001Okay, the time is 6 o'clock and this will bring to order the Grandal School Board uh meeting of February 25th. Uh please join and rise rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. >> Okay. Item 2, land acknowledgement. Mrs. Lucy, >> we honor the first peoples of these lands by acknowledging that the area in which we gathered is within the traditional territory of the Stilaquamish tribe of Indians. The Stilaquamish people have inhabited these lands and waters since time in memorial and their descendants have remained in this territory to this day. The Stellaish people have continued to practice the traditional ways of
002their ancestors of fishing, hunting, and gathering. The Stellaish tribe has had these lands and cultural traditions passed on to them by their ancestors who believe that everything has a spirit and that they are caretakers of these lands and waters. >> Thank you. And tonight in attendance we have our student reps Elijah Thomas Violet Jadelin and then we have director Farley, Director Pagis, Director Vich, Director Dane, myself, Director Leoo, and Dr. Gelin. Um 3A board comments. Do this like usual. We'll start with board and I'll come pick on you before later. Uh Director Farley, any any comments for today? Um, it was kind of fun watching the results of the state wrestling tournament. Unfortunately, Granite didn't have anybody place, but it was cool that they had eight kids down there, and it's kind of neat because
003you can follow it right on your computer and see how they're doing in their matches. Um, the other one was I made it to the high school for both lunches last week. um and made it to um Crossroads and got to see the kids and and some of the teachers in action. There was some neat things happening and there were some things that were eye opening, but that's how it's always going to be at a school. >> Thank you, Director Pangas. >> Well, I have several things actually. I wanted to remind people that um the Chamber of Commerce is tomorrow morning at 7:30 and Nate Nearing will be there. So if you want to have breakfast at the buzz in tomorrow morning and chat with Nate Nering, he will be there. Um and then I
004want to just thank our community for supporting the Granite Falls Community Coalition um at our rumage sale this last weekend. the rumage sale. All the funds go to our back to school celebration which provides school supplies, backpacks, shoes um for the students in Granite Falls. We made just over $6,000 that with community support. Isn't that amazing? Um and our back to school celebration is August the 18th. That's a Tuesday. And um anyway, we're looking forward to seeing those kiddos get all ready for school. Um, another thing on March 3rd, the American Legion is honoring Officer Megan Nunaker and it will be at city hall at 7 o'clock. And so I just want to make you all aware of that. And then the American Legion is having a birthday party on because they are founded in
0051919. So, and that's March 14th. uh at also at city hall and that's at 1:00 on a Saturday. Um and that's that's my announcements. >> Thank you. >> Dr. Beach, >> actually uh I just had just a thought about the study session we had before this meeting today. Um we're forming several committees that we're inviting the public to be part of those committees. So, I'm extending the invitation, but everyone else is going to be extending it as well. But there are several different committees that are going to be part of ensuring that the levy that we just voted voted for, how that money will be spent, ensuring that we have the transparency and the collaboration of the community members to verify and ensure that we're spending the money where we said we were going to
006spend the money. So, please do make yourselves available to come and do that. Additionally, there'll be some additional um committees. Oh, I wish I pulled up my notes, but it has to do with the athletic fields and some of that information. And then also more long-term projects for construction and even as we look at growth coming to our district, you know, down the road. Um what are what are our plans there? So I'll extend that those invitations and also for anybody that wants to come and talk to us about it at the next study session which I think is next Wednesday at 4:45. >> Two Wednesdays from now. >> Okay. Two Wednesdays um at 4:45 um in this administration building. I think that's all. >> Feel free to pick up where I left off and
007add. >> Every everybody's doing a wonderful job and I don't have a lot. I I just With the weather that's happening right now, I want to say I I'm I'm in this town all day long. And I'll tell you, the middle school and high school Crossroads kids that have been out on the streets in this beautiful day leaving school have been very respectful and seem to be having a great time. Um really appreciate uh seeing them out there enjoying the weather and um treating our community with respect. So, thank you. Um, first I'll say is I'm sure we can blame the snow on me. My wife and I, we've been talking about how mild this winter has been and then sure enough it snows and then you look and of course I always joke with
008Dr. Geon that a meteorologist accountable position in the world. Um, because then you look and you're like, "Oh, we're going to get snow for the next week and a half and then it turns to rain and it's 50° and or sunny." Um, so but snow day, I'm sure every kid loved it. My daughter was out in the snow all day. Um, and then coming back in shivering, trying to warm up on several occasions. Um and then yeah, the as far as the committees that we're putting together for the levy, um the definitely we we ask and we we insist and we would implore uh anybody within the community that is interested and yes, whether it be field, building, facilities, anything along there, you know, get in contact with the district and please come out. We
009want your opinion. We want the feedback as part of this. Um, I'm sure there will be communications that go out from uh Dr. Gieseland's office and whatnot, but please engage. Um, we we do not want to just do this on our own. We want nor should we should have the input from everybody. Um, this is all of our money going into this and making this a better place for all of our students and everybody here. Okay. Uh, item 3B, superintendent report, presented by Dr. Geel. >> Great. Thank you. Um, actually, you want to go to the students first? Oh, actually, yeah. Sorry, forgot about that. Elijah, he called you out. >> Nothing much has really happened in terms of uh, you know, crossroads lately. Just going through the motions and the grades are looking better.
010>> That's good. Makes mom happy. So, >> uh, earlier today we went to the craft of the month, which is nice. >> Got to make these. Oh, bookmarks. >> Nice. >> So, shout out to them, too. >> Library. >> The library. Uh, but aside from that, nothing. >> Was always a sucker for a good lamination machine when I was growing up. It makes things feel so official from Thomas. >> Um, yesterday, I'm pretty sure it's been a long three days. Um, I attended the WASA SRN meeting. Um, so it was it's hosted on Zoom. Um, I'm free to invite anyone who I want to attend, as long as they're students, of course. Um, it's just kind of um to build connections between the student representatives across the state. And our goal is to increase student
011and board um connection because across the state it's a problem how students can't you know even if we show up to these meetings how we can't actually interact on a a deep level you know so we had some questions like what problem or problems do you have as a school director when it comes to listening and acting on student voice in your district and what solutions could alleviate these problems? So that's kind of the focus we went for and vi has dates and the topics we went over. >> Okay. >> Yeah. The upcoming days is Monday March 30th, Tuesday, April 28th, Tuesday, May 26th and the topic one is annual con theme and topic conference and topic two is what to accomplish by May. >> Okay. And so those are the meeting dates for the
012SRN. Okay. Great. And then Violet, any other updates? I know Thomas just kind of jumped into you >> about like the We're still going on with the BOTC. Actually, tomorrow it's a flag football thing at 6:30 and it's going to go against all the other grades. So yeah, if you guys want to do that at 6:30 tomorrow. >> Great. Tomorrow. >> Appreciate it. And Jaylen, >> um I'm actually really happy with this year. participation. I think like over half of our school participated in the dressing up, which is pretty good cuz last year it was bad. Like nobody participated and juniors earned first. So happy with that. >> No, don't win for the first time. >> I know. I want to win. >> I agree. Appreciate it. >> And Saturday night is of course the
013culminating event at Granite Falls High School. It's such a great event. If you can attend, you're going to see your hand. >> How many uh events has a won? >> Oh, no. We've won everything besides the participation because our class is so small. Like no matter how many people show up, we will never get first place. >> So, it's not it's not a percent. >> No, they changed it. >> That sounds scandalous. We'll make a note. But of course that tweener week between winter sport and spring sport is and it is one of the coolest things that Granite Falls has to offer. Um Saturday night you'll see the decor in the gym and I was my first year two years ago I was like you've got to be kidding me. This is fantastic. So such
014a great event. And then tomorrow night flag football. So >> the volleyball with the flag football >> volleyball was last night was the boys. >> Yeah the juniors prevailed. So there you go. All right. >> Okay. Now, we'll move on to a 3B superintendent report by Dr. Geese. >> Um, a couple of things tonight uh that I'd like to discuss uh with the greater community and the board. Um, one is um if you could go to the next slide. Thanks, Stan. Um, we're going to be doing a technology survey of our certificated staff. Um, we've done a lot of work on anxious generation. Um, that book and and our staff reading that and putting some of those things into play. Um but this survey is designed um it's it's not fully culminated yet but to
015talk about the student Chromebook usage. You know we went to onetoone devices uh when COVID hit and onetoone devices for for all and now there's some research out there that's pretty clear about you know excessive screen time and use of technology and and those kind of things and there may be a better balance. So we want to see first how much Chromebooks are being used and do they need to to go home and be onetoone um at at that K8 level and then secondly um really working on that instructional purpose around technology integration. So and then and then some staff perceptions. Um next slide please Dan. So some some key data points we hope to garner from this technology survey is how much time are are students spending on Chromebooks on screens and using actively
016using screens um large format displays in in classrooms. Um and then that the feasibility Dan and I have had many conversations um around middle school we have um some concerns about Chromebook Chromebook breakage and replacements and those kind of things. So, we're trying to figure out what is that happy medium. I'm sure you've seen the research that's out of the news about many nations going away from technology altogether. And so, I'm not saying we're throwing throwing all of it out. I'm just saying we're going to start assessing and seeing what is what does research indicate is the best way to meet the needs of our kids. Our kids do need FaceTime. We know that in 2010 um when the majority of our teenagers had um you devices in their hands that that things pivoted, mental
017health things pivoted um you depression and and other things pivoted. So we want to be pretty aware of that and um see what see what comes of it. Um and then that perceived balance between digital and non-digital instruction, what works. Um we aren't seeing the outcomes we thought we would see with some of this instructional technology. So um want to hear from our staff who are doing it on the daily. Uh next slide. So I realize this is a very very busy slide but um you know that rationale is is really looking at again postcoid and expanding um looking at worldwide what's happening. Um there's some research around um across the world around um it's PISA it's the program for international student assessment and it's that assessment of 15 year olds um in reading and
018math the core content areas reading math science and we've seen um since 2010 a steady decline and that's concerning. Um this generation is the first generation that we think previous generations will actually outperform them on cognitive skills. So with that, the ultimate question is what's that balance? What's that right balance instructionally um around technology? And so we're going to hear from teachers and things first and then we'll move on and um take our direction from there. Um for our elementary grades, we've had lots of conversations around um do our K2 students need to be on devices at all outside of maybe an I Ready assessment. So we're going to be doing some work. We want to put the right tools in the hands of our educators and our students and um we have people in
019front of our kids and we know that we learn best from other humans. Humans are social beings. So, um this is kind of the first in that work. I think you all know how passionate I am in the soap box I get on around um screen time and technology. I'm very concerned care deeply about our students and um very concerned about um what they're able to do um after they leave us. We want to prepare them adequately. Um we referenced many directors referenced uh sorry next slide Dan. Thank you. Our district committees. So we will be advertising these. They they're all listed here um in some details. So we have a facilities committee capital projects. This is a long-term committee. There's two board members who were so eager to volunteer for these committees in our
020study session. So thank you to our board. Um but this is that long-term facilities planning. We are incredibly grateful to our Granite Falls committee or community for um passing two levies, our EPO levy and then our capital and technology levy um on the 10th of February. So now it's that long-term planning and then what buildings next and what we need to look at as far as bond and levy planning. So f the facilities and capital projects, uh Tonnie will work on getting things out through social media, through our website. Um, come one, come all, we need families, we need students, we need community members. Um, these are the really important conversations of of what our Granite Falls community wants. Our athletic field improvement committee um is something that we said we were going to put
021together. We have two board members that are going to be on that committee also co-chairing with council member Tom Fitzgerald who's a long a longtime um community member, but we have some levy funds that will be dedicated to um turfing some of our fields, lighting some of our fields, and replacing some of our fields, making them usable. We have um the nice thing about being in Granite Falls is we have space and we have fields. The thing that we need to improve is the condition of those fields and the usability of them year round. um because some of them are pretty swampy. So um we need to look at the schedule of that and how much money we have and how it will be spent. Each of these committees will report back to the board
022because ultimately the board decides where we're going to spend those monies. Uh next slide. A few other committees. Um our curriculum instruction assessment committee affectionately referred to as CIA. Um this committee is run by executive director Moore and two board members that will be on that committee. Uh, Director Vich is already on that committee and she is a parent in the district also. So, that's wonderful. And then Director Paneagus also volunteered to be on that committee. Um, a longtime educator. So, it'll be lovely to have her as well. Um, around curriculum adoptions, instructional practices, really that heart of teaching and learning and board policy 2020. Um, and then assessments and student achievement oversight. And then a new committee that executive director Corderman will um chair is a health and wellness committee. um you know centered
023on board policy and procedure 6700 which is uh student health and wellness um but also some health and safety things in the in the community and so an open invitation to our community to be a part of that. If you would like to be a part of any of these committees please email us at communications um and the email is up there. Again, we'll put this on the website and social media. Um, but we encourage as many participants as possible and then again, we'll have regular reports to the board so we can make informed decisions. Our goal is to be as transparent as possible, especially with these levy dollars coming in. We want to make sure that we are doing what we said we were going to do and if we're not able to do
024something or something changes that we clearly communicate that and we allocate the funds as they were intended because we are incredibly grateful for the community support. Okay, >> that's it for me. Cool. >> Any questions, concerns, comments? >> I just had a quick question. When for the survey of staff, can you check in on I can't remember the name of it. It's not GoG Guardian, but it's whatever replaced GoG Guardian as the thing that the that teachers use to monitor >> like Yeah. like, "So, I gave you the assignment to read this thing and I can see that you're playing video games." Um, and then they have to go over and shut it down, right? And they So, I'd like to know how many of them use that, right? Are they using it? And and
025and what are they doing with it? >> Because there are definitely some teachers that use it. And there are based on how much video games my son's getting away with, there are some teachers that are getting outsmarted. So, yep, I'm outing him on a public meeting. I totally am. It's okay. He knows. Anyway, so I'm just curious. I mean, we say that I I believe that teachers believe that they're doing the thing that they've asked them to do, but are we checking? >> Yes. Okay. We'll continue to work on that. Dan and I just literally this week started working on the the nuts and bolts of the survey and some of those things. So, we'll add that to it. Thank you. >> Any other comments, questions? Uh item 3 C 26 27 enrollment projections presented
026by Marshall Cruz. We >> like to do this every year end of February, beginning of March just to kind of uh over the board what we're projecting our be. We always go very conservative. It's kind of the foundation for how we build our budget and um try and establish our staffing for the upcoming year. Um we talk about funding a lot and all of our funding is driven by our enrollment. So um this is what we're basically budgeting platinum for 2627 with the exception of the sun setting of the crossroads lake Stevens uh cooperative agreement. Um that nets us about down 50 students um from this year. We're budgeting a small kindergarten class. Our demographic study says there are a lot of newborn kids that have um in our district over the last five years
027that should be starting kindergarten someday. They should have started this year, but they did not. We should have had about 180 kindergarters this year, but we only ended up with 145. Based on birth rates, we should have about 190 next year. But since they didn't show up this year, we don't want to count on them showing up next year. they could show up as kindergarteners and first graders. Um, this is a problem that's kind of nationwide. We're partnering with a demographer that covers a lot of the country and they're seeing this problem of birth rates not trans transit transl translating into kindergarteners across the country and they're trying to determine if it's because of COVID they're holding them from school an extra year or if some rules changed in Washington that they may not start
028school until they're eight years old possibly. They're worried about that a little bit in Washington. Um, so we're trying we want to get another year under our belt to see if um if this growth that we're expecting is going to happen. If the growth if we see a kindergarten class come in that's 180 185 kids then we'll know that that 3200 projection number for enrollment that's about six years out is actually going to happen. If we don't see it then the growth will be mainly because of the new building happening in the community. Um so anyways kind of flat flatten projection this year um with the exception of some uh decline at crossroads. Um next slide and just kind of shows it by school here. Um essentially flat in all the schools um kind of
029a one thing that we're seeing throughout the state of Washington is that running start is becoming a larger portion of our high school enrollment. It's um the the colleges are being very aggressive in how they market themselves and it's a big benefit for kids to be able to get college credit at a college while they're in high school and that also counting towards college credit and they can do it in less time and um so and it's free major benefit and we're seeing that show up on our enrollment numbers. Um, Running Start, we get to count the student as enrollment, but the money we receive for them gets passed through to Ever Community College. So, they the state writes us a check, we write a check right away to Ever Community College to pay them
030for that FTE. And, um, you know, we'll be over the next couple months, we'll be working on trying to balance um, staffing to enrollment. You know, there's a system our size always has bubbles. Um, we had a second grade bubble that's been moving through the system that they're ninth graders now this year. Um, we have there's some other bubbles in the system. So, we're always having to kind of make little grade level shifts to bubbles. And that's that's it for a moment. And it's not really any action. It's just kind of we'd like to move forward with the budget and just want to get a little bit feedback. >> Yeah. I we personally I mean we'll just have to see. We don't know. I I think the uh one thing is how are we starting
031to tie in the prek numbers into any of these projections. >> So our pre I mean prek has grown right um you know consistently but even with prek growing this year like to Marshall's point we we thought the five years ago and then here we are at Kinder and we really thought it was going to be about 100. We watch those kinder numbers very carefully. >> Um I think this is a this is the real this will be the real um telltale because it's going to be and we'll advertise early and have kindergarten roundup and all of those things and let people know. Um but we'll see. And and the nice thing is if we do that those things early, if we need to adjust those kinder numbers and add a kinder teacher, we can
032do that early or we can shift. Um, one change is I was thinking about principal Losi is like that's that's a significant growth. So there'll be there could be some change to keep building um movement there with um enrollment at Cristo being budgeted at 510 next year. >> Comments, questions on enrollment. >> Thank you Marshall. Oh, Elijah. >> Um, >> how does running start hurt? How much does running start hurt the budget? >> I don't know that it hurts the budget. Um, you know, it it it's like if if a student is taking two classes worth of running start, you know, they're they we get 60% of their funding and every community college gets 40% of their funding. A lot of what they do still happens here. You know, we still have to have a
033secretary to still have to have transportation. We still have to have all these things to get them to and from and to keep them sports, keep them engaged in our school, but we lose, you know, 40% of their funding. A lot of a lot of the kids do take two classes at a time at Running Start. So, that that funding gets shifted from the school to the college. >> So, in a sense, it does affect our budget, right? because if the more kids we have, the more more things we're able to offer, the more classes we have, all of those things. And sometimes I think about the high school level, um if it's a handful of students across, you know, juniors and seniors, whether you have 26 or 29, like that's just more funding, but
034a teacher could have 29 students in the class or 26 and we still have to pay whatever price for that teacher, that staff member. So, it does it does, you're right, it kind of affects negatively. Um, that said, I want I want students to be prepared for the long term and have their I mean, I have three children myself, right? And Running Start was helpful. Um, >> it is a fabulous opportunity for kids to be able to graduate from Granite Falls High School with an AA or really, really close to an AA. >> So, if we increase our AP classes, will that help with that? And dual credit? >> Dual credit. >> That would help, >> excuse me, >> yes. >> Yeah. Does um full-time running start change the percentage of like what goes to
035high school and what goes to college? >> It does. So we're actually if a kid is a student is attending Running Start. So a regular student we can count as 1.0. So taking they're taking six classes at the high school they're they're basically a full student. Um if they're taking part of their day at Running Start, we can count them as a 1.2. So if they're full-time Running Start and that's all they're doing is Running Start, then all of their funding gets shifted over. But they can be they can actually take four classes at the high school and two classes at Running Start and we would get funded for um 80% of them at the high school and then 40% would be going to Running Start and that's a 1.2 but um it's complicated math
036>> but um it's it's really where they're attending our revenue has to shift to. So if it's a full-time running start we don't get any revenue for them. They go they're all all the revenue. We get we get a big check from the state and then we write a big check to Ever Community College >> which is interesting because we still have extracurricular activities and all all of the things, right? >> Answer your question. >> Yes. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Thank you. Y uh item 4 a items from the floor. >> No have any >> no items. Uh item 5A, second reading to adopt policy 21106, program compliance >> is in the board on the agenda online. >> Any discussion on 21106? >> Just a walk. >> I see that my question is
037it's just sort of a general that we will be in compliance with all Yeah. >> Okay. All policy. Okay. >> Sounds like a good one. >> It's a policy for policy. >> There were no no alterations after the first reading. So, um, so yeah, we already approved the first reading, right? >> This is the second one to make sure we're >> double checking everything, but we had no changes originally. So, any comments, questions? Okay. I'd like to make a motion that we accept the second reading to adopt policy 21106 program compliance. >> Second. Motion's been made and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. 5B, second reading to amend policy 21107P, career and technical education. Again, this is a second reading and it's also procedure. >> Just Yeah. >> Do we even vote on
038this? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Yeah, we don't even vote on this because it's procedure and so this is just awareness. But any discussion, questions, comments? >> No, because we we looked at it. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yep. Okay. Uh item 6A, midyear school improvement plans for 25 to 26. >> This is a lot. >> They're in their folders. >> Yes. >> Homework. >> If any questions on those, we're happy to meet with you or or have a study session to go to them. that there is um I thank you to all of our schools and all of our building leaders and um executive director Moore and her support staff for um compiling these um it's it's it's big work but um school improvement is the work and every day getting in the foot. So this
039is the midyear progress reports. >> I would just say I definitely appreciate you can see the effort that staff is making towards change towards growth and celebrating those pockets where um the number of students who are significantly below grade level that that number is going down. Not not across the board, but there are pockets where that number is going down. And then that increase in the students that are above above at or above grade level. And just that was encouraging to see. Want to thank you for your work. I will also say uh standardization of these um it makes it easier. >> Yes, it's so much >> it makes it easier to understand what you're looking and what to expect within it. Also for anybody within the buildings too um you can cross reference other
040buildings plans and see what are they doing, what are they not, you know where to look. So like I think it's it's a streamline. I know we all love creativity, but sometimes it's good to have a format of something formal. Um because again, then I spend, you know, years past I'd spend an hour trying to figure out what I am reading anyway just to start. So I appreciate that. >> And I appreciate too, Peter, that when we're looking at develop our board goals that our board goals and those improvement plans are in they're definitely in alignment. So that's >> Yeah. And so I don't think there's any action for us to take here, but any other comments, questions? Obviously, these are for us to continue to review and take a look at. >> Well, I
041guess I'll say going into year number seven, not consecutively. >> Yeah. >> Um feel like I have to put a little >> asterisk there. Um I love seeing continuity like like going through reading them actually getting slightly lost and going, "Wait, which school is this again?" and then scrolling back and going, "Damn, they're all the same." I kind of love it. And I love that that it's truly goals that are aligned with the student as the focus versus creating a survey to do a thing to figure out by the end of the year the thing we didn't do all year long. I appreciate this is what I'm saying. Anything else? Great. Um, so no action required there. And then item 6B, the DAD Davidson engagement letter. Uh, Dana, did you walk through that really quickly?
042>> Sure. So, um, there's a a memo to each of you in front of you around, um, our engagement with the Davidson. Um, so this is for us to to do to have them do some work on our behalf and Marshall to fill in hearing where that I missed, but it's it's not a contract um to do business with them specifically, but it is so that they can give us rates and um help us as we explore opportunities to garner some funds and do our levy work um going forward. Um it's not a binding agreement, but they are basically that postman agent. Um, so if you have any questions for us, we're happy to answer those. But DAD Davidson has been such a lovely partner um, in our levy work for as many years as
043I know and in my previous couple of systems as well. And so we need we do need um, board action on this to say yes, we would like for them to go out and get some rates and um, some ideas for us to get financing so that we can um, do the work that is ahead of us. >> I'm all for for help. So I just like to say I appreciate Dana you clarifying you know not only for myself but for people at home or in sitting here that this is what keeps us out of trouble and is that this because managing our levy is very technical or the dollars that are coming in managing those public funds. So understanding that that's that's what these people do. They advise on that. I appreciate it. Appreciate
044understanding. >> This company is um through the fire department, we used the ide um one of the best agencies in the state for building projections for um how we shop for our money. making sure that we're following all of the rules since the state is quite complex in how we use our money and so by having a professional team uh ahead of us on this and giving us advice is is the only way to do something like this. >> Absolutely. >> Other comments I'd like to make a motion that we accept uh or approve the DA Davidson engagement letter. Second. >> Motion has been made and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. And then item seven, consent agenda. Any discussion on the consent agenda? >> Is there any changes? >> Oh, any no
045changes, additions? >> Nope. >> Any discussion? >> Is there a congratulations in order? >> That's what I was going to say. I'm just happy to see this this agenda >> and congratulations Stan. Good part of the administrative team. >> Yes, absolutely. >> Long time coming >> and long overdue. >> Great. Other comments or anything? Good. Okay. Then without any other comments, the consent agenda passes with unanimous consent. The time is 6:37 and that earns this meeting of the grandfather.