001Please stand I'm ready to go. I get a motion to approve the agenda. I move to approve the agenda. >> Second. >> All in favor indicate by saying I. >> I. >> Thank you. >> First up is information items. Proer youth football shoulder pad donation to Hel Middle School. >> Um I just thought it would be important for the record that we thank the Poster youth football program. They donated and I don't want to tell you how many sets. Pile was huge. if you saw the picture. Um, and we just want to really, um, honor and say thank you for the partnership. Um, they work really hard to raise their funds and when they had new pads, they brought them to us and we have a wide variety of sizes and so on and so
002forth. So, I just wanted to publicly thank them in case anybody's listening or somebody goes back. Those kinds of partnerships are what makes our district work. So, thank you. >> Well, thank you. Are there any visitors? Anyone online that would like to comment tonight? Okay, hearing none. We'll go to student representative report. Start with Tammy. >> I can start. Um, well, I just want to report that we did put up our posters for it has like a QR code on it for students to scan it on their phone and they can go ahead and put inquiries that they want to. And so, we're hoping that as the school year goes on, we can get lots of, you know, input and stuff like that. We also did get approved to put a little inquiry box in
003the office and so we're excited for that to get some traction too if anybody wants to remain anonymous. And we also have, it's the third week of school and so we've already had over 10 clubs start meetings and start everything going on, stuff like that. And so we're really excited to see everything rolling. >> Well, great. >> Um, adding on to the inquiry box thing, Mr. Hater agreed to make the box for us. He's our workshop teacher, so that should be pretty exciting. Um, school sports are all up and running. I think everyone's had their first games or meets and freshman camp will take place this Friday led by leadership and ASVia. >> Um, National Honor Society is preparing for their balloon rally breakfast. So, members are currently selling tickets um and signing up to
004get club volunteer hours. Um, sorry, we're quiet today. Um, the posters in the high school, like Sammy said, we set them up and we're hoping to get in contact with the middle school to implement them in there as well. We also, I just thought of this right now, we introduce ourselves at the first assembly. Any questions for the student representative? Thanks for your report. First discussion item is school building reports and the presenter is being elementary school principal Jesse Wilson. >> So Jesse's not been feeling well. Kind of like it's kind of seems to be in the air right now. So Mrs. Wilson, are you ready? >> I'm on. Yeah. I can't turn on my video though. So but I'm here. Um and I apologize. I just been fighting this head cold and today like
005got to me right at the end of the day and I was like I'm just going to go home, do my report and go to bed. So, um, we'll start. I, um, we welcomed 118 kinders and 36 TKs to our building. Um, which is a great, it's a great number for us to have. Um, our Kinder numbers, I know that we were concerned about them at the beginning, but they continued to rise through August surprisingly. And, um, so they're all in our building. We've, you know, spent the first couple weeks just really welcoming them, learning how to come to school, how to do lunch, how to do breakfast, how to do recess, how to be in a classroom, and it's really taken all hands on deck. So, a big thank you to everybody who has
006helped to register them, get classrooms ready, um the building ready, welcoming our parents, and just helping out those first few days of school. Um I know we had some board members and district office staff. So we really appreciate all the extra hands that um have helped us. So it's been good. We um have spent the first few weeks just really working on our expectations and our rules. Um tomorrow we're having our first um security drill. So we're doing a secure and teach and then we'll do um an evacuation so that students know how to do secure and teach and then where where they go for an evacuation. So, we're doing that tomorrow. So, just really kind of getting into the routines of our school. Um, if you I mean, if we look as we continue,
007like I said, we've spent these last few weeks just really working on our routines. Next week, we started to we have our first PLC with our teachers. And so back into that flow of starting to look at curriculum and um and the data of our students as we have started our initial testing. Um this year we're really going to work um continue to work on ARC. And so I know Diana shared a little bit about ARC. Um I was just I just pulled up some data real quick. Let me see if I can find it super fast. Oh boy. Where'd it go? Oh jeez. Sorry. I'm trying to do multi multiple screens. Um so in in 2022, our first year of implementation, we had 17 students who were on grade uh seven sorry 17% of
008students who were on grade level proficient or above in the beginning of the school year and last year we end our school year at 52% of students. So I think that has a lot to say with the implementation process that we've been going through with our um staff and our teachers. they've done an excellent job with that. And then our other focus this year is going to be continuing our work around math. Um we worked a lot on alignment last year. So still building our understanding of standards. Um working on that alignment, still making sure our assessments are doing what we want them to do. So asking students what we want, giving us quick data, reviewing that data to be able to turn around and intervene um as soon as possible. So, those are really
009our two focuses for this year as we move forward. So, any questions? >> Thank you, Jesse. Are there any questions? >> Thank you. Hope you feel better. >> Thank you. >> Our next report comes from special services director Dr. Alice. You'll need to make sure your microphone mic is point. >> Okay. Good evening everyone. It's great to see you. I'm excited to report to you what's new with special services here this fall. So, our focus has really been on strengthening our team and fostering open and collaborative communication. And one of the things that Kim mentioned at the last board meeting was that I made it a point to go and visit all of our special services classrooms throughout the district on day one. And I gave everyone a note of encouragement to let them know
010how much we appreciate them and a sweet treat. And I did not want you guys to feel left out. So I've brought one for each of you today. in each of your roles. You're a big part of our success as well. So, I want to acknowledge you. Um, some other things that have been happening for special services before school started. Nelson Cardinus who is the counselor at Witstrand and I uh trained 16 different PAR educators and teachers in the Mant system. So they did reertification training and that's a district adopted traumainformed relationshipbased program and it helps our staff learn how to prevent and deescalate and then safely respond to any behavioral escalations. And some of the key components are that it emphasizes dignity, respect, and proactive support. So that was a great start to the
011year and we're planning to train further staff as the year goes on. Um I hosted a meet the director opportunity for our families as well as staff and again just wanted to make myself available and provide um opportunities to meet people and start those conversations. In terms of funding, I have a great report. So, we were awarded um safety net funding totaling $246,488 and that is to help support the high cost of some of our special education services. So, of those funds, $235,430 represent state funding and then the remaining $11,58 represent federal funding. And so, that's something that will help us to meet the needs of some of our most needy students. And to continue supporting staff, one of the things that we're offering this year is Tuesday dropin office hours. So, it's an open
012time every Tuesday where staff can get technical support. Um, of course, we're available at other times to help, but that's just a time that they can put on their calendar and know that we're available. Um, I also launched a special services newsletter to share positive updates and reminders with our team. So, already I've sent two of those out. Um, and then just in summary, I wanted to share that we're really proud of the great start to the school year and our kids are doing well, our our teachers and parent educators are doing well and we're building those positive um interactions with our families. So, any questions? >> I'll just comment because Kim's going to start coughing. Um, but we have applied for safety net in the past. Sometimes under previous directors, sometimes not. We This
013is more money than we've gotten than I can ever recall. Jennifer did an outstanding job. I know she had help and support from Deise and Yeah. And this was literally she had you done it before? Been a long time. >> It had been a while. Yeah. >> And so she did a great job and I mean that's a big amount of money to offset cost we had already we had already spent. It was it was done. So that was very helpful. It was wonderful. >> Congratulations. Thank you for that. >> Yeah. You're welcome. >> All right. Thanks everyone. >> Our third discussion item is policy 2020 course science selection and adoption obstruction material. >> It's relatively brief policy but an important policy for when we are adopting materials. Uh our policy was relatively new but
014uh WASDA up recently updated the policy based on some new law and OSPI is requiring us to update our policy. >> Anything that's more noteworthy or very different from our current policy? >> Uh I I would say not really significantly. There's still it's still very similar. Some of some of it was just rewarding. The course design portion has the most changes, but some of it still is just maybe kind of in the layout, but they're really I it it wasn't that much of a change, but it's a little bit different >> and we'll see this come back. Any questions? >> My red line policy didn't have any red lines. I think Selena has chosen do blue lines. It has blue. >> I think mine had neither. >> I don't see lines on. >> So, I
015I just downloaded the one from the board agenda and I It doesn't have red lines, but it has blue line. Blue. >> Yep. What? >> I had a really hard time figuring out what was different. >> The really the in the top they just kind of made the language flow better, but the course design has really has the most change that last part portion and it's not very much of a change. >> I mean, I read it and I didn't see anything concerning to me, but I also didn't know what changed. So, >> we'd be happy to update and just send your email. They made it a lot more Yeah, they they really kind of made it more direct. Um it just I don't I don't it it felt a little bit unnecessary to me,
016but we're required to do it, so we're doing we'll see the back and >> yes action item or second. Okay, we'll go to action items. Number one, reduction in days for the 20 2025 20226 school year director of grant assessments and elementary program. Mr. Jo, >> I just felt the need to support the district in this um and the other administrators that have already taken this step. >> Thank you very much. Is there a motion? approve. >> Yeah, first. Thanks, Kevin. And I um I'll move to approve the reduction in days for the 2526 school year for the director of grants, assessments, and elementary program. >> Thank you. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Thank you, Kevin. >> Thanks. >> Motion pass. Thank you. Number two, Seattle University affiliation agreement for >>
017so uh we we see several of these come before the board. Our Seattle University agreement was expired. Um and so we this is just uh getting a current agreement on the books so we can have interns in our district. >> Questions for Deanna? >> I I have a few questions. Um, Dian, it looks like this expires in December. What are we getting for 3 months? >> I think it's only because we're doing like Seattle's they're a little bit uh unique in the way they do things. They only like want to have it in effect. Well, we are supposed well will we have someone here whereas most of the colleges and universities do like three years. So they had a request to have someone placed and I had to say well we don't have a current
018agreement. So they like to do them just for like the time period someone's going to be here >> and more over and over kind of with them if but we don't get very many students from C at Seattle U. >> And this is for a school like college. >> Uh no this one is this one is for um counseling. Okay. I had a couple other questions or maybe like a general question. Um, it doesn't really talk much about Seattle's uh university's responsibilities, but it talks a lot about our responsibilities as well as um and maybe they're all the same and I just happened to catch it, but um that we have to hold the insurance of what is it a million dollars. We yeah we do have um that's pretty pretty standard uh to cover
019uh any interns that we have working in our district. Universities do carry insurance often too, but that's pretty standard part of our policy. We are it's in in almost in most agreements just in case. But they're not required to have Seattle's not required to carry insurance um for their intern. It It's just it would all be on the district. >> It doesn't reference that in this agreement, but the universities tend to carry them. They're just ensuring that we're carrying it. But I can get some clarification on that if you'd like. >> I think it'd be worth just asking him about it. question. >> Jason, did you have any other questions? >> Oh, I'm sorry. Uh, no, that was it. Thank you. >> Okay. Is there a motion to table this and bring it back to
020our next meeting, which would be September 24th? I already make a motion to table. >> I'll second that. >> All in favor of a motion to table this to the next meeting September 24th say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Motion carried. >> Number three, second reading of policy 3122, excused, unexcused, absent. There's been no changes. >> Any any questions? >> Um I don't have any questions. I will move to approve second reading of policy 3122 excused and unexcused absence. >> Is there a second? >> I have a quick question. Um, so I mean throughout just going down through the draft before we get to section B number one. It it's got a lot of references to CO 19 in here. I'm just I'm guessing that's used as like an example of why I I
021guess my my comment is that could that also be worded as like Spanish flu or black plague or >> Yeah. >> Like I I guess and you guys are going to think I'm all crazy, but I >> I'm to the point where I'm co out. So my thought would be can we strike CO 19? I I'm I'm asking I guess why >> I guess the answer to the question is of course we could if you chose to. I do want you to know we did have I have two examples that I can give. I had my car in the service department today. That's kind of you're going to like what does that have to do with this? They had half of their crew out in the last three days. They had to actually close their
022shop because they all had COVID. Now I'm not I'm not agreeing or disagreeing. And then we've had some employees recently positive. So I I'm not saying that it shouldn't be there. I'm just saying it is something that we still deal with. >> But we also deal with I mean I mean what it could be any >> I guess. >> Brian, are you suggesting that you just take out the example? >> Would you just say in the event of an school closure due to a communicable disease outbreak? Yeah. >> Generically, >> right? Because actually if we um so when you get to a certain level of disease, so say there was just a flu outbreak >> um there there can be a point where the the health department recommends that you close your building. Could be
023the flu. >> Whooping cough is one that sometimes >> whooping cough. It could be anything. >> I think all of these that have it referenced would you could just say communicable said communicable disease. That'd be do I revoke my motion? >> Well, question your motion and then make a motion or anyone. So, you're withdrawing your motion. >> I will withdraw my motion. Okay. And I would motion to strike CO 19 from the policy. >> Thanks. >> And replace it with communicable disease that disease or not disease >> or just I think just strike it well because it already says communic >> communicable disease outbreak. Move to strike references to CO 19. >> Yes. >> And only reference >> the cold diseases, >> outbreaks, natural disasters, other events. Yeah. >> Want to restate your motion. >>
024I motion to strike CO 19 um from policy 3122. Is there a second? >> I'll second. All in favor indicate by saying I. >> I. >> Why? >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Can I ask a clarifying question? >> Yes. >> Because that was second. Do I need to bring it back for a third with a rewrite or can we do it with just that? I don't know the clerical or the procedural question to that. the way Brian worded his >> we're good with it just by Okay, >> I would agree with that. >> Any reference? >> Okay, thank you. >> Action item number four, security officer quarterly certification. So, um, we have reviewed our district policy on how we, uh, qualify our security officers and it was brought to our attention
025that maybe we should have an independent qualifier from the district. Mr. Wgley no longer works for the district and he um, brought this proposal forward. >> Are there any questions? who was doing the training in the past. >> We we were doing them in in house. Um so I just to make sure that I explain this correctly, especially I have a couple local law enforcement who sometimes listen. So, um, we have to qualify our our officers according to our our security, according to our policy, either hold what's called a Leo Sakard or a military with a concealed weapons permit. There's different ways. And then quarterly, they have to shoot, and I apologize, I'm not going to probably use the perfect technical term. they have to do a qualification of so many rounds inside a certain
026target size and so on so forth and then someone has to attest that they shot the rounds inside the so on and so forth and we've done that inside our own district. Um, so officer one attests that three people do it and then that person make can't make an attestation on their own behalf. And so then they someone else has to attest that they've done the rounds or done the qualification requirements that's inside our policy. And so there's a form that they use and they do that. In addition, the hope would be if there's any changes or laws or things that we would do that we would make sure that they receive those. >> So, can they at this time certify each other are current SRO officers? >> Yes, they can. >> So, we don't
027need to have it out. >> Not necessarily. No. And when I say not necessarily, that's up to the board. Um, we've not had any problems prior And we've been doing it the prior way since I've been here. >> We didn't RFQ, but >> we did not. And I have confirmed that our past practice with I have confirmed with legal counsel that our past practice was accepted. >> So, >> we're still we're still set up to do that moving forward if we don't go this route. >> Yes, we are. Okay. So >> were there any problems with old way any anything that ever came up that >> not I mean nothing that I've been that has been brought to my attention some some will say are we qualifying at dusk are we qualifying at night are
028we doing those things we didn't do them before and we would potentially have the difference um but we try and only qualify during normal hours so that as our budget has been talked about, we don't have to pay overtime or right at night. >> Jason, did you have a question? >> Well, I don't more of a comment, I guess. Maybe it's a question, but I think it's already been answered. um you know if if we're training adequately and and it follows you know whatever laws that govern our security officers you know I think um you know just kind of like what we did with that was it front line I think in our current budget I I just don't think it'd be appropriate at this point to to look at an outside source Other discussion
029is there a motion to approve security officer quarterly service hearing. Then we'll move on to number five vouchers and delete. Can we Can you hear us, Tise? >> Yes, I can hear. >> Okay. How you doing this afternoon? >> Good. How are you? >> I'm good. >> It looks hot in there. >> It is a little warm, but we've got it cooling down a little bit. Kevin's fanning himself because he was at uh football practice, I think. >> Ah, gotcha. Any questions for Deise? >> Deise, I had one question on um >> Sorry, I didn't get a chance to send you an email in advance. So 911620. Not sure if it helps attachment it was on. It was on the GF board doc. >> Just a second. Let me pull it up. What was the
030check number again? >> 911620. Um, Canon Financial Services. So, I just noticed there was a large late fee and it's posted twice. >> Uh, yep. >> What the big late fee is for and to why we're getting hit twice with it. Um well we we had a huge late fee because we had to pick and choose the bills that we were paying this summer and so it was one of the ones that we ended up paying on the credit card. So, it was something that we knew what what was going to happen when we decided, you know, that we were just going to be paying utilities and then um you know, we approved at the board meeting to use the credit cards thereafter for the things that we needed and so we did that. But
031we did get we did get hit with a late fee with that. >> Accurate that it's two late fees. >> It is accurate. Yes. the math here seems like that's a large%. >> Um, it we could pull the invoice and send it to you if you'd like, but we we have a very large contract with with Canon. >> Okay. Yeah. I mean, I suppose there's not a lot you can do when you can't pay the bills. You got to push it out. Um, yeah. I'd like to see that though. >> Yep. We can definitely pull that and send it to you. >> A high percentage considering the amount of the fees and the bill. I mean, it's $1,200 in fees for a $7,000 bill. >> Well, and that does not necessarily mean that it's just
032on that bill. We have several bills, not several. We have more than several bills that we pay to Canon for different machines at different locations. Um, so it's on our account as a whole. Um, but I I will have those pulled and get it to tomorrow morning. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions for deletite? >> Is there a motion regarding vouchers and payroll? >> I'll move to approve vouchers and payroll. >> Second. All in favor and payroll indicate by saying I >> I >> motion carries. Consent agenda or consent item. A motion to approve the consent item. >> So moved. >> Thank you. Second. All in favor indicate by saying I. >> I. Motion carries. going to volunteer coaches. >> Oh, sorry. >> Reports action item. >> Volunteer coaches is part of the consent
033agenda. I made it. I apologize. Mr. >> Mr. Gilman, director of the grants assessment and elementary program. >> Uh, so we're in the process of hiring a migrant graduation specialist for the high school. Um, we started a book study with our admin team today. I thought it was special went well. Um, we have Chris Clim coming for the first time to work with our elementary PLC on Friday. See, I have to look to see what she's crossing off. Okay. And uh, we finished up our ELLL screening which has to take place within the first 10 days of school or new enrollment. So uh working on systems and improving those systems um throughout all of the buildings and that will be all >> questions for Mr. Gman. >> Right. Second report will be coming will come
034from director of business and operations the least. >> Uh nothing for me tonight. >> Okay. Superintendent, >> just a few things. Um I I'm sure Kim will probably talk about this too, but we did the States Day parade and of course there was an amazing turnout. I would say um parents if they were smart, they would have collected all that candy and they'd have their Halloween candy to give away because there was so much candy. I couldn't even I mean it people it was crazy amount of candy. But there was a great community turnout and the mo each year I think we see more people. Um and this year there was just a lot. It was a It was a great community event and everything that happened down at the park and all kinds of
035stuff that went on. So, that was fun. Um I I I do want to say thank ESD123 were working with Janelle and Drew and then Tamar Burns. Um I have spent almost all of my time on payroll the last I don't even know several days and it's definitely not done. Um but that's been great. And I just want to do a little shout out to Kevin because if I didn't have him and he wasn't my partner right now, there's a lot of things I couldn't do it all. I'm not sure who would be doing payroll right now. Uh Kim couldn't do it all herself. So we would I don't know. We'd figure it out. So as a as a partnership, we're getting things done and our goal is to make sure it's done correctly so
036we don't have things we have to correct later. And then um the probably one another fun thing that I did get to do is I did go help with breakfast and buses and all of that with uh with the kids. Um and uh it's it's just fun seeing them coming in and there were some tears and things. Um some of it was kids, some of it was parents. Um but I think school's gotten off to a good start. So our buildings and our principles have done a great job. Yeah, >> super good for attendance report. >> Oh, I always do my piece of paper. Um, so I'll for the record. Um, very exciting. We got to deposit the check for the White Church. So, this is public announcement that anything that happens with the White
037Church or on the property is no longer our um our situation. Um, don't get me wrong, our our new neighbors are going to be great partners and great friends and and it's we're excited to make that happen, but it is nice to put that money in the bank. Um, we still have no other real action on the other two parcels that are for sale at this time. Um, the one in legal, we have one case that was settled yesterday that was very nice to get that finished and and taken care of. And we do have one public records request um that we've done most of it for. Um there was just one extension because we need to we have to meet the deadline of the number of days and I have a little piece. So
038we'll continue with that. Um so this is a catch 22. So the grass looks really really green. The problem with really really green grass that means it's growing fast and getting lots of water which means lots of mowing. And then you have dew coming on. And so then we're mowing and then we kind of get a clumpy look of grass because it comes out of the mower kind of clumpy and then we have increased grass or you know in the hallways and the things. So it's kind of a catch 22 but we are aware of the need for mowing. Um we had um we have a couple fields that need to get mowed like twice in the next week or so to get them down where they should be and then striped. really great stuff
039going on in the partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. So, if you live back here or whatever in this part of the neck of the woods, if you drive around the backside, there's new beautiful black uh chain link fence out there and that is our partnership with the Boys and Girls Club and that's really um has a lot of positives. So, when we do the um ECAP remodel for the three classrooms on the corner of this building, um the little fence that's there to kind of keep the playground situated doesn't have to be overly tall because we have a full secure fence out in the playfield area. So, it's really good. and our neighbors to the west. Now we have a strip of gravel there so that we're not having to mow their fence
040line and our weeds and you know just makes for a little more neighborly. In addition, I met with Benton PUB um and I'm going to be very honest if anybody's listening. It might have been Benton REA to be very honest. I can't remember which one was who was at the meeting today. um and the Boys and Girls Club and they have a tree program. And so we're going to plant a few more trees on the south side of the Boys and Girls Club in the edge kind of of what most people call the old practice field to allow some shade on that side of the building. So, um that was a good partnership. So, we're going to get that done. Um, we also walked the Boys and Girls Club in those three classrooms with the
041ESD partners, Matt, Bona, uh, Deanna, myself, Kevin, the architects, um, and Boys and Girls Club and Wenah, our owners are up. So, we're going to have some good drawings to you shortly, um, about the three classrooms that we'll be able to build into that space, and that's with our grant dollars, which is a Department of Commerce grants. Um, I want to talk a little bit since we're talking about Boys and Girls Club. I want to talk it's a it's a good problem, but there is the numbers are so high at the Boys and Girls Club that we're struggling with transportation. Um, so we had a meeting today and what I mean by struggling with transportation, we're having a to figure out a way to get all of the students from house high school housing and
042heights down to the Boys and Girls Club before we go to pick up KRV and do it in a timely fashion. Um, so we met with everybody today. Um, Benton Franklin Transit got involved because they're going to adjust their routes a little bit and they're going to do a pickup at the middle school for free and they're going to transport to it's on their route. Right now, their route comes by at the 43rd minute, but we that's too early for middle school because it's released at 50. So, they're going to adjust that route so that then they can pick up at the middle school, which is about 85 students, and pick them up and drop them at the Boys and Girls Club, leaving room for the third, fourth, and fifth graders for Heights. It's a
043really positive thing. Um, the center islands at Heights and KRV, if you're listening, um, I know they're a little brown, a little weedy. We are going to peel them off. I don't know what you would call it. take out the grass and we're going to put in big shale rock. That will save in water, save in mowing, and so on and so forth. Um, thank you to our community. Again, if you've played at the pickle ball courts, um, your balls often, if you miss the ball or whatever, it rolls into the court behind you. And so, they've raised the money and the fence will go in um, here in the next, it'll take about three to seven days. The material should be here the end of the week. And so, that fence will go in.
044So, Marcus Miller, Andy Gilson, Andy and um the fence um person has met and we've got it all laid out. So that was really exciting. Um my my leadership stuff is kind of like what Tiana has said. We've been doing all of our normal things. Um but we've been spending a lot of time in the payroll world. And so um I do have good news though. We interviewed for a payroll officer today. I'm not positioned yet to say who we've hired, but we have our choice and we're doing the last of the reference checks and some things like that. Um, but we're very excited about this person and I'll be able to I'll do a public announcement through email and so forth probably tomorrow and then let it you know the community know. But that's
045really start but I want everybody to hear this is a um community training project. When I I should say community, I'm going to say all hands- on decks training process. So with our ESD 171, ESD123, um Delise, Deanna, myself, Aurelia, and we're committed to a training through November or December and then it'll still be training throughout the years because you only do W2s like once a year, right? You do quarterly taxes and different things like that. So, we're really going to work on that partnership and see if we can build that person to be here for a long time to come. Um, we our admin type meetings aren't really that much different, but we have operational one week and then instructional next week and Kevin talked about that. So, we're um really working on that
046part. We've increased our cabinet um to include our special education, our special services director and our tech director and and getting that because we're really trying to hone in on operations and processes is what I would kind of do. Um I want to publicly talk about transportation for a minute. I'm gonna I'm gonna do an appeal. If you have a CDL or you are interested in working in the neighborhood of four to six hours a day, we need bus drivers first of all. Um, we have five, four, and probably a fifth one going into training. We pay for the training. You hear me everybody? We pay for your time and we pay for the training. And it's a really good job if you're going to college or you're there's lots of things. You get benefits
047a you know if you're a full-time employee even though it's not a full eight hours a day you qualify for benefits. We really need drivers because what's happening is we have enough drivers to run our routes but I'm going to use Camp Dudley as an example. We're going to Camp Dudley at the first part of October. Well, those drivers need to go to Camp Dudley and that means we are two because it's two buses. So, we're two drivers short. So, now we're having to figure out how to do that, right? So, and then athletics, if we need to leave at 1:15 or 2:00 in the day, that pulls the driver off of a normal route. And so, our neighboring districts and some other districts have been helpful. they've come and picked up our our athletes
048to get them to the facility and then we go back and pick them up to bring them home which is actually if you think about it one extra trip right because you got in the middle and we pay for that uh we have to pay for the mileage for for that it's just like we'd be hiring an Uber I guess right we're but we're using a another school district so we need drivers now once we get the five trained that would give us um two substitutes to fill in on trips and then our new um mechanic and hime our director and Daniel our lead mechanic they're all driving also so it's really all hands on deck um so I just want to make sure everybody understands we're working really hard at that and I always
049make a little try to make light-hearted it says where you'll see Kim and I kind of made a note joke in there said nowhere because I'll be in my office doing payroll So, um, no, that's not true. We got, uh, red, white night coming. I've been doing chamber things and Rotary and so forth, but it is kind of lighthearted. So, and the States day parade, I was the one running along the backside throwing candy to all the people in the back row because they weren't running out to get the candy. So, we gave the candy to the back row. But, I think that's it for tonight. Yeah. SH. >> Um, well, I mostly just wanted to say thank you to our admin team. Know, you've been doing a lot, juggling a lot, wearing a lot
050of hats. You've given up your own personal days. Um, you know, this to help out with the district budget situation, and I just think it's an excellent example of collaboration and teamwork and leadership. So, thank you for all of you. Um, and then just for my fellow board directors, the general assembly, WASTA general assembly is next weekend, Saturday morning. I am actually the wedding and unable to attend. I'm our rep. So, if anyone wants to fill in for our district, you let me know. >> Michelle, not right now, but >> um I would like to um I know Kim mentioned earlier also like to thank Pros Youth Football for donating shoulder pads. Um I think that um partnerships with Pros youth football is something that's that has been a community asset. Um so that's always
051good to see um programs helping each other out. Um I was able to make it down for the first day of Kinder um which was interesting. First time I um been able to do that. And I I'll just throw out Jesse Wilson, her staff, the they've they've got that whole whole program pretty dialed in. That was pretty amazing to see how they've get those kids in there the first day of school, get them lined up, sent where they needed to go. Um that was that was awesome to see. So, um thank you to to Jesse and her staff. Um and then just want to thank students and community. I thought uh the Friday night football game here last week was that that's a more people than I think we've seen in those stands in quite
052a while. That was that was awesome to see. So, appreciate that from students, community, and hopefully they'll show up again this Friday. >> Thank you, Brian. >> I I have nothing on my list. Jason, do you have a report? >> Uh, no, thank you. And Michelle, I could probably help with the general assembly if you need it. >> Thanks, Jason. I'll email you. >> Okay. >> All right. This concludes our meeting. Our next meeting will be a regular board meeting here September 24th at 6 PM. We are ajourned.