Regular Board Meeting - June 4, 2026

001that a student, parent, staff, or community member would like to know what was discussed. If you do not wish to be recorded, please let us know at this time. Thank you, Bonnie. Thank you. I will call tonight's meeting to order at 6 p.m. If you're able, please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Uh we are going to start tonight. Oh, I can't start just yet with that one. So, board, I'd like to turn it over to you for recognition from around the district. So, we'll go ahead and get started. Whoever wants to go first. Uh, I'll take a stab at the

002start here. Um, several Ording High School students were recognized for their achievements in career and technical education, math, science, and leadership at the end of May. We are especially proud to celebrate Miss Carly Castro who was named a finalist for the AA excuse me a AAW scholarship which recognizes outstanding young women for their academic achievement and leadership. Additional student honores included Ally Thorne, recipient of the AAW science award, Veronica Brewer, recipient of the AAW math award, and Leah Lambert, recipient of the AAWCTTE award. Congratulations to these outstanding Cardinals. That's awesome. Um, congratulations to Renee Paulie, Oring High School ASB advisor and CTE business and marketing teacher, and Aaron Saluca, um, OS bookkeeper and ASB secretary for helping Oring High School earn the 2026 uh, silver school of distinction award from just the recognition places or

003high school in the top 2% of Renaissance schools nationwide and reflects the incredible work being done to build a positive school culture and student success. We are proud of Renee and Aaron for this outstanding achievement and the meaningful impact they continue to make for students. And somebody mentioned last night that somebody's going to Florida with this. >> Yes. That's somebody you're the one. >> Well, both of us >> both of you are going such a representation. We're so proud of you guys. >> Um, congratulations Dorine High School senior Wyatt Jackson, who was named senior of the year in the electrical trades at Pierce County Skills Center Awards Night. The recognition highlights Wyatt's hard work, dedication, and skill in choosing a pathway. We are incredibly proud of his of this outstanding achievement. >> Way to go,

004Wyatt. >> Yeah. On May 11th, our nutrition services department served a special meal in honor of Salmon People's Day, a cultural obs obser sorry, >> Observance. Oh my goodness. Recognizing the deep relationship between the Piala people and salmon as a source of life, identity, and tradition. Through an OSPI local foods grant, the district was able to purchase salmon from the Muckleshoot tribe and serve it alongside suatach macaroni salad and fried bread. This meaningful meal gave students an opportunity to connect culture, history, and nutrition in a memorable way. I have had that meal. It is absolutely fantastic. The they cook the salmon so well. It is delicious and the kids love it. >> Nice. As we're gearing up towards our um graduating class of 2026, there were um a couple of us board members, three of

005us actually, that attended the awards ceremony last night. And it's always um a really fun thing to attend and watch these students. And I learned last night that we had um and correct me if I'm wrong, but there were seven valadictorians this year. And um I think it just says a great thing about our school system at the high school specifically um that we have that kind of talent in our students there. There was so much to be said and so much to be recognized last night and um Carly, you were up on stage quite a bit and I just was talking about you and the only term I could use to describe you was exceptional and um you're going to be really missed as you move on. But I'm so so excited for you

006and I know that there'll be more awards said tonight. But um just so proud of our our senior class and all of those awards and recognitions that they got last night. It was a wonderful evening. >> And you have to come back. You can't you can't stay away. You have to report back to us and let us know how things are going. >> We've got one more number one. >> Oh, sure. I I can't read very well tonight, but I'll I'll take a stab at it. At Tarmagan Ridge Elementary, students in Miss Frank Franklin's life skills class partnered with Miss and I can't say this light lit. Thank you. Kindergarten class for a special hands-on science experience. After watching caterpillars grow and transform, students had the exciting opportunity to release butterflies together. Oh, this memorable

007activity brought science to life in a meaningful and engaging way while creating a shared learning experience for students of all ages. That is cool. >> That's cool. >> That is very cool. >> I I also want to um acknowledge the choir. We had a choir concert. Um Mrs. McCarl even made it to it. So um the choir did a an excellent job. We had the middle school that got to participate this time, which that was great, too. Um, Miss uh, Bakis also came back and did a little bit there. So, that was kind of neat to see. So, um, a shout out to the choir. >> Nice. >> Very good. Thank you. Uh, I have the honor this evening of recognizing Carly Castro. My goal is to do this without choking up. Um, it's an

008honor for the board to uh, first and foremost get to work side by side with our student board representatives. Um, they bring voice of students to our boardroom, to our conversations. They bring incredible insight. And Carly is wrapping up her 2-year term with us. and she has gone above and beyond our expectations both here in the boardroom by sharing your thoughts very candidly with us throughout your terms and also carrying the hope and the vision and the strategic plan our goals into our schools and not just the high schools but at all levels of our district. Um, and then also we've been able to see your impact in your work with our students and our staff and our schools along the way. And so it's not just the work that you've done here with us

009that's been so valuable, but to see you develop your voice and develop as a leader, poise, professionalism. We can't be more excited uh to celebrate your graduation as you cross the stage next week. But it's also like we're going to miss you and we're going to miss uh your contributions here in the boardroom. >> Yes. >> So I want to thank you wholeheartedly for your service here. It is volunteer and it's also difficult. You juggle a lot of uh a lot of activities and a lot of leadership roles. Uh and you make this a priority. So we appreciate that. Um Dallas is completed his first year and has big shoes to fill. Dallas, but we're really um proud proud and honored to have been able to work with you here. >> Yes. >> Any other?

010>> You've covered it. >> Yeah, I was going to say it. It's just been great having you on the board and um you br a lot of perspective in and it's awesome. >> Yeah. We thank you very much. >> I miss sitting next to you. So, I got to get used to I make little sides. Sometimes >> Dallas prepared a speech, but he lost it. So, we're not quite sure what he's going to say, but he has some words I believe he wanted to share as well. >> Um, yeah, I thought about it earlier and I did like I was like, "Oh, this is going to be really nice and I forgot." So, straight straight from the heart. Um, Carly, um, you've been a really incredible mentor, partner, role model, and a really incredible friend.

011Um, I don't think there's a better person that could be sitting across from me over there. Um, I never wrote a board report, just for the record. You know, she'd write it and I would just speak. So, you know, she's a really, really hard worker. >> You played it off well, >> thank you. Um, she's very well spoken and intelligent and outgoing. Um, you know, I try to, you know, think that I'm pretty good at that, but she's like no matter what the situation is, she's ready to share her opinion in a really, really smart and concise and thorough way, and I really admire that. Um when we were doing our work session talking about strategic plan, uh Miss Kinsler, Miss Fischer asked me um about whether any of my peers whether I look at

012any of my peers and I think wow if they can do that I can do it too. And in the moment I said no usually I'm that person for my peers but definitely the person the only person in boarding that I would look up to or chase or want to be as good as is you. So, thank you for being that person for me and I'm going to miss you a lot. >> That one was a little >> My hands are a little sweaty. >> Always has something something really nice lined up. Sometimes I'll drop him off and he's like, "Carly, you're awesome." And no one's ever like really well spoken and like cute. Nobody's like ever super like thoroughly and well spokenly tell me like that I'm playing impacted other people. So that's just

013really cool to see. I don't know. I don't know. It's cool stuff, man. I don't want to cry. You guys suck. >> Any >> I've got the tissues. >> Carly, any hopes and visions? What would you love to see us do as a board or future board members? What would you hope for your alma moater? Just like I don't know like make it real. We have so we talk so much all the time and I love that we talk so much but I just really wish people could see like what behind the scenes looks like what that like they have people on their side. Like I feel like a lot of the time a lot of students they don't see that they have students on their like this that the big dogs and the the

014big guys are really like rooting for them not setting up a system to restrain them. Um, I don't know. My goal, I guess, my hopes would be that like it's all one united thing. Like it's not like a level thing like like the board is not better or worse than like admin and students. Like it's kind of we are working as a community to um to overall like have a strong education to have a strong spirit, have a strong connection and find belonging in your school and your place of work and all that stuff. I don't know. Just feel like it's like hard cuz it's not like we're intentionally doing it. It's like a social thing. It's like that's just how it runs. That's just how life is. But like I don't know. My goal,

015my hopes and dreams would be that students understand that there's every there's so many people behind the scenes rooting for them that there's so much opportunities for help and so much opportunity for them to grow and connect and I don't know. I don't know. >> Cool. Well, we'll happily accept your future board application to join us some at some point in your future, but I know you have plans. >> Well, I can't go that far because apparently I have things to do. So, >> you do. That was maybe intentional. >> Yeah. Carly's influence and reach uh if you don't know, extends well beyond our district. And so, we're looking forward to seeing what's next for her. Yeah, >> possibly being an author, >> which would be really cool. >> Yeah, we'll talk about that in

016a little bit. >> All right. Uh, Bonnie Red Bay. >> Yeah, >> I thought so. Um, I feel like it's customary to do a photo with you. >> Okay. >> I think you should expect that. >> Yeah, I was excited. >> She's very dressed tonight. >> Uh, Mom, would you like to join us over here? We'd love to have you in the picture. >> Yes. >> Sure. >> You want to give her? >> Yes, please. Yes, please. >> Sorry. I survive student board. >> Thank you. Thank you. I saw you get one of those. And you get that. >> Thank you. >> And approve and record. >> All right. Squeeze her in. Squeeze her in. >> We're all going to get our head, just so you know. >> Okay. You ready? All right. One, two,

017three. >> How about a big hand for Carly? >> Yes. Thank you for from Dallas. All right. >> Yeah. >> So, Carly, thank you. >> And we will see you on stage. >> Yeah. Just so you know, we all wait up there with so much anticipation. It's our favorite day. So, >> and we all fight who gets stand. >> Yep. We should make you pick the competition. Start taking bids. That's cruel. >> I know, right? Wow. >> All right. Uh so on behalf of the board of directors, we would love to recognize this month's agency superstars. And so we'll begin with Oring Elementary School would McKenna Macaral >> Marcel fourth times a charm. >> Would you please join us up here at the podium? You can come up here, too. >> You're awesome. So, just

018to plan ahead, we're going to recognize a bunch of people and you guys I really like just kind of hang out there. You can sit on the stage there and then we're going to take a picture when we're all done. Okay. All right. So, you were nominated because beginning in the fall, you started with a strong focus on developing new learning strategies and putting in consistent hard work every day. Does that sound familiar? Okay. By winter diagnostics, so winter tests, you successfully hit your stretch goal and jumped an incredible two full grade levels. >> Wow. >> Wa. Wow, good job >> on your I Ready assessment. This shows how your dedication to your learning has really paid off and we are so proud of you. This is awesome. >> Well done. Did it feel good?

019>> Perfect. Thank you. So hang out there cuz there's more people coming up. >> Just chill. Yep. Perfect. >> All right. So for also from Oring Elementary School, we'd like to recognize our staff person Nicole Gisham to the podium. >> Double down. >> Hi Nicole. You were nominated because you consistently go above and beyond as a true agency superstar. You've worked incredibly hard to strengthen your team while navigating new learning around core competencies. Always leading with dedication and care, Nicole. Your commitment to improving practice and ensuring students receive the highest quality learning is evident in everything you do. You support your team wholeheartedly and bring a genuine passion to your work. Our agency is better because of you. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Those are big words. All right, moving across the street to

020Tarmaggan Elementary School. I'd like to invite Braxton Pearson. Pearson. Braxton, come on up. Braxton, you were nominated by Miss Carlson and Miss Wilson. You know those guys? Good. for being a leader no matter where you are in the building and you are a positive influence for your classmates. Braxton, you stay on task and participate to the fullest. You work well with others, ignore distractions, and overall you are a responsible learner. >> Nice job. >> Wow, that's great. Thank you for being one of our agency superstars. Where else that you want to sit up front? Sweet. Okay. Our staff person from Tarmaggan is Dana Osling. Hi Dana. So Dana, you were nominated because you you co-organized our first invention. Connect. Oh, I can't say that. Well, convent. >> You're contagious. I am >> your first invention

021convention for students based on your passion for science. This was an amazing event for students to develop their own science invention to solve a real world problem >> and I'm so excited about that event and the work that the students did and how excited everybody got around it and I'm hoping it returns next year. That's the plan. All right. From Oring Middle School is Madden Sherman here. Hi, >> Madden. Come on. >> So, Madden, you were nominated to be a agency superstar because you are one of the students who reads our daily announcements to the school and does a fantastic job. You also contribute to the middle school by serving on ASB and meeting weekly on Thursday mornings before school. You have to go in early. >> Uh before school to discuss ways to make

022the school better. That's important. That's worth it. Finally, Madden, you have completed or sorry, you have competed at the state TSA Technology Student Association competition and qualified for nationals. >> Wow. Holy cow. >> That's exciting. Where are Where are the TSA Nationals? >> Um DC, I think. >> Oh, wow. That's cool. >> Should we approve that field trip request? I think so. >> I think so. I think so. Very good. And our our staff person from the middle school. I'd like to invite Colin Grebling. You were nominated because as our band director, you go above and beyond to provide incredible experiences to our students and making our band one of the best middle school band programs in the state. We believe that. Thank you, >> Colin. You were here almost every day before and after

023school providing extracurricular band experiences, including drum line, jazz band, and marching band. You recently hosted all of the middle schools in the region. >> Wow. >> For the large group band festival at Oring Middle School. Also in February, Oring Middle School was selected to perform in front of all the band directors in the state at their state conference. You truly are a spectacular band director. >> Thank you very much. >> All right. Is >> Violet Violet say Campanil >> Campanelli. I WAS CLOSE. SO, VIOLET, during the laar walk, you were spotted picking up trash without being prompted by staff. >> You're totally not prompted for extra credit. >> Yes, my dad. >> You were also a member of the principal's advisory council and has shown you've shown tremendous agency this year by growing in your

024self-confidence, by putting yourself out there in leadership activities. Violet, you are an advocate for your school, your classmates, and your community. You go out of your way to encourage belonging in Ording High School and by showing compassion to others and recognizing other students dignity and work. Sorry, worth dignity and worth. You work hard in school to master academic goals and are helping to own our school goals of making OS a place where all students belong, have dignity, and can grow in confidence as they pursue their summits. >> So, wow, >> nice job. >> Very nice job. >> All right, >> I would like to invite Kristen Wait, say it again. >> From Frajord. >> Frod. >> It's Norwegian. >> There you go. >> Okay. Can you say my name? No, I'm kidding. >> That's why

025I try so hard to get these right. >> Well, thank you for being here. Uh Kristen, you started the OS Key Club this year. You helped our firstear group of students with a recycling initiative on the OS campus and the Key Club partnered with Pierce County Health Department to promote safe driving for high school students. Kristen, you committed yourself to be a teacher who emphasizes agency in your classroom. While in your second year of teaching, you have joined the instructional leadership team and contributed to the development of our smart strategies that can be taught across content. These strategies align to OS core competencies and help students achieve transferable skills beyond OS. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> All right. What an amazing group of people. Yeah, >> we are going to see how

026much agency it takes >> To get a photo to get a photo. Exactly. >> Let's try some certificates for our adults and some goodies for our >> uh parents, would you like to come join? We'll try to fit everybody in. So, if you want to come stand with your kids, we'd love to have you up here. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. There you go. >> Yeah, you're probably good. I need a boost. >> You're welcome to come up here. >> Come on in. Bring it in. Squeeze. >> You're good. >> Come in. >> Yeah. Somewhere >> tippy toes. Squeeze your >> Okay, we ready? >> Okay. Ready? One, two, three. >> All right. Nice job. All right, students, staff, friends, and family, >> all the good stuff. >> You're warmly invited to stay for the entire

027board meeting if you like or enjoy your meeting. Feel free to say >> we don't take the pilot. All right. She was one of my kids. >> All right. >> Oh, yeah. Moving on. >> Moving on. Wow. So much to celebrate around our district. We really um it takes time to honor and recognize everybody, but it's a priority of the board to elevate good things happening in our district. Recognize students who are living the core values. We want to see students and staff living the core values that we hope to see in our district that are integral to our culture here. So, it's important that we prioritize those at the start of the meeting. So, that's why we do it. Mhm. >> And I don't believe we have any community or staff comments, >> Bonnie.

028>> We do not. >> Okay. Then I will turn it over to Mr. Hudson Beieler. >> All right. Uh you'll notice a my own modification to the agenda in my report, and you'll see why when I get to the last slide, but we'll save the best for last. Uh it's not been that long since we had our last meeting, but some incredible things happening across the district. We had senior signing day. Over 50 tables at the high school recognizing all the different career pathways that our students are taking. Uh parents were in attendance and it was so fun to cheer on our students as they reach their summits. And of course, uh next Thursday we get to officially walk them across the stage and send them on their way. Uh Dubs, as we shared, will

029be here tomorrow. We confirmed again this week. Uh if you're interested, somewhere around 12:45 1:00 at the central office. uh we'll be able to do a photo op for anyone that's here and then we'll walk Dubs over and he'll be cheering on our elementary cougars which is ironic but cool for their participation in the Husky summer reading program. So we'll share some data about how they did last year in celebration and dubs I'm told can say the word congratulations. >> So you got to come tomorrow to find out whether that really happens but I didn't know he could say words he could say congratulations. So, we'll see how that goes. Uh, this is one of the best traditions ever. Our high school students come over and work with our Oring Elementary students at the Little

030Sphere. We were able to put some incredible pictures out there uh when that happened. So, I thought I'd share that uh just so you could see some of the smiles and the positive interaction. Those are games and activities and events that our high school kids come up with and then they come over and they find out how hard it is to be a teacher and they're a professional uh and teach our elementary students. but they do a wonderful job each year doing that. Uh, our SBA scores are starting to trickle in. I don't have a lot of data for you. When there were maybe only 30 or 40 students tested, I didn't share that data, but some of even the small sample sizes are incredibly high, but these are where we had 160 or more.

031So, reasonably certain that's about how the scores might come in. Third grade math up 9%, sixth grade math up five, seventh grade math up 10%. uh seventh grade ELA up seven, eighth grade math is up a percent and ELA is up three. Uh and some of the early pre-preliminary scores look very good as well. So, we're really liking what we see. We're thankful for your investment in intervention support materials, core curriculum materials, and you'll see a pre-resentation a little bit later today from some of the folks in the audience uh that'll have some additional recommendations for you moving forward. Uh you mentioned Wyatt uh Pierce County Skill Center, amazing program. We have many students proportionately uh enrolled compared to other high schools and we just believe in that strong foundation. Uh that's out of hundreds

032and hundreds and hundreds of students and incredible talent from across Pierce County. So kudos to Wyatt. >> Uh you mentioned the concert director Milo. That was insanely cool. Those students have been through so much. Four substitutes. >> So it's been a lot of coming and going and there demonstrated incredible adversity. uh Jackie Bakus to come back and help be there for the kids was incredible. Uh they gave a strong shout out to Mr. Baro for all his support. They wouldn't have probably made some of the field trips and performances if not for his support. So, uh we're incredibly grateful, but that was their last one for the year and it's always sad to send our seniors on their way. Uh band concert. Uh I thought I'd bring that to you. I if I was on

033top, I would have recorded choir, but uh I got that far on the the jazz band at least. So, 30 second snapshot of how well they sounded. One of Carly's final performances. So, congratulations to Carly, the jazz band, and all of our musicians for that final concert. It was a wonderful sendoff. We will get another little bit of choir, a little bit of band at graduation. So, uh that'll be fun. >> Uh other things that happen moving on maybe. >> Can you move it? >> Maybe find Andy help. >> There we go. Uh we were really fortunate to recognize one of our PTA parents, our treasure, Andy Old Coyote. Ordering combined PTA. Honestly, uh there's nothing that's more widely attended uh and engaging for kids than what they're doing with bingo nights, glow dances, harvest

034festival, you name it. Uh they have raised, remember last year I shared they raised uh $34,000 to go back into our students. This year was $50,000. >> 50 grand and that provides for a field trip for every elementary student K5. And they subsidized camp so well it dropped the bill in half for our fifth graders to attend. Uh, so we were really thankful and appreciative of their work and it was a pleasure to recognize Andy and on the student side, Carly Castro and Abby Carlson who have like thousands and thousands of hours of community service and validictorian and uh, community service throughout the local and Pierce County. It was so fun to just say a few nice words about them and recognize them with the Wasa Student Leadership Awards. No scholarships on that one, but

035it was fun to recognize them nonetheless. And don't forget, Oring uh PTA gave out scholarships, too. Yes, they did. Tonight, >> Michelle was there last night giving out scholarships to the seniors. So, we're appreciative of that partnership. They will see some transition next year. Uh so, we're really hoping some new parents can come on in and continue the great work that uh the steering committee has done postseason. Uh if you've been tuning in, watching online, Jaden Strombbachler in the third, fourth state contest, leadoff triple set the tone. Ording baseball never let up. That was uh third in state was how they performed. Best finish since 1976. That was like fiveome uh since they've been there again. So, it was really impressive uh how well they did. And track had several state placers. I thought I'd

036share that with you. uh Isaiah, he was not only a placer in wrestling, uh one of Dallas's teammates, but came in strong with a second place finish in Javelin, which is really cool. And we'll have lots of just tune in online. Uh first team, second team, all league scholar athletes. A lot of recognition coming in for the incredible work our athletes are doing. Uh you captured the school of distinction. I thought I'd put that out there. We're really excited. you did approve this field trip to send our students and uh to be in the top 2% have ordering on the national stage once again is really really cool. So proud of them. Uh just a reminder for you graduation 2026 as a board last year you really felt it important to practice the diploma covering

037uh and in your debrief you said you wanted to do that again. So Bonnie has it calendared, of course, and I'm reminding you that 10:00, uh, seniors will be practicing. Uh, Mrs. Paulie will be running them through the order of events, and then that's a time for you to practice the diploma cross and who's transitioning and how and that sort of thing. Uh, we have a report time for you at 4:30 to try on the robes and make sure everything's set. Uh, gates will open at 5:00. Every senior gets a handful of tickets, and then the community at large can come in at 5:45. So, everybody gets to go, which is one of the benefits of hosting it local. Uh, I had the pleasure of wrapping up my very last meeting as the superintendent advisory

038committee member uh leadership for Pierce County. Uh, with me is my colleague and high school classmate, Dr. Susanna Reyes. We were two years apart. We're both superintendents and she was leading King County. I was leading Pierce County. And now we officially uh have no more gigs. So, I'm pretty happy about that. Part of what we were trying to bring to the entirety of the superintendents in King and Pierce are hometown values. You heard some today around community and around culture and around connection. So every meeting we lead, we bring the superans together in one of those lenses and try to really elevate the work that's happening across King and Pierce County. Uh which is fun to have on the map since I've been in this role. I've been on a governing board for Wasp for

039Green River through their nursing program SPU for counseling. I was the president last year for WASA 111. This year past president uh and next year I have no more gigs. So I'm happy about that. Uh Cliff and I though do have a gig. Our mission in life in this next year is to get our buildings to a permit in hand. So all of that attention is going to be working full tilt to deliver on the promises. Uh but I am proud to say also here in a few weeks or will continue to be on the statewide stage. our high school team is presenting uh a session around elevating student voice. So Matt and Tia and Chris will be sharing lots of student voice and then Aaron is going to be sharing a session with Dr.

040Paul Bloomberg really about using AI and around giving targeted timely feedback to staff and kids. So two sessions on the map coming up in a few weeks. >> Uh very much proud to announce that we're continuing free meals but not for one year for four years. Oh. >> So, through that House Bill provision, we uh can definitively say free meals for every elementary student uh through 2030. And I thought you'd be impressed with this. This year, we've served over 310,000 meals to children uh throughout the uh nutrition services program. So, kudos to Cassie and the team. Uh just with PTR alone, we served over 40,000 more meals there based on that free provision. So, it's definitely having an impact for our families and for our kids. >> We're going to need kitchen space. >> Uh,

041very much so. Kitchen will need to be something what we pay attention to. And, uh, I don't know on that picture on the right, uh, do you notice anything? That's a that's a book that's, uh, currently in the development phase, but do you notice anything on that book? >> Awesome. >> Anything that is standing out? >> We have Cali Carly Castro and Dallas Guy's name in print down there. So, Dallas had a dream. Uh we met uh a couple well a few weeks ago cuz we always meet with our senior student board rep say, "What are your goals? What are your dreams? What do you want to do?" He said, "I really want to do a presentation uh across the state." So, we brought in Dr. Bloomberg, Dr. Lee, myself, and we're like, "All right,

042what does that look like?" Uh and Paul had so much fun talking with Dallas and Carly. By the end of that conversation, uh he said, "Hey, you want to write a book with me? You want to be like co-authors?" and they're like, "We don't know what that means, but sure." Uh, and then yesterday we got the email draft of what the cover looks like. So, kudos to Carly and Dallas. >> They're the way they're elevating it in our district. This will be on the stage at National. >> So, pretty cool. >> That may or may not be the final uh cover. The good news is their voice will be elevated uh and the work here will be elevated. Uh the bad news is they have summer homework because they have to read every chapter and

043give voice and insights. But uh the way it's structured right now, I don't think they know what they signed up for quite yet. But what's going to happen is there are several chapters with strategies and routines of how to elevate voice and they're going to be providing student voice and feedback on each chapter along the way. And uh what I think eventually their pictures will be on the cover in addition to their names. That's what I've heard. So kudos to them. And that wraps up my report. Wow. >> Uh, we'll see y'all at graduation. Happy to answer any questions you may have. >> We need to make sure that that book's for sale state conference. >> I am just in awe of our our student leaders. Who do you know that graduates from high school

044and is already an author of a book and some any form? Holy moly. >> Yeah. Ed, could I have you just clarify for um the people out there about there's been lots of questions why only elementary school is getting free lunches. Could you clarify a bit on why that? >> Yeah, there's a certain percentage you need to qualify and free reduce to connect to that house bill. So, there is a need-based element to it. Right now, based on the aggregate forms that currently lives with K5, if we had more students fill out forms at secondary level, that could bring others under scope. We're not far away, but we're a few percent away. So, uh, one of the recommendations we would have if that's a need for families fill out the form and if that provision

045expands, we can expand our application. >> Okay. >> Nice. >> Thank you. >> Yep. You're welcome. >> Actually, I have a question. So, can the family just fill out one form for all their kids or do they have to? Okay. because my understanding is that um there's better turnin rate for the younger kids and so I didn't want the stigma to be in the way. So >> it's completely confidential. There is such tight limited access now to the data. Nobody is entitled to it. I'm not entitled to it. So >> Right. No, I I know that. But I meant turning in the form itself. I mean it, >> you know, I didn't want that to be an >> They have those forms at, well, I know at the high school for sure, they have the

046forms available. So students can come in, pick them up, take them home, fill them out, bring them back to the high school, and they will make sure or whichever school make sure it gets to the right people. >> And correct. And part of uh what uh a family incentive is, whether it's a field trip or club access or other resources, there it makes some affordable entry into that if you fill out the form. And then from a district perspective, our title and our lap funding are based on that percentage. So we can provide additional supported intervention uh with the more students that qualify. >> Is knowing that living just said that there's a paper form. Is there any digital platform that they can fill out that application or is it just a paper process? >>

047Paper only to my knowledge at this point. And that ties to the federal audit and accountability process. >> Okay. Got it. Great report. >> Yeah. All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Now, it's a hard I mean it's impressive. Yeah. It's exciting. It's impressive. >> So again, >> what are your big wins? >> My big wins. >> You have a surprise at the end, too. >> No surprise yet. Maybe in August I think we'll have some good news and surprises, but not really surprises to us. Just a lot of behind the scenes things that are happening right now. But it is a good segue that I like to say every time is like trying to support >> um you know students in facilities, right? I mean it's such a good segue to see all

048these accomplishments and what we can do with facilities to enhance I guess the the learning and the opportunities. Um excited. I have a fairly short board update. That doesn't mean that we've been doing less work. If anything, it feels very busy right now as we're trying to um coordinate a lot of still meetings with staff and admin and teachers to wrap up the school year. So, our permitting is one of our biggest milestones in the next few months. So, we've we've um really dialed in the exact dates that we're submitting for some of the preliminary work as well as all through building permit uh this week. We've had a lot of meetings with NAC, myself, and all the consultants. So similar to a group like this, there's probably 20 consultants in the room that were

049really having a whiteboard kind of action interactive of like I need this at this date to be able to provide this information. Um so there's a big big push this week to get those dates finalized and our first date for our ADR. So the kind of the exterior look of the building is going to be submitted in July and then we are going to go to ADR in July and then our first site review um will be submitted August 7th. So I'll come back to the board in in July with those kind of finite dates. This just happened yesterday. So those um are going to be published and then also an overall schedule is being created with the deform process. So we'll come back to the board with a much more kind of clear picture

050of those dates in the next year, you know, for the out out it outlines the next year what's happening. Um the that's the sorry >> I have I have a question and that it may be a really ignorant one but I can I assume that when we are issued an architectural design permit that that means the city has signed off on the visual look and feel >> visual look. >> Okay. >> Correct. >> Just want to make sure that that's not still being debated. >> No. So that's that what I referenced the ADR architectural Yeah. Okay. Sweet. Thanks. >> Yes. Um, we have engaged most all of our consultants and some are direct with the district and some are through NAC. Our latest one is a peer design consultant that we're going to be using

051to support a bid package that's going to go out. Um, and so that's our newest that I'm working with right now and getting multiple prices for that consultant. We want to have as much of a opportunity for anyone to bid that project. So, we want to make sure that the design is flexible enough because there is some different approaches from peer from for the peer design. Um, budget's ongoing. That's big, but we've been working behind the scenes very diligently this week about the elementary school budget and as well as we're getting scans uh high school budget next week. So, we're going to merge those, combine those, and come again back to the board. That'll probably be in August where we have that complete package to update the board. Um, any design updates? That was really

052what I had um uh planned for the board update. Um there's not a lot of changes, but definitely we've been focused on um fine-tuning the square footage of the elementary school, making sure obviously now that mechanical systems are being selected and things like that, we can adjust things, making sure that we have enough space, but also reducing some square footage. Uh so, one of the biggest changes that we've been working on is this entry road access. Um, this is a site plan I think the board has seen the last time. I think we would like to call this Betty White Road. Um, we can call it whatever the district would like, but at that intersection at White Hawk. So, when we've been coordinating with the city, it's been collaborative. Um, the city is moving forward

053with the build for White Hawk intersection. However, we are unsure of the the funding and the timing of construction. So, in anticipation of that, it appears that we won't have White Hawk um built at the same time or prior the opening of the school. And so, we were proposing to go um to the city with something more like this as a as a first initial layout knowing that we will build that Betty White Road in the future. It might happen a year after the buildings open. And so that's something that we're talking with the city right now and we're going to go in the city with with this site plan. We've worked with our traffic engineer about daffodil to the left side of the page is daffodil and the impact of that neighborhood and we're

054very sensitive to that. Typically we go through a tropical engineer and that's going to be studied and so that's in process right now. So this is a version we're looking at just knowing that anticipated date of White Hawk inter roundabout may not be constructed in time. And I want to say thank you because I live in that neighborhood. So >> yes, uh likely improvements will be speed bumps, but um we are working with the traffic engineer and it appears that there will be I mean there'll be trips for sure, but we are we are documenting that and working on that right now. >> That's going to make it really hard for people to get in and out of their homes during >> Yep. start and stop times school. >> A lot of buses on the

055road. >> Yeah. part of the the the traffic impact will be there, but think we have the staging from uh Rocky Road and into the neighborhood all through the loop and in and around. So, uh we'll have way more space than we currently do still even without that road connector. Um >> the queuing is is very um very enhance very long. Um even for a new build that with land like this, it's still very long and so I'm not concerned about anything backing up onto daffodil. Um but we have just approached our traffic engineer with this site plan. So the board is seeing this with literally for the first time while we're doing it this first week. So this is really um fairly new information. I think that in general I think that looks like

056we're you know really looking at it from a realistic standpoint. I think we're being ahead of it instead of realizing that maybe in a year through permitting then we have an alignment challenge of when White Hawk will actually be constructed. So I hope everyone looks at it that way as we're heading >> and it temporary. >> It's temporary. >> Yes. So yet again I'm just commenting that uh the traffic engineer has just gotten this information. Uh the other adjustments we've made is we'll tight tighten up the um the east side which is where the services or the kitchen side which is the top of the page where this says music room focus is the music room used to be to that east side which was where the boiler room was and the service entry was.

057So to enhance kind of access into that service area it appeared to make more sense to bring that music room upstairs. So, this is just a second uh floor plan. NAC was working on all the floor plans last week for the board report. So, some of this information is still hot off the press. Um so, I don't have a first floor plan yet published until this week. I wanted to show the board that we are really trying to enhance the building footprint because that's dollars, too. We had a number of square footage that we allocated and so we're trying to get get to that square footage. We're only about a couple thousand square ft over right now. And this was a way to get square footage upstairs and utilize a space above the gym for

058the music room that I think it was a win-win for both music and then also the constructibility of that building kind of as a more sound absorptive space. >> Um I I actually have a couple of questions about that having been an elementary teacher. So, um, for presentations on the stage, that means equipment being moved downstairs by elementary students. >> Um, I don't think so. We still have the stage as a classroom, so that could be used at classroom. There's ample storage, and that's why I'm sorry the diagrams aren't as probably supportive of what I'm verbalizing. The second floor on the on the first floor, which is not a plan that I'm showing, has a stage, it has a ramp, has ample storage, and it can be used as a feature classroom. So, um, essentially

059there's two spaces that we're supporting. So, instead of having it across the hall, which is what it was before, >> right? No, I meant I mean, a school probably isn't going to have multiple pianos or things. I mean, some of the the equipment like that I was thinking, >> well, that will stay on the stage. Yeah. the piano stand on the stage and all the major equipment will be on the stage. There's a storage room for music storage. The top of the, you know, right bottom of the page that'll support that music classroom. And then we just have showed kind of all cabinets on one side. And again, this was a very early design. We looked at it briefly today and even the cabinetry is enhanced. So those are the two major shifts in the

060floor plan. Any questions? Any more questions? I >> think we're good. >> Thank you, Liz. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Kind of like that Betty White Boulevard. >> I love it. Which everybody's going to think we named a road after Betty White and right >> everybody will have to explain. >> Oh, the deer. >> Oh, it's a deer. >> Which is a story in and of itself. Oh, I loved loved the video and there were so many wonderful comments from people thanking for the information. >> Um I I'm assuming Britney was involved in that. It >> she's always in Yes. >> It was it was it was great. had lots of information and the community I could see the reaction was very positive to be informed >> and thanks for including the deer. >>

061Hey, people are concerned about her. >> Yeah. >> All right. Final student report. Oh boy. You McDonald's go first? >> Nah, I'll go. Okay. It won't be an awesome one. I'll be completely transparent. We only want transparency here, right? That's all we want. I didn't um it's been a busy few weeks and since this meeting is quite early compared to our usual meetings, we didn't have the chance to really talk to anybody or figure anything out. And uh yeah, my notes right now um that I'm looking at is me and Dallas's text conversation of what should we talk about. So um just like like I don't know updates I think I was very impressed by the amount of students that we have that are excelling in um that I saw a lot especially at the

062awards ceremony >> um there's and signing day I was so surprised to see how many people were going so many different places like I was expecting a lot more signatures for like like like Pierce and Udub and nearby schools, but it was me and one other student going to Udub and only like a handful of students going to Udub Tacoma or like it really wasn't a there was a lot of people like people are going to Florida, people are going to like Utah and um a lot of people are going to Idaho and like all these other places and I just think that it's like such a strong courageous step that I didn't like for me I could never uh I was I was not going out of state. And so it's just it was

063really impressive and cool to see that like that many people are like in such good standing and strong enough to do that and like um and I think that like the school really set them up for that too as well. Um same thing goes for award ceremony of I see how many students are excelling um outside of our school and how they're like putting that effort forward. A lot of those students I don't see in school because they're either like skill center or like doing Running Start or other things like that. And a lot of those students who got recognized um I was like, "Wow, they're doing a lot more than I thought they were because there's people that are like full-time working right now." And I had no idea. Like I didn't know how

064much work they were putting forward and it's really exciting to see that they're getting that like recognition and um getting that back. Um so I thought that was really really cool. Um, we also had this rocket show. >> Uh, that was so fun. I saw some of it and I definitely thought I was going to die, but it was okay. Everything was okay. Um Um, the the STEM students were doing their testing their rockets and it was just really cool to see elementary school students being so excited and filling the stands and watching them do it. I'm really glad that they're really far away cuz I was watching and there was like the only I only watched a couple and one of them I watched as soon as it went up it went up in

065flames. I was like, "Oh my gosh, everything's everything's going to blow up and we're going to have to evacuate and if I don't know where to evacuate cuz that's where we're supposed to evacuate." So, but it was so in so cool. And I also think that like that is the coolest thing. Like a lot of those students are like freshmen and like just like I it's just so crazy to me that they're able to put together something that flies into the air. That's cool. Like I don't know. I don't think I could ever do something like I mean I probably could. I don't know. >> But that's just so that's so fun and so interesting and cool. Um while me and Dallas were talking, Dallas had like an aha moment. So I'm going to let

066him say his aha moment. >> Okay. I'll say my aha moment. Before I do, I just want to talk about the rocket show more. It It was really really cool and there were so many kids out there and like before I saw Mr. Pauly's room and it was genuinely just constant yelling the entire time. I was really surprised how it never went quiet. Um they were so excited. Um and the rockets were really impressive and at some point I was walking over to the island portables and a rocket flew over the street into the parking lot and then fell like maybe this far away from a car a parked. probably are >> probably crazy. I was just thinking what what what is the next course of a one of these rockets in the car or

067a house or fly into a window. >> Um >> it was planned. >> Cuz they just said he'd get a new car. So that's a cool little that'd be a cool little setup. >> Um yeah, know that was really really amazing. Um, a couple times throughout a couple board meetings, me and Carly had mentioned a plan that executive ASB had set up at the start of the year to increase school spirit. And I've talked about how school spirit doesn't just mean, yes, like we love football games, but it means having pride and ownership in your school and taking action and steps to improve your community. Um, and we saw that get displayed a lot of different ways throughout the school year. But I think the coolest thing that happened, um, getting to actually see our

068goals kind of come into fruition is when the ASB interviews came along for our, um, just for our new class officers. It was definitely the most people I've seen apply to ASB um, >> since I've been Norting or at the high school. It was so many. Each class had to have interviews and all of them were competitive. Everyone had was had really thoughtful things to say in their interviews and um they had a lot they put a lot of care into it. You know, one of the students got interviewed sat in a corner and wrote all down all his answers and just rehearsing in the corner. >> And I I had I had seen anything like that in in all the 3 years. So, it's cool to see so much care happen so fast. And

069that's exactly what we wanted. We wanted to see spirit become an actionable thing >> and and that came true. >> So, um in terms of like, you know, a goal that we wanted to get accomplished this year. I think that I think that's pretty awesome. >> How do you build on this? >> That's a good question. Uh, we'll meet about it and figure it out next year. >> That sounds like an errand question. >> Actually, I have a question for both of you and not not to put you on the spot now because this is a think about it. So when you were saying about you didn't realize that until last night listening to all the kids that go to different different programs and different things and that how can we present that to like

070say freshman and sophomores so that they know that we have those kinds of options and what that can do for you. I mean whe I don't know if it's videos or what or um like you have career affairs or maybe you could have high school career fair. I mean I don't know something where the kids understand all the different options that they have ra so that they can be thinking about that rather than you know like sort of just at the last minute. I don't know. I was always up for the last minute. So, but but to be aware of all the options. I mean, not that everybody's going to do it, but I mean like I I you know, maybe somebody was to just dabble in that, you know, oh gee, I'd like to

071find out what it would be like to be a chef and you know, so so just so that they're aware of all those different options. The reason why I thought of it was I saw Gage last night and I hadn't seen him in a long time and when I saw him when he was a freshman, he was going to do culinary arts and then he was the next year I saw he was going to do something else and in second grade he was going to be a marine biologist and it's like you know it's okay to try all those different things and I think not all the not all the kids know about the options and not all the kids know that yes it's also okay to >> Yeah. >> You don't have to know

072when you're 14 what you're going to do for the rest of your life, >> you know. So, that's just a a challenge mainly for you, but you >> you're the one that inspired it. So, >> I already took a note. I like the high school career fair idea. I think it's really cool to like >> cuz it it was like yes, I knew that these things were happening for other students. Yes, I knew kind of. But like they're set up for success. Like they are genuinely set up for the next few years to go immediately into work and be good at it and make good money and be enjoying what they're doing. >> And like people are so excited to and have plans for what their secondary like school is going to look like to

073them. Like like their college is going to look like for them. And that's just so I don't know exciting cuz it's it's a stressful thing. Like nobody wants to think about that. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know what I'm I don't know anything. I'm just So, it's just really really cool to see that. And it just made it real for me. Like, of course I knew of course I knew they were doing cool stuff. People telling me stuff like to see um the reaction of people too. I think that was such a real thing. Like I think you can see how excited people are too. >> And and some of those things they're they don't have to be a stopping point. I mean like my brother got had an AA in electrical

074engineering. Well, now he's got a master's in program, you know, because you can there are opportunities to continue your education while you're working in those fields, too. And I I think that we just need to let kids know that, you know, it's okay to try different things, try different jobs, try different paths. Um because some of the people that I'm most impressed by are the people that not only do they have all those skills, but then maybe they ran a business using all those skills or, you know, so I I I think that it's important for kids to at least be exposed to that. >> Could even start in middle school, Mr. Poland. >> That's true. That's true. you could invite the middle school kids too to the high school fair. >> And I think

075a little bit we want um so so some of these students, right? They're else elsewhere. So they're not in the school with you guys all the time. What how how are we getting their voice, right? Their student voice >> on some of it >> because because once you start doing outside of school, >> that's pretty busy, right? How how how do you bring them back in and be all like, "Yeah, you're important." Right. We want to know what you're thinking. >> Yeah. >> Absolutely. >> That's a good point, too. >> Sounds like work. >> Good job, guys. >> I was thinking, >> you're going to have a new thought. >> Yeah, it'll be it'll be a great year. >> Yep. It's going to be a great year. campaign. >> Do you want to just speak

076briefly about the next year's board representative because that's new uh and talk about that process and who's coming on board? >> Sure. Yeah. Um a young nice sophomore named Renee Martin. Um I'm sure many of you are familiar with the OHS spirit page. I think it's the greatest way to familiar familiarize yourself with her is just to see the work and passion that she's put into that. Um I think she's just making a video every day now. she's just like sits in for like the first 45 minutes and then she goes off, she gets busy, she's recording things and she's trying to find different people and um find different ways to elevate student voice. But um you know, she is definitely kind of a more shy person, but she's very insightful and thoughtful and smart

077and nice and engaging and really really well spoken when she comes out of her shell. Um, I think she does a good job of elevating her peers too, which is really really important. >> Um, and try to create opportunities for people. Um, so I think it'll be really, really awesome. And, uh, like I like I said when we were just discussing all the people that got interviewed, one thing that makes this really important, uh, like what me and Carly did and what made us such, you know, which what made this like a great year where we did an awesome job all the time, is that we're really great friends and partners. Um, it just makes it really, really easy. >> And I don't think that, um, that will ever be replicated. Um, but I think

078with Renee, you know, it'll come kind of close. So, it'll just be another good year for a great partner. And then I don't know what she'll do when I leave. Um, the >> world away. >> Yeah. Um, but I I still want to say I think that me and Carly are kind of a unstoppable duo. I don't think it'll get much better than that. So, >> okay. >> Um, yeah. No, it it'll be a it'll be a great a great junior board representative of the I'm really excited. >> And you guys should be really excited, too. I can't wait for all of you to meet up. >> Thank you. >> It's great. Can't wait. >> All right. Great report, you guys. >> Good job. >> And following up on that is our April financial report.

079just as important. But I don't think there were any questions. >> So, all is well. >> All is well. >> Uh, next up is our consent agenda. Got a couple field trips on there. I will entertain a motion. I move to approve items one through six on the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Thank you. All in favor? I. Motion passes. Thank you. >> My field trips on there. >> All right. We've got a few action items. Uh the first one is presented by Dr. Lee regarding our curriculum. >> Guests and guests >> and guests and guests. >> Lots of guests. >> Excited about this. Uh, just want to say that, uh, when I first put the slide deck together, there were 35 slides and Ed had this panic look in his eye and he's like,

080"You can't do that." I know. And but I figured out why he's so panicked. Like even before we walked in here, he's like, "We're getting that down to 20 minutes." I'm like, "Yeah, but I'm seeing why." Because the next what, two agenda items down here is this contract, right? We got to get to that. So, you try to keep it to 20 minutes or less. >> Yes. Okay. Good. Well, uh, I have, uh, four teachers here that have been part of a larger committee. Uh, we have two teachers here from the middle school. Miss Robbins here, and she met her many times before. Miss Hisinga. Did I say that right? >> Heisinga. I was so close. >> So close. And we've been looking at uh, TCI social studies curriculum, right? And they'll they'll give you

081some details about that here in a second. And then we have Miss Osling, who you know very well. Got the the what do they call it? The agency award. >> Superstar. Right. and Miss Ritz as well. Um, I I got to tell you that I've really enjoyed working with these these uh I was going to say guys, not this team. Uh, it's it's been fantastic. Uh, usually when we go through the IMC process, it gets a little sticky. Um, but I got to say, you did such a great job. It's been fantastic. And with social studies, I got to tell you, with social studies, like you've been working on for years now, >> and they were all ready to go like, "Come on, Mr. Lee, let's go." And I'm like, "Well, I need to go

082back to a couple steps here." And I thought they were going to kill me, but they didn't. So, thank you for noting. I appreciate that. That was good. Uh, just the process we went through was really thinking about uh for us like what kind of experience we want for kids and we were dreaming about that. That's why it's so much fun and you think about like with science, we were really dreaming about how much fun can it be for kids when they're learning science and social studies like how can social studies really engaging and kids want to come to school for social studies. And so, we started with a process really like the dream like what do we want for that? And then we started narrowing it down into like what are the standards and

083really looking at different kinds of curriculum. In fact, it was science. My office was full of stuff all the time. And uh people would walk into my office and say, "Did we get robbed?" Because there was just so much stuff there. Uh but the team did such a great job of narrowing it down into two. And social studies it down to three, I think. Right. And then we narrowed it down to one and piloted that one. Right. So the next step is you have teachers try it out throughout the school. And as they tried it out, they actually gave us feedback and then we took that feedback as a team and then uh we brought that to the IMC the recommendation to the IMC committee and then the IMC which is comprised of this group

084and as well as parents and community members uh that approve of it and the last step is well you all right and so I'm going to hand this over to the science team first. I'm just going to run this real quickly because remember Ed's got his whole contract thing and then uh we'll pass it over to social studies. Yeah. >> All right. So, our vision for um our students was just to have a hands-on experience um to learn science in an new and exciting way like what he was saying. And um that actually proved to be a little bit difficult with some of the curriculums that we looked at. A lot of them were literacy based and we feel like we do a lot of um reading and writing all day and when does the

085hands-on happen? So, um, we did find two to pilot that we thought were engaging and exciting, um, and that they hit all of these things. They had the structure that teachers need, um, so they don't have to do a lot of like research before teaching, um, and uh, but they supported participation from all students and um, showed different ways um, that they can prove that they know what they're learning. So, it's not just one way, it's done by other ways. Um so we can get uh different different feelings from different kids. Um do you want to talk about this part? >> Sure. So when we were searching for a curriculum, we wanted it to have a very strong focus on these crosscurricular things. So disciplinary core ideas, the cross cutting concepts, science and engineering practice

086with um a hands-on component but is also phenomenon based. So, uh, starting with, um, so like an example would be kids are looking at this, um, river that the bank is starting to crumble and, um, lots of sediment is building up in the river. It starts with that and they start making um, predictions of what's happening and then we bring the academic language in, stuff like that. So that's what we really wanted to see and also handson investigations. So awesome. So we narrowed it down to TCI um the elementary science curriculum. We uh piloted both TCI and TWIG are the two curriculums we went through and it was all the teacher feedback. It was 50/50. So we're making our job a lot harder. But um when we really broke down, uh the pros and cons

087of both, what we really liked about TSI, TCI, TSI, um was the support it gave for teachers. There's a lot of professional development available >> for the teachers um that they can access on their own time um when they need it. not just we have to set up the trainer and then you know schedule it out months and no they can access it when they need it. >> And so there is that and also it gave more opportunity for um moreformational text for the kids to get a lot more um access to that. And so I thought you were going to take that. >> I will. Um this is the part that I was really passionate about because a lot of our core competency work with my grade level this year has been um aroundformational

088uh text and learning more about that because that is a need that we saw our building needed a lot more support. Um and something that TCI does is gives uh little passages that we can use as cold reading passages. Um that uses the vocabulary. It uses um like diagrams and things like that that students can look at and um also use kind of the phenomenon based be able to come up with their own creations. So this is actually one of my students work. Um they had to put a caption on a photo and um they had to use certain words. They had to use the words bee, flower, pollen, seed and fruit. Um and so she wrote a bee is pollinating a flower that used to be a seed. Soon it will be a fruit.

089Yeah. And um she was uh said, "Oh, that's what a caption is." And I was like, "Oh, we've been working on it all year." But yes, it finally got there. And um I think I even mentioned we started this before the um SBA and I felt like this piece alone really helped some of my students really hit some things that maybe they were missing before. So I was very passionate about that part. Um, on top of that, it builds really good vocabulary, which helps in reading comprehension. Um, but it's also paired with an activity that's super fun. So, it was very engaging for them with this literacy component. >> Uh, something we also really liked in that is every single day they did um a self assessment of how they were doing with the standards

090that they were working on. So every single day they were just like, "Okay, how am I doing? How do I feel? Like am I getting better? Am I missing something?" And so that was already baked in, which was very, very nice. Um, the hands-on activities, what was really interesting is, uh, you always think it's like a bin with dirt and you're doing something. And so, but what TCI did is it offered many different types of hands-on activities. Uh so this is a fourth grade example. They had to uh look at the different ways of um deposition, erosion, and uh weathering with sand. And then they had to put things inside of it and see if it changed. >> Uh but it left very open-ended questions where they had to figure out what was going on.

091It wasn't just me being the peanuts teacher telling them. >> It was them discovering it, which was super cool. But the other part that was really cool is another activity they had to do. They were looking at like a mystery picture and it only showed a little part at a time and they had to figure out what was causing the weathering erosion >> and uh all that which was super cool. So they have a hands-on activity in every single um in every single lesson but it can look different. Uh, I think one of them they had to uh act something out and then creating captions. And so it hit as many different learning styles that we could think of um compared to all the curriculums we looked at, which was super cool. >> And there's

092a lot of digital tools. What was super cool about TCI is based on the amount of time you had for science, you could tailor the lessons in certain ways, which was super cool. And it also had pieces in the digital component that it told the teachers, if you have this much time, make sure not to miss this, this, and this. um which none of the other curriculums did, >> which was uh that makes my job a whole lot easier. And um it also makes pacing a whole lot easier so we can make sure we're not missing anything. They're getting as much exposure to science as possible. So um and it also had many different ways to assess the kids, too. It wasn't always just a paper pencil test. >> They could act something out. They

093could play a game to show their knowledge. they could draw something to show their knowledge. So again, hitting many different learning styles. Here you go. All right. Uh so we also went with TCI which was not um planned. They were doing TCI um like Aaron said or Dr. Lee said, we've been doing this process uh for the last four years. Did it before co took a break, came back to it. Um and so we were really like picky like we did not want to move forward with something that would not serve the needs of our students. Um and so that was what our focus was. And so these are the three um subjects that sixth grade does ancient worlds, seventh grade for only a semester does the world through 1750 and then 8th grade does

094United States through industrialization. So these are the three that we're moving forward with. Our vision for student learning. Um one thing that we really wanted was critical thinkers. So, are students able to analyze information and make decisions and have a voice and make meaning from it and consider multiple perspectives? That's really important um as we move forward to be history informed citizens and be able to collaborate in their school community, outside of their school community, just in life in general. And then we can't just make statements, we need to back it up with evidence. And so, uh right now we're primarily working heavily with CER, um which is claim, evidence, reasoning. That's a focus. We moved as an entire building this year. Um, elementary is doing it as well. NTCI has claimed evidence reasoning as

095well. Um, and so that is something we're moving forward with, finding credible sources, what's good, what's not, different sources. Um, and it's not just look at a map, tell me what like label random things. It's like no, what would be the challenge of living next to the Himalayan mountains? Like they actually have to make meaning. It's not just trying to give it to them. >> And so that was important. And then again, can you make sense of what happened in the past and how it relates to current events? Um, and then participate in your community was one of our main focuses. The reason we chose TCI, so we piloted three for almost three months each one. One we did an entire semester. Um, one we did for three months and then one we actually did

096it twice. We did like a mini one and then we did a full one. Um, and the reason we to we chose um, TCI was number one students are doing the learning. um it's not so heavily dependent on us, but also they're not left to their own devices and can't make meaning. Um we piloted one where students could you pilot >> um but they made podcasts but then they couldn't say why the United States won the revolutionary war. >> It was very cool. They had a cool product at the end >> any of the learning outcomes that we want to ensure >> not there. They couldn't tell us like and the other thing is that curriculum had a lot of expectations that it it didn't provide anything for. >> So, >> what website are we

097using to make the podcast? Who has microphones for the podcast? Oh, there's the bathroom sound flushing in the background of your podcast because you're we're trying to spread kids throughout the school in the hallways so that they can have a quiet enough space to record. Like, none of that was really taken into consideration. Whereas TCI differentiates every single um unit. So they're bu like if they're building something, it's all in there. What they need is in the curriculum because it's they're building debates or they're building um essays or they're building things that are within the curriculum. >> So it's much more academically focused rather than just make something cool but you don't know anything at the end of it. And then engagement in primary and secondary sources, especially with ancient world, that can be kind

098of challenging, but it shows them some primary sources and then breaks it down for them to understand what they are and then they can use it in writing. There was multiple perspectives with a purpose. It wasn't just throwing out a perspective with no context or no understanding, which is an issue we found in a separate curriculum. Um, students actually it made sense and why and the value that it had. Um, and then again, we're not trying to have students memorize information. We're trying to have them be informed and communicate what they've learned to make meaning and think critically about past events and present events. Um the curriculum provides access to all students in middle school. Um we have a very unique experience where social studies is one of the subjects where every single student almost

099every single student I have every single student but >> Washington state history is a graduation requirement. >> So I teach them all but not every grade level but most students have social studies if they can. Um, and that has some challenges as teachers. Um, and so wanting to provide every single level that you see right there. Um, each lesson included teaching strategies and suggestions for all levels. And it's not just breaking it down to a low reader. It actually has for advanced students how to bring them up and how to make it engaging for them, >> which helps with so many things because again, we want to meet the needs of all students. So, um, every single lesson includes the following activities. Um, and so teachers get a menu. I'm glad they showed you the

100menu. Um, but we also get the exact same menu um, of things that students can do and then we make the choice based on timing, pacing. Um, I was looking ahead to next year and I was like, well, I want to do the reading and the activity. Like we get to like have that flexibility because it makes it adds so much. Um, and so we're able to have inquiry projects where students student students use their agency to make choices and investigate and learn on what they are interested in, not in what we are telling them to be interested in. Um, which is was a value of our team and it provides a lot of flexibility that match our students needs and strengths. One thing I didn't mention um is that we sat down, we piloted

101this last school year and we sat down with our um sped department and pair educators and that we were talking about challenges of history and our one of our teachers brought the test and it was from TCI and was like oh no it was my test. She was like this is one of the best tests that I could have ever seen for our kids because students aren't memorizing anything. They actually we gave them a timeline. They had to write about it and have knowledge of the events to make sense and talk about foreign policy. And she was like, "My students excelled in on this test because it was so well written for our kids." And that has to do with the lack of memorizing. >> Even the like the questions to go with the reading,

102they're not like what's the date of this event. It's actually like why did this event happen at this time? And gives the context. Um, and then it hits all of our um, disciplines that are in the Washington state standards. Um, and then there's ELA objectives in every single one, especially withformational text. That's kind of a burden that we want to help the ELA team with. And it gives objectives with to support ELA. >> It's everyone's burden. Yes. And we really want to help because that's an area that we can definitely help as a school. >> It was difficult for students. Um, it wasn't too easy. I didn't want something that wouldn't engage students to the point where it was just like, oh, I can just throw this away and they can make meaning. And again,

103highlevel inquiry, debating about foreign policy, not something I would consider them being able to do prior to doing this. And they were like, "No, Mrs. Heisenka, it's this and I know why." And like it was just good and respectful um about the time period so that they could make connections in their own life later on. It was rigorous. It was aligned. Um, and we just were really excited to see the engagement in social studies uh in our classrooms. >> Cool. >> We fill that form. >> We show the committee that met we were uh we went through it. They both did this presentation extended version of what that is. I was going to quiz them and embarrass them, but I won't. But uh this idea around TCI TCI stands for >> teachers something institution. >>

104Yeah. Teachers curriculum institution. So it's uh it's actually this curriculum is made by teachers for teachers and that's why I think it's it's such an interactive curriculum because that was the the basis of what that was. But um what questions do you have for the group? >> So um one I I do like that I can ask this of both of you since it's the same company. So, do they have a list of like books? Like I while you were talking about wind, I'm going oh Jerto and the wind and then I was thinking about the one with the postman stuff, you know, like do they have a list of like say readaloud books or um books that would help support it? >> The science does. It also has videos. It also has biographies. Um

105a bunch of different additional resources. >> Great. Which then leads to my other question is, do we have some money set aside for the library to purchase books that have to do with those topics? Since they're going to if they're going to uh study wind, the kids might want to check out some books from the library about wind, you know, I mean, that would be a good thing to do. Um, really love that you had the teachers present. Um, thank you very much. I always want to know how it works out for them. The other thing I wanted to share was one of the things I learned when I was doing national boards from social studies and science standards is that kids are curious. Whether it's social studies or science, they're curious. And if you

106let them experience their curiosity in a healthy, positive way, then that helps them to understand that differences are a wonderful interesting thing in life. you know, for the rest of your life. So, I I really really really appreciate that. So, thanks. Thanks. I and I can see why you both picked the the things that you picked because and thank you for including the need forformational text and vocabulary and reading because uhformational reading is the same in science, social studies or reading class. It's still informational reading. >> Thank you. >> Really, I'm glad how excited you guys are because you have to present it, right? You're the ones that are going to have to like live this out and do it. >> And I think if you are excited about it, you it's only natural that

107kids are going to be the same way, right? So, the fact that you are literally in the >> battlefield, >> so to so to speak, right? And that >> and you're really and you're really excited about it. I'm like that that's a win right there. >> Pretty good. >> Oh, I heard you say a couple of things when it came to professional development. Um that really triggered me and I'm really glad that that was a priority for you because that means that we can spend money on a curriculum that won't sit in a closet. So, so the fact that you have thought about um how that looks for teachers and how they'll be able to use it. Um kudos kudos for that. Um and there was something else too that I can't remember anymore. But

108this is probably the best curriculum presentation I have ever um ever had sitting here. So, thank you. Thank you for that. Thank you, Dr. Lee, for the organization and the team. Um fantastic job. I I I know I personally don't have a problem. >> Yeah, it's pretty cool. >> I'm glad you mentioned Thank you for following the process. Thank you for the time and the investment that you made to evaluate the curriculum to pilot it on top of being teachers and running your classrooms. And uh thank you for being willing to be brave and experiment with something new knowing that it may or may not work. I think that's important. Um, thanks for following policy. I love it. Thanks for getting parents involved. I know it's a small thing, but there's lots of rules all

109over the place and it's important to include uh a variety of stakeholders. So, I'm glad to see that. Um, I don't think I have any questions. I love uh the choice our teachers have to make it sounds like to make their curriculum interesting and relevant for the students. So agency uh in action it seems like it's built in shockingly and uh yeah I don't think I have questions. I'm just happy to get to this point. You know, we've pushed we've pushed on uh superintendent and our staff to level up academics in ordering and it sounds like given the effort and energy put into this that that's what we're doing with this curriculum. So, >> yes. >> Hey, they took it all. >> Just normal. It's just like every time. Now, um what I I like

110um that you both right, TCI and I'm like, "Okay, so we're going to go with our elementary school and then right into middle school and they're going to just go together, right?" And and it's going to make sense. So, I love that side. um the passion that I can see and and all of you that are talking about it that you believe this and when you have that yeah the students are going to go hey they believe in this let's go let's go do it right um the hands-on let me tell you yeah reading and that's great but >> let's get involved right let's use our hands let's do that side so that I love Yeah, >> I really really love what director Kinsler said about it not being in a closet. >> I really

111like that comment that they're actually going to use it and be excited about using it. >> Yep. >> Yes. That's what it's all about. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> All right. This is an action item. So, if there's no further discussion, >> teachers, thank you, Dr. Little. Thank you. >> Great job. Nice job. If there's no further discussion, I will entertain a motion. >> I move to accept the instructional materials committee recommendation to adopt new grades K5 TCI science and a new grades 68 TCI social studies curriculum. >> Thank you. >> I second it. >> Thank you. All in favor? I >> I motion passes. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> Four years back. We haven't even finished the school year and we're already looking forward to the next one. >> That's That's cool. >> That's good. >>

112Yes. Yes. >> Well, I hope at some point Let's know how it goes. >> That's awesome. >> Really, really. >> That was the best curriculum presentation ever. That was really good. >> Yep. The wise. Yes. Process. Yep. >> All right. >> You know what? I think it makes a difference because they saw and experienced using it. So, they were speaking from just how exactly it will work and what won't work. And so, that's why I love it when they present. >> Yes, I love it. >> All right. Next item is prepared by general conditions of the contract for construction and general contractor construction manager agreement. >> I realize I did have a question on this and I did a not um >> I don't know what happened in my life but I didn't I didn't

113ask about it but it was specifically on um the uh COI insurance the limits of that. Um, in my world I'm used to seeing a little bit higher and for a project of this scope, I was but I know that this has already been through attorney process and everything. It just seemed like that COI limit was a little bit wo from what I'm seeing in my world. I was just don't have any exception to it. It was just a comment I guess. >> Okay. >> Definitely something we tuned through the risk pool to look at what settlements are going and is it adequate. >> Okay. um with your with your granting uh we have the permissibility around executing uh if we find there's any issues with those limits from the risk pool prior to execution

114we can propose an amendment >> that wouldn't really change your action tonight doesn't change the material terms and conditions but Cliff is following up with the risk pool to make sure that we're in good standing there >> okay >> um and I I haven't heard opposition to that but prior to execution if we see disagreement, we can amend >> and still sign with your >> approval. Thank you. >> Thank you for mentioning that. >> Thank you. >> Your experience is valuable. >> Yes. >> All right. So, with that, thank you, Ed, for the follow up on that. >> I'll entertain a motion. >> I move to approve the general condition contract as well as the general contractor construction management agreement as presented. >> I second it. >> Thank you. All in favor? I >> I

115motion passes. >> All right. Next up, I'm presenting Superintendent Hatson Beaver's 2026 to 2029 contract and I will entertain a motion for that. I move to approve the superintendent's contract for the years 2026 to 2029. >> Second. >> Thank you. All in favor? I I motion passes. >> Does this mean you're obligated until 2029? >> Well, it kind of does. >> That's what it means. >> Yes. >> Something like that. >> Yes. >> Thank you, sir. >> Meet me. You're welcome. Thank you. >> Thanks for committing to us. >> Thank you. >> It's the only place I ever applied. >> I remember that. >> You told us that right from the start. >> Yep. >> All right. Uh, I appreciate uh Bonnie's reminder that tomorrow is the deadline for our WASDA self assessment. So, please

116do that if you have not already. Am I the last man standing on this? I think probably I am. So, I will do that. Thank you, Bonnie. Carrie, your reward can be you can present the diploma to Carly and make sure you get Oh, yes. >> Oh, there you go. >> It's worth it. This is only like the ninth or tenth time I've done that. So I would love to present your diploma cover to your cover like point out as your as your closing comments as Carly's father who has the pleasure of being with us to close the meeting. Mom was here earlier and they literally did the swap. >> Uh so I'm glad he's here to hear any final comments that that you may have or that Carly may have the swap. Yes. >>

117Well, knowing um that that is you sitting out there in the audience, I just want to compliment you on what a wonderful young lady your daughter is. >> Um she is an exceptional representation of Oring and we are have been very very lucky to have her with us this past two years and we will miss her tremendously. But we know that she's going to be on to fantastic things in her future. >> Yes. Thank you. >> God damn it. >> Anything else? >> What? >> Maybe afterwards we get a second picture with dad. >> Yeah. >> Um before we break up, I do >> it's about >> right. I I want to make one comment that has to do with tonight's presentation by the teachers and Mr. Lee's meeting, Dr. Lee's meeting with teachers this

118week where they were debriefing how the mentor program went for this year. And I was so pleased because we talked this week about how important debriefing is so you can learn from things and I you know I've been saying I want to keep hearing from teachers. How do we hear from the teachers how it's working? And so I was so pleased to have, you know, teachers voice, teachers agency being respected because they have to feel empowered to do that job every day because it's a tough job. So, thank you. And I I told them that I was going to give you a plug for doing that. They said, "Yes, good for you. I I would just say hopefully we're doing that across the board with everybody debriefing right with everybody secretaries >> paras you're right

119my yes >> it should be across the board right at that point we should hear all their voices >> that that is absolutely right I my my purpose was to get the teachers in so thank you thank you for finishing it thank you >> because I mean everybody. >> It takes everybody to do the job, right? So, yeah, we need we need all of it. >> Back to even the maintenance and the custodians and the Right. Yeah. Yeah. That's >> Well, they are all a part of the learning process in some way, right? Every one of them contributes in some way to the learning process. >> Watching the awards assembly last night, I'm looking at some kids and that I when I worked at the high school came in as ninth graders, right? And I

120went, "Oh my gosh, she's up on the stage again. There she goes again. There she goes again." And she was this quiet little ninth grader. Right. But I mean, I felt this pride cuz I watched her when she came in and I'm like, "Oh my gosh, look what look what we did for her." >> Yeah. >> Right. I mean, we empowered her to be her best. And she's her and she's at her best. Right. like these two like we we going to take these kids anywhere out there and go this is what we produce in Oregon right and be really proud of that and last night we saw I don't know how many kids are in your class there's a lot like and they and the 3.0 O students that went up and got their

121the 3.5. I went, "Wow, those are big numbers." You know, that took a long time to go down the line and we had to squish in so we can get a picture. And you know, I mean, there was a lot of kids up there getting uh uh >> Thank you. >> cords. >> For their for their grades. For their grades, right? Why are we here? For their grades, right? So, um looking at that going, "Wow." And we as a secretary, I felt like I had some buy in to all of that as well, right? Because those are my kids. Yep. >> So, and then you see bus drivers I've heard bus drivers, you have a test today. What's your test on? >> Get I'll I'll I'll quiz you, you know, as we're going down the

122road, right? >> I've seen Miss Jen in the um uh lunchroom. >> How'd you do on your test? Like, oh man. like telling these kids, we care about you. One girl last night said that she never felt so um important or valued as she had when she came to Oring. >> Mhm. >> Right. Isn't that what it's all about? She's like, I feel I feel um valued here >> and she succeeded and she did her best and it's like, wow, that's what it's all about for you. So you have all these different hands into these kids and >> just it's amazing. >> At lunchtime I heard a couple of bus drivers discussing how and this is why both of you what you said is so important. I we all have a hand in it. We

123all have a hand and you know they all have information or they all have you know a a a touch or a smile that matters to somebody and and they all also have information that we need to value. You know, like if the bus driver tells you, "Hey, there's something going on. >> There's something going on." You know, I mean, we need to value not all not just all our kids, all of us, because none of us can do it alone. >> No. Right. >> We are all in this together. And that's what community means. And that's why when you were talking about spirit, spirit is you're you're part of a community. And whether it's you're the quiet person or you're the person that loves to scream or you're the person that goes to the

124football game or you're the person that that says good job >> to somebody gone by. >> Let's do our photo. >> Yes. >> So we can let our students go home. Parents go home. >> You act like you have something to do. >> Yeah. Oh, I do happen.