Dr. Erickson will call the meeting to order and welcome audience members.

At this time, the Pledge of Allegiance will be recited.

Mr. Ngyuen will recite this land acknowledgement: 

We, the Ferndale School District, acknowledge we are residing on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Lummi People.

The Lummi People are the original inhabitants of Washington's northernmost coast and southern British Columbia. They lived in villages throughout this territory and continue to have an ongoing relationship with these areas.

Since Time Immemorial, they have celebrated life on their water ways and on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of their People to perpetuate their way of life.

We honor their ancestors as we acknowledge the past, present and future Lummi People as the original inhabitants of this land.

The Board will adopt the meeting agenda.

Dr. Erickson will recognize audience members who have comments to present to the Board.

If you want to comment in-person, you must wear a face mask. There is still a state mandate requiring face masks inside school buildings. You can either pre-register by emailing School Board support at jackson.hogan@ferndalesd.org before the meeting with your name, email address and reason for speaking, or by filling out the sign-in sheet at the meeting that evening.

If you do not wish to wear a face mask, or you’re unable to attend the meeting in-person, you may comment virtually over Zoom. If you wish to do this, please email School Board support at jackson.hogan@ferndalesd.org before the meeting and provide your name, email address and reason for speaking. You must inform the district 24 hours in advance of the meeting if you plan to comment virtually over Zoom.

Here is the Zoom webinar link if you wish to comment virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85783774630

For either option, you may also pre-register to comment on the Ferndale School District website at this link: https://www.ferndalesd.org/school-board/public-comment-form.

Commenters who pre-registered will get the chance to speak first. Each commenter will get 3 minutes to speak, and there will be a total of 45 minutes of public comment, in order to allow enough time for the School Board to conduct other business.

Before the legislative session each year, Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) membership votes on legislative priorities in the fall and selects about 15 to focus on.  The power of the WSSDA collective voice spurs action. The top three or so are called “Hot Topics,” deemed most important for education. 

Just as there is power in numbers for WSSDA, there is also strength in the Ferndale School Board taking a collective stance on state legislation. Some boards decide that their Legislative Representative will file comments on the top 15 legislative priorities, some on just the top three, and some on just a selected topic or two. The Board will discuss the parameters of comments to be recorded by the Board’s Legislative Representative on behalf of the Ferndale School Board. 

A list of WSSDA's positions and priorities for the 2021-22 school year are attached. Here is the weblink for WSSDA's Bill Watch List: https://www.wssda.org/strategic-advocacy/legislative-updates/bill-watch-list/

Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach will report on the Capital Projects Bond.

Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach will provide an update on the district's search for a new superintendent.

Executive Director of Teaching & Learning Kellie Larrabee will present the monitoring report for Results Policy 5 (R-5) Mission to the Board. This policy will be discussed at the next regular board meeting on March 29.

Executive Director of Teaching & Learning Dr. Faye Britt presented the monitoring report for Results Policy 1 (R-1) Mission to the Board at the January regular board meeting. It is now before the Board for discussion.

Student board members will share information.

Board members will share information.

The superintendent will share information.

Members of the Executive Team will share information.

Audit Committee Members are: Peggy Uppiano, Jessie Deardorff and Steve Childs

Authorized Voucher Transmittals:

GENERAL FUND

Vouchers 284625-284744, 284758-284868 & 284891 in the amount of $852,581.34

GENERAL FUND PAYROLL

Warrants 478008-478033 dated January 31, 2022, in the amount of $1,725,458.56; and electronic deposits in the amount of $3,608,309.32 for a total of $5,333,767.88

CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

Vouchers 284745-284746, 284757 & 284869-284872 in the amount of $3,967,058.184,372,723.91

A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 284747-284756, 284873-284890 & 284892 in the amount of $53,300.472

PPT FUND

No February warrants

TRANSPORTATION/VEHICLE FUND
No February warrants

Approve the hiring of personnel, per the list attached and made a part of the minutes.

Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Executive Director of Human Resources John Fairbairn.

Approve resignations and retirements, per the list attached and made a part of the minutes.

Questions regarding this item may be addressed to Executive Director of Human Resources John Fairbairn.

Approve leave of absences, per the list attached and made a part of the minutes.

Questions regarding these items may be addressed to Executive Director for Human Resources John Fairbairn.

Approve personal and supplemental contracts for February 2022, per the list attached here and made a part of the minutes.

Questions regarding these items may be addressed to Executive Director of Human Resources John Fairbairn.

Policy F6881 Disposal of Surplus Equipment and/or Materials was to be updated in September of 2014 with all of the other policy updates. However, the excess value limit was never changed. The requirement that the board must approve of any sales based on single item and multiple item current values on the current policy reflect values established in the early 1980s. The attached revised policy makes changes to these values to reflect today's market value. 

Authorize the agreement between the District and Bellingham Technical College for the Running Start program, as attached here and made a part of the minutes. The Running Start program allows high school students to attend occupational education programs at the college for high school credit.

Inquiries about this matter may be addressed to Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Faye Britt.

Approve the discharge of employment for employees, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.

Adopt Resolution No. 6-2022 canceling General Fund warrants numbered 283626, 283701, and 284277; Associated Student Body Fund warrants numbered 284339 and 284416; and Private Purpose Trust Fund warrant numbered 282475, as attached here and made part of the minutes.

Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.

Accept the January 2022 Fund Balance Financial Statements, as attached here and made part of the minutes.

Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.

Declare equipment, materials and books surplus, per the lists attached hereto and made a part of the minutes.

Inquiries regarding this item may be addressed to Interim superintendent, Mr. Mark Deebach.

Approve minutes of the January 25 regular and special school board meetings, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.

Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of January 31, 2022, as attached here and made part of the minutes.  

Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.

Approve the new Board Policy 5515 Workforce Secondary Traumatic Stress, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.

This policy commits the Board to establishing a district-wide workforce mental health committee, and the District to promoting a positive workplace climate.

Approve the monitoring report for Operational Expectations Policy 2 (OE-2) Succession Planning, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.

Approve the monitoring report for Results Policy 2.6 (R-2.6) Arts, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.