Mar 24, 2026 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER,

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

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

DIRECTOR CHASE. HERE AND I'M DIRECTOR KATIMS. WE ARE ALL HERE TONIGHT. NEXT, I'LL ASK DOCTOR MINER TO DO 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. AND NOW, IF EVERYBODY WILL RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE FLAG SALUTE.

[4. FLAG SALUTE-6:33 pm]

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NEXT IS APPROVAL OF OUR AGENDA. DO I HEAR A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE OUR AGENDA AS PRESENTED?

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

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? HEARING NONE. TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. NOTHING THIS EVENING.

OKAY. AND NEXT WE HAVE CELEBRATIONS. OUR FAVORITE PART.

[7. CELEBRATIONS- 6:40pm]

FIRST TO WELCOME FORWARD ANDY NOFZIGER TO TALK ABOUT OUR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATED TEACHERS.

DOES THAT WORK? YEAH. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION THAT TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN OUR DISTRICT CAN ACHIEVE.

AND EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO UNDERTAKE THIS VOLUNTARY PROCESS TO GET THIS LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION.

AND IT REALLY IT HELPS THEM HONE THEIR CRAFT AND FOCUS ON STUDENT LEARNING AND REALLY TAKES THEIR PRACTICE TO ANOTHER LEVEL. SO TONIGHT, WE ARE HONORING TWO OF THE THREE NEW NATIONALLY CERTIFIED BOARD CERTIFIED, ONE TEACHER AND ONE LIBRARIAN IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO SUPERINTENDENT MINER, DO YOU WANT TO CALL THEIR NAMES? CERTAINLY. WE'LL CALL YOU UP, AND THEN WE'LL ALL GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU AND ALL OF THE BOARD.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING SUSAN RUSSELL.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. AND SUSAN IS AT LYNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

AND NEXT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING STACEY WRIGHT FROM ALDERWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].

CONGRATULATIONS. SO IF WE COULD GET THE TWO OF YOU TO STAND IN THE CENTER AND WE'LL GET ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS BEHIND YOU.

CURTIS WOULD LOVE TO GET A PICTURE.

[INAUDIBLE] AND NEXT WE HAVE OUR ALL-STATE MUSICIANS. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME FORWARD TAM OSBORNE.

I'M TAM OSBORNE, THE MANAGER OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

TONIGHT I HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR OF RECOGNIZING SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S MOST EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT MUSICIANS.

THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WASHINGTON MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION,

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HUNDREDS OF TALENTED STUDENTS APPLY, BUT ONLY THE VERY BEST ARE SELECTED TO PERFORM IN THESE PRESTIGIOUS GROUPS.

THESE GROUPS REPRESENT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF STUDENT MUSICIANSHIP THAT IS ACHIEVABLE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE INTRODUCED TO YOU THIS EVENING, HAVE EARNED THIS REMARKABLE DISTINCTION THROUGH HOURS OF DEDICATED PRACTICE, THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND THROUGH THEIR EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL TALENT, THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED NOT ONLY ADVANCED TECHNICAL SKILL BUT ALSO THE ARTISTRY, THE DISCIPLINE AND THE PASSION THAT DEFINES OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS.

IN MAY, THESE STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO TACOMA TO PARTICIPATE IN SEVERAL INTENSIVE DAYS OF REHEARSALS, ALONG WITH OTHER SELECT STUDENTS FROM AROUND WASHINGTON STATE.

THEY WILL WORK WITH RENOWNED CONDUCTORS. THEY WILL PERFORM CHALLENGING REPERTOIRE, AND IT WILL CULMINATE IN AN EXPERIENCE OF CONCERT PERFORMANCES THAT SHOWCASE THE FINEST MUSICIANS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THIS EVENING THE STUDENTS FROM THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THESE GROUPS.

I'LL CALL THEM BY NAME. THEY CAN COME UP AND RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

KIERAN DOWNEY IS A CELLIST AND HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE WASHINGTON STATE ALL-STATE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA [APPLAUSE].

LUCA MANZO IS A PERCUSSIONIST AND IN PARTICULAR A DRUM SET PLAYER.

HE'S BEEN SELECTED TO THE WASHINGTON STATE ALL-STATE JAZZ BAND [APPLAUSE] SUNYONG PARK IS A CELLIST AND HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE ALL STATE PHILHARMONIC STRINGS.

ALLEN KIM IS A BASS PLAYER AND ALLEN HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE ALL STATE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.

AND THERE ARE TWO OTHERS AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE MADE IT.

LET'S SEE. JOY YOO, JOY YOO IS A VIOLINIST. JOY HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE ALL STATE PHILHARMONIC STRINGS. AND SEE WHO DID I. DID I GET EVERYBODY ONE LEFT? OH, YES.

KARIS WOO. KARIS WOO IS A VIOLIST, AND KARI'S HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE PHILHARMONIC STRINGS FOR THE ALL NORTHWEST AS WELL.

SAY IT AGAIN. OKAY. WHEN WE HEAR THE TIRES SCREECHING IN THE.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I KNOW THAT IT IS A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE APPLICATION AND BE SELECTED TO THESE GROUPS, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE YOU ALONG WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD TONIGHT.

WELL DONE [APPLAUSE] DID YOU GET IT? CAN YOU STAND UP? HOW ABOUT YOU?

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GOOD EVENING, DIRECTORS AND DOCTOR MINER. MY NAME IS RACHEL DOWNS AND I SERVE AS THE CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER AT HOUSING HOPE.

AND ON BEHALF OF HOUSING HOPE, I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THAT HOUSING HOPE WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT AS OUR 2026 PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT AT OUR STONE SOUP FUNDRAISER THIS MAY.

THIS RECOGNITION REFLECTS SOMETHING TRULY EXTRAORDINARY, A SCHOOL DISTRICT STEPPING BEYOND TRADITIONAL ROLES TO HELP SOLVE FAMILY HOMELESSNESS AT ITS ROOT. AS YOU WELL KNOW, LAST YEAR, OVER 750 STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT ALONE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, DIRECTLY IMPACTING STUDENT'S SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING.

EVERYONE AT THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE PROUD TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THIS CRISIS.

TOGETHER. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE BUILDING SCRIBER PLACE, A FIRST OF ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP IN WASHINGTON STATE BY LEASING SURPLUS SCHOOL DISTRICT LAND YOU ARE CREATING 52 HOMES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ENROLLED IN YOUR SCHOOLS.

TODAY, CONSTRUCTION AT SCRIBER PLACE IS WELL UNDERWAY.

SITE WORK IS NEARING COMPLETION AND THERE IS FRAMING UP ON ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.

IT'S SO EXCITING. WE ARE ON TRACK TO OPEN THE FACILITIES TO FAMILIES IN SPRING 2027.

AND AS YOU KNOW, SCRIBER PLACE IS MORE THAN JUST HOUSING.

IT IS A SYSTEMS LEVEL INTERVENTION THAT PROVIDES A DIRECT PATHWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS TO STABILITY AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

WE KNOW THAT HOUSING INSTABILITY IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PREDICTORS OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND LOWER ACADEMIC OUTCOMES.

SCRIBER PLACE CHANGES THAT TRAJECTORY, GIVING STUDENTS THE STABILITY THEY NEED TO SHOW UP, ENGAGE, AND THRIVE IN SCHOOL. WHAT MAKES THIS PARTNERSHIP SO POWERFUL IS YOUR LEADERSHIP.

YOU RECOGNIZED THAT EDUCATION AND HOUSING ARE INSEPARABLE.

YOU LEVERAGED PUBLIC ASSETS IN A NEW WAY, AND YOU HELP PIONEER A MODEL THAT CAN BE REPLICATED ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE AND BEYOND.

THIS AWARD IS IN CELEBRATION OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN WE ALIGN SYSTEMS AROUND FAMILIES.

WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND PROUD TO STAND ALONG YOU IN ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT HAS BOTH A SEAT IN A CLASSROOM AND A STABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY OF YOU AT OUR STONE SOUP GALA, WHICH WILL BE FRIDAY, MAY 15TH AT TULALIP RESORT, WHERE WE WILL OFFICIALLY PRESENT YOU WITH THIS AWARD AND HIGHLIGHT THIS PARTNERSHIP IN DETAIL.

BUT I DO HAVE A LITTLE CERTIFICATE JUST DIDN'T SHOW UP EMPTY HANDED.

BUT THIS IS NOT THE REAL AWARD. BUT I'M JUST.

I CAN GIVE THIS TO YOU DOCTOR MINER. AND JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR ALL THE WAYS THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. IT'S EXCITING TO US TO HEAR THE PROGRESS AND THAT YOU'RE RIGHT ON TARGET.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. AND WE CALLED IT AN UPDATE BECAUSE THEY WANTED IT TO BE A SURPRISE.

BUT I KNEW IT WAS A CELEBRATION. SO I WAS KIND OF ON THE FENCE ABOUT EXACTLY WHERE TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.

SO I FEAR I CAN NEVER SAY UNDER CELEBRATIONS UPDATE AGAIN BECAUSE YOU'LL BE ON TO ME, BUT I HOPE I GOT AWAY WITH IT THIS TIME.

WE'LL TAKE IT HOWEVER WE CAN GET IT. THAT WAS A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IT'S VERY EXCITING.

WE USUALLY ARE THE ONES GIVING OUT THE CERTIFICATES.

THANK YOU. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. YEAH, WE'RE LIKE [LAUGHS] NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-7:00 pm]

ONE IS FROM THE MARCH 3RD SPECIAL MEETING. THE STUDY SESSION WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE WORK GOING ON ON OUR SIXTH GRADE, GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT INITIATIVE. SECONDLY, APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 10TH SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH WAS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND OUR MARCH 10TH REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING.

DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE THREE SETS OF MINUTES? MOVE TO APPROVE. AND I WILL SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT THE STUDY SESSION THAT WE HAD ON THE SIXTH GRADE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS INFORMATIVE IN A WAY THAT REALLY HELPED TO UNDERLINE HOW MUCH WORK ALL OF OUR DISTRICT STAFF IS DOING.

THERE ARE SO MANY PIECES AND PARTS TO MAKING THIS MOVE OF FROM THE BOND THAT OUR VOTERS VOTED ON THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF HAVING AN ADDITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO WE COULD DO THIS AND ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE OVERCROWDING AT OUR ELEMENTARIES AND IMPROVE THE INSTRUCTIONAL ALIGNMENT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE TRANSPORTATION, THE BOUNDARIES, THE THE COMMUNICATION.

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AND SO I WANT TO DO LIKE A SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF WHO ARE IN THE BACK, FINANCE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF THAT WORK.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT AND INFORMATIVE FOR THE BOARD STUDY SESSION.

IN TERMS OF THAT WORK GOING ON, THAT'S SO CRITICAL.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 3RD SPECIAL MEETING STUDY SESSION ON THE SIXTH GRADE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 10TH SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 10TH REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS.

AND THOSE THREE SETS OF MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE GUIDELINES REGARDING OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS-7:10 pm]

AND THERE'S A COPY. LIKE I SAID, WHEN YOU SIGN IN TO MAKE A TO MAKE A COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. A TIMER WILL BE RUNNING SO YOU CAN MONITOR YOUR TIME AT THE AT THE THREE MINUTE MARKER.

THE MIC WILL BE MUTED, SO JUST BE AWARE THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN.

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 THE PODIUM OVER THERE AND ARE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.

TONIGHT THE FIRST ONE IS PRANITHA MANAKALA. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? HI. I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AND STABILITY ADVOCATE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS EKTA AND I LIVE ON THE BELLFLOWER ROAD IN BOTHELL.

I'M A PARENT AND RESIDENT IN THIS DISTRICT AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS THE BOUNDARY SCENARIO ONE.

BEFORE I BEGIN, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE BELLFLOWER ROAD NORTH ROAD AND THE BALDWIN ROAD AREA COALITION.

IF YOU'RE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE US TO PLEASE STAND.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE'RE HERE BECAUSE SCENARIO ONE FAILS TO MEET THE BOARD POLICY 66960 FACTOR NUMBER SIX, WHICH MANDATES THE MAINTENANCE OF ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPINGS.

OUR SUBDIVISION IS A COHESIVE IS A COHESIVE GEOGRAPHIC UNIT THAT HAS BEEN INTEGRATED WITH HILLTOP ELEMENTARY FOR DECADES.

SHIFTING THIS POCKET FRAGMENTS A STABLE RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER AND VIOLATES YOUR OWN PRINCIPLE OF KEEPING NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER.

FURTHERMORE, THIS MOVE IGNORES FACTOR NUMBER FOUR, WHICH REQUIRES MINIMIZING DISRUPTION TO STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARNING PROGRAMS, FORCING OUR STUDENTS TO LEAVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS THEY HAVE BUILT AT HILLTOP REALLY DOES CREATE UNNECESSARY EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC INSTABILITY. WE ASK THAT YOU REJECT SCENARIO ONE AND MAINTAIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ASSIGNMENT TO HILLTOP ELEMENTARY.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSAL TO MAP THE AREA EAST OF NORTH ROAD, SPECIFICALLY 178TH PLACE TO MERIDIAN FROM MARTHA LAKE TO OAK HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY FORCES STUDENTS TO NAVIGATE A 4 OR 5 LANE AND A HEAVY, I-5 TRAFFIC AT 164TH STREET.

WHILE THIS CHANGE DOES NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR SPECIFIC ZONE, IT HIGHLIGHTS A FUNDAMENTAL FLAW IN THE DISTRICT'S MAPPING STRATEGY.

BY PRIORITIZING ENROLLMENT SHIFTS OVER PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND SAFE TRANSIT OF STUDENTS, THIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS THE DISTRICT'S OWN GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF STUDENT SAFETY, WHICH IS VIOLATING FACTOR NUMBER TEN.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS. I'M. LET ME KNOW IF I DO THIS. VAIBHAV DESHMUKH.

DESHMUKH, HOW'D I DO? I THINK SHE WAS OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

OKAY. HI. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS PRANITA.

I LIVE ON THE BELLFLOWER ROAD IN BOTHELL AND I'M A DISTRICT PARENT.

I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO SCENARIO ONE BASED ON BOARD POLICY 6960 FACTOR NUMBER TWO INSTRUCTIONAL

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HOWEVER, YOUR OWN DATA SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN OUR CURRENT SCHOOL AND THE PROPOSED REASSIGNMENT. ACCORDING TO OSP DATA CITED IN OUR PETITION, 83.6% OF HILLTOP STUDENTS MEET ELA STANDARDS COMPARED TO 65.6% AT MARTHA LAKE.

IN MATH, THE GAP IS EVEN WIDER 85% AT HILLTOP VERSUS 61.9% AT MARTHA LAKE.

REASSIGNING OUR STUDENTS TO A SCHOOL WITH SUCH DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE METRICS CONTRADICTS THE GOAL OF MAINTAINING INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES FOR ALL AFFECTED STUDENTS. WE URGE THE BOARD TO PRIORITIZE ACADEMIC CONSISTENCY AND KEEP OUR STUDENTS AT HILLTOP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS EKTA TRIVEDI.

EKTA WENT FIRST. SORRY I'M VAIBHAV DESHMUKH. OKAY, SO THE SECOND ONE.

SORRY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD OF MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS VAIBHAV DESHMUKH. I LIVE IN BOTHELL AND I'M A DISTRICT PARENT.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE SLIGHTLY FLAWED LOGIC REGARDING CAPACITY IN SCENARIO ONE, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING POLICY 6960 FACTORS THREE AND NINE.

THE DISTRICT'S OPEN HOUSE DATA SHOWS THAT HILLTOP'S PROJECTED OVERAGE IS MINIMAL, ONLY A 1% TO 3% VARIANCE OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

THIS IS A MANAGEABLE NUMBER THAT CAN BE HANDLED THROUGH CLASS LOAD TOOLS RATHER THAN UPROOTING AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

MEANWHILE, MARTHA LAKE IS ALREADY AT 100% CAPACITY IN YOUR 2025 PROJECTIONS, MEANING THIS MOVE SOLVES HARDLY ANYTHING WHILE CREATING MAXIMUM DISRUPTION. THERE IS SUFFICIENT DISTRICT WIDE HEADROOM CURRENTLY AT 94%, TO BALANCE ENROLLMENT USING LOWER DISRUPTION LEVELS.

TO DATE, MORE THAN 100 HOUSEHOLDS. TO BE SPECIFIC, 135 MEMBERS FROM OUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE SIGNED A FORMAL PETITION OPPOSING THIS MOVE, AND THIS IS IN THE LAST THREE DAYS, ONLY A LOT OF THE PARENTS AND RESIDENTS WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS REZONING.

NOW THEY KNOW IT. AND I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR MORE VOICES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

I'M NOW HANDING A PHYSICAL COPY OF THIS PETITION AND THESE SIGNATURES TO THE SECRETARY.

I WOULD LIKE TO PERMISSION TO APPROACH FIRST.

LAKSHMI. TO BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD.

WE URGE. WE SINCERELY URGE YOU TO DEVELOP A SCENARIO TWO THAT RESTORES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS THE GROUP OF REGULAR ROUTINE ITEMS THAT WE CAN VOTE ON AND DISCUSS TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY AS WE CHOOSE.

[10. CONSENT AGENDA-7:40 pm]

ONE HAS TO DO WITH PERSONNEL. ONE IS SURPLUS AND A COPIER.

ONE IS AN INTERLOCAL, AN ANNUAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTHWEST ESD AND FIVE ARE FIELD TRIPS.

DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

THERE ARE TWO ITEMS OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS THIS EVENING.

[11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS- 8:00 pm]

AND THERE WERE NO CHANGES BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND READING.

DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE REVISED BOARD POLICY 6910 ON CONSTRUCTION FINANCING? I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AND I THINK WE HAD ANY DISCUSSION WE NEEDED SINCE THERE.

AND THERE WERE NO CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READ.

HEARING NO, NO DISCUSSION. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE FOR ALL THOSE WHO APPROVE REVISED BOARD POLICY 6910 ON CONSTRUCTION FINANCING.

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

ANY ABSTENTIONS? REVISED BOARD POLICY 6910 ON CONSTRUCTION FINANCING IS APPROVED.

SECOND ITEM OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS 11.2 A SECOND READING ON BOARD POLICY 6340 DEBT MANAGEMENT AND THERE WERE NO CHANGES BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND READING. THANK YOU. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE REVISED BOARD POLICY 6340 ON DEBT MANAGEMENT.

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IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AGAIN, WITH NO CHANGES FROM OUR FIRST READ, I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.

HEARING NO MORE DISCUSSION. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE REVISED BOARD POLICY 6340 ON DEBT MANAGEMENT IS APPROVED.

ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING. THIS IS A FIRST READING.

[12. NEW BUSINESS- 8:10 pm]

THESE REVISIONS BRING US UP TO DATE WITH WSSDA CORRESPONDING MODEL POLICY AND PROCEDURE.

THE UPDATES INCLUDE THE RCW REFERENCES AND SLIGHT CHANGES TO EXISTING LANGUAGE AND WE HAVE RUN THIS BY THOSE WHO LIAISE WITH OUR FOSTER FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEM AND THEY WERE FINE WITH THESE CHANGES TO OUR POLICY.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL JUST MENTION FOR MY COLLEAGUES HERE. PREVIOUSLY I WORKED IN THE DEPENDENCY PROCESS SO KIDS WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE.

AND SO I LOOKED AT THIS WITH A CRITICAL EYE AND NOTHING JUMPED OUT AT ME. IT LOOKS FROM MY EYE, IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD POLICY WITH NO OBVIOUS FLAWS TO ME.

THANK YOU. DID THE STUDENTS HAVE ANY INPUT? ANY OTHER? OKAY. IT'LL COME BACK FOR A VOTE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. DIRECTOR GARRARD.

[13. LEGISLATIVE UPDATES]

TODAY I WAS IN AN, WAS THE ADVOCACY ACTION NETWORK MEETING, AND WE HEARD QUITE A BIT FROM SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WERE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS US. AND SUPERINTENDENT MINER KIND OF MENTIONED THIS AT THE END OF LAST OF MY REPORT LAST TIME THAT ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF STATE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION. EDUCATION IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE STATE BUDGET CONTINUING TO DROP AND DISTRICTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE CAPITAL TECH LEVIES, FOR EXAMPLE, OR OR HAVE THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OR THEY HAVE, THEY NEED THE LOCAL LEVY EQUALIZATION ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH PROPERTY IN THEIR DISTRICT TO TAX AS, AS WE DO.

THESE ARE ALL GROUPS THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM A LOT TODAY.

SO THERE WAS A PERSON FROM OSPI TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING EQUITY STUDY GROUP THAT THEY HAVE.

THEY'VE DONE. THEY DID A REPORT IN NOVEMBER, BUT THEY HAVE.

ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE COMING UP. WE HEARD FROM THE SUPERINTENDENTS GROUP THAT'S WORKING WITH UDUB.

THE BELLEVUE SUPERINTENDENT WAS ONE OF THE ONES WHO'S REALLY TALKING ABOUT THAT, ABOUT HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT AND THEIR NEEDS CAN BE DIFFERENT BUT THE MONEY IS IMPORTANT.

HE MENTIONED IN PARTICULAR, A FIGURE THAT STUCK WITH ME WAS THAT THE INCREASES FROM THE LEGISLATURE COME FROM BASED ON IPD, THE INFLATION PRICE DIFFERENTIAL. THANK YOU.

I FORGOT WHAT THE D WAS. THAT HAS BEEN LIKE WAS LIKE 2.5 OR 2.6%.

BUT COSTS FOR DISTRICTS INCREASE HALF A PERCENT MORE THAN THAT EVERY TIME.

SO IT'S AN UNSUSTAINABLE SITUATION. SO THAT WAS ONE THING I WANTED TO TO REPORT ON.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT AS LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE, I AM ALSO THE LIAISON TO THE WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. IN THE MONTH OF APRIL, THEY ARE ACCEPTING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THEIR POLICIES FOR ABOUT 200 OR JUST OVER 200 PERMANENT AND

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THE, THE IT CAN'T BE DONE AS AN INDIVIDUAL. IT HAS TO BE DONE AS A BOARD.

SO THAT MEANS WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE FORMAL ACTION ON THAT DURING APRIL OR BEFORE THE END OF APRIL, SO THAT WE COULD SUBMIT THAT FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.

THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL LOOK THROUGH IT, THEY'LL COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION AND THEN IT WILL BE VOTED ON IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THE, AT THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WSSDA. SO THAT IS THE OTHER PART OF WHAT I WANTED TO, TO BRING UP TODAY. SO AT LEAST HAVE YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, AT LEAST HAVE YOU MAYBE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE.

I SKIM THROUGH THE POSITIONS. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

NOTHING LEAPED LEAPT OUT AT ME AS SOMETHING THAT WAS LIKE EGREGIOUSLY OUTDATED OR.

OBJECTIONABLE. THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, BUT I'M SURE WE COULD MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

AND SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF TOPICS ABOUT HOW THEY IMPACT OUR DISTRICT.

AND STATE ACTION OFTEN CAN INFLUENCE WHAT WE'RE EVEN ALLOWED TO DO IN THOSE ARENAS.

YOU KNOW, THINKING OF CELL PHONE POLICY OR AI OR ANY OF THOSE OF THOSE THINGS.

SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK, LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED THE LINK AND IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE COULD PROPOSE. THANKS THOM, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM STUDENTS OR BOARD MEMBERS.

WHERE WAS THAT LINK FOR THE BYLAWS ON WSSDA'S WEBSITE? IT IS. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S ON THE WSSDAS WEBSITE.

JUST MAKING SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. YEAH. YEAH.

AND I THINK WE ALL GOT AN EMAIL WITH THAT INFORMATION.

WE JUST GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS FROM WSSDA WITH THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEY NEVER GIVE US A BREAK TO REST.

RIGHT? OKAY. THESE WERE THE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE.

THERE WERE A LOT THAT WERE BAD. OKAY, NOW LET'S THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE, OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. BITANYA, YOU WANT TO START?

[14. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]

SO WE WERE ABLE TO JUST KIND OF EXCHANGE IDEAS, TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR DIFFERENT DISTRICTS ARE DOING TO KIND OF JUST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

SO I DID BRING BACK SOME IDEAS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

FIRST WE KIND OF TACKLED THE ISSUE OF STUDENTS KIND OF HAVING A FEAR OF SPEAKING TO BOARD MEMBERS OR JUST STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT SOME ISSUES THAT THEY MIGHT BE DEALING WITH. AND SOME STUDENTS SUGGESTED TO US THAT WE COULD USE KIND OF LIKE AN ANONYMOUS GOOGLE FORM THAT WE COULD PUT OUT WHERE PEOPLE COULD KIND OF LIKE SEND IN REQUESTS ON THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO CHANGE OR JUST SOME THINGS THAT WERE BOTHERING THEM WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR CLASSES.

ANOTHER IDEA THAT I REALLY LIKED WERE COFFEE CHATS.

SO WE WOULD DO COFFEE CHATS WITH STUDENTS, WITH STUDENTS.

THIS WOULD KIND OF BE TARGETED MORE TOWARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A SEAT ON THE BOARD, BUT THEY THEY ARE KIND OF THE ONES THAT ARE GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL. SO IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK TO THEM.

ESPECIALLY STUDENTS THAT KIND OF HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITHIN SCHOOL.

KIND OF JUST ATTACKING THOSE ISSUES WITH THEM, ASKING THEM WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE YOU FEEL SUPPORTED AT SCHOOL? ADDITIONALLY A LOT OF SCHOOLS DID SOMETHING CALLED ADVISORY VOTES.

SO IT'S KIND OF WHERE WE JUST GIVE INPUT ON THE DIFFERENT POLICIES THAT ARE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE MEETINGS.

SO WE KIND OF DO THAT ALREADY, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S KIND OF LIKE A MORE FORMAL THING THAT GOES ON THROUGH LIKE EACH MEETING.

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ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON MY SCHOOL.

SO WE ARE DOING AND PREPARING FOR THE LIPDUB.

THIS IS A SCHOOL KIND OF LIKE A VIDEO, A LIP SYNCING VIDEO THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE WHOLE SCHOOL AND IT FEATURES DIFFERENT CLUBS, SPORTS. AND JUST OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED ACROSS SCHOOLS.

SO EACH EACH GROUP WILL KIND OF HAVE A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO BE FEATURED IN THE VIDEO.

AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE SINGING ALONG TO THE, TO THE MUSIC.

AND I THINK WE ARE ALSO DOING IT IN COMPETITION WITH OTHER SCHOOLS.

SO THAT'LL BE REALLY FUN TO SEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WHAT SONG ARE YOU GOING TO USE? DO YOU KNOW? WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SONGS PICKED OUT, SO I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THEM, BUT THERE WAS A VOTE THAT WE DID. I DID VOTE, BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE SELECTIONS THAT WERE MADE.

THE OFFICIAL ONE THAT I'VE SEEN OTHER SCHOOLS DO THAT.

YEAH, A LOT OF FUN. TATIANA. HI. OH, YES. OKAY.

IS IT ON? YEAH. OKAY, COOL. SO JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR MY SCHOOL.

EARLIER THIS MONTH WE WENT TO STATE THESPIAN, WHICH I GO TO EVERY YEAR AND IT WAS MY LAST YEAR GOING AND IT WAS REALLY FUN.

AND OUR SCHOOL MAINTAINED OUR GOLD HONOR TROUPE STATUS, WHICH WAS BASED ON LIKE AN HONOR TROOP PRESENTATION THAT'S DONE BY OUR THESPIAN PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. AND BASICALLY THEY GO AND THEY PRESENT LIKE, HOW MANY EVENTS DID YOU ORGANIZE? HOW MUCH DONATION DID YOU GET? WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU DO THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SCHOOLS? SO BEING A GOLD HONOR TROOP AND MAINTAINING THAT STATUS IS HARD.

AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY SCHOOL FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND IT WAS AWESOME. WE ALSO WON BEST ENSEMBLE IN THE LIP SYNC COMPETITION THERE, SO THAT WAS AWESOME.

AND I PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND IT WAS SUPER FUN.

WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ABOUT AN HOUR LONG CUTTING OF OUR FIRST SEMESTER SHOW, WHICH WAS THE DROWSY CHAPERON, AND WE GOT TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT AND BE JUDGED.

SO THAT WAS REALLY FUN. AND I JUST HAD A GREAT TIME DOING THAT.

AND I'M LIKE, YEAH, IT WAS JUST AWESOME. AND THEN ON THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH, MY SCHOOL'S THESPIAN TROUPE HAD LIKE A LITTLE SINGING SHOWCASE WHERE PEOPLE LIKE BROUGHT SOME SPOKEN WORD AND SOME OF THE THEATER STUDENTS SANG.

I WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE FOR IT, BUT I HEARD THAT IT WENT VERY WELL.

ADDITIONALLY, IT IS COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE SEASON FOR US SENIORS.

SO I THINK A LOT OF US ARE PRETTY STRESSED OUT OR REALLY EXCITED.

AND SO JUST REMEMBER THAT AND A LOT OF THESE ACCEPTANCES COME OUT WHILE WE'RE AT SCHOOL, WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 OR 4 TIMES WHEN I'M AT SCHOOL.

AND WE'LL ALL AT ONCE GET A MASS EMAIL AND BE LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS, AND THEN WE ALL HAVE TO OPEN IT.

SO THAT'S BEEN FUN TO DO WITH EVERYONE, BUT DEFINITELY KEEP IN MIND THAT ALSO, I JUST FINISHED MY WINTER QUARTER FINALS FOR RUNNING START ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER RUNNING START STUDENTS. AND SO ANOTHER PIECE OF ADVICE, JUST LIKE TO RUNNING START STUDENTS DEFINITELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH DOING RUNNING START BECAUSE ONCE YOUR RUNNING START STUDENT AND YOU'RE TAKING CLASSES THERE, YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF LIKE THE GROUP STUFF THAT THEY DO THERE, WHICH INCLUDES LIKE WRITING TO LEGISLATORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THEY'LL ORGANIZE AT RUNNING START.

AND SO WHEN YOU'RE THERE IN THE MORNINGS, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE IT'S SUPER FUN.

AND LASTLY, ON THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE'RE WORKING ON A VIDEO FOR THE INCOMING SENIORS TO FIND OUT SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO WORK ON THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER MEMBERS. SO YEAH.

GREAT. THANK YOU. SCARLETT. HELLO. UPDATES FROM EDMONDS-WOODWAY HIGH SCHOOL TODAY. THE ALL-STATE MUSICIANS WERE CELEBRATED.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT LAST WEEK, THE EDMONDS-WOODWAY FULL ORCHESTRA WENT TO WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, AND WE PLACED FIRST IN THE STATE AND A SMALL ENSEMBLE PLACED FIRST, AND ANOTHER SMALL ENSEMBLE PLACED THIRD IN THE SMALL ENSEMBLE DIVISION.

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HOT JAVA COOL JAZZ IS HAPPENING WITH STARBUCKS, AND THE EDMONDS-WOODWAY JAZZ BAND WAS CHOSEN TO BE PART OF THAT.

I THINK YOU CAN STILL REGISTER AND GET A TICKET.

SO THAT'S HAPPENING. WE ALSO HAVE OUR MULTICULTURAL WEEK THIS WEEK, AND WE WILL BE HAVING OUR MULTICULTURAL ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY.

SO I'M EXCITED TO CELEBRATE ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURES AT OUR SCHOOL.

AND SIMILAR TO BITANYA SCHOOL, WE'RE ALSO HAVING OUR LIPDUB.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THE PETITION REGARDING PROPOSED SCHOOL BOUNDARY REASSIGNMENT.

JUST LOOKING OVER AT THE FIRST PAGE, I NOTICED A LOT OF MENTION OF COMMUNITY.

AND AS A STUDENT, I KNOW THAT COMMUNITY IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND EARLY LEARNING DEVELOPMENT.

JUST BECAUSE HAVING A STRONG COMMUNITY AS A STUDENT BRINGS YOU MORE ENCOURAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION, AND BREAKING THAT CAN BE REALLY STRESSFUL AND ALSO DEMOTIVATING, IT ALSO DEMOTIVATES STUDENTS, ON THEIR PATH TO LEARNING AND ON THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH SCHOOL.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK THESE CONCERNS ARE VALID.

AND IF I WAS IN THE SAME POSITION, I'D BE HAVING THE SAME THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

ISMAIL. SO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I ALSO WENT ON THE SUPERINTENDENTS NO, NOT SUPERINTENDS ADVISORY BOARD. IT IS. OKAY.

SORRY. I ALSO WENT ON THE RETREAT WITH BITANYA, AND HONESTLY, BITANYA COVERED ALMOST ALL THE DETAILS I WAS GOING TO GO OVER.

SHE DID A GREAT JOB. THE ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD ON IS THAT HOPEFULLY WHEN I.

WHAT I WANT TO IMPLEMENT, FROM WHAT I LEARNED, THERE IS THE WAY TO REALLY ADVERTISE THE SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT ADVISORY TO THE ACTUAL SCHOOL, BECAUSE SOMETHING THAT WAS TOUCHED UPON THERE WAS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW THAT THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE.

SO WHEN I GO BACK TO LYNNWOOD AGAIN, HOPEFULLY BY NEXT WEEK, MAYBE I'LL TRY TO GET IT OUT THERE THAT, HEY, I'M HERE, I LISTEN, I CAN BE YOUR VOICE.

ALL THAT STUFF UPDATES ABOUT MY SCHOOL. SO ASB ELECTIONS ARE GOING TO BE WRAPPING UP THIS WEEK WITH VOTING HAPPENING.

I THINK ON THE 30TH AND CLASS COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL HAPPEN AFTER THAT.

CLASS COUNCIL IS BASICALLY JUST LIKE THE ASB FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL AND THEY FUNDRAISE FOR PROM.

OUR TALENT SHOW IS GOING TO BE STARTING UP I THINK LATE APRIL AUDITIONS ARE HAPPENING NEXT WEEK, SO THAT'LL BE EXCITING TO WATCH. I DID WANT TO TOUCH UP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RUNNING START AS WINTER QUARTER HAD JUST ENDED.

AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AI IN AI USAGE IN RUNNING START.

I JUST FINISHED A COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND IT WAS ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A WAY TO TRANSPORT MYSELF TO THE COLLEGE TO TAKE AN IN-PERSON CLASS. NOW, THE ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT ALMOST ALL OF OUR ASSIGNMENTS ARE DISCUSSIONS ON CANVAS, AND THE AMOUNT OF AI ON THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE ABSURD.

I SEE ALL THE TIME ABOUT REPERCUSSIONS THERE, ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULDN'T USE AI, AND IT WILL BE.

THERE ARE SEVERE PUNISHMENTS FOR THIS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT HONESTLY, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT ANYTHING IS BEING ENFORCED.

I WOULD OPEN UP A DISCUSSION PAGE. NOT ONLY IS EVERYONE TURNING EVERYTHING IN ON LAST MINUTE, WHICH HAPPENS TO RUIN MY GRADE BECAUSE I HAVE TO RESPOND TO CERTAIN PEOPLE, BUT ALSO I AM JUST RESPONDING TO CHATGPT RESPONSES.

SOME PEOPLE GET SO LAZY TO THE POINT THAT THEY FORGET TO REMOVE THE END SENTENCE OF CHATGPT THAT SAYS, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ADD ON? WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CHANGE THE TONE? AND IT IS JUST ABSURD. AND I THINK THE WORST PART ABOUT IT WAS AT ONE POINT, THERE WAS A HEAVY POINT OF GRADING WHERE ALL OF MY ASSIGNMENTS GOT GRADED AT ROUGHLY THE SAME TIME, AND MY RESPONSES TO MY ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE PROFESSOR WERE WRITTEN BY AI.

NOT ONLY ARE THE STUDENTS USING AI AND NOT GIVING ORIGINAL WORK, BUT THE PROFESSORS AREN'T EITHER SOMETIMES AND THAT IS REALLY FRUSTRATING.

I PASSED THE CLASS WITH ALMOST A FULL GRADE BECAUSE I WAS BEING GRADED BY AI, BUT I DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING NEW.

I WALKED INTO THAT CLASS THINKING THAT I'M GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENTS WORK, AND I WALKED OUT OF THERE KNOWING THAT SOME PEOPLE FORGET TO REMOVE THE END PARTS OF CHATGPT.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE TODAY. THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN THAT.

I THINK OUR DISTRICT HAS A LOT MORE GUARDRAILS THAN THE COLLEGE IN TERMS OF AI EXPECTATIONS AND HOW IT'S USED.

TOO BAD WE CAN'T SHARE THAT IN SOME WAY, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

I'M SURE IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR YOU. SAM. I WANTED TO SHARE A QUICK UPDATE FROM OUR SCHOOL'S THEATER PROGRAM.

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SO OUR THEATER CLUB IS HOSTING A SPIRIT WEEK.

A LOT OF THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING BY DRESSING UP. AS FOR DIFFERENT THEATER TEAM DAYS, AND TOMORROW'S THEME IS WICKED. BESIDES THAT, OUR CLUB IS GETTING READY FOR THEIR SPRING MUSICAL.

BETWEEN THE LINES, WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED DURING THE LAST WEEK OF MAY.

AND MORE GENERALLY, WE HAVE A NEON THEMED SCHOOL ASSEMBLY COMING UP THIS FRIDAY, WHICH A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO.

I ALSO AGREE WITH BITANYA ON TAKING ADVANTAGE OF RUNNING START.

I RECEIVED FUNDING FROM EDMONDS COLLEGE FOR MY UPCOMING RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN VIRGINIA.

THEY COVERED STUFF LIKE MY FLIGHT AND MY AND OTHER EXPENSES SUCH AS MY FOOD, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON THAT.

DIRECTO CRAMER. THANK YOU. I HAVE NOTHING TONIGHT.

OKAY. DIRECTOR SMITH. I WAS JUST GOING TO QUICKLY TOUCH ON THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY CONVERSATION HERE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT TYPICALLY WHEN THERE ARE BIG DECISIONS LIKE THIS THAT ARE BEING MADE, WE SEND THEM TO A COMMITTEE AND THEN WE GET A STUDY SESSION ON IT AND ALL THAT. SO I WAS LETTING THAT COMMITTEE DO ITS WORK AND HADN'T LOOKED AT ANY OF THIS STUFF QUITE YET, OR AT LEAST NOT IN DEPTH.

BUT WHILE YOU WERE SPEAKING, I DID LOOK AT IT AND I COMPLETELY APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERNS.

I LOOK AT THE MAP AND THERE ARE A COUPLE AREAS ON HERE, AND I WON'T TOUCH ON YOUR SPECIFIC AREA AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THAT'S NOT KIND OF THE BIGGER POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS JUST THAT THERE ARE SOME AREAS IN HERE THAT ARE KIND OF KOOKY. AND I, I AM CURIOUS HOW WE ARRIVED AT THEM.

SO I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE YOUR CONCERNS AND SOME CONCERNS THAT I HAVE LOOKING AT THIS BACK TO THE COMMITTEE WHEN THEY PRESENT TO US AND ASK THEM ABOUT THEM.

YOU KNOW, AND I'LL JUST THROW OUT ONE EXAMPLE HERE.

IF YOU LOOK AT TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE DISTRICT, MEADOWDALE ELEMENTARY ALMOST COMPLETELY EATS BEVERLY ELEMENTARY, AND THEN IT LIKE CREATES A LITTLE PANHANDLE. AND THEN THIS WHOLE BIG AREA OUT OF NOWHERE IS ALL BEVERLY ELEMENTARY.

AND I'M WONDERING HOW WE MADE THAT DECISION. OR FROM SPRUCE TO THE NORTHEASTERNMOST PORTION OF WHAT IT WILL COVER.

IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY LONG DISTANCE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO TRAVEL EVERY DAY.

SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN HERE THAT ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE LOOKED AT, I THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH.

AND I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT HERE AND EXPRESSING YOUR CONCERNS, BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE THEM BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO DREW THIS AND ASK THEM, WHY DID YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MADE? SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION, AND THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THANK YOU. DIRECTOR GARRARD. WELL, I'LL JUST PIGGYBACK THERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH HILLTOP ELEMENTARY.

I RETIRED THERE AS A LIBRARIAN IN IN 2020. WAS THERE EIGHT YEARS PRIOR AS WELL? SO MAYBE I'VE HAD SOME OF YOUR STUDENTS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE PUT IN TO THIS, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING YOU.

THE INFORMATION YOU'VE BROUGHT AND ALSO YOUR PRESENCE THIS IS LIKE PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CROWD WE'VE HAD AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN, IN PERSON. THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO COME AND STAND BEHIND YOUR SPEAKERS IS ALL IMPRESSIVE.

SO WE DON'T NORMALLY COMMENT ON THE CONTENT YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

THE OTHER THING I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO MENTION WAS I GOT TO REFEREE THE SOCCER GAME BETWEEN MEADOWDALE AND MOUNTLAKE TERRACE.

WHAT AN EXCITING GAME. MEADOWDALE SCORED FIRST, THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN A SOCCER GAME. I HAD SEEN IT ON FILM, BUT I'D NEVER BEEN AT A SOCCER GAME.

IN REFEREEING OVER 3000 GAMES I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN.

AND THAT WAS AT THE MOLLY TERRACE, TOOK THE KICKOFF AND KICKED IT STRAIGHT INTO THE GOAL.

OH, LIKE THE KEEPER HAD TO BE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF POSITION, RIGHT? BUT THAT WAS THAT WAS AMAZING. AND IT WAS A VERY TIGHT GAME.

MEADOWDALE TOOK THE LEAD AGAIN WITH LIKE 10 OR 15 MINUTES TO GO.

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE WAS PRESSING PRESSING PRESSING WITH LIKE THREE MINUTES TO GO IN THE GAME.

THEY TIED IT. THEN WE HAD TO GO TO OVERTIME. AND THEN MOUNTLAKE TERRACE WON WITH ANOTHER GOAL.

SO IT WAS VERY EXCITING GAME. REALLY APPRECIATE SEEING THE EFFORT.

WATCHING THE COACHES AT WORK. AND I WISH THEM BOTH BOTH TEAMS LUCK THE REST OF THE SEASON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR CHASE. JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERYONE STANDING

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AND IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU. TONIGHT WAS AN INTERESTING EVENING.

I LOVED THE CELEBRATIONS. OUR NATIONAL BOARD TEACHERS I BELIEVE WASHINGTON STATE HAS MORE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS THAN ANY OTHER STATE OR. WE'RE WERE VERY CLOSE.

IF IT'S NOT THE MOST WHO ARE WONDERFUL MODELS OF EXCELLENT TEACHING.

I LOVED SEEING THE STUDENT MUSICIANS. I HAD A STUDENT MUSICIAN, ONE OF MY KIDS.

AND I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET TO STATE. AND THESE KIDS ARE LIKE TOP LEVEL MUSICIANS THAT WE CAN BE VERY PROUD OF.

IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF COMMITMENT. AND I KNOW THAT, PARTICULARLY DIRECTOR CHASE, AND I LOVE SEEING THE PROGRESS ON HOUSING HOPE BECAUSE WE WERE AT THE ORIGINAL DISCUSSIONS OF JUST WHAT IS THIS? WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GIVE THEM THIS LAND? CAN THIS LAND BE USED FOR ANYTHING ELSE? AND SO MANY HOURS AND HOURS OF DISCUSSION, OF LEGAL THINGS AND THINGS.

WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, AND YET IT'S HAPPENING.

SO THOSE WERE VERY EXCITING THINGS. AND I DO WANT TO SAY I WANT TO, WE OFTEN TRY NOT TO REITERATE WHAT OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, BUT I THINK THE GROUP OF YOU WHO CAME SHOWS WHAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY REALLY MEANS. AND WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE CONTENT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW EVERYTHING PLAYS OUT.

THIS WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN A COMMUNITY OF PARENTS HAVE SHARED VALUES AND SHARED BELIEFS AND SHARED CARING ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY TO COME TO A BOARD MEETING AND, AND HAVE ORGANIZED THE THE SPEAKING AND THE CONTENT SO ARTICULATELY AND SO WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AS PARENTS, BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF SUPPORTING YOUR KIDS.

I WAS GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT BITANYA SHARED ABOUT WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY IS DOING, BUT I THINK SHE DID A GREAT JOB. THEY ARE WORKING ON FAQS.

WHAT I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME BEFORE I STARTED APPLYING TO COLLEGE.

ET CETERA. SO WE'RE WORKING ON A SERIES OF VIDEOS, AND THAT'S WHAT ISMAIL SHARED ABOUT THE COMPLETELY ASYNCHRONOUS, NOT IN FRONT OF A PROFESSOR EVER SUPERINTENDENTS ARE HAVING INCREASING CONCERNS ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AT RUNNING START, WE AS K-12 ARE EXPLICITLY DISALLOWED FROM OFFERING COURSES WHICH ARE ASYNCHRONOUS, WHICH DO NOT HAVE STUDENT CONTACT TIME, INCLUDING IN OUR ALE, OUR ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES HAVE TO CONNECT WITH TEACHERS.

THEY HAVE TO CHECK IN WITH THE DISTRICT, THEY HAVE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS, ETC.

AND YET WE ARE FINDING THE EXPANSION AT OUR RUNNING START PROGRAMS OF STUDENTS ABLE TO NEVER HAVE CONTACT WITH ANYONE.

AND SO IT'S SOMETHING STUDENT SUPERINTENDENTS IN OUR COUNTY ARE BEGINNING TO EXPLORE.

IF RUNNING START CAN DO IT, I GUESS TWO THINGS.

IF IT'S GOOD FOR KIDS, WHY CAN'T WE DO IT? BUT IS IT GOOD FOR KIDS? AND IS IT WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY BE AS YOUNG AS 15 TO EMBARK IN THAT TYPE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT? AND SO WE HAVE SOME GRAVE CONCERNS AS THE EXPANSION OF THOSE ASYNCHRONOUS AUTONOMOUS TYPES OF COURSES WHERE WE KNOW STUDENTS HAVE LESS CONTACT WITH INSTRUCTORS OR WITH THEIR PEERS IS HAPPENING.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE STARTING TO ASK IF WE HAVE COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED TO DO THAT.

WE DON'T FIND THE SAME RECIPROCITY AROUND. WE'RE EXPECTING THE SAME SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS AND LEARNING STANDARDS TO BE UPHELD IN THE COLLEGE.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE BEGINNING TO QUESTION AND EXPLORE.

THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. DOCTOR MINER AND THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOW ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.