Dr. Erickson will call the meeting to order and welcome audience members.
At this time, the Pledge of Allegiance will be recited.
Ms. Gonzales 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.
The Board will swear in Kwabena Ledbetter to the Student Representative to the School Board position recently vacated by graduating senior Cuong Nguyen.
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.
Dr. Erickson and Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach will recognize the Ferndale School District 2022 Business of the Year, Bella Boutique & Consignment.
Dania Bazzi, Superintendent of the Lynden/Ferndale International Masonic Lodge No. 56, will present the award for the 2022 Masonic Educator of the Year to a Ferndale School District staff member.
Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach will report on the Capital Projects Bond.
Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach will present the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 1 (OE-1) Global Expectation to the Board.
The Board will discuss this report at the July regular meeting.
Executive Directors of Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt and Kellie Larrabee will present the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 4 (R-4) Character/Social-Emotional Learning to the Board.
The Board will discuss this report at the July regular meeting.
The Board received the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 2.8 (R-2.8) Electives at the May regular 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 Melinda Cool, Jessie Deardorff and Kevin Erickson.
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
GENERAL FUND
Vouchers 285867-285984, 286015 & 286016-286155 in the amount of $664,030.07
GENERAL FUND PAYROLL
Warrants 478098-478117 dated May 31, 2022, in the amount of $1,685,740.25 and electronic deposits in the amount of $3,639,421.00 for a total of $5,325,161.25
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
Vouchers 285985-285990 & 286156-286159 in the amount of $5,796,395.66
A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 285991-286013, 286014 & 286160-286187 in the amount of $44,442.56
PPT FUND
No June warrants
TRANSPORTATION/VEHICLE FUND
No June 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 June 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.
Approve overnight travel for Victoria Caswell and students to attend Yearbook Camp at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma from July 12-15; and for Tony Torretta, two chaperones and seven students to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis from Oct. 22-29.
More details about these travel requests can be found in the attached documents.
Approve general assurances for various state and federal grants that the district will apply for. When applying for those grants, the board is committing the district to meet any and all requirements of those grants.
Some state and federal grants require specific board approval, those grants are: Highly Capable Program Annual Plan, Perkins Application Plan and State Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program.
General assurances for all federal and state programs are attached for the board's approval.
Inquiries regarding this item may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Authorize Agreement between the District and Central Washington University for College in the High School Program, as attached here and made a part of the minutes. This agreement allows Ferndale High School students to enroll in CWU courses offered at the FHS campus for both high school and college credit.
Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt.
The Board will consider the adoption of the following resolutions that are required for the Superintendent Position:
9-2022 Authorization of Warrant Signature
10-2022 Authorization to Invest Funds
11-2022 Certified Signatures of District Personnel Authorized to Sign School Construction Project Documents
12-2022 Appointment of District Claims Agent
13-2022 Designation of District Agent
14-2022 Designation of Auditing Officers
15-2022 Authorization of Facsimile Signature
Questions regarding these resolutions may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Adopt Resolution No. 16-2022 canceling General Fund warrants numbered 285194 and 285775, Capital Project Fund warrant numbered 285679, and Associated Student Body Fund warrant numbered 285852, as attached here and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Approve the Compensation Bulletin for Unrepresented Administrators for the 2022-23 school year, per the document attached.
The attached document provides the same percentage increase as the FEA, FAAA and Principals' agreements approved by the Board last month. Any questions may be directed to Executive Director of Human Resources John Fairbairn.
Approve the Compensation Bulletin for Professional Technical Salaried Staff for the 2022-23 school year, per the document attached.
The attached document provides the same percentage increase as the FEA, FAAA and Principals' agreements approved by the Board last month. Any questions may be directed to Executive Director of Human Resources John Fairbairn.
Approve the Compensation Bulletin for Professional Technical Hourly Staff for the 2022-23 school year, per the document attached.
The attached document provides the same percentage increase as the FEA, FAAA and Principals' agreements approved by the Board last month. Any questions may be directed to Executive Director of Human Resources John Fairbairn.
Accept the May 2022 Fund Balance Financial Statements, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Approve minutes of the May 31 regular and special meetings, and the June 15 study session, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of May 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 Agreement for Interdistrict Cooperative Educational Services between Nooksack Valley School District and Ferndale School District for the 2022-2023 school year, as attached here and made part of the minutes.
The Nooksack Valley School District will subcontract for .2 FTE Physical Therapist Monlo Beck. The Nooksack Valley School District agrees to pay Ferndale School District up to $29,000 in costs which could include salaries, benefits and administrative fees.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of May 31, 2022, as attached here and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.
The Board will swear in Dr. Kristi Dominguez as the new Superintendent of Ferndale School District.
Board members will evaluate the meeting.