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Elma School Board Meeting - July 24, 2024

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YouTube / Elma School District
Date
2025-09-26
Location
Grays Harbor County, WA
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Extent
797 words · about 5 min
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2026-07-02

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001Call this meeting to order. Please rise for the flag of salute. 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. >> Sorry, I must jump. >> Sorry, make any more jokes about that finger. I'll take the film advantage. Okay. Okay. Approval of board meeting minutes from July 10th and July 17th. I'll move the approval of board meeting minutes for July 10th and July 17th. Second a motion made and seconded. Is there any question discussion? >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Approval of meeting agenda. >> I'll move for the approval of the meeting agenda. I'll second. >> It's been a motion made and seconded. Is there any discussion? All in favor?

002I >> opposed. Motion carries. >> We need you guys to do the additions. >> Yes. >> For the consent >> approval. So we need uh as part of the agenda what we would like to seek is a under section uh five approval vouchers um number C number seven >> seven addition of payable vouchers um to uh release us to pay people. >> I will move for the changeent agenda to include item number C7 payroll vouchers. I'll second that. It's been a motion made and seconded. Is there any discussion? All in favor? I. >> Motion carries. Okay. So, we'll move on to the approval of the consent agenda in its entirety. >> I'll move for the approval of the consent agenda. >> I'll second a motion made and seconded. Is there discussion? Uh, do we need

003to move to excuse as part of prior to this or as part of this >> separate? I think it could be separate. >> Okay. >> Is there any further discussion? >> All in favor? I >> I opposed. Motion carries. >> I'll move to excuse board member Smith and Sellers from tonight's meeting. All second. >> And a motion made and seconded. Is there any discussion? All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. Okay. Uh do we have any public comment tonight? Do we have any? Oh yeah, we do. Uh okay. Approval of the donation of covered stands number eight presenter Mr. Nesmith. >> So we have the context I think been a lot of work. Um but I think we've captured everything. How's the foundation feeling about the contract? >> I think the board feels excited

004and happy about the contract as well. So I guess then I won't delay the vote. I will move for the approval of the donation of the covered stands. I will happily second. >> It's been a motion made and seconded. Is there any discussion? >> I just wanted to add in of course the generosity of this whole thing happening. Um but as I was in town today, Mr. A drove by and he's like, "Hey Steph, have fun tonight with the meeting." and you know knew we had this on the agenda and I just was kind of reflecting back to how long process this has been and you know the thanks is so huge right now to the you know chance to play foundation but also I was thinking back in lots of other ways how many

005people in the community have steadfastly sacrificed you know um having chaired one of the committees it wasn't an overly uh enjoyable experience And in many ways and I was just thinking you know how long like you were talking about how many designs have been red drawn and how many hours have been spent trying to educate the community and motivate the community and better understand the needs and um you know just a lot of people have built into this and so um while there's a huge thank you to your family I just feel like it's it's important to remember some other people have championed really hard for this project too and it's just I'm sure You're like making the whole group of people's dreams come true. So, thank you. >> Huge group of people. >> Yeah.

006>> Future forward people as well. >> Past, present, future. Yes. So, thank you. >> Okay. Is there any further discussion? All in favor? >> I oppose. Motion carries. >> Thank you. A huge thank you. >> Uh, new business. Approval of budget resolution 2425-1. Miss Arnold, >> we got the budget. Um, we went through the budget as a budget hearing prior to the meeting. Just the resolution to approve what I've gone through. >> I'll move for the approval of budget resolution 2425. All second. >> It's been a motion made and seconded. Is there any discussion? All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. Uh, budget report. You guys should have all received your budget report in the packet. Right now, we have a $3.6 million fun balance. >> Any questions on the reports? question. >> Does

007anybody have any questions? I think we're good. Thank you. Superintendent report. >> Well, fair is going to be coming up. We have a lot of students. >> Fair's a week early also. Go ahead. >> Okay. I'm having a moment. I'm fine. Go. >> Okay. >> Fair's a week early. We have a lot of students. You'll also notice the big call for uh donations on our uh auction. So hopefully there's a lot of draw of the support for our students and uh there's a big moment for our students here in Elma. So I think we have the Seattle Times out today interviewing our ad co-op. So they got to show off their rapids to the Seattle Times. So that was a good good moment for our students. >> What brought the Seattle Times down? um they're

008doing a piece on our relationship with the forestry industry. They'd like to go see some of our >> wonderful >> our students that are doing our apprenticeships in the mills. Um but took the time to go see our uh at co-op as our students are working around the >> That's a great opportunity. >> That's all I have. >> That's it. That's good. All righty. Um I don't think we have anything else. I think that's it for this evening >> and I'll move to adjourn the meeting. >> I'll second that. Been a motion made and seconded. Is there any discussion? All in favor? I >> I adjourned. >> Thank you guys for coming in tonight. They put all of your works.

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