Oct 23, 2023 October 23, 2023 Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

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EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE OCTOBER 23RD 2023 LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, AS ARE OUR TWO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, SHIVANI AND TARAN. THE BOARD VALUES PUBLIC DISSIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT. BOARD MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE LAKE WASHINGTON WEBSITE AND ARE

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SHIVANI, WILL YOU PLEASE READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT ?

>> THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT OUR DISTRICT IS ON INDIGENOUS LAND -- TREATY RIGHTS ON THIS LAND INCLUDING THE SNOQUALMIE INDIAN TRIBE. WE THANK THESE CARETAKERS OF THIS LAND WHO HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. WE CONTINUE -- TO TEACH THE INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THIS LAND AND LOCAL TRIBES TO ALL CHILDREN OF THE DISTRICT. WE ALSO COMMIT TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN OF NATIVE DESCENT WHO

ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 23RD, 2023 AGENDA.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY LALIBERTE AND SECONDED BY STUART. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,

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ASPEN RICHTER. JUST AS A REMINDER, WHILE YOU'RE MAKING YOUR WAY UP HERE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR YOUR COMMENT. THERE IS A STOPLIGHT OVER THERE THAT WILL SIGNAL YOU WHEN YOU ARE APPROACHING THE END OF YOUR COMMENT. IF YOU CAN WRAP UP IN THREE MINUTES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

RIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD , DR. HOLMEN, I AM HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A PROBLEM AT EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

INAUDIBLE ] YESTERDAY I DID RECEIVE -- ON THIS TOPIC. WE WANTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT -- I VISITED EVERY ONE OF OUR MAJOR SCHOOLS AND I TOOK PHOTOS. SO WE HAVE REDMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND KIRKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. ROSE HILL. TIMBERLINE . ENGLEWOOD. PRETTY GOOD. A FEW BARE SPOTS BUT THEY HAVE RECENTLY RECEDED. HILL IS NOT DOING SO WELL. I SUGGEST YOU LOOK AT THEM FOR MAINTENANCE. EVERGREEN IS THE ONE THAT HAS THE MOST PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT REALLY AN ATHLETIC FIELD. BIG WEEDS WITH DIRT IN BETWEEN. A FEW LITTLE TUFTS OF GRASS. SO WE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF EXPLANATIONS FOR THIS. ONE IS THAT WATER WHERE WE ARE IS TOO EXPENSIVE. IT IS RATHER EXPENSIVE, BUT BASED ON THE UTILITY INFORMATION WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US LAST 12 MONTHS, WATER IN OUR IRRIGATION OUTSIDE WAS $3442. AT THE SAME TIME, WE LOOKED AT OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS. ENGLEWOOD WAS 40,000 AND CHANGE. SAME TIME PERIOD. REDMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL. 24,000.

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WE FEEL THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE DON'T WANT TO RELEGATE FIVE MORE YEARS OF STUDENTS AT EVERGREEN TO A SUBSTANDARD FIELD JUST BECAUSE EVERGREEN IS GOING TO BE REBUILT. WE DON'T STOP TEACHING. WE DON'T WANT TO STOP CARING ABOUT THE ATHLETIC CURRICULUM AND EXTRACURRICULARS AND HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE THERE. THIRD, WE DID RECEIVE CLARIFICATION YESTERDAY THAT THE FIELD IS ALREADY SUPPOSEDLY RECEIVING FERTILIZING , WEED CONTROL , AND SEATING ON A REGULAR BASIS.

WE FEEL THERE IS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN INTENT AND REALITY BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIGN OF THAT ON THE FIELD. EMS STAFF BACKS US UP ON THAT. THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THAT. TO BE CLEAR, WHAT WE WANT IS THAT MAINTENANCE THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A PICTURE FOR SOMETHING SUPEREXPENSIVE. OR WATERING THE LAWN. WE JUST WANT AERATION.

RECEDING. FERTILIZING. WEED CONTROL. SO WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE THE EVERGREEN FIELD MAINTAINED FOR OUR CURRENT STUDENTS, FUTURE STUDENTS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT'S HELP. THANK YOU. PLEASE

MAINTAIN A GREEN FIELD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT PERSON ON OUR LIST IS KATIE DUNCAN.

BOARD , DR. HOLMEN, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY. I COME BEFORE YOU AS A CONCERNED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PARENT OF A DAUGHTER WHO IS ALSO AN EIGHTH GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR . I'M SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT FOR A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT ASPEN JUST TOUCHED ON TOO THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS. THE PROBLEM IN QUESTION IS THE DETERIORATING CONDITION OF OUR SCHOOL SPORTS FIELD AND TRACK, WHICH POSES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS FOR CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS A RICH TRADITION OF PROMOTING PHYSICAL EDUCATION, TEAMWORK , AND OVERALL STUDENT WELLNESS. THE SPORTS FIELD AND TRACK ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ACHIEVING THOSE OBJECTIVES, SERVING AS THE PRIMARY VENUE FOR SOCCER, TRACK AND FIELD, INTRAMURAL SPORTS, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES . HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATE OF THESE FACILITIES IS CAUSE FOR ALARM. THEY ARE NOT ONLY IN DISREPAIR, BUT THEY HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSAFE. UNEVEN SURFACES LEND THEMSELVES TO INJURIES, SUCH AS ROLLED ANKLES, SHIN INJURIES, AND FOOT PAIN. WHEN THE TRACK IS NOT WET, IT GENERATES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF DUST THAT AGGRAVATES ASTHMA AND OTHER BREEDING PROBLEMS. I HAVE ATTENDED PRACTICES AND PE CLASSES WHERE I HAVE SEEN THE EFFECTS OF THIS ON OUR CHILDREN , AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS SENDS A MESSAGE TO OUR STUDENTS. THAT THEIR SAFETY IS NOT A PRIORITY. WE MUST CONVEY TO THEM THAT THEIR WELL-BEING -- PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND ASPIRATIONS -- ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF HOW WE ALLOCATE OUR DISTRICT RESOURCES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT REDOING THE TRACK AND FIELD IS NOT FEASIBLE . WE UNDERSTAND THAT. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED FOR A REMODEL IN FIVE PLUS YEARS. HOWEVER, WE STILL NEED AND CANNOT IGNORE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DECISION TO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE FIELD AND TRACK AT EVERGREEN.

STUDENTS ARE FORCED TO USE FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT ONLY INADEQUATE BUT UNSAFE. WE ARE NOT REQUESTING EXTRAVAGANT TRANSFORMATION. JUST THE BASIC AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE THAT WAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO BY THE DISTRICT'S POLICIES FOR OUR SCHOOL. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL SPORTS FACILITIES. WHEN OUR STUDENTS STEP ONTO THE FIELD, THEY SHOULD DO SO WITH THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY ARE IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN DO THEIR BEST. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON LEARNING, VALUABLE LIFE SCHOOLS, SUCH AS TEAMWORK, SEVERANCE, AND DISCIPLINE, WITHOUT FEARING FOR THEIR SAFETY OR TEMPERING PARTICIPATION SO THAT THEY FEEL SAFE. IN CONCLUSION, WE STAND UNITED IN OUR REQUEST FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION AND ITS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. WE URGE YOU TO ALLOCATE BUDGET TO MAINTAIN THE SPORTS FIELD AND TRACK TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. LET US COMMUNICATE CLEARLY TO OUR STUDENTS THAT THEIR SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT FOR THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN THRIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

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YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE DEVON KELLOGG.

HOLMEN AND BOARD MEMBERS. I'M A PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND PARENT OF TWO SECONDARY STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. I AM ALSO AN AVID STABLE CLIMATE ADVOCATE, BOTH LOCALLY AND WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE PTA. WEARING MY PTA HAD, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A HUGE THANK YOU TO DR. LAKE WASHINGTON FOR FOR TAKING THE TIME TO JOIN OUR PANEL DISCUSSION ON FACILITIES THIS PAST WEEKEND DURING OUR LEGISLATIVE MEETING. IT WAS SUPER INFORMATIVE AND HELPS US APPRECIATE THE CHARGES ALL DISTRICTS FACE AND HOW DID FORTUNATE OUR DISTRICT IS IN SEMINARIES. THANKS TO DR. HOLMEN'S PARTICIPATION, WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE CAN BEST ADVOCATE FOR SHARED GOALS AT THE STATE LEVEL. SWITCHING NOW TO MY PARENT HAT , I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HOW MUCH MY FAMILY AND I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT IN SUSTAINABILITY POLICY CONVERSATIONS . THE LANGUAGE USED IN THE FIRST DRAFT IS THOUGHTFUL, THOROUGH, AND CLEARLY COMES FROM THE HEART. AS SOMEONE WHOSE FAMILY IS ALREADY EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE MOST DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FIRSTHAND, I AM SO RELIEVED TO SEE THE WARNING SIGNS ARE BEING HEATED BEFORE TOO MANY MORE FAMILIES SUFFER.

IT IS AFFECTING ALL OF US TO SOME DEGREE ALREADY. I DO HAVE A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER THE FINAL POLICY LANGUAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL POLLUTION, NOT JUST CARBON, AS WELL AS SPECIFIC REDUCTION TARGETS AND PROGRESS MONITORING. THIS IS WHERE THE HOPE LIES. I ALSO WONDER IN GENERAL WHY I'M NOT HEARING MORE ABOUT THE GENEROUS FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, PARTICULARLY DURING POLICY AND FACILITIES LANDING DISCUSSIONS. AS A REMINDER, THROUGH THE I.R.A., EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A REBATE FOR BETWEEN 30 TO 50% OF THE COST OF GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS, SOLAR WIND, AND OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS SIMILAR REBATES FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES, BUSES AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. IN ADDITION, ALL CONTRACTORS WHO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN OUR SCHOOLS CAN RECEIVE GENEROUS TAX DEDUCTIONS HELPING TO REDUCE RENOVATION COSTS OVERALL. APPRENTICESHIPS ARE INCENTIVIZED AS PART OF THE PACKAGE, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ACROSS OUR REGION. THERE ARE ONGOING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDING LOW TO NO INTEREST LOANS TO HELP CERTAIN SCHOOLS LEVERAGE THESE BENEFITS. MANY DISTRICTS ARE PARTNERING WITH LOCAL UTILITIES, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, AGENCIES, AND MORE TO ACCESS THESE FUNDING STREAMS AND REALIZE THE OPERATIONAL COST SAVINGS AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS ALL IN ONE. OUR DISTRICT IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO ENGAGE IN THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND EVEN TO PILOT INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCTS . THIS FUNDING WILL NOT BE AROUND FOREVER. IT IS DUE TO EXPIRE IN 2020 NOTICE 2032, THE SAME TIME WE WILL NEED TO BE HALFWAY TO OUR NET ZERO GOALS. LET'S NOT MISS OUT ON THIS PIVOTAL MOVEMENT AND GET THIS RIGHT FOR OUR KIDS. AND LET'S KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING ABOUT HOW OUR FAMILIES CAN HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE WILL MOVE TO VIRTUAL COMMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? OKAY. THEN THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS EVENING. THE BOARD DID RECEIVE WRITTEN COMMENT FROM THREE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THOSE ARE ON BOARD DOCS FOR EVERYONE TO READ. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR

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AGENDA. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR STUART AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR LALIBERTE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. DR. HOLMEN, WILL YOU PLEASE SUMMARIZE ?

>> YOU HAVE A DONATION FROM THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION OF $15,000 . I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT THAT DONATION IS SPECIFICALLY FOR. THEY ARE

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES PROGRAM UPDATE. DR. HOLMEN.

>> YES. TONIGHT WE HAVE A VARIETY OF FOLKS HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT BOTH TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT THE BOARD JUST APPROVED. YOU HAD MONITORING OF OE 12 AND OE 13 RELATED TO FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. SO WHEN WE DO THAT, WE DO LIKE THE PAIR PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS AND UPDATES AROUND THOSE AREAS AS WELL.

SO I WILL INTRODUCE THE FIRST OF MANY SPEAKERS IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES. THANK YOU, FORREST BAKER, EXECUTIVE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR BEING HERE WITH YOUR TEAM THIS EVENING.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING . MY NAME IS FORREST BAKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. LAST SPRING MY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TEAM AND I PROVIDED A REPORT ON SEVERAL PROJECTS WE ARE WORKING ON, MAJOR WORKS WITHIN OUR DIVISION AND SOME NEW INITIATIVES . TONIGHT, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON THOSE NEW INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING , LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADVISORY PROJECT , EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES WITH AI , AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP , AND MEDIA LITERACY ADVISORY PROJECT. WEEKLY BEFORE MY TEAM GETS THE DETAILS ON THIS WORK, THE LMS ADVISORY BECAME A NEW PROJECT AFTER LISTENING TO TEACHER FEEDBACK AND COLLECTING DATA THE LAST TWO YEARS. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAN BE THE CORE PLATFORM FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING. SO THE FOCUS OF OUR RESEARCH AND TESTING OF THE NEW LMS SOLUTIONS THIS YEAR IS PRIMARILY BASED ON MEETING OUR INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS . THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WITH SOME EXCITEMENT AND SOME CONCERNS. BUT IT IS ALREADY HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON EVERY INDUSTRY, INCLUDING EDUCATION.

I BELIEVE AS SCHOOL LEADERS WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE OUR STAFF AS STUDENTS THOUGHTFULLY AND APPROPRIATELY ON THE USE OF AI. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ARE COLLABORATING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND EXPLORING BOTH OPERATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH THIS EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY .

BEGINNING OUR JOURNEY WITH A PLAN TO DEVELOP DISTRICT GUIDELINES , CREATE AN ADAPTIVE COOL -- TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES AND PROMOTE THE GENERATIVE AIS A THOUGHT PARTNER IN OUR WORK.

LASTLY, THE ADVISER PROJECT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THE DIGITAL WORLD WE LIVE IN. AND OUR GOAL THERE IS TO REFRESH THIS WORK BY IDENTIFYING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE RESOURCES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FIND CONNECTIONS FOR THESE LESSONS TO ALIGN WITH OUR EXISTING STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM. THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY TEAM TO SHARE SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS GIL SMITH. I'M A MANAGER CURRENTLY OVERSEEING THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADVISORY PROJECT. VERY EXCITING. ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE THICK OF IT. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS USING THEIR LMS CURRENTLY IN THE CLASSROOM. WE ARE TESTING THREE LMS. WE HAVE ALSO LINKED OUR FAMILIES AS WELL. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A FAMILY INSIGHT INTO THE CLASSROOM WITH THESE SYSTEMS. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY TESTING AS MANY FEATURES AS POSSIBLE.

AGAINST A PRESCRIBED SET OF RUBRICS . SO THAT WE ARE ALL JUDGED EQUALLY ON THE SAME RUBRICS. OUR PLAN NOW IS TO COLLECT ALL OF THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR ADVISORY. TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PRINCIPALS, AND FAMILIES. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE DISTRICT BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR . BASED UPON THAT RECOMMENDATION, WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH DATA POINTS TO HAVE A NICE THE MEANINGFUL

ROLLOUT AND ADOPTION. >> WITH THAT, MATT PALMER.

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>> ALL RIGHT. I AM MATT PALMER. TECHNOLOGY MANAGER. I GET TO WORK WITH ALL THESE GREAT PEOPLE. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER TOOL THAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE TOOLKIT WERE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT. THIS ONE IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. WE ALREADY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MICROSOFT . IT IS AN AI TOOL AVAILABLE FOR ALL STAFF . IT IS CALLED BEING CHAT ENTERPRISE.

SO THIS IS A THOUGHT PARTNER . WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING IT OUT . IT IS HELPFUL AS COMMUNICATION, GENERATION OF IDEAS. FOR INSTANCE, MAYBE YOU WANT TO TYPE UP WHAT DO I SAY TO THE BOARD? WHAT ARE SOME TALKING POINTS? SO THERE ARE SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR THAT. THE WAY -- ALL STAFF IS JUST A STAFF TOOL. THEY SIGN IN WITH THEIR DISTRICT EMAIL ADDRESS. THEY CLICK ON CHAT. THIS IS A PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT THAT DATA DOES NOT GO OUT TO THE LARGE DATA SYSTEMS. IT IS NOT FEEDING ANYTHING ELSE. IT IS ALL SESSION BASED. YOU CAN HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT STYLES TO THEN ENGAGE AND BOUNCE IDEAS OFF AND START DEVELOPING THAT.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE CONSIDER MORE OF AN OPERATIONAL. KIND OF HELPING US WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY TASKS. GENERATING EMAILS AND WHATNOT. MARYELLEN WILL TALK ABOUT INSTRUCTION.

>> HI, I AM MARYELLEN ELLISON. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SPECIALIST. I GET TO UPDATE YOU A LITTLE BIT ON OUR EXPLORATION OF AI INCLUDED WITHIN INSTRUCTION. POTENTIAL FOR AI INCLUDED IN INSTRUCTION. MATT GAVE A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW THESE GENERATIVE AI TOOLS CAN REALLY IMPACT THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS . BUT WE THINK REALLY DEEPLY ABOUT INSTRUCTION. AND LOOKING AT THE CURRENT RESEARCH AND OUR INDEPENDENT RATING SYSTEMS FOR THESE NEW GENERATIONS OF AI TOOLS , ESPECIALLY IN THE K-12 ENVIRONMENT , IT IS STILL PRETTY SPARSE. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON NEW AND DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF SOME OF THE REPUTABLE NONPROFITS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. SO WE HAVE A FEW TOOLS TO START WORKING WITH AND REFERENCING . OUR GOAL IN REFERENCING THOSE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW IS REALLY TO BE ABLE TO ALIGN ANY INNOVATION IN AI WITHIN INSTRUCTION TO THOSE RESEARCH SUPPORTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROMOTING THE TOOLS , WHICH ARE MOST HIGHLY RATED TO IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING . IN ADDITION TO BEING VERY WELL ALIGNED WITH OUR CURRENT POLICIES ON TECHNOLOGY USE. DATA PRIVACY AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY. REALLY INCLUSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT. SO THOSE ARE ALL REALLY IMPORTANT PIECES THAT ARE HELPING US AND GUIDING US IN OUR GOALS. AND TO MOVE TOWARD THAT GOAL, WE HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING AND LEARNING TOGETHER THOSE GUIDELINES THAT COULD START TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS IN LEARNING ABOUT THE RISKS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF AI WITHIN INSTRUCTION. THAT INCLUDES AI LITERACY MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS AS WELL AS SOME AGE-APPROPRIATE LESSONS THAT TEACHERS MAY FACILITATE WITH STUDENTS . REALLY START HAVING THAT CONVERSATION PRODUCTIVELY. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TEACHERS BEING ABLE TO DIG INTO SOME RESEARCH AND DISCUSS THESE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR FIRST EVER DISTRICT VIRTUAL SUMMIT ON NOVEMBER 4TH. IT IS A SATURDAY. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE ARE ALSO PLANNING FOR THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING. TOGETHER THAT INPUT FROM OUR STUDENTS , OUR TEACHERS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THAT WILL REALLY HELP TO SHAPE THE ONGOING SUPPORTS THAT WE PROVIDE. THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. ONE REALLY SPECIFIC PROJECT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT -- WE MENTIONED LAST YEAR BEGINNING THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TO RESEARCH AN AI SUPPORTED FEEDBACK TOOL THAT WILL BE EMBEDDED WITHIN MICROSOFT CLASSROOM TEAMS ASSIGNMENTS.

SO FAR WE HAVE HAD JUST A FEW EDUCATORS THAT PARTICIPATED PROVIDING THEIR REFLECTION ON THEIR OWN CURRENT PRACTICES OF PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS AND SHARING SOME OF THEIR

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ALSO A TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SPECIALIST. THIS YEAR WE HAVE FORMED THE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY ADVISER, THAT HAS TEACHERS FOR PRESENTING ALL GRADE LEVELS, K-12. WE ALSO HAVE LIBRARIANS AND ADMINISTRATORS AS PART OF THIS. AND ALL OF OUR WORK IS BASED IN OUR CURRENT LEGISLATION AND OUR LWSD BOARD POLICIES AND STANDARDS AND CURRENT RESEARCH. WE HAVE SEVERAL TOPICS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ADDRESSING. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY GAPS IN ANY OF OUR GRADE LEVELS. SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ THOSE ALL TO YOU, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE FOCUSING. THIS ADVISORY HAS MET ONCE ALREADY. WE'RE GOING TO MEET ALTOGETHER FOR THREE MORE FOUR -- FULL DAYS AS WELL SOME HOURS OUTSIDE OF THIS TO DEVELOP RESOURCES. OUR GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY THESE DEVELOPMENTALLY AGE-APPROPRIATE RESOURCES FOR OUR KINDERGARTNERS ALL WITH THROUGHOUT 12TH GRADERS TO ADDRESS ALL SIX OF THESE TOPICS AND THEN MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING IN THE CLASSROOM. THESE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY TOPICS ARE NOT SOMETHING SEPARATE. IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE'RE NOT ALREADY DOING. WE JUST NEED TO BE ARTICULATING THAT AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS SO THAT THEY SEE THAT BEING GOOD STUDENTS IN THE REAL WORLD IS JUST THE SAME AS BEING GOOD CITIZENS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD. WE MIGHT USE DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGY, SO WERE GOING TO HELP THEM WITH THAT. OUR GOAL IS BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO HAVE LEVEL-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS. FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT COULD THIS IMPLEMENTATION LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARE OPTIONS THAT CAN WORK FOR YOUR BUILDING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING THIS INSTRUCTION NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? THAT IS OUR GOAL BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AS WE GET THROUGH THIS WORK. FANTASTIC TEAM OF EDUCATORS IS WORKING ON THIS RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.

THIS EVENING FOR THOSE THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES WE ARE WORKING ON. I DO WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR TURN THE REST OF MY TIME OVER TO BRIAN . I'M SAYING THAT JOKINGLY . WE HAVE A

COMPOSITION GOING ON HERE. >> WE WILL TRY TO BE QUICK.

DIRECTOR STUART. >> QUESTIONS BOTH ON THE AI SECTION. CHAT. I THINK IT IS A MARVELOUS IDEA. I WAS ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT TEACHERS IN ONE SCHOOL WOULD DEVELOP A UNIQUE TOOL AND COULDN'T SHARE IT REALLY WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL. I THINK BACK TO -- CREATED SOME VISUALS FOR MY SON EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T HER STUDENT. THE FACT THAT I KNEW THAT HER STUDENTS AT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS COULD HAVE PROBABLY USED THAT. ARE THERE -- IN THIS CHAT YOU CAN STORE THE IDEAS SO PEOPLE CAN GO BACK AND MIND THEM, IF YOU WILL?

>> SO FAR, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THE ABILITY TO TAKE WHAT HAS BEEN GENERATED AND COPY AND PASTE THAT ELSEWHERE INTO YOUR OWN WORKING DOCUMENT OR FILES THAT WAY. YOU WOULD SAVE AND ORGANIZE WITHIN YOUR EXISTING SHAREPOINT .

>> YOU HAVE TO SEE IT AT THE TIME OF THE CONVERSATION . IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU GO BACK AND LOOK .

>> I'M CERTAINLY NOT AN EXPERT ON EVERYTHING BEING DEVELOPED .

FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WITHIN THE GENERATIVE AI CHAT TOOLS ,

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GOES UP. >> SPEAKING OF IGNORANCE, THE NOVEMBER 4TH ONLINE TECH CONFERENCE . OPEN TO BOARD

MEMBERS TOO? >> NO. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT -- MY GOODNESS. SCOTT WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT TODAY.

HE'S GOING TO BE SENDING YOU AN INVITATION. SO, YES.

>> ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US ON THE LOWER END. THANK YOU.

>> DIRECTOR GUTHRIE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE WORK IS GOING .

REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE WORK -- THE THOUGHTFUL WORK GOING INTO THE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP COMPONENT. THAT SAID, WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE OUT THERE FOR STUDENTS TODAY.

WHAT IS BEING DONE? OBVIOUSLY AS A PARENT FAMILIAR WITH THESE TECHNOLOGIES, I'VE GOT NO GUIDANCE. WHAT IS OKAY TO TALK TO MY KIDS ABOUT AND WHAT IS NOT. CONCERNING HOW THEY SHOULD BE USING IT IN THE ABSENCE OF ANYTHING FROM THE DISTRICT. HAS THERE BEEN THOUGHT GIVEN THIS SCHOOL YEAR GIVEN THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES HOW THEY EXPECT THINGS TO BE USED FOR THAT OR HOW TO HANDLE PLAGIARISM

CONCERN? >> RIGHT. THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP . AND WE RESPONDED TO THAT INITIALLY LAST YEAR FROM TEACHING AND LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHAT WAS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OR ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS AND HOW TEACHERS MIGHT RESPOND TO THAT AND PROACTIVELY WORK WITH STUDENTS ON KNOWING WHAT IS APPROPRIATE AND WHAT IS NOT. WE ARE CERTAINLY WORKING TO BUILD ON THAT. I THINK THAT WILL REALLY COME OUT.

>> THIS IS NOT REALLY A QUESTION BUT MORE OF A COMMENT.

I WANTED TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW AI CAN BE USED IN EDUCATION INSTRUCTION IN A BENEFICIAL WAY INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT -- THERE ARE HARMS TO IT, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS STUDENTS CAN LEARN AND GROW USING AI. I WANTED TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATED

] >> TARAN.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING AI SPECIFICALLY -- USING IT TO MANIPULATE THEIR WRITING STYLE , DICTION. A WAY TO BYPASS DETECTORS , SUCH AS TURN IT IN AMONG OTHERS. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS -- I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION WAS IF A STUDENT IS CAUGHT FOR USING THIS. IS IT MORE REHABILITATION OR , FROM VACAVILLE BETTER WORD -- FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, CORPORAL?

>> I MIGHT HAVE TO REFER TO SOME OF MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES.

WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT OUR SUITE OF TOOLS AND ALSO , WE HAVE THE TURN IT IN SOFTWARE, BUT WE DO NOT GO DOWN THE PATH OF PURCHASING THEIR AI DETECTION BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY INACCURATE. THERE WERE SO MANY FALSE POSITIVES. SO I THINK WE ARE WAITING . REFERENCING SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS STILL HAPPENING. WE'RE LISTENING AND LEARNING AND COLLABORATING WITH OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AS WELL TO REALLY IDENTIFY WITH THE BEST APPROACH IS.

>> THANK YOU. >> I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING AI INSTRUCTION AS WELL. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF THOUGHT GOING INTO HOW IT CAN BE USED BY OUR TEACHERS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAKE THEIR LIVES AND TEACHING BETTER. ARE WE ALSO CONSIDERING HOW STUDENTS CAN USE IT IN TERMS OF LESSON PLANNING AND ACTUALLY INCORPORATING IT INTO OUR STUDENTS' LIVES RATHER THAN THE OBVIOUS PLAGIARISM ISSUES -- THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS ?

>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THE MORE WE SEE IT ADVANCING AND

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONE MORE.

>> ONE LAST QUESTION. THIS IS AROUND GENERATING TEST QUESTIONS AND MANIPULATING CONTENT THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT THERE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONSIDERATION FROM THE DISTRICT ON SPECIFICALLY HELPING TEACHERS TO USE AI TO GENERATE TEST QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE GIVEN AT DIFFERENT DOLLAR LEVELS AND DIFFERENT TEACHING LEVELS? THERE WAS A RECENT SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE THAT DISCUSSED THIS -- I THINK IT IS A PROFESSOR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND AND HOW THEY HAD SOME STRUGGLING STUDENTS -- THEY HAD SOME STUDENTS COMING IN WHO DID NOT HAVE THAT FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THESE -- THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THEM THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS THEY NEEDED THREE USING AI TO MANIPULATE CONTENT THEY HAD IN CALCULUS, AS AN EXAMPLE. IS THERE CONSIDERATION FROM THE DISTRICT TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW?

>> THERE IS. I THINK THAT IS WHERE WHAT WE ARE SEEING CAN BE -- REGENERATIVE AI TOOLS CAN BE USED TO DIFFERENTIATE OR PERSONALIZE LEARNING OR LESSON PLANS. I THINK THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE REALLY NICE ADVANTAGES THAT COME OUT OF THIS. WE HAVE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF THAT LEARNING. I THINK WE'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON NOVEMBER 4TH AS WELL.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> PART TWO OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITY UPDATES. THE FACILITY UPDATE. COMING TO THE PRESENTATION PODIUM IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN LOOK AND DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS KENNY JOHNSON.

OKAY. SO, THANKS FOR THE INTRODUCTION. I USUALLY COME IN AND TALK ABOUT MAJOR CONSTRUCTION UPDATES. IN FACT, THIS PICTURE HERE IS THE REDMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION PROJECT. BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL PROJECT PESKY LOEWE. THE CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY AND INVESTMENTS REALLY ARE THE LIFECYCLE REPLACEMENT OF OUR MAJOR SYSTEMS AND ASSETS . KENNY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES TEAMS. AND ALSO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AN OPTIMIZATION PROJECT IN OUR WAREHOUSE. THESE PICTURES ARE OF WANITA HEISKELL. ON THE RIGHT, A BEAUTIFUL AERIAL OF A NEW ROOF AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON THE FIELDHOUSE AND POOL. ALTHOUGH THE PICTURE ON THE TOP LEFT IS NOT SEEM LIKE IT IS THE MOST EXCITING THING, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL NEW AIR HANDLING UNIT ON TOP OF THE FIELDHOUSE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PAVING WORK ALSO THAT HAPPENED DURING THE SUMMER. HERE ARE PICTURES ON THE LEFT AND MIDDLE RIGHT OF FLOORING AT AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TOP RIGHT. A NEW ROOF RIGHT HERE ABOVE US. A NEW METAL ROOF. REDMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL. REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL HAD TWO CLASSROOM CONVERSION PROJECTS . ON THE LEFT IS A NEW SCIENCE CLASSROOM THAT HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND UPGRADED. THE MIDDLE AND RIGHT CLASSROOMS ARE AN EXPANDED AND UPGRADED CTE CLASSROOM. HERE IS PROJECTS AT LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL . ON THE RIGHT IS THE STADIUM SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD AND SYNTHETIC TRACK . OUR STANDARD -- NEW STANDARD --

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ON THE LEFT IS ROSE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. ON THE RIGHT IS REDMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN THE LEFT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE OUR NEW STANDARD FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS. ALSO INCLUDE PICKLEBALL LINES. WE HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION PROJECT TO INSTALL WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. HERE THIS SUMMER WE WERE ABLE TO INSTALL WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS AT FIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND DISTRICTWIDE WE WILL BE INSTALLING WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. HERE ARE THESE STAIRS . NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL STAIRS. FAILING STAIRS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO. AND WE HAD A CONTRACTOR DESIGN BUILD A REFURBISHMENT OF THESE STAIRS.

NEW DESIGN ON THOSE. SANDBLASTED METAL . ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS A NEW BUS LOOP AT AUDUBON ELEMENTARY. MIDDLE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS THE PAINTING PROJECT HAD WANITA HEISKELL. OVERALL, HERE IS THE MAP OF ALL OF THE COMPLETED AND PROPOSED PROJECTS IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY. WE COMPLETED 67 PROJECTS THIS YEAR. SO THIS IS JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF THOSE PROJECTS. KENNY IS GOING TO REALLY TALK ABOUT OUR MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES TEAM NOW.

THANKS, BRIAN. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME COME OUT TO SHARE AND HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAVE SIGNED UP FOR. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE . COMING FROM A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SERVICES BACKGROUND WITH MICROSOFT.

OVERSEEING A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE SYSTEM RELATED PROJECTS FOR THE REDMOND CAMPUS, WHICH IS ABOUT 15 MILLION SQUARE FEET AND 125 ACRES. THIS TEAM IS REALLY ON THE FRONT LINE OF MANAGING AND MAINTAINING MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE CURRENT SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE. I REALLY APPRECIATED THE COMMENTS THAT CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WE WILL TAKE THOSE COMMENTS BACK TO OUR TEAMS. LET ME TALK ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL TEAM THAT I'M LEARNING -- THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. WE HAVE A MAINTENANCE OPERATION TEAM THAT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 37 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES . MANY TRADESMEN AND WOMEN WORKING FOR US IN THIS DEPARTMENT. DAVE MADE AND 4.2 SQUARE FEET OF OPERATIONAL SPACE. THEY ALSO MAINTAIN THE GROUNDS IN THE FIELDS OF 700 PLUS ACRES. FIELDS AND GROUNDS. APPROXIMATELY 16,000 WORK ORDERS ARE COMPLETED ANNUALLY. THAT IS ON A THREE-YEAR TREND. WE ALSO MANAGE ABOUT 50 SPONSORED PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED LAST YEAR AND 29 SYSTEM LEVY PROJECTS . SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS BRIAN WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT THESE ARE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS WE HAVE MANAGED IN-HOUSE. GREAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. JUST A LITTLE BACKDROP OF THE KIND OF -- JUST A LITTLE BACKDROP ABOUT THE VOLUME OF SERVICE REQUESTS THAT COME FROM OUR SCHOOLS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THIS IS PART OF THAT 16,000 WORK ORDERS WE ARE AVERAGING ON A YEARLY BASIS. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE HVAC CATEGORY. 37%. ALSO ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING AND CARPENTRY. AND WE ARE SELF PERFORMING, BUT WE ALSO HAVE VENDOR PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE PERFORMING THIS WORK. OUR CUSTODIAL TEAM EMMA WHICH IS

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100,000 SQUARE FEET THERE. POWER WASHING ALL OF OUR COURTYARDS AND AREAS. AND EVEN REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT WE HAVE LIFTS AND WE ARE ABLE TO REPLACE SOME OF THE LIMPING IN SOME OF THE GYMNASIUMS AND THE SCHOOLS. SO OUT OF 170 EMPLOYEES, THE LEANEST AND MEANEST PART OF OUR DEPARTMENT IS OUR WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT, WHICH ONLY KISSED ABOUT SIX EMPLOYEES. THEY DELIVER ALL OF NUTRITION SERVICES . THE FOOD.

THE CTE. THE CURRICULUM. FURNITURE. RENTAL EQUIPMENT.

EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF THAT WE NEED FOR OUR EVENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT'S COMING OUT OF THIS WAREHOUSE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ASKED BRIAN AND HE AGREED IS THAT WE NEED TO GET THE WAREHOUSE IN ORDER . THERE WAS SOME COMPLIANCE ISSUES FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE RACKING AND THE SPACE NEEDS TO BE SECURED . SO WE HAVE A PROJECT WE'RE GOING TO START WHERE WE ACTUALLY GO OUT TO BID AND GET OUR WAREHOUSE IN ORDER AS WELL AS SOME INVENTORY SOFTWARE SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT WE ARE TRACKING AND WHAT IS GOING OUT.

SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT KICKING OFF THAT RFB. FINALLY, TWO MONTHS IN I WAS ABLE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN AUGUST COME OUT AND ENTERTAIN THEM. BUT ALSO DO SOME TRAINING . WE HAD DR. HOLMEN SPEAK TO OUR GROUP . WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO? I DON'T THINK SO. THANK YOU. SO, WE ACTUALLY HAD AN INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING THAT WE UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT RECOGNIZE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR MEETING. THAT INDIVIDUAL HAS COME TO THE RESEARCH CENTER TO PROVIDE HER PUBLIC COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FOR A MOTION TO AMEND OUR AGENDA TO REOPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THIS INDIVIDUAL AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HER

PUBLIC COMMENT. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR STUART.

SECONDED BY DIRECTOR LALIBERTE TO GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. ALL IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. MOTION CARRIES. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS, I BELIEVE TAMMY JOY. IS THAT CORRECT? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP. NOT TAMMY. CAN YOU HIT THAT MICROPHONE? THERE IS A BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING FLEXIBLE. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ASHLEY. I AM A PARENT HERE AT LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT . I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF TAMMY JOY. TAMMY WAS PLANNING TO PRESENT VIRTUALLY BUT THE TEAMS LINK WAS NOT WORKING. SO

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WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION AND HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE OF CLASS-SIZE AND TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR OUR DICKINSON SECOND GRADERS BUT ALSO FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ASHLEY. WE WILL RETURN TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR NONCONSENT AGENDA. THE NEXT ITEM FOR THE AGENDA IS THE BOARD SUMMARY FOR MONITORING REPORT R 3. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DIRECTOR LALIBERTE AND DIRECTOR BLIESNER FOR COLLABORATING ON THE BOARD SUMMARY, I BELIEVE BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD SUMMARY FOR MONITORING LIFE SKILLS AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AS

PRESENTED. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR BLIESNER.

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THE SHIFT THAT YOU SAW ON THE

LAST -- OKAY. >> I WILL TRY TO TALK CLOSER.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TEMPLATE AND HOW IT IS BROKEN OUT , THERE IS A PLACE FOR THE BOARD FINDING UNDER EACH SUB POLICY. THAT WAS SORT OF THE REQUESTS I HAD MADE TO SHIFT SO THAT IT WAS A LITTLE MORE CLEAR. SOMETIMES THAT IS A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC.

I ALSO VIEW THESE -- OPPORTUNITY AND SUMMARY INAUDIBLE ]

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>> TONIGHT IN THE BOARD'S PACKET IS A DRAFT RESOLUTION.

THE BOARD IS NOT BEING ASKED TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT BUT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AND TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT RCW 28 THREE 400 AT OUR SEPTEMBER 9TH STUDY SESSION, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A CONVERSATION AROUND BOARD COMPENSATION. I WANT TO WALK THROUGH WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT. BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATIONS. ALSO, OUR DIRECTOR OF EQUITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS HERE TO SHARE SOME COMMENTS BASED ON BOARD REQUESTS TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HERE AS WELL THIS EVENING. JUST WANT TO WALK THROUGH A FEW COMPONENTS. WHAT DOES THIS RCW ALLOW? IT ALLOWS BOARD MEMBERS TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DISTRICT BUSINESS.

THAT COMPENSATION IS $50 PER DAY FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DISTRICT BUSINESS FOR A TOTAL OF $4800 PER YEAR . SO THAT IS THE TOTAL COMPENSATION A BOARD MEMBER CAN RECEIVE FOR DISTRICT RELATED ACTIVITIES WITHIN A YEAR. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS RCW REQUIRES THE BOARD TO ACTUALLY TAKE FORMAL ACTION TO ALLOW THIS TO MOVE FORWARD AND FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION. THIS RCW ALSO ARTICULATES THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPENSATION FOR WHATEVER REASON THAT THEY DEEM . CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION -- SOME OF THESE WE TALKED ABOUT AND OTHERS WE WANTED TO PROVIDE TO THE BOARD. WE KNOW THAT MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON HAVE ALREADY AUTHORIZED THIS. AND SO THE RESOLUTION THAT I FIRST PULLED JUST TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW A RESOLUTION READS AROUND THIS WAS FROM THE NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THEY JUST RECENTLY ADOPTED THIS. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN IN PLACE, BUT I BELIEVE ABOUT A YEAR OR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THEY MOVED FORWARD WITH A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THIS TO THEIR BOARD MEMBERS. WE KNOW THAT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE EXPENSES RELATED TO DISTRICT BUSINESS. BE IT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS , TRANSPORTATION, CHILD CARE. THERE ARE JUST EXPENSES THAT COME WITH BEING AN ACTIVE BOARD MEMBER. WE ALSO KNOW THAT A BOARD MEMBER TO RECEIVE $4800 IN COMPENSATION WOULD NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN 96 DAYS WORTH OF DISTRICT ACTIVITIES . SO THE EXAMPLE I WOULD GIVE IS THE WAY THE RCW READS IS IT IS -- IF YOU HAD A MEETING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT IN THE MORNING AND A BOARD MEETING AT NIGHT, THAT IS ONE DAY OF ACTIVITY. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THAT DAY IS $50. SO IT IS NOT PER ACTIVITY. MULTIPLE PER DAY . IT IS ONE DAY EQUALS ONE ACTIVITY. THE PIECE I HAVE ASKED PABLO TO COME SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT IS AS WE THINK ABOUT COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATIONS OF EQUITY AND ACCESS -- PABLO AND I HAVE TALKED A COUPLE OF TIMES -- I'VE JUST ASKED HIM TO COME AND PROVIDE HIS THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS INTO THIS TOPIC.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE, DR. HOLMEN. BOARD. DR. HOLMEN ALLUDED TO US HAVING A CONVERSATION PREVIOUSLY REGARDING THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD. THE DIVERSITY AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. MY THOUGHTS WERE PARALLEL TO HOW WE TRY TO OPERATE IN THE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF CO-CREATING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS FINDING VALUE . AND SO I FEEL LIKE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION MAY JUST DO THAT FOR THIS BOARD AS WELL. OPEN UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER

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ABOUT THE VANTAGE POINT OF THIS LEVEL OF COMPENSATION AND HOW IT MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR SOME VERSES OTHERS. COULD YOU

JUST SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL? >> SURE. $4800 THAT DR. HOLMEN EXPLAINED EARLIER AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURE IN TERMS OF BOOKS ON THE HIGHER END OF COMPENSATION OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS , IT MAY NOT BE A BIG DIFFERENCE. BUT FOR FOLKS LOWER IN SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS, IT IS OBVIOUSLY PROPORTIONALLY LARGER . THE IDEA OF POTENTIALLY HAVING TO MISS A SHIFT, FOR EXAMPLE IN ORDER TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS.

ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT MAY BE OFFSET BY THIS PLAN IF YOU WERE TO APPROVE IT. THE OTHER ASPECT OF THIS IS FOR FOLKS WHO REQUIRE CHILDCARE IN ORDER TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS OR BOARD ACTIVITIES , THAT $4800 CAN ALSO HELP TO OFFSET THOSE COSTS . JUST A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER IN TERMS OF WHO YOU ARE GIVING ACCESS TO 2% -- PARTICIPATE.

>> IF THE BOARD APPROVES THIS RESOLUTION IN THE FUTURE , DOES THIS AUTOMATICALLY MEAN THE BOARD CAN DIVERSIFY?

>> YES. IF IT WERE ONLY THAT EASY. BUT IT DEFINITELY ADDS TO THE ALLURE OF WANTING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD . I LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF STUDIES. I LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF LAW FIRMS. SOME OF THEM SAID, ABSOLUTELY NOT. DO NOT COMPENSATE BOARD MEMBERS IN A NON-FOR PROFIT. TO THE STUDY, WHETHER THEY WERE FOR IT OR AGAINST IT, THE CAVEAT WAS ALWAYS, UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE YOUR DIVERSITY IN YOUR BOARD. THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS. I'M TALKING ABOUT STUDIES FROM THE M.I.T. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW , AND A COUPLE OF LAW FIRMS AS WELL. DOING

CURSORY RESEARCH . >> I KNOW YOU TALKED WITH YOUR TEAM AS WELL. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOUR TEAM WOULD OFFER

AS WELL? >> AGAIN, JUST POINTING BACK TO THE PARALLEL OF WHEN WE SEEK TO CO-CREATE WITH FAMILIES. IT IS LITTLE THINGS. YOU KNOW, ENSURING WE GOT CHILDCARE ON HAND SO THAT FAMILIES DON'T FEEL THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO SEND THEIR KIDS WHILE THEY ARE COLLABORATING WITH US.

IT IS OFFERING FOLKS DINNER. LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT DO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. SO THERE IS A PARALLEL THEY DREW FROM THIS AS

WELL. >> THANK YOU.

>> DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR PABLO AS HE IS

AT THE MICROPHONE? >> PABLO, IF WE ARE TALKING COMPENSATION FOR CHILD CARE, SOME MEETINGS, SUCH AS THE SPECIAL-EDUCATION GROUP PTS A MEETING -- THEY ALL HAVE CHILDCARE PROVIDED BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE OR TWO PARENTS BEING ABLE TO SIGN UP. WOULDN'T IT BE POSSIBLE THAT WE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF OPERATION FOR BOARD MEETINGS AND STUDY SESSIONS? WE CAN HAVE CHILDCARE ON-SITE SO IT WOULD -- I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH COMPENSATION. WHEN WE ARE CUTTING COSTS. THAT IS MY ONLY CONCERN. AT THE SAME TIME, I CAN SEE THE NEED FOR DIVERSIFYING BY VIRTUE OF THE CHILDCARE ISSUE. WE PROVIDED THE CHILDCARE ON-SITE, THAT WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEIR KIDS WHILE THEY CAME TO COMMENT OR WHILE THEY CAME TO LISTEN TO

THE ENTIRE BOARD MEETING. >> FOR SURE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THAT PARTICULAR CASE , THEN THAT ALTERNATIVE WOULD WORK. BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMEONE WHO IS AN HOURLY EMPLOYEE AND THEY ARE MISSING A SHIFT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN BOARD ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE STILL CAUGHT IN THE LURCH.

>> DIRECTOR LALIBERTE.

IF THE BOARD WERE TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION , THERE'S TWO MAJOR WAYS I CAN THINK OF. ONE IS AN OPT IN APPROACH WHERE A BOARD MEMBER WOULD HAVE TO OPT IN TO REQUEST COMPENSATION. THE OTHER IS AN OPT OUT APPROACH. IT BASICALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT WE SET THE DEFAULT. I'M JUST WRESTLING . DO YOU HAVE ANY --

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>> I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS ANY HARD SCIENCE ON THAT.

GIVEN THOSE TWO ALTERNATIVES, MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE WOULD BE AN OPT OUT. ALL BOARD MEMBERS WOULD BE OFFERED THIS OPPORTUNITY HELPLESSNESS COMPENSATION. YOU WOULD OPT OUT DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU NEEDED IT OR WHETHER YOU WOULD ACCEPT IT OR NOT. THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.

>> OKAY. >> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR -- I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS IS A QUESTION FOUR. THIS IS NOT A QUESTION FOR PUBLIC. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU, DR. HOLMEN.

THE RESOLUTION BEING PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. WHICH ONE -- WHAT IS THE DEFAULT? WHAT IS THE INTENTION ? ALSO THE RCW , I WOULD SAY, IS SOMEWHAT AMBIGUOUS IN WHAT IT DIRECTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DO AS WELL BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT YOU MAY AUTHORIZE AND MAY REQUEST . BUT THEN IT HAS A SECOND PARAGRAPH THAT SAYS A BOARD MEMBER CAN WAIT. I GUESS I'M SORT OF WRESTLING WITH , WHAT IS THE PROPOSAL?

>> I BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL IS AN OPT OUT.

>> SO A BOARD MEMBER WOULD NOT NEED TO SUBMIT REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OR TO CERTIFY. HOW WOULD THAT WORK?

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS. SUPERINTENDENT OF SUPPORT SERVICES WAS GOING TO REACH OUT TO SOME DISTRICTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY FUNCTIONALLY OPERATE THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHERE , LET'S SAY , SCHOOL VISITS TOMORROW. IT'S NOT THE TYPICAL MEETING. SO WE WOULD NEED -- WE WOULD PROCEDURALLY NEED TO KNOW FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER WHAT THEIR ACTIVITIES WERE SO THAT WE COULD PROVIDE

JUST COMPENSATION . >> THANK YOU.

>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR PABLO SPECIFICALLY? OTHERWISE WE CAN --.

>> THANK YOU, PABLO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I THINK I HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE. CAN I SHARE THAT REAL QUICK? TONIGHT REALLY IS ABOUT A DISCUSSION OF THE RESOLUTION.

THE RESOLUTION. THE PLAN IS FOR HER TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER 6 AGENDA FOR ACTION. TONIGHT THE BOARD -- YOU HAVE THE RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET. IF THERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE , HAPPY TO DO THAT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WILL PUT THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. I BELIEVE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS IT IS A GOOD STEP FOR THIS BOARD. WHETHER THIS BOARD CHOOSES TO ACCEPT COMPENSATION OR NOT, I BELIEVE IT IS AN ACTION THAT PROVIDES A PATHWAY FOR FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS. I ALSO IN MY HUMBLE OPINION SEE THE AMOUNT OF WORK BOARD MEMBERS DO . I THINK THE WORD, COMPENSATION, IS PROBABLY A MISNOMER. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS MORE OF A STIPEND OR HONORARIUM , KNOWING THAT THE WORK THAT THE BOARD DOES GOES WELL BEYOND WHAT THIS PROVIDES . I ALSO BELIEVE I CANNOT QUANTIFY HOW MUCH OF AN EQUITY IMPACT THIS IS , BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT IS. SO THAT IS WHY I WOULD PUT THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. SO THAT IS MY PRESENTATION FOR THE BOARD.

>> THANK YOU, DR. HOLMEN. >> YES, DIRECTOR STUART.

>> I'M SORRY. MENTIONED EARLIER THIS COVERS TRANSPORTATION. BUT WE ALREADY COVERED TRANSPORTATION AS REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSE. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WOULD ACTUALLY BE TOWARD -- FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE. WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY FOR CHILDCARE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WERE TALKING ABOUT EQUITY FOR CHILDCARE, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO BE TALKING ABOUT CHILDCARE FOR OUR STAFF AS WELL. BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY SMALL FACILITY AT EMERSON PRIMARILY FOR TEENS WHO HAVE CHILDREN. BUT OFFERING -- MAKING IT EQUITABLE

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>> I THOUGHT DIRECTOR LALIBERTE HAD A COMMENT. OKAY, SORRY.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR A LITTLE BIT. I WILL ADMIT I'M SOMEWHAT TORN IN SOME REGARDS. I DO APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION. DR. HOLMEN'S COMMENTS. I THINK THOSE WERE VERY HELPFUL. WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND, INTRINSIC MOTIVATION.

EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION. THERE ARE CONCERNS I HAVE AROUND COMPENSATION IN THOSE CASES. AT THE SAME TIME, I RECOGNIZE WHERE CONTEXT IS GOING AND WHERE WE ARE LANDING. BE THAT IT IS ALREADY -- AND I APPRECIATE THIS IS WRITTEN AS AN OPT OUT OPTION. I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE IT STAYS THAT WAY. OPT IN STILL REQUIRES PEOPLE TO ASK. IN THIS -- I DO KNOW SEVERAL OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE THIS IN PLACE. SO I THINK IT IS WRITTEN. I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY CHANGES NECESSARILY TO THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN BECAUSE IT IS CLEAR IT IS OPT OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF DIRECTOR LALIBERTE HAD ANYTHING HE WOULD ADD TO MAKE IT CLEARER. I WILL STILL BE WRESTLING WITH IT FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. BECAUSE IT DOES -- COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THAT PEACE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VALUE I HAVE COME FORWARD WITH AND THAT I BELIEVE IN. I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE CONCERNED AROUND COMPENSATION PIECES AS TO HOW THAT INTENTIONALLY CHANGES THAT ROLE. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHANGING NEEDS THAT ARE OCCURRING AND WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO DO ABOUT THAT TO EVENTUALLY REMOVE BARRIERS. I CAN LOOK AT CITY COUNCILS THAT DO OFFER COMPENSATION. THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE A BARRIER THAT OPENS UP POSSIBILITIES AS WE ADDRESS OTHER SYSTEMIC ISSUES WITH WHICH TO DO THINGS.

I THINK THERE ARE BIGGER THINGS IN PLACE MORE SO THAN

THIS. >> DIRECTOR GUTHRIE.

>> I AGREE. I WILL BE WRESTLING WITH IT. I THINK ONE OF THE CHANGES I WOULD REQUEST -- IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME TO APPROVE THIS THE NIGHT BEFORE AN ELECTION DAY. TIMING -WISE, ALL OF US ON THE BALLOT FILE BACK IN MAY. THIS YEAR'S BALLOTS ARE EFFECTIVELY SET. THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO PUT -- IF THIS WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE TO SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY UNFORTUNATELY -- THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR. THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE IT THIS YEAR. MY REQUEST WOULD BE TO HAVE IT TAKE EFFECT. EITHER THOSE OF US WHO VOTE ON IT CANNOT BENEFIT FROM IT EVER OR IT IS SOMETHING WE LOOK AT THE NEXT TIME THAT IT'S ON THE BALLOT IN 2025. WE COULD STILL APPROVE IT NOW , BUT GIVING THAT GUILT IS HAVING THAT RECOGNITION OF HOW IT MIGHT APPEAR TO THE COMMUNITY, IF OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO DIVERSIFY THE BOARD, IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO

IMPLEMENT IT IMMEDIATELY. >> SO, I CAN UNDERSTAND -- I THINK I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE , ONE, I DON'T THINK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS ENOUGH TO CONVINCE SOMEBODY TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN. I AGREE THAT IT IS A POTENTIAL BARRIER FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS ENOUGH TO COMPEL ANYBODY TO DO THIS WORK . $50 RIGHT NOW WON'T EVEN COVER THE COST OF PIZZA AND A BABYSITTER FOR THE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN MY OPINION TO SWAY ANYBODY . I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THESE ROLES AND THEIR PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATIONS. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TAKING A BLANKET STATEMENT AND SAYING, IF YOU COULD BENEFIT FROM $50

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HAS THAT RIGHT TO DO. >> JUST AS A GENERAL QUESTION , WHAT IS THE REASONING WHY IT CANNOT BE MORE THAN $50? IS IT

STATE LAW OR WHAT? >> IT IS LAW. YEAH. DIRECTOR STUART. GOOD QUESTION THOUGH.

>> I DID THE INFLATION CALCULATOR. WHEN IT WAS PASSED IN 1987, IT WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF THREE TIMES THAT. $150.

>> AS WE ARE LOOKING AT STAFF TIGHTENING AND BUDGET TIGHTENING , I AM COGNIZANT . 5200. 5400. WHATEVER THE NUMBER WAS, IT IS NOT SIGNIFICANT IN AND OF ITSELF ACCEPT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL FIVE DIRECTORS PUT TOGETHER, THAT IS AT LEAST ONE HEALTH ROOM AID. THAT IS AT LEAST ONE PARENT EDUCATOR PER YEAR. ESPECIALLY HEALTH ROOM

AIDS. >> I WOULD ARGUE IT IS NOT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER WHO DEDICATES 96 DAYS A YEAR TO BOARD WORK.

>> STILL A POINT. I THINK IT WILL BE A ROB POINT WITH OUR

CONSTITUENCIES. >> AND YOU'RE ALSO OPERATING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER WILL OPT IN AND

ACCEPT THE COMPENSATION. >> I THINK MY HOPE AS I THINK ABOUT THIS AND TALK WITH PEOPLE AND WALK THROUGH IT , AS I SAID, SOME I'M STILL WRESTLING WITH HIS THINKING ABOUT THE LONG-TERM AND THINKING ABOUT THE VISION AND WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR KIDS . BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THIS LIES. THINKING ABOUT IT THAT WAY. DIVERSITY AND OPPORTUNITY ARE THINGS WE WANT . MY GOAL WOULD BE TO THINK ABOUT IT IN THAT FRAMEWORK AND TO WALK THROUGH IT. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AT THIS POINT.

BUT I THINK THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH REGARDS TO WHERE WE ARE WITH THE BUDGET. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THINGS . I GUESS THAT IS THE PIECE I WOULD REQUEST THAT BOARD MEMBERS THINK THROUGH AS THEY LOOK AT THIS. IN FIVE YEARS, WOULD THIS BE GOOD TO HAVE HAD IN PLACE ? BECAUSE OF WHAT IT COULD DO IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE BEING IN AN ELECTED ROLE. JUST SOMETHING

TO THINK ABOUT. >> I WOULD WONDER , HOW FAIR IS IT FOR A BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE -- HOW DO I SAY THIS

IN THE NICEST WAY POSSIBLE? >> THEIR OWN TYPE OF COMPENSATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

>> UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS SORT OF THE REALITY UNDER HOW IT WORKS UNDER OUR CURRENT LAW . THE STATE HAS PROVIDED US PARAMETERS OF WHAT WE CAN WORK WITHIN. AND THEN AS A BOARD WE HAVE TO COME TO THAT DECISION.

IT IS A FAIR POINT AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS IT IS HANDLED. BUT THIS IS PRETTY TYPICAL WITHIN ELECTED . I SAT ON THE COMMISSION AS WELL. THEY HAVE A COMMISSION THAT ACTUALLY SETS IT. THE MAYOR SALARY IS SET BY THE COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL CAN ALSO DO IT. CITIES RUN A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. BUT WE DO HAVE A SET STANDARD AS TO WHAT WE ARE

ALLOWED TO DO. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR POINTS ? DIRECTOR GUTHRIE.

>> I THINK ANOTHER COMMENT THAT I WOULD HAVE -- AND THIS IS -- I WOULD NOT EXPECT TO SEE THIS IN THE RESOLUTION, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT IF WE DO DECIDE THAT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY STEP WE TAKE TOWARD DIVERSIFYING THE BOARD. IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE A CHECKBOX . THAT IS NOT TO BE DISMISSIVE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CHECK CHECKBOXES. BUT I

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>> DR. HOLMEN. >> IT IS INTERESTING YOU BROUGHT THAT UP . WE SPENT MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT IN EXECUTIVE CABINET TODAY THAN WE DID ABOUT BOARD COMPENSATION BECAUSE WE DON'T VIEW THIS AS THE KEY. WE VIEW IT AS A SUPPLEMENT. BUT THINKING ABOUT ACTUAL TRAINING, MENTORING , ENGAGING WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BOARDMAN SHIP . I WOULD IMAGINE IT IS KIND OF INTIMIDATING TO THINK ABOUT RUNNING FOR A BOARD AND BEING ELECTED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE WITH A MICROPHONE AND MAKING DECISIONS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT -- THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE WAY MORE IMPACTFUL THAT WE BELIEVE COULD BE BENEFICIAL. OBVIOUSLY IT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD. TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT. AS WE THINK ABOUT DIVERSITY ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF IDENTITY , WE THINK THAT IS

A GOOD IDEA AS WELL. >> DIRECTOR LALIBERTE .

>> I HAVE TWO COMMENTS. ONE SMALL AND ONE LARGER. THE FIRST IS IN THE SECOND SENTENCE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE ONE THAT BEGINS WITH THE WORD, COMPENSATION. I WOULD -- I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD MAKE DISTRICT US NOW TO AMEND IT, BUT AT SOME POINT I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER AMENDING IT TO READ -- BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS A SENTENCE THAT DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING. BUT IT COULD. IT COULD BY SAYING, UNLESS BOARD MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION OF $50 . SO IT IS THE SECOND SENTENCE. I THINK THAT -- I DON'T KNOW. I AM HESITANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND A RESOLUTION I'M NOT EVEN SURE WE WOULD APPROVE IF MY AMENDMENT WERE APPROVED. IF WE WERE TO COME I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HELPFUL DRAFTING CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERESTS THAT HAVE BEEN SPOKEN TO TODAY.

MY SECOND COMMENT -- >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CAPTURING THAT. YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS THE SECOND SENTENCE STARTS WITH SAYING, SHOULD A BOARD MEMBER --

>> ONE, I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE -- IT IS IN THE IMPERATIVE.

BOARD MEMBER SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION OF $50 A DAY FOR ATTENDANCE. BUT I THINK IT ALSO SHOULD RECOGNIZE , UNLESS WAIVED , A BOARD MEMBER SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION OF $50 A DAY. WORDSMITH ON THE FLY HERE READ SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK RECOGNIZING THAT THAT IS EXPLICITLY SAYING THAT THAT IS THE DEFAULT UNLESS THE BOARD MEMBER OPT OUT OR WAVES -- WHATEVER LANGUAGE WE'RE USING. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT TODAY.

>> IN THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT DR. HOLMEN WAS SPEAKING TO. AND DIRECTOR GUTHRIE. THIS BEING A COMPONENT OF THE LARGER INTEREST OF THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY TO HAVE A MORE DIVERSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO A WONDER I HAVE IS JUST THIS MAY FEEL SELF-SERVING LIKE WE'RE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WHETHER A BROADER RESOLUTION ON WHERE THIS IS A COMPONENT OF IT OR INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF THE BOARD.

INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES SITTING IN THE SEAT AS BOARD MEMBERS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GONE DOWN THAT ROUTE ALREADY WITHOUT RECOGNIZING THAT WITH BOARD ACTION WITH THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THIS YEAR. I KNOW I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING THOSE AND SAY, OH, THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. I THINK I CAN DO A BETTER JOB THAN YOU. AND I THINK THAT SORT OF THING IS REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE THOSE SORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED ON A POLICY LEVEL. WE ARE DOING THAT. I THINK RECOGNIZING THAT -- THAT'S ONLY ONE COMPONENT OF IT. I THINK A BROADER RESOLUTION MIGHT BE .

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>> IS IT A RESOLUTION OR AMENDMENT OF THE ON BOARDING

POLICY THE BOARD CURRENTLY HAS? >> I HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE ON BOARDING POLICY. YOUR TESTING ME HERE.

>> AND CURRENTLY IS ABOUT, I AM A NEW BOARD MEMBER. WHAT

HAPPENS FOR ME. >> THE ON BOARDING POLICY

STARTS -- >> I'M EXPANDING THE DEFINITION

. >> RECRUITMENT. RIGHT NOW, MY MEMORY IS THE ON BOARDING POLICY STARTS FROM WHEN THE BOARD MEMBER ACTUALLY IS ELECTED. I THINK WHAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN IS EVERYTHING BEFORE THAT POINT. SO MAYBE.

YES. MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW. SOMEHOW I THINK WE NEED TO CAPTURE THAT. THIS DOES JUST FEEL LIKE -- I AGREE WITH THE INTEREST . INTEREST. HAVING TO SAY THIS IS THE ONLY WAY. IT FEELS LIKE PASSING THIS IS SAYING THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT. OKAY.

>> PLAYING OFF SUPERINTENDENT HOLMEN'S , AND DIRECTOR LALIBERTE'S COMMENT, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO GO BACK AND BECOME PART OF AN OVERALL DIVERSIFICATION EFFORT ON THE BOARD . IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT METHODS TO DIVERSIFY AND THIS BECOMES PART OF AN OVERALL EFFORT BECAUSE AS YOU SAY IT IS ONE SMALL PIECE OF IT. FOR US TO LOOK AT IT AS IF WE'RE GOING TO SUDDENLY CHANGE OVERNIGHT BY VIRTUE OF THIS $50 A DAY, IT IS A SMALL PIECE OF IT. AND I WOULD HATE FOR US TO SAY, OKAY, WE'VE CHECKED IT OFF. WE HAVE DONE OUR JOB ON TRYING TO DIVERSIFY THE BOARD. I ALSO THINK THAT BY PUTTING IT TOGETHER IN FULL POLICY -- I MEAN, THIS IS BEING PROPOSED AS BEING POSITIONED AS IF YOU'RE VOTING AGAINST IT, YOU'RE VOTING AGAINST -- I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE CASE. I THINK THERE IS A CASE TO BE MADE FOR THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WHEN WE ARE SHORT ON FUNDS AND COMING BACK ON VARIOUS SLOTS THAT WE COULD FILL IN STAFF. I WOULD RATHER SEE THIS BECOME PART OF AN OVERALL POLICY ON HOW TO DIVERSIFY THE BOARD. TO BE QUITE FRANK, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING AT HOW TO DIVERSIFY STAFF AS WELL.

WE DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT DIVERSIFIES THE BOARD. FOR ME, I BELIEVE ALL FIVE OF YOU SHOULD ACCESS THIS PROVISION OF THE LAW. THAT IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION. I BELIEVE WARD MEMBERS PUT IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, EFFORT, AND ENERGY. FOR ME, I BELIEVE THIS PROVISION SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THE FIVE OF YOU AND A FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS. I ALSO BELIEVE THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO NOT ACCEPT THE COMPENSATION ALLOWS PEOPLE TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE. THAT IS JUST MY VIEW ON THIS. AND I THINK IT IS A PART OF THE BROADER EFFORT MOVING FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE?

>> QUESTION . FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, IF THIS SHOULD PASS , WHAT WOULD BE THE THRESHOLD FOR DECIDING OR WHO WOULD BE DECIDING WHO SHALL OBTAIN WHAT ? IF I AM AT A COMMUNITY MEETING , WHETHER IT IS GOING TO THE INDIGENOUS

PEOPLES EVENT -- YES? >> ON THE RESOLUTION, WHAT

QUALIFIES? >> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE PART OF DEVELOPING PROCEDURES AROUND THIS. FOR ME, BEING MORE DEFINITIVE AROUND WHAT QUALIFIES AS AN ACTIVITY AND WHAT DOESN'T WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, FOR THE BOARD, BUT ALSO FOR STAFF THAT HAVE TO INTERPRET THE INFORMATION.

>> AGAIN, THE IDEA OF WHO DECIDES WHO GOES OR NOT -- THE IDEA THAT THIS MEETING IS IMPORTANT BUT THAT ONE ISN'T -- I WOULD REASON THAT GOING TO SEVERAL OF THE EVENTS WE HAVE HAD IN THE LAST MONTH WOULD BE IMPORTANT. BUT THEN WHO DECIDES IF YOU ARE ALLOWED COMPENSATION FOR IT? THAT KIND OF JUST SEEMS VERY SKETCHY. I DON'T KNOW.

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>> I THINK WE CAN CROSS THAT BRIDGE IF THE RESOLUTION

PASSES. >> I WAS JUST THINKING OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE BROADER PICTURE AND LOOKING AT IT FROM THE EQUITY LENS. AS I WAS JUST LOOKING THROUGH IT , IF I GO THROUGH THAT, NOWHERE IN IT DO WE EVER SPEAK ABOUT THE BOARD LEVEL WHAT OUR THOUGHTS ARE IN REGARDS TO THAT TOPIC. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE IT IS VERY MUCH DIRECTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. SUPPORT EFFORTS. WE COULD LOOK AT THE POLICY IN THAT WAY. I WOULD PREFER THAT . THEN IT IS BUILT IN AND ALLOWS A CONCEPT WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH. I ALSO AM NOT SURE IF I EXPAND THE RESOLUTION JUST BECAUSE I THINK FOR THE FACT OF THE LAW NOT BEING VERY CLEAR IN THE RESOLUTION . I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THAT

LEGAL SIDE. >> DIRECTOR GUTHRIE.

>> JUST A QUICK TACTICAL POINT . THE LAW SAYS THIS WOULD BE COMING OUT OF LOCAL LEVY FUNDS . EXCESS LEVY FUNDS. IS THAT SOMETHING VOTERS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE? OR IS THIS THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO FIND MONEY UNDER THE SOFA? HOW EXACTLY

WOULD THAT WORK? >> OPERATIONALLY , IT WORKS IF WE WERE TO NOT PASS OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS LEVY OR CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY LEVY , THEN WE WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS. AS LONG AS THOSE PASS ,

THERE IS THAT CAPACITY. >> THERE IS NO PROBLEM ADDING

THAT TO THE EXISTING? >> IS NOT ADDING TO IT. IT IS USING THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES THERE ALREADY.

>> I THINK IT IS AN INTERESTING IDEA . I'M WRESTLING WITH THE CONCEPT OF HAVING THE SUPPLY . IF IT WERE PASSED, IT WOULD APPLY LATER. I DO THINK , AS MUCH AS I DON'T LIKE IT, DO THINK THIS CURRENT BOARD SHOULD VOTE ON THIS. AND I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THIS COMING BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING TO THE EXTENT THAT NEEDS TO BE STATED.

>> YES. FINAL COMMENT. >> GOING TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT DELAYING IT. I THINK AT SOME POINT SOME BOARD HAS GOT TO TAKE A STAND. OTHERWISE IT IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS PRETTY OBVIOUS. SO THAT IS WHERE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION. JUST SO THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE ARE VOTING ON OUR OWN SALARIES. AND I THINK THERE IS PRECEDENT IN THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS NOT WILD. I DO FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY THAT THIS NEEDS TO PASS SOME TIME AND IT'S NEVER

GOING TO BE EASY . >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. 24 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION. IT WILL COME BACK

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>> AS THE BOARD KNOWS, I AM THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSEL FOR THE SKILL CENTER LOCATED AT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WASHINGTON NETWORK FOR INNOVATIVE CAREERS.

WE RECENTLY HAD OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. I THOUGHT I WOULD WRING SOME INFORMATION TO THE BOARD BECAUSE THERE IS SOME EXCITING WORK GOING ON . THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED. THEY REPORT HIGH LEVELS OF SATISFACTION WITH THEIR PROGRAMS. JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AND SKILL CENTERS IN GENERAL.

WHAT IS A SKILL CENTER? IT IS A REGIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL THAT SERVES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE DISTRICTS. WHAT THIS DOESN'T SAY IS IT IS A CTE PROGRAM. IT IS A CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. THERE IS 14 SKILL CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD, WHICH PROVIDES THE GREATEST LEVEL OF ACCESS TO STUDENTS IN LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT . WHERE IS IT AND WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATE? THE MAIN CAMPUS IS LOCATED -- THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP ON THE LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JUST UP THE HILL IN KIRKLAND. IT IS A UNIQUE SKILL CENTER AS COMPARED TO ALL

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JUST RECENTLY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOSE TO LEAVE AND PARTNER WITH SNOW I'LL. THE SKILL CENTER THAT IS CLOSER TO EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS . OBVIOUS REASONS. I CANNOT IMAGINE COMMUTING FROM EVERETT DOWN TO KIRKLAND FOR A THREE HAVING CREDIT PROGRAM. I DON'T EVEN THINK IT IS POSSIBLE ACTUALLY. FOR A LOT OF GOOD REASONS, THEY CHOSE TO STEP AWAY FROM IT. WE ARE THE HOST DISTRICT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM FLOWS THROUGH LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALL OF THE STAFF THAT ARE THERE ARE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF. SOME ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT SO THEY ARE CONTRACTED AND ALL OF THOSE PIECES AT LAKE WASHINGTON STAFF MEMBERS. BENEFITS OF COMPLETING THE SKILL CENTER PROGRAM. I GRABBED THIS FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON SKILL CENTERS. THEY HAD, LIKE, 50 BULLETS THAT I TRIED TO SUMMARIZE IN JUST A FEW. BUT IT REALLY IS ABOUT PREPARATION FOR THE WORKPLACE BUT ALSO PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE. ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS STUDENTS ARE BEING ACCREDITED. THEY ARE RECEIVING EITHER AP OR COLLEGE CREDIT. THESE ARE RIGOROUS COURSES. SO STUDENTS TRULY ARE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT STEP. YOU CAN SEE THE THIRD BULLET FROM THE BOTTOM. THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN INTERNSHIPS AND PRE-APPRENTICES HIPS. WORKSITE LEARNING. THEY CAN RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY. I ACTUALLY PRINTED OFF SOME OF THOSE COMPETENCIES BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY REMARKABLE WHAT STUDENTS CAN LEAD. A+ CERTIFIED . YOU SEE THAT IN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATES. CISCO COMPUTER NETWORKING. NURSING ASSISTANT CERTIFIED . THE MICROSOFT ORACLE . THESE VARIOUS PIECES THAT -- TO LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL WITH THAT KIND OF SKILL SET AND THAT KIND OF RECOGNITION IS PRETTY REMARKABLE. OUR CURRENT '23-'24 PROGRAMS -- I LISTED THEM OUT AND THEN LISTED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED . IF THERE IS NO LOCATION LISTED, THAT MEANS IT IS THAT OUR SKILL CENTER OR -- WE KIND OF CONNECT THOSE TWO. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE TWO AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS . ONE IN BELLEVUE, ONE IN NORTH SHORE. THE AVIATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM WE JUST LAUNCHED THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE WE HAVE 20 PLUS STUDENTS IN A FIRST-YOUR PROGRAM. THAT IS NOT EASY TO DO IN TERMS OF LAUNCHING A PROGRAM. BAKING A PASTRY. CAN WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING THERE? WHY WOULDN'T WE? THE CORE PLUS PROGRAM -- I WILL JUST USE THAT AS AN OVERARCHING. WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING IN 24-25, 25-26 TO ACTUALLY ADD MORE PROGRAMS IN MORE AREAS THAN JUST CONSTRUCTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THE MOST RECENT ARTICLE IN THE SEATTLE TIMES MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT CORE PLUS. I BELIEVE IT WAS BOWLING THAT WAS REPORTING THAT -- I FEEL LIKE I'M TALKING TO MYSELF. THAT WAS FUN. BOWLING WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THEY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO BRING IN THROUGH CORE PLUS TYPE PROGRAMS. SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT GOT HIRED WERE PROGRAM STUDENTS. YOU CAN SEE CISCO NETWORKING , CULINARY ARTS. DENTAL CAREERS, OF WHICH WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY TWO FULL CLASSROOMS OF DENTAL STUDENTS THIS YEAR. FOR WHATEVER REASON -- MAYBE IT WAS PANDEMIC RELATED. THE DENTAL CAREERS PROGRAM JUST

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THEY SPEND MORE TIME AND DEMONSTRATE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF EXCELLENCE ON THOSE PROJECTS. FOR THEM, IT REVOLUTIONIZED THEIR PROGRAMS . FIRE AND EMS. ANOTHER PROGRAM.

ALWAYS FILLED. ALWAYS FULL. WE HAD A WAITING LIST OF STUDENTS THAT WANTED TO GET INTO THE PROGRAM. OUR HEALTH SCIENCE CAREER. NURSING. MEDICAL CAREERS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT BROADER. SPORTS MEDICINE IN ISSAQUAH. YOU CAN SEE WE PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS . THE GOAL IS TO EXPAND, EXPAND, EXPAND. BECAUSE WE WANT STUDENTS ALL ACROSS THE CONSORTIUM TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS IN NORTH BEND AND SNOQUALMIE VALLEY ATTENDING MOUNT SI -- GETTING INTO BELLEVUE, ISSAQUAH, LAKE WASHINGTON IS REALLY DIFFICULT, BUT WE KNOW STUDENTS BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS ARE THAT MEANINGFUL TO THEM. LASTLY -- ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO SHOW -- I WILL SEND YOU THE VIDEO. I WAS GOING TO SHOW IT TONIGHT, BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT -- THIS IS A HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT THAT OVER TIME WE HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE PANDEMIC DID TO THE SKILL CENTER. AND IT KIND OF DROPPED US BACK ABOUT A YEAR IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT. AND YOU CAN SEE THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE HIGHEST ENROLLMENT IN OUR SKILL CENTER PROGRAMS THAT I THINK WE HAVE EVER HAD. A COUPLE OTHER PIECES AROUND IT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS . WE HAVE BROUGHT ON THE STAFF MEMBER -- CERTIFICATED STAFF MEMBER WITH BACKGROUND IN SPECIAL EDUCATION BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE IS A HIGHER RATE OF STUDENTS THAT MOLLIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 504 SERVICES AND STUDENTS WOULD COME TO THEIR PROGRAM AND ALL OF THE SUPPORTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE IEP WOULD ESSENTIALLY VANISH. BARBARA'S WHOLE ROLE IS TO COLLABORATE AND CONNECT WITH HIGH SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SERVICES THAT STUDENTS NEED -- THE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT STUDENTS NEED ACTUALLY ARE COMING WITH THEM. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE SIZE OF HER CASELOAD. SHE IS NOT MANAGING THE IEP, BUT HER PIECES ALL AROUND THE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION TO MAKE SURE TEACHERS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS. THE OTHER PIECE WE BROUGHT ON IN THE LAST THREE YEARS WAS DEAN OF STUDENTS. HIS WHOLE -- HIS WORK REALLY IS ABOUT THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. MAKING SURE THAT STRATEGIES ARE EMBEDDED. THEY ADOPTED WHAT THEY CALL -- WAY. THE PROFILE OF A STUDENT . THEY ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP WORK PLACE READY SKILLS AND PROFILES. HAVING THESE ADDITIONAL STAFF HAS BEEN ALMOST REVOLUTIONARY FOR ACCESS OPPORTUNITY AND TO ROUND OUT THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO BE WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE.

WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF IT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXTENT -- EXPAND IT BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE IS HIGH INTEREST COURSEWORK FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN. AND IT IS A PRETTY COOL WAY TO DO HIGH SCHOOL. ANYWAY, THAT IS MY UPDATE. VERY PROUD CHAIR

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>> DR. HOLMEN , I WILL SAY IS ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED, IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME TO GET TO SEE SOME OF THE COURSEWORK THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN.

AND I WAS A LITTLE -- A LOT JEALOUS. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR

[G. Public and Community Affairs]

>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD FOR GENERATIONS THAT MY FAMILY DOESN'T NEED A MICROPHONE , BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE LOUD. THERE ARE THREE EVENTS THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE LAST FEW WEEKS. FIRST OF ALL, I ATTENDED -- I'M SORRY IF I AM GOING TO GET THE EXACT TERM FOR THE EVENT WRONG, BUT THE NEW FAMILIES -- WELCOME TO LAKE WASHINGTON . PRIMARILY IT WAS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. FANTASTIC.

GETTING TO MEET -- IN FACT, I MADE SURE TO STAY AROUND AND TRY TO MEET AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE TO LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATED THEM CHOOSING LAKE WASHINGTON . YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE TO HELP THEM . STAFF IS HERE TO HELP THEM.

EVEN IF ONE OF US IS ONLY A TRAFFIC COP SAYING, YOU NEED TO TALK TO SO-AND-SO AS OPPOSED TO SO-AND-SO. THEY APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. I ALSO ATTENDED TWO PROGRAMS . AGAIN, FOR MOST -- FOR THOSE LISTENING, THAT IS OUR EASTSIDE NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. THEY HAD A CELEBRATION FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES A DAY AT LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.

DIRECTOR BLIESNER AND I ATTENDED THAT. I ALSO WENT TO THE POWWOW THEY HAD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A POWWOW -- I REMEMBER SINCE I HAVE THE ADVANTAGE -- MOST FOLKS COMING FROM OKLAHOMA. I REMEMBER ATTENDING MY FIRST ONE WHEN I WAS A KID. THESE ARE MAGNIFICENT. IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE AND YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET A FEEL FOR THINGS, TO SEE SOME OF THESE KIDS PARTICIPATE AND COMPETE , IT WAS OUTRAGEOUS. AND I WAS SO GLAD TO SEE PABLO HAVING AN AWARD FOR ONE OF THE COMPETITIONS . BY THE WAY, THEY ALSO INVITED ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE. THERE WAS ONE LITTLE THREE-YEAR-OLD WHO CAME OUT. SHE DID NOT SLEEP WELL THAT NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD. SHE WAS OUT THERE FOR EVERY DANCE. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE -- ANYTIME THERE IS AN EVENT, PLEASE ATTEND. COME OUT AND WATCH.

IT'S GREAT. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ADD FOR LEDGE UPDATE, WE SUBMITTED -- THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD FOR SUBMITTING YOUR PRIORITY POSITIONS . WE GOT IT SUBMITTED ON TIME. IN GENERAL I WOULD SAY THERE WAS PRETTY GOOD CONSENSUS AROUND OUR PRIORITIES. AND THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE STATE P TSA LEDGE CONFERENCE UPDATE FROM DR.

HOLMEN. ONE OTHER THING THOUGH BEFORE . WE WILL BE HAVING A CONVERSATION AROUND OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES . I HAVE A TO DO LIST ITEM TO CONNECT BACK WITH CAITLIN COX ON THAT . BUT WE WILL BE HAVING THAT DISCUSSION. THERE ARE SOME UPDATES AROUND SOME OF THE POSITIONS WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE WORKING ON THEM AND THAT SHOULD BE

COMING UP SOON. >> I WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AS A PANELIST AT THE WASHINGTON STATE PTA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE THIS WEEKEND FOCUSED ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING . AND IT WAS FIVE SUPERINTENDENTS . TOM SIEGEL FROM THE BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT. ABOUT 20,000+ STUDENTS IN THAT DISTRICT. YOU MAY REMEMBER TOM BEING VERY VOCAL AND AN ADVOCATE FOR SIMPLE MAJORITY . THEY HAD TO DO SOME PRETTY TREMENDOUS WORK AROUND GETTING A BOND PASSED.

BRETT FREEMAN FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SCHOOL DISTRICT -- I THINK 400 STUDENTS . BRIAN FREEMAN , THE SUPERINTENDENT

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HAVE ANYTHING FOR PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS?

>> YES. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A CIVIC HEALTH ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP RUN BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR . THEY ARE PURSUING CIVIC DIALOGUE ON HOW WE WORK TO IMPROVE THAT WITHIN WASHINGTON STATE. A YEAR-LONG. CONNECTING THE IDEA . THIS WORKSHOP WAS ABOUT UNPACKING WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM THAT AND WHAT ACTIVITIES WE CAN USE GOING FORWARD. MULTIPLE THINGS. LOCAL DINNER IS AN -- THERE'S ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN. BRINGING PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS TOGETHER TO REALLY DIG INTO SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND HAVE A VERY FACILITATED DISCUSSION SO THAT THEY CAN WALK OUT OF THERE HAVING BEEN HEARD . IT WAS KIND OF A NEAT -- THERE WERE 100 PEOPLE AT LEAST. WE HAD NON- PROFITS. MULTIPLE ELECTEDS FROM THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL AS DIFFERENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THERE. VERY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING. THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE A POTENTIALLY ENGAGE MORE. JUST RECOGNIZING IT. AFTER THE LEDGE ASSEMBLY WE HELD , SPECIFIC DIALOGUE THAT OCCURRED IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT AFTER THIS. IT WOULD BE GREAT AS WE HAVE SOME OF THIS POLARIZATION, HOW DO WE COME TOGETHER AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS? IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THIS TAKING ROOT. HOPEFULLY WE WILL HEAR MORE FROM THEM ABOUT IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> ONE OTHER ITEM. SORRY I NEGLECTED TO MENTION THIS. THE EASTSIDE -- LAST MONTH IF YOU WILL. THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN IN THE FUTURE. IT IS BEING FORMULATED IN THE MIDST OF LOOKING FOR A

[H. Closing Items]

THE RIGHT PERSON. >> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH ARE SCHOOL VISITS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR OUR VERY FIRST SCHOOL VISIT OF THE YEAR THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE TOMORROW. I HOPE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN. I KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FROM SCHOOL VISITS? NOTHING. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS BOARD COMMITTEE UPDATES.

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>> I GUESS I WILL GO FIRST. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE FOR STAFF. IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING. GREAT TURNOUT. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. APPRECIATED THEY LAID OUT WHAT THE WHOLE PROCESS WAS GOING TO BE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN. IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THE NONNEGOTIABLE'S -- YES, WE WERE GOING TO IMPLEMENT. WE WERE GOING TO IMPLEMENT EQUITY BEER THAT WAS APPRECIATED BY PEOPLE. THAT WAS SOMETHING TO GO FORWARD.

FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO THAT. PEOPLE WERE EXCITED. LOOKING

FORWARD TO THIS CONTINUING. >> DIRECTOR GUTHRIE.

>> I HAD THE CHANCE TO ATTEND THE FIRST MEETING FOR THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. THAT IS A GROUP THAT HAS BEEN FORMED AROUND SCHOOL SAFETY. SPECIFICALLY THIS YEAR LOOKING AT THE RESOURCE PROGRAM FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. AT SOME POINT WE WILL BE ABLE TO STOP MAKING THAT CAVEAT. WE STARTED OFF BY DOING INTROS.

THERE IS A BROAD VARIETY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE A PART OF THAT. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY OF. REDMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. AND THEN A NUMBER OF PARENTS . SOME WEARING THEIR PTA HAD AND SOME JUST BEING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

VERY INTERESTING COLLECTION -- TO BE PART OF. WE LOOKED THROUGH SOME OF THE EXISTING DATA AROUND COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICER ENGAGEMENT AND THE GROUP HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THAT. CAME UP WITH SOME COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS FOR THAT GROUP. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THERE IS A FACILITATOR , WHO IS MARY JONES, WHO HAD NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET BEFORE, BUT SHE IS FABULOUS. REALLY ENJOYED HAVING HER THERE. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, SHE RAN FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT. SHE NOW DOES CONSULTING AROUND BASICALLY HELPING DISTRICTS HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS , ESPECIALLY AROUND -- JUST HARD CONVERSATIONS. ESPECIALLY WITH A RACIAL FOCUS. GREAT TO HAVE HER THERE. THEN WE LOOKED AT THE DRAFT M.O. YOU. THE DISTRICT . THE FOUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS WE WERE WITH.

LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE OF THAT. SOME OF THE RCWS AND OTHER LAWS AROUND COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICERS . THEY HAD SOME DISCUSSION AROUND THAT. ONE THING -- IT FITS IN REALLY WELL WITH OUR CONVERSATION WE HAD AROUND BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION. THAT COMMUNITY AND THAT GROUP. THERE WAS A STRONG REQUEST FOR CHILDCARE. A NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHO WERE ABLE TO BE THERE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE CHILDCARE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING THE OTHER COMMITTEES ARE HEARING AS WELL. BUT ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE SEEING GET IS A POTENTIAL PROVING GROUNDS . WE ARE ACTUALLY HUMAN BEINGS. YOU CAN DO THIS JOB. I PROMISE. MAKING SURE WITH THAT BROADER LENS THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT TAKING. IF WE ARE EVEN EXCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM GETTING TO KNOW US IN THAT FORUM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE CHILDCARE ISSUES. THAT IS A CHALLENGE. VIRTUAL WAS AN OPTION. ERIN ACTUALLY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY. I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN PERSON. I FELT THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. I WENT IN A LITTLE SKEPTICAL BUT WALKED AWAY FEELING IT WOULD BE REALLY DIFFERENT IF IT HAD BEEN A HYBRID ENVIRONMENT. THAT SORT OF UPS THE URGENCY FOR AND CONSIDERING ALL THE BARRIERS THAT MIGHT KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF BEING ABLE TO MEET . I THINK THE BOARD HAS A STRONG INTEREST IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

>> THANK YOU. >> I ALSO ATTENDED STRATEGIC PLANNING . I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COMMITTEES WE HAVE BY THE SAME NAME. COOPERATIONS. TO BE QUITE FRANK , YOUR REPORT .

THAT WAS MY MEETING. THAT SAID , THERE WERE ONLY A FEW OF US ABLE TO ATTEND. CHILDCARE WAS A BARRIER. I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN THE SPECIAL NEEDS THE TSA AND STILL IT -- INSTITUTED

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>> DIRECTOR LALIBERTE. >> ATTENDED THE FIRST BUDGET ADVISORY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING. THERE WAS A VERY DIVERSE GROUP OF 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED . BARBARA PROVIDED HER AWARD-WINNING SCHOOL BOARD -- SCHOOL FINANCE 101 PRESENTATION. WE NOW HAVE 25 EXPERT S IN SCHOOL BOARD FINANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. 25

EXPERTS NOW. >> THANK YOU. REALLY QUICKLY, I ATTENDED THE FIRST K-8 HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING. I WILL SAY I WAS IMPRESSED AT THE TURNOUT. I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE A LOT OF INTERESTING APPLICANTS. IT DOES SOUND LIKE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INITIATIVES JUST BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST. THE PROCESS WAS EYE-OPENING . AS A GROUP, THEY WORKED REALLY HARD TO TRY TO GET REPRESENTATION FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. STAFF, PARENTS . THERE IS A GOAL TO HAVE STUDENTS .

THEY DID A REALLY INTERESTING EXERCISE WHERE RATHER THAN TRYING TO FIND COMMON INTERESTS, THEY TRIED TO NARROW THINGS DOWN TO COMMON VALUES. WHAT WE FOUND WHEN WE DID OUR GROUP EXERCISES OR WHEN I OBSERVED THEIR GROUP EXERCISES , EVERYBODY IN THAT ROOM HAD A VERY, VERY SIMILAR VALUES. IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO START AND I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THE WORK THE COMMUNITY WILL DO THIS YEAR. THE BOARD PLANS TO MEET NEXT ON NOVEMBER 6. THAT IS A STUDY SESSION AT 5:00 P.M.

AND A BOARD MEETING AT 7:00. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE OCTOBER 23RD, 2023 BOARD MEETING.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR LALIBERTE AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.