Oct 18, 2021 October 18, 2021 Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

[A. Regular Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.]

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>> OK. GOOD EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE OCTOBER 18, 2021 LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.

THERE'S BEEN A RECENT UPDATE TO GUIDELINES FOR ATTENDING PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS. PROCLAMATION 20-28.15, OPEN PUBLIC MEETING MEETINGS ACT AND PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PROCLAMATIONS EXTEND THE PROHIBITION ON IN-PERSON MEETINGS BUT CREATE AN EXEMPTION FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS FOUND IN THE MISCELLANEOUS VENUES GUIDANCE. THAT GUIDANCE STATES THAT AS OF JUNE 30, PUBLIC AGENCIES MAY HOLD IN-PERSON PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH NO RESTRICTIONS IN CAPACITY AND NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THAT ALL OTHER CURRENT APPLICABLE FACE COVERING REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINEED IN PROCLAMATIONS ARE FOLLOWED. THIS BOARD VALUES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH LAWS RELATED TO OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS IN CURRENT EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MISCELLANEOUS VENUES. IF THE MISCELLANEOUS VENUES GUIDANCE AND ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO COVID-19 CANNOT BE MET, THE BOARD MUST HOLD ITS MEETINGS REMOTELY.

IF WE DO SO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ACCESS VIA LIVE STREAM AND AUDIO. DUE TO RECENT NONCOMPLIANCE AT BOARD MEETINGS, THE BOARD IS DETERMINED TO HOLD MEETINGS REMOTELY. THE BOARD WILL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE LOCATION OF MEETINGS THROUGH THE BOARD MEETINGS TAB ON BOARDDOCS ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

AT THIS TIME, IT IS PLANNED THAT ALL BOARD MEETINGS SCHEDULED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WILL BE HELD REMOTELY.

UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES IN THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED.

ALL BOARD MEETINGS, STUDY SESSIONS AND SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO LIVE STREAM THE MEETING MAY CALL TO LISTEN.

THAT PHONE NUMBER IS 425-936-2813.

CONFERENCE I.D., 37127. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO

[B. Opening Items]

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR BLIESNER, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY VOTING AYE.

[C. Audience Participation]

THE BOARD WELCOMES THE PUBLIC TO ITS BUSINESS MEETINGS AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE DEDICATE 30 MINUTES AT THESE MEETINGS TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC DURING A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE FIRST IS IN WRITING. AND IF YOU WISH TO DO THAT, PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO DIANE JENKINS BY 3 P.M. ON THE DATE OF THE BOARD MEETING. DIANE'S E-MAIL IS DJENKINS@LWSD.ORG. THE COMMENTS ARE COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEB WEBSITE. DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENT WILL HAVE THEIR COMMENT READ ALOUD. BUT ALL PUBLIC COMMENT IS COMPILED AND POSTED. IN ADDITION, YOU MAY PROVIDE TELEVISED PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU WISH TO DO THAT, PLEASE E-MAIL DIANE JENKINS BY 1 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE BOARD MEETING.

AGAIN, HER ADDRESS IS DJENKINS@LWSD.ORG AND A MICROSOFT TEAMS LINK WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU.

YOU CAN SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WHICH ARE RECORDED AND TELEVISED. PLEASE LIMIT ALL COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN, TURN YOUR CAMERA AND MICROPHONE ON. AFTER YOUR COMMENT PERIOD HAS CONCLUDED IT'S REQUESTED YOU LEAVE THE TEAMS MEETING AND CONTINUE WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM BROADCAST ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE TELEVISED PUBLIC COMMENT.

THAT IS ARTHUR WEINER. I THINK I SAW YOU BRIEFLY LOG IN. HELLO? SO, THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US

TONIGHT. >> OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OK? >> JUST FINE.

>> FANTASTIC. SO MY NAME IS ARTHUR WEINER.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE BOARD FOR ITS OPENNESS.

I LISTENED TO THE STUDY SESSION MOST RECENTLY AND I WANTED TO

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I APPRECIATE THAT. MY FIRST COMMENT TONIGHT IS REGARDING THE DISCUSSION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO REGARDING WHO SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

IN THE BOARD MEETINGS OF LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND FORGIVE ME I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY BUT MY UNDERSTANDING LOOSELY IS THAT THE EXPECTED RESULT OF TAXPAYER-FUNDED PUBLIC EDUCATION IS AN INFORMED RESPONSIBLE CITRINRY CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THE GREATER GOOD.

IT IS THE TAXPAYER THAT IS THE CONSTITUENT, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL PARENT. EXCLUDING THE -- FORGIVE ME -- I GET A LITTLE CHARGED. EXCLUDING ANY MEMBER OF THE TAXPAYER PUBLIC, BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE A STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT, IS WRONG. AND IT SHOULD BE FORMALLY DISALLOWED. MY NEXT COMMENT, AGAIN, IS REGARDING MASKS. FORGIVE ME BUT WHEN WILL YOU ADMIT THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING REGARDING COVID EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOLLOWING ORDERS,S IS NOT WORKING? THWHEN WILL YOU EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT? I LOOKED AT THE WASHINGTON STATE DATA REGARDING COVID CASES, HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND DEATHS. I DOWNLOADED IT AGAIN TODAY.

I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO SKIP TO THE 65 TO 79 AGE GROUP.

A HIGHLY VACCINATED GROUP THAT'S QUITE COMPLIANT WITH MASK WEARING. YET, NINE OUT OF THE HIGHEST 20 WEEKLY CASE COUNT FIGURES ARE IN THE LAST -- IN THE LAST NINE WEEKS. NOVEMBER -- EXCUSE ME SEPTEMBER 26, SEPTEMBER 19, SEPTEMBER 12, SEPTEMBER 5.

AUGUST 29. AUGUST 22.

AUGUST 5. AUGUST 8 AND AUGUST 1.

THEY ARE ALL IN THE HIGHEST CASE COUNTS IN THE LAST NINE OUT OF THE LAST 20 OF THE HIGHEST 20. EXCUSE ME.

NINE OF THE HIGHEST 20. SO I HAVE TO ASK IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WORKING? IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WORKING? ONCE AGAIN, REGARDING THAT DATA, I SORTED THE DATA SET HIGHEST TO LOWEST SO THERE ARE 86 DATA POINTS SO HALFWAY IS 43.

23, SO MORE THAN HALF, AND THIS IS IN THE 65 TO 79 AGE GROUP, SO AGAIN, A HIGHLY VACCINATED AND HIGHLY MASKED GROUP.

23 OF THE HIGHEST WEEKS ARE IN 2021.

WE ARE DOING BETTER IN 2020 THAN WE ARE IN 2021.

WHICH LEADS ME BACK TO MY QUESTION.

FORGIVE ME, IF WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WORKING, IF MASKS ARE WORKING, THEN WHY ALL THE HIGH DATA? AND IF MASKS AREN'T WORKING, THEN EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND OVERRULE THE REQUIREMENT FOR MASKS.

I JUST WANTED TO ALSO REITERATE REAL QUICKLY THAT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE PROVIDING TELEVISED OR WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT.

BUT I AM NOT ALONE. THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

JUST CLARIFY ONE THING FOR THE RECORD FOR THOSE WHO ARE TUNING IN. WHETHER YOU ARE A PARENT OR NOT, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON PUBLIC COMMENT AT ALL AS TO WHETHER YOU ARE A PARENT OR NOT. SO, MAKE THAT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR.

WE RECEIVED FIVE WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSIONS TONIGHT.

THEY ARE ALL SIMILAR. AND SO, I WILL READ ONE WHICH IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE FIVE THAT WE RECEIVED.

IT'S THE FIRST WE RECEIVED. IT'S FROM SHERRY BILMARE.

SHE WROTE AS AN LWSD PARENT WITH A STUDENT AT COMMUNITY SCHOOL, I

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AS A DISTRICTWIDE E-MAIL WAS SENT, THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION OR TRANSPARENCY.

THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE AT ALL LEVELS TO EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL'S PATRIOT DAY FAILED TO INCLUDE THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF MANY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES PARTICULARLY MUSLIM, SIKH, BROWN, BLACK, AND THOSE PERCEIVED AS MUSLIM.

NOT APPLYING AN EQUITY LENS TO DECISIONS IN COMMUNICATION OPEN THE DOOR FOR THREATS AND ATTACKS TO BE DIRECTED AT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. NOT RESOLUTELY DEFENDING TEACHERS AND HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE THOSE WHO HAVE CAUSED HARM NOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE HARM AND HOPE IT SIMPLY GOES AWAY UPHOLDS THE STATUS QUO. WHEN TEACHERS ARE AFRAID, WHEN STUDENTS CANNOT PROCESS THEIR EMOTIONS FROM THE IMPACT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR TEACHERS TO TEACH EFFECTIVELY AND TO LEARN.

THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING FOR ME AS I AM VERY AWARE OF THE LACK OF REPRESENTATION AND DIVERSITY IN OUR SCHOOLS.

EDUCATORS AND LEADERS ARE LEAVING OUR DISTRICT AND CHOOSING EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE. BIPOC FAMILIES ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE AWARE THAT LWSD ISN'T A DISTRICT THAT SUPPORTS THEM.

THIS AFFECTS THE WHOLE DISTRICT WHEN IT HAPPENS AT ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS. THIS CANNOT BE SILOED.

THE IMPACT HAS AND IS STILL BEING FELT AND WE MUST DO MORE TO PROTECT ALL TEACHERS WHO ARE WILLING TO FOLLOW THE LWSD EQUITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT VISION AND MISSION.

AND THAT IS COMMIT TO THE LEGACY WORK OF RACIAL GENDER AND ABILITY, EQUITY FOR ALL -- I'M SORRY I'LL TRY IT AGAIN.

COMMIT TO THE LEGACY WORK OF RACIAL GENDER AND ABILITY EQUITY FOR ALL AND THE INTERSECTIONALITY THEREIN.

DISRUPT THE STATUS QUO, BE UNIFIED IN A COMMUNITY OF UNRELENTING ABOLITIONISTS WORKING TO INTENTIONALLY ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THEIR PATHS IN THE WORLD, ENGAGE IN INTENTIONAL STRENGTHS-BASED LEGACY WORK BY PUSHING BOUNDARIES THROUGH STORYTELLING AND ABOLITIONIST TEACHING, DISRUPT THE SYSTEM THAT THREATENS EDUCATIONAL FREEDOMS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WORK TO HARNESS AND INCLUDE POWER AND WISDOM OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND PUSH BOUNDARIES AND DECOLONIZE CURRICULUM AND MINDSET. ALL STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO TRUTHFUL EDUCATION THAT CHALLENGES AND EXPANDS THEIR THINKING AND PREPARES THEM TO ENGAGE AUTHENTICALLY AND FULLY IN THE COMPLEX WORLD WE INHABIT. THIS IS -- THIS NOT ONLY POSITIVELY IMPACTS OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF COLOR, BUT ALL STUDENTS. DIVERSITY POSITIVELY IMPACTS EVERYONE INVOLVED AND I AM ASKING THE DISTRICT TO STAND BY THE WORDS IN THEIR EQUITY MISSION STATEMENT.

I URGE THE ADMINISTRATION TO DO THE FOLLOWING.

ONE, MAKE A DISTRICT-WIDE STATEMENT ON HOW THE SUPERINTENDENT, DIRECTOR OF EQUITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, WILL STRONGLY STAND WITH AND PROTECT ALL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS WHO COMMIT TO THIS LWSD EQUITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT VISION AND MISSION. TWO, ENSURE THAT EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM CONDUCT A POST MORTEM AND DEVELOP A PLAN FORWARD TO ALLOW TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON PATRIOT DAY WITH AN EQUITY LENS. AND APPROACH WITH THOSE WHO CAUSED HARM TO RESTORE TRUST WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

THREE, ADOPT THE -- THE ADOPTION OF A DECISION METHODOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE DECISIONS AND FOUR, CONSULT AND CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE GROUP EXPERIENCED WITH APPROACHES OF RESTORATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS FOCUS. AND THAT WAS FROM SHERRY BILMARE. WE RECEIVED SIMILAR, SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR WRITTEN COMMENT FROM ERIKA THOMAS CHEN, SARAH FRANKLIN AND JOY RANDALL AND ONE OTHER. WHILE IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD'S E-MAIL ADDRESS WE ALSO RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

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THANK YOU, EVERYONE, WHO TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE TO US.

[D. Consent Agenda]

APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR BLIESNER THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA.

DR. HOLMEN WILL YOU POLL THE BOARD?

>> DR. CARLSON. >> YES.

>> DIRECTOR SAGE? >> YES.

>> DIRECTOR BLIESNER? >> YES.

>> VICE PRESIDENT STUART? >> YES.

>> AND PRESIDENT LALIBERTE? >> YES.

[E. Non-Consent Agenda]

>> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PERCENT ITEM ON THE NONCONSENT AGENDA. AND THAT IS AN UPDATE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION DIVISIONS.

DR. HOLMEN CAN YOU KICK US OFF? >> SUITLY.

I WILL WELCOME THE TEAM TO THE SCREEN AND LED BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SALLY ASKMAN. SO THE TEAM IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE OVERALL WORK OF THE DIVISION WHICH I THINK IS REALLY TIMELY FOR THE BOARD AS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT A CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY, MUCH OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY DOLLARS LIVE WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND ARE IMPLEMENTED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO SALLY.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. OR DR. HOLMEN.

AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE THE TECH KNOLL GEE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION STORY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE EACH OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE THREE DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE DIVISION. FIRST OF ALL, FOREST BAKER, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS.

SECOND, TIM KREEGER IS OUR DIRECTOR OF DATA RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTABILITY. MINDEY MALLEN, DIRECTOR OF TECH KNOLL GEE INTEGRATION WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS, MINDY.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND NEWEST TO OUR TEAM IS SCOTT BEEBE. SCOTT JUST JOINED US LAST WEEK.

HE WILL BE STEPPING INTO THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AS MINDY RETIRES. SO, LET ME GO AHEAD AND SHARE THE SLIDES WITH YOU AND CAN YOU GIVE ME A THUMBS UP WHEN YOU CAN SEE IT? GREAT. SO, WE HAVE PICKED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT MOTIF FOR OUR SLIDES.

WE CHOSE A VERY GRAPHICALLY INTERESTING MOTIF.

ALL OF THESE ARE -- ALL OF OUR SLIDES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED UTILIZING TOOLS THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS HAVE READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR THEIR SCHOOL WORK AND INSTRUCTION SO WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE FUN AND INTERESTING TO LOOK AT. SO AS JOHN MENTIONED, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WILL SEE TONIGHT IS ALMOST ALL OF IT ABOUT 90% IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS -- GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

FOR OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS TECHNOLOGY LEVY.

OUR DIVISION IS REALLY A NEWER DIVISION.

WE JOINED TOGETHER IN JULY OF 2020.

AS A DIVISION. AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE WHAT WE DO IN SERVICE TO OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.

ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT, WELL -- THE THREE DEPARTMENTS ARE TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, AS I MENTIONED, AND THEN DATA RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.

AND THEY COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ON TECHNOLOGY ARE PROVIDED ALWAYS WITH THE FOCUS ON STUDENT SUCCESS.

TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS HEADED BY CLORIS BAKER WHO WILL GIVE YOU A MUCH MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION OF THE WORK, RUNS ALL OF OUR DISTRICT BUSINESS SYSTEMS. DR. HOLMEN MENTIONED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT WE HAD MAYBE 40 OR SO SYSTEMS. WE HAVE AT LEAST 40 AND GROWING ALL THE TIME AS THE DEPENDENCY ON TECHNOLOGY IS EVERY NEVER ENDING.

SOME EXAMPLES ARE HUMAN RESOURCES, PAYROLL, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, FISCAL, SECURITY CAMERAS, PHONE AND VOICE, TRANSPORTATION, HVAC SYSTEMS, HELP DESK, TICKETING SYSTEMS, BUILDING ACCESS CONTROL, TO NAME A FEW OF THEM.

Y U.S. TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. TECH OPS ALSO PROCURES AND

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AND IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR 40,000-PLUS CUSTOMERS, PROBABLY ANOTHER 30,000 PARENTS, IS OUR 24 BY 7 FAMILY AND STUDENT AND STAFF HELP DESK AND INTERNAL CALL CENTER TO HELP EVERYONE KEEP THEIR TECHNOLOGY RUNNING AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.

OUR DATA RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT HEADED BY TIM KREEGER ENSURES OUR DATA SYSTEMS ARE WORKING PROPERLY.

DATA IS COLLECTED FOR ANALYSIS AND REPORTING, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A GREATER TIME THAT WE NEEDED DATA AND ACCURATE DATA, IN VIEWS THAT WE ALL CAN UNDERSTAND, ANALYZE AND ACT ON.

HE COORDINATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENTS DISTRICT WIDE AND MANAGES RESEARCH REQUEST AND IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS.

AND THEN TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION HEADED UP BY MYNDIE PROVIDES TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL TOOLS, TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TOOLS REQUEST PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT OUR APPLICATIONS, OUR STUDENT PRIVACY COMPLIANT. AND MYNDIE'S TEAM ALSO OVERSEES LIBRARY PROGRAMMING. EACH OF OUR DIRECTORS ARE NOW GOING TO PRESENT THEIR DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS AND PRIORITIES FOR THIS YEAR. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FOREST BAKER. TO COME AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SALLY. AND GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS FOREST BAKER, THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS AND SERVICES I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON THIS YEAR.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, OUR DISTRICT'S NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE REMINDER LAST YEAR OF HOW DEPENDENT WE ARE UPON OUR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE DURING REMOTE AND HYBRID INSTRUCTION MODELS, AS WELL AS EVERYDAY COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS, WE HAVE STARTED UPGRADING BOTH OUR INTERNAL AND OUR EXTERNAL FIBER CONNECTIONS TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF 10 GIG AND 40 GIG TRANSPORT SPEEDS. WE ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TO UPGRADE OUR DISTRICT WIDE WIRELESS NETWORK AND ARE PILOTING A NEW SOLUTION WITH PLANS OF SCALING AND IMPLEMENTING ACROSS THE DISTRICT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

THESE PROJECTS ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING CAPACITY AND STABILITY TO BETTER ENSURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE NETWORK DEMANDS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE AND THEY ARE FUNDED BY BOTH CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY LEVY AND FEDERAL E-RATE DOLLARS.

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PROJECT THAT WILL BEGIN LATER THIS FALL IS THE FIRST ROUND OF OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLE OF TEACHER LAPTOPS. ALSO SUPPORTED BY OUR TECHNOLOGY LEVY. WE HAVE 2200 TEACHER LAPTOPS THAT ARE NOW OVER FOUR YEARS OLD AND UP FOR REPLACEMENT.

THOSE ARE THE 2017 FIRST GENERATION SURFACE BOOK 1S THAT WE ACQUIRED AND ARE NOW BEING REPLACED WITH THE LATEST SURFACE BOOK 3 MODELS. IN ADDITION, THIS AUGUST, WE ROLLED OUT A NEW PLATFORM CALLED EPIIC.

STANDS FOR EMPLOYEE PLATFORM FOR INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM. AND IT'S OUR NEW ONLINE SEARCHABLE COLLECTION OF SHAREPOINT SITES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE MOST CURRENT DISTRICT INFORMATION, SUPPORT LINKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STAFF.

AND, THIS NEW AND VERSATILE SOLUTION IS NOW IN PRODUCTION, AND BEING USED ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH OVER 4300 UNIQUE STAFF LOG-INS ALREADY AND AN AVERAGE OF 75,000 SITE VISITS PER MONTH SO FAR. THIS YEAR, TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS IS PLACING A DISTRICT WIDE FOCUS ON IMPROVING SECURITY AS WELL WITH INCREASED CYBER THREATS TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SECTOR OVER THE LAST YEAR. WE HAVE TAKEN STRIDES TO REFRESH, EDUCATE, AND ENHANCE OUR DISTRICT SECURITY POLICIES RELATED TO ACCOUNT PASSWORD MANAGEMENT, NETWORK FIREWALL AND SERVICE SECURITY, AND IMPLEMENTING MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR THOSE CRITICAL STAFF ACCOUNTS TO SECURE OUR ACCESS AND BETTER ENSURE DATA PRIVACY.

AND LASTLY, WE ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING RESPONSIVE AND QUALITY TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO OUR STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE WORKING BOTH ONLINE AND BACK IN PERSON THIS YEAR.

SO, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE IN-PERSON SUPPORT ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER THE 24 BY 7 FAMILY AND STUDENT SUPPORT THIS YEAR THROUGH PHONE, E-MAIL AND ONLINE SUPPORT OPTIONS AND I BELIEVE WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH DEDICATED TECHNOLOGY STAFF THAT CARE ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THE USE OF DIGITAL TOOLS AND I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF MY TEAM AS THEY HAVE COMPLETED OVER 16,000 HELP DESK

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AND JUST THIS LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WE SAW THE PENDING SUPPORT TICKET QUEUE DROP TO ZERO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THE TIME

OVER TO DIRECTOR TIM KREEGER. >> THANKS, FOREST.

I AM TIM KREEGER DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

FOUR OF THE PRIORITIES I WANTED TO FOCUS ON TONIGHT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. FIRST, DATA GOVERNANCE MANUAL.

THIS WAS MENTIONED BRIEFLY BY FOREST BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND GENERATE EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNTS OF DATA, IT'S CRITICAL WE REVISIT AND UPDATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO DATA SECURITY, ACCESS AND BREACH RESPONSES SO WE WILL BE PUTTING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE DATA GOVERNANCE MANUAL THAT WILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE AND IT WILL ALLOW A COORDINATED ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS.

SECONDLY, AS YOU KNOW, POWER BI IS OUR CURRENT TOOL.

WE PUT OUR HISTORICAL DATA INTO AN EDFI DATA WAREHOUSE WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DO MORE ANALYTICS AND POWER BI.

WE ARE FOCUSING ON ENSURING WE ARE USING ASSET BASED LANGUAGE.

WE WANT TO HUMANIZE OUR DATA MORE AND BRING TOGETHER MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES THAT PROVIDE A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW OF THE STUDENT AND WE HAVE MOVED OUR DATA REPORTS TO A BETTER NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN SHAREPOINT WHICH IS THE EPIIC SYSTEM THAT FOREST WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU WILL RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AS WE FINISH THE TESTING OF OUR SECURITY SETTINGS BUT THE NAVIGATION OF THE REPORTS YOU USED IN THE PAST WILL BE MUCH EASIER IN THIS NEW SYSTEM AND WE WILL HAVE NEW REPORTS FOR YOU AS WELL.

THIRDLY, WE ARE NEXT SUMMER TRANSITIONING AND UPGRADING OUR SKYWARD SYSTEM TO A NEWER IS VON.

IT'S STILL SKYWARD. OUR CURRENT VERSION IS CALLED S LS 2.0. THE NEW VERSION IS QMLATIV.

THAT IT'S THE WAY THEY SPELLED IT.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. IT'S CALLED QMLATIV.

THIS WILL AFFECT ALL OF OUR SKYWARD MODULES INCLUDING FAMILY ACCESS, STUDENT ACCESS, EMPLOYEE ACCESS, HUMAN IMAGINE ANTMENT AND FISCAL MODELS, ALL OF THOSE WILL BE UPGRADED.

THE NEW SYSTEM IS BASED AND WE WILL SEE AN UPGRADED INTERFACE, FASTER PROCESSING, MORE ROBUST REPORTING AND SEARCHABILITY.

YOU WILL SEE THAT ACTUAL MIGRATION AND SHIFT WILL BE AT THE VERY END OF JUNE INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY OF 2022.

AND, OUR FOURTH THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR ONLINE COURSE CATALOGUE. CURRENTLY, OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COURSE CATALOGUES ARE PDF DOCUMENTS LINKED TO WEBSITES.

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE MOVING TO A SEARCHABLE ONLINE COURSE CATALOGUE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WILL BE VISIBLE TO FAMILIES IN JANUARY FOR THEON PROCESS. THE ONLINE COURSE CATALOGUE PROVIDES SEVERAL ADVANTAGES SUCH AS SEARCHABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES, TRANSLATION THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, AND THEN ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE, A MORE EFFICIENT AND NIMBLE EDITING PROCESS. AND WE AREN'T HAVING TO EDIT A BUNCH OF PDFS. WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PUT SOME PICTURES OF STUDENTS ACTUALLY IN THE COURSES THAT WE ARE ADVERTISING AND THE COURSE CATALOGUE ITSELF, AS WELL.

SO NEXT, WOULD I -- I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYNDI, OUR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND SCOTT BEEBE.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO UPDATE YOU ON SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION HIGHLIGHTS.

FOREST AND TIM MENTIONED THAT THE EPIIC SHAREPOINT SITE AND AS YOU MAY REMEMBER KIT, WHICH IS OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IS A RESOURCE WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST AND OVER THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE ALSO MOVED THAT OVER TO THE EPIIC SITE. IT'S ANOTHER MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE SHAREPOINT SITE. IT PROVIDES THAT ON-DEMAND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RELATED TO THE USE OF OUR CORE INS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES. IT'S HIGHLY VISUAL, USES RESOURCES IN DIFFERENT FORMATS, HOW TO TEXT VIDEO TUTORIALS, LESSON SNIPPETS TO MODEL SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGIES WE HAVE AVAILABLE. AND IT'S REALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THAT APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY WITHIN INSTRUCTION SHUN. AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH CLASSROOM TEAMS, THE NEW LMS, A HUGE HIGHLIGHT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF IN ACCOMPLISHMENT TO LAUNCH A NEW

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WE ARE CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE WITH MICROSOFT TO EXPAND COMMUNICATION COLLABORATION ENGAGEMENT APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE CLASSROOM TEAMS ENVIRONMENT. SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS INCLUDE CONTINUED WORK ON THE ASSIGNMENTS FEATURE, ON THE READING PROGRESS FEATURE, REFLECT, SO THERE ARE MANY UPDATES THAT HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THAT JUST MAKE THE PLATFORM STRONGER AND MORE USEABLE FOR OUR TEACHERS.

OUR SMART INTERACTIVE PANELS AND RELATED SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR CORE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ALSO CONTINUED TO BE IMPLEMENTED EVEN THOUGH WE WERE IN SCHOOL CLOSURE THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND FINAL IMPLEMENTATIONS WERE JUST COMPLETED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. AND THE INITIAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT FOLLOWED THE IMPLEMENTATIONS WERE -- THEY WERE COMPLETED WITH OUR SCHOOLS, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHANGED PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AS THE SOFTWARE'S CONTINUALLY ADJUSTING AS WERE THE NEEDS IN THE SCHOOL AND THAT WAS OUR JOB TO CONTINUALLY MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND ENGAGE KIDS AS MUCH AS WE COULD IN THAT REMOTE ENVIRONMENT. SO, WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE KEEP OUR STAFF UP TO DATE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT WE OFFER THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FACILITATOR PROGRAM AND THEN SOME OF THE BUILDING-BASED LEAP. ALL OF THESE APPLICATIONS THAT I MENTIONED ARE ONES THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK RELATED TO MTSS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. SO, OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS OUR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FACILITATED PROGRAM.

OUR AVENUE FOR ENSURING THAT ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IS AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS AT THE BUILDING LEVEL RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION. THE TIFF PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED THE SMART AND LEARNING TEAMS IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH CORNER STONE COURSES, INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSES AND ON-DEMAND RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE ON KIT. OUR TIF ALSO SUPPORT OUR BUILDING ADMIN IN REVIEWING THEIR SURVEY DATA TO ASSESS PRIORITY NEEDS RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND TO BUILD OUT THEIR BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY OR BIT PLANS. THOSE ARE A COMPONENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. BOTH GOALS SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.

ONE OF OUR KEY PRIORITIES FOR MOVING FORWARD IS ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CURRICULUM.

IT IS A PART OF OUR STRATEGIC WORK PUT ON HOLD DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.

WE WILL BE RESEARCHING AND REVIEWING RHESUSES TO DETERMINE NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS AND BEGIN DRAFTING IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AT ALL LEVELS AND OUR INITIAL FOCUS WILL BE ON HIGH SCHOOL AS WE HAD DONE SOME INITIAL WORK WITH OUR K-8 CLASSROOMS. THE TIF PROGRAM DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR TEACHERS.

OUR INTENDED OUTCOME IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE NEEDED SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE RELATED TO TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL CARRY THEM FORWARD INTO THE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING STUDENT VOICE.

WE HAVE DRAFTED A STUDENT SURVEY AND DONE SOME TESTING AND SAMPLING WITH STUDENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO GATHER INPUT ON SOME OF OUR STRATEGIC WORK ITEMS RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND THE DIRECT CORRELATION ON STUDENT USES OF TECHNOLOGY. THIS -- WE ARE HOPING THIS TYPE OF FEEDBACK WILL HELP US IDENTIFY AND CONSIDER POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT MAY BE NEEDED IN THE PROGRAM.

AND THEN LASTLY, OUR LIBRARIANS HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING AND REFINING OUR COLLECTIONS AUDITING PROCESS TO ADDRESS EQUITY AND INCLUSION. WE ARE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION APPROVED A DISTRICT WIDE GRANT TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF FICTION BOOKS TO FILL THE GAPS OF THE EQUITY AUDIT, A LARGE GRANT THAT I WILL WITH HAPPEN OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. ESSENTIALLY THEY ARE PROVIDING $5 PER STUDENT FOR EVERY SCHOOL. WE ARE ALSO TALKING WITH THE FOUNDATION TO DETERMINE HOW WE MIGHT IDENTIFY SCHOOLS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BENEFITED FROM LARGE PTSA DONATIONS OVER THE LAST, YOU KNOW, MANY, MANY YEARS.

SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THOSE SCHOOLS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, ARE CURRENT AND BALANCED. SO THOSE OF JUST SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS AND I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SALLY.

>> THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU. ALL OF THE DIRECTORS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOUR WORK.

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AND I AM GOING TO UNSHARE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THERE

MIGHT BE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE

TONIGHT ON THE PRESENTATION? >> JUST A THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH REPORT AND A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN THE TECH SECTOR AND LWSD AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE MOMENTUM THAT SLOWED A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THERE BECAUSE WE HAD TO DURING PANDEMIC, BUT I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING.

>> DIRECTOR STUART? >> JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY AGAIN AND SAY GOODBYE TO MYNDIE.

WE HATE TO LOSE PEOPLE BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO RETIRE, WHAT THE HECK, WHAT CAN WE DO. BUT THAT SAID, I ALSO WELCOME THE NEW STAFF MEMBER AND YOUR VOICE, I AM SURE HE WILL BE ABLE TO FILL THOSE SHOES AND THEN SOME.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE INSANITY YOU WENT THROUGH THE LAST 18 MONTHS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE INSANITY WE

HAVE ALL GONE THROUGH. >> VERY TRUE.

>> THANK YOU MUCH. >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

>> DIRECTOR BLIESNER? >> SO, TO ECHO, YES, THANK THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VERY INFORMATIVE PIECE.

I AM CURIOUS ABOUT EPIIC. AT SOME POINT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT AND SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.

AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, AS WELL AS TO, TIM, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE SHIFTS WITH THE DATA AND HOW THAT WILL WORK WITH THAT. SO, AS WE LOOK AT OUR WORK PLAN AS A BOARD, I SEE HELPING TO POTENTIALLY BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO LAY OUT THERE, SOMETHING TO GET A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF AS IT SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY END GRATED THROUGH MULTIPLE THINGS IT. AND GREATLY APPRECIATE THE 24/7 IN PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OUR FAMILIES.

THAT'S A BIG INVESTMENT AND WELL WORTH IT TO E ENSURE THAT OCCUR.

>> DR. HOLMEN? >> AND BEFORE THIS TEAM JUMPED OFF, I DID WANT TO ALSO VOICE MY APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW.

WHEN I THINK OF EACH OF THESE THREE DIVISIONS, WITHOUT THEM WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE SUCCESS THAT WE DID LAST YEAR WHEN I THINK OF PREPARING OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF FROM TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, EVERY REPORT YOU SAW THAT GENERATED DATA WAS TIM AND HIS TEAM.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ATTENDANCE LAST YEAR, IT WAS TIM SITTING SIDE BY SIDE WITH OTHER TEAMS TO THINK ABOUT WELL, IF THESE ARE THE RULES, HOW DO WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THEM AND ACCOMPLISH THIS SO THAT MAYBE THE WORKLOAD ON STAFF ISN'T SO GREAT, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHING WHAT WE NEED TO FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND ACTUALLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAD AND SO, THIS TEAM WAS TREMENDOUS AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE MYNDIE AND HER SERVICE TO LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN COLLEAGUES FOR A LONG TIME AND SO, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN AS A TEACHER, AS A TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, SUPPORTING NEW TEACHERS AND OTHERWISE AS A PRINCIPAL AND THEN AS A DIRECTOR IN OUR DISTRICT. YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO CHILDREN OVER TIME AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THAT.

SO -- YEP. >> OK, GREAT.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM ON THE NONCONSENT AGENDA IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2319.

REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY. DR. HOLMEN, COULD YOU KICK US OFF? AND I GUESS IT'S A PREVIEW FOR THE BOARD REAL QUICK, THERE ARE THREE LEVY ITEMS.

A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM FOR EACH. >> YES.

AND I WAS GOING TO REFERENCE THAT, AS WELL.

THE SHORT PRESENTATION I AM GOING TO PROVIDE IS IN RELATION TO YOUR NEXT THREE NONCONSENT AGENDA ITEMS RESOLUTION 2319, 2320 AND 2321. AND SO, I DO HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION JUST TO REFLECT THIS CONTENT.

AND SO, TWO WEEKS AGO WE WERE IN THIS SPACE AND I PROVIDED MY FORMAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AROUND THESE FUNDING MEASURES AND THAT WAS A LONGER PRESENTATION AND SO, ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED TO SEE THAT FULL SLIDE DECK, THAT VIDEO IS

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UNDER BOARD MEETINGS AND BOARD VIDEO.

AND SO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO START WITH REALLY JUST WHAT HAS BEEN THE TIMELINE OF EVERYTHING THAT THE BOARD HAS DONE IN WORKING UP TO THIS POINT IN TIME? AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STUDY SESSIONS THAT WE USED TO REALLY NARROW IN ON WHERE WE WANTED TO LAND. THESE ARE COMPLEX CONVERSATIONS THAT THE BOARD HAD TO HAVE THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE SHIFTS IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS KNOWING THAT MCCLEARY WAS BEING IMPLEMENTED FOUR YEARS AGO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TODAY? UNDERSTANDING OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES AND THEN DETERMINING WHAT IS THAT PATHWAY FORWARD IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION, NOT ONLY THE FUNDING, BUT ALSO WHAT IS THAT PLAN AS WE THINK ABOUT THE NEEDS OF CLASSROOMS FOR OUR STUDENTS? YOU CAN SEE THERE, TWO BOARD MEETINGS SPECIFICALLY LAST WEEK, OR TWO WEEKS AGO MY FORMAL RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT, SHORTER PRESENTATION AND THE BOARD HAS RESOLUTIONS WHICH YOU WILL TAKE ACTION ON TONIGHT. BARBARA, TEAM AND I MET WITH A BOND AND LEVY ADVISORY COMMITTEE LAST SPRING TO REALLY REVIEW DATA TO REVIEW INFORMATION. SOME OF THAT WAS THE FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SOME OF THAT WAS OUR ENROLLMENT DATA.

ALL OF THOSE PIECES THAT THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED, AS WELL.

AND THEN IN JULY, WE DID A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY OF OUR COMMUNITY WHICH DID HELP US THINK ABOUT THESE LEVY MEASURES THAT I AM PROPOSING TONIGHT AND THE OVERALL CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAVE MADE. YOU HAVE SEEN THIS IN A LONGER VIEW, BUT THIS IS THE SHORT VIEW, KNOWING THAT WE ARE IN OCTOBER RIGHT NOW. SHOULD THE BOARD ULTIMATELY TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THESE MEASURES? YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO WITH THE RESOLUTION FILING DATE OF DECEMBER 10 BEING THE LACEST THAT WE CAN GET THAT TO KING COUNTY TO BE ON A FEBRUARY 22 -- 2022 BALLOT.

ALL OF THOSE PIECES ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

THE INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO NOTIFY OUR COMMUNITY OF WHAT THESE MEASURES ARE. AND WHAT THEY WILL ACCOMPLISH FOR KIDS. SUBMITTING OUR LEVY EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR THE FIRST TIME. SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T DONE IN THE PAST, BECAUSE THAT WAS A MCCLEARY DECISION THAT WAS MADE. VOTER PAMPHLET INFORMATION, AND THEN JUST YOU CAN SEE THERE ALSO IN NOVEMBER THAT WEBSITE UPDATE, FAQS, PRESENTATIONS. IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING THE RIGHT LEVEL OF INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THEIR QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND IT'S REALLY TRANSPARENT WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT FOR FEBRUARY 2022. AND SO, REALLY THIS IS ABOUT SEEKING LEVY FUNDING FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED.

THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE WANT THEM TO BE. SO IT'S THROUGH THESE LEVIES THAT WE CAN HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ABSOLUTELY EACH AND EVERY STUDENT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THERE ARE THREE SPECIFIC LEVIES THAT THE BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERING AND CONTAINING ACTIONS. ONE FOCUSED ON SCHOOL PROGRAM, ONE ON TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES AND THEN BUILDING EXCELLENCE.

THINKING ABOUT THAT FIRST CATEGORY OF STUDENT PROGRAMS, OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY, IT IS A REPRAISEMENT LEVY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

AND SO THAT RECOMMENDATION REALLY DOES IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC AMOUNT ON AVERAGE $92 MILLION A YEAR.

WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT'S ABOUT 14% OF OUR OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET.

SO WITHOUT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY, THAT WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WE KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED THAT, AS A BOARD, YOU EXPECT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE AND THAT WE TRULY BELIEVE OUR STUDENTS NEED.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE TAX RATE AND ALSO THE COLLECTION AMOUNT WILL INCREASE FROM $2200 TO $2700 PER PUPIL.

THE NEXT LEVY IS OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY FOCUSED ON

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AND WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THIS LEVY FUNDS ABOUT 90% OF THE NEEDED FUNDS FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND FOR OUR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND EFFORTS AS SUCH. ON AVERAGE, IT'S ABOUT $44 MILLION A YEAR. THE RATE REALLY DOES STAY CONSISTENT FROM WHAT VOTERS APPROVED FOUR YEARS AGO.

AND THE THIRD LEVY THAT THE BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERING TONIGHT IS WHAT WE ARE CALLING THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE CAPITAL LEVI' AND THIS TRULY IS A LEVY TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION NEEDS, CURRENT CRITICAL NEEDS AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE LONG-TERM NEEDS OF OUR STUDENT SPACES, THIS REALLY IS STEP ONE. KNOWING THAT WE NEEDED TO IDENTIFY REALLY A LONG-TERM FUNDING STRATEGY, BUT ALSO A LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION PLAN AS WE THINK ABOUT WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED. WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST RAPIDLY GROWING DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

THE FASTEST GROWING DISTRICT IN KING COUNTY.

WITH THAT COMES THE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE CLASSROOM SPACES THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED. AND SO, TONIGHT, YOU WILL BE TAKING ACTION ON REALLY THAT STEP ONE OF BUILDING EXCELLENCE OVERALL PLAN AND IT'S A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION LEVY THAT WILL IN TOTAL COLLECT $295 MILLION TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED CAPACITY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, ELEMENTARY LEVEL, AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ON AVERAGE, WE WILL COLLECT ABOUT $49 MILLION PER YEAR. ON AVERAGE, IT'S ABOUT 52 CENTS PER THOUSAND OF ASSESSED VALUE. THIS REALLY IS ABOUT CRITICAL STUDENT SPACE NEEDS. BEING A RAPIDLY GROWING DISTRICT, THERE ARE STUDENT SPACE NEEDS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POINTS IN TIME WHERE IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT WE BUILD ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENTS.

THIS IS STEP ONE OF THAT LONG-TERM PLAN KNOWING THAT THERE ARE OTHER CRITERIA WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT SUCH AS PROVIDING NEW SPACE FOR STUDENTS, REPLACING AGING FACILITIES, AND THEN ADDRESSING THE NUMBER OF PORTABLE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN USE ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE TOGETHER, AS THE BOARD KNOWS, WE TOOK SIGNIFICANT TIME TO REALLY THINK ABOUT KIND OF THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THESE THREE LEVIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT KNOWING ALL OF THE PRIORITIES AND ALL OF THE NEEDS. SO YOU CAN SEE TOTAL TAX RATE IS $2.84 PER HUNDRED THOUSAND OF ASSESSED VALUE.

YOU CAN SEE FOR A HOME VALUED AT $1 MILLION, THAT THE CURRENT COST OF TAXES FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS $2570.

AND THAT WOULD CHANGE TO $2840 WITH THESE PROPOSED LEVIES.

IF THAT'S THE "WHAT" OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, KIND OF THE "WHY" IS I THINK AS IMPORTANT AS THE "WHAT." WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH FOR STUDENTS, WE THINK ABOUT OUR VALUES.

FOCUS ON STUDENTS. AND A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERY STUDENT, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT'S A SHARED VALUE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT THE YOUTH IN THIS COMMUNITY RECEIVE IS A VALUE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HOLDS. A FOCUS ON LEARNING.

ACCOMPLISHING OUR MISSION OF GRADUATING STUDENTS AND OUR VISION OF GRADUATING STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FUTURE READY, READY TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR LIFE, IS A VALUE THAT WE HEAR FROM OUR PARENTS, FROM OUR STAFF, FROM BUSINESS, FROM CIVIC. WE HEAR THAT FROM ALL ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY A VALUE ON FOCUS ON CONNECTIONS.

WE KNOW THERE'S A SHARED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOLS BEING EXCELLENT AND COMMUNITIES BEING EXCELLENT.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE EXCELLENT SCHOOLS THAT IS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT CREATES EXCELLENT COMMUNITIES.

AND LASTLY A FOCUS ON RESULTS. WHEN I THINK ABOUT RESULTS IN THESE TERMS, I THINK ABOUT JUST BEING TRANSPARENT WITH OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AROUND THIS -- THESE FUNDING MEASURES.

THEY HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION, US AS A DISTRICT, AND REALLY THE STUDENT OUTCOMES.

THEY ALSO HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW WE USE PUBLIC FUNDS.

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THESE LEVIES TRULY DO ALIGN WITH OUR DISTRICT'S MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON EACH AND EVERY STUDENT ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY PROVIDES FOR SERVICES NOT COVERED BY THE STATE.

AND WE KNOW THAT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY IS ABOUT 14% OF OUR OVERALL DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET.

THE CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY FOR BOTH TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES ENSURES STUDENTS HAVE REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY AND WELL-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS AND OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY FUNDS ABOUT 90% OF THE OVERALL NEEDS WITHIN THE TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES BU BUDGET. AS A DISTRACT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED RAPID GROWTH AND A LONG TERM FUNDING AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE RIGHT REQUIRED CLASSROOM NEEDS CURRENTLY AND INTO THE FUTURE.

AND THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE FUNDING MEASURES WILL PROVIDE THE LONG-TERM CLASSROOM SPACE NEEDS FOR STUDENTS IN LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE FIRST STEP OF THAT FUNDING STRATEGY IS THE 2022 BUILDING EXCELLENCE LEVY.

IT'S THAT FIRST STEP TOWARD MEETING THE STUDENT SPACE CLASSROOM NEEDS HERE IN LAKE WASHINGTON SO TONIGHT THE BOARD -- OH, EXCUSE ME -- THE LAST POINT, WHICH IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS I THINK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE DISTRICT HAS DEVELOPED FUNDING MEASURES THAT ARE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE TO COMMUNITY INPUT AND STUDENT NEEDS.

SO TONIGHT THE BOARD IS TAKING ACTION ON THREE DISTINCT RESOLUTIONS. THE FIRST RESOLUTION, 2319, IS REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY. RESOLUTION 2320 IS THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVIES.

AND RESOLUTION 2321 IS THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE CAPITAL LEVY FOR CRITICAL CONSTRUCTION. WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT BACK TO

YOU, PRESIDENT LALIBERTE. >> OK.

SO WE WILL TAKE THE RESOLUTIONS ONE AT A TIME.

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT I DO WANT TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY COMMENT OR QUESTIONS ON ALL THREE RESOLUTIONS TOGETHER.

IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

DIRECTOR SAGE? >> YEAH.

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN SAID, RECENTLY, BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS ABOUT BOND AND LEVY.

BUT JON, WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AN EXAMPLE OR TWO OF A PROGRAM

THAT EPNO COVERS? >> ABSOLUTELY.

AND, FOR MUCH GREATER LEVEL OF DETAIL, LAST WEEK'S PRESENTATION, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED.

BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM EPNO. OUR SCHOOL NURSES, OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THE REALLY THE DAY-TO-DAY FUNCTIONING OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY.

ONE OF THE THINGS I DID IN OUR LAST PRESENTATION WAS PULLED OUT SOME OF THOSE PIECES TO ACTUALLY WHAT'S THE PERCENT OF THE OVERALL BUDGET NEED SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT COMES

FROM THE EPNO LEVY FUNDS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN REPEAT SOME OF THIS ENOUGH AND KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING SO THAT THERE'S JUST MORE AWARENESS OF WHAT FUNDS WHAT IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT LIKE WASHINGTON HAS NEVER DESIRED TO JUST MEET STATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

IT'S ALWAYS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT, HELPING OUR KIDS TO TRULY BE COMPETITIVE IN A GLOBAL MARKET.

AND FINALLY THE SPACE CONSIDERATIONS ARE HUGE.

WE HAVE SCHOOLS THAT YOU CAN'T ADD PORTABLES TO, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM. NOT THAT PORTABLES ARE A GREAT STRATEGY, BUT EVEN IF WE WANTED TO USE THAT AS A STRATEGY, WE CAN'T, BECAUSE THERE'S SIMPLY NO SPACE LEFT.

FOR THAT ON THE CAMPUS. AND WHEN I CONSIDER ALL OF THESE THINGS, AS MUCH AS I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE HAVING TO PAY MORE IN TAXES RIGHT NOW, COMPARATIVELY, IT IS NOT AS HUGE OF AN AMOUNT AS I SEE IN OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AND I DO

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>> I JUST WANTED, IN ADDITION TO THOSE PROGRAMS, I ASSUME THAT ALSO TAKES CARE OF OUR GIFTED PROGRAMS?

ALSO THE EPNO? >> SO, I ACTUALLY JUST PULLED UP THE SLIDE ON MY LAPTOP. THERE ARE -- IT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR STAFFING IN AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM AND SUPPORTS.

ALMOST ALL OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS.

FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT THE BOARD HAS REALLY FUNDED OVER TIME.

AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ADDS OVER THE YEARS.

HEALTH AND SAFETY, SAFETY AND SECURITY, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, THE DAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, 100% IS FUNDED THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY.

SPECIAL EDUCATION, HIGHLY CAPABLE SERVICES.

AND YES, WE RECEIVED SOME FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAMS. OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM.

YET WE HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT THE STATE FUNDING WITH LOCAL DOLLARS. TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. WE SUPPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION, ALMOST FULLY OUR SUBSTITUTE PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, IF A TEACHER ISN'T IN A CLASSROOM IN A DAY, WE NEED A HIGHLY QUALIFIED SUBSTITUTE TO GO IN. WE RECEIVE SOME DOLLARS, BUT BY AND LARGE WE ARE FUNDING IT THROUGH THE EDUCATION.

EARLY LEARNING, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE CONNECTION POINTS THAT MANY FEEL THE SCHOOL, MUSIC, THE ARTS, ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT KIDS CONNECTING TO SCHOOL AND FEELING VALUED, IT'S A LOT OF TIMES THROUGH SOME OF THESE COMPONENTS THAT THEY ARE PASSION. MUSIC, THE ARTS, ATHLETICS, ACTIVITIES. THESE ARE THINGS STUDENTS FEEL VERY CONNECTED ABOUT. THAT IS WHAT OUR EPNO LEVY TRULY

DOES PROVIDE FOR STUDENTS. >> I THINK WE SHOULD NOTE, TOO, JON, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PAYING FOR A LARGE CHUNK OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS GROUP, THAT'S EDUCATION MANDATED BY LAW, BUT YET THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER PAID MORE THAN 40% OF THAT TAX BILL. ALSO, I THINK AS WE LOOK AT THE DESIRE TO GO BACK INTO CLASSROOMS FROM LAST YEAR, AND EVERYONE NOT ENJOYING BEING AT HOME AS MUCH AS THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD, IT'S -- I THINK IT'S A NECESSITY. AS CASSANDRA SAID, NO ONE WANTS TO PAY ANOTHER PENNY IN TAXES BUT WHEN YOU ARE GETTING VALUE OUT OF IT, IT'S WORTH IT.

AND I THINK WHAT WE ARE DOING IS PROVIDING VALUE.

>> YEAH. AND TO YOUR POINT, MARK, CURRENTLY OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY PAYS FUNDS ABOUT 31% OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

>> EXACTLY. >> TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $21

MILLION ANNUALLY. >> IT'S THOSE UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE.

>> YEAH. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE, ALL THE MATTERS TOGETHER? OK. SO WE WILL -- THE FIRST ITEM, OR THE ITEM WE ARE CURRENTLY ON ON THE AGENDA IS REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY.

THAT'S RESOLUTION 2319. AT THIS TIME, I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2319.

REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY FOR THE FEBRUARY 8, 2020 ELECTION.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED I DID DIRECTOR STUART. SECONDED BY DIRECTOR BLIESNER, THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 2319 AND HAVE IT GO FORWARD ON THE FEBRUARY 8, 2020 ELECTION. ANY BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW-UPS ON THIS RESOLUTION? DIRECTOR BLIESNER?

>> I JUST LIKE TO -- I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION GOING FORWARD. AND AS 14% OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET WHICH IS KEY. THE OTHER KEY THING, THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE, AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A BOARD, THESE ARE THE FLEXIBLE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE CAN REALLY ATTACK THE LOCAL CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE, WHERE AS MUCH AS THE STATE FUNDING IS WHAT WE CALL CATEGORICAL.

SO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. SO I AM -- I BELIEVE THIS IS A

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SO APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT PROCESS THAT WENT THROUGH THIS AND WHICH TO DO IT AS THAT REPACEMENT LEVY.

>> I WILL ALSO BE VOTING TO SUPPORT THE REPLACEMENT LEVY.

I THINK ABOUT THE COMMITMENT THAT THIS BOARD AND DISTRICT HAS MADE TO EQUITY AND THE WORK WE HAVE DONE.

THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WILL BE FUNDED WITH THESE DOLLARS. AND, IF WE REALLY WANT TO DO THIS WORK, WE NEED TO -- WE NEED TO HAVE THIS FUNDING.

AND I BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THIS WORK ALONG WITH THE HIGH ACHIEVEMENT, HIGH LEVELS OF EDUCATION THAT WE PROVIDE. SO I WILL BE VOTING TO APPROACH THE MOTION AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

DIRECTOR STUART? AND THEN ANYONE ELSE WITH ANY LAST COMMENTS ON THAT MOTION. DIRECTOR STUART, YOU ARE ON

MUTE. >> MY FAMILY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MUTE BUTTON. ONE THING I REMEMBER GOING BACK, AS LONG AS WE HAVE BEEN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO SURVEY BY THE REALTORS OF WHY PEOPLE MOVE TO THIS DISTRICT.

WHY THIS DISTRACT AND NOT LIVING OVER IN BELLEVUE OR NORTHSHORE, WHEREVER. AND IT'S OUR SCHOOLS.

NUMBER ONE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN SECOND.

AND I THINK THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT WE CAN OFFER.

THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THESE EPNOS IS A NECESSITY.

IT'S ALSO, AS YOU SAID, GIVES US FLEXIBILITY TO OFFER THINGS THAT OUR PUBLIC WANTS. AND IF WE WEREN'T, I THINK YOU WOULD BE SEEING A LOT MORE FOLKS LIVING IN PERHAPS LOWER HOUSING COST DISTRICT. BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE WHAT OUR FAMILIES WANT.

>> OK. IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY -- I LOST TRACK AAPOLOGIZE, MOVED BY DIRECTOR STUART, MOVED BY DIRECT STUART, THAT THE BOARD ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2319, REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY FOR THE FEBRUARY 8, 2020 ELECTION.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY VOTING AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IS RESOLUTION 2320.

THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY.

DR. HOLMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY -- I THINK YOU ALREADY PRESENTED ON THIS, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?

>> I JUST WANT TO RESTATE THAT THIS LEVY IS A REPLACEMENT AND WE ARE SEEKING A CONSISTENT LEVEL OF FUNDING, ASSUMING INFLATION IS BUILT INTO THE LEVY STRUCTURE, AS WELL.

BUT THIS IS 90% OF THE NEEDED FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO FUND OUR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND OUR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

AND SO WE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, WE GET ALMOST NO DOLLARS FROM THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT A TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

YOU JUST HEARD IT TONIGHT. FROM OUR TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES TEAM. THAT ENTIRE TEAM, BY AND LARGE, IS FUNDED FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY.

PARTLY THE EPNO LEVY, BUT THOSE FUNDS COME LOCALLY.

AND THEN WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT REALLY THE UPGRADES THAT ARE NEEDED, IF OUR SCHOOL NEEDS A LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT OF AN HVAC SYSTEM, THAT IS LOCALLY FUNDED.

WE RECEIVE NO DOLLARS FROM THE STATE.

WHEN WE NEED TO REPLACE CARPETING OR UPGRADE FOR A.D.A.

ACCESS. THOSE FUNDS COME THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED, WHICH REALLY THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT A VALUE OF A TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS ROBUST FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF, PROTECTS DATA TO THE DEGREE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR STUDENT DATA, FOR STAFF DATA, -- AND

THEN TO MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES. >> THANK YOU, DR. HOLMEN.

RESOLUTION 2320 IS BEING PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION AT TONIGHT'S MEETING. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2320, THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY FOR THE FEBRUARY 8, 2020

ELECTION. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR STUART THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 2320.

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>> JUST WANTED TO ECHO DR. HOLMEN'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IN SUPPORTING THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ARE PROVIDING FOR STUDENTS. THIS LAST YEAR WE HAVE SEEN THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THAT AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ONGOING NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS.

ALL OF THEM. NOT JUST THE ONES WHERE PARENTS

CAN AFFORD A LITTLE TECHNOLOGY. >> WE NEVER COULD HAVE MADE IT THIS PAST YEAR. OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HOME WATCHING TELEVISION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO -- WITH THIS PANDEMIC. AND, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT.

THAT THIS IS WHAT ENABLED US TO STAY AS MUCH AHEAD OF THE GAME AS WE COULD OR AT LEAST KEEPING UP WITH THE GAME.

NO ONE LIKED BEING AT HOME. BUT IT NEVER COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT IT. --

>> WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT M.S. TEAMS. WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THESE SKILLS AND THINGS THAT ARE REALITY OF WHERE THEY ARE.

SO, IT ACTUALLY I THINK IS VITAL FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OF OUR KIDS GOING FORWARD IN WHERE WE GO.

AND THERE FOR FACILITIES, THERE ARE SOME KEY COMPONENTS IN THAT THAT WE NEED TO BE MAINTAINING AT ALL TIMES.

SO, AGAIN, I DO SAY THAT THE PANDEMIC DEFINITELY DRIVES AN IMPORTANT PIECE AS TO WHY THIS IS THERE.

BUT ALSO FOR THE VISION GOING FORWARD, MAINTAINING THIS AND BEING ABLE TO DO THE REPLENISHMENT SO WE DON'T HAVE OLD TECHNOLOGY WILL BE VITALLY IMPORTANT.

>> DIRECTOR STUART? >> TO ADD ON TO WHAT CHRIS WAS SAYING ABOUT THE -- THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE TECHNOLOGY, WE JUST WENT THROUGH A LONG PROCESS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ADDRESS EQUITY IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND, ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO ENOUGH TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY CAN SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THIS WORLD. I RECALLED AT THE VERY FIRST OF THE PANDEMIC, PARENTS WHO WERE JUST SCROUNGING, TRYING TO FIND A LAPTOP. AND THOSE WHO COULD AFFORD IT, GREAT. I SAW ONE PICTURE ON FACEBOOK IT LOOKED LIKE NASA. CONTROL ROOM.

AND I ALSO KNEW THERE WERE KIDS THAT HAD NO LAPTOPS.

AND, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD EDUCATION AND A, LIKE WASHINGTON EDUCATION THAT'S EVEN BETTER.

>> OK. THE MOTION IS BY DIRECTOR CARLSON, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR STUART.

DO WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 2320 REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVIES FOR THE FEBRUARY 8, 2020 ELECTION.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY VOTING AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE NONCONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2321. AND THAT IS THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE CAPITAL LEVY. DR. HOLMEN, ANYTHING TO ADD FOR

THIS RESOLUTION? >> YEAH, PROBABLY.

YOU KNOW, THE BOARD KNOWS THE AMOUNT I HAVE WORKED ON FINDING SPACE FOR STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS.

THE NUMBER OF BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT PROCESSES THAT I HAVE LED OR CO-LED AND BEEN A PART OF. WHEN YOU ARE DOING THAT AND YOU AREN'T OPENING A NEW SCHOOL, THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHEN YOU ARE DOING A BOUNDARY CHANGE TO SHIFT STUDENTS INTO A BRAND-NEW SCHOOL.

AND, WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, HAVING REALLY THIS LONG-TERM CONCEPT AROUND THE SPACE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, HAVING A PLAN TO FUND IT, HAVING A PLAN TO CONSTRUCT IT.

REALLY GOES HAND IN HAND WITH STUDENTS HAVING AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION. WHEN I THINK ABOUT OUR EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATION, THAT'S OUR STANDARD THAT WE SAY EACH SCHOOL SHOULD ALIGN WITH THIS, MEANING SPACES ALLOCATED FOR STUDENT PROGRAMS THIS WAY, STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SPACES IN THIS WAY, MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS AREN'T ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT BECAUSE THEY FOR OVER CROWDED SCHOOLS.

AND SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, OUR HIGHLY

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WE BUILT ART AND SCIENCE ROOMS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

MANY OF OUR ART AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMS RIGHT NOW ARE CLASSROOMS. K-5 CLASSROOMS. OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WE ARE HAVING TO I'LL SAY GERRYRIG AT TIMES CLASSROOM SPACES JUST TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS MORE THAN THAT. SO TO ME, BUILDING EXCELLENCE IS ABOUT A VISION OF WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND THAT VISION DOES COME WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, BUT IT GOES BACK TO THAT VALUE OF EXCELLENT SCHOOLS AND EXCELLENT COMMUNITIES ARE CONNECTED. AND, THIS IS STEP ONE AND THIS IS ABOUT CRITICAL CAPACITY. BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT BUILDING EXCELLENCE, IT'S REALLY ABOUT IDENTIFYING FUNDING AND A CONSTRUCTION PLAN OUT THROUGH 2034 THAT MATCHES THAT LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE THAT I BELIEVE ALL OF US BELIEVE OUR STUDENTS DESERVE, OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS AND REALLY WE ALL EXPECT FOR OURSELVES AND OUR STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO TONIGHT IS STEP ONE OF THAT.

BUILDING EXCELLENCE. IT'S A LEVY.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE I FEEL PASSIONATELY ABOUT STUDENT SPACE BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT PROVIDES. BECAUSE WHEN OUR SCHOOLS HAVE SPACE TO BE ABLE TO BE NIMBLE, TO ADD A CLASSROOM AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE AWAY THAT ART AND SCIENCE ROOM, TO ADD A CLASSROOM AND NOT HAVE TO CONSOLIDATE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS INTO A SINGLE CLASSROOM, THAT'S OUR SCHOOLS BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE SPACE NEED SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE WHAT WE ALL EXPECT THEM TO PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

>> THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 2321 IS BEING PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION AT TONIGHT'S MEETING.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2321 THAT IS THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE CAPITAL LEVY FOR THE FEBRUARY 8, 2020 ELECTION. I'M SORRY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022

ELECTION. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR SECURITY, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON. ANY BURDEN MEMBER FOLLOW UP ON THE RESOLUTION? DIRECTOR CARLSON?

>> I JUST WANTED TO VERY STRONGLY SUPPORT DR. HOLMEN'S POINTS THAT HE HAS MADE. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR OUR STUDENTS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR MISSION OF EDUCATING STUDENTS AND THIS IS A STEP ON A ROAD THAT WE NEED TO TAKE.

IT IS SO CRITICAL. I PERSONALLY DON'T THING THERE'S ANY NEED THAT WE HAVE TO FACE IN OUR DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.

I AM GLAD THAT WE HAVE A PLAN TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP ALONG A LONGER PLAN AS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO EDUCATE CHILDREN WHO ARE ALREADY HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

>> DIRECTOR STUART? >> YOU KNOW WE TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR VERY PERSONALIZED EDUCATION AND HAVING AS CLOSE TO A ONE ON ONE SITUATION WITH TEACHERS.

THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSE TEACHERS GIVE ATTENTION TO EACH OF THE KIDS AT THEIR VARIOUS LEVELS THEY ARE.

IF YOU HAVE OVER 25 KIDS, THAT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT.

20 OR 30, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR KIDS, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THERE ARE SITUATIONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE KIDS WHO HAVE SENSORY ISSUES IN A SEPARATE ROOM FROM SOME OF THE OTHER KIDS.

AND IT'S VITAL TO THEIR EDUCATION THAT THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY CAN LEARN IN. AND IF THEY CAN'T, THEN WE AREN'T SERVING THEM AND WE AREN'T SERVING OUR PUBLIC.

AND THAT'S WHY I VOTE FOR THIS LEVY.

IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE CLASSES THAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR CHILDREN, THAT'S WHAT THIS TAKES. ROOM.

YOU CAN'T PUT IT IN A CIRCUS TENT.

>> ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW UP? I JUST ECHO BRIEFLY DR. CARLSON REFERENCES AND DR. HOLMEN'S PRESENTATION FOR OUR LAST MEETING WHEN IT CAME UP FOR

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ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS GIVEN AT OUR LAST MEETING ON OCTOBER 4. I ALSO WANT TO JUST -- I'LL PAT ALL OF OURSELVES ON THE BACK HERE.

WE WORK REELEDLY HARD ON THAT LONG-TERM PLAN AND, DOING IT IN A WAY THAT WAS BOTH RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND IS IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER, TOO.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS THAT NEED TO BE BUILT.

AND TRYING TO DO THAT WHILE BEING AWARE OF THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON TAXPAYERS. AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A FOCUS FOR EVERYONE ON THE BOARD. AND, A LOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THE PLAN. AND THIS IS, AS EVERYONE RECOGNIZED, THE FIRST STEP ON THAT.

SO, THERE'S A MOTION BY DIRECTOR STUART, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON, THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 2321 -- WAIT -- DID I GET THAT RIGHT? YES.

2321. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET MY WORDS RIGHT HERE. YES.

2321. THE CRITICAL -- THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE CAPITAL LEVY FOR CRITICAL CONSTRUCTION.

AND IT WILL BE PLACED ON THE FEBRUARY 8, 2022 ELECTION BALLOT. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE

SIGNIFY BY VOTING AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS -- ON THE NON-CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MONITORING REPORT FOR OE5, WHICH IS FINANCIAL PLANNING. DR. HOLMEN COULD YOU GET US

STARTED? >> ABSOLUTELY.

AND SO I'LL JUST GIVE A BRIEF COMMENT AND THEN ALLOW THE BOARD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS. BUT REALLY OE5 IS ABOUT FINANCIAL PLANNING. AND TONIGHT YOU HAVE TWO MONITORING REPORTS ON YOUR AGENDA FOR REVIEW AND MONITORING. FINANCIAL PLANNING AND THEN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. BUT THIS POLICY, I JUST WANT TO READ THE OPENING POLICY STATEMENT.

IT SAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DEVELOP AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD A MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN THAT IS RELATED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD'S RESULTS PRIORITIES AND OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS GOALS AND THAT AVOIDS LONG-TERM FISCAL JEOPARDY TO THE DISTRICT.

THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN YOUR REPORT STATES THIS REPORT EVALUATES 11 COMPONENTS OF OE5. FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE BOARD'S OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND VALUES IN THIS AREA. ALL SECTIONS ARE DESIGNATED AS IN COMPLIANCE AND THE REPORT IS BASED ON EVIDENCE FROM THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS. SO YOU HAVE OE5 IN YOUR BOARD PACKET FOR MONITORING AND REVIEW.

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT BARBARA POSTUMUS IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS. OTHERWISE WILL AHAND IT BACK TO

YOU, PRESIDENT LALIBERTE. >> OK.

SO TONIGHT WE ARE MONITORING TWO OF OUR EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONS.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AT HOME ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THESE ARE THE POLICIES THROUGH WHICH THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED ITS VALUES AND HOW THE DISTRICT IS EXPECTED TO OPERATE AND EXPRESS ITS CONDITIONS THAT MUST EXIST IN OUR OPERATION.

THE MONITORING REPORTS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT CONTAIN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S INTERPRETATION OF POLICY LANGUAGE AND A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN MONITORING DATA. THESE REPORTS AND THE MONITORING ACTIONS MAKE UP PART OF THE BOARD'S OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRICT. AND ASSURES THE BOARD THAT ITS OPERATIONAL STANDARDS ARE MET. AND AS A REMINDER, THERE'S ALSO ONGOING WORK FOR UPDATING THE BOARD POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY BEST REFLECT OUR CURRENT VALUES, CONDITIONS AND EXPECTATIONS. AND THAT WORK IS ONGOING WITH DIRECTOR STAGE AND DIRECTOR BLIESNER.

SO, TONIGHT, ON THE FIRST OF THE REPORTS THAT WE ARE MONITORING TONIGHT ON THE NON-CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL IS OE5 FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING. ANY -- AND THAT IS -- THAT REPORT IS ON THE AGENDA AND I MADE SURE TO E-MAIL EVERYONE A COPY OF IT TONIGHT. ANY BOARD MEMBER, WELL FIRST, ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION?

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PRESENTED. >> MOTION APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON, SECOND ID BY DIRECTOR BLIESNER THAT WE APPROVE OE5 AS PRESENTED. ANY BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW-UP? DIRECTOR BLIESNER, COULD YOU GET

US STARTED? >> ABSOLUTELY.

SO, APPRECIATE THIS MONITORING REPORT AND GOING THROUGH IT.

THERE ARE A FEW PLACES I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, ACTUALLY.

WAS WITH 5.5 WAS ASSURES FISCAL WELLNESS IF FUTURE YEARS INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REASONABLE CONTINGENCIES.

AS WE WALKED THROUGH THE BUDGET THAT ONE THING THAT CAME IN LINE FOR THAT BUDGET IS WE ARE ALIGNED FOR THE 24-25 USING RESERVES. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE GOING FORWARD, WE WILL NEED TO BRING THAT INTO ALIGNMENT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT GOING FORWARD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT PIECE.

IT IS CURRENTLY, BUT THERE ARE PLACES WITH HOW WE ARE USING OUR RESERVE AND THAT LEADS US BACK TO OUR CONVERSATION WITH LEVY DOLLARS AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

THE PIECE OF THAT IS THAT ALIGNMENT COMPONENT.

AND THE ONLY OTHER PIECE THAT I WANTED TO, FROM, FOR OUR BOARD DISCUSSION PIECE, I BELIEVE IT'S IN COMPLIANCE THE WAY FORWARD IS 5.9 IS BASED ON REASONABLE CONSULTATION WITH APPROPRIATE CONSTITUENT GROUPS. WE FOLLOW THE PUBLIC HEARING, I KNOW THERE ARE DEFINITE PUBLIC THINGS BUT WE DON'T OFTEN HEAR MUCH FROM THE PUBLIC. AND, FROM OUR COMMUNITY IN GOING FORWARD WITH THE BUDGET. SO I AM WONDERING IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO SEEK THAT INPUT OR FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S MORE EFFECTIVE AT ACTUALLY HAVING THAT DIALOGUE MORE TWO-WAY. SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT THAT ANYTHING'S OUT OF COMPLIANCE. IT'S JUST -- I ALWAYS FEEL THAT THAT'S A BALL WE MISS. I KNOW THERE ARE THINGS OF BUDGETING BY PRIORITIES THAT BRINGS IN DIFFERENT THINGS.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO BUDGETS TO PULL THINGS FORWARD.

AND POTENTIALLY EXPLORING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE

BENEFICIAL. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR BLIESNER.

DIRECTOR STUART? >> THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A RESERVE FUND FOR CONTINGENCY FUND, THROUGH THE MCCLEARY RECONFIGURATION OF EVERYONE'S FINE ASS, THERE WERE DISTRICTS THAT COULDN'T MEET PAYROLL. WE COULD.

WE SURVIVED AND THRIVED. IF WE HADN'T HAD THESE RESERVES WE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE TECHNOLOGY TO DO SO.

EVERYONE CAN DISAGREE ON SHOULD THE DOLLARS BE ON COLUMN A, B OR COLUMN C? BUT FOR FIVE YEARS RUNNING, WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED AN EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE WAY WE DO PRESENT AND MAINTAIN OUR FINANCES AND OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.

I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR BLIESNER THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A WAY THAT WE COULD GET MORE INPUT FROM PARENTS AS TO WHERE THE PRIORITIES ARE FOR THEM. WE HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT PRIORITIES THIS LAST YEAR FROM PARENTS AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD.

ONCE YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR OVERALL ISSUES, AND YOU HAVE SPECIFIC ISSUES, THAT NEED TO BE FUNDED, THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE TO GIVE THAT INPUT. AND, BY DOING SO, YOU CAN INFLUENCE HOW THE MONEYS ARE SPENT TO A DREG.

IT'S -- IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, SOME ARE DISCRETIONARY.

I THINK IT'S THE IDEA THAT IF YOU LET US KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE X, Y, Z, THAT'S THE TIME TO DO IT.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE SEEN IN TO THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS ANYONE STAND UP AND SPEAK WHEN WE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE BUDGET APPROVAL. AND, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEBODY DO IT. SAYING THIS PROGRAM NEEDS FUNDING OR THAT PROGRAM NEEDS FUNDING.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY.

AND, ALL THOSE ISSUES. >> ANY -- I'M GETTING FEEDBACK.

ANY ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

>> CAN I JUST HIGHLIGHT ONE THING?

>> I THINK WE ARE ALL GETTING NEEDBACK.

>> WE ARE GETTING FEEDBACK. >> IF EVERYBODY MUTES, --

>> OK. EXCELLENT.

IS THROUGH THIS ALSO THE MENTION THAT WE AGAIN HAVE A CLEAN AUDIT

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SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE SORT OF HIGHLIGHTED AS AN EXCELLENT COMPONENT GOING FORWARD. STILL THAT THAT CONTINUES.

>> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT JUST TONIGHT WE HAD AN UPDATE ON THE BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. AND I, HIGHLIGHTING ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD CALLS FOR IN THE OES IS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO KEEP THE BOARD INFORM AND CLEARLY DESCRIBE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. I FEEL THAT THE DISTRICT IS IN COMPLIANCE. I APPRECIATE -- I ALWAYS APPRECIATE BOTH THAT WE BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY AND DO IT WITH OUR EYES WIDE OPEN AND HONESTLY, TOO.

AND THAT WE RECOGNIZE WHERE THE CHALLENGES ARE AND WE ARE HONEST ABOUT THE FUTURE EXPENDITURES THAT WE EXPECT AND WE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. AND THAT GIVES ME A LOT OF COMFORT AS A BOARD MEMBER IN PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM.

SO, I BELIEVE THAT THE REPORT IT IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT THE BOARD'S OES HAVE BEEN REASONABLY INTERPRETED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE OE REPORT? OE5 FINANCIAL PLANNING REPORT

TONIGHT? >> JUST TO THANK YOU TO BARBARA AND HER TEAM. THEY DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB.

>> OK. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY I GOT TO START WRITING THESE DOWN. I BELIEVE IT WAS MOVED BY DIRECTOR STUART AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON THAT WE APPROACH OE5 AS PRESENTED. ALL OF THOSE AS PRESENTED AND AS COMPLIANT IS THE MOTION, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY VOTING AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND THE LAST ITEM ON THE NON-CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MONITORING REPORT FOR OE6. AND THAT IS FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. DR. HOLMEN, COULD YOU GIVE US A

PREVIEW OF THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY.

SO IF OE5 IS ABOUT THE PLANNING FOR OUR FISCAL OUTLAY, OE6 IS ABOUT THE EXECUTION OF THAT PLAN.

SO THE POLICY STATES THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL NOT CAUSE OR ALLOW ANY FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION THAT MATERIALLY DEVIATES FROM THE BUDGET ADOPTED BY THE BOARD, CAUSE OR ALLOW ANY FISCAL CONDITION THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH ACHIEVING THE BOARD'S RESULTS PRIORITIES OR MEETING ANY OF THE OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION GOALS, OR PLACES THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT IN JEOPARDY. SO IN YOUR REPORT, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, DOES ACTUALLY POINT OUT AN AREA THAT I WANTED THE BOARD TO BE AWAT STATES -- THIS REPORT EVALUATES 13 COMPONENTS OF OE6 FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE BOARD'S OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND VALUES IN THIS AREA.

12 OF 13 COMPONENTS ARE DESIGNATED AS IN COMPLIANCE.

COMPONENT 6.1 ASSURE THAT PAYROLL AND LEGITIMATE DEBTS OF THE DISTRICT ARE PROMPTLY PAID WHEN DUE IS MARKED AS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. AND THE RATIONALE FOR THAT, AND I THOUGHT -- THIS WAS A CIRCUMSTANCE THAT NOTED REPORTING TO THE BOARD IN THIS MANNER.

A BILL TOTALING $1.2 MILLION PAYABLE TO BELLEVUE COLLEGE WENT UNPAID FOR EIGHT MONTHS. THE INITIAL INVOICE WAS DUE RIGHT AFTER EMPLOYEES WERE REQUIRED TO MOVE TO REMOTE WORK IN MARCH 2020. THE ERROR WAS CAUGHT, THE INVOICE PAID. THE BUSINESS SERVICES PEOPLE HAS REVIEWED PROCEDURES WITH STAFF FOR TRACKING OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO ENSURE SUCH AN OVERSIGHT DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN, THIS REPORT IS PRESENTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOTED EXCEPTION.

THE REPORT IS BASED ON EVIDENCE FROM THE PAST PRIOR 12 MONTHS.

>> THANK YOU, DR. HOLMEN. ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS FROM ANYONE ON THE BOARD WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN OE6? OK.

SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN -- THE APPROVAL OF OE6 AS

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PRESENTED. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE OE6 AS

PRESENTED. >> I MOVE --

>> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE OE6 AS PRESENTED WHICH IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXCEPTIONS NOTED AND THAT'S THE EXCEPTION THAT DR. HOLMEN JUST NOTED.

ANY FURTHER BOARD COMMENT ON OE6 AND ON THE MOTION?

>> CAN I JUST MAKE A COMMENT REAL QUICK?

>> PLEASE. >> THE REPORT THAT'S IN THE BOARD'S PACKET, THE REPORT A ACCURATE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DOESN'T INCORPORATE WHAT I JUST REPORTED. BUT WE WILL GET THAT UPDATED.

I THINK IT WAS JUST A PRIOR VERSION THAT -- DOES YOURS SHOW? BECAUSE WHEN I PULL IT UP, IT DOES NOT SHOW THAT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. BUT I BELIEVE WHEN IT WAS ON TWO MONTHS AGO, THAT ONE WAS UPDATED CORRECTLY.

WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET THE CORRECT VERSION WITH THAT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WITH NOTED EXEMPTION.

>> OK. THANK YOU.

>> I WILL JUST SAY I APPRECIATED KNOWING AS SOON AS YOU KNEW ABOUT THE UNPAID INVOICE. IN ADDITION TO THE MONITORING REPORT, APPRECIATE THAT WHAT WAS THE SOLUTION IN WHICH THAT OCCURRED TO AS WELL AND THE RESOLUTION TO IT. SO RECOGNIZE THAT WITH THE PANDEMIC AND WITH COVID IT HAS -- THERE WAS A HUGE SHIFT GOING ON AT THAT TIME. AND THAT THIS WAS THEN RESOLVED IN AS QUICKLY A FASHION AS POSSIBLE.

>> SOUNDS LIKE BELLEVUE COLLEGE MIGHT HAVE AN ISSUE.

>> THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T REALIZE IT

EITHER. >> DIRECTOR STUART?

>> THE $1.2 MILLION AND YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE IT, SOMETHING'S A LITTLE BIT OFF. BUT I UNDERSTAND TOTALLY THE IDEA THAT -- THAT EVERYONE WAS SCRAMBLING AT THAT POINT.

EVERYONE WAS SCRAMBLING TO MAKE SURE KIDS ARE EDUCATED, TECHNOLOGY WAS ACQUIRED, GRANTED, IT'S -- HARD TO OVERLOOK A $1.2 MILLION BILL BUT IT'S HARD TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU WEREN'T BEING PAID FOR $1.2 MILLION.

SO -- I GIVE -- I'M SURPRISED SOMETHING ELSE DIDN'T FALL OFF A

DESK. >> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE THING FROM THE REPORT. THIS YEAR I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDIT PROCESS BY THE STATE AND PARTICULARLY THE EXIT. PARTICIPATED IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUDITOR AND ALSO THE EXIT INTERVIEW AS WELL WITH THE TEAM AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. WELL -- I WAS REALLY PLEASED THAT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER ALL OF THE AUDITOR'S QUESTIONS.

I FELT LIKE I WAS FULLY INFORMED IN SUCH A WAY THAT I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDITOR.

AS A BOARD MEMBER BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. I WAS ALSO REALLY IMPRESSED BY THE TEAM DURING THE EXIT INTERVIEW PROCESS.

WE ONCE AGAIN GOT A COMPLETE CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. AND IT WAS AGAIN IT WAS A GOOD PROCESS TO BE INVOLVED IN. I APPRECIATED HOW MUCH TIME AND ATTENTION WENT INTO IT FROM STAFF.

IT SEEMED LIKE WE DIDN'T JUST MEET THE MINIMUM.

WE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND. IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR FROM THE AUDITOR'S REACTION TO WHAT WE HAD PROVIDED.

ANY FURTHER COMMENT? IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR BLIESNER AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON THAT WE APPROACH OE6 AS PRESENTED, WHICH IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT WAS NOTED TO 6.1. ALL OF THOSE IF FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

VOTING AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DR. HOLMEN, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US TONIGHT? OH, SORRY, YES, DIRECTOR

BLIESNER, PLEASE. >> YES. SORRY, A QUESTION ON PROCESS. OE5 AND OE6 WILL EACH HAVE, IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENDATIONS OR DIRECTIONS BY THE BOARD TO BE INCLUDED WITH IT, I DO THINK THERE ARE SOME PIECES WE DO WANT TO DO SO. JUST WANT TO CONFIRM WHO WILL BE WRITING THAT AND WHAT THE STEP WOULD BE FOR IT TO COME BACK.

>> YOU WILL BE WRITING IT. >> I AM HAPPY TO WRITE THOSE UP

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>> I DON'T THINK WE NEED THAT. I THINK IT WAS -- I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY -- I THINK FROM WHAT I HEARD TONIGHT, I DIDN'T HEAR ANY PUSH BACK FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS.

I HEARD A FEW COMMENTS ON ADDITIONAL THINGS OR NEXT STEPS AND I THINK I TRUST THAT YOU CAN MEMORIALIZE THOSE.

>> IF NOT, I CAN LISTEN TO THE VIDEOTAPE.

THE OTHER PIECE IS I AM ASSUMING REMONITORING IS IN THE NEXT YEAR. IN 12 MONTHS.

>> RIGHT. >> IT WILL BE LESS THAN 12

MONTHS. >> HOPEFULLY SOONER.

>> SORRY, DR. HOLMEN WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?

>> IT WILL BE LESS THAN 12 MONTHS FROM THIS POINT IN TIME BUT MORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH 12 MONTHS FROM WHEN ORIGINALLY ON

THE AGENDA. >> PERFECT.

OK. >> THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE HAD TO PUSH THESE MONITORING REPORTS SEVERAL MEETINGS DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS. IT WILL BE A LITTLE LESS THAN 12

MONTHS. >> AND DIRECTOR BLIESNER, WE WILL GET YOU THE CORRECT VERSION OF THE REPORT TOMORROW.

JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT EXEC SUMMARY. ALSO OE5 AS I LOOK BACK DOESN'T HAVE THE EXEC SUMMARY AS WELL.

WE WILL GET THAT UPDATED AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND I AM HAPPY TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AFTER YOU WRITE IT UP IF YOU WANT ANOTHER PAIR OF

EYES. >> THANK YOU.

[F. Superintendent Report]

>> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DR. HOLMEN DO YOU HAVE A REPORT

TONIGHT? >> I DO.

I DO. OCTOBER 18, 2021.

IT'S AN INTERESTING DATE. ABOUT, WAS IT 10 WEEKS AGO, GOVERNOR INSLEE ANNOUNCED THAT TODAY WAS THE DATE THAT ALL, I BELIEVE, ALL STATE EMPLOYEES AND THEN SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, ALL K-12 STAFF, SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF, NEEDED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED. WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS.

AND SO, WHEN THAT WAS ANNOUNCED, WE KNEW THAT TODAY WOULD POTENTIALLY BE A HARD DAY. AS A DISTRICT.

BUT IT'S ALSO A CELEBRATION OF THE RESPONSE OF OUR STAFF, THE RESPONSE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO THIS.

I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE DATA I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU, THERE'S GOOD NEWS IN IT BUT THERE'S ALSO NEWS THAT CAUSED TEARS TODAY.

IN LAKE WASHINGTON. I WANT TO SHARE BOTH OF THOSE.

BECAUSE BOTH OF THOSE ARE REALITIES IN THIS.

AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF THAT SPENT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS, CENTRAL TEAM FOCUSED ON ALL OF THE DETILIS KNOWING THAT WE HAD NEVER -- NO DISTRICT HAD EVER GONE THROUGH THIS KIND OF EFFORT IN A 10-WEEK PERIOD TO IDENTIFY VACCINATION STATUS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS OF ACTUALLY PUTTING EYES ON OVER 4,000 EMPLOYEES VACCINATION RECORDS.

WORKING THROUGH PROCESSES AROUND EXEMPTIONS AND ACTUALLY CROSSING ALL OF OUR TS AND DOTTING ALL OF OUR IS BY THIS DATE.

I WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF DATA WITH YOU.

I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE OVER 97% OF OUR STAFF FULLY VACCINATED. THERE WERE 106 STAFF MEMBERS THAT REQUESTED EXEMPTIONS. FROM THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.

AND THOSE EXEMPTIONS WERE MADE IN THE CATEGORIES THAT THE GOVERNOR ALLOWED. MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS.

WE HAD SIX MEDICAL EXEMPTION REQUESTS AND 100 RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION REQUESTS. WE APPROVED ALL 106 EXEMPTIONS AND WE PROVIDED ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL 106 REQUESTSEES.

AND THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE REQUIRED ACCOMMODATIONS AND ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE THERE THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH BECAUSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AREN'T VACCINATED.

THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED ARE SPECIFIC MASKING REQUIREMENTS, SPECIFIC DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS, ARRANGEMENTS WHILE EATING, REQUIRED COVID TESTING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. AND SO THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE IN PLACE. IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER OF FULLY VACCINATED. AND SO, APPRECIATE THE TEAM THAT WORKED THROUGH ALL OF THAT. WE ALSO HAD SOME RESIGNATIONS

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THOSE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY QUANTIFY AS DIRECTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S VACCINE REQUIREMENT IS 10.

SIX CLASSIFIED AND FOUR CERTIFIED.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A FEW OTHERS, AS WELL, BUT THOSE ARE THE ONES WE DEFINITIVELY KNOW. TODAY WE ALSO HAD TO TERMINATE FIVE EMPLOYEES. AND, THAT KIND OF GOES TO THAT, YOU KNOW, SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TO GET ALL OF THIS DONE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE FIVE EMPLOYEES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US TOMORROW. EMPLOYEES THAT WERE SUCCESSFUL LAKE WASHINGTON EMPLOYEES. AND AS WE KNOW THEY MADE A DECISION THAT THIS VACCINE, FOR THEM, WAS THE WRONG DECISION AND THAT DECISION ALSO MEANT THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER WORK IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND SO, FOUR OF THEM THEM CERTID MEMBER AND ONE CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBER.

THE TEAM ALSO WORKED THROUGH OUR SUBSTITUTES.

274 ACTIVE CERTIFICATED SUBSTITUTES.

273 FULLY VACCINATED. ONE REQUESTED AN EXEMPTION AND WILL BE PROVIDED ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THAT EXEMPTION REQUEST.

WE HAVE 107 CLASSIFIED SUBSTITUTES.

107 CLASSIFIED SUBSTITUTES FULLY VACCINATED.

AND SO, THE WORK CONTINUES BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A FEW STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW UP ON REQUESTS FOR SPECIFIC HR PROCEDURAL MEETINGS THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE NEXT DAY.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS NOT WORKING UNTIL THOSE PROCEDURAL MEETINGS ARE COMPLETED SO THAT A FINAL DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE.

BUT GREAT APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE THAT HAS WORKED TO IMPLEMENT THIS. NONE OF US KNEW THE LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THIS VACCINE REQUIREMENT.

ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TESTING STRATEGY FOR STAFF ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

HOW ARE WE TRACKING THAT, DOCUMENTING THAT, AND ENSURING THAT ANY POSITIVE CASE GETS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED TO SUPERVISORS SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. OUR PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WERE THE PRIMARY I GUESS REVIEWERS OF VACCINE INFORMATION AND SO, IF YOU THINK OF A HIGH SCHOOL, HAVE NORTH OF 150 TO 200 STAFF MEMBERS ENSURING THAT YOU ACTUALLY MET WITH AND LOOKED AT EACH INDIVIDUAL VACCINE CARD, DOCUMENTING IT INTO A SYSTEM, TIM KREEGER AND HIS TEAM, THANK YOU FOR CREATING THAT FOR US.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT AND THEN ALL OF THE FOLLOW-UP, WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL WHOM HAD NEVER WORKED THROUGH A PROCESS LIKE THIS BEFORE. AND THEY WERE LEARNING AS WE WENT, AS WELL. AND SO, JUST WANTED TO REFLECT TODAY IT'S PART OF THE PATHWAY FORWARD WORK AND LIKE SO MUCH OF THIS, THERE'S -- IT ALWAYS COMES WITH MIXED EMOTIONS.

BECAUSE ANY TIME WE HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO A COLLEAGUE, SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT AND IS IN GOOD STANDING, OTHERWISE, WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.

AND SO -- THAT'S MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT THIS

EVENING. >> THANK YOU, DR. HOLMEN.

[H. Closing Items]

DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT? DIRECTOR STUART? SORRY, DIRECTOR STUART, THEN DIRECTOR SAGE. OH, -- DIRECTOR STUART, YOU ARE

ON MUTE. >> GOOD THING I WAS ON MUTE FOR MY RESPONSE. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE SOME OF OUR KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT. THERE'S A LARGE CONTINGENT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE PLAYING CRICKET THESE DAYS.

AND I WENT TO SEE THE FINALS FOR THE 13 AND UNDERS.

AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FULL CRICKET GAME, TO BE QUITE FRANK.

AND I GUESS I PICKED THE RIGHT ONE, BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS IT THE FINALS, BUT THEY WENT INTO OVERTIME FOR CRYING OUT LOUD AND WON BY FOUR POINTS OUT OF 130 SOMETHING ODD AND SO I WANT TO

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I HAD NEVER SEEN THE GAME PLAYED.

IT'S NUANCED. I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO LET GETS GET TO ANOTHER ACTIVITY THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A COMPUTER SCREEN. IT COMES DOWN TO EQUITY.

EVERYONE HAS A SPORT THAT THEY ARE EITHER GOOD AT OR ENJOY.

PRIMARILY TO BE QUITE FRANK, I FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF ENJOY.

I WAS NEVER VERY GOOD AT HE MANY OF THEM BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE KIDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE KIDS BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.

THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR SAGE?

>> I JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE DIFFICULTY, THE START TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN, FOR STAFF, PARTICULARLY, ADMINISTRATORS, AS DR. HOLMEN REFERENCED WHO HAVE BEEN PICKING UP THE SLACK AND CHECKING VACCINATION RECORDS, FOLLOWING UP WITH STAFF MEMBERS, MAKING SURE THEY KNEW DEADLINES AND PROCESSES, ALSO WITH, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY TAKING ON A ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH WITH QUARANTINES AND CHECKING BACK WITH STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE NEGATIVE TESTS WERE IN PLACE AND NOTIFYING STUDENTS AND FAMILYS WHEN THEY CAN COME BACK TO SCHOOL.

IT'S A LOT MORE THAN AN EDUCATION SYSTEM WAS REALLY SET UP TO BE. AT LEAST HERE.

AND I RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S BEEN A LOT OF EXTRA WORK AND, MUST BE VERY EXHAUSTING. SO -- I THANK YOU AND THE STAFF FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO ENSURE KIDS HAVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST PLACE TO LEARN.

>> ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT?

DIRECTOR BLIESNER? >> I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK -- I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING AS THE LIAISON FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND I THINK MYNDI ACTUALLY MENTIONED TONIGHT AS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THEY ARE FUNDING WHICH IS THE INCLUSIVE LIBRARY INITIATIVE. SO THAT IS COMPLETED IN FIVE YEARS, STARTING WITH SEVEN SCHOOLS FOR THIS YEAR.

SO THAT WAS AN EXCITING PIECE THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING MUCH THE OTHER PIECE JUST TO BE AWARE OF, THEY DO SUPPORT OUR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING THAT GOES ON AND THAT THEY DO FOR STAFF AND SOME OF THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

SO THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING TO HELP SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT AND OUR STUDENTS IN BEING SUCCESSFUL. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING, I RECOMMEND YOU TAKE IT. IT'S REALLY INFORMATIVE AND DOES GREAT STUFF. IT PROVIDES ONE MORE LAYER OF OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOUTH WHO MIGHT BE IN CRISIS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP AT LEAST REFER APPROPRIATELY AND FIND THOSE LOCATIONS. SO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE MUCH THE OTHER PIECE I'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH ACTUALLY IS WITH NOURISHING NETWORKS AND BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY AMONG OUR STUDENTS AND THEY DO A LOT OF THAT WORK THROUGH -- AS WELL AS THROUGH SUPPORTING SOME OF OUR LOCAL PROGRAMS IN KIRKMAN AND REDLAND. I'LL TRY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE WHEN I GO EVERY MONTH, AS TO WHERE THE FOUNDATION IS AT.

THEY MEET REGULARLY WITH JON. I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL AND THEY APPRECIATE IT A LOT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. THE OTHER THING, IT WAS GREAT ON INDIGENOUS DAY. WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO THE EAST SIDE NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM.

PRESENTATION THEY DID AS A RECOGNITION OF THE DAY AS WELL AS THE, JUST BY THE BOARDING SCHOOL DEATHS THAT HAD OCCURRED AMONG THE CHILDREN AND HAD BEEN FOUND.

THEY DID A MEMORIAL FOR THAT, AS WELL.

AND THEN HIGHLIGHTED ALSO SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN. KUDOS OUT TO MARY WILLEBRAND HER STAFF AND THE STUDENTS WHO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN A LITTLE MORE AND TO BE MORE CONNECTED TO WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE AMONG THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR STUART, DID YOUR HAND GO UP? OH, NO.

I MUST HAVE -- >> NO, IT WAS UP.

I -- I WANTED TO ADD ON TO WHAT DIRECTOR BLIESNER WAS SAYING.

EACH MONTH, THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A COLUMN IN THE CURRENTS PUBLICATION FOR THE PTSA. THIS MONTH I HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK OF THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PROGRAM, THE FIRST AID, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROGRAM THAT THE FOUNDATION WAS WORKING ON AND HOW WHEN YOU HAVE A FOUNDATION THAT CAN HELP SPREAD THE RESOURCES AROUND TO THE FULL DISTRICT AND YOU HAVE THE

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AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE IT.

I WAS, AS ALWAYS, I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED WHENEVER I GO TO AN EVENT THAT MARY WILBER IS IN CHARGE OF.

THAT PROGRAM IS FANTASTIC. I WAS -- I CONTINUE TO WATCH THOSE KIDS AND JUST BE AMAZED. AND THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF IT IS THOSE KIDS WILL START IN THAT PROGRAM IN KINDERGARTEN AND GO ON THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY EACH, WHEN THEY GRADUATE THEY RECEIVE AN EAGLE'S FEATHER.

NOW YOU ONLY GET AN EAGLE'S FEATHER BY VIRTUE OF A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ONLY ISSUES X NUMBER OF THEM TO A PROGRAM. AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT OUR KIDS ARE ABLE TO DO THAT PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. >> LAST THING, SO TONIGHT, WAS THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE THAT WE HAVE HAD OE MONITORING REPORTS ON OUR NON-CONSENT AGENDA AND HAD A DISCUSSION AROUND THEM. SO, THERE'S A LOT OF PRACTICE IN FACILITATING THE CONVERSATION AROUND THAT.

SO MAYBE INDIVIDUALLY IF ANYONE HAS ANY FEEDBACK FOR ME IF YOU WANT TO CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW. WE HAVE TWO MORE COMING UP NEXT MEETING. OE4 AND 10, I BELIEVE, WILL BE ON THE NON-CONSENT AGENDA. SO, WE WILL BE AS WE GET INTO A PRACTICE OF MORE REGULAR MONITORING OF THESE REPORTS AND GETTING BACK ON TRACK, AND JUST WITH THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND MONITORING OF THE ORGANIZATION, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING AS ROBUST OF CONVERSATIONS AS WE CAN. IF ANYONE HAS ANY FEEDBACK TONIGHT, OR AT ANY POINT, LET ME KNOW BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING.

I'M SURE I'LL HEAR FROM DR. BLIESNER.

WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA MUCH THE NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 1. STUDY SESSION AT 5:00 HELD REMOTELY ON TEAMS FOLLOWED BY THE BOARD MEETING AT 7 P.M.

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR STUART, SECONDED BY DR. CARLSON THAT WE ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

VOTING AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED. >> THANK YOU.

>> LET THE FEEDBACK BEGIN. [LAUGHTER]

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