001And we are live here tonight, Monday, November 24th, 2025 for the Columbia School District School Board business meeting. Mr. Chairman. >> Okay. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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. >> All right. Good news. >> Good news. I am excited to share. Um uh tonight is the night we start our very first districtwide conferences. We've always done elementary and middle school, but tonight embarks a new journey with our high school joining that. We've been talking about that for some time. You notice you pulled up, you saw some full parking lots uh have been in the buildings throughout the day, both morning, afternoon, and the evening.
002Um we adjusted our schedule so that we could um allow the maximum flexibility for parents to get here in the evening. Um and so we're getting a good turnout. We're obviously hoping to get 100%. That's always our goal. Uh they're keeping track. Um, and we'll be I'll have some data actually on that, how many actually were able to conference with. Um, and so we're excited about the information. We just felt it was extremely important to make the shift to um really talk about we have a lot to to communicate with our parents all the way across and we don't believe we should be stopping that at middle school. Um, and so you're going to see us in the springtime take even uh an additional step as we begin looking at our post-secary high school and
003beyond plans, which is a graduation requirement. or begin embedding those pieces into the middle school and high school conferences. Um, as that information comes out, I don't want people to expect or think like we expect or think like a student in in sixth grade or nth grade we expect to know what they're doing in high school. That's not what that's about. You're beginning them or beyond high school. We're just getting them to begin think about the coursework and the academic work and the things that would prepare them for whatever they choose. They can change their mind 20 30 different times. continue to continue to do that. But it's the plan that leads up to the courses, ideas, interest inventory, those pieces that leads up to those graduations. We're going to be embedding a lot of
004those conferences with parents as we go along that. So, we're going to be a little bit more intentional about talking to kids about postsecary. Um, and I don't want people to think like assuming we should they should be locking in early. That's not at all what we're saying, but we're just being more intentional about those conversations and engaging families in our community in those at that time. So, more to come later on that, but excited for our kickoff and get started on board operating principal review. Um, board, if you'll do superintendent talk. So, effective meetings, no surprises. Uh, the board meetings are open to the public, but they are not public meetings. board. Share ideas about programs and new directions with the superintendent and other members of the board in a timely manner before presenting
005publicly. >> Superintendent, bring matters to the board in a timely fashion. Programs, projects well enough in advance, suggestions for change proposed by the board can be addressed without upsetting activities already in motion. >> Okay. Any changes or additions to the agenda? >> Um, well, we're going to talk about if we wanted to make any additions to that at this time. >> So, I'd like to add 8.6. six uh meeting times for our board meetings >> added >> under discussion or reports >> under reports. So I've got that here. I'll bring that up when we get to that >> for a general discussion. >> Yep. Uh the other piece that we'll add to is after the SEWASA report. I'm going to ask Michael to address just the WADA conference to give you an update from there.
006We'll add that to the report uh from the information we learned over the weekend. >> Perfect. Any other changes or additions? >> Nope. We will go with just those two additions. >> Moving on to the consent agenda. Three items. Entertain a motion. >> I can't find the personnel page. >> Oh, did I miss it? >> Yeah, it's right here. a motion on the table. >> Make a motion to accept the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Have a motion in a second. Uh discussion motions. >> Are these um are these three leaves of absences for the year or for a infinite period of time? And >> uh they're all different stories. Uh most of those are medical related ores on that. >> Thank you. Okay. Anything further? >> All in favor? >> I I unanimous hearing
007and visitors. Would anybody like to address the board today? >> Thanks for being here. >> Okay. Reports and discussion. Student rep. >> All right. I'm excited to hand this over to our student take us through our updates. Ivy. >> Okay. Starting with high school sports, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, and cheer has started. The first basketball game is on December 2nd. It is a Tuesday, I believe. Boys varsity will be at 7 7:30 possibly. Um, but >> first game, >> yes, playing Kitty. I'm excited. >> Um, wrestling. I don't know when their first meet is or when they had it. if they had it. >> We've not had one yet. It's coming up. >> Yeah. Um and then cheer. We've only had six girls come out, but >> Okay. It's fun. It's nice. Cheers. Great.
008Um other activities, we had a root beer float party for our coyote cred. Um which is little purple tickets that we get if like some some teachers use it like, "Oh, if you answer a question, I'll give you a red or like Yeah, if you fill up on time, like things like that. And if you get enough, we get like a schoolwide reward and we had a root beer float party on Friday because I had yearbook things to do, but um everybody else seemed to have a really good time. Um conferences obviously we already um they were in the um they seem to have been going good from what I thought. I kind of like that we did it in the comments because then everybody was kind of close quarters and you could easily get
009to all your details. Um, and then Miss Maxwell took my class, so the junior or 10 students from the junior class on a field trip with Gear Up and those are what those pictures are from. We went on a tour of Gonzaga and Eastern. Um, it was really cold and rainy, but it was also really beautiful. Um, their campuses are really Well, there was a hockey game going on in Eastern or it was WSU versus I think it was a California school, which was really interesting that came up. But Eastern's like the only school in Washington with an ice skating rink, which I thought was really cool, which not pertinent information, but it's really cool to get to go to campuses. We've been to Central Eastern Oregon. Um, I know some other students have gone
010to WSU with Gear Up. It was a really cool opportunity to go and see and visit and they talk to you a lot about like kind of what college is like. Um, but it was it was super cool. We were gone all day though. I think I left my house at 5 and I got home around 8. So, super long trip. We also went with Granger and Proer. They had students go, so that was also cool. um clubs, honor society, we've started the coat drive and then drama club has picked up late and I think that's all new news for clubs. Evie, one of the things I'd look at um get some feedback on from the high school would be um I know it's just starting tonight's first night, but I'd like to get some
011feedback on conferences and just really from a student perspective on how that went and >> for our next meeting. >> Yeah, for our next meeting feedback on just, you know, um what the general thoughts of students were regarding that process. And we're always looking to make things better. We're just getting started. So, um if there's something we can do to encourage additional attendance, it's always what we're looking at. Thank you. Um, I covered the middle school. Uh, girls basketball, boys basketball, and wrestling started. Uh, I know the boys basketball team had a basketball game and they won. I don't know who it was against, but my sister was here, so that's how I know. That's good. Uh, the photography class, my sister's taking that class and she really likes it. Uh, they're doing like a
012photography portfolio right now and supposed to help them this their editing skills. So they think critically, I would assume, when editing and they like look at textures and the way objects look bigger on camera but smaller in person and things of that nature. Um, also with the broadcasting class, um, it's Miss Clayton if I'm not mistaken. She she gave me a really good idea. I don't know if you guys would be on board with it, but she would like to like partner with us and like for broadcasting class have like make like a little video for them to present here at the board meeting. It was a good idea. I don't know. >> Reach out to her. >> Um ASB is like their only club besides the book reading club which I don't think has
013started yet. >> My mom was listening to the audio book so she's she started her book. Um, they're starting to sell winter grams, which is like the boograms. I couldn't get a I couldn't find a picture of the winter grams because they haven't started like physically making them. So, I just shoved the boograms because it's like a good example. And then I found out they sell Italian sodas every Friday. So, I thought that was cool. Good way to make money and they're so young, so it really benefits them to like learn these things early on. Sorry. >> Um at the elementary school, um that picture is the Mrs. Warwolf's class. Uh second graders, um helped send off the football boys to go to state. Um it was really cute seeing their signs and I know
014a couple of them or most of them from our leadership class in the high school because that's the class that comes down and are the coyote buddies. um which is the leadership Thanksgiving was on Thursday and they brought a bunch of drinks and it was really fun just hanging out with them. Um eating I made mac and cheese and a couple of sweets and um a lot of people brought food which was nice because the kids don't like certain foods and so they had options to pick from. Um, obviously conferences today and tomorrow, um, which kind of normal for elementary. And then my soccer coach, she works at the elementary school. Um, she says that they're decorating halls for Christmas this week, which is very fun, but still November. So, um, which is fine because
015we don't get back to school until December 2nd or 1st, I don't know. But yeah, that's really what I found out at the elementary school. >> Thank you. >> Continue to do a good job of that relationship building between those elementary uh kiddos in the high school. I continue to be amazed. I shouldn't be, but I'm always continue to be amazed. And we're still fortunate enough to live in a place we're small enough that we take for granted that a lot of those kids know those high school kids and vice versa by first name. You know, that doesn't happen everywhere. I mean, as they continue to walk around and go to other districts and places, uh, seem to do a really good job of that. And, you know, when we can brag about those things,
016we do a really good job of connecting those groups. So, >> thank you. You guys here? You got conferences you need to be at and things you got to do. >> I locked my keys in my car, so I'm just waiting for somebody to come get them out. >> It's all part of the learning curve. >> Well, it's the second time it's happened to me this month, so >> you sure you don't? He's got some goals for that. >> Somebody is somebody bringing a spare key to get you in or >> last time we had to use these wedges that um my friend's dad has and unlocked my car because >> still being recorded. I just >> Well, that'll probably be fun >> for you guys to watch. But >> yeah, I >> Your mom
017know >> Yeah, I told her. >> Okay, perfect. So, you got help on the way? >> Hope so. >> I'm gonna Hello. >> Okay, thank you. Enroll it. All right. Uh enrollment. Uh >> thank you, Faith. >> All right. Enment. So for November, our enrollment with our and our average is at 748.68 budget status general fund for the month of October we are about 3 million projects 385,000 B fund 174,000 207 in the funds transportation vehicle fund 135 which you'll be hearing more about later. >> Go back to the to the debt service fund, I mean to the um the to the general fund balance, please. >> And so if somebody said is that that 1.4 million is lower than we've ended in, you know, six years, that's by design, right? That's not by bad
018luck or or misfortune. >> Currently, that is estimated balance >> and uh for the month of October we received our >> that's why you saw that shoot up. We'll see that'll begin to work its way down. You get that shot with taxes and then that'll begin going down. >> Are you done Michael? >> Yeah. Thank you. You go to ASB. So just looking at the trends over time, I think it just keeps growing and growing. Is that I mean is that inflation driven? Is that >> So it's two driving that because we've had this conversation over time. It's two parts. Reminder with ASB, we can't expend those funds without student permission, right? So students are the driver of these dollars. So they'll meet and they'll drive those. So it's two parts. It's one they're earning.
019We're also adding more clubs, more activities and things like that. So, over time, you're getting, you know, when you add a club and then they're doing that, you you've got a little bit of that inflation. So, um, yes, we have conversations. I've talked to them making sure we're spending stuff down. We're not just holding that money in there for things. Students are getting that money and they're spending it on the projects. So, I know we've talked about this and I continue to talk to Kyle to make sure we're watching those pieces. um you know, you're going to see a lot of that money is is banked up, built up by clubs like your FFAs and some of those other pieces that that are in there. So, um we don't have the ability to go in
020and just spend that. Students have the final authority in those pieces and take votes on these. >> A lot of times they're earning money through the year and then at the end of the year trips or whatever they plan to use But I understand what you're saying because we've had this conversation about the trajectory of that over time. >> Yeah. And the previous regime, I think it was Russ mentioned that, you know, we're getting up around 125,000. We probably need to start having some conversations and here I'm seeing it go further and I I don't know what that rationale was in the past why we would need to have those conversations. >> Yeah, I don't have a number on that, but what we continue to watch is to balance this, right? We're watching to make
021sure that, you know, what we want to see is because kids are either a, you know, earning money for things like that. We don't want to see it sit there, right? >> Kids are making that money. We want to see that money spent. So that's what we're looking at. We're looking at money in, money out, those type things. >> Okay. >> Thank you. So, as Dana gets ready, I'm just going to jump in and and I'm not going to steal her thunder with anything, but she's got a lot of great information she's to talk to you about, but I just wanted to continue to remind her. Dana, what year? >> Um, really, she's done just an amazing job for us. We haven't skipped a beat. Um, she's obviously well informed. Um, and she knew what
022she was doing. she's walking into this. Um, we continue to have great conversations. You're going to see some of the pieces in there. I think last year we talked about you're impressed with some of the updates and numbers that you'll see it again. But she's really continues to be on the front end of this uh of the work that we're doing and I just continue to appreciate that through that transition. Uh, she hasn't skipped a beat and we'll continue to do great things through our transportation piece. So, um, you want to get started? >> Yep. So, routing software, I just got a recent quote. It's $14,000 a year. Um, Finley has this program and they talk highly about it. Here's the quote. $14,000 yearly, of course, for ever. So, I had an idea. There has
023to be a cheaper way to do this. If it can track where we go in our side by side, why can't we track where the buses go or where we want them to go? So, I downloaded Onyx Off-Road. It's $100 a year. And if you see, I color coordinated each route as a different color. And I wrote on each route in the morning and the afternoon so that because it's on my phone, so it has to track. And then I went in and put all the stops at you know wherever they are according to what color the route number is. Um, it shows on there uh the time it took and uh you can see you can either have um the names of each property, you know, you can either see them or hide them.
024And for this we don't need to see them. Um so we're hoping that this is going to work a lot better for us. This is a 2D um picture of it, which actually I think is a little easier. Um, so in the future we would like to have, you know, a couple um tablets or whatever for a substitute driver so that they could get on, get the route, look at the tablet, and know exactly where to go. And if we need to, you know, change the route to, you know, or adjust them, we can do it easily on this. So, Onyx will do. It's not $14,000, which is good. It's $100 a year. So, um, my research kind of came through, which was nice. And um so yeah, it's a good uh I think small
025district kind of tool. Um our funding >> jump into that. Yeah, I just want to say going back to that. So she's really been working hard, you know, through last year and this year to kind of take a lot of stuff we had in transportation. She started straight out with one of the problems that she's been working to solve, right? And really that is taking everything that we had from we'll call it paper pencil to kind of the next generation where we can actually manipulate use some things make it more customer friendly. She's worked really hard with notifications and communications on things like that. So the things you're hearing her talk about and see some of the things she's been working on talking about taking stuff from a more traditional way. here's something, you know,
026photocopy put on our website to trying to get a more interactive experience for our parents and things like that. And so, um, I just she's starting with kind of as we're working through that, what are those nuances of that? So, um, I appreciate her effort and her work on that. I mean, it was pretty quick and she sold herself kind of short on the really she put a lot of work into that. Um, and so I just wanted you to know kind of that's where we she's been working through that. So, uh, I just want to brag for her on that. >> Could you touch on the benefits of having software like that? I mean, I think I understand, but maybe >> like $14,000 a year software. Um, they have they have um like it's
027in real time, which is something we can't do with the Onyx. Um, you pay for their software there. Um there's all kinds you can go in, you know, parents can go on there and see where the bus is. Um it just depends on like what level you want to have. Um Finley uses it. They, you know, can see where the the buses are. So if someone calls and says, "Hey, where's the bus?" You know, they're three minutes away or whatever. Um, we don't have that in our district so much as just, you know, parents wanting to know where the stops are and at what times. So, with the Onyx, we can better estimate the time and then um I'm hoping sometime to put that on the website so that it might be an interactive kind
028of thing so that parents could zoom in because if you tell them the stops at 788 Harbor. They don't know that that's just next door or two houses down. I think a you know looking at a map would be a lot more beneficial to parents and trying to figure out where their kids go. And I mean and there are occasions where we have to change the stops too. Um so that you know would be easy to update on the onx and then update it on the website. I mean, previously before, we sent messages all at the end of the year. Here's the dates, here's the time, take a piece of paper, we update it with route times, we post it on our website, and that's that, right? So, that that's that's past practice. So, we're
029trying to take that next step and really engage our families. Obviously, you could imagine we get a lot of questions, why don't they stop in front of my house, right? Versus, you can see, you know, group spots, right? you know, where we do things like that. We're trying to show parents, you know, where those stops are and how we group that. And, you know, we, as much as we'd like, we'd like to stop as best we can to every child, but it just doesn't work, right? So, um, >> so our fuel in total miles last year was 89,000 miles and our total fuel was 53,000 which is pretty pretty on point besides inflation. Um the uh funding report I just did, we have students that we counted for those certain days and um that includes
030subtracts the kids that walk. Um anyway, so it's it's higher. Last year at this time for fall it was 617. So that's good. it's an increase which means you know our funding would increase um and the average route is carrying about 50 students right now. >> You want to briefly just jump into the one nuance of what is TRC in 60 seconds or less this year? >> Yeah, Triek is crazy. Um Titec's at three different places this year. It's at CBC, the main campus, and then the Futland building. So, um, and we have students going to all three, of course. So, we have three drivers that go in the morning to each spot. Each one goes to the spot and we have so then those same three drivers have to go pick up the students
031from Tri-Tech or Futland or CBC and then only the main campus has PM Trik. So the morning is just for CBC and Futland because there's only a couple kids in those programs but the big portion is still at the main campus. >> So is that because of the remodel? >> Yes. So, we're double the manpower >> at least. >> Yes. >> Uh, so this is a we're hoping it's a one-year problem. >> U, but they received legislative funding for a remodernization of their campus. And so that was kind of thrown at all the transportation directors throughout the area saying, "Guess what? We're going to be splitting in three different locations. And guess what? We're all trying to start at the same time." So, if you imagine, I mean, if we had had a it would
032have been real easy if they had offset those schedules, right? But now you're trying to work that with every single district here. that sends all their kids. So, it was a bit of a scheduling nightmare for all the directors. They got together and put a lot of time and effort into it. But yes, it's requiring. You'll see when you start look at these year after year. You'll see a little blip next year, right? Because we're going to have some more miles. We're going to have some more drivers. We'll have some more expenses. It's a one-year hopefully problem for us, but this is still getting our kids to those programs. So, the necessary evil >> and really it's not it seems like it would be a lot of time, but it's not in the morning. um
033our latest bus comes back at 8:25. So that's 25 minutes extra that you know than someone who's not doing it. Um and in the midday it's like less than an hour because we put another student a um ECAP or not ECAP sped student with it. So then it's not even a whole hour. So we I've tried to minimize that as best as possible but still being efficient. So this is our inventory of buses. We have seven route buses, one trip bus, and trip bus I mean that it has storage underneath and we have two wheelchair buses. So we have um we have one bus coming off of depreciation. >> We talk end of >> the end of this this next year. >> Yeah, this next year. So, and our um transportation vehicle fund. So, next
034year, September 1st, we will get a big balloon payment to for that bus and then we can we'll have enough money to buy another trip bus because we're really um short right now because if you have say football and I don't know like volleyball, okay, obviously football is going to get the bus with all the storage underneath, but if they, you know, if volleyball has three teams, then that might be a tight fit. So, um, I just think that the underneath storage is a huge advantage. Um, and of course, they're more expensive. They're most expensive buses. >> Yeah. >> So with that because the size and the storage, >> so >> um the transportation vehicle is around 135. Um our projected payment August 31st is about 126,000. >> So we'll be receiving that as a
035balloon payment for those buses that are coming in. >> And then we that would make our fund 261 and our new bus is 230. >> Well, again, we're doing great. Now, keep in mind this one, you think you're cutting it short, but remember, we went ahead and bought already, right? So, when we had those three buses all at once, we did that to pay those off. We've already gone out in front and started purchasing those to separate those. So, we don't have the spot where we land and lose three buses all at once. Eventually, we're going to get a balloon payment of all three of those on one year, which will help offset and reset that that piece. So although it looks tight, I continue to say Dr. Gates started many, many years ago with
036this board many years ago. We are in amazing shape in terms of transportation funding. We're exactly where we need to be in and we've already overcome that three bus blip where we're at it. We've been able to maintain all our buses on the transportation vehicle depreciation fund. So kudos to Dr. Gates. I go back in my previous uh and kudos to the board uh for their vision many years ago. um maintaining those buses on that schedule because again it's that selffunding piece. We don't have to go out to our community to ask for money for local levy or tech or other capital dollars for that. Um the state funds that so they continue to build that based on that depreciation piece. So um just I I can take no credit for any of that. So
037that's been the work of our previous folks. So, >> so for the three that are coming off though in 26, we've already bought one >> and we're going to buy another one here, >> we're going to buy a third one, >> when >> eventually we we have to space those payments out. So, those balloon payments will work out to another bus down the road. But what we've done instead of having three come off at once, we've had one come off one year, then another year. So, in the future, we're able to space these out a little bit better. And the and the $230,000 price is a trip bus with full belly storage. >> Yes. >> It doesn't really I mean a a a trip bus with that storage doesn't really cost that much more. >>
038I mean it's like it's like another 10%, isn't it? It's not really that much more. The thing that costs the most is the rear engine >> because then they have to put everything up front that they need up front from the rear engine and to have because you can have like storage on each side of the bus and their small compartments, but I mean if you're talking football, you're going to get like one bag in. So the pass through is it is a much larger expense. Um, >> I want to say, Amber, correct me if I'm wrong, the last bus we got was about 185 roughly. See that new bus price trip, you're at 230. So, the last one we bought was not a trip bus and that was about the mid80s. >> So, that's
039going to show you the difference there. These are all state pre-bid piece. Uh, we get the the state bid contracts on these. So, um, we're good to go. >> It's certainly reasonable to need two trip buses, though. If you only have one, I mean, you're >> Yes. And >> right, >> the other piece I think Dana has done a good job talking to me about is our bus fleet, which is outside of this, is primarily a lot of a similar bus, right? And so, in her talk, in her conversations with me, she's beginning to influence me in a positive way. Uh, that we're looking at uh looking at different types, right? different, you know, um I'm not saying it right, but you know, trying to get whether they're all Bluebirds or Thomas'. We're trying to
040get a little bit of a few of each. If you have a a big problem with one, you're going to have a big problem with a lot of your buses. So, we're trying to um what's the word I'm trying to say, hey, divers. Yeah, thank you. I'm trying to say our fleet a little bit. >> Since we don't stock the parts and do the maintenance ourselves, there's not really a penalty to having different >> We take them to wherever they need to go. And so the needs for the new trip bus is pass through pass through storage. The most important um the VGT brake which is like kind of like a Jake brake when you're going down a hill. Um adjustable pedals. In my opinion, I don't think we should order any bus without adjustable
041pedals anymore. It's just it's not worth a back injury. And we definitely need as we've ordered these new buses better quality cameras. Our cameras are very old and the place that we need to get them serviced is in Texas. So that causes a huge issue. Um, and this is your invitation. When was the last time you rode a school bus? So, I'm inviting all of you to ride a route after an afternoon route because in the morning the route the kids are still asleep. You can go to any school. You have a complimentary valet back to your car. Um, if you have heart issues or sensitivity to loud noises, you should bring your nitroglycerin or earplugs. >> Um, it will be fun. I guarantee it. and you'll have stories to talk about. >> That's it.
042>> Open invitation. >> Thank you. >> Any questions for Dana? >> Thank you very much, Danner. That was a good >> good sense. Thank you. >> Okay. Give us an update on the the bands that those >> Yep. They are coming in very handy. um the um like we're using it for say knowledge bowl and then if we have like girls wrestling there's only eight girls right now for middle school. So if we don't have a bus driver which you know it's starting to become our busy season then that allows us to give that van to one of the coaches and they can drive. Um, it's worked. Our system that we kind of have in place has worked out great. Um, we have a little trouble getting the key back, but we're working on that
043situation. Um, but I think they're well worth the, you know, well worth buying them. Um, next September, they're also going to have state bids for vans because our vans aren't on our depreciation schedule at all. They're not allowed to by law when we got those. That wasn't an option. >> But September 1st is going to change of this coming year and you'll be able to buy them on state bid and then they will be also on depreciation. Ours can't because we already bought them. But for the future, um, they will be on depreciation, which is a good thing because that just is more, you know, money coming back that will help us get new ones. these ones once you know they just die we have to start over. >> So we were the trends setter.
044I mean we bought three vans and the state somebody at the state level said hey that van thing is a good idea. You don't need a you don't need a CDL driver and you have more flexibility and >> Yep. >> There's certainly a lot of folks that had them you know but uh for us it absolutely uh was worth it. Um, I don't know if I'd say every week they're out, but it just s seems like it. There's always something going on and they're always in use. So to say that we purchase something that just sits there, nothing could be further from the truth. So, so we haul the basketball team up wherever. Does the basketball team pay for that transportation or does that come out of like general fund kind of? I mean, I
045guess my question for asking is if we're using the vans, would we charge those fees so we could have a replacement at the end of the the useful life of the van? >> Yeah, Amber and I have talked about uh creating that system that will hopefully because any future ones we get, we're talking about the new the depreciation stuff will fix that, right? But we don't have that system set up for them, right? We talked about that last year about setting those up based on who's using it. We have a log to where we can go back, start putting that away. That will helpfully help us purchase those down the road. >> Yeah, we wanted to get through we had to get through the year one, see how it's being used, what the cost is.
046Um, and I I couldn't tell you off the top of my head how much they cost last year. you know, >> how do you how do you factor in the savings that if you have a bus going on a trip, you pay the driver the whole time, but if you send a coach in the van, you're not paying the I mean, you're paying the coach to be a coach, but you're not paying him to drive. >> Michael, how do you factor that savings into that's contractual? Uh the depending on the situation, there are times when a bus driver still could drive a van >> based on what's available and what we have. there are times when they wouldn't where the coach would be taken. So, it's very circumstantial based on that. Um, obviously, if the
047bus driver's not driving, then you're saving the cost of that trip, right? In terms of that bus driver and their salary. Um, the fuel is obviously a huge difference between the bus and a van. Um, and so mainly, um, you're really talking about time of the employee, whether or not you're paying an additional person because that coach is still going to go on the bus or the van either. So you're not saving anything there. So really the only savings you're going to make is either a in the bus driver if they're driving or not and then really the efficiency of the van versus the uh the bus. Um the other one is as we get into this there'll be some rule changes on how this is what you can claim in transportation. Um and those
048there'll be some rules and some adjustments on what you can actually get transportation funds in. right now. Um like when we're doing those vans, we can't claim transportation funds for those right now. Um down the road, depending on the situation and circumstance, if we're making a trip with those vans, there's rules that are supposed to be shifting to where you will be able to get those. So, we're kind of in this one year waiting for some of these to change. Amber has been monitoring, Dan's got the numbers, you know, what how that usage is. Um, and then because we didn't know we were going to be able to get money for vans on the road, we were acting as if we got to build the system to replace those, which we talked about about a
049year ago, and we're still working through that. >> I just know we haven't been able to find a mechanism until the I say co money, I forget the regular >> Esther dollars. So, we couldn't find money to to buy vans before over the life of what I can remember. So, to be able to replace them right out of pocket, I don't think we're going to be able to do that. And I think we'd be doing a disservice unless we had a mechanism to replace them, whatever that looks like, I don't know. But we've got to get something in place. Otherwise, we're just going to end up right back where we were. >> We will in the works. >> Thank you. But the next time >> but the next van we buy will be on state
050depreciation >> if all that comes through like again I I say everything with an if because we have a legislative session coming up and anything can change right uh with our state in crisis. I mean that's what they they continue to say our budget this. So, uh, if what we're hearing comes to fruition, then yes, we'd like to say that, but I'm not going to count those until we actually see it. >> Sorry. >> No, just how long has it been since Fed us? >> Since last year, we had to charter one. >> That's better than two years ago. We'll just ask Dana tell you >> and we haven't been combining route one and seven like we usually had. So we're I think we're doing we're on the kind of upside of it I guess.
051>> We are hopefully um we got Lisa McGee. Her um husband is the McGee plumbing guy. Um she has six kids, you know, between two of them that are in the district. She'll be here a while. So, I mean, you know, that's that's a good thing. She was me 20 years ago. So, I mean, you know, I think it's important to get those people that are going to stay around because of their children or, you know, because they're in the community. >> And dad, you asked about, you know, third party transportation. Keep in mind, it wasn't just a few years ago um when we're paying out third party transportation in the tunes of hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> Yeah. >> I mean, it's So just do the quick math and you can clearly see,
052you know, and that's several things. I mean, that's that's vans, but that's also Dana. She's done a really good job. We have bus drivers, subs. So it it's that's not all just one thing. It's several things coming together. I talk about the work that's going on. Good work going on there. Thanks for managing that to control those costs. That's wonderful. >> Okay. Anything else before she moves on? >> Thanks, Dan. >> Siwasa. Yeah. >> This won't be the same without Dan Steel though, right? >> Oh, that's his name, isn't it? >> Yes. Gloom and doom. So um we are going to reminder um actually not a reminder for those you uh you've done this before but uh January 15th uh at ESD123 right uh we have our regular uh regional seawasa workshop if you're interested
053in that is the person just let her know she will get you registered for that they normally do a dinner there where they'll be doing kind of a legislative update what's newbone has taken Dan's position uh she will be presenting um until you get a chance to hear from her if that's something you're interested and what's going on at the state level. So, we don't have a deadline for that yet. We'll bring it back. But if you're interested, Kia is the person. She'll give you typically they're around >> I'm in please. >> Typically, it's like a five or six o'clock evening session and there's a little um call it a buffet style dinner and you just kind of get to hear the latest going on at the legislative level. you'll have boards from all across
054the region showing up. So, >> they like to end it on time and not too late, you know, because a lot of people have a lot further to go home than we do. So, it's it's it's a pretty good it's a pretty good thing to get the pulse of what's going on in Olympia and all that. So, >> it cost is there a fee? >> Um, I want to say there's a minor fee. I mean, it's >> Let me get back to you then. Let's go back and see. I'll look that one up for sure. >> Yeah. Um, we were going to add um >> Michael's piece to it. Yep. >> Okay. Um, I went to two conferences last week. I went to um there's one that's on Wednesday. It's sponsored by the Pacific Research
055Institute. They're kind of a conservative think tank out of California. They do one in each state. Um, some of the really conservative school directors in the smaller districts have started to boycott the WASDA one because of the cost and because they just feel like it's too far left. We've seen some a little bit of a swing back to the right this year that I'll talk some more about. But the um the Pacific Research one is on Wednesday and there's a fairly um a fairly center u senator named um Walsh. I forget his first name, but he always kind of comes and gives a pep talk. Something he says every year that um that I kind of take heart with. He said that a school according to RCA 28A320. 15 which I know all of you
056have memorized of course. It says that as schoolboard members we have broad and discretionary powers to determine and adopt policies procedures that are unique to our district so long as they don't conflict with state law. You know a lot of times we think we just have to adopt them as presented but we don't. We have some we have some flexibility. Um they talked about challenges in the teaching profession and one of the data points that is becoming more and more common they say that a young passionate energetic teacher with no experience is almost always better than an older experienced teacher that doesn't have as much passion or energy. That the lack of experience is the smaller problem than the lack of passion and energy. The two equations. Uh they have a new film. It's not
057available yet. It's called Graduation Day and Dirty Jobs. Mike Row was kind of the brainchild of it. He narrates it and is fairly involved in it. They showed us um a bunch of pieces of it. It was pretty interesting. There have been some recent Supreme Court decisions about free speech and about the ability to opt out of school programs that don't line up with your beliefs. Uh there was a fairly classic case in the Midwest where a district had required students to address other students by their preferred pronoun as a matter of force. You had to. And the uh 8th district said no, you can't force a student to call Susie a he if the person who knows Susie knows he's not a he. I'm not really saying that right. But anyway, they they they
058say it's a matter of free speech. Um, a really common poster that's starting to show up in school districts is a big banner that says girls rights versus boys feelings, talking about the the sports conflict of you um, biological males competing with with the girls. We haven't seen much of that in this state, but it's more prevalent in the east. Um Ferndale, a large district north of Bellingham. I went to a a um presentation they had and they have probably the most successful no cell phone policy in the state. Cell phones off the first bell for both staff and students. No cell phone use during those hours. You get them at lunchtime and then they're off again till the end of the day. the last bell and they say that it's made a dramatic improvement
059in discipline and in learning and in um lack of other distractions. Student reps, I want to talk to you now. There's a consensus that most of our student reps in the state though we don't really get as much out of you as we could. You come and give a nice presentation that you probably laboriously and work on and sweat and worry about it about what's going on, but we don't really give you anything else to do. Some of the other districts are starting to have the student reps review policy and procedure that impacts students like discipline policy and grading policy and make suggested edits subject to board approval. That's becoming more and more common. Um, the small districts are having more and more trouble filling schoolboard seats. There's a big contingent out there that says
060that local control is pretty well ended. There's fewer people willing to serve on really small conservative boards because they feel like that Olympia holds all the cards. There's some push back on that. Um, math performance on standard tests is down nationwide. They attribute that to a lack of quality teachers, young teachers coming out of the colleges to teach math, kind of the higherend math. And a lot of school districts have tried starting later in the day uh because there's a lot of data that says that students don't get enough sleep and um they start later in the day but it hasn't seemed to done it done agum bit of good because the issues with students sleep isn't really about what time they start but it's about what time they go to bed getting them off
061their devices and a lack of exercise are kind of the three main culprits that people think is the big problem with student performance that they're just sleepd deprived for those reasons. Um, I've got this kind of summarized. I'll pass out if anybody wants to, but I thought it was um worthwhile to go to both conferences. In my um in my place of employment, when you go to a conference, you have to tell everybody what it cost. It cost $1,776 for me to go to the WA conference. the PR everyone was free between the conference registration, the hotel and the mileage. Um I feel like it was an acceptable um expenditure for what I got and what I think can benefit us. So anyway, so guys remember we have broad and discretionary powers that fit state
062law, >> Right. But, um, I think that was going I think they're going to try to lobby to the to to the legislature to try to return local control where they can because it's becoming more and more of an issue in smaller districts. >> Michael, you mentioned student reps. Did you want any feedback from them on anything or do you want them to think about something and bring something back to you based on some of that experience? Ivy, what do you think >> about what >> are you overworked now as a student rep? >> I don't think so. >> You think it would be valuable for you and your fellow board reps to look at policy changes that we make that impact students directly like discipline and grades >> that your feedback could be valuable
063there? >> I think so. >> Okay. Another thing that some other districts are doing is that, you know, we always talk about, you know, how are the students that graduated here four or three years ago doing? Where are they? What are they doing? Are they are they at college? Are they in a trade? Are they working? Are they unemployed? Are they still living in the basement? I mean, you know, where are they? What are they doing? And some districts say that they use their board reps for that because you have older siblings and friends and you kind of have more hooks to know those things than us old people that don't stay connected in the same way. Anyway, I don't I mean no action, but let's just kind of consider that for future if that's
064okay. >> Thoughts on that? >> I I think it's a good idea. I've talked in the past about projects and doing some things like that and I've still, you know, talked to them about how we go about looking at doing something like that. So, that's still kind of on the periphery of how we go about, you know, engaging in something. So, okay. >> Thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Michael. Thanks for attending. >> All right. 86. We're going to go uh board meeting start times to it. >> Yep. So, just open discussion regarding the start time of our meetings. Um, I would like to consider the idea of maybe starting a six instead of seven. Um, I'd be open to any feedback or reasons why we shouldn't or I'm not thinking of or
065we just don't want to do that. I want to open up for conversation. >> Primary goal being to be able to end earlier. >> Correct. I'm okay with that. >> I uh think we should get this probably in front of Crystal and Haley as well. So maybe we could >> Yeah. I'm not taking a vote tonight on it. It's tonight's just a discussion point. Should we bring it to the board or an actionable item where we want over adjust? >> Our our our schedule requires us, you know, to obviously communicate with our community when we're doing that. We would still have plenty of time to do that whenever we decide to do that. That's something board want to adjust that we certainly can do that. I mean talk about um time you know you're talking
066about um days. I mean all those are up for conversation. Um, I'm not suggesting um that we we switch everything all at once, but uh since you're bringing up times, I was going to bring up eventually um we have a board meeting in is it January that for the first time and since I've been here, um no fault ofes, you didn't know that, but we have a high school basketball game scheduled on the same night as a board meeting night, a home high school basketball piece, which we don't normally have those conflicts. It's one of the evenings where it's just our boys playing, not the girls. Um, so it's one of those late edition non-conference games. Um, and so there'll be a conversation and we still have December to talk about it, but do we
067want to offset that and >> move that night? Um, we can't move it to the next day on Tuesday because that's home versus Finley, you know, schedule move that the earliest uh we could move that to following that meeting date would be that Thursday night. It's a business meeting. >> Not all. >> It is a business meeting. And again, we have the ability to do that. When we shift those times, this is separate than times because when you're shifting the day, it's out of that regular schedule. The only thing I come to you is we set our schedule and instead of saying, do we want to make changes to the agendas, we're not allowed to make changes on those nights because it doesn't follow our regular flow of things. So, I would just inform the
068board on those nights. We can't make any changes. But my suggestion is we look forward and I can bring it back to you next month. Let's talk about the times, but I want to also talk to you about do we want to change that specific meeting date to possibly that Thursday? Uh, and see how that works for the board. >> I think it makes sense. You're probably going to be going, right? I mean, be gone. Haley, I don't know. Michael, you in the games, right? >> I'd like to when I can. It's >> a home game that night. So, >> we're playing Lrand, right? >> Right. >> At the L Grand game, >> correct? >> Oh, that's a boys only, right? boys only for that night. But still, it's a home game here and it's
069just a conflict. So, I knew it was going to be a conflict for some of us. >> We should look at moving it. >> So, Thursday, >> I can come back next month when we talk time if you guys decide to make a vote on that and then we can adjust that meeting date and just see what that looks like for you guys. >> Good with that. >> Okay. No vote. private notes. Okay, >> moving on. >> Okay. Um, we are going to move on to policies. Want to remind you these are now second readings. Um, I'll work through this as quickly as I can, but uh, stop me if you'd like. Uh, remember the first one, two, three, four, five, six were in response to House Bill 1296. Um, and you can see the
070first four are critical. I want to bring to your attention that I brought to you reminder two policies that were not critical. They're in purple on my slide there. You can see up there because they're regarding the oath of office and ethical conduct for board members. Was it encode those as as critical, but I wanted to bring them to your attention because specific to board members on those. Um, the oath of office, as I talked to you last month about, they added a statement in there in uh the state of the laws of the state of Washington and ethical conduct. They just added some clerical pieces in those. So, I want to bring that to your attention. Um, the other other one, two, three, four policies, uh, you had two that were also deemed critical.
071Um, all very basic, very in favor of, not even what I consider in these four, uh, anything controversial. Um, I brought in two of myself. You can see that were just labeled as important because they were, uh, solid pieces that need to be made to non-discrimination. We get audits on those. Wanted to make sure up the latest on that one. The second one that was non-critical was revisions made. Um, it has to do with the WS state schoolboard standards. It's stuff that in our yearly document that we sign in August, it's already in line with and really the recruitment, selection, evaluation of staff, really the changes and adjustments in there, it's making the adjustments in those pieces basically saying the superintendent is the primary person and the roles that does those pieces which already aligns
072with our documents. So I thought it was important just to stay aligned with those. So, those are the one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10 policies. I'm suggesting we move forward. >> Pardon my ignorance. What is adrenal insufficiency? >> Um, we looked this up the other day. Um, it's, uh, gosh, Michael, uh, I feel bad now. I don't remember it, but we actually looked that up the other day. We were going through this. Um the nuances of that is has to do with the health plans that we have to have for students that have these instances. Um >> but it's a brand new procedure though. I mean we've never had it before. >> It's specific to students with that specific scenario. >> Um it's critical because again it's required. Uh our nurse
073in fact the reason I brought up because I've already talked with our nurse Carly, she's aware of it. We've already been operating under this already. So now we're just putting policy uh to match what we're already doing. Anyways, I got a question on the evaluation of superintendent. So as I recall, there was a couple of key dates throughout the year where things needed to happen and it was spelled out. I don't see this spelling that out. >> The key dates that we have to do that is based on my contract. about policy >> about policy that was the contract that was put before me almost eight years ago identifying dates and times we have my reminders to you is always a reminder based on that contract got >> that's not within there good question >>
074so really we're just evaluate it it lays out the criteria for the eight points of evaluation >> yes if you want to use that based on their state criteras and all those pieces >> so that's not how we've been doing it but we plan to do that moving forward >> you can if you would like in the past uh I've been giving you the goals, right? And then you guys check. So if you would like to move to that, I absolutely can. Uh I did that as a piece of that's what was agreed upon at the time. So if we shift and want to move to that, we can. >> We probably do, but let's let's have some conversation about it, too. >> Okay. >> I'm I can go either direction. >> Well, I just
075you know, I know your goals really line up with long-term strate strategic planning as well. goals have been set to the strategic plan, >> right? And that makes sense, but RCW says we need to do something different. So, I don't know. Let's >> all I would probably do is take those goals and stuff that you have within our strategic plan and align them to the eight categories. That's really what I would do is take the pieces that we already have in there and just divy them up. Here's where they fit within those categorical pieces. >> That's all I've got. Anything further on the 10 policies questions? We can take them all at once, right? >> Correct. >> Entertain a motion on the 10 second readings. >> Adopt. >> Right. Second reading. >> I'll make a
076motion for all 10. Second reading to adoption. >> I will second. >> Any further discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor? >> Ian. And moving forward to new business uh resolutions. So, first one is 2526-01. This is our annual, we do this every year, certification of our 2026 excess property taxes. Reminder, this is nothing new. This is actually the last year of our previous uh levy that was passed back in 2021 that began in 2022. Um, and so we are collecting on the last year for 2026. Following last month's conversation, we decided we'd maintain that same rate as 2025. The total collection rate there is in purple. Um, and so this is just something we have to put through each and every year. It's already been passed. There's nothing new we have to do. But
077because we we're capped out at that rate, we actually have to roll out what we actually collect. >> Entertain a motion. I'll make a motion we adopt resolution 2526-01 >> second discussion one we had a long conversation about last time I came back with the rates that you had asked for hearing none >> roll call vote roll Hi. >> Seems like we used to on resolutions, but do it then. >> All right, >> Michael. >> I Okay, it's unanimous. >> Okay. >> 252602. So, this is for the potential uh next EPN levy coming up for the February vote. We have an expiring EPO educational program. So I highlighted in purple the EPO levy again reminder it expires at the end of the 2026 year. Um and this replacement levy will be used to pay the
078expenses that are not fully funded by the state of Washington. Reminder EPO these are educational programs operations pieces just this is the general stuff that's not covered by the state that we use. These are people's salaries. These are programs. These are athletics. These are anything extracurricular, uh, drama, band, music, you name it. All those pieces that are not covered by the state of Washington, that's what these are covering. Um, reminder, uh, you asked us to come back at the same rates that we passed the last levy at, which is $3.30 per thousand of assessed value. Um, reminder that we don't set those final exact levy rates because those are adjusted based on the assessed value of our property. Um, but we're going to be going and asking our voters for the same 330 that we
079asked for back in 2022. >> Should say mowing the lawn in there somewhere, Todd. The state doesn't pay for that. >> It does. >> Equipment or the labor. >> It does not >> fertilizer or the irrigation or anything. >> So, what the language you're seeing in there is the exact language you're seeing going in there. You're limited to the number of characters that you can put in there. So, this was the write up you're seeing right there was done by a bond and levy attorney. I wish I could add a lot more, but uh you can only literally put so many letters in there. >> A motion. >> I'll make it. >> I'll second. Okay, discussion. >> One of the um Can I talk again for a little bit, please? Genie, I went to a
080pitch that that Genie made. They're a little different than us. They're bigger and they have about $3 billion of assessed value in their district and we have a a whopping, you know, 850 million or 900 million. >> Amazon just came into their place of adjusted their taxes, >> but but they ran three things on the same ballot. They had an EPNO and a technology and a new building and everybody voted the same on all three and they got like 58%. So the first two passed but the third one didn't and um most people said well we didn't know that we needed 60% on that third thing. You know we didn't know that. And of course we don't have that problem this time. But the other thing that they did is that to translate it to
081our community, they got Mike Wickstrom to say a little piece about fire protection in the community and all that. And they got um the athletic director to say a little bit about what they use it for. And they got one of the building principles to talk about it. And they got a couple old-timers to talk about it. and they had this, you know, video on their website so people could watch it and see these local community people who they knew said, you know, this is why we're asking for it and this is why we need it. And so when they came back the next year and they just had one item on the ballot, you know, the new, you know, the 65 million to build a new building to buy some land and remodel two
082other buildings, it passed really easily. And they said a it was the only thing on the ballot and b we got some other people involved and it wasn't just the school people talking about it again. It was pretty interesting summary how they did it. >> I lost track. Did we vote on that one? >> We have not yet. >> Yes. >> I >> Oh, sorry. Any further discussion? >> That was Sorry. >> Make sure you didn't have more. >> No, no, that was more than enough. Maybe too much. >> Dad. >> Hi, >> Michael. >> Hi, >> Brad. Hi. >> Moving on to the last resolution. So, this one is really the debate uh after last month's conversation. This was again resolution. I'm bringing to you 2526-03 2526-04. I have two in front of you.
083Um we're seeking to approve one of the two. So, I'm bringing for bringing before you one I'm hoping to approve and one I'm hoping you will not approve. Um and highlights, you asked me to bring back the um this is our capital tech levy. Again, this we have an expiring levy coming out with our technology piece. We have one that's 2026 in it's a four-year replacement capital technology levy. I'll show you the specific taxes in the next one. Uh but this over the last uh four years, Andrew, correct me if I'm wrong, we've been collecting $425,000 a year to support technology across the district. Again, these are it's the Chromebooks, it's the infrastructure, it's the switches, it's the software, it's all the things that are um dare I say sexy and not sexy, right? The
084things that you see, the things that are behind the walls. Um and so with that, we came back and had a conversation about, well, with the cost of doing business, we better increase that a little bit. That same switch and that same Chromebook four or five years ago doesn't cost the same. So we went and went from 425 to the two I'm bringing before you is 450,000 you can see for uh the 252603 and the 475,000 for 25264. That's the only difference between the two is the amount collecting. If you go to the next slide that actually gives you the breakdown of the rates per thousand um that we would collect on 03 you can see the in white that's 20 uh 425,000 that's what we're collecting u in 2026 and then the next four
085would be laid out you can see if we collected 450,000 that'd be 32 cents and down to 31 cents reminder that goes down because your assessed value goes up and those are estimated costs We like to beat those costs. In fact, nine times out of 10, we always beat those costs because we we estimate very conservatively on those pieces. For the next 104, you can see is 475,000. So, the difference between the first and the second one is 25,000. Between the second 104, the difference is 50,000. And you see the rates per thousand. What that would look like two cents per thousand consents. >> Why could we not decide? I mean, >> it was we were going back and forth between, you know, >> well, what are those rates that we want? Andrew started having
086questions. He was going back uh really he was Andrew's gone back. I mean, I'm sure if you asked him, he'd tell you, but he started going back looking at, all right, what are the projects we got coming up? What are the things that are coming up that we need to look at? Can we start getting quotes? what are those things actually cost that we'll have to carry out uh either on an annual basis or is there something new that we've got coming up on that? So, Andrew, do you want to speak to any of that? I can add just a little bit of context and information there. So, um, anytime I talk about the levy, the just to acknowledge the support of the community and their continued support over the last 25 years for the
087levy has just been amazing and allowed us to really get to where we are today, making sure that the infrastructure is where it's at. But you know that that one on the left kind of gives us the uh some of the increases that are coming in Chromebook changes and a new phone system that's going to be expiring in the next four years. Um but the one on the right really takes you to the next level and starts to think about the uh the intercom system. uh the old intercom system that's now about 30 years old integrates well with the old phone system, but a newer phone system may have trouble integrating with an with an older intercom system. And so that next level really takes us to upgrading that system for uh greater compatibility, greater
088reach, uh and that really allows for those emergency notifications to go go across districtwide. And uh it goes back to our core elements that we're trying to do here. Uh protecting student safety. Um upgrading our Chromebooks to provide the uh the best education experience for our kids with our new online curriculum assessments and uh again just tying everything back to cyber security with the recent attacks that the districts are experiencing. That just puts us in a better spot to protect our data, student data, staff data, district data. So the one on the right puts us in the in the best possible position to handle any situation that may arise. Um one on the left is a more conservative approach if we want to be pulled off a little bit some of that intercom project. Hopefully
089find a way to try to integrate the older system. But that's just an older system goes the parts and pieces are harder and harder to get replaced. So one on the right is the more proactive approach so that we're in a better position in the long run. >> There any questions before we deliberate on this one? >> Question just more comment. I mean our that's what it was before right? >> Yeah. So what that 10% I mean everything has gone up that is inflation alone. I mean literally just inflation. So we're not able to do as much as we before with that same amount of money. And the last thing we want to do I think we want to do is to keep this program stagnant and we got to continue to grow it otherwise
090it's going to get stagnant. So the same dollars are the same now. So I think we have to I mean I would propose the 475 keep that that growth and you'd be happy with 475 and you'd be okay with 450, right? I like your comment. >> I probably didn't articulate it well, but >> the difference of two cents per thousand on my assessed value of my house and property and shop and all that is about $9.50 a year. about the price of a cheap fast food meal. The the McDonald's value meal, burger, fries, drink. To me, it's so little it's not even worth worrying about. I think it's good investment. It's investment in what we need to keep growing. We don't grow our technology, we're going to be left behind. you know, saying we got
091to do the $14,000, you know, program for you, but it's many things a lot that, you know, if we don't have the funds to do it, we're going to get stagnant. >> So, looking for um a vote on 03 and 04 because I'm bringing them both before you. So, one we need to shoot down and one we need to approve. I would vote to reject 03 and put 04 on the approval list >> probably one by one. >> Yeah. So let's just do the rejection first of all three >> that. >> So I will second 03. >> Are we roll calling or >> we did the others? Say I on rejection. >> Motion two. >> I >> Michael >> I on rejection of bill three. >> I four. >> Make a motion to support it
092as written. >> I'll second. I >> Okay, we'll move forward with resolution 252603. Um, we will be taking those to the county prior to December 12th to submit and I'll follow up with you next month. >> Awesome. >> New business. as part of the that whole piece you're going to see beginning in February. Um it's I guess fortunate that um I believe you'll see a lot of districts going out all at the same time Richlands College place you got a lot of folks around us uh going out going out to the polls again these are just replacement levies of those pieces replacement EPO replacement technology um and as required four years ago was the first time we had to do this RC CW 29A 32 280 we have to propose um and um a for
093and against committee that's new part of the public we have to do we've advertised on Facebook our website and parents squared went out saying we were looking for folks on that and um on the district pro committee we did have uh Haley Worlinger um came forward asked to I don't know if you even knew that that she uh came forward wanted to um propose the uh procons for the um levies. Um the con committee I have not been able to find anyone yet. I've begun working the phones. Um I will continue to work on that. We still have through December 12th uh to make that appointment. Um so I will continue to work on that. I have not been able to find anyone yet that has stepped up that wanted to do that. side. I
094am actively seeking that. I know it sounds strange, but it's required. We actually have to go out and find someone that wants to write a statement against it. And so, I'm working to to try and find that. >> If we don't find that person, are we forced to take that rabid anti-ax guy from the west side or not? >> Um, the rules have changed on that. So, the rules have changed this last year. um that the person that puts together your procon uh committee statements um would be required to be a voting member within your community. >> So >> we could just not have one. I mean you may not be able to find one. >> Yeah. So tonight I'm asking you to approve the appointment that we have here because this actually has to
095be approved by the board that also goes to the county. So this is look I'm looking for approval on this. Um, and if I come up with the con, I will communicate to the board about any action we might be able to take prior to that to make that happen. So, it's something I I would like to find if we can um because I think it it does work for us that you know someone to represent that. >> So, >> okay. So, you need action on >> on the appointment of of the Yep. >> Okay. Entertain a motion >> or just consensus? >> You guys good? >> Yeah. >> Good. Are you going to help your mom Ivy? >> If she asked me to. >> Okay, good. You good, Michael? >> Defenses. Yeah, we're good.
096All good. >> Okay. Appointment. Okay. Board calendar review. December 15th is our next meeting. Remember, we have to move that up because of uh our early school's out on the 19th. We weren't going to do a board meeting after school's out. Um so that next meeting is in the middle of the month. It's interesting if it was a little bit before that we all county measures have to be in by the 12th. So that any topic suggestion you want to bring up for next month? I'll have a follow up on many things, but if there's anything outside of the calendar pieces that we have, I'll have that on there. >> You guys got anything? >> Good. >> Thank you. Yeah. All right, we're journ. >> Thanks for being here. >> Thank you for having >>
097Appreciate it. Oh, we got the scooter going. >> I had the hardware put in last year. Taking out. >> Oh, >> got to go through it twice, huh? >> Oh, yeah. >> Thank you, Andrew. >> Thank you. Y >> talk tomorrow. Thank you again. >> Where's your car at? >> In the parking lot. My mom said she got her keys out. >> Okay, good. Good night. >> Thank you. >> I'll collect it tomorrow. >> Okay. Anything? something. >> Okay. >> Leave you alone. >> Answer. >> Well, I was going to say our reception up there is not very good. >> Okay. I have Wi-Fi calling set up so it will go through a text. >> Yeah. >> Double check and make sure I think so.