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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE FERNDALE SCHOOL BOARD.
[1. CONVENE]
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US WHETHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE.THE PURPOSE OF THIS AND EVERY OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD.
THAT BUSINESS IS TO MAKE DECISIONS AND POLICIES THAT REFLECT THE WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE EACH CHILD WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND ATTITUDES COMMENSURATE WITH HIS OR HER ABILITIES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE CITIZENS.
IN ORDER TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT PURPOSE, THE BOARD NEEDS TO HEAR AND DISCUSS VARYING OPINIONS ON EACH ISSUE.
THAT PROCESS IS BEST SERVED WHEN ALL INVOLVED FOCUS ON THE ISSUES RATHER THAN PERSONALITIES.
A COUPLE OF QUICK HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS FOR ANY OF YOU THAT ARE NEW.
OBVIOUSLY, EXITS TO OUR SIDE OVER HERE, BATHROOMS OUT THE HALL AND UP THE STAIRS OR UP THE RAMP.
WITH THAT COVERED, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START TONIGHT'S MEETING.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, KABANA, IF YOU COULD READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
>> WE, THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE RESIDING ON THE TRADITIONAL ANCESTRAL AND UNSEATED 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 AND MEMORIAL, THEY'VE CELEBRATED LIFE ON THEIR WATERWAYS AND ON THE TRADITIONAL ANCESTRAL AND UNSEATED 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.
[2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA [GC-4.7]]
THAT BRINGS US TO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS ADOPTING THE AGENDA.AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OR THE CHAIRMAN WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED? THE AGENDA IS THEN ADOPTED.
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
PER THE DISCUSSION LAST MONTH, WE HAVE MOVED THE MINUTES TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND SO AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE MINUTES TO BE APPROVED.THE CHAIR WILL ASK FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO REPLACE THE POSTED MINUTES WITH A VERSION LISTED IN THE EXECUTIVE CONTENT OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THERE WAS A MOTION THAT AUTOMATICALLY REPEATED IN EACH SECTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AGENDA ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-2024, AND THAT MOTION ONLY APPLIED TO ITEM 7.02.
IF SOMEBODY WOULD BE OPEN TO MAKING THAT MOTION, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> I MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES.
>> THE MINUTES THAT ARE POSTED OR THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE EXECUTIVE CONTENT?
>> IN THE EXECUTIVE CONTENT, PLEASE.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ADOPT THE MINUTES THAT ARE POSTED IN THE EXECUTIVE CONTENT, WHICH WOULD MEAN REPLACING THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE PUBLIC VIEW, JUST TO CORRECT THAT ERROR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
>> OPPOSED? THE MINUTES THAT ARE POSTED WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE CONTENT ARE HEREBY ACCEPTED AND APPROVED.
THAT TAKES US ON TO THE RECEIVING OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENT [GC-3.3]]
PUBLIC COMMENT, AS WE HAVE SAID MANY A TIME IS A TIME WHEN THE BOARD IS ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT IS ON THEIR MIND AND IMPORTANT TO THEM.IT IS NOT A TIME OF DISCUSSION.
IT IS TIME FOR THE BOARD TO LISTEN.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY INTERJECT, TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, AND OR MAY DIRECT SOMEONE, MOST OFTEN THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TAKE FUTURE ACTION RELATED TO THE STATEMENTS.
BUT AGAIN, IT IS NOT A TIME FOR DISCUSSION.
OUR SILENCE IS NOT A SIGNAL OF AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT, BUT IS MEANT TO RESPECTFULLY HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD.THOSE THAT ARE NOT COMFORTABLE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF A GROUP ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO CONTACT THE BOARD VIA PHONE OR EMAIL.
WE ROUTINELY HEAR FROM A NUMBER OF DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS EACH MONTH AND ASSIMILATE A WIDE RANGE OF INPUT ON DISTRICT ISSUES.
WE APPRECIATE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY AND INVITE THEM TO USE WHATEVER MODE OF COMMUNICATION THEY FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE WITH TO DO SO.
OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS READILY AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT ARE ASKED TO SIGN IN ON THE SIGN-IN SHEET IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND THEIR TIME WILL BEGIN WHEN THEY STEP TO THE PODIUM AND BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
ANY SPEAKER WHOSE COMMENTS EXCEED THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT MAY SUBMIT THEIR ENTIRE OR REMAINING COMMENTS IN WRITING.
ON TONIGHT'S SIGN-IN SHEET, I HAVE DOM FAM.
MY NAME IS DOM FAM AND I IDENTIFY MYSELF AS THE FERNDALE RESIDENT AT 6,000 BY ROAD.
TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY PERSPECTIVE ON TWO TOPICS THAT GARNERED A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING.
THE FIRST TOPIC IS ABOUT BULLYING.
ABOUT A DOZEN YEARS AGO, I ATTENDED A TWO HOUR DISTRICT WIDE STAFF MEETING ON THIS VERY TOPIC AT THE AUDITORIUM.
A SO CALLED EXPERT WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AND VIDEOS WERE SHOWN, BUT NOT A WORD WAS EVER SAID ABOUT ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PERPETRATORS.
LAST MONTH, I HEARD SUGGESTIONS ABOUT MORE MEETINGS AND STUDIES ON THIS TOPIC.
WELL, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE IF ALL YOU DO IS TALK AND TAKE NO ACTION.
BECAUSE WITHOUT DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, YOUR RHETORIC IS JUST AN ACADEMIC EXERCISE AND A WASTE OF TIME AND THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY.
FURTHERMORE, I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THE PAST CAMPAIGN FAILED BECAUSE THREE OF THE TOP ADMINISTRATORS WHO WERE NAMED THE GANG OF THREE IN MY OCTOBER 2021 OPEN LETTER TO THE DISTRICT, WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ENFORCERS OF THE ANTI-BULLYING POLICY, BUT THEY THEMSELVES TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST EGREGIOUS BULLIES.
THE SECOND TOPIC IS BUILDING MAINTENANCE.
THE MAIN THEME OF THE DIRECTOR'S PRESENTATION WAS VERY PREDICTABLE.
THEY NEED MORE MONEY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE OF THE FACILITIES.
ONE DOESN'T NEED A DEGREE IN MATH TO REALIZE THAT AS LONG AS 85% OF YOUR BUDGET IS CONSUMED BY STAFFING COSTS, YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
THE DIRECTOR ADMITTED THAT THE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OF EXISTING STRUCTURES HAVE PERSISTED FOR MANY YEARS AND I'D EXPECT THEM TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE DISTRICT SPENDING ALLOCATIONS CHANGE.
KEEP IN MIND THAT PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE, PROPERTY TAX, AND SCHOOL BUDGET ARE ALREADY AT RECORD HIGH LEVELS.
IN SUMMARY, THERE ARE TWO UNDERLYING LESSONS HERE REGARDING THE BULLYING ISSUE.
IF YOU WANT TO TACKLE IT, CLEAN YOUR OWN HOUSE FIRST THEN CONCENTRATE ON RULE ENFORCEMENT, NOT THE LECTURE.
AS FOR THE MAINTENANCE CHALLENGE, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY.
WE THE TAXPAYERS HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS AND WE EXPECT THE DISTRICT TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DOM. AGAIN, IF ANYONE HAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THEY WISH TO PROVIDE TO THE BOARD, OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CONTACT US AT ANY TIME.
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 5.0 WHICH IS SHARING,
[5. SHARING [GC-7.E.]]
AND WE'LL START WITH KRISTI.IT FEELS LIKE A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'RE IN THIS ROOM.
WE HAVE KELLY ON POINT TONIGHT.
SHE'S JUST KILLING IT OVER HERE. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
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I WANT TO FIRST START OFF BY JUST THANKING OUR VOTERS FOR PASSING THE RECENT LEVY.I LEARNED A LOT, BEING THAT IT WAS MY FIRST TIME BEING A SUPERINTENDENT IN THE PROCESS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID ALMOST DAILY WAS I MET WITH PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T NECESSARILY SUPPORT THE LEVEE, AND SOME OF THEM WOULD REFER TO THEMSELVES AS NO VOTERS.
IT WAS GREAT. I LEARNED A TON.
I WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE CONCERNS AND SOME ACTIONABLE ITEMS FOR MOVING FORWARD.
SOME OF THE PARTS THAT I DID LEARN WAS, GIVEN THAT IT WAS MY FIRST TIME, WORKING ON A LEVY CAMPAIGN HERE IN FERNDALE WAS THE INCREASED TRANSPARENCY, AND SO THAT PEOPLE FELT MORE INFORMED.
I GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THE FLYER, AND THAT WAS THE THING.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE TOOK TIME TO GO OUT AND VOTE, AND THERE WERE JUST SO MANY PEOPLE WHO, FROM DOOR BELLING TO SIGN WAVING, LEADING PTO MEETINGS.
WE HAD AN AMAZING CITIZENS CAMPAIGN GROUP THAT WAS LED BY PARENTS FOR PARENTS.
IT WAS PRETTY HEARTWARMING TO SEE JUST THE SUPPORT.
AT THE SAME TIME, I LEARNED A TON AS A SUPERINTENDENT.
I'VE BEEN TAKING NOTES, I TOOK NOTES.
SELINA OFTEN JOINED ME AND WOULD CAPTURE SOME OF THOSE, SO I WILL SHARE THOSE OUT WITH THE BOARD AS I COMPILE THE THEMES SO YOU'RE AWARE, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK OUR VOTERS AND JUST THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT WE FELT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
THIS WAS A HIGHLIGHT, IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO GO TO SEE ANASTASIA, AND I'M NOT GOING TO REALLY STEAL THE SHOW BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT ONE OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE PART OF HIS.
I'M TRYING TO GO AGAIN THIS WEEK.
I'M HOPING ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER WILL ALSO SHARE BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING IN THE PERFORMANCE.
I KEPT IMAGINING WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO WATCH YOUR CHILD THERE ON STAGE JUST SHINING.
I THINK GABBY WAS AT THE SAME SHOW THAT I WAS AT, AND CHRIS JOINED ME.
YOU CAN STILL GO THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.
MATH OLYMPIAD. PEGGIE, I HEARD YOUR JOKES WERE REALLY FUNNY.
I MISSED THEM. THE AVERAGE JOKE, YOU TOLD A JOKE ABOUT AVERAGE? SEE, IT GOT REPEATED. I LOVED IT.
WE HAD 180 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE.
JUST THE EXCITEMENT OVER MATH OLYMPIAD IS QUITE SOMETHING.
I WAS VERY BUMMED. I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO MC AND PEGGIE SUBBED FOR ME.
I ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING WIFE THAT NIGHT AND ATTENDING A WESTERN BASKETBALL GAME, WHICH I'M GLAD I DID.
I THINK I SPENT MOST OF MY EVENING WITH MY HEAD IN HANDS BECAUSE I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK.
KEVIN, YOU WERE ALSO THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
BUT WE JUST KELLY IS A DIRECT CONTACT TO THE TEAM OR THE TEAMS. WE CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS TIME TO COME TOGETHER AND SHINE.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT LAST YEAR? AT THE END OF THE SEASON, I LEARNED WE HAVE AN EQUESTRIAN TEAM.
I HAD MISSED ALL THE COMPETITIONS.
THIS YEAR, I WAS REALLY COMMITTED TO GOING AND WATCHING ONE OF THE COMPETITION.
WE HAVE 45 STUDENTS WHO COMPETED LAST WEEKEND.
WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THE EQUESTRIAN TEAM, THIS COMPETITION HAPPENED AT THE LYNDEN FAIRGROUNDS.
IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT ONE, MARCH 21ST THROUGH THE 24TH.
TRINA CAN TELL YOU THE EXACT TIMES WHEN EVERYTHING'S HAPPENING.
BUT THE EQUESTRIAN TEAM IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER WELCOMBE COUNTY JOIN FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TEAM.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE A TEAM IN THEIR DISTRICT, THEN THEY CAN JOIN OURS.
OTHERWISE, THE STUDENTS CAN COMPETE AT THE CLUB LEVEL.
I LEARNED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS, WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WHEN WE WENT, THERE WEREN'T AS MANY FANS, BUT I HEARD FRIDAY NIGHT WAS A PACKED HOUSE.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING OR WANTING MORE, LET US KNOW.
BUT WE GOT A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT ALL THE STUDENTS DO.
IT WAS AMAZING THE DAY BEFORE, SOME OF OUR ATHLETES HAD BEEN COMPETING TILL 1:00 IN THE MORNING.
IT'S NOT JUST GO FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEY GO ALL DAY, THEY HAVE FOOD TABLES.
IT'S DEFINITELY A FAMILY COMMITMENT AND SO LOTS OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THAT.
THEN FRIDAY I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO JOIN OUR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS.
FIFTY-FOUR STUDENTS DROVE DOWN TO UW ON FRIDAY WHERE UW HOSTED A NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT DAY,
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AND THEY GOT TO GO AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT UW HAD TO OFFER.THEY GOT TO LEARN ABOUT ADMISSIONS.
THEY GOT TO MEET OTHER STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER WASHINGTON STATE.
THEY GOT TO ATTEND SOME LECTURE HALLS AND JUST BEGIN TO IMAGINE, WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE TO BE A STUDENT ON UW'S CAMPUS? THE WEATHER WAS GORGEOUS.
MOST OF US DIDN'T NEED A COAT. WE WERE WALKING AROUND.
IT WAS A PERFECT DAY, AND SO I FELT VERY HONORED TO GET TO BE PART OF THAT.
LAST TIME WE TALKED AND I DIDN'T GET A SPECIFIC ACTION OF WHEN THE ANTI-BULLYING POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND JUST A CONVERSATION WITH THOSE WHO ARE CLOSEST TO THE WORK.
WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? I KNOW THERE'S AN INTEREST TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT MAYBE A STUDY SESSION SO WE CAN DEDICATE SOME REAL TIME TO IT AND MAKE SURE PARENTS KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAKE SURE THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE IN THE ROOM.
ONE OF MY QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD IS IF YOU DO WANT TO STUDY SESSION, WE WOULD NEED TO SET THAT DAY AND TIME.
BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE A DIRECTION OF WHEN.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD ASK FROM YOU.
I WOULD SAY EVERY SEASON IS BUDGET SEASON, BUT THE BUDGET WORK CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
EVERY TUESDAY, WE HAVE A TEAM THAT MEETS A GOOD PART OF THE YEAR, IT'S JUST THE EXECUTIVE TEAM WHICH SITTING BEHIND ME.
THEN WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, HOLLY FINANCE AND CARE FROM HR HAVE BEEN JOINING US.
TODAY, AN EXAMPLE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET FROM 9:00 TO NOON.
TYPICALLY, WE MEET ANYWHERE FROM 8:00 TO NOON EVERY TUESDAY.
BUDGET IS ALWAYS ONE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND REALLY ASKING OURSELVES, HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR DOLLARS? WHERE ARE WE SEEING INCREASED STUDENT OUTCOMES? MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT BUDGET AS SOMETHING HAPHAZARD.
WHEN I MET WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM LAST WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN NEXT YEAR, AND SO MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE SPENDING IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THAT STRATEGIC PLAN.
AS YOU IDENTIFY AREAS FOR FOCUS, WE WRITE THOSE DOWN, WE DISCUSS THOSE AT THAT PLACE.
WE ASK OURSELVES, WHAT ARE THE BUDGETARY IMPACTS? FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROGRAM, WE LOOK AT WHAT DOES THAT PROGRAM COST VERSUS THE OUTCOME.
TODAY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ONE OPPORTUNITY AND WE SAID, OKAY, HOW MANY STAFF ARE INVOLVED? WHAT'S THE CURRICULUM COST ASSOCIATED? WHAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY COST? WHAT'S THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST? WE BEGIN TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT DOES EVERY PROGRAM COST THE ORGANIZATION? THEN WE SAY, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES? IS IT INCREASING GRADUATION RATES? ARE WE SEEING INCREASED TEST SCORES? ARE WE SEEING INCREASED SAFETY MEASURES? THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS, AND REALLY PUSHING ON ONE ANOTHER TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
MARCH 5TH, WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR RETREATS, AND THAT'S WHEN WE GO AWAY FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.
WE BEGIN TO PUT SOME OF OUR THOUGHTS UP ON PAPER AND BEGIN TO WRESTLE WITH SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE.
WE LOOK AT RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS, ARE THOSE POSITIONS WE NEED TO BRING BACK? ARE THEY ONES THAT WE CAN THROUGH ATTRITION? THAT WOULD BE A COST SAVINGS.
ONE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE BOARD IS WE DO NOT HAVE SET ANOTHER STUDY SESSION FOR BUDGET, AND SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER ONE.
IF WE'RE WANTING ANOTHER STUDY SESSION, WE WOULDN'T NEED TO GET THAT SET.
THEN JUST A REMINDER TO ANY BOARD MEMBER, AT ANY TIME, HOLLY AND/OR MARK ARE HAPPY TO MEET ONE ON ONE SO THEY CAN GO OVER THE BUDGET AND LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PIECES.
BECAUSE BY THE TIME THE BUDGET COMES TO YOU, WE WANT IT TO BE NOT NEW, BUT SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OVER TIME.
>> YEAH. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR A BOARD MEMBER TO SIT LIKE A FLY ON THE WALL IN ANY OF THESE MEETINGS SILENTLY?
>> I WOULD RATHER HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS IS WHAT WE SAY IN THERE, IT NEEDS TO BE WHERE WE MIGHT SHARE SOME PERSONNEL THINGS OR WHATEVER.
SO I WOULD JUST NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> DO YOU KEEP NOTES OF THESE THINGS?
>> YEAH. IT'S NOT THIS KIND OF MEETING.
HOLLY'S BRINGING THOSE THINGS.
THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I COULD EASILY SHARE WITH PEOPLE LIKE WHAT WE'RE WRESTLING WITH OR THESE ARE THE THINGS.
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WE HAVE ALL THAT, SO ANY OF THAT WOULD BE OPEN TO ANY BOARD MEMBER TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT.KNOWING THAT THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY DECISIONS AT THAT MOMENT.
YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT THOSE DECISIONS AS THEY HAPPEN.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE NEED TO ADD SOMETHING, YOU WOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON IT.
IF WE NEEDED TO LET GO OF SOMETHING, YOU WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WOULD.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE CONSTANTLY INFORMED ON THOSE PIECES.
BUT IT'S LOOKING AT TITLE 1, HOW ARE WE SPENDING TITLE 1 AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S BEING MAXIMIZED FOR THE SUPPORTS THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO? CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, BECAUSE THAT'S AN ENHANCEMENT, A BUDGET ENHANCEMENT FOR CTE, WE GET EXTRA DOLLARS.
HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE USING THOSE TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR THOSE PROGRAMS? SAFETY IS A BIG ONE.
FACILITIES HAS COME UP AND WE HEARD FROM JAMIE LAST WEEK ABOUT CREATING A PROACTIVE, WHAT IS THAT CALLED? PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
THANK YOU. WHAT DOES THAT COST? WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THOSE THINGS, AND IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD THIS, THEN WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LET GO OF IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? THOSE ARE THE KIND OF WRESTLES.
JUST LIKE WE DO WITH OUR OWN BUDGETS, WE'RE DOING THAT WITH THE DISTRICT BUDGET.
NOTHING HAPPENS IN THOSE BOARD RETREATS THAT A BOARD MEMBER COULDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
IT WOULD JUST BE LIKE IF YOU WANTED TO COME AND SO DID THREE OTHER PEOPLE, I WOULD JUST HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE OUT MAYBE WHAT YOU HEARD SO YOU DON'T HOLD INFORMATION THAT'S THE REST OF THE BOARD.
I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY THINK ABOUT HOW DO I INFORM THE WHOLE BOARD AND NOT VIOLATE OPMA, AND ALL OF THAT.
I'M NOT SUPER FLUENT ON IT YET, SO I'M THINKING THROUGH IT.
ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IF YOU LOOK IN THE SMORE FROM LAST WEEK, THERE'S A POWERPOINT IN THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TRINA AND SELENA WHO HAVE BEEN CAPTURING THE BIG IDEAS.
NEXT MONTH, DR. TAMMY CAMPBELL WILL BE JOINING US VIA ZOOM, SO WE'LL NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT.
DO WE ALL WANT TO BE HERE AND HAVE HER ZOOM IN OR DO WE ALL WANT TO ZOOM INTO A MEETING? WE'LL WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
SHE WILL BE COMING AND WORKING WITH YOU ON WRITING THE MISSION STATEMENT.
THE PARTS OF A STRATEGIC PLAN HAVE THE MISSION, THE VISION STATEMENTS, THE CORE VALUES, THE FOUNDATIONS, THE GOAL AREAS, AND THOSE WERE WRITTEN BY TEACHERS, FOR TEACHERS, AND THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE.
I BELIEVE WE HAD TWO BOARD MEMBERS PART OF THAT PROCESS, AND THAT WAS A BUNCH OF STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK FOR THAT ONE ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE INDUSTRY OF WHAT PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR IN GRADUATES.
[INAUDIBLE], I BELIEVE YOU WERE IN THE ROOM.
THEN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEAM; DISTRICT PLANNING TEAM, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, CORE PLANNING TEAM, A VISIONING TEAM, INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING TEAM, PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE TEAM, AND THEN YOU AS A BOARD, ARE ANOTHER ONE OF THE TEAMS. STILL TO COME IS THE MISSION STATEMENT, THE PUBLICATION, THE REFINEMENT AND BOARD PRESENTATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU FOR APPROVAL.
THEN THE INTENT IS TO GO LIVE IN JUNE.
WHATEVER WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF BUDGET PLANNING FOR AUGUST PD, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE ALIGNED.
OUR BUILDINGS ARE PREPARED TO WRITE THEIR SIP PLANS BASED ON THIS STRATEGIC PLAN.
LIKE I SAID, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR, NOW IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR-AND-A-HALF.
IN THIS MORE, I SAID IT'S BEEN 700 PLUS, THAT SHOULD HAVE SAID 1,700 PLUS PEOPLE.
SELENA WAS ADDING UP THE NUMBERS LAST NIGHT, AND WE'RE CLOSE TO 2000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN INPUT TO DATE. ABSOLUTELY.
>> MAY I ASK WHO THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS WERE THAT WERE INVOLVED?
>> PEGGY CAME TO SOME ZOOM MEETINGS ONLINE FOR FOCUS GROUPS, AND THEN KEVIN AND MELINDA WERE IN THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE.
DID YOU FILL OUT THE SURVEY? THERE WAS A SURVEY THAT WENT OUT.
A SURVEY WENT OUT TO THE LARGE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD 1,000 STUDENTS WHO GAVE INPUT ON THAT ONE, AND THAT WAS A LOT MORE COMMUNITY INPUT PARENTS.
THAT GOT SENT OUT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND PARENTS' SQUARE.
I THINK ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THAT SURVEY AS WELL.
I HAVE ALL THAT RAW DATA AS WELL.
IN THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, I'M GOING TO KICK THIS BACK TO MARK.
>> YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THE BIG HIGHLIGHTS COMING UP ON THE SCREEN THERE.
WE'RE WINDING DOWN THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT
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AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN A LOT OF YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING INTO THAT.BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK.
THEY'RE TALKING A LOT RIGHT NOW ABOUT THEIR FINAL REPORT TO THE BOARD AND MAKING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO CHANGE THE PROCESS FOR FUTURE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES HAVE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THAT.
THEY'VE PUT, AS YOU'VE HEARD, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT INTO THE PROCESS THIS TIME.
THEY'RE BEING JUST AS SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS IF WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AGAIN.
ANYBODY WHO'S DRIVEN BY LATELY HAS NOTICED THE VIEW HAS CHANGED PRETTY DRAMATICALLY.
THE CTE BUILDING, THE LAST REMAINING PART OF OLD MAINE GONE.
YOU CAN SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL WAREHOUSE NOW STRAIGHT THROUGH.
THE SITE WORK IS CONTINUING THERE.
WE FOUND ANOTHER OIL TANK THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNKNOWN THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED THIS WEEK.
LUCKILY, IT WAS BUNKER OIL, SO IT WASN'T A REALLY BIG DEAL.
IT WAS JUST ONE MORE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT.
ANYTIME YOU'RE IN THE GROUND, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A RISKY PROPOSITION.
ONE OF THE LITTLE PIECES OF UNSCHEDULED WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE THAT I THINK WILL MAKE DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE IS THE FRONT SECTION OF THE TENNIS COURTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE BIT ROUGH AND WITH THE WAY THE LANDSCAPING HAS CHANGED.
WE'RE PUTTING A LITTLE MONEY INTO REFINING THAT WHOLE SPACE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT NICER AND A LITTLE MORE USABLE IN TERMS OF THE SLOPES AND THE WAY IT BLENDS IN WITH THE SITE.
THAT'S, AGAIN, ONE OF THE FINAL SITE WORK ITEMS. WE'RE WRAPPING UP ON THE FINAL WAY, FINDING SIGNS.
AFTER THE CORNERSTONE WORK IS DONE, AND FOLKS MOVE OFF SITE, WE'LL BE PAINTING SOME CROSSWALKS ON THE DISTRICT PROPERTY, SO THEY'RE NOT OFFICIAL CITY CROSSWALKS.
THEY'RE BASICALLY FOR TRAFFIC FLOW AND IDENTIFICATION ON OUR SITE.
WE CONTINUE TO GET SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OLD SCOREBOARD.
IT'S GOING TO STAY THERE, AND THAT WAS ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION.
IT'S AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE HISTORY OF THE WAY THE SITE WAS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT FOR NOW.
>> I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
STEVE REPRESENTS YOU ON THAT COMMITTEE.
IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO GET TO JOIN IT.
IT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WHEN I BECAME PART OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND I'VE LEARNED A TON.
I ACTUALLY THINK THE BOARD SHOULD CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS AND PRESENT AT WASDA NEXT YEAR.
I THINK IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PROCESS.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO IT FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.
I THINK THEY COULD LEARN A LOT, AND JUST THAT SHARED LEADERSHIP BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL, AS A BOARD.
HERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO THIS IS THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO ATTEND A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND WATCHING THEM.
HALF THE TIME I'M TRYING TO LOOK UP WHATEVER VOCABULARY THEY'RE USING BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT IT IS THEY'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT.
BUT THEY ARE ALL VERY FLUENT IN THE VERBIAGE.
BUT I SPEND MORE TIME LEARNING AT THAT POINT.
I DO THINK ONE THING THAT YOU CAN EXPECT AS THIS IS WINDING DOWN, IS THE WEEKLY UPDATES ARE GOING OUT.
EVENTUALLY THOSE ARE GOING TO STOP.
THAT IS GOING TO FEEL WEIRD GIVEN HOW MANY YEARS HAVE THOSE BEEN SENT OUT NOW?
>> I THINK LAST WEEK WAS THE 243RD UPDATE.
FEBRUARY 22ND OF 2019 WAS THE FIRST ONE.
>> AT THIS POINT IT'S JUST PART OF THE CULTURE THAT YOU GET THOSE ON FRIDAYS AND PRETTY SOON THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE MUCH TO SHARE, SO THAT WILL BE A SHIFT.
STEVE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD ADD?
>> NO. I THINK YOU GUYS COVERED IT WELL.
I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IN FACT IT IS WINDING DOWN, AND FINAL THOUGHTS ARE BEING PUT IN TOGETHER.
EVERYBODY CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY COMPREHENSIVE FINAL REPORT WITH THOUGHTS.
ANYWAY, A GREAT DEAL OF GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF THAT TEAM, AND FROM THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMUNITY.
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THEY HAVE SERVED A GREAT PURPOSE, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, AND I COMMEND THEM ALL.THANK YOU TO THOSE FOLKS. APPRECIATE IT.
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY I STRONGLY SUPPORT THAT IDEA OF A WSSDA PRESENTATION HAVING BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THOSE CONFERENCES.
ONE, RECOGNIZING WHAT THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS DONE, BUT ALSO SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS I THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
>. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR TWO STUDENTS.
I AM GOING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE GETTING OUR ONE TONIGHT, RESULTS POLICY 1.
AT THE END OF OUR STUDENTS, PART OF MY UPDATE WILL BE TO HAVE BOBBY AND JOHN GIVE A LITTLE HIGHLIGHT OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO READ THIS MONTH IN THAT POLICY.
>> I ALWAYS FORGET THAT YOU CAN'T MOVE IT ONCE IT'S TURNED ON.
IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A WHILE SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.
I FEEL LIKE TIME HAS GONE REALLY FAST.
IT'S BEEN A BUSY FEBRUARY, BUT BEFORE I START MY TAPING, I REALLY DO WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PRESENTATION AT THE WSSDA CONFERENCE WOULD BE REALLY COOL.
BECAUSE THE WSSDA CONFERENCE, FOR ME, WAS JUST THIS CULMINATION OF LEARNING, AND JUST LEARNING FROM OTHER BOARDS, AND SEEING THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON PRESENTING AND HOW WE CAN APPLY THAT TO OUR OWN DISTRICT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE LEARNED TO AND ARE STILL TRYING TO APPLY THAT INFORMATION.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO RECOGNIZE THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH OTHER DISTRICTS.
BIG UPDATE. WHAT'S COMING UP, DECA FERNDALES CHAPTER OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA, WE HAVE A LOT OF MEMBERS GOING TO STATE, ALSO KNOWN AS SCDC OR THE STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE AT BELLEVUE.
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO PREPARE FOR THEIR EVENTS.
IT'S GOING TO BE THREE DAYS PACKED FULL OF TEAM BONDING AND LEARNING AND HARD WORK TO PRESENT FERNDALES BEST IN BUSINESS TO OUR COMPETITION.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WE'RE HOPING SOMEBODY MAKES IT TO INTERNATIONALS THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT JUMPS STRAIGHT FROM STATE TO INTERNATIONALS, WHICH IS ODD, BUT THIS YEAR THEY'RE IN CALIFORNIA, LAST YEAR THEY WERE IN FLORIDA.
WE'RE JUST REALLY THANKFUL TO THE BOOSTER CLUB IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD AND EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED DECA AND HELPED FUND AND WORK WITH US ON CURRICULUM AND GETTING THINGS DONE.
WE GOT COOL NEW MERCH, SUPPORT DECA IF THEY'RE SELLING CHOCOLATE BARS ANYTIME SOON BECAUSE WE NEED FUNDING TO GO TO STATE.
THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE A REALLY EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
STATE, LAST YEAR IS ONE OF MY BEST MEMORIES.
MY LITTLE BROTHER'S LACROSSE SEASON IS STARTING UP, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
RECENTLY I'VE BEEN GETTING BACK INTO BAKING.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME IN A WEEK BAKING LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE.
IT WAS FRESH OUT THE OVEN WHEN I LEFT I HADN'T HAD TIME TO PUT ICING ON IT.
THEN WE'RE JUST NOW HITTING THE TRENCHES AS JUNIOR ASP ON REAL CRUNCH TIME FOR PLANNING PROM.
THAT'S GOING TO BE BIG, EXCITING STUFF.
ALSO, ALMOST CRUNCH TIME FOR AP EXAMS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
SO MANY FRIENDS IN THE PLAY, IN THE PIT, IN THE LIGHTS, AND SOUND AND CREW, AND I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF FERNDALE PUTTING THAT PRODUCTION ON.
>> THAT'S A REALLY GREAT SEGUE.
WELL, I GUESS I'M BIASED BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS WHO ARE IN ANASTASIA, BUT IT'S A REALLY WELL PUT TOGETHER PERFORMANCE.
THEY HAVE PERFORMANCES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY AT 7:00 PM AND FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM.
THEN ON SATURDAY THERE'S TWO PERFORMANCES WHERE WE HAVE BOTH DIRECTOR MACHADO'S DAUGHTER PERFORMING AS ANASTASIA AND [LAUGHTER] PRINCIPAL FRANCIS DAUGHTER PERFORMING AS ANASTASIA.
WILL HAVE A PERFORMANCE AT 1:00 PM. AND AT 7:00 PM.
I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO BOTH, BUT IF YOU CAN'T, JUST COIN TOSS OR JUST PICK THE ONE YOU CAN GO TO.
WE HAD OUR FIRST PRACTICE ON MONDAY.
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UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO WORK OUT AFTER THE PRACTICE BECAUSE I NEED A PHYSICAL, AND IT COMES ON THURSDAY, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I'M GETTING MY WORK OUT IN, AND THAT'S GOOD, BUT THEY HAD TO WORK OUT IN THE SNOW, WHICH WAS A LITTLE LESS THAN IDEAL, BUT GROWS AND GROWS.I HAVE TWO LEGISLATIVE UPDATES JUST BECAUSE I WAS ASKED TO TESTIFY FOR THE WSSDA STUDENT REP NETWORK.
>> OH, NO. HOPEFULLY THESE AREN'T THE ONES YOU'RE COVERING, BUT I WAS ASKED TO TESTIFY ON HOUSE BILL 1692, WHICH WOULD CREATE A SEVEN-STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PER LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT.
SO WE LIVE IN THE 42ND DISTRICT, AND THIS BILL WOULD ESSENTIALLY CODIFY INTO LAW THAT THE 42ND DISTRICT WOULD NEED SEVEN STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO REPRESENT THE STUDENTS.
THEN THEY WOULD ADVISE THE LEGISLATORS OF ISSUES FACING THEM OR PROVIDE A VIEWPOINT ON SPECIFIC BILLS OR WHATNOT.
THE PURPOSE OF IT WOULD JUST BE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC INPUT AND STUDENT VOICE.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT MOVE OUT OF COMMITTEE FOR SOME REASON, SO THEY DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON IT THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS VERY SHOCKING BECAUSE THEY SEEMED ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT, BUT NEXT YEAR, THE SAME GUY, REPRESENTATIVE BERQUIST, WILL PROBABLY BRING IT UP.
I DON'T KNOW THE FINAL STATUS ON THIS ONE, BUT THIS WAS HOUSE BILL 2494.
THIS WAS A VERY EXCITING BILL BECAUSE IT WAS THE BILL THAT WOULD INCREASE THE MSOC ALLOCATION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
MSOC TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IS BASICALLY BASIC OPERATING NEEDS THAT EVERY DISTRICT NEEDS.
>> MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND OPERATING COSTS.
>> THANK YOU. YES. MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS.
I THINK I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY HAD MORE ON THAT.
SO I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THAT.
THEN, I GUESS LASTLY, I'LL SAY THAT THE SNOW HAS ACTUALLY PICKED UP AND THE TEMPERATURE HAS DECREASED.
THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY, BUT IT, IT SHOULDN'T STICK. IT SHOULDN'T LAST.
IT'S STICKING, BUT IT SHOULDN'T LAST UNTIL INTO THE MORNING. GABBY.
>> SORRY, I JUST REMEMBER SOMETHING WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SPRING SPORTS.
VOLLEYBALL IS PUTTING ON A KIDS CAMP YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW AND I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY TO BE THERE BECAUSE THE FIRST KIDS CAMP THAT WE'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF COVID WAS THIS SUMMER AND IT WAS ACTUALLY WHEN I WAS AWAY WITH FAMILY.
SO THIS IS MY FIRST TIME GETTING TO PARTICIPATE IN A KIDS CAMP AS A COACH AND IT'S JUST SUCH A FULFILLING AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE FERNDALE YOUTH SPORTS ATHLETES.
>> LOVE IT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED IS JUST THE AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY THAT STUDENTS HAVE TO BE INVOLVED FOR A VARIETY OF AGES.
ANY NIGHT OF THE WEEK, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON.
FOR ANASTASIA, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S OVER 90 STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THAT.
THEN YOU HAVE THE CAMP AND THEN YOU HAVE SPRING SPORTS.
ANY GIVEN DAY, BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL, THERE ARE JUST STUDENTS PARTICIPATING EVERYWHERE.
TONIGHT YOU ARE RECEIVING OUR ONE.
WHAT I HAVE TRIED TO DO THIS YEAR WITH A FEW OF THE MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS, AND HERE, BOBBY, I'M GOING TO HAND THIS TO YOU, FOR ME PERSONALLY AS SOMEONE WHO HAS A READING DISABILITY, JUST TO READ SOMETHING WITHOUT GETTING SOME PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THOSE OF US WHO ARE TEACHERS, WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOOD TO INSTITUTE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE COMPREHENSION, TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
I'VE ASKED BOBBY AND JOHN, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE LAMINATION TRIBAL CONSULTATION MEETING, WE HAD PEGGY, NANCY, AND STEVE.
BOBBY IS GOING TO REVIEW A LITTLE BIT OF THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE IT GOES INTO THIS REPORT, BUT THEN SOME NEW INFORMATION.
AS YOU'RE READING IT, YOU'LL HAVE THIS CONTEXT AND FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY.
>> GREAT THANK YOU. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED YOUR REPORT THAT WOULD HAVE GRADUATION RATE INFORMATION IN IT.
I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH A COUPLE OF THE CHARTS AND EXPLAIN HOW WE CAME UP WITH THAT DATA.
TO START, THIS FIRST CHART IS JUST AN OVERALL GRADUATION RATE FOR FERNDALE OVER THE YEARS.
THE BLUE BARS REPRESENT THE FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE AND THAT HAS REMAINED PRETTY STABLE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S.
THEN THE ORANGE ADDITIONAL NUMBERS REPRESENT THE FIVE YEAR GRADUATION RATE.
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>> AS MOST PEOPLE KNOW, YOU GRADUATE TYPICALLY AROUND AGE 18, YOUR SENIOR YEAR, BUT IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH YOUR 21ST YEAR, AND THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THAT.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE ORANGE BARS, THOSE ARE STUDENTS WHO HAD AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, ONE OR MORE, IN ORDER TO GRADUATE. YEAH.
>> IS THAT IF THEY HAVE AN IEP OR ANYONE?
>> ANY STUDENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS CAPTURE THAT.
ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO ARE PARENTS, WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN COME TO DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
SO WE FEEL THAT EVEN THOUGH OSPI TYPICALLY JUST REPORTS ON THE BLUE PART, WE ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT GRADUATIONS OR GRADUATION IS NOT DETERMINED ALWAYS BY AGE.
BOBBY IS DOING A NICE JOB OF LOOKING AT WHAT WE CALL THE FIVE-YEAR GRADUATION RATE AS WELL.
HOW MANY STUDENTS AREN'T GRADUATING IN THAT FOUR YEAR MARK BUT ARE NEEDING ADDITIONAL TIME.
>> IN THE FALL, WE ALSO CAME UP WITH A LIST OF 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THAT WE THOUGHT WERE MOST COMPARATIVE TO US BASED ON SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS.
THESE SAME 10 DISTRICTS, WE LOOKED AT COMPARISON OF GRADUATION RATES.
THIS IS COMPARING OUR FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATES TO THAT OF THE COMPARATIVE DISTRICTS.
FERNDALE IS REPRESENTED AS THE BLUE BAR.
THE STATE IS ORANGE AND WE ARE PRETTY MUCH RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FIVE YEAR RATES, WE JUMPED UP ONE SPOT, [LAUGHTER] BUT WE'RE STILL RIGHT AROUND THE MIDDLE.
THE NEXT SECTION, TYPICALLY WE BREAK THESE DOWN BY RACE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
I'M GOING TO JUST EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW WE FEDERALLY COLLECT AND REPORT ON RACE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN SOME OF NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT A MORE INCLUSIVE PRACTICE FOR REPORTING ON RACE.
TO START WITH, THE TWO QUESTIONS THAT ARE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN ARE A STANDARD THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE EARLY 1990S.
THIS IS A TWO PART QUESTION THAT'S ASKING FIRST ABOUT YOUR ETHNICITY, ARE YOU HISPANIC OR NOT, AND THEN YOUR RACE.
THIS IS REFERRING TO THE FEDERAL RACE CODES.
WE ALSO HAVE STATE AND LOCAL RACE, BUT THIS IS LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT FEDERAL RACE.
THEN IN 2007, THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAME OUT WITH THEIR GUIDELINES ON HOW WE WOULD REPORT ON THAT INFORMATION.
WHILE WE COLLECT ALL OF THE STUDENT RESPONSES, FEDERALLY WE REPORT ON IT IN A SPECIFIC WAY.
THAT'S THE LITTLE GRAY BOX ON THE RIGHT.
THE TWO BIG POINTS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT IS THAT ONLY STUDENTS IDENTIFYING AS NON HISPANIC LATINO WOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS A RACIAL CATEGORY.
STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY WITH MORE THAN ONE RACE WILL BE REPORTED AS TWO OR MORE RACES.
I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX THAN I THINK IT IS ONCE WE SEE IT.
IF I WERE A STUDENT SELF IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC AND ASIAN, EVEN THOUGH WE COLLECT THAT RACE INFORMATION, WE ACTUALLY DO NOT REPORT ON IT.
I WOULD BE REPORTED ON AS HISPANIC LATINO.
IF I SELF IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC LATINO AND HAD CHECKED MORE THAN ONE RACE CATEGORY, THE SAME APPLIES.
I WOULD NOT HAVE MY RACE INFORMATION REPORTED ON AND INSTEAD, I WOULD BE REPORTED ON AS HISPANIC LATINO.
IF I SAID NO TO HISPANIC LATINO AND SELECTED MULTIPLE RACE CATEGORIES, I WOULD BE IN THE TWO OR MORE RACE CATEGORY.
IT'S ONLY WHEN I WOULD SAY NO TO HISPANIC LATINO AND YES TO A SINGLE RACE CATEGORY THAT I WOULD BE IDENTIFIED IN THAT SINGLE RACE CATEGORY.
WHEN WE REVIEW DATA FROM OSPI BROKEN DOWN BY RACE, THIS IS THE BACKGROUND OF HOW PEOPLE FALL INTO THOSE CATEGORIES FROM A FEDERAL RACE REPORTING LEVEL.
THERE IS ANOTHER METHOD, AND SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT THERE IS A PROFESSOR AT
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WHO HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS METHOD.IT'S CALLED THE MAXIMUM REPRESENTATION IDENTIFICATION MODEL.
THE IDEA IS THAT ONE UNIQUE STUDENT CAN REPRESENT MULTIPLE RACES.
IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT A STUDENT THAT IDENTIFIES AS HISPANIC LATINO IN MULTIPLE RACES, WE WOULD COUNT THEM IN EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY SO THAT THEY WOULD BE SEEN IN EVERY CATEGORY.
THAT ALSO COMES WITH ITS OWN CHALLENGES BECAUSE THE PAST OR THE CURRENT METHOD REALLY FEDERALLY PUTS EVERY STUDENT INTO A SINGLE CATEGORY, WHICH MAKES IT VERY CLEAN FOR DATA, BUT IS NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE STUDENT.
THIS METHOD WORKS BEST WHEN WE REPORT ALL STUDENTS IN A PARTICULAR STUDENT GROUP AND COMPARE THAT TO ALL STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT IN THAT PARTICULAR STUDENT GROUP.
IT DOESN'T WORK AS WELL WHEN YOU COMPARE ASIAN STUDENTS TO BLACK STUDENTS OR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS TO WHITE STUDENTS.
BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE ALL AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS TO NON AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS, THEN WE CAN START TO LOOK AT COMPARISONS THAT WAY.
I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP YOU TO INTERPRET THE INFORMATION THAT IS IN YOUR REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE? YEAH.
IF A STUDENT CHECKS A COUPLE BOXES AND IT WINDS UP IN THE TWO OR MORE RACES CATEGORY, THEN THEY WILL NOT BE SEEN AS NATIVE AMERICAN OR THEY WILL NOT BE SEEN AS ASIAN, ETC.
>> THIS CHART WOULD SHOW THE DATA WE WOULD RECEIVE FROM OSPI.
THIS IS THE DATA THAT WE SEE ON THE OSPI REPORT CARD FOR OUR GRADUATION RATES FOR THIS PAST YEAR, 2023.
THE DISTRICT AVERAGE WAS 84% AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE RACIAL CATEGORIES ARE ABOVE AND SOME ARE BELOW.
THE BOTTOM TWO ARE SUPPRESSED, THAT IS PURELY AT THE STATE LEVEL.
IF THE GROUP IS UNDER 10 PEOPLE, THEN THEY SUPPRESS THAT INFORMATION TO PROTECT STUDENT IDENTITY.
BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT THE TWO OR MORE RACE CATEGORY HAD THE HIGHEST, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT RACES THOSE WERE.
INSTEAD, WHEN WE TAKE AN APPROACH FOR THE MAXIMUM REPRESENTATION, THAT'S THE LIGHT BLUE BARS HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE CATEGORIES IMPROVED, SOME DID NOT, SOME STAYED THE SAME.
HISPANIC LATINO, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE REPORTING WORKS, THEY ARE ALREADY MAXIMUM REPRESENTATION.
ACTUALLY WE HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHO IS IN THAT CATEGORY.
REGARDLESS, WE HAVE A VERY ACCURATE COUNT.
>> BOBBY AND I'VE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS DATA AND WHERE I'M PACKING IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO KNOW WHO WE'RE TARGETING.
SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE TARGETING TOWARDS SPECIFIC STUDENTS.
MAXIMUM REPRESENTATION IS ALREADY AT PLAY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL DATA FOR HISPANIC AND LATINX.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS MAXIMUM REPRESENTATION BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO BOXES TO CHECK.
YOU'RE EITHER HISPANIC OR YOU'RE NOT.
BUT THEN WHEN YOU START TO LOOK AT THE RACE DATA, THEN IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE MORE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE IT CLEAN AND LOOK AT ALL GROUPS IN THE SAME WAY THAT THEY LOOK AT HISPANIC AND LATINX.
>> THEN WHEN WE COMPARE EACH OF THOSE RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS TO EXPLAIN THIS GRAPH, THE BLUE CIRCLES REPRESENT EVERYBODY THAT WOULD BE IN ANY WAY IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC, LATINO, BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, WHITE OR ASIAN.
THE ORANGE CIRCLES REPRESENT EVERYBODY THAT IS NOT IN THAT GROUP.
THE GOAL, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS TYPE OF DATA, WOULD BE TO HAVE THE SMALLEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RED, I MEAN THE ORANGE AND THE BLUE.
FROM THIS, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR HISPANIC LATINX STUDENTS, WHEN IT COMES TO GRADUATION RATES FOR LAST SPRING, HAVE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE.
73% OF THOSE THAT IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC GRADUATED VERSUS 88% OF THOSE THAT ARE NOT IN THAT CATEGORY.
I THINK THE SMALLEST DIFFERENCE OR GAP WAS THE NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS.
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>> WHY WE STARTED LOOKING AT THIS? ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP WHEN YOU LOOK AT OSPI'S DATA STORY FOR OUR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS, IT CAME OUT AND OSPI SAID THAT 73% OF OUR NATIVE STUDENTS GRADUATED.
BUT THAT WAS ONLY LOOKING AT STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER IDENTIFICATION.
OUR STAFF WHO HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD IN PUTTING LOTS OF INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE AND FAMILY OUTREACH AND THEY HAVE SO MANY NUANCES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT.
OUR STUDENTS KEPT SAYING, NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT, IT'S NOT RIGHT.
BOBBY AND I SAID, LET'S LOOK AT THE DATA AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT THROUGH MAXIMUM REPRESENTATION.
THEY WENT FROM, NO, IT WAS 75% GRADUATION.
IT WENT FROM 75% GRADUATION TO 80% AND THAT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT JUMP WHEN YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT.
THIS IS GIVING US BETTER INFORMATION AND IT REALLY IS TELLING US, AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, WE'RE ASKING OUR QUESTION, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENT FOR OUR HISPANIC LATINX STUDENTS? WHAT ARE WE NOT DOING TO MEET THEIR NEEDS? HOW ARE THEY EXPERIENCING SCHOOL? WHAT ARE WE MISSING? SO WE'RE DOING A LOT OF INQUIRY WORK AROUND THAT.
>> THEN LASTLY, LOOKING AT OTHER CATEGORIES, THIS IS LOOKING AT STUDENTS IN SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND BY DEMOGRAPHICS.
FROM THIS LIST, ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT WAS JUST THAT LOW INCOME STUDENTS WERE REALLY ONLY FOUR PERCENTAGE POINTS BEHIND THE DISTRICT AVERAGE.
THAT'S IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DATA SO FAR?
>> WILL WE BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF THAT?
>> YEAH. THESE GRAPHS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE REPORT.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THEM.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS FRONT LOAD THAT REPORT, JUST ONE, SO YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE READING BECAUSE IT IS A DIFFERENT WAY THAN HOW WE'VE PRESENTED DATA BEFORE. THANKS TO BOBBY.
HE'S HELPING US TAKE VERY RAW DATA AND MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
BUT DEFINITELY, WE CAN GET YOU THAT IN PDF SO YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT AS WELL.
BOBBY HAS BEEN TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A MAGAZINE STYLE LOOK AT THE REPORTS THAT MIGHT BE A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
THIS IS HARD DATA TO LOOK AT, BUT IT'S WHO OUR KIDS ARE.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN DATA IS IN THE ROOM, OUR STUDENTS ARE IN THE ROOM.
WE HAVE TO BE HONEST ABOUT HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING.
THEN WE HAVE TO ASK, WHAT DO WE AS ADULTS AND AN ORGANIZATION NEED TO DO DIFFERENT IN ORDER TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS? BECAUSE THE STUDENTS ARE GREAT, THEY'RE READY TO SHOW UP, THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
IT REALLY IS PUSHING US TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES, HOW WE THINK ABOUT EDUCATION, AND MEET THE NEEDS.
THESE GRADUATION RESULTS ARE REALLY ABOUT THE 12TH YEAR.
THIS 12TH YEAR GRADUATION RATE, WE CAN START TO MAKE PREDICTIONS BACK WHEN STUDENTS ARE IN KINDERGARTEN.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN WAIT FOR.
I THINK TOO OFTEN, WE WAIT UNTIL NINTH GRADE TO BEGIN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT.
WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE CHILDREN ARE EVEN HITTING OUR DOORS TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON TRACK ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THAT IS THE END OF THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU, KRISTIE, BOBBY, JOHN FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION, AND DEFINITELY [NOISE] AS I SEE MORE OF THIS DATA BEING PRESENTED, IT GETS MORE AND MORE INTERESTING AS THEY DESEGREGATE AND PUT IT TOGETHER IN DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT? THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.01,
[6. MATTERS FOR BOARD DISCUSSION]
WHICH IS DISCUSSION REGARDING CELL PHONES FOR THE DIRECTORS.ESSENTIALLY, A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY SOME WHETHER WE NEED TO HAVE A DISTRICT CELL PHONE VERSUS OUR PERSONAL CELL PHONES.
I DON'T KNOW KRISTIE IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO SHARE IN REGARDS TO THIS OR IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD TO START OUT WITH.
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>> I'VE JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ESPECIALLY GIVEN WITH PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS AND THE FACT THAT PHONE NUMBERS ARE POSTED SO PEOPLE CAN CALL YOU.
IF YOU'RE TRAVELING, IT MIGHT BE NICE TO HAVE YOUR EMAIL ON YOUR PHONE AND AS SOON AS YOU PUT IT ON, YOUR PERSONAL PHONE, ALL OF THAT, AND AND I JUST ASKED THAT THE AGENDA SO YOU ALL COULD HAVE AN OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE YOU.
>> YEAH. WHEN I GOT HERE, ACTUALLY, MARK AND I MET AND I HAVE A PERSONAL PHONE, BUT THEN EVERY ADMINISTRATOR OR PEOPLE WHO NEED A PHONE HAVE A BUSINESS PHONE.
ANYTHING THAT I DO AS A SUPERINTENDENT IS DONE ON MY WORK PHONE.
RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE USING YOUR PERSONAL PHONE, SO IF YOU TAKE A CALL THAT'S BOARD BUSINESS, YOU'RE USING YOUR PERSONAL DEVICE FOR IT.
THE CONVERSATION CAME UP BECAUSE LAST YEAR THERE WAS A PUBLIC REQUEST TAKEN AND DIRECTORS, AND ANY DIRECTOR WHO WAS INVOLVED FEEL FREE TO SHARE, HAD TO PROVIDE THEIR PERSONAL PHONE IN ORDER TO GET TEXT MESSAGES AND DIFFERENT PARTS OFF OF IT.
THE QUESTION CAME UP, DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR US, IS IT A SAFETY MEASURE FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE A BUSINESS PHONE?
>> BASICALLY ONCE WE, AND THIS HAPPENS WITH CORPORATIONS TOO, ONCE YOU PUT SOMETHING IN YOUR PHONE OR ADDRESS ANY SCHOOL ISSUE FROM YOUR PHONE, IT BECOMES SUBJECT TO INSPECTION.
>> DO WE KNOW, AS FAR AS WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THAT PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST LAST TIME, WAS THAT A MILD VERSION, MODERATE VERSION, FULL VERSION? WAS THAT THE EXTENT OF IT OR DO WE KNOW WHAT LEVEL THAT COULD GO TO IN THE SENSE OF, ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE OUR PHONE FOR SIX WEEKS TO SEARCH THROUGH? THAT'S MY BIGGEST QUESTION, JUST IN THE SENSE OF I HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE KEEPING TRACK OF THIS ONE, I DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE, AND MOST OF WHAT I ACCESS ON THIS, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT REVEALING, BUT MOST OF THE EMAIL AND THAT I DO VIA WEB.
THE DISTRICT IS STORING ALL THAT BECAUSE IT'S ON THE DISTRICT SITE.
DO WE HAVE ANY GUIDANCE THAT WAY?
>> I WONDER IF MARK, AND YOU WERE LOOKING INTO THIS FROM A SECURITY POINT WITH ADMIN.
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? LIKE JUST THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE PHONE.
>> FROM A BOARD PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T KNOW THAT I DO.
THE WAY DR. ERICKSON DESCRIBED IT IS PERFECT.
EVERYTHING'S ON THE DISTRICT SERVER.
THE ISSUE, THE PROBLEM, HAVING STARTED OUT WITH YOUR PERSONAL PHONES, YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, YOU'RE GOING TO STILL GET CONTACTED ON THOSE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS AND THOSE ARE THE CONTACTS PEOPLE HAVE.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE BUSINESS PHONE AND DO THE BULK OF YOUR BUSINESS ON IT DOESN'T MEAN THE OTHER ISN'T STILL SUBJECT TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
IT MAY BE LESS INVASIVE BECAUSE THERE'S LESS RECORD TO SEARCH, BUT YOU'RE STILL SEARCHING BOTH DEVICES.
>> DO WE KNOW FROM A TECH ASPECT, AND I DON'T MEAN TO PUT THE TECH PERSON ON THE SPOT, WE MAY NEED TO RESEARCH THIS, BUT I KNOW WITH MY BUSINESS, I'VE GOT AN APP ON MY PHONE THAT I CAN CALL PEOPLE FROM MY PHONE FOR ALL INTENSIVE PURPOSES.
THEY THINK I'M CALLING FROM WORK SO I CAN CALL ON MY DAY OFF.
IF THEY CALL ME BACK, THEY GET THE CLINIC'S NUMBER, THAT'S WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILARLY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TO HAVE SO THAT OUR DATA, SO WE'RE TEXTING THROUGH THAT SO THAT THAT INFORMATION IS RECORDED DIRECTLY WITH THE DISTRICT?
>> JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE AN APP THAT WOULD REPRESENT TO YOU AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE RECORDED FOR WHO YOU CALL AND WE SEND TEXT MESSAGES.
CURRENTLY, WE ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK INTO IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD WANTS US TO DO.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I THINK THERE'S OPTIONS FOR THAT ALREADY.
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THIS WOULD BE MY FOURTH PHONE, AND I WOULD NEED A PURSE FOR THAT, [LAUGHTER] OR A BAG OR A BACKPACK.I'VE ENCOUNTERED THAT IN THE PAST, AND I HAVE HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I GO WITH THE MOTTO OF IF YOU'RE A GOOD BOY OR YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL, YOU CAN BE LIGHT.
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A GREAT OPTION IF WE'RE ABLE TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WHERE WE HAVE A NUMBER AND AN APP AND EVERYTHING STAYS IN THAT THAT IS SCHOOL-RELATED.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BECAUSE CARRYING TWO OR THREE PHONES, IT GETS, I HAD THREE AT ONE POINT AND IT WAS JUST RIDICULOUS. I WOULD NEVER USE THEM.
>> WELL, AND IT'S JUST AN ADDED EXPENSE FOR THE DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO AVOID.
I CAN'T TEXT THROUGH THE APP THAT WE USE AT WORK, BUT IF SOMEBODY CALLED ME ON THAT, MY PHONE WOULD RING AND THEY'RE THINKING THEY'RE CALLING THE CLINIC AND HITTING MY EXTENSION.
THAT WAY THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT MY PHONE NUMBER IS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D COMMENT.
I KNOW DURING THE LAST PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, WHEN THEY REQUESTED A SPECIFIC TIMELINE AND KEYWORDS, WHICH IS MUCH LESS INTRUSIVE.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT, I THINK IT IS A VIOLATION OF YOUR PRIVACY ON YOUR PERSONAL PHONE.
IF THERE'S ANY STATUTES THAT LIMIT THOSE THINGS THAT, IF IT'S LIMITED TO A TIMELINE AND KEYWORDS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
>> TYPICALLY, THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST DOES HAVE THAT.
THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEARCH FOR.
IT CAN BE HUGE, THEY CAN BE REALLY BIG ONES.
SELENA IS NOT HERE TO GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY, BUT FROM EVERYONE THAT I'VE SEEN, IT'LL SAY I'M LOOKING FOR THIS SPECIFIC TIME FRAME.
THEN THEY'RE ASKING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, SO WE'RE ABLE TO PULL OUT THE KEYWORDS, BUT IT'S HARD TO KNOW.
I KNOW ENOUGH THAT WE HAD TO HIRE A 0.5 STAFF MEMBER TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THEM FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
I'VE GOT MORE THAN ENOUGH PHONES TO DEAL WITH AND WOULD PREFERABLY NOT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH USE I GET OUT OF A DISTRICT PHONE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BECAUSE I'M NOT VERY PUBLIC.
BUT [LAUGHTER] ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.
>> FROM THE STANDPOINT OF SOMEBODY WHO'S FILED PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS BEFORE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU TYPICALLY DO WANT TO KEEP A NARROW FOCUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT A WHOLE LOT OF UNMANAGEABLE, IRRELEVANT STUFF COMING AT YOU TO BEGIN WITH.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S EXPENSIVE FOR THE DISTRICT, IT'S ALSO EXPENSIVE FOR THE PERSON FILING THE RECORDS REQUESTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE THUMB DRIVES AND PAPERS AND THAT STUFF.
THAT'S A LIMITING FACTOR ON THE OTHER END, JUST FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A PERSON THAT HAS FILED THEM BEFORE.
THE OTHER THING I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS ARE SOMEWHAT INEQUITABLE, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE RICH, YOU CAN FILE A TON OF REQUESTS, BUT IF YOU'RE JUST SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE NEED TO GET INFORMATION AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE DEEP POCKETS, THEN YOU'RE SOMEWHAT SHUT OUT OF THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
I THINK IT INHIBITS ORDINARY CITIZEN WATCHDOGS IN A LOT OF WAYS.
IT'S JUST A PERSPECTIVE THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
>> WHEN I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO GO ON A TRIP AND BE FAR AWAY AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING MY LAPTOP, AND THAT WAS MY ONLY THING THAT I HAD CONTACT WITH THE DISTRICT ON.
I HAD IT CHANGED TO ALSO WORK ON MY IPAD SO THAT I COULD KEEP IN COMMUNICATION IF NECESSARY.
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WHEN I MENTIONED KEEPING THINGS SEPARATE, EVERYBODY IN ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT OUT, YEAH, WE ALL HAVE TWO PHONES.THAT'S JUST HOW YOU WORK, BEING ABLE TO SEPARATE OUT SCHOOL FROM REGULAR LIFE.
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I HAVE IS, IF YOU RECEIVED A PUBLIC REQUEST, DO YOU LOSE YOUR PHONE FOR A MINUTE OR A DAY AT ALL? OR ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING THE THINGS BY THE KEYWORDS OR DO YOU BRING IT INTO TECH TO HAVE THEM DO SOMETHING? HOW MUCH TIME WOULD IT TAKE? WHAT WOULD BE THE COST IF WE HAD ANOTHER PHONE? OR WHAT WOULD BE THE COST IF THEY HAD AN APP PUT ON SO YOU COULD KEEP IT ON YOUR OWN PHONE AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE IT MERGE WITH ALL YOUR OTHER PERSONAL STUFF? I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP IN MY MIND WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS.
HOW DOES THIS BEST AFFECT STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT? DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT? THESE ARE SOME QUESTIONS I HAVE AND I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED AT ALL.
I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON PUTTING IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
I THINK THEY WOULD OFTEN SAY YES, IT DOES HAVE TO DO WITH STUDENTS.
I THINK IT DEPENDS ON WHO'S MAKING THE REQUEST AND THEIR PURPOSE.
SOMETIMES IT'S FOR AN ARTICLE.
IT DEPENDS. THERE'S [OVERLAPPING] LOTS OF EXAMS.
>> I MEAN ARE HAVING AN EXTRA TO THE DISTRICT.
[OVERLAPPING] HOW DOES THAT AFFECT STUDENTS?
>> IT AFFECTS STUDENTS BECAUSE EVERY COST THAT WE PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS FURTHER AWAY FROM STUDENTS.
JUST LISTENING TO THIS WOULD BE ONE REQUEST I COULD MAKE.
I COULD WORK WITH OUR TECH TEAM WHO'S AMAZING AND GATHER THEIR INPUT AND THOUGHTS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TOO FOR SELENA TO PROVIDE SOME BASIC PUBLIC RECORD 101, SO WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE MANAGING.
THEN SEE IF THERE IS, LIKE NANCY, YOU BROUGHT UP A REALLY GOOD POINT.
DO WE HAVE A BOARD IPAD THAT HAS THE ABILITY? IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRAVEL AND YOU CAN COME MAYBE CHECK IT OUT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS ALL THE TIME, BUT IT WOULD BE TIME-SPECIFIC.
IF YOU'RE CONNECTED TO WI-FI, YOU CAN DO LOTS OF THINGS WITH THAT.
IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, LET ME DO SOME HOMEWORK.
LET ME WORK WITH THE PEOPLE MUCH SMARTER THAN MYSELF ON THIS.
THEN WE'LL COME BACK NEXT WEEK AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND YOU CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND MAKE A CHOICE OR NOT.
WE'LL GO FROM THERE. HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS A DISCUSSION OF BOARD COMMITTEES.
THIS HAS COME ABOUT BECAUSE WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THAT CREATED SOME QUESTIONS.
THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION WITHIN OUR BOARD POLICIES.
GC 5 OUTLINES BOARD COMMITTEES.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER, AND PEGGY OR NANCY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO START THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAD ASKED THE ORIGINAL QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO START?
>> I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF EXACTLY WHAT COMMITTEES WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE.
THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE FOUND IS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AUDITING COMMITTEE.
RCW 28A.330.90 SAYS THAT "ALL ACCOUNTS SHALL BE AUDITED BY A COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS CHOSEN IN SUCH MANNER AS THE BOARD SO DETERMINES TO BE STYLED THE AUDITING COMMITTEE.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, NO EXPENDITURE GREATER THAN $300 SHALL BE VOTED BY THE BOARD EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A WRITTEN CONTRACT, NOR SHALL ANY MONEY OR APPROPRIATION BE PAID OUT OF THE SCHOOL FUND EXCEPT ON A RECORDED AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PROVIDED THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT THE BOARD FROM MAKING ANY REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY OF THE DISTRICT THROUGH THEIR SHOP AND REPAIR DEPARTMENT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN RCW." ANYWAY, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE.
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>> THE ISSUE WITH COMMITTEE, AND WE LOOK OVER THE VOUCHERS AND THE FUND TRANSFERS AND THAT STUFF.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE NOTICED IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE THIS ROTATING RANDOM, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO CHOOSES THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
CAN YOU PLEASE SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT?
>> NOT SURE. AS FAR AS MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S BEEN HISTORICALLY JUST A ROTATING GROUP OF THREE MEMBERS CHANGING EACH TIME.
I DON'T KNOW IF CHRIS HAS A SCHEDULE?
>> THE ISSUE BEING THAT WE CAN'T, AS A COMMITTEE, MEET WITH THREE PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A QUORUM.
IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE BENEFICIAL IF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE COULD BE TWO PEOPLE THAT COULD JUST SIT DOWN AND GO OVER THESE REPORTS AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
THEN WE'LL GO AND TALK TO SAY HOLLY.
IT JUST WOULD MAKE IT EASIER, I THINK, TO FEEL LIKE WE WERE ACTUALLY DOING A THOROUGH JOB IN DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THESE REPORTS.
NANCY AND I WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO SUGGEST, IF POSSIBLE, THAT WE HAVE A STANDING AUDIT COMMITTEE.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT, AS PEGGY MENTIONED, YOU CAN'T HAVE THREE BOARD MEMBERS ON A COMMITTEE.
IF WE WERE TO ACTUALLY DO THAT, IT WOULD BE A STATUTORY VIOLATION, IT WOULD BE A MISDEMEANOR, SO WE DON'T DO THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THE WAY THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN DONE.
BECAUSE THAT IS NOT EVEN OKAY WITH HOW COMMITTEES ARE SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
THREE BOARD MEMBERS CAN'T DO THAT.
IF WE COULD HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS, THAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A QUORUM, AND THEN WE COULD ACTUALLY, AT THE END OF THE BOARD MEETING, WHEN WE ARE SIGNING OUR NAMES TO IT, THAT'S AN ATTESTATION THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SIGNING OFF.
I'M RETIRED, I'M WILLING TO SPEND THE TIME TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE ON A COMMITTEE, AN AUDITING COMMITTEE, AND CREATE THAT AND MAKE IT BE SOMETHING THAT IS A JOB TO DO.
I'D BE HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO VOLUNTEER SINCE MY SCHEDULE IS A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE, JUST TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY, I WOULD VOLUNTEER TO DO THAT AS WELL.
>> THEN DO YOU HAVE, IN TERMS OF A DISTRICT PERSON TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE WITH YOU OR TO JOIN THAT, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT YOU WOULD MEET WITH HOLLY?
>> NOT SUGGESTING THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT SHE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL.
I THINK WE WOULD MEET WITH HOLLY FOR INPUT MAYBE FROM TIME TO TIME MARK.
I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S INVOLVED IN-
>> BUT I MEAN CERTAINLY WE WOULD USE THEM AS RESOURCES TO HELP EXPLAIN OR HELP US FIND INFORMATION.
BUT THEN THAT WAY WE COULD BE COMPLIANT AND WE COULD FEEL COMFORTABLE SIGNING OFF ON WHAT WE SIGN OFF ON.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD A HISTORICAL.
WHEN THIS TOPIC CAME UP, CHRIS AND I STARTED LOOKING INTO THE HISTORY OF IT.
THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR, WE CAN'T FIND WHEN IT WASN'T IN PLACE HERE IN FERNDALE.
THEN I BEGAN DOING SOME RESEARCH.
THE ONLY OTHER DISTRICT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THAT HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE IN PLACE.
I APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S AN RCW, AND SEATTLE IS THE ONLY ONE I CAN FIND.
I BEGAN CALLING OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO.
WE CALLED WAZDA. THEY COULDN'T GIVE US ANY ADVICE ON IT AT ALL.
IT APPEARS THAT FERNDALE MAYBE WAS DOING SOMETHING NEGLIGENT.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I CAN'T FIND TIME WHEN IT DIDN'T EXIST.
I CAN'T FIND THE NOTES WHERE IT DEVELOPED OR THE WHY OR ANYTHING, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE CHRIS AND I'VE BEEN SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF TIME TRYING TO GET GUIDANCE FROM OTHER PEOPLE, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.
MAYBE YOU FOUND SOME OTHER DISTRICTS.
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, I TALKED TO TANYA HICKMAN OUT AND LYNDON, AND SHE SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF A AUDIT COMMITTEE
>> WAZDA NOT ABLE TO ANSWER ONE QUESTION WE HAD,
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AND WHEN I CALLED THE BIGGER DISTRICTS, AND THE ONLY ONE I COULD FIND WAS SEATTLE.>> SEATTLE HAS THREE ON THEIR AUDITING COMMITTEE, BUT THEY HAVE A BOARD OF SEVEN.
>> THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT QUORUM.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, NOT SAYING IT'S RIGHT OR WRONG, BUT JUST IN DEFENSE OF THE PAST BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS.
THERE WAS A PRACTICE THAT WAS DEVELOPED AND FOR SOME REASON, CHRIS, AND I ADOPTED THE MODEL.
IT WAS GOING BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT ON THE BOARD, NOT SAYING YOU'RE ANCIENT, BUT YOU ARE THE LONGEST STANDING BOARD MEMBER.
ANYWAY, WE JUST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE HISTORY BEHIND THIS, SO I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING IT.
>> WELL, I THINK THAT THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IS GOING ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND MAYBE A BAD CHOICE OF WORDS ON THAT PART NEVER MET INDEPENDENTLY.
IT WAS JUST DONE AT THE BOARD MEETINGS, AND THOSE VOUCHERS THAT ARE LISTED ON THERE WERE ORIGINALLY, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE WERE MEETING AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO REVIEW, BUT THERE WAS NEVER ANY FORMAL AND IT IS JUST TRANSITIONED OR DEGRADED OR WHATEVER THE RIGHT WORD IS FOR IT OVER TIME.
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LOOKING INTO IT AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD GETTING A LITTLE MORE DIRECT INFORMATION THAT WAY.
>> IS THERE ANY PROCESS TO FORMALIZE THAT THIS IS NOW A COMMITTEE.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE VOTED ON TONIGHT? I WAS JUST LOOKING TO SEE [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WAS TRYING TO LOOK AT THE PROCESS AS FAR AS SETTING UP BECAUSE LET'S SEE, THE BOARD MAY CREATE COMMITTEES IF THEY ARE DEEMED HELPFUL TO THE BOARD'S PERFORMANCE, AND WE HAVE TO SET FORTH.
>> KEVIN, I WOULD SAY YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE ON IT TONIGHT SINCE IT WAS LISTED AS A DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY.
>> I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. PROBABLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND WHAT I'M THINKING IS WE NEED TO GO THROUGH OUR PROCEDURE OR EXCUSE ME, OUR POLICY GC5 AND GET THE PARTICULARS THAT WE NEED TO AND THEN BRING IT TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING AS AN ACTION ITEM.
>> CAN I MAKE ONE RECOMMENDATION JUST BECAUSE HOLLY IS NOT HERE TONIGHT AND THIS WOULD INVOLVE HOLLY AS TO MAYBE WE SET UP A MEETING.
I HAVE CHRIS SET UP A MEETING WITH HOLLY, NANCY, PEGGY, IT'D BE GREAT FOR CHRIS TO SIT ON THAT AND YOU GUYS HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, TALK ABOUT IT, COME BACK AND SHARE THE STRUCTURE OF IT, DO SOME PRE PLANNING AND THEN BRING THAT BACK TO SHARE, SO ALL THE WEEDS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE IRONED OUT. WOULD THAT WORK?
>> YEAH, WOULD THAT BE MARCH 12 OR WOULD IT BE THE END OF MARCH MEETING?
>> BUT WE WOULD BE PREPARED AND IT WOULD GIVE YOU GUYS SOME TIME.
I'M JUST THINKING, MARK, YOU'RE IN THIS. WHAT WOULD YOU ADD?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY WE ALREADY PREPARE THE VOUCHER.
WE CALL IT THE CART BECAUSE IT USED TO BE IN A CART THAT WE'D MOVE IN, PREPARE THE MATERIALS FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] REVIEW, AND MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE IN A CONFERENCE ROOM BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR REVIEW LIKE WE WOULD HERE.
BUT YOU ALL CAN COME IN AND THEN WE'LL HAVE STAFF AVAILABLE, WHETHER IT BE ME, OR HOLLY, OR KELLY, TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION, ADDRESS THAT AS YOU BRING IT UP.
I THINK THAT'S A FAIRLY EASY ROUTINE MATTER TO BE ABLE TO SET UP.
CHRIS AND I'LL WORK WITH THE TWO OF YOU ON THAT, AND THEN WE COULD COME BACK AND SHARE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR YOU TO VOTE ON.
>> WHILE WE'RE ON THIS TOPIC TOO, IT'S POLICY 1240.
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE COMMITTEE POLICY.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD MAKE ONE MINOR CHANGE.
IT SAYS THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE ON SUCH COMMITTEES, THE PURPOSE IN TERMS OF WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD.
SHOULD IT BE, THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL APPOINT, AND THEN THE MAJORITY WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT.
>> WHAT IF WE BECAUSE WE CAN'T VOTE ON THAT HERE, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT DISPLAYED.
WHEN YOU COME IN THAT MONTH WHEN YOU COME IN LET'S PUT THE POLICY DOWN AND WORK ON THAT.
WE'LL MAKE THAT PART OF THAT TIME THE WORK SESSION FOR THE TWO OF US.
>> GREAT. WE CAN TAKE THE PROPOSAL.
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I DON'T WANT TO EXCLUDE ANTONIO OR STEVE.IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED, WE CAN DETERMINE WHO.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING VOLUNTEERING, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S OPEN TO EVERYBODY AT THAT POINT AND WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
>> BY ALL MEANS, IF THEY WANT TO SURROUND IT, THAT'S FINE.
IT'S JUST SINCE WE'RE AVAILABLE TO MAKE IT EASIER.
>> I AM NOT RETIRED AND I HAVE THREE BUSY KIDS.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY QUESTION IS REGARDING THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMMITTEE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO WORK ON.
I HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OUT OF BOUNDS.
BUT I HAVE HAD TWO PARENTS IN THE AREA THAT HAVE ASKED ME ANTONIO AS A BOARD MEETING, AND APPARENTLY, THIS IS ALWAYS AFTER A PLAY.
I MAY STOP GOING TO THE PLACE.
THEY HAVE STOPPED ME AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME, ANTONIO, HOW CAN WE HELP? THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE THAT REALLY WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
KNOWLEDGEABLE, EXPERIENCED PEOPLE.
I DON'T KNOW FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, IF THEY COULD PARTICIPATE IN COMMITTEES.
I THINK IT'S GOOD, I DON'T KNOW.
I ALSO THINK THAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK FURTHER AT ANOTHER TIME ABOUT OTHER COMMITTEES AS WELL THAT WE COULD CREATE TO BE A REALLY EFFECTIVE BOARD.
I DON'T WANT TO BELEAGUER THAT NOW BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY LONG MEETING, BUT I REALLY SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF DOING COMMITTEE WORK AND INVOLVING THE PUBLIC.
>> ALONG THOSE LINES, I WAS TELLING STEVE, I RAN INTO SANDY MCMILLAN AT THE GROCERY STORE, AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL WITH THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND HER BACKGROUND IS IN GOVERNMENT FINANCE.
IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE THAT RESOURCES.
ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THAT THE SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS STRUCTURED, THE COMMITTEE THEY ACTUALLY HAD OUT THERE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING TO HELP WITH THEIR AUDIT COMMITTEE.
>> I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY, WE SHOULD ALSO KEEP IN MIND WHEN WE LEARNED AT THE WAZDA CONFERENCE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF INVOLVING STUDENTS ON COMMITTEES.
I THINK THAT DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT OF THE COMMITTEE, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME DEGREE OF STUDENT VOICE, EITHER THROUGH INVITING INTERESTED STUDENTS TO COME IN ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS AND SPEAK OR DO SOME INTERVIEW WITH THE COMMITTEE, LIKE THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS DONE BEFORE, OR HAVE A MORE PERMANENT STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THAT COMMITTEE.
STEVE AND I WERE JUST IN THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND MARK, AND THAT IS MOVING FORWARD.
THE NEXT TIME THEY HAVE A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, THEY WILL HAVE A STUDENT REP.
I'M SEEING THAT MORE AND MORE.
>> YEAH. I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN HANDLING STUDENT INFORMATION AND OPINION BECAUSE, I MEAN, I HAVE RILEY CORNELSON'S CONTACT INFO THAT HE SENT ME IN CASE I WANT TO SET ANYONE UP, GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMMITTEE? WE WILL GET STARTED WITH SOME INFORMATION, PUT SOME THINGS TOGETHER, AND IT'LL BE ON THE DOCKET OF NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE BOARD'S SELF EVALUATION.
IN DECEMBER, EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETED WSSDA BOARD SELF-EVALUATION SURVEY.
THE COMPOSITE RESULTS WERE ATTACHED TO LAST MONTH'S CONSENT AGENDA, THEY'RE ALSO ATTACHED TO TONIGHT'S, THIS AGENDA ITEM.
TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A DISCUSSION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REVIEWING AND ACTING ON THOSE RESULTS TO GET THE MOST VALUE FROM THIS SELF- EVALUATION.
A PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF AREAS WHERE THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT SURE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE DISTRICT IS MEETING THESE STANDARDS.
GRANTED, TWO OF OUR FIVE BOARD MEMBERS TAKING THE SURVEY WERE NEW AND HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A VERY SHORT TIME.
THAT RESULT IS NOT SURPRISING, BUT IT DOES SHOW THAT WE HAVE SOME LEARNING TO DO.
MY GOAL TONIGHT IS A DISCUSSION TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, HOW TO BEST LEARN TOGETHER AND HOW TO USE OUR LEARNING TO BETTER STUDENT OUTCOMES.
KRISTI HAD GOTTEN SOME INFORMATION, AND WSSDA HAS PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED TO DO WORKSHOPS, RETREATS TO GO OVER THESE RESULTS.
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2-4 HOUR WORKSHOP WOULD COST US $1,100.A FULL DAY, 5-8 HOURS, WOULD BE $1,650, DOING A 2-3 HOUR VIRTUAL WORKSHOP WOULD BE ABOUT $800.
I WANTED TO, AGAIN, THROW THIS OUT FOR SOME DISCUSSION, TO GET SOME DIRECTION AS TO HOW WE MIGHT WANT TO PROCEED.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THOUGHTS THAT I HAD IS SOME IDEAS WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE REPORTS OR DISCUSSIONS ON ONE OF THESE STANDARDS EACH MONTH TO ASSESS HOW WE'RE DOING IN THOSE AREAS, AND TO LEARN WHAT WE'RE DOING AND, OR WHAT WE COULD DO BETTER.
WE COULD ALSO WAIT UNTIL AFTER OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS IN PLACE, WE HAVE THE STUDY SESSION ON MARCH 12TH, AND GOAL OF A JUNE 20TH ROLLOUT.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE TOPICS FOR STUDY SESSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.
I'M NOT SURE IF THOSE COULD TAKE US UP UNTIL THAT POINT.
THE OTHER THING THAT WAS MENTIONED WHEN KRISTI AND I WERE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THINGS IS AS WE GO THROUGH OUR POLICIES AND HAVE OUR POLICY REVIEW, ASKING EVELYN TO LOOK AT THOSE POLICIES AND WHICH STANDARDS THEY RESPOND TO, AND JUST HELP TO CONSOLIDATE THAT INFORMATION AND HELP US TO DO SOME LEARNING.
BUT AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE SUMMARY OF THE REPORT, WHEN STANDARD 3 AND STANDARD 4, WHICH STANDARD THREE IS CREATING CONDITIONS DISTRICT WIDE FOR STUDENT AND STAFF SUCCESS, AND STANDARD 4 WAS HOLDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR MEETING STUDENT LEARNING EXPECTATIONS.
WHEN WE WERE AT ABOUT 50%, OR ALMOST 50% ON THOSE OF NOT KNOWING HOW OUR DISTRICT IS DOING.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S SOME LEARNING TO DO.
WITH THAT IF YOU GUYS HAVE IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THOSE.
>> HOW MANY STANDARDS ARE THERE? IT WASN'T ALL THOSE 79 AREAS OF.
>> THERE ARE THAT MANY STANDARDS, BUT THEY GROUP THEM, THERE ARE FIVE STANDARDS WITH MULTIPLE INDICATORS UNDER EACH ONE, BUT THERE ARE THAT MANY STANDARDS.
TO SAY THAT WE TALK ABOUT ONE EACH MONTH WOULD TAKE US QUITE A LONG TIME.
[LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW IF I'D BE REPEATING ONE YET.
>> I SEE THIS AS A BASELINE BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
PROBABLY JUST GUESSING, ANTONIO AND I ARE THE ONES THAT SAY, WE DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW, WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO ASSESS THAT INFORMATION.
I WOULD NOT WANT TO WASTE ANY MONEY ON A WSSDA PERSON COMING IN, TELLING US HOW TO INTERPRET THIS.
I SEE THIS AS A LIST OF TARGETS THAT WE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT, AND KNOW HOW TO EFFECT.
I ALSO HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT I WANT TO SHARE LATER AFTER, I WON'T EVEN GO THERE NOW.
BUT I THINK AFTER MARCH 12TH, WHEN WE HAVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT, AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS, WE'LL BE IN MUCH MORE OF A POSITION TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO AND SHOW.
I COULD TELL YOU RIGHT NOW JUST FOR MYSELF ON THAT NUMBER 4, HOLD SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABLE FOR MEETING STUDENT LEARNING EXPECTATIONS, WE NEED TO BE SPENDING 50% OF OUR TIME HERE IN THIS ROOM TALKING ABOUT STUDENT PROGRESS, WHAT'S HAPPENING.
IF WE'RE NOT FOCUSED ON THAT, THEN THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
THAT'S SOMETHING I HOPE WE CAN TALK ABOUT AT OUR MISSION MEETING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO START, BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO BE LOOKING AT ALL THE INDICATORS, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT AFFECT STUDENT OUTCOMES.
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S PUSHBACK, MAYBE ADD TOO.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY LEARN ABOUT STUDENT OUTCOMES JUST SITTING HERE.
WE NEED TO BE IN THE SCHOOL, I KNOW, BECAUSE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECORDED AND EVERYTHING, IT'S HARD.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE SINCE I ARRIVED IS HAVE LINKAGES WHICH ARE PART OF A COHERENT GOVERNANCE.
A LINKAGE WOULD BE WHEN WE GO TO A SCHOOL, AND WE ACTUALLY GET TO SEE AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN THAT SCHOOL.
THERE'S A LOT OF LEARNING THAT COMES UP, AND I THINK WHILE DATA IS GREAT, THERE ARE OTHER TYPES OF DATA.
THE DATA OF STUDENT VOICE AND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, THEIR EXPERIENCES, THE TEACHER GETTING TO SEE THE ACTUAL LEARNING AND ACTION,
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HEARING FROM FAMILIES, WHAT'S THEIR ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD.I WOULD LOVE FOR US NEXT YEAR WHEN WE'RE PLANNING OUR YEAR, AND PEGGY YOU'VE BROUGHT THIS UP, IS LIKE GET A CALENDAR THAT'S ROBUST IN TERMS OF PROVIDING SOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
THE STUDY SESSIONS ARE ANOTHER ONE, HOW DO WE BRING SOME LEARNING HERE.
BUT JUST HAVING ONE MEETING A MONTH WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE WORK AREN'T NECESSARILY GETTING IN FRONT OF US.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO GO SEE IT IN ACTION AS A BOARD, AND TO TALK TO THE STUDENTS STAFF, AND LOOK AT THE SIT PLANS, AND HOW ARE THEY MEASURING IT, WHAT INTERVENTIONS ARE THEY PUTTING IN PLACE OR EXTENSIONS.
ANYWAY, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT.
I THINK THAT'S A MISSING PIECE RIGHT NOW.
>> ARE YOU SURE? I AGREE WITH NANCY THAT WE DO HAVE ENOUGH BRAIN POWER IN THIS GROUP AND BRINGING SOMEBODY FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT JUST SEEMS THAT WE CAN HANDLE IT.
I WAS LOOKING AT IT TODAY, AND I ALREADY HAVE SOME IDEAS OF THINGS WE CAN DO.
I WOULD CAUTION THAT THE MORE THAT WE TRY TO APPROACH, THE LESS EFFICIENT WE BECOME.
WE AS A BOARD, AND I THINK THAT THE MAIN REASON WHY I'M SPEAKING RIGHT NOW IS WE NEED TO HONE IN INTO WHAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON AND ACCOMPLISH THAT.
GET IT DONE, AND THEN WE GO TO THE NEXT THING.
BUT IF WE TRY TO GO INTO TOO BIG, WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS.
LET'S BE KNOWN AS THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD GET THINGS DONE.
MAYBE NOT VERY MANY, BUT THE FEW THAT WE GET, WE GET THEM RIGHT.
THAT'S HOW TRUE PROGRESS, I THINK, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION HAPPENS.
WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO, I SUPPORT THAT.
I THINK WE CAN ALL DISSECT DATA, AND WE HAVE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE HERE. I THINK WE CAN GET IT DONE.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I PROBABLY COULD JUST SAVE FOR LATER.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO UP TO HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OBSERVE SOME MATH CLASSES AND THE CLASSES THAT I OBSERVED WERE VERY DIFFERENT.
TO WHAT EXTENT CAN WE GO IN AND TALK TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS? JUST CURIOUS.
>> THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LINKAGE AND SO WE COULD SET THAT UP AHEAD OF TIME.
WE WOULD SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO HORIZON AND WE'RE GOING TO GO SEE SOME CLASSROOMS OR WE'RE GOING TO PULL TEACHERS AND COULD BE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
THEN YOU DETERMINE SOME QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK THEM AHEAD OF TIME.
LET'S SAY YOU'RE SITTING AT A TABLE WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS, YOU'RE SITTING AT A TABLE WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS.
STEVE IS, ANTONIO IS, KEVIN IS, AND YOU ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND THEN YOU GET TO SHARE OUT.
THEN WE BRING THAT DATA BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. WHAT DID WE HEAR IN COMMON? SOME THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT.
IT COULD BE THAT WE DO A LEARNING WALK TOGETHER.
AS LONG AS WE POST IT, WE GO IN, WE HAVE SOME LOOK FORS, SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT AND THEN COME BACK AND SHARE, WHAT WERE SOME HIGH LEVERAGE THINGS THAT WE SAW THAT TEACHERS WERE ALL DOING? THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK ANTONIO'S POINT IS KEY, THAT THERE'S A TON AND WE CAN'T DO IT ALL.
SO WHAT IS THE TARGET YOU WANT TO SEE SHIFT.
THEN WE FOCUS IN ON THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LEARNING ALL WE CAN ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC THING.
IS IT A CERTAIN LEVEL, IS IT A CONTINUUM AROUND MATH OR LITERACY THAT YOU WANT TO SEE? DO YOU WANT TO SEE A CERTAIN GROUP INCREASE GRADUATION RESULTS? WHATEVER YOU DETERMINE IS THE THING THAT YOU WANT TO MEASURE.
THEN WE SPEND TIME NEXT YEAR LEARNING ABOUT THAT AND GATHERING YOUR OWN DATA, AN INQUIRY CYCLE.
>> WE HAVE ACCESS TO BOBBY TOO, SO HE CAN GIVE US THE FEEDBACK FROM THE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS.
THE ONES THAT ARE DONE THROUGH I-READY?
>> HE'S GATHERING ALL OF THAT.
I THINK I SENT YOU THE SPREADSHEET.
DID I SEND YOU THE SPREADSHEET THAT HAS ALL THE DIFFERENT DATA POINTS? IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY PRINT OFF VERY WELL.
I'LL PUT IT AGAIN IN THE SMORE.
HE'S NOW GRABBED ALL THAT DATA, WHO'S TAKING WHAT CLASSES, WHAT'S THE PERFORMANCE, AND HE'S JUST BREAKING IT DOWN,
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AND NOW HE'S CREATED THAT SAME DATABASE BY SCHOOL SO WE CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.THEN HE'S MEETING WITH THE DIFFERENT PRINCIPALS AND GOING OVER THEIR DATA.
THEN PRINCIPALS ARE MAKING VERY INFORMED, REAL TIME DATA DECISIONS ABOUT STUDENTS AND OUTCOMES.
WE'RE DEVELOPING WHAT I WOULD CALL DATA LITERACY IN FERNDALE.
WHICH BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A DASHBOARD OR A PERSON WHO KNEW HOW TO MAKE IT MAKE SENSE LOOKING AT RAW DATA, IF THOSE OF YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST REPORTS YOU STARTED READING, IT WAS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND IT.
IT WASN'T REALLY TELLING A STORY AND IT MADE IT HARD TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE HEADED.
SO I THINK WE'RE GETTING BETTER.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WHAT I'M HEARING THEN, JUST TO SUMMARIZE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON SAME IS USING THIS SELF EVALUATION SURVEY AS A BASELINE, AND THEN AS WE PUT TOGETHER OUR MISSION AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, THEN WE CAN UTILIZE IT TOWARDS MORE TARGETED TRAINING, TOWARDS SOME OF THESE STANDARDS AS WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> CAN I ADD JUST ONE POINT? I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT BECAUSE AS AN EXEC TEAM, IT HELPS US TO KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD BE COMMUNICATING TO.
IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR LEARNING NEEDS ARE.
SO THIS WAS GOOD ASSESSMENT FOR US TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS AN AREA THAT IF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD DOESN'T KNOW, THEN WE NEED TO DO OUR PART IN MAKING SURE WE COMMUNICATE, AND IF WE CAN'T FIND THE EVIDENCE AROUND IT, THEN THAT'S TELLING US TOO.
SO THIS ASSESSMENT IS BIGGER THAN JUST YOUR LEARNING IT.
ALSO, INFORMS THE ORGANIZATION.
>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON THEN TO SECTION 7 OF
[7. FOCUS ON DISTRICT OPERATIONS]
THE MEETING AND THAT IS FOCUSING ON DISTRICT OPERATIONS.TONIGHT WE WILL BE ACTING ON MONITORING REPORTS FOR OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS.
ONE GENERAL COMMENT TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AS I'VE BEEN GOING OVER THESE SURVEYS IS, PLEASE, WHEN YOU'RE TAKING THE SURVEYS ON THESE REPORTS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR INITIALS WITH YOUR COMMENTS.
IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO PUT THE COMMENTS INTO PERSPECTIVE AND TO HELP PROVIDING EDUCATION WHEN APPROPRIATE.
I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS WHERE THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ASKED AND I WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER THAT.
I DID AS, IN PREPARATION OF THIS MEETING, FOR CHRISTIE TO BE READY TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND I KNOW RUMOR HAS IT SHE PUT MARK ON DECK TO ANSWER AS WELL WITH SOME OF THEM.
>> [LAUGHTER] AT THIS POINT, WE WILL BRING UP FOR DISCUSSION AN ACTION OE5, WHICH IS THE FINANCIAL PLANNING OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION.
AT THIS TIME, THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR ANY COMMENTS AND OR DISCUSSION AND OR QUESTIONS.
>> WELL, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE I LEFT MY INITIALS OFF.
I KNOW. IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU SAID THAT, I THOUGHT, OH, NO. [OVERLAPPING]
>> APPRECIATE THE SELF REPORTING, BUT YOU WEREN'T ALONE.
>> AN OBSERVATION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ABOUT THIS REPORT AND THE OTHER ONE AS WELL, IS IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF IT WAS JUST, OKAY, WE'RE COMPLYING WITH THE LAW.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW TO RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, WELL, I'M GLAD YOU ARE.
IT WAS INTERESTING. I WAS GOING TO SAVE THIS FOR SHARING LATER, BUT I'LL MENTION IT.
I DID MEET WITH SUZANNE FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE THEY HAVE STARTED DOING THE ANNUAL AUDIT.
AS ONE OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, YOU INVITE THEM TO DO THE AUDIT, WHICH ALWAYS SEEMS ODD, PLEASE COME IN AND LOOK AT OUR BOOKS AND WE'LL PAY YOU A LOT OF MONEY TO DO IT.
IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING THAT WAY.
IT'S NICE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN OUR TEAM THAT THINGS ARE CLEAN, BUT IT WAS INTERESTING.
SHE WAS MENTIONING THIS REPORT THAT WE HAD GONE THROUGH AND JUST THE TRANSPARENCY THAT IT WAS SHOWING.
EVEN THOUGH THOSE THINGS ARE PART OF THE LAW, IT SHOWS THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT THAT'S MAYBE A LITTLE EASIER FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAN THE AUDITOR'S REPORT.
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HAVING LOOKED AT SOME OF THE STUFF IN THE AUDITOR'S REPORT, I WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH HER, SOME OF IT CAN BE IN A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING LANGUAGE.I THINK IT IS JUST CONFIRMATION IN THAT REGARD THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAW.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, IS WHETHER WE CAN TRIM DOWN SOME OF THOSE INDICATORS, WHICH IS PROBABLY A REASONABLE THING AS WE CONSIDER THOSE AND ACT ON THEM.
>> IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, THEN THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON HOW WE WANT TO ACT ON THIS REPORT.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OCCURRED TO ME AS LOOKING THROUGH THIS IS THAT IT TALKS ABOUT SUCH THINGS AS, YOU WANT NOT TAKE OUT LOANS WITHOUT GETTING PRIOR APPROVAL, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
BUT ONE THING THAT HAS STRUCK ME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS GOING OUT AND GETTING INVOLVED IN PROGRAMS, SIGNING CONTRACTS WITH THE PARTNERSHIP IN THINGS.
HOW DOES THAT FIT INTO THE OVERALL IDEA OF FINANCIAL PLANNING? I CAN GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAME TO US AND SAID THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR FOR THREE YEARS, BUT THEN THERE'S A PART IN THE AGREEMENT THAT SAYS, AND THEN WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT IT'S SUSTAINABLE GOING FORWARD.
NOW, TO ME, THAT INDICATES A LONG TERM FINANCIAL COMMITMENT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THAT THIS IS A SUSTAINABLE POSITION THAT WE WILL FUND AFTER THE ORIGINAL FUNDING RUNS OUT.
CAN THINGS LIKE THAT BE PULLED INTO THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF FINANCIAL PLANNING? BECAUSE WHEN YOU MAKE A LONG TERM CONTRACT OR A COMMITMENT AND A MULTI YEAR COMMITMENT, IT IS IN A SENSE OF A LOAN, YOU'RE COMMITTING TO FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE LONG TERM.
>> YOU AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
I THINK IT'S HOW YOU'RE DEFINING THE ONGOING COMMITMENT.
WE HAVE AN ONGOING COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, MENTAL HEALTH, THAT MAY NOT BE NECESSARILY A PERSON.
IT COULD BE, WE COULD DEFINE IT THAT WAY OR NOT.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET INTO A CONTRACT WHERE WE'RE FINANCIALLY BOUND TO A TYPE OF PERSON.
IN FACT, CONTRACTS DEFINE THAT FOR FTE, THE NUMBER OF STUDENT FTE DETERMINE A LOT ABOUT WHO'S ON THE PAYROLL AND WHO'S NOT AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
WHILE I GET THAT, IT SAID THAT IN THAT PIECE IT MAY BE THAT THE COUNSELORS WHO ARE ALREADY EMPLOYED ARE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING SOME OF THAT.
THIS THREE YEAR PART IS A VERY TARGETED SUPPORT AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED IT FOREVER, BUT WE'RE, STRETCHING OUT OF COVID, WE'RE SEEING SOME HIGH NEEDS SO IF WE DO THINGS WELL AND WE USE THE THREE YEARS TO PUT SOME GOOD SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES IN PLACE AND SUPPORTS IN CLASSROOMS, THEN THE ONGOING SUPPORT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THIS WAY.
BUT IT MAY NOT BE TIED TO A PERSON. DOES THAT HELP?
>> WELL, KIND OF BUT NOT REALLY.
BECAUSE IT WAS MORE OF A GENERAL IDEA THAT I WAS GETTING AT.
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT HITCHING YOUR WAGON TO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO IN THE LONG HAUL BE DRAINING.
>> WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET RETREAT, THESE ARE THE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE.
BEFORE WE MAKE ANY KIND OF COMMITMENT WE SAY IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN.
IF WE CAN'T SUSTAIN IT, THEN WE HAVE TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY AD THIS IS THE DATA THAT SHOWS WE NEED IT AND THIS IS THE PURPOSE FOR HAVING IT.
WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IS START A PROGRAM OR HIRE A PERSON THAT YOU CAN'T MAINTAIN.
SO IF THERE'S NOT A GENUINE AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A PRIORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT IT'S GRANTS, THAT'S EASY ONE, PEOPLE WANT TO GIVE YOU GRANTS TO START SOMETHING UP.
WELL, AS SOON AS YOU START SOMETHING, THERE BECOMES AN EXPECTATION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO.
SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE IN BUDGET.
>> I JUST WAS WONDERING IF THOSE SHOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ITEM AS FAR AS THINGS THAT WE MONITOR,
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THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING COMMITMENTS OF THAT SORT, AS FAR AS INDICATORS GO.>> YOU ENTRUST ME TO DO THAT AND SO I WORK WITH THE EXPERTS SO THAT'S ONE OF THE JOBS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU SAY TO ME THAT YOU WANT ME TO ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES YOU TELL ME THE WHAT AND THEN I HAVE TO, WITH MY TEAM, FIGURE OUT THE HOW SO THOSE ARE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WRESTLE WITH AND WE SAY NO TO A TON OF THINGS.
EVEN IF SOMEONE SAYS, HEY, I'VE GOT THIS IN FACT, THERE'S ONE RIGHT NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LIKE, THAT'S NICE THAT THEY'RE OFFERING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
BUT IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN SUSTAIN? DOES IT MEET OUR LONG TERM OUTCOMES? IS IT ALIGNED WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS WE MOVE FORWARD? AND SO WE MOST LIKELY WILL SAY NO TO IT.
WE'RE FIGURING OUT THE WHAT OR HOW YOU TELL ME THE WHAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO EMBODY THAT AS WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? AN INDICATOR.
JUST LIKE WE CAREFULLY SIGN OUR CONTRACT, JUST BECAUSE THAT'S A LITTLE MORE [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE SUMMER WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE INDICATORS, WE COULD ADD IT ON THERE.
I THINK WHILE YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES, SO DO I.
IF I GET TWO IN THE WEEDS OF CERTAIN THINGS, OF HAVING TO REPORT, THEN THAT LESS TIME I'M HAPPY TO DO IT, THE TEAM'S HAPPY TO DO IT.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO ASK, HOW DO WE WANT US TO SPEND OUR TIME? I CAN GIVE AN EXAMPLE PROBABLY WEEKLY AROUND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE WRESTLE WITH.
WE COULD EASILY START CAPTURING THOSE IF THE BOARD WANTED IT TO HAVE THOSE.
OR I CAN ALSO GIVE THOSE IN UPDATES IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE IN THE THING IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EXAMPLES OF THOSE IN MY WEEKLY COMMUNICATION.
>> ACTUALLY I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'D SAY THIS NOW OR LATER.
IF THERE'S A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO AND LOOK AT CONTRACTS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND GRANTS, GRANT APPLICATIONS, DELIVERABLES, WHATEVER.
>> YOU COULD ADD IT TO YOUR AUDIT COMMITTEE.
THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT, THAT YOU WOULD REPORT ON.
>> JUST SINGING AS A DASHBOARD ITEM WHERE WE COULD JUST FIND IT, THEN WE COULD LOOK AT THOSE.
>> HOW OFTEN DOES KELLY SEND OUT THE GRANT? IS THAT MONTHLY?
>> PRETTY MUCH MONTHLY. WE HAVE A DOCUMENT AND I COULD EASILY ATTACH THAT TO THE WEEKLY COMMUNICATION WHEN IT COMES OUT.
KELLY WARNER MANAGES THOSE AND SHE KEEPS TRACK OF THEM AND SHE COULD SEND THEM OFF.
CONTRACTS, A LOT OF THE CONTRACTS YOU SEE IN CONSENT, THEN THE ONES DON'T, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF CONTRACTS.
>> BUT IT'S ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION ANYWAY, RIGHT? IF IT WAS ALL IN ONE LIKE NICE, NEAT, TIDY SPOT, YOU JUST GO IN THERE AND LOOK.
>> I COULD FIND THE TIDY SPOT.
PEOPLE WHO ORGANIZE THAT, THAT IS NOT ME, BUT I HAVE TEAM MEMBERS WHO DO, BUT THE GRANT ONE I CAN ATTACH RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THAT DOES COME IN A NICE, NEAT, TIDY EMAIL. [LAUGHTER]
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, THE CHAIR WILL MOVE THAT WE GO AHEAD AND ADOPT MONITORING REPORT FOR OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS 50E5 FINANCIAL PLANNING AS PRESENTED HERE AND INDICATING IT AS IN COMPLIANCE.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED. SO OE5 IS THE REPORT IS ADOPTED.
THAT THEN TAKES US ON TO THE OPERATIONAL MONITORING REPORT OE6, FOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
FLOOR IS OPEN FOR ANY COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS.
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LOOKING AT THIS REPORT OTHER THAN ONE WHERE THERE WAS A MISNUMBERING, IT LOOKS LIKE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY DOING THE SURVEY WAS IN AGREEMENT ABOUT US BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH IT.AGAIN, UNLESS THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, I MAY GO AHEAD AND JUST PUT FORTH THE MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE REPORT FOR OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION 6OE6 FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION IS BEING IN COMPLIANT.
OH, THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] I WAS GONE A WEEK OR A MONTH I GOT OUT OF HABIT.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT FORTH THAT MOTION.
I'M NOT HEARING ANY OBJECTION SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND STUDENTS, IF I COULD GET YOU GUYS TO GIVE US AN ADVISORY REPORT ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD ADOPT OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS REPORT 6OE6 FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AS IN COMPLIANCE.
>> OPPOSED? THE ADVISORY VOTE IS THAT WE DO ACCEPT THIS REPORT AS IN COMPLIANCE, SO BOARD MEMBERS ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE REPORT OR ADOPTING THE REPORT IN COMPLIANCE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED? AS PART OF THAT THEN THE OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS REPORT FOR OE6 FOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION PASSES AS PRESENTED IN COMPLIANCE.
THERE WERE SOME NOTES ON THE SURVEY ABOUT THE INDICATORS.
AGAIN, WE WILL COME BACK TO THOSE WHEN WE HAVE OUR RETREAT.
[8. POLICY REVISIONS]
WHICH IS POLICY REVISIONS.TONIGHT THE BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSING AND POTENTIALLY APPROVING REVISIONS TO FOUR POLICIES.
AS A REMINDER, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING AND UPDATING OUR POLICIES.
ANY POLICIES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IMPACTING THE DISTRICT ARE BEING PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION AT THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
THIS ALLOWS THE BOARD AND PUBLIC TIME TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES.
WE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW THESE POLICY CHANGES AND LET US KNOW HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES, EITHER PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING OR DURING THE MEETING'S PUBLIC COMMENT.
THOSE POLICIES WITH MINOR CHANGES TYPICALLY UPDATING LEGAL REFERENCES OR MINOR LANGUAGE CHANGES WITHIN THE DOCUMENT THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE INTENT OR IMPACT OF THE POLICY WILL BE ADDRESSED AND ADOPTED VIA THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE CHANGES TO POLICIES 3418, 3419, 3420, AND 5410 WERE CONSIDERED MINOR AND FELL INTO THE CATEGORY OF PRESENTING AND APPROVING ON THE SAME NIGHT.
THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE BOARD FROM DISCUSSING THEM AND OR DELAYING ACTION UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVELYN, FOR REVIEWING THESE POLICIES AND PROVIDING THE BOARD WITH A SUCCINCT SYNOPSIS OF THE CHANGES MAKING OUR JOB SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER.
POLICY 5225 ON TECHNOLOGY IS A NEW POLICY THAT YOU WILL SEE INTRODUCED IN THE BOARD CONSENT AGENDA FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION NEXT MONTH.
BUT BECAUSE IT IS NEW, WE AREN'T ACTING ON IT TONIGHT.
AGAIN, WE'VE GOT THESE FOUR POLICIES HERE, AND BECAUSE THESE ARE BASICALLY DEFINITION AND LEGAL CHANGES THAT WERE PRESENTED, ESSENTIALLY, IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OPTION WITH THE CHANGES.
THEY WERE PRESENTED FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTION THIS EVENING.
BUT AGAIN, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THEM, WE CAN DELAY THE ACTION UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
WE'LL START WITH POLICY 3418, WHICH IS THE RESPONSE TO STUDENT INJURY OR ILLNESS.
AGAIN, I'LL MENTION FOR THOSE THAT ARE EITHER OUT IN THE AUDIENCE, WHETHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE, ALL OF THESE POLICIES AND THE REVISIONS AND CHANGES THAT ARE MADE TO THEM ARE ON BOARD DOCS SO YOU CAN SEE THE SAME THING THAT WE'RE SEEING.
THERE IS A NICE FORMAT THAT EVELYN HAS PUT TOGETHER WHERE IT STARTS WITH THE ORIGINAL, HAS THE FINAL, AND HAS WHAT CHANGED IN BETWEEN REALLY WELL LAID OUT.
I WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS WHEN THAT WASN'T DONE QUITE SO NICELY AND IT WAS A LOT MORE
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DIFFICULT AS YOU'RE TRYING TO READ TWO DOCUMENTS THAT LOOK ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CHANGED.>> I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING POLICY 3418, WHICH IT HAS TO DO WITH RESPONSE TO STUDENT INJURY OR ILLNESS.
THIS IS JUST A QUESTION AS I WAS READING THE CHANGES AND ANYTHING THAT IS UNDERLINED IS ADDED, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, AND STAFF DESIGNATED TO PROVIDE STUDENT HEALTH SUPPORT.
WHO ARE THE STAFF THAT ARE DESIGNATED TO PROVIDE STUDENT HEALTH SUPPORT?
>> I'M GOING TO DEFER TO KELLY ON THIS ONE.
>> I WILL DO MY BEST TO RESPOND.
TYPICALLY, THE STAFF THAT ARE DESIGNATED ARE THOSE THAT ARE MOST CLOSELY WORKING WITH THE STUDENT THAT HAS AN IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEED.
IF WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT HAS A NEED AND HAS AN INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN, AN ALLERGY LIFE THREATENING, WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO ADMINISTER THE MEDICAL CARE THAT THEY WOULD NEED.
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION ANSWER.
I WAS JUST WONDERING, FOR EXAMPLE, THEN NOT EVERYBODY IS CERTIFIED AS A FIRST DATE CPR AD.
>> IN OUR BUILDING, SPECIFIC TO THIS FIRST AID, NO, NOT EVERYONE IS.
EACH SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THIS TYPE OF CARE.
IT DEPENDS SPECIFICALLY ON THE HEALTH NEEDS, BUT FOR THIS SPECIFICALLY, NOT EVERY PERSON IS REQUIRED.
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER THAT WE DO TRAIN, SO THEY'RE CONSIDERED FIRST RESPONDERS.
EACH BUILDING HAS A MINIMUM OF THREE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WOULD RESPOND IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT ARE TRAINED IN OTHER THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS TRAINING.
>> THANK YOU. I COME FROM AN INDUSTRY THAT IS VERY CAREFUL WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHO CAN RESPOND AND MOST LIKELY EVERYBODY IS ABLE TO RESPOND.
I WAS THINKING IN A CLASSROOM SETTING WHERE THERE'S A TEACHER THAT IS NOT TRAINED OR CERTIFIED, BUT THERE'S A CHILD THAT NEED IMMEDIATE CARE, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WE SEND SOME OTHER KID TO TRY TO GET THE NURSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR THE TEACHER LEAVES.
THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, OH, I'M RAISING THE CONCERN OR THE QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, AND THIS WAS ADDED HERE, IT SAYS STAFF DESIGNATED TO PROVIDE STUDENT HEALTH SUPPORT.
I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT AND WHO I THOUGHT MAYBE JUST CERTAIN TEACHERS.
>> IN THE SITUATION THAT YOU JUST EXPLAINED, IF A STUDENT WAS HAVING A HEALTH RELATED SITUATION RELATED TO A DISABILITY, OR RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE ON ONE NURSES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO RESPOND TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF SPECIFIC STUDENTS.
IT DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.
BUT IF YOU HAD A STUDENT THAT WAS HAVING A HEALTH SITUATION IN A CLASSROOM, MOST LIKELY THE TEACHER WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO RESPOND TO THAT.
IF WE HAVE A LIFE THREATENING ALLERGY TO PEANUTS, LET'S SAY, THE TEACHER WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND IS TRAINED IN ADMINISTERING AN EPIPEN.
THEY WOULD BE TRAINED IN DOING THAT.
HOWEVER, THEY WOULD ALWAYS CALL THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY TO GET SUPPORT FROM THE OFFICE, WHICH INCLUDES DISPATCHING THE NURSE THERE IMMEDIATELY AS WELL.
STUDENT STAFF ARE TRAINED TO GET SUPPORT FROM THE OFFICE, BUT ARE ALSO TRAINED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC HEALTH NEEDS OF THE STUDENT.
>> I CAN ADD TO THAT. [OVERLAPPING] JUST AS A MOM, I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO HAS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND SO SHE HAD A 504 HEALTH PLAN.
NOT ONLY ARE THEY TRAINED, THOSE PLANS ARE AVAILABLE.
LIKE IN THE SUB PLANS, HER HEALTH PLAN WAS THERE.
THE PART OF THE PLAN WAS THEY DID A CLASS TRAINING WHERE THE STUDENTS KNEW AMELIA, IF THIS HAPPENS TO AMELIA AND THE ADULT DOESN'T NOTICE IT, WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS DO? THEY KNEW WHO TO CALL, THE NEIGHBORING TEACHER KNEW.
I THINK KELLY'S POINT OF DEPENDING ON WHAT THE MEDICAL CONDITION OF THE STUDENT IS DETERMINES HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED AND EXACTLY WHAT THE PLAN AND EVERY TEACHER HAS A COPY OF THOSE HEALTH PLANS AND OUR NURSES, I'VE WATCHED THEM, THEY TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
THEY WILL TRACK DOWN WHOEVER NEEDS TO BE TRAINED AND GET THE TRAINING THAT'S REQUIRED.
>> THEY HAVE TO ALSO SIGN OFF ON ANYONE THAT IS TRAINED, SO THERE'S A SIGN OFF SHEET.
>> WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE NOT EVERYBODY BUT SOME STAFF DESIGNATED IN CASE OF A CHOKING.
>> KELLY, IN ADDITION TO THAT, DO THEY PRACTICE RESPONSE TIMES? LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, SOMEBODY ISN'T IN A CLASSROOM, THEY'RE OUT IN THE BACK 40 ON THE PLAYGROUND.
[NOISE] DO YOU PRACTICE WE WILL RESPOND WITHIN A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME?
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>> I WOULD SAY THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TIMERS OUT PRACTICING THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, BUT WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN PLACE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
IF SOMEONE'S GOING OUT, THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE OFFICE, HEY, WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE FOR THIS REASON, AND THE NURSE WOULD THEN BECOME AWARE THAT SO AND SO'S CLASS IS OUTSIDE.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THEY WOULD BE PREPARED TO RESPOND.
TO GO BACK TO WHAT KRISTIE SAID AS WELL, I HAVE SEEN SOME INCREDIBLE SITUATIONS, ESPECIALLY AS STUDENTS HAVE GOTTEN OLDER, WHERE I HAVE ONE STUDENT THAT HAD A SIGNIFICANT SEIZURE SITUATION, SO IF THE STUDENTS ALL KNEW THEY WERE TRAINED THAT IF SO AND SO HAD A SEIZURE, THEY WERE TO IMMEDIATELY TIME.
SOME STUDENTS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY START TIMING, OTHER STUDENTS WOULD GO, IF THEY WERE ON THE PLAYGROUND OR WHATEVER, GET THE CLOSEST ADULT, AND THEN WE WOULD DISPATCH THE NURSE.
BUT IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE THAT THE SYSTEMS THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
>> THAT WORKS IF YOU HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS THAT YOU MIGHT ANTICIPATE, WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY JUST HAS A SEIZURE OUT OF THE BLUE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I MEAN, AND THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED THAT KID AS HAVING PROBLEMS?
>> THEN WE HAVE STAFF THAT ARE TRAINED AND KNOW HOW TO RESPOND WHEN THEY ARE SEEING SYMPTOMS OF A SEIZURE.
THEY WOULD RESPOND AND THEN OUR NURSES MAKE A DECISION WHETHER WE WOULD CALL 911 OR WHAT THEN THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE.
WE RELY ON OUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THAT CASE TO GIVE US ADVICE ON WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE.
>> AND PARENTS WOULD GET [OVERLAPPING].
>> PARENTS AUTOMATICALLY ARE NOTIFIED IN THAT EVENT AS WELL.
TYPICALLY, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING IN THAT TIME.
WE HAVE NURSES ASSESSING, WE HAVE FAMILIES BEING CALLED, AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE 911 ON THE WAY ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR STAFF WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, EACH ONE OF THEM WOULD BE PART OF THE CREW IN THEIR BUILDINGS WHO WOULD BE TRAINED AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
WE HAVE PARA EDUCATORS WHO WOULD BOTH KNOW AND BE TRAINED ON WHAT EXACTLY TO DO.
WE HAVE THE PRINCIPAL, HE KNOWS HE WOULD HAVE A COPY AND KNOW EVERYONE WHO'S ON THE HEALTH PLANS.
AN AA IS OFTEN THE COORDINATOR, SO THEY ARE OFTEN THE ONES MAKING THE 911 CALL.
IT'S NOT ANY ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.
IT'S MORE OF A TEAM, AND THE NURSE REALLY DOES THE COORDINATION IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE COPY OF IT, KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND THEN IT'S A PRETTY FLUID COORDINATION.
SOMETIMES A MEDICAL CONDITION WILL HAPPEN THAT NOBODY WAS AWARE OF AND THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THAT CASE AS WELL.
WE ARE NOTIFIED ANYTIME A BUILDING CALLS 911 EMERGENCY OR NON-EMERGENCY, EACH ONE OF US IS NOTIFIED.
I KNOW EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT THERE'S A 911 CALL MADE FOR ANYTHING.
THEN DEPENDING LIKE KELLY SUPPORTS CASCADIA, IF IT'S A CASCADIA 911 CALL, THEN KELLY'S QUICKLY EITHER GOING TO THAT SCHOOL OR MAKING A CALL TO DOUBLE-CHECK.
WE ALSO HAVE A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ALL THE WAY UP.
ANY CALL THAT'S MADE, I GET INSTANT EMAIL, AND ON MY WORK PHONE, I GET A NOTIFICATION.
IF YOU'RE IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE, AND THERE'S A 911 CALL, EVERYONE'S PHONE STARTS GOING OFF.
IT'S THROUGH AN APP CALLED CRISIS GO.
ANYWAY, WE HAVE QUITE A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
>> I CAN CONFIRM THAT I WAS THERE WHEN [LAUGHTER] A 911 CALL CAME IN.
>> I HOPE I'M NOT OPENING A CAN OF WORMS DOING THIS, BUT RECENTLY I SAW SOME REFERENCE TO NARCAN BEING KEPT AT SCHOOLS.
WHAT TRAINING DO YOU GUYS HAVE ON THAT? I'M SURE THAT THERE IS SOME.
>> WE DO. WE HAVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING THAT ANYONE THAT IS GOING TO BE ADMINISTERING NARCAN HAS TO GO THROUGH.
THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE STATE.
OUR NURSES WILL FACILITATE THAT TRAINING FOR ANYBODY THAT HAS ACCESS TO THE NARCAN.
AT THIS POINT, YOU, ALL, THROUGH BOARD POLICY, HAVE AUTHORIZED US TO HAVE NARCAN IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THAT MEANS THAT OUR NURSES ARE TRAINING THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBERS AT ALL OF THOSE LOCATIONS.
IF SOMETHING IS IMPROPERLY ADMINISTERED BECAUSE SOMEBODY MISREADS THE SITUATION, HOW ARE WE COVERED FOR THOSE, LIKE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG? JUST CURIOUS INSURANCE-WISE.
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>> YEAH, I WOULD HAVE TO TAP ON MARK WITH THAT.
BUT I WILL SAY JUST LIKE IN A LOT OF OUR OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES, THERE ARE PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT WE ADMINISTER TO OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT IN SKYWARD.
WHEN WE ARE DOCUMENTING IN SKYWARD, THERE ARE SPECIFIC STEPS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ADMINISTERING THE CORRECT DOSAGE THE CORRECT TIME OF DAY TO THE CORRECT STUDENT.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS, JUST LIKE MAYBE YOU'VE HAD WHEN YOU'VE GONE TO THE DOCTOR AND THEY ASK LIKE WHAT'S YOUR NAME, WHAT'S YOUR BIRTH DATE? ALL THOSE THINGS.
WE DO HAVE CONTROLS IN PLACE TO HELP MINIMIZE THAT.
MARK, I WOULD WELCOME ANY OTHER INSIGHTS YOU HAVE REGARDING LIABILITY.
>> THE STAFF IS COVERED THROUGH THE NORMAL ACTIONS THAT THEY WOULD UNDERTAKE DURING THEIR JOB.
NURSES OR FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ARE COVERED.
>> BUT IF THERE WERE A SITUATION LIKE THAT, WE WOULD BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR FAMILIES TO NOTIFY THEM OF WHATEVER IT WAS AS WELL AS WHATEVER OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL THAT WE WOULD NEED TO NOTIFY ABOUT THE SITUATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE CHANGES TO POLICY 3418? SEEING NONE, I WILL GO AHEAD AND PUT FORTH THE MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE REVISED POLICY 3418, THE RESPONSE TO STUDENT INJURIES OR ILLNESS.
WE'LL START WITH AN ADVISORY VOTE FROM THE STUDENTS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED? NOW OUR ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THIS REVISED POLICY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED? REVISED POLICY 3418 HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO REVISED POLICY 3419, SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF ASTHMA AND ANAPHYLAXIS.
IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS WE'LL ENTERTAIN THOSE AT THIS TIME.
>> CAN WE JUST CHANGE THE TITLE TO THIS ONE?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO, WONDERING IF YOU WANT TO ANAPHYLAXIS MEDICATION OR SOMETHING?
>> I THINK THE DISTINGUISHMENT IS THE SELF-CARING PART OF IT.
THAT'S WHAT'S KEY TO THIS POLICY.
>> IT DOES ON THE POLICY ACTUALLY, IT'S JUST THE TITLE IT LOOKS LIKE WITHIN BOARD DOCKS THAT'S THERE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL POLICY, IT DOES HAVE SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF ASTHMA AND ANAPHYLAXIS MEDICATIONS.
>> AS LONG AS THAT'S THE TITLE I GUESS IT'S OKAY.
>> THAT'S THE TITLE AS IT'S POSTED.
>> THERE IS ANOTHER CONCERN ABOUT THE REDUCTION OF THE REFERRING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL TO ELIMINATE ALLERGISTS AND REPLACE WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
OH, THAT'S THE OTHER ONE. OH, SORRY, MY BAD.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AGAIN, THEN THE CHAIR WILL GO AHEAD AND PUT FORTH THAT WE APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 3419, SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF ASTHMA AND ANAPHYLAXIS MEDICATION.
WE'LL START WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED? THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 3419 SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> OPPOSED? THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 3419 HAVE BEEN ADOPTED.
THAT TAKES US ON TO POLICY 3420 AND THAT IS THE REVISIONS DEALING WITH ANAPHYLAXIS PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.
AGAIN, THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR ANY DISCUSSION.
>> ON THIS ONE I SAW A RED FLAG THAT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT.
LET'S SEE, THE VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH.
THEY WANT TO CHANGE, SECOND SENTENCE, ANAPHYLAXIS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP CARE BY.
THEN THEY WANT TO CHANGE IT FROM AN ALLERGIST/IMMUNOLOGIST TO A LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
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I SEE THAT AS A TOE IN THE DOOR TOWARDS THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CLINICS, WHICH THEN I'M NOT A FAN.BY CHANGING IT FROM HAVING A SPECIFIC ALLERGIST/IMMUNOLOGIST TO SIGN OFF ON IT AND TURN IT OVER TO A LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, IT OPENS THE DOOR FOR ANY MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL TO DO THAT.
>> I SEE THAT AS A FAMILY CHOICE AND I'LL DEFER TO KELLY.
BUT BY SAYING WHO DOES IT, WE'RE TELLING A FAMILY WHO THEY HAVE TO GO SEE AND NOT ALL FAMILIES ARE GOING TO WANT TO SEE THAT SO THIS GIVES FAMILY CHOICE.
>> I DON'T SEE IT AS US DOING IT, IT'S THE FAMILY NEEDS TO GO DO A FOLLOW-UP.
WE DO THAT OFTEN WITH THINGS THAT, HEY, BEFORE YOU RETURN, YOU HAVE TO GO GET SOME FOLLOW-UP CARE AND A NOTE FROM THE DOCTOR.
>> THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL?
>> YEAH, THIS IS OUTSIDE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THIS WOULDN'T BE INTO THE SCHOOL?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE COULD DICTATE WHO THEY WERE SEEING TO RESPOND TO THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU. SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I DEALT WITH ALLERGIES THROUGHOUT MY SCHOOL YEARS, AND I NEVER SAW AN ALLERGIST OR AN IMMUNOLOGIST, I SAW MY GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND MY GP AND HE MANAGED THEM.
>> THAT'S FUNNY BECAUSE MY ALLERGIES I ALWAYS WENT TO THE ALLERGIST.
IN FACT, I WAS REFERRED TO THE ALLERGIST AND SO FROM THERE ON, IT WAS LIKE AND IT HAS ALWAYS FELT LIKE HE WAS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PROBABLY COULD GET THINGS UNDER CONTROL BETTER THAN SOMEBODY FOR WHOM THAT WASN'T A SPECIALTY.
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE LEFT TO THE FAMILY'S CHOICE OF WHO THEY CHOOSE TO SEE.
I THINK THE OTHER WAY, IT WAS SO SPECIFIC, AND THAT CAN ALSO KEEP A STUDENT OUT OF SCHOOL FOR QUITE A WHILE, GIVEN IF THERE'S NO ONE FOR THEM TO SEE.
>> THAT'S THE CASE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ACCEPT MEDICAL ORDERS FROM A LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
>> IF I CAN SAY SOMETHING HERE, THE LANGUAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER POLICIES TOO.
TO KEEP CONSISTENCY BUT ALSO IF WE REALLY STICK TO WHAT IS WRITTEN, THEN CERTAIN THINGS CAN BE SOLVED WITH A GENERAL DOCTOR AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO A SPECIALIST.
IN THIS CASE, I AGREE THAT A LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS POLICY.
>> THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT WE DID TRY TO STAY CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH-RELATED POLICIES.
>> YEAH. I WAS JUST ALSO GOING TO MENTION THAT IN A LOT OF CASES, TIME IS A BIG ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO DOCTORS WHO ARE WHO SPECIALIZE IN A CERTAIN AREA.
THE REFERRAL PROCESS CAN TAKE A LONG TIME DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS AND THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT KELLY SAID ABOUT KEEPING CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL FOR TOO LONG BECAUSE THEY NEED MORE SPECIFIC DOCTOR'S NOTE.
AS SOMEBODY WHOSE BEST FRIEND SINCE EARLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS A LIFE-THREATENING PEANUT ALLERGY, A LOT OF TIMES THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER IS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THEIR ALLERGIES THAN SOME OTHER PROVIDERS WOULD BE BECAUSE THEY'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THIS SPECIFIC PERSON.
>> THE OTHER ASPECT OF THAT TIMING IS SOME INSURANCE POLICIES REQUIRE A GP VISIT BEFORE YOU GO TO THE SPECIALIST AND IF YOU CAN'T GET INTO ONE AND SO, I THINK PUTTING IT BACK IN THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDENT BECAUSE IN YOUR CASE, YOUR ALLERGIES MAY HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE THAN WHAT MINE WERE AND BETTER HANDLED BY THE SPECIALIST NURSES.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE AGAIN, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT WE APPROVE REVISIONS TO POLICY 3420, THE ANAPHYLAXIS PREVENTION AND RESPONSE, AND WE'LL START WITH A STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? THEN MOVING ON TO THE ELECTED BOARD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 3420, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WE HAVE ADOPTED THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 3420.
FINALLY THEN POLICY 5410, THE REVISION TO THE LIST OF HOLIDAYS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN THIS REGARD?
>> THIS IS JUST PRETTY MUCH WHAT FEDERAL HOLIDAYS ARE NOW ANYWAY, ISN'T IT?
>> IT'S A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT.
>> WHEN I LOOKED AT WHAT ARE REQUIRED OBSERVANCES IN OUR POLICIES,
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I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THERE WERE ONES THAT I'D NEVER EVEN HEARD OF, EVEN THOUGH I TAUGHT IN THE DISTRICT FOR 20 YEARS.IT SAYS THAT CONSTITUTION DAY WILL BE OBSERVED EACH YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 17TH.
TEMPERANCE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP DAY WILL BE OBSERVED ON JANUARY 16TH.
DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH WILL BE OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. I SAID CONSTITUTION.
I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THOSE WERE REQUIRED OBSERVANCES, VETERANS DAY, CONSTITUTION DAY, TEMPERANCE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP DAY, AND DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH.
WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT OUR POLICIES SOMETIME.
IT WAS LAST REVISED IN 2014 AND UPDATE THEM.
>> NANCY, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SEEN THAT CONSTITUTION DAY THING SOMEWHERE IN THE WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION.
DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE IN THERE.
>> I'LL GO LOOK. IT'S GOT ME CURIOUS.
>> JUST A QUESTION ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS YOU BROUGHT UP.
DO WE HAVE A HISTORY OF ACTUALLY OBSERVING THOSE DAYS OR ARE THEY JUST IN THE POLICY? BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING LIKE CERTAIN DAYS YOU MENTIONED OFF OF SCHOOL FOR THIS OBSERVING THEM.
>> I'M NOT SURE THAT IT MEANS THAT WE'LL OBSERVE THEM ALL OR ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.
>> IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET THE DAY OFF, BUT THEY DO SAY THEY REQUIRE THEM TO BE OBSERVED.
>> I THINK THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE SOME CONSTITUTION EDUCATION PORTION OF IT THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED.
I DON'T KNOW. I THINK I'VE SEEN THAT SOMEWHERE.
>> SOME HOLIDAYS THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT AND HOW YOU RECOGNIZE THEM.
LIKE VETERANS DAY, IT TALKS ABOUT THERE WILL BE SOMETHING DONE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE.
THERE ARE CERTAIN OBSERVANCES THAT DO PROVIDE MORE DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF HOW IT'S OBSERVED.
>> DO YOU HAPPEN TO IDENTIFY THEM ON YOUR SCHOOL CALENDAR JUST FOR KICKS? THAT MIGHT BE A WAY TO SKIRT THAT WHOLE ISSUE IS JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DAY ON YOUR SCHOOL CALENDAR AND THERE'S YOUR RECOGNITION. JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.
>> YOU JUST SAID THE DAY AFTER THE SUPER BOWL, MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTUALLY DOES NOT HAVE SCHOOL THAT DAY. IT'S A HOLIDAY.
>> I KNOW. THAT'S WHY WHEN I HEARD YOU SAY THAT, I WAS LIKE, I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE EVERY YEAR I'M LIKE, WHAT, DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T TEACH ON THAT DAY?
>> WHAT THIS POLICY IS DOING IS ADDING JUNETEENTH.
I SAW THAT IT WAS ALREADY ON THE LITTLE MAGNET AS IT'S HAPPENING ANYWAY.
BUT USUALLY WE WOULD BE OUT OF SCHOOL BY THEN.
>> THE ONLY WAY THIS YEAR IS IF WE HAD SNOW DAYS THAT CAME ON.
CURRENT, WE'LL GO TILL MONDAY.
IT'S ON A WEDNESDAY THIS YEAR.
IF THERE WERE ADDITIONAL DAYS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THOSE TOO.
>> HOPEFULLY, NO MORE SNOW DAYS.
>> MY QUESTION IS, IF IT'S A DAY OFF DO TEACHERS GET PAID FOR THAT DAY?
>> I'M LOOKING AT SOMEONE WHO KNOWS MORE THAN ME.
>> THE TEACHERS ARE ON 184 DAY CONTRACT, SO THEY GET PAID FOR THOSE DAYS.
IT'S JUST WHEN THOSE HAPPEN, THE PEOPLE THAT IT COULD IMPACT IN THAT WAY WOULD BE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT YEAR ROUND EMPLOYEES WHOSE CONTRACT WOULD BE EXTENDED THROUGH THAT TIME.
OUR BUS DRIVERS ARE IN THAT CATEGORY.
SOME OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THAT.
SOME EMPLOYEE GROUPS, YEAR ROUND EMPLOYEES.
IT DOESN'T BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE IN THEIR WORK YEAR.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT FORTH THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 5410, HOLIDAYS, AND WE'LL START WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO ASK IF OPPOSED BECAUSE IT'S STARTING TO SEEM SILLY WHEN YOU BOTH SAY YES.
THEN THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 5410 HOLIDAYS, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WE HAVE APPROVED THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 5410.
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THAT THEN TAKES US ONTO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD CONSENT AGENDAS.[9. SUPERINTENDENT CONSENT AGENDA [GC-2.4]]
[10. BOARD CONSENT AGENDA [GC-2.4]]
AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, THESE ARE A GROUP OF ROUTINE ITEMS THAT WE CAN PASS WITH ONE MOTION AS OPPOSED TO VOTING ON EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM AT A TIME AND THAT DOES NOT, AGAIN, PRECLUDE THE DISCUSSION OF ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. IT JUST HELPS TO EXPEDITE WITH ROUTINE MATTERS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT THEY CAN REVIEW AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS.THESE ITEMS ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THEM ON BOARD DOCS AND INFORMATION IS PRESENTED THERE WITH MORE DETAIL ON THE PARTICULAR ITEMS. AT THIS POINT, THE CHAIR WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS. I ALSO JUST WANT TO MAKE AGAIN, REFERENCE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING A NEW POLICY, 5225 ON TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WILL DISCUSS AND VOTE ON NEXT MONTH.
WE ALSO ARE RECEIVING THE MONITORING REPORT FOR RESULTS POLICY R1, THE MISSION WHICH IS THERE FOR REVIEW AND AGAIN WILL BE DISCUSSED NEXT MONTH AS WELL.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDAS AND OR A MOTION FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SUCH?
>> IF WE VOTE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT CONSENT AGENDA, DOES THAT ALSO AUTOMATICALLY VOTE TO APPROVE THE BOARD CONSENT AGENDA OR DO WE DO THOSE SEPARATELY?
>> ACTUALLY, KRIS AND I LEARNED SOMETHING.
KRIS, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT CONSENT AGENDAS? WE'VE BEEN READING THE BOOKS.
>> IN BOARD DOCS THERE ARE A LOT OF DOCUMENTS WITH HELPFUL INFORMATION.
I WAS LOOKING UP THE CONSENT AGENDA VOTES, AND WHAT IT SAYS IN THERE, AND I INCLUDED IT IN THE EXECUTIVE CONTENT OF THE AGENDA, THAT YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE CONSENT VOTE DURING A MEETING.
THEY SHOULD BE COMBINED, THEY'RE SEPARATED BECAUSE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS LIE WITH TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS.
BUT THEY SHOULD BE VOTED ON AS ONE.
DOES THAT MEAN IF LET'S SAY WE APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT CONSENT AGENDA LIKE A BIG BLOCK, DOES THAT MEAN THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT ONE BY ONE? IS THAT WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> NO. IT JUST MEANS THAT THE MOTION WOULD SAY, APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD'S CONSENT AGENDA JUST ALTOGETHER.
>> WELL, I THINK THOUGH, TO KHABENA'S POINT, IF SOMEONE DID MAKE A MOTION AND WE APPROVE JUST THE SUPERINTENDENT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO DO EACH OF THE BOARD ONES ONE ITEM AT A TIME.
>> BUT YOU COULD PULL SOMETHING OFF A CONSENT AGENDA TO DISCUSS IT.
YOU COULD PULL IT OFF TO VOTE SEPARATELY.
BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE THINGS YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONE, THIS WAS THIS WEEK'S LEARNING.
>> YOU CAN DISCUSS THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WITHOUT PULLING IT OFF FOR A SEPARATE VOTE IF YOU JUST WANT A POINT OF CLARIFICATION OR INFORMATION.
>> BECAUSE I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONSENT AGENDA, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE BOARD CONSENT AGENDA.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PREVIOUS THINGS, GO AHEAD OTHERWISE.
I'LL JUST JUMP TO 10.02 AND THAT IS REVIEW OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS BUDGET.
YES. I JUST WONDER WHO DETERMINES THE BOARD'S BUDGET AND WHEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?
WHEN YOU GUYS ASK TO DO SOMETHING OR YOU'RE GOING TO TRAVEL, THEN WE MONITOR IT.
THROUGH THIS, YOU CAN ADJUST IT, YOU CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT HERE.
IF YOU'RE ASKING TO BUY A BOOK, WE LOOK AT IT THERE.
THE DUES AND FEES GO WSSDA, THE SETTLEMENTS, TRAVEL EXPENSES.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE'VE NOT BEEN USING THE LINKAGES.
THAT WOULD BE THE STUDENT PART.
YOU CAN AT ANY TIME, AND MARK CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU MORE OF A HISTORY ON IT.
BUT KRIS, AS YOUR ADMIN ASSISTANT, WHEN SOMETHING COMES ACROSS AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BOARD, THEN SHE GOES OVER THIS AGENDA.
KRIS AND I MEET WITH HOLLY ONCE A MONTH TO GO OVER ALL OF OUR PERSONAL BUDGETS.
I LOOK AT THE BOARD BUDGET, I LOOK AT MY OWN BUDGET,
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STAFFING, AND WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED.>> THE BOARD DOES AND DURING THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
AT AN UPCOMING STUDY SESSION, WE'LL ACTUALLY GIVE YOU COPIES OF THE BUDGET.
WHAT YOUR BUDGET WAS LAST YEAR, WHAT YOU'VE SPENT YEAR TO DATE AND THEN ALLOW YOU ALL TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AND DECIDE WHAT CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
>> MARK, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE LAST YEAR THIS QUESTION CAME UP THAT THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT A COUPLE YEARS AGO, JUST LIKE THAT BECAUSE MAYBE PEOPLE WEREN'T TRAVELING AND SO THEY MADE A DECISION TO REMOVE SOME OF THAT TRAVEL FUNDS. AM I REMEMBERING THAT RIGHT?
>> IT'S MORPHED A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME.
IT USED TO BE NOT THAT LONG AGO.
IT WAS JUST LUMPED IN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET.
WE SEPARATED IT OUT BECAUSE THE BOARD AT THE TIME DECIDED IT WAS IMPORTANT THEY DO A LITTLE MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ATTEND CONFERENCES, DO A LITTLE MORE LEARNING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
WE CREATED A BUDGET AT THAT TIME TO ALLOW CAPACITY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN AND THEN MOVE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE BOARD ITEMS, THE LINKAGES, THOSE SORT OF THINGS INTO ONE CONCISE BUDGET THAT THE BOARD HAD CONTROL OVER.
>> BUT AS YOU MAKE DECISIONS HERE LIKE SO AND SO IS GOING TO GO TO WALDO, WE WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS BOOK, THEN CHRIS AND I WOULD, AS WE'RE DOING WHATEVER IT IS YOU'VE ASKED US TO DO, THEN THIS IS WHERE WE KIND OF MONITOR IT.
IT'S IN HERE EVERY MONTH SO YOU'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT EVERY MONTH.
>> SURE. YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO BE ASKING LOTS OF QUESTIONS WHEN WE HAVE THAT NEXT MEETING.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE. IF NEXT MONTH YOU DETERMINE THAT YOU WANT TO BUY AN IPAD FOR THE BOARD TO DOWNLOAD THINGS, WE WOULD TAKE IT OUT OF THIS.
>> I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
MAYBE NOT REGARDING DIRECTLY THIS AND I HOPE IT'S APPROPRIATE BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS THAT MAY BENEFIT CERTAIN GROUPS, I'M SUPER BIASED, SO THAT THEY CAN PAY FOR THINGS FOR THEIR PLANNED ACTIVITIES AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR BOARD VOTING FOR IT TO BE APPROVED.
IS THERE A WAY THAT CAN BE AN OFFLINE VOTING? NO. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN DO.
>> YEAH, I'M NOT SURE I'M FOLLOWING.
>> I WONDER IF THERE'S AN EXAMPLE.
WELL, LET'S JUST SAY THE THEATER GROUP IS GOING TO PLAN A TRIP SOMEWHERE AND THEY NEED TO PAY FOR I DON'T KNOW THEY'RE STAYING AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE, BUT THEY'RE WAITING FOR APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD.
IS THERE A WAY THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE APPROVE TONIGHT?
>> THAT'S A TRAVEL REQUEST SO YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THE TRAVEL REQUEST BUT NOT NECESSARILY THEIR SPENDING.
THE ASB WOULD VOTE ON THAT AND THAT'S A STUDENT-LED.
WE'RE NOT SAYING THEY CAN SPEND THE MONEY, WE'RE JUST SAYING YES, THEY HAVE PERMISSION TO TRAVEL.
THAT WOULD BE THE BOARD'S OVERSIGHT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> IF IT'S A VERY GOOD HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE.
>> CLEARLY I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. SOMEBODY MADE A COMMENT TO ME LIKE, WELL, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE BOARD TO VOTE ON IT I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN VOTE?
>> WHEN YOU LOOK UNDER THE TRAVEL REQUESTS, APPROVED TRAVEL 902, I ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THIS, YOU WILL SEE NUMBER ONE, THESPIAN TROOP AND CHAPERONES TO TRAVEL TO ELLENSBURG.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS BY VOTING ON THAT TONIGHT, YOU'RE GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO TAKE THAT TRIP.
I WILL SAY THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN MAYBE SOMEONE FORGETS TO PUT SOMETHING IN AND THAT HAS HAPPENED.
CHRIS HAS BEEN WORKING SUPER HARD TO CLEAN THAT UP.
WE DON'T EVER WANT TO SAY NO TO A STUDENT GROUP IF ONE ADULT FORGOT TO ADD SOMETHING IN.
IN THAT CASE, I CAN THINK OF ONE TIME LAST YEAR WHERE THAT OCCURRED AND I CALLED KEVIN AND I SAID, HERE'S OUR SITUATION.
AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, I CALLED HIM, I WORKED WITH HIM, AND THEN I MADE NOTICE TO THE BOARD THAT THIS WAS OCCURRING AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO VOTE ON IT THE NEXT TIME.
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BUT I WOULD HATE FOR ONE ADULT ERROR TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO DO SOMETHING.THAT WAS HOW WE DID IT LAST YEAR.
IT WAS A TOURNAMENT THAT SOMEONE FORGOT TO GET IN.
IT HAPPENS ONLY ONCE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS A STUDENT WHO'S BEEN ON MULTIPLE EXTRACURRICULAR TRIPS, A LOT OF FUNDING FOR THOSE THINGS, IN ADDITION TO COMING FROM ASB, YOU CAN DO FUNDRAISERS OR REACH OUT TO THE BOOSTER CLUB, AND THEY WILL, IN A LOT OF CASES, HELP SO MUCH.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEND THEM A LITTLE THANK YOU VIDEO BECAUSE YOU'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THEY HELPED YOU GO.
>> THEN THOSE FUND RAISING REQUESTS ARE USUALLY APPROVED BY THE ASB SO IF THERE'S LIKE SOME LAGGING HAPPENING WITH THAT, YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK TO ME OR SOME OTHER STUDENT ON THE ASB, AND JUST KEEP THAT IN THEIR THE RADIO.
>> THE ASB IS PART OF OUR BUDGET SO IF WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT TODAY, AND I BELIEVE JOHN'S GOING TO ATTEND A COUPLE MEETINGS JUST TO OBSERVE AND SEE HOW THAT PROCESS, IF THAT WAS SOMETHING A BOARD MEMBER WOULD WANT TO GO WATCH, THAT WOULD BE DEFINITELY SOMETHING.
BUT YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THE TRAVEL.
>> AS LONG AS HE VOTES POSITIVE.
>> YEAH. NOW HE KNOWS. [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT'S RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE LEVERAGE OVER IT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> YES. ON 10.04 RECEIVING MONITORING REPORT FOR RESULTS POLICY ARE ON THE MISSION.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IN TWO WEEKS, RIGHT?
>> YES. THAT'S WHAT JOHN AND BOBBY GAVE AN OVER VOTE TONIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE IN TWO WEEKS.
IT SAYS MISSION, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT TITLE.
THE MISSION IS SOMETHING YOU'RE WRITING.
THIS IS A RESULTS SO SAYING THIS IS HOW WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MEET THESE INDICATORS.
IN TWO WEEKS YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MISSION WITH DR.
CAMPBELL AND SHE'S GOING TO LEAD US THROUGH A PROCESS OR LEAD YOU THROUGH A PROCESS.
>> THEN IN THAT CASE, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE RUBRIC AT THE VERY END OF 10.04 WHERE IT SAYS GOAL AREA OF FUTURE READY, THE DRAFT THERE.
YOU HAVE COLUMNS FOR OUTCOME TEACHING, LEARNING PRACTICE, SCHOOL LEADER PRACTICE, AND SYSTEM PRACTICE OR STRATEGY.
I REALLY LIKE ALL OF THOSE HEADINGS.
THE ONE THAT I DON'T SEE THAT I WOULD ASK ABOUT IS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MAKES IT TIME BOUND?
>> IF I CAN JUST AND I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY PUT THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA RECEIVING THIS TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION THE NEXT MEETING.
I LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT ON TRACK AS BEST I CAN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA? THEN THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT BOTH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD CONSENT AGENDAS AND MAKE THEM PART OF THE MINUTES.
>> [LAUGHTER] SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU MADE THAT MOTION SO I'M SECONDING IT.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED THAT WE ADOPT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD CONSENT AGENDAS AS PRESENTED HERE, AND MAKE THEM PART OF THE MINUTES.
THIS IS ONE THAT THE STUDENTS DON'T VOTE ON.
I'LL GO STRAIGHT TO THE BOARD VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDAS ARE ADOPTED.
>> YEAH. IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO HOME. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE.
[11. LEGISLATIVE UPDATES]
WHICH IS LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.FOR THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO NANCY.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR SUPPORTING ME IN BEING THE LEGISLATIVE REP.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY FUN TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS I'M LEARNING SO MUCH.
FIRST, I'LL DO A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW ON JUST A FEW BILLS THAT RELATE TO EDUCATION AND I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO KUABINA ON HOUSE BILL 1692, WHICH CODIFIES STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE NETWORK INTO LAW AND HE TESTIFIED THERE, AND I WATCHED YOUR VIDEO OF THAT.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB. IT DID PASS THE HOUSE 83-14, AND IT IS NOW IN THE SENATE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
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>> WHAT? I DON'T THINK THIS IS UP TODAY.
>> ONE OF THE WAS, THE STUDENT REP NETWORK LIAISON BETWEEN THE STUDENT REP NETWORK AND WAS SAID THAT IT DIED, BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE ACTION ON IT AND IN WAYS AND MEANS.
>> THE ONE THING AND I DO NOT KNOW THE CURRENT, BUT I HAVE SEEN BILLS DIE AND COME BACK TO LIFE.
>> YOU CAN DO A LOT OF CPR IN THE LEGISLATURE.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S AN INTERESTING CONCEPT, BUT I HAVE SEEN STUFF WHERE EVERYONE HAS BEEN LIKE, OH, THAT'S GONE, NEVER COMING BACK, AND THEN BOOM, IT'S PASSED.
THERE'S LOTS OF LITTLE RULES THEY CAN USE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATUS ON THIS ONE IS SPECIFICALLY, BUT I HAVE SEEN ONCE DECLARED DEAD AND THEN COME BACK.
>> RAISE FROM THE DEAD. HOUSE BILL 2494, INCREASING STATE FUNDING FOR OPERATING COSTS IN SCHOOLS, THAT'S THAT MSOC, MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COST.
UNLESS YOU'VE GOTTEN A MORE RECENT UPDATE THAN I DID TODAY, [LAUGHTER] IT PASSED THE HOUSE 80 TO 17, IT'S CURRENTLY IN THE SENATE.
IT PASSED FROM WAYS AND MEANS ON MONDAY TO RULES COMMITTEE NEXT.
SENATE BILL 5882, INCREASING PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL STAFFING, PARA PROS OFFICE SUPPORT, NON-INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS, AND SCHOOL FUNDING MODEL.
IT PASSED THE SENATE 37 TO 11.
IT IS CURRENTLY IN HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS.
MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT THE ONE THAT ONLY FUNDS THE STATE ONES OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT?
>> THIS IS THE ONE THAT WOULD CHANGE THE MODEL OF WHO THEY'RE WILLING TO GIVE US FUNDING FOR.
SO CURRENTLY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN FERNDALE, WE GET FUNDING FOR SEVEN GENERAL EDUCATION PAIRS.
IT WOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT COME TO THE DISTRICT TO ACTUALLY START TO MATCH A HIGHER LEVEL BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOMETHING.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE OTHER ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT I THINK THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WOULD JUST INCREASE THE ALLOCATION FOR THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY FUNDED.
>> THIS INCREASE THE NUMBER THAT THEY FUND.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE ORIGINAL, BUT DID THAT FIRST BILL END UP DYING?
>> THIS ISN'T THAT ONE. THIS IS BETTER.
HOUSE BILL 1914, IMPROVING SPECIAL ED SERVICES.
IT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE, BUT IT'S NOT YET IN COMMITTEE, AND IT WAS REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
I KNOW TRINA IS PROBABLY KEEPING TRACK OF THAT.
SENATE BILL 5883 ESTABLISHES A BURDEN OF PROOF FOR SPECIAL ED DUE PROCESS HEARINGS.
IT SHIFTS THE BURDEN OF PROOF TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM PARENTS, I DO BELIEVE, PASSED THE SENATE 48-0.
IT'S GONE THROUGH THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, IT'S NOW ON THE HOUSE FLOOR CALENDAR.
HOUSE BILL 2180 INCREASES SPECIAL ED ENROLLMENT FUNDING CAP FROM 15% TO 17.25%.
IT'S IN COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE RIGHT NOW.
THEN AS FAR AS LEGISLATIVE THINGS, I HAD ASKED KEVIN TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION THAT I HAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT IN BOARD DOCKS IN THE AUTHENTICATE SIDE OR NOT.
BUT LET ME JUST READ TO YOU INFORMATION BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE LESS TIME FOR ME TO READ WHAT I THOUGHT OUT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO TALK AROUND IT.
LINDEN'S LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REACH OUT TO ME WHILE I WAS ON VACATION TO ASK FOR THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPORT OF A RESOLUTION FOR MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTROL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARDS.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT UNDERMINED LOCAL CONTROL.
HOUSE BILL 2331 JUST PASSED THE HOUSE AND SENATE, AND IS NOW ON J. INSLEE'S DESK TO SIGN.
THE OTHER ONE IS SENATE BILL 5462, WHICH PASSED THE SENATE AND IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED IN HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
MANY SCHOOL BOARDS IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE PASSED RESOLUTIONS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE STATE MAKING DECISIONS THAT, IN MY OPINION, OVERREACH ITS AUTHORITY, AND EVEN THE CONSTITUTION SAYS IT DOES.
OUR STATE CONSTITUTION GRANTS SCHOOL DIRECTORS "BROAD DISCRETIONARY POWERS" THAT THE GOVERNOR AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT ARE NOT GRANTED CONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, YET, THE THREAT OF WITHHOLDING STATE FUNDS
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COMES WITH THESE BILLS THAT WOULD DICTATE CURRICULUM.THIS PUSHBACK STARTED WHEN A RESOLUTION WAS WRITTEN BY KENNEWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOARD PRESIDENT AND THEIR BOARD PASSED IT.
SINCE THEN, LYNDON SCHOOL DISTRICT, MERIDIAN, MEAD, CENTRAL VALLEY, SHAHALA'S OMAK, AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING, ALL EIGHT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GRANT COUNTY HAVE ALSO PASSED SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS.
I HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR OUR BOARD TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER HERE THIS EVENING.
I ASKED OUR BOARD PRESIDENT TO INCLUDE MY PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, BUT IT'S LINDEN'S RESOLUTION THAT WAS ON THE DOCK.
I HAVE COPIES FOR EACH OF YOU OF RESOLUTION 04-2024 FOR FERNDALE. MAY I PASS THEM OUT?
>> TYPICALLY JUST FOR PROTOCOL AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IS A RESOLUTION IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT SAM TO REVIEW OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.
IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT HIM TO, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I NEED TO, AND I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH MARK IF WE HAVE A RESOLUTION, WE SEND THAT TO SAM TO LOOK OVER.
THAT'S OUR PRACTICE. I'M HAPPY TO SEND SOMETHING TO HIM.
THEN, DO WE NEED TO GET THAT PUBLISHED SO THE PUBLIC CAN GIVE COMMENT? I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.
>> WELL, I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKS EITHER.
BUT COULD I READ IT OUT LOUD SO WE COULD HEAR IT OR DO YOU NEED IT TO GO TO SAM FIRST?
>> THAT'S THE REASON THAT I ONLY HAD LINDEN'S POSTED BECAUSE WE HADN'T HAD THAT REVIEWED BY LEGAL.
>> I THINK YOU CAN READ IT, THOUGH, AND THEN I WOULD SEND IT TO SAM BEFORE YOU WOULD TAKE ACTION.
WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING FOR YOU TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE NEXT MONTH.
YOU COULDN'T VOTE ON IT TONIGHT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> THIS IS A NEW PROCESS TO ME, TOO.
>> I'M STILL LEARNING. THAT'S WHY I KEEP LOOKING BACK AT MARK ON THE LEGAL SIDE.
>> LET ME JUST READ IT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION TO SEE IF WE WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR JUST DROP IT ANYWAY.
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 502, RESOLUTION 04-2024.
WHEREAS WASHINGTON STATE OPERATES UNDER A CORNERSTONE PRINCIPLE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE AS ENSHRINED IN ITS CONSTITUTION AND EMPHASIZING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF LOCALLY ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTORS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES, RCW 28A.150.230.
WHEREAS IT IS BELIEVED THAT THOSE CLOSEST TO STUDENTS AND MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT A SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITIES, ARE BEST POSITIONED TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING ITS OPERATION, CURRICULUM EVALUATION, AND TO HOLD THE DISTRICT ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACHIEVING DESIRED OUTCOMES, AND WHEREAS EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOVERNED BY A LOCALLY ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD WITH BROAD DISCRETIONARY POWER TO ESTABLISH POLICIES AND PROMOTE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT, INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES, WHEREAS THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ACCEPTED POLICIES SUCH AS POLICY 2020 REGARDING THE SELECTION AND ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND WHEREAS THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOGNIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD FOR THE ADOPTION OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND STAKEHOLDERS, FREE FROM STATE INTERFERENCE, BELIEVING SUCH INTERFERENCE UNDERMINES THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS AND DISREGARDS THE INPUT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS VEHEMENTLY OPPOSES ESB 5462 FOR UNDERMINING THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS REQUIRING PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADHERE TO STATE COMMISSIONS AS OPPOSED TO ADHERING TO ADOPTED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ENGAGE IN PUBLIC FEEDBACK, AND MAKE DECISIONS REFLECTING THE INTERESTS OF THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS STRONGLY OPPOSES ESHB 2331 FOR FURTHER ENCROACHING ON THE AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL BOARDS TO CHOOSE INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS, DIMINISHING COMMUNITY INPUT, AND ELEVATING THE STATE INFLUENCE OVER LOCAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES CONTRARY TO THE PURPOSE OF ELECTED SCHOOL BOARDS, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE PREPAREDNESS OF STUDENTS BY FOSTERING BELONGING, PURPOSE, AND CURIOSITY AMONG ALL STUDENTS, WHILE RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING THEIR DIVERSE NEEDS, ABILITIES, BACKGROUNDS, AND MATURITY LEVELS TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 502 IN A MEETING HELD ON,
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AND THEN THAT COULD BE SOME OTHER DATE.>> DO YOU KNOW IF MERIDIAN HAD A LEGAL REVIEW DONE OF THEIR RESOLUTION, AND IS IT IDENTICAL TO LINDEN'S?
>> DO I KNOW THAT? OH, I'M SORRY.
>> DID YOU SEE THE MERIDIAN RESOLUTION?
>> I READ THE MERIDIAN RESOLUTION THAT WAS POSTED IN THE EXECUTIVE SIDE OF THE AGENDA.
I DID NOT ASK KUSH IF IT HAD LEGAL REVIEW, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL, EXPLAIN.
>> YOU WERE ASKING FOR MERIDIAN.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S POSTED.
>> NO, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD SEEN MERIDIAN'S, AND WAS IT IDENTICAL TO OURS.
>> NO. I'M SORRY. I'VE NOT SEEN MERIDIAN'S.
>> I KNOW BLAINE WAS GOING TO CONSIDER IT AS WELL.
>> LAST NIGHT, THEY CHOSE TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE LEGISLATURE INSTEAD OF PASS A RESOLUTION IN BLAINE.
>> NANCY HAD MENTIONED THIS, AND I'D MENTIONED IT BACK TO HER IN THE DISCUSSION AS FAR AS PUTTING THIS ON THERE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE ONE BILL HAVING ALREADY PASSED AND BEING ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY PLACES WHERE THE LEGISLATURE HAS STEPPED OVER THE CONSTITUTION OR THERE'S BEEN QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
MY THOUGHT WAS, DOES A RESOLUTION DO MORE OR DOES A CONVERSATION WITH OUR LEGISLATORS? INVITING THEM TO A MEETING AND HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH THEM, TALKING TO THEM ABOUT OUR CONCERNS, LOOKING AT ALL BILLS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LOCAL VERSUS STATE CONTROL.
THERE CERTAINLY IS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE STATE HOLDS THE PURSE STRINGS AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE CONTROL, BUT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH CONTROL.
WHOEVER HOLDS THE MONEY TENDS TO HAVE MORE CONTROL.
>> I THINK THERE'S POWER IN A RESOLUTION, PARTICULARLY IF WE'RE STANDING WITH OTHER BOARDS.
IT JUST SENDS A STATEMENT THAT AT SOME POINT, WE MAY JUST ALL STAND IN SOLIDARITY AGAINST THE ABUSES THAT HAPPEN.
IT BOTHERS ME THAT THEY DON'T FULLY FUND EDUCATION, LIKE SPECIAL EDUCATION.
I WAS THINKING THAT THERE WOULD BE PERHAPS MORE COMING.
IF WE DON'T STAND UP NOW, WHEN? WE GOT TO PICK SOME POINT IN TIME TO DO IT, AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IF WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT WE CAN'T ALSO TALK TO OUR LEGISLATORS.
I DON'T SEE THAT AS AN EITHER OR, I SEE THAT AS MAYBE A TWO-PRONGED EFFORT.
>> I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH PEGGY ON THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT EITHER OR.
BUT I DO THINK THAT NO MATTER WHAT, KEVIN IS RIGHT ABOUT HAVING AN OPEN CONVERSATION WITH LEGISLATORS BECAUSE IT WOULD HELP BOTH PARTIES TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE'S PERSPECTIVE AND WORK TOWARDS A SOLUTION THAT WOULD MEET BOTH SIDE'S GOALS.
>> I ALSO DID LIKE HIS POINT ABOUT MAYBE SEEING THIS ISSUE AS MORE THAN JUST A LOCAL VERSUS STATE THING BECAUSE THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, AND 90% OF THE TIME IT'S MORE NUANCED AND COMPLEX THAN THAT.
>> HOWEVER, THIS IS A REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR.
AND I THINK IT MAYBE IS SOMETHING THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
OTHER DISTRICTS FEEL STRONGLY ENOUGH THAT WAY, AND AS FAR AS THE LOCAL CONTROL GOES, WE KNOW THAT WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITY BETTER THAN OLYMPIA DOES AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE.
IF WE CAN'T KEEP OUR DOLLARS HERE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES THE WAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO, IF IT HAS TO BE FUNNELED THROUGH OLYMPIA AND COME BACK TO US, THEN THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER US.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THINGS WILL EVER CHANGE.
UNLESS YOU STAND TOGETHER, YOU FAIL SEPARATELY.
>> IS THERE AN ELABORATION ON HOW THESE BILLS, I KNOW I WAS LOOKING AT THEM JUST BRIEFLY, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO READ THE WHOLE THING.
OUR ADDRESSING THAT I KNOW IT TALKED ABOUT THERE BEING A STATE COMMISSION AND INVOLVING ALL DIFFERENT PARTIES.
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I WAS REFLECTING BACK ON THE CURRICULUM REVIEW THAT WE HAD JUST DONE FOR THE READING MATERIAL.IT SEEMED LIKE WE HAD REACHED OUT TO ALL THE VARIOUS GROUPS.
THERE WASN'T A STATE COMMISSION OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL IT.
BUT I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THAT WOULD CHANGE OUR PROCESS AND/OR IF WE HAVE TALKED WITH THOSE THAT DO THE CURRICULUM REVIEW IN REGARDS TO THAT.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT IT, IF WE'RE USING THESE TO TAKE A STAND ON, ARE THESE THE BEST PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO STAND UP AGAINST OR IS IT BETTER TO HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT TARGETS MORE DIRECTLY? FIRST I SAW THIS WAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND I HAD STUFF GOING ON THIS WEEKEND SO I HONESTLY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH TIME TO LOOK AT IT COMPLETELY.
>> WELL, I WILL SAY THAT I WAS CONTACTED AS WELL BECAUSE I DON'T THINK LINDON KNEW WHO THE LEGISLATIVE REP WAS BECAUSE, I WAS AND THEN NANCY WAS AND SO THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION THERE.
AND SHE WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
IT'S NOT LIKE THERE WAS A TON OF TIME THAT ELAPSED BEFORE YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
PERSONALLY, I APPROVE OF WHAT LINDON HAS DONE.
I'M JUST SPEAKING AS MYSELF AND I THINK IT IS A WAY TO GO.
BUT I GUESS EVERYBODY WILL HAVE TO WEIGH THE IDEA AND COME TO THEIR OWN CONCLUSION.
I ACTUALLY ASKED THE TEAM TO READ THE BILLS TODAY AND JUST PROVIDE HOW WOULD THAT CHANGE OUR PROCESS HERE? SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD THAT INFORMATION.
DO WE SEE THAT THERE'S A SHIFT? SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
>> TRINA, UNLESS YOU WANT TO START, SORRY.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE SENATE BILL REPORT 5462, I'M JUST RESPONDING SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR QUESTION.
WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS POLICY AND COMMITTEE, WHAT I SEE OUTLINED IN HERE DOES NOT CHANGE WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR EXISTING BOARD POLICY.
IT STILL ASKS FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE THAT WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD ULTIMATELY REVIEW THAT.
BUT IT DOES REQUIRE US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A POLICY, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE THAT WOULD ACCOMPLISH THESE ITEMS. THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD SEE POTENTIALLY CHANGING WOULD JUST BE THE MATERIALS THAT YOU HAD AVAILABLE TO REVIEW AND AN ADOPTION BASED ON THE STANDARDS WHICH WERE ADOPTED.
BUT THAT WOULD BE TO BE DETERMINED.
BUT IN TERMS OF YOUR DIRECT QUESTION, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD CHANGE IN OUR CONTROL OVER MATERIALS THAT WE ADOPT BASED ON WHAT I SEE HERE.
HAVING GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS, I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE THAT IS STILL HERE WHEN WE PRESENTED THAT PROCESS.
BUT THAT WAS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS THAT INVOLVED A LOT OF TEACHERS AND WE ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE PROCESS TO ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INPUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK REGARDING THE MATERIAL.
SO WE DID A PRESS RELEASE TO ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.
>> I KNOW WHEN YOU ORIGINALLY PRESENTED THE FIRST NIGHT, WE WERE LIKE, WELL, WHAT COMMUNITY INPUT DID YOU GET? AND IT WAS ZERO, AND SO WE ASKED YOU TO GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND BASICALLY GOT THE SAME RESPONSE THE SECOND TIME.
>> I THINK WE HAD EIGHT RESPONSES AND THAT WAS AFTER DOING PRESS RELEASES AND INTERVIEWS ON RADIO STATIONS AND THINGS, TRYING TO GET ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.
WHAT I SEE HERE DOES NOT CHANGE THE PROCESS THAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO IN TERMS OF THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS HERE IN FERNDALE EXISTING POLICY.
>> THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE AN OPINION ON WHAT TO DO NEXT, IF ANYTHING?
>> I THINK THIS ALMOST MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE WOULD WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE IN DEPTH AT ANOTHER BOARD MEETING, IF THAT'S SOMETHING OTHER PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
BECAUSE LIKE QWABINA SAID, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A REALLY NUANCED ISSUE.
I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO READ THE BILL YET.
I SHOULD JUST DO MY RESEARCH BEFORE, BUT I WAS BUSY THIS WEEK, SORRY.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING IF WE ALL MADE SURE THAT WE'D READ THE BILL AND CAME BACK WITH QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
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UNLESS IT'S LIKE A SUPER TIME BOUND THING, IN WHICH CASE, I'M NOT A BOARD MEMBER, GUYS.>> I THINK THE BIGGEST QUESTION WE'VE GOT, THAT WHAT I'M SEEING IS WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTION AS TO EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT IT IS SAYING.
CERTAINLY, THERE'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE OF STATE VERSUS LOCAL CONTROL, AND I STILL GO TOWARDS HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO GET STUDENT OUTCOMES? BECAUSE THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
I GUESS I WOULDN'T BE IN FAVOR OF TAKING ACTION AT THIS POINT.
I WOULD NEED TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION BEFORE I'M READY TO SIGN A RESOLUTION TO THAT POINT.
>> WELL, IT CAME QUITE LATE, SO IT COULD BE THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY IS MISSED BECAUSE IT IS TIME SENSITIVE.
ONE OF THE TWO BILLS ALREADY PASSED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE BILL LEFT THAT IS ON ITS WAY TO PASSING, PROBABLY.
AND I JUST THOUGHT WE SHOULD TRY TO STRIKE WHILE THE IRON WAS HOT AND SAY THAT WE DO NOT WANT THE STATE TELLING US WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT CHOOSE FOR CURRICULUM.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE THE DECISION MADE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
>> IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, AND LIKE I SAID, I WILL NOT CLAIM TO BE THE EXPERT ON IT.
THE FINAL APPROVAL STILL GOES TO THE BOARD.
IT JUST HAS TO DO WITH THE REVIEW PROCESS THAT TAKES PLACE.
AGAIN, THAT'S JUST MY UNDERSTANDING AT THIS POINT WITH WHAT I KNOW.
>> I BRIEFLY READ THE BILLS AND I DON'T TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THEM AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD GET THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS AS FAR AS WHAT IT REALLY MEANS.
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF HIDDEN IN THERE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IF WE HAD A MEANS FOR SOMEBODY TO EXPLAIN IT FURTHER SO I CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND IT, I'D BE WAY MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
>> CHRISTIE, DO YOU KNOW, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD FALL UNDER SAM'S GROUP AS FAR AS WOULD HE BE ABLE TO TELL US? HOW DOES THIS IMPACT US? TO GIVE US A MORE DIRECT ANSWER? BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S WRITTEN IN LEGALESE WHICH, WE ALL HAVE OUR EXPERTISE OF LANGUAGE.
MINE IS ON THE MEDICAL SIDE, YOURS IS ON CONSTRUCTION SIDE.
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY BE HAPPY TO EMAIL HIM, ASK HIM TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF BOTH BILLS, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> THAT WOULD BE PERFECTLY GOOD WITH ME.
>> I WOULD CERTAINLY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE MAKING A STAND ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IF I HAD A BETTER IDEA WHAT I WAS DEBATING.
>> I'M WITH STEPHEN, KEVIN. I THINK MORE INFORMATION IS ALWAYS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
>> I THINK IT'S NOW OR NEVER SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE NOW SO IT WOULD BE POINTLESS IN A MONTH BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION IS HAPPENING NOW.
WE COULD RIDE IN OUR HORSES AFTER IT'S ALL DONE, BUT THAT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY IMPACT.
I THINK IT'S THE TEST BALLOON ISSUE.
IT ISN'T THE CONTENT OF THE PARTICULAR BILL SO MUCH AS THE NOTION THAT IT'S THE TOP DOWN ENFORCEMENT AND THE ABILITY TO WITHHOLD FUNDING.
I WOULD GO SO FAR TO SAY AS IF THIS WERE EVEN THINGS I WANTED TO SEE LIKE SAY FINANCIAL LITERACY.
BEING IMPOSED FROM THE TOP DOWN IS THE WRONG WAY TO DO IT.
IN FACT, WE'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS THAT THEY'LL LOOK AT ONE OF THE POSITIONS AND YOU'LL SAY, WE REALLY LIKE THIS, BUT IT'S THE IMPLEMENTATION IS WRONG.
IT'S THE TOP DOWN, IT'S THE BEING DICTATED TO BY OLYMPIA, SO THAT'S THE ISSUE.
IT ISN'T REALLY THE PACKAGING, THAT'S THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM AND WE'RE TAKING A STAND.
AT LEAST SOME PEOPLE ARE TAKING A STAND AGAINST IT, AND THIS IS THE ISSUE THEY'VE CHOSEN TO DO IT ON.
I THINK IT IS TIME SENSITIVE AND [OVERLAPPING].
>> PART OF MY PERSPECTIVE THOUGH AND, EXCUSE ME, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT IF I INTERRUPTED, BUT NO, MY PERSPECTIVE IS, ARE WE JUST MAKING A STATEMENT OR
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HOW DOES THIS IMPACT WHAT'S GOING ON IN LEGISLATION DOWN THERE? IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL GETS APPROVED OR NOT, OR ARE WE JUST SIMPLY GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH IT? WHAT'S THE OUTCOME HERE?>> WELL, THE GOAL OF THE OUTCOME IS FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO REALIZE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE ON SCHOOL BOARDS THAT DO NOT WANT TO BE TOLD THAT THIS IS THE CURRICULUM YOU'RE GOING TO USE, AND IF YOU DON'T USE THIS, THEN THE THREAT OF NOT FUNDING YOU IS THERE.
THEY'VE PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.
THEY HAVEN'T EVEN DECIDED EXACTLY WHAT THE CURRICULUM IS.
THEY'VE JUST SAID, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A CONSORTIUM OF WHO WE WANT AND THEY'LL COME UP WITH WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE CURRICULUM, AND YOU CAN'T TURN IT DOWN IF IT'S ANY PROTECTED CLASS WHATSOEVER.
YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOVE MATERIALS THAT YOU THINK ARE INAPPROPRIATE.
>> WILL WE NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOVE THAT MATERIAL HERE AT THIS BOARD LEVEL IF THEY TRY TO IMPOSE THAT ON US?
>> YES. IN FACT, THAT LEGISLATIVE MEMO FROM THE WASHINGTON POLICY SAYS THAT HB 2331 WOULD GIVE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THE POWER ON HIS OWN TO CUT STATE FUNDING TO ANY LOCAL SCHOOL THAT HE DEEMS AS UNCOOPERATIVE IN USING STATE MANDATED TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS TO PRESENT RACIAL CRT AND DEI CONCEPTS TO STUDENTS.
OFTEN THESE MATERIALS PRESENT GRAPHIC SEXUAL IMAGES THAT PARENTS FIND INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.
THESE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE CAUSING DISTRESS AND CONTROVERSY ACROSS THE STATE, AND THAT'S FROM WASHINGTON POLICY CENTER, LIV FINNE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, LEGISLATIVE MEMO.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD SOMETHING, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY AT THE 5462 AND WHEN I TALKED ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS POLICY IN COMMITTEE, RIGHT ABOVE THAT, IT ALSO IDENTIFIES SCHOOL BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES.
ON THAT RESOURCE, THERE ARE A COUPLE BULLETS, AND THE SECOND BULLET SAYS THAT IT'S RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD PER STATE LAW TO EVALUATE TEACHING MATERIALS, INCLUDING TEXTBOOKS, TEACHING AIDS, HANDOUTS, OR OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS IN PUBLIC HEARING UPON COMPLAINTS BY PARENTS, GUARDIANS, OR CUSTODIANS OF STUDENTS WHO CONSIDER THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH MATERIALS OF STUDENTS OBJECTIONABLE.
PER THIS, YOU ALL DO RETAIN RIGHTS TO, PER STATE LAW, TO REVIEW MATERIALS, EVALUATE MATERIALS.
>> THAT'S HOW I VIEW IT AS WELL, AND ON TOP OF THAT, ON THIS BOARD, I SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND SO I'M GOING TO BE DIRECTED BY THE COMMUNITY TO ALLOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON INSIDE THESE SCHOOLS.
I THINK THE FINAL SAY COMES DOWN TO THE PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT TO HOLD THEIR STUDENTS BACK FROM ANY PARTICIPATION IN ANY INAPPROPRIATE CLASSROOM FUNCTION THAT GOES ON INSIDE THESE SCHOOLS.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE AUTHORITY BELONGS, IS WITH THE PARENTS DECIDING ON WHAT THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO BE EXPOSED TO. THAT'S JUST MY VIEW.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU. THE PARENTS ARE THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY OVER THEIR CHILDREN, BUT SOME OF THE POLICIES DON'T ALLOW PARENTS TO KNOW ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.
>> AS LONG AS THE DISTRICT ENFORCES SOME DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY LIKE WE HAVE USUALLY BEFORE.
FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH CLASS, SEX ED LESSONS, THEY SEND OUT SOME WAIVER WHERE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO OPT OUT YOUR CHILD ASSUMING THAT THE PARENT OR THE FAMILY OR THE GUARDIAN TAKES ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROPERLY EDUCATING THAT CHILD WITHIN THEIR VIEW OF WHAT THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE AND ACCURATE.
I JUST THINK THAT TO THE POINT OF THE STATE NOT SAYING THAT I FAVOR STATE CONTROL OVER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUT THERE IS SOME DEGREE OF VALUE IN, I THINK, HAVING A STANDARD STATEWIDE FOR EDUCATION BECAUSE IT WOULD I FEEL LIKE IN SOME CASES, IT COULD BE INEQUITABLE BETWEEN DISTRICTS IF CERTAIN DISTRICTS WERE PROVIDING MORE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAN OTHER DISTRICTS OR GIVING A WIDER SPECTRUM OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING.
I FEEL LIKE IF THERE'S SOME STANDARD SET, THEN AS LONG AS IT'S NOT AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, IT WOULD MAKE MORE OPPORTUNITIES,
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FOR EXAMPLE, MORE RURAL DISTRICTS, TO GET THE SAME LEVEL OF EDUCATION ON THE SAME TOPICS AS LARGER DISTRICTS WHO MAKE THEMSELVES LOUD.>> THE ISSUE OF SETTING STANDARDS IS ONE THAT BOTHERS ME.
BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO USE OUR COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED STUFF FOR AN EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION THAT CREATED THAT, IT ALSO SAYS THAT PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE ENTIRE CURRICULUM ELECTRONICALLY.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE WE'RE TOLD THAT IT VIOLATES COPYRIGHT LAWS AND THAT THE CONTENT CAN'T BE MADE AVAILABLE.
YOU HAVE A CONTRADICTION AND IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED.
THEY'RE NOT PERFECT IN THE WAY THAT THEY PASS THE LEGISLATION AND THEN PASS IT INTO LAW.
THEY MAKE THINGS THAT ARE UNENFORCEABLE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY THAT IT'S DONE.
THE OTHER PROBLEM I SEE IS THIS.
IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, I THINK THE INTENT IS GOOD AND I THINK THAT THE INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO FEEL MARGINALIZED, IGNORED, NOT SEEN, ARE REPRESENTED IN THE MATERIALS.
I THINK THAT'S A NOBLE GOAL, BUT BY FORCING IT ON PEOPLE, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE, WITH OUR OWN MATERIALS, I DON'T THINK THAT WE DO TRY TO EXCLUDE PEOPLE.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY AN ISSUE.
I THINK WE CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALS.
I DON'T THINK WE CELEBRATE IDENTITY GROUPS, BUT I THINK WE CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS WHAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING.
THE INDIVIDUAL IS THE SMALLEST MINORITY.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO DOWN TO IT.
BUT WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN THEY IMPOSE THESE STANDARDS, WHEN THEY IMPOSE THIS STUFF FROM THE TOP DOWN, IS PEOPLE TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT AND THEY LOOK AND THEY SAY, THERE'S JUST ONE MORE PLACE WHERE THEY CROSS THE LINE.
I'M GOING TO TAKE MY KIDS OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WHEN THEY DO THAT, THE EFFECT IS WE LOSE FUNDING BECAUSE WE LOSE STUDENTS AND THAT ENDS UP HURTING THE VERY PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TO HELP.
THIS IS WHY I OPPOSE THIS APPROACH AND THAT'S WHY I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST IT.
>> I RESPECT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THAT OPINION.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THAT IF THEY'RE MAKING THINGS ENFORCEABLE, WOULDN'T IT ALSO BE A GREAT USE OF OUR RESOURCES AND EFFORT TO, I'M SORRY, I'M SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT WORD.
TO CHALLENGE THE UNENFORCEABLE BILLS AND SEE IF THERE'S A WORKAROUND FOR HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ENFORCE THESE THINGS THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND ALLOWING PARENTS TO SEE ALL THE MATERIAL.
I THINK THAT THE OPT OUT FORM IS A GREAT IDEA, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN THINGS AND IT HELPS A LOT OF STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE EXPOSING THEM TO CERTAIN TOPICS REMAIN IN SCHOOLS.
I HONESTLY THINK A LOT OF IT DEPENDS ON THE CURRICULUM MANDATED BY THE STATE.
IF IT'S YOU'RE SAYING LIKE FINANCIAL EDUCATION, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND IT SHOULD BE SOME STANDARD.
>> IF I CAN GIVE ONE MORE EXAMPLE.
I PERSONALLY BELIEVE IN COMMON CORE STANDARDS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEMONIZED COMMON CORE AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION, THERE ARE WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THINGS THAT DON'T ALIENATE PEOPLE THAT DON'T PUT THE HEEL ON THE NECK.
MY PERSONAL BELIEF IS THAT OBVIOUSLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T BE MANDATING TO THE STATES WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH EDUCATION. THEY SHOULDN'T.
COMMON CORE WAS AN EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE ACROSS THE NATION SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE A COMMON AMERICAN CULTURE SO THAT SOMEBODY COULD GO FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER AND BE ABLE TO GO RIGHT STRAIGHT INTO SCHOOL AND BE UP TO SPEED SO THAT WE HAD SOME COMMON BONDS, SOME COMMON CULTURE, REALLY.
THAT'S NOBLE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THERE STANDARDS.
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THESE ARE COMMON CORE STANDARDS, NOT MATERIALS, IS LIKE YOU CAN USE WHATEVER MATERIALS YOU WANT TO MEET THE STANDARD AS LONG AS PEOPLE CAN LEARN WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW, HAVE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT PATH THEY TAKE.THE PROBLEM IS THE TOP DOWN IMPLEMENTATION.
AGAIN, YOU WILL SEE THAT PEOPLE RAIL AGAINST COMMON CORE ALL THE TIME.
THEY MISUNDERSTAND, I THINK A LOT OF THEM, WHAT THE GOAL WAS, BUT AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH COULD HAVE BEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD HAVE SET HIRING THRESHOLDS THAT WERE BASED ON THOSE LEARNING STANDARDS.
YOU WANT A FEDERAL JOB, YOU NEED TO HAVE MEET THESE EDUCATIONAL CRITERIA.
THAT'S THE BETTER WAY OF DOING IT.
THAT DOESN'T IMPOSE MANDATES, THAT DOESN'T FORCE PEOPLE, THAT'S THE CARROT APPROACH RATHER THAN THE STICK APPROACH, AND IT KEEPS GOVERNMENT IN ITS OWN LANE.
THIS IS THE MESSAGE I THINK WE NEED TO SEND TO OLYMPIA.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE UNSEEN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM IS THAT THIS BILL IS POLITICALLY CHARGED.
I DO THINK THAT IF WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO ENSURE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, THEN THE BILL SHOULD NOT MATTER TO US, WHICH IS IDEALLY WHAT I'D WANT TO HAPPEN, BUT UNDER LITTLE ASTERISKS THERE, IS UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE BRINGING THIS TO US VERY LATE, WHICH IS JUST UNFORTUNATE.
FOR ME AND WHAT I'M HEARING OTHER PEOPLE SAY IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE NEEDED MORE TIME, TRULY GET DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND READ THE BILL AND LEARN ABOUT IT, AND CREATE OUR OWN LENS FOR IT.
I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I HAVE A FILTER THAT MAKES SURE THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT THINGS FROM ALL DIFFERENT WAYS.
IF I'M HEARING A SPECIFIC VIEWPOINT BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU GUYS ARE ESSENTIALLY SAYING THE SAME THING, THEN AN ALARM BELL GOES OFF AND THAT IS MY OWN PROTECTIVE MEASURE.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE IT, BUT WHEN I TRY TO TAKE A STANCE, I WANT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
I CAN'T TAKE A STANCE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE A, I HAVE ONLY READ A COUPLE OF ARTICLES ON IT PREVIOUSLY THAT HAVE THEIR OWN BIASES.
AND TWO, I HAVE NOT FULLY READ THE BILL MYSELF, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT ANYONE CAN DO, AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF IT THAT WE CAN READ.
I THINK THE TWO PROBLEMS HERE ARE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PERSPECTIVE.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH THAT.
I THINK IT'S A TIME IS A POLITICALLY CHARGED ISSUE, THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
I LOOK AT IT AS WHAT BEST COMES FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES AS WELL.
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OUR ULTIMATE DRIVING FORCE.
CERTAINLY, I WILL BE THE FIRST TO SAY THAT I THINK ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LEGISLATURE, OUR LEGISLATORS NEED TO BE ONGOING ABOUT THIS, DEVELOPING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
I'M THINKING I WOULD AGREE WITH THE STANCE THAT BLAINE TOOK.
CERTAINLY, EACH OF US HAS OUR OWN OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE OUR LEGISLATURES AND TELL THEM THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH THIS OR WE DO AGREE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
I THINK, AGAIN, I WOULD BE MORE IN FAVOR OF HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE LEGISLATORS DETAIL IN A GENERAL SENSE AS OPPOSED TO HANGING MY HAT ON TWO BILLS THAT I'M NOT SO SURE WILL TOTALLY CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A DISTRICT OR TAKE AWAY MY POWER AS A LOCAL BOARD.
ARE THESE THE BEST EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE? I RECOGNIZE THAT EVERYONE'S DOING IT, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT MAYBE 15, BOARDS LOOSE COUNT, OUT OF 295.
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AGAIN, NOT SAYING THAT IT'S RIGHT OR WRONG, IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M READY TO MAKE A STANCE JUST BASED ON THIS WITHOUT KNOWING MORE ABOUT THOSE BILLS AND HOW IT IS GOING TO IMPACT.I WOULD RATHER MAKE A STATEMENT ON A MORE GENERAL BASIS.
WE NEED SOME WAY TO WORK TOGETHER AS OPPOSED TO THIS BATTLE THAT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE POLITICAL OF LOCAL VERSUS STATE AND YOU CAN EVEN THROW FEDERAL IN THERE IF YOU WANT TO.
BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE TO FEEL ON WHO ALL WE'RE REPRESENTING TO.
I'M NOT SEEN US COMING TO A POINT OF RESOLUTION.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE THIS UP FOR AN ACTION ITEM TONIGHT.
WE CAN CERTAINLY GIVE GUIDANCE IF WE WANT TO GET MORE INPUT ON THE RESOLUTION, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE FROM YOU GUYS' PERSPECTIVE WHO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, THAT IT'S EITHER NOW OR NEVER.
I GUESS I DON'T LOOK AT IT SPECIFICALLY THAT WAY BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT MORE IN THE GENERAL SENSE, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.
ANTONIO, YOU'VE BEEN QUIET ON THE SUBJECT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY WORDS OF WISDOM.
CERTAINLY WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR THEM IF YOU DO.
>> I DON'T KNOW OF WISDOM, BUT I DO HAVE WORDS OF EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF THE INDUSTRY THAT I WORK FOR AND I REPRESENT.
[INAUDIBLE] I WANT TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS WITH YOU AND I DO THIS, HOPEFULLY, IN THE WAY OF MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
I'M OLD NOW. I SOMETIMES HAVE HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS IN MY LIFE WITH THE LITTLE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE AND TRY TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
IN THIS CASE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS UNDERSTOOD, THIS IS HOW I VIEW THINGS.
WE WERE VOTED IN BY THE PUBLIC, OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY GAVE US THEIR VOTE OF TRUST TO REPRESENT THEM.
WHEN WE CAN, WE SHOULD HEAR THEM, BUT WE HAVE THEIR VOTE OF TRUST.
THEY TRUSTED US FOR OUR JUDGMENT, FOR OUR WHATEVER EXPERIENCE TO REPRESENT THEM WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION.
BECAUSE OF WHAT I DO, I UNDERSTAND VERY CLEARLY THAT WHEN CONTROL IS TAKEN AWAY FROM US, WE LOSE AN ABILITY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
I HAVE SEEN THIS REPEATEDLY IN MY INDUSTRY THAT WHEN THE STATE TRIES TO CONTROL US, WHEN THEY ARE NOT THE EXPERTS AT WHAT WE DO, THE PEOPLE SUFFER.
WE HAVE MANY EXAMPLES WHERE THEY ARE AHEAD OF US IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHEN THE STATE DECIDES TO IMPLEMENT THINGS WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING EXACTLY HOW THINGS WORK, SOMETIMES WE CAN FALL INTO MAKING MISTAKES.
NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE WRONG THOUGHTS OR EVIL, OR WHATEVER.
IT'S JUST BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THINGS CAN MAKE THEIR DECISIONS.
BY PRINCIPLE, I DO AGREE, AND I HAVE READ THIS LANGUAGE, AND I SEE IT, US LOOSING OUR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS.
I'M NOT INVOLVING POLITICS HERE, I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT MY OPINION IS.
WHEN YOU LOSE CONTROL, YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO REACT AND TO MAKE DECISIONS.
YES, I HEARD THAT WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS AS A BOARD HERE OF WHAT WE SEE, WHAT WE DON'T.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW, IF YOU'RE ASKING MY OPINION, IS THAT BY PRINCIPLE, THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT EVERYBODY HAS SHARED THEIR IDEAS, AND WAS CONSIDERING THIS.
I APOLOGIZE IF IT WAS SPRUNG TOO LATE FOR US TO DO ANYTHING.
I JUST BROUGHT IT WHEN I COULD, WHICH WAS JUST NOW.
BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE PEOPLE SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ABOUT YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVES.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH IT LIKE I HAD HOPED, I'M AN ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON AND I DO GET A BIT ENTHUSIAST ABOUT THINGS.
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BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT EVERYBODY SHARED THEIR IDEAS ABOUT THIS.EACH OF US AS BOARD MEMBERS, ARE GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER AND OUR PERSPECTIVES AND ATTITUDES.
ANYBODY WHO'S PAYING ATTENTION ONLINE OR WAS HERE, ALSO IS AT LEAST SEEING THAT WE HAVE IDEAS THAT WE WANT TO BRING FORWARD.
ALL OF US WANT TO OUR DISTRICT BETTER, AND ALL OF US ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
IT MIGHT NOT BE THIS RESOLUTION, BUT IT IS VERY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT I'M WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CHILDREN.
FOR THAT, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL.
>> THANK YOU, NANCY. WELL SAID.
IT DOES HELP US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.
THE CHALLENGE OFTEN WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS THINGS COME UP AND ARE MOVING FASTER THAN SOMETIMES WE CAN MOVE OR RESPOND TO THEM.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S NEW THIS YEAR.
THAT'S BEEN AN ONGOING THEME, BOTH WITH MY EXPERIENCE HERE AND WITH OTHER STUFF.
ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS AS FAR AS REGARDING LEGISLATION?
>> I DO HAVE AN ACTION STEP THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GOING THROUGH WITH THE RESOLUTION, WOULD YOU LIKE INPUT FROM SAM, ABOUT IF THIS BILL WERE TO PASS, IF THIS IS TO GO THROUGH, WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN FOR YOUR ACTIONS AS A BOARD? OKAY.
>> OKAY. I WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU.
>> I THINK ALL OF US WILL AGREE WE WANT LOCAL CONTROL.
I THINK THAT'S ONE THING I'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT.
DOES HE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW BEST TO COMMUNICATE THAT? YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.
>> MY HUSBAND HAS A SAYING WHICH I REALLY LIKE, WHICH IS IF GOVERNMENT WERE LESS INTRUSIVE, POLITICS WOULD BE LESS DIVISIVE.
I THINK IT'S QUITE TRUE BECAUSE THE ONLY REASON WE FEAR POLITICS IS BECAUSE IT HAS THE ABILITY TO TURN GOVERNMENT TO A WEAPON, IF YOU WILL.
A MEANS TO KEEP PEOPLE STIFLED.
IF IT'S BEING USED AGAINST YOU, YOU DON'T LIKE IT, IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO USE IT AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE.
BUT IF IT DIDN'T HAVE THAT POWER, THEN WE CAN HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS AND IT WOULDN'T BE SO THREATENING.
I THINK OUR SOCIETY WOULD HAVE IMPROVED AS A RESULT.
WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE BIG RIFTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME.
>> IF I CAN SAY ONE LAST THING.
I THINK THAT OUR FOCUS HERE IS OUR YOUTH.
I THINK THAT IS MY THOUGHT PROCESS.
WHAT IS IT THAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HELPING OUR YOUTH IN ANY MEANS? I JUST WANTED TO CLEAR THAT.
>> WELL, THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE INTO, I HAVE A FEELING, PROBABLY OUR STUDY SESSION WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS OUR MISSION, BECAUSE I THINK THAT PROBABLY CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND EDUCATION SHOULD BE PART OF THAT.
THAT'LL BE MY PLUG, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT DR. CAMPBELL IS GOING TO BE TALKING TO US ABOUT TOTALLY.
>> OKAY. THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE BOARD MEMBER SHARING.
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I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH STEVE.I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A SHOUT OUT TO MS. HALLEANDRA'S SECOND GRADE CLASS FOR THESE POEMS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
>> YEAH, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, SOMETIMES WE SEE THE PEAK OF THE ICEBERG AND WE REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THAT.
OF COURSE, IT WAS MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY, BUT THE THEATER PROGRAM IS REALLY SHINING RIGHT NOW.
I AM THE FIRST ONE THAT GOES HOME AND TELLS GRACIE, WELL, SHE'S ACTUALLY VERY GOOD.
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I HAVE TO REMINDER HOW GOOD SHE IS, BUT I HAVE THOSE SESSIONS AS A DAD WHERE I HAVE TO BRING HIM DOWN JUST LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHERE THE GROUND IS.BUT I NEED TO RECOGNIZE AND MAKE SURE THAT MS. FORD AND MS. PRINGLE ARE AMAZING LEADERS.
THEY DON'T GET RECOGNIZED AS MUCH AS I THINK THEY DESERVE, THE HOURS THAT THEY PUT.
BUT I AM NOT GOING TO STOP THERE.
I NEED TO RECOGNIZE MR. PRINGLE AND MR. FORD.
YOU DON'T SEE THESE HOURS, BUT THE SETS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER AND ALL THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THAT, THEY ARE WORKING.
ONCE THEY ASKED ME IF I COULD GO AND HELP WITH THE SETS AND AFTER HALF AN HOUR, MR. PRINGLE SAW ME STRUGGLING AND HE'S LIKE, ANTONIO, YOU'RE GOING TO DO TICKETS.
>> I WAS SUPPOSED TO BUILD A SHIP.
IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A PINATA. [LAUGHTER] YES.
BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE FOUNDATIONAL FOR OUR KIDS.
OF COURSE, WE CAN ALSO MENTION MR. MENEFE.
WE CAN MENTION THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T CELEBRATE AND ARE JUST, WITHOUT A DOUBT, FOUNDATIONAL.
I FEEL SO BLESSED FOR HAVING PROGRAMS LIKE THAT.
I CELEBRATE THE LEVY BEING PASSED BECAUSE IT IS BECAUSE OF THAT THAT MY KIDS FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A PURPOSE.
ESPECIALLY WITH THIS THEATER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE, APPARENTLY THE THEATER PROGRAM ARE THE COOL KIDS NOW.
SORRY, COACH, BUT I DON'T THINK YOUR KIDS ARE THAT COOL ANYMORE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEHOW WE RECOGNIZE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY PUTTING EFFORT AND NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN. I'M GOING TO BE DONE NOW.
>> I WANT TO TAKE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TACK BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO SPEAK.
BUT SOME DAY I HOPE WE CAN SAY, HOLD MY BEER BECAUSE THE MATH OLYMPIAD KIDS ARE IN TOWN.
>> OKAY. THAT'S TWO JOKES NOW.
>> ACTUALLY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, WE HAD TALKED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT A MEANS OF DOCKETING ITEMS AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A PROCESS THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH AT THE END OF THE MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A LIST OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO CARRY FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING.
I'M FEELING LIKE IF WE WERE ABLE TO ORGANIZE THINGS A LITTLE BETTER WITH LITTLE DETAILS, THAT THINGS MIGHT WORK BETTER.
ONE IS JUST, HEY, ANYBODY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AT THE NEXT MEETING? GET IT HERE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE THE MEETINGS AT THE OFFICE, AGENDA PLANNING MEETINGS.
BUT I THINK SOMETIMES THINGS GET MISSED OR THEY GET LEFT OUT.
IF NOBODY ELSE SEES THEM, THEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING IGNORED IF YOUR ITEM DOESN'T END UP ON THE LIST.
>> I WILL SAY, LIKE YOU, I HAD PEOPLE ASK ABOUT CELL PHONES, THE BOWLING PIECE, AND SO I STILL NEED A STUDY SESSION DATE ON THAT, AND MAYBE IT CAN BE DEFERRED TO WHOEVER DOES THE PLANNING.
BUT CHRIS AND I GO OVER THE NEXT DAY.
IF SOMETHING DOESN'T GET BROUGHT UP HERE, JUST EMAIL CHRIS OR MYSELF AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO BRING IT TO THE AGENDA PLANNING.
I REALLY DO PREFER WHEN THERE'S TWO BOARD MEMBERS AT THE AGENDA PLANNING MEETING.
THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE THE THOUGHT PARTNER FOR THE AGENDA PLANNING.
I'M THE DOER, I'M THE ORGANIZER, WITH CHRIS.
IF TWO PEOPLE ARE THERE, I FIND IT TO BE A VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION.
BUT JUST KNOW THERE'S NO WRONG DOER.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE WANTING, WE'LL TRY TO ALWAYS ANNOUNCE WHEN THE AGENDA PLANNING IS.
THEN IF WE KNOW AHEAD OF TIME AND WE HAVEN'T GOT A SECOND PERSON, I'LL CALL, DOES ANYONE WANT TO JOIN US? THEN I HAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE GO FORWARD THE NEXT MONTH.
I DO LIKE THE FACT YOU MOVE TO THE MINUTES, TO THE BEGINNING BECAUSE THAT'S JUST A GOOD REMINDER.
BUT WE WILL GO OVER IT. THEN THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENS IS, NEXT TUESDAY, ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR EXEC TEAM, IS WE REVIEW THE MINUTES AND WE SAY, IS THERE ANYTHING ACTION ITEM THAT WE NEED TO DO? WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE STRUCTURES IN PLACE.
I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME SOME GRACE ON FIGURING OUT HOW TO ORGANIZE THAT,
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BUT THOSE ARE SOME VENUES THAT WE'VE GOT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE AGENDA THAT YOU WANT FOR EVERY MEETING.I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M JUST SAYING, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU IF WE JUST HAVE A LIST RIGHT THERE AT THE END OF EVERY SESSION? LIKE THIS IS THIS.
>> I'LL SHOW YOU MY NOTES THERE.
I MEAN, YOU CAN TRY, BUT JUST KNOW IF WE DON'T GET IT DONE, A LIST? I AM PAYING ATTENTION.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE, SOMEONE'S PROBABLY NEEDING TO TAKE NOTES AND I'M ALREADY TAKING NOTES.
THAT'S PART OF MY JOB FOR YOU.
>> I KEEP A LIST OF THINGS TOO.
I WILL ADMIT OCCASIONALLY I FORGET SOMETHING, BUT WE TRY BETWEEN THE THREE OF US, WE USUALLY HAVE IT, I THINK UNLESS WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING.
>> I'M SORRY. THE THING IS THAT I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP AND THEN I WAS LIKE THAT WAS TOO LATE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TOO.
THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, EVEN IN FRONT OF THE AGENDA, IT'S BECAUSE NORMALLY I AM USED TO HAVING THE ACTION ITEMS IN THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS.
I'M USED TO WHEN I PREPARE FOR THE MEETING, I LOOK AT THE MINUTES AND I LOOK AT THE ACTION ITEMS. THAT WAY, IT'S A REMINDER OF WHAT WE AGREED THAT WE WERE GOING TO WORK ON AND ALSO A REMINDER HAVE WE WORKED ON THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS ON IT.
THE WAY THAT WE DO IT IN INDUSTRY IS IN THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MONTH, IT'S INCLUDED THE LIST OF ACTION ITEMS. ALSO WHEN WE AGREE ON THE MINUTES, OR MAYBE WE CAN DISAGREE, HEY, THERE'S AN ACTION ITEM THAT IT'S NOT APPEARING HERE THAT IT MAY AFFECT THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING TODAY, AND THAT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
>> YEAH, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
MAYBE IT'S TO CHRIS, IS WE HAVE TO POST THE AGENDA SO FAR IN ADVANCE.
SO IF YOU ADD SOMETHING, IT CAN BE ADDED TO AN UPDATE.
BUT WE COULDN'T ADD IT IN BECAUSE OF THE WAY.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE MINUTES WAY IN ADVANCE.
MAYBE IT'S WE GET THE MINUTES OUT TO YOU BEFORE THIS AND THEN YOU COULD LOOK AND SAY, DON'T FORGET TO ADD THIS.
>> I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE I HAVE ASKED HISTORICALLY, GETTING THE MINUTES AHEAD OF TIME AND HAVE ALWAYS RAN INTO RESISTANCE AND I'VE GIVEN UP.
I HAVEN'T ASKED YOU GUYS, BUT IN YOUR LEARNING, MAYBE. NO, IT'S NOT YOU.
>> BUT WE COULD REVIEW THEM MINUTES AS PART OF THE AGENDA PLANNING.
>> A ROUGH DRAFT OF THEM, WHAT YOU DO.
>> YEAH, I CAN TELL YOU BY USING BOARD DOCS IN THEIR MEETING CONTROL, THE MINUTES ARE VIRTUALLY DONE AT THE END OF THIS MEETING.
>> ONE OTHER ADVANTAGE TO DOING THAT WAS THAT YOU CATCH ANY ERRANDS AHEAD OF TIME AND GET THEM CHANGED.
I FEEL BAD ABOUT BRINGING UP THE NUMBERING THING BECAUSE IT WAS LAST MINUTE, AND I KNOW THAT.
BUT I NOTICED IT JUST DAWNED ON ME.
COULD WE POSSIBLY HAVE THAT MANY RESOLUTIONS AT THIS POINT IN TIME GIVEN IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR? I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER REQUESTS.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE AGENDA PLANNING THAT WE CAN HAVE CONTRACTS, THE MINUTES, AND GRANT GRANTS IN ONE LOCATION WHERE THEY'D BE EASY TO FIND AND MAYBE BOARD DOCS WOULD BE THE PLACE TO CATALOG THOSE.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT REQUEST AGAIN BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD HELP US, AND MAYBE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO BUG YOU TOO MUCH EITHER IF WE HAD THOSE THINGS JUST WHERE WE COULD FIND THEM AND THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO SEND PEOPLE CHASING AND LOOKING FOR STUFF.
>> I KNOW THAT CHRIS WAS LOOKING AT HOW WOULD WE ORGANIZE THAT WITHIN BOARD DOCS IN THE SUBFOLDER.
I THINK AT THIS POINT IT'S A MATTER OF WHO DO WE NEED TO TALK TO BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED.
IT'S US GATHERING FROM EVERYBODY.
WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE OP SIDE TO SEE.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE NEW, I JUST GOT AN EMAIL DURING THIS MEETING.
CHRIS EMAILED ME THE LAST ONE FROM KELLY WITH THE GRANTS.
EVERY TIME THAT COMES OUT, I'M JUST GOING TO STICK THAT IN THIS MORE, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK FOR AN ORGANIZATION.
WE JUST AREN'T DONE. WE'RE STILL IN THE DO.
THIS IS ON THE TO DO LIST AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY.
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WILL WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE ATTORNEY THAT YOU'VE FOUND?>> AS I SHARED IN THE EMAIL, WE CANNOT DO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT OUT IN THE OPEN.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO OUT IN THE OPEN.
I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH EVERYONE INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THAT.
>> THIS WAS JUST MORE A MATTER OF MEETING THE PERSON AND GETTING TO KNOW.
>> I HAVE TO ASK HOW MUCH YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR AN HOUR OF SOMEBODY'S TIME TO GET TO MEET THEM.
>> I GUESS THE CONCERN IS I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNICATION IS GOING TO BE WITH THE BOARD.
>> BUT THAT'S WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU, THAT THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS WE CAN'T DO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
FOR UPDATES, FOR BARGAINING, I WILL CALL YOU, I CAN DO A GROUP CALL.
I'LL CALL EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME, AND EVERYONE WILL GET THE SAME UPDATE, AND THAT COMES FROM ME.
IT'S NOT FROM THEM, IT'S THROUGH ME.
I WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE BARGAINING TEAM AND YOU WILL GET UPDATES FROM ME.
THEIR JOB IS TO WRITE CONTRACTS.
THEY'RE NOT DOING THE NEGOTIATIONS.
NEGOTIATIONS HAPPEN BETWEEN THE PEOPLE.
THAT PERSON'S WRITING CONTRACTS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE STAYING WITHIN THE LEGAL BOUNDARIES AND THEN COACHING KARA A BIT.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.
>> I'M GOING TO KEEP IT REALLY BRIEF.
I HAD AN AWESOME TIME ON VACATION IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE THAT IS TO GO VACATION, JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME.
I COULD NOT RECOMMEND IT ANY HIGHER, I JUST LOVED IT.
BUT I WISH THE WEATHER WAS BETTER.
>> I WILL KEEP THIS SHORT AS WELL.
I SUSPECT THAT MARK IS PROBABLY NOW PLANNING HIS RETIREMENT BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT HIS ULTIMATE GOAL WAS TO HEAR A STUDENT REP TALK ABOUT M SOX DURING A BOARD MEETING.
WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. [LAUGHTER]
>> WHO KNOWS WHERE THIS COULD LEAD.
>> I HAVE BEEN IN THE WEEDS FOR A WHILE.
>> WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY.
ISN'T THAT HOW THEY SAY IT? SO THAT WAS EXCITING.
I TOO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT.
HAVING BEEN A FORMER MATH NERD, I THINK I CAN CALL THE MATH NERDS, BUT SEEING ALL THE MATH NERDS GET SO EXCITED ABOUT MATH WAS AWESOME.
THOSE KIDS WERE JUST FLYING HIGHER THAN KITES WHEN THEY WERE GETTING THEIR AWARDS.
PEGGY, YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB. GOOD JOB.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING US.
THANKS, KELLY, FOR GETTING ALL THE RIBBONS IN THE RIGHT ORDER.
SO I GAVE THE RIGHT ONES TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
IT ALSO WAS GREAT TO SEE THE PLAY AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, DEFINITELY DO NOT MISS THAT OPPORTUNITY.
IT WAS FUN TO SEE ALL THE KIDS INVOLVED, HAVE THE PIT ORCHESTRA.
AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO, THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS.
BUT IT WAS FUN AS A PARENT TO SEE THE LONG LASTING EFFECT, TO SEE HOW EXCITED MY 22-YEAR-OLD, 21-YEAR-OLD? NOW I'M LOST. I'M IN TROUBLE, I SHOULDN'T HAVE WENT THAT ROUTE.
HE WON'T BE WATCHING, I'M OKAY.
BUT JUST TO SEE HIS EXCITEMENT, TO SEE THE PIT ORCHESTRA, WHICH HE SPENT FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL IN AND JUST RECAP IN HIS EXPERIENCE AND HIS ENJOYMENT AND THE FRIENDSHIPS AND STORIES AND THINGS THAT CAME BACK ABOUT HOW MANY RICE, CRISPY TREATS HE COULD STICK IN HIS POCKET AND STILL LOOK NORMAL WALKING OUT TO THE PIT, AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT JUST BROUGHT THE JOY AND THE FUN TO HIGH SCHOOL FOR HIM.
THOSE ARE GREAT THINGS TO SEE THAT LIVE ON.
IT'S NOT JUST THE NOW, IT'S NOW AND WHAT IT DOES FOR THEM MOVING FORWARD. THAT WAS AWESOME.
KUDOS TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT PUT IT ON.
I SENT A NOTE TO RACHEL AND ASKED HER TO SPREAD IT THROUGH HER WHOLE TEAM, THANKING THEM.
I KNOW THEY APPRECIATE THAT SOMETIMES BEHIND THE SCENES YOU DON'T HEAR IT, BUT THEY DEFINITELY DESERVE IT FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO.
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THAT'S ALL I HAVE.WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE MEETING EVALUATION.
[13. MEETING EVALUATION SURVEY]
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH TO SAY OTHER THAN I LIKED OUR MEETING. IT WAS GOOD.
I LIKE THAT WE CLARIFIED THE AGENDA AS I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I LIKE THAT WE DID THAT. I THINK THE MEETING WENT GOOD JUST LIKE LAST TIME.
> AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE BEEN INCREASING STANDARDS FOR OUR MEETINGS LATELY.
I THINK THEY'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD.
THE ONE NOTE I HAVE IS ALL FOUR EXCEPT FOR THE THREE THAT DID NOT INTERRUPT EACH OTHER BECAUSE NONE OF IT WAS MALICIOUS, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND IT'S JUST LIKE IT HAPPENS.
YOU STILL SCORED FOUR OVERALL.
>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE DISCUSSION.
WITH THAT, I WILL DECLARE TONIGHT'S MEETING ADJOURNED.
I HAVEN'T WRAPPED THE GAVEL, SO I CAN SAY THIS.
ONE THING WE DO NEED TO DO THAT KEEPS COMING UP AND WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT IS STUDY SESSIONS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE AS FAR AS STUDY SESSIONS IS A DATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT AT THE NEXT AGENDA MEETING, WE PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL OF HERE'S A CALENDAR OF DATES THROUGH THE YEAR SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT FORTH TO EVERYBODY, PROBABLY TRYING TO GET ON A REGULAR LIKE THIS MEETING WE KNOW IS THE LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
BUT IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. WITH THAT [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.