>> WHAT? [00:00:03] THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. [1. REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER - 5:30 PM] WE WILL GET STARTED WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO EVERYONE WHO HAD FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE WILL START WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, [2. CULTURE] AND I'M GOING TO HAVE CONNIE LEAD US IN THAT. >> OF ALLEGIANCE]. >> THANK YOU, CONNIE. NEXT, I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B, OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND MATTHEW, IF YOU WOULD DO THAT, FOR US, PLEASE. >> I WILL. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE GEOGRAPHICAL REGION OF CAMAS IS LOCATED ON THE ANCESTRAL AND TERRITORIAL LANDS OF THE CHINOOK AND KAUTZ PEOPLE, AND THAT THE CHINOOK ARE STILL FIGHTING TO BE A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE ON THEIR OWN LAND. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 2C STRONG AND VITAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO DR. ANZALONE. >> WELL, THANKS, EVERYONE, AND HAPPY FIRST DAY. HOPE ALL OF OUR STAFF HAD A GREAT DAY WITH THE KIDS. DEFINITELY BRINGS THE WHOLE DISTRICT TO LIFE. WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR BARGAINING PARTNERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, PRIMARILY CEA, WHO I COULD SEE IS REPRESENTED TONIGHT. STARTING WITH CAP, OUR ADMINISTRATOR GROUP. I KNOW AMY AND CLINT BOTH COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO THEM FOR VERY EFFICIENT, VERY QUICK BARGAINING. I SEE AMY AND HER TEAM, MANY OF HER TEAMMATES OVER THERE. THAT REALLY DID A WONDERFUL JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS WERE COMPENSATED AND HAD GREAT BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THEIR PACKAGE. WITH KOP, AGAIN, VERY COLLEGIAL GROUP WITH OUR BUILDING SECRETARIES, WONDERFUL GROUP TO WORK WITH. AGAIN, I THINK THAT ONE WAS REALLY SMALL. MAYBE AMY AND ONE OTHER PERSON AND THEIR LEADERSHIP, WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR IF THEY RATIFY, SO HOPEFULLY ANY TIME NOW, AND THEN THEIR CONTRACT WILL GO INTO EFFECT. PSE, AS YOU KNOW, WILL BE NEXT YEAR, SO WE STILL HAVE SOME TIME WITH THEM, AND AMY IS STILL WORKING WITH OUR COACHES GROUP. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE STILL HAD OUR COACHES CONTRACT. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE BIG ONE THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO GET DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED, AND THAT WAS OUR GOAL TO REALLY CHECK THAT BOX, BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES KNEW THAT WE HAD A SECURE CONTRACT IN PLACE WAS WITH CEA. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THIS INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP TEAM. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK A COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STARTED THE BALL ROLLING WAS AMY COMING IN, OBVIOUSLY AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIP WITH BETH AND THE LEADERSHIP FROM CEA RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, THE COLLABORATION WITH WEA WAS VERY FRUITFUL, VERY POSITIVE. THEN BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE, REALLY BRINGING THE RIGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER. COMPLIMENTS TO AMY FOR REALLY KNOWING THE TEAM ON THE DISTRICT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, KNOWING THE PERSONALITIES AND WHAT WOULD WORK AND BLESS YOU. WHEN WHAT WOULDN'T. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY SHARP ON HER PART. THANKFULLY, SHE HAD A FULL YEAR TO GET TO KNOW EVERYONE OR ALMOST A FULL YEAR. BUT ALSO KUDOS TO BETH AND HER LEADERSHIP BECAUSE SHE PUT TOGETHER, AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, JUST A WONDERFUL GROUP OF LIKE MINDED TEACHERS, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. THERE WAS SOME MATH PEOPLE ON THERE. THERE WAS SOME ELLS AND JUST SOME GREAT BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND SAY, THANK YOU, HAVING THAT TA DONE. FOR REALLY AS WE GOT INTO THE SUMMER AND THEN RATIFYING IT ON THE 11TH, I WAS A BIG STRESS RELIEF FOR EVERYONE. I KNOW YOU AS WELL. THEN AS A SUPERINTENDENT, IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER LIKE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. AMY AND YOUR TEAM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM D, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2025 TO 28 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH CEA. YOU GUYS HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU. DO WE HAVE A PRINT COPY OF THAT? >> DO WE HAVE A COPY? >> I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS. IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE. >> I READ ALL 132 PAGES OF IT? NO I DIDN'T, NOT ALL OF IT. I ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECOMMEND OR MAKE A MOTION. SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CAMAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FOR 25-28. >> THANK YOU, CONNIE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> MATTHEW SECONDS. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE B BOARD? COREY? >> I JUST HAVE TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THEIR WORK. [00:05:01] THEN I ALSO HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE. MY WIFE IS A CEA MEMBER, AND SO I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THERE. I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF. >> THANK YOU COREY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. >>AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> UNEXCUSED. >> THANK YOU. >> WITH THAT. IF WE WANT TO INVITE YOU GUYS UP FRONT AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SIGN IT RIGHT NOW AND JUST HAVE EVERYTHING ALL PHOTO AND HAVE EVERYTHING SIGNED AND READY TO GO. [BACKGROUND] >> THANK YOU, TRACEY. APPRECIATE IT. >> YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE FOR THAT. IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO DO A LITTLE CEREMONY FOR THAT. WE HAVEN'T DONE IT THAT WAY BEFORE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM E, WHICH IS BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. I'LL JUST OPEN IT UP TO YOU GUYS IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THEY WANT TO. SURE. >> NO, I'LL KEEP MINE VERY SHORT. THERE IS NO TIRED FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TIRED. I HAD MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TOO, SO I'M READY TO BE EFFICIENT TODAY. I DID JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION JUST AN EMAIL THAT I GOT FROM WAZDA ABOUT SOME NEW MODEL POLICY COMING DOWN AROUND STUDENT DISCIPLINE. THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT'LL BE HITTING OUR POLICY REVIEW HERE PRETTY SOON. BASICALLY, IT'S THE SAME STUFF THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN EFFECT THROUGH AN EMERGENCY RULE BUT OSPI OFFICIALLY ADOPTED AND WAZDA HAS GOT THE MODEL POLICY. JUST WATCH OUT FOR THAT. OTHERWISE, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT. JUST REMEMBER THAT SEPTEMBER 20 IS THE WAZDA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS ALL VIRTUAL, SO WE'LL HAVE TO TAG TEAM THAT AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE WEIGH IN ON ALL THOSE PROPOSALS. THERE'S NOT VERY MANY. IT'S REALLY LIGHT THIS YEAR. ANYWAYS, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE REALLY TO ADD. >> I WAS JUST THINKING OF AUGUST, ALL THE THINGS. ONE THING WE WERE ABLE TO DO, I WAS ABLE TO REPRESENT THE BOARD, JUST ON MY OWN AT MOVIE NIGHTS AT DOROTHY FOX SEVERAL TIMES. COREY CAME FOR ONE, TOO. HIS FAVORITE MOVIE WAS THE BARBIE MOVIE. BUT WE HANDED OUT GLOBE BRACELETS TO STUDENTS. I DID HAND OUT A STRATEGIC PLAN. I HANDED OUT A CALENDAR, BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS. WE HAD BARBIE, WICKED, AND THEN THE MINECRAFT MOVIE WAS THIS FRIDAY. JOHN, IT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE. IT'S NOT HIS FAVORITE MOVIE, BUT IT WAS WILD WHEN ALL THE STUDENTS JUMPED UP AND YELLED CHICKEN JOCKEY AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS PRETTY WILD. WE HAVE ONE MORE MOVIE THIS WEEKEND. I THINK IT'S MOANA 2 THIS FRIDAY. HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL BE GOOD. I'LL BE THERE AT LEAST. I GOT STICKERS GORE TO HAND OUT. IN SOLIDARITY WITH MANY OF OUR EDUCATORS, I DID COMPLETE MY MANDATORY VECTOR TRAINING, SO NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TO EXPERIENCE. YEAH, I WENT THROUGH ALL OF IT [BACKGROUND]. THERE YOU GO. WHEN AMY SAID SHE WOULD OFFER IT TO ME, I TOOK UP ON IT BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE. NOTE THERE BECAUSE I COMMITTED TO IT BEFORE. ONE, A COUPLE OF THINGS I GOT TO SEE THAT WERE PRETTY SPECIAL THIS LAST WEEK, CHS FRESHMAN ORIENTATION. I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS A PHOTO I SENT IN IN YOUR PRESENTATION. WHAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE WITH STUDENT LEADERSHIP? THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP MADE AT LEAST WHAT I SAW EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE EVERY STUDENT WELCOME, WAS A FRESHMAN IF THEY WERE HIDING UP AGAINST A WALL OR ON THEIR MOBILE PHONE? [00:10:02] THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO WOULD COME UP, FIST BUMP AND ASKED THEIR NAME, MAKE SURE THEY GOT FOOD. IT WAS SOMETHING TO SEE. REALLY I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT. I THOUGHT, IT'S GOING TO BE FRESHMAN ORIENTATION, BUT THOSE STUDENTS DID NOT LET ANYONE HIDE AWAY. ALSO KUDOS TO VAL FOR HER WORK THERE WITH STUDENT LEADERSHIP. I'M NOT AN OVERACHIEVER. MY DAUGHTER AND I, IT WAS HOT, WE WENT TO FIVE OF THE SIX ELEMENTARY OPEN HOUSES. WE HIT THAT BETWEEN 4 AND 6 BECAUSE WE STARTED WITH ICE CREAM WITH DOROTHY FOX AND THEN WE HIT EVERYONE LA CAMAS LAKE HAD THE MOST FOOD, THOUGH. THEY HAD ICE, THEY HAD A HOT DOG CART, THEY HAD LEMONADE, THEY HAD POPCORN. PRETTY WILD. THEY HAD THE MOST FOOD. BUT I ALSO DO WANT TO THANK THE CAMAS LIBRARY BECAUSE THEY AT LEAST FOR THE FIVE THAT WE WENT TO, HAD A TABLE AT EVERY SINGLE OPEN HOUSE FOR THE CAMAS LIBRARY HELPING TO SUPPORT READING. I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT. I JUST FIGURED WE HAVE OUR PTO, PTA AND OTHER GROUPS, BUT THE CAMAS LIBRARIES, THEY'RE PROMOTING READING, WHICH WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE. I'M GOING TO STOP BY AND LET CONNIE AT THE LIBRARY KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT TO SEE THAT. THAT WAS REALLY IT. I ATTENDED A COUPLE OF OTHER OPEN HOUSES, BUT THAT WAS THE BIG ONE. IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE THE START OF SCHOOL AND SEE HOW OUR STUDENTS STEPPED UP. >> ONCE AGAIN, I'VE MADE THE MISTAKE OF GOING AFTER MATTHEW. >> [OVERLAPPING] ALONG TO THE OPEN HOUSES NEXT TIME. >> NEXT TIME, YES. NO, IT'S BEEN QUIET FOR ME. I THINK ASIDE FROM OUR GATHERING FOR THE PLANNING SESSION, I REALLY ENJOYED THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A YEAR FULL OF ADVENTURES AND REALLY EXCITED THAT SCHOOL'S BACK, I GUESS THE KIDS MAY NOT BE. MY DAUGHTER IS NOT, BUT I AM EXCITED TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL AND TO SEE EVERYONE SO INVOLVED BACK INTO A GROUP OF THINGS. >> AWESOME. SAME QUIET ON THE CAMAS FRONT. BUT AGAIN, OUR PLANNING SESSION WAS ONE OF THE BEST I THINK WE'VE EVER HAD BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS AND PEOPLE COME AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH US, BUT WE DON'T GET MUCH TIME TOGETHER TO JUST TALK AND DISCUSS AND SAY, WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT THIS? WHAT DO WE WANT TO HEAR? HOW DO WE WANT TO STRUCTURE THE YEAR? I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER VALUABLE TO HAVE THAT TIME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. I CAME AWAY FROM THERE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR, AND I THINK IT WAS REALLY GREAT, NOT THAT WE DON'T LOVE PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF, BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION TIME AND TO BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF EACH OTHER. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. I REALLY ENJOYED IT. >> I WAS GOING TO MENTION TO CONNIE BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE COVERED IS IN BOARD DOCS. THAT WAS A SPECIAL MEETING. IT'S LISTED IN THERE, SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE WHAT WE COVERED. IT'S JUST A HIGH LEVEL AGENDA, BUT IT WAS A DAY OF COVERING A LOT OF BULLET POINTS OF TOPICS THAT I KNOW ARE IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE. >> YEAH. >> I JUST ECHOED THE PLANNING SESSION. IT WAS GREAT TO BE TOGETHER AND HELP US PLAN OUT OUR YEAR SO WE KNOW WHAT OUR AGENDA IS GOING TO BE LIKE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. THAT WAS GREAT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO START DOING IS GIVING UPDATES ON THE COMMITTEES THAT WE'RE ON DURING THIS BOARD COMMUNICATIONS PART. ONCE OUR COMMITTEES START BACK UP, THEY'LL BE A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH REPORTING ON WHAT OUR COMMITTEES TALKED ABOUT. WE'LL DO THAT DURING THIS. THEN ONE JUST QUICK WAZDA UPDATE IS THAT YOU GUYS PROBABLY GOT AN EMAIL FROM ME THAT THE ELECTIONS ARE COMING. FILING WEEK FOR WAZDA POSITIONS IS SEPTEMBER 1, IN OUR AREA, IN OUR DISTRICT 6, YOU CAN RUN FOR THE WAZDA PRESIDENT ELECT, WAZDA VICE PRESIDENT, THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HAS AN OPEN POSITION, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS WHAT I CURRENTLY DO, BUT I'VE DONE IT FOR SIX YEARS. THAT ONE'S OPEN, AND THEN THE INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE. THOSE ARE ALL ONES THAT DISTRICT AREA 6 HAS OPENED. JUST KNOW THAT STARTING SEPTEMBER 1 TO THE 16TH IS FILING WEEK FOR THOSE. IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME, AND I CAN LET THEM KNOW. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? I SAW AMY CAME IN AND WE DID THE SIGNING, SO WE HAVE IT ALREADY HERE FOR YOU TO SIGN AS WELL. YES. >> THANKS. >> WELL, JUST HAVE YOU COME UP. YOU CAN SIGN IT ON YOUR OWN, RIGHT NOW. >> JUST IN CASE YOU NEEDED [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE WERE A LITTLE EARLY. >> WE'LL PHOTOSHOP YOU INTO THE PICTURE. THANK YOU, AMY. >> WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 3A, [3. SYSTEMS/PATHWAYS] WHICH IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. [00:15:07] >> WELL, HELLO AGAIN. THIS MONTH, IN THE PAST, WE HAVEN'T REALLY GONE INTO ENROLLMENT. WE WANT TO WAIT FOR THAT TO BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE OFFICIAL. STARTING OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS MONTH. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I KNOW. I THINK IT'S OVER THERE, THOUGH, ISN'T IT? >> [OVERLAPPING] >> HERE WE GO. >> REGARDING ENROLLMENT, OBVIOUSLY, THIS WAS OUR PROJECTION. I'VE BEEN SHOWING THIS THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN A COUPLE OF LATER SLIDES IS THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY LOOKING IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION. WE WON'T KNOW AGAIN IF WE'VE HIT, IF WE'VE GONE ABOVE, OR IF WE'VE COME IN BELOW, REALLY OFFICIALLY, UNTIL OCTOBER, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE A GOOD IDEA AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHEN WE MEET AGAIN OF WHERE WE'RE AT. THERE ARE SOME POCKETS OF THE CITY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE REALLY HOT SPOTS, AND THEN THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO NOT BE AS AGGRESSIVE WITH BUYING AND SELLING, AND RENTING. BUT I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD AGAIN THAT WE ARE PROJECTING A DROP OFF OF ENROLLMENT OVERALL, BUT WE'LL SEE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO FORGET ABOUT THAT. I DID A LITTLE HOMEWORK ON WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS THE HOME MARKET. WHAT'S INTERESTING IS IN JULY, NOW, THIS ISN'T GREAT NEWS FOR THOSE OF US WHO OWN HOMES, BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR THE DISTRICT AS FAR AS NEW FAMILIES COMING INTO THE DISTRICT. IF YOU LOOK IN JULY, THE MEDIAN SALES PRICE ACTUALLY DROPPED OVER $120,000, WHICH IS A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY OF WHY WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT BOUNCE BACK. OBVIOUSLY, WE COULDN'T PREDICT THAT IN THE EARLIER MONTHS. I DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE OUR WORK WAS FOR NOT AT ALL. THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR US. AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A COMPLETE MARKET CRASH OF COURSE, BUT THIS IS POTENTIALLY WHY WE'RE SEEING THIS LITTLE INCREASE. IT'S A 14% CHANGE IN SALE PRICE, OVERALL, AND IF YOU LOOK AT LAST JULY OF 2024, IT'S OVER $110,000 DIFFERENCE. JUST ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE OF MANY OF WHY WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ALREADY, BUT AGAIN, A HUGE KUDOS TO THE SHARED SACRIFICE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR BARGAINING GROUPS, INCLUDING OUR UNWRAPPED AND OUR CABINET, HAVE ALL SHARED IN THE SACRIFICE IN SOME DEGREE, WHETHER IT WAS FURLOUGHS, OR ACTUAL NOT TAKING A PERCENTAGE INCREASE. JUST AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A REAL DISTRICT EFFORT, AND I'M JUST SO THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO COME TO THE TABLE LIKE THAT. AGAIN, JUST A HUGE KUDOS, AND I'LL KEEP UPDATING YOU ONCE WE HAVE THE OTHER CONTRACTS READY TO SIGN. ALSO, SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS THAT JUST CAME OUT. LAST WEEK, AS YOU KNOW, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A STATE AUDITOR WHO HANDLED THE CITIZENS' COMPLAINT THAT THEY HAD REGARDING THE UPCOMING PROJECT AT CHEMIS TENNIS. THERE WAS NO FINDINGS AT ALL. THAT CITIZEN COMPLAINT IS CLOSED. THE CITIZENS WHO MADE THE COMPLAINT WERE ALSO NOTIFIED AS WELL. I DON'T HAVE ANY DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE CITIZENS. I DON'T EVEN REALLY KNOW WHO IT IS. THE AUDITOR HANDLES THAT SIDE OF THAT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT. ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH USTA AS WE'RE RAMPING UP TO A SUMMER REALLY A RIBBON CUTTING, SO TO SPEAK. THE MEETINGS CONSIST OF TWO DIFFERENT PRONGS. ONE IS MORE AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE AND WHERE WE ARE WITH PERMITS AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FUNDING, AND HOW ALL THAT'S GOING TO WORK. THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH, AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE IS REALLY THE SPONSORSHIP FUND-RAISING SIDE, WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH USTA TO FIND SPONSORS TO POTENTIALLY RECOUP SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WE USE FROM CAPITAL IN THIS INVESTMENT. WE'LL SEE IT COULD EVEN BE NAMING RIGHTS AT SOME POINT. THEY'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IF WE DO GET ANY PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WANT TO PUT THEIR NAME ON THIS. WE'RE STILL SEVERAL MONTHS AWAY FROM THAT, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STILL FOCUSED ON A SUMMER BREAKING GROUND WITH THE LOBBY AND THE RESTROOMS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE FOOTING AND THE ACTUAL BUBBLE, PROBABLY MORE LIKE AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF NEXT FALL. BUT OF COURSE, DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON CHANGE ORDERS AND HOW THINGS GO. [00:20:04] QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. I KNOW USTA WAS ALSO EXCITED TO HEAR THAT. JUST GOING THROUGH SOME BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. I KNOW KIM IS HERE, AND SHE'S GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. A LOT OF THESE ARE VERY POSITIVE UPDATES. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE PAINFUL WORK OF LAST YEAR, I WOULD NEVER SAY THERE'S A PAYOFF BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE. BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME POSITIVES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THAT HARD WORK. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CLOSED CONTRACT. AGAIN, THE COLLABORATION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH ALL OF OUR BARGAINING PARTNERS. WE'LL BE PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT A BALANCED BUDGET, WHICH I KNOW IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE WE'VE HAD THAT, AND ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPLUS. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO STEAL KIM'S THUNDER, BUT THAT'S A HIGHLIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE COST CONTAINMENT METHOD, MEANING WE ARE SEEING THE FRUITS OF THAT LABOR, WHERE WE'RE REALLY TIGHTENING THE BELTS ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT COSTS THAT ARE MAYBE LESS PEOPLE-RELATED, AND I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE MAKING SURE THAT OUR TEAM UNDERSTANDS THAT THAT'S OUR FOCUS IS JUST TO CONTINUE THAT COST CONTAINMENT. THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY IS RAMPING UP. OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM OR COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN. OF COURSE, DEREK AND MYSELF AND OTHERS ARE STAYING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS WILL HAVE OUR RECEPTION AGAIN. WE'RE PLANNING THAT NOVEMBER. THIS WILL BE I THINK, OUR THIRD ANNUAL RECEPTION. I WILL SAY THAT GETS A LOT OF TRACTION AND TALK AROUND THE STATE. PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY THAT. MOVING ON, AS YOU KNOW, ESD AND A SUPERINTENDENT GROUP, WE'RE WORKING ON A PUBLIC EDUCATION MARKETING CAMPAIGN. THAT'S RAMPING UP. THERE'S SOME SPONSORS. I THINK A COUPLE CREDIT UNIONS HAVE STEPPED UP, AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO OVERSHARE BECAUSE I'M NOT IN INTRICACY PARTS OF THAT, BUT AS A SUPERINTENDENT AS A DISTRICT, WE'LL, OF COURSE, HAVE A ROLE IN THIS OVERALL BRINGING FAMILIES BACK TO PUBLIC ED CAMPAIGN. SHARING OUR CELEBRATIONS, I THINK IT'LL STAY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO JUST CONTINUE TO SHARE THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING INSIDE THE CLASSROOM, OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AS WELL, AND MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC CONTINUES TO BE INFORMED OF THAT. BEING CAREFUL NOT TO OVERCORRECT, AND I'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE PRINCIPALS AND OTHERS START TO GET A LITTLE ANTSY ABOUT THEIR NUMBERS AND THEIR CLASS SIZES, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, VERY NORMAL. WE HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHORE UP SOME FTE AND SOME HOT SPOT AREAS. BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS KEEP THAT VERY ENROLLMENT DRIVEN. AS PRINCIPALS COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S OUR NUMBERS, HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT. WE SCRUTINIZE THAT, AND DEREK LEADS THE WAY WITH THAT. WE WORK WITH HR AND KIM, AND BUSINESS SERVICES TO REALLY COLLABORATIVELY SAY, OKAY, IS THIS 0.2, IS THIS 0.4, IS THIS 1.0? SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY, REALLY NEED NOW, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WAIT UNTIL THE STATE COUNT COMES IN IN OCTOBER. OF COURSE, THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET IT DONE EARLIER THAN LATER TO KEEP THE DISRUPTION DOWN. RIGHT NOW, JUST AS YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR FTE ADD-BACKS ARE STRICTLY ENROLLMENT DRIVEN. ACCEPTING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOUNDARY EXCEPTIONS HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY OUR PHILOSOPHY OVER THIS LAST YEAR, SPECIFICALLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING OUR BEST TO SAY YES WHEN WE CAN. OF COURSE, WE'RE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO SAY NO TO SOME JUST BASED ON CLASS SIZES. BUT WE DO FEEL LIKE THE COMBINATION OF HOUSING MARKET TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP AND ENROLLMENT COMING UP, BUT ALSO THAT WE'VE OPENED UP THE GATES, SO TO SPEAK, TO BOUNDARY EXCEPTIONS, WHICH I KNOW THE BOARD GAVE ME A DIRECTION TO DO THAT, SO WE'RE DOING THAT WITH CONTRACT. ALASKA, YEAH, COREY. >> REALLY QUICKLY. DON'T WE, BY LAW, HAVE TO ACCEPT A BOUNDARY EXCEPTION UNLESS THE CLASS SIZE IS FULL? >> WE DO. YEAH. >> SO IT'S NOT REALLY A CHANGE. >> IT'S NOT A CHANGE, I THINK THAT THIS TIME AROUND, WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS EARLIER, MORE OFTEN WITH THESE FAMILIES, INSTEAD OF AT THE LAST MINUTE BEING A NO BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO KEEP INTEREST SO WHEN THOSE OPENINGS HAPPEN. WHEN I SAY THAT, IT'S REALLY MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THESE FAMILIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, WE HAD 14 STUDENTS ON A WAIT LIST, AND ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO BRING TWO IN, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD ANOTHER FTE AND BRING THOSE OTHER 14 IN, SO THAT'S GREAT REVENUE SOURCE FOR US. >> FOURTEEN PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST THAT WERE BOUNDARY EXCEPTIONS, OR JUST? >> I BELIEVE THEY WERE ALL BOUNDARY EXCEPTIONS. AM I CORRECT ON THAT DAY? >> YEAH. >> ALSO, KEEPING AN EYE AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE INTEREST RATES. WE'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THE FED'S DOING. I KNOW THERE'S SOME DISCOURSE HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AROUND INTEREST RATES, [00:25:01] BUT I THINK THAT CAN ONLY HELP US IF THERE IS A DROP IN THE RATE. WE'LL SEE. OBVIOUSLY, NOBODY WANTS TO SEE A RECESSION, BUT I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP COULD HELP BECAUSE NOW HOME BUYERS ARE LOOKING AT COSTS COMING DOWN AND INTEREST RATE IN. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR THAT. AGAIN, WE'LL SEE WHEN KIM DOES HER REPORT, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE SURPLUS IN FUND BALANCE. WE'RE MOVING THAT NEEDLE AS WELL. THEN, OF COURSE, I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH TO SHARED SACRIFICE FROM EVERYONE. THIS INFORMATION, I'LL CONTINUE FALL STAFF MEETINGS THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS NOW TO GET ME IN TO THEIR STAFF MEETINGS. I KNOW THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE LIMITED THIS YEAR WITH THE FURLOUGH TIME. WE'LL BE RESPECTFUL OF THE SCHOOLS. PTOS, BOARD MEETINGS. AARON HANSON AND I ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING AT ROTARY COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER, AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A STATE OF SCHOOL. WE'LL JUST KEEP SHARING THIS INFORMATION FAR AND WIDE. THAT WAS MY LONGEST SLIDE, I PROMISE. WORKING TOGETHER TO SUSTAIN OUR BUDGET, I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE SMALLER. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY OUT THERE, THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE COMMITTEES THAT ARE COMING UP IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET INVOLVED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, OUR CAC, LAC, ALL THE ACS, OUR NEW ONE, ARTS ADVISORY. KEEP IN MIND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BACKGROUND IN THAT AREA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE, AND WE WELCOME ALL OUR MUSIC EDUCATORS, EVEN IF THEY CAN'T BE ON THE COMMITTEE, WE WILL WELCOME THEM TO THOSE MEETINGS FOR THEIR INPUT. THIS COMMITTEE WILL FOCUS ON ALL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, NOT JUST ONE OF THOSE DISCIPLINES. SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET COMMITTEE AS WELL. AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND EVEN OUR STAFF TO GET INVOLVED. IT SEEMS THAT LIST IS GROWING AND GROWING EVERY YEAR, BUT I THINK THAT VOICE IS IMPORTANT. QUICK PREVIEW. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE PLANNING SESSION, BUT JUST A REMINDER OF WHERE OUR FOCUS IS THIS YEAR, AND IT REALLY CENTERS AROUND THE PROFILE OF A GRAD, AND ALSO OUR WORK AROUND MTSS IS CONTINUING, ALWAYS SAFETY AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST. THOSE THREE ITEMS REALLY SPECIFICALLY ARE WHERE WE'RE HITTING. PLEASED TO SEE ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS, WORK GETTING THIS WORK ACCOMPLISHED RIGHT BEFORE KIDS CAME BACK, AND THAT WAS FROM THE CABINET INTO OUR PRINCIPAL GROUP, INTO OUR SCHOOLS, REALLY KEEPING EVERYBODY ALIGNED. HERE'S A COUPLE SHOTS FROM THAT. I KNOW MATT WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT. DESIGN IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS REALLY WHAT OUR POSTERS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE ALL AROUND OUR LEARNING SPACES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. IT COMBINES THE PROFILE, AND THE DEFINITIONS REALLY ARE THE BULLET POINTS OF EACH ONE. WE HAD OUR BOARD, AND EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, DO A MATCHING EXERCISE, AND REALLY NEAT TO SEE WHERE PEOPLE LANDED ON WHAT THOSE PARTS OF THE PROFILE OF A GRADUATE MEAN. THOSE POSTERS ON THE LEFT, THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE FROM DOROTHY FOX ELEMENTARY, WHERE THEY ACTUALLY BROKE UP INTO DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS, VERY MUCH LIKE, AND THEY BROKE DOWN. WHAT DOES THE PROFILE LOOK LIKE AT EACH LEVEL? I THOUGHT THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ACTIVITIES WE DID AMONGST THAT. THEN YOU CAN SEE THE TEACHERS ON THE RIGHT. THOSE ARE JUST SPECIFICALLY AT DOROTHY FOX WORKING TOGETHER THE FIRST WEEK BACK FOR TEACHERS. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR LEADERSHIP, ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR REALLY INDULGING AND ENGAGING IN THAT WORK. IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. THESE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER PICTURES FROM THE FIRST DAY. MATT MENTIONED THE ORIENTATION AND THE KIDS. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STUDENTS. THEY WERE JUST BOUNDLESS AMOUNT OF STUDENTS, JUST HELPING GUIDE KIDS AND GET THROUGH ORIENTATION. THEN THERE ARE SOME SHOTS, I BELIEVE THOSE ARE FROM HELEN BALLER. THEY USED A PRICE'S RIGHT-TYPE THEME. YOU COULD SEE THE STAFF IS RIGHT. AGAIN, WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY, I THINK THEY'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THE MATCHING EXERCISE RIGHT THERE ON THE TOP RIGHT. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR GETTING THAT WORK IN. FIRST DAY, THESE ARE FRESH, HOT OFF THE PRESS. THESE ARE PICTURES I TOOK TODAY, AND SOME ARE FROM DOREEN AS WELL, FROM GETTING AROUND TO ALL THE SCHOOLS. YOU SEE DR. SORK DOING HER THING ON THE TOP LEFT, GOING THROUGH LUNCH PROCEDURES. I LOVE THAT SHE DOES THAT HERSELF. LIKE, HEY, YOU CAN'T MESS AROUND THE PRINCIPAL'S GIVEN THE ORDERS HERE. IN SOME PICTURES FROM LIBRARIES, PBL HAD A BIG TASK. THIS WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING TO BRING TOGETHER 6-12 TODAY. THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF, AND DR. DAN DID AN AMAZING JOB, HAD LITTLE GROUPS OF GRADE LEVELS MEETING ON THE LEARNING STAIRS BEFORE THEY USHERED THEM OFF TO CLASS, JUST TO GET THEM A LITTLE BIT ACQUAINTED WITH THE SCHOOL. YOU SEE A COUPLE SHOTS FROM HELEN BALLER ALL AROUND, AND THERE'S OUR OWN KATIE SIDLE. SHE'S GOING TO BE REALLY WORKING AT WOODBURN AS THEY HAVE SOME LEADERSHIP CHANGES HAPPENING RIGHT THERE. [00:30:03] ALL HANDS ON DECK, SOME GREAT SHOTS THERE. THEN, MY BUS ROUTE TODAY. I WAS WITH LAURA. LAURA, YOU CAN SEE HER ON THE TOILET. SHE HATES TAKING PICTURES, BUT I FORCED HER. SHE WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED TOP LEFT THERE. BUT LAURA HAS BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT FOR 37 YEARS. I THINK SHE SAID THAT SHE STILL HAS A BUS REFERRAL COREY THAT SHE FORGOT TO GIVE YOU BACK IN FOURTH GRADE. I'LL BE CHECKING UP ON. >> STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. >> ACCORDING TO LAURA, IT'S ALL IN HER GLOVE COMPARTMENT. ANYWAY, LAURA TOOK ME AROUND ON A PICKUP. WHAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THOUGH, IS THE MACHINE THAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE. IT IS INCREDIBLE FROM START TO FINISH, THE DISPATCHERS, AND THE DRIVERS ARE SO DEDICATED. WHAT I LOVED ABOUT LAURA IS NOT ONLY DID SHE DO HER FULL INSPECTION IN THE MORNING, SHE DOES HER INSPECTION BEFORE SHE LEAVES. SHE TOOK ME AROUND. I LEARNED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO KNOCK A TIRE TO MAKE SURE I HEARD IT RIGHT, LIKE A WATERMELON. THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY. THEN I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET A LOT OF KIDS AND RIDE THE BUS ON HER ROUTE. THERE'S A LOT OF IDLING. THERE'S A LOT OF WAITING, AND IT'S HOT, SO I DON'T ENVY THAT. AGAIN, THE WAY THAT LAURA CAME OFF OF HER BUS, YOU SEE IN THE TOP RIGHT, AND SHE KNEW ALL THE STUDENTS, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T RIDE HER BUS; SHE WAS SO FRIENDLY WITH THEM. THE FUNNY THING IS THE ELEMENTARY KIDS HAD IT DOWN. THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. THEY HAD THE MOST QUESTIONS. IT'S I LIKE, YOU'VE BEEN RIDING THIS BUS FOR NINE YEARS. THEY'RE AWESOME. THANK YOU TO LORNA AND LAURA NOLAN, AND SHERMAN FOR HELPING ME JUMP ON A ROUTE TODAY, AND I HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN SOON. WITH THAT SAID, WE'RE OFF TO ANOTHER YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS GREAT. I LOVE SEEING ALL THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL STUFF, AND I FORGOT THAT YOU WERE RIDING A BUS TODAY. >> [LAUGHTER] >> THAT WAS FUN. THANKS FOR DOING THAT. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO 3B. DID YOU GUYS ALL SEE THE ITEMS ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? THEN I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4, PUBLIC COMMENT. DID WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> DID I SKIP THAT? WELL, MINE SAYS PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, AND THEN IT SAYS BUDGET REPORT AFTER. >> HOW DID IT GET SLID? >> HOLD ON. >> NO PRESSURE. >> SORRY. I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU GUYS SAY. SORRY. MINE GOT MOVED AROUND. WE WILL DO THE MONTHLY BUDGET REPORT NEXT. ITEM 3B. KIM, I THINK THAT'S YOU. >> [BACKGROUND] >> WELL, I REFRESH MULTIPLE TIMES. SORRY, GUYS. >> JULY BUDGET STATUS REPORT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M NOT USED TO MIC. JULY BUDGET STATUS REPORT. NOT A LOT GOING ON FOR JULY, WHICH IS ALWAYS NICE DURING THE SUMMER TIME. IT'S PRETTY QUIET WHEN IT COMES TO THE FINANCES. BUT JUST FOR SOME HIGHLIGHTS, AS I MENTIONED, VERY LITTLE, CHANGE THE REVENUE PROJECTION THAT MAINTAINED ITS COURSE. EXPENDITURES, WE DID HAVE BECAUSE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE NCA CONTRACT, WE DID HAVE A SAVINGS THERE ROUGHLY AROUND $330,000. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I TITLE IT CORRECTLY, THE TEACHER NEGOTIATED FURLOUGH OF TWO AUGUST INVOLUNTARY DAYS. THAT HELPED OUT OUR FEN BALANCE AS WELL. WITH THAT, WE'RE ESTIMATING AN ENDING FEN BALANCE OF 5.9 MILLION, AND THE OTHER FUNDS, NOTHING HAPPENING IN THE MONTH OF JULY, JUST NORMAL ACTIVITY GOING ON. THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. MAINLY, I WOULD JUST WANT TO FOCUS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENDING FUND BALANCE. WHAT THE BUDGET WAS WAS 4.6 MILLION AND WE'RE PROJECTING 5.9, WHICH IS 4.5%. WE HAVE A POLICY THAT WE NEED TO BE NEAR 8%. WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THAT. THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE CASH FLOW OVER THE MONTHS AND HOW THEY EBB AND FLOW AND FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, WE GET A NICE LITTLE JUMP IN APPORTIONMENT, [00:35:02] ABOUT 12 AND A PERCENT, I THINK. MIGHT BE 10%. BUT IN ANY CASE, THAT HELPED US GET OUR FUND BALANCE BACK UP FROM JUNE AND AUGUST, IT LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT GET JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO END AT THAT 5.9 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING. AGAIN, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, NO MATERIAL CHANGES IN THE REVENUE. AGAIN, THERE WAS A SAVINGS IN EXPENDITURES, THAT'S ASSISTING WITH HAVING THAT FUND BALANCE BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. LET'S SEE, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES WON'T BE FINALIZED UNTIL WE DO CLOSE YEAR, AS WE ALL KNOW, WHICH IS IN OCTOBER. AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAS COMMENTED BEFORE ABOUT EXPENDITURES, NOT A LOT OF CHANGE OTHER THAN THE CONTRACT RATIFICATION AND THE SAVINGS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WAS BUDGETED AND PROJECTED FOR DEFICIT, WE HAVE A $1.7 MILLION SAVINGS, WHICH IS GREAT. WHAT THAT AMOUNTED TO WAS DEFERRING OUR GENERAL FUND TO CAPITAL OF THE 650,000, THE 345,000 THAT WE GOT FROM THE STATE FOR THAT ONE TIME FUNDING FOR THE STUDENTS. AGAIN, THAT THOSE TWO FLOW DAYS FOR THE TEACHERS AND THEN THE JUST VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS SAVINGS ACROSS REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. AMOUNTED TO THAT $1.7 MILLION ADDITION TO THE FUND BALANCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GUYS GO INTO THE DETAIL OF THIS REPORT. THAT'S GREAT. THIS IS MORE JUST NIGHTTIME READING FOR YOU, GUYS. GREAT. I GUESS DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE JULY BUDGET STATUS? >> I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK I ASKED THIS LAST MONTH, THOUGH, THE 650 THAT WE DIDN'T TRANSFER TO CAPITAL. WE'RE GOING TO DO A DOUBLE PAYMENT? WHAT ARE WE DOING? >> NOW THAT I HAVE A FEW WEEKS, THAT WASN'T A DOUBLE. THAT 1.3 MILLION. HALF OF IT IS FOR THE CAPITAL, AND THE OTHER HALF IS WHAT GOES TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND TO HELP ASSIST IN MAKING THE DEBT PAYMENT. WE AREN'T DOUBLING AT AT THIS POINT. >> OKAY. WE'RE JUST NOT MAKING THE 650? >> EXACTLY. >> GOT IT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> YES. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN A FEW MINUTES. >> ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> I HAVE MY AGENDA RIGHT NOW, SO 3C. YOU GUYS HAVE ALL SEEN THE ITEMS ADDED TO THE SENT AGENDA? OKAY. NOW WE'LL FIND ITEM 4A, [4. CULTURE - PUBLIC COMMENTS] WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. THE BOARD VALUES PUBLIC INPUT. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD IS TO LISTEN AND REFLECT ON PUBLIC COMMENT ACTIVELY. THE BOARD MAY 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. BOARD REQUESTS THAT ANYONE WHO HAS SUBMITTED WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT, REFRAIN FROM READING THEM DURING THIS PORTION OF OUR MEETING TO ALLOW OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TIME TO SHARE THEIR COMMENTS. EACH PERSON PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES. ONCE CALLED UPON, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM. FACE THE BOARD STATE YOUR NAME AND THE BELL WILL RING AT THREE MINUTES TO REMIND YOU THAT YOUR TIME IS UP. WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MICROPHONES READY. IT'S GOOD? OKAY. EUGENE, WELCOME. YOU CAN PROBABLY HOLD THAT. >> I CAN PULL IT OUT? >> [BACKGROUND] >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> I BROKE A MICROPHONE BEFORE. MY NAME IS EUGENE COSBY. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT. MY PUBLIC COMMENT IS BASED ON A POETRY READING. WE'RE HAVING A POETRY READING. WE THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE FEATURED POETS, AND IT'S AT CAMAS LIBRARY 06:15-7:30 PM THIS WEDNESDAY. WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE WITH THE LOCAL POET LAUREATE OF CLARK CLARK COUNTY, WHO IS SUSAN DINGLE. THE CHILDREN WILL BE READING, AND I'LL BE READING AS WELL. I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO CIRCULATE THIS SO THAT EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE. I KNOW IT'S ONLY TWO DAYS UNTIL THE EVENT. THAT BEING SAID, I'M ALSO A TEACHER FOR CLARK COLLEGE. I TEACH DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE ART OF BARBECUE SAW, [00:40:04] SOUP FOOD, 101 SELF PUBLICATION, THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. I'M ALSO A GRANT WRITER WHO'S RAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MY PUBLIC COMMENT IS MORE SO THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT SEEMS IN MY VIEW, THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO CONTACT OR CONNECT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER SAY EXTRACURRICULAR, THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US LIKE THE ARTS COUNCIL, LIKE THE POET LAUREATE, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I WOULD LIKE TO STEP FORWARD AND ACT AS A LIAISON TO MAKE THIS MAYBE A MONTHLY THING OR TO MEET WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, BECAUSE I LOVE THE BARBECUE. I WOULD LOVE TO TEACH COOKING CLASSES, BUT MY NEXT CLASS, I'LL PROBABLY TEACH IS JAZZ IMPROVISATION. I TAUGHT MYSELF TO PLAY PIANO AND SELF TAUGHT PIANO PLAYER, SO I'M ALSO A UNION MUSICIAN. MY PUBLIC COMMENT IS MORE TOWARDS THE GRANT WRITING SIDE BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A FALL IN THE BUDGETS AS SOON AS THE DEPARTMENT OF ED KICKS IN, AND IT SEEMS THAT THE CULTURE IN CAMPUS IS NOT NECESSARILY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX OR USE THOSE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. I WAS LOOKING FOR A BETTER WAY THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE ART STRUCTURE AND THE POETRY STRUCTURE AND THE CLARK COLLEGE STRUCTURE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BENEFIT ALL STUDENTS. THAT'S MY PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. DO YOU HAVE A FLYER, YOU WANT TO LEAVE WITH US? I'LL ACTUALLY HAVE JOHN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, AND MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN CONNECT ON SOME OF THAT. WE CAN GET YOU CONNECTED, YES. THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO RECESS OUR REGULAR MEETING, AND THEN I'M GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO GO OVER THE BUDGET. I'M NOW CLOSING THE REGULAR MEETING AND OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. [6. PUBLIC HEARING - 2025/2026 Budget] WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6B, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET. I BELIEVE KIM IS BACKUP FOR THAT ONE. >> WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE GENERAL FUND IN TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET. I WANT TO FIRST TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN ALONG, PROBABLY ABOUT NINE MONTH PROCESS THAT YOU ALL HAVE GONE THROUGH. THIS IS JUST THE FINAL OF ALL THAT. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN MANY MEETINGS FROM COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO BOARD MEETINGS, WITH THE BOARD, WITH STAFF. I'VE JUST BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE NEEDED REDUCTIONS I'VE HAD TO HAPPEN. I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY. JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT THIS IS JUST THE FINAL PIECE, BUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND IT HAS HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION. THE MAIN CHANGE THAT HAS GOING ON WITH THIS FINAL BUDGET COMPARED TO WHAT THE BUDGET WAS BACK IN JUNE IS THE CONTRACT RATIFICATION WITH THE TEACHERS. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE FINAL BUDGET, SO WE HAD AS CLOSE TO AS TRANSPARENT A BUDGET AS POSSIBLE AND WHAT WE THINK THE EXPENDITURES ARE GOING TO BE FOR THE COMING YEAR. WITH THAT, I ALWAYS LIKE TO START OUT WITH THE ENROLLMENT TREND SINCE THAT'S THE BIG DRIVER OF REVENUES. I WANTED TO MENTION WAS WHAT JOHN WAS SAYING EARLIER ABOUT AD BACKS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME I'VE BEEN HERE. IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IS OF HIGH CONCERN AND REALLY THERE ISN'T ANY AD BACKS UNLESS THEY REALLY THINK IT IS ENROLLMENT BASED. DEREK HAS DONE AN AWESOME JOB IN REALLY GIVING US A VERY DETAILED EMAIL WHENEVER THERE IS ONE THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO CONSIDER. [00:45:03] I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE DETAIL AND THE CONSIDERATION AS A FISCAL PERSON. THAT'S NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU SEE, IT'S BEEN VERY MUCH APPRECIATED TO SEE THAT HERE AT CAMAS. IN THIS SLIDE, THIS JUST SHOWS THE REDUCTION IN ENROLLMENT, AND AS YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD, FOR THE FORESEEABLE FOUR YEAR PROJECTION THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING AN ENROLLMENT DECLINE. THAT'S WHAT THIS SLIDE IS SHOWING. IN THIS SLIDE, WE'RE COMPARING WHAT IS THE PROJECTED FOR THE END OF THIS '24-'25 SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE '25-'26 BUDGET. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE IN REVENUE. I'M SORRY. GOT THE WRONG SIDE HERE. ABOUT $500,000 IN ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE THAT WE'RE SEEING COMING IN IN THE STATE REVENUES. WE'RE SEEING ROUGHLY ABOUT 1.4 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES. THE FEDERAL REVENUES, WE'RE SEEING A DECLINE, AND AS YOU ALL HAVE KNOWN, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GIVING US THAT IS REPRESENTED HERE. OVERALL THOUGH, WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING A POSITIVE 1.8% REVENUE INCREASE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THIS SLIDE IS JUST SHOWING THE BREAKOUT OF WHERE OUR REVENUES ARE COMING FROM IN A PIE CHART. SEVENTY SEVENTY PERCENT OF OUR REVENUES ARE COMING FROM THE STATE, AND THEN WE HAVE ABOUT 20% THAT COME FROM THE LOCAL REVENUES, AND 3% FROM FEDERAL AND OTHER REVENUES. ON TO EXPENDITURES, COST CONTAINMENT, AS JOHN WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. THAT I THINK IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING TO KEEP REPEATING BECAUSE AS YOU'LL SEE IN FUTURE SLIDES, OUR NET INCOME IS STILL GOING DOWN. WE REALLY DO NEED TO CONTAIN THOSE COSTS. WE'LL STILL BE WORKING IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR WITH THE BUDGET, THE BOARD, AND WITH STAFF ON WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE GOING TO BE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CAUTIOUSNESS THAT EVERYONE HAS. EVERYONE'S USING THOSE WORDS THAT I LOVE TO HEAR AS A FISCAL PERSON AND COST CONTAINMENT WAS ONE OF THEM WHEN I HEARD JOHN REPEATING THAT MULTIPLE TIMES. ON THIS EXPENDITURE, THE FIRST BARS ARE BASIC ED, AND THIS SLIDE, I THINK REALLY SHOWS THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE IN THIS LAST YEAR IN CUTTING THOSE COSTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, BASIC ED IS GOING FROM 93 MILLION DOWN TO $89.8 MILLION. SPECIAL ED IS GOING FROM 20.3 TO 19 MILLION. THEN WE HAVE COMPENSATORY THAT'S MAINTAINING ITSELF. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITION IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. OF COURSE, WE CAN'T CONTAIN THOSE MSOCS OF THE INSURANCE, THE UTILITIES, THEY ARE GOING TO NATURALLY GO UP, NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE COSTS ARE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CUT. BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GREAT SLIDE TO SHOW THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. OVERALL, THE DECREASE IN EXPENDITURES IS 3.9 MILLION COMPARED TO JUST THE PROJECTED FOR THE END OF THE YEAR, NOT COMPARING TO THE BUDGET OF LAST YEAR. I'D LIKE TO USE THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS BECAUSE IT REALLY REFLECTS WHERE WE'RE AT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. >> WHAT'S COMPENSATORY ED? >> COMPENSATORY ED IS HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM. THERE'S NOT A LOT IN THAT. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CHART JUST SHOWING WHAT OUR EXPENDITURES ARE MADE OF, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS, AND 15 IS IN MSOCS. WHEN WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE REDUCTIONS, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE MAJORITY OF IT IS IN STAFFING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR COSTS ARE. THIS IS JUST A REQUIRED SLIDE WE HAVE TO HAVE FOR THE STATE. IT SHOWS OUR MSOCS AND THAT WE ARE SPENDING WHAT IS BEING ALLOCATED BY THE STATE. IN THE FIRST TWO, THE '24, '25, IT SHOWS THAT WE RECEIVE 10.9 MILLION FROM THE STATE AND WE'RE SPENDING 10.97. >> THEN FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WE'RE PROJECTING TO RECEIVE 11.2 MILLION FROM THE STATE IN SOC FUNDING, [00:50:04] AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING ROUGHLY 11.9. >> JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THEN, THE STATE IS NOT FULLY FUNDING WHAT WE NEED FOR MSOC, AND THE DIFFERENCE IS COMING OUT OF OUR LOCAL LEVY THEN, BASICALLY? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS SLIDE IS JUST SHOWING AND THIS IS JUST FOR BASIC ED ONLY THE ALLOCATION THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED BY THE STATE FOR REVENUES AND HOW MUCH WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING BASIC ED. IT'S JUST SHOWING YOU THAT GAP OF HOW WE'RE GETTING FURTHER AWAY FROM WHAT THE STATE IS PROVIDING US FOR BASIC ED FUNDING AND WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING TO SPEND. JUST A SLIDE TO SHOW THAT GAP NEEDS TO BE FILLED, AND WE'RE HOPING HERE THAT THE STATE IS GOING TO START LOOKING AT SOME MORE FUNDING SOON. >> ONCE AGAIN, THAT DELTA IS THE LOCAL LEVY, I JUST KEEP HARPING ON THAT. >> YES. >> IT'S THE LOCAL LEVY NOW THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY EXTRA FUND BALANCE TO PLAY WITH. IT IS LOCAL LEVY THAT IS FILLING THAT GAP. >> EXACTLY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE 25-26 PROJECTION, YOU HAVE 12.9 THAT YOU'RE SPENDING, 10.8 THAT YOU'RE BRINGING IN. THAT 2.1 I'M SORRY, NOT MILLION THOUSAND. SORRY, GOT TO GET BACK ON PER STUDENT, THAT $2,100 PER STUDENT, THAT THE LEVY IS HAVING TO HELP SUPPLEMENT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT FUNDING FROM THE STATE. >> LOOKING AT THIS, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE SEEING A BIG DECREASE BASED ON THE CUTS TO OUR BUDGET THAT WE JUST DID THIS LAST YEAR. >> IT'S HELPING MAINTAIN WHERE WE'RE AT. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS DID WAS YOU SLOWED WHAT IS AN INEVITABLE PROCESS UNLESS WE GET SOME MORE MONEY. YOU GUYS STOP THAT AND THEN JOHN WAS SAYING, COST CONTAINMENT. WE NEED TO STAY ON THAT TRACK UNTIL WE EVENTUALLY GET SOME MONEY FROM THE STATE. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PITCH IN AND GIVE MORE. IT'S HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE, AS YOU GUYS KNOW. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A CLOSE GAP BACK IN. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SEE IT STAYING STEADY, IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND NOT ALLOW BECAUSE WE CAN'T DIP, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, WE CAN'T DIP INTO THE RESERVES MUCH MORE. >> JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION. GIVEN THAT THE GAP IN BETWEEN IS WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO FUND IN OUR LOCAL LEVY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WITH OUR EXPENDITURES AND THAT LEVY, MAKE SURE THAT THAT RED LINE DOESN'T EXCEED WHAT WE CAN PULL. YOU CAN'T LET IT GET WIDER. WHEN WE SAY, WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET, THAT IS INCLUDING OUR LEVY FUNDING. EVEN THOUGH OUR REVENUE IS LESS THAN OUR EXPENSES, WE FILL IT WITH OUR LOCAL LEVY AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. >> EXACTLY. THIS IS JUST BASIC ED. IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMS. IT'S JUST SHOWING ONE PICTURE, WHICH IS THE MAIN ONE, THE STATE FUNDING ONE, WHICH IS AFFECTING OUR LEVY THE MOST. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? GOING INTO FUND BALANCE. AS I MENTIONED IN THE BUDGET STATUS REPORT, WE'RE PROJECTING ENDING THE YEAR AT 5.9 MILLION. I'VE JUST BEEN SAYING WE'RE WANTING TO MAINTAIN THAT. THE BUDGET HERE FOR THE 26-27 OR 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR IS GOING TO BE SIX MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING, MAINTAINING THAT STATUS. NOW, MOVING FORWARD, THAT'S WHERE THE STATE NEEDS TO PITCH IN. I'LL BE TALKING HERE IN A FEW MINUTES ABOUT WHAT THE FOUR YEAR LOOKS LIKE AND HOW THIS AFFECTS OUR FUND BALANCE, MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS JUST A ANOTHER SUMMARY OF THE ENDING FUND BALANCE. I MAINLY JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AT THE BOTTOM THERE. THE BUDGET OR THE POLICY EXPECTS FOR US TO HAVE A 5% UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AND JUST SHOWING HERE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE 3.5%, AND THAT THE OVERALL BUDGET, YOU WANT TO TRY AND HAVE AN 8% FUND BALANCE AND WE'RE AT 4.6. YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT JUST WANTING TO SHOW THOSE TWO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE OVERALL FUND BALANCE AND THEN JUST THE UNASSIGNED. >> I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THIS SLIDE BECAUSE PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK WHAT'S IN THAT FUND BALANCE, AND SOME OF IT IS RESTRICTED IN THERE. THIS IS A GREAT BREAKOUT. [00:55:01] I THINK SHOWS US WHAT IS RESTRICTED AND WHAT IS THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. >> EXACTLY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> I ALSO WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT TOO BECAUSE ONE THING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER IN JOHN'S BUDGET REPORT IS THAT THIS BUDGET DOES ACTUALLY BALANCE, AND WE HAVE A SMALL SURPLUS. BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT $100,000 IN $131 MILLION BUDGET, THAT IS LIKE, BY THE SET I THINK WE CALL IT BUDGET DUST IN SOME CASES, THAT WE ARE ON THE SLIMMEST OF MARGINS BALANCING OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW. THAT'S GREAT. THAT MEANS WE MET THAT TARGET, BUT WE'RE REALLY CLOSE. >> EXACTLY. AGAIN, COST CONTAINMENT, AS JOHN WAS SAYING, THAT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR US BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE RIGHT ON THE LINE THERE. THERE ISN'T A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM, BUT THERE'S ALREADY BEEN SOME PROMISING AS JOHN HAD MENTIONED, ENROLLMENT IS LOOKING GOOD. THERE ARE SOME PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS AND CROSS OUR FINGERS THAT WE SEE MORE ENROLLMENT COMING IN SO WE CAN SEE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUES. JUST SOME FACTORS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, AGAIN, WE'RE ALL AWARE OF REASONS FOR THE FUNDING ISSUES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE IS A LACK OF ADEQUATE STATE FUNDING. THE DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT. I THINK RIDGEFIELD PROBABLY IS THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRE STATE THAT IS INCREASING IN ENROLLMENT, BUT THE REST OF US ARE IN A DECLINE, SO THAT RESULTS IN REDUCED REVENUES. THEN INFLATION AND ESCALATED COSTS, LIKE I WAS MENTIONING BEFORE ON THE MSOC, WITH YOUR UTILITIES, YOUR INSURANCE, THOSE ARE ALL INCREASING AND THOSE ARE ONES WE CAN'T CONTROL. THEN ALSO TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE, THOSE GUYS HAVE A TOUGH JOB BECAUSE THE COST FOR SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, THAT THING, FUEL, THAT GO EBBS AND FLOWS, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO CUT? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO REDUCE TO STILL MAINTAIN A STANDARD THAT'S ACCEPTABLE FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT TRY AND KEEP A BALANCED BUDGET. THEN FINALLY, A COMPETITIVE MARKET DRIVEN SALARY REQUIREMENTS DRIVE HIGHER WAGES, AND AS I WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, WHEN YOU HAVE A BUDGET THAT'S 85% SALARIES, THAT IMPACTS THE BUDGET GREATLY. HERE'S A SLIDE I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT JUST SHOWS WHAT THE STATE HAS BEEN ALLOCATING TOWARDS K-12 EDUCATION. THE LARGE GREEN BAR WAS BACK, WELL, THE 17-19 WITH MCCLEARY, WHICH WAS AT 50% IS WHAT THE STATE WAS PROVIDING TO K-12 EDUCATION. THEN IT WENT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE 2019-21 BIENNIUM BY 52% OF THE WHOLE STATE BUDGET WAS GOING TO K-12. THEN NOW IF YOU LOOK DOWN TO 25-27 BIENNIUM THAT WAS JUST FINISHED, IT'S GONE DOWN TO 43%. IT'S JUST A CHART TO SHOW THAT DRASTIC CHANGE AND THINGS ARE GETTING IN THE RED. THINGS NEED TO CHANGE FOR THE STATE TO DO ITS PARAMOUNT DUTY, LIKE IT SAYS IN THE CONSTITUTION AND COVER THE EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS. WHY THE FUND BALANCE IS IMPORTANT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DWINDLE IT DOWN TO NOTHING IS THOSE EMERGENCIES AND EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS. I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE FUND BALANCES A PERSON'S SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT HOME. YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT STASHED AWAY. MOST OF US, IT'S NOT A LOT, BUT FOR THAT DISHWASHER THAT BREAKS, SO THAT WASHING MACHINE THAT BREAKS. WHEN YOU SPEND ON THOSE THINGS, YOU NEED TO REPLENISH IT BACK UP. THAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW IS WE NEED TO REPLENISH. THE FUND BALANCE IS ALSO USED FOR GAPS IN CASH FLOW. WE EXPERIENCE IT AT HOME WHERE WE MAY NOT BE GETTING THE MONEY AND THAT WE NEED TO COVER OUR KIDS SPORTS FEES THAT THEY NEED TO PAY OR WHATEVER. WE'RE HAVING TO PUT THINGS ON CREDIT CARDS AND COVERING IT THE NEXT MONTH WITH THE CASH FLOW THAT COMES IN. WE'RE EXPERIENCING THAT. LUCKILY, WE AREN'T AT THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO BORROW MONEY LIKE THE CREDIT CARD SITUATION. WE'RE STILL GOOD THERE AND BASED ON PROJECTIONS, I SEEING AS BEING GOOD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITHOUT HAVING TO BORROW, MARCH PROBABLY IS THE TIGHTEST MONTH FOR CASH FLOW FOR US, AND SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THINGS LOOK GOOD. WE WILL SEE AS WE KNOW MONTH TO MONTH, THINGS CHANGE. THEN THERE'S THOSE PLAN USAGES WHERE ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME OF OUR FUND BALANCE DOWN RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT AND AND NOT CUT POSITIONS. [01:00:01] WE'VE GONE BEYOND THAT. WE'VE DONE THAT PIECE AND NOW WE'RE ON TO THE NEXT STEPS. THEN OF COURSE, BOND RATING. IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A DECENT CASH FLOW. THAT'S CASH IS KEY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BOND RATING AGENCIES. WE'RE NOT BORROWING ANY MONEY RIGHT NOW NOR IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO IT'S NOT A CRITICAL THING FOR US, BUT IT IS SOMETHING DOWN THE LINE IF WE WANTED TO BORROW MONEY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD RESERVE, THEN YOUR BOND RATING GOES DOWN, THAT MEANS YOUR INTEREST RATE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THE MONEY YOU BORROW GOES UP. THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE. LIKE I STATED HERE, THE RESERVES ARE GOING TO BE GOING BELOW THE MINIMUM 8% AS REQUIRED BY THE BOARD POLICY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE AT 4.6%. THEN WE'LL JUST BE WORKING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET COMMITTEE THIS COMING YEAR AGAIN, WORKING ON THAT, FIGURING OUT WHAT IT IS THE BOARD, THE COMMITTEE, STAFF, JOHN, WANT TO DO IN REGARDS TO RESTORING THAT FUND BALANCE. HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO TAKE? WHAT'S THAT PROCESS GOING TO LOOK LIKE? THIS IS JUST A QUICK DISCUSSION. I DON'T WANT TO GO REAL DEEP INTO THIS, BUT THIS IS A BIG DISCUSSION THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BINDING CONDITIONS. WE HAVE EIGHT SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOW THAT ARE IN BINDING CONDITIONS. BELLEVUE JUST RECENTLY WENT ON TO IT. WHAT IT IS IS WHEN YOU'RE IN THE NEGATIVE, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE RESERVES LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THEN OSPI AND ESD STEP IN AND THEY ARE A FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT FOR THE DISTRICT, HELP THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT THE GOALS ARE GOING TO BE TO TRY AND GET THEM BACK ON TRACK WITHIN THREE FISCAL SCHOOL YEARS. THERE'S A LOT OF REPORTING AND MEETINGS THAT GO ON AND COUNSELING BY THOSE TWO GROUPS ON HELPING THE DISTRICTS TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. WE ARE NOT IN THAT SITUATION NOR IS OUR PROJECTION OUT THAT WAY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT. THE FINAL SLIDE THAT I'M GOING TO BE DOING IS THE FOUR YEAR FORECAST. WELL, SECOND TO THE LAST SLIDE. MY ASSUMPTIONS ON THE FOUR YEAR WE THAT AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE THE ENROLLMENT DECLINE 26-27, WE HAVE ABOUT ROUGHLY 19 FTE, 21 FTE, AND 35. THEN I ALIGN STAFFING TO THAT ENROLLMENT DECLINE. REDUCING BASED ON THAT FTE WOULD BE A 1 FTE REDUCTION IN AND CLASSIFIED HOPEFULLY THROUGH ATTRITION SO THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY STAFF. THEN THE FOUR YEAR ALSO HAS THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ALL IN THERE. THAT'S ALL FACTORED IN, AND THEN IPD BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR CONTRACTS ARE BASED OFF THAT. THIS IS WHAT RIGHT NOW, THE STATE FORECASTS OUR IPD BEING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, 2.6, 2.9 AND 2.1. THE BUDGET DOESN'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING IN IT, IT ONLY HAS THE MAINTENANCE. THAT'S A POSITIVE THING BECAUSE IT'S VERY CONSERVATIVE IN ITS NATURE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATE'S GOING TO GIVE US, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PRETEND WE KNOW AND ADD MONEY BACK IN THAT'S NOT THERE. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING OTHER THAN THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THEN I DID DO A LITTLE PROJECTION BECAUSE THE LAST YEAR IS THE 2029 SCHOOL YEAR, AND SO THE LEVY ENDS IN 2028. I HAD TO COME UP WITH AN ASSUMPTION FOR 2029 FOR LEVY REVENUES. THOSE WERE THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT I USED FOR THE FOUR YEAR FORECAST. IT'S ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO DO A ONE YEAR. [LAUGHTER] LET'S THROW ON THREE MORE YEARS. BUT BASED ON OUR PROJECTIONS AND WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE HAVE THAT 4.6 THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. I APOLOGIZE MY YEARS ON THE LAST TWO ARE INCORRECT. THEY SHOULD SAY 27-28, AND 28-29. HATE IT WHEN YOU FIND CORRECTIONS AS YOU'RE GOING ALONG. BUT ANYWAY, 4.6 MAINTAINING FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. THEN THIS IS WHERE I WAS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE WHERE JOHN WAS TALKING ABOUT, REALLY HOLDING STRONG ON OUR EXPENDITURES BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE BREAKING EVEN, EACH YEAR, WE KEEP GOING IN THE HOLE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT, ARE WE GOING TO GET MORE FUNDING FROM THE STATE? ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SOME MORE REDUCTION SOMEWHERE? AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S WITH THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. BUT BASED ON THE FACTORS I MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, 3.7%, 2.3%. >> THEN WITH THAT INCREASED LEVY REVENUE, [01:05:03] IT BRINGS IT BACK UP TO 4.5, IT'S STILL NOT ADEQUATE FOR WHAT THE POLICY EXPECTS. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE SAYING THEN I REALIZE THE FOUR YEAR BUDGET PROJECTION THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF GUESSING GOING ON IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO PROJECT THAT. YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE REASON WHY ENDING FUND BALANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, GOES UP IN THAT FOURTH YEAR IS ASSUMING THAT WE RAISE OUR LEVY COLLECTION RATE? >> CORRECT. YES. YOU CAN SEE UP THERE ON THE VERY FIRST ROW LOCAL/OTHER, THAT'S THE LEVY REVENUE. I JUST DID A CALC BASED ON WHERE WE WOULD POSSIBLY BE AT THAT TIME WITH OUR ASSESSED VALUATION AND WHAT WE COULD ACTUALLY BRING OUR LEVY UP TO. >> WHEN WE GO OUT FOR OUR LEVY, IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASED AMOUNT BASED ON THIS? >> YEAH, BASED ON THIS. EXACTLY. KNOW THAT IF YOU WERE WANTING TO MAINTAIN THE SAME RATE, THEN YOU WOULDN'T BE GETTING AS MUCH REVENUE. >> WE HAVE TO SHOW A BALANCED BUDGET. >> A BALANCED BUDGET IN FOUR YEARS, SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. MY QUESTION ON THE FDE, THAT'S BASED ON OUR LATEST DEMOGRAPHERS REPORT? >> YES. >> BECAUSE I KNOW WE USED TO TAKE THE MIDDLE NUMBER. IS THAT WHAT THAT WAS? WE'VE REALIZED WE'RE NEVER HITTING THAT MIDDLE NUMBER, SO YOURS ARE BASED ON THAT. >> CORRECT. >> NOT THE MIDDLE. >> THE LOW ONE. YES. >> THANK YOU. >> THE LAST SLIDE IS THE OTHER FUNDS, WHICH ARE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE USE THAT FOR OUR TECH LEVY. WE HAVE THAT IN THERE AS WELL AS ANY MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE MAY BE HAVING. A LOT OF OUR MONEY IS LOCKED UP IN IMPACT FEES, SO IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE SPENDING, BUT YOU GUYS HAD MENTIONED, I HEARD AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING ABOUT PLAYING WITH SOME MONIES IN REGARDS TO POSSIBLY SELLING LAND, WHICH THEN GIVES YOU THE MORE FLEXIBILITY OF SPENDING THAT MONEY AND THEN USING IMPACT FEES TO BUY OTHER LAND. A LOT OF GREAT CREATIVE THINKING GOING ON IN WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN. WE JUST PUT IN THE CAPACITY THERE SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY SPEND WHAT IS PUT INTO THE BUDGET. DEBT SERVICE FUND, THAT'S THERE TO PAY OFF OUR DEBT, AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE EXPENDITURES WILL BE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. ALWAYS PAD IT A LITTLE BIT, JUST SO THAT AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO DO A BUDGET EXTENSION. ASP, ALWAYS THE GOAL IS, IS TO SPEND WHAT THEY RECEIVE BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE KIDS TO GET ALL THE SERVICES, ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY CAN WITH THE MONEY THEY EARNED AND DEVELOPED, SO VERY CLOSE TO IT, THERE'S ONLY 52,000 THAT IS WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT THEY'RE SAYING PUTTING INTO ENDING FUND BALANCE. THEN THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND IS JUST USED TO BUY BUSES. FIVE BIG BUSES, ONE MINI BUS IS THE PLAN, I GUESS FOR THIS YEAR. IT'S HARD. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT I'M STILL IN LAST YEAR. ANYWAY. ANY QUESTIONS? >> DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KIM? >> NO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT YOU CAME ON BOARD. THIS IS A TOUGH TIME TO BE JUMPING ON, AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A FRESH SET OF EYES, AND ALSO, I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZING THE WHOLE FINANCE TEAM HERE BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK. THANK YOU, AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, THEN I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE BUDGET ONLY. GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. IF THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE BUDGET, THEN I WILL ADJOURN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:40, AND I WILL RE OPEN THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING AT THIS TIME, [7. RESUME REGULAR BOARD MEETING] THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 7A, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 25, 26 BUDGET, WHICH YOU GUYS ALL HAVE BEFORE YOU. >> JUST A POINT OF ORDER ON THIS. I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN BOARD DESK THAT SAYS THAT WE APPROVED IT, BUT I THINK THAT LOOKS LIKE THE VOTE THAT WAS FOR THE CBA. JUST POINTING THAT OUT. >> [OVERLAPPING]. >> I'M SURE IT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE ABSTAINING ON VOTING ON THE BUDGET. >> WE MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THAT PART. BUT ANYWAYS, 7A. [01:10:05] THE RESOLUTION 25-01 IS THE 25,26 BUDGET. YOU GUYS HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU, AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THAT. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-01, THE 25,26 BUDGET AS PRESENTED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GREAT JOB, EVERYONE. WITH THAT, WE'RE ON TO ITEM A, THE CONSENT AGENDA. [8. SYSTEMS/PATHWAYS: Consent Agenda] YOU GUYS HAVE ALL SEEN THE CONSENT AGENDA? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9A, [10. SYSTEMS/PATHWAYS: Policies for Second Reading and Adoption] WHICH IS OUR POLICIES FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. BEFORE YOU, THERE IS AN EXCEL DOCUMENT THAT TOOK US TO ALL OF THOSE, AND WE DISCUSSED ALL OF THESE AT OUR JULY 28TH BOARD MEETING. WE DID THE FIRST READING ON ALL OF THOSE. I KNOW YOU WEREN'T THERE, CONNIE FOR THAT. >> I READ IT. >> THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE THEN. >> NO CHANGES SINCE THEN. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM OR IF WE CAN APPROVE THEM ALL AT ONE TIME. >> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICIES 42-20, 43-11, 51-61, 52-54, 53-10, 62-20, 67-02, AND 68-01 FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. >> THANK YOU, COREY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THAT ALSO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'RE ON ITEM 10A, [9. SYSTEMS/PATHWAYS: Informed and Responsible Use of Resources] WHICH IS BOARD RESOLUTION 2502 A MEAL PRICE CHANGE FOR THE 25,26 SCHOOL YEAR. YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU. I BELIEVE THEY INCREASED BY 10 CENTS. >> TEN CENTS. >> YES. >> DO THOSE ALREADY INCREASE TODAY OR CHANGING? IT'S GOING TO IMPACT PEOPLE TOMORROW. >> FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. >> YEAH. [BACKGROUND] >> WE ALSO STARTED SCHOOL A LITTLE EARLIER THIS YEAR THAN WE HAVE SO OUR BOARD MEETING TIMING IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN THAT WAY. I DON'T THINK SO. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE MEAL PRICE CHANGE. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BOARD RESOLUTION 25-02 MEAL PRICE CHANGES FOR THE 2025,2026 SCHOOL YEAR. >> THANK YOU, BOMANI, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10B, WHICH IS AN APPRAISAL CONTRACT WITH APPRAISAL AND CONSULTING GROUP LLS. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON POSSIBLY SELLING SURPLUS LAND AND THE CAPITAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON SOME OF THAT. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ARCHER PROPERTY. I BELIEVE TO GET A NEW APPRAISAL ON THAT. >> PER BOARD POLICY, THE BOARD HAS TO ADOPT AN APPRAISER BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET AN APPRAISAL. IF YOU ADOPT THIS, THEN THEIR NEXT STEP WOULD BE RANDY AND HIS TEAM WOULD ACTUALLY GET THAT KARCHER PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY APPRAISED, AND THEN WE CAN RECONVENE AS A CAPITAL FACILITIES GROUP AND DECIDE IF AND WHEN WE WANT TO PUT THE LAND ON THE MARKET. THIS IS 20 ACRES, 14 USABLE ACRES OVER OFF OF LAKE PARKER. IT'S JUST BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE, ANYTHING ELSE, RANDY ON THAT? KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SALE IF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THAT GOES DIRECTLY INTO CAPITAL LIQUID. IT'S NOT ALLOWED TO GO INTO GENERAL FUNDS. IT'LL BE A PRETTY LUCRATIVE SALE POTENTIALLY FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT WE'LL JUST HELP US WITH FUTURE PROJECTS IN BUYING LAND. >> IT PROBABLY SAID IN HERE WHEN WE HAD THIS APPRAISED LAST, IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE. >> I KNOW IT WAS SURPLUS BY THE BOARD SEVERAL YEARS AGO, [01:15:04] BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS APPRAISED AT THAT TIME. I COULD BE WRONG. >> IT WAS APPRAISED ONCE. >> THE ZONING CHANGE IT SAYS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE APPROVED BY FEBRUARY 2026. I THINK THAT'S PARTIALLY WHY WE'RE DOING THE APPRAISAL RIGHT NOW IS TO GET APPRAISED AT THE NEW ZONING. >> THAT'S CORRECT. IF THE BOARD AGREED TO WANT TO MARKET IT, WE CAN MARKET IT, WE CAN LOOK FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS IN THE MEANTIME. PREP IT, BUT WE REALLY COULDN'T MAKE THE SALE UNTIL AFTER THE CITY DOES THE FINAL REZONING IN FEBRUARY. BUT THAT MOVES QUICKLY. THIS IS A GOOD FIRST STEP. >> I THINK JUST TO CLARIFY, WE CALL IT KARCHER PROPERTY, BUT IT'S REALLY THE PROPERTY BEHIND KARCHER. IS KARCHER EVEN THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS THAT'S IN THAT BUILDING ANYMORE? I DON'T THINK IT EVEN IS, BUT IT'S THAT NOT AT THE CORNER, BUT HALFWAY DOWN THE HILL. >> WE CALLED IT KARCHER. >> I KNOW WE JUST REFERRED TO IT AS THAT. KARCHER DOESN'T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE. >> YES. >> WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPRAISAL CONTRACT. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPRAISAL CONTRACT WITH APPRAISAL AND CONSULTING GROUP, LLC FOR AN UPDATED APPRAISAL OF THE KARCHER PROPERTY, WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $2,800 PLUS SALES TAX TO COME FROM THE CAPITAL FUNDS PROJECT. >> SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10C, WHICH IS A CONTRACT FOR A PROCARE THERAPY CONTRACT TO PLACE, THIS IS TO HAVE AN ASL WITH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. >> IS THIS JUST FOR ONE STUDENT OR ANY? >> YES, IT SAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO HIRE AN INTERPRETER FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN WE COULDN'T HIRE ONE, SO THIS IS A CONTRACTED ONE FOR A STUDENT ON AN IEP. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH PROCARE THERAPY FOR A COST NOT TO EXCEED $95,000 TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OUTLINED IN A STUDENT'S IEP. THESE FUNDS WILL COME FROM THE SPECIAL SERVICES BUDGET. >> THANK YOU, CONNIE. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, COREY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >>AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10D, WHICH IS THIS JUST OUR CONTRACT WITH THE CURAY CENTER. >> I THINK A LOT OF THESE ARE JUST GIVING US CAPACITY. >> YES, THIS ONE IS. I DON'T THINK THAT THIS ONE IS ON A SPECIFIC STUDENT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. THE CURAY CENTER, AS YOU REMEMBER, WE WERE WORKING ON A LEASE WITH ESD. THEY WERE LEASING SOME OF OUR PROPERTY. THEY WERE DOING THAT TEMPORARILY AS THEY WERE BUILDING OUT THE CENTER CLOSER TO ESD BUILDING. WE ANTICIPATED THIS COMING UP. THIS IS REALLY THAT SAME CENTER, MORE FOR VERY SPECIFIC STUDENT NEEDS. >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THAT ONE. >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE SD-112 FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $565,500 FOR THE 25,26 SCHOOL YEAR. >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT THAT I NOTICED THAT THIS ONE AND SEVERAL OF THE OTHER ONES STILL HAVE CLINT LISTED AS THE BUSINESS SERVICES INTERIM. I KNOW YOU SIGNED HIM WHEN HE WAS STILL HERE BEFORE KIM STARTED, BUT I'M SURE THEY'LL HAVE THAT CORRECT. >> WE ARE NOTIFIED OF THAT. >> JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE GREAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT ON THE LIST IS ITEM 10E, AND THIS IS A STUDENT PLACEMENT AT THE FLORENCE ACADEMY. FOR THE 25,26 SCHOOL YEAR. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PLACEMENT OF A STUDENT AT FLORENCE ACADEMY FOR A TOTAL OF $300,000 FOR THE 25,26 SCHOOL YEAR. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, CONNIE. THAT WAS A SECOND FROM BOMANI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10F, WHICH IS AN AGREEMENT WITH VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE JIM TANGEMAN CENTER. THIS ONE IS FOR A STUDENT A PLACEMENT. >> THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS. >> THE JIM TANGEMAN CENTER? >> OPERATED BY [OVERLAPPING] PUBLIC SCHOOLS. >> I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A STUDENT PLACEMENT IN THE JIM TANGEMAN CENTER FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 FOR THE 25,26 SCHOOL YEAR. [01:20:07] >> THANK YOU, CONNIE. THAT WAS SECONDED BY BOMANI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED. THAT ALSO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LAST ON THE LIST IS ITEM G, WHICH IS A STUDENT PLACEMENT AT THE SPIRO CENTER, WHICH IS ALSO A DAY TREATMENT CENTER HERE IN VANCOUVER. THIS IS FOR ALSO THE 25,26 SCHOOL YEAR. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PLACEMENT OF ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AT THE SPIRO CENTER FOR THE 2025,2026 SCHOOL YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 350,000. >> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. SECONDED BY COREY, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED. THAT ALSO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH THAT, WE HAVE FINISHED OUR REGULAR MEETING AND I WILL ADJOURN US AT 6:51. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.