001It's definitely a microphone thing. We'll have to get Janet one of those one of those operator. Yeah. >> Good. Welcome everybody. We're going to go ahead and call this meeting to order. And if you could please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Just a second. >> Okay, Mr. Freeman. >> Yes. Well, first of all, I just want to welcome everyone tonight. Um, thank you for coming out on a It looks like it's going to be a blustery Wednesday night. Uh, just when you thought uh winter was over. Mr. Mets is excited about the weather coming in. So, um, anyway, thank you
002for making the time to come out. a special part of our board meeting is to celebrate our uh bright stars in our district and um it's a fun part of our night. Before we get to that, uh we do have a couple changes to the agenda I want to mention. Uh we are going to have a presentation right after I get done talking uh by the drama um club. Uh we are not going to have an elementary, middle school, or high school report. Um instead we'll move right to the Seattle science trip and um the cats awards and then take a break. We do not. >> Okay. >> They're not They're going to read the names of the cats. >> Okay. All right, then with that, I do believe we're going to invite Kathleen Cole
003up. >> I'm sure in dramatic fashion. >> In dramatic fashion. Good job. You You beat me to it. My voice is loud. My voice is loud. Okay. >> The people online can't hear you though if it's not directly in the microphone. >> Okay. So, in any case, >> pick it up. In any case, we're just going to go ahead and tell you about our play that's coming up. It is May 6, 7, and 8 um down at the old um middle school gym. And uh it will start at 7 and we would love it if you would come to see it. Um we have eight kids in the show and a couple of wonder studies who are learning people's parts just in case and um that being the case uh it's always better when people
004come to the show. So don't be nervous. And for those of you who are gonna basically uh be the recipients of this awesome presentation that I'm making, just know I made so many errors while I was doing it. Like, is it still April? Apparently not. Um also, um I can't remember what else I did wrong, but it was not good. But, uh I do feel like I have someone who's looking out for me on this team. delivering. >> What are you delivering? >> These aren't >> No, they're just cards. And it's not the 1930s like it is in the play. >> I'm sorry. >> You are just fine. You going to hand these out? >> I guess so. >> I believe in you. Go for it. >> Uh, I have one for Robert. >> That
005would be me. >> Nice to meet you, sir. >> You, too. Thank you very much. I have another one. is absent today. >> You can. Yeah. >> I'm hiding. >> I'll check again. >> There you go. Hop. Nice job. >> I'm Ashley. So, thank you very much. >> So, it is May, right? We decided and it's 7 o'clock. >> 7 o'clock, right? >> Yes. Okay. >> It's always a treat. >> Simple. Me too. Me too. >> Maybe I'll be on time. >> Got that down. Tracy, >> it's called That sounds amazing. We're all very excited to check that out. Okay, now >> Seattle trip. Who is presenting our Seattle trip? I >> science club. >> Hi everyone. Hey everyone, my name is Lauren Shaw. I'm part of the science department here at Glide High School.
006Um I'm I teach along with Haley Damwood and we brought along with us Savannah Jones and Lilith Matthews. Um we take a trip to Seattle every year for three days during the spring. This year we went March 4th, 5th, and 6th, and we just wanted to do a presentation on the great things that we saw. Um, I'd just like to start out and say I've always appreciated Glide uh school district's willingness to say yes to any great trips that we want for our kids. It's fantastic how we can get kids uh to Seattle, to Iceland, to the Gopagos. Um, so that we got some really cool big school opportunities at a small school. And I've I've always loved their willingness to say yes to these field trips. So, um, Can you guys see that? Okay,
007great. Actually, maybe it's better if we're over here. There you go. Yeah. So, uh, we focus on biotechnology when we're in Seattle. And where's the clicker? Oh, you're you're doing great. Awesome. Um, so our itinerary was March 4th. We had a lab experience with kids in medicine at Seattle and they are hosted by the University of Washington at the BothL campus. Um March 5th, Thursday, we took a tour lab and a career panel at the Paul Allen Institute of Biology. And on March 6, we took a tour and lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center um in Seattle. All right. So, can I put you on the spot and pass this down? Okay, so I'm being told it's my turn to talk. Um, the first day we went to Kids in Medicine Seattle, which
008uh we did a heart dissection lab, which I thought was really fun and interesting as somebody who has an interest in biotech and medicine. Um, it was nice to talk to the people who actually work with this stuff like all the time. and they were really nice and really helpful and um it was really fun experience. I'm actually in that picture. I'm the light blue glove. Shout out. Um it was just a really nice hands-on experience. I'm not in anatomy this year. Um you're in anatomy. So, I haven't done any dissections since you can see my last year and I'm about to lie or I haven't done one since 8th grade, I think. Uh, so it was nice to sort of have that hands-on experience. As uh Lilis said, I am in anatomy and I
009think one of my favorite parts of this lab was being able to help and teach Alyssa while we did it because uh at times our instructors would go a bit fast and it was really nice for me to be able to review everything that I know with her and really just help her understand what we were doing throughout the lab on uh March 5th. Oh, by the way, what we don't have pictures of is an awesome spaghetti dinner at the old spaghetti factory that night, but we're going to stick stick to the uh science stuff. March 5th, um we went to the Paul Allen Institute for Biology. Um and here they do just primary research on cells. So, they saw that there was a huge gap in our understanding of just basically how cells work.
010And so their mission is to just do primary research on cells and then give that information away to free for any public or private entity that wants to use that data. So it's uh a fantastic resource in Seattle uh brought to us by Paul Allen. So the Allen Institute was definitely one of my favorite experiences on this trip. It's a really beautiful building and going in is just so incredible to see all the different ways that people are involved with science and how many different labs and things that they have there. Like there are six stories and all of them have different labs and different people working for just the betterment of the entire world. And when we did our lab, it was not only very interesting, but afterward we had a career panel that
011we got to ask questions to and just listening to how they help people and how they help other institutions and just increase our knowledge about biology is just really inspiring and it's helped me figure out where I I want to go with my future. So, I really like the Allen Institute. It's one of my favorite places that I've been to on a school trip ever. It's just such a beautiful building. All the people who work there are very nice. Really um helped me like understand what we were doing and not just like uh put the stuff in the tube and it'll be green. Like it was I actually understood and I felt like I had learned something and I came out of it with more of an understanding and it was just really great. We
012had a tour of their general like areas in the building. They have a little sculpture of a of a mouse which is like a dedication to all of the mice who because they do experiments on is like their neuro cells and stuff because as you can tell I clearly know a lot about mice. Um they they do experiments on their like brain cells and stuff like that. So it was just a tribute to that part of their history. Um, all the people who worked there just really nice, really helped everybody understand. I felt really comfortable asking questions and um, yeah, that's all I have. >> Yeah. >> Um, and one more thing about the lab that they were doing is they were researching um, genes linked to Alzheimer's. And what I found most fascinating about
013that was I actually did my final project in my undergrad in Alzheimer's research and I wasn't even allowed to touch a pipet or do any actual research while doing that. That was all for masters and graduate level students. And to reflect that 20 years later we're just handing these things to high school students and they can do it in cardboard boxes is just amazing how far that technology has come. And it's great that our kids get to experience it. We were working on pig hearts because they are very similar to human hearts in Yeah. >> And uh something else that didn't make in the slideshow, uh the students get to go to Pike Street in the afternoon and get to tour around and see the culture of Seattle. Um walk through the gum wall and
014see the Space Needle and see the fish thrown and all those great things. Then we top it off with a great crab dinner down on the waterfront. On March 6th, we go to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. This is one of the premier cancer research centers in the nation and they specialize in leukemia research. And so it's fantastic for our students to work with doctors in that field that take them up into the lab and show them their research and then get to practice um doing different gel electroofpharesises and other DNA experiments on how to identify leukemia through genes. So the labs at Fred Hutch and the Allen Institute are a little similar, but it's very interesting that you can do something that is like so alike in nature and how you actually do
015it when it's testing for such drastically different things. Like testing for leukemia cells compared to working on crisper is super similar process. It's incredible how simple and easy it is with um the technology that they have there. One of my favorite parts about the Fred Hutch Center is that they have a spot on their campus that is buried with um like memorabilia from when they first opened and became an institute. a time capsule. Thank you. Um, but it's just super cool to learn about what their history is and how they plan to continue to keep that legacy moving forward. Another thing I really liked about Fred Hutch is that when we first got there, they brought us into this like I don't even know how you describe it. It was like a room that you
016would have like a board meeting in. It was really nice and they explained everything we were going to be doing with like they had a really great um presentation that they showed us and again I felt like I really understood what I was doing when I was there and it was really nice to be in a space like that where I would be if I chose to take this career path in the future. Um it was nice to get a feeling for what that might be like. And here we just have some great shots of our seniors at the waterfront after dinner and touring Pike Street just having a great time. The other fun part of this is just a fantastic group of juniors and seniors. Not um a bad attitude in the bunch. Always
017up to do something fun and it seemed like they always just had a great time no matter where we went. Which makes it fun for Mrs. Damewood and I as well. 24 24 students. >> Wow. >> All right. So, we would just like to thank Glide School District for making these trips possible. You supply us a bus and you say yes and let us take us let these take these students on trips. So, we've always appreciate it. So, thank you all very much and thank you all for your time listening to our presentation and I know Mrs. Damood and I both look forward to a time where your students might be able to take the same trip. Thank you. That sounds like you guys had an amazing time and how wonderful that that many students
018got to go. Okay, I believe we're moving on to the cats awards. I'm going to start with the definition of what uh cats and like the defining traits that we look for in the students. Um first is character to show respect, responsibility and integrity in all settings. The next is achievement, stride for excellence in academics and personal growth. uh teamwork. Work together with peers, teachers, and community for shared goals. And the last is success. Build habits that lead to lifelong learning and achievements. Our first cats of this month is 12th grade Ezra Wright. Ezra is a young man with great potential. I've appreciated having him in class for the past three years. He has truly grown into a mature young man who will be a great addition to our community. I appreciate his willingness to
019participate in class, especially how we can express his opinion while being respectful of the opinions of others. He works hard on all class assignments, works well with others, and has the ability to think outside of the box. As a teacher, it's been fun seeing his growth throughout his high school career. I'm sure he will be successful in whatever field he chooses, and I will cheer extra hard for him at graduation this year. Next is 11th grade Landon Balor. Landon is a dependable, hard-working young man that is self-motivated and completes highquality work in the welding shop. He sets a good example for others and overall is awesome in my class. Next is 10th grader Braden Hollowman. Braden is an absolute pleasure to have in class. Every day he asks how my day is and seems genuinely
020happy to be in class. He is always h helpful and respectful with an engaging personality. These are traits that are rare in most high school students. As a teacher, I really appreciate his friendly personality. Ninth grade, Adeline Johnson. >> Addie Johnson is a highly capable and conscientious student who takes genuine pride in her work and approaches each task task with care and dedication. She regularly asks thoughtful, insightful questions, showing both curiosity and a sincere desire to deepen her understanding. Her work is consistently high quality, reflecting strong effort and attention to detail. Eighth grader, Miss Mercedes Reaga. Mercedes is a stellar student. She is responsible, consistent, curious, and engaged. In addition, she is incredibly creative. Every assignment and project she works on is done beautifully, meticulous. Beautifully, and meticulously. She continues to raise the bar for
021herself and her peers and is an asset to the classroom and community. Seventh grade, Taven Long. Tavan is a student who is hungry for knowledge about the world around him. He shows a genuine interest in learning new things and I appreciate how he asks intelligent questions during class. He brings energy into my classroom and is a fun student to teach. I appreciate the respect he shows to staff and the learning environment. He is someone who will always be a lifelong learner. I don't care. Sixth grader Danny Olsen. Danny is a balanced, supportive student who get who gets along with everyone and lifts those around him. A natural leader and positive role model, he applies consistent effort to his academics and uses creativity to strengthen his work. We are so thankful to have him as part
022of our classroom community. Fifth grade, Gage Rich. Mr. Rich has a terrific work ethic and is always engaged during lessons. He is friendly and always respectful towards students and staff. He is quick to help others and pick up the slack in class when called upon. fourth grade. Coloulston Parnell. Pulson Parnell is an amazing young man in every way. He excels in all school subjects and is especially bright in math. He continues to challenge himself with above average level math learning each week. He has recently met his 100 AR point goal for the whole year with one more quarter to go. Coulson is a star in the classroom, but he he's also exceptional in any athletic competition you give him, most recently on the field as he be begins spring baseball. Finally, he's a great friend
023to all and a classmate with true integrity. Honest, kind, and positive each and every day. Third grade, Rowan Rutled. Rowan was a new bobcat this year, but she has roared with the best of them. In our classroom family, she takes on every role and responsibility with the determination to do it well. She treats others with kindness and humble respect and helps other students whenever she can. Rowan is engaged in every activity we are doing and raising her hand to contribute her well-th thoughtout ideas and strategies. Since the beginning of the year, she has greatly improved in both reading and math and shown great enthusiasm for learning all areas of study. Her bright smile will brighten your day. Second grade, Finley Miller. Finley has earned the self-manager award in class for continuously showing all the traits
024of a bobcat. On top of her perfect attendance, she always strives to do her best, challenge herself, and be a leader in in and out of the classroom. first grade. Darla Ogden. Darla brings so much light to our school. She comes in with a smile and a positive attitude every morning. She is an enthusiastic learner who leads the classroom by example. Darla is kind to all her classmates and is a and it is a joy to have her at our school. Kindergarten. Maya Nicholson. Maya is a hardworking and and enthusiastic learner and she makes her classroom a h happier place every day. She focuses on her school jobs and takes learning very seriously, but is always willing to lend a helping hand to a friend in need. She loves reading and is very focused during
025our lessons and adds a lot to our classroom discussions. Thank you, Maya. parents. If you want to help them, they got a I'm a bummer. Crazy. That is your That's actually You're way >> You should This could be like my alternate personality or so. >> Ashley, it's pretty cool. >> What's your name? Ashley. >> Ashley Ad. >> Nice. >> Yeah. So cool. >> I I dig it. That's your new name when you go out now. >> Yeah. I'm Ashley. >> It's funny because we used to do stuff like that when we were like 18. >> So my buddy and he met his wife and they have been married for almost 35 years now. So I can tell the story. When they first met at a bar, she said her name was Lisa. So he only
026knew her as Lisa for like first three or four dates. And finally she had to tell him, "No, my name's really Coral." So now we call her Lisa, of course. >> That's awesome. I love that. Yeah. My whole crew of friends, we had other names when we went. >> Yes. Yes. >> Fun names. >> That was fun. >> All right. Are we ready to >> That was a pretty good turnout tonight. >> Yeah. >> She's not even there to hear it. Okay, I believe we're moving on to um the approval of the consent agenda uh which really just contains the uh regular meeting minutes from last month. Um the executive session, which really isn't uh a lot of minutes, just kind of says what we were waiting for. Um a financial report and a request
027to apply for a fundraiser. And um so I would entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. Uh >> I'll move to approve the consent agenda as presented. I'll second it. >> All right. Uh any nays? I will consider that passion. Uh okay. Um normally this is our public participation time, but we don't seem to have much of that anymore. Um so we will move on to Mr. Freeman. >> Yeah. Well, thank you. Um as you know, we have a standing agenda item now to talk about our facilities and our long range planning uh which possibly could lead us to a bond um uh election. Uh with us tonight um I saw him up there earlier is Kyle Lair. Uh I believe I informed you at the last meeting that we were going
028to engage um with um assist in running our bond campaign and right now we're in the very very early stages of that. Um we talk about a runway that leads us up there. We're at the beginning of that runway which means that uh we're just doing a lot of the leg work right now. A lot of information gathering um discussions about projects. Uh a couple of you um participated in a community forum talking about facilities. Um from that meeting um the projects have kind of evolved and continue to get better. I tell you every time I meet with a group of people um it just seems like the more people that give input and are around the table uh better ideas keep coming forward. And so we're continuing down that path. Uh we um to
029assist assist um is our architect firm of pivot and that's John Stapleton and I believe you guys have met him. Uh so Kyle is working closely with John. Um John will help us with the uh projects and uh what they cost and if we can even do them or not based on our um structure here. So, with that, I invited Kyle to come to our meeting tonight just to kind of give you an overview of the process and um hopefully affirm you, reaffirm you that we're we're good for possibly a November election. And uh there may be some things that come up between now and then that might lead us a different direction, but right now that is our target date. So, Kyle, I hope I didn't mess that up too bad, but uh if
030you'd like to introduce yourself and uh entertain some questions, I appreciate you being here tonight. Yeah, absolutely. And I I appreciate you guys welcoming me in this evening. Um it's it was first of all I was I think it was last week. I may be wrong, but I think it was last week that I was in Glide and uh able to tour the facilities, able to get to to know the community and would tell you that the highlight of the end of it was uh getting to the athletic complex that you have there and getting to see there was a track meet so on a beautiful sunny day and getting to see everybody uh enjoy that facility and getting to see community there. That was a just a great into it. Gave me a little
031bit of an insight in your community and I enjoyed that. As Robert said, we've we've started working uh fairly recently with each other and have already started working with John Stapleton through Pivot. This is a period of time when we're thinking about a November election where we are doing our research, starting to plan and consider what that bond package would look like. Um as a board, uh if we were to to to go out in November of 26, you would be passing a resolution in uh August of this year. And that resolution would then set forth what it is that we're going to go off go after in that bond. And from that period until the November election, um we would be informing your community of what that bond is, what that uh consideration is
032that they're making and really educating them on on where it is that um or what it is that that bond would do for the community. So the period between August when the board would pass a resolution if you go out in November and now is a period where we're doing a lot of work to make sure that we're putting in front of people um the best possible bond package for your community to consider. So a lot of the real hard work is actually done now before we're getting to the point of talking to community about it. Um in terms of making sure we are you know John will work with us to make sure we are identifying the right projects. We also have a good idea of what those projects will cost in the future
033if the bond were to pass and making sure that it aligns with what it is that your community wants. That's a lot of the work we do now. And then we also do a lot of the work to prep the materials that would be out after the board passes a resolution and up until that November 26 uh date of the election. And and I you know what I failed to say this at the beginning and I always do and I can't believe I've done all of these and I've never never done this part before. I am so owner of assist education been doing this for about four years but myself and everybody on my team we are all public educators. So I was spent 23 years in public education most recently the superintendent the Oregon
034City School District. Um I've got a few comms people that tend to work on projects like this. they have been district directors of communications and school districts around Oregon. So, we understand schools. Um, we've run we've we've done this part as well of of general obligation bonds as people who are running and representing public school districts as well too. So, we come at it from a little different um angle than than maybe some others that do this work. >> Are you okay fielding questions, Kyle? >> Absolutely. Would love to. questions. >> So, I'm told I have to talk in the microphone because otherwise you can't hear what well. Um, so Kyle, can you talk a little bit about what your process is over, you know, until August, the things that you'll be doing, what that
035timeline looks like, you know, what the activities that are deliverables, um, you know, any, you know, KPIs, anything like that that you can share? Yeah, for us. So, in in this situation and where you guys are at, it is a little bit different than what we're doing in some districts. Um, so you you know, every district is a little bit different during this period of time based on um their bonding situation, what it is they're trying to accomplish, the size uh of their district, and the number of voters that they have. And so in this district right now, I know there is a fairly decent idea of what it is that you were going to go potentially go for in a bond. There's been some engagement with the community. We're going to need to continue
036to do engagement to make sure that whatever it is that we develop into that package um is what it is that we believe voters will be most supportive of and what it is that the district needs. So part of what you're doing during this period of time is you're trying to b together what we know about your community, what they value, what they support, what it is that the facility needs are, and and the desires of the district, what we think is best for kids. And we're bringing those things together to figure out what that bond package will be. Because when we put something in front of the board, once you sign off on that portion of it, we start filing with the county for the election, like that is what we are able to
037do. So, we can't change the bond in the middle of that. When you get to the bond projects, you can only do what you have written in there to do. There are legal um uh uh guardrails, so to speak, in place to where you can't, for instance, say we were going to build a cafeteria, but now we're building a gymnasium, right? So, and and we'll do work with the district as well, too. We'll be involved once we get to that point before language comes in front of you. We will work with the bond legal council for the school district and they will work with myself with John from pivot architecture to make sure that what it is that we are planning on doing the bond the language that goes in front of you and then
038the language that goes to the county as we uh go into that election that that language uh will allow you to do the things that is that you want to do. So, um you'd also talked about uh some different uh flyers andformational things that you have planned to go out. um he has a template that he's working from um that he adjusts um for individual districts uh >> yeah so as we as as we work with pivot in the district on on identifying what we believe is that bond package to go forward then what my team will start to do is is based on we know what we know about the community based on what it is that we are putting in front of voters we will start to develop um and we've got kind
039of the base package of what we normally put out so we will Make sure, for instance, that there are three flyers that hit every mailbox. Okay? They'll have very key messages so you make sure that that everybody that is is in your community knows what it is that's on the bond. We will also create some other materials that we will use for specific engagement activities um that we'll have out. I know you've got a few businesses there from when I was there that will be out at those hopefully out at some of those businesses that are supportive of that. The probably the main thing that we that we have up though that seems to be extremely important in all of our campaigns is we do a separate bond website. So there is one spot for
040people to go get factual information about what is on the bond. And so we we uh will see this in communities where you know people start to talk, they play the game of telephone, the next thing you know the bond looks very different than what it actually is. that website is the landing page for what is factual information. That's always where we want to send people in this day and age of social media. One of the things that also happens um either through misunderstanding but also sometimes intentionally by by people in the community and sometimes even people outside of the community is on social media. We will spread misinformation about what the bond actually is or what the district plans to do. And we use that website link as a way to not get into
041arguments with people on social media and Facebook and what have you, but to make sure that people who are watching this happen and people say things, they know where to go to get the facts. Um, to make sure that they understand actually what it is that the district's doing and what their intentions are. Um, along with those things, we'll also do social media, okay? and we'll work with the district to create a schedule of social media things that come out to make sure that people kind of know the the major parts of the bond and that they're clear on that. And with some of that, we'll do some work where we actually pay for boosts or um advertisements to ensure that anybody in your district who has that social media will see those. So, there's
042a difference between like when the district puts something out, those that follow will see it, but we can do it in a way where it actually makes sure it hits all of your residents so that it does come through their feed so that they are aware there's a bond, they're aware of what's on that bond and those key messages that we want them to hear so that they can make a decision whether they support it or not. Um, they're making a decision on on factual information and what the district's working to do. We also in the past will do some video work um to get video messages out whether it's uh through social media or it's through you know a district YouTube site or on their website. We'll work with with you to do those
043things as well too. >> That sounds amazing. I'm excited. >> Yeah. Um, when I mean and maybe just kind of you don't have the answer quite yet, but maybe just approximate. When would you foresee us having another community meeting? >> I think we're we're in early discussions with the districts. We've had a couple of meetings. Um, one of the things is we're we're at a period of time right now where you're approaching summer break. I will tell you, um, summer community meetings usually are not well attended. Um, so we may look at do we need to do some things in the spring to get some further feedback, but we will highly engage with during the during the actual bond campaign period as we refer to it from September through November. We're going to do a
044lot of engagement. >> Um, and we're going to need to be able to do that. There are people that are going to want to come out, talk about it, learn. Um, and so we'll have a high level of engagement in the fall, but we still do need to take a look at I know the district has done things and Robert's talked to us about those things that we've done since like we've had some highly successful activities going on to gather some information from the community, but we still may want to do some of that before the year's out um to gather more information. Um if we go from se So you're saying after we put the measure out there more I I'm kind of like I think we need more community involvement before we decide
045exactly what we want. >> Mhm. >> Uh I mean yes we can decide that we're going to put this measure on in August and then you're telling us we can't change it. but then somebody in the community has a really good idea that we didn't get hit on it. I that's a surefire way of failure right there. So, we really want to get a little more community involvement I think between now and August. That's my opinion anyway. >> Yeah. Yeah. I guess I my concern is just it's April. Um, and so we only have, you know, in terms of like planning, like you're saying, you know, we've got the end of this month and May to John's point about engagement of what that looks like because going into June, you know, that also gets more
046complicated about getting folks engaged. >> And then we've got to, I'm assuming, have some sort of draft of something coming to the board in July to actually then vote in August. Am I I mean, is that that's what I was thinking in my head would be the process. Is that out of line or are you thinking something different? >> No, I think you're you're you know June and June and July we should and I don't know your board schedule so I don't know if you guys go throughout the summer. Um I know some districts don't you guys do. Perfect. >> Um obviously we'll be wanting to have some some bond discussions in June and July to where you are looking and providing feedback on what the district is considering. uh because that August date that
047is a I mean that is asking the board to pass a resolution which does then to a certain extent lock you in and then when you put put forth that information to the the county that does lock you in. So um so yes the next time you hear about this will not be August it will be before that. Um and and that's something that we'll be working with Robert to develop with Pivot. I think kind of to John and Janet's point, I think what they're getting is we got in my head, we've got like two months to figure out what you got May and June to get this nailed down. July, we've got to have a draft so we can vote in August. So, we've really got to get we're going to need numbers and
048all those things. And I assume looking at you, Robert, that's coming from Pivot >> for like it'll come from me. >> We get to the line items of the gym is going to cost this much the things. Yeah, that's coming from >> So, we're we're working towards that. What we failed to mention uh earlier is that Kyle and I are meeting weekly. We have a standing meeting on Wednesday afternoons. Um I think some of you have actually participated in that meeting before. Uh you're always welcome um to join us. Uh if you're interested, I'll make sure you have that link. But um I know it feels it feels like there's a lot and there is a lot to do, but I also feel like Kyle has a and his team they have a plan to
049get us there and um we just have a lot of work to do to get there. So um I I think we I think we trust Kyle and the process and move forward and um hopefully we um get to a point where you guys feel comfortable by August on what we put forward. So, you need to let me know what you need as we go through this process. >> Okay. I just want to second um I feel very strongly aligned with what John said that um we definitely need to make sure that we're getting all the feedback before we can vote because if we could vote for something but if it's not really really what everybody wants that it's it's not happening. So >> that's my big concern. >> Yeah. So I I totally agree
050with you. I also am super nervous that um I think I shared with you earlier, every meeting I've gone to, the the ideas have grown and they get better and better. I'm worried about us as a group and as a greater community being able to settle on an actual package because everybody has their own view and their own things that they're wanting to accomplish. And um if hopefully with Kyle's help and expertise, we are going to get to that. But I am super nervous about even us in this room right now getting to a spot where we all agree on what is best for the district. And you've heard me say over and over that the worst thing that can happen is we miss this window of opportunity and we miss the opportunity to do
051a leveling bond and then in the future we have to go out for a full bond. So, um I'm just going to I'm going to count on you and our relationship that you communicate with me what you need. Um I've continually offered for you to join in meetings and participate and many of you have, which I really appreciate that. Um but that's what it's going to take for all of us to get to a point where in August we can all >> say yay. And I I agree with what you're saying. if we have one or two board members that aren't on board in August that that bond is not going to pass. We learned that early on when we started this process. So, >> so I I'll just be transparent for me. I do
052need more notice than like the day of or the day before um just because of you know my schedule and so if there are standing meetings or if we need to put together some you know additional work sessions I guess I would offer that also. I mean, Robert, I also am feeling like there's a lot of pressure on you um for this process and I know that there's a trust thing, but I think as the board, I'll just and and speaking for myself, I think we want to make sure that we're included in the process. We understand where things are going and that then we can help to Tracy's point and John's we can help then sell that to the community, you know. So, again, you know, I think we have to be in alignment
053and you know, whatever that takes. And again, I I'll just say this is a very tight timeline and there's a lot of missing, you know, a lot of steps that are going to have to be aligned. And to your point, I don't think we have strong alignment on what all the things are because I don't even know what they all are going to cost, you know, so it's also hard to say, oh, okay, well, this could be a priority when we don't know the full budget, what that looks like, where we would put our priorities. So, what I would love to see if possible is like at least a tenative scope of here's the things that we um potentially would be in in budget, what that budget would be, even if that they're not full,
054you know, baked, but at least enough. Because I I know that last meeting that we went to with the community, I was like, "Oh, we didn't even hear about these things. Where did that come from?" So, if we can at least get kind of that menu and alignment on that, that would be really helpful. I believe that's what we talked about today. >> So, it was >> we we will get that to you. >> I I mean, there's some things we're all going to agree on. We obviously the first thing we got to have is enough classrooms for our kids. I mean, we aren't going to be teaching, you know, with a bond, you know, we aren't going to leave the sixth graders out in the hall or whatever. I hear if we don't have
055enough classrooms. builds, you know, those are things that we we got to start with obviously is to make sure that >> yeah, >> that happens and then, you know, I think the rest of the stuff we can work with. But, you know, I think that, you know, that's the main thing. We got the classrooms and then after that I think that most of us are probably going to but we we do you know want to kind of I I want to give it to the people in the community before I vote on it. I mean I don't want to I mean there's always negative Nelly that's going to don't matter what but I want to hear their point of view too because absolutely >> because they're the ones that are going to try and stop
056the bond in the end. So you got to have an answer to it. Um, so I I want to know before we vote on it and then I want to because I I want to hear what their point of view is before we try to get it passed and then it's like, oh, well, they got a good point. I wish I would have thought of that. >> Yeah. >> So, I'd like to get it before we actually vote on it because we could stop that or have an answer to it. >> Yeah. I really appreciate, you know, the idea of having a separate website. I think that's very helpful. And I also, you know, think that that as John's saying is that the communication is going to be critical, you know, and there's lots of
057opportunities with to your point, Kyle, you came to a sports event. Lots of our community members show up to those sports events. So, thinking about how we strategize about that, what the communication pathways are to gain feedback. I think there's a lot of things that we could leverage. Um, and again, I will say and not a lot of time to do it. So, um, that's my worry right now. And I don't want something that that the community is like, why in the heck did you prioritize that, you know? >> Yeah. >> And so, being real clear about that. >> As long as I got an answer. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I mean, I would love a continuous invite >> to the meetings. >> I can't say it can be at every single
058one, but maybe one of us can always be at every single one. Um, when when do these happen? Wednesday at >> Wednesdays at 3:00. >> At 3:00. Is that going to continue through the summer? I would suspect as much as we can. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Well, I will try to be there for >> I don't think Kyle has a summer anymore. He >> he's not he's not in education anymore. And I guess Kyle from your perspective in terms of just process you know being both sides of you know now you know being both the you know superintendent now administrator I guess I I also have curiosity around you know what the be best pathway that you've seen for board involvement and you know where we can lean in and where we need to
059>> Yeah. So, one of the things that that is unique about the board's role and in a bond is the is the moment this board if this board were to pass a resolution in August um for a November election or pass a resolution in a February for a May election at that point the district cannot advocate for the bond. So employees while in their role um you know teachers for instance during their school day while playing the role of teacher cannot advocate for it outside of it. Yes they can um when they're playing their role as as a community member not a not an employee. Robert we tell them you're pretty much superintendent 24 hours a day when it comes to you. So you can advocate but board members are elected officials. They are not
060public employees. And so part of what um you know listening to this conversation here, one of the things that I'm going to take away and we'll work with Robert on is what's going to be our process this spring to get these potential um items in front of you to get your support. Uh because what we'd love to see obviously is we'd love to see the full board pass a resolution and then we'd love to see board members get out and advocate because you as a public official can advocate for the bond. Um so even after it is on the ballot you can go out there and you can speak for it and you can advocate for it and and ask people to vote for it. Uh whereas the district will not be able to do
061that. Um in their role as a district they can't advocate. So that that is where your role comes into play and we'll talk specifically. We don't have every district I work with has a different strategy because every community is different in terms of how we interact and how we engage the community um once that bond is going on the ballot. And so we'll we'll design something specifically for Glide and for the communities around Glide. Um, and we will definitely be asking you to play a part in that and we'll prepare you for that as well too. >> Okay, awesome. Thank you. >> Any other questions for now? All right. Thanks. >> All right. The pleasure. >> Thank you so much for your time, Kyle. >> Absolutely. Thank you. You guys take care. >> Okay. Superintendent
062report. >> Yeah. So, that was kind of my report. We got a lot of work to do. Um, uh, I, uh, I've thought about, if you would like, I could give a recap kind of what the discussions have been around projects. um if that would help a little bit and I I do that with a caveat that it's just discussions. We haven't I mean this isn't >> I hope that you've seen even from the start of the discussion about projects and how things have evolved that we are taking input and um listening and actually some of the principles may not even know some of the new stuff that we've been even talking about. So uh so the um the middle school wing on the high school middle school campus continues to be very popular. Uh
063the concern was um it was first presented as four classrooms. Uh four classrooms is not enough. So now we're looking into what the cost of a sixclassroom building would be. uh the location of that wing uh would be where the three modulars are right now. So that would entail moving the three modulars and then um removing the Alexander Lane house and um that would be a uh single gable wing kind of like Wildcat Hall. And then off of the side of that would be a multi-purpose room that um could be used during the day for middle school students off to the west side of that. So the left side of it uh with parking out there uh because we can still seal off the campus and still have parking there for that multi-purpose room or
064just parking in general. the east side of that wing um is where we would make the middle school courtyard. And so that would be kind of the center of the middle school, if you will. That'll be the focus area where kids hang out, um socialize, um play, um do all the things middle school middle schoolers do. Um, and that that really does meet the community and all of your desire of getting the middle school back. Now, it's not the old middle school in their in the old location, but it really does separate them on campus and gives them their own um identity and their own place that they can call the middle school, their own place to play. um still have the benefits of interacting with uh you know multiple level teachers and programs and
065the cafeteria. Uh so that that continues to be very popular with everybody. Uh from there we um toured down to the athletic complex like Kyle had talked about and uh Kyle and John both brought up the point that we have the high school middle school facility and the elementary facility where we have lots of supervision um throughout the day and we have people overseeing our um assets but we don't have that at the athletic field and they're spot on. we we have vandalism and things that happen down there that we don't have any any supervision down there. So, um the discussion has been around building a 100 by 100 steel building that's an indoor facility for our athletes to utilize um during inclement weather or um a football team to use during smoke um football
066soccer teams to use during smoke time in in the fall. Hopefully we don't have that this fall, but just in we would have that facility to do that. And then off of that structure, um I said it was 100 feet long. Building a 30 ft or 50 foot um building off of that that I haven't we haven't come up with a name yet. I should ask a class to come up with a have a little contest to come up with a name, but call it our athletic facilities um management building that would oversee. We'd always have somebody there to oversee the facilities. Um have somebody on that property during the day. Um schedule use it for scheduling for events. Um we would house the district office there, the IT building there, and um have our
067have a new boardroom there. So we'd have our meetings there. Uh could become a community building for community to use in the evening time. Um just lots of potential down there. And then at the elementary school, you know, the first proposal was talking about an elaborate gymnasium with twotory classrooms off the end um to meet several needs at the elementary. Uh but the more we started talking about that and you know a gym at the elementary versus at the um high school middle school, it really came down to what we were trying to solve was a new cafeteria. So instead of building a gymnasium, the discussion now is around building a cafeteria, which frees up the gym that's on campus to be used all day long for PE and still provide an area for our
068students to have breakfast and lunch there. Um that building could be used in the evening time for um clubs and uh uh other groups to use it. Um we still haven't solved the um addition of classrooms and the addition of a teacher room and staff bathrooms. So uh the problem not it's not a problem the um because we're actually rich in land but the nucleus of the elementary is that main building and when you start looking at areas to build away from that building it just keeps moving stuff further and further away. and we're trying to come up with um a building or a facility that fits into that nucleus and still meets all of the things that we're trying to do. And I left out a secure entryway vestibule that we're trying to do
069there, too. So, we're still talking about that, but lot less scope of a project down there. Uh both areas we're talking about changing the traffic flow. Um moving the buses off of Bobcat Lane and putting actually a road from the bus maintenance area across the front of the school where buses can line up in front of the school and then exit and then developing more parking below the current parking area where there's a grass area there. uh here sealing off the campus uh to make it a pedestrian campus and opening up a lane in front of the high school that has parking and a traffic flow in front of the high school. So those are kind of the projects that have been kicked around. Um always welcome the public you guys to sit down and
070talk. Um if you have ideas I'm with John. I think the more ideas we can get on the table, the better chance that we're going to settle on something that's right. Like Tammy and Carrie, did I miss anything that we had talked about? Gotcha. And those were the ideas that they had brought up and and I would like those if we can get those things done. I was pretty, you know, I would be pretty tickled with that. >> Yeah. >> I don't >> Well, and of course the marketing is that we can do all all those things I just talked about we could do with no additional cost to taxpayers. >> And they're saying they think we can. what I just talked about that we can't the the gym with the twotory classrooms and stuff.
071We can't we were over budget, right? We would have to prioritize when the first price came going to be the only >> the 15 million. Yeah. >> Yeah. um we we would have to prioritize. >> And I will say that the federal government is our main enemy on this for the simple reason that every one of us can stand outside and look at 10 times the amount of money 250 million thrown away on top of that mountain from that timber there. And when the federal government throws money away like that and then you ask the people that are looking at that thrown away money to give you money, it's a hard deal. And I don't know, things like that have got to stop where they I hear you 100%. >> Yeah. And that and that
072is a that's a problem where we're at that people are like, "Oh, why do I want to pay taxes when they threw away all that timber?" which we didn't have any control over that. >> Exactly. We did not. But everybody gets to look at it every >> Yeah. No, you're you're spot on, John. >> Yeah. >> You live right in it. We're in the middle of it. >> Yeah. I think we are in a we're in a >> we don't want to miss this amazing opportunity to just continue. >> Yeah. >> Uh without increased costs. Um the fact that we could get the the matching awesome grant and get all these things that you talked about sounds amazing. >> Yeah. And I guess I wanted to bring up one more thing and I'm not um
073um sensing a little of anxiety that we have that short runway. We you guys decided to go in November versus May. Um remember we talked about the options there. So we we still have that in our hip pocket. Um Kyle's actually talked a lot about there might be some triggers as we get closer to that August meeting where he's going to talk to you about maybe we pause and we wait till May. So I just want you to know he's thinking that way also. >> Okay. >> Um so we're once you vote in August then we're locked into November. But we have up to that point to decide if we want to pause and wait till May. I will say that um many districts he's representing are doing that. So, I don't know if that
074works in our favor or not. Um but I I think we can do the work. I think we can put together a really attractive package that enhances the student experience in the Glide School District and we can do it with no extra cost to taxpayers. I think our window is right now. >> Yeah. We just need, like you've all talked about, we just need to nail what those projects are. >> Yep. >> I think Well, yeah. I just think that um you know, as soon as we can get something in front of folks to see Yes. >> even a visual from our architect and stuff to say, "Hey, this is what six classrooms in this room at the middle school are going to look like. This is what the facility >> at the track is
075going to look like." Yeah. >> And and here's the benefit of having people there. That's a big That's a great I >> Yeah, I love that. >> Huge. >> That'd be a big deal to have people there stab. >> Totally agree. >> Um, you know, I I think as soon as people could see something with a dollar figure attached to it and see what the bond is and say, "Look, this is within our reach and we would get these things at all the facilities. I think that's really the selling point is just getting that out in front of people with >> artist renderings, whatever you want to call them, PG." That's >> that'll be my focus right now for you guys. >> Yeah. did some images with price text. This is what we're looking at.
076Please add your input. If you have something different, but some visual so that folks can see this is real and we're trying to go this way. And if I can add to Dan's point, it also then helps and just I'll just share for again my experience with Rogue River going to through their board process with several things that they were trying to put in motion is that the visuals were critical and having those visuals available like website available in so people can see them you know connect that um makes a huge difference. So >> my feeling is we want to get it on the ballot >> on the November ballot and and it if it fails we can come back and put a matching grant cuz for the 6 and a half million and that's
077going to pass. I mean, when you tell everybody, well, yes, this is what's going to be, we can come up with some smaller projects or whatever because I think we can easily pass that one in the spring. If it fails now, then in November, it's going to fail. So, well, like like we say in education, the only failure is something that you don't learn from. So, yeah, if we fail in November, let's learn from that and do better in May. >> Yeah. Thank you all for a great discussion. >> Yeah. >> So just can I can I just like then confirm Robert? So the plan would be you know just in terms of like um looking at then the potential that um in May we would have some sort of like at least a draft
078of what it is that landing. Is that possible? >> I'm I'm going to work really hard. I don't want to throw anybody under the bus, but I've been asking for renderings and prices for at least the past three months. So, I'm going to be a little bit more forceful. Not a little bit, I'm going to be more forceful. And um and yeah, I'll just make that our target date. Like the board is demanding. >> Yes, please. >> Um ren renderings and estimates of costs by the May board meeting. >> I think this is something the community would get just what you described. I think all the things we just have to be able to present it as >> Yes. >> Look at what this does for the community. I think it's a it's a winning
079in November argue. Yeah. We just got to get it out there so people could see it. >> The visual, like you said, huge. >> Well, I'm I'm your employee and I just heard you direct me to get that information to you by May. So, I'm on it. >> Awesome. >> If next week is out, Yeah. I guess we can wait till May. What? >> Next week's out. He said >> that was that from the peanut gallery. Where did that come from? >> That was good. >> Medford. >> Okay. Uh financial report. Carolyn. So, what's on my mind is that um we do have our first budget meeting on April 27th, Monday, April 27th at 6 PM. Um I my goal is since we're keeping the two budget meetings a week apart instead of putting the
080second one two weeks out to give more time. I've been working this week to get the budget done and printed. And by Monday, it should be on the website, the proposed budget, as well as booklets ready to pick up so that anybody who wants to start looking at it ahead of time has some time to look it over and that gives them that extra amount of time that they felt that they needed. So, um, April 27th and then the follow-up meeting will be May 4th at 6 p.m. >> I'm sorry, can you say that again? When would the books be the budget books be available? >> On on the on Monday, this coming Monday, which I believe is the 20th, >> okay, >> is when it should be posted on the website. >> Okay. >>
081And then if somebody wants actually wants a book, they'll be ready to pick up at the district office and you guys have your financial report in your packet. So, >> okay. it just for me it was helpful because I like writing notes on it and yeah not great on I totally get that thing in like that kind of document. >> Yeah. >> So yeah. All right. >> So yeah, you're more than welcome to stop by and pick it up. >> That's it. Thank you. >> And that's Monday the 27th at 6 PM. I might zoom. I don't know. All righty. Thank you. And okay, individual uh board reports. I just I think it I well I will just say I really love the um presentations that um we have that um of the students and
082just really appreciate you know to send 24 students to Seattle to have that experience and especially I don't know all of them that went but I know just getting out and experiencing something different um in or some families not able to travel like to Seattle I think is just also an amazing um opportunity. So, just want to uh shout that out. And I had an opportunity to talk to a parent who cleaned my teeth today uh that has kids at the elementary school. And um and I will just definitely say that there's a lot of interest in uh gym time for the kids that are in elementary school with sports. It's a thing. So, they can't. She's like, I've been trying to get time for the softball team and with all the rain, there's just
083no time. There's nothing we can do. So I really would like to think about how we can get creative so that the kids and and they have I think she they have three softball girls teams two that are here like in glide and a travel one. So the breadth and depth of how many you know students that we have engaged I would really love to create some solutions around that. So it's an opportunity and I just keep wanting to figure out if we can figure something out that would work. >> I feel very confident that we can. That's I'm super hopeful about all this. I think it's going to be amazing things for our district. So, yeah. Tim, did you have stuff you want to share? >> Sure. Thank you. Can you hear me? Okay.
084>> Yep. >> All right. Um about the the bond, we have a finite amount of money when considering the bond um to a degree. Uh but we kind of agreed that we wanted to not go over and add extra burden to the uh community. Um so we desperately need sorry I'm reiterating we all on the same page I think here but we desperately need uh prices to go with the ideas uh as that will be the main factor to putting those pieces together that best balances the budget and the projects. I'd like to also add and I know I've said it before, I'll say it again uh and again and again. um that we need to remind everybody, you know, I I think our group is great in doing this, but um everybody that's throwing
085out ideas, um they need to know that those ideas are appreciated, but they als they need to be willing to accept that their idea may not be selected and um get behind whatever ideas are selected. Uh most assuredly we need to show a unified front as a as a uh the board. Um I think that was mentioned I don't remember who said something about that that if we we get divided we're toast that this isn't going to work. So I don't foresee that happening. Um I again I will say that this is I enjoy being on this board. appreciate all of you. And you know, I tell other people that and they they think I've just lost my brain because they see all the bad things going in different school boards and all of that.
086So, um I I think we really are are a blessed group and but I don't see that ending. So, and that includes you too, Robert. Thank you for your your dedication and and pushing this. And like I said, if you you we can't have the prices next week. I guess may be fine. >> Dan or John, whoever wants to. >> Uh I got something just kind of selfish. I just it's not we don't have the huge audience here, but we were I was able to lobby for another high school to highway opportunity. I just want the community to know I would really like to get a young individual from Glide either graduating this year or recently. Harry, you know about it. Rich knows about it. If you don't know about it, please talk to Chris
087or call me. But, uh, closes August in August. I'm gonna go back to this number which we got at 2600. Tim, if you didn't catch something, we've got something like 570 years from now. We've got an appointment already. Um, uh, it closes uh, April 23rd. Um, >> uh, current graduating class or recent graduates. It doesn't say doesn't limit it like two or three years, just says recent graduates. So, if you know somebody, it's a year, we'll call it a mentorship program in highway maintenance and operations. um they're going to come away with a CDL. They're going to come away with all sorts of stuff. So, it's an incredible opportunity for the community. I >> love for a local individual to build that spot. So, >> uh if you know of anybody interested, they can get
088a hold. >> What a very cool opportunity. It's a it's for a one year and hopefully uh you guys all know the struggle but hopefully there's another year added to the end of it. Um the idea would be to get an individual that has starting at zero two years of experience so then they can then apply and be successful for ODOT jobs in the future. So um yeah, so keep it in mind if you know an individual. Um >> so what do they need to do? How do they apply for that? Uh well, they just want to go online and apply for it. Everything with the state's online. Um they could talk to Chris u uh sorry u title council counselor Chris Clark has all the information. Um or you can get a hold of
089me and call me. So um >> Okay. Awesome. >> Be good. >> Thank you. Very cool. Oh, and just shout out to the the Seattle folks. And again, Mr. Shaw taking kids above and beyond doing stuff. And Mrs. Damon, I know you thank us, but like you're the one putting in the time going to these places. So, thank you to you and Miss Damon for getting that done. John. >> Yeah, I probably already said enough, but I did want to uh the gal in Bellho. She was quick. I liked it. Yes, she was quick. Yes, Bill Help has given me my new alternate reality. Ashley out of it. Um, so I um I'm really excited uh about what this district can do. Um, and I'm uh super um grateful for all staff and um faculty
090here and Robert and our whole administrative team and this board for trying to get us to um a better place for the long term sustainability. and uh it's a privilege and an honor to be doing this. So um I don't have much else to report. I will I can't promise that I'll be at the at the meeting. I think I would be zooming in like the middle of the night. So I no problem and I don't even know if I'll have internet. So I'll keep you guys posted on that on the on the on that meeting. uh and the next one after that. So, all righty. Any other thoughts or comments for the greater good? All right. Thank you everybody for coming and meeting adjourned. >> Thank you.