Mar 28, 2022 March 28th, 2022 Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

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>> OKAY. AND WE'RE ON. GOOD EVENING.

YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TODAY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

UNDER THE UPDATES TO THE GUIDELINES FOR ATTENDING BOARD MEETINGS, IT'S PROCLAMATION 20-28.15 AND THE PUBLIC MEETING ACTS. THERE REMAINS A PROHIBITION ON PUBLIC MEETINGS BUT AN K3E78GS WITH MEETINGS THAT CAN COMPLY WITH GUIDELINES WITH MISCELLANEOUS VENUES GUIDELINES WHICH ALLOWS MEETINGS TO CONTINUE WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON CAPACITY AND NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS AND ALL CURRENT MODIFIED FACE COVERING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE FOLLOWED.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO COME FLY WITH LAWS RELATED TO THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACTS AND ALL EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MISCELLANEOUS VENUES. IF THAT MISCELLANEOUS VENUES GUIDANCE AND ALL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO COVID-19 CANNOT BE MET THE BOARD MUST HOLD ITS MEETINGS REMOTELY AND PROVIDE ACCESS WITH AUDIO AND LIVE STREAM.

[B. Opening Items]

ASTAIN. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECONDED. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON SECONDED BY DIRECTOR STEWART THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ANY OPPOSED?

[C. Recognitions]

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 2022 AS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH AND I ASSIGN SOMEBODY TO READ THAT. DOES ANYONE HAVE IT IN FRONT OF THEM RIGHT NOW? IF NOT I'LL PULL IT UP AND READ

IT MYSELF. >> THERE ARE SOME ON THE LIVE STREAM -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO PULL YOUR MIC CLOSER POTENTIALLY BUT YOU -- MY AUDIO IS NOT COMING THROUGH ON THE LIVE STREAM. THANK YOU.

BLOOD PRESSURE OKAY. ONE MOMENT HERE.

MAYBE I CAN DO IT HERE. >> WHAT'S HAH IN

>> OKAY. DIRECTOR CARLSON IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND READING THE

PROCLAMATION FOR THIS 3450E9ING. >> ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ENCOURAGING GROWTH AND KNOWLEDGE AND WHEREAS THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST ROLE IS TO PROVIDE THE EXPERTISE TO ENSURE IT'S PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM OF THE SCHOOL EVEN WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS INTERESTS ABILITIES SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND MATURITY LEVELS OF STUDENTS SERVED AND WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES REFLECT RELIGION --

[D. Audience Participation]

>> NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD WELCOMES THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE DEDICATE 30 MINUTES AT THESE MEETINGS TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE IN THESE MEETINGS. WE HAVE UPDATED THE PROCESS TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. GO TO THE WEBSITE TO SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES

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AND THE FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP IS RAMSEY RAMERMAN.

I'M SORRY, I NEGLECTED ONE THING.

MAKE SURE THE MICROPHONE IS ON. FIRST.

>> IT'S ON. EXCELLENT.

AND JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYONE TONIGHT.

JUST KNOW WE LIMIT COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M THE FATHER OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT. FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR FINALLY LIFTING THE MASK MAN DATE.

IT'S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER BUT NOW THAT THE MASK MANDATE HAS ENDED I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT HOW THE BOARD'S RESPONSE TO COVID HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE THES SO IT DOESN'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES NEXT TIME. THIS BOARD WOULD INFLUENCE STATE POLICY ON MASKING AND SHOULD IF THIS COMES UP AGAIN.

THE BOARD HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT DOESN'T CARE WHAT PARENTS THINK WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OPINION ABOUT THE SUPPOSED BENEFITS OF MASKS BUT I HOPE THE BOARD IS AT LEAST WILLING TO LISTEN TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS WHEN IT COMES TO HARMS CAUSED BY MASKING AND I ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO TAKE THE SAME APPROACH TAKE MACHINE A RECENT GERMAN STUDY I PROVIDED TO THE BOARD WHERE THEY SURVEYED OVER 20,000 STUDENTS AND FOUND THAT TWO THIRD OF THOSE STUDENTS REPORTED ONE OR MORE IMPAIRMENTS CAUSED BY MASKING INCLUDING 53% OF STUDENTS REPORTING REGULAR HEADACHES, 49% REPORTING DIFFICULTIES IN CONCENTRATION AND 38% REPORTING LEARNING IMPAIRMENTS.

WHEN COVID HIT IN SPRING 2020 ALMOST NO ONE WAS PREPARED AND THE MISTAKES MADE ARE UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE NO ONE EXPECTS GOVERNMENT TO BE PERFECT BUT WE EXPECT GOVERNMENT TO LEARN FROM ITS MISTAKES AND UNLESS THE BOARD IS WILLING TO MAKE THE EFFORT TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE AND HOW THEY'VE HARMED STUDENTS, THERE'S THE STRONG RISK THAT YOU'LL MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES LAST TIME SO I ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO PROACTIVELY SEEK TO LEARN FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS ABOUT HOW THEY'VE BEEN HARMED BY THESE MASK MAN DATES TO DEVELOP A BETTER POLICY NEXT TIME. THANK YOU.

THIS BOARD'S POSITION TO SUPPORT A SIMPLE MAJORITY IS IN DIRECT CONTRADICTION TO THIS PRINCIPLE. IN THE U.S. SENATE WHY SIT THAT RHODE ISLAND OR VERMONT HAVE THE SAME WAITING AS CALIFORNIA -- WEIGHTING AS CALIFORNIA OR NEW YORK? BECAUSE AS A PEOPLE WE VALUE YOUR CONSCIOUS I ENCOURAGE YOU TO RETHINK YOUR POSITION. MY REASON TO COME HERE TONIGHT.

I SPEAK TO YOU FROM THE HEART. THE BOARD'S POSITION ON VOLUNTEERING AND VACCINATION IS HURTING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

I AM UNABLE TO VOLUNTEER IN SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE POSITION.

I HAVE BEEN A LUNCH BUDDY WITH AN AUTISTIC CHILD.

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YOU'RE HURTING PEOPLE. NO ONE IN MY FAMILY HAS EVER TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID. WE ARE UNVACCINATED.

YOUR POLICIES ARE HURTING PEOPLE.

THEY'RE HURTING THE PEOPLE YOU'RE INTENDING TO HELP.

THE BEST PART OF THE WATCH DOGS PROGRAM WAS AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH CHILDREN WHO WERE IN A ONE TO ONE RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENT TO TEACHER IT WAS INCREDIBLY ENRICHING AND HELPED ME UNDERSTAND AND FURTHER BELIEVE IN YOUR POSITION OF INCLUSION.

I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THAT. >> NEXT I HAVE ARETHA MURPHY.

GOOD EVENING RESPECTED BOARD MEMBERS.

I HAVE A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M HERE TO REQUEST THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE START TIME FOR HIGH SCHOOL TO LATER THAN 8:00 A.M. I THANK THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT HANDLING THE COVID POPULATION.

SWITCHING BETWEEN IN PERSON REMOTE SCHOOL WAS NOT AN EASY TASK. THE ONLY THING THAT I MISS ABOUT REMOTE SCHOOL WAS THAT MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT SLEEP LATER.

RIGHT. SHE ALSO STOPPED TAKING CARPOOL TO SCHOOL. INSTEAD WE DRIVE HER EVERY SINGLE DAY SO THEY CAN GET THAT 15 MINUTES OF EXTRA SLEEP.

IT IS NOT GOOD FOR TRAFFIC. I AGREE.

IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

BUT WE MADE THE TRADEOFF BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR THE DEVELOPING BRAINS. IT IS NOT JUST MY FAMILY.

I AM SURE YOU'RE AWARE THERE ARE NUMEROUS STUDIES SHOWING THE MANY BENEFITS OF HAVING LATER HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES INCLUDING BETTER MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

LESS DEPRESSION, BETTER GRADES, INCREASED FOCUS IN CLASS, LESS TARDINESS AND DROWSY DRIVING. DWROUFRN IT ONCE, TWICE, AND I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN. IF NOT ALL FIVE DAYS WE CAN START WITH THE LATE START ON WEDNESDAY.

TOGETHER, WE CAN JOIN HANDS COME UP WITH IDEAS TO DEAL WITH THESE CHALLENGES SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SINCERELY REQUEST TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE START TIMES FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS AT 8:00 A.M.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

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>> HI. I'M A FRESHMAN AT TESLA STEM HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT HAVING SCHOOL START AT A REASONABLE, HEALTHY TIME FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS.

THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL I WAS MOTIVATED DRIVEN AND HEALTHY WAKING UP FEELING RESTED AND PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD IN EVERYTHING I DID. MOSTLY MY ACADEMICS.

HOWEVER, AS SOON AS I HAD TO BE AT SCHOOL BY 7:00:20 A.M. MY GRADES AND OVERALL WELL BEING DROPPED DRASTICALLY.

COMPLETING HOMEWORK AND GOING TO DANCE WHICH I LOVED TO -- THAT I SIMPLY DIDN'T HAVE THE ENERGY. I LEFTED MY CARPOOL AND GOT TO SCHOOL RIGHT BEFORE IT STARTED. THAT TEN EXTRA MINUTES HELPED SO MUCH. HOWEVER IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

TEENS NEED EIGHT TO TEN HOURS OF SLEEP MEANING I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO BED AROUND 9:00 P.M. THAT'S NOT REALISTIC FOR THE AMOUNT OF HOMEWORK AND EXTRACURRICULARS PILED ONTO US WE'RE GETTING FIVE TO SIX HOURS OF SLEEP AT A MAXIMUM.

OUR BRAIN DOESN'T PRODUCE MELATONIN VERY FAST.

WE KBT SLEEP UNTIL 11 OR 12:00. OUR BRAINS DO NOT WANT TO WAKE UP UNTIL 8:00 OR 9:00. BY ASKING FOR LATER START TIMES WE'RE NOT BEING LAZY OR TRYING TO DODGE LEARNING LIFE SKILL EASY A. THIS IS OUR NATURAL RHYTHM.

SCHOOL STARTING BEFORE BRAINS ARE EVEN SUPPOSED TO START WAKING UP IS DESTROYING OUR SLEEP SCHEDULE.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THIS START TIME WORK.

AFTER TALKING TO VARIOUS PEOPLE FRIENDS AND PARENTS, I'VE COME TO FIND -- MY FRIENDS AT NORTH SHORE DISTRICT DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL UNTIL 8:00 OR 8:15 A.M.

IF TEN MINUTES MADE SUCH A LARGE DIFFERENCE TO ME EVEN JUST 30 OR 45 MINUTES WOULD DO WONDERS. HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL IF YOU'RE NOT GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO? WE'RE NOT LEARNING IN CLASS THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING.

WE'RE NOT GROWING OUR BRAINS OR BEING BETTER STUDENTS OR GAINING ANY LIFE SKILLS BY BEING IN CLASS AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING.

WE'RE STRUGGLING TO TRY AND LEARN CONTENT THAT WE PHYSICALLY CAN'T LEARN AND TEACHERS CAN'T TEACH AT 7:30 A.M.

YOU SAY YOU WANT YOUR STUDENTS TO THRIVE.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT I HAVE MARTINA JAMES.

DEAR BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.

I HAVE TWO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

A SEVENTH GRADER AT EVER GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND A NINTH GRADER AT STEM HIGH SCHOOL. WE LOVE BEING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR KIDS LOVE THEIR SCHOOLS.

I AM SPEAKING IN REGARD TO HEALTHIER HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES. I REALLY APPRECIATED THE LETTER ON LET'S WORK TOGETHER FOR HEALTHIER START TIMES BY MARK STEWART. FOLLOWING THAT, A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT MICHELLE SUE CREATED A PETITION AND IT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 750 SUPPORTERS. IF THE DISTRICT IS STILL NOTE

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PLEADS LET US PARENTS AND STUDENTS HELP YOU.

I FEEL PASSIONATELY ABOUT GIVING OUR STUDENTS A HEALTHY SCHOOL START. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND FOR BRINGING YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK YOU DID DURING COVID. ALL THE MASKING.

ALL YOUR DECISIONS. WE FULLY SUPPORT YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> NEXT IS ELIZABETH JAMES.

>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. I'M ELLA JAMES AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT TESLA STEM HIGH SCHOOL.

IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I REMEMBER GETTING UP AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING AFTER GOING TO BED AT 8:00 AND PLAYING.

IT SOUNDS CRAZY. SADLY RIGHT NOW MY SLEEP SCHEDULE DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT. AT THE MOMENT MY MOM HAS TO PULL ME OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING AT 6:20 AN I'M FEELING SLIGHTLY SICK ALL DAY. MY MOM EVEN FORCES ME TO GO TO BED BY 9:45 YET I CAN'T FALL ASLEEP FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR.

I AM ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES WHEN IT COMES TO WAKE UP TIMES BECAUSE MY SCHOOL IS ONLY ABOUT 15 MINUTE PHRASE MY HOUSE AND I DON'T RIDE THE BUS BUT I HAVE FRONTEDS WHO GET ON THE BUS AT 6:45 A.M. IT FEELS AS IF WE'RE MEDICAL RESIDENTS WITH CRAZY SLEEP SCHEDULES BUT THERE IN THEIR MID-20S WITH ALMOST FULLY DEVELOPED BRAINS.

TEENS NEED EIGHT TO TEN HOURS OF SLEEP AT NIGHT MEANING I HAVE TO GO TO SLEEP AT 10:20 TO GET THE BARE MINIMUM.

ALSO CHILDREN HAVING ENOUGH SLEEP IS LINKED TO BETTER HEALTH, IMPROVED ATTENTION, BEHAVIOR, LEARNING, MEMORY.

THE ABILITY TO CONTROL EMOTIONS AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

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>>> HELLO, EVERYONE, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY DAUGHTER IS A FRESHMAN IN TESLA HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR AND I'M TOTALLY ENJOYING HER TIME IN THE SCHOOL LEARNING LOCALITIES OF THINGS AND DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF IDEAS THAT YOU'RE ALLOWING KIDS TO GROW AND LEARN IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE HAS -- THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND I SEE LOTS OF CHALLENGES ON HER WAY EVERY DAY WHEN SHE'S ATTENDING THE SCHOOL. SHE'S A BRILLIANT KID AND SHE IS VERY POSITIVE TRYING TO ACHIEVE SO MANY THINGS AND SHE'S ACTIVELY WORKING IN SO MANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDES TOAST MASTERS, SHE'S ALSO IN THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT CLUBS IN THE SCHOOL AND DOING OTHER ACTIVITIES.

I HAVE SEEN A DIFFERENCE IN SOME OF THE INTEREST THAT SHE IS STOPPING TO PURSUE BECAUSE SHE'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP THESE DAYS SO I'M HERE TO REQUEST IF WE CAN LISTEN TO SOME OF THESE REQUESTS FROM THE KIDS ON AND DELAY SCHOOL MAYBE BY 8:20 WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE THAT ONE HOUR GAP IN BETWEEN OUR SCHOOL AND IT DOES SUPPORT THE BUS SCHEDULE WHERE SO MANY ARE NOT HITTING THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME.

THE REASON SHE'S NOT OPTING FOR THAT FBI SHE'S ASKED SHE'S SAYING MOM I NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL AT 6:30 THREE TO FOUR TIMES EVERY WEEK. THAT IS NOT DOABLE AT HER AGE WHEN SHE'S ALREADY PREPARING HERSELF OTHER TO BE IN THE INDUSTRY AND BE READY WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND EQUITY SO CONSIDERING SO MANY CHALLENGES, I WOULD REQUEST THE BOARD TO LISTEN TO THIS REQUEST AND NOT DELAY IT FURTHER. SOME OF THE REASONS THAT I AM --

>> IF YOU COULD WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE].

>> NEXT I THINK IT'S MY NOTES ARE IT'S A GROUP OF THREE PRESENTING. DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT? OKAY. GREAT.

GOOD EVENING. I WORK AT EVER GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL AS AN IA AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT BECAUSE I'M A COADVISOR TO OUR WONDERFUL DIVERSE ARTICULATE THOUGHTFUL AND BRAVE LGBTQIA PRIDE CLUB AT OUR SCHOOL.

MY ROLE IS TO FACILITATE THINGS FOR STUDENTS.

IT'S A STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATION. THEY'VE COME UP WITH WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS OVER THE YEARS.

AND I THINK THIS ONE ALIGNS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD'S WONDERFUL STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE PUBLIC ON JANUARY 24TH OF THIS YEAR

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AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE JACOB ANDERSON WHO IS ONE OF OUR LEADERS IN THIS THE PRIDE CLUB.

THANK YOU.

>> MR. ANDERSON, JUST ONE MOMENT.

I THINK OUR TEAMS MIGHT HAVE TIMED OUT HERE.

OKAY. GO AHEAD, MR. ANDERSON. THANK YOU.

>> HELLO. I'M A 13-YEAR-OLD AT EVER GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M PART OF THE LGBTQIA CLUB AND WE WOULD LIKE THE PRIDE FLAG RAISED IN THE MONTH OF JUNE ALSO KNOWN AS PRIDE MONTH. I'M HERE ALONG WITH OTHERS AND WE'RE ALL SPEAKING TONIGHT. OUR IDEA IS BASICALLY TO MORE PROMOTE THE LGBTQIA SOCIETY IN OUR KIND OF GROUP AND WE FEEL THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT SAY WE'RE A WELCOMING AND OPEN SOCIETY AS ALL OF US IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE BELIEVE IT SHOWS NOT ONLY SUPPORT BUT GIVE ALMOST WHO SEE THIS A FEELING OF WELCOMING AND EQUALITY.

WE CREATED A PETITION AND NOT 292 SIGNATURES FROM STUDENTS AGREEING WITH THE IDEA. AND BY PUTTING UP A PRIDE FLAG IT SHOWS NOT ONLY ARE WE OPENING AND WELCOME BUT WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO SHOW THAT TO THE PUBLIC EITHER.

IT'S IMPORTANT WE SHOW NOT ONLY OUR SUBJECT TOS BUT THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE ALL HUMAN AND THE PRIDE FLAG CAN MEAN JUST AS MUCH AS THE AMERICAN FLAG TO SOME AND IT CAN ONLY TAKE A LITTLE TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL UNWANTED.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS CLAIRE BEACO.

I'M A LESBIAN AND I GO BY THEY VERB SHE.

I'M 13 AND GO TO EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ACCORDING TO STUDIES PUBLISHED BY A MEDICAL JOURNAL BY THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, LGBTQIA YOUTH ARE 3.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE THAN THEIR PEERS.

THIS FLAG CAN SHOW THEY'RE LOVED AND OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

[APPLAUSE].

>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE A STUDENT SIGNED UP AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME AUDIO ISSUES ON TEAMS.

>> ARE YOU ON?

>> HELLO. >> HELLO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR US. I TRIED SENDING A MESSAGE SAYING GO FOR IT.

IF YOU CAN HEAR US, GO AHEAD.

>> OKAY. HELLO. I AM HERE TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE FACT OF WHY OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD RAISE A PRIDE MAGAZINE AT

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IT IS IMPORTANT WE SHOW NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS BUT OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE ALL HUMAN AND THAT THE PRIDE FLAG MEANS JUST AS MUCH AS THE AMERICAN FLAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

[APPLAUSE].

>> OKAY. WELL, WE'LL KEEP TRYING TO MUDDLE THROUGH THIS.

NEXT I HAVE SIGNED UP IS OLIVIA TEJA.

LET'S SEE HERE.

>> I AM A RESIDENT WITHIN THE NORTH SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I AM GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT TO LAKE WASHINGTON'S SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST TIME RIGHT NOW AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR STUDENT'S SAFETY AND WELL BEING.

ON MARCH 17TH, A FRIEND ALERTED ME THAT POLICE WERE TRAINING THEIR CANINE UNITS AT REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT IT WAS FREAKING OUT THE CHILDREN ESPECIALLY WHEN DOGS BARKED AT THEM WHEN THEY WALKED NEARBY. SO MANY QUESTIONS RACED THROUGH MY MIND. WHY WERE THEY EVEN THERE? DID THIS HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL DAY? WHY WERE THE POLICE HOLDING CANINE UNIT TRAINING AT A CHILDREN'S SCHOOL? WHY WERE THESE DOGS SO BADLY TRAINED THAT THEY WOULD BARK AT PEOPLE WALKING PAST.

UPON FURTHER INQUIRY I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND OF A TWO-DAY TRAINING BOTH DAYS HAPPENING IN RHS DURING THE DAY WHILE CLASS WAS IN SESSION. I FOUND OUT THAT MULTIPLE PARENTS HAD NO IDEA THIS TRAINING WAS HAPPENING UNTIL A FELLOW RHS PARENT HAD POSTED ABOUT THE CANINE TRAINING ON A FACEBOOK GROUP. I KEPT WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THEY KNEW ABOUT THE TRAINING BUT EVERY NEW NAME GIVEN ENDED UP BEING PART OF THE NEWS TO ME CLUB.

THIS TRAINING OF CANINE DOGS BY THE RPD HAPPENED WITH LITTLE TO NO NOTICE TO PARENTS AND NOT EVEN THE SUPERINTENDENT KNEW ABOUT IT. THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IS BAD ENOUGH. I ASK NOW OF EVERYONE ON THE BOARD PLEASE WONDER ALONG WITH ME WHY DID ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THINK IT WAS ALL RIGHT TO HOLD A CANINE POLICE DOG TRAINING AT A CHILDREN'S SCHOOL? WHY? THERE IS NO POSSIBLE SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. SUCH AN ANSWER DOES NOT EXIST.

THIS IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE OR DISCUSSION.

CANINE POLICE DOGS DO NOT BELONG AT A SCHOOL END OF STORY.

NO EXCEPTIONS. BUT YOU KNOW THE WORST THING.

THE FACT THAT I FELT I HAD TO COME HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M NOT EVEN FROM THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. I CAME HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE PARENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES.

PARENTS ARE AFRAID THAT THE POLICE WILL RETALIATE AGAINST THEIR CHILDREN AT THEIR SCHOOL. THERE'S AT LEAST ONE SRO.

IF ANY STUDENT OR PARENT WERE TO SAY I HAVE A COMPLAINT, THEY RISK RETALIATION BY THE SROS SO NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE OBVIOUS STANCE THAT CANINE DOGS DO NOT BELONG AT SCHOOLS, I ACTUALLY ALSO WANT TO USE THIS TIME TO SAY SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS DO NOT BELONG AT SCHOOLS EITHER.

AS LONG AS THEY STAY AT -- STUDENT FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS SUPPRESSED AND ESPECIALLY WE CAN'T AMPLY IDENTIFY VOICES OF STUDENTS OF COLOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE SROS.

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>> THANK YOU. >> HI THERE.

HOPE YOU CAN ALL HEAR ME. GOOD EVENING.

I'M THE FATHER OF A WONDERFUL TEENAGER NINTH GRADER.

I'M GOING ADVOCATE FOR HAVING A LATER START THAN 8:00 A.M. FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS. IN FACT I DON'T EVEN THINK THE TERM LATE START IS THE RIGHT TERM.

IT'S THE RIGHT START AND NOT -- WE'RE HEARD FROM A LOT OF KIDS AND ALSO FROM THE MEDICAL SOCIETY THAT THE BIOLOGICAL SLEEP CYCLES MEAN THEY NEED THE TIME.

IF THEY'RE EXPECTED TO BE IN SCHOOL AND ARRIVE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SLEEP COME APPROXIMATE MIZING THEIR COGNITION, THEN THE ACTION CLEARLY IS NO OUR ACTIONS ARE NOT ALIGNED WITH OUR INTENTIONS. OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT SET UP FOR SUCCESS. IN FACT I'LL SET UP FOR THE -- THREE OPERATIVE STUDENTS. IT'S NOT A MUST HAVE.

IT'S A GOOD TO HAVE. IT ACTUALLY PRESENTS FEWER OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THE POOR KIDS ACTUALLY SLEEP IN THE MORNING AND THEY'RE FALLING BEHIND AND IT IS DEFINITELY NOT INCLUSIVE BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT OF DOING THIS IS FOR THE KIDS ANTICIPATE NOT INCLUDING -- IN FACT WHAT WE'RE OPTIMIZING FOR IS SOME OTHER SECONDARY REASONS SUCH AS LOGISTICS AND TRANSFORMATION. YES THERE ARE REASONS TO DEAL WITH BUT WE CAN GET CREATIVE AND SHOULD NOT PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

I STRONGLY FEEL THAT ALL OF US PUT TOGETHER ARE SABOTAGING OUR

OWN STUDENTS. >> I CAN HEAR YOU.

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OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> YES.

PLEASE GO ALED. >> OKAY. PERFECT.

SORRY ABOUT THIS. >> NO PROBLEM.

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH IT. >> OKAY. I JUST WONDER HOW ALL THE SCHOOLS MANAGE THE COVID --

>> ARE YOU STILL THERE?

>> CAN YOU HEAR US?

>> OKAY.

HI, BOARD MEMBERS,LY START TALKING NOW.

LAST YEAR MY DAUGHTER WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HER SCHOOL TIME WAS 8:25 IN THE MORNING. IT FELT A LITTLE EARLY BUT NOT TOO BAD. DURING PANDEMIC, THE SCHOOL STARTED AT 9:00 A.M. AND THEN THOUGH THE PANDEMIC WAS BAD AND SHE HAD TO STAY AT HOME SHE ACTUALLY SAID GOING TO SCHOOL LATER FEELS ACTUALLY GOOD.

>>> SORRY FOR THE ADD OWE ISSUES.

THANK YOU. NEXT I --

>> I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND I'M SURE WE HAVE ALL LOOK AT IT. THERE ARE PROS AND CONS OF A LATE START. MOST OF THE PROS ARE ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE KIDS

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>> MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT HAVE THE AUDIO FROM THE DISTRICT WEBSITE LIVE STREAM PLAYING. THERE'S A DELAY WHICH I THINK IS PART OF THE PROBLEM SO MAKE SURE IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING ON TEAMS ONLY HAVE THE AUDIO FROM TEAMS PLAYING.

NEXT WE HAVE MIA, GUTHRIE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?

>> JUST FINE.

>> OKAY. HI. I AM A FRESHMAN AT EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR LATER START TIMES.

I WAKE UP AT 7:30 A.M. AND TO MOST HIGH SCHOOLERS BELIEVE ME THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE. MY SCHOOL STARTS AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING. BUT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, I HAD TO GET TO SCHOOL BY 8:00 A.M. I KNOW THE PAIN OF WAKING UP REALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HAVING TO FORCE YOURSELF TO GO TO SCHOOL. I GOT UP AROUND 6:00 AND SORT OF ZOMBIE WALK MY WAY THROUGH THE MORNING BECAUSE I WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP. YOU HAVE TO GET UP AND I HAVE TO MAKE MY OWN LUNCH WHICH GENERALLY TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

AND THEN AT AROUND 6:45 START TO ACTUALLY GET READY FOR SCHOOL, PACK MY BAG, GET DRESSED, BRUSH MY TEETH AND THEN BY 7:15ISH I WAS WALKING OUT THE DOOR BECAUSE I LIVE A FEW MIMES AWAY FROM MY SCHOOL AND I WAS BIKING THERE. HOWEVER, ONCE THE PANDEMIC HIT, I FELT LIKE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PERSON.

FINALLY I WAS GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP AND IT WAS AMAZING.

AFTER WE RETURN TO IN PERSON SCHOOL I CHOSE TO TAKE A YEAR OFF FOR HOME SCHOOLING AND, AGAIN, IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW MUCH MORE YOU CAN FOCUS WHEN YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH SLEEP.

WHEN I WENT BACK TO IN PERSON SCHOOL FOR AS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL, THIS CONTINUES TO AMAZE ME HOW MUCH GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP CAN DO. I WAKE UP AT 7:30.

NA IS WHEN SOME OF THESE TESLA KIDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT SCHOOL. I CANNOT FOCUS AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING. THIS IS NOT OKAY. YOU HAVE TO -- AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T EAT BREAKFAST AS I OFTEN SKIPPED IT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE FOCUS JUST BY GETTING -- JUST BY EATING BREAKFAST IS INCREDIBLE BUT BY GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP I CAN FOCUS IN THE CLASSROOM AND LEARN THE DIFFICULT PROBLEMS AND NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT MY BOOK LATER ON WHEN I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK. AND HONESTLY IT'S AMAZING.

I FEEL ENERGETIC AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN CLASSROOM DEBATES. IN CIVICS, I CAN BE ENGAGED AND PRACTICE LEARNING DISCUSSING WITH ONE ANOTHER DIFFERENT OPINIONS. WHEN I GO TO ENGLISH I CAN CRITICALLY THINK ABOUT POEMS. YOU HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE TALK

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PERSONALLY MY CLEAREST MEMORY ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL WAS WALKING PARTIALLY AWAKE EACH MORNING EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS MANY DECADES AGO BUT THAT'S MY MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS UNSAFE AS I COULD BE HIT BY A BUS.

IT ACCEPTLY HARD FOR A SING -- ESPECIALLY HARD FOR A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD. WITH SCHOOL STARTING LATER GRADES AND AT TEN DANCE WENT UP, MANY OTHER DISTRICTS EXPERIENCED THE BENEFIT OF THE LATER START. ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR HAVE DISABILITIES.

THE HIGH SCHOOL START TIME NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED TO BE MORE HUMANE. A LATER START IS POSSIBLE.

IT WORKS WELL FOR THOSE THAT DO. MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND US DIDN'T NEED TO START HIGH SCHOOL.

TWO HOURS BEFORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WE NEED THE DISTRICT TO ASSIGN A SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO ARE VISIT.

EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY TWO MORE MONTHS LEFT BEFORE TEND OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO ADJUST THE HIGH SCHOOL START TIME FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR OR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WE NEED ACTION TODAY.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP AND GAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE BOARD REEFED WRITTEN COMMENT THAT THE BOARD HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ AND THAT COMMENT IS POSTED TO THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AND ALSO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING UNDER THE BOARD DOCS TAB ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, GIVEN THE INTEREST IN SCHOOL START TIMES, IS THERE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO

PROVIDE? >> BRIEFLY.

THE BOARD REMEMBERS BACK IN AUGUST I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC IN REGARD TO UNDERSTANDING THE RESEARCH.

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WE KIND OF KNOW HOW THIS YEAR PLIED OUT AND SO WORKING WITH MY TEAM WE ARE GOING TO MONTH FORWARD WITH A WORK GROUP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PULL APPROPRIATE DATA BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ASK OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY HOW DO WE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND IT MAY NOT AFFECT AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT TODAY BUT ONCE THEY REACH HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S WHEN THAT STARTS TO AFFECT THEM.

>> IS THERE A BOARD COMMENT OR QUESTION?

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF A TIMELINE AROUND THAT THAT YOU'RE THINKING OF?

>> YEAH. SO THE EXPECTED TIMELINE WOULD PULL SOME DATA AND INFORMATION THIS YEAR FROM CURRENT FAMILY AS AND PROBABLY STUDENTS AS WELL, CONDUCT THAT WORK TEAM NEXT YEAR FOR ANY CHANGES FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR.

>> QUICK QUESTION I HAD ASKED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FOR A COPY OF THE MOST RECENT EXTERNAL ADVISERS REPORT ON LATER START TIMES. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR THAT

AGAIN. >> ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S ANOTHER COMPONENT TO THIS.

WE ACTUALLY ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO SEE WAS THERE A TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO EVEN ADJUST OUR SCHOOL START TIMES EVEN IF IT WAS A SMALL CHANGE AND THAT CONSULTANT AT THIS TIME GIVEN KIND OF CURRENT STRUCTURES WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY

MEANINGFUL CHANGE BUT YES. >> I WOULD LOVE A COPY.

DIRECTOR CARLSON. >> GIVEN THEAL PERMANENT DAYLIGHT TIME THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING WHERE COME FALL NO MATTER WHAT WE DO WE HAVE TO CHANGE.

SO IS THERE A PLAN THAT IF WE HAVE TO REACT TO A PERMANENT DAYLIGHT THING WHERE WE NEVER FALL BACK?

>> I WOULD NOT WANT TO TRY AND ARTICULATE A PLAN THAT WE HAVE NOT DEVISED YET BUT WE KNOW THAT CONGRESS IS CONSIDERING ADOPTING PERMANENT DAYLIGHT SERVICE TIMES WHICH WOULD MEAN AT THE LATEST SUNRISE THAT WOULD OCCUR HERE IN OUR REGION WOULD BE RIGHT AROUND 9:00 A.M. AND THAT WOULD BE VERY -- THAT MEANS HAVE YOU MANY YOUNG STUDENTS GOING TO SCHOOL SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE SUNRISE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE

BOARD? >> THANK YOU.

[E. Consent Agenda]

>> THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

PLEASE POLL THE BOARD

. >> OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

>> CAN YOU SUMMARIZE OUR DONATIONS.

>> WE WANT TO THANK OUR PTA PARTNERS FOR DONATING OVER $27,000 WE'RE RECEIVING THIS 340 MONTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION PRIVATE SOURCES.

WE EXPECT THESE DONATIONS AND APPRECIATE THEM -- ACCEPT THESE

[F. Non-Consent Agenda]

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DONATIONS. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

NOW THE NONCONSENT AGENDA AND THAT FIRST ITEM IS THE SCHOOL BOARD LEGAL STATUS AND DIRECTOR DISTRICTS AND FIRST JUST AS A MATTER OF PROCEDURE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPENED ON MARCH 7, 2022, FOR COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED AND CAN YOU PRESENT THE FIRST READING OF OGP 1 FOR SCHOOL BOARD LEGAL STATUS AND DROUTHER DISTRICTS?

>> TONIGHT IT'S FIST READING FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTEDS OF THE

BOARD. >> ANY QUESTIONS? CHEESE .

>> WE'VE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN STUDY SESSION AND SO NO

QUESTIONS. >> HAD TO ASK.

THIS TOPIC WILL BE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THE BOARD ON OUR APRIL 18, 2022, MEETING FOR SECOND READING AND POTENTIAL ADOPTION AT THAT MEETING.

[G. Superintendent Report]

>> OKAY. THE NEXT EYE ATTEMPT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT AND I ALREADY PREEMPTED PART OF IT BUT DO YOU HAVE MORE?

>> A COUPLE OF PIECES AND REALLY AS I THOUGHT ABOUT MY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT THE BOARD HAS HEARD PATHWAY FORWARD UPDATES GOING ON THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS AND SO FOR ME THINKING ABOUT THE LOOK AHEAD, WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE BIG PIECES THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON ONE BEING SCHOOL START TIMES THAT INTERNSHIPED TO BRING FORWARD TONIGHT. YOU HEARD MY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT EARLIER. TWO OTHER PIECES ONE OF WHICH I'LL INVITE THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT TO COME UP AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS.

THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO REALLY BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT OUR PREPARATIONS FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR KNOWING THE CONDITIONS AND SITUATION THAT IS OCCUR THIRD DEGREE YEAR.

WHILE HE'S PREPARING I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANOTHER LOOK AHEAD EYE TESTIMONY AND THAT'S OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION. THEY HAVE THEIR SPRING BENEFIT ON APRIL 28TH. I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE COMMENT AT THAT BENEFIT AND THEY ARE A PARTNER THAT TRULY DOES CONNECT WITH THE CORE MISSION OF OUR DISTRICT, THE SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WANTED TO BRING THAT AS WE THINK ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AGAIN THAT'S ON APRIL 28TH.

COMING UP HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE.

SO ANNUALLY, WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO BE THOUGHTFUL AROUND PLANNING FOR OUR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR KNOWING THE SITUATION WE HEARD A COMMENT TONIGHT AROUND SOME OF THE ACADEMIC CHALLENGES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE FACING. WANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLANNING EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW ARE DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.

ALSO RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF OUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH A UNIQUE AND SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AS WELL. AND SO, MIKE, THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH THE BOARD TONIGHT. JUST INFORMATION ABOUT OUR

PLANNING PROCESS. >> YEAH.

THANK YOU. >> SO AS MENTIONED WE HAVE AN

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NOW WE'RE MOVING TO HOW DO WE EXIT AND KIND OF RECAPTURE SOME OF THE LEARNING OUR STUDENTS NEED BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND ALSO IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL.

WE ARE LOOKING AT INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED AS PAREPTIDE FOR THE LONG TERM BENEFITS OF OUR STUDENTS.

BACK IN 2019 WE IDENTIFIED WELL BEING AS AN IMPORTANT NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS. CONTINUING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES BEING CONSIDERED TO SUPPORT STUDENT NEEDS.

BOTH IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION BUT HOW WE EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE NEW MATH CURRICULUM IN OUR SCHOOLS AND SO HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT HOW DID THAT GO THIS YEAR SHARING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WITH OUR STAFF AND IMPLEMENTING THAT NEW CURRICULUM AND HOW DO WE USE THAT TO INFORM NEXT YEAR'S WORK WE NEED TO DO TO ENSURE WE HAVE CONTINUOUS SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION LEARNING.

SO AS WE LOOK INTO NEXT YEAR SOME PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN BUT ALSO TO ALIGN WITH WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOLS WE'VE MENTIONED SOME OF THESE IN SOME OF THE EARLIER YOU I DID SESSIONS AND BOARD MEETINGS BUT ONE OF THOSE IS ARPD OUR WORK TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS MORE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

AS MINKSED WE ALSO RECOGNIZE NATIONALLY THE IDEA THAT HAHS NEED SUPPORT SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY AS THEY COME FROM VERY DIFFERENT SETTING BACK INTO SCHOOL AND HAVING BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. CONTINUED EMPHASIS AS OUR NEW BOARD POLICY ON EQUITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTING EQUITY TEAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND THERE'S -- WE WERE MENTIONING EARLIER TONIGHT JUST SOME REFRESHERS THAT WE NEED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL WE HAVE I BELIEVE OVER 200, 250 NEW TEACHERS ONLINE EVERY YEAR AND SO THAT IS AS LARGE AS MANY SMALL DISTRICTS MEANING WE HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT HOW WE PROVIDE REFRESHERS FOR FOLKS COMING IN. LAST THING ON THIS SLIDE WE

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MAKING SURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CORE CURRICULUM AND INTENSIFIED LEVELS OF SUPPORT AS STUDENTS NEED THAT AND SO MANY IF NOT ALL OF THESE AREAS REALLY FALL UNDER THAT MULTITIERED SYSTEM FRAMEWORK. IN ADDITION WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE EQUITY NOT A STAND ALONE THING BUT WOVEN THROUGHOUT OUR CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OUR TRAINING AND SO OUR TEAMS ARE REALLY WORKING INTENSALLY TO BUILD EQUITY INTO THAT TRAINING AND SUPPORT. ALL THIS INFORMATION WE'RE GATHERING IS HELPING US UPDATE THOSE PLANS I MENTIONED EARLIER WARN CONNING TO REVISE THOSE AS WE GO.

IN ADDITION WE ARE THEN MOVING INTO A PROCESS WHERE WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE USE OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEM INCLUDING TIME AND THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL SO FOR ACADEMICS THINKING ABOUT CURRICULUM AND TECHNOLOGY SO AGAIN THIS IS THE END RESULT OF A SIMILAR PROCESS CONDUCTED LAST YEAR BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW THESE WEAVE TOGETHER. WE CAN HAVE OUR RESOURCES MATCHING OUR PRIORITIES AND NEEDS.

SO THAT'S A HIGH LEVEL VERY QUICK OVERVIEW.

THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK AS YOU CAN IMAGINE --

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>> GREAT. I THINK THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR FIRST.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW. I WAS CURIOUS WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LISTENING SESSIONS YOU MENTIONED THERE WOULD BE ONE FOR STAFF TEACHERS AND FAMILIES.

WILL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE ASS WELL?

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> WILL THERE ALSO BE FAMILY SESSIONS? THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD ENTERTAIN, YES.

[H. Public and Community Affairs]

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. DIRECTOR, COULD'VE ANYTHING TO

REPORT FIRST? >> SO AS YOU'RE LIKELY AWARE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAS ENDED AND AT THIS POINT I BELIEVE ASSOCIATE WILL GIVE AN UPDATE OF HOW THAT ENDED IN REGARD TO OUR PRIORITIES AND A FEW ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO ADD.

THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONCLUDED MARCH 10TH I BELIEVE AND WITH THAT CAME A LOT OF WORK IN REGARD TO BUDGET MORE THAN WE TYPICALLY SEE IN THE SHORT SESSIONS AND SO TONIGHT'S UPDATE PROVIDES NOT ONLY UPDATES AROUND BILLS BUT ALSO SOME OF THOSE FINANCIAL IMPACTS RELATED TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

THE FOCUS OF THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR MISSION AND VISION. SO THE PLATFORM WAS BROKEN OUT AND APPROVED IN THE DECEMBER 6TH BOARD MEETING.

>> RECEIVED FUNDSES FOR OUR SIMILAR SIZED NEIGHBORS.

WE ASKED OURLATURE TO INCREASE FUNDING.

WE WILL HAVE NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEXT YEAR.

THEY DID PROVIDE PARTIAL STABILIZATION FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR SO THIS YEAR FOR OUR SMALL ENROLLMENT LOSS COMPARED TO 1920 SO WE'RE RECEIVING 50% OF OUR ENROLLMENT LOSS.

THE LEGISLATURE DID PROVIDE SOME INCREASE FOR TECHNOLOGY VERY SMALL AMOUNT. WE RECEIVE ABOUT 4 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE STATE FOR TECHNOLOGY.

THE REST OF THOSE FUNDS ARE PAID FOR MA DID NOT PASS AND THEN

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THE SECOND REQUEST WAS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND THE ELECT WHICH YOU ARE DID PROVIDE -- AND IT'S PHASED OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD SO WE'LL RECEIVE THE FIRST YEAR NEXT FALL AND THEN IF THEY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FUNDING IN THE NEXT YEAR WE'LL RECEIVE THAT OVER TWO YEARS.

THE REQUIREMENTS THERE IS A COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.

WE MUST SHOW TOTAL FTE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ALLOCATION.

THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ALREADY FUND SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FTE AND SO WE ARE MEETING THOSE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.

AND IT CONTINUES EVEN WITH THIS NEW STATE FUNDING.

IT CONTINUES TO REMAIN UNDERFUNDED BY THE STATE.

SO THIS SLIDE KIND OF DIVES INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PROTOTYPICAL MODEL FOR PHYSICAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT STAFF AND THE STAFF INCLUDED IN THAT CATEGORY INCLUDES COUNSELORS, NURSES, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. CLASSIFIED STAFF AND STUDENT SAFETY. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STAFF.

SO ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE BAR CHART SHOWS TOTAL SPENDING OF $21 MILLION IN THE DISTRICT. AND THE BLUE PART OF THE BAR IS STATE FUNDED PORTION SO THEY FUND 8.5 MILLION AND THE REMAINING 60% RIGHT NOW ARE FUNDED FROM OUR LOCAL LEVY DOLLARS. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE FTE. WE HIRE ABOUT 183 FTE AND THE STATE FUNDS 78 FTE. SO AS -- SO THIS NEXT -- THE LINE THAT'S COMING IN IS THE FUNDING LEVEL FOR WHAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT SO THAT BLUE BAR WILL INCREASE TO THAT 22-23 FUNDING LEVEL.

AND THEN SHOULD THE LEGISLATURE APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL THREE YEAR PHASE IN, THEN THE POTENTIAL FUNDING LEVEL COULD GO TO THAT NEXT BLUE LINE. AND AGAIN WE KNOW THE COST WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS THEY DO EVERY YEAR.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT AND AGAIN SO YOU CAN ALSO SEE WE ALREADY MEET THE THREE YEAR PLAN AND IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO BALANCE HOW WE SPEND OUR STATE AND LOCAL DOLLARS BECAUSE FOR EVERY NEW STATE DOLLAR WE SPEND WE KNOW THE STATE DOES NOT FUND 100% OF WHAT IT COSTS TO HIRE STAFF MEMBER SO WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND ADDITIONAL LEVY DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THOSE.

SO SOME ADDITIONAL BILLS. THE BILL FOR THAT THREE YEAR PHASE IN IS LISTED RIGHT THERE SENATE BILL 5595.

AND THEN THERE WAS A BILL RELATED TO EDUCATOR TRAINING AND IT CHANGED TIMING ON WHEN PARA EDUCATORS NEED TO BE TRAINED.

THAT BILL DID NOT PASS. WE ACTUALLY DID NOT SUPPORT THAT TIMING BECAUSE IT TIED KIND OF OUR -- LIMITED OUR FLEXIBILITY ON HOW TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO OUR PARA EDUCATORS AND WHEN TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND WE KNOW IT'S MOST IMPORTANT FOR OUR PEER

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AND SO HOWEVER THE LEGISLATURE DID PUT IN THE BIANNUAL BUDGET TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DAYS OF TRAINING FOR PARA EDUCATORS AND SO WE'RE STILL ANALYZING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT.

SO AN ADDITIONAL TWO ITEMS IS TO FULLY FUND THE COST OF SEB AND NO CHANGES ON FUNDING OR ELIGIBILITY ROLES WHEN THEY IMPLEMENTED IT IN JANUARY OF I THINK 2020 NOW THEY ALSO ADDED REQUIREMENTS TO PAY FOR DISTRICTS TO COVER INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES THAT WEREN'T PREVIOUSLY COVERED SUCH AS SUBS.

AND PART TIME STAFF -- SOME PART TIME STAFF AND SO WE'RE ASKING THAT IF THE LEGISLATURE IS ADDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY ALSO FUND THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

AND THE OTHER REQUEST WAS UNDER A TRACT TO RETAIN HIGH QUALITY STAFF AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE REPROCESSTY OF TEACHING CERTIFICATES AND ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND AT THIS TIME THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES TO THAT. HOWEVER, AS PART OF THERE ARE THE BIABYULE BUDGET THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDED THEY TELL DISTRICTS WHAT TIN FLAGSARY IMD IS OR COLA FOR STAFF AND THEY IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE BIANNUAL IT WAS ORIGINALLY 1.6% AND WHEN THEY DID THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET THEY CHANGED THAT PERCENT TO 5.5%. AND SO AS A REMINDER BECAUSE THE STATE DOES NOT FUND 100% OF WHAT DISTRICTS HIRE FOR 1% COLA THE DISTRICT WILL NEED TO FIND A MILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL FUNDING TO FUND THE COST OF THAT COLA AND THEN THEY ALSO INITIATED AN INCREASE IN THE SEB COST TO EMPLOYERS AND SO THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE STATE FUNDED STAFF BUT THE DISTRICT HAS TO PROVIDE THE INCREASE FOR THE LOCAL FUNDED STAFF.

SO THE THIRD CATEGORY WAS OUR LONG TERM CATEGORY AND SO WE REQUESTED THREE THINGS MOSTLY RELATED OR RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION. TO UPDATE THE STATE FORMULA FOR CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE. AND THOSE STANDARDS WERE SET IN 1979 AND HAVE 23409 REALLY BEEN UPDATED AND THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES. IT REMAINS UNDER FUNDED BY THE STATE. TWO, WE ALSO REQUESTED TO ALLOW SIMPLE MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE OF SCHOOL BONDS.

WE DID TESTIFY ON SOME HEARINGS AND BILLS AROUND THAT AND FOURNTLY THOSE BILLS DID NOT PASS AND THEN WE'RE CONTINUING TO ASKED TO ELIMINATE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX ON SCHOOL DESTRUCTION PROJECTS BECAUSE THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST ON LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES SO YOU CAN SEE THE BILLS HOUSE BILL 1226 WAS THE SIMPLE MAJORITY REQUIREMENT AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT DID NOT PASS.

THE NEXT THREE BILLS WERE RELATING TO OR THE NEXT TWO BILLS RELATING TO BUILDING SYSTEMS AND CODES.

ONE PASSED, HOUSE BILL 1280 REQUIRES LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS WHEN YOU ARE DESIGNING A BUILDING AND THEN HOUSE BILL 1770 BUILDING SYSTEMS AND CODES WOULD HAVE PUT NEW REQUIREMENTS IN FOR ENERGY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

THAT BILL DID NOT PASS AND CREATING DEPRECIATION SUB FUND FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND THAT BILL DID NOT PASS EITHER.

WE TESTIFIED KIND OF NOT IN SUPPORT OF THAT BILL BECAUSE IT JUST IT WAS CREATING ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS AND SO THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. AND I THINK THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE. IT IS.

SO THAT'S MY SHORT AND SWEET LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS IF BEFORE WE MOVE

TO THE DIRECTOR? >> ALL I WANT TO DO IS SAY THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL

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PARTICULARLY IF THE SCHOOL MODEL.

THAT'S A BIG WIN. THERE ARE SOME PLACES I THINK WE HAVE ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO AND WE HAVE TIME TO HELP DO SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANYTHING ELSE ON PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS?

>> SOME KEY THINGS AS WE LOOK FORWARD THERE'S A FEW THINGS.

SO COMING UP WE'LL OPEN UP THE POSITIONS IN APRIL TO HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS TO THE POSITIONS.

>> WE DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ON MARCH 8TH TO MEET WITH THE CITY OF CAN I RECOLLECTLAND. I'M HAPPY TO JUST HIGHLIGHT.

THIS IS OUR QUARTERLY MEETING WE HAVE IN CAN I RECOLLECTLAND.

>> AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS SEVERAL ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST INCLUDING ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FROM CITIES FOR IN TERMS OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND SITING AND ZONING AND WHAT WE CAN BUILD ON EXISTING SITES.

MORE WORK TO BE DONE IN THAT IN TERMS OF ENGAGING WITH OUR JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH WE HAVE SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SHARED INTERESTS AND WHAT THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS WOULD LOOK LIKE MOVING TO A MORE URBANIZE ENVIRONMENT. BUT THERE SEEMS AT LEAST THE CITY OF CAN I RECOLLECTLAND A LOT OF INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR THAT IDEA. ANYTHING ELSE?

>> I THINK YOU HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS.

>> EXCELLENT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT.

THAT WAS THE MEETING WHERE I HAD A 4 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD SCREAMING AT ME THE WHOLE TIME. THAT'S HOW I REMEMBER IT.

[I. Closing Items]

>> TOMORROW MARCH 29TH IS THE VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY.

KEEP IN MIND 40 CLEARS HAS PASSED.

CLOSING IN ON 50 YEARS. OUT OF THE 2.7 MILLION AMERICANS WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM, 850,000 ARE ESTIMATED STILL WITH US.

THE VA DOES ESTIMATE THAT 530 OF THOSE VETERANS DIE EVERY DAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO KEEP THEM IN YOUR MINDS AND HEARTS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES, FRIENDS, COWORKERS, PLEASE TELL THEM THANK YOU BECAUSE WHEN THEY RETURNED FROM VIETNAM THERE WERE NOT A WHOLE LOT OF THANK YOUS. THANK YOU.

>> DIRECTOR. >> MAYBE IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF MY PERSONAL PASSIONATE DISTASTE FOR LEAPING FORWARD IN THE SPRING

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AND TOWARDS THAT END, THE DARKEST MORNING IS A MUCH GREATER PROBLEM FOR US THAN THE DARKEST AFTERNOON.

AND I WOULD PROPOSE I'M -- I HAVE NO POWER ON THIS BUT I PROPOSE AS A SOLUTION THAT EVEN IF THE CLOCK DOESN'T FALL BACK OUR DISTRICT CAN DO THE SAME THING BY MOVING START TIMES ONE HOUR FORWARD WHEN WE WOULD HAVE FALLEN BACK.

THAT'S A TWO BIRDS WITH ONE START.

AS A DISTRICT WE HAVE CONTROL OVER WHEN WE START.

>> ENCOURAGE THE PROACTIVE THINKING BEING PUT FORWARD.

ALSO THE LATE START WEDNESDAY.

>> I HAVE ONE ITEM. THE BOARD HAS AT OUR EXTENDED STUDY SESSION I'M SO BAD WITH DATES.

WHENEVER THAT WAS IN THE PAST SOMETIME IN THE LAST IT WAS EITHER TWO WEEKS AGO OR A YEAR AGO, WE HAD THE DISCUSSION AROUND OE-14 AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION 14 AND THAT'S THE ANTIRACISM INCLUSION AND EQUITY IN SCHOOLS POLICY THAT WE PASSED IN OCTOBER, SEPTEMBER OF 2021.

AND WE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS ON SATURDAY WITH DR. HOLEMAN GOING THROUGH THE INDICATORS. THERE ARE 11 SUB POLICIES I BELIEVE OF OE-14 ON SATURDAY WE DURING MANY HOURS OF DISCUSSION MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST THREE OR FOUR.

AND THEN TONIGHT WE MET AGAIN TO GO KEEP WORKING THROUGH IT.

WE STILL HAVE THREE MORE INDICATORS TO CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH. AND WE'VE COMMITTED TO DOING THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY AN UPDATE ON THAT WORK.

IT IS STILL OUR EXPECTATION THAT THOSE INDICATORS WILL BE ADOPTED AND WE WILL START MONITORING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.

SO THAT WORK IS ONGOING AND WE ARE WORKING TO COMPLETE THAT.

IN THE EQUITY SPACE I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN WORKING ON A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

WE ALSO WORKED ON THAT DURING OUR EX-TENED STUDY SESSION.

WE HAVE A DRAFT THAT WE ARE STARTING TO FEEL COMFORTABLE

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WE WERE SO FORTUNATE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WORK WITH HER AS A CONTRACTOR IN THE MID 2000S AND THEN SHE ACTUALLY WAS HIRED ON RIGHT AROUND 2010, 11, 12 RIGHT IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND -- A THIRST FOR EXCELLENCE AND SALLY PROVIDED THAT OVER THE LAST DECADE AND I CAN'T THAPG HER ENOUGH FOR WHAT SHE IS LEAVING THIS ORGANIZATION WITH. SHE IMPLEMENTED THE ONE THE ONE MODEL. AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

SHE SPUN ON A DIME AND IMPLEMENTED A ONE TO ONE MODEL FOR ELEMENTARY TWO DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE SYSTEMS AND SUPPORTS THAT SHE HAS LED FROM SUPPORT FOR DEVICES, SUPPORT FOR TRAINING, HER WHOLE TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS TEAM AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO HER PARTNERSHIP AND REALLY THE LEADERSHIP TO ENGAGE WITH MICROSOFT SO THAT TODAY WE HAVE A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM IS REALLY REMARKABLE.

AND ALL OF THAT AND JUST A GREAT PERSON.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS SALLY AND HER PARTNERSHIP BUT SO GLAD SHE'S ABLE TO TAKE THIS NEXT STEP.

SHE'S GOING TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY AND SHE'S EXCITED TO SPEND TIME WITH HER GRANDCHILDREN AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS SALLY AS A TEAM AND SHE'S JUST BEEN A GREAT

COLLEAGUE OVER THE YEARS. >> THANK YOU.

OKAY. ONE LAST THING FOR INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANTED TO VIEW THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION AT OUR EXTEABED STUDY SESSION THAT WAS ON MARCH 19, 2022, SO NOT THAT LONG AGO.

THAT DISCUSSION IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AS WAS OUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT.

OKAY. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA.

THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 18TH.

THE STUDY SESSION AT 5:00 P.M. FOLLOWED BY A BOARD MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. BOTH HERE AND THE RESOURCE CENTER.

SINCE WE'VE REACHED THE END, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO

ADJOURN THIS MARCH 28TH MEETING. >> SO MOVE.

>> MOVED BY STRICTER STEWARTED, SECRETARIED.

ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

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