Apr 28, 2025 School Board Meeting

[1. REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER - 5:30 PM]

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO OUR MONDAY, APRIL 28TH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY BAMINI.

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AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. BAMINI. NEXT, THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT WILL BE DONE BY MATTHEW.

THANK YOU. 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.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EXCUSED COREY MCENRY TONIGHT.

IT'S A BUSY TIME OF YEAR FOR EVERYONE, AND HE IS BUSY WITH MUSICAL REHEARSALS, SO HE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUR MILL TOWN PRIDE AWARD. I BELIEVE WE HAVE.

IS HEIDI KEITH HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE? OH, THERE SHE IS.

OKAY, PERFECT.

OKAY. HI. I'M HEIDI KEITH. I'M ONE OF THE ART TEACHERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING THE MILL TOWN AWARD TO ANNA CAINE.

OVER HERE. ANNA HAS BEEN IN MY CLASSES FOR YEARS IN A VARIETY OF CLASSES AND CURRENTLY IN MY DRAWING AND PAINTING THREE CLASS WHERE DRAWING AND PAINTING TWO.

EXCUSE ME. THREE. YEAH. WHERE SHE JUST COMPLETED THIS BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OF HER GRANDPA JOHNNY AND SHOWING HER THE. LET ME HEAR IT. THE COLEOPTERA, A BEETLE I'VE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE.

BUT GRANDPA JOHNNY WAS A SCIENTIST. AND ANNA IS DEFINITELY AN ARTIST AND SCIENTIST AS WELL.

AND SHE JUST WON THE SUPERINTENDENT ART AWARD FOR THE STATE AND IS GOING TO OLYMPIA TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD ON MAY 14TH.

AND HER ARTWORK WILL HANG AT OSP. I THINK FOR A FEW MONTHS, FOR A YEAR.

THAT'S EXCELLENT. AND SHE'LL RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM MR. RAGDAHL. SO CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE THE? RIGHT HERE ON YOUR DESK? OH, COOL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH. OH, YES.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE HAVE ONE MORE MILLTOWN PRIDE AWARD TODAY.

AND IS JENNIFER LINTHWAITE HERE? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M JENNIFER LINTHWAITE. I TEACH AT DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL, MARKETING, ANIMATION, DIGITAL ART, ALL THE FUN THINGS.

AND TWO OF MY STUDENTS FROM OUR TEAM OF SIX WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2D ANIMATION AT THE SKILLSUSA COMPETITION.

THEY WON SECOND PLACE IN REGIONALS AND BROUGHT GOLD HOME AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

MAYA ERICKSON AND ALAYNA HERMAN, WHO HAVE BEEN DOING ANIMATION FOR A WHILE.

THEY CREATED A REALLY DYNAMIC ANIMATION WITH SOME GREAT CHARACTERS LIKE CARL THE PIGEON AND SOME TWISTY PLOT LINES THAT INVOLVED SOME MURDER AND ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING ANIMATED VISUAL STORYTELLING.

SO COME ON UP.

OKAY.

SO,

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AND NEXT UP, WE HAVE SOME STUDENT REPORTS. SO, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

DO WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS FROM LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL READY TO GIVE US A REPORT? YOU GUYS CAN.

I THINK YOU CAN. YEAH, YOU GUYS CAN BE RIGHT HERE.

IS THAT ONE ON? IT SHOULD BE OKAY. LET ME KNOW.

IT'S NOT ON. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. OKAY.

LIBERTY ADMINISTRATORS AND MR. FLECK PARTICIPATED IN THE USC SPEAKER MIND ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE AFTER SCHOOL ON FRIDAY.

THE STUDENTS LOVED SEEING THEM GET SOAKED. SOAKED.

THE LIBERTY SPRING MUSICAL THE MUSIC MAN JUNIOR WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON MAY 16TH AND 17TH.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS AT ONE OF THE PERFORMANCES.

OUR REVENUE SHARING VENTURE WITH RIP CITY POPCORN BROUGHT IN OVER $5,000 FOR LIBERTY'S ASB PROGRAM.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PURCHASED ITEMS AND DONATED TO THE CAUSE.

GIRLS, CROSS COUNTRY AND EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL ARE IN FULL SWING.

WE WISH OUR STUDENT ATHLETES THE BEST OF LUCK AT THEIR PROGRESS THROUGH THEIR SEASONS.

LIBERTY HELD AN ELECTION FOR EIGHTH GRADE REPRESENTATIVE NEXT YEAR AS FRESHMEN AND ASB.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ISAAC SAKATA, AMELIA THOMAS AND EVELYN SWANSON.

ELECTIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FOR NEW ASB OFFICERS.

APPLICATIONS WERE DUE TODAY. INTERVIEWS WILL BE THIS WEEK AND SPEECHES WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY.

THE SEARCH WILL BE ON NEXT MONTH FOR NEW EIGHTH GRADE WEB LEADERS FOR THE 2025 2026 NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR WEB PROGRAM HELPS INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS TRANSITION INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EASE THE STRESS AND ANXIETY THAT MAY COME WITH THAT.

TESTING SEASON IS QUICKLY APPROACHING. STUDENTS RECENTLY COMPLETED THE I-READY SPRING DIAGNOSTIC AND HAVE BEEN PRACTICING INTERIM SBAC TESTS TO PREPARE FOR THE STATE TESTING IN THE COMING WEEKS. THE EIGHTH GRADE HAS SCIENCE THAT THE TESTS THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY, BEFORE ALL GRADES, WILL TAKE THE SBAC ELA AND SBAC MATH TESTS IN THAT ORDER.

OUR FINAL CLOSURE OF THE YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH.

AFTER SCHOOL, WE WILL HAVE DANCING, SPORTS, A CUPCAKE WALK, PHOTO STATIONS, CONCESSIONS FOR SALE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND A MOVIE ROOM. THE ADMIN AND COUNSELORS WILL BE VISITING OUR FEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT COMING TO LIBERTY AND ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS.

OUR END OF THE YEAR EVENTS ARE ON THE CALENDAR.

OUR EIGHTH GRADE CELEBRATION WILL BE ON MONDAY, JUNE 7TH 16TH.

OUR END OF THE YEAR ASSEMBLY AND TALENT SHOW WILL BE IN THE MORNING OF TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH AND OUR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL PA PARTY IS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME HERE TONIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

I KNOW THEY ALREADY RAN OFF, BUT DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THEM? THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

I HAVE LOVED SEEING ALL THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE. I THINK I'VE SEEN LOTS OF ADMIN AND STAFF AND STUDENTS DO THAT, SO IT'S FUN TO HAVE EVERYONE PARTICIPATE. RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS FROM HAYS FREEDOM.

AND IF YOU GUYS CAN TELL US YOUR NAME AS WELL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

BELLA I'M MARCO, AND I'M WILL COREY. OKAY. TO START, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR WEEKLY EVENT, FRIDAY FITS.

ON FRIDAYS, WE GET TO PICK A THEME IN OUR ASB, AND WE GET A LIKE WHERE THAT THEME.

SO LIKE, ONE OF OUR WEEKLY FITS WAS WESTERN. SO, WE SAW A LOT OF STUDENTS WEARING, LIKE, WEARING COWBOY HATS, COWBOY BOOTS, JEANS, THE WHOLE GETUP. ANOTHER EVENT IS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PANEL.

SO, WE WENT TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS. WE PRESENTED WHAT IS HAYES AND LIKE WHAT IS IT ABOUT? THEY GOT TO ASK QUESTIONS. AND THEN LATER THAT NEXT WEEK THEY GOT TO COME TO HAYS AND EXPERIENCE IT FOR THEMSELVES, LIKE WALKING INTO CLASSES AND KIND OF LIKE SEEING WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

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I'M A PART OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION CLUB. IT'S HOSTED BY OUR ADVISORS, AND THEY'RE SUPER COOL.

MOST RECENTLY, WE PLANNED SOMETHING CALLED A THRIFT DAY WHERE WE EXCHANGE CLOTHES BACK AND FORTH.

NO MONEY. IT WAS SUPER COOL. A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY IN THERE.

AND THEN WALKING, OK, WHICH I'VE DONE FOR THREE YEARS AND HAYES CONTINUES TO DO.

WE GOT A LOT OF PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR, NOT JUST FROM SENIORS, BUT FROM UNDERCLASSMEN.

RELAY FOR LIFE IS SOMETHING REAL THAT WE STARTED DOING NEW AND IT'S A WALK FOR CANCER, AND I THINK I ENDED UP WALKING LIKE SIX MILES THAT DAY.

IT WAS SUPER COOL. AND THEN FRIENDS OF TREES IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALSO INTEGRATING INTO OUR VOLUNTEER HOURS.

WE JUST PLANT TREES. IT WAS SUPER COOL. I'M HERE TO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR SENIOR CAPSTONE PRESENTATIONS, WHICH I'VE HEARD THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE JOINING US FOR THAT, WHICH I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED FOR. OUR SENIOR CLASS ENTIRELY IS EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AND BE ABLE TO HEAR OUR EXPERIENCES THAT WE'VE HAD THROUGHOUT HAYS. AND WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO SHARE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE FOUNDATION OF HAYS AND HOW EFFECTIVE WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY AND JUST HOW WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER. AND MY THEME FOR THE PROJECT IS WE'RE LIFTING EACH OTHER UP OR, SORRY. WE RISE BY LIFTING EACH OTHER, WHICH I FEEL, EXPLAINS HAYES.

AT ITS DEFINITION, AT ITS BASE. PRETTY PERFECT.

YEAH. MY TOPIC IS RESILIENCE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK HAYES HELPED ME, HELPED GUIDE ME.

SO, ARE YOU HAVING A MICROPHONE? HI. HAYES HELPED GUIDE ME TO BE REALLY RESILIENT AND WORK THROUGH AND PERSEVERE THROUGH A LOT OF MY OBSTACLES AND HELP ME GRADUATE. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON OUR SENIOR PAPERS, WHICH GO WITH OUR SENIOR PROJECT, WHICH WAS A LOT OF PROCESS OVER PRODUCT. IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO THE THINKING RATHER THAN MAKE THE SENIOR PAPER, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. MY UNIFYING THEME IS TO PERSEVERE.

WHERE AM I GOING? OKAY. THEN I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK FIRST? I CAN'T. OKAY. OKAY.

TO END THIS OFF, WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT HE SUPPORTS US.

AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT BY THE END OF HIS EXPERIENCE WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT NEXT, IS THAT I'M A VERY SELF-EMPOWERED LEARNER, AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN LEARN IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS SUPER COOL.

AND I'M HAPPY THAT I'M GOING TO COLLEGE WITH ALL THOSE SKILLS.

WHEN I THINK WHAT'S NEXT? FOR ME, I THINK OF BEING A CRITICAL THINKER.

SO, THINKING CRITICALLY AND THEN ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBER.

SO LIKE EXAMPLE IS I'M PART OF THE TRACK TEAM EVEN THOUGH I GO TO HAYES.

SO JUST WHEN GOING INTO COLLEGE, CONTINUING TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WHEN I GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO USE THE SKILLS THAT I'VE BEEN TAUGHT AT HAYES OF BEING AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR TO PUSH MYSELF AND NOT ONLY TO PUSH MYSELF TO BE IN A GOOD POSITION, BUT TO BE ABLE TO BE A HELPFUL MEMBER OF MY COMMUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING WE CAN EXPAND UPON? I'D LIKE TO SAY I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS HIT ON THINGS IN HERE.

OUR PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE. RIGHT. SO, I HEARD MULTIPLE THINGS IN THERE, LIKE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.

LIKE, LOTS OF THOSE WERE IN HERE. SO, I LOVE HEARING THAT.

AND ALSO, YOUR CAPSTONE PROJECTS ARE NEXT WEEK, RIGHT? AND I THINK I THINK UNFORTUNATELY, I'M OUT OF TOWN NEXT WEEK.

I HAVE PARTICIPATED BEFORE. THOSE ARE AMAZING.

AND SO HOPEFULLY SOME OF THEM FIT INTO YOUR GUYS' SCHEDULE.

BUT I KNOW WE ALL GOT NOTICES ABOUT GOING TO THOSE, AND THEY'RE REALLY IMPACTFUL TO LISTEN TO.

SO, I'M SAD TO MISS IT THIS YEAR, BUT HOPEFULLY SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES CAN MAKE THAT.

ANYWAYS, THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PANEL.

YOU GO TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO WHAT ARE THE JUST SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ASK YOU ABOUT BEFORE THEY COME VISIT? I WENT TO ODYSSEY, AND IT WAS SUPER FUN. THEY WERE SO ENGAGED.

WE GET LIKE REALLY NERVOUS QUESTIONS. ONE OF MY FAVORITES WAS, WHAT HAPPENS IF I HAVE DRIVER'S ED? AND AM I ALLOWED TO LIKE, LEAVE SCHOOL? AND I WAS LIKE, IT'S OKAY.

ARE THEY GOING TO TEACH ME HOW TO DRIVE? NO, NOT THE SCHOOL.

AND IT WAS REALLY SWEET. I ALSO HAD A QUESTION THAT WAS, WHAT'S THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL? AND IT'S MORE OF THE QUALITY OF THE WORK IS HOW I ANSWERED THIS THAN THE AMOUNT OF WORK.

IT'S NOT THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S INCREASING; IT'S THE THINGS YOU'RE LEARNING. SO, YOU START OFF WITH LIKE LEARNING SUBTRACTION,

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YOU KEEP LEARNING AND BUILDING AND EXPANDING UPON WHAT YOU'RE LEARNING.

SO YEAH, THEY ASKED A LOT OF COOL QUESTIONS. YEAH, I THINK LIKE I WENT TO SKYRIDGE WHEN I DID MINE.

AND I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK LIKE ABOUT SCHEDULE OR LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO LIKE, I WAS BIG ON TALKING ABOUT HOW SUPPORTIVE THE TEACHERS WERE AND HOW LIKE THROUGH MY FOUR YEARS OF BEING AT HAYES.

THAT WAS MY BIGGEST LIKE SUPPORT WAS JUST THE COMMUNITY THAT TEACHERS BRING, LIKE HOW DO I TALK ABOUT, LIKE IF I'M IN THE HALLWAY AND I'M LACKING ON LIKE A CERTAIN CLASS AND I'M LIKE, EVEN TRYING TO AVOID THAT TEACHER, THEY'LL FIND ME LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M MISSING AN ASSIGNMENT.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, DO IT LIKE, SO THEY REALLY DO CARE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY TOLD THEM. YEAH. YEAH.

I HAD JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I AM THE AP COORDINATOR AT MY DAY JOB AND SO CAN'T SEE ANY OF YOURS NEXT WEEK, BUT WILL THERE BE A WAY? I'M REALLY INTRIGUED AT YOUR THEMES AND YOUR UNIFYING THEMES.

I LOVE THAT. IS THERE A WAY, DO YOU THINK, THAT WE COULD GET KIND OF THE GRADUATES AND YOUR UNIFYING THEME, JUST LIKE A TINIEST LITTLE SUMMARY, LIKE, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO DO A LOT OF EXTRA WORK, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT ALL THOSE ARE BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE AMAZING. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH, I THINK PEOPLE WOULD BE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR SENIOR.

YEAH. WITH MORE THAN ONE PERSON OR MORE THAN A PANEL.

DEPENDS ON HOW PERSONAL IT IS, FOR SURE. YEAH.

YEAH. VERY COOL. GOOD JOB. THOSE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR BASIS, WHICH IS THEY HAVE THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR MAIN POINTS OF THEIR. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

YEAH, I WOULD LOVE I WOULD LOVE THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT WE HAVE SOME STUDENT REPORTS FROM DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL.

JACK AND LOGAN. HI, I'M LOGAN ROBINSON, AND I AM JACK WALSH.

I AM THE ASB PRESIDENT AT DISCOVERY. I'M THE RALLY COMMISSIONER, I FORGOT THAT.

SO TODAY WE'RE SHARING A LOT ABOUT DISCOVERY.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS THE PAST MONTH BY DISCOVERY STUDENTS.

AND THIS IS ACROSS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE HAVE, LIKE A MATH CLUB AND THE 2D ANIMATION AND ARCHITECTURE CLUB.

SO VERY PROUD OF HOW DISCOVERY HAS BEEN ACHIEVING ACROSS SO MANY DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, OUTLETS FOR STUDENTS TO ENJOY ACADEMICS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE STATE COMPETITION WE HAVE THIS SATURDAY.

SO THAT'S THE MATH CLUB THAT I'M THE PRESIDENT OF.

WE'RE HEADING UP TO ELLENSBURG AND WE'RE BRINGING NINE STUDENTS, WHICH IS THE MOST STUDENTS WE'VE EVER BROUGHT TO A STATE COMPETITION.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY BEING REPRESENTED FROM A STUDENT IN EACH GRADE AS WELL.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND ALL THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING BASICALLY DID WELL ENOUGH IN THE REGIONAL COMPETITION TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE STATE COMPETITION.

SO COMPETITION, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. WE'RE ALSO REALLY EXCITED FOR THE TEAM PROJECT WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE.

LOGAN AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AT THAT. IT'S ABOUT REALLY WHAT MAKES DISCOVERY UNIQUE.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT EIGHT DIFFERENT PHENOMENA THAT WE'VE BEEN RESEARCHING.

I THINK ONE OF THEM THAT I GAVE AS AN EXAMPLE WAS THE HALLWAYS WITH WHITEBOARDS ON THEM AND HOW STUDENTS AT DISCOVERY LEARN THROUGHOUT THEIR CLASSES VERTICALLY. I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT BEFORE. SO IT WAS REALLY COOL RESEARCHING THAT AND PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. NEXT WE HAVE WE HAD A FIELD TRIP ON APRIL 17TH FOR OUR SYMPHONIC BAND STUDENTS FROM ODYSSEY AND DISCOVERY.

THEY WENT TO THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL FOR A PERFORMANCE BY PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONIC BAND.

OUR MUSIC TEACHER, MR. BATEMAN, SAID THE STUDENTS HAD A BLAST AND LEARNED A LOT, SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED.

WAS PRETTY COOL. AND THE LAST THING I'M SHARING IS A BIT MORE PERSONAL FOR ME.

ON FRIDAY THE 18TH, I ACTUALLY HAD AN ASSEMBLY FOR MY SENIOR PROJECT, AND IT WAS ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED. AND I HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO ACTUALLY WORK WITH MAYOR HOGAN AND FORMER MAYOR NAN HENRICKSON.

SO, IT WAS A GREAT TIME WORKING WITH THEM AND ACTUALLY BRINGING THEM INTO THE BUILDING AND HAVING THEM SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS.

AND I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT A LOT.

SO EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENED TEN DAYS AGO, I'D STILL LIKE TO THANK BOTH OF THEM SO MUCH FOR HELPING WITH THAT PROJECT.

I REALLY APPRECIATED IT. AND ALONGSIDE THE SKILLSUSA WINNING FIRST, WE HAD OUR ARCHITECTURE TEAM BRINGING IN GOLD FOR THE ENTIRE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

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AND DHS PROM IS COMING SOON. WE'RE HAVING OUR PROM ON MAY 10TH, AND OUR THEME IS A TRIP TO THE MOON.

THE VENUE IS AT THE RED CROSS BUILDING AT FORT VANCOUVER.

THIS IS THE SAME VENUE AS THEIR PROM FROM TWO YEARS AGO, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE SENIOR ASSASSIN. AS YOU KNOW, LAST TIME I WAS WEARING GOGGLES AND SO WAS HE.

YOU CAN SEE WE'RE NOT WEARING GOGGLES. THAT MEANS WE'RE DEAD. AND? AND IT SEEMS LIKE ETHAN BECKER IS GOING TO WIN IT ALL, BUT WE'LL KNOW IN 10 MINUTES OR 9 MINUTES.

OH, AND I CAN SAY, SPEAKING FOR BOTH OF US, THAT WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

AND I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS. AND OUR DHS GLOSSOP EVENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, WITH MANY STUDENTS PARTICIPATING AND EXCHANGING CLOTHING.

WE SAW A VARIETY OF STYLES AND SIZES, MAKING IT INCLUSIVE AND FUN FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.

OVERALL, IT'S A POSITIVE, SUSTAINABLE EVENT THAT I HOPE WE CAN DO AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS? I'LL JUST COMMENT ON THE SENIOR ASSASSIN.

I HAVE A SENIOR AT CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S JUST IT'S BEEN A BIT CRAZY.

LIKE YOU'RE JUST OUT THERE AND YOU SEE KIDS. I WAS AT FRED MEYER, AND I SAW KIDS WEARING GOGGLES AND I'M LIKE, I KNEW WHAT THAT WAS. BUT I THINK RANDOMLY PEOPLE MIGHT BE LIKE, WHY ARE THESE KIDS WEARING GOGGLES? RIGHT? SO, I THINK IT'S A FUN ACTIVITY.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. YOU SEE IT PLAY OUT.

AND I JUST THINK IT'S FUN. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS IS OVER IN EIGHT MINUTES.

NINE MINUTES. SO, IT'S EXCITING. SO, THANK YOU.

WHAT DOES THE WINNER GET LIKE 105 BUCKS. EVERYONE PITCHED IN $5.

SO, IT'S LIKE OH COOL. NICE. I THINK PRIDE IS MORE AND IT'S THE YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY THE BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR.

YEAH, BRAGGING RIGHTS. UNTIL YOUR NEXT TIME I DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOUR REUNION AND THEN START OVER THE WEEK BEFORE THE REUNION MAYBE.

AND ALL ITS LIKE WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO DO IT. CAN I ASK JACK AND LOGAN? SO WHERE WERE YOU KILLED IN SENIOR ASSASSIN? WHERE WERE YOU SQUIRTED WITH WATER? BECAUSE THERE WERE INSTAGRAM VIDEOS AND SHORTS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.

YEAH, YEAH, I CAN SAY I GOT ELIMINATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, SO.

NO. OH, THERE YOU GO. I HAVE A STORY TO SHARE.

I, I WENT WITH MY FRIEND LOGAN TO TRY TO GET LACHLAN BEFORE HE WENT INTO WORK, AND WE SAT OUTSIDE OF HIS WORK AND HIS BOSS ACTUALLY CAME UP AND WAS LIKE, ARE YOU GUYS HERE FOR LACHLAN? AND WE'RE LIKE, YEAH.

AND HE TRICKED US. THE BOSS TRICKED US. HE ACTUALLY OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR TO LET LACHLAN GET INTO WORK, AND LACHLAN SNUCK UP ON US AND GOT BOTH OF US, SO.

AND THEN THE BOSS WAS LIKE, NEVER TRUST STRANGERS.

AND WE WERE LIKE. I'M GLAD YOU LEARNED THAT BY SENIOR YEAR, JACK.

YEAH, YEAH. LIFE LESSONS. THAT'S AWESOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH. WE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT STUDENT REPORTS TONIGHT.

THOSE ARE ALWAYS FUN TO LISTEN TO. SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN TOP THAT WITH OUR BOARD COMMUNICATION. BUT OUR NEXT ITEM IS BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. SO, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SHARE WITH ANYTHING YOU'VE BEEN, HAVE GOING ON THIS WEEK OR WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HOWEVER YOU LIKE.

SO, I HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A DAY WITH OUR STUDENTS.

TWO WEEKS AGO, JACK WAS ONE OF THEM AT THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE THAT WE HELD HERE AT ZELLERBACH TOOK OFF THURSDAY TO ATTEND THAT.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE OUR SIXTH GRADERS THROUGH.

SENIORS SPEND THE DAY, LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER, AND THEN JUST OPEN UP AND SHARE.

JOHN, YOU WERE THERE FOR A LOT OF IT. IT WAS JUST A REALLY SPECIAL TIME.

SO, I WANT TO THANK ALL. JACK, YOU WERE ONE, BUT ALL THE STUDENTS ON THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT WAS VERY SPECIAL. IF YOU EVER GET THE CHANCE TO SEE THEM IN ACTION. USUALLY ON MONDAYS, IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY OTHER MONDAY IS THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

YEAH, I TRY TO GET HERE BEFORE THE CITIZENS ADVISORY TO SEE THE STUDENTS AT THEIR STUDENT ADVISORY.

BUT A WHOLE DAY. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. SINCE WE DO HAVE, I SEE SEVERAL COMMENTS ABOUT ARTS I DO WANT TO SHARE.

THE SKYRIDGE MUSICAL WAS FANTASTIC. SEUSSICAL WAS FANTASTIC.

IT WAS JUST GREAT. STILL, IN MY MIND, EVERY TIME YOU ATTEND A GOOD MUSICAL, YOU HAVE THOSE SONGS IN YOUR HEAD.

SO, AND AS STUDENTS NOTED FROM LIBERTY, THE LIBERTY PROGRAM IS MAY 16TH AND 17TH.

SO, GET YOUR TICKETS. BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T LIKE THE MUSIC MAN AS WELL.

AND THE MUSIC BOOSTERS HAD THEIR GALA THIS WEEKEND.

THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL. WE HAD LOTS OF STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, DO THEIR MUSIC THERE.

TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN THEIR CAREER HERE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I WAS ABLE TO SPEND TWO DAYS, TWO EVENTS AT PRUNE HILL.

ONE DAY WITH MRS. RUSH FOR BEFORE EARTH DAY. SHE HAD ANOTHER OUTDOOR CONSERVATION ACTIVITY.

AND THEN THE FINE DINING EVENT. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

MY FIRST FINE DINING EVENT WITH PRUNE HILL. SO THE STUDENTS AT MY TABLE WERE CLASSIC STUDENTS.

EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ALL DRESSED UP, THEY WERE GRABBING EACH OTHER'S FOOD. WHEN SOMEBODY DIDN'T LIKE FOOD, THEY WOULD JUST. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THEIR FORKS. BUT ONE STUDENT, MY TABLE, LOVED GREEN BEANS. NO ONE ELSE DID, AND SHE JUST STARTED GRABBING THEM WITH HER HAND LIKE YOU NEED TO USE YOUR FORK.

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SO IT WAS VERY NICE. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THAT.

AND I LOVE THAT TRADITION, THE FINE DINING EVENT.

SO THOSE ARE MY BIG ONES. BUT I REALLY DO WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THIS LAST MONTH.

OKAY. I'M SORRY, I DO NOT HAVE A LIST I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE TO MANY OF THE EVENTS THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.

BUT THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT I'M NOT ENGAGED OR DEEPLY INVOLVED IN KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING. LOTS OF HEAVY STUFF.

I JUST HERE TO SUPPORT I KNOW IT IS NOT WITHOUT HEART WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? SO, THANK YOU. I WOULD DITTO BAMINI. AND I ENVY MATTHEW'S FLEXIBILITY WITH HIS JOB TO BE ABLE TO GO TO SO MANY OF THESE THINGS.

I'M JUST LIKE, OH, IF I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A DAY JOB ALL THE TIME IN SCHOOL, SO IT'S A LITTLE HARDER TO GET AWAY.

BUT YEAH, A LOT, A LOT OF COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH AMONGST THE BOARD AND THE CABINET JUST WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND IT'S A HARD TIME IN CAMAS AND SO NOT A LOT.

NOT A LOT ELSE GOING ON FOR ME. OH, YEAH. GO AHEAD.

KIND OF THE SAME. CONNIE AND I DID MEET AT ODYSSEY LAST WEEK WITH JOHN, DR.

DAN AND DEREK WITH SOME OF THE STAFF OVER THERE, WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD FOR US TO JUST HAVE THAT SMALL GROUP CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S GOING ON AND JUST HEARING FROM US AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE SUPPORT THEM. AND WE THINK THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL.

AND WE WERE. SO, IT WAS GREAT CONVERSATION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT IN THOSE SMALLER, INTIMATE MOMENTS I THINK ARE HELPFUL.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.

IT WAS THE LAST BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR, I BELIEVE.

WE TAKE A BREAK. I THINK FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE TAKE A BREAK.

BUT IT WAS IT WAS GREAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THERE'S REPRESENTATION FROM CEA AND PSC ON THAT COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS SOME REALLY SMART PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO UNDERSTAND BUDGETS AND FINANCE IN THERE AS WELL. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENJOY THE MOST IS THEY GO INTO BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND THEN THEY HAVE A TOPIC.

AND SO LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT LEVY BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR YET, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS THE LEVY LID LIFT, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT WE COULD GO OUT FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL LEVY RIGHT ON TOP OF THE ONE WE ALREADY HAVE. SO, THERE WAS DISCUSSION AMONGST THE GROUPS OF WHETHER WE DO THAT OR NOT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AND THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 26TH WITH NOT COLLECTION UNTIL 2027.

SO, IT'S NOT A FIXED TOMORROW. IT'S A FIXED IT COULD HELP US DOWN THE ROAD, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP US RIGHT THIS MOMENT.

BUT IT WAS STILL INTERESTING TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IN THOSE SMALL GROUPS AND GET THE FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY THINK WE SHOULD DO. SO, IT'S WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION MORE AS WE GO LATER ON. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY DO FOR US.

SO, ANY GO BACKS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON FROM BOARD COMMUNICATIONS.

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SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU JOHN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, TRACEY.

THANKS EVERYONE. GREAT. GREAT UPDATES. A LOT OF GREAT EVENTS COMING UP.

AND THAT HAPPENED. SO, I ALWAYS LIKE TO START OFF WITH ENROLLMENT.

AND THE BOARD LAST MONTH ASKED FOR MAYBE DURING OUR WORKSHOP, ASKED FOR AN UPDATE FROM OCTOBER TILL AS CLOSE TO NOW AS POSSIBLE, OCTOBER BEING THE STATE COUNT TIME. SO, SEPTEMBER WE REALLY DIDN'T FACTOR IN OVERALL GOOD NUMBERS.

WE ARE POSITIVE 48 THE RED NUMBERS ARE FOR THE YEAR FROM OCTOBER TILL APRIL 15TH.

THE BLACK NUMBER IS FROM MONTH TO MONTH. SO, FROM MARCH TO APRIL.

SO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP NUMBER 6890 IS WHAT OUR FTE IS AS OF APRIL 15TH.

SO THAT'S A POSITIVE EIGHT FROM MARCH. AND PLUS 48 IS THE NUMBER FROM OCTOBER TO APRIL.

SO, YOU SEE THAT THERE'S BEEN GAINS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

MOVING ON, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO OUR SCHOOLS YOU SEE, OVERALL HAD AN OVERALL GAIN OF 39 STUDENTS, WHICH IS WHICH IS GREAT. CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL LOST A NET OF 46 STUDENTS.

SO, SEVERAL OF THOSE STUDENTS HAVE LIKELY MOVED INTO CCA, WHICH IS WHERE YOU SEE THAT POSITIVE NUMBER.

BUT OVERALL, THERE WAS A NET LOSS OF STUDENTS AT DISCOVERY.

OVERALL, NOT BAD IS A MINUS THREE. WE'D OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER IN THE BLACK.

AND THEN HAYES FREEDOM AN OVERALL MINUS ONE WHICH IS ACTUALLY RIGHT ON PAR TO WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT DID LOSE FOR THIS PAST MONTH. AGAIN, VERY NORMAL THIS TIME OF YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH UPPERCLASSMEN.

GO AHEAD. TRACEY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT OF THAT.

THE PLUS 48 IS GOOD FOR OUR ENROLLMENT OF 6890, BUT OUR BUDGETED NUMBER WAS 6926.

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YEAH, A GOOD POINT. SO, IF YOU REMEMBER, OUR PROJECTION CAME IN 70.

OUR STUDENT TOTAL CAME IN 71 STUDENTS LESS THAN OUR PROJECTION.

SO OVERALL IT REALLY IS STILL LESS THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR.

BUT I LIKE I STILL LIKE TO SEE THE NUMBERS GOING INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

MIDDLE, MIDDLE SCHOOL. OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THEY'VE BEEN RATHER NET NEUTRAL THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AS FAR AS ENROLLMENT GOES.

YOU SEE CCA GAIN FIVE OVER TIME, ZERO THIS PAST MONTH.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I MENTIONED LAST TIME SKYRIDGE HAD A PLUS FOUR GAIN FOR THE MONTH, AND OVERALL, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WAS A PLUS SEVEN IN ENROLLMENT.

AGAIN, NUMBERS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGAIN, WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON ESPECIALLY WOODBURN.

SO, WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, 100 PLUS STUDENT LOSS OVER THE LAST YEAR.

WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THAT PLUS FIVE OVER THIS LAST MONTH AND THEN PLUS 11 OVERALL.

STILL NOT WHERE WE NEED IT TO BE. THE HOME PRICES.

EVEN SOME OF THE TRANSIENCY IS STILL HAPPENING BECAUSE OF HIGH RENTS.

BUT AGAIN, WE'D RATHER SEE THE NUMBERS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAN THE WRONG. WE ALSO SAW A NET GAIN AT LACAMAS LAKE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. IT'S SHOWING THAT POTENTIALLY THERE IS SOME GROWTH THERE.

AGAIN, THE HOUSING COST IN THAT AREA ARE JUST ASTRONOMICAL.

SO THAT'S NOT HELPING. I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH DOUG QUINN, OUR CITY MANAGER, LAST WEEK, AND THEY'RE WORKING HARD. THE CITY IS WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD WITH DEVELOPERS TO TRY TO BUILD UP IN MORE DENSELY.

YOU CAN START TO SEE SOME OF THE TOWNHOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT.

AGAIN, LIKE WE MENTIONED LAST TIME, WE'RE STILL SEVERAL YEARS AWAY FROM THOSE OPENING, AND WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT THE PRICE POINT IS GOING TO BE.

WE'RE JUST HOPEFUL THAT MORE DENSE EQUALS LESS COST.

ALSO, HELEN BOULER A PLUS TEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND THE REST ARE REALLY INSIGNIFICANT OVERALL.

BUT AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS RATHER STAGNANT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

DOES THAT HELP? I KNOW YOU ASKED FOR SOME OF THOSE MORE SPECIFICS.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS ON THAT? GOOD. OKAY. YEP.

SO JUST MOVING INTO BUDGET REDUCTIONS. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, WHICH IS WONDERFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY. NOT A WONDERFUL SITUATION, BUT IT'S, I'M GLAD TO SEE SO MUCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IN THIS.

JUST A REMINDER OF WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS.

THE REALLY SIMPLY PUT, OUR DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

AGAIN, WE'RE HOPEFUL. WE'RE STAYING HOPEFUL. THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL THAT ARE CAUSING THIS SUCH AS INFLATION.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A VERY VOLATILE MARKET RIGHT NOW.

SO, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE HOLDING ON TO THEIR POCKETBOOKS REALLY TIGHTLY, NOT WANTING TO NECESSARILY BUY AND LOOKING AT INTEREST RATES.

I THINK THAT THE NATIONAL INTEREST RATE RIGHT NOW IS STILL 7.5%.

SO, IT'S SOME PEOPLE ARE STAYING AWAY FROM THAT.

SO, ALL OF THOSE FACTORS ARE IN ARE REALLY HAVING AN IMPACT ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SPECIFICALLY HERE IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE UTILIZING OUR RESERVE FUND.

IT'S TRICKLING DOWN EVERY SINGLE MONTH. AND WE'RE FACED WITH THAT 10 TO 12% SHORTFALL.

SO, MY ULTIMATE GOAL, OF COURSE, IS TO GET TO A BALANCED BUDGET IN AUGUST.

IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE TO DO SO. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I DOUBT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WITHOUT DOING SOME BORROWING.

JASON, I KNOW WE'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT THE OUTLOOK RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T PAN OUT THE WAY WE THOUGHT.

WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS THAT THAT WORK TRICKLES IN.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR OPEN CONTRACTS, WHICH WE'RE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF BARGAINING AS WELL.

SO, ALL OF THOSE FACTORS FACTOR INTO THIS. CAN I COMMENT IN THERE? I DO. EACH TIME IS THAT WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE LEGISLATORS HAVE CREATED OUR FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS.

THE MODEL THAT THEY'VE SET UP IS NOT ADEQUATE TO FUND THE KIND OF EDUCATION THAT STUDENTS NEED IN 2025.

AND SO HAVING TO COME IN LINE WITH THAT FUNDING MODEL, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD ALL THESE, THE EXTRA FUND BALANCE AND, AND LEVY SUPPORT AND ALL THAT, THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO AFFORD THE EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE NOW.

AND SO, WITH, WITH THE, THE DECREASE OF ALL THAT AND ALL THESE FACTORS THAT YOU, THAT YOU POINTED OUT WERE IN THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE NO OTHER NO OTHER OPTIONS TO DECREASE OUR EXPENSES OR INCREASE OUR REVENUE OTHER THAN THIS AWFUL SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. AND I THINK THIS WAS AN INTERESTING SESSION WITH THE NEW GOVERNOR.

NOT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS THERE, BUT I THINK REALLY WANTING A CAP ON TAX INCREASES AND TAX REVENUE.

SO, THERE WAS A LOT OF TUG OF WAR BETWEEN THE LEGISLATORS AND THE GOVERNOR.

AND I THINK I'M GOING TO BE REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT HE SIGNS OR VETOES COMING UP.

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SO JUST A REALLY INTERESTING CYCLE WHERE WE'RE IN A DEFICIT AS A STATE.

AND SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT THAT POT OF GOLD THAT, THAT WE'RE HOPING FOR.

BUT AGAIN, WE HOPEFULLY THAT WE'LL SEE THE NUMBERS IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION.

BUT GREAT POINT, CONNIE. AGAIN, WE TOOK A THREE PHASE APPROACH.

WE'RE KIND OF GETTING DOWN TO THAT LAST PHASE WHERE, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF A CERTIFICATED REDUCTION.

WE'LL THEN MOVE INTO A PSE, AND THEN A K-OP REDUCTION, WHICH WILL BE SMALL BUT STILL IMPORTANT TO MENTION.

WE STARTED OFF AS A REMINDER WITH SEVERAL CENTRAL OFFICE REDUCTIONS.

AND I THINK BY DOING THIS, IT'S MITIGATED TO A POINT HOW DEEP WE'VE HAD TO GO WITH OTHER CUTS.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S STILL DEEPER THAN ANYBODY HERE WOULD, WOULD WANT.

HOWEVER, THESE CUTS AT CENTRAL HAVE ALSO HELPED PRESERVE PROGRAMS, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN HARDER HAD WE NOT DOUG 29% INTO CENTRAL OFFICE.

AND MY GOAL IS TO NOT REPLACE OR ADD BACK ANY OF THESE POSITIONS.

IT'S HARD AND SOMEHOW, WE'LL COME TOGETHER AND SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, BUT I DO I DO SAY THAT ANYTHING THAT WE CAN ADD BACK WILL KIND OF REVERSE.

IT'LL GO FROM THE INSIDE OUT RATHER THAN THE OUTSIDE IN, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

OUR TIMELINE. TODAY. TODAY WAS A SIGNIFICANT DAY.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR CENTRAL OFFICE WERE OUT SUPPORTING BUILDINGS AS OUR BUILDING PRINCIPALS HAD TO HAVE SOME CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS WITH CERTIFICATED STAFF, MAINLY OUR NON-PROVISIONAL STAFF. THOSE PROVISIONAL EMPLOYEES WERE HAD CONVERSATIONS LAST WEEK.

AND SO THIS THIS WEEK WAS WAS THE START OF A HARD WEEK.

AGAIN, BASED ON SENIORITY THERE'S MANY OF OUR, OUR STAFF HAVE NOW BEEN DISPLACED, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, WE'LL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, DISPLACE PEOPLE AND GET THEM INTO POSITIONS.

AND THAT'S A VERY INTRICATE, COMPLEX PROCESS THAT HR AND DEREK AND OTHERS ARE HELPING TO MANAGE.

THE GOAL WILL BE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, TO HAVE EVERYONE WHO CAN GET BACK INTO A POSITION, BACK INTO A POSITION, AND THEN WE'LL KNOW AND I'LL BE ABLE TO LET THE BOARD KNOW EXACTLY WHO ARE THE FINAL EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE OUT, YOU KNOW, OUT DISPLACED FOR THE FALL. UNLESS, OF COURSE, WE CAN ADD BACK AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO AS WE SEE ENROLLMENT, AS WE SEE THE DUST SETTLE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE SEE OUR CONTRACTS, HOPEFULLY FINISHED UP, FINALIZED. WE CAN THEN KNOW REALLY WHO'S LEFT AND WHO'S NOT.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE NOT OUT OF THIS YET. WE'RE JUST GETTING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH CEA, SPECIFICALLY ON MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE STICKING RIGHT TO THE CONTRACT AND FOLLOWING THAT AS DETAILED.

AND AGAIN, IT'S A COMPLEX PROCESS. SO AND THEN AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE WITH THIS, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL GO INTO PSC AND COP WHICH WILL BE MINOR BUT STILL HAVE TO BE DONE.

SO THOUGHTS ON THE TIMELINE OR QUESTIONS THERE? OKAY. I DID WANT TO ADDRESS BRIEFLY THE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT AROUND MUSIC AND ARTS, WHICH AGAIN, IS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. THE KEY THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS. OKAY. ALL MUSIC PROGRAMS WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS.

AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THIS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE, THE NUMBER THAT WE NEED TO GET TO.

IT'S NOT EASY. AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP ALL FOUR GRADUATION PATHWAYS.

AGAIN, NOT EASY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALL FOUR OF OUR CHOICE OR OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS WITH MUSIC.

WHAT WE'VE DONE, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO USE THE TERM CUT MUSIC OR ARTS, WHAT WE HAD TO DO IS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FTE.

SO BASICALLY, SHRINK THE AMOUNT OF SECTIONS THAT ARE OUR MUSIC EDUCATORS ARE TEACHING.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, YOU SEE THERE WERE 51.0 OR FULL TIME MUSIC STAFF THAT WERE REDUCED TO 0.8.

SO ESSENTIALLY IN IN A HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL TERM, IT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY ONE PERIOD.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE HAD TO LOOK AT IS CLASS SIZES.

SO, CLASSES IN OUR ARTS OR OTHER ELECTIVE AREAS THAT WERE UNDER 30 IS WHERE WE, WE TARGETED.

AND SO THAT SHRUNK HOW MUCH FTE WE CAN HAVE THERE.

SO AGAIN, RETAINING ALL THE PROGRAMS, RETAINING THE ACTUAL EDUCATOR, IT'S JUST FOR THE TIME BEING, HAVING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FTE PER. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? AND IN ADDITION TO MUSIC. AND THAT'S THE BIG ONE. AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, WE ALSO HAD TO LOOK AT CTE, SPANISH, HISTORY AND SCIENCE, THOSE SPECIFIC CLASSES THAT WERE UNDER 30.

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NOW, WITH JAZZ BAND SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING CLOSELY WITH THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF MUSIC EDUCATORS THAT WOULD PROBABLY AGREE THAT JAZZ BAND IS REALLY THAT THAT THAT FOUNDATIONAL FOR MOVING ON TO OTHER AREAS OF MUSIC AND ALSO TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO TAKE MARCHING BAND AND OTHERS.

SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS WORK WITH CEA TO POTENTIALLY OFFER JAZZ BAND AS A CLUB WITH A STIPEND.

I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT YET BECAUSE THAT IS TYPICALLY NEGOTIATED.

WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF STIPENDS THAT WE OFFER, BUT IF WE CAN OFFER THAT AT THE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND OUR TEACHERS ARE WILLING TO DO THAT, IT WILL AT LEAST MAINTAIN AND NOT CUT THE PROGRAM OFF AT THE KNEES.

SO THAT'S A HOPE. IT'S NOT IN WRITING YET, JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE BARGAINED.

AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL, TO SEE HOW ENROLLMENT LOOKS AGAIN WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION PANS OUT TO BE TO SEE IF WE CAN SOMEHOW BRING THAT BACK.

BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF THAT WILL HAVE TO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH ADMIN TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKS WITHIN THEIR SCHEDULE.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR EDUCATORS ARE WILLING TO TO DO THAT.

SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAINTAIN EVERY PROGRAM.

IT'S JUST LOOKING AT MODIFYING THOSE PROGRAMS A BIT.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE USED TO PROBABLY FOR A LOT OF YEARS, BUT WE ARE.

AND AS YOU SAID, CONNIE, WE'RE IN A BIT OF A DIFFERENT TIME NOW.

WHERE IT'S REALLY PART OF A PROTOTYPICAL MODEL DISASTER THAT WE'RE HOPING TO GET FIXED SOON IN THE NEXT FEW SESSIONS.

LASTLY, ON THIS SLIDE PER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WE DID REDUCE 39 PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATED STAFF AND THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THEIR CONTRACTS WILL NOT BE RENEWED FOR NEXT YEAR. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME OF THOSE PROVISIONAL STAFF BACK.

ONCE WE GO THROUGH THAT STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS WITH THE CONTRACT AND MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW SENIORITY.

THERE IS POTENTIAL WHERE SOME OF THEM CAN COME BACK.

AND THEN LASTLY ON THIS SLIDE IS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, OUR NON-PROVISIONAL STAFF ARE NOTIFIED STARTING THIS WEEK AS I SAID AND THERE'LL BE SOME THAT WON'T BE RENEWED FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT AGAIN, THIS WILL TAKE A FEW MORE DAYS TO GET THROUGH THAT.

WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION TO MAY 15TH, SO WE FEEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE AT LEAST A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THAT.

SO, PROVIDING THAT GRACE AND TIME FOR THOSE THAT THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY AREN'T WITH US IN THE FALL.

SO, I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT, BUT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT? YEAH. BAMINI, YOU SAID 30 OR LESS, RIGHT. AS FAR AS CLASS SIZE AND IS THAT JUST A MOMENT IN TIME AS IN LIKE TODAY? NOT AVERAGE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OR WHAT IT COULD BE IN THE FUTURE IS TODAY IT'S A HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

IT'S HISTORICAL AVERAGE. YES. AND SO, THAT'S NOT EVERY PERIOD.

CLASS LESS THAN 30 WAS LOOKED AT. IT'S THE AVERAGE.

IF A TEACHER TEACHES FIVE SECTIONS OF ENGLISH NINE.

IT'S THE AVERAGE OF THOSE. RIGHT. I'LL TURN TO DEREK ON THAT ONE.

IS THAT TECHNICALLY I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK ON THAT.

WE JUST LOOKED AT WHAT CLASSES WERE SMALL ACROSS THE BOARD OKAY.

ALL CLASSES, NOT ELECTIVE RIGHT. OKAY. DOES THAT HELP? CONNIE? NOT REALLY, BUT OKAY. DOES IT ANSWER THE QUESTION OR.

YES. I MEAN, SO I KNOW GETTING OUT IN THE WEEDS SOMETIMES THE MASTER SCHEDULE CAN BE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE HAVE CRUNCH POINTS, RIGHT? FIFTH PERIOD IS REALLY TOUGH BECAUSE KIDS HAVE THIS CLASS AND THIS CLASS AND THIS CLASS, SO THEY CAN'T TAKE THEIR ENGLISH CLASS. SO THAT MAKES THE OTHER ENGLISH CLASSES BIGGER AND THAT PERIOD SMALLER.

SO, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THAT KIND OF STUFF. RIGHT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THERE'S THE ONES THAT WE OFFER THAT ARE HISTORICALLY LESS IN DEMAND.

CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S AND IF ENROLLMENT PICKS UP OR WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE PROJECTED LIKE SCHEDULED THOSE CLASSES, WE COULD BRING STAFF BACK BEFORE IT WOULD REALLY POTENTIALLY THAT WOULD END UP BEING A PRINCIPAL'S DECISION TO DECIDE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL FTE WHERE TO PUT THAT FTE.

WE TRY NOT TO GET INTO THE INTRICACIES OF THE MASTER SCHEDULE.

IT'S JUST MORE ABOUT MAKING A HIGHER LEVEL DECISION AND THEN HAVING THE PRINCIPALS AND THE COUNSELORS WORK THROUGH THAT WITH THEIR TEACHERS.

DOES THAT HELP? OKAY. MOVING ON. AS I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, PRIMARILY WITH CEA RIGHT NOW. IT'S BEEN REALLY PRODUCTIVE THUS FAR.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 7TH, COMING UP. SO MY MY HOPE IS THAT THERE'LL BE SOME ROBUST CONVERSATION SOON ABOUT SALARY.

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IF NOT, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT JUNE 2ND WILL BE VERY FRUITFUL AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE OUR UPCOMING DATES. JUNE 24TH IS THE IS THE ONE RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL LETS OUT AND THEN WE CAN WORK WITH CEA ABOUT JULY AND THEN MOVING INTO AUGUST. BUT OF COURSE, WE'RE REMAINING HOPEFUL.

I DO WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW. AND OF COURSE, THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT WE HAVE A LABOR RELATIONS PAGE.

IF YOU GO TO ABOUT CSD, YOU CAN GO ON THERE. AND AGAIN, CEA HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH US TO NOT ONLY POST ALL OF THE OFFERS ON EITHER SIDE BUT ALSO DETAILED ON THOSE. SO, IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT, VERY OPEN.

SO, I DO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO ON THERE AND SEE WHEN PROPOSALS WERE MADE AND A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE WEEDS ON WHAT THOSE PROPOSALS ARE.

OKAY. LEGISLATIVELY AGAIN I FEEL AS CALM AS THOUGH CAMAS HAS BEEN VERY, VERY VISIBLE DURING THE SESSION.

WE HAVE BEEN POINTED OUT BY MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING MONICA STONIER, PAUL HARRIS AND MANY MORE.

I DO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO DEREK AND THE ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE.

THIS IS REALLY UNPRECEDENTED WORK, ESPECIALLY FROM A DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE.

WE HAVE BECOME REALLY THE MODEL OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WHERE NOTED WHEN WE GO THERE, OUR LEGISLATORS TAKE TIME TO LEAVE THE DAIS TO SAY HELLO AND POINT US OUT. WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THAT WE'RE WE REALLY WANT TO PUT THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL WITH THE OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER DISTRICTS TO REALLY ENGAGE IN THIS WORK. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THEY REALLY ENJOY SEEING US UP THERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN BILLS PERTAINING TO EDUCATION ARE PASSED OR EVEN ARE KILLED THAT ARE NOT GOOD FOR KIDS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE VISIBLE.

SO, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN UP THERE, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR PRINCIPALS.

YOU SEE MR. WILLIAMS IN THE PICTURE; YOU SEE BOB DEVLIN.

THESE ARE PARENTS FROM OUR COMMITTEE. IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE THAT AND GROW THAT COMMITTEE.

I DO THINK IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO REMIND OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WHEN BILLS DON'T COME OUR WAY OR NOT ENOUGH FUNDING COMES OUR WAY TO JUST KEEP THE FOOT ON THE GAS BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO PAY DIVIDENDS, EVEN IF IT WASN'T THIS SESSION.

SO, I JUST REALLY THIS IS EXCITING THAT CAMAS IS MAKING A POINT TO BE VISIBLE, AND I DO HOPE THAT WHEN WE GET INTO THE PROTOTYPICAL TALK, THAT CAMAS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS SOMEONE WHO HAD A REAL INFLUENCE IN THIS WORK.

AND THEN I FORGOT TO MENTION ADRIAN CORTEZ, WHO WAS JUST AN ALL STAR THIS SESSION AND JUST SO PROUD THAT WE HAVE A CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER REPRESENTING US.

HE'S PROBABLY HAPPY TO BE HOME MOST LIKELY TODAY.

SO QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. I WASN'T GOING TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS ON WHAT WAS APPROVED YET BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE GOVERNOR HASN'T SIGNED ANYTHING YET.

SO, I THINK BY NEXT MEETING, I'LL PROBABLY HAVE DEREK COME UP AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT.

I'M SURE JASON WILL ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD, BUT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF STAY HIGH LEVEL RIGHT NOW UNTIL EVERYTHING IS SIGNED, BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS SHARE NEWS AND THEN IT GETS VETOED.

SO, QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING INTO SOME MORE ACADEMIC CONVERSATION, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WORK IS CONTINUING. AND SO AGAIN A REMINDER OF OUR THREE MAIN GOALS.

HIGH LEVEL INSTRUCTION, A CULTURE OF SAFETY AND BELONGING AND RESPONSIVE PATHWAYS, RESPONSIVE PATHWAYS IS REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME AS WE GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS REDUCTION PROCESS. YOU MENTIONED TRACEY PROFILE OF A GRADUATE.

SOME GREAT WORK AROUND THIS. I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE STUDENTS MENTIONED SOME OF THOSE CHARACTERISTICS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY GET THAT LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY INTO ALL OF US ADULTS AND STUDENTS AS THE YEARS AS THE YEARS MOVE ON.

OUR WORK GROUPS ARE CONTINUING TO MEET IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THAT WORK.

AGAIN, CLICKING ON ABOUT CSD, YOU CAN GO TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

NOT ONLY CAN YOU CLICK ON THE DIGITAL VERSION OF OUR PLAN, BUT THEN YOU CAN SEE THE COMMUNITY CORNER AND THOSE ARE UPDATED.

SO, YOU CAN SEE MARCH AND APRIL HAVE BEEN ADDED AND ALL THAT WORK GROUP.

AND YOU'VE ALSO HEARD FROM THESE WORKGROUPS IN REAL TIME.

WHICH IS GREAT. I ALSO WANT TO ADD, I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

TODAY WE HAD SOME MORE NEWS AROUND OUR AMERICORPS COLLEAGUES, AROUND THE DISTRICT, AROUND THE COUNTRY.

I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER THAT WE DO HAVE A PAGE DEDICATED TO A SAFETY, A CULTURE OF SAFETY AND BELONGING, WHERE YOU CAN GO IN AND LOOK AT OUR TABS ON TITLE NINE AND CHANGES FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL, BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT IT'S HAPPENING AT RAPID SPEED, AND EVEN OSP IS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP.

SO, WE'RE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR YOU KNOW, OUR THUMB ON THE PULSE OF THIS WORK.

BUT I JUST WANT TO REASSURE OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE STANDING BY OUR STATE LAWS AND OUR BOARD POLICIES,

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AND THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE THAT THE TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SHIFTING IN BRIEFLY TO A CURRICULUM UPDATE, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE ADOPTED READY, JEN, IN 2016.

UNFORTUNATELY, A RE-ADOPTION OF READYGEN WOULD BE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE FOR US AND RIGHT NOW WE JUST CAN'T SEE PUTTING THAT MONEY THERE. SO, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE LOOKED AT SOME SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM THAT LISA IS HERE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

SO, WITH THAT, I'LL HAVE LISA COME UP AND JUST UPDATE YOU ON A LITTLE BIT OF CURRICULUM.

GOOD EVENING. SO, AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A POLICY AND PROCEDURE THAT GUIDES BOTH SUPPLEMENTARY AND CORE ADOPTIONS THROUGH THE DISTRICT.

CORE ADOPTIONS ALWAYS COME TO THE BOARD. TONIGHT IS AN UPDATE ON THAT.

THERE IS NO VOTE OR APPROVAL THAT'S NEEDED IN THIS REGION.

AS JOHN SAID, IS OUR IS OUR CURRENTLY ADOPTED CURRICULUM FOR K-5.

IT'S CONSIDERED A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM. AS JOHN ALSO MENTIONED, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE COMPANY THAT NOW HAS SUPPORTED READYGEN WILL NO LONGER SUPPORTED INTO THE FUTURE, WHICH SENT US INTO A WHAT SHALL WE DO? RIGHT. LIKE THAT'S ONE OF OUR CORE PIECES. WE KNOW THAT WHEN OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO READ AND PARTICULARLY LEARN TO READ BY THIRD GRADE, THAT THEIR OUTCOMES IN ALL THE REMAINING YEARS OF EDUCATION AND INTO LIFE ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

SO INITIALLY, WHEN WE EXPLORED COMPREHENSIVE ELA PROGRAMS, WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT A PRICE IN EXCESS OF $1 MILLION.

IN ADDITION, ALL OF OUR K-5 TEACHERS HAVE, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF READING, WHICH IS REALLY SYSTEMATIC, EXPLICIT, MULTISENSORY, WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS US NOW ABOUT HOW STUDENTS BEST LEARN TO READ AND THAT LEARNING CONTINUES, AND I WILL. OH, THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

AND YES, ONE OF THE PIECES FROM EVIDENCE THAT HAS GUIDED US IS THIS VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF WHAT'S CALLED THE READING ROPE AND THE READING ROPE SHOWS US WHAT SKILLS AND CAPACITIES ARE NEEDED FOR EVERY STUDENT TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL READER.

SO, THERE'S TWO PARTS OF THE READING ROPE LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION, WHICH ARE THE STRANDS YOU SEE IN RED, AND THEN WORD RECOGNITION, WHICH ARE THE STRANDS YOU SEE IN BLUE.

SO, READING AGAIN HAS STRENGTHS IN THE LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION PART OF THE READING ROPE.

NOT AS MANY STRENGTHS IN THE WORD RECOGNITION PART, WHICH IS THE ALSO THE PART OF THE READING ROPE THAT LETTERS.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON. AND SO AS WE ARE GOING ALONG, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED THROUGH LETTERS THAT HELPS US ALSO BE BETTER SELECTORS OF RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP US REALLY CREATE THAT COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THROUGH OUR RESOURCES AND OUR TEACHING FOR READING. EATING. SO, THE PLACE WE LANDED WAS THAT GIVEN BUDGET CONTEXT AND ADOPTION PROCESS ISN'T FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME. SO, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH READYGEN AS THE CORE CURRICULUM.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND CORE WITH SOME RESOURCES THAT REALLY FOCUS ON THAT WORD RECOGNITION PART OF THE READING ROPE.

AND THEN ALSO THE REASON WE MENTIONED LETTERS IS THE MORE WE LEARN, THE MORE CAPABLE WE BECOME OF CHOOSING THE NEXT BEST RESOURCES.

AND WHEN THE SCIENCE OF READING, WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT IT STARTED TO TAKE HOLD IT SENT MANY VENDORS AND PUBLISHERS INTO A SEARCH FOR HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR, THEIR RESOURCES WERE COMPREHENSIVE.

SO, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT SWEET WAITING SPOT, TOO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WILL THE RESOURCES CATCH UP WITH THE RESEARCH AND THE EVIDENCE.

SO, WE FEEL LIKE THE PLAN IN PLACE WILL ACTUALLY HELP US CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, NOT JUST WAIT.

AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE KNOWING THAT THIS SLIDE HAS VERY, VERY LITTLE TEXT ON IT.

BUT THE BIG MESSAGE OF IT IS THAT WE'RE USING A PORTION OF PROCEDURE 2020, WHICH IS CALLED EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS OR RAPIDLY CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES TO ADD A RESOURCE TO THE CORE SET. AND SO, WHAT WE'VE DONE ON THIS SLIDE IS SHOW FOR WORD RECOGNITION K-2 AND 3-5 AND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION K-2 AND 3-5. WHAT THE CORE RESOURCES ARE. THE RESOURCE THAT WE'LL BE ADDING AT THIS POINT IS ONE THAT'S CALLED U-FLY, WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER GREAT ACRONYM THAT WE NEED IN OUR EDUCATIONAL BACKPACK, BUT IT'S FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LITERACY INSTITUTE,

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IT DOES NOT INCLUDE SOME COPYING THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TO DO FOR TEACHERS SO THAT THEY'VE GOT THE, THE HANDOUTS THAT THEY NEED FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO USE.

OUR LAST RUN AT THAT WAS THAT THAT MIGHT BE ABOUT $7,000.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT NOW. BUT IT'S A VERY SMALL INVESTMENT THAT WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT.

AND AGAIN, MOVING US FORWARD INTO WHAT WE CAN DO TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS GOING FORWARD.

AND THAT'S THAT. THANK YOU, LISA. I REALLY APPRECIATE HER AND THE TEAM DIGGING INTO THAT, REALLY TRYING TO BE BUDGET CONSCIOUS, BUT ALSO GET THE KIDS WHAT THEY NEED. SO, QUESTIONS ON THAT PIECE.

ALL RIGHT. ACTUALLY, I WANT TO GO BACK JUST A MINUTE HERE TO THIS SLIDE.

SO OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WITH THE PBL MERGER WE ALSO HAVE THE UL BUILDING AND SOME LAND ASSETS.

WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT, I KNOW THE BOARD WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS IS TO REALLY BRING BACK OUR CAPITAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE AND REALLY MEETING CONSISTENTLY. AND SO THAT FIRST MEETING IS SET FOR MAY 1ST.

WE HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING MASTER PLANNER MINDS AND SOME PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TEAM HERE AND BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL CONVENE ON THAT DAY. AND REALLY LOOKING AT EVALUATING OUR DISTRICT ENROLLMENT TRENDS THE TO ASSESS OUR BUILDING CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS, ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS AND DECISION MAKINGS, AND, OF COURSE, TO PROVIDE A FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, PRIMARILY THE INITIAL CONVERSATION, AS YOU KNOW, WILL BE AROUND WHAT WAS THE SHARP BUILDING IS THE ODYSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING.

AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT CAN WE DO IN THE SHORT TERM AND THE LONG TERM WITH THAT FACILITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REPORTING AND ANSWERING TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THAT WILL BRING SOME FOCUS, AS IT ALREADY HAS AS WE SHIFT STUDENTS AND STAFF INTO THE DISCOVERY BUILDING.

SO, I'M EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING AND HAVE SOME GOOD CONVERSATION WITH SOME EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AND ALSO SOME STAFF WHO ARE INVESTED IN THIS WORK.

SO. OKAY. AND THEN MOVING ON TO SOME CELEBRATIONS, I DO WANT TO CELEBRATE JAY DISTANT FROM THEY WERE REPRESENTED AT THE ROTARY THIS MONTH AND I WAS HAPPY TO BE THERE.

WE ALSO HAD A STUDENT FROM WASHOUGAL, AS USUAL, AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH THESE STUDENTS ARE JUST MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN THE LAST.

I JUST COULDN'T IMAGINE AT THAT AGE BEING SO PREPARED FOR THEIR FUTURE AND SO READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD.

SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO BE THERE AT 7 A.M. I WILL ALWAYS REMIND EVERYONE, AND I APPRECIATE THE KIDS GETTING UP EARLY TO BE THERE.

MATTHEW ALREADY REALLY HIT ON THIS. OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH THEIR THIRD ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE.

THE LEADERSHIP OF KATY SEIDEL, SHAUNA ROOS AND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE INVOLVEMENT IN GETTING THIS DONE.

WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT IT, TO YOUR POINT, MATT, IS HOW WE'RE JUST BRINGING KIDS FROM ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ALL DIFFERENT AGES IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, WHERE MANY OF THESE STUDENTS WOULD NEVER REALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT AND THEN TO WORK TOGETHER ON ACTION PLANS AND SAVING THE WORLD. REALLY, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE TO WATCH AND JUST HAPPY THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE THERE.

AND I KNOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING YOUR FLEXIBILITY TO BE THERE ALL DAY.

SO, KUDOS TO THESE KIDS FOR BEING THERE ALL DAY AND HAVING A GREAT TIME TOGETHER.

ALSO SHOUT OUT TO HAYS FREEDOM, THEIR VERY FIRST INDUSTRY CAREER FAIR, WHICH ALSO MADE IT INTO THE COLOMBIAN, WHICH IS AWESOME. SO, TAKING THE COMMUNITY'S ADVICE AND GETTING OUT THERE MORE INTO THE MEDIA AND GOOD THINGS, HOPEFULLY. SO, THE KIDS WERE REALLY EXCITED TO MEET WITH SOME FOLKS FROM THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND HAVING THAT THAT FACE TIME WITH HIRING, YOU KNOW, MANAGERS AND RESUME BUILDERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO AWESOME JOB TO HAYES AND THE STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

ALSO, ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO US IS COREY MARSHALL THERE AND MEMBERS OF THE GREEN TEAM AT DHS WHO WELCOMED THE MOON TREE.

AND I KNOW MATTHEW WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THAT.

AND SEVERAL OTHER STAFF, AND WE HELPED AND WERE A PART OF WELL, I STOOD DIDN'T GET MY HANDS VERY DIRTY.

YEAH, YEAH. I HAD MY SUIT ON, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY EXCUSE, BUT NO, COREY WAS GREAT.

HE KIND OF HOSTED THE EVENT. AND THIS IS THIS IS A DOUGLAS FIR THAT ACTUALLY THE SEED ORBITED THE MOON AND COREY PUT IN FOR THIS SEED LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I THINK, HE SAID. AND WE HAD TO WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT FOR NASA TO GET TO.

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SO, WE HAVE A MOON TREE NOW IN CAMAS. SO HOW COOL IS THAT? IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT, IT'S RIGHT. RIGHT ON THAT HILL.

AS YOU COMING UP TO CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S SMALL BUT MIGHTY, AND IT'LL GROW.

SO, MATT, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? OH, NO, THAT WAS JUST FOR AN EDUCATOR. SAID HE'S ALWAYS ON THE NASA WEBSITE, AND HE JUST HAPPENED TO SEE IT.

DIDN'T THINK LIKE, WHAT'S THE ODDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE? YEAH. AND HOW MANY HOW MANY OF US EVER GOT A CALL FROM NASA OTHER THAN COREY? YOU KNOW, IT WAS I MEAN, IT DOES JUST LOOK LIKE A TREE.

BUT THE STUDENTS HAD A GREAT TIME, TOO. AND THERE WERE STUDENTS OUT THERE PLAYING THEIR GUITARS.

AND YEAH, IT WAS CHILLING. A LITTLE MUSIC FESTIVAL, THE NEWS.

WELL, KELLY MOYER WAS THERE FROM THE PAPER, BUT ALSO COIN, COIN WAS THERE, I THINK THEIR CAMERA.

SO IT WAS A SPECIAL THING, YOU KNOW. AND THEN IF YOU GO LOOK ON NASA'S WEBSITE, JUST PUT IN, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A MOON TREE WAS.

I HAD TO GO LOOK IT UP WHEN I SAW THE NOTE FROM DOREEN.

BUT BUT IT WAS JUST IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY TO SEE THE STUDENTS GET TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY'LL GET TO COME BACK AND SEE, AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL JUST GROW UP LIKE ANY OTHER DOUGLAS FIR. RIGHT, RIGHT. BUT NO ONE KNOWS. THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW. THEY DON'T KNOW. IT'S AN HONOR. NO.

IT'S JUST THERE'S A LITTLE PLASTIC CONE ON THE GROUND. SO, IF YOU DRIVE BY AND YOU SEE A GREEN PLASTIC CONE, THAT'S WHERE THE TREE IS. YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY SEE THE TREE. IT'S WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC CONE.

SO, THEY DO GET A PLAQUE FOR IT AT SOME POINT BECAUSE PROBABLY.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. WHEN THEY COME BACK IN 50 YEARS, THEY'RE LIKE, WHICH OF THESE? YEAH, YEAH. MAYBE THERE'LL BE ONE ON. WE'LL HAVE ONE ON FROM MARS NEXT TIME.

WHO KNOWS. ALRIGHT. MOVING ON. SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, THIS IS HUGE.

HUGE KUDOS TO SKYRIDGE AND THE STAFF AND STUDENTS THERE.

THESE AMAZING KIDS ARE MOVING ON TO NEBRASKA FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OPPORTUNITY.

AND SPEAKING TO MR. WILLIAMS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, AT LEAST IN HIS RECOLLECTION, THAT OUR STUDENTS MADE IT THAT FAR.

SO HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STATE CHAMPION FROM SKYRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD IS NO SMALL FEAT. ALSO, AS MATT MENTIONED, I WAS HAPPY TO BE AT THE MUSIC BOOSTER ANNUAL AUCTION ON SATURDAY EVENING.

WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME. MICHAEL WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SEND ME THESE.

I KNOW HE'S GOING TO HAVE SOME AMAZING SHOTS COMING FROM HIS CAMERA SOON, BUT THESE ARE JUST SOME PRELIMINARY SHOTS SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE BEFORE AND THE AFTER AND AMAZING EVENT REALLY ORGANIZED. WELL, I THINK A LOT OF MONEY WAS RAISED.

AT LEAST I WAS HEARING THAT. WE'LL SEE WHAT THE FINAL TOTAL IS. BUT KUDOS TO ALL OF OUR MUSIC EDUCATORS.

AND AS MATT SAID, OUR STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR EVENING.

THIS WAS OVER AT THE PORTLAND YACHT CLUB, A REALLY NICE VENUE, AND JUST HAD A WONDERFUL NIGHT THAT NIGHT.

SO, MATTHEW, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. I KNOW COREY WAS ABLE TO MAKE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE BANDS.

I THINK THAT WAS THE BEACH NEEDLES, RIGHT? HE HAD THE PINK.

HE HAS SO MANY BANDS. IT'S THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO SEE DUSTIN PLAY WITHOUT PAYING A COVER.

OH, THERE YOU GO. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS GOOD. I GUESS I DID PAY A COVER.

YEAH. THAT'S TRUE. THAT WAS SO AWESOME EVENT.

AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PUT THAT TOGETHER. AND WITH THAT SAID, I KNOW THERE WAS A LONG ONE, BUT THERE'S OUR LITTLE GUY WITH THE THUMBS UP SAYING, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY. SO, THANK YOU TRACY.

THANK YOU, JOHN . WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE B, OUR MONTHLY BUDGET REPORT, AND I'LL ASK JASON TO COME UP AND GIVE THAT TO US.

YEAH. ONE DAY I'LL DO THAT. OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

SO, MY REPORT WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A BUDGET STATUS REPORT THAT COVERS MARCH 2025.

SO, IN GENERAL, FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, THIS IS KIND OF A TIGHT MONTH.

IT'S RIGHT BEFORE OUR PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS IN APRIL.

SO, WE'RE DOING OKAY, BUT THIS MONTH. BUT THINGS ARE TIGHTENING UP AS THE YEAR'S GOING ON.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS OVERALL, THINGS ARE JUST MIGRATING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO WHAT WE BUDGETED, BUT NO REAL MAJOR CHANGES. SO LITTLE UNIQUE THIS MONTH.

IF YOU RECALL, WE STARTED THE YEAR AND THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH ENCUMBRANCES.

SEEMS LIKE IT KIND OF REARED ITS HEAD AGAIN. AGAIN, IT'S THE NEW SYSTEM UNDER CUMULATIVE I THINK WAS STILL IRONING OUT SOME, SOME DETAILS. SO, MY FOOTNOTE ON THE, ON THE BUDGET STATUS REPORT, THOSE ENCUMBRANCES ARE NOT CORRECT.

THEY'RE WAY OVERSTATED. AND BASICALLY, ENCUMBRANCES BASICALLY ARE THE ACTUAL DATA IS CORRECT, BUT ENCUMBRANCES ARE AN ANTICIPATED SPENDING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

SO, WHEN IT'S OVERSTATED, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADED TO BE OVER THE BOARD AUTHORIZED BUDGET.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE. SO, THINGS ARE TIGHT, BUT WE'RE THERE TRACKING ALONG WITH WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED.

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THIS FOR, FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. SO, FROM A CASH FLOW PERSPECTIVE, YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT IT.

IT'S COMING UP IN JUNE AND JULY IS GOING TO BE TIGHT.

SO, WE'VE BEEN KIND OF WAITING TO KIND OF SEE HOW THE SESSION PLAYS OUT, BECAUSE FOR THE PAST THREE, FOUR YEARS, THEY'VE ACTUALLY MADE SOME MOVES THAT IMPACTED THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

SO IT'S NOT LOOKING LIKE THAT. BUT AGAIN, AS JOHN SAID, IT'S A LITTLE EARLY TO START BROADCASTING WHAT IS COMING OUT OF THE SESSION. AND IN PART, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN KIND OF A WELL STORIED DISCUSSION BETWEEN OUR NEW GOVERNOR AND, AND THE AND THE HOUSE AND THE IN THE SENATE.

AND SO WITH HIS VETO POWER. IT REALLY IS WISE, AS JOHN SAID, TO KIND OF HOLD OFF.

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S LOOKING LIKE POTENTIALLY SOME HELP WITH TWO OF THE BIG THREE SPED AND AMSOC FUNDING. NOTHING REALLY FOR TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN AS TRACEY, AS YOU MENTIONED LOOKS LIKE POTENTIALLY SOME CHANGES TO THE LEVY RULES, BUT THAT IS WE KNOW THAT TO BE A HOT BUTTON FOR OUR GOVERNOR.

SO THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE TO KIND OF PAY ATTENTION TO.

ALL THE OTHER FUNDS. PRETTY NORMAL ACTIVITY. SO THAT'S MY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. VERY WELL, JASON.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 3.C AND MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ALL SAW THE ITEMS ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

OKAY, GREAT. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.A, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING THOSE SENT IN. I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ALL OF THOSE. LET ME PULL UP MY SCREEN HERE SO I CAN READ THIS.

ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD VALUES PUBLIC INPUT. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD IS TO LISTEN AND REFLECT ON PUBLIC COMMENTS ACTIVELY.

THE BOARD MAY ONLY DISCUSS ITEMS, ONLY DISCUSS AND ACT UPON ITEMS INCLUDED IN 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. THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT ANYONE WHO HAS SUBMITTED WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT REFRAIN FROM READING THEIR COMMENTS DURING THIS PORTION OF OUR MEETING TO ALLOW OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS TIME TO SHARE THEIR COMMENTS.

EACH PERSON PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES. ONCE CALLED UPON, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. FACE THE BOARD. STATE YOUR NAME.

THE BELL WILL RING AT THREE MINUTES TO REMIND YOU THAT YOUR TIME IS UP. SO TODAY WE HAVE 19 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GENERALLY, WE ALLOW 30 MINUTES, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THEM TODAY, SO IT SHOULD TAKE US ROUGHLY 57 MINUTES IF MY IF MY MATH IS CORRECT, IF EVERYBODY STICKS TO THEIR THREE MINUTES. SO, WHICH WE ASK THAT YOU RESPECTFULLY DO.

SO, I WILL BEGIN AND CALL THE FIRST PERSON, AND I WILL DO MY VERY BEST AT READING THE NAMES ON THE LIST HERE.

SO FIRST PERSON ON THE LIST IS MEGAN ANDERSON.

OH, SORRY. RIGHT HERE. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS MEGAN ANDERSON, AND I'M A PARENT WITH CHILDREN AT LACAMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY.

LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO URGE YOU NOT TO REDUCE OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS. OUR MUSIC, DRAMA, AND SPEECH PROGRAMS ARE NOT EXTRAS.

THEY ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION.

AS A TRAINED EDUCATOR MYSELF, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THESE PROGRAMS CULTIVATE CREATIVITY, DISCIPLINE, COLLABORATION, RESILIENCE IN WAYS THAT TRADITIONAL ACADEMICS ALONE CANNOT.

STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVE HIGHER ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, DEVELOP STRONGER COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND BECOME MORE ENGAGED CITIZENS. I BELIEVE THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE STUDENTS FEATURED HERE TONIGHT IN HUNDREDS OF PEER REVIEWED STUDIES, INCLUDING MAJOR META ANALYZES. MUSIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE, MATH, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, AND STANDARDIZED TEST OUTCOMES. SINCE MOVING TO CAMAS IN 2021, I'VE BEEN CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED BY THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMITMENT OF OUR TEACHING STAFF. EDUCATORS WHO NOT ONLY PRIORITIZE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BUT ALSO CHAMPION CREATIVITY THROUGH THE ARTS.

NO MATTER THE CLASS SIZE, SPECIFICALLY, THE MUSIC AND DRAMA PROGRAMS AT LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAVE BEEN LIFE CHANGING FOR MY FAMILY.

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IT BECAME A SOURCE OF IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND PERSONAL GROWTH IN A NEW CITY.

UNDER MR. EDMONDSON'S LEADERSHIP, STUDENTS HAVE NOT ONLY PERFORMED CONCERTS BUT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN STATEWIDE MUSIC EVENTS, COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS, NURSING HOME PERFORMANCES, MULTIPLE THEATER PRODUCTIONS, AND TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

HIS PROGRAM TEACHES FAR MORE THAN MUSIC. IT BUILDS COMMUNITY, CHARACTER AND CONFIDENCE.

SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS IS NOT JUST THE WORK OF OUR EDUCATORS, BUT THE CAMAS MUSIC BOOSTERS, ALONGSIDE COUNTLESS PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS, HAVE DEDICATED THOUSANDS OF HOURS AND RAISED SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO ENSURE THESE OPPORTUNITIES THRIVE. THEIR EFFORTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO HOW DEEPLY OUR COMMUNITY VALUES THE PERFORMING ARTS, NOT JUST AS AN ENRICHMENT BUT AS A FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS.

WITH THREE CHILDREN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN VARIOUS PERFORMING ARTS, I CAN SAY WITHOUT HESITATION, REDUCING THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE PROGRAMS WOULD HARM NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED, BUT THE ENTIRE FABRIC OF WHAT MAKES CAMAS SCHOOLS EXTRAORDINARY.

OUR AWARD WINNING HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC, CHOIR AND DRAMA PROGRAMS ARE THE DIRECT RESULT OF A STRONG FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVELS.

REDUCING SECONDARY MUSIC PROGRAMS MAY APPEAR TO OFFER BUDGET RELIEF, BUT ACTUAL SAVINGS ARE NEGLIGIBLE AND THE DAMAGE TO OUR SCHOOLS IS PROFOUND.

MUSIC EDUCATORS TYPICALLY SERVE MULTIPLE GRADES AND PROGRAMS, MEANING STAFFING COSTS LARGELY REMAIN.

FACILITIES, INSTRUMENTS, MATERIALS STILL INCUR ONGOING, EXPENSIVE EXPENSES.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THRIVING MUSIC PROGRAMS ATTRACT GRANTS, DONATIONS AND FAMILIES TO OUR DISTRICT DIRECTLY SUPPORTING ENROLLMENT AND STATE FUNDING.

REDUCING THESE PROGRAMS WILL NOT SOLVE A BUDGET PROBLEM.

IT WILL CREATE DEEPER ONES, WEAKENING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ERODING COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND UNDERMINING THE VERY REPUTATION THAT CAMAS SCHOOLS HAVE WORKED HARD TO BUILD. I URGE YOU, DO NOT SACRIFICE LONG TERM EXCELLENCE FOR SHORT TERM SAVINGS.

PLEASE HONOR THE DEDICATION OF OUR EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS BY PROTECTING THESE VITAL PROGRAMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP ON THE LIST WE HAVE STEPHANIE HOLTMAN. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE HOLTMAN. MY DAUGHTER, CORA IS A SEVENTH GRADER AT LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT TO ADDRESS PROPOSED CUTS TO THE MUSIC PROGRAMS IN CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MY DAUGHTER LOVES TO SING. SHE SINGS ALL THE TIME.

SHE'S FOUND HER PLACE AND HER PEOPLE IN THE MUSIC PROGRAMS AT WOODBURN ELEMENTARY AND LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MR. EDMONDSON RANKS AS HER FAVORITE TEACHER, TIED ONLY WITH MRS. REVIS AT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY. ALMOST ALL OF HER FRIEND GROUP IS PEOPLE THAT SHE'S MET AND SINGS WITH IN CHOIR.

IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH HER, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBSERVE HOW MR. EDMONDSON IS TEACHING SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST CHORAL SINGING TECHNIQUE.

IT'S THROUGH HIS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT SHE HAS REPRESENTED LIBERTY AT THE STATE HONOR CHOIR.

HIS CARE FOR HIS STUDENTS AND THEIR GROWTH IS EVIDENT IN THE TIME HE PUTS INTO PLANNING NOT ONLY OUTSTANDING CHORAL PERFORMANCES, BUT MUSIC RESEARCH PROJECTS, IN-CLASS OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXTRA SUPPORT, SUCH AS HELPING THE HONOR CHOIR STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH BEFORE SCHOOL PRACTICES. HOWEVER, CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NOT SHOWN AN EQUAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO MY DAUGHTER'S ARTISTIC NEEDS.

AS AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT, SHE RECEIVED LESS WEEKLY MUSIC INSTRUCTION THAN HER PEERS IN NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT FOR TWO YEARS RUNNING, HER MUSIC CLASSES WERE ON MONDAYS.

SO, EVERY TIME THERE WAS A MONDAY HOLIDAY, SHE MISSED OUT ON MUSIC COMPLETELY.

WHEREAS IF SHE'D HAD MUSIC TWICE A WEEK, SHE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT. SHE MISSED OUT ON DRAMA AND DRUMMING ELECTIVES BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH SLOTS TO FILL THE NEED FOR THESE POPULAR CLASSES, AND NOT ENOUGH FTE GIVEN TO TEACHERS TO TEACH THOSE CLASSES FOR HER.

AND NOW WE'VE LEARNED THAT THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING TO FURTHER CUT MUSIC BY REDUCING THE FTE OF SECONDARY MUSIC TEACHERS.

WE'RE BOTH VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF SUPPORT THESE PROPOSED CUTS SHOW FOR THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR RIGHTS TO HAVE A FULL AND RICH EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL.

CORE. COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE WROTE SOME OF HER OWN WORDS ON THE SUBJECT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ THEM TO YOU.

AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, CHOIR IS A PLACE WHERE I HAVE FOUND MY COMMUNITY.

MR. EDMONDSON HAS MADE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT CHOIR IS A SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYONE, AS WELL AS A PLACE WHERE I HAVE MET AND FOSTERED FRIENDSHIPS WITH SOME OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, ALL WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE SKILLS OUTSIDE OF BECOMING ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS BY REDUCING HIS HOURS, YOU WILL EITHER BE TAKING THIS AWAY FROM SOME OF HIS STUDENTS OR ALL OF US IN THE EVENT THAT HE GOES SOMEWHERE WHERE HE IS MORE VALUED.

WHEN I GET TO HIGH SCHOOL IN TWO YEARS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN A CHOIR PROGRAM RUN BY A GRAMMY NOMINATED DIRECTOR AND MUSIC TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M WORRIED THAT IF MR. CHESSON'S HOURS GET REDUCED, I WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE A PART OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM.

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BY UNDERVALUING YOUR TEACHERS AND SHORTCHANGING ME AND MY PEERS MORE THAN YOU ALREADY HAVE.

AS YOU CAN HEAR, COREY IS A PERSON WHO KNOWS HER VALUE AND WHAT SHE DESERVES, AND THAT KNOWS THAT HER VALUE IS BEING REDUCED BY ADULTS.

THE ADULTS IN CHARGE. CAMAS ALREADY UNDERFUNDS THE MUSIC PROGRAMS. REDUCING THESE PROGRAMS SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY THAT ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS ARE NOT VALUED BY THIS DISTRICT, AND STUDENTS WHO FIND THEIR VOICE AND PLACE IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT VALUED EITHER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY.

NUMBER THREE ON THE LIST. MOSS. MOSS. THANK YOU.

SORRY. DEAR ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD. HI, MY NAME IS MOSS PEARLMAN, AND I HAVE BEEN IN ALMOST EVERY FORM OF ART OFFERED HERE IN THIS FINE DISTRICT.

I'VE DONE CHOIR, BAND, MUSICAL THEATER, AND EVEN DRAWING.

BUT DON'T ASK ME TO DRAW A STICK FIGURE. I AM GAY AND I HAVE SEEN HOW THE ARTS HELP PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR THOSE OUTSIDE THE MARGINS, THE KIDS NOT INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND HOW IT ALL AND HOW IT AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY ARE INVOLVED IN IT PROVIDED A SAFE HAVEN TO HELP SURVIVE ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY SCHOOL.

STUDENTS NEED THE ARTS AS A PLACE TO BE THEMSELVES AND FIND KIDS LIKE THEMSELVES.

CONVERSELY, KIDS WHO FIT, FIT IN, AND PLAY SPORTS CAN FIND SALVATION IN THEIR ACTIVITIES.

SIMILAR TO OUR USAGE OF THE ARTS, HOWEVER, THESE KIDS ALSO ARE AFFIRMED OF THEIR IDENTITY EVERY DAY BY PEERS, TEACHERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN WAYS THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME DON'T GET TO HAVE.

I'M ASKING YOU SINCERELY TO RECONSIDER YOUR CHOICE TO CUT THE ARTS PROGRAMS IN OUR DISTRICT.

PLEASE, FOR ME AND ALL THE OTHER KIDS WHO DON'T FIT IN.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST IS EMMA. GOOD EVENING, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS EMMA. LUCIENNE AND I ATTEND CHS.

ON FEBRUARY 24TH, I TURNED 16 YEARS OLD. I SHOULD BE LIVING THE TEENAGE DREAM.

BUT YESTERDAY I WALKED INTO A BOOKSTORE AND LEFT WITH A HOLE IN MY WALLET AND A MEMOIR ABOUT DEATH, GRIEF, AND LOSS. WHY A KID MY AGE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT SHOULD CONCERN YOU.

LOSS AND GRIEF HAVE BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE SINCE I WAS THREE YEARS OLD.

BUT THE JOY, HOPE AND HEALING I FOUND THROUGH OUR ARTS AND MUSIC DEPARTMENTS ALLOWED ME TO MOVE PAST THE LOSSES THAT DRAGGED ME DOWN.

WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D BE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE HERE.

ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024, AFTER SEEING THE PENDING RESULTS OF THE ELECTION AND REALIZING THAT FUNDING FOR OUR ARTS PROGRAMS COULD BE IN JEOPARDY, I STOOD THERE STARING AT MY PHONE WHILE MY THROAT TIGHTENED AND I WAS OVERCOME BY A SENSE OF HORROR.

MY CASTMATES HUDDLED AROUND ME IN A CIRCLE NEAR THE GREENROOM DOOR, REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

WE WERE 22 SCARED CHILDREN WITH NO CONTROL OVER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE VERY PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUR LIFELINE.

AND NOW I STAND BEFORE YOU, REPRESENTING A LOT MORE THAN 22 OF US, AND WE ARE STILL JUST AS SCARED.

OUR BELOVED DIRECTOR, SEAN KELLY, JOINED OUR CIRCLE IN THE GREEN ROOM AND TOLD US NOT TO WORRY THAT THERE WAS STILL TIME FOR THE POLLS TO TURN AROUND AND THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY. BUT THE POLLS DID NOT TURN AROUND AND THINGS ARE NOT OKAY.

THIS IS A PLEA FOR HELP. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE AWAY THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE LITERALLY SAVED OUR LIVES.

JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND, I WAS HAVING SOME BAD ANXIETY TEN MINUTES BEFORE CALLING PLACES FOR THE CLOSING SHOW OF SKYRIDGE MUSICAL.

EVEN THOUGH I WAS JUST A TECH WITHOUT MY THEATER FAMILY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME.

TWO OF MY BEST FRIENDS HELD MY HANDS THE ENTIRE TIME AND CALMED ME DOWN ENOUGH TO GET ME TO THE STAGE.

AND THOSE TWO FRIENDS ARE AMONG THE MANY WHO WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THEATER.

I AM BEGGING YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE STUDENTS WHO ARE DEPENDING ON YOU.

THESE PROGRAMS ARE MORE THAN JUST EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE IMPACT CUTTING THE ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS WILL HAVE ON US.

IF WE LOSE OUR ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS, WE LOSE NOT JUST CLASSES OR ACTIVITIES.

WE LOSE THE VERY ESSENCE OF WHO WE ARE. WE LOSE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR SENSE OF PURPOSE, OUR SELF-WORTH, OUR HOPE, OUR VOICE, AND THE STRENGTH THAT CARRIES US THROUGH OUR HARDEST MOMENTS.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE LOSE OUR FAMILY. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY, NEXT ON THE LIST IS VIOLET. AND IF I CAN JUST REMIND YOU GUYS TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN BECAUSE WE CAN HEAR YOU, BUT IT'S BEING RECORDED ALSO. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN HEAR.

ALL RIGHT. HELLO. MY NAME IS VIOLET DENIZ, AND I'M A STUDENT AT LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND NEXT YEAR I'LL BE AT. THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS ARE WHERE STUDENTS LIKE ME FIND NOT JUST A COMMUNITY,

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I COULD SAY THE SAME FOR WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO DO A SEMESTER OF DRAMA LAST YEAR WITH MR. EDMUNDSON PROGRAMS LIKE THESE ARE THE ARE THE THINGS THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS.

SO THEY ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CARRY STUDENTS' SKILL SETS OUT INTO THEIR ADULT LIVES.

BOTH A WELL THOUGHT OUT CURRICULUM AND KNOWLEDGEABLE, PASSIONATE TEACHERS ARE WHAT MAKE THESE PROGRAMS SO SPECIAL.

THESE DIVERSE PROGRAMS OPTIONS PROVIDE MANY OUTLETS FOR LEARNING.

THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH AN INSTRUMENT OF VOICE, TECH, ACTING, OR JUST WHATEVER THESE PROGRAMS OFFER.

THEY OFFER VITAL KNOWLEDGE TO OUR COMMUNITY. A NEW GENRE OF MUSIC AND MORE KNOWLEDGE IN GENERAL.

IF WE LOSE THESE PROGRAMS, STUDENTS WHO NEED THE PUSH TO CONTINUE MIGHT NOT GET IT.

IF THIS CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE, I BELIEVE, IS SELENA. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS SELENA AND I'M PART OF THE JAZZ BAND AT LIBERTY. SO YOU MAY THINK THAT REMOVING MUSIC PROGRAMS LIKE JAZZ BAND WOULDN'T IMPACT THAT MANY PEOPLE.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY KIDS IN REGULAR BAND CLASSES WORKING HARD TO JOIN THE JAZZ BAND.

ALL THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE DECISION YOU MAKE.

FOR STUDENTS WORKING HARD TO JOIN JAZZ BAND, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF MOTIVATION AND A GOAL TO WORK TOWARDS, ONE THAT COULD EVEN LEAD TO A LIFELONG INTEREST IN MUSIC.

FOR ME, JAZZ BAND IS A REASON TO LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO SCHOOL EACH DAY.

A REASON TO WANT TO GET UP AN HOUR EARLY. I HAVE BEEN POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY MUSIC PROGRAMS LIKE JAZZ BAND, AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE THAT FOR OTHER STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST, JOSE.

GOOD EVENING. I'M JOSIE COTTER, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE ODYSSEY EIGHTH GRADE CLASS AND THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THE CURRENT BUDGETING CONCERNS, SPEAKING TOWARDS SPECIFICALLY THE MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAMS. NOTHING HAS IMPACTED ME MORE IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT THAN THE BENEFIT I'VE REAPED FROM THE MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAMS OFFERED HERE.

SINCE I'VE MOVED TO CAMAS, I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF GUITAR CLASS, ART CLASS, CHOIR, AND MOST PROMINENTLY, THEATER. EACH HAS MADE A MAJOR IMPACT ON MY LIFE AND GROWTH, WHETHER THAT BE AS A STUDENT OR SIMPLY AS A PERSON.

THEY'VE ALL FORMED WHO I AM TODAY. THESE CLASSES WOULD NOT RUN WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR EDUCATORS, ALL OF WHOM DO IT OUT OF PASSION. EACH AND EVERY DIRECTOR AND MUSIC TEACHER I'VE HAD HAS SUPPORTED THEIR STUDENTS LIKE NO OTHER.

THE CONNECTION CREATED WITH STUDENTS IN FOSTERING THEIR CREATIVITY IS OUTSTANDING, AND THE BENEFIT REAPED IS EVEN MORE EXCEPTIONAL.

I, AS HAVE MANY OF MY FRIENDS, HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY CHANGED FOR THE BETTER THROUGH OUR WORK WITH THE VARIOUS THEATER DEPARTMENTS OF THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TO PUT IT SIMPLY, THEATER HAS SAVED MY LIFE. BEFORE I BEGAN ENGAGING WITH THE MUSICALS, I FELT AS THOUGH I'D BEEN CIRCLING THE DRAIN.

MY GRADES AND MY WELL-BEING HAD FALLEN AT THE WAYSIDE.

PARTAKING IN THEATER WAS THE VERY THING THAT GAVE LIFE AND LIVING THE MEANING I HAD CRAVED FOR YEARS.

I STAND HERE TODAY BEFORE YOU, HAVING JUST CLOSED MY THIRD AND FINAL SKYRIDGE MUSICAL WITH THE BELOVED AND IRREPLACEABLE MISS MAYS AND MISS SAPPINGTON.

BOTH OF THEM HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR ME, AND THEIR SHOWS HAVE TAUGHT ME WHAT IT MEANS TO BE TRULY PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING.

AND SO ASK ANYONE I KNOW, AND THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT ALL I'VE SPOKEN OF SINCE MY FINAL PERFORMANCE WITH THEM IS MY EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING THE CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL THEATER DEPARTMENT, LED BY MR. KELLY AND THE CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DEPARTMENT LED BY MR. CHESSON. I'D VENTURE SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT THESE ARE THE MOST MAJOR FACTORS I HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT REGARDING MY UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

FOR THAT TO BE PUT AT RISK WOULD BE A DAGGER TO MY HEART.

I STAND FIRM IN MY STANCE THAT LOSING ACCESS TO THE MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS WOULD DO GREAT HARM, NOT ONLY TO THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THE ARTS ARE A LIVING AND BREATHING FACET OF ANY FUNCTIONING, THRIVING SOCIETY.

IT IS VITAL THAT THOSE SUCH AS I STAND UP TO PROTECT THEM.

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THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS, WHICH IS TO MEAN SO ARE OUR LIVES.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST IS ANDREA. HI. MY NAME IS ANDREA LEONARD, AND I AM THE PROUD MOTHER OF A FRESHMAN AT CHS.

SHOW OF HANDS FOR EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, INCLUDING THE BOARD, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED ONE PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBIT OF CAMAS STUDENTS IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS? EXCELLENT. WOW. THAT'S GREAT. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THREE, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING SEUSSICAL, PUT ON BY SKYRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THE CARVER THIS PAST WEEKEND.

IT WAS THE FINAL SHOW. THAT THEATER WAS PACKED AT THE END.

A NUMBER OF EIGHTH GRADE GRADERS SPOKE ABOUT HOW MUCH THE MUSIC AND DRAMA PROGRAM MEANT TO THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS.

MIDDLE SCHOOL. NOT A GOOD TIME. HOW THEY'VE GROWN AND HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THEIR THEATER COMMUNITY.

I NOTICED THAT THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CENTERS AROUND COMMUNITY.

WHY WERE WE THERE? WHEN MY CHILD WASN'T EVEN ON STAGE, WE WERE THERE BECAUSE OUR SON VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS AS A STAGEHAND. EACH NIGHT WHEN I PICKED HIM UP, I HEARD ABOUT HOW HE SUPPORTED DANCERS, ACTORS, AND SINGERS SO THAT THEY COULD GIVE THEIR BEST PERFORMANCES.

AND THEY DID. THEY WERE AMAZING. COMMUNITY IS WHAT ARTS MEANS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THEY EXPAND OUR MINDS AND ALLOW OURSELVES TO WALK IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? AS EARLY AS MAY OF 2021, DOCTOR MEADE WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SHARED THE RESULTS OF THE EFFECTS OF PANDEMIC ISOLATION ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH.

THE NIH STUDIES FOUND THAT THESE ISSUES INCREASED BY 25% IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC.

LUCKILY, THERE IS A SOLUTION. IT'S THE ARTS. IN NOBLE AND STUCKY'S 2010 NIH STUDY, THEY REPORTED THAT MUSIC THERAPY IS EFFECTIVE AT CALMING THE MIND. HAVE A TEEN OR CHILD WHO'S TRYING TO CONSTRUCT A POSITIVE IDENTITY.

THE VISUAL ARTS CAN HELP WITH THAT. ACCORDING TO NOBLE AND STUCKY, AS RECENTLY AS 2023, ANOTHER NIH STUDY SHOWED THAT DRAMA THERAPY CAN ASSIST WITH HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY BROUGHT ON SPECIFICALLY BY THE PANDEMIC.

THAT'S ALL THESE KIDS. YOU ALL CAN DO BETTER, AND YOU REALLY MUST DO BETTER.

PLEASE FIND OTHER WAYS TO MANAGE THE BUDGET CRISIS.

DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON OUR KIDS AND THEIR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS.

PLEASE USE YOUR CREATIVITY TO QUOTE DOCTOR SEUSS.

OH, THE THINGS YOU CAN THINK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST. AALIYAH. HI THERE.

MY NAME IS AALIYAH MAYS, AND I'M GOING TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT I THINK I MIGHT BE THE ONLY PERSON HERE TODAY WHO WENT TO SCHOOL HERE. AND I STARTED MY MUSICAL JOURNEY IN JAZZ CHOIR WITH NATALIE WILSON AS MY DIRECTOR. I STARTED IN SECOND GRADE, WHICH WAS ONLY ALLOWED BECAUSE MY SISTER HAD BEEN IN THE PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS.

BECAUSE THE FIRST GRADE YOU WERE ALLOWED TO START IN WAS THIRD.

SHE HAD BEEN JAZZ CHOIR FOR THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE, AND I, AS A SECOND GRADER, WAS ABLE TO JOIN JUST BECAUSE OF MY OLDER SISTER.

SHE WENT ON TO DO CHOIR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS THEATER.

I, HOWEVER, WAS MORE OF A BAND KID BECAUSE I LEARNED HOW TO PLAY DRUMS BY EAR IN JAZZ CHOIR.

I THEN WENT ON TO DO BAND IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO JOIN JAZZ BAND IN EIGHTH GRADE YEAR.

I KNEW I WASN'T A GOOD DRUMMER. I HAD LEARNED BY EAR GOING BUM.

BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM. BUBBLE GUM. BUBBLE GUM.

THAT WAS WHAT I KNEW. MY RHYTHM. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO READ SHEET MUSIC.

I KNEW MY ONLY CHANCE TO BE IN JAZZ BAND WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I GOT THAT CHANCE MY EIGHTH GRADE YEAR, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE. I WENT ON TO DO BAND IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WAS A DRUMMER FOR ALL FOUR YEARS.

I WAS SECTION LEADER FOR THREE YEARS OF THREE OF THOSE YEARS, AND IT WAS THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE GOING TO DISNEY,

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I WAS IN CARPOOLS WITH ALL THE JAZZ KIDS, GOING TO SCHOOL AND HEARING THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO EVERYBODY. YOU TALK ABOUT GOING TO SEE THE MUSICAL THIS WEEKEND.

SO MANY OF THOSE KIDS GET SUPPORT FROM THEIR TEACHERS IN CHOIR CLASSES.

THEY LEARN HOW TO SING, TO GO ON TO AUDITION, AND SOMETIMES THEY GO ON TO AUDITION AND THEN COME BACK TO CHOIR.

THEY LEARN TO SING FROM THE MUSICALS AND GO BACK INTO THE SYSTEM.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. SO LISTEN, I'M HERE NOW AS A 24 YEAR OLD WHO'S BEEN THROUGH ALL OF THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I STARTED HERE AT JDHS, WENT ON TO GRASS VALLEY, SKYRIDGE.

I HAD THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE LAST YEAR. I ENDED UP IN A PSYCH WARD, AND IT WAS MUSIC THAT PULLED ME OUT OF THAT.

PLAYING GUITAR IN A GUITAR CIRCLE IN THE PSYCH WARD WAS WHAT REALLY MADE ME REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS ABOUT LIFE THAT WAS IMPORTANT.

AND IT WAS BRENDA SAPPINGTON WHO GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO PLAY GUITAR AND SING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

IT WAS LEARNING TO SING WITH HER WHEN SHE STARTED AT SKYRIDGE, MY EIGHTH GRADE YEAR.

THAT GAVE ME THAT CONFIDENCE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE AND CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR BUDGET CUTS.

THAT COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND IT SAVES PEOPLE'S LIVES.

IT SAVED MY LIFE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT SAVED MY LIFE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT SAVED MY LIFE LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST IS ERIC EDMONDSON.

GOOD EVENING. CHAIRPERSON, BOARD MEMBER, SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WELCOME COMMUNITY.

I'M ERIC, I'VE SERVED CAMAS NEARLY FIVE YEARS, WASHINGTON 22 TEACHING THE PERFORMING ARTS AND SPEECH.

I WANT TO CONSIDER OUR MISSION FOR STUDENTS IN THE IMPACT AND THE FUTURE THAT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND SPEECH HAS ON THEM.

OUR MISSION INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. BELONGING.

WE WANT GRADUATES, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS, CRITICAL THINKERS MENTIONED SO CLEARLY BY THE HAYES FREEDOM STUDENTS AND HOW THEY SAID IT.

WHAT MAKES THAT EDUCATION PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE? AND WHERE DO STUDENTS FIRST LEARN THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS? AREN'T CLASSES LIKE CHOIR, DRAMA, BAND, SPEECH WHERE THE STUDENTS PRACTICE THE SKILLS? IF WE CUT THOSE ACCESSES EARLY, THEN WE MISS A LOT OF CHANCES FOR DEVELOPING THEM.

THESE PROGRAMS AREN'T SIDE ACTIVITIES; THEY'RE CORE HANDS ON EXPERIENCES FOR DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.

I'M THINKING OF A STUDENT SO NERVOUS BEGINNING OF SCHOOL, HE SITS DOWN ON THE FLOOR IN A CORNER AS STUDENTS PASS BY.

PULLS HIS HOOD OVER FACING THE CHROMEBOOK, AND HE WAS FORCED TO TAKE SPEECH CLASSES, PART OF A ROTATION WEEK.

NUMBER ONE. WE COULDN'T EVEN HEAR HIM SAY HIS NAME.

EIGHT WEEKS LATER, HE'S GIVING A 1.5 MINUTE SPEECH IN FRONT OF HIS PEERS, AND WE'RE TAKING THAT AWAY.

HOW MANY OTHER STUDENTS MIGHT BE WAITING FOR THAT SAME TASK? OUR ANXIETY RIDDLED AND SHY YOUTH NEED THE PERFORMING ARTS AND SPEECH CLASSES, EVEN WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT.

TAKE THEM AWAY AND WE REMOVE MANY CHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES.

WHEN WE REDUCE PERFORMING ARTS AND SPEECH, WE LIMIT LEADERSHIP AND SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES.

WHEN STUDENTS ARE FORMING THEIR IDENTITY, WE REDUCE ENGAGEMENT AND BELONGING FOR STUDENTS WHO DON'T SEE THEMSELVES IN THE TRADITIONAL SPACES, AND WE NARROW ACCESS FOR THE MARGINALIZED AND THE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD THE PRIVATE LESSONS AND THE ENRICHMENT CAMPS.

ULTIMATELY, WE MOVE AWAY FROM OUR VERY GOALS THAT WE SAY THAT WE STAND FOR AS A DISTRICT.

I UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO TAKE THE RED PEN REDUCTIONS TO OUR BUDGET.

I HAVE CREATIVE IDEAS AND I'M WELCOME AND OPEN TO SHARING SOME OF THOSE.

I'M HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN OUR DISTRICT'S MISSION AND OUR STUDENTS FUTURES, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO REDIRECT AND RECONSIDER WHERE THESE REDUCTIONS ARE GOING FOR THREE REASONS ONE, THE REDUCTIONS DO NOT FOLLOW SENIORITY IN THE BUILDINGS.

THEY DO NOT FOLLOW THE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS. TWO THESE REDUCTIONS DON'T HAVE TO BE MADE TO STILL COVER THE STUDENTS' NEEDS.

THREE YOUR NUMBERS ARE WRONG. AT LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE CHOIR PROGRAMS RANGE FROM 32 TO 46 STUDENTS IN EACH OF THE GRADES, AVERAGING 37. FOR THE CHOIR PROGRAM, THE BAND GOES FROM 32 TO 35, AVERAGING 30 FOR THE SMALL CLASSES.

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TECH, ART, DRAMA, DRUMMING ALL HAVE TEN. 12. THANK YOU.

LET'S MAKE CHOICES THAT KEEP STUDENTS FUTURE CENTRAL.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST IS DORIAN.

YEAH. I'M DORIAN BAXTER. I'VE LIVED IN CAMAS MY WHOLE LIFE, ALTHOUGH I WAS IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL UNTIL THIS YEAR. I DECIDED TO ATTEND SKYRIDGE BECAUSE OF THEIR BANDS AND JAZZ BANDS AND THEIR STRONG DRAMA PROGRAMS. I PARTICIPATE IN ALL THREE. I SHOW UP AN HOUR BEFORE SCHOOL AND STAY HOURS AFTER TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

MY TEACHERS ARE AMAZING. MUSIC IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT UNTIL I WENT TO SKYRIDGE, BUT I FOUND MY PEOPLE THERE.

MY COMMUNITY. I HAVE FRIENDS AND EXPERIENCES THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD OTHERWISE.

I FIT IN, I BELONG. THESE CLASSES ARE IMPORTANT TO ME AND I KNOW THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO MY FRIENDS.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEM AWAY FROM US. THANK YOU.

NEXT ON THE LIST IS WARD. HELLO, I'M WARD BAXTER. THAT'S MY SON, DORIAN. WE LIVED IN CAMAS FOR OUR SON'S ENTIRE LIFE.

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE CHOSEN TO ENROLL HIM IN SCHOOL HERE. WE DID THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS LIKE JAZZ BAND, CHOIR AND DRAMA THAT ARE IN DANGER OF BEING CUT FROM OUR TEACHERS' SCHEDULES.

I'M CONCERNED WITH THESE CUTS FOR THREE PRIMARY REASONS.

FIRST, THESE PROGRAMS ARE INVALUABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THERE IS IMPORTANT FOR MENTAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AS ANY OTHER CLASS OR ELECTIVE.

I'VE CONDUCTED DOCTORAL LEVEL RESEARCH ON THE NEURAL MAPPING THAT OCCURS NOT ONLY THROUGH GENERAL MUSIC, BUT SPECIFICALLY THROUGH JAZZ MUSIC THAT PROMOTES EVERY ASPECT OF LEARNING FOR A STUDENT. THESE PROGRAMS BENEFIT THE STUDENT FAR BEYOND THE PERCEIVED CLUB ACTIVITY OR CULTURAL EXPERIENCE.

WHILE I APPRECIATE THE EARLIER COMMENTS, JAZZ BANDS ARE NEVER GOING TO BE 30 KIDS.

IT REQUIRES A CERTIFIED MUSIC TEACHER. IT IS A SPECIFIC CLASS.

IT IS NOT A CLUB ACTIVITY. MY SECOND CONCERN.

IS THAT FINANCIALLY, IF OUR TEACHERS ARE OFFERED A REDUCED CONTRACT, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN CAMPUS ANY LONGER.

THESE PROGRAMS REQUIRE PROXIMITY AS THERE IS SO MUCH COMMITMENT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS.

FURTHER, AS RETIREMENT AVERAGES OUT THE LAST 60 MONTHS OF SERVICE.

THESE CUTS OFFER ALMOST NO INCENTIVE FOR VETERAN TEACHERS TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE.

NOT ONLY WOULD THEY BE TAKING A SIGNIFICANT PAY CUT, BUT THEIR RETIREMENT PENSION WOULD DECREASE BY CONTINUING THEIR CONTRACTS.

THIRD, IF WE MAKE THESE CUTS NOW, IT'S LIKELY THEY WON'T GET BACK WHAT WE'VE GIVEN UP.

ELEMENTARY DROPPED TO 45 MINUTES OF 45 MINUTES A WEEK A FEW YEARS AGO.

THAT'S BELOW THE STATE STANDARDS OF 60 MINUTES A WEEK, AND WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT BACK.

IF WE LET THIS GO THROUGH, I ANTICIPATE THE SAME WILL BE TRUE WITH THESE CUTS.

IN CLOSING, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS WEEKEND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRODUCTION OF THE MUSICAL PUT ON BY SKYRIDGE AT THE CARVER THEATER. THE DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION QUALITY BLEW ME AWAY.

I HAVE PERFORMED PROFESSIONALLY IN THE ORCHESTRA PITS FOR HUNDREDS OF SHOWS AS A WOODWIND DOUBLER. THIS PERFORMANCE WAS ON PAR OR BETTER THAN MANY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY THEATER, OR EVEN SOME OF THE COLLEGE LEVEL PRODUCTIONS IN WHICH I'VE BEEN HIRED TO PERFORM.

THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEIR TEACHERS AND PROGRAMS FOR PUTTING THIS LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE TOGETHER. OUR TEACHERS DESERVE FULL CONTRACTS.

OUR STUDENTS DESERVE THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

NEXT ON THE LIST IS CHARLOTTE. HI, I'M CHARLOTTE PIPER FROM SKY RIDGE, AND WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP THESE, THESE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF OUR SCHOOL WITH US BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, I WASN'T VERY GOOD SINGER BEFORE I CAME TO SCHOOL.

I WAS REALLY NERVOUS ON STAGE. I COULDN'T TALK VERY MUCH ON STAGE.

AND I STRUGGLED BEING THERE AND ACTING AND DOING WHAT I LOVE.

BUT THEN ONCE I CAME TO SKY RIDGE, THEY ENCOURAGED ME.

I NEVER SAW MYSELF DOING THEATER OR EVEN BEING IN A CHOIR, JOINING SKY SINGERS LIKE I DO IN THE MORNING NOW.

BUT IT'S BEEN LIKE SUCH AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MY LIFE, COMING THERE AND BONDING WITH ALL THESE AMAZING PEOPLE AND THESE AMAZING TEACHERS.

THEY'VE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH IN THE SHORT FEW. NOT EVEN A YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.

THEY'VE BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MY LIFE. AND I WOULD HAVE I WOULD BE VERY SAD TO HAVE TO GIVE THAT UP JUST FOR BUDGET CUTS.

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BUT PLEASE CONSIDER DOING SOMETHING ELSE FOR BUDGET CUTS, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR SCHOOL, AND THERE ARE SOME STUDENTS THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO DO STUFF OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL LIKE THIS.

AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THESE PROGRAMS AND WE DON'T WE DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T CUT THEM.

HI, I'M MAYA. I'M ALSO FROM SKYRIDGE AND I THINK THAT THE LIKE, THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT IS A GREAT WAY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.

AND I HONESTLY WAS TERRIFIED OF BEING ON STAGE UNTIL I JOINED CHOIR WITH LIKE, MISS ABBINGTON AND STUFF.

AND THEN I TRIED OUT FOR THE MUSICAL, GOT IN, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE, AND IT GAVE ME A PLACE TO BE MYSELF. IT FELT SO SAFE AND IT WAS LIKE A FAMILY.

AND MISS ABBINGTON ALWAYS SAID, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO PUT ON A MUSICAL.

AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND IT JUST TEACHES PEOPLE HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP OR LIKE SOCIAL SKILLS.

AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL LIKE EVERYBODY.

SO, I HOPE YOU RECONSIDER AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

HELLO, I'M ELLIE KING AND I GO TO SKYRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, TOO.

I'M IN CHOIR. I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I'VE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS.

AND MISS ABBINGTON IS LIKE ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEACHERS, AND IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE CLASSES.

AND I JUST LOVE, LIKE, SINGING AND ACTING SO MUCH.

AND I ALSO KNOW A LOT OF MY PEERS LOVE SINGING AND ACTING SO MUCH.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE, CAN'T DO LIKE ACTING CLASSES OR SINGING CLASSES OR LIKE INSTRUMENT CLASSES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. AND LIKE, IT'S, LIKE FREE FOR THEM TO JUST LEARN ABOUT THESE THINGS AND LEARN ABOUT MUSIC.

AND I LIKE ME AND MY, A LOT OF MY FRIENDS JUST REALLY LOVE THIS.

AND PLEASE, JUST WE DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE SOMETHING WE LOVE AWAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT ON THE LIST IS NATASHA. I'LL JUST APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I'M.

I'M LOSING MY VOICE. BUT I'M NATASHA, AND I HAVE A SON.

NO, NO. IT'S A I'M SICK. I HAVE A SON WHO GRADUATED FROM CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND A DAUGHTER OVER HERE, ACTUALLY, WHO'S IN SKYRIDGE. AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, TOO.

THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE SAID WE. THAT'S WHY WE PICKED CAMAS TO MOVE HERE EIGHT YEARS AGO.

AND WE'VE LOVED THE SMALL TOWN FEEL AND THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

AND I KNOW SEEING MY DAUGHTER IS COMING OUT OF COVID WAS IT WAS REALLY, REALLY ROUGH AND HER ANXIETY JUST SKYROCKETED.

AND I THINK GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS A REALLY BIG, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DIFFICULT TRANSITION.

AND I COULD FEEL LIKE SHE WAS REALLY KIND OF STRUGGLING.

AND THEN SHE STARTED DOING SKY SINGERS WITH MISS APPINGTON, AND SHE JOINED THIS MUSICAL.

AND SHE JUST LOVED IT. SHE TOTALLY FOUND HER SENSE OF COMMUNITY, AND IT MADE SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO HER.

SO PERSONALLY, FROM OUR FAMILY, WE WOULD BE REALLY SAD TO SEE ANY OF THE PROGRAMS CUT.

AND ALSO, MISS MAYES, I HAVE TO SAY, MISS MAYES IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

SO, I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH MISS SAPPINGTON ARRANGING FOR THEM TO DO A CONCERT AT MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

THIS GUY SINGERS, THAT WAS. I WAS JUST COMPLETELY AMAZED THE KIDS COULD DO THAT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, SINGING WITH THE PROFESSIONAL BAND. INCREDIBLE. SO PLEASE DON'T CUT THAT.

MUSIC PROGRAMS IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT ON THE LIST IS CHRISTINA. GOOD EVENING. I AM CHRISTINA MARCUS. I HAVE TWO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, TWO KIDS.

AND I AM ALSO AN EDUCATOR. AND I VOLUNTEER A LOT IN THE PROGRAM IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND I ALSO VOLUNTEER OTHER PLACES IN ART AND PERFORMING ART.

SO, WE ARE THE GRASSROOTS SUPPORTERS OF OUR MUSIC TEACHERS.

AND WE MOST OF US LEARNED ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT.

SO JUST IMAGINE THIS ROOM. IF WE HAD MORE TIME TO ORGANIZE, THAT WOULD BE A LOT MORE VOICES TO LISTEN TO.

SO WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR MUSIC TEACHERS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY WORK TIRELESSLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT ALREADY GOES BEYOND THEIR PAID HOURS. WE WITNESS IT.

WE ARE THERE WITH THEM, AND IT'S IMPRESSIVE. WHAT? HOW MANY HOURS AND ENERGY TO PUT INTO THIS COMMUNITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A STORY. DURING MY FIRST VISIT TO GROTTO WINTER FESTIVAL, I SPOKE WITH A COUPLE FROM PORTLAND.

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WHEN I ASKED THEM WHY THEY CHOSE CAMAS OUT OF MANY OPTIONS, THEY TOLD ME THAT OUR SCHOOL HAS A REPUTATION FOR MUSIC EXCELLENCE.

I THINK I LOST MY MICROPHONE, SO I JUST WANT TO REPEAT SINCE I GOT CUT OFF.

SO, WE HAVE A REPUTATION FOR MUSIC EXCELLENCE, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE PRIDE IN THAT AND CHERISH THAT AND KEEP THAT WE.

IT'S NAIVE TO THINK THAT CUTTING BACK ON THESE HOURS WOULD NOT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

IT WILL, AS IT SHOWS THAT EXTENSIVE MUSIC HOURS MAKE A DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ALREADY CUT BACK THEIR HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE DEEPER VALUES INHERENT IN MUSIC EDUCATION.

MUSIC FOSTERS COLLABORATION, COMPASSION, RESPECT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MUSIC TEACHES US TO LISTEN.

IT TEACHES US TO EMBRACE OUR HUMANITY. MUSIC IS A REMEDY FOR OUR FRAGMENTED REALITY BECAUSE IT CONNECTS PEOPLE DESPITE THEIR DIFFERING VIEWS. SO, WE NEED MUSIC MORE THAN EVER.

WHEN STUDENTS LEARN SONGS FROM VARIOUS CULTURES, WE SEND THE MESSAGE THAT WE VALUE AND RESPECT PEOPLE ON THE OTHER OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN MUSIC STUDENTS PERFORM AT A RETIREMENT CENTER DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

IT SHOWS OUR COMMITMENT TO COMPASSION AND CONNECTION.

BOTH MY KIDS WERE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THIS THANKS TO MR. EDMUNDSON, SO WE ARE NOT JUST ADVOCATING FOR AN ADDITIONAL CLASS, BUT WE ARE ASKING TO STAND BY THE HUMAN VALUES THAT MUSIC BRINGS TO ANY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE HAVE KATIE LEVENICK. HELLO.

I'M SHARING THIS LETTER AS BOTH A TEACHER AT CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS AND A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START AS I HAVE MANY THOUGHTS, BUT I WILL ATTEMPT TO KEEP THIS FOCUSED ON MY MAIN TALKING POINTS.

CLASSES OF 38 ARE UNACCEPTABLE AT CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

WE ALREADY ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT IN REGARD TO DOLLARS SPENT PER STUDENT.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY APPALLING THAT WE WOULD MAKE CUTS SO DEEP THAT WE EXPECT CLASSES OF 38 ACROSS THE BOARD.

THAT IS NOT WHAT THE STATE FUNDS US FOR, ESPECIALLY IN LAB SCIENCES, WHICH IS WHAT I TEACH.

I LEFT CALIFORNIA IN 2013 AFTER THE STATE CHANGED THE LEGAL MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE TO 39 BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDING.

I SAW WHAT IT DID TO EDUCATION AND OUR ABILITY TO REACH STUDENTS.

MANY WERE LEFT BEHIND IN ALL ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.

OUR STATE FUNDING ISN'T NEARLY THAT BAD, SO WE NEED TO SHIFT OUR PRIORITIES TO THE CLASSROOM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES IN OUR DISTRICT ARE BEING ALLOWED TO RETIRE IN DECEMBER, RATHER AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WHILE WE ARE TAKING TEACHERS FROM THE CLASSROOM AND MAKING CLASS SIZES SO EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH.

I UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO CUT EXPENSES, BUT NOT THE PRIORITIES BEING MADE BY THE DISTRICT.

WHO SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY EXPECTS. MONEY SHOULD GO INTO KEEPING CLASS SIZES EFFECTIVE.

AT THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING, DR.

ANZALONE SHARED HE DOESN'T PLAN ON ADDING ADDITIONAL SECTIONS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WILL PROBABLY BE WARRANTED UNTIL AFTER THE STUDENT NUMBER COUNT DAY IN OCTOBER. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I DON'T SEE HOW THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM AFTER I PUSH BACK.

HE NOW SAYS AN OCTOBER FIX IS THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.

BUT TO USE HIS TERMINOLOGY, IT IS OBVIOUS WE ARE NOW SWINGING TOO FAR INTO CUTS BEYOND WHAT IS REALISTIC AND DOABLE.

THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF CLASS SECTIONS NEED TO BE CREATED BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS TO ACTUALLY FIX A PROBLEM.

ADDING A FEW SECTIONS AND TRYING TO REARRANGE SCHEDULES IN OCTOBER DOESN'T BENEFIT ANYONE, AND LIKELY WON'T FIX ANY PROBLEMS. IT DOESN'T VALUE THE STUDENT AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND EDUCATION.

THE CLASS SECTIONS NEED TO BE ADDED BEFORE SKYWARD POPULATES THE CLASSES TO PROVIDE RELIEF ACROSS THE BOARD.

YOU CAN'T JUST ADD A FEW SECTIONS AND THEN PUT STUDENTS IN THEM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, AND TRY TO RELIEVE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES EVERYWHERE. IT WOULD EITHER BE A COMPLETE RESHUFFLING, NEGATING THE WORK DONE IN THE FIRST WEEKS OF SCHOOL, OR IT WON'T ACTUALLY IMPROVE NUMBERS AND REDUCE CLASS SIZES.

I DON'T THINK I REALLY BELIEVED WE WOULD MAKE SUCH DEEP CUTS UNTIL I FOUND OUT WE'RE LOSING NINE SECTIONS OF SCIENCE AT CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO ME, AS OUR CLASSES ARE QUITE FULL ALREADY AND WE ARE ALREADY SERVING THESE STUDENTS.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S NEGOTIATING YEAR, AND THAT THERE'S A PUSH TO CAUSE CHAOS BY CUTTING DEEPER THAN NEEDED.

I WISH IT WASN'T HAPPENING THIS WAY AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR STUDENTS, WHO ARE THE PURPOSE OF OUR WORK.

EITHER WAY, I THINK IT'S A MORAL QUESTION TO REALLY DIVE INTO THE SOLUTION BEING PRESENTED BY OUR DISTRICT.

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I ASK YOU TO DIRECT OUR DISTRICT TEAM TO DO BETTER.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST IS MICHELLE. IF I PULL THIS DOWN, I'M SHORT. I SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE RECORD.

SO, THANK YOU GUYS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THOSE.

I SHARED A STORY ABOUT MY SON HIS JOURNEY AT SKY RIDGE THROUGH THE JAZZ BAND AND WITH MR. SANCHEZ. AND I ALSO SHARED A STORY ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S JOURNEY AT GRASS VALLEY WITH MISS SMOKY AS A PARENT OF THREE STUDENTS IN THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

I FIND THE PASSION OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT HAVE SPOKEN IN MORE POWERFUL WORDS THAN I THINK EVEN I COULD SAY.

AS A PARENT, OUR JOB AS A PARENT IS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

SO THESE STUDENTS TONIGHT SPEAKING UP AS THEY ARE, REALLY IS WHERE THE POWER IS.

IT'S IN THEIR WORDS. AND I JUST WANT TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CONTINUE TO RESEARCH OTHER METHODS TO TRIM THE BUDGET OR INCREASE REVENUE.

THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE REDUCING THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, VITAL MUSIC PROGRAMS AND MUSIC TEACHER POSITIONS.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ALL OF US TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST, I BELIEVE IT'S AUDREY.

AUDREY. MAYBE IT'S ANDY. LAST NAME H.O. HOLLAND.

AUDREY. MAYBE SHE'S NO LONGER HERE. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR LAST ONE, WHICH IS TORY.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD. FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. I AM GOING TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT A LITTLE BIT HERE.

I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT MUSIC. I AM COMPLETELY IN SUPPORT OF ALL THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE MUSIC AND THE ARTS AND THE THEATER PROGRAMS. I THINK THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I'M ACTUALLY HERE AS A PARENT OF A PROJECT BASED LEARNING STUDENT.

SO, MY NAME IS TORI WATROS AND MY I'M THE PARENT OF A SEVENTH GRADER AT ODYSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M HERE TO SHARE ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT ALL OF THE CHANGES IN THE PBL COMMUNITY ARE HAVING ON FAMILIES.

MY DAUGHTER NATALIE AND HER FRIENDS ARE BRACING FOR THE BIG TRANSITION HAPPENING AT ODYSSEY NEXT YEAR, WHEN THE TWO PBL SCHOOLS MERGE INTO ONE BUILDING.

NATALIE HAS AUTISM, SHE HAS HIGH ANXIETY, AND SHE HAS A LOT OF SENSORY PROCESSING CHALLENGES.

THAT MAKES CROWDED AND LOUD SPACES NEARLY UNBEARABLE FOR HER.

NATALIE SPENDS HER TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL, PRETTY MUCH STAYING HOME BECAUSE SHE AVOIDS MOST ACTIVITIES DUE TO ALL OF THE SENSORY INPUT THAT OVERWHELMS HER. WE CHOSE ODYSSEY BECAUSE THE SCHOOL WAS SMALL.

IT WAS SEQUESTERED LESS NOISE AND COMMOTION. WE'RE VERY, VERY THANKFUL THAT ODYSSEY HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL SCHOOL FOR HER. THE TEACHERS THERE HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE.

SHE RAISED HER ENGLISH TEST SCORE BY 1,000% BETWEEN FALL AND WINTER THIS YEAR, AND HER MATH SCORE 170%. SHE IS DOING SO WELL AT ODYSSEY.

SHE IS SO HAPPY THERE. SHE'S JUST FOUND HER NICHE AND FOUND HER LITTLE SAFE, SAFE HAVEN AT ODYSSEY.

SO WE'RE VERY, VERY, VERY THANKFUL FOR THE SCHOOL AND THE AMAZING TEACHERS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE IMPENDING MOVE HAS CAUSED QUITE A BIT OF ANXIETY FOR NATALIE, HER FRIENDS WHO MANY HAVE AUTISM AND ADHD. THEY GET OVERWHELMED VERY EASILY BY DISRUPTIONS IN ROUTINE, AND SENSORY OVERLOAD CAN BE DISTRESSING TO THEM. THE STREAM OF NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TRANSITION HAS BEEN PRETTY OVERWHELMING FOR THESE KIDS THIS YEAR.

SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR FAMILY AND WITH NATALIE AND HER FRIENDS TO JUST KIND OF HELP THEM GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

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SOME OF THOSE STAFF HAVE BEEN AT PBL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN JUST SAD AND UPSET.

THAT NATALIE HAS FELT ABANDONED. THEY STAGED A WALKOUT BACK IN FEBRUARY OVER PRINCIPAL NICOLE O'ROURKE LOSING HER JOB. SHE'S BEEN A KEY FIGURE AT ODYSSEY.

NATALIE'S FAVORITE HEALTH FIT TEACHER, MR. STEINER BAILEY, I UNDERSTAND, HAS ALSO LOST A POSITION, AS WELL AS KOBE MOORE, HER ART TEACHER. BOTH OF THOSE TEACHERS ARE AMAZING.

KEN MOCK, WHO'S BEEN AT ODYSSEY FOR EIGHT YEARS, I HEARD ALSO HAS LOST HIS POSITION.

I KNOW I'M OUT OF TIME. I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THESE LONG TERM POSITIONS EDUCATORS THAT THESE KIDS HAVE REALLY LEARNED TO TRUST AND RELY ON LOSING THEIR POSITIONS. SO, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT THAT AND LET YOU KNOW THE IMPACT THAT THAT'S HAD ON OUR FAMILY AND ON. NATALIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU ALL. IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STAYING HERE WITH US TODAY. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO. ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. SYSTEMS/PATHWAYS: CONSENT AGENDA]

I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. GAIL.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX A, WHICH IS POLICY FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION,

[6. SYSTEMS/PATHWAYS: Policies for Second Reading and Adoption]

I KNOW THIS IS THE SECOND READING. WE SPENT SOME TIME ON THIS IN A WORKSHOP.

SO JUST LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND APPROVAL TO MOVE THAT THROUGH.

I MOVE, SORRY. GO AHEAD. I MOVE TO APPROVE POLICY 3245 STUDENT AND TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE POLICY? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE FROM THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BOTH ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS.

AND THEN AT THE CONFERENCE, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

I THINK FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM THE STUDENT VOICE, I KNOW IT WAS WRITTEN DOWN, TOO. I DIDN'T GET THE SUMMARY REALLY ALIGNS WITH THIS POLICY.

THERE WAS A GENERAL FEELING LIKE AN OUTRIGHT BAN.

THAT'S NOT A CHOICE THAT THEY THINK WOULD FIT.

BUT THE STUDENTS DO APPRECIATE THE DISTRACTING NATURE OF DEVICES.

SO AGAIN, WE'LL SEE WHEN THEY SUMMARIZE IT. BUT I JUST WANT TO SHARE.

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM BUT WHAT 50 SOME STUDENTS THAT WERE PRESENT AT THAT MEETING.

JUST GOOD. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THE CAC PUT INTO THIS.

BETWEEN THAT AND RUNNING IT THROUGH STAFF AND ADMIN, I THINK WE'VE COME UP WITH A REALLY GREAT POLICY.

AND I LIKE THE, THE, THE LAST, LAST ADDITIONS, CLARIFICATIONS THAT WE DID.

YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.

[7. SYSTEMS/PATHWAYS: INFORMED AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF RESOURCES]

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. IS THIS THE APPROVAL OF THE GRADUATION DATES OR THE APPROVAL OF NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR, OR DID WE ALREADY APPROVE NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR? I THINK WE ALREADY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR. I THINK IT'S JUST THE GRADUATION DATES. IT'S JUST PRESENTED ON THE CALENDAR. YEAH. OKAY. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PRESENTED GRADUATION DATE. I SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 7.B, A NEW CONTRACT FOR CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPACTOR.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS. PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE ALL WAITING FOR HERE IS PASSING THE NEW TRASH COMPACTOR.

WELL, I WAS EXPECTING MORE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT.

I WILL JUST ADD, IT IS WE DEALT WITH A LOT OF HEAVY SUBJECTS TONIGHT.

THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT MAKES OUR COMPACTOR IS CALLED CRAM A LOT.

SO, I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE, YOU KNOW, LIKE CAMELOT THEMED NAMES FOR THESE INSTEAD OF THE JV.

WHATEVER IT IS, THEY REALLY MISSED THE CHANCE. THIS IS THE SC SERIES.

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I FOUND THAT VERY FUNNY WHEN I READ ABOUT IT.

BUT YES, WE ALWAYS END WITH COPIERS OR REAL IMPORTANT THINGS.

YES. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE DIEHARDS REALLY WANT TO HEAR ABOUT.

WILL THEY PUT A GIANT C ON THIS GIANT THING? I HAVE NO IDEA.

WE COULD. WE COULD ASK. JOE PAPER MAKER? CAN WE? JOHN, CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE? WE'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT. I WANT TO SEE A JOE PAPER MAKER ON THE SIDE. YEAH.

THAT'S TRUE. CAN WE WRAP IT? SO MANY OPTIONS WITH THE TRASH COMPACTOR.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, I MOVE TO APPROVE. THEN I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW COMPACTOR FROM WESCO NORTHWEST FOR CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL AT $735 PER MONTH, WHICH INCLUDES DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE ENTIRE RENTAL TERM.

I SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE TRASH COMPACTOR? CAN WE PUT A C ON IT? YES. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. WE'VE APPROVED THE TRASH COMPACTOR.

THANK YOU. THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR STAYING FOR THAT. YEP. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.