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>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THIS JUNE 11TH STUDY SESSION OF THE FERNDALE SCHOOL BOARD,
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WHERE TONIGHT'S FOCUS IS GOING TO BE ON THE BUDGET, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.FIRST, IF YOU WILL ALL JOIN ME AS WE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
>> WE, THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE RESIDING ON THE TRADITIONAL ANCESTRAL AND UNSEATED TERRITORY OF THE LUMI PEOPLE.
THE LUMI PEOPLE ARE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF WASHINGTON'S NORTHERN COAST AND SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
THEY LIVED IN VILLAGES THROUGHOUT THIS TERRITORY AND CONTINUE TO HAVE AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AREAS.
SINCE TIME AND MEMORIAL, THEY HAVE CELEBRATED LIFE ON THEIR WATERWAYS AND ON THE TRADITIONAL ANCESTRAL AND UNSEATED LANDS OF THEIR PEOPLE TO PERPETUATE THEIR WAY OF LIFE.
HONOR THEIR ANCESTORS AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE LUMI PEOPLE AS THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THIS LAND.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO MARK AND HOLLY
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FOR A DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET.>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A PRESENTATION.
HOLLY IS GOING TO TAKE THE LEAD AND WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE FAMILIAR.
HOPEFULLY, A LOT OF IT LOOKS VERY FAMILIAR.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR MANY MONTHS NOW ON TRYING TO GET THE BUDGET BALANCED INTO THIS POINT, AND WE HAVE DONE SO.
IT'S BEEN A VERY COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT INVOLVED A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO TRY TO GET TO THIS POINT.
THIS IS BEFORE THE HEARING BEFORE THE MEETING NEXT MONTH.
THIS IS OUR LAST SCHEDULED FORMAL TIME TOGETHER.
PLEASE ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AND EITHER WRITE THEM DOWN, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ASK THEM OR AREN'T QUITE SURE HOW TO ASK THEM TODAY OR ASK THEM TODAY AND SCHEDULE A TIME TO COME IN, GO THROUGH WHATEVER YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS UP TO SPEED AND COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING BUDGET WISE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HOLLY.
>> THANK YOU. THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO COVER TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR CURRENT FUND BALANCE AS OF MAY 2024.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A REVIEW OF THE TIMELINE AND WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ALIGNMENT OF OUR BUDGET WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW A DRAFT OF THE '24/'25 BUDGET.
THIS IS OUR FUND BALANCE AS OF MAY 31ST.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS BEFORE, FOLLOWS A TREND EVERY YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF MAJOR SPIKES IN OUR FUND BALANCE IN OCTOBER AND APRIL THAT COINCIDE WITH THE COLLECTION OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
AS OF THE END OF MAY, WE WERE RIGHT BELOW FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR FUND BALANCE.
THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE 24/25 BUDGET.
AS MARK WAS SAYING, IT'S BEEN REALLY INTENTIONALLY, MUCH MORE COLLABORATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS IN ORDER TO ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALSO DO SOME CUTTING TO MAKE OUR BUDGET BALANCE.
THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFLICT ALONG THE WAY, BUT WE ALWAYS MANAGED TO COME TOGETHER, AND WE WERE ABLE TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET, SO BEEN SUCCESSFUL. YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE FUND BALANCE CHART, YOU CAN SEE WE'VE DELIBERATELY BEEN SPENDING DOWN FUND BALANCE OVER THE YEARS.
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YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE NOW WE'VE BEEN DEFICIT SPENDING.THERE WAS A GAP OF ABOUT 5.6 MILLION DOLLAR THAT WE NEEDED TO TRIM OUT OF THE BUDGET.
YOU CAN'T CUT THAT MUCH OUT OF A BUDGET THAT IS 85% MADE UP OF STAFF COSTS WITHOUT HAVING SOME.
EVERYBODY IS DOING THEIR BEST WORK.
EVERYBODY IS WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE GOOD SERVICE, AND WHEN YOU GET INTO A POSITION LIKE THIS, THAT YOU JUST CAN'T MAINTAIN EVERYTHING.
BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO, THEY CARE VERY DEEPLY.
EVERYBODY DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME IDEA OF HOW TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
STRUGGLING THROUGH THAT PROCESS IS IF YOU CAN EQUATE TO THINGS IN YOUR OWN LIFE THAT YOU HAD TO WRESTLE WITH A PARTNER OR A SPOUSE OR SOMEBODY WITH A DIFFERENT OPINION OF HOW TO GET TO THE END.
IF YOU HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CONFLICT, A LITTLE BIT OF ATTENTION, YOU USUALLY ENDED UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION.
EVERYBODY'S LISTENING AND WORKING TOGETHER AND COMING UP WITH A COMPROMISED SOLUTION THAT NOBODY'S HAPPY ABOUT, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN IF IT WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN ONE PERSON MAKING ALL THE DECISIONS.
THAT'S HOW WE GOT WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO FINE TUNE THE BUDGET, AND THEN WE'LL GO ON TO PREPARE THE F-195, WHICH IS THE STATE PRESCRIBED FORMAT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET.
THERE'S ALSO A DOCUMENT CALLED THE F-195F THAT IS A FOUR YEAR PROJECTION OF WHERE OUR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES WILL BE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THEN THERE'S AN MSOC DISCLOSURE.
MSOC BEING MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS.
IT'S JUST A DOCUMENT THAT JUST LINES OUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE'RE SPENDING OUR MSOCS ON.
THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THE F-195 TO THE ESD FOR THEIR REVIEW, AND THEN THE VERY LAST STEP OF THIS PART OF THE PROCESS IS TO ADOPT THE F-195.
>> GOING INTO OUR TIMELINE, THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.
THIS IS MARCH AND APRIL, AND THE GRAY MEANS THINGS THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.
WE BOLTED THE SECTIONS WHERE WE DID COME AND TALK ABOUT BUDGET WITH THE BOARD.
HERE WE ARE IN MAY AND JUNE, SO WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH JUNE AND OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR THE BOARD IS THIS EVENING.
THEN, AS I SAID, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT SOME DOCUMENTS TO THE SD FOR REVIEW.
WE'LL HAVE THE BUDGET HEARING AND ADOPTION.
THERE'S SOME RECONCILIATION THAT HAS TO GO WITH OUR SKYWARD SYSTEM THAT HAS TO HAPPEN.
THEN WE WAIT FOR OSBI TO APPROVE THE BUDGET. AFTER WE ADOPT.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT [INAUDIBLE].
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KRISTI TO TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT.
>> ONE OF OUR GOALS THIS YEAR WAS TO, ONE, CREATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH YOU HAD THE FINAL PART OF THAT WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT.
WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT TO YOU, OR YOU'LL GET TO SEE ALL THE PIECES ON ONE PAGE, COME THE JUNE BOARD MEETING.
BUT I WANT TO FOCUS ON TWO AREAS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHERE WE GOT INPUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BELONGING AND SAFETY, EARLY LEARNING, MASTERY OF STANDARDS, AND FUTURE READY.
WERE FOUR AREAS THAT CAME TO THE TOP AFTER LAST YEAR'S FOCUS GROUPS AND HEARING FROM STUDENTS, MY ENTRY PLAN, TALKING TO THE BOARD.
THESE ENDED UP BEING THE THEMES THAT WE HEARD OVER AND OVER.
THOSE PIECES THAT WE LAY THE STRATEGIC PLAN ON TOP OF.
ENGAGING IN EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING SYSTEMS. AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY.
ADVANCING EXCELLENCE: STRATEGIC OPERATIONS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
THAT WAS REALLY ONE THAT CAME FROM THE BOARD SPECIFICALLY AROUND FACILITIES AND JUST OUR OPERATIONS, AND THEN DYNAMIC SYSTEMS FOR HIRING AND RETENTION.
THAT'S BEEN A BODY OF WORK THAT I'VE BEEN SHARING WITH YOU SINCE LAST YEAR.
USING BOTH OF THOSE, AND YOU CAN GO MAYBE BACK TO THE OTHER ONE.
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT HOW WE CURRENTLY SPEND,
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THE VERY FIRST PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS TO SAY, WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY DOING THAT IS WORKING, AND WHAT ARE THOSE OUTCOMES? PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS WASN'T JUST LISTENING TO PEOPLE, BUT IT WAS ALSO DOING A DEEP DIVE AND HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR MONEY AND WHERE WERE WE GETTING THE MOST GAINS? ALSO WE LOOKED AT WHAT DOES RESEARCH SAY ABOUT THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES? BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TOO WIDE.YOU DO TOO MANY THINGS, YOU DO A FEW THINGS WELL.
IF YOU DO A FEW THINGS, YOU CAN DO THOSE VERY WELL.
BY NARROWING IN ON THESE, WE WERE ABLE TO SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, BELONGING.
WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO FEEL CONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FEEL SAFE TO LEARN.
SAFETY ALSO WAS A PRIMARY GOAL OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAME UP OVER AND OVER.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'LL SEE THIS YEAR, WE'RE INVESTING SOME FUNDS AND BRINGING DISTRICT RESOURCE OFFICER BACK.
THAT WASN'T SOMETHING WE WERE SPENDING BEFORE, BUT WE ARE SPENDING NOW BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES.
EARLY LEARNING, WE KNOW THAT HAS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND ON HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS, YOU GET A 9$-$13 RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
WE KNOW THAT KINDERGARTEN OUTCOMES ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO THIRD GRADE OUTCOMES, WHICH ARE TIED TO EIGHTH GRADE OUTCOMES, WHICH ARE TIED TO GRADUATION RATES.
WE STARTED TO ASK, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT RESEARCH? MASTERY OF STANDARDS.
THIS WAS ALSO ONE THAT CAME UP FROM OUR COMMUNITY, FROM OUR STAFF, FROM THE BOARD.
HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING RIGOROUS OUTCOMES FOR ALL KIDS. THEN FUTURE READY.
THIS ONE CAME OUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD AND THE STAFF.
MAKING SURE THAT ONCE OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE, THAT DIPLOMA MEANS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE READY TO GO OFF AND BE PART OF THE WORLD.
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, WE ASKED OURSELVES, HOW DOES EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING FIT INTO EITHER THESE FOUR FOCUS AREAS OR THESE FOUNDATIONAL AREAS? IF WE COULDN'T TIE A DIRECT LINK AND AT THE SAME TIME, THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE THE RESULTS, THEN IT BECAME AN AREA OF QUESTION.
IS IT SOMETHING? MSOCS, FOR EXAMPLE? THAT MAY NOT FIT INTO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ORDER TO RUN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SOME THINGS, THEY MAY NOT TIE DIRECTLY HERE, BUT THEY WERE ALSO NECESSARY.
BUT IF IT WAS A PROGRAM PER SE, THINKING ABOUT THE TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM, THEY BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE STRATEGIES OR THE INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE.
IF WE COULDN'T DIRECTLY TIE THOSE INTERVENTIONS TO STUDENT OUTCOMES AND TIE IT INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THEN IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE BEGAN TO GRAPPLE WITH WHAT MARK SAID.
WHAT IS NICE TO DO AND WHAT IS HAVE TO DO? THOSE WERE THE WRESTLES THAT WE WERE MAKING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THE '24/25 BUDGET THAT WE'VE PREPARED.
AS I SAID BEFORE, THE OFFICIAL STATE DOCUMENT IS THE F-195.
IT'S NOT THAT GREAT TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW, SO WE'VE ALSO PREPARE, WHICH IS THE SAME INFORMATION, A DOCUMENT CALLED THE CITIZEN'S BUDGET.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW WITH YOU TODAY JUST BECAUSE IT'S AN EASIER THING TO LOOK AT.
THE '24/25 BUDGET IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, BUT THERE MAY BE SLIGHT CHANGES AS WE GO THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS AND CATCH ERRORS OR JUST MAKE MINOR TWEAKS.
BUT CHANGES FROM THIS POINT FORWARD WOULD BE REALLY MINOR AND JUST IN ORDER TO CLEAN UP OR BALANCE THE BUDGET.
>> WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE F-195.
IT'S A STATE PRESCRIBED FORMAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TO USE, AND IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY USEFUL OR INFORMATIVE.
YOU'LL FIND AN EXAMPLE ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER LAST YEAR.
IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY TELLING.
IT'S NOT VERY USEFUL. IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD, ANYTHING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT.
YEARS AGO, WE CAME UP WITH THE CITIZEN'S BUDGET, WE CALL IT THE CITIZEN'S BUDGET.
IT'S GOT COLOR, IT'S GOT CHARTS.
IT'S A LITTLE EASIER TO SEE THE COMPARISONS BETWEEN LAST YEAR AND NEXT YEAR.
WE FOUND THAT THAT'S A MORE USEFUL TOOL IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S BUILT INTO THE BUDGET.
>> THE DISTRICT HAS FIVE FUNDS, THE GENERAL FUND, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY FUND, AND THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND.
MOST OF THE TRANSACTIONS WE DO HAPPEN IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT LATER,
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BUT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE FOUR LESSER KNOWN FUNDS.WE'RE GOING TO DO THOSE FIRST, SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
THE FOUR FUNDS OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND HAVE SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? [OVERLAPPING] THE BUTTON.
>> IN YOUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT COME EVERY BOARD MEETING, YOU WILL SEE INFORMATION FOR ALL FIVE OF THE FUNDS.
ALMOST ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS REVOLVE AROUND THE GENERAL FUND, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE ACTION IS.
LIKE HOLLY SAID, THE OTHER FUNDS ARE VERY SPECIFIC AND LIMITED IN THEIR PURPOSE.
SO WE DON'T TEND TO TALK ABOUT THEM AS MUCH.
FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM AS HOLLY GOES THROUGH THIS, BECAUSE WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT THEM AS OFTEN AS WE DO THE GENERAL FUND.
>> THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND, EXISTING BUILDINGS OR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS OR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION.
WE WOULD USE THIS FUND A LOT THE LAST FOUR YEARS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S GENERALLY FUNDED FROM SALE PROCEEDS FROM VOTER APPROVED BONDS OR STATE MATCHING FUNDS, WHICH WE DID GET OVER $20 MILLION IN STATE MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE'S ALSO IMPACT AND MITIGATION FEES THAT GET DEPOSIT AS REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, AND THOSE ARE FROM NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO OFFSET THE PROPERTY TAX THAT AREN'T COLLECTED ON THOSE.
THE FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
PROJECTED FOR THE '24/25, WE'RE PROJECTING A BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF $8,125,000.
OUR REVENUES WILL BE 5.4 MILLION, AND WE'RE PROJECTING EXPENDITURES TO BE 13 MILLION, AND THAT'S JUST THE SPEND DOWN OF THE LAST INVOICES FROM THE NEW FERNDALE DEL HIGH SCHOOL LARGELY.
THEN WE'RE PROJECTING AN ENDING FUND BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2025 OF 525,000.
>> THE NEXT FUND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND IT WAS ESTABLISHED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FOR OUR BONDS RELATED TO OUR OUTSTANDING BONDS.
THE PROJECTED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE'RE PROJECTING 3.3 MILLION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REVENUES IN THE FORM OF TAX COLLECTIONS IN $7.8 MILLION.
THERE ARE BOND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTERESTS AT $5.4 MILLION, AND THE ENDING FUND BALANCE AT AUGUST, 2025 IS PROJECTED TO BE 5.6 MILLION.
THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY FUND OR ASB, THIS IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE ONLY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE.
IT'S FUNDED BY COLLECTION OF FEES FROM STUDENTS AND NON STUDENTS AND IT'S FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
IT'S ESTABLISHED TO ENCOURAGE THE SUPERVISED SELF GOVERNMENT OF THE STUDENT BODY AND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS IS REALLY AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE STUDENT BODY GOVERNMENT.
ALTHOUGH THE STUDENT BODY FUND IS CONTROLLED BY STUDENTS, IT'S ALSO OVER SEEN BY THE DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU APPROVE ALL THE WARRANTS THAT ARE WRITTEN FOR THE ASB FUND.
>> JUST IT'S THEY ARE DISTRICT RESOURCES.
SO THAT IS GOVERNED BY AND CONTROLLED BY THE DISTRICT, ALTHOUGH THAT'S WHY IT'S OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD.
THAT'S WHY THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH WHAT HOLLY SAID ABOUT THE STUDENTS, SELF GOVERNING AND THE MONEY TO BENEFIT THEM.
IT'S STILL A DISTRICT RESOURCE THAT HAS TO BE OPERATED WITHIN THE RULES AND LAWS OF THE STATE FINANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>>SO PROJECTED FOR '24/'25, WE'RE PROJECTING A BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF $510,000, REVENUES OF $924,000, EXPENDITURES OF $870,000, AND THAT LEAVES THE ENDING FUND BALANCE AT AUGUST 31ST, 2025 AT $563,000.
THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND;
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THE USE OF THIS FUND IS LIMITED TO JUST BUSES, AND IT MAY BE USED FOR MAJOR REPAIR OR REBUILDING OF BUSES, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM OSPI.THE WAY THIS FUND GETS REVENUE IS DEPRECIATION PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE.
WE HAVE A REPLACEMENT CYCLE FOR BUSES AND IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE UP ON THAT REPLACEMENT CYCLE AND BUYING NEW BUSES, SO WE CONTINUE GETTING THE DEPRECIATION REVENUE FROM THE STATE.
OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS PROJECTED TO BE 2.4 MILLION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE, EXPENDITURES OF $2.4 MILLION, AND THEN OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE WILL BE A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
NOW WE'RE GOING ON TO THE CITIZENS' BUDGET AND THE GENERAL FUND.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE OTHER FUNDS?
>> WILL WE BE GOING INTO THEM MORE SPECIFICALLY AS FAR AS I WAS JUST CURIOUS IS WHAT THE CAPITAL FUND IS THE REVENUE THAT'S COMING IN EXPECTED? IS THAT JUST MITIGATION FEES OR IS THERE OTHER STUFF GOING INTO THAT THAT WE'RE EXPECTING THIS YEAR?
>> SCAP, THE STATE MATCH COMING IN, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ALL OF THAT.
WE ALSO BUILD IN CAPACITY IN CASE OF UNKNOWNS AND IMPACT FEES.
>> AM I CORRECT AT ONE POINT THAT WE WEREN'T FULLY OR TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THOSE IMPACT FEES OR THAT THERE WAS SOME ROOM TO GROW THOSE AS FAR AS WITH DEVELOPMENT? I WAS LOOKING AT THAT BALANCE AND, GREAT, IT'S HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
I LIKE THE HALF A BILLION DOLLARS BETTER.
BUT HALF A MILLION DOESN'T REALLY GO THAT FAR IF THERE'S SOME MAJOR EVENT.
SO JUST WAS CURIOUS WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT.
>> IT DOES NOT. THE IMPACT FEES HAVE NOT BEEN INCREASED FOR QUITE A WHILE.
WE ACTUALLY MET SEVERAL MONTHS AGO NOW WITH THE CITY TO TALK ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF INCREASING THE IMPACT FEES OR UPDATING THEM.
WE ASSUME IT WILL DRIVE AN INCREASE.
THERE'S A LOT OF BACKGROUND WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPACT TO THE SCHOOL BASED ON THAT DEVELOPMENT.
SO AS PART OF THE CITYWIDE, AND COUNTYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE BACKGROUND WORK TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RECALCULATING WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS TO THE SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE FEES AND SEE IF THEY'RE ADEQUATE OR IF THEY SHOULD BE INCREASED.
BECAUSE BASICALLY IF YOU MAY REMEMBER BACK THAT WHEN WE FIRST IMPLEMENTED THE IMPACT FEES, WE HAD TO DO A STUDY THAT BASICALLY SAID PER EACH HOUSE THAT IS BUILT OR MULTI FAMILY UNIT THAT'S BUILT, IT DRIVES X NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, BASED ON THE BUILDING PERMITS, THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU CAN PROJECT THEN WHAT YOUR GROWTH WILL BE BASED ON THE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT FOR CAPITAL UPGRADES, YOU THEN CAN DO THE FORMULA TO SAY, X PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS DRIVEN BY NEW DEVELOPMENT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND OF LONG ANSWER TO SAY, YES, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT.
>> ANOTHER THING WE SHOULD MENTION ABOUT THE FUNDS IS WE CAN'T TRANSFER MONEY BETWEEN FUNDS, EXCEPT THE GENERAL FUND CAN FUND THINGS IN THE OTHER FUNDS, BUT MONEY CAN'T FLOW THE OTHER WAY.
SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO TRANSFER MONEY LIKE SAY FROM THE DEBT SERVICE FUNDING TO THE GENERAL FUND.
SO THIS IS JUST THE TITLE PAGE.
WE JUST WENT AHEAD AND PUT THE WHOLE THING IN THERE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO FUNDS.
IT GOES THROUGH A LOT OF WHAT I SAID ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH OF THE FUNDS HERE, THIS PAGE AND THE NEXT PAGE.
THEN THE '24/'25 BUDGET SUMMARY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM SHOWS THE EXPENDITURES PROJECTED FOR EACH OF THE FUNDS.
FUND BALANCE. THIS IS OUR PROJECTED FUND BALANCE.
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IT STARTS WITH WHERE WE'RE PROJECTING THAT, OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.SO WE'RE PROJECTING AT THIS POINT WITH THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE HAD IN MAY THAT OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST WILL BE 5.5 MILLION.
WE'RE PROJECTING BUDGETED REVENUES OF 90,666,489.
SO WE'RE BALANCED WITH A $6,400 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
WITH THIS, OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE PROJECTED FOR AUGUST 31ST, 2025 IS $5,506,406.
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ENROLLMENT.
>> THE ENROLLMENT CHART BASICALLY GIVES YOU A TREND OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS OF WHAT'S HAPPENED ENROLLMENT WISE.
YOU CAN SEE WE TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP IN 2021 COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE THE PRIOR YEAR, AND WE'VE BOUNCED BACK MOST OF THE WAY TO WHERE WE WERE BACK IN 1920.
THE LAST TWO COLUMNS ON THE RIGHT ARE BUDGETED NUMBERS.
BECAUSE THE YEAR ISN'T OVER YET, ALTHOUGH IT'S VERY CLOSE ON THE '23, '24.
IN FACT, THE ENROLLMENT REPORT, THE FINAL REPORT YOU SEE IN THE BOARD MEETING.
I THINK WE'VE HIT OUR BUDGET NUMBER.
WE WERE ABOUT 56 ANNUAL AVERAGE FTE OVER WHERE WE BUDGETED, WHICH IS GOOD.
YOU DON'T EVER WANT TO BE THE OTHER DIRECTION.
WE'RE GOOD THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE YEAR TO YEAR COMPARISON FROM '23 '24 BUDGET TO '24, '25 BUDGET.
WE'RE BUDGETING A SLIGHT INCREASE AND IF YOU GO UP ABOVE THE K-4 THROUGH 712 ENROLLMENT, WE'RE PROJECTING A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE THERE.
HOPING THAT WE GET A LITTLE BUMP FROM THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUE TO GET SOME STUDENTS BACK AFTER COVID.
THE OTHER LINE OF INTEREST ON THERE IS THE AVERAGE STATE ALLOCATION PER FTE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'S JUST BEEN STEADILY INCREASING OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS AND IT'S PROJECTED TO BE UP A LITTLE BIT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
>> THIS FIRST PAGE TALKS ABOUT WHERE OUR REVENUE COMES FROM, AND IT PRESENTED WITH LAST YEAR'S BUDGET COMPARED TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND YOU'LL SEE THE SAME FORMAT ON A FEW OF THESE SLIDES.
THEN UP AT THE TOP IT TALKS ABOUT HOW ALL THE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES OF STATE VERSUS LEVY VERSUS FEDERAL AND THEN LOCAL NON TAX AND OTHER REVENUES. YOU JUMP IN.
>> A KEY CONCEPT IN BUDGETING IS WE ALWAYS COMPARE THE BUDGET TO THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE'RE MIDSTREAM FISCAL YEAR.
ALL OF THE SLIDES AND THE WAY THIS IS SET UP TO LOOK AT IS THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, BECAUSE THAT'S THE KNOWN QUANTITY AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR, WE MANAGED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HITTING OUR BUDGET TARGETS AND WE'RE NOT OVERSPENDING.
BUT IN TERMS OF BUILDING THE BUDGET, WE BUILD IT BASED OFF OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S OUR KNOWN MEASURING POINT.
ONE OF THE KEY, THE BRIGHT RED MINUS 100%.
YOU'LL SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE IS THE LAST OF THE SR. THOSE MONIES ARE GONE AND THAT'S THE FOOTNOTE THAT HOLLY HAS GOT AT THE BOTTOM, THAT ALL OF THE SR FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT, AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WE NEEDED TO MAKE THE REDUCTIONS THIS YEAR BECAUSE THAT WAS TEMPORARY MONEY THAT HAS RUN OUT AND WE NEED TO NOT SPEND ANYMORE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY MORE OF IT.
>> THEN THIS IS MORE DETAILED OF THE LAST SLIDE.
IT HAS ALL THE STATE REVENUE CODES DOWN THE LEFT HAND SIDE,
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AND THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PAGES.YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW GRANULAR THE DETAIL IS OF OUR REVENUES AND THESE ARE THE STATE NAMES OF WHAT ALL THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES ARE.
AGAIN, THIS ONE COMPARES THE 2022, '23 ACTUAL WITH THE 2023, '24 BUDGET, AND THEN THE PROJECTED '24, '25 BUDGET.
THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT HAS THE DOLLAR CHANGE AND THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE.
THAT'S PAGE 1, AND THIS IS PAGE 2.
THEN AT THE BOTTOM, IT SUMMARIZES INTO BIGGER CHUNKS, THE LEVY, THE LOCAL, THE STATE FUNDS, ANY STATE SPECIAL REVENUE, FEDERAL REVENUE, OTHERS, AND THEN ANY OPERATING TRANSFERS, WHICH WE HAD NONE.
SAME FORMAT, AGAIN WITH THE ACTUAL COMPARED TO THE TWO BUDGETS AND THEN THE CHANGE ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE.
HERE IS THE SIMILAR FORMAT, AND THIS ONE IS HOW IS MONEY SPENT.
SAME FORMAT AGAIN, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM WITH '22, '23.
ACTUALLY, IT'S '23, '24 BUDGET ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE PROJECTED BUDGET FOR '24, '25 ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, AND THEN THE CHANGE IN DOLLARS.
YOU'LL SEE WHERE WE MADE OUR CUTS.
THIS BREAKS IT DOWN BY MAJOR PROGRAMS, BASIC EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, OUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS, SR, THE STATE CATEGORICAL, AND THEN OTHER SERVICES.
>> BACK ON THERE, I WAS NOTICING THERE'S A LOT OF CUTS, AND I GUESS IN THE SCOPE OF THINGS, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION IS A LOWER CUT THAN MANY OF THE OTHERS PERCENTAGE WISE.
BUT WHEN WE KEEP HEARING THAT SPECIAL ED IS UNDERFUNDED, IS THAT GOING TO MAKE THE PROBLEM EVEN WORSE OR IS THERE SOME ELSE WE'RE COMPENSATING FOR THAT?
>> WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT I THINK A LITTLE BIT LATER ON AS WELL AS WE LOOK THROUGH THAT.
I THINK SPECIAL EDUCATION THIS YEAR IS RUNNING ABOUT 3.2 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES MORE THAN IT GENERATES IN REVENUE, AND THAT'S WITH THE REDUCTIONS.
THAT IS JUST THE COMBINATION OF THE UNDERFUNDING AND THE DIFFERENT WAYS THEY'RE DOING THAT TO US.
FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES WE PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
STATE DOESN'T FUND THE ACTUAL COST OF THE SERVICES.
THEY DON'T FUND THE FULL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PROGRAM.
IN FACT, THEY'RE MAD AT US FOR HAVING TOO MANY KIDS THAT RECEIVING SERVICES.
IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS UNTIL THE STATE REVAMPS THE FUNDING MODEL, IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE.
THE REVENUE GROWS SLOWER THAN THE EXPENDITURES DO.
THIS YEAR, THE GAP DID NOT WIDEN, WHICH IS PRETTY REMARKABLE.
USUALLY, IT'S THE GAP CONTINUES TO GET LARGER.
>> THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE EXPENDITURES BROKEN DOWN BY PROGRAM CODE.
AGAIN, IT'S A LOT MORE GRANULAR THAN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
BUT THE CODES ON THE LEFT ARE ALL THE STATE MANDATED CODES.
ONE THING TO NOTE HERE IS THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN.
LAST YEAR IT WAS PAID OUT OF FEDERAL FUNDS, AND THIS YEAR ACTUALLY AT THE END OF THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR.
IT'S TRANSITIONED BE PAID OUT OF STATE FUNDS NOW.
YOU'LL SEE A NEGATIVE AND A POSITIVE ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE FOR THAT.
>> IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR PROGRAM CODES, AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT THE ACCOUNT CODES.
THE STATE VERSION OF THAT IS MUCH SMALLER.
THEY HAVE A TWO DIGIT PROGRAM CODE, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THERE.
OURS IS FOUR, AND THE WAY THE BUDGET WORKS AS WE WORK THROUGH IT HERE.
WE ARE SHOWING EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM, THEN WE BREAK IT DOWN BY ACTIVITY CODE AND THEN BY OBJECT CODE,
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WHICH IS THE STATE FORMAT, AND WHEN YOU TRY TO TIE THIS BACK TO THE F-185, THAT'S THE SAME FORMAT.THAT'S THE WAY THEY HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN.
IT'S A TWO DIGIT PROGRAM, THE ACTIVITY, AND THEN THE SINGLE DIGIT OBJECT.
WE'RE MUCH MORE GRANULAR IN OUR REGULAR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, BUT WE'RE DEMONSTRATING THIS INFORMATION THE SAME WAY THAT IT'S BEING REPRESENTED IN THE F-185, SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS AND TIE IT TOGETHER.
>> THIS IS BY MAJOR ACTIVITY, SO ACTIVITY CODE.
SAME THING, THE COMPARISON OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET COMPARED TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THE ACTIVITIES SHOWN HERE ARE TEACHING, TEACHING SUPPORT, OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND PRINCIPALS.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE REDUCTIONS ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE.
>> THAT'S OPERATIONS, AND WE LOOKED AT THAT RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT.
I THINK IT'S LARGELY BECAUSE WE HAD TO BUDGET FOR A POTENTIAL 40% INCREASE IN OUR UTILITY COSTS.
>> EACH ACTIVITY IN THOSE, TEACHING IS 27, COUNSELING IS 24, PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE 23.
EVERY KIND OF I SAY IT OTHER THAN ACTIVITY, THE ACTIONS THAT ARE ENGAGED IN ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THE BUSINESS OFFICE IS 13.
EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO FUNCTION, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A TWO DIGIT CODE THAT TELLS YOU WHAT IT IS.
>> THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENTS, THEY ALL START WITH A ONE.
SCHOOLS START WITH A TWO, FOOD SERVER STARTS WITH A FOUR.
THERE'S A SCHEME TO IT ONCE YOU LOOK AT THEM.
THEY ADD NEW ONES ALL THE TIME.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAGE, IT'S JUST A BIG BUNCH OF NUMBERS, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S LIKE AN ALPHABET TO THOSE OF US THAT ARE INTERESTED.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS, THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY.
>> SPEAKING OF NUMBERS, WHAT ARE, BECAUSE I CAN'T QUITE MAKE IT OUT, I'LL ADMIT TO IT, THE TOTALS AS FAR AS THE TOTAL FOR 32/24 VERSUS 24/25?
>> 23/24 IS 91,587,560. WHAT DID I SAY? 91,587,560, AND FOR 24/25, IT'S 90,660,083.
SORRY, I WISH I COULD HAVE MADE THEM.
THIS IS BY OBJECT, AND OBJECT, IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY CERTIFICATED SALARIES, CLASSIFIED SALARIES, BENEFITS, SUPPLIES, PURCHASE SERVICES, TRAVEL, AND CAPITAL OUTLAY.
THAT'S JUST THE FIRST DIGIT OF THE STATE OBJECT CODE, BUT WE HAVE A FOUR DIGIT SO IT GETS AGAIN MORE GRANULAR AS WE GET MORE IN THE WEEDS, BUT THIS IS JUST PRESENTED BY THE STATE ONE DIGIT OBJECTS.
>> THE BOTTOM LINE NUMBERS ARE WAYS THE SAME SO THE NUMBERS THAT HOLLY JUST READ FOR THE TOTALS ON THE LAST ONE ARE THE SAME ON THIS ONE.
IT'S JUST DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE SAME INFORMATION.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. SINCE BARGAINING ISN'T FINISHED, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL, HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THIS?
>> WE MAKE OUR BEST GUESS AND WE BUILD IN SOME CONTINGENCY IN THE BUDGET.
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WE HAVE GOT SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE BUILT IN THE BUDGET THAT ARE NOT STAFFED AND WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER EXPENDITURES AS WELL THAT IF WE NEED THAT FOR BARGAINING, WE DON'T GET TO DO THOSE THINGS.WE'VE GOT SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR EITHER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS OR OTHER STUFF, TEXTBOOKS, OR STAFF POSITIONS, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
PART OF THAT IS THE ART OF BUDGETING.
LOOK AROUND AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, ELSEWHERE, NEIGHBORS, WHAT'S THE CLIMATE OF THE ECONOMY AND MAKE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE.
>> IT'S NOT A PERFECT SCIENCE.
A LOT OF IT'S BASED ON EXPERIENCE, MARK'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, AND HE KNOWS.
YOU'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT A LONG TIME, I'M SORRY.
THE OTHER THING TO NOTE HERE IS THE ONE EXPENSE THAT WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY WAS BENEFITS.
BENEFITS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE SO WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 8.1% IN BENEFITS FROM LAST YEAR OR FROM THE CURRENT YEAR.
I WAS EXPECTING ANOTHER SLIDE.
>> DO WE HAVE THE BREAKDOWN? I KNOW NORMALLY, WE HAVE WHAT IS BEING FUNDED BY LEVY VERSUS STATE FUNDING.
USUALLY THAT'S IN THE BUDGET, IS THAT PAGE YET TO BE DEVELOPED AS YOU GUYS FINE TUNE THINGS?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S IN THE CITIZENS BUDGET.
THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN LOOK FOR IT IN THE F185.
>> YEAH BUT I THINK WE'VE HAD IT IN THE CITIZENS, I MAY BE WRONG, BUT I THINK THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST SOME, NO?
>> WE'VE GENERATED DIFFERENT WHAT THE LEVY FUNDS SHEETS FOR LEVY PURPOSES, BUT I DON'T RECALL HAVING THAT IN THE ACTUAL CITIZENS BUDGET.
WE USED TO HAVE A SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE DIFFERENT BREAKDOWN OF HOW STAFF WERE FUNDED WHICH MAY BE WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF.
BUT WE WERE HAVING AN INTERNAL DEBATE OVER THE RELEVANCE OF THE WAY THAT INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED.
>> COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? SORRY. I WAS LOOKING AT, NOW I'M NOT SEEING IT.
WHERE DID IT GO? MAYBE IT WAS TWO SLIDES AGO.
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I WAS LOOKING AT THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN, WHERE.THE STATE IS ON 4109 DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
IT CHANGED, WELL, FOR 23/24, IT WAS FUNDED FEDERALLY AND NOW BEING FUNDED BY THE STATE SO IT'LL BE 100% STATE NEXT YEAR, 24/25
>> BEFORE THAT, IT WAS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN BASIC SO IT'S BEEN MOVING AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
>> I THINK ONE CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING AS A TEAM IS LOOKING AT WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AS A BOARD IS THAT BRAIDED FUNDING TO MAXIMIZE PEOPLE.
IF SOMEBODY IS IN A CLASSROOM, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE, BUT THERE'S A MINDSET THAT IF I'M FULLY FUNDED OUT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION DOLLARS, AND I'M IN A CLASSROOM, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ACADEMIC WORKSHOP, AND THERE ARE STUDENTS IN THERE WHO DO NOT HAVE IEPS.
THERE WAS A THOUGHT THAT THEN I, WHO I'M SPECIAL I'M PAID FOR A SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS CANNOT SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN IEP SO IT WASN'T THE MAXIMUM USE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SPACE.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING AS A WHOLE TEAM ABOUT HOW DO WE HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY ARE IDENTIFIED.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THAT IS TO BRAID THE FUNDING STREAM.
A STAFF MEMBER MIGHT BE 10% OF THEIR SALARY IS PAID FOR OUT OF BASIC MAYBE 10% IS PAID FOR OUT OF MIGRANT, 80% IS PAID FOR AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION.
THAT MEANS THAT WHEN I'M IN A SPACE, I CAN HELP ANY STUDENT AND I'M NOT BREAKING ANY OF THE LEGALITIES AROUND THE FUNDING STREAMS. IT'S NOT TOTALLY TRUE THAT YOU CAN'T HELP, IT'S BEEN A MINDSET FOR A LONG TIME.
WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND BEING ABLE TO WHOEVER'S IN FRONT OF YOU IF THEY NEED HELP, YOU CAN HELP THEM REGARDLESS OF HOW OR WHAT THAT CHILD QUALIFIES.
THAT'S ONE CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
THEN OUR TEAMS THEY'RE WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS AS THEY'RE WORKING WITH STAFF IS HELPING THINK THAT.
HOW DO WE GET THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE PEOPLE AND NOT JUST TARGETED SUPPORT? NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IF I'M SOMEBODY WHO WORKS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, I HAVE AN EXPERTISE.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THAT PIECE, WHAT MARK SAID IS WE DON'T WANT TO JUST RELY ON IDENTIFYING A STUDENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SO THEY CAN GET THE HELP THEY NEED.
IT MAY BE TEMPORARY HELP THEY NEED, BUT THEY NEED IT FROM A SPECIALIST SO LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS AND I'M HOPING NEXT YEAR, WE CAN START TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE PIECES.
IN TERMS OF TK, THE ONE NUANCE THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT AND IT WAS DIFFERENT LAST YEAR AS PRIOR TO THIS YEAR, TK WAS PROTECTED BY THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
IT IS NO LONGER PROTECTED BY THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
PREVIOUSLY, WE COULD COUNT ON THAT AND THAT WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENROLLMENT WOULD DRIVE THOSE NUMBERS.
NOW IT COULD BE UP FOR DEBATE SO IF THE STATE DID HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS AROUND FUNDING, THAT COULD NOW BE A PROGRAM THEY COULD LOOK AT AND SAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE OFFERING THAT ANYMORE.
IF THAT DID HAPPEN, IT WOULD BE REALLY DETRIMENTAL TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO KIDS.
BUT THE FACT THAT IT IS NO LONGER PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK BOARDS IN OUR STATE NEED TO BE VERY WELL AWARE OF BECAUSE I THINK THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE KEY STRATEGIES TO KEEP KIDS OUT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, NEEDING THOSE EXTRA RESOURCES AND GETTING ACCESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW KINDERGARTEN OUTCOMES DIRECTLY IMPACT THIRD GRADE, THIRD GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE, 12TH GRADE SO JUST SOMETHING FOR THE BOARD TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT ADVOCACY.
>> IS THAT A CHANGE RELATED TO JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION THAT IT'S NO LONGER PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE I DON'T RECALL THE CONSTITUTION CHANGING?
>> IT WAS A LEGISLATIVE DECISION.
>> TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AUTHORITY.
GOING BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, YOU MENTIONED THAT OSPI HAS SOME CONTROL OVER HOW THAT MONEY IS SPENT AS FAR AS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THAT MONEY,
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BESIDES PURCHASES, BUT AS FAR AS REPAIRS AND FIXES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.HOW MUCH CONTROL DO THEY HAVE OVER SAID FUNDS AS FAR AS, FOR INSTANCE, JUST HYPOTHETICALLY, IF THEY SAID, WE'RE GOING TO MANDATE YOU TO START USING TWO ELECTRIC BUSES. WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN?
>> THERE WAS ACTUALLY A BILL THAT CAME THROUGH THAT MANDATED THAT EVERYBODY SWITCH TO ELECTRIC.
THANK GOODNESS IT GOT MODIFIED TO PUT THE CAVEAT WHEN IT BECOMES OPERATIONALLY MORE EFFICIENT.
BECAUSE FOR DISTRICTS LIKE OURS THAT ARE COVERING A LOT OF TERRITORY AND DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE CHARGING AND THE MAINTENANCE IN, IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THAT'S THE CASE.
I THINK OSPI IS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC AND REASONABLE THAN MAYBE SOME OF THE LAWS THAT COME OUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.
I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD PUT THAT RESTRICTION ON US.
BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THEORY THERE TO HELP AND SUPPORT US, NOT MAKE US DO THINGS THAT ARE IMPRACTICAL.
>> NOT TO SAY THEY DON'T OWE US, BUT USUALLY THE OPERATIONS FOLKS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRACTICAL THAN THAT.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT EVEN JUST THE AMOUNT THAT'S IN THAT TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD MORE THAN ONE OR MAYBE TWO ELECTRIC BUSES FROM WHAT I HEARD THE PRICE TAG IS.
>> THAT DOESN'T GET INTO THE COST OF THE CHARGING STATIONS AND THE PHYSICAL SPACE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE BUSES.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A HUGE PERIMETER AROUND THE BUSES, WHICH MEANS WE COULDN'T ACTUALLY WORK ON THE BUSES IN OUR TRANSPORTATION FACILITY BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE LARGE ENOUGH.
IT'S EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC AND WE'D HAVE TO HAVE TWO TO ONE BUSES BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T RUN AN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY ROUTE WITH THE ELECTRIC BUS.
THEY JUST DON'T HOLD THE CHARGE LONG ENOUGH.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MAYBE IS A GREAT IDEA, BUT IT'S A LONG WAY OFF FROM BEING FEASIBLE OR PRACTICAL.
>> WELL, I HAVE TO SAY I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO KEEP EVERYTHING LOOKING THE WAY IT IS AND KEEP THE EXPENDITURE NUMBERS WHERE THEY ARE, PARTICULARLY WITH COST OF EVERYTHING, AS EVERYBODY WELL KNOW IS GOING UP, TO KEEP THAT ACTUALLY DROPPED OFF A LITTLE BIT AS NICE TO SEE.
>> WELL, I WOULD DIRECT THAT BACK TO THE WHOLE TEAM BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN VERY MUCH A TEAM EFFORT.
RELUCTANTLY SOMETIMES, BUT IT'S BEEN A TEAM EFFORT.
>> THE SPECIAL AND PILOT PROGRAMS THERE, IT SAYS DOWN, IT LOOKS LIKE 30 SOME PERCENT.
THEY'RE SMALLER GRANTS CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS THAT THE STATE PUTS TOGETHER.
JUST TRYING TO THINK OF ONE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
WE HAVE OUR OSSI GRANTS THAT ARE JUST FOR SCHOOL SUPPLY.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO IN THE SCHOOLS FOR THEM, BUT THERE ARE SUPPORT FOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND THEY'RE JUST SMALLER AMOUNTS.
I THINK THIS YEAR, IT WAS 27,000 FOR ONE SCHOOL AND $30 FOR ANOTHER.
THEY'RE JUST SMALLER GRANTS THAT COME THROUGH THAT WE HAVE TO APPLY FOR THEIR COMPETITIVE GRANTS, I BELIEVE.
>> IT ALLOWS SCHOOL STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT WITH INTENTIONAL VARIABILITY.
IF A SCHOOL HAS AN OSSI GRANT, THEN DEPENDING ON WHO THE DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IS, WHO FOCUSES WITH THEM, THEY'LL WORK WITH THAT PRINCIPAL AND THAT TEAM THERE TO LOOK AT THEIR DATA.
WHAT ARE SOME TARGETED INTERVENTIONS THAT WE CAN DO AT THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL THAT WE BELIEVE IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR, LET'S SAY HORIZON.
HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL, LET'S PRETEND THEY HAVE A UNIQUE SITUATION, THEIR DATA IS SAYING THIS IS REALLY AN AREA THAT YOU NEED TO FOCUS IN ON.
THEN KELLY OR TRINA WOULD PARTNER WITH THAT TEAM AND SAY, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE KNOW OUR BEST PRACTICE? WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO? IT MIGHT RESULT IN SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
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IT MIGHT RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBER WHO CAN DO THAT TARGETED SUPPORT.THEY HAVE SOME LEEWAY IN HOW THEY SPEND IT.
THEN THEY ARE MONITORED AND SUPPORTED BY THE STATE AS WELL AS OUR TEAM IS WORKING ALONGSIDE THEM AND WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT DATA THAT, DID THIS INTERVENTION WORK? THERE ARE SOME FUNDS THAT ALLOW US TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY AND INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SOME THINGS FOR A SPECIFIC POPULATION OR A SCHOOL.
KELLY OR TRINA, WOULD YOU ADD ANYTHING TO THAT?
>> I THINK A LOT OF THE SMALLER GRANTS THEY'LL POP UP DURING THE YEAR.
THE STATE WILL HAVE SOME MONEY AND SAY, HEY, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM? WE'LL APPLY, A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE APPLY, AND YOU MAY GET IT, YOU MAY NOT.
BUT A LOT OF IT, WE JUST BUILD CAPACITY AND THEREFORE THESE GRANTS THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE YET.
IN THE CAPACITY SECTION, THERE'LL BE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE THAT AREN'T SPECIFICALLY TO THAT.
THAT MAY COME IN AS A, HEY, WE GOT THIS GRANT FOR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE THAT'S AVAILABLE THIS YEAR.
MAYBE IT'S A TWO-YEAR OR A THREE-YEAR, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT IT IS AT THE TIME WE'RE BUILDING THE BUDGET.
I THINK IN THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM, THE REASON I WENT THERE, THERE WAS SOME OF THE SR MONEY WAS ACTUALLY FLOWN THROUGH THAT WAY AS WELL.
>> WITH THE BUDGET, WE CAN'T SPEND MORE THAN WHAT WE BUDGET, SO IF ALL OF A SUDDEN IN ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES, THERE BECOMES A GRANT AVAILABLE THAT WE HAD NO CLUE ABOUT TODAY.
IF WE APPLIED FOR IT AND GOT IT, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEND IT IF WE HADN'T PUT CAPACITY INTO THE BUDGET IN THAT AREA?
>> THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO DO A BUDGET EXTENSION.
YOU EITHER HAVE SOME WHAT WE CALL CAPACITY BUILT IN, SO THAT'S WHERE HOLLY BUILDS IN SOME REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR WE GOT $1,000,000 GRANT, WE HAVE $1,000,000 WORTH OF EXPENDITURES, BUT THEY'RE TIED TOGETHER.
YOU CAN'T SPEND THE MILLION WITHOUT GETTING THE MILLION.
OR IF IT'S LARGER, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO A BUDGET EXTENSION AND SAY, HEY, WE UNDER BUDGETED, WE JUST GOT THIS $30,000,000 GRANT, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET SO WE CAN SPEND SOME.
THEN WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS LIKE WE DID FOR THE TVF LAST YEAR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TEAM.
I'VE SHARED WITH THE BOARD BEFORE THAT WE SPEND EVERY TUESDAY MORNING.
SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN 4-5 HOURS EVERY TUESDAY, GOING OVER EVERYTHING, EVERY CONTRACT, EVERY POSITION.
WE HAD REALLY HARD CONVERSATIONS.
TODAY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET DOWN TO ABOUT 35,40 MINUTES.
BUT THEN ON TOP OF THAT, MARK, HOLLY, TRINA, AND KARA MEET A COUPLE TIMES OF WEEK ON TOP OF IT, AND IT HAS BEEN HOURS AND HOURS.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE BOARD.
YOU'VE BEEN ASKING REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS.
I'VE APPRECIATED HOLLY AND MARK COMING SEVERAL TIMES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, HOW MANY TIMES THEY CAME AND PRESENTED HERE.
I KNOW HOLLY GETS EMAILS ONCE IN A WHILE FROM VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS THAT SHE BRINGS TO THE WHOLE TEAM AND WE WRESTLE WITH THOSE BECAUSE WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THEM.
THEN THE COMMITTEE WORK THAT YOU'VE ADDED HAS BEEN A BENEFIT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING IN THERE AND THEN PEOPLE HAVE MET WITH HOLLY, THEY'VE MET WITH MARK.
ALL OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE LED US TO THIS POINT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD DIRECTLY FROM THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY WAS TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGET, AND I HOPE THAT WE'VE BEGUN TO MAKE THAT A LITTLE MORE TRANSPARENT TO THE BOARD, SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, BUT YOU'RE THINKING YOUR QUESTIONS THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO GET US TO THIS POINT.
WE REVIEW THOSE EVERY TUESDAY, ESPECIALLY AFTER A BOARD MEETING, AND WE JUST SAY, WHAT DID WE HEAR? WHAT DID WE LEARN? ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
>> OKAY TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT WHAT'S UP.
>> GOOD GRIEF. SORRY, MY VOICE.
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES THE REDUCTION THERE, ARE WE PROVIDING FREE MEALS FOR EVERYBODY STILL,
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OR ARE WE GOING BACK TO [OVERLAPPING]>> WE ARE. NEXT YEAR, WE APPLIED AGAIN FOR CEP, WHICH IS FREE MEALS FOR EVERYBODY AND THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR, THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE INCLUDED AS WELL.
SO THE STATE WILL REIMBURSE US FOR ALL THE MEALS FOR ALL THE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT HAS REDUCED.
THAT IS LARGELY THAT THAT REVENUE IS NOT FROM STUDENTS, BUT IT'S FROM ADULTS WHO EAT IN OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE HAVE GOOD MEALS, AND ADULTS WANT TO EAT.
THEN WE DO PROVIDE FOOD TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
WE CAN PURCHASE THINGS LIKE SAY ANIMAL CRACKERS FOR A KINDERGARTEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO THAT IS INCLUDED IN THERE.
>> THAT WAS SOME OF MY LEARNING THIS YEAR.
I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FOOD SERVICE GIVEN THAT THIS YEAR WE DID PAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL MEALS.
LEARNING FROM HOLLY, HISTORY WAS THAT WHEN WE WERE CHARGING STUDENTS, THE ACTUAL REIMBURSEMENT TO PAY THE FINES THAT WERE NOT BEING PAID WAS GREATER THAN WHAT IT WAS COSTING US TO FEED ALL THE KIDS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS INTERESTING I WAS SITTING WITH A GROUP OF PARENTS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND TWO DIFFERENT PARENTS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS ASKED IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE MEALS FOR STUDENTS, AND THEY SAID, PLEASE DO THIS.
ONE, PARENT HAS FOUR CHILDREN, AND THEY JUST SAID, IT'S JUST CHANGED OUR FAMILY DYNAMIC.
IT'S VERY HELPFUL. THEY'RE YOUNGER CHILDREN.
THEN THE OTHER PARENT ACTUALLY HAS A CHILD WHO HAS AN IEP, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN COUNT ON THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AND IT WASN'T COSTING THEIR FAMILY ANY MONEY, THEY WROTE IN A GOAL INTO THE IEP THAT THE CHILD NEEDS TO LEARN TO TRY NEW THINGS, AND THE LUNCH PROGRAM WAS WHERE THEY WERE GETTING THOSE DAILY SKILLS.
THE STUDENT THEN HAS TO GO TO THE MENU AND THEY HAVE TO PLAN OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO EAT.
THEN HE GOES AND HE TRIES NEW FOODS, AND HE'S LEARNED TO EAT THINGS THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR OWN CHILDREN TO EAT SOMETHING THEY DON'T WANT TO EAT.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS SUPER SUCCESSFUL.
BUT SHE SAID IT'S JUST FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY, THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A HUGE WIN TO BE ABLE TO PUT A FOOD GOAL INTO THE IEP, WHEREAS BEFORE WHEN IT WAS COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKET, THEY COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE THEY JUST COULDN'T AFFORD AND NOW HE'S EATING.
I WANT TO SAY SHE SAID THREE DAYS A WEEK AND HE'S TRYING THINGS THAT HE NEVER WOULD HAVE.
I THINK JUST THINKING ABOUT THE CAFETERIA AS A CLASSROOM AND THINKING ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY AS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY HAS CHANGED THE WAY THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN MEETING THE NEEDS OF VARIOUS STUDENTS.
>> THERE WAS NOTHING PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA, AS FAR AS DOCUMENTS GO.
BUT BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE PUT UP, AND YOU ALSO PUT UP THE F195 AS WELL, THE DETAILED ONE.
THERE'S MORE PAGES TO IT, BUT I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CALL IT MORE DETAILED THAN WHAT THIS IS.
IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION JUST IN A LONGER OLD FORMAT.
BUT YES, THAT WILL GO UP AS WELL.
THIS WILL ACTUALLY GO UP TOMORROW BECAUSE OUR FIRST ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE IN THE NEWSPAPER TOMORROW FOR THE BUDGET HEARING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ADVERTISE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE HEARING, SO THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND THE REST OF THE DOCUMENTS WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.
>> MARK, THE F 195 IS THE DOS VERSION.
>> WE'RE DOING THIS TONIGHT SO WE CAN HAVE A VERY DETAILED CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO GET PUBLISHED PRIOR TO PUBLISHING, SO YOU'RE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THE OTHER PIECES WE CAN USE TONIGHT'S RECORDING, SO SOMEONE WHO CALLS AND SAYS, I'D LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT IT.
THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT AT HOME BY THEMSELVES, THEY CAN COME BACK AND WATCH THIS RECORDING AND GET
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A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION AND THEN WE STILL ARE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS.>> JUST AS A REMINDER, WE'LL HAVE THE HEARING MEETING AT 5:45 ON THE 25TH AND THEN FOLLOWED BY A REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00.
>> ANY QUESTIONS YOU THINK OF IN THE MEANTIME, EMAIL, CALL, COME IN.
>> IF I WERE TO E MAIL YOU A QUESTION, YOU WOULD ANSWER AND COPY IT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD SO THAT THEY COULD ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE QUESTIONS OR NOT?
>> YES. TYPICALLY, WHAT I HAVE THEM DO ON THAT IS THAT THEY WOULD ANSWER YOU DIRECTLY.
IF YOU EMAIL HOLLY AND SHE ANSWERS A QUESTION, SHE USUALLY SENDS IT TO ME, AND THEN I WOULD ASK HER, DID YOU BCC THE REST OF THE BOARD IF SHE DIDN'T, THEN I MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, MARK AND HOLLY, AND I ECHO CHRISTIE'S THANKS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AROUND THIS FROM THE UPDATE SHE'S GIVEN US.
THIS WILL BE POSTED, AND THEN AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE THAT HEARING ON THE 25TH AT 5:45.
WITH THAT SAID, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 3.01 OF THE AGENDA,
[3. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WHICH IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RCW 42.30.110, ARTICLE 1.THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES TO DISCUSS A MATTER OF REAL ESTATE, IF YOU'LL ALL JOIN US.
WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, SO I WILL DECLARE OUR MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.