Dr. Erickson will call the meeting to order and welcome audience members.
At this time, the Pledge of Allegiance will be recited.
Ms. Lennsen 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.
According to RCW 42.30.110 Article 1, sections (g) and (i) Executive Session from the Open Public Meetings Act, the board will convene into executive session for approximately 30 minutes to discuss the performance of a public employee and potential litigation.
No action will be taken during the executive session.
The Board will adopt the meeting agenda.
The Board will swear in Gabrielle Lenssen to the Student Representative to the School Board position recently vacated by graduating senior Jazzie Gonzales.
Dr. Erickson and Superintendent Dr. Dominguez will recognize the Ferndale School District 2023 Businesses of the Year, BPOC Building Services, Ferndale ACE Hardware, and Starvin' Sam's.
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 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.
Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach and Riley Cornelsen will report on the Capital Projects Bond.
The superintendent will share information.
Student board members will share information.
Dr. Dominguez presented the monitoring report for Results Policy 2.7 (R-2.7) - Academic Achievement Health and Physical Education at the April 25th meeting. The Board discussed this report at the May 30th meeting.
It is now open for revisions if necessary.
Dr. Dominguez presented Monitoring Report for Results Policy 6 (R-6) Career Readiness on May 30th. The Board will review and adopt this report.
Dr. Dominguez will present revisions to the board's Annual Work Plan, Governance Culture 6-E, for consideration and approval.
Audit Committee Members are Steve Childs, Melinda Cool, Kevin Erickson.
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
GENERAL FUND
Vouchers 289547, 289548-289695 & 289742-289954 in the amount of $824,839.06.
GENERAL FUND PAYROLL
Warrants 478357-478377 dated May 31, 2023, in the amount of $1,853,851.18 and electronic deposits in the amount of $4,099,056.24 for a total of $5,952,907.42.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
Vouchers 289696-289699 & 289955-289956 in the amount of $784,182.53.
A.S.B. FUND
Vouchers 289700-289741 & 289957-289977 in the amount of $101,253.35.
TRANSPORTATION/VEHICLE FUND
No June Vouchers
Approve overnight travel for:
1) Kelly Earl and the Cheerleading team to attend the NCA Cheer Leadership Camp from July 10-14, 2023 at Central Washington University. Costs will be covered by the Cheer ASB account.
2) Drum Major Academy (DMA) held at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio from July 10 - 14, 2023. Costs will be covered by a combination of ASB funds and student contributions.
3) Janelle Solomon, Aiyanna Brown, Aliyah Flowers, Kallian Svann, Harleen Malli, Sae Garcia, Brandon Dominguez, Jasmin Bautista, Nicole Aguilara and Caden Walcker. AWSL will provide transportation and housing for the 5-day camp in Randle, Washington. FHS will be covering the expenses of $540 per student.
More details about these travel requests can be found in the attached documents.
Approve general assurances for various state and federal grants that the district will apply for. When applying for those grants, the board is committing the district to meet any and all requirements of those grants.
Some state and federal grants require specific board approval, those grants are: Highly Capable Program Annual Plan, Perkins Application Plan and State Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program.
General assurances for all federal and state programs are attached for the board's approval.
Inquiries regarding this item 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 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.
Accept the May 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.
Adopt Resolution No. 10-2023 canceling General Fund warrants numbered 280644, 285879, 287633, 288896, 289121, and 289668, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Dr. Dominguez will present Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 9 (OE-9) Learning Environment. It will be reviewed and adopted at the July meeting.
Approve minutes of the May 30 regular and special meetings, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' budget as of May 31, 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.