVE A POLICY. I'M SAYING WE NEED A BETTER WRITTEN POLICY.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. AND THE NEW POLICY WE CAN TWEAK AND CHANGE IF IF YOU READ IT, DON'T LIKE IT, BUT IT HAS BASICALLY ALL THE SAME ELEMENTS IN IT.

BUT THIS POLICY IS NOT A GOOD POLICY, IN MY OPINION.

AND FROM WHAT I'VE DONE IN RESEARCH AND IN, IN SPEAKING TO LEGAL LEGAL FOLKS.

SO I DON'T SEE ANY OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED IN, IN, IN THIS WHERE THOSE THINGS WOULD BE THAT THIS POLICY WOULD GO AGAINST THOSE, THOSE THINGS AT ALL.

WELL, THE PHRASES ARE NOT UNLAWFUL. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.

I'M JUST SIMPLY SAYING THESE ARE THE FIVE AREAS THAT COULD BE MISUNDERSTOOD OR THAT MAKE THIS POLICY NOT A GOOD POLICY. I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE DON'T NEED A POLICY, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE DON'T NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, BUT WE ALL NEED. WE ALSO ALL VOWED WE MADE A VOW TO THE STATE AND TO THE PUBLIC.

SO WE ARE ALREADY HELD TO A STANDARD ALREADY.

SO AND THE NATIONAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION ALSO HAS STANDARDS THAT WE ARE HELD TO, WHICH IS BEYOND US, BEYOND THIS POLICY. SO WE ARE ALREADY HELD TO A STANDARD ALREADY.

YOU SAW THAT IN YOUR THERE'S OTHER OTHER SECTIONS AND THE POLICIES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT SPEAK TO THESE ISSUES TOO.

RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? VERY SUCCINCT.

YEAH. MY QUESTION WOULD BE, WOULD IT BE PRUDENT TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE NEW POLICY? THIS NEW ONE COULD COULD REPLACE THIS ONE. WE COULD HOLD THIS POLICY UNTIL WE HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE

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BUT ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL WE DO? KNOW THIS IS JUST A CONVERSATION TO HEAR. KIND OF WHAT? I THINK THERE'S WISDOM IN THAT MYSELF. WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HERE THINKS ABOUT THAT.

WELL, HOW MUCH TIME ARE WE GOING TO INVEST IN THAT AT THIS TIME? I DON'T MEAN TONIGHT, BUT I MEAN IN GENERAL. IS THIS WHERE OUR TIME SHOULD BE SPENT? DEDICATED TO. SO, DEBBIE, RIGHT NOW, HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO HAVE YOUR POLICY PREPARED? IT'S ALREADY PREPARED. CARLA HAS IT. IT JUST BE NO FURTHER TIME.

IT'D BE A MATTER OF DISCUSSION, GIVING IT TO ALL OF YOU TIME AND MEETINGS.

SO SHE'LL. OH, CARLA. JUST A SECOND. IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF IT ACTUALLY BEING PRESENTED IN THE PROPER FORMAT THAT HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD.

IT WOULD NEED TO BE MARKED UP AND STRUCK THROUGH.

IT WOULD NEED TO BE MADE SURE THAT IT IS LEGAL.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO VET IT WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THEN IT WOULD COME TO YOU AS A DRAFT.

DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING OR PROBABLY A MONTH? I, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. SO TO BE CLEAR, THE POLICY WE HAVE HAS ALREADY BEEN VETTED BY LEGAL.

CORRECT. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REVISING A POLICY, I THINK WHAT CARLA IS TALKING ABOUT IS, IS THE EXAMPLE, EVEN IN THE THIS PIECE THAT WAS SENT OUT TODAY.

TYPICALLY, IF THERE IS A PIECE OF THE POLICY THAT DOESN'T RESONATE WELL WITH YOU AS A BOARD, YOU WOULD CROSS OUT AND THEN WRITE YOUR NEW LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THERE FOR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO CONSIDER IT.

SO JUST IN THIS CASE, WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE WORD RECENSION AND JUST PUT THE WHOLE THING ON THERE.

BUT EVEN TYPICALLY WHEN WE'RE GOING TO RETIRE A POLICY, WHEN WE PUT IT UP ON BOARD DOCS.

THE ENTIRE PART IS CROSSED OUT THROUGH SO THAT EVERYONE LOOKING AT IT KNOWS YOU WANT ALL OF THE LANGUAGE TO GO AWAY, ALL PARTS OF IT TO GO AWAY. SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL REPLACEMENT, THEN I WOULD CROSS THIS OUT AND PRESENT A WHOLE NEW.

BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO TWEAK A SECTION I JUST HEARD US TALKING ABOUT, OR I HEARD YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT THE VERY LAST SECTION.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT YOU WOULD CROSS OUT THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN AND YOU WOULD PUT NEW LANGUAGE.

I THINK THAT WOULD SAVE A LOT, BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE AREN'T LOOKING AT THE WHOLE THING ALL OVER AGAIN AND ASKING ALL THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT MAYBE WERE BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY.

IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION. SO, DEBBIE, WHICH OF THOSE WORKS FOR WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING? I, WE I THOUGHT JUST TO RESENT IT, AND THAT WOULD BE EASIER.

AND THAT WAY WE COULD JUST START FROM SCRATCH BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE SAME.

IT'S THE WORDING IS NOT THE SAME. SO IT WOULD MAKE IT WOULD BE A BIG MESS TO TRY TO CROSS OUT AND ADD THINGS.

AND I THINK IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE MESSY. I GUESS YOU'RE SAYING, WELL, AND SINCE TIME ISN'T SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE, THEN OKAY, THAT MAYBE THAT WOULD BE THE EASIER WAY OF HANDLING IT.

BUT ANYTHING FURTHER? NOT FOR ME. CHRIS HAS A THOUGHT FOR ME. I DO, I CAN TELL. I THINK I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE NEW POLICY SO THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN PLACE.

AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND I THINK I MOVE THAT WE TABLE IT UNTIL WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE REPLACEMENT POLICY.

OKAY. CARLA, DO YOU HAVE THAT? OKAY, SO A NEW MOTION ON THE TABLE.

WE'RE GOING TO TABLE IT UNTIL THE NEW POLICY IS PREPARED.

READY FOR REVIEW. IS THAT CORRECT? ANY DISCUSSION FROM STUDENTS? CAN I SAY SOMETHING? ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TIME, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT.

A REVISION WOULD BE WAY EASIER BECAUSE WE ARE REVISING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THE WORDING.

OKAY. IF IT'S THE WORDING, THEN WE CAN CHANGE THE WORDING. BUT YOU SAID YOUR NEW POLICY HAS THE SAME IDEA OF WHAT THE POLICY WE HAVE NOW.

SO IT WOULD JUST BE BETTER TO BE A REVISION BECAUSE LIKE SHELLEY HAS SAID, WE'RE BRINGING UP ONE SPECIFIC COLUMN.

AND THEN IF WE WORK ON A WHOLE NEW POLICY NOW, WE'RE TABLING TO SEE A NEW POLICY.

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CARLA DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE, AND WE'RE JUST WASTING MORE TIME.

SHE SAID IT COULD TAKE A WEEK OR A MONTH. WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING RIGHT NOW ON OUR BUDGETING.

WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP AND WHAT WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP AND AGAIN, WHAT STUDENTS WANT.

SO IF WE'RE JUST WASTING TIME ON RULES THAT ALREADY SHOULD BE HERE READING THEM, I AGREE WITH THE POLICY.

I AGREE. I DON'T AGREE THAT THERE'S CERTAIN WORDING THAT KIND OF CONTRADICTS THE POLICY, BUT IF THERE'S CERTAIN LANGUAGE THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE TO MAKE IT A MORE LEGAL POLICY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS TO BE LEGAL, WE CAN DO THAT. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL TO JUST WASTE MORE TIME ON A WHOLE NEW POLICY WRITING IT UP.

WHAT IF WE DON'T AGREE WITH THE NEW POLICY? WE TABLE IT, WE EDIT IT AGAIN.

IF IT'S NOT LEGAL, THEN WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WHOLE NEW PROCESS. WAIT A WHOLE NEW MONTH. IT'S JUST NOT BENEFICIAL.

SO. WELL, I THINK WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING IS MAKING A CHANGE OR NOT.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUGGESTING ONE CHANGE AND THEN SPENDING MORE TIME ON ANOTHER CHANGE AND THAT KIND OF THING.

OKAY. AND SO THEN THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE NOT IN A HURRY.

THERE'S NO HURRY TO CHANGE ANYTHING. SO WASTING TIME IS REALLY THE WORK INVOLVED IN DOING IT.

OKAY, SO BACK TO THEN YOUR QUESTION. YOUR POINT, BECAUSE I'M NOT CLEAR NOW, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT THIS WHOLE THIS POLICY IS ALL NEW WORDING, OR IS IT JUST THE CHANGING OF A FEW PHRASES AND THINGS? NO, I THINK IT'S THERE'S PROBABLY SOME SIMILARITIES, BUT IT'S NOT WORD FOR WORD.

SO THE NEW POLICY IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. SEE. SO THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF CHANGES TO IT AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO. SO YOU'RE PROPOSING THEN A NEW POLICY REPLACES THE OLD POLICY.

RIGHT, RIGHT. AND SO THE MOTION IS TO TABLE THIS UNTIL WE SEE THE NEW POLICY.

IT'S A THANK YOU FOR YOUR REMARKS. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MOTION TO TABLE IT UNTIL THE NEW POLICY IS READY FOR REVIEW.

COULD YOU READ THE TABLE THEN THE MOTION TO TABLE.

CARLA, WHAT YOU HAVE. DIRECTOR GREWAL MOVES TO TABLE THE RESCISSION OF POLICY 1821 UNTIL THE NEW POLICY LANGUAGE THAT DIRECTOR JOHNSON BROUGHT TO THE BOARD MEETING CAN BE CONSIDERED AND DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE MEETING.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. HEARING? NONE. THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO A VOTE.

SO ALL IN FAVOR OF TABLING THE MOTION AS CARLOS READ.

WHY DON'T YOU READ IT ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE? DIRECTOR GREWAL MOVES TO TABLE THE RESCISSION OF POLICY 1821.

UNTIL THE NEW POLICY LANGUAGE THAT DIRECTOR JOHNSON BROUGHT TO THE BOARD MEETING CAN BE CONSIDERED AND DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE MEETING.

OKAY, SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. STUDENT VOICE.

STUDENT VOICE. OH. I'M SORRY. STUDENT VOICE. THANK YOU.

LORI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PRO ABSTAINED. SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. I. ALL OPPOSED. NAY. SO FOR ONE. SO WE'LL MAKE MOTIONS TABLED UNTIL THE OTHER POLICY IS READY TO GO. SO ALL WE HAVE LEFT NOW IS FUTURE ITEMS, AGENDA ITEMS AND BOARD EVENTS.

[11. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

ANYBODY GOING TO JOIN ME? I BELIEVE I'M ON THE SCHEDULE.

HAVE WE. HAVE YOU DISCUSSED? YEAH. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE DISCUSSING WAS MOVING FROM ALAN.

ERNIE'S OVER KIND OF ACROSS THE STREET TO JULIO'S.

OKAY. THEY HAVE A BIG AREA UP THERE. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

AND I WAS GOING TO SEE IF THE BOARD WAS AGREEABLE TO THAT.

WELL, SINCE NOBODY'S DISCOVERED WHERE WE'RE AT YET. REALLY? OKAY. BUT I THINK ALAN ALREADY HAS MORE TRAFFIC THAT WE COULD MAYBE PROMOTE THE THING AT, BUT I WOULDN'T OPPOSE THAT AT ALL.

OKAY. JULIO'S FINE. WHAT TIME? WHAT TIME HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? 1030. 1030? YEP. OKAY. ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE THIS WEEK? I THINK I'M ON THE SCHEDULE TO BE THERE THIS WEEK. NO, I'M GOING TO.

I'LL BE THERE. SO YOU AND ME. OKAY. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK JULIO'S.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT AT JULIO'S. SO I THINK IT'LL BE EASIER PLACE.

IT IS QUIETER WHERE PEOPLE CAN MEET OVER THERE.

ARE YOU DOING IT AT SEVEN? SEVEN. MARSHALL, ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND? THIS WEEK? NEXT WEEK? THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY.

I THINK CHRIS AND I HAD IT FOR NEXT WEEK. OKAY.

VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND BOARD EVENTS? CARLA, COULD I CLARIFY THE DISCOVERY KITCHEN COOK OFF? YES. IS THERE ONLY THREE PEOPLE GOING TO THAT?

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SO I WASN'T SURE. YOU DID, OETZEL DID, AND LORI DID.

NO ONE ELSE SAID THEY WERE AVAILABLE. SO I HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS AND A STUDENT REP.

ON THERE. TERRY AND LORI ARE COMING. OKAY. I, I MUST HAVE PUT IT ON THE WRONG ONE.

OKAY. SO I'M SUPPOSED TO COME TO THAT? OKAY. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT INVOLVED YOU AND ME. OH, WE WERE GOING TO SET A.

WE'RE GOING TO SET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE OUR MEETING. OKAY.

OKAY, WELL, THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. I DECLARE I ANNOUNCE THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 836.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.