Mar 25, 2025 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. HIT THE HAMMER.

GOOD EVENING. WHY AM I NOT BEING. IS THIS NOT COMING ACROSS? GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. I'D LIKE FOLKS WHO ARE STANDING THEIR SEATS UP HERE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER-6:30 pm]

THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL

[2. ROLL CALL-6:31 pm (ALL TIMES ARE ESTIMATED)]

[3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-6:32 pm]

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 EDUCATIONAL AND THE EDUCATION AIMS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. AND NOW, IF EVERYBODY WILL RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE FLAG SALUTE.

[4. FLAG SALUTE-6:33 pm]

NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S

[5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA-6:34 pm]

I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE AMEND THE AGENDA TO REMOVE ITEM 11.6 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS IS THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE EDMONDS-WOODWAY HIGH SCHOOL ASB CONSTITUTION.

THERE'S SOME PROCEDURAL WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE BOARD VOTES ON THIS ITEM.

DO I HEAR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT REGARD? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT.

WE REMOVE ITEM 11.6 FROM THIS AGENDA AND ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.

SO FIRST LET'S VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

FOR APPROVING THAT AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA, A MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT.

SECOND, I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND FOR THE AMENDMENT.

I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING REMOVING ITEM 11.6 FROM THE AGENDA, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS. SO THE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE ITEM 11.6 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

NOW I'D LIKE TO HEAR A MOTION. A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVING THE AMENDED AGENDA.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AGENDA. SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AMENDED AGENDA, WOULD YOU PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

ANY ABSTENTIONS AND THE AMENDED AGENDA IS APPROVED.

NEXT, WE HAVE SOME CELEBRATIONS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR MINER.

[6. CELEBRATIONS- 6:35 pm]

WE HAVE THREE NEWLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT THIS EVENING, AND IT'S KIND OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT TONIGHT.

I'M NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US WAS JENNIFER WIDRIG HODGES, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME LAVON DRISCOLL AND OH, WHO COULD NOT STAY FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING, I THINK AND DENISE TRIPP.

SO, DENISE, COME ON DOWN AND LET'S GIVE HER A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU KNOW, IT IS HARD TO OVERESTIMATE HOW MUCH WORK IT IS TO ACHIEVE YOUR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION AND LAVON HAS WELL,

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AND GRATEFUL, TRULY. OUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE TEACHERS WHO PUT THE EFFORT AND THE WORK IN TO OBTAIN THIS HIGH CERTIFICATION, REALLY THE PINNACLE OF THEIR PROFESSION. AND SO LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE WHILE THE BOARD PREPARES FOR A PICTURE.

HERE. I THINK WE'LL HAVE YOU COME DOWN SINCE. NEXT YEAR, DENISE. IN THE MIDDLE. YEAH. IT'S ABOUT YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO THAT WAS. GREAT. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

AND NOW, WHILE I MOVE BACK TO MY. WELL, I GUESS I'M GOING TO STAY HERE.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MARK ROSHI, BECAUSE THIS IS A WONDERFUL NIGHT OF CELEBRATION FOR OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TO CELEBRATE THEM AND THEIR AND ALL OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MARK. THANK YOU.

DOCTOR MINER. MY NAME IS MARK ROSHI. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALL EDMONDS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TEAM FOR 2025.

SO WE HAVE A BROAD GROUP. IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING TO WINNOW IT DOWN TO THIS GROUP, BUT I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE EACH PERSON, SHARE SOME WORDS ABOUT THEIR NOMINATION AND WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT YOU UP HERE AND THEN WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE WHOLE GROUP OUT SO THE BOARD MEETING CAN CONTINUE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK IN IF YOU WANT, BUT WE'LL HEAD OUT AND GET A PICTURE OF EVERYONE TOGETHER IN THE FOYER.

OKAY. SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, I'M GOING TO READ SOME THINGS ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU GATHER OVER ON THIS SIDE HERE, AND DOCTOR MINER WILL GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAY UP HERE SO WE CAN GRAB A PICTURE HERE BEFORE WE LEAVE. OKAY.

SO LET ME START WITH DAVE WALTERS. IS DAVE HERE? SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FROM TRANSPORTATION. LET ME READ ABOUT DAVE'S NOMINATION. DAVE IS ALWAYS CARING AND KIND AND NEVER HOLDS A BAD DAY AGAINST ANY STUDENT.

HIS BUS IS ALWAYS CLEAN AND READY FOR WHATEVER DAY, WHATEVER NEED ARISES, AND HE'S DEDICATED TO THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS ON HIS BUS.

DAVE WORKS EXTENSIVELY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND MCKINNEY-VENTO STUDENTS.

THIS IS WHAT DAVE'S PEERS SAID ABOUT HIM. DAVE IS CONSISTENT, RESILIENT, AND THERAPEUTIC IN HIS APPROACH TO WORKING WITH CHILDREN ON HIS BUS.

DAVE HAS ALWAYS HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR AND IS DEDICATED TO HIS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, AND DAVE ALWAYS HANDLES SITUATIONS CALMLY WITH ATTENTION TO SAFETY. THANK YOU DAVE. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MELODY GARCIA.

SHE'S THE TRANSPORTATION OFFICE COORDINATOR. THANK YOU.

MELODY. MELODY'S NOMINATION SAID SHE IS ALWAYS EXCELLENT, PLEASANT, CHEERFUL AND KIND.

I'VE EXPERIENCED THAT MYSELF REGULARLY. HER WORK IS ACCURATE, ORGANIZED ON TIME AND EVEN EARLY.

MELODY COMPLETES IMPORTANT INVOICING, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING TASKS EFFICIENTLY.

THERE IS NEVER AN EMERGENCY IN HER AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

SHE ANTICIPATES, NEEDS AND MAKES SURE EVERYTHING IS DONE.

THIS IS WHAT HER PEERS SAY ABOUT HER. SHE IS THE MOST POSITIVE, EFFICIENT, ORGANIZED, FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL PERSON I'VE EVER WORKED WITH.

MELODY IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT EVERY ASPECT OF HER POSITION AND THEN SOME.

SHE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE WITHOUT HESITATION. MELODY ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING WORK AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

I'M AMAZED AT HOW MUCH SHE CAN FOCUS ON DETAILS WHILE THINGS ARE BEING INTERRUPTED ALL DAY LONG.

THANK YOU MELODY. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TONY CURL.

HE'S THE HEAD CUSTODIAN AT BEVERLY. TONY'S NOMINATION SAID TONY DOES EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE.

SOUNDS LIKE A MOVIE, I THINK. AND ALWAYS HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE.

HE ATTENDS SCHOOL EVENTS OUTSIDE OF HIS WORK TIME BECAUSE HE VALUES STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

HE TAKES CARE OF THE FACILITY AS IF IT WERE HIS OWN HOME.

HE HAS CULTIVATED RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND THEY LOVE TO HELP HIM.

HE'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.

HERE'S WHAT TONY'S PEERS SAY ABOUT HIM. TONY MUST GET 100,000 STEPS A DAY.

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HE DOES IT ALL WITH A SMILE AND HE ALSO BAKES.

AND THE LAST WAS. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, YOU CALL TONY.

THANK YOU. TONY. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BOB PICKETT.

HE'S OUR WAREHOUSE EXPEDITER OVER IN THE WAREHOUSE.

[INAUDIBLE]. BOB'S NOMINATION SAID THAT BOB IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A SMALL DEPARTMENT THAT HAS AN OUTSIZED EFFECT ON THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. BOB IS KIND, HARD WORKING, POSITIVE, AND A PROBLEM SOLVER.

HE'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE EVERYTHING WORK FOR EVERYONE.

BOB'S PEERS SAY ABOUT HIM THAT HE IS DEPENDABLE.

HOW HE KEEPS ON TOP OF EVERYTHING IS AMAZING.

BOB IS WILLING TO HELP OUT WHENEVER NEEDED, ALWAYS OFFERING TO MAKE THE RUNS THAT OTHERS MAY NOT WANT TO DO.

BOB'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY GOOD AND HE MAKES A POSITIVE IMPRESSION EVERY SINGLE PLACE HE GOES.

THANK YOU BOB. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP JOHNNY CHAVEZ MEZA. JOHNNY WAS NOMINATED AS A HEAD CUSTODIAN, BUT HE'S RECENTLY MOVED INTO THE CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR POSITION.

HERE'S WHAT HIS NOMINATION SAID. AND BY THE WAY, HIS NOMINATION WAS PAGES AND PAGES LONG.

SO I HAD TO DO SOME EDITING. THE NOMINATION SAID JOHNNY PROVIDES A RIDICULOUS LEVEL OF SERVICE AND SUPPORT.

HE'S ALWAYS POSITIVE AND PROVIDES CONSISTENT RESPONSES TO THE SURPRISES OF A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

HERE'S WHAT HIS PEERS SAID. JOHNNY IS ONE OF THE MOST HELPFUL PEOPLE I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.

JOHNNY IS AN OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATOR WHO CARES ABOUT STUDENTS.

JOHNNY ADDS SO MUCH POSITIVITY TO OUR BUILDING.

EVERY TIME I SEE HIM, HE'S SMILING WARMLY AND RADIATING POSITIVITY.

JOHNNY IS THE KIND OF COLLEAGUE THAT YOU WISH YOU COULD CALL WHEN THINGS GO WRONG AT YOUR HOME.

HE RESPONDS PROMPTLY, CHEERFULLY, AND ADJUSTS HIS SCHEDULE TO RESPOND TO YOUR IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

THANK YOU JOHNNY. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MIRIAM CALLAHAN.

MIRIAM'S NOMINATION, SAID THAT MIRIAM IS A DEDICATED AND HIGHLY SKILLED EMPLOYEE WHO CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS IN HER ROLE.

SHE PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT TO EMPLOYEES, AND HER DEDICATION TO HELPING OTHERS HAS GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT'S TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES, WHICH I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND.

MIRIAM'S PEERS SAY THAT SHE IS AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT.

HER DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE MAKE HER AN EXCEPTIONAL COLLEAGUE AND THAT SHE IS TRULY DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MARK ROGERS.

MARK IS OUR LOCKSMITH IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.

MARK HAS BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, IT SAID FOR OVER 30 YEARS, BUT I HAD TO GO LOOK FOR MYSELF AND IT'S ALMOST 40. I DIDN'T WANT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE WAS OKAY. THIS IS WHAT HIS NOMINATION HAD TO SAY.

MARK HAS BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS, STARTING AS ROOFING AND DOING GROUNDS, AND NOW BEING THE KEY HOLDER FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

A GRADUATE OF THE DISTRICT, MARK IS LIKELY THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON ABOUT OUR BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT.

THAT IS PROBABLY ABSOLUTELY TRUE. NO. THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S AN ASSET TO US FOR SURE. MARK PERFORMS HIS JOB WITH EXPERTISE AND A WILLFUL CAN DO ATTITUDE.

HIS GREAT PRIDE AND PASSION FOR THE DISTRICT IS CLEAR.

HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR AND IS WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOLS, OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR STAFF. HERE'S WHAT MARK'S PEERS HAD TO SAY AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE OF FEW WORDS.

MARK IS AN ICON. MARK IS THE MAN. I APPRECIATE HIM SO MUCH AND MARK IS ALWAYS PREPARED AND COMMUNICATES CLEARLY.

HE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP. THANK YOU. MARK.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP LISA DE VRIES. SHE'S THE OFFICE MANAGER AT COLLEGE PLACE ELEMENTARY.

LISA'S NOMINATION SAID THAT LISA IS A DEDICATED AND INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AT CPE.

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LISA ENSURES THAT EVERY CLASSROOM IS STAFFED AND SHE PROBLEM SOLVES INDEPENDENTLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

LISA'S COMPASSIONATE NATURE AND DEDICATION TO THE WELL-BEING OF EACH STUDENT, AND THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL, MAKES HER AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE TEAM. HERE'S WHAT HER PEERS HAD TO SAY.

WHAT TRULY STANDS OUT ABOUT LISA IS HER GENUINE CARE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

LISA GOES THE EXTRA MILE TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENT'S NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED AND THEIR CONCERNS ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND THAT LISA IS OFTEN IN THE OFFICE.

WORKING CLOSELY WITH STUDENTS TO SORT OUT THEIR ISSUES WAY MORE.

THAN JUST MANAGING THE OFFICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LISA.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP KAREN ORSTED, THE ELEMENTARY SUPPORT SECRETARY FROM CHASE LAKE.

KAREN'S NOMINATION SAID THE OFFICE IS OFTEN THE HEART OF THE SCHOOL, AND MISS ORSTED'S DEDICATION ENSURES IT REMAINS WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE TO EVERYONE.

HER ABILITY TO SET A CARING AND WARM TONE CREATES A RIPPLE THROUGH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.

FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND STAFF FEEL VALUED AND, SUPPORTED BY HER THOUGHTFUL APPROACH, ALWAYS NAVIGATING THE VERY BUSY OFFICE ENVIRONMENT WITH GRACE AND PROFESSIONALISM NO MATTER WHAT.

HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL, INITIATIVE AND LEADERSHIP SHINES THROUGH IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES.

LOTS OF COMMENTS FROM NOT ONLY PEERS, BUT STUDENTS AT CHASE LAKE.

LET ME READ SOME OF THEM. CARIN IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE LOVE HER TO BITS.

MISS ORSTED IS THE SMILE OF CHASE LAKE. MISS ORSTED IS FUN, LOVING AND CARING.

ALWAYS READY FOR AN ADVENTURE AND MISS ORSTED IS THOUGHTFUL AND STRIVES TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE FEELS SUPPORTED AND CARED FOR.

HERE'S WHAT SOME STUDENTS HAD TO SAY. YOU HELP US FIND OUR LOST STUFF, TELL US FUNNY JOKES, AND HELP EVERY STUDENT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND THAT'S AMAZING.

WE LOVE YOU. ANOTHER SAID YOU ARE AMAZING BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MUCH COURAGE.

THIS ONE CRACKED ME UP. YOU'RE AMAZING BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MUCH COURAGE TO TALK TO ALMOST HALF A THOUSAND PEOPLE.

YOU ARE AWESOME BECAUSE YOU GO ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO START THE DAY.

YOU ARE KIND. WE LOVE YOUR FRIDAY FUNNIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KAREN.

NEXT. LAURA ELIZONDO IS A PARAEDUCATOR AND AN OFFICE PERSONNEL AT SCRIBER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

HERE'S WHAT LAURA'S NOMINATION SAID. LAURA IS A POSITIVE STUDENT FIRST EMPLOYEE AND A GREAT TEAM PLAYER.

SHE HAS A BROAD AND DIVERSE SKILL SET AND SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING VOICE AND SCRIBER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

EVEN IN MULTIPLE ROLES AS A PARA AND AN OP. SHE'S A HARD WORKER WHO BRINGS JOY AND POSITIVE ENERGY TO OUR SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY.

HERE'S WHAT HER PEERS HAD TO SAY. LAURA QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HERSELF AS A TRUE PARTNER IN HELPING FACILITATE STUDENT GOALS.

HER SKILLS ARE MANY AND SHE IS A TRUE LEADER IN OUR TEAM.

LAURA IS A HARD WORKING, GRACIOUS, AND SUPPORTIVE OF STUDENTS AND STAFF.

LAURA IS A SELFLESS TEAM PLAYER. WE ARE A BETTER CAMPUS BECAUSE WE HAVE LAURA SUPPORTING US.

THANK YOU LAURA. NEXT IS DESIREE STOCKER. SHE'S A PARAEDUCATOR AT OAK HEIGHTS. DESIREE'S NOMINATION SAID THAT DESIREE EMBODIES ALL WE WISH FOR IN A PARAEDUCATOR.

SHE IS A STUDENT CENTERED, ENCOURAGING, INTENTIONAL, STRUCTURED, AND JOYFUL.

SHE SUPPORTS OUR WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY WITH LOVE AND A SMILE.

SHE IS INNOVATIVE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

SHE'S AWARE AND RESPONSIVE, SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO NEED TO BE INCLUDED AND DESIREE PUTS HER WHOLE HEART INTO ALL SHE DOES.

HERE'S WHAT SOME OF HER PEERS SAID. WHEN DESIREE WALKS INTO A ROOM, SHE'S MET WITH SMILES AND HUGS, A TESTAMENT TO THE JOY AND POSITIVITY SHE SPREADS EVERY DAY.

DESIREE IS VERY HAS A VERY DEEP COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS.

DESIREE DOES IT ALL. SHE STEPS IN WHEREVER SHE IS NEEDED AND IS SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY TASK.

HERE'S WHAT STUDENTS HAD TO SAY. MISS DESIREE, YOU ARE THE BEST BECAUSE YOU MAKE MY DAY WHEN I TALK TO YOU.

I ALSO LOVE DOING TRIVIA WITH YOU AND MISS DESIREE.

YOU ARE THE BEST BECAUSE YOU MAKE ACTIVITIES, KEEP US SAFE AND PLAY WITH ME.

I LOVE YOU A LOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP KATIE OPSAL. SHE'S A PARAEDUCATOR 1B AT BRIER.

HERE'S WHAT KATIE'S NOMINATION SAYS. KATIE WORKS IN OUR INTERMEDIATE INTENSIVE SUPPORT CLASSROOM.

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KATIE ALWAYS STAYS KIND AND PATIENT. SHE ALWAYS CHOOSES TO FIND THE POSITIVE IN EVERY SITUATION.

SHE KNOWS BEHAVIOR IS COMMUNICATION AND SHE SEES THE GOOD IN EVERY CHILD.

KATIE IS CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER AND IS ALWAYS WORKING TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE THINGS WORK BETTER.

SHE'S A VALUABLE TEAM PLAYER. HERE'S WHAT A PARENT SAID ABOUT KATIE.

I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE. SHE SEEMS TO PUT HER ENTIRE HEART INTO IT.

WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH KATIE. ONE OF THE TEACHERS KATIE WORKS WITH SAID, I ADMIRE KATIE SO MUCH AND LEARN SOMETHING FROM HER EACH DAY THAT I WATCH HER INTERACT WITH KIDS. SOME OTHER PEERS SAID THAT KATIE ALWAYS SAYS WE ALL HELPED IN OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT IT WAS HER SUPPORT THAT REALLY MADE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON SOME OF THE STUDENTS WITH THE MOST CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER SEEN KATIE OVERWHELMED.

I AM UNSURE WHAT TO DO WHEN I'M UNSURE WHAT TO DO.

I LOOK TO KATIE. SHE IS MY. THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS A PARENT AND I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HER.

AT BRIER, WE TALK ABOUT HOW STAFF SET THE WEATHER IN THE BUILDING.

KATIE CONSISTENTLY SETS A CALM, POSITIVE, SUPPORTIVE CLIMATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KATIE. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO ASK LEAH RUSSELL, A PARAEDUCATOR FROM SHERWOOD, TO COME UP. LEAH'S NOMINATION SAID THAT LEAH IS A PHENOMENAL PARAEDUCATOR WHO WILL DO ANYTHING FOR STUDENTS.

SHE GIVES HER HEART AND SOUL EACH DAY. LEAH HAS WORKED WITH ALL KINDS OF STUDENTS AND IS ALWAYS ABLE TO ADJUST AND ADAPT WHAT SHE DOES FOR STUDENTS.

SHE IS CONFIDENTIAL, RESOURCEFUL, AND 100% CAPABLE OF ALWAYS DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THE STUDENTS.

SHE IS THE ULTIMATE TEAM PLAYER. LEAH'S PEERS SAY THAT SHE IS CARING, CALM AND CONNECTS VERY WELL WITH STUDENTS.

STUDENTS TRUST AND FEEL SAFE WITH HER. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE LEAH SURROUNDED BY GROUPS OF KIDS JUST WANTING TO GREET HER.

LEAH'S KINDNESS, CONSISTENCY, ENTHUSIASM AND PROFESSIONALISM MAKE HER AN EXCEPTIONAL COLLEAGUE AND SHE IS WILLING TO JUMP INTO ANY SITUATION WITHOUT HESITATION.

SHE WORKS HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS NEEDS ARE ALWAYS MET.

THANK YOU LEAH. I'D LIKE TO CALL IT MONICA NEWTH.

SHE'S THE OFFICE MANAGER AT LYNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

MONICA'S NOMINATION SAID THAT SHE IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL, BRINGING UNMATCHED DEDICATION, ORGANIZATION AND WARMTH TO EVERY ASPECT OF HER ROLE.

HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY TO MANAGE COMPLEX TASKS WHILE FOSTERING A WELCOMING, WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT MAKES HER AN INDISPENSABLE ASSET TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. HER PROACTIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING AND HER GENUINE CARE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES ENSURES THAT EVERYONE FEELS VALUED AND SUPPORTED.

SHE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TRUE LEADER.

HERE'S WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT MONICA. MONICA IS LITERALLY THE BEST.

SHE ALWAYS HAS OUR BACKS AND SOMEHOW KNOWS HOW TO FIX EVERYTHING.

ANOTHER STUDENT SAID SHE MAKES THE OFFICE FEEL CHILL EVEN WHEN THINGS ARE CRAZY.

SHE'S A LIFESAVER. ANOTHER STUDENT SAID SHE'S LIKE THE MOM OF THE SCHOOL, BUT COOLER.

SOME FAMILIES ALSO CHIMED IN AND SAID, MONICA ALWAYS GREETS US WITH A SMILE AND MAKES US FEEL WELCOME, NO MATTER HOW BUSY SHE IS. AND IT'S CLEAR THAT SHE TRULY LOVES WHAT SHE DOES AND CARES ABOUT.

EVERY FAMILY AND HER PEERS SAY THAT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THE PLACE RUNNING WITHOUT HER.

SHE'S THE ONE WHO MAKES SURE EVERY DETAIL IS COVERED AND EVERYONE FEELS SUPPORTED.

MONICA IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THE SCHOOL. SHE BRINGS POSITIVITY, EFFICIENCY AND CALMING PRESENCE TO EVEN THE MOST HECTIC DAYS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MONICA. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MAYA ANDERSON IS A PARAEDUCATOR 1B BE FROM MAPLEWOOD K-8.

MAYA'S NOMINATION SAYS THAT SHE IS NOT AFRAID OF CHALLENGES.

SHE EAGERLY TAKES ON NEW TASKS, CONSISTENTLY STRIVES TO LEARN, AND CONTINUOUSLY WORKS TO FOSTER TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION.

HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE, STRONG PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND ENTHUSIASM GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL SUCCESS AND MORALE OF THE TEAM.

SHE'S A PROACTIVE AND DEDICATED TO IMPROVING EACH DAY.

HER PURSUIT OF FURTHER EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY HER GOAL OF OBTAINING A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHING CERTIFICATE, FURTHER DEMONSTRATES HER COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEDICATION OF SERVING STUDENTS.

MAYA IS AN. THIS IS WHAT HER PEERS SAY. MAYA IS AN AMAZING TEAM PLAYER AND PROBLEM SOLVER WHO BRINGS POSITIVE AND UPLIFTING ATTITUDE TO HER WORK EACH DAY.

MAYA IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND SOMEONE WHO SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE EACH AND EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU MAYA. CAN YOU GET ONE MORE PICTURE?

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YOU AND I GO IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT. MAYBE IF WE SPLIT A LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE, THE [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE SEEN, AND WE'LL KIND OF GROUP UP ON BOTH SIDES. COME ON IN.

ALL RIGHT. WE MIGHT HAVE TO SQUEEZE A LITTLE TIGHTER. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE HAVE THEM ALL UP HERE.

LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE WHOLE GROUP.

THANK YOU AND I'M GOING TO NEED FOLKS TO SIT SO AARON CAN GET A PICTURE.

ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL TAKE THIS GROUP OUT. WE'LL GO INTO THE FOYER IN FRONT OF THE STAIRS AND GET A GROUP PICTURE OUT THERE AS WELL. OKAY, THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

BOARD.

[INAUDIBLE].

SO WE'LL GIVE A MINUTE FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE.

YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO STAY, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA, AND I'M SORRY, YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE.

YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO ROCK IT TO BEAT THAT LAST GO ROUND.

YOU KNOW KIDS WILL DO IT. KIDS WILL DO IT. WE KNOW IT.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR MINER TO INTRODUCE YOU GUYS.

[7. SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS- 7:00 pm]

AND WE ALSO GET TO HEAR FROM MEADOWDALE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A STUDENT PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR INCLUSION PLAN.

HI EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS UMAMA JUNEJO. I'M CURRENTLY THE SECRETARY FOR MARIO HIGH SCHOOL'S ASB.

AND HERE I HAVE WEN MICHAEL AND SHE IS THE JUNIOR SENATOR AND SHE'S ALSO RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT FOR ASB AND THEN WE HAVE CLAIRE, WHO IS A FRESHMAN SENATOR, AND SHE IS GOING TO BE HELPING US PRESENT THIS PRESENTATION.

SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT MÉTODOS INCLUSION PLAN.

AND WE CREATED THIS DURING ASB. SO FOR THE TABLE OF CONTENTS WE WILL GO THROUGH LINK THROUGH LUNCH ACTIVITIES AND TESTING, BLUE CARD AND HIFI FRIDAYS AND CLUBS AVAILABLE.

SO FIRST UP IS LINK CREW AND I WILL HAVE WYN EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU GUYS.

SO LINK CREW IS BASICALLY A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR FRESHMEN WHO ARE COMING INTO OUR SCHOOL, AND IT'S BASICALLY WHERE UPPERCLASSMEN PREPARE OVER THE SUMMER TIME FOR FRESHMEN TO COME IN WITH ACTIVITIES AND JUST A BIG GREETING SO THAT EVERYONE CAN FEEL MORE INCLUDED.

BECAUSE COMING IN FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT'S A BIG CHANGE.

IT'S A BIG SHIFT COMING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL SETTING.

SO IT'S JUST LIKE A WELCOME IN. AND NOT ONLY DO WE DO IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT THE LINK CREW MEMBERS, WHICH YOU SEE UP IN THE PICTURE, THERE'S A LOT OF US.

SO THE LINK CREW MEMBERS, THEY HAVE SPECIFIC GROUPS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO IT'S LIKE MADE UP OF LIKE MAYBE 6 OR 7 KIDS THAT THEY HAVE AND THEY PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THEM, CHECK IN WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, DO OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH THEM. WE HAVE A POPSICLE SOCIAL FOR THEM.

WE ACTUALLY CALL IT LIKE A POP QUIZ AND LIKE TRICK THEM A LITTLE BIT.

SO YEAH, THERE'S THAT AND THEN YEAH, IT'S JUST REALLY FUN TO SEE ALL OF THAT HAPPEN AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE OUR LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES.

OUR LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES ARE HOSTED BY LIKE ASB MEMBERS SUCH AS MYSELF AND [INAUDIBLE] AND WE BASICALLY JUST STAND UP ON LIKE THE BIG STAGE AND DO LIKE BINGO, NINTENDO SWITCH TOURNAMENTS. WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE AND LIKE WE HAD LIKE THE STUDENTS WOULD GO IN FRONT OF EVERYONE OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL AT AN ASSEMBLY,

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WE HAD LIKE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES DURING LUNCH TIME, AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE IS ALWAYS INCLUDED AND JUST LOVES PAYING ATTENTION AND DOING OUR GAMES. AND THEN, YEAH, I'LL SWITCH IT OVER TO BACK TO [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY, SO FOR THE TESTING BLUE CARDS. THIS STARTED WITH OUR SOPHOMORE CENTERS LAST YEAR.

THIS CAME UP AS A PROJECT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE STUDENTS AND DURING AP TESTING EVERYONE'S LIKE REALLY STRESSED OUT.

SO THEY CREATED THESE BLUE CARDS WHERE THEY WOULD GO TO EACH TESTING ROOM WITH LIKE SNACKS, PENCILS, DRINKS, WHATEVER THEY WOULD NEED BEFORE A BIG TEST, BASICALLY AND THERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SOPHOMORE CENTERS AND THE BLUE CARDS.

HIGH-FIVE FRIDAY IS SOMETHING LIKE A BIG TRADITION.

WE DO IT LIKE EVERY FRIDAY BEFORE THE FIRST VOWEL, SO USUALLY LIKE A CLUB OR A TEAM.

SO IT COULD BE ASB. ANY CLUBS LIKE TSA KEY CLUB OR EVEN LIKE THE ASU AND OTHER CLUBS AND ALSO LIKE SPORTS.

ANY SPORTS? USUALLY A LOT OF OUR CHEER AND DANCE TEAMS DO IT AND THEY JUST STAND OUTSIDE LIKE THE MAIN DOORS FOR EACH BUILDING AND THEY WOULD OPEN THE DOOR.

THEY USUALLY HAVE LIKE SOMETIMES THEY HAVE CANDIES AND LIKE BUBBLES JUST TO LIKE KIND OF HYPE THEM UP FOR A FRIDAY.

HELLO. WE HAVE A LARGE VARIETY OF CLUBS OFFERED AT MEADOWDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

EACH ONE PROVIDES INCLUSION AND HAPPINESS FOR THE STUDENTS AND ME PERSONALLY.

I'M IN A COUPLE OF CLUBS MYSELF, AND IT'S AN AWESOME WAY TO BOND WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND REALLY CONNECT WITH THEM.

WE DO LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES AND DIFFERENT FUNDRAISERS FOR SAID CLUBS.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES, CLUBS AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO MAKE FRIENDS AND MEET.

I REALLY LIKE MY CLUB AND YEAH. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU GUYS. THAT WAS A VERY NICE PRESENTATION.

GAVE US A GOOD FEEL FOR THE CULTURE. I'M WONDERING, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM EITHER OUR STUDENT ADVISORS OR THE OTHER BOARD DIRECTORS? YEAH, I JUST THE BLUE CART. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT IDEA THAT YOU HAVE.

I KNOW AT OUR SCHOOL A LOT OF TEACHERS KIND OF INDIVIDUALLY DO THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT LIKE THAT COMMUNITY AND HAVING IT WITH ASB, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO TAKE BACK TO MY SCHOOL TO TRY AND IMPLEMENT.

BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, PEOPLE ARE STRESSED OUT AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHOW SUPPORT.

YEAH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS NOT A QUESTION.

IT'S JUST A COMMENT. BUT I YEAH I THOUGHT ESPECIALLY LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT WITH LIKE PLAYING GAMES THAT INVOLVE LIKE TEAMS AND THINGS.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO ALSO LIKE INVOLVE STUDENTS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY LIKE ATHLETICALLY ONLY LIKE INTERESTED IN GAME PLAYING AND GET STUDENTS LIKE ON TEAMS TOGETHER THAT USUALLY WOULDN'T INTERACT. SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY POSITIVE WHAT YOU GUYS SAID. AND CLEARLY YOU'RE REALLY DEVOTED TO WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT. REALLY LOVELY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND SO I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT WHICH CLUB DO YOU BELONG TO? I DO YEARBOOK, AND I USED TO DO LIKE, TALK INTO THE MIC.

SO PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING IN CAN ALSO HEAR.

SO I DO YEARBOOK CLUB, AND I USED TO BE A PART OF AN AUTO TECH CLUB IN THE PAST, BUT NOT ANYMORE.

BUT IT WAS SUPER FUN. AWESOME. THANK YOU. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVED, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE CLUBS, IS, AS I WAS READING THE LIST, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLUBS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE JUST ABOUT ANYBODY CAN FIND COMMUNITY THERE.

WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOING TO WORK WITH, INCLUDING PEOPLE, BECAUSE IF THERE'S A LIMITED AMOUNT OF CLUBS AND THERE'S NOT LIKE, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING FOR ME. THEN YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT INCLUDING EVERYONE, BUT JUST SUCH A WIDE VARIETY, WHICH IS SUPER COOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. AND I JUST I'M REALLY THRILLED BY THE SENSE OF MENTORING AND EXCITEMENT THAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO THE LINKEDIN, THE LINK PROGRAM THAT I THINK THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM WHAT YOU'RE DOING TOO, AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ALSO SHARING WHAT WE KNOW WITH OTHERS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS. DIRECTOR GERRARD DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YES. I JUST THOUGHT THERE WERE SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS IN THERE, LIKE THE LUNCH ACTIVITIES, THE TESTING BLUE CART AND THE HI FI FRIDAYS. LIKE THOSE ALL SOUND LIKE GREAT IDEAS AND I NEVER HEARD OF A RED CROSS CLUB BEFORE, BUT IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE. SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE VARIETY OF WAYS THAT YOU'RE USING TO ENGAGE AND BUILD COMMUNITY THERE. THANK YOU. SO MY OLDER SON WENT TO MEADOWDALE HIGH, GRADUATED AND I WANT TO SAY THE LAYNE CREW WHEN HE WAS A

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AND THEN WHEN HE GOT OLDER, HE WANTED TO BE DOING THE SAME THING FOR OTHERS.

SO I HOPE THAT THERE'S THAT KIND OF CONTINUITY THAT'S GOING ON.

BUT THAT GOES WAY BACK. SO YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME.

I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT WAY TO HELP NEW FRESHMEN FEEL CONNECTED.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. GREAT WORK GUYS.

THANK YOU. I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO THEIR PRINCIPAL FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR CIP PLAN.

GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS SO GOOD TO BE HERE AND TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MEADOWDALE HIGH SCHOOL.

I AM THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF MEADOWDALE. MY NAME IS KIM WHITWORTH.

I AM JOINED TODAY BY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DREYER AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ANGUIANO AND THEN YOU GOT TO MEET THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR AMAZING STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM. I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO START WITH THE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT PIECE.

WE KNOW THAT FOR INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, INTELLECTUAL RISK, STUDENTS HAVE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.

IT'S BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER, AND OUR STUDENTS DO AN AMAZING JOB OF GETTING THAT GOING FOR US.

SO WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NEXT IS OUR CIP GOALS AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR ONE OF THE MANY THAT WE HAVE.

SO THIS IS CIP GOAL ONE AND OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE OUR GRADUATION RATE FROM 86.9 TO 90% AND THIS IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED TO OUR EDMONDS STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE ALSO WANTED TO HAVE A MEADOWDALE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE GOAL.

IT'S OUR WAY OF USING TARGETED UNIVERSALISM TO NARROW OUR FOCUS.

DO CYCLES OF INQUIRY, MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING.

IS WORKING AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS THERE, KNOWING THAT THE MOVES THAT WE'RE MAKING ALSO INFLUENCE THE LARGER POPULATION.

SO WE ALSO HAVE AN ML GRADUATION GOAL OF 67.2% TO 80% FOR 2025.

SO TO GET THE GRADING PRACTICES AND CREDITS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE VERY CLEAR AMONGST OUR STAFF ABOUT WHAT WE WANT KIDS TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO SO. THAT ESSENTIAL LEARNING TARGET IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE STARTED WORKING ON.

THAT CLARITY OF FOCUS HELPS TEACHERS, HELP STUDENTS, HELPS WITH INTERVENTIONS AND ALL OF THAT.

THE SECOND THING WE DID, BASED ON WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, IS LOOKING AT GRADING PRACTICES, SEEING IF WE CAN FIND SOME COMMON GROUND. WE ALSO USE OUR ESSENTIAL STANDARDS TO GUIDE OUR INTERVENTIONS, AND WE USE THAT AS WELL WHEN WE'RE BUILDING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT IN THE CLASSROOM, MOST OF THE ENGAGEMENT, MOST OF THE DISCOURSE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HAPPENING IN CLASSROOMS IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.

SO WE ALWAYS START WITH DATA. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WE PUT A BUNCH OF DATA IN FRONT OF OUR STAFF.

WE WERE LOOKING AT DISCIPLINE. WE WERE LOOKING AT ATTENDANCE.

WE LOOKED AT SURVEYS, CLIMATE SURVEYS FOR STUDENT AND STAFF.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT, STATE ASSESSMENTS. WE USED AN ATLAS PROTOCOL AND WE MODIFIED IT A LITTLE BIT.

AND WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WERE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT REALLY IMPORTANT IDEAS ABOUT WHAT WE NEEDED TO FOCUS ON.

SO THAT'S HOW WE GOT FROM OUR GRADUATION RATE TO OUR GRADUATION RATE, BECAUSE WHAT WE NOTICED WAS OUR GRADUATION RATE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WAS STAYING PRETTY STAGNANT. AND WE KNEW THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE FOUND THAT OUR GRADUATION RATE WAS ALSO STAGNANT OVER TIME.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, THERE IS A PERSISTENT OPPORTUNITY GAP BETWEEN OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND OUR NON-ENGLISH LEARNERS.

SO IN ADDITION TO KNOWING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO TARGETED UNIVERSALISM, WE REALLY NEEDED TO FOCUS ON A SMALLER GROUP.

IF WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE MORE THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, DATA RICH, INFORMATION POOR.

WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS A GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT NEEDED AND DESERVED OUR FOCUS AND ATTENTION.

SO STRATEGIES, ONE OF THE BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE MONITORING ESSENTIAL STANDARDS AND WE IN NINTH GRADE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A 12TH GRADE ISSUE ABOUT GRADUATION.

SO WE'RE STARTING IN NINTH GRADE LOOKING AT GRADUATION RATE, LOOKING AT GRADE, I'M SORRY, LOOKING AT GRADES, LOOKING AT CREDITS EARNED, COMING UP WITH PLANS OF ACTION.

WE IDENTIFIED THE CENTRAL STANDARDS FOR HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT.

WE BEGAN TO COME TOGETHER ON COMMON GRADING PRACTICES BASED ON THOSE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.

SO WHAT IS IT WE WANT KIDS TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO IN ADDITION TO THOSE STANDARDS, ITS BEHAVIOR AS WELL AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT GRADES REPRESENT AND WHAT THEY MEAN, AND COMING TO SOME UNDERSTANDINGS VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY.

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WE HAVE TEAMS OF TEACHERS WHO ARE MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS.

WE'VE GOT COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS ON A TEAM WHERE WE'RE COMING TOGETHER EVERY 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO LOOK AT GRADES.

WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF STAFF WHO ARE COMING IN AND LOOKING AT OUR DATA AND ALSO INTERVENING WITH GROUPS OF KIDS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE AND INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE AS WELL. I THINK OUR FINAL STRATEGY THAT WE BELIEVE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS CONSTANT, BRUTAL COMMUNICATION. WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE VALUE AT MEADOWDALE.

WE VALUE LEARNING, AND WHAT LEARNING IS IN TERMS OF QUANTIFYING ARE THE GRADES THAT WE HAVE.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS COMING IN FOR DISCIPLINE, WE WILL TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, WHY THEY DID IT, WHAT WOULD BE A BETTER CHOICE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO SUPPORT YOU? BUT WE ALSO PULL UP THEIR GRADES AND WE LOOK AT THEIR ATTENDANCE, AND WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING IN SCHOOL, USUALLY WHEN KIDS ARE ENGAGED, AND USUALLY WHEN KIDS ARE FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES ACADEMICALLY, THE BEHAVIOR FOLLOWS THAT. SO WE TRY TO CONNECT THAT ALL TOGETHER FOR OUR STUDENTS WHEN WE'RE TALKING WITH THEM AND IT'S NOT EVEN WHEN THEY'RE IN TROUBLE, IT'S WHEN THEY'RE IN THE HALLWAY. WE'RE GETTING TO KNOW STUDENTS AND WHAT THEIR INTERESTS ARE, AND WE KNOW THEIR GRADES FOR THE MOST PART AS WE'RE WALKING AROUND.

SO WE STOP STUDENTS AND ASK THEM HOW THEY'RE DOING, WHAT'S GOING ON.

I STILL HAVE THAT STRAIGHT A OR HOW'S THAT MATH CLASS GOING? AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS CONSTANT FOCUS AND COMMUNICATION WITH THEM ON GRADES.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE STARTED DOING IS PARENT SQUARE MID-QUARTER REPORTS.

SO WE RUN REPORTS RIGHT BEFORE THE END OF A QUARTER TO FIND OUT WHO MIGHT BE IN DANGER OF FAILING, WHO HAS A D, WHO HAS A FAILING GRADE. WE TAKE THAT LIST AND WE SEND OUT A PARENT SQUARE TO JUST REMIND PARENTS HOW TO GET ON TO PARENT SQUARE, HOW TO GET ON TO CANVAS FOR THEIR KIDS, AND JUST ENCOURAGE THEM TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR CHILDREN WITH THAT INFORMATION UP IN FRONT OF THEM. SO AGAIN, WHEN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS KNOW IS THAT WE'RE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN LEARNING, WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S OUR FOCUS AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE VALUE.

SO WITH OUR GOALS WE HAVE SEEN SOME CHANGES IN PRACTICE IN THE CLASSROOM. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT DISCOURSE STRATEGIES AROUND THOSE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH TEACHERS THAT BEFORE YOU CAN EXPECT KIDS TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS IN CLASS ABOUT LEARNING, YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

SO ALONG WITH THE REST OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE REST OF OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR DISTRICT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON DISCOURSE AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING THAT IS CONNECTED TO THAT AND WE'VE STARTED TO SEE SOME OF THESE PRACTICES IN ACTION.

SO WHEN KIM AND DEANNA AND I ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AT PRE OBSERVATION CONFERENCES, WE TALK ABOUT.

SO WHAT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WILL YOU USE? WILL YOU BE USING ANY OF THE DISCOURSE STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND WE ALWAYS GIVE TEACHERS FEEDBACK IN THAT AREA AS WELL. SO AGAIN IT'S JUST THIS KEEPING THINGS VERY SIMPLE, KEEPING IT FOCUSED AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AND CALLING IT OUT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN. SO OUR GOALS, LET'S GET TO THAT.

FOR THE CLASS OF 2025, AFTER THE FIRST SEMESTER, OUR PREDICTED GRADUATION RATE IS 91.78.

SO THAT'S UP FROM THE 86.2 THAT WE WERE AT LAST YEAR.

IN ANALYZING OUR ML DATA, WHAT WE FOUND WAS AFTER THE FIRST SEMESTER, OUR GOAL, OUR GRADUATION PREDICTED GRADUATION RATE WAS ABOUT 68%, WHICH WAS UP FROM THE 65.7, BUT NOWHERE NEAR OUR 80% GOAL THAT WE'D SET FOR OURSELVES.

SO WE SAT DOWN AND WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE STUDENTS WHO WE BELIEVED MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH GETTING TO THAT GRADUATION GOAL AND WE IDENTIFIED 6 OR 7 STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR ML SERVICES AND AS WE STARTED CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS, WE'RE LIKE, IF WE COULD GET THIS SIX ADDITIONAL STUDENTS, MAYBE WE'LL PAD A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THERE JUST IN CASE WE WILL COME AND REACH OUR 80%.

SO WE'RE STILL CONFIDENT THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE 68% AND NOT THE 80% OR EVEN CLOSE.

WE REALIZE THAT IT'S JUST A FEW STUDENTS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON AND WORK, AND TRY TO HELP THEM GET TOWARDS THE END.

IN SUMMARY, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT WE HAVE A CLARITY OF FOCUS.

WE ARE CREATING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS LEARNING, AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENT STAFF AND FAMILY FAMILIES.

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THESE ARE AREAS OF FOCUS, AND THESE ARE STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO DO FOR A FEW YEARS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET BETTER AND BETTER AT IT.

WE'RE GOING TO BECOME MORE ALIGNED, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR KIDS, WHOEVER THEY ARE, WHEN THEY CROSS THE THRESHOLD OF OUR SCHOOL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOR THE TIME, AND I WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. VERY INFORMATIVE REPORT. APPRECIATE IT.

STUDENT ADVISORS AND OR BOARD DIRECTORS. COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THE COMMENT THAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN AND THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY NICE WAS WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU LIKE THAT YOU GUYS APPROACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND JUST KIND OF ASK THEM, LIKE INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THEIR GRADES. I THINK THAT THAT MAKES THEM FEEL LIKE YOU CARE FOR THEM, NOT AS JUST A COLLECTIVE NUMBER AND REALLY INDIVIDUALLY AS STUDENTS.

AND I ALSO FEEL LIKE IT PROBABLY TAKES AWAY SOME OF THE FEAR OF LIKE, OH, THAT'S LIKE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. LIKE I THINK THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE NICE AS WELL AT MY SCHOOL TO LIKE BE JUST APPROACH LIKE THAT AND I REALLY LOVED THAT YOU NOTED ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS HERE.

SO THIS IS YOUR FIRST YEAR AT MEADOWDALE, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

OKAY. GOOD. THAT KIND OF FITS BECAUSE I CAN SEE THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PLANS HERE, WHICH I REALLY LIKED TO SEE THAT YOU HAVE A GOAL MOVING FORWARD THAT YOU CAME IN AND YOU KIND OF HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, SO THAT'S GREAT. I'M CURIOUS, SO YOUR GOAL IS 80% AND THIS IS AN HONEST QUESTION.

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION.

WHEN I HEAR YOU SAY, WE ONLY NEED SIX KIDS TO HIT 80%, I THINK SIX KIDS.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND HARD AT ALL. LIKE, DO YOU THINK REALISTICALLY THAT YOU CAN SHOOT PAST THAT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE THE BANDWIDTH AND WHAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT PAST THAT GOAL THIS YEAR, TO SHOOT PAST IT, KNOWING THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT SIX KIDS AND WE CARE FOR ALL OF THEM, AND WE ARE FOCUSING ON ALL OF THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US SHOOT PAST THAT. WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID WAS WE HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS WE CAN SEE IT.

IT'S ATTAINABLE. WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR 85. AWESOME.

WELL THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THEIR ML GROUP THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS SMALLER GROUP. SO SIX OUT OF THAT GROUP IS GOING TO BE A SMALLER PERCENTAGE THAN OF THE, YEAH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

YEAH. NO. GOOD QUESTION. OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HAWK. YEAH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS MORE ABOUT THE NUMBERS.

SO HOW MANY SENIORS DO YOU HAVE ALTOGETHER? ROUGHLY.

OH 300 AND 380. CLOSE TO 400. YEAH. AND OF THOSE.

SO IF YOU HAD THE SIX MORE KIDS FOR THE ML AND YOU CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE OTHER KIDS, LIKE HOW MANY MORE KIDS WOULD YOU NEED TO GET UP TO THE YOU GET 80%. BUT THEN THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BRING UP THE OTHER LEVEL TOO.

YES. SO THAT'S PART OF TARGETED UNIVERSALISM.

IF YOU FOCUS ON A SMALLER GROUP AND WHAT YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO BRING UP THAT GROUP, WHICH BRINGS UP YOUR NUMBER IN TERMS OF THE 380, HOW MANY STUDENTS DO WE NEED TO REACH OUR GOAL OR SURPASS IT? I WOULD HAVE TO SIT AND DO THE MATH. WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WITH YOU'RE ALREADY AT 1% FOR THE WHOLE.

CORRECT? YES. PROJECTED AND YOUR GOAL WAS 91%.

CORRECT. LET ME SEE. SORRY. I THOUGHT THAT WAS 92.7? YES. OKAY. SO YOU'RE REALLY CLOSE THERE AND THEN IF YOU DO GET FROM WHERE YOU ARE NOW, THE 68%, UP TO 80% SEEMS LIKE THAT YOU'LL BE CRUSHING THAT GOAL TOO.

YES. AND HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY. SO. YES. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON THE GRADUATION RATE BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY PUSHING HARD THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S BEEN STAGNANT ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SOUNDS LIKE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INTENTIONALITY THAT YOU'RE SHOWING IN YOUR WORK THERE.

THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING WITH ALL YOUR STAFF ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WITH THE KIDS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL LEARNING TARGETS, WHAT ARE THE BEST GRADING PRACTICES TO USE? HOW DO WE GET ALIGNED? THOSE ARE ALL OUTSTANDING CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE TO BRING ALIGNMENT ACROSS.

ALSO, I'M PRESUMING THAT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE STUDENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE THE GOAL, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR SENIORS. SO, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THAT GROUP THERE'S SOME WHO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE 6 ML KIDS,

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SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE KEITH SAID, YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

I KNOW IT'S HARD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE CREATING YOUR CULTURE AND GETTING TO KNOW EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME.

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S REALLY GOOD, INTENTIONAL WORK GOING TOWARD WHAT MATTERS, WHICH IS HELPING THE KIDS FEEL LIKE AND KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THEM AND THAT YOU'RE THERE TO HELP THEM. SO THANK YOU. YEAH, WE CALL IT LOVE AND TOUGH LOVE.

SOMEBODY ELSE SAID THAT EARLIER TODAY. YEAH. AND I WANT TO JUST SAY ABOUT MEADOWDALE, THERE ARE POCKETS OF GREATNESS IN THIS SCHOOL.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.

SO WE HAVE TEACHERS COMING IN AND PRESENTING THEIR PRACTICES IN FRONT OF STAFF, BECAUSE WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS CREATE SOME CONSISTENCY AND ALIGNMENT AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE SO THAT EVERY SINGLE KID HAS AN EQUITABLE EXPERIENCE, NO MATTER WHAT TEACHER THEY HAVE OR WHAT CLASS THEY'RE IN AND WE HAVE A STAFF THAT IS FULLY ON BOARD AND EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK FOR THE MOST PART.

SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU. MAY I? OH, GOSH. YES. I'M SO SORRY.

DIRECTOR GIRARDI, I'M GLAD YOU JUMPED IN. THERE'S SO MUCH I LOVE ABOUT THIS THIS PLAN.

AND I LOVE THE PHRASES LIKE TARGETED UNIVERSALISM AND THE FACT THAT YOU'VE PULLED OUT A GROUP TO FOCUS ON THAT NEEDS, NEEDS THAT FOCUS IT AS YOU TRY TO REACH THAT GOAL WITH THOSE STUDENTS, THEN ARE USING CREDIT RETRIEVAL METHODS.

WHAT HOW IS THE HOW ARE YOU HELPING GET THE ONES THAT ARE NOT ON TRACK ON TRACK? I ASSUME IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE CLASSES THEY'RE TAKING THIS YEAR, IT'S ABOUT THE ONES THAT THEY MAYBE DIDN'T PASS IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.

YES. SO IN ADDITION TO JUST THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING, THE CONTACTING WITH TEACHERS, WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS TOGETHER TO DO THOSE INDIVIDUAL PLANS SO THAT WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE.

WHAT WE ARE RESPONDING TO ARE THE KIDS WHO HAVE GONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND REALLY NEED MORE THAN JUST THE SIX PERIODS TO GRADUATE AND SO YES, WE'RE DOING WE HAVE THREE SECTIONS OF CREDIT RETRIEVAL THAT WE'RE DOING.

WE ARE PULLING KIDS IN TO, YOU KNOW INTO THE OFFICE OR INTO THE COUNSELING CENTER TO MAKE UP THINGS AND DO THINGS.

I MEAN, THIS IS ALL HANDS ON DECK. LAURA SCHWARZENBERGER IS A PERSON WHO IS ALSO JUST DOES A LOT OF STUDY HALL STUFF ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AFTER SCHOOL. WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS TO GET HELP.

WE HAVE FEWER OPPORTUNITIES TO DO CREDIT RETRIEVAL, BUT WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT WE CAN.

EXCELLENT. I GUESS THAT'S IT. THANKS. BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS PRESENTATION, I DO JUST WANT TO SAY SHE'S NOT ONLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SHE'S ALSO BEEN HIRED FOR THE JOB THIS YEAR BECAUSE SHE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AS AN INTERIM, THEN WENT THROUGH A FULL AND OPEN PROCESS TO BECOME THE ONGOING PRINCIPAL OF MEADOWDALE.

AND SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. THANK YOU.

WE'RE VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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BUT I WOULD I SEE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS COMING UP ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT THE BUDGET AND OBVIOUSLY WE SHARE THOSE DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND CARIN DURING THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, WE'LL BE SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, WHAT THE WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE. SO I HOPE THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN STAY BEYOND THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS IN BETWEEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THAT LEGISLATIVE REPORT, AND I HOPE THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO STAY BECAUSE YESTERDAY THOSE BUDGETS DID DROP AND WE LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOUT THEM. SO THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-7:30 pm]

ONE IS 9.1. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 4TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING? THAT WAS THE STUDY SESSION ON STUDENT SERVICES UPDATE.

SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE.

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I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 4TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING STUDY SESSION ON THE STUDENT SERVICES UPDATE.

PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

ANY ABSTENTIONS. ABSTAIN. I ABSTAIN ALSO. NEXT ARE THE MINUTES.

AND SO THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 4TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING ARE APPROVED.

NEXT ARE THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 11TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING, THE STUDY SESSION ON I-READY AND THE MARCH 11TH REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING.

DO I HEAR A MOTION? AND A SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND.

I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST THAT THE REASON WHY THERE'S VERY RARELY ANY, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY OF THE MINUTES IS BECAUSE THEY'RE TAKEN SO WELL, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THAT PERSON SITTING DOWN THERE.

YES. THANK YOU ERIN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.

I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 11TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH WAS THE STUDY SESSION ON I-READY AND THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 11TH, 2025 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING.

PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY ANY ABSTENTIONS AND THE MINUTES FROM THE 2ND MARCH 11, 2025 BOARD MEETINGS ARE APPROVED. NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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ON EACH BOARD MEETING AGENDA, AND THERE'S A COPY ON THE TABLE WHERE PEOPLE SIGN IN TO MAKE A COMMENT.

WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENT TO THREE MINUTES.

A TIMER WILL BE RUNNING SO THAT YOU CAN MONITOR YOUR TIME.

PLEASE BE SURE TO TELL US YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DISTRICT, AND THE AGENDA ITEM OR SCHOOL DISTRICT TOPIC THAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING TONIGHT.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE MADE FROM THIS FRONT PODIUM FACING US AND ARE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE AND YOU THE YOU CAN JUST HOLD THE MIC, WHICH MAY MAKE IT EASIER TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING IN CAN HEAR.

FIRST TONIGHT IS DEMI MORGAN.

HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT AND HEAR ABOUT SOME EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT.

I'VE. MY NAME IS DEMI MORGAN. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN SEATTLE, AND I'VE BEEN TEACHING AT CEDAR VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED CUT OF A STUDENT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR IN OUR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, WHICH WOULD HAVE STRONG NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR POPULATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

MANY OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL, AS WELL AS IN ALL TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, ARE DEEPLY IMPACTED BY TRAUMA, RESULTING IN DAILY BEHAVIORS THAT ARE DIFFICULT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO MANAGE WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT OF ACADEMIC RIGOR.

SOME OF THESE EXAMPLES THAT WE SEE DAILY INCLUDE THROWING AND BREAKING CLASSROOM MATERIALS, RIPPING UP ASSIGNMENTS, STANDING UP ON TABLES AND CHAIRS.

HIDING UNDER TABLES, NAME CALLING AND TAUNTING, CALLING OUT INAPPROPRIATE AND DEROGATORY COMMENTS DURING INSTRUCTION.

YELLING, SCREAMING AND SWEARING AT CLASSMATES AND SCHOOL STAFF.

GRABBING, KICKING AND PUNCHING CLASSMATES AND LEAVING THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION.

THESE BEHAVIORS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME THAT IS ABLE TO TAKE PLACE IN OUR CLASSROOMS. ON DAYS WHEN THE CURRENT PART TIME SINK STUDENT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR IS IN THE BUILDING.

WE ARE AT LEAST PARTIALLY STAFFED TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS IN CRISIS, WHILE MAINTAINING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN THE CLASSROOM.

HOWEVER, DUE TO THE REALITY THAT SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS FACE DAILY, THESE BEHAVIORS CONTINUE WITH OR WITHOUT A SINK PRESENT.

LEAVING THE BUILDING UNDERSTAFFED IN THIS AREA WHENEVER THE SINK IS NOT PRESENT.

IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO SUPPORT AND HELP MEET THE VERY REAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENT POPULATIONS LIKE OURS, ADMIN AND TEACHING STAFF WILL BURN OUT. THERE'S A REASON THAT CERTAIN SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, AND IT IS TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, WHILE PROVIDING THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION THAT ENGAGED VETERAN TEACHERS AND ADMINS PROVIDE.

LOSING SKILLED AND VETERAN STAFF, WHICH HAS HAPPENED AT THE END OF EACH YEAR I'VE TAUGHT AT CEDAR VALLEY, WILL INEVITABLY INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY AND ACHIEVEMENT GAP ALREADY PRESENT AT OUR SCHOOL AT CEDAR VALLEY, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A HALF TIME SINK, AND WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN THE BUILDING, OUR ADMIN SPENDS HIS ENTIRE DAY WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED EMOTIONAL SKILL, REGULATION AND SUPPORT. HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY TIME TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN IMPROVING INSTRUCTION WITHOUT THIS HALF TIME POSITION.

THIS IS WHAT I SEE HAPPENING IN OUR BUILDING ADMIN SPENDING THEIR ENTIRE DAY SUPPORTING STUDENT BEHAVIOR, HIGH ADMIN BURNOUT AND TURNOVER, HIGH TEACHER BURNOUT AND TURNOVER.

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CONVERSELY, IF WE WERE TO HAVE A FULL TIME SINK IN OUR BUILDING, STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL LEARNING AND PRACTICING EMOTIONAL REGULATION SKILLS WOULD HAVE A SPACE TO DE-ESCALATE, REFLECT, RECEIVE SOCIAL SKILL INSTRUCTION, AND RESTORE ANY BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS BEFORE RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM, ALLOWING ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION TO CONTINUE FOR ALL STUDENTS THAT REMAIN IN THE CLASSROOM.

ADMIN WOULD BE ABLE TO FOCUS THEIR TIME AND ENERGY ON HELPING TEACHERS IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION.

OH THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE POPULATION OF LEARNERS.

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING BUDGET CUTS SOMEWHERE ELSE SO THAT THE EQUITY AND BALANCE THAT EXISTS IN OUR SCHOOL DOES NOT INCREASE. THANK YOU. NEXT IS KIM COPELAND. HI.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

MY NAME IS KIM COPELAND AND I AM CURRENTLY A TITLE READING TEACHER AT CEDAR VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MY STORY IS BASICALLY VERY SIMILAR TO DEBBI MORGAN'S.

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HER FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS AT CEDAR VALLEY.

THIS IS MY 25TH YEAR IN THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IN THE PAST I'VE WORKED AT OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS WELL, AND I'M WRITING TO EXPRESS MY DEEP CONCERN REGARDING THE POTENTIAL REDUCTION OF THE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES AT CEDAR VALLEY AND ALL TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY, THAT POSSIBILITY OF ELIMINATING THE PART TIME SYNC AS REPRESENTED IN THE BALANCING BUDGET ACT SIMULATION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. OUR SCHOOL HAS ALREADY SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN SUPPORT STAFF.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT CEDAR VALLEY FIVE YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A FULL TIME ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND A FULL TIME STUDENT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR CURRENTLY FOR THE 450 STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE AT OUR SCHOOL.

WE HAVE A 0.5 PARAPROFESSIONAL NOW, AND THE DEMANDS OF OUR DUAL LANGUAGE TITLE ONE SCHOOL, WHICH INCLUDES 72.8% OF OUR STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME HOMES.

AT LEAST 55% MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND 9% HOMELESS STUDENTS ARE FAR BEYOND WHAT A 0.5 FTE CAN REASONABLY ADDRESS. AND AS DEMI WAS SAYING, AS A RESULT, OUR PRINCIPAL, OUT OF NECESSITY, HAS HAD TO DIVERT MUCH OF HIS TIME AT LEAST THREE DAYS PER WEEK WHEN THE SINK IS NOT THERE, TO MANAGING BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, WHICH COMES AT A DIRECT EXPENSE OF HIS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP DUTIES.

THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE FOR HIM, AND IT ULTIMATELY UNDERMINES THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE LOOKING AT GRADUATION RATES.

WE NEED TO START AT THE BOTTOM TO GIVE THOSE STUDENTS WHAT THEY NEED.

SO THIS YEAR, WE'VE PUT MANY TIER ONE INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE WITH OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AND OUR STAFF.

WE HAVE A NEW COMMITTEE, AND EVEN WITH THESE TIER ONE INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE, WE STILL HAVE MANY TIER TWO BEHAVIORS THAT ARE OCCURRING EVERY DAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

LET'S SEE. SO BASICALLY, IF OUR SYNC WERE ACTUALLY TO BE FULL TIME, THEY COULD ADJUST THEIR SCHEDULE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS STUDENTS NEEDS. RIGHT? AND PROVIDE DAILY INTERACTION WITH THEM AND REMINDERS THEY COULD HELP THEM WITH SOCIAL STORIES AND CHECK INS.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY COULD PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS BEFORE THEY WERE EXCLUDED, SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED.

THE TRUTH IS THAT THE 0.5 IS JUST NOT ENOUGH.

REALLY, THE LACK OF THE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT. SO JUST I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT OUR XBA SCORES.

I MEAN, 21.9% OF OUR STUDENTS PASSED IN ENGLISH AND 13.9 IN MATH.

AND I THINK IF ANYTHING, WE NEED A FULL TIME SINK IN OUR SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT UP IS LAUREN JOHNSON.

HELLO, SUPERINTENDENT MINER AND THE BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. SO MY NAME IS LAUREN JOHNSON.

I RESIDE IN LYNWOOD. I'M A TITLE ONE READING INTERVENTIONIST AT CEDAR VALLEY, AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR ALL THE STUDENTS IN THE EDMONDS

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FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS IN OUR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS.

A CONSISTENT AND DEDICATED SINK IS THE LIFELINE THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN THEIR STRUGGLES AND THEIR POTENTIAL.

THESE COORDINATORS BUILD STRONG, TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENABLING THEM TO IDENTIFY EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND INTERVENE IN WAYS THAT CAN MAKE A LONG LASTING DIFFERENCE.

RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THAT AN EARLY INTERVENTION AND PERSONALIZED SUPPORT ARE KEY TO HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED.

WHEN THE STUDENTS IN TITLE ONE SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO A DEDICATED COORDINATOR, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO STAY ENGAGED IN SCHOOLS, IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND HAVE BETTER OVERALL OUTCOMES.

THESE COORDINATORS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN HELPING STUDENTS OVERCOME SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES, WHICH ARE ESPECIALLY PREVALENT AMONG THOSE EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND ADVERSITY.

REDUCING FUNDING FOR OUR SINK WOULD HAVE A DIRECT AND DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT.

I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUT TO OUR SYNC POSITION.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS ROLE REMAINS IN OUR SCHOOLS TO ENSURE STUDENTS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS IN THIS VITAL SUPPORT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS CHERYL PASSARGE.

HELLO, EVERYBODY. YEAH. HELLO, EVERYBODY. I'M CHERYL, AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT I LIVE IN SEATTLE, I WORK AT THE EDMONDS FOR THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A PROUD PARENT EDUCATOR.

FIRST THINGS FIRST. EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN THE EVERETT HERALD.

WOW. THANK YOU. AND THANKS, ANDY, WHEREVER YOU ARE.

ALTHOUGH I THANK YOU YESTERDAY. THANK YOU. SO GOOD, SO WELL DONE.

I WILL BE PRINTING IT UP AND SENDING IT TO MY THREE STATE LEGISLATORS, AND I WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THEM AT THEIR COFFEE WITH CONSTITUENTS AND HAND DELIVERING IT TO THEM.

DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY REPRESENT THE 36TH DISTRICT, WHICH IS NOT THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT'S OKAY. THEY'RE STILL IN THE STATE. THEY NEED TO READ IT. THEY NEED TO HEAR IT. THEY NEED TO KNOW IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GET THE EVERETT HERALD, THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT FROM ME. SO THANK YOU.

MY SECOND THING IS THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE STATE SENATE, BUDGET CUTS TO STIPENDS ARE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW YET ABOUT THE HOUSE BUDGET. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE HOUSE IS GOING TO GO ALONG WITH THE STATE AND THAT THERE WILL NOT BE CUTS TO STIPENDS FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS, BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, WE NEED THEM.

AND IF THERE'S CUTS TO THE STIPENDS, THEN A RECEPTION FOR THEM BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING AND THE HONORING OF THEM DURING THE MEETING IS RATHER A MOOT POINT.

SO MY CHALLENGE TO EACH OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, HI, THOM GERRARD IS HOW WILL YOU BE COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR THREE STATE LEGISLATORS REGARDING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED STATE FUNDS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS? I HAVE ALREADY COMMUNICATED WITH MINE ABOUT THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER STIPENDS.

I HOPE THAT YOU ALSO WILL TOO. AND THEN MY THIRD THING I WASN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SINKS.

AND I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT ALDERWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL DEFINITELY DESPERATELY NEEDS A STUDENT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. SO WHEN WE GET OUR BUDGET AFTER APRIL 27TH, PLEASE BRING A STUDENT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR BACK TO MY SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS ERICA ESCAMILLA. HI.

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NOW WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE SAME COORDINATORS.

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THE REAL LIFE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CEDAR VALLEY KIDS.

BECAUSE NONE OF MY SON'S FRIENDS ARE PROBABLY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THERE WITH MY SON. THEY'RE ALL TRYING TO DO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS. THERE STILL HOPE, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT, AND THEY DIDN'T GET TO HAVE A LINK WHEN THEY GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY WERE COMING OUT OF COVID. SO EVERYONE NEEDS. SEEING COORDINATORS, BUT THESE SCHOOLS AND THESE TEACHERS AND I'VE SEEN IT.

IT'S MY SECOND TIME AT CEDAR VALLEY AND THOSE VETERAN TEACHERS THAT ARE THERE, NOT BECAUSE OF ALL THE PARENTS AND THE PTO MONEY. LAST YEAR, THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS COULDN'T EVEN GO ON A FIELD TRIP BECAUSE OF BEHAVIOR, AND THEY HAD TO SEPARATE THEM OUT AND IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE MONTH HOOPLA.

THE MALE TEACHER DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE HIS KIDS JUST TO THE ROLLER RINK BECAUSE OF SAFETY.

THESE THINGS DON'T GO AWAY. THEY ONLY GET WORSE AND OUR KIDS NEED THEM SO BAD IN THIS DAY AND AGE.

THE SOCIAL MENTAL HEALTH THE TEACHERS CAN'T TEACH.

A KINDERGARTEN TOLD ME A KID WAS CHUNKING STAPLER, THE STAPLER AT HIM INTO JANUARY LAST YEAR, AND SOME OF THESE KIDS DON'T GET ASSESSED TO GET TAKEN TO OTHER SCHOOLS UNTIL HOW MUCH LEARNING HAS BEEN LOST? WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR GRADES. WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR SCORES.

WE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR LITTLE HEARTS AND MINDS FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME.

SO I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND EVERY OTHER. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SUPPORT THE SINKS FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS.

OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. GERRARD. WE ARE ALMOST DONE WITH THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CITY OF LYNNWOOD YOUTH COUNCIL.

WE'VE GOT ONE MORE MEETING TO FINALIZE THE APPLICATION AND WE WILL BE LAUNCHING IN APRIL.

AND THESE ARE NOT GOING TO BE WE WANT DIFFERENT.

WE WANT TO HEAR. WE WANT TO JOIN. WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER.

I'M HERE FOR ALL OF THE REASONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT IS ANGELA GARRIDO.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ANGELA GARRIDO. I'M THE FAMILY RESOURCE ADVOCATE AT CEDAR VALLEY ELEMENTARY, AND I AM COMING IN A SPECIAL MISSION TO INVITE YOU TO ONE OF OUR DAILY DAYS IN CEDAR VALLEY AND EXPERIENCE. HOW IS A DAY WITHOUT A SINK? BUT ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO A DAY WITH A SINK, SO YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE DAY AND THE OTHER DAY.

AND I AM COMING ALSO ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILIES, THE CEDAR VALLEY FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

ALSO TO SAY THAT THE BUDGET BALANCING TOOL IS NOT A TOOL THAT REPRESENTS OUR FAMILIES, THAT IS OUR TOOL THAT OUR FAMILIES, THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO ACCESS.

SO THERE IS A THIS IS A WAY TO BE A VOICE FOR THEM AND SAY THAT THERE IS NO REPRESENTATION ON THOSE DECISIONS FROM OUR FAMILIES, THAT THEY ARE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT ARE TAKEN HERE.

AND ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO ACCESS REPORT CARDS FROM PARENTSQUARE AND SKYWARD. SO THOSE TOOLS THAT TRY TO GET THE VOICE OF PARENTS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING AT CEDAR VALLEY.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU, IF YOU WANT TO LEARN FROM OUR SCHOOL, FROM OUR PARENTS, FROM OUR STUDENTS,

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I INVITE YOU TO GO TO OUR SCHOOL AND BE A SINK FOR A DAY OR TWO.

WE DESPERATELY NEED MORE HANDS AND NOT ONLY TRY TO AVOID TO CUT THE POSITION, BUT TRY TO REINSTATE THE FULL TIME POSITION.

I'VE BEEN IN CEDAR VALLEY FOR TEN YEARS. I KNOW ALL THE STRUGGLES AND TRAUMA THAT OUR FAMILIES FACE, BUT ALSO I KNOW ALL THE STRENGTH, THE POWER, THE COURAGE TO BE IN A COUNTRY WITH A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THEM FOR RECEIVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

I APPRECIATE THIS TIME AND I STILL HAVE 30S. 2928 SO PLEASE GO TO CEDAR VALLEY.

SHOW US YOUR SUPPORT BEING THERE. THE DECISIONS THAT YOU TAKE HERE SOMETIMES REPRESENT A LOT OF DISCREPANCY FOR THE REALITY.

WE LIVE THERE DAY TO DAY, SO I REALLY INVITE YOU TO SEE IN FIRST A PERSON WHO IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE THERE.

JOIN US IN OUR CLASSROOM. WE HAVE A PARENT GROUP AND IT IS A VERY GOOD AND NICE SCHOOL THAT I REALLY LOVED.

YOU CAN JOIN US ONE DAY. THANK YOU. NEXT IS SARAH DILLING. MY KIDS GOING TO COLLEGE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I GOT THE MOM HAT AND EVERYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT THE STATE WON'T GIVE US ENOUGH MONEY TO PROPERLY EDUCATE OUR KIDS.

I WONDER IF THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT IS TO CANCEL ALL SPORTS AT ALL LEVELS, AND MAKE THEM NOTICE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS COMPLETELY PULLED OUT OF INTRAMURAL STUFF AND THEY'LL GO, WAIT A MINUTE. MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS GET BOOSTER CLUBS AND SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING, AND IT'S NOT ACTUALLY THAT MUCH MONEY IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF OUR BUDGET.

BUT MAYBE A GRAND GESTURE IS WHAT'S NEEDED AT THIS POINT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

BUT LORD, WE NEED MORE MONEY NOW.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS OUR GROUP OF REGULAR ITEMS WE CAN VOTE ON TOGETHER AND DISCUSS AT ONCE,

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ONE HAS TO DO WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE EDMONDS POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, BUT IT WAS LACKING IN ENDING DATE. TWO HAVE TO DO WITH THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY.

ONE IS OUR MONTHLY BILLS AND VOUCHERS AND TWO OUR FIELD TRIPS.

DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? AND A SECOND FOR TONIGHT'S AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA.

MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS AND TONIGHT'S AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.

WE HAVE TWO ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING.

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THIS IS IN REGARD TO REPAIRS OF FORMER ALDERWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM WINTER WATER DAMAGE.

WHEN WE HAD THAT HEAVY FREEZE, DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-09 ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMPLETED PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT FORMER ALDERWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM WINTER WATER DAMAGE.

MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD HERE.

THIS WOULD BE TYPICALLY ONE THAT I WOULD STAY AWAY FROM BECAUSE OF ISSUES I'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS WORK THAT IS ALREADY DONE, I DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-09, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-09 ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMPLETED PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT

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SECOND ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS IS THE EVENING IS A SINGLE READING TO APPROVE A BID AWARD TO EXCEL PACIFIC FOR THE COVERED PLAY AREA STRUCTURES PROJECT.

DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE BID AWARD TO EXCEL PACIFIC INCORPORATED, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE COVERED PLAY STRUCTURES PROJECT. MOVE TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS IS BEING FUNDED OUT OF THE 2021 LEVY, AND IT'S GOING TO BEVERLY AND MARTHA LAKE. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THOSE SCHOOLS GETTING THIS.

AND I WANT TO THANK OUR VOTERS, AS ALWAYS, FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR LEVIES, BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK WITHOUT THAT SUPPORT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE BID AWARD TO EXCEL PACIFIC INCORPORATED, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE COVERED PLAY STRUCTURE PROJECT.

PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

ANY ABSTENTIONS AND THE BID AWARD TO EXCEL PACIFIC INCORPORATED, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE COVERED PLAY STRUCTURES PROJECT, IS APPROVED. NEXT WE HAVE OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.

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THE CHALLENGE IS IT'S ON THE HEELS OF $25 MILLION IN CUTS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING ON MANY LEVELS.

SO I THINK TONIGHT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPTIMISTIC NEWS, BUT I WANTED TO JUST SET THAT STAGE KIND OF THE REALITY WE'RE LIVING IN AND EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO TRY AND ALTER THAT REALITY.

SO I'LL LOOK TO DIRECTOR CHASE, WHO IS OUR WONDERFUL AND VALUED LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE.

I THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KATIMS. IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

JUST SAY IT. WELL, AS WE KNOW, WE ARE ON THE 10TH WEEK IS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR.

AND WE HAVE, AS WE CONTINUE ON OUR YEAR ROUND ADVOCACY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE STILL INTERACTING WITH THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LEGISLATURE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BIG THREE BILLS THAT ARE THAT WE'RE STILL TRACKING.

WE'VE GOT 5263 ON SPECIAL ED AND 5192. THEY BOTH HAD HEARINGS ON THE 19TH, AND I HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK THIS REPORT. BUT ON 5192, THERE WERE 4680 PEOPLE SIGNED IN.

SO THAT IS SOME SERIOUS ADVOCACY. THAT'S THE [INAUDIBLE] BILL.

AND OF THOSE THREE QUARTERS, 3 TO 2, THREE QUARTERS OF THOSE WERE SIGNING IN PRO.

AND SO THIS IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION.

THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND THEN ON THE SPECIAL ED BILL 5263, THERE WERE JUST ABOUT 2600 PEOPLE SIGNING IN AND THERE ONLY TEN WERE CON. AND I HAD TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN, THAT THERE WERE REALLY ONLY 10 SO SO I THINK THAT AS FAR AS LETTING OUR LEGISLATORS, OUR LAWMAKERS, KNOW THAT THOSE OPINIONS OF THOSE OF US IN EDUCATION ADVOCACY FEEL ABOUT, I THINK EVERYBODY'S GETTING A GOLD STAR ON THIS ONE.

NOW, THEY DID HAVE HEARINGS, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION YET ON EXECUTIVE ACTION TAKEN.

AND I'M ASSUMING THAT IS BECAUSE THE BUDGET FORECAST JUST CAME OUT.

ANYTHING ON THOSE TWO BILLS THAT WE'VE GOT? ANY OTHER INSIGHT? I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER INSIGHT ON THOSE PARTICULAR BILLS. DID OKAY.

WELL, THE HOUSE AND BUDGET, HOUSE AND SENATE OPERATING BUDGETS HAVE BOTH BEEN RELEASED.

THAT'S ON TOP OF A REVENUE FORECAST OF 844 MILLION DECREASE.

AND SO THEY HAVE PUT THEIR BUDGETS FORWARD. JUST YESTERDAY.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF UNPACKING TO DO. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THINGS ARE GOING TO MOVE REALLY FAST THIS WEEK THROUGH THEIR HOUSES, AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE HOUSES TO RECONCILE SOME OF THE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE TWO IN A TOP.

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BONUSES. SO THERE THAT THERE ARE OTHER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT I'M JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT AS THAT WAS REALLY STANDING OUT.

WE WILL SEE. THERE'S A GENERAL SENSE THAT THERE IS APPETITE TO ALIGN BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND I REALLY WISH I HAD MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT ONE TOWN HALL LAST NIGHT, WHICH WAS VIRTUAL, SPOKE AT THAT I IN FAVOR OF THE SENATE'S BUDGET BECAUSE THAT IS AND JUST TO BE REALLY CLEAR SPECIAL ED, WE CONTRIBUTE A LOT OF MONEY TO SPECIAL EDUCATION THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND BECAUSE WE'RE SO UNDERFUNDED IN GENERAL FUND.

SO ANY ASSISTANCE WE GET TO SPECIAL ED REDUCES WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER TO BE ILLEGAL COMPLIANCE ON OUR LOCAL DOLLARS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND FREES THOSE UP TO DO OTHER THINGS.

SO IT ISN'T JUST THAT WE'LL HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEND IN SPECIAL ED, IT'S ACTUALLY THAT THEY'LL FUND OUR SPECIAL ED BETTER AND ENABLE US.

SO I SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THAT. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE LEVY LID LIFT.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ASKING QUESTIONS. I TOSSED IN A LITTLE BIT OF ADVOCACY TOO, BUT I ASKED ABOUT THE LEVY LID LIFT BECAUSE OUR VOTERS HAVE VOTED, AS WE ALL KNOW, MORE TAX AUTHORITY FOR THE DISTRICT THAN WE ARE ABLE TO COLLECT.

AND THEY SAID THAT A BILL DROPPED YESTERDAY AND TODAY I JUST DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CHASE THAT DOWN.

BUT THERE MAY BE A BILL ABOUT THAT. EVEN THOUGH IT'S LATE IN THE SESSION, THEY CAN STILL DO THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET, AND THAT COULD BE A PART OF THAT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT NEWS.

SO AS I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE BILLS YESTERDAY TO SEE THE STATUS, THERE ARE TWO BILLS THAT ARE NOT CALLED THE LEVY LID BILLS, BUT THE LEVY LID. RAISING THE CAP ON THE LEVY LID WAS PART OF THESE TWO BILLS AND I DON'T I DIDN'T WRITE THEM DOWN, I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHAT THEY WERE, BUT I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT, EVEN THAT I THINK IT WAS BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.

I WOULDN'T BET ON THAT, BUT THAT THOSE ARE STILL THAT'S STILL ALIVE IN AS SUBSETS, AS A COMPONENT IN OTHER BILL, SOME BILLS THAT ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON SOME OTHER THINGS.

WE CAN I'LL TAKE A QUICK LOOK SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO OUR NEXT UPDATE.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF COMMUNICATING.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT CAME THROUGH. SO THAT'S GREAT. IT'S GREAT NEWS THAT AT LEAST THAT IS BEING PAID ATTENTION TO.

YEAH, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S STILL THERE. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S STILL THERE.

AND SOMEBODY EMAILED ME AND I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE WHO WAS AT ONE OF THE TOWN HALLS WITH CINDY RYU.

SO THAT WAS 32ND AND ASKED, AND CINDY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORTING GOING FROM 1% TO 3% AS THE CAP ON THE LEVY LID.

SO AND I DO WANT TO I WANT TO THANK SHERYL FOR HAVING POINTED OUT THE LETTER THAT WAS JOINTLY WRITTEN BY DOCTOR MINER AND MYSELF AND ANDY NOFZIGER TO SHOW THE TRIFECTA OF LEADERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT.

ALL THAT WE ARE IN AGREEMENT. THAT LETTER WAS SENT TO EVERY LEGISLATOR, NOT JUST OURS, EVERY LEGISLATOR IN THE STATE. IT'S BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE HERALD AND IT'S TODAY CAME OUT IN THE MY EDMONDS NEWS, MY MOUNTLAKE TERRACE NEWS, LYNNWOOD TODAY NETWORK. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT, THOSE ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

I KNOW THE HERALD OPENED IT UP SO THE PUBLIC CAN SEE IT WITHOUT HAVING TO BE A SUBSCRIBER AND IT'S CALLED LAWMAKERS MUST ABIDE DUTY FOR AMPLE K-12 FUNDING. THE STATE NEEDS ARE MANY, BUT THE CONSTITUTION MAKES CLEAR WHERE ITS PARAMOUNT DUTY LIES.

IT'S AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE, AND I THINK THE TITLE THAT THERESA WHIPPLE CHOSE FOR THE NETWORK NEWS WAS WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO CUT, WHICH IS A QUOTE FROM IT. WHAT WE FOCUSED ON IN THERE IN TERMS OF THE THREE ASKS, ONE IS THE SPECIAL ED FUNDING, ONE IS THE MSAC FUNDING, AND ONE IS LIFTING THE LEVY CAP.

THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE WE HAVE GIVEN THIS TO AND SAID, MAKE IT YOURS,

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SO HOPEFULLY. BUT ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO TAKE A COPY OF THIS AND HAND IT OUT TO LEGISLATORS IN CASE THEIR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT DIDN'T HAND IT TO THEM FROM THEIR EMAIL. YOU GO FOR IT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO USE ANY OF THE INFORMATION FROM THAT TO DO WHATEVER ADVOCACY THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO. SO WE APPRECIATE THE COVERAGE AND THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ON THAT AND IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. SHOWING THE BROAD SUPPORT, THE BROAD AND DEEP SUPPORT FOR ADVOCATING FOR THESE CHANGES THAT WE NEED.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP AND THE COLLABORATION THAT YOU TWO HAVE DONE, ALONG WITH OUR AEA PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU. NO, I APPRECIATE THE TEAMWORK AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE.

I'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY. AND IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL, THE COMMUNITY, THE PARENTS, THE STAFF, ALL OF US AND STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ALL NEEDING TO GET THE STATE TO RISE AND MEET THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY, BASICALLY, WHICH IS WHAT WE KEPT SAYING TO THEM, WHERE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY.

AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I ALSO DID SEND ALL OF OUR LEGISLATORS INITIALLY THE BALANCING ACT SURVEY WITH AN EMAIL TO SAY, LOOK AT THE REALLY HORRIFIC DECISIONS THAT ARE FACING OUR DISTRICT.

AND THEN I ALSO SENT THEM THE RESULTS, INCLUDING 100 PAGES OF COMMENTS, WHICH I'M GRATEFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR, WHICH INDICATE EXACTLY HOW DIFFICULT THESE POTENTIAL CUTS WOULD BE TO OUR DISTRICT.

AGAIN, EMPHASIZING, AND I DID SAY THIS TO THE LEGISLATORS, EMPHASIZING THAT THIS IS ONLY 2 MILLION OF THE POTENTIAL EIGHT THAT WE WOULD BE FACING, AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE.

NOT THAT THE LAST YEAR'S CUTS IN THE YEAR BEFORE CUTS WERE IN DEVASTATING, BUT WE'RE REALLY GETTING, AS THE HEADLINE SAID, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO CUT.

SO ONE THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS WE'VE HAD ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH ALL OF OUR LEGISLATORS.

SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE SAID, HAVE YOUR PARENTS, YOUR STAFF, YOUR COMMUNITY SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORIES.

SEVERAL OF YOU DID A VERY ARTICULATE, POWERFUL JOB TONIGHT OF SHARING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT A PARTICULAR SCHOOL THAT WE CARE ABOUT A LOT.

WE CARE ABOUT ALL OUR SCHOOLS, BUT IT IS A NEEDY SCHOOL, AND WE KNOW THAT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE KIND OF STUDENT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR, SUPPORT OR NOT THAT'S THE KIND OF SHARING OF DETAILS OF THE PERSONAL IMPACT THAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY AS A STAFF MEMBER AND OR AS A PARENT. THAT CAN BE VERY COMPELLING TO OUR LEGISLATORS.

SO I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO SAY, GO DO IT, BUT I AM IN A POSITION TO SAY THEY HAVE ASKED FOR THOSE KINDS OF STORIES.

DID I DO THAT CAREFULLY ENOUGH? OH, THIS IS GREAT.

SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AS ALWAYS, THIS PRESENTATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

THESE THESE LINKS WILL CLICK THROUGH AS A REMINDER TO OUR EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT PRIORITIES AS WELL AS THE PRIORITIES.

AND THE NEXT SLIDE IS HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.

IT'S GOT SOME GOOD STEP BY STEP TO SIGN IN, COMMENT, TESTIFY, LOTS OF REMOTE TESTIMONY, TESTIFYING POSSIBILITIES HERE.

AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE IS A REMINDER OF WHO OUR LEGISLATORS ARE AND THERE WE ARE REPRESENTED BY THREE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS, MEANING WE HAVE NINE PEOPLE THAT ARE REPRESENTING US DOWN IN OLYMPIA AND THE NEXT SLIDE IS, IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE YOU LIVE WE HAVE A DISTRICT FINDER.

I MEAN, WHICH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT? THERE'S A DISTRICT FINDER FOR YOU.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE BOARD, I BELIEVE IT'S UNDER THE SCHOOL BOARD SECTION ON THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

AND NEXT DEADLINE IS APRIL 2ND. ALL THESE THESE BILLS THAT THEY'RE QUICKLY GOING THROUGH IS NEXT DEADLINE IS APRIL 2ND TO GET THAT THROUGH AND AS A REMINDER, IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO INTO SPECIAL SESSION, IT IS APRIL 27TH WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE A RECONCILIATION OF ALL OF THE BUDGETS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. SO TIMES MARCH AND FAST LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME CELEBRATIONS AT THAT TIME, I AM TOO. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM OUR GROUP? STUDENTS? YOU FOLLOWING EVERYTHING HERE? I KNOW YOU ARE.

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WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING US UP TO DATE ON EVERYTHING.

IT'S SO COMPLICATED. SO NEXT WE HAVE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

[14. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]

HERE'S GRADUATION RATES FOR, YOU KNOW, 400 KIDS OF ONE SENIOR CLASS, RIGHT? THAT'S SO MANY KIDS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FIND WAYS TO MAKE THAT GROUP SMALLER AND SEE HOW WE CAN FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, INDIVIDUAL GROUPS OF STUDENTS, TO RAISE THAT GRADUATION RATE.

SO I HOPE YOU'RE THINKING OF MAJORING IN EDUCATION OR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.

THAT WAS EXCELLENT. VIVIAN. THANK YOU. TATIANA.

HI, EVERYONE. I'M TATIANA. AS YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE FIRSTLY, I WANTED TO SAY THAT I WAS REALLY MOTIVATED AND JUST HAPPY TO SEE WHAT WE HAD AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS BOARD MEETING WITH ALL OF, LIKE, THE STAFF THAT CAME UP AND WAS LIKE PERSONAL ANECDOTES FROM LIKE THE REST OF THE STAFF AND STUFF WAS SHARED ABOUT THEM. I THINK THAT THERE'S SO MUCH UNSEEN GREATNESS IN EVERY SCHOOL IN THIS DISTRICT THAT KEEPS IT RUNNING AND KEEPS IT GOING.

AND THERE ARE REALLY SO MANY STAFF MEMBERS THAT I THINK JUST YEAH.

SHOULD ALWAYS BE APPRECIATED. AND I THINK IT WAS SO GREAT TO SEE SO MANY STAFF MEMBERS APPRECIATED TODAY. AND THAT WAS LOVELY. AS SOME UPDATES FOR MY SCHOOL WE WENT TO STATE THESPIAN A FEW DAYS LAST WEEK, I THINK, OR THIS WEEK.

WE LEFT THE 19TH AND WE ARE MAINTAINING OUR GOLD HONOR TROUPE STATUS, WHICH IS LOVELY.

A LOT OF STUDENTS PUT IN A LOT OF HARD WORK, AS WELL AS STAFF MEMBERS INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR GOLD HONOR TROUPE THESPIAN STATUS, IF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS. AND SO, YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.

AND I HAD A LOVELY EXPERIENCE GOING TO STATE THESPIAN.

ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE IN THE ROBOTICS OFF SEASON RIGHT NOW, WHICH JUST MEANS A LOT OF WORK.

BUT I WAS REALLY MOTIVATED BY MY TEAM ALREADY HAVING PLANS THAT GO UP TO THE DATE OF KICKOFF IN THE FALL.

SO WE ALREADY HAVE A CLEAR VISION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I THINK THAT ROBOTICS IS A LOVELY PROGRAM TO BE A PART OF, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT THE STUDENTS THAT I AM ON MY TEAM WITH SEEM TO TAKE IT JUST AS SERIOUSLY AS I DO, AND THAT'S LOVELY. MY SCHOOL ALSO HAD A MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE LAST WEEK, WHICH I HEARD WENT VERY WELL.

I AM NOT A MIDDLE SCHOOLER, BUT MY SISTER IS AND SHE HAD A LOVELY TIME.

AND LASTLY, MY SCHOOL HAS A TALENT SHOW COMING UP AND I THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS AND ABILITIES AND SO MUCH INVOLVEMENT.

I MEAN, PRE-COVID, I REMEMBER THAT BEING A BIG DEAL AT MY SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE JUST NOW KIND OF STARTING TO GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF INVOLVEMENT THAT WE HAD PRE-COVID WITH THAT. AND I THINK THAT THAT IS WHAT'S THE MOST MOVING TO ME ABOUT THAT.

SO YEAH. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANKS, TATIANA DIRECTOR GERRARD.

YES, I'LL TRY TO BE MORE CONCISE THAN I HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST MEETING.

I WANT TO THANK BOARD PRESIDENT KATIMS AND AEA PRESIDENT NOFZIGER MEADOWS FOR THEIR EXCELLENT ARTICLE OR LETTER.

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. I MEAN, STUDENTS NEED SINKS, THEY NEED BAND.

THEY NEED SPORTS. LIKE MAYBE NOT THE SAME. STUDENTS NEED ALL OF THOSE, BUT SOME STUDENTS NEED EACH OF THOSE.

AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS BUDGET SITUATION SO DIFFICULT.

I WANT TO THANK ANGELA GARRIDO FOR REMINDING US THAT THERE IS STILL A DIGITAL DIVIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NATIONAL BOARD CANDIDATES.

SORRY, I COULDN'T BE THERE FOR THE RECEPTION.

PARTICULARLY CONGRATULATING DENISE TRIPP, WHO'S ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, FORMERLY COLLEAGUE AS LIBRARIAN.

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I MADE A VISIT TO MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE SCHOOL IN ACTION.

AND SEE SOME OF MY FORMER STUDENTS GROWING UP AND I EVEN REMEMBERED SOME OF THEIR NAMES THIS TIME.

ALSO GOT TO SEE MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY SOCCER TWICE.

ONCE WAS AGAINST MEADOWDALE HIGH SCHOOL. SO I ALSO GOT TO SEE THEIR SOCCER TEAM PLAY.

I ENJOYED OFFICIATING THOSE CONTESTS. SO THAT IS THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TO MENTION AND I SHOULD BE BACK WITH YOU NEXT TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DIRECTOR CRAMER. I THINK TODAY IS A REALLY PROUD DAY FOR EDMONDS SCHOOLS.

I THINK IT'S A PROUD DAY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THAT WE CANNOT CONTROL.

BUT WHAT WE CAN CONTROL, WE'RE DOING OUR DAMNEDEST AND THAT'S FROM EVERYTHING THAT WE SAW TODAY, FROM THE PARAEDUCATORS, WHO WE KNOW ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR SCHOOLS.

EVERYTHING WOULD FALL APART OR FALL APART WITHOUT THEM.

TO OUR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE WORKING THEIR TAIL OFF, FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT EVERY DAY IN THE CLASSROOM, THEN THEY'RE ADDING WORK ON TOP OF THAT TO IMPROVE THEIR GAME.

AND TO THE CEDAR VALLEY STAFF THAT CAME TODAY.

I KNOW I USED TO WORK IN A TITLE ONE SCHOOL, AND I CANNOT IMAGINE IT WITHOUT A FULL TIME DEAN OF STUDENTS, LET ALONE JUST HAVING A FULL TIME SINK. AND AND HAVING A HALF TIME SINK IS JUST.

I CANNOT IMAGINE IT. SO I'M STILL TEACHING, SO I CAN'T GO OVER AND BE THERE BECAUSE I'M IN THE CLASSROOM.

BUT I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, AND YOUR WORDS RESONATE DEEPLY WITH ME.

BUT THE FACT THAT YOU CAME HERE AFTER THE DAY THAT YOU HAD AND STILL ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR KIDS, ON TOP OF THAT, THAT'S A PROUD DAY FOR EDMONDS SCHOOLS.

IT'S A PROUD DAY TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS COME UP HERE AND SHOW YOU WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH OUTSTANDING TEACHERS.

AND I ALSO THINK IT'S A PROUD DAY TO HAVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR, THE HEAD OF THE TEACHERS UNION PULLED TOGETHER TO WRITE AN INCREDIBLE ARTICLE THAT HAS BEEN SHARED ACROSS THEIR ADVOCACY HAS BEEN AS LEADING OTHER ADVOCACY EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

IT'S A PROUD DAY FOR EDMONDS. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, AND THE MORE WE PULL TOGETHER, THE STRONGER THAT FIGHT WILL BE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE FOR ALL THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF OUR KIDS.

SO THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CEDAR VALLEY STAFF FOR COMING OUT.

I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I DEFINITELY HEAR THAT AND FEEL IT.

I TAUGHT FOR A YEAR AND ONE OF MY BIGGEST STRUGGLES WAS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.

THAT'S WHY I ENDED UP JUST. I JUST DID NOT HAVE THE SKILLS WHEN IT CAME TO THE TO LIKE THE TIER ONE KIDS.

I COULD TOTALLY DO IT ALL DAY. BUT FOR THE KIDS THAT NEED THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, I JUST COULDN'T DO IT AND SO WHEN YOU TELL THESE STORIES ABOUT NEEDING THE SINKS AND EVERYTHING LIKE, I HEAR YOU, I FEEL YOU. IF WE ARE IN A WORLD WHERE THE DISTRICT HAS TO CUT $8 MILLION, WE DON'T HAVE, I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE DO.

BUT I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ASSUMING THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO GIVE US SOME FUNDING, THAT IS AN ISSUE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT RESONATES WITH ME AND SOMETHING I RESPECT, AND SOMETHING I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS DO NEED AND THAT TEACHERS NEED.

AND YOU TALKED ABOUT LOSING ADMIN AND STUFF. YOU LOSE NEW TEACHERS TOO.

LIKE, I DIDN'T STICK AROUND BECAUSE I COULDN'T CUT IT. THERE ARE GOING TO BE OTHER NEW TEACHERS WHO CAN'T CUT IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT SUPPORT. SO I HEAR YOU, I UNDERSTAND, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE GET SOME BETTER BUDGET NEWS SOON SO THAT IT'S A REALISTIC OPTION TO DO THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO DO.

I ALSO AM GOING TO TALK TO DOCTOR MINER A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT THE THE COMMUNICATION DIVIDE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MAY HAVE IN YOUR SCHOOL. IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS ARE GETTING THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED.

IF WE'RE NOT DOING THAT, WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

SO WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS TALKED TO THEIR LEGISLATORS.

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HOWEVER YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT, AND IT'S 5% OF THE BUDGET.

IT'S BASICALLY WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE UP FOR 5% OF THE BUDGET.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN TESTED, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE TOUGHER TO ADMINISTRATE THAN THEY THINK IT WILL BE.

AND I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL SEE HOW IT ALL PLAYS OUT.

BUT WHAT WE CAN ALL DO HERE AS IT RELATES TO EDUCATION IS WHEN YOU MEET WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS, GET A COMMITMENT FROM THEM THAT IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT PIECE OF THE BUDGET DOESN'T WORK OUT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT OUT ON EDUCATION, THAT IS STILL A PLACE THAT IS SACROSANCT AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT CUTS THERE.

SO THAT IS STILL ONE PIECE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE, WE CAN WE CAN STILL MAKE A PUSH IN THAT WAY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND DIRECTOR CHASE, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO BE IN SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE ALL OUT DOING THE ADVOCACY AND AND ALSO, WHEN I GO AT THIS POINT IN THE COMMENTS, I CAN JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT WE'VE HAD.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT IT WAS REALLY FELT REALLY GOOD TO BE HERE IN COMMUNITY WITH OUR THE CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HAD AND A FULL BOARDROOM OF OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE OFTEN IT'S JUST US AND A FEW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.

AND SO HAVING THAT REAL, AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE WITH THE COMMUNITY IS HELPS SUSTAIN US ME AS A BOARD MEMBER ALSO.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT.

I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST FOCUSING ON THEIR PRESENTATION ON, YOU KNOW, THE BIG THREE BILLS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD BILLS THAT ARE OUT THERE TOO. SO YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S ONE THAT'S REALLY MOVING ALONG ON IMPROVING STUDENT ACCESS TO DUAL CREDIT. I WAS JUST CHECKING THAT IT ACTUALLY GOT SOME ACTION AND IT'S GOING TO BE REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD BILLS OUT THERE AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LINKS AND INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO THE TWO THAT WERE THE TWO BIG BILLS THAT ARE TRACKING FOR OUR BUDGET.

SO LET'S JUST KEEP GOING FORTH AND ADVOCATING FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. SO SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I'VE GOTTEN TO JOIN DOCTOR MINER AND DIRECTOR GERRARD, VISITING MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL.

I ALSO ATTENDED SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY'S FACULTY MEETING, WHERE THEY DISCUSS STRATEGIES THAT ALL STAFF CAN USE WORKING WITH KIDS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING TRAUMA THAT'S INTERFERING WITH THEIR LEARNING.

SO IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING. I ACTUALLY FOUND GOOD IDEAS FOR WORKING WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD GRANDSON.

OH, IT'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT. BUT MOSTLY WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS WHAT REALLY TOUCHED ME TONIGHT WITH SEEING OUR HONORING ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL, CLASSIFIED PEOPLE WHO SO RARELY GET RECOGNITION.

THEY ARE THE HEART OF OUR DISTRICT. THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT TO EVERY PART, FROM THE BUS DRIVERS TO THE CUSTODIANS, TO THE PARAEDUCATORS, TO THE OFFICE PEOPLE. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE FRONTLINE PEOPLE, TO OUR KIDS, TO OUR PARENTS. THEY DO SO MUCH AND I THINK THEY ARE UNSUNG HEROES.

AND I JUST WANTED TO REALLY GIVE ANOTHER BIG SHOUT OUT TO THEM.

AND I WANT TO THANK MARK ROSSI FOR DOING THE WORK THAT I'M SURE IT TOOK TO MAKE THAT CELEBRATION HAPPEN.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE DID IT FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR, AND I CRIED AND I CRIED AGAIN TONIGHT, SO THEY'RE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR MINER.

WELL, MANY OF OUR COMMENTS TONIGHT WERE A NICE SEGUE TO ME FOR A REMINDER ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE EDMONDS EDUCATION COMMUNITY TOUR, WHICH IS BOTH AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND IS WAS SENT OUT IN OUR PARENT AND STAFF NEWS THIS WEEK.

IT'S MARCH 27TH, SO THIS WEEK AND IT HAPPENS TO BE AT CEDAR VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE'LL BE TAKING A BUS FROM HERE. OVER THERE I GET TO EAT WITH SOME KINDERGARTNERS, WHICH WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT FOR ME.

I DO KNOW, AT LEAST AS OF TONIGHT, IT'S STILL OPEN ON THE WEBSITE.

I'M ABOUT AT SOME POINT WE DO CLOSE THAT APPLICATION DOWN JUST SO THAT WE CAN PLAN FOR HOW MANY LUNCHES WE'RE GOING TO NEED, ETC. SO IF YOU'RE OUT THERE LISTENING, OR IF YOU DON'T WORK THERE AND YOU'RE HERE IN THE ROOM AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TOUR, PLEASE COME AND JOIN US TO FOR OUR SECOND EXPERIENCE EDMONDS EDUCATION COMMUNITY TOUR THIS WEEK.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. AND THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.