001meeting to order. If you are so inclined, please feel free to join us for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the standy for all. On behalf of the board, I'd like to welcome all members of the audience to this evening's meeting. This meeting is a working session of the board to conduct the business of the district. The agenda for today's meeting has been published and the agenda items to be discussed and/or voted on have been studied by the board members. I would like to introduce you to the people participating in this meeting. Recording Secretary Peggy King, Superintendent Dr. Justin Irish, board members Sandy Hayes, Han TR, Jacqueline McGordy, and I am Elizabeth Sotac. I currently serve as vice president of the board. President
002Cast is out this afternoon on an excused absence. An agenda for this meeting is available online at boarddoccks.com and copies are also located on the table at the back of the boardroom. There will be an opportunity for both virtual and in-person public comments to be shared during the association and public comment portion of the meeting. Community members who are interested in viewing the district's YouTube channel, um the YouTube stream includes oh sorry uh interested in viewing the meeting with closed captions are encouraged to follow the link on our website to the district's YouTube channel. The YouTube stream includes closed captioning for both regular schoolboard meetings and study sessions. Visit nsd.org and under our district click school board then board meetings m and materials and videos. If you are here to address the board on agenda
003items, please sign in using the sign-in sheet on the table at the back of the room and take a number which corresponds with the line where you signed in. The first order of business is the land acknowledgement and director McGordy, you get to read it today. >> Thank you. Um, we take this time to acknowledge that the Northshore School District occupies the unseated Coast Salish lands that have been here since time immemorial. We honor the ways of knowing and ways of being of indigenous peoples and tribal nations who are still here and thriving in our district community. We also acknowledge that this is a working land acknowledgement that will continue to evolve as our partnership with local indigenous peoples and tribal leaders expands. Thank you. Um, next is the approval of the agenda. Would the
004board like to make any changes to the agenda as it has been published? Nope. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. Is there any discussion? Nope. All right, let's call for the vote. The motion passes. Um, up next is the superintendence report. Dr. Irish. >> Thank you. So, good evening board members. Today, I will give you an update on a few items. First, my entry plan. Um, we last Monday, I had a opportunity to collaborate with the cabinet team to launch the school year during our annual retreat. And then today, we began our 3-day August advance with district and school leaders. And I would like to thank um Vice President Sotac for helping launch this important work and set a positive tone for the year ahead. As well as thank you
005to director McGordy Han and Hayes for attending. Thank you very much. Uh as you recall, I had the opportunity to tour all of the executive director Wellington schools before we met last month in our board meeting. Since then, I've also toured schools with executive directors Miller and Riley. These visits provided valuable opportunities to review data, walk campuses, and engage in rich discussions about student learning and school culture. As a part of my entry plan, I've also been meeting individually or in teams with principles to learn about their experiences in the Northshore School District. These conversations have provided valuable insights into their perspectives, successes, and challenges, as well as opportunities to strengthen our collective work. I am grateful for their openness and sharing their experiences and ideas and I look forward to continuing our partnership to
006support and enhance their leadership and service of our students and school communities. Also, as a part of my entry plan, I met with the support services team and have additional department meetings scheduled in the coming weeks, which I look forward to. I am grateful to executive director Ralph and her team for their warm welcome and for sharing their perspectives on the important work they lead in service of our schools and community. I have had the opportunity to tour Leota, Fernwood, Crystal Springs, Sorenson, Wooden, Kenmore, and Maywood Hills. I want to extend my sincere thanks to William Trible and his team, as well as our contractors, architects, and design teams for taking the time to share the outstanding work that has been completed and to discuss the important projects still ahead. Their dedication and collaboration are
007essential to ensuring our facilities meet the needs of our students, staff, and community. And also again, shout out to um executive director Ralph for your leadership in helping make that happen. I've had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Welch at Cascadia College along with President Cass and Director McGordy to learn more about our partnership. Additionally, I have met with Kyle Stannard, city b manager of both to learn about the ways in which the Northshore School District and both work together. I also have had an opportunity to attend the Woodenville concert series, meet Mayor Milman. I am grateful for him introducing me to the community and look forward to our continued partnership. Last week, I attended the Northshore School District Resource Fair at Popkini and met many other community partners. A huge shout out to Executive
008Director Campbell and her team for organizing this great opportunity for our community, families, and students. And that concludes my update. >> Thank you very much. Now, it is time for association and public comments. The Northshore School Dis School Board the excuse me, the Northshore School District Board of Directors has set aside 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 pol 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 all follow the same standard of civility during schoolboard meetings. Please speak directly to the
009board and address matters related to district operations, policies, procedures, and agenda items under consideration by the board. Washington state law requires that the board limit its business and discussion at the board meetings to only those items that have been captured in the previously published agenda. What that means for us today is any public comment regarding items that are included in the published 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
010on any comments that relate to district business. Please note that the board's silence during public comment is neutral. It is neither a signal of agreement nor disagreement with the speaker's remarks. Also, please note that the comment should not make reference to any employee or representative of the district by name or by 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. Finally, please remember that your words have impact and you, not the school district, are responsible for your words. We caution all speakers that it is possible that your statements could violate the rights of others under various laws, including laws protecting privacy and laws prohibiting defamation. If you are unsure of the legal effect of your remarks, you
011should seek independent legal advice. In any case, we ask that you help us model for our students what a respectful and inclusive community looks and sounds like. Are there any association leaders have anything to say today? Looks like no. Thank you very much. Yep. We don't have any students today, it looks like. All right. Um, so please come up when the number that corresponds to the number that you've taken is called. We'll start with speaker number one. >> Oh, you need to press the button to make the red light turn on. There you go. Thank you. Good afternoon, members of the school board. My name is Kelly, and I'm a parent of an incoming kindergartener at Eastridge Elementary. Sounds like you haven't been able to visit yet, but it's a lovely school. Um Avery, my
0125-year-old, who loves rainbows and unicorns. She's declared she's going to be a firefighter when she grows up, and she can't wait to ride the school bus. We're very excited. Um, I'm here today to express my concern regarding the proposed class sizes for her kindergarten class this this year and to advocate for an additional teacher or resources for all of the 5-year-olds that are joining Eastridge. Uh, I understand that resource allocation is a very difficult and complex process and I want to acknowledge the hard work that goes into these decisions. However, I'm urging those in charge to consider the specific and critical needs of our youngest learners. The current plan, as I understand it, is to have two kindergarten teachers with 28 students per class. This is not only concerning, but it's a disservice to our
013children at the most vulnerable stage of their educational journey. Looking at historical data, just a few years ago, the state's KTO3 class size initiative was set out to reduce class sizes in kindergarten through third grade to a ratio of 17 students to each teacher. And generally the target ratio across the state is 17 to1. Kindergarten is a monumental milestone, often a child's first experience with a structured group environment. And this is a period when children are developing foundational cognitive, emotional, and social skills. A high studenttoteer ratio at this stage makes it incredibly difficult for even the most dedicated educators to provide the individual attention needed to foster a love for learning and support healthy development. This kindergarten year will set the tone and expectations for public education for this cohort of children for years to
014come and it's vital that we get it right now so that they are set up for success as they grow. Furthermore, this particular cohort of incoming kinder kindergarteners is unique. These children were born during the peak of the co 19 pandemic, affectionately referred to as co babies. They missed out on crucial early socialization opportunities. Their first year or more were lived in isolation and as such they may have a greater need for support in navigating large group dynamics and emotional regulation than your standard kindergarten class. Placing them in such a large class could exacerbate these issues and developmental gaps from the start. As I understand it, Eastridge has been tasked with deciding between adding a teacher to either second grade or kindergarten. As it stands now, the second grade classrooms are receiving the three teachers
015for a similar number similar number of students. But it's important to remember that the developmental differences between a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old are vast. Second graders have already had two years of structured public school and are better equipped to handle higher studenttoteer ratios. This allocation effectively places the burden of a high class size on students who are least prepared to handle it. Finally, I want to emphasize the impact that this decision will have on our teachers. The burnout potential for two kindergarten teachers managing 28 students on their own is immense. By providing an additional teacher for these kindergarten classes, you would not only be giving our children the support they deserve, but also demonstrating a commitment to the well-being and professional sustainability for our educators. Ultimately, it seems abundantly clear that an additional educator is
016needed at Eastridge this year. But if an additional educator is not possible, I respectfully ask that between second grade and kindergarten, the third teacher be allocated to the kindergarten program. Thank you. >> Thank you. Speaker number two, please state your name for the record and there will be a small bar with the timer that shows up at the bottom of the screen. Hello board. My name is Caitlyn Cassidy and I am here on the same topic as was previously spoken about. Um I am here today as a concerned parent of an incoming kindergartner at Eastridge Elementary. I do currently have an incoming third grader as well who has a much better classroom ratio. I believe his class size last year was 21. We recently received a note from the school principal about the upcoming school
017year, and I'm worried about the class size my child and their classmates will be facing. The principal's note states that there are currently 56 kindergarteners enrolled, which would result in only two classrooms of 28 students each, as well as a large second grade class with 62 students, also currently split between three teachers. As it stands, one of these grades will have to have an exceedingly large classroom size. And I understand this is a very difficult decision for the principal to make. It's even more concerning for us as parents. A class size of 28 for five and six year olds seems far too large. A low studenttoteer ratio is critical for this age group as they are just beginning their educational journey. It allows teachers to provide the individual attention, support, and guidance that young learners
018need to develop those foundational skills. With 28 students, I'm concerned that my child, who happens to be a rambunctious little boy, along with many others, may not get the attention they need to thrive. I urge you to consider providing an additional teacher and/or resources for these kindergarten classes at Eastridge Elementary. Investing in smaller classes now will set these children up for success throughout their entire academic careers. Thank you so much for your time and consideration. >> Thank you very much. Now it is time for the adoption of the consent agenda. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. >> There a second. >> Second. >> Is there any discussion? Um, this is my current pet peeve, but um, we have an interlocal agreement with Central Washington. We have a local agreement with the University of
019Washington. They're both for the same thing, and yet we don't even and it's not us, it's them. Who do we need to work with to streamline these agreements with all these different colleges so at least the agreement looks the same? I can look into that. I think that's a big challenge as we're working with their bureaucratic processes as well. Um but it's something we can look into and um see what we can do. >> Yeah, >> I know we're not the only district that's struggles with this. So it seems like there would be many people that would be interested in creating one uh agreement for college and the high school. Is there any other discussion? All right, seeing no more discussion, let's call for a vote. And that passes. Thank you. Okay, next we move
020on to the action items. Um the first item is a proposed boundary adjustment number one. Um and Dr. Irish, can you describe proposed boundary adjustment number one? I certainly can. So, this is the first of two small boundary adjustment proposals uh we are bringing to you for approval this evening. They are recommended by the enrollment de demographics task force. They are both related to the development of new town homes. Uh the boundary adjustment if approved would take effect in the fall of 2026 through 2027 school year. And please note this is new construction and would not impact any current student enrollment. Is there a mo motion to approve? >> So moved. I'll second. >> Great. Is there any discussion about the boundary adjustment? >> Okay. I just to make it super clear, I'm just confirming
021there is nobody living on this uh boundary adjustment or the next one. And so in no way is anybody actually impacted by this and come next year should there be a child that will be a >> school that they've always attended. >> That is correct. >> Okay. I do have a a question too. Um, and I I know this is going to be down the road and there's only so much we can do, but if I understand correctly, the um adjustment number one um is adjusting um elementary I think school uh boundary to sort of try to equalize a little bit. And then the second one is adjusting from a North Creek feeder pattern to both high school feeder pattern. >> Yes. Do you Yes. And uh the I guess the sort of longer term
022question is the potential impact of the number of students who might come in there and given that North Creek and his feeder pattern are very crowded and >> is not that far behind how might that mess with our demographic distribution. >> These boundary lines, both of them. >> Turn the mic on. >> Is it up? Is it on? Yeah. >> Um, both of these boundary lines are really driven in large part by transportation. >> Um, they both really only impact the elementary school. Both of them with the number of students with our current student generation rate talking about a very small number of students um for both. So because of those we really recommend um we did look at the feeder patterns etc. We will likely be doing a wholesale boundary line adjustment as things
023um continue to progress and change demographically throughout our district. Uh we don't think these will have any um noticeable difference for any of the feeder patterns. >> Okay. Thank you, Executive Director Ralph. No. Um just as sort of a an aside, so these are the town homes are multifamilies sort of, but I know that in the um estimation of how many students might come into the district from units like this, it depends on whether it's one or two bedroom and so forth. Do we have any idea what they vary? I do not believe that those have been determined by the developer 100% yet. >> Um I'm not sure. Each development is at a little bit different stage. >> Um, but this was we really want to do these minor adjustments when there are no current
024students impacted >> so that even as people are buying the units, they'll know what schools it can be more predictive of where they're going to go. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you for your future planning. Um, all right. So, we've approved, moved, and seconded. Is there any more discussion? Director Han, >> I'm just gonna make a point um just in case some of the public is listening in. There's a perception of because we're getting more town homes and more people into the area that maybe that means Northshore is getting more funding because student headcount should theoretically increase with families moving in. Public education overall and Northshore is no exception is underfunded. So even if we get a bump in funding due to student headcount, it still does not alleviate the issues that we're experiencing
025right now because we are underresourced as a whole. So, um, a bump in funding for Northshore because of student population going up doesn't address the the core issues. Thank you, Director TR. Um, if there's no further discussion, we'll call for the vote on boundary adjustment number one. And that passes. Thank you very much. On to the very aptly named proposed boundary adjustment number two. Dr. Irish. >> I will just repeat exactly what we just said. So no need to repeat. Actually, it's the same. Thank you very much. Slightly different location, same idea. No kids there yet. Not going to make anyone change schools. >> Correct. >> Okay. Um, do we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. Is there any discussion? No discussion at this time. Then we will
026call for the vote. And that passes as well. Our third action item is the authorization of final GMP amendment for Inklamore High School phase 1 replacement project. Dr. Irish. >> Yes. We recommend approval of the final guaranteed max maximum price amendment to the existing contract with B&B Builders, Inc. for phase one of the Inglemore High School replacement project, which is part of the 2022 capital bond. The GMP amendment establishes the final contract value based on completed construction documents and finalized subcontractor bids in accordance with RCW3910. BNB builders has worked collaboratively with the district staff and the design team to confirm the scope and pricing align and pricing align with the project goals and an approved budget. Approval of this amendment will allow the project to move forward into full construction. >> Thank you, Dr. Irish.
027Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Is there any discussion? >> Oh yes. I have to do my thank you so much to the community for making this happen. Um we this uh was approved in our 2022 bond. Um and so without your support and we know all of our Inglemore families are very excited about um this work it is much needed. So just expressing gratitude. Is there any more discussion? Yes. As a future Englemore family, we are very excited about this. Um seeing no more discussion, we'll go ahead and call for the vote. And that passes. Thank you very much. Um, next we have the performance reviews and the first one is the monitoring report of superintendent parameter 1 general executive constraint. Um, Dr. Irish, do you want to
028give us a little roundup of this? >> Sure thing. So, presenting for your approval this evening is the monitoring report for superintendent perimeter 1, general executive constraint. I certify that the information contained in the report is true as of August 11th, 2025. I also do hereby certify that with the information evidence provided within this report that I am in compliance with the requirements set forth within this parameter. Thank you very much. Now comes the part where we have do we move or we discuss first? This is a different one. Got it. Okay. First, let's discuss. Who has a comment? >> Um well, I'll kick it off. Uh this is recognizing sort of the awkwardness of doing a superintendent um parameter performance uh six weeks on the job that um this is an excellent example of
029the value of policy governance because it's an evaluation of the system with the superintendent being the head of the system. And so this is not only a reflection of your first month on the job, but the 11 months of the previous superintendent that um there is compliance, evidence of compliance throughout for the last year, that we are working to make sure that we do not do things that are unlawful um and that we don't put the organization at unreasonable risk. And um I'll just point out that one. That is our budget. That is a great example of the work that we have done with our budget over the last year that we did not put oursel at unreasonable risk. We made sure that we can um get through this year with hopefully not having to
030borrow to make payroll. Um we don't we didn't put oursel in a situation of binding conditions um state takeover. So uh recognizing it's not just the last month that we are evaluating but the whole past year. Let's just say so far so good. As director hay said, there's there's only so much we can glean from, you know, the fact that you haven't had opportunity to to really mess with things just yet. Um, but as she said or anybody over the last year, >> I don't plan to mess with a lot with things are functioning very well. >> Perfectly confident in that. Um, but you know, just also, you know, shout out to our our district as a whole and the cabinet and the team because they've they've brought to you a a district in very
031good operating order. >> Onwards. All right. So now we get to choose one of the three different choices and then once we choose a choice then we get to write about it. Correct? >> Okay. So our choices are you find the superintendent in compliance with parameter one general executive constraint. could find the superintendent making adequate progress towards compliance or not in compliance. Um, so then would then >> do I hear a motion? >> Uh, do I hear a motion? >> Thank you. >> Go ahead. >> I move we find the superintendent parameter monitor P1 general executive constraint and compliance. Reverse that. >> Dr. Irish. >> Thank you. >> Yes. I find superintendent Dr. Irish in compliance with the superintendent parameter monitored P1 general executive constraint. >> Very nice. Okay. Is there a second? >> I'll
032second. >> All right. So, we find that the super that we do we vote or we just write now? >> No, we vote. >> Oh, we now we vote. >> And Peggy's ready to vote. Thank you, Peggy. Thank you, everyone, for being patient with me. Now we can vote, please. You got it. >> It's not written in my script. >> Flying blind in a minute. All right. We find that the superintendent is in compliance with P1 general executive constraint. Thank you, Dr. Irish. We will now write comments, which is why we're going to be quiet for a second. And for those of you new, what happens with this um is this is all part of the superintendent evaluation. So, this will all get packaged over the year and come next spring when we are required
033by law to evaluate the superintendent, um this will bring all of this forward. And so why we have to be very focused on our writing is because our spelling and grammar shows up in a public document next year. So um this is will all be reflective. There's a folder that will get passed down. They all go in. >> Yeah, we'll use your folder. Okay, very good. What? Hold on. Hold on to that because you got to do the second one. You're doing awesome. All right, is everybody ready to go to the next one? All right. The second one we will be doing is monitoring report for the superintendent parameter 2 emergency superintendent succession. Dr. Irish >> presenting for your approval this evening is the monitoring report for superintendent parameter 2 emergency superintendent succession. If for
034some reason I am unable to fill the duties of superintendent, I have designated deputy superintendent Joelan Bergie to work under the direction of the school board to fulfill the duties of superintendent. >> Thank you, Dr. Irish. Now, let me get my next one out. >> Oh, sorry. I I and and let me continue. Um, it was on page two. And if for some reason she is unable to do so, I have designated chief academic officer Dr. Obadia Dunham to work directly with the board of directors to fulfill the duties of superintendent. I certify that the information contained in this report is true as of August 11th, 2025. I also who here I do hereby certify that with the information evidence provided within this report that I am in compliance with the requirements set forth within
035this parameter. >> Okay. Really? Thank you. Now, okay. So now that we've heard that, now we can choose our choice, right? Make a motion. We can discuss first. >> Dang, it's opposite order. >> It is. >> Okay, please discuss. Well, this one's a little more straightforward. There's not much to it. Um did the job of appointing U and I'll just remind folks this is in an emergency. um it's a short term until the board can find a even an interim superintendent. So it's just for the amount of time that god forbid something happens and Dr. Irish is unable to do the job. So >> is there any other discussion? >> Excellent choices. Great plan. Okay, now that we've discussed and everyone's feeling good about that, we can make a choice. You can find that the
036superintendent is in compliance with P2 emergency superintendent succession or making adequate progress towards compliance or not in compliance. Do I hear a a choice? I move that we find Dr. Irish in compliance with parameter P2 emergency superintendent succession >> second. Okay, there's no further discussion. We call for the vote. And that passes. So the we have found that superintendent Dr. Justin Irish is in compliance with P2 emergency superintendent succession. Now the board will write their comments and so it'll take us a minute and then we'll continue moving on. Right. Is everyone ready? Okay. Next, we'll move on to policy review. The first policy we're going to take a look at is the re review of superintendent parameter one, general executive constraint. Does anyone have anything to say about this or want to change it or
037anything? Okay. Do I move on just yet? I just move right on. Okay. The second policy is that we can review is the um parameter 2 emergency superintendent succession. Is there anything anyone wants to change about that? No. Okay. Moving right along. Next is information items. The first one is the district budget status report for June of 2025. So for your information and review, we present the information contained in this report. In this report shares the financial status and conditions of the district as of June. >> Is anyone have any questions for Dr. Irish? Okay, moving right along to the capital projects fund allocation report for June 2025. >> This information contained in this report shares the financial status and conditions of the district's capital projects fund as of June. >> Does anyone have any
038questions for Dr. Irish? >> Just I know I bring this up pretty consistently. But it looks like for the 2018 bond projects, we've only got a handful of things left on the books that that need to be completed or are not nearly complete. Um just thinking about potential timing for for that as we near the beginning of the year. Do we have any thoughts or >> Executive Director Ralph? You can also just yell at me and tell me not to ask again. We continue to clean up um a lot of our final projects um and where they are in closeout often requires a lot of paperwork from um sometimes contractors who are have gone out of business, sometimes other things. We never know. There's always little things. So that's why some of the projects linger.
039Some of them we are still finishing. They were long projects, but that is why. So our budget team is constantly working through that with our planners and construction managers to get all of that resolved. It is an active goal of our department to get through those. Um but that is that is just the part of the bond that we are in with 2018. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. Actually, Director Ralph, if you could hang. So the $150 from the 2010 bond, what how does that work? I are we going to spend more money getting that off of the books than actually getting from the $150? We'll have to talk with team budget about that specifically. >> Okay. >> It's a great question though. I mean probably. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Um does anyone
040have any other anything else to say about that? Okay. The next status report or the next information item is the capital project status report. your favorite and mine. Anyone have any questions about that? >> Um, this is more for communications. You can sit down, D. Um, uh, and we are mid August and I know we've got some ribbon cutings coming and calendars are filling up. So, if we could get those dates sooner rather than later when those are going to be, that would be great. >> We'll work on that. and that way we can invite people to attend um too. >> All right, as always, this is so pretty. It's my favorite. It's so pretty. Um the next information item is project acceptance under $1 million. >> So for your review are four projects that
041were completed under $1 million. Projects include innovation lab high school, kitchen modernization at East Ridge, Cottage Lake, and Leotaa Middle School, as well as moving services for work at Maywood Hills Elementary. Anyone have anything to say about these items? We'd like to thank our generous voters for helping to fund these things. They're essential and important for all of our schools. Um, making sure that our kids have safe and up-to-date places for their food to be prepared. Um, and making sure that they have, um, modern places to go to school in. Um, so thanks to our community for agreeing to pay for this, right? >> And just a reminder that these are separate funds. um particularly since we have a school on here that there was concern about staffing that these are dollars that we cannot
042spend on staffing that they have to go to buildings. Um so thank you for that reminder. Um the next information item is the sign construction agreements for 2022 bond projects at Sorenson Early Childhood Center. Two two routine construction documents for the Sorenson Early Childhood Center project have been signed during this reporting period under the guidelines of the administrative procedure 9246. Notice of construction easements and agreements for this project was submitted to the board on August 28th, 2023. Release of easement. The easement currently held by Northshore Utility District is no longer necessary as a portion of the water line was removed and relocated to the area included in the newly executed bill of sale. For the bill of sale, after completion and acceptance of the system, the ownership and maintenance responsibilities are transferred to the water
043district. The agreement also provides that the water district be granted an easement along the route to the water system to permit inspection and maintenance. The agreement with diagrams of the easement area for water and sewer are attached for your review. >> Are there any questions about this one? Love an ement. Very exciting stuff. Um, all right. Moving on to the next information item is the signed construction agreement for Eastridge Elementary portable project. Two routine construction documents have been signed for the East Ridge Elementary port uh portable project during this reporting period under the guidelines of administrative procedure 9246P. Copies of the detailed information are attached with the board agenda. Does anyone have any questions about the portables or the portable project? Okay. And our last information item is a signed construction agreement for the I405
044project. >> An easement was signed during this reporting period with ATCO communications in association with WASDOT I4405 expansion project near the administrative center. Authorization to sign easements for this project was granted at the January 24th, 2022 board meeting. Attached with the board agenda are the signed easement documents including a line drawing of the area. >> Thank you. Are there any questions about the easement or Yes, the easement. It's all easements today. Okay, that's it for the information items. Next is new business. Does anyone have any new business to report? I just wanted to um just point to make sure I have my my correct list here. Um just a couple of items relevant to the general assembly uh was general assembly which is coming up in September. Um and I don't know if everybody on
045the board got the email from WASA today but just to make sure everybody knows what's coming up. Um there is a a link for registration and I'll be taking care of that. Uh, President Cass and I will receive credentials in a couple of weeks, but those can be shared as well, and we can trade those back and forth as the meeting progresses. Uh, there's also a pre-general assembly learning webinar about the proposals on September 4th and our large school caucus on September 11th. We'll also have a sort of a leadup to general assembly for for discussion there. Just wanted to make sure everybody knew about that. um and mostly for Peggy. I will be attending in person the general assembly. So there will be three of us there. >> Everybody else is remote. >> The
046the whole meeting is remote, but somebody has to be running it. So in a closet somewhere in the three people. Yeah. Okay. >> That's exactly what's happening. Anyone else have any new business? All right, we'll move on to our board member reports. Director McGordy, you get to be first. I should have just gone gone ahead. Okay. Um, excuse me. So, over the last four weeks, it's been four weeks. Um, I've been attending the Ledger Network networking webinars. Uh, had a chance to meet with a member of our community to catch up on a number of topics. Uh Thursday, July 24th, I attended the meeting with Cascadia President Dr. Murray along with Superintendent Irish and President Cast. Uh and I must say I I see a very beautiful productive collaboration in the future uh with with
047that. Um Thursday, August 7th, I attended the back to school resource fair to assist as I could, although the amazing support from the just multitudes of students who were volunteering the day left very little for the rest of us to do. Um, Saturday, August 9th, I had a fabulous time attending the Celebrate Woodenville parade. Um, which is just always good to see the community coming out in force and and celebrating each other. It was it was kind of fun. Uh, then this morning we attended the kickoff of the August advance. Um, getting to reconnect with our amazing leaders and meet some new ones, which was also very fun. Um, it also struck me just how ready to jump back in everybody seemed this morning. So, that was kind of uh then another quick update on
048some uh ledge issues. The window for potential amendments for the proposal catalog for the general assembly has closed opened and closed since the last time we met. Um, but everything seems pretty straightforward uh this time around. Uh, but we also obviously have the option for emergency proposals if we deem them necessary. Um and then I'm hoping to contact our um legislative delegation uh to try to set up meetings uh in the near future right around start of school. Um hopefully while they're still on break and not otherwise preoccupied. Um so you all may be getting some requests for um attending as a a second or a first attendee. So, be on the lookout. >> Thank you, Director McGordy. Next is Director Tran. Uh, my schedule looks a lot like Director McGordy. So I this morning
049I did attend the advanced leadership learning opening and um got to uh listen to a lot of stories especially one by our new superintendent Dr. Irish appreciate and heard positive feedback from folks in the room about the story that you shared. Um let's see we haven't met since late July. So going back a little ways uh also attended the back to school fair. Um, lots of helping hands as director McGordy mentioned. Um, was able to stop by a few booze, not all of them, but um, very thankful for community partnerships there showing up at the at the tables and tableabling. Also had an opportunity like director Hayes did earlier in the summer to attend the artificial intelligence summer immersive camp hosted by Inspirit AI. um got to um sit in I believe it was about
050six or seven different classes for both middle and high school and was very impressed by the facilitators who are just very passionate about AI and passing on their knowledge to the students. Um really impressed by the students as well. They're very engaged. So that that was positive to see and I was um thrilled. My takeaway from it is there's a lot in AI that we still need to learn about and that it it is not perfect uh because it was built by humans and that we also have I I was also impressed by the fact that they included uh discussions about ethics within the course with the students which I think is very important because just because you can do something whether it's with AI or not doesn't mean you should necessarily. Um, let's see.
051There were, and I I wanted to read off some stats because I'm not sure if this is included in any of the community notes, but we did receive um a briefing from uh assistant director of instructal instructional technology and library services, Shelby Reynolds. And um thank you for that. And I just wanted to highlight that there was a combined donation of $21,000 to the the Northshore Schools Foundation that really made this AI um summer camp more accessible. Um and then I love some of the topics in there too. When I was sitting in class, the students were talking about how they could make they could leverage AI to increase the accuracy to identifying uh pneumonia um in in images of lungs. So I thought that was pretty cool. Um I think that is it on
052my end. Thank you. >> Thank you, Director Tran. Next is Director Hayes. >> Thank you. Um yeah, I started the the last month with a meeting with a Northshore Schools Foundation and Dr. Irish um with uh some members of their board, their executive director and and um Director Campbell um just kind of getting everyone on the same page and getting us ready all to work together. So that was a great event. Um also went to the Citizens for Northshore meeting. They are the group that is um going to be running our bond and levy campaign. So they're kind of getting themselves going. Looking forward to hearing from us on what they're campaigning for. So um and then I also attended the city of Kenmore and Woodenville summer concerts. Um I was there with the Northshore
053Schools Foundation. We were handing out books to kids. Um I have continued my meetings with board members from around the state. many of those. I also attended the back to school fair. I was there with the Northshore Schools Foundation. Um we were again handing out books. I think we got about 500 books into kids fan hands which puts us at a total we started this 5 years ago. Um we're at about 27,500 books that we have distributed to Northshore students. So feels good. Um I attended the August events this morning. So again, thank you to everyone. And I know there was a lot of work that went in behind the scenes and certainly um assistant I don't know titles I apologize but assistant superintendent Dunham while not as goofy as Tracy Mallaloy um very well
054done and organized I know. Um and then finally I attended a webinar um on how schoolboard members can define and support high quality math instruction materials. Um there was some a lot of platitudes, but there was also some really good suggestions on questions that we should be asking as we go into um uh a refresh of our math curriculum. Uh so I will share that with Peggy to get to all of you. Um one data point that I learned that was a little concerning to say the least. Um well, one was that the average teacher has two sets of curriculum and five supplements when teaching math and that less than 20% of materials in the US um in use in classrooms are aligned to standards. So um more more to come on that. >> Thank
055you, Director Hayes. All right. And now it's my turn. On July 14th, I attended a Kmore community town hall where um citizens of Kenmore and Kenmore city council were able to talk about what they want Kenmore to look like and concerns that people may have around different kinds of development or different development projects that might be um aiming towards the future and like how we how Kenmore should look on um July 24th. Fourth, I also attended Kenmore concert in the park and saw director Hayes there and my children got some books. They are very enamored with Thank you. Um on July 28th, I attended the Kmore City Council meeting and they um did their disability pride proclamation because July is disability pride month. Um, so I got to participate in that. Was very exciting. And
056also found out that there's going to be speed limit changes. As we all know, Kemmore likes to slow things down. So, they're going to be slowing down the speed limit on 61st from both way all the way up to the city limits from 35 down to 30. And it's currently under construction. And some of the uh photo enforcement is going to become active. more of it will become active. So everyone follow the speed limit especially during school time but all the time please come slow we like slow slow cars please. Um on 85 I met with superintendent Irish and President Cass for a meeting and on August 7th I went to the back to school resource fair and it was very well attended and very well organized. And on and this morning I was at
057the August leadership opening and it was also very well attended by everyone because everybody was there and um yeah, everyone was looking extra awake for 7:30 on a Monday in a very hot August day. So that was also impressive. And I think that is all. So,