001Thank everybody for being here. Welcome everybody. I'd like to call up uh Alexia to come uh help us do our flag salute. If everybody would stand, please to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, and justice for all. One, two, three. >> One, two, one, two, three. >> One more. One, two, three. >> All right. Nice job. >> Thank you for having >> I know you get to do it in front of a lot of people. There's times we don't have anybody here. >> Nice. Okay. Uh, approval of the agenda. Any additions? Uh we have two additions for some vouchers, two of vouchers that got added to it. So those will be recorded into the thing. Okay, we'll move on to public comment. And we do have somebody uh Doug Dicki.
002>> Yes. Where are you? >> Uh you can come right up here at the table here, sir, and sit. And you have three minutes. And we would love to hear what you have to say. >> Hey, >> thank you for coming. >> Well, thank you for having me. It's nice to see all these students here. >> There it is. Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm a 1969 graduate of this school and I have some questions actually that I'd like to have uh you ponder. >> Uh two weeks. >> I'm sorry not to interrupt you. Just one thing. I just want you to understand we cannot answer your questions. >> I understand that. Uh yes, but we want to listen to you and if there is something that you need an answer to and we can work with
003uh Mr. Darling, we can definitely get something back to you through him. But anyway, go ahead. Sorry. >> These are questions that I want the the council to pose. Um two weeks ago on Wednesday, I noticed that there were a number of students out during class hours and I assume that it was in coordination with the walkouts that happened in schools across Washington state. Now the questions basically are how did these students get out of class? Were there any repercussions to the students if they left without approval? Were the students parents did they sign a document that allowed the students out of class? Were the students parents notified their student was out of class? Those are questions that I have because it encouraged the possibility of liability to the school district. If it sanctioned the
004students to be out and if it didn't, then the liability is still there, not only to the school district, but to me as a taxpayer. So, I would just like to have some followup possibly for Mr. Darling about those issues. Uh the Yeah, that's what that's what I'd like. Okay. Uh see if I have any other concerns here. >> No, I think that's about it. Would you write your phone number down for me? Would you be okay leaving the papers with me? >> Uh no, it's probably not. Okay. Sticky Oh, there you go. phone number found I'll give you phone call and then you want reading your phone number out loud view handwriting >> he's used to it >> mine's grand view too it's not very good sometimes >> there awesome thank you >> thank
005you appreciate your time >> okay we're going to move on now to our pres presentations. We have the uh cheer team who went down and did very very well. >> So you get to tell us about it >> and perform >> just just a just a quick routine, not the big one that I saw on the video. >> Yeah. Well, thank you to the um the board and everybody in the school district. Um we were able to qualify um to go to state this year and so the girls will go around and um just give you a little bit about their experience. >> Well, hi, my name is Annayia. Um I'm a 10th grader and this is my second year in the program. And what I gained from the experience from state was just like
006how much accomplishment we had and how just amazing the feeling was. And it was just like like a whole new world. It was actually really amazing. Hi, my name is Aubrey Lozano. I'm a senior. Uh, this is my second year in the program. And something I gained from this experience was just a feeling of accomplishment with working so hard at practice to being able to finally qualify for state. So, great. >> Hi, my name is Kaylee. I'm a ninth grader. This is my first year doing cheer. And I think it was just so fun like just being there and just having fun with all the girls at state. And yeah. >> Hi, my name is Mtos. I'm a sophomore and this is my first year in cheer and my experience at state was very rewarding
007and it pushed me out of my comfort zone and it showed really well capable. Hi, my name is Akira Gomez. I'm a sophomore and this is my first year in the program and I feel like it was just such a great experience to experience all these girls and all of our hard work um all paid off in the end and you know glad that we got third place and yeah, >> my name is Ma Herrera. I'm a senior and it's my first year in the um team and something that I gain to say is when you work hard for something, you get the outcome that you're looking for. Um my name is Tiffany Roda. I'm a 10th grader and this is my first year on the team and I think I've just gained a lot
008of confidence like performing and had a lot of fun like bonding with everybody. >> And hi, my name is Brendy. I'm a senior and it's my first year in the program. My experience at state was just truly an honor and it was just so much fun being able to see what all the teams had to bring to state and it was just exciting and just fun to see something new. Um, hi, my name is Shen Koro Mares. I'm a junior and this is my second year doing cheer. Um, what I gained from the experience to state is a lot of confidence and being able to accomplish things that I would only really ever see other people do. I also really enjoyed the adrenaline that would rush through my body every time we would go up
009on stage. >> My name is Fed. I'm a junior. This is my first year in the program and I just feel like I gain more confidence in myself and that teamwork really gets you to places. >> My name is Serial Masan. I'm a senior and this is my first year in the program and I would just like to say that thank you guys so much for this year. It was really fun. And it was just so exciting to see like small teams in such a big place. Like seeing all these teams with over like 30, maybe even 20 girls. It was so surreal to be able to find a place like like as a small team in the state. And it was just so exciting. >> So we just continue hope to continue to grow
010the program and thank you for your guys' support and um allowing me to go from sideline to starting to compete. Um it's taken us three years to get here and we hope to continue to grow and hopefully come back um in a better spot next year. So thank you. >> Thank you ladies. >> A couple questions. >> I got a couple questions. How many teams went to state? >> Um 107. >> Is that all? There's no classification for this is there? >> Um there was we were part of the 2A game day small. There was only five teams in our category. >> Oh okay. So it was split up by those. Okay. And how many do you have on the in the group total? >> Um total we went with 13. >> Nice. >> Thank
011you. Oh, more in the background. >> I'm behind him. I can't see the camera, so I can't see you right from the reflection. >> Yeah, it'll be the big flash. >> Awesome. Awesome. Uh, next we're gonna have SACE. to YouTube. >> Yes. pressure. >> It's good. Jesse's here. >> Yeah, >> he's back there. Yes. A robot asking if you're a robot. Oh, >> you got another 200.org. >> There you go. >> Oh jeez. these firewalls, Jesse. >> Yeah, that's what it looks like. >> A great job. >> Wow. >> I was going to ask you for >> Yeah, good thing you know those. >> You're not under pressure. We can just introduce ourselves right now. >> So, my name is Angelina Esposa and this is my second year in the SACE and this year I'm
012actually a lead with the community group. Um, also with Carla. >> No, you're ahead. You're ready. >> But you go ahead and say your name and your first. >> So, my name is Carla Marquez and I've been a lead for two years. So, since the beginning of the SACE. >> My name is Aurelius Jeffrey. I'm a two-year returning lead. I've been a lead for I think almost the entirety of the SEC. I am just like Carla, one of the originals. >> Depends. Um, and then I can go ahead and just say this off of memory, but so we recently, January 22nd, we had our um, student, it was a student voice summit, and we had about I think >> was it No, let me see. We had about like five schools. They were all like
013the schools within like our um, like our SEWAC. Um, so the whole purpose of it was just to kind of introduce all the other schools onto what us as the SACE are doing and how they could incorporate that within their school cuz we are like really the only school that has this like the student voice uh group thing. And so like we had a bunch of different breakout rooms where we would discuss how how we kind of created it and then how u we got close within our admin. Um then we just had like Um, this was one of like I feel like our best breakout rooms that we had. It was like a Q&A where um we would just have like other students ask questions and then we would just answer them like how
014we were to have like fix staff problem. I emailed it to you. >> Uh, that's one. I'm gonna reshare it, but if you look in your email, it should be good, too. >> I shared it with you. So, it should show up in the shared go to type and then see like where it says type and then >> under shared with me. Yep. And then touch >> presentation. Um, yeah. I don't know why it's not shar I shared it two times. >> No, I did too. >> It would be It's a It's titled 224 board meeting. >> Maybe you're fresh. And then I can share with me again. >> Interesting. >> Do you want me to sign it? >> Will it take you long to sign your email? >> Because there's a video that we
015really wanted to show you. >> Let's do it. Yeah. We'll still use this, but then I want to sign in for you. >> Why don't we do the cultivating kindness? >> We can do that. We're gonna we're gonna have you come back in one. >> Thank you. >> Do >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> Let's do We're gonna go to FBLA next. >> All right. Good evening everyone. I am Casey Raymond. I am the FBA advisor. I brought my officer, couple of my officers with me today. Um when I started back in Grammy about eight years agoish, they just it was a very prominent DECA organization at the high school and so we wanted to bring back FPLA. So in we started that in about 20 2019 and then COVID hit so we had to put
016that kind of on pause for a little bit. When we were able to get back up and start competing again in 2022, that's the first time we qualified three students for state in over 20 years for Grand View High School. So, we've been progressively working forward. Um, each year gets a little bit better. We make some changes to it. Uh, this year and working with Angel Labar at the high school, we were able to move the computer science and his information technology classes from the TSA umbrella to the FBLA umbrella. We were learning that because of cyber security and all of the information technology that all the businesses have to operate as we've seen all the technology that we use for the school that it was a better fit. So, actually this year was um
017the first year we were able to actually qualify another student in cyber security from the computer science department for the first time ever and that was Tyson Morris. So, Grady and Case are going to give you a little bit of background about what we've been doing, what we have coming up in the next couple weeks, and kind of some ideas that they have for the future of FA. >> So, I'm our FBA treasurer. So, I get to run all the money and make sure that our finances and our fundraisers all match up. And one of the fundraisers that we will be doing in the future is a partnership with Drama to have a student staff alumni talent show, I guess you could call it, where they come in and show some of the talents that
018they have that might not know. And it'll give students who aren't really outgoing and kind of more in their own area an opportunity to show what they're good at. And in >> we in April we will be be competing at the state leadership conference in Spokane and including Tyson Tace and I qualified in sales presentation. Kaylee Flores qualified in her two events and Paisley McInness qualified in both of hers. My name is Case Case Judkins. I'm the FBA president. For some old news, we had our um regional competition on January 30th, I believe it was. And we're pretty small clubs. We only took six six of us. Out of the six of us that went though, it was five of us made the state. So that was pretty cool. I think to make state, you
019need to make top six in your event. So we all did pretty good. And out of the five of us that made state, two of us are first year competitors. So, it was pretty really good time for us. Um, for some upcoming news, we have a upcoming Chuck-E-Cheer um fundraiser that'll be taking place March 2nd through the 25th, I believe. And yeah, that pretty much sums it up. That's about it. >> These two are actually two time state qualifiers for FA. So, >> what are you guys going to do to qualify? post about your >> uh we created like a Google science presentation about a product that we found on the internet under like the Scrub Daddy umbrella. >> It's called Screen Daddy. It's probably on my phone. I sell it to you guys right
020now. >> So, we compete in sales presentation, which is essentially Shark Tank, and we find a product, we do research on it, and we kind of create our own little thing on how we want to market it and sell it. And then we present it essentially to a group of two or three people. And this year we placed sixth. >> Three. >> Yeah. Nice. >> And the goal is to go to nationals in San Antonio. >> So at that state we do the same product. >> Yes. >> We pretty much just improve our slides each year and make them better and better. So >> the screen debt is falling away. >> For where do you have to place at state to be able to go to nationals? Um, so there's like a first round and
021like a final round. You make it through the first round, you'll compete in the finals on Thursday and Friday. And then after that, I think you place in the top three or four to get to go to nationals. >> Last year they competed against there were 2,800 high school students across the state that complet competed for >> Wow. Okay. Where's Nationals? >> San Antonio. You said that nice. Nice. Any questions? >> Any questions? >> Nice. Thank you. Thanks for coming. Thanks for coming, guys. >> Okay, we're going to go back to SACE if we're ready. >> Nothing ever happened. >> Yeah, if we would have just moved your guys' name down one, we would have just had it. Perfect. Well, pretty much that was everything that I had already said previously. Um, this was just
022um like all the main things about um our student summit that we had. Um and this is I also do kind of fail to talk about that, but all of our breakout sessions were student led. Everything was studentled from the moment like they came inside like we told them where to go sit down. We were the ones like u saying good morning like how are you doing and then until they left like everything was student le you know besides having to have the adults watch us so we didn't have anything naughty but yeah it it was pretty good I thought that it had a very good outcome like I feel like in a lot of the breakout rooms like good conversations were being had like I I think it went very well >> and also
023I kind of like created it or whatever but >> these are actually some pictures from the student leadership summit that we did host and have the there was multiple different breakout sessions. We split up each students from different schools just to hear different student voices. We had them bundle up into groups. There was four total breakout sessions that they got to participate in talk. There was a lot of moving around. So it was very active and mobile and it was a very fun experience. I myself could hear a lot of student voice and a lot of like problems at other schools and different perspectives. And it was a very cool experience to see what other people think and like how other schools interact with each other versus how we take it from our perspective. And
024it was a pretty cool experience that I wish we can do it again hopefully. So, um, the thing that we really wanted to do to like have a memory is we made like a video and people from like all the schools that came, there's even some teachers, they had like a question saying, "What does student voice mean to you?" And Richie Lara, he's part of the SACE. His sister is actually the mayor. So, if you guys don't know him, you guys know his sister. And he made this like really cool video. So, you guys come watch it. What does inclusivity mean? It means that my students have the opportunity to participate in have the opportunity to really have a say in their everyday life. That's standing up for what you believe for myself and others.
025>> Student voice speaks to me is like a student speaking out about their problems and they're showing that they are happy and speaking for the students. >> Being able to voice your best >> I think that student voice is so important to have. adult, then >> what are we going to do here? >> It's like being able to express yourself and like say what you have to say. >> Having to say in your school or speaking up for those who can't mean to advocate for yourself >> voice matters because everybody please what they say. uh using your voice to reach other students >> give the uh students the chance to have an opinion or say certain decisions for like school or something have the same amount of like say as any other adult and I
026think that's really important because that like a safer environment for the whole district everyone is equal so I feel like everyone should try to say they do like benefits >> student voice means giving opportunities for their opinions to be heard. >> Don't let that negative like you express. It's just good to express it and know that you able to talk about your struggles. you the situations that you're going through, you know, having a voice for every education exists for the students. You either have the option of doing something to them or doing it with them. And if we do it to them, they're going to get push back. We're probably not going to give them what they actually want in the first place. As far as student voice means, we hear what students truly want.
027the reality as adults we need to be vulnerable and humble enough to listen to them telling us this sucks or this is awesome we do more of this that takes a lot of cou we we uh we often times I don't want to be vulnerable and this might do more than we do but most of the time they do especially learning and so that's what student voice needs to be we listen to them and we take action based on that >> mind you all Those kids did that brilliantly. Like they all we that camera. We didn't do it. >> Even that guy at the end. >> Oh yeah, >> that was that was my eighth take. >> Oh. So that and then we also um are planning on getting some new members by the end
028of this year hopefully because and we are going to get some new leads because four of us out of the like six of us are seniors so we are going to need to get some leads but yeah and then we hope to do other future stuff like this. We are also planning some other cool things, but um those are top secret. You know, you won't find something like that. >> That's pretty much it. >> Question. >> I just would like to say I went to that event and watched our kids put that on and I was pretty impressed. You guys did a great job. >> I'm camera shy. I went too and I was so impressed with how well they treated welcoming they were to the students coming and giving them breakfast items and asking
029them what they needed. They were just so kind and welcoming. It was just such a great representation. I >> I think Rob had the quote of the day when I was talking to him when he I was telling him how impressed I was with our kids and he says, "Kids can do a great things if the adults just get out of the way." >> Right. So that >> you get Not your parents. >> It can also be naughty. You admitted that. >> You said your adults had to be around so you didn't do naughty things. >> Oh, >> something that we noticed during the whole day too. I think I mentioned it to Dr. Darling like I almost didn't know what to do with myself because they were just take took control. And so I
030was just able to kind of sit back and enjoy the experience as the adult and as the adviser and it was awesome to see it and just come to fruition and I got to relax that day. It was kind of nice. So yeah. >> Excellent. Good job. >> Thank you. >> You guys going to get a picture real quick? >> Yeah. Let me get a quick picture. earlier when you were saying >> you were >> I know she came in late. She came in late, >> Josie. He was going to give you the evaluation thing. >> You came in late, so you got to miss it. >> Thank you. Now, we're gonna move on to cultivating kindness. Amy's turn. >> So afterwards, just please um hang tight and so I could get a picture of
031you in the hallway uh with your awards and certificate. So this is cultivating kindness. People nominate people throughout our district. So community members, teachers, and admin. They can nominate anybody they like who they see is expressing kindness, positivity to our students and our families. So the very first winner of the cultivating kindness award for this month is Anna Lilia Comar. >> You were nominated by Autumn Sleeper. >> Yes. Autumn. I don't believe I believe she emailed me. I just have to recall. I couldn't make it. But she said she doesn't mind me telling you who it is. >> Oh, yes. She's our amazing nurse. >> Oh, you absolutely love her. And >> this is about you, not her. >> She does mention you are. Okay. So, Analia has an infectious and energetic spirit. Um whether
032she is calling buses on the crosswalk, on the playground, in the classroom, or calling bingo at a staff holiday celebration, she makes all experiences fun and memorable. And don't even get me started on spirit days. She goes above and beyond to demonstrate kindness to her peers and students as well. Anna Lilia has been wonderful addition to HG this year. of insurance. >> Thank you. Thank you. We want to continue with positivity and kindness. >> Thank you. Thank you all. >> The other two. Thank you. >> Okay. The next person who is the winner for the cultist is a Brrizzy Alvarez. >> Brrizzy is a counseling assistant to Monica >> over at our student kindness. You were nominated by Monica >> and she this is what she had to say about you. Since Brrizzy joined our
033counseling team this school year, she has gone above and beyond in any task she is tasked with. She has taken our hope squad in our building and is consistently doing activities with these school leaders. Brrizzy is constantly sought out by students and staff throughout the day providing support in any way she can. I am so blessed to be working along such a hardworking and dedicated individual. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. that has a gift for you. I'll take a picture of you so much. >> Thank you. >> And last, but certainly not. >> It's so last, but certainly not least, is Bryce Armstrong. He is our core counselor. You were nominated. She didn't give her last name. Do you feel Roxan? student or >> parent. Yeah, it was great. She didn't put um very patient
034with my child. At the beginning of the school year, my daughter was comfortable with him right away walking her to her classes. >> Some days aren't easy for her, >> but when she sees Mr. Armstrong, she is all of a sudden better and especially because he's able to walk her to class. So, thank you. >> We appreciate you so much. You're the best. >> We'll go outside and take a photo. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. All right. >> You got to see some great presentations, too. So, it's really nice. buses. Okay, moving right along. We'll keep things going. >> We're going to go to the consent agenda. >> I make a motion to approve. >> Can we want to have some Are we Is there any comments or questions on the consent? >>
035I have a couple questions on uh travel requests. So, we have three of them that are don't meet the criteria on the top of the form for being uh submitted on time. And we got a couple of responses when I reached out and they're blaming the system and the funding was held up and the system doesn't work very well. And so, I just I guess I'd like to know what the system is and how it works if that's possible. So, Yeah. And and yeah, and actually one of them that is is having the hardest time being late is not using the system. >> Ironic. >> Yeah. You can't blame the system. >> Jesse, you come up. Sorry for We're calling an audible. Can you come up and explain a little bit what and why we
036>> So, one of the statements that was made in the response I got was that district funding had been put on hold. >> So, let me let me unpack that piece so that you can head back to this. Okay. So, um, we when we budgeted FTEES, we budgeted 320 FTEES at the high school. >> They only have 300 >> and every student worth about 10,000, that's $200,000 at the resort. >> And so, that's one piece of it. The middle >> CTE program CT. I'm just talking about CT. Yes. >> Yeah. >> Sorry. >> No, no, no. You're fine. >> Clarify. Yeah. CTE. And then at the middle school, we had budgeted 45 FTEES. >> Okay. Okay, >> which they had 44 FTs last year with two teachers. This year they added a third teacher and
037their FT is only at 38. >> Okay, >> so they're 70,000 lower when they should have been should have been probably closer to 55 or 60 FTEEs. I was conservative at the 45, >> right? >> So that has that $70,000 from the 45 down to 38 is a $70,000 also reduction with that they have coming through and they've done some other positive things at the middle school. bought some some u some computers for their labs within the CT which was definitely needed. That was needed. Let's keep this thing moving. But then that that puts them a little bit upside down and this year allows them to working with >> Betty >> and allows them to blend the two dollars between the high school and the middle school to be able to offset the two. This
038is the first year that they can do that and they're taking a look at those two. And so that's what the holdup was. Not so much a hold up as is. Well, let's go back and take a look and see, okay, what is really available? there's still dollars available, but at what point and which ones? And so she was working through the direction I'd given Betty is go back and take a look and see you have this grant we call the Perkins grant >> and see which pieces in your entire budget that could be moved into Perkins. It wouldn't necessarily have to be this trip. I saw this one came back and the response was go to Perkins for this trip, but it could have been anything else switching funding between would have been out
039of the local CTE, >> okay, >> and move it to Perkins and this part was in there. Um, and then she went back and whatever transpires at that level is is what her response was. But I'm trying to give you a little background. >> No, I understand. So, and that was happening in the time that >> that happened in at the end of January, first part of February, >> and that's when this was supposedly sent in. Okay. because and the whole reason I'm questioning some of the timing on this stuff, you didn't come out and say this at our last meeting, but when we had that one with the track coaches that was excessively late and we said, "We'd like to have it be known travel requests need to be submitted on time." You looked
040at the board and said, "Thank you." So, I'm assuming it's creating a pro a challenge. let's go with. So, um I don't want to keep kids from going to their state uh competitions, but at some point we're going to have to draw a line in the sand if we don't have a system that they can't work through in a timely manner. >> And we have for many years um ones that if they're going to go to state, they may not know except for like two weeks before. >> I understand. >> And we have bent over backwards and just made them happen. You know, when we're working we've worked with the board for many years and we just say, well, hey, we need to get this thing moving. it's they don't have enough time. Others that
041do have time, they're going to go to a conference. Those gen I'm going to say generally speaking know in advance and they can meet the requirements and any other time that they're going to be gone they can and we've talked to them over the years about estimating hotels estimating travel so they can at least get the the people the paper through the system >> to say here here's what's going to happen. This will travel we're going to go here. can we get approval to go and at at the last minute we will know instead of 10 students we're going to take eight going to to state or whatever it is through like a DECA FBA those types of things. >> So we're still going to continue to do things like that to assist to make
042it happen. >> So what was up with the comment that was made by the advisor that said we fundra and we don't need their money anyway pretty much in a roundabout way was we fund raise and we have our own money. Uh I don't know why we were kind of put on hold. that really didn't didn't really comprehend that too much. Yet you list CTE and uh grants on there yet you want to make a comment that you make your own money and >> don't need your funding but yet we do >> and and that that case because that is that they do have their own money. So I had that when I came in a little bit later I'm going well the funding I didn't know that until she responded. When she responded and
043answered that question I was not aware that that's what her holdup was. You follow me? I mean, I've been working with Betty. They go back and take care of it. But I'm trying to answer your question that is true. They do have money. They pay for the students. The students are able to travel with the money they raise because DECA has their own DECA stores, right? So, they're fine. >> Um, and then we pay for the advisors. And I changed that many years ago. Many years ago, they they required that even the advisor be paid out of ASB. >> And I changed this many many many years ago. Probably my second year being here. And wait a minute here. Why are they having to pay for the adviser? We'll pay for the adviser. you know,
044using the CT and those types of things. So, to answer your question, that piece was they had the funds ready to go. I think the other piece was just going back and taking a look at their budget, >> Betty, and then saying, "Okay, what what is what are we going to do to fund these other little pieces?" And I never received a phone call or anything back after I had the discussion with Betty, which is after a portionment came out in January. So, it's after, you know, the last week of January, first part of February, when we looked at actual numbers. January is when live enroll, right? live a portionment comes out, right? Our allocations, they've gone live with with enrollments, everything else, and now it's actual payments from the state >> where the first
045four months, September, October, November, and December are based upon our budget. >> Okay. >> It's just that this particular travel request said it was initiated on the 20th of January and it wasn't received by Sabrina until the 18th of February. So, >> and I don't I don't even see it It was it was at the high school level. >> Okay. >> Cool. >> Then will you talk about that part? >> Yeah. So, um summertime the high school principal came to me and was basically like, "Hey, we're struggling with this process, the travel request process. We don't know. It's it's quite a bear when it comes to the amount of forms that are required to be completed for these teachers and these um staff members. It's just it is what it is, right? Those things have
046to be submitted. So what we did um is we helped manage the frontline system which is also a forms management system. Probably about 90% of HR's forms are routed electronically now using that system. So we were able to build the forms as they sat in paper exactly into Frontline. So nothing changed on the forms necessarily unless there were like a few updates. that the forms are recreated electronically and now able to be tracked when they're submitted instead of like a packet of paper going to multiple people for signatures and then routed up to the district office. I think they were running into issues with you know things being lost or maybe people not getting them in on time then. So we um this is new it's a new process. Um, as part of the roll
047out, uh, we did request that the high school, um, have people complete electronic and paper format for the time being while we are piloting, um, so that we can make sure that we work out any of the kinks that might be in the forms. I'll tell you this, it took Fabi, who um is the HR specialist, a really long time to build these forms and a lot of phone calls with Frontline because the processes were so complicated at the high school that it maxed out the like logic that Frontline could offer. It was the most complicated form packet they'd ever seen built in their system. >> And so, um >> you know, we uh definitely are trying our best with making sure that that fits everybody's needs. Uh, I think we're at a point now
048where we've seen at least four or five travel packets processed that way. Um, again, I want to reiterate, we did ask that they do paper and electronic during that pilot period and and for whatever reason that was lost in translation. So, I think some of those things um maybe were just being submitted electronically >> because this was not done electronically. >> So, I don't have the details on this one. Um, but Bobby did touch base with me briefly and said, "I just want you to know there was a complaint about the system, but this is actually what happened." And it was that um, this particular form wasn't I I think she's had trouble, she said, with other ones that she's dealt with and was saying that that they're applicable to this particular packet, but apparently
049this particular packet wasn't submitted via Frontline. So, I don't know how that relates, but I also don't have the details, so I don't want to comment. So, anyway, we've been working and there may still be hiccups. Um, but I think we're we're really close to it being successful. Um, people are just having trouble with things being denied because they're incorrect or incomplete where in the past maybe we would have just kind of help them fill them out and push them along and now they're being rerouted back which is taking extra time for them to complete them. Um, and that's training, right? That's making sure that these things are complete and it's discipline, right? And making sure that they're completing them correctly. So there's a bit of frustration with that I think in that people are
050just saying no instead of let me let me do this for you and people will learn to do them correctly I think in the future and it'll be a much quicker easier to track process but it's going to it'll have some growing fees. >> Yeah. And this the prompt to digitize is initiated from the end users. They said we need to how can we track this better so we can see whose desk it's being held up on. >> Yeah. forms. Some of the forms you don't see in there and and Joseph can elaborate is you have parent permission forms. When we say it's elaborate because what you don't even see on this piece of one, you have parent permission forms. >> They have to upload those now >> and they have other permission forms have
051multiple permission forms. It wasn't just the the financial and the POS. It was all these other pieces. Okay. Have you done this piece of paper? You know, have you done your your request for a sub? Have you um what else? >> transportation form because we we made this packet many years ago because there were major issues. I'm glad we're going electronic now. This this is good and it's grow it's growing pains but we put it together because years ago oh my gosh somebody would go travel somewhere and they go hey I'm here. Where's my hotel? I said would you do a requisition? Well I think I did. Well they hadn't done one. So we put this as a covered sheet. This is probably my second year again. Put a cover sheet together. Here's all the
052things you know. So we know you'll have your registration will be done. You know you'll have your hotel room. We know which kids you'll have your vehicle request in the system because they go to get a vehicle and they had so everything was brought together. And that's I know it's kind of complicated but it was there to make their travel >> smooth when they finally go to travel. Okay. >> Does that make sense? >> But but I'm going to say one thing. This is far from her first travel request submitted because we've approved a ton of them. >> Anyway, I I appreciate the information on the system. Okay, it makes sense to me now why this batch probably had some issues, especially if things weren't exactly right and it got kicked back to them. So,
053that answers all my questions. >> There's going to be some. So, just >> you have to be a little bit patient, but eventually there will need to be a hard line. Okay. And >> and we do just, you know, and I appreciate that you look at the top performer, it says three weeks if it requires board approval. You're you're still going to see some that are coming through a week before. I'm just because we're we're bending over backwards to make it happen, >> right? But what I would like to see, Brad, on that though is if you guys know about it ahead of time, come to us at a meeting prior and say, >> you know, like this has happened before where Rob's giving me a heads up that, hey, this just came through or
054something, but hey, we're working on this, but we don't know if we're going to have the funding for this. Just letting you know that you're not going to get it till this time. >> I don't think anybody would have an issue with it. It's really the what caught me off the whole thing was we just had the issue with the one the week before and then all of a sudden the next one comes out and I'm looking at it going now wait a minute. >> Yeah. And when I see it was started on the 20th of January and it didn't hit the office up here till the 18th of February. It makes me think that now that I know every all the steps makes me think because I see the next two were received up
055here 2 days after they were initiated. So if I go down here to um what one is it >> the middle school >> and she may have said the 20th on here but that mean she sat down and started typing it. >> They can only go by the dates that they put on the forms, >> right? That doesn't mean that she had to give it to the high school staff until the 31st maybe. >> Agreed. But still, >> I'm just trying to give you confidence. >> She started the process. >> And and and I'm not trying to single her out. That just happens to be the one. >> Anyway, no, thank you for the information. I'm I'm happy with it now. >> We're more than willing questions you follow. >> Well, I understand there's a
056there's a little revamping to this going down. Aren't you working on something? the pol the Trump policy. >> Yes. So, >> okay. Um >> and and I'd like to see at the top of this form or in the policy where it says it must be turned in 3 weeks prior to travel date or earlier if board approval was required for out of state. You know, when everybody assumes that means four weeks, that technically only means 22 days. So, I'd like to see that >> one two school days. Yeah. or or four weeks or not just assume it's four weeks and I think that should be spelled out. >> All right, Trey, now we can go to >> Yeah, >> unless you got any questions >> is I guess um and is there a different process
057we can do that kind of helps everything? Because I guess what we're trying to do is make it easier on you guys having to not bend over backwards in a sense to where it makes it a little get the teachers on board with it. They know they're going to be doing it and initiate it sooner rather than later. And I I get everybody's got stuff going on and stuff, but it's not fair in you guys for them to kick it out a week before and then make you guys jump through the hoops or stay late to get it done because of their neglect. So, is there something that you could do it >> to where they have to essentially if they know they're going to be doing something start on this tracking on the thing
058that they can track exactly when they started it to when they finished it? >> Oh, got it. >> And for an example like this, they know when state is. >> So, they could have said, "We're going to be going to state. Will you approve us go to state? We don't know how many students are here." I'm just brainstor. >> Yeah. you know, and and probably if you're going to ask and say, "Well, but I don't have all my paperwork." Yes, but you should have gotten board approval to say, "Hey, this is going to happen in state. I'm going to take some people in >> and I know you want cost, but maybe you would do a followup to see what the cost of travel, but >> p I don't know. I'm just brainstorming travel pending
059>> what the cost might be." essentially like what Jesse did with the computers like bring us something like this is an estimate >> and then hey here's actually what it is but prior approval something like that that it'd be a lot easier >> the ones that know they have state like these this type of thing it's every year it's at the same time it's kind of like us going to WADA we plan for it ahead of time I can understand if a kid >> throws a discus an extra four yards and gets to go to state and it's out in the middle you know nobody ever expected it to happen and we got to run through some hoops or something I get or a kid doing, you know, art and got to go to I
060get it. There's always something, but the other ones just I don't know. They're the same thing every year. >> Okay. Now, >> I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion carries. Okay, we can move on to eight finally. Okay. So, this is the superintendent evaluation. So, I want to explain a little bit what we kind of talked about last time. Um, Heather was involved. She did send me a form. Elena sent me an email that she would like to substain from this because she felt she had not been on it long enough. I do I did talk to her and I said there is things in there which according to Heather's uh email maybe we need to look at a little bit
061of how we track or she was saying there was some things she couldn't find. Did you read her email? Did she send it to you or only to me? Okay, I'll talk to you about it afterwards. um if we had a place that all of the uh all of our evaluations went into and then when we do get when Rob does does send this out to us next time, maybe we have access to that kind of like what she asked for. But I think if we put it in there all the time, every time we do it and it goes into this folder and then you could send the folder or we have access to the folder, then we could look back at all of the evaluations that we did and look at comments and
062different things and and actually that would help with new members because I mean there's a chance you could have three new members and then how do you do an evaluation? If you were able to go back and look at what everybody had done and see the the evidence and everything, I think that would really put it in perspective and you could do an evaluation based on that. So, I think it would help us in the future. But, so what I plan on doing with this is, and I got so much crap up here, is I have all of your guys' stuff. Heather sent me hers. I have your guys'. I have mine. I'm going to tally that on to a master. I'm going to sit down with Rob before the next meeting, go over it.
063We're going to have an executive session at the next meeting where we can talk about it, talk with Rob about it if we have any more questions or concerns about it. then we'll go into uh public uh and and approve the evaluation or disapprove it. I don't want to say but anyway that's kind of the plan. So you guys all turn them in to me. I'm going to tally them on to a onto a master. Um in fact, can you send this to me uh work or do we have it? Yeah. Then I'll just do it on the computer. It look a lot better than my ugly head ready. And then we'll all sign the evaluation too. I'll bring the master copy when we have our executive session at the next meeting. If we all
064approve it, we'll all sign it and it'll go in the file with all the stuff. Does that make sense to everybody? I hope. >> Okay, good. So, that's the end of the evaluation portion. Now, we're going to go to um the least uh lit lease dark fiber service for maintenance buildings. Is that you? Your name wasn't on here. Most of the time they have a name that I go to, but I I don't know. Do we have any questions for him? Because it just says we're going to do a motion for it. So, >> it's just something that we're up I read through it. You're just updating a service we already have, right? Yeah. >> Put it out for RP to stay comp with all the good law requirements. >> Yeah. Right. >> Then you
065suggested the least expensive one. So >> So do we have a motion? >> I make a motion to approve. >> Make second. All in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Next we'll go to network switch refresh. Can I make a motion to approve? I second it. >> Second it. All in favor? I opposed. All right. >> We just blew through Jesse's hard work. We probably spent months putting this together. >> Never mind. >> Have a nice evening, Jess. >> You never know. >> Okay, superintendent. Uh uh your report update. >> All right. >> First and foremost, uh the levy has been validated and finalized and we got over 60% success rate for this levy. So, huge shout out to our community. Big thanks to Stacy for all of her support. Um, she was one of a
066handful of the mighty that helped carry a lot of load around public information sharing and being proactive in creating posts and so it was got a lot of good feedback from it. Um, on that note, I'm passing around a letter that we received from Glory, the state representative, Gloria Mendoza, congratulating us on a successful levy passage and um, acknowledging all your hard work and the work of the school district. And so to see, >> as FYI, last uh, last time we met, Brad shared a little bit about House Bill 2116 that was proposing lifting the levy lid from a buck 50 to $2 per thousand. that has died on the vine as of now, but they are still trying to figure out how to write that into the law. So, it probably won't go through
067this year in any way, shape, or form, but next year we're going to continue to fight that battle. Uh, so just be on the on the lookout for that. Um, we visited Connell. Me, Derek, and Betty went over there on Friday and I shared with you, um, not only they've been on some stuff, some little squishies for you, but Rah Flyer, what they do is they have an a teacher who got certified through Walaw Wala um, college to be a um, instructor. And so it's you can only take it your senior year and you have to either be 18 already or turning 18 to the program. And you do your pre-certification program all through the school district. So, it's um and then they also get the way they have it designed is they also earn
068their first aid certificate um and also their forklift certification through the program because most truck drivers have to learn how to load and unload as well. So, um so what they do is they then when they're done they have they receive grants to pay for the testing and such so students can earn their CDL um start to finish with zero cost to them. We are looking at finding out how can we start a program on a smaller scale partnering with Gloria possibly doing a site workbased program where we send students to her that counts towards internship but they also get to do the program at the same time. So Dererick's looking into contacting OSPI to find out if we can make that work because if we can the low the low overhead for us it'll
069just be we have to pay for whatever partnership we have with herd. to those each of those students. And then from there, as the program starts to grow, we then purchase the simulator. We then purchase our own program. We then hire an a teacher who teaches two or three courses of this a day certified. So we do it all in house. Um but it's it's exciting. So we learned that there are four districts in the state that currently offer this. All of them I believe except for one around this part of the state. um Ephrada, no Athell and Finley and Kaib and um Connell and then Burbank who wants to they just don't have the staffing for it yet. That's Colombia right outside Tri Cities and so um there's definitely a need over here for
070it especially with us and funding was a distribution center and so yeah so we're excited about that. So >> didn't Gary want to get involved in this a little bit? Yeah, >> but he's actually possibly trying to work together with Proer Sunnyside Grand View or >> Yeah. So, he wants us to figure out how we can help support the region. And so, we're going to start with Gloria and then we know that Ryan and Kim and probably at least will be interested in the city. Maybe we offer it this last period of the day or the first period of the day. Instead of going to YV Tech for a program, they come here for our program and we share that little portion of the FB and then they go back. And so, yeah, there's a
071lot of exciting possibilities with this. There's a nice area right down here that could be a driving area right down here. Big lot down there. Drive around and >> Yeah, we have >> Gary can donate a truck to us and I'm going have to talk to the Rotary. >> Yeah. So So that was a great visit. We're excited about that. Um and I sent you all a copy of the March strategic plan highlight. It's going to show off our industry recognized certifications. >> And then I sent I provided you with a report. have not to read it now, but some of my key takeaways from the AASA conference. It's a good conference. I was telling Dan that there's probably 200 vendors there. 90% of them were either AI or school safety related. So, that's a
072obviously that was a huge focus education right now. I personally gained seven pounds while we were there. And I didn't even I went to all my sessions. I was just eating dinner off site. I'm sitting there one day. I get a text from my 13-year-old goes, "Dad, you are missing the best biscuits in the world." That's all he sent me. And so like what did they so my kids really enjoyed it too really well. Um upcoming events it's b basketball basketball tournament starts this week. So Saturday the boys are at RA Kelo playing RA Long the number one rated team in the state. They're completely undefeated. >> Um >> number two >> but they're number two seating but they've been seating. I know >> RPI all year. I think I think we're the dark horse.
073>> I think we I mean we're gonna have to get them anyway. Might as well do it in the first game. There you go. You know, >> and they have uh Mark Morris and Ari Long have always done well in league, but they've struggled when it comes to the tournament because >> they just don't I don't know if they play as hard of teams. I don't know. It just >> some of those Westside boys aren't used to running like we are. >> Yeah. >> And and and we can run >> Yeah. So the way if we play like we played against CELA, >> this gonna be tough. We're gonna be tough to beat. >> You know, it was that CIA game was super impressive. Unified is at state. They're going to be at East Monache
074on Saturday as well. So there's a send off for them on Friday with the basketball team. >> What time is that? Send off >> 10:30 at the district. >> 10:30 at 10:30 >> here. But what time you know the high school do you know? >> Like 9. >> I'll find that time for you because they're going to do a walk around the high school halls with both teams together. >> Nice. Off. >> That'll be cool. >> Yeah. Let me know what time that is. >> Yeah. When we're done with this, I'll find the time. And then Friday, uh, Friday the 6th is in no school teacher in service day. Two board meetings, parent conferences. No, no, already at spring break. >> Jeez, >> year's going to be over. >> Yeah. >> Any questions? >> Okay,
075we will move on to EL17, which I have our uh um deal here. I don't know why this is on here. Okay, go away. So there um the one thing I don't understand is it uh says it had comments, but I don't >> I couldn't see it. >> I don't see the comments. But I'm going to tell you right now that the comments were from me and um what my comment was because it was kind of more on the uh age appropriate dress codes and can be enforced and things like that that >> I have to tell you that I've been to the high school and the middle school and I do not think that is very well enforced. >> Um that's a personal opinion but I have witnessed it personally. So, that's the reason
076I actually put it on there cuz I have witnessed it. Um, and I don't I've actually made a comment a couple times to a couple people when I was up there and it just kind of whatever. So, anyway, that was my comment. Um, I think that was the only comment. >> Yeah. Anything everything else? I don't know what this comment was. What's this one? Oh, fail to ensure the coders of force are failed. Take poor. This was about the cell phones. I don't think that is either. That's just another one that I've observed. So anyway, um do we have a motion on this or any other questions or comments on it? >> I make a motion to approve >> as is. >> I second it. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Okay. Motion carries.
077Okay. So, board assessment. Did you get her done, Chuck? >> You wouldn't let Josie do it. you were talking all tough and then when she came in you wouldn't do it. >> Uh if you come to our meeting next time Stacy, we're going to have you do the board assessment. >> Honestly, they actually encourage you to have people out there do it because it's it's uh more neutral and you could >> you can let us have them. >> That's right. social media live should >> be >> some video. We just don't do that. >> Yeah, but not yet. >> Okay. Chuck gave us good reviews. Put it in the packet. >> All right. Um, the FYIs, everybody seen the FYIs? Anybody have any questions on those? the stuff you send out, Brad, we didn't need
078to talk about that. We just added to it. Everybody was given a copy and that was back in the consent agenda anyway. So, >> and it'll already be part of the packet when it comes out. >> Okay, we're going to move to executive session. >> So, it was nice seeing you tonight. >> Yes. Thanks for coming, Steve. >> Thanks. like 30 minutes.