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.
Dr. Dominguez will provide announcements and report.
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Support Services Mark Deebach will report on the Capital Projects Bond.
Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach presented the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 6(OE-6) Financial Administration to the Board at the October regular meeting.
It is now before the Board for approval.
Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach presented REVISIONS for Operational Expectations Policy 12 (OE-12) Safety to the Board.
Student board members will share information.
Board members will share information.
Members of the Executive Team will share information.
Executive Directors for Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt and Kellie Larrabee will present REVISONS for Results Policy 2.2 (R-2.2) Mathematics.
Executive Directors for Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt and Kellie Larrabee will present the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 10 (OE-10) Instructional Program
The Board will discuss this report at the December regular meeting.
Executive Directors for Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt and Kellie Larrabee will present the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 2.1 (R-2.1) English/Language Arts.
The Board receive this report at the October regular meeting. It is now before the Board for approval.
1. Approve overnight travel for staff to attend the NEXUS Academy for Science curriculum Leadership in Dallas, Texas from February 15-17, 2023.
The trip will be funded by the NEXUS Academy with the exception of substitute teacher costs which will be paid by the Teaching and Learning budget.
2. Approve out of State travel for Dr. Dominguez and Kris Newberry to attend National Superintendent's Forum in San Diego, California from December 3 - 6, 2022.
The trip costs are shared by the district and RTM Business Group.
3. Approve overnight travel for wrestling team and staff to the Gut Check Wrestling Tournament in Kent, Washington on January 5-7, 2023. The trip costs are paid from the wrestling ASB account.
Audit Committee Members are Steve Childs, Kevin Erickson and Melinda Cool.
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
Vouchers 287219-287253, 287255-287421 & 287472-287587 in the amount of $919,089.94. Manual warrant 287218 in the amount of $1,923.43 & 287254 in the amount of $1,288.10.
GENERAL FUND PAYROLL
Warrants 478205-478225 dated November 29, 2022, in the amount of $1,853,410.91 and electronic deposits in the amount of $4,283,584.92 for a total of $1,853,410.91.
Vouchers 287422-287429 & 287588-287593 in the amount of $4,847,785.74.
A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 287430-287470 & 287594-287606 in the amount of $84,834.70.
Voucher 287471 in the amount of $86,042.57.
Approve agreements allowing Sherilyn Fernandez to teach classes that are out of her endorsed subjects, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
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.
Accept resignations and retirements, 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.
Authorize Personal Services and Supplemental Contracts, 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.
Authorize leaves of absence, 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.
Adopt Resolution No. 23-2022 canceling General Fund warrants numbered 279574, 286957, and 287232, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Accept the October 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.
Approve minutes of the last regular meeting on October 25, 2022, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of October 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.