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[2. REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER - 5:30 PM]
IT IS 5:30 ON AUGUST 22ND, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS STARTED.WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY ERICA COX.
>> NEXT IS OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
I ACKNOWLEDGED 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.
ITEM 3 ON OUR AGENDA, MILLTOWN PRIDE AWARD.
[3. MILL TOWN PRIDE AWARD(S)]
WE HAVE OUR BOOK MOBUS VOLUNTEERS, DR. ANGELA.>> THANK YOU, COREY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR MILLTOWN PROUD AWARD FOR THIS MONTH.
IF WE COULD HAVE OUR WINNERS STEP ON UP.
[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE.
FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE NICOLE AND LAUREN MITCHELL, ELLEN MILES AND LORNA OVERTON FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK OVER THE SUMMER FOR THE BOOK MOBUS OF COURSE, JEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER].
>> JENNY, [OVERLAPPING] DO YOU WANT TO GRAB THE MIKE RIGHT HERE SO THE FOLKS AT HOME CAN HEAR [LAUGHTER] OR YOU CAN STAND BEHIND IT EITHER WAY.
>> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE SPECIAL PEOPLE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE MILLTOWN PRIDE AWARD ACKNOWLEDGES HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, PERSISTENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT, CONTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY.
ELLEN MILES, SHE'S OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR WITH THE CAMAS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AT FIRST WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT, OH, WE SHOULD PARTNER WITH A LIBRARY, I THOUGHT, WELL, THEY SEE IT AS COMPETITION, BUT NO, YES.
SHE'S SHAKING HER HEAD NO BECAUSE AS YOU CAN TELL THE ACTIVITIES THAT SHE BROUGHT UP EACH WEEK IS ALL ABOUT LITERACY, AND OUR GOAL WAS FOR KIDS TO KEEP READING OVER THE SUMMER, WHETHER THEY GOT THE BOOK AT THE LIBRARY OR AT THE BOOK MOBUS.
THANK YOU, ELLEN. AND THEN LAUREN AND NICOLE.
SHE IS AT WSU VANCOUVER ATTENDING HER FIRST NIGHT CLASS TONIGHT.
SHE'S A CHEMIST GRAD IN HER SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE.
NICOLE, IS IT GOING TO BE A SOPHOMORE AT CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL? AND WHAT POWER THAT IS IN OUR KIDS COMING BACK AND HELPING THE COMMUNITY AND SOME ARE LITERACY.
SO OUR YOUNGERS TO SEE OUR OLDER KIDS, AND THAT'S REALLY POWERFUL.
SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THEY'RE COMING BACK AND SUPPORTING OUR SUMMER LITERACY.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW, BUT I REALLY WANT TO TAKE OVER DRIVING THAT SUMMER BOOK MOBUS, BUT IT'S OKAY.
[LAUGHTER] I CAN'T YET FOR LOGISTIC REASONS ON THAT ONE.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] BUT LORNA, SHE'S AMAZING.
SHE DRIVES THE BUS, SHE HELPS UNLOAD, SHE HELPS ME LOAD.
BUT A REAL POWERFUL STORY OUR VERY LAST STOP.
THERE WAS A FAMILY THAT IS NEW TO CAMAS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ATTENDING PRUNE HILL FROM ECUADOR. YOU REMEMBER? YES, SHE'S SHAKING HER HEAD.
THEY CAME AT THE VERY END AND SHE WILL NOT LET US PACK UP THE BUS IF THERE'S A FAMILY THERE.
SHE MADE SURE THAT WE STAYED AND WE HAD THE BOOKS ASSESSABLE FOR THE FAMILIES IN SPANISH, AND IN ENGLISH, AND SHE WOULD NOT LET ME BECAUSE I WAS JUST HER AND I AT THE END PACK UP THE BUS BECAUSE SHE IS ALL ABOUT LITERACY AND SUPPORTING IT IN THE BUS AND OUT OF THE BUS.
THEY'RE AMAZING PEOPLE AND COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM. WELL, THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
>> JUST A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE HERE AS SOMEBODY WHOSE DAUGHTERS SCHEDULES,
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THEY'RE SUMMER AROUND THE BOOK MOBUS VISITS LIKE THESE PEOPLE ARE GREAT.I MEAN, EVEN ON THOSE 100 PLUS DEGREE DAYS THAT WE HAD, I MEAN, THE PLACE WAS FULL.
THE KONA ICE WOULD NOT STAY IN [NOISE] ICE FORM, BUT IT WAS FANTASTIC.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT TRADITION THEY'VE STARTED AND I'M SO EXCITED TO KEEP THAT GOING.
NUMBER 4, SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENT AND STAFF.
[4. SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENT AND STAFF]
WE HAVE A GRADUATION CEREMONY THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR SOME OF OUR FOLKS.WHO AM I TURNING THIS OVER TO? AM I TURN THIS OVER TO [OVERLAPPING] YOU? OKAY.
>> THANKS COREY. YEAH. AS COREY SAID, THIS IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME.
NOT EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES AT THE SAME TIME, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALL THE OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS SO THAT STUDENTS CAN FINISH WHEN THEY NEED TO FINISH AND WHEN THEY FINISH.
THANK YOU TO AMY HOLMES FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE PARENTS AND THE GUARDIANS, THE FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THESE TWO WONDERFUL STUDENTS, I BELIEVE AT LEAST ONE OF THE STUDENTS MADE, IS THAT RIGHT, GAIL? SO THE TWO GRADUATES TODAY ARE BRIGHTON FORD AND NOAH SCOTT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE BRIGHTON AND HIS FAMILY ARE HERE.
[BACKGROUND] QUEUING THE MUSIC OR NO MUSIC.
>> MUSIC. [INAUDIBLE] HE'S TALKING ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].
HE'S NOT HERE, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES, NAME, YOUR DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING, TO SEE OUR STUDENTS AND PROVIDE PATHWAYS FOR ALL STUDENTS ON TIME.
BEING HUMANE IN OUR APPROACH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT THE PERSON [INAUDIBLE] THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL AND OFTEN FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COUNTRY.
I THINK IT SENDS A MESSAGE ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS A DISTRICT WHEN WE CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES WHENEVER THEY GRADUATE.
I MET NOAH SCOTT IN THE SUMMER OF 2019.
HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD CROSS PATHS WITH HIM EVEN AFTER HE FINISHED THE PROGRAM HE WAS IN.
HE ENDED UP WITH US AFTER ATTENDING TWO OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR.
WE HAD JUST STARTED TO GET TO KNOW HIM AS A STUDENT AND THEN WE SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS.
I BELIEVE THAT IF WE'D HAD MORE TIME TO GET TO KNOW HIM IN PERSON, WE WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY COME BACK TO US IN PERSON.
HOWEVER, DURING OUR MESSY COVID TIMES, HE WAS ABLE TO SEE A PATH FORWARD FOR HIMSELF THAT INCLUDED BEING ABLE TO ACCESS HIS CLASSES AT TIMES WHEN HE COULD WORK.
IT WASN'T YOUR TRADITIONAL TIMEFRAME SO HE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM IN THE EVENING.
WE CONNECTED HIM WITH OUR GRADUATION ALLIANCE PROGRAM, AND HE ENDED UP FINISHING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION ON TIME WITH HIS CLASS IN JUNE.
WELL, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR HIM.
EARNING A DIPLOMA OPENS DOORS FOR HIM.
HE HAD THE SKILLS TO KNOW AND ADVOCATE FOR WHAT HE NEEDED.
HE PERSEVERED THROUGH A NON-TRADITIONAL PROGRAM AND FOUND SUCCESS [APPLAUSE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SAY A BRIEF COUPLE OF WORDS.
I AS A DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY ED [INAUDIBLE] TO SEE THE FULL FAMILY HERE AND TO SEE YOU.
THIS THE POEM CALLED OUR JOURNEY.
AS YOU EMBARK ON A NEW JOURNEY, LET YOUR TRAVELS NEVER END.
WE HOPE YOU KEEP HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
THOUGH THE TRACK MAY SOMETIMES BEND, LET HAPPINESS BE YOUR DESTINATION.
LET YOUR TRADEMARK BE A SMILE.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY EVERY FOOTSTEP AND NOT BEGRUDGE A SINGLE MILE.
WE HOPE YOU REVEL IN NEW DISCOVERIES THAT YOU GREET EACH FRESH DAWN WITH PLEASURE.
WE HOPE THAT YOU FIND YOUR INNER WEALTH.
WE WANT YOU TO FIND YOUR INNER WEALTH AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART AND KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF TREASURE, WHICH IS ALREADY INSIDE OF YOU.
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>> I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT BRIGHTON, AND THEN WE'LL HAND OVER THE DIPLOMA.
BRIGHTON'S STORY IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
BRIGHTON IS THE FOURTH IN HIS FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM HAYES FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL.
WHILE OUR SCHOOL IS NOT NEW TO HIS FAMILY, EACH OF THEM FOUND US WHEN THEY NEEDED US EXCEPT FOR BRIGHTON.
BRIGHTON MAY HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY HIS SIBLINGS AND MAYBE EVEN HIS FRIENDS WHO ATTENDED HAYES.
BRIGHTON IS GIFTED WITH NUMBERS, IS A HANDS-ON STUDENT.
HE'S A VERY LOYAL FRIEND AND FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM.
TOWARDS THE END OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, HE WILLINGLY TOOK ON RESPONSIBILITIES THAT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR EDUCATION TO COME FIRST.
THEN TOSSED IN A PANDEMIC, AND IT FELT LIKE THE ABILITY TO EARN A DIPLOMA WAS DRIFTING FARTHER AWAY FOR HIM.
WHILE YOU'RE AWAY FROM SCHOOL, THE PICTURE OF WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO CATCH UP CHANGES AND CAN BECOME DISTORTED.
BRIGHTON WAS WORKING AND HIS HOURS MADE IT HARD FOR HIM TO CONNECT TO US.
HE WANT IT TO FOLLOW IN HIS DAD'S FOOTSTEPS AND HE NEEDED A DIPLOMA TO DO THAT.
HE WAS CONTEMPLATING ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT, AND HIS SISTER SHOVED HIM, MAYBE HARASSED HIM [LAUGHTER] HE CALLED ME.
HE WAS STILL IN THE WINDOW TO ACCESS OUR SYSTEM AND WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO WAS NOT BEYOND REACH.
WE MET ON A WEEKEND AND DEVISED A PLAN.
HE HAD SOME SENIOR COURSEWORK TO FINISH, NOT AS MUCH AS HE THOUGHT.
HE COMPLETED THE FEW COURSES HE HAD WHILE WORKING FULL-TIME.
SELFISHLY, I TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET INFORMATION ON HOW I CAN BETTER SERVE STUDENTS.
I ASKED HIM TO USE THE REFLECTION PIECE OF THE SENIOR PROJECT REQUIREMENT TO CREATE A TIMELINE AND SHARE HIS STORY AS A CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS.
BEFORE WE HAND HIM A DIPLOMA, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM HIM.
HIS ENTIRE STORY IS NOT MY STORY TO TELL, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE SOME INSIGHTS AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR STAFF WHO IMPACTED HIM IN A POSITIVE WAY.
BRIGHTON SHARED THAT IN THIRD GRADE, I HAD A TEACHER WHO REACHED OUT AND SPENT THE TIME TO ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH ME, COMPLETELY CHANGING MY ATTITUDE ABOUT THAT CLASS.
HE THEN NAMED TWO TEACHERS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO CONNECTED WITH HIM, MRS. BRUNELLESCHI, WHO BY CONNECTING WITH HIM, BROUGHT OUT HIS NATURAL APTITUDE FOR MATH.
HE FELT APPRECIATED BY HER AND THAT ALLOWED HIM TO PUT HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE CONNECTION THAT HIS SISTER HAD MADE WITH MRS. THOMAS [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE HE WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER PAVED HIS WAY FOR BEING MORE SUCCESSFUL IN ENGLISH.
BY KNOWING HIS CIRCUMSTANCES, SHE DID NOT DISMISS HIS CLASS CLOWN BEHAVIOR AS HIM NOT WANTING TO TRY AS SO MANY OTHER TEACHERS HAD BUT RATHER TOOK THE TIME TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND HIM AND OPTIMIZE HIS LEARNING.
FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT LAST PARAGRAPH OF HIS PAPER.
COMING BACK AND THINKING ABOUT THE YEARS I SPENT IN SCHOOL, IT'S ABUNDANTLY CLEAR IN THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS WHO REACH OUT AND TRY TO MAKE THEIR STUDENTS FEEL CARED FOR TO REALLY ALLOW THEIR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED.
I BELIEVE EVERY KID ATTENDING SCHOOL DESERVES A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED AND THAT CANNOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT TEACHERS WHO ARE COMPASSIONATE AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERY KID IS COMING FROM THE SAME BACKGROUND.
THANK YOU, BRIGHTON FOR REMINDING US HOW WE COMPLETE OUR CAMPUS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS ON THEIR JOURNEY IN OUR SYSTEM.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AND A COUPLE MORE WITH US AT HAYS FREEDOM.
WE ARE LUCKY AND HONORED THAT YOUR FAMILY IS PART OF OUR RENEGADE FAMILY.
>> WELL, BRIGHTON, TWO THINGS JUST REALLY QUICKLY STOOD OUT TO ME WHEN MS. HOLMES WAS SPEAKING WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY TO YOU.
I SEE YOUR FAMILY HERE AND I THINK YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO, YOU COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THEM.
REMEMBER THAT AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE HOW IMPORTANT FAMILY IS AND HAS TO COME FIRST.
I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THAT AND ALSO THOSE INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS, SUCH AS MS. HOLMES AND TEACHERS YOU HAD, IT REMINDS US HOW IMPORTANT IS FOR OUR ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH OUR KIDS AND VICE VERSA.
I'M SURE YOU WOULD PROBABLY AGREE THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HERE WITHOUT SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS AND THE EFFORTS THEY MADE AND YOUR PRINCIPAL MEETING WITH YOU ON THE WEEKEND.
CONGRATULATIONS. WITH THAT SAID, BRIGHTON FORD AND NOAH SCOTT HAVE FULFILLED THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS WONDERFUL GRADUATE TO YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND THE COMMUNITY.
>> AND ON BEHALF OF THE CAMAS SCHOOL BOARD, I ACCEPT THAT BOTH BRIGHTON FORD AND NOAH SCOTT HAVE FULFILLED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR A DIPLOMA FROM THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXIT THE ROOM IF YOU'D LIKE TO CELEBRATE AND DO SOME PICTURES AND ALL THAT STUFF.WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE BORING PARTS OF OUR MEETING, BUT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WELCOME TO GO OUT THERE AND CELEBRATE.
WELL-DESERVED. HOW CAN WE FOLLOW THAT? NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THEY'RE GOING TO TRY OUR SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAM.
>> THANKS, COREY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY HARD TO FOLLOW.
BUT WE HAVE DR. DAN HERE, OUR PRINCIPAL FROM CAMAS CONNECTIONS.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, DAN LED OUR SUMMER EFFORTS THIS SUMMER.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS OF SUMMER PROGRAMMING IN SEPTEMBER, WE WANTED TO TOUCH UPON THE LITERACY PROGRAM.
DAN IS HERE TO SHARE SOME REFLECTIONS ON OUR SUMMER PROGRAM FOR LITERACY. PRINCIPAL DAN.
IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT STUDENTS HAVE.
THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE THOSE STUDENTS MAKE IT THROUGH. THAT'S AMAZING.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON SUMMER SCHOOL.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME OF THE BASIC INFORMATION AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH DATA ON HOW EVERYTHING WENT.
IT'S OUR BIGGEST SUMMER SCHOOL THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.
WE HAD ABOUT 330 KIDS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, 120 IN ELEMENTARY, AND 40 IN MIDDLE.
IT'S ALMOST 500 KIDS THAT CAME THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
I'LL JUST DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED.
THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON JOYFUL LITERACY AND WE HAD A TON OF FUN DOING THAT.
I THINK I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR STAFF.
IF YOU GUYS WOULDN'T MIND, THEY'RE NOT HERE BUT JUST APPLAUD THEM ANYWAYS.
[APPLAUSE] GOING AROUND THE BUILDING, WE'RE AT HELEN BALLER.
THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF A PASSING PERIOD GETTING READY TO GO INTO CLASS.
YOU'VE GOT STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE WHO HAVE GIVEN UP TIME AND THEIR SUMMER TO COME AND GO TO SCHOOL, WHICH SEEMS COUNTER-INTUITIVE.
BUT THE STAFF DID A GREAT JOB CREATING THIS WELCOMING SPACE FOR THE KIDS.
WE HAD THREE EQUITY COACHES, FIVE TEACHERS, AND SIX PAIRS AND ONE COORDINATOR.
THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB, I THINK, REALLY BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
WE DID PRE AND POST TESTS AND WE'LL BRING YOU SOME OF THE DATA AND SHOW YOU WHAT THE GROWTH WAS OVER THE SUMMER.
THEY FOCUSED USING THE SCIENCE OF READING PROGRAM AND THEN REALLY WORKING ON BUILDING LITERACY SKILLS.
THEN JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON MIDDLE-SCHOOL, IT WAS CALLED CAMP SUCCESS.
THERE'S SOME REALLY NEAT STORIES THAT WILL BRING BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND SHARE WITH YOU.
BUT WHAT WE HAD WAS ONE EQUITY COACH AND THREE OTHER TEACHERS.
THEY FOCUSED ON AGENCY AND STANDARDS MASTERY.
THEY GAVE THE STUDENTS THE MATH SKILLS, THE READING SKILLS, WRITING SKILLS THEY NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN MIDDLE-SCHOOL.
THESE ARE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADERS.
WE HAD ABOUT 40 STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM.
I THINK LOOKING AT THE STUDENTS AND THEIR GROWTH, WE ALSO COLLECTED A LOT OF DATA AND I'LL BRING THAT BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
WE SAW A LOT OF GROWTH IN THESE STUDENTS.
THE ONE STORY I'LL JUST QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT WAS WE DID HAVE A UKRAINIAN REFUGEE THAT CAME.
ON THE FIRST PRE-ASSESSMENT OF READING, HE COULDN'T READ A SINGLE WORD.
AT THE END OF THE FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM, HE WAS ABLE TO READ 53 WORDS IN ENGLISH.
IT'S JUST A GOOD TESTAMENT TO HOW WE WERE ABLE TO USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE A LOT ON OUR PHONES TO COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEBODY WHO ONLY SPOKE RUSSIAN.
THERE'S JUST LOTS OF STORIES LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM.
HIGH SCHOOL WAS A LOT ABOUT CREDIT RECOVERY, BUT ALSO WE DID SOME CREDIT ADVANCEMENT THIS YEAR.
WE OFFERED HEALTH AND PE, ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY FOR ORIGINAL CREDIT.
THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD THAT.
WE HAD ABOUT 100 STUDENTS WHO WERE DOING CREDIT ADVANCEMENT.
WE HAD ONE COORDINATOR, ONE ADMIN ASSISTANT, FOUR HYBRID TEACHERS, FOUR REMOTE TEACHERS.
THE OUTCOME WAS PRETTY OUTSTANDING.
WE HAD A 82 PERCENT PASS RATE.
THAT MEANS 448 SEMESTER CLASSES WERE PASSED.
ANYWAYS, THAT WAS A PRETTY BIG SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
THAT WAS OF A LOT OF WORK ON THE TEAM FOR SURE.
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THAT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE AND THEN I'LL BRING BACK SOME OF THE MORE PRE, POST-TEST DATA IN SEPTEMBER.ANYWAY, IT'S JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR STAFF AND ALL THE HARD WORK THEY PUT IN. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU, DAN.
>> THANK YOU, COREY. JUST TO ECHO DAN'S WORDS IN A COUPLE OF THE VISITS I WAS ABLE TO MEET HELEN DOLLAR.
I THINK THE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE AS OBVIOUSLY SMALLER GROUPS OF STUDENTS.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT SO MANY OF THE TEENAGERS THAT WERE OUT THERE, SOME CAMAS GRADS, SOME STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL WORKING SO PATIENTLY AND JUST DILIGENTLY WITH THE KIDS.
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOME BRIGHT FUTURE STAR TEACHERS IN THE MID.
THANK YOU DAN AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES.
THESE WERE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT DONATED APPROXIMATELY 250 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE PROGRAMS OVER THE SUMMER TO DAN'S POINT INCREASING THE READING SKILLS.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE THESE COMPANIES WHO ARE GREAT PARTNERS OF OURS.
THANK YOU AND AGAIN TO THE SUMMER SCHOOL STAFF FOR ORGANIZING THIS. THANKS FOR THE REMINDER.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS
[6. PUBLIC HEARING - 2022/2023 Budget]
THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF OUR BUDGET FOR THE 2022 SCHOOL YEAR.FIRST THING I NEED TO DO IS RECESS OUR REGULAR MEETINGS.
WE ARE IN RECESS AND CALL TO ORDER A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET FOR 2022, 23.
EVERYONE WISHING TO BE HEARD WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY.
A SIGN-IN SHEET IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK.
FEW PEOPLE WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY SIGN THE SHEET.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE SUBJECT OF THE BUDGET.
TO START THE PUBLIC HEARING WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES, JASON MCKINNEY, TO PRESENT INFORMATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO GET THIS RIGHT. IS THAT OKAY?
>> THIS EVENING IS A CULMINATION OF MANY, MANY MONTHS OF WORK THAT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE WORKING ON THE BUDGET 13 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THAT WAS A LITTLE NUMBER PLANNED FOR YOU.
[LAUGHTER] BUT REALLY THIS IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS ULTIMATELY APPROVED THIS EVENING.
THE PROCESS, WE PUT A LOT OF HEART AND SOUL INTO IT.
IT'S REALLY TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING, AGAIN, HEARKENS BACK TO JEFF SNAIL AND HIS DESIRE TO WANT TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND THE START OF THE SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET COMMITTEE AND SO WE'RE GLAD TO CONTINUE ON THAT TRADITION.
WE HELD MEETINGS FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL WITH THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
NORMALLY, WE WOULD ALSO MEET IN JANUARY, BUT YOU RECALL WHEN WE CAME BACK FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK, THINGS WERE A LITTLE CRAZY WITH COVID, SO WE POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY.
THEY ALIGN WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHICH CONCLUDED THIS YEAR ON MARCH 10TH, WAS A SHORT SESSION.
THAT ALLOWED US TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BUDGET, OUR REVENUE EXPECTATIONS BUILT-IN EARLIER THAN IN SOME YEARS PAST.
KEEP IN MIND IT'S ALTERNATING SESSIONS SO THIS YEAR WE'RE EXPECTING A LONGER SESSION AS THEY DO A FULL BIANNUAL BUDGET AND SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SOME OF THE BUDGET OR REVENUE MODEL ANSWERS UNTIL A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE SPRING THIS YEAR, BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO GET THEM EARLY THIS YEAR.
WE HELD A BUDGET WORKSHOP, A SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP ON APRIL 18TH AND THAT WAS, I THINK, A REALLY GREAT, ROBUST DISCUSSION TOP-TO-BOTTOM ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET.
THEN ULTIMATELY THAT LED TO A PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT WE ALWAYS DO IN THE MONTH OF JUNE AND THEN THE REASONS FOR THAT ALSO IS THAT WE HAVE TO POST A PRELIMINARY BUDGET TO OUR WEBSITE BY JULY 10TH, WHICH WE DID ON OUR BUDGET WEBPAGE THERE.
THEN LEADING UP TO THIS EVENING, WE ALSO PUBLISH A LEGAL NOTICE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE HAVING A BUDGET HEARING
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AND LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WE WILL BE CONSIDERING THE BUDGET FOR ADOPTION OF NEXT YEAR.IN LOOKING AT THE OVERALL BUDGET OF THAT CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR NEXT YEAR, IF YOU CROSS ALL FIVE FUNDS, IT'S ABOUT $140 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES.
IT'S PRETTY SIZABLE RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC'S TRUST IN THESE FUNDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR OPERATIONS, ACTUALLY ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS FLOW THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND.
WE HAVE OTHER FUNDS SUCH AS CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH IS INHERENT TO THE NAME.
BUILDINGS AND CAPITAL MAINTENANCE DEBT SERVICE OBVIOUSLY TO PAY OFF OUR BONDS, ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY FUNDS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD BUDGETS, BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S THE STUDENTS MONEY.
THEN LASTLY IS THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND THAT'S THE FUND WHERE WE PURCHASE ALL OF OUR BUSES FOR OUR FLEET.
THE SCHOOL BOARD IS CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SETTING BASICALLY THE EXPENDITURE LEVEL OR THE APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS SO YOU'RE BASICALLY AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF TO SPEND UP TO THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IN EACH OF THOSE FUNDS IN THE NEXT YEAR.
STARTING WITH THE GENERAL FUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, I'M LOOKING AT OUR REVENUES VERSUS EXPENDITURES.
THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING A PLANNED USE OF FUND BALANCE AND BASICALLY, WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS WE WERE THE BENEFICIARY OF ALMOST 10 MILLION IN ONETIME FUNDS, THROUGH COVID RELIEF FUNDS BE AT FEDERAL OR STATE AND SO DURING THAT TIME AS WELL AS DURING MCCLEARY, SOME OF THOSE OPERATIONAL COSTS WERE COVERED BY THOSE ONETIME FUNDS.
WE CAN NOW LEVERAGE SOME OF THOSE SAVINGS THAT WE EXPERIENCED OVER THOSE YEARS INTO THIS YEAR AND USE FUND BALANCE, IT'LL BE ABOUT 5.6 MILLION.
IN LOOKING AT OUR REVENUE PORTFOLIO, VAST MAJORITY IS STATE FUNDING.
WE'RE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF ABOUT 80 PERCENT THERE.
NEXT UP WOULD BE OUR LOCAL LEVY DOLLARS.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR US AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE.
THEN ON A VERY SMALL-SCALE IS REALLY FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AND THEN THERE'S LOCAL REVENUE.
THAT'S LIKE LOCALLY RECEDED MONIES VIA SALES OF GOODS OR SERVICES OR SUCH.
THEN, ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE VERY HEAVILY PERSONNEL ORIENTED AND SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A GROWTH.
THERE IS NOT ONLY IN SALARIES AND AMENITIES BUT IN M SOCKS OR NON PERSONNEL RELATED COSTS.
WE'RE SEEING THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION.
WHEN WE START TO SEE LARGE INFLATION FACTORS, EITHER CPI OR ALSO ANOTHER TERM OF IPD IS ANOTHER FACTOR THAT AFFECTS EITHER OUR FUNDING OR OUR EXPENDITURES OR BOTH.
THOSE ARE AT RECORD LEVELS SO YOU START TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS ESCALATE.
WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING AT THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS WE'LL HAVE AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 10.6 PERCENT.
OBVIOUSLY IF THIS PROJECTS OUT AS CURRENTLY PROJECTED.
THAT PUTS US RIGHT AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL, I WOULD SAY PRE MCCLEARY, WE WERE RIGHT AT ABOUT 10 PERCENT AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
A LOTS HAPPENED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS SO THIS RIDE BRINGS US RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE PREVIOUS TO MCCLEARY AND PREVIOUS TO COVID.
LOOKING AT THE CHANGES FROM THE PRELIMINARY AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS TRY TO VEST SOME EXTRA TIME IN.
WHEN WE'RE REPORTING TO YOU SCHOOL BOARD, AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN TIME, OUR BUDGET PROJECTIONS OR BUDGET DOES CHANGE, AND SO IN COMPARISON TO THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE PROVIDED IN JUNE AND THIS FINAL BUDGET, THERE IS SOME ADJUSTMENT ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE AND IT HAS TO DO WITH WE HAD A CONTRACTED CA SALARY ADJUSTMENT.
THERE'S A SETTLEMENT OF THAT THAT RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN COSTS AND THEN WE ALSO HAD SOME CERTIFICATED FTE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WENT THE OTHER WAY AND THEN SOME CLASSIFY.
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VARIOUS ADJUSTMENTS ROUGHLY TO THE TUNE OF A 0.5 MILLION EACH WAY.THEN UNEXPECTEDLY, THE RETIREMENT RATES CHANGED, WHICH WAS AN AWFULLY LATE NOTICE TO GET IN LATE JUNE, JULY AND THOSE RATES WENT UP AND THAT INCREASES THE COST AS WELL.
APPARENTLY, TYPICALLY THAT'S LEGISLATIVELY DRIVEN.
THIS ONE WAS DRIVEN BY AN ACTUARIAL STUDY, WHICH THEY DID BASICALLY MIDTERM AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST THOSE RATES.
ALSO THAT WAS THE PRELIMINARY BUDGETED EXPENDITURES WAS 118.5 AND NOW WE'RE UP TO 119.1.
THAT'S DIFFERENTIAL THAT YOU'RE SEEING THIS EVENING.
AGAIN, NO CHANGE TO THIS SLIDE, BUT IT IS SO CRITICAL AND PIVOTAL TO OUR REVENUES.
WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING IS AGAIN, OUR BUDGET BEING RIGHT HERE AND THEN SLOW GROWTH IN THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS.
LOOKING OUT AT THAT FOUR-YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING BACK TO OUR PRE-COVID LEVELS, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.
WE OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED IF ENROLLMENT WHERE TO ESCALATE AT A FASTER PACE.
I'M PLEASED TO SEE SOME OF OUR NUMBERS TO DATE.
THEY'RE STARTING TO GET CLOSER TO THAT FORECASTS NUMBER.
WE ALWAYS HAVE THIS WAITING IN ANTICIPATION IS, OBVIOUSLY KOREA AND HAWKINSON, YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING.
WANTING TO KNOW HOW MANY KIDS YOU ARE GOING TO WELCOME IN THE FALL, SO CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES.
ALSO LOOKING AT THE REVENUE FORECAST, I MENTIONED ENROLLMENT.
WE ALSO ASSUME OTHER ENROLLMENT FACTORS SUCH AS RUNNING START, SPECIAL ED NUMBERS, ALL THOSE TYPES OF ENROLLMENT CATEGORIES.
WE ALSO HAVE OTHER GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS AROUND REGIONALIZATION, IPD.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ROLL UP INTO OUR FINAL REVENUE FORECASTS.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE OUR PRELIMINARY ON THIS.
THESE ARE ALL THE SAME. ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE.
WE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS, AS I MENTIONED TO THE FTE ON CERTIFICATED, AS WELL AS CLASSIFIED, MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THESE FTE NUMBERS, BUT MATERIALLY THE SAME.
WE'RE PRETTY WELL SET AS FAR AS WHERE OUR STAFFING IS GOING TO BE FOR NEXT YEAR.
AS FAR AS I MENTIONED, THE ASSUMPTIONS AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE FORM OF LIKE LEVERS, IF YOU WILL.
WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME FUND BALANCE.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTAIN COSTS IN THE FUTURE.
WE'RE GOING TO EXERCISE SOME BUDGET CUTS AS A LAST RESORT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO USE ALL THREE OF THOSE LEVERS TO GET US ON A SUSTAINABLE PATH OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
>> IN LOOKING AT OUR REVENUES PER STUDENT, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO LOOK AT AND PAY ATTENTION TO.
APPORTIONMENT, THAT'S THAT STATE FUNDING COMPONENT.
GENERAL IS BASICALLY BASIC END FUNDING.
WE ALSO GET SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDING FROM THE STATE THAT YOU'RE SPECIAL PROGRAMS TO BE SPECIAL ED AND CERTAIN EITHER HIGH CAP PROGRAMS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
LOCAL TAXES IS A BIG PORTION IS 2,500 PER STUDENT IN REVENUES.
THAT'S WHAT WE RELY UPON THOSE DOLLARS PRETTY HEAVILY.
IN LOOKING AT THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, IT'S MOSTLY STUDENT FOCUSED WHERE WE INVEST IN OUR TEACHERS FIRST AND FOREMOST AND THEN TEACHING SUPPORT AS WELL.
THEN OTHER SUPPORT AROUND THE DISTRICT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO THOSE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND BUILDINGS.
YOU CAN SEE OUR CENTRAL ADMIN IS A VERY SMALL PORTION, AS WELL AS BUILDING ADMIN, ARE THE TWO SMALLEST PORTIONS OF OUR BUDGET.
LOCALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A PIECE OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IN THIS BUDGET, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT LOOKING AHEAD.
WHAT IS THE STATE AND WHAT DO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS NOT COVER? THIS HAS TO COME FOR OUR LOCAL FUNDS.
I MENTIONED LOCAL LEVY LEA, WHICH IS A LEVY EQUALIZATION DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE.
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WE HAVE LOCAL NON-TAX THAT'S JUST BASICALLY LOCAL RECEIPTS AND THEN FUND BALANCE.ALL THREE OF THOSE LEAD TO OUR ABILITY TO FUND PROGRAMS AND FUND THINGS THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT FUND PRESENTLY.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT LOCAL NON-TAX, THE BIGGEST IS COMMUNITY ED WHICH YOU WOULD EXPECT WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST COMMUNITY ED PROGRAM, MARY DOES A WONDERFUL JOB.
SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE FOOD SERVICE SALES THAT WE ANTICIPATE.
NOW IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, FAMILIES HAD NOT HAD TO PAY.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SAID, NO, IT'S GOING TO BE FREE.
THEY'VE GONE BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS STARTING THIS YEAR.
WE ARE EXPECTING SOME LOCAL SALES THERE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT FOOD SERVICE, LOCAL SALES IS ABOUT 35 PERCENT, USE OF LEVY IS ABOUT 35 PERCENT, AND THEN THE REMAINDER IS FEDERALLY FUNDED.
WE DO A LOT OF LOCAL SUPPORT OF OUR FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM REALLY.
THEN FEE-BASED INTUITION, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT.
WHEN YOU HONE IN AND THIS IS A BUSY SLIDE AND I HAVE A PIE CHART TO FOLLOW HERE, BUT I'LL JUST AT THE TOP.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE INVEST OUR LEVY AND FUND BALANCE IN, AGAIN, STUDENTS SERVICES, 67 PERCENT.
IT'S STUDENT-FOCUSED, MISSION FOCUS, THAT'S WHAT WE SPENT OUR DISCRETIONARY MONEY ON.
THIS IS GOING TO BE BUS DRIVERS, FOOD SERVICE, SECRETARIAL, PARA SUPPORT.
THEN THE LAST REMAINDER IS REALLY INDIRECT SUPPORT.
THAT COULD BE DISTRICT-WIDE COME IN THE FORM OF EITHER DISTRICT OFFICE OR A CONTRACTED SERVICES.
AS YOU CAN SEE AND YOU DRILL DOWN TO THAT NEXT LEVEL, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT PROGRAMS OR LABOR AREAS? AS I MENTIONED, CERTIFICATED POSITIONS AS THE MAJORITY OF THE LEVY FUND BALANCE FUNDED PORTION.
WE HAVE SPECIAL SERVICES, ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS THAT WE ALSO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSIFIED POSITIONS.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO REMEMBER A 100 PERCENT OF OUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HAS TO BE FUNDED OUT OF LEVY.
WE CAN'T USE BASIC ED OR STATE APPORTIONMENT DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THOSE PROGRAMS. THAT'S ALL FUNDED LOCALLY.
YOU CAN SEE IT SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.
WE DON'T REALLY CONCENTRATE THESE FUNDS IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR AREA.
IT'S VERY, I THINK, INDICATIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE.
LOOKING AT THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECTION, WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP ON THIS AND THERE'S SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THIS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
ONE IS WE HAD TARGETED HAVING CUTS OF 600,000 IN THIS BUDGET.
IF YOU RECALL, WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE CHANGES BETWEEN THE BUDGETS, THIS IS WHERE WE HAD ANTICIPATED CUTS.
BUT THEN LATER AS BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, IT ABSOLVED ALL THOSE SAVINGS THAT WE HAD BEEN HOPING THAT WE WOULD REALIZE.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO RELY A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER ON FUND BALANCE.
INSTEAD OF 5.2 MILLION IS GOING TO BE 5.8.
AS I'VE LAID THIS FOUR-YEAR BUDGET PROJECTION OUT, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE GET TO USE MORE FUND BALANCE IN THE FUTURE.
WE'RE STILL COMMITTING TO USING EIGHT MILLION OF IT.
IT JUST MEANS WE HAVE LESS TO USE IN YEAR 2 OR 3.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE PROJECTED HERE USING 1.2 AND THEN ONE MILLION, IT DOES PUT A HEAVIER BURDEN ON BUDGET CUTS FOR NEXT YEAR.
I WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T REALIZE SAVINGS IN THIS YEAR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, YOU HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
IN LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT NOW, IF I HAD TO LOOK INTO MY CRYSTAL BALL, WE'RE GOING TO SEE ALL OF THESE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES INCREASE MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN THIS MODEL.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IS OUR INFLATION HAS NOT COME DOWN YET.
UNTIL THAT STARTS TO COME DOWN,
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WE WON'T SEE A RELIEF IN OUR EXPENDITURE TREND LIKE WE HAD HOPED.THERE ARE ALL ALSO INFLATIONARY FACTORS IF THE STATE CONSIDERS ON THE FUNDING SIDE, THAT WILL ALSO PUSH PROBABLY THESE REVENUES UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
DIDN'T INCORPORATE IT IN THIS BUDGET BECAUSE HAVE NO BASIS OTHER THAN SPECULATION AT THIS POINT.
JUST AN INTUITION, IF YOU WILL.
I COULDN'T REALLY QUANTIFY IT REASONABLY.
BUT WHAT I WOULD EXPECT IS THE TWO TO GRADUATE UP TOGETHER.
THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE THE GOAL.
WHILE MAYBE REVENUES MIGHT INCREASE, THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT, MAYBE NOT CUT AS MUCH IF WE CAN JUST CONTAIN SOME COSTS, PERHAPS.
WE'LL KEEP WORKING IN SOME OF THOSE LEVERS.
I WILL SAY AS EXPENDITURES GROW, OUR FUND BALANCE WILL STRETCH, WON'T STRETCH AS FAR.
WE'RE ABLE TO USE FUND BALANCE TODAY, BUT UTILIZATION OF THAT IN THE FUTURE IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO GO.
IT'S GOING TO DWINDLE. NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE USING FUND BALANCE, BUT BECAUSE EXPENDITURE GROWTH IS BASICALLY AT ALL-TIME HIGHS.
I'M GOING TO PAUSE THERE, FOR ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME LEADING UP TO THIS, SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING FROM THE BOARD.
HEARING NONE, I WILL MOVE ALONG.
AS I MENTIONED, THE FUND BALANCE, WE SEE THIS CURVE.
THIS IS PRE MCCLEARY YEAR AND THEN MCCLEARY AND COVID AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BRING US RIGHT BACK DOWN TO WHERE WE WERE PRE-COVID.
THAT'S THAT JUMP IN FUND BALANCE THAT I'VE MENTIONED AND THEN A LEVELING OFF AFTER THAT.
WE REALLY NEED TO GET STABLE ON OUR FUND BALANCE, EIGHT PERCENT IS SUFFICIENT TO COVER OUR CASHFLOW NEEDS AND HAVE A PRETTY SMALL MARGIN OR A SMALL RESERVE.
NOT MUCH THOUGH. THEN HOPEFULLY OVER TIME, WE ULTIMATELY ARE REBUILDING IT AND THAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE PLAN.
OTHER FUNDS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, DEBT SERVICE, ASB AND TRANSPORTATION.
I'M GOING TO MOVE OVER THESE PRETTY FAST BECAUSE THEY'RE MUCH SMALLER IN NATURE.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, AS I MENTIONED IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, IT'S PREDOMINANTLY CAPITAL LEVY AND TECHNOLOGY LEVY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ROOF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT, FIRE SYSTEM REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE ALL OF THOSE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS THAT WE SEE SERVED AND THAT WE ENJOY AS FAR AS DEVICES.
THAT'S THE VAST MAJORITY WERE NOT DOING MUCH ELSE OUTSIDE OF THAT.
AT LEAST I'M NOT ANTICIPATING IT.
I DID FACTOR IN POTENTIALLY SOME CARRYOVER FROM THIS YEAR IF WE DON'T GET BILLED, PARTICULARLY IN TIME, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.
OF NOTE, WE DO HAVE IMPACT FEES OF ABOUT 6.9 MILLION.
AS WE START HAVING DISCUSSIONS AROUND, WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF CAMAS LOOK LIKE, PARTICULARLY LIKE IN A PROPERTY ACQUISITION OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO BE THINKING OF.
I JUST WAS GIVING PRESENTATIONS TO THE CAMAS PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE CLARK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION THIS PAST WEEK.
THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN THAT YOU FOLKS APPROVED, IT'S SUBJECT TO THEIR ADOPTION AS WELL.
I WILL SAY THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE SO FAR OF THE PLANS THAT WE WERE PRESENTING AS IT WAS NOT JUST ME, IT WAS RICHFIELD AND BATTLE GROUND AND OTHERS.
BUT OF NOTE, I THINK THEY APPRECIATED THE ROBUST DISCUSSION THAT YOU HAD AS A SCHOOL BOARD AROUND IMPACT FEES, AS WELL AS BEING COGNIZANT OF AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING ON THE MULTIFAMILY AND FULLY UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THOSE IMPACT FEES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEM.
REALLY KUDOS TO YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD AND WORKING THAT THROUGH AND IT'S
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NICE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT THAT ROBUST DISCUSSION THAT YOU-ALL HAD.DEBT SERVICE FUND, IT'S JUST OUR DEBT SERVICE.
NOTHING REAL SPECTACULAR HERE IT HASN'T REALLY GONE UP OR DOWN IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR.
WE'RE ROUGHLY ABOUT 13 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES, EXCUSE ME, FOR DEBT SERVICE IN A YEAR.
ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY AGAIN, RIGHT AROUND A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN ACTIVITY THERE.
1-1.5 AND THE FUND BALANCE HANGS OUT AROUND ONE MILLION AS WELL.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME GENERAL ASB IN CLASSES AS WELL.
OBVIOUSLY MOSTLY DRIVEN BY THE HIGH SCHOOL.
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, THIS ONE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I MENTIONED LAST TIME THAT THE COST OF BUSES HAVE GONE UP DRAMATICALLY.
SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES HAVE RESULTED IN DELAYS IN OUR PREVIOUS ORDER.
I'VE HEDGED ON BOTH SIDES WITH THIS.
I'M NOT SURE WHEN WE WOULD GET OUR BUSES THAT WE HAVE ORDERED, IT MAY SPILL INTO NEXT YEAR.
YOU SEE THIS DEFICIT BY $1.4 MILLION, THAT'S UNUSUAL.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS I'M ANTICIPATING THAT WE'LL GET OUR REVENUES THIS YEAR, BUT WE MAY SEE THE EXPENDITURES FOR THOSE BUSES NEXT YEAR ON TOP OF POTENTIALLY ANOTHER ROUND OF BUS ORDERS.
I'M LEAVING OURSELVES CAPACITY.
WE HAVE NOT ORDERED BUSES, PLACE ANOTHER ORDER.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT THE STATE'S GOING TO DO TO HELP DISTRICTS HERE.
BECAUSE IT IS JUST NOT SUSTAINABLE TO BE RECEIVING THE SAME DEPRECIATION STATE FUNDING, BUT PAY 30, 40 PERCENT MORE FOR A BUS, WE CAN'T DO IT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE JUST HIT PAUSE AND WE'LL WAIT AND SEE.
THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE FOR THIS EVENING IN BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR OTHER COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR PRESERVING THE INITIAL STRUCTURE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT ROUGHLY.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE REFINEMENT OF THOSE NUMBERS DIDN'T GET TOO FAR OFF FROM OUR ORIGINAL FIVE AND THEN 1.5 SURPLUS SPENDING, SO THANK YOU.
IF THE STATE CORRECTS THE DEPRECIATION RATE THAT WE RECEIVE BACK AND OFFSET THAT INCREASED EXPENSE, WE CAN STILL AFFORD IT, BUT WE CAN HIT THEN RECOUP THAT THROUGH STATE REIMBURSEMENT?
>> YEAH, EFFECTIVELY, IF THEY INCREASE THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE FUNDED OR ARE WHAT THEY CALL DEPRECIATING BUSES.
IT'S THE MANNER IN WHICH THE STATE BASICALLY FUND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
IF THEY CAN INCREASE THAT, THEN I CAN SEE POTENTIALLY BEING SUSTAINABLE FOR US TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE A BUS AT THESE NEW PRICES.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF IT.
YES WE MAY FORGO SOME DEPRECIATION FUNDING BY DELAYING OUR ORDER, BUT THAT PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE HIGHER COST WE'RE LOOKING AT PAYING.
WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT, WE CAN ALWAYS COME UP WITH SOME OTHER PLAN IF THE STATE FUNDING ISN'T ENOUGH.
THERE'S FINANCING AND WHAT HAVE YOU THAT OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE DONE.
WE HAD REALLY SET ON A PATH TO REPLACE BUSES AT ABOUT A 5-6 BUS CLICK AT A TIME.
WE'RE DOING GREAT AND THEN THE PRICES JUST WENT THROUGH THE ROOF.
>> BEYOND THE PRICING, ARE YOU SEEING DELAYS IN DELIVERY ON THOSE REQUESTS?
>> I ASSUME MOST EQUIPMENT IS BEING DELAYED BY A YEAR OR SO.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION.
I KNOW WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THOSE LEVERS AT OUR APRIL MEETING TRYING TO DECIDE HOW MUCH FUN BALANCE TO USE, HOW MUCH TO EXPENDITURE GROWTH AND CUTS AND THOSE THINGS.
JUST APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT WE SPENT DOING THAT.
ALSO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE $8 MILLION IN THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PUT TOWARDS THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT PAINS ME TO HAVE TO PASS A BUDGET THAT'S
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BEEN $5.8 MILLION OF FUND BALANCE BECAUSE THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.BUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THAT AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AND TO SEE A POSITIVE OUTCOME IN THE FOUR-YEAR BUDGET PLAN YOU HAVE HERE IS GOOD.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT MOVE ON OUR PART THAT WE DECIDED TO PUT THAT 5.8 MILLION THIS YEAR TO NOT HAVE THE CUTS AND WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP THE EXPENDITURE GROWTH DOWN LIKE YOU HAVE PROJECTED. JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, I THINK THAT WE'VE PUSHED OUT EVERYTHING AS FAR AS WE CAN, SPENDING A THIRD OF OUR FUND BALANCE IN ONE YEAR IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.
I ALSO THINK THAT WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION COMING UP, WE HAVE NEW LEGISLATORS THAT ARE REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR PLANNING SESSION TOO.
STARTING THAT CONVERSATION NOW BECAUSE WE CAN HEAR WHETHER IT'S THE BUS SITUATION WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
PRETTY MUCH BRING IT UP EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET, BUT REGIONALIZATION, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE ADVOCATING FOR AT THE STATE-LEVEL WITH OUR NEW LEGISLATORS.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN START THAT NOW.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN PARTNER WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE SIMILAR INTERESTS.
OUR LABOR GROUPS AS WELL HAVE A SHARED INTEREST.
EIGHTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET IS SALARIES AND BENEFITS, YOU CAN'T BALANCE A BUDGET ON REDUCING THE COPY BUDGET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I THINK THIS IS A TEAM LIFT HERE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. GO AHEAD.
>> THANKS COREY. JASON I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AND THE WHOLE BOARD.
A LOT OF THIS HAPPENED WELL BEFORE I WAS HERE.
BUT ONE THING THAT IS CLEAR TO ME IS THE STUDENT FOCUS ON THIS BUDGET.
THE MONEY IS REALLY FUNNELING ALMOST AS DIRECTLY TO THE CLASSROOM AS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS GREAT.
BUT TO COREY'S POINT THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE CHALLENGING WHEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CUTS WHEN IT'S SO CLOSE TO THE STUDENTS.
BUT I THINK OUR GOAL AS A CABINET AND HOPEFULLY AS A BOARD WILL BE TO REALLY FOCUS ON PRESERVING OUR PEOPLE.
BECAUSE I THINK JUST GOING BACK TO OUR GRADUATION PRESENTATION, WE SEE HOW VALUABLE OUR HUMAN CAPITAL IS IN THIS DISTRICT AND HOW THAT INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE TO THE KIDS.
WE DEFINITELY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DAUNTING TASK AHEAD OF US.
BUT KNOWING HOW STUDENT FOCUSED THE BUDGET IS, THAT HELPS ME SLEEP AT NIGHT.
ALSO, THE OTHER DAY WHEN WE HAD OUR NEW STAFF HERE AND OUR CABINET MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED BY THE STUDENT FIRST THE KID FIRST FOCUS THAT EACH OF THEM HAVE AND THEY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT RESPONSIBILITY AND ROLE IN THE WORK THEY DO AT THE CABINET LEVEL, AGAIN, FUNNELING TO THE STUDENTS.
I THINK WE HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM IN PLACE TO PRESENT UPCOMING BUDGETS.
BUT ALSO, TO YOUR POINT COREY, WORKING AS A TEAM TO MAKE SURE THE CUTS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
WE WILL WORK REALLY DILIGENTLY WITH THE LEGISLATORS.
DEREK JACQUES AS A PART OF A REALLY CRUCIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW AND HE'S DOING SOME AMAZING WORK ALREADY FRONT-LOADING.
BUT ALSO WE'RE BUILDING OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND I'M BUILDING MY RELATIONSHIPS AS WELL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SESSION.
I THINK IF WE GO IN WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE AND THE RIGHT TONE WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT OKAY.
AGAIN, JASON, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AT THIS POINT WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
DID WE HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY? I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY, SO IN THAT CASE, JUST ONE MORE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY.
THEN IN THAT CASE, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND RESUME OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
WE NOW HAVE THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU, RESOLUTION 21-01, TO APPROVE THE 2022, 2023 BUDGET.
I'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THAT.
>> I'LL LEAD THE MOTION TO APPROVE BOARD RESOLUTION 22-01.
>> IT WAS MOVED BY TRACY, SECONDED BY DOUG ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
[8. BOARD COMMUNICATION]
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ITEM EIGHT IS BOARD COMMUNICATION.JUST SEEING IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO REPORT BACK ON OR SHARE.
>> I ATTENDED A WEBINAR ON TUESDAY, THE 9TH AFTER OUR WORKSHOP.
IT'S A FOUR-PART SERIES THAT IS OFFERED TO WAUSAU, I BELIEVE IS HOW WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
THEY'LL BE ANOTHER PORTION OF THE WEBINAR NEXT WEEK.
IT WAS AN AFFIRMATION OF HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE OUR BOARD CULTURE THAT WE KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE, WE FEEL FREELY TO COME WITH OUR OWN POVS AND THIS IS A SAFE PLACE TO SHARE THOSE.
BUT AS DR. ANZALONE SAID MANY TIMES, EACH ONE OF US COMES WITH STUDENTS FIRST.
THEY TALKED ABOUT RECOMMENDED READINGS, THE CULTURE CODE, SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND I'LL PASS AROUND THESE NOTES TO ALL WITH HYPERLINKS TO THESE READINGS AND WE CAN DISCUSS LATER, MAYBE WE WANT TO DO A BOARD BOOK READING AND THEN BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
WHAT I DID REALLY APPRECIATE WAS THAT THEY STRESS THAT WE ARE JUST ONE PIECE OF AN INTERCONNECTED COMMUNITY IN EDUCATION HERE IN CAMAS.
WE ARE ONE PIECE, THE COMMUNITY, THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION.
OUR BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES ALL IMPACT ONE ANOTHER.
THAT WAS A VALUABLE STATEMENT FOR THEM TO SHARE.
IT WAS VERY GOOD. I'LL DO ANOTHER ONE AND ANOTHER WEEK AND SHARE THAT.
I THINK IT JUST REALLY STRESSED THAT CIVILITY WILL STRENGTHEN CULTURE, NOT JUST ON OUR BOARD, BUT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AMONGST STAFF, STUDENTS.
IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE GREAT REMINDERS AS WE LIFT OUT OF COVID, HEAD BACK TO THE CLASSROOM.
HOPEFULLY, WE ALL GET BACK OUT TO HEARING AND TALKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL THIS NEXT YEAR.
SPEAKING OF THAT A NEW SUB I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK DOREN SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL WITH LISTS OF BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON SO FEEL FREE TO ATTEND SOME OF THOSE WHERE YOU CAN.
DR. ANZALONE I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TALK A LOT ABOUT THE PREP FOR THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL COMING UP IN JUST ONE WEEK.
BUT JUST ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S GONE IN OVER THE SUMMER AND IS STILL GOING ON RIGHT NOW TO PREPARE FOR THAT FIRST DAY.
I KNOW THAT THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN BUZZING ALREADY.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THEIR FRANKLY ON THEIR OWN TIME DOING A LOT OF WORK TO PREPARE FOR THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AND WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME OF THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL EVENTS AND I'LL BE ATTENDING THE ALL STAFF BACK-TO-SCHOOL MEETING TOMORROW ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO THE START OF A MORE NORMAL YEAR THAN WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
LET'S HOPE FOR THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE? I REALLY NEED TO WORK ON MY CONCLUSIONS THERE.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR ITEM NINE ON THE AGENDA,
[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
WHICH IS OUR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.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 AN 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 RELATED OR 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 A PUBLIC COMMENT WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES.
ONCE CALLED UPON, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.
WHICH GAIL IS GOING TO BRING IT OUT. FACE THE BOARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
THE BELL WILL RING AT THREE MINUTES TO REMIND YOU THAT YOUR TIME IS UP.
WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE FIRST WOULD BE LORRAINE SCHMID.
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MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, ANGELA, THANK YOU FOR HAVING PSE HERE TONIGHT.
I'M LAUREN SCHMIDT, CAMAS, PSE CHAPTER PRESIDENT.
PSE, WHICH STANDS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES UNION, REPRESENTS THE CLASSIFIED STAFF OF OUR DISTRICT.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THIS HAS BEEN A 55-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR DISTRICT.
ALONG THE WAY, WE HAVE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SEVERAL DISTRICT LEADERS.
OUR CBA HAS GONE FROM FOUR PAGES TO 45 PAGES.
THIS REPRESENTS THE LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WHICH HAS VALUE TO PSE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN TRANSITION.
AS ONE MIGHT SAY, THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS ON SEPTEMBER 1.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR LEADERSHIP BOARD.
BOB DEVLIN, WILL LEAD AS OUR CHAPTER PRESIDENT.
ALICIA NORDWELL, OUR SECRETARY AND TREASURER AND PATTY PLACE, OUR MEMBERSHIP OFFICER.
WE HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS WHO WORK IN TANDEM WITH THESE CLASSIFICATION TRUSTEES.
TONIGHT WE HAVE LORNA OVERTON, WHO IS OUR TRUSTY OF OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL OTHERS, THEY SENT ME BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF THEIR VACATION.
[LAUGHTER] WE ALSO HAVE BUILDING LIAISONS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT THAT SUPPORT OUR CHAPTER AND OUR MEMBERSHIP.
TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY WELCOME THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
FIRST, WELCOME TO JOHN ANGELO.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ATTEND LABOR-MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU.
WE WANT TO WELCOME STEFAN OKABIDI, TO OUR DISTRICT.
OUR PSE FAMILY LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THIS COMING YEAR.
WITH THE EXCITEMENT OF GETTING TO KNOW OUR NEW ADMINISTRATOR, COMES THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ANOTHER TAKING ON A NEW ROLE.
PSE, PAST AND CURRENT LEADERSHIP, WOULD LIKE TO THANK MARILYN BURKE FOR HER VALUE TIME SPENT WITH PSE AND WE WISH HER WELL IN HER NEW POSITION WITH THE DISTRICT.
[APPLAUSE] MARILYN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF CLASSIFIED SUPPORT.
IT HAS BEEN OUR PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LAUREN AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS WELL.
[LAUGHTER] NEXT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, LORNA OVERTON.
>> ALTHOUGH I'M HERE AS PART OF PSE, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARILYN AND ALL THE DIFFERENT HATS YOU'VE WORN THROUGH ALL THE YEARS.
YOU HAVE BEEN AMAZING AND I'VE APPRECIATED YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
BOARD MEMBERS, YOU SAW THE ITEMS ADDED,
[10. ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA]
[11. CONSENT AGENDA]
THE HUMAN RESOURCES ADDENDUM ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> IT WAS MOVED BY DOUG, SECONDED BY ERIKA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> THAT MOTION PASSES. WE MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM 12A ON OUR AGENDA,
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WHICH IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.>> THANK YOU, COREY AGAIN. FIRST OFF, THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
THANK YOU. MARILYN, THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE.
NO PRESSURE ON STEFAN, OF COURSE NOW.
[LAUGHTER] BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T MET STEFAN, WE'RE SO LUCKY AND PRIVILEGED TO HAVE STEFAN AND HIS LEADERSHIP COMING OVER FROM THE CITY OF PORTLAND, HE'S OVER HERE, CAN'T MISS HIM IN HIS AWESOME JACKET.
I WANT TO THANK AGAIN MARILYN FOR THE GREAT TRANSITION PLAN YOU'VE HAD WORKING WITH STEFAN, JASON AS WELL.
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STEFAN, I REMIND THEM EVERY DAY THAT IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN WHERE YOUR PREDECESSORS HERE ALONGSIDE OF YOU.BUT WE HAVE TO CUT THE CORD HERE PRETTY SOON AND MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE AND PRIVILEGED TO HAVE STEFAN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR NEGOTIATED PARTNERS IN THE FUTURE.
WITH THAT SAID, ALSO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DOUG, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND MANY YEARS AHEAD OF FRIENDSHIP AND WORKING FOR THE BOARD HERE.
WITH THAT SAID, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR NEW STAFF.
I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR GROUPS SO FAR AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM.
WE HAVE A MIX OF CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED.
I WON'T GO OVER EVERY NAME, BUT IF YOU WANT TO JUST PUT A NAME WITH THE FACE THERE, THERE IS OUR FIRST PAGE.
FIRST, WHAT IS THAT 10? OH, I DO HAVE THE CLICKER.
OUR NEXT 10, NICE PICTURE STEFAN AND OTHERS.
THEN OUR FINAL THREE THERE, TIM, NIA, AND KENNEDY.
AS YOU SEE THEM AROUND IN THE SCHOOLS AND AROUND THE DISTRICT, PLEASE GIVE THEM A WARM WELCOME AND THANK YOU, LISA AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE WARM WELCOME TO THEM LAST WEEK.
I THINK THEY SAW THE CAMARADERIE THAT WE ALL HAVE HERE.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT JOINING THE CREW AS WELL.
I ALSO THINK THAT OUR RETIREES DESERVE JUST A MOMENT OF OUR TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR HARD WORK.
I'M NOT A 100 PERCENT SURE HOW MANY YEARS EACH PUT IN.
BEING NEW MYSELF, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE AMAZING EDUCATORS WHO ARE NOW LEAVING AND MOVING ON.
DOUG BAILEY, JANET BLOODWORTH, RUTH BRUKETTA, CONNIE DIGNAN, KATHY EDGMONT, LORENA FORSHEE, CONNIE JO FREEMAN, MARIA KLEIN, KELLY LEDNICKY, MARSHA MOORE, DOUGLAS WELLS, AND TRACES WILLIAMSON.
WHEREVER THEY ARE, CONGRATS AND GOOD LUCK.
JUST A COUPLE ITEMS I WANTED TO BRING UP THIS EVENING.
FIRST OF ALL, JUST TO KEEP THE BOARD INVOLVED IN WHAT I'M DOING IS MY DUTIES HERE AS SUPERINTENDENT.
THANK YOU ALSO TO GAIL FOR SCHEDULING THESE SO DILIGENTLY.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO NOT ONLY MEET WITH OUR UNIONS SO FAR, BUT ALSO MEETINGS WITH FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY, COACHES, COMMUNITY AD AND NUTRITION SERVICES.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT GOING.
I'LL GET TO AS MANY AS THOSE MEETINGS AS POSSIBLE.
I LIKE THE ONES THAT HAVE FOOD. JUST THE WINK, WINK.
I DO WANT TO ALSO TAKE A SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAPPENED OUR COACHES MEETING OVER ACADEMIES, HIGH SCHOOL, PHENOMENAL START TO THE YEAR.
I THOUGHT THAT BOTH STEFAN AND KELLY, OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL LED THE GROUP AND REALLY PORTRAYED OUR PHILOSOPHY OF A REALLY BALANCED SYSTEM AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR COACHES ARE MODELING BEING UP STANDARDS FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND THE SAME IN REVERSE.
I THINK THE COACHES HEARD US LOUD AND CLEAR AND I THINK THEY WERE VERY ACCOMMODATING TO THAT PHILOSOPHY.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL YEAR UNDER STEFAN'S LEADERSHIP, BOTH FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
WORKSHOP IDEAS WILL NOW BE LINKED TO THE BOARD WEBSITE UNDER RESOURCES.
PER YOUR DIRECTION WE HAVE THE WORKSHOP THEMES LAID OUT AND THOSE CAN BE FOUND ON THAT PART OF THE WEBSITE.
STATE OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH AT 6:00 PM.
MS. LAKE LODGE, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND ALSO THE BOARD CHAIR ON SENDING A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY AND SOME OF OUR VISION FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR FIRST CAC CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER 3RD, AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AT THE LAST TWO, I BELIEVE, OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEN STARTING AGAIN IN OCTOBER.
JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW, THOSE APPLICATIONS OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 15TH AND WILL BE OPEN UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THAT COMMITTEE.
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET COMMITTEE TO JASON'S POINT WILL CONTINUE THE WORK THAT SUPERINTENDENTS STAN BEGAN.
I THINK THAT IS INCREDIBLE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO SHOW OUR TRANSPARENCY, BUT ALSO THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, ESPECIALLY AS WE GO INTO A LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND POTENTIAL CUTS DOWN THE ROAD.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY THAT.
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LASTLY, OUR CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE FIRST MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND STRENGTHENING THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF OUR CITY BOARDS AS WELL AS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE BOARD ASKED FOR SOME CURRENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS.
JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN I BELIEVE WHAT JASON HAD SINCE THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE UPDATED.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY EVEN HIGHER THIS WEEK, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE IT THERE.
I WANTED TO GO BY THE OFFICIAL REPORT WHICH IS PULLED ON THE 15TH OF THE MONTH.
WE HAVE TRICKLED OVER THAT 7,000 MARK, WHICH IS WONDERFUL NEWS AND TO JASON'S POINT, WE HAD GREAT NEWS THIS MORNING WHEN WE SAW THE NUMBERS COME IN.
OUR ELEMENTARY IS BECOMING MORE ROBUST.
FRANKLY, KIDS ARE COMING BACK TO THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WE'RE STILL KNOCKING ON DOORS AND MAKING SURE THAT AS WE MEET FAMILIES, AS I MEET FAMILIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY COME ON BACK TO FOR SURE, THE BEST EDUCATION OPTION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT PARENTS HAVE OPTIONS THESE DAYS AND THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS OUT THERE.
BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP REMINDING THEM OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CLASSROOMS. IF YOU WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO DIGEST THOSE NUMBERS.
HAPPY TO SAY THAT OUR CONNECTIONS ACADEMY IS OVER A 134 TOTAL.
THERE'S A BREAKDOWN HERE, 81, 26, AND 27, IN THE RESPECTIVE GRADE LEVELS.
BUT I THINK WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD TRAJECTORY RIGHT NOW.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT SLIDE? I KNOW THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO SEE.
>> QUESTION. DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHERE WE'RE ON KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT? I KNOW WE WERE OFF ON THAT EARLIER.
>> YEAH. LIKE I SAID, I HAD SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK TO LEVEL.
I'M NOT SURE IF MARILYN OR JASON IF YOU HAD ANY SPECIFICS.
GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU, JASON. THANKS
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY COMMENTS. JUST OBSERVATION OF WOOD BURN ELEMENTARY AT 602.
IS THAT JUST TO GRAB MY EYE RIGHT THERE AS A BIG NUMBER?
>> YEAH. ALSO, I BELIEVE US OUR LARGEST TIDAL ONE POPULATION AS WELL.
BUT I TRULY BELIEVE WE HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP THERE.
THEY HAVE SOME WONDERFUL THINGS GOING, SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT, TRACY.
>> ANYTHING ELSE ON ENROLLMENT? I DID WANT TO JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF COVID GUIDANCE.
CAROL GAVE US A REALLY ROBUST GUIDANCE DOCUMENT, BUT I HIGHLIGHTED A FEW THINGS THAT I THINK OUR FAMILIES NEED TO KNOW GOING IN.
FIRST OF ALL, CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL NO LONGER SEND A NOTICE TO ALL FAMILIES IN A BUILDING EVERY TIME THERE'S A POSITIVE CASE.
I THINK THAT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE USING A WEEKLY UPDATE OF OUR ONLINE DASHBOARD FOR THIS PURPOSE.
DOWN ON THE BOTTOM HERE, NO LONGER REQUIRED TO BE, I'M GOING TO TRY THIS WORD EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY LINKED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE, BUT I WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT AS WELL.
>> YOU HAD TO DO THAT TO ME, RIGHT? CAROL IS NOT HERE, SO I MAY HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU UNLESS WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT UNDERSTANDS THAT.
ALL RIGHT, CAN YOU SAY THAT WORD AGAIN? THREE TIMES FAST? [LAUGHTER].
>> I DON'T FEEL AS BAD NOW, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION, MARILYN.
AS FAR AS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, IT'S THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, BUT NOW USING AN ONLINE FORM RATHER THAN A FILLABLE FORM THAT WE FAXED.
CSD IS REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL OUTBREAKS.
THIS IS AGAIN SAME AS LAST YEAR, BUT NOW USING AN ONLINE FORUM RATHER THAN SENDING AN EMAIL OR MAKING A PHONE CALL.
IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT CCPH WILL FOLLOW UP WITH US RELATED TO ANY OF THIS INFORMATION PROVIDED.
LAST PART OF THIS SLIDE, INDIVIDUALS WHO STILL TEST POSITIVE USING ANTIGEN TEST DAYS 5-10 ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FULL 10 DAYS OF ISOLATION.
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TESTING AT THIS TIME IS NOT REQUIRED.THESE ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK POSITIVE CASES AND ATTEMPT TO ENSURE STUDENTS REMAIN HOME DURING THEIR FIVE DAYS OF ISOLATION, AND WILL PROVIDE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURNING TO FAMILIES, BUT WILL NOT TRACK MASK COMPLIANCE FOR DAYS 6-10, NOR TRACK ANY ADDITIONAL TESTING BEYOND THE INITIAL POSITIVE TEST.
IT'S A MOUTHFUL. AS FAR AS ILLNESS, THERE IS NO LONGER A LIST OF SYMPTOMS THAT CAN IMPROVE WITHIN 24 HOURS AND RETURN WITHOUT TESTING.
CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SEND SYMPTOMATIC STUDENTS HOME AND OFFER AND PROVIDE FOR TESTING AND PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
BUT WE'LL EXPECT FAMILIES TO COMPLY WITH APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-THROUGH AND NOT TRACK IF TESTING HAS BEEN PERFORMED.
A LITTLE BIT LESS RIGID ON THAT PIECE.
I DIDN'T HIGHLIGHT ISOLATION ROOMS BECAUSE THAT'S MORE OF A SITE-BASED, BUT THAT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION NOW, NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOLS TO HAVE AN ISOLATION ROOM.
HOWEVER, ANY STUDENT ENTERING EITHER THE NURSE'S OFFICE OR AN ISOLATION ROOM WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK, ANY PERSON AT ALL FOR THAT MATTER.
AS FAR AS ACCESS TO TESTING, K12 SCHOOLS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO ENSURE ACCESS TO TIMELY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.
I HIGHLIGHTED THAT WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE ON-SITE TESTING AVAILABLE EVERY DAY HERE AT THE ZAC.
WE MAY CONSIDER ONSITE ON A SCHEDULED BASIS AT HLC AND THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED.
WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS GO IN HALF.
WE HAVE TO GIVE A MORE ROBUST TESTING OPTION.
QUESTIONS ON COVID? COMMENTS? WELL, AS COREY SAID EARLIER, MONDAY, THE 29TH IS A BIG DAY, I WILL SAY, IN COMMUNICATING TO PRINCIPALS AND OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS AROUND THE WEST COAST, PRIMARILY WHO STARTED SCHOOL ALREADY.
THERE IS A GREAT SPIRIT IN THE AIR ON CAMPUSES.
PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS ARE FEELING THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
THAT KIDS ARE EXCITED TO BE THERE.
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, ESPECIALLY GETTING BACK TO THAT HIGH-SCHOOL VIBE THAT WE KNOW AND LOVE AND IS SUCH A BIG PART OF OUR COUNTRY, LET ALONE CAMPUS.
I HAVE REALLY, REALLY GOOD, HOPEFUL FEELINGS FOR THE FALL COMING UP.
WITH ONE WEEK TO GO, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM BOTH AT OUR SCHOOLS AND CENTRALLY THAT ARE SUPPORTING AND READY AND WE'RE READY FOR THOSE KIDS.
LIKE I SAID TO A COUPLE OF GROUPS, I'M EXCITED FOR MY KIDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SINCE THEY'VE BEEN OUT SINCE MAY.
SO WE'RE READY, AS A FAMILY WE'RE READY.
I ALSO WANT TO COMPLEMENT OUR PRINCIPALS ARE APS IN OUR DEANS FOR REALLY WORKING SO HARD AROUND THE SIGNS OF HOPE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
AGAIN, HOPE BEING OUR THEME THIS YEAR, I'LL TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW AS WELL.
I THINK MANY OF OUR STUDENTS SPEAKERS WILL SHARE THAT SAME SENTIMENT.
BUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE FACT THAT WE CAN CONTROL WHERE OUR HOPES AND DREAMS ARE GOING IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED A LOT OVER THE SUMMER.
THANK YOU LISA, FOR ALL THAT WORK AND MARILYN AND YOUR TEAM FOR THAT. DID I LOSE IT? NO WORRIES. I CAN KEEP GOING FROM HERE.
ALSO THE EQUITY WORK, JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD, WE'VE CONTINUED THAT AS WELL.
THE STAFF HERE AT THE ZACH, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE EQUITY MODULE AS WELL.
THIS WEEK, WE HAVE PAUSED ON THE EQUITY, THE OPPORTUNITY ACCESS INCLUSION COORDINATOR UNTIL WE GET ALL OF OUR STAFFING NEEDS COMPLETED AT SCHOOL.
THEN WE'LL LOOK TO BRING ON A COORDINATOR FOR THAT WORK TO LEAD THAT WORK.
THEN OF COURSE, I'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PLC CONVERSATIONS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OUR SITES TO CONNECT AND ALIGN OUR POP TO US, TO OUR PLC.
WE'LL BE GIVING YOU MORE FEEDBACK ON THAT AS THE YEAR MOVES FORWARD.
I ALREADY MENTIONED OUR COACHING, MEETING AND WORKING ON THAT BALANCE PHILOSOPHY OF KIDS ARE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES AND WE'RE GOING TO WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND THEM TO HELP THEM LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES IN A TIMELY MANNER.
BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO THE OWNERS IS ON US AS ADULTS TO BE GOOD ROLE MODELS AND SEND GOOD MESSAGES TO OUR KIDS AND MAKE SURE THAT IN THE FUTURE, AS SOME OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN, THAT WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE PREPARED TO TEACH OUR KIDS THESE LESSONS.
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AGAIN VERY SOON, RIGHT WHEN IT MATTERS MOST.AGAIN, BALANCING THAT PHILOSOPHY OF YES, THEY'RE KIDS AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES, BUT THERE'S STILL HAS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY THERE FOR BOTH ADULTS AND FOR CHILDREN.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT AREA.
THIS LAST YEAR WAS A PRETTY CHALLENGING WINDOW OF TIME AND EVEN AS RECENTLY AS TODAY, WE'VE GONE THROUGH CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW AS A DISTRICT WE'RE GOING TO GUIDE OUR YOUTH ATHLETES AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADVANCE THE DISTRICT'S RECENT PAST.
SO I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND HEARING BACK MORE ON HOW THAT'S PROGRESSING.
>> THANKS, DOUGH. I'M HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY LOUDLY AND CLEARLY THAT YES, WE'VE HAD SOME SETBACKS AND SOME MAJOR LEARNING LESSONS.
BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY REALLY BELIEVES IN GOOD FAMILY VALUES AND TRADITIONS AND ARE NOT HAPPY WITH SOME OF THE RHETORIC OR THE NARRATIVE, BUT ARE REALLY COMING TOGETHER TO CHANGE THAT NARRATIVE BACK TO THE POSITIVE.
IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE, BUT NOT INSURMOUNTABLE AND WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER.
THEN LASTLY, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE ALL STAFF KICKOFF.
WE ARE ABLE TO WRAP OUR BOARD PRESIDENT INTO THIS AND WE HAVE SOME SURPRISES AS WELL.
SOME THAT I KNOW OF IN SOME I DON'T, I'M A LITTLE SCARED.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO CENTER OUR THEME AROUND HOPE WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THE ENTIRE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF IN ONE PLACE AND REALLY HAVE SOME FUN AND GET MONDAY KICKED OFF IN THE RIGHT WAY.
LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR FOR SOME NERVES.
I HOPE OUR SKIT PERFORMERS SHOW UP TOMORROW.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'LL SEE.
THEN AGAIN, THE REAL EXCITEMENT IS FROM MONDAY WHEN WE GET THE KIDDOS BACK.
SO WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S ALL FOR MY REPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
>> ACTUALLY I DID MISS ONE ADD-ON PIECE.
I WANTED TO SEE IF LISA GRASSES COULD SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IF I CAN, CALL READY SET LAUNCH LISA.
>> SHE WAS RIGHT THERE A MINUTE AGO.
>> YEAH, I'M NOT CONTROLLING THAT PART, I SAID I WAS SORRY.
>> AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALWAYS EXAMINING OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SYSTEM TO SEE HOW WELL IT'S SERVING OUR STAFF AND WHAT ELSE WE MIGHT NEED TO DO.
THIS YEAR WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW AND IT WAS A MINI CONFERENCE, IT WAS OUR TAGLINE FOR IT.
IT WAS HELD ON AUGUST 15TH AND 16TH.
THE INTENT WAS TO SEE AT THAT TIME, IF WE CAN PROVIDE AN ON-RAMP INTO SOME OF THE KEY LEARNING FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IF YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE GAIL [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
I KNOW RIGHT? THE THEME WAS READY SET LAUNCH.
WE HAD 15 DIFFERENT CLASSES THAT WERE OFFERED.
SEVEN OF THOSE CLASSES QUALIFIED AS EQUITY CLOCK HOURS.
THERE IS A NEW REQUIREMENT IN THE STATE WHERE EDUCATORS TO HAVE 15 HOURS OF EQUITY CLOCK HOURS.
THIS OFFERED SEVEN CLASSES THAT HELP TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
TWO OF THE CLASSES ALSO QUALIFIED AS STEM HOURS, AND AGAIN, 15 STEM HOURS ARE REQUIRED FOR TEACHING STAFF.
THEN SIX CLASSES QUALIFIED FOR REGULAR CLOCK HOURS.
AS YOU KNOW, CLOCK HOURS ARE PART OF THE ONGOING TRAINING THAT CONTINUES TO BE PART OF THE CERTIFICATION RENEWAL PROCESS.
EACH ONE WAS OFFERED TWICE SO THAT THERE WAS A CHOICE IN THE SCHEDULE FOR OUR TEACHERS.
THERE WERE THREE SESSIONS ON EACH DAY AND THEY WERE 90 MINUTES LONG, WHICH WE GOT FEEDBACK ON THAT BEING SUCH ACTUALLY THEY WERE 75 MINUTES LONG WITH 15-MINUTE BREAKS, GREAT AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE OTHER THING THAT IT ACCOMPLISHES IS THAT PART OF OUR TEACHERS CONTRACT IS THAT THEY RECEIVE 14 HOURS OF PD AT CSD PAY, WHICH IS 14 HOURS TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT THEY CHOOSE TO ENGAGE IN.
OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS THAT THOSE 14 HOURS ARE EXPANDED, LIKE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH OFFERINGS AND ENOUGH INTERESTS TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THOSE.
THOSE CAN BE TAKEN IN DISTRICT, BUT ALSO THROUGH ESD CLASSES, OTHER ASSOCIATION CLASSES AND SO ON.
WE HAD TEACHERS WHO TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER STILL HAD SOME OF THOSE HOURS LEFT.
WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HELP WITH THAT.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO REALLY PREFER THOSE SUMMER HOURS FOR LEARNING BECAUSE THE SCHOOL YEAR CAN BE LONG AND THE DAYS ARE LONG ALSO.
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WE HAD 30 SESSIONS, 141 PEOPLE SIGNED UP.THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 266 SESSIONS ATTENDED, MEANING MOST PEOPLE ATTENDED MORE THAN ONE SESSION AND THERE WERE 397 PD AT CSD HOURS CLAIMED.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE SESSIONS THAT WE OFFERED AND AGAIN, REALLY FOCUSING ON SOME THINGS THAT ARE PRIORITIES.
SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL 101, SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL IS OUR STATE'S CURRICULUM ON NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY AND NATIVE AMERICANS IN OUR PRESENT DAY IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
SOUND WALLS AND FOUNDATIONAL READING INSTRUCTION BOTH FOCUS ON OUR ONGOING WORK AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO EMBED WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF READING IN ORDER TO HELP EVERY STUDENT LEARN TO READ, SUPPORTING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING, AND THEN, AS YOU KNOW, KINDERS AND FIRST GRADE ARE GETTING IPADS THIS YEAR.
THERE WAS AN IPAD MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE AS WELL.
IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO OUR TEACHER, LEADER PRESENTERS AND THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
NEXT YEAR WE HAVE EVEN GRANDER HOPES THAT INCLUDE FOOD, COFFEE, AND MORE SESSIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LISA. [APPLAUSE] YEAH, THAT'S IT.
NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA, I THINK JASON IS BACK ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR MONTHLY BUDGET REPORT.
>> THIS WILL BE REALLY QUICK. ONCE GAIL IS ABLE TO PULL THAT REPORT UP REALLY QUICK.
IT'S REALLY COVERING THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR PROJECTIONS FOR YEAR-END HAVE NOT MATERIALLY CHANGED.
THAT BASICALLY, IF IT DID WE WOULD HAVE INCORPORATED THOSE CHANGES IN THE BUDGET THAT YOU ALL APPROVED EARLIER.
BUT LOOKING IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, THAT'S ONE OF THE MONTHS THAT WE DO MAKE OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT.
WE HAVE TWO PAYMENTS THAT WE MAKE, ONE IN JUNE, ONE IN DECEMBER, AND WE'VE MADE THOSE PAYMENTS.
THEN THE GENERAL FUND, BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY, YOU SEE A LOT OF FLUCTUATION IN THE MONTH OF JUNE TEND TO SEE A DEFICIT IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND THEN IN JULY A SURPLUS.
IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE STATE FUNDING THAT'S ON A PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
THE PERCENTAGE WE GET IN JUNE IS VERY SMALL.
WE GET 22.5 PERCENT OF OUR STATE FUNDING IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
IT'S ALL BACK LOADED. THE OTHER FUNDS, NOTHING TO REPORT THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WE ARE ALL WELL-VERSED IN THE BUDGET.
>> I WILL TELL YOU, JASON, I STILL ENJOY AND AS HARD AS IT IS TO SAY FINANCIAL REPORTING, BUT IN THE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION THAT YOU PROVIDE US IN OUR PACKET, THAT IS REALLY USEFUL INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE FORTUNATE THAT I'M BETTER AT THAT THAN I AM AT FISHING. CAN'T CATCH A FISH.
>> YOU LEFT THOSE IN THE WATER?
>> THAT'S TERRIBLE. [LAUGHTER].
>> OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR REPORTS.
[13. QUALITY FACILITIES AND RESOURCES]
WHICH IS OUR SECOND RESOLUTION.RESOLUTION 22-02, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH SOME BANK ACCOUNTS, CLOSING OUT A COUPLE OF BANK ACCOUNTS AT IQ AND MOVING THAT OVER TO RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY BANK.
JASON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT OR?
>> NO. I'M JUST AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
BASICALLY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BANK ACCOUNT ACTIVITY IS PRESENTLY WITH RIVERVIEW.
THESE WERE A FEW SMALL ACCOUNTS THAT WE HAD BEEN HAVING IN ANOTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
WE CAN SEE SOME EFFICIENCIES IF WE PULLED THEM OVER BASICALLY CENTRALIZED ALL OUR BANKING.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OTHERWISE LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND?
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 22-02.
>> BY TRACY, SECONDED BY ERIKA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES THERE.
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THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR REGULAR MEETING.[15. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Personnel and Property - RCW 42.30.110 (c & f)]
I WILL RECESS THE MEETING.WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND PROPERTY PROBABLY ABOUT AN HOUR.
IF WE END UP GOING PAST EIGHT O'CLOCK, I'LL COME OUT AND EXTEND THAT, BUT I'LL BE BACK AT EIGHT O'CLOCK TO EITHER EXTEND OR ADJOURN.
WE ARE IN RECESS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.