Dr. Erickson will call the meeting to order and welcome audience members.
At this time, the Pledge of Allegiance will be recited.
Mr. Nguyen 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.
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’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.
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.
Also attached are responses to commonly asked community questions from this month.
Approve the contract for the new Superintendent, Dr. Kristi Dominguez, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach will report on the Capital Projects Bond.
Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach presented the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 11 (OE-11) Facilities to the Board at their March regular meeting.
It is now before the Board for discussion.
Due to flooding and snow earlier in the school year, Ferndale students are currently projected to make up six school days, extending the school year through June 22nd.
The Board will discuss asking the state to waive some of these make-up days, to allow staff and students to conclude the school year earlier in June.
Dr. Kevin Erickson will recognize Bond Oversight Committee Chair Riley Cornelsen, who will present the Committee's biannual report to the Board.
Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt will present the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 2.9 (R-2.9) World Languages.
The Board will review this policy at the May regular meeting.
The Board will hold a discussion about the process for selecting student School Board members.
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 Steve Childs, Jessie Deardorff and Dr. Kevin Erickson.
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
GENERAL FUND
Vouchers 285230-285342, 285362-285485 & 285510 in the amount of $1,509,978.38
GENERAL FUND PAYROLL
Warrants 478056-478076 dated March 31, 2022, in the amount of $1,697,370.67; and electronic deposits in the amount of $3,670,363.47 for a total of $5,367,734.14
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
Vouchers 285343-285344 & 285486-285488 in the amount of $5,436,647.45
A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 285345-285361, 285489-285509 & 285511 in the amount of $33,537.57
PPT FUND
No April warrants
TRANSPORTATION/VEHICLE FUND
No April warrants
Approve overnight travel for Mitch Davis, Nicole Perry and students to attend the State Livestock Career Development Event in Spokane from May 3-4, and the State FFA Convention in Kennewick from May 11-15; and for Tony Torretta, Lisa Abbot and students to attend the Veterinary Science State Competition in Pullman from May 30-June 1, per the documents attached.
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 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 personal and supplemental contracts for April 2022, per the list attached and made a part of the minutes.
Questions regarding these items may be addressed to Executive Director of Human Resources John Fairbairn.
Accept the March 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.
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Whatcom County Juvenile Court, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
This MOU is a renewal, and allows the District to collaborate with the Whatcom County Juvenile Court to support our students and their attendance at school. This agreement allows both parties to comply with the Becca Law, which requires all children between the ages of 8-18 to regularly attend school. The courts provide support and training for school staff on legal compliance, filing petitions, managing Community Truancy Boards. The courts also provide help with MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support).
Questions regarding this item may be addressed to Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt.
Approve the hiring of the new Principal of Cascadia Elementary School, Dawn Christiana.
Ms. Christiana is currently the principal at Irene Raither Elementary in Meridian School District, and has 15 years of elementary teaching experience in Washington and Pennsylvania.
Approve minutes of the March 29 regular meeting, the March 19 special meeting, and the April 12 study session meeting, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Approve the monitoring report for Results Policy (R-1) Mission, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Approve the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 5 (R-5) Early Childhood Readiness, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of March 31, 2022, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.