Jul 27, 2026 Board of Directors

[1. Call to Order]

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OKAY, LET'S GET STARTED. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.

TODAY IS MONDAY, JANUARY OR JULY 27TH. LET'S GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

OUR ROLL CALL. SO, PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE AND VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, CHRIS GREWELL, ARE BOTH ABSENT TODAY WITH PREARRANGED ABSENCES AND MOTION AT THE LAST MEETING.

DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, MARSHALL MARROTT WILL BE SERVING AS PRESIDENT PRO TEM.

MARSHALL MARROTT? HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, LORRI SIBLEY? HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON? HERE. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TOBY NGUYEN AND ADDISON JUHNKE BOTH HAVE PREARRANGED ABSENCES.

MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST ITEM HERE IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PERFECT.

PASS 3-0. OKAY. DO WE HAVE? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY IN STUDENT FOR STUDENT VOICE HERE TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE EITHER.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ON TO BOARD OF DIRECTOR OR BOARD UPDATES WITH COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[6. Board Updates]

YES. I HAVE A VERY LONG REPORT TONIGHT. SO, JUST THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE BEGIN THE LEGISLATIVE SEASON AGAIN, EXCUSE ME. THE FIRST THING IS THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS RETOOLING CURRENT FRAMEWORK TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE AFTER GRADUATION.

THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE 24 CREDIT HOURS.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE, BUT THEY ARE WANTING PERSONALIZED CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES TO BE EXPANDED.

THE CHANGES WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN THE CLASS OF 2031.

THE FUTURE READY TASK FORCE IS WHAT IS WORKING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE PHASES RIGHT NOW LEVEL, LEVEL SETTING, VISIONING, GAP ANALYSIS, AND SCOPING.

PHASE TWO IS THE TASK FORCE AND BOARD WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS AND UPDATING THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT COMMUNITY AT LARGE CAN PROVIDE INPUT. SO IF ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY HAS ANY INPUT, PLEASE CONTACT THEM.

PHASE THREE IS THE BOARD CAN SIT, SITS WITH THE TASK FORCE.

THEY ADOPT RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEN IN THE 2027 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY WILL BRING FORTH A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND I APOLOGIZE, I WAS GOING TO ASK CARLA TO PUT THIS UP ON THE SLIDE SO PEOPLE COULD SEE IT, BUT IT IT'S SBE.WA.GOV/OURWORK/FUTUREREADY-TASK-FORCE.

I'M HAPPY TO SEND THAT OUT IF ANYBODY NEEDS IT.

IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL ME, I'M HAPPY TO SEND IT TO YOU.

THE PROPOSAL STUDENT REQUIRES TO TAKE 15 CREDITS OF CORE CLASSES INSTEAD OF 17.

THEY'RE CALLING IT THE PERSONALIZED PATHWAY. AND THIS INCREASES THE PATHWAY REQUIREMENTS INCREASE FROM 3 TO 5.

CURRENTLY TWO CREDITS OF GLOBAL LANGUAGE AND ART, CLASS AND ART WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A CORE CREDIT AND GLOBAL LANGUAGE REMAIN THE SAME.

PRESENTLY THREE MATH CREDITS PROPOSED WOULD REQUIRE A QUANTITATIVE REASONING COURSE.

REQUIRED TO OFFER A HALF CREDIT HEALTH COURSE AND ONE CREDIT, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS.

IT ALSO PROPOSE COMBINED CIVICS COURSE WITH COMBINING WITH THE EXISTING CONTEMPORARY WORLD PROBLEMS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING FOR FUTURE STUDENTS AND ALSO FOR PARENTS THAT HAVE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS THAT THE GRADUATION, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE IT, BUT THEY DO WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF IT.

AND IF YOU HAVE AN INPUT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE.

TEACHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BUSINESS PEOPLE, ANYONE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF THROW THAT OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNEW THAT THAT'S HAPPENING.

ALSO AT THE WASDA ACTION NETWORK THIS WEEK. WE HAD SEVERAL SPEAKERS ABOUT THE CELL PHONE POLICY.

NOW WE ALREADY HAVE ONE, BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS NOW TAKEN THIS ON AS AN INTEREST OF HIS.

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IT'S CALLED AWAY FOR THE DAY, AND IT'S AN OSPI BILL DRAFT THAT HE IS ASKING THIS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE LEGISLATORS. AND WE DO HAVE PROPOSALS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ABOUT THIS ALSO THAT WE AS BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK ON, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU WOULD WANT ME TO VOTE ON THAT.

IF YOU WANT US TO GO FORWARD, AS WASDA SUPPORTING THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE REALLY SUPPORTING THIS AND THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN.

THE PROFESSIONALS THAT SPOKE TALKED ABOUT. ONE OF THEM WAS FROM STANFORD CHILDREN'S WASHINGTON.

HER NAME WAS MYLAN AND ANOTHER WOMAN NAMED LIZ.

THEY SAID THAT 23% OF THE SCHOOL DAY IS NOT ACADEMIC, AND THAT 42 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS ARE INTERRUPTED.

THEY DID A TEST, I GUESS, WITH SOME STUDENTS AND LEAVING THEIR PHONE ON DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, AND THEY SAID 23% OF THE SCHOOL DAY THEY WERE IN DISRUPTED BY NO ACADEMICS.

AND SO THEY SAID THAT BASICALLY WHEN THEY WERE DONE WITH THE STUDY, BASICALLY STUDENTS ARE LOSING 42 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS TO CELL PHONES EACH DAY. SO THEY REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.

THEY ALSO SPOKE TO KIDS ABOUT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TEACHER SATISFACTION WITH THE CELL PHONES BEING PUT AWAY FOR THE DAY, AND REALLY NO IMPACT ON ATTENDANCE, BECAUSE THEY WERE WORRIED THAT IF KIDS COULDN'T HAVE THEIR PHONES THAT THEY WOULDN'T COME TO SCHOOL.

AND SO THEY SAID THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON ATTENDANCE.

THEY RECOMMEND THE, I THINK THEY CALLED IT THE YONDER POUCHES AND THEY ZIP THEM UP FOR THE DAY AND THEN THEY'RE, THAT'S WHERE THEY STAY. THE CELL PHONES WILL BE TURNED OFF ALL DAY, PHYSICALLY STORED AWAY.

EFFECTIVE, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION OF THE NEW POLICY SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST ISSUE.

THERE NEEDS TO BE STRICT ENFORCEMENT WITH IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES WHEN CELL PHONES ARE SEEN.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT WASHINGTON STATE IS FALLING BEHIND.

AND ALSO I THOUGHT THIS WAS GREAT. WA, WEA WAS SPOKEN TO 83% OF THE TEACHERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE CELL PHONE BEING PUT AWAY FOR THE DAY.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE AS A BOARD NEED TO THINK ABOUT.

I KNOW WE ALREADY HAVE A POLICY, BUT THIS I THINK IS EVEN MORE SO THAN WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

SO THE AMENDMENT WILL BE COMING UP THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON IF WE WANT TO VOTE YES OR NO TO SUPPORT WASDA.

HOW SOON WILL THAT SEPTEMBER WE VOTE? OKAY. YEAH.

SO I NEED TO KNOW FROM THE BOARD AS WE'LL NEED TO MAKE A DECISION.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO VOTE ON IT OR WHAT WE DO.

SHOULD WE PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR US TO DISCUSS IT, BECAUSE I DO NEED TO KNOW HOW TO VOTE. WE CAN PUT IT ON.

I PROBABLY NEED A MOTION AND SUPPORT OR NOT, WHATEVER.

I DON'T KNOW. OH, AUGUST. I THINK WE WOULD JUST NEED TO HAVE IT UNDER DISCUSSION.

WE COULD PUT IT UNDER DIRECTOR REPORTS AND ACTUALLY LIST IT AS A AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY. UNDER DIRECTOR REPORTS DISCUSS STATE. THAT'D BE GOOD.

OBLIGATION. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL.

AND THEN A COUPLE MORE THINGS. AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

ANOTHER ONE THAT'S COMING UP IS PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON.

WASDA AND WHAT IT SAYS IS, WAS BELIEVES PRIVATE SCHOOLS MAKE THEIR GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO A DIVERSE SOCIETY BY REMAINING STRICTLY INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT.

AND THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY PUBLIC FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE USED TO SUPPORT PRIVATE SCHOOLS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH TAX CREDITS, VOUCHERS OR SIMILAR MECHANISMS. THE AMENDMENT IS BEING ASKED TO STRIKE.

THE PART THAT SAYS THE PUBLIC FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE OF THE NEW LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING THROUGH FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR STATE. IF OUR GOVERNOR OPTS US IN AT THIS POINT, WE ARE NOT OPTED IN SO THAT MONEY WOULD, WOULD, COULD GO TO ANOTHER STATE. OR LIKE IF YOU HAD A NIECE IN MONTANA, IT COULD GO TO THEM.

SO SOMETHING THAT IF WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER DECISION THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.

AND I CAN BRING IT UP AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU THEN.

BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

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AND THEY HAD QUITE A BIT TO SAY THIS WEEK ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET HAD A LOT TO SAY ABOUT REVISIONS TO THE FEDERAL UNIFORM GUIDANCE.

THE FIRST ONE THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS THERE WAS A CHANGE THAT WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO $200 FOR A FEDERAL PRE-APPROVAL FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT STAFF TO ATTEND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING EVENTS, AND THEY OPPOSE THAT AND WANTED US TO BE AWARE OF THAT, THAT THAT WILL BE THEIR STAND ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN A DIFFERENT, A DIFFERENT ISSUE. JUST WITH THE MERGING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GOING TO LIKE DSHS AND THE DIFFERENT PLACES, THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY HAVE THEIR, WHERE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS, LESS BUREAUCRACY AND BETTER EDUCATION IS ONE CONCEPT THAT'S BEING PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED IN THE LEGISLATURE.

AND THEN ALSO THERE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT OPPOSES THE PACKAGE.

THEY CONTEND THAT IT'S WEAK, FRAGMENTED AND DIMINISHES PROTECTION FOR STUDENTS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION GOING ON RIGHT NOW ABOUT THIS AND WHETHER OR NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHOULD GO TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED A FORMAL STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION TO ALL THE PROPOSALS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT, OF WHERE THEY'RE STANDING WITH THAT.

AND IF WE WANT TO CONTACT THEM AND WE HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW, THEN WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW.

ANOTHER THING THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE LEGISLATURE IS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT THEY ARE WANTING TO KEEP IT YEAR ROUND AND NOT MAKE THE CHANGES.

AND THEY ALSO ARE LOOKING AT IT SCIENTIFICALLY, WHICH I THINK IS AWESOME.

THAT THEY HAVE FOUND THAT IT DOES ALIGN WITH CHILDREN'S NATURAL SLEEP CYCLE AND ALSO PROVIDING SAFER MORNING TRAVEL CONDITIONS, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, KIDS WILL BE LIKE TRAVELING IN THE DARK AND THEY'LL BE LIKE WAITING FOR THE BUS IN THE DARK AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO IT'S A CONCERN, A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS.

AND I AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY QUITE FRIGHTENING TO THINK ABOUT A CHILD BEING OUT IN THE DARK, BUT THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME SELECTED BILLS THAT ARE BEING INTRODUCED JUST TO LET YOU KNOW AND TO, IF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO YOUR LEGISLATORS THERE'S FIVE OF THEM, HR 9684.

AND THIS IS TO THE SECRETARY OF LABOR TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES THAT SERVE UP UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY LOW INCOME AND RURAL CENSUS TRACTS.

THEN THERE'S SENATE BILL 4961. THIS IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE SAME THING.

SENATE BILL 4959. THIS IS TO AMEND THE CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THAT REQUIRES STATES TO PAY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ON THE BASIS OF ATTENDANCE. SENATE BILL 4958 ENABLES SCHOOLS TO TEACH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ABOUT THE DANGERS, LIMITATIONS AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND THEN HOUSE HR BILL 9659 IS ALSO HAS TO DO WITH CARRYING OUT PROGRAMS WITH PART A OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY ACT OF 1965. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.

THE LAST THING THAT THEY REPORTED ON WAS THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IS LAUNCHING A K-12 INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON ENSURING SCHOOLS COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING STUDENTS.

AND THE REPORT NOTES THERE ARE MASSIVE INCONSISTENCIES FROM STATE TO STATE, DISTRICT TO DISTRICT.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS NOTED THAT PLACEMENT DECISIONS ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON LOCAL VARIABLES, AVAILABLE FUNDING THE PRESENCE OF SUPPORT STAFF, PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND THE GENERAL CULTURE OF THE SCHOOL.

AND SO JUST TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THAT IS HAPPENING NOW AND THAT THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS WILL BE WILL BE DOING THOSE 20 DIRECTED INVESTIGATION INTO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE. AND THANK YOU FOR THE LONG, LONG REPORT, BUT HOPEFULLY SOME OF THEM WILL BE HELPFUL.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET. THE BOARD BUDGET. PULLED SOME ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE.

WE'RE WORKING ON, THEY'RE, NOT ME, ARE WORKING ON MEETING THE BUDGET CHALLENGES FOR THIS COMING YEAR.

BUT WE'RE MOVING ALONG. AND REMINDER CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THAT WE HAVE 15 YEARS CLEAN AUDITS.

THE AUDIT BILLS ARE COMING IN THE, THE COST OF THE AUDIT.

SO TRUCKING RIGHT ALONG. AND BATTLE GROUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION WE'VE HAD SOME MEETINGS TO FINALIZE THE COORDINATION OF THE HARVEST DAYS FUN RUN THAT HAPPENED ON THE 18TH OF JULY.

WAS A FABULOUS EVENT. I'M NOT SURE HOW, WHAT THE AMOUNT THAT THEY BROUGHT IN.

I HEARD SOMETHING LIKE 10,000, BUT DON'T QUOTE ME.

I THINK ALL THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO STILL BE FINALIZED.

WE ANALYZE THE BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR. WE'RE LOOKING AT SENDING MONEY TO SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. AND MICHELLE, YOU PROBABLY KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT SPECIFICALLY.

BUT ANYWAYS, THEY'RE STARTING TO. TRANSPORTATION, THAT'S RIGHT.

FOR SPORTS SPORTING SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THAT WAY WITH FUNDS FROM THE FOUNDATION.

SO MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE FUNDS THAT NEED TO BE DISBURSED.

BECAUSE THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.

SO OUR NEXT FUNDRAISER WILL BE IN OCTOBER. MORE TO COME ABOUT THAT LATER.

OKAY. THAT'S IT. I PLAYED HOCKEY, SO I, I DON'T, I DIDN'T ATTEND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES FOR DIRECTORS? PROBABLY NOT.

THINK SO. OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OH, CAN I JUMP IN? YEAH. READ NORTHWEST. WE'RE GEARING UP FOR TRYING TO GET VOLUNTEERS.

IT'S A 30 MINUTE COMMITMENT A WEEK. BASICALLY, WE'RE STARTING TWO NEW SCHOOLS, TWO AND CAPTAIN THIS YEAR.

SO WE'LL HAVE ALL OUR ELEMENTARIES EXCEPT YAKULT IS COMING.

WE HOPE WE NEED TO CONNECT. AND BUT IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS 30 MINUTES A WEEK TO SUPPORT A STUDENT, IT'S REAL SIMPLE. IT'S JUST READING. IT'S. YOU'RE BASICALLY A READING BUDDY.

IT'S AWESOME. I DID IT ALL LAST YEAR. IT WAS SO COOL.

SO ALL RIGHT. I VOLUNTEERED FOR THAT. SO I'LL BE STARTING THAT IN SEPTEMBER.

SO YEAH, THAT'LL BE REALLY FUN. SO AWESOME. YEAH.

SO COME ALONG EVERYBODY. THAT'S RIGHT. JOIN US.

OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

[7. Agenda Items Public Comments]

THE BOARD WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ASKS THAT THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGN IN AND, SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET PROVIDED NEAR THE ENTRANCE.

DURING THE AGENDA WE'RE GOING TO COMBINE. THERE'S ONLY THREE PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT, SO WE'LL COMBINE THEM ALL AT THIS FIRST SESSION.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PROCEDURE BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ENSURING THAT YOU, THAT YOUR SPOKEN COMMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. COMMENTS MAY NOT PROMOTE OR OPPOSE ANY BALLOT PROPOSITION.

SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING PERSONNEL AND OTHER CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS OR STAFF NAMES.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE, CHEERING OR OTHER OUTBURSTS TO ENSURE AN ORDERLY FLOW OF BUSINESS AND TO ALLOW ALL SPEAKERS TO BE HEARD.

PUBLIC COMMENT SECTIONS ARE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES PER SESSION.

IN THREE MINUTES. YOU'RE GOOD. TIME ALLOTTED FOR SPEAKER WILL BE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SIGN UPS RECEIVED.

WE HAVE THREE TONIGHT, SO IT'LL BE THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

THE MICROPHONE MAY BE MUTED AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC, THE SPEAKER'S ALLOCATION TIME, ALLOTTED TIME IF NECESSARY.

SPEAKERS MAY ONLY SPEAK DURING ONE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION DURING A BOARD MEETING.

ANY COMMENTS THAT CANNOT ADHERE TO THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS, RULES OR OR ANY PRINTED MATERIALS FOR BOARD MEMBERS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD SECRETARY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT DO NOT TYPICALLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR PETITIONS DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND COOPERATION. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO START.

I HAVE TERRY DODSON IS OUR FIRST PERSON TONIGHT.

I HAVE THE TIME FOR YOU TODAY. OH, WE DO HAVE A TIMER.

SHE'S EXPERIENCED. WE GOT THIS DOWN. GOOD EVENING BOARD.

MY NAME IS TERRY DODSON. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE INAUGURAL BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS GOLF TOURNAMENT. IT'S COMING UP NOW IN JUST UNDER THREE WEEKS.

IT'S HAPPENING AUGUST 14TH. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE LEWIS RIVER GOLF CLUB.

07:30 FOR THE REGISTRATION. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A 9:00 SHOTGUN PROMPTLY.

THEY'RE GOING TO FIRE IT OFF AT 9:00. THERE WILL BE BREAKFAST SANDWICHES, SO YOU CAN GET A LITTLE BREAKFAST UP THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY NICE SPREAD TACO BAR.

IT'S ABOUT 20FT LONG. I UNDERSTAND FOR THIS TACO BAR FOR LUNCH.

WE'LL HAVE MANY PRIZES ON DIFFERENT HOLES. WE HAVE SPONSORS THAT ARE COMING OUT AND GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY MULTIPLE GOODIES OUT ON THE HOLES, AND YOU CAN COMPETE. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 22 FOURSOMES.

WE WERE HOPING ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO WE COULD GET TEN AND THEY'VE REALLY BEEN COMING THROUGH.

SO NOW WE HAVE 22 FOURSOMES, 88 PLAYERS FOR OUR INAUGURAL EVENT.

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR $600 A TEAM ENDS THIS FRIDAY.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO WRITE A CHECK AND GET IN FOR $600 AND YOU HAVE FOUR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO PLAY, PLEASE DO IT BY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT, I'LL BE UP WAITING TO SEE WHO SIGNS UP.

THE WEBSITE TO GET INFORMATION IS VOTEBGSCHOOLS.ORG.

AND YOU GO ON TO THAT WEBSITE IN ABOUT TWO SECONDS AFTER YOU'VE CLICKED ON THE WEBSITE, A PAGE WILL COME UP THAT TALKS ABOUT THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

AND THEN YOU CAN EITHER CLICK ON THE SPONSOR SECTION OR TO BE A GOLFER SECTION.

THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION ON THERE ABOUT DONATING THINGS FOR OUR SILENT AUCTION.

WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ITEMS, AND THEY'RE HIGH END ITEMS FOR OUR SILENT AUCTION.

AND THAT'S GOING TO START ON AUGUST 10TH AND GO FOR FIVE DAYS OR SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE EVENT IS OVER.

SO IT WILL BE LIVE ONLINE. WE HAVE A CRAB CRABBING TRIP OVER TO THE COAST.

AND WHAT ELSE WE GOT, YOU KNOW? TICKETS. NO, NO, WE GOT, WE GOT ANOTHER BIG PRIZE.

I GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS ANYWAY. HEY, GO ON THE SITE AND SEE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. DONATE AN ITEM OR A BASKET.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE TO HELP US OUT THAT DAY.

DOING REGISTRATION, GLAD HANDING, THANKING ALL THE SPONSORS THAT CAME.

WE HAVE RAISED IN EXCESS TODAY OF OVER $20,000 WITH THIS EVENT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND DISTRICT SUPPORT FOR THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.

I TOLD HIM I WAS GOING TO HIT UP MY GOLFING BUDDIES.

I NEEDED THAT REMINDER. OKAY. EUNICE.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS EUNICE INGERMANSON.

SHE/HER. AND I'M A CONCERNED RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT.

HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY 2025 RESULTS ARE OUT. I DID A Q BY Q ANALYSIS ON SEX OR GENDER AT BIRTH AND SEXUALLY OR GENDER DIVERSE. WHEN I COMBINE THE RESULTS BY GRADE, THIS WAS A CONCLUSION.

22.7% OF WASHINGTON'S YOUTH ARE SEXUALLY OR GENDER DIVERSE OR LGBTQ.

IN OTHER WORDS, MORE THAN 1 IN 5 YOUTH ARE LGBTQ.

IN OUR DISTRICT THAT IS COMMITTED TO THE THRIVING OF EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.

IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE BOARD AND STAFF HAVE GOOD TRAINING IN BEST PRACTICES, SO THAT EACH AND EVERY SEXUALLY OR GENDER DIVERSE STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICT IS PROPERLY SUPPORTED, FEEL SAFETY AND BELONGING AND GROWS, LEARN, THRIVE AND IS PREPARED FOR LIFE IN THEIR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AS A PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN THAT GIVES BACK.

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ONE. HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE TRAINING FOR LGBTQ PLUS CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR THESE STUDENTS. TWO POST RESOURCES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND FAMILIES IN PROMINENT PLACES ON DISTRICT AND BUILDING WEBSITES. THREE, ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT GSA CLUBS IN ALL THE BUILDINGS WHERE POSSIBLE.

I AM CONNECTED TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THE DETAILS OF THIS ENDEAVOR, AS WELL AS INFORM YOU OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY COME UP.

I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL, AND FULLY FUNDED 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EUNICE. AND WYNN.

HI, MY NAME IS WYNN GRCICH AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT LEVEES.

RIGHT NOW THAT'S A WASTE OF MONEY TO EVEN PUT IT ON THE BALLOT BECAUSE NOBODY HAS ANY MONEY.

EVEN IF YOU OWN YOUR HOME, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS ARE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF BY DEMANDING ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

AND EVERY SO MANY MONTHS YOU HAVE TO SPEND $1,000 ON YOUR HOME.

SO HOW THE HECK ARE PEOPLE GOING TO GIVE MONEY TO SCHOOLS THAT REALLY DON'T HAVE GOOD GRADES? AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS MIKE ROWE HAS A SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION ON YOUTUBE.

IT WAS ON TWO DAYS AGO, AND HE SAID THAT THESE ARE $100,000 JOBS.

AND THIS FOUNDATION, IF SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THEY CAN SIGN UP FOR THIS.

AND THESE ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, LIKE TRADE, TRADE JOBS, YOU KNOW, LIKE ELECTRICIANS AND CARPENTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT HIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS NATIONWIDE. AND WHEN I SAW THAT, I SAID, WHY DOESN'T THE SCHOOL DISTRICT KNOW THIS? THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE PUSHING. ANOTHER THING, TOO, IS THAT ON CHILDRENSHEALTHDEFENSETV.COM, THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN VACCINE INJURED TO REGISTER.

AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU LOOK THIS UP BECAUSE THERE'S LAWSUITS NOW.

THERE'S COVID VACCINES CAUSED ALL KINDS OF HEALTH ISSUES AND AUTISM, AND 87 SHOTS JUST TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. WHAT PARENT WOULD EVEN THINK TO DO THAT TO THEIR CHILD, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT'S IN THEM.

AND THESE COVID THINGS I HEARD JESSE NICOLE, SHE WAS AT ONE OF THE AND THIS WAS AFTER COVID WAS OVER IN 2003.

SHE SAID, GET YOUR COVID SHOTS. I'M AFRAID FOR MY DAUGHTER.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? SHE DOESN'T READ ANYTHING, DOES SHE? SO WHEN SHE'S ANNOUNCING THINGS LIKE THIS AND WEARING A MASK, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK MASKS SHOULD BE AT ANY BOARD MEETINGS EITHER, BECAUSE.

WE SHOULDN'T REFER TO PEOPLE BY NAME. COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS. LET'S AVOID THE NAMES. OKAY.

WELL, HERE'S THE POINT. WHEN PEOPLE WEAR MASKS, THEY'RE COMING IN INCOGNITO OR WHATEVER, OR THEY'RE AFRAID OF EVERYBODY'S GERMS. AND IF THEY ARE, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL IN LIKE THEY DO AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT THESE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.

YOU KNOW, THERE SHOULD BE AN ONLINE SERVICE THAT IF YOU'RE AFRAID TO BREATHE THE AIR, WHEN THE WHEN THE VIRUS IS OVER.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY CELL PHONE TOWERS NEAR ANY OF THESE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT IS CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. AND THESE KIDS SHOULD BE LEARNING ABOUT VIBRATIONS.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FIRE TRUCKS TO PUT THINGS OUT, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A THING WHERE THEY CAN VIBRATE ON THE FOREST AND PUT A FOREST FIRE OUT WITH VIBRATIONS. IT ALSO AFFECTS YOUR BODY.

I USE TUNING FORKS ON ME AND IT WORKS WHEN MY LEG IS LUMPY AND BUMPY AND DOESN'T LOOK REALLY GOOD.

I USE A TUNING FORK BECAUSE THE VIBRATIONS WORK.

ANYWAY, THANKS FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU WYNN.

OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING.

WE'RE ON TO SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF UPDATES.

[8. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

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AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE COME TO APPRECIATE FROM MICHELLE AND HER TEAM AND FRANKLY, A GREAT DEAL OF OUR DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF IS THAT THERE IS CONTINUAL LEARNING.

I KNOW THAT MICHELLE IS BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST INDIVIDUALS I'VE EVER WORKED WITH IN TERMS OF SCHOOL FINANCE, BUT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SHE ALWAYS FEELS LIKE THERE'S MORE TO LEARN.

AND SHE SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR EVERYONE ACROSS THE STATE, AS SHE IS CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF WASBO, OUR WASHINGTON SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS FOR THE STATE.

AND SO IT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF HER CREDIBILITY AND THE WORK THAT SHE DOES.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER TONIGHT AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THEN BOARD, I WANTED TO ALSO LET YOU KNOW AROUND A TIMELINE THAT COULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT HAVING COFFEE TALKS MOVED TO BUILDINGS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE REVIEWING TODAY, AS WE WERE STARTING TO WORK ON OUR ANNUAL REPORT THAT USUALLY COMES OUT IN THE FALL IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED. AND WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NICE TO INCLUDE THE DATES AND PLACES FOR THOSE.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT WE JUST NEED TO GET THOSE VERIFIED BY MID AUGUST.

SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S A SHORT TIMELINE. SOME OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE COMING BACK IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

SO I KNOW THEY'LL BE ENCOURAGED BY ALL OF US TO WORK WITH YOU TO GET THOSE DATES SOLIDIFIED, BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU'RE GAME FOR THAT, I'D LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DATES ARE IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT.

YEAH, THE ADMINISTRATORS ARE FILLING OUT A GOOGLE FORM AND GIVING US SUGGESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL COORDINATE.

AND DEBBIE AND I ARE WORKING ON THAT AND WE CAN GET THAT.

I'M PRETTY SURE WE CAN GET THAT BY MID-AUGUST. OKAY.

IF YOU NEED HELP, JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL, WE'LL HELP ON OUR END TOO EXCITED ABOUT YEAH, I THINK THAT GIVES US LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES. SO THAT'S IT FOR ME.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LANELL FIRST. JUST A QUICK RECOGNITION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S A DONATION FROM THE PLEASANT VALLEY PTA, AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND JUST TO SEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR THEIR COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP. THEY HAVE AWARDED THE PV CAMP PVP CAMPUS ABOUT $15,000 IN PLAYGROUND UPGRADES, WHICH INCLUDES OUTDOOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THEN A AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION BOARD FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE PLAYGROUND TYPE OF ACTIVITIES. SO A SPECIAL THANK YOU. IT'S ALSO THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, THE PLEASANT VALLEY CAMPUS.

AND SO THIS WAS A SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN CELEBRATION OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU TO THE PV PTA. AND THAT'S ALL FOR ME.

THAT'S GREAT. NEXT UP TONIGHT IS MICHELLE REINHARDT WITH A FEW UPDATES.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD EVENING, BOARD. JUST A FEW ITEMS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

SO JUNE WAS A VERY BUSY MONTH. AS WE WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF STAFFING ESPECIALLY AROUND COMMUNICATIONS AND OUR CALLBACK PROCESS FOR SEVERAL POSITIONS. WE ALSO BEGAN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH BGA AND WE STARTED THAT ON JUNE 17TH AND WE COMPLETED ABOUT FIVE BARGAINING SESSIONS TO DATE. AND NEGOTIATIONS WILL RESUME NEXT WEEK ON AUGUST 5TH.

WE HEARD FROM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THIS SPRING THAT THEY WOULD APPRECIATE MORE REGULAR COMMUNICATION DURING THE BARGAINING PROCESS OR REGARDING THE BARGAINING PROCESS. SO IN RESPONSE WE HAVE CREATED A BARGAINING UPDATE WEB PAGE WHERE WE'LL POST SUMMARIES AND UPDATES KIND OF ON A WEEKLY BASIS OR AFTER A SIGNIFICANT BARGAINING SESSION, AND THAT WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH BGA.

AND OUR GOAL REALLY WITH THAT, IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT OUR PROCESS.

NEXT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A FEW ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO THE BOARD IS BEING ASKED TO APPROVE THE 26-27 SALARY SCHEDULES AND CONTRACTS FOR BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS.

INCLUDING DISTRICT OFFICE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

AND THIS IS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S APPROVED COST SAVING MEASURES.

AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS WILL BE TAKING TWO UNPAID FURLOUGH DAYS.

AND THAT WILL REDUCE THEIR THEIR WORK YEAR BY TWO DAYS.

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND DISTRICT LEVEL SUPERVISORS WILL BE TAKING THREE UNPAID FURLOUGH DAYS, WHICH REDUCES THEIR PAID WORK YEAR BY THREE. IN ADDITION, THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL ALSO TAKE THREE UNPAID FURLOUGH DAYS AS WELL.

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SO I'D LIKE RICK IF HE COULD COME ON UP. SO RICK HOWELL IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE SERVICES AND LABOR RELATIONS.

AND RICK BRINGS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXECUTIVE HR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING HOSPITALITY, RETAIL, MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE.

AND HE'S ADDING EDUCATION TO THAT NOW. SO MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE FOR COHO SERVICES, WHERE HE LED STRATEGIC HR INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. HE ALSO HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN LABOR RELATIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND IN FACILITATING NEGOTIATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, RICK HAS BEEN TEACHING COURSES IN BUSINESS AT WSU VANCOUVER SINCE 1993. AND SO I KNOW YOU WILL FIND RICK TO BE VERY APPROACHABLE, COLLABORATIVE.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IN BATTLE GROUND.

AND SO I'M PLEASED TO, TO INTRODUCE YOU TO HIM AND LOOK FORWARD TO HIS EXPERTISE AND ALL HE WILL BRING TO BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO. CAN I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT? SURE. I'D JUST LOVE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOU.

ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD? NO, NO, I'M PRETTY SHY.

KIND OF CLOSED OFF. I HAVE GOOD GIGGLES GOING AROUND.

YEAH, YEAH, THEY KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. SO I HAVE MULTIPLE HOBBIES.

I'M DEFINITELY A SWIMMER. I'M A COMPETITIVE SWIMMER AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN DOING THAT. I JUST MET ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES FATHERS BACK THERE.

SO I'VE BEEN SWIMMING ABOUT 12 TO 14 MEETS A YEAR.

I'M MISSING SOME MEETS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAD A MEDICAL ISSUE ON THE 4TH OF JULY, SO I'LL BE REBOUNDING FROM THAT.

I ALSO PLAY POKER, LIKE TO WORK IN THE YARD, COLLECT COINS AND CURRENCY.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? I'M MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS.

MY WIFE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PTA AT PLEASANT VALLEY.

MY FATHER WAS KEA PRESIDENT WHEN HE LIVED UP IN KELSO AND WAS THE UNION REPRESENTATIVE THERE.

SO I HAVE GOOD INROADS BETWEEN WSU AND MY FAMILY INTO EDUCATION.

SO THIS IS A GOOD INDUSTRY FOR ME. THAT'S GREAT.

YEAH. MY FAMILY LIKES PLEASANT VALLEY. DON'T TELL THE OTHER SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME. OKAY, SO NEXT UP WE HAVE MICHELLE SCOTT THIS EVENING.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. I HAVE SEVERAL UPDATES FOR YOU TONIGHT.

THE FIRST UPDATE THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS A BUDGET UPDATE.

SO AT OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING IN OCTOBER, IN AUGUST, WE WILL HAVE A BOARD BUDGET WORK SESSION WHERE WE WILL PROVIDE DETAIL ABOUT THE BUDGET THAT WE WILL ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL AT THE FINAL BOARD MEETING IN AUGUST WITH A RESOLUTION. SO THIS WILL GO OVER REVENUES, EXPENDITURE FUND BALANCE AND AND JUST SOME OF THE INFORMATION MORE DETAILED THAN YOU WOULD RECEIVE IN A BUDGET DOCUMENT.

SO IT'LL BE EASIER AND MORE USER FRIENDLY TO REFER TO AS YOUR AS YOU'RE COMMUNICATING BUDGET TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR AREAS THAT YOU REPRESENT. THE NEXT REPORT THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS AN ENROLLMENT UPDATE.

THIS IS FINALIZING OUR ENROLLMENT FOR THE YEAR.

AND I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FIRST SLIDE.

AND THIS SLIDE HERE IS OUR FTE SLIDE, WHICH IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT SLIDE BECAUSE WE ARE PAID FROM THE STATE BY OUR FULL TIME EQUIVALENCY THAT WE SERVE STUDENTS.

SO STUDENTS MAY NOT THEY MAY GO TO RUNNING START FOR A COUPLE CLASSES, AND THEY MAY BE WITH US FOR A FEW CLASSES.

SO REALLY, WE FOCUS ON THIS, THE FULL TIME ENROLLMENT BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON THE STATE FUNDING.

THIS INCLUDES OUR ALE PROGRAM, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, AND OUR TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.

SO I, WE WANTED TO START WITH THAT. WE DID GO ABOVE OUR BUDGET, OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE, AND THE STATE PAYS US BASED ON THE ANNUAL AVERAGE.

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AND SO WE BUDGETED VERY CONSERVATIVELY ON OUR ENROLLMENT.

AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE CAME IN ABOVE BUDGET JUST ALMOST JUST SHY OF 200 ABOVE BUDGET.

SO THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE WE MET OUR STAFFING WHEN WE BUDGET FOR STAFFING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVEN'T OVERSTAFFED OUR SCHOOLS. SO COMING IN ON BUDGET AND ADDING IF WE HAVE TO, IS NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE.

YOU WILL SEE, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, WE DO WE, WE PEAKED IN OCTOBER AT 12,311 12, ALMOST 312 STUDENTS, AND WE DID HAVE A SLIGHT DECLINE OF 2.91% OCTOBER TO JUNE. SO DECLINING IN THE, IN THE SPRING DOES HAPPEN.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE TRENDS THAT WE HAVE LISTED, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT YOU CAN SEE THE TRENDS THAT IT DOES TREND DOWN IN THE, AS YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START OUT AND THEN IT WILL TREND DOWN.

THE, THE DECLINE HOWEVER, WE STILL MET OUR EXPECTATION OF OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE, WHICH WAS IMPORTANT. SO WHEN WE BUDGET FOR 26-27, WE WILL BE BUDGETING OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE.

SO WE MAY START UP HIGHER. AND THEN WE WILL EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE SOME DECLINE BECAUSE THAT THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS.

I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS SINCE OUR, OUR LAST LEVY, WHICH COLLECTIONS BEGAN IN 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR THE FTE ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN FROM AN AVERAGE OF 11,385 TO 12,167. SO WE'VE GROWN 782 FTE SINCE OUR LAST LEVY BEGAN THE COLLECTIONS IN 22. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN SOME OF OUR OTHER CATEGORIES AS WELL.

I'M GOING TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT, SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. LET ME I'M GOING TO FLIP MY.

SO THIS ONE IS HEADCOUNT. AND SO THAT ONE IS NOT AS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT GO TO OTHER AREAS, THEY GO TO A RUNNING START ONLY AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS.

THEY GO TO OPEN DOOR PROGRAM. SO THERE'S HEADCOUNT CAN HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

SO AND IT'S NOT HOW WE'RE FUNDED. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY LOOK TO.

WE GREW 763 SINCE WE OUR LAST LEVY ELECTION. NEXT SLIDE.

THIS SLIDE IS OUR ALE, AND OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE WAS 2135.

IT HELD PRETTY STEADY THROUGH THE YEAR. IT WAS ABOVE OUR BUDGET OF 69.

AND IT GREW 491 FTE FROM OUR LAST ELECTION TIME.

SO SOME REAL STRONG GROWTH WITH THE OPENING OF BGB, SOME EXPANSION OF, YOU KNOW SOME OF OUR OTHER ALE PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT.

AND THIS IS BY HEADCOUNT. THAT'S HOW IT'S LOOKED AT THE STATE.

IT'S NOT FUNDED BASED ON FTE. IT'S BY HEADCOUNT.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE OUR ENROLLMENT. WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH 2091 STUDENTS IN THAT WERE RECEIVING SERVICES.

THAT NUMBER GREW BY 382 SINCE THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND IT IS OUR HIGHEST OVER ALL OF THE SIX YEARS THAT YOU CAN SEE.

SO MORE NEEDS, MORE EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS OUR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAM.

IT IS ALSO BASED ON HEADCOUNT. WE GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

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AND IT GREW 580 STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM SINCE OUR LAST, SINCE OUR LEVY STARTED IN 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR. AND THEN THE LAST, THE LAST SLIDE I WANT TO COVER IS OUR, WELL, ACTUALLY NOT THE LAST SLIDE. OUR RUNNING START. RUNNING START IS A PASS THROUGH.

SO THAT MONEY JUST COMES FROM THE STATE AND WE PASS IT THROUGH TO THE COLLEGE.

WE DO GET TO KEEP SOME INDIRECTS ON THAT, BUT IT'S PRIMARILY A PASS THROUGH.

SO YOU CAN SEE IT DID DECREASE TEN SINCE OUR LEVY STARTED.

ON THE RUNNING START FTE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND THEN OUR HIGH SCHOOL CTE PROGRAM HAS TAKEN A DIP IN THE PROGRAM.

AND HOWEVER, IT HAS GROWN SINCE OUR LAST LEVY IN 21-22 IT DID GROW 86 FTE.

SO AGAIN 86 FTE COULD BE A LOT OF STUDENTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST HEADCOUNT, IT'S NUMBER OF.

IT'S THAT'S THE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT, SEE. SO SERVING LOTS OF STUDENTS.

SO DIFFERENT PROGRAM OFFERINGS MAY ALSO IMPACT THAT.

AND IN THE PROGRAM AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT DOES IN THE SPRING, IT STARTS TO SLIDE, YOU KNOW, AFTER SECOND SEMESTER STARTS TO GO DOWN. AND THEN OUR LAST SLIDE IS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CTE PROGRAM. AND THAT PRETTY MUCH HELD STEADY WITH PRIOR YEARS THAT IT'S.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY THING THAT I CAN.

WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY CONSISTENTLY IS WE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE CATEGORY, WE'VE HAD GROWTH SINCE OUR THE BEGINNING OF OUR LAST LEVY.

THAT IS CORRECT. SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY, EXCELLENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA, MICHELLE? THAT'S SOMETHING YOU SAID RESONATED WITH ME THAT I HADN'T HEARD BEFORE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY CATEGORIES LIKE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TB, IF THEY DO THE COUNT BY HEAD COUNT, BUT IN CTE THEY DO IT BY FTE. THAT'S AN INTERESTING.

BUT JUST WHEN YOU SAID THAT, I WENT, YEAH, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE FUNDING FORMULA FOR THAT, SO YEAH, SO. IT HAS TO DO WITH SERVICES BECAUSE FOR BOTH TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, YOU HAVE TO TEST IN TO GET IT. WHEREAS CTE, YOU OPT IN WITHOUT WITHOUT THE PROCESS.

WELL, AND CTE, IT'S MOST KIDS ARE TAKING A HANDFUL OF CLASSES.

BUT THAT COULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED TRUE FOR BILINGUAL.

NO, BECAUSE ONCE YOU ONCE YOU DO THE. YOU HAVE EVERY STUDENT THAT FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH, HAS TO BE ASSESSED BASED ON STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

SO OUR ML TEACHERS COMPLETE ASSESSMENTS TO SEE IF THEY ARE HAVE ENOUGH ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TO QUALIFY FOR SERVICES.

SO THEY MIGHT QUALIFY FOR SERVICES, BUT THEY HAVE A WHOLE YEAR FROM START TO FINISH BEFORE THEY CAN TEST OUT OF SERVICES SIMILAR TO SPECIAL EDUCATION WHERE THEY HAVE THAT ASSESSMENT PROCESS. OKAY. SO I BET THAT'S I THINK WHAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS THAT WHILE WE ARE FUNDED ON HEADCOUNT FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE HEAVILY LEVY FUNDED BECAUSE THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE IS NOT, IT DOES NOT FULLY PROVIDE FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE FOR, TO SERVE THOSE STUDENTS BASED ON STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES.

THAT'S GREAT. THIS IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A COUPLE MORE UPDATES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IF I COULD MOVE TO THOSE. THE FIRST ONE IS WE ARE EXCITED THAT FOUNDRY10, WHICH IS AN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION WITH PHILANTHROPIC PHILANTHROPY FOCUS, SORRY, TONGUE TWISTER THERE.

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AND SO THEY HEARD OF OUR PLIGHT WITH OUR FACILITY RENTALS BECAUSE WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A LEVY PASSED.

AND OUR FACILITY RENTALS ARE EXPENSIVE FOR SOME OF OUR ATHLETICS, WHICH OUR ATHLETICS ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE AT ALL.

THOSE ARE ALL LEVEE DEPENDENT FOR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS.

SO THEY HEARD THAT WE WERE FUNDRAISING FOR THAT AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED A DONATION UP TO THE AMOUNT THAT WE NEED FOR THOSE FACILITY RENTALS, WHICH IS FABULOUS. WE HAVE COLLECTED SOME FUNDS ALREADY FROM DONATIONS THAT HAVE COME IN.

SO AFTER EVERYTHING IS KIND OF WE AND WE CLOSED OFF THE REQUEST FOR THOSE DONATIONS RIGHT AWAY.

WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT, THAT IT CAME IN, WE PUT A, WE PUT A NOTICE ON OUR ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM THAT WE'VE RECEIVED A DONATION.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO STILL DONATE. WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DONATE. BUT WE HAVE RECEIVED A DONATION COMMITMENT UP TO THE, THE AMOUNT THAT WE NEED.

ANY LEFTOVER MONEY WE INTEND TO THAT, THAT WE DON'T NEED BASED ON SOME OF THE DONATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY COME IN.

WE PLAN TO WORK WITH FOUNDRY TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME OTHER PROGRAM OR IF SOME OF THOSE FUNDS MIGHT CARRY OVER INTO POSSIBLY THE NEXT YEAR, WHICH SPORTS ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY THIS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IT'S USED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE FACILITIES OURSELVES.

YEAH. SO GYMNASTICS, BOWLING, GOLF. SWIMMING.

SWIMMING, THANK YOU. KEEPING TRACK. WE HAVE LOTS OF LOTS OF ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS.

IT'S VERY GENEROUS OF THEM. YEAH, SO. YEAH, THAT IT'S WE WERE VERY PLEASED WHEN THEY REACHED OUT TO US.

I THINK THEY HAD PICKED US UP IN THE MEDIA. AND SO WE WERE, WE WERE, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.

AND IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL.

YEAH. ANOTHER UPDATE THAT I HAVE IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON FOR CARDLOCK FUEL.

SO WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE HUNT FOR SAVINGS WHEN WE CAN DO SO.

CURRENTLY OUR FUEL IS PURCHASED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

ONE IS WE PURCHASE FUEL FROM THE STATE, WASHINGTON STATE CONTRACT, WHICH IS FORMALLY BID.

SO WE ARE ALREADY RECEIVING, IN OUR OPINION, YOU KNOW, THE BEST PRICING THAT WE CAN GET BASED ON A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS THROUGH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. SO WE IT'S PIGGYBACK ON THAT CONTRACT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO RECEIVE THE, THE FUEL PRICING THAT WE GET FOR DIESEL AND FOR UNLEADED.

WE ALSO PURCHASED FROM CLARK COUNTY. CLARK COUNTY HAS A FUELING STATION RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM OUR CENTRAL OFFICE THAT SERVES OUR WHITE FLEET IS OUR KIND OF OUR MAINTENANCE FLEET, IF YOU WILL.

SO, AND SO, SO THAT'S THE CLARK COUNTY FUEL. AND GOING BACK TO THE STATE CONTRACT, WE ALSO DO OUR MOTOR POOL VEHICLES THROUGH THE WEX CHEVRON. SO THE CHEVRON'S THROUGH WE HAVE THOSE.

SO WE'RE ALREADY GETTING WHAT WE FEEL ARE VERY GOOD FUEL RATES, BUT WE'RE NEVER OPPOSED TO LOOKING.

AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT JIBITZ IS, HAS A CONTRACT WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY AND WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PIGGYBACK ON THEIR CONTRACT.

THEY, BECAUSE THEY'VE COMPETITIVELY BID THAT AND WE WOULD SAVE AND.

HOLD ON. LET ME GET MY NOTES HERE SO I HAVE IT.

SO SAVINGS WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $0.58 PER GALLON FROM WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PAYING TO $1.20, $1.12 PER GALLON. SO BASED ON OUR FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND I HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY GIVE CREDIT TO DARCY SPIEKERMANN,

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I JUST GET TO SHARE THIS GREAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.

SO A BIG THANK, THANK YOU TO HER. BUT SHE TOOK OUR AVERAGE USE OF DISTRICT GALLONS.

AND SO IT'S NOT A HUGE SAVINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE.

BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS. AND SO MONTHLY WE WOULD SAVE ABOUT $3,300.

SO THAT'S $3,300 MORE, ABOUT $35,000 A YEAR. SO WE WILL WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS AS JUST AN OPTION, NOT A FULL ON REQUIREMENT.

AND WE NEED TO WORK BECAUSE THE FUELING STATION WOULD BE, I BELIEVE HERE IN BATTLE GROUND.

I THINK THERE'S A FUELING STATION HERE. SO WE'D HAVE TO KIND OF WORK OUT SOME OF THOSE DETAILS, BUT THIS JUST GIVES US ANOTHER OPTION. AND WE WANT TO SECURE THE BEST PRICING THAT WE CAN.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I HAVE ONE LAST UPDATE.

WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU ALSO UNDER RCW29A32280.

WE DO HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR AN APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES FOR AND AGAINST PROPOSITION 11, THE LEVY. AND WE HAD SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT, THOSE COMMITTEES. AND SO IN YOUR BOARD DOCS, YOU WILL SEE THE FORM THERE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT OF THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHELLE. AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO KEVIN.

THANK YOU. I'LL BE PRETTY BRIEF. I JUST WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON SOME PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. OUR ESCO PROJECT, THE ENERGY SAVINGS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WHERE WE'RE UPGRADING OUR DISTRICT LED LIGHTS.

WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT. THESE. ALL THESE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY CAPITAL LEVY THAT I'M GOING TO MENTION.

THE COMPLETED SCHOOLS SO FAR ARE AMBOY, CAPTAIN STRONG, CHIEF AND GLENWOOD.

AND THE LIGHTS LOOK GREAT. UNDERWAY BATTLE GROUND HIGH 80%.

CASEY 50%. LAUREN 90. THE PV CAMPUS 85% COMPLETE.

PROJECT SCHEDULED TO START THE DB CAMPUS DAYBREAK CAMPUS MID-AUGUST.

MAPLE GROVE CAMPUS SEPTEMBER. PRAIRIE HIGH IS STARTING AUGUST 3RD.

TUKES MID-AUGUST. AND YACOLT WILL WRAP UP START IN SEPTEMBER.

WE'LL TRANSITION TO NIGHT WORK WHEN SCHOOL STARTS.

ESTIMATED COMPLETION IS OCTOBER. MIGHT SLIDE INTO NOVEMBER DUE TO THE NIGHT SHIFTS.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SERVICES REQUIRES US TO COMPLETE THESE BEFORE MAY 31ST, SO WE'RE IN.

NO PROBLEM THERE. AMBOY ROOF, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE CAPITAL LEVY.

I WAS UP ON THE ROOF TODAY. MATERIAL IS ALL ON SITE.

DEMO STARTS TOMORROW. BATTLE GROUND HIGH FUTURES PROJECT THAT'S FUNDED BY IMPACT FEES.

THE PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE DONE THIS SUMMER. I REVIEWED THAT WITH PRINCIPAL AT BATTLE GROUND. HI HEATHER TODAY AND SHE WAS ALL GOOD WITH IT.

NEW KITCHEN CANOPY WHICH WAS KNOCKED OVER BY A VENDOR, IS CONTRACTED AND WILL BE PAID FOR BY THE VENDOR.

ENTRY MODS, ALSO FUNDED BY CAPITAL LEVY IS PERMITTED OUT TO BID.

THAT'S FOR THE BATTLE GROUND HIGH, THE NEW ENTRYWAY, NEW ENTRYWAY INTO THE OFFICE TO MAKE IT MORE SECURE.

TRADES BUILDING CAPITAL LEVY. IT'S ON THE AGENDA TO BE APPROVED TONIGHT.

OUR 415 DEMOLITION IS NEARLY COMPLETE. THAT'S IMPACT FEE.

WE'RE REROOFING THE LONG HOUSE AT MAPLE GROVE PRIMARY.

THAT'S BY THE CAPITAL LEVY AS WELL. WE'RE ABOUT 90% COMPLETE.

PLEASANT VALLEY, THE PLAYGROUND, THE DONATION THAT'S ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.

I WORKED WITH THEM ON WITH THE CONTRACTORS WHO ARE DONATING THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO INSTALL THOSE INSTALL THOSE INSTRUMENTS AS WELL AS I'M GOING TO MOVE A SWEAT, A SET OF SWINGS FOR THEM THAT WERE OUT BY THE THREE CLASSROOMS WE CONVERTED.

SO NOW IT TAKES AN ENTIRE BEA PERSON TO BE OUT THERE MONITORING.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT OVER NEXT TO THE COVERED PLAY AND ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THAT SEPARATE BEA.

THAT'S THE THAT PROJECT AS WELL AS THE CAFETERIA WE'RE CREATING AT PLEASANT VALLEY.

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CARPET, YAKULT LOOKS GREAT. ALMOST ALL THE CLASSROOMS ARE DONE.

ADMINISTRATION IS DONE. WE'VE GOT THE HALLWAYS AND A COUPLE OF THE TWO PODS IN THE LIBRARY TO GO, BUT LOOKS GREAT. THANK YOU. YEP. AND THEN LAST UP TONIGHT IS AMANDA.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. I WANTED TO CATCH YOU UP ON A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS THAT WERE ANNOUNCED AROUND THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS AND THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO FIRST TALK ABOUT CASCADIA TECH ACADEMY AWARDS.

WE HAD SEVERAL STUDENTS FROM OUR DISTRICT RECEIVED RECOGNITION THIS YEAR.

THREE WERE NAMED DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES. SO THIS IS SORT OF THE BEST OF THE BEST IN EACH PROGRAM AREA.

THEY HAVE TO DISPLAY THE MOST PROFESSIONALISM AND THE ACADEMIC AND TECHNICAL SKILLS TO EARN THIS AWARD.

SO WE HAD ERIC CARBAJAL VARGAS FROM PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL WHO STUDIED APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES.

THAT'S IN DIDIER FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL, WHO STUDIED ELECTRICAL AND JUNIPER RIDER FROM SUMMITVIEW, WHO STUDIED FOREST MANAGEMENT. AND THEN IN ADDITION, WE HAD SIX STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED DENNIS CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS.

THIS MEANS THAT THEY WERE OUTSTANDING IN THEIR PROGRAM AREA, AND THEY HAVE A PLAN TO CONTINUE AFTER THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THAT FIELD OF STUDY. SO ONCE AGAIN, ERIC CARBAJAL VARGAS WAS RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS HANNAH HALDERMAN FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY.

NATHANIEL MATSON FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND BARBERING.

AMELIA NATTESTAD FROM SUMMITVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND FASHION DESIGN.

EMMA ORDWAY FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IN FIRE SCIENCE.

AND KEEGAN SAMPSON FROM BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IN MARITIME TECHNOLOGY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM. AND THE NEXT, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE HAD TWO TEAMS FROM LAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO EARNED HONORS IN THE STUDENTS FOR CLEAN WATER VIDEO CONTEST. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S SPONSORED BY STORMWATER PARTNERS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, WHICH IS A COALITION OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES. BOTH TEAMS PLACED IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD CATEGORY, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. SO FIRST PLACE WAS THE TEAM OF JACOB AND KATELYN JUHNKE, AND THEN EARNING AN HONORABLE MENTION WHERE EVAN BRADSTREET AND HANNAH DURANT. SO WELL DONE BY THEM. AND IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN SEE THOSE VIDEOS.

AND THEN NEXT, I WANTED TO MENTION, YOU MAY REMEMBER FROM PREVIOUS YEARS THAT THE YOUR BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN REVIVED BY A VERY PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICT NAMED RY DILLEY, WHO ATTENDS TUKES VALLEY.

RY HAS A LOVE OF ALL THINGS BATTLE GROUND, A HIGH DEGREE OF SKILL AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO EACH ONE OF THESE ISSUES.

THIS YEAR RY WORKED WITH A STUDENT NAMED PAISLEY DUNN AND THEN ONCE AGAIN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ADVISOR AMY HANSEN, TO CREATE THIS PUBLICATION. SO THIS IS THE THIRD ISSUE AND YOU CAN SEE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.

AND THEN EARLIER, LORI HAD MENTIONED READ NORTHWEST PERFECT TIMING BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LATEST ISSUE OF OUR BG CAST PODCAST THAT IS FOCUSED ON THAT ORGANIZATION.

SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE OR WHAT DO THEY DO? YOU CAN SHARE THAT LINK WITH THEM.

THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON, SPOTIFY, AND APPLE PODCASTS.

AND IT FEATURES A DISCUSSION WITH BROOKE TRANG AND ONE OF THEIR CO-FOUNDERS, RICH BROSIUS.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON THE BALLOT FOR THE AUGUST 4TH ELECTION.

BUT AS ALWAYS, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR THEIR CIVIC OPTIONS AND BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS AND CAST THEIR BALLOT.

YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT LAST DECEMBER, THE USPS HAD MADE SOME CHANGES TO HOW THEY POSTMARKED BALLOTS.

SO WHAT THE COUNTY IS ADVISING IS THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO STICK IT IN YOUR MAILBOX, YOU DO SO BY THURSDAY.

AFTER THAT, EITHER TAKE IT TO ONE OF THE DROP BOXES OR TAKE IT INTO A POST OFFICE AND HAND DELIVER IT TO A CLERK SO THAT THEY CAN POST OFFICE, POSTMARK IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S COUNTED IN TIME.

AUGUST 4TH IS THE ELECTION DAY. IT'S ALSO THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER IN PERSON TO VOTE, AND THEN PEOPLE CAN GO TO THAT WEBSITE, VOTEWA.GOV, TO TRACK THE STATUS OF THEIR BALLOT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS RECEIVED.

THANK YOU. GOOD REMINDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AMANDA.

THAT IS IT FOR STAFF UPDATES. SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES.

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

WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE TWO MEETINGS, THE SPECIAL MEETING, THE REGULAR MEETING ON JUNE 22ND AND THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM JULY 16TH, SPECIAL MEETING. WE HAVE A BOARD AND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REPORTS, STUDENT TRAVEL FINANCE, AND THEN WE HAVE THE VARIETY OF THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED DOWN HERE. LET'S MOVE.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

A LITTLE BACKGROUND. YOU REMEMBER WE REBID THIS PROJECT AFTER A COUPLE OF FORMAL PROTESTS.

THIS CONTRACT AND THE AMOUNT OF $2,004,394 WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW 8064 SQUARE FOOT TRADES BUILDING.

AND THIS IS INCLUDED IN OUR 2024 CAPITAL LEVY.

OUR ORIGINAL LOW BIDDER WAS UNION CORNER AS WELL.

THEY REDUCED THEIR PRICE ANOTHER 60,000. FANTASTIC BIDS THIS TIME WE ARE.

MY THREE LOW BIDDERS WERE WITHIN 1%. NICE. OH THAT'S GREAT.

OKAY. SAME JOB. JUST A REBID PROCESS. REBID. ANYTHING DIFFERENT ON THIS JOB AS OPPOSED TO WHAT IT WAS LAST TIME? NO, WE OTHER THAN WE INCLUDED ALL THE ADDENDUM ITEMS INTO THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS SO THAT THERE WAS AN ADDENDUM, BUT THAT WAS JUST TO DELAY THE, THE BID BID DATE.

SO, EXCUSE ME, WRONG PROJECT. THERE WAS TO CLARIFY A JOB WALK.

SO NO, NO DIFFERENCE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

EXCELLENT. OKAY. A PROPOSAL. I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE TRADES BUILDING PROJECT AS PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU KEVIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, AND THEN WE HAVE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION J-26.

HI, SCOTT. HI. I KNOW THEY SAVED ME FOR THE LAST BECAUSE THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING THING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO.

OH, GOOD. AND ME IN 2024 WE APPLIED FOR WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECT.

AND THAT PROJECT WAS SLATED TO INSTALL WHAT'S KNOWN AS A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AT TWO DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, THE TUKES CAMPUS IN PLEASANT VALLEY CAMPUS. PRIOR TO THAT, WE'D HAD SOME GRANT MONEY THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY TO INSTALL THESE KIND OF SYSTEMS AT OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

THE GRANT THAT I WROTE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WAS TO FINALIZE GETTING THE SIGNAL STRENGTH AT A SATISFACTORY LEVEL AT ALL SCHOOLS THAT HAD FAILED.

SO THESE TWO CAMPUSES WOULD BE IT. THAT WAS IN 2024.

IN 2025, WE PUT THIS OUT TO BID WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL.

WE GOT THREE GOOD. EXCUSE ME, THREE GOOD BIDS.

AND THE BIDDER THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARDED THIS CAME TO US AND SAID, WE DON'T THINK YOU NEED THIS AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS AT ONE OF THE CAMPUSES, THAT THERE'S A NEW STANDARD THAT'S COMING OUT THROUGH A NEW FIRE CODE COMING OUT THAT ALLOWS THE DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS DELIVERED AUDIO QUALITY. SO DAC, I GUESS I DON'T LIKE SAYING IT LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS SILLY.

AND SO I WORKED WITH CRESAP TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS A FEASIBLE SOLUTION.

THEY WORKED WITH ME TO DO SOME TESTING. VERIFY DELIVERED AUDIO QUALITY WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THAT FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS. WE DID HAVE TO CONVINCE THE FIRE MARSHAL TO APPROVE IT, BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT ADOPTED THE NEWEST VERSION OF THE FIRE CODE, AND THEY AGREED. I THEN HAD TO GO TO THE STATE AND SAID AND TELL THEM THAT WE DON'T NEED AS MUCH MONEY.

AND THAT'S WHAT SLOWED THINGS DOWN. I HAD THIS, I SUBMITTED A SCOPE CHANGE REQUEST TO THE STATE BACK IN OCTOBER.

I RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR THAT SCOPE CHANGE JULY 6TH.

SO ALL BIDS HAVE EXPIRED AND POWER COMM, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE BEING VERY PATIENT, SAID WE REALLY CAN'T HONOR THAT ANYMORE.

OUR LABOR COSTS HAVE GONE UP THREE TIMES SINCE WE FIRST BID THAT.

SO WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ALLOW US TO REJECT ALL BIDS, AND TO PUT THIS OUT AND UTILIZE THE SMALL WORKS ROSTER TO

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AND THE FIRE MARSHAL SIGNED OFF ON IT? THE FIRE MARSHAL DID SIGN OFF ON IT.

YEP. OKAY. OKAY. I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE RESOLUTION J-26 AS PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? YOU'RE STILL THE MAN ON THE HOT SEAT. YOU HAVE THE APPROVAL OF PURCHASE PMW ARUBA WIRELESS EQUIPMENT AND JUNIPER SUPPORT.

THE REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU WILL ALLOW US TO DO TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

THE FIRST IS TO FINALIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF OUR WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE WITH A NEW SYSTEM, WHICH IS ARUBA. AND THE OTHER PART OF IT IS A SUPPORT AGREEMENT FOR OUR JUNIPER NETWORKS SWITCHES.

THESE WERE BOTH PART OF ONE EXIST, ONE SINGLE E-RATE APPLICATION.

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH E-RATE, IT'S A PROGRAM RUN BY THE FCC THAT PROVIDES DISCOUNTS TO TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIVITY AND SERVICES TO SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES. OUR PERCENTAGE DISCOUNTS DETERMINED BY OUR FREE AND REDUCED RATE.

WE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 60% DISCOUNTS ON ALL SERVICES IF THEY ARE COVERED BY THE PROGRAM.

SO THE COST IS EXTREMELY LOW. THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT WERE ON OUR APPLICATION WHICH ARE NOT CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT. THE MAIN THING THAT I REMEMBER WAS THE REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FOR THE CONTROLLERS.

APPARENTLY, THEY DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO NOT GO DOWN, SO.

OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY COST TO MAINTAINING THIS? JUST THE ONGOING SUPPORT AGREEMENT LIKE WE HAVE WITH JUNIPER THAT IS WHAT SUPPORT AGREEMENTS LIKE THAT DO IS GIVE YOU ACCESS TO SOFTWARE UPDATES AND TO THEIR SUPPORT CHANNELS.

IT'S FAIRLY COMMON. IT IS ACTUALLY UNIVERSAL, I BELIEVE.

OKAY. OKAY. AND THIS IS ALL FUNDED BY THE CAPITAL LEVY.

EVERYTHING IS FUNDED BY THE CAPITAL LEVY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEP. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. WELL, AND TO JUST REMIND COMMUNITY ALSO THAT SAFETY WAS A SUPER.

THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE HEARD FROM THEM THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY.

SO THIS DEFINITELY FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT PURCHASE AS PRESENTED. THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. PASSES 3-0. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. SCOTT.

[13. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

I DON'T THINK I MISSED ANYTHING. WE'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE THE COFFEE.

YEAH, WE'LL GET THAT. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

IS THAT A SEPTEMBER? IS THAT GOING TO BE TOO SOON FOR SCHOOLS OR SHOULD WE LOOK AT OCTOBER? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING. JUST SOME FEEDBACK FOR US.

I THINK SEPTEMBER WOULD BE FINE FOR COFFEE TALKS.

YEAH, I DON'T I THINK AS LONG AS WE'RE A WEEK OR TWO IN, WE AVOID THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'RE PROBABLY FINE. OKAY. ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN PIGGYBACK ON SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING.

YEAH. THAT MIGHT BE A USEFUL WAY TO. YEAH. IF WE YEAH.

IF WE COULD DO THAT. COULD WE POSSIBLY GET THE NEWSLETTERS FROM ALL THE SCHOOLS.

IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? I MEAN I'D LIKE TO HAVE THEM JUST SO THAT WAY I CAN GO TO EVENTS.

YEAH. BECAUSE OTHERWISE I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT EACH SCHOOL'S DOING.

YEAH. I'D LOVE. YEAH. WE RECEIVE SOME. YEAH I RECEIVED LAUREN.

THAT'S THE ONLY THAT'S WHAT I RECEIVED. YEAH. I'LL ADD THAT FOR I CAN PUT IN REQUESTS TO ALL OF THE HEAD SECRETARIES TO PUT YOU ON THEIR DISTRIBUTION LIST.

THAT'D BE AWESOME. THAT WOULD BE WE CAN DO THAT.

AND THEN JUST SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE, WE DO HAVE EVENTS THAT ARE STARTING TO GET PLANNED AND COME IN FOR SOME AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, AND WE'LL BE UPDATING THAT CALENDAR. SO JUST WATCH FOR THAT.

I'LL BE SENDING OUT NEW ONES. BUT WE HAD SOME CONFLICTS WITH THE PROPOSED DATE FOR THE BOARD RETREAT.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON A NEW DAY FOR THAT, RIGHT?

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AND SO THAT THIS YEAR, BECAUSE IT GREW TOO LARGE FOR KIWANIS PARK, THEY ARE GOING TO BE USING OUR DIRECTLY BEHIND US HERE AT THE CHIEF MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS AND THE FIELDS OUT HERE FOR THAT EVENT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO, WE'LL OF COURSE, HAVE A TABLE.

A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS TABLES THERE, AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN ATTENDING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I KNOW LORI, YOU'RE PLANNING TO. I'LL BE THERE FOR READ NORTHWEST.

YEAH. TRYING TO GET VOLUNTEERS SIGNED UP. IS THAT THE FOURTH? YES, THE 4TH. I CAN ATTEND. AT 5, 5:00, I BELIEVE.

04, I CAN'T REMEMBER. LET ME LOOK. I HAVE IT ON MY CALENDAR AT 4, IS THAT RIGHT? OH, 4. 4, I THINK SETUP IS FOR 6 TO 8. IT'S PROBABLY ON HOURS TO SET UP.

YEAH. AUGUST 4TH AT 6 P.M.. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH.

YEAH. 6 TO 8 AND THEN SET UP. YEAH. OKAY. YOU SAID NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

YES. YEAH. DEBBIE AND I MEET WITH SENATOR CORTEZ ON WEDNESDAY.

NEXT WEDNESDAY. THIS WEEK. WEDNESDAY. THIS WEDNESDAY.

YEAH. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING ANYONE WANTS. YEAH.

HOPEFULLY I WON'T BREAK THE OTHER ANKLE THIS TIME.

JEEZ. WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS? YOU KNOW, SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING SPECIFIC.

I MEAN, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO TALK WITH HIM ABOUT THE UNFUNDED MANDATES.

I NEED TO GET A COPY BY MY COPY. OH, DOES HE ALREADY HAVE A COPY OF THAT? YES HE DOES. BUT THEY'RE NOT OVERLY ANXIOUS TO AGENT TO TAKE COPIES BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC RECORD.

BUT THERE'S AN EXTRA. OH, OKAY. THERE YOU GO.

YEAH, WE EMAILED IT TO HIM. HE WANTED IT. HE WANTED IT ELECTRONICALLY.

WELL, AT LEAST WE CAN DISCUSS IT. SO FOR SURE.

BUT, I MEAN, I DEFINITELY WILL OFFER. CAN YOU EMAIL ME THAT AGAIN? I MEAN, I HAVE IT, BUT. I'LL DO IT RIGHT NOW. THAT'D BE GREAT. I'LL GIVE YOU A HARD COPY TOO.

I HAVE MORE. YEAH. MY HUSBAND WAS SAYING WHAT.

GIVES THEM OUT LIKE TIC TACS? YEAH. IS THERE ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE US TO DISCUSS THAT WE'RE.

I MEAN, I THINK LORI AND I WANT TO GO AS REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTING EVERYBODY.

IF THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT. ARE THERE OTHER THINGS YOU WANTED TO.

YEAH. WHAT'S HIS PLAN TO HELP US? YEAH. THAT'S MY THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE.

YEAH. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.

YEAH. IS HE GOING TO. HE'S GOING TO HELP US FULLY FUND THE DISTRICT.

SO THAT'D BE GREAT. YEAH. ESPECIALLY SPECIAL ED.

THAT'D BE LOVELY. BUT IF YOU COME UP WITH ANYTHING ELSE, LET US KNOW.

YEAH WE'LL DO. WE'RE MEETING AT I THINK 1. YEAH.

01:00. YEAH. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT THAT ELECTRONICALLY OR JUST YOU LORI? CAN SEND IT TO ME. JUST SEND IT TO THE BOARD.

YEAH. SEND IT TO ALL OF US. AND THEN THAT WE ALL HAVE A GOOD REMINDER.

SEND IT TO HIM AGAIN IF HE WANTS IT ELECTRONICALLY, SO.

WE'LL ALL SEND. AND THEN I'LL BE MEETING WITH JOHN LEE AND ALSO STEPHANIE MCCLINTOCK PROBABLY IN AUGUST MORE THAN LIKELY.

SO JUST WAITING, WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM BEFORE THEY LEAVE US AGAIN TO GO TO THE LEGISLATURE.

I THINK THEY'RE ALSO RUNNING. SO I GUESS WE NEED TO KIND OF SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, SO. OH, RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH. I MEAN, I CAN MEET WITH THEM, BUT I MEAN, IF THEY'RE NOT IN OFFICE.

YEAH. BUT I KNOW STEPHANIE'S ALREADY LOVES BATTLE GROUND AND SAID THAT SHE WOULD DO EVERYTHING SHE COULD, YOU KNOW, TO HELP. AND I THINK JOHN, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDS OUR DILEMMA, SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO REMIND THEM OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE NEED. AND YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.

HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GO BACK AND REMEMBER US. YEAH.

OKAY. ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? NOT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

DO WE HAVE A ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING TOURS LIKE WE DID HAVE DONE IN THE PAST? WE ARE. EXCELLENT. THOSE ARE SO AWESOME. AND THEN OPENING THOSE TO THE PUBLIC ALSO OR NO.

ARE WE NOT. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK SO. YEAH.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE HOUSE OF THAT. I, I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THE COFFEE TALKS WILL DO WHAT WE WANT, BUT THEY MAY NOT BECAUSE WE MAY ONLY GET PARENTS.

I'M NOT SURE. BUT WE'VE DONE THE PATRON TOURS AND THAT DIDN'T WORK.

WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT DOING AN EVENING EVENT THAT'S TAGGED ON TO SOMETHING ELSE, BUT NO NEW INFORMATION, NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION YET, BUT.

I THINK TAGGING WOULD BE GREAT AND MAYBE TAG A PATRON TO HER TO MAYBE.

SOMETHING. ALREADY THERE WHERE YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE ALREADY IN THE BUILDING AND IT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING SEPARATE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD JOIN.

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AND IF THE LINEUP ISN'T THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO VISIT, THEN THEY'RE NOT AS INVESTED IN GOING TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

SO I THINK LINING IT UP WITH THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS MAKES SENSE.

I DON'T KNOW. SOUNDS GOOD. WE'LL KEEP EXPLORING THAT.

GREAT. OKAY. WITH THAT BEING EVERYTHING, I THINK THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

IT IS NOW 6:30, OR 7:20. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.