001OKAY. IT IS SO FOR THAT I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR SESSION, AND WE HAVE TESTIMONY, IN-PERSON TESTIMONY. PATRONS TODAY, AND WE'LL HAVE BEN AND ANNA LEE ADAMS COME UP FIRST. AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY, THE BOARD DOESN'T ENGAGE. WE'RE JUST HERE TO LISTEN TO TALK ABOUT PROCESS, AND THEN YOU CAN NAME YOUR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT NO OTHER STAFF OR FAMILY MEMBERS OR FAMILY THAT YOUR OWN. GO AHEAD. DEAR, LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL BOARD. I'M ANNA LEE ADAMS AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NEW CELL TOWER AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS BEING INSTALLED. I WANT TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS BATTLE THE SCHOOL, BUT AS A MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN, I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WAS APPROVED LAST OCTOBER
002WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION FOR NEARBY FAMILIES OR FOR THE COMMUNITY WHO USES THE BASEBALL FIELD AND THE RETIREMENT CENTER. THIS SITUATION AND THE NATURE IN WHICH IT WAS APPROVED DEEPLY UPSETS ME. AT A PREVIOUS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON APRIL 12, 2021, IT WAS STATED THAT THESE TOWERS ARE NOT PLACED AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN LAKE OSWEGO BECAUSE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS TO YOUNG CHILDREN, YET THIS NEW VERIZON CELL TOWER WAS APPROVED DIRECTLY NEXT TO OUR HOUSE WITH FOUR ELEMENTARY-AGED KIDS. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH IMPACT TO OUR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DISTRICT HAS IDENTIFIED THIS HEALTH RISK. I AM ASKING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE RADIATION ELEMENTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE 1996. YET THE TECHNOLOGY OF CELL PHONES AND CELL TOWERS HAVE DRASTICALLY CHANGED. THERE ARE MANY SCHOOL
003DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE OUT LEASES OR CREATED A BAN OF CELL TOWER ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY AND BANNED THEM FROM BEING INSTALLED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THEIR SCHOOLS. IC I THINK THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD BE TAKING THE SAME PROACTIVE MEASURES, ESPECIALLY WITH TOWERS LIKE VERIZON TOWER THAT IS NEW, HAS NEWER TECHNOLOGY AND HAS MORE THAN ONE COLOCATION WHICH CREATES A HIGHER RADIATION EXPOSURE AND IS CONSIDERED A MACRO 5 TOWER. IN PRIOR APPROVAL SUCH AS THE ONE AT LAKERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE AUGUST 14, 2024 MEETING, THERE WAS A CLEAR EMPHASIS ON ENGAGING WITH NEIGHBORS AND CONSIDERATION THEIR CONCERNS. NOT GIVEN THE SAME CONSIDERATION FOR THIS NEW TOWER? WHILE I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S WILLINGNESS TO CONDUCT A RADIO FREQUENCY STUDY ON THE CELL TOWER, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. WILL THIS STUDY EVALUATE
004THE CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY EXPOSURE TO THE TWO TOWERS AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL? HAS THE DISTRICT SPOKEN WITH CROWN CASTLE ABOUT RELOCATION OPTIONS OR THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING OUT THE LEASE? ARE CAMERAS INSTALLED ON THIS TOWER? THIS IS A CONCERN WE HAVE SINCE THESE TOWERS POINT DIRECTLY INTO OUR WINDOWS AND BACKYARD. WILL THE STUDY INCLUDE RADIO FREQUENCY READINGS AT THE HEIGHT OUR BEDROOMS GIVEN OUR SECOND STORY IS IN DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT WHERE THE RADIO READING FREQUENCIES ARE THE HIGHEST? AND WHO WILL BE DOING AND WHEN WILL THE STUDY BE DONE? THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS BEN ADAMS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING THE AGENDA ITEM ON THE CELL TOWERS LOCATED ON DISTRICT BOARD. I SUGGEST THE SCHOOL BOARD DEDICATE A TASK FORCE DEDICATED TO REVIEWING AND ADDRESSING THE ISSUES RELATED TO ALL CELL TOWERS ON
005DISTRICT PROPERTY. THE TASK FORCE SHOULD BE COMPOSED OF PARENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, DISTRICT STAFF, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN AREAS SUCH AS LAND USE, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO REVIEW THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT POLICY, POLICY'S LEASES AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, CONSIDER BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED BY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE NATION, EVALUATE IMPACTS AND IDENTIFY STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, PROVIDE THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH CLEAR, CONSTRUCTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE POLICIES AND LEASE DECISIONS, AND ENGAGE IN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH TENANTS SUCH AS CROWN CASTLE TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING BUYOUTS, RELOCATIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS. CREATING THIS TASK FORCE WOULD PROVIDE TRANSPARENT, BALANCED, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROCESS FOR EVALUATING THESE SENSITIVE FACILITIES. IT WOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TRUST, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONFIDENCE IN HOW THE DISTRICT MANAGES THESE PROPERTIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. CARLA BERRATO. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
006TO TALK. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS OF REGISTRATION FROM PRE-K TO KINDERGARTEN FOR EXISTING FAMILIES. I'M A MOM OF MAX. HE'S A THIRD GRADER AT REEVER GROVE AND LUCA. HE WAS A FORMER PRE-K UNTIL HE WAS FORCED OUT OF THE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF A PROCESS THAT FELT REALLY DISTANCED AND RIGID. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE BECAUSE LUCA STARTING WE MOVED TO OREGON LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. HAD TO START AGAIN HERE AND NOW HE'S STARTING AGAIN AWAY TR FROM HIS BIG BROTHER, AND AWAY FROM THE FAMILY FACES AND THIS IS CAUSING A LOT OF HURT AND PAIN, AND IF MY VOICE SHAKES BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY HUGE PANIC ATTACKS AND NIGHT TERRORS THIS WEEKEND. I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS PROCESS, AND I WANT TO OFFER THREE IMPROVEMENTS
007FOR YOU TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. NUMBER ONE, COMMUNICATION 101. TALK TO YOUR AUDIENCE. IF YOUR SCHOOL HAS A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, WRITE EMAILS CONSIDERING THAT THEY'RE THERE. WE, PARENTS -- WE HAVE TO DEAL NEWSLETTERS AND WE PUT IN THE EFFORT TO READ THEM AND I'M READING THEM THINKING THEY ARE FOR ME, AND WE'VE GOTTEN MANY EMAILS SAYING, IF A STUDENT, THERE'S NO ACTION TO TAKE. REGISTRATION AUTOMATICALLY. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THAT WASN'T FOR ME, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS AND I WAS, LIKE, GREAT. I CAN JUST GO FOR MY SUMMER AND DO THE OTHER THINGS WE NEED TO DO. WE DON'T NEED TIME. WE DON'T NEED MONEY. I FELT FULL IN A FAMILY OF THAT COMMUNITY UNTIL I FOUND OUT THAT I WASN'T. NUMBER TWO, BUILD A CHECKING PROCESS BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE LIST. A
008QUICK CALL WOULD PREVENT A LOT OF HEARTBREAK, AND REPROBABLY HAD, LIKE, 40 STUDENTS. IF 20% OF THE FAMILIES MADE THE BIG MISTAKE I MADE, THAT WOULD MEAN, LIKE, EIGHT PHONE CALLS THAT IN A MOMENT OF OUR EXPERIENCE AS A FAMILY IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT IS A HIGH STAKE, AND I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR A HIGH-TOUCH SERVICE. I'MED A HAVE A I'MED A ADVOCATING FOR A HIGH-CARE SAFETY NET. WHEN WE'RE SETTING UP FOR EVENTS AND WE'RE BUILDING A COMMUNITY AND WE DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE A NUMBER. NUMBER THREE, NORMALIZE EXCEPTIONS. THIS IS ALREADY A THOUGHT, BUT THIS IS AN ACT OF INCLUSION AND FAIRNESS AND NOT FAVORITISM. A PROCESS CANNOT COVER IT ALL. SO KNOWING THAT YOUR SCHOOL WOULD AND EXCEPTIONS ACTUALLY BUILD TRUST IN THE SYSTEM. SO THAT'S IT. AMAZING THREE MINUTES. I'M NOT GOOD
009AT BEING CONCISE. THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA. I WILL SAY WE HAD WRITTEN TESTIMONY AS WELL. ALSO BOTH FROM BEN AND ANNA LEE. SO JUST FOR THE RECORD I WILL SAY THAT. CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONTENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? All: AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. BOARD BUSINESS AND POLICY PROGRAM AGENDA. SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE, DR. SHIELE. OKAY. >> WE JUST FINISHED OUR FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. VERY EXCITING. I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THE STAFF AND TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MADE THIS ALL GO SUCCESSFUL. I THINK SOME HIGHLIGHTS ARE JUST THAT INDIVIDUAL KINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENTS, OUR KINDERGARTNERS HAD TIME WITH THEIR TEACHERS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE, AND SO OUR BEST PLACEMENT AND FIGURING OUT THEIR NEEDS
010AND HOW WE CAN GET ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE IN A SUCCESSFUL PLACE. ALSO SIXTH GRADERS AND NINTH GRADERS HAD THEIR FIRST DAY ALL BY THEMSELVES, AND THERE IS A TEAM-BUILDING, SHOWING THEM AROUND THE BUILDING, MAKING SURE THEY CAN OPEN THEIR LOCKERS AND ALL THOSE THINGS WHICH HELP IN A POSITIVE TRANSITION. WE ALSO HAVE OUR NEW SCIENCE CLASSROOMS T THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THOSE ARE ALL BEING UTILIZED. THAT'S EXCITING THERE. PEOPLE ARE REPORTING. I SHOULD SAY THAT. MOST PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT THINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL AT SCHOOL, AND THAT THE KIDS ARE COMING READY TO LEARN. SO I KNOW THAT I WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL, AND I COULDN'T TELL IF THE PARENTS OR KIDS WERE MORE EXCITED ABOUT BEING THERE. THEY WERE READY TO DROP THEM OFF AND HAVE THEM START LEARNING. IT'S
011GOING PRETTY SMOOTH. WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THE NEXT ONE, I DID TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT AUR CONVERSATION A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY REMINDED US THIS IS NEW TO THEM AND THEY'RE LEARNING THE ROPES AND THEY ASKED FOR A LITTLE BIT OF GRACE AS THEY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SERVING THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE OPENING IT UP MORE HOURS ON THE WEEKEND TO HELP THE CLUB TEAMS THAT DID NOT HAVE AS MUCH TIME. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT, AGAIN, BECAUSE I SAID THIS LAST TIME, BUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS ARE GETTING THE TIME THAT WE AGREED TO IN OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM, AND SO --THEY'RE DOING GREAT, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW POOL AND EVERYTHING THAT IS FOR OUR KIDS. SO JUST A LITTLE UPDATE ON THAT. TO WORK
012WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONSIDERING THE STUDENTS AND THE YOUTH WHEN SCHEDULING. NEXT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE SOME SPACE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. IF THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WONDERING AFTER --OR BEFORE CARE, YOU CAN CERTAINLY CHECK WITH THEM TO SEE IF ONE OF THE OPEN SPOTS IS AT THE SCHOOL THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO. TRANSPORTATION UPDATE, SUPER HAPPY TO SEE PEOPLE USING THE BUSES. WE TRIED TO REBALANCE THEM AFTER WE KNOW HOW MANY KIDS ARE RIDING THEM, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE REALLY GOOD PARTICIPATION IN THE BUS, AND AS I'VE REPORTED LAST TIME, THEY'RE ALL FILLED. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY --A DRIVER SHORTAGE. WE EVEN HAVE EXTRAS WHEN PEOPLE ARE SICK WHEN IS NEW FOR US. SO THAT'S BEEN GREAT. WE ALSO STILL
013HAVE SOME SHUTTLING THAT WE DO FOR ADVANCED MATH STUDENTS IN SHUTTLES TO COME UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SHUTTLES BETWEEN THE HIGH SCHOOLS. BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS. WE HAVE HAD ONE SO FAR. THAT MEANS WE HAVE TEN LEFT TO GO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW VERY IMPORTANT IT IS TO ATTEND BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHTS. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PRETTY AMAZINGLY ATTENDED ACTIVITY HERE IN LAKE OSWEGO, AND IF YOU ARE NEW, AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE REALLY LIKE PARENTS TO COME TO. MEET YOUR TEACHERS, FIND OUT THE CULTURE OF THE SCHOOL AND HAVE THAT ENGAGEMENT WITH WHO YOU CAN GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED FROM. TENDING THOSE. WE HAVE TEN LEFT TO GO, AND WE ALL KNOW. REMEMBER TO CHECK THAT. SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH, AND THOUGH STARTING SCHOOL FOR ME AND
014A LOT OF PEOPLE IS REALLY EXCITING, IT IS NOT THAT WAY FOR EVERYONE, AND IT CAN BRING ANXIETY, AND IT CAN BRING ADDITIONAL STRESS FOR FAMILIES. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I POINT OUT THE RESOURCES IN OUR COUNTY. WE HAVE THE CRISIS AND SUPPORT LINE WHICH OFFERS SUPPORT, CONNECTION, INFORMATION. THAT NUMBER IS 503-655-8585. ANOTHER GREAT RESOURCE IS THE NATIONAL SUICIDE CRISIS LIFELINE OR 988. THAT'S REALLY EASY TO REMEMBER. 988. 988 PROVIDES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN DISTRESS, AND THAT CAN BE FOR YOU OR IT CAN BE FOR A LOVED ONE. IT CAN BE JUST TO ASK FOR ANY KIND OF SUPPORT THAT YOU MAY NEED, AND WE ALSO HAVE AN OREGON YOUTH LINE WHICH IS FREE TEEN-TO- TEEN CRISIS SUPPORT, AND STUDENTS CAN CALL
015877-968-8491 OR TEXT TEEN TO TEEN. TEEN 2 TEEN AT 839863. THOSE ARE ALL IMPORTANT NUMBERS AND PEOPLE CAN COME BACK TO THOSE AND I READ THOSE NUMBERS NOT BECAUSE I EXPECT YOU TO WRITE THEM DOWN, BUT ANOTHER THING IN THE NOTES AND THAT WAY OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. SEPTEMBER'S ALSO ATTENDANCE MATTERS MOST MONTH, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WITH THE NEW SENATE BILL, 1. WE HAVE SOME RENEWED FOCUS ON SUPPORTING ATTENDANCE FOR OUR I DON'T THINKEST LEARNERS, SO K, 1, AND 2. WE'RE LOOKING AT METRICS NOW, LOOKING AT TRACKING, MONITORING, IMPROVING ATTENDANCE FOR THOSE EARLY GRADES AS WELL AS THIRD GRADE THROUGH 12th GRADE, BUT WE'RE HAVING A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOCUS ON K-2, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THOSE EARLY PATTERNS THAT STUDENTS SET UP REALLY MAKE THE
016DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR READING WHEN THEY ARE HAVING LITERACY DEVELOPMENT AT SUCH YOUNG AGES, AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT KIDS COME TO SCHOOL AT EVERY GRADE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING K-2 REALLY CLOSELY. SO PLEASE HELP YOUR STUDENTS START OFF THE YEAR WITH CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE. OBVIOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT FEELING WELL, SICK, THEY SHOULDN'T COME TO SCHOOL, BUT IF SNIFFLE, YOU CAN COME TO SCHOOL. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE THERE. WE WANT STUDENTS TO FEEL WELCOME, CONNECTED, AND READY TO IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL. THAT'S ALL I HAD. GREAT. QUESTIONS? YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS? MAX AND NATHAN? NOPE. NOT FROM ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT IS HISPANIC AND LATINX HERITAGE MONTH. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION, AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO TAKE TURNS READING IT. WE'LL
017START WITH NATHAN AND MAX. DO YOU ALL HAVE IT UP? YEP. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO ONE AT A TIME. ALL RIGHT, NATHAN. WHEREAS FROM THE SETTLERS OF THE NEW WORLD FOR THOSE STILL REACHING FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM TODAY, HISPANIC AND LATINX HERITAGE HAVE PED OUR COUNTRY. WHEREAS THOSE HAVE DESIGNATED THE MONTH IN 1988. WHEREAS HISPANIC, LATINO, LATINA, AND LATINX INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT NUMEROUS ETHNICITIES AND GEOPOLITICAL REGIONS. LATINO, LA TINA, LATINX, AND COUNTRY SPECIFIC TERMS AND THEY TRACE THEIR ROOTS TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS AND -- WHEREAS HISPANIC STUDENTS SURPRISE 69% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION AND -- WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 15th WAS CHOSEN AS A DATE TO COMMEMORATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF FIVE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, AND ARAGUA WHILE SEPTEMBER 16th COMMEMORATES MEXICO'S INDEPENDENCE. WHEREAS, WE'RE HONORING THE PAST
018AND INSPIRING THE FUTURE, AND -- WHEREAS THE HUGE AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF HISPANIC AND LATINO CULTURES AND THEIR RICH TRADITIONS ARE MANIFESTED IN THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CUSTOMS AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND NATION, AND -- WHEREAS LIKE SO MANY OTHER AMERICANS, HISPANIC AND LATINX PEOPLE HAVE OVERCOME GREAT OBSTACLES TO PERSEVERE AND OUR SOCIETY, AND -- WHEREAS HISPANIC AND LATINX AMERICANS MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, LAW, PUBLIC BUSINESS, AL CULTURE, EDUCATION, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, AND SPORTS, AND -- UNDERSTANDING THAT HISPANIC AND LATINX HISTORY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF CELEBRATING HERITAGE MONTH AND CREATING A CULTURAL BELONGING IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND -- NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CELEBRATE SEPTEMBER 15th TO OCTOBER 15th AS HISPANIC AND LATINX HERITAGE MONTH. I WILL TAKE A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE
019HISPANIC AND LATINX HERITAGE MONTH RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR BILLS. IS THERE A SECOND? I DIRECTOR. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR WILSON. MICKEY MOUSE SAYS IT'S 6:22. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? All: AYE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OTHER BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNING THE SCHOOL BOARD AT 6:23 P.M. AND WE WILL GO INTO THE SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION AT 6:23 P.M. OUTDOOR SCHOOL FUNDING UPDATE. MR. BAILEY. I WILL MAKE SURE MICKEY MOUSE DOES NOT TALK TO YOU. WE COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION. HE WAS EXCITED. THE POWERPOINT. >> DID YOU SHARE THE DOCUMENT? TWO SLIDES. OKAY, MY BAD. I ALREADY KNEW THAT. IT'S IN THE -->> IT'S IN THE PACKET. OH. I THINK -- YEAH. I CAN DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. >> ALL GOOD. >> WHILE SHE'S DOING THAT, I WILL --GOOD EVENING, CHAIR. GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THIS IS AN
020INFORMATION ITEM REGARDING THE CURRENT FUNDING AND INFORMATION REGARDING TO THE FUNDS OF THE SIXTH GRADE OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOR LAKE OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LAKERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SOON, I WILL GO THROUGH THE TWO SLIDES WITH YOU. OVERALL, THE GRANT FOR THE SCHOOL FROM THE OSU CENTER FROM THE STATE, THE REDUCE IN FUNDING GREATLY, AND THAT TOTAL GRANT COST DOES NOT COVER THE TOTAL STUDENTS TO ATTEND BASED ON THE PEOPLE FUNDING FROM MESD. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE GONE THROUGH NORTHWEST, AND WE SWITCHED THIS YEAR TO MESB, AND THE FUNDING FOR OUTDOOR SCHOOL FROM THE STATE WAS REDUCED ALMOST OVER 20%. AND SO THOSE COSTS ARE BEING PUT FORWARD TO SCHOOLS, AND IN THE PAST, THE GRANT HAS FULLY FUNDED OUR PROGRAM INCLUDING THE TRANSPORTATION, TEACHER STIPENDS, ANYTHING THAT RENEEDED FOR OUTDOOR SCHOOL, THE GRANT FULLY
021FUNDED, AND SO IT IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR WITH THE --OUR GRANT BEING REDUCED BY 20%, BUT THE COST GOING 20%. THAT'S ABOUT WHAT IT WAS THIS YEAR. $800 A KID, AND $956. THE SLIDES INDICATE IF EVERY SIXTH GRADER GOES --SO 522 SIX SIXTH GRADERS ATTEND, THAT'S THE DATA. IN THE PAST, NOT THE ENTIRE POPULATION HAS ATTENDED THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL. SO THE GRANT AMOUNT DOESN'T CHANGE. WE HAVE THOSE MONEYS. WE HAVE BEEN FULLY FUNDED FOR THAT AMOUNT, AND SO THE VARIANCE IS THE GAP BETWEEN HOW MANY KIDS GO AND PAY OR HOWEVER IT'S FUNDED FOR FOR THOSE NUMBER OF KIDS, THAT GAP EITHER SHRINKS OR KEEPS GOING UP HIGHER. I CALCULATED BASED ON -- WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THAT FIRST SLIDE? THERE ARE SOME THINGS I ALREADY SAID. APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2016. THE
022LAST TIME WE DID THIS, PARENTS HAD TO PAY, IT WAS IN '16/17 WITH $194. I OUTLINED THE FUNDING. I THINK FUNDING AMOUNTS THAT DECREASED FOR US. THE COST WENT FROM $800 TO $956, AGAIN, 20%. GO AHEAD, KELLI. AGAIN, INFORMATION IS UP THERE I JUST TALKED ABOUT. THE $337,000 IS OUR GRANTGRANT YEAR. AGAIN, IF ALL KIDS GO, THERE'S THE PRICE. WE HAVE A GAP, AND IF WE START ADDING IN OUR TRANSPORTATION COST, STIPENDS, CLASS AND EXTRA HOURS, AND MANY OF THESE ARE WE JUST DON'T KNOW QUITE YET. THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS GO IS 30-1. SO IF ALL GO, IT'S ABOUT TEN TEACHERS PER SCHOOL, BUT FLIGHT AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT, IF EVERY KID GOES, WE'RE UNDERFUNDED BY $195,000. YOU JUST TAKE THE 522 PUT IT INTO THAT AMOUNT, THAT'S THE AMOUNT YOU SEE THERE WITH
023$375. THAT'S JUST THE SCENARIO. IF 10% OF THE 522 DON'T ATTEND, WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT $460 . THE AMOUNT PER KID WOULD GO DOWN. WE JUST DON'T KNOW THAT SO $195 IS MORE THAN 20% OF THIS. IT'S MORE LIKE 40% MORE, RIGHT? COST? I JUST DID A QUICK CALCULATION, RIGHT? THAT'S --I'M WONDERING WHERE THE OTHER COST -- IT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN COST BETWEEN MESD AND NORTHWEST. IT'S 20 PLUS 20. OH. OKAY. SO IT'S A 40% INCREASE. WELL, YOUR TEACHER TIPENDS. THAT'S ALL IN INCLUDED IN THERE. . THE BASE PRICE, THE $337,652 THAT'S WHAT WE GET. THAT WOULD COVER -- THAT DOESN'T COVER THE BASE PRICE LET ALONE TRANSPORTATION, TEACHER STIPENDS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IS THE TOTAL -- BY ALL MEANS, CHAIR. THE TOTAL AMOUNT AS NEEDED IS $533,322. BASED ON 522 KIDS GOING. ALL THE
024TEACHERS, TRANSPORTATION, AND ALL THE EXTRAS? YES. >> OKAY. THAT $195,000 IS OUR GAP? AT THIS POINT, ASSUMING EVERY STUDENT WILL GO. YES. AT SOME POINT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CHARGING, WHETHER IT'S $10, THE WHOLE $375, ET CETERA. I THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT THAT DECISION MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO ELECT TO GO. IF IT TURNS OUT THAT WE'RE CHARGING 4 00 BUCKS --I RECOGNIZE I'M ROUNDING. 400 BUCKS FOR KIDS TO GO. YES. LET'S SAY 30%, 40% OF THE FAMILIES DECIDE THEY DON'T WANT GO, AT SOME POINT WE REACH A POINT WHERE NOW WE HAVE MORE MONEY THAN THE COST. IS THERE AN EXPECTATION THAT WE WOULD TRUE THAT UP WITH THOSE STUDENT FAMILIES THAT WENT? HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD
025WORK? PROBABLY, YES. I THINK THAT IF PEOPLE HAVE PAID THE $400, AND ITIT UP $200, THAT WOULD BE THE EXPECT. WE'RE HOPING TO -- I THINK A SURVEY WENT OUT LAST WEEK, AND IT WAS A SIMPLE SURVEY OF, WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU KNOW, YES, NO, MAYBE? I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT DATA YET TO DETERMINE THAT PIECE. DID IT HAVE THE EXPECTED COST IN IT, THE SURVEY? DID IT HAVE THE --I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THE COST. THE EMAIL DID, BUT THE SIR --SURVEY DID NOT. THE SURVEY WAS DO YOU WANT TO GO, YES OR NO? AT THE TOP. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. WE'RE ESTIMATING AT $375 WOULD YOU WANT TO GO OR NOT GO? THE QUESTION FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES IS YES, I WOULD WANT TO GO BUT I DON'T HAVE $400. THEY'RE SELF-SELECTING.
026I WOULD NEED $300 OR $200. RIGHT. IT WOULD BE MORE TO DO IN TERMS OF GETTING THAT INFORMATION. THIS ALL HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. SURE. >> IN TERMS OF LEGISLATURE AND THEN GETTING THE INFORMATION TO THE OSU EXTENSION, AND THEN EACH GETTING THESE OUT THERE, AND FIGURING OUT THEIR BUDGET. I TALKED TO OUR LEAD PERSON AT MESD, AND THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO IDENTIFY THEIR OWN BUDGET WITH THE 20% CUTS TO THEIR PROGRAM, AND I MIGHT GET MORE INFORMATION BY TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY, BUT THEY HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW. IT'S ALL -- I TALKED AROUND --I CALLED AROUND A COUPLE OF THE DISTRICTS AROUND AND, YOU KNOW, MANY PLACES ARE IN THE SAME POSITION THAT THEY DON'T EXACTLY KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE GOING TO CHARGE KIDS YET. DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS? I MEAN, OKAY, LET ME
027REFRAIN THAT. IT'S A LAW THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER THIS. YES. THIS WAS A LOVELY LAST-MINUTE, UNFORTUNATE CHANGE WITH NO RESOURCES. WHAT ARE OUR ABSOLUTE OPTIONS FOR DELAYING, ING ? POSTPONING? HOW MUCH TROUBLE ARE WE GOING TO GET IN IF WE WAIT A YEAR SO THAT RIGHT AND MAYBE ALSO MAKE IT UP TO THE SIXTH GRADERS AS SEVENTH GRADERS? I DON'T KNOW. I JUST AM FEELING LIKE THIS DOESN'T FEEL GREAT GIVEN THAT WE DO OUTDOOR SCHOOL IN THE FALL. IT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF WORK FOR YOU ALL TO TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT. ANYWAY, I JUST AM CURIOUS. WHAT'S --WHAT ARE OUR POSSIBILITIES AND WHAT'S OUR RISK IN SAYING TO THE STATE, OKAY? I'LL TAKE THAT CHECK, AND -- I'M HONORING MYSELF WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES. ONE, WE DON'T HAVE AN OPTION TO MOVE OUR
028OCTOBER DATE TO THE SPRING. OKAY. >> BECAUSE THEY'RE BOOKED. MESD IS BOOKED. NOT FOR LONG. >> YEAH. SO THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. OUR OTHER OPTION IS TO SHORTEN IT FROM A FOUR- DAY, THREE-NIGHT, TO A THREE-DAY, TWO-NIGHT FOR A STUDENT. POSSIBLY. OKAY. THAT'S AN OPTION. ONE NIGHT? THERE'S THE OTHER PIECE YOU TALK ABOUT, CAN WE JUST CANCEL? THE CONCERN I WOULD HAVE IS MESD TOOK US IN THIS YEAR. OH. WE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE AN ENTITY LIKE NORTHWEST ESD AND ALL THAT? IT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASSOCIATED WITH. MESD HAS THE SCHOOL, AND THEY TOOK US IN. THEY'VE TAKEN A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS IN. I WOULD -- I WOULD --IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SAY, SORRY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT FOR YOU AND CANCEL ON THEM. SO THAT WOULD BE REALLY PROBLEMATIC. YOU KNOW, DURING
029COVID, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T DO OVERNIGHT TRIPS. I PUT A LOT OF BURDEN ON TEACHERS, AND IT IS REQUIRED -- I BELIEVE IT'S 24 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR OUTDOOR SCHOOL. TO GET THE GRANT. OH, TO GET THE GRANT, IT'S 24-HOUR. YES, TO KEEP THE GRANT, AND SO PUTTING THAT ONTO TEACHERS TO DO DAY TRIPS WOULD BE --ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WITH SIX WEEKS TO GO, EIGHT WEEKS TO GO. SO I HOPE I ANSWERED ALL YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU DID. YOU SURE DID. I WAS GOING TO SAY, TALK TO -- I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT POSTPONING, LIKE, TRYING TO HAVE THEM NEXT YEAR, WE WOULDN'T GET DOUBLE THE GRANT. RIGHT. >> SO THEN WE WOULD HAVE -- WE WOULD LOSE THE GRANT. WE WOULD LOSE THE GRANT. WE
030WOULD LOSE THE GRANT. GRANT --THEY DON'T LET US CARRY IT OVER. THERE'S NO CARRYOVER, UNFORTUNATELY. NO CARRYOVER. DARN IT. >> WE MIGHT, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS, I THINK THE --THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WITH WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO THE BUDGET, THERE'S A LOT OF CHATTER WITH OD -- OUTDOOR SCHOOL ADVOCATES OF LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO SCHOOLS IN OUR STATE, AND WE ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT, AND I THINK WE'RE TALKING TO THE LEAD PERSON THAT THEY ALWAYS DO EXTENSION. HE UNDERSTANDS -- HE HAS SEEN MY MATH, AND HE GOES, THIS IS NOT --THIS IS PRETTY COMMON IN OF PLACES AROUND THE STATE. SO THEY'RE HOPING TO USE THIS INFORMATION TO INCREASE THEIR FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE HOPING --THIS IS A ONE-YEAR DILEMMA WITH THIS GRANT, BUT THERE'S NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE A QUICK
031QUESTION. GIST I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. WE WERE SAYING SHORTENING IT BY ONE NIGHT. IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO GET THE 24 HOURS THEN IN THAT SHORT OF A TIME SPAN. IS THAT IT? WE CAN DO THAT. >> OH. >> WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING MESD -- TYPICALLY THEY DON'T DO MANY --THEY TYPICALLY DO SIX-NIGHT TRIPS. OH, OKAY. THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN RG FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, BUT WITH FUNDING, MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FOUR-DAY, THREE-NIGHT. I TALKED TO HER TODAY. THERE MAY BE SOME OPTIONS TO DO A THREE-DAY, TWO-NIGHT. I'LL KNOW MORE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IF THAT'S AN OPTION, AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT PRICE REDUCTION WOULD BE. $200? $100? $10? HER ANSWER WAS YES. WELL, I THINK THAT'S --I'M GLAD THAT'S BEING
032EXPLORED. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. IS THERE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE GO THIS YEAR TO MAINTAIN THE GRANT FUNDS WE RECEIVED? NO. >> SO IF WE HAVE A STUDENT WHO ELECTS TO GO TO OUTDOOR SCHOOL, THE BALANCE? IT'S BACK --IT GOES BACK TO THAT -- IT GOES BACK TO THAT. SO WE KEEP --SO WHAT WE RETAIN IS OUR ABILITY TO SECURE THE GRANT FOR THAT --HOWEVER MANY STUDENTS GO. IS SURPLUS GOES BACK TO --SO THEN, IF THAT'S THE CASE, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THAT WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE FAMILIES WHO GO WHOLE BECAUSE NOW THERE'S MORE LEFTOVER MONEY THAN WE ANTICIPATED. IT MIGHT DEPEND ON WHAT THAT NUMBER LOOKS LIKE COMPARED TO THE GRANT. THE GRANT STAYS THE SAME. >> THAT I GET. MAYBE IF WE
033HAVE 40% DON'T GO, THE COST PER STUDENT GOES DOWN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT AS MANY, AND WE CAN MAKE THOSE FAMILIES SOMEWHAT WHOLE, BUT IF THE MONEY GOES BACK TO THE PROGRAM, THEN WE CAN'T MAKE THOSE FAMILIES WHOLE. SO WHEN WE TELL THEM IT'S $375 OR WHATEVER IT IS, THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS. THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS. THAT'S NOT CORRECT. >> I DON'T THINK -- THAT'S NOT ON HERE EITHER. DID I --I'M SORRY. I MISUNDERSTOOD. IF FIVE KIDS GO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE US $500,000 FOR THE FIVE KIDS. CLEARLY. IF WE'RE SHOWING THAT 40% GO AND THE MONEY COVERS THE $900 FOR EACH ONE, THAT'S FINE. OKAY. >> SO WE ONLY HAVE TO -- SO THE PARENTS -- IF THE PARENTS ARE PAYING $395, IT'S BECAUSE THE GRANT STOPPED PAYING FOR
034ALL THE CORRECT. SO WHATEVER THE GRANT DOESN'T PAY FOR --WHATEVER THE PARENTS CONTRIBUTE, IF THEY DON'T SPEND ALL THAT MONEY, THE PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK BECAUSE IT'S ON TOP OF WHAT THE GRANT SPENT. RIGHT. SO TO YOUR POINT, I THINK THAT IF THAT --PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK IF GO. I WOULD THINK THAT -- BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT TAPPING INTO THE GRANT MONEY. RIGHT. SO IF WE HAD ONE KID GO, IT COST HIM WHAT IT COST HIM. WE GOT THE GRANT WAS X. THAT FAMILY ALSO WROTE A CHECK FOR $375 BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW NO ONE ELSE WAS GOING TO GO. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THAT $375 BACK. YES. YEAH. >> OKAY. >> AND HOPEFULLY WE WOULD NOT BE COLLECTING --HOPEFULLY WE'LL KNOW THE
035NUMBER BECAUSE THAT'S A TO WRITE CHECKS BACK. ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN DO IT, BUT WE WOULD RATHER JUST NOT HAVE THEM WRITE US A CHECK UNTIL WE KNOW THE NUMBER. I'M ASSUMING THE NEXT -- I KNOW WE'LL BE CONTACTED BY THE PARENT LIAISON FOR MESD, THE EACH OF THE FOUR CAMPS. THEY'RE READY TO COME IN, TALK TO PARENTS, HAVE PARENT MEETINGS, AND GET THAT GOING. SO BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, PEOPLE ARE --HAVE SOME GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS OUTDOOR SCHOOL? IS THIS WORTH X NUMBER OF DOLLARS? THEY'LL HAVE THAT TWO, THREE WEEKS BEFORE OCTOBER 21st. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE KIDS THAT I THINK WOULD BENEFIT THE MOST FROM THIS PROGRAM ARE PROBABLY ALSO THE KIDS LEAST LIKELY TO SORT OF PUSH TO GO AND TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GO. SO I MEAN, I
036JUST -- I --I MEAN, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. MY KIDS, WE HAD TO PAY, AND IT WAS KIND OF THIS, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALWAYS A SCRAMBLE. I I REMEMBER, LIKE, THE WEEK BEFORE. IT WAS MORE THAN THAT, AND THEN JUST $100, AND EVERYBODY WAS, LIKE, WHY IS IT $100? YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WE -- I LIKE YOUR IDEA ABOUT --WHY DON'T THEY DO IT IN CENTIGRADE, YOU KNOW, --SEVENTH GRADE? WHEN WE CAN GET OUR ACT TOGETHER AND I WANT THE MOST KIDS POSSIBLE TO BENEFIT FROM THIS. WE WOULD HAVE TO SWITCH TO SEVENTH GREAT IN PERPETUITY. IT'S NOT IN THE LAW. IT'S FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE. IT'S FIFTH AND SIXTH, RIGHT. I GUESS YOU HAVE TO START FUND-RAISING NOW. SERIOUSLY LIKE THEY DO FOR GRAD PARTIES. RIGHT. >> I
037DON'T KNOW. KIDS COULD GET A FEE WAIVER IF THEY NEED TO, RIGHT? SOME PARENTS, WE WOULD ASK OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE SOME CAN PAY A BIT MORE AND HELP OTHER FAMILIES THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD. AND YOU CAN DO SOME OF THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S THE WAIVER THING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S NOT THE PEOPLE WHO COULD GET A WAIVER. IT'S THE FOLKS, LIKE, I JUST PAID $350 FOR MY KID TO PLAY A FALL SPORT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I WASN'T REALLY BANKING ON NEEDING TO PAY $375 TO SEND THEM TO --I THINK IT'S THAT KID, AND SO THEY'RE, LIKE, I'M GOING TO NEXT SUMMER, AND THEN THEY DON'T GET THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE THEY WANT TO GET AND THEY'RE SITTING IN A CLASSROOM FOR THOSE FOUR DAYS WHILE EVERYONE ELSE THE OFF AT --IS OFF
038AT CAMP BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE WAIVER THING TOO. THERE'S A PATHWAY THERE, BUT IT'S A PATHWAY FOR EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S KIND OF, LIKE, YEAH, I'M SAYS NO, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE I JUST SIGNED YOU UP FOR CROSS COUNTRY. MM-HMM. >> WELCOME TO MY WORLD. TRYING TO GET THE NUMBERS AND JUST GET INFORMATION, AND EVERYBODY IS SCRAMBLING FOR THE SAME INFORMATION. I WILL BE REALLY INTERESTED TO JUST SEE THE STRAIGHT-UP VALUE STATEMENT OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU BE I BUT I THINK IT IS A HARD SURVEY QUESTION BECAUSE IF THEY'RE DOING --IF THEY'RE MAKING THE COST FOR WHAT I PAID FOR DOING THIS, VERSUS IT'S GOING TO COST THIS MUCH, WOULD I DO IT? I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO NUANCE THAT. OR VERSUS WHAT IS TRADITION. RIGHT. IT'S TRADITION,
039I'LL DO IT NO MATTER WHAT OR IT'S --IT'S WORTH THIS MUCH, YOU KNOW, I'LL PAY UP TO THIS WITH NO --I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT WE GET BACK, AND THEN SEE THAT. WE WERE DEBATING IT ALL LAST WEEK. YEAH. WAS, LIKE, I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS WOULD JUST SAY NO. YEAH. >> AND MARY KAY WAS, LIKE, I DON'T THINK THEY WILL. THIS IS VERY INGRAINED IN THE HISTORY, AND PEOPLE WANT THEIR KIDS TO GO ON THIS EXPERIENCE I'M, LIKE, REALLY? IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT TO ME. IT SEEMS EXPENSIVE. I DON'T WANT TO ASK PEOPLE TO PAY THAT MUCH. IT WORRIES ME. ALSO, I GUESS --I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD BE CURIOUS --WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA. SO IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT I MEAN, I JUST --IT'S
040CONCERNING A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO DO IT. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO DO IT AND THEY'LL SAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEND THESE, YOU KNOW, HALF THE KIDS THAT CAN AFFORD TO GO TO GO. THEY'RE GOING TO GO ON A CAMPING TOUR AND EVERYBODY ELSE STAYS IN THE CLASSROOM. I'M SURE IT'S SOMETHING ELSE AND THEY'LL BOO, AND YOU'VE JUST CREATED THIS HUGE DIVIDE IN THE CLASS. I KNOW AND IN THE PAST, WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 10% OF KIDS NOT GO. 10%. IT MIGHT BE MORE THAN THAT. >> OKAY. WE HAVE TO OFFER IT. IT'S THIS WEIRD THING WHERE YOU MIGHT GET THE PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD IT OR HAVE THE MONEY SAVED UP, OR THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT AND THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF I
041CAN GO. RIGHT. THEN DO THEY -->> SORRY, LUKE. SO WE HAVE TO DO THE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR THE HOURS. ONLY FOR THE GRANT. THAT'S ONLY FOR THE KIDS WHO THEN GO. THERE'S NOT SOME EQUAL OBLIGATION FOR THE KIDS WHO STAY? NO, BECAUSE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL. RIGHT. >> CAN YOU DO SOMETHING -- DAY TRIPS? >> SOMETHING FOR LESS AND NOT GET THE GRANT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I GUESS IS THAT AN OPTION? WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE NIGHT AND IT WILL ONLY COST $150. WE'RE NOT -- I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S REALISTIC. THE HARD PART IS FINDING A PLACE THAT WILL TAKE YOU FOR ONE NIGHT. YOU MEAN, MESD, LIKE, HE ASKED IF THEY WOULD TAKE US FOR TWO NIGHTS BECAUSE MAYBE THE MONEY COMES DOWN TO SOMETHING MORE LINE $200 WHICH IS WHAT
042IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO AND PEOPLE PAID THAT THEN. MM-HMM. >> IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND CAMPS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL BOOKED. THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CAMP IN THE FIRST PLACE. EVERY OTHER DISTRICT IS HAVE THE SAME CONVERSATION. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS, RIGHT? AM I WRONG? SOME OF THEM, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, PORTLAND, THEY DID SIX NIGHTS. THEY CAN JUST DROP DOWN TO FOUR NIGHTS WHICH IS WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS DOING, AND THAT'S -- THAT'S A BUDGET-SAVING KIND OF BUFFER BUILT IN. THEY KIND OF HAD A BUFFER BUILT IN. WAS THEIR GRANT LARGER FOR THE SIX-NIGHT PROGRAM? FOR THE SIX NIGHTS? THEIR COST PER PUPIL WAS HIGHER. THE GRANT IS BASED ON A FORMULA OF ENROLLMENT AND OTHER THINGS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR GRANT -- HOW MUCH ARE THEY ASKING
043NOR PARENTS TO PAY? THEY'RE NOT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY WENT FROM SIX NIGHTS TO FOUR NIGHT. THEIR GRANT WAS COVERING THE SIX NIGHT. THEY CUT THAT SIXTH NIGHT. NOW WE'RE OPTING FOR THE FOUR-NIGHT AND WE WOULD BE UNDER THE LINE. THEY STARTED WITH A IX-NIGHT FOUR. THEIRS WENT FROM SIX TO FOUR. WE CAN'T GO FOUR TO TWO BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE TWO 12-HOUR CLASSES. WE CAN'T GO TO TWO YET BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A CAMP THAT WILL TAKE US FOR TWO. EVEN IF WE DID, WE HAVE 24 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION WE HAVE TO GET, RIGHT? WELL, I THINK THEY HAVE TO BE GONE FOR 24 HOURS. IT'S NOT, LIKE, THEY HAVE TO BE DOING SCIENCE WORK IN THEIR SLEEP, BUT THEY'RE DOING THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S HOW I STUDIED AP BIOLOGY.
044SHE'S KIDDING. SHE'S KIDDING. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH IS KIDDING. THERE ARE SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS TRYING TO STUDY LAST YEAR, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE GRANT AND WE'LL DO JUST A ONE-DAY FIELD TRIP. YEAH. >> IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GRANT AND THEY JUST CHOSE THEIR OWN THING AND JUST LIKE GOING ANY FIELD TRIP, THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES. IT'S JUST VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE GIVEN OTHER KIDS SPENDING THE NIGHT, HAVING A FULL SCIENCE IMMERSION FOR THREE DAYS --FOUR DAYS ACTUALLY. IF YOU HAVE HALF THE KIDS, IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WORTH IT. NOT THAT IT'S NOT WORTH IT -- THE 10% WHO DIDN'T GO PREVIOUSLY WENT FOR THEIR OWN ELECTIVE REASONS. IT WASN'T A BARRIER TO ENTRY. THAT'S THE PART THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. IT'S
045NOT THE NUMBER TO GO OR NOT GO. IT'S A NUMBER TO GO BECAUSE OF THE BARRIER TO ENTRY. BECAUSE OF THE ACCESSIBILITY. I'VE OFTEN MISSED THE THREE-DAY, TWO-NIGHT WILL BE AN OPTION FOR US. WE'LL BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IT. MAYBE THEY WILL TOO BECAUSE IF OTHER DISTRICTS START HAVING TO BALANCE THIS STUFF, IT'S, LIKE, OH. BETTER THAN NO NIGHTS AND PEOPLE HAVING TO DROP OUT. DID YOU GUYS GO TO -- YES. >> DID YOU LOVE IT? IT WAS PRETTY FUN. I REMEMBER IT STILL, AND THAT WAS SIX YEARS AGO, WHICH IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR ME. IS IT WORTH $375? UM -- WOULD YOUR PARENTS -->> WELL, THAT'S EASY. THAT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION. I THINK IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE STUDENT. YEAH. I MEAN, THERE'S --INTEREST VARIES SO MUCH, AND, LIKE, THE OF A STUDENT AS WELL.
046IT WAS A LOT. FOR ME, IT WAS A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE. I WOULD BE SAD TO, LIKE, SEE IT GO, BUT -- FOR ME, IT WAS KIND OF DIFFERENT BECAUSE I HAVE TWO BROTHERS IN THE SAME GRADE, AND SO FOR ALL THREE OF US, IT'S NOT LIKE WE ALL -- WE QUALIFY FOR WAIVERS FOR THE FEES, BUT I'M SURE FOR PARENTS WITH MULTIPLE CHILDREN HAVING TO BE ABLE TO -- FOR ME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A THOUSAND BUCKS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING MY FAMILY HAS TO DEAL WITH FOR A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, BUT FOR THIS SPECIFICALLY, BEING A SIXTH GRADER, I THINK OUTDOOR SCHOOL IS AMAZING. I ORIGINALLY -- I REMEMBER HAVING DOUBTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WANTED TO GO. I ENDED UP HAVING A GREAT TIME, AND I THINK THAT IF I
047WAS POSED AGAIN OR MY FAMILY WAS POSED WITH THE SAME QUESTION, WHEN I WAS IN SIXTH GRADE WITH MY TWO BROTHERS HAVING TO PAY 1,025 BUCKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO GO TO SOMETHING THAT I ALREADY HAD DOUBTS ABOUT GOING TO, I WOULD ASSUME THAT I MAY HAVE MADE A DIFFERENT DECISION, AND I CAN --I WOULD PREDICT THAT OTHER FAMILIES MIGHT BE IN THE SAME SITUATION. SURE. >> THAT'S A GREAT POINT, AIDAN. I REALLY THINK IT'S THE STUDENTS WHO NIGHT NOT BE INCLINED TO GO MIGHT NOT CAMP WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WHO REALLY MAYBE GET -- NOT THE MOST, BUT A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT EXPERIENTIALLY WHO MIGHT JUST OPT AND, LIKE, THAT'S NOT MY WHEELHOUSE. EASY FOR THEM TO SAY, NOPE. FOR ME, IT WAS FREE FOR MY YEAR I THINK. OR AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE,
048IT WAS FREE, BUT IT WAS, LIKE, I MIGHT NOT REALLY ENJOY IT, BUT IT'S FREE. IT'S AN EXPERIENCE AND I MIGHT AS WELL GO. FOR THIS, IT BECOMES -- A DECISION. >> YEAH, THAT -- YEAH. YEAH. >> PRE-SURVEY RESULTS RIGHT HERE. SEE WHAT WE GET. YEAH. I THINK KIDS DO LIKE GOING, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE -- WHEN WHEN IT WAS FREE, WE HAD PEOPLE WHO SAID, I DON'T WANT TO GO, PAYING, THAT'S HARD. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. WE DID NOT BUDGET THIS, JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS. WE DID THIS IN THE SPRING AND THAT COULD BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. WE COULD SAY, LET'S PULL $200,000 AND PUT THIS HERE BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US. WE'RE JUST TWO TEACHERS. I THINK SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER IS THAT FOR STUDENTS, EVER KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT
049FOR OUTDOOR SCHOOL. SO IT'S MORE OF, LIKE --I THOUGHT IT WAS FUN AFTER I GOT THERE WHICH IS NOT A GREAT ADVERTISEMENT FOR PAYING $375 BEFORE YOU EVEN GET THERE. SO YEAH. GOOD LUCK. >> I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED THROUGH DR. SCHIELE AND KEEP YOU POSTED FROM THE FRIDAY UPDATE. THE. THIS SENIORS THIS LAST YEAR, I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR, BUT THEY GOT A LETTERS THEY WROTE THEMSELVES AT OUTDOOR SCHOOL. HIS WAS NOT A SALES PITCH. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW. THAT'S HILARIOUS. IT WAS, LIKE -- MY KIDS LOVED OUTDOOR SCHOOL, A COUNSELOR AND WAS ING TOO. WHO KNOWS? WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO SELL THIS TOO? YOU'RE NOT MAKING THEM WANT TO BE COUNSELLORS. THERE'S AN ASPECT OF MESDs AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS BE COUNSELLORS. THAT'S AWESOME. THERE'S YOURS.
050>> HIGH SCHOOLS GETTING KIDS TO SIGN UP. HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW? >> EACH CAMP, THEY WANT ABOUT 60 KIDS TOTAL FROM BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ALL GO TO LAKE OSWEGO OR LAKERIDGE MIDDLE. IT'S ABOUT 60 KIDS IN THE PROGRAM. RIGHT. I ALSO THINK IT'S GOOD TO NOTE THAT NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST WE HAVE BEEN SPRING GOERS AND PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE THAT BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS BETTER IN OCTOBER THAN IT IS IN THE SPRING. OH YEAH. >> SO WE GOT A LOT OF, LIKE, WHY GO IF THE N THE FALL? IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THE FALL. THAT'S ANOTHER REASON I'M WORRIED. WE COULD GET HIGH SCHOOL KIDS TO GO IN THE SPRING BECAUSE AP KIDS. RIGHT. YEAH. >> WELL,
051I WOULDN'T BLAME THEM. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. BAILEY. YES. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MORE STUFF. AND YOU ARE POLICY REVIEW, MR. BAILEY. WELL, GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE REVISED POLICY LBEA TO SUMMARIZE. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTED CHANGES TO THE OAR ON THE PROCESS FOR PARENTS TO PROVIDE NOTICE ABOUT ENROLLING THEIR STUDENT IN A VIRTUAL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND THEN OUR DISTRICT'S RESPONSE. THOSE CHANGES ARE REFLECTED IN THE REVISIONS WITH THOSE SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES FOR US. WE PUT THE PROCESS WITH THOSE PARENTS. IF YOU ARE WONDERING IF YOU READ IT, THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS UNDER 1%. WE NEVER GET THAT 3% THRESHOLD. ANY QUESTIONS? SO JUST TO --THIS IS NOT REALLY A CHANGE IN HOW WE OPERATE OR DO BUSINESS. NOT AT ALL.
052>> THIS IS JUST CLEANING UP THE LANGUAGE. CLEANING UP LANGUAGE. GETTING IN LINE WITH STATE POLICY AREAS. OKAY. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY. IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR EDITS OR THERE'S CONCERNS, PLEASE GET YOUR COMMENTS TO KELLI SO THAT WE CAN EITHER DISCUSS THEM THE NEXT TIME. IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES THAT WE SEE, THEY WILL GO IN CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE 1%? YOU SAID WE HAVE LESS THAN 1%. IF WE GOT MORE THAN 3%, WHAT WOULD BE THE CHANGE? WE CAN DENY THEM. WE CAN DENY. OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY --I'M JUST THINKING, IF WE DIDN'T -- WE HAD SLIGHTLY RELATED SITUATION WITH ENROLLMENT FROM OUT OF DISTRICT. WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT. SO I JUST -- I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
053OKAY. DIFFERENT SITUATION. ADOPTED AND HAVE HER READ IT AND I UNDERSTOOD IT CAREFULLY. WE'VE NEVER BEEN CLOSE TO THAT. RIGHT. I WAS JUST -- WE SUDDENLY HAD IT. AN INFLUX OF TRANSFERS THAT HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON US FINANCIALLY. THIS IS KIND OF THE OPPOSITE BECAUSE IF WE WERE GOING 3%, THEN WE COULD -- SORRY. OKAY. NO. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT KIND OF SCHOOL THAT THEY CAN TRANSFER TO. YEAH. >> AND WE CAN SAY NO. THEY CAN GO. >> THEY CAN GO, BUT NOT WITH THE MONEY. RIGHT. OKAY. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. YES. MR. SCHINDERLE. >> HI. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AIRD AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS EVENING I HAVE ONE BRIEF POLICY UPDATE. FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS. IT IS FOR POLICY JO/IGBAB ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE. IT HAS TO DO WITH STUDENT INFORMATION IN THE DIRECTORY. THIS
054HAS PRETTY MINIMAL CHANGES AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE POLICY. THERE'S SOME TITLE CHANGES AND A FOOTNOTE ADDED AROUND, PROVIDING SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS TO FAMILIES WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH SINCE THE START OF THE YEAR. IT SOUND LIKE MORE COMPREHENSIVE CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE COMING, BUT THAT IS --WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THOSE FROM OSBA. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WE CAN ANSWER AT THIS POINT? I'M JUST CURIOUS, SCOTT. ON THE --I THINK IT'S THE SECOND PAGE, FIRST FULL PARAGRAPH. THE DISTRICT MAY REQUEST THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF THE STUDENT, AND WE STRUCK AND WILL INCLUDE IT ONLY IF THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT OR PARENT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUEST. SO IS THE EFFECT OF THIS THAT WE ARE --WE WILL INCLUDE IT NONETHELESS OR WE WON'T INCLUDE IT
055AT ALL? AND WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF THAT? NOT AT ALL AT THIS POINT. THERE WOULDN'T BE A NEED TO HAVE NOT AT ALL. >> WE CAN ASK FOR IT, BUT WE DON'T. YEAH. ANYWHERE, SO IT WOULD BE, LIKE, JUST TO LOOK AT IT. OKAY. >> CLEANING IT UP, IT SOUNDS LIKE. WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE OUR RECORDS IN OUR POSSESSION EVER. WE DON'T MAKE COPIES AND PUT THEM IN THEIR FILES. WHY WOULD WE MAKE THE REQUEST? I JUST --IT WAS YOU MAY REQUEST IT. YEAH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. WE DON'T. >> WE HAVEN'T THAT I'M AWARE OF. DO WE KNOW WHAT SOME OF THEIR GUIDANCE OR MORE GUIDANCE IS COMING? BECAUSE I DO ACTUALLY WONDER --THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. CERTAINLY ON THE HOUSE SIDE AND I WOULD IMAGINE ON THE EDUCATION
056SIDE AS WELL. JUST KEEPING AS LITTLE DATA AS POSSIBLE ABOUT HUMANS IN ANY RECORD RIGHT NOW IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE SO THAT WE KEEP PEOPLE PROTECTED AND SAFE. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'VE HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. I HAVEN'T IN REGARDS TO TIMELINES AROUND WHEN THEIR NEXT ARE COMING FORTH. THIS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT FOR SOME OF THE LANGUAGE WE'RE ABOUT THE TYPES OF REGISTRIES THAT ARE BEING SUGGESTED THAT SHOULD BE STARTED. CORRECT. >> THAT WE DO AS BEST AS WE CAN TO NOT BE ANY CONTRIBUTORS TO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIED INFORMATION AROUND THOSE THINGS. SO -- CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? ALL RIGHT. SO SAME AS BEFORE. IF YOU SEE ANYTHING AND YOU HAVE COMMENTS, PLEASE PUT YOUR COMMENTS TO KELLI ON THIS. IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS OR CHANGES TO
057WHAT IS HERE, THEN IT WILL GO ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. EXCELLENT. TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS CELL TOWERS ON DISTRICT PROPERTY WHICH IS INFORMATIONAL WHICH IS REALLY --IT SAYS IT'S ME, BUT IT'S REALLY THE BOARD CONVERSATION FOR US TO HAVE IN REGARDS TO INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING AND TAKING IN, AND HAVING A CONVERSATION AROUND THIS, AND WHAT WE THINK WE MIGHT WANT TO DO WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE HEARD TODAY. TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR CONVERSATION. YEAH, I'LL START. I THINK ONE THING WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME IS I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO GET READINGS ON -- ACCURATE READINGS. THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS IN PUBLIC COMMENTS. IT WAS WHERE SPECIFICALLY THE READINGS WOULD
058BE TAKEN, YOU KNOW, WHO AND WHERE, AND I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, FIND SOMETHING AGREEABLE FOR EVERYONE TO DO THAT OP THIS SPECIFIC CASE. WE HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST WITH OTHER LOCATIONS. I KNOW. LAKERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR WHERE THERE WAS SOME CONCERN TO AIM THE CLASSROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT WENT INTO THAT. WE DON'T TYPICALLY GO ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT WE CAN IF WE GET PERMISSION. OF COURSE, AND WE NEED WORK WITH THAT. AND SO I THINK AT ONE POINT, IN TERMS OF --I KNOW MR. KESSLER PREPARED A WHOLE LIST OF OUR LOCATIONS AND THE LEASE TERMS. I DIDN'T -- I DON'T HAVE THAT HERE, BUT MAYBE WE NEED TO GET THAT UPDATED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AS WELL. OKAY . AND THEN I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I'M
059ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN WHEN CERTAIN COMPANIES' LEASES ARE COMING UP FOR RENEWAL, WHICH GIVES US ADDITIONAL LEVERAGE, I THINK, WITH SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THAT WE WANT TO DO SITE-WIDE. I MEAN, SO THAT'S KIND OF A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE ON MY MIND. I AGREE WITH ALL OF THAT, DIRECTOR WALLIN. I ALSO DO THINK IT'S PRUDENT THAT WE COMMISSION TESTS, THAT THERE IS A --SOMEHOW, THERE'S A WAY TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE AGGREGATE EFFECT OF MULTIPLE TOWERS, AND I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY. SO MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE JUST, LIKE, STICKING A WAND IN THE AIR AND MEASURING SIGNALS, THEN IT'S AN OFF-PEAK TIME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT MAYBE THEY'RE NOT CAPTURING ALL OF IT. SO I JUST -- I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS, AND I WANT TO
060MAKE SURE IT'S CONSIDERING ALL THE DIFFERENT SPACES AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE WAYS. THEY'RE BUILDING OR BY PROXIMITY OR THEY'RE CLOSER TO WHERE I TOOK THE READING FROM. I ALSO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I KNOW WHEN WE LOOK AT THE --WE LOOKED AT THE LEASING. I DIDN'T SEE A BREAK FEE, AND THE LEASES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT ECONOMICALLY IT WOULD COST THE DISTRICT, AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE INPUT FROM COUNSEL ON WHAT IT DOES IN TERMS OF PRECEDENT. WHATEVER DECISION WE MAKE IN ONE CASE, WHERE ARE WE BOUND TO DUPLICATE THAT AND WHERE DO WE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? IN SHORT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET A COMPLETE --HEAR ALL THE POSSIBLE MITIGATION OPTIONS, FEES, DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, SO THAT WE CAN DO AT
061LEAST PROSPECTIVELY, WE CAN DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES, THE STUDENTS, ET CETERA. YEAH. IN ADDITION TO BREAK FEES, I THINK IT'S PART OF MR. KESSLER'S ANALYSIS IS HOW MUCH REVENUE WE GET PER MONTH FOR A TOTAL. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR BUDGET AND I THINK FOR COUNSEL, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE EMERGENCY CELL NETWORK? MM-HMM. I KNOW THAT THE CITY IS -->> ABSOLUTELY. THEY'RE RELYING A LOT ON SOME OF OUR PROPERTIES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CELL SERVICE. YEP. WHICH CREATES, YOU KNOW, A SITUATION I DON'T LIKE BEING IN. I DON'T LIKE BEING THE --WE HAVE LAND SO THAT, YOU KNOW. BUT I THINK THAT IMPACTS THE CONSEQUENCES OF SO MANY OF THESE THINGS. IT'S DIFFERENT EVEN IF THIS WAS THE STAND-ALONE ONE-OFF. YES. MM-HMM. SO KIND OF -- ACTUALLY HEARING TWO THINGS
062HERE. THERE'S --THERE IS A -- NONE OF US ARE EXPERTS IN THIS. I THINK I CAN SAY THAT SAFELY FOR ALL OF US. SO WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMMEDIATE RISKS ARE TO THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED MOST OFTEN RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS AROUND LAKERIDGE, WHICH HAS EXISTED AND BEEN THERE AND SOMETHING THAT WAS IN A CONTRACT LONG BEFORE THIS BOARD OR ANYONE WAS AROUND, AND NOT ANYTHING THAT WE AGREED TO, AND THEY HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SAID CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE HAD. SO IN THEIR DEPLOYMENT OF USING THAT, WHAT ARE THEY PUTTING INTO OUR COMMUNITY? WE WANT A THIRD-PARTY EXPERT. WE DON'T WANT THEM AFFILIATED WITH ANY OF US OR THE BUSINESSES. ARE ANY OF YOU AFFILIATED WITH ANY PEOPLE? NO. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> YOUR COUSINS.
063I MEAN THE DISTRICT. I DON'T WANT THEM -- GOT IT. >> WE'RE NOT -- THE DISTRICT, NEIGHBORS, OR BUSINESS. GOT IT. I WANT THEM TO BE COMPLETELY NEUTRAL AND EXPERTS IN THIS, AND TAKE THE READING. DO WE NEED MORE THAN ONE? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS COSTS, BUT DO WE -- I DON'T KNOW. I THINK -- TO HAVE A -->> IF THERE'S A -- THEY CAN DO THIS, BUT IF IT'S THIRD PARTY AND THEY'RE INDEPENDENT -- RIGHT. >> YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT -- WE COULD CONSIDER ANOTHER EVALUATION IF WE NEED TO. LET'S START WITH ONE. I WOULD THINK IT'S A VARIANCE BETWEEN THE NEW READING AND THE EXISTING DATA, IT'S SIGNIFICANT AND THE COST IS NOT PROHIBITIVE. I THINK IT WOULD WARRANT A -- ANOTHER LOOK. >> ANOTHER LOOK,
064AND THEN WE CAN PUT IT TO BED, LIKE, YOU MAY LIKE THE DATA OR YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE DAT A, BUT YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH THE DATA AT THIS POINT. THAT'S ONE. LET'S HAVE SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS MORE THAN ANY OF US COME AND US WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND THEN TWO IS LET'S DIVE IN AND UNDERSTAND OUR CONTRACTS AND OUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AS THIS COMES AROUND AGAIN IN THE NEXT YEAR, I THINK? WE CAN ACTUALLY ARE ONE LEASE THAT IS TURNING APRIL NEXT YEAR. LET'S GET READY FOR THAT CONVERSATION. THAT WOULD BE THE DISSIPATING --THAT WOULD BE THIS CONJURE AT SOME POINT THIS FALL. OKAY. >> SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE VERY TIMELY. PERFECT. SO IN PREPARATION FOR THAT, THIS THAT DIRECTOR BILLS AND DIRECTOR WALLIN HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT I THINK CAN BE
065HELPFUL IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. DO WE HAPPEN TO KNOW --I'M SURE YOU DO KNOW --THAT WAS SILLY. IS IT WITH THE SAME PROVIDER? YES. IT WAS WITH VERIZON AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN TO THE RENO ON THE LOI CAMPUS. MR. WALLIN MIGHT RECALL THAT. IT WAS INITIALLY DENIED. RIGHT. >> AND THEN THEY UPPED THEIR RATE. RIGHT. AND WE DIDN'T GIVE THEM EVERYTHING THEY WANTED AS WELL. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A -- A YEAR RENEWAL WITH NUMEROUS OPTIONS WHICH IS VERY TYPICAL WITH CELL TOWER LEASES AND THEY JUST DID ONE FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION ON THAT. SO THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL THAT AS WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND BREAK OPTIONS ARE, THAT THERE'S SOME LEVERAGE. THERE'S SOME NEGOTIATING THAT MAYBE MAKES IT MORE VIABLE TO EXIT OUT OF SOME. YEAH. YEAH. I
066THINK WHAT I WOULD ALSO -- SOMETHING THAT I DID HEAR AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I DID HEAR IT THOUGH, I PERSONALLY AM NOT CONVINCED THAT A TASK FORCE IS THE RIGHT THING. I DO THINK IT WARRANTS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH Y AND THE LONG-RANGE FACILITIES. THESE FACILITIES THAT ARE PROPERTIES AND HOW DO WE LOOK AT IT FROM AN OPERATING OF OUR PROPERTIES AND HOW DO WE MANAGE THAT FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY? THERE ARE VEHICLES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST BY WHICH THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE CAN BRING IN EXPERTS AND PEOPLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS THERE THAT FORMAT, AND SO I THINK I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM TONY AND THAT TEAM ON WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE TO USE OUR LONG-RANGE PLANNING FACILITY. OKAY. GROUP TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE ENGAGE
067IN THAT --THAT CONVERSATION FROM AN OPERATIONS PERSPECTIVE, AND THEN ENGAGE COMMUNITY AND THAT AREA. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? BEING THE NEW BOARD MEMBER. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME BRIEFLY HOW THE TASK FORCE --HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT MAKING THEM HAPPEN, AND IS THERE A COST? ARE THEY FREE? WELL, STAFF TIME IS NEVER FREE. LET'S PUT THAT OUT THERE. OF COURSE. THAT MAKES SENSE. WE HAVE HAD DIFFERENT TASK FORCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WE CAN CREATE ONE ANY TIME THE BOARD, ESPECIALLY WANTS TO STUDY SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY. OKAY. IT IS MOSTLY JUST TIME. UNLESS OF COURSE, WE'RE HIRING IN PROFESSIONALS TO COME AND TEACH THOSE PEOPLE SOMETHING THEY WOULD NEED TO KNOW. TYPICALLY WHEN WE'VE DONE TASK FORCE IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND ISSUES SPECIFICALLY, THE EDUCATION, AND THE ADMINISTRATORS THAT WOULD BE ON
068THAT. IT'S THE CLOSEST WE HAVE. HE'S A FINANCIAL PERSON. IF THEY GO AND THE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK, WE CAN TALK ABOUT BRINGING IN OTHERS, BUT MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED TO THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING FACILITY, AND THIS IS WHAT THEIR JOB IS, AND IT'S MADE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. >> GOT IT. MR. KESSLER, DO YOU HAVE A BALLPARK NUMBER PER MONTH OR PER YEAR OF REVENUE WE GET? ANNUALLY I BELIEVE IT'S -- THIS EAR IT'S GOING TO BE JUST UNDER A QUARTER MILLION. IT'S NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO OUR BUDGET. NOT SUCH AS OUTDOOR SCHOOL, BUT -- THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING. >> IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN OUTDOOR SCHOOL. THAT WE OWE. AYE AYE AYE. WELL, WE HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO GATHER, BUT
069I APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION IN LOOKING AT THIS STUFF. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK THIS BOARD'S REALLY COMMITTED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY AND WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS IN UNDERSTANDING HAPPENING, AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE. OKAY. >> WITHIN OUR ABILITY. AND THEN, LIKE, DIRECTOR BILLS SAID, IF IT RESULTS IN NEEDING TO CONSULT WITH OUR ATTORNEYS AGAIN, WE MAY NEED TO DO THAT. BUT I THINK THE --I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT, HOW DO WE UNWIND THIS? WE HAVE TO INVOLVE OTHER PARTIES BECAUSE I THINK IF WE --IF WE TURN THEM ALL OFF -- THE CITY. >> THE CITY IS --I MEAN, ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT? THEY'VE PROBABLY HAD SOME -- I JURISDICTION. THIS COUNTY IS RELYING ON US FROM AN EMERGENCY
070PREPAREDNESS. THAT EARTHQUAKE COMES AROUND, WE'VE PASSED BONDS BECAUSE WE'RE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND BE THE HOSPITAL ON THIS SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY. SO IN ORDER TO GET THOSE PLACES TO COME HERE, YOU GOT TO HAVE CELL TOWERS TO BE RESPONSIVE TOO. WE'RE A COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO HAVE THEM BE LOCATED, THAT WILL BE OUR CHALLENGE AND THE DISTRICT JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE SOME OF THE -- ARE THERE OTHER PLACES? WE HAVE THE POLES IS WHAT THEY HAVE. THEY LIKE TO PUT THEM ON THE THEY HAVE THE LAND USE THING, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE IN AN IDEAL WORLD, THE PLACE TO PUT THEM TO HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT, AND, YOU KNOW, THE MOST USE I GUESS. MOST BENEFIT WITH LEAST IMPACT. MAYBE THAT'S A COUNTY AND LONG-RANGE FACILITIES QUESTION.
071MM-HMM. OKAY. >> BUT I PROMISE EVERYONE WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE WITHOUT ACCESS TO SOME OF THE STUFF THAT THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO PROVIDE US. AND THAT HAS TO BE BALANCED WITH AN IMMINENT AND IMMEDIATE THING. OKAY. WE'LL REPORT BACK WITH OUR GUIDELINES. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT AGENDA ITEM, IT'S ALSO ME, BUT REALLY ALL OF US. THE BOARD/SUPERINTENDENT OPERATING AGREEMENT. ALL OF --WE TALKED ABOUT THESE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATION AROUND THESE. SO --OOPS, WAIT A SECOND. DID WE --SO DR. SCHIELE AND I DID A LITTLE BIT OF WORKING ON SOME OF THESE. AM I LOOKING AT THE BOARD? THE PDF. IT'S A PDF, BUT THEY'RE NOT UPDATED IN THERE. OKAY, YEAH. I CAN JUST TALK THROUGH THEM IN MY EMAIL, RIGHT? DOES THAT
072WORK? SO HERE IS -- HERE ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS. IN THINKING ABOUT IT. WE WANTED TO -- LET ME JUST GO COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THERE IS A PARAGRAPH WHERE IT SAYS TO MAXIMIZE OUR VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS. YEP. THAT ONE IS REALLY SPECIFIC AND LEAVES OUT A LOT. SO DR. SCHIELE AND I TALKED ABOUT JUST DELETING EVERYTHING AND THEN AS BOARDS, COME THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CHAMBER. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PARENT MEETINGS. THERE'S ALL SORTS OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND YOU CAN -- THEN WHO'S -- IT JUST CREATES PROBLEMS, AND SO CAN WE MAYBE JUST SAY, ATTEND COMMUNITY MEETINGS? STRIKE THE PARAPHERNALIA THET --PARENTHETICAL? YES. AND IT SAYS BOARD MEETINGS AND OTHER LOCATIONS AND WE DIDN'T DO THAT. WE DON'T HAVE
073THE OPTIONS OR THE SPACE TO DO THAT. SO WE HAVE THIS LOVELY BOARD ROOM RIGHT NOW, AND UNLESS IT'S THE SACK, IT'S THAT. YES. >> AND ANYWAY --SO YOU REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION. THEN ON THE MUST-DOS, JUST NOT DUPLICATING THE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. WHERE IT SAYS PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. >> IT'S NEITHER ONE NOR THE OTHER. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN BOTH. SO -- THOSE TWO STATEMENTS -- SORRY TO INTERRUPT. THOSE ARE QUALITATIVE. THIS IS A BOARD MUST PARTICIPATE. THE PRIOR LANGUAGE IS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. THAT IS TRUE. I HAD THAT THOUGHT AND THEN I WAS, LIKE, DO WE WANT O SAY, BOARD MUST DO THE ABOVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PIECE? AND THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS --I'M JUST KIND OF, LIKE, OH, WE HAVE THESE MUST-DOS, BUT THEY'RE BASED OFF OF WHAT'S ABOVE. I DON'T KNOW.
074YES, YOU'RE RIGHT THOUGH. SO WE COULD ALSO JUST SAY, PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, PERIOD. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S GOOD. I AGREE. >> OKAY, FAIR. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? OKAY. DON'T YOU WORRY, NATHAN AND MAX. YOU'RE UP NEXT. NUMBER 11. I'LL REVIEW ANNUALLY. DO YOU WANT TO SAY REGULARLY OR AS NEEDED? OH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I ALSO SUGGEST MAYBE TAKING OUT UPDATE BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE YOU REVIEW IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE UPDATING IT. I MEAN, YOU DON'T ALWAYS NED TO UPDATE. FAIR. HOW DO PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT REVIEW -- ANNUALLY SEEMS A LITTLE BIT FREQUENT? YOU COULD AT LEAST DO ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE RENEWAL ACTION. ON THE BOARD. OR MAYBE EVERY TIME THE NEW BOARD MEMBER IS ELECT OR SOMETHING. IT ALSO ORIENTS THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO OUR OFFERING.
075YES. AND THE SUPERINTENDENT. >> EVERY TIME THERE'S A NEW BOARD. NOT THAT -- EVERY TIME. REGULARLY MAKES MORE SENSE. OKAY. REVIEW THESE BOARD NORMS WHENEVER THERE'S A NEW BOARD. OR REGULARLY IS WHAT SHE SAID. REGULARLY. IT'S GOOD. IT'S A LITTLE MORE BROAD. IT WILL LEGALLY REQUIRE A CONSISTENT SCHEDULE. IF YOU SAY REGULARLY AND YOU DO IT EVERY OTHER YEAR, THAT BECOMES YOUR REQUIREMENT. THAT BECOMES YOUR REGULAR. RIGHT. >> I LIKE EVERY TIME THERE'S A NEW BOARD. I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE, ACTUALLY. OR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, BUT NOT IN OUR LIFETIME. NEVER WHILE I'M AROUND. SORRY I SAID THAT. AS PART OF NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION PERHAPS. LOOK AT -- I LIKE IT. >> I LIKE IT. REVIEW THE BOARD NORMS AS PART OF NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION. OKAY. SO IN CONJUNCTION WITH -- IN CONJUNCTION
076WITH. >> WE'RE NOT PART OF THE NEW BOARD ORIENTATION. WILL WE DO IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONBOARDING OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS OR SUPERINTENDENTS? YES. I LIKE IT. GOOD. OKAY. DING, DING, DING. THE WORK SESSION. >> WE'RE WORKING. THIS IS WORK, RIGHT. >> BOARD MEETINGS. DID SKIP -- OKAY. BOARD DEVELOPMENT. THAN ABOUT THAT? IT WAS JUST THE STUDENT BOARD ONE. HERE WE GO, MAX AND NATHAN. BEFORE I READ IT -- IT'S A LITTLE DIRTY THAT WE'RE PUTTING IT ON NOW THAT THEY ARE ON THE BOARD. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT. YOU CAN SEE HOW EXCITED THEY ARE NOW. I GOT TO GO INTO MY EMAIL THAT I WROTE. JUST SO ELOQUENT. WHERE IS IT? HANG ON. IF YOU FIND IT BEFORE I DO -- I DID. I FOUND IT. HERE IT IS. BOARD NAME SECTION B,
077NUMBER 4. STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ALSO REVIEW THE AGENDAS AND BE PREPARED TO BRING GENERAL STUDENT FEEDBACK TO MEETINGS. WHILE STUDENTS CANNOT VOTE, THIS STUDENT VOICE IS WELCOMED AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED FOR EACH TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. I LIKE THAT. PERFECT. SOUNDS GOOD. NO. >> DOES THAT FEEL ALL RIGHT? YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. DOES THAT WORK? YEAH. >> ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR GUPTA BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS GOOD AT BEING, LIKE, WE'VE GOT TO UPDATE THE STUDENT STUFF. ALL RIGHT. THOSE WERE THE PIECES OF -- OH, SO CAN WE TALK ABOUT BOARD DEVELOPMENT? SKIPPED IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING, BUT PLEASE. IF PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD, LET'S DO IT. THE ONLY THING I THINK IS JUST GOOD, ITEM 2. WE HAVEN'T REALLY DONE THAT, I DON'T THINK, TOO MUCH. SO I FEEL LIKE
078THAT'S --I KNOW THAT'S ONE AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER A LOT OF THESE THINGS GET --ACRONYMS START GETTING THROWN AROUND AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KNOW HOW WE START BUILDING UP A LIBRARY OF THESE KINDS OF THINGS, BUT -- I WOULD CALL IT THE OSBA MEETING. THEY HAD A NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION OUTLINE. DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR? YES. YEAH. >> YEAH, THEY DID. WE CAN ADOPT THAT. IS THAT THE IDEA? YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE REBUILD. IT'S A NEW THING THEY STARTED THIS SUMMER, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. >> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT THE DOCUMENT, BUT THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION. DO WE WANT TO ADD IN HERE --OKAY. SO IRECTOR WALLIN, ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE KEEP THIS AND DO IT OR SUGGESTING WE REPLACE IT? DIRECTOR GUPTA IS SAYING SOMETHING EXISTS. MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO
079REPHRASE THAT TO JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, MAKE USE OF --WHAT'S THE --THERE IT IS. THIS IS TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING EDUCATION, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S JUST MORE, LIKE, -- I FEEL THIS IS AN HOMAGE TO FORMER DIRECTOR HARTMAN WHO WAS VERY DEDICATED TO TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT COULD BE. THAT'S TRUE. YOU KNOW, PROVIDE --I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS, MAYBE IT'S JUST PROVIDING --I DON'T KNOW. SPEAKING FOR DIRECTOR LUPTON, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE COULD BE MORE, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY YOU'RE LEARNING A LOT AS YOU GO ALONG, BUT ARE THERE CERTAIN THINGS YOU WISH YOU HAD OR SOME SORT OF INFORMATION THAT WOULD MAKE THINGS EASIER, BETTER, OR -- I DO KNOW THAT KELLI HAS BEEN UPDATING THE GOOGLE DRIVE WITH NEW --WITH DIFFERENT
080ARTICLES. OKAY. OH, PERFECT. AND THOSE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A HILE NOW. THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THERE RIGHT IN MAY WHEN I WAS IMMEDIATELY ELECTED, BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE I CAN READ THEM NOW. OKAY. >> AND SO SOMETHING DOES EXIST LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST NOT IN A PAPER FORM. OKAY. >> AND TO BE FAIR, THERE WAS A PAPER FORM OF A LOT THAT LIZ GAVE ME. SO MAYBE IT'S JUST, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW. MAINTAIN A LIBRARY OF REFERENCE MATERIAL. WE TRIED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE PAPER PART OF IT BECAUSE SO MUCH OF IT WAS DEALING WITH BOARD POLICIES WHICH GET UPDATED. SO THEN IT WASN'T REFLECTED IN THAT PAPER PART AS WELL AS OSBA WHEN THEY WERE UPDATING THEIR MANUALS AND THEIR BOOKS. THEY WOULD UPDATE THEM MIDYEAR AND SO THEY WEREN'T INCLUDED
081IN THE PAPER FORM THAT WAS GIVEN TO BOARD MEMBERS. SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS PUT INTO THE SHARED GOOGLE DRIVES BECAUSE IT'S CONSTANTLY UPDATED AS WE GET THAT INFORMATION. SO WE COULD INCLUDE THAT THAT WILL BE --THAT WILL BE ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE. SO MAYBE THAT'S --ITEM 1 COVERS THAT, AND WE CAN GET RID OF ITEM 2. I FEEL LIKE ITEM 2 IS BUILDING FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS AND DOESN'T -- I MEAN, IT'S LOOKING AT BOARD DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE CURRENT BOARD DEVELOPMENT AND MIGHT NOT BELONG HERE, AND MAYBE IS MORE, LIKE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT THAT'S ABOUT. HOW DO YOU JUST BUILD A PIPELINE? AND I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT I HAD AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR KELLI TOO, IS THAT THE GOOGLE DRIVE DOCUMENTS ARE --ARE THEY ABLE TO BE SHARED
082WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD? AND IS THAT AN OPTION FOR US TO -- OR IS THAT TOO DIFFICULT TO DO WITH THE GOOGLE DRIVE? NO, IT'S NOT DIFFICULT. I MEAN, MOST OF THE STUFF THAT IS CONTAINED IN THAT WOULD BE SHAREABLE. THE ONLY THING THAT WE WOULDN'T SHARE IS PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD MEMBERS. RIGHT. >> BECAUSE I INCLUDE IN THERE, YOU KNOW, PHONE NUMBERS OF BOARD MEMBERS. THAT WAY THOSE ARE REFERENCED, BUT ANY OF THE MANUALS OR ANY OF THE POLICIES, ANY OF THAT STUFF IS PUBLIC INFORMATION. SO MAYBE WHEN SELECTION TIME ROLLS AROUND, THEN THERE'S A SEPARATE GOOGLE DRIVE THAT HAS MOST OF ALL OF THE SAME INFORMATION THAT IF SOMEONE ASKS FOR IT, WE CAN SEN D IT TO THEM. YEAH. SO DIRECTOR HARTMAN USED TO -- WHAT SHE
083WOULD DO IS SHE WOULD TAKE THE --AT ELECTION TIME, SHE WOULD JUST PULL THE MANUAL FROM OSBA AND MAKE COPIES OF THAT, AND THEN WOULD HOLD MEETINGS. SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION SHE GOT FROM OSBA. WE CAN CERTAINLY CATER SOMETHING TO US THAT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, SOME GENERAL INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, OUR OERMT PERATING AGREEMENT OR THINGS OF THAT SORT CATERED TO THE LASD BOARD AND MAKE THAT AVAILABLE. SURE, YEAH. THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. I THINK THE LANGUAGE IN HERE COULD BE EDITED A LITTLE BIT. IS VERY WORDY. YEAH. I THINK 2 AND 5 COULD BE COMBINED INTO ONE. I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHICH IS DEVELOP A REFERENCE LIBRARY FOR POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS. YEAH, WHICH SEEMS TO BE ALREADY COMPILED. IT'S MAYBE JUST ADDING ONE OR TWO MORE THINGS. OKAY. >> I DO THINK THAT
084IN 2, THE PIECE THAT IS ACTIONABLE BEYOND THE DEVELOPING THIS, IS THE DELIVER. THERE IS A MANDATE TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, NOT JUST OUR BOARD MEMBERS. SO WE ARE GOING TO CONSOLIDATE IT INTO FIVE, AND I THINK MAYBE WE EITHER -- WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT TO DELIVER OR BUILD THAT LANGUAGE. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO DELIVER. I KNOW DIRECTOR HARTMAN PUT ON THE PRE-BOARD STUFF. I ACTUALLY DIDN'T GO TO ONE OF THOSE. SO I'M NOT TERRIBLY FAMILIAR WITH IT. UNTIL YOU GUYS STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, THEN I REMEMBERED, OH, RIGHT. I'M GOING TO DO IT FROM THIS PAST CYCLE. I ACTUALLY THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE BOARD AT ELECTION CYCLE HAD, LIKE, AN
085OPEN HOUSE EVENING WHERE WE INVITED THE ENTIRE --ANYBODY WHO JUST --YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT IT, YOU'RE THINKING OF RUNNING. YOU ARE RUNNING, JUST HERE'S A PRIMER ON WHAT WE DO, THIS IS HOW WE DO IT. THIS IS WHAT THIS STUFF MEANS AND THIS IS --ALL THE STUFF WE WISH AND HOPE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS. THAT'S WHAT WE DID. LIZ AND I DID THAT. IT WAS IN THE PUBLIC NEWSLETTER AND EVERYONE IS INVITED. IT WAS IN THIS ROOM. EVERYONE WAS INVITED. NO PEOPLE SHOWED UP. THEREIN LIES THE ISSUE. DID YOU HAVE PIZZA? NO. E LEARNED THAT IN HIGH PEOPLE TO SHOW UP, YOU'VE GOT TO SERVE FOOD. AND CHILD CARE. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. THAT'S ACTUALLY REAL, YES. YES. SO ARE WE THINKING THEN 2 --SO WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP OR MAINTAIN A CATALOG OF INFORMATION
086ABOUT BEING ON THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL BOARD -- WHAT IT MEANS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND REGULARLY PROVIDE AROUND ELECTION TIME PERIOD, INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT WE DO? YEP. >> MM-HMM. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AROUND ELECTION TIME ACTUALLY. I THINK YOU CAN CUT OUT NUMBER 2. CUT DOWN TO THE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SAYING, THE INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, SAY WHAT THE INFORMATION IS, BUT THE FIRST TWO SENTENCES, YOU COULD PROBABLY LOSE. JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, DEVELOP AND DELIVER INFORMATION ABOUT -- BOARD MEMBERSHIP OR BOARD PARTICIPATION. YEAH. >> OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. KELLI? THE OTHER THING TOO IS THAT WE DO HAVE ON THE WEBSITE, UNDER THE SCHOOL BOARD, IS INFORMATION ABOUT BEING A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. THERE ARE LINKS TO OSBA'S INFORMATION AS WELL. WE DO LET PEOPLE TELL US --DO A LITTLE
087BIT OF WORK BECAUSE IT IS WORK TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE US DUPLICATE -- SURE. >> THOSE EFFORTS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES KNOWING WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO, AND LOOK FOR THE INFORMATION. YEP. >> AND WE HAVE USED OSBA'S GET ON BOARD MATERIALS IN THE PAST BECAUSE THEY HAVE, LIKE, REALLY NICE SUMMARIES OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE FILING DEADLINE IS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN BEEF UP THE WEBSITE THAT GIVES MORE DETAILS. THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE WANTING SPECIFICALLY TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD'S WEB PAGE OR THE COMMUNITY THAT IS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST LET US KNOW AND THEN WE CAN ADD THAT, YOU KNOW,
088TO THERE, WHETHER THAT'S A LINK OR WHETHER IT'S SPECIFIC INFORMATION, BUT WE TRIED TO BEEF IT UP THIS LAST TIME AROUND WHEN WE WENT THROUGH AND DID THE REVIEW OF THE WEBSITE. SO MAYBE THE INFORMATION IS DEVELOPED IN THERE. I JUST THINK IT'S TO YOUR POINT, DIRECTOR BILLS, IT'S THE COMMITMENT TO GET IT OUT. MM-HMM. WELL, TO HOST THAT INFORMATION BEFORE THE ELECTION CYCLE CL HAS WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING, BUT IT'S JUST -- THERE IS A THING THAT --WHAT I'M FEELING IS I GET IT IF YOU ARE INCLINED TO TRY FOR A RUN ON THE BOARD THAT YOU WILL ATTEND SESSIONS, ET CETERA. WHAT I REALLY LIKED WHEN I READ WAS IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A -- THE BOARD ONCE EVERY COUPLE THE COMMUNITY AND SAYS, HEY. LET US JUST TALK TO YOU ABOUT
089WHAT WE DO, HOW WE DO IT AND WHAT THIS STUFF MEANS. WHETHER YOU'RE INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR THE BOARD OR NOT. YEAH, AND MAYBE THOSE AREN'T DISTINCT. IN MY MIND, THEY SEEM A LITTLE BIT DISTINCT. MM-HMM. >> I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR BOTH. DO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT MORE CLEAR IN THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS? COMMUNITY RELATIONS? BECAUSE THAT CAN ALSO GET TO THAT POINT. TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE DO BECAUSE IT HELPS FOLKS UNDERSTAND HOW TO ENGAGE WITH US ALSO. SO SIT -- --IS IT --TO MAXIMIZE OUR VISIBILITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND COMMUNITY MEETING. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIST ALL OF THEM, MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETINGS, WHICH IS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE BOARD DOES AND HOW PEOPLE CAN -- ENGAGE. >> ENGAGE AND WORK
090WITH US OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. DOES THAT SOUND -- YOU COULD ADD SOMETHING LIKE, AND WHEN POSSIBLE, SHARE I THINK IT'S MORE BOARD DEVELOPMENT THAN COMMUNITY RELATIONS. OKAY. NUMBER 5. IS THAT SOMETHING WE WANT TO WORK TOWARD? WE DON'T EVEN HAVE SO MANY COMMUNITIES. THAT IS TRUE. I WANT TO --GET AN OPINION FOR A HOT SECOND. DR. NEELAM. I WAS GOING TO SAY THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THE ONGOING LIKE, WE ATTEND ATTEND. REQUIRED TRAININGS, AND ALL THAT. MAYBE THEY'RE ADDING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. THAT'S A GREAT ADD. AND THE BOARD MUST --SAY, TRAINING. AND OSBA --THAT'S JUST DISTRICT PARTICIPATED IN THE ONBOARDING. THAT'S JUST ONBOARD ZBLG THE -- THAT'S THE MANDATORY TRAINING. WE COULD EXPAND THE DISTRICT ONBOARDING TO BE MORE REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN STATE AND NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SURE. YEAH. >> YEAH, YEAH. SOMETHING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL
091DEVELOPMENT I THINK WOULD BE GOOD. YEAH. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. IS MICKEY MOUSE HERE AGAIN? NO. IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY. ARE YOU GOING TO CALL HIM? WE'RE ALMOST DONE. >> IT WILL FREAK HIM OUT. NO. OKAY. SO YES. I THINK THOSE ARE GOOD TO TWEAK THAT FIRST ONE TO MAKE IT MORE BROAD, AND I THINK ADDING MEETINGS WHEN AVAILABLE WOULD BE HELPFUL. NUMBER 5, JOHN, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO -- OH, I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST SAYING THE 0. 5 OF UNDER SECTION 4 ABOUT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT. IS THAT SOMETHING WE ARE STILL -- STILL WANT DO? I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF IT BUT IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND MAYBE TO TAKE ON AT THIS POINT. IT'S VAGUE ENOUGH WE CAN LEAVE OFF THERE, AND AT THE SAME TIME -- IT SAYS WORK TOWARDS THE
092DEVELOPMENT OF THESE THINGS. I DON'T THINK --WE HAVE DONE NO WORK ON THAT, AND IT'S MORE STAFF TIME THAN WE HAVE. I THINK YOU CAN SCRAP IT. >> WE'RE DOING A STRATEGIC PLAN. I MEAN, IF YOU REALLY, LIKE, KNOW, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A RUNNING --WHAT WE PRESENT AT THE BOARD. MM-HMM. THAT'S RUNNING SO WE DO HAVE THAT, BUT I WOULDN'T CALL THAT A REPORT, AND I DON'T WANT TO CREATE ANOTHER REPORT. IT'S UNDER THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT. I THINK WE SHOULD JUST STRIKE IT. MAYBE UNDER BOARD DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE --WELL, THEY HAVE THIS UNDER MUST-DOS. I SHOULD GO UNDER BOARD DEVELOPMENT IS OUR OWN REVIEW OF OUR BOARD. THAT'S UNDER OUR MUST-DOS. I SAW IT. IT'S A MUST-DO. NOT THE FIRST ONE. IT'S NUMBER 9 IS THE ANNUAL SELF-SELF-EVALUATION. RIGHT. THE FIRST LIST. NUMBER THREE
093MUST-DOS, BUT NOT UNDER THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT MUST-DOS. SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO FRAME IT. AS LONG AS IT'S THERE. I THINK IT IS. OKAY. SCRAPPING 5? YES. >> YEP. >> SCRAP. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, TWEAKS, ADDITIONS? WE REALLY WORKED THIS BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT AGREEMENT TODAY. IT WAS A GOOD WORK SESSION. >> ARE WE GOOD? ALL RIGHT.