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.
Vista Middle School ASB will present their new constitution.
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. The board reserves the right to limit speakers at its meeting to residents or employees of the district or the designee of such residents or employees, current students, parents/guardians of current students, and those owning property within the district.
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 have 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. If you are not able to complete comments in 3 minutes, you may submit the remainder of your comments in writing.
The superintendent will share information.
Student board members will share information.
Members of the Executive Team will share information.
The monitoring report for Operational Expectations Policy 8 (OE-8) Communications to the Board was presented at the December meeting.
The Board discussed this report at the January meeting.
It is now before the board for revisions if necessary.
On March 29, 2022, the Board approved an agreement for Ferndale School District to join the class action suit pursuing claims for damages associated with JUUL and Electronic Cigarette (e-cigarette) litigation.
A settlement has been reached in the litigation and per advisement of legal counsel, it is recommended that the Board approve the attached resolution and Settlement Agreement in joining the coordinated school district lawsuit with Frantz Law Group against the vaping manufacturer, Juul Labs, Inc. As per the agreement, no general budget funds for the district would be expended on the litigation.
General discussion on formalizing the process of a student advisory vote.
Dr. Dominguez will share about Meridian School Districts efforts to build a Skills Center in Whatcom County and how Ferndale School District can support this endeavor.
1. Approve overnight travel for Jessica Schlichting, 31 students, 4 adults to travel to Portland State University, Seaside Oregon and Seattle Opera May 18 - 21,2023. To offset the cost of the tour, a variety of fundraisers are provided.
2. Approve out of state travel for Dr. Dominguez and Trina Hall to travel to Boise Idaho to attend the WASA Early Learning Cohort site visit at Caldwell School District. Travel will occur from April 12-14, 2023. Cost will be covered by professional development funds.
3. Approve overnight travel for Mitch Davis and 6 student FFA members to Yakima Washington, April 13th – 14th, 2023, for the FFA State Agricultural Mechanics Competition. Costs will be covered by a combination of CTE, FFA Chapter funds as well as student contributions.
4. Approve overnight travel for Mitch Davis, Tony Torretta, Nicole Perry, Nahla Gholam, and approximately 30 student FFA members. The staff and students will be traveling to Kennewick, Washington, May 10th – 14th, 2023, for the FFA State Convention and Leadership Career Development Events. Costs will be covered by a combination of CTE, FFA Chapter funds as well as student contributions.
5. Approve out of state travel for Dr. Dominguez and Celina Rodriguez to travel to St. Louis Missouri on July 16-19, 2023, for the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) National Seminar.
Adopt Resolution No. 3-2023 canceling General Fund warrants numbered 478294 and 288447, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Accept the February 2023 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.
Audit Committee Members are Melinda Cool, Toni Jefferson, Peggy Uppiano
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
Vouchers 288476-288608 & 288646-288802 in the amount of $811,581.79.
Warrants 478293-478314 dated February 28, 2023, in the amount of $1,867,462.54 and electronic deposits in the amount of $4,177,548.99 for a total of $6,045,011.53.
Vouchers 288609-288611 & 288803-288806 in the amount of $6,606,089.60.
Vouchers 288612-288645 & 288807-288836 in the amount of $66,614.01.
No March Vouchers
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 Sherilyn Fernandez to teach classes that are out of her endorsed subjects, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Approve Personal and Supplemental contracts for March 2023, 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.
Executive Director for Human Resources Mr. John Fairbairn will present the matter of terminating the employment of a district employee.
Approve minutes of regular and/or special meeting(s) as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Dr. Dominguez will present the monitoring report for Results Policy 2.4 (R-2.4) - Academic Achievement Technology. The Board will discuss this report at the April meeting.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of February 28, 2023, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Board members will share information.
Student Board members will evaluate the meeting.
According to RCW 42.30.110 Article 1, section (A) Executive Session from the Open Public Meetings Act, the board will convene into executive session for approximately 10 minutes to discuss real estate.
No action will be taken during the executive session.