001Call the meeting to order. Daniel, please to the republic nation and liberty and justice for all. Okay. I will ask for the approval of minutes for the March 17th and April 3rd special meeting. Second move and second to approve the uh regular meeting on March 17th and the special meeting on April 3rd. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. All oppose passes corrections or additions to the agenda. We have one under consent agenda H 2005 2026 school calendar first reading action slash table Saturday, second. [Music] We do it before. You want it before the executive session? do that. Exactly 10. Yeah. [Music] Was that everything? Okay. Uh, welcome audience. Positive comments. You have two seconds to get ready. Go consent agenda. Uh FFA state overnight trip request. Yes, you're up. Okay. Excuse we can
002do it a little later. Just make sure. Okay. just make sure it's not a whole lot of information, but that's okay. Um, so state convention is May 8th through 10th. Um, there's I have 18 kids that are registered to go and then no, quick math, 10 of them are want to stay overnight. So, the top four girls want to stay just one night Thursday night because that's all they can do. And then the other six are wanting to stay Thursday, Friday night, come home Saturday. I figured it was worth it to do the two nights instead of the three since we're only about an hour or so away for Saturday. um they're planning on participating in milk quality CCM farm business management and then a communications possibly if the scheduling works out because I know
003that there's conflict with conduct of chapter meetings but we're going to try and get them involved. So yeah, any questions? So, have the kids qualified? What type? Is there any qualifications for state convention? The one that they did qualify for was conduct conduct of chapter meetings. The other three are you go and compete at state. So, they don't have to qualify. Okay. This is in Poland, right? Yeah, this one's in Poland. Oh yeah, I forgot to add that on there. Yeah, they stay in the dorms at Wu. Daniel asked and I was like, I think it's still Okay. Yeah. They got it switched back from Tri Cities, which is nice. Yep. And uh male chaperone is that one. I am still figuring that out. Yes. I have like a room for them on the list
004when I registered, but I just put a random name in there because I don't have anyone at the moment. FFA state overnight request as presented. Second. It's been moved and seconded to approve the state convention overnight uh trip as presented. All in favor say I. I. Thank you. Passes. Thank you. Surplus list. Okay. This is the um gym equipment which is the universal weight room, the Nordic treadmill. Um and then we also have two vehicles. We have the Ford 2012 Ford Fusion. Um which is going to cost more to fix than it's worth. Um and then the Thomas 2014 Thomas bus. I believe that was and Randy has a he's still here if you want to talk to them. He has a inspection at the end of May. So, he's just really wanting to get
005that Thomas bus off of his books. Any questions? Entertain a motion. We approve the consent agenda item 6B surplus. Second. We move a second to approve the consent consent agenda 6B surplus various items as presented. All in favor say I. I. All [Music] oppose. Middle school track coach. It's just a stipen for the middle track coach Jeff Gates and it's for $2,693. Is there a second? It's been moved and seconded to approve consent agenda 6C uh middle school 2025 head track coach Mr. Gates. All in favor say I. All oppose Zula children's theater titus for $139. Yeah, this is normally a $539 stipen. She has asked to give $400 to make for that second motion. I move that we approve the force to Cody Titus for $19. We move a second to approve consent agenda
0066D uh theater stipen Cody Titus $139. All in favor say I. I policy 3205 and 32051. Okay, these uh these policies were updated in 2023 a couple years ago and then this summer uh they were updated again under 3205 the difference between um this 20 just between this what was done last summer and what was done the year before. Um under definitions for it comes to the point on term sexual harassment. Um both of that both that paragraph and the paragraph below it deals with sexual harassment title N821 19056. Those are additions those are additions to the policy that approved two years ago. And then on the second page, um, under investigation and response, there was some added language there, too. I didn't really think it changed much, but they've added some language to it.
007And this is this is only I just want to let you know that going through and comparing it to the 2023 edition. This is changes on that one. Okay. Um on P1 there is a 3205P. That's the procedure and this is an addition to that. It does not this is my understanding it doesn't replace the 3205. This is an addition. That's why they call it P1. And so uh just about all the language in this last part is all and this is mostly about filing agreements. the uh the 3205P is the procedure that the school has to use, you know, with anything associated with sexual discrimination, sex based harassment and 32051 is dealing with the same policy that outlines a grievance procedure. We don't have a 32051 at a 3205. Yeah, we just have right
008now we just have 3205 and 3205D. And so this is a there were some changes on the 3205 that I just shared with you. And the 3205 P1 is additional first reading. just the first I confess that I actually didn't understand I thought it was we don't have to approve any questions for Doug on these two items you guys Okay. Moving on. Uh, Phil, middle school teaching position. Okay. Um, I was advised that it's a really good idea to get all items like this in the minutes so that you know public knowledge refer to it. And um, our was HD Becker's resignation. Our plan right now is to fill it with. So that's to notify you and I guess take action on it, but we're not going to we're not going to go outside that
009we're and then the other part to that is um before spring break, not the not the week before spring break, but the week before that um Tanya and Teresa met and came up with a document that's on this in your packet. It's called the state of the union. Find it. Yeah. Okay. This is um and this is you know trying to be transparent with everybody and we went over this with um all the certified and all the classified personnel and this was to explain to them um share with them basically our financial condition in more specific detail. So they so it was just kind of out there. It's good for us to to look at it, too. And so, um, you want to do this or I'll get You're good. Okay. State of the Union,
010we started out by, um, going over the current monthly operating budget averaging about 287,000. Our current monthly portionment, our revenue is 260. So, they can see there was a deficit there. uh shared some information about how we're funded for 12.3 certified staff at X amount of money, 72,000 and that we're currently funded for 4.267 classes. I shared with them also that we we had 15 almost 15 certified staff and um we're all where staff go off and the classified staff we had I think 13 classified transportation is separate to a point transportation I'm trying to explain this better than I can it's still part of our aortionment but we do get some transportation money that does help pay salad that doesn't pay for it. We were still overstaffed on that. And I explained to them
011that the session there, you know, when we talked about this, we still had about four or five weeks left to go in the session, legislative session. Explain to them that the session ends this Sunday. And from what I heard today, they they seem like they believe that they're going to end it on Sunday. It won't be an extended session. Good. I guess um we explained to him that FTE right now we're sitting at 77 students. Um and we have a pretty good graduation class and so our anticipated enrollment next year. Right now is 69. Since we shared this with them, we had lost one obviously down to 68 students. But right now we're pretty good. And that that gives us that gives us 18 in the high school, right? 18 in the high school. Uh
012then we shared with them other things that impact our budget cost of insurance. You can see there cost insurance projected to go up from 57,000 2023 to up to 150,000 for the 2526 year. And then for levy cap, we explain to them how our levy works. We used to get our levy. You guys all know this. I'm telling lots of right now. I just started staff. We used to get our money based on perceptive value. That's how we got over 600,000. And then when they changed it to when came in, they changed it to you had to take the lesser two revenue sources. One was excess value and the other one was the the amount of money that you received per per people. And we were and you're kind of you have to take the
013lease and so we had to take the lease which $250 per $2.50 for per student. And so our levy went down, you know, over 600,000 down to about 259,000. We ran a levy for 400,000 hoping that the uh that the legislature would change, but it doesn't appear that they're going to. Our reserve fund, share with them what it was in 2000 and where it's at now. Um explain to them that the board goal was to keep a cash reserve of 15%. which is up around $600,000. And that that allows us to have two months two months in reserve to pay bill staff, you know, everything everything that's part of our operating budget. I also shared with them that if you get down below 10% uh the ESD can get involved and if you get down
014below like five 6% then the state can get involved. And there are and that's called going into binding condition initials and there are more than one school county this year that next year are going to be in binding conditions which means that the ESD and the state comes in and my understanding is kind of tells you where you're going. You lose local control when you get to that point it's kind of a big deal. um about 600,000 would give us two months security payroll bills. Uh boards are this this could take two years. Um and so so basically what we shared with them is that our goal is to try to jump this close to making $200,000 and that and that's what we shared with them share with them and we wanted that to reflect
015their staff and shared with you but the big thing is um is a is a middle school teaching position because if you were going to go outside you need to do Any questions from Doug? Is that something we have to vote on? Is it just information? I never done it before, but I think I think it's an accident that you approved you approved this sh from within your decision. I talked to several superintendents and they're all the same. Make sure you get everything. We have to approve this too. So we approve just we approve it position in the house. Second move and second to approve Senate agenda six bill position from all in favor I all oppose passes okay move board meeting we just trying to talk here want to know if you would consider
016moving your board meeting next month's board meeting about a week is going to be gone complex So if it's possible to move it up to move it. Okay. So throw that out there if you're willing to do fine. Is it fine with everybody? Yeah. You want a motion for that being done? Yeah. Make a motion. Move the May board meeting for next month to May 12th, 2021. Second move and second to approve consent agenda 6G. Move the May board meeting to May 12th as presented. All in favor say I. I. All uh 2526 calendar. This is uh this is my fault that I wasn't on the because every year every school year in April so I'm behind this is the proposed calendar um matches up with potential calendar and I believe Teresa spent a lot
017more time up than I did and make sure it kind of matched up with St. John in the is that right? Yeah, we I after talking to Trisha, we wanted to make sure that our uh PD days were the our early releases were the same just in case that we share some resources for those. And I believe that just what that is gives us a thumbs up. Yep. Is any gonna start? Are they St. I didn't count to start with the same thing and all that. Yes. And there is also talk of the first of the year PD being all Whitman County and bringing somebody in because we're all in the same place kind of in the financial aspect of that and everybody at ESDs and all those entities are starting to say, "Hey, we
018cost this much. We cost and not doing this free stuff so much anymore." So, anybody have any questions about the 2526 school calendar? I I'll be honest. I didn't look at the perpetual calendar. I said we're getting two weeks in and and it lined up good. I was come back on Friday. Next year we'll see. Mr. Smith, you want to be real careful. I know about changing from the perpetual. It has caused heartburn in the past. I have heard that. Um, okay. There actually might be one issue just looking at it. Okay, that's uh November 11th. I'm betting they're going to actually take the 11th off and not the 10th. Isn't that always fall on actual Veterans Day? If Veterans Day is during the week, that's a good question. That's a great question. And that's
019why he's our history teacher. I think it's only a three-day weekend if it falls Tuesday, November 11th. So, that would be the only thing. So, are you proposing then that they have four days off their No, I'm just saying the 10th will be a school day. Oh, because the 11th is a like the 10th won't be a federal holiday. Gotcha. So, we'll have school on the 10th, no school on the 11th, half day on the 12th. Correct. Because the federal holiday always falls on the 11th. I wonder. Okay. Make a motion to approve it with that change. Yes, sir. All right. We're going to find out. I move that we approve the school calendar with the uh change of the veterans today school out on the 11th on Veterans Day. Is there a second? Second
020move and second to approve the 2526 cross school district calendar with the change from November 10th to the 11th for Veterans Day release. All in favor say I. I opposed. Thank you. There it is. Passes. uh communications to the board capital. Okay. On capital on your packet on your packet there split cost. This means we've already had a change order started there. Um but it did save us some money talking about the city split. So, we kind of stayed on it and it um and it did save us some money and it's actually going to save us some grease in return into our building. The the original HBAC plan was to use a fan coil system with our existing hot and cold water that we were going to have to run piping from the boiler
021room in through the buildings, you know, up into there. So, it was going to be it was going to be some demo or some construction and then looking and then the mini split option um would save us that that problem with going into the building. Plus, it was going to it's going to save us $6,000. So, I went ahead and approved that today. The original HBAC cost $57,000 almost $58,000 with the mini split. is down to $51,000 which actually brings the cost of the project down from $56,000 down to 4989. So it does save us about it saves us $6,240. It's pretty hard on the restock fee, but that restock fee for original size materials. That's four grand negotiated or is that that's just it is what it is. That's pretty empty. You know, there's
022only 700 square feet in that whole and I was just shocked with the original one. They said with all the turns and the depth it's going down across it's not that's why they said I don't know that seems pretty well we need to know if they actually purchased talk about restock that means already purchased it was sitting there or somewhere. I I think that you just have need to ask that question because I mean 3,800 bucks 3,800 bucks. I've been ask Marshall explained it to us. He didn't explain that they had to get out of that contract. I'm assuming that it was already um the other thing is um is the starting date is still up in the air. Um I talked to Greg and Marshall. I talked to Angelo again today. There was a
023when this you guys know the scenario about the city hiring two two outside agencies, one in Spokane and one was to do the planning review and the other was to do the building permit part. Um on the building permit part, they wouldn't issue us a building permit until we made some revisions. And the revisions in my understanding not had to do with the with the with the location of the firewalls at the end of the home. The um on the top end up there. Um we had it set up so that we were going to be able to keep the windows that we had just purchased when we did the wind room. It's really expensive, custom made, heavy windows and um and the the filling in the structure to three wanted and two wider than
024the original drawing was. And by making it wider, it was going to make it wide enough to have to take that window out. So that that's why Greg the initially up it that way have to move that window. had to we had to redo those drawings, make it a wider entrance. So, we're going to have to take that window out of the so um and so they sent it back to the architect Greg last week. He had his draftsman and they kind of went back and forth on it for a while and they looked good and so placing the Olympics and so he uh they just decided to so they they rewrote the drawings back up and submitted it to them and then I talked to Angela today. She got this she got the drawings
025today. They sent it over to Olympia. Alicus W3 said it would be seven to 10 days before before they you could guarantee that they would have a response. Tanya has gone down and paid for the building permit which normally my understanding is is paid for by the contractor and so um but Greg just said if you want if you're okay with it just write paperwork. So you need to have that part you don't have to chase that down. So Tanya Chase did go down to pay for that. And they they also sent us an invoice for the for the that was $3,200. Yeah. The building permit paid for it because that's what we originally thought was holding it up. Yes. It wasn't on that. And then that extra sheet that you guys got they handed
026you was um that AP was just rent today. Oh. There's two permits. One is the building permit for the 2147. So, um, we're now it's back in in the W3. As soon as they approve the plan, they'll send it back to us. And Angela said she'll get the building permit up. And then Mark has said once once we have possession of the building permit, then we'll start. So, back up. So, we are we're going to have to take that window. Yeah. It's not the big one. It's the right one next to it, but it's So that's going to cost us more. Okay. We just don't know if that Well, you have that conversation with the architect. Okay. Realized that was not. So I think we can have that conversation whether we win or not. Remember
027when you lost just being quite honest. We will. Yeah. I think we're going to be buying another one. That's what I'm thinking today. That's all it has for capital. Okay. safety. Well, we're still the big thing that's going on right now with the emergency management training is the uh is the planning for the active shooter training demonstration that ended it this summer and they're asking all the schools in the county to be involved and I mean we're doing training every month and now they changed it just up today. So for so for the rest of the it's going to happen I think so right now and then Teresa met with with the PS two weeks ago and they went through all of our protocols organizing set up Okay, great. Is that all for safety? Okay,
028moving on to technology. Nothing new to report. Athletics. So, junior high started games today. Baseball played, they lost 127. Track was down at Pomeray for their first meet. Uh, seven kids doing track, three in baseball. High school baseball should finish up next week. They won't make the playoffs. Right now, we've got several. I think there's four, maybe five for state track if everything plays out the way it should. And state uh golf, we look like we have one potentially that'll qualify, but they're from St. John. So, um, otherwise, I gave you the information for the year. Um, this is just the rough data, everything, who did what sports. You can kind of look that over and let me know if you have any questions. Participation rate overall, junior high was really good. Um, high school
029we were about 50% participation rate. I don't see any great ways to bring that number up. A lot of kids that aren't playing sports aren't going to play sports no matter what we tell them. Um, the ones that are coming up to high school, it's going to be one that does sports and one that doesn't just based off of who the kids are. So, I don't see major changes there. I think it'll probably drop a little bit just based off the conversations I've had unofficially with kids that aren't going to play just because of how the year went. But, um, yeah. So, that's kind of what the numbers are if you want to look them over and ask me any questions. have any questions for Mr. Legislating policy update. Um we had we're getting down
030to the this is the last week so we had a we zoom with Dan Steel and all the superintendents in Eastern Washington. One of the concerns I have and I haven't been able to get an answer yet. They talked about it quite a bit, but they didn't really answer anybody's questions had to do with how many schools are going to get funded on that list. Right? We have the planning grant that we got to 33,000 and 73 on a list of 76. And um and when you ask them questions, they just talk about whether it's 400 million or they never say how far it's going to go or um the one thing that I did learn today that I hadn't heard before is that it appears that the the additional $6 million, you know, they
031were talking very high likelihood that's going to be cut. So instead of having the option of pumping from 6 million to 12 million. Um from the way it looked today, it didn't look like that was probably going to happen, probably going to stay at 6 million. I still don't have any idea if we're going to get funded or not. And if we don't get funded this go back on the list again, but that's two more years down the road. Um, I think another thing that came up today with the funding is that is that the is that if you if you are awarded there's what they call a scap, which is small with the school construction approval. And if you if you pass a bond, which most people can't nowadays, if you pass a bond
032for whatever like $20 million, $30 million to build a new school or whatever, then you can also apply for staff. And they said today that if that if you if you are granted the grant on the small sto construction, there's very high likelihood that you can apply for scat money and that would help soften the cushion of losing the other six million. The problem with the scat money, the way it was explained today is it's a reimbursement. And so you have to spend the money first and then you get it reimbursed. And if you're talking two or three million, that's a lot to choke on. And so I I don't know. I can't say for sure. I totally understand it. So I'm probably not trying to explain to us today that um if you get
033the grant, then you can apply for scat money. But the way it's written up right now, which would be really tough for you pass and you have to pass. You got to talk with the money. But so is this like a written agreement that they're going to give you the money or is this say we are you're hoping? Yeah. Well, that's you already spent the money. Yep. Exactly. It's a little scary. Yeah. A little bit. A little bit. I don't know. But the I guess the only good news is we'll probably open by Sunday. Sounds like it's not like they're going to be able to do it. Um sped in and Mock funding a very slight movement. I think the MOC they said there going to add another $35,000 per student. $35 $35,000. $35. Okay.
034Take the $35,000. $35. $35. $35 per student. 2500 bucks for us. They're lifting special ed. Also, they're adding to the percentage of special there's no cap at all. That's what I understood it. Oh, really? We were captained. Well, last year's 15% this year was 16%. So, no captain, we have 17 18% kids. One good one good thing did come about it is it appears it appears very very likely that they're going to allow schools that did transition to kindergarten this year to be funded at the same level the next year regardless of how many kids you have so you can at least run their program but you might not kids right now we're funded for 2.7 we had 2.7 kids this year that's what the formula came out to and so that's what we would
035funded. That's not final, but it appears that and so we would at least be able to run the program and we would need some money, you know, for probably not not we probably won't get a portion if they're over if there's over. It's not considered part of basic. So, it's kind of a complicated kind of thing. Uh they also said to this is a Dan Steel quote the percentage of the legislative budget um for education is at the lowest that has been I think since 42% 42% of the legislative budget goes to education that was frustrating for everybody because that's supposed to be the duty of the state education. So it's um it's kind of frustrating. Um it was it was a it was a lot of time in time and efforts spent on like
036you can imagine on social issues this year at the legislature that govern schools. Um so that I don't have I don't know how that's going toffect you. Did talk about there was a lot that were so important. One thing that will affect us. It appears that the drawing there's a a potential to change how we get our portion running. So instead of like one month instead of getting like 7% we may get 8%. And then a month where we get 9% normally we get seven. I mean if you change the down impact her house they're just unloading everything. So you're going to get your largest percentage in July and August. Like right now we do we July is our biggest enforcement month. We get like at least 12 and a half% in July. Well now
037they're going to do that amount in July and August which means the other months are going to be less which we have a fun balance. So curious, but that's especially for a lot of large schools, they're really concerned about that because they're just paycheck to paycheck. Um, and another good reason not to let our fund now drop. Yeah, because that does that's been the biggest I've just listened to several sessions. The school's extremely upset about that and concerned just because they're going to be borrowing to get in here. and then get the rest of the portion in the very last two months which is our summer months too. So our usually our spending is a little bit less than one in August. Um another pretty big thing um is that the school districts that do
038a combination of inbuilding instruction and online instruction we call AL education. Um there's a there's a it looks like there's a very high likelihood that those schools are going to get cut 33% of their online enforcement which which could impact how anxious some schools are in the future to get involved in that and that is something that Teresa and I and Bonnie have talked about is financially like Starbucks down here school they several times more kids on their online program than they do in the building. And it but it's money coming into their district and so if this goes through I don't know nobody can explain the rationale behind it but it seems pretty likely that ament for the on the online part. So that may impact you know what in Arkansas but it is
039something that once we got through this year and in fact we had made arrangements for the superintendent storm much progress and but we decided to wait until the legisl because it is something that it is something that there are schools for additional business development. Um, one good thing that came about, one good thing that came about is a is a transportation funding for non school buses, vans and suburbans. And uh, it appears it's going to go through and it appears right now that the person's not going to have to have any additional training. You don't you're not going to have to have like a bus driver's license, just drive the super train. That doesn't go into effect for over another year. So it won't go effect two months next year. Doesn't go into effect until
040September 1st, 2026. We can use transportation funding to purchase these things. Yes, that's you can use it foration. You can use it to haul students and stuff. They I have not heard anything yet. I know that was supposed to be in the bill is that you could use transportation money or just other vehicles, but nobody said word about it. The big thing was that you would get reimbured for kids with the suburban pick up right now. We're not getting anything. Well, because we use our we don't usually pick up kids for and stuff. So, with that, it's usually our athletics and off of our athletics. It's only crowds school. Yes. And then the the TK thing which is good is that um they're not accepting new schools. There's a waiting list right now. They're just
041hoping schools will drop it so that these other schools get started. So the fact that we started it last year is actually we we got in the right time. It's not a lot of that 2.7. It's not huge, but but at least we're N and Jowski are the ones that run a lot of those. They're both really smart, really good, I think. And and they they were really frustrated today. They felt that this session was one of the most unsupporting of educational issues and felt that there was a lot. They sense that there was a lot of anti-education sentiment by legislators mostly in the sense of not trusting schools and um and everybody's test scores are not going up and so they were one of the comments that Dan shared today with several quotes by
042legislators is that um test scores are going down so they're not doing a very good job and that was kind of a statewide just kind of a general throw out question or statement. And they also um but one of the biggest issues that was kind of was kind of disappointing was um didn't have much to do with education. had one of those social issues and part of the strong feelings you know both sides of all these issues they felt possibly causing some anti-education also they couldn't see a connection at all without the increase of all the social stuff in fact they couldn't make that correlation you know and I'm just and I'm just starting with Dan Right. Long side. See, there were a couple superintendents on that Zoom. Doug shared the Zoom with me, so
043I was listening to um that they were talking about the housing that they've spent more money on housing issues than they are on education. And when you talk about the 42% was in 2019, it was 51%. It's never been 51% again. And they were all saying it should never have gone dropped to 51%. But we're here again. Housing. You're saying housing. I'm assuming that they're talking about all kinds of different, you know, different social things that they're focusing on instead of education. Yeah. There were two other things. any uh move on to the principal's report. All right. Criterion one leadership team has been working hard at helping me put together mass master schedule. Their perspectives have been great. Um I think I have a draft to share with them tomorrow. We'll see how that goes.
044Um, like Doug said, we're projecting 18 right at the moment. At high school, we're if a house sells, we're going to lose two more. So, that'll be down to 16 at the high school. The tricky part of high school scheduling is Mr. Gage teaches two two classes, two grades at a time, the way he teaches English and history. So, there's half of your high school in this class. So, you've only got eight, nine kids to put amongst the whoever's left. So, it gets to be a little bit creative. Um, I did interview all the high school students and talk to some of the staff about what could be offered and then I'm going to plan on getting the draft out tomorrow's leadership team. And if there aren't any big red flags, we'll we'll roll a
045draft out to staff on Wednesday. um some changes uh made the decision to go middle school math to second to the secondary math teacher because we don't have that many students. Um so we'll only have one math teacher in secondary level and Haley's as earlier Haley's position will be filled internally and then next steps do some empathy interviews. I want to hear from students that are leaving us what we can do better. I think that's valid especially that big class. Um, safety we kind of covered a little bit. Dan and Jason came out and spent a couple hours with me. I took every piece of paper that I had that looked like safety stuff and I dumped it on the table in there and I said, "What do I need? What do I not need?"
046And help me with this. And they were really good about um, don't worry about a comprehensive safety plan yet. That's that's something in the future. Let's teach you how to do drills first and then we'll work our way to that. and they were really good with that and that's the way it should be. Um, I was getting lost in the weeds, so to say, and I don't need that to happen. Um, uh, next step, stop the bleed training. Um, I'm planning to do that in the fall for everyone. I think that was very pointed at the active sugar tabletop exercise that we're not going to have help. So, we need, everybody needs to know how to do some of that stuff. Uh, Mr. Curtis changed some locks. We said that last time. Um Dan and
047Jason assured me I don't need to do that lockdown drill and without a recess until I'm confident in all the other ones. So um it was really good to have them out um collaborating with poster counseling and possibly Lisa Thompson. Um she's a local woman that might be able to come in and help us with some group work on the mental health end of things. Um, and then I I went to that active shooter scope and planning meeting. Um, drills in June. The next meeting is this Thursday, but I have a conflict. So, I think Mr. Curtis is going to attend. Uh, planning with data hasn't changed a lot since last month. Uh Stephanie Dietrich is out here this Wednesday for our PD and she's the MTSS guru from ESD and we're going to sit
048down and talk looking at my 135year plan if you'll let me and and uh see where we need to go next. Um, looking at some of the data, uh, we have the Dibbles is kind of being used right now as a box checker for title lab and I'm not a box checker. So, uh, we need to look at that and see if there's something else you can't do. And our next step is what are we using that data for? Are we using it? And how can we use it better if we are uh, criteria three aligning curriculum? Uh, math. Mark's going to teach another illustrative math lesson this week for me to observe and see how it looks. Um, he's going to teach it in his class of two so I can see what it
049looks in his smallest class size. And then science, I got a quote from mystery science and Tanya and I haven't had time to talk curriculum at all, but we already use it in some of the elementary classrooms. Um, I actually uh in my last job that was what we were going to do, K8. Um, and they they I talked to the lady about kits. You can't order the kits in less than 30 students, but we could use it for five years if we had six kids a year for five years. So, we'll look at those numbers. Tanya and I are looking at those numbers, but we have been making some progress thinking about what we can do. Illustrative math is free. We don't have there's no charge for it. Um, and I'm looking at a
050new structure where Mr. Starring would teach an elementary science class. Seventh period, like let's say Katie Xaring is Mondays, she comes to with her class and the two of them do science together that last period of the day. Then on Tuesdays would be Mrs. Heaton's class and then on Wednesdays would be so at least one day a week they're getting science. Not that they don't. I have great teachers, but it would be great to bring them up to the lab one day a week. Um, and like this says, working towards TK12 vertical alignment. I've talked to Mr. Gates and Mrs. Zering about perhaps having some kind of schoolwide goal next year, whether it be a writing goal or a math goal or what it is that we're all working on the same page towards some
051goal. um just so that we start getting that vocabulary consistent and those kind of like those rules being consistent kindergarten through 12 I think would help us a lot. Um we need to have a curriculum adopt ab adop adoption cycle. We have a lot of bits and pieces here and there and that would if we were K12 aligned that would help with that piece too. Even as far as like math, how is a math lesson set up? It would be nice if what was the same kind of setup in third grade and the same kind of setup in seventh grade, you know, all the way through how lesson design is. And if we had the same curriculum, it would be able to be that way. Um, and secondary math, that's why I chose to go
052there. We didn't have it. We don't have any curriculum and it's free. So, that's really nice. um elementary science they were using it in bits and pieces. I don't know the financial side of it but uh the guy gave me a really good deal on our little tiny school. So Tanya and I will take a look at that. And uh that last thing balancing technology different driven instruction with teacher lift differentiation. Um we're not in co anymore. We don't need to teach on a computer all day long. We need to talk to kids. So um we're working on that. uh improving instruction. I am an official legal evaluator of the Marzano framework. So, I finished my training on March 25th. Um I'll be finished with observations this week, maybe one next week. I'm getting one
053teacher grace because he's really involved in a lot of things right now. Um and it's one I'm not worried about at all. I'm not worried about any of them, but I'm really not worried. Um, most of the teachers have appreciated the constructive feedback I've given. And then Jeff and I are planning to work together um to work on the CPA language so it's aligned with what the state evaluation process is in 2025 and that somewhere aligned. I mean, we need to be aligned. So Jeff and I have been working together on that. Um, next steps working with Stephanie and Jennifer Ireland who does TEP. They're kind of they're they're thinking that we might be able to be a model school for some of their work and maybe us with Endicott together for some of their
054work with TUT and MTSS and so and we're considering the reason I wanted the calendar aligned is if we could work with Trish and Indicott and somehow share those PD costs because they're just not going to be free anymore. Everybody's happy to be I mean everybody's having to do that. So even uh managing resources. Tanya like Doug shared that document. Tanya and I worked together with that. Um I mean we need to be fiscally responsible in everything we do. That's just the bottom line. So that's the question I always ask. Um we created that state of the union paper. And then uh the last thing on there, I got to go to the Heagen Foundation reception last week. Um and I got some great ideas here for some huge grants. Um, and what I did
055see is I I think if we apply and they have a reason behind it, we're going to get money for it. Um, they love the small schools. They love lacrosse. And I happen to had a connection with one of the board members. Anyway, thanks to my last name. Uh, engaging families and community. Uh, literacy night was last Wednesday. It was awesome. Haley did a great job organizing that. Um, food bank distribution is this Wednesday. I wish I could have gotten all the dates of our lunchons this month, but I didn't get connected with that. Sorry. And Muffins with Moms is going to be May 9th. I think we're working really good with the community. Uh, it seems like it's very positive. The number of people that were here for um literacy night, I think, was
056a testament to that. uh closing the gap. I can tell you right now that I didn't put any highlights because I don't know what I'm doing there right now. I mean, I know what I'm doing, but it's not like on the top of my list right now. Um got to have a plan for next year first and then what does targeted intervention Katie Zing and I talked today about the walked read and the walked math models and what that's going to look like next year. Um, and just using my leadership team. I have six, no, two, four people, two from each building. And they've been doing a great job giving me and helping you. It helps me know like historical stuff. And not that I want to go off the historical stuff, but sometimes you
057need to know that historical background. Um, and so they've been really great at doing that. Um and then other highlights, we had ASBA elections last Friday. Our new president is Olivia McGregor, Tony Wadell, Vice Olivia Danielson, secretary, Jake, treasurer, and we have a student representative, Gracie Schwarz, which next year I envision she will give you a board report every month. Um she is right now serving as a legislative page for Joe Smith this week. Um she is digging it. I just heard from Tammy and I guess she talked mom it and she's just giddy. So, um I'm going to put a a little idea in your head, Mr. Smith. When you go to Was next year, you go, there are student sessions. There sure is. So, I'm just going to throw that out there because
058she is just she has found her thing. So, it's pretty cool. Remember, it's in Seattle. Well, then I would have to go, too. Um, prom. Yes, you would. There would have to be a chaff. Exactly. See how that works. Uh, promises Saturday 8 to 11. I'm going to go. Avery Morgan, myself, and I just found out Mrs. Heaton are going to go help decorating Friday afternoon. Um, evaluations and budget are focus of mine this month. I I I don't foresee any problem with having everything done by May 15th. I almost have all my observations done and then we're just going to start hitting Evals and Jeff has helped guide me with a good way of getting it done and I I like it and we're going to get her done. Um we're going to continue
059working towards creating systems with a goal of a formal school improvement plan by next September. Like I put in parentheses, it's hard earned. It's hard to build a house without a set of plans and that's kind of the way I feel. Um, I was accepted to the next level of leaders program. Trisha and I are going to kind of partner with that. It's a two-year co cohort and the only in-person event during the school year is March 1st and 2nd and that's a Sunday. So, there's really not too much time away. It does have a cost. It's pretty minimal compared to what the AWS was this year. So, it's not so much. And we begin. We're going to begin. He did begin today. Tomorrow we'll start um uh high school math start questions. Thank you.
060Thank you very much. Financial report. Yeah, I gave you guys two new handouts because the summary of expenditures changed. So that is your golden rod second. We did another AP for that capital plan for 20 something. So it brings the total April cap bill to 5,4769 for approval. big, you know, general fund. The big hit this month for April was the SL River Counseling just because I had gotten a bill all month that all came to you this month. So, how bad do you feel about bills down there? Does anybody have any questions for Kanye? I would entertain a motion. I move the we approve March payroll and April bills $286,723. Second move second to approve the March payroll, April bills in the amount of $286,723. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Um, one
061more note. Just remember I talked to Danielle about this earlier. You guys are all filed for reelection. May 9th this time, Danielle and is there. Okay. There's more than one day, I assume. But May 9th is the last day. There's a few days, I assume. Before that, it's on the email. Yes. We will go into executive session forms of employee RCW42. Okay. Thank you. As you see the length of