001gonna call this meeting to order. >> Like to welcome everybody here. Thank you for being here. It's nice to have people here. Uh like to welcome up Jana to come help us do our flag salute. She's going to do a great job. I've already talked to her. He's a professional. Come up here. Picture that. I pledge algiance 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. >> Good job. Hold this. You're not going to do this. You might have to help me get up. But we're going to take a little >> Yeah. Ready? One, two, three. One more. One, two, >> excellent job. Thank you. >> Oh, I got up. Good job. >> All right, welcome
002you again. Any addition or uh deletions to the agenda? No, we're good. Awesome. Any public comment? No. That's a good sign, too. Okay, we're going to uh it's a new thing we're starting to do now with uh this school year. We're going to be recognize our uh people that retire uh from the school district. We have uh um Maria Hall that has worked here for 26 years. She's unable to be here tonight, but she is retiring and we have a plaque for her and we have a couple things that Amy's going to read. >> Yes. So her uh principal was um Miss Sheila Tiliano who is the principal at S. And this is what she wrote about Reh Hall. After 30 years of serving her students, we are honored to celebrate the retirement of Rehall.
003During her time with us, she touched countless lives with her kindness, patience, and caring heart. Many students have personally named her as their their trusted adult, which speaks volumes about their relationship she has built and the sense of safety and belonging she has created for so many. Her dedication went far beyond day-to-day tasks as she strived to make every child feel important, valued, and loved. She also has been wonderful teammate has been a wonderful teammate, always ready to lend a hand, encourage those around her. As Marie steps into this next chapter, we know her legacy and love and care will live on in the lives and hearts of our students and our staff. She leaves behind a lasting imprint of compassion, commitment, and joy. >> We wrote about her and this is a direct message
004from Rehaul. Now, mind you, Sheila is going to um when she gets feeling better, Sheila's going to bring the plaque to her and I'm going to ask Sheila to take a picture with her. Okay, so this is a message from Marie Hall. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Grand View School District board leadership and staff for this wonderful recognition. It has been both an honor and a joy to serve our students and community over the years. The friendships, teamwork, and shared dedication to helping students succeed have meant so much to me. Although I'm able unable to be there in person, please know that I'm with you in spirit and I am truly touched by your thoughtfulness. Thank you for allowing me to be part of such a caring and inspiring district
005and family with deep appreciation rehaul. >> Thank you. >> When is when is she done? >> She's already done. >> Oh, she's already done. >> She's out. >> So, she's barely started the year and done. >> Very nice. Well, I'm going to give this stuff to you guys, but I'll put it in the snack. Okay. So, we're going to move on to the uh welcome up the high school ASB. They're going to come up and give us their little spiel of what's going on at the high school. >> Did you just have a birthday? >> No, my birthday's in April. >> Oh, okay. I thought I saw you had a birthday. I'm sorry. >> I wish I had two birthdays. My name is Sura Masan and I'm the activities coordinator. >> And I'm Luis Rena
006and I'm the assistant activities or assistant treasurer. >> So today we're going to be talking to you guys about um homecoming week and just all the stuff we have coming up. So to begin with, we actually selected our royalty today. So we're going to be doing three votes for the king and queen which we'll be announcing at the assembly next week or on Friday. Um, next we have um the dance itself. So, we're going to have a DJ, a photo booth with a photographer. Uh, we plan to have food and drinks and also um a blackjack table room. And then we um we are working on getting food trucks, so like big wheezys and other stuff. And we're trying to see if they can come and um sponsor. And some other stuff that we have
007is we're going to be having Powderpuff which is on Wednesday, Munch Man, which is on Monday. Um the we also have our homecoming parade which is the same day as Powderpuff. And those are like the main events that are happening that week. And I'm very excited for the dance which is on Saturday. >> Um so we want to get sashes for all of the royalty. Um I think that we're going to have um someone's going to make >> Yeah, we have um Mr. Ooa at he's um our senior adviser. He's going to be making sashes for the royalty and he's going to buy crowns for them as well. And the ASB team is going to take care of um the underassman and the juniors. >> And that's about everything we have for you guys right
008um as of today, but next week we'll have >> Homecoming is next week. So we'll be really busy next week. But >> Awesome. >> Yes. Thank you guys so much. >> Thank you. >> Have fun. >> Cheers. >> Did you break the chair? >> I did. >> Yeah, that one. >> Maybe. >> Do you want to take this one for Duke? >> Just It stayed up. It hasn't given yet. >> It hasn't. It became short. >> We could bring a block next time for us. >> Okay. Uh Mr. Shre, we're gonna uh talk a little levy business. >> Yes. Sabrina, can you send me the link? >> I shared it would be right here. I invited you. >> If I looked, sorry, sent it again. It was I don't >> So it's the participants. Yeah,
009I don't see the link. I'm going to get I'll get started here. >> We want to make sure we honor everybody's time tonight. >> So that way we're going to make poor Jesse wait till later in the meeting. >> Dinner. >> And you didn't bring anything, huh? get back. >> I did a search, Sabrina. I didn't see it. So, I'll keep moving here. So, um at least you have a paper copy in front of you. Uh first thing we need to start discussion about when we're going to run a levy again. Um and I'll get to the very end very end of this. We'll talk about dates, but I thought we'd start off right away by talking about what what does a levy support? I'll spend just a few minutes on that part. I know
010that you all have heard of this. Um but real quick, levy lea uh levy funds help support safety and security, uh student health, student health supports, um athletics and activities, instructional supports, student learning and staffing, operations, maintenance, transportation, additional support, transportation as in the terms of buses and motorpool. Um maybe not already. I'm trying to use the terminology to make sense. We say transportation, but people outside may not even think of buses. So, I thought I'd change that to say buses um and motorpool as well as child nutrition, additional support. That'd be the breakfast and lunch programs. Now, the following slides, it breaks each one of those down. So, safety and security, um you can see Lupe here in a picture with a couple of students uh having school security officers to an officer and
011a coordinator. um within the district to help support those with the levy as well all the programs they support underneath them and also emergency response trainings uh building security enhancements mental health and behavior supports nurses and then on the student learning and support learning and staffing do I have that now or >> oh boy sorry uh student learning and staffing uh when it comes to curriculum adoptions there's never enough dollars within in the state and I should have started off earlier is that the state does support basic ed but not enough they under under support all the programs we have within our district and so some of these things you'll see the basic ed does support but they don't totally support it and I say basic ed from the state and so we have to
012locally enhance those dollars to be totally supported uh instructional materials are on here special education excess costs so in special ed is not have enough dollars uh a couple years ago there enough dollars within special ed we had to support that and offset the cost of special ed. Um advanced placement classes, those AP classes such as at the high school, instructional coaches, um additional activities such as drama, music, uh vocational ed is most vocational is mostly supported, but every once in a while they need some additional dollars for traveling or those types of things and that levy helps with that. And then also a smaller class size. We talked about it before. Um, in the K3 classes, we've been averaging 15.92 on a class size. Uh, the the state only funds down to 17. So,
013we're funding those additional students, classes, and staff at a lower level, which is very important with our district because those are very important years. K3 are very and TTK also, which is in that group, but they only they group just the K3. Um, instructional support on the next slide. Uh, staff professional development. Yes, some of that is grants, but these are all additional supports that are not totally supported by either grants or with the state u secretary clerical support or educators, substitute costs, uh the volunteer program, um additional teaching positions, uh PLC team leaders, uh department heads, and technology. I look at Jesse. So, uh, maintenance operations, we have custodians and supplies that need to be supported with local funds, grounds and maintenance supplies, building maintenance, facility repairs and improvements, equipment for the custodians, as
014well as the maintenance department. Um, the state does not fully fund utilities. So, part of the utilities are also out of the levy. Again, the buses and motorpool vehicles, which I mentioned earlier, but they're on this list here. And then, uh, part of the mechanics. And the mechanics are the ones the mechanics we have or of the bus garage. There are two mechanics. >> Brad, you should get an email from me right now that hasn't similar. >> Oh, Sabrina just sent one through. >> Yeah, might be easier to open. Has to go all the way to Norway and back. So, it'll take the track here. We'll see what happens. So, keep going a little slow from here. Then of course activities. Uh the state says we have basic ed and we'll only fund from the
015the bell to the bell the bell in the morning bill in the afternoon. Well, anything that's outside of that for the most part is not funded. And they and in fact they have come out the state said we shall not fund athletics. And so all of the athletic expenses we have are 100% funded out of levy local dollars >> and band marching band you know all those other things. It's moving here. Um, that's athletic one. Oh, good. This is good timing. Get to the Give me one second here. Yeah, that kid that you have pictured with Lupe looks very much like Martin. That's suspicious. >> Is that Is that a junior? >> I think it's number 11. >> He's bringing school. Yeah. Okay, we go change. There we go. Okay, so those are the programs
016that are funded and then we get into the numbers which I love numbers. You would couldn't imagine that would you so or even guess it. So on the levy side uh the local levies in the last uh fort would pass a 4-year levy in 2022. Um and each levy you can see it on here was funded in 2023. We passed the voters approved um $2,000 in 22 2 million in 23 2.1 2,150,000 24 2,300,000 25 and at 26 coming up is 2,450,000 and that was all approved by the voters. Um and yes, I'm sorry for having to show this slide here. Um I had to throw one in really quick because some people like numbers and so I threw a whole slide in here shows the last 10 years. Um you can look on here
017you can see what the certified levy was coming across this show. Coming across the first line is what was the certified levy for each one of the years. Um increase or decrease to the levy. Um I want to stop install 2019. 2019 is when the legislature passed actually passed it in the spring of 2018 that we cannot have a levy greater than $150 per thousand. And so that year there's a reduction because we had to lower the amount that was uh actually approved by the voters because it could not be more than $150. And so the voters had approved 1,660,000 but we could only assess the 1,354,000 because of the limitation by the legislature that year. Um in 2020 then they they lifted that and allowed us to have levies but levies that could be
018no greater than $2.50 50 which we've never come close to that number 250 $2.50 per thousand assessed value. Um and you'll see in 2020 um and down below if you look up there I use my cursor to move up there is um down below it says what is the um average valuation um increase um to the assessed values and shows on 2020 shows 7.5%. And it says, "What was the published levy rate?" Well, because we had to publish them when we went out to the the voters for the levy, we had to say they're going to be $150 for all four years because we didn't have authority to say anything more than that. However, the dollar amount that we put on the ballot was um was greater than that. And the dollar amount on the
019ballot um was what you see up on the top certified 1725 1.8. I think they are over And so the levy amount was actually greater. So we we had actually passed the levy for those four years greater than $150. But since we had passed them that way, we already have them in the hopper. But in 2019, we had to reduce it. But in the next years that followed, we had an opportunity to increase to increase what that dollar amount was to what the voters had already approved. So in 2020, 21 and 22, we assessed um exactly what the voters had approved because it allowed us to go greater than the $150. Um and we published one good point here. Yes, we needed to publish this $150 because at the time that was the law when
020we passed the the levy itself. Um however when we put documents when I put documents before the board we had said well this this amount of levy I'm going to start here with 2020 1,725 would be $188. We projected$188 project $1.93 and $1.96 given what those numbers were with a very small assessed value increase of 1.5%. So it's a very conservative assessed value increases. Um but we did actually in with the board knew that the rates will be a little higher. So even though you see the rates are higher than $150 in here, they are still below what we had talked about with the board. Um and then move forward the last time we in 2022 we passed another levy. We push a $164 and the national levy assessed price came$155 dollar 35 37 and
02134. We're not too happy with 2024 256 because it dropped below that $150. And I'll go and unpack that right now. So on this chart it is showing the blue shows with the actual levy is that was assessed and we'll call that kind of a brown Bronzy brown is the is the LEA that we received for each one of those years. >> Please note that we did not approve Brad using CASs gray and gold color. >> You know, I had different colors. Somebody snuck in and got into my PowerPoint. I think it might >> At least we got the colors of the District of the East, >> which we saw talk about. Um so the interesting thing here is as we talked earlier we came to the board we said in 2024 because we dropped
022below the $150 LEA we lost 521,000 and these are by calendar year not our fiscal school year fiscal year comp. This is actual calendar year data. We lost we did not receive 521,000 because our levy was too low below the $150. Uh 2025 500 435,000 and then in 2026 moving forward it's projected it'll be 492,000. Um I just received we got a hold of the county assessor and the property values have gone up by 8.63%. in 2026. I'm sure you've all received your tax assessments, not your tax statements, but your assessments. And we found that out today. Now, that can change ever so slightly this time of year. Um, he usually goes through and sends them out and then people appeal them. So, that can change ever so slightly, but more than likely it's going
023to be over this 8% number again. Only questions so far hearing none. I'll move on. Um, so every time we we come I come before the board, we talk about the levy parameters. What are we looking to do and what is required by the state? So back in 2019, the state says, okay, the levy cap, you cannot have a levy greater than $2.50 per thousand. They're going, that's great. We're never going to hit that mark anyway. Other one says you can have $2,500 per student. Um, we never hit that mark either because the levy would need to be too large for that one. And there's an inflationary number of the 2500. So districts are out there going to raise the maximum per student. It's up to 3,838 that you can raise per student. Very large
024number. The assessed values would be way too high, but I just have to share that with you. And then the minimum levy rate to qualify for the maximum LEA is $150. And so what and what you said earlier was we are different than the state levy in that once we ask for a rate no matter how much property values go up or down we collect the same amount. So the property values go up we don't collect more the property values go down we that went down but they like they skyrocket the last three years our our collection rates stays the same and that's why we dip below the $150 and didn't qualify for that extra money. >> Right. Yes. Exactly. And so um so it's a fixed all amount. So the board would approve and
025the same thing put before the voters just to reiterate is the 22 2,450,000 for 2026. That's what actually is assessed to the taxpayers not the $164 that we said it would be. So yes, very good point. And so Grand View levy in the past, what do we look at now? There's three. We look at a lot of things, but here's the three main ones. I'm trying to shorten this thing to talk about it. So, we we talked about the programs. So, we want the grand levy shall support programs while ensuring levy rate is reasonable to taxpayers and maximizing the LEA support programs, keep the rate as low as possible, and receive the LEA, which is the matching dollars from the state because we love state paying for programs, don't we? And so what what that
026would mean is set the levy rate above $150 per $1,000 assessed value. Set the levy cap below the 250. Okay, we're not getting close to 250, but there's a bumper. And the last bumper is demonstrate strong fiscal stewardship of levy and LA funds to build and maintain community trust and support for future levies. >> Do you agree with those statements so far? >> And you can add some too if you mind. Um so um given that the proposed levy um putting some numbers out on the table and I have some other things I need to share with you. This is this piece but there's some more narrative to go with it. Um 2027 that says 3,250,000 um which would be $164 3.5 million $164 um and 3.8 8 million then 4.1 million and that'd be
027$164 to put a little buffer in. I did put a little asterisk here that is projecting that we would have 8% growth each one of those years. Usually I've been more conservative than that but I've seen that this growth continue knowing that we have additional housing developments coming in. Um I used 8%. I think it's a little bit u more aggressive than I have been in the past. I'm very conservative. So I'll go back and rework them a little bit. We may publish just I put this together and I can show you the the documents. I use a document from SPI. They publish and put together for the next four years and put in there what we think the assess values are going to be. And it's crazy. Well, SPI thinks assessed values are going
028to drop uh grow by double digits. >> It's crazy. >> Brad, I think you need to go higher >> personally. Well, let me um it's a busy I will hand this out. It's very busy. So, I'll probably collect it back. That's okay. But you I don't care if you keep it actually. But I really hadn't planned on I sit at home and read your literature. >> Never. Never. Chuck. >> Hey. Hey. Chuck cuts. >> Out of curiosity. So, if I'm understanding correctly though, like let's just say they drop for some reason drastically, that will impact us because we could potentially go over that 250 mark. How would that impact us? >> Um, we could, however, I don't see that ever happening. We would we've never hit the 250, but it might go up to $2
029per thousand. And as a board, do you feel comfortable if it hits 2,000 $2 per thousand? >> We only get this on dollar amount. >> Okay. If my opinion on that is we're taking our best shot to stay as reasonable as we can. >> We can't project what we got for growth the last four years and we can't project if it goes down. We got to try to be somewhere in the middle which I think this does puts us in the middle. >> Um I just don't want to be too conservative. >> So this is very busy. I I didn't put up on the screen. >> Let me let me let's let's do this. Yes. >> Yes. >> If you see the >> see where the green is in the middle, the first set of
030green says levy increase and levy increase percentage. >> So that's the first thing I want to point out. The levy would increase in 2027 by 800,000. Then the next 250, the nation by 300, you by 300. You follow me so far? >> It says, okay, what does that increase percentage for us? >> Mhm. >> Okay. This doesn't mean the taxpayers increase percentage. is then for Sage increase would be a 32%. Then a 7.69 8.57 7.89. I skipped over a couple other factors. You see all the ones that are let's call that it's not really yellow but I'm going to call it yellow highlighting are areas where I can go back and change what SPI predicts. And some of these have changed because this document I have before you is dated April 2025. On the far
031left hand side letter letter E1 and E2. You'll see it says April 25. That one's a document they provided that they have one that just came out in September, but I've already started this one. So, and so what I've done is I've tweaked some of the numbers above and in bold and those the CPI and IP IPD I tweaked to be what they have given me in September. So, they see how to take the same up and down. The next piece is where do we anticipate enrollment? they have our enrollment much higher. I'm down um right after that letter G1. And then where I put numbers in which are in bold, uh projected enrollment would be 3,237. Uh the next year 3,184, 3132, 3100, then 3125. We're hoping the enrollment comes back. This is a
032small factor to um what the ceiling is, so it doesn't really impact this dollars per thousand. um it will impact our LA a little bit uh because that's part of the factoring u but not much so I'm just sharing all the factors and I'll stop anytime you think it's too much okay but we have to be seeing increase in and tell me I'm all wet on this if I have a piece of land that was farmland and it's 10 acres of farmland and the assessed value of it was million dollars now all of a sudden it is 100 houses that are assessed at 300,000 a piece and there's a hundred of them. Now we're $3 million. We're getting an increase in money by based on that also. >> No, because we're only asking for a
033cap of we're only getting the amount we asked for. >> We get out we could get out a thousand more houses, but that doesn't increase the amount we're asking for. That just amounts that just means they're spreading the the love to more >> or more. >> It just lowers the percentage because we we don't levy a percentage per thousand. We levy an amount of money >> amount. >> Yeah. >> The more people we paying less money that comes out. >> But yeah, the more houses they build, the higher our >> our property values are here. >> Put us in danger with a$150 though. >> Gets us Yeah. >> But it's on the other side. We're going to get way below$150. >> I thought this $164 is is pretty tight. >> Yeah. >> And if they
034jump by 16% again uh down the road, that could be a problem. It could go below the $150. >> But the one before, didn't we have a 5% growth budgeted into it or was it 4%. >> We had a five. >> Yeah. >> And so, yes, this one in down over the next set of green where it says SVI assessed value increases. That is what they are predicting the assessed values to increase by. The first column says 16.66% 14.42 14.4 12.51 11.01. And I have been on Zoom meetings with SPI um as well as our our bondsmen and they say you know don't if you live in area like in Grand View don't follow those increases that probably will not happen in our area. to ask you is that a statewide uh prediction or is
035that regional or how do they come up with that assessment? >> They have come up with that it's regional but at the same time it's it they they balance all the pieces in there and they put this document out. So >> it's more of a formula not necessarily by community of like >> right they don't know how many houses elements we have if we have none or we have one they don't know that >> and so hopefully I answered that question then granular projected so I put in 8.69 69 which I heard uh confirmed today. So that's 8.69 is the assessed value increased and so the line above it that has bold says input alternative assessed value right above the percentages that is calculating.69% increase from what it was before. Um and then uh moving
036across I did change all those and I put in and I mentioned earlier that 8% is being pretty aggre it's been aggressive all the years our average has been about 4.5 but if I narrow it down and only had the last five or six years it's been double digits you know we had that 10.5 we had the 16.5 and then the 24.5 years in a row and then it dropped off to about 4.5 and now this next year it's backed up to 8.69 six nine if >> I went really quick. I'm sorry about that. >> No, no, you're fine. >> Each year it was going up and then >> if we bump that to 10%. How much higher what's what's that do to the increase the amount of money we got to ask for? >>
037Let me uh >> just roughly. >> Well, I'm going to punch it in. I'm going to tell you. >> Okay. >> Give me one second here. Excel spreadsheets going to tell poof >> using all Brad's formula >> magic you got >> we'll keep asking questions and and continue to talk about it those are the ones I wanted to show you on here and down below while I'm looking for this if you jump down to um local effort assistance which is letter Q through Why? And those are done by year. I want you to notice and pick up on the the bullet says estimate LA payable calendar year. That first number is 3,948,000. >> Mhm. >> And right above it, it shows that number and the number above on letter V. That's what we would have
038qualified for at $1.50. So you can see what we left on the table by not assessing enough. Well, who would have known the property value is going to skyrocket? >> You're supposed to, Brad. It's a fine line what you can justify to the voters as far as the percent that you're going to >> Yeah. It's ludicrous to think that he was going to project a 24% increase. >> Yeah. >> Or that we're going have to receive a 24%. But yeah, but it's going to cost us over three years almost a million and a half dollars because the property values went up so high in LEA money, >> which I think a lot of school districts are in that position. So my question to our state legislators would be, what'd you do with the money you
039didn't send to the school districts? >> And they're still bankrupt, aren't they? Yeah. Close to it. >> Kind of scary, isn't it? where they would have come up with the money if they had to give it to you. There'd probably be a new rule that said, well, >> probably. >> There was a new think factor that we got in there. So, really, you got to be at, you know, 155. >> Okay. So, the question is if the assessed values went up to by 10%. >> If we put 10% in the budgeting, yeah, what do we end up having to ask for and what's that per thousand? >> Okay. So, right on the screen now, I have to go back and modify it. So putting 10% drops it down to $161. >> No, what I what
040I was asking is >> No, you want the >> How much money would we be levying if we budgeted 10% growth? So instead of in 27 asking for $3.25 million, what would we have to ask for for that to work out? And >> at 10% if we did that over those years >> to give us the cushion, >> it still be $164. Oh, be what what I'm asking is what would it be per thousand would it be >> and how much more would we be getting than the $3.25 million if we budgeted 10% in there. >> Okay. So, put the 10% in which increases the assessed value, right? >> Go up here and put 3.5 million. Is that what you're asking? >> Yeah. >> More or less. Yes. >> I just picked >> Didn't you
041want to know what that value would be? what the per may have went to four. >> It jumped to $1.74. >> And would that that would stay pretty close across there then? >> So jump >> $1.74. >> Now if I put 10% all the way across. >> Yeah, >> let's change a couple of numbers. That's why we bring in spreadsheets. And this is SBI document. >> Right. So um let's see $150. Okay. They're all going to drop. If we want to stay steady, it more than likely um 3500 3.5 then 3.8 or 4.1. >> There's a$180. So that's too high. Did you come up with the number already? >> No, I was saying that's what you had on here. So you put your desired rate, right? 3 3.5. Um, yes, there's $169. So, 3.3 3750
042would be $169. >> So, what would it be if you kept it at 3.5? >> Oh, all the way across. >> Well, I would No, what I was kind of curious is if we budgeted 10 the 10% in, how much would that get us? And then what would it be per thousand? >> He's kind of working it backwards, but keep it at the cap he was going to ask for. Right. >> Right. But but maybe we asked for a little higher cap if we budget 10%. to make sure we don't lose LEA money on the other end if it does increase more than we think it's going to. >> Yeah, >> that's what I'm trying I know you're asking I'm trying to use >> No, and I I understand but >> but it's not but
043judging off the first year it would go from $164 to $1.74. >> Uh yes. >> Okay. So since this stayed the same for the four years that you have here, it's probably going to stay pretty close to the same under that scenario. >> A dime more. a dime more and >> it'll continue to go up and that's that's if we have growth at 10%. If the growth is and Heather asked a question earlier, what if the growth is only you didn't say percentage but I'm going to use a percentage. What if the growth is only uh 3%. >> How how large is that rate if we were to approve the 3.5 million >> and that's >> so then it could kick it up closer to two bucks a thousand. >> Yes. Just out of curiosity,
044let's plug in 3%. That leaves it to buck 85. It still doesn't get to >> No, those are all very good questions. That's why I brought this in a little bit to >> have a little bit of discussion. They feel comfortable about some numbers. I I put some numbers together and then we can the buffer might be enough. Um, what was that first number back in here? The 3% growth. I put in this old one through two, the ones that we have. >> Yeah. The the the the challenge that we have is Yakma County on the assessments is still under what the values are of of property. you every piece of property that sells sells for more than what it's assessed at. And so you just don't know how aggressive they're going to be at
045raising. >> So Brad, if we if our if our enrollment if we if all these houses coming in does in the next three or four years in we start to see an uptick in enrollment because we have a bunch of kinders and first graders coming in or something. Does that offset the amount that the that the we're going to ask some taxpayers? Um, it does not. >> Okay. Does it offset our collection? >> Yes. >> Would it be significant if we increase by like a 100 in the next four years? Well, let's take a look here. LA, let me take let go let go let go let go let go let go let go let go let go let go and pick one real quick. I put a 3% growth in and uh put the
046look at screen here for a second. I'm going to go up and change this. So, five 5.1 million and that's a $2 per thousand with that that large number 4 million. Um now I change the enrollment and let's say the enrollment starts to increase 315. It was only 50 though was it? What if I change that to 3200? Let's make a change here >> or 2029 >> for 2029. I just picked the year just >> um cost per thousand but now you see that the I don't have it probably was the number we said it was on LEA is 5.1. >> Mhm. Now it's 5.394. So if our enrollment continues to grow, that LEA will grow. >> It will take care of itself a little bit. It can grow to a certain degree because we
047get paid for each one of those students with LEA >> bouncing 50 kids where you have some >> putting a lot on the table. I hadn't planned on putting a lot on your table or plate, but >> no experience. >> This is a good discussion to have. Yeah. >> You're no longer talking to the rookie crew. >> Oh, no. I'm just I'm just sure. >> So, what's your gut tell you? Eight is 8% enough or would 10% be better? >> I'm thinking 8% is enough with with the historical data that I have. It's gone up um when it was last year was 4.5%. Um and that was with some growth. We have the new truck stop that's going in out here. Probably not even on the taxes yet. It's not even on there, but it
048won't be on there till they open. >> But 5 years ago, Brad, we didn't hardly have any housing developments in this town. I mean, there hadn't been a housing development since the one that was built across from the high school, >> right? >> I mean, so it's really hard to look at the historical data in the last 10 years. In the last five years, which we already had the levies for four. >> Yeah. >> So, our our housing has increased by a ton in four years. I mean, I know of seven houses just down the road from me that have not hit any tax thing because they're not finished yet. >> So, so when I talked to to the county assessor when I went by 24 and a half% I asked the question, how much
049of that is because of new housing and how much is that just you reassessed everybody? One and a half% is all it was for new new developments. The rest of it 20 that 23% was the assess assessed values increased to everybody that was already here. So that's a it's a small amount like um when Walmart came on and they added 50 million you know in our you look what our assess values are in here. 50 million back when it was less than a million. So we had less than a million of assess value. 50 million came in it changed a little bit but not a lot. If we have these others that are coming in in here we're almost let's just say two or two million to two um let me get the right number
050out. >> Yep. Because there's almost $2 billion for 2026. Yes. So we get the two and you add another umund 100 >> 100 billion it changes. >> It's a small percentage. >> So the state's just so unpredict unpredictable in the county. >> It's a county. >> This was the county. >> But if if after what they've done to property values, if they come in with what OSPI think I mean there's going to be a revolution in this county. Huh. Well, >> so those are the the ones in green. I inserted they didn't have the green ones. >> Yeah, >> they had the other ones, but I inserted green because they those are those numbers I like to go, well, what were they thinking for growth? >> Yeah. >> And it says values. What were they
051thinking? We already know the enrollment, but what does that and then also that's our piece. So then we put our piece next to it to see how does it look? How does it pan out? >> But the other thing we're seeing is kind of like what Clem and them seen from all the people in Seattle. There's a lot of people that live in the valley that work in the Yakamar, the Tri City area, because 30 minute drive, it just isn't that big of a deal any >> Yeah. >> And in fact, if you lived anywhere around Tri Cities, 30 minutes to get across from Kenowick to Richland is 30 minutes no matter what. So I think that and all that's going to do is push our values up. >> And so I want to answer
052Chad's question. I always try to be conservative. Mhm. >> So let's say I agree with you, which I 10's kind of high, but when I push to eight, I always start to push myself kind of on the outer level what I usually do for projections just because we might have one that comes in at 10, another one comes in at five and this eight is is on that upper level. And I hope I'm right because I don't I feel for all of us here in the valley and all of a sudden assessed values jump by 10 or 20% again. We don't want that. And I heard he made all his adjustments >> for the most part and the adjustments should be fine. Um, so that's why I came up with eight. And if we know
05310, 10 is a good one, check to to take a look at it because if it goes up by 10, what is what does that rate go to? But also when I put the 3% up here, so the rate goes down, the cost per thousand. >> And when we put in 3%, we saw that cost per thousand going up to about the last couple years hitting about $26. >> So I was trying to hit something. It's you can see there's a lot of moving parts. >> Yeah. But I try to analyze and you know go through this and work with you the analysis I've done so we're all on the same page. It says we're thinking this growth rate we're thinking this for enrollment and and um the enrollment drives the LEA so we'll know
054where our LEA is and if we have more enrollment that that's wonderful. It doesn't change the cost per thousand >> right >> but it changes the LEA. >> But if we set it up to where and we don't have much growth and our rate hits $2, it's going to make it really tough to pass the next one. Exactly. So that's where if I put that's why if I put growth of eight where I put 5% in here then we're selling it. We're we're all the rates if you looked at the historical data almost all the years the assessed value per thousand has been lower than what we published. >> Yeah. >> Except for that $150 where they made me put a $150 sharing. But that wasn't if we would have placed what we really thought
055it was going to be, it was still within a penny or >> lower. That's what I'm trying to do. Trying to be conservative but aggressive. Does that make sense? Aggressive on this levy to get us back to where we get all the LEA and don't leave any on the table. Um the next um any other questions? I have the next two slides. You can go back and ask. Um, we get back over here. Wait, you won't see that. You got to see the slide. This is Dr. Garling big time. Yeah. A little heavy-handed trying to put me on there. Give my support. We'll go two slide and I'm really sorry about this real busy one but I thought why not share a few numbers. >> No, I like it. I like it. >> And then
056put this chart together to show again the levy in LA how the le and I come back to this one 18. Our levy was 1.5 million and we received 5 million from the state. That's pretty close to uh three almost four at one time way back when you don't have it on here but we used to get $4 per thousand a couple years way back when. Mhm. >> For every excuse me, for every dollar we raised, we received $4 from the state, but their new model has changed all of that. So, >> like $2 to one. >> Um, and then here are the official these are from the the the state. The state says these are the days you can actually have an election and these are the only days you can have election. That
057used to be we could set we used to have like eight different dates we can pick. We only have four to pick from. So the first one in uh the first one 2026 is February 10th. We would need to have a file a re resolution with the the county by December 12th. Um approximate date for ballots would be January 23rd and the election um results will be certified on February 20th. So what do we have for a timeline? If if we're going to run one in February, I don't want to make any assumptions. That'll be up to the board to decide when you want to run the next levy. Uh you do have to know it takes about 45 days. If it does not pass, which okay, not going to that's not going to happen.
058But but you have 40 45 it takes about 45 days to put another one in the hopper to get it going. So it's really hard to meet that April 28th deadline. Um that needs to be said a little bit. We have in the past, but it was close and tight. Um so the timeline um levy discussion. Oh, today's the 14th, is it not? So today's the 14th, but you kind of met yesterday, I guess, somewhere. I don't know where. It's up on the PowerPoint. >> Oh, you did not. >> No. No. Um, and so the next one will be October 28th. We're going to have uh Cory Pleasure come in from Gay Davidson and kind of go through big numbers EC's and elections EC across the state. when when's a good time to run a
059levy, what month, and uh then in November, we'll come before have that point in time, we'll try to set have the board make a decision where we'd like to be so come back with a resolution either on November 10th or no later than November 24th with a complete um resolution. It's a few pages long. We'll put it together and the board will approve the resolution um and then I'll make it up to you at the moment. We'll file that in time to get it on the ballot if you so decide to run it in February. I just put the timeline together. >> And how long is it before the funds are released to us if it does pass? >> Um, those are by year. And so would the first one be 2027. And so as
060you pay, all of us pay taxes. Now those taxes come in. Usually we see a big payment coming in in the month of April, another one in October. They trickle in the other months at the same time. Um, but that's as collected. There's actually really collected. So July 27th as collected. Okay. >> My opinion on when to run it, I like February 10th. And one of the biggest reasons is we have basketball season going on and we have a gym full of people either Friday or Saturday night through January and up to February that we can get information out to about the levy and how it works and what it pays for and what it doesn't pay for. And it's a really nice place to say basic education doesn't pay for athletics when people are
061coming to a basketball game. Um and then yeah we if it didn't pass then yeah getting it in April would be a quick turnaround but we have two more dates after that to look at. Um, back up. So, does what what is the sweet spot for the board as I start to go back and I'm using the input I received here tonight. >> Mhm. >> And and we do not what I'm hearing is we want to make sure we assess enough that we don't leave anything on the table in case those assessments skyrocket. So, and so the way I ask the question is what is what is the sweet spot when it comes to dollar? It's to me it's all about you know what it is per thousand $164 because that's what the taxpayer you
062know that's going to cost them. >> So um and you know make you're not voting today but just kind of give me a little feedback if you would like to see this number higher lower given given the parameters I gave you the parameters that I currently had used um and I can go tweak those a little bit too. >> Right. So I my take on this is you've got a lot of years doing this and you've been really good at it and if that's where you think our sweet spot is, I can go along without it. >> I agree. >> I think that's quite a quite a jump because of like we anticipate a$134 for 2026. That's going to go up by 30 cents that first year. >> Yeah, >> I did have some other
063projections. So, trying to move it to maybe a$1.70 through here. So, if you I can come back. We have another time to discuss it. I come back and share what it would be for $1.70. Yes, I can bring the spreadsheet up, but I'm trying to honor your time today, too. >> I'd like to save the $1.70. Okay. >> And I'd use the 8% growth is what if you think you want you think the growth because you live in the community, too. Is that growth hitting a sweet spot? The part that scared me on the girls looking at my property taxes is my land went up and my house went down, >> which was very odd to me because they're going to I'm afraid they'll make up for that. >> And that was a little different
064than what I thought I would see. I thought I would see my house go up >> and the land go down. >> But my house went down and my land went up, which is nothing nothing happened to my house. I think my house would or my land. So anyway, that's just me. >> What What did we ask for last time? >> $164. >> 64. Okay. >> Then those property values, >> but it seemed like a good >> sweet spot. >> We didn't much for a long time. We were pretty steady there for a long time. >> Yeah. >> It's been in the last four years that we've seen these drastic moves. And >> well, I mean, let's be realistic. our economy went through a whole shutter when COVID happened, right? So, probably has to do
065with that and like we say the growth and everything happening as well. So, >> sometimes counties on this side of the mountain are sheltered from the west side, but then they still react maybe a little bit after in county and Pierce County, they're freak out and their property values go up. We have a little bit of a you know from that afterwards too. So, I think it might have been like it went 24.5 now back to 4.5 and then 8.69. 69. >> So, we've already se corrected itself quite a bit. Brad's just going to be a sitter. >> There's just a lot of factors going into it. I mean, >> I honestly just with with what you know and what we're able to bring into the table. If you have another number to look at,
066great. But, I mean, I feel like we're trying to find that balance, right? like you said, being aggressive to accommodate if we do see any increase, but yet not being too aggressive where we're going to have our community have to pay a lot um or we lose the LEA. So, um I'm would defer to what you're you're recommending if we had to. >> And like you said, we have we're going to have Cory here on the 28 can give us a >> a more of a big picture scope of what's happening across all the counties. that'll help give us some other >> and and and the other thing we can do that could potentially help the LEA thing is we have our legislature dinner uh in December. We can chew on our legislaturator's ears about
067let's fix the LEA process. You know, this is what it cost us the last three years because the way the property values went up. Maybe they can figure out a better way to do that. Yeah. >> Yeah. when there is such a drastic spike. How do we make this so districts aren't losing in the taxpayer? >> Very good point. >> They took care of those that can run larger levies. >> It didn't help us at all >> and didn't help anybody with LEA. Did not There's actually Okay, there's a small I put in here. Cory will talk about it, but they did boost it only so slight $150 per student. Just a small amount where here they were making head major headway. Yeah, >> dude ridge couple. >> So, >> okay. Any other I'll go
068back and run a couple and it's kind of this balance between 8% 10% 3%. I'll I'll look at them and come back in. And >> so, as a board, are we thinking we want to shoot for February? >> Um, we have the consultant coming in, right, that says that they can help advise on that as well. >> They help us. They advise on how to run a campaign, not necessarily timelines, not necessarily. They can also show us which and Cory will talk about this too like which levy campaigns have the best success rates for different times of year. Cory will show that too. >> I like your idea of having the the captive audiences because that definitely is something to capitalize on. I'm kind of curious to see what the consultants will advise as well.
069>> Well, thank you. >> Thank you. Good job, Brad. >> Okay, we're going to move on to the consent agenda. I have a motion on the consent agenda. >> I'll make a motion we approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> All in favor? I opposed. >> Motion carries. >> Okay. At this time, we are going to go into executive session. >> Number one. Well, the other one's exempt, right? Or >> it's executive. >> Oh, me. We can't do them both at the same in the same. >> Is the other one? People might come back afterwards. There's some other ones. >> Okay. >> This one we're going to take action. >> Okay. >> Executive session. Uh move to new I'd like uh like to call for a motion to approve the 202526 Grand View Education Association
070collective bargaining agreement. >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> I have a second. >> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion carries. Okay, we'll move down to I'd like to call for a motion to recommend the approval of the 202526 salary increase for superintendent. This is superintendent principles unrepresented central office administrators and district directors. >> I make a motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Now, we would like to I'd like to call for a motion to approve the Smith school improvement plan. >> Any discussion on that or >> actually I do have a question on that. I was reading through some of the notes on here. Um a question I have is regarding the curriculum. It was talking about it
071not being um culturally responsive diverse in there. Is that the new curriculum that we adopted a couple years ago or is that something separate to >> um on page 23 on the document 17 in Adobe? >> It says like the root causes. Let's see what is it is not tailored to diverse cultural and learning need when it talks about curriculum and instruction >> page 23 >> uh page 23 of the document but page 17 if you were scrolling down >> 17 there's a little chart that says disparity and root causes of I'm not sure where they're getting that from. >> So, Benchmark actually is very culturally responsive and has a lot of images of different um able-bodied, non-able-bodied, male, female, gender identity. So, it's pretty diverse. >> I remember us talking about that and the
072teachers piloting it. So it caught me by surprise when I looked at that comment. >> Yeah, I'm not sure why that was put in there. >> Uh look there. So I talk about really the dual language. And the thing with dual language a lot of time you get companies who are doing direct translate and not really authentic text. So maybe that's where that might be coming from. But dual language that is true and we're still you know the publishing companies are a little bit behind with dual language curriculum. >> We're always see that we're bridging things with >> Exactly. Yeah. So we're working with the center for teaching for bi literacy that really helps with that. >> Okay. >> Um and we're actually working with OSPI Teresa Mendoza who is actually connecting us with some
073um different um departments of education from different countries like Mexico and Spain to get authentic texts okay into the hands of kids. And um we have other computer based programs that allows kids to have access to different books not just the ones that are direct translate that are truly authentic texts from that lang um that country and language >> which book. So yeah, for the dual language, yeah, we're getting better. But >> so that's specific to the dual language. Okay. >> Yeah. Culture. Yeah, that's better. So expression dual language supports. >> I got I became a little concerned. I was like, we just adopted the curriculum like >> Yeah. No, it's it's a really good curriculum. It's very rigorous. It's very spiral in nature. And so >> I do want to see when we test
074that towards the end of the year uh a presentation I would I would like to see a presentation come in to show us this is what we said we wanted to do and this is what we did. Um I don't remember seeing that as much. Uh but I think we definitely need to see how was it. >> I agree and not just missable. I would like to see it from school. >> And out of curiosity, this is a question. Um, as we're completing this form, does everything require a response? Like every question they're asking? >> Not, no, not everything. It's based on their goals and they got to do their needs assessment. They identify two or three goals and then >> they they have to follow the rubric or the state template that says, okay,
075how are you going to measure it? Who's who's responsible by when and all that. So, okay. >> Yeah, these are their goals. I don't have any other questions. >> I have a motion. >> We'll make a motion to approve Smith school improvement plan. >> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I posted. Motion carries. Now we get to the big day. Going to come up and give us his presentation to get some stuff. >> Yeah. So the the memo you guys have in front of you is for a firewall. Uh last year not last year we the cyber security pilot program and so it's FCC's government money to enhance improve your cyber security posture as a district. We applied for it. We received funds. All right. And so now we have a firewall that's
076going into support in May of 2026. Typically we would use funds to to to purchase the firewall. What we're trying not to do is leverage your rate funds for that money because it it's a fixed amount of money. This rate cycle uh they do every five years they give you a bulk of money. Uh we're looking at getting about $2157 per student that's receiving free reduced lunch. So anticipating somewhere in the ballpark of $650 to 700K for a category 2 budget. So the firewall would typically come out of that pocket of money. But see as how we were granted or awarded the funds for the cyber security pilot program, we want to use that money for the firewall which will free up the funds for -ate to do other things that are needed in district.
077Now the the grant the cyber security pilot program we pay 10 cents on the dollar of everything that's approved. If we end up using rate, it's going to be 15 cents on the dollar. Yeah. So, with our firewall going into support, it may that means it's no longer going to get any software updates, patches, uh any exploits, vulnerabilities, hackers that find ways to get in. They may or may not patch them anymore. So, there is this increased risk there if we don't move forward and replace the firewall. So, we're a little early, but we have the ability to use cyber security pilot funds, program funds to fund this project. So my ask today is that you guys make a motion to approve the awarded contract to Adetics Inc. for the advanced next generation firewall project.
078>> And that was the one actually wasn't the least expensive one, but the least expensive one looked like it didn't give you everything you asked for. >> To be honest, it was a copy and paste. We've looked >> at the proposal page was in the Yakma school district. >> Yeah. And so, you know, how much did they actually look at our district investigator? >> Yeah. And a lot of things that were not included or incomplete is what it looked like. >> Yep. >> Well, and it's nice that we have the option to drop that out of considerations. >> Okay. >> All within what you budgeted >> Okay. Anybody want to make a motion? >> I make a motion we approve it. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? Tos. >> There you go, sir. >>
079He smiled at him. >> Great night. >> Well, thank you for your work on writing the grant. >> Yes, because you hung around. >> Wait a second. >> Thanks, Jesse. >> Thank you. >> You, too. >> Okay, now we get to the Dr. Darling portion. >> Usually I'm like third on the agenda. Might take forever. Um, a couple of items that worthy talking about. We have an upcoming legislative conference if anybody's interested in going to that. I put the times because you show up and it's the afternoon of the 11th until like 8 o'clock at night and the next day is only until noon. So basically it's a full day just broken up over two days. Um if anybody wants to attend the upcoming navigating public education funding regional session. I was wrong when I
080put it out there. It's $200 for the whole district. So we can send one person or 20 people is only going to cost us $200. >> That the one at Davis? >> That's the one at Davis auditorium. Yep. >> So just let me know if you want to go. >> What's the date of that again? the 30th. >> The 30th, >> the day of the week, >> the 30th and 31st. >> Uh, no, just the 30th. That one's just an evening one. Oh, >> that's just 6:00 to 8:00 at night. And um, and Brad and I and Heather went last year and I found it really informative. >> It was very informative. >> And so there'll be three of the same people coming and they're kind of giving give us probably an overview what they
081did before and some updates and things that happened across the state because landscape has changed quite a bit last year since we met. So, you know, it'll be nice. And then just so you're aware, we received a $21,000 grant for the Superintendent Student Advisory Council. Last year it was 10 grants. We more than doubled it this year. So that's great. They're excited too because they're trying to figure out a way. They're not officially an ASB recognized group, so they can't fund raise. So they're in the process of doing that through like the leadership because they wanted to fund raise for activities and awareness campaigns and bracelets and such. So this helps offset some of that work. They don't have to do much extra work. So >> I was about to ask what they were going
082to use it for. So that's amazing that they're starting to plan. >> Yeah. And that also pays for six of them getting um the paid internship for our leads. And if you've seen them in action, you'll see that >> they work hard. They're putting a lot of hours every week. And so it's a good good experience for them. >> And um and I this isn't on the on here, but today I had the chance to go >> myself and Amy came with us because it was a good photo op. I took two of our high school students from um prevention club. And in August, the Safe Yakama Valley Coalition, which we're part of, and GPD, they went around and did alcohol compliance checks with some of our local establishments. >> They did it randomly with
083four of them. Three of them passed. I won't I won't name the one that didn't, but three of them passed. And so today, we got a chance to go by with certificate letting them know, hey, congratulations. You you passed this. You didn't sell to a minor. when we walked in and I started introducing myself and I said back in August Gran View Police Department came by they're like their faces so I thought we're g we're going to come in and chew them out like you guys pass like we did great you know so almost all of them had the same identical response to us their faces turned red and then they were excited and so then they turned red again because they found out they're going to take their picture with us and so you
084and we brought them all the one Grand View t-shirt and so you'll see pictures of Amy's going to be posted online about us going and visiting these three organizations So the students were excited because part of the prover work the prevention club is doing is helping students say no and avoid these type of work these type of um you know drugs and alcohol and vaping and such. And so to have the community members that are supporting us with not selling the minors also is great great way for us to recognize them. And then just a reminder we have the upcoming EES survey for student staff and families. Uh we have the GMS trunk or treat and it's a big event. They have last year I think they had 35 cars. This year they're anticipating having
085over 50. The super the student advisory council is going to have a group there. So and then they do a carnival in the gym afterwards. 20th have a board meeting as as Brad said. Cory Player from DA Davis will be there to talk to us more about the BBY information. And then it's our parent teacher conferences for middle school and elementaryaries fifth through 7th. So we're at that point already. That was crazy. That's my report. >> Is is Is that too early to put some kind of levy information out? >> Uh I I don't think so. I don't know if we have it on our because I know we've been meeting we've been meeting weekly to discuss this and we have one shot to do it the information out there >> because once we get
086it out there we can't send we can't do updates. So that p that first flyer we create needs to be perfect basically. >> Okay. So, you will have decided probably by the end of this month what our rates are going to be and that might be a really quick turnaround for us to get things printed and available. >> We may be able to do digital >> options like cue this scan this QR code. Here's information about the levy. We might have that information available from the time you decide. It all kind of depends on when this when the board decides the amount and when we're going to run the levy. Anything else? Okay, we'll go through the board assessments. We just keep getting good good assessments. We're going to have to I'm have do something
087wrong just so we can get a naughty mark on here. >> Anyway, we had a good one. Very nice. Thank you. >> Um from the board, uh one thing that Rob didn't bring up was the thing we had at the um earning center. Yeah, D. >> Uh, we had the thing at the learning center and, uh, thank everybody that showed up. We had probably, I don't know, 15, >> 18 people show up. >> I know, you can't count the kids as much, I think, because they they someone brought kids. >> Um, we had one table that was a group that was pretty much all Spanish speaking and guess who got stuck with them? Uh, the person that doesn't understand. So, it was great that uh what's her name that's right next door? She would interpret
088for me, which is very nice of her. And and uh but I did uh um converse and and we had it was great evening. Um they brought up some great points that uh and I know Rob sent out the the hot top or the main topics of that, but uh they actually wanted more of Brad's information. >> Get enough Brad for you. um >> because you just cannot absorb it in 20 minutes. >> Um but communication uh but they were very interactive >> at least the group I was with. I don't know you would have to tell us about your group because I don't know >> was with um Christian the >> Oh yeah student and >> and I don't know I can't remember the other lady >> and Stacy >> yeah I can't remember
089her name and Rob. Yeah, I was very interactive. >> Yeah. Um, but they were very they asked a lot of questions. Um, >> they used to have more students next time. >> I Christian had some really good questions. You made good points. So, >> one thing we did find that trying to have it and I know it's a large place, but we had um trying to hear questions or comments or things it would lead over to the other group. So maybe we talked about it at the end of the evening a little bit that maybe you try to do something here where maybe you have a group here, a group upstairs or you know try to do something where you're in a different room where maybe a little quieter and that way you could maybe
090talk a little bit more because it did kind of bleed over um and you could hear the other people talking. >> And I think you all also said maybe 30 minutes. >> Yep. A little longer. 30 minutes. >> A little longer. Um, we found that uh uh Brad had put some handed some information out or even some slides, but they were not dual language. So, we learned that we needed to uh just some things we jotted down that we learned. >> Me, too. >> Um, uh, some more information that way because Brad trying to put a slide up there and her trying to interpret all of them. >> Of course, now you have two people talking and it we learned a lot about things like that. So, but yeah. No, it was really good. They
091brought up some uh uh communication is huge. They talked about uh getting text messages because they don't do social media. I mean, I don't have Facebook. I don't have I don't have those things. So, textes would work out good. Or even >> handing something out >> to the student or to the parent. Um >> piece of paper. Piece of paper. >> Yeah. Um, we did talk about that, you know, maybe when you go and sign your your student up that on the form that you're filling out that you can put down what how you want to be contacted so that they know instead of just being blanket. So, I thought that was pretty cool. Um, but yeah. Yeah, it was uh >> suggestions for next topics for next time. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> So,
092it was uh it actually was it worked out good. We went a little longer because we kind of had conversations afterwards a little bit and went into a few more things. So, which was good. >> Yeah. >> So, now we're >> have what our next listening session date is. >> We were going to do one in February, I thought, but we don't have it on the docket yet. I think we're drinking right now. We're going to get through the lunch dinner. >> Okay. >> December December. Yeah. >> So, Sabrina's in the thick of stocking on local legislators. Um, one thing I have, uh, the mural, uh, is, uh, pretty close to done. They found a couple, uh, uh, defects on a couple of the signs. I think they told us >> with Edwards. >> Yeah.
093So, they are remaking a couple of those things. So, we should be able to get it and then we're going to figure out how to get it mounted. >> Um, so anyway, you should see that fairly soon. Um, that's about all I had. Anybody else have anything from the board? I was at the high school last week for senior um interviews. I had never done that. >> Oh, >> that was really fun. >> So, >> did you make anybody cry? >> The first one did. But her >> so mean. >> No, because we were being mean. It was just emotional. >> It's emotional. Yeah. >> And I I told her, I hope my daughter talks about me the way you talk about your mom. She was so sweet. All of them were very professional, very
094just articulate and just Yeah, it was really neat. It was really neat. >> Yeah, it's great. >> Nice. Okay, so we'll move on to uh um Brad, you want to uh share anything on this uh minimum basic education? >> Thank you for coming, ladies. Thank you. Have a good night. Um, this is the document we send in every year certifying basic CAD to the state board. And if we do not certify it, then they come and shut us down. I don't know how they shut us down. Rob, do you know how they shut us down? But we are good funding. >> We never we've never seen police out there, anybody policing it, but no. >> Yeah. >> But we're on the docket for October 15th for the board to approve it. We send it in
095and they have them every two months. And so I saw that we're on the docket to have it approved. And it just it's certifying again the memo's in there about how many how many school days we have um enough enough you know seat time based on the RCWs and the wax. Uh the other part is uh it's a lengthy piece that I have Derek come in and Jose worked on it because they started asking a whole bunch of questions about four years ago they started asking the questions do we have the right graduation credits? Do we have the right type of classes? We have pathways and and goes on and on. >> Those are questions. >> Yes. We don't need to do anything on this, Brad. It's you're just letting us know and showing it
096to us to turn it. >> Yeah. So, the board's aware of it. And then you and Rob said, "Okay." >> Okay. Good job. >> Yep. We signed it. >> When did Was that sent out to me today? >> No, it was last week. >> Okay. Because I had something sent to me. It was like a docu sign, but I didn't recognize