Dr. Erickson will call the meeting to order and welcome audience members.
At this time, the Pledge of Allegiance will be recited.
Mr. Ledbetter will recite this land acknowledgement:
We, the Ferndale School District, acknowledge we are residing on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Lummi People.
The Lummi People are the original inhabitants of Washington's northernmost coast and southern British Columbia. They lived in villages throughout this territory and continue to have an ongoing relationship with these areas.
Since Time Immemorial, they have celebrated life on their water ways and on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of their People to perpetuate their way of life.
We honor their ancestors as we acknowledge the past, present and future Lummi People as the original inhabitants of this land.
The Board will adopt the meeting agenda.
Approve minutes of the February 27 Regular meeting, as attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Dr. Erickson will recognize audience members who have comments to present to the Board.
You can either pre-register by emailing School Board support at kristin.newberry@ferndalesd.org before the meeting with your name, email address and reason for speaking, or by filling out the sign-in sheet at the meeting that evening.
For either option, you may also pre-register to comment on the Ferndale School District website at this link: https://www.ferndalesd.org/school-board/public-comment-form.
Commenters who pre-registered will get the chance to speak first. Each commenter will have 3 minutes to speak, and there will be a total of 45 minutes of public comment, in order to allow enough time for the School Board to conduct other business. If you are not able to complete comments in 3 minutes, you may submit the remainder of your comments in writing.
The superintendent will share information.
Student board members will share information.
Erin Gunter, City Council Liaison will share updates from the City of Ferndale.
Dr. Dominguez will present the newly developed Mission Statement for the Board's review and discussion.
Ms. Rodriguez, Executive Director of Communications, will lead a discussion on the public records request process.
Update on Board Committee information.
Discussion of process to collect the stipend for meetings and other activities.
Policy 5225 (Technology) was presented at the February 27, 2024 Regular Meeting. It is now before the Board to review and adopt.
Superintendent Kristi Dominguez presented the Monitoring Report for Results Policy 1(R-1) Mission to the Board at the February meeting. It will now be reviewed and adopted.
Approve overnight/out of state travel for:
1. FHS Girls Golf 3A State Competition on May 20-22, 2024 in DuPont, WA
2. FHS Band to travel to Camp Lutherwood on August 19-21, 2024 for their annual retreat.
3. Andrea Tafoya to travel to Portland, Oregon to attend the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education on April 21-24, 2024.
4. FHS students and chaperones to travel to Yakima, WA on April 11-12, 2024 to attend the State Ag Mechanics Career Development Event.
5. Skyline Elementary 5th graders and chaperones to travel to Camp Kiloqua in Stanwood, WA on May 13-15, 2024. Science standards and Middle School prep will be emphasized.
6. FHS DECA coach/chaperone and students to travel to Bellevue for DECA State competition February 29 – March 2, 2024.
7. FHS students and staff/chaperones to attend the State Leadership/Career Development Events on May 8-12, 2024 in Pullman, WA.
Authorized Voucher Transmittals:
Vouchers 292811-292857, 292858-292970, 293002-293021, 293026-293066 & 293067-293151 in the amount of $1,080,913.84.
Warrants 478544-478563 dated February 29, 2024, in the amount of $1,839,716.72 and electronic deposits in the amount of $4,365,986.35 for a total of $6,205,703.07.
Vouchers 292971-292972, 293022 & 293152-293154 in the amount of $2,453,962.16.
Vouchers 292973-293001, 293023-293025 & 293155-293182 in the amount of $19,083.10.
No March Warrants
Approve the hiring of personnel, per the list attached and made a part of the minutes.
Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent at District Operations, Mark Deebach.
Approve Personal and Supplemental contracts for March 2024, per the list attached here and made a part of the minutes.
Questions regarding these items may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent at District Operations, Mark Deebach.
Approve resignations and retirements per the list attached and made a part of the minutes.
Questions regarding this item may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent at District Operations, Mark Deebach.
Approve leave of absences, per the list attached and made a part of the minutes.
Questions regarding these items may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent at District Operations, Mark Deebach.
Approve agreements allowing teachers Lauriel Bybee, Peter Finstuen, Melissa Jacobson and Justin Jamieson to teach classes that are out of their endorsed subjects, as attached here and make part of the minutes.
Accept the February 2024 Fund Balance Financial Statements, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Adopt Resolution No. 04-2024 canceling Associated Student Body Fund warrant number 292145, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Review the year-to-date Board of Directors' Budget as of February 29, 2024, as attached hereto and made part of the minutes.
Inquiries regarding this matter may be addressed to Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach.
Superintendent Dominguez will present the monitoring report for Operational Expectations Policy 11 (OE-11) Facilities to the Board. This policy will be discussed at the next regular board meeting on April 30.
Superintendent Dominguez will present the Monitoring Report for Operational Expectations Policy 12 (OE-12) Safety to the Board.
The Board will discuss this report at the April regular meeting.
Ms. Button will provide an update on Legislative issues.
Ms. Button will lead discussion on each of the seven proposed WSSDA positions. The Board of Directors will consider each individual WSSDA position and take action on each position.
https://wssda.org/about-us/permanent-and-legislative-positions/positions-catalog/
Board members will share information.
Student Board members will evaluate the meeting.
Dr. Erickson will adjourn the meeting.