0015:00 to the flag of the United States of the Republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. roll call if everybody's here today. Thank you for coming. Please have a motion to approve the agenda. We moved against our face. >> All in favor? That's it. >> Discussions. >> Oh, sorry. Discussion. >> Um, is the um I just have the agenda from me. Is the new agenda here. Wait a switch up. >> No, that was the last so mention Mr. Olsen first with fifth grade student and then Miss Walter with first grade students. She just welcome Mr. Olsen Miss is here or Mr. Olsson. Oh, she's coaching basketball. She would want you to know that that's why she's in being told off. Um, so well I I I move
002that we accept the motion as amended. Amendment would be a friendly amendment to >> the May I ask for the motion to be amended. >> Yeah, I'm moving that we >> something. Well, no, Tom would have accepted as a pending and And if there's an objection, then we would vote on on the amendment. But if there's not an objection, now we're voting on the uh actual motion as amended. And so not to be completely confused, I'm sure just just Oh, okay. Okay. So I'll do it again. I I move that we accept a motion as amended >> action then move on to vote all vote in favor >> I welcome to the victor got the first grade Bodie is Bod here and then we've got Madison McConnell welcome guys. We'll recognize you a little bit
003later. >> Okay. Um, go ahead. [clears throat] >> Andrea, do you want to go ahead and stand over there so I can Thank you so much. >> All right. I'm here for Mr. Wilson because he can't be here. Um, you want to come up so you can hear him? Yes, please. [laughter] >> I had the privilege of having Madison in my class last year. So, um I just went over this and I agreed with everything from last year. Um Mr. Wilson said, "Madison has consistently demonstrated the qualities of an exemplary fifth grade student and serves as a true role model for her peers. She's enathemetic, kind, and always willing to help others while also challenging herself academically and personally each day. I, Mr. Olsen, selected Madison for this acknowledgement because she truly exemplifies what it
004means to be a great navigator, showing perseverance, integrity, and a positive mindset. Madison shows remarkable courage by being open and vulnerable, sharing personal challenges with the class in a way that fosters trust and reminds her peers that they are not alone. The growth she has demonstrated throughout this school year has been extraordinary both academically and socially. I'm incredibly proud of her progress and look forward to seeing her continue to thrive and succeed for the reading of the year. Congratulations. Um, can we get family to come up and get a picture? >> Come on. >> Is this okay? I'm right here. One, two, three. There you go. Perfect. >> And we want one more with >> Yeah. >> Perfect. >> You can always move question is I usually get photos. All right. Ready? One, two, three.
005>> And another one just >> One, two, three. >> Perfect. >> Congratulations. teachers that presented the one that oh sorry >> she's our fourth grade. >> All right. So um one of the things I think you just point out I'm squeezing in protocol but I needed to introduce Kimberly who we've been fortunate enough to bring on board. Um, you know, we had um Sherry here for a long time and she's retiring and um we've been blessed with Kimberly to come on. She's full of energy. She has dad jokes for me and it's highly confident. So, thank you for joining our staff and and we wanted you guys. Do you have any anything that we can say about uh or any questions? >> Did you come from district? >> I did as a matter of fact.
006Peninsula school district. Yeah. I I have two residents, one in Shelton and one off the Q Peninsula. So, this is perfect. >> Likewise. >> Thank you. >> Yes. >> Um yeah, doesn't want to squeeze too much into the agenda. And then the other thing that I wanted to point out is that board appreciation. Um, and we put a couple candies there and a little notebook for you to to use for whichever you might want to uh the gator on there. Um, and um, I just want to say thank you. Um we um a great school starts at the top at the leadership and um we are a great school all the way through the system and it starts right here and you're dedicated and time that we put into making uh working together and working
007with me um with your chain. Thanks. Um, and now first grade. >> Hi. >> Nice to meet you. We have 30 slides. Uh, that's the last one. >> I'm sorry. Well, shoot. >> Yes. Okay, so first grade is awesome because I will send you a copy of this stage. First grade is amazing because it's such a year of them getting two big kids and Bod is an amazing fifth and I'm really excited to recognize them. [laughter] Okay. So, I am thrilled to nominate Bod for Student of the Month. He is an extraordinary first grader who truly exemplifies the best qualities we hope to see in our students and our kids. First and foremost, Bod is a constant source of joy in our classroom. His happiness is contagious and he consistently shows kindness and thoughtfulness to
008everyone around him. Bubby's emotional intelligence is remarkably advanced for his age. He's able to clearly express his thoughts, feelings, and needs with competence and maturity that we don't normally see in a six-year-old. Um, [clears throat] I'm just continuously impressed by his self-awareness, insight, and willingness to challenge himself as a learner and a person. He's just a shining example of what it means um to be kind and considerate and motivated. He actually motivates a lot of his students in his class to continue doing what they're supposed to. Next one. Um, he also brings his special interest into class, especially the Titanic and tracks, and he does it in such a meaningful way. He will get up in front of the whole class and teach, which is really cool. Um, he takes what he is passionate about
009and then shares his curiosity and takes it as an opportunity for sharing learning. Um, it takes tremendous courage to stand up in front of your class and speak about things he loves and he does it with such a level of confidence and enthusiasm because he genuinely wants to share his knowledge with the other kids. So, his excitement um just inspires the peers and helps create a really cool classroom environment where like the curiosities and individuals are celebrated and his smile just lights up the whole room. It's amazing. And Body, we're just so proud of you. Thank you for being a part of our class and being such a great >> baking pancakes and following [laughter] the pictures. >> He's doing great. >> Do you want to be able for you? Yeah. Okay. Deal. I'm gonna
010give you two minutes. You got to share everybody. No. [laughter] >> Just a little bit more. Thank you very much. Wonderful. Okay. Perfect. >> Okay. Now, one more. Oh, back to tell them when people say goodbye and most people die in the >> Y. That's true. Good job. Cheese. One, two, three. >> And another one. One, two, three. >> Great. >> That one. >> He's just like Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations. >> Good job. January 30th, 1:30, character strong assembly. February 16th through the 18th, no school, mid winter break. Friday [laughter and clears throat] 18th, no school, staff professional development day. Uh February 25th, next board meeting. Can I please have a motion for the consent consent agenda? >> A second. >> All right. Any discussion? quick to uh especially point out the um donations
011that were received from the JCA and Louise Oak um those are very very generous >> yeah and when we receive those donations to some you thank you letter or card or something >> Yeah that's good we um we were looking after Louise for lettuce at the uh at the uh Beauty and the Beast concert. Debbie Debbie and um she was she was really really taken. >> Yes. >> Yeah. And so anyway, anytime somebody donates to school, that's that's harder than >> I have a question. Just find some school district. >> Oh, that's so we don't do that right here. >> Good question. >> Keep that in your pocket. >> Okay, no worries. >> Yeah, the the donations are great. Thank you so much. And then Kimberly, again, thanks for adding 15. Should we move on?
012Uh principal is uh principal and superintendent report. Wait, sorry. [clears throat] >> Uh can we please have a vote to approve the consent agenda? I >> I guess even at Kinsula's [laughter] loss is our game. >> That's right. [laughter] Throw the confetti. So now you can move on. Um just >> Okay. Okay. Now we'll move on to principle of superintendent reports. Jerry, please. >> All right. So, um wanted to get on my list. Um first off, we have a charity promisingly coming up and I wanted you to be aware that I invited this um on the cover of the Mason County Journal. was this um woman uh Vicky Voss um and her son um who has um Lou Garrett's disease wrote of the book and um so and as I was looking at this paper
013it struck me because our word that we're working on per strong is perseverance >> and in the headline here in the paper um she said I hope this book helps people understand the importance of perseverance as she helps her son through the process of dealing with glucaras disease. And so um she's going to come and say a few words about the book and her son and the concept of uh the importance of perseverance in life. So, I was excited to to bring her in and it seemed such a fitting and time timely um article in the paper to match it actually with the character that we're working on was just perseverance. Um, we had a uh an audit from the just retirement service. Um, and we had the tweet back today and I found a
014few items that she described as tweets um that we needed to work on. There were a few very uh um very part-time staff and coaches where a few things weren't reported right. They'll be fixed and um um be good to go. You will get a report from them. I'm waiting on that. So, >> that like a like procedural weeks kind of like the procedure wasn't quite catching the right way to >> Yeah. had to do was >> two years of how we reported retirement payments, hours worth paid. And some positions, for example, coaches, we've reported that we didn't report their outcomes or vice versa. So, some positions are eligible to report for retirement. We just aren't, but we still need to report that they worked for us. So it was it was things like that.
015There was there are also siphons that they pay for some physicians to affect extra work. Like for example, our parent educators that have toileting duties, they get paid a little bit more per hour, but they're not working any more hours. And we reported their hours with that. They don't really work. You can't record double hours because Monday. It was just little things like that that we reported. It was um essentially boxes in Skyrim of your own payroll were checked that weren't supposed to be checked or unchecked that were supposed to be um so just >> it's not and she we had the at the exit interview with her this morning. Jake actually said that they had very few things that needed to be corrected and very uncommon things that happened a lot in the district
016system. So yeah, we'll be getting them official notifications from that but we wanted to touch on that. Um, you may end up seeing my name in Seattle Times. I did an interview with them. OSBI um gave them my name um because of my advocacy for transitional kindergarten um over the last number of years and continually other school districts and she's um encouraged them to talk to me about the importance of it. So you might see that I got a little bit um uh forthright and slightly political. Um so just just so when you see that if it comes up in the paper you're >> so it's going to be forward my contract. No, it's not. He said he's for transitional kindergarten. >> They might not even we did spend about 30 minutes together. >> Um
017>> did you give them a photography? >> Sure. Um just so you know as you'll be reporting on legislation um the rural ed center is a very not big champion of small schools. There's a lot of us small schools that are a part of that and um Jim Kolkowski is a former recently retired uh small school superintendent and he runs that. He also runs the WSU superintendent um training program and he is uh all over the legislature and he's constantly watching them and reporting to all of us of what's going on and what would work and what would not work. And so I get those and I um I filter those for later and often emailing and calling or um I was at the legislature last week testifying. So um take that part of my
018job pretty important. Um I'm not sure if you're familiar with that. It's a federal program that is um funding funding from everybody's cell phone service fees, right? Goes into a giant pot and that money goes or the - system that allows um school districts to [clears throat] uh discounted um uh might be more than school districts, but at least school districts I know um we you can get um discounted internet and technology infrastructure. Um and so we uh joined back up with that um this year and we submitted some of the infrastructure technology uh materials that we want to get uh to them. Um and when I did this previously at another school, it was significant savings off of the the cost. um you can't buy computers um but you can buy networking switches and
019and Wi-Fi and um infrastructure things. So that's um I just heard back from them today that things that we had on our list um uh were submitted for data in that regard. So, um that'll be um I think it was last year we put together Cindy and I um put together um a a list of kind of a yearbyear technology needs and so um this will be a great start and and checking off some of the um the infrastructure things. There'll be other things that were on there like Chromebooks etc that will picked up later on but um that's that's in process the rate process. Um oh um to your question canal uh it caught my attention too when I was going through that this morning that large bill for $14,000. So um the state
020and their uh compassion um um passed the laws some time ago and they came to help support homeless students. Um and um there's a lot of good to that and helps a lot of kids. Um, one thing it does do, however, it costs a fair amount of money at times because if a student is at a particular school, they become homeless, they find another place, they're on a couch somewhere or in a camp or on somebody's property, they um the state requires us to transport them back to [snorts] their district they were at when they entered this state. Okay. So, um, sometimes it can be quite a long ways. Um and so that $14,000 bill you saw there was um from Vanalow School District for a student last year. >> Three students. >> Okay. >>
021Is it one family? >> Two family. >> One family. Okay. Um for our portion of the beginning class of transporting them from looking at school district. >> Now is that a is that a daily cost? I mean is that >> that's the total year? >> Yeah. Well, that's our portion >> last year, not this year. >> In this case, they they attended here, but they lived in the V canal school district opposite here in great view and attended. They started in Canal and moved to Great View, right? No interest. >> How come how come they don't get like opport an opportunity to come here first? So they, you know, parent to go enroll them or the guardian if they want to, but they're not required to. We figured that student has something else. Yeah. Let's
022keep something consistent enough at their school. So we actually have the exact opposite of competition with two of our students. So then we will collect a payment from another school. >> So So they weren't able to transport the children themselves. So this >> in this instance the last year payment the canal couldn't transport the students. So they paid a car service to transport the students back and forth. And the total cost for those students was double this amount each district pays at 3% of the cost. So, wow. It can be quite expensive. >> So, like a year. >> It's a car service. >> Oh, the patty vital. >> Oh, sure. What was that last name? >> The name of the service that we're paying large patty. That's something it does. >> Do we have the
023same cost of career? I don't know how many students if any we have that we can now have a question to find out. I don't even know or if we have a meeting we have two students in our district right now that have been great students that they should move out of district in the same scenario. Um so we are paying that full cost right now and we know billing district for half. So that'll be okay that you'll see some but paying it to us correct not us. So we paid the we paying the bill right now throughout the year. We're paying all of it and then at the end of the year once we have the total cost of what it all will be we'll build that other district and they'll pay us. That's
024the same thing that the canal did to us right now. They build us to last year's that we >> and I think two years ago we had a similar situation the way he's done. So it seems to be >> every year. >> I asked Jerry if um possibly looking for a van a little bit too expensive. >> Yeah, there's really no simple solution. Some districts might have a van, but you still have to transport them and pay somebody to do it. So um it's it's nice saw coming. Did you see that payment coming? >> You can't predict it, right? Somebody with somebody the cost down and they move in with a cousin and u they're sleeping their family sleeping on the couch. You know, we we do an assessment and we are best with >>
025So they just don't transfer districts. No, they're not required to share. We survey the families and we even get asked what their living situation is. So, we try to find out and be proactive that way they can offer them services and share resources as well. >> This is the first time I remember this conversation, but it's obviously happening. Interesting. who was in the >> sensical um and then safety net we've talked about that in the past last year I think we had a good chunk of money that we were able to obtain from that for regarding special needs students so um how it works in Washington state is if you have a student with it special needs they have an IEP plan um and um a lot of them can be serviced within the costs
026that we get from the state most of them right but there are frequently uh students I haven't say there are some students for whom their needs are significant enough that the costs are uh a lot and um that far exceed the amount the state gives us and so the state has created a pool of money uh safety net money that um that's a substantial portion of the money um and that those districts that incur the costs that that exceed the amount they're allotted they can apply for that money to to offset the costs that they have incurred for educating that student. So um and and every scenario can be different. In the in the years past, we had a student that we were not able to serve and we we paid another school district to
027provide that service and then we um paid them a significant amount of money, right? And so then uh we applied to the state and asked them if we can have that. It's quite an elaborate process. we have to submit the salaries of the teachers, the salaries of the parent, how many hours or minutes they spend with that student. Um and then um uh the other costs associated with that that individual can be speech and OT and PT and if there's special transportation and and um and it's quite elaborate but um uh the last two years we got a good amount of money from the safety net and that was a very helpful addition to our budgets. Um and um this year we have obviously some students that have some some uh significant needs and we've
028created some programs to support them and we're going to do our best to um stuff by for that money and see what people can get. >> Right. This this all goes through right now we we we hired the special ed and they're educated and we're no longer >> relying on the other school districts for these kids. Correct. Correct. >> So this money just augments that budget for sure. >> Right. Yes. >> Exactly. So there's no guarantee that we'll get anything. Um we've been fortunate the last couple of years to be able to uh create an application that got us some money. Um and I will work hard. We will work hard. It's a team effort to bring all those resources together and apply so that we just started collecting information and going through the instructional
029stuff to make that happen. So I wanted you to be aware of that process. I'm sure when when will we be in a spot to basically you say I'm going to say the word but I don't mean it but essentially compare the cost that we were spending versus what the cost that we are spending in house now. to and because that was always out there is that we believe and we trusted you that you believe that this was the right thing to do and I'm not questioning I just was curious about the >> how would that compare probably wouldn't really know dollar for dollar how that cost compares until the end of the year >> I was about to say we don't have enough >> again that would be a question when all >> so
030um and then we you know we won't even know till I don't know when they safety net because that's a piece of that formula as well. So it won't be until summer. He'll be totally understand the ramifications financially. >> You talked about the positive aspect from one possession needs boy just having the constant >> Yeah. >> conant group of co-op. So >> yeah. Yeah. So I'm still pleased that we made that choice. I think it will pencil out moneywise, but um we'll find out. That's the uh dollar reminder. >> Okay, okay, we'll start with student activities. Our seventh graders went to the capital during a legislative session. They had a great day today. Um they had a special tour at the auditor's office whose husband works there. So, it was pretty cool. Um there was
031also fourth grade field trip to the symphony which they did amazing. They really enjoyed it. Some kids have never many kids have never experienced something like that. So, it was pretty cool. And Miss Shannon said they did really well. They got to keep their reporter. So, that was fun. Um, Beauty and the Beast, we kind of already talked about that, but [clears throat] those two performances collected $700 cash in donations. And then, of course, Miss Hakan's $250 check as well. That's a considerable amount of money. Yeah. The PTSO, someone came and sat at the table. >> Yeah. >> So, that just shows you how much they value that. Um, we have the Lunch with Love Plums event. That's always fun. Um, if you're around and want to eat with students, it's on Valentine's Day and
032they're making homemade pizza. Um, I think some people are just coming for the pizza, but it's really good. And then another really cool thing, Tony, our our maintenance um man Tony, he's leading a hands-on skill building um informal course, but a group of students who have been begging to work with him on Mondays. You know how we do Bay Arells for life. He is taking a group of students um mostly eighth graders teaching them how to change the oil and fixing things. So >> like our church. >> Exactly. How to uh like fix the irrigation system. >> So this is >> Yeah. Yeah. Tony, right? But these kids were so sad. They're like, "We don't have Tony's crew. we want to do this and so Mondays he's taking that tea. Could we somehow get them
033trained and then monetize that like you know oil changes for the community only you know hope doesn't take that seriously and then mentioned you know the character strong assembly it's studentled so if you want to experience joy 1:40 on Friday. Um, and then we do have a Mason County Commissioner coming to visit our Skills for Life class as a guest speaker. We're really trying to bring people in either digitally. We have really nice equipment to zoom people in. We're trying to expose kids to careers. Um, of all it's Yep. And he's also originally he was coming for first grade. First grade social studies standards is all about community. So she invited someone that grew up in the community, but if you know anyone, you all have very vast skills and careers. So if you know,
034>> what what do you mean? >> Any day Monday, if you want to come in or you know people um that have local businesses or um oil, >> what about hair? Yes, we have so many kids interested in that. So, we're trying to expose them to these things that keeps them motivated. Um, [clears throat] just that field trip to Young, we reached I know one kid who is already researching how to pay for his internship to become um an electrician. And this was a kid who really struggled to find. He just felt like I'm going to be here my whole life, you know, I'm not going to leave this property. So, we're trying to bring people in to motivate the kids and show them what's available, you know, outside of Mason County or in Mason
035County, but as a career. So, let me know if you're interested in doing that or put it out to people. >> What What time is that? Oh, one something. I will get back to you. Got it. >> Yeah. Afternoon. >> Okay. Do you think the second graders might like to hear about addressing net cash flow as it relates to Eva? >> No. Mr. Martin. No, middle school. Middle school. >> Our middle school kids. >> Well, that's they would just be like, >> "What?" >> Yeah. Well, I'm like that, too. Um, parent square is going really, really, really well. Two-way communication. Teachers like it, the parents like it because it's all in one place and it's not just reading an email. You get the parents get to or families get to respond and have this conversation
036that's private and secure. So, if someone comments on something, the whole world isn't seeing it on Facebook, right? Just the teacher seeing that or just me. So, it's been already amazing. And we have staff development coming um on February 18th to train the teachers a little bit more. Um and we even used it to alert all the families instantly that the phone lines were out. So, it it's been great. Lastly, the second to last curriculum update. We've narrowed it down to two, like 90% sure. Um, we're going with one of these. Uh, the team's excited and we're still nailing down the assessments we to meet our unique view needs. So, we're getting creative and doing what's right for us here, which differs a lot from like a bigger system. So, we have that flexibility to
037get what we need here for our students to fill those gaps. Um maybe your data is completed. I will present that at some point. Maybe that's um but now we're moving on to highly capable and testing um our ELITA testing which is language um our English language learners and then to spring and Valentine's Day we're having American Heart Association come in. We're doing their kids heart challenge. We get a bunch of free PE equipment. Megan Pierce has led that. She has done all the work for that. So, it's pretty cool. Get kids healthy. Jump roping. Guys remember that jumping. >> Yes. >> Yeah. The kids still have to clench how many jump ropes they're going to or jumps they have to do. There's a fundraiser I think but it's not they're just excited that kids
038are getting healthy and you know normally some tools to >> and also the equipment. That's fair. >> Okay, that's it. >> All right, thank you. Cindy Wall at uh Beauty and the Beast, which was fantastic. And I saw some of the some of the actors in the audience today. I highly resisted going up and asking for their autograph. Um, [clears throat] but it was it was brought to my attention that we have a um a I hate to use the word flood, but we have a water infiltration problem in the back of the stage where the where the doors come up to the amphitheater. And it sounds like from conversations [snorts] that night that it has been an ongoing issue that our maintenance team has, you know, tried to fix and has worked on. Um,
039this isn't really a board level thing. However, you know, we we did spend a lot of money to remodel this this uh this building, right? And I, you know, when I was looking at it, I was thinking, you know, why don't why don't we hire a a professional, you know, because that is going to eventually cause problems if it hasn't already, right? So, do you want to comment on that? >> We did speak about that. I um the maintenance department um I did call Jerry and so Jerry, do you want to speak? >> Sure, I'll speak to that. It's kind of a peculiar little item that only leaks like two days, a year and you try to address it and then uh and then you take measures and then it doesn't have those conditions again
040for another six to nine months and Okay. And and >> so it's only like a couple days a year. >> Yeah. it and it's only only in unique weather roof only leaks two days a year >> only in unique situations where the weather's coming a certain way and it's really hard to practice. We've tried a number of different measures to solve it um and they work for a long time and then they then it happens again. So it um it uh is kind of an annoying it's not dangerous. It gets the concrete wet and carpet, right? Carpet in there as well. And he extracts it and it's safe. But we are definitely wanting to get that fixed and we're trying measures that don't um try to multip measures um fall short of having to replace
041>> or is it the concrete settling and >> getting in that way? >> We've looked at all kinds of things. Well, >> yeah. So, the thing that that I and I don't want to um belabor the point, but the thing that that it reminds me of and and intellectually it's not the same, but you know, at North Mason, they really really deferred maintenance on their school, right? But you know at the same same time we've always maintained our school to a high standard which is why we use the existing school to do the mon where they weren't they they had to tear everything down. like, you know, if there's everything leaked and I just I when I see things like that, I just feel that deferred maintenance kind and I know that we're trying, right?
042But I think for our school, you know, we we should be on top of that. >> I would say we are progressive to more uh involved. >> That's why I said intellectually. I know it's not the same, right? Um, but that's I don't know, you know, when when you have, you know, several teachers going going, "Oh, yeah, we had a flood and this and I'm like, what?" [laughter] And I went back and looked at it and, you know, I'm I mean, you know, nobody said, "Oh, well, it's only two two days we or whatever." But um anyway, just it'd be nice to nice to get it get it fixed if we can. Could could we use capital? >> Yes. >> Um the capital account to do that >> depending on depending on what we had
043to do, >> right? That's Yeah. Yeah. How it would be considered or whatever. Okay. All right, but that's it for my question. operational fair test report um as of December last year and the first slide that we get to follow the enrollment and now the trend has been this year a little bit more. So right now our difference to budget we're over almost 19 students more than we budgeted for which is a pretty good problem to have around here and looking at January you'll see a similar next month as well. Andrea was that with that extra funding are there limits placed on where you can use that extra money? >> Yes and no. So this is our comparison expenditures. So compared to what we budgeted this year, we we received about $120,000 more than we
044thought we would at this point in the year. We've spent about $100,000 less than we thought we would with this funding. >> Thank you for making the slides bigger. >> Uh the next page is just going to show you um how we spent our money in which buckets. The first three lines are our salaries and benefits. Um and you can just see this December numbers there and then what we spent on supplies and purchase services. And looking at the bottom right hand corner, that's what we're projecting our balance to be at the end of the year. That's just a a rough estimate as of December. It doesn't include spending money on the curriculum. That's still a good chunk that we're going to be then. But what this tells you, we've got a a fairly large
045positive number in the bottom right hand corner is what you'd want to see. All right. The next slide is our general fund balance. The minimum balance um is there in the purple, the same bar in the middle. And then the blue just looks left some fun balance the money that we can choose to spend it on other things throughout the year. Um if you look at that the line graph in the b the line um in the bottom where it says the ending fund balances that top peach colored line is this year and it's a projection um but for the first time that projection starts with a nine which is a really big number. So you've seen that number grow throughout the year. Um and we will talk about um that more like Francis question.
046>> So there's 834 and the slide before I thought it was 8 or something. I'm >> 834 is where we ended last year. >> Okay. >> So that number should say the same on every month. >> But I thought there was a board that showed 29. Okay. Okay. That's that's where we Well, so that was that 829 is an actual number at the end of December. That's how much money we had at the end of December. >> And that's different than that. 834 even though I'm small. I just >> Yeah. No, I'll show you. So this this the 834 was the ending fund balance at the end [clears throat] of last year. >> The is this the 834 that you're talking about? >> Right. And then I think it' be 829. >> 829 as of
047December. >> 829 is where our gun balance was last month. >> 834 is what it was last year. >> Okay. >> Weird that they're so close. Like it's usually quite that far. >> I get confused. >> Okay. And they're really not very very close. Um but we do we have a little extra money this year. We've been saying that's what this is showing us. All right. The next slide is going to show you the other fund balances. Our debt service saves up money throughout the year to make our two big debt payments on our bond. Um, capital projects fund 140,000. That's what's remaining from the bond in 2015. So that just kind of sits there, waits for and um ASV and then transportation veil somewhere else. How much does ASB uh get for their fundraiser?
048you know, about $1,000. So, it was a little bit less than it has been in the past, but >> for the >> Yeah, it $868. >> Thank you. Um, now will be the time for questions, right? >> I I I'm done with what I sent you guys earlier, Jerry. I wanted to do some talking points. So if you have questions on the presentation, you can ask them now and then we're going to go on to a couple more slides that I want to share. >> So I hear what >> I keep hearing the numbers like 239 240 will then catch up then the FTD slide very open slide. That's will we see that trending up then as the year goes on. We I hear these word here things said that we're through approaching max out
049enrollment. >> Yeah. So 228 right now is not our goal enrollment. So that's the year. So what we get paid the state pays us on our enrollment average throughout the year. >> So that 228 is our average so far for the year to enrollment as >> right now. Our total enrollment for for headcounted kiddos is about 240. So we're going to see that averaging >> assuming we don't lose any students that will continue to go up. >> Okay. Yeah. Assuming >> and like for January we lost a couple students and we gained a few students. I think the net gain in January is maybe about plus two. >> I I get these numbers that stick with me. So >> yeah. >> Um is there any classes that we're saying no to? Like we pick out
050any second graders you can just I guess you would say things. Um, if there's room, we take them. Um, but the reality is in the only books that we have room TK I think has a spot. Um, four eighth grade, eighth grade, eighth grade, seventh grade. That's it. So, um, and we are losing families due to moving, but they're awesome and they tell us ahead of time and we just we have a new one starting tomorrow, so it's Yeah, >> thank you. >> We talked already um tonight about those top two bullet points, so don't worry about those anymore. Um, but the look ahead as far as you're doing our district accelerating needs, this is something that Jerry and I are thinking and I mean everybody really talk about throughout the year, but with the
051additional students we have and our um not having a need to hire a lot of extra certificated staff, we we are accumulating some extra money that we don't have. So, we're doing some targeted discussions about what should we do with this money? We can't use it to hire people. That would be ongoing forever cost because we won't have the money on forever. But there are some things that we're talking about doing. So, um I have a couple extra slides to show you. It's not part of my official presentation. If you want them, I can send them to you. It's really designed just to be talking points to share with you from the beginning conversations. So, should be the next slide with me. Um so, this is a this is a big number slide. Don't worry
052about remembering too much of this. Um, but what I did for you is share with you the different a few of the different categories in our aortionment that's based on our enrollment. So the state gives us money based on the number of students we have. In December, the numbers were what's shown up there. In January is the first month of the year that the state takes our real enrollment numbers and they take the average over the year so far through January. And from January till the end of the year, they paid us on our true enrollment numbers. From September to December, they paid us based on budget, what we told them we thought we would have. So you'll see the numbers go up from December to January. And we're looking at an increase in aortionment
053revenue from the state of almost $300,000, which is a great problem to have. So you get you can buy what to do with this. So I just wanted to show you the different categories that that it shows up. regular basic education aortionment, special education, um state funded TK transition to kindergarten, um another special education category, lab, highly capable, and then the transportation. So all those numbers there, this is like kind of an estimate at this point how much more we'll receive. And then if you go on to the next slide, um this is some of what the admin team um and others in the district have been brainstorming. These are our priorities. This is what we might choose to spend this money on. I'll let you read through them unless I've made it too small.
054Then I can read them out loud, but you can probably read just as fast as I can speak. I don't see savings here. >> I would add that to this door. I was scared for one morning and those doors are [laughter] right here. Can we automate those so that it senses a person that they open up? >> Sure. security thing. >> Go ahead. >> Yeah. >> So, we kind of had that addressed on there really in different words. There's an ADA compliance category. So, we are required to have doors be accessible for people to open. >> Um, and then the other one forget where I put it on the list on the second to the last on the left hand side camera and security system. We do we do know that there's a need for
055some improvements there. We can't have the groceries open when someone outside because the afternoon is coming out when he's sleep. You know, when you hit a grocery store, you know, you can disable those. They stay long. But during class time or recess time, you know, rather than the students opening the doors or slamming out the doors and hitting another student, the doors just open up. >> I don't know who sensor talking about. So when you say enhancements to fine arts and physical ed, what's that mean? What are you looking at? >> Well, for the flooding stage issue, >> okay, >> that might be enhancement to our stage to make it less flood and more. >> What about >> that single stage? So that that area of our building. >> I didn't see music on >>
056that's in fine arts as well. >> Oh, I know. That's why. >> So it might be buying more music equipment. No, no, it's just a question. I didn't even know if it's on on the radar mostly is what I was asking. >> And this is really just designed to get us to start discussions to put them on the radar. So, if you have anything to add to their questions, just the start of a conversation. >> And Jerry, you mentioned in yours the technology needs there must be what is the major need technology that the the thing is at the top of your list that need to replace. We really addressed a lot of them with the one screens and we have a couple more to get. Um um the one that it's interesting it's hard
057to buy ahead of time which is the continual need for Chromebooks um because you can only borrow buy them so far ahead because they become outdated for software and security reasons. So, we have um about 150 over the next five years. We need about 200 new Chromebooks. Um but you can't just I can't just buy them all right now because then we end up with gap in a few years. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, that's that's some something that we want to build and >> expired right now. >> Expiration sounds. When you say expired, is that because of software? >> They don't ser they don't support it anymore, >> right? >> Yeah. >> It's the game. >> Yeah, it's the game. >> Yeah, they got you. >> Is it okay? I know I've asked this before,
058but isn't there isn't there an alternative to being locked into, you know, that short cycle replacement, you know, >> I mean laptops instead of just >> you're just spending it up front, right? Ping there. >> It's just kind of It's just kind of gross to me. Um, you know, >> yeah. So, that's we're um that's a new server. It's um I have reached out to my science teacher to see if there's fiction there. Um so um the biggest uh technology and um is so this state um which they likely do pass the laws that they generally fund so that they pass the law called the law which um um requires districts to create enhanced security and camera technology on on facil ility to put on emergency buttons, etc. And so, um, I tried to figure
059this out and there was a grant, but, um, we didn't get that, but there was the bid I got for just the cameras and the sensors and the thing, not even >> was $135,000. And so, um, that's something that we want to do, um, and we'll need to do eventually, but we might have to figure out how to try to phase that in or see new grants come up. So, that's an important one that will meet the letter of the law. But, um, probably um, I'm going to [clears throat] uh, do what we have to do in the meantime while I watch for them to come through with resources to um, to make it a make it affordable. >> So, it's really easy to spend 300,000 Yeah. >> What's that? >> We can spend it
060walking. [laughter] >> Yeah. >> So, we're doing fairly good when it comes to technology and um we've created a phased in plan for things. We're not desperate for things, but there are some things that we could that will be enhancements and some things that we can get ahead of this curve a little bit um with these resources. Um I don't want to put it all in technology. I want to also split it with some other things. >> Can I is can you put the money into staff like for instance um uh some of the desks I don't know do you have the ability to use standup desks or purchase a standup desk for some of the admin staff? >> The majority of our compliment >> they already have so it's not an issue. >> Okay.
061>> What about track and field? It'd be nice to host that at our school. Mhm. Then um I we we already we have applied for a a health and wellness grant to to create a gravel pathway in the field. Um I know that a a full-on track would be probably millions of dollars. Um and so um we are looking at ways to make to step it up a little bit. Um but without you know having to pass Peter I ran for four years on the board track and field it was it was difficult. >> Yeah. So we're in a good place. We have a good amount. We've been frugal and we're reaping the benefit of that and we are going to be able to do some things to help our teachers um and provide some
062uh cont um what's the word things that will be around a while, right? Like fixing the doors and painting the middle school limbs and Chromebooks that'll be around for a few years or those >> uh compliance piece. Now there is other money available to to that covers that. >> Yeah. Yeah. They put a few hund maybe a million or so dollars around the state for that and they put it that way. So we're technically compliant. Um we we when we built this building it was within that time period and and it is compliant but there's some of the things that are wearing out but the automatic doors out in the middle school don't always work. They get kind of beat up. You know middle shore computers. Okay. And there's this door was a question in
063terms of like we have um a staff who has a scooter and it's kind of hard for her to get in and out here. Um so there's some things we want to to do there. Um so we're in a in a very good place. Um and um we're trying to um prioritize these u items for for the future of our school. gravitating prices of things and has been on for a picture demanding terror. >> It's interesting. I talked to my science teacher and I mean that oh what money I got I got one other question let's see I have a question on this wasa what's the bill >> it's a it's a once a year bill that we pay to be to be a member of our four policies that we have they hire as
064a lawyers they're the the team behind app. Most districts in the state are partner to get it model policies. I'm sure they do. >> So, it's a it's a mandatory. [clears throat] >> Yeah. Well, that's you don't have any but it's pretty smart um to do it. So, WASA is the school board association and so they um we are a member of them and they give us uh guidance and information. They they will pre-write policies for us um that we will review and make changes as needed, but they have their lawyers go through and and and make sure that um they do the updated accounts and make the mutations for us. >> So, this saves us work. >> This saves us a lot of work and a lot of money does to have a lawyer
065do that our own would be outrageously expensive. >> I had two other questions. Willox and flag >> fuel and then financial >> the bank. >> Okay. Most of the others I I I figure out that's pretty straightforward. So, okay. >> But we use the wrong heading on two different payments. There's a payment that's about5 or $6,000 that has an accurate description of I'm sorry, an inaccurate description of garbage and recycling. And it's really our problem though. There's another description that has garbage and recycling that's a couple hundred and that's the right amount for garbage, but on the line that says garbage and has thousands of dollars. >> That's that's a human error. I just like to remind you every now and >> was this a test for the board to think that I know. Okay.
066It's not inside of the seat. It's just not anything that needs to be recorded. >> I'm sorry. >> Yeah, it is. You can decide to >> Yeah, it's related to previous conversation transport. >> Oh, okay. >> So, then we're double paying. No, um just as a as a kind of a point of um um procedure, right? It's I think this conversation's good, but during the discussion portion of the consent agenda is when we bring questions about the um uh the voucher approvals and the expenses. That's when I asked I did I know you didn't I know and I sorry yeah but that's when it was supposed to >> agenda is one of the questions >> not the agenda consent agenda we should ask these >> exactly so you have you have it right >> I
067thought so but >> but you know it just um >> and I and I think that yeah I think it's fine that we're asking because there's Now that would be the buttons I had in my my announcements. So we'll move on this and our action item of the superintendent midair evaluation. We have to vote on that. >> So it's okay. No guess. Um, can I have a motion to approve the new business and or action items? >> I move that we approve the superintendent >> sorry >> midyear evaluation. >> So can I look for can I look for a motion for the superintendent midyear evaluation? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> Discussion. So we're we're actioning that yeah session. >> Yeah. I didn't catch that until the right. Um yeah certain what
068action we would have on that at this point here is when we discuss the but you already received input grid submitted it's main correct yeah and it's a mid year and so then what would we do is at the end of the year >> the measure >> evaluation >> yeah So um this might be >> have we done [clears throat] I mean okay and so this would really be um either a discussion or I shouldn't correct >> so um so you take a vote and and then we just don't yeah we just don't >> correct saying >> we need one vote for because there Well, you would you would vote against it to to drop it since since the motion's out there, right? >> I don't have questions back on. So, do I ask to
069not pass it? >> Nope. just say >> we've we've discussed it or the other way is I could say um um you know I motion I I propose that we table this this motion and then that' be a friendly amendment blah blah blah you know if nobody objects then you vote >> to table the superintendent make your evaluation to another date >> to two days be determined >> to a date to be termed >> and then who was the one that >> okay so less is that acceptable to that motion okay and then is there any objection and then we vote so I and then and then it gets if you vote for if you vote against it >> then Then then that fails right then. I know it's >> discussion so I have to
070go back. >> You know it's interesting was designed to write to govern church bodies. Did >> you know that? cuz you know that's good Christians and get those spicies and [laughter] >> all right let's move on down to the legislative update Tom >> right you guys all got a copy of the document that I'm prepared both of which came off of the website and uh I'm going to clarify a rule that was in place. Laws get passed through the legislature and the laws that pertain to education then are transferred to the office of superintendent of public instruction. I don't know if if WA was a contract with the superintendent of public instruction or not, but what I do know is that every law that comes through the OSPI goes to WASDA and gets converted into
071policies for all the school districts in the state. So, WA was the captive audience in this pipeline from the state legislature to the office superintendent of public instructions and then to WADA and then WASDA makes the policies available to us as members. [snorts] The tenth of the laws are supported by OSPI and are are I'm going to say translated into policy for us to implement. If we don't abide by the policies that come to us through WASDAR which are directly related to the the state legislature and business that they do and the RCW which is the the book of all the laws for the state of Washington that's where troubles place sweet and I want you to look down at the very bottom of that page I gave OSDI has informed Prescott School District that
072the district will be dissolved unless they can present a plan to erase their financial debt. Very very small school district. Interestingly enough, you see the last part of that day is one of seven students. It's extremely rural. It's kind of between Weightsburg and Wala Wala and Starbucks. Next thing there's a neighbor April one. So the nature of their I I hate to ask too many questions about this, but the nature of their debt is just revenues and support. >> Yeah. They don't have a plan. to to to be able to sustain operating the district and pay their debt and they have not submitted to OSBI a plan to accomplish that. Their interim superintendent meetings with they're trying to sell off assets and they're working on their own levy to fill that gap. Um, and they're
073working very hard. Um, not sure they're going to make it. >> So, they have >> it's not a failed levy act. There's they have a levy. It's just the gap between they're they're not the max that they're levy. So, they're trying to get another levy to kind of set it >> supplement that in. And they also um like school districts of old used to have particularly in rural communities have a a house, a building, a home that they would have had the superintendent and and the previous superintendent who I know um did live there. Um and um so they're trying to sell that and do everything they can and save their school district. It's very rural. Um there will be an impact. Um I don't know how much it would be a pretty good bus
074ride for those kids. A lot of them but a lot of them already live out in the country closer to some of those other schools. So um we'll see what they what they can do. It's a it's a lesson in making sure your work fiscally and not waiting do it sooner rather than later. I want you to look down where it says importly dates to note. Remember we talked about last month that the the uh legislative session was going to come in like 8th or the 9th or something like that of January. They have a lot more bills than they're ever going to get through the legislature this year. And we as a as a uh school school district will be fortunate if they if they're able to get to the bills that are important
075to us. So they're having hearings. They're trying to to uh get things out of committees if possible. And and one of the things that happens is bills die in committees. So there's a February 4th date policy committee has to have the the policies or the bills u done and out February 9th and it just goes right through the list. February 17, February 25th. Now look down at the bottom. March 12th is seni which means that's the end of the legislative session and they will have passed what they're going to pass and attached to what they're going to pass will be how they're going to pay for it and they're going to give that to the governor. U there's a lot of things that going to happen between now and then. So remember when when we
076talked about our top 10 priorities >> then we narrowed it down to the top three. >> Okay. So the top three um from us was quite consistently in alignment with what was wanted to try and accomplish what WA was I Jerry's going to help with just these organizations right because WA was and was the superintendent >> superintendent association and who is the room does the board is superintendent. There's AWSP which is principles. Yeah. Uh so MSOC was a big one. Uh funding for special ed because they didn't give us what we had hoped to get last time and just general well one of them was transportation and close behind that was. So, let's look at some of these bills that are being addressed out there right now. Look at HB 2636, requiring reviews of the
077performance, operations, and funding of the state's public education system. That one's that one's un on the hot button list for WASA right now. Skip down to the bottom two. SB 5346 restricting mobile device usage by school students 6125 providing enrollment stabilization funding. Those are in committees right now. And we're still early enough in the process people from WASA have been testifying on some of the hills. Some of them they testify pro, some of them they testify calm, some of them they testify other. Uh we have the ability to go down and sit in the the uh the hearing. to the meetings. We have the ability to testify if we've got ourselves registered. We have the ability to testify by comment going to each of those bills and and telling people what we think, why we
078think what we think, why it's good, why it's not good. We have the we have the ability to just go on to any of the bills and and basically just say, I'm pro that bill or I'm proud of that bill. I want that bill to move forward or I don't want to move forward. And my question to the five of us on the board and Jerry referred earlier to his involvement. He's been impacted and that's good. What do we want to do? Do we want to do we want to do uh do we want to do anything? Do we want to pick out the bills that are most important to us and and maybe make a a sit down your keyboard and write a comment or a uh an explanation of why you think it's
079good or it's not good? Or should we wait and see what gets passed? >> We should wait and see. A lot of these are just >> and I just gave you a sample. >> Yeah, >> there's hundreds and hundreds of bills that have been brought by different legislatores legislators and the most important one is what's going to happen. We have a I mentioned this last month and I don't want to belabor it again. A whole bunch of legislation was passed last year with the intent that some of that legislation was going to generate significant revenue to offset the big shortfall that we had last year. And it has not worked. And I'm not going to try and explain why it hasn't worked, but the legislature is taxing the daylights out of anything and anybody that
080they possibly can from businesses to you and I. And if if because you don't get a bill from them directly, you will pay whether it's the gas tax or the prices go up on services that you purchase or the prices go up because they're taxing. They're taxing basically anything that gen generates revenue. So, I'm going to send you guys I tried to get it uh on this document tonight before I came up. I'm I'm going to send you the legislative address where if you want, you can look at the bills. You can look at all the bills if you want. And [clears throat] Lazda will give us those bills that are educational directed. You can open them up, look at them, see what they're trying to accomplish. Draw a circle around SP 5918 providing funding
081for school materials, supplies, and operating costs. That's one that we can, you know, certainly comment on. In fact, we [clears throat] can comment on it by selecting the option. I pro that bill and and here's why I pro. So things that we've talked about around this table or these meetings for the last several months, years, uh what we don't get from the state in terms of MSOC, we have to go over the levy to the people in our community and ask them to bail us out. Unfortunately, they do. Any thoughts? Any questions? One time talked about something that was like you pointed out there. What was it? Uh the u the MSO number I can't remember right off the top of my head was it's anyway about the SP 5918. I thought the day that
082there would be a public comment period something like the MOC that we would go in the house or many of us that go to public comment period. >> Is there a clear vision of when that date might be? So if senior die is March 12th, we have what 6 weeks, 5 weeks at best. We can find out where the process of that bill is by entering it into the legislator computer site, putting me in SB5918. Okay. And I think it can alert you when the hearing is going to happen. I can sign up. >> We sign up email. >> I don't know if you've done that before, but the um chances of you getting to talk are pretty slim. Mhm. >> Um, so you sign up as con or pro and then you wait around
083and you hear, you know, everybody that they want to talk to and then and then, you know, the time gets gets cut off and but at least they have you registered, right? they know that you know a million people were for it and 50 people were against it and you know so sometimes that might affect things. I see I [clears throat] see kind of um some larger threats uh for us and that is you know um the 32-hour work week >> where you you work 40 hours and you're you're getting 8 hours of overtime, right? Um that's a threat to our school. uh the income tax, even though the governor says, you know, it's for millionaires and million those that don't pay their fair share, right? There's Democrat uh politicians that have been interviewed and
084have admitted that they wanted to apply to everyone by 2030. So the more that our community and we have a pretty large amount of people in our community that are on fixed income where the you know it's pension or sa savings you know social security the [clears throat] the more their standard of living goes down the less the less likely they are to vote for half of their taxes going here. Right? So, so those are big those are threats to us, I think. Um, and you know, I I I can tell you my personal um situation. I am making $1,000 less a month now since those new taxes went in last year. And it it has affected my bank. I mean, that's $12,000 a year. Mhm. >> And so, um, so yeah, when Tom was
085saying, "What did he want to do?" I I don't move. I'm sick of rearranging the deck chairs. Speaking of the Titanic, >> right? So, um, so yeah, we we should be commenting on some of this stuff. Uh, does it make a difference? I I think sometimes it can, you know, but it's not going to make a difference if we don't, >> right? You you being as politically astute as you are. >> No, I'm I'm politically biased. >> Bias, but you're involved. Um yeah, my observations that that are that our three legislators tend to line up with us and be pretty solid advocates things that we as a small rural school want to see. So when I >> take a chance to reach out, I do I do message them, but I also because I live
086in in in a different district, I also reach out to them because they are >> Rand, isn't it? >> I I'm in Thirst County. So let me So I also reach out to them. So if you um have connections in other ways on issues that are important, it might be worthwhile reaching not to ignore our guys, but they already >> they're speaking with the choir, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. So um if we do know other people and other connections that could have influence on these um that that would be um is very worthwhile. >> Yeah. Thank you, Tom. >> Thanks for the uplift thing. Now, let's see what's I want you to reach out to between the bottom one and March Sydney died. No, the rental rights bill initiative >> 5861 encouraging community representation and
087education. Are they? >> No. No. No. A couple of years ago, there was an initiative to protecting parents rights in the oversight their children which also include their children. and what kind of communications could take place between parents and the school and the schools of the parents. The pass the uh the voters voted for and so that was summer and a half ago when the legislator went legislature went into session last January. They took up that initiative and decided to retool it and improve it. Then what they did in the process is they gutted it. >> Yeah. So the initiative people, the state of Washington said, "Well, we're not done yet." And they have gathered up several hundred thousand of signatures and the parental rights initiative will be on the ballot this November. Moving on
088to item 14 policy first reading policy review I read that pretty much what we do now when it comes to hiring people on the end game. There wasn't much controversy that I could see in that uh in that first meeting technical as you get right away speaking functions or oh no that's 5,000 I'm sorry I >> so um I buy some the land it is more accurate to what if we don't have our own Next story here position to be in a place that offers offer credit. So this is a submission of a relaxed we're doing stuff. I'm 40. Okay. Sure. I can only education program. It's really interesting to have a conversation with a young man about find their best track and what he would want to do versus what AI may not allow
089him to do. That that was an interesting that that that's inherent in it. I think that was interesting. >> Yes. >> Let's approve some policies. >> Okay. So, let's go. >> That's just for adopted. Let's move on to policy approval. I move I move we approve policy 10005 directors second >> uh discussion >> I like the last bullet point >> more ction >> probably the one thing here is the help >> again we haven't done those for years on the board I'm not sure what he did with me was we had it I just I don't know whether you knew a job or what pressure session I reached out to today that that question and the board self assessment survey that exists and what I asked her would does this make sense to do it
090um at some more time in the fall when we've all been together a little bit longer with the memorial for so that we have it all done complete to reveal it retreat and that's what I submitted to her and asked her what the cost and does that seem like a good plan for historically that's working what we did when we were doing it on a regular basis we would um review it as okay >> or a retreat [clears throat] If we call for a vote, please all in favor. >> I [clears throat] so I will need to approve policy 10. >> So move >> uh discussion. We just did this >> 2010. We just did the organizational >> demoted less. [laughter] >> The policy 5,000 Recruitment selection and evaluation staff >> and group says we
091approve policy 5,000 within selection and evaluation. >> Megan >> discussion. >> What will we do now? >> Now to vote. All in favor? I must look super excited. >> Now we're on to future agenda items. February board meeting, our next board meeting is February 25th and we will get the midyear data presentations. Um, >> so I'm gonna ask Cindy if she's any thoughts. Are you going to give us a T here? magnification. No problem standing second. >> It was a big jump because just from hearing from my son different and so I really hope that they get their hang of it this way and need to pat them off field test that we used to do. It was like a great loss of arguments. Okay. Now I'm going to be considering this sense whether compare
092the two because it's not testing the same thing. Yeah, exactly. I'll explain it >> or take care of Yeah, you're >> um I probably will not be here in person for an event. I'm going to be traveling, so I might be able to um resume, but last time somebody did that, I can barely hear things. So anyway, >> yeah. If I'm not here for that, can I get a copy of your presentation? >> Let's move on to reflections and comments. I'm going to start then. Yes. Well, I was not unfortunately not at the union beach, but my mother came home and very pleased that she went and we saw she followed up with a check. So, you really touched her. A suggestion is that you had two and this is more burden on you folks,
093but you had two really good sessions the Friday night and that I understood the Saturday session. They were jammed at what a special session directed at the Mason Benson organization, the GCA, as an invitation to help us help you show the community that votes for our living just how special this place is. Not that there may be there's a lot of people that may not be aware that there is even going on a billboard. It should be patting oneself on the back says, "Hey, this is what we're doing. It's exceptional above and beyond that. We'd like you to be aware of how special community production and be like a almost like a a Sunday matinea or Saturday another Saturday matinea that would be specifically directed at those two groups of folks that are the lion
094share of the of the uh water pump property owners and people that vote in favor of our 60%. I remember we we did that with the PTA. We did a um fundraiser where we held a murder mystery at the Mason Benson Club. But this would be with the kids, right? You know, I think that would be just a just a suggestion that I mean mom came home and just followed up and of course Wes talked about her exuberance when I wasn't there but he was and she was in his proximity. I got the thing. >> Well, you know, my wife and your mom uh know each other and they were having a good time cackling. >> You kept your check out. So, that was just just throwing that out there. And gosh only knows what
095you'll come up with next year, but I'm sure it will be exception, too. Um, one of the things in this packet that I was fascinated about was this policy uh, legal nude was the mood versus Taylor Supreme Court rights out of certain curricula. This is I would encourage you to read by the board. I was unaware of this until I saw just what I'm saying. By the way, stupid job. Thanks. Nice job. When I went to the holiday presentation and Mrs. Shannon, she's a remarkable person. Good work. >> Anyway, that's all I >> You know, I just continuing to learn, so I don't really have anything taking it all in. Wes, >> um, as always, my my favorite part of the of the board meeting is the student recognition and I love the the power
096pointing DY's done and um how how proud of the parents were and um I just think I just think that's that's a really good thing that we did and highlighting um you know highlighting the things you know things are good right um besides besides that um you're doing a great job >> yeah if you want to have some exciting make arrangements through Cindy to go in and sit with Miss Walter and her first graders. >> When did you do that? [laughter] >> Last year. Oh, >> last year. >> We had a lot of obstacles in front of us and it's good when you have an obstacle with a bit of surplus that you guys figure out how to try and save it wisely. We have a lot of talent and we have a supportive community
097and and when I say we have a lot of talent, I'm talking about everybody that's involved in break school. And it makes the board's job I don't know if it's easy, but it's uh much more simpler than all the challenges that a whole bunch of other boards have. And I encourage you again to go to the water site and get new sanctions and read what's going on in other districts and other places around the state and other states then I'm glad it be harder to serve. Well, I must say I went back and with the seventh graders to the capitol. What an amazing group of kids. I had a wonderful time and they were very respectful and it was nice to see uh that side of the classroom. I don't think I could be in
098here in the morning and I loved hearing the announcements. I love to hear the birthdays that give announce that is so special and so sweet. No school does that, right? Like that's so neat. And the energy of the kiddos in the morning is just if you could bottle that, I would pay back. Just the happiness that comes in the morning. And the play was amazing. I got to go to that. And how how ingenious that they reuse the I don't know what's the triangles that to change the the sets. >> Yeah. >> Right. that thing paid for itself 10 times over. I think that was so cool that we can repaint that and reuse it and and >> utilize it. >> Really neat. And yeah, I just I'm I'm happy that we're dealing with a
099a positive budget and and our children are blessed to just focus on coming here and and worrying about an education and not worrying about can we have a levy or >> any of that. So, and thank you all teachers. I don't think there anything else. >> Couple items. um Wes pointed out um something that I hadn't had in the agenda and I didn't because um there's somewhat out in the community already, but I wanted to make sure that the board knew um that we did have a student that was in a special program away at Christmas time. Um and uh they were connected with quite a few of our other students in terms of standings and so on. So there was a bit of sadness. We did respond um the counselor and and I changed
100my spending to be here to make sure that we did have extra um support and attention as needed. But I I assumed you might know because you live in the community, but I wanted to make sure we did. Thank you for uh that reminder to come. And um the other thing is, you know, our operating agreement is a very um powerful tool that we review every every year. And I just wanted you to know that um we're working on adopting that at my other school district because it is a very worthwhile tool um or as a reminder is a priority that would be using that up there because it it works and it sets the precedent. And then the other thing is that um there were some uh shall we say hiccups in the flow
101of our agenda that I from apolog that's that's I missed that that's my uh responsibility and sorry that so um that's okay for 648 for being a journalist Oh, I thought we weren't going in. We tabled [clears throat] it. >> We tabled the action with the voting show >> or not. We do. Absolutely. >> Okay. I apologize. >> So then you want to take a five minute break and then go into executive session. group just food everybody