[1. CONVENE]
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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE FERNDALE SCHOOL BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, WHETHER LIVE OR ONLINE.
YOU CAN HEAR OUR AUDIO BUT NOT SEE ANY OF THE SCREEN SHARING THAT WE'RE DOING.
SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND WE ARE WORKING ON IT AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE FIXED SOON.
BUT DON'T GO AWAY. WE'LL KEEP THE AUDIO EXCITING FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT AND ENJOYMENT THIS EVENING.
THAT BUSINESS IS TO FACILITATE THE MISSION OF OUR DISTRICT, WHICH STATES WE, THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PREPARE EACH STUDENT TO THRIVE IN AN EVER CHANGING WORLD BY PROVIDING A RIGOROUS EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS ACADEMIC GROWTH, NURTURES CONFIDENCE, AND ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING.
OUR COMMITMENT TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS ENSURES EVERY LEARNER ACHIEVES THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
WE CULTIVATE RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION IN EACH STUDENT AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING IN A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPHASIZES CARING AND COMPASSION, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE. TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT PURPOSE, THE BOARD NEEDS TO HEAR AND DISCUSS A WIDE ARRAY OF OPINIONS ON EACH ISSUE.
THAT PROCESS IS BEST SERVED WHEN ALL INVOLVED FOCUS ON THE ISSUES RATHER THAN THE PERSONALITIES.
A COUPLE OF QUICK HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE WITH US LIVE.
SO WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH TONIGHT'S MEETING.
AND IF EVERYONE WOULD, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NEXT MARCUS WILL READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
THE LUMMI PEOPLE ARE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF WASHINGTON'S NORTHERNMOST COAST AND SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THEY LIVED IN VILLAGES THROUGHOUT THIS TERRITORY AND CONTINUED TO HAVE AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE AREAS. SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, THEY HAVE CELEBRATED LIFE ON THEIR WATERWAYS AND ON THE TRADITIONAL, ANCESTRAL AND UNCEDED LANDS OF THEIR PEOPLE TO PERPETUATE THEIR WAY OF LIFE.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST MEETING.
[2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SO THOSE MEETING, THOSE MINUTES ARE ON THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION TO.I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS GIVEN. OKAY.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED. SO NEXT WE WILL ADOPT OUR AGENDA.
[3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA [GC-4.7]]
AND AS PART OF THE ADOPTION PROCESS TONIGHT, THE CHAIR ON BEHALF OF THE ADMIN TEAM, WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE REMOVE ITEM 8.08, THE BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM.THERE WERE APPARENTLY SOME ISSUES WITH THAT CONTRACT THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND SO THEY WOULD RATHER US NOT ACT ON IT TONIGHT, BUT PULL IT OFF AND THEN IT'LL BE RE-PRESENTED TO US WHEN THOSE ISSUES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. SO I SPOKE TO KRISTI EARLIER ABOUT SOME MINOR ERRORS IN 2022 AND 2023. I THINK THOSE ARE LIKE 7.0.
THAT HELPS. 7.02 AND 7.03 ON THE AGENDA. JUST SOME MINOR WORD REVISIONS.
IF SHOULD I PUT THOSE FORTH NOW OR SHALL I SAVE THAT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE AGENDA. SO IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON THOSE PARTICULAR, THEN WE WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE WAIT ON THAT UNTIL WE GET TO DISCUSSING THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS. OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER NEEDS TO ADJUST THE AGENDA.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENT [GC-3.3]]
AND WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.01 WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT.PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND AND WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT RELATES TO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT A TIME FOR DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
IT IS A TIME FOR THE BOARD TO LISTEN AND HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY OCCASIONALLY ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION, AND WE MAY DIRECT SOMEONE, MOST OFTEN THE SUPERINTENDENT, TO FOLLOW UP OR TAKE ACTION ON SOME SOMETHING THAT IS RAISED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
OUR GOAL IS TO SIMPLY TO RESPECTFULLY LISTEN AND GIVE EACH SPEAKER THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS ALSO NOT THE ONLY WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD.
WE REGULARLY HEAR FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AND TAKE THAT INPUT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE WORK ON DISTRICT ISSUES. WE GENUINELY APPRECIATE HEARING FROM OUR BOARD, AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE WHICHEVER FORM OF COMMUNICATION YOU ARE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH.
BOARD CONTACT INFORMATION IS READILY AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND TAKING THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO ON OUR LIST TONIGHT, FIRST I HAVE RAQUEL DAVIS. OKAY.
THAT WAS, I THINK, SIGNED UP ONLINE POTENTIALLY.
AND SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO JOHN MUTCHLER.
OKAY. ONE MOMENT PLEASE, AND WE WILL HAVE ONE.
CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE COMP PLAN WITH MINOR AMENDMENTS.
IT'S BASICALLY WAR AND PEACE, BUT WITH SOME ZONING MAPS, INCLUDED.
THIS IS OUR 20 YEAR ROAD MAP FOR HOW FERNDALE GROWS, WHERE WE PUT HOUSING, BUSINESSES, INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS, TRAILS AND SERVICES, AND HOW WE ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH AND STILL KEEP 17,000 CITIZENS REASONABLY HAPPY.
IT'S A PLANNING DOCUMENT, NOT THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK WENT INTO IT. I WANT TO CREDIT OUR PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY PLANNING, PLANNING STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION ARE PUSHING FORWARD FOR THE JOB.
TWO PIECES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. FIRST, THE THE URBAN GROWTH AREA. THAT PROPERTY IS NOW OWNED BY.
THE. CITY. YOU STARTED THE PROCESS OF FERNDALE ALONG THE LINES OF CIVIL SERVICE THAT. COME LASTLY, THE SALES TAX. AS I MENTIONED LAST MONTH, COUNCIL CONSIDERED INCREASING THE CITY'S SALES TAX FROM 9.1 TO 9.2%, WITH THE ADDITIONAL MONEY DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE PROPOSAL DID NOT PASS. THREE COUNCILMEMBERS SUPPORTED IT, POINTING TO APPROXIMATELY $420,000 A YEAR IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE FOUR WHO VOTED NO HAD DIFFERENT CONCERNS.
SOME FELT OUR CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN THROUGH A BALLOT MEASURE IN 2028.
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OR WAYS TO DO MORE WITH WHAT WE HAVE. OTHERS THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE REFLECTING THE WILL OF THEIR NEIGHBORS, WHO WEREN'T PARTICULARLY THRILLED ABOUT AN INCREASE.SOME WERE CONCERNED ABOUT RELYING ON A REGRESSIVE SALES TAX, ONE THAT CAN TAKE A LARGER SHARE OUT OF LOWER INCOME FAMILIES BUDGETS THAN THOSE MORE AFFLUENT. AND FINALLY, THERE WAS CONCERN THAT A FUTURE COUNCIL COULD MOVE THE MONEY AROUND AFTER IT CAME IN.
THE CONCERN WAS THAT THIS MONEY COULD BECOME WHAT WE CALL FUNGIBLE.
AND BY THE WAY, I HAD TO LOOK UP FUNGIBLE. I'M PRETTY SURE IT IS LATIN FOR.
DON'T TRUST A BUREAUCRAT WITH A BUCKET OF MONEY.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. THE SALES TAX INCREASE DIDN'T PASS THIS TIME, BUT IT COULD.
AND THAT'S MY FULL REPORT FOR TONIGHT. I DON'T SEE A CLOCK, BUT I'M HOPING UNDER THREE MINUTES.
YOU WERE EXACTLY ON. EXACTLY. WE SHOOT FOR THAT.
THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HERE LATER, I'M ALL EARS.
THANK YOU JOHN. NEXT WE HAVE DOM PHAM.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DOM PHAM. I IDENTIFY AS A FERNDALE RESIDENT.
MY REMARKS TONIGHT ARE A FOLLOW UP TO CHRIS REYKDAL'S INCENDIARY RHETORIC LAST MONTH WHEN HE ATTACKED STUDENTS PARENTS WHO SUPPORT THE MAGA MOVEMENT. HE NOW ATTRIBUTES LOW TEST SCORES LARGELY TO FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES AND ADVOCATES FOR MORE SPENDING.
IT IS A CHALLENGE THAT GOES WAY BEYOND SCHOOLS.
BUT THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO INVEST IN THOSE COMMUNITIES MORE.
I HAVE FOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS, HIS STATEMENT.
FIRST, STATE SPENDING HAS NEVER STOPPED RISING WHILE STUDENT PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN POOR FOR YEARS.
SECOND, SPENDING MORE WOULD NOT IMPROVE THE POOR'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, BUT COULD ARGUABLY WORSEN IT BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WEALTHY WASHINGTONIANS TO FUND AN EVER INCREASING BUDGET UNLESS EVERYBODY CHIPS IN.
FOURTH, THE LEFT CONSTANTLY DEMONIZES THE RICH, YET SEEMS OBSESSED WITH MONEY ITSELF.
HERE'S HOW OTHER STATES CAN TOO. IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
MISSISSIPPI, ONE OF THE POOREST STATES IN THE COUNTRY, HAS DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NOW OUTPERFORMS WASHINGTON IN SEVERAL MEASURES. AFTER PASSING A LITERACY LAW IN 2013, MISSISSIPPI REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TEACHER TRAINING, ESPECIALLY IN LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND STUDENT READING ASSESSMENTS.
THREE TIMES A YEAR THROUGH THIRD GRADE. PARENTS WERE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED WHEN CHILDREN FELL BEHIND.
THESE REFORMS HELPED MISSISSIPPI MOVE FROM NEAR THE BOTTOM NATIONALLY TO SEVENTH IN FOURTH GRADE READING AND 13TH IN FOURTH GRADE MATH BY 2024. EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING FOR DEMOGRAPHICS, MISSISSIPPI TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROVING INSTRUCTION RATHER THAN BLAMING STUDENTS OR THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENTS. OTHER ANALYSIS ALSO LINKED STRONGER TEACHER UNIONS WITH WEAKER LITERACY OUTCOMES.
WHILE MANY HIGH PERFORMING STATES HAVE LESS POTENTIAL POLITICALLY POWERFUL UNIONS.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS SIMPLE WE CANNOT SOLVE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS BY THROWING MONEY AT THEM.
OUTCOMES DEPEND ON HOW MONEY IS ALLOCATED AND SPENT, NOT HOW MUCH IS SPENT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOM. SO THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT I HAVE ON MY LIST FOR TONIGHT.
AGAIN, IF ANYONE HAS SOMETHING ON THEIR MIND THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD EITHER AT THIS POINT OR AFTER WATCHING TONIGHT'S MEETING OR SEEING TONIGHT'S MEETING, I GUESS HEARING TONIGHT'S MEETING. I'LL GET THE RIGHT VERB THERE IN A SECOND.
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WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 5.01, WHICH IS SUPERINTENDENT SHARING.[5. SHARING [GC-7.E.]]
AND WHILE CELINA IS PULLING IT UP, WE THINK WE CAN SHARE THROUGH THE ZOOM.SO WE'VE COMMUNICATED OUT. AND WE WILL HAVE THE RECORDING TO POST LATER.
OKAY. SINCE I SAW YOU LAST, WE HAVE STARTED SCHOOL AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD START. IT'S BEEN AND I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS, BUT LOTS OF GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
IT FELT A LITTLE WEIRD TO START IN SEPTEMBER.
SO THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE OCTOBER AND TWO DAYS IS STILL THROWING ME OFF.
BUT IT'S BEEN AMAZING. GREAT ENERGY, GOOD THINGS HAPPENING.
AND IT FELT LIKE WE JUST GOT RIGHT INTO A RHYTHM.
SO AND THAT'S JUST NOT MY OPINION. I'VE BEEN HEARING THAT FROM LOTS AND LOTS OF FOLKS.
IT JUST HAS A REALLY GOOD FEEL TO THE YEAR ALREADY.
I WANT TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON ENROLLMENT. SO AS YOU KNOW, MARK SETS THE PROJECTIONS FOR ENROLLMENT AND THEN THAT'S HOW WE ARE FUNDED. YOU WANT TO TAKE A CONSERVATIVE STANCE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT HISTORICALLY BIRTH RATES ARE LOWER. AND SO WE WANT TO MONITOR THAT. AND WHAT WE NOTICED WAS WE ACTUALLY HAD A NUMBER OF FAMILIES ENROLLING IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH UNTIL THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL, WE TRACK IT EVERY DAY.
WHAT I DO IS I CALL A MEETING EVERY DAY AND WE COME TOGETHER AND WE MONITOR WHAT I CALL BUTTS IN SEATS, LIKE WHO SHOWS UP BECAUSE UNTIL THEY SHOW UP, WE CAN'T COUNT THEM.
AND SO WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT AND I CAN EXCITEDLY SAY THAT FROM OUR PROJECTIONS, WE ARE ACTUALLY UP 119 STUDENTS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS FOR THE FALL, THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, WE ARE GETTING REIMBURSED FOR ENROLLMENT BASED ON OUR PROJECTIONS. AND THEN COME JANUARY, WE'LL GET THE OVERTIME.
WE'LL GET THE BACK PAY. THIS IS NOT THE NORM TO BE UP.
WHAT I ASKED MARK WAS HOW ARE WE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR? BECAUSE WE ARE PROJECTING THAT WE'LL BE DECLINING A BIT DUE TO BIRTH RATES.
ESPECIALLY SO FROM SEPTEMBER AT THIS TIME TILL SEPTEMBER AT THIS SEPTEMBER, A YEAR AGO TILL NOW WE HAVE 62 STUDENTS LEFT LESS THAN WE DID A YEAR AGO. BUT FROM JUNE TILL NOW, WE ONLY HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF A LITTLE LESS THAN 15.
AND YOU SAY A LITTLE LESS BECAUSE WE LOOK AT FTE AND NOT HEADCOUNT.
SO IT'S LIKE 14.33 STUDENTS. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS.
IT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS. AND I DO WANT TO GIVE MARK A SHOUT OUT EVERY YEAR.
I AM AMAZED AT HOW CLOSE AND IF YOU REMEMBER A YEAR AGO HE WAS WITHIN LIKE TWO AHEAD.
AND SO TO BE UP 119, THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD SIGN.
I BELIEVE I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THIS AGAIN TONIGHT, BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT ON OCTOBER 14TH AT HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE FUN SCHOOL NOW GROUP THAT HAS BEEN LEADING THE TOWN HALLS IS ACTUALLY HOSTING A TOWN HALL THAT THEY'RE DOING IT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
GIVEN THAT THIS IS A LONG LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND EVERYONE WHO'S RUNNING FOR OFFICE WILL BE PRESENT IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED THEY'VE PROVIDED A QR CODE SO YOU CAN UPLOAD THAT.
I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE THE BOARD AND ESPECIALLY OUR STUDENTS TO UPLOAD SOME QUESTIONS.
WE WILL BE HAVING A STUDENT SPEAKER, MS. DYLAN WHO I SEE IN THE AUDIENCE IS GOING TO BE SHE'S WORKING ON THAT WITH ME TO DECIDE AND TWO OTHER DISTRICTS, WE'LL HAVE THAT AS WELL. AND I'M EXPECTING A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.
SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU SEE THINGS ONLINE AND YOU THINK SHOULD I JUST THROW OUR NAME IN THE HAT? YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE BUYING A RAFFLE TICKET. AND THIS SUMMER THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED PELLA WINDOWS AND DOORS ON FACEBOOK AND IT SAYS, I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS LIKE THE NORTHWEST SPORTS AWARD.
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IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST WAS IT OVER $100,000? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? 140,000. $140,000. AND THEY WERE SAYING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE THESE AWARDS TO TEAMS WHO ARE HONORED.AND I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT CAN IT HURT? SO I NOMINATED US.
I THINK SOME OTHER PEOPLE NOMINATED US AS WELL.
AND I GET AN EMAIL ONE DAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS SPAM AND WE WON.
WE GOT IT. SO I CALLED THE COACH OF THE TENNIS TEAM, WHICH IS BRIAN.
AND I SAID, HEY, WHY DON'T YOU AND SOME OF YOUR TENNIS YOUR ATHLETES GO DOWN AND THEY.
I'LL LET HIM PROBABLY TELL ABOUT THAT DURING.
YEAH. IT WAS PRETTY GREAT. THAT IS THE RICK IS THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BETWEEN ALLISON AND AVERY.
AND WE WENT INTO THIS FANCY BOARDROOM AT SAFECO OR T-MOBILE PARK.
AND WE LISTENED TO RICK TALK ABOUT JUST HIS EXPERIENCES OVER THE LAST I DON'T KNOW WELL, 44 YEARS, I THINK, AND IT WAS GREAT. AND HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ALL THE CHARITY WORK THAT THEY DO OUTSIDE OF HIS TIME ON THE RADIO.
BUT IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON AND OF COURSE, RECEIVE THIS GREAT GRANT. SO I'M SUPER APPRECIATIVE TO KRISTI FOR APPLYING.
JUST NEVER KNOW. YOU NEVER KNOW. SO ANYWAY, BUT I WAS THRILLED.
IT'S $5,000 THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GO TOWARDS RESURFACING OF OUR TENNIS COURTS.
BUT ANYWAY, I JUST THINK, YES, WE GOT THE MONEY, BUT I JUST THINK FOR TWO OF OUR STUDENTS, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
AND THEN I JUST A FOLLOW UP THE LAST BOARD MEETING, THE GIFTS POLICY POLICY 6114.
IF YOU REMEMBER, IT'S, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO I WANT TO WRAP AROUND BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE OUR HOMEWORK.
THE LANGUAGE THAT HAD BEEN PROPOSED, WE PUT IT FORTH TO OUR LAWYER.
ONE SENTENCE WORKED. ONE SENTENCE WAS ILLEGAL, WHICH WE WERE WONDERING IF IT WAS THE PART OF THE SENTENCE WHERE NO REASONABLE GIFT WILL BE DENIED. AND WE JUST CAN'T PROMISE THAT FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
BUT THE REST OF IT'S IN THERE. SO THE UPDATED LANGUAGE IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.
AND IT DOESN'T PLAY GREAT ON ZOOM WE'VE BEEN TRYING AND IT JUST FINALLY GAVE UP, BUT WE HAVE AN AMAZING VIDEO AND SOMETHING THAT I LOVE THAT WE DO BEFORE EVERY GAME IS THAT WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT STATES OUR EXPECTATION AND WHAT WE BELIEVE.
AND IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS VIDEO, I BELIEVE I EMAILED IT TO THE BOARD, BUT SOMEONE COULD GRAB THE QR CODE AND WATCH IT AS WELL.
IT'S OUTSTANDING AND IT REALLY DOES TALK ABOUT WHAT WE EXPECT AND WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT IT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE A STUDENT OR A FAN, OR YOU'RE AN ATHLETE OR YOU'RE THERE TO WORK.
EVERYBODY JUST HAS A JOB. AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS EXCEPTIONALLY DONE.
AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED AND IT JUST AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND I THINK SOMETHING THAT WE AS A DISTRICT SHOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF.
SO JUST NICE JOB TO THE CREATOR OF THE VIDEO.
BRIAN WAS THE DIRECTOR, BUT LOTS OF PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.
IT'S OUTSTANDING. SO IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING TIME TO DO SO.
WE'LL EMAIL IT TO TINA. YEAH, I'M TELLING TINA, TINA IN THE AUDIENCE WE'RE GOING TO EMAIL IT TO YOU.
[LAUGHTER] OKAY. AND OUR TWO AMAZING STUDENTS WHO ARE BACK IN ACTION.
OKAY. HI, GUYS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT TO SHARE TONIGHT BECAUSE SEPTEMBER IS KIND OF BUSY.
SO FIRST WE HAD OUR BACK TO SCHOOL/RIVALRY ASSEMBLY TWO WEEKS AGO.
AND SO IT WENT REALLY WELL. THERE WAS A LOT OF LIKE ALL THE SPORTS WERE INTRODUCED.
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BUT WE ONLY HAD TIME TO DO ONE ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR.SO WE COMBINED BOTH OF THEM. SO EVERY SINGLE LIKE SPORTS TEAM AND CLUB WAS ABLE TO LIKE HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO LIKE SHOW OFF THEIR LIKE THEIR TEAM, I GUESS, AND LIKE PROMOTE LIKE WHEN THE GAMES ARE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I KNOW LIKE THE FERNDALE LIKE OUR SOCCER TEAM AND OUR VOLLEYBALL TEAM, THEY DID LIKE A TUG OF WAR IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL. AND THEN OUR ASB PUT ON LIKE A DANCE AND JUST LIKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF GAMES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, GOT EVERYBODY HYPED. AND THEN WE WON THE GAME.
SO IT WORKED. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR LATINX HERITAGE ASSEMBLY LAST FRIDAY.
YES, LAST FRIDAY. AND THAT WAS PUT ON BY OUR LATINOS IN ACTION.
SO THAT WAS SUPER COOL. THEY DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR HOMECOMING ASSEMBLIES COMING UP, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.
WE HAVE TWO ASSEMBLIES PLUS THE DANCE AND THE FOOTBALL GAME.
SO WE HAVE OUR CORONATION ASSEMBLY WHICH IS PUT ON BY LEADERSHIP.
AND THAT'S LIKE PRETTY IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL.
AND THEN FRIDAY IS A PEP ASSEMBLY. AND THEN THE ACTUAL HOMECOMING DANCE IS NEXT SATURDAY.
NO, NEXT. NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH. SO THAT'S ALSO VERY EXCITING.
THIS MONTH EMMY AND I WERE ABLE TO VISIT TWO SCHOOLS.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB LIKE COMMUNICATING WITH US.
SO IT'S REALLY EASY TO LIKE BE ABLE TO GO OUT TO THESE SCHOOLS AND TALK TO ALL THE KIDS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. EMMY. YEAH. SO MARCUS AND I HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH HORIZON AND SKYLINE THIS MONTH, AND WE GOT PRETTY GOOD INPUT FROM BOTH OF THEM.
I WILL SAY ALL OF THEM SEEM TO REALLY ENJOY SCHOOL, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD TO HEAR.
AND WE LIKE ASKED THEM HOW LIKE IT'S GOING AND WHAT THEIR HOMEWORK LOAD IS LIKE.
AND NONE OF THEM REALLY HAD ANY LIKE NEGATIVE COMPLAINTS OR ANYTHING THAT THEY WANTED TO SAY.
SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING. WE ALSO WERE WE DID A HUMAN PYRAMID WHEN WE WENT TO HORIZON.
I DON'T KNOW IF I ASKED, I, WE REACHED OUT TO CELINA TO PUT IT UP THERE.
HELPS BREAK THE ICE FOR THEM. YEAH, IT HELPS BREAK THE ICE. AND THEN WE ASK THEM ALL THESE QUESTIONS. BUT ALSO BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT THE SURVEY YET THAT MARCUS AND I HAVE SENT OUT, PLEASE FILL THAT OUT BECAUSE IT REALLY HELPS US TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL THE STUDENTS. SO WE KNOW WHAT TO ASK THEM.
AND THEN ON THERE'S AN OPEN HOUSE. I THINK TOMORROW OR THURSDAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THERE WAS ONE TODAY AND THERE WAS ONE THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE ON THURSDAY.
THEY'RE ASKED TO BE ON IT LIKE, LIKE IF LIKE SOMEONE SAYS, NO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE ON IT.
BUT BASICALLY THAT JUST REINFORCES THE, SOME STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS OUR HIB POLICY, WHICH STANDS FOR HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING.
IT CAN BE ABOUT RELIGION. IT CAN BE ABOUT GENDER, IT CAN BE ABOUT LIKE WHAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH.
SO THERE'S LIKE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HATE SPEECH THAT GO ON.
AND I THINK OH, WE HAVE OUR WE HAVE A NEW POLICY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR ATHLETICS.
SO BASICALLY LET ME PULL UP THE DOCUMENT REALLY FAST.
SO THIS IS A REMINDER THAT WE CHANGED THE BAR FOR ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES IN TERMS OF YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY F'S AND PARTICIPATE THAT DAY. ALSO THE ATTENDANCE, YOU CANNOT MISS MORE THAN THREE CLASSES AND THEN STILL PARTICIPATE THAT AFTERNOON. ANYWAY, SO THEY'VE BEEN MONITORING IT.
SO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS. I DON'T THINK YOU CALL IT A POLICY.
WHAT ARE YOU CALLING IT? EXPECTATIONS. BUT BASICALLY, LIKE KRISTI SAID, YOU HAVE TO ATTEND AT LEAST THREE OF YOUR FIVE CLASSES, INCLUDING EQUAL TIME, WHICH IS LIKE OUR HOMEROOM CLASS THAT WE HAVE EVERY DAY.
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YOU HAVE TO REPORT IT BY 2:30. THERE'S IF YOU SAY YOU HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, YOU CAN SUBMIT A PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. AND ACADEMIC WISE, YOU'RE, IF YOU HAVE ANY F, YOU'RE INELIGIBLE TO COMPETE OR PERFORM.AND IF YOU HAVE A C OR D, YOU START GETTING WARNINGS.
SO I KNOW THAT A STUDENT SQUARE AND A PARENT SQUARE WAS SENT OUT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
SO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY IS PRETTY MUCH AWARE.
AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD WITH OUR MEETING WITH DYLAN, IT'S WORKING.
SO I THINK THAT IT'S AN AMAZING EXPECTATION TO HAVE THE GOLD STANDARD.
I'VE ALSO DEFINITELY HEARD FROM A LOT OF MY FRIENDS THAT ARE IN ATHLETICS RIGHT NOW THAT WITH THE NEW POLICY, IT KIND OF LIKE PUSHES THEM TO LIKE GET THEIR HOME BECAUSE SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE BIG PROCRASTINATORS. SO NOW THEY LIKE IT KIND OF PUSHES THEM AND GIVES THEM LIKE A HIGHER LIKE STANDARD TO REACH FOR WITH THEIR HOMEWORK AND STUFF.
SO THEY ARE NOT ONLY LIKE STAYING ON TOP OF IT IN SPORTS, BUT LIKE THEY'RE STAYING ON TOP OF IT IN SCHOOL TOO, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. AND I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, KATIE KRUCKENBERG, WHO IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB OF COMMUNICATING, PUTTING REALLY STRONG SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN REACHING OUT TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF TOO, SUPPORTING THEM. AND I THINK WHEN WE SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS LAST SPRING, SHE WAS LIKE, OH, WHAT? AND SHE IS JUST TAKING IT ON. AND I KNOW THAT THE COACHES AND ADVISORS ARE THEN HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR ATHLETES LIKE, HEY, WHY WERE YOU TARDY TODAY? HEY, YOU'RE GETTING A C, WHAT DO YOU NEED? I KNOW THAT EAGLE TIME TEACHERS ARE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
I KNOW THAT CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL. SO ANYWAY, IT IS WORKING.
PEOPLE ARE THERE TO HELP. AND IF THEY START TO SLIP, WE'RE READY TO STEP IN AND SUPPORT. SO.
THAT IT. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO WELL THANK YOU BOTH KRISTI AND MARCUS AND EMMY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM REGARDING THEIR REPORTS? I DID HAVE ONE IN REGARDS TO OUR ENROLLMENT. IS THAT ACROSS THE BOARD OR IS THERE A PARTICULAR AREA WHERE WE'RE SEEING IT.
YOU KNOW, THE LARGEST INCREASE ACTUALLY WAS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND SO THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT ADD AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, I WILL SAY, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE'VE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT THE K3 FUNDING RATIO THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN NUMBER WE HAVE TO KEEP AT FOR TK THROUGH THIRD GRADE IN ORDER TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR YOU LOSE IT. SO YOU NEVER I NEVER WANT TO GIVE THE STATE BACK ANY MONEY.
SO WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP HIRING FOUR ADDITIONAL TEACHERS ACROSS OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, RIGHT? GOSH, WAS THAT THE WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED TEAM.
YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CRAZY AND IT WAS AMAZING.
OUR TEAMS WERE AMAZING. SO WE'RE ABLE TO HIT THAT K THREE RATIO.
AND SO AND YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE FOR A PURPOSE.
SO IT'S A 1 IN 17. IT'S AN AVERAGE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY CLASSROOM HAS 1 IN 17.
LITTLE BITS OF EVERYBODY. BUT YEAH, IT'S EXCITING.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WHO ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO COLLAPSE A CLASS DUE TO A LATE LEAVE OF ABSENCE. A TEACHER TOOK A LEAVE WHICH THEN ALLOWED US TO MOVE THAT FTE OVER TO HORIZON.
THAT WAS ABLE TO HELP AND THEN VISTA I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO LOOK AT [INAUDIBLE] HOW MANY VARIATIONS OF THEIR SCHEDULE SHE HAD TO MAKE. BUT OUR TEAM, THEY WERE CHAMPIONS AND THEY JUST KEPT GOING BACK AT THE SCHEDULE.
ONE OF THE CLASSES THAT HAD TO BE COLLAPSED, AND I BELIEVE I EMAILED YOU ABOUT THIS WAS AP STATISTICS, BUT WE STILL HAD SOME STUDENTS WHO REALLY WANTED TO TAKE IT. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE AN ONLINE OPTION.
SO THERE ARE A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING AP STATS STILL THROUGH A PLATFORM CALLED INGENUITY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING IN A LITTLE BIT.
MARCUS IS IN THAT CLASS. WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK IT, BUT WE JUST GOT REALLY CREATIVE.
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LIKE, HOW DO WE NOT CHANGE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE BUT STILL WORK WITHIN OUR BUDGET, BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE.SO IT WAS DEFINITELY A PUZZLE. AND RAV IS IN HER INTERNSHIP YEAR FOR SUPERINTENDENT.
SO SHE GOT TO BE IN ALL THOSE MEETINGS AND TALK ABOUT A CRASH COURSE IN FUNDING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS? ONE QUESTION I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT MORE FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IS ONE, DO THEY KNOW WHAT AI IS? TWO DO THEY USE IT AND HOW ARE THEY USING IT? LIKE YOU WANT THE ANSWER NOW? NO, JUST FOR WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM.
OH, OKAY. WELL, I COULD DEFINITELY SAY, LIKE, STUDENTS AT HORIZON DEFINITELY KNOW WHAT AI IS.
THEY DEFINITELY USE IT. I DON'T WANT TO REALLY WANT TO DISCLOSE HOW OR WHAT THEY USE IT ON, [LAUGHTER] BUT I WILL SAY THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS.
THEY THEY USE IT. BUT I KNOW THAT NOT EVERYTHING THAT THEY TURN IN IS AI, BUT THEY USE IT.
OKAY. FOR SURE. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN. SO NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA ITEM 6.01 IS THE BUDGET.
[6. UPDATES]
AND HOLLY, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU.OKAY. I'M GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN. SO FINANCE DEPARTMENT UPDATE THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31ST.
SO OUR FOCUS REALLY TURNS NOW TO WORKING ON THE F196, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
IT'S DUE TO THE ESD IN MID OCTOBER, SO WE'RE KIND OF FURIOUSLY WORKING TO GET EVERYTHING RECONCILED AND CLOSED OUT FOR LAST YEAR. THERE'S A BUNCH OF SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.
SO IT'S NOT ONLY THAT GIANT REPORT THAT WE PREPARE BUT IT'S ALSO A LOT OF SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THAT TOO IS WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING, ALL OUR EVERYTHING'S IN LINE FOR OUR AUDIT THAT WILL COME UP IN LATE WINTER, USUALLY JANUARY OR FEBRUARY THEY START AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT THE 27-28 BUDGET.
SO 3.4 MILLION OF THAT 10 MILLION IS ALREADY SPENT.
IT'S KIND OF COMES IN KIND OF DIFFERENT SPIKES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE WORKING WITHIN.
SO WE WELL EXCEEDED THAT. SO WE'RE DOING GOOD, CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.
AND HERE'S THE GRAPHIC OF OUR FUND BALANCE. SO WE'RE IN THE GREEN, WHICH IS THE IF YOU LOOK OVER ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE, THE SECOND ONE FROM THE TOP. AND I JUST FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO SAY THIS EVERY TIME.
FIRST OF ALL, KUDOS TO OUR STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT IS NOT AN EFFORT OF ONE.
AND I JUST HOLLY'S ABILITY TO EDUCATE EVERYONE HAS BEEN AMAZING.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO CREATIVE, AND THEY CONTINUE TO SHOW UP WITH IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO CENTER STUDENTS AND ENSURE THAT THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE IS NOT LOST IN THIS. IT'S JUST A CRAZY TIME IN EDUCATION.
BUT THAT IS THE EFFORT OF SO, SO MANY PEOPLE.
AND I JUST, I'D BE REMISS IF I DID NOT THANK EVERYBODY.
SO JUST LOOKING BACK AT OUR FUND BALANCE PROJECTION FOR THE YEAR FOR THE 26-27 BUDGET IN OUR F195, WE THOUGHT WE'D BE AROUND 8.5 MILLION IS WHAT WE WROTE IN THE F195.
SO YEAH, SO WE'RE DOING GOOD. AND THIS IS JUST A GRAPHIC OF THAT PROJECTION.
SO THE TOP ONE, THE GREEN LINE IS HOW WE ENDED.
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SO JUST OVER 10 MILLION. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT.THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. NO QUESTIONS BUT JUST KUDOS.
LOOKING AT THAT GRAPH, LOOKING AT WHERE YOU STARTED, WHERE THE DISTRICT STARTED AT THE BEGINNING, COMPARING WHERE EVERY OTHER YEAR THAT'S TRACKED STARTED AND WHERE WE ENDED SHOWS TREMENDOUS COMMITMENT TO FRUGALITY. SO JUST KUDOS TO EVERYBODY ON THAT.
THANK YOU HOLLY. THANK YOU. AND LIKE KRISTI WAS SAYING, IT WAS VERY MUCH A TEAM EFFORT.
EVERYBODY DID THEIR PART. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HOLLY? SO AS ALWAYS, HOLLY, THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILS AND KEEPING US INFORMED OF THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE DISTRICT.
SO THAT TAKES US THEN TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
AND FOR THAT I WILL LOOK TO PEGGY. SO AGAIN, NANCY AND I WENT IN A COUPLE TIMES THIS MONTH AND LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, RANDOM SAMPLING OF THE BILLS THAT WERE PAID.
AND NANCY CAME UP WITH A, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A REALLY GOOD IDEA WHICH IS WHEN YOU NOTICE SOMEBODY DOING THE RIGHT THING, MAKE SURE TO POINT IT OUT. AND SO SHE SENT A THANK YOU NOTE OFF TO SABRINA HOUCK FROM SKYLINE FOR THE DETAIL IN HER REIMBURSEMENT FORM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE MONEY WENT AND DETAILED ITEMIZATION.
AND SINCE WE'RE DOING THAT, I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU TO RENATA TODAY BECAUSE IN LOOKING AT THE CANCELED WARRANTS, THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS A LITTLE WONKY BECAUSE THEY CANCELED THE ENTIRE CHECK, TOOK OUT THE TAX AMOUNT, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY NOT SUPPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CHECK, THEN REISSUED A CHECK THAT CONTAINED THE REMAINING AMOUNTS, PLUS A COUPLE OF OTHER BILLS THAT HAD COME IN.
SO IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, A THING. AND SHE LOCATED IT FOR ME.
SO, SO THANK YOU, RENATA. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PEGGY? OH, YEAH. I GUESS I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY I RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE IT.
YEAH. OKAY. YES I DO. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU AND NANCY.
THANK YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO HELP IN SHORTENING OUR MEETING TODAY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH TO COVER, BUT I WILL TRY TO BE QUICK ABOUT EACH SECTION.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAPPENED THE OTHER SATURDAY AND THAT WAS WHERE SCHOOL.
AND WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IN OTHER MEETINGS, TALKED ABOUT POLICIES THAT WE WANTED TO SUPPORT.
AND SO OUR NAME WAS ON SIX OF THE 74 POLICIES, ALL SIX OF THE ONES THAT WE THREW OUR HAT IN THE RING FOR PASSED, WHICH IS GOOD. WE HAD A WHOLE BUNCH THAT STARTED OUT ON A CONSENT AGENDA, AND I THINK THERE WAS 25 ON THE ORIGINAL CONSENT AGENDA, AND DIFFERENT DISTRICTS WERE PICKING OFF ONE BY ONE TILL THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT HALF LEFT.
AND THEN WE PROCEEDED THROUGH DEBATE AND EVERYTHING, TO PASS EVERY SINGLE THING ON THAT.
ANYWAY WHICH WAS GOOD IN MY OPINION. LET'S SEE.
THERE WAS A REALLY SPICY DEBATE OVER SCHOOL FUNDING THAT INVOLVED USING TAX CREDITS. AND IN MY OPINION IT WAS GREAT THAT WE PASSED THAT ONE TOO.
SO THE OUTCOME OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, I THINK WOULD PLEASE EVERYONE ON OUR BOARD WITH THE DIRECTION THAT IS THAT IS HAPPENING IN WSSDA. SO THAT, THAT WAS A GENERAL ASSEMBLY WSSDA LET'S SEE.
OKAY. YEAH. WSSDA SENT AN EMAIL TITLED COMMENTS, DEADLINES, SAVINGS AND MORE ON SEPTEMBER 25TH.
AND IF YOU HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THAT YET I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT IT.
AND ELECTIONS ARE HAPPENING FOR ALL OF THE POSITIONS STARTING THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, AND THEY GO UNTIL OCTOBER 16TH, CLOSING AT 5 P.M..
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SO I WILL START BADGERING EACH BOARD DIRECTOR UNTIL YOU HAVE GUARANTEED ME THAT YOU HAVE VOTED, AND I'LL START THAT ON OCTOBER 1ST. AND IF YOU SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE SAYING THAT YOU VOTED, I WILL STOP BADGERING YOU. AND I AM IN A COMPETITION WITH OTHER DISTRICT AREAS AND I WANT TO WIN.THAT'S VERY FERNDALE OF YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE ANOTHER THING.
AND NOW THEY'RE ADVOCACY ADVOCATES MEETINGS. ANYWAY AT THE LAST ONE, IT WAS WSSBA THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, WHICH I THINK MIGHT BE FAMILIAR TO HOLLY.
THAT DID A PRESENTATION ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING AND THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
AND TODAY I BCC'D THE PAGE FROM THAT DISCUSSION FROM THAT WEBINAR TO EACH OF YOU TO TAKE A LOOK BECAUSE WE NEED TO DECIDE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT AND WE WANT TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH EVERYBODY. AND IT'S MAINLY ABOUT FUNDING.
SO ALL THE FUNDING IS NOT COVERING THE REQUIRED COSTS OF EVERYTHING, JUST THE BASIC COSTS LIKE SUBSTITUTES, INSURANCE LIABILITY. THERE'S NO TORT LIMIT IN WASHINGTON.
AND ONE OF WSSBA'S IDEAS IS TO TO GET A STATEWIDE VICTIMS FUND BECAUSE CLAIMS TAKE AWAY FROM FUNDING STUDENT NEEDS. AND THAT IS REALLY DRIVING UP INSURANCE COSTS.
AND THAT REALLY DAMAGES WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO WITH OUR MONEY.
SO THAT'S AN IDEA THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
WHAT ELSE. I'VE GOT SOME DETAILS ON THAT, BUT I'LL LEAVE THAT OFF.
KRISTI STOLE MY THUNDER ALREADY ABOUT THE TOWN HALL BECAUSE I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND THAT, NOT JUST BOARD MEMBERS HERE, BUT EVERYBODY WITHIN THE LISTENING AUDIENCE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE AN OUTSTANDING EVENT AND IT'S PUT ON BY TOO MANY PAPERS.
FORGIVE ME. THERE IT IS. IT'S PUT ON BY FUND SCHOOLS NOW, WHICH IS A PARENT GROUP THAT HAS BEEN CREATING THESE TOWN HALLS THAT HAVE BEEN SO WONDERFUL.
THIS TIME, IT'S GOING TO BE THE 6 LEGISLATORS OR POTENTIAL LEGISLATORS THAT WILL BE IN A PANEL DISCUSSION. ALICIA RULE AND MISTY FLOWERS WHO ARE VYING FOR THE SAME SEAT.
JOE TIMMONS AND JUSTIN PIKE WHO ARE VYING FOR THE SAME SEAT, AND ERICA KREIT AND MICHAEL SHEPHERD.
AND SUBMITTING QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
AND PLEASE SHOW UP WEDNESDAY, DAY. OCTOBER 14TH AT 6 P.M.
AT HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL. DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 AND I HOPE TO SEE ALL OF FERNDALE AND OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS PACKING THAT FACILITY. LET'S SEE. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ON THAT? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT NOT ON THAT.
I WAS WONDERING IF THAT EMAIL FROM WAS ALSO CONTAINED THE FEEDBACK ON YOU KNOW, NEW POLICY BECAUSE WE PUT OUT LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE THAT THAT BOARD SHOULD BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON POLICIES, MODEL POLICIES BEFORE THEY WERE ADOPTED AND OKAY.
WE RIGHT NOW HAVE THE 2ND PILOT PROGRAM FOR A NEW POLICY.
AND IT IS ABOUT STAFF EXPRESSION. AND IT IS IN YOUR INBOX SOMEWHERE FROM WASDA. AND LAST TIME ON THE 1ST PILOT PROGRAM, THEY HAD A ONE WEEK WINDOW TO RESPOND.
I BELIEVE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE 2 WEEK WINDOW TO RESPOND.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THAT, THIS IS WASDA'S ATTEMPT AT GETTING JUST WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
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SO IF THAT INTERESTS YOU AT ALL, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SUGGEST FOR THE FINAL POLICY.AND THEN JUST A SHOUT OUT TO DA.1 AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
OUT OF 295 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ONLY 97 PARTICIPATED.
SO THAT'S JUST UNDER A 3RD OF ALL DISTRICTS IN WASHINGTON STATE.
BUT THE DA THAT HAD THE MOST PARTICIPATION WAS NUMBER1, DA 1.
WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT NETWORK AMONG OUR BOARD DIRECTORS, WHICH IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO ME.
AND IT IS. YES. KRISTI. SO. FERNDALE. THANK YOU.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT THE POLICY THAT WAS PULLED LAST MONTH THAT I THINK KRISTI AND CHRIS WERE STILL LOOKING AT CONTAINED A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT I REALLY THINK WAS THAT WAS KIND OF SLOPPY ON.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO CLEAN UP. SO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR NANCY? I MIGHT ADD THAT NANCY AND I ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING FOR 2 POSITIONS.
OH. YEAH. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE TOP OF MY LIST.
AND I AM RUNNING TO RETAIN MY POSITION ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
AND I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF THAT NOW. SO PLEASE KEEP ME IN.
THANK YOU. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, NANCY, BOTH FOR THAT STELLAR REPORT AND ALSO FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
I'M ALREADY LOOKING AT MY INBOX, WAITING FOR THOSE BADGERING EMAILS SO I KNOW THEY WILL BE COMING, AS WILL THE TEXTS. SO PROBABLY AT MIDNIGHT ON OCTOBER 1ST I'LL BE VOTING.
OR I GUESS I SHOULD SAY 12:01 A.M. JUST TO AVOID THOSE THINGS.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BOTH OF YOU FOR RUNNING.
SO WITH THAT, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7.0, WHICH IS MATTERS RESERVED FOR THE BOARD.
[7. MATTERS RESERVED FOR BOARD ACTION]
THE FIRST ITEM 7.01 IS ACTION ON RESULTS POLICY 1.R.1. SAFETY AND BELONGING. BEFORE WE BEGIN. EXCUSE ME BEFORE WE BEGIN TONIGHT'S.
THE FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOVERNED USING THE COHERENT GOVERNANCE MODEL.
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT MODEL IS THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT REGULARLY BRINGS.
WE HAVE 10 RESULTS AND OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS POLICIES, AND EACH ONE INCLUDES SPECIFIC INDICATORS THAT TELL US WHAT INFORMATION WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DISTRICT IS MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS TOWARDS THE RESULTS WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WHETHER THE DISTRICT IS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPECTATIONS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED.
THEN, IN JUNE, THE RESULTS FROM ALL TEN MONITORING REPORTS WILL BE BROUGHT TOGETHER AND WILL FORM.
THE BASIS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL EVALUATION IS ESSENTIALLY LOOKING AT THE FULL PICTURE OF HOW WELL THE DISTRICT HAS MET THE EXPECTATIONS SET FORTH BY THE BOARD. WE ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THESE REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO REVIEW.
THEY CAN BE FOUND THROUGH BOARD DOCKS AND ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
SO OUR COMMUNITY CAN FOLLOW ALONG THE SAME INFORMATION.
THE BOARD IS USING TO MONITOR ITS WORK IN ITS MONITORING WORK.
WITH THAT CONTEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO TONIGHT'S MONITORING REPORT DISCUSSION.
OUR RESULTS POLICY 1 R.1. HAS 4 INDICATORS. ADMITTEDLY, IT WAS A BIT DIFFICULT TO ASSESS AS NEW SURVEYS WERE INTRODUCED LAST YEAR AND THERE WASN'T A GOOD COMPARABILITY BETWEEN PAST AND CURRENT DATA IN SOME AREAS.
WITH THAT IN MIND, THE TOTAL ASSESSMENT WAS MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS 11 VOTES OR 55%.
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AND FOR EACH OF THOSE 4 INDICATORS, THERE'S 5 VOTES, ONE FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER.SO A TOTAL OF 20 VOTES. SO AGAIN, MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS 11 VOTES OR 55%, MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS WITH EXCEPTION 6 VOTES OR 30% AND NOT MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS 3 VOTES OR 15%.
SO WITH THAT INTRODUCTION, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE RESULTS. POLICY 1.
I'LL GO 1ST. I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THIS ONE, MAINLY BECAUSE I JUST FELT LIKE IF WE CAN'T COMPARE YEAR OVER YEAR DATA, THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH TO SAY. I DID BRING THIS UP THIS MORNING A LITTLE BIT.
I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT THESE SURVEYS AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A BOX THAT SAYS PROVIDE, PROVIDE A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS AND COMMENTS. BECAUSE THE SURVEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT COMMENTS.
IT JUST SAID EXCEPTIONS. WHAT ARE THE EXCEPTIONS.
SO I THINK IT I THINK IT'S HARD TO ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE EXCEPTIONS ARE.
WHEN THERE'S A REALLY LONG LIST OF THERE'S A LOT OF THERE.
AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO I KNOW THIS IS THE 1ST ONE HERE THIS YEAR, BUT I'M THINKING THAT WE NEED TO EITHER HAVE A BOX THAT SAYS COMMENTS EXCEPTIONS, AND THEN A BOX THAT SAYS COMMENTS OR LEAVE THE COMMENTS JUST FOR THE MEETING.
AND THAT'S IT. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE START GETTING A LOT OF COMMENTS IT GETS HARDER TO PICK THOSE THINGS OUT. AND PERSONALLY, I LIKE THE COMMENTS BECAUSE I LIKE TO KIND OF KNOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE THINKING AND THOSE ARE RECORDED.
SO WE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE THOSE AS WELL.
BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA. OKAY.
I NOTICED TOO THAT IT SAID EXCEPTIONS WHERE IT USED TO SAY COMMENTS.
AND SO I JUST PUT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER I WAS THINKING REGARDLESS, EVEN IF IT WASN'T AN EXCEPTION.
I LIKE THAT IDEA OF HAVING AN EXCEPTIONS BOX AND A COMMENTS BOX BECAUSE EXCEPTIONS MATTER WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHY DON'T YOU THINK THIS, THIS MEETS THE STANDARD.
BUT THEN ALSO I LIKE EVEN MORE HEARING OTHER BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS THAN MY OWN.
SO STILL HAVING COMMENTS THERE THAT MAY NOT BE IMPACTING ON THE EXCEPTIONS, BUT MORE ABOUT THINKING ABOUT HOW WE WANT IF YOU KNOW, OTHER OTHER THOUGHTS AROUND IT. SO I LIKE THAT IDEA OF TWO BOXES.
WHAT DOES EVERYBODY ELSE THINK? I'LL VENTURE TO SUSPECT THAT CHRIS WOULD LIKE IT TOO, AS SHE TRIES TO PUT TOGETHER EXACTLY WHAT THE SHE ALREADY. THAT THAT WOULD HELP HER TO KNOW WHAT.
AS I'VE SHARED BEFORE, WE AS A TEAM GET THIS.
INCLUDING BOBBY, CHRIS EMAILS THE SURVEYS OUT.
SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO WORK ON THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
SO IT DOES HELP US KIND OF GET A GENERAL SENSE OF WHAT THE BOARD'S DOING.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS A LOT. AND IT'S INDIVIDUALS.
AND SO YOU CAN'T REALLY VOTE ON THEM TO SAY THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT NEXT YEAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, I SAW PEGGY PUT IN A COMMENT THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A A DIFFERENT DATA SET, BUT WE ANSWERED THE INDICATORS AND SO WE, SO IT'S HARD TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AT A STUDY SESSION WHEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO BUT CHRIS HAS ALREADY LET ME KNOW THAT SHE CAN EASILY CHANGE THE SURVEY UP TO HAVE BOTH BOXES.
SO IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU HAVE CONSENSUS ON THAT, THEN WE WILL CHANGE THAT FOR THE NEXT ONE.
YOU LIKE THAT CHRIS. SO SO JUST TO BE OFFICIAL.
YEAH. DO WE I MEAN, PEGGY. ANTONIO. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH COMMENTS AND EXCEPTION BOXES? NO. WORKS FOR ME. OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THAT.
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OUR GENERAL THOUGHTS AROUND THINGS TOO. SO THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE OUR THINKING ABOUT IT AS WELL.SO AS FAR AS THIS, THIS SURVEY THAT WE'VE GOT THE RESULTS FOR WAS FIRST ADMINISTERED LAST YEAR, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ONE THAT'S INTRODUCED THIS YEAR. SO THEN MOVING FORWARD WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE COMPARATIVE APPLES TO APPLES INFORMATION, CORRECT? YEAH. YEAH. THE MARKERS ON THIS AREN'T THE SAME BECAUSE IT WAS 2 DIFFERENT SURVEYS.
THE TOOLS WERE DIFFERENT. HOWEVER THE QUESTIONS WERE THE SAME.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE NARROWED DOWN TO THE QUESTIONS THAT ACTUALLY WE KNOW MAKE A DIFFERENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, BELONGING. AND I SAW NANCY MENTIONED THAT THAT WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, WE WERE ONLY AT 32% OF OUR STUDENTS SAID THEY FELT A SENSE OF BELONGING. NOW WE'RE AT 70%. THAT'S THAT'S UNHEARD OF GROWTH.
AND KIDS WHO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING, THE, THEY TEND TO DO BETTER IN SCHOOL.
THEY TEND TO SHOW UP MORE. SO WE SHOULD START TO SEE SOME CHANGES IN OUTCOMES.
ATTENDANCE IS TRICKY AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, BECAUSE THAT'S A PARTNERSHIP.
WE CAN DO OUR PART FOR ATTENDANCE AND WE NEED FAMILIES TO DO THEIR PART.
AND SO I THINK THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DONE SOME WORK AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS WITH ACTIVITIES, WELL, THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS FOR EXPECTATIONS WITH ATTENDANCE.
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A PART OF IT THAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE CAN DO ALL THAT WE CAN AND WE CAN ATTEST TO THAT.
BUT YEAH, YOU'LL START TO SEE COMPARATIVE DATA.
SO 4 YEARS FROM NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE JUST KNOCKING THIS OUT.
UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING TO ADD BEYOND WHAT IS WRITTEN.
I THINK WE MIGHT AS WELL MAKE I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT.
ARE YOU MAKING THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT AS MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS, AS NOT MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS OR MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS WITH EXCEPTIONS? THAT'S ALWAYS THE FUN PART. YEAH. WELL, THAT AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THAT WILL BE A LOT EASIER. YEAH. IT'LL BE A LOT EASIER IF WE DO HAVE THOSE EXCEPTIONS BECAUSE THEN THOSE WILL SIT OUT AND AND AGAIN, AS I KIND OF ADDED IN SOME OF MY COMMENTS, THIS ONE IS REALLY HARD BECAUSE MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS IS A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT TO COMPARE IT TO OTHER.
I MEAN, I THINK KRISTI POINTS OUT ONE OF THE THE BIG THINGS IN.
I MEAN, THAT'S AWESOME TO SEE. AND, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO, TO RAISE UP.
SO I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, SINCE WE, WE DIDN'T USE THAT DATA, BUT WE KNOW THAT DATA IS THAT WHAT WE'RE COMPARING IT TO OR SINCE THIS IS A BASELINE, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE SAY MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE VERSUS REASONABLE PROGNOSIS PROGRESS WITH EXCEPTIONS, BECAUSE THE EXCEPTION IS WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA HERE IN THIS.
SO I. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE THE MOTION. OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE OFFICIAL DATA TO MAKE THAT CONCRETE? YEAH, YEAH, I WOULD ACCEPT THAT. OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU MAKE THAT MOTION? OH, GOSH, I MOTION THAT WE WE SAY THAT WE ARE MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT WE ONLY HAVE A BASELINE. OKAY. SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED THAT WE ADOPT RESULTS POLICY R.1. SAFETY AND BELONGING IS MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT WE ONLY HAVE BASELINE DATA.
WE DON'T HAVE COMPARATIVE DATA. SO STARTING WITH THE STUDENTS WE'LL TAKE AN ADVISORY VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. SO THIS WITH A POSITIVE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY, SO RESULTS POLICY 1 IS ADOPTED AS MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUST HAVING BASELINE DATA.OKAY. THAT TAKES US ON TO ITEM 7.02, WHICH IS TO ACT ON REVISED POLICY 2022 ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND INTERNET SAFETY. THIS IS THE 1ST OF 3 REVISED POLICIES THAT BOARD RECEIVED FOR REVIEW AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING, AND ARE BEING BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
THE INTENT OF THE OF THIS POLICY OR ARE THESE POLICY REVISIONS ARE ADEQUATELY CAPTURED IN OUR CURRENT POLICY, SO IT WAS DECIDED TO DELAY THE ACTION ON ANY REVISIONS UNTIL MAZDA CAN PROVIDE MORE CLEARLY DEFINED GUIDANCE.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR TO DISCUSSION OF POLICY 2022.
AND I KNOW PEGGY MENTIONED EARLIER THAT SHE HAD SOME QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
SO. WELL I THINK, I MEAN, THE, THE MINOR CONCERNS I HAD WERE JUST WITH LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE PUNCTUATION SPELLING, YOU KNOW, NIT PICKY KIND OF THING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME LET'S SEE.
WHERE WAS IT? FOR LET'S SEE, I'M TRYING TO FIND IT. MY NOTES WHICH. I AM GOING TO ATTEST, PEGGY DID READ THIS EARLIER TODAY, BUT SO WE DID GO OVER THIS.
YEAH. AND I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND. OH, GOSH. WHAT IS IT? WELL, SHE IS FINDING THAT ONE QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.
IF WE HAVE IF WE HAVE SIMPLE PUNCTUATION TYPOS, WHAT HAVE YOU IN THE POLICY.
ARE WE ABLE TO PASS IT WITH THE INTENT THAT THOSE BE CORRECTED.
OR IS THAT DO WE NEED TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND THEN BRING IT BACK? YOU CAN SAY THAT WE PASS IT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE.
OKAY, I FOUND IT AND IT'S KIND OF LAME. OKAY.
SO IF YOU GO DOWN TO DOWN TO THE SECTION ON OH LET'S SEE, I DIDN'T PRINT IT OUT. LET'S SEE. LET ME LOCATE IT.
GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS WHILE I LOOK FOR IT. WELL, IF YOU'VE GOT THE SECTION, IF YOU TELL US THE SECTION, MAYBE WE CAN HELP YOU FIND THE PAGE NUMBER. OKAY.
IT'S FOR TALKS ABOUT POLICY 32. 45 IS LISTED AS AS A REFERENCE.
POLICY 3245 IS LISTED AS STUDENTS WITH APOSTROPHE AND TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES.
THAT'S NOT A POSSESSIVE. IT'S JUST STUDENTS. SO REMOVE THE APOSTROPHE.
OKAY. YEP. WHICH IS AGAIN, AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, MORE PERSNICKETY.
SO. AND THEN THE FORMATTING, THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE.
LET'S SEE. THEY'RE DOWN ON PAGE. I GUESS THIS IS PAGE 3.
IT HAS A BULLETED, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERED AND NUMBERED POINTS THERE.
THEN WHEN IT SAYS INSTRUCTION, I THINK THAT SHOULD ALSO BE INDENTED AND LABELED NUMBER 4.
OKAY. SO DID THAT TRAVEL OVER TO THE OTHER ONE? NO, BECAUSE THAT THAT HEADING WAS REMOVED. REMOVED.
OKAY. WHILE SHE SEARCHING FOR THAT, CAN I TAKE A MOMENT AND ASK SOMETHING? SURE. IN THE ORIGINAL, THERE WAS A NETWORK USE AGREEMENT.
IT HAD SUPERVISION AND SANCTIONS CONNECTED TO IT.
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AND THEN WHEN I READ THE THE OTHER ONE, I DIDN'T SEE AN INTERNET USE AGREEMENT.IS THAT STILL SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH ALL STUDENTS? THIS IS IN THE ADULTS. SO THIS ISN'T THE STUDENT SECTION.
THANK YOU. THIS IS THE YEP. THAT'S WHY OKAY. OKAY, SO I HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO THAT.
SINCE YOU SAY THIS IS IN THE ADULTS, I DIDN'T SEE A COMPANION STUDENT POLICY.
WHAT NUMBER IS THAT? I THINK THAT IS BEING I'M GOING TO LOOK TO CELINA.
IT'S NOT THERE ISN'T ONE. SO I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE A STUDENT AGREEMENT.
WE HAVE A STUDENT USE AGREEMENT THAT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU.
THAT WAS REVISED, BUT I'M SORRY. YES THERE IS.
THE COMPANION WORD THREW ME OFF. YES, THAT WENT OUT TO ALL FAMILIES.
YEAH. NO, MY QUESTION WAS, IS THERE A SIMILAR STUDENT POLICY? I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. I COULDN'T FIND ONE.
SO. AND DO WE NEED A SEPARATE POLICY OR COULD WE REFERENCE THAT FROM THIS ONE THAT SAYS, OKAY, THIS IS FOR THE ADULTS. THIS IS FOR THE STUDENTS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S THE ADULTS BECAUSE IT'S IN THE 2 HUNDREDS.
OKAY. IF THE ONLY THING WE'RE LEFT WITH IS, IS TYPOS ON PAGE 03, THE WORD IDENTIFY SHOULD BE IDENTITY. AND AGAIN, IF WE'RE ON PAGE 3, THAT'S THE OLD POLICY THAT'S GOING AWAY. OH THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY. SO BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE IF WE GO DOWN.
YEAH. GOT IT. YEAH. SO I'M GOING TO CONFESS TO HAVING RUN IT THROUGH AI TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IS HIS DATA PRIVACY DOESN'T COVER STUDENTS AGAIN.
AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR ANYONE THAT'S LISTENING IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOARD POLICIES, THE, THE GENERAL CATEGORIES, THE 1000 SERIES DEALS WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE 2000 WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND ADULTS.
THE 3000 IS THE STUDENTS. AND SO THAT'S WHY THIS ONE IS 22 OR 2022.
I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT REVISED POLICY 2022. OKAY, SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED THAT WE ADOPT REVISED POLICY 2022 ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND INTERNET SAFETY.
STARTING WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. AND THEN WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE ADVISORY VOTE FROM THE STUDENTS, WE'LL MOVE TO THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
SORRY. I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER WHERE I FOUND IT.
AND AT THE BEGINNING I JUST I'M HAVING A HARD TIME TRACKING WITH A WITH THE TRACK CHANGES HERE IN PAGE 5 UNDER USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES WHERE IT SAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT OR.
YEAH. WILL AND THEN THERE'S NOTHING ELSE AFTER THAT.
AND THEN WE GO INTO THE ADDED LANGUAGE, WHICH IS IN BLUE, BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT OR WHOEVER THE SUPERINTENDENT, YOU KNOW, PUTS INTO THAT WILL DO WHAT.
AND THAT'S WHERE I FORGOT ABOUT THIS, BUT IT'S THERE AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY LANGUAGE AFTER THAT.
I WONDER IF IT IS WITHIN THOSE HEADINGS. BECAUSE IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE FINAL DRAFT ON PAGE 09, IT'S SAYING THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE WILL ONE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CREATE STRONG ELECTRONIC TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDE APPROPRIATE BLAH BLAH, BLAH. AND THEN THREE PROCEDURAL DEVELOP ADMINISTRATIVE.
GOT IT. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE. BUT GOOD CALL. SO MAYBE THE THE WORD SHOULD BE OVERSEA OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S CORRECT. I THINK IT'S CORRECT.
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YEAH. IT'S, IT'S FINE. SO I, I, LET'S CONTINUE AND I'M, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT.OKAY, SO WE'LL GO BACK AND WE'LL GO BACK TO THE, WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. SO REVISED POLICY 2022 ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND INTERNET SAFETY HAS BEEN APPROVED AND ADOPTED. SO THEN THAT BRINGS US ON TO ACTION ON THE NEW POLICY 2023 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY. AND. THE FLOOR IS OPEN TO ANY DISCUSSION.
QUESTION. DID WE JUST VOTE ON 2022? YEAH, I DIDN'T VOTE.
I'M VOTING NO BECAUSE I STILL HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS.
OKAY. OKAY. SO BACK THEN TO POLICY 2023, THE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY.
ANY DISCUSSION? SO THIS IS THE ONE WHERE I'D ASKED KRISTIE EARLIER ABOUT YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS COMES AT IT FROM AN INSTRUCTION STANDPOINT AS OPPOSED TO YOU KNOW, WHAT STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A, A STUDENT VERSION OF THIS AS WELL IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING TO BE EXPECTED OF THEM IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY CREATE USING AI, THIS PRETTY MUCH COMES AT IT FROM WHAT WE DELIVERED TO THEM USING AI AND OTHER TOOLS.
AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING KIND OF MISSING LIKE THAT WAS SOMEWHAT REMOVED FROM WHAT WAS.
YEAH, WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET. IF YOU REMEMBER THE EMAIL I SENT YOU FROM WHAT THE RESOURCES I GOT WHEN I WAS BACK IN D.C., I SENT THOSE ON TO SARAH DESERT AND THE TEAM TO REVIEW THAT.
SO THEY HAVE SOME IDEAS, JUST SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.
WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING? BUT THAT'S A, BEFORE WE DO A POLICY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS IF WE'RE NOT DOING IT, THEN WE END UP WITH THE STUDENTS WHO JUST USE AI TO PRODUCE SOMETHING WITHOUT DOING THE THINKING, THE CHECKING. AND SO THAT'S A THAT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION.
AND WHILE WE COULD PUT A POLICY IN PLACE, I'M NOT SURE THE PRACTICE WOULD FOLLOW.
SO I THINK WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS AND THEN DETERMINE GET SOME GREAT EXAMPLES OF WHO'S DONE THE WORK, WHO'S HAD THE CONVERSATIONS AND THEN COME BACK TO IT.
SO AND I WAS SEEING SOME NODDING OF THE PRINCIPAL TEAM HERE.
YEAH. THAT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'S COMING. IT'S JUST NOT THERE TONIGHT. MAKES ME RECALL, KRISTI MENTIONED WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT POLICIES LAST MONTH THAT THERE ARE A LOT COMING.
SO YOU KNOW, AND, AND PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY AND THAT.
AND SOME OF THE STUFF HE TALKED ABOUT, I WAS JUST GOING, WHOA.
YOU KNOW, SO TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH IT IS, IS A CHALLENGE.
AND I LOOK AT MYSELF AND I'M AN OLD GUY, THESE KIDS, THEY GO THROUGH IT LIKE CRAZY.
SO, SO ANYWAY, BACK TO OUR DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY POLICY 2023.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR EMOTION? YEAH. I MEAN, I LIKE THE FOCUS THAT YOU PUT ON HUMAN HUMAN CREATED HUMAN, HUMAN REVIEWED, YOU KNOW, WITH AI JUST BEING A TOOL AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, TAKEN OVER.
AND IT SAYS, OKAY, THERE'S THE COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION WAS KIND OF BACKED OFF, WATERED DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SO THE POLICY 2022 ALREADY SOFTENED THE INSTRUCTION LANGUAGE TO THE DISTRICT WILL STRIVE TO DO THIS.
OKAY. SO NEITHER POLICY FIRMLY COMMITS TO TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT APPROPRIATE ONLINE BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL NETWORKING AND CYBER BULLYING. AND SO RECOMMENDATIONS IN LOOKING AT IT THROUGH ONE OF 2 POLICIES,
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ONE OF THE 2 POLICIES SHOULD KEEP A MANDATORY, ALL STUDENTS WILL BE EDUCATED STATEMENT AND, AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE THIS ONE RATHER THAN THE OTHER ONE BECAUSE THIS IS A MORE NATURAL HOME FOR IT.WHEN YOU SAY ALL STUDENTS, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS COME ONE PERIOD A DAY.
I MEAN, SO THAT GETS TRICKY, RIGHT? SO ARE YOU.
IS IT ALL FULL TIME STUDENTS? IS IT ALL I MEAN, LIKE, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT THAT'S HAPPENED UNLESS A STUDENT HAS TAKEN THE TECHNOLOGY CLASSES. IF THEY'RE JUST COMING IN TO TAKE PE, ARE WE GOING TO MANDATE THAT THEY TAKE THE OTHER PART? SO ARE THEY REQUIRED TO BY STATE LAW? ARE THEY REQUIRED TO TAKE.
AND THEN I KNOW THAT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.
AND THEN THOSE THINGS CONTINUE ON IN THE HIGH SCHOOL THEY'RE BEING TAUGHT IN, IN VARIOUS CLASSES.
BUT IF YOU PUT IN THERE ALL STUDENTS, I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT BECAUSE NOT ALL STUDENTS ARE FULL TIME.
WELL, AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK THROUGH IT THROUGHOUT, THERE'S A LOT OF LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT.
THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING EVERY STUDENT ON HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY.
YOU KNOW, SO I THINK SHORT OF, YOU KNOW, SEEING THAT AS AN ABSOLUTE STATEMENT, I THINK THE INTENT IS THERE IN MY MIND. AND I SUSPECT THAT ONCE WE GET A POLICY IN PLACE, THEN THE ACCOMPANYING PROCEDURE CAN TALK ABOUT MORE OF THE DETAILS OF HOW HOW THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.
SO I DID LOCATE THE, THE PUNCTUATION ERRORS THING.
OKAY. SO RIGHT. COMMUNICATION HAS A STRAY COMMA.
AND THEN THE TITLE OF. WHAT PAGE WAS THAT? LET ME FIND THAT.
IF THEY'RE JUST TYPOS THAT DON'T CHANGE THE MEETING.
I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION, NANCY.
SO THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS THAT THAT THAT H GREATER THAN AI, GREATER THAN H THING.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE THAT TO H TO AI TO H, THAT WOULD BE BETTER.
IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT IN THE DOCUMENT. AND IT MAKES MORE SENSE.
IF YOU ADD THAT INTO YOUR EMAIL TO CHRIS. OKAY.
YEAH. CAN I MAKE A MOTION. YOU CERTAINLY CAN.
I'D LIKE TO MOTION THAT. WE ADOPT A POLICY 2023 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY.
OKAY. SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED THAT WE ADOPT POLICY.
2023 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA MEDIA LITERACY, STARTING WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
OKAY. OR I SHOULD SAY THAT WAS A NEW POLICY. MY ERROR OR SLIP OF THE TONGUE.
OKAY. THAT THEN TAKES US ON TO ACTION ON REVISED POLICY 6910 CONSTRUCTION FINANCING.
THIS ONE APPEARED TO BE REVISED TO. I KEEP US IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, AMONG OTHER THINGS, BUT IT ALSO KIND OF LOOSENS THE ABILITY TO INCREASE DEBT.
SO I THINK I'M IN FAVOR OF PASSING THIS ONE WITH THE, WITH THE OPTION FOR THE BOARD TO GO BACK AND DISCUSS WHETHER WE DO WANT TO PUT SOME LIMITATIONS ON OURSELVES LATER ON.
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I MEAN, THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, IT EXPANDS THE ABILITY TO COVER EXPENSES LIKE EQUIPMENT AND THINGS, WHICH I'M SURE SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF, IF IT DOESN'T GIVE US MORE ROOM TO, TO BORROW AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE.WELL, CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE COULD JUST BRING UP IF WE DECIDE TO GO BORROW SOME MONEY AGAIN.
YEAH, IT'S LIKE A PROCEDURE. WE HAVE TO PASS A BOND IN ORDER TO.
YOU KNOW. BUT THIS TALKS ABOUT NON VOTER APPROVED BONDS.
IT DOES SAY THOUGH THAT THERE IS. I MEAN GRANTED 250,000 IS A FAIRLY HIGH LIMIT.
BUT TO DO ANYTHING IN EXCESS OF THAT THERE'S A WHOLE STEP OF.
OR A LIST OF STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN. YOU KNOW, AND I THINK JUDGING FROM THE NUMBERS WE'VE HEARD, LIKE EVEN TONIGHT, JUST FOR RESURFACING THE TENNIS COURTS, 140,000.
I HATE TO SAY IT, 250,000 ISN'T GOING TO DO MUCH.
AND I WOULD HOPE, I FEEL CONFIDENT SAYING WITH THIS BOARD AND I KNOW POLICIES ARE PUT IN PLACE FOR LONG TERM, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT ANY BOARD NOW OR MOVING FORWARD WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER PUBLIC OPINION AND INPUT WHEN SPENDING ANY, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF MONEY, REGARDLESS OF ITS, YOU KNOW, 250,000 OR LESS OR MORE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD MANY OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN MY COURSE OF THE TIME. SO. YEAH, THE EFFECTS OF THIS REALLY ARE GOING TO THE PRACTICAL RESULT OF IT IS GOING TO HAVE STRONGER COMMUNITY INPUT OPPORTUNITY.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S JUST CREATED MORE TRANSPARENCY.
SO I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT. REVISED POLICY 6910 CONSTRUCTION FINANCING.
SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED THAT WE ADOPT REVISED POLICY.
6910 CONSTRUCTION FINANCING, STARTING WITH THIS, THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. AND WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
MOVING ON TO THE ELECTED MEMBERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THAT THEN TAKES US ON TO ITEM 7.05. THE APPROVAL OF THE HIRING OF PERSONNEL LEAVES RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS, AND OUT OF ENDORSEMENTS. NORMALLY THESE ITEMS ARE ARE PART ON THE CONSENT OR PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THIS ACTION HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING TO ALLOW BRIAN TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THE VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BECAUSE HE IS ONE OF THE HIRES THAT WE ARE APPROVING.
THIS ALLOWS HIM TO STILL VOTE ON THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I NOTICED THAT KELLY BUNDGAARD IS ON THIS LIST AS A NEW HIRE, AND SHE WAS A STUDENT OF MINE IN 4TH GRADE.
SO IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE HER COME BACK AND TEACH IN THE DISTRICT.
THAT IS PRETTY COOL. GROWING YOUR OWN. ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY CALL IT? SO OKAY, WELL THEN THE CHAIR SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CHAIR WILL PUT FORTH THAT WE APPROVE THE HIRING OF PERSONNEL LEAVES RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS AND OUT OF ENDORSEMENTS AS PRESENTED HERE TO AND MAKE PART OF THE MINUTES SINCE THIS IS IN REGARDS TO PERSONNEL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WILL BYPASS THE STUDENT ADVISORY VOTE AND MOVE RIGHT TO THE ELECTED MEMBERS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
ALL OPPOSED IN ANY ABSTENTIONS. OKAY, SO THAT THEN
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TAKES US ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDAS ARE A GROUP OF ROUTINE ITEMS THAT ARE PUT FORTH TO THE BOARD FOR ACTION.THE BOARD HAS HAD THESE ITEMS AHEAD OF THE MEETING SO THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS,
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GET INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO VOTE WITH A INFORMED OPINION.RE.4 FOR FUTURE READY AND REVISED INDICATORS FOR OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS.
202. COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE INDICATORS FOR THESE TWO MONITORING REPORTS AT OUR BOARD RETREAT IN AUGUST, AND FELT SOME CONSOLIDATION AND REVISIONS WERE NEEDED.
WE ARE ALSO RECEIVING A REVISED POLICY. 6114.
SO WE CAN TAKE THOSE THOUGHTS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN ACTING ON THESE ISSUES.
SO WITH THAT SAID, ANY COMMENTS OR AND OR EMOTION IN REGARDS TO THE CONSENT AGENDAS? I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO, I WANT TO KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.
OKAY, SO THE THREAT ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT WITH SD 189.
SO WE'RE PART OF A POOL, RIGHT? THAT, THAT OTHER DISTRICTS DO THIS TOO.
SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT WENT OUT TO OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL.
BUT IN I MEAN, YES, THAT IS CORRECT. YES. SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING LESS FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT. AND I'M JUST WONDERING HOW, WHO, WHEN, WHEN YOU GUYS COME UP WITH THESE AGREEMENTS.
I MEAN, IS THERE A CONSORTIUM? DO YOU SIT DOWN AS A GROUP OF SCHOOL BOARD OF DISTRICTS AND AND WORK WITH[INAUDIBLE] HOW DOES THAT WHOLE NEGOTIATING THESE KINDS OF THINGS WORK? THAT WOULD BE I MEAN, THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT.
LIKE WE'RE IN A CO-OP FOR OUR LEGAL. WE DON'T DISCUSS THAT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
WE JUST SAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THAT DISCOVERY HAS A BOARD.
SO I THINK THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF THAT.
THIS PARTICULAR ONE CHRIS COCHRAN IS SOMEBODY WHO TAKES THE LEAD ON THAT.
SO THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THE WORK ARE THE ONES INVOLVED IN ANY QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER.
SO I THINK IT DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS. YEAH. I JUST WAS WONDERING IF AS A GROUP, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S, IF YOU EVER MEET AS A GROUP TO DISCUSS. HEY, YOU KNOW.
AGAIN, IT KIND OF JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE BODY OF WORK IS LIKE FOR THE LEGAL.
WE DON'T WE DON'T MEET AT ALL ABOUT THAT DISCOVERY.
THEY MEET OFTEN. THE THREAT, THE THREAT ASSESSMENT PIECE.
CHRIS IS IN CONTACT WITH THE OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO I THINK PART OF IT IS JUST ORGANIC IN HOW IT WORKS.
IS IT OFFICIALLY COORDINATED? SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NO FURTHER.
AND USUALLY JULY OR EARLY AUGUST WITH OUR DISTRICT PERCENTAGE FOR THE YEAR AND GIVE US THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT AND THEN START THE DRAFT CONTRACT COMING TO US.
THIS ONE SINCE IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING YEAR TO YEAR, THE THING THAT CHANGES IS OUR AMOUNT THAT WE CONTRIBUTE, AND THEY CALCULATE THAT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF DISTRICTS THAT ARE INVOLVED, THE FTE AND DISTRICT PERCENTAGES.
THERE'S A CALCULATION WITH THAT. CHRIS COCHRAN IS OUR MAIN CONTACT FOR THAT, WORKING ALONG WITH MYSELF AND THEN ALSO PAM JENKINS DOES THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK FOR IT. AND THERE'S ABOUT 3 PEOPLE THAT WE WORK SPECIFICALLY AT THE ESD FOR THAT TOO, BUT IT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE THAT LOOKS THE SAME YEAR TO YEAR WITH THOSE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.
KEVIN, CAN I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
YOU CERTAINLY MAY. SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED. THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AYE.AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY, SO THE CONSENT AGENDAS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
SO THAT TAKES US ON TO ITEM 10.01, WHICH IS BOARD MEMBER SHARING.
[10. SHARING [GC-7.E}]
AND WE'LL START WITH BRIAN. MAN I'M ALWAYS FIRST.OH BOY. THAT'S OKAY. EVERYBODY ALWAYS EVERYBODY ALWAYS SAYS I'M ALWAYS FIRST.
EVERYONE DOES SAY THAT. I KNOW IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO I START WITH.
OH, MAN. I HAD A GOOD TIME. THE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT.
BUT IT WAS FUN. SO EMBARRASSING. YES. FUN. YES.
AT THE SAME TIME. THE STUDENTS, MAN, THEY WERE AWESOME.
I NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. LIKE, I MEAN, FRANKLY, YOU ALL HAD A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW WITH HARLEEN.
I MEAN, SHE'S, YOU KNOW, ONE OF A KIND. AND I THOUGHT YOU GUYS KILLED IT.
IT WAS AMAZING. AND PLUS, THE THE T SHIRT CAN CAME OUT AND MAN, THEY WERE.
THERE WAS T SHIRTS IN THE CROW'S NEST. IT WAS CRAZY.
BUT YEAH, IT WAS FUN. AND THE BUS DRIVERS, BOY, THEY WERE OUT OF THIS WORLD.
THEY WERE. THEY WERE PRETTY AWESOME. IT'S KIND OF COOL THAT ACTUALLY THEY HAVE THAT MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR THEIR JOB AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO I'M SURE THAT SHOWS EVERY DAY WHEN THEY'RE TRANSPORTING OUR KIDS.
OKAY. ANTONIO. FIRST I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. WEARING BLACK, YOU KNOW, I GOT SUNGLASSES.
I HAVE A STYE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS MORE DISTRACTING IF THE ACTUAL STYE OR THE SUNGLASSES, BUT I LOOK AT MYSELF AND I BELONG TO A MIAMI VICE.
YOU LOOK COOL, DUDE. NOT THE RIGHT SETTING, SO I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
I JUST I'M VERY SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT IT FOR SOME REASON.
I JUST WANTED TO. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT CAME TO ME REAL QUICK.
AND I THINK THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOW HANGING FRUIT.
I AM JUST TRYING TO SHARE IDEAS OF WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN PUT A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT AND MAYBE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF A QUICK RETURN? WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I MET WITH A CHURCH LEADER AND THIS CHURCH LEADER TOLD ME A STORY.
HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A STORY. HE TOLD ME THE CROOKED TREE LIVES ITS LIFE, BUT THE STRAIGHT TREE, IT'S MADE INTO A WOOD BEAM.
WE MAKE MISTAKES AND PERFECTION DOESN'T EXIST.
REALLY. AND THIS REALLY, REALLY MADE ME UNDERSTAND THAT, OKAY, I'M GOING TO BE MAKING MISTAKES AND THEN APPLYING THIS STORY TO, TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERE'S NO PERFECT KID AND DEFINITELY NO, NONE OF US ARE WE MAKE A LOT OF A LOT OF MISTAKES, BUT BUT THERE'S A CRUCIAL ELEMENT ELEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS CORRECTION AND DISCIPLINE.
AND, AND WE CAN CHOOSE, YOU KNOW, AN ACTION, BUT WE CANNOT CHOOSE THE CONSEQUENCE OF THAT ACTION.
AND I THINK THAT AS A BOARD, IF WE CAN MAKE AN EFFORT AND SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN IT COMES TO CORRECTION AND DISCIPLINE, I THINK THAT WE CAN SEE AND IN A LOVING MANNER, OF COURSE, AND IN AN ORGANIZED WAY THAT WE CAN SEE A LOT OF BENEFIT AND AN IMMEDIATE RESULTS.
IF WE COME UP WITH WITH, WITH SOMETHING THAT THAT IS EFFECTIVE AND IN A WAY THAT IT CAN BENEFIT THE WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HELP OUR TEACHERS FEEL SUPPORTED AND LOVED AND IN A WAY THAT THEY CAN EXERCISE THAT CORRECTION AND THAT DISCIPLINE IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE KIDS.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. NANCY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I REALLY LIKE THE ADOPT A SCHOOL THING THAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR. AND ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHEN STUDENTS CAME I HAD CHOSEN WISELY TO GET HORIZON AND EAGLE RIDGE, WHICH ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER.
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AND I'VE ALREADY BADGERING THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS TO LET ME KNOW, OKAY, WHEN CAN I COME? WHEN CAN I COME GET ME INTO A CLASSROOM OR AT LEAST TO AN ASSEMBLY.SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SEEMS TO BE A THEME IN NANCY'S LIFE BADGERING THESE DAYS.
WE APPRECIATE IT, THOUGH. PEGGY. SO YES, THE ADOPT A SCHOOL THING.
I LIKE THAT. BY THE WAY, THANK YOU TO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR INVITING ME TO THE OPEN HOUSE.
IT'S ON THE 17TH. CORRECT? 7TH. OKAY, I KNOW I COULDN'T REMEMBER, BUT I DID PUT IT IN MY CALENDAR.
SO YEAH, SO THAT'S I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
ALSO YOU MISSED MY VOTE ON THE LAST THING, SO I WANT TO GO ON RECORD AS SAYING YES, I VOTED YES, BUT I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. AND AGAIN, IT, IT WAS LIKE I WAS GETTING READY TO.
AND YOU MOVED ON. SO I, I WANT TO AT LEAST PUT IT ON THE RECORD.
MY APOLOGIES. I WILL BE SLOW. MY APPROACH. WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT OKAY, SO YEAH, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU.
SO A COUPLE OF QUICK HOUSEKEEPING THINGS. IF YOU HAVEN'T COMPLETED YOUR VECTOR TRAINING YOU'RE MISSING OUT. IT'S CAPTIVATING, ENTHRALLING, EXCITING.
AM I MISSING ANY WORDS FOR IT? THOSE THAT HAVE DONE IT.
SO TEDIOUS. YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE ONE TOO. BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE DONE, SO PLEASE DO GET THAT DONE.
CHRIS, IS THERE ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED FROM US OR ARE WE ALL SET THAT WAY? OKAY, GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT WE HAD EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF THAT WAY. BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT.
AND SO WE'VE GOT THAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN NOVEMBER.
I ALSO AM EXCITED ABOUT THE ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM.
I'M TRYING TO BE A GOOD ADOPTIVE PARENT OR STUDENT OR WHATEVER ROLE WE ARE IN.
AND I'LL BE AT THE PLAN TO BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE.
BRIAN, MAYBE YOU AND I CAN COORDINATE HOW WE WANT TO DO THAT.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT OR WHAT PEOPLE'S PLANS WERE.
BUT IF WE WERE JUST. WE WOULD NEED TO. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, CHRIS.
IF MORE THAN 2 OF US ARE GOING TO BE THERE OR IT'S A MEETING.
RIGHT? WELL, IT'S AN OPEN HOUSE. SO IT'S KIND OF IT'S SORT OF LIKE A PLAY TYPE THING.
THAT OR A FOOTBALL GAME OR WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT IN THAT, IN THE COURSE OF THAT, WE MAY POTENTIALLY DISCUSS A LITTLE MORE SCHOOL BUSINESS BECAUSE WE'RE THERE FOR PEOPLE. AND SOMETIMES FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT ABOUT THIS OR THEY, YOU KNOW, SO I CAN, I CAN EASILY DO A NOTICE FOR IT.
OKAY. SO WOULD THAT BE DURING AN OPEN HOUSE? IT'S DURING IT'S THE OPEN HOUSE AND IT IS.
AND I'M GOING TO BE IT'S THURSDAY. IT'S 6. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THE HELP FROM MY RIGHT IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE.
WE'VE ENGAGED WITH PARENTS AND JUST AN OPPORTUNITY, JUST VISIBILITY FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD.
AND MAYBE WE CAN TALK WITH CHRIS OR SERENA OR SOMEBODY TO HELP US GET SOMETHING.
I THINK THERE'S A BANNER AND TABLE AND STUFF.
YEAH, WE HAVE TABLECLOTHS. WE COULD PUT ONE UP FOR YOU ON A TABLE.
I'M SURE WE CAN FIND ONE FOR THE BOARD. AND YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO IT.
OKAY. OKAY. SO. AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK, THAT'S GREAT.
BRIAN AND I'LL BE THERE AND REPRESENT THE BOARD.
BUT WE WELCOME ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO JOIN WITH US.
SPEAKING ON YOUR HOUSE. SORRY. NO, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I LOVE THAT IDEA. COOL. SO 2 IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN ONE? YEAH. AND I ALSO WOULD ECHO THE KICKOFF ASSEMBLY WAS GREAT.
YOU KNOW, SEVERAL I'VE EXPERIENCED A FEW OF THESE KICKOFFS IN MY TIME.
SO JUST THE ENTHUSIASM, THE BUS DRIVERS, THEY TOOK IT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
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SO I AM BUYING PIZZA PERSONALLY FOR THE ENTIRE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE ALREADY PLOTTING FOR NEXT YEAR.YEAH. SO I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, THEY SAY LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD MEDICINE AT THAT ASSEMBLY.
IT WAS AWESOME. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT NO ONE FROM THE BOARD JOINED THE DANCE OFF.
SO. OH BOY. I THINK THE GAUNTLET'S BEEN LAID DOWN.
I AM GLAD. SORRY I WASN'T THERE. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, ANTONIO? IF WE PLAN THIS OUT, WE CAN BRING OUR OWN DJ, AND WE CAN.
WE CAN ROCK THEIR SOCKS OFF. BOARD THANK YOU FOR NOT DANCING.
SURE. OKAY. SWEET. OKAY. CALENDAR. OH, HEY. YOU KNOW, ANYTHING GOES.
I MEAN, IF A PERSON CAN WEAR A BUS AROUND AND.
IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF PERSON TO ROCK A BUS LIKE THAT.
SO ANYWAY, IT WAS A GOOD TIME. AND KUDOS TO KRISTI FOR THE CULTURE THAT SHE'S CREATED AND FOR THE TEAM ALL THE WAY AROUND, FROM THE EXEC COMMITTEE TO PRINCIPALS TO THE TEACHERS TO BUS DRIVERS TO THE PARAEDUCATORS.
SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. WITH THAT, THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S ONLY 7:47 AND I DECLARE THIS
MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.