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OK, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS
[1. CALL TO ORDER-6:30 pm]
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.FIRST, WE HAVE A WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL.
SHE'LL BE OUT TODAY AND DIRECTOR CHASE.
SHE'S ALSO OUT TODAY, AND I'M HERE, DIRECTOR KILGORE.
THREE BOARD MEMBERS MAKES A QUORUM AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR MEETING.
[3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-6:33 pm]
DR. BALDERAS, WOULD YOU PLEASE ADMINISTER THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT? ABSOLUTELY DR. KILGORE.WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THIS PLACE, THE SDOHOBSH PEOPLE AND THEIR SUCCESSORS, THE TWO [INAUDIBLE] TRIBES WHO SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL HAVE TAKEN CARE OF, HUNTED, FISHED AND GATHERED ON THESE LANDS.
WE RESPECT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY, THEIR RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, AND WE HONOR THEIR SACRED SPIRITUAL CONNECTION TO THE LAND AND WATER.
BY ACKNOWLEDGING THESE HOMELANDS.
WE COMMIT TO WORKING WITH TRIBAL NATIONS TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION AIMS. THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED IN OUR CLASSROOMS, IN OUR SCHOOLS.
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR FLAG SALUTE.
[4. FLAG SALUTE-6:35 pm]
ALLEGIANCE] OK.[5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA-6:37 pm]
NEXT, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ABOUT THE AGENDA? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY, ANY ABSTENTIONS.
AND THE MOTION PASSES AND THE AGENDA IS APPROVED.
[6. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT-6:40 pm]
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT DR.THANK YOU, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
JUST WANT TO BE BRIEF WITH MY COMMENTS AS THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN SEPTEMBER 8TH.
COVID CASES HAVE POPPED, HAVE A HAVE SHOWN AT ALL OUR SCHOOLS IN SOME FORM.
WE'VE BEEN BUSY IN OUR CAMPUSES WITH CONTACT TRACING AND QUARANTINING OUR KIDS.
I KNOW WE HAVE A REPORT ON A REENTRY THAT WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT OUR EFFORTS.
IT'S JUST THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO CONTINUE BECAUSE OF OUR BECAUSE OF THE STAFFING SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN.
AND WE'LL ALSO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
IN TERMS OF WE'VE WE'RE STILL SHORT ALL IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR STAFF, PARTICULARLY OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF, BUT WE ARE HIRING, LOOKING TO HIRE ADDITIONAL CUSTODIANS IF WE CAN AND ALSO HELP SUPPORT STAFF TO HELP WITH OFFSETTING SOME OF THE.
THE INTENSITY THAT IS CONTACT TRACING, IT IS IT'S A IT'S A FULL TIME JOB THAT ALSO WORKS ON WEEKENDS FOR OUR STAFF.
SO IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN BUSY, BUT WE'RE REALLY THANKFUL FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY FUNDING THAT HELPS SUPPORT THESE ONE TIME EXPENSES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, SUCH AS, AGAIN, THE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, THE PPE, BUT ALSO THE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE RESOURCES WE HAVE FOR STAFFING THAT ARE AGAIN, ONE TIME DOLLARS.
WE ARE DOWN IN ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR AND THERE IS A CONCERN REGARDING LONG TERM IMPACTS TO THE BUDGET AFTER OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE SPENT.
AGAIN, USING ONE TIME DOLLARS FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES ARE PHENOMENAL, HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL FOR OUR DISTRICT AND OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT THE LONG TERM STUDENT ENROLLMENT LOSS WILL HAVE A LONG TERM IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH AS WELL, AND WE'LL KEEP YOU ABREAST ON THAT.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT STAFFING, PARTICULARLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO AREAS, I KNOW NUTRITION SERVICES IS SHORT STAFFING.
WE'RE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO COME IN THAT ARE FROM OUR FOUNDATION AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE.
THERE'S A SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE WITH NUTRITION.
THEY'RE JUST THERE IS A LACK OF TRUCK DRIVERS.
THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE'RE SEEING THOSE THOSE THINGS HERE AS
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WELL IN OUR STATE.SO THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS IN THERE AND I KNOW THAT OUR FOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR, MEGAN DE VRIES AND SHE SHE'S OUT EVERY DAY AT COSTCO'S AT AND TRYING TO GET PRODUCE AND PRODUCT.
SO EVERY DAY AND TRANSPORTATION, THERE MAY BE A DRIVER IMPACT AS WELL.
I THINK ALL ALL THIS ALSO SOME OF THIS, NOT ALL, BUT SOME OF THIS STEMS FROM THE FROM THE MANDATE TO THE COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE THAT SOME FOLKS ARE OPTING OUT OF.
SO THERE IS AN IMPACT OF THAT.
DO WORRY ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION'S ONE THAT I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALERTED OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT.
THIS COULD BE PRETTY IMPACTFUL SINCE TWO THIRDS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION IS LEGALLY REQUIRED BECAUSE OF STUDENTS THAT ARE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION DOOR TO DOOR A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS. BUT THERE MAY BE A DRIVER IMPACT.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S IN THE REENTRY UPDATE AS WELL.
WORKING THROUGH RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS RIGHT NOW FROM OUR HR DEPARTMENT, THAT'S WORKED VERY HARD TO TRY AND AGAIN PROCESS MANY, MANY FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
ALSO WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO CLARIFY.
JUST TO CORRECT SOME MISINFORMATION, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT HAS 13 CONTRACTS THAT WITH OUR VARIETY OF EMPLOYER GROUPS AND WE'RE WE HAVE CLOSE TO 4000 EMPLOYEES AT 13 CONTRACTS.
AND SOME OF THESE, I THINK SIX OF THE UNITS HAVE ASKED US TO BARGAIN THE IMPACTS OF THE GOVERNOR'S COVID MANDATE, AND WE'RE DOING THAT OR HAVE DONE THAT.
THERE WAS A REFERENCE TO A STIPEND FOR OUR TEACHERS FOR A DUE TO A COVID MANDATE, AND THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE.
SO WE WE HAVE NOT PROVIDED A STIPEND, ANY STIPEND DUE TO THE COVID IMPACT.
THE MANDATE THAT CAME FROM THE STATE .
THAT WE HAD A LIMITED CONTRACT RE-OPENER WITH THE TEACHERS UNION AND [INAUDIBLE], THE TEACHERS UNION ASSOCIATION ASKED US TO BARGAIN A FEW ARTICLES.
COMPENSATION WAS AN ARTICLE THAT REQUESTED TO BE BARGAINED WAS DONE SO IN A RE-OPENER LAST YEAR.
SO AGAIN, THERE IS NO NOT BEEN ANY ANY DOLLAR SPENT ON THIS CURRENT GOVERNOR'S MANDATE WITH REGARDS TO THE IMPACT OF THE COVID VACCINATION ON OUR CURRENT EMPLOYER GROUPS.
BUT I KNOW THERE WAS A SOMETHING THAT THE SPEAKER MENTIONED LAST WEEK ABOUT THAT WE CANNOT BARGAIN IN PUBLIC.
WE ALL KNOW AS IT CAN BECOME AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE, AND WE HAVE OUR BARGAINING TEAM CONTINUE TO FOLLOW OUR CLOSED BARGAINING MODEL.
CLOSED SESSION BARGAINING MODEL THAT WE HAVE USED HERE IN EDMONDS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
DO WANT TO THANK ALL THE EDUCATORS THAT ARE MAKING THE RETURN TO SCHOOLS POSSIBLE, VISITED THREE SCHOOLS TODAY AND WAS ABLE TO VISIT A FEW SCHOOLS LAST WEEK.
AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE OUR KIDS ON CAMPUS AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE SOME OF YOUR BILL HOST SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHEN WE GO OUT TO VISIT AS WELL.
ALSO JUST WANT TO FINISH OFF WITH WE ARE IN HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AT OUR SCHOOLS AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF AND CONTINUE THAT AND ALSO THAT OUR OUR STAFF PRESENTED IN THE CITY OF EDMONDS.
IT WAS A PANEL ON SUICIDE PREVENTION AND THE GREAT WORK THAT JOE CALLAHAN AT [INAUDIBLE] ROCKWALL AND THE TEAM UNDER DANA GEASLEN'S LEADERSHIP.
JUST IT JUST REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SUCH A TREMENDOUS TEAM THAT TAKES CARE OF PROCESSES TO HELP WITH MITIGATE SOME OF THE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DO TAKE PLACE WITH REGARDS TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND WHAT WE DO IN OUR SCHOOLS.
SO JUST REALLY HAPPY FOR THE TEAM.
IT IS SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH THIS MONTH AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY AWARE OF THAT, PARTICULARLY DURING THIS VERY STRESSFUL TIME AS WE BRING KIDS BACK ON CAMPUS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-6:50 pm]
THE APPROVAL OF I'M SORRY, THE APPROVAL OF OUR BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES FROM AUGUST 10, 2021.DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
I SECOND, BUT I THINK WE SKIPPED THE NEW STUDENT ADVISOR.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M LOOKING AT THE WRONG AGENDA.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, DON'T WE HAVE A NEW STUDENT ADVISOR WHO WE NEED TO? WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT OVER THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, DIRECTOR KATIMS, IF POSSIBLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, THOUGH I APPRECIATE
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I SECOND THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 10, 2021 BUSINESS MEETING.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AUGUST 10TH MINUTES, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND THE MOTION PASSES.
AND I UNDERSTAND I'M GOING BACK TO MY MY VERSION OF THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 24, 2021 STUDY SESSION.
DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 24, 2021 STUDY SESSION, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AUGUST TWENTY FOURTH MINUTES, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY, ANY ABSTENTIONS.
THE MOTION PASSES AND THE MINUTES FROM 8/24 ARE APPROVED.
NEXT, WE HAVE A SINGLE READING APPROVED THE SEPTEMBER 14TH BUSINESS MEETING 2021 BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES.
IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE SEPTEMBER 14TH BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION PASSES AND THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 14TH ARE APPROVED.
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[8. CONSENT AGENDA-6:55 pm]
IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.
AND THE MOTION PASSES AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
OK, NEXT, WE HAVE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE HAVE RECEIVED.
[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS-7:00 pm]
THE PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD.ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD DURING THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA WILL NOT BE ACTED UPON BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
QUESTIONS MAY ALSO BE REFERRED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR STAFF FOR EXAMINATION AND LATER RESPONSE.
AND I ASK EACH SPEAKER IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS TONIGHT TO PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JEREMIAH HANSON, WHO IS SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC OF COVID 19 POLICY AND DIFFERENT TREATMENT OF VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED STUDENTS.
HI, THERE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN.
OK, WELL, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY FOLKS IN THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT ABOUT THIS, AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE CHANCE NOW TO RUN THROUGH IT.
BUT BASICALLY, THE CONCERN I HAVE IS AROUND HOW THE UNVACCINATED AND VACCINATED STUDENTS ARE BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY.
AND I THINK THIS IS BOTH A DISCRIMINATORY POLICY, BUT ALSO IT'S INEQUITABLE.
AND I UNDERSTAND I WANT TO SAY AT THE BEGINNING, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS COMING FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THAT THIS IS A LAW THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A RULE THEY HAVE PASSED THAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I STILL THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
SO BASICALLY THE THE I HAVE THIS WRITTEN UP AND I SHARED IT WITH GUSTAVO AND GREG AND OTHER FOLKS AS WELL.
BUT JUST RUNNING THROUGH IT BRIEFLY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, OUR
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CHILDREN, THIS POLICY IS NOT THAT TREATS CHILDREN DIFFERENTLY IS NOT BASED ON SCIENCE, ACCORDING TO THE CDC DATA.FOR CHILDREN, THEY'RE NOT AT RISK OF COVID ANY MORE THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FOR ANY OTHER FLU.
IN FACT, THE SAME NUMBER OF KIDS HAVE DIED UNDER COVID HAVE DIED UNDER THE REGULAR FLU SEASON, SO THERE'S NO INCREASED RISK FOR STUDENTS.
THERE'S NO TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT, THERE'S NO RISK FOR MOST PEOPLE.
IT'S STILL REMAINS A 99 PERCENT PLUS SURVIVAL RATE.
SO TEACHERS ARE NOT IN DANGER, EITHER.
THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE VACCINE I TALKED TO HEATHER THOMAS FROM THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT AND ASKED HER TO PROVIDE DATA AROUND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, WHY THIS POLICY WAS ENACTED.
AND I READ THROUGH THE CDC GUIDELINES AND THEY SAY SPECIFICALLY THAT ESPECIALLY WITH THE DELTA VARIANT, THAT BOTH VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR VIRUS LOADS AND THEY CAN SPREAD IT JUST THE SAME.
AND EVEN FROM THIS VIRUS, YOU CAN LOOK ONLINE, IT'S A THERE'S NOT THE VACCINE IS NOT A STERILIZING VACCINE, WHICH MEANS THE VIRUS STILL CAN BE SPREAD BY VACCINATED PEOPLE.
AND THE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS WE HAD TWO.
I HAVE TWO KIDS THAT WERE BOTH THAT AREN'T VACCINATED, THAT BOTH WERE ASKED TO WEAR AROUND SOMEBODY THAT GOT COVID AND HAD TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS.
AND IN BOTH CASES, ALL THEIR FRIENDS WHO WERE WHO WERE VACCINATED GOT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
AND IN ONE OF THE TWO CASES, THE STUDENT THAT THAT HAD COVID WAS VACCINATED.
AND I'VE SEEN THIS IN MY SOCCER LEAGUE AND ELSEWHERE THAT VACCINATED PEOPLE ARE SPREADING AT JUST THE SAME.
SO I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE'S DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.
AND FURTHER, I THINK IT'S INEQUITABLE.
I KNOW THE POLICY I JUST READ TODAY THE SCHOOL'S POLICY ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
AND IT'S THE CASE TODAY THAT, ACCORDING TO LATEST CDC DATA FROM THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, PEOPLE, BLACKS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE VACCINATED AT RATE LESS THAN WHITE PEOPLE, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE BEING DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THESE POLICIES BY BEING FORCED TO STAY HOME FOR 14 DAYS WHILE THEIR PEERS ARE NOT.
THEY'RE BEING DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED.
I KNOW THERE'S A POLICY FROM WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER TAKING A STAND AGAINST THESE POLICIES THAT ARE DISCRIMINATORY AND INEQUITABLE.
NEXT, WE HAVE BRYCE LEVIN, WHO IS SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC OF THE NEW PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.
JUST MAKING SURE MY NAME IS BRYCE LEVINE, I'M WITH HOUSING HOPE.
WE'RE A NONPROFIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER AND ALSO HAVE A HANDFUL OF SUBSIDIARY AGENCIES THAT WE CONTROL FOR DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK TODAY ABOUT A PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WE HAVE FUNDING APPLICATIONS IN FOR.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH EDMONDS LUTHERAN CHURCH.
THEY ARE ON TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX STREET SOUTHWEST KIND OF NORTH OF THE SAFEWAY THERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF 99 AND 204, AND WE HAVE WORKED TO PURCHASE A PORTION OF THEIR PROPERTY FROM THEM AND ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM TO BUILD A 52 UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THIS WOULD BE A DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD SERVE FAMILIES IN THE AREA.
TWENTY SIX FAMILIES THAT WOULD HAVE 50 PERCENT OR LESS OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND TWENTY SIX UNITS THAT WOULD SERVE 30 PERCENT OR LESS OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
AND PART OF OUR PROCESS FOR OUR APPLICATIONS AND SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO DO IS REACH OUT TO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, CITY COUNCILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
SO I'M HERE TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AWARE OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT AND HOPEFULLY GET MY NAME AND EMAIL INTO THE MINUTES SO THAT IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO ASK ME OR REACH OUT TO ME ABOUT, THEY CAN.
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT.
LIKE I SAID, FIFTY TWO UNITS, ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOMS. THE PROJECT ITSELF IS WHAT WE CALL AN ULTRA HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT THAT WE GET FUNDING FOR OR APPLY FOR FUNDING FOR THROUGH THE STATE.
IT WOULD UTILIZE SOLAR PANELS, HIGH HIGH INSULATION RATES AND HIGH VALUES AND BASICALLY CREATE A VERY HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING THAT OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE A NET ZERO POWER CONSUMPTION THERE.
SO ULTIMATELY WE WOULD PRODUCE MORE POWER THAN WE WOULD CONSUME.
MAN, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF OTHER DETAILS TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT.
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I'M CONDENSING DOWN MY MY PRESENTATION.THE PROJECT WE HAVE FUNDING CURRENTLY COMMITTED FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WE HAVE FUNDING IN RIGHT NOW TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
IF WE GET FUNDING COMMITTED TO FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WE WOULD GO TO THE WASHINGTON STATE HOUSING FINANCE COMMISSION, WHO'S IN CHARGE OF ALLOCATING FEDERAL FEDERAL DOLLARS FROM HUD.
THAT APPLICATION IS DUE ON NOVEMBER 15TH.
TO THE STATE, AND WE ARE IN THE MEANTIME WORKING WITH A COMPANY CALLED DESIGNS NORTHWEST, A LOCAL ARCHITECTURE FIRM, AND [INAUDIBLE] COLE ASSOCIATES, A GENERAL CONTRACTOR OUT OF EVERETT FOR ALL OF OUR PRE-DEVELOPMENT WORK RIGHT NOW.
I GUESS THE LAST THING I'LL SAY MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS, IS MY NAME.
BRYCELEVIN@HOUSINGHOPE.ORG, IF THAT COULD MAKE IT INTO THE MINUTES OR INTO A CHAT OR SOMETHING, OR IF ANY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME THAT THEY'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
[10. REPORTS-7:30 pm]
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR REPORTS, OUR FIRST REPORT IS OUR RE-ENTRY UPDATE.THANK YOU, IF WE CAN GET THE RE-ENTRY REPORT UP, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF WILL HELP FACILITATE HERE AS WELL.
AS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL AND KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL, BUT IT'S BEEN AS DIFFICULT AS WE'VE SEEN IT COMPARED TO THE SPRING TIME.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY IMPACTED WITH LACK OF STAFFING AND PEOPLE TAKING LEAVES AND SO FORTH.
BUT ALSO WE'RE JUST SHORT STAFFED, WE'RE JUST SHORT STAFFED WHEN WE NEED IT.
THIS IS NOT JUST A REGION, THIS IS EVERY PERSON I'VE TALKED TO.
AND MUCH LIKE YOU SEE RESTAURANTS OR OTHER BUSINESS IS LOOKING FOR WORK.
SO ARE WE, SO ARE WE AND WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE, BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF ARE WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN WITH THE STAFF WE WOULD DO HAVE.
THEN TURN IT OVER TO DANA GEASLEN, WHO'S GOING TO REVIEW SOME OF THE CURRENT HEALTH NUMBERS.
BALDERAS, AND GOOD EVENING BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
A QUICK UPDATE FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH.
OUR VACCINATION RATES SOMETHING WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AS WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND IN THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE FULLY VACCINATED OR HAVE A RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL EXEMPTION APPROVED BY HR BY OCTOBER 18TH.
SO OUR SNOHOMISH COUNTY VACCINATION RATE AS OF THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER 12 YEARS AND OLDER, INITIATING VACCINES ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED, BUT ALMOST THERE IS SEVENTY FOUR PERCENT, 12 YEARS AND OLDER FULLY VACCINATED IS SIXTY EIGHT PERCENT.
THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
SO THAT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD NEWS.
AND THEN OUR SNOHOMISH COUNTY ICU CAPACITY RATE IS STILL AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE WEBSITE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REPORTED OUT AT MEETINGS THAT DR.
BALDERAS AND [INAUDIBLE] BIANCO HAVE WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH.
THAT'S HIGHLY CONCERNING BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE CAPACITY IN OUR HOSPITALS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN ICUS.
THE NUMBERS ARE 409 OUT OF 100,000, WHICH IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THAT NUMBER COULD GO UP.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED AS WE HAVE CASES THAT ARE THE TESTING HAS BEEN DONE, BUT THE NUMBERS HAVEN'T BEEN REFLECTED YET BECAUSE SNOHOMISH COUNTY IS STILL GOING THROUGH THOSE TESTING THOSE CASE RESULTS.
AND THEN OUR POSITIVITY RATE IS UP A LITTLE BIT.
SO ALL THE TESTS THAT ARE GIVEN IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, IT IS AT SEVEN POINT SIX PERCENT OF THOSE ARE POSITIVE.
THERE'S A LOT OF TESTS GIVEN FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
I'M SURE THAT ALMOST PROBABLY EVERYBODY ON THE SCREEN HAS HAD A COVID TEST FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.
SO THAT RATE IS UP JUST A LITTLE BIT.
ACROSS THE NATION, THOUGH I'M SURE THAT YOU'VE HEARD THAT THE NUMBERS ARE COMING DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
SO THAT'S EXCITING NEWS IN THE TRAJECTORY.
THE PFIZER BOOSTER SNOHOMISH COUNTY, SNOHOMISH HEALTH DISTRICT IS IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING SOME COMMUNITY VACCINE CLINICS TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR THE BOOSTER.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT ALSO.
IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD THE PFIZER VACCINE AND WHO ARE 65 OR OLDER AND THEN 50 YEARS OR OLDER IF THEY HAVE A UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION AND YOU SHOULD TALK TO YOUR PROVIDER ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN THERE'S MAYBE GOING TO BE SOME BOOSTERS ALSO FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE.
AND THEN LASTLY, FIVE TO 11 YEAR OLDS, OUR VACCINE IS AWAITING FDA APPROVAL AND
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IT'S ANTICIPATED END OF OCTOBER, VERY BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER AS SOON AS THAT IS APPROVED, AS SOON AS IT HAS FDA APPROVAL. WE WILL COORDINATE WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH AND HAVE SOME MORE VACCINE CLINICS LIKE WE DID WHEN THE VACCINE FIRST CAME OUT FOR ADULTS AND THEN WHEN IT CAME OUT, IT WAS APPROVED FOR 12 TO 18 YEAR OLDS.SO WE WILL CONTINUE THAT EFFORT TO GET VACCINATIONS TO THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO GET THOSE GET THEM FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SLIDE? ALL RIGHT, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SPECIFICALLY TO EDMONDS, OUR COVID 19 UPDATE.
SO IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE'VE HAD 71 CASES THAT HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED.
WE HAVE THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE STUDENTS DISTRICT WIDE THAT ARE IN QUARANTINE TODAY FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH.
WE HAVE SEVEN STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE IN QUARANTINE TO DATE.
AND AGAIN, WITH THE MANDATE OF OCTOBER 18TH, THAT WILL THAT NUMBER WILL PROBABLY DECREASE BECAUSE ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, WITH THE EXCEPTIONS THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, WILL BE VACCINATED.
CLASSROOM TO CLOSE AND THIS IS THE ONLY THE LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTION CAN CLOSE CLASSROOMS. AND SO WE TAKE OUR GUIDANCE FROM THEM JUST AS THEY DID.
YOU PROBABLY SAW IN WASHINGTON STATE THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO.
SOME, SOME CLASSROOMS AND SOME SCHOOLS HAD MEASLES OUTBREAKS, AND THEY CLOSED CLASSROOMS AS A RESULT OF THAT AS WELL.
SO SIX CLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN CLOSED BY SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH.
AND THEN THE CURATIVE TEST, WHICH IS THE THE PCR TEST THAT WE HAVE, IS DIFFERENT THAN THE RAPID TEST.
IT'S A PCR TEST AND IT TAKES A FEW DAYS TO GET IT BACK.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE AREN'T AS MANY FALSE POSITIVES WITH THE PCR TEST.
SO WE HAVE FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE TESTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN DISTRICTS IN THE LAST AND DISTRICT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
AND THEN LASTLY, JUST A QUICK REMINDER AND A PLUG FOR OUR COVID 19 DASHBOARD THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF UPDATING.
AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, IS UPDATED AFTER THE CASE HAS BEEN FULLY INVESTIGATED WITH ALL THE CLOSE CONTACTS, WHICH TAKES SOME DOING, AS DR.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW DAYS TO GET ALL OF THE CLOSE CONTACTS AND ALL THE VETTING DONE ON EACH OF THOSE CASES.
SO IT'S UPDATED ONCE THE CASE IS COMPLETE AND THEN IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
ALSO DANA CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE COMMUNICATION AND MAYBE HARMONY CAN CHIME IN THAT GOES OUT TO SCHOOLS WHEN THERE IS A CASE? I KNOW THAT THE PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING.
I COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
THERE YOU GO, ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE DR.
SO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS FOR POSITIVE COVID 19 CASES, AS WE KNOW IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OR A YEAR AND A HALF.
COMMUNICATION IS CRITICAL IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
IT'S CRITICAL FOR OUR STUDENTS, IT'S CRITICAL FOR OUR STAFF AND IT'S CRITICAL FOR OUR FAMILIES.
SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THE PROCESS THAT WE ARE DOING AND WORKING WITH OUR HEALTH TEAM AT THE DISTRICT AS FAR AS COMMUNICATIONS GOES.
SO THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT HAPPENS IS THAT IF A STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID 19, THE FOLLOWING WILL TAKE PLACE.
SO THE FAMILY OF THE STUDENT REPORTS THE POSITIVE CASE TO THEIR SCHOOL.
IF IT'S STAFF WHO'S TESTED POSITIVE, THEY WOULD CONTACT THEIR SUPERVISOR TO REPORT IT.
THEN THE COVID 19 SUPERVISOR, WHICH ARE AT EVERY BUILDING, USUALLY THE PRINCIPAL OR THE BUILDING LEAD, WORKS WITH THE DISTRICT HEALTH TEAM TO CONTACT TRACE.
AND AS DANA MENTIONED, THAT'S THE PROCESS.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, STUDENTS OR THE FAMILIES OF ANY STUDENTS AND AS WELL AS ANY STAFF IDENTIFIED AS CLOSE CONTACTS WILL RECEIVE NOTICE FROM THE DISTRICT HEALTH TEAM OR THEIR COVID 19 SUPERVISOR FOR THEIR SCHOOL.
AND THEN THEY ARE GIVEN THE NEXT STEPS REGARDING TESTING AND WHEN, WHEN AND HOW LONG TO QUARANTINE.
AND SO ONCE ALL THAT HAPPENS, IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT WE DO THIS PROCESS AND WE DO IT CORRECTLY BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE WHO ARE IMPACTED DIRECTLY TO KNOW BEFORE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T DIRECTLY IMPACTED KNOW.
IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOLLOW THAT COMMUNICATION PROCESS.
THEN COMMUNICATION GOES OUT TO THE STAFF OF THE BUILDING OF THE POSITIVE CASE.
AND THEN THE COMMUNICATION GOES OUT TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AGAIN, BEING AS TRANSPARENT AS WE CAN BE IN SHARING THE INFORMATION.
AND THEN ONCE THAT'S ALL BEEN COMPLETE, THEN THE DISTRICT COVID 19 DASHBOARD IS UPDATED.
SO AGAIN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS BECAUSE OFTEN SOMEONE WILL HEAR OF A CASE AND ASK WHY IT'S NOT ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO FOLLOW.
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOLLOW THAT.
OUR SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH CAME OUT WITH THIS FLOWCHART.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON HERE AND IT'S AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL.
MANY DISTRICTS WERE ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, THE IF THEN AND SO THIS RETURN TO WORK
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RETURN TO SCHOOL FLOWCHART HAS BEEN PROVIDED.AND I WON'T OBVIOUSLY READ EVERYTHING THAT'S ON HERE.
BUT IT IS WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS OF WHETHER STUDENTS AND STAFF CAN RETURN TO WORK.
SO OF COURSE, THE GREEN IS THE CAN IS THE GO.
AND IF PEOPLE HAVE HAVE NO SYMPTOMS, HAVE NO COVID 19 DIAGNOSIS AND NO CLOSE CONTACTS WITH SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN COVID POSITIVE, OF COURSE, THEY CAN COME BACK TO SCHOOL OR COME BACK TO WORK.
AND THEN YOU SEE ALL THE CAN NOTS.
THERE'S THIS PAGE AND THERE'S A SECOND PAGE OF THIS FLOWCHART.
WE'LL GET TO THE SECOND PAGE IN JUST A MINUTE.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND COLUMN OVER ITS PEOPLE WITH NO SYMPTOMS HAVE TESTED NEGATIVE AND ARE AWAITING TEST RESULTS AND HAVE A CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID 19.
THEY CANNOT RETURN TO WORK UNLESS THEY CAN RETURN TO THE BUILDING AFTER QUARANTINING FOR 14 DAYS, WHICH IS THE CURRENT RECOMMENDED GUIDANCE FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH.
AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. THAT'S THE OTHER PIECE IS PEOPLE NEED TO STAY HOME IF THEY HAVE COVID SYMPTOMS AND THEN GET TESTED.
THAT'S THAT'S A CRITICAL CRITICAL PIECE.
AND THEN SECONDLY, IF PEOPLE ARE FULLY VACCINATED, WHETHER THEY'RE STUDENTS OR STAFF AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS, THEY WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS FOR 14 DAYS AND AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TOO THAT THEY GET TESTED THREE TO FIVE DAYS AFTER THE EXPOSURE AND THEN THEY CAN RETURN AS WELL.
IF YOU GO TO A THIRD COLUMN OVER, IT'S NO SYMPTOMS AND TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID 19.
THEY CANNOT COME BACK TO WORK AND THEY CAN RETURN TO THE BUILDING AFTER ISOLATING FOR 10 DAYS SINCE THE LAST PCR TEST.
SINCE THEY DID THEIR LAST TEST AND WERE NAMED AS A POSITIVE AND THEN MOVING OVER TO THE FOURTH COLUMN.
IT'S ONE OR MORE SYMPTOMS FOR ANY DURATION.
THEY TESTED NEGATIVE FOR COVID 19 AFTER EXPOSURE.
OF COURSE, NO CLOSE CONTACT TO SOMEONE.
I'M SORRY THIS IS AFTER THEY HAVE A SYMPTOM AS WELL, SO SOMEBODY IS SYMPTOMATIC ONE OR MORE SYMPTOM AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE ON THE NEXT PAGE.
NO CLOSE CONTACTS, TESTED NEGATIVE.
THEY CAN RETURN TO THE BUILDING AFTER TWENTY FOUR HOURS SINCE WHATEVER THE SYMPTOM WAS HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
AND THEN IF THEY'RE FULLY VACCINATED AND TWO WEEKS AFTER THE LAST VACCINATION, THEY SHOULD ALSO FOLLOW THE SYMPTOM FLOWCHART.
ONE MORE LINE OVER, SO IT'S OUR FIFTH SCENARIO, IF YOU WILL, ONE OR MORE SYMPTOMS FOR ANY DURATION TESTED POSITIVE OR ARE AWAITING TEST RESULTS.
NO CLOSE CONTACT KNOWN OF SOMEBODY WHO IS COVID POSITIVE CANNOT RETURN.
AND THEN AGAIN, SOME OF THE PARAMETERS CAN RETURN TO THE BUILDING 10 DAYS AFTER SYMPTOMS. SYMPTOMS STARTED AND 24 HOURS SINCE THE LAST SYMPTOMS HAVE PASSED.
FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE AGAIN SHOULD FOLLOW THE SYMPTOM FLOWCHART.
I THINK THE KEY HERE IS IF PEOPLE ARE SYMPTOMATIC, THEY NEED TO STAY HOME.
THAT IS REALLY, REALLY THE KEY TO ALL OF THESE.
AND THEN LASTLY, THERE'S THE SCENARIO OF ONE OR MORE SYMPTOMS TESTED NEGATIVE CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN COVID POSITIVE AND THEN THE GUIDANCE THERE.
THIS WAS JUST PUT OUT ON SEPTEMBER TWENTY THIRD FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH FOR US TO FOLLOW FOR RETURN TO WORK.
SO FAR, THE ADULTS IN OUR SYSTEM AND RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS.
COULD I KNOW THAT WE WERE IN DISCUSSION WITH THEM ABOUT SOME OF THE ALTERNATIVE QUARANTINE APPROACHES AND THEY'RE JUST NOT NOT INTERESTED RIGHT NOW.
OR IS THERE DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO EASE UP OR WHAT, WHAT THE CONDITIONS HAVE TO BE? YES.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE HAS THAT [INAUDIBLE] INFORMATION.
SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE [INAUDIBLE].
SO THE SECOND PART OF THIS INFORMATION, THIS FLOWCHART THAT WAS RELEASED, IS THE EXPLANATION OF THE COVID 19 SYMPTOMS AND THE WE.
WE LAST YEAR DID AN ATTESTATION BEFORE WE CAME INTO THE BUILDING, AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS DID THAT AS WELL, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO THIS SUMMER.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH SAID THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO A DAILY ATTESTATION ANYMORE, WHICH IS USED UP FOR EVERYONE NOT HAVING TO DO THAT, THAT ATTESTATION.
BUT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE KNOW IF ANY STUDENT OR ANY STAFF MEMBER HAS THESE SYMPTOMS, THEN THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THE FLOWCHART IN THE PROTOCOL.
AND THEN I WANT TO MOVE OVER TO THEY TALKED A LITTLE BIT, TALK A LITTLE BIT HERE ABOUT PROBABLE CASES AND WE CAN ALL WE CAN READ THAT OFF OF THE WEBSITE.
THE PIECE THAT I THINK YOU'RE INTERESTED IN IS THE CLOSE CONTACT DEFINITION.
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AND THEN DOWN FURTHER IS THE NEW INFORMATION THAT JUST CAME OUT LAST WEEK THAT DISCUSSED A POSSIBLE LESSER THAN 14 DAY QUARANTINE PERIOD WHEN SOMEONE HAS HAD AN EXPOSURE OR HAS BEEN A CLOSE CONTACT.AND SO IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? I KIND OF ZOOMED IN HERE, SO THIS IS THAT YELLOW PART, AND THIS IS THAT CRITICAL INFORMATION, IF YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITH COVID 19 AND YOU HAVE NO SYMPTOMS. SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STAY IN QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS AFTER LAST CONTACT.
THIS IS THE SAFEST OPTION THAT IS STILL THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO ALL SCHOOLS.
IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE AND YOUR SCHOOL, SO NOW THEY'RE DEFERRING TO SCHOOLS OFFERS A MODIFIED QUARANTINE STAY IN QUARANTINE FOR LESS 10 DAYS FOR AT LEAST 10 DAYS AFTER YOUR LAST CONTACT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TESTING, THEN IF THE FIRST TWO OPTIONS ARE NOT POSSIBLE, STAY IN QUARANTINE FOR SEVEN FULL DAYS, BEGINNING AFTER YOUR LAST CONTACT.
AND IF YOU RECEIVE A NEGATIVE TEST RESULT AND THAT'S A PCR TEST, NOT THE RAPID TEST OR THE HOME TEST.
AND THEN THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL PERIOD OR REALLY CRITICAL POINT.
THE PCR TEST NEEDS TO BE DONE FIVE DAYS AFTER THE EXPOSURE HAS HAPPENED, AND I KNOW WE'RE REALLY GETTING INTO THE WEEDS HERE.
BUT BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY HAS AN EXPOSURE, THEY CAN'T JUST GET A TEST THE NEXT DAY IF A DISTRICT WAS GOING WITH A SEVEN DAY QUARANTINE.
YOU CAN'T GET A TEST THAT NIGHT AND THEN WAIT FOR YOUR SEVEN DAYS.
YOU HAVE TO WAIT FIVE DAYS FOR THAT VIRAL LOAD IF IT EXISTS TO BUILD UP AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU AREN'T COVID POSITIVE.
THEN SECONDLY, IF YOU CAN SEE ON HERE, IT SAYS THIS OPTION DEPENDS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF TESTING RESOURCES AND MAY NOT BE RECOMMENDED IN SOME SETTINGS.
WE HAVE TESTING, WE HAVE CURATIVE TESTING IN ALL OF OUR SITES, BUT THAT DOES MEAN THAT STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO TO COME IN.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN'T REALLY HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED OR STAFF WHO'VE BEEN EXPOSED COMING BACK INTO THE BUILDING.
SO THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING DEVICE THERE OF A DRIVE THROUGH SETTING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR STAFF OR STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO ACCESS PCR TESTING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL.
SECONDLY, THERE HAS TO BE SOMEONE WHO CAN READ THOSE TEST RESULTS AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PCR TEST RESULTS AND THAT THEY ARE FOR THE PERSON THEY SAY THEY ARE AND THAT THEY'RE NEGATIVE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 10 DAYS OF A QUARANTINE AND SEVEN DAYS IS THE REQUIREMENT OF A PCR TEST THAT SAYS THAT THEY ARE NEGATIVE.
THE QUICK MATH FIVE DAYS AFTER IT'S TAKING ABOUT 48 HOURS TO GET 48 TO MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE, MAYBE THREE DAYS TO GET TEST RESULTS BACK YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN INTO DAY EIGHT IN THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
SO WE WOULD NEED SOME ADDITIONAL STAFFING TO ADDRESS THE INFLUX OF PCR TEST RESULTS AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE BACK TO BUILDINGS LIKE THE STUDENT IS NOT THE STUDENT'S OFF QUARANTINE AND WE'RE WE'RE READY TO GO.
THE 10 DAY QUARANTINE REDUCING FROM 14 TO 10 IS FEASIBLE FOR US.
WE WE HAVE SOME LPN POSITIONS POSTED TO HELP WITH THE CONTACT TRACING AND SOME OF THE OTHER IDEAS THAT WE WANT TO DO TO HELP STREAMLINE THIS AND TAKE SOME OF THAT BURDEN OFF OF OUR BUILDING LEADERS.
SO I THINK THE 10 DAY WE HAVE THE STAFFING THAT WE COULD DO THAT ONCE WE HIRE THESE PHYSICIAN.
THE SEVEN DAY ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF STAFFING NEED.
THEN LASTLY, FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE, THIS IS PER SNOHOMISH HEALTH DISTRICT THAT ARE TWO WEEKS AFTER THE LAST VACCINATION DOSE WITH NO SYMPTOMS DO NOT NEED TO QUARANTINE AFTER A COVID 19 EXPOSURE.
BUT WE DO NEED PEOPLE TO WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS AND GET TESTED THREE TO FIVE DAYS AFTER EXPOSURE TO ENSURE AND THEN IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, THEN WE GO BACK AND FOLLOW THE FLOWCHART THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO IT SOUNDS LIKE TEN DAYS, IS IS WHAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING AS A POSSIBLE.
FOR NOW, I THINK AND THAT'S A LINE TO OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AS WELL.
SPEAKING TO AREA SUPERINTENDENTS, I THINK THAT'S AND THEY'RE FACING THE SAME THING.
IT REALLY IS A STAFFING DILEMMA RIGHT NOW.
AND JUST HOW DO WE GET STUFF? JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
AND AGAIN, THE GOAL IS ALWAYS TO GO LESS WHEN WE CAN.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE GOAL WE SHOOT FOR.
BUT I THINK THE INTERIM STEP IS IF WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW SEVEN, 10, 14, CAN WE GET TO 10 RIGHT NOW AND DO THAT WELL? AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN GET TO SEVEN AND DO THAT WELL DOWN THE ROAD, BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S JUST A SCALING DOWN FROM 14 TO 10.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE ADDITIONAL STAFF.
AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE THAT AGAIN, SEE IF WE CAN GET DOWN TO SEVEN.
AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REALLY QUICKLY THE PCR TEST IS WHAT'S REQUIRED TO GET TO THAT SEVEN, NOT THE RAPID TEST OR THE HOME TEST.
THOSE TESTS CAN IN ESSENCE, PER SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH, THEY SAID AT BEST.
THOSE CAN GET YOU INTO QUARANTINE.
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THEY CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF QUARANTINE.SO IF ONLY THE PCR TEST CAN GET YOU OUT OF QUARANTINE EARLY.
AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT, AND I INVITE GREG AND HELEN AND VICTOR TO JUMP IN HERE.
WE DID HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR BUILDING LEADERS AROUND WHAT TO DO FOR QUARANTINED STUDENTS, WHEN TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO INSTRUCTION, AND OUR STUDENT LEARNING DEPARTMENT DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND PUT THIS TOGETHER.
THIS IS JUST A SMALL SNIPPET OF THE TWO SHEET.
THERE'S TWO SLIDES HERE AROUND ELEMENTARY AND THEN THERE'S A SLIDE ABOUT SECONDARY.
AND IT'S WHAT OUR RESPONSE IS IF AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SMALL GROUP MUST QUARANTINE.
AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING SPECIFIC CONTENT AREA SPECIFIC AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE USING OUR LMS SYSTEMS AND GETTING INFORMATION TO OUR FAMILIES.
LMS SYSTEMS. IF THE TEACHERS CHOOSE TO USE THOSE IN OTHER WAYS, IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO.
THIS IS ELEMENTARY IT LINES OUT READING AND WRITING.
SO ELA PHONICS, PHONICS, INSTRUCTION, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, [INAUDIBLE], SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.
AND SO THAT IS, IF PART OF A CLASS OR AN INDIVIDUAL IS QUARANTINED SO WE CAN GET MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND MATERIALS.
FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS IF AN ENTIRE CLASS IS QUARANTINED AND THE TEACHER CAN STILL COME INTO WORK BECAUSE THEY AREN'T QUARANTINED.
AND SO THAT'S OUR RESPONSE AND WE WERE GRATEFUL TO WORK WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, WORKED WITH OUR EEA, WHICH IS OUR CERTIFICATED UNION LEADERSHIP AND AND GOT TO SOME OF THESE AGREEMENTS AND HOW WE CAN SERVE IF WE HAVE A WHOLE CLASS THAT'S QUARANTINED.
SO OUR K THROUGH SIXTH GRADE AND THEN WE MOVE TO A REMOTE SETTING AND TEACHERS TO TEACH REMOTELY AND ZOOM IN KIND OF LIKE WE WERE LAST FALL AND WE WE WORK THERE UNTIL THE QUARANTINES OVER THEN EVERYBODY COMES BACK AND WE'RE BACK TO TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.
AND THEN THE ORANGE IS THE ENTIRE CLASS MUS QUARANTINE, AND THE TEACHER CANNOT REPORT TO WORK FOR WHATEVER REASON.
THEN WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE THAT'S HIRED AND COMES IN AND DOES THE REMOTE TEACHING TO THE CLASS THAT'S QUARANTINED AND ACCESSING REMOTELY.
HELEN AND VICTOR ANYTHING ADDITIONALLY ON THAT? NO, MAYBE THE ONLY PART THAT THE SPECIAL [INAUDIBLE] MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, IN THAT CASE, THEY'RE GOING TO USE A BREAKOUT ROOMS TO DO PUSHING SERVICES OR INDIVIDUAL PLANS TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS.
AND GETTING CREATIVE ON THE TIMES AND THINGS THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY WORK AND MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE GETTING THEIR MINUTES OF INSTRUCTION.
AND THEN MOVING ON TO SECONDARY.
GREG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO SECONDARY? HAPPY TO.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH SECONDARY WE ADDRESSED THEM MOSTLY IN THE SAME WAY.
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO MOST QUARANTINE, IN THE ELEMENTARY MODEL OR IN THE SECONDARY MODEL.
IT'S MUCH THE SAME AS IN THE ELEMENTARY MODEL WHERE WE'LL COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT MAKEUP WORK WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS AND START OF THE ABSENCE AND PROVIDE IT TO STUDENTS IN THE WAYS THAT MAKE THE BEST SENSE TO THEM.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE USE OF THE LMS CANVAS IN SECONDARY TO DELIVER WORK TO STUDENTS, AND THEN IT GETS A LITTLE TRICKIER WHEN WE GET DOWN TO ENTIRE CLASSES THAT HAVE TO QUARANTINE BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE, YOU'VE GOT NOT JUST ONE CLASS TO DEAL WITH SIX CLASSES, SO IT GETS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.
BUT STILL, WHEN AN ENTIRE CLASS QUARANTINES, THE TEACHER WILL TEACH THAT CLASS VIA ZOOM AND FOLLOW THE NORMAL BELL SCHEDULE.
THE STUDENTS WILL ACCESS ZOOM MATERIALS MUCH LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR.
AND THEN, WHEN AN ENTIRE CLASS HAS TO QUARANTINE AND TEACHERS DO NOT REPORT TO WORK AGAIN, WE'LL BRING A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN TO TEACH VIA ZOOM ALL IN THE NORMAL BELL SCHEDULE.
AND STUDENTS WILL ACCESS THEIR ZOOM LINKS AND MATERIALS.
AGAIN, MUCH LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR, AND REALLY, THE GOAL HERE IS THAT WE WANT TEACHERS TO DESIGN LESSONS THAT INCLUDES 70 PERCENT SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING TIME.
SO THAT'S THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE SECONDARY MODEL WORK, AND I'LL STOP THERE AND SEE WHAT QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
WHEN IT SAYS A TEACHER CAN REPORT TO WORK, DOES THAT MEAN THE TEACHER IS? BUT THE KIDS ARE QUARANTINED? IS THE TEACHER EXPECTED TO GO INTO THE BUILDING OR? YES.
SO WHEN YOU SAY IT? SO THE TEACHER CAN'T ZOOM FROM SOME OTHER PLACE? NO, WE STILL WE STILL WANT THE TEACHERS TO REPORT TO WORK BECAUSE IN THIS IN THIS SCENARIO, ESPECIALLY AT SECONDARY, THAT TEACHER, IN ADDITION TO THE ONE CLASS QUARANTINE, HAS FOUR OTHER CLASSES THAT HE OR SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, SO THEY WOULD STILL STILL BE TEACHING THOSE CLASSES IN PERSON.
BUT THAT'S TRUE FOR ALSO FOR ELEMENTARY THAT THE TEACHER IS EXPECTED.
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WELL, GREG, I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE SECOND SCENARIO WHERE THE ENTIRE CLASS ON QUARANTINE.I ASSUME YOU'RE SAYING ONE CLASS OF 30 STUDENTS.
SECOND PERIOD ONE CLASS OF 30 STUDENTS HAS TO QUARANTINE.
SO THEY SO WE GOT 30 STUDENTS THAT ARE HOME AND NOW THEY HAVE STILL HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN SIX CLASSES A DAY.
AND SO THE ONE WHERE THE ENTIRE CLASS IS QUARANTINED, THEN THAT TEACHER CAN TEACH THAT CLASS ONLINE.
BUT WHAT DO THESE 30 STUDENTS AT HOME DO FOR THE OTHER FIVE CLASSES THEY HAVE? THEN THEY WOULD GO UP TO THE GREEN BOX AND DO AND BE ACCESSING THEIR LEARNING IN BECAUSE AGAIN, IN THE OTHER CLASSES, THEY MAY BE ONE OR TWO STUDENTS OF THE ENTIRE CLASS WHO ARE HAVING TO QUARANTINE.
SO IT WOULD BE A COMBINATION OF THE BLUE AND GREEN.
IF THEY THEY KIND OF BECOME THE INDIVIDUAL OR A SMALL GROUP AND HAVE TO POP UP TO THAT GREEN BOX.
[INAUDIBLE], I'VE JUST OBSERVED THAT IN MY SON'S CLASSES, SOMETIMES THE TEACHERS OPEN UP ZOOM AND TEACH BOTH IN PERSON AND AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF KIDS WHO ARE QUARANTINED.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE'VE PROCESSED SO FAR ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO INTENT CHANGES, AND JUST THE WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED, THERE WERE TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR THAT WE PROCESSED VERY QUICKLY AND THAT TOOK A LOT OF DIFFERENT STAFF TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES.
AND AS SCHOOL NOW IS IN SESSION, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DELAY THAT PROCESSING FOR CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DUE TO STAFFING SPACE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT REALLY NEED TO BE REVIEWED.
AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO DO THIS QUICKLY AND MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR ALL KIDS.
THERE ARE SOME IMPLICATIONS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO REVIEW AND GET READY FOR TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS AND ALSO OUR STAFF.
SO THE REQUESTS FROM THIS POINT ON WILL BE PROCESSED ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AND JANUARY 21ST.
THEN AND WE CHOSE THESE DATES BECAUSE IT'S THE END OF THE QUARTER AND THE BEGINNING OF A NEW SEMESTER, OBVIOUSLY.
AND SO WHEN WE REVIEW ON OCTOBER 29TH AND THE TWENTY FIRST STUDENTS WILL START THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY OF THE NEW QUARTER AND SEMESTER ON NOVEMBER 8TH AND FEBRUARY 1ST, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT WELL, CAN YOU DO IT SOONER? RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SCHOOL'S IN SESSION AND BECAUSE ALL OF THE IMPLICATIONS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO REVIEW OCTOBER TWENTY NINTH IS THE EARLIEST DATE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROCESS .
THE LINK TO MAKE INTENT CHANGES IS STILL ALIVE AND WE'LL BE COLLECTING THAT DATA.
AND THEN ONCE THE END OF OCTOBER COMES, WE WILL START PLACING STUDENTS FOR EITHER IN-PERSON OR ONLINE LEARNING STARTING NOVEMBER 8TH AND ALSO FEBRUARY 1ST.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT CHANGE REQUESTS? OK, NEXT SLIDE.
JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF STAFFING.
AND FOLLOWING OUR FOURTH DAY COUNT, THE CABINET TEAM TOOK A LOOK AT CLASSROOMS WHERE MORE STUDENTS MAY HAVE SHOWN UP THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED AND HAD PLANNED FOR.
AND THE REVERSE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME CLASSES WERE LESS STUDENTS SHOWED UP.
SO WE HAVE EVERY YEAR A REVIEW PROCESS AFTER THE FOURTH DAY AND THEN WE DETERMINE IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH STAFFING IN SOME OF THOSE HIGHER NEED AREAS AT THE SCHOOLS.
SO THIS YEAR, THAT RESULTED IN US ADDING TWELVE POINT FIVE MORE OF FTE ACROSS THE SYSTEM, AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT WAS 8.0 FTE WAS AT ELEMENTARY AND SEVEN POINT NINE OF THAT FTE.
WE REASSIGNED SOME CURRENT STAFF THAT WERE THERE TEACHERS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OR COORDINATORS.
SO OF THE EIGHT AND THE THREE POINT FIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY LEVELS, WE DID SOME CHANGES.
AND THEN AFTER WE REASSIGNED WHATEVER POSITIONS WERE LEFT, WE POSTED THOSE
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POSITIONS.WHENEVER YOU ADD STAFF, ESPECIALLY AT AN ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THERE MAY BE A NEED TO CREATE MORE SECTIONS OF SPECIALIST P.E.
SO WE DID HAVE TWO OF THAT TWELVE POINT FIVE AT AN ADDITIONAL POINT EIGHT FTE OF SPECIALIST TIME.
THERE WAS A POINT TWO FTE ADDED AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED, THE THREE POINT FIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
AS DR. BALDERAS INTRODUCED THIS SEGMENT THAT WE STILL HAVE SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN.
AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE 20 CERTIFICATED POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN.
THERE ARE VARIOUS FTE, SO IT MAY BE A 0.2 OF SOMETHING ALL THE WAY UP TO A 1.0.
AND SOME OF THOSE OPENINGS MAY NOT BE FOR THE FULL SCHOOL YEAR, BUT THEY MAY BE FOR PORTIONS OF THE YEAR TO SUPPORT TEACHERS WHO ARE OUT ON APPROVED LEAVES.
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IT NORMALLY LOOKS LIKE IN A NORMAL YEAR WITH RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENT.
WE'RE ABOUT SPOT ON TO WHAT WE NORMALLY ARE.
BUT SINCE JUNE 30TH, WE HAVE HAD 103.7 RESIGNATIONS OR RETIREMENTS.
SO IN ADDITION TO STAFFING THE ONLINE SCHOOL AND PREPARING FOR STUDENTS TO COME BACK IN PERSON, WE JUST HAVE THE NORMAL ROUTINE OF FILLING POSITIONS THROUGH RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS.
AS OF TODAY, PART OF WHAT IS CREATING SOME OF THE VACANCIES IS THAT WE HAVE 110 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON SOME SORT OF AN APPROVED LEAVE, A MEDICAL LEAVE, BONDING, PARENTAL BONDING, MATERNITY CHILDCARE LEAVE.
AND SOME OF THOSE ARE PARTIAL LEAVES AND SOME ARE FULL YEAR LEAVES.
BALDERAS MENTIONED, WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOME CHALLENGES ON THE CLASSIFIED SIDE TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM AND IN THE SUPPORT SERVICES AREA.
SO CURRENTLY WE'RE DOWN FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
WE HAD AROUND EIGHTY FOUR OPEN CLASSIFIED POSITIONS.
WE'RE DOWN TO 45, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME POOLS, AS DANA HAD MENTIONED.
WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE MORE LPNS NURSING POSITIONS TO SUPPORT WITH THE CONTACT TRACING.
SO THAT'S A CLASSIFIED POOL THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE 45, AND WE HAVE SOME CUSTODIAL POOL AND THEN WE ARE CONSISTENTLY AND CONSTANTLY RECRUITING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER OUR CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED SUBSTITUTE POOLS AS WELL.
SO I'LL STOP AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT STAFFING.
DID I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT YOU SAID THE ABOUT 104 RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS KIND OF YEAR THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT IS THAT IS THE 110 FULL OR PARTIAL LEAVES? IS THAT NOT TYPICAL? IT VARIES.
IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER THIS YEAR, AND I THINK SOME OF THAT IS DUE TO COVID IN THERE, WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE OF HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE CHOOSING TO TAKE A HEALTH LEAVE AS OPPOSED TO ATTEMPTING TO COME IN AND PERFORM THEIR THEIR JOBS ON SITE.
BUT WE DO HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF LEAVES EVERY YEAR AS WELL.
OK, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THE POSITIVE ON TRANSPORTATION IS THAT WE HAVE ROUTED ALL OUR STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE TRANSPORTATION AS OF THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE CONTINUE TO ADD ROUTING FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS OVER THE LAST MONTH.
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SOME STUDENTS WHO CERTAINLY HAVE CHANGED FROM REMOTE TO IN-PERSON.WE'VE ADDED THOSE ROUTES, BUT OUR CHALLENGES ARE THAT WE CAME INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR APPROXIMATELY JUST UNDER 30 DRIVERS FEWER THAN A YEAR AGO.
WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE OCTOBER 18TH VACCINE DEADLINE THAT WE WILL LOSE ADDITIONAL DRIVERS AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
CURRENTLY, OUT OF OUR DRIVERS, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 40 WHO HAVE NOT PROVIDED PROOF OF VACCINATION OR REQUESTED AN EXEMPTION AT THIS TIME.
THEY STILL HAVE TIME TO SUBMIT THAT INFORMATION, BUT AGAIN, A LITTLE LITTLE CONCERNING AT THE 40 LEVEL.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU'VE HEARD ON SOME OF OUR CONGESTED PARKING LOTS, WITH MORE PARENTS DRIVING THEIR STUDENTS, ALSO, YOU'VE SEEN THE ROAD CONGESTION IN LYNNWOOD THAT HAS MADE SOMETIMES MOVING AROUND THE AREA CHALLENGING.
WE'VE HAD TO AT THE LAST MINUTE, YOU KNOW, CONTACT FAMILIES AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR STOP WAS GOING TO BE AN X LOCATION INSTEAD FOR THE NEXT, SAY, WEEK AS LYNNWOOD CONTINUES TO WORK ON ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX IN THE ROAD SURROUNDING IT.
JUST THIS AFTERNOON [INAUDIBLE] OUR TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR DID CONNECT WITH SOUND TRANSIT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND HE WILL.
HE IS INTERESTED IN FURTHER CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK THEY HAVE THE SAME CHALLENGES.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE VACCINE REQUIREMENT MANDATE AND THEY HAVE LOST SOME DRIVERS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
BUT THEY ARE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS GOING FORWARD.
AND DIRECTOR DE VRIES IS HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT FOOD SERVICE TONIGHT.
HI, I'M MEGAN DE VRIES, I'M THE FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JOIN YOU TONIGHT.
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS IS THAT MEALS ARE FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS AGAIN THIS ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT WHEN WE USED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MEAL DEBT AND HOW THAT WAS ACCRUING.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HUGE CELEBRATION AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE ABLE TO FEED KIDS FOR FREE.
BUT NO GOOD THING COMES WITHOUT SOME CHALLENGES.
SO THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW IS STAFF SHORTAGES, JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID.
WE STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH ABOUT 20 LESS FOOD SERVICE STAFF, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE SERVING ALL KIDS FOR FREE, WE ELIMINATED CASHIERING AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK.
AND THEN WE'VE HAD SOME SERIOUS ATTRITION LEAVES PEOPLE NOT RETURNING.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE VACCINE MANDATE COMING.
SO I'M STILL LOOKING FOR THIRTY FIVE STAFF.
AND SO WE ARE ACTIVELY HIRING SUBS FLOATS, WHICH IS SOMEBODY WHO WILL BE A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE AT WHICHEVER KITCHEN WE NEED MOST AND A SUBSTITUTE FOOD SERVICE DRIVER.
WE HAVE SUPPLY OUTAGES AND WHAT THAT MEANS BASICALLY IS JUST LIKE WE'RE EXPERIENCING LABOR SHORTAGES ON THE SERVING SIDE OF THINGS.
ON THE PRODUCTION SIDE, THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPLY SHORTAGES COMING DOWN THE PIPE.
SO IT EITHER IS FROM FACTORIES NOT BEING ABLE TO PRODUCE THE PRODUCTS WE NEED IN THE QUANTITIES WE NEED OR THERE'S A NATIONAL DELIVERY DRIVER SHORTAGE.
AND SO DRIVERS, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS TO DELIVER THE ROUTES TO GET THEM TO OUR VENDORS WHO THEN GET PRODUCT TO US.
SO THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES IN THE NEWS.
TODAY, YOU'LL SEE THAT HARMONY'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SHARED A SHORT VIDEO WHERE I LITERALLY AM SITTING ON THE BACK OF MY CAR, FULLY LOADED WITH PAPER PRODUCTS TO GO DELIVER BECAUSE EVEN LIKE SIMPLE SUPPLIES ARE VERY HARD TO COME BY.
AND SO AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, I'M GOING TO A DIFFERENT VENDOR TO PICK UP STUFF PERSONALLY.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME LAST MINUTE SUBSTITUTIONS, AND SO FOR ANYONE LISTENING, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR TO EVERYONE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PUBLISH ONLINE.
THE MENUS ARE PUBLISHED ONLINE THIS YEAR, AND SO FAMILIES DO HAVE THE CARB COUNTS.
IT'S TRANSLATED INTO MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
NUTRITION FACTS ARE ALL THERE, AND WE UPDATE THAT EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AS WE KNOW OF PRODUCTS THAT DID NOT COME IN OR THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE CHANGED ON THE MENU.
SO THERE SAME KIND OF THING AS SUPPLIES.
SOME PLANTS LIKE WE GET A LOT OF TYSON CHICKEN PRODUCTS.
TYSON CHICKEN IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MANUFACTURING, WHICH THEN IMPACTS ARE IN PRODUCT AND THEN THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, IF THERE'S ANY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BOARD.
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IF YOU'VE SAT IN OR GRABBED SCHOOL LUNCH, YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THAT LAST WEEK WE GOT HORRIBLE PIZZA THAT WE WERE COOKING OFF.AND SO IMMEDIATELY ALL THE KIDS WERE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WE CAN'T EAT PIZZA ANYMORE, IT'S THE WORST.
AND SO WE HAD TO SHIFT GEARS AND WE'RE LIKE, OK, WE WON'T GET THAT SUBSTITUTE NEXT TIME WE'RE OUT OF OUR REGULAR PIZZA.
SO SOME OF IT'S COMICAL, BUT IT IS NOT COMICAL WHEN IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT ONCE.
BUT ALL IN ALL, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE FEEDING KIDS AND I CHECKED IN WITH STAFF THIS AFTERNOON AND PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP AND WORKING REALLY HARD.
AND THOUGH IT'S END OF SEPTEMBER, IT STILL FEELS LIKE WE'RE KIND OF WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE HICCUPS OF GETTING INTO A GROOVE LIKE WE WOULD BE THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.
AND I'M HOPEFUL AS WE GO INTO OCTOBER, IT'LL START TO EASE UP AS WE GET A FEW MORE STAFF ON BOARD.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR FOOD SERVICE? I WANT TO PERSONALLY CALL OUT MEGAN.
YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED IN A FEW DISTRICTS NOW AND MEGAN, YOU'RE THE BEST FOOD DIRECTOR I'VE EVER HAD.
SO JUST AND I WANT REALLY WANT TO CALL THAT OUT PUBLICLY JUST BECAUSE OF THE GOING BEYOND WHAT IT'S EXPECTED FOR A PERSON.
SHE'S DOING IT, AND THAT'S JUST A MARK OF JUST THE LEADERSHIP THAT SHE DISPLAYS EACH AND EVERY DAY.
I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW MANY MEALS SINCE YOU'RE FEEDING EVERY KID, HOW MANY MEALS ARE YOU PRODUCING A DAY? SO LUNCH COUNT LAST WEEK HIT EIGHT THOUSAND A DAY, WHICH IS HIGHER.
PRE-PANDEMIC, WE DID ABOUT 6000 LUNCHES AND MY GOAL IS ALWAYS BEEN TO FEED MORE.
WE STILL NEED TO FIND THE KIDS.
AT BREAKFAST, WE'RE HITTING RIGHT AROUND TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED, WHICH IS PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WE WERE PRE-PANDEMIC.
BUT YESTERDAY, I THINK NOW THAT WE'RE STARTING TO WORK OUT THE LUNCH SCHEDULES AND KIDS ARE STARTING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY CAN EAT AND WHAT TO GRAB FOR LUNCH, I THINK WE'LL SEE THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE AS THE SCHOOL YEAR GOES AND KIDS GET MORE COMFORTABLE AT SCHOOL BECAUSE JUST YESTERDAY, TERRACE HIGH HIT THEIR PERSONAL RECORD, WHICH WAS LIKE SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN MEALS SERVED AT LUNCH, WHICH PREVIOUSLY THEY SERVED AROUND THREE HUNDRED MEALS A LUNCH PRE-PANDEMIC, SO THEY WERE BUSY.
SO IF, FOR INSTANCE, YOU PUT AN APPLE INTO EVERY LUNCH, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO GET EIGHT THOUSAND APPLES SHIPPED IN EVERY SINGLE DAY, RIGHT? YES, YES.
AND I'M NOT EXAGGERATING THESE SUPPLY CHAIN THINGS ARE CRAZY BECAUSE I GET AN EMAIL EVERY NIGHT FROM SOMEBODY, WHETHER IT'S THE PRODUCE COMPANY SAYING LIKE, OH MAN, OUR CELERY DIDN'T ARRIVE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WE DON'T HAVE ANY? SO IT'S BEEN WILD.
BUT YES, LOTS OF APPLES BEING SERVED IN THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, TEAM, I'LL LET YOU KEEP GOING ON.
THANKS, MEGAN, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOUR STAFF ARE DOING, IT'S AMAZING.
SO JUST WANT TO FINISH UP, AND MEGAN, ALSO, I THINK MY BETTER HALF MAY WANT TO VOLUNTEER AT SOME POINT IN TIME, CUTTING CELERY SOMEWHERE IN SOME BACK ROOM.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY READ IN ONE OF THE BILINGUAL CLASSROOMS THAT WE HAVE TO THIS MORNING WITH A JUST OUTSTANDING TEACHER THAT THE SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN ON AN EMERGENCY CERTIFICATE FROM GUADALAJARA, MEXICO.
AND JUST, I MEAN, JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THE KINDERS.
I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, ANYONE WHO TEACHES KINDER IS A SAINT.
I MEAN, K-12, YOU'VE BEEN TO KINDER CLASSROOMS, MY OH MY, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST TWO OR THREE WEEKS OF SCHOOL.
SO AND DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN IN SPANISH IN TERMS OF HAVING KIDS BE ABLE TO COUNT OUT AND ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND.
AND SO LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THE BOARD WITH DR.
VERGARA AND A FEW OF THE SENIOR STAFF TO GO VISIT SOME OF THESE CLASSROOMS. BUT AGAIN, SO THIS WEEK JUST BUILDS JUST BASIC CLASSROOMS AND JUST THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHERE MY STRESS BREAK IS THIS MY STRESS BREAK IS ACTUALLY GOING INTO SCHOOLS AND JUST SEEING THE GREAT TEACHERS, A GREAT PARA JUST ALL STAFF, THE GREAT PRINCIPALS THAT WE DO HAVE DO THEIR JOBS AND DO THEIR JOBS.
TALKING TO ONE PRINCIPAL TODAY, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHY I LOVE DOING WHAT I'M DOING BECAUSE I HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOL.
LAST YEAR WAS NOT FUN AT ALL, BUT IT WAS REMOTE.
I MEAN, LITERALLY, IT WAS NOT WHAT WE SIGNED UP TO DO.
AND THIS YEAR, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT BRINGS ME BACK TO WHY I LOVE THIS PROFESSION.
AND SHE WAS VERY AND SHE WAS ALMOST TEARY EYED WHEN SHE WAS TALKING TO ME.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHY EVERYBODY ON THIS SCREEN AS BOARD AS DIRECTORS.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME.
WE HAVE KIDS IN OUR CLASSES, SO I JUST WANT TO FINISH OFF.
AND JUST ON A HIGH NOTE THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING, CONTINUE TO VISIT AND THOSE
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SENIOR STAFF VISIT WEEKLY.AND THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN THE EXPECTATION IN THIS DISTRICT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WE'RE OUT IN SCHOOLS AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO OBSERVE AND AND HELP SUPPORT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
SO AGAIN, BOARD DIRECTORS, I THINK I SHARED WITH YOU A SCHEDULE.
WHENEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING OUT TO SCHOOLS, JUST LET ME KNOW I'D LIKE TO JUST AGAIN FREE REIN IN OUR CLASSROOMS JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS K-12.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE SENIOR STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE.
AND IF I COULD, NOW I KNOW THAT WE WANT TO HEAR STUDENT VOICE AND WE HAVE A FEW STUDENTS HERE.
SO IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DO NOT MIND IF I OPEN IT UP FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THE REOPENING.
YEAH, JUST THE REOPENING IN GENERAL, LIKE EVERYTHING.
FOR ME, IT'S BEEN GREAT AGAIN.
I'M JUST KEEP BEING IMPRESSED BY TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND LIKE OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELORS, SHE'S BEEN SETTING UP COLLEGE VISITS WITH MULTIPLE COLLEGES A DAY.
SO THESE COLLEGES COME TO OUR SCHOOL, BUT VIRTUALLY SO IT'S LIKE A AN ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR THAT SPEAKS TO US AND GIVES US LIKE OUR OWN PERSONAL PRESENTATION AND ANSWERS LIKE EVERY QUESTION WE WANT.
I WENT TO ONE AND THE COUNSELOR WAS WITH US FOR ABOUT.
THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR FROM THE UNIVERSITY WAS WITH US FOR ABOUT FORTY FIVE MINUTES AND THEN OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR FROM OUR SCHOOL ENDED UP LIKE TALKING TO US FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES, JUST ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.
UM, I'M WITH ISABEL ON THE FACT THAT IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN BEING BACK AND HUGE PROPS TO MEGHAN AND THE FOOD NUTRITION TEAM, I KNOW HOW MUCH OF A POLE THAT IS AND HOW APPRECIATED IT AS WELL.
AND FINDING THE COMEDY IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION IS LIKE ALL WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT ISABEL JUST SAID.
AND AT MTHS, WE ACTUALLY LOST THE CAREER COUNSELOR THAT WE HAD BECAUSE WE HAD STAFFING CHANGES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ANYWAY, BUT THEN COVID HIT AND STAFF SHORTAGES ARE PLENTIFUL EVERYWHERE.
WE HAVE A HISTORY TEACHER TEACHING SPANISH, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
BUT THAT WAS KIND OF A BIG BLOW BECAUSE TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO LIKE BEYOND IS KIND OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES IS HAVING A CAREER COUNSELOR AND SOMEONE TO KIND OF HELP OUT WITH THAT.
AND OUR COUNSELORS HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT, BUT IS DEFINITELY REALLY WEIRD NOT HAVING ONE THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY HAVING HIT SENIOR YEAR.
BUT OTHERWISE, IT'S BEEN SO GOOD BEING BACK.
AND EVEN THOUGH THINGS ARE MAYHEM RIGHT NOW WITH STAFF SHORTAGES, AND THAT'S BEEN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING ON MANY STUDENTS AND STAFF, I KNOW BEING BACK IN PERSON HAS BEEN SO FUN AND SO GRATIFYING, ESPECIALLY HAVING FACED THE DIFFICULTIES OF REMOTE LEARNING.
BELLA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS AT ALL.
YEAH, I JUST THINK IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD AS WELL.
I AGREE WITH WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WAS SAYING.
IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO BE BACK IN PERSON BECAUSE JUST REMOTE WAS SO, SO CHALLENGING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, I THINK.
AND I NOTICED I'VE TALKED TO OTHER CLASSMATES AND STUFF AND THEY'VE SAID LIKE BEING IN PERSON HAS REALLY HELPED THEM.
LIKE I THINK IT IMPROVES NOT ONLY THEY'RE LIKE JUST A SOCIAL ASPECT, BUT ALSO [INAUDIBLE] SAYS, OH, IT'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT BEING IN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT HELPS THAT AND LIKE, IT HELPED ME TO PERSONALLY, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
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THANKS, BELLA.AND NEXT, WE HAVE A REPORT ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
SO MY NAME IS HELEN ZHANG, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HERE IN EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I'M SO THANKFUL THAT I'M HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT, AND I'LL BE SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SHIFT IN CREATING A NEW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TEMPLATE IN RELATION TO OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN AND SOME OVERALL GOALS FOR OUR DISTRICT.
SO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN DOCUMENTS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION WHERE A LOT OF ENERGY IS PUT INTO ITS CREATION, AND THEN YOU PUT IT AWAY, UNFORTUNATELY, AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FOLLOW UP.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE LEVEL EVEN OR IN SCHOOLS ABOUT WHAT WAS WRITTEN AND THE LENGTH OF TIME TO ACTUALLY CREATE AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
YOU COULD ASK ANY PRINCIPAL AND STAFF IT TAKES TIME AND IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING AND THERE'S A LOT OF ENERGY THAT'S NEEDED TO CREATE ONE.
YET WITH ALL THAT ENERGY INVESTED, WE OFTEN PUT IT ASIDE AND IT'S NOT A LIVING DOCUMENT.
AND SO IN EDMONDS, WE WANTED TO CHANGE THAT A LITTLE BIT AND USE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S BEING SUPPORTED BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT WHERE IT KIND OF GIVES US A NORTH STAR OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.
AND SO WITH OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, WE UPDATED OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SO THAT IT COULD BE NESTED SO THAT IT'S CONNECTED TO OUR NORTH STAR OR ALL THE THINGS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WILL KIND OF LAY OUT IN TERMS OF OUR GOALS FOR THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN OUR NEXT STEP IS TO CREATE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AND TOOLS, AND WE CALL THEM THE E3 TOOLS, RESOURCES AND GUIDES BECAUSE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN HAS THREE SPECIFIC AREAS OF FOCUS, ENGAGEMENT, EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY.
AND I THINK I SAID THAT OUT OF ORDER, IT'S EQUITY, ENGAGEMENT AND EXCELLENCE.
AND WHEN WE SAY EXCELLENCE, WE'RE ASSUMING INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE.
AND SO WE HAVE ALL OF OUR TOOLS, RESOURCES AND GUIDES THAT WILL BE CREATED TO SUPPORT THE THREE E'S AND HENCE WE CALL IT OUR E3 TOOLS, RESOURCES AND GUIDES.
AND SO THE FUTURE FOR EDMONDS IS AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG TO OUR DISTRICT, FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG TO OUR SCHOOLS, FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG TO THEIR CLASSROOMS AND ONCE THEY FEEL THAT SENSE OF BELONGING.
ACADEMIC GAINS START HAPPENING, SO THEY'RE THEY'RE SELF-REGULATION SKILLS START IMPROVING.
AND SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS START IMPROVING OVER TIME WHEN THEY START FEELING LIKE THEY BELONG.
SO THE PREMISE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS THAT WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF TO BELONG.
SO WE STARTED INTRODUCING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THIS FALL AND BEYOND THAT FOCUSES ON EQUITY, ENGAGEMENT AND EXCELLENT SYSTEMS, AND ALL OF THOSE THREE THINGS ALSO CENTER AROUND RELATIONSHIPS, ACCELERATED LEARNING AND ENSURING TEACHING AND LEARNING THAT'S REALLY HIGH QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S HIGH QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING HAPPENING IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN EDMONDS.
AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ THESE POINTS TO YOU, BUT WE WANT TO CREATE CULTURES OF AFFIRMATION AND BELONGING.
WE WANT TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT DATA DRIVEN, TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS AND REALLY STRONG CORE INSTRUCTION OVERALL.
AND WE WANT TO REALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS OVER TIME IN INTENTIONAL WAYS.
SO IN THINKING ABOUT ALL THINGS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND HOW TO MAKE OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BECOME LIVING DOCUMENTS THAT PEOPLE REFER TO THAT PEOPLE WANT TO READ AGAIN AFTER IT'S SUBMITTED, WE NEEDED TO DO SOME SHIFTING.
SO THE FIRST THING THAT WE DID WAS WE REVIEWED SOME BEST PRACTICES ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
WE REVIEWED SEVERAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TEMPLATES THAT HIGH FUNCTIONING DISTRICTS ALREADY USE.
AND OUT OF THAT SELECTED FEW, WE DECIDED TO CREATE OUR OWN AT EDMONDS, THAT MADE SENSE.
THAT WAS SIMPLE YET VERY INTENTIONAL IN ITS PRACTICE.
SO WE HAD DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS.
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WE'VE HAD A GROUP CALLED THE MTS COLLABORATIVE TEAM, MTSS COLLABORATIVE TEAM AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE LEVEL, ALSO OUR ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND ALSO OUR SECONDARY LEADERSHIP TEAMS ALL CHIME IN TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY ABOUT THE TOOLS AND THE TEMPLATE.SO IT'S DEFINITELY A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
SO BEFORE WE GET TO WHAT THE TEMPLATE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE, THERE ARE SOME BRETT'S BEST PRACTICES.
THERE'S A SECRET SAUCE TO ALL OF THIS, AND IT'S NOT A HARD SAUCE TO RECREATE FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT, BUT HERE ARE SOME BEST PRACTICES THAT WE FOUND HIGH FUNCTIONING DISTRICTS UTILIZE WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING BECAUSE THERE'S A SCIENCE TO IMPROVEMENT.
SO FIRST SCHOOL LEVEL TEAMS NEED TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND PROGRESS MONITOR IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS.
SO IT CAN'T BE A DOCUMENT THAT YOU PUT ON THE SHELF AND YOU FORGET ABOUT IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT ALL STAFF REFERRED TO AS WELL AS ITS LEADERS.
AND WE NEED TO ALWAYS SET AMBITIOUS, ATTAINABLE, REALISTIC GOALS BASED ON CURRENT STUDENT DATA.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ELEMENT OF DATA LITERACY AMONG OUR STAFF AND ALSO OUR SCHOOL LEADERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, ARE DATA STUDENT DATA INFORMED.
AND THEN WE ALSO NEED TO IDENTIFY METRICS IN A VERY CLEAR WAY.
WE NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER STUDENT LEARNING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FIDELITY, MEANING ARE WE REALLY DOING WHAT WE'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE DOING? ARE WE USING OUR TOOLS TO FIDELITY OR ARE THERE POCKETS OF SOME USE AND AND SOME POCKETS IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT BEING UTILIZED? AND THEN WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE OUR OBJECTIVES, PROGRESS, MONITOR AND AND REALLY UNDERSTAND OUR RESULTS OVER TIME.
SO OUR NEW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TEMPLATE IS A THREE YEAR PLAN.
IT'S UNREALISTIC TO CLOSE GAPS THAT ARE WIDENING DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND ALL THE OTHER FACTORS THAT WE'RE FACING TODAY.
IT'S UNREALISTIC FOR SCHOOLS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT GAINS AFTER JUST ONE YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MOST OF THE YEAR YOUR CONTACT TRACING AND YOU HAVE SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MINDS.
SO WE WANTED TO CREATE A TEMPLATE THAT WOULD EVEN MAKE SENSE DURING HARDSHIPS LIKE THE PANDEMIC, DURING TIMES WHERE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP MAY NOT BE THE FIRST FOCUS WHEN YOU OPEN SCHOOL.
IT'S REALLY THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENTS REGARDING SAFETY, EVEN DURING THESE TIMES, WE WANTED TO CREATE A TEMPLATE THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO PEOPLE, NOT JUST OUR SCHOOL STAFF, BUT ALSO OUR FAMILIES.
SO THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE SECONDARY LEADERSHIP TEAM ALL GAVE FEEDBACK TO REALLY BE ABLE TO TELL OUR SCHOOL STORY IN AN INTENTIONAL WAY.
THEY WANTED TO SIMPLIFY THE VOCABULARY AND THE FORMAT, AND EVERYONE WAS ASKING, PLEASE REMOVE THE REDUNDANCY.
I THINK YOU'RE ASKING THE SAME THING IN FIVE DIFFERENT WAYS IN FIVE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
I THINK IT WAS A VERY ROBUST TEMPLATE, BUT WE NEEDED TO SIMPLIFY IT.
WE NEEDED TO SEE THE VISION AND MISSION LONG TERM GOALS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RETHINK FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION IN A MORE DEEPER WAY.
AND WE WANTED TO ADD A REFLECT AND REVISE SECTION WHERE YOU DON'T JUST GET TO PUT IT AWAY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND YOUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN BECAUSE AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS REALLY A PERSONAL DOCUMENT.
IT TELLS THE STORY OF YOUR SCHOOL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT TELLS IT'S A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTS OUR DEDICATION OR CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN'S FOCUS IS STUDENTS, NOT ADULTS.
AND THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT WHEN WE WHEN WE PROVIDE EXCELLENT TEACHING, SOMETHING GREAT WILL HAPPEN FOR OUR KIDS.
SO HERE, JUST HERE'S A LIST IN TINY FONT OF SOME OF THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED.
AFTER MANY, MANY REVISIONS, WE HAD TO TAKE SOME TIME TO REVISE AND REFLECT OURSELVES AND REALLY HEAR OUR AUDIENCE AS WE CREATED THE FINAL TEMPLATE.
AND A LOT OF IT JUST SAYS WE APPRECIATE THE SIMPLICITY.
IT'S NOT AS REPETITIVE, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE MORE IMPACTFUL.
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AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE IN RELATION TO SOME OF THESE COMMENTS.SO I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THESE TWO LINKS HERE, AND THE FIRST ONE IS A REVISED TEMPLATE.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS TO REFLECT AND REVISE DOCUMENT.
THAT'S A LINK IN THE TEMPLATE.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THE OLD TEMPLATE IS THE REFLECTION PART WHERE WHY DID YOU THINK THIS THAT THIS HAPPENED OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN? BECAUSE THAT'S SO WE NEED TO REFLECT ON WHAT OUR PLANS ARE.
SO WE CREATED A LINK SO THAT SCHOOL LEADERS WILL BE ABLE TO REVIEW THAT WITH THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR AND THEIR MIDYEAR EVALUATION MEETING, AS WELL AS THEIR FINAL EVALUATION MEETING.
SO THE REFLECT AND REVISE HAPPENS TWICE A YEAR TO DO THE PROGRESS MONITORING.
AND IF YOU CAN, SHARELL, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN JUST SEE LIKE THE JUST SEE THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN? AND IF YOU CAN SCROLL DOWN HAS A TYPICAL YEAR.
IT HAS THE MISSION AND VISION.
THIS IS THE END OF THE YEAR, REFLECT THE REVISED SUMMARY, BUT SHARELL, CAN YOU SHOW US THE YES, THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THEN THE SECTION THAT HAS SMARTY GOAL NUMBER ONE .
SO IF YOU CAN GO DOWN, YOU JUST KEEP ON SCROLLING.
SO SECTION THREE IS WHERE WE START ADDING OUR GOALS.
AND SO FOR ALL K-8 SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, WE'RE PROVIDING SOME GUIDANCE.
ALL K-8 SCHOOLS MUST HAVE A LITERACY GOAL, A MATH GOAL AND AN ENGAGEMENT GOAL.
AND THE LITERACY GOAL THIS YEAR WILL BE READING.
IN HIGH SCHOOLS WILL HAVE AN ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE GOAL AND ON TRACK GRADUATION ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION GOAL AND AN ENGAGEMENT GOAL.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS NEXT SECTION THAT SAYS CYP GOAL NUMBER ONE, YOU WRITE THE SMARTY GOAL HERE AND IT'S A SMARTY.
IT'S KIND OF DIFFERENT FROM THE SMART GOAL THAT WE'RE USED TO BECAUSE I STANDS FOR INCLUSION AND E STANDS FOR EQUITY.
SO I REALLY WANT INCLUSIONARY PRACTICES AND EQUITABLE PRACTICES HAPPENING.
SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT SMARTY GOAL.
THIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC GOAL THAT'S SPECIFIC, STRATEGIC, MEASURABLE, TIME BOUND.
AND IT HAS THE R STANDS FOR RIGOR, RIGHT? AND E EQUITY AND I INCLUSIVITY.
AND SO ALL SCHOOLS WILL HAVE A SMARTY GOAL FOR READING, MATH AND ALSO FOR ENGAGEMENT.
AND SO WE HIGHLIGHT THE THEORY OF ACTION, AND THEN IF YOU SCROLL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS ENTIRE CYP PLAN BECAUSE IT HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST TIME HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALIZE YOUR CYP GOAL.
AND THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS HERE, AND ALL SCHOOLS MUST EXPLICITLY STATE A STRATEGY THEY'RE GOING TO USE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR TO ACTUALIZE THEIR GOAL OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.
SO YEAR ONE STRATEGY MAY DIFFER FROM YEAR TWO STRATEGY AND MAY DIFFER FROM YEAR THREE STRATEGY OR BE THE SAME.
BUT ALL SCHOOLS MUST TELL US HOW THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE, FOR EXAMPLE, AT GRADE LEVEL BENCHMARK IN READING IN GRADES THREE TO SIX, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND THEN HERE'S THE REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THE STRATEGY IS WORKING IN ALL OF THOSE THINGS? THEN IF YOU GO DOWN, THERE'S A 30, 60, 90 PLAN.
WE DON'T NEED OUR SCHOOLS TO TELL US EVERY MOVE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE ALL YEAR LONG, BECAUSE THAT ACTUALLY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR COURSE CORRECTIONS.
IF THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT IS ACTUALLY REAL AND IS WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF DOING AND WILL DO, THEY NEED OUR SCHOOLS NEED SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR COURSE, CORRECTIONS BASED ON STUDENT DATA.
SO IT STARTS TO REALLY ZONE IN ON THE 30 60 DAY 90 PLAN.
AND AFTER THAT, YOU REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS FOR MORE COURSE CORRECTIONS OR STAY ON THE SAME PATH.
SO IF WE KNOW WHAT SCHOOLS ARE DOING FOR THE FIRST 30, 60, 90 DAYS REGARDING THEIR STRATEGY, THERE'S LIKELIHOOD THAT STRATEGY WILL BE INTERWOVEN THROUGHOUT THE
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PRACTICES THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO DOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.SO RATHER THAN JUST STATING THE GOAL AND THEN JUST SAYING THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND THIS IS THE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, THIS IS MORE ABOUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ACTUALIZE YOUR GOAL? WHAT IS THAT STRATEGY? WHAT IS THAT HIGH LEVERAGE STRATEGY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE? OK, WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF ALL OF THIS NEXT SLIDE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS IN JUST A SECOND.
YOU CAN CLOSE ALL OF THIS OUT.
AND THAT'S YOUR THANK YOU IN TIME FOR Q&A.
I REALLY WANTED TO KEEP TO MY TEN MINUTES SO THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS.
AND WE CAN OPEN UP THE THE TEMPLATE, IF YOU'D LIKE FOR THIS PART.
ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? SO, HELEN, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER A SET TEMPLATE THAT HOPEFULLY WILL WORK FOR THE SCHOOLS AND STAY ALIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THE THREE YEARS AND BE A GOOD DISCUSSION, A SOURCE FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
I HAD A QUESTION FROM THE REFLECT AND REVIEW PART THAT YOU THERE'S A QUESTION WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHAT ADJUSTMENTS WILL WE MAKE IN RESPONSE TO IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T WORKING RIGHT OR WE'RE NOT SEEING OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? AND I'M WONDERING WITHIN THAT, HOW WILL THE DISTRICT BE ABLE TO BUILD THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY NOT ONLY SAY WHAT ADJUSTMENTS THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE, BUT WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM, WHO'S GOING TO MAKE THEM AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT THE ADJUSTMENT ITSELF WAS EFFECTIVE OR NOT IN SORT OF AN ONGOING REVIEW, EVALUATION, MAKE ADJUSTMENT REVIEW, ET CETERA, PROCESS THAT I JUST I THINK THAT'S A REALLY KEY PIECE AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE LOST OR BE A TOSS OFF, YOU KNOW WHERE THEY PUT SOMETHING SIMPLE AND THAT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED UP.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO ASK HOW THAT WILL SORT OF WORK INTO THE CYCLE WITH WITH THE EXPECTATIONS THAT NEED TO BE, I THINK, CONNECTED TO IT.
SO IT'S JUST GOING TO START FROM THE BEGINNING HERE SO THAT YOU KIND OF GET THE LAY OF THE WHOLE PROCESS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TALKING IN ISOLATION JUST FOR THE TEMPLATE.
SO I'M A PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR, SO I WILL SPEAK AS THAT PERSON AND DESCRIBE PERHAPS THAT INTERACTION WITH A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL PERHAPS BECAUSE I DON'T INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH TEACHERS, I DO THROUGH PRINCIPALS.
SO I'LL TAKE THAT LENS WHEN I'M ANSWERING THIS QUESTION FOR YOU.
SO WE HAVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND WE'VE GOT SOME KEY INDICATORS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE PRINCIPALS AND SCHOOLS CAN USE THAT AS A RESOURCE TO CREATE THEIR STRATEGIES AND NEXT STEPS SO THEY DON'T COME OUT OF THIN AIR.
AND SO ONCE THEY HAVE THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE GO THROUGH A CYCLE OF THE REFLECT AND REVISE THAT THE REFLECT AND REVISE WILL BE REVISITED DURING MID-YEAR CHECK INS WITH DIRECT SUPERVISORS AND PRINCIPALS AROUND FEBRUARY.
SO THEY DO THE 30, 60, 90, THEY'RE WORKING, WORKING, THEY'RE GATHERING THE DATA AND THEN WHAT WE SHARE WITH OUR SCHOOL LEADERS IS THIS FORM, OK DURING THE MID-YEAR CHECK IN AND THEN THIS FORM HAPPENS AGAIN.
THIS PROCESS HAPPENS AGAIN AROUND MAY AND YOUR QUESTION ABOUT OK, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IN BETWEEN AND HOW WILL THE ADJUSTMENTS ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE IN SCHOOLS? AND HOW DO YOU KNOW? LIKE THIS, ANYONE COULD FILL OUT BOXES, AS YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH MANY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS NATIONWIDE.
THEY FILL OUT THE BOXES AND THEY PUT IT AWAY AND THEY, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL GOOD BECAUSE IT TOOK SO MUCH ENERGY AND TIME.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
OUR TYPICAL, THE TYPICAL LENGTH OF A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WAS ABOUT TWENTY FIVE PAGES, AND IF IT WAS LONGER, I THINK THE LONGEST ONE THAT I READ WAS FORTY SIX.
I DON'T THINK ANY FAMILY OR STAFF MEMBER OR A PRINCIPAL THEMSELVES WOULD WANT TO GO BACK AND READ THAT RIGHT.
SO THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THIS FORM.
SO THE CHECKS AND BALANCES OF HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND HOW DID YOU MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS HAPPEN DURING PRINCIPAL LEARNING NETWORKS AND THEIR ONE ON ONE SESSIONS WITH THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR? SO IF I KNOW THAT ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE AND WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, IF I HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND OF COURSE, THEY IN TURN HAVE
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DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND THEIR TEACHERS.AFTER I HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM, THERE SHOULD BE A FOLLOW THROUGH AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND EVIDENCE OF THAT WHEN I DO A LEARNING WALK AND I DO SCHOOL VISITS.
THE POINT OF PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS MAKING VISITS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE KIND OF VISIT THAT DR. BALDERAS MAKES.
I AM LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, HE'S LUCKY, AND IF I WANT TO DO THAT SOME SOME DAY I NEED TO BE A SUPERINTENDENT.
I WOULD LOVE TO JUST GRAB A BOOK AND READ TO KIDS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT HE DOES AND THAT HE'S BEAUTIFUL AT.
BUT FOR ME, I MEAN, I COULD DO THAT.
BUT MOST OF MY TIME ALSO NEEDS TO BE SPENT SPENT ON LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS AND SITTING WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LEARNING WALK.
SO LET'S WATCH, LET'S DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR BASED ON THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU PLAN TO MAKE.
SO THE FOLLOW THROUGH HAPPENS IN THAT WAY.
AND THEN WHEN WE DO THE REFLECT AND REVISE FORM.
IT SHOULD INFORM THE NEXT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN DURING THE YEAR, BUT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM A HANDFUL OF PRINCIPALS IS THAT THEY TURN IT IN AND LOTS HAPPEN.
LIFE HAPPENS IN SCHOOLS, COVID HAPPENED, THE PANDEMIC HAPPENED, AND NOW THEY'RE COVID SUPERVISORS, IT'S REALLY HARD TO PULL OUT A FORTY FIVE PAGE DOCUMENT AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT, OK, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS RIGHT? AND THEN THE REWRITE HAPPENS THAT FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER, BUT THE EXPECTATION NOW IS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON IT ALL YEAR LONG AND REVISING AND REFLECTING AND THEN ADJUSTING SO THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR NEW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
ALREADY READY TO GO AND THEN JUST MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WITH YOUR BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND ALL OF THAT'S HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN YOU TURN IT IN LIKE WE TYPICALLY DO IN OCTOBER.
KATIMS, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS.
IT'S NOT JUST THIS ONE BOX AND THE FOLLOW THROUGH IS THE LOOK FOR IS THE EVIDENCE.
I WILL HAVE TO LOOK FOR EVIDENCE THAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE BEING MADE.
AND IF THEY'RE NOT, WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHY NOT? AND IF THEY ARE, WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT'S DRIVING THAT THROUGH THE NEW DATA THAT THEY'RE GETTING.
AND SO THE NEW TEMPLATE REALLY HIGHLIGHTS IN REALITY, WHICH ASSESSMENTS ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO LOOK FOR? DON'T LIST EVERYTHING.
IT'S NOT ABOUT MAKING THE LONGEST CYP PLAN, AND IT'S THROWING EVERYTHING OUT THERE.
I'M GOING TO BE USING ACADIANS.
I'M GOING TO BE USING WRITING RECORDS, I'M GOING TO BE USING I READY.
I'M GOING TO BE USING ASPA, AND GUESS WHAT? I'M ALSO GOING TO BE USING CLASSROOM BASED ASSESSMENTS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF EXIT TICKETS AFTER WE DO READER'S WORKSHOP IN THE STANDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO FOLLOW, THOUGH? THOSE ALL EXIST, BUT WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO FOLLOW? IT SHOULD BE JUST TWO OR THREE, AND THAT'S IT.
THE STRATEGY IS THAT ONE THING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON ALL YEAR LONG AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT REALLY WELL.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE THREE STRATEGIES.
I KEEP TELLING OUR SCHOOL LEADERS, PLEASE, IT SAYS OPTIONAL FOR A REASON.
I WANT YOU TO DO WHAT'S REALISTIC.
YOU ARE LIVING DURING A PANDEMIC.
YOU'RE A COVID SUPERVISOR/INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER.
WHAT'S ONE THING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO REALLY WELL IN TERMS OF YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR AND THEN AND THEN MOVING FORWARD? DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, DR KATIMS, OR DID I CONFUSE YOU WITH A LOT? NO, I GET IT.
WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING IS THE IDEAL, AND I HOPE THAT WE GET AT LEAST ALONG THE WAY TOWARD GETTING TOWARD THAT IDEAL.
I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS BECAUSE WHAT YOU SAID IS SO TRUE LIFE HAPPENS IN SCHOOLS.
AND THE REASON WHY CYP PLANS HAVE BEEN PUT ON SHELVES YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR IS NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THERE, BUT BECAUSE LIFE HAPPENS AND AND IT'S TOUGH AND WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED ALWAYS.
BUT NOW WE'RE PARTICULARLY UNDERSTAFFED AND THERE'S SO MANY OTHER CHALLENGES.
BUT WHAT YOU DESCRIBE IS BEST PRACTICE AND IS WHAT HOPEFULLY.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE TOWARD AND THAT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE SORT OF A SHARED VISION OF HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING, SO I REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD THAT WORK IS JUST TO DEVELOP THIS AND THEN TO MOVE TOWARD WHAT WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO.
DOCTOR KATIMS AND THE REST OF THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, OUR NATIONAL CABINET HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING TRAINING AND WILL BE UNDERGOING TRAINING THIS WHOLE YEAR, MULTIPLE HOURS A
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MONTH ON CALIBRATION OF THE SCHOOL SUPERVISION AND HOW TO DO WALK THROUGHS AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH PRINCIPALS.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SOMETIMES WE FORGET IS THAT EVEN OUR CENTRAL OFFICE FOLKS NEED THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S NEEDED.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING THIS YEAR.
AGAIN, SEVERAL MONTHS, SEVERAL HOURS, EVERY MONTH OF TRAINING TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY THANKFUL TO.
I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT DURING THIS TIME, BUT IT'S VERY NEEDED ALWAYS TO CALIBRATE.
I REALLY LIKE THE TEMPLATE, I THINK IT'S GREAT, AND I LIKE THE SIMPLICITY OF IT.
IF THIS IS REALLY DONE CORRECTLY AND FAIRLY, THERE CERTAINLY ARE GOING TO BE SOME STRATEGIES THAT ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL, SOME THAT ARE NOT SO SUCCESSFUL AND PROBABLY SOME STRATEGIES THAT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHAT IS YOUR PROCESS FOR EVALUATING EACH SCHOOL'S PLAN AND SUCCESSFUL VERSUS UNSUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES? AND HOW DO YOU PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION ACROSS THE REST OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICT SO THAT THEY WON'T REPEAT AN UNSUCCESSFUL STRATEGY AND MAY INDEED REPEAT A VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR? SO ONCE THE SHIPS ARE COMPLETED AND YOU GET TO SEE SOME OF THE STRATEGIES, THEY ARE ACTUALLY HIGH LEVERAGE STRATEGIES THAT ARE VERY EASILY CAN BE EMBEDDED TO OUR DISTRICT CURRICULUM.
AND SO WHEN WE SAY SCHOOLS ARE NOT SELECTING STRATEGIES THAT THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'LL WORK, MAYBE IT WILL NOT IF A STRATEGY DOES NOT WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, ROBUST SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION OR INCREASING DATA LITERACY OF CERTIFICATED STAFF.
THERE'S A REASON WHY I DON'T THINK IT'S THE STRATEGY THAT IS NOT A GOOD ONE.
IT'S UNDERSTANDING WHY IS IT NOT WORKING OR WHY IS THERE A LACK OF IMPLEMENTATION AND THAT THE UNCOVERING AND DOING A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF THAT WHY ACTUALLY ELEVATES THE CALIBRATION LIKE DR.
BALDERAS IS TALKING ABOUT AND THEN INFORMING WHAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE OUR SCHOOL LEADERS AND STAFF? SO THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SHOULD ALSO INFORM OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR AND WHAT'S ON THAT ON THAT CALENDAR, IT TELLS US DIRECTLY, OH, OUR STAFF NEEDS THIS, OUR SCHOOL LEADERS NEED THIS TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALIZE THEIR GOAL BECAUSE THERE'S WE'RE SEEING A GAP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO WORK ON AND THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF A LEARNING GAP.
FOR EXAMPLE, OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT BROKEN, RIGHT SYSTEMS ARE BROKEN.
AND SO WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SYSTEMS ARE BROKEN THAT'S GETTING IN THE WAY AND BECOMING BARRIERS FOR HIGH LEVERAGE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN IN SCHOOLS.
AND IT'S NOT BROKEN PEOPLE, IT'S BROKEN SYSTEMS. AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT, THAT ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS WHEN THINGS DON'T GO OUR WAY.
AND TO BE ABLE TO DO A QUICK COURSE CORRECTIONS ALONG THE WAY AND WE'LL GIVE YOU GOOD UPDATES ALONG THE WAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION DIRECTOR NOBLE.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE END OF OUR CYP SESSION, AND I WILL HAND IT NOW, I THINK TO KIMBERLY, OH, TO YOU, DR.
WELL, I THINK UNLESS WE HAVE ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND HOW THEY PLAY OUT IN THE FUTURE.
UP NEXT, WE HAVE OUR BUSINESS, OUR FINANCIAL REPORT.
GOOD EVENING DIRECTORS, IT'S OUR JULY REPORT, SO YOU WILL NOT SEE ME FOR AUGUST UNTIL NOVEMBER.
SO BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, WE THE SEPTEMBER PAYROLL CONTAINS SOME AUGUST COSTS AND CHARGES THAT WE MOVE BACK TO THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN HAVE A SERIES OF BALANCING TO DO.
AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO CLOSE THE BOOKS BY THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER AND COME BEFORE YOU IN NOVEMBER WITH THE FINAL.
IF I LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND FROM JULY TO JULY, SO YEAR TO YEAR, WE'RE
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APPROXIMATELY JUST OVER TWO MILLION HIGHER IN ENDING FUND BALANCE THAN WE WERE A YEAR AGO.I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU, ABOUT THREE MILLION OF THAT IS IN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS RESTRICTED FOR TRANSPORTATION.
BUT IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT WE ARE WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND WE HAVE MANAGED OUR ESSER DOLLARS TO NEGATE THE ENROLLMENT DECREASE OF LAST YEAR.
CAPITAL, JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE HAS EXPENDITURES THAT ARE EXPENDITURES PLUS ENCUMBRANCES, SO WE WON'T OVEREXTEND OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
THOSE ENCUMBRANCES, WHICH ARE BASICALLY PURCHASE ORDERS TO OUR BIG VENDORS, WILL BE CLOSED OUT AT THE END OF AUGUST AND ROLLED OVER INTO THE NEXT YEAR, SO WE WILL NOT OVERSPEND THE CAPITAL FUND.
IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, WE ORIGINALLY HAD A REVENUE BUDGET OF ALMOST $60 MILLION.
AND THEN I BELIEVE IT WAS THE END OF JANUARY, EARLY FEBRUARY WHEN WE HAD AN EXTRA BOARD MEETING TO REVISE THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE LEVYING THROUGH THE COUNTY TREASURER, COUNTY ASSESSOR TO REDUCE THAT TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH OUR CASH FLOW NEEDS.
SO THE ORIGINAL REVENUE BUDGET WAS BASED ON A CALENDAR YEAR INCORRECTLY ON MY PART INSTEAD OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO THAT WAS ADJUSTED LAST WINTER, AND THE ACTUAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS ARE CORRECT WITH WHAT THE VOTERS WERE ASSESSED AND WE HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY NEXT DECEMBER, 2021'S PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS BECAUSE THEY'LL BE COLLECTIONS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ON TOP OF THE THIRTEEN POINT EIGHT MILLION AND THEN THAT'S CASH FLOW IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE NEXT LARGE PAYMENT.
SO HOPEFULLY DIRECTOR KATIMS THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION OF WHERE THE REVENUES ARE.
SO WHEN WE EXPECT TO EXCEED AN EXPENDITURE BUDGET, WE COME BACK BEFORE YOU AND ASK FOR A BUDGET REVISION.
BUT WHEN THE REVENUES ARE OFF, WE WE GENERALLY DON'T COME BACK BEFORE YOU AND GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROCESS TO REVISE THE REVENUE.
SO THE LAW SAYS EXPENDITURES ARE WHAT WE NEED AUTHORIZATION FOR.
THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND IS ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE FOR THE YEAR, EXCEPT FOR AGAIN, WE'LL GET OUR LARGE WHAT'S CALLED DEPRECIATION REIMBURSEMENT FROM OSPI IN AUGUST SO THAT THAT LITTLE TINY REVENUE NUMBER WILL INCREASE AND ACTUALLY BE SLIGHTLY OVER ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
OK, JUST A COUPLE NOTES ON THIS.
I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT FOR THE GENERAL FUND LOCAL TAXES, WE ARE JUST A TINY BIT UNDER ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.
THERE USUALLY IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF COLLECTIONS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND SO WE SHOULD BE REALLY, REALLY SPOT ON TO BUDGET FOR OUR PROPERTY TAXES.
JUST ANOTHER REMINDER LOCAL SUPPORT, NON TAX.
THE BULK OF THAT BUDGET IS IN FOOD SERVICE AND SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE CASH PAYMENTS FOR FOOD SERVICE, THAT IS THE PREDOMINANT REASON THAT IS A WELL BELOW BUDGET.
BUT THE REVENUES WERE MADE UP THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATE.
GENERAL PURPOSE, IT IS COMING IN LOWER THAN BUDGET BECAUSE, OF COURSE, OUR ENROLLMENT DECREASE, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MITIGATE THAT WITH EXTRA FUNDS.
OUR STATE SPECIAL PURPOSE IS COMING IN A LITTLE BIT HIGH BECAUSE WE WERE FRONT FUNDED ON SOME TRANSPORTATION THAT WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
MOST LIKELY, OSPI WILL BALANCE THIS UP FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.
UM, IN THE FEDERAL GENERAL PURPOSE, USUALLY THAT IS JUST FEDERAL FOREST MONEY.
APPROXIMATELY $40000, WE DID RECEIVE JUST ABOUT $60000 IN FEDERAL FEMA REIMBURSEMENT
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FOR SOME 1920 COVID COSTS THAT WERE PAID LAST FALL.AND THEN THIS YEAR, THAT BUDGET WILL GO BACK DOWN TO THE $40000 RANGE.
FEDERAL SPECIAL PURPOSE IS HIGH BECAUSE OF ESSER FUNDS, SPECIFICALLY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THAT'S PREDOMINANTLY OUR PAYMENTS FOR OUR POOR STUDENTS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM.
UM, OTHER REVENUES ARE PREDOMINANTLY OUR TRANSFERS FROM THE TECHNOLOGY LEVY TO REIMBURSE THE GENERAL FUND FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. AND THEN IF I LOOK AT THE GRAPH DOWN BELOW.
AND IT KIND OF PLAYS OUT GRAPHICALLY.
STATE GENERAL PURPOSE IS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND AS A PERCENTAGE AND A DOLLAR AMOUNT WHERE WE WERE A YEAR AGO BECAUSE OF OUR ENROLLMENT DECREASE ALSO FLOWS THROUGH TO STATE SPECIAL.
EVEN THOUGH WE RECEIVED MUCH MORE IN TRANSPORTATION THAN WE EXPECTED, IT STILL WAS ABOUT SIX MILLION LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET IF WE HAD OPERATED THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AS WE HAD PLANNED BEFORE COVID.
AND THEN THE OTHER CATEGORIES, I'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW CLASSIFIED SALARIES ARE SLIGHTLY BELOW WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE HAD ATTRITION IN THE CLASSIFIED STAFFING RANKS THAT WERE STILL FEELING AT THIS TIME.
IF I THIS AGAIN AS A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION, IF I LOOK AT STATE REVENUES ON THE BAR GRAPH, YOU CAN SEE THAT STATE REVENUES ARE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.
AGAIN, THAT'S THE ENROLLMENT DECLINE, WHEREAS FEDERAL THE LITTLE SMALL PURPLE BAR IS HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS.
OK, SO TALKED ABOUT EXPENDITURES ON THE OTHER GRAPHS, SO I WILL TURN TO ONE MORE SLIDE.
SO WE AGAIN ARE COMING IN STRONG, MUCH STRONGER THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED, AND THAT'S MOSTLY BECAUSE OF ESSER FUNDS, AS WELL AS AGAIN, SOME REDUCTIONS IN PARTICULARLY CLASSIFIED STAFFING.
THE LITTLE EXPECTED DOWNTURN IN AUGUST IS ACCOUNTING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION REVENUES THAT WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO SET ASIDE SO THAT OSPI CAN BALANCE UP IN NEXT JANUARY.
BUT THE PREDICTIONS BEEN, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY TWENTY SIX, TWENTY SEVEN MILLION TO END THE YEAR, AND IF YOU TAKE OUT THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT THAT WE ANTICIPATE, WE WILL COME IN AT LEAST AT THAT LEVEL.
SINCE IT'S JULY, WE DON'T HAVE ENROLLMENT IN JULY, SO THAT DIDN'T CHANGE FROM LAST MONTH, AND THEN THE REMAINING SLIDES ARE THE REQUIRED BUDGET STATUS REPORTS THAT ARE REALLY REFLECTED IN ALL THE GRAPHS BEFORE THAT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUESTION THAT'S NOT DIRECTLY ON THE REPORT, BUT I WONDERED ABOUT OUR ENROLLMENT IF WE HAD AN INCREASE IN, SAY, EDMONDS HEIGHTS ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR.
AND HOW, IF YOU COULD RECALL, JUST SORT OF BALLPARK HOW SIGNIFICANT THAT WAS? AND RIGHT NOW, EDMONDS HEIGHTS, I BELIEVE, IS STILL ENROLLING STUDENTS, SO THEY WERE ACTUALLY DOWN BELOW BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER.
SO E-LEARNING IS WELL ABOVE BUDGET, BUT EDMONDS HEIGHTS IS NOT.
OK, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A BIG SHIFT AND MOVE TO HOME SCHOOLING, NOT IN A MOVE TO E-LEARNING.
WE'VE SEEN A BIG MOVE TO E-LEARNING IN THE UPPER GRADES HAVE NOT SEEN A BIG SHIFT TO EDMONDS HEIGHTS, BUT WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT WHEN OCTOBER ENROLLMENT COMES IN.
I THINK THAT THE SHIFT IN E-LEARNING HAS BEEN DUE TO THAT, THAT IS OUR REMOTE
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OFFERING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE TO 12.SO YOU KNOW, THOSE THOSE FAMILIES THAT DIDN'T.
SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING TO SEE THAT E-LEARNING ENROLLMENT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN WE HAD PROJECTED.
BECAUSE OF ALL THIS, ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE'VE REMOVED, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST ROUND OF [INAUDIBLE] WE HAD SEVERAL STUDENTS THAT MOVED INTO THE ONLINE PROGRAM FOR GRADES NINE TO 12.
SO THAT'S SO OUR ENROLLMENT IS UP.
EDMONDS HEIGHTS IS, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY'RE STILL ADDING STUDENTS AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE ADDING STUDENTS THROUGH OCTOBER.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH THOSE NUMBERS.
JUST THE LAST JUST TO REMIND ME THAT E-LEARNING, WE DON'T WE GET THE FULL AMOUNT, FTE AMOUNT FROM THE STATE OR IS THAT ALSO AN ALE, AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING? GRADES NINE THROUGH 12 WE OPERATE UNDER THE ALE PROGRAM.
AND BUT THE NEW K8, WITH THE 70 PERCENT SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING, WE RECEIVE FULL FUNDING AS IF THEY WERE IN PERSON.
SO THAT KIND OF TOUCHES ON MY QUESTION, I THINK LYDIA SORT OF JUST ANSWERED IT SO THE THE K-8 KIDS WHO ARE IN THE ONLINE ACADEMY ARE OFFICIALLY IN E-LEARNING OR THE ONLINE ACADEMY NOW LIKE ANOTHER SCHOOL? IT'S ANOTHER SCHOOL.
IT'S A BASIC [INAUDIBLE] SO IT'S LIKE A NEW SCHOOL WITH A NEW NUMBER AND ALL OF THAT.
WELL, AND AND SO THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE YEAR AFTER YEAR OR IS IT MORE SPECIFIC TO THIS YEAR? SOMETHING TO BE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASSESS AS WE GET THROUGH THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THAT PROGRAM.
BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NOW IS THAT WE ARE I MEAN, WE'VE HAD A REDUCTION IN ENROLLMENT, PLUS WE'VE HAD SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS MOVE TO E-LEARNING, WHICH ALSO IS ANOTHER REDUCTION IN REVENUE, CORRECT? YES AND NO.
SO, YES, THEY ARE FUNDED AT THE LOWER ALE RATE.
BUT I ALSO WONDER IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT OPTION, IF WE WOULD HAVE LOST THEM COMPLETELY.
SO YES, THEY ARE FUNDED IT AT THE LOWER ALE RATE, IN E-LEARNING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD OR COMMENT? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, NEXT, WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS.
AND OUR FIRST ITEM IS A SINGLE READING.
MY APOLOGIES, DIRECTOR KILGORE.
THERE IS ONE MORE REPORT IN MY...
USUALLY I DON'T HAVE THEM BACK TO BACK.
EVERY YEAR, WE'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE BASIC EDUCATION COMPLIANCE REPORT TO OSPI IN SEPTEMBER, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBMITTING THIS REPORT IS THAT WE SHARE IT AT A MINIMUM WITH THE BOARD DIRECTOR OR THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
EXCUSE ME, WE ELECT TO, OF COURSE, SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU.
AND SO WE HAVE ATTACHED IT HERE.
I WANT TO THANK GREG SCHWAB BECAUSE HE DID NINETY NINE POINT NINE PERCENT OF THIS REPORT.
I THINK I FILLED IN HIS NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
IT BASICALLY VERIFIES THAT WE ARE OFFERING THE AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DAY SCHOOL YEAR WAIVER THAT WE'RE OFFERING GRADES K-8 A MINIMUM OF 1000 HOURS AND GRADES NINE THROUGH 12, A MINIMUM OF A THOUSAND EIGHTY HOURS.
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'VE LISTED THAT WE'RE OPERATING UNDER.
AND SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FOR YOUR IT'S JUST A COPY FOR YOU.
YOU CAN YOU MAY PERUSE THROUGH IT, BUT OUR OBLIGATION IS JUST TO PRESENT, HAVE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT AND THEN OSPI AND MOST LIKELY THE LEGISLATURE USE IT IN THE FUTURE.
AND IT WAS FAR MORE ROBUST THIS YEAR.
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THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.WE ALSO THEY DID ASK FOR LAST SCHOOL YEAR IF WE HAD WAIVERS ON GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND WE DOCUMENTED WHERE WE DID HAVE SOME WAIVERS FOR CREDITS OR CLASSES FOR STUDENTS AND BY THE STUDENTS BROKEN INTO CATEGORIES ESSENTIALLY.
LITERALLY, YOU CAN KEEP SCROLLING.
SO HERE IS AGAIN, SOME OF THE EMERGENCY WAIVERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT OR THE PROCESS? OK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
OK, NEXT, WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS, OUR FIRST ITEM IS A SINGLE READING TO APPROVE THE 2021 TO 2022 AGREEMENT BETWEEN EDMONDS
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 15 AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF LYNWOOD TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVED TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH LYNWOOD ROTARY.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO WAIT, WAIT, I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE IT, I THINK WHAT THEY DO EVERY YEAR WITH THE CARPENTRY STUDENTS TO HELP BUILD THOSE TINY HOUSES AND THAT THIS YEAR IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE ALSO BUILDING ANOTHER HOUSE AS PART OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
I THINK IT'S JUST, IT'S GREAT FOR THE KIDS, IT'S GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW MARK MADISON DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THE CTE PROGRAM AND THE STAFF AND THE CARPENTRY PROGRAM.
I WANT TO JUST THANK THEM FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
MAY I HAVE A ROLL-CALL VOTE, PLEASE? DIRECTOR NOBLE, AYE, DIRECTOR KATIMS, AYE, DIRECTOR KILGORE, AYE AND THE MOTION PASSES AND THE AGREEMENT WITH LYNWOOD ROTARY IS APPROVED.
OUR SECOND ITEM IS A SINGLE READING TO APPROVE THE HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM PLAN FOR 2021 TO 2022.
IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM PLANNED FOR 2021 TO 2022.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT KIM HUNTER IS DOING AND THAT I REALIZED THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS REALLY THE SORT OF THE COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR THE STATE FOR THIS, BUT THAT THE STUDY SESSION THAT WE HELD DISCUSSING PLANS FOR THE FUTURE TO REVIEW THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM AND TO LOOK AT OTHER MODELS AND TO DO SOME LONG RANGE PLANNING TO TRY TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE SERVICES FOR OUR HIGHLY CAPABLE KIDS IS SOMETHING I KNOW WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK KIM AND HER STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE DONE AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR, KATIMS, I KNOW THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HAD WITH A FEW BOARD MEMBERS WITH REGARDS TO NEXT STEPS, AND IT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH STAFF ON, MAYBE BRINGING BACK A PRESENTATION TO WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE SOME ACTIONABLE STEPS AND AND VISITING SOME OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. I KNOW THAT KIM HAS A LOT OF IDEAS AS WELL AND MEETING WITH HER TEAM.
I'M ACTUALLY, I THINK I MEAN WITH HER ON FRIDAY TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBE COMING BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A MORE CONCRETE PLAN THAT COULD BE A MULTI-YEAR PLAN AS WE GET THROUGH THIS YEAR.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S A PLAN THAT WE CAN PRESENT AND ADD THAT ALSO TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN PHASE AS WE CONTINUE THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
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THANK YOU.IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM PLAN.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, AYE, DIRECTOR KATIMS, AYE, DIRECTOR KILGORE, AYE AND THE MOTION PASSES AND THE PROGRAM PLAN IS APPROVED.
NEXT, I'D LIKE TO ASK THIS IS THE TIME FOR COMMENTS, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR
[12. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8:40 pm]
STUDENTS IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER OBSERVATIONS THAT YOU'VE MADE SO FAR.CAN WE HAVE THE GALLERY VIEW? THANK YOU.
YEAH, I GUESS I'LL GO FIRST AGAIN.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT I'VE KIND OF, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ALL THE PRESENTATIONS WERE GREAT.
BUT YEAH, SOMETHING I'VE SEEN GOING ON AT MY SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WITH LIKE ATHLETES, IS THAT SINCE THEIR ONLY TIME TO EAT, SOMETIMES LIKE FIRST LUNCH IS AT LIKE TEN FIFTY.
SO THEY HAVE THAT'S THE ONLY TIME THEY HAVE TO EAT, WHICH MEANS SPORTS START AT LIKE THREE O'CLOCK.
SO I'VE SEEN KIDS LIKE LITERALLY EATING IN THE BATHROOM BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO EAT EXCEPT FOR THAT LIKE 30 MINUTE LUNCH PERIOD.
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S KIND OF A PROBLEM.
I MEAN, I DO CROSS COUNTRY AND I KNOW FOR US, I NEED OUR STOMACHS TO SETTLE LIKE TWO HOURS BEFORE PRACTICE, WHICH MEANS WE ALSO CAN'T EAT RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY I KNOW WE CAN'T I MEAN, IT'S HARD, WE CAN'T EAT IN CLASSROOMS RIGHT NOW, WHICH I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE OF COVID.
BUT ALSO AT LUNCHTIME, WE'RE LIKE EVEN CLOSER TO EACH OTHER, EATING AND TAKING OUR MASKS OFF.
AND THEN LIKE WHEN YOU TAKE A SIP OF WATER, WE STILL BRING OUR MASKS DOWN.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'D BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT LIKE TO BE ABLE TO EAT A GRANOLA BAR IN CLASS AND JUST LIKE TAKE YOUR MASK DOWN AND TAKE A BITE.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL.
HOPEFULLY, STAFF CAN FOLLOW UP ON ON A SOLUTION FOR THAT PROBLEM.
AND WE HAVE OTHER STUDENT, RITIKA.
ISABEL HAS A GREAT POINT THERE.
WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY INTERESTING THINGS TO DEAL WITH THIS YEAR WITH COVID, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM.
I KNOW THAT SCHEDULE CHANGES AND JUST CHANGES IN GENERAL HAVE BEEN HAPPENING LEFT AND RIGHT JUST BECAUSE JUST KIND OF COMPENSATE FOR THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN REALLY LOOKED AT.
WHEN WE STARTED SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS WEEK WE HAD SCHEDULE CHANGE AND WE IMPLEMENTED A THIRD LUNCH IN THE SCHEDULE, WHICH WE HAVE NOT HAD.
WELL, I GUESS WE HAD IT LAST SPRING, BUT WE DIDN'T, NOT FULL BLOWN WITH STUDENTS AND ON TOP OF ALL THE SCHEDULING CHANGES THAT WERE HAPPENING WITH A SHORTAGE OF STAFF AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I KNOW THE SCHEDULING CHANGES WERE A LITTLE BIT OF A HIT THIS WEEK.
SO JUST A REMINDER WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO KEEP CONSISTENCY BECAUSE THERE IS SO LITTLE OF THAT THIS YEAR, DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE'VE RETURNED.
BUT OTHERWISE I KNOW THAT MASKING AND JUST LIKE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING IN SOME CLASSES, IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO BECAUSE OF THE CLASS SIZES.
BUT THOSE HAVE ALSO BEEN EVENING OUT A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS NICE TO SEE AND ALSO, JUST KIND OF A REMINDER, YOU KNOW, HOW AS WE SAW IN THE REPORT EARLIER, IT'S SO MUCH EASIER WHEN EVERYONE IS FULLY VACCINATED TO HAVE THE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED, THE EASIER IT GETS TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND TO NOT HAVE THAT EDUCATIONAL DISRUPTION.
SO YOU SEE, LIKE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER ON YOURSELF, FULLY VACCINATING IS ONE REALLY, REALLY EFFICIENT WAY TO DO THAT.
AND SO I'M REALLY JUST GRATEFUL TO BE BACK AND NOT TO BE DOING THE TWENTY FIVE MINUTE ZOOM THING THAT WE HAD GOING ON.
AND JUST IT'S BEEN SO NICE TO FINALLY HAVE IN-PERSON CLASSES, AND IT STILL FEELS LIKE A CRIME TO BE IN PERSON WITH SO MANY PEOPLE AFTER SO LONG OF NOT HAVING THAT, BUT SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE IT.
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THANK YOU, RITIKA.OH, YEAH, I THINK JUST THE ONLY THING I WANT TO KNOW, I GUESS, IS LIKE, SO YEAH, WE ALSO HAVE THREE LUNCHES NOW, WHICH IS NEW FOR US AND LIKE OUR FIRST LUNCH IS AT LIKE 9:30, WHICH IS KIND OF BRUTAL I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE WE'RE THERE TO 120 AND WE GET THERE AT SEVEN 20.
NO, WE'RE THERE TILL 1:50 I MEAN, IN SOME TELL THREE, BECAUSE THERE'S AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND STUFF.
SO IT WAS KIND OF TOUGH ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LUNCH THAT EARLY, AND THEN I ALSO NOTICED FOR THIRD LUNCH, THE LUNCH LINE IS LIKE HUGE.
SO LIKE KIDS ONLY HAVE LIKE 10 MINUTES TO EAT BY THE TIME THEY GET THEIR LUNCH.
AND SO THAT KIND OF SUCKS AS WELL.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, IS SAYING, IT'S BEEN GOOD TO BE BACK, I GUESS.
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YEAH, I GUESS PRIMARILY JUST WANT TO THANK THE WHOLE COVERT TEAM THAT PUT TOGETHER THIS FIRST THREE AND A HALF WEEKS OF SCHOOL GOT US BASICALLY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.IT MUST HAVE BEEN JUST AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN THE PLANNING THAT THAT WENT OUT AND ALL OF THE PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE THE QUANTITY OF CASES THAT WE'RE HAVING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN SOME OTHER DISTRICTS.
FORTUNATELY, BUT STILL, IT'S A REALLY TOUGH PROBLEM AND WE REALLY SEEM TO HAVE SOME REALLY ROBUST PROCESSES TO DEAL WITH IT.
AND WE'RE MANAGED TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS OPEN AND KEEPING OUR KIDS LEARNING AND HAVE A PROCESS WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE AT HOME.
SO JUST THANK THE WHOLE TEAM AT THE DISTRICT THAT REALLY PUT THIS WHOLE PLAN TOGETHER, AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.
DIRECTOR KATIMS. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME BELLA FIRST TO THE BOARD THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE YET TO TO WELCOME YOU BEFORE THIS AND TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THE STUDENT ADVISORS ARE TO US AND HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE IT.
AND SINCE I SERVED THE DISTRICT THAT DOES MEADOWDALE HIGH, I'M PARTICULARLY HAPPY TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MEADOWDALE AS WELL.
BUT YOU'RE ALREADY SEEING WHAT A GOOD JOB YOU CAN DO OF BOTH GIVING US YOUR PERSPECTIVE FROM YOUR SCHOOL, PASSING THINGS BACK TO STUDENTS AND BRINGING THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
AND IT'S EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR US.
SO THANK YOU FOR DECIDING TO GIVE US YOUR TIME AND ENERGY AND AND EXPERTISE AS A STUDENT.
I THINK ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT REALLY UNDERSCORE ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE AS A BOARD HEARING ALL OF THESE THIS WORK IN TERMS OF THE REENTRY UPDATE, WHAT'S GOING ON IN FOOD SERVICES, THE BUDGET REPORT, IT, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON DESPITE ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT EVERYBODY IS HAVING TO DEAL WITH, IT'S ON TOP OF THE REGULAR WORK AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S TOUGH FOR EVERYBODY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUING TO DO HIGH QUALITY WORK IN ALL THIS TIME.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING OUT TO VISITING SCHOOLS WITH DR.
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS LOVED TO DO, AND I REALLY MISSED THAT.
I VISITED ZOOM CLASSROOMS LAST YEAR, BUT LIKE ALL OF YOU FELT ATTENDING YOUR ZOOM CLASSES, IT JUST WASN'T THE SAME.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO COME OUT AND VISIT AND SEE FOLKS WHERE IT MATTERS, WHICH IS IN CLASSROOMS. SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, DR. KATIMS. YES, I WOULD JUST ECHO THE APPRECIATION THAT WE ALL HAVE FOR THE STUDENT VOICE, AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR EFFORTS.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCHOOLS AND SHARE IT WITH US AT THE BOARD.
AND AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE, A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE.
AND JUST AS I'LL ALSO THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF WHO ARE WORKING JUST INCREDIBLY HARD TO KEEP THIS THIS SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD.
AND I'M SO IMPRESSED THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE HANDLING AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT SITUATION, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD.
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I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN REPORT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT REFORM IN ACTION, AND I THINK THAT'LL BE A REALLY, REALLY NICE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD.AND I WOULD JUST END ON THIS NOTE THAT IF IF OUR PUBLIC HASN'T AND I REALIZED WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE MEETING RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY MIGHT HEAR ME IF THEY REVIEW OUR OUR VIDEO, PLEASE GET VACCINATED.
IT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS OPEN.
BALDERAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL WORDS YOU'D LIKE TO? JUST APPRECIATE THE STUDENTS BEING HERE AND AGAIN AS WE WORK THROUGH AND ALSO JUST WANT TO REALLY JUST REMIND THE COMMUNITY TO BE PATIENT WITH US RIGHT NOW, IT'S BEGINNING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE SLOWER, LESS LIGHTENS OR A LITTLE SLOWER FOR YOUR KIDS, YOU KNOW? HEY, KINDERGARTEN, SOME OF OUR FIRST GRADERS HAVEN'T BEEN SCHOOL MUCH FOR A GREAT DEAL OF TIME EITHER, SO IT TAKES TIME TO GET THE KIDS ORIENTED TO CAMPUSES AT ALL GRADE LEVELS.
AND AS NOTED EARLIER, STRUGGLED A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME OF THE SUPPORT SERVICES GETTING STAFFS TO JUST ASK FOR PATIENCE AS WE GET THROUGH THE FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL.
KILGORE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, GET VAXXED AND KEEP WEARING OUR MASK.
AND THE MORE WE CAN DO THAT, THE LONGER WE CAN KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL.
SO AND THE THREE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING YOUR MIND.
AND AGAIN, ALWAYS SPEAK YOUR TRUTH.
AND I APPRECIATE WHEN YOU DO THAT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.