001America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We do have one microphone. We're going to be passing it around so everybody can hear. >> First of additions, deletions, approval of the agenda. We are adding 5.07 to approve the community center flyers. 5.08 to approve the SIA grant agreement. Are there any additions uh any additional additions or deletions to the agenda? Uh I did want to get clarification on 404. Um do I can I say it? >> Uh clarification on 404. Yes. >> So is it I just want to make sure there's part of 404 can be discussion of work concern. >> Let me echo. Hey Claudia, >> Can you mute your YouTube? >> Claudia, >> mute yourself. >> Can we get that in
002the minutes? >> Yeah, if you want to unmute yourself when you talk, that's okay. But otherwise, we're getting feedback on you. Okay. Uh, John. John. >> Yeah, we're good. >> Watching the live stream. >> Okay, we're good. >> Watching the live stream. >> Yeah, we're all good. >> Uh, okay. So, can I have a motion? >> I move. >> Call or second? >> I second. >> All those in favor? All those opposed? Motion boxes. Thank you. Uh public input for items on the agenda. Okay. Uh approval for we need to approve the special session minutes of October 6th. May I have a motion? >> I move. >> Can I have a first in first? Second. >> I'll second. Oh. >> All right. Any discussion? All those in favor? Motion passes. Uh 2.02 approve board meeting
003minutes for October 13th. May I have a motion? So move >> second. >> Uh I heard Brianna. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? Motion passes. Okay. 3.0 we have information. We have hired just one call for math teacher >> and 3.02 math pathways presentation. >> That's me. >> Do I need it? I don't know if I need >> Can everybody hear me if I just talk with my big teacher voice in the back? Yeah. I rarely need a microphone. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Becky Armistad. I am the principal at Harbor Lights and uh our Harbor Lights spotlight. This month is on our map pathways. Last year in November, I did a similar presentation and I used some of the same slides I've shared with the school board to just
004talk a little bit about our work with math here in Bandon School District. I do have some teachers and kids that are going to talk when I'm done, so I will be pretty brief. But the goal, and I'm just going to read right from what our school board has. The goal of this math pathway's work is to close the achievement gap in math by scaffolding support for students needing remediation, to increase rigor and expectation for all student achievement in math, and to foster opportunities for all students to demonstrate readiness for advanced placement in mathematics. This has been consistent, so I didn't change this slide at all from last November. The math pathways is actually represented here and this has changed just a little bit in the few years that we've been implementing it. And if
005you look uh this is work that was created collaboratively with math teachers both at the middle and at the high school. It was led by Mariah McMmonle as she kind of brought everyone together. Sabrina Bleti was a part of that process as well as we looked at how we can align the math we're doing at the middle school in order to create freshmen that are ready. And so that's why we had our math teachers from the high school as a part of that process. And so this represents what we have done thus far and the pathways currently available. So when I came to the middle school in 2021, we did have, I believe, three students that were in 8th grade taking high school math and it wasn't very many. It was generally in line with
006a tagged plan. Students had been identified as having excellent math skills. We wanted to give them that opportunity. But we also want to make sure we're giving opportunity to every student who might be ready for a push. We do a lot of work in making sure that we remediate students who need additional support for grade level standards and we didn't want to miss the students who have those grade levelards in place and allow them to excel. And so we did this math pathways work starting 22 and did those meetings and created this document. In the 2023 to 24 school year we expanded our offerings for advanced math to include seventh grade. The following year we included sixth grade. This year we've included fifth grade. And so in order to be eligible for that advanced math
007track, we look at different measures. They include our district-wide assessments. Right now we're using an assessment called NOIA. And so your students take a test all the way Ocean Crest through the high school in the fall, in the winter, and in the spring. It's a nationally normed assessment. We do it in reading and math. This is focused on math today. So we look at the math. We also have a curriculum called I Ready that has a diagnostic that is also nationally normed. And so we use those as well as the smarter balanced which is the state assessment. We look at students having two out of three measures exceeding the expectation. And so when we're looking at that, it gets a little, I don't know, math intense where we're looking at percentiles, which is how a
008student compares to other students in the same grade level. But on the national scale, we also look at classroom measures and teacher input into how we then look at who may or may not be ready for that advanced track. When we place a student in an advanced track, sometimes it's amazing and they are awesomely placed and we're really happy. and sometimes they're not quite ready. And so we communicate with the math teachers in the first quarter to look at how can we provide more support to make sure they're ready. And if they're not, we bring them back to our grade level track to make sure that they can get those foundational skills. And so we did make a shift this year to include algebra 1 for our eighth graders. We communicated that with eighth grade
009families. And then we had more communication with students placed in that eighth grade. It allows students the opportunity to earn algebra 1 credit, high school credit during their eighth grade year and they can then continue their advanced math track throughout. We also have things in place for full grade level advancement. That's a little bit of a different conversation. It doesn't happen as often, but it certainly can for a student that is demonstrating that they need that extra push. And so for the school board on the back you have a general description of what the courses are at the high school. This goes through the fifth grade progression all the way through high school. It has the standard curriculum that we use in our regular track. It has remediation opportunities for students who might demonstrate that
010need. And then it also has the accelerated pathway. And so if you have questions about this document, you're welcome to reach out to me uh as it relates to middle school. You're welcome to reach out to Dr. Dockery as it relates to the high school. And uh and I'm happy to answer questions, but before I do that, I figured I talk enough at these meetings. We brought our math teachers from the high school and a couple students in seventh and eighth grade accelerated classes so that they could talk about their experience. Come on up, Tigers. They're so looking forward to this opportunity. >> They're not nearly as loud as I am, so we will let them have a microphone. I figure we'll start with Mr. Engel. He is currently teaching our advanced track seventh graders.
011Mr. Angel, talk a little bit about your experience with these seventh graders. They're dead with this client. uh third grade group, you know, I do it might be a little struggle because we have some that are going from sixth to eighth grade math, some going from seventh to eth, and obviously the ones that had seventh grade math, but uh they work hard. We fill in the gaps where needed. Um they got great attitudes. Uh it's they ask me questions nonstop until that bell rings. I mean, I feel like I still haven't gotten around all of them. So, it's great. They're eager to learn and uh you know I think they're going to be a real success. >> Awesome. And then Mr. Watson is teaching our eighth grade algebra 1 class which would be the advanced
012track part eight. What's your experience been? >> Uh so far it's gone really well. Uh they have adjusted to a faster pace and uh um curriculum that's above where like three level. Sometimes we do have to fill in gaps with a few of the students in there. Um, but overall they've done a really good job at at adjusting to the outer plan. >> Fantastic. I know one of the things we used in making the decision to make that shift was information based on transitions through the common core standards. And one of the things that it says is that the common core standards as they are written prepare students for algebra 1 by the end of seventh grade. And they do that on purpose because in some states algebra 1 is required in the eighth grade.
013In other states it's not required but it's offered. And so we felt really strongly that offering this opportunity to our students so that we could push them in math was an important thing to do. But again we do also have a math teacher at Harbor Lights who is teaching those grade level standards for those who may not be ready for the jump up to 8th grade. >> All right guys, it's your turn. We're gonna >> forget one thing. They also said 33 years is enough. I need to teach at least five more years. >> I love that. I love that. All right. I don't have any big questions for you. Just talk about your experience taking math at the high school. Has it been positive? Do you feel like you're getting a challenge? If you
014want to say some nice things about your teacher, you sure can. >> Um, Mr. Go a really good teacher and I've had lots of fun in his class and he's taught us lots of good things. >> So you're learning lots. Tell me your name, sir. >> Levi Cassid. Thank you so much. >> Who are you guys? I'm Harro team and I really enjoy this class. It's kind of difficult, but difficult is good because it pushes your brain and this is a really good teacher and he makes them simpler and harder at the same time. >> But it's good and I really enjoy his class. >> Thank you. >> Most of the time, um, I really enjoy his class. He is a really great teacher. I have a lot in front of his class and he
015pushes me and that's good. I guess >> if you feel like you can be successful even with the heart. >> Yeah. >> Good. >> It's difficult. >> There you go. >> Um so when I first moved into Mr. uh class. I definitely thought that it was hard at first to fill in the stuff that I have missed before, but I really think this is like one of the best things that has ever happened in math for me cuz it really pushes me to do things I didn't think I would be able to do as well as teaching me new things. So that's what I think. My name is Ellie Wer and I'm very really thankful to be able to be in the advanced math class and to do the math that I should be doing.
016I guess um I think he's an amazing teacher and is really good at teaching math. And when I guess when I first started, I thought it was going to be like really hard, but it wasn't as hard as I thought. And it's still like hard yet easy at the same time. And I'm looking forward to having one in the future. Mary retire soon. That's right. I already said they want me to say. >> So, one of the catchphrases we had when I was at Ocean Crest years ago was we can do hard things. And I think these kids are showing us exactly that. It is hard, but when we give kids the opportunity to face a challenge and when we give them teachers ready to help them meet that challenge, it's hard in an easy
017way. as they said, because it's accessible for them. And so I'm just really grateful. Thank you all for coming. And is there anything else you would like to share? >> All right. Thank you for being here. [clears throat] >> Any questions from the board before we move on? >> Can we get a picture of Matt? Because I don't think I've seen him smile like this in years. Thank you, and all of you guys, thank you so much for coming. I know it's not easy to speak in front of this many people, but you guys have all been absolutely fantastic. So, thank you so much for contributing to tonight. I appreciate it. >> Uh, okay. On to reports and discussions. Enrollment. >> Enrollment's normal. It's in your packet. Stay steady. >> Uh, Lindy, I know you
018need to leave. So he learned >> I [clears throat] think I can talk without a microphone. Do you guys agree? Cuz from my end I think I'm good. Are we good? >> Okay. I'm actually very excited to share some stuff because I actually have a list and that is really exciting me because we have done some pretty cool stuff so far. So I just kind of want to start off some field trips we got to do. And so the first thing I'd like to say is our leadership conference we had at Seaside. That was really cool. I sadly didn't get the chance to go but we left on November 1st and we came back November 3rd. And something that was really cool, I kind of got this from like the website they have, but it
019said uh the purpose of the leadership conference is to introduce students to OASC, Oregon Association of Student Couns Councils. And this helps students improve their leadership skills by having speakers come speak about leadership and what it is to be a leader. Now, everyone was really excited to get to go on this trip because, well, one school trip was just awesome. And then, uh they were just really excited to have a whole experience at Seaside, just something new. And so when they got back, I asked a lot of questions and the main thing I heard overall is everyone just had such a great time, which is makes me really happy. But overall, when I asked them what they learned, the thing that stood out the most to them was that a lot of times like they're
020like just in leadership wise trying to figure out what we want to do for community 101 and all that, a lot of times they think, well, we have a big class now, which is really exciting, but that comes with challenges as well. But they said that the biggest thing that stood out to them was that they learned that other schools go through the same thing of just trying to figure out what to do with the new painting 101 and just having all that and they had just a great time which is just awesome. And then going on, we had a fire science field trip, uh, otherwise known as recruitment day, which students learned what it is to be a firefighter, uh, and got to use axes and fireos fire hoses, which out of every student
021I talked to, that was definitely high. Axes were like So, and I even got to see some cool pictures from a friend where like there was like this giant fire hose and everyone was holding it. It was just super cool to see. It was awesome. And then I'm going to go on to the fish pastry trip, which was the most recent. Uh, Mr. Hatfield, he does this like fish pastry trip. I believe it's every year. I'm not quite sure, but Mr. Hatfield took students to the fish hatchery at three anchors near Cous Bay. And students helped spawn and collect several several hundred fish. Most worked with shinook fish, but got to see four coo and even chum, which is apparently rare. I'm not in the fish field. I don't know. But that is apparently Mr.
022was really excited to come back and I got to talk to a lot of students and they just said they had a great time. Part of which they got to go to Taco Bell which they were really excited for but they just had a blast. Now I got a lot of detail of what they did in the dish which is good for them but me like I'm not going to go but they said they were really grossed out but also Taco Bell is afterwards so it was worth it. They had a great time which I don't know it was just really see to see all these kids super excited and come back and tell them that they did stuff with fish that was cool but and then go on to what we've been doing in
023leadership so far and so we had our homecoming which actually was really fun and our night that we or excuse me our theme was re a night in Rio and so we actually decorated all like really bright colors and all it was just a really fun time and my public feedback I got from the dance is many people were I got actually a quote from a student and they said it was the best ho they ever went to. >> And so obviously like good on us. We did a good job. So, and then I'm going to go on to our blood drive. On October 15th, we had our first blood drive here for school. We actually had it in our high school gym and it was I only got to help out for the second
024half of the day, but it was just so fun. We had a lot of people from the community, a lot of students come in getting to see the process of the nurses that blood and stuff. This is my second blood drive I've gotten to do. But it was so fun getting to talk to see that process. And we actually had a lot more people than I was expecting, which is just very exciting. And we finally chose us as a leadership class what our community 101 mission statement is. And we chose that to be uh to focus on child poverty in our community. And we've been doing a lot of research on nonprofits in like C County uh area. And it's honestly been going really good. And I'm really excited to see what we do with
025this. Um, on to other events, something I didn't get to mention because I was unable to attend the last board meeting is our career expo. So, the career expo is a trip that I believe um, Mr. His name is Lincoln. >> Holy Cross. Thank you. Mr. Holy Cross, he does I believe it's like every other year, but this year he was really excited for because we got all these kids together. This was the biggest career expo they have ever had ever. So what a career expo is is basically a whole bunch of vendors get together and they help expose students to other careers they may not be known to some out of pocket. So they got a what we got oh we got a 100 plus vendors which is very unheard of. I think I
026talked to Holy Cross and he said like last year or the year before there was like 20. They had 100 plus covering all sorts of different fields. When I got to talk to some students they said they just had a great time. They had a lot of cool opportunities with talking to people who are in careers they never even thought of. So it opened up their eye their mind to other things they not be not be used to. Where did the [clears throat] also I think we all kind of know this but our football team has been kind of awesome >> football game on Saturday. It was insanely hot but we did a great job. Like I'm not a sports person and me saying that that's like rude. And then going on, the last thing
027I'll mention is just a pumpkin patch thing the jazz bands got to do. We They do this every year, but they went to a pumpkin patch. I don't remember the name of it. >> Maf two years. I'm sorry. >> Happy Ranch. And I got the pleasure of getting to go and it was just so fun. Like just seeing them play and all the people that came, they just did a really great job. But other than that, that's all I have to offer to you. And I think it's been fun lately. So Okay. Oh, we want to shout out to the girls volleyball team. They went to the playoffs. >> Uh cross country got second place, correct? And uh football team is at >> semi-finals. >> Semifinals 2:00. >> Oh, 1:00 Pass at Grans Pass High
028School. They will be doing the going away thing. >> Uh Friday at 11. >> Friday at 11. Okay. So, Friday at 11, we're going to line the streets and say by the football team. Um, but every single high school athlete for football sports has something to be about. >> Oh, yeah. Definitely. >> Well, the last time they were undefeated was my senior year. So, >> and if we win this game, we go to the state championship. >> It's crazy. That was the Saturday after Thanks. >> Win. I always try not to jinx. [laughter] >> Okay, cool. So, district at a glance is our next 4.03. >> Uh, is that you asking your questions? >> Oh, this is my time when I get to ask questions. >> Uh, no. I'll let you guys pass it on.
029First off, um, we had gold rush. >> Uh, that was a great time. Bri, can you give us a quick update on numbers and stuff? >> Yeah. Um it was great this year again um we made just over $30,000. So we >> and that's for uh fundraiser for boosters which goes to supporting our kids uh in all the different extracurricular activities that they do. Right. >> All extracurricular activities. >> All of them. Speech, band, >> youth. We help with youth stuff when they come and ask middle school. Middle school leadership, >> middle school, and high school. >> Everything extra. >> Um, jogathon. >> Yeah. >> Can we get a short boost on how many laps what we kids did? I don't have a kid in elementary school anymore, so I didn't get to I didn't
030get to see the shirt design or who who heard who won the pumpkins. >> Okay. So we we ran as a school almost 1,500 laps around the high school track. So that's a lot for little bodies. Um and then that means that it was about 16,500 was pledged according to those laps and our goal was 15,000. Um, we already have oursy assembly and we're tacking on an OMSI science festival which is in the evening so families and the community can come be a part of what they helped us raise money to pay for. Um, so that will be in February and that's the first part of how we're using our Joathon money. Um, the it the money is due by this Friday, but we've already hit the $15,000 mark. So they get all the incentives
031and I will get taped to the wall which is I think the driving force for some of them. >> Are you going to delegate that or are you >> sure? No. No. I wear a coverall and put my hair up and I get duct tape and I pray that the tape holds me. >> It hasn't failed me yet. So um but we'll other things too like every kid will get a jogathon shirt. So the students voted. It's a fourth grader who um won the jogathon. I can send it in an email. The won the p the shirt design. >> Awesome. >> Um but it's a cute little tiger like in workout gear running. >> Um and then it like the word STEM is spelled out in you know kind of a cool design. So the
032kids all the kids got to vote on that as a as classes. Um and then every student will get every incentive. It's always schoolwide. It's never if you raise the most money you get this. It's 100% of the students benefit from 100% of the incentives because some every kid deserves to to be rewarded for their work even if it was running laps or raising money. >> Awesome. >> Uh in my notes I I do have a whole section that OC is doing a lot and it's a lot going on. You guys are ridiculously busy. I appreciate the fact that you open up your home, the school to get the families in. And yeah, >> uh you've had what? Monster mash. >> Yep. That's PTO does that. >> That's PTO that does that. >> Yep. >>
033Um >> that's got to be 10 years now. >> Yeah, I was thinking about that. That was back when I was um like just a a parent here as a teacher. We started that back with >> I think it was my second year. >> You guys, I think this might have been our 10th year. Well, this is my 10th year here. So yeah, I think it's the 10th year we did it. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> Smokey the bear. So we coordinate with Tobin. >> Um usually it's in the spring and we thought October is safety month, so we should probably do it then. >> Um and so then they come and every grade level is in here with Smokey Bear. So it's it's kindergarten alone, then first grade alone. And you were
034talking about shooting fire hoses. We all got to shoot fire hoses as well. Um the grass is very green at that side of the that side of the field. >> They're doing a great job recruiting. Get them young. >> Yeah, sure. Yeah. >> Um and then if you guys haven't noticed, we did have a tragedy. We lost our swing set a few months back, but >> for safety reason. >> Okay. Let's put that out there. >> Not Yeah. Nobody I don't think anybody died on. Um, but they're back up with the somebody donated and >> yeah, so we had an anonymous donor paid for removal and every penny to install and new equipment and so it was um Brent is the one that coordinated all of the quotes and planning and it was installed last
035week and then he checked this morning to make sure concrete was set and the swings were put in this morning for first recess. Yeah, >> transitioning to you. [clears throat] >> You got something accomplished. >> You and your crew. We did. >> We did. >> What' you do? >> Bus. >> We got the bus bar. >> That was huge. That was on uh the 7th. uh we won a football game that night, you know, so good mojo mujo was going around that night. So, thank you for all your efforts and you know, thank everybody who's helped out getting that going. >> Five years. >> Yeah. We got a lot going. And then we as a school board got to go have fun. John, what did we do back on uh October 22nd? >> That was
036board training, wasn't it? >> That was board training. >> You have fun. >> That's my anniversary. She was really happy. >> You did not tell us that was your was it really? >> She was out of town for work. So >> Well, Melo, congratulations. >> But yeah, we did pace training. That was super fun and informative. We got to hang out with other schoolboard members. >> Absolutely. >> And uh learned lots of legal stuff. Really fun. >> But yeah, no, that was it was great. Actually, there was a lot of good things we got to learn. Um, switching back over to math and reading. Well, we had a great math presentation. Um, but you guys have been bolstering and looking over at the data from first quarter. How's that going with our reading and math
037assessments? >> So, I can say at the middle school, we looked at data early on in the year when we look at that fall benchmark. We now have time for teachers to take what they saw there and do some implementation. Uh in December, we're going to have some time dedicated to the REN writing PLC. That is some work that started last year based on what we saw in the data about a need to boost our writing ability. That's actually going to help across courses because being able to write clearly and well is going to help in every area. And then we will have time on December 5th when we have an early release day for teachers to continue that work and with new people in the building. Get them caught up on the efforts that
038are buildingwide for that. >> And I had one question about construction excise tax, Amanda. >> Oh, >> are we starting to collect on that? >> Yes. Yeah. As of October 31st, we've collected over $97,000. >> That's amazing. That's amazing. over 97,000 97,894 >> and that goes towards what? >> So the uh that's uh that goes towards capital projects. Um it has to be spent on um actual you know projects. We can't use it for any sort of salary or benefits or anything like that. Um but we have a well Brett has a pretty robust list here. >> I saw that list. It kept going and going. So yeah, >> talk about the first first item um on the capital project list for the construction size tax um is the ocean crest covered play area which
039is >> yeah pretty pretty bad shape. Um so that's more of a um safety issue. So that's sounds like the one that will probably >> get tackled first. Um but yeah. Yeah, it was kind of a long road and the board knows. You guys voted on it what, two years ago? >> Years ago. Yeah. >> So yeah, we're finally collecting um quarterly we get those payments. >> Awesome. >> So it's fantastic. Yeah, we get the whole print out of exactly where it's from and it's very much appreciated and it's going to go to really good use for our school. >> And is there like a timeline around how like the money received issue? Do you have to spend it by three years, five years? Doesn't matter. >> There's not. No, but I mean we have
040we have so many projects on the list that we can spend it all right now. >> A matter of >> telling you that >> it's it's going to go to good use, but no no timeline um statute. >> So at the moment I think that's the end of my questions. Anybody else have any questions? >> All right. Thank you so much. Uh next we have 4.04 work culture. Uh John, you wanted to go first or me? >> What? You go first. >> Uh well, at this time I would call that board to go into executive session under OS 192.662 statute. >> Uh to be complaints charges against the public officer, employees staff member or individual agents. Okay. >> Yeah. Should we do that here or go somewhere else? >> That's up to you. >> You
041want them to all leave or you want us? >> I think that's probably makes more sense. >> Would you like me to find you a classroom? >> That help. >> Who wants to take notes? >> I will. Hang on. Oh, there we go. All right. Order is back in session from executive session on OS192.6602B. uh or resolution was uh if official complaints are to be submitted to the board that do not include the form that needs to be included, one will be included in the response to second email. That cover uh okay, are we moving >> back to 404? >> Yeah, back to 404. >> You you had questions for the video? No, 404 is still work culture. Oh, >> I'm I'm not touching that. That was you asking. So, I just put on the
042agenda because you didn't the three things you wanted to go over. >> So, do anything else on work culture then? >> Well, no, you had you had your three points you wanted to go over >> on the email. No, the >> video retention. >> No, you said that you wanted the three things to go over for the word 404 you sent. can't hear you. >> Sorry, we got to go over you. Uh there were three things you wanted to go over in terms of the work culture. Um one of the things we did go over for the work culture thing. Um it was very last minute. Uh the survey went out to all 110 uh employees of the district. Uh that was a uh anonymous survey. We have all we all have the results. Um
043and we will be going over that. planning on having a would like to have a work session um to go over those and have that with all of the employees. Um and we will be arranging that in the next few weeks. Um [clears throat] part of the reason uh that survey went out hastily uh was because we wanted to talk about that tonight. So um I do apologize for that going out without going over the board. uh without going through the board. I apologize. Um hopefully the ends justify the means. Um but we would really like to have a work uh work session involved in having it uh during work. So starting at 3:30 is the plan so that everybody can be there and participate in it. So that's that's the goal at least from
044the survey that came out this there were definitely some entire culture issues that >> need to be addressed. Okay. >> All right. >> Uh video retention is next 4.05. Uh the problems were discussing with the word with video retention is that we are having technical issues with that. So there is there is discussion. So uh would you go over what was we were told at our training a week uh two or 3 weeks ago that the video retained uh online until minutes were posted. Um however there is some contradiction between that and OSDA and their rules for it. So I'm sorry. Go ahead. I spent a whole morning diving deep into this. it it's not an Apple place. Um, first I contacted OSBA uh their ethics committee who sent me to public records advocate who
045sent me to the archist of the state of Oregon. Um, basically nobody knows how long you're supposed to retain a video. However, there are some Senate bills and House bills that recommend it be up for at least a year. I spoke to the district secretary at Northbound the school district and she said we keep our videos up forever. They never come down. But the general consensus that I came across was that videos should be retained online and available for at least a year. Written minutes have to be kept for 100 years. video. They're not as firm, but the general recommendation was three made up for a year and that's what I did. >> Uh, okay. So, we OSBA did offer to work with us on writing up a policy for that if we want to
046actually have a written policy in that regard. >> So, I think the question that I would have is since the taking down of videos was not done by the board, I'm curious like who made the decision for the videos to be taken down? Do do we know where that came from? >> Uh, go ahead. >> Sir, >> when we came back from the training, the lady had said that there is no time limit requirement to have it up and we were having technopoly issues. So, when we brought it back up, we brought up I think as far back as September, right, Adam? >> Yeah. >> September. And then our system crashed again. And we still, if you look right now, I still believe we still have September. Um, we have the special sessions. They have
047the grievance up there. Um, I put all the other stuff on back up. We don't look at it every single day. Um, so there is people in the audience that look at it every single day and let us know when it's down. Otherwise, we we don't that isn't something that's on our list. So, we did that. We don't have a problem putting them up. Um, anybody can make a copy of them. I mean, just like it could make a copy of the minutes. But again, it was the training, so we didn't think that that was a big deal to try to help with our system, but you want them up for a year or two years, whatever the board policy you want to make is fine. Um, just as long as we're not liable if
048the sound goes out or recording doesn't work one of the times, as long as there's a clause in there. So, we're not liable for that, that would be great. >> So, I just want to make sure I understand. So, is our You saying that no one deleted the videos from the YouTube? I'm just I'm not clear on how we had all these videos and now we only have a couple. That's the >> public button that's checked. So if it's they're all still there. It's just a little check thing that you put on to make it public. >> Archived. They're archived. >> They're archived. >> So they're not live anymore. >> They're not deleted. >> Okay. >> Unclick it. It's fine. >> Yeah. I think we probably should since we as a board haven't decided. >>
049We don't have a We do not have a policy. Okay. >> We will come up with >> So, can we unarchive them for now until we flesh out a different >> They're all They're all archived right now. >> It's what you're asking is is if they to make them public is what you're asking. Not archived. They already are archived. >> I'm saying unarchive them so that way they can be viewable again as they were prior to escaping. >> That's what you would like. Um I'm good with it. It's not that big. >> And they're all downloadable. I mean, you can download them once they're up. >> Okay. Do you think you have a motion on that or can we just disagree? >> We don't have a policy. >> Okay. Thanks. >> Uh, [clears throat] okay.
050Action item 5.01 bills in the amount of $331,340 28. May I have a motion? >> I move that we pay the bills. >> Second. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> Pay the bills. >> All those opposed? Motion passes. the vote on OSBA and regional legislative policy committee position number nine. Uh Stephen Hmerson or Janet need to vote for that. >> I make a motion to vote for Steve Hammerson. >> Second. Does anybody want to see call for a motion motion for the board to vote for Stephen Hammerson for Oba regional legislative policy committee position number nine? I'm sorry. Motion motion. All in favor? All in favor? All those opposed? Motion passes. Congratulations, Stephen. Uh delete policy JFC. Questions on that? You're going to make a lot of kids happy >> and parents. >>
051Uh, may I have a motion? >> I move. >> All right. Second. >> Second. >> All those in favor? [clears throat] Discussion. >> All those in favor? Motion passes. Policy JFCD- AI. Make a motion. >> Motion. >> Second. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. Uh second reading of revising policy JFC- request for personal electronic device exceptions. Uh sorry I move >> second. >> All those in favor motion passes second reading of revised policy JFC- request for personal electronic device exception. >> Motion motion >> Second. All those in favor post motion passes. And finally 5.07. This is the last minute addition for the bandit community youth uh center for their students giveaway which is awesome. This is the abandoned farm to families. It is sponsored by the beach food systems and abandoned youth center and
052valley flora. um hosting free distributions of locally grown organic fruits and vegetables for Valley Florida Farm and local upside down eggs available to everyone. Enjoy fresh, nutritious food while supporting local sustainable farming practices that is abandoned center uh tomorrow, no sorry, Wednesday, November 19th from 5 to 6:00 p.m. Um this will be posted around the school and this is free and available. >> I is that every Wednesday? No, just motion to second. >> All those in favor post motion. >> All righty, we are on to public. >> Oh, yeah. >> Uh, let's see. 2025 to 2027 SIA grant agreement. >> I make a motion. >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second. John second all those in favor motion passes. Uh okay we are on to uh sorry public input for items not on the agenda
053for that you want to re uh also tell people we will be enforcing it. I'm sorry I've not been very good at that. We will not be mentioning any names of any personnel. So if you do that, I'll stop you, remind you not to do that anymore, and that is all personnel of any employee in the entire district. Um, so this would be that advice. >> Uh, Rebecca Ferrell, >> if I try to come down there, I'm going to fall. >> I can bring Thank you so much. >> It's on the clock. That's why I have my phone. I'm not being rude. >> Let me know when you're ready. >> Ready when you are. >> All right. My name is Rebecca Frell. I have two students in the district and one employed by the district.
054We moved to Bandon in December of 2023 and we joined the district out of the new year. And truthfully, I didn't pay any attention to what the inner workings of the district were. All I saw was a tiny school with a big heart because the ladies that I met in the office at the high school and the middle school have big hearts and I hoped my kids could find some peace in Brandon. >> You first got my attention when I got the out of the blue letter from math teacher Mr. Cruz stating that he was leaving due to lack of support from the district and an environment that he could no longer tolerate. My sons quickly told me about the rumors that they had occurred at school, about what happened and why he left, and
055I questioned what the heck was going on at Bandon School District. You got even more of my attention when my oldest son came home to tell me what was happening in the district, what the district was trying to do to one of his favorite teachers. If you are unfamiliar with what happened to Ashley Pearson, I encourage you if you are unfamiliar with what happened with one of these teachers, I would encourage you to go to bsd better.org and read her letter. So, I made the choice and did something I never wanted to do. I attended a school board meeting. I was stunned, flabbergasted at what I listened to in that meeting. The level of disrespect from some of the board and the administration was shocking. That's when you got my full attention. Let's make no
056mistake about this. I have not sat down and had a conversation with most of the people that I'm facing with the exception of having a very hard interaction with Dr. Dockery and some of the other staff involving one of my sons PTSD response to some of the bullying that he was overhearing on the school bus on his way home. The superintendent was not involved in these proceedings. I felt heard. My son felt safe and he felt treated with love and respect. And he started to feel just a fraction safer at school. I had passing interactions with the principal of the middle school. Most of these were passing small talk about the weather and my selves with her and her staff praising my sons for who they are as young men and who they seek to
057be. There are truly amazing people that live in this community and work in this district. So, I sought to seek out and inform myself and learn about what my sons were coming home to tell me about what they were witnessing at their schools. I didn't really know anyone in town. And honestly, I preferred it that way. So, I started to dig on my own. And the more that I dug, the more board meetings that I attended, the more people I listened to, the more Facebook posts, the more comments I read, the more appalled I became at the patterns I was witnessing. It is often hard to look at mistakes, to look at abuse and misconduct. Lies are so much more beautiful than the truth. Lies are easy to look at. Lies can bring in money.
058Lies can bring him, keep you in the company of powerful people. Lies can push a career to the next level. Lies also stack up. When you lie, you have to start hiding more and more of the ugly truth so that it is not known. So, you keep covering up. >> Thank you. And I would like to again please if you did not finish your comments I would encourage you to email them to us so that we have the entire your entire statement. >> Thank you. being a lawyer, but I'm not going to take that long. Okay, can everybody hear me? Okay, great. My name is Katie and I live here in I have a grandchild grandchildren school and the first thing I want to do is I want to thank you for changing the location
059of your meetings. I know in the fashion we had very few attendees of the public but given the circumstances and now teach they request a meeting a letter I sent to you earlier. So thank you for that action. Um second of all um as you know um we had a discussion about the recordings and I'm in support of the actually YouTube recordings um online available like other school districts. I know that it's been goes back to May and other school districts go back and so I'm supportive that in light of that um I would also request that um um you did have a notice that said YouTube records be taken down as soon as the minutes are approved by the board and I hope I don't do that because uh I seen the discussion of
060the very cursory and uh the minutes don't reflect uh what actually occurred and I hope you agree with me about that. I can give you some specifics about that. uh like several people spoke at the September meeting and said they had concerns and they were all just walked in to express concerns and they were all about I was at that meeting they were had specific concerns and none of the concerns were listed and that um the um Mr. Harvest dad spoke for about 10 minutes about the concerns at the um beginning of the school year and that was summarized um as she expressed concerns and that's not an accurate reflection of what was said. Um, finally, I made a request for recordings of the um, board recordings when they were taken down in a meeting
061in a letter I wrote to the board on October 24th. I made the same request on November 6th and uh and uh according to law um that should have been handled within 7 days. I uh so then last week 112 I made another request. I made a little more formal and cited the public records law and so then tomorrow is the deadline to give me those recordings of all the meetings that you have presumably. and uh and I haven't heard anything about all of those requests. So, this is still I've made these written requests and haven't gotten any response. >> Thank you. >> Am I over time? >> Yes. Yes, ma'am. >> Okay, the last question need to go on. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thanks, K. Uh, Jen Als. >> Hi, I sent the
062board members an email and I just um wanted to talk a little bit briefly about the survey that went out to all the employees. Um, I really appreciated the the idea behind checking in with everybody and giving everybody a space um to write down their their thoughts and their reflections about things going on in the workplace. Um, and I started right in answering questions and then I realized, well, this is going to take a really long time and um, so I paused and I just read through the whole survey and I got to the very end and then we're identifying questions at the end and I realized, oh well, like Google forms aren't ever really anonymous. So, um, I didn't know who's who wrote the survey. I didn't know who's going to be reading the
063survey. And that went out on Monday. Tuesday we didn't have school and then we were supposed to get it done that week and we're pretty busy. It's hard to get to a lot of those things. So, I was checking in with some of the teachers and asking them what they thought of the questions and if they felt comfortable answering them or if they needed um any any anything from me as their union president or even not just the union but any any of the teachers how they were doing with the survey. Um, and several teachers said, "I I can't answer those questions. I I can't answer those questions. It feels like a trap." Um, I feel like answering questions about bullying, harassment, and retaliation. And then feeling like I might have effects of and and
064be retaliated against for what I say. And that seems um like quite an ironic situation. Um, in a really so that the the ending is that a lot of teachers didn't answer any of any of it. Um, I went through and I tried to answer some of them, but some of the questions when you say, "Have you ever witnessed bullying, grasp your retaliation? Have you experienced it?" All of these things. And and they're very specific questions about staff to staff, staff to student, staff to ad or admin to staff and all those different things. And if I answer them honestly, I would be identifying specific situations which would um seem unethical to do in that venue. That is it does not seem like the appropriate space to talk about something that is very scary um
065and traumatic people as well. So, um, while the intent seems to be let's get things out in the open and let's reach out and hear what people have to say. Um, and Angela, you did say it was rushed. So, I appreciate you speaking about that, but um, I just urge the board to look at things with a little more critical eye before sending them out. Um, and who's writing this, you know, who's writing these questions? Where are they coming from? And is it is this the actual best way to get these answers? So, thank you. Thank you. I'm Barry Winters. I've been uh I've been for several days. And uh I just wanted to thank this school board. I want each I want you to know that you're appreciated. I want to thank the administration,
066superintendent, and all the principles of this school. I want to thank the teachers. by uh my home band and kiss his struggles ended and we move on. And now I want to tell you about sports because that's kind of one of my favorite things to talk about. So I got to watch uh volleyball which was awesome. Got to announce it and our girls were ferocious and it played well and the improvement between last year and this year was humongous. And now here we are in football and uh football's doing awesome and I hope to see you all in Prince pass on Saturday and the sportsmanship in our kids is amazing. Uh we in my personal opinion two games ago we had the worst sports ever game. I was shocked. I was surprised. They had seven
067personal fouls in the game and that there was a lot more. and uh and I was really thankful that we have the players on volleyball and football that we have and they're very good sports. The last thing I wanted to mention and I'm not supposed to mention names, but I'm going to get in trouble here because I've seen a lot of athletic directors come and go in my 38 years of announcing and we have a dandy now. And Jim, I want to thank you now. Uh, the next one I have just says Amy. >> Believe that's Amy. >> Dial in. >> No, that's that's not the one. Amy, unless she's on here twice. >> I added her because I know she didn't. If there's Amy that's not pres or that is present, she speak. Okay.
068Uh I'm uh just in case you know how I go in order, I do the preference of students, teachers first um and then people who live in the district and then people who don't live in the district um are last. So priority is given to people who live and work in the district. generally teachers and parents first. Students always first if there were any students that participated um so >> wait are we Oh, she's >> Oh, is she calling out? Yeah, she's not. She's lost. So, >> has priority because she lives here. >> Oh, hello. Yeah, >> we're gonna put on one second. There's someone speaking first and then we'll get to you and probably >> ready when you are. >> This is a formal complaint abandoned schoolboard. the description of the complaints as four
069former employees of the abandoned school district. We Chris Chris Trabisol, Amanda Looney, Karina Taylor, and Caleb Cruz are filing a joint formal complaint against Superintendent concerning multiple grievances including hostile work environment, mistreatment of employees, abusive and erratic behavior, dishonesty, favoritism in hiring, waste of public funds, slander, and ethics violations. We are here today to describe our complaint publicly to submit it respectfully to the board as part of the public record and to ask for the resignation or termination of the superintendent. Since 2021, each of us has witnessed and experienced firsthand repeated instances of misconduct by the superintendent which ultimately caused all of us to quit between 2021 and 2025. Our resignations were all examples of constructive termination, which occurs when an employee resigns due to intolerable and hostile working conditions created by the employer. We're
070attaching four detailed letters describing the superintendent's specific behavior toward each of us and the destructive events that led to our resignations. While each of her stories is distinct, all of them underscore a larger pattern of abuse, intimidation, and misconduct by the superintendent during the past 40 years of her tenure that we see. When we were targeted by the superintendent, it negatively impacted our careers, our livelihoods, damaged our reputations and physical and mental health. but it also had other damaging effects throughout the wider district. Students suffered the loss loss of and the cancellation of summer enrichment programs, learning disruptions, and contributed to poor academic outcomes in the school district. The financial stability of the district was put at risk by the back-to-back loss of two business managers. The bond project was jeopardized by the constructive termination
071of the director of operations. The rehiring decision made by the superintendent was a minimum unethical, possibly illegal, and resulted in waste of public funds. At that at the time, each of us thought we were the only ones to fall victim to the superintendent's abuse and tyrates. In every case, she was very effective at not only isolating us from other employees, but also shaming us through false narratives that were damaging personal and professional reputations during and after our time at ESD. We have since learned that there are many more than just four of us. Many are currently at Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, okay. So, we do have Amy is still on hold. >> He's still on hold. Amy >> Hey, uh, go ahead and speak. Yeah, I do have three minutes and I want
072to remind you to not name anyone by name. >> Yeah. Okay. Um, hey, I'll just get right in. Last school year my family were for bandit so that both their children could attend school not just our child without a disability later school work and soon successfully ran a special needs family out of town our child with a disability did not attend high school not because the district didn't have the resources to help us school after what happened the district office 2024 the district treated our We decided upgrading selling our dream property a great financial loss of ourselves starting over somewhere else less far to our family and remaining abandoned all our life is going to be on that property. The superintendent has been unstable end of bullying and the leaders of the district activity hours
073or you chose to look the other way around and take responsibilities and instead harass my family their lawyer for lawyer any meanful internal complaints you made against super my family endured discrimination and retaliation for advocating for a child for inquiring how to file a complaint against the superintendent. My family was retaliated against via restricted communication plan on the plant in account last year that led to the ongoing medical investigation into the district by the office of civil rights we found on the website. Make no mistake the problem currently with the superintendent erratic behavior but the left is not there. The board against me were a clear problem and their unprofessional conduct has prevented fair and unbiased decisionm. The board was aware of what had happened in some capacity and none of you spoke of it.
074Perhaps it would be more obvious to admit wrong. Perhaps you all just for waiting for me to let go. Perhaps they were glad to hear my family moving. I do however want to thank Mr. Kim and spoke at a board meeting before we moved and the meeting had run over time. Did you allow you didn't have to do that? Thank you. There's a trend retaliation is going to be the rule, not the exception. The leadership needs to operate. Teachers are feeling it now, but kids experience it. Some of the very people who ch are now finding themselves on target of student retaliation. The difference for them is that they have had the community and a union behind them. My family didn't have that. And I'm writing and supporting them not because they deserve it, but
075because a friend of mine said, right, this behavior will continue as long as allows it. There are currently many violations against special needs in the district. The list is long. I wish that bann had rally behind special need children. They are teachers now. There are many opportunities to be better. Please better school district 54. do better. So I know Mr. Golden speaking to say I don't need to remove you can't hurt my family anymore district but I need to go to speak because there's nothing more despicable than being special need there people that I care about to say what it is I don't need to remain thank Okay, we're good. Uh, the last person we have is Chica Roberts. All right. So, my name is Robinson. I am the union representative for educators across the
076South Coast and I also live on the South Coast. Uh, I want to speak tonight about this working place culture survey that was sent out last week uh because it raises serious concerns about transparency, safety, and trust. Um when the sermon went out it provided no explanation of what would be done with the raw data, who would control it, how staff ident uh identities would be protected. Those are basic necessary elements of any responsible workplace survey. Without that transparency, staff are left exposed and unsure of how their information would be used. And I want to be direct about something. In a district this small, it is incredibly easy to identify who submitted what. Once you ask for so much LOL, there are years of experience and regular comments. People can be identified almost instantly. Many
077staff have reached out to me personally and they didn't feel safe reporting their sensitive issues. They're guilty especially about harassment, retaliation, bullying, things that we keep hearing over and over in these board meetings and in any format that can point back to them. When people feel that unsafe, the results cannot be taken as an accurate measure of the workplace climate. I've spent 15 years as a classroom educator and years organizing in Arizona and in Oregon. And I say this with full honesty and zero exaggeration. Bandon is one of the most untrusting, toxic work environments I have ever seen. When your staff are afraid to answer a survey, that speaks louder than any data point could ever do. And when a union has raised concerns, taken a vote of no confidence, and then an informal survey
078appears, no public approval, no safeguards, highly sensitive questions, it creates the perfect conditions for the results to be misused or misrepresented. Your parents, your educators, your community have been calling for transparency and change for months. I mean, they've been doing it since I've been there for a year. They're demanding better. And if the board continues to ignore all of them, that distorts the reality that staff are living every day. when you are failing in your duties to this community. Perfect timing. >> Thank you all for coming out. I think this was a much better venue than we had the last. So, thank you um Adam for getting everything set up and it will continue to be good for us and uh and I make a motion to adjourn. >> Second favor. Thank you.