Jun 24, 2025 Board Meeting

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

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO THE EDMONDS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH.

MY NAME IS CARIN CHASE. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING .

I'LL BE PRESIDING OVER THE MEETING TODAY, AS OUR PRESIDENT IS JOINING US ON ZOOM TODAY.

SO AT 6:30, I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER.

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

DIRECTOR GERRARD? PRESENT. DIRECTOR CRAMER? PRESENT.

DIRECTOR SMITH? PRESENT. ME, CARIN, I'M HERE.

AND DR. KATIMS? I'M HERE. WONDERFUL. I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD JOIN US.

DR. MINER, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT?

[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 EDUCATION AIMS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN THE BOARD IN THE PLEDGE.

[4. FLAG SALUTE-6:33 pm]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

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

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO THE

[6. CELEBRATION- 6:35 pm]

DOCTOR MINER. WELL, I'M SO PLEASED TONIGHT THAT SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH US FOR THEIR RECOGNITIONS THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. THREE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT S WERE HONORED, AND I'M GOING TO SHARE WHAT THEY WERE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THEM COME UP INDIVIDUALLY TO SHARE THAT.

SO HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY DEMONSTRATED GROWTH FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS.

SEAVIEW ELEMENTARY RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR GROWTH FOR STUDENTS IN ONE OR MORE RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUPS.

GROWTH FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND GROWTH FOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND TERRACE PARK ELEMENTARY RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR GROWTH FOR STUDENTS IN ONE OR MORE RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUPS, AND FOR THE CHALLENGE PROGRAM AT TERRACE PARK ELEMENTARY, ACHIEVEMENT IN ELA, MATH AND ATTENDANCE.

LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] SO I'D FIRST LIKE TO WELCOME UP HAZELWOOD. ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THERE? I KNOW THAT OUR PRINCIPAL FAVORITE IS HERE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE AMAZING STAFF FROM HAZELWOOD ARE HERE TO JOIN.

AND IF THEIR SCHOOL SUPERVISOR COULD PLEASE JOIN AS WELL, C URTIS IS GOING TO BRING UP YOUR BANNER, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH ALL OF YOU. SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WORK FOR THE STUDENTS.

AND NEXT LET'S HAVE [INAUDIBLE] AND TERRACE PARK ELEMENTARY, ALONG WITH ANY STAFF SHE HAS WITH HER GUYS.

IS KELLY KRUGER, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HERE? MIC].

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE PRINCIPAL HEATHER PICKAR REPRESENTING SEAVIEW ELEMENTARY.

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SO I'M SURE OUR PRINCIPALS ARE VERY TIRED. WE DO HAVE A SHORT VIDEO YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE.

IT'S JOYFUL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT TO ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY, OF COURSE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO, GIVEN THE LEVEL OF ENERGY THAT YOU EXPERIENCED TODAY, WHICH I THINK TAKES US RIGHT INTO MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

AND AS I SOMETIMES SAY WHEN I DO ONE OF THESE, A PICTURE´S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO FOR YOU TO ENJOY, ABOUT END OF THE YEAR CELEBRATIONS, INCLUDING OUR GRAD WALKS AND OUR GRADUATIONS.

[7. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT-6:45 pm]

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CURTIS CAMPBELL, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, ATTENDED ALL OF OUR GRADUATIONS THIS YEAR AND GOT MANY OF THE GRADUATION PHOTOS, AND HE AND AMANDA WENT TO THE GRAD WALKS AND GOT THOSE EXCELLENT PHOTOS.

SO JUST A LITTLE MINUTE TO REFLECT ON, AS CURTIS SAID, 13 YEARS OF A JOURNEY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND A VERY CELEBRATORY WEEK LAST WEEK, SO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST SO ENJOY GRADUATION SEASON AND BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, AS I KNEW THE REST OF THE BOARD IS TOO.

THE NEXT ITEM, AND THANK YOU, AGAIN, LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.

FEEL FREE TO EXCUSE YOURSELVES. YEAH. HAVEN'T YOU GOT YOUR BANNERS?

[8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-6:55 pm]

WE HAVE THE SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 10TH AND OUR REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING ON JUNE 10TH.

DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JUNE 10TH.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS-7:00 pm]

AND I WILL SAY WE DO HAVE TWO THAT WERE SUBMITTED WRITTEN THAT WILL BECOME PART OF OUR RECORD.

ONE WAS THANKING THE BOARD FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE TWO SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY.

ANOTHER ONE COMMENTS ON THE GRADUATION 2025 AND THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR MINUTES.

AND WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE FIRST IS PATRICIA SIMON.

THANK YOU. I SPOKE LAST. I'M PATRICIA SIMON OF LYNNWOOD, AND I'M A TAXPAYER AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES.

I SPOKE LAST JUNE 10TH TO THE ISSUE OF KEEPING GIRLS SPORTS, GIRLS SPORTS.

AND THE BOARD RECOGNIZED OUTSTANDING ATHLETES THAT TIME AT WHICH I REALLY ENJOYED VERY MUCH.

ONE WAS ALLISON MERVIN FROM LAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL WHO WAS OUTSTANDING AT THE STATE TRACK MEET IN TACOMA.

SHE QUALIFIED TO GO TO NATIONAL MEET IN EUGENE JUNE 19TH.

I DID NOT SEE HER RESULTS PUBLISHED IN THE HERALD, BUT ONLINE.

I FOUND OUT HOW SHE DID. ALLISON PLACED NINTH IN THE GIRLS LONG JUMP AT 5.35M.

SHE PLACED THIRD IN THE TRIPLE JUMP AT 11.4M.

THE TRANSGENDER PERSON FROM SPOKANE WHO HAD WON FIRST IN THE GIRLS 400 METER DASH AT STATE, DID NOT APPEAR TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AT THE NATIONAL WITH THE GIRLS HIGH JUMP.

TWO GIRLS WHO HAD PLACED THREE AND FOUR WOULD NOT STAND ON THE VICTORY PODIUM BECAUSE THEY PROTESTED THE FIFTH PLACE WINNER WAS A TRANSGENDER, AND THEIR FEELING WAS THAT THAT PERSON HAD CUT OUT OTHERS BELOW THEM FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THEIR BEST.

AND THEIR COMMENT WAS, WE'RE NOT EXPRESSING HATE, WE ARE EXPRESSING FAIRNESS.

AND TO THIS, I TOTALLY AM IN SUPPORT. SO WHAT I'M STILL SAYING IS, WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT BOYS AND GIRLS SPORTS?

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THE NEXT COMMENT IS CHERYL [INAUDIBLE].

HI FOLKS, MY NAME IS CHERYL. I LIVE IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AND I WORK FOR THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT , AND TONIGHT I HAVE LESS OF A PUBLIC COMMENT AND MORE OF A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT / INVITATION.

SO AS YOU KNOW, THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM STARTS TOMORROW AND IT WILL BE AT THREE SITES.

LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND BICENTENNIAL PARK NEAR CEDAR WAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THE COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER, WHICH I THINK MOSTLY SERVES A COLLEGE PLACE IN CEDAR VALLEY AREA FOLKS.

SO MY INVITATION IS COME VISIT US AND WE NEED VOLUNTEERS.

SO IT'S FOUR DAYS A WEEK, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS.

HOWEVER MUCH TIME YOU WANT TO GIVE COME ENJOY OUR 1 TO 18 YEAR OLDS.

WE'LL BE THERE. AND SO WE'LL BE HANDING OUT FOOD AND HAVING SOME FUN ACTIVITIES, AND WE COULD USE SOME EXTRA SUPPORT BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP ALREADY. NEXT COMMENT IS JASON MOORE.

GREETINGS TO THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. JASON MOORE.

I AM A SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR CANDIDATE POSITION 4.

I LIKE THE RING TO THAT. ANYWAYS I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

IN LYNNWOOD, THE STUDY SESSION OR THE WORK SESSION THAT THEY HAVE AT THE CITY COUNCIL, IT WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO, D ETECTIVE [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE LYNNWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE TO PRESENT SOME DATA TO THE COUNCIL. AND ONE OF THOSE ONE OF THE MOST STARTLING ONE THAT I SAW WAS, SINCE 2019, THAT WAS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 2020 WAS WHEN THE BOARD VOTED TO REMOVE THE RESOURCE OFFICERS FROM THE SCHOOLS, AT ONE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THE VIOLENT CRIMES WENT UP OVER 300% SINCE ABOUT 2019.

SO WE THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE DISTRICT.

AND I SENT EMAIL REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD INCLUDE THIS TOPIC ON AN UPCOMING AGENDA AS A BUSINESS ITEM TO DISCUSS BEFORE THE PUBLIC.

AND I ALSO STATED IT'D BE WISE TO REQUEST THIS DATA FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OR OTHER STAFF ABOUT ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAVE JURISDICTION. THAT DATA SHOULD BE COLLECTED ON HOW MANY OF THESE CRIMES ARE BEING COMMITTED BY JUVENILES IN THE DISTRICT.

AND EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE CRIME IS STILL ON THE RISE AND IT'S A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FIRST OFF AND THEN SOLVED, SECOND OF ALL.

I DID GET A RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD IS VERY GOOD ABOUT GETTING RESPONSES, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

HOWEVER, THE MAIN REQUESTS THAT I MADE WERE KIND OF IGNORED.

SO THIS EVENING BEFORE THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT, I NOW ASK, IS THE BOARD UNWILLING TO INCLUDE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF REINSTATING SRO, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ON ANY FUTURE AGENDAS. AND IS THE BOARD NOT CURIOUS WHAT THE REST OF THE DATA WILL SHOW ABOUT VIOLENT CRIMES AND GANG ACTIVITY IN OUR DISTRICT? I URGE THE BOARD TO PRIORITIZE THE CRIME AND GANG ACTIVITY IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND ACQUIRE THE DATA REQUIRED TO ADDRESS IT.

HAS THE BOARD SOUGHT OUT ANY PUBLIC OPINION OR MAJORITY OPINION ON THE MATTER OF REINSTATING SROS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

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[10. CONSENT AGENDA-7:30 pm]

DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. DOCTOR MINER, COULD YOU CHECK REALLY QUICK? I THINK 10.21 AND 10.26 ARE DUPLICATES. THEY HAVE THE SAME TITLE.

I JUST DIDN'T DIG TO MAKE SURE OF THAT. DIFFERENT DATES.

OH, WAIT. 10.21 AND 10.26. THEY'RE LISTED AS THE SAME DATES, JULY 30, 31, 2025. GUESS WE REALLY WANT THEM TO GO IN THAT FIELD TRIP.

I'M JUST GOING INTO THE DETAILS OF EACH ONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE.

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THAT, AND JUST A MOMENT.

WE'RE CHECKING, IT IS A GIRL´S WRESTLING FIELD TRIP.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE IDENTICAL FORM TO ME. DOCTOR SCHWAB, DO YOU CONCUR WITH THAT? YEAH. OKAY, THEN I MOVE THAT WE STRIKE ITEM 10.26 FROM OUR AGENDA.

I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION, A SECOND TO STRIKE DUPLICATE ITEM 10.26.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, STRIKING 10.26 A DUPLICATE.

PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU.

AND A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS AMENDED.

I DID HAVE ONE MORE. NO, JUST JUST A COMMENT.

BECAUSE I THINK, DIDN'T WE ALREADY MOVE AND SECOND ON THAT? NOW WE HAVE STRUCK IT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO.

THE REVISED. TO ADOPTING A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE REVISED.

ALL RIGHT. THEN I WILL SEND IT TO ADOPT THE REVISED VERSION.

AND A SECOND? I WILL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. NOW IS THERE DISCUSSION? THERE WE GO. I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION THAT I REALLY LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'VE WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE BOYS THAN GIRLS WRESTLING FIELD TRIPS ON HERE.

BUT I DO LIKE THAT OUR GIRLS ARE GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL AND COMPETE AS PART OF THIS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, LET'S JUST SAY, PEOPLE WHO STATE THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THE GIRLS SPORTS ARE WELL REPRESENTED, I HAVE LONG FELT THAT TITLE 9 IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR BOYS AND GIRLS IN OUR SPORTS, AND SO GETTING OUR GIRLS A CHANCE TO TRAVEL AND WRESTLE IS FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS AMENDED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED, AND WE'LL MOVE ON NEXT TO OUR REPORTS.

[11. REPORT- 7:45 pm]

GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO A SHORTER VERSION OF OUR STUDY SESSION SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR THE HIGHLIGHTS.

SO PLANNING ON THE 25-26 BUDGET, TONIGHT IS THE FIRST READING.

JUST A REMINDER THAT A BUDGET IS A PLAN AT A POINT IN TIME.

SO BASICALLY JUNE 2025 FOR THE ENTIRE NEXT YEAR, THE BOARD AUTHORIZES A SPENDING AUTHORITY.

SO OUR EXPENDITURES, AS WELL AS OUR LEVY AMOUNTS IT'S REQUIRED BY THOSE RCWS, IT IS CALLED THE F-195 FOR SHORT, BUT THAT'S OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.

AND WE FILE WITH BOTH OUR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT, AND THEN ULTIMATELY OSPI.

IT NEEDS TO INCLUDE ESTIMATED REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND FUND BALANCE FOR OUR FIVE FUNDS, WHICH IT DOES.

AND THEN WE DO ALSO REQUIRE A FOUR YEAR BUDGET WHERE THE FIRST YEAR IS 25-26 AND THE NEXT THREE YEARS, AND THAT UPDATES EVERY CYCLE. SO TOTAL REVENUES THAT WE ARE BUDGETING IS JUST

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THAT 2 GOES UP TO $6.3 MILLION FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

WE ARE ABLE TO LEVY OUR FULL VOTER APPROVED AMOUNT OF 74.8.

THE STATE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE POSITIONS THAT THEY FUND AT A 2.5% INCREASE.

OF COURSE, IN MOST CASES, WE PASS THAT ON TO OUR STAFF.

SPECIAL EDUCATION. FOR YEARS, THEY HAVE CAPPED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THEY WILL FUND THAT RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. THIS IS A VERY GOOD RECOGNITION THAT THERE IS NO ARBITRARY CAP ON STUDENTS WHO NEED INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS. THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE FUNDING MODEL.

THERE ALSO USED TO BE SOME MORE DISAGGREGATION, PERHAPS, OF HOW MUCH TIME A STUDENT SPENT IN THE CLASSROOM VERSUS A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM. THEY HAVE MERGED THOSE TIERS AND INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING.

AND THEN SAFETY NET IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANT FOR HIGH NEEDS CHILDREN THAT YOU COULD ASK FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WAS OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SPENDING. THEY'VE REDUCED THE AMOUNT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TO SPEND BEFORE WE CAN START APPLYING FOR SOME OF THE FUNDS.

THERE IS A INCREASE BOTH IN 25-26, ALSO AGAIN IN 26-27 OF ABOUT $37 FOR MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS, KNOWN AS MSOCS.

WE ARE IMPLEMENTING SOME FACILITY RENTAL INCREASES BASED ON A COMPARISON OF OUR NEIGHBOR DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE COST OF SITE SUPERVISION TO RUN THOSE FACILITY RENTALS A LITTLE BIT INDEPENDENT OF THE BUDGET NEEDS, BUT MORE OF A PRACTICAL PAR FOR THE COURSE.

WE DID RECEIVE A GRANT FOR SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGH THE AWSP WHO RECEIVED IT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. WE WON'T RECEIVE THOSE GRANTS FLOW THROUGH TO US BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE REDUCED THAT. AND THEN AS OUR COSTS INCREASE, WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR TUITION BASED PROGRAMS, THEIR TUITION RISES ACCORDINGLY TO MATCH THOSE INCREASED COSTS THAT WE PAY.

ON EXPENDITURES, CLOSE TO $450 MILLION. REMEMBER, LAST, OR THIS CURRENT YEAR WAS VERY, VERY, VERY CHALLENGING. WE HAD TO CUT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ESTIMATING UP AS MUCH AS 16 MILLION.

ULTIMATELY, IT WAS I BELIEVE 10.8. WE HAD ONE YEAR MOUS WITH OUR TEACHERS, MANAGERS, PRINCIPALS AND CABINET AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO GIVE SOME FURLOUGH DAYS.

THOSE MOUS EXPIRE, SO WE ANTICIPATE THOSE FURLOUGH DAYS WILL BE RESTORED.

WE HAVE FOUR BARGAINS THAT STILL REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME.

SO AGAIN, A BUDGET IS A PLAN AT A POINT IN TIME.

WE DON'T HAVE FULL INFORMATION, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

WE HAVE AN IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATOR. AGAIN, THE STATE FUNDS A PORTION AND WE PROVIDE TO MOST OF OUR LABOR COSTS.

AND GENERALLY FOR EVERY 1% OF IPD, IT COSTS THE DISTRICT OUT OF POCKET JUST OVER $1 MILLION.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH IPD. WE TOOK A $10 PER STUDENT LIBRARY MATERIALS REDUCTION THIS YEAR THAT WE PROMISED TO RESTORE IN 25-26. WE ARE DOING THAT. I THINK WE'RE ALL HERE.

WHEN WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT GENERAL MUSIC VERSUS INSTRUMENTAL VERSUS BAND VERSUS ORCHESTRA IN SIXTH GRADE, AND HAD A VERY COLLABORATIVE SOLUTION ON THAT SO THAT WE WILL CONTINUE BAND AND ORCHESTRA IN SIXTH GRADE.

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THE EMPLOYER SHARE OF THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE PREMIUM WENT UP IN JANUARY, SO WE'RE RECOGNIZING THAT COST.

THERE'S A ANOTHER INCREASED COST TO PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE, AND AT LEAST A ONE YEAR DECREASE TO THE EMPLOYER SHARE OF RETIREMENT COSTS, WHICH IS HELPFUL, BUT NOT GUARANTEED IN THE LONG RUN.

QUICK BUDGET PREVIEW IN 26-27. WE ARE ON A FOUR YEAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY.

SO OUR LAST LEVY AUTHORIZATION IS CALENDAR YEAR 2026.

TYPICALLY WE GO BEFORE OUR VOTERS IN FEBRUARY FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEAR CYCLE.

AGAIN, WE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE BOARD TO RECEIVE DIRECTION ON HOW YOU WANT US TO PROCEED.

THE IPD CURRENT PROJECTIONS AS OF JUNE ARE 2.6.

AGAIN, THAT WILL CHANGE, BUT THAT'S THE BEST NUMBER WE HAVE TODAY.

LOTS OF UNKNOWNS OVER FEDERAL PROGRAM AND CONTINUED FUNDING.

FEDERAL PROGRAM FUNDING IS ABOUT 4%, BUT ON A $450 MILLION BUDGET, THAT'S ACTUALLY A LARGE NUMBER. SO WE JUST HAVE TO REMAIN NIMBLE AND STAY TUNED ON WHAT HAPPENS.

AND THEN AGAIN, THE FOUR YEAR BUDGET PROJECTION IS A REQUIRED DOCUMENT.

THAT BUDGET DOES ASSUME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS RENEWAL.

IT DOES MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ENROLLMENT.

ENROLLMENT IS PRETTY STABLE, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.

SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT IPD. BUT THEN AFTER THAT, WE LET IT PLAY OUT.

SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT BASICALLY IF YOU KIND OF DO NOTHING WE WILL DECLINE UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF MONEY. SO THAT IS WHY, UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT BUDGET CHALLENGES EVERY YEAR.

AGAIN, 26-27 LOOKS PRETTY OKAY, BUT THEN START DECLINING AFTER THAT JUST BECAUSE, AGAIN, IPD COSTS US OUT OF POCKET AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH REQUIRED THAT WE PROVIDE IT IN MOST INSTANCES, SO.

BUT WE'VE GOT A 25-26 BUDGET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING FOR FIRST READING.

FINALLY, IT'S KIND OF AMAZING THAT WE PRESENTED THIS SLIDE FIVE MONTHS AGO, JANUARY 21ST WHEN IT WAS COLD.

NOW IT'S WARM. AND AGAIN, WE START EVERY BUDGET PRETTY MUCH IN JANUARY.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE RESULTS OF BALANCING ACT WITH THE BOARD IN MARCH.

WE HAD A REALLY GREAT NUMBER OF STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THIS SURVEY.

FORTUNATELY, THE LEGISLATURE CONCLUDED ON TIME, AND WE ARE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THIS TIMELINE, FIRST READING. SECOND READING PLAN FOR JULY, THE JULY MEETING.

WE SAY THAT WE SEND THE COMPLETED BUDGET TO THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT BY 8/31.

WE WILL DO THAT MUCH SOONER, BUT THAT'S THE DEADLINE THAT OSPI RECOMMENDS OR REQUIRES.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND DOCTOR KATIMS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST COMMENT VERY QUICKLY, THANKING YOU FOR THE STUDY SESSION.

IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL, A LOT OF GREAT DETAIL, YOU ANSWERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.

I JUST APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ADD MY THANKS AS WELL.

I HAD TO MISS THE STUDY SESSION, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT I READ THROUGH ALL OF THE MATERIALS.

I FOUND THEM TO BE COMPLETE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

LYDIA, AS ALWAYS, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE US AND THE TRANSPARENCY WITH WHICH YOU MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR KATIMS. DIRECTOR GERRARD? SO THE MAIN UNCERTAINTIES IN OUR BUDGET.

I KNOW YOU SAID IT'S A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, SO WE CAN ANTICIPATE THIS CHANGING.

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AND THE WASHINGTON STATE ECONOMY IN GENERAL. THAT IS A LOT OF LIKE THE DRIVER OF WHAT MAKES THEM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE PROJECTING THE IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATOR, THE IPD FOR 26-27, THAT WILL BE GUARANTEED TO CHANGE. IT WON'T BE 2 6, IT WILL BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

BUT THAT'S THE BEST KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE. SO THEY UPDATE THAT EVERY QUARTER.

BUT WE REALLY WON'T KNOW UNTIL DECEMBER, JUST AFTER DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, FOR THE FUTURE YEARS. AND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THE ENDING FUND BALANCES, WE´RE GOING BACK TO MATCH BACK TO OUR BOARD POLICY? SO BOARD POLICY IS 4% OF EXPENDITURES, SHOULD BE IN UNRESTRICTED, UNASSIGNED.

WE ANTICIPATE THAT WILL JUST BE, I MEAN, LITERALLY JUST A HAIR OVER 4%, MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

ROUGHLY MAYBE 2 MILLION IS THE ESTIMATE OVER THE BOARD PARAMETER IN AT THE END OF 2026 FISCAL YEAR. AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THAT'S STILL LESS THAN TWO DAYS EXPENDITURES ON A DISTRICT OUR SIZE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY THE RIGHT DIRECTION. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LYDIA. NOW NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.

[12. PUBLIC HEARING- 8:00 pm]

PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THIS HEARING IS LIMITED TO COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST ANY PART OF THE BUDGET.

AND DO WE HAVE THE SIGN UP? WE HAVE ONE SIGN UP.

JASON MOORE.

JASON MOORE, SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE, POSITION FOUR.

DID THE BOARD UPLOAD THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU GUYS WERE LOOKING AT TODAY AT THE STUDY SESSION, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE.

ACCOUNTABILITY IS SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY PUSHING FOR.

AND TRANSPARENCY AND THE WAY THAT THE STUDY SESSIONS ARE HELD, AND THIS IS COVERING THE BUDGET, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE STUDY SESSION WAS ABOUT TODAY.

AND WE NEED A SERIOUS LOOK AT HOW THIS DISTRICT IS SPENDING THAT $450 MILLION. I REMEMBER LAST YEAR THERE WAS LINEUPS OF PEOPLE MAKING COMMENTS AND THE MEETINGS WERE GOING OVER AN HOUR. I THINK THERE WAS AN OVER AN HOUR OF PUBLIC COMMENTS OF PEOPLE IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, DEAF, SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS, DIRECTORS.

THIS IS WHERE THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN CUTTING THE MONEY, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONTRACTS THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE DISTRICT.

ONE OF THEM BEING LETI LATINO EDUCATION TRAINING INSTITUTE.

I SAW THEY HAD A PAYMENT OF OVER $100,000. SO I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THAT WAS FOR.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE FOR THESE TYPES OF CONTRACTS THAT COULD BE CUT, THAT MIGHT NOT BE NEEDED AS MUCH AS MUSIC AND SIGN LANGUAGE IN THE BUDGET.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE THESE STUDY SESSIONS AT 5 P.M., SO THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THOSE ARE LIMITED AND THEY'RE NOT BEING RECORDED.

SO IF THOSE STUDY SESSIONS WERE RECORDED, THE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION TO MAKE THEIR DECISIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET.

SO MORE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS WHAT WE NEED HERE.

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HELLO. [INAUDIBLE], 98036. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

NOTHING SUPER, EXTREMELY SPECIFIC. AND WITHOUT DIGGING INTO THE DETAILS, IT'S MORE JUST AN ASK FOR CONSIDERATION AS YOU GUYS ARE DIGGING INTO YOUR PLAN THAT WE JUST CONTINUE TO ALWAYS THINK ABOUT OUR STUDENT INTERVENTION, OUR STATE COORDINATORS ANYTHING THAT WE POSSIBLY CUT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, LET'S THINK ABOUT PUTTING BACK FOR ME AND A LOT OF PARENTS OUT THERE.

THAT'S OUR BIGGEST THING ALONG WITH SAFETY. SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR LITTLE HEADS AND HEARTS AND KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE IN THE NEXT BIENNIUM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

THERE ARE NO OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED UP RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. OK, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S NO FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND SEEING THERE'S NO FURTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO TESTIFY CONCERNING THIS MATTER, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW FORMALLY CLOSED. THAT TAKES US TO NEW BUSINESS.

[13. NEW BUSINESS- 8:10 pm]

NO ACTION. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT.

ITEM 13.2 IS A SINGLE READING, APPROVE THE BID AWARD TO DIVERSE EARTHWORKS, INCORPORATED, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE MADRONA BIORETENTION REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

FOR THE SINGLE READING, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AWARD TO DIVERSE EARTHWORKS? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE, PLEASE. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 13.2, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. ANYONE OPPOSED? NO. WE HAVE ADOPTED THE BID AWARD TO DIVERSE EARTHWORKS.

THE NEXT ITEM PLEASE. THE NEXT ITEM IS 13.3. A SINGLE READING TO APPROVE THE BID AWARD TO COAST TO COAST TURF, AN ASTROTURF CORPORATION COMPANY, FOR THE MAPLEWOOD K-8 FIELD UPGRADES PROJECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE TO APPROVE. THEY NEED THE GRASS. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE BID AWARD TO COAST TO COAST TURF.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS COMES FROM OUR 2021 LEVY, AND TO THANK OUR VOTERS SO THAT WE CAN DO ALL THIS WORK AT OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR KATIMS. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE CORK INFILL .

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE SAME. YEAH. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM 13.3, THE SINGLE READING TO APPROVE THE BID AWARD TO COAST TO COAST TURF.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE.

AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE THE. EXCUSE ME. ITEM 13.3 HAS BEEN APPROVED. AND THAT IS THE END OF OUR NEW BUSINESS.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. SO, DIRECTOR GERRARD, NOW YOU ALWAYS COMPLAIN ABOUT GOING FIRST.

[14. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]

YEAH. THERE'S NO STUDENTS TO LEAD IN FOR ME. SO I WENT TO THE FOUR MAIN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS.

ENJOYED SPEAKING TO THE LYNNWOOD GROUP AND CONGRATULATING ALL THE KIDS FROM THERE AND AS WELL AS THE OTHER SCHOOLS. IT WAS FUN THEN TO GO TO HILLTOP FOR THE GRAD WALK AND SEE MANY OF THEM AGAIN.

AS WELL AS SOME KIDS WHO HAD MOVED AWAY BUT STILL KNEW THAT GRAD WALKS WERE HAPPENING.

THEY CAME FROM LAKE STEVENS, BETHEL, BOTHELL.

IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THAT, ALL THE KIDS COME BACK THAT HAD BEEN THERE AND SEE THEM INTERACT WITH THEIR

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YEAH. LAST WEEKEND I WORKED WITH A GROUP THAT PUT ON A FUNDRAISER FOR SAVE THE ARTS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN OUR BUDGET.

AND SOME MONEY HAS BEEN RAISED, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO RAISE.

I DON'T THINK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO RESTORE ALL THOSE ADVANCED MUSIC CLASSES, AND THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS, WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT HOW KIDS GET INVOLVED IN SCHOOL, GET CONNECTED TO SCHOOL, AND FOR SOME IT'S THROUGH SPORTS AND THROUGH SOME IT'S THROUGH MUSIC, AND OTHERS IT'S ROBOTICS AND JOURNALISM AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT KIDS ARE DOING CONNECTED WITH SCHOOL ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND IF WE SAID WE HAD TO REDUCE THE EXPENDITURE FOR SPORTS, WE WOULDN'T CUT THE VARSITY TEAMS AND LEAVE THE JUNIOR VARSITY AND THE FRESHMAN TEAMS INTACT. I THINK WE'D DO IT THE OTHER WAY.

SO I HAVE TROUBLE THINKING THAT WE'RE ELIMINATING THE MUSIC CLASSES WHERE THE ADVANCED STUDENTS PERFORM, THE ONES THAT THE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WINNING AWARDS FOR THEIR JAZZ MUSIC AND SO ON. IT'S REALLY A POINT OF EXCELLENCE IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THAT, ENDING FUND BALANCE AND SEE IF THERE'S ENOUGH ROOM TO HELP RESTORE SOME OF THOSE CLASSES.

SO THAT'S MY COMMENT. OTHERWISE, HAPPY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.

I WORE THE ICE CREAM TIE TODAY. I HOPE SUMMER BRINGS EVERYBODY SOME ICE CREAM AND FUN TIMES.

THANK YOU. DIRECTOR CRAMER. THANK YOU. SO I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THREE DIFFERENT GRADUATIONS. LYNNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, OF COURSE, WHERE ALL MY DAUGHTERS GO TO OR WENT.

AND I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE STARTING THERE ANOTHER YEAR.

AND SHOUT OUT TO LYNNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS THE MOST JOYFUL, FULL OF, I MEAN, IT'S JUST THE MOST DIVERSE STUDENT BODY YOU CAN LOOK UP AT. LOOKING UP AT THE STANDS AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR ARMS AROUND EACH OTHER.

THERE'S THESE FAMILIES COME, YOU KNOW, HUGE FAMILIES, SMALL FAMILIES, ALL DIFFERENT SIZES.

IT WAS JUST GREAT. ALSO WENT TO THE EDMONDS HEIGHTS K-12 GRADUATION.

AND THAT IS ALSO JUST A JOYOUS THING. YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR WAS THERE AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT SHE WAS LIKE THE PERSON WHO WAS REALLY IN CHARGE BEHIND THE SCENES.

SHE WAS JUST EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. IT WAS FANTASTIC.

GREAT CELEBRATION THERE. BUT THE ONE THAT I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE, THERE'S THIS TITLE SIX GRADUATION.

I WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE. IT WAS FOR OUR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO HAD A GRADUATION CEREMONY THROUGH THE TITLE SIX PROGRAM, AND THERE WAS THREE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT WERE COMBINED IN THIS.

AND THEY DID WHAT'S CALLED A BLANKET CEREMONY WHERE THEY HAD THE STUDENTS COME UP AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE PRESENTED THESE BLANKETS THAT THEY COULD THEN WRAP AROUND THEIR CHILD.

AND THE IDEA WAS THAT THAT BLANKET IS A SYMBOL OF NOT JUST A FAMILY, BUT THE COMMUNITY OF EDUCATORS, THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THEIR TRIBES THAT ARE THERE TO WRAP THEMSELVES AROUND THEM.

AND IT WAS JUST A IT WAS A VERY POWERFUL CEREMONY.

AND I WAS VERY GLAD TO BE INVITED TO BE A PART OF THAT.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS BY APPRECIATING DOCTOR MINER.

DURING THE RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE, GRADUATION RATES HAVE GONE UP.

ACADEMIC RIGOR IS GOING UP AND CONTINUES TO GO UP.

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AND THERE'S MORE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST YEAR THAN ANY YEAR BEFORE.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SUPERINTENDENTS, I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF SUPERINTENDENTS. AND I THINK YOU'RE JUST DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB, SO THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH. A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE THAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON.

FIRST OFF, BEFORE I GET INTO ANY OF THAT, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOOLS THAT WE CELEBRATED THIS EVENING.

GREAT JOB. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS DO NOT GO UNNOTICED.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

SOMETHING THAT SINCE WE HAVE ALL THIS YEAR BEEN TALKING ABOUT LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, SOMETHING THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME THAT THE DISTRICT CAN'T REALLY HELP WITH, BUT IS ANOTHER AREA FOR ADVOCACY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I NOTICED THAT OUR PRESCHOOL TUITION RATES AND OUR BUDGET HAD MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE GOING UP A LITTLE BIT, WHICH WE KIND OF HAVE TO DO. BUT I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT OKLAHOMA, A STATE YOU WOULD NOT THINK WOULD HAVE UNIVERSAL PRE-K HAD IT FOR OVER A DECADE AND JUST RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING IT TO ALL THREE YEAR OLDS AS WELL.

SO A STATE THAT IS AS HISTORICALLY RED AS OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS, WHEN NO OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE HERE WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT SETTING OUR STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS AT THE K-12 LEVEL.

TOP TIER LEGISLATORS. ASK THEM WHY THIS STATE CAN DO IT AND WE CAN'T.

I ALSO WANTED TO TOUCH, JUST VERY BRIEFLY ON THE SROS BECAUSE SOMETHING JUMPED OUT AT ME ON THAT, AND IT WAS A COMMENT ABOUT CRIME BEING UP IN SOME MANNER.

WHICH IS STRANGE BECAUSE THE FBI RELEASES CRIME DATA AND FOR THE MOST RECENT YEAR, 2023 USING LYNNWOOD AS MY EXAMPLE, THERE WERE 35 OR SO ASSAULTS. EXACTLY ZERO WERE REPORTED IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THERE WAS ONE MURDER OF A CHILD OF A SCHOOL AGE STUDENT.

ZERO HAPPENED IN OUR SCHOOLS. NO RAPES, NO ROBBERIES.

THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING ELSEWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, FIND OUT WHY THERE'S SHOOTINGS AT THE ALDERWOOD MALL.

FIND OUT WHY KIDS ARE GOING TO PARKS TO FIGHT.

THOSE ARE THE PLACES WHERE THE CRIMES ARE BEING REPORTED. THOSE ARE THE PLACES WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING HURT. WHY IS THAT HAPPENING? WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THAT? AND JUST LASTLY, I WILL ALSO JUMP ON WHAT DIRECTOR CRAMER WAS SAYING.

I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU. DOCTOR MINER. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON THE BOARD, IT WAS LET'S JUST CALL IT CONTROLLED CHAOS.

I THINK I'M BEING GENEROUS WHEN I CALL IT THAT, BUT WE'LL CALL IT THAT.

AND GETTING YOU HERE HAS BEEN JUST AN EXCELLENT THING FOR THIS DISTRICT, AND IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF STRESS OFF OF MY MIND KNOWING THAT SOMEONE AT THE HELM CAN MANAGE THE ROAD AHEAD, SO THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, AT THIS END OF YEAR, I REALLY ENJOY GOING TO THE GRADUATIONS, AS YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF THEM DESCRIBED. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE RESILIENCE AND DEDICATION.

THIS YEAR WE'RE CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS 12 YEARS OF HARD WORK BY OUR GRADUATES.

IT'S REALLY SOMETHING TO BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND REFLECTIVE ABOUT AS WE WISH THEM SUCCESS IN THE NEXT STEP OF THEIR JOURNEY.

AND I WILL SAY HAPPY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. AND ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE NETWORK AND THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY NEVER ENDS. WE MET TODAY, AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME PLANS FOR THE ADVOCACY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY I WENT TO THE EDMONDS ART FESTIVAL, AND I WAS THRILLED TO SEE ALL OF OUR STUDENT´S ART ON DISPLAY.

IT WAS JUST AMAZING, AND I HOPE THAT MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY WERE ABLE TO GO SEE SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL ART THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING.

AND WITH THAT, DOCTOR KATIMS. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE SAID EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.

I JUST WANT TO ADD A THANKS TO DIRECTOR CHASE FOR HAVING MY BACK TONIGHT, I REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE THERE TO PICK UP FOR ME WHEN I CAN'T BE THERE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU DID A GREAT JOB, BY THE WAY.

OH THANK YOU, WE SURE HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER. THANK YOU.

WELL, SO MANY IN OUR SCHOOLS DESERVE OUR THANKS.

OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PARA EDUCATORS, OUR CUSTODIAL TEAM.

BUT I WANT TO GIVE A PARTICULAR SHOUT OUT, WHICH I CAN'T DO UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, TO OUR BUS DRIVERS, I CAN ALWAYS GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT. BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR REASON, WE MADE IT THROUGH THE ENTIRE YEAR WITHOUT CANCELING A SINGLE TO OR

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IF YOU CAN GET YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, THEY CAN COME TO SCHOOL.

IF YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T. OUR TRANSPORTATION, AND BEN NEVER WANTS TO SAY OUR.

DIRECTOR MOUNT NEVER WANTS ME TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE ACTUALLY MAKE IT.

LIKE I CAN'T. IT'S LIKE A NO HITTER. YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S OVER.

BUT IT'S OVER NOW. WE WENT THE ENTIRE YEAR WITHOUT CANCELING A SINGLE TOUR FROM ROUTE.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT TEAM AND THAT WORK.

HAVING SAID THAT, WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO A BUS DRIVER TRAINING AND THEREFORE RECRUITING FOR BUS DRIVERS.

I'D LIKE TO GET ABOUT 20 MORE IN THAT POOL. SO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE TRANSPORTATION.

THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE AND LOOKING TO INTERVIEW PEOPLE AND GET THEM INTO THAT JULY TRAINING SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE DRIVERS AND THE SUB POOL, WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THAT PERFECT RECORD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA. AND SO THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.