I acknowledge that the geographical region of Camas is located on the ancestral and territorial lands of the Chinook and Cowlitz People, and that the Chinook are still fighting to be a federally recognized tribe on their own land.
The board values public input. The responsibility of the board is to actively listen and reflect on the public comments. The board may only discuss and act upon items included on the written agenda. For that reason, board members cannot respond to any comments or questions during public comment but can ask the Superintendent to follow up on issues raised during public testimony.
Guidelines for public input emphasize the respect and consideration of others. Boisterous conduct will not be permitted at any meeting of the Board of Directors, nor will any harassing or threatening remarks be tolerated. Complaints about individual employees should be directed to the Superintendent’s office as a personnel matter.
Each person providing public comment will have a total of 3 minutes. Once called upon please step up to the podium, face the board, and state your name for the record. The bell will ring at 3 minutes to remind you that your time is up.
Accounts Payable January 2022 Actual Figures
Grand Totals:
| ACH | $220,206.43 |
| GF | $602,298.15 |
| ASB | $17,861.07 |
| CPF | $108,324.51 |
| DOR1 | 6,491.66 |
| DOR4 | $376.72 |
| PPTF | $254.43 |
January 7, 2022 Check Run
| ACH | $5,182.90 |
| GF | $200,080.62 |
| ASB | $13,719.89 |
| CPF | $33,441.55 |
| DOR1 | $6,491.66 |
| DOR4 | $376.72 |
January 21, 2022 Check Run
| ACH | $215,023.53 |
| GF | $402,217.53 |
| ASB | $4,141.18 |
| CPF | $74,882.96 |
| PPTF | $254.43 |
March 2022 DO NOT EXCEED Figures:
| GF | $1,500,000 |
| ASB | $150,000 |
| CPF | $750,000 |
Payroll Register for January 31, 2022 was $7,773,256.80.
Payroll Register for February 28, 2022 was $7,813,821.99
Renewal of Copier Lease: Business Services is requesting Board approval to replace the expiring Print center copier lease with Pacific Office Automation. Pricing is based on the OETC Cooperative contract 16R and will replace the Konica 1052 binding machine with a Konica 6120 offering similar functionality. The lease is $1,169.64 per month for 60 months. This cost will come out of the general fund and is $200 less than the expiring lease.
Staff is requesting board approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Vancouver Public Schools. This agreement will allow the district to piggyback on the RFP for an Employee Assistance Program awarded to Deer Oaks. This cooperative agreement runs from 3/1/2022 - 3/31/2027.
Request to Increase “Do Not Exceed” Amount for Vancouver School District Jim Tangeman Center. Initially, we had three students placed at the Jim Tangeman Center, formerly known as Fir Grove. Since those placements, we have had two new students move into our district this school year with day treatment programs as their placement on their incoming special education paperwork. One was placed here at the Jim Tangeman Center in October and one in February. The Special Services Department requests board approval to increase our purchase order not to exceed from $180,000 to $300,000.
Fir Grove is a countywide day treatment program operated by Vancouver Public Schools. This school serves students with significant emotional and/or behavioral disabilities. This school provides comprehensive mental health and educational services within a highly structured setting. Placement at this school occurs when it’s determined that the district is unable to provide appropriate educational services within one of its educational programs.
The Technolgy Department is requesting approval to surplus the following items that are beyond economical repair or have otherwise exceeded their reasonable and practical use in Camas Public Schools. Once approved these items will to an electronic recycler for proper disposal.
Old and unrepairable model Chromebook: 491
Old and unrepairable model document camera: 9
Old and unrepairable laptop: 15
Old and unrepairable model projector: 19
Old and unrepairable tablet: 5
Old and unrepairable TVs: 4
Charging carts (wiring issues): 4
AV equipment (space program, security equipment, racking parts): 5 boxes
Monitors: 12
Boxes of old cabling: 8 boxes
Old/broken electronic parts: 11 boxes
This does not affect school attendance boundaries. This is only for school board director districts.
Every ten years the US performs a census which initiates a process to evaluate voting districts. Redistricting is the process of changing the boundaries of voting districts so that all districts have the same number of people. As states and communities grow and change, peoples’ representation in government begins to get out of balance. Redistricting brings everything back into balance to make sure that every member of the Camas community is represented fairly. Camas School District engaged with a consultant to perform the analysis and options were considered at February 14, 2022, Board Workshop. The District publicized the options and tonight’s public hearing to receive comments on the options. The public will continue to have an opportunity to provide written comments until final adoption on March 28th.
The Technology department requests approval to extend our current 5-year agreement with Zayo for an additional 5 years. Zayo provides us with a “Dark Fiber” network that connects CSD buildings together and outside of the district with fiber optic cables. We use these cables to provide phone and network services from our district where the connection to the Internet exists. The cost of this contract is approximately $44,000 and funding is from the General Fund.
Over the last year, the Technology Department has worked with teacher and student representatives from each of the elementary schools and grade bands K-2 along with a K-2 Technology Committee to determine how best to serve these students when in remote learning situations. From this learning, we are taking advantage of the Emergency Connectivity Fund to provide devices for students who would otherwise not have technology available to them if a take home remote learning situation was to occur. We have been approved for reimbursement of 1335 devices of the 1500 devices we will need to cover the K-2 students. The projected total project cost is $487,942 with an expected reimbursement of $380,516 from ECF. This leaves the district obligation at approximately $107,500 from the technology Levy funds for providing these devices.
Thursday, January 27, 2022, regional leaders received an update on SSB 5030 – District Comprehensive School Counseling Program Development with presenters, Kim Reykdal, Director of Graduation and Pathway Preparation; and Brittni Thompson, Secondary School Counseling Program Supervisor. The intention of the bill is to clarify the school counselor's role in alignment with current best practices. SSB 5030 requires districts to develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program (CSCP) for all schools within the district that addresses students’ social/emotional, academic, and career development in alignment with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model. A district comprehensive school counseling program (CSCP) plan, based on the national school counseling model, must be developed and adopted prior to the start of the 2022–23 school year, with at least transitional implementation beginning in the 2022–23 school year, and full implementation in 2023–24 and beyond. This contract proposal represents a partnership with the Washougal District in a project that will help us to align our practices with these new requirements. There are cost savings since we are splitting the contract and combining some resources. The total cost for the two-year contract for both districts combined is $27, 675.00. Camas School District will pay $13, 837.50 over the two-year period. This includes 6 days of training for every counselor, in addition, to drop-in opportunities for district and building administrators and counseling support staff.