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THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
THE FIRST THING WE'LL DO IS A ROLL CALL.
[2. ROLL CALL-6:31 pm (ALL TIMES ARE ESTIMATED)]
I'M GOING TO INCLUDE, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE OATH YET, IN PART OF THE ROLL CALL, IS DIRECTOR KRAMER.>> GLAD YOU'RE HERE. DIRECTOR SMITH, WE KNOW IS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT. DIRECTOR CHASE.
>> I'M DIRECTOR KATIMS. WE HAVE A QUORUM.
NEXT, I'LL ASK DR. MEINER TO DO THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR US.
[3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-6:32 pm]
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KATIMS. THERE IT IS. SORRY. I HAVE IT.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THIS PLACE, THE SNOHOMISH PEOPLE AND THEIR SUCCESSORS, THE TULALIP 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 WITH 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 AND SCHOOLS.
>> THANK YOU. IF EVERYBODY WILL STAND AND JOIN ME IN SALUTE THE FLAG, PLEASE.
[4. FLAG SALUTE-6:33 pm]
[5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA-6:34 pm]
>> NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
DO I HEAR A MOTION IN AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS PRESENTED?
>> I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE IN A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
EVERYBODY IN FAVOR OF APPROVING TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY ABSTENTIONS? TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
NEXT WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[6. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT-6:35 pm]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KATIMS. YOU MAY LOOK BACK AND SEE THAT WE HAVE VERY FEW STAFF HERE TONIGHT.
STAFF ARE OUT DOING INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS.
THIS HAPPENED TO BE A NIGHT WHERE A LOT OF SCHOOLS WERE HAVING EVENTS OR MEETINGS AND SO STAFF ARE MAKING INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BOND AND LEVY, SO MOST OF THEM ARE NOT HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.
AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A WEB PAGE UP WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND ALSO TWO MORE COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, UPCOMING SCHEDULE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN HEARING AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION ABOUT THE BOND OR LEVY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-6:45 pm]
THE FIRST IS, I THINK WE CAN DO THESE TOGETHER, THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 12, 2023 SPECIAL MEETING, AND THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 12, 2023 FOR THE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND?
>> I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
EVERYBODY IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM BOTH MEETINGS ON DECEMBER 12 PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED FROM THE DECEMBER 12 SPECIAL MEETING AND THE DECEMBER 12 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING.
[8. BOARD DIRECTOR OATH OF OFFICE- 6:50 pm]
AND THAT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTOR KRAMER TAKE HIS OATH OF OFFICE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL ADMINISTER THAT.>> THERE WE GO. I THINK WE'RE ALL SET. I; STATE YOUR NAME.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
>> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.
>> OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>> OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>> AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY.
>> AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY.
>> PERFORM AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.
>> PERFORM AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
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>> OF EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 15.
>> OF EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 15.
>> TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.
>> TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.
>> STUDENTS SHOULD JOIN US [BACKGROUND]
DO WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP? OKAY. THEN I DON'T NEED TO DO THE INTRODUCTION OR ANYTHING.
WE DO HAVE ONE WRITTEN COMMENT THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE BOARD DOCS AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING, AND IT IS SOMEBODY WHO WROTE A COMMENT THAT'S IN SUPPORT OF OUR HOUSING HOPE PROJECT THAT WE WILL BE HAVING A REPORT ON TONIGHT.
SO IT'S VERY TIMELY AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE US THAT.
[10. CONSENT AGENDA-7:25 pm]
THE CONSENT AGENDA IS OUR GROUP OF USUALLY ROUTINE ITEMS THAT WE USUALLY VOTE ON AND CAN DISCUSS AS A GROUP.BUT WE CAN ALSO SEPARATE OUT ANY ONE OF THEM IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO.
TONIGHT WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ONE IS OUR AGREEMENT FOR CTE DUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES WITH NEIGHBORING COLLEGES FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND FOUR OF THEM ARE FIELD TRIPS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA?
>> I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.
>> I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ONCE AGAIN REITERATE THAT ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVING THE CTE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.
I THINK MORE PARENTS AND STUDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS AND SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN DUAL CREDIT THROUGH THIS WIDELY ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU, KEVIN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> THIS IS KAREN. I JUST ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING THE ROBOTICS FIELD TRIPS COMING UP.
>> [LAUGHTER] I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT THAT, BUT THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NAY.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
[11. REPORTS-7:35 pm]
>> WE HAVE ONE REPORT IN PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME FORWARD REPRESENTATIVES FROM HOUSING HOPE AND TA SCRIBER TO PROVIDE US WITH A SCRIBER PLACE PROJECT UPDATE. THANK YOU AND WELCOME.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
MY NAME IS RACHEL DOWNES AND I'M THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES MANAGER HERE AT HOUSING HOPE.
I AM JOINED TODAY BY MY TWO ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, JEFF CHANDLER, OUR SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPER, AND JOAN PENNY, OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER.
I DO SEND APOLOGIES FROM OUR CEO, DONNA MOULTON.
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SHE IS SICK TONIGHT.SHE HAD HOPED TO BE HERE, SO YOU'RE STUCK WITH US, SO APOLOGIES THERE.
BEFORE WE GIVE AN UPDATE ON THIS EXCITING PROJECT, WE DID JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF THE HISTORY AND CONTEXT BEHIND THIS.
THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY EXCITING PARTNERSHIP THAT THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TRULY LEADING THE WAY ON IN THE STATE.
SO WAY BACK IN 2017, THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE TOOK ACTION TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS NOT A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LEASE SURPLUS SCHOOL DISTRICT LANDS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS LONG AS THAT HOUSING IS RESERVED FOR STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.
THIS WAS DONE IN RESPONSE AND RECOGNITION TO THE FACT THAT STUDENTS HOUSING STATUS IS VERY CLOSELY TIED TO THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
IF A STUDENT HAS UNSTABLE HOUSING, IF THEY'RE LIVING IN AN OVERCROWDED APARTMENT WITH TWO OR THREE FAMILIES IN ONE APARTMENT, IF THEY'RE SLEEPING IN A CAR, IF THEY'RE SLEEPING IN A TENT, THEY SIMPLY CANNOT SHOW UP TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND ACHIEVE THE WAY THAT THEIR PEERS ARE.
SO THE LEGISLATURE TOOK THAT ACTION, AND THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IN THE STATE, IS THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE A LEASE WITH A NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DIVIDER.
[LAUGHTER] YES, IT'S VERY EXCITING, AND SO WE'RE TRULY TRULY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
IT ALSO OPENS UP SOME UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES.
HOUSING HOPE, WE PROVIDE WHAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY CONSIDER TRADITIONAL HUD-FUNDED HOUSING FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR OUR OTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, FAMILIES HAVE TO MEET THE HUD DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MCKINNEY-VENTO DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS.
IN THIS PARTNERSHIP WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS WHICH OPENS UP ELIGIBILITY TO THIS FACILITY TO STUDENTS WHO ARE DOUBLED UP OR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN OVERCROWDED HOUSING STATUSES WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TRADITIONAL HUD-FUNDED HOUSING.
THAT'S ABOUT 70 TO 80% OF MCKINNEY-VENTO FAMILIES ARE CONSIDERED BY HUD TO BE "SHELTERED" AND THEREFORE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER HOUSING.
SO WE ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE JOAN FOR THE NEXT SLIDE, IF I CAN GET THE CLICKER TO WORK HERE, MAYBE NOT.
>> WHAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE WITH HOUSING IN GENERAL IN OUR MISSION? AS WE LOOK AT THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND QUITE HONESTLY, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THE WEST COAST IS 11 TO 15% HIGHER THAN THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES IN TERMS OF HOMELESS NUMBERS.
THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND THE LACK OF DIVERSITY IN HOUSING STOCK.
SPECIFICALLY, IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, RIGHT NOW, 45.4% OF OUR RESIDENTS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY ARE IN THE $53,000 OCCUPATIONAL MEDIAN INCOME BRACKET.
WHEN YOU TAKE THAT NUMBER AND YOU LOOK AT THE AVERAGE MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE, WHICH IS $799,793, AGAIN, KEEPING IN MIND 45% AT 53,000 AND THEN YOU LOOK AT THE REQUIRED INCOME TO BUY THAT HOUSE, WHICH IS $178,497, WE ARE LEAVING A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND IN THE HOUSING MARKET.
EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOUSING HOPE ARE IN THIS PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FAMILIES EXITING AREAS WHERE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE.
IN YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE HARD DECISIONS YOU'VE ALL HAD TO MAKE AS A COMMUNITY IN YOUR BUDGET CUTS, THIS IS A SOLUTION, A PARTIAL SOLUTION FOR THE FUTURE AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO BE HERE WITH THE DISTRICT DOING THIS.
BY THE WAY, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR TAXPAYERS TO KNOW THAT THIS PROJECT IS TOTALLY FUNDED, CONSTRUCTED, MANAGED AND MAINTAINED, AND STAFFED BY HOUSING HOPE.
THERE ARE NO DISTRICT FUNDS SHORT OF HUMAN RESOURCE AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT WE SHARE WITH INPUT THAT MAKE IT A BETTER PROJECT.
THERE ARE NO SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.
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>> WELL, THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS JEFF CHANDLER.
I'M A SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPER WITH HOUSING HOPE, AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
I WON'T SAY FROM THE BEGINNING BECAUSE THAT WAS 2020, BUT I THINK SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE AGENCY ABOUT TWO YEARS.
HERE UP ON THE SLIDE, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WITH SOME OF THE INFORMATION ARE THE MOST CURRENT RENDERINGS OF THAT COMMUNITY.
GIVEN THE OVERALL LANDSCAPE OF THAT TRIANGULAR LOT, WE WERE ABLE TO PLACE 52 UNITS OF COMMUNITY ON THIS PARCEL.
THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE ROOM FOR OUR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TEAM.
IT WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY SPACES, COMMUNITY ROOMS WHICH WILL BE TECH CENTERS OR TUTORING CENTERS, AS WELL AS ADULT EDUCATION WRAPPED INTO THAT.
GIVEN THE COLLABORATION WITH HOUSING HOPE AND THE DISTRICT, DEFINITELY CENTERED AROUND THAT MODEL OF KIDS, FAMILIES, AND DISTRICTS.
AS THIS PROGRESSES AND YOU SEE THE END PROJECT, YOU'LL LIKELY SEE THAT INTRODUCTION OF COLLABORATION ON-SITE AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PLANNED A HEALTH SCREENING ROOM.
YOU'LL SEE LATER A PLAYGROUND IN THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT'S INTERESTING WITH THIS COMMUNITY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DISTRICT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE PLACED A FOUR BEDROOM UNIT IN ANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE STUDIO 1S, 2S, AND 3S.
THIS WITH DISTRICT INPUT GIVEN THE PROJECTED SIZE OF SOME OF THE FAMILIES THAT MAY BE PLACED HERE, WE'VE EXPANDED THAT TO A FOUR BEDROOM CAPACITY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THIS IS THE SECOND BUILD IN SOUTH COUNTY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION OVER JUST ADJACENT TO THE EDMONDS LUTHERAN CHURCH ON OUR MADRONA HEIGHTS, WHICH AS WELL AS A 52 UNIT BUILD FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO PLACE ANOTHER COMMUNITY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DISTRICT IN SOUTH COUNTY, AND GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD.
WE'LL JUST KIND OF TALK THROUGH THINGS.
TIMELINES, AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THEY ARE STATIC AND WE HIT EVERY ONE OF THEM.
SOMETIMES WE DON'T, SOMETIMES WE MOVE A LITTLE FASTER, SOMETIMES THEY SLIDE.
THIS IS THE MOST CURRENT TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE.
YOU'LL SEE APRIL WE WENT THROUGH THE INITIAL DESIGN.
WE PRESENTED SOME THINGS, DESIGN CONCEPT, LAND USE APPROVAL TO THE CITY.
WE RECEIVED OUR COMMENTS BACK WITHIN THIS LAST 30 DAYS, CONDITIONALLY APPROVED.
SO WE HAVE VERY FEW THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS WITH THAT.
THE PLAN NOW IS TO GO FORWARD WITH ALL PERMITTING.
WE'VE TAKEN A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IN PARTICULAR AROUND THE PERMITTING RATHER THAN TO PERMIT ONE OR TWO ITEMS. WE'RE LOOKING TO PERMIT ALL FOUR BUILDINGS AS WELL AS ALL MECHANICAL PLUMBING.
BASICALLY A COMPLETE PACKET IN THAT.
THAT DID TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET THAT THROUGH, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
CANDIDLY SPEAKING, THAT TIMELINE REVIEW FROM THE CITY IS LENGTHY.
WE'RE HOPING TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT TO MAYBE SHRINK THAT A LITTLE BIT TO GET US IN FRONT OF THAT SCHOOL YEAR OF 2025, '26.
TARGET PERMIT, END OF THIS MONTH, WE'RE LOOKING AT PERMITS APPROVED POTENTIALLY JULY CONSTRUCTION A MONTH LATER, AND THEN WITH THE TARGET COMPLETION IN THAT AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2025 TIMELINE.
GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD THERE.
THEN THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE CURRENT RENDERINGS.
YOU CAN SEE THIS WOULD BE OUR ENTRANCE.
WHAT WE WOULD SAY THIS FACE WOULD BE THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THAT WOULD BE THE TREE LINE DOWN INTO CEDAR VALLEY SCHOOL NEXT TO THE SOCCER FIELD.
WE PLAN TO KEEP THE TWO STAIRWELLS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME CONNECTION DOWN THERE.
THAT IS THE MAIN ENTRY OF THAT.
TO THE RIGHT WOULD BE THE EAST SIDE OF THE SCHOOL.
WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM THE SOUTH INTO THE NORTH, AND THEN OFF TO THE SIDE IS THE WEST ALONG THOSE BUILDINGS THERE ON 99.
THERE'S THE TREE. WE ARE ABLE TO SAVE THE BIG MADRONE TREE.
WE HEARD THE COMMENTS LOUD AND CLEAR.
OUR INITIAL PASS WITH THE CITY WAS PUBLIC WORKS DID NOT APPRECIATE THE BUMP OUT, AND THAT TREE WAS TO BE ELIMINATED.
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WE SPOKE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE CITY, AS WELL AS COLLABORATING WITH THE DISTRICT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO LAND ON A PLACE.YOU KNOW, WE MET ALL THE RADIUS REQUIREMENTS, THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THAT CORNER.
WE ARE GOING TO PLAN A LITTLE BUMP OUT AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD THAT TREE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A HOMAGE TO THAT TREE.
THEN THE LAST SLIDE, THIS IS FROM THE NORTH, LOOKING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST, AND THIS WOULD BE OFF OF THE DEAD END ROAD AT THIS POINT.
I THINK THERE IS ONE MORE, HIGHLIGHTING THE LAST WHICH WOULD BE THE PLAYGROUND.
THERE WE GO. THAT IS THE PLANNED PLAYGROUND.
I'M HOPING TO DO SOME THINGS WITH THE BUDGET THAT WOULD UPGRADE THE WOOD CHIPS TO KIND OF A FIELD TURF.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WILL PROBABLY BE RUNNING AROUND IN THAT AND BE ABLE TO USE THAT MANY MORE DAYS THAN IF IT WERE JUST WOOD CHIPS.
I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS THAT I'M ABLE TO PROVIDE ANYONE WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR TO THE BOARD, IF YOU'D LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE GRANULAR LOOK AT ROOMS, FLOOR PLANS, OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO ANY OF OUR TEAM.
THE ARCHITECT IS DESIGNS IN NORTHWEST WITH SUPPORT OF ARC OUT OF SEATTLE.
THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR IS ALLIED CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED OUT OF EVERETT.
ALLIED IS VERY WELL VERSED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THEY DO A LOT WITH KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
THEY ARE DOING A MAJOR RENOVATION THROUGH THE CITY OF KIRKLAND.
A GREAT PARTNER AND A GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
ALL PARTIES HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY INVOLVED IN THIS EARLY DESIGN PHASE AS WELL AS EFFICIENCY OF BUILDABILITY, WHAT MAKES SENSE, AND REALLY BEING A STEWARD OF THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING.
THAT'S ALL. I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE WOULD GO INTO OPERATIONAL TASK FORCE, AND I WILL PASS IT BACK TO RACHEL. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS JEFF. THOSE ARE THE FUN PICTURES.
NOW THIS IS THE FUN STUFF FOR ME [LAUGHTER] THE TASK FORCE.
AS I TALKED ABOUT IN THE BEGINNING, WE ARE BREAKING NEW GROUND HERE, BOTH LITERALLY WHEN CONSTRUCTION STARTS, BUT ALSO FIGURATIVELY IN THAT THIS IS AN ENTIRELY UNCHARTED TERRITORY FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPER AND A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WORK TOGETHER LIKE THIS.
THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR COLLABORATIONS THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND THAT WE'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON.
BUT IN TERMS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, THE WAY THAT IT TYPICALLY WORKS WHEN A FAMILY IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, IS THAT THEY CALL 211 AND THEY COMPLETE A VULNERABILITY SCREENING ASSESSMENT AND THEY GO ONTO A COUNTY WIDE WAITING LIST, AND THEN WE AS HOUSING HOPE WE JUST SIT BACK AND WE WAIT FOR THAT REFERRAL.
WE HAVE AN OPEN UNIT, WE CALL THE COUNTY, WE SAY, SEND US THE FAMILY.
THAT'S NOT HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH THE MCKINNEY-VENTO STAFF TO IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS, AND THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE ARE CO-CREATING TOGETHER.
WE HAVE FORMED AN OPERATIONAL TASK FORCE THAT CONSISTS OF HOUSING HOPE STAFF AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GREG SCHWAB, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT VICTOR VERGARA, DR. SALLY GUZMAN, [INAUDIBLE] AND OTHER MCKINNEY-VENTO STAFF, ALSO DEBORAH BRANDY FROM THE FOUNDATION.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A RESEARCH PHASE.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT ENTITIES.
FIRST IS THE TACOMA HOUSING AUTHORITY.
THEY STARTED A VERY SIMILAR PROGRAM IN TACOMA IN 2016 THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO WIND DOWN.
IT WASN'T A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
THEY LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS AND SO THEY WERE VERY GRACIOUS AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH US, TALKING US THROUGH THEIR LESSONS LEARNED IN THAT.
WE'VE ALSO HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY, A DIFFERENT MODEL.
IT'S NOT USING SCHOOL DISTRICT LAND, IT'S THE EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILT A BUILDING AND DEDICATED A PORTION OF THE UNITS TO STUDENTS REFERRED FROM THE MCKINNEY-VENTO COORDINATORS.
VERY SIMILAR, NOT EXACTLY THE SAME.
EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MCKINNEY-VENTO STAFF HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME IN WALKING OUR TASK FORCE THROUGH ALL THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THEY HAVE WHEN WE'RE LEASING UP THEIR BUILDING AND FILLING THEIR BUILDING.
WE ARE STILL IN THAT RESEARCH PHASE AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING
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INTO CREATING SOME DRAFT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR HOW WE IDENTIFY STUDENTS, HOW WE PRIORITIZE STUDENTS.THEN THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE TO GATHER COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
WE PLAN ON PRESENTING DRAFT PRIORITIZATION AND SCREENING CRITERIA FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STAFF, FAMILIES, EVERYONE CAN COMMENT ON IT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME HERE.
AS JEFF SAID, THE BUILDING ISN'T GOING TO OPEN UNTIL THE 2025, 2026 SCHOOL YEAR AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS RESOURCE.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THOSE SPECIAL CASES.
THIS FACILITY WILL HAVE HOUSING VOUCHERS THROUGH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
THEY'LL HAVE PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS TO MAKE THE RENT AFFORDABLE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FAMILIES THAT MIGHT BE UNDOCUMENTED OR HAVE MIXED DOCUMENTATION STATUS FAMILIES.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THIS BECAUSE THOSE ARE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE DOLLARS.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE SPENDING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE RESEARCH AND WE GET THINGS RIGHT.
THAT WE'RE NOT REINVENTING THE WHEEL, THAT WE'RE BUILDING OFF OF OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD OR SIMILAR PATHS BEFORE US, AND THEN WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS BE A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WHERE EVERYBODY IS AT THE TABLE FROM THE BEGINNING.
THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JOAN FOR CLOSING.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR WELCOMING US TONIGHT AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT BROUGHT US HERE.
THIS HAS BEEN A FABULOUS PARTNERSHIP, AND WE'VE REALLY ENJOYED OUR TIME WITH GREG, AND SALLY, AND VICTOR, AND THE MCKINNEY-VENTO STAFF.
FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, THERE IS A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION BROCHURE THAT WE CO-AUTHORED WITH THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH YOUR PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND THERE ARE SOME AT THE DESK.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THIS AT WWW.HOUSINGHOPE.ORG.
YOU CAN SEE OUR PROJECT THERE AND SOME ANSWERS TO VERY COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
WE JUST, AGAIN, WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE LEADERSHIP THAT BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE WRITING THAT PLAYBOOK TOGETHER WEEKLY.
THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE NOT ONLY CONVERSATIONS OF THE HEART, BUT CONVERSATIONS FOR IMPORTANT FUTURES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT MATTER.
HOUSING MATTERS, SHELTER MATTERS, TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, AND COMPLETION.
WE STAND READY TO BE YOUR PARTNER THROUGH TODAY AND THE END.
THANK YOU. DO WE WANT TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME?
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME.
>> IF I MAY. WE HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION BEFORE WE STARTED THE MEETING TONIGHT.
THE QUESTION WAS, HOW MANY OF OUR KIDS CURRENTLY ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE MCKINNEY-VENTO? I THINK THE NUMBER I HEARD IS THAT WE USUALLY, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, GET UP TO AROUND 700 STUDENTS.
>> IT DOES BUILD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SALLY, MAYBE IF YOU COULD COME UP.
I'M SURE SALLY WOULD HAVE THAT EXACT NUMBER FOR US THIS YEAR.
I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE FINISHED OVER 800.
>> LAST YEAR WE FINISHED AROUND 770 SOMETHING.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
SORRY. I HAD TO SAY THAT BECAUSE MY MATH.
WE'RE AT 665 STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO.
EVERY SCHOOL YEAR SINCE THE PANDEMIC, WE'VE SEEN ABOUT 100-200 STUDENT GROWTH.
>> BEFORE YOU RUN OFF, SOME OF THOSE ARE SIBLINGS.
I'M WONDERING HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE REPRESENTED IN THAT NUMBER.
>> I'D HAVE TO RUN IT TO GET YOU EXACT NUMBERS, BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER THAN OUR STUDENTS.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT 40% WOULD BE IN A COMMON FAMILY.
AS THEY WERE MENTIONING, SOME OF OUR FAMILIES ARE QUITE LARGE AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE PUSH FOR THAT BECAUSE SOME FAMILIES ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS.
>> I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT JUST TO SAY THAT AS A TEACHER AND FORMER PRINCIPAL, THE NUMBERS OF KIDS WHO WOULD COME EVERY YEAR INTO THE CLASSROOM AND THEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS LEAVE THE CLASSROOM,
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IT'S SO CHALLENGING FOR THE TEACHERS.IT'S CHALLENGING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S CHALLENGING FOR THE KIDS IN THOSE CLASSROOMS BECAUSE THEY DEVELOPED THOSE FRIENDSHIPS, THEY DEVELOPED THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, AND THEN THEY'RE GONE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE ALREADY ENGAGED IN THIS, WHICH IS JUST A PHENOMENAL THING AND IT'S SOMETHING TO BE REALLY PROUD OF.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I'M JUST SO THRILLED THAT WE'RE DOING THIS COLLABORATION, AND THAT MY COLLEAGUES, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE TO ENTER INTO THIS COLLABORATION TO HELP THE STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I WOULD ECHO THOSE REMARKS.
I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE'RE HERE.
THIS IS FUNDAMENTALLY WHAT OUR KIDS NEED AND IT WILL HELP OUR CLASSROOMS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M JUST DELIGHTED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU.
>> I HAD TWO REACTIONS WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THE REPORT ON THE AGENDA.
I DON'T KNOW WHY IN MY MIND I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE A BOX.
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] I REMARKED TO MY HUSBAND, I'M LIKE, THIS IS GORGEOUS.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
THE OTHER REACTION IS, I WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF MY FIRST TERM ON THE BOARD WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ASKING QUESTIONS OF HOUSING HOPE AND ASKING EACH OTHER QUESTIONS AND REALLY LOOKING INTO THIS.
WHAT REALLY EXCITES ME IS THAT I WILL STILL BE ON THE BOARD [BACKGROUND] WHEN KIDS ACTUALLY START GOING TO GET THIS HOUSING OPPORTUNITY.
I'M JUST SO THRILLED BECAUSE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE EONS AWAY, IF IT EVER WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND YOUR WORK AND ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO ARE COLLABORATING WITH YOU, THAT THIS HAS REALLY BEEN MOVING AS QUICKLY AS IT POSSIBLY CAN AND WILL BE SERVING OUR KIDS REALLY SOON.
IT'S REALLY HEARTWARMING AND VERY SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE SEEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR KIDS. THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS GREAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
IT'S A GREAT STEP TOWARDS SOLVING THE HOMELESS ISSUE AMONG STUDENTS.
I'VE NOT HEARD THIS AS A PROBLEM, BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE STUDENTS AT MANY OF THE SCHOOLS WHO DO HAVE THIS ISSUE, BUT IS NOT DISCUSSED AMONG STUDENTS.
I THINK THIS WORK OF HOUSING HOPE SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.
NOW, I'M NOT AN EXPERT AT MCKINNEY-VENTO, SO WHEN WE DO PLACE STUDENTS HERE AT SCRIBER PLACE, I'M NOT SURE HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSPORTATION WORK.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S SOMEONE WHO COULD ANSWER THAT.
WE HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS LEFT AROUND THAT.
AS YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS ARE ASSIGNED BASED ON WHERE YOU LIVE.
WHEN STUDENT QUALIFIES FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO, IT MEANS THAT THEY MIGHT BE LIVING OUTSIDE OF THAT FEEDER PATTERN AND THE LAW PROTECTS THEIR RIGHT TO CONTINUE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL OF RESIDENT AT THE TIME.
THE HICCUP THAT WE ARE SEEING IS THAT ONCE THEY MOVE INTO THIS PROJECT, THIS IS CONSIDERED STABLE HOUSING, AND SO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE YOU QUALIFY FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR, SO THIS WOULD BE THE YEAR THAT THEY MOVE IN, THEY WILL NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO AND SHOULD BE GOING TO THE SCHOOL THAT THE ADDRESS PERTAINS TO.
IT'S A MOVING QUESTION DEPENDING ON WHERE THE FAMILY IS IN THEIR QUALIFICATION WHEN THEY MOVE IN.
WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT THAT MEANS BECAUSE WE KNOW ABOUT SIZING OF SCHOOLS.
BUT TYPICALLY, THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT ONE WOULD USE.
>> BECAUSE IF I'M GOING TO ECHO OFF OF DIRECTOR KRAMER HERE, STUDENTS WILL BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS, BUT THEN THEY'RE TRANSFERRED OUT. YEAH.
>> CORRECT. THE FAMILY CAN CHOOSE TO CONTINUE TO GO TO THE SCHOOL THEY WERE AT, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH CAN BE A BARRIER.
AGAIN, LONG-TERM CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING TO SEE HOW WE CAN BEST AVOID THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON BEHALF OF OUR KIDS.
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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE ONE ITEM OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS THIS EVENING.
[12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS- 7:55 pm]
THAT ITEM IS A SECOND READING TO APPROVE REVISED BOARD POLICY 3241, STUDENT DISCIPLINE.THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READING OF THIS POLICY, AND WE RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD DO APPROVE THIS POLICY AT THIS TIME.
>> DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND?
>> I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THE ONLY REAL CHANGE HERE IS INSTEAD OF CALLING IT EMERGENCY EXPULSION, IT'S BEEN CHANGED TO EMERGENCY REMOVAL.
THAT'S A TRANSCRIPT OR STUDENT RECORD CONSIDERATION.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT? I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> WHAT'S THE CORRECT RESPONSE HERE?
>> NOW WHEN WE GO INTO THESE, INSTEAD OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE MORE ROUTINE, WE HAVE EACH PERSON GIVE YOUR RESPONSE, EITHER AYE OR NAY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE REVISED BOARD POLICY 3241 ON STUDENT DISCIPLINE IS APPROVED.
[13. NEW BUSINESS- 8:00 pm]
>> WE HAVE TWO ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST IS A SINGLE READING TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2401.
THIS IS THE ADDITION OF STANWOOD CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE SNO-ISLE TECH CENTER CONSORTIUM.
AS MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM, ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE ON THE ADDITION OF A DISTRICT.
THE LAST DISTRICT THAT WAS ADDED SOME YEARS AGO WAS EDMONDS 17 YEARS AGO.
JUST TO REASSURE YOU ALL THIS WILL NOT IMPACT OUR NUMBER OF SPOTS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT THE CONSORTIUM AND DOESN'T IMPACT OUR PARTICIPATION IN ANYWAY.
THIS IS A TIME FOR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS.
>> AND ACTUALLY, WE ARE REQUESTING ACTION THIS EVENING ON THIS RESOLUTION.
>> WAIT, I WAS LOOKING AT THE WRONG ONE.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE NEXT ONE.
>> NEVER MIND. DELETE THAT [LAUGHTER] FROM THE RECORD.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> I'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TIME TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO LOOK INTO SNO-ISLE TECH SKILLS CENTER.
IF YOUR STUDENT IS OR IF YOU ARE A STUDENT, AREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO IN THE FUTURE, SNO-ISLE TECH SKILLS CENTER IS A GREAT CTE-BASED SCHOOL TO LEARN ABOUT SKILLS ON OTHER FIELDS OF INTEREST.
>> I FOUND IT SURPRISING THAT WE WERE THE LAST ONES TO ENTER AND IT WAS 17 YEARS AGO.
SO IT SEEMS TO BE A RATHER STABLE GROUP.
I SEE NO REASON WHY NOT TO LET THEM JOIN.
>> I ALSO WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE ONCE A YEAR, AND I BELIEVE IT'S IN FEBRUARY, BUT I'M NOT 100% SURE, BUT THEY DO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO SEE ALL THE MANY CAREER CONNECTED PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE AREA.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> AND THE RESOLUTION 2401 TO ADD STANWOOD CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE SNO-ISLE TECH SKILLS CENTER CONSORTIUM IS APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. SECOND ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS 13.2, A FIRST READING WITH NO ACTION REQUESTED AT THIS TIME TO REVISE BOARD POLICY 2320 ON FIELD TRIPS.
THERE WAS AN ERROR TO THE MATERIALS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD.
WE'VE CORRECTED THAT ERROR FOR THIS FIRST READING IN WHAT WE'VE HANDED OUT TO THE BOARD.
THE LINE, OUTDOOR EDUCATION RESIDENT STUDENT PLANS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR ANNUAL APPROVAL, HAS BEEN STRICKEN.
>> NOW WHAT APPLIES IS THAT THIS IS FIRST READING, NO ACTION TONIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PROPOSED POLICY?
>> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM ON THE COLORED COPY THAT WE'VE GOT THE GREEN ARE THE ADDITIONS.
PERFECT. THE GREEN IS THE ADDITION AND THE HIGHLIGHTED WAS WHAT WE STRUCK.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, AND I JUST WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND.
IN THE LAST SENTENCE IT SAYS, NO STAFF MEMBER MAY RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR ANY PRIVATELY ARRANGED FIELD TRIP
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OR EXCURSION DURING CONTRACTED WORK HOURS.SO THAT SAYS TO ME THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT ON THEIR OWN TIME.
>> WE CAN'T REALLY CONTROL THAT, SO THAT DOES IN FACT HAPPEN WHERE STAFF MIGHT BE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO ATTEND, OFTEN THESE ARE DURING THE SUMMER, ATHLETIC CAMPS, THEY MAY BE EVEN, IN SOME CASES, RUNNING ATHLETIC CAMPS, MUSIC CAMPS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
IN THE PAST, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING IT, IN PART, BECAUSE WE ARE QUITE SEPARATE FROM THIS, WAS SOMETIMES COMMON FOR TEACHERS TO TAKE TRIPS TO WASHINGTON DC WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS, BUT THOSE WERE OUTSIDE SCHOOL GROUPS.
>> WHAT I'M WONDERING ABOUT HAS TO DO WITH, FIRST OF ALL, DO WE HAVE ANY OVERSIGHT AT ALL OR PROCEDURES? SECONDLY, IN TERMS OF EQUITY, THEN I ASSUME THE COST FOR THESE WOULD BE THE STUDENTS/PARENTS/FAMILIES COST.
>> [OVERLAPPING] LET'S TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME.
FIRST, WE DO NOT HAVE OVERSIGHT FOR THOSE THINGS AND WE DO NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO ADVERTISE IN THE SCHOOLS.
SO WE TRY TO MAKE IT AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE, THOSE ARE NOT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
AND IF PARENTS AND FAMILIES CHOOSE TO ENGAGE IN THOSE, THAT'S OF THEIR OWN VOLITION.
SECOND, THE COSTS ARE BORNE BY THE FAMILIES.
SOMETIMES THOSE ACTIVITIES ALSO HAVE FUND RAISING I THINK, BUT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL.
>> WELL, THE THIRD HAS TO DO WITH WHAT HAT IS THE STAFF MEMBER WEARING WHEN THEY ARE RECRUITING STUDENTS POTENTIALLY TO GO ON THESE FIELD TRIPS? BECAUSE THERE IS A POWER DYNAMIC THAT EXISTS BETWEEN STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS IS PROTECTED.
>> [OVERLAPPING] UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE VERY LITTLE OVERSIGHT.
IF A STAFF MEMBER SAYS, I'M RUNNING A DRAMA CAMP OVER THE SUMMER AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND I'M GOING TO RUN THIS, WE CANNOT ASSUME OVERSIGHT FOR THOSE.
WE JUST MAKE IT CLEAR IT'S NOT A SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTIVITY.
IF SOMEONE CALLED US AND SAID, IS THIS VETTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE WOULD SAY NO.
WE JUST CAN'T BOTH BY OUR INSURER AND BY WHAT WE HAVE THE POWER TO DO, WE CANNOT PROVIDE OVERSIGHT FOR THOSE.
LYDIA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO?
>> ON OCCASION WE DO GET ASKED BY A STAFF MEMBER THE PROCEDURES, AND THE ADVICE WE GIVE THEM IS TO CLEARLY SEPARATE THE EVENT FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT EVENT. THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
>> WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS IT'S REALLY UP TO THE PARENT IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO VET ANY TYPE OF ACTIVITY LIKE THIS, THE SAME WAY THEY WOULD VET ANY ACTIVITY THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO INVOLVE THEIR STUDENT IN.
AND BECAUSE THEY STRUCK DURING CONTRACTED SCHOOL HOURS, DOES THAT MEAN IN THE PAST THEY WERE ALLOWED TO DO THAT DURING CONTRACTED SCHOOL HOURS? YOU ADDED THAT THEY CAN'T.
>> WE ADDED DURING CONTRACTED WORK HOURS AND THEN WE STRUCK WITHOUT BOARD PERMISSION BECAUSE BOARD SHOULDN'T REALLY BE GRANTING PERMISSION FOR THAT.
>> IF IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO CLARIFY ALL THAT.
>> QUICK QUESTION, DO WE KNOW OF CURRENT PRACTICES IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS IF THERE'S A ONGOING GROUP THAT CONTINUES TO GO TO, SAY, WASHINGTON DC OR TRAVEL ABROAD, THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> WE DON'T. THE ONLY TRAVEL ABROAD THAT I'M AWARE OF WAS A SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT AND RAN THROUGH ALL THE PROCEDURES.
SO I MAY NOT BE IN THE POSITION TO HEAR OF OTHERS.
>> IT'S HAPPENSTANCE IF WE DO HEAR ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY SEES SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK OR KIDS TALK ABOUT IT, BUT OTHERWISE, WE'RE NOT APPRISED OF THOSE.
>> WITH THE COLOR CODED VERSION THAT'S ON THE AGENDA AND PROBABLY LOOKING AT DIRECTOR KRAMER'S IS PROBABLY ALSO ON THERE, IS THAT IT IS MERGING THE TYPE III INTERNATIONAL FIELD TRIPS WITH THE TYPE II.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON FOR THAT?
>> THE BOARD PROCEDURE WAS EXTREMELY LONG AND THE LANGUAGE IN THE ACTUAL PROCEDURE ON THE STEPS TO TAKE REPEATED FOR BOTH THOSE TYPES OF CATEGORIES.
SO IT WAS JUST AN EFFICIENT MEANS TO COMBINE THEM BECAUSE IT WAS VERY REPETITIVE.
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>> UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS POLICY THEN, 2320P WILL ALSO BE REVISED.
>> I SHOULD SAY CORRECT INSTEAD OF JUST NODDING.
>> [LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS [NOISE] OR COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU FOR A SECOND READING AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
[14. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8:15 pm]
>> [OVERLAPPING] ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. I HAVE SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION AND SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY.
AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE [INAUDIBLE].
>> NO, COME ON DOWN AS THEY SAY.
I'M A PARENT OF SOMEBODY IN THE DISTRICT.
GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL AT MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL.
WHEN MY OLDER CHILD WAS FINISHING SOPHOMORE YEAR, SO I JUST FINISHED AP, EUROPEAN HISTORY, THE TEACHER HAD AN AFTER SCHOOL MEETING IN THE LIBRARY TO WHICH PARENTS AND STUDENTS WERE INVITED, AND IT WAS A TRIP TO EUROPE TO COVER THE PLACES THEY HAD STUDIED IN EUROPEAN HISTORY.
ALL FINANCIAL STUFF WAS GOING TO BE ON PARENTS, AND THERE WAS A WEBSITE BECAUSE IT WAS WITH A TOUR COMPANY, AND YOU COULD HAVE A LITTLE FUND THERE AND SEND THE LINK TO ALL OF YOUR RELATIVES AND SAY, I DON'T WANT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
I WANT TO GO TO EUROPE, AND THEY WOULD DONATE THE MONEY, AND THEN YOU'D HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE THE TRIP.
THEN THE PANDEMIC HIT AND EVERYTHING GOT CANCELED.
ANYWAY SO THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE WITH THAT TRIP.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE POSSIBLY SAID IN CLASS, THERE'S A MEETING AFTER SCHOOL.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO INVITE YOUR PARENTS.
IT MIGHT BE EXCITING, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH RECRUITING THERE WAS ASIDE FROM TELLING THE AP EUROPEAN STUDENTS ABOUT IT.
THE OTHER THING WAS THAT THE VENDING MACHINES APPARENTLY IN MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL ARE EITHER BROKEN OR EMPTY, WHICH SOUNDS TO ME AS A PARENT A JANUARY 1 CONTRACT DIDN'T GET RENEWED.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, IT MIGHT BE NICE IF THE KIDS HAD ACCESS TO WATER OR SOMETHING OR WHATEVER THEY GET OUT OF THOSE VENDING MACHINES OR MAYBE IT GOT CANCELED.
THEY JUST HAVEN'T PICKED UP THE MACHINES. I DON'T KNOW.
I ASKED MY KID ANYTHING TO READ TO THE BOARD, THESE ARE COOL VENDING MACHINES ARE BROKEN? HERE WE GO. BUT YEAH.
>> THANK YOU, SARAH. DR. MEINER.
YOU'LL LOOK INTO THE VENDING MACHINES AT MOUNTLAKE TERRACE SO WE KNOW WHAT THE STORY IS.
>> WE CAN FOLLOW UP AND ASK THE PRINCIPAL TO CHECK INTO THAT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE,
[15. LEGISLATIVE UPDATES]
AND I GO TO DIRECTOR CHASE.>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KATIMS. WELL, EXCITING TIME, AND I KNOW THE CROWD IS READY AND WAITING.
THAT WE ARE ON DAY 2 OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTED YESTERDAY.
IT IS A FAIRLY SHORT SESSION THIS YEAR ENDING ON MARCH 7.
AS SUCH, THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES WAS MEETING, GOING OVER BILLS, GETTING INFORMATION OUT.
USUALLY THE THOUGHT IS IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF CLEAN UP BILLS, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TAKING QUITE A BIT OF ACTION.
THE GENERAL, IN ADDITION TO THE ADVOCACY FOR AMPLE FUNDING WHICH DIRECTOR KATIMS CAN GIVE AN UPDATE ON, WE AT WASDA DID THREE BROAD CATEGORIES TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR ADVOCACY ON TRANSPORTING AND FEEDING STUDENTS, BUILDING SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS, AMPLE EQUITABLE AND STABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND ADVANCING SPECIAL EDUCATION.
UNDER THOSE TOPICS WE HAVE BRIEFS WHICH COVER A PLETHORA OF CONCERNS SO THAT WE HAVE THESE UMBRELLA TOPICS.
THESE PARTICULAR FUNDING BRIEFS I'LL SHARE WITH THE BOARD AND WITH ANYBODY WHO IS VERY INTERESTED BECAUSE WE DO WISH TO HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH WAS THE NUMBER OF HEARINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED SINCE IT'S A SHORT SESSION.
TOMORROW, FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S A HEARING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW MAJORITY OF VOTERS VOTING TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS, AND IT GOT A HEARING VERY QUICKLY.
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I HEAR THAT THERE'S ALSO RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE IT IS SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER THE HEARING.THAT HEARING IS TOMORROW AT 10:30 AT THE SENATE EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH OUT TO THEIR LEGISLATORS.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
IT'S AT THE WA LEDGE SITE, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT LINK.
THE OTHER ONE THAT I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN WAS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING A WHOLE LOT ABOUT PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL STAFFING.
TOMORROW THERE'S A HEARING TO INCREASE THE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL STAFFING TO BETTER MEET STUDENT NEEDS.
THAT'S GETTING A HEARING TOMORROW ALSO.
THAT IS ALSO IN THE SENATE EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
>> DIRECTOR CHASE CAN CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THAT?
>> I LOOKED AT THE BILL ON THE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL MODEL, AND FRANKLY, HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE BEING ABLE TO TRANSLATE THE WAY THEY DO PERCENTAGES FOR HOW THEY ALLOCATE STAFF BY STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
I HAD THIS TROUBLE THROUGHOUT THE RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSOR, IS THERE A RESOURCE OR SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY LOOK TO SEE HOW MUCH ARE THEY REALLY OFFERING US IN THIS BILL? IS THIS LIKE INSTEAD OF ONE PAIR PER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE'RE GOING TO GET TWO PAIRS PER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? OR IS IT SOMETHING HOPEFULLY MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THAT, AND HOW CAN WE REALLY KNOW? BECAUSE OF COURSE, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO SAY, YEAH, GIVE US MORE.
BUT IF THEY'RE GIVING US PITTANCE, I'M SORRY, LIKE THE GOVERNOR WAS OFFERING IN HIS PROPOSED BUDGET, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT OR KNOW WHERE TO GO TO KNOW WHAT THE REAL IMPACT IS IN TERMS OF THE CHANGE.
BECAUSE I FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET.
I WENT TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, SO I OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
AN AVERAGE PERSON WHO HASN'T BEEN LOOKING AT THIS STUFF, THIS IS NOT TRANSPARENT.
>> IT IS. OFTEN, I HAVE FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT THINKING THAT I CAN INTERPRET A LOT OF THIS TO ADEQUATELY UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE FUNDING MODELS, WHICH IS WHEN I GO TO LYDIA.
>> PERHAPS WE CAN DO SOME FOLLOW UP ON THAT SO WE'RE REALLY CLEAR, BECAUSE I JUST PULLED UP THE BILL DIGEST AND THE SUMMARY.
IT IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE TAKING A LOOK AT?
>> TRYING TO READ A BILL IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN READING THE BILL SUMMARY.
BUT I WILL AND I COULD ACTUALLY LET ME SEND YOU THE LINK.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT THANKS.
>> THEN WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY THINK THAT YOU AND ALL OF US HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL MODEL, WHICH WAS WILDLY OUT OF DATE.
>> BUT JUST CONTINUING TO TWEAK IT IS NOT THE SOLUTION.
IT MIGHT BE SHORT TERM IF IT WERE A BIG ENOUGH TWEAK.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION TO BRING UP AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW AT 10:30.
>> YOU ARE ABLE TO DO IT VIRTUALLY.
>> BUT I'M NOT SURE THERE'S A CUTOFF TIME TO SIGN UP, AND I'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHEN THAT IS.
>> OKAY, THANKS. I CAN LOOK AT THAT.
>> I JUST HIGHLIGHTED THOSE TOO BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PARTICULAR TOPICS OF CONVERSATION AMONGST OUR BOARD.
BUT I HAVE THE FULL BILL TRACKER, WHICH IS 20 PAGES LONG WITH THE HEARINGS THAT ARE COMING UP THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION OR AS THE HEARINGS COME UP AND AS THESE GET MOVED FROM THEIR COMMITTEES, THEN WE'LL HAVE MORE UPDATES AND MORE CLARITY ON THAT TOO.
I CAN TAKE A LOOK THE OTHER ONE TOO, THAT WAS TOMORROW JUST ESTABLISH AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE, SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.
>> WHAT I DID AND OTHERS CAN DO THIS, AS WELL AS FOR THOSE TWO BILLS, ACTUALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE PRE FILED, I PUT IN BILL TRACKER TO SEND ME.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT FOR ALL OF EVERYONE ON THE BOARD HERE, AND EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME, YOU CAN SIGN IN TO GET UPDATES ON YOUR FAVORITE BILL THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING.
>> RIGHT. IT'LL TELL YOU EVERY TIME THERE'S A HEARING AND EVERYTHING ELSE OR REVISIONS TO IT OR WHATEVER, SO THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT.
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>> IT'S PRETTY ACCESSIBLE NOW.
>> YEAH, NO, THAT PART WAS IT'S JUST READING THE BILL AND MAKING A SENSE OUT OF IT ON SOMETHING THAT'S THE PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOLS MODEL.
>> WE CAN TALK TO THE SPONSORS OF THE BILL ABOUT THIS TOO.
>> I THINK THEY'RE TALKING OUT.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.
I RAN INTO REPRESENTATIVE FOR YOU AT A COMMUNITY MEETING AND SHE SAID, IT FEELS LIKE A REGULAR SESSION INSTEAD OF A SHORT SESSION.
THE NUMBER OF BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PRE FILED, THE NUMBER OF HEARINGS, THE SHEER VOLUME OF WHAT THEY'LL BE CONSIDERING.
SHE SAID THERE'S A LEVEL OF INTENSITY THAT MADE IT FEEL VERY MUCH LIKE A REGULAR SESSION INSTEAD OF A SPECIAL SESSION, WHICH IT KIND OF FOLLOWS AS MORE AND MORE THINGS ARE HAPPENING QUICKLY.
THE OTHER THING TO ADD IS IN A NEW MODEL, WZDA IS, RATHER THAN SCHEDULING A DAY ON THE HILL FOR DIRECTORS TO COME DOWN TO OLYMPIA IS ENCOURAGING AND SETTING UP OUR OWN APPOINTMENTS TO SPEAK WITH OUR LEGISLATOR.
SORRY, I KEEP FORGETTING THIS WAY TO MEET WITH OUR LAWMAKERS AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING.
AS WE CONTINUE THIS PROCESS AND GET SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ENGAGED, SINCE IF WE'RE NOT GOING RIGHT DOWN THERE, WE CAN HAVE SOME, PERHAPS VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
DO MORE IN SESSION, MORE IN DISTRICT, THAT TYPE OF THING, TO SEE HOW WE CAN ENGAGE THAT WAY.
GREAT, SO AS IT'S FAST AND FURIOUS ALREADY, DAY 2 AND ALL THIS IS COMING UP, I WILL SHARE THE INFORMATION SO THAT EVERYONE CAN BE ON THE MAILING LIST.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE SO APPRECIATE ALL OF WHAT YOU DO FOR US AS OUR LEDGE TRAPPY.
[16. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
OUR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.WE'LL START WITH STUDENTS. AMAYA, YOU WANT TO START?
>> WELL, I DO THANK DIRECTOR CHASE FOR ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THE ROBOTICS FIELD TRIP.
BOTH THE MOUNTLAKE TERRACE AND LEON HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAMS BEGAN THEIR SEASON ON SATURDAY, AND 50 HOURS LATER, THEY'RE ALREADY COMING UP WITH BRILLIANT IDEAS TO THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME.
SO I'M CONFIDENT IN BOTH TEAMS WILL BE HEADED FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HOUSTON.
ALSO A MONTH AGO FOR OKHITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE THE LON HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM SPONSORED A LEGAL ROBOTICS TEAM.
THEY HAD THEIR FIRST AND ONLY COMPETITION OF THE SEASON.
WHILE WE MAY HAVE NOT DONE SO WELL, I'M SURE THE KIDS HAVE LEARNED THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF PROBLEM SOLVING AND TEAMWORK.
IT HAS ALSO TAUGHT ME THAT KIDS CAN SOMETIMES BE ROWDY.
>> I KNOW. RECENTLY, I LEARNED THAT A PARTICULAR STUDENT AT LEON HIGH SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED SEVENTH AND EIGHTH PLACE IN THE MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THIS FALL QUALIFIER.
I'M PRETTY SURE IF WE CAN GUESS WHO THAT IS.
ALSO, EARLIER WE DID RECEIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE VENDING MACHINES AT MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL NOT WORKING OVER AT LEON HIGH SCHOOL, THEY ARE WORKING, SO EVEN THOUGH WE MAY HAVE LOST THE HOMECOMING GAME AGAINST THEM, WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE WORKING VENDING MACHINES.
>> THANKS, KEVIN. HOW ABOUT VIVIAN?
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE HOUSING HOPE AND JUST SAYING, THAT'S SO GREAT AND I WISH THEY WENT A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO TALKING ABOUT THE CONNECTION IT HAS DIRECTLY TO EDUCATION AND HOW IT'D BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE, I MEAN JUST THINKING ABOUT THE COMPLETION OF SCHOOL, HAVING STABLE HOUSING IS SUCH A BIG PART OF EDUCATION AND BEING SUCCESSFUL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO EXCEL EVEN MORE.
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK FOLLOWING THE IMPACT AND DOCUMENTING THE IMPACT, IT WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE AS WE GET TO THERE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT INPUT.
DIRECTOR KRAMER, IT'S A TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO.
>> YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME ONTO THE BOARD AND I'M EXCITED TO DO THIS WORK WITH YOU AND TO DO THIS WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.
I SIGNED ON TO DO THIS BECAUSE I WANTED TO BRING THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO'S CURRENTLY TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM AND WHO HAS BEEN A PRINCIPAL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE SOME PERSPECTIVE ABOUT HOW THINGS POLICY ACTUALLY LANDS IN THE CLASSROOM AND LANDS IN THE BUILDING AND HOW IT GETS DONE, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO BRING TO THE BOARD.WHAT I MAY SOMETIMES LACK IN PREPARATION I WILL MAKE UP FOR AND WISDOM IS MY HOPE.
>> THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME, DIRECTOR KRAMER.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WISDOM THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO US.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR RIGHT NOW.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M JUST THRILLED THAT WE'RE ALL HERE AND MOVING FORWARD AND THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION JUST IS OFTEN JUMPING, AND THAT'LL GIVE THE ADDED OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW THOSE POLICY DECISIONS ARE BROUGHT BACK DOWN TO THE STUDENT LEVEL.
I WAS ACTUALLY JUST SAY ALSO, I REALLY ENJOYED THAT MATH CURRICULUM ADOPTION UPDATE STUDY SESSION THAT WE JUST HAD, AND I REALLY ACTUALLY MISS HAVING THAT MY ALGEBRA BOOK, SO IT'S USEFUL.
>> I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT I'VE USED ALGEBRA 2, THINGS I LEARNED FROM ALGEBRA 2 EXACTLY ONCE IN MY LIFE.
[LAUGHTER] IT WAS INSTALLING SOME LIGHTING. I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH MY INACCURATE COMMENT ABOUT THE SNO-ISLE TECH CENTER OPEN HOUSE.
IT'S PROBABLY IN THE LATE FALL.
AGAIN, I JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO OUT.
ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO GO AND TALK TO THE TEACHERS, LOOK AT THE EQUIPMENT, LOOK AT ALL THE EXCITING CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING THAT STUDENTS ARE DOING IN OUR REGION.
I HAD A THOUGHT ABOUT THE MANY WAYS THAT STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT ARE EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT THROUGH NOT ONLY AP, BUT COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL CREDIT, SOME RUNNING START OF COURSE.
OF COURSE IT IS TO SAVE MONEY.
BUT IT'S NOT MOST KIDS THOUGH WE DO HAVE SOME, MOST STUDENTS DON'T GO ALL THE WAY TO GETTING THEIR ASSOCIATE DEGREE, BUT AS A PARENT OF NOW TWO COLLEGE GRADUATES AND ONE STUDENT JUST ABOUT TO GO TO COLLEGE, IT HAS BEEN A REAL BLESSING.
IT'S GIVEN THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT I THINK MY GENERATION WAS ABLE TO DO, WHICH WAS TO SWITCH MAJORS AND TRY THINGS OUT AND THAT'S WHERE IT SAVED US, BECAUSE THEY HAD AN EXTRA SEMESTER WORTH OF CREDITS IN THEIR POCKET.
SO WHEN THEY WERE CHANGING THEIR MINDS A LITTLE BIT DURING COLLEGE, THAT'S WHERE IT REALLY CAME IN HANDY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GRADUATE ON TIME EVEN WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES.
I THINK THAT'S WORTH POINTING OUT TO PEOPLE.
LESSON LEARNED IN MY FAMILY ANYWAY, IS IT GAVE MY KIDS A LITTLE MORE FREEDOM.
FINALLY, OF COURSE, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD AND TO LEARN FROM YOU AND WORK WITH YOU AND WELCOME BACK.
HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY, AND A HUGE WELCOME TO DIRECTOR KRAMER HAVING WORKED WITH YOU WHEN YOU WERE A PRINCIPAL HERE, I KNOW HOW MUCH WISDOM YOU WILL BE BRINGING AND YOUR CURRENT EXPERIENCE AS A FULL TIME TEACHER.
IT WILL BE INVALUABLE TO HAVE YOU OFFER YOUR INSIGHTS FROM BOTH THOSE LEVELS, AS WELL AS JUST BEING A VERY SMART PARENT OF TWO KIDS WHO ARE STILL IN THE DISTRICT AND A CHILDREN WHO ARE DOING VERY WELL IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FIELDS.
SO YOU GET A LOT OF CREDIT THERE.
WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
THIS PAST WEEK, I HAD A REALLY NICE VISIT WITH DR.
GREAT THINGS GOING ON THERE, SOME REALLY WONDERFUL EDUCATIONAL THINGS.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT AS WE THINK ABOUT THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOLS, BEVERLY IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR VERY OLD SCHOOLS, MORE THAN 50 YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM OF A PROCESS OF REBUILDING SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THIS CONTINUUM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF
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OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY THAT HAVE THESE NEEDS.ON THAT NOTE, I DO ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF, FOR EXAMPLE, TONIGHT, WHO ARE NOT HERE DOING INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS IN TERMS OF THE BOND AND LEVY THAT WILL BE ON THE FEBRUARY 13 BALLOT, AND THAT THERE'S SOME VERY INFORMATIVE STUFF, TECHNICAL TERM, ON OUR WEBSITE THANKS TO HARMONY WEINBERG AND OTHER STAFF.
SO THAT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND GET A LOT OF INFORMATION TO HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND IT.
AS DIRECTOR CHASE MENTIONED WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN THAT ANDI NOFZIGER, THE EEA PRESIDENT, AND I HAVE BEEN DOING.
THE LETTER THAT WE HAD SENT TO ALL THE LEGISLATORS AND THE GOVERNOR, AND OSPI WAS PRINTED IN THE EDMONDS BEACON ON DECEMBER 20TH.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO READ IT.
IT'S BEEN SIGNED NOT ONLY BY ANDI AND MYSELF, BUT 20 SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENTS AND OTHER LOCAL DISTRICT WEA PRESIDENTS FROM 18 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS REPRESENTING OVER 30% OF THE KIDS IN WASHINGTON STATE.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS AND IT'S EASY TO CONTACT THEM IF YOU GO TO THE WASHINGTON, IF YOU JUST GOOGLE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE AND WHEN YOU'RE THERE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES UP IS DISTRICT FINDER, AND YOU PUT IN YOUR ADDRESS AND IT'LL TELL YOU WHO YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS ARE, AND YOU CAN CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY AND TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THEM TO FULLY FUND K12 EDUCATION.
THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL, BECAUSE THE LONG TERM LOOK RIGHT NOW, BASED ON THE FLAWED PROTOTYPICAL SCHOOL MODEL THAT THEY USE RIGHT NOW FOR FUNDING WILL NOT GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE IN TERMS OF HAVING THE STAFF, THE PAIR OF EDUCATORS, THE COUNSELORS, THE NURSES, THE TEACHERS THAT WE NEED TO MEET ALL OUR KIDS NEEDS AND TO KEEP OUR CLASS SIZES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN OP ED IN THE SEATTLE TIMES THIS FRIDAY.
THAT IS ANDI'S IN MY FOLLOW UP TO IT, IN WHICH WE HAVE, WITH LYDIA'S HELP, ANALYZED THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH FRANKLY, I WOULD CALL THROWING CRUMBS AT OUR HUGE NEEDS AND WE'VE ANALYZED IT AND HOPE THAT THAT WILL ALSO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
IT'S NOT THE GOVERNOR WHO MAKES THE FINAL DECISION.
I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE HIGH REGARD FOR GOVERNOR INSLEE.
IT IS THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHO MAKES THE DECISION.
THEY WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY AND WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT AND THE POWER THAT COMES FROM PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAYING WE NEED TO HAVE THE STATE FULLY FUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
IT IS OUR FUTURE AND OUR NEED, AND WE NEED TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT STRONGLY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. MEINER.
>> JUST TO WELCOME TO DIRECTOR KRAMER.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.
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>> SO THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AS ALWAYS, IS WHETHER OR NOT ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE BOARD DIRECTORS HAVE ANY TOPICS THAT THEY FEEL ARE IMPORTANT THAT AREN'T YET ON OUR AGENDA FOR STUDY SESSIONS OR BOARD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
>> NOTHING YET. WE HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST SCHEDULE FOR TOPICS.
SO AS THINGS COME UP, I'LL MAKE SURE I'LL PUT THEM IN THERE.
>> OKAY. SO DIRECTOR KRAMER, JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ADD TOPICS AND FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THEM THROUGH THE YEAR.
>> YEAH, I THINK AT THIS POINT I'M JUST GOING TO WAIT TO SEE HOW THINGS UNFOLD AND THEN I'M SURE THEY'LL BE SOME TOPICS I WILL ADD.
>> I IMAGINE THERE MIGHT BE KNOWING YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. EVERYTHING ELSE GOOD FOR THE ORDER.
WITH THAT, THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.