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[1. CALL TO ORDER-6:30 pm]
AND I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.[2. ROLL CALL-6:31 pm (ALL TIMES ARE ESTIMATED)]
AND WE ARE FULL COMPLEMENT TONIGHT. NEXT, I'LL ASK DOCTOR MINER TO DO THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.[3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-6:32 pm]
THANK YOU, DOCTOR KATIMS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THIS PLACE.THE SDOHOBSH 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.
THANK YOU. AND NOW, IF EVERYBODY WILL RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE FLAG.
[4. FLAG SALUTE-6:33 pm]
SALUTE.[5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA-6:34 pm]
MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE.AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
NEXT WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. NOTHING THIS EVENING.
[6. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT-6:35 pm]
OH, THAT WAS FAST. OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ON. NEXT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS.[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-6:45 pm]
WE'LL DO THEM TOGETHER. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 18TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH WAS A STUDY SESSION ON THE BALANCING ACT RESULTS AND THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 25TH, WHICH WAS A REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING. SO MOVED.SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 18TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH WAS THE STUDY SESSION ON THE BALANCING ACT RESULTS AND THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 25TH, 2025 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING. PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND THESE 2 MINUTE THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 18TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING AND FROM THE MARCH 25TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING ARE APPROVED. NEXT WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS-6:50 pm]
THE GUIDELINES REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.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.
AND I'D LIKE TO SAY TONIGHT WE ALSO RECEIVED 11 WRITTEN COMMENTS, ALL OF WHICH WERE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR THE SIXTH GRADE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM. TWO IN ADDITION, ASKED FOR SUPPORT OF THE STUDENT INTERVENTION COORDINATORS, AND ONE IN ADDITION ASKED FOR SUPPORT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS. THOSE WILL ALL BE ATTACHED TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
TONIGHT'S FIRST IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT IS RUBY CRETIN.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? OKAY. MY NAME IS RUBY CRETIN. I LIVE IN LINWOOD. I AM 14 AND I AM AN EIGHTH GRADER AT MEADOWDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I HAVE PLAYED BASEBALL SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD IN PACIFIC LITTLE LEAGUE.
THIS SEASON, I AM THE FIRST GIRL EVER TO PLAY JUNIORS BASEBALL IN PACIFIC LITTLE LEAGUE.
I ALSO PLAY SOFTBALL TOO. I PLAYED SOFTBALL FOR MIDDLE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE LAST TWO SEASONS.
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I GREW UP AT LINDALE PARK AND IT IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE TO ME.PACIFIC LITTLE LEAGUE SERVED OVER A THOUSAND PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES LAST SEASON.
EVERY SEASON WE HAVE A CELEBRATION OF PACIFIC LITTLE LEAGUE AT LINDALE PARK.
WE CALL IT LITTLE LEAGUE DAY. WE HAVE A PLAYER PARADE, FUN GAMES AND A COACH HOME RUN DERBY, WHICH MY DAD WILL NEVER WIN. IT IS SO MUCH FUN TO SPEND LITTLE LEAGUE DAY WITH MY FRIENDS.
I'M GOING TO READ THE LITTLE LEAGUE PLEDGE DURING THE CEREMONY AT LITTLE LEAGUE DAY.
I WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL TO ATTEND THE LITTLE LEAGUE TO ATTEND LITTLE LEAGUE DAY AT LINDALE.
IT COSTS $5 FOR THREE THROWS AT THE PERSON WHO IS IN THE DUNK TANK.
I WANT TO CHALLENGE EACH OF YOU NOT JUST TO COME TO LITTLE LEAGUE DAY, BUT TO GET IN THE DUNK TANK, YOU CAN HELP PACIFIC LITTLE LEAGUE RAISE MONEY SO WE CAN BUY EQUIPMENT FOR OUR PLAYERS AND HELP MAINTAIN THE FIELDS AT LINDALE PARK.
WHO IS READY TO GET IN THE DUNK TANK AND TO SUPPORT PACIFIC LITTLE LEAGUE ON MAY 3RD AT LITTLE LEAGUE DAY? CAN I APPROACH THE BOARD AND HAND OUT INVITATIONS? YES.
IS THE WATER COLD OR WARM? [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS VERY WELL DONE. NEXT IS KRISTY PALAMIDES.
HI, MY NAME IS KRISTY LIU AND MY FAMILY RESIDES IN MOUNTLAKE TERRACE.
I HAVE I'M A MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS, ONE FIFTH GRADER AT TERRACE PARK ELEMENTARY IN THE HIGH CAP PROGRAM, AND ONE SECOND GRADER AT COLLEGE PLACE ELEMENTARY IN THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
I'M HERE TO STRONGLY URGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO STOP USING MUSIC, PERFORMING ARTS AS AN EXPENDABLE LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET AND KEEP FUNDING THE SIXTH GRADE BAND AND ORCHESTRA. I FIND IT ATROCIOUS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CELEBRATES AND PROMOTES PERFORMING ARTS IN ITS VITALITY.
WHILE OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING ON TO OUR THIRD YEAR OF WATCHING THAT VERY SAME SCHOOL BOARD, SLOWLY DISMANTLE AND DISPOSE OF THESE PROGRAMS. A STUDENT CANNOT PICK UP AN INSTRUMENT IN SEVENTH GRADE AND BE AS COMPETENT AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN PLAYING SINCE FIFTH, WITH EVERY YEAR TAKEN AWAY FROM OUR STUDENTS.
IT ISN'T SIMPLY THAT THESE SKILLS TAKE YEARS OF PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE TO HONE.
IT IS ALSO THE ACT OF CREATING THE MUSIC WITHIN A GROUP THAT REQUIRES CULTIVATION.
ALL PERFORMING ARTS, EQUAL LEARNING TO WORK IN COMMUNITY.
IT REQUIRES LISTENING, COOPERATION, INCLUSION AND COLLABORATION AND OUR CURRENT STATE OF THE WORLD.
NOW I'M CONCERNED WE MADE THE WRONG CHOICE. I HAVE WATCHED MY DAUGHTER'S HEART GET BROKEN BY ALL THESE BUDGET CUTS, AND HEAR HER JEALOUSY TOWARDS UPPERCLASSMEN WHO ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT KEEP BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM HER.
THE COMMUNITY SAYS OVER AND OVER TO SAVE THE ARTS SOMEWHAT SEPARATELY.
THE BALANCING ACT SURVEYS ARE THE WORST FORM OF FALSE DEMOCRACY.
THE SCHOOL BOARD ONLY PROVIDES ITEMS YOU ARE WILLING TO ELIMINATE.
FURTHERMORE, THE SURVEY BEING PRESENTED IS DISINGENUOUS AT BEST.
IT THIS COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND PERFORMING ARTS AND IT IS STILL ELIMINATED.
THIS BOARD IS SOWING CYNICISM AND DISTRUST, AND I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO BE CAREFUL.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHRISTIE.
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MAYBE IT'S JUST A STANDING NAME ON THE LIST. THAT'S OKAY.THAT'S ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS SARAH DILLING.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A SCREECHING LEFT TURN [INAUDIBLE] AND SAY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM FOR KIDS WHO ARE ADVANCED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND TAKING AP CLASSES AND THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTING IN SEPTEMBER AND THEIR AP EXAMS HAPPENING IN MID-MAY, AND THEN THEM BEING EXPECTED TO STAY AT SCHOOL FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS, OR IF THEY'RE A SENIOR, ONLY FOUR WEEKS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, BUT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR TO THE KIDS WHO ARE STAYING AND GRADUATING AND GOING TO COLLEGE, AND IT'S JUST LOSING THEM 4 TO 6 WEEKS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CRAMMING THAT DOWN THEIR THROATS ON WEEKENDS AND I DON'T LIKE IT. THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS THE GROUP OF REGULAR ROUTINE ITEMS THAT WE CAN VOTE ON TOGETHER AND DISCUSS TOGETHER OR
[9. CONSENT AGENDA-7:20 pm]
SEPARATELY. THERE ARE NINE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.TWO HAVE TO DO WITH PERSONNEL AND STAFF AGREEMENTS.
ONE IS THE SURPLUS OF VEHICLES AND SIX ARE FIELD TRIPS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SO MOVED. 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 AS PRESENTED.
PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
NEXT WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS. THE FIRST IS A FIRST READING WITH NO ACTION OF RESOLUTION 25- 12.
[10. NEW BUSINESS- 8:10 pm]
THE 2025 2026 REDUCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND DOCTOR MINER.YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS REDUCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REPRESENTS A POTENTIAL HIGHWATER MARK FOR US. THERE ARE STILL MANY, MANY FACTORS IN PLAY, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATURE AND SO WHAT WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU FOR A SECOND READING WILL NOT EXCEED THIS. OTHER THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND ABOUT THIS IS THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT ANY BUDGET IMPACTS.
SO WE DID NOT RAISE CLASS SIZES TO THAT'S NOT A PART OF THIS NUMBER.
WE DIDN'T CHANGE ANY STAFFING RATIOS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THIS NUMBER OF A MAXIMUM OF 12 CERTIFICATED STAFF AND THIS THIS RESOLUTION ONLY RESPONDS TO CERTIFICATED STAFF, REPRESENTS, IN SOME CASES PARTIAL FTE. MAYBE AT ONE SCHOOL THERE HAD BEEN 22.0 CLASSES OF STUDENTS.
SO TEN CLASSES OF STUDENTS TAKING CELL PHONE USE.
I'LL JUST MAKE SOMETHING UP AND NEXT YEAR ONLY 1.8 HAVE SIGNED UP AND THE TEACHERS ARE ONLY CERTIFICATED TO THEY ONLY HAVE CERTIFICATES THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO TEACH THAT SPECIFIC THING. SO IN SOME CASES IS PARTIAL FTE OF A TEACHER.
IN SOME CASES IT DOES REPRESENT A LITTLE BIT OF ENROLLMENT DECLINE IN A BUILDING, ETC.
BUT IT'S STILL THAT BALANCING FROM STAFFING ETC.
AND AGAIN, THE UNKNOWN OF THE LEGISLATURE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY ENTIRE CAREER, A HARDSHIP IN THIS STATE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DELIVER RESOLUTIONS BY MAY 15TH. HONESTLY, I WOULDN'T CHANGE THAT BECAUSE IF I WAS GOING TO BE RIFFED, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW BY MAY 15TH SO I COULD PUT MYSELF OUT ONTO THE JOB MARKET AND TRY TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE. BUT OFTEN IT JUST DOESN'T GIVE US VERY MUCH TIME, ESPECIALLY IN THESE LONG SESSIONS IN BETWEEN.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THIS NUMBER REPRESENTS. THANK YOU.
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. WE'LL BRING YOU A FINAL SECOND READING AT THE NEXT MEETING.
AND THE NUMBER OF 12TH MAY BE ADJUSTED AT THAT TIME.
WOULD THAT BE BASED ON RESIGNATIONS? COULD BE BASED.
COULD HAVE A RESIGNATIONS. COULD HAVE AN IMPACT.
IT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT IF THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL SHIFTS AT THE SCHOOLS WITH HOW THEY'RE DOING, THEIR MASTER SCHEDULES, WHICH ARE STILL IN PLAY.
A LITTLE BIT OF THAT AND OF COURSE, A LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COULD IMPACT US AS WELL, ALTHOUGH,
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AGAIN, THESE AREN'T BUDGETARY REDUCTIONS. BUT IF WE GOT $20 MILLION, WE'D BE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT SCENARIO.SO BUT STILL MANY THINGS IN PLAY. BUT THE NUMBER WOULDN'T GO UP FROM THIS.
THE NUMBER WILL NOT GO UP FROM THIS. 12 IS THE ABSOLUTE HIGH WATER MARK AT THIS POINT.
OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS. DO OUR STUDENTS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE BUDGET FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS IN STUDY SESSIONS AND I WANT TO THANK LYDIA SELLIE FOR ALL OF HER HELP THROUGHOUT TO TO BEST UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AND WHEN WE GET TO THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, WE WHICH IS A KEY PIECE IN WHAT THE BUDGET WILL REALLY FINALLY LOOK LIKE.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE MORE POSITIVE THAN NOTHING.
ANYTHING IS MORE POSITIVE THAN NOTHING. BUT I DO WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THE REASON WHY WE'RE SORT OF QUIET IS BECAUSE WE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS INFORMATION IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. BUT AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, THOUGH, WE DID NOT CHANGE ANY STAFFING RATIOS, WE DID NOT. I MEAN, FRANKLY, I JUST DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY WIGGLE ROOM IN STAFFING RATIOS ANYMORE.
AND SO THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, OH, WE'RE RAISING CLASS SIZE IN FIFTH GRADE. THIS DOESN'T REPRESENT LARGER CLASSES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS ONLY REPRESENTS SOME OF THOSE OTHER KINDS OF THINGS THAT I DESCRIBED.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THOSE. ARE THAT'S WE HAVE A NUMBER 12, BUT WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHOSE CAREERS ARE TO BE EDUCATORS AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE DIFFICULTY FOR THOSE PEOPLE OF BEING TOLD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A JOB HERE NEXT YEAR.
AND I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING BACK THOSE PEOPLE MOST MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WHICH IS GREAT, BUT IT CREATES A VERY STRESSFUL TIME IN THE MEANTIME.
SO THERE'S NOTHING I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING TO DO ABOUT THAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WERE DOING HERE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR BUDGET AND FOR THE NUMBERS. BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT FORWARD, THAT THERE, THAT IT IS PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES FROM THIS PROCESS.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? OKAY.
WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM THEN. THIS IS A SINGLE READING TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25 DASH TEN, WHICH IS THE REDIRECTION OF SELECTED LEASE AND RENTAL EARNINGS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
IS THERE BACKGROUND INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ON THAT? NOTHING REALLY.
THAT'S BEYOND THE THE BACKGROUND THAT'S PROVIDED IN THE IN THE BACKGROUND.
OKAY. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25 DASH TEN.
MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT. THEN I'VE HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST THAT. WHY WOULDN'T WE MOVE MONEY INTO THE GENERAL BUDGET IF WE CAN? YES. AND THIS HAPPENS ANNUALLY, AM I RIGHT? JUST GETTING BACK TO THAT PAGE.
YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT THIS ONE IS ONE THAT WE HAVE DONE ANNUALLY.
IS THAT CORRECT, LYDIA? I GET A THUMBS UP FROM LYDIA.
SO THIS HAS BEEN AN ANNUAL REDIRECTION. SO YOU'RE RIGHT.
ANY MONEY WE CAN BRING FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE IN THE GENERAL FUND IS HELPFUL.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ONLY 190,000, BUT 190,000 IS 190,000.
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND RESOLUTION 25-10 IS APPROVED.
NEXT. DIRECTOR CHASE, WE HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
[11. LEGISLATIVE UPDATES]
THINGS ARE HEATING UP. WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS.SO AS WE KNOW, WE ARE NEARING THE END OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THERE'S ABOUT 12 DAYS LEFT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION GOING ON.
WE ARE STILL WATCHING AS AND IN THE YEAR ROUND ADVOCACY.
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THIS IS THE TIME WHERE THE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND THE ABILITY TO CONTACT OUR DECISION MAKERS IS REALLY KEY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THEIR EAR.WE ARE STILL WATCHING TWO BILLS, 52, 63, SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.
IT IS STILL MOVING ALONG. I ANTICIPATE DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR SOMETIME SOON.
AND THE MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COST BILL THAT WE'RE TRACKING.
51. 92 IS ALSO MOVING ALONG. WE HAVE HAD SOME CALLS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR DECISION MAKERS KNOW THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED THIS FUNDING, AND WE NEED FUNDING BEYOND THE INSUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE LEVELS.
AND SO I DO KNOW THAT ACROSS OUR DISTRICT IN WSSDA, THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN GOING OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE STILL ADVOCATING FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICTS. AND WHAT ELSE? WE'VE GOT THE REVENUE FORECAST.
I DO KNOW THAT THE IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE HOUSE BUDGET PROPOSAL AND THE SENATE BUDGET PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS, VERY DIFFERENT, AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR SLIDE.
AND APPARENTLY THEY'RE GETTING CLOSER, IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WAIT AND SEE WHERE THAT SHAKES OUT FOR US RIGHT NOW.
MY UPDATES FROM WSSDA REALLY ARE GOING OUT TO THE SCHOOLS, JUST REMEMBERING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PRIORITIES THAT WE ALL DECIDED UPON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. PRIORITIZING SOLUTIONS FOR FUNDING GAPS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE LIKE THE SENATE BUDGET PROPOSAL NUMBERS BETTER THAN THE HOUSE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FUNDING SUFFICIENTLY THESE MATERIALS AND SAFETIES THAT ENABLE US TO ACTUALLY HAVE SUPPLIES AND THINGS FOR LEARNING TO HAPPEN.
I DO KNOW THAT WE'VE, OUR SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT AND OUR BOARD DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN ADVOCATING WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S OUR NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? WE'VE BEEN SENDING THE LEGISLATORS A BALANCING ACT SURVEY AND THE RESULTS SO THEY CAN GET A SENSE OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE FACING IN OUR DISTRICT.
TOWN MEETINGS WITH OUR LEGISLATORS EMAILS, PHONE CALLS.
BUT NOT REALLY SURE QUITE YET. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IN YOUR ADVOCACY, WE HAVE THE EDMONDS DISTRICT PRIORITIES.
WE ALSO HAVE THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT PRIORITIES.
NOW, MORE THAN EVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO GROUND OURSELVES IN THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE, THAT IT'S WE WANT TO PROVIDE WONDERFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE NEED A BUDGET TO DO THAT. OUR NEXT SLIDE THERE.
WE HAVE SOME WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT HERE. AND THE NEXT ONE TOO.
AND HERE ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SO I DO KNOW THAT OUR BOARD HAS NANCY'S BEEN VERY ACTIVE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ANY UPDATES THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING OR ANYONE ELSE TO, IT'S LIKE, WELL, ONE THING I DID IS I TOOK THE LETTER THAT WAS COAUTHORED BY REBECCA AND ANDY AND I, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE PRESIDENT AND I FORWARDED IT TO CHRIS REYKDAL AND TO GOVERNOR FERGUSON AND MY MESSAGE WITH IT WAS NOT ONLY READ THIS, IT WENT TO ALL THE LEGISLATORS AND IT'S BEING PUBLISHED IN VARIOUS PLACES ACROSS THE STATE.
BUT WHAT I SAID WAS BECAUSE I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW? RIGHT. AND I SAID, THIS IS THE TIME OFTEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT IN THE DISCUSSIONS THERE ARE COMPROMISES.
AND I'M LOOKING AT THESE THIS HOUSE AND SENATE.
AND I'M WONDERING, LIKE WHEN YOU SAY THEY'RE GETTING CLOSER, WHICH ARE THEY SKEWING WHICH WAY? YOU KNOW, I SAID I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE UNDERSTAND.
THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THE I ACTUALLY SAID THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS THAT WERE IN THE ORIGINAL BILLS BECAUSE LAST YEAR WHEN THEY HAD GOOD BILLS LIKE THIS, WE SAW THEM CUT OR KILLED. I WAS JUST I SAID, DON'T DO THAT.
I HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, AND I DIDN'T EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM.
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BUT I JUST FELT LIKE I IT'S THE PART IN THE LITTLE CIRCLE, LIKE IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS SORT OF A WAIT AND SEE.I THINK WE GOT AN EMAIL NOW THAT SAID, THERE ARE ALL THE LOBBYISTS ARE LIKE SITTING AROUND WAITING, RIGHT, AND WAITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE IF THEY GET A MESSAGE.
I DON'T KNOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THIS IS A TOUGH TIME WHERE THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE HAPPENING AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION, THE PARAMOUNT DUTY AND AS WE KNOW, WE'RE FACING BUDGET CUTS. AND IT'S VERY DEPENDENT ON WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT 12 DAYS AND, YOU KNOW, IF ANYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY WISHES TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THEIR PARAMOUNT DUTY AND HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE BUDGET CUTS THAT OUR DISTRICT IS FACING RIGHT NOW AFTER YEARS OF BUDGET CUTS ALREADY.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE TO PARTICIPATE AND THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT JUST US, IN FACT, IT'S THEIR DISTRICTS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN US AND MORE ROBUST, YOU'D THINK, IN TERMS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN FUNDING WARNING, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE THE NEXT STEP BEFORE THE BANKRUPTCY OR BINDING CONDITIONS AND IT'S CLEARLY A STATEWIDE PROBLEM.
AND FOR A STATE LIKE THIS THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON HIGH EXCELLENCE, PREPARING OUR KIDS FOR THE HIGH TECH WORLD AND THE GLOBAL NEEDS THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM TO BE SHORTING EDUCATION IS KIND OF SHOCKING.
SO THERE IS ONE OTHER THING TOO, WITH WSSDA. I MEAN, YES, I AGREE 100%.
PROPOSAL WINDOW FOR ANY CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATIVE OR PERMANENT POSITIONS WAS IS OPEN RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE NOT FLAGGED ANY RIGHT NOW, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE AWARE THAT IF WE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT ON ONE OF OUR BOARD AGENDAS.
SO IS THIS FOR SORT OF THE NEXT YEARS? YEAH. YEAH.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THEY STARTED THIS EARLIER. YEAH, THEY START PRETTY EARLY. THAT'S INTERESTING.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE FROM YOUR NETWORK THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE SESSION GOING BEYOND THE APRIL 27TH TO THE WHATEVER THEY CALL THE SPECIAL SESSION? SPECIAL SESSION? I DO NOT.
AND WE'LL ALL BE UP TO DATE. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? SO ARE THERE ARE IS IT? IS ALL THE ACTION STILL HAPPENING WITHIN EACH HOUSE? THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE OR IS ARE THE LIKE LEADERS OF THE TWO BODIES NEGOTIATING THIS.
A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. AT THIS POINT IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE BILL.
SO THERE'S SOME BACK AND FORTH. SO IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHICH WHERE THE BILL IS RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT. DO ANY OF THOSE NINE LEGISLATORS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THESE? BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE PERSON'S EXPERTISE IS NOT IN EDUCATION.
SO THEIR COLLEAGUES MIGHT NOT OR THEIR EXPERTISE MIGHT NOT BE IN BUDGETING.
SO OF THE NINE WE HAVE SOME CONTENT MATTER EXPERTS ON THERE TOO AND SOME PARTICULARLY LIKE I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S A MAJORITY WHIP TOOL, BUT IN THE 21ST LADY REPRESENTATIVE SELF.
SELF IS EDUCATION EXPERT, I BELIEVE. WHO'S UNRUL? I'M BLANKING RIGHT THIS SECOND ON SOME OF THE POSITIONS IN RULES COMMITTEE AND DEPENDING ON WHICH COMMITTEE THEY'RE ON.
I THINK SHE'S STILL ON APPROPRIATIONS. AND SO WHEN IT GETS TO HER, THEN WE START, YOU KNOW, THESE, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATIONS, THAT TYPE OF THING. OKAY.
IT'S A PROCESS. YEAH AND SOMETIMES IT BECOMES LESS OBVIOUS WHAT'S HAPPENING AS THOSE COMPROMISES GET
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STRUCK BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT INTERESTS.SO AND AS BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS YOU KNOW, WE JUST HURRY UP AND WAIT SOMETIMES AND HOW MUCH IS THE GOVERNOR INVOLVED IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS AT THIS POINT? THAT WOULD BE HARD TO SAY.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. OKAY. AT THIS POINT.
YEAH. IT'S LIKE WITH ANY OF THESE NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEES AND THESE COMMITTEES AND WHO THEY'RE SPEAKING WITH AND HOW MANY HOW THEY ARE DECIDING YOU KNOW, HOW FAR THEY'RE GOING TO COMPROMISE ON WHATEVER POSITION.
SO IT WOULD BE IN THOSE HEARINGS OR THOSE COMMITTEES.
AND THE POINT THAT WE HAVE IMPACT IS WHEN THEY HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THEN DOING THE EMAILING.
BUT SINCE WE'RE NOT IN THOSE CLOSED DOOR SESSIONS, IT'S HARD TO SAY. ONE MORE QUESTION.
THE MCCLEARY LAWSUIT. SO IS IT GOING TO TAKE THAT TO GET THEM, DO YOU THINK, TO FULFILL THEIR PARAMOUNT DUTY? I WISH I COULD ANSWER THAT, PERHAPS. I WISH I COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
I THINK IT'S A PERHAPS. I MEAN, I'M HOPING I HAVE GREAT FAITH THAT OUR LAWMAKERS ARE GOING TO REMEMBER THEIR PARAMOUNT DUTY AND FULLY FUND US SO THAT WE AREN'T FACING THE OVER $8 MILLION BUDGET CUTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE DOES. TOM, THESE ARE VERY GOOD QUESTIONS.
I DIDN'T NECESSARILY EXPECT TO GET ANSWERS. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE IN MY MIND.
I WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS AND LOOKING FOR A WAY FORWARD THAT'S NOT GOING TO HURT STUDENTS AND NOT GOING TO HURT OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY. EXACTLY. SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP, TOO.
THAT'S TRUE. I WOULD ADD TO THAT, THOUGH. I MEAN, IT'S AN EXTREME, HAVING BEEN IN DISTRICTS INVOLVED IN THE NEWS LAWSUIT IN THE MCCLEARY SUIT THE FIRST TIME. IT'S AN EXTREMELY LENGTHY PROCESS.
I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO REPRESENT A THIRD TO HALF OF A STUDENT'S TENURE IN K 12 EDUCATION BEFORE ANYTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I MEAN, IT WOULD TAKE A REALLY LONG TIME AND THEN THERE'S GOING BACK TO THE COURTS AND ASKING THE COURT TO ENFORCE RULINGS AND, I MEAN, IT WASN'T A FILE IN JUNE AND HAVE SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION IN SEPTEMBER AND IT WAS A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF PEOPLE'S TIME AND SO IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT ALTERNATIVE TO PURSUE.
THERE MAY BE NO ALTERNATIVE, BUT TO KAREN'S, TO DIRECTOR CHASE'S POINT, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE OPTIMISTIC FOR ANOTHER 12 DAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HONOR THEIR PARAMOUNT DUTY. OPTIMISTIC AND VOCAL AND I REALLY DO WANT TO SAY APPRECIATE EVERYONE HERE AND WHO'S WATCHING ONLINE. STICKING WITH IT, STICKING WITH US ON THIS.
I MEAN, NOW THESE LAST 12 DAYS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN AND, YOU KNOW, I WISH WE HAD QUICKER ANSWERS, BUT IT'S GOING TO HELP INFORM THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS THAT WE'VE GOT IN OUR BUDGET DECISIONS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON NOT ONLY OUR DISTRICT, BUT OUR ENTIRE STATE. SO SO THANKS FOR STICKING WITH US.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY, SO WE ARE NOW AT BOARD MEMBER
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COMMENTS AND HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD SPRING BREAK.VIVIAN, YOU WANT TO START? SURE. FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO AWESOME WHEN STUDENTS ARE HERE. JUST ADVOCATING FOR ANYTHING AND THIS LOOKS REALLY FUN AND ALSO, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR SPORTS CAREER AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT IN HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AND THEN FOR MOLITORIS HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES, NEXT WEEK IS SPRING SPIRIT WEEK.
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SO A LOT OF TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THIS KIND OF FINAL PUSH TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.SO THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO GET STUDENTS INVOLVED AND EXCITED AGAIN AND ON FRIDAYS, OUR SPRING FLING.
SO IT'S JUST AN INFORMAL DANCE SLASH CELEBRATION.
AND ALSO UPCOMING OUR ASB ELECTIONS FOR CLASS ASB.
AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ROUGHLY 50 MEMBERS OF ASB ACROSS THE FOUR GRADES AND SO I THINK SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE SCHOOLS BIGGER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS. BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE SUCH HIGH PARTICIPATION IN THAT.
AND THEN ALSO JUST GRADUATION BEING IN TWO MONTHS.
SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT GIVES US A GOOD FLAVOR OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
TATIANA. HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M TATIANA, AND HERE'S THE ADMIN SITES UPDATE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT CAN'T SEE, I'VE HEARD FEEDBACK BEFORE THAT WHEN WE SIT OVER HERE LIKE YOU GUYS CAN'T SEE WHAT SCHOOL WE'RE FROM.
AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, I SHOULD PROBABLY BE SEEN.
SO YOU GUYS ARE LIKE, WHEN THIS IS GOING ON AT MY SCHOOL, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT FIRSTLY, WHAT I ALSO WANTED TO SAY IS THAT HEARING SO MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET KEEPS ME AS A STUDENT, REALLY HOPEFUL THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY CARE, EVEN PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME AND THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT IN THE BUDGET, THAT REALLY HELPS ME AS A STUDENT TO FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US AND LIKE, IN THE WAY OF OUR EDUCATION AND I THINK, FOR ME AT LEAST, THE REASON WHY I COME TO THESE AND THE REASON WHY I CHOOSE TO BE A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD, IS BECAUSE I FEEL THAT SO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR WORLD START AT EDUCATION AND START LIKE WHEN WE ARE KIDS AND IN OUR FORMATIVE YEARS OF BEING EDUCATED AND BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON.
I ACTUALLY AM ALSO A RUNNING START STUDENT, SO IT WASN'T FULLY A SPRING BREAK FOR SOME OF US HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT MY SCHOOL, BUT IT WAS NICE TO HAVE A PARTIAL BREAK IN THE FIRST WEEK OF RUNNING.
START CLASSES AREN'T SUPER LIKE INTENSE YET. ANYWAYS SO THAT WAS NICE.
I WENT AND SAW IT. IT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE. I LOVED SEEING THE YOUNGER KIDS SHOWS, AND SOMETHING NICE ABOUT BEING A PART OF A K12 IS THAT SO MANY OF THE OLDER STUDENTS GO TO THE YOUNGER STUDENTS SHOWS, AND VICE VERSA. AND I GREW UP GOING TO SEE THE KIDS THAT ARE NOW MY AGES SHOWS OR LIKE THE KIDS THAT THE KIDS THAT ARE MY AGE LIKE THAT WERE MY AGE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
I WENT TO SEE THEIR SHOWS A LOT AND SO NOW BEING AN OLDER STUDENT, GOING TO YOUNGER STUDENT SHOWS IS LIKE A GREAT CONTINUITY IN MY LIFE AND I THINK FOR A LOT OF US OLDER STUDENTS AND WE HAVE COMING UP SPONGEBOB PERFORMANCES FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE LEVEL.
AND THEN I WILL BE PERFORMING IN THE OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION, WHICH IS HADESTOWN.
NEXT MONTH AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH AND SO PLEASE BUY TICKETS AND COME AND SEE IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY LOVELY, AND WE'VE PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK INTO IT.
NEXT, IN ROBOTICS. THIS LAST WEEK, WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT OUTREACHES AT LIBRARIES TO YOUNGER STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND EVEN LIKE SOME PRESCHOOL STUDENTS, WHERE WE TAUGHT ABOUT STEM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ROBOTICS IN OUR LIFE AND THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THOSE. TODAY I ALSO ATTENDED A STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AT MY SCHOOL.
WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT HOW TO MAKE STUDENTS FEEL MORE SAFE IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING FOR THAT, AND WHAT A LOT OF THE KIDS AT THE TABLE SAID THAT THEY FELT GOOD ABOUT ALREADY IS THAT THERE'S SO MUCH RESPECT FOR, LIKE NAMES AND PRONOUNS AT OUR SCHOOL, WHICH I THINK IS A REALLY STRONG POINT OF MY SCHOOL, IS THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS FEEL SAFE IN THEIR IDENTITIES, AND WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT TODAY.
THANK YOU. YOU MADE SOME REALLY INTERESTING POINTS, PARTICULARLY HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FROM A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE TO HEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE BUDGET, BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP STUDENTS. SO THAT WAS AN INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE.
THANK YOU. SANTIAGO. HI, I AM MY NAME IS SANTIAGO.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING ALTO SAXOPHONE SINCE FIFTH GRADE, AND EVER SINCE I PICKED IT UP, I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH JUST MUSIC AND GENERALLY HOW IMPORTANT IT IS IN MY LIFE AND NOW THAT I'M GOING ON TO COLLEGE, I PLAN ON CONTINUING PLAYING AND HOPEFULLY JOINING BANDS WITHIN MY COLLEGE,
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WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THESE OPPORTUNITIES OR, YOU KNOW, LOVED IT FOR THIS LONG IF I YOU KNOW, DIDN'T START IN FIFTH GRADE, WHICH IS AWESOME AND YEAH, SO ON TOP OF THAT, I WANT TO MENTION THAT APRIL 29TH IS OUR LYNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ NIGHT. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME SUPPORT THE ARTS AND BE INVOLVED, THAT IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO COME AND ENJOY AND BE THERE IN SUPPORT OF AND I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT TSA STATE CONFERENCE.SO THE WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION STATE CONFERENCE HAPPENED IN SPOKANE THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, AND THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT DID AMAZING AS ALWAYS.
SADLY, THIS IS THE END OF THE TERM FOR ME AND TWO OTHER EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS AS A STATE OFFICER TEAM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY SAD, BUT ALSO GREAT BECAUSE I'VE LIVED OUT TWO TERMS AND MY OTHER TWO FELLOW OFFICERS HAVE LIVED OUT ONE TERM.
IN THIRD PLACE, WE BROUGHT HOME TWO AWARDS MEDALS.
WEBMASTER TEAM AND THEN EDMONDS LEONA PLACING THIRD IN PUBLIC SPEAKING.
AND THEN LASTLY WE BROUGHT HOME FOUR FIRST PLACES, WHICH IS KIND OF AWESOME.
EDMONDS-WOODWAY CASA BROUGHT HOME FIRST IN CAREER PREP, AND LASTLY, LYNNWOOD BROUGHT HOME A FIRST IN SENIOR SOLAR SPRINT, WHICH CONSISTED OF [INAUDIBLE] , CALEB KIM, EDWARD LIM AND MYSELF.
AND LASTLY, CALEB. KIM BROUGHT HOME A FIRST PLACE IN DRAGSTER OR CO2 CAR, WHICH IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND THEN FOR MORE AWARDS, I ACTUALLY WON THE ROSS SHAW DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD, WHICH WAS REALLY, EXCITING FOR ME.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT. AND THEN LYNNWOOD ADVISOR LANCE GROESBECK WON THE ADVISOR OF THE YEAR AWARD, WHICH WAS REALLY, EXCITING AND REALLY AWESOME AND LASTLY, AFTER FOR THE STATE TEAM OR NEW STATE OFFICER TEAM ELECTIONS EDMONDS-WOODWAY LEONA GIRMAY WAS ELECTED AS THE NEW STATE PRESIDENT AS A JUNIOR, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE CONTINUED REPRESENTATION OF US ON THAT TEAM. AND YEAH, WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. SO, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN IN THIS ORGANIZATION SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SORT OF END OFF OUR LAST OR MY LAST STATE CONFERENCE AS A COMPETITOR WITH A BOOM, BECAUSE THE WHOLE DISTRICT WENT WELL, I THINK I DID PRETTY WELL AND YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW NATIONALS GOES AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THESE PAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED AND JUST HOW GREAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR TSA IN GENERAL.
BUT A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. THAT'S A VERY EXCITING RECOGNITION AND AWARD.
WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. HEY. OKAY. NONE OF US HAVE ANY GOOD THINGS LIKE THAT TO SAY, BUT WE'LL HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY.
DIRECTOR GERRARD. WELL. CONGRATULATIONS, SANTIAGO.
I THINK I KNOW CALEB KIM. SO YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM I SAID HELLO AND CONGRATULATE HIM FOR ME, PLEASE. SO THE AS YOU MAY KNOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHING THE LYNWOOD YOUTH COUNCIL ADVISORY GROUP FOR THEIR CITY COUNCIL.
WE'VE COMPLETED OUR PREPARATIONS. SO NOW BACK END STUFF IS HAPPENING AS FAR AS, LIKE, GETTING APPLICATIONS, FORMS TOGETHER AND THINGS ON THE WEBSITE. SO IF YOU KNOW A YOUTH IN LYNWOOD WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED PLEASE HAVE THEM WATCH FOR THAT THOSE MATERIALS TO GO LIVE. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT COVERS THE WHOLE OUR WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THEY WOULD INCORPORATE THEM INTO THAT. THE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO OFFICIATE ANY MORE SOCCER GAMES FOR EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT I DID DO ONE FOR BALLARD AND BLANCHETTE C TEAMS DOWN IN BALLARD.
AND AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, A MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WAS COACHING THE BLANCHETTE C TEAM.
A YOUNG MAN WHO I KNEW BECAUSE HE HAD ALSO GONE TO MY SCHOOL AS A WHEN I WHERE I WAS LIBRARIAN.
SO THAT WAS VERY FUN TO SEE HIM AND HE'S GOING TO BECOME A MATH TEACHER.
SO THAT WAS VERY INSPIRATIONAL AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS BUDGET IS THE MOST PAINFUL PART OF THIS JOB. THINKS ARE IMPORTANT.
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EDUCATION AND THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY ANY OF THEM.AT THE SAME TIME, IF WE CAN'T GET INCREASED REVENUE, THEN OUR EXPENSES HAVE TO GO DOWN SOMEWHERE.
SO THIS IS PAINFUL. SPEAKING OF BELONGING, ONE MORE THING, THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M GLAD. THAT IN THIS DISTRICT, IF A TEACHER HAD A POSTER OF THIS ON THEIR WALL, NOBODY WOULD TELL THEM TO TAKE THAT DOWN, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE.
THANK YOU AND I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING SHOW AND TELL TO. SO I JUST KNOW IT JUST CAME IN THE MAIL, SO I JUST HAD TO BRING IT.
DIRECTOR CRAMER. THANK YOU. AS PER EVERY TIME WE'RE HERE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, IT'S THE STUDENTS WHO ARE THE STARS OF THE SHOW.
HOW CAN WE NOT BE EXCITED ABOUT OUR FUTURE? WHEN WE HEAR FROM RUBY ABOUT BEING AN ACTIVIST FOR IMPROVING LITTLE LEAGUE AND GETTING RAISING FUNDS FOR LITTLE LEAGUE BY CHALLENGING BOARD MEMBERS TO GET IN THE DUNK TANK.
THAT'S INSPIRING. THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. HOW COULD WE NOT BE INSPIRED BY OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS HERE WHO GIVE UP TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE INTERESTED.
BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE FOR THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS.
EVERY TIME, THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE MEETING FOR ME.
YEAH. ABOUT THE BUDGET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IF WE DON'T GET MORE FUNDING.
IT'S NOT JUST MUSIC AND SPORTS. IT'S NOT JUST BOTH OF THEM, BUT IT'S.
AND IT'S BLEAK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, BUT THERE'S NOT ONE PERSON ON THIS BOARD. I WILL TELL YOU THIS.
I HATE THE IDEA OF CUTTING ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO KEEP THEM INVOLVED.
MY SEVENTH GRADER FOR HER MUSIC IS HER LIFE. SHE HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS FOR WHOM MUSIC COULDN'T CARE LESS. BUT SPORTS IS THEIR LIFE. THAT'S WHY THEY STAY IN SCHOOL.
AS A SEVENTH GRADE TEACHER. I CAN COUNT A NUMBER OF KIDS IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY CLASSROOMS. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SPORTS OR MUSIC, THEY WOULD NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. IF WE DON'T GET MORE FUNDING AND FOR THAT, I'M VERY WORRIED. BUT YOU ALL SHOULD BE REALLY CLEAR HERE THAT NO ONE ON THIS BOARD IS INTERESTED IN CUTTING ANYTHING. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR CRAMER.
DIRECTOR SMITH. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME UP DURING THE MEETING THAT I WOULD MENTION.
THEY TAKE AWAY THAT TAX EXEMPT STATUS. WE HAVE TO PAY MORE IN INTEREST, WHICH MEANS WE DON'T GET AS MUCH MONEY WHEN WE SELL BONDS, IS THE SHORT VERSION OF THAT. SO AS WE SPEAK TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT WAYS TO GET FUNDING.
HERE'S A LITTLE SECRET WAY THAT OUR FUNDING IS KIND OF BEING CUT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL.
SO WHILE I'M SURE PATTY MURRAY AND MARIA CANTWELL, RICK LARSON AND ALL THE REST ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS WAY OF BALANCING THE BUDGET, IT IS ANOTHER GOOD PLACE FOR YOU TO REACH OUT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO PROTECT OUR FUNDING AND JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT ASIDE FROM WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION DOES,
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THERE ARE BILLS THAT WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THE FEDERAL CONGRESS ALL THE TIME THAT HAVE SUBTLE IMPACTS ON US.AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT DID COME UP AT THE MEETING. THE FIRST ONE IS I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF GETTING A DUNK TANK, EXCEPT THAT MAY 1ST. I AM IN HOUSTON. SO IF YOU ALL WANT TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE THAT ISN'T THAT WEEKEND, I AM HAPPY TO COME AND HELP BE PART OF A FUNDRAISER FOR YOU ALL.
I AM A BASEBALL UMPIRE. I SUPPORT THE SPORT. YES, NOT AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE LEVEL, BUT I AM HAPPY TO COME OUT AND FIGURE SOMETHING OUT FOR YOU GUYS. SO FEEL FREE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL. I WILL BE HAPPY TO COME OUT AND DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO DO AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS SPECIFIC TO THE AP EXAMS BECAUSE MY SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I ACTUALLY GOING INTO MY SENIOR YEAR ONLY NEEDED TO TAKE ONE CLASS, WHICH CREATES A VERY INTERESTING LACK OF INCENTIVE TO SHOW UP FOR SCHOOL WHEN YOU HAVE ONE CLASS TO TAKE. SO I WISH I COULD HAVE TAKEN IT THE YEAR BEFORE AND JUST GRADUATED A YEAR EARLY, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS THAT I HAD ONE CLASS TO TAKE, AND SO I TOOK A BUNCH OF AP COURSES AS WELL BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, WHY NOT TRY AND GET COLLEGE CREDIT AND MORE HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS? AND AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD, RIGHT AFTER THE AP TEST, I DON'T THINK I SHOWED UP FOR THE LAST SIX WEEKS OF SCHOOL, LIKE AT ALL.
I THINK I ENDED UP ON THE BECCA LIST DURING THAT TIME, ACTUALLY.
LIKE, I JUST THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME TO SHOW UP.
WE WATCHED A MOVIE IN ONE OF THE CLASSES, LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING AND SO I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT ISN'T A TOP PRIORITY PROBLEM FOR ME TO SOLVE, BUT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT I KNOW ABOUT AND SO IF SOMEONE HAS IDEAS, I AM HAPPY TO HEAR THEM BECAUSE IT IS SORT OF A WASTE OF SIX WEEKS OF EDUCATIONAL TIME THAT WE COULD USE IN SOME OTHER WAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT.
I DO KNOW THAT ISSUE EXISTS. HAPPY TO HEAR ANYBODY'S SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE MAY ADDRESS THAT.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR CHASE. THANK YOU.
WELL, NEXT 12 DAYS WILL JUST BE KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED AND GETTING UPDATES.
I JUST LOVE THIS BOARD. I APPRECIATE THE STUDENTS.
JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT. AND I ALSO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ROBOTICS.
EDMONDS CHILL OUT IS ONE OF THE TOP IN THE TEN IN THE WORLD IS WHAT CAME THROUGH.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE TOO. SO. SO YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THAT PART.
YEAH. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE DOING ROBOTICS.
IT'S PRETTY EXCITING. THAT'S ALL WE GOT. OKAY.
THANK YOU. I WANTED TO BRING YOU UP ON A STUDY SESSION THAT WE DID THE WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK.
IT WAS ON DATA. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO DIG INTO DATA AND THINK ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING WELL AND WHAT ISN'T WORKING WELL AND JUST TWO OF THE THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT FROM OUR BIG GOAL ABOUT GRADUATION RATE IS THAT THERE WAS CERTAINLY A STRENGTH THAT THE PERCENT OF NINTH GRADERS WHO WERE ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION THIS YEAR HAS INCREASED FROM THE SAME TIME FROM LAST YEAR.
SO THAT MEANS THINGS ARE GOING WELL IN SOME WAYS.
ONE THING THAT CONCERNED US IS THAT THE FAILURE RATE FOR NINTH GRADERS WHO ARE TAKING ALGEBRA ONE, SO THAT JUST DOESN'T COUNT THE KIDS WHO TAKE ALGEBRA ONE AS SEVENTH OR EIGHTH GRADERS, BUT THE NINTH GRADERS WHO ARE TAKING IT.
THE FAILURE RATE IS JUST TOO HIGH. IT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN FOR ANY OTHER CLASS.
SO WE DISCUSSED WITH DISTRICT STAFF. STRATEGIES THAT ARE BEING USED, STRATEGIES THAT WE MIGHT USE IN THE FUTURE AND WAYS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS KEEP THE GOOD THINGS GETTING BETTER AND TRYING TO ADDRESS THE PLACES WHERE WE HAVE CONCERNS.
SO I JUST I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF THAT KIND OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
ALSO, JUST BEFORE SPRING BREAK WITH DOCTOR MINER, I VISITED LINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THIS YEAR I MADE IT A GOAL TO VISIT ALL FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
EVERY YEAR I TRY TO GET TO ABOUT HALF THE SCHOOLS WITH DOCTOR MINER, BUT I USUALLY ONLY GO TO THE SCHOOLS MOSTLY IN MY REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. BUT THIS TIME I WANTED TO VISIT ALL FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND I WAS ALSO AT SCRIBER LAKE, BUT FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE. BUT IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE.
LINWOOD WAS GREAT, THE CLIMATE WAS GREAT, THE FEELING WAS GREAT.
WE NOTICED THAT EVEN WHEN THE KIDS WERE EATING LUNCH.
IT WAS VERY QUIET, QUIETER THAN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUNCHROOM.
THEY WERE REALLY CHILL. STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN EVERYTHING THEY WERE DOING.
THEY THEY WERE ALL DOING STANDARDS BASED WORK.
IT WASN'T BUSY WORK. IT WAS IMPORTANT COGNITIVE WORK THAT THEY WERE DOING OR CREATIVE WORK.
FROM CHEF, REALLY GREAT THINGS BEING DONE THERE AND IN THEIR HORTICULTURAL PROGRAM TO SCIENCE,
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TO MATH, TO ENGLISH, TO SOCIAL STUDIES. IT WAS ANYWAY REALLY ENJOYED THAT VISIT.I WANTED TO MENTION THERE ARE SOME GREAT STRATEGIES AFTER AP TESTS THAT CAN BE DONE.
AND I WANT TO MENTION MY HUSBAND TAUGHT US AP HISTORY IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, AND WHAT HE DID AFTER THE AP TEST WAS HE GAVE HIS STUDENTS A HISTORY AS ART PROJECT AND THE KIDS LOVED IT.
IT WAS VERY OPEN ENDED. IT HAD CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY HAD TO DO TO SHOW.
JUST PICK A QUOTE FROM ANYWHERE AND DEVELOP ANY KIND OF ART.
AND THOSE KIDS ALL CAME AND THEY REALLY WORKED ON IT.
AND OUR HOUSE IS FULL OF THESE THAT HE HAS BROUGHT HOME.
HE'S RETIRED NOW THAT ARE SOME ARE JUST BRILLIANT.
SO HERE, AFTER LOTS OF FACTS AND CONCEPTS AND EVERYTHING, THEY GOT TO TURN THEIR THINKING INTO ART.
SO I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN ACROSS ALL. THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE THAT ARE APPLICATION AND CREATIVE AND AND KEEP THEM EXCITED AS THEY THINK ABOUT THAT. SO ABOUT THE BUDGET, I'M GOING TO TAKE A DIFFERENT TACK THAN DIRECTOR CRAMER.
I'M GOING TO BE OPTIMISTIC. I BELIEVE AFTER BEING ON THE BOARD, HOWEVER MANY YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD NOW, PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST THREE, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S UNDERSTANDING AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL OF WHAT THE SITUATION IS, AND I DON'T I DIDN'T FEEL THAT BEFORE. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S STRONG PUSHES, AND I APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR KEEPING IT AS A HIGH PRIORITY AND THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN GREAT AND NOT JUST OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ACROSS THE STATE.
PEOPLE HAVE RISEN UP TO DO TOWN HALLS, TO CALL THEIR LEGISLATORS, TO GO TO OLYMPIA, TO DO WRITTEN COMMENTS, TO PUT IN PRO CONS. I'M GOING TO BE OPTIMISTIC.
I THINK THAT THERE WILL BE NOT FULLY FUNDING, BUT DEFINITELY A GOOD STEP IN THAT DIRECTION.
AND I'M GOING TO JUST LIVE THE NEXT 12 DAYS WITH THAT POSITIVE MINDSET.
I HOPE IT'S TRUE. DOCTOR MINER. I WOULD ONLY ADD A LITTLE BIT TO THE AP DISCUSSION TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN AN AREA OF A STATE WHICH GETS OUT OF SCHOOL VERY LATE, WHICH GETS OUT OF SCHOOL EVEN LATER THAN MOST OF THE STATE IN MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF COURSE, AP IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM.
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST.
IT IS DIFFICULT IN THIS PART OF THIS STATE TO GET PEOPLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE LABOR DAY.
IT, YOU KNOW. SO THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE REALITY, ALWAYS BEEN OUR TEACHERS IN THIS STATE AND IN MY 30 YEAR CAREER HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE GET ANOTHER MONTH'S WORTH OF AP TEACHING INTO A MONTH SHORTER SCHOOL YEAR? AND THAT'S JUST THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T CHANGE THE AP DATES FOR US BECAUSE WE GET OUT SO LATE.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD I HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
YOU KNOW, I THINK TATIANA SPOKE ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL IT FEELS TO KNOW PEOPLE ARE RALLYING AROUND YOU TO SPEAK TO A CROWD OF PEOPLE, A SOLD OUT CROWD AT THE KIDS IN TRANSITION GALA, AND IT WAS AN AMAZING NIGHT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY JUST COMING FORWARD AND STEPPING UP FOR OUR STUDENTS. THEIR NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING.
YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS, THEY BUY SHOES FOR THE STUDENTS.
THEY HELP THE FAMILIES AVOID BECOMING UNHOUSED.
SO I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL. AND THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THERE. THAT'S GREAT.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOW ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.