001this session. Uh will you please join me for the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America? Oh, welcome to the 2526 school year. Happy first day to everybody and um I want to say everybody's here, but uh less can I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> So moved. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. So we need to the PS. >> Okay. So we didn't get >> did not get that back in time. So we were hoping to have both the teachers and parking agreement on here writes up their own vision. We don't. So any return yet I have the ugly draft. Um yeah well just a discussion will be to amend the agenda to um table the GA ratification I see but it says it's the one
002that says GA I'm not sure why classified stat >> oh >> yeah it's the classified >> okay we got visitor do you have any comment do you have any anything to Okay. >> Um, I have one question because Michelle and I came point of Oh, I'm sorry. >> Point of there's also >> Sorry, Steve. >> It um she she just hasn't returned it yet. So, we we haven't that. So there's those two adjustments to the agenda. So >> um Sherry her um contract will be delayed for next month and then the um well be the um which is actually TSC classified staff will be delayed. >> Yeah. >> I would like a vote please to approve the agenda. Say that again. >> May I please have >> a vote to approve the amended agenda? >>
003So it would be Sorry, Andrew. >> No, that's fine. Please correct. >> Um, this would be uh uh all in favor of approving the agenda in as revised. All of All in favor of approving the agenda as it as revised. >> Yay. >> I >> thank you. >> Yeah. Any opposed? >> No. >> Okay. Do we have to vote on public comment or do I just address? >> I would love to hear your question. Um, so Michelle and I came to the open house Monday, >> which was very exciting uh to see. Um, my question and concern is the PTSO had a table there and I don't know the name of the rep who was there, but um she was openly desperate. She said, "We need volunteers or we're going to shut down." So that's
004a concern that I have and I don't know whether the superintendent, whether the district, the school, I don't know how that can be uh situation can be helped. >> We were actually just talking about that before we came into session here. >> I know an easy answer. Yeah, it's kind of sad for the public on opening day >> to I mean I admire her for being honest and open. >> Uh but it's a shame if they are as desperate as they are. >> Mhm. >> I know they had a lot of interest when I was at the booth. >> Okay. >> So I I just hope that they can turn the ship. >> Yeah. Maybe they fixed it on Monday. And a lot of our after school activities rely on that. You understand? >> Point
005of order. When we open it up for public comment, we can listen to the public comments, but we're not allowed to get into a discussion with the public. Steve's not >> We'll take that out privately. [laughter] >> Okay. Uh, no student recognition announcements. We have um today the first day of school, August 27th. Uh, August 28th is the first day of school for kindergarten and TK. Uh, August 28th through September 3rd, kindergarten and TK slow start. Is that just >> is that half days or >> they rotate next? >> Oh, okay. Uh September 1st, Labor Day holiday. Yay. Um September 24th, the next board meeting. May I please have a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> So moved. Second. >> Thank you. >> We have a vote. So be the >> consent agenda as
006as we're buy I suppose >> because we've had a a a move and a second. >> Yeah. So is any discussion? Is >> there any discussion? Um then we'll move to a vote. I want >> my comment is uh kudos to Incorporated for a $1,250 donation for student headphones and kudos to the admin staff for hiring all these people. >> And what does Pertip do? What do they do? >> Talk about that. um our one of their ninth graders know um but a mom who is an architect for this firm. It's infrastructure uh consulting firm and she's an architect. >> They normally give these grants out to Seattle schools and she worked really hard >> to get this for great school because it was kind of like her thank you for all you've done for
007my child. And so, >> um, she worked really hard to do that. Our headphones were like if you put them on, they were like death traps, you know. So, >> the kids get new headphones. Everyone in the school. So, that's nice. >> Wow. >> Excellent. >> Any more comments, questions? >> No. I'd like to vote, please, on the revised uh consent agenda. All in favor? >> I% we move on with all these. Yes. >> Yeah, we accepted all of it. >> Now on to the principal report for the superintendent. Let's go with Jerry. All right. So, hey, first day of school. Yay. And um it went very smooth. And I attribute almost all of that to Cindy's organization and planning. She's been working super hard and getting everybody in the right places and getting everybody
008trained and schedules and um she she had support for sure, but she was leading all that. Today was very good. Um and uh first day and principal of the school and the kids here and it was excellent day. So good job. Thank you. >> So, uh, moving forward, um, WASDA, um, you might have seen this in your information already, but if you hadn't, I wanted to highlight it that, um, we, um, we essentially hire WASDA to write policy for us. um and um they they analyze laws and case laws and emerging trends and they um write policy for us to adopt or not adopt. Um they also rate them and I thought the they they updated their rating system. Um, and the new one is critical, important, and then discretionary. And, and so on this
009flowchart, it kind of it shows a little bit of how they how they choose those things, those those rating systems, and I thought that might be useful for you. It's policies are there to protect us in large part. So, I thought you might like to know how they have that set up. Uh we have I think to my my opinion a very good practice of keeping updated on on policies. Um we just chunk them out every month and um that keeps us keeps us up to date and that's a very good thing. So I wanted you to be aware of those um updated categories um in the rating system. Um the uh the Okay. >> Um I've spoken to to you about this in the past our vision and mission. Um we've looked at it.
010Um I administrative looked it over and would feel like it's still very relevant. And so um I just updated the presentation and I went through this bit with the teachers on the 20th and they're they're um they love it too, right? And I I talked with um Sher McGera who was here when this um they adopted this policy and she said it really I look at this and I'm like this is us. We are like this and she says it's um wasn't necessarily quite like this when she got here but when we adopted this it it really slowly over time became who who we are are. And for me that was an interesting thought experiment on leadership and the value of having a mission. Even if you don't uh read it and see it all
011the time, it kind of when we have it in front of us, it kind of becomes influences how we do business and see things. And so um I we printed up a new one and laminated it to um have in front of us. There was no text changes um just reformatted to look a little bigger. So um that'll be what you see on our tables as we move forward. So, I did talk I believe last month about starting a life skills class and we had a student that we needed to serve and so we had a staff available student teacher and we hired them that person to um well, you just hired us just a moment ago. So, a moment ago, Julia, um, to be our special ed teacher, life skills teacher, and, um, with
012the opening of that class, we had our our child that was at North Mason and their life skills program was super excited that we had that and um, and has now enrolled and will be joining that classroom. uh the family cried when they found out we they would be able to be here and be served in their home school with their siblings and cousins and stuff. So, um that that's very gratifying to know that we'll be able to do that um and and serve them. We'll save some money by not paying North Mason, but there'll be other costs. So, who knows how that'll work out, but the beauty is we'll be serving our own children. And >> so North Mason was happy. >> They the parents were very healthy. North but >> Yeah. Okay. >>
013Yeah. I I don't they were they were understood. They were fine. Um um there will be um future needs. Right now, we're going to um hope to be thinking about transportation options and um bathroom infrastructure that might better serve uh kids with higher um needs. Um right now we're okay with these two children and how we're able to function, but there could be future conversations and costs involve involving uh serving those students. So that's to come. >> Yeah. >> So [clears throat] >> I like it because it reflects the community >> to have the children together with the rest of the >> Yeah. >> There there are children and we'll work hard to provide them a great education. Um, you know, I've been working on CTE uh courses and course approvals, but this last set
014with um Jason, the um course frameworks were so radically so the first course I was able to take frameworks from other schools, bring them over basically use them and submit them to the state. But um it nobody was doing his exact course and so I the frameworks required so much revision that we just couldn't do it in time to submit to the state. So we'll still be teaching um his computer and tech classes. We just won't be able to collect any um enhanced CTE funds for those course this year. But we'll still be I will always report always positive news and good news and successes, right? But this was something I just couldn't get to. Um, we'll still be teaching. The kids will still be learning. But, um, >> let me let me make a
015note for you. >> Cheery missed one. >> Missed one. Drop the ball. >> So, want you to know that, but >> we get a four and a half out of five. Just to be prepared. >> So, that's that's all I have for for my report. Okay. All right, Miss Dy. All right. Um, the 20th we have teachers only for staff training and we have a training from II week. So, uh, training for our assessment suite and the math curriculum that we're sampling. So, that was great. And then they had a little bit of team time to collaborate and it was really good. And then we had staff professional development first day all together minus the bus drivers were at a training at um CA but we had Jesus um Villa Herosa come in and you
016may remember that training the crisis reality training. We had it several years back. This will be my second time um with him. It's kind of timely today, but uh it's what to do if there's an active legal threat. And so, um I've had staff members come up to me as well as Jesus and say that that was the best professional development they've ever been to as a teacher, yes, but also just as a member of society. So, um it was really good. There's still work to do there. He said we're ahead of a lot of other schools with our point of entry and things that we have going on for safety. Um but we've identified some areas that we could grow in which we always can. So to keep everyone safe um at all times
017no matter what. So that was wellreceived um open house. Saw some of you there. It was packed. It was a hot day. it was over 90° and people came and um even the middle schoolers. So that was a huge success. Uh PTA PTSO um I'll touch on that a little bit. They switched from PTA to a PTSO which was a little um they had to do it in order to be in good standing. It just takes consistent people to volunteer. So, we did have a lot of interest for PTSO at openhouse like you said and a lot of new families. We'll talk about enrollment, but I think that there's work to do there. So, we should they should be able to threaten. Um, first day of school, law kids interviews, TK interview, family interviews today,
018all day. So, no TK or kindergarten students unless they were with their families. But our A day kids, because they split the cohort, um, will come tomorrow and then Friday. And then our Bday kids, the last half of the alphabet, will come Tuesday, Wednesday with all of them in the class together Thursday next week. So, it's a smaller group. We can teach the routines and not have all of us kiddos to teach up the same thing. All right. At camp. Oh, first day of school. I think this is pretty telling. Our new counselor, Becky Nielson, she I had a quick meeting with her after school and she said, "I feel different here. The school's different here. Every single staff member cares about these kids." I mean, that's how it should be. But just hearing the
019new staff members who have been at other places, they they are loving it here in just our community. So, that's was good for us. Um, yeah, senior update. We lost grant funding. So did everyone else. Um, but planning is underway. We are going and we've had quite a few individual sponsorships. So, people in the community that have said, "I'm okay for a student to go." And that adds up. So, if you keep spreading the word, they can write a check to the school and um donate to Camp Seymour. That's wonderful. >> Sorry. >> Yeah. >> Is that 250 a student? >> Yeah. $240 million. So, yeah. >> Okay. Yeah. >> All right. And that's for three days, two nights, all the meals, everything. >> Okay. >> And um >> a luxury either. [clears throat] >>
020And we've had a lot of family members that have said, "Yeah, but we can pay for our child." So that always helps, too. And then we have some community donors, some small businesses that are doing their best to reach out to their clients. So it's just all hands on deck for that. But we're going to make it happen. They will be going in September. Then um speaking Oh, sorry. >> And when is camp anymore? >> Okay. September 24th, 25th, 26th. I Yes. Is that Wednesday, Thursday, Friday? I couldn't count. >> September. >> Yeah. And we pay in October. So, um anytime between now October 1st, Senator Or when can we post that to the website and to maybe social media to help spread the word? Is that possible? >> You're so absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. >>
021Yeah. the more people that know the better because fifth grade camp I can't see more as like it's like tradition you know and >> the families that have been here a long time chances are they their kids went right so it means something kids favorite memory >> the night walks I mean I it still it holds a very good memory in my my mind so it's in my heart it's important >> yes I agree Absolutely. >> It's a magical place. >> Yes. >> Um Wes and I live on the lakeside >> Yes. >> of our district and uh I have the ability to put information in front of a group that is represented by the lakes uh people who want to belong to that organization. uh [clears throat] and I will do that and I'll
022just kind of share the story as you've shared it with us. I would rather than them contacting me, I would rather give them a contact who they could contact here. >> I did send that organization a letter last month. So, I I mailed it to the the lakes organization, but um before you leave, I will give you the letter. >> Okay. >> Maybe to just post. >> Well, we we also have the ability to just hit an email that that goes to everybody on Mason and Benson Lake >> 500. And we could just say, you know, we're we're school board members and we're members of the Mason Benson Club and >> to Facebook. >> Here's here's Cindy's home phone number and she's available after 8 p.m. >> Right. Just call her anytime >> for the
023kids. >> We'll we'll get some donations. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Appreciate it. We really do. >> Yeah. So, I want to get that letter. >> I will absolutely. I have one in my office for you. Um, great. [clears throat] Thank you. >> You guys know my neighbor won't donate, but >> I don't got [clears throat] kids in the school. >> Okay. >> I think I met that guy. >> Yeah. No, Jim's place. >> Yeah. >> Fantastic guy. [clears throat] >> Um, yeah. So, we'll do that. >> Yeah. >> We'll just double double up our efforts. Absolutely. Thank you. And then um last but not least, this is kind of um it goes along with the CTE. Um we were made aware of an opportunity with the Capital STEM Alliance. It's um an individual that
024Jerry knows well and it's for high school students, but it's a field trip called Try a Trade. We signed our eighth graders up. They're taking a bus and going um to Elma, but it's hands-on learning event with a bunch of different companies that hire people around here. Construction trades, employers, organizations. So, um earth layers, carpet layers, cement mason, um so many people that know how to do stuff. >> Yes. Right. Yeah. They know how to do all the things and they're going to get a hands-on experience and actually >> Wow. >> expand their world a little. >> That is fantastic. >> Yeah. >> When is that happening? >> This is October 9th. Is that the fairgrounds in Elma? >> Um it's actually the Sats business park on technology lane in Elma. Um, so >> yeah,
025the cooling towers that were never used, but that's another story. >> They they they they promise the same thing that happened to the shrimp at at Walmart. It won't happen to our students. You know, the radiation. >> So, but no, that's it'll be bright in more than one way. >> [clears throat] >> Um, no, I think that's awesome. >> Yeah, thank you. I remember >> So, how did that come about? >> Um, she reached out. It It just was a email blast and um even though it's for high school students, our eighth graders where we live, we have the shipyard, which we already have a great connection with them. um but just expanding out to different trades and >> [clears throat] >> um it's they have to start thinking about that you know what jobs
026are they going to get it goes right along with CT so >> so [clears throat] ESD has a grant career connect Washington that helps sponsor some of this is it Lori yeah >> yeah and the superintendent of Elma is a was a CTE director and he's nationally known for his involvement in current technical ed and so um they developed that and let us know about it. >> I think in 10th grade they're going to have an option to um I'm not sure if Running Start has a a trade side to it. I think it I think it does. And so they you know if they see something they like really they're only two grades away from >> from or actually a grade and a half, right? I mean, they're kind of So, um, so they
027could get get in and get educated on it, you know, before they even get out of high school. >> Yeah. >> So, >> and make connections with people that are retiring. >> I guarantee that the trades are going to pay more than a degree in interpretive dance, >> you know, sociology, philosophy, or on and on and on. >> Yeah. My dad, I remember he went to a career center and said, "Hey, he was working on the building, like a reconstruction, and he had one um Mason, there was like one Mason in the state of Alaska, and he reached out and said, "Can these kids come watch us do this, and maybe they're interested in internships, pay?" They're like, "No, we don't do that." So, >> it's good that >> those types of things. >> Yeah.
028That's it. Well, if you're the only Mason, you don't want competition, do you? >> Seriously, some I came to the open house, too. Wonderful. I mean, your organization skills are amazing. But do you really tell them about the new um electives that kids >> Thank you. Yes. You do this. >> Okay. So, um we have some opportunity with the schedule. So, leveraging a schedule is always the goal. But on Mondays, now middle school students have an enrichment opportunity. Um, Deina Chilson will be teaching not just ASB leadership, but opened it up to the entire middle school for a leadership class and um, tying it into our character strong. So, you know, ASB only some kids get to join, right? You have to have a certain amount of votes. Well, not in this leadership class. that's
029open to everyone and they get to run assemblies and do community service projects. There's also band, middle school band. Lorie Shannon will be teaching that as well as fifth grade band. And then um skills for life, different than life skills. We're focused on financial literacy and uh organization resumeumés, job skills, how to talk on the phone with proper etiquette, you know, things like that that will help artificially productive members of society. And then electives are coding and um no tabletop games for Treble and then uh Gator broadcast as well as theater. Wait, tabletop games. >> Yes, I know. Right up. That's right up my nerd alley. >> They're looking for donations of games. >> Oh, man. >> I could give them a ton. Okay. Well, I'll I'll see if I can if I can do
030that as long as I can play. But, um, >> they love [laughter] some advice for money. Monday life lesson, >> right? >> Um yeah, that's wow the um that's amazing that we're actually thinking about life skills. >> What's the percentage of kids that signed up for the life skills class versus band or you know that like is it pretty even or >> quite a few. Their first choice was skills for life. Okay. Um because we were talking about because kids will say, "Put on your credit card." You know, they're telling their parents, "Put on your credit card." And they're like, "This comes from somewhere. Here's the credit." So, they're interested already in that money management, all that. And there are tons of resources out there. So, >> I mean, we all we all took those
031courses when we were in school, right? And >> I always wondered if they had gone away because my my kids' friends would speak to me in text vernacular >> like you know uh hello Mr. Martin lol and oh omg that you know I'm going what you you do know you're speaking right and so yeah I like that that's great >> I liked were you the one telling me they're going to have to plan a trip and I'm going to have to budget it and make sure that they don't go over budget I think that's great I think that's >> really cool and >> the stuff they could probably come up with of either going abroad Yeah. Going to Disneyland. I'm sure that'll be a popular one. >> Yeah. >> Well, thank you, Sandy. Yeah, you're
032welcome. >> Very hard to follow, huh? >> Numbers. So July is not a very exciting month. The end of the year cost you money. So we have our budget status report. This is through the month of July. That slide is the same as you saw last time. That was after our June enrollment or a year looked like. So we ended up about 15 FTE above budget which is a great way to end the year. This pages our general fund expenditures. So that uh budget column is a different number than you're used to seeing. We did the budget extension last time. It's a little bit higher than it's been um in previous months. Now that that budget extension was approved and adopted by OSBI, our July expenditures where we are for the year um and then
033what we have in covered spend during the month of August will leave us with about a balance after that budget extension of $100,000. So, we ended up in a good place to end the year. Um, this next page will show the result of having those additional students, our revenues, we ended up um about $400,000 so far, more than we thought we would at this point in the year. Um, but keeping good track of the money, we've only spent about $165,000 more than we planned to for the year. So, that's a good story to see. >> Um, and on the next slide, you'll see the result of this. So, this is our our graph that shows our general fund balance this year, the green line on the top, and you'll see it's higher than quite a
034few previous years. And that projected ending fund balance on the left hand side of the screen, it's been a number that starts with seven ever since I got here. And this month, when I put in July numbers, it turned into an eight. So, we're going to end this year with um a higher fund balance than we've had in many years in the past, which is a good thing. And planned for curriculum adoption because now that we have this extra money, Cindy's going to go spend a couple. So, planning for that curriculum adoption, about $100,000 of that is earmarked for that. So, it looks like a big number to go crazy with, but we still we still got plans for all of it. >> Geez. what was going on in 2021 that I mean, wow. >>
035Yeah, we lived it. >> It's almost like some kind of [clears throat] global thing is happening. Yeah. Anyway, [snorts] >> all right. But other than fund balances, um, not a lot of activity in these except for the transportation vehicle fund. You'll see we did get that bus purchase last month. We have a brand new shiny bus that's almost ready for us to use. Apparently, new buses sometimes come with a few little quirks, and this one needs a little bit of tweaking before we're going to get it together. So, >> does it need a new transmission already? >> No, we're excited to have it. Um, this is just a look ahead and like I said, July around here is not terribly exciting to talk about. I already talked about the planning for the curriculum adoption. So,
036that would be new curriculum for the year after after this one. um and you're trying out other things around the year going to get closer um a real uh estimate of what that will cost. So hopefully by the next board meeting we'll have kind of a closer number to be working on. Um but the exciting thing is at the top of the page the enrollment for this year and we never really know what enrollment is going to be until today this week when we see kiddos showing up when we see their eyes and they're sitting in their seats. Um today our enrollment for 2526 is 227 students. So just about where we ended last year. >> Um there are a few big classes in there. So that'll be a unique challenge but exciting. It's always
037exciting when you get a few more kos in budget or that's >> Can we go back to the first slide please? >> The enrollment planner. >> The enrollment one. Yeah, I thought I saw a negative in there. The fourth grade, what's the negative? I think is that just a typo? Which >> it's the difference in budget. So the for the 24 25 we budget enrollment even not dollars >> less children than last year. >> Yeah. So last year >> I know that the I was like what is that? And then for the TK we have 16. Are we opening up those extra spots for out of district? >> This is 2425. >> Oh, okay. This is just through July. This is the year that just wrapped up. We had 16 students in TK. >> This
038year I have hot off the press enrollment miners right now. >> Um we don't have as many kids in TK. We have 11 >> in that um class right now. So we have room for up to six more students if they were tomorrow. you might be a little bit better about getting everyone in the community has a three-year-old, >> right? >> Yeah. >> But no, 11 is >> like nothing happened after 2021. >> Yeah. >> But we we had 10 and then um just this week another one. So um >> that's funny. Yeah, right. It's fine. Yeah, it evens out other classes. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> Thank you, Andrea. >> You're welcome. Any more questions from we move on? May Disney or action item? Um discussion ratification of the WA teacher union collective bargaining
039agreement. Um can I please have a motion >> to approve the discussion ratification of the WA teacher union collective? Um >> am I moving to discuss or am I moving to approve it? to approve it. Please move to approve the ratification of the WA um bargaining agreements. >> Second. >> Thank you. Uh discussion. Any discussion? >> I think since they've already worked together without a contract, we should just call it out. >> Is there anything we need to know? I think that um our teachers were um we came to a very fair agreement um and they recognized the value of of our community and um maintaining fiscal responsibility and um we basically from me all the way down through all the staff accepted the um IPD as the given um uh raise if you will
040which is what the state did. So um and so that sets us on financial solid ground moving forward. Um, one of the things that we did see that was was particularly new was um we established a um a an incentive even if it's modest um or um longevity for for um staff. So, if they've been here um five years or 10 years or 15 years in our building, there's a staggered increase of a of an enhancement um for them. It's modest, but still something to recognize them for um sticking with us. And so I think um it sets us up well with our financial future, which is not necessarily the case in every district, right? So watching districts in our region and around the state struggle um >> was um part of our presentation and
041they're >> well informed and so they were we got a good agreement I think. So anything to add to that? um just that we relooked and adjusted some of the class sizes to make sure the class sizes don't get too large without offering the teacher supports >> and and so what what is that what does that mean? What >> can >> what restrictions have you have you put on the class sizes? >> There were already class size limits in place so we reviewed them. I did that. I understand that. But how was it adjusted? >> Do you want like the actual number differences or >> Yeah, >> I'd have to look at it. I don't by a different bank. >> I mean, you're asking us to approve a contract. I would I would imagine that
042you have >> some information on that. >> What I don't know is what it was before. That's okay. >> Okay. >> Well, Jerry, you would you would know that, right? >> I don't have description. Sorry. >> We look at the numbers. Every class is different and when they get to it. >> So, for um for TK, it's a 17 student limit. So if the teacher gets a 18 student then there's things >> kindergarten >> that seems like a lot for for >> for TK because that's high energy >> right >> um we also added the ability based on funding um of a par educator in the TK classroom >> as long as you get that extra support kindergarten to grade three is 22 students grades four and five is 26 and grades six to eight
043is 28 students and then special educ education uh 26 students and we also added some additional um potential days for the special education teachers to work for the administrative workload they have that's different from Jed teachers >> is is 26 for special education that seems like that could be variable depending on the needs of the kids right so I mean someone has um a lot of need for attention or you know what you know for service um that could that could reduce that. So is that set in stone then or >> um that that would be a max number but always we look we're looking at um that's why we have quite a few pair professionals to help support them when based on the >> so the teacher may ask for support before hitting those
044numbers I would think rightly on >> kids case load that have one ones because they are high needs >> okay >> all right okay thank Anything else? >> Were there Jerry? Were there any points of contention? >> Well, we went back and forth about a stip stipen for special ed teacher. we stuck >> firm on the um on the uh days and not stipen but then we could track it more more easily >> and that's the only real >> that was that was the first one. >> Yeah, there was not any contentious farming. It was it's all very pleasant and cordial. They didn't ask for anything unreasonable or out of the ordinary. It was actually a great experience from my perspective. >> Great deal. Yeah, >> we put it to a vote. So then um
045can I please have a vote to pass >> to approve the ratification of the WA teachers union collective bargaining agreement. Please >> all in favor? >> Unanimous. Thank you. Um >> the classified staff are still arguing you're doing >> and we'll come back to that. Do I need to announce that? >> No. >> Okay. >> Um the WASA annual conference is November 20th through the 22nd of this year. >> Did she interested? Anybody interested wanting to go? Will it be after the election? >> Oh, yeah. right at >> right though because I was >> I didn't get ratified till >> right before the um in December but I went before >> and I also advised Jerry that I think he needs at least 6 months or a year under his belt to really understand it
046walking through and I mean he could go if he wants to but I do the boot camp on >> yeah Yeah, I was about to say that more than just too much. Plus, it doesn't have lot of I thought I've only wanted once and I thought of a lot of it had nothing to do with small school. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Anyway, but the online boot camp stuff, a lot of those things are really good. >> I think just stick to the voting public. >> Okay. And then uh you want to discuss 12 board >> since Les isn't here. Why don't we just commit him to going to that >> probably wanted to put forth a couple of dates for you guys and talk about uh group retreats. Um, if you could get your calendars
047out and look at and look at December 6th or December 15th. Um, that won't be on the this district calendar because they don't show Saturdays, but >> No, but it but I I was figuring that the six was the day after the 5th. [laughter] >> So, math wizard >> and I did that without core. I didn't divide by orange or anything. [clears throat] >> I did all in my head. >> I said anything after uh those dates would be really hard since it's around the holiday. So, um >> I I would prefer the earlier date, >> the six. >> Yeah, because >> that works for me. >> The further into December you go, the more hectic it gets. >> Yeah, >> that's Saturday, >> December 6th. That works for me. >> Okay. Well, Jerry, let's
048let's uh put it down. Is the Allen Allen Pier okay still? Um do you want to look it there? Charge this bunch of money last year. >> Well, there's um there's another port building that I was thinking of. It's the Port of Honolulu. >> Sounds wonderful. Yes, I can. [laughter] >> There was a discussion about a larger fee, but then they were able to make an exceptions public. So, we'll look into it and make sure that we can still use it as at a reasonable rate. >> It's good to know all the all the commissioners there, right? >> Yeah. Which >> the port center will be busy that day where the GCA meets. So, we can't do that. I can't listen to that. >> Oh, yeah. >> It's an easy place to >> if you
049need to rent a place. I don't know if you can go to Belfare, but they have that new >> the park and office by the hour thing. >> Oh. Oh. >> It's called the Aaron building. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um >> it's the old John El Scott. Chris uh >> Chris [clears throat] >> Yeah. >> And was that by the cab? >> It's a place >> the cabs. >> It's a shared office space >> right next to >> It's very very nice space. >> Yeah, >> that's the old real estate. >> Yeah, John must [clears throat] >> Yeah. Um >> either either one is >> the the port is probably cheaper, >> but we'll work on that if we need a date. >> Um old business or action items. Um is that the same thing the
050general assembly as the conference? >> No, it's not. It's different. Madam chair, I would like to we would take a recess at this time. A short break. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Five minutes. >> Okay. >> 557. All right. So, the uh as well as the general or just >> I'm Tom >> Tom and the legislative update. >> Yeah, I'm going to have both of those because the legislative update is this the general assembly. >> All right. Well, Tom, you >> okay? I just I had this urge to say my fellow Americans, you have in front of you a stapled packet of paper and it starts on page actually it starts on page three if you look at your packet and it's entitled general assembly. The general assembly is a gathering of school board directors
051and the WASDA staff to walk through how the elective school board thought push through WASDA so that WA OSDA can influence or impact the legislation and the legislators for what the super excuse me the [clears throat] school boards believe are the most important things uh for us to concentrate on and get help from WADA so that WASDA can take their efforts into the pre-legislative time frame and the actual legislature which meets in January each year in Olympia. So the general assembly u is a a day and a half [clears throat] as they work through a sizable number of issues and positions and you've got in front of you page three if you can find That everybody got page three. >> Contents. >> Nope. >> It should be on some >> page or page 16. >>
052It is. >> Oh, okay. So those 17 proposals along with another 10 more proposals on the next page are what are these are the proposals that are going to be voted on on September 20th of this year. and we're talking about it now because September 20th comes before our September 24th board. Okay. What I can share with you which will be a relief to you is we're not going to go proposal by proposal and discuss and get your input on it, but we're going to talk through some of these uh proposals. And what I'm going to want you to do, if you're willing, is to take the actual proposals listed on page. What's the next one? Okay, 16. Good. So, let let's go back to 16. That's how you read through the information. And uh
053go ahead and roll to the next slide. There we go. 18 is the first proposal that's going to be considered in the the general assembly. And a little bit of background information. I've avoided the participating in the legislative process early on in my uh schoolboard career here and as I've watched the state of Washington pass laws and uh the legisl legislature being influenced uh on the laws that come down the street into the school system. I've taken more of an interest in it and I've sat through I think three prior general assemblies and they started on Friday and ended Saturday noon. Fortunately, that's not going to be the case this year. It's it's a one-day uh general assembly and it's a a significantly smaller number of proposals that are going to be considered. So, this
054is an example. It's for amendments submitted to the WASDA board for consideration. And in this case, a couple of school districts have uh made a recommendation that the bylaws and the bylaws guide how the conference takes place or the assembly takes place and how they can operate and how they cannot operate. So, there's a lot of description there and you've got copies of of these pages in your your your handout. I know it's thick. There's a lot of paper there and it's stapled together. And you remember what we talked about last year? We didn't remember when we did the our 10 most important >> uh things and one of them was special education funding increase. Another one was general funding increase. Another one was MOC more money to cover the MOC which is materials and
055help me with the other two OC >> supplies and yeah uh and the reason we have levies is because the state will not fund us adequately to do the things that that we believe are part and parcel to strong basic education. Uh transportation was one of them. We had our transportation funding and then there was a a number of other ones. Some of those we got some help in in the legislature last year. And when I say that we didn't get enough help, my perspective was that we were underfunded again. uh which creates problems for us. And the flip side of that is I'm glad we got some money uh above in spe special education and I think we got a little bit in MSOC. And so let's just look through the uh the table
056of contents again on page three and we'll talk about a couple of these items. I want you to skip down to uh capital facilities and school construction and then funding and allocate and school construction funding and allocations. If you look at item uh number four on that list, proposal number four, which is budget stability, that's an important one. Number five is full funding of basic education. Number six is transition to kindergarten. And that was one of them that we had strong feelings on. Uh number eight, equitable PK to 12 school funding. This is an interesting number nine, federal funding. There'll be some question marks there. Uh, number 11, getting to school safely. Uh, number 13, stabilizing district budgets. Number 14, state revenue for schools. Number 15 is an important one, supporting student mental health and
057preventing self harm and governance. 53. Uh number 17 is a really important one to me. Proposal. Uh parents and families are important stakeholders in their children's education. And I bring that up because we passed an initiative last year to to clarify and strengthen that. and our legislature turned around and turned it upside down >> and said, "No, we're not going to give you what you asked for in the initiative, but we are going to do this and that which will be helpful." So, I'm I'm very interested to see what happens on uh number 16. >> I think it's interesting that they tell you the school districts that submitted it. Yes, they always list school districts that proposed the uh legislation or the proposal position and then right behind it, what does it say? >> Lester
058recommends >> do not pass. >> Lost recommends either do pass or do not pass. And typically when it's do not pass uh some of the reasoning would be it contradicts or conflicts with other uh proposals that we have when I say we was and or um the ability they I'm I'm going to use my language on on some of the reasons where they say uh it's a bad it's a bad proposal that has been submitted and it is bad because it uh I go back to what I said earlier. It conflicts with existing uh proposals and policies that are already in place in the state of Washington. And then you skip down, three of them were withdrawn, and then climate change, education, and sustainability, expanding access to re-engagement programs. Some of these I really don't
059know what they mean because I haven't read through them yet. Here's an interesting one. 25 routes to professional certification. There's a lot of challenges with in the state of Washington in school districts finding enough qualified personnel to fill the uh position of teachers andor uh par educators andor classified staff and I haven't read read this but I will read it because uh they're wanting to come in with ways that they can make it easier here to get people certified without getting a four-year degree, for example, in the teaching certificate. >> Uh, number 26 is an exciting. >> How does that make your staff that that went through a full degree that >> Oh, yeah. [clears throat] >> Oh my gosh. >> And if you read through the proposal, it'll give you some insight into that.
060They're one of the things that does make sense is they they're willing to count noncertificated experience >> as a a potential reason why they might be u a faster route to professional certification. And this isn't just a Washington state, it's nationwide, nationwide. Uh unemployment compensation number 26. That's an exciting one. uh and school athletics officials. I encourage you guys to go on to the WASA website if you haven't signed up for it and and avail yourself the ability to get an e newsletter 5 days a week from WASA that talks about some of the challenges that are going on in the state of Washington and school districts etc etc. Then there's also national perspectives that get proposed in there as well. So here's the deal. I'm going to be studying these proposals. I would like
061you, I encourage you to look through them and maybe just look through those 35 or 40 of them that are on the list and by the title of it, see which ones peak your interest. And uh you you have my cell phone number. >> Mhm. >> And you have my email address and uh if by chance you don't uh get a hold of Jerry or Britney and they'll get that number for you and I've got your numbers and I'll text you my cell phone from my cell phone. Um, I'd like to hear from you so that I don't go in uh just operating from my own wisdom, experience, knowledge, and potentially jaded perspective. >> So, do you get to go in and give comments to these potential? >> Do I have the opportunity to do
062that? >> I could. and and I've listened [clears throat] to hundreds of comments over the last couple years as I participated in the general assembly. I choose my my uh my willingness or desire to to comment very carefully and uh >> you feel like it falls on deaf ears. >> Um no, I'm not I'm not so worried about that. One of the things that I've learned is the quicker we can get through the agenda, >> the better off we are. Uh there is a um there is a power structure in WASDNA and there is a power structure in the schools and there's people that have been involved as the ledge rep and and they sit on committees and WASDA has committees made up of a WASDA specialist in that area and with backup of other
063specialists and then a number of board members who are on those committees. And um part of those committee members have have done their homework and they understand the rules of the procedures etc etc. And uh a lot of them are from big big school districts and uh I'm going to share this last part and then we're going to be done. You remember last year when I mentioned that there was an amendment made to take away weighted voting of big districts and make all school districts have one vote on these issues. And uh I tell you what, I listened to all the the the ways that it was navigated through uh based on procedure rules, etc., etc., and tableabling and making amendments to it. And when they finally called for a vote, uh the measure passed
064and the big school districts lost their ability to have weighted influence in uh policy adoptions and procedure adoptions. And that was a good thing partly because there's a lot more smaller schools. And if you have enough big schools with this weighted voting capability, the small schools opinions aren't going to get uh they'll be voted. They'll be overruled. And I trust the process. And so if you can take some time and take a look at it and then give me some feedback and that will help me get ready because I'll be getting ready before our next board meeting for the general assembly. Any questions? >> Thank you, Tom. >> Okay. You're welcome. I have an extra here, Brick, and I think it's probably that you can give to Les. And that might not even be a
065bad idea if Less could get a hold of a candidate who's on the uh >> one down or less. >> Oh, is there one down there already? >> Yeah, but he wants to [clears throat] get one. >> And if anybody else, if either of you two are interested in taking a look at some of the proposals in your spare time, So, the uh ledger rep position that I'm in, and I didn't ask you guys before I signed up to be the ledge representing Baker School District 54 at the General Assembly, but I figured you'd probably give me a a nod to go ahead and do that. And we're still hopeful that we can get Travis and if not Travis, one of the other uh either the rep or the senator for for district 35 to
066come and talk to us either in September or October. That's all I got. Thank you. >> Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay, so now we got policy. So, the first reading of policy 3143. This one is notification and dis d disation and of information about student student offenses and notifications of threats of violence or crime. >> This is just the first reading, right? >> No, it's an update. >> It's an update. Okay. discussion. You know, they can always find the way it's going to be, but just out of curiosity, let's say um a kid threatens the teacher and he doesn't have to be in that teacher's class anymore. What do you do with them? They don't have a bunch of sixth grades. >> Yeah. We don't have very many options. Yeah. >> You just
067have to figure it out. >> Figure it out with the family and with the counselor and the teacher. Look at the degree of the incident. Wow. In there. >> Put a desk in the woods. >> Changing fence around it. I'm I'm kidding. Over there recording. >> All right. Any more discussion? We'll put it to a vote. >> No. We'll move on to the first reading of policy 32100. >> Non-discrimination last updated February discussion. Is this line with the waist belts? >> That's what I feel. >> Okay. I just want to know why is it scouts? >> I think it was just the example. Okay. >> So, um we're on 3210, right? together. >> So, um what is the legal definition of neurode divergence? Is that spelled out in here? Neur neurode divergence is defined as
068>> the IEP would just term that, wouldn't it? Well, an IEP would generally not >> you can just say neurode divergence and and then okay [clears throat] um students with IEPs many times would be considered neurode divergent. >> I think that it is a catchphrase a modern euphemism for anybody who's >> right >> a little bit different. All of my kids friends say they're neurode divergent >> except they seem like the average just happy golucky kids, right? And they're like been in here with Dave and have blah blah blah blah blah blah blah and I'm semiautistic. I'm like you're semiautistic. >> So So I just I just don't understand that. Maybe I'm neurode divergent that I don't understand. Is it is it I I just I don't know. I'm just trying to think of Okay,
069so we're saying non-discrimination, right? >> Well, I think they're using as like how they say before physical disability. Neuro divergent is a physical disability. >> It's a physical disability, neurode divergence. So, it's separate, >> right? comma, >> comma, right? And then and then so what I'm saying is let's say you do something that a kid doesn't like, right? Like [clears throat] Cindy was mean to me and I'm neurodeivergent all of a sudden. Well, now Cindy just discriminated against Mr. neurode divergent kid who didn't want to eat his green beans at lunch or whatever whatever the the thing is. I'm just saying without without defining that I mean we know what physical disabilities are right >> um >> mental health issues >> shouldn't we say you diagnosed a neurode diverency >> because you know kids are
070famous for for you know like workarounds and [clears throat] I just don't want the district to get into a sit situation where we're being accused of discriminating against somebody that may or may not be whatever it is that they're claiming. Yeah. Yeah. >> Is this another word for uh being on the spectrum? >> It is often used. >> I think so. I think I think it is. I'm going to seek a definition of it because you're absolutely right that um >> without >> it's not a legal category in regards to special ed law of of a um diagnosed disability. Um it's a kind of buzz term, a catchall for somebody who has some um differences. Um uh >> do you guys want to type in on this? I was looking up the legal definition. >>
071I also tried to look up the legal definition a few weeks ago and there is not >> explore that because when we start talking policy and legal responsibilities, right, >> it's worth having a clear definition. And the the other thing is we could we could add diagnose or or some kind of like official. >> Why would you just scratch it completely? Because it's you're still going okay. We don't discriminate against your ethnicity, creed, religion, color, your origin, like all of that already. >> Disability. >> Yeah. And your disability and your physical disability. Why do you have to add research to that. >> This is the state's political fad linking into policy. >> And what I'm saying is what I'm saying is they don't even know what that means. >> I think that the same thing
072though it says physical disability and that's not I mean we haven't asked it to narrow that down. Do you have are you missing a left arm or do you have a heart condition or are you a diabetic? I mean just a physical disability. Those are all di those those are all diagnosed. >> But but I think that if a kid just comes up and says neurody divergent, you go good for you and you just keep going. >> No, what I'm saying >> unless he comes in with paperwork, unless he comes in with paperwork that says that he's just a regular >> Well, Debbie, that's what I'm saying. But but the thing is is that >> but saying that they're neurody >> this is a non-discrimination policy, right? And so all of a sudden if if
073Mr. you know, neurode divergent. >> He doesn't have to prove that he's neur. >> He doesn't have to prove it. And he can just say, "You discriminated against me." >> Yeah. He can potentially if you leave and claim this is, say, I'm a neurodyiverent person and they discriminated against me in this way. They'd have to prove their case, but they would also need to find what that is. >> But we would have to prove >> why they didn't tell the school to begin with. >> Yeah. Well, >> so I'm going to see you on that term. I think that's a very fair question because we we define many other things and that one is kind of a nebulous term that people can just make up. >> Y I I'll have answered for you next meeting.
074>> Okay. >> That what their intent is. >> Um great. Thanks. >> Thank you. Oh Jesus. >> Summer is coming to an end. >> All right, [clears throat] let's move on to the first reading of policy 4260. Uh school or use of school facilities. >> Excuse me. >> Here we go with the neurode divergence again in this >> in this letter. This is boilerplate language. >> Yeah. >> Becoming that, you know, and >> well, so this was my question. Um, uh, with disability provides equal access, but access to Boy Scouts of America or other designated youth groups, why does it have to say, uh, Boy Scouts, why can't it just say designated youth groups? >> That goes a way back. >> Yeah. Um, boy scouts were Boy Scouts >> and there were large groups that
075thought they were fighting over that boy scouts and trying to keep them away because they kept girls out. And so a lot of legislative bodies started mandating that they not exclude boy scouts simply because they're boys. And so that's why it's in a lot of language because that is that >> how dare boys have have an organization. come through very often. Want to read the place? >> We have a few. >> Can we write in neurode divergence scouts? >> Um, >> I think I think this is >> limiting people though, right? >> I think this is less critical because it's, you know, okay, so you're neurode divergent, you know, go have fun with your party that you're having here. You know, the other thing the other one was an actual discrimination policy, right? And so
076this is a little bit less, you know, tight on that. I guess it's like, hey, they want to use the facility and bloom, you know, funds are not the clan or something, right? [clears throat] We could discriminate against >> Okay. Was there anything like did they have to carry insurance or Yeah. >> Where? >> In my school, it was the gym was a go-to place for huge funerals. >> Oh my gosh. >> Oh yeah. Oh my tiny town. That's where everybody like funerals sometimes were so big I wouldn't have been a church. So you just have to tell anyway. So I don't know if the idea was or not. Just people showed up. neurode divergence definition clarification that Jerry's going to have for us will help us with this policy as well. >> Good. So
077the circle. >> So what kind of what kind of groups? Um >> Oh, like a basketball peewee. >> Peewee. >> Very big. >> Yeah. Nice. Very nice. >> Nice. >> I know that when we did the modernization project here, we had in mind, you know, we're kind of the center of the community. We don't have a downtown. We don't have I mean we have a weird defunct gas station here that's turned into some weird weird communic with big you know I mean strange and then we have a post office and that's about it right and so we were thinking that this could be the center of events if you know a larger event place than Mason Benson at but Um, but I didn't know, you know, I don't know how often people want to use
078it. And do we issue like card cards for the locks and stuff for a certain period of time? And how does that happen? >> So, they have uh paperwork that they have to fill out that comes to the admin office and they're vetted that way and they present the insurance there. And from there, once they're granted access and sign the agreement, then they are issued a very controlled fob to the building that only lets them in at certain times, certain hours. >> Yeah. >> Cool. And leave. >> All right. Well, that's it. Perfect. All of the readings. >> Yay. >> Approvals and future agenda items. Um we've got our September board meeting that is the the 24th that on your calendars. Um we'll have stipen approval for what we didn't pass. Um and then possible
079visit from Travis Cour. >> Uh we should probably add the um the other agreement that we the bargaining agreement. the PSE. >> Yeah. >> And then um >> talking about the board uh retreat. >> Yeah. >> Cherry's agreement. >> Yeah. Okay. So, now we're down to comments, reflections. >> We'll start with you, Debbie. >> Sure. Um, thank you all for your statements while I was gone. I really appreciate it. Pain in the ankle for me because trying to get me out and all that kind of stuff. I really do appreciate it. Um, >> did you say pain in the ankle? >> Yes. >> I love it. I've never heard that before. >> Seems appropriate from elementary schools. >> Yeah. >> Um um I it was the meetings even from a distance were good. Um and
080I liked the open house the other night. It was um controlled kind of. Um kids were so happy. There's nothing better than first day of school. There just isn't anything out there. If you've been in one part of it, it's just um so I love it all. I I'm trying to put things back. >> Thank you. Uh >> oh. Um well, I am I am very [clears throat] very excited about what Cindy was talking about the uh the life skills. Um, you know, I I'm a I'm a complete gaming nerd and so the tabletop games I really perked up with that and I have a ton I can donate. Yeah. A ton. But I might want to play them so I need to talk to the teacher who's going to handle that. >> Yeah. And
081I've got other friends that will like come and help teach them to the kids. But but anyway, so I was just super excited about that and I am I am so glad about Camp Seymour. Um you know, my kids went there. Um Claire just absolutely loved it. Uh we could barely she didn't, you know, we'd have to drag her into the car to come help, right? And um so I was afraid of of losing because it is a tradition. It goes it goes way back. And uh so I'm happy the community is stepping up and I think Tom and I can can help alert the lakeside um about the need right and uh and hopefully can get some takers on that >> except for my neighbor. my palm. But um yeah, and the and the
082uh the budgeting that I mean, you know, it's first day of school, so there's plenty of plenty of time to get screwed up, but it looks pretty good right now, right? So, um so that's, you know, I'm no complaints. I'm I'm excited about what's happening here. Yeah. >> Thank you, Tom. Uh Steve and I walked in together today and and uh we were we commented he commented first on uh his perception that the community and he's from the great view side the saltwater side. >> Yeah. uh that we have a good school here and good things are happening. And a sign of a good organization is when there are transitions in the people on the team that are seem >> hope we don't miss a beat and and that's what I've experienced certainly in in
083this most recent change. We have a a new principal and we'd have a new HR slash finance slash buses slash everything else and we're not missing a beat and uh I'm glad that I have the opportunity to to work with this school district and the people that are in it and the reports of the the first day of school and some of the other things that have happened. Just they're confirmation that we're moving in the right direction and we're getting the things done that we need to get done. The last thing I want to say is I've worked for four decades in business and all of that was involving technical people doing jobs in industry and uh I got a degree in 1970 and 70% of the things that contributed to I getting a degree
084were a waste of my time and didn't contribute significantly to my career and everything else. So, having experienced that and then watching the desperate need of technical people and you can you can categorize anything you want. uh working in a restaurant, working in a machine shop, working in a car dealership, repairing cars, driving a truck, driving a bulldozer, and on and on and on. So, for us to have the emphasis on CTE that we do, and to get the ability or the opportunity to participate in this Elma thing with our eighth graders, it's just it's really we're we're doing the right things we need to do for our students. That's going to change lives. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> It's gonna I mean that's very exciting. >> That's it for me. Thanks. >> Thank you,
085Tom. >> I just want to thank you all for um tolerating me today. >> Thank you, Wes and Tom, for having the patience. I really appreciate it. No, I I it's the little things that mean to me. Um, I'm excited for the the camp as well. That's something like I said I went to as a kid and have fond memories, especially the second night. The night walk is >> that's [clears throat] where it's at where they show you the bioluminescence and chew on the [clears throat] they had you chew on a lifesaver, the mint lifesavers, and you can see it spark from the inside. Yes. Obviously the little things that you remember, right? And uh yeah, the CTE like Wes and Tom are saying like I'm a hairdresser. I am all for the career and
086trades and I will die on that hill. Um and for these kids to get that opportunity is huge. It's huge and it is life-changing. And for somebody to come in and speak words into their little ears and plant that little seed is very important. So that's what I want to end on. These little guys are definitely growing seeds and we just want to enrich them and and see them flourish. Yeah. And thank you for standing up, Cindy. Nice to see you in the um the open house and you were just calm, cool, and collected. And everybody else was doing their thing. So, thank you for having a wonderful night and welcoming our children. Maybe inside was a little different though, huh? You know, like an >> Can I just say one one more thing? >>
087Um, and I forgot. I was going to say this, I forgot. >> You're talking about the the kind of assembly in middle school, right? The leadership Yeah. >> type thing. >> Yeah. >> Um I don't know. I think I think they still do it, but the Y had a program called Youth and Government and I'm an alumni of that. I I went through it and it starts off at seventh grade and it and it continues on through your high school career and you start off as a page and you and you move your way up through the political system, right? And it it teaches you the the full in and outs of uh politics. And >> you know, for a week a year, you take over the capital and you try to pass bills and
088you you do all the things that a politician would would do except actually get bribed, right, with real money. You get you get bribed with other things, you know, like, hey, we'll give you a Coke if you vote for my bill or whatever, right? But but it is a a fantastic um leadership program and um you know some kids you know rise and and like run for governor and run for lieutenant governor and it's really complicated but it it's a really good program. [clears throat] there's a lot of camaraderie and and the uh being an alumni sort of sort of helps you out later in life. So yeah, I don't know. It might be something to look into. I don't know if the program exists out here in Mason County, but if it doesn't, it
089should. Yeah. So, >> all right. Sorry, Jerry. >> Yeah. >> Um let's see. So, thank you for [clears throat] spraying take that on piece back. Um, something that stands out to me and I saw that today and and it's um the school climate and it comes from the board on down but we hired a number of people. Cindy did a good great job of getting those people on board. But one of the things that we people are begging for special ed teachers and we found we Julia wanted to work for us, right? Um and she doesn't live very close but she wanted to be here. We we got her uh to to be here and work for us. And then we posted our third grade teacher job and we had how many applicants? >> I
090think it was over 30. And um and that's not because we're the best paying, right? >> And um because we pay a fair wage and we are a good place to work and so and that's that's not me. It's not just Cindy, that's a collective, it's the board, it's the teachers and it's um and so that uh when we talk about getting feedback, right, of how you doing? um you can do a survey, right? But you can also look at I got 30 teachers who wanted to come work together. >> Yeah, that's amazing. And >> and yeah, and so that is a form of feedback in itself about how we are doing. So >> I was thinking about that, Jerry, when Tom was talking about reducing the um the bar to to become a teacher,
091right? And I was thinking, well, we, you know, geez, we just >> we're not having any trouble. Yeah. >> Yeah. Anyway, >> so anyway, that's my my thoughts, my feelings about today and the the collector of of great view and the feedback that speaks to me on the work we do. That's all I have. >> Right. Any other comments? >> Move to ajourn. >> All right. need. >> You don't need a second. I don't need a second. Okay. Well, then I join the meeting at 6:43 on the alternative to >> It's an interesting thing because it's not exclusively lowering standards. It's kind of a curious I had my flight doctor. Yeah. When I went a flight attend >> um He's a doctor and he want he applied the high school >> because he did not
092even though he was way up here in terms of his knowledge they would could not for that right now I have my community as a lawyer subject matter experience. I'm not >> a teacher. I'm just like play and