001stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice. >> Thank you very much. Okay, so everybody is here including tonight except Tom and I'm just assuming he's going to be late. Uh I'd like a motion to approve the agenda. So move first. Second >> second. I'll second it. >> Thank you. Okay. Discussion. So tonight is kind of an interesting slightly different agenda. So what we're going to do as we work down through the organization reorganization of the board Jerry will go ahead and he'll do the office and then that will pretty much take care of the uh the action items as far as personnel and the board organization. We've asked Deb to stay Let's see what else. And then tonight just to make sure there was a couple significant things that we have to
002sign in here. One of them is the operating agreement that we we had talked about on the outside. That's probably the most significant, right? Jersey. >> It's important. It could wait if needed, but it's important. >> Okay. So, why don't we get down to the organization of the board and lens? >> Okay. Let's do this. Thanks. Can you count? >> Oh, no. And so we got some documents that Britney County sent. We'll get that all signed in the process, but in the meantime, we'll do the official swearing in. You've probably done something like this before. So, um, I'll state maybe state your name and repeat it. So I I >> Lance Aartel do >> solemnly swear swear >> solemnly swear >> that I am a citizen of the United States and of the state of
003Washington. >> I'm a citizen of the United States in the state of Washington >> and that I am legally qualified to assume the office of Great View School District Director. >> I am legally qualified to assume the office of Great View School District Director. >> That I will support the Constitution and the laws of the United States. I will support the Constitution and the laws of the United States >> and the state of Washington. >> And that I will faithfully and partially discharge the duties of my office to the best of my ability. >> I will faithfully and partially discharge the duties of my office to the best. >> Awesome. Thank you for Thank you so much for for being here with us. And you brought cookies on your last day, too. So do the
004first cookies before you sit down. >> Your timing is moving to a year of re-election. >> Congratulations. Very cheerful. So just repeat after me. pause. Yeah. So, I >> I Tom Anderson >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> do solemnly swear and affirm >> that I am a citizen of the United States >> and of the state of Washington >> that I am legally qualified to assume the office of great view school district director. that I am legally qualified to assume the office of director school district >> that I will support the Constitution and the laws of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution and laws of the United States >> and the state of Washington >> and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of this office >> and
005I will faithfully and impartially discharge of this office. There was the discharge part. >> Congratulations. Thank you. >> Thank you, Tom. Thank you. Okay. But now we're down to item number three, which is the nomination election of the board of churches. So, at our offsite, by the way, welcome, Steve. >> Thank you. uh >> I knew there'd be food. >> Uh we decided in in the case of election of the board chair that and I guess I guess what we need to do is is to approve election we agreed at the that would become a new board chair and that would be her. Well, remember we didn't >> we uh we we we were all like in favor of it, but this is not where we nominate, right? >> Does it have to be an
006action item though for next meeting? >> No, it's action right now. >> Oh, >> so I move that we nominate Edri as our board chair. >> Okay. Tom, did you get >> I think she'd be really good. >> And and she volunteered >> all in favor. >> I 100%. >> Okay. So now Edri takes the the position >> right now. >> No, she does it right now. >> Okay. >> Congratulations. >> But I wouldn't finish this. >> No. Is that right? >> You'll finish it as as that's that's always done. >> Okay. So, well then >> obviously you can see we do this a lot. >> Okay. >> Tired. I'll take my stuff here. You >> sure leave the there for >> So, um, Madame Chair, I nominate Les to for the position of vice
007chairs. >> Second. >> Okay. So then all in favor, sorry, any discussion? >> I think he'd be really good. We volunteered. Holding roll call to a vote. All in favor? >> I >> Congratulations. Unless you're back goes like a like a landslide. >> Okay. Should we do that first? >> Okay. No. >> Um, third nomination, >> I would like to nominate Tom Anderson as uh the board's legislative representative. >> Okay. >> I'll be the first motion. >> Do I second or second? >> No, you second and discussion. discussion. >> I think he'd be really good at it if he'll call vote. >> I% >> I >> Yay. Congratulations. >> Okay. Right on. Thanks, Tom. >> Don't abuse your power. >> I swore. >> Any other nominations? >> All right. Well, let's move on down to
008uh recognition of visitors. >> We recognize each other. >> Thank you for coming. Okay. And then recognition. >> Yes, we did want to not be so think you out so harshly. So, come back up here. And we did u buy a little gator thing um and it shipped to my house at >> uh yesterday. It does not arrive. It's not as fast as So um we I will make sure I get that to you because we know where it >> and it's a little just a little recognition purple um actually blanket. Um that would be nice a winter stormy day to read your book and have a wrap in gator colors and then little certificate number. So thank you for being so I'm not leaving. I'm so grateful if you need a casserole, you know,
009some cookies or you have my phone number. >> Yeah. I I'll have a different email but you know >> we have it right. >> We have it. >> So thank you. We're going to go over announcements and recognition. Uh December 18th tomorrow, >> second grade, fourth grade, doors over the six. How are you feeling yesterday? >> I wasn't here. I was at my other school board meeting, but here was good. >> Good. standing room only >> lined up but I was already some because they were >> here to get the seats. Yeah. >> Wow. That's awesome. >> And tomorrow I watched the rehearsal today. It's adorable. >> So cute. >> December 19th noon release for winter break. So they're ready for that. Um December 22nd through January 2nd is winter break. January 16th is end
010of first semester. January 16th also Beauty and the Beast performance. Uh doors open at 6 and then it plays again on the 17th. Oh, that's at noon or 1:30. So it's during the school day. >> Saturday. >> Oh, it's a Saturday. Uh, and then January 19th, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, no school. Can I please have a motion to for the consent agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh, discussion. >> Who's this? U bring me as a fiscal board. You know this. Well, I heard she does really great work. >> What does the fiscal coordinator do? I I'm guessing it has something to do with money. >> Yeah. So, um I think J might talk about it later. Let's just talk about it now. >> Well, on the agenda, >> Sherry's retirement. Um this
011is Britney is stepping in and taking over the majority of what Sherry did for us. Sherry had a different title that had been here for a long time and kind of hung around through different iterations of her career and it wasn't necessarily as descriptive to what the role really did. So Britney is going to handle payroll for the district that counts payable and purchasing all has to do with coordinating our money and making sure we're spending it appropriately on the purchasing we make as well as the payroll for the district. So that is a new title but a substantially similar role to what Sherry did. >> So will Britney will you be your report then? >> Oh okay great >> offices or anything? She'll be right. We always know to find her. >> Well congratulations
012>> and then superintendent to your contract. I don't know four year interviews of payroll benefit contract. I mean I I don't know at a retreat I was I was sort of in my mind kind of pushing for a threeyear for you but but I think we all landed on the two years didn't. >> Yeah. >> That looks good. >> Okay. So can we move to a vote please? We consent agenda for this is December 17, 2025. >> All in favor? All right. Now we'll move on to principal and superintendent the courts Jerry. >> All right. So um some items that's well um I'm excited that we've taken on parent square and I've been surprised to know see how much staff are excited to have that as a communication tool for our families. Many of them
013use them uh use it from other school in other school districts north PAC and they really like it. um and some people here um have used it as a parent and um so after the first of the year we'll start pushing more of our communications into square and getting people up to speed and um as a mechanism for more efficiently communicating with families so they can choose to get the information via text or um a message in the app or email um and we can >> show exact Um, and you know, if they don't want to download the app, they can have it use it for other ways. And so this this school year, we're going to continue with our the other mechanisms that we've used for communication and then once we've kind of gotten
014through the rest of the school year, um, look at maybe letting go of a few of the others as we watch that transition. >> Is one of them Skyward? >> No, Skyward. Well, um what is it? Um there is a messaging based title. What's one one is it one call different messaging? >> Yeah, messaging. >> So there's multiple. >> Yeah, we also have one call also which is a direct messaging for like snow days or lockdowns or stuff. Okay. And >> but parent square could do that too, right? Yeah. >> And we also use flash alert as well and we got a whole bunch of different things and we're hoping to streamline some of those into one tool. >> Sounds good. >> Yeah, because families don't read their emails so readily anymore. So, this is
015seems to be a good source. So, I'm excited to see that um ship through the end of this this year and next year. Um and um you mentioned Skyward, we're up in the process. Skyward is our student information system. There's lots of data on the students and attendance and grades, etc. Um and classes and schedules and all kinds of data in there. Um and then we also use Skyward as our our um fiscal tool for managing our money as well. So we are um the state has um actually it's the ESDs and with Simpy they have developed a updated system they call it the cumulative or we call it do for short um many districts about a third half of the districts in the state have already shifted over to that and um they kind
016of worked out the bust and now we're ready to to get after it and so we've been checking our data and learning about it. so that we're ready to shift into that for next year. We'll be using a queue. Um some of our staff are very happy about that because it should allow for some efficiencies and and um work working with the data for our people. So we're we're ready. So >> in terms of what kind of cost is this to us? >> Um well we already paid for Skyward. I think this is just the we'll just now be paying for the queue. >> Yes. So skyro an accounting program too. Oh okay. >> Says with sipsy that's an acronym and that's the parent company and they they run a program called Skyward that we
017use. We use it for human resources payrolling and student information and financial information. >> Yeah. As a parent I I had always just thought Skyward was a communication. >> Is that a set you see? >> Yeah. It's fairly expensive. Um, but it's very useful. I, um, there's other private companies out there like P school that operate them, uh, student information systems. Um, but most of the districts in our state use um, Skyward or now the firewall protect that information. Is that managed at the ESD level or is that managed at our level with Brian? So, where's the firewall? So um I know who owns it, right? So a cit is owned by AES which is an accumulation of all the ESDs in the state of Washington, right? So um the ESBs own that they developed
018it for schools and they own that resource and so they manage that through pro company withipsy and um they're very careful and cautious about the management of the data security that in fact ours um superintendent from 113 is now the executive CEO of you know he's very into about student security. >> Um, so you kind of already know my next thing because we had it in consistent but that is that we posted a position for Sherry's position and we interviewed multiple people and Britney was the best candidate. Um, and so we'll post uh her position and kind of reorganize some things to make sure we get get every everything done. So um you didn't ask um about Sherry, but Sherry will be on a very partial contract through the end of the year to um
019make sure people keep getting paid while we're learning how to do payroll. We thought people would appreciate that. So, um, she's only going to be doing that task and it's going to be very isolated. Would you figure one day a week? >> Uh, I think we're looking at about one day a week in terms of total time or quarter to manage that. >> Yeah. >> So, we want people to keep getting their paychecks properly. So it didn't make sense to train Britney to do payroll in Skyward and then turn around and at the very same time train her how to do payroll within the new program Q. So as soon as that training for Q starts with payroll, Britney's going to learn payroll and Q. And at the end of June when we transition to
020Q, Britney will pick up payroll and Cherry will officially ride off into this one. It's a great transition plan. Um the next one I just wanted to let you know that I've been um talking with um the rural ed center. Several legislators have come to that event and I went to the ESD legislative event and um I haven't talked to our guys about this particular issue yet I don't believe but um if opportunity arrived for you to um have communication with legislators legislators as this session moves forward a fairly significant issue um which surprised you know John Bra he um he was at our last meeting when I brought stuff. And he um he was very surprised to realize that the state, not that the state has unfunded mandates, but he didn't really realize that
021it applied in this particular area. Um and that is that the state requires us to have 12 sick days for our staff. Okay, that's great. People get sick, you need to have those days available, but they only pay for four. And so instantly we have a gap, right? And I guess they're assuming that maybe people don't actually use them. I don't know. But people do use them. And then they they um so uh we've already used all of the sick days the state has funded us um for our various staff. Um you know, things happen, people get sick. And so um for this year's funding and so now we're working into levy money essentially. Um, and um, we had we had no clue that that existed. And not only do they not pay us for
022enough days, they also don't pay us the amount of money per per sub that it actually costs us, right? So, we pay subs more than what they give us because you can't get subs if you don't, right? And so, um, I talked with Jennifer Pretty at the ESD about this and she already knew about it and she said her calculations are statewide that there's a $178 million gap um between what the state funds for substitutes and what um we actually spend on substitutes. and so forth. Um they the last couple of years they talked about the big three um legislative initiatives which they have made almost no progress on. Um and my um my conversation with them is okay well can't fix these big things. This this one's really clear. It's it's not um a
023giant restructuring and formula issue. site. We need you tell us it cost us this much and you give us this much. Let's close that gap. So, if you have an opportunity to speak to legislators um or others, I think this would be a really uh simple straightforward way of addressing some of the fiscal concerns that um that we are faced at schools. >> Well, the fact that he didn't Oh, sorry. good. >> Um, the fact that he didn't know that that's how it worked means shows that that these people who are voting on this, they they don't read what they're and, you know, part of that is because they're human and they're presented with, you know, 1,200 page bills that have a bunch of garbage buried in them, right? And um, you know, but to
024fund 25% of it, >> Yeah. That's that's pretty pretty creep kind of crazy crazy >> and in essence it's probably actually less than that because they also um allow with for bereavement leave and they allow for family leave and so when it comes down to it percentage is probably even smaller. So >> so is that within the 12 days? >> No. Um sort of yeah they it has to come out of here but if you go over it like a bereavement for example it would take out of your 12 days right um but eventually if you have if you had none left you could still have >> but I mean at least the family leave is subsidized by the employee themselves I mean they're they're they're paying into that through the payroll tax. >> Yeah.
025>> So but um but to just you know they mandated the you know the the day is off, right? The PTO. >> So >> anyway, there's not a whole lot. >> Yeah, it's just another clarity here is that if there's 12 days and let's just say a person is sick for full, >> do they get paid those other eight days or are they are they paid if they're used? So the they people get paid and I'm not their regular salary and then we have to when they're gone we have to hire a substitute to cover their position. >> Okay. >> Right. And so um we only get four days to or sub. >> So essentially it's it's the cost of the substitute. >> Yes. >> Okay. I guess what the point was is I've seen
026labor contracts where there's sick leave. If you don't do it and you get paid, if it's like a vacation. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, in those cases, they're both up to >> they're banking on people, not you. That's just a a hope as you were in the community and you're interacting with leaders that that's that's a gap that we face that nobody not even the Senate um financial leader >> knew that that was the case. So, but but when I mentioned it to the other superintendent, they're like, "Oh my gosh, yes, that's a big deal." And then the last item is um uh you might have received in your email from the public disclosure commission that you have to complete an act one form which um sent me an email to remind you that you have
027to do that every year. So even you Deb is you were part of the board 2025 you still have to do that. Yeah. So if you're >> thinking >> so if you're part of the board even one day in 2025 you have to do the the so that email me again. >> All right I'm Sydney. All right. Um last two weeks are crazy around here with winter and the performances. I'm going to give a special shout out to Miss Shannon because I don't know how many hours she's been working. Maybe I don't want to know, but she's a rock star because she's putting on these two performances and what she does with the kids are insane. >> Even the little TK students are learning choreography and so many things. And she's working on Beauty and
028the Beast. So, she has all those things at the same time. And it's incredible. So, Tuesday, like I said, standing room only. I mean that like everywhere. Standing room only. Um it was amazing. And then Thursday, let me know if you plan on coming. I know um last may come. I'll save you a spot. So, just let me know. But Thursday is our tomorrow is our next one, our last one. Um and they've been rehearsing all day. and then homemade cookies on Friday and watching the Grinch. And this is something that the middle schoolers come do with our youngest kids and it's a tradition. They we have some Great View Gators that are in high school. They're coming back for this because it's their favorites and >> they're we have parent permission to skip a
029little bit to come and do that with their great eaters. I didn't get an update yet. I was hoping, but our last basketball game is tonight versus Hook Canal. Varsity's only lost one game this whole season, which is incredible. So, Hook Canal is a really tough team. So, last game, they'll have their celebration tomorrow. Um, we also had an ASB dance on Friday. Candy Land kids came back and decorated. It was student le. Um it was good. So they had fun. I'm sure raised a little bit of money or at least cover their costs and um ASB is doing good things because they're also doing the MC takeover. Mark your calendars on the 14th of January 5 to 7 McDonald's there. Um they we typically do pretty well there. and if you have to buy
030some food or if you're not in the mood for McDonald's, you can buy a coupon book um and give it to someone else. But it really does help them and they're out there in the cold and rain trying to get people in there. So, it's pretty cute. Uh next one is two character strong assemblies for January. So, we have we did it was too much to fit into December. So, we'll be awarding um certificates for empathy on the 9th. It it's going to be LLTE because we're resetting expectations and that and kind of some goal setting. But the next one on the 30th is still going back to student le character strong assembly for um the next one. Yes, >> it's LLT. >> Oh, learning leadership team, excuse me. So that's myself and three well
031Connie Seance, Megan Pierce, and um Lindsay Murphy. So we're we're running that one to um pulling in all the things, resetting expectations. It's the first week back. So um >> who was the last one? >> You said it Connie and Megan >> and Lindsay Murphy, the second grade teacher. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Um I'm sure Andrea will talk about this, but it's kind of a big deal. We're bold. So I think starting January, we're like at 24 maybe 240. I think that's really good. She'll talk about that. But we're doing amazing. I still every day get choice transfer requests. So we're full. Um not in every class though. So it's our enrollment is solid and um part of that people want to student teach here as well. So Jerry gets constant emails from the college
032asking can our teachers come student teach there? It's an awesome place to learn and I think that shows that we're an awesome school to be at and to learn your craft of teaching. Um, so we try to accommodate as many of them as we can. So that helps us um and helps them. All right, last but not least, well, two things. Band. I know we were really excited about band at the beginning of the year. They played their first song in front of the TK through second grade lunch and I was actually shocked in a good way. I'm like it was good. It you could there were notes being played. They all played like it made sense. >> It was a song. It was a song. >> Miss Shannon was like they can't do this
033in front of middle school. But when I heard I'm like they could have. They did amazing. >> What instruments? Uh right now we have trombone, trumpet, clarinet, flute. She added some percussion, so that's new. Um we're working on a saxophone, getting getting a saxophone. Um but yeah, a lot of community support for that. We're also offering Monday morning practice uh drop in before school starts. We have two volunteers. Um Mr. Gell and Mr. know are running those uh practices for kids where parents can just drop their kids off early and they get essentially almost private lessons, right? So, it's nice. >> Are you instrument limited? >> Yes. >> So, that's why you said when you're adding a saxophone, it means the purchase of a saxophone >> or we're in the works of um getting a
034donation. So, there's some people that say, "Oh, yeah. I have an a saxophone. Maybe it needs repair." So, um, we had a generous contribution where someone actually paid for the repairs of the instruments that we have up in Shelton. That was amazing. So, we'll get some more instruments back then. Um, but we're always looking for instruments. >> Types of instruments to to move forward. Um, as far as other brass instruments, or is there any um, so is the limitation instrument? So if let's say somebody wanted to play the French horn, >> right? Yeah. They would either have to rent that. >> Is that a problem for the kids? Is that an issue? >> Yeah. Uh some of them um we have community people that are actually renting for families. So money isn't a barrier for
035them. They're sponsoring kids. We have quite a few kids that we have people pick up the tab for their rental fees. Yeah. Seems to be about 45 bucks a month, you know, and for many of our kids that's a barrier. So >> if um the reason I ask I was a French horn player and I started and I started on French horn >> and so I my parents rented so I'm just trying to figure out the barrier to it. >> Yeah. What about strings? >> Not yet. >> When at some level when >> I don't want to take a lot of your time, but this is way way too. So when when the kids pick their instruments, >> so is there a demonstration? Here are all the instruments we're going to play. Here's the notes
036play. That's how I chose my instrument >> based on a demonstration. >> Yes, we did do that. I'm not sure if they brought the French horn, but I can ask. No, but it's kind of limited to the company that we're renting from, too. Um, but I'll ask if there's a French horn option. >> Well, I'll tell you if if there's any interest, if they do a French horn and somebody can't pay, >> let me know. >> Okay. >> Thank you. That's very generous. Thank you. >> No, no. I Ben is near and dear to my heart. I have a good memories from Ben. So, >> yeah. Awesome. Thank you. I'll tell Miss Shannon that. Yeah, the band's going so well. The kids love it. So, and then the last but not least, and some people
037in this room might have been a part of this, but we don't know. Our two community organizations took care of so many families for the holidays. Um, so the Mason Benson Center and the GCA. um sponsored by a few families and their generosity like we've seen the families pick up the gifts already wrapped and um for their kids and it really made a difference. So, um they've written thank you notes. I'm sure you'll see those thank you notes, but it's it's been amazing and so on behalf of those families, they really appreciate that. So, All right. >> So, how many uh student teachers do we have right now? Two. Two. One in middle school in Miss Pip's um classroom and then second grade in Miss Murphy. >> Yes. >> So, we have another one. >>
038Yeah. >> Special ed. And then um so we kind of kept a continuous flow of thank here WGU western Governor's University work to try to keep people in here and um been beneficial to us because at least one of them was hired and some of our parents are in program and so um our focus has been we have a good school Let's use these good people to create more good educators and build them what the school shouldn't we plan to continue to do that. Our only caution is we don't want to overwhelm our teacher. >> So um but so we don't take necessarily everybody but we try to um have some every year. >> I think maybe Wes and Tom was were here then but I was a student teacher here. So, you know, but
039it's a good thing to, you know, it's a long job interview, right? >> Don't tell the other student. Oh my gosh. >> Yeah, I remember that. >> Yeah. Vicky Rice. Oh, Vicki. >> Yeah. >> All right. That's it. That's all folks. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Let's move on to operational services. >> Andrea, please. >> All right. So, Britney's going to follow up my presentation. This is information through the month of November. We'll start with um one of the topics that Cindy touched on, which is our enrollment. And I won't go over each line, but you can see we're above what we budgeted. And I did kind of look ahead to where we might be in January because we've enrolled a couple and lost I think one during the month of December. But when
040you look at that year-to- date average in the middle in January that year to date average is probably going to be 230 which is 20 students above what we budgeted for. So we have grown a bit. Um we're still we have one class per grade. Some of those classes are big. So, literally >> the 240. Did I hear that correctly? >> Yeah. 230. Yeah. 2:30, but we're having a couple more students start after break. >> So, if you were to look then that additional Okay. So, it's 4ish kids uh do that. So, you're sitting here on uh um 21 26 28 23. So, we have yet to hit that 30k mark. No, we do the >> seventh grade, right? >> Yeah, seventh grade. So, oh, he's right there. Okay. >> So, that's the number in
041the middle that year today are averages. So, you've heard both the number 240 and the number 230. What Cindy said is we're approaching that 230 and her number is head counsel, the individual bodies in the school of kiddos 240. were funded based on FTE or full-time equivalent which is what these numbers are. These will always be a little bit lower. Um but the average is going to be in January about 230. So >> So what happens? We is is there a breakover point to where all of a sudden we've got to add a teacher and then you got teacher comes in and you only have like five students you can't >> and then a song and dance between what the capacity is in the classroom. So we have class size limits that are contracted with
042the teachers our reading agreements. Also the smaller grades have lower class sizes. As the grades get larger the class sizes can be a little bit bigger. So that's why you'll see um you know in sixth grade and seventh grade which we're almost at 30. If you had a kindergarten almost at 30, you would have to have two classes. >> Um but there is a breaking point because we're funding about 11,000 or so for each student. So if you're if you're over by one, you don't have enough money to hire another teacher. But if you're over by 10, you really have enough money to hire another teacher. So Cindy works with all the teachers on their class size. If they exceed the limit that we've agreed on, they're considered an overload and we give those teachers
043some different consideration based on what they need. But we are like Cindy said, we're we're pretty full right now. So, she's taking a hard look at the choice transfers that are asking to come in, if it makes sense, if we should take them. You know, are they a sibling where one student's already here and then the kindergarters old enough to go to school now? Yeah, we'll do that to keep their family at the same school. some of the parents, do they help extend the uh the certificated teacher in in a class that's approaching that that limit of of contracting? Can a parent kind of help with that or does it have to be another full-time you have to put the clause? >> I think that's what one of the considerations she talks about in our
044overage meeting. Um there's a monetary part of that, right? that's in our CBA um in their CBA, but there's considerations like oh for reading groups do you need extra par support? So um it's honestly what's best for the kids and if where the resources are kind of moved around >> then every class could be different too because 25 second grade kids in one year could be different than 25 third graders in the same year. They're just the actual students in each classroom, which is why I think he meets with each teacher and make sure we give them what they need. >> It's an interesting problem to have. >> It is. >> It's certainly the right side of the problem to be open. >> It definitely is. >> Again, I'm just trying to understand just >>
045there a trend of where they're coming from or Mason Shelton that what's whichever way you notice that? >> Yeah, I can speak to that. Uh we have some students returning from home school. >> We online school. Um I would say many more coming from North Mason. Absolutely. >> I just wonder if the failing has anything to do with that or >> Yeah. Not. Yeah. They just when I speak to the parents they're like we want we've always wanted our kids here. Please let us come here. Welcome >> again. did a good job. >> All right, this is our revenues and expenditures compared to budget. Um, revenues are on the top. We're trending a bit over what we budgeted for the year. Expenditures on the bottom. We're trending a little bit under what we planned for
046the year. This is also the right side of the story to be on. So, similar trend. All right, the next slide. This is our general fund. how we spend our money. The top half is salaries, payroll, and benefits. And the bottom half of that slide are the things that we buy or the contracted purchase services, what we hire people to do for us. If you look in that bottom right hand corner, that's going to be the most interesting important number to look at through the year. How much money we're planning to have left over balance at the end of the year. The only incumbrances that we have listed in the right now are payroll incumbrances. So, we keep all the people we have right now. That's how much more money we think we'll spend on
047payroll. Um, that's stayed pretty stable so far throughout the year, which is good. >> I just had a quick question. >> Absolutely. >> What drove the the minus for employee benefits and payroll taxes? Why is it a minus >> on the right? >> Oh, so that's the projected balance. Um, it essentially means we budgeted wrong. We didn't really know what the payroll taxes and benefits would be. Um it depends on how many of our plays take benefits. >> Okay. So it's guess work really for us. >> It is the budget is guess work. Um and budgets only accurate on one very individual day at one hour of that day >> and then reality starts happening. >> Essentially what you're saying is that one budget by about 26,000 >> which is was nothing. My question really
048was I just wanted to understand what drove >> Right. Right. >> It's a good question. It's just um it's just where we are and you know where we think we're going to end up. How how well did we guess? Right. And it looks like we guessed pretty well >> on that. Yeah. In case unless something disastrous. >> Okay. This next slide is about our general fund balance. So last year you'll see in the green line we ended up with a pretty significant ending fund balance planning for the curriculum spend this year and we're we're kind of following that same trend but a little bit more money this year which again is a good problem. >> So are we banging for curriculum spend? >> Yes. So we have a curriculum adoption planned um this summer to
049start implementing a new curriculum. >> How often does that happen? >> Six years. >> What's that? >> Every six years or >> Okay. So Okay. And so we try to break it up a few years before it's due and hopefully we can have some surplus to help. >> Yeah, curriculum adoption is a pretty significant chunk of money around $100,000 for a district our size. It's hard to we can't save it all in one year. So there's a gradual saving and then a spending. >> Yeah. >> And the other the bottom corner left corner has is just what our fund balance is comprised of. But very little green bar at the bottom is carryover from last year for our transition into kindergarten program. That money the state um allocates to us and we can only spend
050it on the TK program. The other money that we get for general basic education, we can spend it on any grade we want to, but that's very prescribed. So we have about $55,000 in um TK revenue from Blackpare that we have to set aside. That's what that is. The next chunk in purple is the minimum fund balance. So the board has that if we need to keep a minimum fund allowance of that amount can't drop below that. That's just to give us a cushion in case of an emergency. And the blue on top is everything that's left over. It's discretionary spending that you can decide how to spend. >> What's an emergency? >> Oh, in case this well >> um water last year our water got contaminated and had to spend money >> maintenance. >>
051Yeah. You know, >> could be that. It could be also that the state is having a cash flow problem like they had this last summer where they short paid part of our portion in one month and then pay more of it in the following month and depending on the size of the district and how close we are when our payroll comes due if we don't have the money. for if the state doesn't >> so I I in all of my memory anyway um we haven't had to dip into that but um couple years ago enrollment was starting off very you know very kind of concerning >> right >> and our budget is is derived from that you know primarily from that I guess and And so suddenly it was looking like we were going to
052be in a negative, right? And then as things kind of rolled out, you know, more kids came in and things things leveled out. But it's that kind of thing that could be a, you know, be trouble for us. So um, for Lance to benefit, can you explain it's not just one curriculum, >> right? So we have something Yeah, we have a six-year cycle plan for math, um, reading, science. So, those are and then there's, um, social studies, health, um, social studies is a little bit funny though because >> it's like supplemental, right? >> Well, it's hard because some grades are >> Yeah. Washington State history. Not very many curriculum companies make a curriculum that um last time they presented that Bigfoot was real in the last sample I got. So you know weird. >> So
053>> what's wrong with that? >> I don't know. It was funny. I just like this is real. >> And it has different dollar cost too. So like a math curriculum might cost significantly more than just the the social studies curriculum. So school districts in general break them up. They wouldn't do all of the types of curriculum in one year. So you might have a big curriculum spin this year because it's math, smaller one three years from now because it's English language. >> So significant planning. >> Okay. >> One other question on the kindergarten of mandatory spending. So what do you is that for materials? Is that so when you carry over? >> It's for everything. So, we're funded um for the it's for the transition to kindergarten program. So, not the 5-year-olds in kindergarten, but
054the grade before that. It's for the teacher, a parent educator, the parent educator support, and the supplies that go in that classroom. >> Okay. >> They just wanted to make sure that you're actually spending on the back class absorbing it into somewhere else. >> Yeah, it's unlike funding for any other grade level. >> It's fun. keep track of history in America. >> All right, next slide. These are other fund balances. So, um, capital projects fund, debt service fund, and the transportation vehicle fund and their corresponding balances. Any questions on that slide? All right, this is a look ahead. We already talked about all this stuff, so I'm done. This was I'd like to put some notes on the slide just the things that I'm thinking about that Jerry and I have been talking about as
055we look forward to the rest of the year. So enrollment is definitely on our mind. Um and we're cautiously optimistic that it keeps trending where it is and then evaluating the curriculum. We're going to be planning on that all year as we get closer to budgeting um and through the the state legislative session. If there's any topics that are important that I want to share with you guys, I'll put those notes in that there and then we can talk about it if we need to. >> So above budget is not a bad thing. Right. >> Correct. >> So um >> when enrollment is above budget is not a bad thing. Managers are above budget. >> When this next year then so we have 240 whatever and we know who's leaving. Do we assume there's so
056many going to be so many choice transfers or you just is that the just the guess? >> You kind of have a choice transfer bucket of people that are that want to come and are waiting for the answer. >> Yeah, it's pretty much all of August start like rock and roll like Yeah. And it's a really fine balance um because you don't know who's going to walk through that door on day one that they're like, "Oh, I have to register." You know, that does happen like >> all the time. And so it's like, "Oh, I don't want this family who we should have room but go enroll in another school." They want to know as well if their little sweet kindergarter can start on the first day of school. So yes, there is a list,
057but those people have to be kind of patient as we work on um if there's going. >> So you you'll see that in June there's this concept called the creative tension where where you're you're seeing bubbles of people leaving and you have little people coming, but you really it's a it's a real gray area in July and then all of a sudden August starts to turn by September then we have a clear vision. So it was been an interesting process to go through these stuff postco. >> But what you'll find is enrollment abs and flows >> and you know a a trend of one year does not does not mean that that is going to be sustained and so you might trend down the the following year. Um about 3 years before we did the
058the modernization project of the of the school, uh I was the chair of the facilities committee um trying to determine do we build a new school? Do we remodel our existing school? You know, what does that look like? Do we combine the middle school in with the elementary? And I think what we landed on was the modernization. would have to we targeted a maximum of about 245 students that would be bursting at the seams, right? And so >> we're so close to that. >> But at the time at the time that we were doing it, you know, our enrollment was around 196 to 200 something around then. And so 245 seemed like >> Yeah. um far in the future, you know, uh but so we're approaching that and uh but that that's sort of what
059our I think the school design can handle, >> right? >> So anyway, it's good to good to know that it just kind of goes up and down. >> Yeah. Can >> I make one comment about the curriculum? Um the six year cycle doesn't always mean that we adopt a new curriculum, >> right? We've had the same science curriculum way longer than 6 years because maybe there's nothing better out there. Maybe it's working for us, it still is aligned with the standards. So while we budget for that cost, we also make rational decisions that you know um not just to spend money just to spend money. >> Yeah. in it because it's stifled or it's up for um adoption. So >> because yes, the only other thing that I had during my presentation um was that
060I I did get to watch the practice for the program today and it was so adorable. You guys can come tomorrow. It is fantastic. And I heard you talking about the band whether they could perform or practice in front of the middle schoolers or not. And the middle schoolers were the um audience today for the littleer and they were so polite and so kind and it was such a cool thing to watch. I just loved it. Um I could hear them practicing from my office and it's honestly one of my favorite things to be a parent. It's neat and the band is getting better. It's it feel is really amazing. can identify songs and notes in junior high alo. So it was very very fun. I also got to meet one of our student teachers
061today around um her student teacher named Welsh. Um we talked a little bit about where he came from and he's a South Kitsup High School graduate which is where my son graduated from and I learned that they were two years apart from each other and I showed him a picture as all moms do of their kid. Isn't he adorable? and he's like, "Oh, I did. I know that kid." It is a very small world of how people end up in in different places, but he's a great He seems so excited likes being here. >> It was a great day. >> Well, thank you. >> Cindy, you'll save us a seat. >> Absolutely. You and Pauline. >> Pauline's in the Caribbean. Yeah. So for me, yeah, you want your >> Thank you. >> I give that
062to you. All right. Thank you. Um I want to I'm looking for a motion to approve the 2526 operating agreement. >> Thank you. Any comments? >> No. >> So you have the official name. >> This is the official. >> No. Okay. When I'm going to call to a vote, please. >> All in favor? >> I% chairman. >> Yes. >> I request a brief before we move into the legislative session conversation. Take a five with six o' take a five minute break. >> Didn't see the cookies before I walked. >> I just repeat that. >> Uh Tom, please. >> The legislation. No, not the legislation. the legislature is uh ringing their hands to try and figure out how they're going to fund all the things that they have promised their constituents that they're going to do.
063And what we saw this year, this calendar year, was a a dramatic increase in taxes. And I can't quote you the number of different ways they're taxing businesses, communities, wage earners. And the projection was that The revenue that they've raised to solve the problem would enable them to continue to fund the programs that they that they budget for. And before the previous governor went out of office, he signed a significant wage increase for the state employees. So what led to the the last year's legislature doing a lot of uh ways to resolve the shortfall has created a situation where the revenue is not being raised because of the laws that they passed and the taxes that they put on various people and organizations. Travis did an amazing job for us talking about his perspective. And
064I encourage you guys to follow the news kind of on a a a weekly basis the rest of of the month here. And as we get started into the the legislative session coming up, there's a a rumor that the legislature wants to implement an income tax in this next session as a way to generate the revenue that's needed for all I don't believe that the revenue will be able to pay the bills that the legislature has established and I expect it there'll be a dog fight and want you to keep watching and I sent at least a couple of you to your GSD 54 email the link to the WASDA e-clippings and and that's a source of information the governor Governor and the uh legislature provide certain levels of information to us and it'll be
065either released in news articles or maybe a news conference. >> Nothing come out yet though. It's >> it's important that you try and get as many objectives sources of what's going on from the tax and revenue standpoint as well as the results that have come from last year's legislative actions. We talked about at the offsite ways that we can be involved and I encouraged you then and and I encourage you again tonight to think about what you're willing to do. If you're willing to watch bills, if you're willing to uh send in comments or record comments, uh if you're willing to go down to Olympia and appear at a committee hearing on a particular bill, I just have this hunch that they might not get done in what do we have a 60day >> this
066year. >> This is a short. >> Yeah. >> I have a hunch that we're not going to get done what needs to get done in 60 days and the governor may end up having to call a special session. It's it's difficult because last legislature we hope we get certain things. We got a little bit in special ed. We got a little bit in EPS, but we didn't get what we had hoped for. The timing of 230 or more FTE students is good for us. I welcome any questions or comments you have. Well, if we get into this session, it's this year the the priorities that they've got and the legislature has got in order to meet cash the checks that they've written. Is that priority clear in people's minds? In other words, is it clear
067that there going to pick a is education going to be a top tier or is it going to be pay raises for state employees? In other words, is it clear how they're going to attack this? I and I'm and I'm going to say I have not studied it. I'm just asking rhetorically. >> Well, they're already taxing us. I mean, from the last legislative session, what what they need to figure out is >> why that scheme didn't yield the the revenue that they thought it would, >> even though it's been proven time and time again when you tax people to death, you that you don't collect it. And I'm I mean just my business uh taxes have gone up by about 1,200 per month because of of them recategorizing what could be taxed, right? And other
068uh boards that I sit on, you know, nonprofits. I'm I'm on a the symphony in Olympia and now our live performances are taxed on a on a nonprofit. Now that that organization, you know, you think we're on a tight budget, holy moly, that's like cliffhanger every freaking year, right? And so so they're already doing that now, you know, and I've always said the most dangerous time for Washington state citizens is when the legislature is in session because common sense does not prevail. And you know, the governor has come out and said, "Hey, you know, I don't want to do any more taxes. I want it to be cut." But he said that last time he did, too. And so, who knows? But I don't I don't think the people really understand, you know, I don't
069think the average citizen really pays attention to it. They're all busy living their lives and trying to survive and wondering why eggs are $15 for, you know, a dozen. Those have come down, by the way. Um, but you know what I'm saying is that is that people they they can get away with so much because people just don't pay attention and then they wonder why it's so expensive now what they're going to do with schools. I have no idea. That's really the bad one. The only thing I can say is that over the last month I've had meetings with probably five or six different legislators come to support spoken to them and there were different parties and all of them suggested that education is not likely to be cut. I'm not that you know they're
070politicians, right? But um that's what the message was to superintendent. Um they didn't anticipate the cuts for education. Of course, they didn't give us much more before. So last time around >> says the people that didn't know that PTO wasn't really funded. >> Correct. >> Yes. >> I accept I accept what they say is the gospel. Yeah. >> Right. Depending on on what you hear in the news, the costs that the state of Washington will incur will be in the hundreds of millions based on the weather related >> crisis that we're dealing with right now and and we're not out of it. Well, I'm sure Bob can go to President Trump and ask for help, >> right? >> I mean, they've established such a good relationship with one another. >> Right now, we come back
071in January. >> We'll talk about >> Yeah, we'll talk about it. >> All right. So, now we're going into policies. Um, can I please have a motion to >> Oh, no. This is >> not for the first reading, >> right? >> So, just announce the policy then. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, the first reading of policy uh 100,5 >> see a lot of >> key functions of the board. >> See a lot of toss up and lot I mean used up a lot of blue incomes. anything to report on this Jerry? >> Uh why changes? I know it's an old policy. Because 1,00 is five years now. It has >> Yeah, it's from like 2000 >> 2012. >> No, 2000 is when it was last updated. >> Oh, it is. >> So, 25 years ago,
072>> you have this question. It's just the opportunity to ask any question to adopt discussion. Do you have any questions, comments? We will move on then. Uh policy 1210 annual organization meeting last day updated of February 2021. Yeah, this is what we just did. We have to pause. >> All right. Well, we're looking there's no questions, comments down to 2170. Career and technical education. So the CTE is that is where you're that's what I'm working towards. Yes. Um this is I just classify it as an important one. It's not required. I'm actually want to look at dig into this a little deeper because um I make um CT is predominantly high school um and um and seventh and eighth grade. Um they've opened it up to sixth grade. to take CT courses, but they um
073I think I'm going to um I want to look at the language here. Um it's kind of designed for a district that's like K12, >> right? Right. Um and so um I'm gonna >> Yeah. So they get dual credits, right? >> A middle schooler can take the high school credit, >> right? So, I'm gonna um I'm going to work on that one and have some more thoughts about it when we get back. >> Sixth graders like Washington State history, they don't they don't start it and it doesn't count till and the seventh and eighth graders, they get the the harder stuff. Why doesn't it start at sixth grade? Then >> um >> I just feel like the CTE stuff some of the qualifications doesn't fall under sixth graders. So it's only set up in eighth
074graders or only eighth graders. Why do they do that? >> Um well a lot of times sixth graders are in elementary school. So >> be so um CTE is something we're working We had one course approved um kind of uh languished while I was doing the two jobs but um where uh backed up and and bringing those I have to work with Mason CTE director because I don't have background knowledge in that um and so I'm just picking brains and gathering information that I might have some recommended uh language changes for this Yes. Great. >> I have a question. Yes. Um, isn't the trained dog guide and service animal one in the same both are trained? I mean, seems use of a trained dog guide or service animal. Does that mean they have a service
075animal besides a dog? >> Yeah. >> Like a service dog or >> a pony service pony? >> Well, I I think isn't there a difference between train >> dog guide and service animal service animals? But isn't a service animal? >> I mean, isn't that I mean, they're providing a service to the person. >> I'd like to see the the word certified um before between a and trained and I would like to remove DOM guide and or input service animal sample. Yeah. Um and I have put that stipulation on people who would requested um therapy dogs um here and then even at my other school and um I said you show me they're trained bring me something before we let them. Yeah, >> but I'd like it to be in the policy. Okay. And then I
076think we can just get rid of, you know, just say a service animal, right? And >> um >> I'm not sure if I've seen too many certified service peacocks out there. >> I was trying to bring a peacock onto the planes like an emotional support peacock. Think that's trying to sue sue Delta noting. >> Anyway, I'm good with with that change. >> Any other comments? Let's move on to new policy 3425 accommodating students with adrenal insufficiency. I'm gonna ask on this one that I take have a conversation with our school nurse before we bring this forward because I need to understand um parent designated adult because um I just want to be parent designated just anybody to uh support medical things. So I'm going to ask that we put that one aside. >> This one's
077the class case is critical. >> Yeah, it is. But it's critical not let any parent decide. We don't have a student in that category currently. >> What What is it? >> It's a medical designation that um allows um >> is this a child that's uncontrollable and >> has medical condition of an adrenal insufficiency and and it allows the parent to have some input over that? I need to get clarity. >> It's a thing, huh? >> It's not a thing I've run across personally. >> Did you guys just Google it? Yeah. What does that mean? >> According to AI, so don't quote Andrea, >> adrenal insufficiency is a condition where the adrenal glands don't produce enough essential hormones like cortisol and one that I can't pronounce. >> Aldia leading to fatigue, weakness, low blood pressure, salt
078cravings, nausea, and weight loss with severe cases triggering a life-threatening adrenal crisis. >> So it's like a low energy >> can be caused by an autoimmune disease. So I anticipate us having that policy. However, I need to get clarity on what it means that a parent can designate another adult. >> There's some kids afflicted with that that we that >> like diabetes, right? We we go to those trainings, medical trainings, and then we're designated to administer insulin. But this >> sometimes a policy is not driven by the fact that there's a whole bunch of children in that situation, but maybe a child was not treated well who had that situation and so the medical >> some lawsuit happened. >> So the medical community said we need to have a policy to accommodate that classified critical.
079>> Can we can we do as Jerry suggested and table this and when we bring it back bring it back as another first reading? Yes. Yes. >> Instead of an action. Okay. I would say that those CTV and that will be the first reading once again. Great. >> Okay. Any other comments? Move on down to policy 5000 recruitment selection and evaluation of staff. And then that one last updated is April of 2003. Any comments, questions? >> Mr. Can I ask why we need a recruitment selection and a recruitment policy? I mean, dude, you already we already shut up. I guess >> I think you're on the right track. >> We have a >> It's something we do all the time. Either we've been in in conformance with our last policy or we don't need >>
080policy about that. I mean, >> yeah, Jerry, this would be one that in my mind, we've been doing this for a long time. your employers with this. >> It's um we have a policy already. >> Yeah. >> Um and this is an update. Um it's classified as important but not required. >> Sorry. And it references 10 state laws. >> Right. >> Okay. So it's really around background checks, personal social networking account violations of civil action points. But it's all stuff that you do. Yeah. So this is essentially telling us we have to do it. I mean if somebody I can go and go through the steps and go you didn't do >> we didn't do this then there was an employment practices problem and I think it's on us >> okay so now we're going
081to move down to policy approval um I need a vote or sorry a motion to adopt like blanket them the policy or do you want to just go through >> one of them? >> Okay. Uh policy approval policy 1630. I need a motion >> or sorry a motion for >> approve >> motion to approve this policy >> the first second >> discussion then for us now. So this is interesting that this is a dictates that contract with the superintendent will not exceed three years and I and I don't know this is a this is a new policy is >> um it was last revised should be adoption date I need to fix that the prior advice date is January 2017. >> Oh, okay. I see. >> Any comments, questions? >> Move on to our vote,
082please. All in favor? >> I pass that one. >> No. I need a motion to approve policy 1820. board self assessment. >> So move second questions, comments. >> So Tom, before I as I was coming on the board, the self assessment that was done then was was the base assessment. You guys are doing that or we did it shortly after I got on the board. That's the last one I remember we did. comprehensively. Is that is that is that accurate? >> Yes. And now this this this refers back to the laws of school board standards again. So it looks like it's taking us back to that assessment tool. I don't think you have to use that tool, but it's saying we agree to review and assess our performance. I think one right >> ask this
083this is a self assessment. workshop >> or pipe right into his office. >> This is gentlemen. >> So are you thinking towards putting something in here saying that we got to be this year the result will be removed discussed in some sense. This looks like an >> retreat and the board will assess it performance. >> Interesting. Interesting. >> Yeah, it says for the subsequent year. Um been a while since we've since we've actually followed that. >> Yeah, we've been using a positive self assessment. I think it's cherry virtue can do different self assessments for the board. I think we followed it pretty religiously during a time of upheaval and then things have been relatively um good and harmonious for quite a long time and and I I don't I think the last time we did
084anything like that is when less came on board right just to >> Yeah. So I'm I'm fine with it. >> I I look at if you were looking at a board cell assessment of that item engagement of the community and education, you certainly have that when it comes around the crops creation by members of the community for setting up things our productions are drum productions. Yeah. the band, the band that you just talked about, >> others that come in, >> volunteers every day. >> Yeah. >> Bless another thing that you we did that um was more holistic and not specifically the board, but we did touch the board with this when we did the SWAT. >> Oh yes. >> So I I felt like that was our school as a whole, but I thought thought
085we also spent time discussing us and the board. >> That was true. That was that was in some format a um an assessment of us. >> You can also technically consider what we just did as an assessment. you'd assess that you were over your current limit and I didn't switched out. you don't just want to get touch and I and I think that you bring up a really good point and I don't know one way to carve this out and I'm just this is just a rhetorical statement as an annual SWAT assessment if it's something that's that simple a strength weakness opportunities and a threat review of the school of our function >> district I I'm I'm just throwing that out as you know I'm reading between the lines and whether or not I mean
086You talked about responsible school district governance, communication and commitments to high expectations for student learning, creating conditions for districtwide for staff for student and staff success, holding the district accountable for student learning, engagement with communities and education. That's us. That's what we're about. I mean, that's what you're and and Cindy and the staff, the teachers, that's what you got to do and do it well. So, >> so you kind of do it but never really quantify. >> So now does this become something that right is Ben is going to be looking for somehow? >> No report. It's self assessment. So >> we don't have to submit a report to him saying that we all got days, you know. >> Well, they took that all at once. So be safe. >> Can we get this to
087a vote, please? All in favor? >> I now move on to new policy 1821, standards for individual school directors. Oh, I'm sorry. I would like a motion to approve new policy 1821. >> So move second discussion. This is current. >> Yeah. >> Question comments. Well, doesn't our operating agreement and this would be maybe something cherry that you know you look at our values and ethical behavior our leadership our communication every year we annually professional development although I don't know from professional development that's probably something that we don't our accountability and our commitment to education equity probably with the exception of that of that professional development the public agreement it outlines four or five of those >> and we do that annually. >> Yeah. So it might be worthwhile and externally did or operate in agreement
088>> to put this out with that compar have the consultation and see if we those pieces are all present or if we need to include some to change some and that would be a form of evaluation of ourselves as a board. I yeah I would like to table this until until we we do that. And so how we do that is we >> I question CO. >> Yeah. I just under professional development C and I'm I'm just trying to run my brain around that one. participating in professional development individually and with a board superintendent team. Is that is that what we're signing up for or we signed up for? Is that what we're doing? >> So, um it does happen in um in school districts particularly um larger districts where they have more money and
089they send their whole board that was the conference to correct things. So, um, uh, I sent one of my board members from my other district to go, um, and I was at the conference when you went first time. So, um, it's, um, it's a good thing, but it's not necessarily where you >> No. Well, no. My my point was uh, is this there's not a time frame associated with this. So, how do you hold yourself accountable if there's no I'm just saying it's it's it's very overly broad. I mean, I get I get the the fluffy words and hey, we're going to do this or or go to a conference or whatever, but >> just just >> Yeah. It's worth investigating. There are state laws that mandate that schoolboard directors do certain levels of training
090and that includes you and you have I've communicated with you about where I stood with the courses that I'm supposed to be responsible for. Let's see if we can figure out what those are. I I think there's probably another uh another policy that speaks directly to training requirements. >> Yeah. Is there a parent document that reference this? >> You're talking about the OPMA requirement that you guys have every every four years. >> Yeah. But there's other ones beyond that as well. another chance to open public meetings. >> So, we'll get a report on >> whether or not that would fall under that. >> I just read it and I don't know how to >> Yeah, I don't know how to check that out. >> I agree. It's pretty lofty goals. >> Yeah. And I I
091personally like that it's a vague because in my life I would not be able to accomplish all of that. >> I mean, that's okay. I just mostly expectations and >> Oh, yeah. >> and and you know, we call this a policy, >> right? >> My previous my previous background things were kind of black and white and so we're going to live in the gray. I'm okay. >> Well, welcome to government. Okay. So, um the the uh I I don't I don't actually believe that we need it, but you know, this is >> I saw someone sitting around >> justifying their position, writing up >> crap, you know, and I I like Tom, I I believe that there's probably something in our tome of policies, right? that that speech that we have to. But um but
092anyway, I I think it would be a good idea for us to table it and revisit it at our next opportunity. >> And I would add to that if we could do a rush with the operating agreement, >> what we would cover with that, that's an annual review whether or not going to launch the contract is an example of a professional development. whether my role on the engineering advisor board in civil engineering in the main that's an example of staying confident in my own skills. Yeah. >> Not that I've tried to be I just hate to sign up for a check but I can't get >> Yeah. >> And I would say not every board has such a welldeveloped operating agreement that they review every year. Um and just kind of apply that as well
093and this is um covers >> and when you think about what our actual reason for being here is we're the we're the community oversight you know we help guide um you know guide the school. we help, you know, and we're we're providing the community with oversight of their their taxes and going to with the mission of educating the community's youth, right? And we get a lot of information from will that actually actually do that. And you know, our job is not to micromanage and go to professional development to know exactly what Cindy does in a day. And you know, I I don't know. I don't know how to run a school, right? And when I when I would get the the thank you cards, you know, from the kids, thanks for running our school. And
094I always write them back, I don't run the school, you know, you and thank your teacher. And so, so really this this goes way beyond >> what our job actually is. And I know we like to, you know, like you were saying, you know, flowery words and, you know, kind of it it's a feel-good, but but personally, I'm not I don't want to adopt a policy just to, you know, feel good and then you have to you have to follow it, right? because so so I think we should table it bring it out in the future um parallel with our our operating agreement see how that how that squares >> okay >> so we get a vote down >> that's right >> let's vote on policy the new policy 1821 all in favor >> all
095opposed >> I I look at says in the policy it says review the laws that individual school director standards >> we need to get our hands on that >> to um it's slow down we can just decide to table >> that's kind of note for us to bring it back we said no techn Technically what we could have done is is I would move to modify the the motion to table it and then person that moved it could accept it as a friendly amendment and then we would vote vote on that. Right. But the way we did it was just yeah all this that rarely very rarely does this happen. You need to review the WAZA individual school director stands. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Because those are the baseline state. >> That's the you're referring
096to the policy 1821. >> Yes. >> And then we need to review the policy of 1820 to have that again. I need a motion to approve future agenda items. >> No, go on to it. Okay. Um, so future agenda items, uh, January board meeting that I don't have the date on here. That's the 28th. >> The 28th meeting. >> Um, and then we'll resume student recognition part. uh superintendent midyear evaluation. >> Oh, so before we go past that, so I >> to you I will give you I did I did a a my first pass at the performance evaluation for Jerry 2425 even though theoretically that would have been would have been June. No, that was our mid year was yeah mid year and then we finalized it >> right right now. So so in
097reality is a mid it's not a mid year it's essentially beginning >> that goes through the school year 26 but I know it goes 26 27 right here. Well, >> so this you just gave me a copy. I'm assuming we got some input on for the school year, the evaluation, which is 2526. It's a midyear um summation and review. And then at the end of the year, it's usually a little quicker because you already have done most of that and you just kind of wrap it all up and have an end of the year evaluation. going to your end of the door now. >> Now, but we're talking about setting up your we so at the at the offline we we went through a path of your delivery, >> correct? >> Yeah. So, that would
098be the starting point for your so to speak. >> Correct. I think so. Okay. I'll wrap this up and get it to to the other utility. >> They would have got to do it. But that would that would be what? Cuz I had it for 2425. >> It should be 25 26. >> So the measurement would be 25 >> this year. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> We're a little bit out of sus. We're still getting >> we'll get through it. >> Okay. Uh and then retirement recognition of Sher Margera. >> Um what we're probably going to do is um or delay that to the end of the school because um she is retiring, but because of the way it rolled out, we we're slowing that down. She's still going to be working with us a little
099bit. So um we're gonna kind of do it at the end. >> Okay. She bars out, right? >> She will not want >> She won't. >> She deserves >> We may have to like force her into it. >> Stay tuned from Barbad Trac. >> No, she will turn around and walk. >> Wow. Yeah, but the doors will be our bit will >> take a huge >> Okay. Uh reflections. We'll start with Let's start with uh Wes. >> Oh, all right. Um I am well for for starters merry Christmas to everyone and um uh I am very very happy with the people we have at the helm here and um feel like this school is in really good hands and I think our enrollment shows that we do have a a a a good reputation and
100they want to maintain that um and not to be too worried about abs and flows of of you know enrollment and um yeah I'm just I'm just very content with with the school and very happy with where it's been. I'm super happy with the JV victories. Uh that is incredible. When my kids were going here, the other teams took pity on on us and would stop keeping score at a certain at a certain trouncing, you know, and so it's just so fun to see the the the programs that have developed here and it just is great. So that's my reflection, I think. >> Thank you, Oh. Oh, and I have some violins if you need any. >> I'll call Michel. >> Okay. All right. >> Yeah. >> It's exciting to be sworn in again, but
101don't expect me to run four years from now. Okay. Uh This is an easygoing board to be part of. And I say that because of the participation that our board has done with other Mason County boards in years past in the conversations I had with other board members of those other districts and some of the antics that transpire in some of those board meetings. We're fairly reserved and easygoing here and I think that's a a indicator of the quality of the organization and the community and how the community school district work together effectively. And I really like Jerry's red Christmas So thankful >> and I'm glad that uh we're going to get Jerry into it to your >> great. Thank you Tom Le. >> So I reflect back in 1957 and the fact that I
102hear Cindy talk about a band is just over the top from my point of view and perspective of what's gone on during 65 years. And and I then I see Steve and I say, "Didn't Michelle used to play mandolin?" And all of a sudden there's mandolins coming your way with a with a with a a community volunteer to help with that. So anyway, I'm just overwhelmed by by that. It's really cool. nice shot and uh and to the point that Tom is been it's been made to share and and what not really got engaged in this and gotten involved and I'm going to miss it and really turning it over to good hands and learn to work with them by the way. >> Thank you. Merry Christmas all >> happy to be here and looking
103forward to serving with you all and looking forward to the progress of the school and the kids and merry Christmas to all. Well, Lance, I'm sure happy to have you here and excited that you got the wisdom and are fresh and clean and I'm I'm excited for that and uh hearing the kids even today. I know my son's ready for a break and the big dark has really gotten to us. Um, but I am happy for the the sports and all these other extracurriculars to keep our kids engaged and happy. And I think that also tells to a thriving school is how many kids want to sign up for basketball? How many kids want to sign up for volleyball? >> Like to have a good turnout like that just makes my heart happy. And on
104that note, Gary, >> um, you know, use the word thriving school and I just say that this is a thriving school. Um, and when I meet with the volunteers, um, one of the things I felt um was that schools and great schools. I've been in lots of schools. um a major factor in between a good school and a great school is the community that surrounds it and supports it. And and now that I'm working at a board level or I see that that's a profound influence in the culture of the school as well. So um and uh part of that is that you live out the operating agreements each main each day you're part of the school and um that flows to a more institution. That's kind of a neat thing to to see. Um
105and then I would say thank you for opening me up to the four days so that I can do one job only and >> and for two years. >> Yes. been two years and hopefully that should bring my blood pressure down a little bit and uh give me a time to break up a lot of things. So, thank you very much. I appreciate >> you. Any other questions? >> Merry Christmas. Yes. So, it's the 7:00. Exactly.