001I 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. Now we are now going to adjourn into executive session RCW 423110G performance of public official employee. Uh we will uh come back at 6:55 and then from there we'll go into a regular meeting at 7:00. Okay, we we need to extend this executive session uh for another 10 minutes. Are we ready? >> All right, we are closing the executive session at 7:05 and we are rolling right into our schoolboard meeting starting at 7:07. Please stand. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
002I would consider any changes or additions to the agenda. Hearing none, I would consider a motion to approve the consent agenda. So move second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Uh any discussion? All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Uh we're going down to hearings of individuals and groups. >> None. >> Right. Reports and presentations. We're going to turn the time over to Christ. >> Okay. um budget status for this current fiscal year. Um we budgeted to draw down 822,000. We are on track to draw down slightly over 900 um thousand. The good side is we started out with a higher fund balance than what we anticipated this year. Um so there's good and bad both in that. Um and we again um the year won't end until August 31st. We still have bills
003rolling in through September and sometimes into October. Um but we're going to try really hard to get them all in September to minimize the workload um on our staff. Um capital projects fund budget status. Just a small note um apparently when you do a budget extension you have to do an extension for the entire budget amount. So, our original capital projects fund budgeted amount was 4 million and um 10,000 I believe it was. I can't remember the exact number, but um our budget extension was over 7 million for a total of 11 million and some change. When we did the resolution, when I did the resolution to present to you guys, it was 7 million. It should have been 11 million. So, it's more of a clerical error. I've never done a budget extension before.
004Um, but the budget extension is not just to extend your budget by a certain amount. It's actually for the whole amount. So, you have to reapprove the entire budget rather than just the extension part. So, I will be putting an ad in the paper for that again um to um to go ahead and redo that process um to check that box um and fix that clerical error. Um as well as a general fund budget extension. Um we've had a lot of funds coming in, a lot of funds coming out. Um some unexpected costs, some grant, some extra grants and a high amount of carryover um that we did not expect. Um so a lot of good things happening. Um but so we will be so I will also be putting an ad in the paper
005and presenting you with a general fund budget extension um next month as well. Um, and we are watching really close on where we are spending in these last couple months. Um, we are only buying what's absolutely necessary um to put us in the best possible position for next year. So, we're not buying supplies. We're not doing unnecessary any projects that, you know, just just bare bones um to get us in the best possible position for next year. Um so the next two months a lot of hard work and hopefully we can hit some good numbers to end the school year. Um uh looks like transportation is going to be somewhere between 800,000 and 900,000 over um their revenues. Um and we've had a really great discussion um over the last few weeks and and done
006a really great review and found out we're really running efficiently. So that's super duper um and um more will be in our year-end report on that. Um food services um is projecting to be uh more higher in expenditures than revenues, which is pretty normal. Um but we will again we've been watching that really closely. Um and we're making some progress in that area. So um anyway, those are the high points. Any questions on the current budget status? High points and low points. Um transportation and weed historically are we are underfunded by the state and that continues to be the trend and just simplified by inflation all the other things. So thank you Chris Bonnie privilege. Um I was on the meeting today where we were looking very closely at all of our transportation and uh
007we live in mountains and valleys and rivers and volcanoes and all kinds of 450 square miles. We do not fit the formula and the state and OSPI are not good partners for us. So we're going to have to figure out how to make it work so we can keep educating kids. We know that when kids are here our test scores we're doing better. They're we're succeeding. We're best done. All right. Uh, state accountability audit report. Christa, I think that's you. >> So, um, so we completed um our audit this year. Um and part of that audit um requires us to host a public hearing um on that audit this year because there was a finding um and basically what happened is I did not get OSPI approval um on how we were going to spend
008our local levy dollars. Um didn't know there was such a rule um that we needed state approval on how we were going to spend our local dollars. I guess I should have known that. Um so um they said that there is because of that there is no way to for us to ensure that the that our local levy dollars are being spent um correctly. Um however um you will see in my statement um my counter statement with them is that um you know in previous administration um when we ran our first enrichment levy under a previous business manager we had practices put into place and procedures and protocols and guidance on how to account for those funds to ensure that we are only using local enrichment dollars for local programs and not state funds. Um
009so we have never wavered from those practices. Um they've been audited multiple times and we've never had any issues. So this was um you know I was assured from the state auditor this was kind of more of a formality and it wasn't a big issue. Um nevertheless um I take it very seriously and I take it as a ding against um my performance and so we've taken steps to ensure that it will not happen again. Um, we will make sure we get OSPI approval to spend our local levy dollars going forward. >> And just to be clear, they audited all of our levy dollars and found no errors or nothing. It's all clean. It was just one filing that didn't happen. >> Um, thank you, Christa, and thank you for um your accountability >> and
010for helping us move this forward. Yeah. >> Do we need to uh do anything on the agenda for or is that just this public >> that's >> presentation? It's >> Yeah, this is required by um RCW anytime >> there was a finding okay >> for a finding specifically for enrichment levy and not getting OSBI approval. So I cleared that with them. I said is this enough and they said yes this is fine. so they were aware that this is happening tonight and they can record it and we're >> and then everything's good >> and then we're good. And we actually did file as soon as I found out I actually did file the plan with OFPI. Um I think it took them probably no more than 45 minutes maybe less to look at it and
011approve it. So it was a pretty easy process. Um yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh legislative update on my behalf. really everybody is um on vacation doing their thing, working hard. It's also I guess what I would say is your voters pamphlets and your ballots are in the mail. As far as schools go, we don't have any primary right now. So as schoolboard director run race will take place in November. Um that's my legislative that we need to waste any more time on that. New business consider approval of naming rights contract for new stadium. >> Yes. So, um, we would like to seek your approval for the sale of the naming rights of our new stadium, uh, to be Maril Lumber Stadium at Eatenville High School. Um, in the terms of agreement, we would enter
012into a 10-year contract with Arrow Lumber. Um, wherein they would then give us $1,000 a month for 10 years. Um, and we'll also provide a a nice uh sign. Um and um then we would have some ongoing money not only you know for the stadium but um possibly for other things that might come up during that time. Um so we'd like to seek you approval. >> Okay. >> So I'll consider a motion we can have a discussion. I would consider a motion on the approval of navy rates for the contract with a >> motion. Second. >> I'll second. >> Okay. It's been moved and seconded. Now this is our opportunity to have conversation around it. Does anybody have anything they would like to any questions? Anything they want to >> I just want to thank
013Arrow for stepping up and doing that. That's a in my mind a wonderful opportunity for the school and just shows their commitment to supporting our district. Um and and I think it's great. It's you know 10 years and then it's we have the option to renew it and keep going every 10 years. I think that's financially just a a great choice for us. >> This matches our policy well. Arrow Lumber actually got its start in Eatenville. >> So even though there are other Aerrol Lumbers around the area that uh this was the this was the birthplace of Arrol Lumber which makes it even I think more >> they've been significant partners for the in support for the community enormously for the school and for all of the community. >> How did how did I'm just
014curious, how did it come about? Like how did they reach out to us? Did were we looking for people or how did it all work? Like >> they they have a partnership with White River and so when they knew that we were doing this, they reached out to us and uh and through the foundation they kind of made the connection. Um and I the reason I think this is a really important thing to do is we hear all the time once you have turf there's still maintenance and there's things. This goes towards that maintenance. this is one of those financial impacts that is going to help protect us and prepare us for future um in this endeavor. So, I'm grateful to them. Um, >> am I naive today? I haven't looked up. Is this anything
015we have to though? Does it exceed a certain amount per year that do we have to pay this out for a public bid at all? >> They're donating a thousand naming rights. >> Not for naming rights. Okay. >> I mean, and there's there is not a sent to our attorneys. >> Okay. Fair enough. I'm not going to >> Sorry. I just I just want to make sure All right. Thank you. Yeah. Also, this has been done at another school district. >> Oh, I'm assuming it has. I just wanted to make sure if it's a certain amount of collection that we don't have to go beyond because I love what they're doing. I totally supported it. >> And they're paying for any signage and all of that as well. money is going into capital >> and
016it goes I think that's really important for us to clarify that you know in this in the school world we have education >> and learning levies and learning and then we have um the building and capital projects and this is going into that capital project it can't be used for teachers it can't be used for anything education it can only be used for uh maintaining our facilities >> thank you >> that's a really important clarifying question all right any other discussion or questions All right. Then I will consider a motion to approve. >> We're very first and second. >> Oh, yeah. We did that. Okay. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion carries. Uh, consider approval for the demo bids for stadium. >> Okay. So, I think my name was here
017because I was going to speak a little bit to this here. Um, although I did not get the bids, but Brandon did get bids. Um now just to clarify um this project that we're doing out here um you know most of it falls underneath an interlocal agreement um with source well and an RF a very specific RFP that went through an extensive fittings process. If we do any part of this project that is outside of that interlocal then we have to follow our own board policy on purchasing procurement bids and such. So because the demo of the stadium is not being done by our contractor, we are defaulting to board policy. And under board policy uh 6220, which is where I live a lot, um 6220 says that when you were um doing any work
018with state funds um for improvements or repairs um the board may make improvements or repairs through um a district department without following a competitive bidding process if it's under 75,000. So technically we don't even have to do any betting but you know due diligence and making sure that everybody on our small works roster has you know equal access to this you know job. Um Brandon reached out to those on the small works roster and um ended up with a really good press >> transparency transparency to to all as to how we do >> and um this is incredible. Yes. I'm going to ask you to repeat. Okay. >> All right. Um, >> you're our best. >> Okay. >> Um, we do appreciate our community coming uh forward and helping with this demo. And then just
019I want to recognize again the generosity of Waste Connections or LRI who's going to be taking the demolished waste um at no cost to us and trucking it. So again, very generous from everyone uh surrounding this project. So, I would consider a motion to approve uh Gileiardi logging and construction for the demo at a very generous and modest amount. And um is there a motion to approve? >> A motion. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> And I will vote because we need three. I don't think Ashley's on. Okay. Um motion carries. Consider approval of bus purchase. Bonnie. So, um, we are we will be receiving three buses either this week or next week. That was we requested those November, I believe. So, it's taken a while to
020get them. Um, we're looking at putting in a bid so that it is on this bid cycle and not with the up upgrade that will happen in September so that we get this year's price versus next year's price. there is an increase in this year's price compared to the ones we were purchasing this that are coming in now because of the tariff. So tariff increase was 10,000 per bus. Um so it is a significant amount that it did increase but um it it is we do have enough funds in our TVF by the time we will have to pay this out to be able to cover this with no problem. And it will be three type D buses big 84 passengers. So you said something I I learned something new when I was on the
021meeting today. Um can you share a little bit about our fleet and the challenge with our fleet and how purchasing new buses is going to save us money? But right now we have um quite a few buses that are completely off of depreciation which means we received no more funding for them for when as they age um because we had to purchase um type A buses which are the little buses a couple of years ago to to fulfill program requirements for the half day preschool full day preschool where they all needed to be in in small buses and in safety vests or or in uh three-point seats. um that took us out of a fairly decent schedule for bus replacement which would have been big buses um because that we had to pull those I
022think we bought four or five um I'm not positive how many but it was either four or five type A's that took two buses two fulls size buses and a half out of our our replacement schedule. So now we're just trying to play catch-up. And the reason we're needing to play catch-up is because our fleet is old. Um with the age of our fleet, the cost increases, the maintenance increases. Um the things that go sideways increase every time we are utilizing the older buses. And right now we're having to utilize them on a regular basis um on routes to complete mission because we increased the number of drivers we had this last school year to make sure that we can complete mission. When we're doing that, um the replacement buses will come in and take
023that take over some of those old ones that will become spares and not need as much repair because they won't be on the road as much. The new buses will be under warranty. If something goes wrong, we contact the vendor and say, "This is still under warranty. Please come repair it." They come and repair it instead of it costing us our labor, our time, our parts. Um, and those costs will go down. With a newer fleet, we will have less um expenditure going out than we do right now with our old fleets. >> Plus, we'll get more depreciation. >> Plus, in 15 years, we'll have those will come off depre like this year's will come off in 15. The next one will come off in in 16. We'll have another year to wait for them
024to get here, but it will keep our depreciation moving. And that will be three puts at a time coming off depreciation, which should mean we should be able to ideally purchase at least two or or three depending on what where we hit the schedule for for replacement. Um it it will make it so that our fleet does not end up like it is now. Um we had um the last few years we did buy six conventionals now where this will this group will be three um type D which are the transit bus because of the flat butt buses. The next group will also be flat but um there's a less of a risk issue trying to keep in and out and climbing on them to to do some maintenance and for drivers to check the
025things that they need. >> Anybody have any questions? >> All right. Consider a motion to uh approve the bus purchase. So move >> been moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Consider approval of re revised to purchase code for CTE computers. >> Oh, okay. Here we go again. CT computers. >> Um so these are apparently in high demand. Um, and this is now the second or third time we have um gotten a price and secured a price and it swept out from underneath us. So, we had to um redo another quote and are asking for reapproval of those slightly higher quote that's go around to be paid for out of CTE funds so that um Eric can continue his work. Um those computers are are they about six five six year they're
026they're they're old they're they need replacing they're failing. So um and then we need them to to stay standard with software and different things. So >> what's happening but we're slipping away. So Mark the I know we covered this in the previous scene. >> There was some parts that these were custom builds from the vendors and some of the parts are not being shipped to the country anymore. >> So they had to switch to a different part which I believe this was the quote that was like $10 more per device. uh being the new updated part that they had to do um increases just small amount per unit but overall being a decent amount. >> Are these the ones for the cyber security class? >> Yeah, these are for cyber security. >> Teresa was the
027wrong to make sure. Okay. >> This is for class. >> Yeah. So the original >> um so the difference in the price is $1,37.76. >> Okay. >> All right. I would consider a motion to approve a revised purchase quote for CP computers. Moved and seconded. Any further discussion? >> I'm sorry. In favor that >> Travis TR was a second. >> Karen was first. Thank you. >> Okay. >> All right. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion carries. Consider approval of replacement purchase for boiler for CCA. >> Okay. This is super exciting you guys. Um and I'll tell you why. Um so you're looking at one quote um because it falls underneath that $75,000 threshold. So technical you don't need more quotes. But Brandon did actually get more quotes. Um he called and I can't
028remember the name. people on two other companies. One of them referred them to Aries and the other one said they were too far out. They couldn't do it by August 31st. Now, why do we have to have it done by August 31st? Well, the boiler is leaking. So, that would be one legitimate reason why we would need to do it before school starts. Um the other reason, which is much more confiding, is we received a $40,000 grant from WSRMP um to replace the >> Very nice. So, um it's really falls underneath like an emergency repair situation. Um but they're going to um yeah, they're going to pay for 40,000, but we have to have it done by the end of um August. And Aries was actually able to um make this happen during the first
029week of August. So, and he thinks it'll take him about a week to do. Um so, we should have this done in plenty of time before school starts and we'll get $40,000. >> Does it fall under capital? And yeah, and it's um keep saying that >> and it falls underneath capital. So, it's going to make our levy dollar stretch because originally when we had budgeted for this because we knew this was coming up um and we thought it was going to cost us about $75,000. We budgeted 75,000. So, the great news is that $40,000 goes right back into our capital to make our levy dollar stretch. >> That's awesome. Good job, Christa. Hard work on that. We super sure appreciate it. All right, we consider a motion uh for approval of the replacement boiler. So
030move second. It's been moved and seconded. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carried. Consider approval of coaches CBA. >> Jay, is that you or >> Yeah. Yeah. So in in essence, uh very slight changes. Um there were um instances where when we get so many students that we needed to put in measures for one more approach just for the safety as well as the as the training of skills for students. Yeah. Um but otherwise uh which slide modifications want to add anything that >> No, I think the big thing was we had to add a swim coach um because for safety reasons, but it was a practice that we were already doing. So we just wanted to make sure that it was included in the contract to reflect current practices. Um and then the
031coaches actually um very generously agreed to raise their um their segment their coaching contracts for like the last three years. So um this is a renewal um for another three-year term. Um so yeah, great. >> And um we'll we have a motion that ask any questions. I consider a motion uh to consider approval of the coaches CPA motion. >> Second. >> I moved and seconded. Any further discussion or questions? >> Thank you to the coaches. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Thank you. >> All right. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Consider approval of the 2526 PSC salary reopener. >> Yes. So there again, this was just a reopener for salary only. This was not a full opener. the full opener occurs next year. And so in keeping up with uh in placement and with um
032parody from other school districts then uh again there were some slight changes. You can see um and actually work pretty well amicable. Um I can name some of the things or you can read those but Sorry. >> Okay. I would consider a motion uh to approve the 20 25 26 school year PSC salary. >> So move second. It's been moved and seconded. Any discussion or questions? >> Hearing none. All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right. Consider approval of uh intergovernmental co-op purchasing agreement with PSCs. Um so I don't work with Puget Sound ESD directly on this. Um Sally has been working with them as part of curriculum. Um so my understanding of this is that it enables us to partner with Puget Sound ESD to purchase um AI um programs, different things. Um partner
033with them to get lower prices for AI. >> Yeah, it's a it's a it's a purchasing Yes. Not but yes for materials like computer and technology materials everything else. So here >> I have to excuse myself from this one. >> Oh you have to recuse yourself. Okay. Right. Uh just for the record. >> Uh yeah I worked for we work a lot with them. So I just want to make sure that I'm not sending them business and I I don't know if I have to but I'm just going >> to transparency. We appreciate that. Thank you. All right. So, I would like to consider a motion for approval of the intergovernmental co-op purchasing agreement. So, >> I'll second. >> So, moved and seconded. Any further discussion or questions? All in favor? >> I I any
034opposed? >> All right. Uh approval of the fuel bid. This is I hate this every normal thing for us. So, we because we spend so much in fuel um we have to go out to bid. Um, so, um, we got one bid, um, >> which is every year, >> every year we only get one bid. >> So, we get a lot of phone calls though, but, um, but as far as our unique circumstance and where we're located, um, we only get one bid. Um, so that's through Associated Petroleum or World Connect um, at a at a base average price plus 27. >> All right. And let's just hope fuel prices come down. Um, I would consider a motion to approve our fuel bid. >> Motion second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> Yeah.
035>> You don't get fuel this year. >> Flintstone. Consider approval of the milk bid. The two per gallon things that are so expensive. Okay. um for sure. Are you speaking to the >> Sure. >> And we have Deal for Vesses and Milk for Children. >> Um and so Darian Rush was the only um person who the only company who reached out to us with the bid um for various milk items, chocolate milk, um regular milk and not strawberry milk. Um so >> that is my Valentine's Day about it this year. We do special order strawberry milk um but it isn't a big meal so it's not included in this. Um one thing that I would like to say that's related but not related is um we um and I can get into this if you
036want to finish this first but um we we have to do a a tool to see where we set our milk prices because we have to set them at a minimum price. So right now we're at 75 cents for what is it a pint. Um, and the great news is, um, we don't have to raise that price this year. >> So, um, this and this bid still puts us within that range. So, >> yeah. >> Who who put this together? Is this from >> Dairy Fresh? >> Oh, no. I didn't know if I didn't know if our new head cook put this together. I cannot remember her name on something that Betsy >> Betsy like if she did awesome good job from her. I don't know if you did or not, but I was like
037I wanted to give her kudos if she did. the first thing in front of us from her and I was like that's awesome. Good job. >> All right. I consider approval of the milk. Okay. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. I just want to recognize we purchase 155,000 half pints of chocolate milk in our small. Like that's pretty significant. >> That's like all a fair status or something. All right. >> Can I give you some good news on that note as well? Um, so you know that every year we have to do what's called a paid lunch equity tool. Um, and the paid lunch equity tool is required by the United States Department of Agriculture to make sure that we are setting our paid lunch prices um at a minimum amount that we're required to
038set them at. Um, we raised our prices last year. We had to. Um, so we go through this every year. We do the pay loan tool. Um, and it's audited like we have we have to provide the documentation that shows um, you know, how we got to the numbers we did, whether we have to raise them or not. Um, and I just really it's really great to report out that we don't have to raise our meal prices this year. >> Oh, cool. That is great. >> That is good news. >> There you go. Great. >> All right. So, >> it's it has been moved and seconded. All in favor? Any oppose? Oh, motion carries. Consider approval of propane bid. >> Another we got another one. >> Um, I would consider a motion to approve a
039propane bill. >> Second and seconded. Any discussion or all in favor? >> Any opposed? All right. Consider approval to update policy 2230 transition to kindergarten. Um, we consider a motion. >> Did you want to speak to this at all? >> That's Sally's. >> Oh, that's Sally. Okay. >> Yeah, I can speak to >> yours later. Two of them. But >> my question was when I Well, do we do we talk first or do we approve first? If you have questions, we should pass a motion and then have a discussion question. >> Okay. So, I would consider a motion for approval. >> Second, it's been moved and seconded. Now, we can have a discussion questions. >> Um, well, I'll speak to this one first. I I read them all ahead of time. I just want to
040know I didn't see it next to our old writing, but I didn't know if these are suggestions that were created by whom? The suggestions were they from? >> This is new legislation that came through. >> Okay. Was this actually from I just want to make sure >> from that that's my question. Okay. In the past I had changed the word except if I want to make sure >> and I agreed you know with it if there was a note in there or something. >> That's exactly looking it over. I didn't have time to cross reference it against to make sure there wasn't >> someone's personal things put in there you know or anything like that. and and they the amendment came because of legislation. >> That's totally fine. There's nothing on I just wanted to
041make that clear. Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh any further discussion or question? All right. All in favor? Any oppos? >> Consider approval of updated policy 3207. >> This one's you. Okay. this one. >> So the changes of this one uh the previous policy had written in it employees, parents, legal guardians, volunteers, community members at the board would uh make make sure there's a civil environment but this is a student policy so that has been removed from from this policy. So it focuses solely on students. Yes. And that is the big change. Uh the LA the last change is on page two under retaliation and false allegations. They just cleaned that up a little bit of how the reporting works. So it used to be uh more language about um if you turned
042in bullying and it didn't happen, there would be consequences. They've kind of lightened that a little bit because they want to know about bullying. It's not as in detail as it was before. But the main of this is focusing on students, not on the rest of the course. >> Great. Thank you. >> I would consider a motion for approval of policy 32S. >> So moved. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Consider approval of updated policy 4130 and family engagement. Is this >> okay? Again, this is uh WASDA model policy that's bring for being brought forward based on past last year's past legislation. Um I would consider a motion if there's any discussion we have of that. >> So it's been moved and seconded. We have
043any questions or conversations? Hearing none. All in favor? >> I was still reading. It was pause. All right. >> Sorry. Sorry. Somewhere in the camera. It's really about parent involvement in our title one practices. It takes out specific doing the school nights that talks about having the parents involved in the planning of our title. And what about the yellow part here says describe how >> I think that's an addition that needs to be added. >> Um and I will apologize. I didn't realize it till this was looking at this now. Sally does have verbiage in there and I don't I think it took it >> was just added to I didn't realize it didn't. So that's that's my apologies. If you want to table it and you see that ridge, that's fine. But she just
044has a she does have a plan in there. >> Well, I think we should table it until we have it. So >> and um we have a motion on the table. So um that if we'd like to table this, we can table it till later. Um and so we wouldn't be a do not pass this, but we're tableing it to the motion. >> You can withdraw the motion. Yes. Or and put on the table. So who >> who moved it? >> It was great. And this will be tight. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh consider approval of updated policy 511. >> So this is our um policy regarding sexual harassment. Um this update is due to the presidential memorandum that return to inperson work. Um so with that mandate um some changes in this
045policy was made. Um the big one is just redefining it on the first page of what that looks like. And then on the second page at the bottom um it used to say discuss this with your civil rights coordinator. It's now become a title nine. um and and reporting that to the compliance coordinator. And then it just cleaned up um who falls under this category of discrimination and then again >> and this is a WASDA model policy. >> It is. Yes. Sorry. >> All right. So I would consider approval of updated policy 511. >> So moved second. All in favor? >> I I move that approval of updated policy 6811. Um Christa, do you want to speak to this? It's really something. >> Yes, I did this coming about, but I do see the reason
046for it now that I see it. Um, and it looks like the only change is to bump that from 5,000 to 10,000. Um, I'm guessing because of inflation. Um, >> and I would expect to maybe see that in another policy or two coming up. >> Yeah, I think that we will be seeing these increase. All right. >> Um, I would consider a motion to approve policy 681. >> Second. >> So, move to second. All in favor? Hi. >> Nice work. A lot of policy work. All right, we're gonna turn our attention over. >> Thank you. So, just a few things to report on. First of all, um learning never stops in school district and such as a case this summer. We have uh several sessions of food. We're fortunate enough to receive uh the gift
047of money to uh hire two coordinators and seven uh staff members who are conducting summer tutoring programs as part of the Joe Haret uh student support program. Uh one happened in June. Uh one is currently happening. I can speak with know that now. And that's a three days that goes from 8 to 1 and uh and then we'll have one more in August. The beauty of it is that sometimes when students are away from school then they they go about backwards. You know that maybe they're not reading during the summer, they're not uh getting the tutoring or the help they need. So that's one thing is to kind of stop what we call the summer slump. The second part is though that they advance because they are receiving some very skilled teachers and and workers
048who are helping them advance in schools. I years ago I was actually involved in one of these and we were able to make almost a year's worth of one summer and I would not not be surprised if that were the case here. So uh a pretty a pretty neat program. I just wanted to make mention of that. Um, second of all, we um also have students who are involved in activities. We have our cheerleaders of high school who are currently at camp and uh they're they're not done, but they're just winning a lot of u they're winning winning a lot of things right now. A lot of boards and things and having a great time and um but my secretary your secretary might have a daughter who's there right now. So I get we get
049really close reports as to how that's going on. It's a really big thing. >> I would like again mentioned uh that Bonnie I believe are we on 17 months of no cancellations. >> 17 months now of no >> well we transport to the skill center. Sorry. Be quiet. >> Yeah. That's >> um also I would note that um many of you may have seen this mailor that comes from our our senator representing us in this area is Jimmy Mchugh and and um there's a lot of things could be represented there but the but uh kind of like on the front where it tells who it's mailed to then right away there's eaten bill um uh being recognized um as to where the money is come part of the amount of money is coming um from
050for our stadium, our new stadium. And um so there's there's a mention of that and and so I wanted to want to thank Senator McCun, but also just make note that there were several projects he's involved with, but what he chose was bill. And so that's that's kind of a neat thing. Lastly, I'd just like to um speak a little bit more as far as budget goes. Um so you know as we move into more and more challenging times with finances I just wanted to make mention of some of the reasons why that's happening. So we have had quite a bit of oversight um from the soundd from SPI uh obviously we get audited every year and uh and so the and and some of you have sat in on some of those today you
051did Ron David on one of them and um what we're finding out is that there's the efficiencies um are are very high for our school district but there are some challenges for example um since co we've had so We've had some decline in enrollment as have almost almost every school district in America. Um once they realize once the parents realize there's quite a few options sometimes they they they they options. Another is that uh because students weren't being seen in the classroom in a ro rotation that have been going on for decades and decades. Uh some are coming in with some higher educational needs which then in turn costs more money to make sure that we do what our strategic plan says which is make sure that the that every student um um works to
052their potential and has academic success um at the highest levels as well as as a great student experience. The third is that um our inflationary costs um have exceeded our inflationary revenue. In other words, inflation's happening, but we're not getting the revenue that keeps up with that inflation. Just pure and simple. So, that's a real challenge for us. Um, we also have salaries that increase um beyond what we receive money for. Um, the state does an aortionment. They they they think they they say how many um nurses should have but we are a large school district 450 square miles so we have to make sure nurses um we don't get the number of nurses that we need around the district to stop it's the long ways around this district and such. Um and so uh
053that's another that's another concern. We used to get money according to the number of years of experience that our staff had. that is not the case anymore. And we have a lot of people that come here and they stay here and they retire here. And you know what? That's a good thing. Uh provided that everybody's engaged and doing a great job. That's what we're hoping for is that is that consistency. But when you don't get the money for that, it's a that's another challenge. Um we have many unfunded mandates and what that means is that we we in order to receive our dollars from state and sometimes federal then we have mandates. Um the problem is is we don't get money for that. So that has to come out somewhere. And so these are just
054a few of the challenges um that that we face. As such um as Christa has has stated till the time I've been here which is little two years then our reserves are going down balances going down. So we're at the point where we wish we had a magic wand can wave it but that's not the case. And so we're going we are consistently going through every department, every building, every situ, every every level and trying to determine um how to create the greatest efficiencies possible and to eliminate inefficiencies in order to make sure that we keep away from student achievement and student experience um those cuts um to the best we possibly can. And uh they're not fun times if the things that we stated earlier, it's not it's not a fun time. Uh but
055we're we're going to at all cost make sure that our students have the the greatest experience and the greatest success academically as possible. And so it's our commitment that we'll continue to do so. Um yeah, I think the only other thing I wanted to report on was that um a little bit about about where money comes from. So our voters a year and a half ago um a little over a year and a half ago uh approved two levy measures. One was operations. So, think of it as um um those things that you need in order to keep operating, fuel, food, um pay the light bill and such. And that passed at a high rate, high level of almost 50%. The other was this came on the heels of uh one of our many forums
056that we hold was to uh to facilities. practice last year in this field and it's because place on earth that's not spiritually speaking that is slowest place on earth is right there and so um we uh about three we set aside and and stating such to our voters um this and $ three half million dollars will go to replace our track and our field and uh then uh some beautiful things start happening like um some different grants start coming up and and uh Christ I want to make mention of your hard work of this part and also uh reaching out to our legislators. I want to thank the board and all all for helping us do that which then allowed us to get the funds necessary uh with added support from our community and other
057donations and people disposing of our stadium for nothing, hauling it for nothing. Very very um a very generous offer on demoing the stadium as such and we continue to get more and more good news. We've got another grant that we're hoping to hear good news about soon and um and so that's allowed us to get a stadium. I want to make mention that when you talk about um the two budgets that the money that comes in for that stadium, which again was not voter approved anyway. That is not something where you can say, you know, thank you for the money for the stadium, Senator Mun. Actually, we need it to operate. We need it for staff. We need it to keep the lights on and such. it's illegal and it's not going to happen. It
058can't happen. Um, but I wanted to make sure that that our public that we're very transparent about that that those are two different fund those are two different funds that that are not allowed. We're not allowed to comment or to switch. Um, but nevertheless, our stadium uh continues. We're just waiting the final approval. I hate to say dates because I things can happen, but we're believing that um that's going to happen in this next very few weeks that we'll actually you'll start to see pe some some big machinery rumble in here and we will go ahead and start preparing the field first and then the track we will get we'll get some of the track done. um depending on the weather and how favorable or unfavorable it is for us, the chances are that the
059last coat um has to be just right to cure or else it bubbles up and then you did it for not. So there's a chance that that might end up going into next year. Um a stadium has been ordered um and uh we I just got an email. They'll expect that will come in about November is what they're saying. Again, I hate to say dates because then I don't want to be held to something that we don't have a control over, but uh we're working really hard to try to get that done uh to have something that will be that will be a beautiful thing for decades to come that will be a a a great gathering place not only for athletes and for students but for our community for many generations to come. And
060I'd just like to thank the board for your support um through this process. Um it takes a long time. The more grant money you have from different sources, the longer it takes to get everything finally approved in order to make it happen. Much different than if you approve a levy and then it happens. Um but I just wanted to report on that. If you have any questions on anything I've stated, feel free to ask those. >> Okay. Anybody have any questions for Jane? Thank you. Okay, good. Thank you. Appreciate that. All right. Uh, board comments, Travis. >> Uh, just hopefully families get close to August. Keep your kids reading if you have access to they still have access to I ready math. I >> for if you do kids log into your computers on your
061Chromebooks at home or your Chrome account and do your I Ready math go and then um there I there is a process right now just know that I'm working on trying to bring in a Washington student cycling league for fifth graders through seniors >> which is there's a fall and spring season and it is not during sports time but it's a cross country mountain biking um like four race season for each one. We'll see how that goes and the board decides to come. >> Is this something similar to Waset or to our bass club? Does it need is it sponsored by the school or >> No, it is it is it is it is students from our school can go to anybody from the region and area. So, it would not be a school related
062club. It would be it would be offered to our students. >> Excellent. Thank you for anything else. >> No, thank you. I just want to say thank you to Skip, Susan, Holly for showing up that it's awesome that you guys have such a heart for kids and just a dedication to remember to be here and to be involved. So, I appreciate that. Um, I appreciate everybody that um realizes that this is a team effort and that um thinks about the full outcome and uh um just everything that goes into making this kids' lives better and uh just that put in their efforts and um that work with this as best they can so we can continue to have this keep going around. Thank you. >> Um well, I just echo what everybody else has said
063and I just want to say um particularly a thank you to um to you Jay for all the time and energy that you put in to make things happen here for our kids. And I just want to publicly state 100% that's appreciated and um because I know you put in lots and lots of time and it's so appreciated and Rhonda the work that you've been doing with the legislature and different things. I know you spend tons of time in meetings and sometimes they're not fun and most of the time they're not fun. True. That's right. but appreciate very much all the work that I know you do behind the scenes for our kids for our district. Please say thank you and um just you know hoping and praying that um everyone involved will understand what
064we need to do and why and that we're not here as a board for any benefit to ourselves. We're here as a board to serve the students and families of our community. And that's why we're doing it. We don't get paid to do it. We don't get any benefits from it other than we have a heart for the kids and for our community and we want to see the very best happen for them. And so that's why we do as a board what we do. >> That was very well stated. Thank you, Paula. Um, talking about dedication and faithfulness, uh, the women here, including right now in this budget cycle, I've not seen a team work so hard and so thoughtfully around keeping kids at the focus. So, thank you to all of you. >>
065Um, you all deserve lots of chocolate or gummy bears and uh, some welldeserved vacation time. So, thank you. >> We appreciate your sacrifices. I do also want to recognize um our legislator, Senator Mchugh and Representative Marcus and Marshall for their contributions and we will be seeing the fruits of that and it has been a long time coming. So grateful to all of them for um what they're doing to help with our stadium in particular. All right, with that being said, we're call this meeting to keep going.