001Is there a motion to approve the agenda? I move to approve the agenda. There a second. Second. Motion is approved. going to recess our crosser school board meeting and open the hearing for sale of properties. Is there anyone here to speak to the hearing of the sale of property? Hearing no one. I'm going to you can come to the mic please at the table. I'm gonna Sir, I'm gonna stop you just for one minute. We'll turn your microphone on. If you could please give your name. Oh, Jack Bmiller. Okay. We on some adjacent property from I think it's slot two. I don't have my paper with me or one. And I think the city of Pros or has an easement there to access their They're e their utilities. So my question is, is that street
002going to remain open or closed? It's not a a legal street from what I understand. So So I think since we're having a hearing regarding the sale of property, right, specific to the sale of the parcels, if you have questions regarding the easement the city owns, I think that is a question that needs to go to the city of Brer. I've I've been trying that for so long. So from what I can tell you sir and I cannot speak on behalf of the city. I can only speak on behalf of our paperwork that we put together for the sale of the property. The easement has been vacated. The easement's been vacated. Yes. So it's being sold as one unit for three parcels. Okay. I'll have to do I'll have to re Okay. I'll have to
003look at my paper. Okay. Okay. Thanks. Thank you. Is there there anyone else in in pre in person at the meeting or online that would like to speak regarding the sale of properties to lots hearing? None. I will close the sale the hearing for the sale of properties and reconvene our process school board meeting. First information item is department reports from athletic director Jackson Parker. Did you come from basketball? No, I can't mess with my kids trying to wrangle them in for dinner. Hello everybody. How's it going? So, I got three minutes, so I'm going to try to do as best as I can. Um, so kind of an end of review for all of athletics for Helen Middle School and Proer High School. Um, I kind of put a little cheat sheet together and
004I'll give it to Kima. So all of you can look at it. Um, but for fall sports, uh, we had 13 Well, I'm going to start at Helen Middle School. So for fall sports, we had 134 athletes. For winter sports, we had 158 total athletes. And for spring sports, we had 133 athletes. For fall sports, it is cross country, football, boys soccer, and volleyball. Uh, for winter sports, it's dance, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys wrestling, and girls wrestling. And then for spring sports, it's baseball, fast pitch, girls soccer, track. Uh for the high school, for fall sports, we had 221 particip I mean athletes. And then uh for winter sports we had 136. In spring sports we had 318. And from the sports so fall sports we have cheer with 14, cross country with 27,
005football 72, girls soccer 52, girls swim 16, and volleyball 40. For winter sports, we have cheer with 18, boys basketball 28, girls basketball 25. Boys swim 16, and boys wrestling 27, and girls wrestling 22. And then for spring sports, uh we have baseball with 35, fast pitch with 28, boys soccer 11, girls soccer, I mean sorry, girl, boys golf 11, girls golf 13, and then boys soccer 55, boys tennis 8, and girls tennis with 36. And last but not least, track with 132. And that's broken down with 81 girls and 51 boys. And so currently, right now, we're in summer sports. And so we have 309 319 athletes currently out. Uh and of our 18 programs that we have, 15 of our 18 are currently doing summer sports. So we have a lot of activities
006for our kids. Um all sorts of sports. the only sports that aren't kind of doing something, but they kind of are. Uh, it's boys and girls swim since they have swim team and then also I believe it's cross country, but they also have some track kids as well. And then kind of my last notes that I have, um, so out of the out for districts, all teams made it to districts besides one. And then for state competitors, out of our 18 teams, we had 12 that made it out of 18 to state. And then collegiate athletes, we had eight signed during school. And then we had another two more just currently signed. So this this past year I could say there's a lot of great successes. Um and without sports uh these kids and coaches
007and the community wouldn't be able to rally around these kids and coaches. So it's it's an awesome opportunity to have sports and get kids active staying active and just rallying the community together. So um overall I thought it was a fun year. That's all I have. Jackson. Thank you. Second information item is voluntary reduction of two additional days for the 2025 2026 contract year. Anna, not much to say about it. It just falls in line with the rest of the administrators and uh the days they gave up for our budget savings. Well, thank you. Any questions? information. Sorry it took me so long. Information item number three, South East Washington Association of School Administrators Siwa annual award. So ladies, if you want to come forward, um I think the microphone's still on and then I'm
008going to take my um Oh, actually I'll just I'm Becky with uh the president of the prophecy. I'm an assistant vice president. So, um, when we honored Deanna with her, um, longevity award because she'd been a member for so long, I also nominated the PTO for the community award. Um, I think that it needs to be publicly said that our school system is a better system because of our PTO. Um, I've talked about it, but I'm going to let you help me list all of the events that you were able to bring and maybe share. So, no, but we can do it. We can do it together. Okay. So, in the fall, you brought um So, we bring Sorry, we bring uh the popcorn throughout the year. And then we have different fundraisers throughout the
009year as well. Then the harvest festival, which is a free event for all all community members. It doesn't have to be just the elementary students. And then winter, we have a winter bazaar and Um, and then, yep, we brought the Pacific Science Center um to all three elementary schools, uh, which was an all day event. Oh, that's right. We had a anti-bullying, anti-drug campaign, BMX event that came. Um, we opted out of the dance this year. Um, but we'll bring it back next year. We moved it. We had sickness and stuff. We had brought in OMSI and a family fun night with that a science night and and then we had a family bingo night and um silent auction. So if you've not been to our some of their events really just at least they
010stick your head in the door. Have you girls ever helped at any of the PTO things a little? Okay. Because sometime there's lots of high school students around helping all the time and so you need to stick your head in because I don't know like at the bingo night there's I won't say hundreds but hundreds people there's hundreds of people hundreds of people in but it's the science and the BMX that are programs that they raised money for that we wouldn't have be able to offer without them. So, we are honored with awards. We already did our social media, they had their plaques, so forth, but we wanted to put it on our record so that you would know for years to come. We would know what you got, when you got it, and who
011was there at the time. So, I just like I know you're out picnic. Well, we're dressed in our our shirts today because we have a picnic for well, not just members, but anyone that anyone in the community with children ideally. That is Yeah, just a fun little event. Um hoping to bring in more volunteers. I know we're not the only ones that, you know, struggle to find volunteers. Yep. you know, but if anyone is willing to help any of our events, we would love to have you guys. Um, and then I know we have already lined up sometime in the spring. We have to talk with the principles um at the beginning of the year to iron out the the scheduling exactly, but um we kind of have to go off of schedule. So, as
012long as it lines up with their schedule, we can go ahead and do that. But we have scheduled as of right now for next spring. We also have science on wheels scheduled for the week of November 3rd. Awesome. Yeah. Well, thank you. I I think the families and kids are so thankful for the fun things you have brought to the working really hard. Thank you. Thank you for stopping in. I think we have to recognize people when we can. Bye. Back to the picnic. Our next agenda item is hearing of visitors. Is anyone signed up to anyone online? Okay, we will go to student representative reports. You guys decided who would go first. Are we gonna go Samantha or Olivia or Okay. And you guys can call me Sammy, by the way. Um, so I
013would like to report that HOSA just sent three students to Nashville. HOSA is a club at school for kids interested in healthcare and three students made it to internationals this year. And so we sent them and they made it to top 40 in the world which is amazing. And they were there for a few days and they had a lot of fun. Um to add on to that um they would like to thank Bruminadis for donating space to perform while they were fundraising and the public who came to that event to support them. Um, and then another thing I have is that Aurelia Kerion, she's an upcoming freshman and I recently competed at NHD and DC. We would also like to extend our gratitude to those who supported and sponsored us. We both made really
014amazing memories. Um, I would also like to extend my personal gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Smith who have been running this amazing program for around 15 years in Proer. And then one other thing I have um on the athletic side is that volleyball is running a youth camp July 9th and 10th. And I I think we need to pause and recognize your work, Olivia, at nationals. You placed very high. You want to talk a little bit about that tonight? You need to boast on yourself. I know that's not your nature, but you need to tell us what you did. Yeah. So, I created an individual performance about Joanne Little. You probably don't know who she was, but she was the first woman in the US to be exonerated of murder charges based upon self-defense against
015sexual assault. and I showed how her story spurred the anti- rape movement in the 70s. And so I competed in the first rounds and then I was able to make it to the final round in DC um in the top 10 and they didn't tell me my place which was kind of annoying but so I made it to the top 10 and then I was also awarded the most outstanding senior project in Washington state. It's really cool. Well, congratulations. Thank you. I know that's against your normal thing to talk about yourself. So, you did great. We knew do like I just said with about the PTO and to all of the board members and people who are listening at home, we have to recognize the hard work that happens inside the district regardless of what
016the purpose is. So, congratulations. So, I attended a meeting on the last week of school for our high school's ASB and leadership teams. Um, we discussed next year's events like homecoming and things like that. Um, we just kickstarted that conversation and kind of included everyone, got the community moving, just getting everyone ready for next year. Thank you. Great job. We will start action items. Number one, recommendation for hire special services director. So, um, Jennifer, if you want to come up and we'll make sure you understand. You got to have a little yellow or green light on the microphone when you sit down. Everybody, this is Jennifer Ellen. She is our new special education director and I'm going to let her talk a little bit about herself. Um, and I'll ask you the question so you
017feel prompted and comfortable. Um, but um, she has been pulled out of your consent agenda because I think it's important that we acknowledge the directors and their accomplishments. So, um, first thing that we're going to say is Jennifer is a doctor, has her doctorate. And so, why don't you talk a little bit about your education, work, career, real short, real simple. You don't have to pretend you're interviewing for the job because you already have it. Okay. Thank you so much. Um, yeah. So, I'm Jennifer Allen. Thank you for inviting me here today to meet you and be able to share a little bit about my story. Um, so my my education, I've got a bachelor's degree in psychology. I have a master's in teaching. I have a doctorate in leadership. Um, I also have an
018endorsement in gifted education as well. Um, I I um first I'll I'll take you back a little bit. My interest in neurodeiversity really started when I was in high school. Um, so I took my first psychology class, fell in love with that, and then when I went on to my undergraduate, I did work with students with autism and their families, and it was really impactful. And so that's what led me to the field of education. The majority of my career I've spent as a special services director, but I've also worked as a teacher and a building administrator at the elementary and secondary levels. Um, and I'm excited to be here in Proer. We moved to the area in 2004 and um, since then the lower valley up to Yakmon down to Tri Cities has been
019home. And so this is a community we know and love and I'm really looking forward to using those skills and experiences to help meet the needs of all kids. So why don't you tell a little bit about your experience with your program in Seattle when I spoke to your board member? Yeah. Yeah. So one of the most fun things that I have done in my career was to be invited to help launch and lead a school in Seattle. So, uh, we started this school from scratch. It was really exciting. Um, and it is a school for kids that are neurodeivergent. Um, they're gifted, but they also have learning differences. So, autism, ADHD, dyslexia, disgraphia. Um, and it's a school for kids who really struggled to find um the best place that met their needs in
020their prior schooling experiences. And so to be a part of helping these kids, very unique, complex, um, incredible kids and their families find a place that they could call home and be supported and challenged and nurtured was an incredible opportunity. And so I was able to help get that school up and running. And it's still going strong and it's growing and um, I'm still a part of that community, too. So that's been one of my favorite things that I've done over my career. So when I spoke with their board member, they used words like go-getter, doesn't give up, has best interest for all students. in when we when I spoke with her. The other piece that I want to explain to the board is this is one of the things that you hear Christine Means,
021our open doors teacher, talk about where we have someone who reads off the chart and is super super cognitively strong but yet struggles with writing. So they have they're highly capable and on an IEP, right? So these these are really unique situations and it was so great because Deanna and I struggle sometimes of how do we service those students. So that was a real plus. The other thing why don't you tell them about your little bit of time when you went to Africa? Oh okay. So that was a fun adventure. Um my family and I we lived in South Africa from 2014 to 2019. Um, I got to experience what it was like to be a parent and have your child in an educational system that is completely foreign to you. Um, so from a
022personal standpoint and a professional standpoint, I learned a lot during that time. But we did nonprofit work in South Africa and um the African continent. Um, my husband traveled a lot and I didn't travel very much. Um but we had amazing experiences um supporting that nonprofit, helping with the financial stability of the organization, um helping to serve people in need across the continent and being able to work um collaboratively with people that were culturally and linguistically different. And so I I learned a lot of great skills and just had some wonderful experiences there as well. So, um, would love to talk about that some other time, too. And just the impact that it made on my kids growing up cross-culturally has been amazing, too. So, we were really um excited by the references that we
023checked as well as the experiences and experiences and the experience she adds to our program. So, if you have any other questions, but I wanted you to welcome her. I will say I have followed that school in Seattle for years. It's highly acclaimed and there's lots written about it. I'm excited to talk with you about that. Yeah. Thank you so much. I'm excited to be here and looking forward to growing relationships in the years to come. So, we need a recommendation from us. Is there a second? All in favor signify by saying I. I. All any opposed. It is passed. Congratulations. Thank you so much. You're welcome. Yeah. Our second action item tonight is the inaugural Proer High School basketball golf scramble. Kase, I think think you're on. Are you? Yes. Can you hear me?
024You want to just explain and then they'll ask questions if you what what it is and what you're needing? Yeah. Okay. So, my name is Kase Blair. Uh I serve uh as a assistant basketball coach and teacher at Proer High School. The boys and girls programs are currently seeking approval to host the inaugural Proser High School basketball golf scramble. Quite a mouthful, but uh it's an event that will serve as a community- centered fundraiser to support our boys and girls basketball student athletes. Um just another um hopeful revenue source to cover tournament fees, travel expenses, equipment, uh program development. uh as costs rise, we are continuously looking for ways to um increase opportunities to give these kids a chance to do pretty cool things. Um all proceeds will be tracked and deposited into the appropriate
025ASB booster accounts. Um and so right now we're just uh requesting the board to approve us the ability to host the event on September 6, 2025. um the ability for us to promote it using school communication channels and then collect registration fees, donations, sponsorships through uh approved district procedures. So, I would happy to answer any questions if anybody has any, but um I've got all the rules, but that's kind of more for the participants if they're interested. Question for Casey? No, I just wanted to make sure that I think Casey touched on it, but that he had the procedures that are for sponsorship collection. Yeah. So, we we would go through um the same procedures that the ASB has us do our sponsorships for our current um basketball tournament that we're actually hosting right now.
026So, we would go through work with Alice to make sure that we're going through the same same channels there. Sounds like a fun event. It does. I have a couple questions, Kase. Um, have you guys talked with the golf team at all? Just to make sure any impropriy there. Uh, we have not spoken with the golf team, but we did speak with the Black Rockck um, uh, rep, I guess, or leazison, and and we did not hear of any anything that would interfere with any other pros or athletic event. I do know that same weekend the hospital foundation is having their golf tournament in Canyon Lake, the Rotary Garden Party. Then two weeks later is the booster club um red and white night. My concern is you know in that short period of time there's
027a lot of people and I realize the hospital isn't the school but we have and same with the Rotary but we have you know a lot of businesses and community members being asked for donations. Is there a way to, and I know you've got your date set, but maybe look at spreading that out or finding a different date or and and I guess I would also like sign off from the golf team. I feel like if the golf team was hosting a basketball tournament, I think the basketball team might have something to say about that. Um, but I could I could be the only person that Well, we do talk about those kinds of things when we're trying to set dates. We do try and spread things out. Um, and I don't know, Kase, did
028you guys know that the hospital golf one was the same weekend? I did not I I I did not know that that was the same weekend. Um, Ryan was the kind of the point of contact for our side to speak with Black Rockck. Um, and he's actually out of town right now. U, but I so I did not know that the that the hospital was doing a golf tournament that same weekend. And it is at le but I think it's just something you could note and you guys should talk about just to make sure that you're going to get numbers that you need. Yes, that that's actually really good information. My preference would be to have this come back at our next meeting maybe with the additional information that K did you understand what she
029was saying? Uh I believe so. So, so what what information I guess outside of a different date are you looking for? I well Lisa could I just think what we're a what the board traditionally asks in something like that is for you just to do to make sure that you can get enough people to participate and and the enough product to make the or enough donors and people to make it worth your time and effort when there's so many other things going on and not taxing the community for so much at one time. Yeah. and not what like golf and not stepping right not stepping on golf's toes. So just maybe do some research and we'll just put it back on the agenda for next time unless the board wishes otherwise. Okay, agree with that.
030So is there a motion to table? I make a motion to table the inaugural Proer High School basketball golf scramble until the next meeting and look at some different dates. Is there a second? I'll second. All in favor? Second by saying I. I. Any opposed? Okay. We'll be tabled and looking forward to hearing back from new cases at our next meeting which is July the 9th. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Action item number three, resolution 1125 authorizing the sale of surplus district real property and use of license real estate broker. So um for everybody who's listening and for those who may not have heard this before when we did our resolution in January we had done three parcels A, B and C. Parcel B had only one legal description on it and it should have
031had three legal descriptions on it. At the advice of Sean Mumford, our legal counsel, it was instead of amending that initial resolution, we had to write a new resolution that clearly explains them. So, what you have in front of you tonight is a legal and accurate resolution to update parcel B with all three legal descriptions on it. Question for him. We're sure it's all right. And you know, it's funny that I chuckle and we say that as in chuckle, but really we are at the mercy of those who are helping us and reading it. And um Mr. Mumford if he listens later or whatever. Um, we are all he's also only as good as what he gets. And when he got the document from the appraisal, he didn't have the three pages with each three
032description. And so that's how the error was made initially. And this resolution just has parcel one and two because we've already approved parcel. Yep. Um, I'll move to approve resolution 11:25 authorizing the sale of surplus district real property and use of a licensed real estate broker. Is there a second? I'll second it. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? Oh, we Oh, hang on. I'm going to get fired from my volunteer job. This is going to be a roll call vote because it's a resolution. Michelle I Brian I Frank I I two vote I resolution passes number four action item first reading of policy 3112 social emotional climate so this was on uh the last agenda is information There were some changes suggested. We made those adjustments in the language. I actually
033think it reads a little bit cleaner, especially on that bottom portion. Um, so it entertain any questions. There a motion to and Blake can This is ne This doesn't work. Is there a motion for to pass the first reading of policy 3112? I would move to approve um first reading of policy 31.2 social motional climate. There a second I'll all in favor signify by saying I. Any opposed? Motion passes. Number five vouchers. Oh, these are just the vouchers for June. Oh, thank you. I'll move to approve vouchers. Thank you. Is there a second? I'd second it. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion passes. Number six, contract for the director of grants assessments and elementary programs. So um traditionally once a contract is bed made let's say um let me just
034just give you an example um our maintenance and custodial director the initial contract is brought forward and then each year thereafter there's no if there's no changes we don't bring them to you. So, I'm going to just discuss six and seven and then you can um discuss them however is best for you. So, these are the initial prompants uh initial contracts for both of these directors. And you'll see they're written a little differently. Um one is um an operational director and one's an instructional director. And I welcome any questions, but that's why they're separated um out from other contracts. Questions for Kim? Is there a motion to approve contract for directors grants assessments and elementary programs? I would make a motion to approve contract for the dis director of grants assessment and elementary programs. There
035a second. I'll second it. All in favor signify by saying I opposed. Motion passes. Action item number seven, contract for transportation director. I'll move to approve the contract for the transportation director. Is there a second? Second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion passes. Consent items. Is there a motion to approve the consent items? I'd make a motion to approve the consent items. There a second. Second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed items passes. Reports delete. Um, I don't have Oh, and I didn't realize that we were looking at enrollment. I'm so sorry. Well, I distracted her because I was like, how do we get 15 kids in June when there's only like nine days of school? But it happened. It it does happen. Uh, yes. Okay.
036So, we we talked about this last board meeting because we were lucky enough to have the numbers beforehand before we reported. Um, we are three down from May. Um, but that still leaves us 63 over over budget uh for this year. And then um we are predicted to go down to 2271 at the beginning of 2526. And so that's the number we'll be budgeting for next year. But this will be my last student enrollment for 23%. I'll just discuss for the record and for students that are here that big um difference right is the number that we're graduating versus the number of students that are enrolling in kindergarten. What do we expect for kindergarten enrollment? I actually have that up. Um, working on uh revenue right now 149. That's what we're projecting for next year.
037We know we had this year 172 in June. I read it right. Yeah, that was the kindergarten. Oh, yeah. Or June. Yes. Yep. I'm sorry. Correct. 75. So the the model that we used for enrollment projections next year were a combination of ours and then enroll K12. Um the the service that we paid for, they have a bunch of different linear models. We chose to do the linear K model, the cohort model. Um and we're going with the most conservative number. It's not the worst. It's not the best. Um but our calculations match basically what this company is calculating as well and they do birth rates instruction um the cohort survival groups also. So they they do all of that data and then they update that throughout the year um once once new data is
038available for them to to put in the system. So this is the most recent data that we've got for them. Diana, do you know what the actual so far? We were working on it a couple weeks ago and we're at 96 or Yeah, we were I think we're a little bit over 100. Um, as of beginning of June, we'll we picked up I'm picked up more kids by through the end of June. We'll usually pick up another class worth by August when school starts, get another class worth. Um, but this I mean we we are hoping it to be more in that 160 to 170 range, but it it's just safer for us to budget at this point lower. And if it doesn't turn out that way, then we will be better off. And if
039they do show up, then it'll be great. That'll be even better. We'd rather get money from OSBI in January and February, then pay it back. Yes. So, I have two really stupid questions. one I should have figured out by now, but I never can get it straight. But 63 over under. I'm expecting somewhere to see like it was 2300 for budget. So I'm looking for 2363 somewhere, but I don't see any totals that they So that's the So it's the So it's the average. So that's that's we budgeted the 2,300 for the whole year and then the over under is based on the average, correct? not like the June total. It's just it's just it's all averaged in that right hand. I think it says 2353 there. Um okay. And then my other question. So
040I was looking at like grade by grade numbers in September compared to June and it looks like particularly in 11th and 12th grade we lose a lot from the beginning to the end. Is that running start or is that open doors an alien? So we have a lot of kids that go into credit retrieval and a lot of them they go into open doors and so we're losing that FTP. Some of it is so the big So Dan and I can help on this one from 10 to 11. A lot of that is running start and and other pieces but a lot of it is running start. It also is the grade level where kids sometimes lose hope because they don't have enough credits or they don't feel like they have enough credits as ninth
041and tth graders. Um, and may choose to, like I said, we're we're trying to pull them into an the AL or try to get them to do a credit retrieval option to try to catch up because you can't sit for two years as a junior senior getting your seven and a half credits a year and graduate if you didn't do much your freshman and sophomore year. um that 11th to the 10th to 11th drop. The kids that sustain an 11th usually sustain through 12th, but 10th through 11 is a target area of trying to get kids on track. That's a lot with that freshman on you know the freshman success grant and all of that nth grade success is to keep get kids on because if they are have all of their credits they're going
042to stay. If they don't then they start looking for other options when they're 16. So that's where depending your on your age in the room that's where GED becomes even an option which is not really what we use anymore. We call it o open doors or e 14 18. There's other things but the the mental process for a lot of students then is that's when I can go get a job. I can legally work. I can do different things and they struggle with what what avenue they're going to take. So I think the big drop I think our enrollment in running start is right at 50. Is that right? FTE about 45 FTE. So 45 of that drop is running start and then the rest not the rest but a lot of it is AL
043or some other online program. And then that open doors number it looks like it kind of starts low and it goes up in the winter and then declines again in the fall. Why is that that people? Well, they start off hoping they start off they start off hoping that they're going to be able to stay in school. They get to second trimester and they know they didn't do well first trimester. So, they enroll in Open Door and then they're like, "This is harder than it seems. I hate doing online school, whatever it might be." And they come back to school. Just today, and this isn't the open doors program. This is just our um grad alliance where kids can choose to be online. I today I think got 10 or 12 withdrawals from Grad Alliance
044because they're coming back to the high school. So there's often this idea I want to stay home. I can do it on my own. I'm going to work from my computer. And then they go that's not always cracked up to be I don't have anybody to help me. I don't have anybody to ask questions to. I mean the graduation lines does a great job. I'm not saying that but that's what the student feels. They don't have somebody they walk down the hall and ask help me do my math. Thanks for explaining that your question. So, this is the first time number two has been on here. Yes. Um and so we actually are changing our seats a little bit. If you look at the sign up here, um right where Selena used to sit, Kevin
045is going to sit with us and then he's going to do a report. Um Selena will still do the work, but she's she's going to do it behind the scenes. She's doesn't really like sitting up with us anyhow. So, she's going to So, Kevin's going to sit with us. Um, he goes like nothing like putting my name up there and then I can't be there the first night. He is working the basketball tournament up at the high school. So, um, he's not here tonight, but I want you I wanted to acknowledge that that's where his report will be and that he'll be joining us from that location on the table. Congratulations, Mr. Coleman. I'm sure pretty excited. Yes. exciting to be Diana. Okay. Um quite a lot going on. It seems like things should have
046slowed down, but they really haven't. We've completed all our civil rights comp rights compliance reporting and got that back today. That's great. Um I'm doing uh Lisa uh Berta in our migrant department's helping me. We're doing quite a bit of some in quite a bit of interior reporting. That was migrant bilingual responsibility. Um and so she's helping me work through that so we can get all of that submitted. We had two that we submitted yesterday and those were accepted. So, we're excited about that. We've got a couple of big ones still to do. Um, we're doing a lot of time planning for 2526. Um, PD new teacher, although we won't have a lot of new teachers, we'll have a five, I think. Um, and then we just had a pair of training with for a
047a behavior strategies to work with kids with challenging behaviors. Um last week uh Ruski and Taylor Munoz did that training for us. They're ABA trained um and did training for our paras and paras really really appreciated it and were very thankful and always ask for more training. Um about how many? There was about 70 of them there. Yeah. And well probably 60 because we had about 10 that couldn't be there. Um we are I'm also in the process of doing student teaching and practicum placements. I was kind of looking back at the history because I have a spreadsheet that where I track all of our student teachers and all of that. And um we have about I have 10 requests right now. Nine of those are already placed. Um as far as their student teaching,
048some are doing their hours before they're doing their official student teaching. We had four only 14 last year, which is a lot. I mean, but in 23 24 we had 26. So, um it things have quieted it just a little bit. But um I can't believe this year is crazy. We have four secondary math student teachers. We've never We rarely even have one and we have four. There'll be two at the middle school and there'll be two at the high school. This is really a big deal for us. Not not so much the grow your own idea, but if we can get math teachers right in our system and and able to teach through calculus, that's a big deal. Not just for us, but for the state of Washington. math teachers are just something where
049we just don't well and these placements um they're either substitutes for us para educators former coaches like some of them are people I don't know but there are quite a few that are our people um and uh I get emails all the time from people wanting to come in thinking about subbing thinking about becoming a teacher so um so it's exciting um it is a little bit more challenging job market now than it was a few years ago but uh Yeah, it's uh it's great. It's great to see these new people and we're we have a responsibility to pre-ervice educators to provide those opportunities for them. That is exciting. Any questions for Diana? Thank you. Okay, so I have always give my report to you. Um so now that we've done the resolution and so
050forth and we've run the artic the sell of property in the newspaper, we can now accept offers on that parcel B property. And there's um it's called a 45day whatever. So it has to be done 45 days. We can accept offers during that time but we can't make any acceptance of offers during that 45 days. We're just about done with the 45 days. It's any day now on the other two parcels. So we can start negotiating those deals. But it'll be the date calendar starts now for the 45 days. Um good news. I sat kind of if you like if you're listening at this board meeting at least there's some conversation. I sat on a special education safety net board meeting yesterday and they literally go A through Z and they look at your account
051and the a board of people say yes, we'll do, no, we won't. They have to vote. They say something scripted. They say it and then they award it or not. But the good news is we got $246,000 and our safety net award. It's 246 and some change compared to last year's was 90 oh 60. So um that was a big help for us. Um bad news. Um so as I said before some of our staff reductions for the PSC went out. We did have a meet and confer with them earlier this week. It's like kind of all blending together. um earlier this week and we're going to have to notify the rest of the people. Um those will be in food service and maintenance. Um the other thing that we want to talk about here,
052Darlene, uh Delise, Deiana and I and Kevin to some extent as he's getting his feet wet. Um, we have to be really conservative and we have to look at these numbers and we aren't certain that we may not have to reduce more. Um, I just got an email this evening. Um, and I've sent it off and I'm not going to read it exactly, but if you remember, we had some notification that the 2627 migrant bilingual program type thing budget federal money that we receive was pretty certain that it was going to be cut for one program and like 70% cut for the other in two years. Not this coming one, but we just got an email tonight. you could pull up your email from me that I forwarded to you that we got about four
053o'clock. Yes. And go down go down in there a little bit. Read title one part C. It says that they are uncertain in a nutshell. What it says is they are uncertain that we're going to get our 2526 money. And I want people to understand that is a in the that's a lot of people. That's a big big portion of our federal migrant and bilingual money is three million. Yeah. Yeah. Right. I don't know what will happen and if in the and board I will forward you this email. I literally just got it a couple hours before we got here. And if that if that happens, I don't know what the impact for us starting in September will be. Um, at the bottom of that, it says something that we should know. I can tell
054you the title three piece is professional development. So, we could survive that. But the title one part C, the title one part C is going to be a it's a it's a it's a big problem. Yep. Yeah. That's that's a big problem. And we just like we just got this. So, you know, they kept saying when 2526 is secure, they gave you the award announcements last year, right? We need to know if we get to keep our carryover. If we get to keep our carryover, we can probably get by this year, but we always get good surprises. Yeah, we always get good surprises and they literally come at any time with no warning, no anything. So, I just need everybody and those who come back and listen to this in the future. This is not
055a proer situation. This is a state if not national situation that's going on and because our Washington state is in such the financial that it is some states may have money to offset what the national government you know the the federal government is not awarding but our state does not our state is already approximately 80 right million you know I don't know it's so far in the hole that I don't know there's no money there to make up the difference that we're not getting from the federal government. And like I said, that came be after I printed my board report. So the bad news section got a little better or bigger. Um, summer meals and summer school. I want to talk about this this evening. Last year we had summer meals at KRV and Heights.
056One of the reasons for KRV was the Boys and Girls Club was across the street. Okay. Um uh so I we had a community member that asked and I sent them a big long email today and I want to make it for the public in case somebody else is wondering. Um we chose to do one location and it's while finances play an impact it is not this decision is not really driven by finances because most of our summer meals are reimburseable. So it goes like this. We send out Darlene Morrow says to her food food service staff who would like to work summer school. So she had five people interested. One of those who's a workhorse for us um also drives bus and so while they help or fill in when they can, right? They
057do trips and different things. So we really had four people. It takes a minimum of two but really three to run the meal program. So, one of them issues was not that we don't have the money for the staff, was we just didn't have the staff interest. Number two, the Boys and Girls Club. Now, I got a text on my way here because I asked Chris Cisneros and they are serving um uh Hey there. We are serving roughly 125 lunches on 100 dinners Monday through Friday. Lunch at 12:15 and and dinner at 4:15. Well, they didn't have those services last year. So, um, the other thing is Darlene and I spent a lot of time talking about why are our summer meals numbers down. The other one is each family gets who qualifies um, gets
058sunbucks now of $120 a piece per student. And so with the cost of fuel and the cost of things, walkers and local people may come to get meals, but those who have to drive in may choose because they got the sun bucks, they may choose that it's not financially effective to drive a car to go get a free lunch, right? Because of the cost of the fuel. So, I just want everybody to know the other situation that's different is summer school last year started like the week after school got out and we ran summer school till the third week of July because 4th of July was weird in the middle. So, we ran till the third week. This year, summer school's not starting till Monday, July 7th, and is running that time. So, right now,
059we only have about 57 or 58 coming. Now that number will go up when summer school starts, but that's the people who are coming to Heights. One of the people said, "Well, during COVID, you um took lunches in a bus, right?" So, we're looking at other ways that we could get meals to people, but they have to be a reimburseable meals. That means it has to have a milk, right, a fruit and so forth. So, we're looking at things. We want the community to know that this is important to us. We're not trying to not feed the students this year. Um, and it it is not really a financial decision because the meals are reimbursible. The labor is not, but the meal itself, the food consumption or commodity is reimburseable. So, I wanted to bring
060that up this evening in case people had questions. Anything else? I saw you push your button, Mel Anderson. I mean, I think we didn't really probably anticipate like we should have the fact that the Boys and Girls Club is feeding now. um when you talk about that I don't I don't know if that was on Darlene Darlene's radar or not but there is um 80 or 90 kids signed up for summer school so July will be busier for sure and the kids all eat before they go home so um they get a breakfast and a lunch they uh do breakfast they do breakfast and lunch yes um okay next thing up was under facilities the capital committee meeting that was June 19th we did move to July Second, um the main topic will be the
061sale of the property and the use um a way to invest the money if we can to try and earn some money. Uh capital projects. Has anybody driven by? The tennis courts have green around them and they look beautiful. We seen them. Did you? Yeah. So, they look beautiful. So, it's officially done. I'm going to say this again on the record. They are locked. We have a community tennis court here that's open and then the pickle ball courts are open to the community. Um, and I just want everybody to hear it's not because I'm grouchy. Um, on the very first day we had skateboarders skating on our tennis court and we just have to take care of our investment. If somebody has, I don't know, you have a family that everybody plays tennis and you're
062doing a family reunion that weekend, you're welcome to fill out a family facilities use request. You can use it and then we'll lock it up when you're done. So, it's not that it's off limits and it's not off limits to students and it's not off limits to coaches. We just can't have ro um wheels on it. It just won't last. So, I just want to make that we we don't want to keep you off of it. We're just trying to take care of it. Um, friends of the fields, I want to make sure everybody understands we know that we are struggling with the grass. Um, we are committed in the next week or so the piece along Heights that um is on Wine Country Road right that runs in front. you'll see a new not
063new like fancy new but new um system putting in along the chain link that will water all the way to the road. The other thing that you um and these even on my report it says not excuses, okay? But they're facts. We had pump problems at Witstrand. We've had to rebuild something. Every time the I, by the way, I've lived in Proer and now this is my end of my second year and I cannot believe how many power failures there are. But every time the power fail fails on our big computer board on the big fancy irrigation system, that board has to be reset. So, if it happens in the middle of the night and or let's say it happens Saturday at 2:00 and nobody comes back to work until Monday, that water system is
064off until we know that it's out. So, and it actually has to be, you know, like when you reboot a computer and you have to wait for the update to happen and it has to recycle and do all those things. So, once again, not an excuse, just the way it is. And then we have had some filter problems. This is it. This is a management issue. not checking filters enough and cleaning them out. Um, if you've driven by Howleel football field, we have the grasses growing well where we put in the seed in the new strips, but the sprinklers are not crossing the middle and we have two gold stripes down the part. So, we're working on to see if that's design problem, sprinkler head choice, volume of water. Um, so we're working on that.
065So, I just want to make sure everybody knows that I'm aware of it. I get lots of emails and phone calls every day and I'm working towards it. Leadership, you met our new sped director. Heights had two positions. We filled their life skills position and their dual language position. KRV this afternoon. I got their recommendation to hire for their resource position. And we have HMS still needing to hire their life skills. They are gone this week at training. I think they have a huge poll like 30 like in the neighborhood between 20 and 30 applicants. And then we have some very good news to the community. We do have one very qualified and two we have rumor of a second very qualified athletic trainer. We're going to try and do those interviews next week. Um
066Diana mentioned it. We're planning our open days as our administrative start for school year. um working with bringing uh Delisa and I Deanna today met quite a bit about our district office team. We have a brand new payroll a six weeks more veteran HR person. We have a threemonth AP that's now becoming a fiscal and an AP person starting in July. That's four of the integral parts of a daily operation of a district are new employees. And that training and that camaraderie and teaching when the volume of work you guys right now is over the top. Deanna and I wrote letters, stuffed envelopes, put on labels. I mean, it's taken all hands on deck to just keep it going. Um, so we just want to make sure that people understand that. um transportation is going
067to test a new time sheet. Um one of the problems is the amount of labor intensive and then we're working with our front line which is our substit when you're need a day off you put in a absence management program. They're looking at a time um clock program for us that would manage and remove some of the paper hand calculation that five minutes is, you know, however many of a point decimal and then work. And we're going to look into that. Right now, it is hard for the three of us to talk about spending the money on that, but at the cost of labor, it doesn't take very much time or overtime to pay for that computer or that software program. So, we'll be we'll be bringing it to you to talk about before any
068decisions are made. Um, the garden party August 30th, you'll see me there. I don't know if everybody knows, but I'm the red and white night committee committee chair. We had our first meeting last night. It will be on September 20th at Mercer Winery and we're getting started for our save the date. I'm feel like I'm throwing a wedding again. So, I'm getting out the save the date um things and I will be taking the third week off in July. I don't know. I will um it's our board week. It's our board meeting because it's technically the four well because of the holiday. Um and I will zoom in on that meeting and that's my report. Thank you. Any questions for Tim? Oh, I did I was asked to bring up one other thing um for
069the record. Um um we talked about what the the state and the reductions and the budget and the and the cash flow. Um we are going to be um managing some of our accounts payable through um our credit card. Our goal is to manipulate and I'm hearing I want everybody to hear I use the word manipulate manipulate that that we pay it where we pay little to no interest. So the statement date the next date um our local vendors and our people are important to us and um we have to do what we have to do to take care of and operate our business to the best of our ability with and do everything in our power and Delise and Diana and I are committed to this to pay in such a way and use
070it in such a way you know if if you're a credit card user if any of your Alaska mile people or United Mile people you charge everything on your credit card and then you pay it off before your statement date so you don't pay any interest. Well, that's kind of the game that we're going to have to play for a couple months. And so, if you're a person who's listening or doing whatever, we will publicly um share our audit of our credit card so you know what is paid on our credit card. And and just a reminder, this is because of the fact that we are not re receiving our full aortionment from the state and we have to still pay our bills and get ready for school to start next year. And I I
071think Deanna, we want to keep saying that over and over again. Um there's this idea that we are mismanaging money. And if you go to OSPI to the financial reporting section and click on a portionment, there is a a letter that you can see all of the millions of dollars that were now given to every school district in the state this month. And so I want everybody to hear it loud and clear. If somebody reads it, listens to it a year later. This is not self-induced. Thank you, Kim. Any questions? We'll go to board report. Michelle, um gosh, I feel like I've been gone forever. I don't really have anything. But I will also be gone at the next board meeting because I am going to be chaperoning um two HMS students and their advisor
072to the FCCLA Nationals competition um July 4th through the 10th. So that's where I will be. Thank you, Brian. Great. I have an option. Um I I don't mind three in a row with nothing. So I'm trying to mix the thing up. But I did hear Jackson talk about swim team crosser swim team. We do have a lot of high school swimmers. So if you are looking for a way to fill your time tomorrow night starting at 6 um the team has crosser panas about 125 kids. I think we're speaking against you tomorrow. So you know you may do at 10 to 11 o'clock if you want to see those IM happen late at night. But it it is a lot of fun. Um a lot of support parents out there, kids just having a
073great time. And then um last weekend at the Princess Theater, we had lots of crosser kids um in the cast of Finding Nemo, which was adorable. And they just it's so fun when the teachers come with the kids. Like that's basically the equivalent of having, you know, like Tom Cruz play when your teacher, your principal comes. And then this weekend, same opportunity. We have lots of kids and lots of our high school kids in once on the time. for the kids if he was still alive. They would love it. And the meeting is almost adjourned. Our next meeting will be July 9th here in the Cross School District boardroom at 6 p.m. Ajourn.