001at the roll call. We are all present. I have a motion to approve this agenda. Agenda. Yeah. Second. Second. Agree. Discussion. Okay. There's nothing going on around here. I can see. But that's fascinating. I don't know. maybe been this close to it. Heads down and elbows up. So first day of school tomorrow testing is one day. So is that how we start the day now testing kids? Walk kids isn't testing really. I mean overall is but tomorrow walk kids is just a kindergarten and transition to kindergarten family meetings. It's a part of the whole walk kids. Okay. Okay. First day of kindergarten on the following day, September 4th, transitional kindergart [Music] agenda. 100%. Okay. Okay. Here we go. Public comment that presentation done like announcements down here. So second yeah discussions um I noticed there
002looked at the July 23rd minute increased rate of pay is this a norm Um yes every year what we did one time we had issues with [Music] I see that there was e in front of me. 23. He works with several local districts. Very very jump. Manage services. Can I ask him a substitute? You know, when you call a substitute, what time are you call? What time do you call? Yeah. Usually very early in the morning. 6 a.m. 6 people that someone call and their wife understand my mom thought she was going to be a substitute teacher and and she got a call at 6 a.m. and she said, "Why the exploitive? Are you calling me so early?" Oh no. And I'm like way to start that way. Way to go. Okay. Any more discussion
003on if not for all in favor? All right. Moving along. Looks like we're up next. Here's notes tomorrow. They've been working their tail off everything ready. Thank you all for so much so much work in place. Um some some things you guys should know about the Apollo project. They've been amazing to work with. They work very hard, very collaborative with us and do um right now we're on a pause because stuff um we uh found out not too long ago that one of our well pumps was moving. Yeah, it's kind of kind of worrisome. And the other one is uh hanging on. Right. So um we u fairly big bill and it's um we were able to rearrange I work with department of enterprise services and OSPI staff to use some of the savings that
004we have in the Apollo project um to cover that. So um they were everybody was fantastic. Yeah, let's do it. No problem. So, we were able to pull that those funds into that grant to cover um the two mill wells that were Wow. They're both being replaced, not just one. Yes. Bill should be um we had two um bids. One was about 18 and one was about 23. Um we went with 18 as you might expect, but then by the time they got out here and realized um that they needed a crane, they had to They just said we can't and so we have to rearrange and work with the other other people. The other company we've worked with before some other folks out there and they were fantastic right outside. I mean, that's where
005I've never paid attention. Um, yeah, we have fairly elaborate system that stand by 2,300. Okay. I talked him down. Such a good How old are you? And even though that in the scope of the power project that the power project so one of the advantages of the delays that they put in is they actually did their work during the day instead of doing the night shift which would cost them a lot more right because they were they were they were going to work in the evenings and do the night work in order to get it squeezed in in certain time period. Um and so also coordinate with other projects but then because of the delays they weren't they didn't do that so they did all of their work during day and save some money that
006way as well. Um so we it could limit so as part there were some contingencies on that program which included some security things but um we can't live without water without a well right we can't start school we can't do anything without that and so I just decided the first priority was that things so um so anyway they were fantastic um all of them are great to work with and we're um it's not done yet. So, you know, we're hanging on but they're getting after it real quick, right? One of the things you want to go out. Will there be a warranty on this new water? But isn't there isn't there something you could put in line against PS installed. Yeah. Right. It was a very small one. I had a gun in my house.
007They came off and it was very affordable service. But you might want to reach out to them, but they have a program for it, but it cost them a lot of money, too. Have to come back. So, uh, yeah, we were shocked by a big bill, but we got re rearranged and going. So, something else I'm really happy about, um Hannah and work very hard on attendance and um rearranging our science stuff. So, we um saw some some solid um data on on both of those. We'll report more on those later when we do our stuff, but I had to say happy we can't pull the scale back. Okay, I'll say something. So we're just we're right at 90% just a smidge over and overall attendance. Um and and you think well we used to
008be at 97 and I'm like maybe but you don't no idea what other schools are doing. I tell my wife she's dumb bound over. So it's and that's that part is almost all her because she's just after them. So um and and then science in a nice way you show up to their there used to be a cliche true back getting your [Music] and then the science I'm not going to talk about because I we just compile the data I want to wait for the city the state it was we We're the highest in our region and we've grown up a little bit. Yeah. Um cell phone policies. You probably see things in the news about various school districts that are dealing with cell phone policies. I know um Nikki's uh high school principles are
009having meltdowns right now because their district or is adopting enough cell phone policy and um and that actually came from the teachers as they weren't even asking for more money. they were just asking for more more support around behavior issues and that was one of the things that that ask for um and um just so you're aware as people talk about those we already have that policy in for some time and it's a little easier for us to it's it's an easier enforcement because we start keep it going right and so gray area yeah and and there was big anxiety in some of the other schools is like their middle schoolers are pretty comfortable with that and it's just the high schoolers who just kind of free ball. So they're trying to clamp down on
010it. I heard a comment today [Music] that you've actually seen kids talking to each other. Yeah. Yeah. The interactions. Yeah. And it's we're we're over it and it's here but you guys should know it's people might ask do you have a ton of calculator so kids can't say I really need my phone for a calculator does not have a problem at math and we do have students in math but there's a math program program that they need to be able to use their phone for. There's some specific math programs. Then the teacher says she needs them for a specific we don't but it's if we see it we ask for it. So it needs to be out of sight not they get it back at the end of the day like if what happens if
011there's a common occurrence of student it goes to the office and if it continues and then they pick it up at the end of the day but we have three different um families on too. Yeah, great. I can send messages to this class. So, anyway, that's our status and shape. A couple of things um that uh you guys try to be involved in as much as possible. There are a couple things coming up that I'm attending. I'm going to the Mason County EDC appreciation event. Um that I was kind of excited about that. They have race cars there. So it wasn't such a hard thing to want to go to. So but um I'm going to the South Sound Reading Foundation Books by the Bay. Um another organization that brought the all the books out
012here for us. time. So, I'm that's in Thirst County, but part of it isn't in pretty books. It's because I go to that. Um I'd love to see Mason County um pick up some more support for that. Most all the support is in Clar County, but same time get after that. And then Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Um service animals. If there's any kind of wonder or question about a pet that um is on campus occur a service animal working with HR to make sure that we um follow the policies and rules and laws to make sure that we accommodate people's needs and um also ensure that safe quality learning and learning. So if there's any questions Um is this for students? So um you know somebody might ask you why is there a dog around?
013Um and uh that's what we want and um we'll work with staff and students to ensure that it's a quality supported environment and fits within both policy and law. And do people even ask that anymore? Yeah, because it seems more common. It is fairly common. Um I um I don't know what I haven't really got any questions on some anxiety on some cases, but I mean sure that had training, right? And um it's kind of managed and um uh it's a lot more accepted, right? Um, but I didn't know um I wanted to it could come around from parents to you guys what's going on and why it is. And I just wanted to let you know that it's uh thought through and um and uh been okay. You see people service dogs, right? tearing
014up bread, you know. Yeah. Yeah. I sometimes question that. Um in this case, but I mean, you know, it's real. That's it. Um they can leave when they're done. have met and they might wish to because they were here at their open house and early on. Everything's going really well here. Actually, I'm just really tired and my father-in-law was like, "Hey, Labor Day weekend. We should go back up and I've been at school system for 20 years. Have I ever done that that weekend?" It's not forget. But everything's going really well here. It's just such a busy time of year. And this year, the way that we condense some of our PD days and everything, it feels this week's been really, really intense. Um, but that's okay because it's also really fun and exciting. Um,
015yesterday we had um our professional development for our instructional staff, so that's our pair of professionals and our teachers. And we um the learning leadership team um when Cindy did uh the character strong um two-hour training in the morning to to really dive into our program that we used last year and then our learning leadership team went to a conference this summer to really um more insight on how we can use that to support specifically our students with challenging behaviors um to limit classroom exclusions and really keep them in school in the classroom learning and engaged. Um so we're we're really learning to come together as a team to support the students and um focus on discipline teaching correct behavior rather than punishment which is you know to accumulate them into correct behavior and we're
016a school. So we're focusing on discipline and it's how do we teach correct behavior so that it's it's the desire of the kids and and to continue learning. Um it was a great conference and they gave a great presentation that involved the staff and then um yesterday was a lot of focus on social emotional learning but also um instructional practices in the house um or in school and preparing for open house which was last night which was fantastic. Uh we had a huge turnout of families come to open house. Um we've had um also I invited a whole bunch of resources in Mason County because being in central Mason um Shelton school district and North Mason school district both are right there with those resources and they're active in the schools where central Mason they
017kind of get left out a little bit. People in this community are entitled to those resources. They pay taxes into those resources that are are publicly funded and they need to remember that they have access to them and those resources need to remember that we know also part of their funding. Um so we had family educational services come out yesterday and she set up a huge booth and gave out tons of information um and school supplies and supports um crosswoods housing house and not only give the information out for crossing but also turning point um and other resource programs in our community that they just to advertise here we um we want to be more active and involved in the community um and a lot of people visited them at their tables and got information
018from And it was that was really horrible to see how many people reached out to them. We had um tables of school supplies for families and I know it still looks like we had a ton but they went we had way more than that. So so many families their backpacks um got new backpacks and and got the school supplies that they needed here which was really great instead of having to um go to the club bus go which I think was really helpful. was successful. Boy Scouts of America came our transportation department had a whole table set up with the different bus routes and um it was it was just really successful. So we so many came out of the chair at all costs but I felt like um it's always the parents of the
019youngest kids that come. We have a lot of school parents in the school. We're particularly excited to see some of your family excited about this. um our PTO it was PTA based um after COVID uh PTAs um because the kind of to get reactivated was a pretty big struggle for a lot of PTAs. was really expensive with such a small school. The membership requirement was so high that they um they voted um to to no longer be a PCA and they are working um with the IRS and as a 501c3 to move into a PTO which school district has done for all of their their schools are now PTO's and same thing with Shelton and same thing with Pioneer. a lot of school districts are moving to PTO's because there's a lot less um rules
020and regulations about the number of um of members and and how much you have to charge them as um you still have to to follow rules and bylaws we have established and these folks are really good by them. So I think it's going to be um kind of a new turning point to see how it works. Um but I'm I'm excited for them. really um a great group of parents supporting that. Um Teresa Cleon is our new um secretary and I just put that in a note in here. Um coming in from another school district in here um following Jennifer's footsteps. Jennifer who was here for so many years for sure. She's working so hard right now um to get enrollment in the beginning of year is so stressful with enrollment because parents want to
021drop their kids off at school tomorrow but if they don't have all of their paperwork if they have a serious allergy they don't have their epic year we can't have them in school that's the law and that constant phone calls for parents and if um she's been doing that and she's and it happened and it's so much work um in the beginning of the year and she's just been amazing getting those skills and communicating with families. Um, and so we're really excited about that. And I'm so grateful for a big shout out to her. Uh, today's professional development I was for all staff and it was great. Our morning was really focused on um hope and pathways to hope and and that's our our job as educators is to not give kids their dreams and
022hopes for their future. um they need to come up with those themselves but we give them um um encouragement and supporting their pathways and help them that path in June is really focused on hope and pathways and how we support those pathways to hope as educators. So we have a big talk about that today. Um we met our new team members which is Teresa secretary and Steve Lester our new bus driver and welcome back Michelle 6 is our bus driver. Um, we did our whole maintenance and operations and operational logistics and all those kinds of things. Had a potluck lunch, which is always delicious. Um, I was really tired. I brought potato chips. I didn't go much today, but people brought some amazing things. Oh, I brought some um, but we had our breakout session
023today, which is not something we've done before, but we needed to do civil rights and title n from our program. We had to do this um training with that. We needed to do um our handbook, our staff handbook training, some logistics in that um requirements and confidentiality stuff and our new Red River subsystem. And so instead of having people sit on the same person going over all of these things, we broke it into breakout sessions. So I ran this staff handbook um for confidentiality stuff um in one of the classrooms. Um Britney and Tracy were here going over the red rover and Jerry was um doing some lights on and it was awesome. This is our first time doing it in that kind of session for people signed up and moved around and I think
024it worked really well. Everybody smaller groups. Yeah. And um it made what can sometimes seem like boring information at least a little bit faster and a little better. So we were really efficient with that and it was great. Um and then I want to end um on our information on influence because I know that's kind of a thought. So it's not finalized because we really don't know the whole and we don't have things until the end of next week because people will still come tomorrow and think that they have their kids registered or think that because they just moved here their kids auto school without registering. Um, and I know that feels strange, but it happens every single year. And so we really won't know things until like next week or this evening, but right
025now our numbers are sitting at um 205 with several kids still in the queue registration and that's our general number. And then TK is the added we don't that counts with our level and that's at 16. So that brings us to 221 student. So it's um more than what we you know I have a feeling right here and like I said we still have several kids in the queue. So, our our classes are filling up. I've already said fifth grade and third grade are close to choice transfer no matter what. Like right now, they are um in that capacity and our um special education program is so programs are um our middle school. Um I have been um accepted in seventh grade because that's our smallest middle school class right now. I think that one's
026at 22 still. And so I did just um um some seventh graders that I really um 33 last year's eighth grade class actually yeah ended at 33 um students and so that was and at one point we had 34 there. that when we like those big bubble classes we um our current um fifth grade is at 26 and our um our I think our sixth grade which was a bubble class is now down to 26 most kids have moved um and yeah and so we've got 26 eighth graders too so that that's pretty good numbers are great is TK full or can we still accept Well, I mean, we have 16 in TK right now. That's like I I mean, if if an indist that's that's a big massive Well, I always amazed your dad.
027I'm very tired all um no it was really nice today that we had our former eighth graders um a few of them came in today with their freshman orientation at North High School and um um a few of them popped into one to grab some things that they needed for math for Miss Chilson because she always keeps her math and she emails up parents to say hey your student math looks here last break they're going to need them for high school And then they just were telling us about um and how at orientation today um they all saw each other great kids saw each other and they all huddled together you know and I just warms my heart because they it is not a big high school but in their realm of the world it's
028a big high school and the fact that they huddled together because um they're committed it just it really makes me excited for them that they have that connection and they will branch out and meet new friends but they will also see each other um across the hall and they'll feel like home and so I'm really excited for just any more. Okay, thank you. Okay, 11 people. So far around. Okay. What else that? Yes sir. Yes sir. Are you helping the now PTO student PTO? Are you providing guidance to I mean I can't really provide guidance to them. Um I'm attending their meetings and they I can't vote on anything. um they were already disbanded as PPA just simply because they had never been able to get up their numbers since co what was the requirement
029okay by a certain date and that is what they were struggling with and and do you know the requirement is under there is no requirement for actual number so they could have whatever um one thing that you might want to want to mention to them. I'm not sure if you remember this or Tracy um or Cindy. Uh the the an officer of the PTA used to attend the beginning of every board meeting and what they would do is they would announce what the organization was doing. they're having a fundraiser or they're organizing this or they're um you wanting to get new new uniforms for the girls volleyball team or you know the boys you know whatever it was right whatever activity they were in the middle of and then it it sort of enlisted the
030support right and um and it also kept them in you know high in in one's mind about about what other organizations within the school are are busy doing. And you know, you might want to suggest that to them to start to start forming connections, you know, within within the school and being absolutely um and then their next um meeting that they scheduled is September 23rd, the Monday. here um at Berby and I'm going to attend and I'm going to make that suggestion because you're right it it really br that connection and that's been lost for a few years. You've been so busy and I I don't think there was ever that intention for get lost but you're right it reconnects everybody. Well, I I think co has wiped out several traditions that we had prior
031to that were very that were um that connected all of us together. And since it's been a little [Music] Yeah. Can I say something too? Um, I just realized that there was a PTA or PTO page on Facebook. It might be a little confusing to parents that there's the PTA page and then there's the Great New School page and not have that. Did you guys know that? Yeah. So, the the PTA page has actually been disbanded now because the person who had to attach themselves to it is no longer um they don't have a kid anymore. So that one is being deleted and so the PTO will reestablish a page. They can't be the same as the schools because they are C3. So they can't Yeah, they can't be the same page as school page.
032But can we share their information? Yes. Okay. So um along those lines, uh I um I have a ble made for the PTA. So that logo was something I had commissioned and so um if the TTO wants modify that same logo I could probably have that done. So good good point. I mean just such a cool addition to our community. All right again. Thank you. So now relating to item number 11 the general fund has 624,62370 fund balance 16,5182 capital projects 133,99197 transportation fund 153,550 5065 and the debt service fund had 567,35614. Our um projected revenues for the month are 374,740. That does our portion this month does include the state amount of our safety net award which was 72,925. 85,249 that we will claim as a federal amount. So we got our full we
033got our $78,000. So that was that's that was great news for us. Our expenditures for the last month are 309,86907 and I'm projecting an ending fund balance for the month of August and there 79 I'm sorry 709,494 how is that that number that 709 I mean that sounds really good but I don't know how that is reference others and times it's one of our higher end and it's definitely higher than what I projected in budget which is normal and I usually trying to do that typically what I'll do in the last three two or three months is projecting um so that we you know and we know we have enough money and I hope the landing budget so question. It helps build that balance back up. The capital funds projects capital projects. Uh I'm I'm
034assuming that's something. It is. I don't remember it being that high. Yes, it is an interesting. All of our funds are interesting. It's one of the the duties that I have each month and I move those dollars into a state um fund that's interesting and our interest is actually you can see there's a line item on interest earnings is a gentle fund and that'll tell you approximately how much money you earn each month on our savings. What does it say? And so right now you're just seeing kind of a squish down. Um but for the year it was 20,751. So normally this well project work as we did would have come out. Um possibly we also could have a full upgraded placement. So the board could have decided to use capital projects. that was discussed
035and question will that be used with there's some rules from on the last page there we have I was read. Yeah, that's just a note. I think there months ago. I saw that. We did. Yeah, these are the things that we were looking at. The expenditure increases that prompt us to really start looking at our funds and where we might end up. That combined with low enrollment numbers coming on in. But some of these did correct. insurance increase didn't turn out to be that much more than insurance. Well, that special when Yeah. Okay. Again, any questions? I just wanted Can I say one more thing? Thank you. I notic that you um approach Teresa. I'd like to do that with because she really worked hard on the piece. Um but more importantly right now is
036transportation. It is such a big piece of what makes this you know the beginning of their work right because as these new students come in they're added to buses and it is just this moving target all the time from parents not there. It just takes time to get things settled down. All right. Any more to item number 12? So, looks like the next item are the directory in the in the folder here. We got so I'm going to ask for a I move that we approve resolution 08.27.24A 24 directors regular meeting. Okay. Thank you, Tom. Discussion. Okay. So, in essence, the way this Thank you guys. Byebye. Good night. Good night. Good night. So it looks like here what we're looking at doing is removing meeting from the uh fourth Tuesday to the fourth Wednesday
037this month with the exception of the second meeting which will be held on third Tuesday to Wednesday. I thought I said you said Tuesday. I said Tuesday to Wednesday. Okay. Yeah. But then this in December to Wednesday also. I think there was a reason I did reading from your resolution here. There was a reason why you did that. We had to move it to Tuesday based on the break time that starts for the holiday, right? Yes. That's the one month that will change that should be on Wednesday or Tuesday because he's on Monday and Tuesday. calendar. I'll be here. Okay. Okay. So, okay. Let me get this straight. So, the December meeting will be held on the third Tuesday of the month of December. He won't be here on Tuesday. No need to be fixed.
038Yes, it needs to be changed to Wednesday the 18th. So I had signed this and didn't catch that. Okay, we'll update that. Okay. So then Okay. So what do you make? So we're going to make that Wednesday. Okay. And it will be December 18th. [Music] Okay. All right. So, fourth Wednesday December. I know, but normally it's going to be fourth Wednesday and December due to the break. It's the third December 18th. Uh question calendar that was in the packet shows Thursday. [Music] So it should be 27. That's great. That's half day. Yes. Well, so that's why and I have another question related to that. Does that give Tracy the amount of time that she needs to pull all the financials together show? because that's where the good point the third week has challenged and we
039only get her till December correct that would be our last that would be our last one so yes Okay. Okay. So good discussion calendar. So are we ready then? Can we then go ahead in my mind table? We can vote on this on this resolution 0827. Any more discussion around it you guys? So I made the comments here. Any more discussion? If not all in favor. Thank you. How was your first drive? Um, well, I've been going up there each August, but um had the staff today. It's um it's a really neat place. Um they need more hope. They've had a lot of um hardships and illnesses and accidents and deaths and staff and related people and um kind of sad. So I'll be turning on the sunshine be kind of interesting to see back
040here item number I have a motion so moved um second yeah thank you discussion um we're approving Even as files, right? The calendar was correct. The resolution had already the previous version had it set for Tuesday meetings and this has an update to show Wednesday board meetings. So, and we're doing we're doing Oh, so the yellow right the January thing kind of threw me a little. [Music] Okay. So I guess resolution will then reflect the count. All right. Anyone discussion? If not all in favor. Okay. Uh now we're down to item C. discussion on the forward retreat agenda. We talked through this last time with Jerry and we have a number number of items and you and I certainly kind of talked about we had talked about obviously operating And then what else? [Music] Oh,
041that's right. All right. If you would, I'd like you to go ahead and work out [Music] the rand up in fall was stuck in I think in January last year. Yeah, they always do Santa right after [Music] we need to work on that date. I would suggest November Excuse me. I can't tell. I mean, this is If it's wrong, a couple hours for me is very um Did you say That's kind of what I think it work for me. Yes. Excuse me. I think I can make that. Okay. Can Allan are here. Well, that's where we've been going Allan. So, I'll I'll make sure it's available. churches into space. Oh, do they? Okay. Well, she said okay, good job. 8:00 in the morning. Yes. All right. Okay. Let's move down to uh item number 13,
042legislative update. uh the latter part of September. It was these as all the boards, all the board members, all the king's horses and all the uh have their they bring all their recommendations, the things that they're planning on focusing on for the January legislative session. And uh what I'm going to do and what I did last year is I I brought you I think probably at this meeting list of the priorities that they have set out and try and get some ideas for a new system. you think we would try some very I'll try and get that to you individually and get a chance to take a look at some feedback sort of when I participate in general assembly I've got some of your thoughts together that make sense that last and That's a precursor
043to the work that gets done in October, November, and December as the various committees within the legislative body going into January to push forward. That in mind, I reached out to Yeah. Travis. Uh I I by wonderful happening met Shelton Street Fair. He was down there and since then I reached out to him again and asked him would he make himself available for our next board meeting which is the 25th of September. and uh he responded back he would absolutely be available on September that he'll come with the intention of uh talking about what EC's priorities are based on the meeting he sat and talked with us about what five months ago and how we can best prepare ourselves to push those things that most important to us. And my hope coming out of that
044is that that uh we might have a combined effort, a couple of us or three of us and do an office calls, which is a good way, when I say office, I mean this legislative office. a good way to show our concern, a good way for us to be active and interactive. And we can talk more about that later. I'm very excited about being a time. He made it through the primary and he has election in November for that position. I think James there were three I think out of that that so That's where we're at from the legislative center. It's interesting as you bring this up, not trying to be fresh back to get out for me. That's those two zoom. Yeah. Okay. You look at look at our million budget year $20,000 for
045students. [Music] Any questions? Nice job. Thank you. Okay, now we're down to item 14 reviewing updates. 2020 and one update 20192 involvement. before 2004. So we look like we're in pretty good shape. Okay. Any any discussion more discussion around what they are looking [Music] what's one that's federal requirements around receiving the federal parent nights and math nights Good idea. So, so we did it. Good for you. Any more discussion around? I just have a comment. Wes and I certainly have gone through policies. You're I'm sure you're well over 100. Maybe the western island policy because a policy has not been updated for a couple of decades doesn't mean that policy that he had in place at the time was ineffective or wasn't addressing issues involved. And we have had many uh conversations with superintendents and
046old policies and if the policies met the law at the time and gave us good guidance to give to staff to administer the policies. Yeah. And by the way and I didn't mean I didn't mean then uh No. They were just commentating policy. It just it just when you see something that's out there 2003 2005 and it meets the standard then I then I probably shouldn't it's okay I just the other the other piece is we are a policyheavy state first policy heavy state there probably some states that have more policies than we do and Boy, oh boy. Having gone through the last few legislative sessions, there's just a lot of energy about getting more policies into the school system. And and we have a limited ability to a review the policies and and most
047importantly to enforce the policies. And and when you read these policies, you get down to the back page and it talks about who is going to administer the policy, who's going to be responsible for generating the reports and maintaining all the information that's being requested. And it's spread amongst a very small staff. She is in on it. He's in on it. Tracy and Anna in it. Uh and the last thing I'm going to say is they are unfunded requirements. They don't provide any funding for us to add more administrative staff to do all the things that they want us to do. They just tell us you got it. I'm done. I I I totally agree policies. However, when Jerry was doing that report at the beginning at the end of last year to make sure
048that we were in compliance with everything, they were really thinking about these policies, weren't they? Oh, yes. I mean, so I mean, if we don't support them, then we're kind of messing with his life because we have to have policies in place because they made it they made your life kind of miserable for some of it. So, didn't they? Yeah. I mean, it's not I mean, I'm not trying to say that I want to do it, but I don't want to make his life miserable because we want to stand. I want What happens? You don't comply. Well, the administrator pays for it and and so fines or I'm just ask what do we need to do this? What what I would say about policies is that the legislature obviously is very happy to pass lots
049of laws. Um but and those generally we roll down policies but a lot of times policies protect us there guidance for us and rules. So we talked about I had a policy I could look at right and then it gave me some and it was based on law and it was look at it okay all right now that that really helps me. So it's not all hurts. It it sometimes helpful to have something to go on because I can say okay otherwise without some rule like this it's all on my shoulders right and and I can lean on this and if there's questions or concerns or worries I can say you know we had a group of bright people who took the time to review some things in my policy and that's what I'm standing
050on. Um, I don't know every policy in and out. I'm learning them because I'm reading them as we go, right? But it they can be a protective barrier for us. They're not all a logistical that they're a guide book for us as a school and a foundation. Well, they're like anything. There's there's good policies and there's bad policies. And I I I think the majority are are meant to be to be good. They're they're detecting probably developed out of um a response to a lawsuit or something, right? But then you get a policy that says, you know, grown grown men can can and go use, you know, a little girl's bathroom. And that might be that might be fine. um you know reporting dearly both of you but when something happens and I'm saying something
051bad happens that we created a dangerous situation for for somebody a little boy or little girl who who then gets sued right it's us and but then they're like well we we just wrote the policy right and so so we have to be discerning right? And and kind of really say, is this right for our school district? And you know, now we're kind of at odds with the legislature, you know, wanting to take local control away from school districts. And, you know, it's kind of a weird time that we're living in. But I I I do agree with Jerry that that most of them are are um probably written with some kind of bad experience that you know, sort of like when you look at the peanut butter jar and it says, you know, there's
052a big warning on it that, you know, contains peanuts. Okay. Well, that was born out of a lawsuit. I didn't know the peanut butter contained peanuts. I'm allergic to peanuts. Right. And so, um, so I I I do think that we have to kind of look at them individually and really think, you know, is this one of the good ones or bad ones because some policies are frankly just political um, you know, this political thought down the road. The others are designed to protect us. So anyway, that's my little so far. So with that same weekly, can I get a motion to approve [Music] motion? I make a motion. I'll second. All right. Discussion policy 1400 meeting conduct forward seemed pretty straightforward. When I review this intent here without any discussion being position ready to
053vote so I'd like to take all in favor [Music] okay moving right along item 15 agenda items different board meeting annual strike approval retreat and determination talk a little bit about that and then I've added here work session legislative reports that I added any other items for the September 18. Go ahead. So, uh I have surge protectors in my house because I use power and when the power comes back on sometimes it comes on like this. I can hear this clacking sound and when that happens it's trying to fry my computers and other electrical appliances in your motherboard when you reach PhD and everything. Yeah. And that that's why I brought up what I did when talking about this that the PSC will know for me less than a couple hundred bucks system. And you
054also talked about policy. Was there somebody here to turn switches off to make sure that when the power turns back on things don't surge? That should have been the number one it was you. Yeah. Three weeks after dad finished his house, got a power. Yeah. Um, uh, two things. Um, I am not sure if I'm going to be here for September working for work. Uh, I might be back before, but depending on how things go, I have to an extra night. Um for retreat agenda, um I would like to suggest that we do a um kind of a round table to talk about some of the traditions that that made make this school district great and what what we did prior to co what we're doing now and and strategize about how we can reclaim
055some of our longtime heritage that was actually very destructively interrupted by CO. So So would you rather do that as an agenda item or is that added to I think I think that's okay. Okay. Um, okay. just to just so that we can talk openly about and uh because I you know I and I'm guilty I'm guilty of falling into the kind of lazy trap you know where it's like ah I don't want to do that and and but um we used to have a board member named Hamburger who who at times just irritated the heck out of me because I I I really loved her and and she she made sure that we all stuck to those those traditions and and now I kind of look back on that and and sort of so
056anyway I would like that to be part of to invite the LLT leadership team because we recognize a lots of very people that do a lot of hard work and you know I point out Hannah and others who are doing great things we um we do give them a second day but it's really they contribute a lot to um what we do see them and know who they are and the value not all schools have such a healthy functioning collaborative to teach me credit. Yes. Yes. They don't know how much money they're going to charge anybody. They just had a sheet that were open to the sign yesterday. How many? There were three people there. I don't think they But I mean, they're just It's brand new. I mean, they don't they don't have They're
057not I'm not sure you're get somebody here next month. I'm not sure they got or I think they want to be at I don't know. I just sign my name. Oh, well, all of us should memories. I agree. Only if they're gonna be there and do stuff. I think I think it's got to be more than just not. I think you should like if they're going to do something, we should show up and help. Otherwise, it's just too easy to give money. It's just I mean, but they need that too. That's the thing that you know I don't have time to do that, but I can give them money. Absolutely. Absolutely. But they didn't know how much money it was last night. They had no They don't have They don't know. I mean, they're just
058I mean, they probably I think they just decided to go from PTA. Okay. Okay. I'm going to move on to item 16 for approval to request. Oh, um Okay. Uh I'm incredibly sad that Tracy is leaving us. Um really really good positive talent in the school and looking forward to welcome replacement at some point but sad about that. Um I like how we work together. The team may not all see eye to eye but we you know we have the schools best infor. And what else? Thanks, Britney, for all the transportation stuff, whatever that entails. Getting kids on buses. Anyway, that's me. That's it. Uh I thought the way that uh Jerry and staff had out well issues and I was really glad that the decision was made for two down there all that stuff
059technology with some kind of board. I'm sure that's something important. I enjoyed this talked really fast and I'm guessing that she's talked really fast the last several days and I was glad that capital fund has expanded because we're I don't know for what it I'm glad we're moving to I'm glad that the very small school updated index. I drove over Steven's Pass last week and it's very rural up there and it's very sparse up there and courageous to drive all those miles. This is probably a helicopter. Yeah, that's all I forit. Thank you for doing that. It's interesting to be a school where everybody's on us very much, right? Um I came to overnight last night just because I like school and um all the rooms were lovely all you know stuff on the walls
060everything but what I really like was the teachers talking to little kids and it's all as the new kids would come into the classroom they would call by name and genuinely happy to see these old kids and they were all excited about being here and it was just uh just a magic in the first couple days of school was just amazing. The magic was here yesterday and that's a good thing. It was really nice and I'm sure let's keep the brief off because I remember the first couple days is very tiring. So yeah, it was great. So that was what was nice. Um I'm excited for the new year. Cheers to all the teachers and staff and admin to get the school up and running the energy with the kids bra. Why do I need
061to send my energy to you guys? Yeah, I thanks for keeping it the place going. I didn't want to be too repetitive. So this was a significant compliment. You remember too many months ago that she was holding on to that. Yeah. Very close to she remember. So, so that was a huge really don't underestimate sign. So, that was that was pretty cool. And uh and I and I too overwhelmed. I was just felt like the person in the chair commercial was speaking here. But I mean that's the energy is unbelievable. really help. It's been very interesting. I've had several of my colleagues, friends, peers. Couldn't you think that again anyhow Jerry um I guess you know you speak of all the energy but the redundancy is the anxiety that the energy right and the so
062there there there was the preceding weeks contained some anxiety would you agree But we we worked this through just like you think like when you're going to do a theater performance, you know, there's all the all the work and the figuring out and the tension and how do we things and then and then it's show time, right? So that's tomorrow and smiles are on and the show's going and everybody's working and our our machine is well tuned and running well and uh thank you guys for moving to Wednesday didn't have to be so agreeable but you were and let the record show where they be on Thank you. Okay.