Aug 10, 2026 Board of Directors

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WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WELCOME. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE MEETING OF THE THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR THE BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT AT 6 P.M..

[1. Call to Order]

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ROLL CALL PLEASE.

PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 4, TERRY TATE? HERE. VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 3, CHRIS GREWELL? HERE. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 1, LORRI SIBLEY? HERE.

DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 2, DEBBIE JOHNSON? HERE.

THE DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 5, MARSHALL MARROTT, AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TOBY NGUYEN AND ADDISON JUHNKE ALL HAVE PREARRANGED ABSENCES THIS EVENING. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE NEED TO APPROVE THEIR ABSENCE.

MARSHALL'S ABSENCE, DO WE? NO. OKAY. ACTUALLY WE DO.

WE DO. RIGHT. YEAH. SO DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? YES. YES, PLEASE. I MOVE. I MOVE THAT WE EXCUSE MARSHALL MARROTT FOR HIS PREDETERMINED, PREARRANGED ABSENCE. I WISH WE COULD THINK OF SOMETHING ORNERY TO DO TO HIM, BUT IF THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO, RIGHT. IT'S THE APPROPRIATE THING. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, 4-0. OKAY, SO THE AGENDA.

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

WE GOT OUR BOARD UPDATES. WE GOT OUR AGENDA ITEMS, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES. WE GOT COMMUNICATIONS REPORT BY AMANDA THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, AMANDA. WE'VE GOT OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON IT.

WE'VE GOT OLD BUSINESS, NONE. NEW BUSINESS. REVISION OF POLICY 2161 AND APPROVAL FOR THE CONTRACT FOR BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL SECURE ENTRY. AND WE HAVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND MAYBE MORE COMMENTS.

ANYBODY HAVE A DESIRE TO CHANGE ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA OR ADD ANYTHING OR MAKE A CHANGE TO OUR AGENDA? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED ANYONE. THANK YOU FOR. IS, ARE THERE ANY STUDENTS IN OUR AUDIENCE THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? ANYBODY? EUNICE, ARE YOU STILL A STUDENT ANYMORE? NO. NOT ANYMORE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I GUESS WE'LL GO ON, THEN, NO STUDENTS.

COMMITTEE REPORTS. SO I HAVE NO WIA REPORT. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE?

[6. Board Updates]

SO THERE WILL BE PROBABLY MORE COMING DEFINITELY IN THE FUTURE.

AS I STATED LAST TIME THERE MAY BE SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD REGARDING THE CELL PHONE POLICY.

I ALREADY BROUGHT IT UP LAST WEEK AND THERE MAY BE SOME DISCUSSION WITH REGARDS TO ANY OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE COMING.

THE SEPTEMBER IS COMING REALLY FAST. SO IF THERE'S ANY TOPICS OR ANY OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU GUYS WANT ME TO SPECIFICALLY HAVE A FEELING ABOUT, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE. MAYBE NEXT TIME WE CAN IF I HAVE MORE SPECIFIC THINGS.

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC, LET ME KNOW. SO I HAVE YOUR MIND AS FAR AS HOW TO VOTE FOR THE THE, THE MEETING COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY POSITIONS ARE ACTUALLY UP FOR? I THINK THERE'S A HUNDRED, A COUPLE, 100 OR 200.

SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED.

SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEND THE TIME AND LOOK THROUGH THE BOOKLET, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT STRIKES YOU, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. IF NOT I WILL DO MY BEST TO VOTE THE WAY I THINK ALL OF YOU WOULD LIKE IF I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU.

BUT I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEBBIE.

AUDIT COMMITTEE, DO WE HAVE SOMETHING? WE HAVE NOT MET THIS PAST TWO WEEKS, SO WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT.

BGEF. WE ALSO ARE KIND OF IN A LOW. WE JUST FINISHED THE FUN RUN.

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THEY MEET QUARTERLY. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION I NEVER EVEN HEARD ABOUT.

SO AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY NOMINATE DIFFERENT NONPROFITS AND THEY VOTE ON THE NONPROFITS, THREE NONPROFITS, AND IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO $10,000 GOES TO THAT NONPROFIT THAT'S VOTED FOR. SO IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS STARTED BY BROOKE TRANG.

IS THAT HOW YOU SAY HER NAME. AND IT WAS A NEAT EVENT TO GO TO AND LEARN ABOUT AND PARTICIPATE IN BASICALLY. AND WE'RE I THINK THAT'S IT. SO. THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOMENT, SO I'M GOING TO PUT DEBBIE ON THE SPOT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU MET WITH OUR SENATOR.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A REPORT ON THAT OR DID YOU LAST MEETING? NO, WE DID NOT. WE JUST MET WITH HIM. WAS THERE SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE WITH US ON THAT? IT WAS A VERY WE HAD A VERY DELIGHTFUL LUNCH.

LORRI CAME WITH ME AND WE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT SOME BILLS THAT HE'S BRINGING FORWARD AND TO BE LOOKING FOR.

AND ALSO JUST HIS, HE SHARED HIS CONCERN, SHARED OUR CONCERN ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND THE LEVY.

WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANTED? WE JUST STATED OVER AND OVER AND OVER THE UNFUNDED MANDATES, AND HOW CAN WE GET RELIEF FROM THOSE? AND HE'S WELL AWARE OF IT.

AND JUST WE JUST TRIED TO KEEP HITTING THAT HOME.

SO HE SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND. HE'S AN EDUCATOR AS WELL, SO.

HE'S A TEACHER IN YEAH. THAT'S IT. OKAY, WELL THEN THAT'S THE END OF OUR DIRECTOR'S COMMITTEE REPORTS. SO NOW WE'VE GOT THE DIRECTOR REPORTS.

WE HAVE ANYTHING HERE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, I WANT TO THANK LORRI.

SHE'S BEEN REALLY HITTING IT OUT OF THE PARK, WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS TO WE WANT TO MOVE OUR COFFEE WITH DIRECTORS TO THE SCHOOLS. AND SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS ON THAT.

AND SHELLEY TOO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE SUPPORT.

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET, BUT I WILL. YOU WILL.

I WILL TOMORROW. YOU SAID YOU'D SAY SOMETHING TOMORROW.

SO YOU APPRECIATE THE THE SUPPORT AND OUR HOPE.

I THINK I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT FOR ME, MY HOPE IS JUST TO BE MORE AVAILABLE TO OUR CITIZENS AND TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS AND TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND OPEN AND SUPPORTIVE.

SO THAT'S THE HOPE IN GOING INTO THE SCHOOLS.

AND WE REALLY, I JUST REALLY WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THE PRINCIPALS FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE AND FOR THEIR OPENNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO TO ALLOW US TO MAKE THIS CHANGE BECAUSE I, I'M REALLY, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING MORE PARENTS AND SEEING MORE KIDS COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

AND AS WE PUBLISH OTHER CITIZENS CAN COME TO THOSE SCHOOLS WHEREVER WE'RE AT.

DOESN'T IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE FAMILIES AND OF THOSE SCHOOLS.

SO WE'LL GET A SCHEDULE GOING. AND THE ONE THING I KNOW THAT THAT WE WERE INVITED TO IS THE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS ARE COMING UP. SO KIND OF, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS DURING OUR UPCOMING EVENTS, BUT ALL THE SCHOOLS HAVE SOME KIND OF BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT.

AND SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY DIVIDE AND CONQUER AND BE AT AS MANY OF THOSE.

SOME OF THEM ARE AROUND THE SAME TIME. SOME ARE, I KNOW ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE OTHERS.

SO AS THOSE I GET THOSE FINALIZED, I'LL, I HAVE IT JUST ABOUT READY TO PUT INTO A SPREADSHEET SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHEN, WHEN THOSE ARE AND THEN WE CAN PLUG OURSELVES INTO THOSE EVENTS.

BUT THE MORE THAT WE'RE OUT THERE AND AVAILABLE.

I TALKED WITH SHELLEY ABOUT POSSIBLY GETTING A BANNER THAT.

SO IF WE HAVE A TABLE, WE HAVE A LITTLE BANNER THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR WHATEVER.

SO PEOPLE KNOW WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE BESIDES OUR LITTLE NAME BADGES.

SO THEY'RE PRETTY INEXPENSIVE TO. ONCE WE HAVE A DESIGN AND ORDER THOSE UP.

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AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE PRINCIPALS. I THINK EVERY PRINCIPAL IS CONTACTED, GIVEN US SOME IDEAS OF EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

A LOT OF EVENTS ARE IN THE WORKS. THEY DON'T KNOW YET, BUT THERE WILL BE FALL FESTIVALS AND THINGS GOING ON IN THE FALL.

THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS. AND NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING THEIR NEWSLETTERS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF WATCH.

DEBBIE AND I WILL WATCH FOR, SHE'S AN EAGLE EYE.

SHE CAN PICK THOSE EVENTS OUT PRETTY BECAUSE SHE GAVE ME A LIST.

I GO, I READ THAT AND I MISSED THAT. SO, BUT WE CAN GET THOSE THINGS ON THE SCHEDULE AND THEN WE CAN SO THE OUT THERE.

SO THE IDEA IS THAT A COUPLE OF US TRY TO BE AT THESE EVENTS.

RIGHT. AT THE SCHOOLS. RIGHT. TO LIKE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO JUST CHAT WITH ANYBODY WHO MAY WANT TO SIT DOWN AND CHAT.

YEP, OR JUST FOR US TO GREET THEM IF NOTHING ELSE.

AND YEAH, JUST TO SAY HI. AND SO YEAH, I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY POSITIVE.

WE HAVEN'T, I DON'T IN MY KNOWLEDGE, WE'VE NEVER HAD A BOARD THAT'S DONE THAT.

SO TO BE THAT, THAT OUT IN THE BUILDING. SO I THINK IT WILL BE GOOD.

SO THERE WILL BE SOME EVENING EVENTS FOR OUR WORKING MEN AND THEN DAYTIME EVENTS THAT THE REST OF US CAN FILL IN OR WHATEVER. SO I THINK IT'LL BE GOOD.

THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, THE NEXT THING ON OUR AGENDA THEN, UNLESS THERE'S SOME OTHER DIRECTOR'S UPDATE.

DISCUSSION, SOMETHING. SO THE NEXT THING ON OUR AGENDA THEN IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[7. Agenda Items Public Comments]

THE PLEASE FOLLOW THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ENSURING YOUR SPOKEN COMMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR FAMILY AUDIENCE.

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

SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING PERSONNEL OR OTHER CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS, INCLUDING USING STAFF OR STUDENT NAMES.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE, CHEERING, OTHER OUTBURSTS.

OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.

WHO'S GOING TO DO OUR TIME FOR THAT? THANK YOU.

CARLA'S GOING TO DO OUR TIME FOR THAT. SPEAKERS MAY ONLY SPEAK DURING.

OKAY. THAT'S FINE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TO US, YOU CAN HAND IT OVER TO CARLA FOR US, PLEASE. AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH TERRY DODSON.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. GOOD EVENING COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS TERRY DODSON.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HERE. AND FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BATTLE GROUND COMMUNITY FOR THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR OUR UPCOMING GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS FRIDAY. WE HAVE 124 PLAYERS IN OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT.

IT'S A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE INAUGURAL ONE, AND WE'RE RAISING FUNDS TO HELP PASS THE, FOR THE BATTLE GROUND CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS TO HELP PASS THE LEVY COMING UP IN NOVEMBER. WE HAVE LESS THAN 100 DAYS UNTIL THAT ELECTION, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING FULL STEAM AHEAD STARTING THIS MONTH AS SOON AS THE, THE GOLF TOURNAMENT IS OVER WITH.

SO I WANT TO INVITE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO LEWIS RIVER GOLF COURSE ON FRIDAY.

REGISTRATIONS AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING. I REALIZE THAT'S PRETTY EARLY, BUT COME AND GLAD HAND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE FINE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SURE. 7 IN THE MORNING.

07:30. 7:30. NEXT WOULD BE JESSICA COLE, PLEASE.

HELLO, I'M JESSICA COLE. I'M SPEAKING AGAIN ABOUT THE CONDUCT AND LEADERSHIP OF BOARD PRESIDENT TERRY TATE, AND THE IMPACT IT'S HAVING ON OUR DISTRICT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE REPEATEDLY OBSERVED BEHAVIOR FROM MR. TATE THAT IS DISMISSIVE, DEFENSIVE AND AT TIMES HOSTILE TOWARDS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAFF AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING BECAUSE THE BOARD PRESIDENT SETS THE TONE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, BOARD CONDUCT AND THE BOARD'S RELATIONSHIP WITH DISTRICT STAFF.

WHEN THAT LEADERSHIP CREATES CONFLICT, INSTEAD OF FOSTERING RESPECTFUL DIALOG, IT AFFECTS EVERYONE INVOLVED.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DISTRICT STAFF WHO CONSISTENTLY HANDLE THESE SITUATIONS WITH PROFESSIONALISM.

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THEY DESERVE RESPECT AND SUPPORT FROM BOARD LEADERSHIP.

ACCOUNTABILITY IS ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD, IT SHOULD NOT FALL SOLELY ON ONE DIRECTOR TO RAISE CONCERNS WHEN CONDUCT FALLS SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS. SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR, I ASKED THE BOARD TO ADOPT A CODE OF ETHICS.

THAT REQUEST WAS NEVER ACTED UPON, DESPITE THE CONTINUING NEED FOR CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AROUND PROFESSIONALISM, RESPECT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. PERHAPS THE MOST CONCERNING EFFECT IS ON PUBLIC TRUST.

I REGULARLY HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO FEEL UNHEARD, DISCOURAGED AND RELUCTANT TO ENGAGE WITH THE BOARD.

SOME HAVE TOLD ME THEY QUESTION WHETHER PARTICIPATING EVEN MATTERS ANYMORE.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ENDURE MR. TATE'S DISRESPECTFUL AND CONFRONTATIONAL BEHAVIOR SIMPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC MEETING.

REBUILDING TRUST REQUIRES LEADERSHIP THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER RATHER THAN PUSHES THEM AWAY OR DISMISSES THEM AT THE LAST MEETING.

NEITHER BOARD PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT WAS HERE, AND DIRECTOR MARSHALL MARROTT STEPPED IN AND RAN THE MEETING JUST FINE.

IF ANYTHING, THAT MEETING DEMONSTRATES THAT THIS BOARD DOES NOT NEED TERRY TATE AS PRESIDENT IN ORDER TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY.

FOR THE GOOD OF THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT TERRY TATE SHOULD STEP DOWN AS BOARD PRESIDENT IMMEDIATELY.

AND BY THE WAY, AIR'S CLEANED UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT DUE TO SMOKE, I DO HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA MASKS.

SO IF ANYONE'S EVER IN NEED OF ANY OF THEM, YOU COULD CONTACT ME AND I COULD GET YOU ALL SOME.

THANK YOU. SURE. THANK YOU, JESSICA. WYNN GRCICH.

YOU MADE IT IN JUST UNDER THE WIRE WYNNN GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU.

STOP SOME OF THESE VACCINES, AND HE ONLY WANTS TO HAVE 11, NOT 87, BUT 11.

THAT'S A BIG DEAL. AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ON INSTAGRAM.

YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ON YOUTUBE. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ON EVERYTHING.

AND THE OTHER THING HE ALSO SHOWED, AND THIS WAS A, AND THIS GUY USES A SWEAR WORD, BUT HE'S IT'S HUSTLE, THE MOTHER OF A DOG, ANYWAY, HE WAS SHOWING TOILET PAPER AND THEY PUT IT UNDER A UV LIGHT AND IT HAD THESE BLUE THINGS THAT WERE SPARKLING IN IT. AND WHAT THEY SHOWED IS THAT REGULAR TOILET PAPER HAS RADIOACTIVITY IN IT.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER WAY THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO STERILIZE YOU.

THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU BLADDER CANCER, COLON CANCER, REPRODUCTION MALFUNCTION. THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO DO IT IS THROUGH TOILET PAPER. AND THEN TO THINK THAT GOES IN OUR RECYCLED TOILET TO TAP WATER.

SO JUST THINK HOW MUCH EVERYTHING IS RADIATION.

SO IF WE'RE DRINKING TOILET TO TAP, PEOPLE SHOULD BE TAKING IODINE.

AND YOU REALLY SHOULD CHECK THAT OUT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I BROUGHT TONIGHT AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS FRUIT FROM THE POISONOUS TREE.

THIS BY A MELVIN STAMPLER, JD. THIS MAN, HE ACTUALLY GOT HIS CITIZENSHIP REVOKED.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO BELONG TO THE CORPORATION. AND WHEN YOU READ THIS AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE LAWS AND THINGS THAT WERE LIVING UNDER, MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. BUT THE LAST TWO CHAPTERS ARE MOST IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THEY TALK ABOUT THE WAR ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AND I READ MOST OF THIS BOOK, AND I DIDN'T READ THE LAST TWO CHAPTERS UNTIL RECENTLY.

AND WHEN I READ IT, THAT WOULD SCARE ANYBODY.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS SHOULD BE READING THIS.

THEY SHOULD KNOW WHERE OUR LAWS AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED AND WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

THIS BOOK HERE IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT.

AND IT IS TRUE WHETHER THE RELIGIOUS PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THEY BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE.

THIS THING TALKS ABOUT THE BIBLE, BUT THEY TALK ABOUT THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH.

AND THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF THEY SHOW PICTURES.

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IT'S NOT MY TIME. 30S. WHAT? YOU HAVE 30, 20S.

ANYWAY, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO READ AND YOU SHOULD JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND BECAUSE WHEN THEY COME OUT WITH THIS STUFF ABOUT ALIENS, IT IS TRUE. AND MY FRIEND DOCTOR WINN PARKER, WHO WROTE CHLORAMINE CAUSES COLLATERAL DAMAGE, ACTUALLY DISSECTED ONE AT STANFORD, A LITTLE ONE, AND HE DID ALL THOSE BLOOD TESTS THAT THE PATENTS ON IT.

THIS BOOK HERE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT'S CALLED CURED.

IT TALKS ABOUT TYPE TWO DIABETES. IF PEOPLE TOOK BERBERINE AND THEY CALLED IT A CHINESE SALT.

THE TIME IS UP. TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DROP SOMETHING WYNN. WYNN, YOU DROP SOMETHING.

WYNN. THAT IS THE EXTENT OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO NOW WE GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF UPDATES.

[8. Superintendent and Staff Updates]

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LYNELL. OH, GREAT.

OKAY. I HAVE TWO THINGS. THE FIRST ONE I'M GOING TO BRING UP DIRECTOR CONNOR MCCROSKEY AND DIRECTOR DARREN FOX UP TO THE PODIUM.

AS YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE REDUCTION IN FORCE, WE'VE LOST SOME DIRECTORS, WE'VE HAD SOME DIRECTORS RESIGN.

AND I'M SO PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THESE TWO TO JOIN OUR TEAM.

MICHELLE IS REFERRED TO AS TINY BUT MIGHTY. I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY JUST TO INTRODUCE.

SO CONNOR MCCROSKEY IS COMING TO US WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

SO HE'S OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES.

WELCOME. OVERSEES ALL OF OUR SPECIAL SERVICES, NURSING, HEALTH, ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN DARREN FOX MOSTLY MOST RECENTLY SERVED AT PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE RANKS, AND DEAN. AND HE'S GOING TO BE TAKING OVER ALL OF OUR STUDENT SAFETY, DISCIPLINE, TRANSPORTATION.

SO THIS IS A POSITION THAT WE WITH TAMARA SCHEETZ AND TRAVIS DRAKE RESIGNING.

WE KIND OF MELDED THOSE TWO JOBS AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES KIND OF GOT DISPERSED.

AND THEN DARREN'S GOING TO BE TAKING OVER WITH DISCIPLINE. SO THESE TWO ARE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE THEM.

THEY'VE BEEN ALREADY JUST STARTING JULY 1ST WITH ALL THE THINGS.

SO I'M JUST PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THEM AND TO THE BOARD.

DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? WELCOME. VERY MUCH. JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE WORKING IN A NEW ROLE.

THANK YOU. YEAH. HAPPY TO JOIN BATTLE GROUND.

WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL.

I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE HIM A HAND. [APPLAUSE]. YEAH. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU BOTH.

AND THEN CONNOR WILL BE BACK UP DURING NEW BUSINESS FOR A POLICY UPDATE.

SO THANK YOU BOTH. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. FOR THE NEXT PART BOARD, I AM PLEASED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN REVISIONS.

SO A LOT OF WORK STARTING OFF WITH DIRECTOR GRILL OVER HERE WITH JUST LOOKING AT REFINING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE THE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT AS A DISTRICT.

BECAUSE WHILE, YES, WE'RE GOING THROUGH A CRISIS TIME, BUT WE ARE STILL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT KEEPING THE MAIN THING, THE MAIN THING, AND THAT IS OUR STUDENTS. AND SO THROUGH THE WORK OF CHRIS, DAVID, LORRI, AND A LOT OF REVISIONS JUST WITHIN OUR GROUP, THIS IS NOT NEW INFORMATION TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THIS IS ALREADY EMBEDDED, BUT WE'D LIKE TO PULL OUT A FEW PIECES TO HIGHLIGHT.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY THIS CONVERSATION COULD GET MORE DISCUSSED IN BOARD RETREAT.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING ONE PIECE TONIGHT.

SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO START OFF WITH JUST HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE'VE KIND OF SPOKEN ABOUT IN TERMS OF OBJECTIVES.

SO LOOKING AT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, THAT'S ALSO WORK THAT DARREN IS GOING TO BE TAKING ON FOR US.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THIRD GRADE READINESS IN TERMS OF OUR STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO READ BY THIRD GRADE, NINTH GRADE ON TRACK, AND THEN INCREASING VOLUNTEERISM IN SCHOOL.

SO NEXT SLIDE. TONIGHT, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIRD GRADE READING AND SPECIFIC, JUST BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR LEARNING LABS.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN THE TALKS OF POSSIBLY REDUCING WITH THE REDUCTION IN FORCE AND BUDGETARY CRISIS, BUT I FEEL LIKE WITH THE TRAJECTORY THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, WITH THE WORK THAT OUR NEW CURRICULUM THAT'S ALIGNED WITH THE SCIENCE OF READING IT PROVIDED A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME PARTNERSHIPS.

SO IN THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU JUST I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUT DATA IN FRONT OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING TO.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO, AGAIN, ON THAT WHOLE PREMISE OF KEEPING THE MAIN THING,

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ALL THE RESEARCH SHOWS IF A STUDENT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN READING BY THIRD GRADE, THAT DRAMATICALLY CHANGES THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.

SO NEXT SLIDE. WAS THERE MAYBE, CLICK IT AGAIN.

OKAY. OH APPARENTLY I DID THAT. GO AHEAD. THERE'S THREE BULLETS.

SO WITH LITERACY LEARNING LABS, THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.

IT'S GONE THROUGH MANY ITERATIONS. MIKE MICHAUD KIND OF LEADS THE CHARGE OF THIS ONE, AND ALLISON TUCHARDT AROUND LOOKING AT OUR LITERACY CURRICULUM, WHICH IS ALIGNED TO SCIENCE OF READING AND GIVE OUR TEACHERS IN K-4, K-5 ACTUALLY, OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVE INTO THE CURRICULUM TO HAVE THAT TIME TO LOOK INTO IT.

IT'S A VERY SCRIPTED, IT'S VERY BULKY CURRICULUM.

SO GIVING TEACHERS THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DECONSTRUCT THAT TOGETHER, TALK ABOUT OUTCOMES THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE THIS COMING UP YEAR.

AND THEN THAT WORK WOULD CONTINUE TO BE DISCUSSED IN PLCS.

WE ALSO WORK WITH A FEW PARTNERS RIGHT NOW AND WITH OUR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM.

THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH A NONPROFIT AND THEY ARE CALLED, THEY ARE REBRANDING THEMSELVES TO THE WASHINGTON EARLY LITERACY ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.

AND BASICALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE WORK AND HELPING US JUST DISPLAY THESE DATA CHECKPOINTS THROUGHOUT THE WAY.

SO IT'S VERY MUCH A CONTINUATION OF THE LITERACY LEARNING LABS.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S FUNDED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FUNDS.

AND SO IT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL COST, IT'LL BE A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BOARD? THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND I'M HOPING AGAIN, WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AT BOARD RETREAT, BUT WHEN WE KIND OF REFINE THOSE GOALS AND GET REALLY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE, WE'LL CREATE SOME CHECKPOINTS AND DATA SESSIONS TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DIVE INTO THE DATA AND LOOK AT HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT DIRECTORS PRESENTING TEACHERS GROUPS ALONG THE WAY JUST TO KIND OF KEEP TABS ON HOW WE'RE DOING IN THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS.

FOR THOSE LISTENING IN, COULD YOU SPEAK MAYBE IN A LITTLE SIMPLER TERMS AS TO HOW YOU SEE THIS IMPACTING THE CLASSROOMS? GREAT QUESTION. SO AGAIN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING ON ANOTHER THING IN THIS BUDGETARY CRISIS.

SO WHAT IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED IS THE LEARNING LABS.

AND WE'VE CALLED THEM DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE YEARS. ACADEMIES. OKAY.

YEAH. ACADEMIES WHERE WE HAVE A LEAD TEACHER GOING THROUGH A MODULE, WHICH IS A UNIT OF STUDY FOR, FOR WIT AND WISDOM, OUR CURRICULUM. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE, KATHY FELDMAN BEING ONE OF THEM THAT WORKS WITH THIS GROUP, THE ACCELERATOR GROUP, TO BE ABLE TO JUST PULL DATA FOR US AND HELP WITH THOSE BACKWARDS PLANNING CONVERSATIONS, AND THOSE TEAM LEADS INVITE PARTICIPANTS. SO IF I'M A THIRD-GRADE TEACHER, I'M LOOKING AT MODULE ONE.

WE'RE TAKING THAT APART, LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE COMMON ASSESSMENTS? HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS DOING? WHAT TIPS AND STRATEGIES.

TRUNCATING SOME OF THEM BECAUSE THE LESSONS ARE SO LONG AND CUMBERSOME, SO REALLY REFINING AT WHAT IS ESSENTIAL CONTENT AND, AND STANDARDS IN THOSE PIECES. AND SO, AND WE ALSO LOOK AT THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS.

SO THE IN K-3, LEARNING THE SOUNDS AND THE HEARING THE SOUNDS AND BEING ABLE TO DECOMPOSE, DECOMPOSE THEM, SEGMENTATION THOSE TYPES IN THE FUNDATIONS CURRICULUM.

SO THEY'RE JUST GOING TO COME ALONGSIDE US IN THE SAME CAPACITY.

BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE THAT MORE VISIBLE AND CELEBRATE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING.

IT IS SOMETHING, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN DOING, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN REALLY CELEBRATED AND PUBLICIZED.

YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S GREAT WORK. YEAH, I PARTICIPATED IN THE IT WAS ACADEMY.

MY LAST SEVERAL YEARS ACTUALLY. PHENOMENAL. SO THOSE TEAM LEADS ARE AMAZING.

THEY DO AMAZING WORK. AND THE TRICK IS TO GET MORE SLOTS.

SO ALL OF OUR STAFF CAN, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER AND THEN SOME COULDN'T GO AND THEN WE'D FIND OURSELVES IN SUB SHORTAGES. RIGHT, RIGHT. WHICH IS, IS BECOMING A LITTLE MORE UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE MASSIVE REDUCTION IN FORCE AROUND US AS WELL, NOT ONLY US, BUT WE ARE HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE SUBS FOR TEACHERS TO ENGAGE IN THE WORK AS WELL.

DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT WELAS PARTICIPATION IN THIS WILL ACTUALLY HELP US ASSESS OUR SUCCESS WITH READING, BECAUSE ALWAYS ARE THE KIDS LEARNING TO READ, ARE THE, THE KIDS CAN'T READ.

[00:30:07]

YES, AND WHAT SHE DOES AND WE'VE WORKED WITH HER FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WHAT SHE DOES IS A LOT OF THE BACKWARD PLANNING THAT GOES INTO PREPARING FOR THOSE LITERACY LABS WITH THE TEAM LEADS, AND SHE REALLY WORKS ON WHAT IS THE CORE ESSENTIAL STANDARD OF THIS MODULE UNIT.

HOW WILL WE PROVIDE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR A PLC THAT MIGHT BE FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND KIND OF CALIBRATE WHERE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ARE, HOW THIS MODULE IS WORKING. AND THAT'S REALLY THE BEAUTY AND THE TRUE DEFINITION OF JOB EMBEDDED LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, BECAUSE THEY'RE LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. PERFECT, THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTION.

THEY'RE FUN TO WATCH. SO WHEN WE HAVE ONE, WE'LL TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT KNOW ABOUT THEM.

SO ESSENTIALLY THAT LEAD TEACHER IS TEACHING THE LESSON AND OTHER TEACHERS ARE WATCHING THAT HAPPEN.

AND SO THEN THEY WHEN THEY DEBRIEF, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT DECISION WAS MADE, WHY THAT DECISION WAS MADE AROUND AN INSTRUCTIONAL MOVE.

AND SO IT'S, IT REALLY IS JOB EMBEDDED TRAINING, BUT IT'S GREAT TO WATCH.

I'VE ONLY ATTENDED TWICE, BUT BOTH TIMES I THOUGHT, THIS IS JUST THE ANSWER.

THIS IS WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE IT'S SO CLEAR THAT YOU'RE TYING WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE TO THE NEXT INSTRUCTIONAL WAY THAT THE TEACHER IS INSTRUCTING. SO IT'S JUST, IT'S VERY PINPOINTED AND, AND VERY GOOD PD SO.

AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID OUR TEACHERS ARE THE MOST THEY, THEY'RE GREAT TEACHERS.

SO IF WE CAN JUST LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND PICK UP EACH OTHER'S BEST SKILLS, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

WE DON'T NEED TO GO OUTSIDE. SO IF WE CAN GET THOSE DATES, I'LL GET THEM ON THAT.

OH ON THE SHEET. AND THE HOPE TO JUST KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE THE STRATEGIC PLAN REVISIONS IS TO CREATE A MAP OF CHECKPOINTS REGARDING EACH OBJECTIVE. WE'LL TAKE DIRECTION FROM YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION.

AND THEN OUR HOPE IS TO KIND OF LAY OUT A PLAN VERY MUCH LIKE THIS OF THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.

THIS IS THE DATA THAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU.

AND THEN THAT CREATES THAT THROUGH LINE FROM BOARDROOM TO CLASSROOM.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE'RE ALL WORKING ON THE SAME THING? BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A NEW THING. IT IS JUST BRINGING TO LIGHT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING IN TERMS OF STRATEGIC PLAN, CALIBRATION, AND IT'S WORKS DIRECTLY INTO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

SO THERE'S A THROUGH LINE, BUT WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS MAKE THAT VERY VISIBLE AND CELEBRATE ALL OF THE STEPS ALONG THE WAY.

AND SO THE HOPE WOULD BE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO HELP NINTH GRADERS GET ON TRACK? AND THEN HOW DO WE PARTNER WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO SEND READY EIGHTH GRADERS? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S THAT IS IT FOR ME. AND ACTUALLY, THAT'S IT FOR SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES.

SO WE ARE READY TO MOVE ON. WELL, YOU CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE.

I KNOW, I'M SORRY. USUALLY WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR YOU.

THERE'S NOTHING FROM AMANDA. NO, NOT UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING.

OH. I'M CONFUSED. SO, EXCUSE ME. SO THE CONSENT AGENDA IS AN EXCELLENT THING ON THE AGENDA HERE,

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

NO. OKAY. SO THERE'S A FEW THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES. PERSONNEL REPORTS. APPROVAL OF VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS JIM TANGEMEN CENTER.

APPROVAL OF 2026 MINIMUM BASIC EDUCATION APPROVAL FACILITIES USE 2026 2027.

ALL THESE ARE ALL ROUTINE THINGS ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT WE'RE DOING. DOES ANYBODY WANT ANY OF THESE THINGS TAKEN OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA SO WE COULD DISCUSS THEM? I WAS INTERESTED TO DISCUSS THE APPROVAL OF THE VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS JIM.

JIM TANGEMEN CENTER. OKAY. INTER DISTRICT COOPERATIVE, SO WE COULD DISCUSS THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

OKAY. SO ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO REMOVE THAT OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? YEAH. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO REMOVE THAT FROM THERE SO WE COULD DISCUSS IT.

AND REALLY I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DISCUSS IT.

I JUST FELT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, THERE'S SOME HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT IT THAT I THINK REALLY NEED TO BE SPOKEN TO.

SINCE YOU'VE MADE A MOTION, WHY DON'T WE JUST GO AHEAD WITH THAT? WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AS OLD BUSINESS.

WE'LL DISCUSS IT NEXT. OKAY. OLD BUSINESS OR NEW BUSINESS? NEW BUSINESS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO MOTION HAS BEEN MADE.

WE DON'T NEED A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. OKAY, SO THAT'LL BE MOVED TO NEW BUSINESS.

THAT'S FINE. SO THEN WE HAVE JUST THE OTHER ITEMS LEFT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ANYTHING ELSE? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

[00:35:01]

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? NOPE. OKAY, 4-0. OKAY, WELL, THEN, THE FIRST ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS.

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

HE ACTUALLY, I'D LIKE TO INVITE HIM TO THE PODIUM.

HE CAN JOIN THIS DISCUSSION. HE OVERSEES THAT AND THEN HE CAN DO HIS POLICY REVISION.

VERY GOOD. AND SO YEAH, THIS IS PERFECT. PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.

HE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING TO GET INTRODUCED.

AND THE FIRING SQUAD ONLY ONE NIGHT DIDN'T.

MOST RECENTLY WORKING IN WASHOUGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEFORE THAT.

AND I LIVE IN VANCOUVER. VERY GOOD. WELCOME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US. SO, DEBBIE. YOU ASKED FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

WHY DON'T YOU START? RIGHT, JUST BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH CITIZENS REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION, HOW IT'S NOT FULLY FUNDED BY OUR LEGISLATORS.

AND THEN THE OTHER, THE, SO THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS WAS THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC KNEW THAT WE'RE PAYING VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS $12,500 PER MONTH. AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS, HOW MANY STUDENTS IS THAT? HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WE PAYING FOR? DO YOU KNOW? OR DO WE KNOW? I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

IT'S ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 STUDENTS PROBABLY THAT ARE BEING SERVED THROUGH THE JIM TANGEMEN CENTER IN VANCOUVER PUBLIC.

OKAY. AND THAT WAS REALLY ALL I WANTED WAS JUST FOR THAT TO BE ON PUBLIC RECORD, HOW MUCH IT COSTS MONTHLY AND HOW MANY STUDENTS WERE SERVING IN THAT WAY. I THINK IT ALSO IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES.

SO IN BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PLACEMENT OFFERINGS.

WE DO NOT HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO THE JIM TANGEMEN CENTER, WHICH IS CALLED A DAY TREATMENT FACILITY, WHICH MEANS THAT IF WE SEND A STUDENT THERE, IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE EXHAUSTED A WEALTH OF RESOURCES AND EXTERNAL RESOURCES AND EXTERNAL CONSULTATIONS, MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT PLACEMENT THERE.

SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD JUST HAPPEN.

WELL, 99% OF THE TIME THAT WOULDN'T JUST HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

IT IS A VERY EXTENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION PROCESS.

AND WE DO HAVE STUDENTS THAT, TO YOUR POINT EARLIER, THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND THEY STILL FALL UNDER THAT, THE FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE FAPE.

SO WE ARE ON THE HOOK, SO TO SAY. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE, NOT ON THE HOOK.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH AND EVERY CHILD'S EDUCATION HERE, BE THAT THEY ARE TYPICALLY DEVELOPING SECOND GRADER, OR THEY ARE SECOND GRADER THAT NEED A WEALTH OF SERVICES THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO OFFER WITH OUR CAPACITY AND FACILITIES.

AND WHILE THE STATE DOES NOT FULLY FUND SPECIAL EDUCATION, THEY DO RECOGNIZE CERTAIN STUDENTS THAT COST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SERVE. AND SO THROUGH THE SAFETY NET PROCESS, EVERY YEAR WE APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE STATE FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS THAT EXCEED THE DOLLAR THRESHOLD. AND WE RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR A PORTION OF THE COST THAT WE WOULD INCUR FOR PLACEMENTS SIMILAR TO LIKE JIM TANGEMEN CENTER.

AND THIS YEAR, YOU HEARD MICHELLE TALK ABOUT IT IN BUDGET, WE RECEIVED $3.8 MILLION IN SAFETY NET.

HOWEVER, WE APPLIED FOR $4.1 MILLION. SO THERE'S ALWAYS A GAP.

THERE'S TYPICALLY ALWAYS A GAP IN WHAT WE WHAT WE SUBMIT FOR.

AND IT IS A VERY EXTENSIVE PROCESS. AGAIN, LOTS OF CHECKS AND BALANCES, WHICH IS WHY IT'S WHY IT'S A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE DISTRICT OFFICE POSITIONS TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THESE CHECKS AND BALANCES, WHICH IS JUST, AGAIN, IT'S SO MUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS.

YOU HAVE FEDERAL, YOU HAVE STATE DOLLARS THAT ARE THAT ARE ON THE, THE WHOLE GAMUT HERE.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE TO POINT OUT.

AND WE SPEND THOSE DOLLARS MONTHLY, BUT IT'S WHEN WE APPLY, WE ONLY GET THAT SAFETY NET DOLLARS IN JUNE AT THE END OF AUGUST.

OH. YEAH. SO AGAIN, TO THE POINT EARLIER, THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY ONCE A YEAR, IT'S MONTHLY. THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE FOR STUDENTS PER HEAD, OKAY.

THESE STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE GOING TO THE FACILITY, THIS SPECIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER WOULD BE OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO WE WOULD RECEIVE SOME FUNDING THROUGH NORMAL NUMBERS, RIGHT? AND THEN WE SUBMIT A DIFFERENCE IN COST THROUGH THE SAFETY NET.

YEAH. AND SO THE MONIES FOR THIS CENTER THAT AREN'T COVERED BY THE REGULAR GIFTING ARE INCLUDED IN THAT

[00:40:10]

IT'S AROUND 38,000 TO $40,000 EACH YEAR. AND SO THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT, THREE MONTHS OF COST FOR A PROGRAM LIKE JIM TANGEMEN CENTER.

AND THEN EVERYTHING THAT EXCEEDS THAT $38,000, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE PAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE WOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR IF THEY APPROVE OUR SAFETY NET APPLICATION FOR THAT STUDENT IN AUGUST.

AND SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY GET IT ALL, BUT WE MIGHT, WE MIGHT.

AND WE GOT, WE APPLIED FOR 4.1 AND WE GOT 3.8.

IS THAT, THOSE NUMBERS CORRECT? YEAH. SO SOMEWHERE IN THERE WE DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING WE REQUESTED.

BUT THESE ARE NOT THE ONLY THINGS THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR. THERE'S A LOT OF SAFETY NET STUFF THAT WE APPLY FOR. RIGHT, THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO. I JUST WANTED IT TO BE OUT THERE BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION ABOUT SOMETIMES THE COST OF THE EDUCATION OF OUR SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS. AND THE REALIZATION THAT THEY DON'T, THEY'RE NOT SERVED HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.

THEY'RE SERVED AS SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND THEN DON'T WE ALSO HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT ACTUALLY ARE OUT.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL COST BECAUSE THEN THERE WOULD BE BOARDING. A LOT OF THINGS. AND HOUSING THAT THESE YOUNG STUDENTS WOULD NEED IN ADDITION TO JUST THE EDUCATION SIDE. SO, RIGHT. AND TO LYNNELL'S POINT, WE DON'T MAKE THESE DECISIONS LIGHTLY BECAUSE WE ARE STILL ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF THEIR SERVED IN OUR DISTRICT, OUT OF OUR DISTRICT OR OUT OF OUR STATE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS IN THE STATE.

RIGHT, RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. VERY ARTICULATE.

I AM REALLY IMPRESSED. HOLY MOLY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH. GEE WHIZ. SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

SO YEAH, I TELL YOU, I WOULD HAVE FELT. I THINK YOU'RE STILL UP CONNOR.

YEAH. STAY HERE. WELL, WE NEED A MOTION. WE NEED A MOTION TO PASS THIS NOW TO, SO WE.

OH, OKAY, I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE AMENDED.

WELL, VPS JIM TANGEMEN. JUST READ THE STATEMENT THERE.

I'M SO SORRY. NO, NO, NO, THAT'S THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT PROCEDURE FOR US.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE VPS JIM TANGEMEN CENTER INTER DISTRICT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR 2026-2027 AS PRESENTED. VERY GOOD. YOU DON'T NEED A SECOND.

SO ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? 4-0. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, DEBBIE, FOR BRINGING THAT UP. SO WE JUST WE JUST TUTORED EVERYBODY IN THE REGION ABOUT HOW TO BRING SOMETHING OFF OF THE AGENDA AND PUT IT UP FOR TALK HERE.

THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT. NEW BUSINESS. REVISION OF POLICY 2161.

IS THAT WHERE WE'RE AT? YES. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. SO WHO'S PRESENTING ON THIS? IS IT CONNOR? SURE. YEAH. WELL VERY GOOD CONNOR. THANK YOU.

WELCOME BACK. YEAH. SO, YEAH, POLICY 2161 IS AN UPDATE TO THE PREVIOUS POLICY, WHICH IS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION POLICY AND PROCEDURE.

IT IS JUST REFLECTIVE OF UPDATES TO WAX IN THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

IT REDUCES SOME REDUNDANCIES ALIGNS COMPLIANCE AREAS.

YEAH, NOT NOT A TON OF CHANGES. DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE DELETED ELEMENTS HERE AND THE CHANGES? NO, THE DELETED ELEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE REDUNDANCIES.

SO THERE'S ALIGNMENT WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE ROLLING OUT.

SO IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION KIND OF SECTION ANYMORE. SAME WITH RESTRAINT, RESTRAINT AND ISOLATION THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED.

AND THERE'S A STATEMENT THAT OUR POLICY AND PROCEDURE WILL BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RESTRAINT ISOLATION POLICY AND PROCEDURE.

SO WHENEVER THAT GETS UPDATED, WE DON'T NEED TO ALSO UPDATE POLICY AND PROCEDURE 2161.

AND THEN THE BIGGEST CHANGE, THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS TIME AROUND WAS AROUND SOME OF OUR EVALUATION PROCEDURES.

SO IT ENSURES THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE A COPY OF A DRAFT EVALUATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING HAPPENING, SO THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE TEAM MEETING AND DISCUSSING THE EVALUATION.

SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN ADJUSTMENTS. THANK YOU.

FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD. APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF POLICY 2161 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL RELATED SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AS PRESENTED.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

[00:45:02]

WELCOME AGAIN. KEVIN. APPROVAL OF BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL SECURE ENTRY.

GOOD EVENING. YEAH, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL FOR THIS CONTRACT FOR THE BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL SECURE ENTRY.

AS YOU READ MY BACKGROUND, THIS CONTRACT WITH TIKKA, INC.

IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COVERED SECURE ENTRY INTO THE MAIN OFFICE AT BATTLE GROUND.

SO AS YOU, NOW THERE'S TWO SETS OF DOORS IN THE ROTUNDA THAT ARE IN AND OUT, STUDENTS AND EVERYBODY, VISITORS ALL DAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE CREATING.

IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT OF THEROTUNDA, YOU CAN SEE A WINDOW THAT GOES INTO THE MAIN OFFICE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING THAT WINDOW WITH A DOOR SO THAT WE HAVE MORE VISITORS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

WE'LL WALK DIRECTLY INTO THE MAIN OFFICE TO CHECK IN.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHO'S COMING AND WHY. IT'LL HAVE ALL THE OTHER SAME FEATURES AS THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WE'VE ADDED, OR THE INTERCOM AND THE, A PHONE AND THE VIDEO.

SO WE STARTED THESE PROJECTS BACK IN, IN 2022.

WE STARTED WITH THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS. MANY OF THESE, WE HAD TO CREATE AN ENTIRE VESTIBULE, NEW SETS OF DOORS ADD A DOOR HERE LIKE WE'RE DOING ON THIS PROJECT.

SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST PROJECT, AND NOW OUR SCHOOLS WILL ALL BE UPGRADED WITH THAT INITIATIVE WE HAD BACK IN 2022.

THE BGVA WE JUST IT'S NOW STANDARD PRACTICE FOR US.

SO THE BGVA HAS IT ALL WHEN WE WHEN WE OPEN THE DOORS.

YEAH. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR THIS. WE'LL HAVE A COVERED, COVERED CANOPY GLASS COVERED CANOPY.

IT WON'T BE A VESTIBULE OUTSIDE, BUT THEN THEY'LL WALK, THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO GET APPROVAL TO COME IN THROUGH THAT DOOR, WHICH IS NOW WHERE THE WINDOW IS. QUESTIONS? WHEN WE HAD THE LISTENING CENTER, SAFETY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT. NUMBER ONE. THAT FAMILIES WANT.

SO I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING THAT WE'RE DOING.

AND WE'RE DEFINITELY DEMONSTRATING THAT WE'RE LISTENING TO THE DESIRES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS PAID FOR THROUGH THE CAPITAL LEVY.

AND I HAD A DIRECT LINE ITEM IN THERE FOR SECURITY UPGRADES, AND THAT'S WHERE THIS COMES FROM.

VERY GOOD. VERY, VERY GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE? I MOVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR BGHS SECURE ENTRY AS PRESENTED. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

4-0. THANK YOU, KEVIN. THANK YOU. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

[13. Future Agenda Items and Board Events]

YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY COOL STUFF IN MY OPINION.

ANYTHING ELSE? NATIONAL DAY OUT IS COMING UP.

NATIONAL DANCE? DAY OUT. OH, DAY OUT. OH, OKAY.

OH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. NIGHT OUT. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

OKAY. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. COME ON. YEAH.

I'LL GO TO A ADVANCE TO. THE 25TH. RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO THE 25TH.

YES, THE 20. WHAT IS IT? 24TH. 5TH. 5TH. 5TH.

5TH. 5TH. WE'VE GOT A. TUESDAY. TUESDAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.

5. 5TH. 25TH. SO IT SHOULD STILL BE HERE. AS FAR AS I KNOW.

I HAVEN'T HEARD OTHERWISE. THAT'S WHAT SHE KNOWS. 6 TO 8.

AND SO WE HAVE THAT. AND THEN THEN CARLA YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR BOARD RETREAT.

YES, THANK YOU. SO WE ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES PUTTING TOGETHER A SCHEDULE THAT EVERYONE CAN ATTEND.

WHICH BOARD RETREAT IS FOR YOUR LEARNING. SO WE NEED TO HAVE ALL OF YOU THERE.

SO I RESEND A DOODLE POLL. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST RECEIVED THOSE IN YOUR EMAIL ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AGO.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE FILL THAT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THESE ARE THREE DATES IN SEPTEMBER THAT HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CONFLICT OR WE HAVE NOT PULLED YOU ON THESE DATES YET.

WE ARE STILL DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS.

AGAIN, AS SHELLY STATED BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE BOARD GOALS AND STRATEGIC PLAN AS OUR MAIN OUTCOMES.

AND THAT WILL BE AN EVENING RETREAT STARTING AT EITHER 5 OR 6 P.M.

AND LASTING 3 TO 4 HOURS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, MARSHALL'S NOT HERE FOR US TO GIVE US INPUT, SO WE. HE'S AWARE OF THE EMAIL, THOUGH, AND HE WILL BE FILLING IT OUT.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD JUST TALK ABOUT IT. BUT WE CAN'T DO IT NOW ANYWAY.

SO WE'LL FILL OUT THE LITTLE THING. YES. AND THEN I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE RESULTS OF THAT AS SOON AS I GET ALL THE RESPONSES.

[00:50:05]

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC AS A TEAM THAT YOU WANT BESIDES SO STRATEGIC PLAN BOARD, SELF ASSESSMENT, BOARD GOALS. CERTAINLY MY GOALS AND AS LYNELL WAS TALKING ABOUT HONING IN ON WHEN WE WANT TO PUT OUR CHECKPOINTS IN. WHAT CHECKPOINTS, DATA PIECES WE WANT TO USE? IT WILL BE A FULL. WE WILL HAVE PLENTY TO WORK ON.

AND IF WE NEED ANOTHER ONE, THAT'S. I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO GO.

ANOTHER MEETING? YEAH. MORE TIME. YEAH. IF WE RUN OUT OF TIME, I THINK WE COULD WE COULD CERTAINLY SCHEDULE.

WEREN'T THERE A HUNDRED QUESTIONS IN OUR LITTLE SURVEY THAT WE DID? THE BOARD ASSESSMENT SURVEY IS 78 QUESTIONS.

OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS FELT ABOUT IT, BUT I FELT LIKE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN POLICIES THAT I DID NOT FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT, THAT I UNDERSTOOD AT ALL.

RIGHT. THAT THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR POLICY AND YOU UNDERSTAND THOROUGHLY YOUR POLICY ABOUT YADA, YADA, YADA. OKAY. AND I THOUGHT THERE WERE SOME EXCELLENT TOPICS IN THERE.

THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR US TO DISCUSS AND HAVE THE STAFF PULL ALL THE PIECES OF THAT TOGETHER FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT RELATES TO THAT POLICY.

SO I'LL GET TO YOU WITH MY LITTLE LIST OF QUESTIONS.

OKAY. IS THAT ARE THOSE QUESTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO US AFTER WE FILL OUT THAT? YES, SO THE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT LINKS IN THE ORIGINAL EMAIL THAT I SENT YOU.

I JUST SENT YOU AN UPDATED LINK FOR THE POLL TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE RETREAT DATE ON, BUT THE ORIGINAL EMAIL HAS THE LINK FOR THE WSSDA SELF-ASSESSMENT SURVEY. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YES. THAT INFORMATION WILL BE BROKEN DOWN BY WSSDA.

THEY TAKE ABOUT 48 HOURS, SO WE NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST 48 HOURS NOTICE TO PULL TOGETHER A REPORT FROM THEM.

AND THAT REPORT WOULD SHOW ALL OF THE QUESTIONS? CORRECT. IT WILL SHOW ALL OF, AND THE RESPONSES, TO YOU WITH THE THINGS I WAS THINKING ABOUT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. AND I DON'T THINK THEY CHANGED THEM MUCH BECAUSE I HAVE THE REPORTS FROM ALL THE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, AND THEY LOOK THE SAME TO ME WHEN I LOOKED AT THEM, I DON'T THINK THEY CHANGED.

MAYBE I THOUGHT MORE HARDER ABOUT IT FROM MY EXPERIENCE.

MAYBE, YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK I, I'VE ALWAYS WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE IT WITH YOU, WE NO LONGER, THEY NO LONGER ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT TO TAKE IT WITH YOU.

SO IT'S JUST THE BOARD AND THE AND THE STUDENT REPS NOW.

BUT WHEN WE DID, I REMEMBER SOMETIMES THINKING THEY WERE DIFFERENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES I'D HAD.

I FELT LIKE IT WAS DIFFERENT. YEAH. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? SO LOOKING AHEAD TO THE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS, JUST TO PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR, IT'S AUGUST 27TH FOR MOST OF THE SCHOOLS, ANYWHERE FROM 4:00 TO LIKE 5:30, 4 TO 6. IT VARIES BY THE SCHOOL.

SO. AND THEN PTAS, PTOS USUALLY MEET MOST OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE THE SAME FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.

THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET ALSO TO FAMILIES.

AUGUST 27TH. YES, AUGUST 27TH. THE BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN WELCOME IS THE 26TH AT 5. SO THERE'S THE FRESHMEN ARE WELCOMED IN.

AND THEN SO THERE'S KIND OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE POPPING UP THAT I'LL GET TO YOU.

AND I GUESS IT'S A WAYS OUT, BUT I WILL STILL PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR.

WE DO PLAN TO HOLD OUR LEGACY NIGHT AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR, WHICH IS THE BATTLE GROUND PRAIRIE FOOTBALL GAME, WHICH WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH. AND PRAIRIE WILL BE THE HOME TEAM THIS YEAR.

SO IF YOU WANT TO SIT ON THE STADIUM SIDE, YOU WANT TO COME AND SIT ON THE STADIUM SIDE THAT WHERE YOUR PRAIRIE GEAR, YOU MAY NOT BE WELCOME IF YOU WEAR YOUR BATTLEGROUND GEAR.

SO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT. BUT WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING ALUMNI THAT ATTEND AS WELL AS ANY STAFF THAT ATTEND, AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO'S STAFF AND ALUMNI. SO IT WAS SO FUN.

YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. SO WE'LL DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

TERRY, AND THE DATE ON THE. IS TERRY STILL HERE? THE DATE ON THE GOLF TOURNAMENT? FRIDAY. THIS FRIDAY.

THIS FRIDAY. OKAY, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. ANYTHING ELSE?

[00:55:03]

THANK YOU. AT 6:55. NO.

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