001Good afternoon everyone. We're getting ready to start our board meeting here today. Thanks so much for joining us today. Um I'm calling this meeting to order. If you're so inclined, please feel free to join us in the >> pledgece to the flag of the stand. On behalf of the board, I welcome all members of the audience to this e this afternoon'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'd like to introduce the people participating in this meeting. Recording Secretary Pegga King, Superintendent Dr. Justin Irish, board members Sandy Hayes, Han Tran, Dr. Dr. Jacqueline McGordy and Elizabeth Sotac. I am
002Amy Cast and I currently serve as president of the board. 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 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 board meetings and study sessions. Visit nsd.org and under our district, click schoolboard, then board meeting materials and videos. If you are here to address the board on agenda items, please sign in using the sheet, the sign-in sheet on the table in the back
003and take a number that corresponds with the line where you signed in. The first order of business today is the land acknowledgement. Vice President Sotek, thank you. We take this time to acknowledge that the Northshore School District occupies the unseated coast Salish lands that have been here since time in memorial. 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. Next on the agenda is the approval of the agenda. Do any board members have any changes to the agenda as published? No. Okay. I see none. Is there a motion to
004approve the agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Any further discussion? All right. Seeing none, we will call for the vote. And the agenda is approved. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is an oath of office. It's my honor to be able to administer the oath of office for Dr. Irish. What do you say we move down? Should I use a microphone, Jennifer? What do you think? You could stand right by there. Maybe else. >> Yeah. >> You ready? >> I am. >> Okay. So, shall we repeat after me? >> I shall. >> Okay. I, Dr. Justin Irish, >> I, Dr. Justin Irish >> do solemn solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I support the Constitution of the United States >> that I support the Constitution of
005the United States >> and the state of Washington >> and will faithfully perform the duties of superintendent >> and will faithfully perform the duties of superintendent >> of Northshore School District number 417 >> in the county of King State of Washington >> in the county of King State of Washington. >> According to the best of my ability. >> Thank you. Thank you. It's an honor. >> Oh, group photo with the board. And with that, the next item on the agenda is the superintendence report. Superintendent Irish. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Uh, this week marks the beginning of my third week as superintendent of the Northshore School District and I want to take a moment to express how thrilled and honored I am to be in this role. I am incredibly grateful for
006the warm welcome from the board, our staff, and the broader Northshore community. Throughout the month of June, I had the privilege of participating in a thoughtful and wellorganized transition. I met with Superintendent Tolley, engaged individually with each board director and began collaborating closely with our cabinet team. Together with executive director Campbell, I've been developing my entry plan, which will guide my learning and leadership in these initial months. Some highlights from my first weeks include attending the end of the year PTSA award ceremony, a wonderful celebration of the parent and community support that makes Northshore so special. parent uh partnering with chief academic officer Dunham and executive director Miller to hire an interim principal for both high school, working alongside chief academic officer Dunham to learn more about upcoming August sessions with principles and district leaders,
007participating in the June board study session and connecting with leadership from both NSEA and NASA. I've also had the pleasure of informally meeting many incredible and dedicated staff at the district office. A special thank you to Miss King, our administrative assistant, who has been exceptional in helping me navigate Northshore systems and routines. I want to acknowledge the cabinet's impress impressive preparation during this transition. The comprehensive set of artifacts, memos, and SWAT analysis they've shared has provided deep insight into the district's operations and priorities. It's been both enlightening and rewarding to begin unpacking and continuing to explore their highquality work. The onboarding experience overall has been outstanding. Whether through HR, technology, or our operational teams, every interaction has reaffirmed how special this community is and how committed everyone is to the success of our students. The
008first week of July, I had the opportunity to join the superintendenti unite uh excuse me, the superintendent's unified in partnership for equitable schools convening hosted by the University of Washington. We engaged in meaningful dialogue with educational lead leaders including Dan Steel from WASA, Mary Chiron Navvice from the Equity and Education Center, Eric Corman and Jacob Veila from the League of Education Voters. We also heard from Kendall Fujioka, a doctoral student working with David Knight on his research into the impact of mccclary 12 years later. The day closed with powerful conversation led by Jeff Snell, the new executive director of WASA, highlighting their commitment to partnering with superintendents across the state. We also engaged in discussions about school funding with Representative Steve Burrquist and Senator Lisa Wellman. Last week, I had the chance to tour schools
009with executive director Wellington. It was great opportunity to review data, walk campuses, and connect with principles, ground crew, and custodial staff, all essential voices in our system. I'm looking forward to similar opportunities in the coming weeks with executive directors Miller and Riley. I also had the opportunity to meet several community partners and local leaders while helping pack boxes of food to be delivered to families in need. I attended in Spirit AI summer camp at North Creek High School and visited some incredible middle school students who are spending their summer diving into the world of artificial intelligence. It was pure joy to witness their engagement. Lastly, I attended a recent briefing from state superintendent Chris Reichdoll regarding the significant impact of federal funding withholdings, which I will speak to um next. So, as for the reduction
010of federal funds, as of July 1st, 2025, federal education funding has been withheld across 50 states. Across Washington state, the average f federal funding withheld per FTE student is about $99. In our district, that number is approximately $32 per student, totaling approximately 700,000 in withheld funds. While this is less than state average, it is still a significant and unprecedented disruption. The affected programs include title 1 C for migrant students, title 2 A for teacher and principal professional development, title 3A for English language acquisition, and title 4 A and 4B which support well-rounded education, safe and healthy schools, technology use, and academic enrichment programs offered beyond the school day. We do not currently have authority to spend either the carryover funds from the 24-25 school year or the new allocations we normally receive on October 1st
011for the 2526 school year. We have not received allocations and at this point there are no assurances that the federal money currently in our budgets is spendable. This applies to every state in the country. I also want to emphasize this is not related to any political narratives about DEI, transgender or specific policies. This is about federal law and the sudden interruption of a process we've counted on for decades. While we are still submitting claims and pushing forward requests because the grant systems have not yet been shut down, there is no clear signal that reimbursements will be fulfilled. That said, we are working with staff to submit them for the 2425 school year as soon as possible. We've also learned that as early as tomorrow or next week, the Office of Management and Budget, OMM, will
012go to Congress for a recision vote, essentially asking them to undo the withholdings. But this is still speculative and depends on on congressional action. Another long-term concern is that federal agencies may be considering a rule change that has allowed funding to flow to undocumented youth for over 20 years. If removed, it would represent a significant shift and possibly the largest unfunded mandate we've ever faced in trying to support bilingual and migrant students without adequate federal support. Finally, I want to address the question I've received from many. Can the state cover the shortfall? The unfortunate answer is no. Not at scale. Washington state's budget does not have the capacity to make up for the breadth of these potential federal funding gaps. So, where does that leave us? We are preparing for all scenarios. We are working
013closely with our fiscal teams, our regional ESD and state leaders. We are also connecting with national organizations that are monitoring and litigating this issue, but any resolation through resolution through the courts will be slow. In the meantime, we must plan as if these federal funds are not available. We'll continue to keep the board and our community updated as we learn more and I deeply appreciate your continued support as we navigate this unpre unpredictable situation. Thank you, Superintendent Irish. Any questions from the board? >> Um, just al along those lines, um, some of those programs, our intent is even though we may not be receiving the federal dollars, we're not playing to eliminate our bilingual education or um, services for correct students in poverty. So, we will still be working our darnest to educate kids and
014um making sure that they receive the services they're entitled to. >> Yes, absolutely. >> Thank you. Any other questions? >> Thank you for that report, Superintendent Irish. Okay, next item on our agenda is association and public comments. The Northshore School District Board of Directors has set aside a period of up to 60 minutes to receive updates and comments from district association leaders and community members as referenced in multiple policies adopted by the board. Um, we expect all parties addressing the board to present their comments in a way that is civil and respectful. This means that whether we're 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 board and address matters related to district operations,
015policies, procedures, and agenda items under consideration by the board. Washington state law requires that the board limit its business and discussion at board at the board meeting to only those items that have been captured in a previously published agenda. What that means for us today is that any public comment regarding items that are included in the agenda will be taken into consideration by the board when that 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 question, a district employee or board member will follow up on any comments that relate to district
016business. Please note that the board's silence during public comment is neutral by design. It's neither a signal of agreement nor disagreement with the speaker's remarks. Also, please note that comments 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 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're unsure of the legal effect of your remarks, you should seek independent legal advice. In any case, we
017ask that you help us model for our students what a respectful and inclusive community looks and sounds like. Um, first up, our tradition is to seek association leader public comment. Any association leaders today? No. All right. Next up, we um have a virtual um public comments. You'll see um to our virtual speaker. Please introduce yourself when you start. You'll see there is a 3minut timer. Sometimes depending on the device you're using. It can be hard to see um the 3minut timer that we ask people um to limit their remarks to. And if you're having a hard time seeing it, I might interrupt and just give you a reminder as to your timing. Um, that being said, we are all set if you want to begin your public comment. >> Hi, my name is Heather Wyram.
018I am a special education teacher at Lockwood Elementary and I specifically wanted to talk today about offduty breaks for par educators. So, wanted to be a bit of an advocate for them. Um right now it is our typical protocol in the special education department that um during lunch breaks and their 15minute breaks para educators are expected to take their radios or walkie-talkies with them and have them on during those breaks. And if there is a safety issue or emergency um they are expected to respond to that. And then if um that cuts into their break time and we cannot make it up later in the day um we have been instructed to have them record it on their time sheets. Um however I hope that in the future um something that can be done is
019allowing paras to take off duty breaks. um maybe they leave their radio in the classroom or turn it off during their breaks because I see that as something that's important for their health and well-being and that in turn affects students health and well-being. Um, additionally, um, when time is put on their time sheets, it is drawn from their professional development hours from my understanding, um, which are already limited, um, due to things like budget and also if these hours are intended to be for per for professional development, um, I hope that those hours can be used for that purpose. this um and not as flex time. Though I will acknowledge that for the most part they are used as professional development hours. Overall, as you all know, our PAR educators work really hard and diligently
020and um they deserve to have proper offduty breaks so that they um continue to feel confident in their positions and continue on with their district. Thank you. >> Thank you, Heather. Now we'll move on to um inerson public comments. Speaker number one, please. Hello. Um my name is Holly Munchow. I'm a parent of three students in Northshore uh school district. Um and uh first of all, I wanted to acknowledge International Non-binary People's Day, which is today. So acknowledging that the people who've been non-binary throughout history and defined their identity in that way. Um, and uh, can't help myself, even though I'm not representing the PTA today, to plug a little reminder, community serve day, August 25th. You still have an opportunity to sign up and uh, support your school. And then hopefully you all are
021going to be mentioning back to school day on August 7th at 4 p.m. at Potney Stadium, but the PTA will be there and have uh, tables very a couple PTAs, I think, in fact. Um, okay. But the real reason why I showed up really did mean to come make public comment. You've actually uh, thank you. Welcome, Dr. Irish. you've actually kind of already stolen my thunder, which was I was going to ask you about um just remind you all about defending uh our federal rights to funding basically and making sure uh that you all are making sure that the kids I like I think you all do a great job supporting the kids with what you get, but I think we also need to think about how we can take our needs and our requirements
022and hold our elected officials responsibles to their responsibilities. So, thank you all for everything that you do in that space. Keep it up. Thank you. >> Thank you, Holly. Speaker number two. >> Good afternoon, board of directors and superintendent Irish. Welcome to your first Northshore School Board meeting as superintendent. I'm excited for the work ahead. My name is Tara Dron and I'm a parent of a rising junior at Bethl High School and a seventh grader at Canyon Park Middle School. And tonight I want to speak briefly about the revised attendance policy being adopted through the consent agenda. While the changes are well-intentioned, such as clarifying excused absences for mental health, student safety concerns, internet access issues, and emergencies, I'd like to be clear. The policy language itself isn't the main challenge. The real issue has
023been it's how it's been communicated and implemented. As a parent who navigated the last policy update in 2023 and as someone who's been deeply engaged in the community conversations around its roll out, I saw firsthand how the rollout created confusion across the district. There were no formal procedure developed or shared either. Families received inconsistent and conflicting guidance and even school staff weren't always clear on how the policy should be applied. The lack of follow-through led to real consequences. Students missed out on test makeup opportunities or lost credit for assignments even when absences were excused because parents didn't report them correctly or in time. Some families didn't know that they had just 48 hours to excuse an absence. And the process differed school to school, sometimes even class to class. Some schools accepted emails, others required
024handwritten notes. Some used parent square effectively. Others sent no notices at all. What counted as excused in one building was denied in another. That level of inconsistency is frustrating and inequitable, and it puts unnecessary pressure on students and families already doing their best. To be clear, I support many of these updates in this revised revision tonight. The shift towards supportive tiered intervention model instead of punitive truency measures is a step in the right direction. But none of it matters if the policy isn't implemented without clarity, consistency, and equity across the district. So, as you vote to adopt this revised policy tonight, I strongly urge the board and the administration to develop and distribute a clear district-wide procedure to accompany this policy. Provide training and support materials for all building administrators and attendance staff. Ensure families
025are notified clearly in multiple formats and languages before the student is negatively impacted and establish a transparent a transparent appeals process so parents can address discrepancies and protect their students academic process. We all want what's best for our students, but good intentions don't protect a student's GPA when they're penalized for a legitimate absence just because their parents missed a procedural step they didn't know existed. A good policy means nothing without equitable, transparent implementation. Let's get this one right. Thank you for your time. Good night. >> Thank you, Tara. That concludes public comment. Thank you so much for presenting your input. We really we really appreciate your time. Thank you. Um and with that, we will continue on with um today's agenda. So, next up on the agenda is the consent agenda. Is there a motion
026to approve? >> So moved. Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Any questions or discussion? >> Um I had uh one question and one comment. Um the highly capable plan is for the 2425 school year. >> Yes. It's actually a report a summation of the 2425 school year which will then uh is a required report for us to receive additional funding and support for the 2526 school year. >> Okay. Okay. So, it's not really a plan so much as a report on the >> It's a summation. Yes. >> Okay. Then, and it's state funded, >> correct? >> So, not Okay. Perfect. Yay. Thank you. Um and then I just want to do a shout out to Evergreen um health the um program uh is our CNA, our nursing education program, and their their support for
027that. And we turn out a lot of students ready, work ready, and um high school diploma. And so we are just grateful for their support on that. >> Thank you, Director Hayes. Any other questions or comments? >> Yes, I have a question. It's just clarification purposes for board policy updates. These updates are following um WASDA policy. Correct. >> That is correct. >> And it's an update on the language, not so much an expansion or any major changes. Correct. >> Thank you. >> And I have a I have a question, Superintendent Irish. So, in terms of policy, the you know, board approves policy, but procedure does not come before the board. Um, is it possible to get an update? I know not everyone is off of vacation yet, but in terms of the updates to the
028attendance policy in terms of the timeline for that new procedure, if it's going to be ready by the school year or not, >> yes, I will look into that. and and also based on the public comment as well. Yes. >> Okay. Wonderful. Thank you. All right. Any other comments? Great. All right. Seeing none, we will call for a vote. And the consent agenda has been approved. Thank you. Next up, a series of resolutions and our action items. First one, resolution number 92, authorized district agents. Do you have an introduction, Superintendent Irish? >> Yes. We recommend that the board in U conformance with WAC 392 33 344120 and administrative procedure 9246P um authorized by resolution number 902 that you um that you adopt this resolution. >> Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? >> So
029moved. Second. >> All right. Any questions or comment? Really, this is just changing signatures over. >> We have a series of these today. That was a theme following the oath of office. Yeah. >> Yes. So, nothing nothing too exciting there. Just changing signatures. Yep. >> I see that we're supposed to actually physically sign. Do we have that paper floating around? >> I think it's in a green folder right there. Okay, >> cool. It will All right. Any other questions? All right. See none, we'll call for the vote. And that action item is approved. Thank you. Our second action item is resolution number 93, the UTGO and refinance bonds. Um, and I did not prepare the acronym. UTGO stands for >> taxeneral obligation. >> Unlimited tax general obligation. Thank you. I couldn't find it enough. I
030like I like for the live stream not to have acronyms. Thank you. um a limited tax general obligation bond and refunding of bonds. Um it's a resolution to approve that. Do you have an introduction, Superintendent Irish? >> Yes, we recommend the board adopt resolution number 9003, which allows the district to sell bonds as authorized by resolution number 840 and approved the first special election held on February 8th, 2022. Resolution 903 is comprised of three main actions. First, it authorized the sale of bonds in the amount not to exceed uh 75 million. And second, it authorizes the refunding of the 2015 bond not to exceed million. Third, it delegates authority to the superintendent, deputy superintendent, or chief financial officer to approve the sale within established parameters. >> Thank you, Superintendent Irish. Is there a motion to
031approve? >> So moved. Second. >> All right. This is the second reading from our last board meeting, but any questions or discussion? >> Um, as always, a thank you to our community for um allowing us to borrow this $75 million and the promise to pay it back. That will help us to um complete phase one of Leota and Inglemore, as my understanding is the bulk of what that money is for. We're already well down the road of the elementary schools and Sorenson. and then always love the refunding of bonds. Um, our 2015 bonds were at a higher interest rate and so we'll refinance those and that brings $58 million back into our community. So, we thank everyone involved with putting this together. Thank you, Director Hayes. Any other questions or discussion? It helps us do
032exciting work. So, all right, we will call for the vote then. And that action item passes as well. Thank you. Next up, our third action item is resolution number 94, which is the 2025 2026 budget adoption resolution. Um, Superintendent Irish. >> Yes. We recommend the board adopt resolution number 9004 which encompasses the 2526 budget 4-year budget plan summary and four-year enrollment projections was submitted for first reading at the June 23rd 2022 board meeting. A public hearing was also held on June 23rd, 2025 for purposes of hearing for or against the 2526 budget. Resolution number 904 is now being submitted for second reading and final approval. >> Thank you, Superintendent Irish. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? I >> I feel like after a superintendent, this is
033the biggest vote we take um every year. So feels like we should comment on it. And um so thank you. There was a lot of people that went into the work of this budget. It's not what anyone hoped for, I think, when we started this process a year ago, but um it is balanced and minimal harm done. Um so, we just are grateful to everyone that put so much work into getting us to here today and here we go. >> Thank you, Director Hayes. Any other comment? I just echo what Director Hayes said um and you know also very much acknowledge that this is not an ideal budget and we'd like to see something different. and um also to our community to really please appreciate and pat on the back all of the people who
034made our budget balance so that our school district can continue to make changes in the way that uh is best for our students rather than um having to have someone else make those choices for us. So a balanced budget is a really really really important thing for our school district to have. It keeps uh it keeps our control making the best choices for students that we can given the amount of money that we have available. So um it's a really big deal that we were able to do it given all of the really unpredictable things that have been happening. Um so yeah, kudos to everyone who was able to get this done. Thank you, Vice President Sotac. >> I'll just add my thanks to the folks who did um balance the budget for us led
035by our CFO and Deputy Superintendent Bergie over there. Um much appreciated. A lot of knowledge brought in. I think a lot of what happens in the school district is team work. Um and a lot of people behind the scenes are doing doing all of this. That's a lot of effort put in um to direct to director so tax comments. We need a balanced budget otherwise the other option is the state does take over and make decisions and usually those decisions are to um towards more fiscal responsibility um emphasis on fiscal responsibility rather than student needs. So, it's really important that we're able to balance it out and to get our rainy day funds back up so we can actually pay um make paychecks meet paychecks. Meet paychecks. What is it? Cut paychecks. Thank you. >>
036Yeah, good points, Director Tran. Thank you. Thank you. >> Well, I'll chime in too and thank everybody who's been involved with this. It's it's and I I know everyone everyone out there, including the board, and I'm sure Dr. Irish as well has been um watching this very closely and seen all of the not manipulations but the efforts and the various permutations that were presented and all of the options that were presented and all the angst and and difficulty of working our way through that again guided by Deputy Superintendent Bergie and you know our our amazing administrative staff. It's it's doesn't include everything that we would like to be able to provide our students, but it provides a great deal that um uh I guess might have been in danger had we not been more creative
037and fiscally responsible and coming up with this this budget as it is. So, thank you to everyone and uh I know that we're already started on next year's but hopefully hopefully it'll be better uh next time around. >> Thank you, Director McGordy. And I um it it is it is a hard job sometimes having to make numbers do things that you wish um the re the reality was different. And so I I would just like to add on excuse me um also acknowledgement that we've had year overyear for the last 5 years of significant changes our students our our educators our administrators our families our communities and it's a lot and so we we just want to acknowledge that we we try to make space um we always try to make space for that the
038fact that all this change year over year can be a lot. Um, so thank you everyone for still diving into the work and having the hard conversations that we wish we had a magic wand and we could fix but we just don't have. Um, but it can it can be a heavy lift. So we can't we couldn't do it without each other. So thank you. Thank you. Um, any anything else? Okay. All right. So I guess um with all the board comment, we will go ahead and call call for the vote. Thank you. Thank you. The um budget is passed. Thank you. Our fourth action item today, some more paperwork. Resolution number 95, authorization of faximile signature. Superintendent Irish. >> Yeah, this uh we recommend the board adopt resolution 905. It's a resolution which is
039required when a new superintendent is hired and um to conduct the business of the district. >> Thank you. Any Oh, is there a motion to approve? Let's start with that. >> So moved. Second. >> Thank you. It's been moved and seconded. Any questions or discussion? >> Director on director train. Sorry. Um, so I guess I'm used to faximile meaning like a fax machine. Is that um We're not we're not doing faxes still, right? I mean, we are, but um >> it's slightly outdated. Yes. >> Okay. Okay. Just checking. >> I guess there might be some people who still use those stamps. Like you can get those stamps if you want to, >> I guess. or a PDF graphic. It's a law. It's a law. Any other questions? All right, we'll go ahead and call for
040the vote. And that action item is approved as well. Thank you. Fifth action item for today, resolution number 96, an authorization of warrant signatures. Superintendent Irish, >> do you recommend the board adopt resolution 906? Very similar as the previous resolution. >> Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Any more questions or discussion? All right, seeing none, we'll call for a vote. and that action item is approved. Thank you. Next action item, resolution number 97, designation of auditing officers. Superintendent Irish, >> we recommend the board adopt resolution 906. Again, similar as the other resolutions, authorizing signatures. >> Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right, it's been moved and seconded. Any other questions for our last one? Well, last not the
041last action item, last paperwork action item. >> All right, seeing none, we'll call for a vote. and that action item passes as well. Thank you. Now, our last action item of the evening is for the instructional computing device refresh refresh cycle. Superintendent Irish, >> we recommend the board approve the purchase of instructional computing devices for the annual 25% refresh in the overall student device population with the goal of maintaining at least a 1:1 saturation of devices to students. >> Thank you, Superintendent Irish. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right, moved and seconded. Any questions or discussion? Well, again, thanks to our community for um passing our tech levies that makes this possible. >> All right, seeing no more discussion, I'll go ahead and call for the vote. And
042that action item passes as well. Thank you everyone. So next up we have a set of information items. The first one is the district budget status report for May. Superintendent Irish. >> Uh we Oh, this is the board. So this is the board planner. So we Yep. Don't have much to say other than what's in there about the the the board planner. Any questions about the district budget status report for May? No. All right. Kind of chugging along towards the end of the school year. We'll go to the next information item then, which is the capital projects fund allocation report for May of 2025. Is there an introduction to this one, Superintendent Irish? >> Um, yes. The Sorry, I missed the last one. The attached reports provide additional information on the monthly budget status report.
043And the fund balance allocation report shows individual capital projects by major funding sources within the capital project fund. 2018 capital bond uh 2022 capital bond technology levy state match impact fees and unrestricted funds. Project budget amounts listed show the available funds that have been designated toward a project for the life of the project and thus do not match the annual budget amount shown in the monthly status report which is helpful to note. So thank you so much Superintendent Irish. Any questions from the board? Lots of projects moving. All right. On to our next action item. Next action item is the capital projects status report. Any introduction on this one? >> Yeah, this is a report is attached for your review reflecting the current status of the eight 2022 growth projects. And as you can see,
044there's wonderful pictures and descriptions of all of the local phases or phases of all of the the projects. >> Thank you so much, Superintendent Irish. Any questions or discussion? This just has to be our favorite report. Every time we get it, just the best. >> Seeing it take shape is is just fabulous. >> I'm curious and maybe maybe for an auction an August August update. Um I'd love to understand how many of them it looks like a lot of them are going to be ready for the first day of school. Um it would be lovely just to find that out in August how it's looking. And I know they're probably diving in still fast and furious. >> Mhm. >> But it'd be exciting to know. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any other
045questions? >> Probably some ribbon cutings then would go along with >> Yes. [Music] [Laughter] >> We have to borrow some big scissors from someone. >> I think executive director Ralph is hiding behind the pillars back there. All right, great. Any other questions? Wonderful. Next information item is a list of signed constructions agreements for some of the 2022 bond projects. Superintendent Irish. >> Yes. This item is forformational purpose only. No action is required. Uh, policy 9246 states, "Routine construction easements and routine developer extension agreements may be signed by the superintendent or designate provided that prior notice has been given to the board of directors. Prior notice was provided to the board at the August 28th, 2023 meeting. Any questions on the agreements? That's like lots of uses. Okay, great. We're going to keep going. One last
046one. Um, there is a one last information item which is a project acceptance list for under a million dollar. Superintendent Irish. >> Yes, these projects are under a million dollars and have been completed during the reporting period. >> Thank you, Superintendent Irish. Any questions on these? No. Great. All right. Yeah. Again, lot summer is a busy time for support services. So, okay. Great. Next up, we're going to have board reports and communications. The first item is um new business. Are there any new business items from board members? I have one. Um for anyone who lives in Kenmore today, there's going to be a community town hall meeting from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. So, you've got plenty of time to get there. if especially if you live in Kmore, it's probably like 5 minutes. Um, and
047uh, it's a casual town hall meeting where you can meet your city council members and the mayor and everyone is welcome. There's kids activities and there will be light refreshments provided. I believe there's also Spanish interpretation available as well. >> Thank you, Vice President Sotek. Any other new business items? >> Yes, I have a few. Um, so just just to remind everyone that the general assembly is coming up on September 20th. Um, which will get here faster than you all think. Um, and it's all virtual this year, so no travel expenses. Um, and Director Hayes can correct me if I'm miss a few points, but um, I will plan to share delegate voting duty again this year with whoever may be most likely to take over as ledger rep next year. Um, also note, um,
048the pre- amendments position handbook was published on July 1st. Um, and is available for download. So, if you have an opportunity, you might want to take a look at that. It's a quick read. It's very exciting. Um, fascinating work for the most part. It's things are pretty straightforward recommendations from WADA board and so forth. Um there are also a few um proposed bylaw changes I might want to look at and then consider any potential emergency proposals um if anything comes up. Um final version will be available on August 18th. Um it's also just to to you know plant a little seed. it's not too early to start monitoring for um bills submitted for the next Washington legislative session and or think about you know drafting some um and then uh thank you Dr. Irish for
049your summary of the federal. You stole thunder twice here. Um I was going to point that out as well, but also I think everyone on the board received an email update from um WASDA director um Leavonne Williams about the the federal funding withholding as well as you know it includes a link to our contact our federal legislators to encourage them to raise their voices about it. And I think our federal legislators are all pretty much on board with um supporting public education uh in in this instance, but uh I will plan to write reach out to them and of course anyone else is available, you know, give them as much ammunition as as we can give them. I think um that was it. >> Thanks, Director McGordy. I have one um new business item. if
050uh no rush, superintendent Irish, but there is um a new state law that went into effect around student discipline um processes, I guess the best word. But it would it be possible just to find out if if there's anything that needs to change within our student handbook? That'd be helpful. Absolutely. Okay. Thank you. Okay. All right. Looks like that's it for new business. I do have a clipboard. So, we have here and we can just spend a minute before we leave today. But, um sign up for 2 by two meetings with Superintendent Irish and then um if anyone also wants to partner on, you know, be um usually the board president attends these um plus another board member lunch with NCAA. So, there's the lunch with NCAA schedule to sign up for as well. So,
051please before you leave, if you can um help with that, that would be great. All right, I think that's it for new business. Now it's board member reports and we're going to start with Director Hayes. Thank you. Um, so things are quiet. Uh, but last week I got to go to the AI camp. Um, and I went to the first day of the middle school which was the morning session. Um, and that was classic first day of camp. Um but again delightful and there are 125 kids signed up for this camp between the two middle school and um high school sessions. So lots of interest. Um and it's we're hosting it. It's actually being run by an outside organization and they were an impressive bunch as well. young people that have, you know, went they
052would like drop, oh, when I was at Oxford studying this, you know, >> AI and ethics. Um, so very interesting. And then the next day I attended the senior um high school session in the afternoon where they were really getting into it. Um, just to share with the board just my thoughts on it. It it was fascinating and fun to watch the kids and their engagement. Um, uh, a couple things I learned. One was middle schoolers are used to using Chromebooks and during the summer they don't have their Chromebooks, so they're using their parents' laptops and that caused some hiccups of them having to adjust to using a very different device. And um, yeah, so that was just an aha moment, a little learning there. Um, also all the passwords had been sent to their
053parents' email because they had signed them up. They didn't have the passwords to get into these programs. So, it was just it was interesting. It was just a little aha of oh yeah, you think >> they're so techsavvy, but it turns out they have their limits as well as everyone else. Um, it was the senior high school one that was really fascinating. They were doing a session on linear regression and it was getting them thinking about some programming for AI and so he was explaining linear regression. Where I had the aha moment was he was really forcing a line in the lit the the example he gave the teacher was really forcing a line and wasn't really encouraging okay what's causing some of these outliers. they were just dismissed as, oh, those are outliers. Um,
054or maybe there's another factor that plays a role or causation versus correlation. None of those things really got dealt with. Um, he was very focused on the math and the programming. All of which to say that's our job. Those critical thinking skills, we are still going to be very much needed in the world of AI and teaching our kids how to ask those questions about, well, wait a minute. It's an outlier, but why is it an outlier? What does that mean? What was going on? Um, is there another factor that's playing a role? Is it a third factor that's causing both of right? All those good things. So, um, I walked away thinking, yep, we have a lot of work to do, but we are still going to be needed in in AI. They're not
055taking our jobs at all. Um, I have continued my work meeting with board members around the state and country and that continues to be fascinating. Um, and then I attended the City of Kenmore summer concert last week with the Northshore Schools Foundation giving away books to attendees. So, >> great. Thanks, Director Hayes. >> Vice President Sotek, >> I was on vacation, so I met with Dr. Irish last Friday and that is all. >> Thank you. Happy vacation, Director McCordi. >> Mine is very similar. Um I I was out of town most of the time. I did attend Ledger Network um webinar on the 24th. Um attended a hearing and had a one-on-one with with Dr. Irish. And there we are. >> Thank you, Director Tran. >> Um also, apologies, it's vice president. I called you
056director earlier. Um okay, so very short on my end as well. Um, we had the discipline hearing in which I attended with fellow board members and then I attended a Woodenville school zone safety camera community meeting at Rotary Park just to listen to the input from community members even though that is not a Northshore school district project. It's a municipal project, but it's good to hear the different the various feedback and there was definitely various feedback. >> Yeah. Anything interesting? Um, I was actually expecting more support for the camera just because it's for the safety of the students and anyone walking around that area during drop off and pickup time, but um, it's mixed. Uh, >> Woodmore, >> uh, that's Yeah, it's in Woodville. Yeah. >> Yeah, I forgot. It was right down the street.
057I think it was 85th or 58th. I might have my numbers mixed up. Cooney. >> Yeah. Um, so and that could be incorrect information. So please double check me on which school they were talking about. They didn't really talk about a school specifically. It was more around the project overall for the safety cameras. Um, yeah, the the feedback, you know, it it is a safety thing. There's also um and some community members appreciated that there was action being taken to kind of slow folks down during drop off and pickup. Um there is a question of equitability as well. So um the way the city has approached it is that for a certain amount of time they're actually not going to ticket people. They're going to send warnings in the mail for folks who do speed
058um during those drop off and pickup times. And then um any funding that is received after that kind of grace period of a few months is going towards project traffic projects as well in that area. So there is discussion around instead of a punitive measurement perhaps putting in various um kind of obstacles in the road that are you know zigzagging kind of like the ones that are in San Francisco. So I can't remember what it's called. There's a technical term for it. >> Traffic calming. Yes. Yes. So, it's a little more um yeah, it'll encourage people to slow down even in off hours, right? Non-drop pickup times. So, there's a lot more to that the city is considering there. Um but this is a starting point. >> No, thank you for that. Super interesting to
059keep track of. And um for my report, I also had some coordination meetings with Superintendent Irish, but otherwise, yeah, it was kind of a nice quiet couple weeks. Hope everyone had time to recuperate from a busy school year. Um and that looks like that concludes our meetings, unless there's anything else anyone else wants to add to their report. All right, we'll go ahead and adjourn.