001OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT LAKE GROVE PARK BUDGET HEARING . DO WE NEED TO GO AROUND AND DO INTRODUCTIONS? MR. KETZLER. THANK YOU, CHAIR GUPTA. WE ARE HOLDING A HEARING THIS EVENING FOR OUR BUDGET FOR OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR . WE PUBLISHED A HEARING NOTICE IN THE REVIEW LAST WEEK ANNOUNCING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TESTIMONY THIS EVENING FOR THE BUDGET THAT WAS PROPOSED AND APPROVED . I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PATRONS HERE. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PATRONS TO MAKE COMMENTS . I WOULD NOTE IN MY 25 YEARS OF BEING AT THE HEARINGS , WE HAVE ONLY HAD MAYBE TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TESTIMONY. THERE ARE MATERIALS LINKED OUT OF THE AGENDA. BUT I DON'T THINK
002IT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO GO OVER THOSE. I BELIEVE OUR STANDARD PRACTICE IS THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS , WE USUALLY SET IT ASIDE AND THEN COME BACK TO IT. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. DO I NEED TO ADJOURN ? YOU CAN LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. IF NOT, YOU CAN CLOSE IT OUT AT THAT TIME. OKAY. RIGHT NOW IT IS 6:02. WE WILL LEAVE IT OPEN UNTIL 6:07. YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THE MEETING. WILL MOVE ON TO THE SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR SESSION 6:03. AGENDA ITEM 2.1 CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOLS. I HAVE A FIFTH GRADER HERE WITH ME. BARELY STILL A FIFTH GRADER. AND HE HAS COME TO SHARE WHAT LIFE THAT OAK CREEK HAS BEEN LIKE FOR HIM. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO
003SAY OTHER THAN IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL WEEK. WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN. SUNSHINE IS BETTER THAN RAIN. ALWAYS BITTERSWEET. HAPPY TO HAVE THEM HERE TO CHAT WITH YOU GUYS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I AM A FIFTH GRADER AT OAK CREEK ELEMENTARY. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. SPECIFICALLY I'M GRATEFUL FOR MS. KEETON. FORGIVE ME FOR READING FROM MY iPAD. I DID NOT WANT TO DISAPPOINT MY GENERATION. TODAY I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AT OAK CREEK ELEMENTARY SO I CAN SHARE WITH YOU A GLIMPSE OF WHAT MY CLASSMATES AND I FEEL AND SEE EVERY DAY. I CAN CLEARLY SEE WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT OAK CREEK. WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT ARE ACTUALLY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE OTHER SCHOOLS I HAVE ATTENDED AND OAK CREEK.
004WITHOUT ANY ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, HERE ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS I LIKE MOST ABOUT OAK CREEK. I REALLY LIKE THE DIVERSITY AT OUR SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM'S INNOVATION HAS MADE ME FEEL LIKE I CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING. ALSO THAT I BELONG TO A COMMUNITY THAT LOVES TO LEARN ABOUT EVERYONE. I ALSO LIKE THE SCHOOL ITSELF. WE HAVE ALL THE MATERIALS WE NEED TO ATTEND EACH CLASS. ALL THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO ENJOY IT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. THE SCHOOL IS COLORFUL AND THE HALLS ARE DECORATED. IT IS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF WHO WE ARE, WHY WE ARE HERE, AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. FINALLY, I REALLY LIKE THE STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS. THEY ARE VERY KIND AND COMPASSIONATE. THEY KNOW EVERY KID'S NAME . THEY ARE DIRECT, LISTEN, AND PROVIDE SOLUTIONS. EVERYTHING WAS ORDERLY. TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WERE CALM AND COLLECTED. AT OAK
005CREEK I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO BETTER COMMUNICATE, TO BETTER READ, TO BETTER LISTEN, AND HOW TO BETTER UNDERSTAND MY ASSIGNMENTS. TEACHERS CHALLENGE US AND GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY TO LEARN AND ABSORB THINGS EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE SUBJECT. THEY ENCOURAGE US TO NOT ONLY FOCUS ON OUR WORK BUT OUR OWN INTERESTS. THEY ADVOCATE FOR US TO LEARN IN OUR CLASSMATES AND DELETE AND WORK TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND. I DO FEEL BAD DURING RECESS THOUGH. IT IS LIKE LORD OF THE FLIES OUT THERE. FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING I MAY ACCOMPLISH, THERE IS NO DOUBT THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AT OAK CREEK HAVE HELPED ME DEVELOP THE FRAMEWORK . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT AN AMAZING SPEECH. YOU COVERED SO MANY POINTS AND MADE US LAUGH CONSTANTLY. SO, IT WAS
006A WONDERFUL TO HEAR. PRAISE FOR YOUR TEACHERS , ESPECIALLY DURING THE RECENT DIFFICULT TIME. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO OAK CREEK . I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE EXPERIENCES. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY THOUGHTS ON FUTURE ASPIRATIONS? NOT REALLY. ANY THAT INVOLVE PUBLIC SPEAKING? WELL DONE. I TOLD HIM THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA. SOUNDS LIKE A STUDENT BOARD REP IS IN YOUR FUTURE. I GAVE HIM NO INSTRUCTIONS. DO WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. I WANT YOU TO TAKE OWNERSHIP. AND HE DID. PROUD OF HIM. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IT IS 6:08. I CAN ADJOURN. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SCHOOL WORK. ALL RIGHT. YES. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM THE PATRONS , WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM 3.0. WE RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM TWO INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE IN
007PERSON TESTIMONY AT TONIGHT'S MEETING. IS JOB HERE? JOB, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ? AND YOU ARE A STUDENT . YOU ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH. PLEASE COME UP AND --. ARE YOU SPEAKING AS A GROUP? YEAH. HE SAID TWO OR THREE PEOPLE. I BROUGHT THREE, INCLUDING MYSELF. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND INTRODUCING YOURSELVES BEFORE YOU SPEAK, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES APPROXIMATELY. HI. I AM CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. I AM ACTUALLY THE ASB PRESIDENT NEXT YEAR. HELLO . I AM LAUREN VANCE. I AM ALSO A JUNIOR. I'M GOING TO BE THE INCOMING VICE PRESIDENT. HI, I AM MELISSA. I'M ALSO A JUNIOR. I'M GOING TO BE THE DIRECTOR FOR ASB NEXT YEAR. AND I START WHENEVER I AM READY? HELLO TO ALL VIEWERS AND ESTEEMED
008MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. I AM FROM LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CHANGE THE LOSD POLICY , OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOSD CLOSED CAMPUS POLICY, TO INCORPORATE OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH INTO THE SCHOOL DAY. I'M HOWEVER AFTER A PETITION I CREATED RECEIVED ALMOST 200 STUDENT SIGNATURES, WHICH PROMPTED ME TO ADVOCATE FOR OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH. THERE ARE MANY BENEFICIAL FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. THE FIRST OF THESE BENEFITS TO CONSIDER IS THE POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDENT PURCHASES CAN HAVE ON LOCAL RESTAURANTS. AS WE ALL KNOW, EVER SINCE COVID, LOCAL RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING. ANY ECONOMIC BOOST WE CAN OFFER SHOULD BE WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS. THIS BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT BENEFIT. NOT ONLY WOULD LOCAL BUSINESSES BENEFIT, BUT SO
009TOO WOULD STUDENT SAFETY. A LARGE AND UNDER ADDRESSED SAFETY HAZARD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HIS DELIVERY DRIVERS DURING THE LUNCH PERIOD CAN BE FOUND WANDERING THE SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING LUNCH. SOME FOUND AT THE GYM, CAFETERIA , AND EVEN IN THE SCHOOL. WHILE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY SOLUTION BY CREATING A ONE-STOP OF ZONE IN THE HALLWAY COMMITS ONLY CREATED THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM OF AN OVERCROWDED FRONT ENTRYWAY CLOGGED WITH STUDENTS, STAFF, STRANGERS ALIKE. THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE EVIL. IT IS ONLY TO POINT OUT IT TAKES ONE BAD DAY AND ONE BAD DECISION TO MAKE US ALL REGRET NOT MAKING THIS DECISION SOONER. HAVING OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH NOT ONLY SOLVES THE ISSUE, BUT IT ALSO SOLVES ANOTHER LARGE PROBLEM FOR THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS LIABILITY. WHILE LHS STAFF DO THEIR
010BEST, THEY CANNOT STOP EVERYONE FROM LEAVING. I KNOW A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO LEAVE SCHOOL DURING LUNCH REGULARLY WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT. IT POSES A MASSIVE PROBLEM FOR THE SCHOOL SINCE THESE STUDENTS ARE MINORS AND UNDER THE CARE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE DAY. IF THEY GET HURT WHILE OFF-CAMPUS, THE SCHOOL WILL BE HELD LIABLE. THANKFULLY, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT OFF-CAMPUS WHEN IMPLEMENTED CORRECTLY CAN EASILY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL, WE DECIDED CREATING A LIABILITY FORM FOR PARENTS TO SIGN UP FOR THEIR STUDENTS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT PARENTS WOULD SIGN FOR FIELD TRIPS. ALLOWING THEIR STUDENTS TO LEAVE CAMPUS AND WOULD PASS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHILD SAFETY BACK TO THEM DURING THE LUNCH BREAK. EVERYONE CAN REAP THE BENEFITS THAT OFF-CAMPUS
011LUNCH PROVIDES WHILE STAYING LAWSUIT FREE. BEFORE CONCLUDING MY COMMENTS AND ALLOW MY FELLOW STUDENTS TO SPEAK, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TWO MAJOR CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP TO MY ATTENTION BY BOTH MS. COLLIER AND SYBIL SCHMIDT. SAFETY AND TARDINESS. I HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED SAFETY . I'M SORRY. THEY'VE ONLY HAD 1 TO 2 NONSERIOUS INCIDENTS WITH STUDENTS DURING THE LUNCH PERIOD. ADDRESSING THIS CONCERN WOULD REQUIRE IS IN PLACE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE STRICT CONSEQUENCES OF BEING TARDY TO CLASS. I'M SURE OUR INTELLIGENT STUDENT BODY CAN FIND A WAY TO ORDER AHEAD, PICK UP THEIR LUNCH, AND MAKE IT BACK TO CLASS IN TIME. WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY NEXT SPEAKER, MY FELLOW ASB VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. NICE JOB.
012I AM LAUREN. I'M GOING TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ADVOCATE FOR OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH PRIVILEGES FOR LOSD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH BROADER CHOICES, FLEXIBILITY WITH DIETARY NEEDS, IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY AND ENHANCE MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. WE OPEN UP A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DIETARY RESTRICTIONS. VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN STUDENTS OFTEN HAVE LIMITED CHOICES ON CAMPUS , BUT OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH WOULD GRANT THEM ACCESS TO NUMEROUS VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN FRIENDLY OPTIONS. SIMILARLY, STUDENTS WOULD FIND MORE OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL . THOSE WHO ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT CAN EXPLORE RESTAURANTS SPECIALIZING IN DAIRY FREE CUISINE. OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH EMPOWER STUDENTS TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES THAT BEST CATER TO THEIR BODIES AND PERSONAL PREFERENCES AND IMPLEMENTING OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH PRIVILEGE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT STUDENTS WITH DIETARY RESTRICTIONS PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY
013AND PROVIDING THEM WITH A GREATER VARIETY OF CULINARY OPTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE OPTION OF OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH CAN BE AN EASY SOLUTION TO THE COMMON PROBLEMS OF STUDENTS ARE TYPICALLY PACK A LUNCH BUT FORGOT THAT DAY AND DO NOT HAVE MONEY IN THEIR SCHOOL ACCOUNTS. I RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM JUST YESTERDAY. INSTEAD OF FIGHTING TO GO THROUGH IT THE REST OF THE DAY WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH AND MALNOURISHED BRAIN, STUDENTS CAN GO OUT AND BUY THEIR OWN FOOD TO EAT. THE CONCERN THAT OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH MIGHT DISCOURAGE SOME STUDENTS FROM EATING SCHOOL FOOD IS UNDERSTANDABLE. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT NOT ALL STUDENTS WOULD CHOOSE TO EAT OFF-CAMPUS REGULARLY. GUIDELINES WOULD BE IN PLACE AS JEB WAS TALKING ABOUT REQUIRING PARENTAL CONSENT . THAT CAN ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOL STILL BENEFITS FROM SELLING FOOD SERVICES. WHILE
014THERE MIGHT BE AN IMPACT, MANY STUDENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE CONVENIENCE OF ON-CAMPUS MEALS. LASTLY, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH CAN GREATLY ENHANCE STUDENTS' MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. BY TAKING A STEP OUTSIDE OF THE SECLUDED AND OFTEN SOCIALLY SEGREGATED CAFETERIA , STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE NEW SOCIAL OUTLETS IN KINDER ENVIRONMENTS. AS STUDENTS GROW INTO WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THESE INTERACTIONS, THEIR MENTAL WELL-BEING CAN FLOURISH. OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH PROVIDES A BREAK FROM THE ACADEMIC RIGOR THAT IS OFTEN QUITE STRESSFUL AT SCHOOL AND OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECOMPRESS, RECHARGE, AND STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR AFTERNOON CLASSES WITH RENEWED FOCUS, ENERGY, AND A MORE POSITIVE MIND-SET. A POSITIVE CONCERN IS PARENTAL OPPOSITION TO THIS ACT. WITH IMPLEMENTING AN OFF-CAMPUS POLICY, AS WE SAID, PARENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A FORM FOR LIABILITY
015REASONS. SO, TO WRAP UP, IMPLEMENTING AN OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH POLICY NOURISHES AUTONOMY, INDIVIDUALITY, AND OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS BY GRANTING THEM THIS PRIVILEGE. WE EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES , DEVELOP RESPONSIBLE HABITS, AND ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. I URGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL RECOGNIZING THE IMMENSE POSITIVE IMPACT IT CAN HAVE ON THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT OFF TO MELISSA. IT'S BEEN A GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. I HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL . FOR THE THIRD TIME, I BELIEVE, MY NAME IS MELISSA. I'M GOING TO BE THE ASB DIRECTOR FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU SOME FINAL REMARKS THE WHICH I BELIEVE SPEAKS TO THE NEED FOR
016OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH. MY PROCEEDING PRESENTERS OFFERED REALISTIC SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE IMPLICATIONS COUPLED WITH OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH . SOLUTIONS THAT WOULD GUARANTEE SAFETY, AND EQUITY FOR STUDENTS PART OF LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TACKLING CONCERNS ABOUT THE POLICY WHILE OFFERING POSITIVE ANECDOTES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF . TO START OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING AN EQUITY OF FOOD OPTIONS. WHILE THE SURROUNDING ESSENCES ARE DIFFERENT, THERE ARE LOCAL OPTIONS. LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL IS A 10 MINUTE WALK AWAY FROM OUR LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER CONTAINING NEW SEASONS AND STARBUCKS. I GUESS STATION. A PLETHORA OF OPTIONS TO STUDENTS AT LHS. LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IS A SIMILAR DISTANCE , AS WELL AS AT DOMINO'S, BELLAGIO'S. A COFFEE SHOP IN A LOCAL THAI RESTAURANT AS WELL. HAVING THESE OPTIONS PROVIDES EQUAL FOOTING FOR ALL
017STUDENTS IN THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THESE PLACES ALSO FACILITATES A SOLUTION TO CONCERNS REGARDING THE STUDENT BODY NOT HAVING ACCESS TO CARS. THIS WOULD NOT ONLY KEEP OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH AS AN OPTION FOR ALL STUDENTS BUT OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO CARPOOL AS WELL AS LET STUDENTS INTO A LUNCH . THIS LEVEL OF ACCESSIBILITY WOULD ALSO ELIMINATE THE RISK OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AS STUDENTS WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO WALK, BIKE, OR CARPOOL TO THEIR LUNCH DESTINATION. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER ASPECTS OF OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH, WHICH WOULD FIT BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF. STUDENTS GET TO ENJOY A NICE BREAK DURING THE DAY FROM THE ACADEMIC RIGOR. STAFF WOULD ALSO GET TO BENEFIT AND THEY WOULD GET TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL . FURTHERMORE, PROVIDING OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH WOULD ELIMINATE THE CHALLENGES
018DURING LUNCH , WHICH HAS POSED A GREAT CONTENTION DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS, DELIVERY FEES AND STUDENTS LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS WOULD NOT ONLY BE ELIMINATED, BUT IT WOULD SAVE STUDENTS MONEY AND STAFF VALUABLE TIME BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY REMINDING YOU OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT THIS WOULD HAVE ON THE MORALE OF THE STUDENT BODY. BEING ABLE TO EXERCISE PRIVILEGE, SUCH AS OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH, SOMETHING THE STUDENTS HAVE WANTED FOR YEARS. AND FINALLY HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD NOT ONLY BOOST PRODUCTIVITY, ENERGY AND THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS BUT FOSTER A GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY BETWEEN BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF, --FINALLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ONE MORE TIME FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE DECISION. I HAVE ONE OTHER PERSON HERE FOR TESTIMONY. SHALL BE VOID.
019SHALL BE VOID. YES. OBVIOUSLY COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT THE VERY SENSITIVE TOPIC . I WANTED TO DISCUSS SOME RACIAL BULLYING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TOWARD MY SON AT LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL. MY SON IS A FRESHMAN . HE IS HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE. STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TARGETING HIM --HIS SKIN COLOR, HIS HAIR. SAYING THINGS LIKE -- ONE WHITE STUDENT HAD STATED, I AM BLACKER THAN YOU ARE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON , WE FOUND OUT, FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. IT CAME FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CARRIED OVER INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE ALSO TARGETED CULTURAL NORMS IN COMMUNICATION . HE IS CONSIDERED AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND THERE IS A DIFFERENT DIALECT THAT HE HAS PRIVILEGES TO USE . AND THAT IS NOT UNDERSTOOD NECESSARILY IN THE WHITE STUDENT BODY, WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE WE PROBABLY
020HAVE ABOUT 1% OF BLACK STUDENTS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL. SO THERE IS NOT THE EXPOSURE TO IT. I DID LEARN, HOWEVER, THAT A BLACK FAMILY JUST LEFT THE HIGH SCHOOL DUE TO THE RACIAL BULLYING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THERE. SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO THIS POINT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE EFFECTIVE . WE HAVE MET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE COUNSELORS AT LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL . WE MET WITH THE COUNSELORS A NUMBER OF TIMES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHO HAS BEEN LEADING THE PACK ON THIS . AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. I HAD PROPOSED THAT WE ACTUALLY DO A RESTITUTION CIRCLE IN THE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE BULLYING. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING PROBABLY BETWEEN 10 TO 15 STUDENTS AT DIFFERENT
021TIMES THAT HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY BEEN DOING IT. MY SON CANNOT GO TO SCHOOL WITHOUT BEING BULLIED ON A DAILY BASIS. AND IT IS IMPACTING HIS EDUCATION . AND HE HAS A RIGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL AND GET THIS EXCELLENT EDUCATION THAT ALL THESE OTHER STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO WITHOUT BEING THIS DISTURBED. EXCUSE ME ONE MOMENT. SO FAR IN DEALING WITH THE ISSUE FAMILIES HAVE NOT WANTED TO MEET TO DISCUSS THIS . HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK WE CAN SEE LASTING CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY IF WE DO NOT TALK TO ONE ANOTHER AND HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY WITH ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE THESE ARE YOUNG STUDENTS THAT PROBABLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING. AND THAT NEEDS TO BE WORKED THROUGH . AND IF WE DON'T COME TOGETHER AND HAVE THIS DISCUSSION , I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO
022BE PERPETUATING THIS ISSUE . AND SOMETHING ELSE REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE ON WITH OUR AGENDA . WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 4.0. CONSENT AGENDA. WOULD ANYONE -- I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >> MOTION PASSES. WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5.0. BOARD BUSINESS POLICY PROGRAM AGENDA. AND WE WILL START WITH AGENDA ITEM 5.1 , SUPERINTENDENTS UPDATE. NOT PART OF MY UPDATE, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT --AND WE DID HEAR FROM STUDENTS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HEARD FROM STUDENTS ABOUT OPEN CAMPUS. THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK WE SHOULD DISCUSS IN A FOR THEM. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS KNEW THAT
023WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. AND ALSO TO MISS BOYD, THAT IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD OF THIS, SO I WILL CERTAINLY BE CALLING TOMORROW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. ON TO WHAT I WAS GOING TO DISCUSS LAST WEEK -- WONDERFUL GRADUATIONS. SO MUCH THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED. NOT ONLY IN THE PLANNING AND PUTTING IT ON , BECAUSE IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO A WEDDING, BUT KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12th GRADE. A LOT OF TEACHERS AND A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO GETTING A STUDENT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN WALK ACROSS THE STAGE READY FOR A CAREER. IF SO PROUD OF THAT MOMENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO SAMANTHA . OUR STUDENT REP WHO GRADUATED. THANKING JACOB FOR BEING AT THE GRADUATIONS. IT IS SUCH A FUN ACTIVITY THAT REALLY MAKES US
024ALL REMEMBER WHY WE ARE DOING WHAT WE DO. ALSO, THE STARLIGHT PARADE. I THINK WE HAD A FANTASTIC SITUATION HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND WHERE WE HAD DANIEL AND KEVIN, OUR TWO HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORS, COME TOGETHER AND HAVE OUR FIRST EVER ONE LEG ONE LOVE MARCHING BAND. OUR STUDENTS ALTOGETHER. BIG BANNER. WORKING TOGETHER AS ONE CITY TO COME UP WITH THE MARCHING BAND. FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, THEY HAVE LIGHTS THAT GLOW IN THE DARK . PLAY MUSIC. IT WAS SUPER FUN. I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THEM. WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD THAT WE CAN TOGETHER MAKE THIS HAPPEN. A FEW LEGISLATIVE UPDATES. I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW LAST WEDNESDAY THE FULL WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE APPROVED 10.2 BILLION . THAT IS MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL 9.9 BILLION WE HAD HEARD FOR A LONG
025TIME. THAT WAS VERY EXCITING TO US. SOME OF THE KEY BUDGET INCLUDES THE SIA GRANT. 941 MILLION. THE HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AT 310 MILLION. EARLY INTERVENTION , EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION. THOSE ARE SOME PIECES OF THAT BIG 10.2. I THINK WHAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS NO APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET CAN HAPPEN UNLESS THERE IS A FORUM AND A VOTE. EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT, UNTIL THEY GO IN THERE AND ACTUALLY LOOK FORWARD, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND. WHEN THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD, EVERYONE FEELS LIKE THE MONEY IS THERE AND WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A GUARANTEE. FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME, IT IS REAL SCARY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS IN AND WE HAVE THAT
026MONEY TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN HAVE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE WITH THE BUDGET. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF OUR BUDGET. ABOUT 100 MILLION, I THINK YOU MEXICAN I GUESS. WE WERE PLANNING ON TAKING --WE WERE GOING TO KEEP EVERYTHING FOR NEXT YEAR AND PULL THAT MONEY OUT OF THE RESERVES. INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PULL $3.7 MILLION, WE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PULL 1 MILLION. YES. I WILL SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW IS THAT IF THEY DO NOT PASS IN THE SPRING, WHICH IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING, WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD US IS THAT THEY WILL GIVE US WHAT WE CURRENTLY WERE GETTING, WHICH IS ABOUT $9.3 BILLION, WHICH IS NOT -- WE CANNOT SUSTAIN THAT. LUCKILY WE
027HAVE RESERVES SO WE CAN PULL MONEY OUT TO GET US THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER THROUGH NEXT YEAR TO BE ABLE TO PAY PEOPLE. AT SOME POINT, WE WOULD. ARE THEY NOT REQUIRED TO PASS A BALANCED BUDGET? THEY ACTUALLY SHOW UP. THERE IS A CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED --ON JUNE 25th. YEAH. THEY HAVE TO BE THERE . THE GOVERNOR CAN PULL THEM TOGETHER . THE ONLY WAY WE ARE GOING TO GET A BUDGET AS IF THEY ALL COME TOGETHER AND VOTE. IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE WE WOULD GET OUT IN JUNE WITH THAT HAPPENING. NOT SURE THEY ARE LOOKING AT DOING THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THE SMARTER MINDS WILL PREVAIL IN THIS SITUATION AND WE WILL HAVE A BUDGET PAST. ON THE BACKS OF CHILDREN, WHICH IS ALSO VERY SAD TO ME. I'M
028HOPEFUL THEY WILL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BEFORE SEPTEMBER. I'M NOT CONFIDENT THEY ARE GOING TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT, UNFORTUNATELY. WHICH IS SCARY. THAT ALSO MAKES ME NERVOUS. >> I KNOW. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE NEED TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK AND WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER ON THIS. DR. HAD A DIFFERENT QUESTION. MY BAD FOR NOT FOLLOWING UP ON THIS SOONER. THE LAST MEETING IN MAY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, SO WE PUSHED BACK THE AGENDA ITEM TO GET A FOLLOW-UP TO THE LAKERIDGE INCIDENT AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO USE OUR POLICIES AND APPLY ALL OF THAT. WHAT AGENDA ITEM IS THAT? 5.8. >> GOT IT. OKAY. I BELIEVE WE DELAYED IT. >> I KNEW THAT. HI JUST DIDN'T KNOW ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. I'M SORRY. IT HAS ITS
029OWN AGENDA ITEM. PERFECT. GREAT. I JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> NO, NO. ALL GOOD. IT WAS OUR FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR THIS PAST GRADUATION. BUT IT IS VERY SOBERING TO BE IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET SITUATION. I HAVE TO SAY, I'M ALSO FEELING THE WEIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE JUST HEARD. SO, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ? OKAY. DO WE HAVE OUR LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HERE TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT OUR FUTURE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK? PLEASE COME. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND INTRODUCING YOURSELF. YEAH. I AM ALEX. MY TWO PARTNERS FROM LAKERIDGE COULD NOT MAKE IT TODAY DUE TO OTHER COINCIDENCES. SO I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION OF OUR FUTURE. FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M BASICALLY JUST PROVIDING AN INTRODUCTION
030ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATIONS . WE'RE LOOKING FOR FUTURE CONNECTIONS TO WORK TOGETHER . WHO ARE WE? OUR FUTURE IS A NETWORK OF MOTIVATED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CARE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND RACIAL JUSTICE SPENDING A CRON ACROSS ALL OREGON. FOR A STATEWIDE NETWORK WORKING WITH 18 HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS 10 DIFFERENT NETWORKS, EIGHT CITIES, AND HAVE 15 PLUS PRIMARY ORGANIZATIONS. STUDENT LED ORGANIZATIONS, MEANING WE ARE STUDENTS WHO GENERATE OTHER PROJECT IDEAS AND CARRY THEM OUT. SHORT FOR ORIGINAL LEADERS. WE HOLD VIRTUAL MEETINGS EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR EASY COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. WE ALSO HAVE A SMALLER PROJECT GROUP THAT MEETS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE. AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE DIFFERENT PROJECTS . FIRST AND FOREMOST, OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM. ADVOCATING FOR POLICY CHANGES. OUR SECOND PROJECT TEAM IS THE
031CAFETERIA WASTE REDUCTION TEAM. WE RAISE AWARENESS AND INTRODUCE THINGS LIKE COMPOSTING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS OUR TEAM . WE HAVE OTHER TEAMS AS NEEDED. THE THREE PROJECTS SEEMS ABOVE ARE OUR MAIN PROJECT TEAMS. TO BEGIN WITH, LET ME INTRODUCE OUR E CAPTAIN IT IS A FRAMEWORK OF STRATEGIES TO MEASURE PLAN, REDUCE AND WORK AROUND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. ENSURING BOTH PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ITS OWN LEVEL OF PROGRESS IN CLIMATE WORK. WE SEEK TO SHAPE EACH ECAP PLAN FOR EACH DISTRICT ITSELF. CLIMATE RESOLUTION. THE FIRST STEP WE IDENTIFY IS TO CREATE A TEMPLATE AND CREATE A ECAP CLIMATE RESOLUTION. SECONDLY, WE WANT TO CREATE A MENU OF MITIGATION STRATEGIES. IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT COUNCIL WITH STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS COME TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS
032ON ONGOING PITCHERS . THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALREADY HAS A SUSTAINABLE ACTION PLAN. WE AIM TO TAKE ACTIONS BY INCREASING AWARENESS AND WORKING WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS. MOVING ONTO OUR CAFETERIA WASTE REDUCTION TWO. CAFETERIA WASTE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO GLOBAL WARMING . MUCH OF THE FOOD IS WASTED IN CAFETERIAS AND EATING PLACES, ESPECIALLY SCHOOLS . SINCE KIDS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF FOOD WASTE AND DON'T WANT TO BE FORCED TO EAT AN APPLE. OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE, STARTING WITH SCHOOLS. FOR THE CAFETERIA WASTE REDUCTION TEAM, THIS MEANS SPREADING AWARENESS. WE HAVE CATEGORIZED EACH AND EVERY SCHOOL INTO THE THREE DIFFERENT TIERS. TIER ONE INVOLVES SPREADING AWARENESS AND INFORMING OTHER STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM FOOD WASTE IS AND HOW IMPORTANT
033IT IS TO GET STARTED ON GOING GREEN. TIER TWO INVOLVES SOME SORT OF FOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN PLACE. IT INCLUDES COMPOSTING, AND SWITCHING TO REUSABLE DISHWARE. TIER THREE INVOLVES A DEEPLY INVOLVED SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE. BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF FOOD WASTE, ITS IMPACTS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE OVERALL. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE INCLUDES SERVING HALF SIZED PORTIONS AND INTRODUCING FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE. LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IS A TIER TWO SCHOOL. RECYCLING AND THEY ARE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT COMPOSTING FOR STUDENTS IN THE KITCHEN AND IMPLEMENTING REUSABLE DISHWARE. LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL , WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED --RECYCLING. COMPOSTING FOR STUDENTS . WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING REUSABLE DISHWARE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM PROMOTES CLIMATE TEAMS TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND PARTNER WITH LEGISLATIVE GROUPS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WE THRIVE TO AMPLIFY
034VOICES AND INCREASE USER ENGAGEMENT. WE HAVE STUDENTS MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS , ATTENDING THE OREGON ASSOCIATIONS AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 854 . FOR SOME OF OUR OTHER PAST EXAMPLES , WE HAVE HELPED . THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR DOING THIS. THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. FOOD WASTE AUDIT. MADE A COMMERCIAL COMPOSTING SYSTEM AND TAUGHT THE SCHOOL ABOUT FOOD WASTE. OUR FUTURE AS AN ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO HELD A STATEWIDE FAIR . THAT BASICALLY WRAPS IT UP . IF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO US OR LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR FUTURES, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE, OUR FUTURE OREGON.ORG. WE ARE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. SO AWESOME. AMAZING. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SO FULL OF POWER. AND I'M GRATEFUL. HELP ME UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE. THIS IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT. OR
035A STATE -- IT IS STATEWIDE. >> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOLS WORKING ON THIS. THIS IS KIND OF THE GREEN TEAM. LAKERIDGE IS KIND OF DOING THIS? DOES LAKERIDGE ALSO HAVE A GREEN TEAM TO MAKE IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. IT IS NOT THE GREEN TEAM, BUT WE WORK WITH THE GREEN TEAM. WE ARE A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT. WE CONNECT WITH EACH SCHOOL AND BASICALLY RECRUIT LEADERS, WHICH IS OUR INTERNSHIP STUDENTS. WE AIM TO INVOLVE AS MANY SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE. WE WORK WITH THE GREEN TEAM AT EACH AND EVERY SCHOOL TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU CONNECTING --BY THE WAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARIES. DO YOU HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS WITH THEM AT ALL? WE HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, BUT WE HAVE NOT
036REALLY CONNECTED WITH PRIMARY SCHOOLS OR MIDDLE SCHOOLS YET. WE FEEL LIKE THE STUDENTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL DON'T REALLY HAVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO REALLY CARRY OUT THE ACTIONS YET. WE WERE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH ADULTS . THE ADULTS THAT CARE ABOUT THE GREEN ASPECT OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS. THAT WOULD BE OUR FUTURE GOALS. CERTAINLY VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AS WELL. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN EXISTENCE AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS? THIS IS JUST AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, CORRECT? HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED AND HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN AT LAKERIDGE? LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE'S TWO ORIGINAL LEADERS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN AROUND FOR AROUND THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE THERE WOULD BE PROBABLY, LIKE , 70 LITERS. AT LAKERIDGE THERE ARE TWO? BUT THAT
037IS NOT THE GREEN TEAM. THAT IS JUST THESE LEADERS GALVANIZING THE ENERGY. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ARRANGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WORK WITH YOU. CAN YOU GIVE US A SENSE OF WHO SOME OF THOSE PARTNERS ARE SUPPORTING YOUR EFFORTS? ONE OF OUR MAJOR PARTNERS ARE THE LOSN. A LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TOGETHER TO HOLD WORKSHOPS AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SENATE BILLS. THAT'S AWESOME. I JUST WANT TO ECHO THANKS TO YOU FOR COMING HERE AND MAKING US AWARE . WE ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THE GREEN TEAMS. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS WONDERFUL, VIBRANT , STATEWIDE NETWORK. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT OUR DIRECTOR SAID ABOUT THE POWER OF STUDENT VOICE AND ACTION. I'M CURIOUS IF YOU --IF ANYONE FROM YOUR NETWORK HAS CONSIDERED GETTING INVOLVED WITH OUR BOARD APPOINTED --ONE OF OUR
038STRATEGIC PILLARS IS TEACHING AND PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY. WE HAVE A BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE. WE HAVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE PART OF THAT. WILL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT. WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED. SEEMS LIKE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS. WE WILL MOVE ON THEN TO AGENDA ITEM 5.3, WHICH IS OUR PRIDE MONTH RESOLUTION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS HERE TO SPEAK TO IT. PLEASE COME UP. THIS IS LILY. SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OVER AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS JADEN, THE SECRETARY AT LAKERIDGE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING CRAZY PREPARED. WE'RE JUST HERE TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO CELEBRATE PRIDE IN THE PAST WEEK. WE PUT ON OUR ANNUAL PRIDE WEEK EVENT
039WHERE WE HOSTED A SALE OF VARIOUS PRIVATE MERCHANDISE, SUCH AS FLAX, BRACELETS, PINS, ALSO INCLUDING STUDENT MADE ART, SUCH AS --WE HAVE ONE STUDENT THAT LIKES TO CROCHET, SO THEY MADE LITTLE PRIDE FLAGS WITH THE PRIDE FLAG PRINTS ON THE AND OUT OF CROCHET. AND THOSE ARE PRETTY POPULAR. OTHER MERCHANDISE LIKE THAT. IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITIES, SUCH AS SMIRK IN PORTLAND, AS WELL AS THE LIVING ROOM, WHICH SUPPORT YOUTH EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP TO TO THEIR QUEER IDENTITY IN THE COMMUNITY. AND ALSO JUST TO INTRODUCE AWARENESS AND MORALE IN OUR STUDENT BASE. WE HAVE A VERY LARGE QUEER COMMUNITY AT OUR SCHOOL THAT WE ENJOY SUPPORTING AND HELPING TO THRIVE SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. WE RAISED ALMOST $200 FOR THE PROJECT , WHICH ARE COUNTY FUNDED SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT WERE MADE FOR HARDSHIPS. BECAUSE OF
040STUDENT SUPPORT AND LARGE STUDENT DONATIONS AND STAFF SUPPORT AS WELL, RAISING ALMOST $200 REALLY DOES MAKE A STRONG IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITIES. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YEAH. WE WOULD LOVE TO INVITE YOU TO READ OUR RESOLUTION . I BELIEVE DR. SCHIELE PUT IT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU. JACOB, WOULD YOU WANT TO START? WE CAN GO AROUND THIS WAY. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF JUNE IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE IDENTITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF LESBIAN, GAY, INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL COMMUNITY RAISE AWARENESS OF QUALITY SERVICES AND REMOTE A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND PROSPEROUS SCHOOL CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY FOR ALL. WHEREAS THE FIRST GAY PRIDE MARCH WAS HELD IN JUNE, 1970 , IN CELEBRATION OF LGBTQ I A PLUS PRIDE MONTH FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AS GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. WHEREAS PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE
041MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE WORLD IN EVERY ASPECT, INCLUDING THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, LAW, HEALTH, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, RESEARCH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECTURE, FASHION, SPORTS, GOVERNMENT, MUSIC, FILM , TECHNOLOGY, LITERATURE, CIVIL RIGHTS POLICIES AND --WHERE IS THERE IS A NEED TO FOCUS ON SUPPORT FOR LGBTQIA PLUS YOUTH, INCLUDING STUDENT AND SCHOOL RESOURCES, THE FOCUS ON POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT RESOURCES ON SCHOOL CLIMATE THAT ADDRESS BULLYING AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND TOOLS FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS . WHEREAS WE ARE WORKING TO CULTIVATE POSITIVE AND SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT TO EMPOWER YOUTH WITH CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE AND IMPROVE THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD. WHEREAS BY RECOGNIZING PRIDE MONTH, WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES TRUST AND EQUAL TREATMENT OF ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
042AND GENDER IDENTITY, AND NOW, THEREFORE, LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CELEBRATE THE MONTH OF JUNE AS LGBTQIA PLUS PRIDE MONTH AND ENCOURAGE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO INFUSE INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO INCORPORATE THE CORPORATIONS OF LGBTQIA PLUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. HOW ABOUT IF I MAKE THE MOTION CANNOT I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT. SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH . THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE WILL CONTINUE ON WITH AGENDA ITEM 5.4 , LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL UPDATE , WHICH IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. IS HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON FUNDRAISING AND HOW ALL OF THAT IS GOING WITH OUR NEW FIELD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE, SO WE GET SIX MINUTES, RIGHT? SO, MY NAME IS KEVIN
043KING . CLASS OF '95. MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED WITH YOU IN THE CLASS OF '16. I'M ALLISON GREGORY. MY SON IS A SOPHOMORE. CALVIN AT LAKERIDGE AS WELL. WE HAVE HAD KIDS IN THE DISTRICT SINCE 2008. AND I'M THE SECRETARY . WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON A COUPLE --DID YOU GET ONE? WE MAY NEED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS A FUN CONVERSATION. WANT TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON THE BASEBALL PROJECT. A LITTLE RECAP. WE HAD A $1.7 MILLION OBLIGATION. IT WAS A $1.2 MILLION QUANTITY RAISED. THE TIME BETWEEN COVID AND WHATEVER DELAYS THEY WERE BEFORE OUR TIME CREATED ABOUT A $500,000 VARIANCE. SO THE OPTIONS WE HAD WITH ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOTICE WAS TO MAKE SURE, HEY, WE CAN DO HALF OF THE FIELD. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW
044THAT WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT . OR WE CAN DO THE WHOLE FIELD AND YOU PAY FOR IT. WE SAID, ALL RIGHT, WE WILL PAY FOR IT. WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN. WE WANT TO BRING YOU ALL UP TO SPEED ON WHERE WE ARE. FIRST OF ALL, THE DOWN PAYMENT -- THE 2022 $100,000 IS COMPLETED. THERE ARE PARENTS THAT DON'T SPEAK TO EACH OTHER ANYMORE, BUT IT IS COMPLETE. AND THEN WE HAVE FIVE YEARS --ROUGHLY 80,000+ INTEREST. 84 AND CHANGE PER YEAR TO GET TO THE REMAINING 400,000. LET'S RECAP OUR FINANCES. WHERE DO WE COME FROM? THE RACE TO 500 THAT WE RAISED ABOUT $59,000. WE HAD SIGNIFICANT OTHER FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES UP TO AND INCLUDING AN AUCTION, A COFFEE SALE, CLINICS . WE ARE GOING. THE WAY IT WORKED OUT, WE PUT LITTLE ALLOCATION
045TABS TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF YOU. BASICALLY WE HAD A FAMILY THAT FRONTED US BECAUSE THESE PAYMENTS ARE DUE IN NOVEMBER. SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT. BUT THESE PAYMENTS ARE FRONTLOADED. WE HAD A FAMILY THAT FRONTLOADED US $50,000. CLOSER TO 50 AT THE TIME. THEY FRONTLOADED ANOTHER 50 AND WE PAID THAT OUT OF OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET. THE WAY I BROKE THIS DOWN FOR YOU IS WE HAD THE RACE TO 550 9K. WE HAD THE AUCTION WE HELD. LOTS OF YOU WERE THERE. WE RAISED ABOUT $50,000. 40 10 THAT WENT TO PAY BACK THE LOAN FROM THE PRIVATE PARTY. INTEREST-FREE. AS WELL AS 4000 LEFT OVER. OPERATIONS, 46. FROM THERE WE HAD A COFFEE SALE. CAMPS AND CLINICS. THOSE ALL WENT TO OPERATIONS. IF YOU LOOK FURTHER DOWN, YOU WILL SEE THE 2023 BASEBALL BUDGET
046IS BROKEN DOWN. OUR PROGRAM COSTS ABOUT $65,000 A YEAR TO RUN . BASEBALL, COACH SALARIES. ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT. AND THEN WE HAD OUR BUDGET . SO WHERE DID WE END UP? WE RAISED 61:40. 100,000 WENT TO THE TURF. 161 IN CHANGE. WE CAME ABOUT $3600 SHORT, WHICH IS NOT BAD. OKAY. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR TWO. WHEN WE TRY TO GET TO YEAR TWO, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE FIND THAT 41% OF IT CAME FROM THE AUCTION. THAT IS AN EVERY OTHER YEAR AUCTION. 59% OF IT CAME FROM THE RACE TO 500. THIS 500 WAS -- WHAT? 200 FAMILIES. WE DID NOT GET ANYWHERE NEAR. CLEARLY WE ARE SHORT. WE ENDED UP WITH ABOUT 70 FAMILIES PARTICIPATING, INCLUDING YOUTH FAMILIES. NOT ALL OF THEM GAVE 500.
047SOME GAVE 100. ALL PROGRAMS IN GENERAL --YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL RATES. 62% OF OUR TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED WENT TO THE TURF, VERSES 38 IN THE ACTUAL PROGRAM. WHO CARES, RIGHT? WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? IF YOU LOOK AT THE FULL FIELD , YOU'LL SEE THAT THESE ARE ACTUALLY CONSERVATIVELY STATED. WE GAINED ANOTHER SIX FROM THE FRESHMAN SIDE. AT LEAST THREE FROM THE JV SIDE. WE GAINED SIX GAMES FROM THE VARSITY SIDE. RAINOUTS THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE USUALLY BEEN ABLE TO HOLD. WE HAD TWO VISITOR TRANSFERS. WE WERE CALLING LAKE OSWEGO. THOSE ARE NICE. THAT IS ALSO CONSERVATIVE. THAT IS VARSITY ONLY. WE HAVE ABOUT 20 GAMES , WHICH ARE NONINCLUSIVE OF PRACTICES. OUR OUTSIDE. THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE THE YOUTH TOURNAMENTS THAT WERE HOSTING. WE HOSTING THE 14 YOUTH SENIOR TOURNAMENT HERE
048THIS YEAR. WE HAVE OTHER SCHOOLS CALL AND ASK TO USE THE FIELD. OUR YOUTH PROGRAM. SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO T-BALL. WE'RE DOING FRIENDLY'S. THERE IS ONE GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH THE PREMIER TEAM FOR BASEBALL. THEY ARE PLAYING UP ON THE CAMPUS. SO THESE ARE ALL GAMES WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOST OTHERWISE. ESPECIALLY IN A TOUGH YEAR. THIS IS A GREAT WEATHER. LAST YEAR WAS MUCH WORSE. WE LOST, LIKE , THREE QUARTERS OF OUR SPRING SEASON. IF WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE DOWN , I WANT TO ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND LEAVE YOU WITH SOME THINGS TO DISCUSS. WE DO HAVE SOME BUDGETS FOR NEXT YEAR. AS YOU ARE MAKING IT, SO ARE WE. WE ARE LOOKING AT 45 TOTAL KIDS. ROUGHLY BETWEEN 5 TO 9% OF THOSE
049ARE SCHOLARSHIP KIDS EVERY YEAR. IF YOU TAKE THOSE OUT AND LOOK AT THE PROGRAM OBLIGATION FOR THIS FIELD LOAD, AND THIS IS JUST THE AUCTION AND THE RACE TO 200. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER STUFF. TAKE OUT ALL THE BANNERS, ET CETERA. YOU ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 2500 BUCKS A FAMILY. EVERY BASEBALL FAMILY PAID THIS YEAR TO PLAY BASEBALL IN THE SPRING. THAT'S A LOT. WE ONLY HAVE FIVE YEARS TO ALLOCATE THIS. SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT. YOU WILL REALIZE THE LONGER YOU PUSH THIS OUT, THE LESS LOAD OF THIS CREATES FOR US. NOBODY IS ASKING FOR ANY FORGIVENESS HERE. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS FOR OUR FAMILIES. IT IS FRONT END LOADED. WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME SUBSCRIPTION TYPE PROGRAMS , VERSUS ALL
050OF THE FUNDRAISING. HAVING UP FRONT OBLIGATION EACH FAMILY SIGNS UP FOR. THEN WE CAN MAKE PAYMENTS IN NOVEMBER. RIGHT NOW, IF NOVEMBER COMES, WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN DO THIS YEAR, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNLESS ANOTHER FAMILY STEPS UP AS WE RAISE MONEY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THAT IS POSSIBLE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF OPTICS I NEED AS A PARENT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT. THIS IS STUFF THAT IS BROUGHT TO US. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T MEAN THIS IN A WAY PEJORATIVELY OR WITH ANY NEGATIVE ATTENTION, BUT THERE ARE SOME OPTICS WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF. A LOT OF THIS FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN ADVOCATES THAT HELP US UNDERSTAND THINGS LIKE WHY THE JUNIOR HIGH TURF PROJECT IS GOING IN WHEN THEY COULD NOT HELP US ? WHAT IS THE FOOTBALL GETTING
051NEW TURF WHEN THEY COULD NOT HELP US? WHY DOES THE SCHOOL GET EXTRA SPONSORS AND THE GOLF COURSE AND FIXED? DO WE HAVE MONEY OR NOT? THIS IS WHAT WE GET BEAT UP WITH CONSTANTLY. THE TURF IS ALREADY IN. WE UNDERSTAND. THE TRACTOR IS STARTED. WE NEEDED THIS FULL TURF. NOT HALF THE TURF. WE CANNOT WALK AWAY NOW. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE HEARING. THE TURF IS ALREADY IN. I WANT YOU GUYS TO BE AWARE OF THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TO WORK THROUGH. WE HAVE BUDGETS. WE HAVE PLANS. BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE NEED TO ASK OF YOU. IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT THE RESTRUCTURE? CAN WE LOOK AT SOME RELIEF? AND WE LOOK AT EXTRAPOLATING THIS OUT TO 10 YEARS VERSUS FIVE SO WE CAN SPREAD IT OUT TO MORE FAMILIES
052AND GET THE CARPET REALLOCATION WHEN THE NEW TURF COMES IN. IS THERE ANY FORGIVENESS AVAILABLE OR DEBT RELIEF WE CAN LOOK AT? DOES IT HAVE TO BE 400? NAB 250? WE ARE GETTING HELP FROM THE YOUTH PROGRAM. THEY ARE HELPING US. THE BIGGEST ONE I THINK IS IMPORTANT --IF YOU LOOK AT THE COST OF THE OVERALL FIELD, YOU REALIZE WE PAID FOR 30% OF IT IF WE STAY WHERE WE ARE. WHEN THINGS LIKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, TOURNAMENTS, LACROSSE , GIRLS SOCCER -- ALL THE PEOPLE USING IT RENT THIS FIELD. 30% OF THAT SHOULD GO AND DO SOME FUND THAT IS RE-COMPENSATING US. WHY WOULD WE PAY FOR 30% OF THE FIELD BUT THEN WHEN IT GETS LEASED OUT IT GOES 100% ELSEWHERE? THIS IS ANOTHER CONVERSATION. WE'VE GOT ALL THROUGH THE SUMMER. OUR BUDGETING WILL HAPPEN
053IN THE FALL. WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THE STUFF, WE'RE JUST HOPING TO GET AHEAD OF IT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NOVEMBER'S PAYMENT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING AS MUCH WISDOM FROM YOU AS WE CAN GET. BUT I DO THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND SOME THINGS TO WORK THROUGH THAT ARE LAID OUT HERE THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE NEXT TIME WE GET TOGETHER. WHAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS, HAVING BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAVING BEEN ON THE YOUTH PROGRAM BOARD, WE DID NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT OUR CAPACITY WAS TO FUND RAISE THIS YEAR UNTIL WE TRIED. MAN, DID WE TRY. IN ADDITION TO MY DAY JOB, 10, 20 HOURS A WEEK AND MORE THAN THAT PROBABLY FOR SOME OF US. THROUGH THE NONPROFIT. I THINK WE
054KIND OF LEARNED WHAT OUR CAPACITY IS. RIGHT NOW THAT LOAD IS EXCEEDING THE CAPACITY, WHICH IS WHAT HAS BROUGHT US TO THINK ABOUT, OKAY, HOW CAN WE TROUBLESHOOT THIS? WE WANT TO MEET OUR OBLIGATION. WE HAVE VERY GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT WE MIGHT NEED MORE TIME. WE NEED YOU TO HELP US TROUBLESHOOT. THOUGHTS, CONCERNS, GOOD JOKES? IT HAS BEEN A FUN YEAR. THE TURF IS FANTASTIC. I HOPE YOU HAVE SEEN THE FIELD. TREMENDOUS. >> I JUST WANT TO START BY --YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ACTUALLY TALK TO EACH OTHER AND COME UP AND SAY, HEY, HERE IS WHERE WE ARE AT. THANK YOU FOR JUST BRINGING THAT FORWARD AND SAYING THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN PARTICULAR. I LIKE THIS SET UP. I IMAGINE THERE IS CONVERSATIONS TO BE HAD WITH DR.
055SCHIELE AND HER TEAM. AGAIN, JUST WANT TO REALLY EXPRESS THAT FOR JUST BRINGING IT FORWARD. THINKS FOR LISTENING TO US. THANKS FOR THE HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY. I WANT TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS JUST BECAUSE I'VE RAISED A LOT OF MONEY FOR LAKE RIDGE OVER THE YEARS. I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO CAME IN A FEW YEARS AGO. I EXPRESSED THE CONCERN THAT FIVE YEARS IS A VERY SHORT TIME TO RAISE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THAT IS REALLY WHERE WE ARE TODAY. AND THAT IS -- YOU DON'T SAY, I TOLD YOU SO, BUT YOU KIND OF SEE THESE THINGS COMING AND YOU CERTAINLY HAVE SOME THINGS INTERJECTED INTO THE PROCESS. I'M SURE WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS, BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE SAYING, WHY IS EVERYBODY ELSE GETTING IT, I THINK IT IS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO
056BE AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE. THAT IS WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. THE TURF FIELD WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT HE WANTED TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THAT IS WHY IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT LINEUP THAN WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN. I WAS PREPARED FOR THAT. MY DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO CRUSH ME ON THIS. I WILL DOUBLE DOWN ON YOU. I WILL DOUBLE DOWN. IT WAS SOMETHING YOU REALLY FELT PASSIONATELY ABOUT AND YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT YOURSELF ON THE LINE FOR IT. I COMPLETELY GET THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE. I WILL DOUBLE DOWN ON YOU. YOU ACTUALLY SAID MORE THAN THAT. NOT ONLY DID YOU SAY FIVE YEARS IS A SHORT TIME, HE SAID IT IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR THAT AMOUNT OF FAMILIES BUT I WILL
057SAY, IF YOU DO LOOK AT THE OVERALL TRAJECTORY , LAKE RIDGE WAS THE LAST ONE. NOT ONLY LAKE RIDGE , WITHIN THE FACILITIES WE PLAY, BUT WITHIN THE DISTRICT. SOFTBALL. FOOTBALL. LAKE OSWEGO HAS THERE IS. EVEN BELUGA HAS THERE IS. WE DID RAISE THIS MONEY. WE RAISED IT IN TIME TO PAY FOR IT. 1.2 MILLION. AND THEN WE GET TO THE THREE WEEKS BEFORE THEY START AND REALIZE WE HAVE A DEFICIT. SO YOU ARE RIGHT. THAT WAS NOT PROPOSED TO US. WE DO HAVE TO FIELD OR YOU RAISE THE DIFFERENCE. HALF THE FIELD OR WAIT THREE YEARS. SOMEONE MAY HAVE TAKEN THAT OPTION. BUT I HEAR YOU. I HEAR YOU MORE THAN YOU THINK BECAUSE I HAVE NOTES ON YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT . IT IS VALUED. TRUST ME. I CAN CERTAINLY SEE
058GOING FORWARD. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FIELD. IT IS DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE NEED TO GO NEXT WITH THIS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE FIELD FOR KIDS TO USE. GIRLS SOCCER IS GOING TO USE IT. LACROSSE IS STARTING TO USE IT. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CONVERSATION. ONE CERTAINLY TO BE HAD WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. BUT I'M GOING TO JUST SAY IT . THE FAMILIES ON THE LAKE RIDGE SIDE WORK REALLY HARD TO COME TOGETHER TO EARN MONEY. AND WE HAVE GOT THE PACE TEAM. WE HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. AS HARD AS WE TRY , WE DON'T HAVE A BIG DONOR. AND THAT IS THE FACT. AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PLAY EQUITY WITH. AND IT IS WONDERFUL. IT'S AMAZING. AND WE
059DON'T. SO I GIVE HUGE CREDIT TO WHAT ALL OF US PARENTS -- ATHLETICS . THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO HAVE ATHLETICS. AND THEY ARE REALLY SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY DO THAT. LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THE BASEBALL TEAM IS AMAZING AND THE PROGRAMS ARE DOING WELL. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS . THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES. I THINK ALL OF THE FAMILIES FEEL THAT WAY. THINKING ABOUT COMING BACK TO THEM IN THE FALL IS A TOUGH ONE TO SWALLOW. YEAH. SUGGESTIONS FOR US. WHAT IS OUR NEXT STEP? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE READY TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. WE'VE GOT TO COME TO OUR FINANCIAL FOLKS AND THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE. WE CANNOT ANSWER THAT RIGHT
060AT THIS MOMENT. SO YOU HAVE PUT IN 100,000. 400,000 AGO. I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO SETTING THE TERM. MY OWN THOUGHTS ON CHANGING THE DATE. WE ALL WERE WORRIED THAT IT WAS VERY TIGHT AND AGGRESSIVE. WE EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE BURDEN ON THE FIRST GROUP OF FAMILIES. WELL, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? TEAR IT OUT? THAT IS KIND OF NOT THE AGREEMENT WE CAME TO. I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO MODIFYING OR FIGURING OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK. I THINK AS DIRECTOR HARTMAN SAID, THERE WAS --BOTH SCHOOLS GOT TOGETHER AND FIGURED OUT THEIR PRIORITY PROJECTS. I THINK WE WERE IN GOOD FAITH. LET'S FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT WORKS. I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT . I WOULD ASK MR. KETZLER AS WELL, HOW DOES REPLACEMENT OF THIS FIELD
061FIT INTO OUR TURF BUDGET? IT IS INCLUDED IN THAT, RIGHT? CORRECT. IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD OPEN THE ARTIFICIAL TURF REPLACEMENT FUND. WE JUST STARTED THIS YEAR. THE LONG-TERM TRAJECTORY. WITHIN THAT FUNDING MECHANISM. HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. TYPICALLY A 10-YEAR CYCLE. 10 YEARS TO 15 YEARS. A LITTLE OVER 10 YEARS ON BOTH OF THE FOOTBALL FIELDS. AND THEN 13 YEARS . GOOD FAITH ALL THE WAY AROUND. FOR SURE. I ONLY BRING THAT TO YOU AS , PLEASE HELP US. NOT , PLEASE HELP US, BUT LET US HELP YOU UNDERSTAND. THE COMMENTS WE ARE GETTING. IN GOOD FAITH, BACK AT YOU. THE ONE THING I HEARD YOU SAY, ASIDE FROM RENEGOTIATING TERMS AND EASING OF THE BURDEN WAS REDISTRIBUTION OF THE REVENUE SHARING . DO YOU HAVE A SENSE ON WHAT THAT IMPACT WOULD
062BE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? A SINCE? YES. EXACT FUNDS? WE HAVE NOT STARTED YET. I DON'T THINK IT HAS EVEN SHOWN UP ON COMMUNITY SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO RENT. IF WE ACTUALLY AGGRESSIVELY RENTED IT AND KNEW THAT FOR $.30 ON EVERY DOLLAR WE RENTED WAS GOING INTO THIS FUND, IT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS SET UP. WE DID TALK WITH --I FEEL LIKE THE YOUTH PROGRAM --WE SAID, YOU CAN RENTED. THAT MONEY IS JUST GOING TO GO TO PAY OFF YOUR LOAN. NO MONEY IS COMING TO THE DISTRICT. NO MONEY IS GOING TO THE BASEBALL TEAM. IT IS JUST GOING TO THE LOAN. AND THAT WOULD BE THE SAME IF THE LACROSSE TEAM. ANYONE WHO RENTS IT. IF IT IS OUR OWN TEAMS USING IT, THEY ARE
063NOT PAYING FOR IT. WE DO GET PHONE CALLS FROM COLLEGES, CLUB TEAMS, TOURNAMENTS . MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK. WE RENT ALMOST EVERYTHING OUT HERE. IN TERMS OF RENTING OUT THE FIELD. NEEDS TO BE INSURED. YES. SHE COLLECTS THE MONEY . I REMEMBER THE CONVERSATIONS. WERE THEY ABOUT A YEAR AGO? NO. SEPTEMBER. >> MY MIND IS PLAYING TRICKS ON ME. WE HAVE DONE ALL THIS IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. THAT'S REMARKABLE. >> YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW IMPORTANT SPORTS ARE TO OUR KIDS , ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW. ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST REALLY CRITICAL FOR THEM TO HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND THRIVE. THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR ESPECIALLY THE FRESHMAN CLASS. TWICE. BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR THEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S GO
064TO A BASEBALL GAME. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 5.5. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE. THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE WE GET TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTGOING STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES . UNFORTUNATELY, SAMANTHA IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT WE HAVE JACOB HERE WITH US. AND, YOU KNOW, JACOB, IT HAS JUST BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE HAVING YOU THIS PAST YEAR. WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS. IF THEY WOULD LIKE. I WILL START. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN MOST IMPRESSED WITH IS THE PERSPECTIVE , THE INSIDE, AND THE DELIVERY . IT IS DIFFICULT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE AGENDA ITEMS OR ISSUES THAT YOU MIGHT BE PERSONALLY PASSIONATELY CONNECTED TO TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF OBJECTIVITY . OBVIOUSLY THE DECORUM . BOTH YOU AND SAMANTHA HAVE DONE A
065PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THAT. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWN MATURITY BEYOND THEIR YEARS. WE TALK ABOUT IT AS JUST IN PASSING FREQUENTLY. YOUR EFFORTS , PARTICIPATION, SACRIFICE, TIME . RESPONSIBILITY TO THE SCHOOL AND THE OTHER THINGS YOU HAVE GOING ON IS COMMENDABLE. AND GREATLY APPRECIATED. JACOB, YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE APPRECIATED ABOUT YOU ALL YEAR LONG IS FOR BEING HERE. AND THAT KIND OF EXCITEMENT IS CONTAGIOUS. YOU LOVE YOUR ROLE. YOU LIVE INTO IT. YOU ARE SO INTERESTED AND EAGER TO LEARN. ALL OF THE THINGS YOU SHOW UP TO. OSB A CONFERENCE . YOU ARE JUST THERE. AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. AND IT IS JUST A JOY TO GET TO BE IN THE SPACE WITH YOU. TO HEAR YOUR WISDOM AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHARE. I WANT SOME OF
066YOUR ENERGY. YOU LOVE DOING THIS WORK. I HOPE YOU ALWAYS HOLD THAT. WHEREVER YOU FIND YOURSELF IN YOUR FUTURE, YOU HOLD ON TO DOING WHAT YOU LOVE BECAUSE YOU ARE REALLY GOOD AT IT. THANKS FOR THIS LAST YEAR. I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN A JOY TO WATCH. AS DIRECTOR ERIC SAID, IT WAS ESPECIALLY A PLEASURE TO HAVE A STUDENT AT OSBA WHERE THEY CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT STUDENTS BUT RARELY DOES A STUDENT HAVE THE TIME TO DO THAT . WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IS YOU ARE GOING TO BE AROUND FOR A WHILE AND THAT YOU GET TO REFLECT ON WHAT IS GOING ON, WHICH MEANS AS YOU SEE THINGS COMING FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD, YOUR VOICE --YOU KNOW US ALL PERSONALLY. YOU CAN SAY, THIS IS WHAT IS GOING ON. BUT
067AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE WHEN YOU COMMENT ON THINGS, I APPRECIATE THE TIMES WHEN YOU HOLD BACK AS WELL BECAUSE --MAYBE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. YOU ALWAYS MAKE A STATEMENT. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I APPRECIATE . WHEN THEY KNOW WHEN TO COMMENT AND THEY KNOW WHEN TO GET INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD THIS YEAR. I HAVE ALSO REALLY APPRECIATED YOU. I SAW YOU AT ONE OF THE GRADUATION PARTIES YESTERDAY. I ASK YOU, WHAT COULD WE DO A BETTER? WHAT ADVICE COULD YOU GIVE TO US? AND I WAS THINKING ALONG THE LINES OF , WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING, IT IS MEANINGFUL. I THINK YOU ARE EXPRESSING --I THINK YOU SPEAK FOR ALL THE STUDENTS. STUDENTS THAT AREN'T HURT A LOT.
068GREAT PERSPECTIVE. YOU WORK WITH DEBATE. YOU ARE VERY GOOD AT PREPARING THOUGHTS AND DELIVERING THEM. I THINK WE'VE ALL LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST THINK YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT YOU IS YOUR KIND, LOVING HEART. WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT OTHER STUDENTS IN YOUR HEART, YOU DO SO IN A WAY THAT IS SO MEANINGFUL. YOU HAVE TALKED TO THEM. YOU EXUDE THAT FEELING. WHATEVER TOPIC IT IS. I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE SCHOOL. YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHER. YOU CAN TELL THAT YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO LOVES SCHOOL. I LOVE SCHOOL. I FEEL LIKE THIS GREAT CONNECTION. I THINK IT HAS JUST BEEN FUN HAVING YOU HERE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO STILL BE HERE. I WILL SEE YOU AROUND. THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. BECAUSE I
069KNOW IT IS NOT EASY. SOMETIMES I DON'T EVEN WANT TO. YOU HAVE HOMEWORK. YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE THINGS GOING ON. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE EVER MISSED. I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ALWAYS HERE. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THE TIME. I HOPE YOU HAVE FOUND IT FUN. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE EXPERIENCE IN THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH MORE NOT ONLY ABOUT OUR DISTRICT AND OUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON AT EACH SCHOOL . IT HAS JUST BEEN SO FUN TO WORK WITH YOU ALL. AND JUST LEARNED SO MUCH MORE THAT I WANTED TO HAVE IF I HAD NOT HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE A BUNCH OF -- . WHILE YOU ARE PASSING THOSE OUT, THIS IS JUST -- YOU KNOW, I AM SO MOVED
070AND TOUCHED THAT YOU WOULD DO THIS, BUT NOT AT ALL SURPRISED. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY COMMENTED ON THE GENEROSITY OF YOUR SPIRIT. IT JUST SHINES THROUGH IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. I STILL REMEMBER GETTING AN EMAIL FROM THE ASHLAND SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR SAYING, I MET A STUDENT FROM YOUR SCHOOL BOARD. AND HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO LEARN MORE. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL , JOYFUL , AND AMAZING PRESENCE. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE GIVEN US. THIS PAST YEAR. THANK YOU. AND I WANT THAT DISPLAYED AT YOUR GRADUATION. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COME? VI. YEAH. THE FLAG IS BETTER. CARE, JACOB. YOU CAN CLOSE THE LAPTOP. THERE YOU GO. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I HOPE SHE WILL BE AT
071THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KELLY , FOR HANGING ONTO THAT. IF I CAN TYPE MY PASSWORD IN. IT IS NOT WORKING. OKAY. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5.6. ADVANCED MATH CURRICULUM ADOPTION, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM. MS. WASHINGTON. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR GUPTA AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK AGAIN TO PRESENT THE REST OF OUR MATH CURRICULUM. WE PUT THE ADVANCED MATH CURRICULUM --MADE IT AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND REVIEW THE MATERIALS. WE DID NOT GET ANY FEEDBACK. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE SELECTIONS MADE BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS JOINTLY FOR THE PRECALCULUS DISCRETE MATH , AP STATISTICS, AP CALCULUS AND AP CALCULUS BC. CAN YOU TELL US , MISS WASHINGTON, DID WE HAVE PEOPLE -- ? WE DID NOT
072HAVE ANY VIEWERS. NO IN PERSON. WE DID HAVE VIEWERS ONLINE. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THOSE NUMBERS. ABOUT 28 VIEWS. BUT NO DIGITAL FEEDBACK. THEY MUST HAVE LIKED WHAT THEY SAW. WELL, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. HAVE TO GET THE RIGHT WORDING. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ADVANCED MATH CURRICULUM ADOPTION MATERIALS AS PRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. I SECOND THAT MOTION. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >> MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A COMPLETE MATH CURRICULUM. WE WILL MOVE ON . AGENDA ITEM 5.7. RECOMMENDED FACILITY USE. TECHNOLOGY DEVICE FEES. 2023-2024. THANK YOU, CHAIR GUPTA AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE PACKET IS OUR RECOMMENDED FACILITY USE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVICE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE 23-'24 FISCAL YEAR. NOT ON THE SCHEDULE. JUST A RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL BE INCREASED FROM $20
073TO 25 TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSSES WE ARE INCURRING IN THAT PROGRAM AS DISCUSSED IN OUR BOARD MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER PARTY. WE ARE BRINGING THESE FORWARD NOW AS A RECOMMENDED FEE SCHEDULE AND REQUESTING YOUR ACTION THIS EVENING SO WE CAN UPDATE OUR '23-'24 SCHOOL YEAR MATERIALS. I WILL STOP THERE. ANY QUESTIONS? NOT FOR NOW. BUT FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION . THANK YOU , MR. KETZLER. THESE ARE KILLER RATES. THESE ARE GOOD DEALS. THINK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE FOR PEOPLE UPPING THE ANTE . PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HAVE TOURNAMENTS HERE. THESE ARE KILLER DEALS. I GUESS THE FOLLOW-UP FOR THESE KILLER DEALS . DOES IT COVER ALL THE COSTS THAT GO INTO HAVING THESE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC? THAT IS A GREAT
074QUESTION. WE DO HAVE A PROTOCOL THAT IF AN ACTIVITY DOES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF CLEANING EFFORT THAT THERE IS A CUSTODIAL CHARGE PER OUR . AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THAT GOES TO $50 AN HOUR. ONE THING THAT WE DID A PRETTY DEEP DIVE ON LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID A MAJOR UPDATE ON THE FEE SCHEDULE WAS NOT ONLY LOOKING AT WHAT TYPE OF INTEREST OUR FEES WERE MAKING AVAILABLE , BUT WHAT WERE SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS ALSO CHARGING FOR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. OUR FEES ARE KIND OF WITHIN THE RANGE. WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE LITTLE BIT HIGHER AND SOME ARE LITTLE BIT LOWER. BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT GOES INTO OUR CONSIDERATION WHEN PROPOSING FEES AND THIS RECOMMENDATION. TO YOUR POINT ON MAKING MONEY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE USING OUR FACILITIES TO
075MAKE MONEY, IS THE NEW CATEGORY --WERE THOSE FEES HIGHER THAN OUR LOCAL BASED NONPROFITS? AND THEN OUR CATEGORY TWO FEES, WHICH ARE FOR STUFF THAT IS CLOSER TO US , SUCH AS YOUTH SPORTS, ET CETERA. SO THOSE FEES AND CATEGORY FOUR --WHILE THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE WE CAN PROBABLY FIND CERTAIN LINE ITEMS WHERE WE MIGHT BE ON THE HIGHER END, WE DO BELIEVE THAT IS OUR COMPETITIVE PRICE SO THAT WE DO DRIVE THESE TO HELP PROVIDE PLENTY OF SOURCES FOR THE ARTIFICIAL TURF REPLACEMENT FIELD. AND THEN FEES FOR INTERIOR SPACES. THAT HELPS FUND THE OVERALL COST OF MANAGING ALL OF OUR FACILITY USAGE REQUEST . IT IS NOT A SMALL UNDERTAKING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ALWAYS INQUIRING . AND SOMETIMES THOSE INQUIRIES BEAR FRUIT. BUT SOMETIMES IT IS JUST TIME SPENT WITHOUT ANY BOOKING.
076ARE WE STILL ALIGNING OUR FEES WITH WHAT THE CITY IS CHARGING? LAST YEAR AS PART OF OUR UPDATE, THAT WAS A MAJOR CONSIDERATION OF WHAT THE FEES WERE. AND THE CITY ARE ON A BIANNUAL SCHEDULE OF WHEN THEY DO FEES. SO THEY WILL NOT BE DOING THEIR NEXT MAJOR FEE UPDATE UNTIL NEXT WINTER, I BELIEVE IT IS. SO WE MIGHT BE AHEAD OF THEM IN CERTAIN RESPECTS. BUT THAT DID PROVIDE THE BASELINE FOR SOME OF THE TYPES OF FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE IN COMMON, SUCH AS GRASS FIELDS. COULD WE --WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET A BREAKDOWN OF HOW MUCH REVENUE WE GET FROM THESE DIFFERENT LEVELS ? WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF INTEREST FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES. YEAH. IF NOBODY IS DOING IT, IT WOULDN'T WORK. WE WILL HAVE DATA, BUT REMEMBER THAT WE
077JUST COMPLETELY TOOK OVER ALL OF OUR FIELDS GENERATE FIRST THIS YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DATA YET. THAT WILL BE GOOD TO HAVE THAT. THE DEVICE FEE . CORRECT. THAT IS NOT ON THE SCHEDULE , BUT IT IS PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE INCREASE THAT FROM $20 TO $25 . THE ACTION WE ARE SEEKING THIS EVENING IS TO APPROVE THE FEE SCHEDULE AND ALSO APPROVE THE INCREASE FROM $20-$25. IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE THAT AUTOMATIC ? MAYBE THEY ARE LIKE ME AND FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR IT . I DIDN'T MEAN TO NOT SIGN UP FOR IT. WELL, WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE UNIVERSAL FEE AND RECEIVED PERSPECTIVE THAT BECAUSE OUR DEVICES ARE USED AS PART OF THE DELIVERY OF CORE CURRICULUM . THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH OUR OBLIGATIONS
078FOR FREEDOM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. BUT I HAVE NOT EXPLORED MAKING IT A MANDATORY OPT OUT FEE. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE EXPLORED. I DON'T WANT TO BE HARD ON ANYONE ELSE. I HOPE IT DID NOT COST YOU. IS THERE A CUT OFF ? YES. COULD WE WAIVE THE CUTOFF? THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS --AS IS NOT UNUSUAL WITH INSURANCE PROGRAMS -- IF YOU DON'T GET A CUT OFF, PEOPLE WILL ONLY ASK FOR IT AFTER THEY HAVE HAD A LOSS. THERE COULD BE A WINDOW --SIGN UP TODAY. YES. LAST YEAR IT WAS, LIKE, A 45 DAY WINDOW. THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE MADE THE WINDOW OPEN ALL THE WAY UNTIL OCTOBER. FOR NEW FAMILIES, THEY HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE DAY OF FIRST ENROLLING. OKAY. BETTER MESSAGING, I GUESS. >> ONE MORE EMAIL,
079PLEASE. THIS IS STILL A RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAM. SO IT IS NOT A STANDARDIZED PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS. WE DO SEND DOCUMENTATION . ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE FALL. IT IS STILL --NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS UNTIL THEY HAVE A DEVICE THAT GETS DAMAGED. RENDER THE TRACK FOR, LIKE, AN HOUR. EVERYBODY GET OUT OF THE WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED FACILITY USE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVICE FEES FOR THE 2023-'24 SCHOOL YEAR, PRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. ANY DISCUSSION? I HOPE THAT KIRSTEN WILL SHARE THAT . ONE HOUR. REMEMBER, YOU ARE NOT A NONPROFIT. TRACK IS DIFFERENT THAN THE FIELD. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. IT OFF. IT'S MY TRACK. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE
080ARE OUT AGENDA ITEM 5.8. POLICY REVIEW. THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE REASON I CALLED IT THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAD TALKED A MONTH AGO NOW ABOUT MAYBE NEEDING AN ADDITIONAL POLICY WHERE WE COULD USE THAT TO HELP AVOID A CIRCUMSTANCE AS WE HEAD . I TALKED TO A BUNCH OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. IF THERE REALLY IS NOT A POLICY OUT THERE THAT HELPS US IN THIS AREA. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE OF THE STRONGEST VOLUNTEER POLICIES RIGHT NOW COMPARED TO A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS. SO I THINK WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT WE FOLLOW OUR OWN POLICY THEN CREATE A NEW ONE. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. SOME KEY POINTS I'M GOING TO PULL OUT. RECORDS CHECK. BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO WORKING WITH
081STUDENTS. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH STUDENTS SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN EMPLOYEE. THE ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS. EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE . WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL GROWTH OF STUDENTS. AGAIN, DID NOT HAPPEN. SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR KEY THINGS I JUST PULLED OUT. OF THOSE WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, WE WOULD NOT BE SITTING THERE TODAY. IT IS MORE ABOUT RETRAINING EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FOLLOWING WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. I DO THINK WHAT WE NEED TO ADD TO THAT A POLICY --NOT NECESSARILY IN THE POLICY, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS WERE GOING TO BE ADDING TO OUR PRACTICE, INCLUDES TRAINING , AND THEN HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILIES. THOSE PIECES THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. AS FAR AS TRAINING GOES , WE ARE GOING TO BE
082TRAINING ALL EMPLOYEES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPONDING IMMEDIATELY, INCLUDING RECOGNIZING THE SOUNDS OF DANGER FOR COMMUNICATING THAT DANGER, AND NECESSARY ACTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF, INCLUDING HOW TO PROPERLY CLEAR A ROOM TO AVOID DANGER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE DOING NOW FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE. AND IT IS GOING TO BE PART OF OUR YEARLY MANDATORY TRAINING . YOU WILL SEE THAT TRAINING AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. ONE THING ABOUT CLEARING YOUR ROOM --JUST FROM INTERVIEWING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN, IT USUALLY IS AROUND A STUDENT'S BEHAVIOR OR A MEDICAL SITUATION. SO WE HAVE BEEN TRAINED FOR YEARS AND YEARS . IF A STUDENT HAS A SEIZURE, WE GET ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS OUT OF
083THE ROOM SO THAT STUDENT HAS PRIVACY OR COFFIN GEOLOGY. OR IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT WHO IS HAVING AN EMOTIONAL REACTION . TRYING TO GIVE THEM PRIVACY FOR THAT. WE CLEAR THE ROOM. WOULD PEOPLE WERE NOT PREPARED TO DO IS CLEAR THE ROOM FOR AN ADULT. THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT IN THE MINDS OF EMPLOYEES. THAT IS WHY THAT HAS TO CHANGE. IT WASN'T ABOUT PRIVACY OR CONFIDENTIALITY. IT WAS ABOUT DANGER. THAT TRAINING WILL BE HAPPENING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES . WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE CHANGING THE SECTION 2 WHEN YOU GO THROUGH YOU HAVE TO ASSIGN -- SAY, YES, I ACCEPT ALL THE RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BY ENTERING THE BUILDING. THAT INCLUDES UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPONDING IMMEDIATELY WHEN A CHILD IS IN DANGER. THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE KEYWORDS WE WILL BE USING
084SO PEOPLE WILL HAVE THAT TRIGGER LANGUAGE IN THE FUTURE IF ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENS. WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATION, I THINK SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED BACK FROM SOME OF THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM IS THAT, YES, WE'RE GOING TO STILL DO AN INITIAL EMAIL BUT WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH PHONE CALLS TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM THAT WERE AFFECTED WITH INFORMATION ON HOW THEY CAN GET EXTRA SUPPORT . AND JUST BEING ABLE TO GIVE ACCURATE INFORMATION . AGAIN, DID NOT HAPPEN THIS TIME. WE WOULD HAVE SAVED OURSELVES --AT LEAST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE FELT INFORMED. I THINK THE BIG THING FOR THE SITUATION REALLY IS NOT ABOUT POLICY AS MUCH AS FOLLOWING OUR POLICIES, BUT I DO THINK WITH OUR TRAINING IN THE COMMUNICATION CHANGE , WE SHOULD BE
085ABLE TO NOT AVOID, BUT TRY TO AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS FEEL LIKE WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS OUT OF DANGER AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WHEN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE. AND I'M HAPPY TO ADD ANYTHING TO THOSE THINGS I MENTIONED. BUT I DO THINK THAT WOULD HAVE CLEANED UP THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. I'M OPEN TO ANY FEEDBACK. THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL. A GOOD READ ON THE SITUATION. GO FOR IT. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT IS COMPREHENSIVE . THERE WERE TWO CONCERNS , I THINK, THAT WERE ALSO EXPRESSED . I PERSONALLY THINK THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO RESPOND TO. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE THOUGHTS WERE AROUND THEM. THE FIRST WAS POTENTIALLY
086SOME SORT OF FACT CHECK . DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE AN ISSUE. SECONDLY , BEYOND THE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, SOME SORT OF VETTING OF SPEAKERS AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT. THOSE ARE TWO THINGS. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. THOSE PROTOCOLS ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING NEXT TIME ANYWAY. BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY LEARNED THROUGH THEIR PROCESS OF REVIEWING IT. THEY DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE SPEAKERS WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT. WE'RE GOING TO ASK HER PRESENTATIONS UP FRONT. JUST SO WE HAVE SOME BACKGROUND ON WHAT CAREERS THEY ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING WITH OUR STUDENTS, NUMBER ONE, BUT NUMBER TWO ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE MORE CHOICE IN WHAT THEY ARE HEARING ABOUT SO THAT -- BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE SOME THAT DON'T WANT TO HEAR CERTAIN CAREERS AND OTHERS THAT WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING ELSE. WE
087NEVER HAVE DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT THE BAG CHECK IS APPROPRIATE . THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO COME INTO OUR SCHOOLS THAT WE DON'T CHECK THEIR BACKS. I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD DRAW THAT LINE IN THIS SITUATION , WE'RE GOING TO CHECK YOUR BAG. IN THIS ONE, WE ARE NOT. THAT WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD SAY, DON'T BRING THINGS. A CAREER FAIR WHERE WE ACTUALLY ASKED THEM TO BRING THINGS. IT WOULD BE KIND OF HARD TO DO THAT AS WELL. I SEE THAT SAME TYPICAL THING. NOT ONLY OPTICALLY DIFFICULT TO DO, BUT MANPOWER. THERE MAY BE A LINE THAT WOULD BE DRAWN FOR A HANDBAG OR PURSE VERSUS SOMEBODY WITH A DUFFEL BAG OR LUGGAGE SIZE . AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT PREVENT EVERY
088POSSIBLE CALAMITY IMAGINABLE BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS. I'M WONDERING FOLLOWING UP TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING , DIRECTOR BILLS, IF ON SOME DAYS IT JUST MAKES SENSE FOR THERE TO BE A RULE. IT IS HARD TO DO GOOD ON THE DAY DIFFERENTIATION. ALTHOUGH WE ASK PEOPLE TO BRING THINGS. BUT, SHOW US WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING. MIGHT BE AN OKAY THING TO ASK ON THE DAY WHEN WE ARE HAVING A LOT MORE PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING. I DON'T KNOW. I WONDER IF ADMINISTRATIVELY AT YOUR WILL YOU ARE LIKE, YEAH, THIS DAY I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CHECK EVERYTHING. NORMALLY WE DON'T. AND I TRUST YOU ALL TO THINK THROUGH THAT IF THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENTIATION. IT IS SO HARD. WE HAVE A PARENT COMMUNITY. WE MIGHT NOT ALL AGREE WITH EACH
089OTHER. SOMEBODY WAS IN A HARD SPACE AND DID NOT BEHAVE APPROPRIATELY AND CAUSED HARM AND THEY ARE STILL APPARENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. THESE ARE THESE REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS TO NAVIGATE. I THINK THE OTHER THING --I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO BRING IT UP HERE, BUT I WOULD OFFER IT AS A CONNECTION POINT TO WHAT WE HEARD EARLIER IN TESTIMONY AND WHAT I THINK WE HAVE HEARD FROM SOME PARENTS IN RESPONSE TO THIS. THE BENEFIT OF RESTORATION CIRCLES. AS A TOOL FOR HEALING . AS A TOOL FOR PROCESSING COMPLEX SITUATIONS THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THAT THEY HAVEN'T REALLY EXPERIENCED IN A LOT --WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT MORE. SO IS THERE A CONNECTION? IS THERE SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THIS OR OTHER BUSINESS I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP IN.
090I AM CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT STILL RESTORATION HEALING LOOKS LIKE. WHAT RESTORATIVE PRACTICES LOOK LIKE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF US IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE US AS A BOARD TO CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT THAT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO PRACTICE AND DO. AND WHAT DOES THE ADMINISTRATION NEED OR WANT OR IS INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO BUILD THAT SKILL SET AT ALL LEVELS OF OUR DISTRICT TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS AND EXPERIENCES. AND I CAN CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT . BEING WILLING TO PUT YOURSELF IN A RESTORATIVE CIRCLE IS PRETTY AMAZING. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THE DETAILS OF THAT. FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SAY, I WANT THAT, WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE PROVIDING IT. AS FAR AS THE SITUATION GOES, I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT INVITE A PERSON BACK TO BE WITH
091THE STUDENTS. HAVING THOSE STUDENTS BE ABLE TO WORK. MY CHILD WAS TOLD NOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS TO ANYONE. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT REASONS I WOULD WANT TO HAVE THAT PERSONAL PHONE CALL. WHEN YOU KNOW ALL THE INFORMATION, THEN WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW, YES, WE ACTUALLY DO WHAT --THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALKING TO FRIENDS IN THE HALLWAY AND TALKING TO A TRUSTED ADULT. WE WANT PEOPLE TO DO THAT. AND WE WANT THE CLASSROOM TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY COULD TALK TO EACH OTHER. THEY ALL EXPERIENCED SOMETHING. SO I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO DO THAT THAT IS APPROPRIATE. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IN THIS SITUATION -- YEAH. AND I MIGHT BE USING THE TERMS WRONG, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. TALKING TOGETHER
092THROUGH HER SITUATIONS. I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WRONG THING. ANYTHING TO RESTORE THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE. THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. HE IS NOT LOOKING AT YOU FUNNY. YOU ARE DOING GREAT. I JUST NOTICE WHAT DIRECTOR BILLS SAID . BAGS ARE NOT AN ISSUE IN THIS CASE, BUT I THINK YOU ARE MAKING THE POINT . THERE IS SOME CHAOS WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND YOU HAVE THIS VISITOR VERSUS VOLUNTEERS THING. MAYBE WE SHOULD THINK OF SOME SCENARIOS WERE THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. I DON'T THINK WE WANT EVERY DAY --A WHOLE OTHER CONVERSATION. WHEN I THINK OF THE OAKS PARK FIELD TRIP, I WAS THERE. THEY ALL HAD BACKPACKS. YEAH. RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS THERE. I'M SURE MOST PARENTS WOULD PROBABLY BE FINE DOING
093THAT. IT POINTED OF VULNERABILITY TO PEOPLE. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS , IF I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT -- I GUESS I WOULD WANT SOME SORT OF AFFIRMATION FOR VISITORS TO POSITIVELY BE AWARE OF OUR CODE OF CONDUCT AND OUR POLICY. YOU MENTIONED CHECKING A BOX. THAT IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY DO. ANYTIME YOU VOLUNTEER, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SIGNED OFF ON READING SIX MAJOR POLICIES. WISH NO ONE DOES. CAN WE MAKE IT -- NO ONE IS GOING TO READ ALL THE FINE PRINT. POLICIES ARE NOT REALLY NARRATIVELY FOCUSED. IS THERE A WAY WE CAN SUMMARIZE IT TO A SINGLE PAGE? I DON'T KNOW. I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT AND TRY . I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE THINGS THAT WE WANT THEM TO
094BE AWARE OF. YOU'RE NOT TO HAVE BEEN DRINKING OR USING ALCOHOL OR WHATEVER. AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PERSON. THERE ARE SO MANY THAT ARE IN THE POLICIES. THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY ARE IN POLICIES. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WHAT WE GET AS A VOLUNTEER -- I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME VALUE IN ACTUALLY PUSHING DOCUMENTS INTO THE EMAIL. I KNOW IT SEEMS KIND OF SUPERFICIAL , BUT MAYBE THERE IS --HERE. YOU HAVE TO CHECK THE BOX, OR WHATEVER. I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT. I'M ALSO NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO GET THERE, BUT HOW MANY THINGS DO WE --CLICK AND MOVE ON. MAYBE THE THING THAT CAME TO MY INBOX. I DON'T KNOW. I COULD CERTAINLY TRY TO GO THROUGH THOSE MAIN POLICIES AND SAY -- I DON'T WANT TO GIVE -- >>
095LEAVING SOMETHING OUT THEN MAKES US VULNERABLE . I THINK WE HAVE THE LINK IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS , PLEASE BE PARTICULARLY AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING. NO FOUL LANGUAGE. USE OF ALCOHOL PRIOR TO. THERE ARE SOME BIG ONES. IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR US TO GET THOSE POLICIES TO LOOK AT THEM. IF WE ARE GOING TO SIMULATE WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR A VISITOR TO READ THAT, AT WHAT POINT DO YOUR EYES GLAZE OVER OR YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION? MAYBE WE CAN COME TOGETHER. WE CAN DO THAT. WE HAVE HAD , I THINK, OVER 3000 VOLUNTEER PEOPLE. 4000 NOW. STARTING JULY 1st, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT ALL AGAIN. WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR. MOST OF IT IS FAIRLY COMMON SENSE. WE HAVE HAD ISSUES . SO THAT'S WHY . CONSTANT REMINDERS
096ARE CRITICAL. I DON'T WANT ANYONE LISTENING THINKING THAT THEY SHOULD GO OUT RIGHT NOW AND DO THE VOLUNTEER THING. IT IS NOT 365 DAYS. IT IS JULY 1st THROUGH JUNE 30th. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING BACK. AND I THINK IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT WENT WRONG WAS THAT WE DIDN'T FOLLOW WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. THAT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO SAY. I APPRECIATE THAT IF THAT IS THE FINDING THAT YOU SAID IT. AND WE GO FROM THERE. WE KNOW WHERE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. I'M TRYING TO GRAB ONTO THE CULTURE OF TRY INSTEAD OF FAILING FORWARD. I'M SHIFTING FROM FAILING FORWARD TO THE CULTURE OF TRY. WE TRY THESE THINGS AND THEN WE LEARN FROM THEM. AND THEN WE TRY SOMETHING ELSE. WE ARE LUCKY THAT
097WHAT HAPPENED IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED. BUT I DO THINK IF YOU PUT THE THINGS IN PLACE THAT I JUST SAID, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE EVERYONE SAFER. FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS. BUT THE IDEA OF REALLY NOT UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLEARING FOR STUDENT PRIVACY AND CLEARING WHEN SOMEONE IS A DANGER IS A BIG PART OF AN EDUCATOR'S ROLE. WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY USED TO THAT. WAS NOT A REGULAR THING. HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT BE A REGULAR THING. BUT IT WILL BE NICE TO BE PREPARED FOR IT. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 6.0. OTHER BUSINESS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE BOARD. DID YOU ALL GET YOUR QUESTIONNAIRES ONBOARD EVALUATION AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WANT ADDED OR DELETED, LET ME KNOW. WE WILL SEND IT OUT
098FOR YOU TO FILL OUT. SOUND GOOD? AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL ITEM AFTER HAVING THE BASEBALL PRESENTATION . ALL ABOUT FUNDRAISING . ONE OF OUR THINGS TO STUDY IN THE COMING YEAR IS ON FUNDRAISING AND WHAT ALL OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE FUNDRAISING FOR AND WHY THEY ARE FUNDRAISING . BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES A FEW YEARS AGO WAS FUNDRAISING FOR COMPUTERS AND BASICS THAT ALL THE SCHOOLS GOT. AND I THINK WE MAY WANT A HANDLE ON --WE KNOW WHAT THE FOUNDATION IS DOING. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A HANDLE OF THE OTHER FUNDRAISING GOING ON AT ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND WHY THEY ARE DOING IT AND IN THIS CASE, THESE ARE BIG OBLIGATIONS FOR A BASEBALL PROGRAM. BUT I THINK THAT COMES BACK TO STUART . WHATEVER. THE ANALYSIS WE'RE GOING TO
099TALK TO THEM ABOUT. IT IS NOT JUST THIS PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE BOARD , AS WE GET READY FOR OUR RETREAT -- THAT WE THINK ABOUT THE INEVITABLE INTERSECTION OF AI AND EDUCATION IN CLASSROOMS. I THINK IT IS AN AGENDA ITEM . BUT I THINK IT WILL DO US ALL SOME GOOD TO TRY TO GET OUR HEADS AROUND WHAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE, WHAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE. WHAT ARE POTENTIAL CONCERNS ARE SO WE CAN HAVE SOME MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS . HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR THAT? >> I'M HAPPY TO INUNDATE YOU ALL WITH INFORMATION. I SAY THAT TONGUE IN CHEEK. IT IS NICE TO HAVE THE SAME LANGUAGE. THERE ARE SOME CONCISE PROS AND CONS AND CONCERNS. I'M HAPPY TO SEND THOSE OUT. BETTER LOOK AT STRAIGHT IN THE FACE. IT IS HERE. ANYTHING
100ELSE? WHAT IS OUR NEXT MEETING? THE 20th. ANOTHER TUESDAY. E.R. JUNE 19 . JUNETEENTH. EXACTLY. SO, GREAT. WELL, IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, WE WILL ADJOURN THE BOARD MEETING.