September 2025 Grapeview School District Board Meeting

001to the flag of the United States of America and to stands one nation under God indivisible with justice. >> Thank you. >> So obviously I'm here with Okay. I like it. Motion to approve the agenda. So >> I'll second it. >> Thanks. Discussion. So um anything shr any any questions about the agenda from for the board? >> Okay. Not all in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Okay. So, no. So, do we have a visitor tonight? >> I'm a visitor. >> Awesome. Welcome. I just met you. >> Yes. Herby. >> Herby. Uh, no public comments, staff, presentations, which I hear. >> That's me. >> All right. >> Oh my gosh. Are you the Herby? I'm the >> I'm the herb bus driver. >> Yes. >> Oh, wow. >> Yes, I'm celebrity. >> Good to meet you

002guys. Me, >> too. >> Pleasure again. Hello. Good to see you. >> Hi. >> Yes, I've seen you around. >> Just going to click through. >> Here we go. >> I made PowerPoint. So, bear with me. I had fun with it because you guys really got to make PowerPoint. So, I kind of got carried away. If you get motional signness, Jerry told me to do some driving. >> Uh, so this is our bus 25 that we just recently purchased for the Mason Lake R. Heard you ask about that. Um, kind of I think you have seen this before before you purchased it. And you probably should know, right? >> I know. See any of that. >> So if you're wondering, >> it is a Cumins B6.7. I forgot who was asking that question. I think

003you were asking about the size of engine. Six-cylinder, 250 horsepower for you diesel gurus out there. So, it's got a little bit more power than what we have now. I can't remember our current horsepower, but it's well below that. So, she's got some pull up the hills. >> You don't have to do this anymore going up to >> I She does not. She does not. So, that's just kind of a quick That's just the front page of our purchase agreement with it. So was kind of just a basic show where it was. So that's Michelle's route. If you guys don't know it, she goes around Benson Lake backside Mason Lake. Um a lot of figure eight action with it, but she is I heard you talking about it is a shady part of the lake,

004a lot of hills. Um when we call a snow route, she still has snow on her route and she still drops off kids. So we figured this bus is probably best suited for her and she deserves it anyways. So that's why we went with 25 along the Mason Lake route. I didn't paint cuz her favorite color is pink. So that's what we need to do. So what is the difference with this bus? The biggest thing is our onspot auto chains. I didn't do a video, sorry. >> But um never used them before. We're itching to use them, but they're supposed to be convenient. So, she hits a spot on the back of the lake, we can just automatically activate the chains and a slipper a slipper area and they'll just go to the tires real

005quick, give her traction and get the hills on some of those hills in the backside and she can deactivate them so she's not running on chains the whole time and get out of some of those sketch areas. Same thing with the back side of Benson Lake, those big hills in the back of that. That'd be convenient. So, hopefully she doesn't have to use them, but if she does, hopefully they do the job they're supposed to. We don't have a chain up if you throw on chain. So we can just activate them sprite if the machine needs to. Um other safety feature we got on the bus is the first light safety. So if you see in the fog at night time, this lights up now on her bus and her stop pile lights up >>

006and so you can see it from a great distance. Fog, blue light, um very visible. So safety is huge. CK really suggested that one. And if you get to see it with your own eyes, they do stick out quite a bit. It's pretty awesome. >> Camera system we upgraded. I think right now we have three cameras on our buses on 17 and 19. This one we upped it to six. Is that what we did? Six >> came the buttons. I got arrows that pop up. It's pretty neat. This is my fun part of it. So camera in the back that looks down on the back part of it and then camera that's kind of mid third way down there was cool. >> Yeah. And then there. So we're looking this way. We don't have that

007on our other buses. This one looks down the back. And then there's one more view that we have for cameras. >> Oh, that's hot. Right. And then I got more arrows. There's more arrows. Oh, >> I like how they >> That one looks down the stairwell so we can see the kids and outside the bus and that one just looks down the aisle from the front of us. >> So those are our security cameras that are always going. >> Yeah, look at that. See, >> I told her that one did that. >> So our backup camera. I think one of you got to see it. She activated for you. But um it has her guidelines here so she can kind of get a distance about 20 20 feet and that one's probably within 6 in

008of the back bumper when she backs up so she can see where she's at. There's a camera she's at. >> So are there are are there cameras that would capture anybody um blowing blowing through the uh stop sign? >> Um it would be the front the one of the front cameras. >> Okay. interior. >> So you can see we tried we have the cell can see kind of through the windows >> I believe. So I can't answer that yet because we're on software to run it okay >> to see what we actually can see with the camera. So, I'm not going to say yes or no. What we're going to see >> in theory, yes, because the this bus in particular is outfitted with the stop paddle camera like he was saying, there should be

009um enough views from the interior as well that you can get a good view of oncoming traffic or rear. >> Yes, it record. >> Yes, >> this the rear one does not, but all the other ones do continuously as soon as soon as the key turns, the camera system is activated >> sound, I would imagine. >> Yes. >> Yeah. And then it stays on after the keys off. I think probably for five minutes, I think. Oh, wow. There. So, >> it'll still run with the keys off. So, happens when the driver leaves. You can still see the phone on the bus. >> No, it's not it's not monitoring. It's an event of an event back up to >> this one's just a fabric. >> I understand. But on the bus itself, there's no Michelle showing

010there's no screen. But when when they're recording, >> correct? No, we have to hold the camera so it's in the view of superintendent driver >> so that way not everybody can see what's going on. So yes, you have to pull the hard drive out and then go plug into a computer system like laptop and we can redo it. >> So that's the software we're looking at for that. >> How long keep it for like a week or does it keep it for the school year? Do you know? >> I don't know that it's a long >> It will keep them I believe for a year for us. So we have the ability to back them up further and keep any longer. >> And those are um subject to foyer requests, are they? >> Are the

011are the camera footage? >> That's a good question. >> Um >> because I mean they're they're taking pictures of >> I >> Okay. >> Never had that, but I would be shocked if we could keep that. >> Yeah. >> So that's probably why we would keep them longer, right? >> Um So, you're gonna get to the to the cocktail bar. >> Yes, this is the cocktail bar for uh >> Michelle and Heather that's coming up. >> This is all the comfort stuff that will put on it. So, the adjustable pedals, the other buses do not have that. So, >> the shorter leg drivers, she really appreciates this cuz she can bring the pedals to her. She can drive it comfortably without bounce on this accelerator. >> Yeah. So, yep. adjustable pedals is nice. Um, if

012you hit one more time because >> heated seats >> right there's a heater seat switch. So, >> she's been using that the last two mornings where it's been about 40s in the morning. She's coming in for heated vest and she kicks on the heater seat. So, >> this was a very inexpensive option totally worth the couple hundred that I talked about. >> Totally. >> Oh, really? That's it? >> It was not very much money. >> Yeah. Um I see a CTB radio. >> Well, this our just our standard radio for school communication. It's uh yeah the ones for us basically site run not CB. We have we have PA system and we have communication with the school. >> Okay. >> Our main radio. >> Is that almost like a nexttail system? >> No, it's it's

013I have to check into it because uh Tom Albert's asked me. We used to run off repeater off the Mason Benson tower. I don't know if we do or not anymore. So, we do not. So, it's just it's just card direct line of sight radio communication, >> but it works for most of the routes. Some dark spots, very few, but >> yeah. >> Um, here, this is new to me. I didn't figure out what this was. The emergency door has it's called a band lock. So, right here's a switch. I don't think I did an arrow for this one. So basically if we go to the city or if we lock the bus down, we can hit that switch over and it it disables the bus basically. So the kids tamper with the two. Once

014that switch is activated over to lock it, you cannot start the bus. >> So um that both exit doors have it and there's a lock on the main doors. So if we had to leave the bus unattended and kind of sketchy area, we can actually lock this bus down. If somebody tries to steal it, we can't because those are locked down. We can't stop the bus. So, we learned what that was just recently. We took the CK garage. So, it's pretty interesting feature. We'll see how it works. If Michelle freaks out because she can't start her bus, we'll know why. >> No thanks. >> Um, just some of the the nice features compared to bus 11, bus 6, uh, is our visibility with the side windows here. Now, we can see the kids getting out

015and you see them out the side look there when they're walking away from the bus. It's nice to have that visibility with that. And then compared to our windows, and that's my bus 19, they are taller, so you have a lot more daylight coming in for the kids. So, that makes it nice, too. >> What are the numbers of the buses? >> Um, the years we purchas them because we don't have a fleet big enough to do actual vehicle numbers. So, every time we get a bus each year, we just kind of base it off the year >> sign. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, what's the number of year bus? 19 >> and 17 another one and then our sub bus will be 06 which is older one but more dependable than 11 which is

016having >> the Michelle was driving before 11 >> 11. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Um I question air horn to be added to this bus cuz having the horns we have now just like car horns. >> Yeah. So if we need a warn or try to get another vehicle's attention or kids attention, the air horn definitely gets their attention versus honking a car at them. An air horn definitely makes you jump or look and gets the attention. >> Can we test that out? When she drives by my house, if I go like this, will she go? >> She better because I tell her that all the time. She's like scary. Actually, what she says the kids get amped. So I hear the kids. >> So >> that's cool. Except for this this motion doesn't do that

017in >> the kids do all the time on the bus and they get semi trucks to do it. I still give them a hulk. >> Truckers know truckers like that. >> Um so that's that's all our features we got with that and um she smiled her attention to the bus. So she loves it. Thank you very much. Um we appreciate it. >> Comment here. I was really pleased to see the name tags. You said that there was a sign. holders assigned. Oh, nice job. Good >> case requirement though, is it? >> Yeah. So, we >> And then this one has the Betsy bar, too. >> State Patrol. >> Oh, yes. Yes. >> The Betsy Bar was named after that I used to do business with his stepdaughter. Her name was Bessie was killed in >>

018Oh, yeah. I remember hear was high and she was standing right against the front of her school. The driver couldn't see her. >> Oh yeah. >> And that's what the Betsy Bar does makes him walk out. So >> if you haven't met our drivers, I know they're in disguise. You'll never recognize them if you see them in person. But this is Steve. He drives 17 and she's been training us. That guy, you don't even know who he is. Michelle the super happy one and soon to be substitute Heather will be our one that'll be coming in when we're not around. So yeah, >> so when did the assigned safety come come in to play? >> I can't actually that's been before >> it's been a couple of years that the Washington patrol requires it now

019as a safety feature. >> Makes sense. >> Okay. >> So just just as a reminder Andrea, a buzz purchase like that is how much? Two >> how much money? Yeah, actually I have it in $190,460 in >> you can spend a lot more but I can put a cap. We could have spent easily $30,000 more just by fans upon this one. >> There was a restaurant with the padded seats facial. I bet that was all new since my busy on buses. >> So, so I think all of you know Annie, she's been around here a little bit, but she's kind of ready to fully retire. And so, um, that's why we've asked Herby to step in and step up and do a little more training and start, >> uh, being prepared to be a bus

020trainer. >> Um, but he's perfectly capable and why not develop our own and have our own trainer um, instead of begging in others to to make that happen. So, that process is still ongoing as Annie's going to be stepping away and then Heather um is stepped up to want to um participate in our transportation team and so um she's a parent here and she works in the kitchen as well and so now she said a bus driver as well. So hopefully we'll have our own maintained team that can take care of everything and we'll be shifting some things that Britney's been working on in transportation over there. So see it off all of you that >> was a great uh powerpoint just the right place wasn't over stimulating self you know >> well made it

021look like we had two toned upholstery >> yes >> and I I thought that was class >> thank you >> so appreciate that >> now we're Next time the mask >> I got that was from CK that was at a theme when we did our very service with superheroes. >> They give us that stuff. There >> nice job. Thank you. >> Thank you. I'm going to take off the meeting but appreciate your time. >> Enjoy your evening. Thank you. >> Okay. mean like students about watch. >> Sure. Um the distance. >> Yeah. Okay. Well, Britney's skewing it up. Just to preface this, we get into all of the data very intricately um with our SID, the school improvement plan. So, we'll have our benchmark testing. You'll have breakdowns per grade level SBA goals, right? But

022OSPI publishes this in September. Um that's why we go over it in this meeting because you might have community questions and it's good to have this. So um they're legally obligated to publish this I think by September 9th and we hit that goal. They hit the goal. Um I wanted you to have a physical copy because we'll kind of be going back and forth. I wanted you to see great views data compared to the state. Um me I'm I'm straight across the data is the data. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It is what it is and we do something with it. Um the state has moved to this foundational grade level knowledge and above. Okay. So what that means is um when you see these numbers um they consider that a two, a three

023or a four on the SBA not including the ones. So ones are not meeting grade level um below grade level. Twos it means they're um approaching. Three means at and four means above. So, what this really means is Great View School um in ELA across grades 3 through 8, we had 29%ish that scored a one. Okay. The rest scored foundational knowledge. So, just wanted to make that clear because they would the way they set up this data, it's kind it can be misleading. So the the the twos, threes, and fours are all lumped in and not separated out. So we can't pick out twos, threes, and fours. It's like that's just one group. >> You can >> I can >> they don't they don't publish it in this way. >> Okay. So it makes it

024harder to manage, right? Because >> the fours you would want to give a challenge to. right? And and challenge them to to push you want to kind of nurture them along and you know they're doing good. >> Yeah. So >> it used to be clearcut >> you know passing and not passing. So if we move beyond that here are your threes and fours. Okay. So, this is the percentage of our students that scored um a three, which is at grade level, and a four above grade level. So, that's why I'm saying when I get into the SIP, don't worry. We will have very grade level specific data, which I know you love >> and I love too. Um, so we are I did the math. You can just subtract it from 100. Um we're we

025have less uh ones than the state of course by quite a large margin. Um I also wanted to highlight the fact and this is I looked around the county too. We have a pretty young staff in experienced staff. Maybe not young but it's their first couple years of teaching and that's great for us because we get to bring them up in the great view way. But it also means that they're new teachers and they're still learning their craft and so there's area for growth. Um I will tell you we have targeted a few cohorts of students. You might have noticed the science score. Um we had two grade levels cohorts that really struggled with math. And so we've targeted those those kids and math and science um go together that reading too. So we have

026the now fourth graders and the now um sixth graders that we've highlighted for extra support and we always have that cohort that are now the eighth graders that we've given extra support to. So I just wanted to show you kind of what um we've done with the data. We've made strategic kind of teaching placements as well um based on this data. But what Britney is going to show is for the first time since CO the state has actually given us um the data that we need. >> No, this one the Yeah. first time since co that's been a long time that they've just given us a one two three or four and a scout score now they give us each of the claims so these are standards essentially okay and each grade level we can

027break it apart informational text literary text research all of the main standards that were tested on we know where each cohort scored so you'll see that third gradeformational text. We know exactly what they struggled with. They were at or near on all of these, but that's where we're going to target. So, if you go to um can you go to fourth grade? Just any fourth grade one. Okay. So, they had some really strong ones. Um and we can t and we could target target their areas of growth that are in the red um for the first time that's given us this kind of data which is amazing. It makes our teacher hearts happy because we can do something with that. >> So >> you don't have any gas with the work. >> No. And they

028never since co when I first started they would give you what they scored um on with writing. You would know. So if you just pick a writing um tab anyone they would just give you a score. Now we know and it was kind of a common trend. um narrative for this group was pretty strong, but then they get to informational text or informational um essay. That's where they struggled. The fourth grade teacher is going to work on this. So, um like I told you, I'm never going to shy away from data. I'm not going to try to sugarcoat it. We can always improve and this is how we do it. That's the whole purpose of putting our kids through this testing. >> So now from the Nick page and I'm distinct to remember Nick and

029Hannah, we basically had a an Excel spreadsheet with each student. Does this replace that or running? >> No, if I could hide the maybe the column since this is public record, but if you want to see that Excel spreadsheet, I will show you. It's incompetent. Yes, >> we'll be working on that. Again, I'm just asking knowledge. I don't want to delve into this stuff. This is >> it's bigger and better. You have a lot more things on there. So, that's always working. Document the NTSS spreadsheet and I'll go over a little bit of that in the SIP because that's an important part of this plan, too. >> So, it's something that gives me some heart >> and just attendance. You know, we in the old go day of the member that metric on the wall

030about 94 93%. >> Now it says that we have 73% of our students attendance 90% of the time. >> Yeah. But I want So look at the year though. It's 2324. >> Oh, >> they're required to update certain parts of this. >> Other parts they don't have ready yet. So, we know where our attendance at is at. We're still doing attendance meetings. We have the counselor now who's also meeting with families with attendance. We're also pushing through try petitions for our kids that are chronically absent. So, that's something new I've learned. >> So, so I have it somehow because I remember this is a this is a focus area too, but just after you started that we're in the 90% for everybody in the school here. Yeah. >> Is that am I remember that too

031from >> are we in that% range or is it truly >> this low? >> I'll get back to you on that. I don't have the exact >> again I'm just trying to make this this >> surprisingly. >> Yes. And the this is from what I've looked around the county um this is around the number but it's students attending 90% or more of school days. So I'll get to the number. Yeah. >> Can I say some of that? I mean as a parent, as a mom, it's a >> really hard to keep a kid 90 and above. Like I've already Clay's already missed one day for a doctor's appointment. He's going to miss next Tuesday for a dentist appointment. So it's there's going to be margin in there for these little ones to attend appointments and

032other things that only happen during the weekdays. And also Les, I'm not sure of the metric that the state used at that time and if it's changed and I'll research that. But um we our kids do come to school. So to give you an idea, attendance letters wise, we've only had one >> just one. Our our kids are coming to school. >> How many how many school days do >> 180? Okay. All right. >> So 18 days >> is what they can guess. >> 10%. >> Yeah. >> Well, that's a that's a lot. >> As Henry was saying, trust do not >> Yeah. I'm saying too, like we've been we've been >> going sometimes it's hard as a single mom to go get your kids and >> and taken to school and then you still

033got stuff to do. Sometimes you just got to take them with you. >> Um, also it's these kids are their mental health too, you know. I think that has a lot to do with the attendance. I would be curious to see though based on their metric um the 2425 school year. >> It's been a push. >> Thank you for pointing that out. >> What is the truent what is it? Oh, sorry. >> No question. >> Uh what does a truency petition mean? You know, when I was growing up in school, you know, the truent truency officer, right? And I'm like like yeah, whatever. Right. I go and get in my car and go to Taco Bell or whatever. Um, so what does that really mean? I mean, is there consequences for not showing up to

034school and all that? >> So, when you file a petition, which we're legally required to do, Becca bill and things like that. I've been learning about this. Um, when you file the petition, you have two choices. just go straight to the the judge, >> the court or a community action board. So, Shelton um does have a community action board that will come to our school. They have a representative um people on our staff will be there and there is a plan developed and agreed to. If that's not agreed to, it goes in front of a judge >> and the student um will appear in front of the judge. Now, what teeth does that have, right? Um from what I told what I'm told, community service, things like that. um maybe at risk youth or youth

035at risk but it's managed then with the court so >> okay >> so the apple at the state level of a million 105 is that through a is that out of that they're with us >> probably wouldn't count okay so a through eight okay that out. Okay. >> Y >> well uh >> question >> the foundational grade level knowledge >> um the ones that aren't being counted in there are are they the same ones or are they are they a mix? Like so the ones in ELA are they threes in math or >> are they the ones in math and and ELA and science? Are they kind of is there a pattern forming or is it different different strengths you know like you know like my kids one was really good at ELA right and

036one was really good at math >> but she was not good at ELA right she struggled with it so I guess my question is is there a pattern with the ones that that are struggling and and if not then you you know, I mean, I guess what what's the plan for that one? >> So, let's just take a student if they have an IEP and it's um one of their accommodations is for things to be read aloud to them, >> right? >> It used to be third graders couldn't have that accommodation because it's a read by third law. Now, they can. And I will tell you, students having their accommodations and being tested on the comprehension skills, they can be at grade level. We've proven that this year. There were some big big wins with

037our students with IEPs. >> Excellent. There are anomalies with that student that it's it's pretty rare that they really really struggle in one subject and not another. Um >> Yeah. But >> but we know who those kids are. >> So there's some commonalities. >> Yeah. And a lot of it has to do with reading, right? If you can't read the word problem, then >> do the math. >> Yeah. >> So, that's where those accommodations come in. >> So, students with 504s or IEPs that have that as an accommodation, >> we can get more of an accurate picture of how they're doing. >> Thank you. Um the other thing that surprised me there's um is the is the low income >> um you know statewide it's right on 50% in in Washington state >> and 50

038almost 52% in great view. That that just to me seems that's just very surprising to me. Well, that but that that is not even new news because I thought when we were doing the lunch program almost 50% of our kids now now all all meals by it now. Correct. >> Correct. >> Okay. So, we're not tracking that piece of it. >> We're still doing the um the applications the food service applications as well as if they're direct service. So, if they already have um the food benefits, then they're automatically counted. But it's it I I feel like it's probably been trending up a little bit um in our community as for the long right. So since I've been here at least >> but yeah >> question >> yes >> what is the English language learners

039measuring >> say that one more time what are the English language learners what >> yeah what is it measuring to come up with this number >> oh so Um if so if we give a home language survey which we're legally required to do upon registration if the family selects that a language other than English is spoken at home we have to give them a screener. If they uh or if they come to us already identified as an English language learner from a different district I code them in Skyward and that's where they're pulling that number from. So last year we had um one student graduate out um but we have four English language learners and I will tell you two years ago was the the first time we've had an English language learner. >> So

040it's the percentage of the student cap. >> Yes. >> That is an English language >> even second language. >> Yes. >> Yeah. They're not quite bilingual, right? Because they're learning English. And some of them are learning Spanish, too, honestly, because they speak different. >> We're only talking two or three students. >> 220. >> Yep. >> Okay. So, it's a very small number. >> Yeah. >> So, we're able to handle that on site that transition. >> Okay. Actually, we had a staff member really interested in this and we found grant money and um she's getting her endorsement. She's been here a long time. She's in the intervention teacher. It fits beautifully with her job description and it's an asset to our school because going through the program review, they identified no one's no one has this

041credential. They're not going to give you money to make sure you have this credential, right? So, we had to find some money and she will be on staff and it checks the boxes and she'll have the knowledge that to do that and she's loyal and she loves to be here. So, >> yeah. >> Well, maybe we could teach in Spanish to the the English speakers. Casey >> survey. >> No, >> but you're saying now we will have this is the we've had a lot of managers given to us in a more in different format. >> We're going to see the newer the same format than what we've been reporting out in the past as we go forward with the stud. Yeah, the this is kind of always how how the report card is presented other

042than this kind of skew on this. Um you will see a very grade level specific data with our SIP because that's how we create an action plan. So your your favorite presentation, mine too, you will see all of that like grade one, two, three, that would be beautiful. Good. Were you any surprises here that jumped out at you? Um, >> good or bad? >> You know, our average years of teaching experience compared to the state was u I'm like, "Oh, okay. Thought there would be more. Um, but not really. Not really. >> We're pretty consistent >> and yet we're doing better with younger Well, >> so so-called less experience >> and with less money. >> Yes. And we get to grow our >> and and less uh I don't really like this metric, but less

043percentage of teachers with master. Oh my gosh, how can we be doing so well? Um the thing that that does surprise me a little bit about is the grade level the consistent grade level knowledge. Um ELA is below the state average by by like two two points. >> No, I'm glad you mentioned that because that is our big big focus and I saw this data coming in. That's why I did the spreadsheet for the targets because we did see ELA dip and it it was a red flag and we're doing um walk to read interventions that teachers are planning them. That's why we did the new assessment suite pilot. We're getting like very targeted data. Um so that's kind of why we line up those changes. >> Yeah. >> Great. Are you able to see

044where it dips like in the third grade? Yes. >> Yeah, we know our cohorts. >> Okay, thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, so recognition announcements. It looks like uh camp 246. Interesting that we get to the percentage and we're seeing the numbers of donations to did we meet the 8,000 that we >> you're going to have to vote for my board or >> waiting for and then stop development day and then our next meeting for 22nd of >> um I would like to just say that I may or may not be um I'm definitely not going to be in person at that meeting. I'm traveling and so I will try to zoom in if possible. >> So just a heads up. >> All right. >> I will be out of town >> and

045will be out there. So we will appreciate your we can do it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So we're down here to consent agenda. I'd like a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Someone >> west here say Henry. Okay. Discussion. So when I went through this I was extremely well first employee contract the sheriff said she gives that she will retire January 31 206. Um um lots of donations along the camp too was really cool to see. >> Um and then we got down to the end here and I we had quite a discussion. There's a lot of dollar. >> Well, I I have a question about anytime. Um, why is the the girls basketball coach and boys basketball coach paid already when the season hasn't started? >> So, they're not paid yet. It's just

046that's notifying you guys that we've seeded for pay these tipons. They're paid closely in conjunction with the months that they work. So, for example, volleyball and football started last week, this month, and we pay those stipens over two months. So someone that coaches football in volleyball will get an extra payment September and October and then they're done for the year. Okay. So when those seasons pick up and and in some of these cases we don't even yet know who will be these coaches committed. >> Okay. And we've talked a little bit about how to what the right way was to present this to you. Um historically I've seen just all my history since last year, right? Um, these were sprinkled in throughout the year and I thought that it made more sense to show the

047board all at once. These are all of our items. This is what the total cost will be for the year. This is what we intend to pay for the year rather than talking about it throughout the year. When we sat down, but we were going, "Wow, wow, that's a lot." And I added up it's just under for all the >> but this is coming out of the operations >> already budgeted general. >> Okay. >> Well just just so you know I like it this way. >> That makes more sense. >> It does make more sense. >> Maybe I but it does make >> Yeah. Yeah. Um I would like to just just point out that the against uh heating and air uh was an incredible donation for also you know all of these they might

048be smaller donations but you know that's that's hardearned money um going towards that. So >> I really like seeing the the support there. So Cindy, when you look at the improving learning team, are these people now that will basically direct additional time of their time to these gaps that we might identify or is that is that how they come into play here? >> Yeah. So the leadership team um meets once a week uh 7:15 in the morning um and then has duties like the leadership team does the set together. We they are kind of those instructional leaders and so they put in a lot of extra time >> and that's what that's >> Yeah. Yeah. So that's um additional duties beyond their teacher contract. Okay. A major event coordinator that helps us with the athletic

049events additional over time from >> which ones are >> the major events approved major event coordinator st. >> So I these I'm sorry these should have given you more information on what they are. Those are not related to athletics, but we have so one of our major event coordinators um is the K the Kanas the kids club. There's a garden statement that we pay. And the third one is >> is it the reading night? >> Reading night. >> No, that's the $800 one. >> AS grade. Oh, eighth grade. Eighth grade. Yeah, those are the three. So, a kids is one of the $1,500. The reading week is the $800 one. There's a eighth grade and beyond that we paid one of our eighth grade teacher. Yeah. Sorry, I'm not quite on your Jerry. I think

050they left the board. >> I think they left the board question. How many of these stipens go to staff and how many go to outsiders? >> Except for some of the coaches. There might be there might be um our basketball coaches um might be outside like >> you know basketball. Yeah, just boys basketball I think our establishment. >> Okay, good discussion by the way. Thank you. Any more discussion about the campaign agenda? from >> Yeah, I have a question. when I uh read these and each year when I look at the stipens, I think to myself, whoa. Uh I I tried to do the math in my head about three times and I came up with something between 40 and $50,000. Would that be accurate? Yeah, it's on the high 40, I think. >> So,

051what percentage of the staff payroll would this be? So, this this is above their regular payroll for their contract work. >> So, is this another 2% or 1% or 5%. >> That's impossible to answer. We have pair of educators with an annual salary in the $30,000 range and then teachers with an annual salary approaching$120 depending on their experience. So very small >> wild. So let's just say a $50,000 salary and $1,500 like a $3 million cost to run school. So this would be >> very small. So for a $50,000 salary employee that had a $1,500 major event coordinator statement, it's like 03. So 3%. >> Okay. Okay. That helps me put good question. Still below our city. >> And it's a fairly cost effective way of um if you take the coaches out, leave all

052the other stuff in there. In a larger district, these are full-time those people doing these jobs. We have a small staff. We have to wear many hats. So, this is actually fair a very cost-effective way for us to get this additional work done. It doesn't quite fit within the employees workday, but it's still work that needs to be done. >> Good. >> And I think it's important to remember that now just the last few years, well, it won't been around that long. Yeah. The athletes have been getting better. So, fewer seventh and eighth graders have been transferring out to go to other schools because our athletics are good. Isn't that true? >> That's the thing. I I think so. >> Historically, it is, you know, because we would have kids get into uh seventh or

053fifth or sixth grade and then >> they would want to go to Hawkins or or one of the other middle schools where they believed or the parents believe they would have a better shot at. >> Okay, good discussion. Any more discussion before call vote? If not, then I'll call a vote. We're approving the consent agenda. All in favor? >> I done. >> Can I ask a question before we move on? >> Yeah. >> Um Cindy, when when the eighth grade, excuse me, the fifth grade thing is in its planning stages, I want it to be brought before the board so we can help. uh go back and commun agenda item number nine is super report. >> Yeah. So um I'll start off with highlighting our life skills class is up and running. It's something uh

054that we have talked about and we have two students enrolled and two staff, a teacher and a para working with them. And um I'm it's very hard work. I check on Julia every day, sometimes multiple times a day to let her know I'm super glad she's here and to help her in any way we can. Um and uh they are getting to know the kids because kids don't always tell us what they want, right? So they have behaviors or actions that they try to communicate. And so that's um I think it's going well right at the beginning. We're getting more materials and more resources for them as we progress in building the program and trying to do as much uh as possible with getting them out of their room and and being around other kids

055as much. >> Just for clarity, this is where special needs where we used to farm out. >> Correct. And we used to pay. Yes, one of the children we had a contract with North Mason and paid approximately $100,000 a year to serve there. That child is now back with us and parents are ecstatic about that. Um and then we've added one more student uh the seventh grader that's in there. So, um as far as how that whole numbers work out, that's um still >> kind of remains to be seen. remains to be seen how much money we can collect from um safety net is uncertain. Um but we do have a legal obligation and frankly I think a moral obligation to um teach our children as best we can. We had an opportunity with the

056staff person that was available to do this and so we did. >> So um parent >> could you give us a brief description of safety nets? Yeah. So what this the state has allotted a large chunk of money many many multiple millions of dollars um for safety net and then um as a school you have um we are obligated to provide what's called fake free and appropriate public education for every child in your district right um and it doesn't matter the cost you have to do this right and so we get basic ed money for a child and then we get special ed money for the child. Um but that doesn't always cover all of the costs, right? Because there's a whole lot of needs sometimes. And so um we have to um write the

057IEP and organize our services in a way so that we can demonstrate that that cost is associated for that child and then we can apply to the state. and say um we are asking this is how much m much more money this child cost us than what the state all lots us right and so um uh I think has done a pretty good job the last couple of years of going through that process and getting money from the state and and uh above and beyond what they give us just standard a portion. And so, um, all the state, every school district is applying for it because every school district has kids that go above and beyond the cost um to s to serve them. And so, um, there's a committee that, uh, looks at your

058application, looks at your cost, looks at the student, looks at the IEP and make sure and get everything lined up. And then they will all lot you a certain amount. I think we asked for $60,000 last year. We got about 45. >> Yeah. And we got a little bit more the year before. So, um, and it's a significant help. Even then it doesn't necessarily fully cover those costs but um it gets us a lot closer. >> Well in simple maths I remember the the child was to North Mason was like 110,000 in Europe. We would get a state compliment of like 10 and a half >> plus so it's about $35,000 >> we would get. So we were out of out of pocket 70,000 or so and that would come out of our levy. >>

059And then then we have also applied for um safety net and got another $60,000 at first year. So that that gets thrown into the mix of our support for that kid and a couple of others that were in the primary. So then the cost of the of the uh life skills full-time equivalent is what 70 80,000 >> we have a full-time teacher who is new. >> Okay. >> And we have a pair pro in there. >> So collectively 100,000 student >> probably a little bit more with benefits including the teachers first year. So she's the lowest paid on our salary. to the point that Wes made is I mean we're we're really close to the house here versus outside. >> Well, but she has many students in she has two students in her classroom and

060the outside cost for one student. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. So, actually 20,000 21,000. Okay. >> Does each student require a parent? depends on their >> an okay well >> I think this is a move in in the right direction >> for sure much to the to you guys's credit but we're anxious to see how the numbers follow >> all right so I think the added benefit here is you said the parents were excited >> yes they have lots of other relatives that go to the school here Maybe you talk about the continuity of the kids being a recognized perform. >> So it's all direction in the right direction. >> A sibling gets to walk down, you know, a lunch train, you know, there's it's really sweet and nice. They're ecstatic. Well, not to mention before,

061you know, well, your your child can't come here and you got to go to North Mason and, you know, it almost sounds like we're rejecting them, right? And I mean, the reality is we didn't have the ability to do it, but it's it sounds like a really really good good thing that that we're doing this now. We just need to manage it, right? you know, but yeah. >> Okay. Moving forward, um, parent communication is critical. Um, and we we're a bit behind the times and how we do that. I use emails and, uh, and some text. Um, but most school districts um, have moved into mobile apps and digital communications. And so, um, I've wanted to do it in the past, um, but it was cost predictive. Um, so I approached them again this year

062to talk about using to see what it would cost to, um, sign up for parent square, which is a app that parent could have on their phone and allows us to communicate with families. Um, and also one of the reasons it was the ledge pen for me is that it it's going to allow us. So, we are required every couple years to do parent surveys. And a couple years ago when I first got here, we use CE as a as a survey company to reach out to families and collect information about their views of the school and and their involvement, etc. So, we're required to do that anyway. And so, we can use parent square for that. So CE cost us three or four thousand dollars. Um and so now we can enhance our communication

063with parents and fulfill one of the needs that we have we're obligated to do. Anyway, um our most of our neighbor schools are using it. North Mason uses it and so it's just a natural progression for us to um sign up and use Parent Square as a kind of a moderate mechanism for communicating with families about uh um a whole variety of things. There's a demo video I wanted to show you briefly um so you can kind of have a idea most for families. >> I think it's scroll down. I think it's there is >> Can this be accessed by the website as well if you don't the app? >> I'm not into another app. I will say I found that also Edry of child goes to self gets up >> and I'm very much

064of the kind of oldfashioned parent mindset of I finally conceded and have a parent and I love it. >> It pops up notifications. I can message my students teacher. We in the past use class dojo there which was a lot of it's it's pretty cool. that allows for a lot of data collection and us sharing data and it's easy to use from your parents. >> Who collects that data? Where does that data go? >> But it's the data that we would want from uh we could send out surveys. We could send out um information on school photos. Um we could send requests for the free and reduced price meal application inviting families to kick them in. When I say data, I'm just meaning all stuff that not student. >> Yeah, >> it goes right to

065the United States. >> It's just it's easy to use as a parent. It's very >> So, can I can I just ask a really dumb question? For years, we've been talking about Skyward. Isn't that an app? >> That's what I was wondering, too. Right. >> Skyward is our student information system. >> Okay. And that's where we keep all of our data, attendance and and >> grades and and addresses and order. That's all the student information system. Um and it it is there. Um it's not a good tool in terms of communicating with families. I mean, we can send them an email, >> right? or we can shoot them in text. But um families love this. Um and it's just a more modern system for connecting with families and communicating. >> I could have swore over

066the years I've heard people say, "Well, you know, the parents will just check skyward." And I'm like, "Oh, that must be an app >> for the report card." >> Yes. >> That's one way communication like >> push parent. >> There's no like Yeah. Okay. All right. Is this This is our first go with parent square. >> Yes. We before we were using code email. >> How much how much a month is parent square >> for about a year? >> $3,000 a year >> when email's free. >> Well, if email is free, but it doesn't for most. So, could we maybe get parents to to get it for free and have inapp purchases? >> Believe it or not, you can. >> Oh, god. >> Believe it or not, some districts that use the full scope of

067things have used it for fee collections for districts that charge fees for things. There's a whole integration of athletics and paying fees. >> Can we use it for like uh show tickets and that kind of thing? >> Districts can. We don't we don't have a need for everything that it does, which is why our price is lower. They have a scaled price al would cost more. >> But like Dar said that the community engagement surveys that were required by law to do those programs cost us about the same as this anyway, if not more. >> So you're ch up with like chocolate milk and add to your wallet. So all right. They smile a lot. I'm disturbed at the under representation of white people in that videos. Um that looks really neat actually and so

068like snow days and things would get pushed out through that notification. Yeah, >> especially with North Mason uses it. Does Shelton use some different tool or do they use the same? >> I don't know. It's kind of a standard next step in communicate with you know so we will begin uh we've ordered it um we hope to kick off January 1. Um, you know, there's going to be some training and some orientation. There'll probably be kind of a slow start as parents get used to it. Um, but as you heard firsthand from parent that uses it, um, it uh is a very easy way to to communicate to interact with the school district. >> And we know that that's not going to get hacked and uh all of our information, children's information is not going

069to be exposed. There's no children specific information on it. Like I don't I can go on and see my students. You won't see birth date. You won't see >> and to my notes. I was worried about that too. Um you won't even see if people make a comment or something. There's no you can't see anyone else's email addresses or names or anything. Um, so it creates some safety for staff too instead of using your personal cell phone to text, which I'm >> um like coaches and whatnot could just create a group and so it eliminates some of that staff safety >> like >> I work with groups and some of them are large 40 50 people and uh some of them never read their emails. Some of them never look at their texts and some

070of them don't answer their phone calls. So, this there's some good reason behind this because a >> feature that I think is really cool and I'm glad that you said that. >> It lets you choose as a parent user how you want to be communicated with. >> Yeah. >> So, I signed up for all of the things just to try it out at the beginning a few years ago when I started using it. So, I get a pop-up notification whenever anything happens. I guess summary notification at the end of the time period that I select or I can email also for parents that like email they could turn off notifications and not have those annoying pop-ups that they like and still just get an email very similar to what they get from us now. But

071parents where we can see that the emails really got through to a real to a working email address. So we know that they're getting the information what we're using now. We don't know what happens to the emails we send. >> That's pretty cool. So, I'm uh very pleased that we're moving that direction. Um the next thing uh obviously Sherry, you saw Sherry's retirement coming up. Sherry's been here a long time and has taken on lots of tasks of a whole variety of kind, catching all kinds of different things. And so, we're working with her to piece off some of those responsibilities and um share them. Um Britney will probably be taking some and that's why we're moving some of the transportation things over to to Herby and then we will be looking at back filling

072um uh her from position eventually figure out all the various paths and then a job description. So, um that's on our radar and we've been working towards. Um last year I provided um let's see. Oh, um I this last week I got a price um for um a reader board down front, you know, um to to replace the the big letters down there. It takes them at least an hour every time we go to change that. And um I I'm >> Who's doing that? >> Kirby does it now. Yeah. >> Um Okay. >> I think it used to be the the PTA that would do it because didn't they was it the PTA or the ASB that raised the funds to to put that board in? was it's been there a long time. >> I

073think it was I think it was >> um not too many schools use that methodology anymore. Um the the big letters um I would like to be it won't be this year but um to eventually think of ways that we could maybe update that to the screen so we can rotate information. we can change information rapidly from a from a from from a computer or even remotely if need be. So um it's not an urgent matter but it's something I'm just putting out there that eventually our best to modernize that for ease and efficiency of staffing and um and make it a a more efficient um uh communications thing. As you dig into that, uh, one thing to think about is to ask whatever vendor for that is how to, um, harden it, uh, from

074vandals >> because because right now it's not sexy, right? It's, you know, not a really sexy target, but you have a big reader board that is in a dark place that nobody's at. >> You know, >> like a mailbox >> and it's Yeah. Wonder what happens when I smash this. >> I would like to think power down. >> Well, it's lit. gets lit. So, it's got power out there, >> but you know, somebody driving by and shooting, you know, we have stockings with >> shotgun shot in it. And I uh I would hate to have to constantly replace that. >> What kind of insurance would you have to cover for that, too? Just that extra insurance down there. >> I have no idea. Anyway, it's something to really think about because that stuff happens. letters

075get some get spray painted over. >> Yeah, >> typically electronic ones are elevated. Does that require a special permit here in Mason County? >> Yeah, >> I can tell you I know virtually nothing. >> I just a really good idea. The question about vandalism is is it really >> to raise it up is going to be very expensive. Yeah, >> we we put one is a great fire call and it's at grade level and very informative and I don't know I haven't heard any bang on that but >> there's cameras right there 24 hours >> it's been pretty quiet this morning >> any I'm just letting you know I'm thinking about that and maybe in the next year or two or >> just bring it up to the vendor and see what they, you know,

076what they say. >> Maybe we can, you know, hang it from a durable or something. >> So, I believe last year, um, well, Cindy and Ryan and I put together a list of uh kind of a calendar year of uh tech purchases that we need to make to keep things up to date so that we can stay functioning. And so um uh we made that calendar, we showed it to you. Um uh within that we signed up for -ate which is a federal program that allows us to buy uh tech networking equipment at significantly discounted rates. Um also allows us to get our internet at a at a better rate. So, um, Ryan is putting together those lists of of things that we need to purchase and so that we can be on track with

077the dates that I've showed you previously so we can keep all our equipment up to speed and operating because uh, looking at schools were dependent on technology. So, um, Alyssa's law, um, was passed and it has, um, there, uh, I filled out a survey information for the state, uh, recently on our security measures. Um um and then I'm using that to uh or leverage to apply for a safety infrastructure for physical electronics grants. So the state um has um pumped the requirements for us in terms of um safety features in the school building um and they also provided a grant. So I'm trying I already met with one company to get some numbers so that I can start knowing how to ask. I'm trying to get up get on it early and quickly so that

078um we can get in front of the line for some of those resources to upgrade our electronics equipment and security systems on campus. a lot of cameras and and um and door sensors and things such as so that's something that I'm working on um and I don't know if we'll get it but I'm working to get on it quickly so we can get to the front of the line for that they I think this this year they allowed about $6 million in the state for that and that's not sounds like a lot but when you look at all the schools it's not very much So I want to kind of get get in line for that. Um we will be hopefully next month have a a list of items to surplus next next month for

079approval and would be one of the buses and probably a list of miscellaneous other small items too. >> Bus 11 by any chance? >> Uh is it 11? Yeah. Yeah. But the one that's sitting down there it still looks clean and nice but it's got some >> it's going uphill. sparkles under the hood. Um so um as you know we do each each month a character strong assembly and the kids uh quite enjoy that. Um the ESD reached out to me and asked me about um coming out for some event in which we allow stu we engaging students in leadership and and involvement and activities. So character strong. We do have a um it was our eighth grade leadership class that was kind of helping lead some of the assemblies and this pro programming. We

080have a leadership class in fifth grade and and a leadership curriculum um with character strong that's fifth grade, right? So they're going to kind of we're shifting that to them to help us lead some of that. and the ESD is going to come out and recognize those those children for their engagement and leadership and give them some recognition and take some pictures and highlight um character strong program we have going on. >> Will they be here for one of your relatives? >> Yes. Yes. >> It might be the soup. I I'm not positive, but um some of the leaders will come and paint pictures and highlight the work we're doing with characters from my opinion is by far the best most collective social emotional learning curriculum out there. And I think it's I invited the

081president and founder of character strong to come. >> So um he's a really nice man. I've met him several times and they they live and play tasks is where they're at. So I dro back and today you're like what's the date and time to see if he can come. So hopefully he'll be able to come. He's a really and to see the zeal and enthusiasm in which his work is being embraced and effective is having and that is my >> Thank you. Okay, I'm sure we don't have more questions for you or uh I I just want to say one other thing. Did I do that to the previous speaker? I think so. >> Uh it's really important for the board to know which activities and events and things at the school >> uh are

082happening and which ones are appropriate for us to come to. and and we we can maybe talk about this at the retreat, but >> talking like that sent emails last year. >> Yeah, >> email. >> Yeah, I sent a calendar last year. Um that's because it was on my work. So, um I would take stuff from Hannah's email to the staff and send it on on Friday because she was going to pray. G that's hers on Sunday night and then I'm at my other school and I haven't been sending those maybe this year. So we'll figure that two will team up on. So um we were working on it last year and we just haven't figured it out this year. It's powerful for a board member to go to school events and it's power for

083the board member and it's powerful for the staff and the students >> the community as well. >> Thanks. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Assembly is at 2:00 October 28th. It's open. What? Yes. Um, just wanted to highlight Heatherbeck. She, you saw her in the picture, she does the bus now, kitchen. She's bakes the best cookies, but she also is our photographer. And she gets some kids that sometimes are hard to capture. Um, they're scared of pictures and all of that. And she just does an amazing job. So, picture day went really well. It seems like a little thing, but it's a big thing because it's someone we know and she's really talented. So, um, speaking of sports, we played the toughest team really in the league, St. Mike's, for our first game. That seems

084to be happening. But the coaches said we held our own, so they were ecstatic. It went really well. It was packed here last night. So, um, hats off to the coaches. And our next game is away this Thursday at Evergreen Christian in Olympia. And if you guys want the calendar for the sports, I we'll get that to you before you leave. Um and then our students left our camp today. They were super excited. The families were excited, too. Um lots of energy and they got on the bus and I haven't heard anything. So no news is good news, I think. So beautiful. >> Gorgeous. >> Yes, absolutely. >> Awesome. >> And um campus coverage. >> Yes. >> At some as a >> That's fantastic. Later on this um afternoon, Andrea ran the numbers. Sherry's been

085collecting the donations. Um so it was we had 22 students. So, two teachers, nine shaper rooms, um, and we had so far, not including the donation, we just I had verbal the check will be here tomorrow, $7,949. >> So, um, >> yeah, >> what a blessing. >> Yes. And really the against their company um they donated a big chunk like you said Wes and their thing was we we never were able to do that and so now it we're we're in a position where we can help kids go to camp it's really it's really cool. So um and then >> where are they located? uh >> their their shop is in Great View. They operate out like a home shop kind of thing. >> I think they have like four acres right there. >> Yeah,

086it's on the opposite. >> Oh, I see. a little bit. >> Pretty cool. The community really came out. >> Yeah. >> And um PTSO is working on a fundraiser too for next year since we know that we won't have funding for at least two years. So Tom, I'll bring that up as we're in the planning and make sure you guys are aware of the steps that we're taking over next year. Okay. And then um October teacher inservice day, our topic is TED or the Danielson framework. We're required to give teachers training on that and that's our evaluation system. So that will be teachers on October 13th. And then just a reminder on the eth on the 9th our eighth graders are going to the try a trade career exploration fair. It's going to be awesome.

087>> That's annoying. >> It is. >> Um so I hope it happens annually so each eighth grader can go. >> Yeah. >> All right. And then um Beauty and the Beast I can announce is our theater program, our play Beauty and the Beast. The students voted it was that between that and Oliver and they chose Beauty and the Beast. So stay tuned for that in our band program. Miss Shannon was worried we wouldn't have enough kids. We have a lot of kids in band. Like lots of kids. community is coming out and donating instruments. Um, so it's pretty cool. It's a popular thing. Even the neighbor like North Mason um the band teacher was like, "Let me see what we have um for instruments because they're excited because they may get our kids that have

088some skill." >> Yeah, it's pretty exciting. >> Is this like an after school colle? >> No. So they in middle school they get to choose from skills for life leadership class or band >> and then fifth graders get to choose from leadership or band. >> So um but we have a lot of kids that chose band which is great. >> And Halloween carnivals is putting that on um Saturday the 25th. So now this is happening. That's it. >> Yeah. >> So, you're starting out the air first time to go. How you doing? >> Be very calm. Not a lot to do. It's been fine. >> It's been good. The kids are doing really, really well. >> I'm just going to say you never let them see a sweat. That's >> told someone I'm like, "It's

089a weird job." You know, one day I was solving like a a middle school, you know, relationship >> relationship and then going to the TK and um not sharing. You know, it's a weird job, but it's awesome. >> Yes, >> we're glad you covered >> dynamic. That's dynamic. That's a good one, too. >> Okay, so thank you Cindy. We're on the way to the next agenda item is operation services. Andrew. >> All right. So, this is our report with information through August through the end of the 2425 year. The enrollment slide, the first slide that we'll come to here in a moment is the same as it's been since the month of June because obviously no new enrollment data over the summer. Um, but that's how we ended up the years. I contemplated putting September

090enrollment in here, but as the first couple weeks of September were happening, we had a lot of ins and outs with some kiddos moving. So, I didn't really I chose not to put information that I already knew would be much different next week. Um, but what I can tell you is looking at September enrollment, it's coming in pretty close to where we ended last year, which is above what we budgeted for, which is a good story. Well, that's just a sneak peek of what we might speak for next month. All right, general fund. This is how we ended um ended the year. So you can see the budget column that 4.4 million um is what our 2425 budget was after we did that budget extension. And then the year-to- date activity is how much we

091really spent. So those are our totals for the year and for August. The revenue and expenditure story you can see in this kind of chart right along where our revenues for the year were trending higher than budget and the expenditures for the year while they were also trending higher than budget. They weren't as high as the revenues were. So that resulted in us saving some money and accumulating a bit of a fun balance based on that extra enrollment. All right. So this uh slide is where you're going to probably do the most interesting information um I think anyway for the whole presentation. And if you look at that ending fund balance for the 2425 school year, you'll see that it's $834,000. You look at the year before, it was 726 and the year before 681

092and then just under well 466 in 2122. So we've been growing our fund balance year-over-year. And this last year we grew quite a lot, which is a good thing for us because we have this curriculum expense coming up that's going to be just over $100,000. Um, and with the staffing that we have and the special education teacher that we added, we're actually talking a little bit about the possibility of adding another par educator possibly. Um, so it's good that we have that cushion and we'll do more talking about what our plans are for that in the future. Um, >> and just just a point of clarity. Yeah, >> we have a 9% and I get confused on this a 9% uh >> minimum fund balance and that's well exceeded the 9% >> yeah the bar

093graph that we added if you see the purple >> that's the minimum fun that's how much required that's how much the board >> 4700 >> yeah it's three for 2425 it was 377,000 >> okay >> and it's just over I can't remember But it is in budget right now. It's 4 450 430 something like that because our budget for 2526 is more um than last year. >> Thank you for that. >> But we're in a healthy position which is good. So we get to do some strategic planning with what we want to do with those funds. We obviously don't want to keep accumulating it. That's not responsible. Um, so I know Terry already has plans and we're talking about, you know, what we can do, what we should do, and you will be involved in

094all those conversations as well. Um, the TK revenue, that little green bar that you see at the bottom, um, we do have some funds that we received that are earmarked for specific things. We have to spend these dollars on these things. Uh, the TK for us was a big chunk of carryover from 23 24 to last year. We're also carrying over pretty close to the same amount going into this year. So, you'll see that stay about the same. I don't yet know exactly what it is, but it's pretty close to the same amount. Any questions on that? >> I have a somewhat related question. Yeah, >> we have a a $4 million revenue slash expenses >> in your previous employment with schools. >> What kind of numbers were you looking at? >> Way more than

095that. Last district I was at, South Kids Up, our student enrollment was around 8,500 to 9,000 mark over the last 10 years and their budgets last year I say was 180 million. >> It's just all percentages. It's the same the same. >> Yeah. So school district is a quarter of a billion dollars a year. We don't see it. Thank you. There's some fun things though about being at a small district. One of the reports that I'm finalizing now, we have to look at uh data that at a higher district, you do it and you hope that it's you hope that it's right because it's based on averages and theories and formulas and I have the unique ability now to go through all of our teachers and know that know that it's right. Mhm. So there's

096some >> now are you using common core when you're dividing by >> just getting close to things? >> I went to elementary school in the early 80s though I did not. >> So you actually know how to do math then? >> I did. So I have a 22year-old. I do have some experience with common core but I'm very thankful that he was excellent at math and I did not have to help a lot which is good >> common I'm not a teacher not an educator so I just have >> my parent that's all right I'm just making a snarky comment >> all right other fund balances are uh similar to what we've seen in the past nothing shocking here as uh ASB did just about what they budgeted for um capital projects is still holding

097that balance left over from the bond for the building. Um and the bay rep expenditures are from that grant for the HVAC program that we did here. Uh transportation vehicle fund is at a low mark right now 86,000. We spent all that money on the bus and now we've received our depreciation um which is that 37,000 includes the depreciation for the 2425 year as well as interest that we earned and we'll get depreciation next year and we'll get depreciation the year after that and maybe by the year after that we'll have enough to buy another. >> Another question. >> This is Tom's question. Um can you go back to the previous slide? Are we in a position where we can float along with that capital projects balance without any uh restrictions etc etc. I'm assuming

098that that is a carryover from our bond from 10 or 11 years ago >> and we've spent a whole bunch of it. >> We've gained interest on it over time. >> Uh so my question is we can leave it like it is and use it as we need it. >> Yeah, we can use it for anything that it can legally be spent on which are just capital projects. Okay, thanks. >> All right, and the last slide I already talked about was planning for the curriculum adoption and watching enrollment numbers. >> So, what is curriculum adoption? >> You can probably buy a whole bunch of new books is I call it. >> Um, so if you remember, we're on a six-year cycle for um curriculum adoption. Um, our math curriculum has been past six years. I

099think we're at like eight years. Um, so this would be a purchase for uh the following year. Right now we're we're piloting um feedback math curriculum. Um, so this one's math. a couple or three years maybe four years ago we did the reading for elementary and that was a good chunk of money too. So, um, science we haven't done. We're well past the six years on that one because there wasn't anything better, right? So, if it still works, it works. But, >> so for $100,000, do we have books? Is that primary thing or some sort of teaching aid that we lay our hand on and say that's do we lay our hand on something here? >> Yeah. So let's say it's a I okay for $100,000 it would be the assessment suite. It would be

100grades K through 8 sixyear purchase. So every um every year all of the books, >> student workbooks, um that includes teacher manuals. It also includes the online component, the personalized instruction for that ties to the assessments in reading and math, even though it's a math curriculum. So, um, and then all of the digital access. >> So, it's a six-year cycle of everything. So, we're buying this price is not yearly, it's six years. >> Oh, >> yeah. >> Oh, >> so our math expressions, our contract ran out. we're purchasing through Northwest um book depository were out of contract so we were paying for those books each year now >> was I think you were absent at the at the meeting when they when they talked about it so yeah >> thank you >> questions >> you're

101so right now our budget versus our our enrollment we're actually have a budget above budget >> for the for 2526. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Okay. Whatever we budget again, >> we budgeted enrollment to be 210 >> students >> which is the same budgeted enrollment for 2425. >> Right. >> So when I tell you that the actual enrollment numbers right now are about the same as we ended last year. We are potentially looking at the same kind of scenario this year where we could maybe grow some fund balance to strategically plan to do something. If I remember right, it was 235 the ending balance last year. >> The ending balance. >> No, enrolling. >> Oh, 224 >> 224, right? >> And that we misspoke. This was including TK. 842 are like really short kids. >>

102Yeah, I'm always asking but we love them too. >> Yes, >> we love I heard you a little bit over the weather. If you'd like to >> I'm gonna I might stick around for the PSC just in case on that next and then I'll >> Thank you for the weather. Okay. So, where are we at now? We've done exploration services. So, we're down here to extension item around discussion and ratification with the hospital staff. So, I guess I guess I'm calling for approval to ratify the PSI supply bargaining agreement. So, moved. >> Did I hear Jeff? Okay. Discussion still very open. >> Okay. So, this time we sent you a copy in your email of the uh classified collective funding agreement. Um we worked on that this last at the beginning of last school year

103with their union rep and I feel like we came to a very solid agreement on on moving forward. um the teachers and the classified um were thoughtful and reasonable and and we came up with a agreement that we could all live with and keep us fiscally uh sound. Were there what were some of the standout things on the classified room? >> Um from a salary perspective this year they got a 2.5% increase which is the same as IPD. So across the district, everybody the same increase. It's a three-year term. The next two years they'll get IP or 3% whichever is higher. IB right now is trending to be pretty close to 3%. Um we added a longity for them. So they get 50 cents a dollar50 when they reach a 5 10 15 year mark.

104So just encourage people to stay with great view. Um what else do we add? We allow them to carry over one more personal leave day. No need to take a day off. They can roll a like day over um or cash it out. And then oh we increased a dollar amount for some of our paras um some of our classified staff only educators assist children with toileting functions or other um aggressive there's a group of a group of children you described that when the parent are in the district agree that par educator gets an extra$150 an hour to help compensate for these unique duties. Not every educator might get I think >> they were very fair with what they asked for. >> Thanks for emailing that by the way. >> I'm sorry the other one.

105>> Yeah, that was that was all on our side was involved. >> Okay, good job. And then two of them are educators group >> and they're >> yeah they they um it helped that our districts in the area are struggling because we could say guys work with us here we we want to protect your school and protect your jobs. Um we need to um have that ingredient that we can all uh live with. And so looking at their neighbors, looking at people that are getting laid off, they were um um they heard that and it didn't hurt that we as administrators committed to that same rate that they face. So it didn't look like there was any differentiations. It was fair across the board. The last bargain that they did also they did a lot

106of more work um that I saw looking at records on a salary study and aligning the positions with their comparables and other districts. So a lot of that groundwork for getting fair pay for fair jobs was already in place. >> Okay. Any more discussion on this? If not, I'm going to call a vote. All in favor? Hi 100% what the record show Britney. Okay. So >> we're down to four tree divers. So I've been kind of running along here with one of the things that I captured here and this is a discussion item. We got board of elections and and uh Britney and Jerry were able reconfirm that my uh board leadership I guess on the state level and I can no longer go past legally by state. I I believe you guys did the

107research correct? If I'm preparing wrong, help me here. >> No, we didn't. We didn't. And so that'll be one of the discussion items that we need to bring out fire. >> And so we're going to have to figure out how we're going to >> You have to step down. >> Yep. >> So we got to figure out how to get energy to give a meeting. >> Oh, we're term limits um instituted for boards. >> What's that? >> Were term limits and instituted? >> We went through this YouTube But not for the legislature. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. >> Return to the position eventually that you It has to be >> I I think I recall that. I think I recall >> and maybe this is the type of thing we'll re reconnect on this as

108the board. So, I I had board election. Uh I I'd like to jury and I and even been talking with Tom about an overview of policies and procedures kind of in line with legislative actions. So it just kind of was sort of an umbrella discussion. U we talked about you know one time we had Jerry four days a week whether or not the future uh for that to occur again. uh cherries gold for 2025 or 2526. Um, one of the things that I've thrown on here and I'm a little bit confused is the GSD54 personal accounts that we used to use for conducting business and and we've gotten away from that and I just I don't want to discuss it now but but maybe it's an item because I remember there was a reason that

109we did the GSD 54 is in the event of a litigation we didn't have RPCs and cell phones >> confiscated in evidence. So that's I would like to re address that. Those are just I have >> and I'm open to any other suggestions for these we're doing but I'm kind of keeping uh we compare ourselves from a school performance standpoint uh or SPI gives us information. I'd be interested how our financial dollar spent per student in our district compares with some of the other dollars spent per student >> like how much bang we get for our bug. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I'm thinking of, you know, the rest of the Mason and some other districts. >> Mhm. >> And I don't know all that information is available obviously OSPI was where our as well as

110where the state is. >> Yeah, I would interested as well. >> And I'd like to look at some other states as well. Cindy, can you just do a 50 state comparison by county >> and uh and tell us where we compare? >> Yes. >> Something that's very curious to me by October >> years. Is this levy? This is camp bond, >> right? If a large district um passes a you know$100 million bond to build high school is that part of it. >> Yeah. So that's >> one of the things that Tracy did in the past when we look at our tax assessments which we'll see in February there's there's about a 52% piece of that which goes to schools that we did the three complex and one time Tracy went ahead and she did in

111GS54 she looked at the overall capital or the overall value of properties in GS4 for and and and how that how that number had grown because of inflation. The millage rate hasn't changed, but it was it was a a really helpful because I I was getting quite a few why are these taxes so high? What's all this school stuff? And I was able and when Tracy did that it was worked out that we we gave based upon I think at the time 230 came about $15,000 in taxes when we got back at the time less than 10. So whether or not so that's she agreed to do a potential thing as a talking point for the community. Okay. Well any other ideas that come up? Um, we still have a new money that we capture

112soon. Okay, I'm going to move along here to legislative. All right, while I dig my paperwork out here, read this paperwork. Uh, I want you to know that our legislature passed a uh bombshell budget last session and raised taxes dramatically. and they projected what the taxes would cover to what what the taxes would generate to cover the massive increase in expenditures. And a very recent report came out that we are $500 million under since the the legislature came up with their dollars and the revenue. We're $500 million under projected the projected revenue right now and we've still got more months to go this year and it's the revenue is down and it's trending down uh and that yeah so you guys have in front of you a document that's label of context on one sides

113and on the other side. And if you look at just look at the two sides and see how many uh you look over in the left hand column, how many numbers there are? What do what do the numbers go up to? What do you say? Yeah, that's a good deal because last year and and I'm not going to pretend like I understand all of the the uh structure of the one year they do a two-year budget and then the next year and they're thinking about what they're going I want to do for the following year. >> Yeah. Short session, long session. >> Short session, long session. And it's a short list, long list period right now. So, this is the uh beast that I worked with on Saturday morning. And uh I'll set that aside

114because that doesn't apply. What I want to do is I want to kind of cruise over this list and tell you what happened when to tell you what happened. WA was records all the information as it's happening in the general assembly and they start out by talking uh about if you look at the the front site where it says rules of procedure process for emergency positions how to read the handbook bylaw proposals etc etc and then they get into the position proposals so they haven't sent me anything since general ederal assembly to give me this is what how it all balanced out. So there's what can we say 27 of them and I didn't stay till the very end but I stayed long enough uh because there was a couple of hot buttons that I

115had that I wanted to make sure I had the opportunity to pull on uh or against as the case may be. And I had a a a very good friend uh died over the summer and his memorial service was uh Saturday >> in I had to fortunately with only 27 items on the list and most of them went pretty fast I was able to get there and participate in them. So, I I reached out to Wasma and I said, "I got a board meeting tonight and you guys haven't produced anything to tell us the final numbers." And I got a hold of a guy and uh I was really delighted. He's a a staffer kind of down in the the IT area and he sent me a email with a summary report of each of

116the items. So, I had a good time doing this and I've done it enough times that uh I've got a flavor of how it goes. And there's people in the school director world in the state of Washington that are really dialed into was and they're on committees and uh when I sit and listen to them because they have the opportunity we all have the opportunity is uh only one person can represent a board and it's either the ledge rep or it's the chairman of the board or the vice chairman or somebody else who's filling And uh but I I've come to know voices and names and some of them especially in the larger schools they got comment. So, a proposal is read and we've got the information in front of us and the uh head

117of one of the committees says we're going to do I'll give you an example the amendment proposal budget stability item number uh yeah item number four and uh then they open it up for comments probe or con and they allow allow 10 minutes basically 10 minutes of pro time and 10 minutes of con time and u there's committee members that are board members because all the all the committee members in Wazda are members of boards and some of them have opinions on everything and uh some of them when I hear the name the self introduction I I roll my eyes back. Okay. So, you'll like this as a test. We we voted on a couple of uh proposals and the first one was the Philadelphia Eagles is the best team in the National Football League

118and we all voted on it and it was 79% con and 20% vote. The next one was Wilder shall hold the next annual conference on a cruise ship. Well, I just got off of a cruise ship a week ago. Uh, so that was fun. I voted to do it on a cruise ship. It was 66% con and 33% pro. >> God, they're not fun. >> Yeah, I know. And the last one was Oreo cake is better than chocolate cake and vanilla cake. And the the uh pro was 28%, the con was 71%. So, any guess of how many schools, school districts there are in the state of Washington? >> 295. >> You happen to know? >> I do not. >> They have a uh they have to have a quorum in order to hold a

119general assembly. And the quorum is a 5% of the school boards. And the quorum amount was I think 70. So whatever that was the core amount. We have 130 boards represented and there's there's several hundred school districts in the state, >> right? 295. >> 295. There you go. >> He wins the Oreo cake. Was a very patented organization. They've been around a long time and the leadership of WA was employed personnel have uh I'm just going to say this. They've steered the boards in a way that they believe will help boards accurately represent all the schools. And then those policies and proposals that we come up with are used to go to the legislature alongside of Jerry's organization for administrators and uh and all the uh the private groups that have opinions about how things

120are supposed to be run. Uh so was a so we're a recommending and a advocacy group to the legislature and at the same time OSPI takes the laws that get passed in the legislature and tells WADA to write policies based on the law. So I want you to have a hunch that was structure and the committees that are made up of school districts that really want to be represented uh because they want to they want to steer legislation. uh that's going to influence how the policies are written. And in fact, there's information coming out right now about uh about maybe you can help me with the terminology of it. Uh recommended. No, that's not I'll have it for you next month. Oh, wait a minute. I'm going to be gone next month. Uh my point

121is the organization and the school boards that participated in WASA organization and what did I say there was 130 of them out of the 200 oh was in that 295. So we had about 35 to 40% of the school districts represented. Well, what does that tell you? It means those 60% or 55% of the school districts that didn't participate, they are under represented. And there's a whole bunch of school districts that you've never heard the names of them. They're really small. Jerry's worked for some of them. And I understand why they wouldn't be represented here. whole whole uh a whole bunch of reasons why. >> So, the first couple of things that we voted on uh was an amendment submitted by the WASTA board to change the language from amendments to change to bylaws. I

122read it. It was a good idea. Uh and it passed. 70% to 29% 70 70% pass the mod oh here it is this is this is a good one model policy was the model policy and procedure development and uh by the way the committees recommend do pass or do not pass with every proposal that comes before and I'm going to speed up so that we don't take until 9:00 tonight. They recommended do not pass this legislation and I'm going to say these quickly. Vinon, Danchi, uh, Central Valley, Centriia and Omac came together and they put a proposal before that to to, uh, change how the bylaws are dealt with. Okay. WASA says do not pass it. The committees of school directors says do not pass it with some guidance from the organization. And then WA

123was gives board ration now why it it's not a good idea to pass that. Well, I read the the uh proposal and I liked it. So, I voted yes for it. Uh and what I recognize about myself in comparison to the uh the majority of the the districts that get reps involved and they both uh they worked in this patterned and I'm I'm going to call it political system and they have their best opinions of what's going to work best for WAZA and for all of the school districts. So consequently, I voted against some things that they recommended do not pass. Uh, it was lot of policy and procedure. They voted they recommended do not pass. I voted yes on it 85 to 15 column. So that tells me that at least a significant portion

124of the districts that participate in this process are going to do what was the recommends that they do. And and I tell you what, those half a dozen districts that really had a good idea. All right, let's look at a couple of more of them here. Modern policy and procedure development is the next one I voted for. They recommended do not pass and uh once again uh 69% on 31%. So there was a little bit of a little bit of movement there. All right. This one was an important one to us last year when we recommended our top 10. You remember when we did that? We'll be doing that again. This is a budget stability. Well, Wazda loved the idea and so did I and so do you. And what it basically says is don't

125let the state mess around with what they've uh remember when I said we're $500 million under funded so far. If the state came back and said, "Well, we're going to cut across the board. we're going to cut all of these programs x amount of dollars and was saying no, you're not going to do that and we're going to work hard with our legislators to make sure that that doesn't happen. Uh fully funding of basic education. We've talked about this. I voted yes. Let's see what the fully funded 81% yes, 19% no. Transition to kindergarten. I am so excited about TK and PK and uh it just I was going to talk on this one. I rarely use my opportunity to get on the microphone and talk. Uh I did once and I'll tell you about

126that one after a little bit. I'm going to speed along here. Uh I voted yes. The TK was 93% pro. Uh emergency funding was the next one that got a 98%. I voted yes on that. I voted yes on a whole bunch of them because they're just common sense stuff. Now, these are, you see what it says in here? It says consolidation proposals. Consolidation proposals. >> What they're doing is they're taking two different proposals and they're consolidating them into one. So, there's less uh it's a smart move. And you look down the the list there, funding for early learning, co-curricular enrichment, unique programs, getting to school safely. I think I voted yes for all of those. Um, if you see anything out there that you have a question about, ask me. Some of them had

127some things in them that I didn't quite like, but I liked the rest of the the uh the stuff and I voted yes on it. Can I ask about number 16? The amendments available for parents and families. >> 1515 or six. Sorry. >> Uh families are important stakeholders and their children. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. They vote they recommended do not pass on that one. >> I know. And I want to know the numbers. >> Yeah. And uh I I almost commented on this one and there was a whole bunch of people commented on it. And here's the language in it. Parents, this is the the current amendment. Parents and families are important stakeholders in their children's education. Was recognizes and supports uh parents and families are important. And I thought to myself, what >> how

128could they how could they recommend against that? >> Um parents are the first teachers of the children is that is a one of the reasons. >> Hang on. Competition. >> Yeah. My gosh. The the proposer rationale. This is Manson School District. Passing this revised proposal changes our WASA position from parents as important to parents as primary. The people of Washington state spoke when they passed the parents bill of rights last year. This change in WASDA's position would direct WASDA to recognize parents rights as the primary stakeholders child's lives. And uh here is the committee. >> How irresponsible. >> Yeah, really. The committee provided a do not pass recommendation because they felt that changing important to primary was too significant a change. Pardon my emotion with the words that the removal of families is not appropriate.

129So there was a lot of commentary on that one. I voted yes on this change. And uh what number is it? 16. Uh this is good. It lost, but it was con was 58%. So, here's the victory. There are there are more and more districts that are willing to go against the grain of because of the logic in it. All right. Well, you know that the legislature gutted guted that initiative and they basically violated >> their own rules, >> right? >> Uh number 17 was an important one. It's called professional development and standards and uh they recommended that it passed. I first thought yes and then I thought no and then I thought yes. uh they want school directors to be adequately trained and prepared. Okay, I like that. Now, the next one was called

130governance training. You see that number eight? Are we on the back page? I got to speed up here. U Seattle public schools. Boy, I have some challenges with Seattle public schools. So does >> so to the legislative committee uh voted do not pass. I found that interesting. Governance training. Governance is a hot button word these days for uh school directors and uh I I voted no on it and the voting failed. uh they wanted a mandate and if if you're interested you can read this. They wanted us uh for us to recommend to the legislature that all school boards get involved in uh raising their professional standards. All right. 1920 and 21 were withdrawn by the schools. I want to tell you about number 22. 22 is uh climate change education and sustainability. And I'm

131going to read the proposal or skim over quickly. WASA shall initiate and or support legislation that provides resources and funding to enable school districts to effectively integrate climate science, environmental literacy, and sustainability principles across K12 education. This legislation would include provisions for teacher professional development, community partnerships, learning resources that are aligned with relevant learning standards and instructional frameworks without mandating specific district level policies or curriculum. Districts should maintain local control over implementation while being supported with necessary tools and funding to provide these vital education opportunities to all students. Okay. In the last 10 years I've been a board member, I've watched the scores go down and I've watched the money spent on education go up and up and up. And I've watched more bills be added, more laws be added that come out with policies,

132many of them unfunded. And I thought to myself, do I want to have u climate uh training for the students or do I want to see math uh science and English and literature. Uh and that's what I wanted to >> basics. >> Yeah. Like in the basics, get back to the basics, the foundational stuff. And there was a whole bunch of boards agreed with me. And there were some boards that got up and gave flowery talks about uh the Seattle school district a former science teacher. And uh anyway, the vote on the uh 22 was it was close. It was 53 and a half% against adding climate change education and sustainability. I don't even know what sustainability is but uh 46% pro. So we dodged the bullet and we can uh remember was not not

133writing legislation and creating policies themselves. They're going to the uh the last couple of them uh expanding access to re-engagement programs. Re-engagement is when a child leaves the educational system for a number of reasons. He gets kicked out of school, he gets arrested, he goes to jail, all kinds of things. And I I'm I was pro on this because they want to come up with ways that they can get these guys back in or girls back into school uh and get a a solid education. And I've got friends that that uh can't read and they can't write worth of dart and they're 35 and 40 years old and they were they were in that and some of them uh it's understandable. All right. So re-engagement uh it passed 95 uh to five. So that's good.

134uh routes to professional certification. I voted for that. uh basically they want to because I believe the way it's worded use good measuring sticks for industry experience or comparable uh experience that'll help them uh in attain a teaching certificate without going to get a four-year balorate um And that passed 81 to 18%. The unemployment compensation. Uh I'm so against um government employees striking and then drawing unemployment. Uh and that failed 87 to 12. 88 to 12. and uh school athletic officials. Now, they wanted to protect the school athletic officials, but was came with the conclusion. That's not the job of education. Uh so, I want you to think about what you just heard. I want you to think about what's priority to us. And uh and I want you to think about that $500 million

135shortfall we're looking at right now. And I'm just going to say by the end of the year it's going to be a billion dollars. And we're on a two-year bianium. Is that what it's called? >> Yeah. >> And um I'm just going to share an opinion. Washington has driven revenue generated businesses out of the states and uh consequently the the the taxes on the revenue that was generated by US companies is diminished. You got to be smart about how we think and move forward. And I'm not a doomsdayer at all. Uh but >> the >> legislators got to get the message and they got to make the adjustments how they spend money. >> And what did they generally 18 billion? Is that what they projected? >> Well, uh I think it was 12. >> Okay.

136>> You know, some poultry amount. >> Yeah. >> Any questions? >> And 8 billion in new spend. Go ahead. >> Do you feel like this is an uphill battle to for you to sign in and then I feel like it would be discouraging to see the bills that you want or not the bills but the >> proposals that you want passed and then to be outvoted. I think it's got it has to get discouraged. >> There was some wins in there though. there was >> I understand that but to see >> what the major bigger school districts it's almost like they come together and go okay this is what we're going to vote for >> two things have uh number one uh Travis was here >> and he talked to us last year >> and

137uh and I know Travis I want to fight >> and I believe we as an order want to Right. We do things really well in this school in this district and we get really good results from what we do and we have a a harmonious board and a harmonious team of uh staff and the admin etc etc and parents in the community. Um there's a whole bunch of other districts don't have that not even close to it. Uh, so yeah, I'm gonna I'm gonna stay engaged and I'm >> I want to get uh either Travis or Drew or >> one of those guys over here. Travis told me that he was >> well. If you go back to Travis had in one of the I think in the Shelon journal, he had talked about costs

138that were being incurred by the state or being a sanctuary state versus that cost being as opposed to that cost being that cost would be basically used to fund school. And that was a really interesting >> Yeah. >> And that's a that's a fundamental state that not the very view is if we had a choice to make, we make that choice. >> Yeah. >> Well, a lot of this stuff is politically driven, not common sense driven, you know. Um Yeah. And I I really, you know, this whole thing about requiring uh board directors into a academic uh professional standard. Um you know, we're not micromanaging the school, right? We're not telling Cindy, well, you better talk to, you know, I mean, we're not doing that. That's not our job. And we're we are a a

139board is supposed to be a community oversight. All right. And and if we are trained in the operations of the school and you know up to academic professional standards, we're not going to have the same perspective. you know, we have a colder perspective, an outsers's perspective, which sort of sometimes uh is helpful to you guys, right? Because you might miss something and you know, vice versa. It's a it's a good dimension. And what that says to me is well, we need all the school board directors to think the same, >> right? and not to question what was wants us to do. And it's that's it's just gross. And and what's even, you know, like number 16, the parent, you know, parents are important in education. And well, that's not true. I I think that is

140disgusting. I mean, that is really gross. And how how can the ruling party here who have his buy into that? That's that's just disgusting. They believe the government is a better >> a better parent. A better parent. >> I mean local oversight. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Well, they've been eroding that for a long time. Tom, did you have anything more you wanted to share with the chair? >> We can move on. >> I can say Tom, every time it comes to your section, you know, throughout the whole meeting, my blood sugars just kind of like ice and then and then, you know, when you stress out, it goes it goes up. You know, when you have diabetes, right? And and then Tom begins with Wazda and then all of a sudden the numbers circle him

141like oh god hurry up and get through this otherwise and I hope I didn't come across. >> Oh I'll leave you with this. I try and vote based on how I look at this school and this school district and how I went to school and how I learned and what it what it provided for me that got me through all of my adult life until now. If you hear me talk about a perspective that I have and you have a different perspective, I want you to talk to me because I want to listen to what you're saying because I want to represent you. That's it. And and I certainly have no issue with your representation. And then you go back and you look at what what we're good at with reading and brightness and math

142and learn about science and musical instrument. And would you say next year we're going to do the beauty of the beast. >> It's your theater. >> Anyway, I'm going to move on. Yes, sir. Thank you. Okay. So, we're down apology. So uh they've got first reading of uh last adoption was adopted in October action was relatively new as much as the personel records just Yeah. >> So where we are though is approval. So like a motion for policy verification dissemination information. >> Yeah. Second. >> Well, okay. Discussion. So what I'm reading personally today responsible and talked about previously make assessments and judgments thoughts informies administrator seem to be in a day and age really quickly below. It's not doesn't come up very often in elementary and high you might see that more um and other

143communities you might see even more um I process. Good. Any other thoughts, comments regarding 31.3? >> No. >> I'm just glad that uh we don't get the appeals and the responses that would generate the appeals and law enforcement. But that's a >> no good call for in favor of the >> I% okay I have a motion for policy 10 regarding >> um so moved second discussion >> notice that the definition was inserted and that RCW says says what again >> for neurode It defines it. >> I just tried to look it up and for some reason the group was being done. >> Yes. In the past we >> Yeah. did our research and >> I think you had mentioned >> there was a specific >> there's a specific definition >> how new a word is

144that >> neurode divergent >> I would say 10 years >> it's become fashionable >> as as autism and ADHD expanded in their presence in school um that it's kind of a they're different than what you might generally when we think of a disabled child. We think of a child with crutches or a wheelchair or a a blind. But >> this is more of a >> but this is a different it's a different ability but it's >> it's defined in the RCW as neurode divergence means neurological differences including but not limited to autism spectrum disorder dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. neuro neurode divergent individuals may or may not identify as disabled. >> Um I think that's probably good enough but I I was hoping to to have diagnosed before that before neurode divergence. >> Yeah.

145The challenge there is in the RCW. >> Are we not allowed to do that? >> Well, I would I would want to review that because it says it may or may not be uh identified as disabled. So, they can >> Well, yeah, but if you're diagnosed as neurode divergent, that doesn't necessarily mean that you're disabled. >> Right. I mean, it just means that you you have >> whatever that definition means. >> Um, I don't I just don't I just don't want somebody walking around going, "I'm newer and that's why Cindy's treating me bad, right?" And then all of a sudden, not that you would do that, Cindy, but you know, I mean, they get caught and they they're told they're corrected and yeah, pick on the neurode diverent, you know, and then their parents get

146involved. Don't you know my little special Bobby is neurodeiver? And it's the first time you've ever heard, right? Diagnosed. >> Yeah. Prior to neurodeiver so disability, diagnosed neurode divergence as defined by RCW blah blah blah blah. I just think it kind of protects us a little bit, but um having the definition in there is probably good enough, but I would like to see that. But >> um we can hold this. I would would like to check with the attorney on that to make sure that that won't legal requirements. We did check with the attorney. >> We talked about that. We actually who we talked with the attorney firm um right not our attorney. >> Okay, that works. >> I'm not going to call and >> Okay. Sign. >> Yes. 3210. Okay. And I will talk

147to the power attorney about that. Good. So, I'd like to call for >> Oh, >> excuse me. What? >> Okay. I'd like to call in for a motion to approve 42 years school. Well, do we have to do we have to vote on t tableabling tableling that that policy? >> Yeah. So, so there was a first and second and um somebody would would would well let's see we would have to vote on that. I I make a motion that we table >> policy 3210 till next month. >> July 32 month. >> So Tom first second discussion. No discussion going to call for vote to defer until next month with approved or with clarification of of intended changes >> of legal. Yeah. Legal clarification. >> Legal clarification. Okay. Any any more discussion? I'm going to vote

148for vote then. All in favor? >> Okay. Okay. Okay. So, I'm going to call for a good good call by the way. Thank you for that. Um policy 426 school for approval summer. Um second >> yeah thank you. Okay discussion. So interesting like we use the scope so it's not the I didn't see any here that controversial it has to go to you guys to make sure that it's okay. Any other discussion about 4260? If not, then I'm going to call for vote to approve policy 4260 school facilities. All in favor? >> I put this up. Okay. Well, thank you for this has been an interesting evening. So, uh future agenda items. So, we've got student recognition coming back. Then settlement's coming back. You're going to be all over the city going forward and then

149highly capable program presentation. That was one of your your past two. >> Yeah, there we have to submit the that you approve the plan the existing plan. Yeah. >> All right. Any other? Okay, we're down here to item number 17. >> Um, Supreme Court decisions affecting education. I'd like us to talk about that at the retreat. >> Okay, the retreat. Okay, good point. Good point. Sorry, we're probably doing next board meetings and there's a couple of them out of this year and there's a couple of them that didn't get >> okay. All right. So, where would I have just been? Let me get my head back around where we Okay. So, we're down here. Item 17. Reflection. Can we start request? >> Oh. Um, I was I was interested in the the the new information

150that kind of how they're presenting it. I sort of feel like they're they're kind of like dumbing it down a little bit and kind of lumping things in. But long as word look good. I mean that's all. Um I really enjoy the the PowerPoint about the new bus. That is a really sharp looking bus, right? And are those tinted windows? >> They're tinted windows. That thing is a is >> that thing's a qu machine. Um the uh the the thing though with it, you know, the automatic chains, I'm kind of thinking, you know, I'm from Minnesota, right? So So only freezing rain could stop us from going to school and it had to snow maybe 10 ft in order to like get a delayed day, a delayed time. And um but here it's an eighth

151of an inch and it's snow apocalypse and everybody abandons their cars and all that. So my question is if it's snowing hard enough to use automatic chains, is school even going to be open, right? Are are we even going to be sending a bus out? >> Yes, we are. >> You might need to send them home. >> Yeah. >> What? >> Might need to send them home if it starts. >> Oh, you're talking about like midday. >> Yeah. I mean, you know, >> but we've been we've closed at the at the mention of some >> it might snow sometime on Wednesday. Oh, you know, and so anyway, but it is a cool feature and I kind of geeked out about it. So anyway, >> Herby explained it too that the backside of Benson Lake and

152some of the hills in Mason Lake, they don't get the sunshine. >> It's his hill. >> Yeah. And that's where they would they would deploy the chains to get up the hill if there's ice. I think he said it was shady and I just kind of assumed it was like all the shady characters. >> But you're right. You're right. It doesn't get a lot of sun. Okay, now I see what he meant. All right. >> Yeah, that's it. >> All right. Um before I got into uh I had the chance to be the bedroom several times and I passed it up and uh I'm I enjoy it and I'm glad you guys support us at least having our nose or toes in the was processes. because they're certainly going to impact us. And uh and

153like I said before, the state o the legislature passes the law OSBI mandates that was the be the organization that is going to write the model policy for us and uh was it doesn't always write the quality of model policy. I believe we need to have. So, I'm really glad that Andrea came to preview and I'm really glad that Cindy is just kicking butt. I'm sad that Sherry is retiring. She's a good friend of mine and a great gal. And uh it's a good thing we've gotten her knee over there. And we have a good board. >> And we have a good soup. You know what I mean? >> Chicken noodle and have some chicken noodle soup tonight. That sounds pretty good. That's it. Thanks. >> Yeah. >> Um I like meeting a lot. I

154learned a lot and and that's why I always walk away feeling if I learn something that's good. Um um and let me segue quickly to PTSO. It's still a lot of kicking. >> Um we had our people to have an election for officers and we were going to clean out the shed on I don't know Thursday maybe. Um and 10 people signed up, five people showed up. So I'm kind of worried about the resurgence of it saying, "Yeah, we want to have it." And when it comes down to do we want to show up, it may not happen. Um we the one the cool thing though, this is actually pretty cool. There's a lady, I don't know her name, um who has contacts and we can um when it when the site goes live, we

155can go in and order Gator gear and whatever siphons or whatever we want and have them directly sent to us and then a tiny bit off the top goes to the PTSO. So it's not as if the school has to gather up 150 orders and then start dividing up who got an XL and who got a medium kind of thing. You just order you can get apparently you can get same same logo, you can get different colors, you can get um you can get notebooks and cups and all kinds of cool stuff and it sounds like a really cool deal. Um >> do you know who that is? I don't >> probably but she's got a contact some place and it sounds really cool slide too. >> Is it live? >> I think it is.

156>> I don't know the slide or not. I haven't checked the the website might go on our school site and on the Facebook site. Um and then I asked Jerry if if the school board can sell things. So, we found Oh, sorry. We found two big containers of um little kind of balls of Christmas decorations that have already been painted and they're all really cute and they're already bagged and they say things on like 65 655 or 733 or something like that. And somebody donated them. They're just sitting in the shed. So, I asked Jerry for if it's okay with him and if it's okay and I'll ask PTSO next time. Maybe they just go at a basketball game and a football game and just start selling them like, you know, three bucks a piece

157or two for five just to get them out of the shed, make some money because somebody donated them sometime in the past. >> And but anyway, that's kind of where it is now. But I I mean, we're hanging on, but I'm I'm not like super confident that those people when it comes down to bringing a casserole at 7 in the morning, I'm not sure they're going to show. Um, I forgot to mention something about the PTS. How do I >> No, go for it. Uh, I've been trying to trying to encourage Colleen who had run the the PTA for um for like several years and she was she was very successful with it and um I've been kind of telling her about the struggles and so she she might be interested in coming back to

158try to people to know when it comes like the last meeting there were probably I don't know how many people there 10 12 maybe and there probably another three or four on Zoom >> so they're trying really hard to make sure you include as many people as possible but everybody's busy I get that but >> one thing one thing that really um I think would help with engagement is is practicing reporting to the board of about what they're planning and activities and then and then back puts it in our heads and we can help support that. >> Yeah. So, the next thing is the is the Halloween carnival on the 25th. >> Yeah. >> Next, I think of October. >> It's early Tuesday. It's the second Tuesday. >> Yes. the next year. They moved it

159up to >> am so happy our kids got to go to camp more and fun. That is so important. And um to all the people that donated, thank you. That is just so amazing. Um, I love our little community and um, thank you for stepping up. You you don't have to do the legislative stuff, but I really appreciate that you do and you fight for us and you fight for all our all our special interests here at the board and that really makes make people special here. >> Thank you. So I've had this feeling that for years state was failing and their then their reporting was showing the state and across the state was failing at the the amount and science stores and we had been invested with differentially better and all of a sudden

160they come along and I just had this funny trust today feel like it's been dry jerry and again I was surprised to see because it is inconsistent with what we've seen in the past and just rhetorical but anyhow I'm looking forward to our stuff which I do trust um yeah this this is a a great board I wouldn't be on it if we would adversarial and and didn't have a common view of what's important to us taxpayers that we're getting a bang for the buck. So Cindy Jerry past from this board member which I appreciate it. So okay on that and Lee let Jerry close out. Um, as I reflected on this this meeting, um, and we approved the contract, um, that was a lot of work, a lot of conversation, a lot of back

161and forth, uh, teachers first, then the classified and, um, and then it all came here. We finalized and approved that. Um I I see really reflective on first part of our mission which is working together. It wasn't a big fight. There was disagreements and we tal them through um but at the end we all came together and we have a fiscally sound school district um because we all believe we and so that's a point of gratitude um through the system that's reflected right there. Okay. >> All right. With that, I'm going to let the record show Britney that we adjourn this at 7:45 p.m. >> Thank you all. >> Yeah. Well, I I signed