001ORDER THE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT 602 P.M. MR. KETZLER. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD A REQUEST FOR YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO ALLOW US TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER DATA INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS AND SERVICES FROM CDE TECHNOLOGIES WHICH IS A CONTRACT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND UNDER AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT LAW WE ARE RELYING ON A COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT WHICH AT THE THRESHOLD WE ARE OPERATING AT, IS $475,000, ROUGHLY, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A CONTRACT REVIEW AND APPROVAL AS WELL AS A NOTICE THAT WE POSTED ALMOST 2 WEEKS AGO IN THE DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE TO ADVERTISE THE FACT THAT WE WERE CONTINUING TO PROCEED IN THIS MANNER AND I DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT FROM A BUSINESS THAT MISINTERPRETED THE NOTICE AS AN INVITATION TO BID. SO I DO CLARIFY THAT WASN'T
002AN INVITATION TO BID. IT WAS THE NOTICE OF OUR INTENT TO PROCEED AND I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM THAT , IT'S AN ACTION ITEM AND MR. VANDENBERG HAD HOPED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING BUT THINGS CAME UP, BUT THIS IS A COMPONENT OF THE LAKE OSWEGO BOND PROGRAM. IT'S A PART OF THE BUDGET AND THIS IS WITHIN THAT SCOPE OF THE BUDGET FOR THIS PARTICULAR ELEMENT OF THE WORK. ANY QUESTIONS? >> IS IT FOR SECURITY? THIS IS THE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE WHEN I REFERRED TO GENERALLY AS SWITCHES, WHICH ARE SERVER LIKE MECHANISMS THAT WILL BE IN KEY LOCATIONS IN THE BUILDING TO HELP HER OUT ALL OF THE DATA THAT COMES INTO THE BUILDING TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS AND ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT, BUT NOT AS LARGE
003AS THE SWITCHES COMPONENT IS OUR VIDEO SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND THIS IS THE MERAKI CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE IN OTHER SCHOOLS. QUESTIONS? >> THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, A MOTION? I WILL MOVE TO AUTHORIZE IT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR 474,700 SORRY, $474,963.35 WITH CVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES. IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. THEY YOU, ALL DAYS --ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOIN THE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD AND CALL TO SESSION THE REGULAR SESSION SCHOOL MEETING AT 6106 P.M. DIRECTOR LUPTON AND DIRECTOR BILLS, THEY'RE BOTH OUT ILL TODAY SO WE WISH THEM A SPEEDY RECOVERY. WELCOME AND COMMENTS FROM STAFF? IS THIS MY 2.1? YES. FOR TEACHING MINDS REACHING HEARTS, IF I COULD HAVE OUR STUDENTS COME FORWARD, FROM OAK
004CREEK WE HAVE BRYCE, REMI AND CECELIA AND WE HAVE MADISON AND WE HAVE --[ INAUDIBLE ] I'M GOING TO SHARE MINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START. IF YOU GUYS JUST WENT TO START WITH YOUR NAME AND THEN YOU CAN GO INTO WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. 1 OUR SCHOOL DOES A LOT ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT, ABOUT HOW WHEN THE RISING OCEAN THAT THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE IS AFFECTED AND IT LIKE TRAPS HEAT AND MAKES AN UNSTABLE CLIMATE, AND THEN -- AND IN STAMM, WE USE MATERIALS THAT ARE PARENTS DONATE LIKE CARDBOARD, PIPE CLEANERS, PLASTIC STRAWS AND WE REUSE THEM TO MAKE REALLY COOL PROJECTS LIKE MICRO BITS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT WE DO A LOT OF PROJECTS BUT
005THE ONE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUCK WE DID IN STAMM AND BASICALLY STUDENTS HAD TO MAKE A SUSTAINABLE CARDBOARD FOOD TRUCK , AND IT HAD TO HAVE LIKE IF YOU WANT VEGETABLES, IT HAD TO HAVE A GARDEN, IT HAD TO HAVE RECYCLING AND LIKE COMPOST. YEAH. AND WE DID A LOT OF STUFF THAT HAS LIKE SUSTAINABILITY AND YEAH, THANKS FOR THOSE THINGS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS? I SEE DIRECTOR WALLIN. THIS IS AN ACTUAL FOOD TRUCK THAT YOU ARE DESIGNING? WE ARE DESIGNING IT. IT'S A PROTOTYPE. LIKE USING MATERIALS LIKE CARDBOARD . OH, I SEE. >> WHAT WAS THE NAME OF YOUR FOOD TRUCK COMPANY? WE HAD LIKE PARTNERS AND LIKE THE PARTNER MADE LIKE CHICK-FIL-A, IT WAS LIKE A SLIGHTLY CHANGED VERSION OF CHICK-FIL-A. COOL. >>
006WE MADE A FOOD TRUCK FOR YOU AND YOUR CAT . WE MAY JUST LIKE A REGULAR RESTAURANT. MY PARTNER WANTED TO DO A RESTAURANT SO I DISAGREED WITH IT AND HER NAME WAS THE RESTAURANT. VERY COOL, I HOPE YOU SHARE THIS WITH OUR NUTRITION DIRECTOR AND GET SOME IDEAS. THANK YOU. MADISON? MY NAME IS MADISON AND I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT GARDENING. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE ELECTIVES AT LOMS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE FAVORITE THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN CLASS. CULTIVATING CULINARY MUSHROOMS AND EXPLORING THE IMPORTANCE THAT, HAS ON OUR PLANET AND THE FUTURES. THIS IS MY FAVORITE LESSON TO DO BECAUSE WE GET TO MAKE OUR OWN BAGS THAT HAVE GRAIN IN THEM TO PROVIDE A GOOD HABITAT. EACH TRIMESTER YOU TAKE A DIFFERENT MUSHROOM THAT YOU GET TO
007GROW. THE TEACHER HAS YOU TAKE THE BAG OF BRAN THAT YOU MAKE AND YOU INOCULATE THE BAG WITH A SYRINGE THAT HAS THAT MYCELIA MINUTE. YOU PUT IT IN THE BAG AND YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO IT IN A ROOM THAT IS AIRTIGHT, SO THAT KEEPS THE BACTERIA OUT AND THEN YOU SEAL THE BAG. YOU WATCH IT GROW, ONCE IT LOOKS WHITE ALL OVER THE GRAIN, AT 35% OF GROWTH, YOU BREAK IT UP AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T POP THE BAG WHILE DOING IT. WANT TICKETS TO 100% GROWTH, YOU GET ANOTHER BAG READY THAT IS BIGGER, SO IT HAS MORE SPACE TO GROW. YOU COMBINE PELLETS WITH WATER AND YOU LET THAT SIT FOR A DAY. THEN YOU GO UNDER THE AIRTIGHT PLACE AND OPEN THE BAG OF MYCELIUM. AFTER A WEEK OR TWO
008YOU CUT THE BAG OPEN AND LET THE MYCELIUM GROW. AFTER THAT, ONCE THEY HAVE FINISHED GROWING, YOU CUT THEM AND EAT THEM. WE ARE LEARNING HOW TO GROW, HARVEST AND PREPARE AND EAT YEAR-ROUND HEALTH. ORGANIC FOOD INDOORS AND OUT AND EXPLORE THE CLIMATE IMPACT OF LOCAL FOODS. THAT'S MY SECOND FAVORITE ONE BECAUSE THE TEACHER SHOWS US DIFFERENT WAYS TO COOK AND EAT THE FOOD THAT WE GROW. AT CLASS, WE GET TO PLANT SEEDS AND ADD ORGANIC FERTILIZER TO THE SWELL, AND DO OTHER THINGS TO MAKE THE SWELL GOOD AND READY. OUR CLASS ALSO WATCHES MOVIES ON DIFFERENT TOPICS. WE ARE LEARNING AND WE HAVE A SHEET TO WRITE DOWN THE INFORMATION THAT WE LEARN. LEARNING HOW TO DO WILD CRAFTING TECHNIQUES LIKE HOW TO MAKE BOTANICAL INKS AND OTHER NATURAL INSPIRED ART. THAT'S MY THIRD
009FAVORITE ONE BECAUSE OUR CLASS GETS TO GO OUT INTO THE PARK AND COLLECT PLANTS AND LEARN ABOUT THEM. WHEN THE MUSHROOMS ARE OUT IN THE WILD, THEY CAN GET REALLY BIG. OTHERS ARE SMALL. MOST MUSHROOMS THAT YOU FIND OUR GROWING OFF A DECOMPOSING TREE TRUNK. WHEN WE ARE ALSO OUT THERE WE GRABBED FLOWERS AND OTHER COOL PLANTS WHERE WE CAN USE THEM. THEN MAKE THEM INTO SUN CATCHERS. WHEN WE COLLECT THEM, THE TEACHER TELLS US ABOUT THEM AND HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM AND WHEN THEY FIRST ORIGINATED. GARDENING IS AN IMPORTANT ELECTIVE BECAUSE YOU LEARN ABOUT NATURE AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT. DO YOU DO GARDENING AT HOME? >> YES, I LIKE TO LIKE PLANT DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS LIKE TOMATOES AND CUCUMBERS AND STUFF AND HARVEST THEM IN MY FAMILY
010EATS THEM. HOW ABOUT MUSHROOMS, DO YOU LIKE MUSHROOMS? KIND OF. >> THEY ARE AN ACQUIRED TASTE. YEAH, EXACTLY. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE RECIPES THAT YOU'VE LEARNED THROUGH YOUR CLASS? WELL SO OUR TEACHER SHE HAS US COOK THE MUSHROOMS AND WE PUT LIKE SEASONING ON THEM LIKE SALT AND BUTTER AND WE ALL TRY THEM AND IT ENDS UP BEING REALLY GOOD. THANKS. EXCELLENT. >> SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE A DINNER PARTY IN YOUR CLASSROOM. I'M READY. IF YOU NEED A FOOD CART -- YEAH, WE'LL GET THIS. THANK YOU, MADISON. NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE TARA AND GIULIANA. HELLO MY NAME IS TARA READY, I'M CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M ONE OF THE GREEN TEAM OFFICERS. I'M JOINED BY AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE OTHER TWO AMAZING
011OFFICERS LAILA AND JULIANNA. WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL HOLD SUSTAINABILITY IN SUCH HIGH REGARDS AND INCLUDED IT ON THE LAST STRATEGIC PLAN. TODAY, WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND I GUESS MORE OF WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE. TO START OFF THIS UPCOMING SPRING, A GREEN TEAM AND THE LAKE MONSTERS ROBOTICS TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO PLAN AN E DRIVE WITH A NONPROFIT THAT UPCYCLE'S WASTE INTO COMPUTERS. NOW ONTO GIULIANA. MY NAME IS GIULIANA CAHILL AND I'M CURRENTLY A SINGULAR -- SENIOR AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. AS OF RECENTLY, WE'VE BEEN CONTACTING RESTAURANTS TO GET THEM TO JOIN THE REDUCE BY REQUEST MOVEMENT. THIS IS A MOVEMENT STARTED BY THE STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTOR PROGRAM THAT GETS RESTAURANTS TO PLEDGED ONLY PUT PLASTIC UTENSILS AND TAKE
012OUT CONTAINERS WHEN REQUESTED BY THE CUSTOMER. THIS GREATLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC USE AND TAKE OUT BECAUSE MOST FOOD IS EATEN AT HOME WHERE UTENSILS ARE AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS. THIS MOVEMENT HAS ALREADY PREVENTED A .1 MILLION UTENSILS FROM BEING WASTED IN SAVED RESTAURANTS OVER $200,000 NATIONWIDE. HI, MY NAME IS LEILA AND I'M A JUNIOR AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. AN INITIATIVE ARE GREEN TEAM WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SCHOOL TAKE ON WOULD BE A FULLY OPERATIONAL COMPOSTING SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE EVERYDAY WE SEE STUDENT THROW OUT FOOD WASTE AND ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 30 TO 40% OF THE U.S. FOODS IS WASTED EACH YEAR. AND WE NEED TO PUT AN END TO THIS SOON. WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PUT NEW WASTE POLICIES IN PLACE AND ENSURE
013THAT LAKERIDGE DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THAT 30 TO 40%. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING NEW ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES. THAT WAS AWESOME. THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS TAKE THAT POLICY IDEA TO THE CITY, ABOUT PASSING A CITY ORDINANCE AROUND NOT PUTTING PLASTICS IN TO GO THINGS BECAUSE THEY GET TO MAKE DECISIONS LIKE THAT AND THAT'S A FABULOUS IDEA. THANKS FOR DOING HER ADVOCACY AROUND THAT. AND I LOVE HEARING THE LAKE OSWEGO SUSTAINABILITY CLUB TALK ABOUT COMPOSTING. THIS IS BEING REITERATED LOUD AND CLEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS AND I APPRECIATE YOU. FUNNY ENOUGH THE GUY THAT STARTED THE WHOLE MOVEMENT, HE WAS ABLE TO GET A LAW PASSED IN HIS CITY THAT SAID RESTAURANTS CAN'T PUT PLASTIC UTENSILS IN TO GO ORDERS ANYMORE. SO IT IS POSSIBLE. YOU LET ME KNOW
014IF YOU WANT A PARTNER IN THAT. THANK YOU. I WENT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT, YOU MENTIONED, THAT YOU WASTE ITEM. YOU SAID, ARE YOU HAVING A DRIVE TO COLLECT THINGS? WE ARE IN THE PROCESS FOR ORGANIZING IT. YEAH, DEFINITELY LET US KNOW TO PUBLICIZE THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THINGS THAT CAN BE REUSED AND HELP GET RID OF. I ACTUALLY GOT THE IDEA FROM ONE OF OUR TEACHERS THAT WAS LIKE, CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME DISPOSE OF ALL OF THESE OLD COMPUTERS? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH [ INAUDIBLE ] GREAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO COMMENTS FROM PATRONS, AND WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH US TONIGHT FOR IMPOST AND --IN PERSON TEST MONEY. WE WILL HAVE A TIMER UP HERE AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH BEN ADAMS
015ON THE CELL TOWER. CHAIR, BOARD , MY NAME IS BEN ADAMS, I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THE CELL TOWER IS HUNDRED FEET FROM OUR HOUSE IN 50 FEET OFF THE GROUND. I WANTED TO RESPOND TO IN EMAIL FROM JANUARY 22nd WHERE WE ARE ASKING IF THE SCHOOL BOARD OR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD ANY DISCUSSION WITH CROWN CASTLE ABOUT OPTIONS, I KNOW YOU GUYS SAID YOU ARE HANDCUFFED ON THE LEGAL SIDE BUT FROM THE BUSINESS END OF THIS, AND THE RESPONSE WE GOT WAS THERE'S NO RESPONSE OF RECORD. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANS, IF WE HAVE NO CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THIS, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THE LEVERAGE HAPPENS. ALSO, IN MAY, I THINK THE RENEWAL FOR THE SOUTH --CELL TOWERS OUTSIDE THIS BUILDING IS COMING UP,
016SO I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TRYING TO LEVERAGE THINGS WITH CROWN CASTLE. SO I KNOW MR. KETZLER TRIED TO MENTION THAT THEY COME AFTER YOU ABOUT SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE. I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THE REPRESENTATIVES AREN'T CALLING YOU, ASKING YOU TO RENEW THAT. THERE'S PROBABLY SOME LEVERAGE RIGHT NOW THAT YOU HAVE, TO EITHER PUT THAT IN THE WINGS OF RENEWING IT OR NOT RENEWING IT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LOCATION NEAR US. I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT THAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PLAY RIGHT NOW, IS IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS IN LAKE OSWEGO AND WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT , HANG THAT CARROT OUT THERE, WHETHER WE WILL RENEW OR NOT RENEW AND WHAT THAT IMPACT IS, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT TO US, THIS IS
017WHY I THINK MY NINTH VISIT WITH YOU GUYS . BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES IN THIS COMMUNITY, THIS IS LAKE OSWEGO, THERE'S A LOT OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, LOOKING AT WHAT RESOURCES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS, THE BOARD HAS, TO ENGAGE WITH THE RENEWAL REVENUE WRAP FOR CROWN CASTLE, TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT IS BEING BROUGHT UP, WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT. AND THEN, WE ALSO ARE REITERATING THAT THE TESTING THAT IS COMING UP, WHENEVER THEY TURN THIS THING ON, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO HER PROPERTY SO WE ARE SHOWING THE KIND OF RADIATION EXPOSURE THAT OUR FAMILY WOULD HAVE, A TEST THAT IS KIND OF LIKE THAT SO THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE
018YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. WE WANT TO BE A RESOURCE NOT AN ADVERSARY, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO, DEALING WITH CROWN CASTLE OR RECOMMENDING RESOURCES FOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, I DO THAT FOR A LIVING, SO I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT IN AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND HOW THAT WOULD BE DONE. I WOULD ALSO ASK WHEN YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT THAT RENEWAL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT, IS DOMINIQUE JOHNSON. SAFE AND TECH. THANK YOU. SO, MY NAME IS DOMINIQUE JOHNSON, THE MOTHER OF THOSE TWO BOYS BACK THERE. I HAD COME TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE LITERACY, BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT IS EVEN MORE PRESSING FOR PARENTS OF ANY CHILD THAT IS GROWING UP RIGHT NOW AND THAT IS THE SAFE DEPLOYMENT OF TECH ESPECIALLY AROUND GENERATIVE AI. SO I WANTED TO EXPRESS
019THE CONCERNS OF MANY PARENTS WHO ARE ALL STRUGGLING WITH THIS ISSUE AND ALL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF ATTENTION THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PAYING TO IT. WHILE WE COMMAND THAT THEY HAVE PASSED A POLICY, I THINK WE ARE ONLY TREATING THE SYMPTOMS OF IT DEEPER PROBLEM, ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS, 121 CHROMEBOOKS AND UNRESTRICTED AI HAS CREATED A CULTURE OF COGNITIVE OUTSOURCING. WE PARENTS, SEE OUR STUDENTS WATCHING MUSIC VIDEOS DURING CLASS, PLAYING GAMES AND CREATING AI VIDEOS WHILE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AT HOME. THIS WIDESPREAD SHIFT TO ONE-TO-ONE LAPTOP RATIOS TOOK OFF DURING COVID-19 OUT OF SHEER NECESSITY AND WE APPRECIATE THAT BUT THAT CRISIS HAS OPENED UP A DOOR TO ACCEPT DIGITAL INVERSION AS IT PERSONAL STANDARD WITHOUT A SERIOUS LOOK AT THE CONSEQUENCES TO OUR SOCIETY. BY MAKING THESE
020DEVICES MANDATORY, WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY STRIPPED PARENTS OF OUR ABILITY TO MANAGE DIGITAL CONSUMPTION. TOTAL SCREEN TIME HAS SPIKED BEYOND OUR CONTROL IS THE LINE BETWEEN HOMEWORK AND DISTRACTION IS ON A SINGLE DEVICE. THE RESULT OF UNTRACKED, THERE ARE HUGE CANYONS BETWEEN STUDENTS WHO SPEND LESS THAN AN HOUR A DAY ON A DEVICE AND THOSE WHO USE IT FIVE OR MORE. THERE ARE STATES THAT ARE LEADING THE CHARGE ON THIS, AND IT HURTS THE DISTRICT TO START TREATING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. UTAH HAS RECENTLY PROPOSED LEGISLATION AROUND WHAT SAFE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECH WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THEIR SCHOOLS. THEY HAVE A PRIORITIZED LEARNING FOR K THROUGH THREE AND MANDATORY PARENTAL CONSENT BEFORE A CHILD CAN USE GENERATIVE AI ON A PROJECT. WE ARE PRIORITIZING AI LITERACY OVER TRADITIONAL SYNTHESIS AND I WORK FOR A TECH COMPANY
021SO I KNOW THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING. BUT IN DOING SO, WE CREATE A PIPELINE OF ACADEMIC FAILURE AND AN EROSION OF CRITICAL THINKING. ENGINEERS CAN GENERATE CONTENT BUT LACKED DISCERNMENT TO KNOW WHEN A MACHINE IS LYING TO THEM. ON BEHALF OF THESE CONCERNED GROUP OF PARENTS, WE ASK THAT THE DISTRICT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND I MEAN, IMMEDIATE. WE NEED TO FORM A TECH WORKING GROUP TO HAVE A FORMAL INQUIRY TO LOOK AT WHETHER THE LEGISLATION WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, RETURN K-8 MATH AND ENGLISH TO PEN AND PAPER FIRST WITH AN OPTION FOR PARENTS TO LEAVE SCREENS UP AT SCHOOL AND CONDUCT A SOFTWARE AUDIT TO REVIEW EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF CLASSROOM SOFTWARE TO SEE WHETHER THERE IS A DIRECT INCREASE IN LITERACY OR MATH PERFORMANCE, AND IF NOT, WE SHOULD BE
022RETURNING TO ANALOG LEARNING . OUR CHILDREN DO NOT NEED MORE ENGAGEMENT METRICS, THEY NEED DEEP, UNINTERRUPTED FOCUS THAT COMES ONLY WHEN SCREENS ARE TURNED OFF. IT'S TIME THAT WE STOP THIS EXPERIMENT ON OUR CHILDREN AND LOOK FOR DATA AS TO WHETHER EDUCATIONAL TECH IS ACTUALLY IMPROVING LEARNING OUTCOMES. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT, DOMINIQUE. CONSENT AGENDA . I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT , TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, IS THERE A SECOND? NATHAN WANTS TO, BUT I WILL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. COMMENTS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, WE WILL START WITH BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOLUTION, DO I HAVE THOSE, ARE WE READING THOSE? I DID GET A STUDENT THAT SAID, YOU SAW THAT EMAIL? ARE THEY HERE? >> IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO. LET ME
023OPEN THAT UP REAL QUICK. WE COULD, WE CAN DO THE RESOLUTION AND WE WILL ALL TAKE TURNS READING IT. LET ME JUST GET IT OPENED HERE. MAX, WE WILL START WITH YOU. AND WE WILL JUST GO AROUND. WHEREAS AFRICANS WERE FIRST BROUGHT IN VOLUNTARILY TO THE AMERICAS AS EARLY AS 15th CENTURY AND WERE ESSENTIAL TO THE FOUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NATION, BOTH WHILE IN SAVED AND FREE, THROUGH COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS WHETHER RECOGNIZED, UNRECOGNIZED OR UNRECORDED AND WHEREAS OREGON AND LAKE OSWEGO HAVE A HISTORY OF BLACK EXCLUSIONARY LAWS WHICH PREVENTED BLACK PEOPLE FROM LIVING OR OWNING PROPERTY IN THIS REGION RESULTING IN A MAJORITY WHITE POPULATION WITH 2.5% OF THE STATES POPULATION AND JUST OVER 1% OF LAKE OSWEGO'S POPULATION BEING BLACK AND WHEREAS BLACK AMERICANS HAVE CREATED LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COUNTRY, OUR STATE, AND
024OUR CITY, AS ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, BUSINESS PEOPLE, INFLUENTIAL THINKERS, SCHOLARS, MEMBERS OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY, EXPLORERS, INVENTORS, POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS AND MORE AND -- WHEREAS THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY IS THE TIME THAT WE, AS A NATION, RECOGNIZE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THIS YEAR'S THEME OF , A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORY COMMEMORATIONS, WHICH CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF FORMALLY RECOGNIZING BLACK HISTORY IN THE U.S. AND EXPLORING HOW THESE COMMEMORATIONS HAVE SHAPED IDENTITY, FOSTERED PRIDE AND ADVANCED EQUALITY AND -- WHEREAS, NOT ONLY DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR DISTRICT LEADERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES LEARN, UNDERSTAND AND REFLECT UPON THE HISTORY, EXPERIENCE IS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS, IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY AND OFTEN WITHOUT RECOGNITION FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HUMANKIND AND -- NOW, THEREFORE,
025BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CELEBRATE THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND ENCOURAGE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO INFUSE INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO INCORPORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. SHOULD I READ THE LAST SENTENCE? ALL RIGHT, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. YOU HAVE A MOTION? I MOVED TO ADOPT THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GUPTA. DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, NEXT AGENDA ITEM, IT'S JUST GENERAL COMMENTS FROM YOU TOO, FINALS DAY. WE HAVE A FEW THINGS GOING ON, IT'S FINALS WEEK AT LAKE RIDGE, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND STARTING TO FEEL THE PRESSURE A LITTLE BIT, JUST THIS WEEK, THREE MORE DAYS, WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. LAKE
026RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW COUNSELOR NOW, SO WE ARE ALL EXCITED TO HAVE HER BE A PART OF OUR SCHOOL. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO A COUPLE OF BASKETBALL GAMES, ONE GUYS GAME AND A GIRLS GAME, WE LOOKED PRETTY GOOD AND I'M EXCITED FOR THAT. ALSO, THERE'S A BAND CONCERT AND I'VE GOT TO SAY, WE SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD. IT WAS GREAT, AND SO , YEAH, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CONCERT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS SOMETIME, SO THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD. LAKE OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL, WE RECENTLY HAD A PURPLE FOR PERRY EVENT, IT WAS LIKE A PEP RALLY ALMOST, IN THE GYM, IT'S A KICK OFF TO OUR BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYING AND WE HAD LIKE A BIG ROCK PAPER SCISSORS TOURNAMENT SCHOOLWIDE WHICH WAS FUN TO WATCH I LOST
027PRETTY QUICKLY BUT I GOT TO SEE MY FRIENDS, AND THAT WAS FUN. AND WE HAVE I THINK REHEARSALS ARE PICKING UP FOR THE MUSICAL HAPPENING IN FEBRUARY. IT SHOULD BE FUN AND YEAH, FINALS WEEK, WE'VE GOT FRIDAY OFF. CAN I ASK A QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS. I HEARD A RUMOR YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE SIGNS SUPPORTING STUDENT PLAYERS AT BASKETBALL GAMES? NOT SURE. I CAN'T SAY I'VE SEEN SIGNS FOR PLAYERS BUT I COULD SEE THAT BEING A RULE. TOTALLY WORD APPROPRIATE, VERY POSITIVE. NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY BUT THERE MIGHT BE. IF WE HEAR ANYTHING WE WILL UPDATE. THIS BEAUTIFUL ARTIST HAS AN OPINION ABOUT THIS. LOOK AT THAT. OKAY, THANKS. I DON'T RECALL THAT BEING A RULE. BUT NOW
028THAT I'VE SAID THAT, I HAVE NOT SEEN A LOT OF SIGNS. JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE A STUDENT GOT IN TROUBLE FOR POSITIVELY SUPPORTING ONE OF THE PLAYERS. I'LL LOOK INTO THAT. AWESOME, THANK YOU. IT WASN'T MY STUDENT, I'M JUST SAYING. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ON TO BOARD BUSINESS, POLICY AND PROGRAM AGENDA, DR. SCHIELE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RISING FROM THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION COURSE OF ACTIVITY NOT ONLY IN OUR STATE BUT OUR COUNTRY. OUR DISTRICT'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS IS SAFE AND SUPPORTED AND READY TO LEARN. WE HAVE SOME PROTECTIONS IN PLACE THAT CAN ENSURE THAT. NUMBER ONE, ACCESS TO EDUCATION. UNDER US SUPREME COURT RULING [ INAUDIBLE ] EVERY CHILD IN THE COMMUNITY HAS A RIGHT TO COME TO SCHOOL AND HALF
029IN EDUCATION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR OR THEIR PARENTS IMMIGRATION STATUS. WE DO NOT TRACK ANY SYSTEMS FROM OUR STUDENTS. NUMBER TWO, ADHERENCE TO ORGAN LOT PROMOTES A SANCTUARY PROMISE, OUR STAFF AND THOSE WHO CONTRACT WITH US TO NOT ASSIST IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT'S. WE DO NOT PROVIDE STUDENT RECORDS OR ACCESS TO STUDENTS BY FEDERAL AGENTS, SIGNED BY A JUDGE. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY I.C.E. CONTACT IN OUR SCHOOLS UP TO THIS POINT. NUMBER THREE, A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WE BELIEVE STUDENTS LEARN BEST WHEN THEY FEEL SAFE AND EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE IN FAMILY DISRUPTION OR FEAR OF THESE EXPERIENCES CAN COMPLETELY UNDERMINE HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND WHILE WE DON'T CONTROL FEDERAL POLICY, WE CAN FIRMLY COMMIT TO THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL STATE OF OUR STUDENTS. OUR STAFF IS PREPARED TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A SAFE
030PLACE TO TALK, HELP NAVIGATING STRAYS HERE, ANY KIND OF UNCERTAINTY THE FAMILY IS EXPERIENCING AND GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES AS NEEDED. I WANTED TO NOTE ON OUR WEBSITE, UNDER RESOURCES AND UNDER IMMIGRATION, WE PROVIDE A HUGE Q&A SESSION WITH A LOT OF RESOURCES FROM THE STATE THERE AND WE WOULD PASS THAT TO ANYBODY WHO NEEDS SUPPORT TO CONTRACT THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO BE A PACE OF GROWTH AND NOT FEAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ANY STUDENT EXPECTING TRAUMA IN HER HOME AND HER FOCUS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ON OUR STUDENTS. MLK WEEK. LAST SUNDAY, WE HAD AN AMAZING EVENT WITH THE CITY AND WE HAD CAPTAIN PHELPS WHO WAS OUR MC, SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB. A POETRY READING AND A PERFORMANCE BY THE BROWN SISTERS, I MEAN,
031THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL, FANTASTIC PEOPLE AND WE ALSO HAD JADEN, WHO'S OUR VIOLINIST AND WE HAD LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE PERFORMED. IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL, WARM, I JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS FANTASTIC TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE. ALSO UNIFIED SPORTS, WE LAUNCHED OUR UNIFIED SPORTS AND THIS LAUNCHED OUR FIRST YEAR WERE BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AT UNIFIED TEAMS SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING THEY RECRUITED THEIR PEER PARTNERS AS WELL AS THEIR ATHLETES AND WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT START. FEBRUARY 25th AT 4:00, WE HAVE THE LL LAKE RIDGE GAME AND THAT'S AT LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. ART AT LOMS. DURING THE DESIGN, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ART COUNCIL FROM LAKE OSWEGO REGARDING THE GALLERY WITHOUT WALLS, SO PART OF THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING, WILL BE TWO PADS,
032OR THE ART PIECES WILL BE AT THE SCHOOL. SO IT'S VERY COOL. OUR FIRST SCULPTURE IS GOING TO BE AT THE SCHOOL. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MINISTRY LOOKING INTO THE UNKNOWN WHICH IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ONE, IT'S BETWEEN A AND B ON SECOND STREET AND IT'S THE ONE THAT GOT THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE, IT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE A ROCKET SHIP. AND THAT WILL BE HOUSED AT LAKE OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL. PODCAST, WE HAVE PUBLISHED 44 SHOWS IN TWO YEARS, WITH 660,000 DOWNLOADS. THIS YEAR WE RECORD ON BUILDING SAFETY AND SECURITY, CULINARY, AND EUROPEAN FAMILY PERSPECTIVE, INTERACT CLUB, WOMEN IN STEM, LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL STORE AND MOST RECENTLY, EXPLAINING COLLEGE ATHLETIC RECRUITING. PLEASE GET OUT THERE AND LISTEN. AND WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DO SPEECH AND DEBATE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND AN
033ELEMENTARY SCIENCE PROGRAM. LOTS OF GOOD IDEAS, IF THERE'S SOMETHING ANYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT, PLEASE LET US KNOW. DO YOU HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN THE MOST POPULAR BESIDES THE ONE I WAS ON, OF COURSE. IT'S JUST JOHN. ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER KEEPS LISTENING. THE SCIENCE OF READING, THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF OUR TOP ONES. THE ONE WITH NOAH AND KRISTI,, FEATURING OUR MANDARIN IMMERSION PROGRAM, THOSE TWO ARE ALWAYS REALLY GOOD. THEY ARE SO FUN , AND GETTING NEW PEOPLE IN THERE ALL THE TIME. WELL YOU HAVE SUCH GENUINE ENGAGEMENT AND EXCITEMENT. SO I THINK THAT REALLY HELPS. IT'S FUN TO SHOWCASE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS ESPECIALLY, SO WE CAN FIND --WHEN WE CAN FIND SOMETHING, THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT. MARY KAY DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB LINING UP , IT'S NOT EASY TO
034SCHEDULE SO MANY PEOPLE ESPECIALLY ROUND MY PEOPLE SO THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. ATTENDANCE, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE MARKED OUR ATTENDANCE FROM 9/2 TO LAST FRIDAY, AND WE WERE AT 94.4% WAS OUR AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATE FOR DISTRICT TOTAL AND THEN OBVIOUSLY BROKEN DOWN BY DEMOGRAPHICS. ONE AREA I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH WITH OTHERS IS STUDENTS EXPERIENCING POVERTY, THAT'S OUR LOWEST ATTENDANCE RATE. FOR OBVIOUS REASONS BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES. BATTERY-POWERED LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN THE CITY A LOT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR OPTIONS, TO TRANSITIONING TO BATTERY-POWERED LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT . TONY HAS BEEN TALKING WITH THE CITY AND OTHER LARGE LANDSCAPING COMPANIES IN THIS AREA TO GET PRICING FOR MANUFACTURING.
035WE ARE LOOKING TO GET THE BEST PRICING BUT WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING OUT OF GAS POWERED LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT. I THINK I REMEMBER TONY SAYING AT ONE POINT WE HAVE THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY CURRENTLY, AND MOVING EVENTUALLY TO THE UPLANDS CAMPUS. SO, DO YOU HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CHARGING CURRENTLY AND OBVIOUSLY, FOR PLANNING IN THE FUTURE? WE WILL BE ADDING THAT. SO, FOR NOW, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT? RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ENOUGH BATTERY POWER IN OUR CURRENT FACILITIES. SO, IT'S NOT THE BIG LAWNMOWERS, WE ARE REPLACING MORE OF THE BLOWERS, BUT EVENTUALLY, WE HAVE THREE LARGE LAWNMOWERS, THOSE ARE OUR BIGGEST PIECES BUT WE ONLY HAVE FOUR PEOPLE WHO WORK ON THAT , SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO SAY OUR OPEN HOUSE FOR EIGHTH GRADERS GOING
036INTO HIGH SCHOOL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, AT LAKE RIDGE. IT'S AT 7:00 , THAT'S WHEN ALL EIGHTH GRADE FAMILIES, STUDENTS, GO AND GET READY FOR FORECASTING WHICH HAPPENS REALLY QUICKLY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I ENJOYED THE MLK DAY CELEBRATION. IT WAS JUST AMAZING, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH IN THIS COUNTRY, IS JUST SO IMPORTANT TO HOLD DR. KING'S VISION OF A BELOVED COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE HEARD REFERENCE TO ROBOTICS EARLIER THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY, NOW WE HAVE THE ROBOTICS GROUP COME ON UP AND SHARE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING US A COUPLE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME. I WILL GET STARTED BEFORE INTRODUCING THE BRILLIANT STUDENTS NEXT TO
037ME, MY NAME IS ANGEL, A MENTOR FOR ONE OF THE TECH CHALLENGE ROBOTICS TEAMS HERE AT LAKE OSWEGO AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE SIX TECH CHALLENGE TEAMS , WHO I AM HERE WITH. THEY ARE JUST ONE OF THE TEAMS, SO THE TEAMS HERE ARE MADE UP OF STUDENTS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT LAKE OSWEGO. THESE TECH CHALLENGE TEAMS COMPETE , THE ROBOTICS BY DESIGNING AND BUILDING AND PROGRAMMING ROBOTS, WE COMPETE THROUGHOUT OREGON AND THROUGH THE NATION, WE GOT TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY, THIS PAST SUMMER AGAINST TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, VERY ACTIVE PROGRAM, PART OF THE REASON THESE PROGRAMS ARE SO SUCCESSFUL IS OUR SCHOOL IS GENEROUS IN PROVIDING US SPACE AND OF COURSE WE WERE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUTURE SPACE WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS
038SUPPORTING THE BOND THIS PAST FALL, SO STUDENTS WROTE A FEW HUNDRED POSTCARDS PERSONALLY, THEY CANVASSED ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY WENT OUT AND PARTICIPATED IN SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY WENT TO OPEN HOUSE NIGHTS TO ADVOCATE DIRECTLY TO PARENTS SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND EXCITED ABOUT THE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE ROBOTICS SPACE. ONE THING WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR AND REALLY HOPE THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL ALSO HELP ADVOCATE FOR IS I KNOW THERE IS A DESIGN COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE CREATED OVER THE SUMMER AND FALL AND I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TECH CHALLENGE TEAMS HAVE SOMEONE ON THAT DESIGN COMMITTEE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND TEAMS AND WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL. NOT ONLY NOW, BUT IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN IN TERMS
039OF NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND NUMBER OF TEAMS AND COMING BEHIND US THIS PAST YEAR , THERE ARE 14 LEGO ROBOTICS TEAM IN LAKE OSWEGO ALONE, A COUPLE HUNDRED STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ON THOSE TEAMS. WITH THAT I WANT TO TURN IT OVER, SHE IS LEADING THE CHARGE OF GATHERING DATA ON WHAT A FUTURE SPACE MIGHT BE AND WHAT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. ONE OF MY TEAMMATES PUT TOGETHER A FORM AND GAVE IT OUT TO OUR FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS AND THE OTHER ROBOTICS TEAMS. WHICH WAS JUST ASKING WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IN THE NEW SPACE AND WHAT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL THINGS. SO, CURRENTLY WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR MORE STORAGE SPACE BECAUSE
040THERE IS A LOT OF TEAMS AND THE CURRENT ROOM CAN ONLY HOLD ABOUT FOUR OF THE SIX FTC TEAMS AND THEN WE HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGER TEAMS MOVED TO LAKERIDGE. GO-AHEAD. SO, WE WOULD LIKE I GUESS BETTER LIGHTING AND ALSO FOR THE FLOORING , IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE MORE -- HAVE IT EASIER TO SEE PIECES THAT WE DROP BECAUSE WE DROP A LOT OF METAL SCREWS AND PIECES AND THEY CAN GET VERY EXPENSIVE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE ROOM FOR A CLASSROOM OR JUST A QUIET AREA WITH A SEPARATE DOOR BECAUSE , AS WE MENTIONED, THERE IS A LOT OF TEAMS. WHEN TEAMS ARE MEETING, IT CAN GET VERY LOUD. THERE IS USUALLY TEAMS IN THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK , FOR MANY HOURS , OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. AND,
041IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR MULTIPLE TEAMS TO BE MEETING AND HAVE A SEPARATE AREA FOR TEAMS TO HAVE MORE PRIVATE MEETINGS OR JUST A QUIET AREA TO WORK. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE A ROOM FOR A SEPARATE MACHINE SHOP BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO VERY LOUD AND IT TAKES UP A GOOD AMOUNT OF ROOM. ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I THINK THE CLASSROOM SPACE AND THE MACHINE SHOP FOR THE CLASSROOM SPACE A LOT OF TEAMS DO EDUCATIONAL , BEYOND JUST ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS , WE DO OUTREACH WHERE WE CREATE S.T.E.M. THINGS FOR WHETHER IT'S LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OR MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR SUPPORTING OTHER COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF LAKE OSWEGO THAT THE CLASSROOM SPACES CAN BE USED FOR, BEYOND JUST THE COMPETITION PART OF THE ROBOTICS AND SAME WITH MACHINE SHOP, GIVES STUDENTS
042A LOT OF PRACTICAL SKILLS THAT THEY CAN GET FROM ROBOTICS HAVING A SEPARATE MACHINE SHOP SPACE WHERE THEY CAN SAFELY WORK AND LEARN THOSE SKILLS WHILE DOING ROBOTICS IN A NICE QUIET ENVIRONMENT IS REALLY BENEFICIAL. IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL. I MADE A MOCKUP OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE OUR ROOM TO LOOK LIKE AND KIND OF THE THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NEED. WE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE HAVING A BETTER HVAC SYSTEM. IT GETS REALLY HOT IN THE SUMMER'S. AND IT ALSO GETS REALLY COLD IN THE WINTER'S. WE HAVE 50 PEOPLE IN THERE AT A TIME WORKING WITH ROBOTS AND IT IS QUITE WARM. YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ALL OF YOUR TIME, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I KNOW A LOT OF YOU HAVE SEEN OUR SPACE. IT IS AMAZING, BUT ALSO WE HAVE
043THINGS TO BE DESIRED AND BEING SOME OF BIAS THAT THESE ARE SOME THE BEST STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A SPACE THAT REFLECTS WHAT THEY NEED AND I THINK THAT'S ONLY GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE MAKE SURE AND THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL MAKE SURE THE FTC STUDENTS AND MENTORS ARE PART OF THE PROCESS. OKAY. QUESTIONS? FIRST , I DO REMEMBER YOU BEING THERE ADVOCATING, IT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE , HEARING FROM STUDENTS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE VOTERS. SO THE REQUEST IS REASONABLE, DO WE HAVE A TIMEFRAME? THEY WILL START THE DESIGN LOOKING AT THE SUMMER. I KNOW BECAUSE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROBOTICS PROGRAMS, THERE IS ROBOTICS COMPETITION OR TECH CHALLENGE. HE WAS ON BOTH TEAMS AND HOW DIFFERENTLY THOSE TEAMS RUN THEIR SEASON WITH A NUMBER STUDENTS
044, THE WAY OF COMPETITION BUT IT IS SO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAT AGAIN I REALLY WANT TO ADVOCATE , IT IS NOT JUST LAKE MONSTERS AS MUCH AS I LOVE THEM THAT'S SPEAKING FOR BOTH PROGRAMS, WE HAVE BOTH PROGRAMS REPRESENTED. WE HAVE TO BUILD SOMETHING FLEXIBLE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT. THINGS WILL CHANGE. SO MUCH MORE ROBOTS. CTP WILL HAVE THEIR OWN HOME SO, THIS WHOLE SPACE AND WE WILL BE BUILDING SOMETHING SIMILAR. WHEN DOES THAT FIT IN THE CYCLE? I BELIEVE THE BUILD WILL BE UNTIL TWO SUMMERS AND THIS AREA WON'T BE CHANGED UNTIL WE HAVE A HOME SO KIND OF DOES GO , NOT AS QUICK AS YOU WOULD LIKE. BUT WE WILL GET IT DONE. I AM NOT WORRIED AS LONG AS WE GET TO KEEP COMING TO CHAT WITH YOU
045AND VISIT AND SEE MORE SPACE. WE ARE BIG FANS. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID. ABSOLUTELY, IT WAS FUN. I ENJOYED IT. A LOT OF KNOCKING ON DOORS. AMAZING AND FOR THE KIDS BEHIND YOU. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO WORK ON THESE TYPES OF THINGS AND NOT GET THE IMMEDIATE BENEFIT, THE LASTING LEGACY THAT WILL HAPPEN IS PRETTY AMAZING. COME BACK AND BE MENTORS. >> SEE HOW MUCH FURTHER THE PROGRAM HAS GONE AND IT WILL BE AMAZING TO SEE. HOPEFULLY COMING BACK SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO VISIT, WE'RE NEARING THE LAST FINAL WEEKS OF OUR SEASON SO IF YOU SEE A LIGHT ON AT 1:00 A.M. SOMETIMES WE ARE THERE. VERY COMMITTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR EVENING. YOU TOO, THANK YOU. NEXT AGENDA ITEM, SCHOOL CALENDAR, DR.
046SCHIELE. YES CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. SO WE DID A SURVEY WITH STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND STAFF AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE FOR GIVING US FEEDBACK, ULTIMATELY 77.9% OF TEACHERS AND 17% OF PARENTS, 65 % OF STUDENTS WANT TO JUST THE CALENDAR TO NOT END AS LATE IN THE YEAR SO THAT IS WHERE WE FOCUSED OUR ATTENTION. THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO FIND TWO ADDITIONAL STUDENT DAYS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS GROUNDED IN THE SINGLE GOAL OF REDUCING ABSENTEEISM AND PROTECTING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION TIME SO KEEPING THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHERE IT IS AFTER LABOR DAY AND I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS A COMMITMENT MADE TO PEOPLE AND I WANT TO KEEP THAT WHERE IT
047IS. AND MAINTAIN THE CURRENT THANKSGIVING WEEK SCHEDULE THOSE SCHOOL DAYS OFF SCHOOL DAYS FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF KEEPING THAT WHOLE WEEK HELPS KEEP WELL-DOCUMENTED ABSENTEEISM THAT WE HAVE SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT WORK WE RECOMMEND HAVING BOTH DAYS BEFORE STUDENTS START SCHOOL WHICH MEANS WE ARE DOING A FULL WEEK BEFORE STUDENTS COME BACK FRIDAY AND STUDENTS WILL START , THE DAYS WE ARE ADDING BACK INTO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 9 WHICH IS CURRENTLY STATEWIDE SERVICE DAY WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL AND NOVEMBER 20 WHICH WAS A PD DAY SO NOW STUDENTS HAVE THE WEEK OFF SO, BY ADDING THOSE DAYS WE ARE ABLE TO END THE 17th 17 JUNE SO THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION, THE DRAFT IS IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU CAN SEE THAT. AND MY
048RECOMMENDATION IS TO GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE WEEKS , BUT REALLY IF THAT'S THE BIG THING WE WANT TO GO TO THE 22nd, THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN REALLY DO IS PUT IT THERE OR HAVE THEM COME BACK TO SCHOOL. SO I THINK THIS IS COMPROMISING AS I POSSIBLY CAN DO. WE WOULD NOT CONTINUE THIS NEXT YEAR WILL GO BACK NOT HAVING THE TWO DAYS BEFORE HAVING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS ACTUALLY BETTER FOR LEARNING BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT. ANY DIFFERENT QUESTIONS ? I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SAID WORKING ON DAYS WHERE WE CAN LOWER THE RISK OF ABSENTEEISM. I THINK IS A GOOD STRATEGY. ATTENDANCE IS DIRECTLY TIED. TO HOW STUDENTS LEARN. DIRECTOR DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I WAS
049GOING TO ASK. SO I MEAN OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN DO IT AND CARES ABOUT STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DAY OCTOBER 9. THAT IS PERMITTED. MOST STUDENTS ARE OUT , OUT-OF-STATE RIGHT? BUT IT IS NOT MANDATORY. NOT MANDATORY AND WHAT USED TO BE A ROBUST NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT , THE STATE IS TO PUT ON A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEACHERS DON'T AS MUCH, WE DO SEE THE STATE CONFERENCE ON THAT DAY AND I WOULD IMAGINE OUR TEACHERS WILL STILL ATTEND THAT. ACTUALLY, THERE WAS A DISTRICT THAT USED THE DAY FOR A TEACHING DAY LAST YEAR THAT I HEARD ABOUT AND I THOUGHT IT WAS STATEWIDE. DISTRICTS. WE USE THAT DAY . I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT. SOMEBODY DID LAST YEAR, NOT US. YES, KIDS , THERE'S MORE CONSISTENCY IN THE CALENDAR WHICH SEEMS IMPORTANT AS WELL. FOR SOME
050FAMILIES, THERE WOULD LIKE THE COMPACTED AND EARLIER . SOMETIMES STUDENTS WOULD RATHER HAVE DAYS OUT, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. AS OF NOW UNLESS WE WANT TO CHANGE THANKSGIVING AND THAT DID NOT COME THROUGH THE SURVEY, THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO DO IT THIS IS THE BETTER OPTION. IT DOES NOT COME THROUGH ON ABSENTEEISM DATA , THAT WOULD SET US UP FOR CROSS LEARNING. SO I MEAN LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT YEAR LABOR DAY IS EVEN LATER. SORRY THE SIXTH SORRY. SO STILL PRETTY LATE. IF YOU CAN GET THINGS IN YEAH, IT IS FIXED . FUNNY HOW ONE DAY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. ALSO REMEMBERING IN PROBABLY FOUR YEARS WE LOVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION BECAUSE AT THAT POINT WE WILL BE AIR-CONDITIONED IN ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. STILL SOMETHING WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT. STARTING WHEN IT'S TOO
051WARM OUT. ALL RIGHT FOR THOSE LISTENING, IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION, LET US KNOW. IT WILL BE IN A ACTION ITEM NEXT BOARD MEETING. ALL RIGHT, EDUCATIONAL DATA. MR. SCHINDERLE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'VE GOT SOME UPDATED DATA TO SHARE WITH YOU. LITTLE BIT LATER THIS YEAR , WHEN YOU'RE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER BUT AS WE SHIFT IS WHAT PRESENT ON IT ALL LANDED AS A PACKAGE FOR JANUARY. SO THE FIRST SLIDE, OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS , YOU CAN SEE THE TREND HERE, WE'RE TRENDING DOWN A BIT. HAVE QUITE A FEW STUDENTS GRADUATE, NOT AS MANY ARRIVING IN LAKE OSWEGO WHO IDENTIFIED AS A MULTILINGUAL LEARNER. THIS IS SOLELY REPORTED ON ENTRY INTO THE SYSTEM ON THE HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY AND THAT WOULD TIP US TO CHECK IN WITH THEM TO
052PROVIDE SERVICES BASED ON ELIGIBILITY. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A NEW EL PLAN FOR THE STATE, THEY DID PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE SO WE WILL HAVE A UPDATED VERSION OF THAT LATER IN THE SPRING TO REVIEW FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT WILL RUN USUALLY A MULTI-YEAR PLAN SO WE ARE STILL HOVERING OVER 50 LANGUAGES SPOKEN. QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, I WILL GO THROUGH MAYBE AT THE END. ONE DEFINITION OF A MULTILINGUAL LEARNER. DOES THE FACT THAT THE NUMBER REDUCES AS YOU GET TO THE UPPER GRADES, IF YOU'RE IDENTIFIED AS A MULTILINGUAL LEARNER IN ELEMENTARY IT WOULD REMAIN? ABSOLUTELY. EITHER MOVING OR LEAVING THE DISTRICT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS OR LESS STUDENTS ENROLLING OR COMING IN WITH MULTI-LANGUAGES. THE NEXT SLIDE PERTAINS TO STUDENTS ON 504 PLAN, STILL GOING STRONG HERE. I WILL SAY HAVE
053BEEN PARTNERING WITH DR. SCHIELE TO CONNECT WITH COUNSELORS AND A QUARTERLY SYSTEM, SO A LOT OF LISTENING SESSIONS ARE IN THE PROCESS FOR THE 504'S. WE WERE PRETTY ROBUST IN OUR REQUIREMENTS SO WE LOOKED AT WHAT IS REQUIRED, WHAT IS BEST PRACTICE AND HOW DO WE BALANCE AND MANAGE WORKLOAD WITH 504'S EFFECTIVELY MEETING STUDENTS NEEDS AT ALL LEVELS SO ALTHOUGH WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW, THE PACE IS NOT EXTREME, BUT ALSO CHECKING WITH COUNSELORS, LISTENING SESSIONS, SPOT CHECKING SMALL GROUPS WE HAVE A COUPLE SEASONED VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE THAT HISTORICAL APPROACH AND BALANCE WHAT IS MANAGEABLE TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH 504'S. SO THAT IS GOOD WHEN WE GET POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND WE LISTEN AND MADE REVISIONS BASED ON FEEDBACK AND ACTION COMING BACK AND SAY THANK YOU
054THAT'S HELPING TREMENDOUSLY. SO THAT IS POSITIVE THERE. NEXT SLIDE. STUDENTS ON A IEP, THIS IS THE ANNUAL CENSUS. THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTING. 23-24, WE HAD TO MATCH GROWTH YEARS , WE ARE DOWN EIGHT STUDENTS FROM ONE YEAR AGO. IF YOU REMEMBER THIS IS THE MOVING TARGET WHERE THE CYCLE LOOKS AT KINDERGARTEN COMING IN THE FIFTH THROUGH EIGHTH, EIGHTH HIGH SCHOOL, SINGH IS GRADUATING, STUDENTS AGING OUT. ALL OF THOSE NUMBERS AS THEY SHAKE UP WERE ACTUALLY DOWN, EIGHT STUDENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR REPORTING. SO I FINALLY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE LEVELED FOR A MINUTE SO WE ARE HOLDING STRONG , CASELOADS ARE APPROPRIATE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE DID ADD LANGUAGE THE LAST BARGAINING CYCLE TO ALLOW CASE MANAGERS TO CONNECT WITH DR. SCHIELE AND MYSELF, IF THERE IS CONCERN CASELOAD IS TOO HIGH OR UNMANAGEABLE
055AND WAYS WE CAN PROBLEM SOLVE OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. SO WE HAVE DONE A FEW OF THOSE AND REALLY GOOD CONSENSUS RUNWAYS TO SUPPORT AND SHIFT RESOURCES WE HAVE IN THE SYSTEM. ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 979 AND 901? THE LAST COUPLE YEARS I'VE ONLY REPORTED WHAT WE REPORTED TO THE STATE, THE BOLDED NUMBER, THE CERTIFIED NUMBER IS IN THE LOOK BACK AT HISTORICAL DATA AND THOSE ARE STUDENTS ON ACTIVE IEP IN THE K 21 SYSTEM IN LAKE OSWEGO. WITH A ACTIVE IEP, THE OTHER NUMBER IS THE NUMBER WE REPORT TO THE STATE AND THE OTHER CORRESPONDS TO STUDENTS ATTENDING PRIVATE SCHOOL , SO WE WERE REQUIRED TO DO EVALUATION FOR THE STUDENT LET'S SAY SEVENTH GRADER ATTENDING PARKER ACADEMY , THEY LIVE AT PPS, TIGER, SHERWOOD AS A
056RESIDENT DISTRICT SO WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO DO THE EVALUATION AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, BUT WE DO NOT SERVE THEM ON THE IEP. SO I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE NUMBER LOOK LIKE BECAUSE SOME USUALLY HAVE A BUNCH A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND OTHER YEARS WE HAVE FEWER WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE CLOSER TO WHAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT SO IT WAS ME KICKING OUT ON DATA. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO CALL OUT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK WE ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IN STATUTE , THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR OUR KIDS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO NOT KIDS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THROUGH EDUCATION. SO AS WE THINK ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE MADE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
057SYSTEMS, THAT AGAIN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM, WHETHER YOU SEND YOUR KID HERE OR NOT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND A REALLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR LEGISLATORS TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE ARE ASKING TO LIFT THE LIMIT WHICH WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING, THIS IS ALL PART OF THIS. REALLY GREAT NUMBERS, THANK YOU. STILL OVER 979 AND 14% OF DECEMBER ENROLLMENT. 14 THREE OR 14 FOR SO WE ARE OVER THE CAP NOT RECEIVING THE ADDITIONAL FOR THOSE 230 STUDENTS IN THERE WITH A NUMBER OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. UNTIL THEY RECONVENE AND RECONSIDER. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY MOVEMENT YET. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE IS CHOICE EXCEPTIONAL SO THIS IS A STUDENT BOTH INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED AND IDENTIFIED AS A STUDENT WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY COMING EMOTIONAL DISABILITY, MAYBE PHYSICAL IN SOME CAPACITY BUT THEY ARE
058COEXISTING SO WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT NUMBER AND HAVE A BUMP PRIMARILY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL COME EASILY HIGH SCHOOL A COUPLE OF GRADUATED FOR THIS IS BASED ON THAT DIFFERENCE. UP BY 10 OVERALL. NEXT SLIDE. HEALTH PLANS IN THE DISTRICT STILL CONTINUING TO GROW. WE HAVE FOUR AMAZING NURSES TO WORK PRETTY TIRELESSLY WITH LOCAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AS THEY WORK THROUGH CRAFTING PLANS FOR STUDENTS WITHIN OUR SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW THEY BEEN FOCUSING ON THE NEW CONCUSSION RULES AND RELATIONS WITH THE ATHLETIC TRAINER SO THAT HAS BEEN GOING WELL AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THE FAST APPROACHING EXCLUSION DAY COMING UP AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. MANAGING ANY OTHER SITUATIONS THAT POP UP. CAN ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS DATA? IT WOULD BE INTERESTING, NOT NOW, BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THE
059CROSSOVER IS BETWEEN HEALTH PLANS AND 50 FORCE AND HEALTH PLANS AND IEP'S. I THINK THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MANY. YEAH, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH HEALTH PLANS KIND OF STANDALONE IF IT IS DIABETES RELATED AS A STANDARD HEALTH PLAN. SOME OF THE CONDITIONS MAY NECESSITATE THROUGH ACADEMIC AND ALSO A HEALTH PLAN BASED ON A SET CONDITION. SAME FOR THE IEP'S SO THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD TEASING THEM OUT BUT I CAN PULL THAT. SURE. NEXT SLIDE IS, THIS IS JUST A REMINDER OF REFERRALS AS WE ASK HOW MANY OPEN REFERRALS, SO WE HAVE GOT, THIS IS PRETTY TYPICAL WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LAST FEW YEARS HOVERING AROUND THESE NUMBERS SO WHEN WE THINK OF THE SENSES, THIS IS A PIECE OF DATA, SOME OF THESE WILL END IN A ELIGIBLE STUDENT OR
060NONELIGIBLE ABOUT 80 OR 85% GIVE OR TAKE IN ONE YEAR AND OTHER THINGS KIDS ARE AGING OUT , THAT IMPACTS THE NUMBER BUT NOT ALL OF THEM LAND ON THE ACTUAL PLAN SO INTERVENTIONS ARE STILL AFFECTED BY SCHOOL SETTINGS SO THAT IS JUST SOMETHING ON REFERRALS. ALL OF THOSE HAVE TO BE PROCESSED, THAT SERIES OF MEETINGS. MAKE DECISIONS AND GO FROM THERE. MULTIPLE MEETINGS ARE NECESSARY. AND THE NEXT ONE IS SUPERVISION. THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE NAME OF THE GAME NOW IN ARENAS AND EDUCATION. SO WE ARE HEADING INTO THE THIRD YEAR SO WE WILL BE BACK ONE MORE YEAR WHERE WE HAVE THE FULL AUDIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CYCLE. IT DOES DRIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAS BEEN GOOD TO HONE IN ON BEST PRACTICES FOR STAFF WITH PLANS FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO
061THERE'S COMPLAINTS MORE IMPROVING WHICH AS COUNTY DIRECTORS WE APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT IMPROVEMENT PRACTICES VERSUS BEING IN THE COMPLIANCE AND WAS OFTEN CRITICIZED FOR NOT HAVING THE BUSINESS EDUCATING KIDS. WE WILL SEE HOW THAT CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG. I THINK THAT WAS IT, SO I CAN PAUSE AND REVISIT ANY SITE OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. EXCELLENT , THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ELEMENTARY PILOT NOVEL REQUEST, MISS WASHINGTON ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TOPICS. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS. MY FIRST TIME DOING ELEMENTARY PILOT. HELLO CHAIR AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I AM HERE TO PRESENT A NOVEL BEING PUT FORTH TO THE DEPARTMENT, THEY WANT TO HAVE SOME HIGHER-LEVEL READING FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN NEED OF THAT. IT IS FOR FOURTH GRADE AND THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL
062IS THIRST BY AUTHOR , SO THIS NOVEL SOUNDS REALLY INTERESTING. IT IS A MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL ABOUT A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL NAMED MINNIE WHOSE LIFE IS UPENDED BY SEVERE WATER SHORTAGES. SHE STARTS WORKING AT A LUXURY HIGH-RISE AND DISCOVERS A MAFIA BOSS IS INVOLVED FORCING HER TO MAKE A DIFFICULT CHOICE. SHE LIVES IN MUMBAI AND FIGHTS FOR WATER JUSTICE AFTER WITNESSING THE WATER MAFIA STEALING WATER FROM HER COMMUNITY. WHILE BALANCING SCHOOL , HER NEW JOB AS A MAID AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS BOOK EXPLORES THEMES OF POVERTY AND JUSTICE, PRIVILEGE AND THIRST FOR OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION AND FAIRNESS, FOLLOWING SHE DECIDES WHETHER TO EXPOSE THE CRIME DESPITE THE RISK. AND WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO USE THIS WITH OUR STUDENTS PRIMARILY FOURTH GRADE BUT POSSIBLY SOME THIRD OR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS. SO THIS IS FOR INFORMATION, WE CAN
063LOOK , IF THERE'S QUESTIONS WE WILL VOTE NEXT WEEK. OR I MEAN IN TWO WEEKS IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. COOL. COPIES. I BELIEVE THESE FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM ADOPTION POSTPONEMENT. HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL TO POSTPONED SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM ADOPTION FOR THE YEAR 2026, THIS COMING FALL , BECAUSE YOU KNOW FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN THE STATE . WE HAVE HAD TO REEVALUATE AND FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO FUND THIS PROCESS. SO WE WOULD LIKE YOUR PERMISSION TO POSTPONED FOR ONE YEAR. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS ALLOWING US TO CONSIDER THIS? THE STATE ALLOWS US , SO WE ARE ACTUALLY JUST PUTTING IN THE PLAN FOR ADOPTION NEXT YEAR SOCIAL STUDIES WHICH IS GOING TO BE A CHEAPER WAY TO GO THAN WHAT WE
064HAVE DONE. TYPICALLY TEACHERS , WE'RE GOING TO WRITE A DIFFERENT PROGRAM WITH INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALISTS AND BRING IT BACK TO THE SCHOOLS . IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE CONTINUE TO USE THE MATERIALS WE HAVE. WHICH WERE APPROVED AND STANDARD AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO THIS IS NOTED AS INFORMATION ONLY. BUT, IF WE FEEL WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, WE CAN MAKE AN ACTION TONIGHT OR WE CAN WAIT FOR FEEDBACK AND DO IT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. HAVE A LOOK TO DIRECTORS ON IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS. WENDED WE APPROVE IT? SIX YEARS AGO. SEVEN YEARS IS TYPICAL. ALL RIGHT I WILL TAKE A MOTION IF YOU WANT TO TURN IT INTO A ACTION ITEM. I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT THE MINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION OF DEALING THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM ADOPTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
065I WILL SECOND. FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, AUTHORIZATION TO SELL BONDS. MAKE MONEY. DO IT. GIVES YOU THE POWER TO SELL THEM AND MAKE MONEY. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IN YOUR PACKET IS A RESOLUTION IF ADOPTED WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD FORMALLY WITH OUR PLANS TO SELL BONDS IN THE FIRST TRANCHE OF BONDS UNDER OUR VOTER APPROVAL AUTHORIZATION FROM NOVEMBER 2025. FROM THE ELECTION MEASURE . AND , THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AS A INFORMATIONAL ITEM AT THE MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO AND , THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED IS THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE CHANGES TO THE RESOLUTION SO THAT WAS PROVIDED ALONG WITH COMMENTS FROM THE BOND COUNCIL AS TO MAJOR CHANGES THAT WERE MADE, RECOMMENDED CHANGES AND SO THIS EVENING WE HAVE THIS
066RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU AS A RECOMMENDED ACTION ITEM. SO, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FORMAL PROCESSES OF DOING EXTENSIVE WORK OVER SEVERAL MONTHS TO POSITION OURSELVES FOR A SUCCESSFUL BOND SALE IN MAY, THERE ARE ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE EXTRA WORK ON THIS. MAKES IT REALLY CLEAR AND EASY. JUST WANT TO NOTE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM THE LAST MEETING AND NOW ON THIS. IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, WE CAN ASK OTHERWISE I WILL TAKE A MOTION FOR ACTION. MOVED TO ADOPT THE BOND CELL RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. SECOND. >> FURTHER CONVERSATIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES , THANK YOU AND NOW BACK TO YOUR. THE LAKE GROVE SWIM PARK. THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE SWIM PARK, COMPONENT UNIT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
067AUDIT FINDINGS I AM CALLING OUT HERE. THERE WAS A OVER EXPENDITURE IN SERVICES APPROPRIATION CATEGORY OF $6451 IN RELATION TO $120,000 BUDGET AND THEN THE FACT THAT THE PARK IN THE FISCAL YEAR , 2025 FISCAL YEAR WITH A DEFICIT FUND BALANCE CONTRARY TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET LAW CONTEMPLATES EITHER A ZERO FUND BALANCE OR POSITIVE FUND BALANCE, BUT THAT DOES OCCASIONALLY OCCUR AND CALLED OUT AS A FINDING. WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WILL ULTIMATELY GET RESOLVED AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH CONTINUING REFINEMENT IN OUR COST AS WELL AS REVENUE ENHANCED MEASURES. IT IS LARGELY A COST DRIVEN FACTOR, WE HAD TURNOVER IN 2020 FOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO HIGHER PERSONNEL COSTS AND A LITTLE BIT IN THIS MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR. THE BLURB DOES PROVIDE SOME SEPARATION ON WHERE THE MAJOR EXPENDITURE COMPONENT OF THE DEFICIT DERIVES
068FROM WHICH IS FROM THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT THAT WAS INCURRED IN 2024 . SO, OUT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE REDUCTION IN FUND BALANCE FROM 2024 THE TOTAL REDUCTION OF 31,000 , ONE COULD SAY ESSENTIALLY ALL OF THAT CAME FROM THE $61,000 OF DEBT SERVICE AND THAT PAYMENT DOES CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER NINE YEARS, BUT AS IT IS MADE EACH YEAR, YOU KNOW THAT , THAT WILL APPROVE THE PARK OVERALL NET POSITION AND IN NINE YEARS TIME , BUT IT WAS RECOGNIZED AS A CONSTRAINT WHEN THE DEBT WAS ENTERED INTO WHICH MY ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS A SHORTER MATURITY SCHEDULE AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER INTEREST RATE, WITH THE BOARD 'S WISDOM EXTENDED IT TO THE MAXIMUM TENURE ALLOWED BY THE STATUTE. WITH THE LOWER INTEREST RATE . SO THIS IS INFORMATIONAL, THERE IS NO ACTION REQUIRED ON
069THIS. WE ARE OBLIGATED TO PRESENT THE AUDIT REPORT AND THEN ALSO CALL OUT THAT THERE IS A TRANSMITTAL LETTER THAT COMES FROM THE AUDITORS , SEPARATE FROM THE AUDIT REPORT ITSELF AND THAT IS THE LETTER THAT HE MAY BE FOLLOWS THE BLURB AND IF THERE WERE ANY DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY OUR AUDIT , THE CONDUCT OF THE AUDIT THEY WOULD HIGHLIGHT THAT HERE AS WELL AS ANY DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT'S OR OTHER ISSUES THAT THEY BELIEVE ROSE TO A LEVEL WHERE THEIR DUTIES AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THAT AND IT WOULD BE LISTED HERE AND THERE ARE NO SUCH ITEMS REQUIRED IN THE DISCLOSURE. AND ALREADY MENTIONED THE FINDINGS THAT ARE REFERENCED IN THE STATEMENT PORTION OF THE AUDIT REPORT. THE OPINION ON THE STATEMENTS IS WHAT IS CALLED A UNQUALIFIED OPINION , DISAGREE WITH OUR
070REPRESENTATION WITH THEIR REPRESENTATION OF THE PARKS PLANNING CONTROL CONDITION AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 WITH RESULTS OF THAT OPERATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REQUIREMENTS AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES. AND THAT IS COLDLY REFERRED TO AS A CLEAN OPINION , FOR ALL OF OUR AUDITS SO I VIEW THIS OVERALL OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A NEGATIVE FUND BALANCE AS A POSITIVE REPORT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON LOWERING THE NEGATIVE FUND BALANCE AND IT IS POSSIBLE EVEN WITHIN THIS FISCAL YEAR WE MAY BE ABLE TO RESOLVE IT. SO AGAIN THIS IS A INFORMATIONAL ITEM. HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR DISTRICT AUDIT REPORT IN THE NEXT MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK
071YOU. ALL RIGHT, OTHER BUSINESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL OTHER BUSINESS BUT I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST COMMENT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF IT IS HARD TO THINK ABOUT COMING IN AND DOING VERY BUSINESS WORK ORIENTED TYPE STUFF WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE NEWS AND ASKING PUBLIC SERVANTS OR TEACHERS OR STAFF, ANYONE WHO WORKS IN THIS COMMUNITY, TO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AND BE THERE FOR OUR KIDS WHICH IS OUR PRIORITY AND TO BE A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM, SO THANK YOU DR. SCHIELE FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT. THESE ARE NOT THINGS WE NEED TO OR SHOULD IGNORE OR CAN IGNORE. WE ARE FACED WITH A QUESTION OF OUR VALUES AROUND HUMANITY AND IT IS NOT POLITICAL BUT IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT IS TOP OF MIND AND
072IT WILL APPRECIATE ALL THE TIMES WE GET TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS AND CELEBRATE OUR FUTURE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE AND WE KNOW CAN BE BETTER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE HOPEFULLY ENGAGING IN AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES AND PARENTS AND HOW TO RAISE THOUGHTFUL HUMANS WHO KNOW HOW TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS AND DO SO WITH GRACE AND CARE AND YOU TWO ARE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE SET SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT PASS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, THANK YOU DR. SCHIELE, FOR YOUR WORDS. YOU SENT A LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY TO REITERATE THAT SO I THINK KNOWING, AS YOU SAID IN OUR SCHOOLS WE WILL FOCUS ON KEEPING KIDS SAFE AND PROTECTED
073AND LEARNING THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT