001environment. For many years, Director McGordy has poured her heart, care, compassion, empathy, and extraordinary expertise into this school district. Her leadership has shaped who we are. She has guided the selection and onboarding of multiple superintendants, helping ensure stability and continuity in times of transition. She has influenced some of our most complex budget decisions, including navigating a difficult and painful shortfall with clarity, courage, and a profound commitment to our students. She has centered racial and educational justice in every decision she's made, and our district is stronger and more equitable because of it. Director McGordy has been a constant, caring presence for our community, our families, and our students. She has shown up at countless school and district events, rolled up her sleeves to tackle complex problems, and helped guide the development of our strategic plans with
002integrity and vision. In every moment, she has honored and respected our diverse community, and she leaves behind a powerful and influential legacy. Director McGordy, thank you for your leadership, your partnership, and your unwavering dedication. You will be deeply missed, and you will always be a part of our district's story. Congratulations on your retirement. [applause] >> All right. Is there any board directors who would like to share their thoughts and words? Okay, I'll go first. I'm going to wing it because when I wrote stuff down, I didn't like any of it after I wrote it because that's how it goes. Um, I still feel like a very new board director and um, a lot of that has to do with not really understanding fully what boards did prior to my being elected. Um, but Amy and
003Jackie, director Cast and Director McGordy, both um have shown so much patience and uh so much support for the last two years um in helping me feel like I knew what I was doing and um giving me a pat on the back when I needed it, when something was really hard. Um, we've done a lot of things for the past two years. Um, [clears throat] many many things. I didn't realize that there was always something big happening when you did school board, you know, like somebody retires, somebody else has to be hired, oh, all of a sudden there's an election and we need to get ready for bonds and loveies all at the same time. Um, and so I'm I'm still learning. Um, but I uh I appreciate Director Cass's ability to have a resting
004chest face. Um, and just thinking ahead, but also the ability to to say something to someone in a way that is so kind and supportive and helps steer them in a direction that's going to be more fruitful and productive in the nicest way. And I don't know if it's the y'all or whatever it is, but it's just she has a a really positive way of framing things that makes you want to do more work and makes you want to work and move things forward in a positive direction. and director McGordy, um I so appreciate the way you look into data and um I am I'm the child of a science teacher, so I can appreciate looking at things from a different perspective because I am all about like emotions and feelings and stuff, but being
005able to see the other side of a problem from a different light has really been so amazing and I thank you both for all of the support that you've given me and Han director TR for the last two years and we will miss you so much and they'll be empty holes that other people will fill but they'll still be a little bit empty when you guys leave. Thank you. >> Thank you. [applause] There are 1,477 schoolboard members in the state of Washington and on an annual basis most of us get together at a conference and the first time I attended this the um it's called WASDA I won't go through the acronym but it is a school director school district conference that the the 1,477 schoolboard members hopefully all attend. Not everybody gets to um
006cuz sometimes there's inclement weather and going across a pass is very dangerous as we found out one of the years when we're trying to cross a pass um to get to the other side of the mountains. And at this conference the first year I was there um I had no idea what I was getting into. like Vice President Sotac mentioned, but this is how much I didn't know I was getting into. When I arrived there, as soon as I said I was a Northshore school board member, it was like being I don't know, it was like the Brady Bunch. We were considered Marsha and everyone was like, "Oh my gosh, Norwe did this." And then, you know, all of a sudden we have like [laughter] a WASDA president going up on stage and then here's
007President Cass um uh facilitating a bunch of sessions. And so I came into this like what what exactly am I what's the standard that's supposed to be set here? [laughter] What is the expectation? Because I'm not going to go in and be a WASDA president and facilitate and do all this stuff. So the the the whole board set a standard and then legislatively, right? I I can't forget like legislatively also setting a standard. Um it it's just amazing to see and I I know you're not leaving so I'm going to go [laughter] this way yet. Uh >> but the two of you contributing in a way that goes beyond even our community. It's >> really important to be in community but also all those relationships that you have built outside the community to make sure
008that Northshore is actually the you know the standard for the state and maybe even the the nation at some point. But to go into this seeing how the caliber of professionalism and um the willingness to mentor people who are coming in is is I say to everyone out here very very rare um because this is an elected official role and there's I'll try and stay positive but um there can be a lot of gatekeeping and for them to welcome incoming board members in the way they did is extremely rare and it ties directly back to student success. How functional a school board is. And functional doesn't always mean we agree on everything. It means when we disagree, we know how to talk with each other and listen to each other and um do it in
009a way that's productive centering the students. So really appreciate the mentorship, the guidance and the professionalism and the overall kindness that both of you had showed. Thank you. >> Thank you. [applause] >> Okay, I've already talked once, but I'll just add I'll do [laughter] add a little bit more. Um, so we live our lives under the OPMA and the Public Records Act, which you're all going to get to find out more about in a little bit here. Um, and so nothing happens if it's not in public. All our conversations, all our discussions, and in the spring of 20, there was a pandemic and we couldn't get together. We weren't allowed. And so we were having to lead in isolation and trust our fellow board members. And knowing Amy and Jackie and Bob and David as
010I did, we we were able to govern this district without being able to sit together and say, "How how does one do this? where's the guide book on how to educate kids in a pandemic? And there wasn't, spoiler alert, there wasn't anything. Um, and so we were making it up >> and we did it trusting each other, knowing that um, has already been said that kids were the priority and we were going to serve in their best interest and that is why we did as well >> was the trust between each other. Thank you, Director Hayes. [applause] >> Well, >> all right. >> No, you don't get to talk yet. >> I don't get to talk yet. >> No. No. >> Is there a point when I get to talk? >> You get to talk
011after I talk. >> Oh. [laughter] All right. All right. [snorts] >> All right. It was one last and then I'll turn it over to the two of you. >> Oh god. >> Well, good evening everyone. It is my honor as superintendent to recognize and celebrate two extraordinary leaders, President Amy Cast and Director Jackie McGordy. As their terms on the Northshore School Board come to a close, serving as a board director is one of the most selfless acts of public service. It is unpaid, often unseen, and yet it is one of the greatest determinants of student success. The Washington State School Directors Association reminds us through its researchbased governance framework that effective school boards, boards grounded in clear vision, strong community connections, and a relentless focus on student outcomes make a measurable positive difference for kids.
012President Cass and Director McGordy embody that framework in every way. President Amy Cass has served since 2013. Woo! Yes. and director Jackie McGordy since 2017. Together, they have been anchors for this district through times of profound challenge and change. Early in their tenure, they helped guide the board to fully lean into policy governance, establishing a strong, effective partnership with the superintendent and shaping a high functioning collaborative board team that endures today. Both have served as board president and taken on the complex and critical important role of legislative representative. Over the years, they have provided steady leadership through financial uncertainty, navigating the realities of state underfunding and moving the district toward long-term fiscal stability. And throughout the CO 19 pandemic, they led with courage, clarity, and focus on students and the community. They guided the board
013through superintendent searches, two plus an interim, and they have helped shape the transition to policy governance, establishing a healthy, transparent, and high functioning partnership between the board and the superintendent. The systems they helped build are among the reasons Northshore continues to be one of the highest performing districts in our state. Their leadership has been recognized statewide. They were pivotal members of the board when Northshore was named Wazda's large district board of the year in 2018. and they helped even multiple or they and they helped earn multiple board of distinction honors. President Cass in particular is known across Washington as a leader among leaders, someone who gives her expertise generously to help other school boards strengthen their governance practices. On a personal note, I have been in this role just over 5 months. President Cass has
014been extraordinary in helping onboard me into this community. She has offered guidance, context, history, and perspective with sincerity and grace, nudging me to think deeply while giving me the space to learn. Director McGordy has been equally invaluable, especially in helping shape our legislative agenda and connecting us to our representatives. Her deep understanding of our system and community has helped me navigate with clarity and confidence. Both lead with gracious strength and kind spirits, always always centered on students and community. From the outside, I always knew Northshore was a great district. Now I know why. It is because of leaders like President Cass and Director McGordy. Leaders who have dedicated years of service to ensure every student thrives. President Cast and Director McGordy, on behalf of our district, our staff, our families, and our 22,000 plus students,
015thank you. Your impact will be felt for generations. [applause] >> And now you can talk. >> Now we get to [laughter] talk. >> What do you think, Director McGordy? >> It's easy to become speechless, I have to say. Where do you uh where do you go from there? Um, thank you all so much for your your kind words. Um, and yes, I I just remembered that this makes noise. [laughter] Sorry. Um, just to keep it short, it it has been the honor of a lifetime to serve with you all and to get to know you. And I think my only regret is that I won't get to know you all better, especially the the incoming board members. It's I leave with every confidence that this board will be as extraordinary as it has been for
016the last 8 12 16 years. Um so thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you've given me over this time. And um I'll just add on I I am beyond grateful um for for um [clears throat] being able to serve with such amazing people. And not just the people sitting up here, people um who are joining us today. um many more um leaders in our community, educating educators and leaders in our community, the students who always um show the way. Um and I'm really grateful for my husband and my children and my extended family who support our service. our our our partners um and our families support our ability to do this and without them we would not be here. Um so thank you everyone. Um I I know I and I
017could go on again. I'm the chatty one. I know this district has um been over some road bumps and has a couple more road bumps ahead as all public education and districts does. This district has it all. This district has a community that really cares and has professional and dedicated and knowledgeable education leaders whether they're in this building or out in the other buildings. Um, I mean really we we are so lucky and I just know um I just know this this district is just it's it there there are some things to figure out but uh we have everything we need and Jackie and I are here and so um I was joking with someone before that um I'll try not to invent a job for myself because no board and superintendent wants to hear
018that [laughter] a former board member has invented a job for themselves but um yeah know we're we're here. We're here. So, thank you everyone. Thank you very much. So, I'm chair, so I get to help us move on now. Thank you all. [applause] You guys, [applause] [laughter] we love you guys. Okay, this is a special place. This is a special place. And speaking of this place being a special place, we have a really cool next agenda item. Um, so, Superintendent Irish, I'm going to resume the agenda. So, we're going to do another special programs and presentations. Um, the next special program and presentation on the agenda is the racial and educational justice quarterly update. I don't know if you have an introduction. Super. >> I do. I would like to introduce Dr. Ava Thomas, executive
019director of organizational change and student advancement to share an update with the board. >> I'm back. [laughter] So, here's here is your both of your last quarterly updates and I think it's fitting that we get to bring it back to racial and educational justice because I know that you two have been pillars as well as this board in making that work steadfast and allowing us to be able to advance it. So, thank you all. Um and thank you to um both of you. So I want to provide a brief quarterly update about the current work of the department but just focusing on two of the many things tonight. Um so this year the racial and educational justice committee is planning to host four community panels focused on topics connected to racial and educational justice and
020months of celebration. In order to broaden access and participation, we are regionalizing the panels and holding each one at our high schools. Our goal is to bring these conversations into the community rather than expecting community members to travel AC across the district and come to us. Additionally, um information and invitations will be shared with families and staff as our committee solidifies our dates. So, I wanted to give you that update. And the second is um also in alignment with our commitment to creating justice centered environments for and with each and every student. We're collaborating with three schools this year to design workshops and learning experiences that address the themes of identity, empathy, and the power of words, including education about microaggressions, what they are, how they show up, and how students can respond to them
021if they see or hear it happen. This work is leading to the development of workshops by grade band across preschool through 12th grade and will serve as a resource to each of our schools after this school year. That's a shift and a build upon from last year when Miss Harb and I went to various schools across the district and did kind of oneoff workshops to this year with whole entire school staffs and building administrators reaching out to have us be co-designers with the staff on really building out preschool through 12th grade workshops on these core themes so that the work can get to the classroom level and so that staff can take ownership as well and to help facilitate alongside us um in that work. So that feels like a very um large spotlight to
022me this year and I'm looking forward to continuing that work and building on that um and to have students um provide feedback throughout that too before we actually share it so that students are now taking leadership and ownership of that work too. So again, this is feels like a big highlight to me and is a testament to where we're at in this school district um with our commitment to the work and again I want to thank this school board for allowing us to do that. So thank you. >> All right, any questions for Executive Director Thomas? No. Okay. Thank you very much, Dr. Thomas. Okay, we're going to continue with the agenda. We have uh a set of minutes for the board to approve. Um so we're going to go ahead and move through these.
023The first is um and we probably could do this pretty simply. Superintendent Irish I'm thinking right. So um a set of minutes. So the first one is for um the minutes as again for the open public meetings act. We published our attendance at um the state Washington state school directors association conference from November 20th to 22nd. Is there a motion to approve the minutes from the board? So moved, second. >> Any questions or discussion? Seeing none, we'll call for a vote. And those minutes are approved. Thank you. The next set of minutes is for a special meeting on November 21st where at the conference we met for a dinner. So again, um, very straightforward. These are the minutes for when we got together for the dinner. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved.
024>> Second. >> All right. Been moved and seconded. Seeing no discussion, we'll call for the vote. [sighs] And those minutes are approved. Okay. Third set of minutes is for November 24th's study session. Um, is there a motion to approve the minutes? >> So moved. [laughter] Second. >> Get your quota in. Director McCordi in. >> It's been motioned and seconded. Seeing no discussion, we'll call for the vote. And those minutes are approved. Thank you. Lastly, there are minutes for the last regular board meeting on November 24th. Is there a motion to approve the minutes? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Moved and seconded. No discussion. All right. So, we'll go ahead and call for the vote. >> [snorts] >> All right. And those minutes are approved. Thank you. That's all our minutes. So now
025we are going to move on to the oath of office. Superintendent Irish. >> Yes. I would like to invite Carson Sanderson, board director for district number one, uh to come up to the front and then um she will we will provide an oath and then allow time for photos. Once Car Carson has completed her oath oath, um then we will invite Kimberly Kelly, board director of for district 5, to provide uh her oath and then allow for photos. Once Kim Kimberly is seated up at the DICE, we will invite Sandy Hayes. She will will provide her oath and then allow for photos. >> All right. Thank you. Should we move a Das? >> Should we move the D for the photo? >> Uh, yes. >> Okay. >> There we go. Was it? >> So, yeah.
026>> I was just going to sit here until they're sworn and then Yeah. >> [clears throat] [laughter] >> All right. So, Carson Carson Sanderson, please raise your right hand. All right. I, Carson Sanderson, >> I, Carson Sanderson, >> solemnly affirm that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States >> solemnly affirm that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States >> the and the laws of the state of Washington. and the laws of the state of Washington. >> And will faithfully discharge the duties >> of board director of Northshore School District >> of board director of Northshore School District >> to the best of my ability. >> All right. Congratulations. [applause] >> [applause] >> photo. [applause] All right. And Carson, you are now ready to be seated up at the dice. [snorts] All
027right. Okay. Kimberly Kelly. >> All right, please raise your right hand. I, Kimberly Kelly, >> I, Kimberly Kelly, >> solemnly affirm that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States >> solemnly affirm that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States >> and the laws of the state of Washington >> and will faithfully discharge the duties >> of board director of Northshore School District >> of board director of Northshore School District >> to the best of my ability. Congratulations. [applause] >> [applause] >> All right, you may go up to the dice. >> And now I invite Sandy Hayes. that says do not forget to swear in sacred. >> Yeah, [laughter] there is. This is why we need Yeah. [laughter] wisdom in the room. [snorts] All right. I, Sandy Hayes, >> I, Sandy Hayes,
028>> solemnly affirm that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States >> solemnly affirm that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States >> and the laws of the state of Washington >> and will faithfully discharge the duties >> of board director of Northshore School District >> of board director of Northshore School District >> to the best of my ability. to the best of my ability. >> Congratulations. [applause] [applause] >> The last [laughter] >> [laughter] [applause] >> Wait, before we put that down, do we need to do a picture of the new? >> Oh, no, no, no. Danny, >> that's got to be a >> We're gonna do a group photo. It'll go back up when I get situated. [laughter] And then it say never mind. Civilian emails. Yes. [clears throat] [snorts and
029laughter] So, >> so I'm here for [laughter] >> So, you don't need to turn it over to me. You'll just start the nomination process. What's your little guy's name? >> Miles. [snorts] >> Test test. >> Okay. So now we're going to move on in the meeting and as the current vice president I will be starting the action. Um the first part of the meeting that we're going to have now is the nominations for the different parts of our board. And the first nomination that we will call for is a nomination for president. Is there anyone who would like to nominate someone for president of the board? >> I would like to nominate Director Hayes. [laughter] >> Oh, you have to seconded. Oh, you seconded that. Great. So, is there >> Excellent. Good job. [laughter] All
030right. So, we have Oh, and we need to >> do a voice vote. Okay. So, we're going to do a voice vote for the office of or the the seat of president. Um, all right. All in favor say I. >> I. [laughter] >> And Director Hayes is the new board president. [snorts] Now we are going to Woohoo. [cheering] >> Now we're going to switch seats again. Please give us a moment while we do that. [laughter] >> 30 seconds. >> This is what OPMA looks like. Nothing gets discussed beforehand. Okay. This chair's too short. Okay. Next up is I'm going to call for nominations for vice president. Is there a nomination for vice president? >> What? >> I nominate Elizabeth Sootk. >> Yeah. >> The last nomination. >> Second. >> All right. Elizabeth Sootch, do you
031accept the nomination? >> Oh, yes, I do accept it. Thanks for asking. I forgot to ask you. [laughter] >> It's quite all right. I haven't done it before. So, >> okay. Are there further nominations for vice president? >> Hearing none, then I will call for the vote. We'll just start at the far end and roll down. I >> I and I'm an I. Congratulations, Vice President Zotek. Okay, next up is nominations for audit committee chair, the mystery position. >> [laughter] >> Is there a nomination for audit committee chair? I nominate Director Kelly for audit chair. >> Second. >> Thank you. Director Kelly, do you accept the nomination? >> Sure. [laughter] We'll walk you through it. It's doable. Um, okay. Any further nominations for audit committee chair? Seeing none, we will do a voice vote again
032starting at the far end. >> I I >> I as well. Congratulations, Director Kelly. >> Okay. [laughter] It's It's the easiest gig. Um All right. Call for um I'm going to call for a nomination for the legislative representative. Unlike the previous three, which are a one-year term, the legislative representative is a two-year term and was just wrapped up by director McCordi. So, do I hear a nomination for legislative representative? >> I nominate Director Tran for legislative representative. >> Second. >> Great. Do you accept the nomination? >> Yes. Good. Okay. Any further nominations? Hearing [snorts] none, I will call for a voice vote. >> I I >> I >> and I. Great. Thank you very much. Now, we're going to slow roll into the approval of the agenda because Peggy has to switch over everything. Give
033me a minute to adjust my chair. >> So, are you all in your spots? >> We are in our spots for today. >> All right. Oh, she literally has to log us out and log us in. >> You want to take a little break? >> Do you want me to do my comment in the meantime? >> Oh, that's an excellent idea. We're going to make a quick adjustment and we're going to have Dr. Irish do his superintendent report. >> Do you need to vote on that? >> Well, you Oh, yeah. Because the voting is So, I'm making an executive decision and we're going to do the superintendent report. Then we will go back to the agenda. >> All right. Okay. So, I'll give a brief update on my um on what's been happening since our
034last board meeting. So, I've had a great opportunity to attend uh two schools for our school action plan visits. I attended Kenmore Middle School as well as Wooden Elementary. >> Okay. >> I also had a formal school visit with Shelton View Elementary as well as Woodmore inclusive models. I I did a tour with of Woodmore and and the principal gave our team, our cabinet team a tour of our inclusive models and practices to understand that happening within that school. um with our community. I've had an opportunity to have our regular check-in with our PTSA as well as um had an opportunity to meet um Kenmore Mayor Herb Herbig as well as city manager Terry Gilgore and um and then was able to um lean into the next um iteration of our what matters most tour
035and had an opportunity to meet with our NEA PTA as NSE PTA as well as um the community um um as a Internally, I've was able to join uh the Student Justice Collective and learn a little bit about the great work our students are doing, as well as met with our high school math department leads to better understand some of the um work they're doing and wonderings and questions about the direction of of of the work that we're leading in math. And then um just a huge shout out to our team. Um we've been consistently everybody every member of our team has been meeting with either the community PTAs or internally um to give updates on the bond and levy um ensuring that our community internally and externally has enough information um to be able
036to make an informed vote when the time comes in February. So that is my update for this week. >> Thank you Dr. Irish. So we're still switching over. Um, so I'll just uh give a little context because the next thing we'll do is we're going to approve the agenda. We do this at every board meeting. Um, just a reminder to board members that we can't add anything into the agenda. Um during the approval of the agenda, it is an opportunity if there was something on the consent agenda that you wish to have pulled to be an action item, um a removal of an agenda item or move things around, which sometimes we do if we have maybe some very young people that would like to do their thing and move along. Um so, uh we
037will in a second, we're almost there. Um, we will have a motion to approve the agenda as it has been published. So moved. Okay. >> Yep. That's okay. We're not actually doing anything. We're just talking still. >> Okay. So, it's been moved. I need a second. Second. Very good. Okay. any changes to the agenda as it has been published. It was a little more wonky than it will be normally. >> Who made the first motion? >> It was director Tran that made the motion and director Kelly that second it. Okay. So, being moved and second, I'm going to call for the vote. It shows up way faster at this end of the dis than it doesn't. [laughter and snorts] Okay, so the agenda has been approved. So, next up is associations and public comment. So,
038the Northshore School District board of directors has set aside of a period of up to 60 minutes to receive updates and comments from the district association leaders and community members as referenced in multiple policies adopted by the board. We expect all parties addressing the board to present their comments in a way that is civil and respectful. This means that whether we are school directors, district staff, students, members of the community, or some other guest, we must follow all follow the same standard of civility during schoolboard meetings. Please speak directly to the board and address matters rel related to district operations, policies, procedures, and agenda items under consideration by the board. There you might sit down. There's a whole lot I got to read here. Okay. Washington state law requires that the board limit its business
039and discussion at the board meeting to only those items that have been captured in the previously published agenda. And what that means for us today is any public comment regarding items that are included in the public agenda will be taken into consideration by the board when the topic is addressed during the agenda. Any topics brought up during public comment that are not included in the published agenda cannot by law be discussed at this meeting and so will not be addressed or receive a response during the meeting. In either case, depending on the nature of your topic or questions, a district employee or a board member will follow up on any comments that relate to district business. Please note that a board's the board's silence during public comment is neutral. It's neither a signal of agreement
040nor disagreement with the speaker's remarks. Also, please note that your comments should not make reference to any employee or representative of the district by name or identifiable reference. If you are interested in making comments or complaints regarding an individual, you may use the complaint process available through the office of the superintendent. And finally, remember that your words have impact and you, not the school district, are responsible for your words. We caution all speakers that it's possible that your statements could violate the rights of others under various laws, including laws of priv protecting privacy and laws prohibiting defamation. If you are unsure of the legal effect of your remarks, you should seek independent legal advice. And we ask that you help us model for our students what a respectful and inclusive community looks like and sound
041like. Okay. Somehow we got the consent agenda here. That's not what's next. Okay. So, first up is associations. Are there any associations here? I see. >> Good evening. My name is Rick Calhoun. I'm a vice president for educational support professionals for Northshore Education Association. >> And my name is Taly Rich and I'm the certificated vice president for the NCAA. >> Uh, unfortunately, our president was here and wanted to to give this, but we wanted just to thank you guys. Um, I know that, uh, we're not supposed to use anybody's names, so I just want to say that through the endorsement process, we were really impressed with both of your guys' um, enthusiasm and excitement for making the school district a better place. And we really want to thank you for stay staying around. I know
042that was not your intention, but we really appreciate it. Um, and we really look forward with the new superintendent and all of you into doing what's best for our community. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Watch your back. Okay, thank you. Uh, any other associations? >> Well done. >> Hi, my name is Grace Herado. I am president of the Northshore Council PTSA. I wanted to first of all share that we have a general meeting on January 22nd at 7 o'clock in the evening. The meeting will be held over Zoom. Um there's a registration link for that on our website, northshore council ptsa.org. Also, um in case you have not already heard, there is a big advocacy town hall January 7th at Newport High School being put on by several school district PTAs and Superintendent Reichdell
043will be there as well. It is from 7:00 to 9:00 in the evening. We also have our Washington State PTSA focus day on January 19th in Olympia. I've seen some of the directors there in past years and we'd love to see everyone this year too. It's a fun time. We get students as well um to speak with legislators and speak from their experience. Finally, well, not finally, our final event that I wanted to talk about is we do have our reflections reception on January 24th at North Creek High School from 3:30 to 6:00. um all of the directors or and anyone public is invited to see the amazing artwork that our Northshore students have put together. And finally, I wanted to thank our outgoing board members for their years of service. We have enjoyed their
044presence at our meetings and working with them over the years. And I wanted to welcome our newest board members because we look forward to working with you guys as well. Thank you. >> Thank you, Grace. Um, seeing no further associations, we will move to public comment. So, um, now I have to make this up because I don't have a script for it, but it's okay. We've got, um, so when you come up, uh, bring your number. Um, we if I know >> Yeah. That's all right. I got it. >> Scripts in there. >> I'll make it up. There's only one person. We can do this. We can make this work. Okay. So, come up. Bring your number. This is dates back to me. I turns out didn't learn how to read phonetically, so I kept
045mispronouncing names. So, that's why you have a number. When you come up, um state your name. Um and a timer will appear on the screen. It'll be 3 minutes long. It will turn uh yellow when you have 30 seconds left and red and then it will disappear. So, if you look up and there's no timer there, that means your time is up. We um ask that you keep your comments confined to three minutes. I know it seems a little odd when you're the only speaker, but it that way we can always use that practice of limiting to three minutes. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. I think I got the key points. All right. Whenever you're ready. All righty. Um thank you for letting me come speak tonight and welcome to the new members of
046the board and I appreciate your time. My name is Ben Morgan. Um, I'm here today to talk about uh parking issues around both High School. Um, I would say I don't know what exactly went wrong at the beginning of the school year, but they're I would say on the order of maybe a hundred students parking in illegally in permit only zones around the school. And um I would say currently there's maybe about uh at a minimum estimate 40 to 50 still parking in permit only zones. Um I live on one of the streets where they have kind of flocked to parking since I don't know what happened with the rules that they changed this year. Um but in I I like this morning we had seven cars, eight eight cars, seven eight cars on our
047street, same the day before, week before that. Um maybe 3 or 4 weeks ago it was 15 um 15 to 20 somewhere in there every single day. And uh the street I live on is not uh wide. It's about I would say 12 ft across. If you dropped a basketball hoop across it, you wouldn't really be able to get a bike easily along the sides. Um, so when they park on one side of the street, it blocks half the street. And if they park on both sides of the street, suddenly we're having problems where garbage trucks can't get through and things like that. Um, the students, again, they're students, so they're still learning to drive. They can't Sorry, they park in front of driveways. Um, the week of Thanksgiving, Monday, I had four students park
048in front of my driveway, and the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I had two students park in front of my driveway. I'm here tonight because I was almost hit by a student when I was walking my dog this afternoon. Um, if he had not stopped in time, uh, me or my dog would have been injured. Um, last week I was accused falsely of assault by a student. Um, and I I it's been uh troubling to deal with for 3 months. Um, it the parking is clearly illegal. All the streets around the school are um [clears throat] zoned as residential parking streets and you need a permit in on your rearview mirror to park there and students don't have those because they don't live it tend to live next door and drive to school. That makes sense. Um
049the specific municipal code is um in chapter 10.45. Um I guess what I have I've sent several emails to the superintendent. I've spoken, sorry I did not >> I meant the superintendent's office. Let's say that. And I've spoken with the BL High School administration and it I I've seen a large a lack of accountability, a lack of someone taking responsibility to solve this problem. I think a long time ago, students should have been given warnings that they can't park outside the school. I mean, in front of our house where it's permanent only. And it's time to start ticketing them. Thank you. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Okay, that concludes public comment. Up next is the consent agenda. Just a reminder, these are items. Not much discussion. So, uh is there a motion
050to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Okay, being moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Okay, seeing none, I'm going to call for the vote. Okay. And the consent agenda passes. Up next is our one action item of the evening. It's an authorization to surplus portable buildings. Sorry. Um is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. Okay. Any discussion? Superintendent Irish, do you want >> I know it's been a long time to get rid of a lot of portables at those schools. Um, and I know there's a ton at Fernwood. Uh, and I'm sure they will be really, really happy to see them go away. And I'm sure everybody who doesn't have a restroom nearby or running water nearby will be happy to be in classrooms with them instead. um
051thanks to the work that we've done in the past supporting our bonds so we can build new buildings to allow that to happen. Um it's it's a big thing for teachers and students. >> Thank you. And I'm recognizing I'm stumbling my way through this. It's been a while. Uh I forgot to turn this to Dr. Irish and have him explain what this is. So I'm going to pause on our commenting and do that and then we'll come back. >> Thank you, President Hayes. Um u presenting for your approval this evening is the moni No, it's not the monitoring report. I'm sorry. Um I already moved on. Um board policy number 7251 authorizes the board of directors to declare equipment, including relocatable facilities as surplus property when the determined aggregate value of the property is greater
052than $20,000. This represents the first step in disposing a property that has no further use to the district. The district currently has five portables at Furwood Elementary and are and that are no longer needed and should not and should be declared surplus demolished based on age and condition. These portables have a combined estimate value of over 20,000 due to upcoming modernization projects scheduled to begin in late February. The portables must be removed by that time. Declaring them surplus and scheduling demol demolation of these buildings will help keep the project on schedule and we recommend your approval. Thank you, Dr. Irish. I'll get there. Um, okay. Any further discussion of this. >> May they go to a good home. >> That's it. They can leave and we'll all be grateful for that. >> Okay. And um
053as director Sanderson said, we thank our community for um this is the result of the 2022 bond um that we are able to surplus these and house our students at Fernwood in permanent buildings. Okay, seeing no further discussion. Oh, did you want to say something? You had your finger. You're hovering over the mic. Okay. Um it's like an auction up here. Uh I'm going to call for the vote. >> [snorts] >> Okay. And that passes unanimously. Thank you, Capital Projects. Um, all right. Next up is our final performance review for the year. It's parameter 12, the monitoring report for the superintendent. Parameter 12, Financial Administration. Dr. Irish. >> So, presenting for your approval this evening is the monitoring report for Superintendent Parameter 12, Financial Administration. I do certify that the information contained in this report
054is true as of December 8th, 2025. I also do hereby certify that with the information and evidence provided within this report that I comply within the requirements set forth within this parameter. >> Thank you, Dr. Irish. Okay. So we we start this a little bit backwards. We start with a discussion and then we'll move to uh a motion. So um if you want the print out of it, it is in your blue folder. It's also um mine's not advancing. All right. You can also link on um the information provided by Dr. Irish uh of evidence of meeting the parameter. I could start. [clears throat] Um, I think this is one of the most important things that the district does and um, I appreciate all the work that went into making sure that our district is
055as financially sounded as it is possible to be. Um and this is evidenced here in this report that [clears throat] despite the different kinds of funding that we receive from the state um we are doing our best to create a solvent budget um and stay solvent so that we can maintain control over our district's finances. So, I appreciate the hard work being done by the superintendent and everyone in the district who has contributed to this um making sure that we are able to move forward and do the work to improve things for students. I agree with what Vice President Zotac just said and I will add even though it's not in the report, the fact that the administration has been communicating finances with our community to make sure that the community is well aware and
056on board with some of the decisions that we're making and why we have to make very difficult calls. It's not our favorite thing to do, but it's um helpful to have the community understand and be transparent with them as much as possible. I don't have much to say yet, but I agree that this um has looked really good and that I was really impressed to see that we had more cash flow than we had predicted. So, that was great. and also just the predictions so that we would um likely find ourselves with more students in October than we had budgeted for. Um it was great to see that our revenues exceeded expenditures by about $8.3 million um increasing our fund balance uh by the same amount. Um I did have a question. Am I permitted
057to ask a question? Okay. I did have a question though. Uh I saw that as part of the 202425 budget um the plan did not meet the minimum fund balance policy requiring a 3% unassigned ending fund balance and I was just wondering and maybe I missed it in the report um why that was and then what we're doing to correct that oversight. >> For sure. So, uh, years ago, um, the board had permitted us to go below the fund balance as a result of, um, the statewide financial challenges that most districts in the state of Washington are facing. So the board has been deeply engaged um this year and years before um in understanding how um the impacts what budget cuts we need to make and the board prioritized um my understanding based on the
058board meetings that I have watched um before I was superintendent uh had prioritized building back the fund balance at a slower pace in order to maintain programs and services to students um and therefore permitted um a much slower buildback. We do have a buildback plan in place um and that has been um communicated and will continue to be communicated in with the board and as well as internally and externally um in order for us to um meet that 3% fund balance. So, just to make sure I understand what you're saying, um, and to clarify, um, this 3% unassigned, uh, this was something that the board came up with and then recognizing the position that we're in, we as a board flexed on that and we created a more long-term vision that was lowering that percentage
059in order to like meet ex meet our like vision. >> Correct. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you for explaining that to me. Appreciate that. Yeah, that was during the time when we had to make some very very there was nothing good on the list to cut and so um we tried to make sure we didn't cut things like seventh period and [clears throat] um sacrifice the fund balance a little bit but it does put us in we are building it back. We have a plan to build it back. It does put us in a tight spot because we do need to be above a certain fund balance otherwise we start to become um well we get on the radar where we don't want to be on the radar and the state starts to look at
060us as a potential school district that is not performing well. >> Um what is that minimum fund balance? >> So depending on the district it's it varies district to district. For districts our size it's typically about 3%. For smaller school districts, it could range anywhere from 5 to 10%. >> And and currently it's sort of 3%, but all of a sudden it seems that the state auditor's office changed it to 6% randomly. So it's historically been 3% and we're we're aiming for 3%. Um, but you know there's everybody uses the the crocodile analogy. We are putting money back into the general fund and the amount of money that we are getting covers less and less of the cost of what it takes to run the district. And so that ability to replenish the general fund
061gets more and more difficult as time goes on without additional funding. So we have a plan. We're working towards it. We're doing better than we were, which is fantastic. >> Great. Thank you. Um, I'll just build on that and that was actually a great question because that um is defined for the board. That was wording that we added in so that we could flex when we were setting the criteria to build it back slower so that we were not laying people off or eliminating programs that we then couldn't penalize the superintendent for not meeting the 3% fund balance. Um just a couple of thoughts. I know uh first of all I'm not changing anything up here. I just want to point that out. Um but director SOCK and director Tron are working on our parameters.
062Um the 3% was decided during the last budget crisis. Um and it was prior to the changing of the monthly aortionment percentage. So um this is a great beginning of a conversation. Is three the right number? And that we'll have over the course of the coming years as our financial health recovers. Um I also just want to point out um a in two was added as we were adding in schools North Creek, Ruby Bridges, Innovation Lab. Turns out there's a lot of stuff that you kind of are outside of the traditional scope of um yearly operating. And so that's why that was added in and is very specific about startup costs. So just something to think about if as we go forward is that still relevant of what our concerns are. Is there a different
063way to phrase that? So I'm just sharing that to plant that seed and giving the because that's why I'm here for the historical [laughter] context. [gasps] Okay. Seeing no further discussion, I'm going to um point to all board members that in your blue folder there is a sheet that says policy governance review and has lines on it. So what I will do now is entertain a motion um for one of the three options for a parameter. One is that we find the superintendent in compliance. uh another is making adequate progress towards compliance and the third option is not in compliance. So I will entertain a motion for one of those three options. >> I move that we find the superintendent in compliance. >> Okay. Thank you, Director Sanderson. >> Second. >> And it was seconded
064by Director Sotag. I managed to lose my pen. Okay. So I'm going to call Thank you. Well, you can keep that. We Oh, it's one of the cheap pens. Um, okay. So, I'm going to [laughter] Any further discussion u on this matter. All right. There's just so much paperwork up here. Um, okay. So, I see no further discussion. I'm going to call for the vote and then remind uh board members as well as anyone watching, we're going to fill out this form. You want to put your name on it. Not unlike high school. Make sure your name is on it. Um, and just a reminder, the information you put in this, it is used in May when we do our superintendent evaluation. So, be legible. Poor Peggy has to type it in and that's not
065any better. Um, and then, uh, you will see it gives a public permanent record. So, you know, be using words you know what they mean and how to spell and all the good things. A whole new level of humor. [snorts] >> You're gonna be sorry. >> All right. >> Director Tran and Sanderson, we need your vote. Okay. So, as people are wrapping up, there is a purple folder that is going to come down the dice that this piece of paper goes in. I found my See that? No, it's really fun. >> You did. Are you okay? >> I'm doing great. >> I need an exemplar. Okay. [laughter] I can't be asked to do things without an exemplar in a rubric. >> It's okay. We're It's all good. The best part is you will not be
066graded on your response. >> It's all good. >> Well, I don't know. I might. >> Nope. [laughter] Nope, that's not. Okay, so the um monitoring reports uh passed as a reasonable interpretation of P12. So as people are wrapping up, the next thing um is a policy review. So this is not something we vote on, but it's a portion that we set aside. It's the opportunity always to review the parameter is anything that really needs to be changed. I will gently remind everyone that we are in the process of doing a deep dive into all of our parameters. Um the reason we do this now is so if there's any major changes, people have a whole year to to adjust. But um that's really the purpose of this section. So hearing no suggestions for Okay. >>
067Not today. All right. So next up uh on the agenda is our information items. These are also things we do not vote on. They're just providing us information. So the first up is the district budget status report for October of 25. Dr. Irish. So attached for your review and information is the October 25 district budget status report. Any questions? So it is a hefty document, lots of information in it. Um, one of the more robust ones in the state, I will let you know. Um, and it is uh at 21 pages. Um, we will be as we go along, we're not expecting anything tonight, but as we go along over the next six months and a year, we'll talk about uh what information board members feel is helpful in understanding the budget, where we're at
068in for the budget, and ways of providing that information that may be more accessible. So seeing no discussion, we'll move on to the capital projects fund allocation report for October 2025. >> So attached for your review and information is the capital projects fund allocation report for October 25. >> So this is different than our general fund. It's one of our five funds. This is the capital projects fund. So these are uh from our bonds. B for bonds, B for buildings. Uh and so this is an update of the different projects and where we're at in spending them. You will see as you go along there's different uh years, different levy or bond years. Um there's I don't know why the 2010 is still showing up, but the 2018 bond, what money is still left from
069the 2018 bond. Um lots obviously with the 2022 and what projects we promised to the community we would work on. Um and it also includes our technology levy which is technically a capital levy. Okay. So seeing no questions or discussion, we'll move on to the capital project status report. Dr. Irish >> attached for your review reflecting current status of the eight 2022 growth projects. >> Yep. Go ahead. >> This is my favorite. I love this so much. Um, it's so exciting, as I always say, every single time we see this, to see all the changes that are happening at the different schools and um all the fun ways that um things are being integrated into those schools. So, the way that community is being built in these new spaces is always so exciting, especially when
070we get to see ribbon cutting pictures, which is a nice direction to be from big holes in the ground. As much as I love construction equipment, seeing a ribbon cutting is pretty dang awesome, too. I was just wondering over at Inglemore and looking at phase one, and I know that you're I agree. Ribbon cutting photos over holes in the ground. I just have a massive appreciation for the amount of construction that's happening at that school and I didn't and it just doesn't hit you until you go there and see it. It's just it looks like they're building a little city. >> I also just kind of find it a little fascinating how different each school is, even when they're at the same level, how unique they are to their community. Yes. Um and eight projects
071in one four-year cycle is a herculean effort and unusual even for us in our high performing district. So we thank Capital Projects for all the work they've done and and keeping us up to date. Okay, seeing no further discussion, the next information item is a project of acceptance. These um do not get voted on because they are individually worth less than a million dollars. Dr. Irish, >> three projects under 1 million have been completed during this reporting period. The projects consist of a panel install at Crystal Springs Elementary, security fencing at Shelton View Elementary, and security access control at support services center. These are the the less exciting parts of the important things that happen in this district. They're not as cute as a new elementary school building, but they are equally as important. So,
072um it's good to see that they continue to happen. They're crucial part of it. And I mean speaking of excitement, we get to look at the easement next. [laughter] >> Well, as I recall talking about uh the accomplishments of directors Caster McGordy, part of it was um thinking rethinking how you uh manage security and this factors into that. >> Thank you. Okay, see no further discussion. Yes, utility easements. Nobody told you this was an exciting part of the job. Um, but we have one, Dr. Irish. >> So, attached for your review is a routine construction document for the Fernwood Elementary Project, which was signed during the reporting period under the guidelines of administrative procedure 9246P. Notice of construction easements and agreements for this project was submitted to the board on August 28th, 2023. And there
073they are. [laughter] We we had a period where every board meeting we talked about sewer systems. So that this is fun for it to be clean water. >> Okay. >> They are so important. >> Yep. Uh okay. Seeing no further discussion, that wraps up information items. And then next up is new business. Do board members have any new business? Okay, I have a couple things. It's all calendar stuff. We get to fill up everybody's calendar. Um the first thing is that we are trying to schedule, we wanted to do three, but I think we're going to two at the most this spring. One, um ideally January, February, and the second one needs to be in May. That's when we have to do the superintendent evaluation. So, um, there are three ways that retreats can happen.
074They used to be a thing we did all the time and then there was a pandemic and we all got off schedule there. So, um, one way that boards do their retreats is to hold them on Saturdays. Uh, a a second way and the way we used to do it was to make a very long board day. So, typically the last meeting of the month where the board meeting doesn't start till 7:00, we'd start like at 1:00 in the afternoon and go until 7 um and then have the meeting. So, it was a long day. Um we all ate our waties. And then the third option is to do a retreat on a week day night not connected to a board meeting. So, I'm not um asking for dates, but of those three options, what
075works best for people? Okay, I'm seeing a three. Just a reminder, three is a weekday evening, not connected with a board meeting. >> Oh, is that how we're voting? >> I am just We're not voting. We're just >> Oh, I mean just like >> Yes. I Well, Director Soot kicked it off, so we'll just >> uh My [clears throat] preference would be for Saturday. Uh my mostly because I have built-in child care with my partner on Saturdays, which I don't have on weekdays. Um but I can be flexible if that's not possible in other people's life lives. Um later nights get a little tricky, too, with a breastfeeding mom. >> Okay. All right. I feel like it depends on the week and whether my husband has decided he has to go on a trip or
076not. So, I it any any of them can work for me. Um, I just need to make it work with the kids. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Ditto. >> Okay. All right. Uh, director So, could >> I mean, I'm flexible, but I prefer week nights, but I can put on my big girl pants and do something different if need be. >> Okay, we've got a we got a new composition of a board. um a majority working parents and so we're having to do things a little differently going forward. So um I didn't hear jumping for joy, but I'm hearing Saturdays is what is going to be doable to get these two retreats done. >> That or maybe one of each type and then we can decide after we've experienced both which one works best for
077us. So, pick okay, >> you know, eliminate one that we like least and then do one of each of the other two. >> Okay. Well, nobody got all hot and excited about a long board day. So, we'll take that one off the table and we will start with the Saturday. Um, and what is going to happen next is Peggy will send out a list of Saturdays. We're not going to do a holiday weekend. Um, but a list of Saturdays in late January, February, and we'll we'll doodle poll it, an unofficial doodle poll. Um, and see what we can come up with. >> It'll likely be February. >> Yeah. >> Just with schedules and so forth. So, >> Yep. Okay. Okay. All right. Um, next up I'm going to there there are so many pages to
078sign up for and you don't have to sign up for everything now, but we're going to start getting this going. So, in addition, I know we're all lied to on the two board meetings a month. Turns out there's a whole lot more. Um, so we have coordination meetings and um, mostly this is for the audience because you've already been told this. uh before e the week before a board meeting, the superintendent, the board president, and one other member of the board sit down and put together agenda. It's an opportunity for all board members to have an impact on the agenda. We have moved them back. They now will be starting at 3:45 on Tuesdays as opposed to 1:30. So again, we're working to accommodate as much as possible. um mostly. There are a few that
079didn't quite get in, but that will be the goal uh next year. So, um I'm going to pass this down. It's just needs one other name. I am I we're not going to let on, but we'll just assume that my name is put first and then um we just need one other name to sign up for the coordination meetings. So, oh wait, there's more. Sorry, I'm just getting started. Okay. Then we have our two by two meetings. Really two by one, but 2 by two sounds better. Um and so uh every other week, uh two board members meet with the superintendent. Um other I get to meet every week. Um but uh so it's again an opportunity to have conversations outside of the OPMA. Um so it's typically a Thursday. Um there are two time
080slots available. We are um recognizing that if you because these 2 by two meetings are the week of the coordination meeting that if you have signed up for the coordination meeting you don't need to come back again two days later to have the exact same conversation. So as you're fleshing out your calendar if you sign up for a coordination meeting you don't need to then sign up for the 2 by two that same week. Um, and I recognize I have no control over this, but it would be fabulous if a brand new board member was partnered at least for the first couple months in these 2 by two meetings with an experienced board member. Look at that. You guys are now experienced. Okay. And then um we more to come. Uh then we have uh
081monthly lunchons with the NSA leadership. So um they're once a month two board members attend with along with the superintendent and so there's a sign up for that and then we have student advisory meetings. These um you do not have to go to but if you wish we want to only have two board members so that it doesn't have to become a open public meeting. So that is the last signup sheet, but certainly not something that you have to add to your calendar of things to do. >> I will send everybody invites so they don't have to worry about them >> right now. Okay. So after she sees your name on the piece of paper uh then and and you're about to get flooded, your emails will all be operational by midnight tonight. Um and
082she will do an invite to all the upcoming board meetings between now and July. Our calendar operate our board meeting calendar is from August 1st to July 31st. So we have set all of our board meetings between now and July 31st. So she will invite you to all of those and the connected study sessions. Don't freak out if you get a whole lot because there's a bunch that are happening on the same day. And then anything that you've signed up for, she will send you an invite and then that automatically goes into your district outlook calendar. How we doing? Okay. Everybody feeling overwhelmed? Feel like you were conned into this two board meetings a month thing? Yep. My husband's still 16 years later. Is this your second meeting that you're heading out the door for?
083Okay. [laughter] Um, >> I went back and listened to what you said two years ago after they swore their oaths. [laughter] [snorts] >> Yep. It's all fun work. That's the hard part is it's so much once you get there and you realize, oh, this is really cool what we're doing. Okay. So, I'm seeing no other new business since I've just overwhelmed you with your calendar. Um, next up is our board liaison assignments. So, Norshore has a practice of board members being liaons to different groups that are outside of the district but work with the district. So, we do not sit on uh committees that are district committees unlike other districts. It didn't work. Anyway, so you have a list in your blue folder. Nope, just me. Well, isn't that exciting? Okay, it's in your it's
084attached under board uh liaison. So, the blank one is the 26 one and then last you can see who was what last year. Um we there are a lot of them. You don't have to do any or all of them. Um and again, it we still have the even though these are outside the district, OPMA still applies. So no more than two people can leazison to any one committee. Anyways, um I will just propose before we start uh going down the list and talking about what they are and what they do. Um we have the King County Council as a liaison. I don't know how effective that position has been. I did it for several years. It it because we're kind of way up here in the hinterland of King County. were not a real
085priority for them. Um I would suggest um having had a conversation with Congresswoman Del Benny that they would like to hear more for us that that be replaced with a person that and really you don't have to it's not a meeting thing. just a maybe a quarterly here's some upcoming events that maybe the congresswoman might want to attend some data um and just staying connected with that office for things that are impacting us at the federal level um being a two a like I said a liaison of some two-way conversations so it's just a proposal I think that makes sense especially since we're gonna be impacted quite a bit by things in way over there in the other Washington. Um, and just thinking about, yeah, that federal piece. Um, but also creating more community >>
086and bringing people in so they can see what we do and what needs to be protected. >> Yeah. And to be clear, Congresswoman, she's >> Delbeny represents 99.9% of our district. There's just a tiny like five houses that are in uh district one. >> Changing that to Congress. >> Uh yeah, I'm not hearing a >> Do we want to change it to federal so it kind of matches WASDA's classification? >> Right. The two senators. Yes, that is excellent point. We're going to change it to federal. and similar. I'm thinking similar again, not a meeting that you have to attend, but just keeping them informed. Okay, that sounds great. Okay, so um just because it's first on the list, the Northshore Schools Foundation is just what it sounds like. It's a foundation that raises money for
087all of our schools. Um they have a monthly board meeting that is right now on Thursday mornings uh kind of a midm morning. Um this but these first three are an excellent way to get connected with the community. They are very supportive of us and our schools. Um so I'm just throwing it out there. I can do um insec again and if anyone wants to do it with me. >> Okay. So, you're going to have to spell out your >> Sorry. Sorry. I apologize. The Northshore Special Education Community PTSA. >> Okay. And when, just so that everybody understands, when do they meet? And >> um well, they they have different meeting times. I'm going to actually be joining one of their meetings at the end of January. Um, and so I need to look up
088exactly when it is, but um, I believe it's the 287th. I'll have to double check. Um, but it's via Zoom, so it's oftentimes they meet via Zoom, so that's a lot more manageable. And I know it's right around bedtime for some of us for the kids. Um, but they don't meet often and oftentimes they're okay with just updates about what's going on or things that we know about that might be impactful for them um or the community and then they like to share as well. So >> um >> Okay. Thank you, Elizabeth. We'll go ahead and put an X under your name for now and then if anybody else decides they would like to learn more about that group. >> Can we get through the list quick first of what they do before >> so
089that we can know what we're signing up for before we pick the top first ones and then go wait that one was better. >> Yeah. Okay. So the second one is the Northshore PTSA Council PT. They um oversee all of the individual schools PTAs in the district. They're a very active group. They meet on one again once a month on Monday nights sometimes virtually if not most of the time. Um they are very supportive of our schools obviously in our district. So again another great community to get to know. Um Snomish County Council this is one where you can sit in your PJs and slippers and watch their county council meetings. The reason we are monitoring them is they have just moved the urban growth boundary and so we're just it will impact there will
090be development in the Northshore school district. What that development looks like what remains to be seen. So it's just keeping an eye on what's going on up there. Um similar story for the three city councils. Typically it's been people that are residents of those three cities that take those on. Again, just uh watching um as you have time. City council meetings, some of them are longer than others. >> Do you know when they meet? >> I >> you'd have to look up each of the cities. >> Yeah, they're all they're all in the evenings. >> I want to say both on Tuesdays from what I remember. >> Yeah. On Mondays, >> just like ours, they're all recorded so you can watch it when you have time available. So you don't have to watch it in
091the moment because you wouldn't be making public comment. Um our three cities again very supportive of Northshore. Um they also make decision where sidewalks go, crosswalks, street lights, speed cameras. Um and so our good working partners for keeping our kids safe. So um the uh next one is the citizens group committee. that is the committee that runs the campaign for our bond and levy. So very active right now. Um and it's good to have two liaison to that committee. Um you are in information only mode as a liaison to the citizens committee and they at Thursday nights it's kind of been random but right now they seem to be consistently once a month on Thursday nights. Um and then the final one is the wall of honor. This one I think has one meeting a
092year, maybe two. Um they it is a group of both high graduates from the 1960s that started this about 15 years ago. It is on it is at Popkini. It is uh just what it sounds like a wall of honor. people who have graduated uh worked in or just lived in the Northshore community and then have gone on to do great things. Um so this they are adorable, delightful humans. Um but like I said, it's a one meeting a year um that the liaison uh meets with them to help select who will be put on the wall of honor that year. Uh, well, I can volunteer for the wall of honor. I can commit to one a year at this point. Um, >> it's usually in the summer. >> Uh, I also feel like I
093can probably um be watching the city of Woodenville. Um, >> excellent. >> It's the closest city to me in unincorporated. Um, and I would be interested in um our like new federal liaison situation. >> Okay. >> What that might look like. Um, >> and that's something certainly we could have two people. >> I figured >> partnering together working on >> Yep. >> Um, and I the Northshore PTSA Council meets on Monday nights. Are they are do they purposely stagger with us so that they're not meeting when we meet? >> Yes, usually. >> But you don't need to sign up for everything. >> Oh, well, I didn't know if we're trying to do everything right now. >> No. Well, I'm We will do I'm just >> Thank you. >> letting you know you don't have to
094sign up for everything. There is plenty of opportunities to do this work. So, >> Okay, great. Well, we're going to leave you at the three. >> Thanks. Okay. [laughter] >> Um, I can follow the Snomish County Council because that's my area. >> Okay. >> Um, and then I think I will do the special ed PTSA. >> Great. >> And I'll think if I want to do another. >> Oh, cool. We're going down the line. Sweet. I have a question or wondering do we necessarily need to continue for the the citizens committee uh group committee between the two of us for continuity sake or do we want to switch it up? >> Um I think that's totally fine. I have a suspicion that the two board members that just exited will the tradition is you just
095kind of cycle back around and end up on the citizens committee. Um, so yeah, if you and I want to do it, it's really just through February. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, >> okay. So, we'll you and I will take the citizens committee. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> We'll continue that work and then both makes sense. I can go back on there. >> Okay. And are you going to be the other federal? >> I can or it might be a perfect fit for our legislative representative. >> I was just thinking of the WASDA federal position leaning because you're already going to be in contact. But >> very happy to hand this. >> Don't get too excited. [laughter] >> I think it's great. >> Okay. I I'll work on that federal um leison on portion too.
096It it does work with the legislative rep. >> All right. Um I can share Northshore special ed PTA and uh city of Kimmore. Yay Kimmore. Okay. So we still have two big ones. The foundation and the PTSA council. You can put me for the foundation, too. >> Okay. >> I'll tell my knitting people we'll skip that one. >> Okay. Um and then I can take the PTSA. Okay. All right. Thank you very much. And that wraps up that. Where is I have so I cannot tell you how many dead trees there are up here. Okay. So, that is it. Now that we've overwhelmed you all with all the things, um, next up is board member reports [snorts] and director Tran is going to kick us off. Cool. All right. So, I was out so I
097have like multiple weeks that I need to report on. Um, Thursday, November 13th, I attended the Citizens of Northshore meeting. Sunday, November 16th, I um was at the Unified Robotics Championship. So, there's some discussion to be had there about unified anything within the district. Um something that we can take at one of our board meetings, board um retreats. uh potentially uh Monday, November 17th, I was attending the um Northshore Council PTSA as a liaison. I shared our budget scheduling and then Tuesday, November 18th, there was a school board visit at Maywood Hills Elementary. Um we got to see the new portion of the building, but I get to see it every day anyway, but everyone else got to see it at the same time. Then Thursday, November 20th, before I headed off to um the
098WASDA conference with the rest of you, I was able to enjoy the jazz pathways concert that had um Kenya Park Middle School, Kenmore Middle School, and both High um jazz bands performing grade level six through up to high um in high school grades. And then Friday of course left for the WASDA conference. Um and then let's see Thursday, Friday, Saturday was WASA conference. Then Wednesday, December 3rd, another um concert. This one was at the Northshore concert hall. And that's when I got to see the Englemore High construction site. And Friday, December 5th, oneonone with Superintendent Irish. Saturday, December 6th, both market jazz downtown. also more jazz music. >> Okay. Thank you, Director Tren. Uh, Director Sotek. There we go. Um [clears throat] so since our last board meeting ah I met with um Superintendent Irish
099on December 4th and then on December 6th got to go to the Kimmore Winterfest and saw Northshore Middle School perform and Inglemore High School per some musical performances by them um at city hall and it because my my daughter's review was it was very nice but it was very loud because she is not used to um [clears throat] brass instruments very close to her face. So um it was a learning experience and it was enjoyable and it was so fun to see all the community out and a lot of very proud parents and caregivers seeing their musicians get to play in public. Okay, thank you Director Sootk. I'm still getting used to that. I'm in charge. Okay. Uh, [laughter] sorry, I'm just listening. Um, next up is Director Kelly. You can say I've only done
100this for an hour. >> I have nothing to report since what when is I sworn in? 5:30. >> Been about an hour and a half. Yep. >> Nothing to report in the last 90 minutes. >> Okay. Thank [laughter] you. Uh, Director Sanderson, >> likewise I have been here. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, I don't have too much to add. I did on Friday attend the Council of School Attorneys um, uh, semiannual conference. And, um, I share that because just to plant a seed. Um, definitely everyone is aware that this upcoming session we're not going to get new funds. In fact, we're going to be just working super hard to keep them from cutting. Um, however, there it does appear to be some interest in the legislature to do things that allow us to get more
101money without them actually providing it. So, we um heard about uh some recent decisions by the PDC around what were two emotional um videos that were made by some districts and were not then allowed to be used to support a bonded levy campaign. Um for example, students walking down a crowded hallway was deemed to be too emotional by the PDC and they were not allowed to use it. Um, so the presenter proposed that maybe this would be a excellent RCW for the state legislature to create, giving us a little more flexibility in what information we can provide to our community around the necessity of a bond that they could then direct the PDC to kind of back off. um and that there might be some willingness to do that given that it won't cost the
102legislature any money, but gives us an opportunity to pass some bonds and levies. So, I'm just sharing that with our very active folks that want to see what we can get done this session. Okay, that wraps up my board uh report, all the board reports and so we are going to adjourn the meeting and move to a study session on the very very exciting topic of the OPMA.