Dr. Erickson will call the meeting to order and welcome audience members.
At this time, the Pledge of Allegiance will be recited.
Mr. Ledbetter 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.
Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach will present Resolution No. 17-2022 Adoption of 2022-23 Budget for the Board's consideration.
A legal notice was published on July 12, 2022 and July 19, 2022, providing public notice of the budget hearing scheduled for July 26, 2022 at 5:45pm.
A public hearing, as required by law, was held earlier this evening.
Dr. Erickson will recognize Bond Oversight Committee Chair Riley Cornelsen. Bond Oversight Committee members will present their quarterly report to the board.
Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach will report on the Capital Projects Bond.
Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach will present the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 12 (OE-12) Safety to the Board.
The Board will discuss this report at the August regular meeting.
The Board received the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 1 (OE-1) Global Expectations at the June regular meeting.
It is now before the Board for discussion.
The Board received the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 4 (R-4) Character/Social-Emotional Learning at the June 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 Steve Childs, Jessie Deardorff, and Peggy Uppiano.
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
GENERAL FUND
Manual Warrant 286189 in the amount of $3,342.85. Vouchers 286190-286281, 286300 & 286302-286369 in the amount of $869,719.71.
GENERAL FUND PAYROLL
Warrants 478118-478138 dated June 30, 2022, in the amount of $1,728,551.91 and electronic deposits in the amount of $3,897,683.74 for a total of $5,626,235.65.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
Vouchers 286282-286284 & 286370-286378 in the amount of $4,753,175.92.
A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 286285-286299, 286301 & 286379-286380 in the amount of $16,638.40.
PPT FUND
No July warrants
TRANSPORTATION/VEHICLE FUND
No July warrants
Approve overnight travel for district administrators Dr. Faye Britt, Heather Leighton, Eric Tripp, J.J. Jensen, Karli Koning, Mischa Burnett and Obadiah DeWeber to attend the Native American SEL Institute event in Toppenish, WA from August 8-10, 2022; and for Beth Andres to attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) annual meeting in Los Angeles from September 28-October 1, 2022.
Details can be found in the memos attached.
Approve Interlocal Agreement Amendment between Whatcom County Health Department and Ferndale School District, as attached here and made a part of the minutes. This agreement provides funding for behavioral health services within the Ferndale School District.
Approve Professional Services Agreement between Salish Sea Deaf School and Ferndale School District, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Salish Sea Deaf School is to provide the delivery of specially designed instruction and/or related services to Ferndale School District students.
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 July 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.
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.
Adopt Resolution No. 19-2022 canceling Associated Student Body Fund warrant numbered 286299, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Accept the June 2022 Fund Balance Financial Statements, as attached here and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Ferndale School District and Public School Employees of Ferndale #809 for 2022-25, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
This is a new bargaining agreement between the school district and the PSE union, which includes paraeducators and food service staff. A summary of changes to the agreement has been attached.
Questions regarding this item may be addressed to Executive Director for Human Resources John Fairbairn.
Approve the draft Collective Bargaining Agreement between Ferndale School District and General Teamsters Union Local No. 231 for 2022-25, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
This is a new bargaining agreement between the school district and the local Teamsters union, which includes transportation staff. A summary of changes to the agreement has been attached.
Questions regarding this item may be addressed to Executive Director for Human Resources John Fairbairn.
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.
This is a slightly revised version of the agreement approved by the Board at the June regular meeting. The Nooksack Valley School District will subcontract for .3 FTE Physical Therapist Monlo Beck, raised from .2 FTE. 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.
Approve minutes of the June 28 regular meeting, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Approve the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 11 (OE-11) Facilities, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Approve the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 2.8 (R-2.8) Electives, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Approve the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 2.9 (R-2.9) World Languages, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of June 30, 2022, as attached here and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Board members will evaluate the meeting.