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.
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 has three (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.
Revisions to Policy 1400 Meting Conduct, Order of Business and Quorum were presented at the November meeting. They are now before the Board for approval.
At this time, the board will elect a new president and vice president.
Dr. Erickson will open nominations for the office of president. Nominations will be received. Nominations will be closed.
Recommended Action: move to elect ______________ as president of the school board for 2023.
Dr. Erickson will conduct a roll call vote.
Dr. Erickson will open nominations for the office of vice president. Nominations will be received. Nominations will be closed.
Recommended Action: move to elect ______________ as vice president of the school board for 2023.
Dr. Erickson will conduct a roll call vote.
The Board will then decide who will serve as Bond Oversight Committee liaison.
The Board will revisit the history and language of the Land Acknowledgement.
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 present revisions for Operational Expectations Policy 6(OE-6) Financial Administration to the Board.
It is now before the Board for approval.
Dr. Dominguez will present the monitoring report for Operational Expectations Policy 8 (OE-8) Communications to the Board.
The Board will discuss this report at the January meeting.
The revisions for Operational Expectations Policy 12 (OE-12) Safety are now presented to the Board for approval.
Executive Directors for Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt and Kellie Larrabee will present revisions to Results Policy 2.1 (R-2.1) English/Language Arts.
Executive Directors for Teaching and Learning Dr. Faye Britt and Kellie Larrabee presented the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 10 (OE-10) Instructional Program at the November meeting.
It is now before the Board for approval.
Student board members will share information.
Board members will share information.
Members of the Executive Team will share information.
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
Vouchers 287609-287733 in the amount of $326,406.34. Manual warrants 287607-287608 in the amount of $678.05.
GENERAL FUND PAYROLL
Warrants 478226-478248 dated November 30, 2022, in the amount of $1,853,716.39 and electronic deposits in the amount of $4,160,029.50 for a total of $6,013,745.89.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
Vouchers 287734-287735 in the amount of $39,945.29.
A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 287736-287763 in the amount of $31,492.01.
No November Warrants
Adopt Resolution No. 24-2022 approving application for Title VII Impact Aid Funds, as attached here and made a part of the minutes. The application for Impact Aid Funds requires annual authorization by the board.
Inquiries regarding this item may be directed to Interim Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Accept the November 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.
Adopt Resolution No. 25-2022 canceling General Fund warrant numbered 287166, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
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 Personal and Supplemental contracts for December 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 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 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 minutes of the last regular meeting on November 29, 2022 as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of November 30, 2022, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Student Board members will evaluate the meeting.