Apr 25, 2022 April 25, 2022 Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

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

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>> OKAY. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD TLIEK CALL TO ORDER THE APRIL 25, 2022, -- EXCUSE ME -- LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. LET THE RECORD REFLECT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THE BOARD WILL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE LOCATION OF ITS MEETINGS THROUGH THE MEETINGS TAB ON BOARD DOCS.

AT THIS TIME, IT IS PLANNED ALL FUTURE BOARD MEETING LAYS BE IN PERSON. WORD MEETINGS STUDY SESSIONS SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LYE STREAMED AS WELL ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO LIVE STREAM THE 3450E9ING, YOU MAY CALL TO LISTEN.

[B. Opening Items]

AGENDA. >> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR STUART SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON. THE MOTION CARRIES.

[C. Recognitions]

THE FIRST PROCLAMATION IS DE-CLAIRING MAY OF 2022 AS ARTSES AND EDUCATION MONTH. I'LL ASK DIRECTOR BLIESNER TO

READ IT. >> WE DID JUST FINISH THE REFLECTIONS WITH PTSA WHICH IS A BIG ART COMPONENT THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE NOW TO LOOK AT THE ITEMS THAT WERE SUBMITTED THROUGH THAT AND YOU CAN SEE -- DRAMA, OH, MY GOSH, MUSIC, FILM, AND A FEW OTHER OPTIONS. SO AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF ARTS AND EDUCATION. SO WITH THAT, THE PROCLAMATION WHEREAS TARTS INCLUDING DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, AND VISUAL ARTS ARE DEFINED AS A CORE SUBJECT IN WASHINGTON STATE'S DEFINITION OF BASIC EDUCATION AND CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE COMPLETE AND BALANCED EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS, EVEN WHEREAS LEARNING IN AND THROUGH THE ARTS ENABLES STUDENTS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY, DISCIPLINE, ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE AND EXPRESS FEELINGS AND IDEAS AND CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING WHICH SUPPORTS ACADEMIC SUCCESS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM AS WELL AS PERSONAL GROWTH OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

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>> MAY 3RD AS TEACHER APPRECIATION -- NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY. I'LL ASK DIRECTOR CHOI TO PLEASE

READ THAT PROCLAMATION. >> OKAY. WHEREAS TEACHERS MOLD FUTURE CITIZENS THROUGH GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION AND KEEP AMERICAN DEMOCRACY A LIVE BY LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND WHEREAS TEACHERS ENCOUNTER STUDENTS OF WIDELY DIFFERING BACKGROUNDS AND OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE DEPENDS UPON PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL STUDENTS AND WHEREAS LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS WORK TO CREATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF CONNECTION, VALUE, AND CHALLENGE AND WHEREAS TEACHERS IN LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR HARD WORK TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE THE DISTRICT'S VISION OF EVERY STUDENT FUTURE READY. THEREFORE, WE, THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2ND THROUGH 6TH AND TUSS MAY 3RD AS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND NATIONAL TEACHER DAY.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CHOI.

[D. Audience Participation]

AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENT AT LWSD.ORG. WE HAVE NO IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE TELEVISED COMMENT. THE FIRST I HAVE IS MICHELLE SUE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.

I'LL SEND HER A MESSAGE.

IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, IT'S YOUR TURN.

IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND DOING THAT.

WELL, WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE HAVE TECHNICAL ISSUES HERE.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE NEXT I HAVE SIGNED UP IS -- MS. SUE IS WRITING ME A MESSAGE RIGHT NOW. OH.

SHE ASKED THE NEXT PERSON GO. DAVID KIMBEL.

>> THERE WE ARE. WE CAN HEAR YOU, MR. KIMBEL.

>> OKAY. HERE WE GO. WELL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING THE GUEST COME IN HERE. I'LL PROBABLY SEND -- I THINK I COULD SEND MY QUESTIONS IN THROUGH EMAIL MAYBE TO -- BUT I WANT TO ARTICULATE THEM NOW WHILE THE BOARD IS THERE AND I'M IN A SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER HERE IN THE COUNTY SO COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO BE CONTACTING SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO ASK SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS. THE ONE FIRSTHAND WOULD BE DUE DO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE WEBSITES AND ARE THEY ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN AND USE THEM.

THESE AREN'T DIRECTED TO ANYONE IN PARTICULAR.

PERHAPS IF THE SUPERINTENDENT OR WHOEVER ANSWERS QUESTIONS THAT COME UP LATER. WHAT IS THE BOARD -- ARE THEY MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR OPEN PUBLIC MEETING SPEAKING POLICIES WITH THE CHANGES THE LEGISLATOR MADE.

I SEE A TENDENCY FOR DISSIPATION WITH ONLINE MILTINGS.

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>> WE HAVE RECEIVED WRITTEN PUBLIC DEMENT ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND I AM TRYING TO FIND IT.

>> WE RECEIVED WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT FROM --

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>> THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE PRIOR COMMENT ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL START. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE POTENTIALLY LOGISTICAL ISSUES BUT THE PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT ARE NOT AWARE OF EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF LOGISTIC ISSUES THE SCHOOL HAS SO THERE ARE LOTS OF PARENTS GUESSING.

WOULD THERE BE THREE BUS RUNS, TWO, WOULD IT BE OTHER THINGS THAT JUST -- NOT ENOUGH BUS DRIVERS.

I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST GUESSING AND THEN SOME PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHANGE THEIR SCHEDULE FOR MANY YEARS AND THEN THEIR KIDS ARE GOING TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL BUT STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN

ANY PROGRESS ON THIS. >> OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

[E. Consent Agenda]

APPROVE. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT A GENERAL DOPP AS PRESENTED.

[F. Non-Consent Agenda]

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>> NOTION CARRIES. >> NEXT IS OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION 308CY NUMBER EIGHT EXCITALED COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD.

FIRST, ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS FROM ANYTHING ON THE REPORT?

>> YES. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

IN 8.4 WHICH I'M NOW GOING TO HAVE TO GO LOOK FOR AND FIND, WHICH IS TO SHOW THAT THE -- INFORMED BOARD DECISIONS. IN REVIEWING THROUGH THE EVIDENCE HERE THERE IS IT'S VERY CLEAR THERE WERE LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS. THE QUESTIONS I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL FROM THE EVIDENCE WRITTEN HERE WAS DID WE GET INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VIEWPOINTS. SO MY QUESTION IS AS YOU DID THOSE WHAT SORTS OF THINGS THROUGH THOSE DID SORT OF HIGHLIGHT -- FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW IN THE CURRICULUM ADOPTION PIECE IS WHEN WE GET THOSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HUGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE THAT'S ACTUALLY ENGAGED WITH MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS' HOW IT'S DONE. AND MY QUESTION LIKE IN THE BUDGET, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF HOW WE GET MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH THAT.

SO I'M JUST THROWING THAT TO YOU.

>> SO THAT'S AN OVERARCHING QUESTION FOR 8.4 IN GENERAL.

WHAT WAS THE INPUT RECEIVED? >> YEAH.

I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN WE HAD MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS PUT INTO IT.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THAT WAS TRUE AS I READ IT BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT WRITTEN HERE.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> IT DOES.

>> BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, YOU DON'T KNOW THAT WHEN YOU READ THIS. LIKE THE SIPS IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF THE WHOLE PROCESS, IT WOULD BE CLEAR THERE.

THE BUDGET THERE ARE PIECES OF THAT, THAT WE DO DO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BUT I THINK OUR EX-EXTERNAL IS PRETTY LIMITED ON THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE DO A PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT'S ABOUT IT SO IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD DO THAT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

THAT DOESN'T PLAY INTO COMPLIANCE.

>> CORRECT. >> IT ACTUALLY JUST POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT A LITTLE

FURTHER. >> YEAH.

>> THAT DOESN'T DRAW IT INTO COMPLIANCE WHICH IS WHY I WAS

ASKING. >> GREAT.

>> CAN I ASK A FOLLOW UP? TO YOUR POINT, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE FINAL ITEM ON THERE FOR THE FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, YOU FRAMED THIS AS A SORT OF QUESTION BUT I'M GOING TO REPHRASE IT AS AN ASK. IS THE ASK THAT IT'S SPECIFIC AS OKAY WHAT WAS THE EXTERNAL VIEWPOINT PROVIDED AS PART OF --

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IS THAT -- IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE WITH THE

QUESTION? >> THAT IS WHAT THE POLICY IS

TRYING TO CAPTURE. >> YEAH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD?

>> THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ON THE SIPS AND WHY IF THIS IS THE PLACE TO DO IT OR LATER BUT I KNOW WEAVER PROVIDED THEM CONSISTENTLY WE'VE TRIED DIFFERENT WAY TEASE MAKE THEM MORE USEFUL ON BOARD AND USE THEM AS INFORMATION GOING IN.

I'M NOT SURE -- I HAVE NOT FELT THAT I HAVE SUCCEEDED AT BEING ABLE TO GET GOOD INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

PLANS. >> NOTED.

WE USED TO DO A LEARNING COMMUNITY SUMMARY FOR THE BOARD.

WE'VE DONE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.

ARE ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE HELPFUL IN UNDERSTANDING THE SIPS OR ARE YOU THINKING BEYOND THOSE IN TERMS OF PROCESS? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT METHODS THAT WE KNOW

OTHER DISTRICTS USE. >> SO FAR THE ONES WE'VE USED, I STILL HAVEN'T FELT LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN OFFICIAL ENOUGH.

IN CONVERSATION WITH OTHER BOARDS AROUND, I DO THINK THE CONCEPT OF BRINGING TOGETHER THE WHOLE LEARNING COMMUNITY IN THE DIFFERENT WAYS AND HAVING THAT DISCUSSION AROUND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS AND TOPICS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL.

>> ANY LAST -- YES. DIRECTOR CARLSON.

>> SO ON BROADLY HERE IN 8 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNICATION WITH COUNCIL AND MOST OF IT IS FRAMED IN HERE AS THE ACTUAL DIALOGUE.

THE ONE THING THAT HAS -- IT GOT AWKWARD FOR A WHILE WAS DASHBOARD WHERE WE COULD GO AND ASK QUESTIONS OF THE DATA WITHOUT HAVING TO PESTER SOMEONE IN THE SYSTEM.

IT'S GETTING BETTER. WE'RE COMING BACK UP.

BUT WE AS BOARD MEMBERS STILL DON'T HAVE A UNIFIED PLACE THAT YOU START LOOKING FOR STUFF. BOARD DOCS PRO IF I WANT TO LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED ENROLLMENT, I CAN FIND THAT BUT NOT CURRENT DATA SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO HAVING A DASHBOARD OR COCKPIT AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHERE I CAN ASK BASIC QUESTIONS OF THE DATA WITHOUT HAVING TO ASK YOU FOR HOW MANY KIDS TOOK THE AP BIO TEST LAST YEAR.

THAT'S THE SORT OF QUESTION I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PESTER AN ADMINISTRATOR WITH.

>> WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND WHAT WE'RE AFTER IN THAT SPACE AS BEST AS WE CAN AND EVEN MARK SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT.

>> I'LL GET AN UPDATE FROM THE TEAM AROUND THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE TRANSITIONING SYSTEMS AS WE KNOW AND --

>> EXACTLY. AND MY GUESS IS THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO WHERE THEY WANT TO BE AND SO --

>> RIGHT. >> AT A MINIMUM, MAYBE JUST 30 MINUTES OF TRAINING FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW WHERE IT IS AND WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

>> I THINK IT'S BACK IN SHARE POINT NOW FROM POWER BI BUT I'M

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THANK YOU. >> I ACTUALLY THINK IT FALLS RIGHT UNDER 8.8 WHERE ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL

INFORMATION. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? OKAY. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONITORING REPORT COMMUNICATION AND COUNCIL TO THE BOARD AS PRESENTED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> OKAY. THERE IT IS.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR BLIESNER.

ANY COMMENT FROM THE BOARD? >> I WAS WONDERING SOME OF THIS WAS SO THE PERFECT EXAMPLE IS 8.4 WHERE I JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE TENURE TO EXPERIENCE THE LEVEL OF INFORMATION SHARING AND COMMUNICATION THEREFORE SIT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO ABSTAIN?

>> OR YOU CAN REQUEST CLARIFICATION FOR THOSE THINGS TO CONFIRM THAT YOU SEE THAT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE.

>> I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO NECESSARILY TAKE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S PRIOR TO MY TENURE SO I UNDERSTAND -- I GUESS I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR THAT.

>> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

YOU CAN VOTE HOWEVER YOU PLEASE. >> YOU CAN.

IN GENERAL WE DON'T LINE ITEM ABSTAIN FROM THINGS.

BUT IT'S A COMMENT THAT'S ALWAYS WORTH PROVIDING BACK.

>> IT BRINGS UP I GOOD POINT HOW TO BE CLEAR IN THIS REPORT REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE BROUGHT TO US IN WHICH TO BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING IS IN COMPLIANCE OR NOT SO I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD INSIGHT SO THAT MIGHT JUST BE A PIECE OF DEMENT THAT'S MADE AS TO ENSURE THAT ANY NEW MEMBER READ ARING CAN FOLLOW THE HISTORY THAT MIGHT BE THERE AS WELL.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, DIRECTOR BLIESNER? I WANTED WITH 8. -- SORRY. I HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN.

I WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW IT. TWO SECONDS.

I'M SORRY. I HAVE IT WRITTEN.

8.3. ACTUALLY, THIS IS JUST A KUDO THAT I WANTED TO SAY. I THINK THE ADDITIONAL WORK WITH TLETH WHICH YOU ARE TO KEEPING THE BOARD INFORMED OF A DIFFERENT MOVEMENT THAT WAS GOING ON THERE AND ANY BUDGETARY IMPACTS SINCE THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET DOES COME FROM THE STATE SO BEING ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THERE TO BE ABLE TO WORK UPON WHAT POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS COME FROM SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS CALLED OUT AND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT TYPE OF WORK THAT'S GOING ON.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> OKAY. I HAVE ONE MORE. >> GO AHEAD.

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>> 8.7 ON INFORMATION PROVIDED, APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION MATERIALS. WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET THE STUDY SESSION MATERIALS. PRIOR TO THE STUDY SESSION.

OFTEN THEY ARE NOT POSTED. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN WHICH TO DO SO.

OTHERWISE THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE THE REPORT AND AT THIS POINT EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE BUT I THINK THE HISTORICAL PIECE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS WE THINK THROUGH THESE THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE DO CAPTURE IT MOST EFFECTIVELY.

>> MY COMMENT IS NOT WELL FORMED.

BUT I'LL MAKE IT ANYWAY. IT'S A WONDER.

IT'S A WONDER. NOT A COMMENT.

I WONDER WHETHER THE BOARD BRIEFS FORMAT THAT WE'VE USED SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE WORD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO THE BOARD IS THE BEST AND MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT AND MOST ACCESSIBLE. I'M NOT SAYING -- I SAY THIS AS A WONDER WITHOUT ANY INSIGHT INTO WHAT WOULD BE BETTER.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'VE THE SHIFT TO MOVING IT TO BOARD DOCS HAS ACTUALLY MADE IT AS OPPOSED TO TRANSMISSION BY EMAIL HAS BEEN A BETTER SHIFT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONITORING REPORT AS PRESENTED, PLEASE VOTE AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES.

>> ONE ABSTENTION. >> I'M SORRY.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, DIRECTOR SAGE -- [LAUGHTER]. DIRECTOR CHOI ABSTAINED.

SO THERESA HAS BEEN SO KIND TO DO LET'S CALL IT 99.9% OF THE WORK IN TYPING THAT UP AND HAS SENT THEM TO ME FOR REVIEW AND FINALIZATION. WHICH TAKES VERY LITTLE TIME SO WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

>> YEAH. >> I GUESS I DIDN'T ASK THERESA, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT PROCESS? OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> APPRECIATE THE PROCESS. >> SO THAT'S GOOD.

>> SHE IS NOW. >> YEAH.

>> AND, YES -- I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT WHEN WE GOT TO THOSE.

IT'S -- THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION 9, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> FIRST ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THE MONITORING REPORT FOR OE 9?

>> AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE FOR PROCESS, ASKING FOR

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FIRST, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED FIRST?

AND -- >> SO I DID HAVE QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT SURE IT BELONGS HERE OR IF IT WAS ELSEWHERE BUT IN REGARD TO THIS PIECE HOW ARE YOU REACHING NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BE INVOLVED AND ENGAGED? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS?

>> IN 9.2 THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN CHALLENGING AND EXCEPTIONAL.

AND SO THE QUESTION I HAVE HERE ISLESS A -- ABOUT THE DETAILS OF EVIDENCE IN COMPLIANCE BUT RATHER THE PLAN FOR GOING FORWARD. THERE WERE A LOT OF OUTREACH SESSIONS THAT -- WITH VARIOUS GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE I FEEL WE HAD MUCH GREATER ATTENDANCE FROM THOSE GROUPS THAN FROM IN PERSON SESSIONS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS PLANNED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THE FUTURE? IS THAT PART OF YOUR PLANNING PROCESS? COMPLIES FOREIGN RIGHT PLACE BUT THEN WHEN THEY GET THE INFORMATION IT SEEMS TO BE A CANNED ANSWER. AS A COMMUNICATOR, I KNOW THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACTUALLY WORTH THEIR TROUBLE.

AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE TOPICS ARE.

TO BE QUITE FRANK WHAT THE TOPICS HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS HAVE THEY CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS.

>> DIRECTOR CHOI. >> SO READING THROUGH THESE AND THEN LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY BY MS. SUE, BEGS TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF THAT HE HAS ARE ESTABLISHED METHODS OF COMMUNICATION KIND OF AROUND EXISTING PROGRAMS OR EXISTING I GUESS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN BUT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE AN ISSUE THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED TO BRING FORWARD OF CONCERN OR SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO PROPOSE TO CHANGE SUCH AS LATER SCHOOL START TIMES, I GUESS ACCORDING TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE FLOW OF INFORMATION OR

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SO THEN THE QUESTION WOULD BE, ONE, DOES THAT FALL WITHIN THIS POLICY AND IF SO, I THINK THAT IT'S MISSING.

>> I BELIEVE IF WE WERE TO TAKE ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC AS DISTRICT ACTION, YES, IT WOULD FALL WITHIN THIS.

IN TERMS OF THE EXPRESSION OF CONCERN OR REQUEST FOR SOMETHING, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FALLS -- I MEAN, I'M IN 9. -- WHAT AM I. 9.3 RIGHT NOW.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE REFERENCING AS WELL?

>> I WAS THINKING EITHER 9.1 OR #.3.

>> SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE OVERALL POLICY, IT DOES STATE THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT THE COMMUNITY IS INFORMED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE DISTRICT AND ENGAGED IN DEFINING AND SUPPORTING ITS DIRECTION SO FROM THAT MY SENSE IS THAT, YES, THOSE IDEAS COME FROM THE COMMUNITY SHOULD ALSO BE A COMPONENT SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE CALLED IT OUT.

THAT MIGHT BE A GAP IN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE POLICY THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

AND SO CAN YOU DEFINE MORE WHAT YOU BELIEVE THE GAP IS SO WE CAN DOCUMENT THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE BELIEVE THE GAP IS HERE.

>> I'M GOING TO LET LEAH ATTEMPT TO DO THAT.

DIRECTOR CHOI. >> I GUESS THE GAP WOULD BE EACH OF THESE POLICY STATEMENTS AND THE INTERPRETATIONS ARE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT EXISTING DISTRICT EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. AND IT'S LACKING THE POTENTIAL OR THE CONCERNS. RIGHT, THAT ARE COMING FROM OUR COMMUNITY SO HOW DO WE FOLLOW UP OR COMMUNICATE AND ADDRESS THOSE? THE COMMUNICATION PIECE.

>> SO SIT HOW DO WE RESPOND TO --

>> SO I THINK THE PERFECT EXAMPLE FROM TODAY'S PUBLIC COMMENT JUST BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED, WOULD BE THERE SEEMS TO BE CONFUSION ABOUT THE LOGISTICAL ISSUES AROUND LATER SCHOOL START TIMES. SO THAT CONSIDERING THE PUSH THAT HAS HAPPENED FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS INITIATIVE, YET THE CONFUSION SURROUNDING WHAT THE LOGISTICAL ISSUES ARE, ARE THERE LOGISTICAL ISSUES? CLEARLY THERE'S A LACK OF COMMUNICATION THEN.

>> AND SO THE -- IS THE BOARD SEEKING TO CREATE A PARAMETER FOR US TO OPERATE IN THAT WHEN A COMMUNITY MEMBER BRINGS A REQUEST FOR CHANGE THAT IT'S DOCUMENTED? I WOULD ALSO EXPRESS THAT I WOULD WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT COMMUNITY REQUESTS THERE ARE SOME THAT HAVE GREATER LEVELS OF ACCESS TO US AND LET'S TAKE THIS SCHOOL START TIME TOPIC THAT HAS RECEIVED A LOT OF VOICE RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE RESPONDED TO THAT. AND I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THAT WOULD END UP ON THIS REPORT NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SAID THAT WE WOULD TAKE ACTION ON AND DO WORK ON.

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>> LIKE SIRI WAS SAYING, WE STATE IT IN THE OVERARCHING POLICY, THE -- THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS INFORMED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE DISTRICT AND IS ENGAGED.

RIGHT. IN DEFINING AND SUPPORTING ITS DIRECTION. AND IF WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO BE ENGAGED BUT DON'T KNOW HOW OR DON'T FEEL AS IF THEY ARE BEING HEARD OR BE EFFECTIVE, ARE WE ACHIEVING WHAT THE POLICY SET OUT TO DO.

WHERE WE SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S YOUR LEVEL OF INTEREST IN LET'S SAY SCHOOL START TIMES AND ON A FIVE POINT SCALE PEOPLE ARE RATING. AND SO BY USING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TOOL WE CAN ELEVATE VOICE. AND SO TO ME THAT'S ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY AND I BELIEVE -- TELL ME IF THIS IS THE QUESTION INTERESTING ASKED, IS THE QUESTION DO WE PROACTIVELY PUT THAT IN THE MONITORING REPORT THAT THIS IS WORK WE'RE DOING OR IS THE MONITORING REPORT THE LOOK BACK IN TERMS OF THE YEARS PRIOR WORK? AND SO TYPICALLY, THE MONITORING REPORTS HAVE BEEN THE YEARS PRIOR WORK AS OPPOSED TO WHAT'S THE LOOK AHEAD FOR THE DISTRICT'S WORK.

SO IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL PARAMETER HERE I'M FINE DOCUMENTING THAT AND TRYING TO DEVELOP POLICY LANGUAGE AROUND THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR AS TO WHAT THE BOARD IS HOPING FOR.

>> DIRECTOR STUART? >> WE HAVE A PROPENSITY TO SAY WELL WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE. WE WENT THROUGH THIS BEFORE ABOUT FOUR OR PHI YEARS AGO AND DISCOVERED X, Y, AND Z BUT IT'S NEVER -- IT'S NOT EASY FOR THAT PARENT OR THAT STUDENT TO GO BACK AND FIND X, Y, AND Z. AND THE QUESTION IS IS IT STILL RELEVANT? WE HAVE A GREAT PROPENSITY IN THIS DISTRICT TO SAY WELL IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE IF YOU JUST LOOK.

WELL, TO BE QUITE FRANK, IT'S NOT THE MOST NAVIGATABLE INFORMATION FRIENDLY WEBSITE I'VE SEEN.

AND I'M NO EXPERT ON WEBSITES BUT I AM FAIRLY GOOD WITH COMMUNICATIONS. I DON'T THINK -- I THINK WE SEEM TO BE IN A MODE OF ONLY REACTING AS BEING PROACTIVE IN A TAE IS MORE MEANINGFUL TO PEOPLE. IF WE'VE GOT TWO TO TREE MEETINGS IN A ROW WHERE START TIMES IS AN ISSUE, AND WE JUST KEEP TAKING MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE COMMENTS ABOUT IT WITHOUT ADDRESSING THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING ON IT WILL THE START TIMES WHETHER IT'S EQUITY, WHATEVER ELSE IT MIGHT BE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A CERTAIN BREAK POINT IF WE SAY, OKAY, WE'VE HEARD ALL THIS COMMENT. IF WE KICK IT DOWN THE ROAD FURTHER IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WE'RE IGNORING THE PARENTS, THE STUDENTS, THE COMMUNITY.

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>> APPROPRIATE INPUT AND I THINK THE INTEREST I'VE HEARD AND WHAT I HEARD AND AGAIN IN REFERENCE TO TONIGHT WAS PARENTS FEELING AS THOUGH THEIR INPUT WASN'T BEING HEARD OR THERE WAS NOT A MECHANISM FOR THE DISTRICT TO RECEIVE THAT INPUT CLEARLY.

IS THAT -- WAS IT AROUND THAT? OR AM I WAY OFF BASE?

>> I WAS MORE REFERRING TO THE PART OF THE COMMENT AND I'M JUST USING THIS AS AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE IT WAS GIVEN TO US TODAY, I WAS MORE REFERRING TO THE PART OF THE COMMENT WHERE SHE MENTIONED IS THERE SOME SORT OF A LOGISTICS ISSUE OR THAT'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM BUT IS THAT EVEN A PROBLEM? LIKE, CLEARLY THERE'S -- SHE'S REFERRING TO A FACEBOOK GROUP OF 80 PARENTS WHO ARE CONFUSED AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T DO LATER START TIMES. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE EXAMPLE OF THE COMMUNICATION GAP THEN.

>> YEAH. IT'S INTERESTING -- IT'S NOT -- I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S COMMUNICATION GAP.

IT'S ALSO AN INFORMATION GAP TOO RIGHT.

IT'S -- BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THAT THE DISTRICT LOOKED AT THIS IT WAS COMMUNICATED BUT THAT WAS 2019 IS THAT RIGHT? YES, THAT'S RIGHT. BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE -- YES.

2019. IT'S THE SAME FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE, INCLUSION ISSUE, ANY OF THE ONES THAT HAVE TAKEN MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO MOLD OR TO REASSESS.

AND I THINK IT'S THE IDEA OF UPDATING FOLKS WHEN YOU START TO HEAR ENOUGH OF AN I DON'T WANT TO SAY AN UPROAR BUT AT LEAST ENOUGH OF A CLOUD OF DISCUSSION THERE NEEDS TO BE UPDATES.

DON'T ASSUME THAT SOMEONE KNOWS WE'VE INCREASED OUR POPULATION BY HOW MUCH IN THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS? ISSUES CHANGE. LEGISLATORS CHANGE.

>> HMM. I GUESS -- HERE, YOU'RE ABOUT

TO -- >> WELL, I JUST -- YOU KNOW, DIRECTOR BLIESNER AND I ARE CONTINUING TO DO SOME POLICY WORK. I WONDER IF SHE AND I JUST TAKE A LOOK AT OE # GIVEN THIS CONVERSATION TO SEE IF THERE ARE UPDATES TO THE OVERALL POLICY THAT WE COULD BRING TO THE BOARD

FOR CONSIDERATION. >> OKAY. THAT WORKS.

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>> JUST ONE MORE COMMENT. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BASICALLY WHAT THEY CALL SUNSET PROVISIONS AND SO IF AN ACTION OR REPORT WAS DONE IN X YEAR, THEN IT WAS AUTOMATICALLY MANDATED THAT ISSUE COME UP X NUMBER OF YEARS AFTERWARDS TO SEE ONE, HAS THE SITUATION CHANGE, HAVE OUR ABILITIES TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION CHANGE SEED, AND DO WE NEED TO REAFFIRM OR TRY ANOTHER POSITION? SUNSETTING GETS RID OF A LOT OF GARBAGE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A MOMENTARY ISSUE THAT WAS ADDRESSED BUT MORE PRODUCTIVE FASHION BUT IT ALSO IS A WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT THE PARENTS WHO LIVED FOUR STATES AWAY WHEN WE ENACTED IT OR DIDN'T HAVE A KID IN SCHOOL, PERIOD, WEREN'T EVEN MARRIED PERHAPS, CAN BE UPDATED.

I KNOW IT'S A PAIN BUT IT'S -- IT AIN'T EASY.

IT'S COMMUNICATIONS. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

IT'S JUST TALKING TO FOLKS. OKAY. SEEING THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONITORING

REPORT FOR OE 9 AS PRESENTED. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR CARLSON.

SECONDED BY DIRECTOR BLIESNER. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON THE MONITORING REPORT? DIRECTOR STUART.

>> GIVEN THE COMMENTS WE'VE BEEN HEARING, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME AGREEING WITH THE COMPLIANCE AT THIS POINT.

IF WE'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE NOT ABLE TO COMPREHEND OUR COMMUNICATIONS SO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE AT, WHY WE'RE AT IT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING, CAN WE BE IN COMPLIANCE? I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY A REFLECTION OF THE DISTRICT'S COMMUNICATION. OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, THERE'S JUST BEEN SO MUCH GOING ON THAT HAS HAD TO BE COMMUNICATED FROM SO MANY P DIFFERENT AREAS OF OUR LIVES THAT IT'S BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE AND A LOT OF CHANGES AND LAST MINUTE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN.

AND ANY TIME THAT HAPPENS I FEEL LIKE THERE IS AN UNEASE

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AND, THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE DISTRICT IN THE AREA OF COMMUNICATION ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN.

>> OKAY. DIRECTOR BLIESNER, THEN I'LL GO.

>> SO IN RELATION TO THAT AS WELL AS JUST THE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS ADDED TO TRY TO REACH FAMILIES WHERE ENGLISH IS NOT THE FIRST LANGUAGE, AND BEING ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH MULTIPLE MODALITIES, I THINK THAT IS A BIG COMPONENT BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES IN A WAY THAT'S CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AT LEAST IN STARTING TO ADDRESS A LANGUAGE BARRIER THAT MIGHT EXIST IN BRINGING A LITTLE MORE ARE ABILITY TO ACCESS. SO APPRECIATE THOSE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. THE TEXTING THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR AN UPDATE ON HOW THE CELLPHONE TEXT HAS WORKED AND IF FAMILIES FEEL THEY ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE MORE COMFORTABLY WITHIN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE AND FEEL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH.

I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK I REALLY APPRECIATE DIVERTS AND LOOK FOR CONTINUED EFFORTS ON -- I WAS THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF EASTSIDE PATHWAYS SIFT OF HOW WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THEM TO BE MORE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE IN HOW WE COMMUNICATING.

>> I'M PROM GOING TO VOTE FOR COMPLIANCE BUT AFTER WE'VE GOT THE TOOLS THERE. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE USING THE TOOLS IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE BEING LISTENED TO OR THEY COULD NOT BE MORE EFFECTIVE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T SAY A CONCLUSION TO HEAR THE NEWS ON PAGE 10 AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING IT UP FRONT.

BUTS I THINK WE HAVE THE TOOLS THERE.

I'M JUST NOT SURE WE'RE USING THEM AS WELL AS WE COULD BE TO BENEFIT OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS.

>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT FROM THE BOARD? ON THE MONITORING REPORT?

>> THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE AS YOU LISTEN TO THIS IS WHAT IS THE PERCEPTION OF THE COMMUNITY IN REGARD TO

COMMUNICATION? >> YEAH.

>> I DON'T SEE THAT IN ANY OF THESE INDICATORS AS I GO THROUGH HERE AND PERHAPS THAT'S ONE OF THE PIECES THAT MIGHT BE MISSING TO GET AN OVERALL PICTURE.

>> YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH.

I WAS GOING TO SAY AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR ONGOING PARENT PERCEPTION SURVEY UNDERSTANDING KIND OF AT A BROAD LEVEL WHAT ARE OUR PARENTS SAYING ABOUT OUR COMMUNICATIONS I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KIND OF EMBED IN HERE.

DEFINITELY A QUESTION THAT WE WANT TO SEEK FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

>> I AGREE.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENT?

>> WE'VE SAID IN THE PAST THAT WE DON'T MONITOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MUCH NOISE AND IT'S JUST THE MOST ACTIVE PEOPLE OR WHATEVER. FOR US TO IGNORE SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEE THE SPARKS OF A NEW ISSUE THAT'S GOING ON TO SEE HOW HOW BROAD OR NARROW IT IS TO SEE -- YOU NEED TO SEE THE BEGINNINGS.

WHO IS ORGANIZING THIS ISSUE AND WHO IS -- IS THIS REALLY

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>> GREAT. --

>> CAN I JUST THROW ONE? SORRY.

>> YEAH. >> I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO HAVE -- START A PRACTICE OF THIS FIRST ON THE NONCONSENT AGENDA.

SO THOSE SUMMARIES ARE MEANT TO CAPTURE AND MEMORIALIZE THE BOARD'S -- THE DISCUSSION, FOR EXAMPLE, THE DISCUSSION THAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT AROUND -- THERE WOULD BE POLICIES AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY CAPTURE EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER'S COMMENTS BUT THE VOICE OF THE BOARD.

WITH A THAT SAID, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MONITORING REPORTS? I'M SORRY, THE SUMMARIES OF THE MOP OR THING REPORTS?

>> IS THE PLAN TO ADOPT EACH ONE OF THEM APPROVE EACH ONE OF THEM

INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP? >> YOU KNOW FOR TONIGHT LET'S JUST DO IT UNLESS THERE IS A DISCUSSION ON ANY INDIVIDUALLY I WOULD JUST TAKE THEM ALL AS A GROUP.

WHEN DOING THE EVALUATION AT THE YEAR END IT IS HIGHLY BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A SUMMARY TO PULL IT TOGETHER.

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>> IT WORKS VERY WELL. IF YOU EVEN PROVIDED WHERE YOU SAW SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE THROUGHOUT THIS POLICY AND ANY AREAS THAT THAT'S ALSO BENEFICIAL TO DO.

>> OKAY. WE'LL TRY IT FOR THE NEXT ONE.

>> YEAH. I'M FINE GOING BUT YES I DID SEE

THAT IT WAS THERE. >> I SEE YOUR POINT.

>> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON ALL FOUR TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.

IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING? OKAY. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD SUMMARIES AS PRESENTED.

>> MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL OF THEM. >> THANK YOU.

>> SECOND. >> DOES THE BOARD APPROVE THE SUMMARIES FOR OE 3, 7, R 1 AND 2.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.

[G. Superintendent Report]

DO YOU HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT REPORT FOR US TONIGHT?

>> I DO AND IT'S IN RELATION TO THE PROCLAMATIONS THAT THE BOARD PRESENTED TONIGHT. IT AS I THINK ABOUT THESE PROCLAMATIONS THAT THE BOARD BRINGS FORWARD THERE'S ALL SORTS OF DATA INFORMATION AND PEOPLE THAT THOSE ARE IN RELATION TO AND SO I JUST BROUGHT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT EACH OF THOSE TONIGHT. WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR PROGRAMS AND STAFF. MANY STUDIES HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS THAT STUDENTS RECEIVE WHEN PAR AT THIS TIME PATING IN THE ARTS AND IT'S EITHER VIEWING THE ARTS OR CREATING IN THE ARTS. AND IT ELEVATES THINGS LIKE IMPROVED MEMORY, LOWERS STRESS, MAKES PEOPLE FEEL MORE SOCIALLY ECHT CANNED.

[H. Public and Community Affairs]

[I. Closing Items]

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>> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN EQUITY UPDATE.

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SO TONIGHT I CAN REPORT THAT THE BOARD MET BEFORE THIS MEETING TONIGHT TO CONTINUE REVIEWING THE INDICATORS IN FACT WITNESS-3 COMPLETED OUR FIRST PASS OF THE INDICATORS FOR OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION 14 WHICH IS THE ANTIRACISM AND EQUITY INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITY AND EDGE GAGS POLICY.

I MAY HAVE 1YU78ABLED THOSE BOARD -- JUMBLED THOSE WORDS BUT THEY'RE THE WORDS IN THE POLICY AND IF YOU WANT TO VIEW THAT MEETING, IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE FOR ON DEMAND VIEWING. WE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN FOR A SECOND PASS OF THE INDICATORS FOR OE-14 MOST LIKELY AT OUR SECOND MEETING IN MAY ON MAY 23RD DURING THE STUDY SESSION. AND WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THOSE INDICATORS WITH THE GOAL OF COMPLETING WORK ON THOSE INDICATORS BY THIS COMING -- THIS JUNE AND THEN MONITORING OE 14 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUGUST. SO FOR THOSE WHO AFTER VIEWING THAT MEETING HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE BOARD PLEASE WRITE US. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR EQUITY UPDATE TONIGHT?

>> OKAY IF THE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

>> COUPLE OF ITEMS. WE COMMISSIONED AROUND RECEIVED A REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION AND START TIMES.

I'VE SEEN FOUR BRIGHTLY COLORED CH CHARTS LAST JANUARY, JANUARY, MAYBE IT WAS DECEMBER, WE TALKED

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WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE -- WE WILL BE MAKING IT A SUSTAINING BASIS. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT DO WE MEAN BY SELF-SUSTAINED. DOES THAT MEAN STUDENTS SUDDENLY WILL BE CHARGED IF THEMENT TO BRING THEIR CHILD TO CLASS? I CAN UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF LOOKING AT LATES PERHAPS FOR CHARGING TEACHERS AND SEE WHAT THE GOING RATE IS AROUND.

THAT'S ONE THING TO LOOK AT. IT'S AGAIN A QUESTION OF IS IT A SERVICE OR A METHOD TO MAKE MONEY.

IT'S NOT. IT'S A SERVICE.

IC WE NEED TO CONTINUE LOOKING AT IT.

NOTHING ELSE IN OUR DISTRICT I THINK IS LOOKED AT AS HAVING TO BE SELF-SUSTAINING WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING STUDENTS AND SOME STAFF.

THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

>> OKAY. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS TONIGHT?

DIRECTOR CARLSON. >> SO IT'S INTERESTING I JUST DO WANT TO BRIEFLY FLOG THIS HORSE ONE MORE TIME ON SCHOOL START TIMES. IF YOU GO ON OUR WEBSITE, SEARCH SCHOOL START TIMES AND IT DIRECTS YOU TO DECEMBER 2019 UPDATE WHERE OUR PREVIOUS NOT GOING CHANGE START TIMES. BUT PART OF WHAT IS PERHAPS NOT OBVIOUS

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. >> ONE LAST COMMENT ON THE BEATING THE DEAD HORSE. OTHER STATES DOCTOR HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE LEGISLATED WHAT WILL BE SO IF WE DON'T SOLVE IT FOR OURSELVES AND OUR STUDENTS, SOMEONE IS GOING TO IMPOSE UPON US AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE FAR MORE DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT THAN IN WE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OURSELVES.

>> ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS?

>> ACTUALLY JUST WANT TO SAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO NSBA IN APRIL WITH DIRECTOR CHOI SO WE SPENT THREE DAYS IN SAN DIEGO WITH SCHOOL DIRECTORS FROM AROUND THE NATION AND LEARNING A FEW MORE ITEMS AND PIECES. I DID SEND AN EMAIL FOR -- THERE ARE TWO. SO THERE'S A PRESENTATION ON THERE -- VOICE. AND ACTUALLY IT SHOWS A BIT OF WHEN THERE'S A NEW ISSUE BROUGHT FORWARD FROM STUDENTS HOW DO YOU GO FORWARD AND SORT OF WORK WITH THAT FROM A POLICY SIDE.

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IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH KING COUNTY BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES.

OUR CITIES ARE LOOKING. SO THERE ARE WAYS IN WHICH TO LOOK AT HOW YOU PHASE THAT PROJECT IN OVER TIME AND WE THINK ABOUT IT AS WE TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT AND WE TALK ABOUT WE HAD OUR STUDENTS HERE SO THAT'S THE OTHER PIECE I THINK ABOUT.

OUR STUDENTS CAME AND TALKED TO US ABOUT ELECTRIC BUSES SPECIFICALLY. SO AGAIN THERE'S ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT WE COULD LOOK AT HOW DO WE BRING THAT FORWARD TO A FULL CIRCLE AND CYCLE COMING AROUND.

FRETS I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER EXCITING PIECE OF POSSIBILITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT.

>> READ THOSE PRESENTATIONS. THEY'RE REALLY DWIGHT.

>> I'M SHARING THEM TOO. >> ITTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ALEXA IS PROGRAMMABLE.

I THINK THE NOTION THAT STUDENTS ARE GOING TO LEARN FROM THAT -- WRONG SIDE. STUDENTS ARE GOING TO LEARN TO PROGRAM ALEXA, THAT IS GOING TO ENCOURAGE THEM NOONED HOW ALEXA WORKS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS WONDERFUL AND VERY INTERESTING. BUT I WAS UNAWARE THAT WAS POSSIBLE. SO WHEN I READ THAT I WAS LIKE THIS IS INTERESTING. BUT THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION

WASN'T AVAILABLE WHICH WAS -- >> NO.

>> YEAH. >> I'LL HAVE TO ASK THEM

DIRECTLY FOR IT. >> YEAH.

>> OKAY. THAT IS THE FINAL AGENDA ITEM FOR THE MEETING.

THE BOARD PLANS TO MEET AGAIN ON MAY 9TH HERE AT THE RESOURCE CENTER WITH A STUDY SESSION AT 5:00 P.M. FOLLOWED BY A PORED MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. AND THEN AGAIN ON MAY 23RD WITH THE STUDY SESSION AT 5:00 P.M.

BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING AT 7:00 P.M.

THE BOARD WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION -- ARE WE ABLE TO GO INTO THAT RIGHT NOW? OKAY. THE BOARD WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER THE SELECTION OF A SITE OR THE

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THE BOARD WILL MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THE APRIL 25, 2020, BOARD MEET WILLING BE ADJOURNED. NO FORMAL BOARD ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:47.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.