001Everyone, um, let's call the May 11th, 2026 school board meeting to order. Let's stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, good evening. Um, I'm filling in for Brett. He'll be back next month. We have a guest list by the door. If you have not signed the guest list, please do so. Um, and I will now read the Cascade Board of Education opening statement. The regular session of the Cascade School District Board of Direct Directors will now convene in the district office boardroom and via Zoom. The laws governing boards of education require that their work be done where the public can observe their actions.
002Please remember that this is the board's meeting for the public to observe. Others may participate only with the approval of the board. And now we will move on to approval of the minutes. >> I move to approve the work session and regular meeting on April 13, 2026. Second. It has been moved and seconded to approve the work session and regular meeting on April 13, 2026. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Okay, Mr. Drill will now prioritize the agenda. >> Should be able to go right down the list and um hopefully be in good timing. We can make it make it go well. It's been a long day. >> Okay. And we'll start with the superintendent's report. >> Good evening. Uh for the second
003year in a row, our plan, as you've heard earlier tonight at our budget meeting, was to reduce the budget for a second year in a row. Um we are still in a place where from a perspective of how are we doing versus other school districts, we're in a good place. Uh the budgets the budget uh for next year will be tight. Um but we believe that uh we can make that work u by making the right kinds of decisions financially which we feel like we've done with the upcoming budget. Um it will not look the same as it has in the last five or six years. Uh we won't be quite as robust in specific areas, but um as to the uh bread and butter of what we do, kids in classrooms learning the education
004they need to learn, we should be in good shape. um we will have the the the required resources, not the extra resources, but the required resources to get the work done. Um I have no doubt that the administrative team will lead that. I have no doubt that our teachers and educators, our classified and certified folks will work as hard as they always do to make sure our education gets taken care of. Um as of uh May 7th, this last Thursday, um we have 2760 students. It's about 30 more students than we had this at this time last year. Uh that's been about the same amount all the way across. We've been somewhere between 25 to 40 kids larger than last year. Uh boyed by a large senior class. So one of my concerns is when
005our senior class leaves uh we have a much much smaller kindergarten class and those don't necessarily correlate but that gives you the beginning point of what you're looking at. We're going to be short 50 kids just to start. So, our hope is that our kindergarten class comes in bigger. Uh, we've already done some roundups and things are looking okay, but uh we are um I am uh a little bit concerned about what that might look like. Uh we do have people already knocking on our door for transfers, but we keep track of that very very closely. So, we'll we'll monitor that as best we can. And then finally, uh please be reminded that before we get to our next board meeting, you need to come to graduation. And so we will be getting the uh
006right parking passes out here. You would normally park out here unless we've changed it. Uh Mr. Rasmus and Mr. Woodrawl will work on that. Uh we meet on the Cascade football field uh and the Federico field at 6:30 and the ceremony starts at 7. Um you'll be shaking hands to lots of graduates. You guys will rotate. Uh we got two new ones on here to do that. Spencer, did you do that last year? >> I did. >> Okay. One new one. So Patty's up. she'll get a chance to stand up there and shake hands and go through the process. And Pete promises me we always get done in 90 minutes just like it never rains in Stadium. Right, Mr. Rasmmanson? >> I know. I know. I hear you. So, uh, we'll have that before our
007next board meeting and we'll be this time next month we'll be done with school by the time we'll be the last week of school when we meet again. So, >> any questions? >> Um, oh, go ahead. >> No, you go. Speaking about the kindergarten class uh based off previous years, does this kind of follow a normal trend like you have that initial um sign up and then it kind of trickles through the summer, right? Could you give it an an idea of how much more >> kindergarters you expect to see sign up? Um well I used to kind of um monitor it based on pretty much what Almsville would do because if they got about in Roundup they get about 50% of their kids. So I kind of look at that number and say okay
008if that number doubles but the last couple years it really hasn't lived up to that. Turner can go up and down. It just really depends. In Cloverdale we just don't know sometimes. I mean so um when the different ones come up if you want to ask how their kindergarten roundup I think everybody's done kinderg >> tomorrow night. tomorrow night for for >> For Turner. How about you? >> For next week. >> Next week. You guys have already done it. >> And we have the highest participation that we've had since I've been there. >> Good. So, that's a good sign. So, that's good to know. And we'll know more in the next week or so with the others. So, >> we'll see how that goes. >> There's no real trend, so it's hard to know. >>
009I always cross my fingers that if that's if that high one that I I crossed that we're going to get double. >> Okay. >> So, we'll see how that goes. We'll see how that goes. Any other questions? >> I I had a question. Um it's really probably for Lisa. When when is the transfers timeline? When do you make the call and say you're in? And do you make the call and say you're in or out or you just >> So deadline for the first go round is May 31st. >> Okay. >> We have to have all their forms in our packet submitted to us and then we wait till after school gets out. So, we start that last two weeks kind of reviewing through those and then um it all depends on your number that
010you're setting tonight for student caps and then we sit down with Mr. Joe and we go through the list and see how many we can allow, how many we can't. So, then we get busy emailing parents back saying it's either approved or there's a wait list and your number such and such on the wait list for that tailored rate >> and we draw. >> Yep. >> That's the way we do It's a lottery system. >> Okay. >> Oh, even you don't go in the order of the they signed up. >> They'd call they they'd call tomorrow for next year if I had >> they already do. >> Oh wow. >> So yes. >> Okay. >> We started getting multiple calls in January this year. >> Yeah. >> Oh my gosh. >> Well, actually it was
011before that. We told them they had to wait till January. >> Okay. There you go. >> Wow. >> What do I know? I was going >> for a small donation. >> There you go. Well, yeah. That that that might that might cause a few >> off the record. >> That might cause a few problems. >> Okay. Anything else? >> Not for me. >> No. >> Okay. Moving on to finance director's report. >> Well, I'm just glad you're not tired of me yet. >> Um, I want to share a story. U because we were talking about Cascade earlier. So in last year uh 2025 August I was looking for housing for my family uh and uh there was this house land lady uh in West Salem and she says you know I applied and she says
012uh you work for Cascade. I said well I just started and she says okay I've got 35 applicants and because you work for Cascade if you want the house it's yours. >> This is a true story. I don't her name is Peggy. I I I I don't remember her last name. Um so that's >> so that's you know my first real world experience was Cascade and I know at that moment I know that this is a good place to be and um you know uh following up our budget meeting just just now um you know we're trying our best to protect our kids and that's what we do. That's why, you know, we're here every day because this budget cut in or the state of Oregon is going to hurt K12 very in in a,
013you know, structured way. So, we're trying our best and I I firmly believe under, you know, with the leadership Mr. Drill and all the adamant king, we can do it. I firmly believe that. So, go back to the boring numbers. Um, you know, this is we have May and I mean we have one more board meeting left. So my chart is getting really small and we're still looking at 2.2 million as our ending fund balance. The budget amount that's budgeted in the last fiscal year was 2.4. So we're a little small, but we're good. And you know, so this is a time you kind of look at in three years. We're looking at what we budget last year. We're in this currently physical year and we're looking into the next fiscal year. You know, we're
014budgeting 3.5% of our revenue in as an ending balance for last for next school year as 1.6 million. So, yes, we our savings are shrinking, but we're managing we're maintaining all the services. We're protecting our staff. We're protecting our kids. And um for for um this chart if you can see it's our cash flow chart. It's be it's within our control uh where you know at a at a place that where we want it to be. It's within the budget and uh you know a lot of conversation happened today. So feel free if you want ask more questions. Just remember we're looking at three years kind of right now. We're looking at okay how do we do from last budget how do we do how are we doing right now and what's our plan moving
015forward so that's kind of what I'm looking at and that will give us a really good view of moving forward what's our plan is >> questions >> I don't have a question but I really appreciate the presentation during the budget meeting I really understood it a more than I ever have. You know, it's just so there's so many factors to it. >> Absolutely. >> And you did a great job of presenting that information and to the budget committee also. >> Thank you. >> And I think that's what prompted a lot of their questions was because your explanation was really good. >> And that's my goal is I I want to explain school finance is very complicated especially in Oregon. Uh so my goal is try to explain a complicated question equation many many equations into
016something that's simple that we all can understand because if we don't how can we make the best decision for our kids >> right >> so I I really appreciate you saying that and that's my goal and you know u this is my first budget I I can I can see that you know in the future there will be more and more you know there will be more and more you know good conver in-depth conversation can happen, you know, we can, you know, so really appreciate seeing that. >> Anything else? >> Thank you, Mr. >> For everything you do. >> Thank you. >> And next is the high school principal report. >> All right. Good evening, folks. You have my report in front of you. Um, I just want to divert for a second. um formally
017invite you to graduation Wednesday, June 3rd, uh 7:00 p.m. And obviously if you could show up at 6:30, it'd be great. Okay? We'd love to see you participate there. Um this this class, we had a senior class meeting today um right before well, we had an assembly and uh the 9th, 10th, and 11th graders were doing uh ASB elections and so our seniors were meeting with me. And it's always fun to watch and talk to these guys because, you know, they bop around the building for all year long. they're, you know, king cheese, uh, the boss, but all of a sudden, you talk about graduation and life after, you see the little kid. And so, I think of the elementary folks who, uh, see the little kids every day, and all a sudden, I can
018see the eyes. I'm like, "Oh, you're scared finally. You're not just you're not just uh the big boss walking around school all the time." Uh, this class is amazing. There are 17 validictorians. um to be a valadictorian at Cascade High School, you have to have all A's and you have to do the honors program. We've never had that many um validictorians ever. In fact, we've made it harder to be a validictorian by requiring the honors diploma or the honors uh track. And once again, we've got 17 great kids. So, um this uh Thursday is our top 20 dinner because they're so good. I had to make it a top 30 dinner. Um anybody has a four-pointer better, a weighted four-pointer better. um is going to be a part of that event. So, Mr. Dill will
019be there. Our guest speaker will be a amazing graduate named JD Remy um recent graduate veterinarian in in state and so be a great event. >> This is uh your board chair will also be there for the top. >> Excellent. >> So, Mrs. Steven, we love it. Thank you. >> Be great. Be awesome. >> Uh and it's a chance for us to honor those kids and uh it'll be a great time. Any questions for me? Board reports pretty straightforward. Lots of great things happening at Cascade. Uh, quickly, Tony Bisa and, uh, and Tom Pitache were incredible putting together the career fair. Um, 80 vendors, 900 kids, no, 900 kidsish. >> 950. >> There we go. I mean, a bunch of kids from all over the region. Uh, everybody loves it except maybe people have to
020find a parking place. That might be the only negative. Um, but what a great event. Um, it's just a great chance for our kids to open their eyes. I kids said, "Oh, it was really good, Mr. Rasmmanson." And I don't always get that from kids. How was it? Boring, you know, or whatever. But this I never got one boring from this. It was It was really good. So, I'll take that. Okay. So, kudos to them for putting it together. >> So, I have a random question. Sure. Sure. >> I happen I I heard it was going on, but I happened to drive by. Um, tell me about the car show on the weekend and where do those I know that the Schneps run that and where does the money go to? >> So, historically the
021the Schneps have done it and this is year 13 I think. Is that correct? Um, and it just keeps getting bigger. When the weather's nice, the cars come out and so um there were there were show cars in front of >> Yeah. over 500 cars. >> Yeah. It was ridiculous. And last year it was 400. So um so historically the money's gone to the senior all night party uh group and that's when they started doing it. They were parents of their oldest uh putting that together. Um but this last year they came to us and said hey we'd like to spread the wealth so to speak. So they came and talked to Mr. Drill and myself about um helping to raise funds for many different Cascade programs. Senior parent all night party is one of
022them. Um but uh it will also go to some other places too for Cascade specific. Okay. It's a great event. Great community event. >> Does that completely pay for the allnight party now? So the parents don't fund raise or >> Well, no. No. The parents always fund raise as well. Um that event is expensive. I mean, renting these facilities is anywhere from $10 to $20,000. Transportation, our our transportation company gives us one free bus, but we need three more. Um that costs um transportation is just really expensive. Um, for instance, to send one bus to Gladstone for an event and back is 500 bucks. So, um, you think about the cost there and it just adds up. So, anyway, uh, that is that is a great event. Those parents have worked hard. They're out at
023the baseball game right now selling concession stands um are selling concessions. Um, and so >> I just couldn't believe my eyes when I drove by. And then all those students holding the signs that say drive safe and they're waving like >> like it's just >> people just start they started parking on the road. They're like, well, I'm just going to get out here. People go slow enough. So, okay. >> It was impressive. >> So, it was great. >> It was interesting driving through all the parked cars and watching for car doors opening as you're driving through. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. It was a great event. Great event. >> Any other questions? >> Thanks, guys. appreciate you. Thank you. >> Okay, next up is the high school assistant principal. >> Pete is a lot taller than I
024am. Sorry. That's all right. Hi everybody. So, um as Mr. Rasmmanson started with it was uh my big event happened just a few weeks ago with our kickoff final career fair with um we had nine separate schools including CAS um not including Cascade in the opportunity center. So for a grand total of 11 different schools that came to benefit. So as you could imagine it takes a lot of planning and a lot of my board report is just a lot of thanks to everybody who helped with that from the WAMIT ESD who um partners with us. They have a program called WAMIT work ready and that does more than just the career fair. I also partner with them on guest speakers. They come out and they help with logistics for our college fair that we're
025going to host in the fall. So there's a lot of partnerships that come with the WAMIT ESD that have been very very helpful to help from uh crowd control with Mr. Rasmuson and all the help with parking. Tom Pachic is just fantastic. when your brain thinks in one direction and his thinks in a different together it really kind of helps fill in those voids that you know I didn't think about as many things with how do you get a 90 foot crane into a parking lot and he goes I can do that like I will leave that to you and it's it works really well it's a good symbiotic relationship which is very helpful to um volunteers from our adult transition program which was amazing Aaron Crowder's program over at Westton and she has students
026who volunteer They're greeting our vendors. They're talking to them. They're helping with lunch. They're creating welcome packets. Um Marie Thompson designed the t-shirts all of us wore so everybody was matching that said if you need have questions, ask one of us. So every vendor knew who was there to help, which was very, very helpful for the whole thing. So just a lot of positivity that came out of that. I gave you guys some results in my board report of some of the surveys that went out. We had 115 students fill out the post survey, which was a huge number for us. Usually we don't get 115 students. So post surveys were given to all of the sending schools and our students as they came in. So out of 950, you end up with about 115
027which was a larger number, but we also pulled a lot more students this year also. And everybody's results were really great. I put some of the highlights in there about students who found careers that they are interested in exploring. Stephanie Cox had some health services students who came in who said, "I just got a job offer." It was really great. three of them have interviews for potential jobs. And so it was a really wonderful thing to see some seniors come out of it saying, "I didn't know that that was a job or I have an interview lined up." And so it was really cool to see that. Um so those types of situations, those types of scenarios make things so much just so worth it and all the planning that goes into it. And so
028um that was obviously the big one. We have a lot of great and amazing things happening in our CTE programs from Cloverdale sending over students in fifth grade last week to come to uh the manufacturing shop and make Mother's Day presents. Can talk about it now and I'm sure there's post pictures going to be posted now that you know it's not a surprise anymore because Mother's Day was yesterday. >> Oh, we saw pictures before apparently too. But no, so from students coming in and working with manufacturing students at the high school is fantastic. Stephanie Cox took a group of students to see a hip replacement surgery. Not my thing that I don't think I could do that, but they came back and they're like, "Oh, you have no idea, Miss Wise. That was amazing." I'm
029like, "I don't want to hear the details. I am so glad you had a great time." And so, they drove all the way up to OHSU to see that. And it was wonderful for them. Um, just so many fantastic things that are happening. And I'm happy to answer any questions you guys may have ranging from the career fair. We have a college fair coming up in October which I'm sure you guys will hear more about in the upcoming months. Um, anything our CTE programs are doing, I'm happy to answer anything you have. >> How's the school I forget what you call it, but it's where the old Toys R Us is. How's how's that going? >> Uh, WAMIT Career Academy. It's going pretty well. We have um quite a few students just under 40 that
030are up there in the program between juniors and seniors. We just got finished doing our what an end of March got finished doing our interviews for next year's group and Mr. Kirby and the WCA just approved and went through all of the list of everybody as they're doing their shifting. As you could imagine, there's a lot of shifting that takes place up there trying to make sure that their spots are filled and if somebody says, "I want one more in cosmetology. Can I have an opening in diesel?" So, there's a few things that kind of happen to try to get as many students in. >> And it's called Wamic Career Academy. >> Career Academy. Yep. And then um do you interview them to go to get in or is there somebody at the academy that
031>> so we create panels of individuals that interview for um those that are the interviewers. >> Okay. >> And so usually what happens um especially let's say cosmetology this year we have have a finite number of spots that are given but given the po popularity of cosmetology it's really difficult to go through that process without some sort of system in place. So we had over uh 15 applicants for cosmetology with only an available four openings. So those types of systems and we try to go with what's your secondary option. There's a wait list which is why there's a lot of this how can we kind of shift or see if other schools maybe aren't using all of their spots and they want a spot in construction. We want a spot in dental. How do we
032kind of adjust to try to support our students? >> Wow. It's fantastic. >> Yeah. Good job. >> Lots of great opportunities out there for our kids. >> Yes. Tony, I just was scrolling through um for the career fair. Yeah. The the number of vendors. >> Yeah. >> Does that keep growing every year? >> I think we hit our cap this year. I don't think I can get more than 81 to be held between the uh parking lot and the gym. And >> it's an impressive group. >> It's it's a was a really fun group to have. We've had some feedback on different ones. Um obviously the healthcare industry has been kind of inundated a lot lately. It'd be nice to have a few more from that, but it's all about how many spaces and how
033many people can we get. >> But it was really wonderful. They were so great. I had a conversation with a student before was they were setting up. He goes, "Oh, it'd be nice to get paid to do this." He said, "They're volunteering for us. Their company's sending them. We don't pay them." He goes, "You don't pay them?" "No, they're coming to talk to you." And he goes, and his eyes just get huge. He's like, "I thought you guys paid them to be here." Said, "No, their company is letting them come for the day to talk to you. This is important to them. that makes this way cooler. So, it was really nice to see because I think there's a whole different notion when you realize that they are volunteering. They're giving their employees to us.
034And with like Mororrow Crane, it took a day to put up, a day to take down, and the day of. And they did all of that. So, >> yeah, great job. >> Thanks. >> Great job. >> Right. Thank you, everybody. >> Okay. Next, we have a junior high assistant principal report. Let's back up. Well, hello. My report has lots of numbers similar to probably what William had. Um, but I wanted to hit a couple maybe three highlights. Uh, starting with our track season is wrapping up and we had pretty good track season with a lot of kids out. We had about 125 120 125 kids out. Tomorrow night is our district meet in Mcmminville and it's with everyone in our league. So, we're one of 11 schools. So, it's a pretty big deal for us
035to go and be able to compete in that. And our boys actually have a legitimate shot to top in the top place in the top three with that, too. So, we have some exceptional really fast and really good throwers on our team right now. So, that's pretty cool. We'll see how that pans out. And then we have four students, two boys and two girls that have already uh qualified for the state meet of champions which is this Friday. And that is really hard to get into because there in junior high and middle school there are no divisions. So it's 1A all the way to 6A. So for us to qualify any anyone to that meet it's a really big deal because they have to be in the top 24 of all the 6A 5A 4
036A 3A 2 all the way to 1A schools. So, that's pretty good honor. So, we're hoping that they can do well down there Friday. >> And where's where's that? >> That's at Corvalis High School. They've been hosting that for uh maybe 15 16 years, I think it's been going. Another uh highlight in the as far as just our events and sports that we offer at our school, girls wrestling. We had the f first season on that. So, as you can see that we had 19 girls come out this year and we're hoping to grow that program. As the other schools in our conference have their girl only season and their only wrestling girls, I think the number of our opponents and our girls are going to kind of skyrocket. We're hoping to have 30 35
037out next year. Um, so it was kind of a big deal for our conference to in our in the at least the Wamut Valley, we're the first conference to have a girls only junior high um team and league. So that was kind of a big deal. We're pretty proud of that as a league. Uh, and then also just our total participants down there were holding steady. I'm not sure how it happened, but it looked like every sport had a different number of kids out and we ended up with the same 520 kids participating that we did last year. So, we're holding steady. U any math wizes out there can give me the probability on that. It's probably pretty astronomical. Um, but we're holding steady. We have good coaches that are running good programs that recruit
038kids out and we have good quality and we have a good good number of kids and we have a good a number of good uh different activities for them to participate in especially in the fall when we have so many athletic events going on. Um, it's just nice to see that our kids have a lot of different opportunities to get involved in our school and not just with our athletics or we have an amazing list of clubs as well that our teachers put on and offer for our students as well. Any questions? >> I'm just curious, are you guys going to try to do a flag football in the junior high? No, we're not. However, we are going to be putting on a skills camp this spring. >> That's why I'm asking. >> So, um
039myself and a few of our teachers and some former coaches like Mr. Stevens are going to help put on a girls flag football dur'll be happening while our football team and football coaches are doing the normal tackle football skills camp. We're going to be running a girls flag as at the same time. In volleyball, they have their skills camp the week before. So, we're trying to make it so kids late in the spring when there's not much else to do. Um, they can come out after school for three, four days in a week and get better at or get involved or try a new sport for that matter. >> So, >> I think it's great because they do have that opportunity in the high school now and you're offering that when they're young and it's
040a great idea. >> We actually had a couple girls write a letter to Mrs. Gaye and I to see if they we could add that as a sport and we kind of sat down with them and they were really interested in it and they're pretty excited to do that in high school. So we thought well we could probably just put together this camp and then there's also the opportunity if there's someone interested in coaching it. The TV YFL that has our uh hosts our fifth and sixth grade tackle team. It's an outside of school activity or group. Um it's also all of our flag football teams are run through that same organization. So, there's also a girls flag. We just don't have anybody to run it yet. So, if you know anybody out there that's
041interested in doing that, uh there's some interest from our girls to participate in that. And that doesn't go I think it's a like a January, February, March league. So, it's kind of at a weird time, but it also wouldn't interfere with many other things going on. So, All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um, elementary principles report, Cloverdale. Okay. Go lower. Um, hello. Today, um, I brought something different. So, I'm not talking about this year. I'm talking about something that we are bringing in next year at Cloverdale. And it's a new initiative called One Book, One School. Have you ever heard of something like that? So, how that works is, sorry, I just swallowed my gum right before I came up here. >> It's coming out, though. Um, so anyway, so that you pick
042one book and then all of the kids read that same book. The teachers read the books, um, and then every kid ends up getting a copy and then even the parents then get that book at home. And the books that we have chosen are social emotional learning books. Um, and it's by a local author, her name is Trudy Ludwig, and she lives up in Portland, and she writes these wonderful books that really approach any conflict that could happen in school with kids. So, bullying, gossiping, um, just not being kind, a lot of those different things. So, what we did is talked to the staff about it. They were super excited. And then our counselor, Jessica Auxburgger, was trying to figure out what are the trends that we have with kind of our grade levels. So,
043we have one book that we're doing schoolwide and it's this one right here. It's called The Power of One. And this is just the sweetest story. It talks about um what one kind thing can do. And it kind of runs parallel to um one drop of rain, how one drop of rain could help a seed grow into a flower. And then if you nurture that, it would grow into a garden and then a whole full ecosystem. And so even just kids doing one kind thing to someone else, what that can do to to your community. And it's just beautiful. So she even has activities that go with it. There's lesson plans that go with it. And so teachers will have it. Every single kid will be doing it. Um and then at the end then
044they take it home and then their parents get to have it with some activities, too. It's it's wonderful. >> So this one is called Trouble Talk. And this is what we deal with a lot with our second and third graders. And what it's really about is you're talking about someone else's story. You're talking and sharing something that's probably not for you to share and it always just leads to trouble. So they call it trouble talk. So it's really just another way of saying gossip, but it leads to trouble. And so it just gives really good examples for kids. So we'll focus on this for our second and third grade. Um so they will end up getting both at the end, which is great. Then this one is really important for our fourth and fifth graders.
045It's called just kidding. But it's a lot of roasting that I know. I hear it. It's a lot of roasting that goes on where kids think they're being funny, but they're just being mean and it can be really cutting. Um I think it's good for adults, too, cuz I mean I know everybody's like, "Yeah, Julia needs that." Um but you know, just you have humor and sometimes it can hurt. So it just talks about the impact that it can have and and just to be mindful of what you're saying, which is great. This one we did, we're going to do for our K1. It's called sorry. And a lot of kids think, you know, oh, I can go and and hit someone and I just say sorry and it's fine. But it's about having the
046conversations of, well, how did that impact the child that you just offended? What does sorry really mean? What can you do to that for that child to actually show that you have remorse and you're going to make that better? So each kinder and first grader will get this. So after we do all that, then Trudy Ludwig actually comes to our school and she will do Oh, I know. It's exciting, isn't it? See, it's exciting to be invited. >> If you'd like to come, I'd love to have you. But she will come to the school and then she does an assembly and she brings really good simple strategies for kids what they can say if they're feeling like they're being bullied or somebody's just not being nice to them. Um, and it's just she's she's real
047quirky in a way and she's just fun and fabulous. Loves kids, but she also just loves her books. And so as a staff, we decided we want to do this every year and she has enough titles that then we could just start rotating some books. So we will continue this every single year but have just kind of a different focus for whatever the needs are. And then kids have books in their hands, something they've done at school. Um I did do this in Albany, so that's why I'm excited to bring it now. And I saw just kind of the whole fruits of it all. And I mean you all use the same language, you have unity. Um, and especially just having the whole community with the parents involved is just fabulous. So, I wanted to
048share that with you today. >> It's really good. >> Yeah. >> Any questions on this? >> Yes. Are we able to purchase these books like from Amazon? Are they available there? >> They're available on Amazon. We did it through Penguin just because that's who she partners with and then we got a huge deal on it. Um, >> I'm just thinking outside of the school system. It might be really helpful. >> Well, yeah, absolutely. um let me know and I can send you the link because it was a publisher that I worked with um but they gave us like 30% off of it which was great and then because we bought in bulk cuz we want the kids to be able to take these homes and then you know and have the parents have it with
049the activities and it's just the whole focus of the year. >> Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. >> What you're implementing next year? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. And then I'm just trying to wrap my head around the year. So I'm guessing you'll start it kind of at the beginning of the year. >> Yeah, we're doing it in fall the whole year to read that book. No, it's kind of like a kickoff. >> Go back and apply it as you see that situation arising. Remember that book we read? Is that the idea? >> Yeah. And we'll just keep referring to it all year. Like it's going to be great to be like, "Hey guys, remember what's going on right now?" Well, that's trouble talk. What's that what's that going to lead to? Um and I think cuz
050sometimes I often use the story about, "Okay, what do you have to do to keep a fire going?" Well, you have to keep putting logs on it, right? Every time if you hear something and you go and gossip, "Oh, what did you just do?" They're like, "Put a log on the fire." I'm like, "Yeah, that's what you do. But if you stop putting logs on, what's going to happen to the big fire? It'll go out." So, but now we could just be using the same thing. It's not just what I'm saying. We'd all be saying the same thing. So, just to bring that unity. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next, we have >> great as we sit here collecting the best ideas of what we'd also like to do
051next year. That's awesome. Hey, there's two components to the board report. One is the CHOP, the Cascade Healthy Opportunity Program. The final newsletter went out to the district today, and it shows all the activities that we had with the $250,000 5-year grant that we have for health and wellness, and three out of the four wellness coordinators for the district are here. So, I do want to acknowledge that we are getting a lot of positivity around the CHOP program. um today so that people read the newsletter, we had an incentive where the first eight people received a state park pass good for a year if they responded and they went in minutes and about 20 other people emailed before I could send out the emails saying they're all gone. So, and as far as Turner Elementary,
052uh we've gone over the date of the last couple board reports. So today we want to acknowledge gratitude and for that I am very gracious toward Greg who put together a video. He came over to Turner with some of our kids and made this video that we're going to show you tonight as well as share on our Facebook page. And I do want to acknowledge though when the kid says Turner is the best, they really should have said Cascade is the best because we truly there isn't one school here represented today that doesn't give the best for our kids. We all have very distinct unique challenges. Whether it be Almsville receiving in the Cascade district-wide program some of our most challenging behaviors to staffing to you name it, we all face it together. But we
053are working together to do what's best for kids. And when we get together in district-wide meetings, there isn't anyone that isn't working hard and giving their best. So, I do want to acknowledge that the foundation of our school district, whether it be at the car show or the manufacturing classes, signs, yes, I'm going to put in a plug for John as you go into Turner. But the community is the foundation of all of our schools. And through this video that Gray created, I take no credit whatsoever. We want to acknowledge the community and its contributions to Turner just this year because we wouldn't be able to do this without our community. And yes, we understand there are budget considerations in the future, but our community does come together to fill in those gaps that the
054state has rem has left for us. So, let's take a look and end Turner's last presentation for the school board by ooing and aawing over cute kids. >> I'm like right in your >> Our community rock. Thank you so much. You're the best. We appreciate you. We couldn't do it without you. Thanks a lot. >> Turner's number one. >> We're better together. I'm lucky to be at Turner. >> May you always lead from the beating in your chest. May you be treated like an esteemed guest. May you get to rest. May you catch your breath. May the best of your days be the worst of your tomorrows. Wo. May the road less pave be the road that you follow. Well, here's to the hearts that you going to break. Here's to the lives that you
055going to change. Here's to the infinite possible ways to love you. I want you to have it. Here's to the good times we going to have. You don't need money. You got free pass. Here's to the Awesome. I want you to have it all. >> Our community paid for all the Christmas presents for 15 families. We get snacks for the kids that don't have any. When kids needs clothes, we step up. If a kid needs a pair of shoes, we we buy it for them. >> When families need us, we show up. >> Thanks to you, No Kid at Turner pays for a field trip. >> That's the community rocks. THE community of Turner is truly the foundation of Turner Elementary. Our kids and families are so blessed to be part of this. >> Thank
056you. >> Hey Turner community, your contributions, big or small, really makes a difference. Thank you very much. >> THANK YOU, TURNER LADY. >> WELL, here's to the hearts that you going to break. Here's to the lives that you're going to change. Here's to the infinite possible ways to love to recommend. So, >> principles have been really busy hiring and trying to find the best quality people to bring. That's what you see here tonight. We have six individuals. A new music teacher, sixth grade teacher, couple elementary teachers, a science teacher at the high school for chemistry, and a new English teacher at the high school as well. >> Okay. Do what openings do we still have? >> We have one opening atville Elementary still. Okay. >> For an elementary teacher there. >> Okay. >> And then
057that's it for licensed openings right now. >> That's pretty great. So kudos to the principles. They have been out >> doing the work, doing it early >> and going and getting the best people to continue that Cascade tradition that we just saw in the video. >> Yeah. >> So good. >> Can I ask about the elementary music teacher? It says all elementary. >> Yes. >> Is Is that how it's always been done where that music teacher goes to each building? >> Yep. Needed a schedule or >> There's a set schedule for them. They spend about two two and a half days at Almsville. >> Okay. >> Then about two days day and a half at Turner and then one day at Cloverdale. >> Gotcha. Okay. >> So most of their days they spent at one
058particular school but then they travel one day in between. >> Gotcha. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Okay. And we're moving on to class size recommendation. >> Yep. So, in your in your packet, uh this is the class size recommendation for each building and each grade. Um we do this every year. So, we talked about that, right? So, if you added it all up, we could have a lot more kids, but you'd be bursting at the seams. And, uh for example, the sixth grade next year, the junior high, um that cap is way higher than it was last year. So, Debbie Debbie's got about 6 >> 30 kids in the building right now. Uh this would show at 680. I don't think she's going to get that high, but when you when you kick out um
059about 225 eighth graders and then pick up 250 555 sixth graders, her numbers are going to go up. So, um those are just the adjustments that we try to make. At the at the same time, the elementaryaries finally got rid of the fifth grade class, moved them along because they're big. This is a big class. It is a big class. And so we try to balance that out so the numbers look about the same. This is very similar to what what you guys agreed to last year. >> And um have we hired another teacher in that sixth grade? >> No, Mrs. Leay and I have had that conversation. Um we could because we are tight on budget, right? You can bring down a seventh or eighth grade teacher or we can leave the same sixth
060grade group just like the fifth grade group has right now and the fourth grade the year before that and the third grade the year before that. They've each grade has dealt with a very large class and u Debbie's working on those details and and we'll finalize it here shortly for us. >> Okay. >> So I'm just trying to So what is the cap currently? Is this what the cap currently is? So like for sixth grade for instance, is the cap below 245? And unfortunately, we already have more than the cap. >> We already have more than the cap. >> We're the current cap for for this last year was probably 220. >> But the grade is bigger or 225. That grade is bigger. So we bumped it up to 245, dropped down the other ones,
061but they're already over 250. >> So there will be no additions to sixth grade unless somebody moves in. >> Right. Wow. Okay. And we're moving to staff retirement from PERS. >> All right. Just a clarification on this one. Is not just a a PERS retirement on this. This is a true retirement. Okay. >> After 37 years, when you talk about longstanding Cascade staff, >> Michael Hawkins, >> I'm so sad. is going to actually retire this year and enjoy >> some life after teaching and uh just to publicly thank him for his time in the district. 37 years is a long time. So, >> wow. >> Yeah. >> Oh my gosh. >> We should have made him come tonight. >> Yeah. I don't I don't know if he could have made it through. >> Yeah, I
062I know. >> No. >> Thanks, Mr. Hawkins. >> Yeah. All right. And then uh just jumping into the next one if you're ready. Y >> for that is our extra duties. Uh just two new names on there. They're highlighted for you. They're both tennis. Uh one is an extra duty and one's a volunteer stipen. >> Okay. >> All right. Any additional questions? >> Okay. And moving on to recognition of valadictorians for the Cascade High School class of 2020. >> Since as Mr. Rasmmanson said the the the valadictorians are so big, we've done it in here before where we thank the valadictorians during a board meeting >> because there's 17 of them. Uh we're doing it at the top 30 dinner, not top 20 dinner. Uh so but we would also like the board to pass
063a resolution saying that, you know, we appreciate those validictorians and all the hard work. So that's why it's on the list. Yeah. >> Okay. And where is that dinner going to be? >> Auditorium. It'll be orves at 6:30. >> Okay. >> The program will be at 7 and dessert after the program 7:45. >> Okay. >> I'll read the names and you get to hand out the the the gift card. >> That's a deal. >> Really nice. >> Okay. Let's see. Uh moving on to public comment, which I guess we don't have. And so I think we're at resolutions. Thanks for bearing with me. Okay. Um, resolutions. Agenda item 8A, resolution regarding new staff recommendations. >> Um, I'm sorry. So, we're ready for the first one. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh, be it resolved, the Cascade
064Board of Education moves to approve the new staff recommendations as presented by the administration. Brianna Carter, uh, Brian Darden, Tyler Kovalt, Jerry Goldberg, Katie Kitty, and Stacy Woodward. >> Second. >> Agenda item 8A, resolution regarding new staff recommendations. Has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Agenda item 8B, resolution regarding staff retirement. >> Be resolved. The Cascade Board of Education moves to accept the retirement from Michael Hawkins, sixth grade teacher, as presented and recommended by the administration. >> Second. >> Agenda item 8B, resolution regarding staff retirement has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Agenda item 8 C, resolution regarding recognition of validictorians for the
065Cascade High School class of 2026. Be it resolved, the Cascade Board of Education moves to honor and congratulate the 17 students who have worked hard and achieved extraordinary levels of academic success. These students have been named as validictorians for the Cascade High School class of 2026. Agenda item 8C, resolution regarding recognition of validictorians for the >> second. >> Oh, >> I need a second. >> Okay. >> Did I do second? >> Yes. >> Okay. Agenda item. I got excited there. 8 C resolution regarding recognition of validictorians for the Cascade High School class of 2026. Has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppose. same sign. Motion carries. Agenda item 8D, resolution regarding the fall 2026 class size recommendations. >> Be resolved. The Cascade Board of
066Education moves to approve the fall 2026 class size recommendations. >> Second. >> Agenda item 8D, resolution regarding the fall 2026 class size recommendation, has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Uh can I I let's say we we set it here. Can we go back and make an amendment in the future if if like if we get to a place where like we need to make a decision. >> Yeah. >> I know we're setting a cap, but can we >> there could be potential future if we need if you want to bring that to me uh later on you can. >> Okay. >> And we can bring it back. >> Okay. We need to start somewhere so we can start talking to our >> I just I don't want this set in stone and then we
067can't even go back to it. So just wanted to think that that is a >> it would be hard to go down once we get started once we open the gate. >> All right. >> So >> okay, >> just FYI. >> Okay. >> Doesn't mean we couldn't, but it'd be hard. >> So did I just pick up where I left off? >> Yep. >> Okay. All right. Agenda item 8D. Resolution regarding the fall 2026 classide class size recommendations have been moved and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed? Same sign. Motion carries. Thank you for coming tonight. You're all great. >> Do you want to talk talk about Yeah. Future future agenda items? >> Oh, okay. Let's see. >> Almost. >> Okay. Future agenda items. So what
068we have to make sure is show up for the uh graduation ceremony, right? And uh after that uh also um need kind of a affirmation that our July board meeting would be the fourth Monday, >> not the second. >> So need you guys to think about that. >> And why thinking about that? >> Because I screwed up and I'm going to be gone. So you could do it without me. >> Uh but it is July. It's pretty quiet. I screwed it up. >> Okay. Yeah. But it would be the fourth Monday which is the which is what we normally schedule for. We can't do the second. >> So is that generally okay nods? >> Oh without looking at my schedule should be fine. >> Okay. >> What what's that date? >> 27th I think of
069July. >> 4th Monday. >> You want to send out a reminder so we can check our >> Absolutely. I can do that. >> My apologies but forget and then chill. >> I messed it up. 27th. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Is when it will be. >> Okay. So, the meeting is adjourned. >> Yes, ma'am. It is. That's it. >> Look at what time it is, everybody. >> Look at that.