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 kristin.newberry@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 kristin.newberry@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.
Review proposed changes to development of monitoring reports and adoption using Operational Expectations Monitoring report 12 (OE-12) Safety
Review changes to the revised monitoring report OE 11 Facilities, section 7 indicators.
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Support Services Mark Deebach will report on the Capital Projects Bond.
Executive Director for Teaching and Learning Kellie Larrabee will present the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 2.2 (R-2.2) Mathematics.
The Board will discuss this report at the September regular meeting.
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, Peggy Uppiano, Kevin Erickson
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
GENERAL FUND
Vouchers 286629-286724 & 286739-286866 in the amount of $2,330,164.59.
GENERAL FUND PAYROLL
Warrants 478159-478178 dated August 31, 2022, in the amount of $1,788,691.63 and electronic deposits in the amount of $3,698,138.19 for a total of $5,486,829.82.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
Vouchers 286725-286727 & 286867-286872 in the amount of $560,051.70.
A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 286728-286738 & 286873-286899 in the amount of $70,201.84.
PPT FUND
No September warrants
TRANSPORTATION/VEHICLE FUND
No September warrants
Adopt Resolution No. 21-2022 Canceling General Fund warrant numbered 286382, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Accept the August 2022 Fund Balance Financial Statements, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Eagleridge Elementary School teachers, chaperones and approximately 90 students to participate in the North Cascade Institute's Mountain School Program November 14-16, 2022 at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center located in North Cascades National Park. Estimated expenses of $9,360, not including busing, will be paid by fundraising and contributions from the school's PTO.
Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ferndale School District and the Washington State Migrant Education Program (MEP), and the School Nurse Corp (SNC)
With the approval of the MOU, This agreement establishes joint processes and procedures for the successful delivery of supplemental nursing supports and services to support migrant eligible students who are experiencing ongoing and/ or unresolved health problems that may be interfering with their ability to engage academically. Funding for the service will be through OSPI Title 1, Part C grant allocations, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Approve Community in Schools of Whatcom-Skagit agreement to implement effective delivery of school-wide supports & individualized integrated student services as attached here and made part of the minutes.
This agreement is a continuation of services from previous years.
Contract provides educational audiology and/or teacher of the deaf services to the district.
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 Dr. Faye Britt.
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 agreements allowing teachers Jamie Hippner, Melissa Jacobsen and Justin Jamieson to teach classes that are out of their endorsed subjects, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
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 September 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 minutes of the last regular meeting, the August 30 regular meeting and the September 13 special session meeting, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of August 31, 2022, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Board members will evaluate the meeting.