001Right, it's 5:30. Are we ready? >> All right, it's 5:30. Let's sing. >> I pledge aliance to the flag of the United States of America and it stands nation with liberty and justice for all. >> All right, let's say. All right, first up, um, do we have any agenda revision? Um, do I have an approval for our agenda? >> I have one comment on the consent agenda. Just wanted to make it very clear that in today's consent agenda, we are approving the superintendent's contract for the next year. I think it's good motion to approve the consent agenda. >> All in favor? Approved. All right. Next up, we've got our student record. >> Yes. >> Welcome everyone. Thanks for being here. It's been a great year and uh in many ways and in part of it's
002because of your contributions. So we appreciate you the time you've spent with us, what you've shared. We have some things for you uh when you're when you're done. Um I had asked them to answer one of the following questions. So here are the questions. Looking back at this whole year, what's the one thing you're most proud of where you feel students made a difference? What are you most excited to see the students reps take on or finish next year? And the final question, what's the biggest concern students have that you think the board really needs to address next year? So, I asked them each to to take one of those. They may double up. I'm not sure. It's up to them. So, who wants to go first? >> Chronological. >> We've been doing one, two,
003three. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, yeah. >> All right. Um, well, I think that for this school year really that we we've done a lot of good stuff and I think that a big thing that went that we did really good on uh was our trip to the capital in February where we went and promoted CTE and uh funding for that. I think that uh we uh me and Marley went was Joselyn there? I don't know where. >> No, >> I don't think so. I think Jos could make it. But me and Marley went and then we took a lot of other great students from from the high school and um Aaron Hansen went. Very exciting. and we met with uh Waters and and um Stevie and I think that overall that was something that
004was really great for our for our programs down here and for even just programs in our region, right? Kind of making them aware that the money was needed. So, I think that that's something that was very great for this year. >> Great. And Ida and Jason attended >> That's true. That trip. >> Yes. Sorry, I didn't mean to leave you off there. >> Yeah, it was an amazing trip and I hope we can do that again. >> That's the plan. Hopefully, we'll get the ball rolling earlier this year. That way we maybe get to meet with more reps or hopefully start rushed on it. >> Yep. And we'll make sure we get there early enough to where we have plenty of time to find parking, >> get to our first meeting on time. >> Yep.
005>> Yeah. Because it's when they say 15 minutes, >> it's 15 minutes. >> That's it. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Absolutely. >> Marley. >> Okay. So for what I am more uh most excited for like the representatives to take on next year is just like the sort of like helping ease the process of introducing the new AI policy into the school districts um with the advisory lesson. I'm really excited to work on that. I'll be doing that this summer. And yeah, I think just like us being here at the meetings and like knowing everything what's going on behind the decision making and being able to like share that with our classmates and hopefully be like people that like people can come talk to and like ask questions and we know what's going on.
006>> Great. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> So, thank you for the work you've done with AI and and developing the guidance. I'm looking forward to that as well. uh next year when you think about opportunities for the board to interact with more students possibly and the word next week we're going to be doing the a retreat is next week and we're going to be talking about one of the things is is the board's calendar. So if you think that there might be an opportunity for the board to uh come to this to the high school and interact with students uh and an opportunity to hear student voice uh we definitely can can plan that. >> Okay Sonia. >> Yeah. The third question is like what's a big concern that you have um that you've heard
007students voice. I know at the middle school level I know I didn't get a ton of chance to talk to a ton of students about this was saying one of my friends just talking to me the other day about and I've actually heard a lot of sixth graders say they've had trouble kind of grasping certain concepts in classes and it's like teachers are super great. You can come in during lunch they'll help you but it's like I don't know if that's enough. A lot of focus is put on students who has scored lower academically and like one of my men, she just cannot understand math. She's had a really hard time this year and they're just isn't like a way for her to get more support. Her teach or math teacher can only do so
008much. And if there's as a few sixth graders talking to me about this, had questions about it. I wonder if there's some sort of tutoring program we can do or if there's anything more we can do to kind of support these things. Yeah, that's with that. Great. >> It is great. >> Yeah. >> So, I've got that down. So, we have Read Northwest at the elementary school where we have mentors coming in with in reading with students, grades first, second, and third who identified who are behind in reading or behind middle grade level. At the high school, we have mentors working with students for specific grades. These are volunteers from the community. Maybe we need something at the middle school in a similar way. >> Okay. Thank you, Olivia. How are you? >> I'm good.
009Hi, how are you? >> I'm glad I'm great. Glad you're here. No problem. >> So, did you see the three three questions? >> Yes. So, the first question the first question was how u the f how good. Sorry, I wrote it all down. I was just sorry. >> We know you're prepared. >> You are ready. Whenever you're ready. Yeah. >> Take it away. So, it's the first question. Looking back at this whole year, what's the one thing you you're most proud of? >> Um, probably to see how well the students have like I don't see as many clicks anymore. Like I feel like we've all like a lot of kids have um separate like there's certain groups like kids would students would like stay in their own groups and I've seen a lot of I
010don't know how to explain it. There's just like everybody's friends with everybody now and it's it's nice to see that we're all coming together as a community. >> Good. >> Awesome. >> Do you have any questions for our students? >> Thank you guys for coming again. I look forward to seeing your faces again next year and got moving up to high school and we just appreciate all the information that you um share with us. It is very important. Student voice is very important to us. of these keep coming in. >> And I I would like to touch on what Marley said about AI policy, right? And like it was really helpful to hear from all of you in how we drafted that policy and procedure. And then it's now out to the community, it's out
011to the students, it's out to the community. You're going to be talking about it next year a lot more than you did this year. And we couldn't have done it without you guys. You brought a lot of really helpful information to that. So, thank you. and policy can adapt, right? So, as we learn what works, we can adjust, right? >> Yeah. >> And I believe these four have committed to next year as well. And I was just mentioning to Jacob and Marley that there's the the WASA conference. Many districts bring students to the Waza Conference, which is in Spokane. So, we will share the information with them. And when it's time to sign up, which is I think now, >> we'll make sure to we'll sign up some some seats for students because it goes
012pretty quickly. Yeah. And I I don't know if you've all let uh Corine know if you're planning to attend or not. We definitely lock that in. >> Okay, great. So, we're moving on to the next item. >> Yeah, next item would be award. >> Awards. So, yeah, we just want to recognize our students. So, we have a few things for you. Certificate, a thank you card. Look over there. >> Choose that the treat of your choice. Okay. I don't want to choose for you. >> So, that's something that that >> really appreciate your effort, your energy. Um, always very positive even when you had something challenging to say to us. we did in a constructive way which goes a long way especially for me on cousins. >> I really appreciate that. So what we'd like
013to do is maybe we get a picture of you holding up your certificate. >> We'll leave the the cake out. >> Just leave it for me. >> Are we taking photo here? Yeah. Or we take with you. You want to What do you want to take? >> Okay, we're good. >> We did it. >> Oh, yeah. I like >> Yeah, >> we got the forward stand. And then if you look Yeah. Look behind you, but try to position yourselves in the gaps in that way. >> We'll position ourselves. Yeah, we got it. We got it. Space. Okay. So, Jane, can you move that way? And then Satie, can you move that way a little bit? pictures. >> And if you want a picture, go ahead. >> Thank you guys. >> So much on your way
014out. >> Thank you. Enjoy your summer. >> All right. Next on our agenda, we have our highly programation. >> Yeah. So, let us and Brooke are going to share some information about HCAP and some changes we are planning for next year. >> So, welcome Brooke. >> Thank you. >> Thanks for being here. >> Brooke was here yesterday about this time. We had a leadership meeting. >> This she's here all the time. That's great. Thank you. >> Call the meeting. >> All righty. So, I'm uh Les Brown, the district's executive director of operations, >> and I'm Brooke Henley, the principal at Cape Corn Sky School, >> and we're here to talk about our highly capable program. Uh so over the course of the last year, the program has really been working on uh creating a set
015of goals for the 2627 school year to um uh work on uh some of the feedback that we've received through our community surveys which really is to focus the um efforts of the program which is the resource that we have available on providing more direct services to students. So, we worked um uh with our program staff member uh Kevin Sluke who's here in the audience today um and Burke and I to kind of pilot some of the changes that are in alignment with what we think we want to see in the future. Um Kathy is retiring at the end of this school year. Um and so we're uh as she does that we've been uh working on uh reducing the amount of the program resource that is spent um in the nomination and identification process
016um with the goal of increasing the direct services to students. So our goals are to um grow the number of students that are served more in line with what the state has. Um so in Wugal we had about 78 or 76 to 78 students who were identified this year. Um that's about 3% of the total number of students. Um through the uh nomination process this year we and then the identification screening we've increased that to 96% of what we asked or not 96% 96 students out of next year's student population which will be about 4%. um probably in the like uh maybe 80% or so would be at the higher end of what most districts have. Um and there's a happy medium with the number of students that we have resourced to serve. So it's
017trying to find um kind of that right number for us. Um we're working on um and we worked this year on piloting some direct services to students. So that included our um standing scheme night at which was open to students across the district um and then our night with blue authors. Um B's going to talk a little bit more about some of the um uh other ways that we're going to work on direct services and how we piloted that quicker. >> Absolutely. So um one thing again like what Les had said is we have heard from our um community that we want direct services for students just like we receive student um services um for our lab and special education um we want in-person highly capable services. So our plan is to um provide par
018educator support for g for um grades K through 8 um throughout the week. In middle school could look like u possibly once a week um and in um the elementary schools it could be multiple times um in a week. So, what we would like to do is have those PAR educators work during our um wind time, our what I need time where students are um currently pulled out or there's push-in models for lap services and special education. It would just be an an additional service um uh for students. So, we also are going to be um having um uh coordinating with our building leadership um to make sure that it it aligns and students aren't missing their core instructional time. Um so, that specific uh service will be um taught um by those par educators,
019but it will be guided by a certificated teacher as well. Uh we hope to have more enrichment for um our students and our teachers and our families. Our steam night that we had at gauze was teachers were invited. They could have clock hours. We had many families come. We think that through our community surveys and our renuli survey for our highly capable students. We want to look at what their interests are. That's why we chose night with the authors. That's why we chose a steam night. Um, we want to make sure that these enrichments are what kids are wanting and what teachers are wanting as well and that they're hands-on and active learning, of course. Always so much fun. Um, the certificated staff member, um, we had just posted that position. Um, my plan is
020to work very closely with that person to help guide the instruction for the PAR educators, help partner with the administrators, and then also help support the teachers. Another thing that I've heard in the four years that I've been at Wugle from the teachers is I would like some support. I would like some professional learning. So I hope that we can provide um just starting to provide but then expand on what their needs are or um professional development for teachers. We cluster group. So we group students in a grade level that are identified as highly capable into classrooms so that they have like thinking and so that it is um handy for the teacher to provide you know that that uh differentiated learning for kids but um that often doesn't come with a lot of professional
021development. So um we hope to help um provide that for them. >> Is that districtwide the clustering that you're doing? >> Yep. for elementary and then in in middle school it looks similar but um I would say it's more eighth grade algebra is an opportunity for for kids to um you know have that um same level of um support in high school it's more like AP classes and that's how it's differentiated the clustering >> okay so the overarching goal is really uh reducing the program overhead um so that we can create kind of a pool of resource so we can use sort of certificate which are um who will be guiding the instruction of the parent educators that are in the classrooms. um we are um including student voice in um uh with a reser
022leave process to identify. So it's a application release that identifies kind of screen content that students are interested in that'll help guide um the enrichment activities that happen after school. So like the topics that we choose for next year will be based on that. Um we also um earlier uh last week um launched a parent survey to gather parent feedback from those served by the program uh to give us kind of a baseline where we are um and then really aligned to those goals of um uh increasing students student services those direct services um to see how families are feeling. um of the students that participated in a pilot program that Kathy led this year at Cape um during the win time. So, we had some students that were pulled out um to do some
023enrichment activities. Um uh those families that responded to the survey rated that like a 10 out of 10. So, they were very um pleased with that uh type of service. um for the evening enrichments of the families that participated in that and then also took the survey about um they rated it in like an 8.5 out of 10. Um overall there's room to grow in the program. So I think when you ask like overall they're not super satisfied yet with where their program is. Um and the we'll share with the board later on once we have a a larger sample um kind of the broader set of all of the the feedback including all the pre-formed models. Um but it really is an encouragement to continue uh doing these direct service um enrichments and to
024keep expanding their programs um uh so that they see it you know tangible changes in the in what the experience of their students. >> Wanted to share some student voice to go along with that. um one quote that Kathy captured, she took some notes um when she met in her pilot program with the students and um for one of the the um the meetings that they had um the kids said at the end, "We want this to be next week's, but we can keep learning more." They were just so excited and energized by their learning and it was so fun to see um one of them in particular just her confidence grew um throughout the year. So, we're very pleased and we want to expand that to more schools. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay.
025Before we move on, >> so last hit on it uh through the strategic planning process. This came out multiple times, some concerns, some uh desire for us to make uh enhancements, some changes. So, we've been working on that. Uh so uh I'm excited to see uh we've heard early uh comments and appreciation. I do want to uh recognize that Kathy the work that Kathy has done for this school district for a long time for decades and her commitment to this district her loyalty to this district and to the staff uh is unwavering. and I know uh even though she won't be uh a staff member, she's a a strong community member and advocate for public education and and all of our staff members. So, thank you Kathy for all that you have done in supporting
026our students and our staff and this community. So, can we please keep her? >> Next up, we've got our president budget. Yes. So, Shalice is going to be going over the presentation that she has sent to you as well as the budget, right? Not only the the the budgets in it in its entirety, but then also I think a bit of an abbreviated version of it for light reading and then she has a presentation. So, you have seen all of this. So, uh we talked a little bit about >> um her going through these slides. If you have questions um as we go through the slides, please ask. uh she might go through them uh fairly quickly just because you have all seen them. >> Yeah. So appreciate Shalis's uh work she has done in
027collaboration with our team. Uh she has done a remarkable job and so I feel really good about where we are for next year. >> Okay. Um so this is the preliminary um budget for next year. So for 2627 um the board approves the budget in our August board meeting and it does go to the ESC for review and approval and after the board approves it, it'll go to OPI for review and approval. Just a little background on the process. Um so our budget we always focus on the one main fund which is the general fund. We do have five funds. Um, so this is just a summary of all five. Um, and what the budget looks like for next year and then I'll go through each fund. Any questions on this slide? Okay. So, um,
028our enrollment is the third column over for next year, the 26 27. Um, we have lowered our enrollment. It's a 4.9% decrease. As we've discussed in previous meetings, um our TK enrollment is being cut um by the state by 40 slots. So if you're not including the TK decrease, we're lowering it 3.28 for percent. Um and compared to 2425 enrollment actual how we ended in June and this year how we're ending in June, we went down 3.74% in enrollment. So you can see this is comparable to what we've been seeing as an annual decline. The state asked that we give a four-year budget. Um this by no means means that that's the budget the next four years because things change monthly, weekly, daily. So this is just a forecast as we roll down roll our
029enrollment down each year and the bubbles we see that get smaller. Um, so that does not mean that's the enrollment number I'm gonna suggest next year. Keep that in mind. Okay. >> Can you just really quickly go back? >> Oh, yes. >> So, if you to go to OSBI and you look at our enrollment, you'll see headcount, >> right? >> Big difference between headcount >> and then our FTE. We choose FTE because that's how our funding is established. So, that's what we're counting on as far as the revenue coming in. But it's confusing if you see headcount on OBI's report card and you don't see that specific number because it's headcount versus FTEC count. >> Okay. >> So um one of our first funds is the ASB fund. So um every school has an ASB
030fund. The students approve the budget and the budget gets sent to the business office and that is all put together um into the full budget for the year. So, this is all student approved. >> Um, yep. That we just made sure the counting and numbers were accurate. >> Yes. Okay. So, the next one is the debt service fund. Um, this goes directly off of our debt service payment schedule. So, the funds we get in each year to pay our bonds and then the payments we make. Um, so directly off of the schedule >> and be paid off when sorry the bond. So is our last bond payment that's currently active. Yeah. >> So 2030 and 2035 >> I believe. So yes. >> So there's two of them. >> Yeah. Yeah. They were um like staggered.
031>> So then our next one is the TDF fund. So transportation vehicle fund which I like to call the yellow bus fund. Um, so David, our transportation supervisor, really looks at this fund. Um, the next slide is a seven-year projection of how we're we plan to spend the funds buying the buses. Um, this one this year looks larger than normal. So, we have two buses on order that we expect to get next school year that will be paid for out of this fund. We also have applied for an electric bus grant and we don't know if we've received it but in case we do we put the budget authority in it so that we don't have to do a budget extension if we were to receive it. So if we don't receive it it's just
032the two buses but we did apply for three electric buses. Any questions there? Okay. Okay. So, this is the seven-year projection of our plans um for bus purchases um that David looks at each year and kind of changes with the needs that he's seen. >> Has there been any movement on being able to do like the vans or the really small bus lately? >> Yes. So, um that was approved by the legislature. They've been coming up with rules. Um, so the thought is I believe next year everything should be finalized and we'd be able to purchase vans through the TVF fund, which is great because that means they go on the state depreciation schedule. So we get funds each year for them. >> Um, and I believe it's effective next year that we can start
033purchasing. >> Okay. >> Do you know when we find out about the electric ve? >> So um, >> it was like kind of up in the air a little bit. >> They've extended the deadline three times. So first yeah um so the grant was the last deadline was the grant was due June 4th and they just extended it to the end of June. >> Okay. >> So every time I'm like we're going to find out soon. Then we get an email saying wait the grant's still open. So um at this point I don't >> call us and then on top of it. >> We submitted before the first deadline. Um we were early. It makes me think maybe a lot of people aren't applying. So, it makes me kind of be like, >> but then
034they keep extending it, >> I would assume, to try to get more, >> but I don't know. >> Sorry, just going to go back to the van thing. So, will we will that be listed on here? Have we thought about budgeting for that if that comes through or are you waiting to get more details? >> Yeah, so um we would budget it if it came through. There is um a thought that we would purchase fans out of there, but currently it's not in the 7-year plan to do so because the all of the rules haven't been set. And last time we reached out to see what all we would need, what type of drivers, what type of license they need, um those type of things. >> And that so they're not just working on which
035buses can you purchase, but then who's going to be able to drive these buses and reworking maybe their their the training protocol? what's what's required. We definitely are interested when we talked about this two years ago or even a little longer. We we talking about probably two years we talked about for some of these uh locations where we have uh students but we don't like taking like a large bus there doesn't make a lot of sense. We can go quicker uh more efficiently with the smaller >> and we were thinking they wouldn't need the extensive like CDL training and all of that would also >> right so that's that's what >> we're we're somewhat afraid of is that initial requirement. We do a really good job of training our our drivers. So, it would just
036mean that we would we probably need to keep training them. >> Yeah. >> With the size of the band. Yeah. >> Okay. So, the next fund is the Calco projects fund. Um this is the fund that our tech and capital projects levy go into. Um we do budget every year what's in our capital facilities plan. Um even if we don't believe we're going to spend it, but because it's in the plan, it's in the budget each year. That includes purchasing land, extending the maintenance warehouse um and portable just because it's in the plan. And then we also budget spending the tech capital projects levy dollars that are coming in. Um and part of that transfer out is the tech portion of the levy that gets transferred as it's spent in the capital in the general
037fund. And that's at 1.15, right? >> Yes. Okay. So then the general funding budget um this is based on our enrollment is a huge portion of the revenue we receive in. So the enrollment that we talked about earlier reflects in the revenue and then our levy dollars and then we get like 4% in federal dollars. So very small portion. You can see the tech levy that transfers in. This does transfer as we spend it. So it's not a lump transfer, it is a transfer as we spend. Um so really just a replenishment. And then our expenditures based on um our human resources costs and our operating costs. Um we do have an annual transfer out that we do that goes to capital projects um for our turf. As we talked about this year, we are
038replacing the turf. Um, and we did pretty much do a set aside every year um, to try to have the money available when we needed it. And the money ended up not being enough. And so we've increased that a little bit so that by the time we need to replace the turf, the set aside should actually be able to pay for the turf replacement is the hope. Um so this budget was made to bring us to our ending fund balance of 8% which is the board's current current goal. Um we recognized as we've talked about in previous months that our fund balance is higher than the board goal of 8%. Um so this budget does go into the fund balance and you can see at the bottom by a million79,000 to get us back to
039that board goal of 8%. Any questions on this one? Okay. So, same as what I talked about the general fund revenue just broke up where it comes from. So, 74% so the biggest portion of our revenue comes from our state dollars which is directly um related to our enrollment. As our enrollment goes down, our state revenue goes down. 22% is local. So that's our levy dollars and any local dollars we receive, local grants, fees and fines, things like that. And then 4% and it just keeps getting smaller. It's a federal portion. Um, very little but still important. And then this is our breakup of our expenditures. So for next year's budget, 82% is our human resources cost. That's salaries and benefits. Um 13% is purchase services. And then 5% is our supply of materials. And
040a really little portion is travel. I don't even think you can see it. It's brown. And a really little p portion is capital outlife. But they are in there. It's very small. So then like I said earlier with the enrollment, the state asked that we give them a four-year budget. This is really um a formula based thing. thinking if the IPD kind of keeps going each year and our expenditures move with inflation, what is the four-year budget? This also um there is a note at the bottom that this includes that we keep like we've been doing reducing based on enrollment going down to keep us with um that that fund balance. Um so it's a lot of numbers, but this is the general fund. And the next one I love because it's just a lot.
041But this is the other four funds and the four-year budget. It is required that we share this so you get to see a really nice slide. Um any questions on that? No. Okay. Okay. So this is another um legislature ask that is shared um with the board and part of the approval. So when the legislature started giving extra dollars for MSOCS, so maintenance, supplies, operating costs, they wanted us to prove that we are spending that $35 extra dollars per FTE um about that it is. So we have to take our budgeted enrollment in the funds they're giving us, which here is the first one. So it's 3.5 million and we have to show that we are using all 3.5 million on our operating cost. So, this shows our operating costs and it doesn't look at
042categorical funding. So, only basic ed and like district-wide costs. Um, shows that we're spending it. Well, we are because we're spending 6.2 million compared to the 3.5 million they're giving us. So, this just shows you yes, we have met that compliance piece and we're great. >> Okay. I know I'm a quick version. I like it. >> Yeah. Um, where's diesel in this? Is it an MOC? >> Like the cost of diesel. Is that an MO? >> Yes, it is. >> And so when we budgeted, did we budget based off current prices? >> We budgeted um based off of it increasing. I had a conversation with David where he kind of was like, I could budget this as a high, I could budget this as a low. And we went kind of midline of where we
043budgeted for fuel. >> And if you know, and if you don't, that's okay. how much of our costs increase from say six months ago when it comes to that on a monthly basis. >> Off the top of my head, I don't know. Um, but a good amount that it was noticeable within the transportation fund that they were going to use more money than we believed they were going to use at first. Okay. And we did have a conversation probably in March because there's a lot of field trips that happened in schools and budgeted for those and requested buses and there was this talk about adjusting to the new cost for diesel and and then the buildings would realize that change and we didn't do that. So, that's an example of that transportation budget is going
044to be impacted by that. And this is where the the district uh may have to make an adjustment uh through through our funds for that for that. And so, our buildings aren't uh responsible for the increase in diesel. Uh they they've been planning, they've been budgeting, and and many times the additional cost for field trips comes from our community and and our boosters. So uh we didn't do that but we will if if the prices remain then we'll of course be budgeting um differently and then you just think about the supplies uh tires uh other things that are associated with maintaining those buses that that could be impacted those those items are also going up. >> Yeah. Y >> and I had one question. So for 2026 27 you're showing we're spending a million dollars
045over revenue. >> Yes. >> Then I just >> Yep. So that comes out of our fund balance. So that was one thing. Um when we did our executive responsibilities and I'm going to forget the number seven or nine because those are my two. Um normally our goal is to always have a balanced budget. So revenue equals expenditures or revenue is above expenditures. And we noted that we were not going to be doing that this year because of the fact of where our fund balances and where the board goal is. We did not reduce as much as we initially planned to um and instead are going into the fund balance um to get us back to the 8%. >> And that's c to maintain teacher positions and other staffing. Correct. >> Yes. smaller class size. >>
046Yes. >> Anything else? >> Thank you. >> Down to that's 141 pages. A lot of numbers. >> Did you love that? >> I did. >> Well, that just feels good that we're ended >> uh that we're able to absorb some of those costs. uh like two years ago we weren't in this situation. So right now >> and a lot of districts are in this situation, right? So just kudos. >> Well, and I was on a call today with a state superintendent uh with probably 295 other superintendents and and a host of others. And budgeting conservatively, projecting conservatively is what he said multiple times, which is what we've been doing. That's and that's how we got to this position. Now is this because we've been conservative with our own projections and our spending. >> All right.
047Next up, we've got our resource op resource optimation to Oh my gosh, I can't talk. Superintendent recommendations. >> Yeah. So, we talked about these at our last meeting and there was a presentation that went with with uh the discussion and I've shared with you a little bit more refined list from me. These are uh basically the row recommendations, but I've just uh reduced the the text because the slides have a lot of information. And my ask is I I don't need necessarily go through all of these, but I I put like abbreviations to to them and so you know which specifically which ones we're talking about using like this code. And then the idea being that this Yeah. as we go into summer. And what the ask is um for the next decision is so
048so my team and I that we can uh work on if we need additional resource uh or research information preparing analysis for uh these recommendations. If the board is not interested in us spending time and resource on uh learning more about these recommendations then then we won't spend time doing that. So that's that's really the ask. The ask isn't to move forward with these decisions. It's moving forward with continuing to to research and provide analysis for the board or future decisions. So I think that it might have been confusing how I presented it. So I I apologize for that. I mean that's what uh the next step when we go into to making decisions on each one of these is do we want to move forward and continue to research these? >> Any questions about
049that? >> No. No. Are we >> I think we do. >> You have questions? >> No, I think we need to move forward. Congratulations to research them. >> Yeah. Are we commenting on this or is it >> what's our step here? Do you need >> Yeah. So, so that was that was really I just want to clarify that. I think that you you've had the information in front of you really for a couple weeks >> as far as these recommendations. Again, I just paired down the recommendations so there wasn't as much context. >> Um I believe you're very familiar uh with each one of these. And then we're moving into proposals for action. >> Gotcha. Thank you. >> Yep. >> All right. Next up, um we have citizen comment for specific to action items and
050policy below. >> We didn't have any >> no for that. Correct. Okay. >> All right. Next up, we have approve resource optimization superintendent. So we'll go through each one of these. >> Yeah, I would. Yeah, like just to go through each one. >> All right. So the first one we've got um the IP1 which is dual language >> and IP is innovative programs. >> Y Oh yeah, sorry. And so this will be the next four will be all under the innovative cannot talk tonight. >> It's a little warm in here to me. >> All right. So, >> so do I do we say just do we want to move forward with dual language? >> Yes. >> And this is continuing the investigation into expanding it, not necessarily. >> Yeah, I think there's a there's a
051great one that just uh an example >> because we can there's multiple ways to provide dual language experience at the middle school. Currently, we have it at Hathaway. We have up to fourth grade. Next year we'll have fifth graders and then there'll be sixth graders. So this is looking at examples around us in the county, seeing what other options we have for continuing dual a language and at the middle school. So it's researching it, not agreeing that we're going to do that. >> But it naturally follows because we've been expanding elementary program. >> Yeah. >> And they're going to time out at the end of >> the next year school year. So being ready to continue to offer dual language as they're sixth graders, >> right? Well, hopefully it follows. >> Yeah. So, when I
052say on each one, do I have a motion to >> Okay. So, do I have a motion to approve uh IP1 dual language? >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I All right. Next up, we've got IP two, which is preschool. continue our investment in preschool program. Questions, comments? I'll move to approved. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> Yep. Next up, we've got IP3, which is um our highly capable um expanding our highly capable program. >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? I >> um IP4 is our core curriculum. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. >> Yeah. >> All right. On to our school consolidation one. All right. So, we've got our Six C1, which is our school
053consolidation. So, closing one elementary school, which will be Gaus and Halfway. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> So just to restate, >> this is approving that we continue to look >> investigated. >> Yeah. Because with this in particular uh based on the policy that was recently approved, there's an analysis that's required. So that means that we will be working on an analysis the next couple months as we're planning for next year to present an analysis not only for this one but for other recommendations >> and talk to the community. >> Yeah. >> Then yeah. So then in this particular case then if the board is uh wants to move forward then that policy that was just approved requires us to have 90 days of hearings where we go to
054uh different neighborhoods and schools and go through a a hearing process. So the community gets to share their perspective on whatever the decision is that we're proposing. >> And to be clear, we've looked at our four elementary schools and identified Gau and Hathway is the one that we investigate because yes cannabis in there and we just built this other one over here. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. For those reasons, that's why and the ones we're looking at. >> Yep. >> All right. On to CS2, which is a rural campus optimization. This would be for um to face our efficiency and CCMS. I'll move to approve. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I had a lot of work ahead of me, you know, >> all right. Long range um capital facility. So um LRCF1 would
055be retain all property assets. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I LRCF2 which is conduct property um value and cost assessment. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> I All right. Um LRC three seek strategic lease partners. >> Motion to approve. >> We talk about this one. Yeah, I'm not sure. >> I just want to make it clear that we're in the we're educating children, not property managers. So, this one's a tough one for me. And I know it was a recommendation from the row of to seek lease partners, but I it does take resources to do that work and it is >> it's close in my opinion to being outside of the bounds of >> educating you. Well, I think some of the initial investigation would be feedback from
056Shaliss on how we could actually use those funds. And to your point, if we're going to make that investment, making sure that we can use those funds somehow to get more funds in the general funds so that we have smaller class sizes. >> Correct. >> Increased opportunity for kiddos. >> Yep. So, that's part of the analysis, right, in the research. >> Yep. >> And then who would be the partners and and then what would be the commitment? And we have an example of a of a fairly lengthy commitment. >> Yeah. with the city >> and so when that happens it's it locks that property up for a number of years. So that's all a part of the research and then analysis of the board. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Um do I have
057approval for for LRC? >> I'll move to approve. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? I >> LRC of four preserve future flexibility and liquidity I can't talk >> liquidity liquidity >> motion to approve second >> all in favor I >> let's get to work >> all right good >> you're in summer work >> yes thank you yeah we'll be moving forward with getting research for those >> excited >> I'm not even looking at last I'm not going to look over at straight ahead. >> All right. Next up, we have our approval of our superintendent goals for 2620. That's it. >> So, I took your thoughts regarding trying to uh like make sure these are smart goals and they're quantifiable. So, I made some adjustments to these >> and so uh in some cases it
058was pretty natural and relatively easy. Other ones not so much. So, um, what I appreciate is that not only these goals, but what you just approved, that's what we're going to be focusing on. >> Right. So, as we go into next year, those are the items we've identified and prioritize along with the other work that we're responsible for, which is educating our students. >> Do we have any questions? >> This looks good. >> Yep. >> I move we approving superintendent 26 27. >> I second. All in favor? >> I. >> All right. Next up, uh, we have comments from our board of >> directors. Goldberg. >> Yeah. Do it. >> I just I guess we're we're finishing up the year and we're looking towards the next year and we just approved all this work that
059we just signed up for for the next year. But I really um I feel like the district is putting in a really positive direction. Like we're we're being proactive that we're not just letting things happen. We're we're taking active stance, making coming together as a community to make some decisions to position ourselves in the best possible way. And so I just I'm feeling optimistic. I know the climate right now is really depressing. Like finances are really hard, but I feel like we're doing everything we can. And so I just appreciate everyone's involvement and dedication. I have optimism. >> Man, I think uh just to follow up with you, one end of school year. I know I've seen lots of smiling faces from kids and I can't tell if teachers are excited or mildly terrified for
060the next week. Um but overall good. I think to echo Ida your sentiments um it's that we're taking action but I also think I've been really heartened by the amount of community members that are willing to invest time and energy because we don't have a huge crew here that can do all of this research on their own and people being willing and understanding the importance of stepping in and starting to address this. Um it's been really cool to be a part of even though some of these are not easy decisions to make. So just great to see the community backing. I will say I wore my washable hat and my washable shirt and I brought my letterman's jacket. Go class of 2026. Sorry. Always got to stump the alumni part of it. But it's always
061exciting, right? Like to see them kind of and a lot of us have seen these students kind of as they go through and then we all have they have grandchildren then but we all have children in the school district and we're watching them kind of grow up through the ranks and just watching them go. So, I'm excited for my daughters to go to middle school. I mean, >> they're not excited to leave middle school. Um, but I've really uh I'd like to thank the administration because I think we did a lot like I just started it off with like we don't have a lot of resources and we tackled a lot of stuff this year. We got a lot of stuff to work with community and we we're moving the needle and I feel positive
062about the next year. I um newest board member to the team, but I'm so encouraged by the enthusiasm and I realize the mountain that we have to climb, you know, but but uh the enthusiasm just tonight and the and the volunteer celebration, folks are really excited to be to be participating, helping out. It's good. So, I feel like I'm I'm really encouraged. I'm excited about it. So, >> thank you. >> Yeah. What everybody else I must say ditto, but I'm excited for um next year. I feel like there's a lot of really posh exciting things and um coming and I'm really excited for summer and I hope teachers get to take a break and take the next few months off and enjoy themselves and then back at it. >> Yeah. Great. So, I got a
063couple things. So the volunteer appreciation gathering that happened at 4:00, you know, I think we quadrupled the number of people attending uh this year versus last year. And it was a really good energy, wasn't it? >> And we had volunteers from the city, from MCD, uh Reed Northwest, the row, all coming together having really good conversations. Uh Barbara Wanavi said, "If you need some help with um writing grants, I'm a good grant writer. I can do that." So, she said that today we're gonna we're going to make sure we reach out to her and say that would be excellent support. So, thank you because we are writing grants. Um you've heard about a couple of them. We're going to continue to look for grant opportunities. So, um thanks for being here. It was it was
064a it was a nice event. Corey, good job putting it together. So, and and Sherry Crarford who brought the the treats. So, yeah. So, it was really exciting uh and wonderful to see and inspiring to see everyone that was here. Uh thank you, Lord. Thank you for your involvement just as you said Paul about your level of commitment because you have students or or grandchildren in the system and you're you're as they're growing you're growing I see you growing in in your confidence in this the roles you're in and so uh having a a rookie superintendent uh can't be anything to deal with. So uh I really appreciate you and all that you do in our conversations that we have and the decisions we're making. Uh it's it's very helpful for me and our team
065to know that we we have your confidence. So thank you. So looking forward to graduation Friday night at 5:00. I think it's going to be 85 degrees probably about what it is here. So uh looking forward to that and seeing our graduates uh as they receive their diploma covers. And it is it's a big event. It's a it's a huge thing to celebrate. >> Is it Saturday? >> Saturday. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Saturday. >> I'm sorry. 5:00 was the same thing. I was like, >> "Sorry." No. If you have a student that's graduating, I'm sorry. We didn't change the time. >> Fast forward to any. Yeah. So, it's Saturday at 5:00. It's still going to be 85 degrees. >> It's still going to be hot. >> It's going to be hot. Uh, it's going to
066be wonderful. Bring sunglasses. Um, because you're going to be looking right into the sun if you're there. Uh, thank you to our staff. I went to an event today where one of our staff was retiring. there's a celebration for that staff, a recognition uh her commitment that's happening in all of our buildings. So, thank you to our staff that have been with us who are retiring and going and doing something else. Um they've earned it. It is really hard work being an educator and like there's there's a negativity uh around the country, but I tell you not, I'm not feeling it here. Uh staff are tired that happens in June, but they are still working hard. they're going to finish strong and hopefully they will take a break. Hopefully they will, but typically they don't,
067right? They're always think they're always thinking about it. Always thinking about how can we uh improve uh on what we're doing. So, so appreciate our staff. We have new staff. We have staff that we didn't think were going to be returning because of our situation with TK that we um non-renewed them, but I think they're going to end up back with us. a number of them have already and we still have some open positions. So, we just continue to fill positions and make adjustments personnel-wise uh through this month and next month and August. So, um and then we have new staff that are joining us and they're excited and we're excited to have on the team. Uh so, thank you to the team for your efforts. Connor, we're going to miss you so much. Uh
068so, thanks for your dedication and commitment to our team. Been excellent. So, thank you for that. At least she kept it with the orange and black she t yeah. Yeah. Looking forward to next year. >> Yeah. >> One thing that I did forget to say is I got to go to the senior um signing when they sign where they're going. >> Yeah. >> I love seeing where all of our seniors are going. I think that is such a cool event. um if you guys could go next year or something. It's such a cool thing and they get so excited and all the students get to clap for them and you know how >> the commitment to Yeah. >> back to their next thing and so it just shows that we really are we're not just
069stopping here. >> Yep. >> So anything. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Next we do have citizen comment. I have to read this little script for y'all really fast. Um there is opportunity for citizen comment at tonight's meeting both for proposals or action and for general comments. The board and administrative staff like to hear your comments from the public. This is our time to listen to you. Because this is a business meeting of the board of directors. The board will not respond to any public comments or questions or engage in conversation with the speaker. If follow-up action is appropriate, we will direct the superintendent to do so. Address comments to the board as a whole, not individual members, staff, or other audience members. We ask that you state your name. Please keep your comments
070to three minutes or less. If you hear the bell, we ask that you complete your remarks. Up to 30 minutes will be allocated for public comment. The board appreciates, listens, and cares about the broad range of perspectives in our community. We value everyone's comments. >> Right. We have two. >> Yes. Um, first up we have Elise. I don't know how to say your last name. Pia P. It's going to come down on me. I just know it. Good evening. My name is Elise Piet. I've worked in this district my entire career, which is almost seven years come August. I love working in this district. It reminds me of my hometown. You see, I grew up in a small town in New England, a lot like Wugo. Everyone knew everyone. You could walk into the grocery
071store and see your neighbors. Your friend's parents were friends, too. And their grandparents were friends with your grandparents. You could walk through the cemetery and see familiar last names cuz their families had been there so long. That sounds an awful lot like Bugle. So, when Mr. Hansen called me in 2024 to ask if I wanted my job back after I was rifted, he couldn't even finish his sentence before I said yes. I want to work here. I want to live here. I want to support small businesses here. My dad and I love to go to Losto and Times for our Wednesday weekly dinners, but it's becoming harder to do that. You drive down the street to the local gas station, and it's almost $6 a gallon. And that doesn't just translate to my car. I
072own a house in this town, too. I still have to buy groceries and regular everyday items for my house. All of those items get shipped in from somewhere else with that expensive gas, driving those prices up, too. I love our small town and I recognize that it is more expensive to run a small district than a bigger one. Our buildings use the same electricity but with fewer students in them. See, I read Mr. Hansen's newsletters. But that doesn't mean our teachers have to suffer, too. I've known most of these people my whole career. They're amazing teachers and friends. They go to work every day and give our students the best education they can. But it gets harder and harder to do when you have to sacrifice to survive. We teachers, we shouldn't just be surviving.
073We should be thriving. You should value the dedication and hard work our teachers put in to help our students. The old adage is if you want the best employees, you pay the best uh salary. But the reverse is true, too. You don't get good employees without good pay. If you value us as people, as educators, as the ones teaching the future, you should show us. You should not be making us debate how long we could go without filling up our car. You should not be making us play pros and cons of grocery store or question how long our old washing machine can go before it gives out. Ask me how I know that one. Many of our teachers have children and grandchildren of their own, but are having to sacrifice those few precious moments and
074memories because they can't afford to make them. We want to work here. We want to support our district. But we can only do that when we know we are valued and appreciated for the work we do. Please remember the people in the classrooms, the people who are raising the next generation when you make your financial decisions. Thank you. >> Um Michelle, thank you. got him here. >> Well, good evening. Uh my name is Michelle Maderos and I have been an employee of Wugle School District for 18 years. Um I'm a very proud uh school district employee and I absolutely love uh Wugle school district and Wugle. I live here and both my daughters um graduated from Wugal High School uh 2018 2022. So, um I have a lot of love for this district. Um and
075thank you for sharing, Aaron, about just uh you know, the hard work that teachers and other staff do. And um that's great because yes, like sometimes you can get a feel for around the country or just in general that um teachers can kind of get a bad rap, but I guarantee you that um teachers are working incredibly hard. I happen to be a school counselor and one of my other joys in my career has been that I have worked at Cape Horn Sky Canyon Creek High School and now I'm at Columbia River Gorge Elementary and so I just love that about my career um that I've been been around so much in this town. Um I've also obviously I've been around to have noticed sort of the trends and the hardships and you know the
076ups and the downs in the economy and just in what's happening you know in our in our community state and nation and um you know I think I am someone who always wants to be the person you know like let's let's get to the table and let's talk things out and let's let's do what's right for all the sides. sides of a of a situation. Um, and so I know that in recent history, you know, uh, the district has been in financial hardship and, um, I feel like our certificated staff have been really willing to kind of be on board with being a partner and like going with the flow when the financial times are hard. Um, I think I also remember that way back when we had the recession in the early 90s is
077that there were some times when certificated staff just kind of like white knuckled it for a while when the district couldn't really um raise salaries. And I feel from from my awareness at this point that now we are striving to be better. And thank goodness for our smart um planners here that know how to um you know budget, save money and all that. And we're in a much better position than many of our counterparts in Clark County. So so thank you all for that. Um but we are in a good position and so we ought to um move forward in negotiations um between the district and the WAE. And um we know as as Elise kind of stated that the IPD doesn't go very far in terms of um addressing cost of living, you know,
078the rise of cost of living and all those sorts of issues. So, um I trust this district very much and I I'm going to trust that as we move forward in negotiations that that will be considered that will be heavily considered um for what's fair and right for our certificated staff and that we'll make some movement toward um some compet compensation that um is matches our value. So, um thank you very very much. Thank you. Um, do we have any future agenda break? >> Um, our board evaluation is online. Um, do I have to motion to adjurnn? >> Second. All in favor? >> Right. Thank you. >> Do we have to slide anything today or is this a no? And again, there's a there's a concert at 7 at the high