School Board Mtg. - May 20, 2024

001ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. WELCOME TO LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING. IT'S MAY 20, 2024. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:02 PM. WE WILL START WITH OUR CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD. WE HAVE A ACTION ITEM FROM MR. VANDENBURG. IT'S THE RIVER GROVE CHANGE ORDER. THANK YOU, CHAIR BILLS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE RIVER GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT HAPPENED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WE ARE REVIEWING AND NEGOTIATING WITH OUR CONTRACTOR. INCLUDED IN THE CHANGES, SEPARATED WORK, MECHANICAL CHANGES, LANE MODIFICATIONS, PERMIT REQUIRED CHANGES, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER MINOR MODIFICATIONS. THE TOTAL REQUEST TONIGHT FOR THIS CHANGEOVER IS $172,216.80. TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME --

002I AM SEEING NONE. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK TO AUTHORIZE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 15 FOR THAT AMOUNT TO THE TRIPLE WELLMAN INC. STIPULATED SOUND CONTRACT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND PERIOD >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. I WILL CALL THE MOTION TO A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WILL ADJOURN OUR CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD SESSION. AND WE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGULAR SESSION AT 6:05 P.M. WE WOULD LIKE TO START WITH -- FANTASTIC. WE WOULD LIKE TO START WITH DR. SCHIELE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TODAY FOR LEARNING [ INAUDIBLE ] WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS. YOU CAN SEE I INVITED SOME FRIENDS. I AM SUPER GLAD ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN WATCH THESE AMAZING

003STUDENTS TODAY. WE HAVE JUNE, SIENA, OCEAN AND ALEXIS. THEY ARE STUDENTS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WHO ARE EXCELLING NOT ONLY IN THE CLASSROOM BUT OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND THINGS THEY ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. I JUST ASK YOU TO TALK A FEW MINUTES ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING, AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. OKAY. I GUESS I WILL START. HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SIENNA. I AM CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS LIVED HERE FOR A GOOD NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF EXPERIENCE --EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS AND NOT POSITIVE ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY CONCERNING PEOPLE OF COLOR. I'M SOMEONE WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN SOCIAL ACTIVISM . I WOULD SAY THAT MY INTEREST AND

004MY INCLINATION TO TRY TO MAKE A CHANGE HAS DEFINITELY STRENGTHENED OVER THE YEARS. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONTRIBUTE THIS TO SOME OF MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES DEALING WITH MICRO AGGRESSIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION. ULTIMATELY, I THINK ALL THESE ASPECTS ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER REASONS ARE WHAT PROMPTED ME TO CREATE MY WEBSITE WHICH IS MY PASSION PROJECT. THAT IS CALLED TONES OF CHANGE WHICH ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN PARTICULAR. SO, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF MY WEBSITE. IT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR ME TO GET INTO THAT. I WILL MENTION THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE WHICH IS A WEBPAGE THAT IS DESIGNED TO FOCUS ON THE STORIES OF WOMEN OF COLOR, AND THE WOMEN ARE FROM ALL DIFFERENT AGE RANGES BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WOULD ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW OF

005SOME OF THE DIFFERENT DISCRIMINATION, SOME OF THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES THAT WOMEN OF COLOR IN DOOR. AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL OF YOU GUYS CHECK IT OUT. IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT. I PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO IT. SO, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE ASPECTS AND THE COMPONENTS ON MY WEBSITE AND WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, WHICH IS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY EFFORTS. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A WEBPAGE? >> TONES OF CHANGE. I'M SO SORRY. I SHOULD'VE MENTIONED THAT EARLIER. CHILL -- TONES OF CHANGE. .COM? >> YES. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING --[ INAUDIBLE ] IT'S ALL GOOD. IT'S ALL GOOD. AND ARE YOUR SUBMITTALS, DO YOU GO TO THE BLOGGER? ARE THEY MOSTLY

006FOR STUDENTS? WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR STORIES? I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF INTERVIEWING THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE SO FAR. TWO OF WHICH ARE OLDER WOMEN. ONE OF THEM IS A MEMBER, I BELIEVE, ON THE PORTLAND SCHOOL BOARD. AND SHE FOCUSES ON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES . AND ANOTHER ONE WHO IS A STUDENT AT LAKERIDGE. SHE IS IN MY GRADE. AND SHE IS AN IMMIGRANT FROM PAKISTAN. AND SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ME A LOT OF GREAT INSIGHT ON SOME OF HER EXPERIENCES IN LO AND HER HERITAGE. YEAH, PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] EXCELLENT. DO YOU WANT TO GO NEXT? I COULD GO NEXT. I AM A CURRENT SENIOR AT LAKEVIEW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. SO, A LITTLE ABOUT ME, AT SCHOOL, A FAVORITE SUBJECT IS CHEMISTRY AND SURPRISINGLY, HISTORY. IT IS MY HISTORY TEACHER

007WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND I AM INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT CLUBS LIKE THE SCIENCE HALL AND THE BRAIN CLUB. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, I MOST INVOLVED IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE BECAUSE MY FAMILY'S HISTORY WITH DIFFERENT NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. SO, BECAUSE OF THAT, I CREATED THIS CLUB THAT SPREADS AWARENESS FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES. ONE OF THE THINGS I AM MOST PROUD OF DOING IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER IS ADDRESSING THIS MEDICAL DISCRIMINATION [ INAUDIBLE ] BASICALLY, IT WAS A NOVEL DRUG THAT WAS FDA APPROVED IN JANUARY OF 2023. HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES REFUSED TO COVER IT. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE DRUG COSTS $26,500 ANNUALLY WHICH IS BASICALLY AFFORDABLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO, I HOPE TO CHANGE THIS. IT IS OF THE BRAIN CLUB REPRESENTATIVES , THEY ARE HIGH

008SCHOOLERS THAT THE CHANGES, NOT JUST ADULTS. I PERSONALLY HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT THE FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AT THE SERVICE IMPACT MOVEMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN MARCH. AS OF JULY, 2023, IT IS NOW APPROVED WHICH IS AMAZING. [ APPLAUSE ] YEAH. SO, NEUROSCIENCE IS SOMETHING I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT. I WILL CONTINUE TO STUDY NEUROSCIENCE BY MAJORING AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY . I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY THANKING EVERYONE HERE FOR MAKING THE LO COMMUNITY SUCH A POSITIVE PLACE FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME TO BE PART OF. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] HI, EVERYONE. I AM ALEXIS. I AM A SOPHOMORE AT TREMONT HIGH SCHOOL. I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU, DR. Z LEE, FOR INVITING US TO SPEAK ABOUT LEARNING AT LAKE OSWEGO. I'M SAD THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR IS

009ENDING ALREADY. I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY I REALLY ENJOYED MY CLASSES THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY WHICH REALLY COUNTED MY INTEREST IN NEUROSCIENCE AS WELL. SO, I'M CURRENTLY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AT OSH YOU WITH THE PROFESSOR FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY IN AUDITORY NEUROSCIENCE. THIS IS ALSO CONNECTED TO MY LOVE AND PASSION FOR MUSIC. I AM AN AVID PIANIST. JUST IN MARCH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AT A NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION IN ATLANTA. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I GOT FIRST PLACE IN DUET ENSEMBLE WHICH WAS A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME . AND ON TOP OF THAT, I HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN PORTLAND'S CLASSIC STATION AND PERFORMED AT LOCAL COMMUNITY SENIOR HOMES TO SHARE MUSIC AND SPREAD THE LOVE . SO, I REALLY LOVE HOW THAT CAN CONNECT TO MY LOVE FOR NEUROSCIENCE AS WELL, JUST

010SEEING THE WAYS THOSE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS INTERSECT. OUTSIDE OF MUSIC AND ACADEMICS, I'M ALSO A GOLFER. I AM ON THE LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY GOLF TEAM. JUST LAST WEEK, WE WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 46 YEARS. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. SO, SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF US. AND JUST RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HONORED TO BE NAMED A PORTLAND GOLF CLUB MEMBER 10 SCHOLAR WHICH IS A MEMBERSHIP ONLY GIVEN TO 2 SOPHOMORES PER YEAR. IT EXTENDS THROUGHOUT HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. SO, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS WELL. OUTSIDE OF THAT, I AM ALSO A WHITE BC LEAGUE AT THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITIES USE DATA COUNCIL. THIS YEAR, I PROPOSED AND CREATED THE YOUTH INPUT TEAM WHICH IS AN INITIATIVE LED COMPLETELY BY STUDENTS THAT COLLECTS STUDENT INPUT ABOUT THE OHA STUDENT

011SERVANT TO REFLECT STUDENT PRIORITIES. SO, THIS YEAR, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR RESEARCH AT THE OJ SCIENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE CONTENT COMMITTEE WHICH I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON AS ITS FIRST HISTORICAL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE. SO, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES I'VE HAD GREAT FORTUNE TO TAKE PART OF, AND REPRESENTING THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY AND THE WHITE BC. I GOT TO CONNECT FIRST HAND WITH LEADERS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE AFRICAN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, LATINO NETWORK, AND GIRLS INC. SO, I AM SO GRATEFUL. JUST LIKE JASON MENTIONED, I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE HERE FOR MAKING THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT SUCH A WELCOMING AND POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE. [ APPLAUSE ] HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS --SORRY. MY NAME IS OCEAN.

012I AM A JUNIOR AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. --JUST ACROSS THE LAKE. AND LIKE THEY MENTIONED, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. [ INAUDIBLE ] I GUESS MY INVOLVEMENT AROUND THE DISTRICT JUST AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT --I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS A NURSE INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND CLUB LEADERSHIPS. BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HIS MUSIC. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING PIANO FOR A WHILE. I DO IT COMPETITIVELY. ALTHOUGH, I'M AFRAID NOT -- [ LAUGHTER ] BUT , LIKE, I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND MUSIC IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU REALLY CAN'T --THERE IS NO REPLICA. IT'S ONE OF THOSE ART FORMS. THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS. THERE ARE KNOWN BENEFITS. COGNITIVE BENEFITS , EXPRESSING YOURSELF IS A FORM OF RELIEF. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN, LIKE , MAYBE I DON'T HAVE A GOOD DAY

013, AND IT'S JUST REALLY NICE TO HAVE THAT. SO, I GUESS GOING OFF OF THAT INITIATIVE, A COUPLE OF BUDDIES AND I STARTED A NONPROFIT CALLED THE [ INAUDIBLE ] MUSIC CORPORATION. WHAT WE DO, ESSENTIALLY, IF THERE IS A FAMILY, COMMUNITY, A CENTER OR INDIVIDUAL STUDENT, ANYONE WHO IS MAY BE LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT, MAYBE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THAT KEYBOARD THEY ARE LOOKING AT OR THAT GUITAR THEY HAVE JUST BEEN WATCHING VIDEOS ABOUT, WE WILL BRIDGE THE CONNECTION. SO, THIS HAS WORKED OUT. I THINK IT IS JUST SO IMPORTANT. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, ALL THE BENEFITS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MUSIC. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS , BUILDING THIS. IN THE WAYS WE HAVE DONE THAT, I GUESS WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO OUR WEBSITE. ALSO, WE ARE CREATING THIS PROGRAM.

014IT WILL ESSENTIALLY GO OUT TO THIS --LET'S SAY THERE IS A COMMUNITY IN NORTH PORTLAND THAT IS MAY BE STRUGGLING, OR A CHURCH, LIKE A LEARNING CENTER THAT HAS ALL THESE STUDENTS, ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REALLY BRILLIANT, AND THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS OR THE RESOURCES TO GET TO THOSE INSTRUMENTS OR TAKE THAT NEXT STEP. AND WE WILL GO THERE. AND WE WILL ESSENTIALLY [ INAUDIBLE ] AND WE WILL -- SORRY, THEY WILL CHOOSE INSTRUMENTS -- SORRY. INTERESTED IN. AND WE WILL GIVE IT TO THEM FOR FREE. ANOTHER THING WE WILL DO, BECAUSE WE KNOW PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT, PRACTICING AN INSTRUMENT, GETTING GOOD AT AN INSTRUMENT, YOU CAN'T REALLY DO THAT --SO, WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH LESSONS, RESOURCES LIKE MUSIC BOOKS, COURSES, AND WE WILL MAKE IT SO THEY HAVE THAT PATH

015TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP. I GUESS IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN REACHING OUT, HELPING OUT, OR DONATING AN INSTRUMENT, OUR WEBSITE IS OREGON MUSIC GIVING --.ORG. AND I THINK SOMETHING I HAVE LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGANIZATION IS A, LIKE , ALL THE WORK THAT IS REQUIRED TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND B, JUST THE GENEROSITY OF OUR TEAM. LAKE OSWEGO I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE PLACES --I MEAN, THERE ARE NIGHTS WHEN I'M KIND OF I MYSELF [ INAUDIBLE ] AND PICKING UP INSTRUMENTS. AND IT IS JUST A LOT OF FUN. THERE ARE VERY TALKATIVE PEOPLE PICKING UP INSTRUMENTS, KNOWING I AM WORKING TOWARDS SOMETHING BIGGER THAN MYSELF. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE FEEDING OFF OF. AND, YEAH. I GUESS THAT'S MY TWO CENTS. THANK

016YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. [ APPLAUSE ] SO, YOU CAN TELL --IT IS SO AMAZING. PLEASE, IF YOU ARE LISTENING, IF YOU HAVE INSTRUMENTS OUT THERE, LOOK ON HIS WEBSITE. THE SKIDS ARE WORKING REALLY HARD ON OTHER ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING WE MAKE THEM DO ALL DAY LONG. SO, BRIGHT STARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. [ APPLAUSE ] AND THEN, NEXT WE HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM. ANGELO DICKERSON, SHE IS A BOARD MEMBER. THEN WE HAVE ALSO SOME STUDENTS FROM OUR ROBOTICS TEAM TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE ROBOTICS TEAM AT HIGH SCHOOLS. [ INAUDIBLE ] ROBOTICS, TOTALLY COORDINATED. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS ANGEL. I AM A BOARD

017MEMBER FOR LO ROBOTICS, ALSO A PARENT AND MENTOR OF ONE OF THE ROBOTICS TEAMS. A KEY GOAL OF THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING RECOMMENDATION LIST IS TO CREATE A LARGE, FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT INCREASES ACCESS TO STEM-BASED LEARNING. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO PROGRAM THAT DOES THIS BETTER THAN OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM. USING IMPORTANT GOALS OF HANDS-ON, PROJECT -BASED GROUP LEARNING, OUR PROGRAMS ARE PARTICIPATED IN BY OVER 100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THE JUNIOR HIGH. OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAMS ARE A UNIQUE PART OF OUR SCHOOLS, DESIGNING -- STUDENTS DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, BUILD AND PROGRAM ROBOTS FOR COMPETITION. STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THE SOFT SKILLS FUTURE EMPLOYEES TELL US THEY NEED LIKE COMMUNICATION, ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES, PEOPLE TO PROBLEM SOLVE, TAKE ON BIG CHALLENGES, STUDENTS WHO CAN LEAD, AND ALSO WORK AS A TEAM. OUR

018ROBOTICS PROGRAM CONNECTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY THROUGH CHILDREN'S S.T.E.M. NIGHTS. WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS, LOCAL AT-RISK YOUTH MENTORING GROUPS, AND EVEN OUR CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT. ROBOTICS EVEN FUNDS IT SELF. WE EVEN FUNDS IT SELF. WE DO SO THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS FROM LOCAL TECH COMPANIES EAGER TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WHO THEY KNOW SOMEDAY WILL BE THERE FUTURE EMPLOYEES. I AM NOT BEING SHY ABOUT IT. OUR ROBOTICS STUDENTS ALWAYS MAKE THE DISTRICT LOOK FANTASTIC. OUR PROGRAMS SUCCESS CAN BE MEASURED BY OUR STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE AND PURSUE A DEGREE IN S.T.E.M.. THIS STUDY, STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ROBOTICS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO MAJOR IN S.T.E.M.. AND IMPORTANTLY FOR WOMEN IN THESE PROGRAMS, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BE IN THIS PROGRAMMING. MANY ARE STUTTERING --STUDYING APPLIED PHYSICS. THEY ARE BUILDING ROCKETS

019AND ELECTRIC CARS. THESE ARE LAKE OSWEGO GRADUATES WHO ARE EXCELLING BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PART OF OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM. SO, I ASK YOU, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THESE STUDENTS WITH THE BUILDING THEY ARE CURRENTLY USING IS TORN DOWN AND THE DISTRICT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SPACE USABLE NOT ONLY TO OUR PROGRAMS, BUT TO OTHER STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY INTERESTED IN S.T.E.M.? THE TOOLS ROBOTICS USES ALLOWS S.T.E.M., 3-D PRINTING, STUDENTS CAN STUDY ROBOTICS, DESIGN, ADVANCED PROGRAMMING AND SO MANY OTHER S.T.E.M. FIELDS WHEN THE DISTRICT IS CONNECTED TO THIS PROGRAM. IT WOULD BE DEEPLY UNFORTUNATE FOR OURS DISTRICT TO NOT EXPLORE THIS WHEN THIS FITS DIRECTLY INTO OUR STATED FACILITY GOALS. NOW, MANY ADULTS ARE GIVEN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF TIME AND KNOWLEDGE TO THIS PROGRAM TO HAVE IT

020GROW, THRIVE, AND BECOME A SUCCESS. WE BELIEVE SO STRONGLY IN THE BENEFITS OF ROBOTICS BUT EVEN MORE SO IN OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE DISTRICTS LONG-RANGE PLANS TO INCLUDE A SPACE TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF OUR PROGRAMS, AND THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS. --WHO ARE BRILLIANT AND HERE TONIGHT. SO, THESE ARE TWO OF OUR BEST ROBOTICS STUDENTS WHO WILL BE GRADUATING AND LEAVING US, HEADED OUT. I WANT THEM TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO I WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR TEAM, FIRST. WE ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 10 YEARS. WHAT I WILL SAY ABOUT US, IS [ INAUDIBLE ] THE COACHES SON IS IN SEVENTH GRADE. THEY WENT FOR 5 YEARS. HE GRADUATED. WE KEEP GOING,

021RIGHT? OUR COACH HAD A SECOND SON. THEY ARE STILL GOING NOW EVEN THOUGH HE IS GRADUATING THIS YEAR. HIS GENERATION, HER FIRST SONS GENERATION, THOSE KIDS ALREADY HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS. MOST RECENTLY, ONE OF THEM I KNOW WHO HAS BEEN A POWERFUL MENTOR TO ME, JUST GOT HIRED FULL TIME [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY. THE JOB MARKET IS NOT EASY EVEN IN S.T.E.M. PROGRAM ESPECIALLY FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE. HIS IS PRETTY WELL-KNOWN NOW. BUT OUR STUDENTS ALWAYS DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL WITH INTERNSHIPS, WITH JOBS, AND THEY MAKE THEIR DISTRICT LOOK VERY PROUD. WE HAVE HAD GRADUATES THAT ARE TRULY EXCEPTIONAL GOING TO MIT AND STANFORD. WE ALSO HAD PLENTY OF GRADUATES JOINED ROBOTICS, TYPICAL B, C STUDENTS. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. THEY JOIN OUR TEAM. HER GRADES GO UP. THEY

022FIGURE OUT THEY WANT TO DO ENGINEERING. ONE OF THEM, MY MENTOR IS ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO GOT HIRED. I COULD TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE IMPACTFUL PEOPLE, TOO. PERSONALLY, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE HOW FUN IT IS TO HAVE THAT SPACE PARTICULARLY IN HELPING ME CONNECT WITH OLDER FEMALE MENTORS. SO MARK MENTIONED ELLIE WHO WAS ONE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS WHEN I JOINED THE TEAM. I JOINED WHEN I WAS 11 YEARS OLD. I CAME TO THIS BIG, SCARY SPACE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. I AM NOW SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT SPACE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO MEET ELLIE AND SASHA WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY SUCCESSFUL AT STANFORD AND MIT. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SPACE HAS CONTINUED TO GIVE AND GIVE. I, NOW, AM OBVIOUSLY A SENIOR WHO'S GOING TO BE GRADUATING. AND

023I HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT WITH YOUNGER FEMALE STUDENTS WHO ALSO MAYBE ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THEIR PURSUANCE AS WOMEN IN S.T.E.M., PERHAPS, BUT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEIR PLACE, FINER PUDDING, --FIND THEIR FOOTING, AND IT HAS HELPED ME IN SCHOOL WITH MY CURRICULUM. IF YOU TOLD ME I WOULD BE TAKING AP PHYSICS MECHANICS JUNIOR YEAR, I WOULD'VE LAUGHED YOU OUT OF THE ROOM. IT IS BECAUSE OF ROBOTICS AND MY OTHER STANDING --UNDERSTANDING OF TORQUE. I HAD NO IDEA I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HARDWARE. THAT LED ME TO TAKE MORE ADVANCED CLASSES. SHE CAN USE A SCREWDRIVER. NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN DO THAT. IT'S PRETTY COOL. NOW ROBOTICS HAS GOTTEN ME TO THE POINT WHERE I AM ATTENDING OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ON A PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP. I AM MANAGING DATA SCIENCE AND

024FOCUSING ON DATA STRUCTURES WHICH IS WHAT I DID ON THE ROBOTICS TEAM. SO -- ONE OF THE REALLY COOL PARTS ABOUT OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM IS, WE PUT IN AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME. I SPENT 600 HOURS IN THE ROOM JUST BEHIND YOU. THAT IS NOT NORMAL. [ LAUGHTER ] SO, MOST OF MY FRIENDS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT THINK I AM ACTUALLY CRAZY BECAUSE I NEVER FREE, NOT ONCE. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A SINGLE FOOTBALL GAME. I WAS HERE DURING EVERY FOOTBALL GAME. BUT I REALLY ENJOYED IT. IT IS UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE. AND OUR COACHES -- OUR COACH PUT IN 700 HOURS. RIGHT? SHE IS A VOLUNTEER. SHE IS NOT A TEACHER. SHE'S NOT INVOLVED WITH THE DISTRICT VERY MUCH, BUT SHE REALLY WANTS TO MAKE THIS STUFF HAPPEN. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER COACHES, TOO,

025WHO ARE READY TO GO. WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH SPACE. [ INAUDIBLE ] SO I HAVE HIS EMAIL ON MY PHONE. I HAVE EMAILS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I SEE THE EMAILS COME THROUGH. ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY THERE IS SOMEONE ASKING, I REALLY WANT TO JOIN. IS THERE SPACE FOR ME? WE KEEP HAVING TO SAY NO. WE HAVE FIVE FIRST TYPE CHALLENGE TEAMS THIS NEXT SEASON IN THIS DISTRICT. THAT IS 15 KIDS TIMES FIVE WHICH IS REALLY SIZABLE. WITH FTC, EVERYONE IS ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR THIS. BUT WE ARE OUT OF SPACE. WE ARE OUT OF SPACE. AND THERE IS NO OTHER SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF OREGON --I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER SCHOOL TEAMS IN OREGON WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN FIVE TEAMS. THE DEMAND HERE IS INCREDIBLE. RIGHT? THE PUSH

026OF THESE KIDS HAVE IS INCREDIBLE. WE RANKED 16th GLOBALLY AT CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN OREGON. THAT WAS A FIRST. AND, I THINK THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT CAN REALLY FLOURISH. AND FUNDING, THERE ARE PLENTY OF VOLUNTEERS. ALL WE NEED IS THE ROOM. THAT'S ALL WE NEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD LUCK WITH THE REST OF YOUR MEETING. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, DR. SCHIELE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REFLECT ON THE AMAZING STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE, AND THE INCREDIBLE WORK THEY ARE DOING. AND AS DR. SCHIELE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT JUST KIND OF WENT OVER OUR HEADS, THAT THIS IS AN ADDITION TO WORKLOADS WE HEAR ABOUT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ADVANCED CLASSES , AND ALL THE OTHER DEMANDS THEY HAVE

027ON THEM. SO, INCREDIBLY INSPIRING, IMPRESSIVE, I SAY ALL THE TIME I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE WITH THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE --[ APPLAUSE ] AND ON THE HEELS OF OUR RECENT TEACHER APPRECIATION, I THINK IT GOES HAND-IN-HAND TO RECOGNIZE THE TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT CREATE THESE ENVIRONMENTS THAT THEY ARE ALL THRIVING IN. SO, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT WORK. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO OUR COMMENTS FROM PATRONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. AND PARTICIPATING IN OUR BOARD PROCEEDING --IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A VIBRANT, ENGAGED COMMUNITY THAT OUR DISTRICT IS AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT IS. WE VALUE PUBLIC INPUT BOTH IN PERSON AND THROUGH WRITTEN TESTIMONY. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LARGE VOLUME OF INTEREST IN TONIGHT'S MEETING. WE KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME REQUESTS FOR IN PERSON TESTIMONY WE WERE NOT ABLE

028TO ACCOMMODATE. JUST FROM TIME CONSTRAINTS -- EXCUSE ME. DO KNOW THAT THOSE --THERE'S ALWAYS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT AN UPCOMING BOARD MEETING. IF YOU SUBMITTED IN A WRITTEN TESTIMONY REQUEST, THAT DIDN'T COME IN BEFORE OUR DEADLINE OF 12:00 TODAY. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE TOMORROW. ALTHOUGH YOUR NAME MAY NOT BE READ THIS EVENING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE, OUR UPCOMING SESSIONS FOR IN PERSON TESTIMONY OCCUR AT THE LISTENING SESSION --EXCUSE ME, EVERYONE. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd FROM 5:00 TO 6:00. WE HAD OUR NEXT UPCOMING BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 3rd. YOU CAN REQUEST IN PERSON TESTIMONY. AND OUR LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR WHICH WILL HAPPEN MONDAY, JUNE 17th. SO, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS

029THE BOARD AND THEREBY THE BROADER COMMUNITY. FANTASTIC. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS THIS EVENING BY READING THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY. THESE ARE REGARDING THE LONG-RANGE FACILITIES PLANNING COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS . IF I MISS PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME, KNOW THAT I AM DOING MY BEST. WE RECEIVED WRITTEN TESTIMONY FROM JENNY AND DAVID CHERRY TREE, JEANETTE JOHNSON, ANGELA HUNT, [ INAUDIBLE ] KRISTIN SIMS, JANE NELSON, MICHELLE NELSON, JASON WEBER, [ INAUDIBLE ] MEGAN HEALY, HOW? [ INAUDIBLE ] ALEXA GARCIA, [ INAUDIBLE ] KAREN POLICY, SHARON ANDERSON, PAMELA , SUSAN, SHELLEY, SANDY, PAUL, ALI, THOMAS, MELISSA, ADAM, MORRIS, LEEANN, SHANNON, EILEEN, MATT, LAUREL, PAUL, BETH, THE LUMEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, BRAD AND JODY, RACHELLE, I'M SORRY, MICHAEL, CASEY AND NICOLE, KIKI, KRISTI, THE LAKE FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, MICHAEL, SPENCER , LONG, GREGORY, HEIDI,

030LINDSAY, COURTNEY, MIKE, JAN, LUCAS, WESLEY, BRAD, CARRIE, DESIREE, JENNIFER, CHRISTINA, JENNIFER, KATIE , [ INAUDIBLE ], TIM LONG, VICTOR, JEN , JENNIFER, AALIYAH, JOSS, LISA, MATTHEW, [ INAUDIBLE ] JESSICA, VICTORIA, TERESA, PETER, ADAM, AUSTIN, DENARD, VERA, LAURA, KIM AND ERIC, AND PETER. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. BUT I DID MY BEST. HOT TOPIC. HOT TOPIC. SO, THANK YOU ALL IF YOU SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY, WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE DO REVIEW THEM AS A BOARD. AND IF YOU SUBMITTED AND IT WASN'T RED, IT MAY HAVE COME IN AFTER THE DEADLINE. PLEASE KNOW IT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE TOMORROW. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO OUR IN PERSON TESTIMONY. WE HAVE ALLOCATED TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER FOR EACH TESTIMONY. WE DO ASK THAT THE AUDIENCE REFRAIN FROM COMMENT OR DEMONSTRATION DURING THE TESTIMONY PROCESS SO WE

031CAN MOVE ALONG AND HAVE TIME FOR EVERYONE'S TESTIMONY. SO, WHEN I ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME TO THE TABLE. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD , AND PRIOR TO GETTING YOUR TESTIMONY. WE WOULD LIKE TO START WITH JENNY CHERRY TREE. GOOD EVENING. I'M JENNY CHERRY TREE. I'M THE MOTHER OF THREE PALISADE LANGUAGE SCHOOL STUDENTS. I WANT TO BEGIN BY FIRST YANKING YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN INVESTING IN PALISADES. YOU HAVE METER SCHOOL EARTHQUAKE READY SO OUR KIDS CAN STAY SAFE. YOU PUT IN A NEW KITCHEN FACILITIES OR KIDS CAN HAVE HOT LUNCH. MY CHILDREN LOVE PIZZA. AND YOU ALSO MADE A FIRST FOODS NATIVE GARDEN ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN SCIENCE, HISTORY AND CULTURE AND THE BEAUTY OF THE OUTDOORS. SO, THANK YOU. AT PALISADES, OUR FAMILIES ARE INVESTING IN HELPING OUR CHILDREN LEARN A

032SECOND LANGUAGE, EITHER MANDARIN OR SPANISH. AND 90% OF THEIR DAY FROM GARDEN TO 3rd GRADE IS SOLELY IN THAT SECOND LANGUAGE. AS PARENTS, WE ARE TAKING A BIG RISK. OUR CHILDREN RECEIVED NO FORMAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION UNTIL THIRD GRADE. WE KEEP HEARING THE DISTRICT WANTS TO KEEP US TO BE A PREMIER WORLD LANGUAGE SCHOOL. THAT REQUIRES THAT YOU GIVE US STABILITY AND CONTINUED THE VESTMENTS. OUR LIBRARY HAS STAFF RESOURCES. --THEY ARE NOT AS ADEQUATE AS OUR NEIGHBORS AT HELEN AND AND WEST RIDGE. AND OUR KIDS LOVE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MATH. THEY JUST LEARN IT IN SPANISH AND MANDARIN. PLEASE INVEST IN US BECAUSE WE NEED ONLY ONE MORE CLASSROOM AT PALISADES, AND FIVE OFFICE SPACES BY 2026. THAT IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS AWAY. PLEASE KEEP INVESTING IN PALISADES AS WE HAVE INVESTED IN OUR CHILDREN'S EMERGING

033EDUCATION. PLEASE STOP THE CYCLE OF MOVING US FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL. WE STARTED AT LAKE GROVE. WE MOVED, THEN WE MOVED TO PALISADES. YOU TOLD US THIS WOULD BE OUR PERMANENT HOME. PLEASE DON'T MOVE US AGAIN. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AUDREY CHERRY TREE. I AM IN THIRD GRADE -- I REALLY LIKE PALISADES AND MY TEACHERS. I DON'T WANT TO MOVE. I LOVE MY LIBRARY. THESE PROGRAMS NEED MORE MONEY. OUR MASCOT IS THE PHOENIX BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL WAS REBORN AFTER BEING CLOSED. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE BUILT A STRONG COMMUNITY. PLEASE HELP US STAY AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US. I INVITE YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PALISADES. PLEASE VISIT MY BOOTH AT THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR THIS THURSDAY FROM 5:00 UNTIL 8:00 P.M. I WILL BE REPRESENTING SWEDEN. THAT'S

034WHERE MY GRANDMOTHER WAS BORN. JOIN ME TO TRY DELICIOUS FOODS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND EXPERIENCE 20 CULTURES AND TRADITIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT WAS AUDREY. FANTASTIC. SO THAT WAS OUR SECOND SPEAKER. AS OUR TIME CONTINUED. THAT NOW BRINGS US TO ANDREW BURT. HELLO. MY NAME IS ANDREW. I AM A PARENT OF ANOTHER PALISADES STUDENT. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONFUSION OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT THE DATA AND OPTIONS REALLY ARE WITH REGARDS TO THE LONG-TERM PLANNING COMMITTEE. I WOULD LIKE US TO TALK HONESTLY FOR A MOMENT. THERE ARE ONLY TWO DIFFERENT FORMS THE PLAN WILL TAKE. NEITHER OF THEM INVOLVES ALL OF OUR SCHOOL STAYING OPEN. THERE'S OPTION NUMBER ONE, CLOSE LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY AND MOVE ITS STUDENTS SIX MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD, IN

035RETURN, ALL OF OUR KIDS INCLUDING THOSE STUDENTS GET MILLIONS NEEDED FOR UPDATES TO THEIR SCHOOLS. NEW FACILITIES, FINALLY CAPABLE OF SERVING OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS NEEDS, AND OF COURSE, A WONDERFUL NEW COMMUNITY CENTER AND A LIBRARY FOR ALL OF US. OPTION NUMBER TWO WHICH WAS THROWN IN AT THE LAST MINUTE, SPENDS AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF UPLANDS MONEY, 73.8% OF IT, ON A BRAND-NEW $55 MILLION SCHOOL WHICH WE DON'T NEED IN LAKE GROVE. TO DO THAT, IT DOES AWAY WITH THE NEW FACILITIES FOR EDUCATORS. MOST EGREGIOUSLY, IT SHUDDERS PALISADES WORLD LANGUAGE SCHOOL, SENDING THOSE KIDS [ INAUDIBLE ] LET'S BE CLEAR, ANNOUNCING YOU WILL DO THAT JUST A FEW YEARS AFTER WE WERE PROMISED THIS SCHOOL WOULD BE OUR PERMANENT HOME, IT WON'T JUST WASTE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OR SEND ALL THE SCHOOL FUNDING

036TO THE NORTH SIDE, HARMING EQUITY, IT WILL DEAL A POTENTIALLY FATAL BLOW TO THE PROGRAM BY DEMONSTRATING ANYTIME THERE IS A POLITICALLY DIFFICULT DECISION TO BE MADE, IT WILL BE OUR STUDENTS, THE MOST DIVERSE STUDENTS IN THIS ENTIRE DISTRICT THAT WILL SUFFER. AND THAT WILL MAKE IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE KIND OF QUALITY EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND LEARNERS OUR FLEDGLING PROGRAM NEEDS TO SURVIVE. YOU WON'T HEAR MANY OF US TODAY BECAUSE MOST OF US DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. I'M HERE TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE LISTENING. AND WE HEAR YOU. WE TRUST YOU. WE TRUST IN THE PROMISES YOU HAVE MADE . I BEG YOU, BE WORTHY OF THAT TRUST. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THOMAS ELDRIDGE. MY NAME IS THOMAS ELDRIDGE. THIS WAS REALLY PART

037OF THE MUCH, MUCH LARGER FORCES AT WORK. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE CONSTANTLY MALICIOUS. THIS IS PART OF SILLY -- CITY POLICY TO CRIPPLE OR DISMEMBER THE COMMUNITY. SOME NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FED, OTHERS ARE BLED. THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF PAUL HARTWELL, SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN NORTH PORTLAND. THAT'S AN EXTRACT FROM A RESEARCH PAPER [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMUNITY DISINVESTMENT. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS PAPER, I STRONGLY LOVE HIM AND YOU DO AS PARALLELS BETWEEN ITS CONTENTS AND SCHOOL BOARDS ARE PRETTY STRAIGHT. COMMUNITY DISINVESTMENT IS WHEN A CITY DOES NOT ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO AREAS WITH LESS POLITICAL POWER. THESE DISENFRANCHISED NEIGHBORHOODS BECOME SLATED TO DEMOLITION, RELOCATION AND EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT. DISINVESTMENT IN SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES TENDS TO FALL STRONGLY ON RACIAL AND CLASS LINES. I AM HERE TODAY TO CAUTION YOU ABOUT THE APPROACH YOU ARE TAKING WITH

038YOUR PROPOSAL FOR LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WHEN MOST PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC VIEW WOULD WORK TIRELESSLY TO AVOID BEING ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUES THAT HAVE RACES AND CLASSES UNDERTONES, FOR SOME REASON, YOU ARE CHOOSING TO LEAN RIGHT INTO IT. THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO REMOVE A SCHOOL FROM ONE OF THE MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THAT QUOTE ALONE IS A FIRST-CLASS TICKET TO GETTING THIS CITY DRAGGED INTO ONE OF THESE PAPERS. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF VERY WELL-RESPECTED COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, SOME YOU PROBABLY CONSIDER PARTNERS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE OSWEGO BUBBLE WHO ARE UNITING TO GO ON RECORD AND DISAPPROVE OF THIS PLAN. THAT IS COMING DOWN THE PIKE. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT IF YOU CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE COMMUNITY AND PUSH THE AGENDA IS A LOT DARKER. I WANT TO REMIND YOU IN THE

039MIDST OF THIS BUCKLE, SOMEONE ON YOUR SIDE OF THE DESK WILL SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEIR STOCK WILL RISE SIGNIFICANTLY. EVERYONE ELSE WHO DOES NOT JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON TO BE LEFT BY THE WAYSIDE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] RYAN? RYAN [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BECOME CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS TAKING SHAPE IN THE DISTRICTS THIRD BOND OF THE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS. UP COMMON THEME WITH PRIOR PHASES OF THE BOND HAVE BEEN REBUILT, REMODEL AND RETURN HOME. LET ME REPEAT THAT. WE BUILD, REMODEL, RETURN. LAKE RIDGE, REMODEL, RETURN. [ INAUDIBLE ] REMODEL AND RETURN. RIVER GROVE, LAKE OSWEGO, JUNIOR HIGH, PALISADES WORLD LANGUAGE, EXPANDED AND MOVED FROM A TEMPORARY SCHOOLS SHARED SITE TO

040ITS OWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LOCATION. FOREST HILLS, SLATED TO BE REBUILT AND RETURNED WITH A BOND. THAT IS EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT EXCEPT ONE. LAKE GROVE. IN THE THIRD THAT WILL NEED APPROVAL IS VEERING OFF COURSE FROM PREDECESSORS. BUT WHY? WHAT REASONS? NEVER BEFORE HAS A HIGHLY DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL NOT BEEN REMODELED AND RETURNED TO ITS LOCATION. LAKE GROVE, DOES MODEL, DEMOLISHED, RELEGATED. THAT IS THE FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. NEVER BEFORE HAS A DISTRICT PUT $20 MILLION ON EXPANDING VERY SPECIFIC NON-GRADUATION REQUIRED PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS GIVEN ITS OWN ADMIN BLOCKED. I GUESS THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. NEVER BEFORE HAS A DISTRICT INCLUDED ATHLETICS IN THE BOND. THE THIRD BOND CURRENTLY HAS ATHLETICS EARMARKED IN A $30 MILLION BUDGET AREA. I GUESS THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. $185 MILLION IN

041VOTER APPROVED MONEY CAN GO A LONG WAY AND DO GREAT THINGS OF YOU SEEN FROM THE FIRST TWO BONDS. CAN IT SUPPORT TUNER SCHOOLS? REMODELING MULTIPLE SCHOOLS? ABSOLUTELY. WE CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT USE OUR VISION AND FOCUS NOW. OTHERWISE, WE RUN THE RISK OF MAKING A GENERATIONAL MISTAKE FOR OUR COMMUNITY BY REMOVING IT FROM ITS CURRENT HOME. REBUILT, REMODEL, RETURN. NEVER BEFORE HAS A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND AND PASSED IN LAKE OSWEGO. THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] LINDSAY SCHROEDER? I AM LINDSAY SCHRADER. I AM A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT AND LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY PARENT. MY FATHER SERVED AS A MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IN MY HOMETOWN FOR 8 YEARS. HIS MANTRA WAS, WHEN YOU PUT THE STUDENTS FIRST, EVERYTHING ELSE BECOMES CLEAR. TONIGHT, I ASK THAT YOU PUT STUDENTS

042FIRST AS YOU CONSIDER THE FUTURE OF LAKE GROVE. THE CLEAREST WAY TO PUT STUDENTS FIRST IS TO PRIORITIZE A NEW FACILITY FOR LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY NOT SENDING STUDENTS TO THE PREVIOUSLY CLOSED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND DRAWING BOUNDARIES FOR 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. NOT ONLY DOES LAKE GROVE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST AND MOST DIVERSE ENROLLMENTS, WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST WALKABLE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. IT IS A FAR INFERIOR SITE WITH A SMALL GYM, LESS SPACE, SMALLER LIBRARY, NO WALK ABILITY AND NO VISIBLE IMPACTFUL UPGRADES. IF YOU VALUE EQUITABLE EXPERIENCES, RETHINK WHAT THAT MEANS. OPENING A SCHOOL THAT WAS CLOSED FOR 10+ YEARS IS NOT THE SAME AS A NEW BUILDING LIKE RIVER GROVE AND FOREST HILLS WILL HAVE. I UNDERSTAND YOU FEEL THE NEED FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, BUT THAT SHOULD NOT BE PRIORITIZED

043OVER OUR STUDENTS. THIS WILL ATTRACT TEACHERS AND BENEFIT STUDENTS. THAT IS OUT OF TOUCH AND TONE DEAF REGARDING HOW THEY VISIT THE BUILDINGS. CONVERSELY, TEACHERS WILL USE A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING EVERY DAY. THE LOCATION OF THE ADMIN BUILDING SHOULD NOT BE PRIORITIZED OVER A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. IT IS NEGLIGENT AND WOULD BE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR DISTRICT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY WOULD LIKE A NEW LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE MAYOR'S CAMPAIGNS ACROSS COMMUNICATIONS AND PRESENTATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND THIS BOARD THEY ARE ANGLING FOR ADVANCED PUBLIC SUPPORT TO DROWN OUT THE FACT THAT A THRIVING COMMUNITY SCHOOL WOULD BE DEMOLISHED FOR THE PLANTS TO COME TO LIFE. I ASKED THE BOARD TO PUT OUR STUDENTS FIRST, NOT FACTOR THESE PITCHES AS IT IS NOT THE RESPONSE ABILITY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

044TO SERVICE THE CITY'S NEEDS. AND THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER ARE NOT THE ONLY REVENUE-GENERATING OPTIONS ADJUSTED FOR LAKE GROVE. REMOVING A SCHOOL FOR MAKING MONEY IS A LARGE CONCERN FOR ME AND MANY FAMILIES IN LO. I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE REMOVAL OF ONE OF OUR MOST THRIVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE BEEN WAIVING YOUR DECISIONS AND AUTOMAT BUT THE STUDENTS FIRST [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] MY NAME IS LINDSAY. I AM A PARENT OF A LAKE GROVE STUDENT. LAST NIGHT, YOU RECEIVED A RESEARCH PACKET WITH LINKS CONTAINING DATA EVIDENCE AND POLICY THAT SUPPORT HOLDING LAKE GROVE IN PLACE. THE TESTIMONY SAYS IT IS A SMART, VISIBLE INVESTMENT TO DRIVE GROWTH AND ENROLLMENT. THE LAKE GROVE AREA IS WHERE THE DENSE POPULATION CENTER IS LIVING AND WILL LIVE IN THE FUTURE. LAKE

045OSWEGO HAS NEVER CLOSED AN AT CAPACITY IN DEMAND HIGH-GROWTH SCHOOL. IT IS BUCKING THE STAGNANT ENROLLMENT TREND WITH THE HIGHEST GROWTH PROJECTION IN 2024 [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT THE 29% GROWTH RATE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE COMMITTEE WAS PROVIDED AN OUTDATED ENROLLMENT PROJECTION CHART WITH NO SOURCE THAT WAS MISSING 110 STUDENTS VERSUS NEW PROJECTIONS. LAKE GROVE AT THIS MOMENT INVOLVES THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF KINDERGARTNERS IN THE DISTRICT, 73. THAT IS 35% MORE KINDERGARTNERS THAN THE AVERAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF ASSERTION FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS TRUE, IF WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF KIDS, LAKE GROVE IS YOUR LARGEST MARKET. CREATE A VISIBLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OUR LAKE GROVE VILLAGE CENTER. CLOSING IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN. [ INAUDIBLE ] CLOSING IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE VISION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, IT

046ELIMINATES THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL STATUS AND WALK ABILITY FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION THAT IT SERVES. CLOSING IS INDIRECT CONFLICT WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] POLICY THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. THIS IS IN A WALKABLE LOCATION TO THE HACIENDA UNITS. LAKE GROVE HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND HAS THE SECOND LOWEST MEDIUM INCOME. HOUSING MATERIALS ARE IN UPLAND. THERE IS LEAD IN THE WATER. THERE IS LEAD PAINT AND NO JUSTICE. LAKE OSWEGO SHOULD SEND LESS KIDS TO OLD SCHOOLS, NOT MORE. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WERE LEFT OUT OF DISCUSSION OUT OF THE COMMITTEE. THEY LEFT IT OUT BECAUSE IT IS NOT THEIR EXPERTISE. ASBESTOS IS ONLY GOOD UNTIL IT IS NOT. THAT'S WHY IT'S ILLEGAL TO IMPORT ANY ASBESTOS --PLEASE DON'T [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

047[ APPLAUSE ] I AM ALLIE RIFE. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER IS IN KINDERGARTEN AT LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY. LIKE ONE IN FIVE KIDS AT LAKE GROVE, SHE HAS A SPECIAL NEED, QUALIFYING HER FOR ENROLLMENT IN AN IEP. I WORRIED HOW IT MIGHT FEEL FOR HER TO BE LABELED AS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER KIDS WHEN SHE LEFT THE CLASSROOM FOR SPEECH THERAPY ONCE A WEEK. INSTEAD, MY DAUGHTER SAYS SPEECH TUESDAYS ARE HER FAVORITE DAY. LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY HAS TWICE AS MANY IEP KIDS WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT CLOSING THE SCHOOL WILL DO TO THIS VERY SPECIFIC SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION. THE LOSS OF LAKE GROVE WOULD ALSO BE DEVASTATING TO ANOTHER UNDERSERVED GROUP, GIRLS SPORTS. THE SOFTBALL FIELD AT LAKE GROVE IS THE ONLY FIELD DEDICATED TO PLAYERS AGE 4

048TO 10. LOSING IT ALONG WITH THE LOSS OF THE FIELD AT LO J WILL BRING THE NUMBER OF FIELDS DOWN TO 2. THAT'S COMPARED TO THE SEVEN FIELDS BY LITTLE BOYS BASEBALL. I GREW UP PLAYING SOFTBALL HERE. I ATTRIBUTE MY BEST QUALITIES TO THE LESSONS I LEARNED PLAYING. I WANT THAT FOR MY DAUGHTERS. TO QUOTE THE SOFTBALL LEAGUE PRESIDENT, I HONESTLY AM NOT SURE HOW OUR PROGRAM SURVIVES WITHOUT LAKE GROVE FIELD. MY DREAM FOR THEM IS LOOKING FAR LESS LIKELY. I WENT TO OAK CREEK ELEMENTARY. WHEN I STARTED AT LOJ, I BECAME FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN LAKE GROVE. I WOULD SNEAK ONTO THEIR BUS AFTER SCHOOL BECAUSE I LOVE LIVING HERE. IT IS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY WITHIN THIS GREAT TOWN. I WORKED HARD TO BE ABLE TO RAISE MY CHILDREN HERE SO THEY

049WOULD EXPERIENCE THE COMMUNITY THEMSELVES. LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY IS THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. ANY BOND MEASURE THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT INCLUDING THE INTENTION OF REBUILDING, REMODELING LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I WILL ENCOURAGE MY CONCERNED NEIGHBORS TO DO THE EXACT SAME. LEE'S PARTNER WITH US TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT DOES NOT SACRIFICE A BELOVED COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL BENEFIT. [ APPLAUSE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] MY NAME IS NICOLE. I'M A CURRENT LONG-STANDING RESIDENT OF LAKE OSWEGO. I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN RAISED IN LO. FROM LO ELEMENTARY AND LO HI. I AM RAISING MY CHILDREN HERE. A MAJOR REASON FOR US FOR MEANING HERE IS THE WONDERFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH, FOR SO LONG HAS OPERATED TRUE TO ITS MISSION OF BEING A LEARNING COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO CREATING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE. AND HERE'S

050A CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBER CALLING ATTENTION TO THE PROPOSAL [ INAUDIBLE ] AN INSTITUTION THAT HAS SERVED FOR BELONGING IN THE LAKE GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR NEARLY HUNDRED YEARS. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH TWO BRAND-NEW SCHOOLS, FOREST HILLS AND LAKE GROVE. IF YOU CLOSE LAKE GROVE, YOU WILL NOT ONLY BE MOVING STUDENTS TO AN INFERIOR SCHOOL, BUT EVEN UPDATES WILL HAVE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. TAKING 450 STUDENTS AT LAKE GROVE AND OTHER FROM OAK CREEK IN FOREST HILLS. THAT GOES AGAINST THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FACILITY PLAN OF CREATING THE LEAST IMPACTFUL SOLUTION TO THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. [ INAUDIBLE ] VALUABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY, THE UNIFORM AS MANY CITY OFFICIALS CALL IT. THE NEED FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ONLY GOING TO GROW. YOU SHOULDN'T BE GIVING THAT UP EVEN FOR A LEASE BECAUSE YOU

051WILL NEVER TRULY GET IT BACK. I UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY THAT WILL GIVE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS NOT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS POSSIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITY'S HOPES AND DREAMS AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR STUDENTS. OUR MIRROR, JOE BUCK STATED, HUMAN CONNECTIVITY, GROWTH AND LIFELONG LEARNING ARTICULATED IN THE LAKE GROVE VILLAGE CENTER PLAN. WE ARTY HAVE THAT. IT IS LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY. IT IS CONCERNING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING THE OPTION. THE NEED FOR REVENUE AND ACCOMMODATING THE CITY [ INAUDIBLE ] WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. I HOPE YOU ARE TRULY LISTENING TO THE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR COMMUNITY. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SMALL TOWN. WE ARE HEARING FROM PEOPLE SOURCES THAT MEMBERS AND LEADERSHIP HAVE MADE UP THEIR MINDS ABOUT LAKE GROVE. [ INAUDIBLE ] REBUILD FOR LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY,

052WE WILL HAVE NO CHANCE --NOT PASSING [ INAUDIBLE ] [ APPLAUSE ] OH, SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR IT. HI, THERE. SHELLEY WHITING. I AM HERE TODAY IS A CURRENT AND FUTURE PARENT OF THREE LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY PARENTS. I'M AN ACTIVE RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER IN LAKE GROVE. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK THE BOARD TO REBUILD LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY WHERE IT IS. LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY IS A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IS CENTRAL, WALKABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE AREA. IT'S A COMMUNITY HUB WITH A LARGE FIELD SPACE AND A THRIVING STUDENT STAFF AND PARENT BASE. LAKE GROVE HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST ENROLLMENT OF LO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING IT ARE THE FEWEST IN THE CITY PROJECTED TO GROW LIKE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LIKE JUST DOWN THE ROAD WHICH REALLY MAKES

053LAKE GROVE'S LOCATION IMPERATIVE. CLOSING THIS LOCATION INSTEAD OF REBUILDING IT WOULD BE AN EDUCATIONAL DESERT IN THIS PART OF THE CITY. IT IS A DECISION THAT WILL HAVE LONG RANGING IMPLICATIONS SUCH AS DECLINING PROPERTY VALUES, INCREASED TRAFFIC, [ INAUDIBLE ] MORE PARKING LOTS, MORE BIG BUILDINGS ALONG WITH REQUIRING A SUBSTANTIAL AND DISRUPTIVE REDISTRICTING OF STUDENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DISTRICT. LAKE GROVE NOT ONLY HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST ENROLLMENT, IT HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON IEP'S, SECOND HIGHEST MINORITY RATE, SERVES THE LARGEST PORTION OF RENTERS, AND HAS THE LOWEST MEDIAN INCOME. IT IS ILLOGICAL TO BUS LAKE GROVE STUDENTS TO UPLAND'S, AND INFERIOR BUILDING AND LOCATION WHILE ALLOWING OTHER STUDENTS IN MORE AFFLUENT AREAS TO BE REBUILT. IT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE EQUITY POLICY. IF THE BOARD DOES NOT INCLUDE TWO

054READ BUILD LAKE GROVE, I WILL VOTE NO ALONG WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENTS. WE WANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE URGE YOU TO LOOK AT THIS THOROUGHLY AND FOLLOW THE DATA TO CREATE A BOND THAT SERVES THE STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT AND NOT CITY INTERESTS. I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER MANY RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WHO ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS, HERE NOT FOR IDENTITIES BUT THE QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOLS. AND --THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS COLLEEN PETERSON AND I AM A CURRENT PARENT AND FUTURE PARENT OF STUDENTS AT LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY. WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THIS CITY. THE LATE GROVE POPULATION HAS ONE IN FIVE STUDENTS WITH AN IEP , DOUBLE WHAT THE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT HAS. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW IT

055IS AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN WHICH THE PURPOSE OFF IS TO LAY OUT A PROGRAM OF SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUPPORTS AND SERVICES TO KIDS WHO NEED IT THE MOST. MY CHILD IS ONE OF THE ONE IN FIVE WITH AN IEP. I HAVE PERSONALLY WATCHED MY CHILD MAKE PROGRESS AT SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND STAFF SPECIFICALLY AT LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY. IF THEY DECIDE TO RELOCATE STUDENTS TO SCHOOLS WITH LESS CLASSROOM SPACE AND LESS TEACHERS, THESE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS THAT OFFER SUPPORT AND ACCOMMODATIONS SUCH AS THE DELTA AND ACCESS PROGRAMS WHICH ARE LOCATED AT LAKE GROVE AND NOT AT ALL OTHER ELEMENTARIES, THESE PROGRAMS AND EXTRA ACCOMMODATIONS WILL MOST LIKELY NOT EXIST AND DEFINITELY NOT IN THEIR CURRENT CAPACITY. WHILE PREPARING FOR THE MEETING I WAS READING THE WEBSITE ONE OF THE FIRST LINES YOU READ,

056THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A HIGH-PERFORMING K-12 COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A LEARNING COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING AND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. TEARING IT DOWN DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT. IF WE WANT TO COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO A CULTURE BELONGING SHOULDN'T THAT INCLUDE EVERYONE IN THE CITY INCLUDING THOSE IN LAKE GROVE DISTRICT? THEY HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST MINORITY ENROLLMENT AND THE HIGHEST POPULATION OF RENTERS WHICH IS ONLY GOING TO GO UP WITH THE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT. ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE LSD IS ACHIEVING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR ALL. CHOOSING TO TEAR IT DOWN DOES NOT FEEL EQUITABLE. IT FEELS LIKE LAKE OSWEGO IS MAKING AN ABRUPT STATEMENT SAYING IF YOU'RE CLASSIFIED AS LOW INCOME OR RENTER OR MINORITY HOUSEHOLD YOU ARE NOT WELCOME TO BE PART OF OUR

057COMMUNITY. HOW DOES THIS DECISION-SUPPORT LOSD 'S EQUITY LENS POLICY? IT DOESN'T. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] MY NAME IS JOSH AND I AM ACTUALLY THE PRESIDENT OF LAKE OSWEGO LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. I'VE ONLY BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2020, BUT I CHOSE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR SOFTBALL BECAUSE GIRLS SPORTS ARE CHRONICALLY UNDERSERVED. SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED, WEAK ONE FROM HAVING THREE DEDICATED FIELDS NOW DOWN TO ONE AT LAKE GROVE . I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE LATE GROVE PROPOSAL I DEFINITELY LOST SLEEP OVER IT. WE'VE HAD OVER 1000 GIRLS COME THROUGH OUR PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2018, RELATIVELY YOUNG, AND WE SERVE GIRLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LINE. NOT JUST NORTH SIDE, BOTH THE NORTH SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE. LATE GROVE LAKE GROVE

058SERVES GIRLS FROM FOUR THROUGH 10 YEARS OLD AND THESE ARE THE ENTRY-LEVEL AGES FOR SOFTBALL . IF THAT WERE TO CLOSE AND THERE'S NO SUITABLE REPLACEMENT, I DON'T SEE HOW SOFTBALL SURVIVES LONG-TERM IN THE COMMUNITY OF LAKE OSWEGO. YOU HEARD EARLIER AND I MEANT IT WHEN I SAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT-- GOING TO DO. WITH THE RENOVATION, WE LOST ACCESS TO TWO DEDICATED FIELDS AND WE ARE NOW SHARING FIELDS WITH OFF-SEASON SOCCER, A BUNCH OF BOYS SPORTS, AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO PLAY. WE WILL LOSE L OJ WITH THE RENOVATION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE A FIELD THERE BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER MULTI-USE FIELD WHICH WE WILL BE FIGHTING A BUNCH OF BOYS SPORTS AND OFF-SEASON SPORTS FOR FIELD TIME. I HOPE IN WHATEVER YOU ALL PROPOSE THAT

059YOU KEEP IN MIND GIRLS SOFTBALL. THERE'S NOT THAT MANY DEDICATED GIRLS SPORTS OUT THERE. GIRLS ARE REPRESENTED FOR EVERY THREE BOYS THAT PLAY SPORTS THERE'S ONE GIRL THAT PLAYS AND WE JUST NEED YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] HELLO. MY NAME IS JEN AND I AM A RESIDENT OF THE LATE GROVE COMMUNITY AND THE PARENT OF A STUDENT. AS I WALK THROUGH OUR CHARMING COMMUNITY I WAS STRUCK BY THE POIGNANCY OF A QUOTE ON CITY SIGNAGE DISPLAYED. BRIAN DOYLE, A RENOWNED PORTLAND AUTHOR AND EDITOR ELOQUENTLY WROTE I THINK WE ARE ALL CHILDREN EVEN IF WE HAVE OLD BODIES, AND WE SHOULD MAKE A PUBLIC THAT RUNS ON THE WONDER OF CHILDREN WHETHER WE ARE OLD OR YOUNG. LATE GROVE ELEMENTARY IS THE REPUBLIC THAT HE SPEAKS OFF AND HAS SERVED AS A COMMUNITY HUB

060FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS. I AM NERVOUS, SORRY. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THE HEARTBEAT OF LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY CAN BE HEARD IN MY LIVING ROOM WITH THE LAUGHTER AND JOY OF ALL AGES. IT IS THE EPITOME OF AN ORGANIC, MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY GATHERING SITE AND THE ANCHOR FOR THE LAKE GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CITY MUST HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS AND HANGING THE SIGN NEAR THE SCHOOL. AS A RESIDENT OF LAKE GROVE FOR 12 YEARS I HAVE OBSERVED VARIOUS CITY INITIATIVES TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION TASK FORCE IN 2017 WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A MORE WELCOMING INCLUSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE LAKE OSWEGO. IRONICALLY THE SAME CITY THAT PROMISED COMPASSION AND INCLUSION APPROACHED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OPTIMIZE THE LAND WHERE LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY STANDS , OPTIMIZED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE

061CITY, NOT THE COMMUNITY, BY CLOSING THE SINGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN AN AREA PROJECTED TO HAVE ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING ENROLLMENT RATES WITHIN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. IT IS ALSO THE SECOND LOWEST MEDIAN INCOME AND HIGHEST RENTAL AREA IN THE CITY AND THE SECOND LARGEST MINORITY EMPLOYMENT AND DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH IEP'S AND OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT THE ACTION CERTAINLY DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF INCLUSION EQUITY OR DIVERSITY . LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL BOARD, PLEASE RISE TO THE OCCASION AND LEAD OUR WONDERFUL REPUBLIC OF CHILDREN WITH INTEGRITY. REBUILD LAKE GROVE AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED AND PRESERVE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR VERY DESERVING STUDENTS. [ APPLAUSE ] ABIGAIL? THAT'S A LONG WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT. HELLO. ABIGAIL HAFNER. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK. I AM HERE AGAIN AND HERE TO

062GIVE TESTIMONY FOR PALACE --ASKING TO KEEP PALISADE LANGUAGE SCHOOL WHERE IT IS AND I AM ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THE EQUITY OF THIS UPCOMING. I HAVE ASKED YOU MULTIPLE TIMES TO STOP SAYING YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE IT BECAUSE IT IS GAS LIGHTING. I HAVE IMPLORED YOU TO BE MORE MINDFUL OF THE TRAUMA THAT THIS REPEATED THREAT CAUSES FAMILIES AND STAFF AND I'M ALSO WANTING TO REMIND YOU THAT THIS COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS A SOUTH SIDE PROGRAM AND GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH GRADUATION. I THINK THAT GETS FORGOTTEN SO I'M TRYING TO SAY IT, IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH PEOPLE WHO ARE GRADUATING AND WE ARE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT IS STATED IN THE STUDY AS HAVING PROJECTED POSITIVE GROWTH AND CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE GROWTH AND WE ARE HOPING YOU WILL CONSIDER THAT

063WHEN YOU ARE CONSIDERING WHAT IS ON THE TABLE. THE SECOND THING I AM HERE TO ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER IS THE EQUITY OF THE UPCOMING BOND AND THE PROPOSAL. HISTORICALLY THEY HAVE BEEN EQUITABLE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SITES AND THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD TWO SCHOOLS ON THE NORTH SIDE WILL LIVE LEAVE LITTLE LEFT FOR OTHER PROJECTS AND RESULT IN A GREAT INEQUITY BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH WHICH IN TURN WILL AFFECT OUR KIDS EXPERIENCE AND THE EQUITY ACROSS OUR CITY. WE DON'T WANT THAT. I SERVED ON A PREVIOUS BOND COMMITTEE AND ADVOCATED DOOR TO DOOR TO GET THE BOND PASSED. WITH ME , MY KIDS KNOCKED DOOR AFTER DOOR AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH SIDE IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED ABOUT. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIRD, SEVENTH

064AND EIGHTH GRADE AND I AM KEENLY AWARE THAT WILL AFFECT MY YOUNGEST CHILD. I URGE EVERYONE TO CONSIDER WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND NOT JUST THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT SCHOOLS REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND KIDS ARE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. EQUITY OF RESOURCES AND OPTIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND SHOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF MAKING THESE DECISIONS. THANK YOU. BRAD? GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS OF LAKE OSWEGO. DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY IN KINDERGARTEN AND WILL SOON ENROLL IN THE 25 - 26 SCHOOL YEAR. I'M ALSO THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER ENGLISH TEACHER AND THE SON OF A FORMER OREGON PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER. IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO MY FAMILY AND MY MATH HOMEWORK

065WAS ALWAYS DONE ON TIME. WE WERE ATTRACTED HERE FOR SEVERAL REASONS WITH HIGH QUALITY SCHOOLS IN A SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY WHICH IS WHAT ULTIMATELY DETERMINED OUR DECISION. WE HAVE NOT BEEN DISAPPOINTED. WE'VE ENJOYED BEING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THRILLED WITH THE EXPERIENCE THAT OUR DAUGHTER HAS HAD . CENTRAL TO ANY FAMILY EXPERIENCE ARE THE SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES A PROVIDE. RELOCATING TO UPLAND'S WOODY ROAD THAT EXPERIENCE. A MEDIOCRE FACILITY, AN INCONVENIENT LOCATION AND SUPPORTING FEWER EXTRACURRICULARS. I'VE READ THE MEETING NOTES FROM PRIOR PLANNING MEETINGS AND IT FEELS LIKE THE FOCUS IS ON MAKING PUZZLE PIECES FIT TOGETHER RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON STUDENTS. THIS SCHOOL COULD FIT HERE AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE CAN GO THERE AND INSTEAD LIKE ANY SUCCESSFUL SERVICE ORIENTED ENTER PRICE WE SHOULD DESIGN FOR THE CUSTOMER, AND IN THIS

066CASE, THE STUDENTS. WHERE IS THE VISION? THE INSPIRING PLAN THAT DELIVERS A PHENOMENAL, WELL-ROUNDED, IT INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS? IF WE REBUILT IT ON THE EXISTING SITE IT WOULD BE A STATEMENT, A SYMBOL TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND STATE THAT LAKE OSWEGO CARES ABOUT EDUCATION. RELOCATING TO THE HIDDEN INFERIOR UPLAND SITE IN SERVICE OF PUZZLE PIECES AND A TWOS REVENUE-GENERATING PARTNERSHIPS WOULD SEND THE EXACT OPPOSITE MESSAGE. I URGE YOU TO NOT ONLY KEEP IT WHERE IT IS BUT TO REBUILD IT AS A CENTERPIECE OF MY COMMUNITY. PLEASE PUT STUDENTS FIRST. THAT CONCLUDES OUR IN PERSON TESTIMONY. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US. THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I VOTE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS EXTENDED . THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL

067SECOND. I AM HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M SORRY, CALL IT TO A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? I. MOTION PASSES. THAT TAKES US TO COMMENTS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD. HELLO. WE ARE IN THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE FINALS COMING UP, IT IS A STRESSFUL TIME FOR NOT SENIORS I GUESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR LAST COUPLE WEEKS OF SCHOOL AND IT'S VERY EXCITING FOR THEM. BUT MINE IS COMING UP FOR JUNIOR, SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN. AS I MENTIONED AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER, THE NEW FINALS SCHEDULE WAS VERY NICE FOR ME LAST SEMESTER AND A LOT OF OTHER STUDENTS THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO. MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE INSTEAD OF HAVING FINALS THE VERY COMPACT , IT'S EASIER TO HAVE IT STRETCHED OUT AND HAVING MORE TIME TO STUDY AFTER SCHOOL.

068A FEW WEEKS AGO I TALKED ABOUT AP CLASSES AND GIVING PRIORITY DURING AP WEEK . HAVING LESS NON-AP CLASSES , BIG ASSIGNMENTS OR TESTS DURING THE TWO OR THREE WEEKS BEFORE AND THE WEEKS DURING , BECAUSE SO MANY STUDENTS TAKE AP CLASSES AND I'VE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF STUDENTS AND IT CAN GET VERY OVERWHELMING TO BE STUDYING AND TAKING TESTS AND HAVING OTHER TESTS FOR OTHER CLASSES. I RECOMMENDED MAYBE HAVING GROUP TESTS INSTEAD OF THAT ONE UNIT TEST AND OTHER NON-AP CLASS BE A NORMAL TEST. SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD BRING IT UP WHICH WAS NICE TO HEAR. AND THEN ON THURSDAY I AM VISITING WESTWOOD WITH DR. SCHIELE AND I WANT TO DO A WRAP UP OF WHAT I DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND ASK THE FIFTH-GRADERS HOW THEY FEEL

069ABOUT THEIR TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HOW THEY FEEL THAT THEIR SCHOOL HAS PREPARED THEM. AND THEN ALSO THEIR FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR THAT. EVENTS GOING ON, TO STAY THERE IS A SPRING BAND CONCERT, WEDNESDAY THE LITERACY RECOGNITION CEREMONY, THURSDAY THE SPRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT AND THEN SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL GAMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. VARSITY TENNIS, STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE THURSDAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. AWESOME. I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE OTHER THAN WHAT YOU ALREADY SAID. I JUST WANTED TO HIT ON HOW GRADUATION IS COMING UP REALLY SOON AND THERE'S DEFINITELY AN EXCITEMENT FOR GRADUATION. ALSO THE AP TEST , TESTS ARE STILL GOING ON AND WE PRETTY MUCH SET EVERYTHING ELSE. FANTASTIC. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES? ANOTHER GREAT JOB. THANK YOU BOTH VERY

070MUCH. THAT TAKES US TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT 'S UPDATE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. ARTWORK IN THE BOARD TODAY AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY , THEY HAVE PROVIDED OUR ARTWORK THIS MONTH AND IT'S VERY COLORFUL. NICE WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING AROUND THIS PLACE AND HAVING SUCH GREAT ARTWORK. THAT IS MY UPDATE. FIRST I WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR LONG-STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THEY HAD TAKEN ON A VERY CHALLENGING TASK AND WE BEGAN REQUESTING VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS COMMITTEE AND THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL STEP FORWARD TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE WITH THE BETTERMENT OF OUR DISTRICT. EACH MEMBER BRINGS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND MAY HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS ON ACHIEVING OUTCOMES. THEY ARE UNITED IN THEIR CHARGE AND SEEK WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR DISTRICT NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. WE ALL KNOW

071IT IS A CHALLENGING TASK AND I WANT TO COMMEND THEM FOR ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY CONDITION TO BE IN. I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO BUILD THE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY EFFORTS AND I'M GOING TO DISCUSS BY LOOKING AT BOND SPECIFIC MATTERS FOLLOWED BY OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND THEN FINALLY JUST PEOPLE IN IT. THAT'S A LOT TO COVER BUT I THINK IT'S ALL IMPORTANT. THE DECISIONS CONTEMPLATED TODAY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED FOR OVER A DECADE AND THE 14 - 50 FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED EVALUATING THE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY COST FOR EACH OPPORTUNITY TO FIND AS A COMBINED DEFERRED MAINTENANCE COST AND APPRAISAL TO MAXIMIZE PUBLIC BENEFITS . DETERMINING THE OPTIMAL USE IN THE INITIAL CAPITAL BOND IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2016 AS HIGHLIGHTED

072IN THAT PLAN, ADVISING THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER SELLING OR REPURPOSE IN UNUSED ELEMENTARY PROPERTIES. FURTHER ANALYSIS WOULD SUGGEST IN 2020 INCLUDING A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR ALL CLOSED REPURPOSE, INVESTMENTS AND LAND SPOTS IN SPONSORING PARTNERSHIPS TO OPTIMIZE FACILITY USAGE . SO AS YOU CAN SEE THIS DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL CAPACITY WE HAVE TO DETERMINE OUR OPTIMAL USE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPERTIES AND BY THE CONCLUSION OF THE CAPITAL BOND, AROUND 2029 -30, OUR DISTRICT WILL POSSESS 8 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES . A SURPLUS OF ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING FOLLOWS STRATEGIC CHANGES MADE IN 2009. THIS IS WHEN THEY RECONFIGURED SCHOOLS TO TRANSITION SIXTH-GRADERS INTO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND AT THE TIME HE CLOSED TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS -- BY THE END OF THE 11 -12 SCHOOL YEAR. RECENTLY ,--ELEMENTARY WAS

073OPEN TO HOST OUR LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM REDUCING SITES FROM 2 TO 1. IT SERVES AS A SCHOOL SITE DURING CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD PHASE . FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE DETERMINED BY FUNDING ALLOCATED TO --IN THE DISTRICT CAPITAL BOND PROGRAM. IN 2021 WE COMMITTED TO VOTERS THAT WE WOULD MAINTAIN THE CURRENT TAX RATE. TO UPHOLD THIS COMMITMENT, THE PROPOSED BOND MEASURE WILL STAY WITH THE APPROXIMATE BUDGET OF $180 MILLION. FOLLOWING THIS THIRD PHASE THE NEXT TIME WE SEEK ANOTHER BOND WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE WILL BE 2025 --THE 3536 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE AMOUNT IN THAT TIME IS $50 MILLION AND COULD BE USED TO ADDRESS CAPITAL REPAIRMAN'S SUCH AS HVAC SYSTEMS OR ROOFING SYSTEMS. $50 MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH TO BUILD A SCHOOL ESPECIALLY IN 35 YEARS. AFTER THE 35 -36 SCHOOL

074YEAR THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY ABOUT A TAX RATE INCREASE WILL BE 2043. WHEN THE BOND FULLY MATURES. IF THE ASSESSED VALUE CONTINUES TO RISE BY 3% ANNUALLY AND NO TAX RATE INCREASE BOND IN 2043 COULD GENERATE OVER $200 MILLION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THIS BOND AND WE WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE UNTIL 2043. THAT IS A REALLY LONG TIME AWAY. SCHOOL BUILDING SIZE AND SAFETY. A LOT HAS BEEN SAID SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT SCHOOL. WITH FUNDING FROM THE 2017 RECEIVING $8 MILLION IN SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, IT HAS FACILITIES THAT HAVE'S HAS SERVED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION YEARS AND WE HAVE ADDED CLASSES TO THE SITE . THE MIDDLE SCHOOL POPULATION IS SO MUCH LARGER THAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEY WILL BE REMOVED WHEN IT IS USED DURING THE

075CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT IS A SAFE SITE FOR SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTED IN 1961 AS WE'VE HEARD. THEY WERE SAFELY MANAGED ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY HAVE BEEN TESTED, TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET THE BEAUTY STANDARDS. AS WE DO WITH ALL BUILDINGS ALL TASKS OUTSIDE OF THE STANDARD RETESTED. WE WOULD NOT BE USING UPLOADS FOR SCHOOL SITES RIGHT NOW IF WE BELIEVED IT WOULD NOT--IT WAS NOT SAFE. BOUNDARIES. THIS IS A BIG ONE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE DESIRE TO KEEP-- THE SAME BUT CHANGES IN THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH RELATIVELY SMALL POPULATIONS IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT . TO MANAGE CHANGES AND ENSURE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT THE REVIEW PROCESS, MANDATED BY THE 2020 BOARD POLICY

076IS CONSIDERED AT MINIMUM EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE USE EXTENSIVE DATA FROM THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND THE BUS TRANSPORTATION LOGS AND MORE IN THIS PROCESS. BOUNDARY DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF SCHOOL CAPACITY , DEMOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY, WALK ABILITY AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS. FOR EXAMPLE IN 2021-- WAS THE MOST DIVERSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LAKE GROVE'S ENROLLMENT WAS THE LOWEST WITH 301 STUDENTS. THIS INITIATED A BOUNDARY REVIEW PROCESS RESULTING IN A CHANGE IN ATTENDANCE AND THE RECENT INCREASE IN STUDENTS AT LAKE GROVE RESULTED FROM THAT BOUNDARY CHANGE. THE MAY 1 ENROLLMENT WAS A 446 STUDENTS AND-- WAS 410 STUDENT. RIGHT NOW NEXT YEAR WE HAVE ENROLLED 435 STUDENTS AT LAKE GROVE AND 385 STUDENTS AT-- CREEK. DISTRICT ENROLLMENT HAS REMAINED FLAT TO SLIGHTLY DECLINING. ROUGHLY BETWEEN 60 807,000 STUDENTS FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS. EVERY TWO YEARS WE

077DO CONDUCT AN ENROLLMENT STUDY WITH PSU WITH SIGNIFICANT FUTURE ENROLLMENT DECLINE. WITH NO INDICATION OF-- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PSU MADE MISTAKES IN THE MOST RECENT STUDY ARE ON THE 21 -22 BOUNDARY CHANGE WHICH WE WILL MENTION TODAY. THEY ARE ADJUSTING TO PRESENT IT BACK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IN EARLY JUNE . FOCUSING ON PEOPLE . STUDENT ENROLLMENT DRIVES EVERYTHING. TEACHERS AND STAFF FOLLOW STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND DO NOT REDUCE THE OVERALL STAFF NUMBER BASED ON LOCATION OF SCHOOLS. DESPITE SHIFTS IN ENROLLMENT AND CHALLENGES OF STATE FUNDING, OUR COMMITMENT HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN LOWER CLASS SIZES AND AVOID REDUCTION IN STAFF PROGRAMS. PRUDENT FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP ENABLES THE DISTRICT 2 PRIORITIZE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY. WITH REGARDS TO POTENTIAL REVENUE AND FUNDING IS ALWAYS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS. MOST DISTRICTS OPERATING BUDGET FUNDING, PEOPLE WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THEM,

078POTENTIAL REVENUE GENERATIONS CAN BE FINANCIALLY PRUDENT BECAUSE IT WOULD ENABLE US TO RETAIN OR PASSIVELY ADD STAFF WHICH COULD IMPACT CLASS SIZES. IS NOT A ONE TIME . IN CONCLUSION I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY OF NAVIGATING THESE CONVERSATIONS AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT FOR 21 YEARS AND IT'S THE THIRD TIME WE'VE HAD THIS. IT FACES SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATIONS PLEASE KNOW THAT NO DECISION IS MADE LIGHTLY AND THAT IS NOT ACCURATE AT ALL . WE HAVE NOT MADE UP OUR MIND. DECISIONS ARE CENTERED ON WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS. WE HAVE SOLID POLICIES AND PRACTICES LIKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HAVING THIS LISTENING SESSION AND ANOTHER LISTENINGS SESSION. ON THE 22nd WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL ONE. JUNE 3 AND JUNE 17, AND IF WE STILL NEED ADDITIONAL LISTENING SESSIONS WE WILL

079DO MORE. THE FACILITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL PROVE PRESENT THEIR UPDATED PLAN TO THE SCHOOL BOARD TONIGHT AND WILL HAVE, AS I MENTIONED, SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL INPUT AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR ATTENTION AND SUPPORT. IT IS REALLY MY HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BENEFIT ALL THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU, DR. SCHIELE. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SEEING NONE WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RESETS --RECESS. I'M SORRY, WE ARE NOT. WE WILL HAVE THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT FIRST AND TAKE A RECESS AFTER THAT. ASSET CHAIR BILLS , MEMBER OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. TONIGHT I AM HERE AS WELL AS OUR LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE

080INPUT REGARDING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AS WE DEVOTE TOWARD FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND I WILL TALK ABOUT PROCESS. WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS. SO FIRST WE STARTED THIS PROCESS THROUGH ASSESSING OUR FACILITY CONDITIONS SO THAT IS A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH. EACH OF THE SCHOOLS WE LOOK AT, THE BACK OF THE HOUSE ISSUES THAT THE FACILITIES ARE HAVING AND CONDITION OF THE ROOTS , IMPROVEMENTS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED, THINGS THAT HAPPEN , WHERE WE THINK PROGRAMS ARE GOING AND WHAT THE NEED MAY BE FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. IT COMES UP WITH A GIANT LIST THAT I HAVE REFERRED TO AS THE NEVER-ENDING LIST CONTINUES TO GROW AND CONTINUE TO CHIP AWAY. THE FIRST BOND, WE TOOK A BIG CHUNK

081OF THESE ISSUES OFF OF OUR LIST WHICH INCLUDED ALL THE LEAKY GROUPS THAT WE'VE HAD IN SOME OF THE MAJOR REPAIRS AS WELL AS STABILITY OF FACILITIES. AS WE DO THAT, WE ALSO LOOK AT EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY. HOW ARE PROGRAMS CHANGING EDUCATIONALLY AT OUR SCHOOLS AND HOW ARE FACILITIES RESPONDING TO THIS? LET'S LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOKS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR GRAHAM FEEDBACK FROM USERS. STUDENTS, STAFF, OUR FACILITIES TEAM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. NEXT WE ARE CURRENTLY UPDATING THE BOARD TONIGHT ON THE LONG-RANGE PLAN. AFTER THIS, THROUGH THE MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE WE WILL REVIEW THE PLAN CONSIDERING INPUT WILL BE LOOKING AT UPDATING OUR ESTIMATES AND ALSO BE LOOKING AT THE CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED RESOURCES. WE WILL ALSO BE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY FURTHER . MAY 22 AS MENTIONED EARLIER WILL BE A SESSION FOR HEARING

082THE PUBLIC. ALSO ON JUNE 3, IN BETWEEN JUNE 3 AND JUNE 17 THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL SESSIONS AS NECESSARY AND JUNE 17 PUBLIC TESTIMONY ALONG WITH AN ACTION ITEM TO IMPROVE THE PLAN IS PRESENTED. THE GOAL WILL BE TO APPROVE THE PLAN ON 17 JUNE. FOLLOWING THAT, DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER WE WILL TAKE ACTIONS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND BOARD DIRECTION TO STAFF. THIS HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. WE WILL BE BUSY BUILDING A SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET AND MAY NOTICE THAT HAPPENING AS WELL. PRESENTING FINDINGS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IN AUGUST THROUGH SEPTEMBER, ONCE WE RETURNED BACK TO SCHOOL THOSE TIMES WILL BE DETERMINED. IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WE WILL BE REVIEWING THE FINDINGS OF OUR STUDIES THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THE SUMMER . CONSIDERATIONS FROM STAFF AS WELL

083AS PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND FINALIZING A LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLAN. STAFF MAY BE DIRECTED AT THE TIME . DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE FORMED IN TOBER THROUGH JANUARY 25 WE WILL BE DEVELOPING THE PROPOSED BOND MEASURE BASED ON THE LONG-RANGE PLAN AND WILL BE UPDATING THE PROCESS AGAIN. WE WILL ALSO BE DOING VOTER POLLING SO WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS IN THE PLAN THAT FOLKS ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN SEEING HAPPEN. THE BALLOT MUST BE FILED BY FEBRUARY 28, 2025 FOR THE MAY 20, 2025 ELECTION. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DATE. NOTICE OF MEASURE OF ELECTION BY MARCH 20, AND FINAL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO THE STATE'S CALENDAR WHICH WE USUALLY GET IN JUNE. BASED ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN WILL BE HAPPENING THROUGH FEBRUARY

08425 THROUGH MAY 2025. CITIZEN BOND CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WILL BE ACTIVELY WORKING FOR EVERY 25 THROUGH MAY 25 WITH A GOAL OF ENGAGING VOTERS THROUGH THE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN PROCESS. ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE PROCESS TO DATE . THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY COMMITTEE TONIGHT. COURTNEY HAS HELPED US IN THE PAST AND HAS BEEN PART OF THIS PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL INTRODUCE THE COMMITTEE. I WILL GO AHEAD. -- WAYNE HUB? BRUCE BROWN IS ALSO ON THE COMMITTEE WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT AND THEN MARCY IS ALSO NOT YOU THIS EVENING AND THEN RACHEL BURDICK ALSO ATTENDED MEETINGS ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL. I AM COURTNEY AND I'M GOING TO KICK THIS OFF. CHAIR BILLS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I THINK YOU FOR

085THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS AS A MEMBER OF THE LONG-RANGE FACILITIES PLANNING COMMITTEE AND ON BEHALF OF FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU THIS EVENING. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING THINGS. THE PROPERTY NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. OUR PROPERTY 'S DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS 8 ELEMENTARY PROPERTIES AND OPERATING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE DISCUSSION WAS DRIVEN BY THE QUESTION OF WHAT TO DO WITH UPLAND'S ONCE IT IS NO LONGER NEEDED AS A SWING SITE. WE ALSO DISCUSSED DISTRICT NEEDS FOR ELEMENTARY CONSTRUCTION AND A NEW COMMUNITY TRANSITION PROGRAM BUILDING, NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, INCREASED, OR EXPANDED STEM AND CTE SPACES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AS WELL AS CONTINUED UPGRADES AT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS THAT NEED THEM. OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE A SPARE PROPERTY ONCE

086IT IS NO LONGER NEEDED, POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL BOND MONEY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTNERING WITH THE CITY AT THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER. THE CHALLENGES ARE THAT THERE WILL BE A MONETARY LIMIT OF $180 MILLION . WE LIKE TO HAVE MORE PROJECTS THAN WE CAN AFFORD BUT WILL HAVE THAT LIMIT AND THE BOND IS OF COURSE CONTINGENT ON VOTER APPROVAL SO ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS MUST BE VETTED THROUGH THE LENS OF THE COMMUNITY . RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS, AN OUTLINE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, PROJECTS THAT WE REQUEST --THAT REQUIRE FURTHER STUDY AND CHARGED TO YOU TO UPDATE THE LONG-RANGE PLAN AFTER A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND COMMENCE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BRING THESE PROJECTS TO FRUITION. IN ORDER TO BRING THE DISTRICT FACILITIES TO 21ST-CENTURY STANDARDS WE PRIORITIZE, ASK YOU TO PRIORITIZE THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

087WE DIVIDED THEM INTO FIVE CATEGORIES. ELEMENTARY, HIGH SCHOOL , ADMINISTRATIVE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS . I WILL START WITH INVEST IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. TAKE THEM SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER. THE FIRST AND THE FOURTH BULLET , WE DO RECOMMEND THAT FOREST HILLS BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT. IT IS ONE OF THE POOREST CONDITION FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AND ALSO CONTINUE UPGRADING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO MEET CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATION STANDARDS AND I KNOW THAT TONY HAS A LIST OF THOSE THAT HE HAS SHARED WITH YOU. AS FAR AS LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY AND UPLAND'S ELEMENTARY , IN STEP TWO WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME FURTHER STUDIES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE ON THOSE SITES. GO AHEAD. WE HEARD FROM JOHN SPERRY ABOUT THE NEEDS FOR FLEXIBLE SPACES TO SUPPORT ENGINEERING CLASSES, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DIGITAL

088MEDIA CLASSES. SO TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FURTHER EDUCATION AND CAREERS AFTER THEY LEAVE OUR DISTRICT , IN THAT VEIN WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE SPACES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GOING FORWARD. THAT IS NOT WHY I'M SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW. TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE GROWING AND WE ARE THRILLED THAT THEY ARE, ARE THE COMMUNITY TRANSITION PROGRAM AND WORLD LANGUAGE PROGRAM. THE COMMUNITY TRANSITION PROGRAM DOES NEED A NEW BUILDING AND IT DOES NEED TO BE SPECIFICALLY CITED IN OUR DISTRICT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE STUDENTS ACCESS TO WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE ON SITE OF THE LAKE GROVE. WORLD LANGUAGE, STAY TUNED. SO WE DISCUSS THE TOPIC ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES QUITE A BIT. OBVIOUSLY THIS BUILDING CAN NO LONGER MEET THE NEEDS

089OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND AS A RESULT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE SCATTERED. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE AS YOU CAN SEE , OR TEACHER TRAINING AND THE DISTRICT IS SPENDING RESOURCES RENTING SPACE. THE OPERATION BUILDING LIKEWISE IS IN POOR CONDITION. THERE ARE A FEW OPTIONS FOR EITHER RECONSTRUCTING OR RELOCATING THESE OFFICES AND THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AGAIN IN RECOMMENDATION NUMBER TWO. THIS IS REALLY TONY'S AREA OF CONTINUING THE LIST OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE STARTED WITH THE FIRST BOND CYCLE. IN TERMS OF A MYRIAD OF SMALLER PROJECTS AND UPGRADES THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY, SAFETY, COMFORT, ALL THE THINGS WE NEED TO MAKE OUR BUILDINGS COMFORTABLE SAFE AND STATE-OF-THE-ART EDUCATION SPACES FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE DISTRICT INCLUDE THOSE NEEDS IN THE NEXT BOND CYCLE. OKAY.

090STEP TWO. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO A FURTHER STUDY. THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. AND, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS LIKENED IT TO DOMINOES. YOU PUSH ONE AND SOME FALL THIS WAY AND SOME FALL THAT WAY SO I WILL GO THROUGH A LIST OF PROJECTS WHERE WE HAVE EITHER/OR, A COUPLE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS AND WE PROPOSE THAT YOU UNDERTAKE A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO DETERMINE DISTRICT PRIORITIES, CONSTRUCTIBILITY , POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR SOME OF THESE PROJECTS UP FIRST, LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY. IT IS THE SECOND OLDEST AND ONE OF THE POOREST CONDITION SCHOOL FACILITIES . THERE'S A COUPLE OPTIONS CONSTRUCTING A REPLACEMENT FACILITY. OR, CLOSE THAT FACILITY, CLOSE THAT SITE AS AN ELEMENTARY SITE AND REOPEN UPLAND'S ELEMENTARY TO SERVE AS THE DISTRICT 7th SCHOOL AFTER ITS FUNCTION , AFTER IT IS COMPLETED AS A

091SWING SITE. WE ADDED A LIST OF CONSIDERATIONS BECAUSE WE THINK THESE ARE THINGS YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT. YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL OF THEM COMPLETED. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I WENT THROUGH SCENARIO B SO I REMEMBER THAT AND WE DO NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE BOUNDARY REVIEW GUIDANCE PRINCIPLES THAT YOU HAVE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN CONSIDERATION OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. IN THAT PARTICULAR SITE, IT IS IN A COMMERCIAL AREA AND THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REVENUE GENERATION AND AS WE KNOW THE VOLATILE STATE OF SCHOOL FUNDING IN OUR STATE AND COUNTRY NECESSITATE LOOKING AT THAT POSSIBILITY. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER IT. IT'S NOT FUN BUT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER IT GIVEN OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION IN

092THE STATE. GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT ONE ? CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE? >> I AM SORRY. OKAY. THE WORLD LANGUAGE SCHOOL IS EXPANDING AND DOES NEED A LARGER FACILITY SO WE DISCUSSED TWO PROPOSALS. CONSTRUCTING ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS AT THE PALISADES FACILITY, OR RELOCATING IT TO UPLAND'S WHICH CURRENTLY COULD MEET ITS SIZE NEEDS AFTER, AGAIN, IT SEIZES ITS FUNCTION AS A SWING SITE AND IS REMODELED . THOSE ARE TWO OPTIONS AND THEN THE CONSIDERATIONS, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM AND ITS LOCATION, AND ALSO ITS LOCATION AS A --TO SOUTH SIDE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY IMPACT , THE DATA ENROLLMENT THAT DR. SCHIELE MENTIONED EARLIER AND THEN THE COST AND BENEFITS OF MOVING IT VERSUS REMODELING PALISADES SCHOOL AS IT STANDS NOW. NEXT? BACK TO THE OPTIONS FOR DISTRICT

093SERVICES. THERE'S A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. THE DISTRICT COULD CONVERT AN EXISTING SCHOOL. PALISADES OR UPLAND'S. PALISADES BECAME FREE, AND AGAIN A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. MORE CONSTRUCTION ABILITY ON THE LAKE GROVE SITE IF YOU DETERMINE THAT LAKE GROVE WILL BE CLOSED AND THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE MOVED . THE LAKE GROVE SITE WOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND FACILITIES BUILDING AS WELL. MOVING AND CONSOLIDATING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WOULD FREE UP SPACE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR STEM SPACE EXPANSION AS WELL SO THAT IS AN OPTION TO CONSIDER. THAT SAID, YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF BUILDING NEW, OR RENOVATING AN EXISTING SCHOOL TO SERVE THESE PURPOSES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. SIMILAR CONSIDERATIONS . FINALLY, I MENTIONED THE PROPOSAL BY THE CITY THAT WE WERE PRESENTED

094WITH. AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A PORTION OF THE LAKE GROVE SITE AS IT DOES SIT IN AN ACTIVE COMMERCIAL AREA, WE ALL KNOW THAT EDUCATION FUNDING CAN BE VOLATILE AS I HAVE MENTIONED SO THE CHANCE TO GENERATE REVENUE IS WORTH CONSIDERING. HOWEVER, MORE IN-DEPTH RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE TRUE VIABILITY. THIS POTENTIAL SHOULD BE WEIGHED AGAINST THE IMPACT ON THE LAKE GROVE COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE THAT COMES TO THE END. THERE IS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, A LOT OF POTENTIAL, A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY BUT CLEARLY A LOT OF CHALLENGES SO WE DO RECOMMEND A FEASIBILITY STUDY INCLUDING COMMUNITY INPUT AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE STUDY WE ADVISE YOU TO MODIFY THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ACCORDINGLY AND FORWARD THEM TO A BOND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO COMMENCE ITS WORK ON A 2025 BOND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

095AND WE ARE ALREADY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. WAS THE BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LONG-RANGE FACILITIES PLAN , AND AS THE LONGEST-SERVING BOARD MEMBER I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST-- COMMITTEES I HAVE BEEN ON. I DON'T THINK LAKE GROVE COULD HAVE HAD A BETTER ADVOCATE OR FOREST HILLS HAVE A BETTER ADVOCATE. BUT WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT OUR LONG-RANGE FACILITIES IN THIS DISTRICT IS THAT WE BRING IN NOT ONLY PARENTS BUT ALSO OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE CITY. SO MISTER BROWN WHO WAS ON ANOTHER LONG-RANGE FACILITIES COMMITTEE BRINGS EXPERTISE FROM A DIFFERENT AREA. WE'VE HAD BUSINESS PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE IN THE PAST AND THIS YEAR WE HAD A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. IT IS REALLY WONDERFUL THE WAY WE PUT THINGS TOGETHER AND HOW WE REPRESENT ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY

096WHEN WE PUT A LONG-RANGE FACILITIES PLAN TOGETHER. AND I HAVE TO SAY YOU FOLKS DID A MAGNIFICENT JOB AT COMMUNICATING AND TAKING ON SOME TOUGH ISSUES TO BRING OUT A RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IN YOUR CONSIDERATIONS AS YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I'VE USED AS YOU HAVE SAID COUNTLESS TIMES, MANY MOVING PARTS. WERE THERE ANY PIECES OF INFORMATION OR RESOURCES OR ACCESS TO DATA OR EXPERTISE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HAD THAT YOU DIDN'T FEEL YOU HAD AVAILABLE TO YOU DURING THE PROCESS? YES. >> PROBABLY LOTS. THE FIRST THING IS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MOVING A SCHOOL. AND WE DON'T HAVE OPEN MEETINGS. SO WHILE THERE WERE PEOPLE WITH--INTENT, THE BIGGEST ISSUE WAS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WE HAVE -- THIS WAS A BIG THING

097THAT WE DISCUSSED WHICH WAS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE THIS DECISION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND THEREFORE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND IS FOR YOU TO DO A VERY EXHAUSTIVE SESSION AROUND PUBLIC TESTIMONY. TO ME THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I THINK WE WERE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT. THE GIS INFORMATION , WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE LOCATED, HOW FAR PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO GO. KIDS WOULD HAVE TO GO, WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP SEVERAL TIMES AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT. HOW MANY STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO GO HOW FAR. WE ARE HOPING THAT IS PART OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. THIS IS HELPFUL BECAUSE AS WE'VE SAID COUNTLESS TIMES, THE NEXT STEP IS FOR US TO ENGAGE IN FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS SO HAVING SOME

098GUIDANCE ON THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO LOOK AT THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK PUBLIC INPUT AND TESTIMONY IS SUPER COMPLICATED IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMICS FOR CONSTRUCTING MULTIPLE FACILITIES AND TRYING TO CONDUCT THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, SOME OF US WILL BRING DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES TO THE TABLE. NONE OF US ARE EXPERTS IN THAT SPACE . WE NEED TO BRING IN SOMEBODY WHO CAN DO THAT ANALYSIS BECAUSE IT IS VERY EMOTIVE AND -- CONSIDERATIONS AND WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING IT HAS AN INVERSE EFFECT ELSEWHERE. TWO PIECES THAT WE HAD THAT WERE HELPFUL AND ONE THAT WE WERE MISSING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS FACILITY CONDITION ANALYSIS. SUPER IMPORTANT. WE KNOW THAT'S A BIG LONG BORING DOCUMENT THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE DECISION-MAKING. THE SECOND THING THAT WE HAD WAS A MAP OF ALL OF THE RENTAL

099FACILITY IS THAT THE DISTRICT USES NOW, WHICH IS A NOT INSIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF CHANGE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE THING I FELT WE WERE MISSING IS, WE TALKED ABOUT STEM, WE TALKED ABOUT CTP, BUT WE REALLY DID NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION ON LANGUAGE SO WE RELIED UPON PROGRAM PEOPLE, PARENTS LIKE THE TESTIMONY TONIGHT BUT WE DID NOT HEAR PROGRAMMATICALLY. AND DR. SCHIELE SAID WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL MATRICULATE UPWARDS AS IT GETS TO THE SECONDARY PIECES. WE WERE MISSING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT AND SINCE I BELIEVE THAT PROGRAMMING HAD A PRECURSOR HE REVIEW UP . I AM CURIOUS ABOUT IF--TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ASK THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE FIVE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD, IS HOW WE BALANCE BOTH SIDES , BOTH IN

100EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES WHICH WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF NOT BEING EQUITABLE, AND IN OUR NUMBERS. WHEN WE THINK OF BOUNDARIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BOUNDARIES AND WHY WE PASSED A POLICY FIVE YEARS AGO WAS BECAUSE AS DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE KEEP BOTH SIDES OF THE LAKE BALANCED SO THAT ONE HIGH SCHOOL DOES NOT BECOME SO MUCH BIGGER THAN--BECAUSE THE RESOURCES FOLLOW THE STUDENTS. IT THEN CREATES AN EQUITABLE --IN EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT YOU KEPT THAT AT THE FOREFRONT AS YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THESE DECISIONS ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE ASKING US TO DO. IF THAT WAS SECONDARY IN THOUGHT, THEN THAT IS A MYTH AND I WOULD WANT TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE WE ARE-- ARE WE REFERRING TO THE

101RURAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL? JUST IN GENERAL. WHEN YOU'RE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHAT CLOSES AND WHAT OPENS AND WHAT IS NEW AND WHAT IS NOT NEW, THAT WE ARE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION-- BECAUSE MY EXPECTATION ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS THAT ANY DECISION WE MAKE IS NOT GOING TO THROW OFF ONE SIDE OVER THE OTHER. OKAY, THANK YOU. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE THIS HAS BEEN A MUCH BIGGER TOPIC. I WOULD SAY LIKE, I DON'T THINK THIS WAS AS PREVALENT AS NORTHSIDE VERSUS SOUTHSIDE HAVING BEEN TO LAKE RIDGE . I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS UP. I DO THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO REALIZE WHEN WE START LOOKING AT WHAT TO DO WITH LAKE GROVE. ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS IS, THIS IS NOT A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS DECISION. I THINK

102AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU ARE LOOKING AT A DELTA OF ABOUT $50 MILLION BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS. THE THING THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET LOST IS ALL OF THE UPGRADES. THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WILL GET CUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING--WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE BECAUSE THIS ONE IS NOT SAFE ANY MORE. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. WHETHER WE MOVE IT OR NOT WE HAVE TO RENOVATE THIS. WE CAN'T LET THIS BUILDING SIT FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS, BUT IT IS ALSO AN ISSUE TO MOVE LAKE GROVE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AS BIG AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. ALSO WE FELT WHEN WE MADE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL 2035 AS DR. SCHIELE TALKED ABOUT.

103THAT IS TOO LONG OF A TIME FOR A PLACE . I WANTED TO GO TO THAT POINT, AS WELL. FIRST OFF I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND LIZ AS WELL FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF TIME. MANY NIGHTS, A LOT OF WORK, DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND THIS IS --AND WE NEED TO TAKE IT FROM HERE. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I DID WANT TO ASK, BECAUSE THERE IS ONE BULLET POINT HERE ABOUT UPGRADING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO MEET CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND I WONDER IF YOU COULD MAYBE EXPAND ON YOUR THINKING. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING-- I WILL LET YOU SAY IT. YES, THANK YOU. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICE IN THE NEW RIVERGROVE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE THE RESULT OF THE EDUCATIONAL

104SPECIFICATIONS THAT WE CREATED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE NEW RIVERGROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE LAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILT HERE WAS OAK CREEK IN 1990. SO A LOT HAS CHANGED. NEW PROGRAMS HAVE COME TO THE DISTRICT AND A LOT OF THOSE HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND BUILT INTO THE EXISTING SCHOOLS PRIOR TO DESIGNING RIVERGROVE. RIVERGROVE WAS THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE LEAP FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SOME OF THE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE, A CAFETERIA. THAT'S A BIG SPACE USED NOT JUST AS AN EATING PLACE BUT AS A GATHERING PLACE. EXTRA SPACE FOR BREAKOUT OF MULTIPLE GROUPS, LARGE GROUP SETTINGS. VERY IMPORTANT SPACE FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ONE THAT IS AROUND THE DISTRICT VERY MUCH IN DEMAND AND EVERYONE IS SAYING WE WANT THAT, TOO. THE OTHER THING IS SOME OF

105THE EXTENDED LEARNING AREAS. AT RIVERGROVE, ADJACENT TO THE CLASSROOM NEIGHBORHOOD AS WE REFER TO THEM, WE HAVE BREAKOUT SPACES. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE CORRIDOR, IT'S A WIDE, OPEN SPACE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE CLASSROOMS. IN A SMALL GROUP SETTING YOU COULD HAVE BREAKOUT SPACES FOR ONE OR TWO KIDS TO GO AND STUDY INDEPENDENTLY WHILE STILL HAVING PASSIVE SUPERVISION DIRECTLY . THESE SPACES ARE THE WAY THAT EDUCATION IS MOVING. WE HAVE NOTICED THIS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS WE BEEN INVOLVED WITH AS WELL AS DESIGN AND DESIGNERS . THIS IS CRITICAL FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BUT A LOT OF OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE OR MAY HAVE BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT THAT LAKE GROVE HAS. THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE MONEY FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS. THERE IS A

106SIMILAR --THERE ARE SIMILAR HIGH SCHOOL TYPE OF PROGRAMS . HIGH SCHOOLS WERE REMODELED GOSH, 15 OR 20 YEARS AGO? YES. [ LAUGHTER ] THERE ARE THINGS COMING. WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE ROOF -- NOT EVEN THOSE GUYS BUT THESE GREAT OUTDOOR SPACES . EXACTLY. SO THE NEXT ITERATIONS WILL BRING LARGE, FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE SPACE FOR CONTINUED CT AND STEM. NOT JUST ROBOTICS. THIS IS A WHOLE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED IN THESE SPACES. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT , THAT REALLY COMPLEMENTS SOME OF THE NEW COURSES WE HAVE RECENTLY APPROVED BECAUSE WE ARE REALLY TRAINING KIDS OR PREPARING KIDS FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE. JOBS THAT DON'T EVEN EXIST RIGHT NOW. AT THE TIME THEY GRADUATE, GO TO COLLEGE AND ENTER THE WORKFORCE , THAT FLEXIBILITY IS SO IMPORTANT . AND I

107JUST ALSO WANTED TO SAY THE FLEXIBILITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL FOR CLIMATE EMERGENCIES. WE VERY RECENTLY HAD THIS TERRIBLE COLD SPELL AND WE NEED OUR SCHOOL FACILITIES TO ACT AS POTENTIAL SITES FOR THOSE SORT OF SITUATIONS. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT SOMETHING. I ALSO APPLAUD YOU ALL AND YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS BUT I THINK YOU FOR DOING IT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT. YOU REPRESENTING YOUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. I WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING THAT CYNTHIA SAID THAT YOU SAID NEEDS SUPPORT, WHICH OFTEN GETS FORGOTTEN. ALMOST ALWAYS GETS FORGOTTEN, AND THAT'S THE COMMUNITY TRANSITION PROGRAM. IT IS NOT OKAY TO DO THAT SO I REALLY AM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU CALLED IT OUT AND THE IMPORTANCE . WE'VE GOT THIS GREAT PROGRAM HERE AND HOW DO WE CONTINUE

108TO SUPPORT THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR NAMING IT AND CALLING IT OUT. HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTION -- WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITEM 2 THAT I THINK WE PROBABLY AGREE WITH MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THEM. I THINK WE WOULD NAME SOME OTHERS . TALK MORE ABOUT THAT? I THINK HEARING THE PROCESS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE WILL ADJUST THE INFORMATION AND CONSIDER THE TESTIMONY WE GOT FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND REVIEWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE JUNE 3 MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THE LONG-RANGE FACILITIES BIG-- BE PUT INTO THE NEWSLETTER . PEOPLE WHO READ THE RECOMMENDATION UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLAN IS BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME--ON WHAT THIS RECOMMENDATION IS AND WHAT THE PROCESS IS. FANTASTIC. NOT HEARING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THANK

109YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE EFFORT. IT IS A MONUMENTAL TASK COMING WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. THEY ARE HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WE ALL VERY MUCH APPRECIATE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS PROCESS. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS . IT'S 8:00 O'CLOCK ON THE DOT AND WE WILL RECONVENE AT 8:05. FANTASTIC WE ARE RECONVENING AT 8:08 8:OH 8 PM. WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 6 POINT 8:OH 8 PM. WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM 6.3. THIS IS OUR K-12 SCIENCE CURRICULUM ADOPTION WITH AN ACTION ITEM. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE ARE HERE TO FOLLOW UP AND HOPE TO GIVE A DECISION --TO GET A DECISION FROM Y'ALL REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCIENCE

110INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION. THESE MATERIALS ARE THE PRIMARY SCIENCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS RECOMMENDATIONS BY OUR COMMITTEES AND AS A REMIND YOU I WANT TO STATE THAT WE DID FOLLOW THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GUIDELINES THAT REQUIRE THE ADOPTION OF PRIMARY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR CORE CONTENT AREAS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DEVELOPED BY COMMITTEES AND DECIDED UPON BY COMMITTEES COMPOSED OF LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS. RECOMMENDATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCIENCE INSTRUCTION MATERIALS HIS DISCOVERY AT MYSTERY SCIENCE WHICH WE ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PRIMARY SCIENCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE--SCIENCE AND THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS McGRAW-HILL , INSPIRE SCIENCE -- BIOLOGY . NEXT SLIDE. WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY REVIEW AND INPUT AND IT WAS FOR VIRTUAL REVIEW OF THE MATERIALS FROM APRIL 23 THROUGH MAY 17. WE DID MAKE IN PERSON APPOINTMENTS

111AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTED THAT , THOSE APPOINTMENTS. NEXT SLIDES. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED SIX VIEWS OF OUR DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT PROVIDED THE MATERIALS FOR THE K-12 SCIENCE MATERIALS AND WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE ON OUR GOOGLE FORM AND IT WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL RESPONSE AND 0 PUBLIC IN PERSON REVIEWS. DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL? I'M GOING TO GO OVER THAT NOW. COMMUNITY INPUT AND QUESTIONS , ONE RESPONSE FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE RESPONSE WAS THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON DIGITAL DEVICES DURING INSTRUCTION. THE RESPONSE THAT WE HAVE TO THAT CONCERN IS THAT STYLE IS A DIGITAL PLATFORM, YES IT IS, AND A CENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR CONTENT, RESOURCES, ASSESSMENT AND DATA ANALYSIS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY INCORPORATED THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM. THIS PLATFORM PROVIDES

112OPPORTUNITIES ALSO FOR DIFFERENTIATION AND CUSTOMIZATION OF CONTENT AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO ENSURE THAT -- TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR OBSTINANCE WHICH WE ALL HAVE A HUGE CONCERN ABOUT. NEXT SLIDE. THAT IS IT. WE JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE A PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND GROWING IN THEIR SKILL SET, AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE CONTENT AND INNOVATING IN THEIR CLASSROOM AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN LEARNING SCIENCE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. SCIENCE IS THE BEST CLASS EVER AND THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION WE'RE GOING TO MAKE TONIGHT AND I AM SUPER GLAD FOR THOSE WHO STUCK AROUND AND ARE LISTENING TO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE MONEY IS AT SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

113THE COMMITTEE WILL PUT TOGETHER RECOMMENDATIONS. THOSE ARE FABULOUS PRESENTATIONS. LOOKS LIKE WE REALLY WENT THROUGH ALL THE SCIENCE MATERIALS THAT WERE OUT THERE. TRYING TO SELECT THE BEST ONES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THAT DECISION. I RECOMMEND -- BY THE CURRICULUM ADOPTION COMMITTEE. DIRECTOR HARTMAN? I BRING A MOTION TO A VOTE . ALL IN FAVOR? I. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] AND INFORMATION ITEM FROM DR. SCHIELE. THANK YOU CHAIR BILLS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COORDINATOR AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING. CHAIR BILLS AND THE REST OF THE BOARD . I AM THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COORDINATOR AND ALREADY GOT AN INTRODUCTION. WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ONGOING EVALUATION OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE PROGRAM SO THAT INCLUDED BOTH A STUDENT SURVEY AND LISTENING SESSIONS

114FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS . TO BEGIN WITH, WE SENT OUT THE SCHOOL SURVEY IN APRIL AND IT WAS COMPLETED BY OVER 450 SECONDARY STUDENTS . THE SECOND PART WILL BE OUR LISTENING SESSIONS WHICH, ANYONE WAS WELCOME BUT WE ALSO DID LISTENING SESSIONS AT BOTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND TRIED TO PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON INVITING FOCUS GROUPS , BSU, GSA, BUT AGAIN EVERYONE WAS WELCOME TO ATTEND THOSE AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE. THE STUDENT SURVEY WAS COMPLETED THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, WE DID TRY TO NOTE , I GUESS NOTABLE CHANGES AND PERCENTAGES BETWEEN LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR , WE ASKED A SERIES OF FIVE QUESTIONS BEGINNING WITH HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE CURRENT SRO PROGRAM. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST QUESTION AND WHAT IS PROBABLY APPARENT IS MOST OF THE NUMBERS, I THINK YOU WILL SEE

115THAT THE BIGGEST SELECTION WAS THE NO OPINION CATEGORY. NEITHER SATISFIED NOR UNSATISFIED BUT JUST DID NOT COMMENT. AND THEN FOLLOWED BY SATISFIED, AND AGAIN THE QUESTION WAS BROKEN UP INTO SELF IDENTIFIED CATEGORIES AND HOPEFULLY THAT IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. ANYTHING JUMPS OUT TO YOU FROM THIS DATA? THE BIGGEST THING TO ME WAS THE NO OPINION. AND NOT HAVING AN OPINION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER SEEMED TO BE CONSISTENTLY A LARGE NUMBER . THAT REFLECTS I THINK , A LACK OF INTERACTION --? GOOD QUESTION. I THINK IT IS HARD TO GET INTO A Y WITHOUT KNOWING MORE AND WITHOUT MAY BE DIVING DEEPER INTO THOSE NUMBERS. BUT I THINK THERE IS ALSO A GOOD REFLECTION OF SATISFIED AND EXTREMELY SATISFIED. AND REPRESENTATION OF ANTS EXTREMELY UNSATISFIED NUMBERS. WITH THE NUMBERS THAT WE SEE, WHEN YOU LOOK ON

116THE VERY LEFT WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESPONSES PER CATEGORY OR BY IDENTITY GROUP, I THINK WHEN YOU GET INTO LOWER NUMBERS, OF COURSE WITH STATISTICS, A FEW NUMBERS CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT SWAY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THERE WERE 450 RESPONDENTS? A LITTLE OVER. IS AT ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR? A LITTLE MORE THAN LAST YEAR. THE NEXT SLIDE DEPICTS THE QUESTIONS WHICH ARE HOW OFTEN DO YOU INTERACT WITH YOUR SRO OR HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR INTERACTIONS? THE NUMBERS REFLECT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS DON'T HAVE DAILY INTERACTIONS WITH THEIR SROS . YOU MENTIONED SMALLER NUMBERS FOR NON-BY MARY --NON-BINARY ARE HAVING A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE? AGAIN I THINK IT'S A GOOD AREA TO BE AWARE OF AND BE MINDFUL OF , WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT ANY TRUE MEANING BEHIND THAT OTHER THAN WHAT THE NUMBERS

117SHOW US. SHARING THIS INFORMATION . THE NEXT QUESTION WAS A LITTLE MORE OPEN. HOW OFTEN -- I'M SORRY. IT WAS THE SELECTION OF CHOICES BUT HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR SRO MORE OR LESS OFTEN? I THINK THE LARGEST NUMBERS ACROSS THE BOARD WERE EITHER, IT'S CURRENTLY THE PERFECT AMOUNT, OR MORE OFTEN. AND AGAIN I THINK THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES FOR THE MOST PART. THE BLUE NUMBER WOULD BE REFLECTIVE OF THE CHANGE IN PLUS OR -3% FROM LAST YEAR AS A PERCENTAGE WISE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? FOR THE EXAMPLE THAT DIRECTOR WALLIN CALLED OUT, THAT WENT DOWN NINE PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM LAST YEAR? THEY NEVER WENT DOWN 14 PERCENTAGE POINTS IN THE CURRENT PERFECT AMOUNT AND MORE OFTEN WENT UP. CORRECT. SOMETIMES IT'S POSITIVE AND SOMETIMES IT'S NEGATIVE. AND THE OTHER WAS MORE

118OPEN-ENDED WHICH IS, SUGGESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR IMPROVING THE PROGRAM AND I THINK WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS LIKE THE OTHER SLIDES, I THINK THE MAJORITY FELL INTO THE CATEGORY OF THEY DID NOT COMMENT OR THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS CAPTURE RESPONSES THAT WERE ON THEIR AT LEAST MORE THAN ONCE OR REPEATED AT LEAST TO SOME DEGREE. THIS IS NOT BROKEN DOWN PERCENTAGE WISE BUT IS A REFLECTION OF NOT A LOT, PER SE , BUT FELT THAT THOSE WERE AT LEAST RESPONSES REPEATED WITHIN THE SURVEY . AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME HAVE MORE, SOME SAY CHANGE NOTHING AND SOME SAY ELIMINATE THE PROGRAM. IT IS A LOT OF DIFFERING OPINIONS. ARE THESE AGGREGATING MULTIPLE ANSWERS? THIS IS KIND OF A FILL IN THE BLANKS TYPE OF QUESTION. IT WAS

119OPEN-ENDED. I DIDN'T CATEGORIZE THEM, COUNT THEM ALL BUT I WOULD SAY THE DEFINITELY IT CHANGED NOTHING AND I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY MORE OF THE NO OPINION ARE SATISFIED VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER RESPONSES. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO DO THAT. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING CHANGE IT AND-- BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. STATISTICALLY THERE WERE LESS OF THOSE AND WAY MORE OF EITHER BLANKS OR DO NOTHING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE AND HAVE MORE SROS AS WELL. LISTENING SESSIONS WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, THIS AGAIN WAS MORE OPEN-ENDED WITH OUR INTERACTIONS WITH THEM. I THINK IT WENT VERY WELL AND IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THEIR INPUT. AND THE VARIETY OF THE INPUT. I THINK THE EXPERIENCE WAS OVERALL POSITIVE WITH THAT SO I JUST NOTED A FEW

120OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT I GUESS OR THE THEMES, AND I THINK WHAT YOU SEE IS WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AND THE MORE WE SEE THE SROS THE MORE COMFORTABLE AND SCARY THEY MAKE US FEEL AT LEAST A HANDFUL OF TIMES BY THOSE MEMBERS . WE ALSO HAVE THE REVERSE OF, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE-- AS WELL . I THINK ANOTHER COMMENT THEME WAS, WHEN WE SAW THAT THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH PROJECTS AND WERE INTERVIEWED FOR ASSIGNMENTS AND INVOLVED IN PLANNING THE GSA EVENTS OR INVOLVED WITH THE WORDS OUR BOND EVENTS, THAT THOSE STUDENTS RESPONDED WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR GETTING TO KNOW THE SROS AND MORE OF WHAT THEY DO. I THINK WHAT THAT TELLS US IS LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ON THE LISTENING SESSION,

121IT WAS VERY INTERACTIVE AND WE TOOK UP THE ENTIRE TIME. THERE WAS NOT AN AWKWARD MOMENT. THE KIDS WOULD SPEAK AND A CONVERSATION FOR SOMEONE ELSE. THEY TOOK UP OUR ENTIRE TIME. THEY WERE NOT JUST THERE FOR THE PIZZA. IT WAS AWESOME. IN THOSE SESSIONS WE DECIDED IN THE PAST WE'VE INCLUDED SROS AND FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOT HAVE THEM THERE BECAUSE IT FOSTERS MAY BE MORE DIRECT FEEDBACK. AND, YET. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. IT IS GREAT TO SEE HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED. I MADE THIS AS A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL BUT I WANT TO CALL OUT ACTUALLY THE SROS THAT DID SHOW UP AT THE LAKERIDGE EVENT FOR STUDENTS AND WERE THERE WITH CARE AND COMPASSION AND WORKED WITH THE DISTRICT TO DO SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PLANNING. THAT IS HOW

122I WANT TO SEE THEM SHOW UP. THE MORE THEY DO THAT , IT MEETS A LOT OF NEEDS AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT AND APPRECIATE THEM DOING THAT. I THINK IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR FROM THE GSA MEMBER WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH ONE OF THEM IN THE LISTENING SESSION AND SHARED THAT SHE APPRECIATED THAT INVOLVEMENT WITH NOT ONLY THE SROS BUT OTHER STAFF INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS. I THINK THAT WAS IMPACTFUL FOR THEM. I'M SAD THEY HAD TO EXPERIENCE THAT AND GRATEFUL THAT IT WORKS THAT WAY. BEING THERE AND MAKING IT SAFE , AND ALSO TO SEE THAT THEY WERE PARTICIPATING. THEY WERE INVOLVED AND APPRECIATING THAT THE ENTIRE EVENT . I KNOW ONE OF OUR SROS IS INVOLVED IN WORD IS BOND. UNFORTUNATELY HE JUST GOT PROMOTED SO HE'S GOING TO

123BE THE SUPERVISOR FOR THEM. WE HAD ANOTHER STUDENT WHO IS INVOLVED IN THAT AND HE ACTUALLY SITS AS AN AT-LARGE MEMBER OF THE BOARD, SO LEARNING THAT WAS IMPACTFUL. AND AGAIN, ANOTHER HEALTHY INTERACTION. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH . IF ANYONE WANTS A QUICK UPDATE -- THIS TAKES US TO THE COURT A THREE FINANCIAL REPORT . MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE COURT A THREE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2024 AS PER OUR PRACTICE, THE FINANCIAL REPORTS ITSELF, I WILL GO OVER THOSE BRIEFLY AND THE FIRST ITEM OF NOTE IS IN THE EXPENDITURE NOTES , SPECIAL SERVICES OR SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES ACTUALLY SHOULD NOT BE IN ITALICS. IT WAS A REPORT THAT I BROUGHT OVER TO YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE SECOND QUARTER REPORT

124AND I NEGLECTED TO PUT IT BACK TO NORMAL. SO NOTES ARE ACTUALLY ON THE SECOND PAGE BEGINNING WITH ITEM J , CENTRAL SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES. SO IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 2 UNDER CENTRAL SERVICES IN HUMAN RESOURCES , YOU WILL NOTE THAT IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THE AMOUNT EXPENDED TO DATE IS JUST OVER 785,000 WHEREAS IN THE PRIOR YEAR, AND TO THE SAME PERIOD IT WAS 454 AND THAT DIFFERENCE WAS ENTIRELY CRITICAL TO THE BONUSES THAT WE PAID LAST SPRING FROM THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE ENTERED INTO IN 2022. THE NEXT ITEM , ITEM L OR FACILITY OPERATIONS , WE MADE A NOTE IN RELATION TO HIGHER COSTS THAT WERE SEEN IN THE 23 -24 BUDGET AND EXPANDED YEAR TO DATE AMOUNT, THOSE AMOUNTS HAVE CONTINUED TO INCREASE LARGELY IN RESPONSE FROM THE JANUARY STORM

125DAMAGE THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU BACK IN FEBRUARY THAT WILL BE RATHER SUBSTANTIAL WITH ROUGHLY HALF $1 MILLION IN ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS . THE VAST MAJORITY WILL BE REIMBURSED BY INSURANCE BUT NOT ALL OF IT. AND THEN MOVING DOWN INTO -- REIMBURSED BY INSURANCE. DOES IT COME OFF OF THIS LINE ITEM? UNDER THE PROGRAM BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING MANUAL, ANY INSURANCE PROCEEDS WILL ACTUALLY GET TO GO TO PAGE 4 IN REVENUES WHERE YOU SEE OTHER SOURCES WHICH HAS A BUDGET PRESENTLY OF $10,000 AND WILL BE REFLECTED THERE BECAUSE OVERCOMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF FIXED ASSETS. THAT LEADS ME, THEN, TO PAGE 4 AND THE NOTES THAT I HAVE ADDED IN RELATION TO REVENUES AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE TIMING DIFFERENCE WHERE IT IS JUST UNDER $23 MILLION. NINE MONTHS COMPARED TO JUST OVER $28.6 MILLION IN

126THE PRIOR SAME PERIOD DUE TO A TINY DIFFERENCE IN THE RECEIPT OF TURNOVERS. IN PRIOR YEAR THEY RECEIVED IN MARCH AND THIS YEAR THEY RECEIVE IN APRIL , AND THEN SOME BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND WILL ACTUALLY EXCEED THE REVENUE ESTIMATE OR BUDGET AMOUNT OF $39,150,000 AND AT LEAST $2 MILLION BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR WHICH WE WILL NEED TO APPROPRIATE IN A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BECAUSE COST ARE COMING IN HIGHER FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. IF YOU GO BACK TO PAGES ONE, TWO , AND THREE AND LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE , YOU WILL KNOW IT ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE THAT WE ARE AT 100.6% OF THE BUDGET, BUDGETED THROUGH MARCH 31 AND WE ARE STILL INCURRING SUBSTITUTE COSTS AND EXTRA HOURS SO WHILE THE MAJORITY OF

127SPENDING AS THE MAJORITY IS DRIVEN BY REGULAR STAFFING, THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL COST AND SIMILARLY AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 2 AND SIMILARLY AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 24 CENTRAL SERVICES, THAT IS AT 95.7% AND IN THAT CLASSIFICATION WE WILL ALSO SEE ADDITIONAL SPENDING. THE OTHER ITEMS I WANT TO POINT OUT ARE THE CHARTS AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 3 AND ALSO AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 4. OTHER THAN THE TINY DIFFERENCE ON PAGE 4 WHERE THE REVENUE AMOUNT IS NOW BELOW THE LINE IN RELATION TO WHERE WE WERE AT THE SAME POINT BY FISCAL YEAR. RECEIPTS ARE POSTED AND REFLECTED IN JUNE . THE FISCAL YEAR END REPORT WILL TREND BACK AHEAD OF THE FISCAL YEAR 23 - 24 LINE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGH FEBRUARY. 39 AND HE SAID IT'S 36 MILLION?

128THE STATE BUDGETED SOURCE, 23, 24 , IT'S AT $39,150,000. THEY CLOSE OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR IT WILL BE OVER $41 MILLION. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE SOME POSITIVE APPEARANCES IN A COUPLE OF OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS. YOU LOOK AT INTERMEDIATE, RELATIVELY SMALL ONE BUT IT'S $81,000 AS OF MARCH 31 WHERE WE ARE IN RELATION TO BUDGET NOW PRIMARY RECEIPTS HAVE ALL BEEN RECEIVED AS OF MARCH 31 BUT THERE WILL BE SMALLER AMOUNTS THAT COME IN SOMETIMES EVEN THROUGH THE SUMMER. IF THERE ARE NOT ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. THAT TAKES US TO THE LAST ITEM ON THE DOCKET. SCHOOL BOARD CALENDAR . MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IT IS NOW THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE LOOK AT THE 25-- 24 - 25. WHEN WE ARE MEETING AS WELL AS THE DISTRICTWIDE PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

129AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS MANY TIMES LOOKING AT THE DATES. WE TRIED TO KEEP MOST OF THEM ON MONDAYS. ALL OF THEM. EXCEPT FOR MEMORIAL DAY. THAT ONE WILL BE A TUESDAY BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE TRIED REALLY HARD AND IT'S JUST INFORMATION SO YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME AND MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK NEXT TIME. SO HAPPY THEY ARE ON MONDAYS. EXCELLENT. THE ONLY QUESTION , AND WE DID MOVE --WE ADDED THAT THANKSGIVING WEEK WHAT THE EFFECT OF THAT CHANGE WAS , THAT WAS A CONCERN. ONE OF THE AGREEMENTS WE MADE WITH THE COUNTER COMMITTEE WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TWO YEARS WORTH OF--SO I'M GOING TO MEET THAT COMMUNITY AGAIN AFTER THE THANKSGIVING TO DETERMINE NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS , THANK YOU

130, DR. SCHIELE. APPRECIATE IT . CALLS FOR ANY NEW BUSINESS? I DON'T HAVE NEW BUSINESS BUT CAN I PUT FORWARD AN AGENDA ITEM THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO TALK ABOUT? CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS. WE HAVE PEOPLE TALKING SO WE CAN MAYBE COME UP WITH QUESTIONS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO GIVE IN ADVANCE. MENTIONING THE CURRENT POLICY IS . THE PLANS ARE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE I HEARD THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGES. AND HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS. THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE . THAT COULD BE A GREAT THING FOR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TO HELP US OUT WITH. WHAT THE SENTIMENT IS FROM THE STUDENT POPULATION AND HOW EFFECTIVE THE CURRENT POLICY HAS BEEN IN ACHIEVING WHATEVER HIS GOALS MAY HAVE BEEN ET CETERA ET CETERA. EXCELLENT. DOLE HE NOTED. THERE ARE PHONE CADDIES . THAT

131IS THE STATED POLICY. THAT'S THE STATED PRACTICE, NOT A POLICY. PRACTICE, YES I MISSPOKE. >> IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ARE HEARING SOME INFORMATION OF , PATCHES WERE STUDENTS HAVE TO PUT THEIR PHONES IN -- LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO A CONCERT NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE PICTURES. IT IS HARD AND WE ARE GETTING SOME MISINFORMATION FROM SOME OF IT WORKING AND NOT WORKING. BUT YOU CAN PUT ANY PHONE IN IT . SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS, MY COULD --MY COULD PUT SOMEONE ELSE'S IN SO THEY COULD KEEP THEIR PHONE IN THE POCKET. ALL THE TRICKS . THAT IS WHAT WE LEARNED . THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE YOU DO THOSE THINGS. I THINK WE HAVE TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE TEACHING KIDS HOW TO USE TECH KNOWLEDGE HE PROPERLY.

132ARE WE CLOSER TO A TREAT? WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT BECAUSE THERE IS CONFLICT WITH DATES IN JULY AND THE DATE MAY HAVE TO BE ON A WEEKEND IN JULY OR CONSIDERING LOOKING AT JUNE , AS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH DATES FOR OPTIONS. FOR THE FULL RETREAT . ARE THERE A COUPLE WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE ALIGNED? THERE IS REALLY ONLY A FEW DATES. ONLY A COUPLE DAYS, REALLY THAT WE CAN EXPLORE AND LOOK AT TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT REFLECTS THE SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMODATE. AND TO CLARIFY -- >> IT IS A DAYLONG MEETING. IN THIS LOVELY FACILITY. I WILL SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION . I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I WILL SEND THE DATES THAT ARE POSSIBILITIES AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO FLEX. IT MAY END UP BEING THAT WAY AND

133WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH. WEEKEND IN JULY VERSUS MOVING TO JUNE, IS THAT AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE? WE ALSO HAVE PERSONAL ITEMS THAT COME UP IN JULY THAT WE TRY TO CAPTURE FROM THE SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL AS OUR NEXT FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING IN AUGUST. IT IS KIND OF HARD TO START THE NEW YEAR IN THE WHOLE YEAR. SO BEND LIKE A WILLOW? WE CAN DO LIKE A 5:00 - 8:00 TO GET THROUGH . THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP AFTER HARTMAN. I KNOW THAT FOR MY PURPOSES I HAVE LEFT IT OPEN SO