001Okay. Hello everybody. Welcome everybody. The time is 6 o'clock and we are resuming the uh Grandal School Board meeting for May 27th, 2026. Uh I'd like to welcome everybody to rise and join the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the stand for all. >> Thank you. >> Okay. And now we will do the land acknowledgement with Thomas Hancock. We first of are territory. Thank you, Thomas. And then for roll call tonight, we have our student reps, Elijah, Alyssa, and Thomas. And then in attendance tonight, we have Director Beach, Director Farley, Director DNE, myself, Director Leoo, Dr. Gies. I'd like to make a motion that we excuse Dr. tonight. Motion's been made and seconded. All in favor? And now I'd like to welcome up here for the uh seal of bi literacy.
002>> Thank you. We have uh three outstanding students who uh took a test two or three weeks ago and uh tested that they are proficient in another language other than English. And I would like to read um the card that they will be receiving our first student and I don't think he's here Bodon Leba. It says congratulations we are proud to recognize your proficiency in English and Russian. We invite you to wear this seal of biiteracy medallion during your graduation ceremony. Please give a big round of applause for our next student is Bomina Fabolati. Congratulations. We are proud to recognize your proficiency in English and fision. We invite you to wear this seal of by literacy medallion during your graduation ceremony. Big round of applause for [applause] below. And our one student that is here,
003Carla, come on down. Carla, come on down here, please. Carla Fernandez. [applause] It's all right. Carla, congratulations. We are proud to recognize your proficiency in English and Spanish. We invite you to wear this Seal of Biiteracy medallion during your graduation ceremony. Please give a round of applause to all three of our students. [applause] I would like to introduce our superintendent, Dr. Dana Gelin, for the next s Before we move on to our success in ed award winners and our bridgeuilders, uh quick congratulations to our seniors who are student representatives to the board. Students apply to this and Thomas Hancock is here tonight and well you know there'll be something special for him from us on graduation night. We want to thank Thomas. He has done such an incredible job as a student rep to the
004board. He went to our conference. He held two school board candidate forum nights. He basically just said, "I got" and he took over and all the students led that. And what a what an incredible engagement, civic engage engagement for our candidates. So, we are so proud of Thomas. Thank you, Thomas. He volunteers in our office every Wednesday and today he was helping do some things nature. He was like, "Let me out of HR. I don't want to do." And I'm like, "What a good learning." No offense to to to Jen, but bottom line, it is um been absolute an absolute pleasure to get to know you. You are inspiring. He's full scholarship to a college in Ohio and we are so so proud of him. So congratulations Thomas. Thank you for all of your hard
005work. All right, we are moving on to our success of ed um award winners and we will start with Brendan Mohler from Crosswood Open Festival. [applause] All right, we are going to start this evening with Miss Beverly. Tonight [applause] I have the distinct pleasure of providing this teachers have stated that when Missile genuine brightness pleasure to have in class always focused deeply engaged and ready to share wonderful creative whether art cosmetology or talking about energy is always um one of the initiatives we've been pushing out this year is school pride and we have an acronym for it and I'll read some of these up because I feel that she some of these persistence and dedication um Beverly doesn't just pass her classes she takes pride in her work and puts a great deal of energy
006And what makes this even more impressive is her work at outside of school. Beverly holds down the job and she works on facing the shelves as we talked about because I used to do night crew. So I have been facing shelves for quite a long time and I still do it at home in the pantry. Um it's become a habit now. Um we laughed about that but uh to do work and come to school and stay on top of it is a great thing. And then uh for respect inclusion. Beverly has shared that she loves Crossroads because teachers care and build a strong sense of community among the students. But in truth Beverly is a part of our community and life. So congratulations Sorry, I'm misdirecting you. >> All right, next up on our list,
007we have Mr. >> [applause] >> So I was able to get information from uh different teachers and stuff. I will say that but the information I did get So he does focus and eager to learn. Neverit thoughtful question academic drive and perspective. And again we look at pride for our school, our focus areas and the persistence and walking through the open nervous about the class but then he met that challenge and worked through it and has grown tremendously in that class and he's also shown dedication as he's not just dedicial Thank you so much and congratulations. Next we have Mr. Mayor. Oh, Mountain Way. Mount Way Elementary. All righty. We're going to start with our kindergartenner success and education award, Micah Johnson. Kindergarters are the best class. When we think about what it truly means
008to be success and education winner, we look student who brings compassion, inclusion, and a genuine love for learning into our school every day. And that is exactly who Micah is. Micah is kind, friendly, wonderfully, silly, and she has just the perfect amount of sassy teacher on her. The moment she walks into a room, the energy changes. She always has a massive smile on her face and her arms wide open for a hug. Academically, is a powerhouse. She's incredibly strong reader who is absolutely in love with this department. In fact, whenever she finishes her work early, you can guarantee you'll find her doing one of two things. Either with her nose buried deep in the book or eagerly asking if she can tutor another student to say Micah is a helpful is helpful doesn't even begin
009to do her justice. During choice time, she loves to sit at the back table with us on her wonderful teacher. ask her how her day is going and immediately ask her for a teacher job. She's responsible um and she loves setting up the classroom for the next day. And whenever there is a guest teacher, Micah is the absolute go-to girl. She knows exactly where everything is and is the kind of student who truly makes a teacher's job teaching. Micah often says that she wants to be a kindergarten teacher when she grows up and honestly, she's already well on her way to inspiring the next generation. Micah, your compassion, your inclusive heart, and your joy for school make us all so incredibly better. Congratulations. [applause] Okay. First grade success and ed winner, Axel Beard. [applause] It
010is my absolute honor to present this year's success in education award winner for first grade this spring. Um, please give one more round of applause. At the beginning of this year, Axel set a major goal for himself. He stayed that goal was to stay focused in class. Now, we all know how incredibly tough that can be when you're surrounded by one minute you're laughing at a joke and the next you've completely lost track of the lesson. But over the course of the year, developed a real life superpower. He would be right in the middle of laughing with a friend, catch himself, remember his goal, and kindly and respectfully ask for some space to see a student take that level of ownership over their own learning is rare. It is mature and impressive. And let me
011tell you that focus paid off on our recent assessments. Axel didn't just grow, he skyrocketed. He showed over 100% growth in math and an absolutely astounding 200% in reading. But Axel didn't um Axel's success isn't just academic. Whether he is in the classroom, walking down the hallways or out on the playground, Axel is a leader. He is a flexible problem solver who naturally steps in to help his peers navigate disagreement. He stands up for others and he goes out of his way to make sure everyone feels. Your attitude, your work ethic, and your kindness make our school a better place every single day. You're a phenomenal role model for us all. Congratulations on this incredibly welldeserved All right, our second grade success and education award winner is Audrey Hop. [applause] It is my absolute privilege
012to present the success in education award to a student who brings so much light, kindness, and dedication to our second grade classroom every single day. Let's hear it for Audrey one more time. Audrey is a genuinely sweet, caring, and amazing girl. As a student, she's exceptional. She never gives less than her absolute best. And no matter what the task is put in front of her, she approaches it with a positive attitude and a smile. Because of that incredible work ethic, Audrey has made massive growth in both math and reading this year. Now, being an amazing student means Audrey knows exactly it takes to run a focused classroom. In fact, one of her teachers absolute favorite memory of Audrey this year happened during one of their fun Friday sessions. Audrey and a few other students decided
013to play school and Audrey naturally was a teacher. She was at the front of the room passionately trying to teach a math lesson. The only problem, Do you remember this? Do you want to tell them what was going on? Okay. The only problem, her students were completely ignoring her and refusing to listen. Frustrated but determined, Audrey walked up to her teacher, Mrs. Tro, looked at her and said, "Oh, actually, wait a minute. Sorry." Okay. She walks up to Mrs. Sing and says, "How do you do this? They aren't listening. How do I make them listen?" This is just one example that showed just how Audrey loves learning so much that uh you wanted to share it with your friends during free time. You may not have mastered making them listen just yet, but you have
014mastered what it means to be a stellar student, a kind friend, and a hard worker. Thank you for making our classroom a brighter place. Congratulations on this welldeserved award. [applause] All right, next up is Mosi for Monte Crystal Elementary. [applause] That's let me handle anything technical at my >> [laughter] >> for a reason. Henry Perkins, our third grader. Get up here, young man. Just wanted to let the crowd have a minute to take. Henry, we are so incredibly proud to have nominated you for the third grade success and education award. Mr. Shyman shares that Henry is an exceptional young man who leads with kindness, honesty, and determination. Coming from a family of accomplished motocross riders, Henry has qualified for national competitions and earned recognition as a talented writer. What stands out most, however, is his
015caring heart, leadership, and positive attitude. He is the kind of a student who helps others, encourages classmates, and always strives to do the right thing. Mr. Shman says Henry brings a smile to his face every day because he knows that Henry is the type of person who will make a positive difference in the world. That's pretty amazing. Want to hear what Miss Davis said about you? Oh, Miss Davis adds that Henry comes to school each day ready to learn and consistently gives his best effort. He is hardworking, respectful, and always willing to help classmates and teachers alike. His strong work ethic, empathy, and responsibility make him an outstanding role model for others. Both Mr. Shyman and Mrs. Davis are incredibly proud of Henry and believe that he is truly deserving of the success and education
016award. And you know what? I agree. Congratulations. [applause] Fourth grade. Jasmine, COME ON UP. JASMINE BERNETT in Miss Eastman's class. We are again so incredibly proud to have Jasmine Bernett as the fourth grade success in education winner. Jasmine Bernett is a sweet, hardworking and motivated student. Miss Maxfield has had the pleasure of working with her in multilingual small groups this year and has witnessed tremendous growth. Jasmine arrives every day with a big smile, ready to learn. Her joyful personality and love of learning are contagious. You can't help but smile when she enters the room. Is that true? You got everybody smiling here, so I think it must be right. Jasmine has made incredible progress in tidal lap and multilingual small groups, improving her reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. She showed tremendous growth in reading, increasing
01740 points on her spring diagnostic compared to fall. She continues to challenge herself in reading in small groups and choosing books with classmates. Her biggest academic strength is math where she enjoys being challenged and problem solving from complex tasks. But beyond academics, Jasmine is a kind and supportive classmate who goes above and beyond to help others. She is always willing to assist a peer or teacher and works hard to be a positive leader by following school expectations. Miss Maxfield and Miss Eastman are very proud of Jasmine's growth and feel fortunate to have worked with her this year. Give it up for Jasmine. Wesley. [applause] Wesley, this one's pretty special to me. I love all our kids, but the growth that I have seen in you this year was surpassed my wildest dreams. You are an
018amazing human. You know that. I never want you to forget that. Amazing. Do you know how many grown-ups nominated you for this award? What was it, Miss Megan? Five or six? Five. Five grown-ups nominated you. When we picked your name and we went through all the others, we're like, "Oh, Wesley. Wesley. Wesley. Trust me, you're a pretty great guy. Yep, you are. Mr. Shyman shared how much he's enjoyed getting to know you this year through lunches playing lunches spent playing sports and talking together. Mr. Sherman's a great mentor, isn't he? He described Wesley as a gifted athlete, loyal friend, and genuinely kind young man who always shows compassion and encouragement to others, especially to our life skills students. Wesley gets to invite a student in to shoot some hoops at lunchtime with Mr. Shyman, and
019it's always his choice who he chooses. And most often you choose Gavin, don't you? Yeah. and Gavin's in our life skills program and it's just pretty amazing. Bring a big box of Kleenex if you want to watch that as a cry. Miss Haley said that Wesley is one of the kindest and most genuine students she has ever met. Always making sure others feel included, valued, and supported. Wesley's kindness, leadership, and compassion make him truly deserving of the success in education award. And we are all so proud of you. You are an amazing young man and you're going to continue to succeed. Congratulations again. And now, Mr. mayor from our middle school. Good evening everyone. Sixth grade Murray. Let's go, Ka. That's right. I talked to Ka earlier today and I was like, you sure like
020anybody? Okay. I like that energy. All right. So, sixth grade team is pleased to select Ka Murray for our fourth quarter success in education. Ka has shown immense growth and dedication to excellence. Ka always follows expectations and work hard to improve herself in all classes. In band, she picked up the fluke very quickly and is impress, excuse me, is an impressive student. In connection classes, she can always be counted on to share insights into our monthly character traits. And she wants student, the trait of kindness. She is unafraid to make mistakes and take her time. Truly, she understands and develop her knowledge in various content areas. When she is unsure or unclear about something, she does not hesitate to ask for help for clarification. She comes to class to eagerly learn and ready to help
021her peers build relationships others and invest in our school. She is polite towards teachers and peers. She has a positive attitude. and really and does embody a GFMX Tiger with her tenacity, resilience, and ambition. She has the makings of an incredible school leader and is an asset to our Congratulations everybody. Give it up for [applause] next person. Next person is the seventh grade Harlo Hele. [applause] So I'mma tell you I had to kind of like go in the archives to see Harlo had one cheese at Crystal. Harlo name kept coming up from all year long. I kept saying no, no, he's won. She's done this in fourth quarter. I said nope. My choice. She got picked all four quarters. So [applause] So I would I would say that and I told her I had I
022kind of had to ask, "Hey, Harlo, did you get like Yeah, Mr. Mayor, I was in money crystal. and she thought she was in trouble when I called her name a couple weeks ago because we had to turn around it so quickly. She started crying when I said, "Hey, no, I I am picking you for your team picked you." There was a unanimous vote this quarter. She started crying in my office because she got this award. So today when I called her in there again, she stated, I said, "You family coming?" Yes. So, uh, here we are. I'm proud of you for again think one of the few people that I've ever had picked off. So, uh, good job. The seventh grade team teaching team is pleased to select Harlo Hele for fourth quarter success.
023Harlo is kind, respectful, and so invested in her education. She shows profound maturity, a trait that is difficult to witness among middle schools. When it comes to her education, she holds herself to the highest standards. She is constantly seeking to deepen earn her understanding of material, improve her skill, and only wants to do her best, even if it's a 90%. It's not an option for her. Harlo is the first to say good morning at the beginning of class, and at the end, she leaves the classroom with a very sincere, I hope you have a good day. Harlo is a student every teacher deserves to have. Her ambition, desire to succeed, and sincerity exceeds any and every expectation of an education. Congratulations on that. Last but not least, Mr. Donald. Mr. Donald Hanik, this is his
024first year at Rand Falls Middle School in Reno, Nevada. And he has changed our school. He has changed the culture, helped change the culture of our school. And Donald did not have it easy. He had a rough initiative. He dealt with the bullion issue. And Donald worked through those issues with a team of his teachers here, myself and his parents. They all in support. The eighth grade team teaching team is pleased to select Mr. Donald for his fourth quarter success education. Donald has made an incredible impact during his first year at Grand Falls Middle School. Although he is new to our school community, Donald has truly let his light shine through his positive attitude, kindness, and character. He has quickly become someone who is appreciated and respected by both teachers and students alike. Donald's welcoming
025personality and strong presence have helped them build a meaningful connections throughout the school and he continues to make a positive difference each day. Outside of school, Donald enjoys enjoys spending his time riding his dirt bike staying active. One of his favorite movies is A Dog's Way Home, right? He also loves spending time with his dog, Gracie. So we are proud to recognize Donald as our eighth grade student of the month and success education leader. We are grateful to have him as part of our school. Thank you Donald. [applause] Sorry about that. Last but not least, the high school principal, Mr. Ryan Pike. >> [applause] >> All right, I think I did it. All right, as uh before I start uh speaking about these lovely students of ours here at Grand Falls High School, um I
026just want to say that success in education is more than just what they do in the class. as you're hearing from all the other uh principles talking today, but it's about what they do um in their leadership and service towards others. And so I just really want to highlight these characteristics and these students today. So the first person I would like to have come down is Nailey Gam. [applause] It is my privilege to present a success in education award to Nile. A student who truly exemplifies dedication, leadership, compassion, and perseverance. Throughout high school, Na has challenged herself academically through rigorous courses such as pre-calculus and AP psychology while remaining actively involved in softball, theater, and service activities within our community. She has generously dedicated her time to the Granite Falls School District food and gift
027drive, the back- tos school events, and supporting activities at Monte Crisco Elementary. Her leadership, strong work ethic, and commitment to helping others have made a lasting impact on both our school and community. In addition to her many accomplishments, Nile plans to pursue a career in early childhood special education where her kindness, patience, and dedication will undoubtedly make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. One thing I did for all of our students is I tried to look up their name and the personality traits that might come up with that. So, the personality traits that came up for her name was they possess a warm, charming, and easygoing demeanor that draws others to them. They naturally enjoy being around friends, family, and group settings. Can't think that that doesn't describe you the best, right? >>
028Yeah, maybe. Maybe. All right. Please join me in congratulating Na for the success in education award. Next, I'd like to call down Paul Maryfield. [applause] So again, it's my privilege to present a success in education award to Paul, a student who has demonstrated dedication, perseverance, and leadership. Paul has challenged himself academically by taking a variety of rigorous and diverse courses such as algebra 2, culinary 2, AP US history, AP literature, and marine biology. He consistently shows strong work ethic and a commitment to his learning, often staying after school to complete work and prepare for assessments. And the other day when I was walking through the library, it was well after school there was beyond the classroom. Paul has made a meaningful impact throughout his service with the Grand Falls School District food and gift drive.
029Beginning as a freshman volunteer, he quickly became a reliable leader, serving as food manager during his sophomore and junior years. He helped organize donations and volunteered outside local grocery stores to encourage community support from family and friends. After high school, Paul plans to extend and sorry, attend every community college while exploring a future career and his future career goals. You don't know what those are, but we are going to figure those out. Yes, you have time. He exemplifies responsibility, perseverance, and service to others and his personal traits. They are seen as a natural, confident leader who is respected. Please join me in congratulating Paul for a success in education. [applause] Next, I'd like to introduce Autumn Gil. So, it's my privilege to present a success in education award to Autumn, a student who has shown
030outstanding dedication, leadership, and compassion. Autumn has challenged herself academically through rigorous courses including biomemed, AP psychology, ceramics, and leadership along with college classes through Running Starter. She has balanced this demanding academic path with leadership and extracurricular involvement, including four years on the cheerleading team, where she served as co- captain as a junior and senior. Her commitment to service and ev is evident through her volunteer work with freshman orientation, link crew, and track meets where she consistently supports and uplifts others. Outside of school, she also shows responsibility and care by babysitting for a young child twice a week. Autumn plans to attend Watcom Community College for nursing prerequisites before entering their her nursing program and eventually transferring to University of Washington to earn her BSN. And a personality trait for her is frequently seeks deep knowledge
031and truth, often balancing their creativity with careful, thoughtful. [applause] Please join me again. Congratulating Autumn for the success in education. [applause] And next, I'd like to introduce Cole Peterson. [applause] All right. Again, it's my privilege to present a success in education award to Cole, a student who has demonstrated strong determination, responsibility, work ethic throughout his high school. Cole has challenged himself with courses including algebra 2, plant biology, culinary, and intro to construction, building both academic skills and practical real world experiences. This is a really cool thing about Cole. Outside of school, he is the owner and operator of Peterson Property Services. I'm a third >> where he shows strong initiative and an entrepreneurship mindset. He also participates in jitsu and enjoys baking with his family. Cole constantly serves others through volunteer work, including pressure washing
032his church walkways and helping neighbors with lawn care whenever they need. After graduation, he plans to continue growing his business and may pursue and apprenticeship to further expand his skills and opportunities. Cole exemplifies success through hard work, perseverance, and service to others. Personal trait for Cole, thoughtful, analytical, and highly initiative personality that descri uh congratulating Cole for the success of education. [applause] All I know is I've been looking for a pressure washer. So, this is really the one of the best nights ever. Um, I I just want to say it it is just such a pleasure to see all of our students being recognized for their academic achievements, but what Mr. Pike had said for their leadership and how they show up um every day and their integrity and all the things they do. Um,
033Let's give one more round of applause for our success. [applause] And we are going to move on. We have just a few more awards. So, hang with us and then it's um some cupcakes out to my right. But we are going to move on to our staff awards. And we have a bridge builder award that we give to staff who have shown incredible um relationship building and connection uh to our students, our most important customers. And so tonight we are going to recognize four individuals and then we have a special team award because the team that we're going to honor tonight, you just can't honor one of them. They come as a team. They serve as a team and we are really excited to do that special award tonight. But we are going to start
034off with um someone who has quite the crowd here tonight and some maybe fattheads in the crowd. So let's just go ahead and do this. Megan Rice, come on down. >> [applause] >> the Megan Rice. All right, as we begin as we begin tonight's bridgeuer awards, it feels fitting that we start with someone who quite honestly helps hold an entire school community together every single day. At Monte Cresto Elementary, there is one person who is often the f very first face families see, the calming voice people hear when challenges arise, and the steady presence staff and students rely on constantly. For many, she is the go-to person, go-to problem solver in the building. The person who somehow always knows the answer, finds a solution, or makes things feel manageable. Nominators shared that she is kind,
035funny, warm, and deeply thoughtful. They spoke about the incredible way she pivots on a dime, handling the non-stop demands of a busy elementary office while somehow still making every person who walks through the door feel welcomed, seen, and heard. And perhaps most impressively, she knows the kids. She connects with students effortlessly. She celebrates them, notices them, encourages them, and brightens their day in both uh big and small ways. Staff share that if you want the opportunity to interact with Megan, your world, if you get the opportunity to interact with Megan, your world is instantly brighter afterward. She's uh clever and creative and constantly looking for ways to recognize others, students, families, and staff alike. Well, tonight, Megan, it's our turn to recognize you. You are a one in a million, a unicorn among horses, a
036glitter pen in a drawer full of pencils, the human equivalent of finding the answer key when nobody studied. Honestly, Monte Crystal runs on carefully balanced combination of student joy, staff teamwork, and Megan Rice. >> You are a true gem in Granite Falls. the kind of person every school hopes for, every staff depends on, and every family member remembers. And while we are fairly certain there is only one of you, tonight feels like a good time to publicly admit that if we could clone you, we probably would. Please join me in in congratulating our first bridge builder, Megan Rick. And a huge shout out to Pillchuck Espresso who also donates uh to all our bridge builders. Thank you, Pillchuck. You are such an incredible partner in this work. Our second All right, we got this. It's
037a news. We're holding the thing up here. Um our second bridge builder award recipient this evening is Chris McDonald. Chris, come on down. [applause] Chris serves as the student supervision and security at Granite Falls High School. Chris is one of those people who builds bridges all day long, literally and figuratively. In fact, I'm fairly certain Chris logs about 40,000 steps a day, cruising every nook, cranny, hallway, corner, doorway, and mystery location of Granite Falls High School. Making sure students are safe, supported, and where they are supposed to be. But what makes Chris so special is not just that he is present, it's how he is present. Chris develops rapport with kids. Plain and simple. He knows how to connect with teenagers. He laughs with them, checks on them, motivates them, redirects them, and holds them
038accountable. All while all while making sure they know he genuinely cares. One nominator shared, "He helped with so much drama and is there for you." Another shared something incredibly powerful. He helped me out of our hard time when I thought I wasn't going to make it out. That is bridge building. Chris has been nominated numerous times for this award because he truly is an ongoing brick builder of bridges. He understands what teenagers need. A strong, steady guide. Someone who shows up. Someone who notices. Someone who cares enough to both support and challenge them. Chris, you connect with kids in ways that matter deeply. You help them feel seen, supported, and capable of success. Congratulations, Chris McDonald, our second bridge builder this evening. [applause] >> [applause] >> All right, our third bridge builder award of the
039evening recognizes staff member Jason Hushau. [applause] In a very short amount of time, Mr. Hushau has made a tremendous impact on the students through connection, humor, they said dad jokes, by the way, authenticity, advocacy, and belief in young people. Jason Husher has made an extraordinary impact on students in just his second year at Granite Falls High School. He has quickly become the kind of educator students remember long after they leave school. Not only because of what he teaches, but how he makes students feel. This quarter, there were many nominations submitted for Mr. Hushau. All carrying a remarkably consistent message. Students feel seen, valued, supported, and believed in because of him. Last school year, Mr. Mr. Hushower joined the district midyear and about a month after he began at Granite Falls High School, a student stopped
040me in the hallway and said, "You know, Mr. Hushower, you should hire more teachers like him." That simple statement spoke volumes about the immediate impact he was already making with our students. Students consistently describe Mr. Husher as someone who makes every student feel welcomed and valued. One student shared, "Every day when I walk into class, Mr. Husher gives the most welcoming hello." Another wrote, "He never misses an opportunity to connect with a kid." What stands out most in the nominations is the depth of relationships he builds with students. He creates classrooms where students feel comfortable asking questions, participating in discussions, sharing creative ideas, and simply being themselves. His humor, authenticity, and ongoing classroom jokes create an environment filled with both joy and learning. Students also spoke powerfully about his belief in them. Several students shared
041stories of Mr. are advocating for them, encouraging them challenge themselves, and helping them see potential when they did not see it yet in themselves. Whether supporting students in pursuing advanced opportunities, helping them develop confidence, or simply taking the time to learn about their interests and hobbies, he demonstrates what it means to truly invest in young people. Students repeatedly described him as someone with a strong sense of morality, who believes every student belongs in the classroom, and deserves the opportunity to succeed. He advocates for student supports, student voice, and ensures no student is left behind. One student summed it up this way. Students in his class have fun while also being taught better than any other teacher in the school. The Bridgebuilder Award recognizes adults who create meaningful meaningful connections with kids. Connections that build confidence,
042belonging, and hope. Mr. Husher exemplifies work every single day. Congratulations, Jason Husher, on being recognized as a bridgeuer award. All right, Molly Aldridge, come on down. [cheering] [applause] Our fourth fruit build of this uh evening goes to someone whose work gives students a voice and sometimes quite literally. Please join me in recognizing Wally Aldridge, speech and language pathologist for the Granite Falls School District. [screaming] Molly leads speech and language services across our district. But what makes her extraordinary is not simply her expertise. It is the way she uses that expertise to build trust, confidence, connection, and belonging for students and staff alike. Nominators shared that there is hardly a day that goes by when Molly is not seen supporting students in self-contained classrooms, general education classrooms, hallways, and preschool spaces. I have seen her work
043in hallways with with students. She meets students exactly where they are physically, emotionally, and developmentally. She kneels down to their level, speaks calmly and clearly, creates healthy boundaries, and gives students time and dignity to express themselves. That is bridge builder. Molly does not just work with students. She empowers entire teams. This year, she facilitated trainings for our early learning staff on learning through play and the use of AAC devices. Staff shared that what had begun with any hesitation quickly turned into laughter, participation, confidence, and a genuine excitement because of Molly's encouragement and leadership. She helped adults grow so students could thrive. One nominator shared that Molly's knowledge of speech, communication, and child development is something that amazes me every day. Another staff member currently pursuing her degree in child development even asked if Molly held
044additional degrees because, as they put it, she knows her stuff, and she clearly does. But perhaps what stands out most about Molly is that she shares her knowledge generously. She makes people around her better. She creates cohesive teams, competent staff, and supportive learning environments for all students of all abilities. In education, we often talk about helping students find their voice. Molly does that work every single day, patiently, skillfully, and compassionately. Molly, thank you for the countless bridges you build between communication and confidence, between staff and students, and between challenge and possibility. Congratulations on being recognized as a bridgeuer. >> [applause] [applause] >> Okay, we are moving on to our team award. Mr. Carter, would you like to come up and help me? [applause] I mean, you are a success and ed award recipient, so you
045know the drill, right? >> All right, we are moving on to our team award. Could our educators that serve in our transition program, please come up. [applause] All right. And now our final bridge builder award of the evening is something truly special. Tonight, for the very first time, we are honoring an entire team. Because sometimes the impact is so collective, so connected, and so rooted in shared purpose that it simply cannot be separated into one individual. This team builds bridges together every single day for students who deserve adults who believe in them fully and unconditionally. The transition program team embodies what it means to create belonging, dignity, opportunity, and hope for students. Their work extends far beyond classrooms and schedules. They are helping students discover independence, confidence, passions, relationships, and pathways to the future. One
046nominator shared these powerful words. They are truly some of the most dedicated, caring, and hardworking people I've ever had the privilege of working with. Every day, they go above and beyond their job duties to support, uplift, encourage, and inspire students to become the best versions of themselves. And what makes this team extraordinary is not only that they what they do during the school day, but what they choose to do beyond it. They host monthly game nights to bring students and families together. They show up at fundraisers. They sell dog bones to support student activities and cooking lessons. They create community wherever they go. Each member of this team brings something unique and meaningful to the lives of students. Justin Tate gives students opportunities to explore interest through selfoldering club soldering clubs and helps Is that
047what it is? Yeah. Okay. I want to make sure that was right. Um and helps students feel seen, valued, and included. Megan Gil brings creativity, patience, and relentless dedication to fostering inclusion and helping students grow beyond what they believe possible. Karen Sheets has a remarkable gift for building confidence in students who once shut down, helping them succeed and shine at job sites and in the community. Jamie Purcell brings music, joy, and voice into the classroom, even helping repair a guitar so a student pursue his passion, while also supporting communication through innovative tools like I gaze technology. Jen Kelly is a steady and compassionate presence, helping students develop independence while always ensuring they feel heard, respected, and important. Amanda Hill shares her artistic talents so freely and inspires students to discover creativity within themselves. Together, this
048team works tirelessly both on campus and throughout the community to help students explore careers, develop life skills, and discover who they are and who they can be. Their impact cannot be measured only in lessons taught or tasks completed. their impact. They impact lives in confidence gained, voices to discover, risks taken, smiles shared, and futures made brighter. The transition program team reminds us that the bridge building is not just about helping students get from one place to another. It's about walking beside them the entire way. Tonight, we are honored to recognize the entire transition program team as our final bridge builder award recipients. Please join me in congratulating Justin Tate, Megan Gil, Prince Sheets, Jamie Priscel, Jen Kelly, and Amanda Hill. >> [applause] >> Can we have they're going to shake hands. Could we have all
049of our success in education student award winners and then also our bridge builders come down and we're going to take a picture that we can use for our website and our social media. So, come on down and then after we have these pictures taken, please help yourself and director Leoo will send us into a short recess. Come on. fire. The board is going to take a 15minute recess while everybody gets treats and whatnot out there. You're more than welcome to come back for the board meeting, but you can also leave as well if you wish. We'll return here at about 7:20. Okay, we all the red light means it's on, right? Okay, just checking. Okay, the time is 7:20 and we are uh jumping back into the Granite Falls School Board meeting. Uh item 3A,
050board comments. We'll start with the board as per usual. So, we'll go down to Director Beach. Any comments? Um, honestly, no. Last time my comment was that I was going on medical leave and I'm back. So, they rescheduled. I still will have medical leave starting June 10th. So, I will be away for basically the summer, but [laughter] then I'll be back after that. Um, yeah, I didn't prepare any >> anything because I originally did. >> Fair enough. Thank you, Director Farley. Um, I loved hearing the little kids on the pledge of allegiance. That was awesome. I mean, they knew it and they wanted to be loud and proud. >> Yeah. >> And that was cool. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Director D. >> Uh, I wasn't didn't prepare anything, but I am super excited. We've
051got two amazing weeks coming up uh as members of the school board being able to participate in all the celebrations and all the families that have gotten through this school year and tonight success in Ed Bridgeuilder the special award for our um life skills program. Um it's amazing to sit here and be a part of that and I just look forward to everything we've got coming up in the next two weeks. >> Yeah. now and yeah I mean from my say yeah the graduation stuff obviously there's there's so much coming down the pipeline I get to do what director Danny did >> two years ago >> three years ago and director beach what you know what you saw I get to shake my son's hand you [clears throat] know across the across the stage so
052that'll be be very exciting um went to the track banquet last night so much you know impressive we have a lot of seniors that are that are in that group but there was so much improvement across the years I think I think I mentioned this last time when I'm uh when I was at the track meets and seeing like some of the distance runners and stuff like that, right? Running, you know, two miles and what was it? 955 I think or something like that's just just absolutely ridiculous numbers uh for in in my mind at least. I I believe we have six students going to state as well. Um so I believe that's this >> uh Thursday, Friday, Saturday. >> Yeah, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Um so, you know, good luck to all of them. Um,
053I know tennis was just doing their um their banquet earlier tonight, so everything's starting to wrap up and come to a close here. Um, and I'll always make my traditional end of year thing, which is don't let the summer pull all the information out of your brain that you learn throughout the year. try something, you know, to to stay on top of it so that when you get back into I legitimately I'm kind of going on a tangent here, but I legitimately remember coming back into sixth grade and I was writing a paper and I first spelled of. We all know how to spell of, right? Two simple letters. I spelled it ove and I was like, "This is going to be rough. [laughter] It's gonna be rough." So, you know, just stay on top
054of that so you're not making it too difficult on yourself here going forward. Um, we'll go down to the student reps. Thomas, anything? >> Okay. I would like to bring attention to a national organization called the national student board member association and their program called start which is the student trustee action readiness training which is hosted on September 18th and 20th. It is a national webinar. Um I really encourage my successor here to take part and um let's see. So start is NSBMA's annual 3-day interactive online conference designed to prepare incoming student board members for a successful term of service. Recognizing the unique responsibility of representing a sole student constituency at the governance table, start equip students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to lead effectively from day one. Um, I would also like
055to mention that the meeting yesterday for the is it called SAE? Can I remember now? >> I think it's SRN. Yep. Sorry. To the SRN. The meeting went really well. Uh there wasn't very much turnout though, which is unfortunate. But um I did get uh get to talk with James Slayman, which is the director of AWSL, and he let me know of a bunch of training camps that anyone could do. >> Great. Thank you, Tom. who I did. >> Um, [clears throat] well, you know, I want to give a shout out to the students who got awards from Crossroads, who I'm very proud of, Tanner and Beverly. And other than that, you know, u everybody should come to graduation June 3rd, my sister's birthdays, [laughter] which is unfortunate, but you know, be there 600 p.m.
056June 3rd. >> Thank you, Elijah. Elissa. >> Um well, the as the as the year is almost up, we're closing out um doing a lot of stuff with banquetss as you mentioned. Also, we had our final Tiger Cabinet meeting. >> Yeah, that's it. That's all I got. >> Yeah, I know. Tiger cabinet meeting. There's I mean, there was low ESC there. There was Chick-fil-A. >> Yeah, [laughter] >> I know that was a hit. >> So, I don't really appreciate that. Um Okay, cool. So, now we'll move to item uh 3B, superintendent report, presented by Dr. Keystone. >> All right. [clears throat] Um the title is it's you know director D you just said there's just this is the time of the year where there's just so many great things happening. Um yes we had our
057final Tiger Cabinet meeting of the year. Um over 65 students are involved in that grades 3 through 12. Um and thank you to our facilitators. We have uh five student facilitators. Joseph Roberts, Joseph Roberts, Kiri Fincham, Jasmine Torres, Reagan, and I do not know how to pronounce Reagan's last name, so [clears throat] I don't want to give it do it unjust. Um, and then Rowan Demur. Um, they have really just worked with groups of students and helped plan um, our activities and things. We did have uh to director Leoo's point, we had Representative Esleck, Representative Low, Nate Nearing from Snowomage County, Tom Fitzgerald from Granite Falls uh city council, and the star of the show, uh Chandler Reeves, owner operator of Sober Hill Chick-fil-A, who brought I don't know like a hundred sandwiches or chicken
058sandwiches or something. And um and thank you to Tonnie. She does all the behind thescenes work and that's why we are able to function like we are able to function. So Ton, kids love her, adults love her, I love her, she's incredible. She does the work of four people. Um, the biggest thing though that came out of that entire cabinet meeting is the conversation between our students and community leaders. Our community leaders asked students questions and that was powerful and our students were able to just say, you know, this has been our experience and this is what what what it's like to be a kid today. And so, um, really grateful for those adults for showing up, uh, for our kids. Um just some other things that have been happening in the last few weeks.
059Um senior exit interviews um were last week and we interview every student at Granite Falls High School and it was enlightening and exciting to talk to our seniors and see where they're headed and what they're going off to do. Many students um are it's interesting I think it's a reflection of our economy a little bit are are staying at home and going to school or working or doing you know something from from there. Um we did um some walkthroughs our district leadership team. So every administrator in the district was at crossroads and open doors and uh walked through classrooms and talked with kids and talked with staff. And then we are doing some really important uh work in the library um here at Granite Falls High School because as you know that is part of
060our levy work is um transforming that space. There's a lot of curriculum um materials and instructional materials that are in there. So, thank you to the team that's going through those materials and um determining what fits within uh board policy 2020 and what's been adopted. And we can only do that by getting eyes on it. So, thank you Emily and team um and Wendy for that work. Um it's important that we get that that space ready because we're going to have architects come out and we'll redesign that and we kind of need to know what we're working with. Um Director Leoo asked for some information around fund balances. Nice little pivot to money here. Um, these are how fund balances are are trending um with districts in the region. I do think it's really interesting
061that the majority of fund balances um are on a downward trend or maybe just kind of holding steady. Many districts who have enjoyed a rich fund balance are finding that that is just not the case anymore. It's it's a big deal to drop five or or 10%. Um, and I think that we're going to see these trends continue. It's hard to maintain um, a really high fund balance and it's something that bargaining groups look at and as they should when you know the money is meant to spend on on kids today, but you want to have that money for a rainy day. So, um, little bit of a balance. We're in [clears throat] um, the best space that we have been in in over seven years. Um, if you look at 1819 where Granite Falls
062was, um, this is through some really hard work and some reductions. um as we know going into the next into next school year in two years we'll have reduced um four administrators in the district and some classified staff members and I know there's been some reductions of certificated along the way as well and that's with cost going up and that would be our next slide an example of that we talked about um our risk risk pool which is um who we use there's a couple in the state but this is who we use um for our um insurance and we are facing seeing a 36% increase. Here's how that compares to some other districts around the region. Um that is an additional cost of $278,000 to almost $279,000 to us. That's a significant chunk of
063change. That is not anything that we get from the state or reimburseed for. It's just in addition um I was talking to someone in my previous system which is about 20,000 kids and they're facing I think a 3 point it might not be on here but a $3.1 million increase. Um that's not anything anyone had planned for. So um it's just something a trend to watch and um as we do this work and go forward. Some of the problems are um in Washington state we've talked about this as a board before. there's not a limit on torque claims. And that doesn't sound like a lot until you realize that a tort claim could be made from something many many years ago and without any limits on that. Um so some of the work that that
064I'm doing um with uh three other superintendents, we're holding a legislative forum and inviting all the legislators in in our district and in the region. Um on October 22nd actually I will be presenting on some of the things around torque claims, FMLA leaves, what they're costing us, those kind of things. Um we have it divided into four parts. There's uh three other superintendents and I are organizing that. And if anyone on the board is interested in going uh please let me know. But it's our outreach and our interaction with our local legislators. We can't complain about a problem unless we're doing something about it. And this is one of the ways that we want to inform our legislators of some of the the laws that end up um impacting um you know our money. We'd
065rather our money go to serving kids and families. Um Director Leoo, you mentioned the the track meet that's coming up and it is by districts last week and we hosted. So, thank you for everyone who contributed and and made that made that happen. It's always really cool for our kids to compete on their home track and things. We do have those six state qualifiers. Congratulations. Tomorrow is the sendoff for state track if anyone wants to stop by. I think it's about 8:40ish, so I think it's at the end of second period. Um and then the top five athletes in each of the categories qualified for state and they're listed there. Uh such a cool opportunity to to compete at the at the state level. And then lastly, Director Dane, here's your list of all the
066things coming up. [clears throat] Um and there's there's more. I'm sure I've missed a couple here, but tomorrow night is senior scholarship awards night. I'll be presenting there some um some really cool awards. Um there is a onestop shopping for seniors to apply for scholarships and then they can check which ones they want that one application to go towards. It's also a National Honor Junior Honor Society induction tomorrow night. Uh senior tea is Monday the 1st at 4 o'clock right here. Uh the senior grad walk, our kids walk through the halls of when they were um elementary and middle school. That is next Wednesday, June 3rd. And then we have um Crossroads, as Elijah mentioned, Crossroads Open Doors graduation also on June 3rd. Granite Falls High School graduation on Friday, June 5th. The transition program
067that was honored tonight, those were the pair of educators and many of the students that will be aging out. So they've already walked and gone through graduation and their diplomas held in advance. And so these are students who are aging out of our transition program. And and just like Ra and I were just talking about this out in the hall. It is so noteworthy to mention this is the second year that we have had that program in house before. That program was in a sense farmed out to two other districts. We are now keeping our Granite Falls students here and they are having community experiences in their hometown which everybody deserves to have. So, thank you Rachel and team um for the lift of that work and Ailen um who leads that program. Then the
068last day of school, super awesome. It's on a Monday, but that's because of some inclement weather days. So, I apologize to the community. Sometimes you just can't plan. Um but it is a half day and that is on Monday, June 15th. And that is it for me. >> Thanks. Any comments, questions? >> No report. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You bet. >> Okay. Now, [clears throat] moving on to item 4 A. Items from the floor. Do we have anything? No. Okay. Uh moving on to five. 5A. The second reading for uh comprehensive uh school counseling program. >> Those are on the agenda. I did not print those. Okay. >> Yes. See, >> we printed them last time they have been >> no material changes. >> No material. >> Okay. Any discussion? >> No. >> Okay.
069Then with that, I'd like to make a motion that we uh accept the second reading 2140 comprehensive school counseling program. >> Second. Motion has been made and seconded. All in favor? Okay. Item 5B, second reading 2023, digital citizenship, assuming no material changes as well. And any discussion from the board [clears throat] like to make a motion that we adopt the second reading 2023 digital citizenship. >> I'll second. >> Motion's been made, seconded. All in favor? >> I >> uh 5C second reading 1105 electoral system. >> Again, this is just the need to eventually redraw boundaries and stuff as things continue. >> Peter, is there any requirement that we do anything on it right now based on the last report we got? >> Yeah. >> No, I don't think so. >> That something that we'll want
070to keep an eye on though as we grow too. >> Yeah. because that's that's actually a discussion piece because I know like up near my neck of [snorts] the woods there's more houses being built but I also know that both houses on either side of me have sold within the past two years and you know it's a very nice individual um retired woman and then a retired couple on the side. So like there's no at least in my neighborhood directly to me there's no kids coming in. So I'd be curious like the other developments too like how those shape up. But >> I think we'll see building happening sooner rather than later now that the sewers. >> Yeah. Oh yeah. I mean we last summer and that would actually be good for border trees to
071go and see see how everything has changed year over year because last year we we saw where everything is planned and there's quite a bit. >> Yeah. >> So there's a lot. >> Okay. Um, okay. Did I already call through the note of Okay. So, I'd like to make a motion that we adopt the second reading of 11:05 [clears throat] electoral system. >> Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. All in favor? I >> uh 5D, second reading 1731, board member expenses. Any discussion? >> No. Looks great. Okay. like to make a motion that we adopt second reading 1731 board [snorts] member expenses. >> Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Moving on to six, new business. Uh 6A resolution 252614 WIA school board resolution. This is printed
072out. Uh it's right in front of this is basically saying that we want to maintain and still be part of WIA going forward. >> Absolutely. So don't think there's [clears throat] much discussion there. >> What's the alternative? >> Not. >> We have a lot of good uh interchool competition, >> right? >> Just within our own school. Um okay. So with that, uh I'd like to make a motion that we adopt resolution 252614 WIA school board resolution. >> I'll second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. All in favor? >> I. Uh 6B, first reading policy 2320, field trip excursions and outdoor education. >> I have one thing on that one. >> Yes, >> there's a part where it says private vehicles may be used to transport students if approval is obtained in advance from the principal.
073I'd like to add in there also the parents. >> Yeah. >> And with um >> Hey, thanks. >> Yeah, parent permission. Um and then parent guardian. >> Yeah, parent guardian articulates within the permission slip that >> it may be a private vehicle opposed to a district vehicle, >> right? >> It it happens rarely. Um but we do get we we follow all the field trip permissions and then in addition um and we can add this if the if it's the board's will um that the the driver of said vehicle is communicated and then they've also passed um all of the the background checks and um the driving abstract. So perhaps >> we can do one of two things. We can we can add that here or we can remove this from discussion, add it and
074bring it back at our next meeting. I'm happy to do either. >> I I think that's advisable. >> Okay, let's do that. >> So, remove it. Sure. Remove it. >> Okay. >> And then we can add what we want to add. Just I think it's better to to explain about. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh I'd like to make a motion that we uh remove the first reading policy 2320 field trip excursions and outdoor education from today's agenda. Second. >> Motion made and seconded. All in favor? >> I get back something. [laughter] >> Uh 6C first reading policy 2022 electronic resources. >> Did you want to ask for my discussion? >> Oh, yes. I It's an open door. It's open door policy. >> Wait for you to ask. >> Oh, no. Yeah. Any discussion? It's it's
075pretty simple, but I think and I don't know if it has to be said there, but um in a section, so there's I'd like to see something in there about identifying the legal requirements of what counts as personally identifying information because there's so many things that students click and they trade their personal information for infotainment >> and aren't aware of the laws. So, we say we're going to do Like in that I wish I would have put the whole thing in here, but I didn't. In that section, we say we're going to do this and this and this, but all those privacy things that the privacy notices that nobody ever reads, but they always do clicking so they can get a Tik Tok account. Um, probably should know what they're trading for. >> So having
076something within there about PII, >> that's a Yeah. Yeah. >> Um, it can either live in policy or we can add that to our procedures. >> Well, the reason I thought of policy was because of the other things already in there. Your thoughts? >> Um, >> I mean it's like >> I think given >> one sentence or less less than one sentence. You think >> my personal opinion would be it should probably live in policy just because if if procedure procedure can change I feel like more easily than policy. >> Um and there's just there's a lot of uh legal implications to PII. >> So >> um we can remove this one as well if we would like. I I think it would be advisable for us to talk to WASA and this is W
077was policy. The one part that they added was the the AI component. >> So if [clears throat] we want to add some more, let's we can we can work on that. And >> we we can work on that. What about accepting the first reading with the changes of adding PI? >> No, I would think so. I can't imagine they would be like, you know, we should not teach people about. Can I add there are also a lot of policies on technology might be in another policy as well. I mean I need to double check myself but we have a lot of policies. >> She we could if the board so chooses you could move to amend um the policy as written and add the component and the wording that you want and then it would
078live here and then you could approve the first reading >> or we can remove. I would think that we could just approve the first reading with the addition of personally identifying information >> pending pending that it doesn't already live in another policy. >> Yeah. >> So, but yes. So, >> if it's duplicative, that's >> Yeah. Okay. So, I is that all discussion? >> Yeah, that's really >> that one. >> Okay. So I I move that we adopt first reading policy 2022 electronic resources with the addendum to add PII information for the second reading. >> Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> Uh 6D first reading policy 5406 leave sharing. >> Did Marshall Marshall did you update that one or did somebody update? He did >> leaving Sharon. >> Yes,
079[laughter] >> not leaving. It's just leave sharing. Yes, >> there was something in the but I can't remember. It was just like a tense thing, >> right? Does it Does it need to live in policy because this is part of the baring contract? >> It needs to live in policy because we don't have this in any way, shape, or form. It lives in RCW as well. >> Um there's >> unfortunately this one was not >> correct, Jen. It wasn't we didn't have this policy adopted in the past. >> Okay. >> So this is about sharing within your union only. >> Yes. So um right now we don't have a policy that's governing it which is a problem. Um secondly um right now it's it's a difficulty it well it's hardship on the system if we
080have when people are within a bargaining unit they can share there's there similar pay structures. what it put it puts HR in a difficult position if there's a day of leave let's I'm gonna use administrator as an example if an administrator gives a day of leave um when administrators are gone we don't pay someone to substitute for them so if they donate and have a lot of sick leave built up they could technically donate a large amount or or several of them could donate a large amount and we don't have a way to pay for that and that goes to somebody and it's an addition I think from the budget ing standpoint. If 10 administrators each donate 10 days, which would equate to maybe do the math, right? Like whatever it is valuewise, we don't
081have a a way to there's not a um administrators aren't don't have sick pay that we don't we don't we don't need money to repay them. Basically, your work piles up and you come back and do your work for an administrator's gone. So if we give when we give administrator sick pay, but if that day turns into three days times 10, all of a sudden there's 30 days and we don't have a way I won't speak for Marshall, but that pot of money that it comes out of doesn't exist. And so by keeping it within a bargaining unit, it's a very similar pay scale, if you will, and the donations then can go back and forth. Districts don't have to have link sharing. That is a perk of of bargaining, right? It's not required. Um,
082but it's something that unique that we do in education, but um, it's putting the district at a hardship if people get a lot of leave donated and correct >> and there are some rules and regulations around it. >> Okay, >> Jen, anything else on that? Two quick other things. One is still in that following paragraph, maybe it's me reading, maybe the voice in my head can't understand it. It says the superintendent or design will establish procedures to donate leave for staff members procedure for administrating the leave sharing a program in a manner consistent with >> Right. So >> there's the word procedure twice. I think it's extra procedure in there, right? >> Well, there's the procedures that live in next to policy and then the procedure for a staff member to go through to the
083process. >> You're missing the word and. Yes. So the process of what [clears throat] somebody would go through as an employee and then Washington state law about that major life activity or illness or or things that would qualify them because there are some things in statute around what qualifies you for leave sharing and what doesn't qualify for you. So leave sharing is not available for kind of the run-of-the-mill everyday sickness and those kind of things. It's for some more extreme situations. >> So we put the word and in there. But I guess I want to just say we're saying this in public and we're having a meeting about it in public and it and it's a hardship for calculating but obviously if somebody's having leave sharing there's a major hardship going on and I want
084to recognize that we're aware of that too and want to make sure we can actually get leave sharing >> right >> to work in a seamless less seemed way. >> Yeah. So yeah. Okay. >> Less less seamy. >> There's less seaminess all around. >> So and so your addition there what you were saying was superintendent design will establish procedures to donate leave for staff members and procedure for administering >> a process for administering. >> I think that is like and and a or and procedures. >> Yeah, I think she was just thinking of and after members >> because they're both procedures but just >> articulating. It's a It's a small word, but I just kept reading it. >> No, I mean what it says. >> Yeah, it makes sense. >> It's a text. Good job.
085>> Okay. Any other discussion on this? >> All right. So, I'd like to >> Ready. >> I'd like to make a motion that we adopt the first reading policy for 5406 leave sharing with the addition of and after staff me staff members and before procedure on the fourth paragraph. Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. And then item seven, consent agenda. Any discussion on the consent agenda? >> Was there was an addition? >> Oh, yeah. Any additions? >> There was an addition to the assign agenda that should be in there. Besides, >> yeah, I don't know. >> I'll figure it out later. >> Oh, I had a question about the consent agenda. Hold on. I wrote it down. [clears throat] >> So, oh that's right. This was just
086a random thought and I don't know if this is actually a thing. So, get ready folks. Marshall, this might be a you question. >> Okay. >> Or it might be a special education question. I don't know what it is. So for Blazer Works healthcare staffing and and fairing, is there some sort of cost recovery or billing for health insurance that sort of gets us like if the district is paying the money out for the services? Do we get >> if they qualify for safety net? Then yes, we would get some we could we could do some claiming >> after they get up to like is it $16,000, but otherwise 32,000. That's worse than I thought. >> There's some Medicare claiming, but not a lot. A lot of a lot of the nursing costs are kind
087of an unfunded mandate. >> Bottom line, whether we contract it or pay um for it ourselves, it's about the cost that that kid in >> whatever that kid costs us. So if it's through contract services or if it's through employees that we employ ourselves that total cost like getting a refund from that kid's health insurance for >> I don't know whatever. >> I see what you're saying. >> Okay. I was just wondering because Connor gets speech right and then we have health insurance that will pay for speech but nobody ever asks us. So >> I was just checking. Really? >> I think she's asking for Medicare consent. >> It's not medic. >> I think she's saying like, gosh, wouldn't it be great if our own health insurance is paid for services that >> cross shield
088send us a [laughter] check? >> Oh, [clears throat] >> we could one of those things that would make sense. you're getting care and you have health insurance >> and then you get at least the negotiated price or whatever. I don't know. >> No, it's, >> you know, anyway, that was my only question. Otherwise, I have no concerns about the present agenda. I was just looking through the three different contracts >> and I wondered that. >> Okay, great. And then any other discussion? >> Okay, with no further discussion, the consent agenda passes with unanimous consent. The time is 7:52 and that will adjourn this Randall School Board meeting.