001ALL RIGHT. CALL THE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD TO ORDER AT 6:02 P.M. ON MARCH 10th. MR. VANDENBERG? THE RIVER GROVE CHANGE ORDER? YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR WALLIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HERE TO REQUEST A CHANGE ORDER REGARDING THE RIVERGROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT. THIS IS A CHANGE ORDER WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE RELATED TO THE BATTERING BACKUP SYSTEM FOR THE SCHOOL. WE HAD TROUBLE SOURCING A BATTERY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT. WE WERE TOLD INITIALLY WE WERE TWO YEARS OUT. WE FOUND NUMEROUS VENDORS. WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS, AND WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT INCREASING SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUTURE ADDITIONAL BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF THE BATTERY WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THIS CHANGE ORDER. REQUESTING CHANGE ORDER 19 FOR THIS PROJECT INCREASE, THE LUMP SUM CONTRACT ,
002$195,356.92. I WILL LET YOU OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. WHEN WE DID THE TOUR A MONTH BEFORE OPENING, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE UNIQUENESS OF THE BATTERY, THE SPECIAL FEATURES IT HAD. I REMEMBER YOU TALKING ABOUT THE LONG-RUN WAY, WHAT HAVE YOU. IS THIS REPLACEMENT -- DOES IT HAVE ALL THE SAME THINGS? DOES IT DO MORE? THE SYSTEM WE ULTIMATELY LANDED ON WAS BIGGER THAN WE INITIALLY CONTEMPLATED. IT IS NOT JUST A BATTERY. THERE'S A LOT OF PARTS AND PIECES TO IT THAT ALL FEED INTO THE MICRO GRID OF THE BUILDING. ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO THE RESILIENCY , THE REDUNDANCY THAT COMES WITH THE BATTERY GENERATOR ARE THE PANELS UP ON THE ROOF. --IS THAT THIS CAN HELP US WITH OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION. DURING THE MIDDLE
003OF THE DAY WE CAN CHARGE MORE FOR ENERGY DURING PEAK TIMES. FOSSIL FUEL PLANTS ARE FILED UP --FIRED UP TO FIGURE OUT THIS DEMAND. THE BATTERY CAN BE DISCHARGED DURING THE DAY AS IT IS PROGRAMMED TO FLATTEN THE CURVE FOR US. IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS THAT I SEE. AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT THIS BATTERY , ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AS AN EXAMPLE, THE THOUGHT OF HAVING BROWNOUTS OR THESE DIFFERENT PLANTS HAVING A FIRE UP WOULD BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. SO, IT'S A FEATURE. SO, IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT IT DOES FOR OUR UTILITY BILL OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR. YEAH. I SEE THIS IS ORDER NUMBER 19 WHICH MEANS THERE ARE 18 OTHERS BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAD TO APPROVE 18
004OTHERS BECAUSE THEY WERE APPROVED --NOW THAT IT'S OVER, THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOING THIS ONE. YES. >> OKAY. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SO, I WOULD TAKE A MOTION. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE CHANGE ORDER 19 POINT INCREASE OF $195,356.92 TO THE STIPULATED SUM CONTRACT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR BILLS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HARTMAN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION PASSES. AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD AT 6:05. WE WILL BEGIN THE SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR SESSION ALSO AT 6:05. I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TRICIA SINGH IS EXCUSED TONIGHT. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO WELCOME AND COMMENTS FROM PATRONS. I'M GOING TO READ THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WHO SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY. IN SUPPORT OF MUSIC PROGRAMS , FEEDBACK ON BOND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS,
005[ READING OF NAMES ], SUPPORT FOR ETHNIC STUDIES, [ READING OF NAMES ] . AND NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO IN PERSON TESTIMONY. I BELIEVE EVERYONE WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. WE WILL CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU CAN COME UP. THE FIRST PERSON IS VALERIE. HI, MY NAME IS VALERIE JASTER. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAKE OSWEGO BAND PARENT GROUP. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 140 FAMILIES IN THE GROUP RIGHT NOW. I AM HERE TALKING TO YOU ON BEHALF OF OF THE OVER 300 FAMILIES THAT CURRENTLY HAVE STUDENTS IN BAND , ORCHESTRA, CHOIR AND DRAMA AT OUR SCHOOL. I AM REALLY HERE TO TALK TO YOU BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY LEAN, MEAN, BARE-BONES MACHINE. FOR MOST OF OUR PEER HIGH SCHOOLS INCLUDING ONE IN THE DISTRICT, THEY HAVE MORE TEACHERS THAN WE DO FOR THEIR STUDENTS
006EYES. MOST SCHOOLS HAVE ONE TEACHER FOR BAND AND ONE TEACHER FOR ORCHESTRA. WE HAVE ONE TEACHER FOR BOTH BAND AND ORCHESTRA. THE TEACHER USES 35 INSTRUMENTS TO 140 CHILDREN. LIKE, THERE IS NOTHING TO CUT, THEY ARE. IT ALSO CREATES A DISPARITY FOR OUR CHILDREN IF YOU CUT US ANY FURTHER OR COMBINE CLASSES. THAT'S CREATING AN EITHER --EVEN FURTHER INEQUITY THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE SEEKING. SINCE THAT TIME, THIS GROUP HAS RAISED OVER $30,000 PER YEAR. THAT GOES TO PAY FOR COACHES, THAT BUYS INSTRUMENTS. MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW EXPENSIVE INSTRUMENTS ARE. THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR, THE PARENT GROUP FOR THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR RAISED OVER $50,000 TO PURCHASE A SOUND EQUIPMENT SYSTEM AND MICROPHONES FOR THE THEATER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK THE DISTRICT WOULD BUY. THE PARENTS DID IT. WE STEPPED UP.
007WE RAISED THE MONEY AND DONATED IT TO THE SCHOOL. WE CAN'T DO ANY MORE THAN WE ARE ALREADY DOING. AS UNFORTUNATE AS IT IS, IT IS TIME FOR OTHER GROUPS TO BE CUT. AND THOSE PARENTS TO HAVE TO STEP UP AND RAISE $30,000, $50,000 EVERY YEAR TO KEEP THEIR PROGRAMS GOING. I KNOW YOU HEARD LAST TIME AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING FROM STUDENTS ABOUT HOW MUSIC CHANGED THEIR LIFE. MY SON HAS AUTISM. AND MUSIC CHANGED HIS LIFE. HE ACTUALLY IS A LEADER IN MUSIC. HE --PEOPLE LOOK TO HIM. THEY DEFER TO HIM. HE HAS A PLACE WHERE HE BELONGS. FOR OTHER CHILDREN, THIS IS WHERE THEY BELONG. MANY OTHER CHILDREN DON'T FIT, BUT THEY FIT IN MUSIC. I REALLY JUST WANT TO END AND SAY WHILE EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD MATH CLASS, YOU DON'T HAVE
008PEOPLE SAYING MATH CHANGED MY LIFE. MUSIC CHANGES PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE ASK THAT YOU NOT CUT THE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ELLIE RIFE. GOOD WORK. >> I CAN TAKE INSTRUCTION. OKAY. MY NAME IS ALLIE RIFE. I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO ME TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MYSELF ON THE COMMITTEE. I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES WHEN THE PROCESS COMES TOGETHER. I ALSO SAW THE DEDICATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. THE VOLUNTEERS, YES, BUT ALSO BEHIND-THE-SCENES, THE MAGIC OF TONY, STUART, MARY KAY ALL GETTING THINGS DONE FROM THE DISTRICT. THAT WAS COOL. AND I DO SAY, LET'S PUT OUR TRUST IN THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS MAGIC. LET'S PUT OUR TRUST IN TONY TO TAKE US PAST THE
009FINISH LINE. LET'S TRUST THE WORK THE COMMITTEE HAS DONE BECAUSE WE DID DO THE WORK. WE DID WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE TOO HARD. WE SHARPENED OUR PENCILS, WORKED WITH THE BUDGET, NAILED DOWN A PACKAGE OF PROJECTS FOR WHAT THE DISTRICT NEEDS MOST, TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION IN SAFE SCHOOLS THAT WILL LAST. THE THREE-PART LONG TIMELINE HAS ALWAYS INCLUDED REBUILDING LAKE GROVE AND FOREST HILLS. THESE WERE PUSHED TO THE END. THE ORDER WAS CHOSEN IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE MONEY AND THE IMPACT WE COULD HAVE WITH THIS MONEY. NOW WE SEE THE FINISH LINE. SO, WE WILL FINISH. WE FINALLY WILL BE ABLE TO REBUILD TWO OF THE DESPERATELY OLD SCHOOLS WHICH ARE ONE WEATHER EVENT AWAY FROM A DISASTER FOR OUR DISTRICT. WE WILL FINALLY REPLACE THIS OLD FAILING ADMIN BUILDING ABOVE US
010WITH A LARGER AND MORE EFFICIENT BUILDING TO HOUSE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OF THE DISTRICT UNDER ONE ROOF, SAVING A TON OF MONEY, A LOT OF DOLLARS A YEAR ON OFFICE SPACE RENTALS. EVEN WITH ALL THESE COSTLY PROJECTS, WE STILL MANAGED TO INCLUDE ADDING CLASSROOMS TO A GROWING PALISADES SCHOOL PROGRAM IN THEIR CURRENT BUILDING, IMPROVE SAFETY AND STANDARDS AT ALL ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ADD S.T.E.M. SPACES. THIS HAS BEEN GOOD FOR ME, PERSONALLY. I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT THE BOND WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER IN THE PACKAGE. AND I DO VOICE FOR TONY AND HIS TEAM FOR THEIR ABILITY TO CARRY IT ALL OUT. THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR SELECTING ME TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER ON THE BOND CAMPAIGN AND SEEING IT THROUGH TO
011THE END. SO, THANK YOU. NICE. TERESA AGUILERA. HELLO. IT'S NICE TO BE BACK. I AM TERESA AGUILERA. I AM A PARENT OF A CURRENTLY GROVE ELEMENTARY STUDENT AND FUTURE LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY STUDENT. I HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD. I AM HERE TO SHARE MY TRUST IN THE BOARD. I VOCALIZE MY EXPECTATIONS THAT THE BOARD VOTES TO APPROVE THE BOND PACKAGE THAT ALLIE JUST EXPLAINED. IT IS PROPOSED BY THE BOND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND INCLUDES RE-CURBING ON ITS CURRENT SITE. I UNDERSTAND AFTER THE INTENSE ENGAGEMENT OVER THE PAST YEAR, SPRING INTO FALL, IT SEEMS PRETTY QUIET AROUND HERE. YOU HAVE NOT SEEN US AROUND. WE HAVE GONE INTO OUR WINTER HERMIT SPACE. YOU MIGHT ASK, WHERE ARE THE PARADES, WHERE ARE THE TESTIMONIES? WHERE ARE THE BUTTONS AND THE SIGNS? WE ARE STILL WEARING THEM. THE SIGNS ARE STILL
012UP . I WILL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT PLEASE, DON'T EQUATE QUIET WITH A LACK OF INTEREST OR A LACK OF PASSION. WE ARE STILL DEDICATED AND CONSIDERED THE RELATIVE, WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS A SIGN OF TRUST WHICH ALLIE ALSO ALERTED TWO. I AM PROUD OF THE WAY THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND PUT IN THE WORK TO COME TO A SHARED UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER. AND AFTER ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE, THE COMMITTEE PULLED CAREFUL FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT, A HARD POPULATION TRANSIT DATA AND A VERY EARNEST ENGAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WHICH WE APPRECIATE. THE TRUST THAT ERODED LAST SPRING, AT LEAST FOR ME, HAS BUILT BACK UP. FOR MY PART, I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT IT WILL DO THE RIGHT
013THING FOR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE CONFERENCE --CONFIDENCE IS STRONGER THAN EVER. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PART IN REBUILDING THE RELATIONSHIP AND TRUST. AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT IS NEXT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT TRUST GOES BOTH WAYS. AND NONE OF THAT WOULD MEAN ANYTHING IF WE CAN'T CLOSE THE DEAL. SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, I COMMIT PERSONALLY TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO [ INAUDIBLE ] ASSUMING THAT IT DOES GO TO LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY ON-SITE. I'M NOT ONE FOR HALF MEASURES, AND I WILL NOT LEAVE THIS HALF DONE. WHILE WE ARE NOT A MONOLITH, AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE LAKE GROVE COMMUNITY WHO ANSWERED THE CALL TO SAVE LAKE GROVE, I WOULD SAY WE ALL FEEL VERY SIMILARLY. WE ARE WAITING TO REPURPOSE OUR SIGNS AND OUR
014BUTTONS FOR A NEW BROADER CALLING. WE ENERGIZE OUR COMMUNITY AND GET OUT THE VOTE IN NOVEMBER. WE ARE NOT QUIET BECAUSE WE HAVE ABANDONED THE CAUSE. WE ARE RATHER SELECTIVELY HOLDING OUR BREATH AND WAITING TO RECEIVE OUR NEXT MISSION THROUGH THE BOND. I TRUST THE BOARD TO CARRY OUT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. I TRUST THE BOARD WITH MY CHILDREN'S FUTURES. I TRUST THE BOARD TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. YOU CAN TRUST US TO TAKE THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LINDSAY BOESCH UP. HI, I AM LINDSAY. I AM A LAKE GROVE PARENT. I WANT TO SAY I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE BOND COMMUNITY WORK AND THE STAFF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ON VACATION WHILE YOU ALL WERE DOING THIS WORK , HEADING
015BACK TO SCHOOL, THERE WASN'T SO MUCH CONSIDERATION AND THOUGHT PUT INTO THIS. I WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT WORK THE BOND COMMITTEE PRODUCED. IT WAS CLEAN, IT WAS CONCISE, ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER LOOKING AT THAT COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE, EVEN DOWN TO THE LANGUAGE AND WORDS THAT WERE USED. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY CLEAN. I HAD A LOOK AT THE AGENDA THAT IS ON TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION THAT THE STAFF HAS PREPARED . I REVIEWED IT. IT IS SO WELL DONE. IT TIES A BOW ON ALL OF THE WORK THAT THE BOND COMMITTEE HAS DONE. IT CREATES A CRYSTAL-CLEAR PICTURE FOR THE BOND AND ALL THE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS WHICH IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST QUESTION THAT, TO ME, HAS BEEN ANSWERED. FOR ME, THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS LEFT. I THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE EVERY REASON
016TO GO INTO THIS BOND CONFIDENTLY. YOU CAN GO OUT AND GET THE YES VOTE ON THIS BOND. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL GET TO THAT TONIGHT WHEN YOU ALL VOTE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE CATHERINE, BUT MAYBE IT IS ROBERT? YEAH. HIGH. I AM CATHERINE -- DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? THREE MINUTES FOR BOTH OF YOU TOGETHER? YEAH. YEAH. I AM AN EDUCATOR, AN ARTIST, AND I HAVE KNOWN STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY AT LAKE GROVE, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE TEACHING THERE, AND I AM COMING UP TO PORTLAND FROM BEING IN LOS ANGELES AND SEEING THE EFFECTS OF A LOT OF REBUILDING FOR MAINTENANCE OF ECOLOGICAL AREAS, SO I WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE WHEN I WAS READING OVER THAT THIS WAS POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE REBUILT IN A DIFFERENT SPOT OR PERHAPS SOME OF THE LAND WOULD
017BE REPURPOSED. I JUST WANTED TO REALLY REITERATE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP THE SCHOOL WHERE IT IS AND PRESERVE SOME OF THE EXISTING AREAS --NICE PARK NEARBY AND LOTS OF THINGS THAT ARE RELATED TO EDUCATION THAT AREN'T INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. SO, YEAH. I AM CATHERINE'S FATHER. I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY SINCE 1983. AND WHEN MY WIFE AND I WERE IN PRESCHOOL, WE DECIDED -- THIS IS HARD. THIS IS HARD? --TO MOVE INTO LAKE OSWEGO BECAUSE THE SCHOOL WAS JUST CLOSING IN MAPLEWOOD. AND SINCE THEN, I WENT TO LAKE GROVE SCHOOL IN 1979 TO BEGIN MY INTERNSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY. AND SO -- MY CONNECTIONS ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] ABOUT LAKE GROVE SCHOOL, BEGINNING BASEBALL, LOTS OF THINGS. AND ALWAYS SEE THOSE FIELDS AS A PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY, A PLACE WHERE KIDS
018CAN GO AND SEE THOSE FIELDS AND SEE EVERYTHING THEY CAN BRING TO THE OPEN FIELDS, IN THE EVENING, PLAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN. IT'S A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AS YOU WELL KNOW, THE FIELDS GET TIED UP PRIMARILY WITH BASEBALL. AND FOLKS ORGANIZE SOCCER LEAGUES THAT TAKE OVER THE OPEN SPACES. SO, I THINK THAT THERE IS A GREAT NEED IN THE LAKE GROVE AREA TO MAINTAIN THOSE COMMUNITY SPACES BECAUSE CHILDREN NEED OPEN PLAY SPACES. KIDS NEED OPEN PLACES TO PLAY. THEY NEED OPEN SPACES, THEY NEED COMMUNITY, THEY NEED ALL THAT. [ INAUDIBLE ] EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE ALL SEEN WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS. THOSE SCHOOLS ARE DECIMATED. I SEE MY TIME IS RUNNING OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY SAYING THAT RESILIENT CHILDREN CAN DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY --[ INAUDIBLE
019] THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT'S EVERYONE ? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO, WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION FOR THAT? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU. SECOND.'S >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MILLS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO BOARD BUSINESS, 4.1, SUPERINTENDENTS UPDATE, DR. SCHIELE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, STARTING OFF WITH THE ART THAT IS HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM, WE HAD LJ MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WESTRIDGE, AND WE ALSO HAVE OAK CREEK. SO, THANK YOU TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO BLESSED US WITH THEIR TALENTS , SUPER FUN TO HAVE THE ARTWORK CHANGE IN HERE. SOMETIMES WE HAVE CABINET MEETINGS IN HERE. EVERYBODY TAKES ONE PIECE OF ART THAT MEANS SOMETHING
020TO THEM AND WHY. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE LOOK AT THE ARTWORK THAT OUR STUDENTS PRODUCE AND TALK ABOUT IT. SO, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM. SOME OTHER ACCOLADES I GIVE, I WORRY ABOUT DOING THIS BECAUSE THERE IS SO MANY. WE DID HAVE MATH COUNSELORS LAST WEEKEND. THERE ARE 22 SCHOOLS WHO CAME TOGETHER FOR THE COMPETITION. AND [ INAUDIBLE ] SENT THEIR WINNING TEAM TO OUR REGION WITH SOPHIA, ON, DAVID AND RAY. SOPHIA WAS THE CHAMPION. THAT IS AMAZING. THAT IS LIKE NUMBER ONE, AND SHE GETS TO GO TO NATIONALS. THAT IS IN WASHINGTON DC. IT IS AN ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP WITH A TROPHY, AND WE ARE PROUD OF HER FOR THAT. FANTASTIC , [ INAUDIBLE ] AND OVERALL, WE HAD OUR REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SATURDAY AT RIVERGROVE ELEMENTARY WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. I WILL
021SHOWCASE ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT CAME TO COMPETE. WE ACTUALLY WON. SO, THAT IS VERY EXCITING. AND THAT WAS CODY, DANTE [ INAUDIBLE ] THEY WERE THE CHAMPS. IT WAS THEIR TEAMMATE. THEY ARE HEADING TO STATE ON APRIL. [ INAUDIBLE ] FANTASTIC. >> ROBOTICS, ALL FIVE FTC WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WHICH IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING THIS NEXT WEEKEND [ INAUDIBLE ] IN HILLSBORO. THAT IS FANTASTIC. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THEM. SWEENEY TODD FINISHED A LITTLE HIGHER. [ INAUDIBLE ] WAS AMAZING. WE HAD SOME TESTIMONY ABOUT SINGING , DANCING, ARTS, THEY WERE FANTASTIC . THAT MUSICAL WAS SO VERY IMPRESSIVE. THAT INVOLVED EVERYTHING FROM THE PIT MUSIC. THERE WAS 50 SONGS. IT WAS [ INAUDIBLE ] FANTASTIC, VERY, VERY FUN. EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS ARE TOMORROW NIGHT. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THOSE LITTLE EARLIER. THEY START
022AT 7:00. [ INAUDIBLE ] PLEASE, PLEASE COME TO LAKEWOOD CENTER. WHAT? YOU WILL BE THERE AT 8:00? YES. >> WHERE IS THE AFTER PARTY? IT'S A GREAT EVENING. IT WILL REALLY GIVE US A CHANCE TO HONOR PEOPLE IN EDUCATION. SO, PLEASE JOIN. [ INAUDIBLE ] MUSIC MONTH. SO, MARCH IS MUSIC MONTH AT OUR SCHOOLS. AND [ INAUDIBLE ] ARE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE WITH US. THEY HAD SEVEN CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES THIS MONTH. WITHOUT BEING CURRENT, THE SPECIFIC DATES AND WHAT THE CONCERTS ARE, SO PLEASE COME TO THOSE. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT ALL OF THOSE EVENTS. KIDS GET TO SHOWCASE HOW FANTASTIC THEY ARE. IT DOES START ALL THE WAY UP TO WHAT I CONSIDER BROADWAY MUSICALS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND IT IS FANTASTIC. YOU CAN FIND SPORTS BANNER --THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING AS WELL
023LAST WEEK BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS NAMED AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. THEY CAME TO OUR ASSEMBLY TO HONOR WITH THIS BANNER [ INAUDIBLE ] IT WAS A WONDERFUL ASSEMBLY. THE BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYED THE UNIFIED TEAM. EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WAS CHEERING AND LAUGHING AND HAVING A GREAT TIME. KIDS LOVE IT. SO, UNIFIED SPORTS IS GREAT FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY. THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD BE HONORED TO --VERY EXCITED FOR THEM, GREAT JOB TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL THE STAFF AND COACHES THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] KIDS TOGETHER. LAST WEEK, WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND NON-ENGLISH LEARNERS AT THE XHOSA CONFERENCE. WE HAD SOME OF OUR STAFF [ INAUDIBLE ] PRESENTED TO A PACKED ROOM. AND THEY FOCUSED ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO ALSO EXPERIENCE AUTISM. AND THAT WAS
024VERY SPECIFIC --CONFERENCE TITLE. THEY HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND PEOPLE REQUESTING ACCESS TO ALL THE RESOURCES [ INAUDIBLE ] LEADERS IN THAT AREA. CHAMPIONS REGISTRATIONS, [ INAUDIBLE ] LISTENING CHAMPIONS IS GOING TO OPEN TOMORROW. SO, THAT IS FOR CHILDCARE. IT'S GOING TO BE OPENING TOMORROW AT 9:00 A.M., TUESDAY, MARCH 11th AT 9:00 A.M. [ INAUDIBLE ] STUDENTS AND ALL INCOMING KINDERGARTNERS. AND NEW STUDENTS WHO [ INAUDIBLE ] MARCH 28th. EVERYBODY AFTER MARCH 29th WILL BE PUT ON THE LIST. AND THEY WILL BE CONFIRMED EMPLOYERS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND SHOW THAT THEY HAVE SPOTS. THAT IS REALLY EXCITING IF YOU NEED CHILDCARE. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THAT. ALSO NEXT YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE OUR PRE-K START AND END TIMES BASED ON [ INAUDIBLE ] CHANGING OUR [
025INAUDIBLE ] PROGRAM TO 2:30. IT CAN ACTUALLY HELP PARENTS IF THEY HAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS [ INAUDIBLE ] TIME --SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO DO AND SEE IF IT WORKS OUT OKAY. BUT IT IS, PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THAT PRE-K STUDENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] TRANSPORTATION THEY CANNOT GET ON THE SCHOOL BUS FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] STUDENTS. EVEN THOUGH IT'S CLOSER TO THE TIME , [ INAUDIBLE ] PRE-K. WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF REGISTRATION FROM PRE-K WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. WE LOVE TO HAVE OUR LITTLES IN BEFORE THEY BECOME REAL LITTLES. AND WE ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ROOM FOR ANOTHER PRE-K SECTION. SO, THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY. LASTLY, I WANT TO MENTION STAFFING. WE ARE STILL HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES [ INAUDIBLE ] AND HOPEFULLY, WE WILL
026BEGIN TO ACTUALLY PUBLISH A LIST TO EVERYONE SO THEY ARE AWARE OF [ INAUDIBLE ] WHO IS NOT BEING CUT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WE WOULD LIKE NOW TO VISIT OUR STATE SENATOR, LAST WEEK , TO LOBBY FOR -- [ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] SYLVIA WAS A GREAT LISTENER. [ INAUDIBLE ] MORRIS FUNDING SPECIFICALLY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY'S . THOSE WERE THE TWO AREAS WE WERE FOCUSING ON [ INAUDIBLE ] VERY RESPONSIVE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS BEEN WRITING LETTERS AND MAKING SURE HE RECEIVES [ INAUDIBLE ] WE MEAN BUSINESS. I THINK HE IS LISTENING. YEAH. >> GREAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE WILL MOVE ON TO 4.2, LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. SO, WE DID --WHEN WAS THAT? FEBRUARY 24th, WE HAD FOUR APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEE. WE HAD TWO OPENINGS.
027ESTHER KESSLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND REMIND EVERYONE WHAT LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEE IS? MISTER CHAIR WALLIN, OUR LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE FIVE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD WHO SERVED ALONGSIDE FIVE CITIZEN MEMBERS THAT ARE APPOINTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND COLLECTIVELY [ INAUDIBLE ] BUDGET COMMITTEE WHICH IS A CONSTRUCT WITHIN THE OREGON BUDGET LAW WHICH REQUIRES THAT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED BUDGET IN AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PROGRAMS , WHAT ARE BUDGET IS FINDING FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD. TO DISCUSS THE PARAMETERS AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE IN THE BUDGET TO REVIEW OUR GOALS AS WELL. IT IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT'S NOT A POLICY-SETTING COMMITTEE. THE WORK IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT APPROVES A BUDGET THAT THEN GETS REFERRED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD , SITTING ALONE IN THEIR SCHOOL BOARD
028CAPACITY FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. ULTIMATELY, IT IS AN OPTION. WE WANT TO KNOW THE LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEE DOES SET TAX RATES OR TAX LEVIES IN ITS APPROVAL PROCESS , THE SCHOOL HAS SOME AUTHORITY TO AMEND A BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEE THAT CANNOT INCREASE THE TAX RATE THE ON LOCAL BUDGET COMMITTEE, AND IMPORTANT KIND OF SPENDING LIMIT CONTROL THAT EXISTS WITHIN OREGON BUDGET LAW. A GREAT GROUP, LOTS OF BUDGET AND SKILLS, WE HAVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK. AND WE HAVE ALL AGREED ON [ INAUDIBLE ] SO, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO [ INAUDIBLE ] I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MISTER PHILIP ARTS AND MISTER RUSS WARNER TO SERVE ON THE LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEE. THE OTHER TWO WERE GOOD AS OTHER ROLES ON THE DISTRICT FOUNDATION. SO, I WAS
029VERY IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE -- YEAH. SO, I HOPE THAT THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN OTHER PLACES IN THE DISTRICT. WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. >> THE MOTION IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT, 4.3, SECONDARY PILOT NOVELS REQUEST. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR WALLIN AND BOARD MEMBERS, I HAVE THREE BOOKS TO PRESENT TODAY . AND ALL THREE OF THEM ARE PART OF A 12th GRADE UNIT FOR LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS ON DYSTOPIAN SOCIETIES. THE FIRST NOVEL IS PARABLE OF THE SWORD BY BUTLER. THIS BOOK IS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL THAT EXPLAINS THE COLLAPSE OF SOCIETY THROUGH THE LENS OF WARREN: MINA, A YOUNG WOMAN NAVIGATING AND UNRAVELING WORLD WHILE DEVELOPING A NEW BELIEF SYSTEM. THE NOVEL HAS ELEMENTS OF DYSTOPIAN FICTION WITH THE HERO'S QUEST , TRAGEDY, IRONY AND SATIRE
030MAKING IT A RICH TEXT FOR SENIOR STUDENTS. THERE IS EXPLORATION OF SURVIVAL, SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL DEVASTATION , AND HUMANS RIGHT TO BUILD AND BELIEVE IN SOMETHING GREATER. IT WILL GET STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN DEEP VERTICAL ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS. THE NEXT NOVEL IS STATION 11 BY EMILY SAINT JOHN. STATION 11 IS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL THAT FITS INTO THE UNIT OF SINGER ENGLISH SAID IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD, AND A NARRATIVE OF THE TRAVELING SYMPHONY IN A CAST OF COMPELLING CHARACTERS WHOSE JOURNEYS EXPLORE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART . THIS WORK CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO GRAPPLE WITH COMPLEX THEMES WHILE ENGAGING WITH THE NARRATIVE THAT IS BOTH THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND EMOTIONALLY RESONANT. AND FINALLY, THE HANDMAID'S TALE BY MARGARET ATWOOD , AND MARGARET ATWOOD'S DYSTOPIAN FUTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS AND DECLINING BIRTH RATES HAVE LED TO A SECOND CIVIL WAR. THE
031RESULT IS REVISED OF THE REPUBLIC OF GILEAD, A TOTALITARIAN REGIME THAT ENFORCES RIGID SOCIAL ROLES AND IN SLAVES THE FEW REMAINING FOR TILE WOMEN. IT IS ONE OF THESE, TO PRODUCE CHILDREN FOR ONE OF GILEAD'S COMMANDERS. IT HAS BEEN HER CHILD, HER FREEDOM, EVEN HER OWN NAME, OFTEN CLINGS TO HER MEMORIES OF HER WILL TO SURVIVE. IT'S A SKATING SATIRE AND AN OMINOUS WARNING, AND A TOUR DE FORCE OF NARRATIVE SUSPENSE. THE HANDMAID'S TALE IS A MODERN CLASSIC. I HAVE COPIES OF THESE NOVELS IF YOU ALL WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM, READ THEM. JOHN? ANYONE ELSE , YOU READ ALL OF THEM, JOHN? OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, HOPEFULLY -- YES. FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S MOVE ON TO 4.4, BOND
032DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. MR. VANDENBERG? GOOD EVENING, AGAIN, CHAIR WALLIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO -- THERE YOU GO. TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD TAKE ACTION ON THE BOND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS. BEFORE WE DO, WE WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND LET YOU KNOW. MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, OUR COMMUNITY EMBARKED ON A THREE-PHASE PLAN TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TO SUPPORT STUDENT LETTER, CURRENT BOND PROPOSAL REPRESENTS THE FINAL PHASE OF THIS PLAN ADDRESSING CRITICAL FACILITY NEEDS WHILE MAINTAINING A CURRENT SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX RATE. WITH EACH BOND CYCLE, WE CONDUCT EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS INCLUDING FACILITY CONDITION, EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ASSESSMENTS, COUNCIL FROM OUR BOND , LEGAL ADVICE, FINANCIAL ADVISORS, GUIDANCE, LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING, TO STATISTICAL --STATISTICALLY VALID VOTER POLLS, REAL ESTATE STUDIES, BUS RIDERSHIP DATA, EXPERT PROJECT-MANAGEMENT AND
033INSIGHTS, AND EXTENSIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR RESIDENTS, TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC COMMITTEES. WE BEGAN OUR PLANNING FOR THIS THIRD PHASE IN 2023, UPDATING OUR FACILITY ASSESSMENTS WITH INPUT FROM OUR FACILITY TEAMS AND EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY ASSESSMENTS WITH INPUT FROM OUR EDUCATORS FROM NOVEMBER OF 2023 THROUGH MAY OF 2024. WE CONVENED THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING COMMITTEE. DURING THIS TIME WE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM PARENTS, STAFF AND RESIDENTS AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. WE INVITED ALL TO COMMUNITY TOWNHALL. MEETINGS HOSTED BY THE EDITOR OF LAKE OSWEGO, FOLLOWING THE COMMITTEE'S WORK, THE BOARD DIRECTED STAFF TO ENGAGE PROFESSIONALS IN FURTHER STUDIES DURING [ INAUDIBLE ] . THIS INCLUDED REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS, WALK ABILITY, BUS RIDERSHIP DATA AND VOTER SENTIMENT. THESE FINDINGS WERE PRESENTED, AND FEEDBACK WAS SOLICITED AT TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES HOSTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024. IN OCTOBER OF 2025,
034THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTED THE LONG-RANGE PLAN UPDATED BASED ON THE COMMITTEE'S WORK IN A PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS, COMMUNITY INPUT AND VOTER INSIGHTS. THE ADOPTION OF THE LONG-RANGE PLAN LAUNCHED THE BOND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF PARENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL SCHOOLS, ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE BOND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DREW FROM THE LONG-RANGE PLAN UPDATE TO VOTER POLLS , COUNSELS LEGAL GUIDANCE AND PROJECT MANAGER EXPERTS AND INSETS. THE LIAISON UPDATED THE PROGRESS AT EVERY BOARD MEETING OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THE COMMITTEES CHALLENGE WAS TO BALANCE THE DISTRICT NEEDS WITH AVAILABLE FUNDING, CRAFTING A BOND PACKAGE THAT ADDRESSED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, MAINTAINING THE CURRENT TAX RATE AND ENSURING STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING THAT CHALLENGE. CURRENT AND PAST BOARDS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED HOW TO BEST USE BOND FUNDING TO COMPLETE
035CAPITAL REPAIRS ENSURING OUR DISTRICT IS WELL-POSITIONED FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE FINAL PHASE CENTERED ON TWO KEY CONSIDERATIONS. ONE, CLOSE LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND REOPEN UPLAND'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND REBUILD A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING WITH SERVICES AT THE LAKE GROVE CAMPUS. YES, MAYBE THE COST OF THIS OPTION WAS $60 MILLION. $20 MILLION TO REOPEN UPLAND AS A SCHOOL, AND 40 MILLION FOR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FACILITY. THE TRADE HOUSE WOULD REQUIRE REDRAWING BOUNDARIES TO ALL NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND COULD INCLUDE THIS IN PART OF THE LAKE GROVE CAMPUS FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE USE WITH REVENUES LESS THAN $1 MILLION ANNUALLY. ANOTHER CONSIDERATION WAS TO REPLACE LAKE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT ITS CURRENT SITE AND REPURPOSE UPLAND'S FOR DISTRICTWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THE ESTIMATED COST, $70.8 MILLION. $65 MILLION FOR A NEW LAKE GROVE SCHOOL, $5.8 MILLION
036FOR UPLAND'S RENOVATIONS , THE TRADE HOUSE WOULD BE RELEASING PART OF THE LAKE GROVE CAMPUS AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SERVICES POTENTIALLY WITH REVENUES LESS THAN $1 MILLION. AFTER A THOROUGH ANALYSIS, THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLAN UPDATE RECOMMENDED REPLACING LAKE GROVE AND FOREST HILLS AT THEIR SITES FOR SEVERAL KEY REASONS, AGING CONDITION. LAKE GROVE BUILT IN 1949 AND FOREST HILLS ARE THE OLDEST SCHOOLS, REPLACING THEM IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN REMODEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTRAL OFFICE BUILT IN 1961 FACILITIES OPERATIONS WAREHOUSE BUILT IN 1971 ARE AMONG THE OLDEST IN THE COURSE OF CONDITION FACILITIES AS WELL. THESE FACILITIES ARE INADEQUATE TO HOUSE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FROM THE DISTRICT FOR ADDITIONAL SPACES AND STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT. RENT IS CURRENTLY UP $110,000 ANNUALLY. OAKLANDS IS A SCHOOL. REOPENING UPLAND'S WOULD REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT BOUNDARY READJUSTMENT
037AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING. THE COSTS WAY THE BENEFIT IN OUR ANALYSIS. COMMUNITY IS. CONVERTING KEEPS LEG ROUNDS, FIELDS AND PUBLIC USE WHILE PROVIDING SPACES FOR STAFF TRAINING, PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD OFFENSE. I WILL PASS THIS TO MISTER KESSLER TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE POLL THAT WAS CONDUCTED. THANK YOU, TONY. ALWAYS SPEAKING TO THE NEXT THREE SLIDES THAT RELATE TO STATISTICAL AND FINANCIAL DATA. FOR THAT, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE KAREN JENSEN, MY RELATIVELY NEW AND CAPABLE CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY OR ADMIN ASSISTANT. SHE IS HERE CHATTING WITH KELLY ON LEGAL BUDGET COMMITTEES THAT START LATER THIS MONTH. SO, GETTING INTO THE SLIDES , STAFF AND COMMUNITY ARE DEVELOPING THIS RECOMMENDATION, ULTIMATELY, THESE ARE ASSETS. AND VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER WE CAN COMPLETE THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF THE PROGRAM. THAT
038IS WHY WE RIGOROUSLY TEST OUR ASSUMPTIONS AND PLANS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL VOTER POLLING IN ENABLING OF DEVELOPMENT POLL DATA WITH CONFIDENCE IN OUR ROLE. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE SAME EXPERT POLLSTER, ALL OF WHICH WERE SUCCESSFUL , APPROXIMATELY 40% OF ACTIVE VOTERS, 12,800 VOTERS TURNED OUT IN LAKE OSWEGO SPECIAL ELECTIONS . NOVEMBER 2025 IS A SPECIAL ELECTION. TO ENSURE A STATISTICALLY VALID POLL WITH A MARGIN OF ERROR OF PLUS OR -5% OR A 95% CONFIDENCE IN OUR POLL, OUR POLLSTER REACHED VOTERS BY PHONE AND TEXT. THIS APPROACH ENSURES THE RESULTS ACCURATELY REFLECT THE PERSPECTIVES OF OUR ELECTORATE. PROFESSIONAL POLLING INSIGHTS INFORM THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOCUSED ON REPLACING THE TWO OLDEST SCHOOLS AT CURRENT SITES AND REPLACING FEELING FACILITIES. THE NEXT SLIDE SPEAKS TO THE REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER INVESTMENT WHICH WE DO NOT TAKE LIGHTLY. REGAINING SOUGHT
039AFTER SCHOOLS WITH SOUGHT AFTER FACILITIES REQUIRES COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. LET'S WALK THROUGH THE COST OF THAT INVESTMENT. IF APPROVED, THE $235 MILLION BOND MEASURE WOULD MAINTAIN EXISTING A TAX RATE OF 290 PER THOUSAND --2090 PER TAX VALUE. THIS WOULD NOT INCREASE IT. THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE BOND IN JUNE OF 2026 WHICH OVER 20 YEARS AGO, THAT 2000 BOND WE BUILT LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL AND RENOVATED LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. THE 2025 BONDS WOULD BE STRUCTURED TO BE SOLD IN AT LEAST TWO SALES OF ROUGHLY HALF A MEASURE FOR EACH, APPROXIMATELY 15 OR 20 MILLION, THE OTHER FOR THE BALANCE WAS THE FIRST PRODUCT SOLD IN THE SPRING OF 2026. AND THE SECOND IN THE SPRING OF 2029. LIKE ALL DISTRICT BONDS SINCE 2000, THIS BOND WOULD BE REPAID OVER A 25 YEAR RETURN. OUR
040CURRENT TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TAX RATE IS APPROXIMATELY $2.90 PER 1000 OF THAT , APPROXIMATELY $.90 IS PAYING THE DEBT SERVICE ON THE 2000 BOND. WHEN THE 2000 BOND IS PAID OFF IN JUNE OF 2026 , THIS THIRD PHASE WILL REPLACE THE TAX RATE AND MAINTAIN THE OVERALL $2.90 TOTAL TAX RATE. AND FOR A HOME WITH A MEDIAN SET VALUE OF 500,000, THE $.90 PER THOUSAND RELATES TO $460.00 FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW BOND . IN OVER THE LIFE OF THE BOND, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $16,800 FOR THE 25 YEARS OF THE OUTSTANDING BOND, ASSUMING A 3% INCREASE IN ASSESSED VALUE EACH YEAR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE PROPERTY TAXES ARE BASED ON ASSESSED VALUE, NOT MARKET VALUE. IN LAKE OSWEGO, THE OVERALL RATIO IS OVER ONE 22. MEANING A PROPERTY ASSESSED AT 500,000
041TYPICALLY HAS AN ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF ALMOST $1 MILLION, AND THE RATE IS UNDER 122, IT'S CLOSER THAN 990,000. THIS IS AN OVERALL RATIO, PROPERTY VALUE RATIOS WILL DIFFER TYPICALLY NOT BY LARGE MARGINS ESPECIALLY FOR HOMES . AND FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION, BONDS --WE COMPARE TO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, LAKE OSWEGO TOTALED GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TAX RATE IS A PROXIMALLY 290 PER THOUSAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RANGE, AND OVERALL, LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT TOTAL PROPERTY TAX RATES ARE COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. THE NINE CLOSEST DISTRICTS OVERALL TAX RATE IS 56 HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE. THESE FIGURES REFLECT ACTUAL TAX RATES PER FOR THE CURRENT 2024-2025 TAX YEAR. I WILL TURN IT BACK TO TONY. THANK YOU. THIS REPRESENTS THE FINAL PHASE OF OUR LONG-TERM FACILITIES PLAN. FULFILLING OUR COMMUNITIES COMMITMENT TO BUILD RESILIENT SCHOOLS AND
042PREPARE EVERY STUDENT FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS. IF APPROVED, EVERY SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS, ADDRESSING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND POSITIONING US WELL FOR THE FUTURE. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE REQUESTING ACTION ON THE BOND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU EXCESSIVELY FOR THE AMOUNT OF OUTREACH THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS. IT MEANS SO MUCH WORK. TONY, ABOVE AND BEYOND, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN PAST BONDS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAD AN INVITATION TO SOMEBODY. EVERY ASSOCIATION GOT SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY, AND IT HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. AND SO, I REALLY, REALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT PUTTING TOGETHER THE INFORMATION. STUART, YOUR TEAM, THE CONTRACTS, THE FOLKS THAT WE CONTRACTED WITH, GOOD, CLEAR
043INFORMATION ABOUT COST ANALYSIS, WHAT WOULD WORK AND WHAT WOULD NOT WORK WAS REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL AND INFORMING BOTH THE COMMITTEE CERTAINLY HELPING ME UNDERSTAND WHAT IS POSSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO WAIT -- I DID HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE OF PHASES. WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT YET, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON THE RECORD FOR SOMETHING. I WILL KNOW IF I SHOULD DO THAT LATER. WELL, THIS ASIDE, [ INAUDIBLE ] SUPER HAPPY, I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE WE NEED TO GO , I SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT I WILL SAY THIS AGAIN. THIS LAST PHASE IS SO CRITICAL FOR GETTING THE TWO OLDEST SCHOOLS SAFE AND READY FOR KIDS TO LEARN, AND IT WILL LEAVE HALF OF THIS LAKE WITH ALL VERY NEW BUILDINGS.
044AND THE OTHER HALF OF THE LAKE WITH TWO BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILDINGS AND SOME REALLY AWESOME INVESTMENTS AND SOME NEW WINGS. BUT THE BOND THAT IS COMING OFF THAT BUILT THE GORGEOUS HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO US, THAT HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS, A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS DID GET A BEAUTIFUL AUDITORIUM AT LAKE RIDGE. AND I LOVE THAT. AND LAKE RIDGE IS THE HIGH SCHOOL I HOPE WE ARE LOOKING AT NEXT. I MEAN, THESE NEW KIDS THAT WILL ENTER INTO THESE BEAUTIFUL SCHOOLS ALSO DESERVE TO GO TO A REALLY EXCELLENT HIGH SCHOOL IN LAKE RIDGE. SO, I JUST -- I REALLY WANT US THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT, HOW WE PLAN FOR THAT. WE HEARD ABOUT EQUITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. IT IS BORDERING BEING UNACCEPTABLE FOR ME
045, PERSONALLY, TO NOT HAVE A LAKE RIDGE THAT RIVALS WHAT LAKE OSWEGO IS. THERE ARE AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING IN THE BUILDING. BUT THE BUILDING ITSELF HAS ROOFS THAT HAVE FALLEN IN. YOU KNOW, DOESN'T HAVE A LOVELY DONOR WHO IS SO GRACIOUS. YOU HAVE BEEN SO GRACIOUS. DOES NOT HAVE THAT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LAKE. SO, WE ARE LEFT WITH A GNARLY LOCKER ROOM. YOU KNOW? THINGS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HONESTLY HAVE. AND I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY A GENERATION NOW. I WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD TODAY, HOPEFULLY, WE START HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE NEXT PHASES, LAKE RIDGE IS NUMBER ONE FOR THOSE AMAZING KIDS THAT ARE STARTING KINDERGARTEN. CAN WE JUST COMMENT ON SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING? YES. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS THAT ARE DONE TO LAKE RIDGE
046WITHOUT BUILDING A BRAND-NEW SCHOOL BY ANY MEANS. WE WILL BE ADDING ON TO THE BUILDING. WE WILL BE REPAIRING THINGS STRATEGICALLY. IT IS PLACED IN THE GROSS OLD LOCKER ROOM AREA THAT WILL ALSO AFFECT THOSE SPACES. WE DO PLAN ON DOING SOME UPDATES IN THAT AREA OF THE BUILDING . THE BUILDING DOES HAVE A NEW ROOF. THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED RECENTLY. BUT WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER PACKAGE AS FAR AS THE CRITICAL REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS OF THAT BUILDING. [ INAUDIBLE ] RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A LARGE BUCKET OF THIS BOND THAT REPLACES A LOT OF BROKEN EQUIPMENT. THERE IS A BIG PART OF THAT, TOO, THAT IS DEVOTED TO LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK THAT WILL BE GOOD TO CALL OUT
047SO THAT OUR SOUTHSIDE FAMILIES WANT TO JUMP IN AND NAIL THIS THING AND GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITH OUR EAGER LAKE GROVE FAMILIES. SO, IF WE COULD JUST REALLY HIGHLIGHT THAT. AND AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN, I STILL THINK THEY NEED A NEW HIGH SCHOOL. AND SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. [ INAUDIBLE ] THE GROSS LOCKER ROOM IS IN THE BASEMENT. IT WILL BE ABOVE -- THIS MEANS IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF A CLEANER LOCKER ROOM? THANKS FOR -- SORRY, I AM SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I AM NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THAT. I DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS. I DON'T THINK IT'S A COMPLAINT. BUT I WILL NOTE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY ARE LARGE. IT TAKES MULTIPLE SUMMERS . WE HAVE TAKEN TWO
048SUMMERS TO WORK ON ONE OF EACH OF THE WINGS OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THE UPDATE. WE ARE WORKING ON LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, SOME OF THE WINDOWS BEING REPLACED. THESE ARE ONGOING. DESIREE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE US. THANK YOU. YEAH. AGAIN, I WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS. WHEN I SAW, YOU KNOW, I PRESENTED A TIMELINE TWO WEEKS AGO. AND SEEING IT IN THAT GANTT CHART FORM REALLY BROUGHT ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOUGHT IN RECENT INVESTMENT THAT WENT TO THE PLANNING OF THIS LAST PHASE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS SLIDE EVALUATION OF THE COST-BENEFIT OF THE TWO OPTIONS . IN PARTICULAR, IF WE WERE TO CLOSE LAKE GROVE, IT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTION FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR THE REDRAWING OF SCHOOL BOUNDARIES. I THINK WE ALSO GOT
049SOME --WE HEARD FROM SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT THERE WAS A PERCEPTION THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLOSING LAKE GROVE VERSUS KEEPING IT OPEN WAS $20 MILLION , 40, SORRY, $40 MILLION, BUT I APPRECIATED --YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MUCH SMALLER DIFFERENTIAL FROM THE FIGURES YOU GAVE . THIS SEEMS LESS LIKE $11 MILLION. SO, I APPRECIATED THAT AS WELL. THEN I ALSO APPRECIATED THAT BOTH OPTIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LEASING A PART OF THE LAKE GROVE PROPERTY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ENGAGEMENT THAT CAME THROUGH WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS. I WILL BE VOTING FOR THE BOND THIS EVENING. I WILL SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THE COMMUNITY IN HEARING ALL OF THE FACTS AND INFORMATION BEFORE THE PROTESTS CAME. AND I BELIEVE 10
050YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THIS WHOLE THING, IT WAS NOT A PROMISE TO THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS, THINGS ARE COMING UP LAST TO BE CONSIDERED. IT WAS NOT --THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT MESSAGES GOING OUT THAT CAUSE DISSENSION IN THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN . AND I BELIEVE THAT WE TEND TO SHUT DOWN INNOVATION IN THIS DISTRICT . FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN AT EACH PHASE OF THE BOND, WE GO FOR EXCELLENCE. WE DO THE RIGHT THINGS. BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS GO THE NEXT STEP. I WILL SAY TONY HAS TAKEN THINGS TO THE NEXT STEP AS FAR AS HE CAN IN SUSTAINABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS DEDICATED OURSELVES TO. I THINK WE REALLY DID DEDICATE OURSELVES TO BUILDING NEW BUILDINGS , IS TO SAVE THE ENERGY COSTS.
051AND THE COSTS, THE THINGS THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. AND I THINK THESE BUILDINGS WILL DO THAT FOR US. I THINK, AS WE LOOK FOR THE NEXT HIGH SCHOOL , WE NEED TO KEEP IN OUR MIND THAT INNOVATION IS NOT A BAD THING. AND THE BEST IN THE STATE IS GREAT. BUT WE HAVE GOT TO KEEP LOOKING FOR THE NEXT THING THAT COULD HAPPEN FOR US. I --THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT ROCKLAND'S IS FINE, BUT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, 10 YEARS AGO, THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE THE VERY LAST THING ON THE LIST THAT ANYONE WOULD SUPPORT OR UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT. IT IS THE FIRST PLACE THAT NEWCOMERS COME TO THE SCHOOL TO REGISTER. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FIRST IMPRESSION HE WILL GET OF OUR DISTRICT. SO, IT
052CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BOND. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO IT. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THE LAKE GROVE SCIENCE COMING DOWN. I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU ARE AN INSIDER AND YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, ARE VOTERS ARE NOT ALL RESIDENTS OF LAKE GROVE. SO, WHEN THEY SEE THAT, IF THE DISSONANCE GOING ON. THEY WANT TO KNOW, WHAT IS THE DISTRICT DOING WRONG? I THINK IT'S TIME TO LET FOLKS KNOW WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING RIGHT AND THIS IS A REBUILD PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE ON IT. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR WEIGHING IN. IT DOES TAKE TIME. IT IS A PROCESS. IT IS A GOOD PROCESS. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO TONY, STUART, EXPLAINING THE NUMBERS TO
053ALL OF US FOR THOSE WHO DON'T SEE THEM AS CLEARLY AS YOU DO. TO MARY KAY, THE REST OF THE ADMIN, THE ENTIRE STAFF. THIS IS A BIG PROCESS. AND IT WAS A BIG PROJECT. AND IT CAME WITH A LOT OF CHALLENGES. AND IT WAS NOT EASY. NOT JUST THE LOGISTICS, BUT NAVIGATING ALL OF THE COMMUNITY COMPONENTS. SO, SUPER APPRECIATIVE TO BEING PART OF THIS BOARD. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO WELL IS, WE TRY TO LISTEN TO GUARD LIST OF WHAT PERCEPTION IS, WE KNOW HOW WE COMMUNICATE AND WE DO TRY TO LISTEN. SO, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I KNOW THIS IS A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF STUDENTS WATCHING. THAT WE ARE HERE FOR THE KIDS. AND I THINK , IF YOU ARE A STUDENT, AND
054YOU HEAR ME, I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE PHENOMENAL EXERCISE IN COMMUNITY ADVOCACY HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR A MOBILIZED EXPRESSION OF DESIRE FROM THE COMMUNITY, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THAT IS A FUNCTION OF STANDING UP AND ADVOCATING FOR WHAT YOU WANT, WHETHER IT BE CHANGE, WHETHER IT BE PRESERVATION OF THE STATUS QUO, WHATEVER THE OUTCOME IS, WE ARE HERE TODAY IN LARGE PART OF THE MOBILIZATION OF THE EFFORT TO KEEP LAKE GROVE WHERE IT IS. STUDENTS TAKE NOTE. THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, IN YOUR LIFE, AND THE THINGS AND PLACES THAT YOU CARE ABOUT. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. [ INAUDIBLE ] WELL, MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THE BOARD AND I STARTED LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHEN I CAME
055TO THE BOARD, ONE OF THE FIRST TWO NAMES THAT CAME TO ME , THE FIRST TWO PEOPLE DOING IN PERSON TESTIMONY VERY POSITIVE OR VERY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING. AND I TRIED AS WELL AS [ INAUDIBLE ] I WISH I GOT HER COMMENT AS WELL. ONE, WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND TWO, HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON . SPECIFICALLY, THESE TWO PEOPLE CAME UP TO SPEAK TO EVERYBODY. AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A BOND WAS. I HAD TO THINK , I HAD TO LEARN, SEEING PEOPLE COME UP AND GIVE TESTIMONIES HAVE BEEN A VERY GOOD THING FOR UNDERSTANDING. AND I THINK THAT EVERYBODY THANKS YOU , AND IT'S A GREAT THING TO SEE. AND I THINK STUDENTS WOULD ALSO SAY THE SAME IF THEY KNEW WHAT
056A BOND WAS. SO -- AND SO, PERSONALLY, I DO THINK BECAUSE I TRUST THIS VERY MUCH, EVEN THINGS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I TRUST THEM. I THANK YOU FOR THINGS I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND. YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES, STUDENTS DON'T SEE, AND ALSO, THE STUDENTS WOULD ALSO SAY THANK YOU IF THEY WERE MORE INVOLVED AND THEY KNEW WE WERE WATCHING LIKE BRIAN SAID, IF THEY KNEW HOW MUCH WORK YOU GUYS WERE DOING. SO, THANK YOU. YEAH. [ INAUDIBLE ] --TIME TO REFRESH -- WORKING HARD -- THANK YOU FOR -- I HAD TO THROW THAT IN THERE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CLARIFICATIONS I WANT TO MAKE [ INAUDIBLE ] ABOUT BOUNDARIES, A HUGE FACTOR IN OUR DECISION, DISRUPTING AN ENTIRE [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING ONE SCHOOL [ INAUDIBLE ] EVERY COUPLE
057YEARS. [ INAUDIBLE ] MR. VANDENBERG, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU WHICH IS , YOU MENTIONED [ INAUDIBLE ] FIVE OR SIX YEARS, WHATEVER, WE WILL BE OPEN. IS THAT GOING TO BE FOR UPGRADES [ INAUDIBLE ] OH, YEAH, YES. SO, WE WILL RESTORE THE SITE, LOOK AT THE PLAYGROUND, SEE IF WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT CONNECTIVITY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT WILL BE A CONSIDERATION AS WE REOPEN AS THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS. [ INAUDIBLE ] I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU MENTIONED THIS IS REPLACING A BOND THAT IS EXPIRING. SO, MY QUESTION IS, [ INAUDIBLE ] SO, HOW ARE YOU ENSURING THAT WE WILL NOT RAISE --YOU SAID THE AMOUNT WHICH YOU KNOW IS GOING TO BE LESS THAN THAT. I AM GUESSING YOU ARE SHOOTING FOR IT BEING A LITTLE BIT UNDER.
058YOU ARE SHOOTING FOR IT --IN OTHER WORDS, FOR ME, PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT , [ INAUDIBLE ] PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT, TO SAY IT'S REPLACING THE EXISTING BOND WITH 100% CONFIDENCE. YES, I HAVE TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS THAT RELATE TO FUTURE PERIODS THAT ARE TWO YEARS AWAY IN THE CASE OF THE FIRST AT LEVY THAT THE MAYOR PASSES THAT MIGHT BE IMPOSED WITH ASSUMPTIONS OF INCREASES AND ASSESSED VALUE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, THE OVERALL ATTRACTIVE NATURE OF LAKE OSWEGO THAT HELPS MAINTAIN HIGH PROPERTY VALUES , AND JUST -- I THINK THE BOARD IS AWARE OF MY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR EXAMPLE, AS WE WERE HAVING DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE 2017 BOND MEASURE , I WAS ESTIMATING AT THAT TIME THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE WOULD BE OVER 24,000, ENDED UP BEING
059CLOSER TO [ INAUDIBLE ] WHEN WE HAD THE NEXT REFERRAL IN 2021, THERE WAS AN ASSUMPTION AS TO WHAT THE FORECAST WOULD BE IN TERMS OF THAT TAX RATE BECAUSE BOTH BOND MEASURES [ INAUDIBLE ] BOTH MEASURES INCLUDED INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT OUR COMMUNITY WAS WILLING TO IMPOSE TO MAKE THESE VERY VALUABLE INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF OPERATE. SO, AS IT RELATES TO MAINTAINING OUR CURRENT TAX RATE, I CAN'T GIVE GUARANTEES, BUT BASED UPON, YOU KNOW, THE STABLE VALUES I HAVE SEEN THE PROGRESSION OF PROPERTY RATES FROM YEAR-OVER-YEAR FOR 27 YEARS NOW , I HAVE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT , AND THIS RELATIONSHIP ROLES , YOU KNOW, I HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL BE IN THE $.90 RANGE .
060FOR THIS ONE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS. MY HOPE IS THAT IT WILL BE LESS , BUT SOME OF THOSE FACTORS, YOU KNOW, WILL HINGE ON THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH [ INAUDIBLE ] THE VOTER APPROVAL OF THE MEASURE OF THE BOARD ACTION THAT PRECEDES THAT , THE CONDITIONS, IF THEY ARE COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IN THE LATE SPRING OF 2026, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD REALIZE ALL OF OUR GOALS IN TERMS OF MAINTAINING 290 OVERALL TAX RATE THAT WE HAVE NOW. [ INAUDIBLE ] COUNCIL AND LAWYERS [ INAUDIBLE ] IF WE SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO INCREASE, YEAH, IT SEEMS LIKE -- YEAH, YEAH. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR PROPERTY TAX, WE ARE CONTINUING FOR THAT TO MAINTAIN AS CONSTANT ROUGHLY $2.90. NOW, I FURTHER
061NOTE IN 2016 WHEN THE BOARD WAS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FORMALIZING THE THREE-PHASE PLAN , YOU KNOW, WE DID ANALYZE WHAT TYPE OF TAX RATE VOCATIONS THE THREE-PHASE PLAN WOULD HAVE OVER YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND WE KNOW THE FIRST TWO PHASES WOULD INVOLVE PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASES , AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, THIS WAS THE 2016 SCHOOL BOARD ON SUBSEQUENT BOARDS , YOU KNOW, THEY DID SET UP A LIMIT THE THREE DOLLARS PER THOUSAND. OBVIOUSLY, WE STAYED BELOW THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, I EXPECT , YOU KNOW, STAY IN THE ROUGHLY $2.90 SENT RANGE PER THOUSAND. [ INAUDIBLE ] AS WE SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, WE WORK WITH SUPERINTENDENT A LOT. WHAT WE FORGET TO SAY IS THE SUPERINTENDENT [ INAUDIBLE ] PUT TOGETHER SO WE HAVE A GREAT THANKS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT SHEALY FOR
062THE WORK SHE HAS DONE BECAUSE I WILL SAY OF ALL THE SUPERINTENDENTS I HAVE WORKED WITH, SHE [ INAUDIBLE ] THE MOST COMMUNICATIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] PUT TOGETHER , STAFF, AND THAT'S HOW SHE SUPPORT --AND THAT'S HOW [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. WELL, ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION? I JUST HAVE TO SAY -- KNOW! ANYONE RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD OR QUESTIONS HOW WE BUDGET IN THE DISTRICT, I WANT THEM TO GO TOE TO TOE WITH YOU. THERE IS NOT A BETTER PERSON RUNNING THE MONEY IN THE DISTRICT IN A MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY WHO KNOWS WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE SPEND IT, SERIOUSLY, I'M CALLING THE CHALLENGE NOW, I WANT TO WATCH IT BECAUSE WE ARE SO GOOD AT WHAT WE DO HERE. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY, I JUST
063--I LISTEN TO YOU AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW [ INAUDIBLE ] THEN YOU CAN -- SORRY. WE ALSO HAD STUART SPEAK AT THE COLLECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PURSE BUDGET CHALLENGES. AND HE WAS ALSO KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK. YES, YES. NOT RELATED TO THE BOND? YES. JUST AS ANOTHER COMPLEMENT. SORRY. DO WE VOTE OR -- WELL, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] [ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] CHAIR , MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I BRING FORWARD TO YOU THIS EVENING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A CHANGE IN OUR POLICY THAT
064WAS ADOPTED BACK IN 2022 IN RELATION TO A NEW FUND THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AT THAT TIME BY WHICH THERE WAS THE ARTIFICIAL TURF REPLACEMENT PLAN. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SETTING UP THE TYPE OF FUND THAT WE DID AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR REQUIRES A NEW DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCE. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD NOT COMPLETED OUR TRANSITION WITH THE CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO IN ADDITION TO FIELD USE. FEES INCLUDE WHO IS IN CONTROL OF THOSE UPON THE REFLECTION OF THEM AND NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING OUR OWN FACILITY USE FOR THE WHOLE GAMUT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, I DO HAVE UPDATED REVENUE NUMBERS THAT CAUSE ME TO RECONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF REVENUES THAT WE ARE DEDICATING TO THAT FUND AND PART OF THE STRATEGY BEHIND THIS IS TO REDUCE
065COST PRESSURES ON THE GENERAL FUND. [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH BUDGET CHALLENGES WE FACE NOT JUST WITH THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT AS WELL, SO I AM BRINGING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THE ALLOCATION OF FIELD USE FEES TO THIS FUND TO 50% OF THOSE FEES AND THE 50% STAYS IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUND. AND THE 50% IS ROUGHLY CLOSE TO OUR INDIRECT COST, OUR COST OF MANAGING FIELDS. WE DO HAVE TWO FIELDS FOR THAT , COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM THAT SPENDS A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME [ INAUDIBLE ] LEAD PERSON ESTIMATES SHE SPENDS NORTH OF 40% OF THE TIME JUST DEALING WITH FIELD USE REQUESTS THAT COMES UP IN TERMS OF NOT JUST TIMING AND ACCESS, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE FEE THAT APPLIES , AND EVERYBODY WANTS A SPECIAL RATE. SO, THERE IS A KEY IN THAT.
066THIS WILL HELP COVER THE PORTION OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE AS AN ACTION THIS EVENING. I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> 100% OF THE GROUNDS FEES TO THAT FUND. AND WE COLLECT --LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OPERATING THE FIELD USAGE FEE , USAGE FEES AND ACCESS . YOU MAY RECALL THAT UP UNTIL 2021 IS WHEN WE CHANGED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY . THERE IS A GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MOST OF OUR FIELDS, THEY CONTROL THE SCHEDULING AND COLLECTED ALL THE REVENUES FOR THOSE --FOR OUR FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE IN-HOUSE PHASE PROGRAM. THE CONSTRUCTION TAX, IS THAT WHAT WE WERE USING FOR FIELDS BEFORE? ARE WE STILL USING IT FOR FIELDS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. OUR CONSTRUCTION EXCISE TAX , THAT GOES
067INTO A DIFFERENT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, AND IT IS PAYING A DEBT SERVICE ON A $5 MILLION PORTION OF [ INAUDIBLE ] OBLIGATION THAT WE TOOK OUT IN 2019 THAT PAID FOR SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS IN ANOTHER NUMBER OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES, ANOTHER STADIUM RENOVATION AT LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO ATHLETIC AREAS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. SO, WE HAVE GOT ANOTHER NINE YEARS BEFORE THAT BOND PAYS OFF. OR THE FULL CREDIT -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> NO, IT IS NOT. IS THIS A QUESTION OF WE GOT MORE REVENUE [ INAUDIBLE ] OR THERE IS NOT AS MUCH REPLACEMENT OR COST FOR REPLACEMENT? IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH OF THOSE WITH A THIRD ELEMENT , INITIAL RECOMMENDATION TO IMPLEMENT THIS NEW [ INAUDIBLE ] DID NOT FORECAST HOW QUICKLY OUR COLLECTIONS WOULD TURN [ INAUDIBLE ] THE INCREASING PURSE RATES ,
068YOU KNOW, THE CAPACITY NEEDS WE HAVE HAD IN RELATION TO [ INAUDIBLE ] REQUIREMENT IN SCHOOLS. SO, THOSE TWO FACTORS PLUS JUST A MUCH DIFFERENT FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE AT THIS TIME COMPARED TO CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED THREE YEARS AGO. OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. [ INAUDIBLE ] ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE ARTIFICIAL TURF FUND POLICY. I WILL SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. >> ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON POLICY REVIEW. WE HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I WILL START US OFF WITH THE MEETING TODAY. THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS POLICY AC. THIS POLICY HAS BEEN REVISED . MY SUGGESTION OF OSB A IN RESPONSE TO THE WORKING STATE BOARD
069OF EDUCATION ADOPTED RULES, THE ADOPTED RULES, AND BASICALLY, THIS POLICY HAS A LOT MORE BLUE LINES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POLICY THAT OUTLINE WHAT OUR PRACTICE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ARE. MANY OF THESE THINGS, I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY ALL OF THESE THINGS WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING. THEY ARE PART OF OUR PRACTICE ALREADY. THE ONE ADDED BONUS WE GOT THIS YEAR WERE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WHICH INCLUDE EIGHT SESSIONS OR 16 HOURS OF TRAININGS FOR YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR FOR THE DISTRICT. SO, THIS IS MORE EXPLICITLY OUTLINING ALL REQUIREMENTS. HOW FREQUENTLY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT? I DON'T KNOW YET. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR TRAINING WAS REQUIRED. I'M WAITING TO HEAR HOW LONG THAT TRAINING LASTS, IF THERE IS A REFRESHER VERSUS A 16 HOUR TRAINING. THAT'S A LOT. --A LOT OF TIME. ONCE
070THEY ARE MANDATED EACH YEAR , THERE IS A FULLY IN-DEPTH TRAINING, I HOPE THAT THIS TRAINING WILL TOE THE LINE. GOOD EVENING CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. SCHIELE, POLICY JFE, THIS EXCEPTIONALLY ADDS AN AR TO THE EXISTING POLICY TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES DEVELOPING OSB'S RECOMMENDATION, ESSENTIALLY IN THE PACKET YOU HAVE THIS EVENING, THE AR IS A COUPLE PAGES OF A CHECKLIST TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO MAY BE YOUNG PARENTS WITH ALL THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILD WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT DOCUMENTED , AND STAFF UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT AN INDIVIDUAL IN THAT SITUATION. THAT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE THIS EVENING? DO WE USE THIS POLICY OFTEN? ONCE, MAYBE? BUT NOT CURRENTLY. AND THE SECOND POLICY IS AROUND MEDICATION, A LITTLE
071BIT LONGER, OSB A IS RECOMMENDING DELETING BOTH POLICY AND AR, GIVING THEM A TITLE AND A LITTLE BIT OF A REFRESH. THE POLICY HAS UPDATES FROM HOUSE BILL 202, 2395 AND SENATE BILL 1552 AS WELL AS AN OA ARE AROUND MEDICATION. THE POLICY ITSELF IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND HAS NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY. IT IS REALLY THE ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS POLICY, WHICH I WILL POINT OUT THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONS TO THIS NOW 11 PAGE ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE. IT ADDS LANGUAGE AROUND OPIOID OVERDOSE, SUNSCREEN, AND HANDLING MONITORING, DISPOSAL, AND RECORD-KEEPING OF MEDICATION IN OUR SCHOOLS, THEN FINALLY, ADDS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LAST PAGE FOR NONLIABILITY CLAUSES AROUND ANY ISSUES THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH MEDICATIONS AND CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. SO WE HAVE ACCEPTED ALL THOSE CHANGES FROM OSB A AT THE TIME. ARE THERE ANY
072QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE? IS THIS THE POLICY -- SORRY. IS THIS THE POLICY --THAT WOULD ALLOW A KID TO SELF CARRY THEIR ALBUTEROL ? IT IS IN HERE. >> OKAY, YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. MISTER KESSLER, YOU HAVE KDA [ INAUDIBLE ] YES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE BEFORE YOU A FEW REVISIONS WITHIN THE REFERENCED POLICY THAT ARE BEING MADE BY OSB A IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THE OREGON PUBLIC STRUCTURES LAW, AND THE SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS THAT ARE BEING CHANGED IN RESPONSE TO THOSE UPDATES IN LEGISLATION ARE IN SECTION 10. ITEMS IN THE COST OF CATEGORIES THAT WOULD BE LIKELY TO UNDERTAKE THE WORK NECESSARY TO PERFORM A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, AND OUR HISTORICAL PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO DEVELOP COST BASED ON THE PORTION THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED, THE NEW
073LEGISLATION IN BROADER BUCKETS, SO THESE ARE THE AVERAGES FOR THE THREE FIRST ELEMENTS WHICH ARE UNSTAFFED TIME [ INAUDIBLE ] DOES ALLOW TO SORT OF CHARGE FOR ANY ALTERNATIVE TIME THAT MAY BE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING RECORDS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THERE IS THE PRINTING. AND THEN IN THE VERY FIRST SECTIONS, THERE IS AN UPDATE TO THE PARTY TO WHOM THESE REQUESTS ARE SUBMITTED, THE PRACTICE FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS AT MY OFFICE TAKES ALL THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS RELATING TO FINANCIAL AND KIND OF GENERAL BUSINESS, STUDENT RECORDS, THOSE ARE HANDLED PRIMARILY BY [ INAUDIBLE ] STUDENT OF THE RECORD DIRECTOR DATA. BUT THIS IS OUR UPDATES TO THE POLICY IN RESPONSE [ INAUDIBLE ] QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT QUESTIONS, I WILL GIVE IT TO DR. SCHIELE [ INAUDIBLE ] ALL RIGHT. THAT IS OUR
074BOARD BUSINESS. WE ARE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS. OTHER BUSINESS? I THINK WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT ASKING FOR A MANDATORY CLASS [ INAUDIBLE ] WE AS THE BOARD DID NOT GET RID OF THE CLASS. WE NEED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. I AM PLANNING TO RESPOND [ INAUDIBLE ] AT THIS TIME . SURE. THE ETHNICS STUDIES COURSE ASKING THAT TO PUT ON A REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS. WE ARE, AT THIS TIME, WE ACTUALLY, WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE STATE OF OREGON CHANGED THE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND INCLUDE THE STANDARDS INTO OUR HISTORY CLASSES. SO NOW, ALL KIDS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE ETHNICS STANDARDS, AND WE DID IT TWO YEARS EARLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BUT IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. SO I WOULD SAY WE ARE REQUIRED [ INAUDIBLE ] STUDENTS AT THIS POINT,
075AND WE DO CREATE ANOTHER REQUIRED CLASS ON TOP OF THE CLASSES WE ALREADY HAVE. BUT WE WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING ABOUT THAT. DO WE KNOW WHERE THAT MISINFORMATION CAME FROM? I THINK THE CLASS -- WE HAVE A CLASS CALLED ETHNIC STUDIES. IT WAS AN ELECTED COURSE THAT KIDS COULD TAKE. THEN TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD SIX KIDS WHO SIGNED UP FOR IT. SO, IT DIDN'T RUN. I THINK THEY WERE SAYING AT THAT POINT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE RUN ANYWAY, JUST REQUIRE KIDS TAKE THE CLASS. WHEN WE FIRST INTRODUCED THE CLASS WE DID GET TESTIMONY ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ] AND I RECALL THE EXPLANATION THAT WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE MAKING A REQUIRED CLASS, WE HAVE TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT. THAT BECOMES COMPLICATED. IT REQUIRES TIME. WE WOULD HAVE TO
076EVALUATE IT. AND THEN -- [ INDISCERNIBLE - OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] THAT'S THE CLARIFICATION [ INAUDIBLE ] YEAH. >> IT COULD CREATE --WE CAN CREATE ANOTHER REQUIRED COURSE FOR THEM TO TAKE. WE ALREADY GET PUSHED BACK ON WHAT WE HAVE NOW BECAUSE KIDS HAVE ONE LESS CLASS THEY CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE. I THINK ACTUALLY --I DO FEEL LIKE PUTTING THAT IN OUR REQUIRED COURSES MAKES NO SENSE. [ INAUDIBLE ] ALL STUDENTS GET THOSE STANDARDS. PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] AS WELL. THAT ALREADY IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I GUESS I AM CONFUSED ON LIKE, HOW --IT SOUNDS LIKE ETHNIC STUDIES IS PART OF HISTORY, WHICH IS REQUIRED. SO, I AM UNCLEAR WHAT IS BEING ASKED FOR IF IT IS ALREADY GIVEN. IS THE ETHNIC STUDIES CLASS A DIFFERENT BREADTH OF WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE STANDARD? MY UNDERSTANDING
077IS, THE REQUEST FOR A CLASS WOULD TAKE A BROADER, DEEPER DIVE INTO THE SUBJECT MATTER BEYOND WHAT IS TOUCHED ON IN THE CURRENT REQUIRED CURRICULUM. IS THAT ACCURATE? SOMEWHAT ACCURATE IN THE FACT WE DID RUN ETHNIC STUDIES. WE USED THE STANDARDS [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT'S WHAT WE TOLD TEACHERS ON THE ELECTED COURSE. NOW THAT IS ACTUALLY -- IT'S K-12. ETHICS STUDIES AND STANDARDS GOES THROUGH K-12. THEY ARE GETTING TOUCHED UPON ALL THE WAY THROUGH NOW JUST IN A DEEP SEMESTER LONG COURSE. MAYBE THAT'S PART OF THE MESSAGE. MAYBE WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO LESS CONTENT OR CURRICULUM OR SCOPE BEING TAUGHT. IT IS JUST ELONGATED THROUGH THE BROADER CURRICULUM AS OPPOSED TO BEING AN ISOLATED [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] AND IT IS REQUIRED. [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE
078IT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING. [ INAUDIBLE ] MAYBE IF THERE IS SOMEONE WE CAN GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION -- [ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] THE STANDARDS ARE AVAILABLE --[ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] --MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE. I THINK PART OF THE CONFUSION IS, SOME OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO, THERE IS A PERCEPTION AN ETHNICS STUDIES CLASS WOULD BE AN AP --YOU KNOW, A FULL, DEDICATED EDUCATION YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET BY [ INAUDIBLE ] THROUGH THE CURRICULUM THAT STANDS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SHOW HERE --HERE ARE THE STANDARDS, AND WHETHER WE NEED IT IN ISOLATION -- YEAH. BECAUSE WE DON'T REQUIRE [ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] IS IT STILL AN ELECTIVE OPTION? IT ISN'T. WE DON'T HAVE ONE NOW BECAUSE THE STANDARDS --SO IT WOULD
079BE LIKE REPEATING A CLASS. NOW, IF SOMEBODY CAME IN WITH A SPECIFIC COURSE THEY WANTED TO CREATE, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE AN AMERICAN STUDIES CLASS. THAT IS A SEPARATE , LITERATURE CLASS IS A SEPARATE CLASS. IT WOULD BE AN ELECTIVE COURSE . [ INAUDIBLE ] WE DID NEW COURSE REQUESTS. [ INAUDIBLE ] WE APPROVE -- YES. YOU ARE SAYING IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REFORMULATED? THE CLASS OF TEACHERS, SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS CREATED THE COURSE BASED ON THE STANDARDS [ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] PUTTING IT INTO THE REQUIRED CLASS. NOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORGANIZE THE ENTIRE CLASS INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, NOT SOMETHING [ INAUDIBLE ] AS WELL AS I WOULD EXPECT THE CURRENT HISTORY CURRICULUM BECAUSE SOME OF THAT STUFF WOULD HAVE TO GET TAUGHT IN ETHNICS STUDIES CLASS. SO YOU WOULD
080HAVE TO FILL THAT GAP. SO, IT'S A BIGGER LIFT THAN JUST ADDING ANOTHER CLASS. I MEAN, NOT THAT THE LIFT IS [ INAUDIBLE ] -- I THINK ULTIMATELY, WE ARE ON THE SAME -- [ INDISCERNIBLE -OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] AND THE STATE IS REQUIRING IT OF ALL STUDENTS. IT WORKS FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR [ INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE HEARING. AND AS IS TYPICAL, WE STARTED TEACHING IT BEFORE. YES. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 7:36.