001Good evening everybody. My goodness, this is the most people I've seen in this room in a year. It's good to see you all. Welcome. Uh we're going to begin by asking Casey to Please note that this meeting is open to the public and is recorded. There will also be a portion of the meeting reserved for community comments. Agenda items will be addressed as listed in the agenda. Community comments, please use the signup sheet located in the hallway to share your comments. When it is your turn to speak, your name will be called. Before making your comments, please state your name and address. You will have three minutes to speak. If you are viewing the meeting via YouTube and submitted comments before the meeting, they will be delivered to the board of directors during the distribution
002of correspondence section of this board meeting. In the future, if you have comments that you would like to share with the board of directors, please email Casey McDonald, the executive assistant to the superintendent at c McDonald at portanggeleschools.org board by close of business the day before the board meeting. If you have any concerns about individual district employees or specific complaints that require an administrative response, please contact the office of the superintendent directly. >> U Rob K, everybody's here tonight. Um a we're missing one of our student reps and I believe she's out of town doing school presence. Um, we begin every meeting with the flag salute, please. >> 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, liberty andice
003for all. Thank you. We acknowledge that we are on the indigenous indigenous lands of the coast Salish peoples who have reserved territory rights to this land specifically the tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land who have lived and continue to live here since time in memorial. Okay. Agenda. Is everybody okay with the agenda? Okay. Brings us to the consent agenda. >> Could I hear a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Thank you. A second. >> I'll second. >> All in favor say I. >> Thank you. That brings us our agenda down to community colle. >> [crying] >> Okay, no comments tonight, which brings us down to award recognitions and presentations. Tonight is a really special night for all kinds of reasons. The first thing I want to do is welcome everybody from Roosevelt School.
004I know we have staff and students and parents, some great parents and neighbors and and we're very welcome and so glad you're here. We're looking forward to hearing that Roosevelt tonight. Prior to doing that, it's National School Counselors Week. I used to be a school counselor about 60 or so years ago and I always love that job. And so we're going to have McKenna Mlan who uh kind of takes care of our scope counselors and make good introductions. >> And we actually have many of them here this evening and I would ask that they join me up at the podium for the proclamation if they are comfortable doing that. >> I have not seen this many of them in one room other than our a few of our monthly meetings. WELCOME. [applause] I get the
005pleasure of both honoring the amazing work they do every day and sharing the governor's proclamation um uh with all of you. And so uh I'm just going to read out to the best of my ability proclamation. It is national school counseling week whereas school counselors um are employed in public and private schools. I got to like have to figure my eyes are old. All right. So, in public and private schools to help students teach their full potential and thank you. And whereas school counselors are actively committed to helping students explore their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits relate to their career awareness and development. And whereas school counselors help parents focus on ways to further the educational, personal, and social growth of their children. And whereas school counselors work with teachers and other
006educators to help students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves. And whereas school counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs and help students become productive members of society. And whereas comprehensive developmental school counseling programs are considered an integral part of the educational process that enables all students to achieve success in school. Therefore, the Port Angeles School District does hereby proclaim February 2nd through 6th, 2026 as our National School Counseling Week and celebration of our counselors dated this 12th day of February, 2026. And just my sincere thanks to each and every one of you for everything that we don't see behind those amazing doors and in classrooms every day that you are doing to make sure our students are here and thriving. Thank you.
007[applause] A picture before we go back to her seat. Show me a picture like a picture of you that way. Normally I get you to say the school name like go Cougars or go whatever. So we're just going to say like school champs. [laughter] Right. Say cheese. >> Thank you everyone. [applause] I'm real real proud. Thank you so much. By the way, you're free to go. [laughter] I know you want to. Thank you for coming tonight. Okay, so here comes the fun part. Tonight we're going to be uh honoring two students of the month from Roosevelt. So I'm going to turn this over to Amanda Kundo and she's going to introduce them to us. >> Absolutely. Uh thank you so much for having us here. I'm going to ask Wyatt and Brooklyn to come up
008to the front and their sixth grade teachers to come up as well. [applause] Um, hi. I'm Abby Zukov, one of the sixth grade teachers, and I have the privilege of sharing a bit more about Brooklyn and just her amazingness. Uh, so Brooklyn is being recognized not only for her academic excellence, but for her incredible warmth and genuine kindness she spreads throughout our school every single day. She is the kind of student who leads with her heart, consistently standing out for her ambitious spirit and her innate calling to support her peers. Whether she is patiently explaining a tricky math problem or helping a classmate get organized, Brooklyn's actions are always rooted in a deep sense of empathy. Brooklyn has this beautiful way of turning everyday tasks into acts of kindness. She truly finds joy in helping
009others sort paper, quizzing classmates, and giving and being a genuine friend people can rely on. What truly sets her apart is this unwavering integrity. She always does the right thing, even when no one is watching, making her a trusted confidant and a role model for our entire community. Brooklyn doesn't just strive for her own success. She tirelessly lifts everyone around her. Brooklyn is that rare. A precious combination of a dedicated scholar and a warm-hearted leader who everyone tries to be around just because she is herself. Thank you. [applause] Wyatt Hooker has been a standout member of our classroom since the first day of school. He brings a strong desire to learn, constantly asking questions and pushing my thinking as well as his classmates. Wyatt embraces challenges with enthusiasm and determination. He approaches each new task
010with an open mind and a willingness to explore different solutions. His ability to adapt and persevere through difficult situations inspires his peers to do the same. Whether working independently or in a group, Wyatt's positive attitude and resilience make him a valuable asset to our learning environment. Wyatt is inquisitive, always eager to delve deeper into topics and discover new perspectives. His curiosity drives him to engage with the material in a meaningful way, often sparking insightful discussions among his peers. The this inquisitiveness not only enriches his own learning experience, but elevates the entire class's understanding. Wyatt consistently shows integrity and honesty in all his actions. He sets a high standard for himself and others, demonstrating a strong commitment to doing what is right, even when it's not the easiest path. His peers look up to him as
011a role model, whether it's during a class project or in everyday interactions. Wyatt's reliability and trustworthiness shine through. He encourages others and steps in to help when needed. always ready to offer support or a kind word to those around him. His leadership qualities are evident in how he fosters collaboration and inclusivity, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard. Wyatt's empathy and compassion create a welcoming environment where students feel comfortable expressing themselves and taking risks. His contributions extend beyond academics as he actively participates in school events and activities, bringing the same enthusiasm and dedication to everything he undertakes. Why it's present truly enhances the spirit and cohesion of our classroom community. [applause] That's impressive. We also have um we have um a proclamation for you. I'm going to read it for you and then I will give
012them to you. >> Um certificate is awarded for outstanding dedication, positive attitude, and exemplary behavior. >> This student, both of you, this student exemplifies what it means to be a good student, friend, and citizen, inspiring others to make a meaningful impact on our school community. Congratulations on this welldeserved recognition. This is Brooklyn. Congratulations, Ayan. This is for you. [applause] [applause] We want everybody in your family and your teachers and whoever has to do with these two children that go together come forward. We're going to take a picture. All family members come up. Anybody? >> All right. So, and we love brothers, sisters, Okay. Can you get us out? >> Okay, go Cougars on three. One, two, three. [applause] >> I want to see everybody. >> That is a really hard act to follow. Okay. And
013we have a big audience, so I want to get a picture of everyone. So, we're going to say go Cougars on three again. >> All right. Go Cougars on three. One, two, three. >> Go. >> Um, my name is Maline Hundle. I have the absolute pleasure and privilege of being the principal at Roosevelt Elementary and we are going to share just some snapshots of the amazing work that's happening at our school. Um so this slide just kind of describes um just kind of the basic numbers. We are one of the larger elementarymentaries. We have um I think almost every special program that we offer at the elementary level. So we have developmental prek, we have TK um and we have resource 2. And so, not only does that mean that we have um teachers that
014are really experts at helping students with unique [clears throat] needs, it also means that we get to create some kind of hybrid programs for some of our students, which is really awesome. Next slide, please. So, our priorities this year um were really twofold. The first one was um deconstructing um some of our ideas about learning. So, that started. We did a joint um training with Dry Creek this summer um specifically focused on math but it kind of leaked into other areas as well and the focus was decolonizing mathematical practices. And so a lot of times um we treat students as if um they're empty vessels and they're there to be filled with the brilliance of the teacher in front of them. And so it was really focusing on fostering collaboration um student to student. And
015so that also means that when we're trying new things, we have to be given um the space and the creativity and the courage to try those things. And so we have some teachers doing some really awesome work. Um but the most important thing is that we're always centering the learner in all of it. So next slide, please. Wouldn't it be ironic if I, an adult, spoke at you for the next 30 minutes about how much we empower students? So we have um our student council. Um they're going to go first. So I'm going to talk a little bit about them. Next slide, please. So, this is our student leadership. You also see them sitting here in front of you. Get the next slide, please. And so, I wanted to talk a little bit about the
016election process before you met them. Um, I think we've all seen the Disney Channel movie where the person stands in front of everyone and is like, I'm going to outlaw homework and there's going to be ice cream on Fridays. And the way that these students took their role so seriously from the get-go, they identified their own strengths and what they felt like they could bring to the table when they did their campaign speeches. It was so focused on here is how I think I can make our school better. On election day, we all gathered in the library. Students and families and teachers. The sixth grade teachers had made voting pamphlets just like in the real world, right? Here's all the candidates. Here's information about them. As the students were giving their speeches, students took notes.
017Oh, this is what I liked. This is what I agreed with. This is what I disagreed with. So, really modeling that democratic process. And then we had our private ballots. Um, and then we also got I voted stickers afterwards. Um, so what they're going to share is some of the projects that they have taken on and completed, some of the projects that are ongoing, and some of the projects that we see going on in the future. So without further ado, I'm going to start with our student council president, Henry Glover. Go ahead. [applause] >> Hello everyone. My name is Henry Glover and I am the student council president. Uh, when I was running for student council, I made a short video on why I thought I would be a good president. What I forgot was
018that everyone's parents would come, so I just walked up and kind of stared at the parents for a second. Uh, yeah, when I was presenting my speech, I was really nervous. I feel for you, school board. Um, but I just want to thank Miss Cundle, my teachers, and all the other candidates who were really supportive to not just me, but everyone else who is running. So, can we get a round of applause for them? [applause] [applause] But now, uh, being the student council president has changed me into not just a better student, listener, and leader, but a better person. I am beyond grateful that Roosevelt has given sixth grade this opportunity and that I get to work side these alongside these wonderful people and that I get to crack jokes in front of the school
019board. I mean seriously though when do you get this opportunity? All the members of student council have been really cooperative, helpful and great friends. I love being in meetings just to be with these people. Uh, another thing that I love about meetings, and my school board would love this, is that we get to use some slang called Robert's rules. Oh, yes. Uh, when I ran, what I did was promise to be a good president. And I hope I'm doing a good job. But since becoming president, I fulfilled the promises I made. And since we're only halfway through this school year, I'm still fulfilling some. >> Good for you. [applause] >> [applause] >> Uh, hello. My name is Austin Anderson and I am the vice president of student council and I will be talking about what
020it feels [clears throat] like to be in meetings and help with the yearbook. Being in a meeting, at first I felt anxious or nervous or scared of talking, but now that I've been in a couple meetings, I feel better about talking in front of people. In meetings, we stay organized by having folders for our papers and we raise our hands and we also follow Robert's rules. Meetings have made me a better speaker and I think meetings are pretty cool talking about special stuff like school events. Another cool thing that student council was asked to help with is the yearbook. I think helping with the yearbook is cool because we have special permission to take pictures of other kids to be a yearbook. It is just so cool to have this opportunity to be in student
021council in the first place because it is so cool to help with these events and I want to thank the people who let us be in student council like our teachers or Miss Kungville and every one of you guys. So, thank you. [applause] >> Hello, my name is Iron Coffee. I am the student council treasurer for Roosevelt Elementary. I help with funding. I know we have a budget, but we are yet to use it because we use all the resources around the school and donations of items. I'm Today I will be talking about spirit days. We are planning spirit days for each month. We will have a red, white, and pink day on February 13th. In March, we will have favorite sports day to go along with our libraryies March Madness event. We also hope
022to do anything but a water ball day, crazy hat and hair day, and a luau themed spirit day. I think spirit days are a great opportunity to show kids interest and their creativity. As an example, for our crazy hair day, people will show up and we can see how much effort they put in or how much they like a certain thing certain thing and it could really help bring people closer together. It could definitely start some friendships. We believe it is important to bring people together and it's a lot better that people could have friendships instead of just having that one friend. Student council for me is a responsibility, but it is also fun hanging out with all the other council members. It is really they have a big they are a big help to
023me and I hope I am a big help to them. Student council has given me a lot of opportunities and I'm very grateful for it and the people and the people who let me run like Miss Kundle and my teachers. >> [applause] >> Hi, my name is Spencer Tweet. I am secretary during the running of student council. As secretary, I keep track of all of my notes and help plan things and keep things organized for student council and I really like it. One of my favorite things about student council has been making a kindness video as part of our kindness campaign. The video was to show kids about be how to be kind and not mean to others. Student council spent so much of our time working on this video. we decided what to include
024and what not to include. We wrote an entire script. Then we filmed it and it took us an entire month. Next we go, we got to go into the library and we got all we all were assigned different grade levels and we got to show them all the kids the video. It was really fun to show the video. We got to talk about our positions and the and show the video. We got to see everyone's live reactions. They thought it was really really funny, but they also had to take it serious because they were seeing kindness being shunned. The other parts about the kindness campaign were the mural and kindness challenges which Chloe will be talking about later. Student council means a lot to me because it has given me so many opportunities and I've
025gained a lot of new friends through it. My first meeting I was so nervous when I walked in there, but now I walk in there with confidence. It makes me really happy to be in student council because I get to do things that not a lot of other people get to do like talking in front of the school board meeting. I would like to thank Miss Laura, Miss Reynolds, Miss Condo, Miss A, and Miss Z for making student council happen. And I would also like to thank my mom, my dad, my stepmom, my two little sisters, my older brother for supporting me and help and making all my dreams happen. [applause] >> Hi, my name is Chloe. Part of our kindness campaign was to create a mural with every grade helping with one part. Student
026council voted on the entire design. We arranged on how to split up the mural project by discussing it over three meetings. It was kind of hard to vote on what the buildings were going to look like. What the coat was going to be and how we were going to accomplish it all. I learned that you can't make decisions without the full group's approval approval. So you can't so you can take a lot of time to make a decision. The mural process took about 3 weeks to talk about, talk to the readers, and set it up. It felt exciting to see the kids want to watch our kindness videos and see the kids want to work together to color the pictures and build a mural. We build community kids by Wait. We built communities by helping
027kids who didn't like each other work together. Me and the student council watch these kids have fun with people they may have not have been close to before. It was an amazing experience. We couldn't have done this this group without two people helping us. Student council has been trying in lots of ways to change the school to a more kinder place. We started weekly kindness challenges. These challenges are to help people become kinder and look out for their community. Our first challenge was for students to pick up trash or recess or in school. We noticed that there has been significantly less garbage out on our playground. The next challenge was to give a note to a teacher or a student for being kind. I witnessed a fifth grader give a note to someone and their
028face lit up. Because it has been such a success, we decided to give stickers and draw names for prizes for those who complete our kind challenges. [applause] Hello, my name is Brooklyn Puce and my role in student council is a student representative and I am so excited to be talking tonight about my role in student council and what I'm what we are doing to build community. Student council helps to deliver food Friday food bags each Friday during the first recess. Friday food bags are very important because they help give an equal chance to all kids at our school that need it. Food fuels our body, so this gives us all the best opportunity to learn. It's important to take care of all the members of our Roosevelt community. In December, we did a schoolwide food
029drive. Student council helped by picking up all the food from the classrooms that the students brought each day. All the food we gathered went to the food bank for our Port Angeles community. It felt really nice to know that we were able to help all the people of Port Angeles get what they needed. These activities made me know that we are actually doing things for everybody, not just Roosevelt families. Student council has made me grow as a person because it helped me learn more responsibility. It has also makes me feel thankful because there are all these people who help bring things in for all the people in our school and and they actually listen to what we are saying and they build community as well too. [applause] And lastly, your class rep from Miss A's
030class. Hi, I'm Sienna Felen and I'm going to be talking about our newest adventure, Roosevelt Reporters. Roseville Reporters is not only a video, but it's a way to hear and build our community. I had this idea when my class was watching CNN 10, and I questioned why none of the other classes were watching. And that gave me an idea of starting something that the whole school could watch. Um that was about our school and Port Angeles. I was thinking of how we could do uh do it and then the name just came to me. I started to wonder if this could be a real thing. I brought it to student council and they were excited and it started to become a thing. We thought it would be a good idea for students to experience other
031things. We decided that we should make a video every 2 to 3 weeks. Each video would have three stories and someone to host. For first edition, I want to interview the high school women's flag football team. For me, this isn't just a new team in Port Angeles, where it's an opportunity to learn and love the game of flag football. Henry will do a segment on Mythbusters, and we're also hoping to do a segment interviewing a student or highlighting a local teacher. For me, Roosevelt Reporters makes me feel like people are listening to my ideas and I can make a difference. Student council has made me not only a better person but has made me a better communicator and listener as well. By listening to others ideas and sharing your opinion, finding a compromise, I am
032more equipped for the outside world as I grow up. I would also like to give a huge shout out for Miss Kundle, Mrs. Reynolds, and our two sixth grade teachers for making this all happen. [applause] As you can see, some incredible things happening with our student leaders. And I think you also probably heard a couple of adult names. Miss Reynolds and Miss Flora are um kind of heading that student council and obviously our sixth grade teachers are incredibly involved as well. So just huge shout out to them and thanks to them for all of their work creating an environment where students can show up for themselves and their community. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. >> [applause] >> ALL RIGHT. SO, I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON ACADEMICS. UM, we talked a lot at our school about growth
033and achievement. You can hit the next slide, please. A lot of times, um, when we're talking about growth and achievement, um, we're talking about two different things. Students who are coming into the grade level and they're already solid and we want to see them grow, right? And then students that are coming into the grade level and maybe they have some missing skills and we also want to see them grow and achieve. Sometimes we can accidentally have conversations about the resources or the schedule or the time or the staff and it starts to sound really transactional, right? And so when it starts to sound like that, that's when you need to take a step back and say, what are the containers that we're building? What are the systems that we're building that say this is a
034community where everyone can get what they need. Next slide, please. So these are just a couple of pictures and then we're going to highlight some of the things that we're doing. So like I said at Roosevelt when we find ourselves and it's like oh we don't have enough time to do this or we don't have the staffing to do this instead of sometimes you do have to advocate and figure out how to do more and sometimes we need to take a step back and say how do we make this more community- based how do we empower the students to be more invested in leading their own learning. So next slide please. We're going to hear from some students um that have shown incredible growth this year and what has helped them. And so without any
035further ado, I'm going to have Aiden come up here. [applause] >> I think so. Yeah. >> Good evening. My name is Aiden and I'm a fifth grade student at Roosevelt. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today. This year I have read over 900,000 words. We track our reading progress through AR, which stands for accelerated reader. At school, after we finish a book, we take an AR test to make sure we understand what we read. AR tracks the number of words we read and the the points we are earning. Again, I usually check the year goal tab and my yearto date percentage. I already met my year goal in the first week of school. >> Some people who have helped me me become a better reader are my teachers and my grandparents. When
036I read at home, my grandparents help me with words that are hard to say correctly. My teachers help me too. One of my favorite books is The Phantom Tool Booth. We are reading it right now in class. It is a really good It is a really good book. It is fantasy and humor, which is my kind of book. I really enjoy learning through reading. For example, I learned about Chief Joseph and the Nespierce tribe, also known as the Nimoo people. We learned about the treaties that created reservations and how it changes affected people. This book was called Thunder in the Mountains by Scott Dell. We read it in ELA. Roosevelt has helped me become a better reader because our school library has many books at the high school level. These books challenge me and help
037build my vocabulary. Being a reader reader has made made me feel great by helping me understand things that most people my age do not. My next reading goal is to double my year goal twice over. Thank you for listening Ian and thank you for supporting in reading in our school. [applause] Good evening. My name is Chloe and I'm fourth grader student at Roosevelt. Thank you for letting me talk about learning and growth this year. At the beginning of the year, math was challenging. It was hard to keep up with the class. I wasn't very I didn't know I wasn't very good at times tables or division. I also didn't feel confident about my reading. I worked hard in math and reading. I always did my best. Now I know about angles which I didn't know
038before. I can label acute, obtuse, and right angles. And now I can use a protractor to measure them. I also learned that we can use angles to create art. Miss Garden helped me through the problems whenever I was struggling. She helped. She is really good at helping students with math because she knows a lot about it and explains it really well. I also practice at home. I've been working on my eight times tables with my uncle. He already got my division flashcards and that I will use when I move on to from multiplication. This year it was really important that I didn't give up even when things got hard. I thought about all the mistakes that people have probably made in the world [snorts] and I kept trying to put because other people kept trying
039to I kept track of my progress with math tests. On my last math map test, my goal was 167, but I score 199. I beat my own goal. In the future, I want to learn I want to get better at art. I want to learn how to draw and paint journals. >> Thank you for listening to my story and help me celebrate all my hard work. and learning. Thank you for supporting my school. [applause] >> Good evening. My name is Pa and I'm a third grade student at Roosevelt. I'm excited to share my growth with you this year. At the beginning of the year, I wasn't very good at reading. I enjoyed going to the library and practicing, but we read out a lot. I like reading, but it was hard for me. I just
040really wanted to get better at it. One thing I struggled with was mixing up words, even words. For example, I used to get some a and but now I don't mix them up anymore. Last year I was in a small reading group because of a second grade reading level, but now I'm reading a fourth grade level. In my class, my teacher kept calling me for a novel hatchet and I'm very I do it very well. My teacher helps me by giving me flashcards and helping. She understands that [cough] reading [clears throat] is hard for me >> sometimes. she so she finds ways to help me like working on me oneon on the morning. My mom also works hard with me at home by by helping me reading books. I I started with easy books but
041now I read harder ones. At the beginning of the year I was very confident. I was afraid I wouldn't get better at reading. like now my whole class supports me in that and they all feel like family >> and I feel so much better about it. I don't I didn't talk about reading much before cuz I knew I was behind but now I can talk about it because I know I'm at grade level. I want to give a shout out to my mom, my dad, my stepdad, my best friend Ava, my grandma, my stepmom, my sister Maisy, my brother Aaron, also my teacher, Miss Hopkins, and my principal. You guys help me so much and are always there for me. Thank you. Oh, thank you for listening and for helping students like you grow every
042day. AWESOME [applause] JOB. Thank you so much for celebrating the growth and achievement of all the work for students at Roosevelt. Come to the next slide, please. So, we have really wrestled at Roosevelt with how do you highlight appropriate behavior without making it feel like a competition, right? Sometimes you can ask them to feel like, well, this student was the most kind, but all of you guys were not kind, right? And so, how do you make it feel like there aren't winners and losers? How does it feel community based and like we're all supporting each other? So, we started doing something this year called kudos and no one can do a better job of talking about it than Carter. [applause] >> Hello, my name is Carter Derma and I'm a fifth grade student at Roosevelt.
043Thank you for letting me tell you about kudos. Kudos are a way to celebrate students behavior at Roosevelt. Any staff or teacher can give out kudos. Students earn kudos many different ways. You can earn them like being good, like helping to other students, following directions, and being respectful. When someone gets a kudo, a staff member writes down who it's from and what it's for. And the principal gets them out of class, calls home with them to celebrate, and then get their picture taken. And they hang up the picture and the kudos on the wall so everyone in the school can see. When I get a kudos, it makes me feel happy to know I did the right thing and I feel good about myself. When I see other people getting kudos, I feel I also
044feel good. I know that other people made the right choice and I'm happy with them. My classroom is right next to the Kudos board and I get to see it happen all the time. Kudos have been a good addition to our school because people want to get them. More students are doing the right thing and being nicer to other students. Thank you for listening to me explain about kudos and how it makes our school better. [applause] All right. Well, that is the end of our presentation, but can we just give a round of applause for the students and the families and the staff that showed up tonight? [applause] >> Um, any questions or comments? Kudos. Mike got me. [laughter] Kudos to all of you. Oh, you did such a wonderful job tonight. You students, I
045know that you've represented all the students of Roosevelt beautifully tonight. You speak like adults. They just you do great presentations. Thank you for being here with us. Thank the families for being here with us tonight. I know you're popping your buttons. These these kids are just wonderful. and to you maline and your staff. Thank you for everything you do. Any other comments, questions from the board? Just again, congratulations. All you guys did so good and love the school's emphasis on community. I love hearing all about that. I want to see that kindness video. Right. >> It was great to see such a great turnout tonight. And it really truly takes a community um to help our students be successful. And so that starts with the principal, with the staff, and partnering with all the parents
046that we have here tonight. And really, it makes my heart happy as well to hear the joy from all of our students, the fact that they are loving what they're doing and they're seeing the benefits, right, of being kind, of making connections, and that will only help our school be better, but it'll also help our community be better. So, as you finish up this year and you're looking forward to middle school, we're looking forward to having you be at the middle school and bring this positive focus on caring and connection. So, again, tonight, thank you and thank you all the staff that are here in [applause] so people can move on and get your homework done. [crying] I appreciate your time. >> Gather around the hall and take a picture. >> Sorry. I know that
047I've never been We're You always wrote it. She embraces. Thank you. >> I like this room. [laughter] You need to take a picture now. [laughter] >> Oh, Rhonda. Wait, is she here? She's right there. >> That's a hard to follow. >> That was a wonderful report. Now we're at 7.04 teaching and learning report. Where are you? >> I'm right here. Figured out with Casey never put me after a bunch of cute kids. It's a hard act to follow. It's a really hard >> I think we're starting with the Walk Kids purse. So, the Walk Kids kindergarten assessment is one that's given to all incoming kindergarteners um that first week of school when um our students are all starting except for kindergarteners. Those three days before once school starts and before they start, we're giving assessments
048all that entire week. and students um are receiving assessments in six different domains. Next slide. This screen shows us against the state and how we performed in 2526. And in language, literacy and math, we outperformed the state in all areas only missed um only 1% below cognitive. and then a little bit further um below like 1% and just a few% um in both physical and social emotional. So this gives a good measurement of how we are ready and compared to kindergarters across the state. And this is just a screenshot of how all of our students uh performed in the six domains by ethnicity, race and ethnicity. Thank you. This slide shows how we did in 2526 and 2425. And it's super interesting to see how much it fluctuates. Um for instance, if you look at
049social emotional, um last year, that was one of our very strongest areas. Students performed really well there last year and this year it was our lowest. Um our students performed that way. Um this year we're super high in literacy. Last year we were really high in math. So those numbers um I'm sorry not math in the social emotional low in social emotional this year. So those things fluctuate a lot as we um get different groups of students coming into from the community. Okay. I think we missed a slide. >> The one before the ethnicity. And I want to point that out because it's kind of an interesting one. It's the one with the bar graphs going up and down. It says break down of district kindergarten readiness by number. That one right there. So when
050you first look at this when I first looked at it and saw the 48% this year I remed a little bit but then um if I noticed in the domains uh both two three 2 three and five we outperformed. So even though the 48% is a little bit lower we've outperformed all the previous years. So those numbers are bumping up just the number of students who had all six domains um demonstrated readiness in all six domains. While that dropped a little bit, we did see an increase um in 2, three, four was exactly the same and five. So, it's nice to see all those numbers sliding up. This 25 26 even though the number for the six domains dropped a bit. >> Thank you. >> Just to comment, >> yeah, >> on that real quick.
051So I did I did the numbers and the for three three or more um it went up overall from 84 to 88%. >> For for the number of domains or number of areas um ready um if you if you sum three through six then we went a total of 84% two years ago to 88%. So we did >> that's wonderful. Yeah. Thank you. I didn't look at it that way. I was thank you for the total appreciate it. >> All right. All right. And that kind of dovetails right into transition of um kindergarten. Our transition to kindergarten program is a program that exists in the district for students who are four years old in August um but not yet five. Those students can come in. We screen them to see how they score on the
052um those six domains for kindergarten readiness and their scores on those domains as well as other factors. has a student had any um access to preschool or other um pre kindergarten education? Um are they McKenney Vento, for instance? Are they um uh language learners? So, we've got all these different things we take into account and we want to address those students who most need the support and the extra push to be prepared for kindergarten. Next slide. Thank you. So this year when this was put together we had it looks like a big gap but it's not 14 boys and 16 girls. We're currently at 32 students and I do think the last two that came in were also female. So we're a little bit little bit heavier on the females. Um we're 50/50 on students
053who are either free and reduced against students who are not eligible for free or reduced. So that's split right down the middle. And this is a really cool slide. So this shows that um our transition to kindergarten, the first year we had it was in 2122 and from 2122 the students demonstrating readiness on the walk kids assessment at the beginning of kindergarten went from 38% to 51%. That's a huge jump in the students um who are ready for kindergarten and we really attribute that to well they've done some numbers we know it goes directly to our transition to kindergarten program went up to 53 50 and then it did dip down to 48 but thank you. We now know that the overall jump was still higher for our students um this year than they were
054last. Thank you. Um but this student this just shows how many students are ready in each domain. So for those students who are entering TTK that's the light green versus students who are entering kindergarten we had 10 students enter TTK in the 24 25 year who did not show proficiency in any domain and then we had five more that only show proficiency in one and you can follow that all the way through. The dark green picks up where those same exact students entered kindergarten. And you can just see how like the dark green just explodes to the right of your screen here. Um, and we end up with 12 students who as opposed to one who showed proficiency in all six domains and seven compared to four and five and you can read the rest
055of it. So that is a pretty clear demonstration of the impact of one year in transition to kindergarten program. Is that it? That's it. I'm ready for any questions if you have questions. >> I just had parents that don't know how do they enroll their children into DD. >> Really good question. So, we've had um some Facebook advertising, a lot of word of mouth with families. We have a banner that goes up on the Jefferson fence. Um and this year um we are I am going to definitely push into the um in the House of Learning down at the tribe. And we've done a big push in the last two years for the um child find and making sure we're taking that to the tribe. Um this year I want to make sure I'm down
056there talking with those folks about transition to kindergarten screening is opening and we want to be sure that this information is shared with their families. So I'll be providing some information to them to share. Um and otherwise Facebook um leave We this year we have no weight list but we've been full all the way through but we definitely want to make sure we're getting all of those students who most need the support. >> Any other questions comments? >> Thank you. >> All right. So um this brings us to 7 Ro custodial maintenance and facilities report. Good evening. >> All right. So, hello everyone. Um, my name is Eric Britain and I am the director of facilities for the Port Angeles School District and I'm really happy to be here today um because this platform gives
057me the opportunity to uh speak on the behalf of our custodial and facilities department. um they do a lot of great work for our district and uh most of the work that they do is behind the scenes outside of normal um operational hours. So uh my goal here today this evening is to highlight some of the work that they do and also just uh share their story of the critical roles that they uh they do provide for the district. So uh next slide please. We'll just jump right into the custodial report here just to kind of give you guys a breakdown of what it is. Uh we are currently at 25 custodians districtwide. Uh we're actually trying to make that 26. We are looking for an evening custodian at the high schools who are actively
058interviewing and recruiting for that position. Once we get that, we will be at full staff. So to give a breakdown of that. So each building has a head custodian. Um aside from the high school, they al also have a lead custodian just because of the additional scope of work there at the high school. um and to support the lead in the Hay custodians. The district has uh 12 full-time building custodians. Um they most of them, the majority of them actually are dedicated to a single building, but we do have a couple that float between multiple buildings um throughout the day. We even have one that has three schools that they they um provide service to every day. And that's just to make sure that we have adequate coverage. Um, but also want to bring up
059that we have five sub custodians that work for the district. Um, they provide service for uh planned vacations, for weekend events, uh, after school support. If we have large events, we're able to call on them to to help extra support. Um but also when we have unexpected emergencies or events or someone calling in sick, we're able to call on them to to come in and fill that role because um the last thing we want is an uncovered shift when it comes to custodial. So they also provide a very very good um role to play for the district. So what we have here is the information and condition of schools report and that's the where the source of my information when I came to the uh the square footage per custodian. Uh the second column to
060the end there, what I was mainly interested in is the gross instructional square footage of the district is what that tells me is that's actual areas that's either normally occupied or receives a lot of traffic. So those are areas that we really focus on. Um I believe it's a little over 627,000 gross uh gross square footage when you break that down. Um so what we would normally have is a 21 custodians. It's almost 30,000 square foot of coverage that every custodian is covering every day. And uh we're not referring to light traffic. This is heavy traffic. Um a lot of work that goes into that today and that's day in and day out. So I just wanted to shed light on that because when you break it down, it really does show the work that
061they they provide. So but also just wanted to touch on um give you some some figures. So our um supplies and expense budget for custodial for the 2526 is 121,800. uh as of February the 4th, our year to date is $88,124.92. And the reason you see that little bit of an elevated uh year to date is because we actually we purchased most of our supplies over the summer before school starts. Uh the custodians have been doing this. They're they know what it takes. They know what we need to get us through the year. So when you start to take into consideration inflation, supply chain, and just shipping, uh it just makes not only financial sense for the district, but also logistical sense for us to buy in bulk and just make sure that we were
062covered because those are things that have long shelf lives. Um so there's and again we know what needs going to use it. So that's one of the reasons why you see that frontloaded expense there and just looking at those I feel very helpful to get to the the rest of the year. So next slide, please. Okay. Um I promise you that is not a paid actor. Um that is Mike Daniels. He is the head custodian at Hamilton Elementary. Uh so just want to touch base. So just kind of giving you an idea of what the custodial looks like. I want to share some of the things that you many of us may not consider that they do every day because I assure you they do quite a lot. Um they are the first to arrive
063at the buildings every day. And every day they're the first ones to show up, make sure the buildings are prepped, lights are on, everything's ready to go for the students to arrive, that the staff to come in to be able to do their job. Uh they help set up take down set up for breakfast and take down and also for lunch. And if you've ever been to the schools and see what it takes for lunch and breakfast to happen, it is quite the feat. And they definitely assist in that. It's it's it's quite the job. And it has to happen. It's time. I mean, they only have so much time to get the students in and out. So, um, big feat every day that they do that. Um, so they're they're the first to arrive
064and they're also the last to leave. They assist with after school events. So, they they have their regularly scheduled routes, but they're often uh pulled in different directions. They have to be very flexible to their schedules, but also again, it's a it's a very large responsibility to be the last person to leave a building every night. So, that's just a they work very independently and there's a lot of trust and respect there that to ensure that our buildings are closed and secure every evening. So again, that's a very large responsibility. But another they're not just clean. They per reform a ton of stuff. I mean, like I said, they're uh operating sophisticated equipment, stripping floors. There's some harsh chemicals. They have to understand how to use those things properly, how to store them properly. Um
065they're also changing ballast and light fixtures. I mean, they have a well-rounded skill set. Um so it doesn't want to celebrate that. They're not just cleaning up after people every day. It's a a very high high performing job. Um so just essentially energy run of the day. Our day staff are the ones that keep the things running smooth. They're there to help the teachers, help the staff have whatever they need, help keep things going. Uh the evening staff come in. They put the polish on the buildings, if you will. They make sure everything's stocked up, ready to go for the next day. Um, and as this picture definitely helps me with this next bullet point, they take pride and ownership of their buildings. If you walk into any of these facilities there, some of them
066have some age on them as we know, but you can't really tell when you walk into them. I remember the first time that Michelle ever took me around in the building. So, you see the exterior of the building, then you walk in like there's no way this building is as old as it is. It is it's been taken care of. And that's because people like that care, you know. Um, and and like I said, it shows. Um, but also they all the work orders come from building custodians. The reason that's is in place because again they take ownership of the building. So we want everything to for them to see it first and that way they know about it because it's it's the building that they're at every day. So not only um and plus
067a lot of times they can take care of many of the things. Um but if it's something that that's outside of their work scope or outside of the time that they have, they'll send it to us and then we'll take care of it in the maintenance or grounds department. Also, they're they're extra eyes and ears for us. So, if we perform a repair, do something, they're able to follow up, make sure what we did was working. So, again, they just really help support us. But, uh, summary of that is, uh, we have a wonderful staff of custodians. A lot of them have been with us for quite a while and I'm really proud to be a part of trying to help them do their job. Whatever I can do to help them, I I try
068to, but I'm really really excited about the staff we have. Next slide. So, we'll jump into the the groundskeeping report. Um, so they're part of the the maintenance staff, if you will. I refer to them all under it's custodial, grounds, and maintenance, but for me, it's all facilities departments. I was we're all a team together. Um, we have one lead groundskeeper and two full-time groundskeepers. Um, they have 11 district facilities that take care of. That's including the pupil transportation center as well as uh Fair View Elementary that we still have and we have to maintain that. So, they still mow that every day. they keep keep track of make because a lot of people walk. They're still a community. So, we want to make sure that's that's being not forgotten about as well. Um the
069district has over 150 acres. Um and they take care and monitor every square inch of it. Um so for our expense and um our expense and supply budget for the ground staff is 38,500. Our year to date is 12,950. This is as of February 4th. Um and and I'll kind of touch on this with maintenance the maintenance budget as well. So we're very conservative at the beginning of the year because we realize there's a lot of school left to go, right? So um and just kind of how we prioritize our spending and how we prioritize our time and and efforts is number one is safety. So if we develop something that's a safety issue, it stops right there. We stop what we're doing. We go address that immediately and we don't get off of it
070until it's done. So, um, a lot of the stuff that we see and I'll I'll show you in some coming up slides. Those are the things that we're going to spend our money on. So, again, you got to wait, you know, you can't take care of everything. So, safety once that's taken care of, then business continuity. Can the teachers and the students, can they get to their classroom safely? And if they can, can they do their attended jobs? Can the students learn? Can the teachers teach? So, safety first, business continuity, and then after that, we're going to get to our deferred maintenance. So until we can get those first two categories, everything is going to get deferred because those two things take priority over everything. And that's kind of our guiding principles. So that's once
071you have that uh understood, it makes decision making a lot easier. So I just want to kind of share that with you. Next slide please, Casey. So first bullet, groundskeeping. So mowing kind of goes in the territory you hear with groundskeeping. What I wanted to share with you is all the other things that they do. So naturally mowing, hedge trimming uh during the season that is predominantly what they do. I mean some of the athletic fields, they will mow up to three times a week just to keep them going. So I mean that's that's quite the feat right there. But what I also want to mention that most people would not consider is our playground equipment falls on inspection. Right now we currently have a certified playground inspector. We're sending a couple other guys here
072an extra couple weeks to get certified. We always want to maintain at least two at all times. That way if one's sick, whatever, we've always because once a month they they inspect them and then next year we'll send another person. That way we never have a lapse in the certification. But they'll they'll monitor that playground equipment, make sure everything's good to go. They literally inspect it once a month. The falls on that's just the the playground bedding uh that helps absorb a little bit of a cushion for the kids. Okay. Uh operating heavy equipment, excavating. We're really really fortunate to have the capability to do those those exercises obviously with seeding fertilizing striping concrete asphalt repair. Uh we have some really good welders on staff. That's really nice to have the ability to do that
073because as you'll see we have bleacher inspection and repairs. We have a couple of campuses where the we have retractable bleachers. We inspect those maintain those as well. And having a welder on hand to do that has been very handy because we do have to make some repairs in those. Another thing is turf field maintenance. A lot of people may think that you got a turf field, it's plug and play, never have to touch it, right? Not really the case. It can take just as much energy and time and even cost to maintain the turf fields as it does any grass field. But the combing, braking, keeping the leveling. It's they're great. We love them, but just one they did take some energy there as well. And during the winter months like we're at right
074now, they're helping do anything that needs to be done. and they were just cleaning out roof drains, helping out with roof inspections, and I'll show you next slide. They'll show you some of the other things they do. So, they're here to help year round. It's not just waiting on the moping season. Casey, next slide, please. So, just kind of show some other things. Safety, right? So, when they're driving from job to job, they're obviously watching where they're going, but they're also looking around for other things that can be done. Um, these are some just really nice examples of, you know, patching asphalt. What we some other things they do is curve curb leveling trip hazards on sidewalks. They'll grind those down. So if it's so bad they'll remove it and then just completely redo it
075if necessary. But you can just look that's just one little section [clears throat] um of roadway and probably each one of those holes at least probably 30 lbs of the one in the center. It's probably easily 75 pounds of asphalt that they repair and uh they they do that regularly. So next slide please. This is a really cool project that they recently did. again just this little stuff you wouldn't think of safety improvements. So we were down at this is one of the shops. Uh we ran into a completely unrelated um uh inspection on something and we notice what you see or don't see is that is what you call a job site indicator indication line. So anything basically from that classroom door what you don't see is the entrance to a restroom. Anything inside
076that line means that students don't have have their PPE on. anything outside of it is now considered a job site or they have work zone after PPE. [clears throat] So brought that to the grounds guys attention the next day they had that nice little small stuff like that goes a long way, right? >> Yes. >> And we also um we noticed we were we were contacted by a a teacher that had a student that needed has some requirements for a little visual aid. um brought that to the grounds guys within 24 hours that they have that and there's some more projects that we did there but I thought that was a really nice one there. So again they whatever we can do safety comes first with everything within our in our department. So next slide
077please. So now we jump on to maintenance. Um I love this picture right here. Um, it really kind of puts into perspective what it takes for a building to function and for us to be able to occupy our spaces for any steering amount of time. So, you can see you got your domestic water, you got your fire suppression, your duct work, your low voltage cabling, your light fixtures, fire suppression and monitoring. Um, all that is above our head every day and we just take it for granted. So, it's a very sophisticated system. Um, all that has to work in conjunction. has to work all the time in order for us to be able to occupy our space. Just wanted to throw that out there. Um um our maintenance team is is normally made up of
078six skilled tradesmen. Right now we are looking for one additional um maintenance person with some electrical skill. We had a 30 plus year uh veteran of our team that they retired just recently. So it's a big hole to fill. Normally we have six, but right now we're at five. And these are just some of the excuse me, some of the core functions that they have to provide the district in order for us to be able to operate every day. Um, without those um functions, we can't operate. We got to have doors that lock. We've got to have roofs that uh keep water out of our buildings. Uh, got to have running water. Um, refrigeration is another big one that we don't think about. Um, not only do we have the HVAC systems, we have cafeterias
079and kitchens with working walk-in coolers and freezers. Those fail and we have to repair those as well because we got to have food for the kiddos. So, um, another really thing that I really want everyone to know is we're someone in maintenance is available every day of the year 24/7. U, but it's voluntary. They do it. They are compensated for it, but they're not required to do it. And I really want to drive home how critical that is. It's a huge commitment on their end. uh they do it at weeks at a time. There's a signup sheet and since I've been here uh it's never we've never had a blank week. The guys, you know, they work together uh to provide that service because it's critical for the district to have and they and that
080on call phone rings. They it it's it's not just a carrying it around. It it rings and they use it. Um so our uh 2526 uh supply and expense budget for maintenance it's $162,450. Our current year today again just like the grounds in custodial as of February 4th $25,799.36. So again, we're very conservative at the beginning of the year. If it's not a safety or a business continuity issue, we're going to try to save that back or deferred maintenance, if you will. Um, and as we get a little closer, we'll be a little more uh free to use that on the things that we are logging and uh cataloging that need to be taken care of. Again, uh just being responsible with our funds, I feel very comfortable right now looking forward into the year
081on budget. >> Where is this? Where was that picture? >> Uh that's that's Dry Creek Elementary. >> This picture right here. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Where is that? >> That's above your head. So that's that's above the ceiling there. Yeah, that's one of our buildings. >> Not a lot of people don't get that's why I chose it. I mean for us it's every day, but for the average I should say average, but for most people they never think about what's going on right above your head. >> That's why I really that picture just really that's a great picture. I love it. Thank you for asking. >> Okay, so we obviously have our core capabilities. Um so um this is just some again some of the extra responsibilities I really wanted to highlight that the team
082takes care of. Uh building automation system that's BAS. Um that's such things like your your heating and cooling or heating mostly here. Uh your fire alarm monitoring it's the things that are automated. They automatically happen. It's it's computerized software programs. Um they monitor and uh not monitor, excuse me. They maintain all of those issues. Um, we have several campuses that have the BAS systems with the HBAC. Uh, it's very sophisticated the clock systems. You wouldn't realize how sophisticated the clock systems are. I mean, it's you should I wish I had a picture of there's this one room we have in the shop that has all these clocks tied together and you wouldn't believe the satisfaction I get walking in and everyone are to the second time. It's just it's this to see the guys work
083on it. It's pretty pretty amazing. Um, again, heating, cooling system, windows and doors. We have put in quite a few windows this year. Um, access control. I think every door in our district has a lock on it. Whether it be with a key or a key card, they have to work. So, if it doesn't work, we've got to get another one of those safety security things. We um it's just got to happen. It doesn't matter how long it takes. We've got to fix it. We try to keep as much as we can on hand so we're not having to order anything. Most I'd say the majority of the time if we have something happen, we've got it on hand to where we can immediately take care of it. Uh waterproofing is like the building envelope.
084You want the weather to stay outside of your building. So it's very critical. Um we've got some projects coming up that I can talk more about. Equipment prepared us for the not only our stuff um our excavators, our tractors, but also with the custodial equipment. You know, it's essential if I share with you the 30,000 square foot of coverage they do every day. without their equipment. Imagine trying to take care of that. So, we have to keep those belts on stock, keep the brushes, keep the filters. Um because we, you know, one of the main things that I do is make sure that people have the things they need to do jobs. So, imagine telling someone that you can't have that piece of equipment. That's probably not going to go over very well. Um and
085last bullet on this slide, we do everything we can in house. The reason I chose this picture, we had been fighting with a drain line at the high school for well over a day. We were getting into day two of this. So, we had to have someone bring the scope in. That's that piece of equipment you can see there. That's the guy that's driving the scope through that drain line to find try to find the blockage. So, even when we had to have an outside contractor come in, look at the the guys are working. So, it's like even we can't do it in house, they're there trying to do it themselves. And I mean, and we did not stop until that was done. So, um, that is, uh, I just love that picture because it
086shows that, you know, just because we couldn't do ourselves doesn't mean we're not going to be there trying to help. So, next slide, please, Casey. So, just to show a little bit more of the stuff they do. Um, they're very, very crafty. They do great work. Kind of that weather proofing thing I was sharing with you about keeping the weather outside of the building. This is where we had a little bit of water intrusion. Um, so all that had to be taken out. Um, anytime you get inside something like that, you always find more than what you would anticipate. Job always turns into be a bigger project than what you want it to be. End up having to replace the whole thing. Finished product looks better than it did when it was new. Similar talking
087about water keeping out. What you can see is the staining on the concrete there. That's water coming uplifting um and just caused the floor to buckle. So, you can see what it like after they tore it out. And the new floor they put in again looks brand new. The guys just do great work. They really do. Next slide, please, Casey. So, uh, last but very much not least is our maintenance secretary. Um, she's Mayor Elliot. Um, she is the glue that keeps us all together. Um, just real quick, she is the first thing she does when she comes into work every morning and she gets on the phone, gets on, checks her email to see if we have any custodians that have called out sick. The first thing she has to do is try to
088find someone to fill that position. Again, the last thing we want is an unfilled custodial position. And she is tenacious. She does not stop until she's heard no from everyone or she's had it filled by someone. And sometimes we have to get creative. We have to bring evenings into the days and then fill that evening. So, we have to play, you know, uh it's moving some pieces around, but we do whatever we have to do. It's it's what's got to happen. Obviously, fielding their emails. Um person inventory. She keeps track of all our inspections such as our uh our hood systems for our kitchen equipment, our uh sprinkler systems, um our septic systems. Um she makes sure all of the permits are kept up with them. She reminds me like Eric, you know, she's makes
089me aware of things before I need to know about them. So, which I really appreciate that kind of falls in, she tracks, falls, and organizes everything that we do. And I'm super grateful to have her. I would not be able to do my job if it weren't for her. So, I'm very grateful for her. I just want to share a really cool success story, Casey. Next slide. So, when I first started, we were updating our SDS manuals, which is your safety data sheets. Um, all of your custodians will know about these, but you have to have this manual in all of your custodial closet that houses all of your chemicals. That manual has to have all the safety information on the products that you use, uh, as well as how to use them properly. So,
090it's kind of hard to keep track of those binders that they just wind up missing. So, uh, we had this great idea and and Tamar spent a lot of time on this. This this is her project. I cannot I'm speaking about it, but I give her all the credit for it. So, this is a digital SDS project. You can wave your phone over that and it will come up, you know, get the QR code. You enter in and it'll pull up everyone's school. So, you can see Drag Creek, Franklin, Hamilton. Click on your school and each school is different. They're all the same. And you'll have every chemical that that school uses. click on which chemical you're using and it has everything you want to know about it. So, just a really cool I thought
091it was really cool. Um, not only is it for compliance, but also it's a really cool online inventory management tool. So, as we add new products, we can add them to that. As we no longer use them, we can remove them. So, it's a kind of little segue to inventory management we're working on. Uh, next slide, please, Casey. Okay. So, um, some recent projects and successes that the the departments have had this year that I'm really pretty proud of them for helping out with is, um, one of the major ones that we just completed this one is, uh, installing filtration systems throughout the district. Um, throughout the kitchens, all the bottle fillers, water fountains, uh, lounges, uh, the kitchens where they wash their vegetables, where they uh, fill their cooking water for cooking. Uh all
092those have been uh and these aren't just plug and play. These are plumbed in uh very very high filtration rate uh filters. So the project's done as far as installation, but now it's up to us to have that on our preventive mainten list maintenance list, excuse me, to make sure those filters are changed on a regular basis. So that was a big project. We're super to have that. Um the 500 building, which is our wood shop, um this project happened pretty much as soon as I came on board. Um we did a complete roof repair. So this is our wood shop. So imagine leaking over a wood shop. So it's a wonderful project to get done. Um we had a nice little access control project that we did for Stevens Middle School which basically helps
093control the flow of traffic into the building as well as into the office. Uh they have a nice little uh doorbell there. So if someone comes up, they can ring the doorbell. The office staff greets and lets them come in. So slows down and and uh they're able to control who gets in and out of their building. Uh, we did a LED lighting upgrade at Roosevelt Elementary. I believe everywhere but the gym. I may the main space I think it's just the gym. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure every space at Roosevelt has new um LED lighting uh at Drag Creek Elementary in the parking lot. We just didn't replace the bulbs and complete new head fixtures at Dra Creek has all LED and we're really trying to move in that direction. Some
094really good incentives out right now out now for that. So, we're looking into continuing that project. Um, one of the things we love is to partner with other departments in maintenance and grounds, whether it be whether it be uh the custodial or capital projects, we were able just to kind of help out with some really small stuff just helping dig some pools, doing little foundation inspections and for some trenching. So, anytime that we can keep that stuff in house, let the guys do it, partner with another department. We're we we're all about it. So, we love to keep things in house. So, um, one last slide, please. So now that we've talked about the past and present, uh we want to look ahead. So these are things that I would be uh very much expecting
095to kind of share with you about our next meeting that we've been working on. Um so we'll be coordinating some moveins and move outs at the Stevens Middle School as that's coming up. That's obviously a big deal. We've got to make sure that things that need to go to the right places get there and on time. Um there's going to be some temporary candy stuffs for like outdoor breakfastes and things like that. And he's got to say these are big cities, big projects. I mean, it's going to take some energy and effort, but we are looking forward to doing that. As we're building these new buildings, these new buildings come up with new systems, so new technologies. So, we want to make sure that on day one, we're not learning on the job. We want
096to start familiarizing ourselves with these systems yesterday so that we're more prepared when they come in that we've got an idea of what we're getting ourselves into. So, and it is a nice little excitement about the guys, some new stuff for them to learn. So, uh they're excited about that. Um, coming with age, some heat pump replacements. Um, typically manufacturers recommend 10 to 15 years is kind of the life expectancy. You can get some to 20. A lot of ours are getting into the 20 to 30 year. Um, we've been keeping them up, but there are some, you know, once you start hitting that 25, 30 year mark, it's like you get that total cost of ownership really starts to fade and they you're also you're almost better off to replace them than it is
097to maintain that. Once you get that 70% cost of maintenance to replace it for a new one, you need to start looking at some new ones. So, we're going to we're documenting those and and working up a good list for that. Same thing with BAS systems. Um, it's kind of like your iPhone after so long it software won't load. So, all you can do is buy a new one. The same thing with this stuff. And when it's 30 years old, they just can no longer service it or update it. So, you're really kind of left with the only thing we can do is is get a new one. So, um, we're getting to that point. We're not quite there yet, but just want to, you know, again, looking ahead, continuing with LED upgrades, again, there's
098some really good incentives out there. And those are good projects. You're not just saving energy, but usable task lighting, it just brightens up the space. It just makes it more usable. Um, usually the staff really enjoy that kind of project. So, it's it's like a win-winwin kind of project for us to do those. And then the big one, the reason we all do what we do is the upcoming graduation, right? So, um, that will be here before we know it. And that's a huge undertaking for the maintenance department. They, uh, they take a lot of pride in making sure that stuff is ded. I mean, I'm sure that the chairs are within. I mean, that you can probably put a ruler in there. I mean, they really take the time to make sure that stuff
099looks good. I've heard many of stories about that. So, uh, I'm looking forward much to that. It's a big project. So, um, I think that's the end of my presentation there. I do have something else that I want to get to. Um, so, uh, thank you, Casey. So, again, this is our information of conditionform informationational condition of schools report. Okay. So, uh, once a year, I'll just go ahead. I'm just going to read this off. I don't want to mess it up. So, to maximize the state matching funding for new or modernized school buildings, an asset preservation program has to be in place for buildings built after 1993. and used the state construction assistance for the project. So if you use state construction assistance for the project and it was built after 1993, we have
100to maintain this uh asset preservation program. So um each building is in that system which is Dry Creek Elementary and Jefferson Elementary will need a yearly building condition assessment that is provided to the school board before April 1st. So here we are. Uh included is the proposed building standard and the building scores for both schools. So I will start out with we've got Dry Creek right here and at the end of this I'll show you the little score card and kind of hopefully tie it all together. So for Dry Creek, so basically what you're seeing here is after uh Casey, can you scroll down a little bit for me by chance or Okay, one more time, please. Sorry. There you go. So when I'm doing my rating every year, basically you get five choices. you
101get 100%, 90%, 62%, I think it's 30%, or a zero. So, it's not like you can say this is a 75. So, you get five choices. So, as I went through these, I didn't go off of anything. I just used my my best judgment, my professional opinion on where these stand. Um, and I don't want to go through every little bit of it for you. But what I will say [clears throat] the scores from previous years that changed is, um, there's one that you will see right here, exterior vertical enclosures. Um, I gave that a higher score than what had been on there only because So, and what you see, I'm just gonna step away. What you see right there is the scoring of when they were last assessed by a state inspector. So, that
102is not me. That is their assessment. And you can see that they have um excessive heat loss through the through the walls. And I my look through that was it wasn't quite at the 62 and it wasn't quite so somewhere in between. And so that one's the only thing that has really changed um for me um because buildings they kind of it's like a new car has that new car smell for so long and then it drops off and then it kind of uh uh the equilibrium sets in for a while. So you don't like to have a steady climb. They kind of hit this point where they kind of settle for a while. And that's kind of where we are with these buildings. Like they they're the depreciation is kind of taking that major
103hit. So they're pretty stable right now. There are some things that we want to look into. um as far as like you know with your roofing your HVAC equipment um some things like that but they're pretty much at a stable position right now. So that's right I said I wanted to bring up the thing that changed was that exterior vertical enclosure that was just me um I didn't think it was quite at that 62%. Um so that's what changed right there. So everything else will be the same next slide please. Yeah. So this one is for Jefferson Elementary. Um, Jefferson is actually uh younger than Dry Creek. I think Dry Creek is getting ready to celebrate its 30th birthday here coming up pretty soon. Um, and if you walk into Dry Creek, it's is a
104very very well built built school. Jeff Jefferson has a little bit more um a little bit more that you know um it it hasn't the years haven't been quite as kind. Jefferson has other buildings. Um but again it's reached that pretty much that equilibrium point where we're just you know we're looking at the major systems [clears throat] the roof uh the building envelope um and the uh the HVAC system and that's the one where our VAS system is the one we're really keeping an eye on as far as things as things go. But as far as like the building condition assessment uh it's pretty much stabilized. We keep on it best we can especially that water intrusion. Um, a lot of the brick, you know, we have to treat keep the moss off of it,
105things like that. It just it requires just a little bit more uh little more attention, if you will. But overall, again, the scores have remained the same. Um, the next there it is right there. The next certified building decision uh building condition assessment is due in 2028 and that's when we'll have a state um state auditor will come and do a full inspection basically the same that they did uh last time. So we'll have we'll be expecting that. I'll be reaching out to them uh towards the end of the year next year to go and get that scheduled. So next slide please. I think it might be a different attachment the reference chart. Thank you, sir. Okay. Um I don't know if you guys can see that as well, but it's the way they rating
106for year 1 to year 30. Now, I'm actually going to find out like what happens after year 30. Do we continue having to do these assessments? I honestly don't know that. I'm going to reach out to the program development manager and find out the answer to that. Um, but you can see how your ready package. So, year one, you would hope that your brand new building would be at 100, right? So, that's kind of how your scoring is. So, um, at year, let's just go to year 30 for Dry Creek, they would want to see a score of 62 or 75. Um, Jefferson, I I want to say now I want to say it's 25 or 26. Um, you want to see a 66 71. So all our scores are above where they should be.
107We actually are a little harder on than the state assessors are if I'm being honest with you. We we we grade them a little bit more rigorous in my opinion. We're a little tougher on our own stuff than someone else is. So that is actually my presentation. Thank you all for your time and attention. >> Thank you. Um that was very thorough and good. Thank you. Um, I'd like to open it up if you all have any comments or questions. So, if you're ready. >> I am ready. Yes, please. >> I have a few just clarification. >> Yes. >> Um, are we fixing like you said it things are stable right now, but are we fixing drags? Is the leakages that were described in the document enough to merit? >> So, my knowledge that would
108have been it may have been leaking at the time. So this we don't have any current leaks out there. So what but you're you bring up a good point. So we are getting close to that 30 year. I mean a 30-year roof is something we're definitely going to take into consideration but as far as any active leaks uh we don't have any current. >> Okay. And also in the documentation it stated that and I just want to clarify that I read it correctly that an internal staff person does the inspections for the BCAS. You mentioned the state auditor. Do you >> So that's someone outside of the district that performs. >> So the peace valor >> That's me. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So I do the the yearly inspections. >> The yearly inspections. >> Okay.
109I was just wondering if there's any um any other considerations for is that pretty typical across the state for >> absolutely the early ones. >> Yeah. I'm deemed myself qualified to do that. No, that's a good question. But but then every um they required to have someone outside of the agency to come check on us basically. >> Okay. >> Yep. And that that is required. Yep. >> Thank you. >> Of course. >> And so we will be seeing BC report on not until 2020. >> 2028. So you'll see we'll do we'll do this exact um presentation again next year. So I'll do another assessment and I'll update you on any changes that happen with their condition and then in 2028 we will have someone outside of someone that works for the state will come and
110perform their inspection. >> Okay. So I may possibly revisit this but is it possible at that time again probably talked about again >> to get through a previous report to compare to the new ones that we get in 202? >> Um I I believe that that I should see a reason for that be an issue now. >> Okay, cool. Thank you so much. >> I love your emphasis and focus on safety. I think that's huge. >> Absolutely. >> Anybody else? >> Eric, I just want to as someone who has taken call, I just want to send a thank you to your staff for being on call for the district 24/7 365. Thank you from all of us on the board. >> Oh, yes. I appreciate that. Yeah, we all realize the uh the the commitment
111to that, but you've really lived it and you don't understand. It's hard to make long-term plans when you know that that phone could ring. So, it is quite the commitment. But, thank you for sharing. >> I always knew you guys worked hard, but that's fantastic. >> The team works hard. That's why I'm here to help support them. They're again, they're the ones that do the work. I'm just here to support them. >> Anything else? >> Thank your team for us, please. Um, tell them how much we appreciate this. Your report was excellent. >> Well, thank you very much. I appreciate it. They do great work. I just wish we still had the whole room of people to cheer for you the way they did for all the students. [applause] >> Before you sit down, I
112want to say just a few words. >> No, you're good. Um, again, I appreciate your report tonight. um to be able to highlight all the systems and again what I know about your maintenance crew and custodials like their focus is all about students and whatever they need to do to make it to the next day those classrooms are ready those bathrooms are ready um their work ethic and drive is second to none. So when you go back and you're talking to them, please express our appreciation collectively for their work. And that doesn't just happen, right? That's cultivating relationships and teamwork. And what I know about all the custodians and all of your crew is that they will drop whatever they're doing to help any of us. And I have seen that and experienced that myself.
113And I know that doesn't happen in every district. So, we are really blessed to have them. I think the other piece um that I want to call out is over the years um whether it was with Nolan and now with you, we've really taken pride on hiring folks that have really strong skill sets and crossraining right across the different areas. So whether it's the HVAC or the plumbing or locks um so they can all work together and learn from each other and that also is not usual in all districts. And so where it also really benefits us and I want to point this out to the board is that not only can we be efficient right in getting after a problem right away and being responsive but it also saves us on the resource side.
114So districts that don't have strong teams, they are picking up the phone and hoping that they can get a hold of someone who's going to call them back that maybe is on the peninsula and then they're going to hand you a bill. And so the fact that we have our own team that has this knowledge and even when they aren't able to fix it, right, you saw them all with that plumbing situation, they're right there to learn and figure it out. And so I'm just really proud of your teams and I so appreciate your leadership and excited to see where that's going to be over your time with us. So thank you. >> I really appreciate that. Thank you so much. >> Thank you very much. >> Great. Thank you. >> Okay. So that takes
115us down to 8.01 approval resolution 2607. I'm g turn this over to our superintendent. >> Thank you. So, uh, as many of you have heard, uh, Nolan and I are all into capital. So, December, January, and February. And so, I'm going to ask Nolan to come up and talk a little bit about our documents that we have in front of you today for both Franklin and the high school. Yeah. So, it's uh it's not very often that you have three schools going at the same time as you've seen Hurricane Ridge. Um they're really moving. The steel is flying. So, that's great. Uh these resolutions only when we're doing them, uh the state has a bunch of hoops we have to jump through to get funding. Just like IOS, they tell you, and the reason for
116IEOS is if you don't have a school that hits 62 at the very end, then they're going to take some money back from you from what you have coming. And so both Jefferson and Dry Creek have way higher scores. So we that our district doesn't have to worry about that. But this is another thing that the state has you do. It's a it's a you have to say that this school is a new and loo and express how many uh square feet you're removing and how many square feet you're adding. And so that's what these two resolutions are. There's one for Franklin. Um we're removing 49,000 square ft and we're adding 60,000 square ft. So um that's the new and then the high school we're um removing 122,000 ft and we're adding 136,000 square ft.
117Um we're still uh you're going to see the specs coming up. We're still working on the 136, but it's going to be somewhere really close to that. I think on this um where we're doing this, uh we called um Phil Partington from OSPI and said we're a little bit heavy right now, but we know that. So I think that the resolution says 144. Um but we were we are going to get down to 136 or some others. So that's all these resolutions are. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, so we're going to need a motion for this resolution. Do I hear a motion? >> Motion to approve resolution. >> Okay. And the seconds. >> Thank you. Uh, so um are there any is there any other question or discussion? Okay. All in favor say >> I.
118I. >> I. So that's for Franklin and then we will move down to um 8.02 approval for resolution 252608 and that's for the high school. So do I hear a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Thank you. Second. >> Second. >> Okay. Any do other discussion while no one is here? Okay. All in favor say I. I >> thank you both. >> Motions have passed. Thank you, Nolan. >> Uh we're at 8.03 National Black History Month. And I believe Kristen Williams is going to read our resolution. Whereas African-American History Month is celebrated throughout the nations during the month of February. And whereas African-American History Month is a time to reflect and honor our diverse ancestry and our hidden history of civic, economic, professional, medical, scientific, military, and artistic achievements and serve as a reminder of
119the challenges that face all people of color and the ongoing work to eliminate barriers based on prejudice. And whereas African-Ameans continue to make significant contributions to the growth of our nation in business and philanthropy as ministers, doctors and nurses, [clears throat] as artists and musicians, as professors and teachers, as lawyers and legislators, as soldiers and leading athletes. And whereas African-American strength strength to endure enterprise and patriotism in spite of overwhelming obstacles have given people from all backgrounds confidence, courage, and faith to pursue their own dreams. And whereas African-American History Month serves as a reminder of the challenges that face all people of color, there is still more to be done to ensure equality under the law and equal opportunity. And whereas this month is a reminder that we can appreciate what connects us regardless of
120color or national origins. And we move forward in the spirit of the pledge of allegiance with liberty and justice for all. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Port Angeles School District recognizes February 2026 as African-American History Month dated this 12th day of February, 2026. >> Thank you, Director Williams. Um we are going to this is a proclamation but we are signing it. So may I hear a motion to accept this proclamation? >> Motion to accept our proclamation. >> Second. >> Okay. And thank you. And um this is a really important month in our country and although we don't have a a huge amount of African-American students um we want to celebrate their backgrounds and um the um attributions that have been given to them and uh so I think this is a wonderful thing
121for us to do. And uh with that um all in favor >> I >> thank you. >> Okay. So that moves us to we've 8.04. We've already read that proclamation and do we need to sign that? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. And again, I was a school counselor and I loved being one. It's a great job and I'm glad we have them. So, all in favor of this proclamation, say I. >> I. And um we'll get that done. All right. That moves us to 8.05 and the approval of the first reading of policy 21108, learning assistance program. Uh do I hear a motion? Motion to approve. >> Second. Second. Thank you. Any discussion? >> All right. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Okay. And that takes us to 8.06 approval first reading
122of policy 2255 alternative learning experience courses. We all [clears throat] discussed this. So, so um do I hear a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. Thank you. Any more discussion or comments? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Okay. Motion carries. So that brings us down to our uh board comments and we will start with our student rep. Um next week most of the stu the teachers not students from both CVU and Lincoln are going to a wall conference. They will be learn they will be learning from other districts and there will be sessions from OSPI and teachers from the ALE programs. Um Mrs. Hoick's art class is back in session and last week on the 5th we painted the Ross and this week we made Valentine's Day cards. >> Oh, that's wonderful.
123Thank you very much. Yes, I'm nice. >> Are you good? >> Okay, I'm not as nice as Juliana. >> Try hard. Remember who you represent. >> Solo and ensemble over weekend was a great success for the 54 consecutive year chamber is going to state. The men's choir, large percussion ensemble, and a variety of solos are also competing. ROC precision rifle team is currently in Missouri for their state competition. Knowledge bowl had their last competition today and tied for first. They are bound for state competition. Girls flag football and one girl from gymnastics is also competing at the state level. Girls basketball is competing at playoffs. Over the past few weeks, leadership has been cutting out hearts for Valentine's Day and putting every student and teacher's name on them to put on walls for people to
124find. Meetings are already happening for prom and spring sports. Tomorrow, the chamber orchestra is playing in Yakima for the WMEA conference. Then next week, orchestra will be playing in Belleview for the Winter Grass Festival. >> Thank you, >> Nan. It's your turn. >> Thank you. So, I got to uh be part of the solo ensemble, I mean by my two kids, and I was just blown away um by the level of um just how supportive the adjudicators were in just helping these kids to develop and and by some of the performances and not just my own kids obviously there's some work, but it was just there was the adjudicators. It just made me reflect on the on the just the the uh music program in general in Port was just outstanding. We have such a
125we're blessed with such an amazing team here. Um, and then the other quick comment I had was just, um, I got to be part of the interview process for for, um, our first interview for, uh, for Franklin uh, GCCM and was just really impressed with as a first time attending to one of these processes with a level of experience of our team and asking questions of the contractors. >> Good Sam. I really enjoyed our tour of the new hurricane school. They are >> real. Isn't that amazing? >> Yes, they are doing a good job and we're moving forward on the high school project. So, >> hopefully we can get that figured out this week. We're working. >> I was just amazed at the what they did in two days with that steel. That was amazing
126to me. Okay, Nancy. >> Um, I got the opportunity and privilege to attend the girls basketball game at senior night. Um, I got the honor to wrap our graduating seniors. It's really special to go. >> Um, I do enjoy the form. they didn't answer my questions and they were just very welcoming and took their time and uh I I don't think I could be more impressed with them and they're a good group. >> Then we met with um our state auditors. We started that process. >> Thank you. And thank you Nick for doing that. Appreciate it. I don't know. Did you do that? Am I thinking the right people? Well, thank you every >> Thank you, Nancy. Kirsten, >> um, I had a number of attendance and Kirsty meetings over the past couple weeks. It
127seems like, as I keep hearing Michelle say, capital had a number of capital meetings, too. Um, a bunch of other miscellaneous fees. Um, I, uh, just did another little legislative report. Um the top section gives you the cut off dates and what they mean for bills. Um the earlier bills I reported on haven't are still in committee. They're still live for the most part. Um I was just going to highlight uh House Bill 163 which is adjusting school director districts. >> Yeah. and that um so our district, you know, we're right close to that 3,000 uh cut off, but that means that if this passes that we would be divided up by districts and no longer be large and there's some details to be worked out on that, but that um would be interesting for
128us to uh have to change that. Um the reason district smaller districts are not included in that is because it's often difficult to find uh five individuals in different districts to do it. So I wonder if anybody had any comments or questions about that. >> I don't like that. I'm going to comment about that and I I understand districtricting but if you are familiar with our um hospitals they just had to not do that. They had to undo their districtricting because they having trouble getting people to run for hospital board and it's a much larger board than ours. I I think it's eight maybe. >> Yes. Do you know that? How many are on the hospital board? Okay. Well, it's more than us. I do know that. But so I would I would uh and
129I will personally I think that that's not a very good thing for us. So >> yeah. And then H House Bill 2160, which is an unfunded mandate concerning eligibility for membership in the school employees benefitful programs. Uh page three, bottom of page three. Um, I just wanted to highlight Wazda's note, uh, which says they're continuing to remind the legislature that we support the bill's intent to provide benefits to employees and that the bill does not provide funding for us to do so. Uh, additionally, we anticipate proposed amendments coming soon that would update the bill to focus the eligibility carryover to focus on a single employer. So, u, but that is still moving forward at this point. Um another uh eight house bill 2257 was an unfunded mandate um but now uh according to WADA contains
130a full exemption for K through2 schools, school districts and educational service districts for any new service taxes created by last year's bill 584 or 58114. So, um, and then, uh, House Bill 2953 addressing school district accounting, budgeting, and reporting requirements. Uh, the focus on what people seem to be focused on is required minimum and maximum fund balances. Uh, WASDA's official position is no. I watched some of the testimony on that and um uh small districts talked about how they may have a large project coming down the pipeline so they have to have a large fund balance. So they don't want the state to be interfering with that large fund balance. Um also, you know, sometimes we dip down and we aren't we don't necessarily need the state to come in and address that. Um the
131legislators themselves or one legislator talked about that maybe the maximum fund balance number needs to go away but still seem to be concerned about u maintaining a minimum fund balance. So, um, and then I just added a paragraph about the, um, proposal on the millionaire's tax, which aims to levy an income tax on individuals earning more than $1 million annually and assumes to generate approx approximately 3.5 billion in annual revenue. And then I know Chris Reichdoll has talked about um, spend having 1.6 six billion of that proposed revenue from the above tax to be dedicated towards education. >> And that is it for me for legislative report. >> Oh, thank you. Um, again, I need to ask Ned and Nancy. You can follow this every day if you're getting that WASDA thing on your phone.
132>> Okay. So, everybody's good with that? >> All right. because you can get, you know, they'll hook you right into the committee meetings and so forth and so on. So, >> and Sandy, OMC is hot is seven members. >> Seven. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. And it's my turn. >> Well, we've been Capitol Capital and um I've just enjoyed all of it. Um, I've really enjoyed being with Ned and Nancy and we've been doing some meetings together and I like that and I I I wish somebody had done that with me. So, I'm glad to do it and thank you very much. >> Appreciate it >> for uh >> the time you're taking for us >> using well I'm known in your time. So, uh other than that um I don't think
133that I have anything different than we've already talked about. If so, we'll just forget about it. So, we'll let Michelle talk for a minute. >> All right. Well, um, as you can tell, there's so much going on across the district. If you're watching social media, we're really working hard on to get get out all the positive things that our students are doing. So, not just sports, but music or knowledgeable, ROC. you know, we put out a post around just the GPA that we see for all of our different teams and it's just phenomenal. So, that whole concept, right, of student athletes and so all of our coaches really focus on what's important first is that you're a good student and then of course the athlete. So really appreciative of our coaches and of our staff
134and that includes all of our transportation, our bus drivers. I forget the number that I was told the other day of all the extra bus trips for going to all these different places. It's incredible. And um so super appreciative to all those folks. Uh yeah, capital C capital um for sure. So, those of you who are out at Hurricane Ridge, um, right, it's just going up. I was going to try to drive by there today because I'm just sure it's changed even more. Um, we're also working on other things connected to Hurricane Ridge. So, uh, Rhonda is working with a transition team as we look at what does that mean to be bring sixth graders um up to middle school. So, she's put a together a team that she'll be facilitating with Melissa um talking
135about what is that going to look like and staffing and programs. So, that is um well underway. Um, also we got noticed that we're going to be working with the Washington State Arts Commission and um I think I sent Nancy uh the invite, but we get to work with them to choose um what sort of art will be in the building. And so it's a fascinating process. So we'll have about six meetings um between now and September. um we'll learn about the process from our facilitator and he'll share with us like there's a registar of like 700 different artists and all the different mediums right that they do and so we start by looking at those kind of vote on our categories um Integris will be part of our team uh Carmen Watson Charles as
136well and we'll you know vote and start to narrow it down and then you actually invite the artist to come in and talk with them. Then they go back out and create a concept based on kind of what you tell them and then come back and make this presentation about what they're going to do and then they go off and do it and then come back and it's just pretty exciting to have an opportunity to choose artwork um to support our new building. And so, um, just again something else that's we don't often think of when we're doing new buildings, but all of our, yeah, our buildings will have that, uh, for Franklin. Uh, Nolan and I continue to work, uh, with TCF and, uh, working on our ed specs and working with our PACAC.
137And so, we're getting very close there to go on to the next stage. And then also with the high school, same thing. We met with Integris this morning and reviewing the ED specs and we anticipate at our next board meeting um having Integris um come and present about that. So, it's going to be super exciting. That PACAC team's been doing a lot of work, a lot of conversations. Um but it starts to get a little more real um when you're seeing pictures and ideas. And so again, just a huge shout out uh to Nolan for his leadership and work and you know there's a lot happening and keeping it all going and again I can't say enough about his partnership and really um yeah his mentoring of me as well. The amount of learning that
138I've done since um you know July has been crazy and he's very patient with my questions. So, I think we make a really good team and Nolan, thank you very much. Um, so we're going to keep um, you know, making our milestones. We're, you know, staying on budget and on time. And once again, as you all know, when you talk to other people around the state, and you tell them that we're building three new schools at the same time, >> they don't even know what to do with that. So, it's such an honor. And again, you know, your leadership and commitment to [clears throat] making that happen is so appreciative. Um, other than capital, um, we continue to, um, start the work that we're doing to present to you in March around enrollment numbers. So,
139we're watching those carefully and putting together the information um, to help you make a decision at that time. And no, just lots of good learning happening. And as far as um our next meeting, it'll be Thursday, February 26th at 5:00, but that is also the evening that we have community conversations. So, I'll be looking for two of you that might like to do that at 4:00. That would begin. So, you can let me know. And then items for our next agenda, we'll have Franklin Elementary here to give their school report. We'll recognize their students of the month. Uh Jen Rogers will be with us and she'll be giving us a CTE report. Lots going on uh for that. And then our favorites, we'll have our January financial report and our enrollment report. It will be
140career and teched month. So we'll have a proclamation, a public schools week, and then Integris will be here to present around the EDS spec. So it will be a very busy meeting. >> Yes, it will. Okay. Anything else? >> Okay. So we're going to move into executive session now. And uh we I don't have the thing to read. Do I need that? >> Is it on here? >> Okay. >> I usually have something to read. Okay. Well, we're going to move into executive session uh in order to for an evaluation of personnel. So, uh we should I think we're going to take about an hour and a half. uh we have a lot of material to look at, cover, and talk about. So, uh I'm just will say we're going into executive session and we'll
141be what time is it? >> 7:05. So, we're talking about 8:35. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. We're going to meet in the superintendent's office for that. And you don't have to do it. [laughter] >> Thank you, Nora. Thank you. >> Um, >> yeah, we might have Let's take it in there if you don't mind. >> That happened. >> Have a good night. Hey, I have a quick question. Sorry. >> Do we have a meeting tomorrow? >> I don't remember my calendar. >> Yes. >> Agenda meeting. >> No, it's not. >> No, we didn't. >> We didn't. Okay. >> But I have one. >> I have a They see him. >> That's weird. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Sounds good. No worries. >> Okay. Take care of yourself.