001Um, we do have a quorum and let's do the >> algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice. We'll move to I get a motion to approve the agenda. >> Second. >> All in favor? All goes. Motion passes. Um and can I get a motion go through it? Make a motion. Thank good. All in favor? All motion carries. Thank you both. Um we will start off with our special presentations. Mal gets pulled up. You guys that don't know me state and amazing is your student repentance board. Got some exciting things to show you guys. So, all right, back to school presentation system report meeting. All right, we got some new staff at the high school. Some new
002faces. Those are only ones that had their fat photos up, so I'm not leaving anybody out. But uh we had Gary Harbs which is math, Aaron Klein which is our counselor, Lady C which is their music teacher, Diana Lawson which is art, Cordon which is our athletic director and which is our principal. >> Who are those three pictures? >> Uh that's Mr. K on the far right which is our counselor, Miss Lawson in the middle which is the art and then Miss Miss Lacy on the far left which is the music teacher names. All right, we have some photos from orientation and the first day of the school. Uh, freshman orientation, we started off with an assembly. They got to meet Mr. Mr. Towi. Um, then we played a game of like it's kind of
003similar to musical chairs, but it's where we show an item on a screen and they have to go into the crowd and try to find it and uh if you're not back before the chairs are taken, you're out. So, that was kind of fun. It was a student favorite from last year. Um, and that's how we started off for that. Then they went into, of course, seeing their schedules, their classes, everything like that. On the first day of school, we did Family Feud. Um, and I play Steve Harvey, which is one of my favorite characters to play the ball cap. Um, my mustache didn't last very long, but it was fun. Um, and that was kind of the first days. They also got to meet again. Then the whole school got to meet Mr. Tilly,
004Mr. Recording. Um, and yeah, it was really getting back into it, back into school. And then that night we had a football game. So football. Yeah. So, uh, that night we had a game versus M Jervis. Um, that was, you know, didn't go as planned, but it was still pretty cool. We had Eugene skydiving group skydiving in the game ball. Um, which is a lot of fun. I want to give props to Chanel for helping make that happen. Um, she was willing to really talk with the insurance and all that fun stuff. So, shout out to her. But, yeah, they were a lot of fun to work with. They were really excited. Um, especially because they're here in our community. They're over at the airport and they were like, "We would love the sky and
005the gang doll." Um, and so there's a quote of Hunter. He got to run out and get it from the skyiver. Um, and then also today we got the paper which had skydiver on the ground which I thought was pretty cool. Um, I'll read this for you guys real quick, but it just says uh, with a new athletic director, a new head coach, several new players in a new field. Why wouldn't Creswell Bulldogs start their 2025 season off with them with some sky swagger? With Kenny Lton's danger zone blasting through the speakers, the Eugene Sky Divers sent one of their own from the atmosphere to sort down and deliver the game ball to Barkley Field for the Bulldogs home opener against her on Friday night. The Bulldogs lost 40 to six. Spectacle of a skydiver,
006the sea of red in the stands and the return of Friday night lights was lively enough spectator sol. Anyways, I thought that was pretty cool. So, got that today. Um, they're at Southerntherland this week and then you're good. They're at Southernland this week and then we come Homer's Cottage Grove. So, that's the upcoming games. Volleyball. Uh, they won versus Tokyo and Southerntherland. Um, yeah, good job. They lost College last night, but they're upcoming isn't for another couple weeks. Can you see it on there? It's a little ways out. Might be a little zoomed out, but it's not for another couple weeks. So I think we're away. >> Yeah. It's coming. It's a little ways out though. But yeah, so that was really cool. We played Valley Catholic. I was for that game. Um lost by
007Sally, but they beat Cook. That's always a win. Then we have soccer. Uh girls won versus Le Pine yesterday. Boys sadly lost to OES. Um but it was a really tough game. Um the boys played really well. The girls, I believe, won the GA over. Yeah. So, they did a really good job. But boy soccer, yeah, really came down to the last like 10 minutes and um yeah, it was a really good game. Cross country, I don't have a ton of photos cross country. I tried my best. I reached out to like seven different cross country kids. Nobody had photos. So, you get double grant up there. Uh I have Yeah, they have a meet next Saturday. Also, nobody would tell me where the meet was. So, I I asked for it. Then we also
008have Cheer. Cheer has been at Southern. They went to the um Jamberee. They're going to be at Southernland this upcoming Friday. Um I asked what they would like in the report and they said that they want to tell you guys they're really working on their moves. That's what they want to be. I was like, "Okay, cool. I have that one in there for you." Uh bomb updates. Um the new canopies are getting installed or are installed. Um, there's a photo of those in the top left corner. So, that was pretty cool. Uh, we had new sighting, uh, painting a roof on the greenhouse. I didn't get a photo of the greenhouse, um, but it looks pretty cool. So, you guys come over, be sure to look at that. Uh, we had the ADA concrete by
009the football field, um, which you can see on the bottom right over there. Um, that was also pretty cool. I don't know if any of you guys football game, but um, it definitely makes it more look more look more lively and bright. So, it was pretty nice. >> So much nicer. >> So much Yeah. uh press box got painted and so that also added to the color. You can see it on the uh left and it's red now which I think it looks way nicer made it look more lively and they also got wires in the back for the speakers so we don't have to keep running mine. So shout out to Gil again and Chanel um new advisory. Okay, I learned I got the lowown from Mr. to tell earlier, so I'm trying to
010remember off the top of my head, but um what it sounds like Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday's going to be interest groups. Um so these different staff members are going to have different interest groups that they're going to teach and kids are able to sign up for them um and participate in them. On Wednesday will still be the main day where we're getting, you know, the physical thing where we're sitting down as, you know, advisory and working on, you know, whatever our topic is for that week. Uh but I think it's really cool. I think kids, you know, students are really going to like it. Um, and that's going to come out at the later end of September and then in October, right, it's going to be actually pushed out and starting in these interest
011groups. But, um, I'm really excited. That's the end. So much I know, but um, May for you guys. Uh, football will have sisters, uh, the AC capella groups and the anthem. So, that will be pretty cool. Um, volleyball has a home game also coming up here shortly. Um, and soccer. Yeah, they also I'm sorry I don't have all the dates off the top of my head, but pay attention to the sports. They're all in their full length. So, yeah, that's what I got for you guys. >> You did a really great job announcing the name the other. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> I would be my compliments to the band, too. I mean, they've been played national anthem. They did were playing all the way through the game. I mean like what two weeks,
012right? >> Yeah. So impressive. >> I don't think so. I didn't watch it in person, but I watched it online and the middle school cheerleaders at halftime were fired. >> Oh, they brought the other school brought their future chewing new material. I don't want to. >> Okay. Thank you so much. You always do a wonderful job. Um, so next we have Sorry, guys. Michelle >> second. Okay, we're trying. Um, I just wanted to provide a quick service update. Um, then start. Sorry. >> I'm almost ready. >> You're trying to get married. >> Don't don't rush. >> Um, well, as you guys know, we were with the strategic design team back many years ago. Um, one of the highest needs that came out of that was better food, better quality for our students. So, looking back
013to 20 two. Oh, sorry. We go back. Oh, okay. No, that makes That's okay. Um, do we need to go forward? Yeah. Sorry. Thank you. This fine. One more. >> Yes. Perfect. Okay. So, it's starting in 2324, we contract with Walker Quality Services and they their role to was to come in and help us implement more scratch food cooking, less heat and serve. So we worked with them. Um they were great but we knew we could kind of take it from there. So we ended our contract after that year and in the 2425 school year we kind of made our own model that um you know of things we've learned from them. So that's what we kept going. We are continuing that this year. Um, what's on Well, so I got a history of pricing.
014I also wanted just to show so 2223 we were on free and reduced um for K through 12. Then we learned about the community eligibility provision program which we all call C. And so we qualified in 2324 for our K5 group. Um but that kept 6 through 12 on free reduced but then this last year 2425 we qualified as a district um and so we were all pre K through 12. So keeping those little data points in mind when we look at numbers um the average breakfast which is on the next slide um average breakfast we served this last year at Crest Lane was 190 breakfast every morning. CMS was 130 and high school was 182. And then lunch we had on the next slide. Um 381 lunches for Crest Lane, 179 for middle school,
015and 164 for high school. Keeping in mind that high school has an open campus. So they would this is about the max if I ever do because a lot of our kids like to leave. But um that shows Let me go to the next one. The next one shows our growth over the years. Um, with one point I'd like to make is that as we know we've had a decline in moment. So although we've had a defendment, we've gone other ways in the growth in food service. So few things have helped play a role in that with our free uh meals for all but we've grown almost by like 20,000 meals total um year-over-year the last three years. So our food service department job. So going back to the the slides were or you don't
016have to go back to don't go back to but uh she one of the slides that Chanel wrote there was in 2223 we had K12 free lunch that was due to ESSER. So when the ESSER grant ended then we had no more free lunch uh or nutrition funds funding from the federal government. So then we had to qualify uh through uh our our low SPS population and that's how we got in K5 and then with the persistence of the nutrition services with Chanel on the team they were able to do it to K12 with the applications and continue pursue it till we have about 2012 three months to get all the rates. >> Is that continuing this year? Yes. The C is a once you are approved, you're in a four-ear cycle. So we are
017approved for two more years. >> Okay. And nothing has changed at the federal level since that. >> No. No. Not yet. No. Yeah. Not yet. Nothing. Okay. Okay. That's good. >> Things I heard that it's not on the table as somebody. >> And the one other thing I would say is um this is the second year now as I'm just um finishing like closing out books and year end and audit stuff. This is our second year in a row that we will not transfer anything from general fund to fund 299 because it's pretty much revenue controlled. So nothing for people too. That's interesting news. >> So yeah about three months ago, three four months ago now the the chatter out there or some of the headlines in the media was that the federal administration was
018going to cut out nutrition programs, federal nutrition programs to schools. But uh they they put out to one statement saying that there was no intent to do that and that that program will stay. >> Absolutely. Thank you very much. Yeah. Uh any other questions for Thank you for the updated. >> Okay, Mr. John, Superintendent Johnson, you're up. >> Okay. uh my activities for week for the month. Um you can see the things that uh that I've been involved in. My highlights uh of course is uh closing the uh CSB OCA bargaining session and having an agreement a tenative agreement with them. Uh that was a big highlight for uh start of the school year for us. And then back to school and visiting each of the campuses on the first day back to school and
019I did go in and see the freshman and little bit of their assembly there and they were just having a ball. I mean the high school was really having fun. went over to the middle school. Of course, they had the props up there for the back to school and all the sixth graders coming in getting their pictures and trying props and and then back what we hear at Gresling. It was a a really smooth start to the day. My hats off to the principles for getting it going and launching uh the school year in the manner that they did, but fabulous work going on at the campuses. Uh real good vibe across the district. Real good vibe. very positive. Um some of the improvements uh you'll see on the uh with bond projects and any
020other facility projects that we have. Anything that is now moved to green has been completed. That means that they were on the list to be completed previously. Now they've moved to that. Next month they will of course move to the black. But uh the the purple stuff is what we're currently working on. and continue moving on bond projects or facilities improvements. Any questions on anything or any of my activities, any of the projects in my report? >> We said this last month, >> but did the cooler get >> Oh, yeah. It's it's working perfect. >> Yeah, it's still going great. They're so excited over there to have that. [Music] Mike, because you had mentioned the beginning of the school year, I'll just um huge kudos to the elementary school and the high school both. I
021knew two families were moving into the community. And so when I reached out to them, I knew them prior as well, but I reached out to them just to see how it was going. And they had kids in elementary and in high school, um they said from like the minute they hit the submit for the register, their kiddos, the schools were calling them. So, they loved that, how proactive the administrators were on connecting with what their kids needed. And I had texted one family just last week to see how the first week went and it's the kids are feeling good about it. So, even though it's a sample size of two families, just it makes me feel good knowing how proactive the the schools were. >> Well, that's good to hear and hopefully it keeps
022coming that way. As you know, the district has been uh lifting a new platform districtwide, Synergy, >> and um Synergy went live in July. But the push uh out from the buildings doesn't it didn't happen until staff uh returned to the building and then students came in to get scheduled. So, uh, a lot of things happened like from August 26th until today. >> It It's a bit just a rush with all of our software getting into this platform. And so, we'll get through the bumps. We have a lot of support from outside the district that we brought on board to help us along. And, uh, but uh, we're looking forward to having this thing going full on. It's going to be it's going to be great for the district. Very efficient system. >> Okay. My
023opinion. >> Yeah. Uh one thing when you and Kyle have time, uh we arrange for you to meet the homeowners association over across the highway. Talk to them. Just they're the ones that let us use those tennis courts. We ought to when they have I know you guys are busy now but later they meet uh their association meets the second Tuesday of every month at about I think it's about six o'clock but I' I'd love it if we could go over there shake hands and say hi and put faces in front of them. That's a nice facility that we get pretty much free every year. So, >> did you uh say the time or you know? >> I think it's at 6 o'clock every the second Tuesday of every month. Well, I can verify that.
024You guys let me know when you can get over there. >> Okay. >> I'd like to and it's just a short how are you who you guys are so they'll put faces with names and stuff. I guess it's be good for us where you can meet our partners and they're good people. Yeah. Any more questions for Mr. Johnson? No. Okay. Um Marilyn let us know there's no public comment tonight. So we will move to unfinished business which is a discussion about the board selfaluation. Um within the within board book you should be able to see the responses to the board self-evaluation. Um, and any comments that were made just a second to find it. Look through it if you need to. And if there were any areas that anyone on the board wanted to talk
025through tonight, >> uh I wanted to chat about the communication with the community because there's multiple comments through several of them about that and then the rating itself was we had several that um thought we needed some improvement there. So, I'd love to talk about what we envision as as an improvement. I struggle there because we have Mike as our spokesperson for the board and I feel like we're commun communicating like sometimes overcommunicating with parents. They're like, "Oh my gosh, we get so many updates." But I'm like, "I want you to have all like So, I think that's going really well. What are we missing? What what gaps of audiences would be one question I have? And then how do we engage with the community on what topics? So there was a comment down here,
026zero communication from the board directly to the community. Well, we have Mike as our spokesperson if we're talking about a specific action. Um, so that's going to be a really formal communication if we have to approve all of that and say Mike go make the statement and I don't know if that's the best use of his time, right? Um, when we're at board functions, I feel like we're all chatting with people. Um, so I just I don't know what the expectation is there. So I would like to talk more about that. I would love to see that improve, but I don't know how to do that. >> Yeah, that's great. And maybe that's a question to the group as a whole that are concerned, right, that we haven't been communicating what are the things that
027we'd like to see different. >> Um because there probably isn't a lot of times where us as a board are actually going to go communicate to the community. Like >> yeah, that's the hard part, you know, our communication to So, anyone have thoughts about what you'd like to see different that maybe we're not doing? >> This could be an opportunity for a board workshop that the board wanted to get together and and process this stuff and do some brainstorming and come up with some strategies. I think that looking over our evaluation as a whole, we should probably have a workshop um just so we can figure out how we as a board can function better and how we can communicate and just be better stewards to our district. Did you have other areas that you
028because the communication was the one thread it seemed like if there was communication is a big part obviously also didn't farewell but I don't know how much of that but communication is really big part of it >> okay anyone else have anything or would we like to get a working session on the books to kind of hash this think can be a good idea. >> I'm okay with the work session. One thought I have around communication is if I follow the track of okay, now we've got a target audience that's a gap. How do we communicate with Valley? Um but we need to have a communication plan or a strategy. That makes me think we need somebody like um our expert over there who can help advise. I mean, we need to do a little
029bit before we can ask that question, but it may need staff district time to help make sure that we're doing it effectively, whatever whatever it is. Okay. Well, I think OSBA would have have some examples uh in each of these areas like do a workshop. We can pull those examples in and process those at the workshop. >> Maybe we can see what we can glean from the conference in a couple of weeks. >> True. >> Couple of months or weeks. This is September. >> Okay. I just had to check. Oh my gosh. Whatever year supposed to go fast. >> So yeah, month six. That's what it says on here. >> That was a surprise. >> So maybe see if we can pull some stuff out of the out of the conference. We didn't have a
030workshop. >> Yeah, I think that is a really good idea. I don't think it has to be I just if we have feedback I want to make sure we're pointing our efforts in the right spot. >> Okay. Yeah, I think that's fair. I think if we would prefer a working session, we should probably get it on the books so that everyone has plenty of time. Do we want to do it? A lot of times we used to do our working sessions the week after board meetings. We don't have um so that would be November the mid November early. Does that follow the following Thanksgiving? >> No. No. Like it's the week before Thanksgiving and then there's the following week before Thanksgiving. Yeah. >> It' be the 19th, November 19th. Is that for everyone? Okay. Make
031that happen. Okay. So, if you guys want to put on your calendars, um, does the same time as we have our normal board meetings work, 6 PM, or do I need to adjust? So, the the one thing about the 19th, I have a work related commission that I staff on those Wednesdays that typically follow our board meeting. Um would it would it be past um 18 that would be fantastic that would eliminate my workfl I know you have a lot of travel come up how is that working for you good a thumbs up and we'll let Deb know when I see her okay does that work for We've switched to the 18th now. >> Yeah. Is that is that okay to switch to that? >> I think I can make that work. Two are bad.
032But you want to try Thursday? >> Yeah. >> The 20th is even worse. So, >> well, okay. >> So, let's let's do the 18th >> 18th. Okay. Thank you. 18th at 6 PM for a board working session on um do we want to tailor it around a communication plan from the board or do we want to make it more broad to discuss the board um assessment in general? I think I think C assessment in general. Okay. So, let's just put in two hours I think probably calendar for that and then we can see what happens. >> Okay. Wonderful. Anything else on that before we move on? Okay. So, then we will move to new business which is to approve the superintendent evaluation timeline. Can I get a motion for that? I move to approve the
033timeline for the superintendent evaluation. Thank you. Sure. Have a second. All any discussion looks standard. It's worked well for us in the past. I'm hoping it's working tonight. It's helping with you. Yeah. >> Okay. Um all in favor Mary too. All those motion passes. So we'll just make sure to calendar in the December meeting. That will be our first conversation. Okay. Next item is to approve the superintendent board working agreement. Can I get a motion to approve to approve our working agreement between the board and the superintendent? >> Second. all any discussion, anything you think we should change or adjust. I feel like the way that it's written and how it's broken out um provides me pretty good clarification on where my role is and my responsibilities and it's not so long that I can
034actually find things when I need to remind myself what am I supposed to be doing. Very very it's well spaced. The spacing is excellent. I actually appreciate that older my eyes get. So okay, anything else? Okay. All in favor? All opposed? Motion passes. Uh next is to approve the CSC OSA collective bargaining. I get a motion. I make a motion to approve this and >> so any discussion >> I'd like to make a comment and uh so >> um this is in reference to this and the process we've reached a tenative agreement with the uh ODA on a three-year contract for 2025 through 28 the bargaining session was a traditional it was important to understand that it was traditional bargaining session. Uh that was the format that began on April 28th, 2025. We had 72-hour
035bargaining sessions when we reached a three-year tenative agreement on August 21, 2025. Uh the tenative agreement was ratified by the OCA membership on August 28th, 2025. And at this time, I'm recommending this proposed agreement for your approval. I want to acknowledge and thank the board team members that represented the board in this bargaining session. Superintendent, labor committee members, director Cox, and director Anderson, CSD administrator, team members, the board lead team was Amy Aguero, accompanied by principal Alli, principal Joe Hansen, business manager, uh, Chanel Brain, and labor consultant Tim Ki. and also like to express my appreciation to Briana Manzone for assisting the board team with financial estimates and contract revisions for counter proposals throughout the entire process. She worked hard to really um so then you have my recommendation for this agreement. >> Um any
036other questions or discussion? Okay, all in favor. All opposed. Motion carries. Nicely done, Mr. Johnson. Um, the next item is to approve the confidential professional agreement. I get a motion. I move to approve the agreement. Professional staff. >> Any discussion or statement? >> Yes, I do have one. Uh, I'm presenting you with a proposed three-year agreement between Creswell School District and the confidential professional employee group for your formal approval. It is the practice of the Creswell School District Board of Directors to delegate the negotiating authority to the superintendent for non-colctive bargaining employee groups. However, at my request, the superintendent's labor committee members, director Cox and director Anderson, collaborated with me to review the following criteria to develop a fair, equitable, and sustainable agreement. Review the proposals from the confidential and professional group members in regards
037to their agreement. the alignment of compensation and benefits with other CSD employee employee groups to see that things are all uh within uh the piece of the pie so to speak and then doing comparisons with other districts and private markets so that we're competitive in our compensation benefits. And so then you have before you uh their their proposed agreement for your formal approval. Looks great. Um okay. Any questions or discussion? Okay. Let's vote. All in favor? All. Oh, sorry, Mary. All opposed. Motion carries. Okay. Um, the next is more of a discussion. We were talking and there's just probably been some time since we have had OS here. Do you have a question? Oh, no. Sorry. I thought you looked at me like you have your like I don't want Marilyn has a question. Stop.
038We share it. um we've been talking and I think we just haven't had OSPA here in a while to do um sessions with us or trainings. So, we wanted to put in here just a quick reminder to everyone to read um the documents that we have included about board member roles and responsibilities, best practices, um questions about separation of duties, and there's even some flyers in here if you have questions, ways to reach out to OSBA and ask clarifying questions if you so choose. So, this was more of a reminder for all of us as a board of just kind of what our role is and bringing some of that back to the forefront. Um, I think all of us would be probably good to look at page five of the document just as a
039reminder for our division of duties. It's sometimes in a small district and we all wear many many hats. Um, it's easy to sometimes we forget or get caught up in what we're doing. Um, there's also on page six some information about how to do an ask OSBA. So, if you're ever confused or you just want clarification about something and maybe you don't have time to come to one of us, you can always reach directly out to them. That's why we contract with them. There's some good details or information around um board meetings, special meetings, and some good reminders for all of us about executive sessions. We don't have a lot of them, but when we do, it's important that we follow all the appropriate rules. um some information about the board chairman, just some good
040reminders about email etiquette around um board members. Keep in mind, this is probably something we say every year, but um Mike emails us out something or Maryland emails. It's really important we don't reply back to all, you know, because then it just can look like we're having a meeting when we're not. So, you're always welcome to reply back to Mr. Johnson. um or if you aren't going to be in a meeting, let me and Mary know. But just we need to be kind of careful, not just us at the board, but all the boards to not um have that look of having a meeting and that obviously isn't our intention. Um some reminders of the ethics uh board, which we will all be reminded about when we have to do our trainings and whatnot uh
041probably next year. And then um some people may not be aware but at the very end there are a handful of crustful district policies around school board meetings. So there's one about executive sessions. So if you haven't read it I think it's always good just to remind yourself what are our own policies to review um those about our um expectations and then not the fun one but just to make sure we're all aware you know there's policies around the move. Not that I think any of that would happen, but I think it's probably prudent of us to remind ourselves that these are all out there. And um some people said recently, I didn't even know there were policies out there. So go check. I mean, I looked at policies today about other things. So policies
042are fun. As I keep on reminding everyone to join a policy, but just a reminder. Um unless you're hurt. Um okay. Unless there's any questions or anything that anyone wants to add, we can move on to the next item, which is um which is a discussion about the OSBA road show. So, is this really the OSBA one? Did it come out right after I asked you? >> It is. Yeah. Let's see. Oh, I I shot a memo over to Tone and they were holding on to the information >> until we could get things together over there just like counting. So, we we got it first, man. >> Wonderful. >> And we got it first. >> Yes. Even better. Um I think we've had a pretty good showing at the OSBA road shows. Um I think
043our board, what are those called? Evaluations mentioned advocacy. And this is one of our ways we can be an advocate um without having to go to Salem. So if anyone's interested, I think actually four or five four of us might have gone three or four of us might have gone last year. There was a lot of us. Um I would encourage anyone to go. Is it going to be back at a sort of Okay. And this is where OSBA will come and give us a rundown of their legislative um priorities this year and where we can voice our concern or our encouragement of those priorities. So October 14th on your calendar usually feature dinner too if you're interested. >> So if you're going to attend, if you'd like me to respond for you, let me
044know at 6 RSV. >> Yeah. I would also like to go I would also like to go to the meeting or do you want dinner? >> Dinner's at 6:00. We'll eat that at 6:30. >> We usually 6, right? >> I'll let them know. >> It could be interesting. It was rather uh intriguing last year. >> Oh, yeah. >> There was a little kurfuffle. It was a road show. >> It was a road show. I'm sure. >> Um, okay. >> Any other discussion or questions? If you didn't give Marilyn your, "Hey, I want to go tonight." Just email her maybe within the next week or two so that she can get our recipe for you. Thank you very much. Um, next is just a reminder of the OSBA convention. Here's a little flyer. Oh, I'm going
045to keep vote myself of what is coming up in the annual convention. And I believe everyone but one person has let Marilyn know if they're going. So if you're that one person, I don't know who it is. Just let her know. Give her a little heads up. Um if you were still on the fence, I think one person's on the fence, right? So just let her know so she can make your reservations and we can participate that. Okay. I think next is trustee reports. Mike, would you mind do you mind go first? >> No. Uh, let's see. Um, been to a a football game, which I thought the skydiver part was really cool. You did. You guys, whoever helped you did a great job with that. That was that was neat. uh lane meeting. Uh
046watch football practice uh we were involved in a couple of union negotiations and I got to be really nice. But they're not negotiators at all. But I think it could have been a lot quicker if they wouldn't have had their rep and we wouldn't had ours and just sat down and got it done in a couple sessions. But that's just me. Um, and somebody fell a Doug fur tree over by the high school. A buddy of mine and I cut it up and disappeared with sweet. So, nobody has to look after that. Um, and that's Thank you very much. I didn't put up with that poetry, but >> um I'm writing that down as negative two points for the football. >> Okay, you're back. points or um I feel like I'm living all things football
047or which is great. I love it. Um so I've been to some games and been all the team dinners. Um I also got to join live in some of these bargaining sessions that we've had and finish these contracts which was great to be able to finish them and get threeear contracts with them. I don't think I've done anything else. Just football a lot. That's that's a lot. So, thank you. Um enjoyed the football game last week and IRC is starting up and going again. I think we have the upper grade starting this week. The younger ones are starting next week. So, I get to start in kindergarten next week. And I believe Mr. Johnson is a new one a day volunteer. >> So, what grade are you volunteering in? Do you know yet? >> I
048told them I I'm a utility guy. I'll pay in wherever they need. >> I am super glad that you're going to do that. I think our volunteers are super excited that you did that. So, thank you. >> Oh, great. I didn't know the news was out, but um >> Oh, it's all of us. Are they times where like it's first thing in the morning or learning is scheduled doesn't work out? >> Uh reading block in the elementary schools in the morning and so I >> I think we are in our 12th or 13th year of IRC and the reason I say that is because the elementary school loves the fact that we come and so they schedule their reading block so that it works. So first thing in the morning like 8:30 is when the
049younger grades start and then second and third go the next block. That way for example I'm totally using this as a p like public service announcement. So if there's a volunteer that has all morning they can start in a lower grade and also help with a higher grade like K1 and then 2 three. Um I it only works with my schedule to do 8:30 to 9:30 on Fridays. That's the only time that my work I can commit to coming. So if there's something that you want to do, you tell our coordinators like, "Hey, I can do Tuesdays or I can do Friday mornings, but it's only at 10:00 every day." It's every day, but you can do one day, you can do five days, you can do two hours. >> You can also be a
050sub. >> Yeah, they also make subs. >> You can also be a substitute um on different days. >> Okay. So if you want to, we will connect you to and just tell them what your availability is. We will take all volunteers >> if you've got time. >> Well, they I think there's a screening process, right? >> I hear you. >> It's a tough process. >> Yeah. >> Tough to get in. >> High stand. >> Yeah. So, but it's it's very cool because it's a formal way that you get to help with the kids, help in a very impactful way. They do training. So, like I don't make a lot of them because they're Wednesdays closer to noon and I can't get off work then. But for volunteers, that's like the time where they get refreshers,
051how-tos, they're struggling with the kiddo. Teachers come in and do presentations. Like, it's a wonderful program. So, you will feel supported and the teachers for will wanted to say like I read, 1100 books this year when they're like put in your goodies. >> I know. I know. It's kind of It's very fun to be in kindergarten because the kids come in and it's kind of like their feral cats. Like they don't know how to be at the beginning of the year. And the energy I just kind of love it. I love the energy, but I get to be more of a mom than like the teacher that has to establish appropriate behavior. But by the end of the year, these kids know what they're doing. Mrs. Reigns just has to say go. And they like
052they know how to line up. They know how to space. They know where their stuff is. They know they know how to log into their iPads, which is amazing when you look at passwords they have to do. Um they know how to read whole sentences. They're reading books. When at the beginning of the year, if you could get four kids to sit across your rainbow table for the whole 10 minutes, like that's a win. So, I just love it. It I hope I never have to move from kindergarten because it's perfect for me. Anyway, okay. Thank you for asking because I love talking about IRC and that uh application is on our website FYI. >> Yeah. No problem. Yeah. Okay. And I had one question actually. Sure. So, I got an email. I'm not sure
053if other others did. It's from Pacific RC.org. Um, I've interacted with them in some work related stuff, but the webinar that I got advertised for, and I was wondering if it would be good or if this is going to I don't think it's a sales pitch. Um, it's how will the Department of Ed downsizing affect school districts in Oregon? Has anybody else gotten this? >> Well, they haven't put out anything about how they're downsizing. >> Exactly. So this is >> that means they'll streamline the reports. >> I don't think that's the 14. >> This is September 17th. Should I should I attend like check it out and see? >> Sure. >> If that's something you feel comfortable. >> Well, I just haven't like as I read what's happening under the federal government, I don't see
054specifics. So I didn't know what to expect and I didn't want to waste my time. Um but okay. Well, I I will register and check out and Okay, thank you. That's it for me. 10th. >> So, after doing the board evaluation, I have nothing. >> Okay, very good. Um, I don't have a lot. I went to the leadership meeting. We have a policy meeting coming up, so you'll all hear about that once we have it. I've gone to a couple volleyball games. I think two, maybe three. But that's because volleyball is my favorite thing to watch. So I like to go to volleyball games. Don't volleyball game is fun to watch. And I watched one football game online. I didn't we were out of town, but I watched it um online. So got to see
055it. And I've been looking at the middle school schedule. And so if anyone's interested, there's the eighth grade girls volleyball game uh next week. So I'm trying to make five. Okay. Anything for the good of the order? >> Are all of you able to see the schedule of games and activities at the high schools before they happen? You all have access to that. >> Just look at it on the website. >> I actually don't have to go to the website. I get those emails like sports weekly emails that come. >> So, I use >> I use those. So, I haven't checked the website if I haven't, but I would imagine so. >> Okay. Just making sure. >> Okay. I don't get parents support, but I just checked the website. >> Okay. Um, >> Mary's >>
056Oh, sorry, Mary. >> It's okay. I feel so far away. Um, I went to a couple football games and I went to our leadership and I will be attending the policy meeting. So, that's coming up. So, yeah, you guys will hear about how riveting that is. >> That's it. >> Thank you, Mary. I apologize for missing you. >> Um, okay. >> It's okay. any um just a reminder that on the agenda is always a call for future agenda items. So if you think of something, please just feel free to bring it up here for it to Mary and I. Um we meet with Mike the Thursday before the board meeting. So if you have anything before then just send it to us and we will work on getting something else. With that, I think we're
057journed. I'd rather