001Oh, >> okay. We'll call this meeting to order. Um, like to welcome everybody. We've never had this many people here before. Hopefully not on a hostile takeover. So, this is a good thing. >> I'd like to start with our flag salute. Um, Silus Anderson, or as I would call him, Mr. Anderson, if you would come up here, please, sir. It's >> all up to you my friend. >> In Spanish, you're good. Okay, let's start it. Good job. >> And to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Hey, don't run away. And I got this thing here. get a picture with us and you make sure you show it to your dad. >> Awesome. Thank you. Awesome. That was great. Okay. Uh any additions or deletions
002to the agenda? Y um in the consent I have to swap out a strateg um there was a track and field request that was submitted already and then um resolution 8 was added. >> Resolution 8 was added and you're going to change one thing. I would like to pull the travel request for the track and field out and do it as a separate line item if you guys agree with that. Yeah. I make a motion we pull the track and field travel request out of the consent agenda. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Okay. Motion carries. >> Any public comment? >> No. >> Okay. So, we would like to move on to uh the governor's uh >> Yeah. >> There's board recognition month. >> All right. I've been asked personally
003by the governor read this for the rest of the >> so state of Washington proclamation whereas the mission of public whereas the mission of Washington public school systems is to ensure that all students achieve at high levels and possess knowledge and skills to be responsible residents of a democratic society that enjoy productive satisfying lives and whereas Washington's 295 locally elected school boards and nine elected educational service district boards are the core of the public education governance system in our state. And whereas the districts and regions they serve more than 1.1 million students have a combined annual budget over 16 billion and employ approximately 120,000 people. And whereas school directors play a crucial role in promoting student learning and achievement by creating a vision, establishing policies and budgets, and setting clear standards of accountability for all
004involved. And whereas school directors are directly accountable to the residents of their districts and region serving as a vital link between members of the community and their schools. And whereas the school directors and educational service districts provide a passionate voice of advocacy for public schools and the welfare of schools children. And whereas and whereas is appropriate to recognize school directors as outstanding public servants and champions for public education. Now therefore, I, Bob Ferguson, governor of the state of Washington, do hereby proclaim January 2026 as schoolboard recognition month in Washington. And I encourage all people in our state to join me in this special observance. Thank you, board, for your service. Bob Ferguson. Along with the amazing smarter than cooking posters you all receive, we um you've also received some certificates from the state board. Thank
005you, Elena. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Chuck. Thank you. >> Thank you, Heather. Next time. Thank you, T. Thank you. Awesome. Next, we're going to move on to cultivating kindness, which I think has brought most of you here tonight, which is awesome. Glad to see everybody here. Uh Amy's going to take this over and uh >> Thank you. Welcome everybody. Tonight is a little different. We have a lot of awards here because we actually decided to go um and include our December um anomies. Usually in December we don't do it because it's such a short time frame before the holiday and we don't want to stress the students out because at the end of the day our CTE students are the ones that make these and create these under the guidance of um court. So
006our very first one was a double um nomination and so we just could not do it without the team. Um it is for Gabe Burgerer and Christopher Castillo. Um if you don't know um they are both in our food service. Um and then in addition to Chris is um our transportation director as well. So he wears many hats here at the district. But this is what um this person had to say. It is James Heinley, principal at the middle school. He says, "As the principal of Gravby Middle School, I'm proud to nominate Chris Castillo and Gabe Burgerer for recognition. I want to commend the outstanding work both gentlemen do every day. Managing food service and distribution across a district of our size is a monumental task, and Chris and Gabe continue to perform at an
007exceptionally high level. At the building level, they can always be counted on to order and deliver the products we need to support our students. They consistently go above and beyond by supporting our staff during inservice days and helping them recognize our students through PBIS awards. When they visit GMS, they take the time to connect with staff and students, always bringing positivity and encouragement. They represent the district by being respectful, responsible, and safe. Chris and Gabe, you both do an incredible job, and we are fortunate to work alongside you. James High. >> Oh, this is tight. Can I take our picture with everybody here? I'll take a picture. >> And this is from Ply. Yes. Farmer's insurance. So hang tight. We'll take a picture with everybody. And that's okay. >> There's a lot too of Oh,
008yes. Okay. So, next we have Jane Graph. Jane Graph is an instructor at the CLC. She was nominated and I hope I'm saying this right. Holly Renbach. >> Renbach. >> Ryenbach. >> That's who um had nominated you. This is what she said. Recommendation for Jane's kindness. Having worked with Jane Graph for more than 5 years, I want to offer my sincere recommendation. Jane's kindness to others has left a lasting impression on me as well as everyone who knows her. Jane consistently demonstrates compassion, understanding, and generosity in her interactions with colleagues, staff, and students. Her ability to reach out to those around her to offer support in times of need sets her apart as tr as a truly caring person. Jane's acts of kindness have made a real difference. She has often gone out of her
009way to provide support for students and or families in need as well as the community and school colleagues. She was always willing to lend a hand, always willing to listen to others with genuine concern and go out of her way to ensure that those around her feel valued and respected. James warm and inclusive nature creates an environment where people feel comfortable and supported. Her thoughtfulness is evident in the small gestures she makes every day, checking in on students or colleagues, volunteering her time for school or community projects, and offering words of encouragement to those who may be struggling. Jane's kindness inspires others to be more considerate. She fosters a culture of respect and goodwill wherever she goes. I wholeheartedly recommend Jane Graph as someone whose kindness to others is admirable. Her positive influence and caring
010spirit makes her a valuable presence in the contract learning center and for Grand View School District. I am certain that she will continue to have a huge impact on those fortunate enough to know her. Sincerely, Ali Bright. I'll speak to you kindness. I know how much you care. Thank you so much. Hang tight. This is from that and we'll take a picture. Okay. Next we have I I know these are lengthy. I'm trying to go as fast as I can being able to understand. It's all good. >> Okay. >> Next we have Kimberly Tafia. >> This I could not agree more with because I get to fortunate fortunately I get to work with Kimberly a lot. Um, okay. So, Kimberly is currently the district migrant education program recruiter. This is Kimberly's second year as a
011district migrant recruiter. Her primary responsibilities are to identify and recruit potentially eligible families for the migrant program. However, Kimberly often goes above and beyond to ensure that any family she encounters, she's fully assessing their needs and using that whole person approach. She's often serving as a social worker and a liaison between the district and community resources. Often Kimberly provides many of our district families with muchneeded resources and connections such as food, shelter, educational material, just to name a few. This is out of the scope of her current work responsibilities. Kimberly recently worked diligently to ensure that three of our Mckini Vento, which is unhoused uh youth, um identifies families were being connected to resources in and out of our community over the winter break and made sure that over the course of the last few
012weeks that these families basic needs were being met. To date, Kimberly shares her compassion and passion for helping others through hardships whenever the opportunity crosses her path. It makes it takes special individuals to share such passion in the field of working with people to embrace their roles in service of others. Kim Kimberly, excuse me, is an exemplar model of what it takes to work in service of our families and of our community. We appreciate Kimberly's gift in this area and her ability to share and cultivate kindness in working with our GSD families. And that is from Dr. Louis the whole picture. >> Okay, next we have um Janet Gonzalez. Is she here? >> She is amazing. She was nominated by Shante Deafo and I could not have agreed more with your nomination because she is
013such a warm presence. Every time I'm here late, early going out for I talk to her and I just think she's amazing. Okay. Her Okay, so this is for Jack Gonzalez. She is the um evening custodian here in district office. Just >> So she's actually right here. >> Excuse me. >> She's here right now. Yeah, exactly. >> She won't stop working to come in here. >> Exactly. Yes. Okay. Her warm presence and friendly support lift our spirits and create a sense of community every day. She keeps our facilities clean, safe, and welcoming. And it's a reflection of the care she brings to everything she does. Her loving, joyful spirit helps us do our jobs with pride, knowing we're supported as we serve our families. So, thank you for doing that. She isn't here. I'll bring
014this to her as well. probably probably go find her afterwards so she can at least get a picture. >> No, truly. That's a good point. I'll do that. >> And bring here and embarrass her. >> This one is the last but not certainly not least. Um what happened was uh or excuse me, not I'm sorry. We have one more. Just sorry about that. >> This person, however, when I we told um Bradart, you know, that she was gay again, he goes, "Gosh, everybody loves her. Didn't she just get one?" So this is for Wita Atwood Martinez and this is what it says and this was from a parent. Um Liza, are you here? Did you want to come? I printed it out. >> Hello. >> Um I just I didn't think there was going to
015be this many people here. But >> um but I just wanted to um everybody to know how um important everything that you've done has been. So um there are moments as a parent where things feel like they're unraveling and you're just trying to keep your child steady while holding yourself together. And this isn't always loud, dramatic, or ambigu. Sometimes it looks like consistency, like noticing, like staying steady when things feel uncertain. During one of those moments for our family, a miss met my daughter and myself with so much empathy, patience, warmth, and genuine care. Creating a space where my daughter felt seen and safe simply by being treated with respect and humanity. In the middle of chaos, she was calm. In the middle of uncertainty, thank you. She was kind. She didn't ask for explanations.
016She didn't try to fix what wasn't hers to fix. She sleep with cares. What stood out most was not one single act, but the way she chose kindness daily. The way she modeled empathy, trust, and calm presence in a school environment where those things weren't always felt. Her care didn't end when things settled. She continued to check in with my daughter, notices when she's not at school, and checks in. She does the same for my youngest daughter. Meeting her where she is so she feels seen, included, and cared for. Knowing that someone is looking out for both of my girls and that either are overlooked, it means more than I can put into words. Those small, quiet acts might not look like much to the outside world, but they change how safe a child feels
017in the world. They change how alone a family may feel. I will always be grateful for the way she chose kindness again and again. And not just in a moment, but over time. That kind of love and that kind of presence stays with you. Because of educators like Missain, not just my daughter, but all students. I learned that school can be a place of safety, encouragement, and hope. I'm incredibly grateful for the impact she has made, not just academically, but as a human being. With her own schedule, student load, and responsibilities, she still chose empathy and kindness. Thank you for cultivating kindness in a way that changes lives. It looks trying to get away from >> Lord is coming along first of next week. That's okay. Last but certainly not least, we have Den was
018nominated by Leticia. And this is what she has to say. Would you like to read it yourself? >> Um, I I'm the one who typed it up. I don't remember. Did I type it out in English? >> You did it in Spanish, but I translated it. So, you're more than welcome to speak it in Spanish or I can speak it in English. Fore! Foreign! Foreign! forchech. forced. That's something we put together. >> Doug, I'm gonna read what what what you could have written for her as well. I know she added some there, but >> this person is dedicated to what they do. Their help is not only for this student, but for the entire family. Mr. Olmstead is dedicated, responsible, and respectful teacher. His way of supporting my student is always looking for the right
019way for them to understand. And that's what it's about. His moral support for the student makes me feel 100% confident that my child is doing well. many based experts like him. Thank you so much. I'm that was Google so I don't translate. >> Thank you so much. That we'll go ahead and just take a quick picture and I'll try to find you. >> Thank you. You're more than welcome to stick around, but I understand if you don't want to. Kind of boring after this. >> Okay. So, we're going to move on to uh um Shante DeFalo is going to present. >> Thank you for coming to >> um >> the highcap district plan. >> Good evening. I can't believe I have to follow that, but you won't need these. Brad, >> my name is Shante
020Defalco. I'm the special programs director and uh the office of superintendent of public instruction of Washington State uh requires that you see the highly capable plan for the district and so um that should be in your documents. Uh highly capable learners are those that show a combination of advanced thinking, curiosity, and creativity. We currently have 113 students that are identified in the Grand View schools as highly capable students and we're required each year uh to do a screener uh for second graders and sixth graders uh to seek even more students who qualify for the program. So the test that we use is called a Kogat. It's a cognitive abilities test that we give to our second and sixth grade students. And then out of that screener uh we then test students who identify as having
021some of these special skills. Uh something that is noteworthy is that Graan View has three students that are twice exceptional. And what that means is they not only qualify as a highly capable student, they also qualify uh as a special needs student with a disability. And so what that means is that our screeners and our tests are catching all students with exceptional abilities. Uh in the Grand View School District, we have a variety of uh diverse programs that meet the needs for our highly capable students. And so each uh elementary, middle, and high school, they each have their own uh service delivery model for highly capable students. It usually looks like an enrichment class in the elementary um schools. And then in the middle and high school, it uh differentiates by course and some acceleration
022course work in the high school. Um so uh I can answer any questions that you might have about the program. Uh and tonight I'm asking for your signature to approve uh the plan that was placed before you. Do we test newcomers into the district other that don't come in as sixth graders or second graders? >> We do. So there's a referral process. Anyone can refer a student to the highly capable program. So we get referrals from parents, teachers, and members of the community. And those students can be tested as well. >> But it's not an automatic. If a new student comes in in fourth grade, they're not automatically tested coming in new. If if they're not in second or the other, then it would just be based on a referral. >> Correct. If they come
023in uh as highly qualified from a different district, if they were already screened in the program, then we have that designation. >> Okay. >> I guess that was another one. >> Any questions? Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yeah. This probably request from the community to the consent agenda. >> Yeah, just as Okay, so we'll move on to the consent agenda. Like to call for a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> A second. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. So, since we pulled the travel request out, um, a little background on the travel request, even though, and maybe Rob can step in a little bit because I didn't get a response when I asked, and I know you were
024going to look into it, but, uh, normally travel requests, out of state travel has to be submitted a month prior. >> Is that standard practice? I >> I have a question. Do we have a policy in our policies that state that >> we >> It's on the top of the form. It's been out there for a very long time. >> Yeah. On the form. >> I don't know if it's a specifically a policy or a practice that we've >> practiced. Do we have a policy on travel requests? I've looked to Brad >> and that's something that if if we don't I think we should my opinion and I know it's on the top of the form and I know but it if sooner or later we're going to have to draw a line in the
025sand and refuse one that's not done on time and I just want to make sure all our bases are covered when we do that. >> Yeah. So on the top of the form and I don't have the form in front of me. Is it uh in the consent agenda? Was it added to that >> added and then I sent it to you guys? >> Right. But it yesterday. >> Yeah. So this new new uh >> new one does have it. >> Yes. So it's in here not in the consent agenda. Does it >> travel request? >> Yeah. But I don't see the I see it in the I don't >> it's not as a link. >> We got a separate email on that. >> Yeah. That's just the consent. I don't see the routine or
026something actual request. >> Employees must submit what >> and >> yeah, it's a procedure related to >> if I believe that the district established a procedure of one month just because it the district needs time to get everything ready. Or what it says is travel request must be completed three weeks prior to travel date >> or out of state or any >> just says please note that tra uh earlier if schoolboard approval is required prior to school board requirement student overnight and outofstate travel. >> It doesn't say student and staff. >> Well, it does say out of state. Oh, it does say out of state travel on there though. Oh, student overnight and out of state travel. Okay, but this says three weeks here. >> I think that's just for a general travel request. >>
027Earlier if they didn't meet the three weeks such as >> right, but when it says earlier if board approval, not to be splitting hairs, but earlier could mean 22 days, >> you know. So, I think we need to have a procedure. >> It was filled out on the 15th. >> I Yeah, I I understand all that. I just >> so >> and I don't know if this is the one that we the hill we want to die on the first one we don't approve but I'm not saying that I just >> the thing the thing that got me with this one since we're having a little discussion on it right now is >> um >> then today we get another thing to add somebody else to it. So, we're doing very poor planning >> and
028I know we had a and and it was submitted two days after our last meeting. >> It was sent in on the 15th and uh we had a meeting two days before that >> and I'm sure they knew about this way prior before that. So, it's just a little thing that's uh >> I mean if if they would have come and said, "Hey, we didn't find like we've had in the past. Hey, this thing barely popped up. We didn't know about it. We weren't sure who was who was going to be able to go. It's kind of a last minute thing. What can we do? But that is what happened. So, >> it's just my personal opinion. >> So, what I'm hearing is regardless of what you all decide right now, you want a cleaner
029procedure for for travel policies coming. >> Well, maybe that, but it actually states it would be three weeks. I mean, if we just follow what's on there. Yeah. I mean is is >> but everything else has a procedure or a policy >> policy >> and >> do we have a travel we don't have a travel policy >> well there's a reimbursement for travel expenses it's out there >> all he cares about >> you got to keep track of the money >> now let me ask you this um did I hear this correctly that they already paid for the admission And now they're looking for reimbursement >> without approval from the board. >> A couple go through. So is that one that they already paid for? >> Because they have so many going across the desk.
030>> No, no, I'm with you. >> So yeah. >> So they paid for it out of pocket and now they're looking for reimbursement even though we haven't even approved it. >> So we need to uh we're voting on this one by itself. So uh it's the will of the board. Can we approve with prejudice? >> Like a legal term. >> Well, you can approve or not approve, but regardless, we can we will go back and establish a clear policy with clear parameters around instate and out of state travel. >> One thing you got to realize, if you're going to you can approve it without adding Mr. Jeff because that's actually how it was presented to us. >> There's another adder to add him that was brought tonight. So you can approve it a couple different
031ways. You could approve it as is in the how it's stated in our agenda or you can approve it with the adder of Mr. Jeff that was pro they're wanting to add tonight. Those are the or not approve at all. Those are the options. >> I'm going to make a motion that we approve it with Mr. Jeff on it. Do we have a second? >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Nay. >> Nay. >> So, well, so it's a tie. >> I don't know what to do now. We've never had a tie. >> We never had a tie. >> I would approve it without the addition of Jeff just because that's how it was brought to us. and then make it clear that that's a way to kind of draw
032a line in the sand that we're not going to put up with. And that way it doesn't look like we're unorganized. So the way it was brought to us, I'll approve it that way, but I will not approve it with the addition. >> So since our first one was a tie, that motion pretty much goes away. So would you make a motion that way then? I would make a motion to approve the travel request >> per the consent agenda. >> I can I can second that. >> So it's been seconded. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. >> So can we and this is a question. Can we make an announcement districtwide that the board is going to draw a line in the sand now with travel's request and if they're not done right,
033we're not going to approve them. We'll meet with Scott and Joe and make that clear. >> But and it's not just athletics. Like if we're going to take this stand, we're going to take this stand with MFG. >> Yeah, that's true. >> Well, but one thing on that too though, Chuck, I would like to say there could be um circumstances where something does come up that we were not aware of. If it was something that was published and and and it was out there and you were aware of it, I totally agree. But if there is something that came up because we have had that happen a couple times where something has popped up that nobody knew about or they weren't notified on. >> I mean there has to be emergencies to some things >>
034and I'm okay with that but it can't be every travel >> and I get it. I totally agree with you on that. >> I want to make sure you hear from me too. I really appreciate the board taking a stance cuz we put this procedure in place on this form many years ago because of this particular reason that they didn't always come in in time. We couldn't get all the paperwork through and so um I appreciate that. >> Good. >> And mind you, when I received there was still missing pieces. >> I'm sure it was well maybe they'll take it a little more seriously. If if they wouldn't have if none of them would have got to go, they would have probably really took it seriously. Especially if everybody used credit card to buy it.
035>> Yeah, exactly. No, when Brad wouldn't reimburse it. >> No. >> It's all right, Brad. You can blame us for it. >> Okay, so we're going to move on to uh um the new business, which is the highly capable uh district plan. >> That one. >> No, we didn't vote on it. >> She just presented it to us. You got to vote on it. So, do I have a motion to approve the highly capable district plan? >> I move to approve that. >> Second. >> All in favor? I I >> opposed. The motion carries. >> Okay. So, now we're going to move on to uh purchase of 350 Chromebooks. Do we have and I I'm sorry I did not look in here on it. Do you have an act the hard dollar amount now? >>
036Yeah. >> The question I have I thought we were when you came and presented we were getting this is a a smaller number than what you had talked about. >> Yeah. So the uh what you see in devices in that memo is only for K2. So that's a portion of the refresh for this year. >> Okay. >> So we have K2 uh sorry K5 devices and then we're going to have 612. >> Okay. >> Then we're going to have the staff devices. So I have pricing and quotes for K5 devices today. That's what is in the middle. >> Okay. So there's more to come. So it's going to be closer to that half a million or so that you were talking. >> This is a chimp. >> Okay. >> He didn't want to bring it
037all at once. He didn't want to see Brad's head spin around. >> But yeah, the final price on that was as it says in the memo 121 131 25363 not with taxes. So the the request today is for a motion to approve the purchase of 350 Chromebooks as presented uh to the school board last the last meeting. >> Do we have a motion? I make a motion to approve the purchase of the Chromebooks. >> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. >> Jesse. >> Yeah. Thanks, Jess. >> Thank you, sir. Even though you came on, you didn't anymore to present. You say your password. >> Yeah, I figured that out. Anyway, uh resolution 8 was added uh to the um agenda a little bit later. This was the one to
038uh that was sent out to all of you to approve that uh I I drew up and actually Rob drew it up. I just took credit for it. >> Yeah, of course. Anyway, and then I even sent it in and he still had to change a little bit. So anyway, uh if we approve this, then we can actually go out and promote voting yes to the levy >> with this being in place. >> I make a motion we approve it. >> I second it. >> All in favor? I >> opposed. >> Okay. So now you can say vote yes >> and then we will uh do a a news news release about this too. >> So next we'll move on to uh superintendent update. >> All right. Thank you board. So on Thursday the student
039advisory council invited students from Wapto Proser um Sunnyside Toppenish and Sila. Did I get everybody check? Is that all five of them? >> Yeah. >> And they uh it was they had a student voice summit and the great thing about it was it was completely led, organized and executed by the students from start to finish. I think the only person that spoke was Elise and that was at the end. She told them she wanted to get pictures and what the plan was for lunch. Other than that, students did everything and they did a fantastic job. They represented us well. They weren't on their phones. They weren't goofing around. They were excellent representative of us. Um and I think the other students involved really had a good time. Appreciate Chuck being there. I got a sit
040in quite a few other they did four different sessions where students led our students led they taught them one of them was how to engage with and talk to administrators about issues initially it was um titled how to confront admin so let's talk the title of that a little bit a little bit less adversarial but Tristan Jensen and Jasmine Williams led that one and then we did one section and the other part of the library was just basically a Q&A they asked students what are you proud of what's what's going well in your district what's not audition that lessons were really good authentic conversations and each session had adults there so adults got to hear the students talking you know openly about it and then um yeah they did a fantastic job so CIA is
041going to host one at the end of April as well so I think we really raised the bar for what they expect from a studentled conference so I was really proud of that group um we have Brad and I presented every um building and all it's classified every department about the um our levy we've had some really good feedback, some good questions that we asked that we hadn't thought of before. So, we used we did some of that updating of the website. Um, basically some of those questions we got from staff. I was I was featured by Ray Navaro on his corner store special podcast. If you've listened to his previous ones, this one's probably the only PG one he's done. So, but it was great. He was kind of bummed because he wore a
042shirt with buttons on it and I wore a hoodie. He's like, "Look, I gave my buttons on my shirt and you show up in a hoodie." But it was good. It was good conversation. I appreciate his support and he's done a couple sub um sub subsequent posts about the Facebook. We appreciate Stacy's support as well. She's been a big advocate for um the vote yes camp committee. And then um I didn't get this on here, but tomorrow uh tomorrow tomorrow Royal City is hosting a they called the Great Shakeup and it's part of um it's part of I don't remember if you remember, but Derek um had previously talked about the house system he was wanting to go to the high school kind of like a social engineering project where you're not part of a
043grade level, you're part of a a group of students, all different grades, and you get mentoring from seniors all the way down to freshman. And um that's through the Ron Clark Academy. Well, they did this great shakeup where students practice interview skills and they practice all kinds of different strategies. And I'm going to go there tomorrow and watch how they do that because I know it aligns well with what Dererick and James been wanting to do with their buildings. And so I'll be at Royal tomorrow um experiencing that firsthand. But I think it's something that I think our students here would really benefit from. Upcoming events on the 2nd we have a coffee with the soup going be a little bit longer. and the 3rd as well. I'll be at Yv Tech on the morning
044of the 6th because we have our annual our byanual superintendent administrative council meeting there. And then on the 12th through the 14th, I'll be at the um I'll be celebrating a successful levy passage at the AASA National Conference on Education. And um and I think it's worth noting for those of you who knew him, Keith Jensen passed away on last Wednesday. He was a regular at our Monday morning coffee with the soups and to the point where they even included a big write up about that in his obituary. And so uh went to his open house last night. We had a great outpouring of support for the family from I put the word out to a couple different churches in the high school and they had more food than they'll probably need for three weeks
045there last night. So the family was super grateful for um his sister put it best. She goes, "I'm from a big city and in my city, our community is typically a group of friends that we meet with or friends from church or friends from work." She goes, "But I forgot what it's like to live in a community that treats you like a community." And so she really they were really grateful for everybody that stepped up to support them. And so we still have his two boys, the high school. And uh so yeah, so thanks for your support with that. And that's my report. >> Awesome. We're going to move to the um our monitoring. Um one thing I want to bring up on this on the monitoring portion of this is we kind of learned
046about it after the fact. Um Rob reached out to somebody with WASDA because Heather actually took a leave of absence and with her taking a leave of absence is we probably shouldn't have sent her the board packet to do the surveys um because you've actually taken a leave. So, the comments and stuff I did find out were comments that Heather had come up with, but technically they don't apply. So, uh if we approve this, we're going to need to approve without the comments. Um uh so anyway, I'm just I was bringing that up because I did do a little research on that and it was we actually uh Rob thought of asking the question and um which is actually good because I don't know if we've ever ran into it before, but you take a
047leave, you're kind of uh out of it at that point. So uh anyway, we can go through these um um they were all approved with with yeses except for a few with the one set of comments. Um anyway, we'll start with the first one. Uh the superintendent performance. >> I'll uh make a motion to approve BRS5 without the comment. >> I second it. >> Any comments or questions? Um I think we're still looking at uh revising our um current policy that we have written on this based on this. So we do still is going to be part of the um our sessions going forward. Um so anyway uh all in favor >> I posted. >> Okay, motion carries. So then we'll go to the next one which is the whole person. >> I make a
048motion to approve E2 learner persons. >> Minus comments. >> Uh do I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I posted. >> Okay. So that carried. >> Okay. board assessment. Mr. Steman, >> excuse me. >> Chuck had a great weekend, so I thought it'd be good for them to do this. Uh, anybody that gets to go to the Seahawk game should have to do the assessment of him, >> even though his ride home he would have probably traded for anything else. But >> anyway, he gave us all good marks. >> That's happy. >> I know. Um, so we'll go from the board. Uh, I do have a couple things. Um, went to the and I we were uh most of us were there last Tuesday for the thing at the learning center.
049I thought that was good. There was a lot of good questions that came up. >> Uh, I do have to say a lot of things uh questions that are brought up get answered on the website. That was really nice to see because I think that really uh tells them that, you know, hey, we're answering your questions with some facts and some backup to that which I was very impressed with. >> Um I also went to um even though there's snafu with the buses, I went to the um uh basketball game for the unified on uh Saturday. >> Did you hear about the snapper with the buses? The bus driver did not show up. They were supposed to be there at 8:00 and there was no bus driver and they had to call one in I
050guess or something. I heard about it. Um I figured you already knew about it so I didn't bring it up. But anyway, they finally did get there and I got to watch him play against Tophenish and I have to say uh Toppenish has a the I think the kid would be a great athlete. He is a big kid. >> He was at our super he was at our super >> Oh my gosh. Yeah. and uh him and because we have a couple very large players also, they were pushing down low and one of them's trying to let one of the other ones come up to shoot. You know how they kind of let him shoot or whatever. And this one, of course, the game was kind of tight, so he wanted to get in there
051and stop that. So, they're holding him back and it's it was and the dad was right down in front of me and they they all did a great job and they were very encouraging. And uh I watched Tophenish and Sunnyside play first and then I got to watch Grand View and Toppenish play. I a lot of fun and uh u just a great deal and uh definitely worth going to. So anyway, >> anybody else anything from the board? >> Yeah, I'll touch on Rob already touched on it. The student voice summit. Our our kids did an amazing job. Uh Rob made a comment to me when I told him how good I thought our kids were doing. He said, "It's amazing what kids can do when the adults get out of the way." And that
052that really kind of depicted what went on. It's I'm pretty proud of those kids. And on the unified deal, um when I was sitting in the kind of round table where they were telling what was good about your district, the two kids from Grand View that were running that both touched on the unified stuff that we do here in the district. And so when it come around, they didn't necessarily specifically talk about basketball, but some other things. So I brought up the unified basketball and how the the one negative on it was how few districts in our area are uh running that. And uh the Wapto High School principal happened to be sitting in that and one of his ASB officers that was with him nudged him and said, "We have to do that." He
053looked at her and said, "I know." So hopefully we're going to have another team next year. >> And Chuck asked students to come present on the that board meeting. >> Oh, good. >> They'll be here on the 10th. >> So, >> and it was actually brought up. I was hearing some people while I was sitting in Sunnyside, um some people talking about budgets and money and how things like this could be cut from thing. So, the people are talking about that, you know, they're talking about, you know, being able to keep some of these things going. We have 30 kids on that team at least. >> And uh um but yeah, so the parents are talking about that stuff too and you know what what can we do to keep things like that going because
054it's >> that's true sports way I look at it. Yeah, >> that is just >> Yeah, it's really cool. >> Anything else? >> Nothing. >> All right, so move on down. You guys got the FYIs. Our next meeting will be on February 10th. >> Um that's the day of the >> day. >> Um lot of good stuff out on the website and on Facebook of people putting things on there. So >> thanks for to send us questions. You're seeing too. We appreciate it. >> And I like what you put on there about this is a continuing. It is not a new and you actually spelled that out and actually explained it. I was like because it I mean honestly it's one of the things I wanted to say at the thing on last Tuesday was
055when some people were talking about we don't want to be in processor shoes where they pass nothing for 10 years and then all of a sudden need a new school and have nothing and the people are just losing their minds. >> So just kind of keep it going though anyway. Awesome. I kind of like how Elena has roies at every board meeting now. Your mom and your husband is >> I feel for him first and now >> that is true. I'm Mr.