001and all of that. >> Yep. >> So, before we get all the big boards and think we have the plan, I would be in agreement to say let's have a an open house night. I don't know what's left school-wise on the calendar for any activities that people might come to where we could present some of those ideas or or maybe just do a walk around and see how many, you know, community people are interested in coming to just hear about it. Okay. >> How many did you have at your last meeting for the community group? >> One. >> Yeah. >> So, >> and people are busy, but maybe they just think it's a done deal and they might want to do a walk around. I I don't know. >> Well, I mean, the the design
002we're we're only doing what we're doing. And it's not a $5 million doesn't go very, >> but they could at least walk through and understand kind of the concepts and what's going on and >> understand how how and why. So, we can we can I'll work with HMK on that. >> Sounds good. >> Okay. >> Move to the consent agenda. I just need someone to make a motion to approve. >> You can be famous tonight. >> I move to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> I'll second. >> It has been moved and seconded to approve the consent agenda as presented. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. Abstensions. Motion carries. >> I'm going to let Jeremy go so get back to parent. >> TJ, do you need Are you
003presenting? >> Oh, okay. I say all right, good evening. Um, thank you for having me tonight. Tonight I'm going to present on uh the middle school and then next month I will present on uh the high school. I'll just tell you guys to start off with that I don't have a lot of quantitative data right now um because it is the beginning of the school year. Oh, I better get my glasses. Okay, but I got some good qualitative data. Um, so here's the online learning platform we're we're using right now at the middle school and high school level. And even since this uh was put together a week ago, uh, in Skills Mastered for math, we're up another gez 1,037 skills. Um, ELA does look lower, but that's due to our other online learning platform
004for literacy, which is called Read 180, but even those numbers have jumped as well. Um, the staff is really liking the use of this program due to it being tied to our state and national standards and the ability for our students to work at different grade levels. Um, it allows them to get caught up at a significantly high rate, especially for the ones that were testing at the seventh grade level and might be at third grade level in some instances. So, it's a great way for us to keep all these kids that where we need differentiation. uh to exist. We're able to do that in a in a a very efficient manner. >> All right. Yes, Justine. >> Yes. I just had a question. So, you said that staff likes this because the testing is
005aligned to Oregon Common Core. >> Yes. >> So, is there going to be and I think if I'm not mistaken, last year is when the first year that this was put into place, like they started using it. >> Yes. Is there going to be conversations as you guys move through like social studies curriculum adoption and maybe looking at like where there might be gaps in curriculum that might result in for math or science or for any of the subjects but like I'm thinking specifically because social studies you're in an adoption year like considering curriculums that might fill some of those >> gaps. So currently it's tied to the standards we have now >> and as we look at curriculum we need to make sure that the new curriculum that we adopt does match the standards
006as they continue as you all know as the standards continue to evolve >> especially in the state of Oregon we both we all know I hopefully that everything is changing rapidly >> yes as the days go by. So even like we might start on a curriculum adoption hopefully in the next few months and by next fall it could evolve and change again. Um, I think a lot of the changes, especially with reintroducing civics, have been great. Um, some other things that have taken place as well, but on that program takes into account all of those changes, which I think is a valuable asset to us as a district. But that's a great question. Yeah. And I'm excited hopefully, I don't know what capacity, but I'm excited to hopefully help serve on that committee as well,
007being a longtime social studies teacher. All right. So, right here, we're just looking at last year's uh state assessments. Um, the reason that I put this on there is just to kind of show you guys with the yellow and green how close we are as a district with our middle schoolers to being right there kind of at the state average with their near grade level. Um, the one glaring weakness that I would like to address is our science scores and that's tied directly to the fact that we've been through four uh science teachers in four years. And this is the first year that we have the same uh gentleman returning to that position which I think will be uh huge for the seventh grade class for us as a as a school and as a
008district just for that continuity and for somebody to work with. Um we also have Mr. Fana teaching a section of as well. So him and Mr. King are able to collaborate and work on the curriculum together. So that's that's the one thing I I think we'll make some huge jumps. Um, especially in science with Exo, I think in math too, you're going to see some huge growth. If we've already seen what we see in the first month, I can't imagine by the time we test in the spring. And that kind of leads me to the last thing, testing itself. Um, this is a district that's big on parents opting their their students out of testing. And I'm going to take it on. I'm not going to say I'm taking it on as a challenge, but
009I'm going to work very hard to meet with these students and parents and and help to persuade them that uh the testing could be seen as a positive for everyone. And a lot of the times some of the brightest um students in our district don't test. And and I want to uh I want to change that and that that should help all of us. Um new classes. This is kind of exciting. We have uh four students that are eighth graders taking algebra 1. So they come over uh during the school day and take uh algebra with Mrs. Gordon. And then we have a completely brand new class on campus for both our high school and middle school students. And that is our Spanish program uh taught by Mr. Burho who is also our EL coordinator.
010So we now have Spanish for both middle school and high school giving us a second language which is pretty incredible. attendance. Um, right now we are up from last year, which is great. Um, and you can see the state average up there is 66%. Uh, Mr. Solom's goal is 95% kind of as our attendance director and we're currently right on the cusp of 90%. Um, if we could achieve 95% that would truly be incredible. But it is good to see if you guys look at two years ago what our attendance was. uh prior to the arrival of Mr. Gas um and now even a year later you can see huge strides in the number of students that attend on a daily basis and we all know if students don't attend we can't learn. So there's
011attendance discipline um this is just uh what's taken place so far. You can see as students progress through grades referrals go up. The majority of the referrals are simple simp simple things like uh the assignment of maybe a detention um or a teacher simply saying you know writing a referral for disruption in their classroom. Um we have had a few other minor issues horse play and so on and so forth. But for the most part at the middle school level we've had a great um start to our year over there and a great sense of building a a community at the middle school enrollment. There's our numbers currently. Uh we are up from last year, which is great. Um you can see the just kind of the difference um and where we are. It looks
012like our biggest class is our sixth grade class, but they're pretty evenly balanced. The 57 at the sixth grade level and then with our eighth grade having 53. Um really quickly, just turning to sports, we have 14 young men out for football. were playing a nine-man schedule this year. Uh which presents its own challenges just with finding other teams in the area that also play nineman. Um at this point they've played in two jambs and also played one game and uh they will play again uh the subsequent or the next three weeks. All right, our next one, our middle school volleyball program is massive. We have 31 young ladies playing. We are so big. We in fact have two full teams, an orange team and a black team. And um that program just amazes me
013how big it is. Um speaking of middle school athletics, I'm hoping to next year add a middle school cross country program. Um it's kind of near and dear to my heart and I think it's another valuable um athletic sport we could add in the fall to attract more athletes uh to a different sport. Um, now moving to clubs. One of our focuses this year is student engagement. And as you guys can see up there, we have a number of students. In fact, 86% of our middle school students are involved in at least one afterchool club. Um, the biggest one, as you can see, is band. Um, we've also had a brand new club, the culinary arts club. Um, and then I guess drama is brand new as well. And they are hoping to No, that's
014going to happen. They're doing it. We are going to have uh our first play in years uh this spring which I think is really exciting for all the middle school and uh high school students. It will be a culmination of 6 through 12. Um another big endeavor of mine has been to return students to campus. And as you guys can see up here, last year at the middle school level we had 16 students at home online full-time. And currently we sit at zero. Um I have made many a phone call and had many a meeting with parents and students about returning to campus and how important that is for their academics and also for their mental health and and it's amazing to see uh to see them back in the building. >> We do have
015some part-time kiddos. >> We do have some part-time students currently at the middle school level. We have three that are part-time. Um new teachers. Uh Mrs. Warick's moved over from the elementary and teaching math. Um Cheyenne is here um recently and she is teaching literacy. Our new Mr. Burho is our new Spanish teacher. We have our first time ever at the middle school level. We have a counselor which is amazing. Um and myself is the new principal. And then Officer Brian Hamlin is here as well as the new SRO. And then finally, this is just a brief overview of our leadership program led by Mr. Crowe. and uh they're working on all kinds of things including public speaking, communication, and putting on various field trips and assemblies. And the last thing, I don't know if
016I included a link, uh but this can be found on the school website. Mrs. Stansbury and her class do an amazing job putting together a studentled newspaper um at the M middle school level. Um and I if you guys don't have a link, I can definitely find that for you and send it to you. Questions for Jeremy. Questions? >> How many hours does he sleep? >> Not not a lot. >> Didn't think so. >> All right. Well, thank you. Thank you. I'm going to go back to conferences. Okay. >> My turn. All righty. Um, couple pictures on my front page here that are maybe different than your packet. Um, from the Bulldog Bash, we actually did the Bulldog Bash during homecoming week, which sounds kind of crazy, but it actually worked out to be pretty
017phenomenal. I want to give a shout out to Sarah and uh, kind of our lead person on the Bulldog Bash. Um but uh it was it was good to see a lot of our community and a lot of our service providers engaged in that. So today we had Indigenous People's Day. Um we had our elementary folks doing u tons of activities. Our middle and high school uh they were out for uh parent conferences, but I understand we had a lot of families. Um was there something going on at Taft today? Pow or >> Yeah. So, we I think we had some kids go that direction. Uh, but we had a successful homecoming. Uh, noise parade I think was a little more organized. We got a few more tweaks we can we can pull off on
018that next year to really make it streamlined. Um, I've been working with a group out of Portland called the Children's Institute uh with Angie Fana from the tribe really around developing uh the early childhood program in conjunction with the tribe. They have their fac new facility. they're having trouble staffing it. And so we're looking at ways to um grow some of our early childhood teachers and support that. Um whether it's from our own kids or kids looking down the road to be early childhood teachers or if we can uh bring some resources to make it worth the compensation. And we did have one bond oversight meeting. Um, and we have another one of those coming up. Um, we talked about attendance. Uh, and so we have a huge focus on that. Um, and we've we've
019really by bringing those kids back uh from online. Um, they were killing our attendance because we have to count them in that as well and they would they would vaporize on us. We actually have some college uh field trips and uh other field trips that are going out. Starting to see those happen. Um we are really a community events hub here. And so as we think about um you know, we just hosted a funeral for uh one of our former custodians. Um you know, we we take that as a as a great opportunity to to showcase our school. Our charging stations are finally complete. Um, so Roy can get his electric bus. Um, you know, you're start you're starting to see assessment results. Um, and we are we are flat and struggling and so we
020have a huge focus on um that uh how we're going to change our achievement. Uh we just spent our leadership team talking about curriculum, talking about training for staff, different things like that. I'm also um oh I did a bunch of work on land easements. So, the solar drive, we got that figured out. And actually that um the update on that one is it u that that that easement is actually a recorded easement in perpetuity with the land. It's the question is do we want to try to collect $100 from the residents up there every year to do improvements on that road? Um, and so I I will be working with uh Milin on maybe he just takes care of that road and I don't have to collect $100 from 12 people and try to
021figure out how to mag chloride it or you know whatever we do in the past. Um, but trying to be a good neighbor there. Um, also met with alers the meat folks over here because we have a water line that runs through our baseball fields. Um, and so, uh, we're working through that because we may have need a retention pond behind the field for parking lot development eventually for drainage. Um, and so he's kind of on notice and we're working with him as well uh to to figure out how to potentially relocate that. Um, I'm really attracting uh the Monday attendance particularly in our middle and high school. I think I think there is a trend um that when high school, middle school kids do not show up, our elementary kids stay home with them.
022And so we see this attendance piece. Um I may look for a different type of calendar next year without the late start, more of a traditional calendar where like if we have an inservice day, we're off that day. Um and not this wonky kind of late start Monday for part of our school. And I just see it being a a detriment to our attendance. A lot of kids blow Mondays off, particularly at the high school. Um, our pavilion down here, we're waiting on our certificate of completion and that'll be good to go. They've taken down the construction fencing, so that project's done. Um we're really struggling to find services uh for some of our oldest students, meaning um you know kind of those kids that don't fit in a traditional model that may have some
023mental health challenges, discipline that's pretty extreme and we're spending we're spending a lot of time and resources and uh trying to figure figure out how to how to deal with that. Um there you know I kind of call us to close enough but far away. We're close enough to Salem, everybody thinks we can access those services, but we're really far enough away, you know, by the time you transport a kid and get them home. Um, it's not really a cost-effective endeavor. And then kind of a highlight is we have three students um that go every three nights a week to Lynn Benton working in their machining program. Um, so TJ and he's actually in it class with his kids. Um, and they go down and they're learn they're learning how to run the big machines
024in the shop and get that machining piece. And, uh, two of those kids confided in me that they actually wanted to potentially complete that program, get their two-year degree, which I thought was pretty cool. Um, in that process, um, I threw in there just kind of a running attendance, you know, through the fall. You can see that we're we were at 795 and as we do our 10day drops and get records requests, we're settling at about that 760. So, WHISA has adjusted our account with the state so we're not going to get a big hit in the spring of giving money back. Um, and then we talked a little bit about the naming concepts, how we're doing. Um, you know, my biggest concern now is, uh, where's the state and the shutdown and the impacts
025that that could have on, um, our construction and different things like that. Um, you know, as we deal with contractors and resources and, um, getting getting materials. So, um, we're we're getting closer to locking in and, um, you know, I meet weekly with those guys to kind of understand where where our projects are sitting. questions on any of that? Yes. >> You said you're struggling finding services for students, older students. What kind of services do you >> um >> like academic services, behavior support services, or all of the above? >> Kind of. Yes. you know, there's there's um if I am a if I'm an an intense kid um and I've been in trouble with law enforcement and I've struggled to kind of fit into the typical school >> um and and I need that
026different look. Um there's not a lot of alternative high school type program. There's not a like a a therapy based >> You mean like an alternative placement? Is that is that human resources or do you mean pe bringing people here or taking kids somewhere else? >> Um I always like to keep kids on my campus but if there's just not a lot of options you know once you kind of >> run through the usual suspects so >> just just a frustration but um you know we continue trying to do our best we can >> for our student report. >> Okay. Yeah, I know from my report some of the things on here were also mentioned or talked about by Mr. Cass and Mr. Earl, but uh starting on the middle school side, uh I talked
027with the coach Enus over there about the football team and that he's the football team's there entering the final stretch of games. They've got a home game against Sheridan this week. Uh Mr. Enus said they the team has made great improvements over the season and he's really excited to see them play against Sheridan, see how they do. Uh our volleyball team also has been showing great improvements. They've got a positive record so far with two more home games this week against Msaka tomorrow in Dayton on Wednesday. Then on the high school side, our cross country team, they currently have 14 members, 11 boys and three girls. They had their first home meet last Tuesday where I talked with coach Fana and he really appreciate all the support that he had been shown from admin in
028regards to it along with all the fan support and everyone just did a great job running there. Uh our volleyball team at the high school also currently is at two league wins. They've got four games left, two home games and two away games with their senior night coming up next Monday. Uh kind of the big thing that happened over on the high school side this past month was of course homecoming, which was two weeks ago from September 29th through October 4th, which leadership had spent basically the entire school year up to that point trying to plan it out, get all the details down, you know, figure out what we wanted to do for theme and all that where we had our uh normal assembly every day during the whole week which kids seem to love.
029I I myself and along with Mrs. Overfield have heard a lot of feedback from staff and students that these were some of the best assemblies we've had in years. Some even saying like they're the best they've ever seen up here, which is fantastic to hear. We've been really focusing this year with assemblies on uh getting more students involved because usually they would just be the same couple kids coming down every time. So we wanted to have more variety of things to get more people coming on down and also ones that would involve the crowd. So it's feels more like everyone coming together instead of just a couple people representing everyone which I feel like we've been doing pretty good with. Of course as year goes on it's probably going to get a bit more difficult
030but you know that's just a challenge for us to rise to. Uh as mentioned the noise parade definitely did feel more organized this year. I know the only real complaint I've heard was the way the buses were or not the buses uh the trailers were set up down there uh in the parking lot having to use between the cars. So, we're might have to look into adjusting how we have the buses set up, but kids got really into it. I know it got really loud, especially considering some students brought uh chainsaws without the heads on them and were revving those the whole time, which was incredibly loud, but they were very spirited. Uh then we have we uh last year we started having the homecoming dance on Saturday instead of Friday which we continued this
031year which has seemed to be a big improvement and we're probably going to keep with it since gives us more time to set it up and gives people more time to prepare for it. And then also uh on October 23rd as mentioned before uh Mrs. Kidd and Mrs. Organ are taking the juniors and seniors to Oregon State University for a college campus tour where they're also going to be meeting up with some students going there that graduated from Willa. Uh National Honor Society is going to be having their induction ceremony later this month. Mr. Fana is currently working on uh getting the details of that hashed out. So there's not a set in stone date, but it will be this month. And then I believe he's still planning on doing the annual canned food drive
032that we do on Halloween night for that. And also uh last year's yearbooks just came in a couple weeks ago and started being distributed about people sort of being able to pick them up. That's what I got right to that really quick. >> Thank you. >> Any questions? The only other thing I was going to put in there is um I think at our last meeting FFA came and um the board had talked about do we contribute um from the school district to that trip. Um, and I know they've been out meeting with every possible group they can. Um, board's thought on supporting that and to what level. >> I'd be in support of supporting it. I would just want to know what we're looking at in terms of budget and what the ask would
033be. I think I think in talking to Nice today, he depending on what comes out of like the Sheridan Rotary and few things like that, he said it's he would be asking the board to complete maybe 500 to a,000, which I mean that's a lot of kids going a long long way. So, um I guess so we can >> we put it on as a decision item for next month. >> Uh yeah, they're they're going. So, I mean, >> is it something that needs to be a decision item today, though? >> Um, no. If the board would like me just to make sure that it happens, I can and then I can let you know. I mean, I can take it out of my discretionary fund. I just >> I'm ready. I We can make
034a motion to do it if that's what we need. I just need Do we need an official motion or can we just say allocate? >> You can just tell me to allocate. I would say >> Lisa >> typically we've always gave 2500 each time they've went the board is from the board account it's budgeted >> so so up to what we normally do I know they worked really hard on their fundraising and you know I'm not going to hold them up but >> on a motion that the board support N support FFA >> I move that we support FFA >> attending national convention attending national convention with >> by donating $2,500 >> from the school board. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Roy, do you second it? >> Hi, John. Mute. Sorry. Second. >> Okay.
035All those in favor of providing $2,500 in support of FA's national convention trip, please signify by saying I. >> I. >> Sensions. Motion carries. Okay. I wait. Got it. Like it. >> Okay. There were policies for review. Is there anything you wanted to add to those? >> Yeah, I do. Um, the first one is the pretty much boilerplate OSBA personal electronic device policy. >> Um, before Evan gets out of here and uh um from and and Mr. shirts chime in. But I have not seen a whole lot of chaos around cell phones other than I mean what are you seeing in a daily >> I wouldn't say chaos. There's little uptick currently that we're just holding firm on. Um it's that typical okay we're six weeks in. Are they really going to hold us for
036the year or is it just the start? And it's just that that little uptick that we just have to teachers just remind them, put them, start putting them away. >> But reminders work. >> They're working during class time. I don't see them. Um there's an uptick calls and lunchtime discrepancy and misunderstanding. But >> Evan, what are you seeing? >> Uh very similar stuff for me. It kind of just varies a bit teacher to teacher, but the teachers who are enforcing it, I've seen few to no cell phones being used in classes. Some of the teachers who either are a bit more relaxed or can't pay as much attention to each individual student, I see a bit more, but it's a big difference from previous. So my my I I I like those comments because I
037believe the keeping this general, but also having the uh piece behind it, the request for personal electronic device exemption. So if a kid's on an IEP or they're diabetic and part of the program runs, you know, there there's that room for the exception. But I think keeping it broad in general seems to be working for us. Um because technology changes so darn fast. Um, I hate to get us too detailed and pin ourselves in in that process. So, um, I like this boilerplate, uh, policy. Um, you can see the current policy behind it. It's about half as long. Um, and then the other one is the visitors to district facilities. Our current policy is literally four paragraphs. Um, and I would like to move to I found this good one from Cascade, uh, which basically,
038um, defines what a visitor is, where they can be, um, you know, a lot of times people believe. We're seeing an uptick in in uh parents um you know going straight to classrooms and confronting other kids um teachers and really the only public place in a school is the front office. The rest of it you can be invited to go into or we can invite you to leave there. But truly the only public place in a in a public school is that front office until we clear you. You get signed in. Um and that you know with with our campus built the way it is. You have a shop, you have modulars, you have um the middle school. And so we've had in my tenure here, we've had multiple cases where people just kind of
039go to those spots without checking in first and it's it's a safety hazard. Um you know, so I would like to move us um to more of a detailed piece like you see from Cascade. Um and kind of along that in the volunteer mode as well defining what a volunteer is um and kind of more detailing um kind of expectations around those uh volunteers as well. Um Cascade I think has had some of the same and similar issues in talking to their superintendent. So they've done a lot of work over the last couple years um revising those two policies. So I'd be open to any comments on those >> question guys over there like got snacks or something >> discussing that you're talking just if they want to visit in the junior high they got
040to go to the junior high office first or >> Yep. >> Yeah. But we've we've had cases where people parked a car, go on the on the playground and and rip some kid, you know, because Joey said that, you know, somebody got punched in the ear at home, you know, I mean, it's and I've had high school issues with adults just going into the shop and, you know, >> is it still district policy and perhaps a reminder needs to be sent out, but is it still district policy that anybody that comes on campus And maybe I didn't read this close enough, but anybody that comes on campus has to be checked in at the office. >> Yes. >> And you get a visitor badge and you sign in. And that's really because if we have
041to evacuate or we have a drill, we need we grab that list and we're looking for these people. >> In the case of parents going directly to >> playground is do they get trespassed? >> Um, depends on the case. uh they definitely get talked to and we definitely report it to our school resource officer and um you know but it it we're in a day and age where we're seeing more custody battles you know we're seeing people in these kind of like you know where we have to officiate it well to do that after they've been on the playground and talk to a kid is tougher than you know doing it in the front end. So, just trying to be more more defined in our policies and that. So, that's why you see those in
042there. >> Okay. Any questions about policy? >> No. You'll see those get cleaned up and then I'll probably bring them for uh approval in our next meeting. >> Okay. >> I think then we're moving. >> Just a question. >> Yeah. >> Do we have parents that go directly to the middle school? I mean, do we need a sign or something that says all visitors report to the middle school or the high school office for middle and high school? >> No, because they can go they can go directly to the middle school office. >> Okay. >> But I've had people go in the indoor and never go to the office. >> Sure. >> So >> that's where we might need signs to >> Yeah. So we can increase our go to the office. >> And there's
043a big bulldog headed sign right there that says that. But I think my bigger concern, and maybe it's just me being an elementary parent myself, but not with kids here, but still, is that parents or anybody in particular is making it onto the playground to address kids? And this is not there's a lot going on. This is not a knock on staff, but is there a way to be more mindful so that that's not h like is it setting up like people at the entrances or something so that's not because I feel like that is a situation where you parents could even know that that's a policy and still they don't care at that moment. >> Um and that's why I was asking about trespassing. I feel like that should be like a never happening.
044But and I'm sure you're considering that post that but I just wanted to make that known like maybe policy doesn't matter at this point anyway because they have circumvented that. So >> yeah anyway >> being more mindful as staff that >> we reminders >> and what to check for >> that is please that is not me knocking on staff. I'm just trying >> policy doesn't matter at this point. I'm Is there a way that we can make sure that's not happening >> and maybe we could get a sign out on that gate right there? Yeah. >> You know, check in at the office. You know, just as extra minor. >> Yes. >> But violators will be trespassed. >> Seriously? Yeah. >> There you go. >> I'm I I would say yes. That was >> just
045to make sure we're all kosher with the legality. >> I would concur with that. >> Yeah. verbiage and all that. That's >> okay. I think now we're moving into >> division 22. >> Yes. >> All right. I will I will condense this the best I can. So, division 22 and you got a lot of information in the packet is really the standards that um govern public education in Oregon. And so every year I have to go through a checklist which you have that Excel spreadsheet. Um and I put notes in most of those categories um in that. But essentially it they they they really focus on highquality uh learning experiences, aligned focused educational systems, safe and inclusive schools, committed supported staff and uh engaged partners and communities. And so that has shifted a little bit
046over the last couple years. Um and so this is really background information for you. Um, and when we go through these, I have to basically put yes or no or give an explanation of why um, we are doing what we're doing or not doing what we're doing in that process. And so, um, going to hit see if I can get this link to open up. That didn't work. Hang on one sec. Doing this without my mouse. Where' you go? move the whole slide. All right, time out. So, there's a couple things that that work this um that is so weird. I just lost that whole slide with the link. Um what they do is they use this to moni and this is an example. Um, I will tell you right now, this is our most
047positive example of looking at third grade scores um, from last year to this year. Um, looks like we did really well. Um, however, this is not the same cohort of kids. So, one way to increase your scores is to change the kids. Um, so it's really a system check, if you will. So, if we can continue to get this kind of growth from grade level to grade level, um, that would be super exciting. Um, in your packet, because I lost my link there, it looks like you have a piece that looks like this. It's got an Excel spreadsheet with all the yellows on it, things like that. You can see at the far right column all the yeses. So, for instance, do we meet the diploma requirements? The answer is yes. and we're currently teaching
048the finance and the career pathways. Um modified diploma had some new things that we've actually implemented there um to engage our families. So when you look through here, there's only one no and that one no I did get an exemption uh for one year on and that was our menstrual dignity act which is the um putting uh feminine protection products in all bathrooms. hygiene. >> Feminine hygiene. Thank you. Um and uh we are not in complian, but we're working on that with our construction and different things like that. So, um that was the only one that I had that was a no that I reported. Um some of these were not required. Um I think we've done a better a better job in the um partners and communities um as I kind of gauge where
049we are at with um you know our work on our tag plan that that Shana had upgraded um you know our complaint process we've had some complaints and successfully uh navigated those to satisfaction Um, you know, we have uh a policy on drug testing. I know Roy, that's been one of yours. Um, but we don't necessarily implement it. Um, but we do have policies around steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. Um, our health services we've nailed down. So, this kind of basically is every component the state has basically said. um this is what schools should be and look like in Oregon. So some of that great bedtime reading if you're into uh those opportunities. So um but every year I have to present this to you, give you an update and then you accept that and uh
050approve it. >> So if you don't have any questions, we can >> I just have one question on the uh the equity advisory committee. >> Um who have you guys designated your equity advisory like uh person is >> your leazison or >> I'm running it >> staff. Okay. >> I'm running it. And so today we actually met um and normally Bethy's there from the tribe >> um but she was not there today. So um in that what we do is we actually run that as the front end of our leadership. >> Um we take the first 30 minutes and it's issues around how are we doing with our relationship with our tribe. Are there any issues we're seeing within our student body um you know one of the things I'd like to do is probably
051get Evan in the game on that as well to have a student get my student representative in there. Um, it's kind of tough to get uh kids involved in those conversations, but he would be a good one. I just thought of him today in that process. >> Does the leadership team, do you guys take notes and do like 40? >> Yeah, we have an agenda. We just met today, so I haven't there be a specific section for the equity advisory committee. Whatever topics were discussed specific to that in a separate section. >> Yep. And we and I think I want to um Yeah. By the way, our agenda somewhere in this >> chaos um was an agenda sitting on this table probably earlier, but you know, we'll uh it was kind of optional up until
052this year and now we're we're live. So, >> I have notes too all the meetings. I keep all of them. I'm just wonder and I that I think that would be a cool opportunity if families knew that you guys were meeting specifically to look at like equity. >> If parents had specific bigger ideas or things that they wanted to bring, I think it would be good for them to know that that would be a good time to be in conversation with the district about those things. >> Well, and and and Sarah also runs the title >> six. Is that six? >> Yeah. um you know so I think we have a lot of opportunities for conversations and I think they're they're starting to happen. >> Okay. >> And it would also be cool I'm just
053speaking while I'm thinking it would also be cool if to because I know there's a lot of parents that want to be involved. It's just like time, right? everybody time, >> but if there was some kind of report >> and I don't want to add something else, so maybe it's just taking pieces of reports that already exist exist, but like being able to share out to parents all of the different committees and groups that exist and the work that's being done in those and the event that they do find they have the time to be a part of something that they know kind of where those things are at. there's like an update that they can kind of look to to know what conversations are happening or what events are coming up or what kind
054of planning and maybe that can include PTSO um the parent Indian parent committee the advisory equity committee whatever those would be but it would be cool to do like a f or a I don't know like a family report or something so that parents can keep up with those things and know where those are at. >> Okay, let's put that on our agenda and talk about it tomorrow. So I think all of these will all require motions. >> Yes. But they're all separate. >> Yes. So the title >> going to move for the division 22. >> Yes. >> I move to approve the division 22 standards evidence for 2024 2025 as presented. >> I'll second. >> It has sorry. So, it's been moved and seconded to approve the division 22 22 standards evidence for 2024
0552025 as presented. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed? Extensions. Motion carries. Okay. Next is the annual report from the Department of Education >> or the integrated >> integrated programs annual report. >> Yes. >> So, this >> I move to approve the Oh, go ahead. >> Well, hang on. Let me let me state one thing. Um so if you remember not long ago we we approved the this grant moving forward. I have then to report and you have to accept the 2425 results of that. And so um you have some background in there around um you know the summary of what integrated uh it's those categories that we talked about earlier. Um, you know, we've we have seen marked improvement in our elementary as far as uh consistency of instruction.
056I know Sarah's working really hard on that to make sure we have a good vertical. Um, you know, we still are struggling for those summitive results, but we continue to refine our teaching practice. Um we're beginning to see a shift in our tier one, which is our universal curriculum. Um and which is making more our population more proportional around our ability to um do our interventions. So we're getting the right kids in the right slots, so to speak. Um and I think we've seen a bit of an implementation dip in math and and language arts um as we're kind of doing that. And so I know like you know Chris and I have had tons of conversations at the secondary around how do we make up this gap that kids came into um you know
057came out of COVID but into particularly our secondary we're really struggling but you heard Jeremy talk about all the skills that we're trying to close that gap with and so um you know we also get a need a culture I think we get some false positives in there around um our best kids aren't aren't taking the test and we need people to show what they know so that we can get school ratings and and things that get us off the radar. Um you know, and it's not a I'm not doing that to force somebody's political agenda. It's really just we make decisions educationally for kids based on results. And if we're getting garbage results, then I'm not meeting the needs of kids and my highest kids aren't necessarily getting pushed because they're not, you know,
058we I don't know. We had kids that got placed in classes like, well, I know how to do all this. And it's like, well, you didn't you didn't show me on the test, you know, because we kind of placed you accordingly. So, you know, we're trying to change that culture. Jeremy's doing a great job. And then you can kind of um you know see back over the course of this grant in those uh progress markers. I thought it was important to share those just because Carrie was on the front end of it. I kind of picked it up midstream and mine are really the the green and the blue. Um and we have different lenses. You know, Carrie Carrie looked at things different than I did and um that's okay because there's it's really just
059kind of a selfch check. So that's what I would say with those. Are are there incentive? Can can Jeremy put in some incentives for the kids that do, >> you know, take the test and >> No. >> Yeah, we do. >> And I can't punish the kids for not doing it. >> Well, that's why I say not punish but give incentives like, you know, if kids are in a certain attendance, they do a reward trip or they've done that in the past. Could they do something along that line that might encourage some of those kids say, "Oh, yeah. You know what? my kids. >> Yeah, I I would I would focus around growth. Um, you know, because some of our kids are starting out pretty low, >> but you know, if we could we could
060look at some different opportunities and I'd have to double check. You know, Oregon's pretty interesting when it comes to um, you know, we we'll have to we'll have to be strategic in how we pull that off, >> right? Well, I'm I'm just asking because Yeah. Are it's crazy that some of our best kids are choosing to not take the tests. >> Were they just Christmas yet? >> Or are we doing ASVAB or PSATs? >> Are they opting out of that too or where we at on those? >> We haven't offered PSAT. So, we'd like to get into that, too. >> It's a it's a whole shift in testing culture that Jeremy and I are working on. >> Okay. Um, you know, and it it Yeah, I mean, and we met with the Lynfield president today
061and, you know, they want to do some things to help us incentivize and, you know, they want they want some of our kids up that direction and they're willing to work with us on some of those um, test blind test optional because if a kid does test and do well, it helps him with getting more resources. >> Sure. >> So, good question. move to approve the integrated grant as presented. >> I got a question. >> Okay. >> I'm just wondering from a teacher like how are they feeling in the classrooms because I am a firm believer that state data is not going to show us everything that's happening. So, how are teachers feeling about this year? How are teachers feeling about how kids are taking curriculum in how they're engaged? Like are are they feeling
062good about that or is just from the elementary we don't really use it to guide a whole lot. it when you take the state assessment data and you break it down, it just it's in general strands. >> Yeah. >> So, you can't like the one thing it's really good for is kind of like looking at the grade level as a whole like, oh wow, >> we bombed geometry at this level, >> you know, at the big level. Yeah. >> But as far as like drilling down um we put a lot more stock into the formative and summitative data that we do down here. >> Yeah. um like we're doing data meetings every eight weeks to talk about individual kids and lagging skills and how we can address those and modify interventions. So that's really what
063we focus on is more the summit of data this end not so much the state because that's kind of like >> yes and I'm wondering because I'm I'm is data that and you may not know this because we wouldn't know until after they do stay testing but in your experience I guess in the last I feel like the testing dip has happened postco pretty heavily like that parents were like yeah we're not doing that Um, in your experience, is the data that you guys see that you your progress monitoring data, is that data reflective of what you're seeing on state scores? >> No, not at all. >> So, there's a lot of factors that go into it. >> Yes. >> Um, there's the questions on the state test that are kind of >> velcro. >>
064Um, but then also there's the format of the test. >> And so really, >> we we try not to teach to the test. We try just to teach the standards. However, because the format of the test is so different than what we do in the class, we almost have to teach how to take the test >> in order to take the test. And so, if our kids are unfamiliar with it or if they haven't done a whole lot of practice with that format, >> the the assessment results are going to be skewed. I would say not even almost. We actually do the third through fifth grade teachers do actually take them through like how to how to even log into the test, how to use the tools that are available to you um and kind
065of go through like the practice. And what we're really trying to do is that even though we're not really using it to inform at this end, we are trying to get them to be able to be test takers when it comes time for it. So really familiarizing them with it and making it so they're not scared to take the test. Um, and just really encouraging the participation because we are coming out of that era where just everybody was opting out. So, we're really just trying to it's like it, you know, we're trying to just encourage them like it's this isn't who you are, but this is just something you have to do. >> And and you only had a couple opt outs at the elementary. >> We only had one opt out at the elementary
066and we really do try to incentivize it as much as possible. Like we in the past we've made it a whole big week >> like where we we've done a parade of testers and we have buddy classrooms where they write them a note every day or give them a little goodie every day like a roll of Smarties or a peppermint to have during the test or a pencil something just to kind of cheer them on. That way the little kids kind of look up to oh I can't wait till this happens to me. >> Um and the big kids like okay you know I'm getting that encouragement. So, um, so we have pretty good participation up down here. Um, but really one of the incentives for our kids is they only get one opportunity a
067year to take this test, which by the time they get into middle school and high school, the more opportunities they've seen it and have had an opportunity to take it, the better prepared they'll be. So, we really try to push that. >> Thank you. I I'm just I'm a big proponent of I know that say tests are not bigger picture and like if there's a way it also feels very it's difficult to put on teachers who are doing all of the things every single day to also then have to teach kids how to take tests that are not reflective of how they are used to taking you like you're setting them up for not being successful or not giving their best in that way. I feel like there's the ability to advocate for maybe something
068different, but at the high school level, and I'm just going to ask you, and if you do not want to respond, totally fine, but you're the only ones here. Do you guys feel like it is more burdensome? Like, do you feel like the state tests that are being taken right now are reflective of where your students are at when you see those results? >> I not seen results of the state test my entire 10 years working. And the fact that they only get them, they only take them as a junior. So they take him as an eighth grader, they don't take them again until junior. >> Yeah. >> As far as I know, the results are come out in July and something happens. >> So you don't know if you >> I know we're below
069average and we're >> not where I would like to see it. >> When I started, I was told growth was happening, >> but I don't know where we lie. I couldn't answer that question on where we lie. Um I from glancing over shoulders I excel would do a better prepared of how to answer the test questions >> than my personal test that I give the kids >> in math but I can't speak I'm those are just my initial thoughts right off the spot and I don't know where to begin but it's a piece of information that the biggest piece is It's no longer a graduation requirement, so kids don't care about them. In the past, they used to have to pass it or if they didn't, then I'd have to do work samples with them.
070Mhm. >> But since it was removed as a graduation requirement, we I don't know if it's been an uptick or not of opting out, but they are being opted out of a certain rate, but it takes what, five kids and we're already outside of the threshold that we're allowed >> or less. Um, but it it's hard to tell from a junior standpoint, from a high school standpoint because it's three years since they took it last. That's the only time they take it. >> I mean, it disrupts my class, but I manage it and work with it and go forward. >> All right. Thank you. >> All right. I think Roy made a motion. I think we needed a second. >> I second. It's been moved and seconded to approve the integrated grant as presented. All
071those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed. Oh, >> Roy, were you in favor? >> I I. >> Anyone opposed? Abstensions. Motion carries. Okay. I think the next one is >> resolution. >> Yep. Resolution for the CLSD grant. Any more discussion? >> No, this is we're getting money. >> We just need a motion. >> I move to adopt resolution 2526-01 transferring of appropriations for receiving the CLSD grant in the amount of $300,000. >> I'll second. It's been moved and seconded to adopt resolution 252601 transferring of appropriation for receiving the CLSD grant in the amount of $300,000. All those in favor signify by saying I >> I opposed motion carries and now I think it's the ement or the >> cemetery. So, in your packet, you have the legal opinion on the Highlands Cemetery.
072Um, and so my recommendation tonight is to um for those in the audience, we own a cemetery >> as a school district. Um um but we want to uh get that off of our books if possible and give it get it with somebody who will care for it and honor it. It's a historically recorded cemetery. Um and so tonight all we're doing is declaring it as excess. That allows me then to work with different entities around the valley to see if anybody is interested in it. Um, most likely we would transfer it over for a minimal dollar amount. Um, you know, there's not a huge market for cemeteries, but um, there are folks out there that do acquire these, pick them up. I think Justine said the tribe might even be interested in looking at
073it because they might have some descendants in there. Um, so we'll once we declare it, then I can have conversations with folks around what's most appropriate and uh, where that should end up. Also, there is a small check-in account that goes with it um that has like $700 in it that we would then close out and try to get people I think the signers on it are like in their 90s. So, we're trying to move quickly to get get that closed out so that we can uh not have bigger issues to deal with. So, any questions on that? >> Where's it at? >> It's at the top of what did we decide it was? >> Buck Hollow and Rock Creek. So it's the top of Rock Creek on the left past the Buck Hollow turnoff.
074>> I think it's the home. >> Oh, okay. I know where it's at. >> Where they just clear cut a bunch of stuff on the right hand side. It's on the left. >> Wouldn't even know that there's a cemetery there. >> I think it's a whole >> It's before Oyoko's place. >> Yeah. And it's got a pipe fence around it. >> Yep. >> Gate. Big couple pine trees in it. >> It's got to be an old one. >> Yep. Well, I move to approve resolution 2526-2 declaring the Highland Cemetery as surplus property for the purpose of donation or to be declared as surplus property. >> I'll second. >> Moved and seconded to approve resolution 252602 declaring the Highland Cemetery as surplus property for the purposes of donation or to be declared a surplus property. All
075those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Post sentence. Oh, I as well. Motion carries. >> Okay. I think the last one is the cheerleading >> our hostages. >> Yeah. Co cheerleading agreement with >> So, you have in front of you an OSAA agreement um similar to um other co-op agreements and uh we have for soccer I believe with Sheridan. This one is cheerleading. Um we had just missed um we had just missed the cut off at our last board meeting and so uh we wanted to officially get that done but if you were at homecoming we had how many did you say >> we have 27 on roster right now. >> Yeah that was crazy. It was awesome. >> I thought wow the opposing team brought and I was like no those are
076ours like right on. So, um, we appreciate our kids having that opportunity and and you all running that for us and and providing that. >> So, I'll move to adopt the co-op cheerleading agreement with Sheridan School District for the 2526 school year. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded to approve or move to adopt a co-op cheerleading agreement with Sheran School District for the 2025 2026 school year. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> Motion carries. >> Do you have anything you wanted to add? >> Um, we're excited. We're also accepted for nationals. So, our trailers are heading to Vegas this year. So, >> that's exciting for our athletes as well. >> Great. >> Um, future agenda items. We have a tour teacher education facility tour. >> Then
077we regular session. >> Yeah. Then April, u April and I talked about getting a right after the first year potentially getting a a meeting out at the tribe. We tried to do at least one, if not a couple a year out there and thought maybe working with Angie and and those uh folks out there to get a tour of of the new facility for board members and doing that beforehand and then having our meeting out there in uh in either the preschool area or maybe your building. So, we don't occupy the the big council chambers, but more in the school side of the house. >> Oh, okay. Wherever. So, >> any other agenda items, board members? All right. We got a lot done tonight, folks. I appreciate it. >> Okay, I'm just going to call
078this a journ unless there's anything else. going to adjourn. >> Good job. Thank you. >> Thank you.