[00:00:12] [1. Call to order] >>> CALL TO ORDER. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. TODAY, WE HAVE ONE , TWO TOPICS FOR OUR [1. Performance Based Graduation Pathways] STUDY SESSION. THE FIRST IS PERFORMANCE-BASED GRADUATION. INTO A PUNT ABOUT PATHWAYS. IT IS A TERM THAT I KNOW THE BOARD HAS HEARD. I KNOW SOME OF OUR STUDENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT LIVES IN THE BACKGROUND. AND AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THIS BECOMING A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. FOR THE CLASS OF 2024, AND BEYOND. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO BRING INFORMATION TO THE BOARD. AS WELL AS SOME DATA AROUND OUR TRANSITION. POSSIBLE WAIVERS AT THE STATE OF EDUCATION IS STILL CONSIDERING. AND SPECIFICALLY, THE PERFORMANCE-BASED PATHWAY OPTION. WHICH OF THE RULES WERE JUST RECENTLY ADOPTED. AND SO, HERE TONIGHT. DR. ROSE CALLED THIS THE CORNER OF EXPERTISE OVER HERE. AS WE HAVE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL , AND OUR PROGRAM SPECIALIST IN CURRENT, TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. DR. ROSE WILL WALK US THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS AN AREA THAT HAS QUITE A FEW THINGS TO CELEBRATE. AND SOME WORK. THAT WE NEED TO DO . THAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR OUR SYSTEM. BUT I CAN KEEP GOING. WHERE THIS CONNECTS TO POLICY. ESPECIALLY POWERFUL POLICY. IT IS IN THINKING ABOUT GRADUATION. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT MEASURES. I AM JUST HOPING IT DID NOT RAISE EVERYTHING. I RESTARTED , AND EVERYTHING. TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS READY. SO R1 IS ONE OF OUR MORE IMPORTANT RESULT MEASURES. PATHWAYS CONNECTS TO R1. IT CONNECTS IN OTHER PLACES IN OE 11 ESPECIALLY THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. AND IN OE 11.9 EVALUATING OUR EFFECTIVENESS. SO OUR TONIGHT. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT HISTORY TO GRADUATION PATHWAYS. IT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT ROLLED OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN IF THEN, AND THIS IN TERMS OF WAIVERS AND EXPECTATIONS. WE WILL GO OVER THAT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SITUATION FOR OUR STUDENTS. IMPACTED BY THE WORK OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. TO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED OUR STUDENTS. OUR ONGOING WORK TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. WE ALSO HAVE, AND WE SAW THIS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. IN OUR GRADUATION PROCEDURE, 2410. THERE ALREADY ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT WAYS THAT STUDENTS MEET GRADUATION PATHWAYS. WE HAVE UPDATED THE PROCEDURE TO ADD THE NINTH POSSIBLE WAY. WHICH IS THE PERFORMANCE BASED PATHWAY. THESE ARE THE STEPS THAT WE PUT INTO PROCEDURE. AND WE ARE WORKING OUT THE SPECIFICS AND WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. THE REASON -- AND GRADUATION PATHWAYS WILL TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT. IT IS AS RATIONAL FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND FOR THE STUDENTS. SOMETHING THAT IS MEANINGFUL . AND THIS YEAR AS WE LOOK AT THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF REQUIREMENTS. AND THE POTENTIAL LACK OF WAIVERS FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS. WHO HAVE NOT MET GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, YET. THIS DATA IS FROM LAST WEEK. 89% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE MET [00:05:03] THE PATHWAYS. 11% HAVE NOT. WHEN YOU TOTAL UP THE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM. 252. AND WHAT WE SEE IN THESE NUMBERS. IS WE SEE THE DISCREPANCIES THAT WE SEE IN OTHER PLACES. WE SEE OUR ML LEARNERS. NOT ACHIEVING AT THE SAME RATE AS OTHER POPULATIONS. THE SAME FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD WANT TO UNDERSTAND AND FOCUS ON. AND YOU WILL HEAR WHEN CHRISTINE TALKS. THE LEVEL OF DETAIL. AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. ALSO THE SUPPORT AT DISTRICT LEVEL. BUT WE WANTED TO PUT THIS NUMBER IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT . AND IT IS TYPICAL ACROSS THE STATE. I WILL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN WE GET TO THE PERFORMANCE-BASED PATHWAYS. THE POTENTIAL WAIVERS. BUT I WOULD SAY MANY, IF NOT ALL DISTRICTS ARE SETTING THE SAME PLACE. WITH A SIGNIFICANT HIT TO THE GRADUATION RATES. BECAUSE OF GRADUATION PATHWAYS. TO GIVE SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO THIS. PRIOR TO 2020, TESTING REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO PASS AND THEY WERE EITHER GETTING CERTIFICATE OF INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT OR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. BUT IN 2019 YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. BUT IN 2019 THE STATE WANTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM JUST A TEST BEING THE WAY THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE GRADUATION. OR A CERTIFICATE. THEY WERE ASPIRATIONAL IN SAYING THEY WANTED A GRADUATION PATHWAY. THAT HAD VALID, RELEVANT WAYS THAT STUDENTS COULD DEMONSTRATE THEIR READINESS. SO THEY PASSED THE BILL IN 2019. AND THEY DIRECTED TO COME UP WITH ADDITIONAL PATHWAYS AND MODIFICATION PATHWAYS. AND OPTIONS. ALSO RIGHT BEFORE THEN, LOOKING AT THE SHIFTING REQUIREMENTS. THEY SHIFTED FROM 20 CREDITS BEING THE REQUIREMENT TO 24 CREDITS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CLASS OF 2018. JUST ONE YEAR BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. THEY ONLY NEEDED 20 CREDITS. BUT THEY HAD SOME CHECKBOXES. IN THE HISTORY THAT WERE CHECKED . BUT YOU JUST HAD TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT YOU ACHIEVED IT OR NOT. AND A BALANCE TEST. FOR THIS YEAR'S CLASS . AND IT IS BEEN TECHNICALLY TRUE SINCE 2020. THE STUDENTS HAVE NEEDED 24 CREDITS. THEY HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A GRADUATION PATHWAY OPTION. HIGH SCHOOL BEYOND, PLAN. WITH THE STATE OF EDUCATION DID IS A SCAFFOLD THAT IN. THEY DID NOT SAY ALL AT ONCE. THERE WAS MEANT TO BE STAIRSTEP LEVELS OF REQUIREMENTS. SO STUDENTS WOULD HAVE MORE TIME AND SYSTEMS COULD BUILD UP CREDITS. TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY COULD MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE CREDITS THEY NEEDED. AND THEY DEVELOPED MULTIPLE WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO BE GRADUATION PATHWAYS. THE ASPIRATIONAL PART WAS THINKING OF GRADUATION WERE MAKING SURE THE STUDENTS WERE WELL ROUNDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES. A GRADUATION PATHWAY. THAT WOULD GIVE THE NEED FOR A DIPLOMA. THIS IS THE TEXT THAT THE STATE BOARD PUT TOGETHER. IT REALLY IS ASPIRATIONAL. WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IT IS ASPIRATIONAL AND IT IS BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE FOR MANY STUDENTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN LOOKING AT THE CONTEXT OF THE PANDEMIC. WE WILL GET TO THIS MORE SPECIFICALLY. BUT THE STATE HAD THE MULTIPLE WAIVERS THAT STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO USE. THEY WERE IN PLACE DURING THE PANDEMIC. ESSENTIALLY EXPIRED AT THIS POINT. IT WAS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC IT WAS RECOGNIZING THAT THE BAR WAS SET HIGH FOR MOST STUDENTS. 24 CREDITS, PLUS PATHWAYS. FOR MOST DISTRICTS. THAT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ASK OF THE STUDENTS . TO THINK ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF CREDITS NEEDED. WITH THAT LEGISLATION, THEY CREATED MULTIPLE PATHWAYS. AGAIN IN THE ASPIRATIONAL PART. THE INTENT BEHIND THIS IS NOT JUST THAT ONE MEANS MORE THAN ONE ANOTHER. IT IS TO BE A MENU OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THE STUDENT HAVING TO VALIDATE THE READINESS FOR POST SECONDARY. KATE HAS DEEP EXPERTISE. SHE WILL WALK US THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PATHWAY OPTIONS. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. THIS IS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE. JUST SO YOU KNOW. THE TYPICAL WAY THAT WE USED TO DO IT. [00:10:06] EVERY STUDENT WOULD TAKE THE SPA OR THE A.C.T. AND WE WERE GOOD TO GO. SO THAT IS A VITAL PATHWAY FOR OUR STUDENTS BUT JUST LIKE THIS SLIDE SAID. THE FLEXIBLE MEANS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENT NEED THE GOALS. SO LET ME GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND REMIND YOU OF THE ASSESSMENTS. WE HAVE OF COURSE OUR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS EXAMS, THE S.A.T., A.C.T. AND IT IS SMALL. YOU CAN SEE THE SCORES. A TREND AS I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS. THE DUAL CREDIT EXAMS. THE AP CLASSES. I HAVE LISTED THOSE ON HIS UPCOMING SLIDE. FOR CAMBRIDGE. AND FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS, THE SMARTER-BASED ASSESSMENT. THE ELA AND THE MATH SCORES ARE THERE, TOO. WASHINGTON AS WELL. FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS. AND THE TRANSITION COURSES. AS I MENTIONED THAT IS THE TYPICAL WAY THAT OUR STUDENTS IN THE PAST HAVE MET IT. AND EVEN GOING FORWARD. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS MEETING GRADUATION . WE WERE ABLE TO CHECK OUT THAT THEY HAVE MET GRADUATION PATHWAYS. THROUGH ASSESSMENTS. AND BIG -- BEING FLEXIBLE. THEY CAN SHOW COMPETENCY IN ANY COMBINATION. I WILL TALK ABOUT THIS. IN ELA AND MATHEMATICS. THIS IS OUR AP, AND OUR CAMBRIDGE CLASSES. IF A STUDENT GETS A C OR BETTER. AND IF THERE IS AN ENTIRE LIST OF COURSES THAT GOES AFTER THAT. AND ALSO FEEL FREE TO RAISE YOUR HAND AND ASK FOR THESE ACRONYMS. RUNNING START. OUR DUAL CREDIT AND THROUGH RUNNING START. AGAIN THESE ARE ALL WAYS THAT A STUDENT CAN GET A HIGHER LEVEL, RIGOROUS EDUCATION. AND WE GIVE THEM CREDIT TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE ASPIRATIONS FOR THAT. SO RUNNING START, AND OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR TRANSITION COURSES. WE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THOSE STUDENTS. TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE TAKING. HOW IT IS GOING TO HELP THEM WITH EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS IN THE FUTURE. THOSE ARE THE TYPICAL GOING THROUGH A COUNSELOR WOULD MEET. WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT A STUDENT. MAYBE NOT MEETING THE TYPICAL GRADUATION PATHWAY. SO WE WOULD START LOOKING AT THESE. THE NEXT IS TALKING ABOUT -- HOPEFULLY THIS IS ALL TIED TOGETHER WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN. BUT IN THE PART IS TO SAY LET US TALK ABOUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MILITARY? OR THERE IS A REALLY GOOD CAREER CONNECTED ASSESSMENT, AS WELL. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH ASFAB? WAY THAT THEY CAN HAVE SOME SCORES. AND IT GIVES THEM SOME IDEAS OF WHAT TYPES OF JOBS WILL FIT HOW THEY ANSWERED. A BIT OF AN INVENTORY, AS WELL. THERE IS MORE. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP HEARING IS FLEXIBILITY. IN ANY COMBINATION. IF THEY TOOK AN ASSESSMENT AND THEY DID GREAT ON THE ELA BUT I STILL TAKING A MATH CLASS. THAT HIT SOME OF THIS DUAL CREDIT. ANY TYPE OF COMBINATION. WE LOOK AT THAT. WE MAKE SURE IS IN OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. WE CAN MARKET THE STUDENT HAS METADATA GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. THE LIST OF AP CLASSES THAT WE DO. NOT AS MANY MATHEMATICS BUT ALSO LISTED SOME OF THE NON- AP CLASSES. IT ALSO COUNTS AS A DUAL CREDIT PATHWAY. THIS IS A BIG ONE. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR COUNSELORS. WHERE LOOKING TO THE PLACES WHERE THEY COULD HAVE MET THE ELA OR THE MATHEMATICS COMPONENT. AGAIN, THE TREND. FLEXIBILITY. THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL SEQUENCE PATHWAY. HERE AGAIN. LOOKING AT WHO OUR STUDENTS ARE WHAT THEY ARE COMING WITH AND THE HIGH SCHOOL PLANS AND CAREERS THEY ARE LOOKING AT. WE WORKED CLOSELY TO SAY OKAY HERE IS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND [00:15:07] PLAN. IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO GO INTO ENGINEERING. OR IF YOU WANT AN ENTREPRENEUR SHIP? OR OWN A FOOD TRUCK ? WE WORK WITH THOSE STUDENTS. LET US GET YOU THERE. YOU MIGHT NOT BE THE TRADITIONAL TEST TAKING GOING TO COLLEGE STUDENT . BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS ARE HONORED. WE CAN PROVIDE A PATH TO GET THERE. WE WOULD WORK WITH THE BUILDINGS, DATA AND OUR STUDENTS. TO GET THE VOICE TO WHAT TYPE OF JOBS ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. WE CAN PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THOSE JOBS. I SPOKE TO PREVIOUS STUDY SESSION ABOUT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE. THEY WOULD TAKE TWO CREDITS IN ONE PROGRAM AREA OF CURRENT TECHNICAL EDUCATION. THAT WOULD MEET ONE OF THE GRADUATION PATHWAYS. FLEXIBILITY. WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN ONE YEAR IN ONE PROGRAM AREA. OR ONE YEAR IN ANOTHER PROGRAM AREA. YOU KNOW, THERE IS NOT A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT MEET THIS PARTICULAR FLEXIBLE OPTION. BUT WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE STATE. TO HAVE SOME LOCAL APPROVED PATHWAYS. SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. SOME OF THESE THAT IS BUILDING SPECIFIC. NOT ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE CHOICE SCHOOLS THAT OFFER THE EXACT SAME CTE CLASSES. WE WERE WITH WHO THE STUDENTS ARE. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THOSE. WE CAME UP WITH SIX OTHER CTE PATHWAYS THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITH. THIS IS WHAT WE TALKED TO THE COUNSELORS ABOUT. YOU KNOW, THIS PERSON. I MENTIONED A FOOD TRUCK EARLIER. ENTREPRENEUR. TAKING THE BUSINESS, MARKETING AND CULINARY ARTS CLASS. NOW YOU HAVE A PROGRAM PATHWAY THAT TOTALLY CONNECTS . WE ARE LISTENING TO OUR STUDENTS. MAKING EVERYTHING WORK FOR THEM. AND THAT IS IT. >> LET ME CALL THIS SLIDE IS A CELEBRATION. RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WITH THE TEAM. THESE ARE UNIQUE OFFERINGS. THEY ARE BASED ON THE VOICE OF STUDENTS. AND PROVIDING GENUINE, RELEVANT, RIGOROUS PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS THAT. AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT. WHAT YOU HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION. SO MANY WAYS, GRADUATION PATHWAYS CAN BE A CHECKBOX. THEY ARE IN MANY WAYS. THERE IS WORK FOR THIS TO BE RELEVANT AND WONDERFUL OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS. TO THAT POINT. THE MOST FREQUENT PATHWAY UTILIZED. THEY TAKE THE SMART BALANCE ASSESSMENT. BETWEEN 93% TO 95% TAKE THOSE ASSESSMENTS. THAT IS PERHAPS 83% WILL MEET GRADUATION PATHWAYS IN THAT WAY. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT HOW CAN THE MEET THE PATHWAY? THIS IS AN INTERESTING BALANCE WE WANT TO MEET THE PATHWAY BECAUSE IT IS A REQUIREMENT. AND WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE THEM WITH A MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE. THOSE ARE WEAK DESTINATIONS THOSE ARE WHAT WE CONTINUING TRY TO OFFER. RIGHT OFF THE BAT. IT DOES NOT ADD UP TO 100%. STUDENTS NEED GRADUATION PATHWAYS IN MULTIPLE WAYS. THEY COULD GET SMART BALANCE BUT ALSO TAKE AN AP CLASS. THEY ALSO COULD TAKE A CTE SEQUENCE. THERE IS A LOT OF DUPLICATION UP HERE. FOR THE CLASS OF 2023. STUDENTS HAVE MET THESE PATHWAYS IN MULTIPLE WAYS. AND THE WORK FOR MAKING GRADUATION PATHWAYS MEANINGFUL. IT IS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. CHRISTINE CAN SPEAK TO THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. >> I PREFER QUALITATIVE DATA TO STREET DATA. BUT THIS IS WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS . AS THE STUDENTS MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, BY THE WAY. I'M SURE THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR. THESE GRADUATION PATHWAYS REQUIREMENTS. THOSE ARE THE PATHWAY TO GET STUDENTS. SO IF STUDENTS TAKE THIS SEQUENCE FOR GRADUATION. CHANCES ARE THEY WILL MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS. ALL THOSE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO ALSO TAKE AP CLASSES FOR DUAL CREDIT. THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO MEET IT. IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING? OUR COUNSELORS WORK [00:20:10] HARD TO DELIVER INFORMATION TO THE JUNIORS MEET WITH THEIR CULTURES ONE ON ONE. TO TALK ABOUT OPTIONS. NOT TO PLAN FOR THAT IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR . AND OF COURSE THEY EDUCATE OUR FAMILIES ABOUT OPTIONS. WHEN STUDENTS GET TO THE SENIOR YEAR. THEY GET A LETTER AS WHERE IS FAR AS WHAT TEST NEEDS TO BE ACCESSED. AND WHERE THEY ARE AS CREDITS. AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS, ASVAB. STUDENTS THIS WEEK WERE TAKING THE ELA. AND THOSE ARE SENIORS AGAIN TAKING IT EARLY SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT IF THAT IS THEIR PATHWAY. OR IF THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OPTIONS. OUR COUNSELORS ALWAYS ADVISE STUDENTS ON THE COURSE SELECTIONS AND MONITOR THE PROGRESS ON PATHWAYS. AND THEY REALLY DO EXTENSIVE AND INTENSIVE WORK. SO EVERY ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS, THE COUNSELORS NO WHERE THEY ARE AT WITH CREDITS, THEY KNOW THEIR NAMES AND THEIR ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. AM -- AND EVEN IF THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. OUR COUNSELORS KNOW THE STUDENTS PATHWAY IS FOR RUNNING START. >> CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE DOING, AS WELL? >> YES. ONE INTERESTING THING. VANDERVEER HIGH SCHOOL'S ROOKIE WORKING HARD ON EXCLUSIVE PRACTICES. SHE GAVE THE EXAMPLE OF THE CULINARY ARTS CLASSES. STUDENTS WITH IEP'S ARE ALSO MEETING THEIR SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS THROUGH THEIR CULINARY ARTS CLASS. THAT IS THE DUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY BUT ALSO MEETING IT. AND CONSISTENTLY, EVERY SCHOOL SAID THE COUNSELOR HAS MET WITH EVERY STUDENT. THOSE NUMBERS HAVE FACES AND NAME. THEY ARE MARKING OFF PLAN A AND PLAN B, AND PLAN C. SO STUDENTS REALLY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING OUT FOR THEM IN OPTIONS. WE WILL GET THEM THERE, FOR SURE. >> IT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. SPEAKING FROM WHAT KATE SHARED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. ALSO WHAT CHRISTINA SHARED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF DETAIL. THE KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT. THE SCHOOL LEVEL STAFF HAVE TO EACH AND EVERY STUDENT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. LET ME PAUSE. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME STATE BOARD WORK IN A MOMENT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> IS THE 11% ON TRACK -- I KNOW THAT IT IS BEEN A WHILE. BUT SINCE 2018 REQUIREMENTS. IS THAT ON TRACK? ARE THERE A LARGER NUMBER OF STUDENTS? >> IT IS SOMEWHAT UNKNOWN. IN RECOVERY 2010 WITH FEWER REGULATIONS OR FEWER REQUIREMENTS. IN GRADUATION PATHWAYS WAS NOT REQUIRED. SO WE DO NOT HAVE SIMILAR DATA TO COMPARE. LET ME SHARE IN A MINUTE THAT THE IMPACT OF THE WAIVERS THAT WE HAVE HAD THROUGH COVID. IT IS REALLY HARD TO UNPACK THE DATA WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT THIS TIME, LAST YEAR. WE HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THE SAME VOTE? AND THAT IS NOT DATA THAT WE CAN PULL RETROACTIVELY. IT WAS INTERESTING. CHRISTINE WAS SHARING. EVERY PRINCIPLE THAT SHARED INFORMATION. TO THAT I HAVE FOUR STUDENTS ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE CREDIT FROM BYU TO BE TRANSFERRED. AND ANOTHER 11 STUDENTS ARE DOING RUNNING START. WE HAVE IT, AND THEN, SCENARIOS . AND I THINK THE EFFORTS -- PARTLY BECAUSE THE WAIVER IS SET TO EXPIRE. AND THIS IS REALLY A FULL INVITATION. THE WORK HAS BEEN VERY INTENSIVE. AND STEPPED UP THIS YEAR. BUT DIFFICULT TO COMPARE REGARDING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. >> I SEEM TO RECALL THE CTE PATHWAYS . THEY WERE UNIQUE AT CERTAIN SCHOOLS. AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. WHERE IS THAT? >> THANK YOU FOR ASKING. THAT IS OUR HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM PATHWAY. EXCEPT FOR EAST LAKE. WE HAVE AT LEAST FOUR CTE COURSES. ENOUGH TO HIT THE TWO . THE 2.0 CTE PATHWAY. IN OUR CHOICE SCHOOLS. IT VARIES. BASICALLY, AGAIN TO SEE THE POPULATION OF STUDENTS TALK TO THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE CLASSES. AND WHAT STUDENTS ARE [00:25:02] ASKING FOR. USING THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN. >> YEARS AGO, I REMEMBERED THAT STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED. FOR THE EMERGENCY CHILDCARE CENTER. AND RECEIVING CTE CREDITS. >> STILL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR IT. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM. >> AND FACE LEARNING. EVERY STUDENT IS WORKING IN THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AT EMERSON. THEY AUTOMATICALLY MEET THE CTE PATHWAY. >> JUST TO NOTE WITH THE COURSES AND WHAT IS OFFERED AT EACH SCHOOL. EVERY PRINCIPLE HAS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT STAFFING. OF COURSE THE BASIN ON STUDENT REGISTRATION. THAT IS ONE REASON TO KNOW. WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS. BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS. CTE SEQUENCE PATHWAYS. I LIKE THE LOOK THAT WE APPROVED. THE FIRST QUESTION . IS THAT COMMON IN OUR DISTRICT? OR IS IT THE PATHWAY THROUGH THE STATE . WHEN YOU SAY LOCALLY APPROVED. IS THAT HAPPENING ELSEWHERE? AND MY OTHER QUESTION IS ALONG THE LINES OF YES. YOU NEED DECISIONS. IS THERE ANY WAY FOR STUDENTS TO GO INTO A SCHOOL THAT HAS THAT PROGRAM. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE IT, AT THEIR SCHOOL. IS THAT AN OPTION? >> LET ME ANSWER THE FIRST PART. THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC FOR THE DISTRICT. THERE IS A HUGE STATEWIDE SPREADSHEET OF ALL OF THE CTE PATHWAYS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. YOU CAN IMAGINE . EVERY DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IS DIFFERENT. EVERY ENTITY IS DIFFERENT. WHAT WE HAVE DONE. WITH SOME OF THESE WE DEVELOPED ALL BY OURSELVES. AND OTHERS HAVE ALREADY DONE THE FOOTWORK . WE WILL SEE HOW HER OUR PROGRAM WILL ALIGN AND WE WILL SAY GREAT. YOU DID A LOT OF WORK. IT IS UP TO PARTICULAR STATE CODES. WE CAN PIGGYBACK ON SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY DONE. BUT THESE ARE UNIQUE TO US. BASED ON OUR DATA. >> AS FAR AS VARIANCES GO. YES. IT IS UP TO THE PRINCIPAL TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT . AS LONG AS WE HAVE SPACE AND THERE IS AN ACADEMIC REASON. WE DO ALLOW TRANSFERS. HOWEVER, FOR THE MOST PART. OUR HIGH SCHOOLS OFFER THE SAME CLASSES. IN STILL ANOTHER GREAT PLACE THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS. AND THEIR SUMMER PROGRAM. AND INTERESTING THINGS WE WANTED TO GO OVER AS FAR AS WORK THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE STATE AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. LAST YEAR, THEY PASS THE PERFORMANCE-BASED PATHWAY . I THINK IT WAS LAST SPRING. IT TOOK THEM THROUGH THE SUMMER AND INTO DECEMBER TO DO AN INITIAL RATING FOR THAT. AND IT WAS ACTUALLY FEBRUARY 22ND OF THIS YEAR. THEY CAME UP WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT WE COULD SAY. WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH PERFORMANCE-BASED PATHWAYS. THE THINKING BEHIND THE PERFORMANCE-BASED PATHWAYS ARE TO GIVE STUDENTS WAYS TO SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW. AND IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS. THE LANGUAGE IS DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE BOARD WEBSITE. THERE IS A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY . AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT FORMS. BUT IT IS IN ELA AND MATHEMATICS. WITH WITH THEY CAME OUT WAS A FAIRLY NARROW BAND OF STANDARDS OF ELA AND MATHEMATICS. FOR US, THAT IS HELPFUL. BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE LANGUAGE COULD BE THE ENTIRE WORLD. WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO THINK ABOUT HOW HE WOULD ADMINISTER AND ASSESS THAT. IT IS HELPFUL TO GET A AND OTHER STANDARDS. THEY ALSO CAME OUT WITH MORE TOOLS AND RESOURCES. FOR THE FOCUS STANDARDS LIST. AND THE TASK MODELS FOR WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE AND A STUDENT CHECKLIST. THEY TRIED TO MAKE IS THAT A DISTRICT WILL LOOK AT AND BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT IN SHORT [00:30:02] ORDER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IT DOING THIS SPRING. SPECIFICALLY, IN ELA. WITH THE STANDARDS THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL PARALLEL EASILY. COURSES THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE STANDARDS. WE HAVE EXISTING FORMATS. THAT WE CAN PUT THIS IN. MATHEMATICS IS MORE OF A CHALLENGE. THAT WILL TAKE US LONGER THAN THE SPRING TO BE ABLE TO DO. AS FAR AS I'VE HEARD, WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS DO THIS BY THE SPRING. AND WE ARE IN A GOOD PLACE TO DO THIS. TO THINK ABOUT THE RESOURCES WE HAVE. AND THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE. BETWEEN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM. PARTNER WITH OUR PRINCIPLES AND THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE. BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SPACE PATHWAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING. THERE IS A PARALLEL PROJECT. BUT THERE IS A LEARNING STANDARD IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. WHERE ALL OF THE ELA, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STANDARDS ARE BEING REVIEWED AND PRETTY DRAMATICALLY TRIMMED DOWN. IDENTIFYING PRIORITY STANDARDS. THIS IS HELPFUL. THE ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN ALL STANDARDS, ALL THE TIME. WITHOUT THINKING OF WHAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING? IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE ON FEBRUARY 22ND. THE STATE BOARD CAME OUT WITH THEIR PRIORITIZED STANDARDS. AND THIS IS SHOWING UP IN OTHER PLACES, AS WELL. WHAT ARE WE CARING ABOUT WHAT WE FOCUSING ON? AGAIN, THIS IS JUST COMING BACK TO THE ADDITION OF 24. THIS IS THE NINTH WAY THE STUDENTS CAN MEET GRADUATION PATHWAYS. PERFORMANCE-BASED PATHWAYS. THAT IS ONE MAJOR PIECE HAPPENING WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. LET ME PAUSE BECAUSE THE WAIVER IS AT A SEPARATE TOPIC. >> YOU MENTIONED IN THE ELA. THERE WAS FLEXIBILITY. COULD YOU GIVE US A FOR INSTANCE? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU ARE OFFERING? >> THE ELA THERE IS -- I DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION MY FINGERTIPS. THEY STANDARDS ARE AROUND INFORMATIVE TEXT. I KNOW THERE ARE TWO MANDATORY STANDARDS AND ANOTHER TWO OUT OF THREE STANDARDS THAT GO WITH IT. BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO BE APPLIED TO PRETTY MUCH ANY TOPIC AREA. THERE ARE THINGS THAT STUDENTS -- WITH A RELATIVELY EASILY DEMONSTRATE TO MASTER. THE MULTIPLE WAYS THEY CAN DO IT. THEY CAN DO A VIDEO, PODCAST, PAPER, PRESENTATION. MULTIPLE WAYS . SO VERY UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING. MATHEMATICS IS MORE SPECIFIC TO GEOMETRY STANDARDS. THE NEED TO BE DEMONSTRATED. BUT THERE IS SPECIFIC ENOUGH SO THAT DID NOT FIT INTO A CLASS EASILY. OR ESSENTIALLY DELIVERY MECHANISMS THAT WE ARTY HAVE. WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR PICK ON THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WILL HAVE PATHWAYS FOR BOTH. >> YES. WE ARE WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW. >> THAT IS EXACTLY IT. WE RECOGNIZE AND WE THINK THAT WE CAN - WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN DO A SOLID JOB WITH THE PERFORMANCE-BASED PATHWAYS. AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL DEVELOP MORE OPTIONS OVER THE SHORT ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL PATHWAYS. >> FOR THE PERFORMANCE BASE ELA PATHWAYS. JUST TO CLARIFY. WOULD AN EXAMPLE BE STANDARDS-BASED GRADING FOR THE CLASS ITSELF? >> NO. IT IS PART OF A PROCESS. IT CONTAINS PART OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THERE IS A PROPOSAL CREDIT BY A STUDENT. IT WOULD BE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER. FOR PERFORMANCE BASED BY THE SCHOOL. THAT WILL BE JUST ON THAT PROJECT. IT IS A VERY SPECIFIC RUBRIC THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE. IN ADDITION FOR THE STATE BOARD PUTTING THAT OUT. ESSENTIALLY LAST SPRING. DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE TO THE EXPIRATION . -- LET ME BACK UP. IT WAS A WAIVER [00:35:10] FOR THE GRADUATION PATHWAYS THAT WAS THROUGH THE YEARS OF COVID-19. AND EXTENDED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN 21. -- LET ME BACK UP. IT WAS A WAIVER FOR THE GRADUATION PATHWAYS THAT WAS THROUGH THE YEARS OF COVID-19. AND EXTENDED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN 2120 22, 2023. IS SET TO EXPIRE FOR THIS YEAR. SPRING OF LISTS - SPRING OF LAST YEAR, AND DISTRICTS SAID THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THE WAIVER THAT WAS A COVID IMPACT. TO MEET PATHWAYS. THE CLASS OF 2024 HEATHER COURSE PATHWAYS PRETTY DRAMATICALLY IMPACTED BY COVID. THIS WAIVER SHOULD STAY IN PLACE. TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE LEARNING IN MANY OTHER WAYS. WITH A NOT ABLE TO MEET THIS TECHNICAL PIECE OF THE GRADUATION PATHWAY. STARTING IN THE FALL. THERE WERE MULTIPLE MEETINGS OF THE STATE BOARD INCLUDING THE REGULAR MEETINGS. SEVERAL EMERGENCY MEETINGS TO HEAR FROM DISTRICTS AND FROM DIFFERENT STAFF MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE. DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE WAIVER. SPEAKERS INCLUDED WASHINGTON STAFF, MULTIPLE COUNSELORS, AND MYSELF. THE SUPERINTENDENT . THE STATE ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELORS. MULTIPLE GROUPS CAME TO SPEAK. AND THEY ASKED THE STATE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY COVID-19. WE CAN ATTEST. THEY ARE ACTUALLY READY FOR POST SECONDARY. BUT WE STRONGLY REQUEST THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE GRAVE -- WAIVER FOR ONE MORE YEAR. THEY HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS AND EMERGENCY HEARINGS. THEY LAST MET IN JANUARY. AND THEY RELEASE MORE INFORMATION IN FEBRUARY. AND THAT WAS FOR PROPOSED RULEMAKING. THE NEXT MEETING IS APRIL SO DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE IN A HOLDING PATTERN. AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL. 90% THEY WILL APPROVE THE WAIVER. BUT THIS IS THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE THEY HAD TO VOTE ON PIXEL LANGUAGE HAS BEEN WRITTEN. WHAT WE ARE WAITING UNTIL APRIL 10TH AND APRIL 11TH FOR THEM TO VOTE. THIS WAIVER FOR ONE MORE YEAR. HER ONLY BE FOR ONE YEAR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024. AND IT WILL BE STUDENTS -- IT IS A BIT MORE COMPLICATED. NOT THE WAIVER WERE ALL GRADUATION PATHWAYS CAN BE WAIVED. IT IS EITHER ELA, MATHEMATICS. OR THEY STILL CAN HAVE A ONE CREDIT WAIVER FOR A CREDIT. THEY'VE TAKEN A CREDIT WAIVER FOR ELA. IT IS ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT STUDENTS HALF TO BE DEMONSTRATING EFFICIENCY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WITH ENGLISH OR A PATHWAY. OR THEY CAN HAVE AN OPTION TO OPT OUT. OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS WILL BE APPROVED. ALL SIGNS WILL SAY YES. BUT BACK TO WHAT CHRISTINE WAS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE. EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HAS A NAME AND A PLAN. IN SOMEBODY'S LOOKING AFTER THEM. >> JUST TO COMMENT ON THAT LAST SLIDE. THE WAIVER IS A LAST RESORT. WE HAVE TO PUT IN A GOOD FAITH EFFORT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. WE HOLD ON TO THE FORMS UNTIL THE END OF SENIOR YEAR. WE STILL WANT THE STUDENTS TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT. JUST BECAUSE THERE IS A WAIVER. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY GET A FREE PASS. IT IS A LAST RESORT. >> AS YOU'RE ENTERING HIS SENIOR YEAR FOR CLASS OF 2024. STUDENTS HAVE NOT MET ELA. HOW MANY OF THEM DID YOU PRESCRIBE OR WORK WITH TO HELP THEM CHOOSE A PATHWAY. OR CTE . WITH THE TESTING BEING A FALL BACK PLAN, AS WELL. >> THE NICE THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE A SEMESTER SYSTEM. IF YOU'VE NOT MET ON THE FIRST SEMESTER. WE CAN MOVE THINGS AROUND FOR THE CTE CREDIT. ONE OF THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY PRINCIPALS. THE NEED TO HAVE THE SAME PATHWAY. THE CREDITS PICS OF THOSE DETERMINED PATHWAYS ARE REALLY CRITICAL FOR US. STUDENTS WANT TO TAKE CLASSES IN A NUMBER OF AREAS. EXPLORE THEIR OPTIONS. WE TRY TO WORK THROUGH THE SCHEDULE, FIRST. WITH ASVAB. MANY PEOPLE TAKE THE A.C.T. AND THEY WORK TO THESE OPTIONS . AGAIN WITH EVERY PATHWAY , THEY [00:40:04] CAN MAKE IT. ONE OF THE DIFFICULT GROUPS OF STUDENTS MOVE IN THE SENIOR YEAR. THAT IS A WAY THAT THE WAIVER CAN BE GREAT. ALSO PERFORMANCE-BASED WAIVER. THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT STANDARDS-BASED GRADING. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT PROFICIENCY GRADING. CAN YOU DEMONSTRATE AND UNDERSTAND THE KNOWLEDGE OR THE SUBJECT? EVEN IF YOU DID NOT EARN CREDIT. SO WE WORK HARD WITH OUR STUDENTS TO TRANSFER IN TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY. >> IT REMINDS ME OF THE CONVERSATION BEFORE THE MEETING. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA. I SHARE THAT WE ABSOLUTELY SEE DISCREPANCIES . WE SEE STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET PATHWAYS. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD ON. KATE AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT. A FEW MONTHS AGO. THEY HAD ABOUT 80 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS TRANSFER STUDENTS. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? THE GRADUATION YEAR IS COMING THROUGH. IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THAT LIST OF 80 STUDENTS , 60% WE COULD LOOK AT IT. WHAT HAVE THEY TAKEN? WHAT IS THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN? WHERE IS THAT CONNECTION? AND THEY HAD A PATHWAY. IT WAS THE RAY OF LIGHT COMING OUT. SO IT WAS REALLY A CELEBRATION. ALL WAS NOT LOST. FOR THE COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASS . IT WAS IN BUSINESS AND MARKETING. JUST MAKING THE CONNECTIONS. IT LOOKS GOOD TO ME. ALSO I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON SAYING. WE REALLY DO WORK WITH OUR COUNSELORS. THEY KNOW OUR STUDENTS THE BEST. THE QUESTION. CAN THIS HAPPEN? AND WE ALWAYS GO BACK. LET US HEAR WHAT THE STUDENT HAS TO SAY. THERE VOICE. LET US WORK WITH ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE AVAILABLE. AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. NINE TIMES OUT OF 10 TIMES, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. THAT IS REALLY A GREAT GIFT THAT OUR COUNSELORS GIVE TO OUR STUDENTS. NOT SAYING NO. OR PUTTING UP BARRIERS. LET US REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS AND BE FLEXIBLE. LET US SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. AND A LAST EFFORT. BUT A LAST EFFORT WE CAN SEE WHAT THEY ARE ALREADY COMING TO THE TABLE WITH. WORK WITH IT. >> LET ME HIGHLIGHT THAT STRENGTH EMBRACED APPROACH. HOW CAN WE RECOGNIZE THEIR LEARNING THAT IS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN SO FLEXIBLE, AND THOUGHTFUL. SOME OF THE PLACES IS INTERESTING. JUST THIS PAST ONE YEAR THERE BEEN MORE UPDATES TO HOW WE DEAL WITH TRANSCRIPTS. OR HOW WE RECOGNIZE PLACEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS ARE COMING TO US WITH REALLY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES . WE NEED TO RESPOND WITH THOUGHTFUL WAYS. RECOGNIZING THEIR NEEDS AND LEARNING. >> I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION. PERHAPS A BEST GUESS. WHAT PROPORTION OF OUR GRADUATION STUDENTS UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY WAIVER IN THE LAST TWO YEARS? AND IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS WOULD NEED THIS WAIVER? AND A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT. WOULD BE FOR NEXT YEAR. I AM ASSUMING THERE ARE WAIVERS THAT IS GOING TO GO AWAY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THOSE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE. BUT WHAT IS PLAN, GOING FORWARD? >> I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS. TIM KRIEGER FOR LAST YEAR. I BELIEVE WE USED 75 TO 80 . I WILL DOUBLE CHECK. AND EVEN LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS. GOING TO THE EARLIER QUESTION OF HOW THESE RELATE TO PREVIOUS YEARS? THE MESSAGE THAT WE SEND OUT. BECAUSE IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT AS CHRISTINE WAS MENTIONING . IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT FROM A COMPUTER TO PULL OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH EACH OF THESE STUDENTS. WITH EVERY EMAIL I [00:45:02] GOT BACK. IT WAS LIKE THINGS LIKE THREE STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE THEIR CREDIT TRANSCRIBED FROM BYU. OR MORE HAVE TO HAVE A RUNNING START COMING IN. I DO NOT HAVE A GUESS RIGHT NOW. I WOULD SAY THIS IS A WORST CASE SCENARIO. A WORST CASE SCENARIO IS NOT HAPPENING. BUT I DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, AS WE GO FORWARD. IT COULD GET CLOSE TO THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. BECAUSE WE ARE STILL DOING INDIVIDUAL WORK. THINKING ABOUT GOING FORWARD. WE WILL HAVE THE SAME OPTIONS THAT WE HAD BEFORE. WE WILL WORK ON EXPANDING THE PERFORMANCE BASED PATHWAYS. DEVELOPING IT SO IS A VIABLE OPTION. THERE COULD EVEN BE PLACES WHERE IT IS HEADED IN A SENIOR ENGLISH CLASS. OR ACCESSING THE PERFORMANCE BASED PATHWAY , ALONG WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN. BUT IT IS PART OF REGULAR LEARNING FOR THEM. ONE THING WE DO KNOW. WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER BARRIER OR SOMETHING THAT WE PUT IN FRONT OF KIDS. WHERE WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM GRADUATING. HOW DO WE EMBED THE PATHWAYS? WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFERINGS WITH AP, DUAL CREDIT, CTE, TRANSITION CLASSES. AND THIS WAS ANOTHER THEME THAT CAME WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. THE OUTREACH TO FAMILIES. EVERY STUDENT THAT IS IN NEED OF A GRADUATION PATHWAY. MULTIPLE MEDICATION FROM COUNSELOR, AND ADMINISTRATION. CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS. EVEN JUST THIS YEAR. THE IMPACT FOR THIS SESSION. THINKING ABOUT HOW SCHOOLS ARE SHARING INFORMATION AND STRATEGIES. WE WILL CONTINUE. ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE LOOKING -- I THINK THERE WILL NOT BE A WAIVER NEXT YEAR. BUT WE ARE SUPER CLEAR. THERE WAS A WAIVER BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT OF COVID 19. THANKFULLY WE'RE MOVING OUT OF THAT TIME. WE WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS GOING FORWARD. >> AND THE DATA FROM LAST YEAR. 221 STUDENTS AS OF MAY 9TH OF LAST YEAR. MEETING A PATHWAY. THE CURRENT CLASS OF 2024 OF MAY 9TH OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR, 486 STUDENTS HAD NOT MET THE PATHWAY. YOU CAN SEE SIGNIFICANT WORK ON THE STUDENTS AND STAFF. REDUCING THAT BY MORE THAN HALF OVER THE LAST ONE YEAR. IN A SIMILAR SITUATION FROM LAST YEAR. IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. >> I AM HEARING A LOT ABOUT THE COUNSELORS. I AM CURIOUS. DO THESE NEW REQUIREMENTS COME WITH STATE FUNDING? OR IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT AS WE GO INTO OUR POST SESSION MEETINGS? >> THE LEGISLATURE HAS INCREASED THE PRODUCTIVITY SCHOOL MODEL. IT IS A BODY OF WORK. NOT SPECIFIC TO COUNSELORS. WE KNOW THAT EVEN WITH WHAT THE STATE HAS PROVIDED IN FUNDING. WE WILL STILL BE SPENDING MORE AFTER THE THIRD YEAR OF THE INCREASE. THEN WHAT THE STATE PROVIDES. IN OUR LAST CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. JUST THIS LAST YEAR WE DID A LOT OF WORK AROUND ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS. IN PARTICULAR, OUR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS. WE SHIFTED PART OF THE STAFFING AND REDUCED THE RATIO. I DO NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THE RATIO CHANGE WAS. BUT IT IS ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE REGION. AND YOU CAN SEE WHY. OUR COUNSELORS WOULD SAY THAT THEY NEED MORE TIME WITH OUR STUDENTS. THEY ARE CRUCIAL. IN SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THESE PROCESSES. HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND. AS THEY ARE RUNNING UP AGAINST BARRIERS, AT TIMES. HOW DO I NAVIGATE THIS AND GET THROUGH THIS? SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. SORT OF. BUT IT IS REALLY MORE AROUND THIS BODY OF WORK THAT BARBARA WOULD TELL YOU IF SHE WAS HERE. TO TELL YOU WHAT THAT CATEGORY IS BUT IT IS PART OF COUNSELORS, HEALTH, SAFETY, STAFF. NOT JUST SCHOOL COUNSELORS. MORE WORK DEFINITELY COULD BE DONE IN A LARGER PART. >> WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING THE TABLE BACKUP? THE 11% THAT HAVE NOT MET PATHWAYS FOR [00:50:01] GRADUATION. ARE THERE ANY VALUES ON MAYBE A BREAKDOWN OF RACE, GENDER , OR ETHNICITY? AND IS THERE ANY SKEWNESS IN THOSE DATA DISTRIBUTIONS? OR IS IT GENERALLY NORMAL? >> YES TO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. IT IS INTERESTING. WE HAVE THE END IT IS SO SMALL. THAT IS THE REASONS WHY I DID NOT PUT A TABLE UP. THE SAME WITH SCHOOL BY SCHOOL. SOME HAVE THREE STUDENTS. OR JUST ONE STUDENT. FOR SOME STUDENTS IN A SPECIFIC POPULATION THERE ARE TWO STUDENTS. WE DID NOT PUT UP THAT DATA. BECAUSE IT CAN HAVE SPECIFIC IDENTIFIERS. SO YES. WE HAVE IT. I WOULD HAPPY TO BE PROVIDING SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR ANY GROUP THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. REALLY I CAN SAY. WE LOOK AT THE STUDENTS. I THINK I EVEN HAVE IT HERE. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT WORK TO DO. WITH OUR ML LEARNERS AT OUR STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME HOUSING. THOSE ARE PLACES THAT ALIGN WITH MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN FORTINI. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT WORK TO DO WITH THOSE STUDENTS. AND WAS THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION? >> IT WAS MORE RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF DISTRIBUTIONS, ITSELF. WERE THERE ANY MAJOR SKEWNESS ? OR EVEN RED FLAGS? OR WAS IT GENERALLY DISTRIBUTED ? >> I WOULD SAY RED FLAGS FOR US CONTINUE TO BE OUR STUDENTS WITH IAP'S AND OUR ML LEARNERS. AND LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT WORK PROJECTS FOR US. >> IN A FOLLOW-UP. I GUESS OUR GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. IT IS BASED ON THOSE SPECIFIC LEARNERS. >> THEY CAN BE. YES. >> THANK YOU. >> THE ACTION ON THE BOARD IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES THAT THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE. TONIGHT THIS IS THE UPDATE THAT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO THE TEAM CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH GRADUATION PATHWAYS. AND OPTIONS SPECIFIC TO ELA. AND BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT TOPIC. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR TEAM IS TRULY ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. THAT WE KNOW OF, THAT IS WORKING TO PROVIDE THE GRADUATION PATHWAY OPTION. IN ELA THIS SPRING. EVEN THOUGH WE GOT THE RULES JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO. AND ON TOP OF THE OTHER WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING. TRYING TO PACKAGE THIS IS SO OUR SCHOOLS MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE. CAN DO SO WITH THEIR PEERS THIS SPRING. I WANT TO GIVE A KUDOS FOR THEM. THANK YOU FOR THE TEAM DOING THAT WORK. IT IS MARY -- VERY MEANINGFUL . IN WALKING WITH YOUR PEERS MEANS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT. THANK YOU. [2. 2024-25 Board Workplan] CAN MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ITEM. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR EXTENDED STUDY SESSION. FROM LAST WEEKEND THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO COVER. SO WE ADDED IT TO THIS EVENING. REALLY, THIS IS JUST AN INTRODUCTORY CONVERSATION AROUND THE PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE. WE HAVE SOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS. AND IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE SEEN IT DONE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO JUST HAVE AN INFORMAL CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE OR WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE. IN GENERAL, AND , AND YOU CAN PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE . ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE PREVIOUSLY. BUT WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED. USUALLY THERE IS A SERVER THAT GETS SENT OUT TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS. LATE SPRING. ASKING A QUESTION OF WHAT THE TOPIC THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON. I HAVE AN INTEREST IN SEEING FOR THE NEXT YEAR. LET ME MAKE A COPY OF A PREVIOUS ONE. BUT IT DOES NOT MATTER. AND EACH BOARD [00:55:02] MEMBER WOULD REPLY. AND TO LIST OUT THE PRIORITY. AND AT SOME POINT. THE CURRENT BOARD PRESIDENT, ADVISED PRESENT WOULD MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SOME COHESION AROUND THOSE TOPICS. PUT IT TOGETHER IN CALENDAR. ? >> I SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT SURVEY RESULTS LAST YEAR WERE PACKAGED UP AND CIRCULATED. FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ROUND OF FEEDBACK FOR THAT. AND I DO NOT THINK WE'VE EVER HAD A STUDY SESSION ON THE WORK PLAN. I THINK IT IS MORE THAN A PROCESS OF BOARD MEMBERS IDENTIFYING INTERESTS. IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT. A DRAFT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT . AND IT WAS CIRCULATED AGAIN. TYPICALLY. >> I GUESS FIRST. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF WHAT THAT PROCESS %-Ú BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO WOULD LIKE TO SEE GOING FORWARD. OR WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GOING FORWARD? >> JUST ONE OTHER ITEM. WE NEVER GET TO EVERYTHING ON THE PLAN. I THINK ALSO IN TERMS OF BUILDING A PLAN. FOOLING OVER FROM PREVIOUS LAST YEAR'S WORK PLAN. USUALLY, THROUGH IN THE PRIORITIES. THAT IS JUST ANOTHER COMPONENT. >> LAST YEAR I BELIEVE WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE TRIED TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE OTHER ACT COMMITTEES THAT THE BOARD PARTICIPATES IN. WE PUT IN PLACEHOLDERS FOR LINKAGES. WE ADDED CONFERENCES. AND OTHER MEETINGS THAT WE KNEW WERE GOING TO HAPPEN. FOR EXAMPLE WE WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR. SO WE WERE TRYING TO MAP OUT IN TERMS OF A TIMELINE WHAT THE HOLY WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT WE HAVE SOMEPLACE TO DIVE INTO. WHICH I THOUGHT WAS HELPFUL. FOR THIS YEAR. I HAVE AN INTEREST IN CONTINUING THAT. >> THE SURVEYS DO NOT LIE. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. AND I THINK BEFORE WE JUST SENT OUT A SURVEY TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE FOR NEXT YEAR? I THOUGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS PROCESS. AND FIGURE OUT A TIMELINE THAT MAKES SENSE. IN TERMS OF DOING A SURVEY, THE FEEDBACK AND ACTUAL WORK PLAN. AND NOTIFYING THE GROUP. AND ALSO ASKING IF THERE WAS ANY NUANCE IS MISSING. AND PREVIOUSLY, WHICH IS GREAT. IT REALLY IS. BUT I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING UP. IF THAT IS THE CASE. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT IS BEING DONE OR RECTALLY AS FAR AS PLANNING OUT. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS USED IN THAT SAME WAY, BEFORE. LIKE LATER ON IN THE YEAR. ANY THOUGHTS? AGREE, DISAGREE? YES. LET US SEE. >> HAVING BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD CHANGE? THE THREE OF YOU. BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WHAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER? OR BETTER? MORE EFFECTIVE , EFFICIENT? >> THIS IS MORE OF A THOUGHT. [01:00:08] THERE HAS NOT BEEN A LOT OF BOARD DISCUSSION AROUND THE WORKPLAN AFTER AN INITIAL DRAFT. IT IS NEVER BEEN HOLD FOR CONTENTION. OR HOLD FOR DISCUSSION. I WONDER WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A LEVEL ? EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT I DO NOT LIKE THIS WORKPLAN. IT SHOULD BE AMENDED. BUT I JUST WONDER IF THERE IS MORE DIALOGUE AROUND IT. I HAVE NO POSITION ON THAT. JUST TO IDENTIFY IT WITH SOMETHING. AND ONE MORE THING. IN OUR STUDY SESSION , WE DID NOT LAND ON AN IDEA FOR MONITORING ALL OF THE OE'S FOR NEXT YEAR. AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THAT COULD ALSO BE A TOPIC ON THE SURVEY, AS WELL, TOO. BUT ALSO THE CADENCE AND THE MONITORING OF THE TIME OF THAT. IT IS NOT JUST THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT WORK. OR PROVISIONS OR REVISIONS WERE LOOKING AT IT. WHAT WE MONITOR AND HOW WE MONITOR, SPECIFICALLY. THAT COULD BE FEASIBLE. >> I KIND OF THINK OF IT IS GOING BACK INTO TEACHING MODE. A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE FOR THE YEAR. WHEN A TEACHER COULD START OUT AT THE BEGINNING THERE IS PLAN IN PLACE. THE BIG TOPICS THAT THEY EXPECT. BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY REVIEWED. ARE YOU GO BACK AND CHECK ON EVERY QUARTER. THREE MONTHS PRIOR YOU DIG DEEPER. BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO DO CERTAIN THINGS ARE SET. LIKE STATE TESTING . WE HAVE TO DO THAT. BUT IF THERE IS ANY WAY? OR ARE THERE CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THE MONITORING? IT HAS TO BE DONE HERE . AND IT GOES IN AND FILL IN THE BIG PICTURES. AND EVERY FEW MONTHS IT IS ATTENDED IN CONVERSATION. I DON'T KNOW. >> THAT IS KIND OF HOW IT IS USED. WHEN WE FIRST SET IT UP WE INPUTTED WERE ALL THE MONITORING GOES. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE DATA. THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH SET. THE ONLY TIME THAT IT WOULD GET MOVED, IF THERE WOULD BE A DISCUSSION THAT WOULD MOVE REALLY LONG . AND THINGS GET PUSHED OUT. BUT AS FAR AS THE MONITORING. THOSE ARE PLANNED, AND DATED AT THE BEGINNING. AND REALLY WE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC DATES. WHERE WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. INTO CERTAIN MEETINGS ARE JUST SET . SO AFTER WE APPLAUD THOSE IN. REALLY THE BOARD SURVEY IS TRYING TO GET AT IS EVERYTHING ELSE. THE GAPS. WHAT CAN WE FIT IN FOR THE GAPS? ALSO IF THERE IS A PARTICULAR AREA OF INTEREST. THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON. FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO THIS YEAR WE HAD VERY SPECIFIC POLICY GOALS. WE WANTED TO CREATE A SUSTAINABILITY POLICY. AND ALSO COMMUNICATIONS. AND FOR BOARD MEMBERS, AND ON BOARDING. WE KNEW IT WAS AN ELECTION YEAR. WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. SOME BOARD MEMBERS WERE NOT RETURNING. EVERYTHING THAT WE KNOW THAT FOR SURE. THINGS ARE PUT IN. AND IT IS IN THE IN BETWEEN. AS WE DO OUR AGENDA SETTING MEETINGS THROUGH THE YEAR. WE WILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE WORKPLAN. WE NEED TO MOVE THIS FOR XYZ REASONS. OR WE THINK THIS COULD MAKE MORE SENSE, LATER, OR EARLIER. THOSE CHANGES ARE HAPPENING AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR. IT IS NOT A STATIC DOCUMENT. >> THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED POLICY. AND WHAT IS INTERESTING. THE WORKPLAN IS NOT ABOUT BOARD MEETINGS. THE ANNUAL WORKPLAN IS ABOUT THE BOARD'S ACTIVITIES. AND AROUND EVERYTHING EXCEPT BOARD MEETINGS. WE HAVE INCLUDED BOARD MEETINGS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL WORKPLAN. BECAUSE MONITORING HAPPENS AT BOARD [01:05:01] MEETINGS. THAT IS A PRETTY LOGICAL PLACE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LINKAGE WITH THE BOARD THAT IS TECHNICALLY A BOARD MEETING. AND IT JUST HELPS US HOLISTICALLY LOOK AT THE OVERALL WORK OF THE BOARD. AND INCLUDING MORE CONTENT IN IT. SO GC 6 WILL OUTLINE WHAT CURRENTLY SHOULD BE ON THE WORKPLAN. AND I THINK IT IS THERE I'M JUST NOT SURE IF ALL COMPONENTS GET PAID ATTENTION TO, AT THE SAME LEVEL. >> QUICK QUESTION. YOU WERE SAYING THAT WE DO NOT OFTEN LOOK AT THE WORKPLAN. ARE THERE CERTAIN TOPICS THAT SEEM TO GET SHORTCHANGED? MY QUESTION I GUESS WOULD COME DOWN TO. ARE WE NOT MEANINGFUL ENOUGH TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORKPLAN? OR DO WE HAVE TOO MUCH ON THE WORKPLAN? IT IS ONE OF THE OTHER. WE ARE NOT MEETING ENOUGH. OR TOO MUCH ON YOUR WISH LIST. >> I WOULD SAY THAT WE PUT TOO MUCH ON OUR WISH LIST. AND I THINK THAT IS A PRETTY CONSISTENT PROBLEM. WE ARE MORE AMBITIOUS THAN TIME ALLOWS. >> EVEN IF WE WERE TO MAINTAIN THE OLD AMOUNT IF YOU WILL. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE STAFF HAS ENOUGH BANDWIDTH THAT COULD PRODUCE . AGAIN WE WOULD HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT BEING MORE REALISTIC ON OUR WORKPLAN. >> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS? LISA? >> SOME OF THIS WOULD LEAD TO A HARD TIME THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IN ONE YEAR FROM NOW. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOGICAL POINT. REALLY SINCE I JOINED IN AUGUST IT IS BEEN MONITORING THAT IS BEEN THE FOCUS. SO YES. STUDY SESSIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. CERTAINLY WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS, AS WELL. BUT THAT IS BEEN A HUGE CHUNK OF THE WORK AS IT SHOULD BE. SO MAYBE SOME OF IT IS JUST HAVING THIS CHECK IN. YES IT HAPPENED ON AN ONGOING BASIS. BUT ALSO CIRCLING BACK WITH THE FIVE OF US. IT IMPLIES THAT A BOARD MEETING. HAVING THAT DISCUSSION. WHAT HAVE WE SEEN? AND WHAT IS COME OUT DURING MONITORING? WHERE WE WANT TO SPEND A SECOND TIME OF THE YEAR HAVING IT LOOKED AT MORE DEEPLY? AND MAYBE SOME OF THIS IS JUST BEING TOTALLY NEW . THE FIRST TIME I'VE GONE THROUGH MONITORING. THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT I KNEW I WAS GOING TO ASK. SO MAYBE NEXT YEAR, IT WILL BE EASIER. MAYBE NEXT YEAR, I WILL KNOW EVERYTHING! BUT HAVING THAT TIME TO SIT BACK. AND THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO DIVE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE. BASED ON OUR CONVERSATIONS. AND ALSO SCHEDULING THAT TIME. FOR THE WORKPLAN TO FIGURE OUT WHEN IT IS GOING TO BE. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> WHAT I AM HEARING IS THE PLAN WHAT TO DO ESSENTIALLY ANOTHER SURVEY. THERE IS AN INTEREST OF DISCUSSION OF WHAT THE SURVEY WOULD PRODUCE. AND ALSO CHOOSING THE AREAS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON OUR PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR. SAME IDEA OF TRYING TO PLAN OUT OUR SOCIAL MEETINGS, AS WELL AS OUR MONITORING MEETINGS. OUR LINKAGES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. CONFERENCES, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE IN THE PLAN AS WELL. AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL MEETINGS. LAUGHTER ] I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CALL THEM. PERHAPS ENGAGEMENT, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. BUT IT IS NOT ALL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. AND PRIOR TO HAVING THE APPROVAL PROCESS. [01:10:06] MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A CONSENSUS AND CONVERSATION. AND IT WOULD BE THE SAME THOUGHT. AS A LIVING DOCUMENT. GETTING IT UPDATED. AS WE CAN MISS DEADLINES AS WE ALWAYS DO. AS WELL AS MAYBE ONE MONTH OR TWO FROM NOW WILL HAVE A BETTER OVER . AND THE CARRYOVER. SOME THINGS WE DID NOT GET TO AT THE EXTENDED STUDY RETREAT. WILL HAVE TO FIND PLACES FOR THOSE IN OUR UPCOMING STUDY SESSIONS. SO THAT WILL GIVE US A BETTER IDEA. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT YOU TOOK NOTES DR. DR. >> GENERALLY, YES. >> THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WONDER. IF THE EXECUTIVE CABINET AND I CAN GO TO REPROCESS. TO OUTLINE WHAT IS THE WORK THAT WE HAVE ON OUR ROADMAP FOR NEXT YEAR. SO THE BOARD HAS THAT, AS WELL AS YOUR THINKING ABOUT THE WORKPLAN FOR NEXT YEAR. THERE COULD BE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR WORKPLAN THAT WE DO NOT THINK THE BOARD IS GOING TO PRIORITIZE. IN TERMS OF A STUDY SESSION, OR THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT YOU COULD SEE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON. SO I WOULD'VE THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL, AS WELL? >> YES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. LINDSAY? >> COURSE TO COMING OUT ON THAT ONE ON ONE. IN THE MEETING WHERE WE WOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS ON THE STAFF CALENDAR. WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO COME UP WITH OUR WORKPLAN. SO YES. I AGREE. THE DISCUSSION WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD. >> IN TERMS OF TIMELINE. TO GET AN ANNUAL PLAN ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. IN POLICY IT SAYS JUNE 30TH. AND ADOPTED BY AUGUST. BUT FOR US, THAT FEELS PRETTY LATE. BECAUSE BY AUGUST WE ARE ALREADY THINKING JANUARY, FEBRUARY. >> I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO BE ADOPTED IN JUNE . >> I AGREE. GREAT. >> AND I WOULD SAY PROBABLY THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH OF MAY WE WOULD WANT THE SURVEY TO GO OUT. >> IT WENT OUT LATE APRIL. >> OKAY. >> I RESPONDED IN LATE APRIL. IN LATE AUGUST. >> PERHAPS THAT IS NOT VERY HELPFUL FOR THE WORKPLAN FROM THE EXECUTIVE STAFF. IN TRYING TO PREPARE AND WE HAVE MEETINGS AND TOPICS. >> YES. IF WE ADOPTED IN THE MONTH OF JUNE AT MINIMUM. PEOPLE WALKED AWAY AND TOOK A BREAK IN JULY. AND IT IS RUMINATING. I GUESS THAT IS WHAT I LIKE. JUST HAVING THINGS FINALIZED. AS PEOPLE ARE WORKING IN JULY. MAYBE THEY'RE PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER FOR THE ANNUAL PLAN. AND INDIVIDUALLY. IT ALSO GIVES US A SENSE. MATT DOES A GOOD JOB OF MAPPING OUT THE ENTIRE WORKPLAN. THE STAFF MEMBERS, AND DIRECTORS NEED THE HEADS UP, AT A TIME. FOR A STAFF PRESENTATION, THINGS LIKE THAT. >> YES. ONCE WE HAVE THE WORKPLAN GROUP BUILD IT UP AND AN ESSENTIAL PARALLEL WORKPLAN. TO SUPPORT WHAT IS UP FOR THE BOARD. AND WE CAN BEGIN PREPARING STAFF AND MAKING SURE IT IS ON EVERYBODY'S CALENDAR. CERTAINLY, THAT IS NICE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT FOCUS. BEING WELL PREPARED. >> THAT IS A MORE FREQUENT REVIEW OF THE WORKPLAN MORE HELPFUL? AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT FOR APRIL. AND I GUESS [01:15:07] THE LEAD TIME TO STAFF. WOULD PUT IT IN THERE CALENDAR. AND WE ARE PREPARING FOR LIKE TODAY. >> WE FOUND OUT ONE WEEK AGO. SHE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB. >> NEVERMIND. >> SO, YES. JUST ONE OR TWO MONTHS IS NICELY TIMED. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OTHER TIMES THAT WE NEED TO DO THINGS, DIFFERENTLY. SO YES. IT WILL ALWAYS BE REVISITING A WORKPLAN, AS WELL AS THE STAFF. PLAN. WE WILL GO FOR THE END OF APRIL. FOR THE SURVEY TO GO OUT. AND ANOTHER STUDY SESSION TO STUDY THE TOPICS AND COMPARE TO THE DISTRICT WORKPLAN. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. THE GOAL WOULD BE TO ADOPT BY THE END OF JUNE. >> A QUICK QUESTION. >> YES. >> IF THE SURVEY WENT LAST YEAR IN APRIL. DO WE NEED MOVE THE SURVEY UP AS WELL? SO WE WE GET EVERYTHING READY BY THE MONTH OF JUNE? IT IS A QUESTION. IT IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION. IT IS JUST A QUESTION. >> I THINK IT IS A FINE TIMELINE . BUT JUST WHEN WE GET THE SURVEY RESULTS BACK. TURNING IT AROUND QUICKER THAN I DID, LAST YEAR. AND WE WILL GIVE THE BOARD A SHORTER WINDOW OF TIME THIS YEAR, AS WELL. AND WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY FOLLOWS UP. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, THOUGHTS, IDEAS? >> I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER THING FOR THE BOARD TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF YOUR WORKPLAN. YOU KNOW OUR STANDARD MONDAY, TWICE PER MONTH. THE STUDY SESSION BOARD MEETING. IF THE BOARD WANTS TO EMBED ENGAGEMENT AND LINKAGE ? I WOULD ALSO HOPE THE BOARD WOULD THINK ABOUT ARE THERE TIMES WHEN YOU WANT TO EMBED THAT INTO OUR REGULAR ROUTINE? AS OPPOSED TO FINDING ALTERNATIVE TIMES. FOR THE BOARD TO GET TOGETHER. BECAUSE THERE IS BENEFIT IN ALL FIVE OF YOU. HEARING A LINK AND CATCH - - LINKAGE CONVERSATION. JUST HEARING ABOUT THE WORKPLAN. THE STUDY SESSION COULD BE A LINKAGE. WE HAVE PLANNED, AND INVITED FOR THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH FEEDBACK AROUND TOPICS. AS A POOREST EXAMPLE. SO THOSE ARE OTHER WAYS TO THINK ABOUT THE WORKPLAN, AS WELL. TO ACCOMPLISH BOTH. THAT IS ALSO INCREASING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL IS ALSO IMPORTANT. >> IS THERE A NEW LAW COMING UP IN THE MONTH OF JUNE? AROUND LIVE STREAMING. I FORGET. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. BUT IT CAME UP AT ANOTHER MEETING. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT RULES NEXT YEAR AROUND BROADCASTING THINGS. I WAS THINKING ABOUT LINKAGES. AND BRINGING IN COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WOULD THAT BE REQUIRED IF THE FIVE OF US ARE IN A ROOM? WITH THAT BE REQUIRED TO BE LIVE STREAMED? >> I WILL BE CHECKING ON THE SPECIFICS OF THAT. AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A POLICY BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. AND THERE IS UPDATED LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT SPECIAL MEETINGS. WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF LIVE STREAMED. RECORDED, AND BROADCAST AUDIO. THE WAY THAT WASHINGTON DOES THAT, AS WE DO VIDEO, AND AUDIO. IT WOULD JUST NEED TO MIRROR A REGULAR BOARD MEETING. WHERE IS A STUDY SESSION. THE POLICY STILL ALLOWS THE BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION AROUND THAT. IN THE LAW WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT, AS WELL. WE WOULD CONSIDER LINKAGE DONE THIS WAY. AS A STUDY SESSION, NOT A SPECIAL MEETING. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER AGENDA [C. Closing Items] ITEMS, MARCH 25TH, 2024. THE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.